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Newspaper Page Text4 £hc’Horning Hftos Morning News Bui ding Savannah, Ga. FRIDAY. MARCH I, 1 Kftg. ' Register'd at the Poetojfire in Savannah. The Mown no News is published every day in the year, and is served to subscribers in ra csty at SI 00 month, $5 00 for six months and $lO 00 for one year The Mossing News, bp mail, one month, $1 00; three mouths, $2 60; sex months, $5 00; one year, $lO 00. The Morning News, by noi. six times a wees (without Sunday issue , three months, $2 00; dz months, $4 00; one year, $8 00. The Morning News, Tri-Weekly. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, or Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays, three months, C- 25; six months, $ 50; one year, ‘8 00. The Scnuay News, by mail, one year, $2 00. The Weekly News, by moil, one year, $1 28. Subscriptions payable In advanoe. Kemlt by postal order, check or registered letter. Cur rency sent by mall at risk of senders. Letters and telegrams should be addressed •Horning News, ' Savannah. Gs. Transient advertisement*, other than special column, local or reading notloes, amusements and cheap or want comma. 10 cents a line. Fourteen line* of agate type—equal to one In oh epaoe in depth—is the standard of meas urement. Contract rates and discounts made known on application at business office. " out NEW lOKk OFFICE. Us J. J. Fltnn, General Advertising Agent at the Morning News, offloe S3 Park Row, New York. All advertising business outside sf the states of Georgia, Florida and South Caro lina win be managed by him. The Morning News is on file at the following plaoea, where Advertising Rates and other in tonnation regarding the paper can be obtained: NEW YORK CITY— J. H. Bates, 88 Park Row. 8. P. Rowell & 00., 10 Spruce street W. W. Sharp A 00., *1 Park Row. Frane Kiernan A 00., 182 Broadway. Daccht A Go., *7 Park Place. J. W. Thompson, *8 Park Row. American Newspaper Publisher's Association, Potter Building. PHILADELPHIA — N. W AVER & Son, Times Building. BOSTON— S. R. Niles, 256 Washington street. Fettenoill A Cos., 10 State street CHICAGO— Lord & Thomas, 46 Randolph street. CINCINNATI— Alden Compant, 86 West Fourth street ST. LOUIS— Nelson Chesman A Oo„ 11*7 Pine street ATLANTA— . .. _ Morning New* Bureau, tyi Whitehall street, BT. AUGUBTINE- H. Marcotte. Bt. Augustine. Fla INDBr TO Niff ADYKBTISKMMTS. Meetings—Myrtle Lodge No. 6, K. of P.; Landrum Lodge No. 48, F. A A. M. Special Notices—As to Celebration of 50th Anniversary of Odd FeUowship; Notioe of Dissolution, Brown A Lucke, Doboy, Ga; Seed Potatoes, J. 8. Collins A Cos. We Havm Kept Prices Down—B. H. Levy A Bro. Steamship Schedule—Ocean Steamship Com pany. Countt Down Unlaundeeed Shirts—Falk Clothing Company, Auction Sale—Contents of Store, Eto., by J. H. Oppenbeim A Son- Shirts, Collars and Currs—Falk Clothing Company. Cheap Column Advertisements Help Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous. Rumors of cabinet changes in Athena are all Greek to the average reader. New York U wrestling with a negro problem as well as the south, it seems. Congressman Springer has the sympathy of the whole country, irrespective of party, during the orisis of his illness. The most bland announcement of the day comes from Director Nelson Morris of the whisky trust. He declares emphatioally that there is no whisky trust. M, Bariicie, who died in Paris on Feb. 29, was Garibaldi’s ohief of staff during the Franco-Prussian war, and was with him in Italy before the war with Germany began. Hopeful visions of Easter bonnets and Easter dresses will compensate in a measure for Lenten dullness. That is the way the ladies will look at It. The men see visionary bills ahead. An Illinois man, who received a windfall of $7,700 from unexpeoted sources, lost his appetite and starved to death. Favorites of fortune usually die from causes diametri cally different. The Knoxville undertaker who charged •1 ,400 for a “coffin and trimmings" for the late Congressman Houk, “became indig nant" when questioned about the matter and refused to talk. Sarah Althea Hill-Terry, who says Judge Terry was as gentle as a woman, demon strated her own gentleness Tuesday in San Francisco by kicking the shins of a hotel man who excited her ire. Mr. Dingley, of Maine, according to the correspondents, has set himself up in the business of professional humorist of the House. HU jokes will appear iu the court journal as he perpetrates them. Carleton College, at Northfleld, Mass., is hereafter to be governed on democratic principles. The students have organised a “senate” which will act with the faculty in the government of the institution. Nebraska independents are said to favor •x-Benator Van Wyck for the presidential nomination, with L. L. Polk, of North Car olina, the alliance president, for Vice Presi dent. Polk, it is known, has a “hankering” for almost any big office that may be in want of an incumbent. A stranger entered a Boston restaurant the other day, threw 50 cents on the counter and called for two 20-cent dinners, He ate through the courses of the first and bad got to roast meats on the second when he fell dead. Doctors differ as to whether he choked or starved to death. The "secret service" officials of the United States (government detectives) sometimes make themselves extremely ridiculous. One of them recently seized an oil painting of a tl treasury note that hung iu a Chicago art gallery. The seizure was alleged to have been under the law against counterfeiting, During a snow storm at Lancaster, Pa., on Tuesday, it is reported that worms fell along with the flakes. If that U the kind of stale snow the agricultural department turns out the quicker the weather bureau is taken away from it the better it will be, or we shall soon have worm-eaten ice. New York people are very much exer cised over the arrival of a hundred cr two destitute negroes there from the west, and some of them have even appealed to Mayor Grant to interfere to preveut the railroads carrying more of them there. At the same time thousands upon thousands of destitute foreigners are dumped Into New York's lap every year without arousing even so much as a faint protest. _____ Hunting for the Winner. Very little confidence it to be placed in the estimates of the strength of the various candidates for the presidential nomination of the Pemocra ic party which are appear ing in the publio prints. These estimate* are bated upon the opinions of residents of each state, and, of course, are colored in ac cordance with the preferences of these in dividuals. One Georgian, for Instance, may think that Georgia is for Hill, and another may think she is for Cleveland, and still another may be confident that her delegation will support some western man. No estimate, therefore, is even approxi mately correct In our dispatches yesterday there was an estimate matte by the New York Herald, oased upon interviews with democrats in Washington representing every state in the union. Assuming that there will be 900 delegates in the national convention, Hill, according to this estimate, will have 285, Cleveland 345 and some western man 350. This estimate is supposed, of course, to show what the sentiment is now, and not what it is likely to be when the oonventloi meets. The most significant thing in connection with it is the statement that states having 350 delegates are friendly to some western man rather than to either Cleveland or Hill. How much foundation there is for this statement it is difficult to determine. But In considering it the fact must not be for gotten that the Herald favors a western man. That being the case, it is possible that its estimate is shaped so as to support its policy. There are, of course, good reasons for thinking there will be a strong sentiment in the convention for a western candidate. The division in the democratic ranks in New York is a serious one, and it is becoming more marked. Although the frieads of Hill make light of it the national conven tion will not do so if it exists when that body meets. Those who favor a western man will argue that it destroys the avail ability of both Cleveland and Hill, and the argument will have great weight. And, besides, there Is a steadily growing feeling in the west that the candidate ought to come from that section. The contest which Senator Hill has in augurated for the nomination promisee to be a remarkable one. It looks now as if delegates In each of the states wonld be selected for some particular candidate, and that it would be known how the convention will stand a very considerable tims before it meets. Tuesday Rhode Island elected a Cleveland delegation, and other states will be heard from pretty soon. . Tbe Silent Gorman. Senator Gorman is keeping remarkably quiet. Be is net saying anything to the newspapers for publication and the news papers are not finding out his plans, if he has any. A Washington speolal to the Baltimore Sun says that if Senator Hill becomes convinced that he cannot get tbe nomination he will throw his strength to Senator Gorman. Among the senators he is regarded as a very promising dark horse. There Is no doubt that Senator Gorman has a strong bold upon the democratio masses. His splendid fight against the force bill made him a great favorite in the south, and if he should become prominent in the contest for the presidential nomina tion he could depend upon a very hearty southern support. And that he will become prominent is ex tremely probable. The fight that Is gcing on in New York between the friends of Senator Hill and Mr. Cleveland will create a doubt whether either of them can carry New York, and in seeking for a candidate who can it would not be at all strange if tbe ohoice should fall upon Senator Gorman. He has not an tagonised either of the factions in New York and is not likely to do so. He has a reputation for shrewd political manage ment and also for statesmanship. While considering those most available for the nomination it would be well to keep Sena tor Gorman in mind. An appreciative “Democrat,” writing from Florence, 8. C., to the editor of the New York Evening Post, says: "If I was oalled upon to say who was the biggest liar in America 1 would say I didn’t know his name, but be was the editor of the New York Evening Post." The frank Floren tine has evidently been reading after some of the New York editors who delight to fling mud at Editor Uodkin because be has the courage to print what he believes, whether it acoords with their views or not. A gun throwing a dynamite bomb, as do the guns of the cruiser Vesuvius, is a terri ble thing; but it is not so cruel as the recent invention of a French expert, who has produced a rifle that will project a stream of vitriol for a distance of seventy meters. The inventor proposes that the weapon be used only against savages, to prevent their making frenzied rushes. Thus do the horror-produolng implements of warfare increase as science advances. The city and town elections held in various parts of New York, Feb. 29, should teaoh the demoorats a lesson. By divisions in tho ranks and internal wranglings they permit ted the republicans to make gains where they should have met losses. Republicans elected the mayor of Utica. Oswego and Amster dam, and in Elmira, Senator Hill’s home, the "Hill” candidate carried but one ward, and was badly beaten. Chicago is getting in trim to spring another “boodle” Bensation on the country. Reporting a meeting of the city council held Mouday night, a local paper says a franchise was granted to a company for laying pipes through the street, “for al most any purpose the Ingenuity of man may invent,” and Intimates that money was freely used to influence tbe vote by which it was passed. A police court prisoner at Tiffin, 0., was recently arraigned, tried, convicted and sentenced by telephone. The mayor of the town, who is police judge, felt a little in disposed thathiorning aud had hia residence ’phone connected with the court room and held court at long range. The lawyers of of the place claim that the proceedings wore illegal. Additional claims have been died by tbe Baltimore's sailors against the Chilean gov ernment for damages growing out of the Valparaiso riots, swelling the sum total claimed to $2,065,000, not including the Reggin and Turnball claims. When Chile gets this riot bill she will thank her stars that there wasn't a war. A lot of nice, smart paragraphs, drawing a parallel between tbe demooratio national convection and a circus, have had the edge taken off of them by the determination of the committee to build a rectangular wig wam at Chioago instead of a circular one. THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1892. Sensational Preaching. i Sensational sermons, particularly those in which public officials are attacked person ally, a r e certain to attract attention. In almost every city there it a certain amount of dissatisfaction with the way public affairs are managed, and a great many of the , citizens believe that their municipal officials are corrupt. Therefore sermons in which it is assun.ed that only bad men are to be found in municipal offloes command atten tion and exolte comment. Tbe Rev, Dr. Parkhurst, a distinguished. Presbyterian minister of New York, preached a sermon of this kind reoently, which became tbe talk of that city. Ac cording to tbe views be expressed it wonld be difficult to find a city government more corrupt than that of New York. He did not spare any of the city officials, and was particularly severe In speaking of the prose cutlng attorney, Mr. NlcolL He said that that official had assisted the proprietor of a notoriously disreputable resort in keeping bis place open contrary to law. Mr. Nicoll was greatly offended and he insisted that Dr. Parkhurst should go before the grand jury and give that body tbe in formation upon which he based his charges. The dootor appeared before the grand jury, but was unable to furnish any proof of what he had said. The grand jury, there fore, presented him as a slanderer of the prosecuting attorney. Tbe mistake Dr. Parkhurst made was in stating from tbe pulpit as true things he did not know to be true and which were calcu lated to injure tbe reputations of those against whom they were directed. While it is the privilege of ministers to call atten tion to evils in a oommunity it is not their privilege to make charges they cannot sus tain. It is better that they should not ac cuse an official at all than to accuse him falsely. Most men in public positions are very anxious to maintain a reputation for honesty, and it is unjust to attempt to make them appear before the public as thieves and scoundrels, unless they are so. Undoubtedly there are many corrupt men in the municipal government of New York. If their practices could be discovered it would be found probably that they have very little regard for the publio good, and that they are fully as bad as Dr. Parkhurst says there are, but Dr. Parkhurst should not state his beliefs as facta It is probable, however,- that he was more anxious to pro duce a sensation than be was to get at the exaot truth when he attacked the city officials of New York. He could easily have found out whether or not he would be justified in making the wholesale charges which caused such a surprise. But the ex act truth might have spoiled his sermon, and it is fair to assume, therefore, that bis purpose was to say something that would starile the city. He succeeded admirably, but he may discover before the indictment which has been found against him has been disposed of that he got himself into a very unpleasant position without accomplishing any good. If he had secured proof of the charges he {□tended to make the moral effect of his sermon would have been tremendous. As it is, those who do not sympathize with him regard him as one who would ruin a man’s reputation if he oould make a sensa tion by doing so. The City and the Railroads. The city is willing to do all she can to assist railroads seeking a seaboard outlet here to get sites for terminals within her limits, and in this respect she has been lib eral. It would be imposing upon her gen erosity, however, for railroads to get sites from hor whioh they do not intend to use for railroad purposes. Aldermau Cann was right in objecting to ceding the big artesian well to the Macon, Dublin and Savannah road in connection with the lots sold to that company for a mere nominal price. It cost the city as inuoh to sink the well as she reoeived for the lots. And, besides, the city need* the well. When the new water works are completed there will bo need of the water from all the wells she is likely to have at that time. And Alderman Bailey was right in object ing to transferring sites to railroads without a clear and distinct understanding that such lots are to be used by the road* to which thoy are granted for depots or shops, or some other railroad purpose. In granting sites the object is to build up tbe city. It is not ex pected that they will be sold aDd the pro ceeds turned into the treasuries of the roads. An agreement, therefore, that the sites shall be utilized in operating the railroads or forfeited to the city would not be out of place. Au agreement of that kind could not be construed as being unfriendly to the rail roads seeking privileges. It would be only an indication of tho city’s purpose to be watchful of her own interests. A dispatch from St. Paul, Minn., says: “The northern heavens were robed in green last evening until the stars were obseured. Wave after wave of quivering lights swept up from the horizon like folds of fleecy lace, until to the very zsnlth the sky was shut out by the shifting shadows and tho earth seemed hemmed closely in.” For a piece of fine writing the dispatch is a “dandy,” and arouses regret tnat Savannah cannot en gage a green aurora borealis to display on St. Patrick’s day for the delectation of Senator Hill during his visit here. A transatlantic steamship line will here after do away with the terms “port” aud "starboard” in denoting a certain sido of a ship, or the way the wheelman is to steer. “Right” for starboard aud “left” for port will be the order. The innovation will puzzle the brains of the old salts for a while, but it appears to be a change for the better founded on common sense. With the plain, matter of fact “right” aud “left” directions it seems that tbe chauces of an error will be materially lessened. Young “Jim" Blaine appears to be a nonentity. During all tbe "open letter” writing and interviewing that has been go ing on recently ho has not had a word to say. It teems that a person with a spark of manhood in him would shield, as far as pos sible, the mother of hia son, for the child’s sake if for no other reason. The state department gives it out,that the Kearsarge w as sent to San Domingo to pro tect American interests there. The joke is worthy the humorous editor of the Con gressional Record, iuasmuoh as the old Kearsarge couldn’t protect herself in case of need. An Unkind Cut. Elizabeth Cady Stanton relates an amusing story of how, when she was a young girl, the women of her church raised money to educate Ia young man for the min stry. When he had completed bis course at the theological school tbe young clergyman returned to his native town ami preached bis virgin sermon on tha text: bat.” your women keep silent in tue churches. “ PERSONAL. Ex-Empress Stokne has still in her serrloe the woman who was her favorite maid In tbe empire days. Am rut Rives Chanter was paid $2,200 for her recent story In the Comopolitan, •'Accord ing to fit. John.” Mrs. Col. Vivian, late Mrs. Marshall O. Rob erts. has taken Lady Berkeley i’aget’s house In Cadogan square. London. Senator Kyle of South Dakota Is a giant physically and the most rotust of all the alli ance members. His digestion Is perfect Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnbtt has opened a printer boys' club in Kemble street, London, and on Saturday evening presented it with a library. Miss Anna Dawes, daughter of Senator Dawes of Massachusetts, recently visited Vassar Col lege. and gave an interesting talk on tbe Indism question. A curious indtvtdcal is Jack Irvin of Glover's Mill. Ky„ who In thirty-six years has not swal lowed a drop of water. He drinks only tea, coffee and milk and has passed his 80th year. The little Grand Duchess Olga, youngest daughter of the czar, is still an invalid from tbe effects of tbe railway disaster at Borkl, where she was thrown against the embankment and badly burt. The oldest settler In Chicago, “Jimmy" Lane, a man 98 years old, is an activa and bustling old fellow, who recently, to show his agility, ran up a flight of stairs as quickly as a boy oould have done it. Sousa, the popular leader of the Marine band in Washington, has composed some music baaed on the story of Sheridan’s ride. He has done this sort of thing before, with the chariot race in "Ben Hur" and Higginson’s "Waiting for the Bugle" as text a The CAstle of Cronberg, the new residancejof the Empress Frederick, is nearly completed, and her majesty Is expected at the beginning of the spring. A fine suite of rooms is being pre pared for Victoria, as she will most likely pay her daughter a visit in the spring. Gen. O. O. Howard is preparing to write a life of {’resident Zachary Taylor, and has been at work for nearly a year gathering material therefor. Recently he was in Louisville, where he went to consult Gen. Thomas Taylor regard ing the disputed date of “Old Rough and Ready's" marriage. He found the court record fixing the date of the ceremony June 10, 1810, and found also the log house on the bank of Harrod’s creek whore the ceremony was per formed. Gen. Simeon Mills of Milwaukee, the oldest of the surviving pioneers of Wisconsin, at one time carried the mail from Milwaukee to Madi son, leaving letters on the way at log houses scattered along the Indian trail. In winter he made the journey on snuwshoes, with tiio mail sack slung on his back. In course of time he became one of the leading oitizens of Madison, and during the war he was actively engaged in fitting out state troops. Gen. Mills Is 83 years old. BRIGHT BIT3. Tommy—Lookout for that cow! Willie (from the city)—Why? Is she going to blow her horn? —Chicago Tribune. Stranger— Have you any first-class saloons here? Villager—No: only second-ciase ones. Tbiaii a prohibition town.—Puck. The best way to keep a dairy is to keep it clean. Never write in your diary, my son, un less you desire to be sorry at some future time in your life.—Boston Transcript. “Jack Blower told me the other day that he rides a great deal.” "Well, for once ha told the truth. You see. he lives in a Harlem flat and works in a produce exchangeofifice. Puck. New Clxrk— Whatdo the jobbers mean by putting "C. o. d.” on all the packages they send us? Jeweler—l guess they think we are a little fishy. —Jev'eler*' Weekly. Mr*. Watte—Mrs. Fig Is bo entertaining, don't you think sof Mrs. I’qUa—lsn’t she. though? Why, I have to send the Children out of the roonfevery time she calls.— lndianapolis Journal. •That’s a waste of capital," remarked the bride when her husband gave her a pair of those new jeweled corsets. "Ah, but it's such a capital waist!" remarked the husband as he put bis arm around it. Brooklyn Eagle. It was a bright Boston school girl who, when askoU by her teacher to explain the meaning of the Shakespearean phrase "Go to!” exclaimed; "O, that is only the sixteenth century’s ex pression of the nineteenth century’s ‘Come off!’ "—Boston Herald. A fat woman entered atcrowded car, and, seizing the strap, stood on a gentleman’s toes. As soon as he could extricate himself, he arose and offered liar his seat. "You are very kind, str," she replied. "Not at all, madam ."he replied, "it’s not kindness, It’s seif-defeasa”— Comic. First Little Boy—l thort you said you lived In a llut. Second Little Boy—We does—tenth story. "Wot do you folks w ant wif a great big bull dog like that of you live in a tenth story flat?" * "We has to have him. Mamma always takes him along when site wants to talk to the jani tor.’—(rood hews. Housekeeper— Why are apples so high in price? Market Man—'Cause they’re scarce, mum. “But the papers said the crop was so enor mous that, app.es were rotting on the trees all over the country. “Yeg’m. That’s why they’re scarce. It didn't pay to pick ’em.’’— New York Weekly. “Have you change for sixpence?" asked a tramp. "Yes." replied the gentleman, "where is the sixpence?" "I haven't one. but I thort if you had change for sixpence you might have a copper or two for a poor man wot’a seen better clays. All the gents I have asked for help said they hadn't any change.’’—7'idj Bits. "How old is your boy?" "Twelve." “Cau ho write?” “No.” "Read?” "No." "Why, aren't you ashamed to deprive him of ordinary education?" "Hush! I’m e (coating him to be an accepta ble juror, and it’s the terror of my life that he may ruu away and go to school."— Washington Star. CURRENT COMMENT. Planks Enough to Eu'.ld a White House. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Dem.). The candidate of the People's party need not feel down-hearted if he fails to get into the white house. There will be enough planks in his platform to build another one. A Distinction Without Difference. From the Denver News (Dem.). Senator Hale says the Republican party had been "nearly swamped” by the McKinley bill. If it was not completely “swamped" In 1891 it would be difficult to find a definition for drown ing. A Voice From New England. From the Springfield (Moss.) Republican (Dem.) Compromise is impossible. Another Candi da e than Cleveland means tbe abandonment of principle and courage, the acceptance of cow ardice and p liticat immorality. The crisis Is great for the democracy. Depose the “Tin Gods.” From the Few York World (.Dem.). Give us a free tin plate bill next, Messrs. Tariff Reformers of the House. There is no feature of the McKinley act more burdensome and Iniquitous than that designed to add a dozen little tin cods on wheels to the other proj tected monopolists. A Western Republican Opinion. From the Chicago Inter Ocean (Rep.). Senator Hill reminds one of the young miss who asked: “Mother, may I get married?" “No." “Then, mother, may I have a piece of bread and butter, with sugar on It?" Hiil now talks of "dictating the nominee." but it is doubtful whether his party will allow him even that much bread and butter with sugar on it. Why Eggs Are Cheaper. From the Boston Herald (Dem,). The price of bens’ eggs is reported as un usually low, notwithstanding the Increased du ties laid on foreign eggs by the McKinley bill. It is important to note that this low price is not due to the high duties on the product of the pauper poultry of Europe, but to the unwonted activity among our he as. which are laying in ire ,-gga titan usual at this season. McKinley needn't cackle. Adopted a Rubber Dog. Dog stories, like piscatorial yarns, very ofen need a grain or two cf salt to make them palatable, but hare It one, says the New York World, which the writer can vouch for as a plain, unvarnished tala. For over seven years there has been in the home of a family living not far from Fort Greens a French poodle which, having been brought to the house when a small puppy, he cam_ a great pet. Like most of his breed, this dog has more than the usual amount of camne sagacity, and the tricks of Trix—for that is her name—have often entertained the friends of her owner. Recently Trix became the mother of two pups. The youngsters did cot thrive, for some reason. One lived only a coupl eof days. II was with tome difficulty that the body of the latter could be taken from the mother, who guarded it jealously and made fanttc efforts to regain it when It was being taken a war. Her maternal duties having thus come to an end. Trix was again given tne freedom of the house, but she did not avail herself of It. as was her wont Instead she sought seclusion under a lounge in the dining room and rarely left her retreat When she did venture forth it was for but a short time. Her conduct remained unex plained. except by tbe theory that she was mourning her loss, until yesterday. Then con siderable light was thrown upon the subject. In the midst of the scuffling and scratching which had oocurred at intervals and was at tributed to the dog’s restlessness a sound in the form of a faint but rather sharp squeak was heard proceeding from under the lounge. An Investigation was made at once. It re vealed Trix crouching on the defensive, growl ing defiance to the investigator and bolding firmly under her paws a small rubber dog that had been used as a toy by the baby of tbe house, but had been missing for some time. Incredible as it may appear, tbe poodle had taken tne toy as a substitute for her dead off spring an 1 had been cuddling it for days in her retreat under the lounge. The rubber effigy was a very good counterfeit of a young pup and an aperture caused a cross between a whittle and a squeak when pressure was ap plied. It was the latter that led to the discov ery of the queer canine fancy. As there was a eertain amount of pathos in the dog’s endeavor to fill the void caused by death, she was left undisturbed in the possession of the toy. During the afternoon the faint squeak was heard several times. Whether Trix was pressing the rubber with the idea of giviDg the inanimate substitute a greater semblance of life or did it accidentally while caressing the object of her affection is a matter of specula tion. At any rate, having been bereft of her pups, she has appropriated a clever imitation of one of them and watches it with a vigilance that is rather pathetic. A Story of fpurgeon. Another personal experience of Mr. Spur geon was at the Crystal palaos, where he preached to 25,000 people, says the London World. Seated near to the pulpit, 1 observed Mrs. Spurgeon take her place just before her husband appeared, and that she was visibly affected by the mighty concourse of souls, ail with upturned faces and fixed gaze upon one man. and all about to be thrilled to the core by that mans impassioned appeals to them to he saved alive. While Mrs. Spurgeon was con cealing her emotion as best she might—in other words, dealing furtively and shyly with her pocket handkerchief—l saw the pastor beckon far off with bis forefinger to one of the deacons. Some brief, but evidently important, instruc tion was whispered by Mr. Spurgoon in the man's ear, and 25'000 people were at once agog with curiosity to know what this could possibly be at such a time, when the whole vast place was quivering with anticipation and suppressed emotional excitemenL 1 happened to be seated so near to Mrs. Spurgeon ttiat I, at least, out of that vast and silent crowd of expectants, should hear what had delayed the pastor, and what the urgent matter was he bad, at such a criti cal moment, to communicate. In a hoarse, fleshly whisper I heard this: "Mr. Spurgeon says, please will you change your seat, so that be will not be able to see you; it ["It" was doubtless Mrs. Spurgeon's obvious emotion] makes him nervous," and the lady moved im mediately to another seat not visible from the preacher's place. A Guitar’s Tale. Miss Bessie W. Harris, daughter of a muMc dealer in Troy, N. 5’., broke a guitar which her father had given her some time ago, says the Cincinnati Commercial-Gate: te. It was a po ouliar-looking but flned-toned instrument, which Lad belonged to her dead grandfather, and no one knows how It came into her posses sion. Mr. Harris, in examining the pieces to day. found the following strange inscription written on the wood: March 6, 1880 —This guitar is put together to day by a man who has been in prison eleven years under a sentence of life, a prisoner who is a victim of circumstances an 1 to-.lay is held as a criminal. To carry out revenge the plan was so laid that Chamberlain is into it vet un known to himself. In time this guitar may be broken and these words read by someone, and whoever it may be I ask them to know aud pub lish this fact A man may be a state prisoner for years and yet get rquare with his enemies. I have en joyed many pleasant moments even in this prison, for it is a pleasure to believe that there are those who fear me as a man. Chamberlain stood with his hatid on his revolver Christmas, 1879. O, how 'contemptible he looked, the poor cur. Yes, be Is a cur of the mongrel breed. Uetß of Neb., cripple cine years, caused by neg lect of prison officials. Read backward the signature forms tho name ’ ’Ben Foster. ” After the Ball. Margaret H. Welsh in New York Life. O’er the snow laid ways we noiseless rolled Home from a ball on that winter’s night; ’Twas a happy chance that hau put me there - A chaperon's sudden, faintiug plight. And now we two were all that shared The cozy ease of her father s brougham— With what sweet abandou she nestled back, All down and fur, in its friendly gioom! The streets flew by, our talk had stopped. Should 1 grasp the chance which fate had thrown? Her speaking silence gave me hope— I tenderly whispered, "Madge, my own’” Bhe answered not; I touched her hand. Her soft breath made my pulses leap. Then a licht shown in from a passing lamp; It fell on Madge—she was sound asleep! How It Might Have Originated. Phrases and slaug terms, says Harper's Ba zar. are frequently bora of interesting episodes, as witness the following: Peter the Great, while oft driving In the neighborhood of Moscow on one occasion, was seized with the pangs of hunger. "What ha ve we in the hamper?" he asked of his aid. "There is but one candle left, your majesty." replied the aid, “but I think I can change it for a fowl at the next farm house, if you wish." "Do so," replied the czar, "for I am famished and do not care .'or a light luncheon." The aid laugh -d, and. as he had surmised, manaeed the exchange; but the bird was found to be unusually tough. "Ido not think, Vosby," said the emperor, later— "1 do not think the game was worth the candle." Pat With Texts. Tbe late Bishop Doane of New Jersey, says the Philadelphia Press, was strongly opposed to prohibition, and his sideboard was lined with brandy, wines, etc. On one occasion Rev. Mr. Perkms of the Sons of Temperance dined with the bishop, who. pouring out a glass of wine, desired him to drink with him. "Can’t dolt, bishop. ‘Wine Is a mocker.’” "Take a glass of brandy, then.” “No. ‘Strong drink is rag ing.’ " By this time the bishop, becoming ex cited, remarked to Mr. Perkins: "You’ll pass the decanter to the gentleman next to you." "No, bishop. 1 can't do that ’Woe unto him that putteth the bottle to his neighbor’s lip6.’ ” The Edition Was Exhausted. James Russell Lowell brought out his first volume of poems at his own risk—a modest edi tion of 500 copies, says the Youth's Companion. Small as the edition wa*. however, it was not small enough, and the young pi et seemed in danger of heavy loss: but fate was kinder than the so celled ‘'reading public.” His publisher’s warehouse took fire, ttie books were burned and they were fully insured! Not only had the poet lost nothing, but he could boast with truth that the first edition of his book was exhausted. He had sold it to the insurance eompauy. _ _ _ BAKING l*OWl)K& fiSjaking U-LiiPowder: Used in Millions of Homes— 40 Years tlie Standard FLAVORING EXTRACTS. p? phicts Flavoring Extracts NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Vfenllla Of perfect purity. Lemon -I Of great strength. Almond “[ In their use Flavor as' delicately and deliciously as tho fresh fruit. ITEMS OF INTEREST. A couple In Biddeford, Me., have separated four times and reunited three times since their wed‘ing in May. The last time tbe wife re turned to her spouse sb - admitted that she was a little quick tempered, but she declared that she would give him SSO if she made another break in six months. She broke over in two weeks, and now the husband will sue for the SSO. It is said that the old black overcoat of tha German army will shortly be abolished. Ex periments have been made with various regi ments during the last twelve months with over coats of various shades of gray, which have led to the conclusion that light gray is the color least distinguishable at a distance, and there fore best adapted for wear In view of the use of smokeless powder. The lobster dreads thunder, and when the peals are very loud numbers of them drop their claws an.l swim away for deeper water. Any great frieht might also induce them to drop their claws. But new claws begin at once to grow, and in a short time are as large as the old ones, and covered with hard shells. The lob ster often drops its shell, when it hides until the new shell is hard enough to protect It. The rate of travel of thunder storms has been studied by Herr Schronrock from the record of 197 such storms in Russia in 1888. The velocity Is found to have van -d from 13 to 59 mile* an hour, with a mean of 28.6 miles an hour in the hot season and increasing to 32 miles an hour in the cold season. It was least in the early morning, increasing to a maximum between 3 and 10 o’clock p. m. Tne storms traveled most quickly from southwest, west and north west. It is wonderful what a part the wrist plays in exercises In which physical skill and delicacy are required. After a man learn* to play bill iards well enough to be familiar with the cush ions and the English, tbe important thing to cul tivate Is his stroke. It isjthe hardest thing about billiard playing to get a good stroke, and some times the greatest players "fall down" because they lose control of it Now, the stroke wholly depends on the action of the wrist. Jake Schaeffer, or any good player, will make a shot of seven cushions with less apparent force than a beginner will exert in getting three. This is due to the superior wrist movement. It’s the same way with violin playing. The quality and touch all depend on wrist manipulation. So with curving a base ball. Great pitchers al ways work a strong wrist movement on the hall as it leaves the hand. If they didn't It wouldn't curve at all. Salt does not enter the food of the poor Venetianes, says a Venice letter in the Omaha Bee. They never taste it. and the hospital for tho scrofulous children at Lido is filled by thore who have not ha 1 this necessary articles in their food. Every evening I have noticed a poorly dressed woman, accompanied by two small children, a boy and a girl, go to a point on the river and lpnn over the edge of the wall and fill a bottle with the salt water. Becoming curious as to tiie use made of it, I approached her. with an apology for the question, and asked what she did with the sea water. Turning upon me a sweet, sad face, in which traces of beauty were still visible, she replied that this was the ouly way she had of giving her children the taste of salt which they require. The tax levied by the government placed it entirely beyond reach of the poor. Is it right, I ask, that a government should take from its people an article necessary to health. “There lives a man in our town” who is re sponsible for the do th of so ma y rats that the wiener wurst pedciers may well regard him as their patron saint, says the Kansas City i imes. By day he follows his humid - calling as an expressman, and does not give evidence in actions or appearance of his sanguinary disuo sition. With the approach of night be becomes a different man. While by day he is a Dr. Jekyll to the innumerable colonies of rats, at Dight he is to them a Mr. Hyde. Night after night, re gardless of the weather, he saunters forth with four assistant terriers, each of which is a battle scarred midnight hero of back alleys From 8 o’clock until after 12 he walks up and down the alleys in tho business section of the city and gives up his l e ng to joyful contemplation of his rat killers at work When lie sees four black shadows cut swiftly through the dark ness aud hears the dying squeak he know* that his self-imposed mission has been forwarded somewhat to suc cess. Inasmuch as he has been killing rats In this fashion for several years, it may readily be seen that bis recoid is up in the taousands. He is a tall, powerfully built man of middle age, and habitually wears a faded black cap, the visor of which he pulls down quite over his blue eyes. Ho takes as much pride and enjoyment in hisworkas his four assistants do in theaggre gat“ and vows that he will keep it up until he has killed 100,000 of tbe rodents. Nearly all of the 3,500 Cocopan volcanoes In Arizona are situated near the east end of the volcanic area which they occupy, says an articl e in tbe Milwaukee Wisconsin. Several arge mounds, once living volcanoes, are now quie t. Between these hills of lava, rock and debris are a large number of living, active volcanoes. From the sides of the hills, 50 to 100 feet above the surrounding waters, come fortu most beautiful spriugs of clear, warm water—some so sour, others so sweet, so bitter, and so strongly alkaline that no living being or ani mal can drink it. These waters course down the hillsides, laying a ooat of white, pink, purple, blue, or green, made by the mineral salts they contain, upon everything with which they come in contact. In the midst of these hills is the lake of ink. Running into it are scores of streams of clear mtnernl hot water, others that are warm, and two that are c Id. Toe lake, one-fourth of a mile in length and one-eighth of a mile wide, lies like a gem set In theso hills, or these ancient volcanoes. The black, ink-like water which fiilis the lake comes up within three or four inches of the level of its shores. The temperature near tbe edge is about 110“. gradually growing wanner as you get down in it, and, us you approach the center of the lake, on the surface it is about 156°, and at tbe depth of 250 feet it is 216“. Near the shore on the east, south and west sides the water is only four to six feet in depth for twenty feet or more into the lake, where the shelf breaks off perpendicularly, and there no bottom has ever been found. To the touch tne water feels smooth and oily. The ashes and oil which covers the lake when its waters are quiet are from half an inch to an inch thick. The wa’er of th® lake Is jet black, though it does not color the BEin of those who bathe in it. Under a glass the coloring matter seems to be a minute black substance held in suspension by the water, which adders to white cloth immersed in the lake. To the taste the water is warm, salt and bitter. To the bather the sensation on entering the water is grand, exhilarating to a wonderful degree, so much so that a bath of ten or fifteen minutes makes one feel as if he were under the influence of the very best brandy. HARD >Y art_ ®ii Gate. Lefever, Colt, Smith and Parker Hammerleas Guns. 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