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4 C|c looming Befos Morning News Bu'lding, Savannah. Ga THURSDAY, OC TOBER . 188 7. Register'd at the Post Office in Savanoati. Morning News is published ev*rv day in ffce year, and is served to ftuicriber in the riiy t by newsdealers and carriers, on their own .. count, at ar> cents a week. Si 00 a month, $. •*) for six months and $lO 00 for one year. The Morning News, by mail, one month, fi 00; three .mouths, $2 50; six months. $3 (JO; ©ne year. $lO 00. The Morning Newr, by mail, six times a week (without Sunday issue), three months. $2 Oh; six months. $4 00 'm* vear, $S 00. The Morning News. Tri-Weekly, Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tuesdays. Thun* days and Saturdays, three months. $1 25; six months. $2 80; one year. $5 00. The Si'nday News, by mail, one year. $2 00. The Weekly News, up mail . one year. $1 25. Subscriptions payable in advance. lie mil by postal order, check or registered letter. Cur rency sent by mail at risk of sender!. This paper is kept on file and advertising rates may be ascertained at the office of the Ameri can Nevrsj>Aper Publishers’ Association. 104 Temple Court, New York City. Letters and telesrraros should he addressed “Morning News. Savannah, da.’’ Advertising rates made known on application. INDEX TU NEW Meetings —Solomon’s Lodge So. 1, F. A. M. Special Notices— BHls Against Brit ish Steam hip Ashbrooke, Spanish Steamship Pedro and Italian Bark Emilia Ciampa; Dissolution, Owen & Rice; Help Wanted, Dixon & Murphy. Cheap Column Advertisements.— Help Want pd: Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale; Board; Personal; Miscellaneous. Highland Brand Condensed Mile —At Strong's Drug Store. Auction Sales—Household Furniture by I. D. Laßoche's Sons. Wanted—Lace Curtains, etc., to do up at Savannah Steam Laundry. The Virginia Democrats are carrying the war into Africa They have organized nu merous campaign clubs among the negroes. New Jersey Republicans are showing that they can quarrel among themselves as fiercely as do the Democrats. There is a great deal of consolation in this fact. Negotiations are said to be pending which, If they end satisfactorily', promise a rich treat to theatre-goers. Inducements are offered Miss Mary Anderson to join the Booth-Barrett company. The Utah Commission reports against the admission of the Territory as a State. It will be a long time before the saints will have an opportunity to defy the govern ment’s authority from behind the shield of State rights. There have seldom been more complete failures than the much advertised in ternational drill and encampment in Cb; ■ rag*. Only about 1,000 soldiers are present and between the rain and mud they are in a sorry plight. Sara Jewett, only a little while ago among the most popular of American actresses, has applied to the acto . fund for support. She is a wreck in bod}' an-i mind from the effects of opium. This is a sad ending to so bright a carets \ Representative Huff speaks his mind freely about the convict lease business. It is a subject that will admit of a good deal of free speaking without touching much more than the surface of the iniquities that are connected with it. In his last speech, made to ci ,v workmen, Henry George advanced as an argument in favor of his theories that their adoption would lower the price of land. This is hardly what the farmers want, with whom he has been pleading lately, and will render useless a great deal of labor. The death of Mile. Aimee in Paris, from the effects of a surgi red operation, removes from the stage an actress and singer who was once among the best known in this country. Of late years, however, she has been almost forgotten, and her last tour through the South was uot a success. George Choate, son of a prominent, New York lawyer, is said to be insane from the effects of cruel hazing at Williams College, where he recently entered u> a Freshman. The severest measures should be resorted to, If necessary, to break up this worse than foolish custom. In Southern colleges it has seldom been complained of. At Hannibal, Mo., the other night, the Mr. Dennis and the Rev. Mr. Chisholm became involved in a rough and tumble fight at a Holiness meeting. They were ar rested and fined in the police court, and one cf them languishes in jail because he has toot the money to pay his way out. These gentlemen, perhaps, have a little less contl t|pnee in their sanctification theory than of yore. It appeai-s that this country is beginning to be looked upon as a sort of social asylum for disgraced British noblemen. Being irredeemably ruined in England, it is now raid the Marquis of Aylesbury is coming to America. The society which calls itself the Lest received the libertine Duke of Marl borough with open arms. It will be inter esting to note how the common swindler Aylesbury will be received. His title is one degree lower. That may make a difference The New York Star announces that if Che Platt machine succeeds m electing its (state ticket this fall, Roscoe Coukliug will be the Republican candidate for President iu 1888. This announcement, even if it prove true, ought not to scare anybody. On account of the enemies in his own party, the Democrats will find it just as easy to defeat Conkling as Blaine, arid if by any accident he should he elected the country would at least have an honest man for President. Mr. Annistead, editor of the official organ of the Prohibition party in Tenuessee, says that the fight against the liquor evil will be pushed energetically in spite of the late defeat, ami intimates that, other plans fail ing, local option may be accepted by the party as the best it etui do. The experience of other Slates odght to have taught Mr. Armistead that Ins party should adopt the Georgia plan, not'as an alternative for something better, but as the best that has yet been devised. The proposition of the Northern connec tions of the Florida railroads to subscribe a sum of money equal to any umount which may bo raised In Florida, to be expended in advertising the attractions of the State at the North, should meet with a hearty re sponso. No better men to disseminate in formation could be selected than the trained agents of Northern railroads. Their efforts .would no doubt hasten the coming of the ebusiness revival which so many Floridians NacsonabJy expect. Commissioner Oberly’s Letter. Civil fjprviee Commissioner Oberly’s let- I ter to the Illinois Democratic Association at ! Washington is causing him a little annoy | ance. His interpretation of the civil service law, with reference to that and similar as- I sociationx, is not entirely satisfactory to the I office-holding Democrats at the capital, j They think that he is in advance of the law, • and are not disposed to accept him as an 1 authority on it. Mr. Otierlv told the Illinois Democratic i Association that office-holders in Washing -1 ton have no right to band together for tin* j purpose of collecting money for political j purposes, anti that, they cannot legally in | terfere in the political affairs of any State The ground he takes is that when a man ac cepts an office in Washington he becomes a citizen of that place, anil has no more right to influence the elections in the State from which he was appointed, than a citizen of Washington who has no connection with the public service. In an interview on Monday Mr.Oberly said that if Democratic office-holders were permit ted to form associations to assist their party in States in witich they claim a residence, Republican office-holders would do the same thing, and that instead of being non-partisan the civil service would be as partisan as it was before the civil service law was enacted. Mr. Oberly’s views of the civil service law are quite different from those of Coin missioner Edgerton, the Chairman of the commission, but it is an open question whether they will prevail. It is not improbable that his letter to the Illinois Democratic Association will cause stops to bo taken to define the political rights of those occupying places in the pub lic service in Washington. The members of that association are not disposed to let the matter rest where his letter left it. They want to know whether their associa tion is a legal one or not. There are other associations of a similar character, and they too are interested in having an under standing about their political rights. If they have no right to help their party in 1 their respective States they want to know it, and if they have they desire to exercise that right. It must be admitted that there is con siderable force in what Mr. Oberly says in his letter. It is no doubt the purpose of the civil service law to relieve the civil service of partisan influences, and, as he says, put the service on a business basis. That can hardly be done if associations of office holders are formed for party service. The Democrats will unite to help their party, and the Republicans will follow their ex ample. The i-esult will be that appoint ments will cease to be made for merit. The associations will keep alive the partisan spirit in the service, and the reform which has been worked for so earnestly will be in danger of being defeated. Mr Oberly’s letter is certainly deserving of careful and candid consideration. If the associations to which he directs attention threaten injury to civil service reform they should bo discouraged. The administration cannot afford to take a step liackward or to manifest indifference in the matter of this reform. Florida Travel. The railroads are already arranging for the Florida travel of the present season. The indications are that it will be large. The Atlantic Coast Line will run vestibule cars, and they will bean attraction that will be appreciated by travelers. It is probable that California drew some of the travel away from Florida last year, but that State cannot permanently hurt Florida. It is too distant, and its attractions are not suffi ciently great to justify a journey of 8,000 miles. People may go to California once, but the}' don’t want to make the journey a second time. Florida is comparatively near to the great centres of population. It has a superb climate, splendid hotels and the best oranges in the world. If a man can’t Iks happy there during the winter months he can’t be happy anywhere. During the present season the grandest hotel in the country will be opened to visit ors in Florida. It is at St. Augustine, and if accounts of it are correct it is well worth a trip from almost any point in the country to St. Augustine to see it. Another great attraction in Florida will be the semi-tropical‘fair, for which great preparations are being made. It is not too much to say that Florida will enjoy au old time boom this winter. The Public Building Site. If business men of this city had taken a little more interest in selecting a site for the new public building before the govern nent made a choice they would have stood a much better chance of having their wishes gratified in the matter than they do now. Sie Morning News made the best lig.it it uld for the Union Society lot. That loca tion would have been ever so much more satisfactory than the present one. If the government can back out of the arrangement it has made with the owners of the barracks property, and can get a site that will meet with the approval of the people of the city, it ought to do so. The wishes of the people ought to l>e consulted in the matter. They are more deeply in terested in it than the government is. Rep resentative Norwood, however, if be is re ported correctly, does not seem to have i thought so. The almost •auammous and rather emphatic way in which the mass meeting yesterday declined to endorse his action at Washington, in connection with the matter, will doubtless convince him that they have a very strong interest in it. Mr. Charles Marion, |>erhaps the best informed of living Englishmen in Central Asian affaire, says, in effect, that the recent rectification of the Afghan frontier agreed to by England opens Russia's road to India, and Mr. Cox, recently back from Constanti nople, thinks the next war of world import ance will lie fought among the mountains and defiles of the Ameer's dominions. Should such a war occur it will be found that a long purse is worth more than the possession of mountain passes, and the recent gift of $2,000,000, by an Indian Prince, to be used in strengthening frontier defenses, would seem to indicate that in such a war England's Eastern subjects would lie loyal. The recent hot controversy between the Liberal and Clerical newspapere of Mexico, which evoked a great deal of bail feeling, has been followed by an outbreak of fanati cal hatred toward Protestants in the in terior of the country. Several persons, all native Mexicans, have been murdered, and Other outrages committed. Strong measures on tho part of the government to punish the ! criminals, and prevent the recurrence of such crimes, are approved by Catholics as well as Protestants of the capital. Mexico is too far advaneod in the path of progress to allow such a state of affairs to continue. It would be a long step backward. • THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, OCTOBER (i, 1887. The President and Hl3 Critics. Some of the President’s enemies are charging him with plagiarism, because in Ins speeches at li)diana[tol is and Terre Haute lie used facts relating to the local history of those places which he evidently obtained from the American Cyclopedia. It is doubtful if the syieeehes had lieen pre pared to the extent of having been written out and committed to memory. It is proba ble, however, that the President posted him j self in the history of some of the places he expected to visit, and that he arranged in his mind what he intended to say before I reaching the places at which ho was ex | ported to speak. He is not charged with appropriating the thoughts of others. It is only alleged that he freely used facts to bo obtained from the Cyclopedia without giving due credit to that work. The offense is not a serious one. Facts of the kind that the President appro priated are being constantly used without credit, as they are regarded as common property. < >f course the Republican papers are eager to get hold of anything witli which to at tack the President, and his Democratic as well as his Republican enemies were glad of an excuse to charge him with plagiarism. They will not do him as much harm as they will do themselves, however. The people are not slow to see that the attacks are inspired by malice and that a great deal is being made out of a very little. The people believe that the President is honest, and it will not be an easy matter to make them think that in depending upon the Cyclopedia for some facts he had any idea he was doing anything of a questiona ble character. Indeed, it is extremely prob able that he did exactly what he considered he had a right to do. The fact mast not be overlooked that he does not pretend to lie an orator, and that he does not claim to be ac quaint(<d with the local history of every place in the country. The speeches he is making in his present tour are nothing more than informal talks, and are meant to accomplish nothing more than to show the jieople that he appreciates their kindness. Those w-ho charge him with plagiarism will not hurt him, nor benefit themselves. The Oyster Bill. In another column of this issue will be found the text of the substitute for the bill for the protection of oysters in the waters of this State. That there is need of protection for oysters and clams will hardly lie denied by anyone who is acquainted w ith the de structive methods which are employed in catching them. Both oysters and clams are now quite plentiful along our coast, but how long will they Vie plentiful if no means are adopted to protect and preserve them 1 Every year the demand for them increases. Canning factories are erected in the vicinity of the beds by those who are not citizens of the State, and whose only aim is to market as many oysters as they can in till: shortest possible time. They do not plant now- beds ami they use no precautions for the preservation of those already in ex istence. If something is not done for the protection of oysters they will become as scarce as terrapins have. Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York an 1 other States all have laws con trailing the oyster fisheries, and they are enforced as vigoroasly as any other laws. The consequence is that immense beds of oysters are planted every year and the yield is yearly increased to meet the increased demand. The bill to w-hich we call atten tion is a wise one in its purpose, and should meet with prompt approval. Congressman Cox delivered a very enter taining' lecture at the Windsor Theatre, New York, on Sunday night, on “Observa tions in Turkey.’’ He said some amusing things, among them the following: “When I was in Thebes 1 went down in a freshly opened grave, and there on the walls I read the history ot its occupant, He was just 4.oG<) yeans old, and—he was dead. The figures on the wall showed that he had been an agriculturist, and ships and scales showed that he had brought his harvest down the river and exchanged it for gold. I've got the body now m a warehouse downtown. The old fellow is rather lonesome away off here, and I had half a mind to bring him up here this evening. Perhaps lam the only American who ever shook hands with old King Pharaoh of Egypt. He was a little hit dusty, but I shook hands with him just the same. They had him under a glass case, which was raised for my benefit, and there was a history of all his movements, even in cluding those which occurred after his death.” There is talk now of inviting Spoaker Carlisle to the State Fair at Macon, in order to offset the effect of Mr. tliaudull's appear ance at Atlanta. If it is meant by this that a visit l>v the best representative of the tariff reform Democrats is necessary to pre vent any ill-effects from the Pennsylvanian’s protection oratory, it betrays ignorance of the sentiment animating a great majority of the people of this State on the tariff question. Mr. Randall can do no great harm. Mr. Carlisle ought to lie invited to attend the fair, however—not to commit tlw people to his views on the tariff, for they are with him already, but that he may have an opportunity to see Georgia and Georgia farmers at their best. The place to do that is Macon, and the time, during the State fair. The World has made the discovery, and takes up two columns of space in telling it, that the English government has a force of detectives in New York to watch the dyua miters and Fenians. It is not to be won dered at, after the explosions ; t the Parlia ment buildings, the Tower, the underground railway, etc. It is to l>e hoped that the de tectives are good ones, and will prevent the recurrence of such outrages. Americans aro not proud of the fuct that, there is reason to lielieve that their chief city is the head quartex-s of the gang responsible for them. TllO New York World seems to have constituted itself the organ of the inde pendent, Democrats of Maryland, and in justifying their course makes charges of insincerity and deceit against the Presi dent. This is done in a dispatch from Haiti- , more, not editorially. It has seemed to those who heve watched Mr. Cleveland's career that i> there were any vices from which lie was particularly free it was those with which he is now charged. It will take much better evidence than the World publishes to change that opinion. The United States District Court at Wheeling, \V. Va., has decided the famous Opie case. The decision is that payments in Confederate monev were not legal pay ments. The facts of the cue are that an a limnistratof sold lands bel-mging to the estate, and received Confederate money in payment for the same. He turned the money over to the estate. The heirs sued for law ful money, and the decision was iu their favor. CURRENT COMMENT. Will Wait on Other Parties. From the C acaga Tribune (Rep.) The carpenters unions of Chicago, it is under stood. will not hold tholreonventlon to nominate a candidate for President until the other par ties have placed their nominees in the field. Responsibility for the Surplus From the Washington Post (Item.) Before the Democratic fiarty can be charge able wit h the surplus, two things must be af firrnatively shown— first, that the laws tin der which the surplus continues to accumulate ! in the Treasury wen; made by Democrats, and j secondly, that Republicans have been as willing ; 118 Democrats to repeal and alter these laws. Statesman Joe Brown. FYom the Philadelphia Record (Deni.) Statfssman Jot; Brown, of Georgia, appears to have his hands full in defending the iufamous treatment of convicts hv a mining company of which he is President, lie owns up to the fact that the convicts were worked an Sundays. He is the head and front of Georgia protectionism ---what there is of it—and is said to be at the bottom of the scheme to oust Senator Colquitt. He had better stick to convict driving. BRIGHT BITS. Pat stole a watch. Mike a cow. and both were arrested. “Wiiat time is it ■' says Mike. "Faith,’" answered Pat,"just milking time."— Exchange. A Philadelphia writer thinks all engine drivers should have telescopes. A good many of them should have had them already.— Louisville Cou rier-Journal. Indianapolis, Ind., has a woman whose voice can la; heard for a mile. We do not know what her calling is, but she nist be successful in it.— Burlington Free Press. Gentleman (who has wandered by mistake into a saloon next door to a printing officer—Do you do color printing here? Bartender (politely)—Oniy red, sir.—Burling ton Free Press. "I sincerely trust that you will favor me with a remittance,” wrote the creditor. The reply came back: "If you ‘sincerely trust," what in thunder are you in such it hurry about?” —Washington Critic. Brown—That's a very killing bonnet your wife wore to the theatre last night. Smith—So I believe. The fellow who sat be hind her twisted his I]**' 'k off trying to see around it.— Philadelphia .Veers. "'What a noise some people do make eating clams,” said a Rhode Islander to his New York guest. " Yes,” responded the New-Yorker, “but you should hear the corn eat by Levi at Coney Island."’— lndependent ”1 say. pard,” exclaimed an old toper to an other, “isn’t it about time we began to follow the example of the Knights of Labor in dealing with the federated unions?" ‘AVliat’s that?” asked his companion. ‘ Treat on even terms.”— Burlington Free Press. “Never marry a widower," was the advice of a young matron to a friend. "But you married one. Why?” ’’lt’s bad enough to have to hear about your husband s mother’s cooking, but to have his first wife's biscuits thrown in your face every morning is simply unbearable.”— Tat-Bits. A country journal says: "Beekeepers must provide pasturage if profit is expected.” We don’t see the necessity of this advice. There is not a man living who wouldn't vacate the most fertile ten-acre lot in this country for one small healthy bee in active search of pasturage And there would he no delay about it, either.— Charlestown Enterprise. There was only one match id the crowd of four men. each of whom had a cigar ready to light. "Let me strike it." said one, "I’m an Irishman.” He struck the attitude assumed hv a contemplative stork, took the match, anil swiftly keelhauled it The effort was a failure the head being iirok n off and lost. “By .large:” he exclaimed. "1 forgot I was naturalized last month.’ ’ — Chicago Trihunc. Stranger (to Kansas City citizen)—Those three corner lots of yours are fine property, captain. Citizen (enthusiastically)—Fine property? Why, great Scott, man. there ain't nothing like 'em v.est of the Blinov river. Two years from now they'll be in the heart of the city, an" people will fairly howl for 'em. They ought to come under the head of jewelry, not real estate. If you want to buy that property, stranger, you've got to buy it by the inch. Stranger -I’m not buying property this morn ing. 1 m the new iax assessor. The citizen falls in a fit .—Life. PERSONAL. Mas. Cuh'ven. the daughter of Jesse, the British naturalist, has just died from the effects of a fall over a tennis net. The Rev. Dr. (’. Ellis Stevens, of Brooklyn, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Geo graph* * i Society, London. Secretary Lamar has returned to Washing ton from ids vacation in the New Hampshire hills He called on the President and is in excel lent health. John S. Delano, whose father was in Grant's Cabinet, is a p .rlncr of "Jot*" Dwyer in a New Mexieo cattle ranch, and they own 20,000 head of cattle between them. The Princesses Pignatilla and DeGorouki are soon to appear on the Vienna stage, and the Princess AmiA Ratief has been engaged for the U inter Garden iu Berlin. Arthur Ridley, of Meriden, Conn., is the owner of fourteen skating rinks in Melbourne, Australia, and the net proceeds for the past year amounted to §75,000. Miss Muller, a member of the London School Board, who is now traveling in ibis country, expresses the opinion that the United States is certainly the earthly paradise of woman. The marriage of an American girl, Miss Fanny Coddriugton, to Mr. Robert Barrett Browning, the,son of the poei. will lie celebrated in the church on Mr. Sehlesinger's estate in Kent. The Namlerbilt holdings of United States bonds, the brokers say. are all registered 4 per cents., and amount to $40.000,000. The Jate William H. Vanderbilt’s original purchase was s.'o.tioo.ik.il worth at par. Gov. Rusk, of Wisconsin has received a press ing invitation to attend the Cleveland banquet at Milwaukee -and bring along sl2 .0 pay for his dinner. It is understood the Governor has "declined, v.-itli thanks." Attorney General Garland's daughter, Daisy, will be one of the coming season's de butantes in Washington, and societv is quietly wondering if she will be able 10 overcome his aversion to the use of a dress coal. FkyTH. the Bridgeport reformed safe burglar, advises that tales should be placed on blocks and in a corner where t! e door will shut toward the wall. This makes it necessary to move the safe in order to ,01 at the door with the wedges and jimmy, making the job more difficult and dangerous. The wife of Prof. A. Graham Bell, though per fet-Ily deaf, loses little of the table talk when site and her husband are entertaining n coin puny at dinner. Without uttering a sound the famous invent.a- telegraphs with his lips nearly everything that is sal,l, and she cleverly reads them as she would a book. Im. Alexander the Protestant Bishop of Lon ionderry. having lately entertained Justin McCarthy and hi- daughter at dinner, some per sons. who are supposed to lie Loyalists, ex pressed their indignation by painting during the night the word “L-haVtd " in several conspic uous places on the front of the Bishop's palace. JamSs B. Goode, of Paris. Tex . proposes to publish uil his poems in a volume of a thousand pages, with many illusti-atrioris. It is called ‘‘Gems of Thought." ami will contain over 40. - (X? 1 > verses on l.dOn subjects, including numerous prose articles on hi< lire, travels and adventures as a reporter, detective and gentleman of leis ure. Bernard Xahmacher, a native of Halle. Prus sia. is visiting tit. Louis, where the number and depth of the sears on his face have attracted wide attention. Herr Xahmacher is not more than ®or 2d years age. and yet he has fought in twenty-seven duels during his university ca reer, the results of which are to be seen oh his face. The advent of an infant daughter to the fain - iiy of Mr. de Reuterskiold, Minister of Norway and Sweden in Washington, luis created a sen tuition In diplomatic society then'. The little stranger's mother, attractive in appearance and manner, is n favorite at the national capital, and was godmother to Dorothy Payne Whitney last spring. Princess Irene or Hesse, who is about to marry her first cousin, i’r nee Henry of Prussia, is prettier than most of Queen Victoria's grand daughters. She lias a spirited face, beautiful hair, and a very graceful figure. The young couple will receive from the provincial Diet of Schleswig a magnificent wedding gift—seven painted windows for their palace al Kiel. Queen Christina, of Spain, is not pretty, her face being too heavy and inexpressive; but she has goodness aud t ict enough to make up for lack of beauty. She has fairly conquered the affection of the Sfunish nation, and she loses lto opportunity to do kind deeds. Her last act at Bilbao the other day was to sign a decree cniimuting to penal s'rvitude the sentence of death upon four convicts lying in the prison there. INTERESTING TO THE SLEEPER. All Men and Women. Say the Scien tists, Will Eventually Snore. From the Fireside. It is perfectly true that no one ever heard of a snoring savage. In fact, if the wild man of the woods and plains does not sleep quietly he runs the risk of by his enemy and the scalp of the snoorer would soon adorn the belt of his crafty and more mlent-sleeping ; adversary. In the natural state. th<*n, “natural ! selection*’ weeds out those who disturb th*ir i neighbors by making night hideous with snores. With civilization, however, we have changed all this. The impure air of our sleeping-rooms in duces all manner of catarrhal affections. The nasal passages are the iirst to become affected. Instead of warming the inspired air on its way to the lungs and removing from it tne danger ous impurities with which it is loaded, the nose obstructed. A |>art of the air enters and escapes by way of the mouth. The veil of the palate vibrates between the two currents—- that through tne initially closed nostrils--like a torn sail in the wind. The snore, then, means that the sleeper's mouth is partially open, that his nose is par tially closed, and that his lungs are in danger from the air not l>eing properly warmed and purified. From the continual operation of these causes— increase of impure air in sleeping rooms and permitting habitual snorere to escape killing and scalping-some scientist has pre dicted that in the future all men land women, too,) will snore. It goes along with decay of the teeth and bald hcadedness. How the Ameer Punished an Alarmist. From the Homeward Mail. Some strange stories have been told of the way in which Abdurrahman lords it over his people There is a humor in his way of playing the part of lord absolute which can best be ap preciated at a distance, as the story which has just readied us will show. Not long ago, we are told, the Ameer was sitting in durbar dis cussing pubic affairs. The Home Department had gone through their work. Orders had been introduced to release certain persons from the sorrows of existence, when the durbar suddenly dashed into greater things and began to talk about the English and the Russians. A man who had been lately introduced at court and was not well acquainted with his sovereign's ways, remarked: “Lord of the earth, let peo ple say what they like, but this bumble one has been scanning rhe political horizon with far reauhing eyes, and the Russians are coming." The Lord of tlm earth smiled a sweet smile— some of the old courtiers who knew that smile also smiled—and, turning upon him with the “far-reaching eyes." said: "Rright jewel of our durbar and sun of our understanding, art thou sure of this? “The Lord of the earth is om niscient and knows everything," replied he. ‘■Well, to be sure we do see tilings aud know one or two things, but we are old now. Moreover, yon tree obstructs our view. However, thou art young: gotbou, therefore, climb the tree, watch the cursed Muscovite s movements, and when he is very close upon us come and inform us. The tree is high, so that thou shalt be enabled to see a long way off. ” Forthwith Lh * man was led to the tree and made to climb to the topmost branches. To keep up his courage, if he grew weary of his post, a guard with bayonets fixed was told off to remain near. !t is said the young man felt con siderably elevated by his master's humor, and felt very exhilarated at first: but three days’ contemplation of the beauties of nature, even from such a commanding position, is apt to tire one, and so he fell. They say lie got hurt and died. No one dares to raise alarms in Cabul now. An A1 Fresco Wedding. From the Baltimore Sun. Miss Mary Hurst Purnell, eldest daughter of Littleton B. Purnell, and Dr. Elgin Ralston Lovell Gould, of Washington. D. C.. Statistician in the United States Bureau of Labor, and Lec turer at Johns Hopkins University, were mar ried Tuesday afternoon at Woodland, Baltimore county, the residence of the bride's father. The services were read by the Rev. Andrew Longacre in the open air. under oak and hickory trees of grand proportions. A carpeted platform of about 3u feet square was laid for the ceremony in the centre of a noble grove of forest trees, about 73 yards from the house, from which there was a broad plank walk carpeted. In the centre of this platform stood an altar made of choicest roses and lilies of the valley, the uprights and lower portions l>eing of smilax. In front of the altar were crimson cushions for the marrying couple to kneel on. Over the altar, suspended from the mighty trees by smilax ropes, was the roof of a cottage Bxlo feet, made of flowers of the bright esi hue. Crowning all in large letters were the words in golden rod tiowers, “Heaven's Blessing Upon You." An edging of smilax caused the words to stand out with increased distinctness. About this forest wedding i>latform was a deep edging of cut tiowers, and beyond these another deeper edging of graceful, waving foliage plants of tine proportion. All through the park and on the velvety sward were scattered choice hot house plants, and the display was in the highest degree artistic and effective. Dog of the Regiment. From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal. In the way of reminiscence. Col. Emerson, of Auburn, tells this story of a famous dog that went to war with the Tenth Maine regiment, from Portsmouth: The dog belonged to Nathan Jones, a stable keeper there, and went out with his master and came back at the end of the three months. He jumped into the car occupied by 1 'apt. Emer son’s company, of the Tenth .Maine, as it passed through Portsmouth on its wav to the front, ami the men concealed him lieneath the seats. Telegrams demanding the dog's release were received at Boston, at New York and at Balti more, but the regiment had adopted the Ports mouth canine, ami it would have required more than a telegram to effect his release. He served his time with the Tenth, and came home with that regiment two years later. When the com pany reached Portland two men came down from Portsmouth to reclaim the dog. Two of our boys took t,be dog across country to North Auburn by way of Gray Corner, and tie remain ed at North Auburn till the Twenty-ninth was organised, when he went to the front again with that regiment, with which he met hisdeath at Sabine Cross Roads. He would get terribly excited in a battle, and when the bullets would st ri-t" the ground he would rush aud bark and gnaw savagely at the eartn. Purple Pansies. From Chamber's Journal. Mu- is bo lordly garden ground, Ti’itti winding walks and shady trees, And pleasant nooks, where may be found Sale shelter from too keen a breeze. Oft have I dreamed of such a place. And fenced It well with bolder fancies, And am bat owner, by God's grace. Of just one plat of pucple pansies. Eew other flowers will make their homes So near tile busy, dusty town: The rose to purer dwellings roams. Ands tuns toe factory chimney’s frown. A lilac bush across the wall Brings me a greeting from my neighbor’s, When 1 step out at twilight fall To rest me after weary labors. I linger in my small domain. Or stoop to pluck some cherished flower, And dream myself ill some cool lane, Quaint*"Pleasaunee." or ‘'My Lady’s Bower.” I scarcely miss the gardens fair Of sylvan queen in old romances, .Since I lind heart’s-ease for my care Beside my treasured purple pansies. Novel Use for the Scriptures. From the Host on Transcript. Bible reading in parlors will beafeatute of so ciety diversion snail it be said;-this whiter, aud will taka the place among some of the in tellectual that Browning recitals occupied last year. Readers who may conclude from lliis preface tiutt society is becoming pious, will be disappointed when they learn that the new movement tinds its support among the agnos tics, and that the old Bible will be setec ed sole ly with 'he rhetorical and oratorical possibili ties m its stately language in view. It is un perstood that a young society man who quite distinguished himself as an amateur reader of I Browning, has studied the Psalms this summer | for the purpose of reading them to ears sated , with the ’’Plight of the Duchess” ad "Rabbi i Ben Ezra,” and is very eager for the opening of I the leading season, which usually ilutes from \ Nov. 15. Prom the Psalms he hopes to pro gress to the Book of Job, should society gra | ciously smile upon the bold experi meut in its I tirst phase. Perhaps to a portion of his hearers the Big Veda is more familiar than the holy (fciptures. Money-Making: Fellows. From the Arkansaw Traveler. "Yes, 1 had quite a time in Chicago,” said a Kentuckian, "und, with it all. came in one of getting into a row. While hurrying to catch a train 1 accidentally spit on a fellow. He grabbed hold of me and whirled me around and swelled up, and I thought that my time had come.” 'Whydidn’t you apologize?” ”1 wanted to catch the train, you know, and hadn't time. He was a great big, burly fellow, j and I thought lie was going to mash me, anil J I expect he w ould have done it had not a for- ! tunate idea occurred to me.” "What was it?” "Well. 1 hadn't time to apologize, so I just i banded him a nickel without saying a word. | Instantly his countenance changed. lie smiled, bowed politely and walked away. Money- | making fellows up there, let me tell you.” i ITEM> OF INTEREST. A new Missour post office is named Rcoopus. Connecticut dacons call their cider “orchard tea." The Chinese fr their cucumbers along with chicken. P ippr-sREO cae. sold by New' York bakers, is said to promote seep. The Prince ofWalks is said to be an expert performer on thebanjo. MAssACHi KErrtpays for maintaining her con victs $BOO,OOO a yAr more than they produce. The wheat croj of Oregon is the largest ever known. The suiplus for export will be fully ■425,000 tons. The South S*a Islands, at their last mission ary meeting. rased $1,531 for anew yacht to carry the Gjspe'to New Guinea. The people of this country spend $82,000,000 a year for silks. Leas than hair of it is woven here. The rest runes from abroad. It is claimjsj that th* price of sulphuric acid will soon be re Ucel one-half on account of a discovery recent ly made in England. Many of the Lmisiana and Mississippi colored people who live ii Southern Kansas are cultivat ing cotton with considerable success. The remains oi a boy who was drowned nine years ago. were jound in England recently, and recognized by hiv boots and a tooth. Mac. Patti has ordered a banjo from Mr. Funkenstein, of Liverpool, and it is supposed she intends tc learn to use it herself. There are still 200 colonists at Topolobampo who are suffering for want of food. The Mexi can farmers hive contributed food from time to time. The assesset value of thll property of the South has ineriased over $900,000,000 in the past seven years, orat the rate of about $125,000,000 each year. Carbolic acid is recommended for moisten ing the tools with which metals are worked. The efficiency of the grindstone is said to be greatly increased by this means. A fox that had been kept captive by a Con nect ieut farmer escaped a nights ago. and was found the next morning, caugnt by its chain in a neighbor's hen roost. A Tapleyville (Mass.) man walked two miles to the post office of a neighboring village and back again to get a postage stamp that would not stick exchanged for a good one. Miss Nellie Shaw and Mrs. I. P. Longfellow held the reins in a horse trot at a Maine fair. Miss Shaw's trotter won in 3:42, but the com mittee divided tke purse of $6 evenly. A Gilboa (N. Y. i man has made a queer look ing machine, which he guards with jealous care, lie believes he has discovered perpetual motion. People come miles to see the “machine." The electric motor gains ground so rapidly that it is hard to keep pace with all the new applications. On? of the motors of recent com mereiat introduction is already in use in over 120 industries. Arizona is about to operate a dam which in magnitude surpasses anything in the country. The reservoir will store 15.0)o.ooo.090 gallons of water for irrigatiag thousands of acres of placer and grazing lands A steamship aoint estimates that Americans spend $50,000,000 a year in Europe. He esti mates the number of Americans who cross the ocean annually at about 100.000. The cost of each one will average say $5OO. Two fin back whales were caught in a weir at Campobello, Me., last week, une escaped before low water, but the other was killed. He was twenty-six feet long and four feet through, aud estimated to yield ten or twelve barrels of oil. From government reports just published in England it appears that there are 561,092 per sons engaged in and about mines, of whom 5,568 are females above ground. There was one loss of life during the past year for every 644 persons employed. Eighty years ago society in Turkey forbade women to learn to read. The Sultan has now started schools for women. See what Chris tianity is doing. Geu. Lew Wallace, of ‘ Ben Hur" fame, commends the action of the almost Christian man. The pastor of a colored church in Bradford, Pa., complains that he gets only $372 salary, that there are no perquisites, and that upon the occasion of the only marriage in his church within a year, the Presiding Elder did the job and pocketed the fee. There are now twenty-seven vessels engaged in missionary work in different parts of the world under the auspices of sixteen societies; of these missionary vessels sixteen are running on the coasts or rivers of Africa and six among the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Texas papers say that the Rio Grande is running so low at that place that it is only ankle deep, and that it is expected to drv up alto gether before winter The prospect is contem plated with alarm by the fruit raisers and vitie yarilists of that part of the country. The floating island on Lake Perwentwater, England, has again made its appearance. It came to the surface of the water a year or two ago, near Lodore. after complete submersion for nearly three years. The cause of the phenome non uas never been satisfactorily explained. A Jackson ( Mich.) justice of the peace owns an intelligent spani I that is cunning. When ever he is wandering abroad without his muzzle and spies an officer he hies himself to the neat est alley and puts a tiu can over his nose, keep ing it there until the policeman passes by and the danger is over. Mr. Murphy, of Royaiton, N. Y., and the widow Rogers, of Springbrook, met by chance a few nights ago in the Lockport police head quarters. where he had been taken for druuken ness and she for vagrancy. He |iopped the question through the bars and she gave her con sent. and iu the morning Justice Hickey mar ried them. A young woman of Muskegon, Mich., so an noyed the neighbors by her piano playing that they made a complaint to the police. The mat ter was investigated, and a policeman was sent to tell her she must be more reasonable about, her music. Thereupon she began p'.aying louder than ever, stooping only for refreshments and kept it up until she fell from the piano stool in convulsions. The “Crowner’s quest” over the bodies of the hundred and odd dead from the fire in the Ex eter theal re. censured the authorities for allow ing such a building to be used as a theatre, and added that "the jury unanimously consider the non-supply of any refreshments to them for several li-iurs a blot on the legal system of the country.” The Coroner made them strike this sentence out. and the London pa|*-rs suggest that, w ith so many dead to think aboLt.tke''jury ought to have forgotten its beer. John Bright, writing to a Canada man on the temperance question, says: "The whole ques tion and its solution must depend on public opinion, which may agree to restrictions which are important, but will for a long time, and per haps always, refute the absolute prohibition It seems that II severe system of taxation is almost the only remedy which can be adopted with much hope of success. With Canada and with the temperance party in the United States I bop.- and wish ttiul the temperance cause inuv prosper. J Some YEAF.s ago Secretary Lamar had in his possession a weak looking Jersey bull calf. The drooping i.niinal seemed ready to give up the struggle for life, when its owner conferred nnon It the name “Senator George Graham Vest" 1- roin thru moment the calf began to flourish. Nothing seemed to pull down the "Vest” It grew and w axed si mug. and was finally sold to Senator McPherson, of New Jersey, and became ehiet of his herd, Lust week "Senator George (.rah uii Vest tool; tirst premium at an aeri cultural fair. * Tiil: presents that will be on exhibition at the Vatican during the Pope’s jubilee include an altar sent by the Bolognese commission. It is built of inlaid wood, and objects used in the C’iebration of the mass are of silver gilt or mire gold The whole is valued at $lO.iM). Tin-gilts from the diocese of Milan alone w ill reach the value of *7O 000. A missionary sends fm,B mall skins of two tigers, killed by himself, and the tusk of an elephant, carved in t he form of a pirogue with its rowers. Cantu sends many lace robes, made mostly by little children. Ob jects in opal glass are sent by the parish of St Ambrogjo from Orleans conies a magnificent standard of Joan of Are, embroidered bv noble I! u * 1 rnieess Clotilda, in her retirement at Moucalier-I. embroidered a white satin mZ with gold flowers, for the Pope. A book of the lib* und acts of Leo XIII.. a model o .a m ' and engraving sent from Belgium, s cull"3 "Leo Mil s Book of Gold." A model fa nmniimental organ for St. Peter’s is being ~ ude by Caraille Coll, a celebrated organ maker A colossal cheese comes from a cheese maniifac turer. A cooper sends a large barrel for wne ™,'t r y Duke°Be fl ;r linHn <•• from a poorer vaot - '"ike Scott! presents a finely-chiseled amphora. vuluod at jjkuu. e , 4 BAKING POWDER. 0? PRICER CREAM Its superior excellence proven in millions ot homes for more than a quarter of a century. it is used by the United States Government. In dorsed by the heads of the Great Universities a a the Strongest. Purest and most Healthful. Dr. Price's the only Baking Powder that does not contain Ammonia, Lime or Aium. Sold only in Cans. PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. NEW YORK. CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS. A. R. ALUM AVER A CO. ALT.'IAUJS OFFERINGS' FOR THIS WEEK. DRESS GOODS. IT'NGLISH Suitings, in Novelty Plaids, Stripes j and Checks, double width, elegant goods, all the new fall shades, price 12*4c.; good value ut 20c. Little finer. Yes. here is a lot of Imported Dress Goods, consisting of Plain. Pin Checks and Stripes. 38 inches wide, nobbly styles, at 25c.; positively worth 40e. Please examine. Our stock of Combination Suit® embraces all the latest Parisian aud English ideas, ranging in price from $3 75 to $35. SPECIAL —1 lot of handsome Braided Tricot Combination Suits, very stylish, price for this week $9; sold last week ai sl2 50. SILKS. 1 lot of 25 pieces Heavy Black Gros Grain Silk, cashmere finish, a big bargain, and would be considered cheap at $1 25. We are going to run this lot off at 87**e. per yard DOMESTICS AND FLANNELS. 5 cases 4-4 Bleached Shirting, heavy, soft finish, equal to Fruit of Loom, at Okie. yard. 35,000 yards, double width Unbleached Sheet ing, heavy quality, serviceable goods, at 15c. yard. 5,000 yards Fast Color Calico at 3c. yard. 83 pieces All Wool Red Flannel at 15c. per yard. 35 pieces White Wool Flannel at 30c. per yard. 50 pieces White Shaker Flannel at 10c.; sur prising value. KID GLOVES AND HOSIERY. We are still selling Ladies' 4-Butfcon Swede Undressed Kid Gloves, embroidered back in all the uew tan shades, at 50c. per pair. Not very many left. Come and get a pair. Special lot of Black and Solid Colors Misses’ Ribbed Hose, extra length, double gauge fast colors, have been selling at 45c. Price this week 35c. Examine this lot. JERSEYS—SECOND FLOOR. One lot Ladies’ Black Tailor-made Jerseys, all wool, ext!a tine gauge, superior goods. Price for one week $1; a regular $1 75 Jersey. BOYS’ CLOTHING—SECOND FLOOR. We are particularly “stuck” on our great stock of Boys' and Children's Clothing.' The parents who examine the stock are pleasantly surprised at its magnitude, style and very modest prices. Said one of our patrons yester day: “I nave saved fully S4O ou clothing for my five hoys the last year.” Every parent can echo the sentiment of ouf lady patron if they will give our Boys’ and Children’s Department a trial Boys’ Knee Pants, sizes 4-13, at 35c., 35c. and 50c. School Suits from $! 50 up. DRESS TRIMMINGS AND BUTTONS. Corresponding to our uarivaled stock of Dress Goods and Silk is our great stock of Dress Trim mings. We have just placed on our counters wonderful lines of the newest things for ti e present season. They will be found displayed on u separate counter, which has been devoted to them. Tte stock comprises ail tie latest styles and effects in Beaded Panel Passemen teries. Beaded Ornament Gimps. Braided Sets for waist trimming, Black Mohair Hand-Crochet and Feather Edge Tin eled Braids, Black and Colored Braided Sets at prices thatill astonish. LADIES’ MERINO UNDERWEAR. Our stocK of Ladies', Misses’ and Children's Merino Underwear is now complete at 35c.. 35c., 48c.. 73c., 98c., which we guarantee to be supe rior to any similar good < sold iu this city for 35 percent, more. SPECIAL.—I lot Ladies' Scar let Medicated Vests, pure dye, all sizes, goods that are positively worth $135. Price this week 75c. each. SPECIALTIES FOR THIS WEEK ONLY. 6 cases Indies’ extra fine French Dongola Kid Button Shoes, opera toe, last sizes 24S to 6, C, D and E widths, $1 98; actually wortll $4 60. 3 cases Bid s extra lire Calfskin Shoes, lace and button, $1 48; good value for $3 75. 10 cases Infant's Hand-Sewed Shoes, sizes 2 to 5,35 c.; sold ■ lsewbere for 50c. 14 cases Misses' Pebble Goat Spring Heel School Shoes, sizes 11-3, $1 35; worth S3. 8 cases Gents' Pine Calf Wardwell Hand- Sewed Shoes, lace and elastic, sizes 5 to 10, $3 75: worth $5. Gentlemen's Shoes of all de scriptions and prices. ALTMAYER'S. CLOTHING. Kinder Sorter Amazin’ is the powerful fine display and; Fall and Winter CLOTHING On Our Tables and Arriving. ( 'ENTS’, YOUTHS’, BOYS’and CHILDREN'S l 1 BUSINESS and DRESS SUITS. SCHOOLS! ITS and Durable "ROUGH AND TUMBLES'" for the BOYS. THE JAEGER SYSTEM OF SANITARY UNDER AND OVERWEAR in full supply. Stylish Hats, Furnishings, Hosiery, Etc. 161 CONGRESS STREET. B. H. LEVY & BRO. NEW PUBLICATIONS. The Sunday Morning News OF OCTOBER 9, Will contain the opening chapters of anew story, entitled 1 Romance of Hidionil, By Walter M. Richmond. The serial is No. 28 of the Morning News Library Of stories written by SOUTHERN AUTHORS, and is one of intense interest I lie Sum,ay Morning Nkws is for sale by all newsdealers. Brice, Sc.