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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1894.
Another Letter to Wilson.
According to the Washington corre
spondent of the New York World the
President has written another letter to
Mr. Wilson, the chairman of. the ways
and meansjcommittee. The President has
a very high appreciation of Mr. Wilson’s
services in behalf of tariff reform and
very great regard for him as a man.
Mr. Wilson has not given this second
letter to the press. It is not of a charac
ter to create as much of a sensation as the
first one did. If, however, the World’s
correspondent has a proper understand
ing of its contents the President expressed
himself very freely in respect to the
failure of congress to pass such a tariff bill
as the Democratic party had promised
the people. “Atone time the President
says he had begun to doubt
whether the Democratic party was, after
all, the . real party of tariff reform,
but he had not permitted himself to en
tertain the thought, realizing imme
diately that no matter what might be the
temporary obstacles in the way of prog
ress the party must continue its crusade
and its members must remain loyal to the
cardinal principles of their organization.”
If the ©resident wrote as above to Mr.
Wilson he must have been in a very de
pressed state of mind. The Democratic
party is all right—it is as earnestly in
fqvor of a genuine reform of the tariff as
it is possible for it to be, but all who pro
fess to be democrats are not tariff reform
ers. There is a democratic majority in the
Senatft, but there is not a majority of
tariff reformers. Neither Smith, Brice,
Gorman, Murphy, nor others that might
be mentioned, are tariff reformers. They
all insisted, when the tariff bill was un
der consideration, udou protection for
articles in which their constituents -are
interested, and in order to get what they
wanted in the way’ of protection they
were compelled to grant what others
genuine tariff reform bill and down the
sugar trust until the democrats have a
good working majority of tariff reformers
and opponents of trusts in both the Sen
ate and the House.
Last of the Alliance.
The last meeting of the farmers’
alliance in this state has been
held, in all probability. The
meeting at Dublin, which began
Wednesday and ended Thursday, practi
cally demonstrated that the organization
has very little more life in it. This fact
is not a cause for rejoicing, but rather for
regret. The Morning Mews, although it
was the paper upon which the alliance
leaders heaped abuse because it pointed
out that the farmers were being used by
a lot of political demagogues to advance
their political fortunes, believes that the
alliance, if kept out of politics, could he
made of much use to the farmers.
A great many of the fair-minded al
liancemen are now admitting that if the
advice of the Morning News had been
taken the alliance might have been made
a powerful organization for the good of
the farmers. The Morning News was
looked upon by the alliance as its worst
enemy, when, as a matter of fact, it was
its best friend. It had the courage to
tell it the truth. The truth was not
palatable, and hence was rejected.
It would be interesting to know the
amount of money the alliance farmers
have spent to find out that they have
been the dupes of political dema
gogues. It must be very large.
And what benefits have the farmers re
ceived? Can they name one?
And there are demagogues who are
■till trying to use the remnants of the
organization. It is to be hoped that the
farmers are too wise from experience to
permit them to succeed. They should be
given the cold shoulder at once.
The place for the farmers is not in the
populist party. It is in the Democratic
party. The Democratic party has always
looked out for their interests, and will
continue to do so. Those who allow them
selves to be drawn into the populist party
will have as much cause to regret it as
they have to regret spending their money
for the benefit of the demagogues who got
control of the alliance. They have had
sufficient experience to show them the
direction in which their interests are.
Why Germans Should Seek the South.
The Emigrant, a New York publica
tion of influence which circulates among
those in Germany who are thinking of
seeking homes in this country, has a very
interesting and valuable article showing
why German immigrants should settle
in the southern states rather than in the
states of the northwest. It says that
they have been led to believe by r articles
published in the interest of the north
west that the climate of the south is un
endurable—that emigrants from the colder
countries of Europe cannot stand
it, and that Germans who
settle in the southern states
are attacked by fevers and quickly lose
their health.
, The Emigrant publishes a table
showing the temperature at 24 widely
separated stations in the southern states
and 15 stations in Germany, taken at
midday of the same day during the
months of January, April, July and Oc
tober, and calls attention to the fact that
the climate in the southern states is
much more nearly like that of the states
from which the immigrants came than
the climate of tho northwestern states
is. On this point the Emigrant says:
“Reference to the International Meteor
ological Observation Charts, reveals the
fact that the cities of Atlanta, Ga.; Mont
gomery, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark.; Shreve
port, La.; Norfolk, Va., and Abilene,
Tex., have about the same mean temper
ature as the cities of Memel, Munich,
Ansbach, Breslau, Bamberg, Frederich
hafen and Wustrow in Germany, while
Savannah, Ga.; Jacksonville, Fla. ; Mo
bile, Ala:; Galveston, Tex., etc. have
practically the mean temperature of
Leipsic. Berlin, Kiel Cassel, Magdeburg.
Hamburg, Carlsruhe and Frankfurt-on
therMain.”
The Emigrant, in comparing the
farming conditions of the northwest with
those of the south, says that those of the
south are much more favorable for immi
grants, who are almost always persons of
small means. In the northwest farming
cannot be carried on profitably on small
farms. Only men of large capital make
money. The small margin of profit makes
it impossible for the small farmer to get
ahead in the world. With reference to
the south, The Emigrant says:
“The truck farmer of the south realizes
a greater profit from his thirty acres
than does the northern farmer from 160.
This sounds almost incredible, but it is a
fact.
There is. no section in America to-day
that gives as full returns to the acre as do
the states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida,
Virginia, Texas, Arkansas, Maryland,
Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri and
West Virginia. The soil and climate
unite to] give these states unsurpassed
adoption and capacity for the production
of agriculture.
Tobacco, cotton, sugar, Indian corn,
wheat, rye, barley and oats—all the
cereals are grown here in profuse abun
dance. Nowhere in the world does the
earth yield a more prompt, certain and
abundant return to the vitalizing touch of
the husbandman than in these common
wealths. Much may be said likewise of
horticulture. Nowhere can richer or
sweeter fruits, such as oranges, bananas,
apples, peaches, plums, grapesand berries
be grown in greater profusion.
The article of the Emigrant should be
widely circulated in Germany. It would
do the south far more good than a
dozen emgrantion agents stationed at New
York to influence immigrants in favor of
the south on their arrival at that port.
The Senatorial Campaign.
Just at present Mr. Bacon and Mr. Gar
rard are having everything pretty much
their own way in the senatorial campaign.
Each of them has already made many
speeches, and at the present rate at which
they are visiting the different counties
they will be able to get over the entire
state before the election. Each of them
appears to be making a very good impres
sion. Whether either is improving his
chances for senator very mnch is a ques
tion that cannot be answered with any
degree of certainty.
Mr. Turner and Mr. Walsh will be free
to leave Washington within a very few
days, and it is probable that they will at
once take the stump. Mr. Turner will
ifot have to ipend much time in his
own congressional district. He is
certain to be re-elected to congress and to
get the votes of all the democrats elected
to the legislature from that district for
senator. In fact, he can count upon al
most the solid support of South Georgia.
His long career in the House of Represen
tatives, which has been both useful and
honorable, will be of vast benefit to him
in his candidacy fcr the Senate. All who
know him are Satisfied that he would
quickly take as high a position in the
Senate as he holds in the House. He
would be a very useful senator not only to
his state, but to the whole country. The
Senate knows his worth and would at
once accord to him the position in that
body which his ability, experience and
high character entitle him.
It is well understood, of course, that
Mr. Turner’s support is not confined* to
South Georgia. He has friends and ad
mirers in all parts of the state. They are
quietly pointing out his merits, and sug
gesting the advisability of having such a
man as hb is in the Senate. When the
members of the legislature are chosen, it
will probably surprise his opponents to
learn how large a portion of them are
favorable to him for senator.
Much, however, depends upon the cam
paign work done by the respective candi
dates. In many of the counties the can
didates for the legislature have been
nominated, and doubtless Mr. Garrard
and Mr. Bacon are meeting as many of
them as they can, with the view of mak
ing a good impresssion upon them. Can
vassing of that Kind by a shrewd man is
not without its effect.
It is announced that Secretary Hoke
Smith will make a few speeches during
the campaign. He is not looked upon as
a senatorial candidate, but would he not
like to have the place? There are some
grounds for thinking he would. This
senatorial term will be for six years from
next March, and his term as Secretary of
the Interior will end in two years from
next March. He has got all the glory he
Is likely to get out of his cabinet posi-«
tion, and it is reasonable to suppose that
he would gladly leave it for the Senate.
It is not improbable, therefore, that he
will be presented for the senatorship in
the event of a deadlock.
Speaker Crisp has announced that he
is not a candidate. But is there not a
possibility that he may be’ His friends
expect that he will be re-elected speaker,
and he will be if the next House is demo
cratic. There is every reason to believe
that the next House will be democratic,
though of course, there is a chance ‘that
it will not. It will be known whether it
will be or not, in all probability, before
the senatorship question is settled. If it
should not be democratic would not Mr.
Crisp be a candidate for the Senate? The
chances are that he would, and, if he
should, the probabilities are that he
would be the successful candidate.
The Atlanta Journal says: “The popu
lists will run candidates in all of the dis
tricts except, perhaps, the First. They
have so few followers in that district that
it is hard to get any one to make the
effort to be a candidate.” The Journal is
in a great part right and a small part
wrong. Although very few people seem
to know it, there is a populist candidate
in this district against Col. Lester. His
name is Dr. , Dr. ; oh. well, it’s
Dr. something, it doesn't make much dif
ference what, seeing that it will be '‘Den
nis” on and after election day.
THE WEEKLY NEWS (TWO-TIMES-A-WEEK): THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1894.
PERSONAL.
The oldest member of the forty immortals
is M. Legouye, who is nearlv 88 years of age.
i Paul Bourget Is the youngest member and is
in his 42d year.
Lennard, the American inventor of a bullet
proof coat, uses a donkey to hang his patent
shield upon while giving practical exhibitions
of its invulnerability.
To Queen Natalie of Servia belongs the
distinction of owning the finest head of hair
among the royalties of Europe. She usually
wears it hanging in two long plaits down her
back.
Mrs. Mary M. Connery, who died in New
York on Tuesday, was the wife of Thomas B.
Connery, now editor of Once a Week, but
formerly and for many years manager of the
Herald.
Prof. Colvin has suggested that Keats’ old
home at f Hampstead should be ac
quired as a memorial house, to be preserved
like that of Wordsworth, as a shrine for
poetic pilgrims.
Frederick J. Lovejoy, .vice president of the
Adams Express Company, is prostrated at
, Saratoga with a stroke of paralysis, but will
probably recover. He has been with the
Adams company for nearly z thirty years.
Walter Damrosch claims that it would have
been a yery great help to him early in his
career if the critics had given him more in
telligent praise instead of “jumping upon him
viciously." He believes that he could have
got along much faster "when he climbed up,
had they not attempted to pull him down."
M. Andre Messager, the composer of the
new Savoy opera “Mirette,” is a well-known
Parisian organist, w-ho in 1876 won the first
prize of the Paris Society of Composers for
an orchestral symphony. His cantata, "Don
Juan et Haydee,” is founded bn Byron’s
poem. His first opera was "La Fauvette du
Temple," produced at the Folies Dramat
iques in 1885.
Senator Gorman is no longer the cool and
imperturbable sphinx, to whom abuse and
compliment are alike indifferent, says the
{Springfield Republican. He is losing his self
control, and getting into a decidedly snappish
mood. At least twice on Thursday heiexhib
ited his exasperation in the Senate by snarl
ing at the civil-service commission and sneer
ing at Senator Kyle, who introduced a very
proper resolution to close the Senate barroom
when the Senate was fiot in session. Gorman
is evidently hit hard by the practically uni
versal public criticism of his guardianship of
trust interests.
BRIGHT BITS.
Hotel Clerk—Why, everything that he has
got he can put into one trunk.
Landlord—Yes, and get the trunk out of the
house without anybody seeing him.—New
York Press.
"If.” meditatively fnuttered the funny
boarder, "it is true, as some scientist asserts,
chickens really talk, the language of two
thirds of them would be pretty blamed tough.”
—Buffalo Courier.
"Anything I say goes," said the man who is
slangily positive.
"It does," replied the man whois quietly
irritating, "if you put a stamp on it and mall
it.”—Washington Star.
Bostonian—lt is in bad form, sir, to say "the
late Mr. Jones” while the gentleman is stil 1
living.
Chicago Man—The devil ’tis I Jones rents a
house from me.—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Binks—The only way I can save money is to
marry.
Jinks—lndeed. Why can’t you save money
single?
Binks—l can’t get any.—Detroit Tribune.
“Kranse will have it that he made a speech
of two hours’ duration at the meeting, but I
see it only takes up the space of half a col
umn in the newspapers."
"Ah, but you know, Kranse stammers."—
Humoristische Blatter.
Powers—l don’t believe in paternal govern
ment at all.
Bowers—There’s a greater danger than that
ahead of us.
Powers—What is it?
Bowers—Maternal government.—Puck.
Miss Carbart Our acquaintance has
been so short that I feel I ought to know
more about you before I consent to become
your wife.
Pelham Parker (stiffly)—Very well. I can
refer you to any of the girls I have been en
gaged to.—Tit-Bits.
Wool—l didn't take any vacation this year;
I didn’t need one.
Van Pelt—But you worked hard; didn’t
you’
Wool—Yes; but you see I saved myself a
good deal by not taking any last year —Kate
Field s Washington.
CURRENT COMMENT. .
Crisp’s Congress and Reed's.
From Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer-Sun (Dem.).
Crisp’s congress has been the target tor
a great deal of abuse, but it has been do
ing good work in the matter of reduc
ing the expenditures of the government.
Compared with the Reed congress the saving
is estimated at 850,000.030 a year. That
over pays their salary by many millions
of dollars, and they ought to be 'duly credited
with it.
What Does Mr. Walsh MeanP
There are some representatives in the pop
ular branch of congress who are sent
there by popular vote, and whose addition to
the Senate would in no wav improve it. 'The
difference is that in a crowd of 356 it is easier
ifo hide a few fools or knaves than in a small
assemblage of 88. A jackass in the House
cuts no figure, and if he will only keep quiet
he may not be found out. He is only
one 356th of the crowd. But. in the -Senate
he is one eighty-eighth, and when the two
parties are evenly divided, and every vote is
closely canvassed, he cannot escape conspic
uity.
“A Good Deal Depends.”
From the New York Fost ilnd ).
It is curious, by the way, how little the farmer
gets out of what the politi.-tans call the la or
racket," and yet how ready he always is to
help it on. A Kansas editor points out that
in that state the farmers will work them
selves oftentimes sixteen hours a day. and
then weep over the lot of the men in factories
who have to work more than eight hours. It
is observed, however, that it is only mechan
ics to whom they want the eight-hour system
applied. They think that farm hands can
work a dozen or more hours a day without
hurting them. The agricultural "voice and
sympathy” are only for the men who are not
in agriculture.
The Favored South.
From the Boston Journal of Commerce (Ind.),
It is very evident that the south, this year,
has been the favored section of our country
It has had no strikes dr labor troubles to'
speak of. neither has it had any arrnv of
tramps, styling themselves "commonweal
ers," marching .through their section to
assist their brethren in running the govern
ment. Neither has it felt the depression of 1
•business as it has been felt in other sections
and at the present time, while
capitalists in the north : are let-
ting their money remain in the banks rather
than invest it. the. southern capitalists
are forming stock companies to develop that
section- Thzre are at the present time
nearly, or quite, 200,000 new cotton spindles
projected tu the soqth, and far enough ad
vanced, so that they are an assured fact.
Now follows a magnificent cotton crop, far
above the averdge. while the crops in all i
other portions of our country are tar below
We congratulate our southern brethren on
their good fortune, and sincerely trust their
prosperity may be long continued.
Aldrich and the Dispensary Act.
From Charleston News and Courier (Dem.).
In his decision in the case of the city coun
cil of Aiken. Judge James Aldrich has fol
lowed the law as declared by the supreme
court of the sta e, and holds that the dispen
sary act of 1893 is unconstitutional and void,
rhe supreme court having declared certain
broad principles of law. principles by which
the constitutionality of thb act of 1893 must be
ab abjudicated, aJuctere Aldrich applies these
principles to the issues involved Tn the case
him and declares the act
.. to be unconstitutional. Judge
Aldrich does not enter into a
discussion of the constitutional power and
rights of the state. He does not express his
own views upon the question of the constitu
tionality of the dispensary legislation, he
frankly admits that he has "never formed an
opinion, much less reached a mature convic
tion. upon the question of the constitution
ality of the act of 1892"—he simply applies the
law as it has been declared by the supreme
court of the state, and he finds no escane from
the conclusion that the act of 1893 being
"practieallv the same" as the act of 1892. the
law as declared by the supreme court applies
equally to both acts, and that the state cannot
undertake to do under the act of 1893 what it
was unlawful for the state to do under the act
of 1892.
Hoke Smith and Farmer Livingston.
Secretary Hoke Smith has promulgated a
decision which the Georgians will not get
through talking about until the end of this
campaign, says the St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat,
Not long ago the secretary sent to the rep
resentatives and senators from his state a pe
culiar notice. He wanted to do something
for the Georgia farmers distinctively, he
said. He had decided to make room in the
Interior department for a number of young
men equal to the congressional delegation.
His proposition was that each member of the
delegation should name one Georgia farmer’s
son for appointment, the intention being to
enable these young men to come to Washing
ton, do a moderate amount of work for the
government, and enjoy the advantages of the
schoolsand colleges. Mr. Hoke timith ex
pressed the opinion that in this way he could
accomplish what would tend to popularize
the administration with the farmers of the
state- He pointed out the fine opportunities
of the appointees to complete . a general edu
cation or to study for a profession.
The members of the delegation, as a rule,
entered into the scheme with alacrity and. in
good faith. They made their recommenda
tions and Mr. Hoke Struth promptly an
nounced the appointments. But the secre
tary was greatly surprised upon, receiving
Congressman Livingston’s reply to the sug
gestion, to find, -that .tins (thrifty statesman
had submitted the tiame.Jof his own son
as his selection to represent the farming
youth of his district and to improve his
mind at the expense of the government. Mr.
Hoke Smith tiled .ML Livingston’s nomina
tion and said nothing. Mr. Livingston
waited a reasonable. time and called on the
secretary to afek what was the.matter.
“I have decided that I oan t make the ap
pointment,” said Mr. Hoke Smith.
• Why not?” asked Mr. Livingston.
“These places are for the sons of farmers,”
replied the secretary.
“That was the way-I understood it,’ 1 ! said
Mr. Livingston;
"Well,” said the secretary, "I have de-,
cided that you are not a farmer in the sense
of making your son eligible for one of these
places.”
And to that decision the secretary remained
firm. Mr. Leonidas Livingston is the man
who rode into congress on the populist wave
in Georgia, but renewed his allegiance to
democracy.as soon as he was elected. He
was president of the Georgia State Far
mers’ Alliance when he ran for congress, and
the third party people thought he was one of
their kind.-
Afraid! Not lie.
At 2 o’clock Tuesday morning, when, all
the people living on College avenue were fast
asleep, there was a commotion in one of the
beautiful residences along that thoroughfare,
says the laaianapolis Sentinel. It was the
home of a merchant, and the commotion broke
loose in the sleeping apartment of himself
and wife. She started it.
She awakened suddenly and thought she
heard some one trying to break in downstairs.
She shook her husband, and after some time
had elapsed succeeded in making him realize
the situation. They both listened. There was
some noise, sure enough, and a cold shiver that
would have been welcome at any other time
crept down his spinal column and even to his’
toes.
He determined hot to get scared, though his
teeth were chattering, so he announced that
he would go down and investigate.
“Aren’t you afraid, dear?” nervously asked
his wife.
He took out his revolver, struck a match,
lighted a lamp, and then looked at her in dis
gust.
“Afraid! Well, hardly. I never saw the
man yet I was afraid of. Now don't make
any noise, but come on.”
The little woman stared in astonishment.
“Do you want me to go too?"
"Do I want you to go? Why, of course I do.
You must go ahead and carry the light so I
can see to shoot. Do you think I could hit a
burglar in the dark? Hurry up or he’ll be
gone."
And that man made the little woman go
ahead with the light while he held the re
volver over her shoulder at full cock, 'they
traversed the house from garret to cellar,
finally found a stray dog scratching at the
back door and camo back to bed* He sat up
for an hour telling her what he would have
done had there been a burglar there.
Smith of New Jersey.
Says the Trenton (N. J..) Gazette: There
is something in your conduct as senator, Mr.
Smith, that recalls the story of a deserting
Irish soldier in the late war. He was anxious
to get home and to get there he was obliged
to walk a good many miles through a country
infested with federal and confederate sol
diers.' i
He often detachments of cavalry and
infantry, an 1 whin he ..found himself m the
presence of the confederates he would toss his
hat in the air and hurrah for Jeff Davis and
the southern confederacy. When he was met
by union soldiers he shouted loudly for Abra
ham Lincoln and the glorious union of states.
One night, while passing along a road, he
was stopped by a voice crying. "Who goes
there?” ihe deserter tried his best, to dis
tinguish the character of the body of soldiers
before him, but the shadows were so deep
that he couldn’t discern the color of their uni
forms, and for fear of getting into trouble he
made no answer.
Once more the query came and the Irish
man kept silence, not being able to identify
the color of the uniforms. Again the chal
lenge came. The deserter began to get ner
vous, and he strained his eyes into the shad
ows. but it was no use. he couldn t make
out whether the soldiers were confederates or
federate.
Once again the challenge came in a voice
sterner than tofore and it was accompanied
by the ominous click of muskets.
“Who goes there.?”
With quaking knees and trembling voice
■ the Irishman replied:
"Nobody, sor, and d—d little o’ that.”
Humbert Tries to Reform a Drunkard.
King Humbert of Italy was walking in one
of the back streets of Rome the other day,
says the New York Tribune. It was Sunday,
and his majesty wished to. see for himself how
his subjects in the poor quarters of the Eter
nal-City kept the Lord's day. Asheneared
a corner a drunken fellow came rolling along
the street, describing all kinds of geometrical
figures in his progress. On one of his tan
gents he almost struck the king. Turning
around to see who was in his way the work
man recognized his majesty. He fell on his
knees before him. trembling from fear, but so
intoxicated that he could hardly speak
straight.
King Humbert tried to quiet him, but the
man murmured prayer after prayer for for-
Humbert, who himself never
touches intoxicating drinks, except when
necessary at public dinners, thinking he had
a chance to make a convert to temperance,
upbraided the man severely. As the poor
fellow seemed penitent, the king asked him
what he could do for him. *
At first no reply came, but the king insisted
upon an answer. Thus encouraged. the tel- .
low blubbered out: . . ,i ->*
“Will your majsstv then accord to me the |
permission to—drink grails pro Deo in all the i
liquor shops of Rome ?” .
The king, of course, declined to grant the ■
sincere, request, and left the min on his
knees in the street.
“Everything else,” cried the drunkard, as
the king started away, “is immaterial tome.”
A '‘Sweet Maris” Story.
Cy Warman goes to Europe in Septembter
for the period of six months, says the Phila
delphia Record. He has a commission from
McClure's Magazine, and he will be accompa
nied by an artist. Before applying himself
to the work which he goes to execute Mr.
Warman will visit Carlsbad and undergo
treatment for the ailment with which he has
been suffering for some time past; it is be
lieved that in a few weeks he will be wholly
cureu. An amusing incident is told of the
experience which Mr. Warman had with the
first check he received in payment of the
royalties on the song “Sweet Marie.”
Warman wrote the words and a friend
composed the music; the song has been
a prodigious success and the royalties have
proved a veritable godsend to the author and
composer in these hard financial times.
When the first check came Warman and his
friend took it to the bank in New York to get
it cashed, and they were vastly amused to I
hear the paying teller softly humming the air
of "Sweet Marie” as he counted out their
money.
"What is that song you're humming?”
asked Warman, with a feigned look of inno
cence.
“You like it? Why that’s a little song I
wrote myself.” said the teller. "I call it
’Sweet Marie.’ and I’m going to sing it at a
mite social at Skeneateles next Friday even
ing.” •
A remarkable example of a famous woman
who has refused to sit for a photograph is
Florence Nightingale. The only oieture- of
her in existence is a photograph taken of a
bust in St. Thomas' Hospital, made when she
returned from the Crimea. No picture has
been taken of the Empress Eugenie for many
years, and. although she is now a forlorn de
crepit old woman, leaning on a cane, the only
photograph of her obtainable represents her
to be in the prime bf life, but garbed in
widow’s weeds.
ITEM 3 OF INTEREST.
French journalists having been silenced
upon anarchistic reports, M. Rochefort has
imparted to his paper his ideas upon the situ
ation in an editorial written in the deaf and
dumb alphabet.
Sir Henry Bessemer has computed that one
year’s production of Bessemer steel would
make a wall five feet thick, twenty-five feet
high, inclosing an area of 795 miles and weigh
ing 10,500,000 tons.
The Empress of Russia has a perfumery
fountain in her reception room. She presses
a certain button, and the kind of perfume
which she wishes is produced. Her favorite
odor is the mayflower.
Lord Breadaibane is accredited with own
ing the most magnificent residence in Scot
land. His lordship can ride 100 miles west
from Taymouth Park to Ardmaddy Castle, on
the Argylshire coast, without setting hoof
off his possessions,
French people have already found some
thing to grumble over in the new president.
The last President of France, they say. wore
stand-up collars, and these are essentially
■ more stylish (or dressy) than the turn-downs
affected by the new man.
Diamond-back terrapins are becoming ex
tinct, says the Baltimore Sun, and unless
something shall be done to propagate them
they will pass away. 1 here is not a third as
many terrapins to be had this year as last
year. Fifteen years ago a terrapin hunter
could catch fifty or sixty a day; now he is sat
isfied if he secures three or four. Then one
could buy choice terrapins for 50 cents apiece.
Now terrapins from seven to eight inches in
length bring from $75 to 8100 a dozen; those
from six to seven inches will bring s4U per
dozen. At the present time there are about
15.01.0 terrapins in a single pond at Crisfield,
and they probably comprise three-fourths of
all these animals left on earth.
The greatest earthquake that has ever oc
curred within the limits of the United States
since the discovery of America began in Cali
fornia at 2:30 o’clock on the morning of
March 26, 1872. and continued until the 4th of
April, during which time -the surface, of the
earth was continually agitated, - not being
perfectly quiet for as much as a single mo
ment. The most remarkable thing in connec
tion with the whole affair (especialiy when
We consider that Mauna Lea, Sandwich
Islands, atid Mount Hood. Oregon, were
simultaneously agitated) is the fact that the
region around San Francisco did not receive
a single vibration. The entire faze of Inzo
county. California, was changed and 34 per
sons killed.
It is a singular fact that the great Martin
Luther, even while fighting superstition
with a “superhuman effort," as he himself
states, was a believer in not only a
personal devil, but in whole herds of them.
In hijS writings he informs the readers that
man is continually sourroundefi with demons
and that "the devil is nearer to the Chris
tian than is his coat or shirt,” “Devils,” he
says, "are m houses, and in dense, black
clouds; There are many of them in the
woods, water and deserts. They send storms,
hail, thunder and lightning, and poison the
air wflth an infernal stench.” In one place in
his writings he tells us that the devil sends
all diseases and plagues among men, and
that when one dies of a’plague, is drowned or
drops suddenly dead, the devil was the cause
of it.
To the amateur housekeeper the French
terms used in cooking are oftentimes puzzling
says the New York World. The following
definitions of a few of the most common of
these terms may be found helpful. Marinade,
when translated into English, means a liquor
of spices, vinegar, etc., in which fish or meats
are steeped before cooking. To blanch
means to place ahy article on the fire till it
boils: then plunge it into cold water—to
whiten poultfry, vegetables, etc.; to remove
the skin by immersing in boiling water.
Fondant, translated, is sugar boiled and
beaten to a creamy paste. Hollandaise
sauce, a rich sause, something like mayon
naise. Rissole means a rich mince of meat
or fish, rolled in thin pastry and fried. Vol
au vents are patties of very light pjff paste,
made without a dish or mold and filled with
meats or preserves. Souffle, a very light,
much whipped-up pudding or omelette.
A new invention, called by its inventor the
thermogen, consists of a quilt containing a
coil of wire bent in the fashion of a gridiron
inclosed in insulating and non-conducting
material, and imbedded in cotton, wool or
other soft substance with a silk or Woolen
covering, 'ihe resistance offered by the coll
to the flow of an electric current through the
wire produces heat in the same/way that heat
and eventually light are produced in the fila
ment of the glow-lamp. A uniform temnera
ture of about 150° Fahrenheit- is thus main
tained, but in the event of the temperature ris
ing beyond that point from increase
of pressure in the electric mains, a
fuse instantly melts and automatic
•all.v shuts oft the current. The
quilt may be readily attached to ordinary in
candescent lamp terminals.* ■ In describing
this device London Lancet says that the most
important medical use. of such an invention
would be on the operating table, where, in
lengthened operations or in those attended
with hemorrhage, where, artificial means to
sustain the patient’j temperature are re
quited, blankets and hot water are a decided
nuisance. In such cases this quilt would be
invaluable as a soft. ary. warm and con
venient covering. Again, in cases of chronic
rbieumatism. lumbaco or senile slowness of
circulation, such an appliance would be use
ful. The thermogen is now receiving trial at
several large English hospitals.
In the writings of both Licetus and Zahn
may be found descriptions and illustrations
of a monster born at Ravenna, Italy, in the
year 1511 or 1512. the exact date being some
what uncertain, says the St. Louis Republic.
This monster had a body and shoulders like
those of a young woman. 1 here was but one
leg. gradually tapering from the hips down,
and terminating in an immense scaled claw’,
like that of a turkey buzzard. There were
four toes, each tipped with a tony nail, three
of them pointing to the left and one to the
right, the creature had wings in place of
arms, and always held them in an erect posi
tion. as though ready to take flight at the
slightest provocation. From the hips to the
single knee the flesh was covered with large,
well arranged feathers. From the knee joint
to the foot the leg was scaled, like that of the
common barnyard fowl, the spot where the
feathers left off and the scales commenced
being marked with- a large lidless eye.
which seemed to be altogether incapable of
voluntary motion The.neck, head and gen
eral outlines of the face were those of a wo
man, but the ears were large and set very
low. almost on the neck. The head was cov
ered with a queer mixture of scales, feathers
and hair, but the oddity of the whole “upper
story” was a pointed horn, which rose just in
the edge of the hair on the center of the fore
head. This horn was three inches in length,
and, according to Zahn, ‘even a farmer would
have mistaken it for the horn of a 2-year-old
heifer had it been removed and shown to
him." The Old-time wonder mongers all give
pictures and descriptions of this “Horned
Italian Monster.” but none, as far as I know,
tell how’ long it lived or what was done with
the body after death. There is a splendid
tinted picture of it in John Ashton's "Curious
Creatures,” page 173.
There was as case of the resus
citation of a bather-in San Francisco the
other day, which should be published far and
wide, in order that efforts to save the ap
parently drowned may not be relaxed in any
case that is not absolutely hopeless, says the
Flew York Post. A young man who could not
swim was fishing from a rock at the Land's
End station in ban Francisco harbor, when
he lost his footing and fell into the water.
Some women who had accompanied him did
not notice the accident at once, having
strayed off to gather shells. When the young
man's body was finally, recovered, it had been
submerged fifteen minutes. A gentleman not
familiar with the rules of restoring animation
in such cases worked on the body for some
time ineffectually. Finally a man connected
with the local life saving station came up,
and but for his arrival death would have un
doubtedly resulted. The teeth of the young
man were so tightly clinched that it was
necessary to force a wedge of wood between
them before they could be re
lieved of water. Then the bodv
was turned face upward. and
the operation of restoring respiration was
begun. Kneeling over the body, the life-saver
took hold of the waist. Raising his knee as a
pivot, he threw his weight forward, at the
same time squeezing the waist with his hands
so as to force everything in the chest upward
opt of the mouth. The pressure was deep
ened as he slowly counted one, two. three
and then he let go with a final push, and took
his position. The same movements were re
peated on the body at a rate increased from
four or five times to fifteen times a minute.
From time to time the bodv was turned on
the stomach, and aeain on the back, and this
continued lor at least two hours, until the
gasps had deepened into full breathing and
convulsions had given place to a condition of
exhaustion. Whisky was then administered,
and the young man was wrapped in blankets.
For several days he remained quietly at
home, in order to avoid the danger of conges
tion of the lungs, which might have been
caused by his exposure to the air.
THE NEWSJN_ GEORGIA.
Gathered From Correspondents and
Exchanges.
colored, living on the place
of w. M. Gregory, near Eatonton, dropped
dead while at work In the Held one day last
week.
‘•Can I get lodging here to night?” "H ain't
, n ?. room.” ‘’Well, can I net a light?”
Hain t got no tire.” "Is there anything that
you have, got?” "Oh, yes; we’ve got the mea
sels an the seven-year eetch?” '
While attempting to extract the fangs of a
dead rattlesnake Ot Johnson of Americus
on £. °Lneeule-like. points in his
finger. His hand soon swelled from the
poison, and it was several hours before relief
was obtained.
Jackson Argus: W. G. Thompson says he
has-shined a light in a rabbit's eyes at a
hundred.yards.” Yes, West's a very good
shiner, but we heard a young lady say Tues
day evening that he won't shine: any more
kerosene oil in her parlor’after 10 o clock p.
m. Twelve is his usual hour for makinsr con
nections with the front door.
Hale s Weekly: It is said by those who
have been on the ground that it is a great
week for the little red-bugs out at Salem
They—the little red-bugs-have.been
on the best that the country affords They
the little red-bugs, have made all, young arid
old, mule and female, preachers and layman
saints and sinners, come to the scratch.
The Alapaha river is fuller than it has been
in many years, and'some of the oldest inhab
itants say it is fuller than ever known before
The Knight bridge across the Alapaha, two
miles from Milltown, which was built two
years ago by the counties of Berrien and
Clinch, has been washed away. It was cne of
the best and strongest bridges in that section
and its destruction will cause much inconve
nience to citizens of that community.
The Lawrenceville News has this snake
story: "’Squire Mills said that while sitting
out in his front veranda enjoying a cool and
pieisant oreeze. almost unconscious of what
was transpiring, all at once he heard dish
pans falling, buckets being upturned, pots
and kettles vying with each other to see
which could make the most fuss, and the
screams of his wife. On entering the kitchen,
as quick as possible, he found a snake coiled
up in the kitchen enjoying himself.”
The Griffin Call has been shown a 81 bill
issued by Spalding county on Sept. 22. 1864.
It is quite a curiosity, as it is only printed on
one side of a very thin, parchment-like paper,
and for a center piece has a cut of the old
hand engine formerly worked bv Stonewall
Fire Company. The number of the bill is
filled in ink, 1.994, and is signed by "A. Mer
ritt. for treasurer.” and states that it is "re
ceivable for county revenue.” and further
down it is stated that it is "redeemable in
currency.”
Albert Hatcher, colored, of Sycamore had
one of his hands badly hurt Monday night,
and was considerably bruised up otherwise,
by trying to get on a moving freight train,
ine train was loaded with large pieces of
stone for the Jacksonville jetties. The boy
tock hold of the side of the car and as he was
in the act of pulling up, the train gave a sud
den jerk and moved one of the large stones,
ca ching his hand between it and the side
rail of the car, and so he went dragging along
till by main force he literally pulled three of
his fingers off.
Lumpkin Independenh: Mrs. Woodham of
Stewart county, on Wednesday last, felt un
well and directed a little girl to get a powder
from her satchel and give it to her. The
powder wanted was left from some medicine
she had 1 een taking some months ago. 'there
was also in the same satchel a small package
of strychnine labeled poison, which had been
bough: by her son to kill some mischievous
dogs and was given to her io keep.' The
little gril, not knowing the difference Drought
the stryenuine powder and emptied it upon
her tongue as requested. Mrs. Woodham
swallowed the powder, but discovered that
it tasted very titter, unlike the medicine she
had taken before, and asked the little girl to
show her the paper it came out of. and there
was the word "Poison” plainly written upon
it. She at once realized the situation, sent
for her daughter and told her to do all she
could for her. A physician was sent for im
mediately but before he arrived she was
dead. She lived only twenty minutes.
The Georgia railroad fast train Saturday
afternoon ran over and instantly killed 1< an
nie Burley, an old negro woman, between
Norwood and Barnett, Ga. The woman and
her husband, who is a preacher, were in a
buggy together, but neither of them heard
the train as iticame dashing up to the rail
road crossing on which the fatal accident oc
curred. When the preacher saw that it was
too late to stop, he gave the horse a cut with
the whip which started him at full tilt across
the railroad track. The woman, became
alarmed and before her husband could catch
her she had jumped. She fell directly in
front of the engine, which was going at a
rapid rate of speed. She was caught on the
cow catcher and hurled between the wheels
of the heavy locomotive. The entire train of
cars passed over her body, which ground it
into an almost shapeless mass.
Fort Valley Leader: One of our venerable
citizens ate two much watermelon for supper
a few nightsago, and just before day, fearing
he would experience a melon panic, he felt
around in the dark for his laudanum bottle
and took a "big swig” of horse liniment that
was just as effective, and he felt all serene
until he came down town next morning smell
ing like a mustang pony. When the boys
began to inquire what was the matter he
realized his mistake, and a "pizen scare” got
hold of him that sent runners in every direc
tion for doctors. The doctors, however, soon
assured him that tbere was such a small dif
ference between a "Kolb gem” and horse
liniment that he need not fear the liniment if
the "Kolb gem” failed to kill him. His tem
perature and respiration soon became
normal, and he is now dieting on cantaloupe
for breakfast instead of gem for supper.
Last Tuesday at Greensboro Louis Irvin,
noted as the most overbearing negro in
Greene county when he is drinking, became
unusually insulting to several white gentle
men. and predictions freely made that
some one would kill him before night. The cul
mination was reached when he insulted old
Mr.lngram. Thatgentleman picked upa brick
to defend himself, and Mr. J. S. Anderson,
who had witnessed the altercation, told Mr.
Ingram to knock the negro down. This re
mark enraged Irvin, who started toward Mr.
Anderson, cursing him. That gentleman was
never known to take an insult, and used his
pocket knife, which he had open, with danger
ous effect upon the negro. Irvin had cne cut
to the tone across the back of his neck, one
eight inches long across the broad part of his
back, cutting through the thin muscles, was
stabbed on the arm. jaw cut. laid open, and
scratched in several other places.
The efforts that the managers of the Dixie
interstate fair are making to insure the suc
cess of that undertaking are attracting a
great deal of attention in Georgia and other
states. It is certain now that the fair will
not be an ordinary state fair. The cash
premiums amount to $40,000.
A negro in the employment of of the Wileox
Lumber Company at Seville last week, fell
from the slab elavator, thirty-five feet, and
fell on his ffeet, when he rebounded like a
skyrocket and landed on his head. His prayr
ers. while gymnasticating in the air, brought
a crowd to the "gymnasium.”
The recent court proceeding at Griffin
sent five more convicts out to the county
chain-gang. They were as stolid as Indians
while the blacksmith braded the shackles on
them, never a word escaping them. They
were the center of a large crowd and seemed
to feel the “honor” of their position.
A little daughter of George King, a negro
employe of the Empire mills, Columbus, was
burned to death last Monday. The familv
lives on lower Third avenue. The mother of
the child left her locked in a room and went
off for some purpose. When she returned she
found her child had been burned to death.
In a game of ball in McDuffie county John
Lamkin, while running for the batsman, was
struck and seriously hurt by a batted ball.
He lost three teeth and his jawbone was frac
tured. On the same day Otis Hill of Thom
son. while keeping the score, was struck in
the forehead by a bat, which slipped from the
hands of Mr. Morris. .
A mad dog made his appearance on
Eighteenth street. Columbus, Saturday, and
occasioned a great deal of excitement. The
dog bit Harriet Daniel, a negro girl, and also
bit a dog belonging to a citizen. The dog suc
ceeded in getting away. He was chased for a
long way by the police and some private citi
zens, but could not be overtaken.
Saturday afternoon in Sandy Bottom, Al
bany. Mose King, colored, who drives a beer
wagon, became involved in a difficjlty with
George Milton, a negro preacher. While the
quarrel was at its hight, Jailer Tiner ap
peared on the scene to quell the disturbance.
Preacher Milton saw him coming, and at
once took to his heels, his clerical linen dus
ter fairly to the windward.
Friday night at Albany burglars entered
the little grocery store of Mrs. Mary Walker,
on the corner of Jackson and North streets,
and almost rifled it of its contents. The
burglars pried open the wooden window on
Jackson street with a crowoar and helped
themselves, carrying away meat, flour, cocee.
sugar and quite a lot of canned goods. They
also purloined about sl2 in money.
ROUND ABOUT IN FLORIDA.
1
The News of the State Told in
Paragraphs.
W. H. Wate of Alachua county has con
summated a large phosphate deal in which he
sold 280 acres of rich phosphate land foi
826.000.
A huge rattler attacked a very fine mule on
the Wortland place, near Monticello, a few
days ago. The mule only lived a short while
after being bitten.
Will Fry of Palatka has just packed sev
eral handsome snakes of the black, king, horn
and chicken varieties for shipment to partiej
north. Some of the reptiles will measure six
feet.
J. H. Cartwright, a machinist in the employ
of the Florida Central and Peninsular as
Fernandina, was seriously injured by a fall
from used in clearing away the
recent freight wreck between Waldo and
Starke. His left arm was broke in the elbow
joint and a long cut in his head, besides other
injuries
F. W. Beers of Titusville will erect the new
section house along the lipe of the Jackson
ville, St Augustine and Indian River rail
way. Mr. Beers put in a bid for the work by
contract with other bidders, but Mr. Flagler
decided to have the work done by superin
tendence. These buildings will require about
400,000 feet of lumber, ana it gives a chance
for some of our lumber men to supply this
material. Tpere will.be about thirty section
houses with three rooms to each house.
Mr. Mitchell was. hauling logs for Kellin
ger's mill near Ocala, and when within fifty
yards of the mill the wheel of the wagon struck
against the edge of a small bridge. The jar
loosened the wedges holding the log in place,
causing it to change position. Mr. Mitchell,
who was sitting astride the long, was thrown
violently to the ground his face and head
striking first. Before he could recover the
huge piece of timber rolled from the wagon
and over the upper portion of his body, crush
ing it as though it were being passed through
a rolling mill. He died in about two hours.
Saturday morning about 2:30 o'clock, Hugh
Middleton. colored, with a view to replenish
ing his larder, entered the premises of Mrs.
Clifford Grant: colored, in tfie eastern part of
Lake City, and outchered and carried off a
fine hog. Middleton succeeded in getting
home with the porker and, as he had pur
chased thirteen head of nogs the day before,
thought that suspicion would not point in his
direction. Deputy Sheriff Ellis and Marshal
Carroll were notified of the theft, and in a
few hours had traced the porker to Middle
ton’s house, inhere it was found concealed in
a sack. Middleton. his wife and the hog were
arrested and lodged in jail.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
The total debt per capita in South Carolina
in 1880 was $6.74: in 1890, $5.50. This shows a
lessening of indebtednes per capita of $1.23
not a bad showing, unless the increase of pop
ulation merely has lowered the.average,
Lightning in Horry county struck Messrs.
George Officers & Co.'s saw mills Friday,
killing one operative, an old colored man
named Jack Hunt. There were five or six
other hands more or less hurt, but for
tunately there was no damage to the mill or
machinery.
Maj. James H. Crosland of Aiken received
a telegram Friday announcing the drowning
of his grandson, Master Jack Weatherly at
Bennettsville. The little fellow fell over
backward into a swollen creek, while playing
on the bank with his brother and cousin and
wa sdrowned before aid could reach him.
Barnesville Sentinel: The recent rise in.
corn comes at a time when our planters can
snap their fingers in the eyes ot the specula
tors, but the rise in all hog products makes it,
expensive with those who will have to buy
until the hog killing season arrives. In a few
days more corn will be in a condition to be
used. .
At a meeting of the stockholders of Tuqa
paw mills at Columbia, Thursday, it was de
cided to increase the capital stock from $150.*
000 to 8300,0X1. The work of building the mill
is progressing well, the granite foundation
already having been laid and a large quantity
of brick and other material being on the
ground ready for use-
There will be examinations on Aug. 24th for
the normal scholarships which are open at
the south Carolina College. These. scholar
ships are considered very valuable, and there
will no doubt be a sharp rivalry in every
county for the two scholarships. Those who
have attended the; summer school of the col
lege appreciate, what fine work it can do in •
this line. -
A pardon has been issued to G. M. Morris of
Barnwell. He was sentenced in March. 1893,
to two years in the penitentiary. He is an ex
confederate soldier. €0 years old. and the
physician of the hospital states that the old.
man is in bad health. He was convicted, to
gether with his son and son-ln law,of larceny,
and the evidence appears to be purely cir
cumstantial.
One of the remarkable men of Sumter
county is William Lackey of Privateer town
ship, who is 55 years old, has not taken a dose
of "doctor’s medicine” in thirty years, walks
to Sumter about once a. month—a distance of
about fourteen miles, is a hardworking man
and claims never to have felt tired. He has
raised Jive daughters. He does not show his
age in his looks, and is a good, reliable citi
zen.
Bamberg Herald: Cant. R. J. Steedley of
Hartzeg has a new seed cotton which beats
anything ever heard of this country. He
planted twelve acres of good sandy soil last '
spring, using only 100 pounds of commercial
fertilizer to the acre, and confidently expects
to gather from twenty-four to thirty bales of
lint cotton, and if good seasons continue may
get more. Farmers from long distances are
visiting him to get a look at this wonderful
field of cotton.
Gov. Tillman has been giving considerable
H-ne to the pending requests for pardons
1 ce his return from the campaign. Friday
pardoned the last of the batch of Laurens
negroes who were convicted of murder. John
Atkinson and Jim Copeland, the last of the
party of ten. were pardoned. This leaves Jim
buber the only man held for the murder, he
having admitted the crime. The men have
had a checkered career and- a close shave.
They were all sentenced to death, and the
whole party came near being hanged to
gether.
The board of trustees of Clemson College,
after a searching examination, found that
there was no just complaint against President
Craighead, and that the friction arose from
the disappointment of certain boys not get
ting leave of absence and such things. The
work of the college has been going on, satis
factorily. The board re-elected the entire
faculty, and the work will go on without in
terruption. The board, after making up its
annual report, will know whether it will have
to request an appropriation from the legisla
ture to pay for the rebuilding and furnishing
-of the mam building, which is now being
built.
While driving home at Columbia on
Wednesday night about 9 o'clock, Dr- Frank
Green sustained seriot s injuries. The doctor
was returning from a visit to one of his
patients, and the horse became unruly and
made a dash. The reins got out of the con
trol of Dr. Green, and, while endeavoring to
stop the animal, the doctor was thrown to
the ground. The cart wheels passed over his
body. The doctor was bruised up considera
bly. The horse went to McCartha’s livery
stable, where Dr. Green keeps it. without
much damage to the cart. Dr. G reen man
aged to get to his home, and st last accounts
he was doing nicely. I
The Bamberg Herald says: Near Bethel
church, in Sycamore township, lives Charles
Brant. He is 83 years old- He has never
bought a pound of corn, bacon or fertilizers.
He has never borrowed money. Only once in
his life did he call a physician. He was
wounded or injured in some way and Dr.
Kearse dressed the wound. He ne&r took
any medicine. Mr. Brant says the country is
in a bad fix because so many people are buy
ing corn. He says that many years ago when
the farmers hauled their cotton to Charleston
in wagons there was more general prosperity
than now. If there were more men like Mr.
Brant our country would prosper.
Piedmont Headlight: The German Carp
fish is here to stay. Within six or eight years
he has multiplied to an amazing extent. The
lordship of the Santee and its branches he
disputes with the redhorse, the catffßh, and
since his Increase is wonderfully rapid, he
bids fair in a short time to make himself
more prominent than any of his rivals. It is
very probat le, too, that the freedom of run
ning water will gradually improve his quality
if not his size. The carp has been praised be
yond his deserts, and he has also been much
maligned. He is not the finest fish that swims,
though Izaac Walton, gallantly feminizing
him. calls him "The queen of the rivers;” a
stately, a good, and a very subtle fish. In the
Charleston market buyers would pass him by
on the other side, and further inland he is re
garded as inferior to many «mall pan fish. And
to the trout, which, by-the-way, is no trout at
all. but a black bass. But he is superior to
the catfish, the mudfish, and perhaps the
jack. After all is said, however, the carp's
worth remains, like the voter's choice for gov
ernor or senator— a matter ot taste. A great
deal depends on the cook.