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AUDITED Will WOGOIINTIES
Phil Cook Nuria Secretary
of State and Stevens Wins
as Commissioner of
Agriculture.
In < .cry ono of the 137 counties In
Georgia the democrats voted Monday
in primary for governor and state offl-
®ialn, for senators and monibera of the
leginlature, and many of the ooun-
tles for mjjwi of congress. In a
number of soiJaties the nominees for
cofluty offlomSM)Se also selected. In
a very fjwthiei'Wns balloting for *u-
- prenie court justices.
t^The candidates . for stato ofllcers
were:
For Governor—Allon D. Candler,
Robert 1,'. Berner and Spencer R. At
kinson.
For Secretary of State—Philip Cook
and Mark A. Hardin.
For Comptroller General- -William
A. Wright.
For Commissioner of Agriculture—
R. T. Nesbitt and O. B. Stevens.
For State School Commissioner—G.
R. Glenn.
. For Attorney General—*J.M.Terrell.
For Prison ('ommii^ioner—J. S.
Turner and J. W. Renfroe.
For Treasurer—W. J. Speer.
Allen D. Candler for governor will
have 2fit out of the 360 votes in the
convention.
The race for secretary of state was
expuctod to be close, but Mr. Cook
surprised even bis most enthusiastio
friends.
That for commissioner of agricul
ture was one hard fought on both
sides, and Senator Steven's nomination
was well won.
The raoo for prison commissioner
resulted in a victory for Judge Turner,
the present inonmI>eut.
There were three contests for scats
in congress. Of tho eleven in miters
of tho house of representatives, eig t
bad no opposition for ronominntion.
, These wore Messrs. Lester, of tho
'first district; Griggs, of the second;
Lewis, of the third; Adamson, of the
fourth; Bartlett, of the sixth; Howard,
of tho eighth; Fleming, of tho tenth,
and Brantley, of the eleventh.
There was talk of opposition to
Jndgu Griggs and Congressman Lewis
—indeed, candidates announced them
selves against each of the e, but they
soon withdrew.
The three contests were in the liftli,
seventh and ninth districts.
In the liftli district Congressman
Livingston wnsopposed by Mr.Charles
I. Brauan. There was a vote for con
gress in each of the counties in the
district except Fulton, wliioh acted in
April, giving its six votes to Congress
man Livingston. The result of Mon
day's contests insures tho prosent
congressman unanimous ronomina-
tion, he carrying nil the counties.
In the seventh Congressman Mad
dox had as his opponent Judge ,T.
Watt Harris, of Bartow county. The
race was a spirited one. The result
is the reuomiuntion of Judge Maddox,
who 1ms secured a good majority of
tho votes in the congressional conven
tion.
The rnre in the ninth was in many
respects the most hotly contested of
tho three. Both Congressman Tate
and his opponent, Solicitor General
Howard Thompson, made an active
canvass of the district, ami while but
little news from the eampnigu hns
found its way into the newspapers, it
bas been a hot one. The reports show
that Congressman Tate carried the day.
The Totals.
Candler 254
Berner (10
Atkinson 34
Cook 214
Hardin 72
Stevens 190
Nesbitt 100
Turner 200
Renfroe 58
There seems to he universal satis
faction at the method of conducting
the primaries throughout the state,
and particularly does the plan of hav
ing all counties act upon tho same day
find hearty endorsement.
This is tho second time in thu his
tory of the state that the democratic
primaries have been held in all the
counties on the same day.
IKS LO
riling the Making of the Murrlmnc
, In HaatlaRo Harbor.
The m:vy department posted nt
Washington Saturday afternoon the
following bulletin, containing a dis
patch from Admirrl Sampson;
"Mole, Hayti, June 4.—Succeeded
in sinking Merriinac in the channel .off
Santiago at 4 p. m., June 8. This
was carried out most gallantly!' under
tho command of Naval Constructor
Hobson and seven men. By a flag of
truce from the Spanish admiral, Cer-
vera, sent in recognition of their
bravery. I am informed all arc prison
ers of war, two slightly wounded.
''Request authority to approve oi-
change if possible between these and
'■oners at Atlanta. Six of the
i- sqqadron In the/harbor of
Santiago unable to avoid being cap-
tnred or destroyed.
(Signed) "Sampson. ”
The action in sinking the Merrimac
is applauded at the*navy department
as a very brilliant strategic move. It
is the .opinion of naval officers that
now that-the entrance to the harbor is
thns effectively blocked, a couple of
monitors with a swift cruiser and two
or tbrea small torpedo or gunboats
ill be sufficient to guard the en
trance, while Schley and Sampson can
go along to oonvoy the troop* to Porto
Rico and elsewhere. In the engineer
ing department it is said that it would
be impossible for the Spanish fleet to
attempt to olear the channel of the
wreok of the Merrimac, as a few of
our vessels stationed outside the har
bor could shell (he Spanish float and
compel them to retire. It is said it
would take several woeks to raise an
obstruction such as that-caused by the
hull af the Merrimac,
THEY DIKES!BAKE UNDER COVER
OF SAMPSON’S BIG GUNS.-'
KRE PUT ASHORE NEAR SANTIAGO.
Another Bombardment «tf Tfca Vortftflcfl-
tinna and Port and Landing* at
Santiago Reported.
FIGHTING IS THE PHILIPPINES.
lasargent. Kilt One Tlinnnil Spaniards
In Hattie at Manila,
^Advices from Manila, via Hong
Kong, 4|J)ate that the /Spanish outposts
have been dkiven in all along the line
simultaneously and with great slaugh
ter by the insurgents. It is said that
over a thousand have been killed.
WAR PARAGRAPHS.
A Brief Compilation of Daily
Chioarrenoes.
Lieutenant Hobson, who won re
nown in connection with the sinking
of the sinking of the Merrimao in San
tiago harbor, is an Alabamian. He is
about tw enty eight years old and was
mi _ i i a iborn aud reared at Greensboro, Ala.,
There wbb fierce band to hand fighting . ,, , . ,, , . * ;
for seimnt,. l,o„r« (ho .,„k„o hls f*U>er being among the best in that
ALL CADLF.S ARE CUT.
QfinarRl Blanco Han at Laat Been Wholly
Isolated.
It developed at Washington for the
first time Saturday that an important
oable cutting expedition, projected liy
General Greely, chief of the sigual ser
vice, and in charge of the strategic su
pervision of cable and telegraph lines,
had met with success, and that Gen
eral Blanco was probably isolated from
tho outside world, particularly from
tho Spanish authorities at Madrid.
The advirios received were inde
pendent of those by the Associated
Press dispatoh boat via Kingston, hut
they bore out the dispatches and gave
additional details. They show that
the French cable, from Sautigo to
Hayti, was interrupted at 6:110 Friday
night, and no messages have passed
over that lino sines then.
Word lias not yet come as to the in
terruption of tho two British cables,
leaving Cuba by way of .Tumaica, but
General Greely is satisfied that these
have also been cut. He conferred
with Secretary Allen nt noon Satur
day, and tho two exchanged congratu
lations on the indications tliut this
ninoh desired, purpose of isolating
Blanco'had been accomplished at last.
CAPTAIN GRIDLEY DEAD.
OauiinaiHl.il ilia Olympia In lit. Ilrllllnnt
NhvrI Fight nt Maitllln.
Captain Charles V. Gridley, com
mander of tlie Olympia, and one of
the heroes of the brilliant victory at
Manilla, is dead. The announcement
of his death w as received by the nnvy
department late Sundny afternoon in
a cablegram from Paymaster Galt, of
the navy, dated Kobe, Japan, June 4,
and directed to Secretary Long.
As the commander of Admiral Dew-
ey’B splendid flagship and one of tho
American's chief advisers, Captain
Gridley ncliieved distinction at the
battle of Manila bay and added to his
laurels by winning high praise from
his superiors in the service for dis
tinguished gallantry aud ability. It
was not knowu for several weeks after
the engagement that Captain Gridley
had sufforod from it, ami even now
the preciso nature of liis trouble is not
disclosed.
FIRE DEVASTATES WALIIALA.
South Carolina Town TiO*e* 8 a van tarn
Bunines* Hour** ami Maaonlc Temple.
Flames completely destroyed the
business portion of Wnlhala, S. C.,
Saturday evening. The fire started iu
the store of M. W. Wright and rapidly
spread until twouty-tlirce housos were
destroyed. The Masouic temple,post-
office and seventeen business houses
were burned. Also livery stables and
hank nnd drug store of Darby’s. Loss
between $40,000 and$50,000;insurance
about $13,000
A special received at New York from
Cape Haytion Monday reports that at
daylight, under cover of Admiral
Sampson's guns, a force of United
States troeps were landed elf Agnadores,
a short ' distance east of ^Santiago
harbor. 1 )
Another dispatch direct from Cepe
Haytien states that at 8 o’clock Mon
day (horning strong cannonading was
heard from the direction ofAgua-
dores, a little east of Morro castle,
which defends the eastern entrance of
the harbor of Santiago. A quarter of
an hour later the noise of the cannon
ading greatly increaaed, and firing ev-
idenely proceeded from guns of largest
caliber. The bombardment was of the
port, the fortifications and the neigh
boring landings, particularly Agua-
dorea. *
A Havana dispatch says: Sunday
Colonel Aldea, with a Spanish force,
sustained a fire near Punta Cabrera
from the insurgents on the land side
and from the American ships. The
Spanish warships arc well intrenched
on the line from Siboney to Agnndores,
and Monday they checked an attempt
of the American forcos to land and-re
pelled them. “
A dispatch to the London Financial
Chronicle from Cape Hatien .dated
Monday says; “At daylight this.morn-
ing the American troops landed at
Agnadores, a few mifes east of Santi
ago de Cuba, under cover of Admirnl
Sampson's guns. teThe batteries wero
first Hilenced, after n sharp bombard
ment."
WILL EXCHANGE PRISONERS.
-i
Plan* Already Under Way For Relearn* of
HnbRon aad HU Men.
A Washington special says; The war
department has supplied to the navy
department the list of names procured
from the commandant at Fort McPher
son, Ga., of the Spanish prisoners of
war thero.
Tho department Monday morning
sent this list to Admiral Sampson nail
tho admirnl himself will enter into
communication with Admiral Ceivora
respecting an exchange of prisoners.
C'ervera will he allowed to selcot
from the list of persons whom ho will
Inke in exchange for Naval Constructor
Hobson and the gallant crew that
manned thu Merrimac on her last run.
Hobson’s rank, relatively, is that of
lieuteuant, junior grade, and he Btands
nt the licnd of that grade in his corps.
By tho ordinary rules of exchange he
would be about equivalent to a captain
in the army. The highest grade officer
i mon: the Spanish enptives at Fort,
McPherson is a lieutenant, so that in
order to equalize tho exchange it may
he necessary for Admiral Sampson to
throw in with the first lieutenant one
of the flozen second lieutenants among
tho prisoners.
Hobson's crew, none being of the
commissioned grade,can he exchanged
mau for man for six Spanish private
soldiers, among the prisoners of war.
When Snmpson aud Cervera have
arranged tho details, the list of pris
oners to he exchanged will be submit
ted to the war department, whioh
would direct the commandant at Fort
McPherson to send them to Key West
to he placed aboard a nnval vessel and
sent to Santiago for transfer.
LONDON PAPERS PRAISE HOBSON.
HI. Exploit at Kieitlago Viewed With Ad
miration In Kngland.
All the London newspapers refer iu
terms of the highest praise to Naval
Constructor Hobson's daring oxploit,
at Santiago de Cuba. One paper says;
“All English snilors will join with
the Americans in admiration of thin
exploit under the point blnnk fire of
the Spanish batteries.” If the United
States can count on self-sacrifice of
that kind in great emergencies tho
Santiago forts will he powerless to
prevent Admiral Sampson reaching
the Spauish squadron should that
measure seem good to him.”
for seventy hours, despite the typhoon
■yliich was raging.
t The violent winds nnd torrents of I
rain rendered the rifles of the Spanish
troops unavailable. The natives easily
won at every step with their slashing
knives. ‘
The insurgents now hold Mala Bon,
Tarioo and Bacoor.
Chief Aguinaldo, in the course of au
interview, has said that the insurgonts
are eager to rush upon Manila forth-*
with, but that Admiral Dewey refuses
to allow “hordes of passionate semi-
savages to storm a civilized metrop
olis.”
Admiral Dewey intends to await the
arrival of American troops. In the
Qieantime the insurgents have been
forbidden to cross Maloote river, otli-
erwise thu Petrel will be stationed
there to bombard them.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Th. New (ii'lnatrlea ((.ported In (he South
Kurina the Fast Week.
Among the new industries reported
throughout the south during the past
jweek may he mentioned a canning fac
tory in Georgia, a large cotton com
press iu Alabnina, an elcctriolight plant
in Louisiana aud an electric light mid
street railway systom in Keutncky;
flouring mills in North Carolina, Geor
gia, Tennessee and Texas; a hoop fac
tory in North Carolina aud uu ice fac
tory iu ilie same state; a lumber mill
in Kentucky; mining company in Ar-
■,kalians; cotton oil mills iu Georgia and
South Carolina, and oil and fertilizer
mills in North Carolina; a rubber
goods manufactory in Texas; a sawmill
in North Carolina and a spoetacle
works, capital $25,000; and a lavge
stave factory in Arknusas.—Trades-,
man (Chattanooga, Tenn).
BANKS LOSE HEAVILY
Through Moody & llrewnter Failure nt
Atlnutn—Moody Arretted.
One of the most striking features of
the Moody & Brewster failure a few
days ago at Atlanta is the large amount
owed by the firm to locnl nnd to Now
York banks.
It is stnted by a man who has made
an investigation of the case, that
Moody & Brewster’s paper held by the
hanks would approximate a quarter of
n million do lars.
John T. Moody, the seuior member
of the firm, was placed under arrest
on a warrant sworn out by Edward
Hiier, of New York, cliargiug him with
committing a misdemeanor.
Bond was given iu tlio sum of $1,000,
it being signed by Mossrs. J. W. Ruck
er, J. W. English, Thomas D. Meador,
George W. Parrott and Ja -ob Hass.
WAR VETERANS UNITED.
WiHirnr* of Orny nnd HI an Join In the Cel
ebration nt ColuinliuR. O.
The local Grand Army post at Co
lumbus, O., joined tho Confederate
veterans from the south in memorial
exercises at Camp Chase Confederate
cemetery. Colonel W. H. Knauss, G.
A. R., presided.
Addresses were made by Colonel
Bennett H. Young, of Louisville;
Governor Taylor, of Tennessee; Hon.
John Leathers, of Louisville, all Con
federates, and by Captain Gilbert H.
Barger, G. A. R. The Confederate
Glee club of Louisville and school
children of Columbus sang
Flowers from the south and north
were profusely strewn.
PROMOTION FOR HOBSON.
THE BALLOON SECTION.
frill B. Attache'! Temporarily to Pfth
Army Corp. at Tampa.
A Washington dispatch soys: The
balloon section of the United States
signal corps for the present will he at
tached temporarily to the fifth army
corps at Tampa, Fla., Major General
Shatter commanding, and will be un
der the direction of Lieutenant Colonel
James jjlen, United States volunteers
now serving on the staff of General
Shatter.
Gallant Lieutenant Will Be Uonored By
the Government.
A Washington dispntch says; The
promotion iu store for Lieutenant Hob-
sou, the hero of Santiago, is under con
sideration by tho navy department.
Acting Secretary Allen and Commo
dore Hichborn, chief of the bureau of
naval construction, have already talked
over the matter. The department is
desirous of knowing what would he
most acceptable to Hobson himself,
nnd when that is learned, a recom
mendation will he mado to congress,
which will doubtless carry it into
effect without delay.
LOANED TOO MUCH.
Tlie comptroller of the currency has
received a telegram announcing the
failure of the Poleware National bank,
of Delhi, N. Y.
In its last report the bank had in
dividual deposits amounting to $298,-
979, nnd a surplus of $17,740. The
capital of the bank was $100,000.
The failure is said to ha due to ex
cessive loans.
NEW GEORGIA REGIMENT.
Tlie War Department Accede* to Governor
Atkinson’* bequest.
A Washington dispatoh says that
Georgia is to have nn entirely now
regiment of volunteers under the sec
ond call, and this makes plncos for u
colonel and full complement of regi
mental officers.
Tlio order has not yet been promul
gated but Georgia will get another
rogiwent according to the declaration
of Adjutant Genernl Corbin.
The Georgia senators, howevor, re
ceived official notification that the
stato will have another full regiment,
aud they so notified the governor.
SPANIARDS FITTING OUT CRUISER
Newly Untight Steamer Havel Being Ar
mored at Arsenal at Cadiz.
News has been received at London
that the steamer Havel, recently sold
by tlio North German Lloyd company,
of Bremen, to tho Spnuish govern
ment, hftev safely arriving nt Cadiz,
was towed to the arsenal to he fitted,
in all probability, with the guns and
materials necessary to make of her an
auxiliary cruiser.
CERVERA IN BAD PLIGHT.
Hay Blow t'p Hln Slilpa Before Surremlcr-
IllK Them.
A Washington special sayR: By uo
possibility, it is conceded by members
of the war hoards, will Admiral Cer-
vera's vessels iu the harbor of Santiago
he nhlo to reach the open sea, evon
with the remains of the Merrimao re
moved, which is not probable.
The entire Spanish squadron is now
conceded to have been caught and
closed against nil possibilities of es
cape, and unless Cervera purposely
destroys the ships they are bound ulti
mately to fall into the hands of the
United States.
ALL PRO I'D ~OF IIOHSON.
Hero «> * Santiago Recalled With Pleaauio
l»y Old Schoolmate** In Alabama.
A Montgomery special says: Dick
Robson's friends in Alabama are wild
with enthusiasm over the news of his
heroic conduct.
“It is nothing more than I expected
of him, however,” is the comment of
each of his acquaintances.
Hobson has many college mates in
Montgomery among the follows of the
Greensboro university aud they all
agree that as a youth lie was conspic
uously intelligent and courageous.
CREMATED INNOCENT INDIANS.
aristocratic little city. •
Thirty-five members of the 1899
class of cadets from Annapolis have
reached Tampa and will be assigned
to duty on the signal corps as officers.
Miss Annie Wheeler, daughter of
General Joe Wheeler, may go to Cnba
as a lied Cross nurse, as she has filed
an application for such a position.
Miss. Wheeler says sho cannot remain
at home while her father and brother
are at the front. She hopes to arrange
with Miss Barton as a nnrse.
^he Fifth army corps at Tampa is
now complete. Lieutenant Colonel B,
F. Pope, chief surgeon of the corps,
has prepared a complete set of instruc
tions in regard to the preservation of
the health of soldiers during the cam
paign in Cuba. The rules have been
printed and every soldier has been fur
nished with a copy with instructions
to study them carefully.
The Nebraska regiment has been
authorized by the secretary of war and
William Jennings Bryan will be its
colonel.
A private cablegram received at Key
West from Mr. E. N. Knight, corres
pondent of The London Times, now
in Havana, confirmed the report that
he had been set at liberty.
Assistant Secretary Meiklejolin has
secured by charter two additional
transports to use in the West Indian
campaign srfon to bo undertaken by
tho army. Those are the Gate City
and tlie City of Macon, of tho Ocean
Steamship line.
Colonel Leonard Wood’s volunteer
regiment of cavalry, better knowu nB
Roosevelt’s rough riders, 960 men all
told, has arrived in Tumpa and gone
into camp west of the Tampa Ray
hotel, near where the Third and Sixth
regular cavalry regiments are located.
Tho monitor Mouadnock, from Tort
Angeles, Wush., has arrived at San
>-raucisco and has been sent to Ma.e
Island navy yard to be overhauled.
She may go to Honolulu or Mauila.
Captain Gridley,of Admiral Dewey’s
flagship Olympia, who commanded
her so well at the battle of Manilla,
where he was injured, died on liis way
home, as is cabled from Kobe, Japan,
to tho navy department. He was one of
Dewey’s chief advisers aud won praise
from him for distinguished gallantry
nnd ability.
In answer to numerous inquiries on
the subject, it is officially announced
that tlie government and not the states
will pay all volunteer troops for the
time between the dates of enlistment
and muster.
Tho transport Resolute under the
convoy of tlie torpedo bout destroyer
May Flower, with 800 men, field artil
lery nnd ammunition, is at Mole St.
Nicholas. Their destination is kept
secret but is probably Santiago.
There are sufficient prisoners, nnd
to spare, at Fort McPherson, Ga., to
exchange for Lieutenant Hobson and
his crew.
Lieut. Hobson, and not Sampson or
Schley, plnnned the blocking of th*
mouth of the harbor of Santiago d«
Cuba by the sinking of the Merrimac.
He originated the idea, planned every
detail and carried it into execution.
Tlie news of the death of Captain
Gridley, of the Olympia, iB received
with especial aadness and regret
throughout the country. His remain*
will he cremated, per request, at Yo-
kolioma, and his ashes sent to hi*
widow at Annapolis.
A London dispatch states that the
wounding or death of Colonel Ordone2
means a serious loss to Spain—Ordo
nez being or having been her artillery
expert with a European reputation
and the designer of the ordnance heal
ing his name.
The United Stutes collier Pompeii,
formerly British steamer Harlech, ar
rived in Key West from Norfolk, Vn.,
with her commander, Lieutenant Com
mander E. W. Sturdy, dead on hoard,
and Lieutenant K. C. Norton in charge
of the ship. Commander Sturdy was
not feeling well when the Pompeii
sailed from Norfolk. Ho was taken
sick off Cape Henry soon afterwards,
became unconscious and died.
United States troops to the number
of 6,000 landed at Punta Cabrera, six
miles west of the mouth of Santiago
harbor and joined forces with General
Garcia'B 3,000 Cubans and the 400 men
under General Lacret sent over on the
Florida. With Lacret ore Karl Decker
aud Seeley of the "Little Egypt” din
ner fame.
Tho monitor Monterey has sailed
from San Francisco for Manila. Great
crowds were on hand to see her ofl'.
The big monitor was accompanied by
the collier Brutus.
According to a Washington dispatch
Georgia will get four companies of the
colored immune regiment to ho raised
in Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia.
HEART Or_MY HEART.
All the weird ways of her »
Varying, stTance;
Subtle the gaze of her.
Web-like the maze of her,
Change upon clinngo.
Pays that do seem of her
Copied in light;
Winds that do dream of her,
Wan star? that gleam of her,
Steadfast at night.
Yet through the grace of her
Ttmoeometh slow;
Comely the race of lier.
Polsi-1 the calm face of her,
Flowor-llke—so.
Hew shall I bring to her
Somewhat of mo?
Soothe with her. slhg to her.
Hand with hand cling to her,
Not to go free.
Just that she wears for ms
Somewhere, apart—
Tboughtsthat shedares for me,
Since that she cares for me,
Heart of my heart.
-Ernest MeGnffey, in tho Woman's 1
Companion.
PITH AND POINT.
A Young Seminole Cuufemiod to the Mur-
dor of Mrs. Laird.
A special from Guthrie, O. T., Hays:
The United Stntes marshal bas arrest-
«d a young Seminole Indinn named
Kinder H. Hargo, who lias confessed
to being the murderer of Mrs. Laird,
for whose death young Sampson and
McGeisy were burned to death by a
white mob near Newark, I. T., last
January. The government has all
along maintained that the two Indiana
burned to death were innocent, and
will uow prove it.
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL.
The IImiPasses Measure Appropriating
• IT,145,000 For War.
Beyond the passage of an urgent
deficiency bill made necessary hv the
war, the senate accomplished little
Tuesday. The deficiency measure car
ries appropriations for the wnr and
nary establishments aggregating $17,
745,000. These appropriations are in
addition to the amounts to be carried
later by the general deficiency bill.
“Always pay as you go," said Uncle
Dudley. “But, uncle, suppose I’ve
nothing to p»y with?” “Then .don't
go.”
Mother—“What is all this noise
about?” Bessie—“We’re playing
house, aud Tommy and Willy both
want to be janitor.”—Puck.
Hicks—"Nobbins seems to he hold
ing up his head of late.” Wicks—
“Yes; it probably comes of reading
newspaper bulletins.”—Boston Tran
script.
He—“Yesterday I exchanged
thoughts with the famous Professor
Saduka.” She—“That explains it. I
found him very tiresome.”—Fliegende
Blietter.
She—“Yes, dearest, I made this
cake all alone.” He—“I can't believe
that. Somebody must, nt least, have
helped you lift it out of the oven.”—
Chicago News.
Clara—“Mr. Castleton asked tne at
what time you were likely to he alone,
as he wanted to call upon you." Maud
—"What did you tell hint?” “I said
any time.”—Life.
Handout Harry—“Yes, marm, Host
mo arm in the revolution.” Mrs.
Kindheart—“ What revolution?” Hand
out Harry—“The revolution of a buzz-
saw, marm.”—Truth.
How did you get yonr boy out of
the notion of going to war?” “I told
him to go, by all means—it would save
the necessity of buying a wheel. I’d
use his.”—Chioago Tribune.
Half the world doesn’t kuow how
the other half lives; but if it could be
convinced that such knowledge was
none of its business, it would try
mighty hard to find out.—Puck.
Why have you broken oil' with Will
Kempton?" “He accused me of hav
ing a weakness for building castles in
Spain, and here I’ve sympathized with
Cuba right from the first!”—Chicago
News.
“Won’t you take this scat?” asked
tho gentleman in the car, rising aud
lifting his hat. “No, thank you,”
said the young lady, cheerfully, “I’ve
been roller Bkatiug, and I’m tired cf
sitting down.”
Little Diok—“Papa, didn't you tell
mamma we must economize?" Papa
-”I did, my Ron.” Littlo Dick-
Well, I was thinking that if you'd
get me a pony I shouldn’t wear out so
many shoes."—Tit-Bits.
Sho—“Darling, my love is so deep
that I would marry you even if both
your legs were shot off.” He (kissing
her)—“But, dearest, what would you
do if I also lost my two arms?” “Take
your trunk and travel.”—Life.
'Have you heard anything from that
uncle of yours who started for the
Klondike last summer?” “Yes, he’s
dead." “Dead? Why, I haven’t no
ticed that you've been in mourning
for him.” “No, he died on the way
up.”—Chicago News.
‘ ‘Yes,- young man, ” said the Cornfed
Philosopher, “it is a wise plan to he
lavish with your money when wooing
a girl. There is a fascination for her
in the thought that Bite can curb your
extravagance after you and she are
married.”—Indianapolis Journal.
*, “Blackboard.”
Mr. Frank R. Stockton, in his
serial, “The Buocaneers of Our
Coast," in the St. Nicholas, says:
About this time one of the most fa
mous of sea-robbers was harassing the
Atlantio coast of North America, aud
from New England to the West In
dies he was known as the great pirate
“Blaokbeard.” ThiH man, whose
real name was Teaoh, was a terrible
fellow in appearance as well as acts.
He wore a long, heavy black beard,
which it was his fancy to separate
into tails, each one tied with a col
ored ribbon, and often tucked behind
his ears. Some of the writers of that
day declared that the sight of his
beard would oreate more terror iu any
port of the 'American seaboard than
would the sudden appearance of a
fiery comet. Aoross his brawny breast
he carried a sort of Bling, in which
hung not less than three pairs of pis
tols in leathern holsters, and these,
in addition to his cutlass aud knife or
two in his belt, made him a most
formidable looking fellow. In the
early part of the eighteenth century
Blackbeard made his headquarters in
one of the inlets on the North Caro
lina coast, and there ite rule ! as abso
lute king, for the settlers iu the vicin
ity seemed to be us anxious to oblige
him as the captains of the merchant
men were anxious to keep out of liis
way.
Tlie Real Value of Photography.
The essence of the photograph is
that it preserves every record, with
some drawbacks and shortcomings, of
what is put before it. If that thing
is artistic, the photograph, in an in
direct ami secondary way, becomes
itself artistic, as the reflection of a
man’s face in a glass is the mau him-
•df: so far no further.--Scribner.