The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, January 06, 1892, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Text4 OelfHorningHetos --- - . V -g N-“a ' Ga. yiDSKSDAY, JASPABU 6, 1898. Repisfeved at the Ptmtoj/U* in SkMM '"The MolUlliro News is publish"! every day in the vear. an.l is serves to subscribers is the city at 2.' c*nt a stei. 51 b' a month, $s 00 for six montha and $1" 'KJ for one year The Mo km vo St*!, by n.at , one month, J; 00; three months, $2 50; six month*, sr, (; one year, $lO 00. ~ , . The Moh vivo News, t y mai. six times a week (without Sunday issue , three month*, i- 00; di month*. 14 i*i; one year, $v 00. The Morwino News. Tri-Weealy, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tuesday's, There days and Saturdays, three mouth*. $1 25; six months, $2 JO; one'year, j 6 00. The Scvdat News, by mail, one year, $2 00. The Weekly News, by mall. one year. $lO5. Subscription* payable in *d<auee. iteinit by postal order, cheek or registered letter. Cur rency sent by mail at risk of senders. letters and telegrams snouhl be addressed “Mornino New* Savannah, it*. Transient advertisements, other than special column, local or reading notices, amusements and cheap or want column. 10 cents a line. Fourteen lines of agate type—equal to one Inch space in depth Is the standard of meas moment Contract rates and discounts made known on application at business office. ‘ OFH NEW lOBk OFFICE. Hi. .T.J. Fltxn, General Advertising Agent of the M ohm vo News, office 23 I'ark How, {Jew York. All advertising business outside ef the state* of Georgia, Florida and South Caro lina will be managedjiy hlni. The Morviko Nkws 1* on file at the following places, where Advertising Rates and other in formation regarding the paper can be obtained: NEW YORK CITY— J. H. Hairs. IS Park Bow. O. P. Rowell * Cos.. 10 Spruoe street W W. Share & Go.. 11 Hark Row. Frank Kisrhav & Cos., 152 Broadway. Daccht * Cos., *7 Park Hlaoe. J. W. Thompson, 89 Park How. Ambrjcan NkwspapbsPcbushsr’s Association, Potter Building. PHILADELPHIA— N. W. Aver & Bon, Times Building, BOSTON— B. R. Nils*. 95C Washington street. WTTBNoiu, & Cos., 10 State street GHICAGO- Iaord & Thomas. 45 Randolph street. CINCINNATI— Edwin Au>en Company, 06 West Fourth street BT. LOUIS- N kuhov Ohbsmav A Cos., 1127 Pine streets ATLANTA - Hoax iN.t News Bcreac, SH Whitehall street MACON Daiuy Telborapb Onnicb, 597 Mulberry street. BT. AUGUSTINE— H. Mabcotte. St Augustine, Fla. [fDEX TO NEW ADWamMENTS. Mbstinos—Georgia Chapter No. 8, R. A. M., Stockholders Mobile Brewery; Central Ice Com pany; Gorri Ice Manufacturing (Compauy; Stockholders Savannah and Ogeechee Canal Company; Georgia Castle No. 11, K. G, E.; The Equitable Building and Loan Association; Robert Emmet Association. Special Notiobs —No. 203 West Broad Street for Sale by C. H. Dorsett, Real Estate Dealer; Lots on Reuaonahle Terms, by C. H. Dorsett, Beal Estate Dealer. Boys' an:> Childrens' Surra and Overcoats —B. H. Levy A Bro. SfEAMsnip Schedule—General Transatlantic Company. Twenty five Per Cent. Off— At Oo Hat's, Five Goot>s- Falk Clothing Company. Before Bi yivo Get Odb Prices—A. Ehrlich ft Bro. , Auction Sales—Sale of Printing Material Continued, by .f. Melaughlin A Son;iCottages, by R. D. La Roche, Auctioneer. Cheap Column Advertisements Help Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rant; Fof gale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous. Foraker is looking up a nice, new, suggest ive expletive to be applied to John Sherman, In case the latter wins the senatorial seat. The absence of Hon. Roger Q. Mills from Washington has no further political sig nificance than that he is In Texas looking after his chances for tho United States Sen atorstnp. Col. Ceron of tho Mexican army denies that Gen. Garcia was killed in a revolt at Mier. Garcia, it seems, is doomed to be killed and revived as many times as was Hepry M. Stanley during his recent African trip. "The most remarkable older season ever known iu this section of the country" hat just come to a closo in Greenwich valley, Connecticut. What does Greenwich valley caro about the tariff on wool —or anything elsel The Duke of Marlborough is "writing up" America and Americans. He may be able to give his countrymen some information about the purchasing power of yankoe money, inasmuch as he sold himtelf to Mrs. Hammersley ohcaper than he auticipated. A Morning News dispatch from El Dorado, Tex., stated .that Garza had been surrounded by troops in Zapata county. Inasmuch as the Mexican government has offered a reward of *300,000 for Garza’s bead, the soldiers are not apt to lose this opportunity to head him off. Emperor William, besides being potent ate and preacher, has determined, it seems, to become the Ward McAllister of Germany. His first society edict was is sued from a Potsdam church, and re quested all officers who were not dancers to keep away from the court balls. Sued, the French faster, Las been out done by Mrs. Adam Wutcher of White Hall, Pa. She has subsisted (M 0 days without solid food and is still alive. But she, poor soul, is not doing it for money. She is blind, paralytic and bed-ridden, and it is her physical suffering which prevent her eating. The protection of infant industries is the keynote c f republican politics, but a* yet we have noticed nothing done for that black cat concern out west. The g. o. p. cannot Afford to neglect this offspring of enterprise, when it is suggested that after the cat skinß are taken off to make fur mufflers the flesh will be packed iu "bright American tin” cans, labeled “ Potted Rabbit” and exported lor foreign consumption. Notwithstanding the positive assertion which appeared in some of the newspapers that ax-Congressman Clameute would be ap pointed a member of the interstate com merce commission his nam9 was not among be nominations sent to the Senate yesterday. A Kentuoky man, W. M. Lindsey, got the place that Mr. Clements hoped to get. It is to be regretted that Mr. Clements was not nominated. lie would have made an exoellent member of the commission. Superintendent of the Census Robert P. Porter, in his report on the progressed his work, felicitates himself and tho adminis tration on the fact that the eleventh census has been taken at a oost of 11 cents a name, as against 10 cents for the tenth census— an increase of 10 per cant. But Porter suc ceeded in decreasing the population of dem ocratic cities and state* by about the same percentage, so the republican administra tion is happy and the increased cost is nothing. Hill and Free Silver Coinage. Some of Senator Hill's admirers are not f certain whether he is in favor of the free j coinage < f silver or not. They are inclined to think he is not. Immediately after bis ‘ Elmira N. Y. speech all of the democratic ; news.-wpori that favor free silver coinage, and that appear to think he Is the man to lead the Democratic party in tho national j contest this year, seemed to be beside them | selves with joy, and they were profuse in the:r expressions of approval of his silver views, and of admiration for him as a statesman. The fact that It was rather difficult to understand exactly what he meant to say in his Elmira speech did not dampen their enthusiasm in bis behalf in the least. They did not even suggest that be could have stated his views much more briefly and clearly. Is seems, however, that he Is not quite so strongly in favor of the free coinage of silver as some of the silver men were led by his Elmira speoch to believe. Recently he made a speech at Albany, N. Y., and what he said about the free coinage of sil ver did not seem to be entirely In harmony with what he said at Elmira. His Albany speech did not give the silver men unalloyed pleasure. Senator Stewart, of Nevada,who Is a recognized leader of the silver men, in a letter to Senator Hill, criticising his position on the silver question, said "In your Elmira speech yon advocated free bi-metallic coinage. In your Albany speech on New Year’s eve you advocated the repeal of the act of 1890, which gives the people more money by the difference between sliver certificates, issued on the ooin, of $24,000,000 worth of silver per an num, and the amount of treasure notea issued in the purchase, of 54,000,000 ounces of silver bullion eaoh year. You also pro pose to deny to the farmers and planters the benefit of the enhanced prioo of silver, in which the value of their products is measured, knowing full well that the in creased demand, under tho act of 1890, over the requirements of the Bland act enhances the value of silver.” Congressman Livingston, the president of the alliance of this state, Is reported as say ing in an interview in Washington that Heuator Hill will have to do a good deal of explaining to make bis position ou the silver question understood. It is quite evident that Congressman Livingston, who is a clear-headed man, does not understand Sena tor Hill’s position oa silver, and it Is doubt ful if anybody else does. It is interesting to note the difference be tween Mr. Cleveland's statement of his views on the silvlr question and Senator Hill’s statement. Mr. Cleveland’s letter was brief and clear. The whole oountry under stood his position at once, and while many dissented from his views and condemned him for entertaining them, all admired him tor his honesty. Senator Hill has made two speeches on the silver question aud there are doubts whether he Is really in favor of the free coinage of silver or not. The reason Mr. Cleveland bus so strong a hold upon the people is that he is thoroughly honest in dealing with them. His straightforward methods please them. The reason that Senator Hill fails to reach the hearts of the people'is that he does not appear to be siucara (Vbat Senator Hill’s purpose was in making a second speech on the stlvor ques tion which seamed to be contradictory to the first it is difficult to say. Perhaps he found out before he mode his second speech that tho New York detnooraoy would not support any candidate for the presidential nomination who favored the free ooinage of silver. But whatever his reason was it is certain that he found it necessary to modify the impression that had gone out with regard to his Elmira speech. Perhaps, in accord ance with Congressman Livingston's sug gestion, he will muke another silver speech explaining those be lias already made. A Sensational Murder Case. The case of Dr. Graves, of Providence, R. 1., who was convtoted of murder in the first degree a day or two ago at Denver, Col., on the charge of having poisoned Mrs. Barnaby, also of Provideuce, appears to have more sensations In it. YV hen the ver dict was rendered It was thought very little more would be heard of tho case. It is al leged, however, that the dootor while ou the way to his coll, after the verdiot had been rendered, confessed to tho deputies who bad him in charge that he was guilty, and asserted that cue of bis counsel, a man named Ballou, had prompted him to commit the crimo with tho expectation of getting a port of Mrs. Barnaby’e wealth. The doctor denies that he made a confession and now asserts that both he and Ballou are innocent- It is hardly probable, however, that the deputies would have said he mado a confession if tie had not done to. Many sensational features have been de veloped in the oaso since it wa* made public. The fact that a man living in Providenoo should be tried in Denver tor the murder of a resident of Providence is well calculated to attract attention, though it is not re markable when the manner In which the murder was committed is considered. Dr. Graves was la charge of Mrs. Bar naby’s property and was also her physielaa. He had great influence over her and in duced her to make a will in whioh she be queathed him quite a large sum of money. He advised hor to make a trip to the wait for her health. lie sent her a bottle of whisky in whioh there was poison. It reached her at Denver. She drank some of the poisoned whisky and her death was the result The evidenoe against Dr. Graves was cir cumstantial , but it was strong. Ballou, whom, it is alleged. Dr. Graves has charged with suggesting the crime, is a lawyer of Providence and was Dr. Graves’ legal ad visor In the management ot Mrs. Barnaby'* affairs. Tho case is a oelebrated one, and it would not be surprising if Dr. Graves should make more revelations before it finally disap pears from publio view. Georgia has a mysterious murder to pair with the Now Smyrna (Fla.) tragedy. At Ores well, Ga., ou Sunday night Dr. J. 11. M. Barrett, a man of 80 years, and his aged wife were beaten to death by au unknown assassin, or assassins. No clew to tho perpetrator of the crime has been found, hut an iron ooupling pin, a heavy iron shovel and a hickory stick show how oruel was the manner of their death. The details of the affair, published in the Morning News yesterday, all go to class it os one of the blackest crimes In the annals of the state. _____ Savannah has had the weather of tho four seasons of the year during the last four days. If this is the “improved weather" Mr. Secretary' Rusk promised to begin pre dicting on the first of January, he hr.fi hat ter go back to the old style. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY fi, 1892. Tne Olcott Committee. There is a decidedly better feeling with regard to the Central railroad system than there was a few days ago. Tois is un doubtedly due to the strong representation which Havannah has on the board of di rectors and also to the fa'-t that the Ter minai management selected the board. The belief is that if the Terminal management ■ intended to wreck the Central or operate the road so as to injure Havannah it would not ; have put so many Havannah men on the board, particularly men who -cannot be in fluenced to consent to anything against the Central’s or Savannah’s interest. It is true the directors have very little power, but they can prevent the Central's securities from being improperly used, and that they will certainly do. And if they find that the Central's property is not being kept in a good condition they can bring influences to bear that will force the Riohmond and Danville to comply strictly with its contract. The report of the Olcott oommittee is looked for with a great deal of interest. There seems to be a feeling that the oom mittee will solve the difficulties under whioh the Terminal and the oompanlss it controls have been laboring. The men who com pose the oommittee are Interested in the Termiual properties, and they have the con fidence of financial institutions in New York. It is reasonable to expect, therefore, that they will recommend a plan of adjust ment that will be acceptable and that can be oarrled out. There are no pressing troubles at present. The purpose of the Olcott committee is to putthe Terminal aud its properties upon a sound financial basis. Went Back to Wales. Tariff Apostle Jarrett is in great tribula tion over what ho considers the disgraceful defection from the republican faith of his consular colleague at Cardiff. Though Maj. Jones was appointed from the Penn sylvania mining regions as an ultra high tariff republican as soon as he got back to tiis native heaths In Wales his views upon the tariff qbestion began to undergo very perceptible modifications. Finally bo oast off the so-called “protection" fallaoy altogether and became au outright free trader. Closely following upon that horror he still further shocked Consul Jarret at Birmingham by renouncing his citizenship in the United States and resuming his origi nal allegiance to the Queen of England and standing as a oandidate for parliament on the Gladstone ticket. That was too much for Consul Jarrett. To relieve his pent-up indignation he had to lot fly his disapproval in a very express ive letter to the assistant postmaster of Pittsburg, in which he breaks forth with this epistolary snort of inoffablo disgust and picturesque rhetoric: “I hate to know that he has gone back, and that direct from bolding a United States government posi tion as consul” This all has a tendency to make Consul Jarrett feel very weary. Beside showing that the sophistries of a high tariff really have a very slight aotual hold upon even “those who profess and oall themselves” its champions, it also reveals the ready alaority with whioh the average high tariff protec tionist adopts almost any economic scheme "for revenue only,” aud to protect his own personal interests. While roundly denouncing the alleged traitorous action of his thrifty and mare popular brother Welshman, Consul Janokt predicts that he will positively never go back to his old allegiance. Possibly that means that he will nover give ut> the Bir mingham consulate as long as he can hold ou to it. Reports Indicate that "wages is good” there. No republican politician was ever known to drop a good thing as long as be could manage to cling to it. That's “agin” the party policy. The withdrawal of the Now York Sun frem the New York Associated Press will not precipitate a ‘ ’nows war,” as has been alleged by certain nowepapers. The New York Associated Press will continue in the even tenor of its way, furnishing to its sub scribers the best and only comprehensive news service to bo obiained in this country —or in any other couutry, for that matter. Concerning the Sun’s action the Now York Times says: "Tho withdrawal of tho New York Sun from the Associated Press frees the association from harmful influences and undesirable entanglements. Tho changes and improvements some time ago projected by the remaining members, and ready to be made as soon as the Sun should favor them with its resignation, will extond and strengthen the news service of the associa tion. The Associated Press is composed of the Tribune, the Herald, the World, the Journal of Commerce, the Times, and the Mail and Batpre,ss. n The Boston library dropped Puck from its list the other day, and will drop Judge as soon as the subscription expires. Asked for an explanation Mr. Abbott of the board of directors said tho majority of tho readers of the papsrs mentioned were children, and the effect of their lookiug at the big red, white and blue pictures was not the best. The board objects to the caricatures of men holding the highest positions in this country, which the children do not know how to make allowances for. “These men are not wholly bad,” said Mr. Abbott, "but tks children are easily convinced by these pictures that they ara.” Tho age of admis sion to the library is 12 years, and whtls Mr. Abbott takes high ground, he hardly gives Young Boston credit for the brain power uaually accredited to him. Sir Edwin Arnold has not forgotten his English, although he has been living for years in a oountry where there is no swear ing, aud spoaklug its language. At Du buque, la., the other day, disousaing the re oent English scandals with a newspaper man, he said; "No more than a ilea on a lady’s bonnet indicates that America is full of fleas do these scandals indicate that Lon don society is steeped in immorality. Our ladles of tho upper class are angels of purity. The most moral peo ple of England are the swells. The de bauched are the artisans. They do just as they please.” The Duke of Marlborough, in his article on America, says: “Any English duke may be toadied by a few costermongers or local clergymen, but an American millionaire holds a species of court in Wall street or on tho Chicago exchange. His orders are things to be feared.” That is tho way ho takes revenge on his own "sot” for the un kiud things said about his American duohess. Quay says he does not believe Algor will be a candidate for President. Nobody else has believed it, except possibly Alger him self, with Blaine and Harrison each holding previous calls oa the nomination. PERSONAL. GiNnm*’s father is still litre an! Is spend ing the winter at Nice. Bjorvstebvb Bjorvsiv's daughter give* IT mise of becoming a famous singer. Tuzp-rs..nal estate of the Due d* Montpea- I *!or ha* beo sworn at Dearly 5111.000,000. Pshe Hyac IVT3E na* begun a campaign In Paris for the establishment of * Freoou nation al church. Susan B. Anthony is sitting for her portrait j to a Boston artist, and, ftraage to say, it is her first portrait. 8. L Clemens (Mark Twain! will spend a por i tion of the winter at Dresden, where Lis daugh | ters are studying music. Mr*. Miarx Stxele, whose father (Philip Barton Key; wrote "The Star Spangled Banner,” lies seriously ill In Annapolis, Among the paasengem for New York by the j Teutonic to-day will be Senor de Loazaroya, 1 Portugese minister to Washington. Tns new Duke of Devonshire owns 193,000 acres of land, lying In fourteen counties. The rent roll of bis estate amounts to $850,000 a year. Director Whitman of the Pennsylvania fair commission has accepted Architect Lonsdale's reproductioa of Independence hall for the world’s fair. Ex-President Olevwlavd will respond to the toast, “11*0 day we celebrate,” at the banquet on Jan. 8, of the New York Business Men's Democratic Association. A levy of American maiden* Including Miss Mattie Mitchell, the fiance of the Due de la Rochefoucauld, assisted Mrs. Reid at the New Year’s reception in Paris. Miss Covsosno Vanderbilt, the 14-year old daughter of W. K. Vanderbilt, Is an accom plished linguist, speaxiug with fluency German, French, Italian and English. In becoming bishop of Massachusetts, I>r. Phillips Brooks exchanges a ta ary of JIO.OCOas the lnoumbeut of Trinity pulpit for odo of $4,- MKJ, the salary of the bisuop. Robert T. Lincoln, the United States minis* tor to England, has returned to his post of duty. During his tour of the continent he visited Pans, Rome, Athens, Constantinople and manv other points of interest. Mms. Bluet, Max O’Rell's wife, who has re cently coino before the public as a writer, is an English woman and the daughter of a well-to uo shipowner of Devonshire. She is the trans lator of all of her husband's books. Siqnob Crispi, ex-premier of Italy, will visit Prince Bismarck this spring at Friedriehsruhe. As has been the Italian's custom for a number of years, he sent the ex cliauoallor three kegs of fine Syracuse wine a few days ago. Crispi’s wine is fatuous, and Prince Bismarck is always glad to get it. BRIGHT BITE. You can’t measure a girl’s love by Its sighs. Elmira uazttte. Down with the Harvard dickey if it does raise Harvard's choler.— Bottom Transcrtpt. Almost every one in the world i* wicked enough to wish that someone w ould die and leave him money.— AfoAucn Globe. Editor—l am sorry, but I cannot talk to any one to-day. Author —Oh. that’s do matter. I will do all the talking myßslf.— Comic. A western lectuhes lias ueleoted for his sub ject, ”A Bad Egg.” This suoject often strikes a lecturer unfavorably.— Texas St/tings. Drawing the Colon I.:nb , —Deßmithers Do you object to colored waiters at the oJub? Bjoaes— l object to greou one*— The Club. Edits (reading)—Ocean freight* are dull, and no engagements are reported. H'm, I don’t think I'd care to go across ou a freight, steamer. Haivaed Lamnoon. Friend of PtAYWataHT— Tell me, now, what do you qqhftuer your greatest work? Playwright—(jutting my plays accepted after they aro written.— Boston TranicFivt. Totqtsv-My grandpa has voted for twelve different. President* >. Jimmy -Alugc ole maaMflotln it. My dad dy toted twelve (juies l'->r oqe President—/net anapolts Journal. „ j "Sr.it that idiukkroltingat the chorus threegh tho largo end qjiprs jrimises." "He Is not 4i) shot. R4*[ riper. Dr. Sampkins. He Is trying jet tHeh,jrvi* frotn him as far as possible. - iSnocrx ”1 have a urtSjue thing in the book Hue," said the poet. “o I have heard." said the cynic. "The complete first edition of your own book, is it not i"—Brooklyn Life. Janitor (to artlrt returning from a vacation) —There havq been so many caller* since yo left that 1 have been obliged to wash the names from tho slate twice since to make roam for others.— lliegende Blatter. “Carubb Is still in trouble. His lawyer now makes serious charges against him." ”1 thought h* won his case.” “So ho did, and that's what his lawyer is charging hltn fur.”— Louvll Citizen. •Tvs got an rioa for a play,” said Spfwlns. ■'Well, I U toll you what to do with it if you want your play to succeed,” replied B navvies. •■What?” “Leave the idea out.”— Washington titnr. Mrs. ll'cxs— Do you and your husband be long to one of the mutual socfeWu*? Mrs. Dix -No; what gave you that idea? Mrs Hicks—Husband said he thought you were charter members of a mutual admiration society. —-Colorado Hun. New York Cabman (to English tourist just landed from English steamer)—Where will I take you to, sir English Tourist—Hoffman house; but—ah— you might drive me past the—ah—world’s fair buildings oa the way .—Puck. “So rnsv seut your poem back?” ” Yea, but the editor gave mo a very favorable criticism.” “What did ha say?” "He aatd he wa* glad to see that I had at last learned to wrßo only on one side of tha caper.” Washington Star. CORRBNT COMMENT. Under tha McKinley Lawr. From the Detroit Sun. Orchids, lilies of the valley, azaleas, palms and other plants used for forcing under glass for cut-flowers or dec orative purposes come into the country free of duty. What a blessing to the poor; They may ow decorate their houses with orchids worth hundreds of dollars each. The Duty on Wool. From the Xew York Times (Tad,). Any bill to put wool on the free list Bhould at the same time provide for the removal of that part of the duties on woolen goods which Is based exclusively on the duties on wool. To retain that part of the duties on woolen goods after putting the raw material on the free list would be to make the manufacturers’ ‘'protect ive" duties even higher than they ara in the Mo- Kinloy tariff. Retribution at Last. From the Denver Newt (Dem.). The decision of the court of appeals in New York makes the legislature democratic in both branches. The scalawag statesmen who up held the monstrous theft of three states by the electoral commission, which robbed the people of the President they had constitutionally elected, are loudest In denouncing the New York court for observing the plain letter and spirit of the law. Judge Holman’s Patriotism. From the Chicago Inter Ocean (Ind.). “The Fifty-second congress will stand by the President in any move looking to a vindication of tho nation’s honor before the world,” eays Judge Holman, chairman of the committee on appropriations. In saying this Judge Holman shows that he is an '- merlcan citizen, jealous of the nation’s honor, tefore he is a democrat. And we doubt not be voices the sentiments of most of tho democrats in congress. There is no reason to fear that, a democratic House will not act with a republican President aud Senate should there be any occasion to administer a rebuke to turbulent little Chile. Ficayuulsh Reciprocity. From the Cleveland Plaindealer ( Dem.}. Reciprocity or free trade with Guatemala and San Salvador is very good so far as It goes, and will widen the markets for our own products as well as those of our two little neighbors. But the only products of these two states worthy of mention are coffee, indigo, earthquakes and revolutions, and only tho last two iu extensive quantities Reciprocity is all right, but the people want it operated in a way that will open up trade with codntries having trade to give In exchange and wealth with which to purohase our exports. If Elaine wants to demonstrate the full value of his discovery lot h■ m try 15 ou England, France and Germany, The Kan Who Squinted He got on the train at a small station In South Carolina to ride to a town about forty miles away, says the New York World. He was a thorough native in look, dress and speech, and he had scarcely got seated when he pulled oit a big revolver an 1 began tinkering with it. To those of us sitting near him he ex plained: "Be-n something wrong with this yere gun for som- time hack, but 1 didn’t flx it because I didn’t jest want to use It. you know." “Ana are you going to use it now?” I asaed. ”1 reckon to. I reckon that when I get up thar I’ll do soma shootw’. ’Deed, that’s what I’m going for." He had a screwdriver, an oil can and other implements and as he took the pistol apart and cleaned It he observed: "Reckon It would have been better to carry a shotgun, but I can’t get tbis arm up high enough to hold It to my face.” "Ben hurt?” “Had some of tho mu* lea cut with a knife. You see this eye. stranger?” “Yes.” “Buckshot struck me in tho corner, and lef6 me with a squint. Hain’t done any shooting since that eye got well. Would you call it a bad squint?” "Not so very, but as it is your right eye I don’t see bow you can sight ai ng the barrel of a gun.” ”T expect it will come awkward, but what am X going to do? Thar’s Capt. Wheeler up thar whoso been tollin' around that he made my brother Jim eat mud. Jim he’s way off in California and he writes me to go up and shoot the captain. I’ve got a squint, but I’ve got to sboot, baveut’t I?" “How's the captain?" “Dunno. May have a squint and may not. Got to take the chances. Reckon X ought to get in pretty close before 1 open fire. 1 think this will do now Seems to work all rigt. Let me get a sight on you. Now, then, am I aim ing at your right or left eye?" '’U’l. I should say.” "I aiming at your right, and that shows I have a bad squint. I must get pretty close to toe captain before I open.” He got the pistol in good shape and then read a newspaper until the town was reached. Three or four of us were to get off there a* well. There was quite a crowd on the platform, and wo fol lowed close after the man with a squint. As soon a* he was out he walked up to a citizen and asked ? “Could you tell me if Capt. Wheeler is in town? ' “He’s right down thar," replied the man, pointing to some cotton bales at tho far end of the platform. Our friend pulled his gun and headed that way. Someone behind him called out to the captain, and bo 6tv him approaching when yet 40 roet away. He was unarmed aud started to run. Tho squint-eyed man flred three shots at th'freight house intervened. W ord was passed along, however, that the cap tain was unhurt and had mounted a horse and got away to have fetched him, but the squint knocked me out,’’ said our friend as he put away hie gun. “Gentlemen, you all know the captain, while I never met him. Aro his eyes ail right?” 4.-m W ° v ’ n ? " an *'ered one of the crowd. ihe captain he’s the cross-eyedest man in all these ycre parts!'* “Good Lord!” gasped the squint-eyed man, out I m iq luck after all! I’m only a squint to his cross and by shooting at him half a day I can somewhere! Some of you all go and flDu him and tell him I’ve come up to shoot and wui wait here two days for him.” Winked the Other Eye. A fierce duel was fought a day or two Ago nt the Vallonia distillery between an innocent looking. sleepy little donkey and two big and furious dogs that had b>seu for days seeking an opportunity to tackle his donkeyshi;?, says a Meadville <Pa.) special The donkey was run ning loose in the large, high-fenced buiiyard at the brewery. Ills owner, seeing the dogs growl ing and eagerly showing their teeth at tiie bull yard gate and trying to get in, concluded he would give tne dogs a chance. If they had been Siberian bloodhound* the barking brutes could not have rushed with more voracity upon the seumiugly stupid beast with shASTgy hair and ears. Prancing arouDd hltn on both sides and watching their chance to grab him by the throat together, the dogs, like a brace of ravenous wolves, encircled tho don kev. Squinting lazfly out of his off evo the donkey appeared most obvious to his danger. The dogs grew fiercer As both were about to catch hie throat in their teeth the donkey, with the speed of a Ughtniog flash, lowered his head and dashed toward tho nearest dog as if with the long cared head tp bunt him. A buz*saw OQuld not revolve more quickly than did the nttic >ackA*s at bhls point. He fairly flew around as if on a pivot. flew out. They landed squarely * midships on the body of the nearest snapping and snarling dog. At the same instant 150 pounds of dog went spinning through the air and struck the earth tan yards away, a whining, yelping, whipped canine. The fate of dog No. 2 was only an aggrava tion to No. 2 ll® snapped and growled more ravenously at the donkey than before. In two minute* more, however, the second savage as sailant was cavorUnx ever the turf in somer saults acd the donkey had closed bis eyes airain and retired on bis laurels. Neither bis doa can be ccoxed uoar tie distillery bull yard now" No More Brlc-a-Brac. Ella Wheeler Wilcox In Life. Lis tan, housemaids, to my song. Send the Joyful news along. Lift your troubled heart* from care, Wave your dusters la the ala. No more hard earned wages clipped To repay for treasures chipped Slug and danoe and laugh and about Brica-brao is going out! Join, ye husbands. In the strain. Yours the profit and the gain. No mere jaunts with wife to seek Costly nothings called ‘•unique,’’ No more monstrous bills to pay For some ugly bit of clay. Fashion puts the fad to route, Bric-a-brac is going out! Comfort, lovers, fall in line! Bend the knee at Fashion’s Shrine; Givo the cranky dame her due Since she proves so kind to you. Homes no longer will be shops. All that sort of thing she stops. You’ll have room to walk about, Brie a brie Is going out. Down ye objects, useless, old— Worth one time your weight in gold. Dust-collecting stuff, avaunt; From each nook and niche and haunt. Off! ye foes to brush and broom, Cumbering shelf and mantel room. Jar and vase and candlestick, Fall In line! March! double quiokl Hear ye not the fooman s shout Bric-a-brlo Is going out! Joklnff tha Postmaster General. A good story is like a parable—it illustrates a point. The best story this year was told at Saratoga at the memorable meeting of Mr. Wanamaker and Jay Gould, who wore introduced bv Eli Perking "The details of the office of tho postmaster general," said Mr. Wanamakor. "are often very disagreeable. Changing officers who have families Is often painful. So I let tbo Assistant Postmaster (ieneral attend to this,telling him to do everything business-like and conscien tious.” "You turning this work over to Clarkson” said Eli, smiling, “is like the case of a young woman, years ago incur church. She was a good young lady, but wouM always wear very showy toilets, attracting the attention of the whole church. Oho day some good sisters ex postulated with her about ner worldly wavs. “‘The love of these bright bonnets.’they said, 'will draw your soul down to perdition ’ "Still the somewhat worldly sister continued to wear a bright bonnet But finally one nlgbt " said Eli, "camo repentance. The voung lady came to prayer meeting in a plain hat. She arose and said: ‘“I feel, brothers and sisters, that I have done wrong. I know that my love for bright bonnets was ruining my future life. I knew it was endangering my soul, and that it would draw mo down to perdition. But I will never wear that hat again Never! It shall not de stroy my soul I'm through with it. I’ve given it to my sister. ’" _ BAKING POWDER. m| B9i , I m (BL^Powder, Used in Millions of Homes— 40 Years the Standard. FLAVORING EXTRACTS. tfPWCfc W DELICIOUS Flavoring Extracts NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS, V&nllla Of perfect purity.; Almond -1 Economy lnth.tr use Rose etc.rj Flavor as delicately and delloloualy as the fresh fruit. "*——?* —*^— ■———§ ITBMS OF INTSaSST. One of the latest additions to a mourning out fit in Paris, and, of course, necessarily every where, is the “corsage a sanglots.” French cos tumers have found that It Is very uncomfort able for a mourner to eob unrestrainedly, as is very proper at a funeral, in stiff, unyielding stays, beside that it is detrimental to her toilet, and they met these difficulties by providing a corset whicb permits her to Indulge comfort ably in the wildest excesses of grief compatible witb cultivated manners, and that without en dangering her costume. These ends are accom plished by letting a piece ot elastic Into each s’ ae of the corset. This gives, of course, with each outburst of grief, and no harm is done. The Princess Victoria .Mary of Tack, who, through her alliance with Prince “Collars and Cuffs," may some day be Queen of England, is the pretty daughter of a prettier mother; for the Duchess of Teck, as the Princess Mary of Cambridge, was one of the most attractive royal girls in Europe a generation ago. Her beauty aud amiability mode her the idol of the people, much to the displeasure of Queen Vic toria, it is said, whose popularity was not so great then as it is to-day. As the belle of the British royal family, says Harper'e Weekly, Princess Mary had a troop of titled suiters In her train; but she was conteDttocboose the Duke of "Tick,” as ho was called becau.se of his impecunicsity. Now she has grown very stout, weighing nearly 200 pounds, but she is still a fine looking woman. GEooBApnERs claim that there ere twenty five rivers on the globe which have a total length of over 1,000 miles. Of those, two—the Mississippi, from the source of the Missouri in the Rocky mountains to tho Ends Jetties, and the Amazon, from the source of the Beni to the Isle of Mara jo—are over 4,000 miles in length; to be exact, the former is 4,300 and the latter 4,029 miles from the source to the place* where their waters are mingled with those of the ocean. Four claim a total length ot over 3,000 and under 4,000. They are the Yenesei. in Asia, length 8,580 miles; the Kiting, aiso in Asia. 3.200 miles; the Nile, Africa, 3.840, and the Ho Hang Ho, tho third monster Aslan stream,which is 3.040 miles from source to mouth. Seven streams on the globe are under 8,000 and over 2.000 miles In length the Volga, iu Russia, and the Amoor, in Asia, each being 2,500 miles in length; two are 2,?00 miles long, viz,: the Mackenzie, in Brittish America, and tha Patte, in South America. The Rio Bravo. In North America. the Kio Mederia. in South America, and tho Niger, in Africa, are each 2,300 miles from end to end. The Arkansas river just comes inside of this 2.000-mile limit with a lenrth of 2.030 miles. Ten of the great rivers of the world are over 1,000 and under 2,000 miles In length. Three of these are in North America, viz : the Redriver, 1,520; Ohio, 1,480, and the Bt. Lawrence, 1,430. South America has also three In this list, the Rio Negro, 1,550; Oronoco, 1,600: and the Uruguay, 1.100 miles long. Asia has three in the same list, the Euphrates, 1.900 miles in length, and the Tigris and the Ganges, each of which is about 1,800 miles in length. Iu the group of great rivers the 3t. lawronoe is the most remarkable. It constitutes by far the largest body of fresh water In the world In cluding lakes aud streams tho Rt. Lawrence covers about 78,000 square miles; the aggregate, it. is estimated, represents not loss than 9,000 solid rr ties of water. Th unthtiifcahle sia* of this n. < may be better oompr*hw*4ad, if not fully realized, when ww consider the figure* af Prof, v'yrus 0. Dinwiddle, who says that ik would take over forty years for tfas aggregate of this entire mass to pour over Niagara si tns computed rate of 1,000,000 Cubic feather second 1 The Butler family of South Carolina fur nishes one of the best illustrations of the trans mission of talout of which X know. It has new been celebrated during three generation* be ginning with Geo- William Butler, who served with d;sti*ction throughout the revolution and alterwsrd la congress and fn the war of 1812 One of hi* soas. Andrew Ptekeus Butler, iv* a United States senator from 1546 until hi* death, In 1857. Another son. Pierce Meson Butler, a distinguished soldier, was killed at Cherubusco. Hie third son, William Butler, was a represent ative in congress. The present senator, Mat thew Calbralth Butler, is a son of the second William Butler. This is a record almost equal to the Adams or Harrison families. But the fact I sot out to relate is the romance attending the courtship and marriage of den. WRt am Butler. His wife was Miss Beheshiand Mooro. a young lady living during the revolu tion with her mother and step father in Edge field district, 8. O. Sbq was a high-spirit" 1, courageous girl. In 1779, w hen but 16 years old, intelligence reached her family of great danger threatening a small body of American troops some miles distant There was no man to convey the message. Miss Moore volunteered to do so herself. Accordingly ai midnight she set out in a oanoe, accompanied by her little brother ar i a girl friend. Thefr course ley up tht river. As rapidly as possible they made tlivir way toward the distant vamp. It was an . hour when marauding parties of Tories were about, and the party was in real danger for neither their youlb or eax would have saved them had they fallen Into the handt of those white savages. At last the camp was reached, the message delivered, and the soldiers were put on their guard agamst surprise. Then the little party returned home, arriviug there in safety about daybreak. The next day a young and handsome American offi cer rode up to the house and asked to see the young lady who bed borne the message to the camp the night before. Miss Moore appeared. Her youth and beauty were se striking that the impressionable young dragoon nearly forgot what he was there for Finally he pulled him- Rtdf together, asked his questions, received the answers, and reluctantly departed, the young lady blushing nensath Ids ardent and admiring gaze. He soon found a pretext for renewing his visit and then a,.-in and agam, until he be come the young lady's accepted suitor. The step-father, however, opposed the match, but the young couple were in love, and In the lover’s lexicon was no such word as fail. Of course, the step-father had finally to yield, and in 1748 j five years after their first meeting, and when the groom was 25 and the bride 20, Capt. Will iam Butler, gtandfsther of tho senator from South Carolina, and Miss Behethtand Moore were united in marriage. Mrs. William C. Whitney and Mrs. Corne lius Vanderbilt have received $82,000 from con tributions for the purpose of establishing an in flnnary at Y’ale University. JoAqitw Miller, the “poet of tho Blerras, ” has three children—George Golding, Harold and Maud. Of the-.e, George is a rancher, Harold is accused of being a stage robber and Maud, now the wife of Loudon McCortnlok, is an act ress He—Do you think I—aw—shall have a good beard? * Barber (after close inspection)—l’m afraid not, sir. He—Aw, weally. My fawtber has aw very fine beard, you know. Barber—Maybe you take aftee your mamma sir!—Comic. j MEDICAL. ™,y EfILTH Da. Ik C. West’s Nerve and Brain lfmrr, a guaranteed speoillc for Hysteria, Di/ ness. 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