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Bale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
Mr. Blaine is again ailing, hut the Presi
dent’s anxiety to see him rapidly decline is
likely to be again disappointed.
Tho smoothness or roughness of a public
man’s face does not indicate how close a
shave he had in getting his office.
“Long” Jones, who would like to bo gov
ernor of Illinois, apparently does not “pay
the freight,” hut expects tho party to do it
for him.
It is intimated that Mr. James Means’
sole purpose in founding a “party” was to
get an “ad.” Shoo, James! that kind of a
thing won’t last.
Minstrel shows will steer clear of Albany,
N. Y., for tho present. When the people of
that town wish to enjoy something in that
lino they just visit tho state Capitol.
As 80 is to 9, so is the respect and admir
ation of the people of Maryland for Arthur
P. Gorman to that entertained for the test
man tho Republican party can put up.
Pennsylvania’s presidential preferences
may be more than straws in indicating
the outcome of the political canvass.
Pennsylvania pronounces for Cleveland.
Mr. YVanamaker ought to do something
handsome for the young Boston scissors
editor who clipped part ot an interview
with him and credited it to Julian Haw
thorne.
One of tho chief rights of immigrants is
to vote and hold office in this country in
just about oue-t.veutleth of the Unto it
takes for a native to acquire the same
privilege.
It is told of Tennyßon that he began
writing poetry while staying home from
church on Sundays. But little boys need
not try to use that argument on their moth
ers now.
President Diaz pronounces Garza a miser
able bugbear and his "army” not more than
a mob. If this be true two governments
and millions of people have boon splendidly
humbugged.
Snow fell at St. Louis twenty-four hours
up to Tuesday night; but the chances are
that Maj. Jones is not under it, but on the
crust waving his arms and talking
vehemently.
The whole country, without regard to
section, race, color or “previous condition,”
is interested intensely in the talk of war
with Chile—that is, all of the country ex
cept Brooklyn, 1 which interesting town is
busy talking about the trolley.
A dozen items are floating around telling
of Mrs. Cleveland’s wretchedly poor health
and failing strongth; and euch one is dis
credited by the fact that the ex-President is
in the south on a hunting and fishing trip.
Mr. Cleveland is not the kind of husband to
leave an invalid wife to seek his own enjoy
ment.
New York apparently prefers a shotgun
and dead line policy to one of nineteenth
century common sense. The bill to permit
reporters for newspapers to witness electro
cutions has been adversely reported upon in
the legislature. While this is certainly not
in line with enlightenment and public inter
est, it is perhaps better for the space writers,
as it is a poor reportorial imagination
that oannot conjure up four or five columns
of a good story about the mysterious cham
ber of horrors. Aud in the absence of au
thentic details, editors and the public are
forced to accept it.
Is Chile Preparing to Apologize?
From the dispatches it is difQoult to form
a sotisfoct ry opi ion i.s to whether Chile
intt nds to apoli gsz • r not. One day their
ter:or is warlike, a: and the next it is indicative
of a peaceful solution of the difficulty. Ac*
cording to oar dispatches this morning it
appears that Chile is now showing such a
c one: list' ry disposition that it is believed
in Washington that it will not be necessary
to resort to extreme measures to get a satis
factory answer to our demands for an
apology and reparation. It is certainly to
tie hoped that the trouble between the two
countries will be settled without war.
There would be no glory for this country
in a war with Chile and there is no doubt
that a war, however short the time
it might last, would cost this coun
try many lives and a great deal of
money. But there would not, and should
not be any hesitation in declaring war if it
became necessary to do so to uphold the
honor of the country. In this age of en
lightenment, however, this oountry would
be very generally condemned by other civi
lized nations it it should attack a weak
nation like Chile before it had exhausted all
honorable means to obtain, without war,
compliance with its demands.
There is a chance that some of the acts of
Chile which are regarded as offensive have
not been fully understood. For instance, it
is stated that the notification given Com
mander Evans, of the cruiser Yorktown,
that refugees on neutral vessels stopping at
Chilean ports would not be free from ar
rest was not intended to be understood as
indicating an unfriendly spirit. On the
contrary, the pumose was to put the refu
gees and their protectors on their guard
against something which might happen and
which the Chilean government could not
prevent. It was understood in this country,
however, to mean that the rights of refu
gees under the protection of this country
would not be respected.
It is not improbable that the Chilean
government has been forced by circum
stances to seem to be unwilling to respond
favorably to the demands of this country
although recognizing the justice of them.
The great majority of the people of Chile
are densely ignorant and have a very
inflated idea of the military power of their
own country and a very erroneous one of
the strength of this country. The Chilean
government, therefore, might have a revo
lution on its hands if it should j ield hastily
to our demands. This is one view of the
hesitation which characterizes the diplo
macy of the Chilean government in (he
pending difficulty, and It may be the cor
rect one. However, It looks just now as if
an apology and reparation would be made.
It is cortaln that the war cloud is not ns
threatening as It was a week ago.
Senator George’s Victory.
The uunounoement of the re-election of
Senators George and Walthall, of Missis
sippi, was received with pleasure In the Sen
ate yesterday. They are senators of
unquestioned ability aud great usefulness,
and, besides, are held in high esteem by
senators of ;both parties. Their re-election
is uue to the efforts of Senator George, who
was opposed by the allianoe because he
refused to approve the sub-treasury scheme.
Senator Walthall also refused to approve it,
but ho did not make a campaign for re-elec
tion os Senator George did. He announced
that he was not a candidate.
Senator George made a campaign that
attracted the attention of the entire coun
try. When he began it there was a pretty
general Impression in Mississippi that ho
had entered upon a hopeless undertaking.
He wus opposed by some of tho best stump
speukurß in the state, and the alliance was
well organized aud remarkably strong. The
opposition was assisted bv the best talent
tho alliance could obtain in other states.
Col. Livingston, of this state, for instance,
made quite a number of speeches in Missis
sippi against Senator George’s re-eleotion.
Senator George, howover, convinced a
majority of the democratic farmers that
the sub-treasury scheme was undemocratic
aud unconstitutional, and that if it should bo
embodied in a national law It would do
them a great deal more harm than good.
In tho beginning of his campaign work he
met with very little sympathy, hut he was
eo earnest and sincere tbat tho farmers be**
gan to think over his arguments against the
sub treasury scheme, and finally they bo
oame convinced that he was right, and that
It was much safer to follow him than the men
who were advocating something about which
they knew nothing aud who, they had
pretty good reason to think, cared less
übout the interests of the farmers than about
getting ofiloes for tbemselveß. Mississippi
is to be congratulated for standing by the
men who have provod themselves to be
statesmen, and who can be depended upon
to guard the interests of their constituents.
Mr. Roger Q. Mills.is just tho man who
is going to surprise all of these politically
wise people who persist in mapping out a
course for him to pursue at variance with
the policy of the democracy. Mr. Mills
will be found, when he is noeded, shoulder
to shoulder with the other strong men of
the party, and with the “pull all together”
which they will make great results will be
accomplished.
Argentina comes up promptly to regale
tho reading public with news of impending
revolutions. By the way, Peru is getting
behind time; she is losing lots of notoriety
by keeping so quiet. While Chile is watch
ing the United States at tho front door it
might be a good idea for Peru to slip in the
back way aud take up her nitrate beds anil
walk.
Belva Lockwood oommeats on a war
between this oountry and Chile as a con
flict with an infant. If Belva Presi
dent she might go down and make a speech
to tho littio republic; that would take from
the belligerents all desire to live, let alone
to fight.
Mr. Morrow’s new theology, which em
braces the doctrine of the "holy kiss," ju
diciously administered, will probably
prove vory popular among spinsters of an
uncertain age. It is reported that Mr. Mor
row is anticipating a call from Boston.
The local military on parade yesterday
afternoon made a handsome showing.
Taken as a whole, or singly, or as you
please. Savannah has us line a lot of mili
tary men as are to be found in the country,
and the city is justly proud of them.
A Chicago woman committed suicide in a
novel way this week. She undressed and
lay down on the ice in the lake, and was
found frozen still next morni g. The
tragedy is supposed to be the last act of a
love affair. •
It is said there will be no more poets in
I the year 2000. It really looks like it might
be true; you can count the genuine article
on the lingers of one hand now.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1892.
What Are the Facte?
It is about time that there was an author
itative statement as to whether or not the
Kicbmond end 1 >anviHe is .liseriminatlLg
against Hava mab. The Morning News
has published two communications within
the last few days which tend to show that
cotton that ought to come to Savannah is
being taken to other ports. The communi
cations leave the impression that the Rich
mond and Danville is hostile to Savannah,
and is diverting toother points business that
naturally belongs th her. The Atlanta
Constitution, a couple of weeks ago, pub
lished a statement that Traffic Manager
Haas undertook to have the traffic rates
changed so that cotton could be hauled from
the Central railroad’s territory to West
Point, Vs., with advantage to the Richmond
and Danville company. As far as we know
Mr. Haas has cot denied this statement.
Statements like these are calculated to
create in this city a feeling of hostility to
the Richmond and Danville management.
Are they true? That is a question that
ought to be answered, and as Savannah’s
interests are closely identified with those of
the Central railroad the people of Savan
nah have a right to ask that it be authori
tatively answered. If the statements are
not true it ought to ba so stated by those
who are in a position to know and to speak
authoritatively. If necessary the directors
of the Central railroad can make an investi
gation and find out the truth. This con
stant agitation, based upon statements ac
cepted by some and rejected by others, is
injurious to Savannah and the Richmond
and Danville aud Central railroads. It
leaves the impression that Savannah is los
ing business, and makes juries hostile to the
Richmond and Danville and hurts the Cen
tral’s securities.
What are the facts! Lot us have them.
If business is beiDg diverted from Savan
nah steps should he takeu through the rail
road commission to protect Savannah’s
interests. If it is not being diverted then
the agitatiop should cease. If a statement
from no other source would be satisfactory
let the Central’s directory make an investi
gation and state the result.
Mr. Briggs’ Idea.
Mr. J. B. Briggs, of Russellville, Ky.,
has been telling orange farmers of Florida
how they can get better prices for their
oraugos. His plan is to keop them there
until summer when Florida oranges are out
of the market. But how can they be kept?
They decay soon after being taken from the
trees, and they will not ding to the trees
until warm weather comes. Mr. Briggs
says keep them in caves. He declares that
he has made some experiments which prove
tha t they can he kept in the mammoth cave
of Kentucky, where the temperature 13
about the same all the year round, for
many monthß. It seems that the orange
growers of Bicily have learned the seoret of
keeping oranges in caves and grottoes and
profit by it.
It is probable that there are no caves in
Florida in which oranges could be pre
served, but what is to prevent oaves else
where in this country from being utilized
for storing oranges? Mr, Briggs owns caves
in Kentucky aud he offers to receive or
anges for storage. And if it be true that
oranges can be kept in a good state of
preservation In caves, Florida orange grow
ers could not do a wiser thing than store a
part of their crops until the price of or
anges advances to a satisfactory figure. The
Briggs’ plan is at least worth Investigating.
A Harlem (N. Y.) preaoher recently as
tonished his flock by publishing a newspaper
article in which he requested those of his
congregation who used camphorette to air
their clothes before weariug them to church.
“That smell,” ho said, “makes some people
faint. It is a sort of cross between Hunter’s
I’uint and a bad egg, and nobody ought
to be compelled to sauff tuch an odor.
Poor cologne is bad enough—any cologne,
In fact—but camphorette is absolutely ap
palling. One may stand fanning on his
neck, or on his bald head, or even a neigh
bor with a constant cough; but to have the
suggestion of storage warerooms all through
a service is disagreeable, sometimes even
nauseating.”
The average hotel olerk has qualifications
which peculiarly fit him to be a millionaire
in these piping times of cranks: he can take
care of tho money and the cranks aud not
half try. A crank walked Into the Coleman
house, New York, a day or two ago and
said ho wanted $1,000,000. “Certainly,”
replied the clerk, “just give mo your address
and take a seat there, and I will count it out
for you immediately.” Then he went over
by the safe and touched a button; a police
man came in, etc.
In connection with the fight being made
against winter racing on the Guttenberg
(N. J.) track, rumors of corruption aud
bribery are flying about as thick as hum
bugs at a county fair. Ono of tho most
startling stories is that a supreme court
judge has been offered $ 100,000 to deoide
that racing, with betting, iB legal in that
state.
When Ferdinand Ward gets oat of jail he
might get a good job with the government
of Portugal. The finances Of that country
need napoleomzing badly, and whatever
ministry happens to be in power then will
probably be only too glad to dicker with a
past master in the art of “raising the wind.”
Russian secret police recently spotted a
suspicious looking place for a raid, being
assured by ciroumstnnces that they had
found a den of nihilists. W ith extraordi
nary precautions they advanced, and at ono
fell swoop pounced upon the place, finding
—a dance hall, and revelry at its hight.
The labor organizations of Springfield,
111., see in the projected scheme for coloniz
ing Russian refugees in this country a
menace to American labor, and will in
augurate a movement to protest in the
most vigorous terms and manner against
such colonization in the state of Illinois.
A oable dispatch in the Morning News
yesterday foroibly set forth the extent of
tho misery in Russia when it stated that a
whole village had partaken of tho last sacra
ment in anticipation of death by starvation.
And this in a rich country carrying a stand
ing army of 1,000,000 men!
Elder Shepard holds in his newspaper
that “of two evils it is always wiser to
choose neither.” The evils came one at a
time, probably, and ho seized tho first in
sight when he said the other day.
Joseph Howard, Jr., the newspaper man,
is about to acquire the Sunday school fad.
If he is after political preferment, Phila
delphia is the place to achieve the best re
sults.
The Philadelphia Times' head piece indi
cates a quarter to one, which suggests the
query, "How much did the other get'”
PE3SONAL.
Mounkt Sully, the famous French tragedian,
is almost totally blind.
Edward M. Field is to be defended by Con-
KT W, Bounce Coen ran.
It is said that Mrs. Eii/-abeth Custer will form
ally adopt Boston as her home next month.
Mrs. Langtry Is sai l to be writing a book.
Th** same i> said of Mary Anderson and Bern
hardt.
James Means of Boston, the man who in
vented the Columbian party is said to b® t:.e in
ventor of tte Columbian bicycle also
John Quincy Adams ha* been appointed by
1 oatmaster Hart of Boston superintendent of
tbe Somerville branch at a salary of $1,400 per
year.
Gov. Brown, the new chief executive of
Maryland, is not himself a very rich man. but
his wife has a fortune that is reckoned at
SI,OOU.QOO.
M. Boxnat, the eminent painter, has been
elected president of the Society of French Ar
tists. succeeding the late M. Bailli, who left
40.1HX) francs to the society.
Da. W. H. Russell, the London Times Cri
mean correspondent, will resile in Ca ro this
winter, his health requiring just suen a cli
mate as that place provides.
Gideon J. Tucker, once New York’s secre
tary of state, an t afterward surrogate of New
York city, is understood to be preparing his
recollections for publication.
Miss Florence Kallock, the pioneer woman
preacher of the west, lias a study that Is filled
with soft rugs, brie-a brae and draperies, and
very much resembles a boudoir.
Judge Abraham Jefferson Seay, the new
governor of Oklahoma, was not a precocious
youth, it is interesting to learn. In fact, when
ho wus 21 he could hardly read and write.
Ex-King Francis of Spain Is now the most
interesting of the “kings in exile." He lives
nlon ' at Lpi nay, his fat wife, ex-Queen Isabella,
residing in Paris, aud is almost a dwarf, men
tally, morally and physically.
Slcci. tho faster, is in tbe throes of a 52-
day famine. He takes water and the
•'elixir'' he seemod to make such good use of in
New York. He is at tbe Royal aquarium. Lon
don, and his w eight at the start was 148 pounds
8 ounoes.
Dr. Valentiwi of Konigsberg does not be
lieve in the old practice of withholding cold
water from fever patients. He makes his
typoid fever patients drink water, milk, etc.,
in enormous quantities to eliminate poisonous
products in the Bystein, and all his cases have
terminated favorably
Alexander Kiellanp, the famous Norwegian
poet, was appointed mayor ot Stavanger, in
that country, a few weeks ago. Klelland was
was originally a lawyer. Three years ago the
Grossthiug declined to vote him the so-called
"jioet’s pension," enjoyed by Bjoernstjerne
Bjoernson and others. The pension is worth
about $460 a year.
Walt Whitman, when he dies, will be buried
in a tomb which he superintended the construc
tion of in Harleigh cemetery, about two miles
from Philadelphia. It is here, among a piania
tion of beech aud magu> lia trees at the head of
the lake, that Walt Whitman has selected the
spot for his resting place. The vault is built
into the hill on the west side of the grouuds and
is composed of enormous bowlders of granite.
The stone door itself, although hung ou massive
brass binges, requires the united effort of three
strong men to close its portals.
BRIGHT BITS.
"Id **T see yon at the iqitinees any more
6lnce you married."
"No. 1 want my feelings harrowed
I just go out m the kitchen and watch Mary Ann
handle th© < hina.in iirtnapoh# Journal.
3IAiNjF-*Jlugh Genot is a regular chump.
Mabel - Why. how do you make that out?
Madge—i asked him to tie vay shoe, and the
idiot tied it so tightly that it leaver came un
done again the whole afternoon. —Brooklyn
Eayle.
VisiTOit (at the jail)—Poor, poor man! May
I offer you this bunch of flowers?
Man Behind the Bars—Y’ou've made a mis
take, miss. The feller that killed his wife and
children is in the next cell. I’m yere fur gtealin’
a cow.— Chicago Tribune.
Fixed rmt Win ran.-\Jafnison—What’s
the matter, uld manL You lopfe as though you
had strtlck luck.
Jenkins—l shouW say I have. My landlady
has just warned me that I must pay up before
1 can leave.— Bos ton Post.
One of the Hampton pupils, a young negro,
wrote to request tho editor of a local paper to
publish ah account ot an address ho had made
aud began his Utter as follows: “Knowing your
mediocrity to be of the most distinguished cali
ber, I respectfully solicit," etc.— Harper’s Bazar,
Pons nby Her name has been dragged
Into the oeurtß a score of times and is synony
mous with scandal. Yet, why did Snlvely a.sk
for her hand?
Popinjay—Perhaps, because there are a half
a dozen diamond rings ou it.— The Jeweler s
Circular.
"How do you like congress?" asked one bill of
another.
“Not very well."
“Have you been introduced?"
"Yes: I’ve been introduced, but I don’t think
I'lkever get to be on an intimate footing."
tras/iinfidon Star.
Chappie— l heah you ah engaged to Clara.
Chollie-Yaas. Dam!
Chappie—Well, if yu don’t lovs heh why did
you get engaged to heh ?
Cholly 0, she purposed and I oouldn’t we
fuse. Didn’t have my man along, donchen
kuow.—New York Herald.
Unskilled Workman —l hears as our friends,
the railway brakemen, has struck.
Second Ditto—What has they struck for?
Unskilled Workman—For shorter hours, of
course.
Second Ditto—Well, I alius did think sixty
minutes was too long for one hour’s work.
Coni ic.
Florist—Here, take this cart load of flowers
to tho Highstvle opera house.
New Man Yessir. What shall I
"Unload them at the front entrance and give
’em to the ushers to present to the prima donna
after tho curtain falls on the third act.’’
“Yessir.”
"Then reload them at the stage door and
bring ’em back again.’’— Street <T Smith's (food
News.
CURRENT COMMENT.
With Both Out of tho Way-Qusy?
From the Philadelphia Inquirer (Rep.).
Pennsylvania is acknowledged to he first of
all for Maine. If the latter takes himself out of
the way Pennsylvania would naturally be for
Harrison next.
Alger Susreested as Third Choice.
From the Detroit Free Press (Vem.).
With Blaine and Harrison out of the way
keep your eve on (}en. Algor. He is a practical
politician of the moiern type. He aud his
trusted lieutenants have been laying pine ever
since the last convention. Ttie general has held
Arm his grip upon the Grand Army of the Re
public and established the most pleasant rela
tions with prominent republicans from one
ocean to the other. He has been shrewd in
favoring Blaine, for with Blaine in the race
Alger is not, but with Blaine withdrawn Alger
has a claim established upon the secretary's
largo and zealous following.
A Freak of the WhirHgisr of Time.
From the New York Mornino Advertiser ( Dem .).
It is difficult to regard the raild-eyed
Benjamin Harrison as the howling Jingo of tho
administration; aud yet there is incontestable
evidence to this effect. He "hefts" his grand
father’s sword, and longs to s wing it in bloody
battle, regardless of the fact that states mav
be saved without it. Another anomaly is that
Mr. Blaine, the plumed knight and supposed
incarnation of war, is the real peacemaker in
Washington. Even Secretary Tracy has
mapped out his plan of campaign, and is be
lieved to pant in unison with the President for
a chance to wade into Chile. It is quite evi
dent that the President believes there is a
second term in a war; but this view is un
doubtedly erroneous.
The Watterson Boomlet.
From the New York Herald (Ind.).
So for as the Herald is concerned, we think
Henry Watterson the strongest candidate bis
party could nominate. We believe his nomina
tion would be universally and deservedly popu
lar in all parts of Hi-- ountry, and we believe
he would bring io administration of tho
great office of th - icy the highest quali
ties of conservati' nanship, and that he
would make a bri.Tool and at the same time
an honest aud wise administrator for tho peo
ple. So far as availability is concerned we be
lieve it would be easier to elect Mr. Watterson
than Sir. Cleveland or any other man on the
list. He would be no darg horse, and he Is not
mixed up with strife within the petty
quarrels of factions.
Why not Watterson?
Tom Cypher’s Phantom Bngtne.
Locomotive engineers are, as a clas-i, sal 1 to
be superstitious, says the Seattle Press-Times.
but J. M. Pmckney, an engineer known to al
most every brotherhood man, is an except! n
to tbe rale He ha never been nbie to believe
the different stones told of ap|>a:itions suddenly
appearing on the track, but he r adan experience
lost Sunday night on the Northern Pacific east
bound overland that made hi* hair stand on
end.
By the courtesy of the engineer, also a
brotherhood man, Mr. Pinckney wax. riding on
the engine They wererecountingeEjeriences.
a'd the fireman, who was a green hand, was
getting very nervous as he l.stened to the
of wrecks and disasters, the horrors of which
were graphically described by the veteran en
gineers.
The night was clear and the rays from tbe
headlight flashed along the track, and. although
they were Interested in spinning yarns a sharp
lookout was kept, for they were rapidly near
ing Eagle gorge, in tbe Cascades, tbe scene of
to many disasters and the place which is said
to be tbe most dangerous on the 2,500 miles of
road. The engineer was relating a story and
was just coming to tbe climax when he sud
denly grasped the throttle and in a moment
had “thrown her over," that is reversed the
engine. The air-trakes were applied and the
train brought to a standstill within a few feet
of tbe place where Engineer Cypher met his
deuth two years ago. By this time the passen
gers had bee-me curious a* to what was tbe
matter, anti all sorts of questions were asked
the trainmen. The engineer made an excuse
that some of the machinery was loose. and in a
few moments the train was speeding on to her
destination.
"What made you stop back there?" asked
Pinckney. "I heard your excuse, but I have
run too long on the road not to know that your
excuse is not tbe truth."
His question was answered by the engineer
pointing aheal mid saying excitedly:
•‘There: Look there! Don't you see it?"
"Looking out of the cab window," said Mr.
Pinckney. “I saw about 300 yards ahead of us
th* headlight of a locomotive 1
"Stop the tram, man,’’ I cried, reaching for
the lever.
H“0, it’s nathlng. It’s what I saw back at the
g'-rge. It s Tom Cypher's engine. No. 33.
There’s no danger of a collision. The man who
is running that ahead of us can run it faster
backward than I can this one f rward. Have I
seen it before? Yes, twenty times. Every
engineer on the road knows that engine, and
he's always watching for it when he gets to the
gorge.’’
“The engiue ahead of us was running silently,
but smoke was puffing from the stuck and the
headlight threw out rays of red. green and
white light. It kept a short distance ahead of
us for several miles, and then for a moment we
saw a figure on the pilot. Then the engine
rounded a curve and wo did not see it again.
We ran by a littio station, and at the next, when
the operator warned us to keep well back from
a wild engine that was ahead, the engineer said
nothing. He was not afraid of a collision. Just
to satisfy my own mind on the matter. I sent
a telegram to the engine wiper at Hprague,
asking him If No. 33 was in. I received a reply
stating that No. 33 had just come in, and tnat
her coal was exhausted and boxes burned out.
I suppose you’ll be inclined to laugh at the
story, but just ask any of the boys, although
many of them won’t talk about it. I would not
myself if I were running on the road. It’s un
lucky to do so."
With this comment upon the tale of Mr. Pinck
ney boarded a passing caboose and was soon on
his way to Tacoma. It is believed by Northern
Pacific engineers that Thomas Cypher’s spirit
still hovers near Eagle gorge.
Ward McAllister No. 2.
Butler in Ordinary to the Four Hundred
Ward McAllister was shocked almost beyond
expression on Thursday when he heard of tbe
death of the heir presumptive to the British
throne, soys the New York Commercial Adver
titer. The Information was conveyed to him
by a World reporter, aud the msnnsr in which
Mr. McAllister expressed his grief and his
knowledge of the line of royal desoent was re
ported as follows:
“A World reporter was the first to convey
the news of the death of the prince to Mr. and
Mrs. Ward McAllister.
“ 'My Qod!’ he said, 'is ho really dead? Then
Prince George will be king.’ ’’
It so happened that tne other Ward McAllis
ter—tbe Second Ward—who drives a dirt cart
for the commissioner of street cleaning, had not
been apprised of the sad and important news
from over the water. The World had over
looked him, so it fell to the lot of a Morninr/
Advertiser reporter to convey the melancholy
intelligence
Mr. McAllister No. S was found shoveling
snow aud slush on Park Row. ills cart was
loaded to the eaves, and when the bsarer of the
message spoke to him he rested one arm on his
shovel and took an extra whiff at his pipe.
“Be hivins,” he said, "but it's a turn av the
heart yez do be givin’ me. Who’s thot is dead?”
"The Duke of Clarence and Avondale,”
The Second Ward was silent ror a moment.
His brow took on a rellective wrinkle. He
studied the snow at his feet and looked at his
mule’s head.
"Wull, wull,”he soliloquized, “an’he's dead—
the Juke av Clarence. Perhaps, sor, yez
wouldn’t mind tellins me where the gintleman
lives. Was it on tho Aist side?”
The desired information was given, but the
Secoud Ward still appeared to be puzzled.
“lndade,” said he, “it’s sorra lam till hear
av auy man’s death, but as Murtha said till his
mother, ’if we didn’t die, we’d have till stop
bein’ born; so it's all in the course av nature,
sor.' It’s a fine funeral they’ll be bavin’.’
Mr. McAllister No. 2 was not as ornate in his
language as Mr McAllister No. 1, but he made
quite as good a showing as his namesake.
A Joke That Recoiiad.
A writer in a popular monthly, says the
Washington Star, mentions the ease of a kins
man of his own who waa a schoolboy at Har
row, Out in the fields one day he went to the
assistance of a portly farmer on horseback, who
could not easily open a gate, an l did not care
to put his horse to it. This was un act which in
dicated a well-conditioned mind; tee farmer
thanked him and asked his name. Tbe youth
at once saw an opportunity for a good joke.
“Green,” said the Harrowian.
“What Is your father?”
"A cheesemonger in London, iu Theobald’s
road—rather a small shop,’’ was the wholly
imaginative answer.
“You are a ,capital young chap; I shan’t for
get you,” said the farmer. And he left tho
youth chuckling over tne incident and the
’’sell."
Years passed, and the lively fanoy of the
Harrow scholar proved to have oost him a for
tune. The newspapers had advertisements for
a young gentleman of the nam of Green,whose
father at one time kept a cheesemonger’s shop
In Theobold’s road, and to whom a large legacy
was devised In recognition of a service rendered
at Harrow about teu years before. As the pub
lished clue to the identity was wholly false and
mistaken, through an ili-timed levity the money
could never be claimed.
A Sad Casa of Grandfather.
William Harman, a resident of Titusville,
committed suicide a few days ago from a mel
ancholy conviction that he was his own grand
father, says the Venango Citizen. Here is a
singular letter that he left: "1 married a widow
who had a grown-up daughter. My father
visited our house very often, fell in love with
my Btop-daughter and married her. 8o my
father beoame my son-in-law and my step
daughter my mother, because she was my
father’s wife. Some time afterward my v ife
had a son; he was my father's brother in law
and my uncle, for he was the brother of my
step-mother. My father’s wife—i. e., my step
daughter, had a son; he was, of eourse, my
brother, and in tbe meantime my grandchild,
for ho was tbe son of my daughter. My wife
was my grandmother, because she was my
mother's mother I was tny wife's husband and
grandchild at the same time. And as tho hus
band of a person’s grandmother is his grand
father I was my own grandfather.”
Yesterday and To-morrow.
John Boyle O'Reilly.
J6ys have three stages. Hoping. Having and
Had;
The hands of Hope are empty, and tho heart of
Having is sad;
For the joy we take, in the taking dies; and the
joy we Had is its ghost.
Now, " hich is the better—the joy unknown, or
tho joy we have clasped and lost?
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Prince Bismarck Is reported to have stated to
the mayor of Wandsbek: "Formerly I stood on
tbe stage of the world; If 1 have now moved
back to the auditorium I do not intend to abdi
cate the right I possess, with every other specta
tor, to criticise."
Among the curiosities obtained by the British
museum there is none so interesting as a Chin
ese bank note of the Ming dynasty, about 1368.
No earlier example is known to be extant. It is,
however, a comparatively modern specimen for
China, although It was not till 300 years after its
issue that bank notes were used in Europe.
Mark Island, tho ledge off Small Point, Me.,
was the home for two or three years of a
mysterious family. The cottage there was
erected five or six years ago by a man who came
with a fine yacht, his wife and a mulatto boy,
and took possession. They made friends with
no one and never allowed anybody to land on
the island, unless someone broke an oar or was
shipwrecked There is only one place whore a
landing can be made, and from its beach a path
leads to the house. In this path,
at a point which commanded a
full view of the landing, the mulatto bov stood
from daylight to dark with a musket on his
shoulder. Two or three j’oars this strange
family spent on the island, and then one spring
they did not come, nor have they been seen or
heard from since. But three years ago a man
was |arrested either in Boston or 4XOw York
for passing counterfeit money, who answered
to the description of the one who lived on
Mark Island. No attempt was made to find his
workshop, but some folks think this was the
place.
The distinguished German biologist, Weis
mann, has pointed out that there is less exact
knowledge on this subject than might be ex
pected, considering how many in number are
the ornithologist and the ornithological socie
ties Bays the London Speciator: "Small
singing birds live from Bto 18 years. Ravens
have lived for almost 100 years in captivity, and
parrots longer than that. Fowls live 10 to 20
years (and are then sold as spring chlchens to
young housekeepers). The wild goose lives up
ward of 100 years, and swans are said
to have attained tho age of 300. The
long life of birds has been interpreted as com
l>ensationfor their feeble fertility, and for the
great mortality of their young, From the
small island of Bt. Kilda, off Scotland, 20,000
young ganuets and an immense number of eggs
are annually collected, and although this bird
lays only one egg per annum, and is four years
in attaining maturity, its numbets do not
diminish. Obviously, as Weismann observes,
such birds must reach a great age, or they
would long ago have been exterminated."
The well known phrase of Dr. Chalmers,
"The power of littles," Is strikingly illustrated
in the physical world by the phenomena we are
about to study. Lit f le forces acting in tho same
direction aud recurrin g at rapid and regular in
tervals of time will, if accumulated, soon add
up to a single force of gigantic magnitude.
Every one has heard how a regiment of soldiers,
wheu crossing a suspension bridge, have to break
step, lost the uniform tramp of tbelr feet
should set up, as it might well do, a danger
ously large oscillation of tho bridge. A half
hundredweight bung ud by a wire may be
thrown into a considerable swing by a succes
sion of geuilo taps, or even puffs of air, if the
taps or puffs hit the suspended body at the
right moment, that Is, wheu the feeble impulses
conspire in the same direction with that of the
swinging weight To give deflnitenoss, imag
ine the wire supporting the half hundredweight
to be rather more than a yard long, the time
taken for the v/eight to make a single swing in
one direction will then be a second; tho arrange
ment will be, in fact, a second’s pendulum. Let
us now attach one end of a fine thread
to the weight and every second give the feeblest
possible jerk to tbe thread. We shall soon find
that a surprisingly large swing of the pendu
lum is set up, because the gentle Impetus we
have given synchronises with the period of the
swinging weight. The trivial amount of en
ergy in each pull is stored up In the weight, so
that if we now attempted to stop the oscilla
tions of tne weight by a single pull of the
thread we could cot do so, as the thread would
break. In fact, if the half hundredweight be
swinging through an arc which measures a foot
across, it will be moving with an av
erage ve'ocity of a foot per second, thus pos
sessing a momentum equal to a half ounce
bullet moving with a velocity of nearly 1,800
feet a second—more than sufficient to kill a
man. All this energy has been transmitted
through a thread an infant could break, and
has accumulated In tbe weight owing to the
succession of tiny jerks coinciding with
the period of the pendulum. A common
swing illustrates the same law, for a
swing is nothing more than a long
pendulum. At the right moment the child
iu swinging gives a push with its foot or an ira
pulse in the right direction, by bending its
body forward so as to throw the centre of
gravity in front of the Heat of the swing, and
the addition of these small forces soon creates
a wide excursion of the swing to and fro In
like manner, a heavy lever watcti hung from a
hook will, after tbe lapse of a little time, often
be found vibrating in accord with the move
ment of its balance wheel.
He Couldn’t Understand.
A tall, green-looking youth stepped Into a
village grocery whore they kept something to
drink as well as Jo eat, and after peering
about a little, spied some ginger cakes: Baid
lie to the grocer: “Them's mighty fine cakes.
What's the least you'll take for one of 'em?"
“Ten cents,” replied the grocer. “Well I be
lieve I'll take one If you’ll wrap It up right
good." The grocer wrapped up the cake and
handed it to him. He 100 .ed thoughtfully at
it a while ami said: “I don't believe I want
this cake after all; wont you swap ine a driuk
for it?” "Yes,” Baid the grocer as he took back
the cake and handed him a glass of something
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started off. “Hold on," cried the grocer, "you I
haven't paid me for the drink" “I swapped!
you the cake for the drink.” “But you haven't
paid me for the cake.” “You've got your cake.’’
This l ist retort so nonplussed the grocer that I
he stood and scratched his puzzled head while
the young man made good his retreat.
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