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THURSDAY, APRIL 85. 1889.
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Mfstingb— Zeruhbabel Lodge No. 15, F. A A.
M. ; Georgia Hussars; Anniversary Meeting Con
federate Veterans’ Association; Savannah
Cadets.
Special Notices—Notice to Water Takers;
Tybee Lots for Sale, M. J. Solomons; Notice to
Contractors, A. S. Eichberg, Architect; Grocers’.
Attention, Savannah Soap works; A Rare Busi
ness Opportunity in Savannah, M. J. Solomons,
118 Bryan street. Savannah. Ga.; Wedding
Presents, M. Sternberg; Savannah Orphan
Asylum.
Not Only Looks Like a Music House, but is
—Ludden A Rates S. M. H.
Buffalo Lithia Waters— Thomas I'. Goode,
Proprietor.
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Excursion and Basket Picnic to Warsaw
May I—For the Benefit of the Independent
Presbyterian Church.
Unusual Success— Appel A Schaul.
Tennessee Sai.f,s Stables— Charles R. Mot-
Binger.
Owing to the mild winter and to t he early
spring, there are more dowers than usual in
Georgia this year to be placed upon the
graves of confederate soldiers to-morrow.
The Carter divorce case in Chicago has
made it very clear that the handsome and
fascinating Mr. Kyrle Bellew, whose real
name is Higgius, is a very, very wicked
man.
Gov. Alger has not been given a foreign
missiou. and he announces that he will be a
presidential candidate m 1892. President
Harrison should bait a book for bim with
tbe German mission.
The prospects for a great fruit crop in
Georgia this year are excellent. If the
■weather bureau would now be good enough
to predict a succession of heavy frosts for
some time the crop would doubtless be as
sured.
Senator Fassett, of the New York legis
lature, has uot resigned, although he an
nounced that he would remain away trom
the Senate chamber as long as Lieut. U >v.
Jones presided. He nasu't even remained
away. Perhaps this is because he is a re
publican. Republicans haven't gained
much of a reputation for resigning.
At thee ming Royal Agricultural Show in
England, Queue Victoria will be a largo
exhibitor. This doesn't appear to be just
to the other Intending exhibitors. Of courts
the committee on awards will decide in tbe
queen’s f ivor every time. If they should
not, they would probably be raked over the
coals by both the queen an l the people.
If Private Secretary Elijah Halford could
rparo t o time from tbe arduous task of at
tending to replies to the letters of office
seekers. a whistling contest between tnm
and Secretary of State Blame would tie
very iuterestiug, and if a hall could be
secured, such a contest would doubtless bo.
tbe event of the season iu musical matters.
“Johnny aud 1 Are Out" Is the title of a
very interesting story, founded upon recent
events iu Washington, and published the
other day. it relates to Senator John Sher
man ami Senator Matthew Quay. If Sen
ator Sherman can have bis way about it, a
Sequel, “How Matthew aud 1 Made Up,”
will soon appear, but at piesekt Matthew is
uuU disposed to listen to overtures.
Senator Quay has rushed off to Pennsyl
vania, and has left his son, Richard, in
Washington with the bag to hold. Young
Kiuhard does not find the task au easy one.
He reclines on a sofa, and when the
cards of office seekers are brought to bun
be shuts hi* eyes and groans, lie says he is
sick of the business, and yet it gives bim a
sort of notoriety that be api > sto enjoy
very well.
The esteemed Philadelphia Public
Ledger, which is known as tbe good Mr.
George W. Childs’ newspaper, attempts
sometimes to get off a joke. It uever
should. Its Jokes are always of., uitage
of many years ago, although it <!< -n’t fol
low that they are good. It should stand
fast to tbe traditions which It has been
taught. Una of the greatest charms con
nected with it is the air of antiquity which
It carries.
Ex-Senator Bruce of Mississippi has Been
talking about tbe movement to exclude the
colored people from office. Ho Bays it is
worse tbau nonsense; that there ii no
danger of the administration drawing the
color line, and that it is exclusively a dem
ocratic doctrine that a man must be judged
by the color of his skin. And yet this
colored ez-eenator has no doubt noticed
that colored people are getting precious few
appointments under President Harrison.
Ths fact may not trouble hiui very much,
M be is likely to get an office himself.
Florida's Oyster Fisheries.
The legislature of Florida is beginning to
appreciate the importance of making some
1 provision for protecting her oyster iisheries
and for encouraging oyster farming. The
.Senate lias already passed a joint resolution
authorizing the appointment of a committee
; to inspect the oyster beds of the state arid
to report the best course to pursue to pro
mote the oyster industry.
There is no doubt that Florida is greatly
in need of wise laws relating to her oyster
fisheries. She has splendid fisheries of this
kind, and they are tbe source of consider
able wealth, but they aro in danger of
being destroyed. Oyster canning estab
lishments are being located all along her
coast, and the oysters are dredged without
any regard to the laws which control their
reproduction. If somethi gis not done to
preserve the fisheries Florida will have no
oysters for export in a few years.
It is admitted that oyßters thrive remark
ably well along the Florida coast. Indeed,
it is said that they grow much more rapidly
aud fatten much quicker there than on the
New Jersey or Rhode Island coast. If such
laws for the protection of the oyster as aro
to be found in New Jersey, Rhode Island
and Maryland existed in Florida it would
not be long before oyster farming would
be an industry of magnificent proportions
in that state, and would be almost, if not
fully, as great a source of wealth as the
state’s orange groves.
An effort has been made in this state to
get the legislature to enact laws for the
preservation of the oyster in Georgia
waters, aud to direct attention to oyster
farming. Doubtless it will be renewed
when the legislature meets. There are
selfish men in both this state and Florida
who care apparently more for immediate
gain than for the festering of what could be
made a' great industry. Many of those who
are either directly or indirectly interested
in the oyster business in this state or Florida
oppose all legislation relative to oysters that
does not appear to promote their interests.
The legislature of this state, as well as
that of Florida, must take hold of this
oyster question in a way that will indicate
that it means to settle it, not in the Interest
of a few, nor for the benefit especially of
those who ars now engaged in tbe oyster
business, but for tbe good of the people of
the whole state. The oyster laws of New
Jersey and Maryland soem to be wise
ones. They should be taken as models, and
laws enacted that will insure a steady in
crease in tbe value of the oyster fisheries.
An Extra Session Probable.
There does not seem to be much doubt
that there will be an extra session of con
gress in October. The republican loaders
are understood to strongly favor calling
congress together at that time. Their ob
ject is to get ready for the regular session.
The speakership contest, from present in
dications, will occupy considerable time.
Mr. Reed, of Maine, and Mr. McKinley, of
Ohio, are the leading candidates, but neither
of them has a majority, and it is not by any
means certain that either of them can get a
majority. Each of them, however, will be
able to hold his following for a good long
time with the hope of securing the votes of
tbe less prominent candidates. If this hope
is not realized someone may be chosen
speaker who is not now prominently men
tioned for the place.
Tbe republicans have about determined to
change tbe rules so as to take from the
inicority much of the power it now enjoys.
It is safe to say that the rules will not be
changed in a hurry. The democrats will
make a d-sperata fight to prevent any
change. The republican minority in the
last congress had the benefit of
the present rules, and it is not
easy to see why the democrats in
tbe present congress should not. It is true
that they give the minority extraordinary
power, but tt is a question whether the
minority shouldn’t have a good deal of
power. Iu tbe present House the minority
will be only eight less than the majority
after the el- ctions in the four new states
soon to lie admitted into the union.
One of the strongest reasons the republi
cans give for an extra session is the ueces
blty for settling the contested election casss
before the regular session. There are a
good many of these cases, aud the most of
them are from tbe south. It is undouDtodly
the purpose of the republicans to decide
every case they dare to in favor of the re
publican contestant in order to increase
their majority. A republican contestant
who 1* dele*ted will have a very Lad case
indeed. If an extra see non is called it will
doubtless run close up to the regular se*-
sion. Indeed, it would not be surprising if
congress should continue iu session uutil the
holidays.
It was announced a few weeks ago by a
negro woman living in Springfield, 111.,
that ou April 22 she would turn water into
wine. Outbe day named a crowd of 500
people assembled to see her perform the
miracle. The woman had arrayed herself in
a bridal suit, and she wore a wreath upon her
brow aud a hunch of peach blossoms 0.1 her
breast. Au ft-gallou stone jar was filled
with fresh water, ami the w man began to
pray that it might be turned into wine.
Tbeu the audience sang, after which the
woman prayed again. This was kept up
uutil nearly everybody proient was hoarse,
and then the water was passed around, each
person taking a sip, to see If the taste of
win© could be detected. It couldn’t, and
500 people wont to their homos with the
conviction that they had made fools of
themselves. What sort of civilisation is it
that exists in that part of the country?
The New York Aye, published aud edited
by oulored iusu, is uot pU-asiHl with tbe
I’resident’s policy, as it see lus to have been
outlined toward the colored ollK-e seekers,
and it sayh bat tbe attitude of the republi
can press tbe quetiou is cowardly. The
Age says; "No quarter was given to south
ern democrats m the republican platform,
and wo rut use to give them any now."
The President, however, teems disposed to
give some southern protectionist democrats
very plea-ant quarters, to the exclusion of
too them ooior#i republicans. Unfortu
nately for the colored people, tue Age is uot
conducting this administration.
New York is making ready to entertain
tbe big crowd ot people who will be there
next week. The Herald publishes daily,
free of charge, n lut of private bouses
where rooms can be reuted upou applies
cation, aud the list is being rapidly in
creased. New York doesn't propose to
have it said of her that she couldn’t enter
tain any crowd, no matter how big, that
might pay her a visit
The coolness existing between Senator
Quay aud Senator Sherman enabled the
weather bureau to make a correct predic
tion. Of court© everybody knew that the
thermometer would fall.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. APRIL 25, 1889.
Canal Companies in Court.
The Maritime Canal Company of Nica
-1 ragua, which obtained a charter from the
S last congress, .is defendant in a lawsuit
which, from present indications, will have
to be settled before the work of building a
canal across Nicaragua can be begun. The
plaintiff in the case is the American, At
lantic and Pacifio Canal Company, which
was organized in 1849, and which, at that
time, obtained important concessions from
the Nicaragua government. The most im
portant of these concessions was the exclu
sive right of constructing a canal across
Nicaragua. The American, Atlantic and
j Pacific Company became a power
ful corporation, built a railway
j iu Nicaragua and transferred freight and
passengers beween the two oceans. The
concessions it received were annulled sev
eral times by the Nicaragua government,
but were restored on the payment of lat*ge
sums of money. In 1868 all concessions
were finally annulled, aud the property of
the company seized by the government of
Nicaragua.
The company has begun suit in a New
York court for an injunction prohibiting
the Maritime Canal Company from open
ing the subscription books, or selling its
stocks and bonds, or attempting to con
struct a canal across Nicaragua, and pend
ing a decision of the suit it asks for a pre
liminary injunction.
As the American, Atlantic and Pacific
Company has done nothing for twenty
years indicating its intention to utilize its
Nicaragua concessions, it. would seem as if
it had lost whatever rights it had. The
company, however, says that it has always
been ready to carry out its part of its agree
ment with the Nicaragua government,
been prevented from doing so by
that government. It does not intend to
give up any of the rights it may have in
Nicaragua, and us there is a number of
wealthy men among its members the pros
pect for an interesting legal fight is excel
lent It is quite safe to say, however, tbst
the Maritime Canal Company has been well
informed of the claim of the American,
Atlantic and Pacific Company all along,
and its plans will hardly be seriously in
terfered with by the injunction suit.
Homesteads in the South.
Of course a great many people who
hoped to obtain homesteads in Oklahoma
are disappointed. It could not be other
wise since there are only 7,000 or 8,000
homesteads in that country which are really
valuable, ana many times that number of
people are seeking to get them.
There are many other homesteads in dif
ferent parts of the United States, however,
which can be easily obtained at very little
cost. Public lands in nineteen states and in
eight territories are open to settlement, but
the rush for them isn’t very great. No doubt
some of them are as valuablo as those of
Oklahoma, and they have been surveyed
accurately aud the titles to them are un
questioned.
Some of these lands are distributed as fol
lows; In Alabama, 32,462,115 acres; in Ar
kansas, 33,410,063 acres; in California, 100,-
992,640 acres; in Colorado, 66,880,000 acres;
m Florida, 37,931,520 acres; in Illinois, 35,-
465,093 acres; in Indiaua, 21,637,760 acres;
in lowa, 85,228,800 acres; in Kansas, 51,770,-
249 acres; in Louisiana, 28,731,090 acres; in
Michigan, 36,128,649 acres; in Minnesota,
53,459,840 acres; in 'Mississippi, 30,179,840
acres; in Missouri. 41,836,961 acres; in Ohio,
25,581,976 acres. It will be seen that in the
five southern states of Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi
there are 162,715,528 aores of public lands
open to settlement. With proper care and
cultivation a great part of these lands
would, doubtless, yield excellent crops, and,
besides, they are situated in progressive
states, where many of the trials and hard
ships incident to life in Oklahoma would
not be experienced. Wby shouldn’t there
lie somewhat of a rush to tbe public lands
in the south?
Increasing Expenses.
Ex-Gov. Warmotb, ot Louisiana, said
in au interview in Washington the other
day that the tariff bill which the repub
licans of tbe Senate passed in the last con
gross would not be passed in this congress
without very great m idiflcatious. In fact,
he thought it was doubtful if the repub
licans would attempt to reduce tbe revenues
by cutting down the tariff on sugar or any
thing else. Iu bis opinion the expenditures
would be so much Increased that all the
present revenuos would be needed.
It begins to look as if his opinion were a
sound one. For instance, Postmaster Pear
son of New York died the other day, and
Mr. James, who is temporarily occupying
tbe office of postmaster of that city, says
that the force of every department is 20
|ier cent, below what it should be. Mr.
l’earson never cimplained that he hadn't
force enough to run the office, and it is cer
tain that be gave geueral satisfaction.
Mr. Tanner, the commissioner of pen
sins. reversed a decision of ex-Commis
sioner Black the other day, and it is esti
mated that bis act will put 20,000 additional
names on the pension roll and will Increase
the pension burden $14,ik)0.009 annually.
In fact, Mr. Tanner, It Is reported, has
boasted that before he got through with
the pension office, the country would be
paying more than $100,000,000 a year to
pensioners, even if there were no further
pension legislation.
These instances are sufficient to show that
the republicans propose to shut off the agi
tation for a reduction of the tariff by so
increasing expenses that all the revenues
collected under the present tariff will be
needed to meet them. Will they succeed
in stopping the agitation! it it hardly
possi ble.
The Boston Ulobt sent 2,100 letters to
people iu New Hauipsnire, asking for infor
mation concerning the probatde outcome of
the senatorial contest iu that stats. Of
that number 2,000 were scat to prominent
republican* and 190 to prominent demo
crats. Thus far 1,787 answers have been
received, and in 1,689 of them the opinion
was expressed that ex-Senator Chandler
would be re-elected. Most of the republi
cans who answered said in effect that they
thought Chandler was a model official and
a patriotic gentleman, which shows that
tbe miuds of New Hampshire republicans
are vary much warped.
Speaking of the tendency on the part of
the people to oompare President Harrison’s
administration with that of President
Cleveland, the Chicago Inter-Ocean siys:
“There is nothing that several million
American voters desire more than that
President Harrison shall be comiiared
with his predecessor." The several million
voters spoken of no doubt comprise those
who voted for Mr. Cleveland last year, and
who, by the way, outnumber by 9S.JJO
those who voted for President Harrison,
CURRENT COMMENT.
Hardly.
From the New York World (DtmA
Tho President who appointed John Wana
maker to a cabinet office as a reward for
tne biggest corruption fund, and who appointed
C ornelius Van Cotfc postmaster for this city as a
sop to the ”i>oys,’’ can hardly pone successfully
as a champion of high principle in politics.
A Polygamlst’a Experiences.
From the Baltimore American (Rep )
A polygamist in Georgia married for his first
Miss Gunn, but treated her so badJy that
sue went off with a startling report. After sev
eral other matrimonial experiences he returned
to beg her forgiveness, but being fir*' 1 by wrath,
sue gave him a point blank discharge which
landed him in jail, where he is now laid up for
extensive re-pairing.
Now It’s the Sheriff’s Turn.
From the Philadelphia Record ( Dem .)
The political stumpers are no longer eho itiner
w P£ J b*ction in Berks county, but the county
sheriff keeps up the racket He is closing out
the assets and selling “protected” farms udder
the hammer for what they will foiob at
forced sales. Meantime the stampers ar* hang
ing around Washington awaiting a division of
the spoils.
Somethin® About Judge Tourareo.
From the tfashvUle American (Dem.)
Tourgee was one ot the carpet-baggers, who
came south to prey upon the southern people
during the days of reconstruction, and lias re
turned to the north to s andor them now that
he can no longer plunder them. He finds that
them is still considerable bitterness and sec
tional hate among the peopie north of Mason
and Dixon’s line, and he is trying to make a liv
ing out of it.
BRIGHT BIT&
Josephine Bedukd, the faster, claims that she
has lived on electricity seven years. But so lias
Edison, and supported his family, too. —Albany
Journal.
What is a dude, anyway? He is the graceless
Ron of Egotism and Stupidity; his sisters arc
Vanity and Heartless ness. There is ouly one
thing to praise about him, and that is be lives
in harmony with the rest of the family. —Texas
Siftings.
Mas. Manhattan— But what a hopelessly
vulgar lot those Joneses are! Why, I hear that
Mr. Jones pays ad of his bills m cash, and Mrs.
Jones, to rny personal knowledge, will go shop
ping for a pair of gloves and carry them home
herself '.—Life.
Languor op Those Who Linger.—“ Anything
else, sir?”
Belated Traveler to Bermuda—Aw, yes,
a-another bottle. Snodkins, and, ah, you might
seweam or—a—something. I—a—believe some
body fell into the a—water, just now.— Time.
Kxv. lleber Newton thinks the world needs a
uew religion. If he refers to a brand of theology
that will permit a young man to attend a
church fair without being seduced into paying
$T> for a 10-eent pin cushion he will find many
persons to agree with him in his belief.— Norms
town Herald.
Considerate.— Mosheim— Hey’ Sohwartz
hund, vere you go away so gvick alretty before
dot subber?
Schwartzhund—Schnelgolt, do vaten maker,
yust cum up stairs mil his bants bust iu hallaf.
1 sell ’em to him yesterday, a bargain. Maybe
he feel bad uud don’t vant to seem me alretty,
ain’t it? — Life.
Gaston- That rascal Z. asked me just now to
lend him 100 francs.
Gustave—Did you lend it?
Gaston—Certainly not; he already owes me
that amount.
Gustave— Perhaps be wished to pay vou.
Gaston—That’s so. I never thought of that.
What a foot I was! — America.
A Reception to Nobility.—British Tourist (in
Park Row restaurant) -W&itah, you may bring
me oystabc wabs dipped In oil, terwapin wagout,
Swiss bwead and a pint of Yellow Label!
Tne Waiter (with an excess of veneration) —
Say, Jimmy, tell dor Spoolers ter strike up
‘God Save d’ Queen. L)’ Prince f Wales is
came! — Puck.
Thought He Saw a Difference.— " Maria, do
you remember ttiat fine dinner y >u got up all by
yourself on the Jay I asked you to be mine?”
"Yea, indeed, George."
‘‘Everything was splendid.”
“lain sure it was. ”
"Ah. I wish yonr mother was living with us
now, Maria.’’— Puck.
Too Good.— Customer—Say, this rifle you *old
me yesterday is no good.
Dealer What is the matter with it?
Customer -it shoots too accurately.
Dealer—Why, isn’t that iust what you want?
Customer—l guess uot. I'm the proprietor of
a shooting gallery, and I give prizes tef those
who score tie highest number of points.—
Yankee Blade.
Prof. Bonus—l am so sorry you weren’t here
tills afternoon, Miss Gladys, to hear my paper
on Assyrian bas reliefs. The deep attention
with whiel) it was Usteued to for over two hours
was ifuite remarkable.
Miss Gladys—Ah, sir.it was an all-wise aDd
merciful providence that kept me away. Other
wise, 1 assure you, I should have been here.
Buffalo Courier.
Wife (time, midnight)—Pretty time of night
for you to come home—and in such a condition,
too
Husband—M’de&r, its (hie) only fright. I
stepped in at zee mlchrospic s’iety rooms and,
mi ilear, 1 looked at shome water in michros
cbope, rui dear—zhe water we drink, mi dear;
aud, sure zi live, mi'dear, I show it full of
snakes. Mershy on me! Zhe ’em yet. —New
York Weekly.
PBRBONAU
Assistant Secretary of State Wharton,
who tx)k the oath of office recently, is a Har
vard graduate, au enthusiastic protectionist and
a loyal Blaine inan. He and Representative
Henry Cabot Lodge were prominent among the
very few members of the Somerset Club of
Boston, who resisted tbe mugwump wave of
18!J7 Mr Wharton is a society mao, quiet, cul
tured, full of tact, and possessing a certain
cold m ‘ms peculiar to his character a* a Bostonian
and Harvard man.
By the Hamilton turnpike, in Hamilton
county. Ohio, ami on the way from College Hill,
stands a large sycamore tree that was planted
there in 1882 by Alice anil Phoebe Cary. They
were then 8 tind 12 years old, aud coming home
from school one day the/ saw a small tree a
farmer had grubbed and thrown away In the
road. This they planted and cared for as
children will, and now the tree flourishes, and
every one who passes by stops under it for a
moment’s shade, and whenever the I’ary sisters
went to that part of the couotry they paid a
visit to their tree.
Dr. von Bci.ow is a very nervous man, as
every one knows, aud as most artists are. At a
recent perfoi m iuc* in New York, relates the
Crtltc. il was noticed that he left, the stage iu
the middle of the piece, and telurned wifh a
*talv art mechanic who moved the piano some
di lance to Ihe Lift aud that he then sat down
and finis ied the perforrnuuce 1 h.tve learned
since what the difficulty was. The d<sy was
warm and the theater warmer, an l a bi.lv who
sal directly Iu ths range of Ids vision was fan
ulng herself vigorously-against tiiuo! He sal 1
that if had only kept time with tbe muoc
he could have >t od it. but her false beat nearly
drove him frantic.
About twenty years ado I was talking with
Mr Bright in tbe smoking room of the of
Commons, relate* Henry Labouchere. He was
going to speak later on In the evening, and he
bad a larg* roll -f note* which he was looking
through ”1 never learnt a speech but once.”
he *aiJ, “and men I did not remember it hut 1
consider that 00 oue ought to address the* House
on an uup rtant issue without thoroughly got
ting the subject into his bead and kuowing how
he intend* t<* treat it.” "You write down some
passage*," l said, pointing to trie u >i*e. • Yea,”
he replied, "li . otherwise l might say more
than ( bail intend'd.” Arid men bo teuton r<
explain that hi* greatest diflleuliy in mastering
the art ot which he nad become such a master
had beet, to acquire the habit, of bjieskiru:
slowly ‘Y -u Should not make pauses between
words and sc euces,” ue went on to say, ‘ hut
pronounce clearly and distinctly every sylla
ble. ”
Twkniveioht years ago. wtien Charles Dick
ers wits invited t<> stand for FiUMMir}’. he replied
tin “nothing would Induce him to nflVr himself
as a parliamentacy representative of that ftiaco,
or of anyotner under tne sun, adding, ‘‘l <i
clfir*> that, an to all matters on tb-? face of tins
teotuim; earth, it t mo that the House
of Commons and parliament altogether is t>e
come junt tb* dreariest faiiuie And auiunce
tout ever botnered tins much- Dot iso red world.”
A good many Kngjishmeo of tne pres mt day
are of the same opinion. Not so, however, too
great novelist's youngest sou, Mr Edward Bui
wer Lvtton Dickons, wtio, according to recent
advices from New South wales, is by this time
a member >f parliament at the antipodes The
contrast between father and ton is strongly
marked. In than one t’harles
Dickens repeatedly gar*' expression to the hope
that he should make "every man in KngUnd
feel something of tbe contempt for parliament
that he had.”
Indies are greatly bonefltod by the use
of Angostura Bitters, tbe Mouth Amen can
tonic of Dr. J. G. b. Siegert £ bous. Ask
your druggist.
A New Wav of Spelling.
From the Kingston Freeman.
Not long a,to a public spirits teacher in a
Kingston school talked for a short time to her
class of small scboUri on the subject of
“\N nshington,” and then told Them to write
upon their slates what they could remember of
what she had told them, and submit the com
positions to her. One little girl was quite
vexed because her teacher laughed heartily
when she examined her slate, and told her to
take the slate upstairs to Miss . The little
miss said: “1 did so. and then she laughed t >,
just because I spelled United States *You
nighted States.' ‘Y-o-u’ spells you, don't it?
and ‘n i-fj-h-t' spells night, sod ‘e-d’ spells the
j rest of it. and and”- with pouting lips —“it
spells United State**, and that’s the only way I
knew bow to make it.”
An Order Hard to Fill.
From the Youths' Companion.
A Vermont photographer relates the follow
ing SAlusinK conversation which he had one day
wu/i a would-be customer, a countryman, who
walked into the studio, and began examining
the photographs.
••What’s that a picter of?” he inquired, hold
ing up a photograph of the sun.
4 That’s a picture of the sun,” the artist re
plied. “I took several views of its surface a
few days a. o.”
“riho!” said the visitor. “Aint the sun sev
ennl million miles away?”
“Yea," replied the photographer, “hut that
d->n*t nrcko aoy difference. We get good views
of if just the same.”
“Wal, that beats me!” said the countryman.
“You're jest tb* man I want. Jest give me a
ph’ter of my brother Sim, and I'll wait for it
an’ pay ye what ye ask, ’lowin' it's reasonable.”
“Certainly, sail the photographer, “bring
your brother along.”
“I can’t,” said the other
“Why, where is he ? 1 can't take his picture
if he ain’t here.”
“Wal, he's in Boston.”
“You don't think I can get his picture with
him in Boston, do you?” asked the photog
rapher.
“Wal, I don't see why.’ answered the man,
“Vept you’re an impostor. You can fcak * a
likeness of the sun millions of miles off, an'
yet you can’t take Sim a)0 mile away. You
can't impose on us countryfolks like that!” and
he walked away in disgust.
“The Pick o' the TlflTanJfs.”
Matt. OH., in New York World.
The postman brought me a letter,
Signed “Mrs. Maude de Miffaneso,”
Saving she’d send me a something—
fufact, “The pick o’ the Tiffany’s.”
I had done her & favor, down south
(Before she became “Mrs. Miffaneso").
But too slight to warrant or merit
Her sending “the pick o' the Tiffany's.”
Of course l was highly elated.
And as curious as all the Epiphanies;
I mentally wondered what treasure
Could be “t! • pick o' the Tiffany's.”
Thought of diamonds, statues and paintings—
How her husband (the autique MifTaaese),
Being wealthy, could well afford
To give her her “pick o' the Tiffany’s.*’
BfcNext day, by express, came a box
Containing a card of the Miffanese,
And in an inner ease, sure enough.
Was a—well—“the pick o’ the Tiffany 's.”
What was it? Well, *twas—engraved:
“To Matt—from Maude de Miffauese.”
And an exquisite piece of work
Was this—“the pick o’ the Tiffany’s.”
To be plain, ’twos a golden toothpick,
And encased in a golden sheath;
But about as much use to me as an anchor,
For 1 haven't got any teeth ! ! !
Pennies as Legal Tenders
From the Washington Post.
The action of that New Jersey bank in dump
ing $4,000 in silver on its floor in payment of its
checks in the hands of a rival institution brings
up the question of legal tenders. Gold has
always beeu legal tender in the United States.
With a brief interval previous to the passage of
the Bland act, silver dollars have been also.
Greenbacks are, but gold and silver certificates
are not, except on customs, taxes ami public
dues. National bunk notes are not le s :al ten
ders, and can be, and have often been refused in
payment of debts. Subsidiary coin is legal ten
der only in limited quantities.
A gentleman went to the stamp window of
the post office in a neighboring city ami called
for 100 1 ceut stamps, tendering lu payment 100
1 cent pieces.
“Those are not legal tender in any such
amounts," growled the stamp clerk. “I refuse
to acc. pt them.”
“You do, eh?” answered the gentleman.
“Well, give me one stamp,” at the same time
shoving out a penny. The stamp was forth
coming.
“Now. give me a stamp.” He got it.
“Another stamp. ”
“Now another ”
“Bee here,' said the clerk, “how many stamps
do you want? You are keeping twenty people
waiting.”
“Oh. I always keep within toe law,” responded
the gentleman. “ Another stamp, please. Pen
nies are not legal tender in large amounts. An
other stamp.”
And he shoved out his pennies and purchased
stamps one at a time till he got his hundred
But the clerk was cured. Pennies are legal
tender at his window in barrel lots.
He Thought It Was Very strange.
From the New York Star.
E* Congressman George West of Ballston
Spa tells a geod story of ex-President Cleveland
which serves to illustrate the latter s regard for
the public service. The congressman's friend
and companion in arms. Hon Neil Gilmour,
bad at his suggestion after leaving the com
fortahle berth of state superintendent of public
instruction applied to the late President Ar
thur for a judgeship in one of the western terri
tories. With “Uncle George's” backing he
managed to get it. When Cleveland became
President. Gilmour was one of the first to hand
in his resignation. He was all the more aux
ious to have it accepted as he had scured a fine
opening in New York.
Secretary Lamont in a brief letter intimated
that he should bide his time, ami that before
long a good democrat would take his place.
Three months went by, and Uilmour received
no information regarding his resignation. He
wrote to nis friend West, asking him to see Mr
Cleveland and obtain bis releaae from western
wilds.
I’he congressman (lid so.
“I have a particular favor to ask of you, Mr.
President,” said he when he met the execu
tive.
“What is it?” queried the President shortly,
looking in astonishment at the audacious re
publican. who he thought had come to ask for
an official favor.
“Well, sir,” returned the up-country states
man. “most people come here to you asking
you to put men in office. I come here to ask
you to take one out of office, a nice snug place
worth $3,000, and just fit for some go >d demo
crat ”
••Oh, you mean Mr. Gilmour’s place replied
the President. • Weil. I can't acospt his rasig
nation just yet. 1 will in a month or two, who i
1 atit sure 1 have the right man for the place ”
“DM you ever hear of such a thing?” sail
“Uncle George,” in his broad Yorkshire dialect;
a party leaior refusing to take a good office
when lots of men were hungering for it!”
Washington's Early Love.
From the Richmond Dispatch.
The letter, of which the following 14 a copy
yellow with ace ami worn apart at the edge of
the folds. Is in the p >inet*moil of Gov. I.ee It is
a missive lu which Washington ape iks of love,
mill it goes to show what is well known to
history, that he who *as ’ first in war. first iu
peace, first in the hearts of his country men,'*
was not a ladimP favorite, It was* written when
W ashiagton was years of ago.
According to many account* tins modest youth
made three attempt* b -tore he could get a lady
to accept him It is said t at lie in vum ad
dre*Med Mias Bet tie Fantleroy, Mias >lry Gary
Ambler and Miss Lucy Grimes and finally foun I
success, and Imppiue*#. too, in his courtship of
the Widow Oust is.
The father of his country, an he turned out to
be, iinpostog a was Ins character and pres
ence, was rather a sol inti looking personage,
ami at the date a hen Mt'S Pailllfroy declined
Ins attentions, was long and lean, and rod from
opeu-air life and exercise as a surveyor and I
ditto hunter but ho bad beeu hiv i iu excellent
society and was a m-II mannered. Courteous and
gentle man though if lie. was at that a *** what
most youths are, his feet and nails stuck out
with too much bigness and promiueuce. liis
hair approached a shade not far removed from
van diu ess.
Whether this letter was to the father or some
other r*ar relative of the girl, whether Wash
ington *v<*r reuowrd bis suit, as lie v\ roro he
would do. and wi at became of his 1 idy lore,
arc all interesting questi,.us.
May *O, lifki—Sir: 1 should have been down
before ( us. but my huamess in Fredericksburg
and itain-d me somewhat ioiKer than [ expected,
and immediately upon iy return from thence I
was tak*n with a violent pleurisy, winch re
duced me very low. but propose as soon as I re
cover mv strength to wait ou Miss Bette in
hopes of a reconsideration of the former cruel
sentence, uud to *etf I raooot obtain a decision
in my favor. 1 have enclose*l a letter to her,
which l should be much obliged to you for the
delivery of it I have noth tug to add but uiv
best- respH'ta to your good ludy and family, and
that I am. air, y r most ob‘d t, bumble servant.
O Washington.
William Fantlervy , Sr., Es<j , in Richmond.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Some *2.'o residents of the city of Somerville.
Mnss . arc petitioning the railroad commission
ers to have the blowing of locomotive whistles
at various crossings stopped. The railroad is
willing, but under the law has no authority to
j take the initiative.
A Port Huron barber has found great profit
in the pigs in clover puzzle, as it helps him hold
customers who claim they can’t await their
| turn. “Just try that,” he says, soothingly,
thrusting the puzzle into their hands, and when
Gi gets ready to shave 'em they're in the shop
I yet you bet.
Crown Prince Franz of Austria i3 studying
hard at the new duties which have now become
his through the death of his cousin. Archduke
Rudolph. His demeanor is one of courtesy and
dignity aud he has dismissed from his circle all
the voung men of light habits who were for
merly his associates.
It is told of a Boston man that he admired a
fine painting of a house and grounds skirted by
a pretty river, but that ha would not buy it
until the artist removed the house to a hill to be
especially painted for that purpose, became he
did not think it would be healthy to live in a
house so near a river.
A few days ago George Saxton, a messenger
toy of one of the Western Union Telegraph
offices in Philadelphia, made a wager that lie
could walk from Broad and Chestnut streets to
Bristol, Pa., and back in one day. He ao
complished the fear in 10 hours and 40 minutes.
The distance traveled was 4) miles.
Both branches of the Ohio legislature have
adopted a resolve submitting to the people an
amendment providing for biennial elections.
The election in off years in Ohio is especially
superfluous, because only the mi lor state officers
are elected, and the people are ueedlessly per
turbed and the state put to useless expense.
Andrew Carnegie tells Pittsburg people that
as soon as the Allegheny library building is
completed, he will give bis attention to the
$500,000 public library which he promise 1 the
cuy. Mr. Oarnegi * is inclined to believe that
more good can l>e accomplished by smaller
branch libraries than by one large structure.
The twenty-four hydrographical rock marks
along the west coast of Sweden show that the
land in that part hits risen about 0.5 centimeter
during'rhe last half cefitUry. The rising is in
contestable, but varies in different localities,
amounting to almost nothing in some places
ami to m ire than one meter during the century
in others.
Mr. Strauss, the United States minister to
Turkey, has again performed n important
service by securing from the Turkish grand
vizier an order to tn governor general of Da
mascus and Beirut to re-open American mis
sionary schools, recently closed iu those prov
inces. and not to interfere with those schools
without referring complaints to Constanti
nople.
In an article on German universities in the
Journal of Education , L. R. Kiemm quotes a
popular professor as saying: “Americah stu
dents are quick in perception, but they lack the
thorough preparation which we require. Many
of them speak German very indifferently.
Though they work hard and wit a praiseworthy
zeal, they tail to derive the highest benefit
from our lectures on account of their scanty
familiarity with the German idiom.”
Some weeks ago Russell Rice, a farmer at
Scottsburg, Ind., found a nest of five young
squirrels in the woods and took them home and
placed them in care of the family cat. The cat
at once adopted the squirrels and raised them
in the same manner as she would have done her
own young. The squirrels are now half-grown
and deeply attached to their foster-mother, and
when separated from her the other day and
placed iu the courtyard park, they acted almost
likH kittens, but are now fast learning tp climb
the trees in the manner of their nature. v
AmztHa Elkins began housekeeping at Sey
mour, Ind., fifty-four y**ars ago with a young
and Jiandsome bride, with whom he lived
happily for a time. Fourteen years later, at a
church meeting, he and his wife, Hannah, quar
reled, whereupon he deserted her and his chil
dren and went to lowa. He has lived there
since without communicating with his wife or
friends. Several weeks ago he returned sud
denly and began proceedings in court
for a divorce, which was denied him. He is 73
years old, hearty, rich and well preserved His
wife is past 73 and is totally blind. They have
grandchildren married.
A Gainesville, Tex , special says: “A
strange historical discovery was made in a cave
on the Red river, in Montague county, on Fri
day, by Henry Stewart and John Wilson, two
citizens of the county The cave was well
knowp lh the neighborhood, aud Stewart and
■\yjU</n had frequently visited it before. On
entering it last week they noticed a hoi# in one
corner that resembled the work of a wild cat
after some burrowing animal. A circular bit of
stone was found at the b >ttom of the hole,
which, upon being removed, exposed an earthen
jar. The jar was dug ud, and when opened was
found to contain a yellow faded manuscript
which the men could not decipher The dis
covery caused a sensation in the county, an 1
the manuscript was inspected by a score of
men, but no one could translate it. A Latin
Scholar was finally found, who. after bard
work, furnished a r >ugh translati n The letter
purported tube written by Dom Pedr > Marques,
and was dated Oct 20.1542. It set. forth that
in obedience to the orders of Charles V an ex
pedition was sent to rescue t!m nando D * Soto
and his friends. The expedition landed in the
new world on April 27, composed of ill men.
The? traveled until 200 miles southeast of the
cave, when the Indians killed sixty three ram.
Tiie expedition then tried to reach the Spanish
colony in Mexico founded by Cortes, and, fear
ingthat it would never reach New Sonin, left
the letter in an earthen jar in the cave for
friends who should follow. The supposition is
that action of the Weather and water bu-id the
jar.
A Philadelphia actress exiiresaed hrt-elf in
most indignant ti*rnis about the subject of the
latest interview with Mrs. Langtry. The Lily
was reported as saying in part “t should like
to warn ladies against usingcocaine unless ad
vised to by a physician. 1 kept spraying it up
my nose to get relief and because the sensation
was pleasant, but I soon discovered that it
affected my heart and 1 had a narrow escape
from nervous prostration. Now, I know that
many of my lady friends are becoming habit u
ate Ito the use of cocaine, and I wish to warn
them before it is too late, It is one of those
habits which creep on people unawares."
“The impression crested by the whole inter
view,” declared the local actress, “is that many
of us are addicted to the use ot opium, morphia,
cocaine and such things. I guess Mrs. Langtry’s
lady friends who are becoming habituate 1 to the
use of cocaine are not to be found in the dramatic
profession. If they are there are not many in
danger for she hasn't many such friends Those
of us who did not step down off social pedestals
on to the stage, but had to work our way up
from small parts, nave never been accustomed
to spending our time squirting cocaine up our
noses for the pleasure of the seusation. For
this very gratuitous statement to her la Iv
friends Mrs Langtry gets a little more free ail
verhslng from the interviewer, but please don't
use my name in this talk, for it is not for the
purpose of geltiug it in the paper. I would like
to give .Mrs Langtry a little free advice, how
ever If she will drop cocaine and Freddie 0 m
hardt—or tnarry him-and billiards and fast
horses and speculations, she might find time to
learn how to act.”
The New York Commercial Bulletin said the
other day: “With the object of establishing a
school of weaving, a number of silk merchants
and others interested in the development of the
ailk Industry met on Saturday afternoon in the
office of the Silk Association of America Will
lam Strange, after the meeting had h .n called
to order, said that the id a of establishing a
weaving school had been talked of by men -n
gaged hi the silk trade for many years, nut at
no time was the necessity for the organization
so apparent as at meaent. Max .laegerhuber
sai l Hint while the Unit' and Sta.es was second In
no'it tier country In .the matter of elementary
amt classical traiuittg.it was sadly deficient in
tile matter of technical education, even more
so than the Iti-igiilffcatit K ll ropesll coun
tries The chief cause of this was that
the Steady How of immigration brings us
skilled workmen, and that tho spir It of Ameri
can independence objects to paternal govern
inent, such as naturally fosters trade schools.
Joseph both said that the average American
young man was probably the up dm I'telligrnt
in the world, but lie did not like, as a general
rue, to leurn a trad He would rather be a I
Clerk or an insurance arent than a skilled la 1
• orer. Mr. Loth thought tbit much orim* whs '
to lie traced to tlie fact that young men were 1
driven to steal simply because thev bad no 1
trade, Mr. strange %vs appointed tempo rare i
chairman and Briton Richardson seen- ary.
The chairman was author!/, and to appoint a uo n
mittee of five for the purpose of ornugbiing a
ooustitii'i.in and taking such other means as
might la* necessary t.o form a permanent or
ganization. The committee will present Its re
port m a week.
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