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PASSING OF IDE SWELL.
The Old Guard of Hish Rollers a
Thing ol the Past.
Some Died: Others Quit Lively Times
When Young: George Law Used to
Buy Wine in the Tenderloin for All.
► From the New York Advertiser
Maybe new ones will take their places,
but if they don't what is to become of the
life of the town wnen the old guard of
bi.:i. rolling swells are gone, and they are
Bow passing one by one! Even those few
vyho pretend to still be in the ring are
tame, very tame Time was when the
garb as well as the most commonplace
doings of May or Gobbard or Wall or any
at her member of the set was considered
lit subject for the pens of the most emi
nent Jenkineses in the city But now
that these somewhat, noted dandies are
passing to other things no one cares to do
them honor.
■ There are popinjays aplenty who are
fairly itching to be written about and
talked about, but as they are either brew
ers’ sons inerusted with precious stones,
who can t talk a all, they are not likely
to replace the old set of extravagant cx
quisities. But the real old bucks, about
whom so much was said and written,
wnat of them ’ Two of them are under
going a sort of moral purification in an
ticipation of marriage with wealthy
women A third is legally forced to live,
in a hotel so common that he has to use
paper for napkins Another is busy chas
ing the “green widow ' in Baris while a
green-eyed Fay is basing him. One is
guessed to have gone to a Stygian prill
room, anoiher has gone into bankruptcy
and another devotes his time to functions
of the Four Hundred. The next is sick
almost to death, and still another, who is
barnstorming, actually appears in public
in trousers that ba.r at the knees
So it is small wonder that all clubdom
is gossiping about the passing of this
group of swells. A member of the Union
club suggests that some public benefactor
should come forward with means to pre
serve, in wax or stone, lifesizeand lifelike
images of these dandies in full bloom, so
that future gent rations of dudes may see
What manner of men of fashion adorn, and
Manhattan Island in the last quarter of
the nineteenth century.
“For there are uo angel men."
Surely the writer of this refrain to a
popular song of the day never heard of
George Law. or he would have known
that whenever Mr. Law spread his pin
ions he was one of tho swift and most
Vieneficient "angels" that ever visited this
latitude. But George doesn't fly any
more. He was a patron of pugilists and
sporting men It use Ito he a common
thing to see him in one or other of the
sporting resorts in the Terfderloin pre
cinct. His favorite resorts in those days
were Billy Tracey's in Twenty.ninth
stfeet,. Dick Darling’s on Broadway and
Jimmy Irving's old Empire Concert hall
on Sixth avenue. No matter how large
the crowd .as he would buy champagne
for every one.
Every sport in tho Tenderloin got up a
thirst when he heard George Law was at
it again. Crowds followed him from
place to plaeo. To spend *I,OOO anight
for wine was not an uncommon thing for
him to do. He is a tall, portly, good look
ing man. with a ruddy complexion and a
well filled purse. When playing angel ho
f u ied he could fight. In Tracey s one
night he bantered Patsy Sheppard to put
on the gloves with him.
“No, no. Mr. Law,” said the crafty
Patsy; “1 know wot a sii.f punch you
•its.”
"I’ll be light on you, old man.” replied
Law. rather tickled. "Co.no, I need a
little exercise "
“Well, sir, i really couldn’t refuse you
If you wuz ter knock me bleediu’block
boif.”
SHEPPARD'S BROKEN JAW.
The gloves were pulled on, and at it
they went. Presently Patsy fairly ran
his jaw into Law’s right and down he
went, lying still and playing '|)ssum.
Law. who really believed that lie had
knocked out his man. tried to bring him
to After a bit Patsy opened his eyes
and moaned. “< >h! me jaw's broke.”
b“No, itisn t.” said Law: “but I'm sorry 1
T let drive so hard.” Then Sheppard got
what he played for. a *IOO note from
Law.
Law was always ready to put up a I
purse for a prize fight. When he forsook
jiinm.v Irving's hire for yiek Darling's
Irving went around and cracked Darling
on the head with the butt of a revolver.
For this assault Irving served two .tears.
Three or four years ago Law took a large,
party of pugilists and sports to Saratoga
aud gave them a great spree. Others
came from Baltimore Philadelphia and
Boston to get some of the spoils. He
staked them ajl to play faro, and wound
up by presenting jew els to many of them.
Some of them came back with diamonds
or rubies as large as hazel nuts Among
those whom Law rewarded in this lavish
way for the questionable pleasure of
their society were Gol. Thomas P. Ochil
tree, Pa; Sheedy, Jere Dunn, Joe Coburn,
Frank Moran and Capt. Jim MeCue
This spree cost him sail.00(1. but as he
owns nearly all the Eighth avenue surface
road he could staud it.
He has scratched all that sort of fun and
preparing to marry Miss Josephine Mack.
E. Berry Wall, who was for a time pro
claimed “King of Dudes” and who was
until recently one of the best known men
about town, is uo longer in the hunt. In
his sunflower days Berry had a greater
variety of showy clothing than any man
in the states, excepting ex-Mayor Filter,
of Philadelphia, whose proud boast was
”T have four hundred pair of pants, think
of that.” Filter may have more trousers
than Berry, but Berry boat him out of
sight on the number of complete outfits
In his prime Mr. Wall could and did
make four complete changes of costume
every day and kept it up year in and
out without ever wearing the same out
fit twice. Berry's trousers were the
envy of the town and his scarfs were
•imply unmatchable.
Poor fellow, he lias gone a bit to seel
now. He was an epicure, too. and would
have nothing but dainties, cigars two for
a dollar and the rarest wines obtainable.
He tried selling wine for a tiaie. and is
now dealing in stocks in a quiet way. Fie
has become a martyr to dyspepsia, and it
is no uncommon thing to sec this de
throned king of the dandies making a
meal off mush and milk in Pelmonico’s.
Though he has aged some. Berry is still
handsome. He has retired because he
can no longer stand the pace.
Fred May has cut it,” too. He was a
high roller of the first order, a club man,
an athlete and an extravagant spender
When he started out to incarnadine tho
Tenderioin pretty nearly every one in
that part of town soon learned of his
presence. He was lavish with his tnonev
and when it came to fisticuffs he c ould
bold his own with almost one. He was
so handsome, dressy, liberal, and of
course populur, that lie could have done
pretty much as lie pleased during the re.
mainder of his life hadn't he committed
the unpasdoaable sin of whipping a police
man.
He was playing horse with some shop
girls in June. Ixß7, wheu Policeman Mc-
Gowan ordered him to stop it. He pitched
into McGowan, who finally got out his
pistol and took Fred to the lockup. He
jumped his hail aud became a sport in
Valparei; o. During the Chilian troubles
Iks bravely saved tho lives of several
American sailors who were attacked by
the mob. aud at another time risked his
Jlle to save five Americans from drowning.
Those acts weighed so much in his favor
that when he returned last summer he
ei
That e.viierience taught him a lesson
He is no linger a “sporty boy.” and in
stead he is devoting all his surplus cuerg
to leading the german in the t our Hun
dred.
TRED CF-BGARD's RECOUP.
Frederick Gebbard is another of this
fine old coterie. He was regarded as the
Adonis of the set of immaculate popin
jays. He was a free spender, a high liver,
dressy ana popular. But he is bv no
means the Freddy Gebbard who gained
such an extraordinary publicity ten years
ago as a satellite of Sirs. Langtry His
so called conquest of the Jersey Lily
made envious not only all the high-rolling
members of his set. but half the bachelors
in town besides. Be hasn't had much
good fortune since she sailed a way: but
there is still a sort of a bond between
them in the form of adjoining ranches in
California. He owns one. she the other
The ranches were bought when
• Freddy” was most enamored of the
“Lily.” She seems to have got the better
one of the two ranches. because Mr Getc
hard’s manager has been forced to take
fodder for Freddy's stock from Mrs
Langtry's cribs. Freddy's ranch is valued
at DuO.’jPd, even though it doesn't pro
duce grain and hay enouglt to keep his
stock from starving. He accused U. W.
Aby. manager of his ranch, w ith failing
to account for large sums of money Mr.
Gebbard sent by checks. This matter has
not been settled. A few years ago. Mr.
Gebbard began racing and breeding
horses. In his racing stable he had but
one breadwinner—Volunteer 11. He sold
off his racers last year. He is also suing
to get his snare of the estate of his grand
father, Thomas E. Davis
Then he took the Keele.v cure. Berry
Wall gives this description of tno treat
ment Freddy got: "They just gave it to
him—psst. psst. psst—three jabs in the
arm, and he came home - ompietelj cured
- for forty-eight hours.'
Freddy is richer in experience, but
poorer in friends than he wu before he
s ailed down to a life of tran juiltty. One
side of his mustache is gray and the other
side is black, while his figure, which was
ouce inclined to stoutness, has become
slim, file is soon to marry Miss Lulu Mor
ns, a famous beauty of Baltimore.
“HANDSOME BOB” HILLIARD.
Robert Hilliard—“ Handsome Bob”
they used to eall him -is another “has
been" man about town. He cut quite a
swath in the heart of New York for many
years, but he isn't up to date. His after
noon promenade on upper Broadway at
tracted pretty nearly as much attention
as a circus parade in a country town. Tho
actuary oi the Fourteenth .Street Theater
reckons that, figuratively speaking. Boh
had taken over a hundred feminine scalps
during his stay at that phi,, house.
Tho braving of the buzz saw in “Blue
Jeans ' for a year or two gave “Handsome
Boo" the courage of a lion. Like May
and Law. Hilliard liked to punch other
men's heads. lie is still handsune and
dressy, hut barn storming is said to have
roughened him to such an extent that ho
can no longer be considered one ol' the
sights of the town. Still it no doubt
tickles his vanity a little to know that
even if he is not dancing in the first set
of dandies there is no ono capable of
matching what he once was. It is said,
too, that the trials of management in
provincial places have dulled the wire
edge of his combativeness. Fancy the
Bob Hilliard of three years ago not re
s siting the putting of a smear of lim
burger choose under the inside band of
his hat! It can’t be done. The most
vivid imagination couldn't fancy such a
thing.
It seems hardly fair to tbeso fading but
terfiiesof fashion to add Frank Ellison to
tht category, yet before his disgrace lie
nvasone of them. “Biff” is in a worse
plight than any of them, excepting, per
haps, Bill.v Deutsch.
“Poor ’11161,’ ' said Count Paul I,'Arch
amhault. “him is in ze ros' bif
“In the soup, you mean," explained
Ely Goddard ; “you don't seem to rise to
our slang, count.”
”1 zinK so uuzer.” replied the count.
I/ he wished, any one of the deserting
dandies might resume his place anion -
the few sun ivimr speedy uieu of fashion :
but Ellison is ostracized. As most per
sons know, "Bid” is serving live years iu
Sing Sing for biffing W. H. lietiriques,
the broker. This offense, coupled with
his ugly treatment of Mrs. Xoatnos. Hen
riqu, s' widowed daughter, led to his ex
pulsion from tiie Union, Hue i.uet, Man
hattan and Tennis clubs. He is big and
beefy and coarsely good looking. Hi-,
associates stood in awe of bis thirst, which
was as uoslackable as an acre of an
alkali desert, while his capacity was only
excelled b, his thirst.
Young Willi • Ilavemeyer can also he
reckoned in this set of wilting men about
town. Uo set a pace that few of his jaded
mates could follow. A littl • time ago it
looked as though he would be the sole sur
vivor; he might have been had not his
course been unexpectedly blocked with
barriers of debt.,,. It is probable, how
ever. that he is only suffering from a
temporary eclij se and will ere Jong burst
out with more effulgence than ever. That
time must come pretty soon, though, or
allies will all have been shelved, aud lie,
like Dundreary's birds of one feather,
will have to Lock by himself.
He is 2f year old and unmarried. His
debts are paltry compared with his inher
itance. but unfortunately for Willie and
his creditors, as well as his estate, it is iu
such a shape that he cannot get much
more than *40,000 a year from it, And it
almost, goes without saying, a man about
town such as Willie is must cut the cor
ners pretty close to live on a meager in
come of *40,000.
SANG HER OWN REQUIEM.
Death Gently Touches a Great Con
tralto on the Stage.
From the Philadelphia Record
London, Feb. 28.—Rare pathos attended
the death of Madame Janet Monach
Patey, the great contralto singer, who
was stricken on t he stage at Sheffield last
evening. She had been singing with un
usual brilliancy and power, and after two
recalls treated her enthusiastic audience
to a beautiful rendering of the touching
ballad. “The Batiks of Allan water.” The
last stanza ran thus:
“By the banks of AUanwater.
When the wintry snow fell fast.
Still was seen the miller's daughter,
i'hilling blew the blast.
But the miller s lovely daughter.
Both from cold and care was free:
By the side of Al.amvater
There a corpse lay she.”
When she reached the last line, “There
a corpse lay she,” the singer was sud
denly seen to lean over the piano, and sh“
finished the song in this position. She
was carried from the stage, hut did uot
regain consciousness, and died this morn
ing.
KILLED BY JOY.
Physicians certify that the groat vocal
ist’s death was caused by paralysis of
the brain, due to the excitement induced
by the enthusiastic applause ol her audi
ence. Madame Patey was making a fare
well tour, aud hid everywhere boon re
ceived with many demonstrative mani
festations of appreciation, hut the strain
was greater than she oould bear.
Madame Patey was one of tho most
eminent concert and oratorio singers of
her day in Kngland. Her voice was a
contralto of great power, sweetness and
compass. She sang m public when a
child, but made her first groat impr s
sion at the Worchester (Mass.) festival.
The fame of her remarkable contralto
voice reached Paris, and in 1*75. o:i the
invitation of M. lainioareux, she went to
tiie 1' ren h capital an ! smg in lour per
formances of "The Messiah.” She was
given a medal by the Conservatory fnr
her rendition of “O. Rest in the Lord."
She was 51 years old and tho wife of
Johu G. Patey, a noted baritone.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1894.
PIRATES NOT ALL DEAD.
I There Are Terrors Who Prey Upon
the Coast.
An Old Timer Tells of the Career of
Gibbs, Who Was Known as the
Scourge of the Ocean, and Lived Up
To His Title.
From the Cincinnati Fnputrer
Washington. Feb. 16,—“Tfce pirates are
, not all dead yet.” said an old timer of the
! Unite! States navy last night as he
. looked up from his newspaper. He had
I been r>3dir.g the telegraphic reports of
the Long Island Sound pirates who have
been robbing in true piratical fashion the
coast towns not far from the nation's
metropolis. True, they have not done
any killing or ship destroying, but the
prime motive of a pirate anyhow is not so
much to kill as to rob.
Murder is only an unpleasant adjunct of
piracy, made necessary in interpretation
of the old adaf,e. “Dead men tell no
tales.” The Longlsland pirates of to-day
seem to have terrorized the localities
which they infested, for desperate thieves
do not hesitate to murder if it helps their
mercenary schemes. This old timer ol
the navy, who ha? retired from active
service, quite naturally referred to a
noted pirate of sixty years ago. who was
likewise a terror to all climes, and who
met his death at the end of a rope at
Flatbush, Long Island. Unlike the
pirates captured this week, Gibbs was a
“red-handed murderer*’ ho, like Byron’s
hero,
t eft a corsa.r s name in other times
Linned to out; virtue and a thousand crimes. '
Indeed, it is doubtful if Gibbs left the
recollection of
A.BINOLE VIRTUE
Worth writing about. Among naval offi
cers and those who s ail the sea the career
of Giboa has been discussed more thau
the romantic and tragic adventures of the
renowned Capt. Kidd.
In fact. Gibbs lias always been referred
to as “The Scourge of the Ocean” and
lived up to the title.
Like so many other pirates of romance
his early life w as peaceful enough, and he
gave no indications of his future mean
ness. His right name was James Jeffers,
and the old town of Crovidence, K. 1., was
his birthplace.
’ He was worthless enough uot to work,
and went to sea in 1813.
The first voyage gave him a roving dis
position, but on coining home he found an
uncle's legacy of yu.OiKi awaiting him.
This was put into a Boston grocery store,
and in a few months the store failed and
most of the money had been spent for
liquor. When he was fiat broke, Jeffers
changed his name tq Gibbs aud shipped
as a sailor on u merchant vessel.
Tiring of this, he changed to a pri
vateer called tho Maria. This boat was
cruising around the Gulf of Mexico, when
a mutiny ot the crew, instigated by Gibbs,
resulted in ltnding the officers on the
coast of Florida At first the new owners
did not want to be actual pirates, but
Gibbs seems to have advised it, and
finally the black flag wes hosted aud his
career in crime was commenced.
CAPTAIN OP THE BLACK MARIA.
There was a man in Havana who kept a
■•fence” for the sale of piratical seizures,
and one of the ship s crew knew him. A
contract was made and Gibbs was chosen
captain of the Black Maria, a name
wh’icfi afterwards became a synonym for
terror.
! The first ship which fell into Gibbs'
clutches was an English ship with con
siderable merchandise on board. Gibbs
had a crew of bloodthirsty Spaniards and
the\ did the killing without any encour
agement It was butchery from the time
the pirate crew got on deck.
If a victim showed fight he was hacked
to pieces at once. If lie submitted ho was
kindly allowed the privilege of standing
near the vessel's rail to he shot at and his
body thrown into the ocean.
Gibbs always absolved himself from
actual blame in these shameful scenes by
claiming that they were done without his
orders: that tiis Spaniards were cut
throats at heart and delighted in the
sight and smell of human blood. History 7
does uot record, however, that i libbs ever
gave an order on the side of humanity.
Several other ships were captured, the
crews killed and ships scuttled after the
plunder v.as rsmovc.l. Then, hoisting a
Hag of the I nited States or of Columbia.
Gibbs would sail straight tor Havana,
sell his stuff to the merchant and skip
out for new treasures. Gibbs indeed as
sociated with n ival officers in Havanna
and learned from them all of their plans
for pursuing and capturing pirates.
This information was quite valuable to
Skipper Gibbs, and he felt better on his
way back to his pirate craft.
A MUTINY.
But his joy was dispelled when he
found his own men in a state of mutiny
over the distribution of plunded, and he
had a heap of trouble retting them into
first-class piratical condition.
Along about 1818 < ibbs was lucky
enough to capture a I ut n boat filled
w ith valuable stores and having oa board
a crew of half a hundred men and one
beautiful girl, the daughter of a West In
dian planter. She was going to Europe
and had beeu placed in tho captain's care.
She was so beautiful that Gibbs didn’t
have it in his hard heart to smite her
down as she fervently appealed for
mercy. She ran toward him white others
were lying about her killed, bleeding an t
groaning.
She begged for life, and even a pirate
saw no reason lor killing this girl of 17,
who had utver wrought harm in all her
days.
So he spared her. and this ono act might
have given credit for the ono virtue to be
linked with his thousand crimes: but
alas, she was spared only lobe killed later
on.
His crew objected, just as he knew thoy
would. Ho became attached to the
woman, but kept her a prisoner. The
pirates wore afraid that a woman's wiles
would soften the heart of Gibbs, and that
on a moment of mercy lie would send her
home. Then she would disclose their
secrets, an expedition would hunt them
down, and a wholesale hanging at the
yard-arm would be the awful and just re
sult.
Gibbs was in a deal of trouble. He had
learned to love the woman, and he didn't
want to give up the Black Maria. His
men clamored, and he protested. He even
ex., ted tr >.n her an oath that she would
never reveal a word about her capture
and his crimes if she should be sot free.
a woman's perfidy.
This did not satisfy the crew. They
were men whose lives had been embit
tered by the falseness of women, and they
knew how little the sex could he trusted.
Gibbs himself bad been the victim of a
woman’s perfidy, and his career of crime
began w hen a woman whom he loved
proved unfaithful. Finally, a council of
war whs held on the ship, the young
woman's life was declared dangerous to
the piratical schemes in view, and death
was decreed. Gibbs, however, reserved
for himself to choose the method of death.
He had a vial of poison which he carried
for years. It was deadly and quick. He
had resolved never to be taken a live, and
had prepared to cheat the gallows with a
swallow of the decoction which was al
most as swift in its e feels as prussic
acid. So he ordered a dose of it given to
the young woman who had become such a
cause of discontent among his crew,
bhe died and was cast into the sea.
Tnis incident had a depressing effect on
Ginbs. and he kept closely to the cabin
while the sentence was being executed.
< ni.v a week later his vessel wen: aground
on the rocks, and had to Pc abandoned.
Gibbs pointed out to his superstitious
sailors that the young woman's ieath was
to blame for thL mis’' rtune. but Gibbs'
men never allowed another female on
board of the new schooner with which
the kept up their deviltry. For four
years thev kept up their nefarious work,
capturing, pillaging and murdering. The
incident of the young w oman and the loss
of the ship made them insatiable in the.
thirst for blood and booty. The depreda
tions became so terrible the ships that
never came back fion. sea were so many,
that the government-of several nations,
notably the United States, made prepara
tions to capture the pirate s at any cost.
Gibbs came to New York about lfc'2o,
ana baa aoout *lo,oi hor more in money.
Ti,is was a great sum in those days, and
he used much of it in dissiptation. He
became attached to a woman who was not
oyer particular atout her associates.
Gibbs became passionately fond of her,
likewise insanely jeaious.' He lavished
gifts upon her. withholding his true ebar
ac'er. and she rewarded him by un
faithfully failing into the love embraces
of other men.
the oin TORT.
It was the old. old story, and Gibbs in
his frenzy gave up all his good resolutions.
He had thought to give ;p his c areer as a
pirate to settle down w ith the woman
whom he loved and be an element of re
sjieetability in the community But Jeal
ously drove him to drink, and his money
w as fast shipping away.
He determined to take 1 up his old busi
ness again, to forever forget womankind,
to trample upon virtue (in which he did
uot believe), and to become more than
ever a “scourge of the seas ” But drink
has dwindled bis resources, and for a
long time he lived in Liverpool, hoping to
get a commission on a ri hly freighted
ship with a crew which could be pur
suaJed into mutiny. Tailing in tiiis. he
came back to America, and soon tound
himself a poor man, willing to go to sea
as a common sailor. “I’ll gotton. ill goes”
was an adage quickly verified in the ex
perience of Gibbs, an 1 in 1-830 he shipped
on the I rig named Vim yard, bound from
Niew Orleans to Philadelphia.
Along with Gibbs was another sailor
named Wansley. who began at once to
corrupt the crew. He told them that
NvO.dOO in specie was aboard, locked up iu
the captain’s cabin, and that they ought
to have it. Finally the sailors agreed
with Wansley, and entered into a mu
tinous plot to get the money. Of course,
it was necessary to do some killing, but
Gibbs and Wansley did not think much of
that, and agreed to kill the captain if
two others would make away with the
mate. The murders were soon committed,
and the bodies of the two victims were
pitched overboard. and the decks were
scrut>b“d to efface the stains of blood.
Two sailors, named Brownrigg and Tal
bott. were not taken into the original
plot, but, were assured of their own safety
f they would keep sileut
The ship was steered to Southhampton,
Long island, and when a few miles from
land was scuttled, the crew taking to the
boats, and each having the plunder all iu
money securely beneath their belts and in
bags. Even then they had a hard time
in making a landing. Iu fact, to their
great sorrow, they had to throw several
hags of silver overboard Finally, when
once on shore, they buried the treasure in
true piratical fashion When once ashore
tho sailor Brownrigg felt safe, and'told
who his companions were and the historv
of their crime. In his anger Gibbs tried
to kill the sailor, but alas, for Gibbs, the
pirate, he was on land, and all of his mur
ders were committed at sea He was a
terror on board ship btit powerless on
shore. He and his fr' .or assassins were
arrested and I'euvlctdoii was easy.
Then.Gibbs confessed. 1 No man under i
tho shadow of the gibbet ever told such a
remarkable tale of crime.
Once he knew that death was certain j
he eeamed to revel in the relation of
awfulstories about his “adventures.” as
he was pleased to term his record of tnur- !
ders.
And so, in April, 1831. Gibbs and
Wansley were hanged at Flatbush, Long
Island.
Gibbs, in all of his confessions, blamed
liquor and unfaithful women for his
career, aud embraced religion before be
died.
His was a horrible death by strangula
tion, aud his grave is still pointed out to
curious visitors If all the stories which
ho told of his own career were true no
pirate ever deserved death so much, and
the lame of Capt. Kidd is far below that
of Gibbs, “Scourge of the Seas.”
THREW THREE DEUCES.
Er. Fenton Saved $35,0C0 by Ono
Throw of ths Dice.
Fiom the New York Sun.
Helena. Mon . Feb. 28.—Butte has a
world-wide reputation for its fabulous
stakes on games of cards, but the spots
were knocked of the record yesterday by
a came of dice between Gen. C. S. War
ren and Miles Fenton. Several weeks ago
Mr Warren secured an option on the
Pomona mining claim near Centerville
from John h. Lloyd for *15.000. Yester
day he met Miles Fenton in Lynch Bros.'
place an l the bond proposition came up.
Fenton offered the general *10,001) for his
bargain, or *25,000 for the mine. “Here
is ray check for .510,000,” said he, pulling
out a check book, “if you will turn the
bonds over tu me.”
The general demanded *50.008, and
then Fenton made another proposition.
••i'll throw dice with you tosee if 1 take
the bond off your hands at *15,000 or
whether I pay you *50,000.”
•Tilgo you.” said the general, as he
reached for the box. A pair of lives
turned up. The box was passed to Fen
ton. who threw three deuces and won
*25.000. He once more pulied out his
oho. k book and filled out one of the
blanks for *15.000, payable to Mr. War
!ren
WHEN SMILES ARE IMPOSSIBLE.
Woman a Pitiable Plight on a Wet and
Windy Day.
From the Pall Budget.
The utter absence of a sense of humor
from the average feminine composition is
never more clearly visible than in a busy
thoroughfare on a wet and windy day. A
woman may be a philosopher, she may
have original ideas and brilliant theories
on the fundamental questions of morality
and ethics, but she rarely rises superior
to a mudd.v boot or a draggled petticoat.
The woman is an exception, indeed, who
manages to preserve a smiling face in the
teeth of an ens’ wind which plays shut
tlecock with her umbrella, and dreary
sleet which bespatters her clothes and
freezes her fingers. Young or old, fair
or plain-scarcely one of them who
does uot frown ominously as she hur
ries along, forgetful of other people's
feelings and umbrellas and toe3, hustling
and jostling, with never a glance for the
absurdity of the situation. For there is
something unmltigatingly ridiculous
about pedestrians on a really bad day:
nobody wants to walk oti tho outside of
the pavement because of the splashing
omniour.es and cabs: everybody wants to
pass every to iy else, rogardlessof the lim
ited space afforded by the conglomeration
of umbrellas: everybody pushes and
elbows and shoulders, and when an um
brella appears in sight all considerations
of gallantry nr politeness, or sex or age,
arc forgotten it becofnes an object lesson
in 'ihe survival of the fittest,” and a
free fight, or something near it. ensues, in
which the fair sex undoubtedly manage
to hear their part with more than a toler
able grace.
FACIAL SOAP.
Worn Out Faces Ccn i?£2 t,o “
Rejuvenated at o r°by“
a Letter.
CO rear*' practical experience
removing wnskles, filling out
holi >vr cbeek9.re-lormlngc-*es,
cars&n l mouih*. Allsklnbiem
ishe* and deformities and taelr
tr a atm*nt d**Fcrioed and illus
trated In a 160-page book aent
staled to any address for 10 eta.
John H. Woodbury
Dermatological Institute,
Established 1870. 125 W. 42d St.. N.Y.
Woodbury’s Facial Soap for the Skin,
Scalp and Complexion- 3 cakes, SI.OO, at
Druggists everywhere.
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TRUCKBASKETS.
TOMATO CARRIERS,
VEGETABLE CARRIERS,
CABBAGE CRATES,
The Best and Cheapest in the Market. Get
our prices.
—: GROCERIES,
Hay, Grain and Feed.
OUR SELF-RISING FLOUR
ITas taken the lead and will keep it. Aik
your grocer.
FAWCETT BROS.,
Telephone 334. Bay and Jefferson Sts.
PUBLICATIONS.
BIS JH HI.
Hu IAN HORRORS; or Massacres by ha
Red Men.
THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE BIBLE.
MUSEUM OF WONDERS; or Curiosities
of tha World.
HOUSEHOLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUSI
NESS AND SOCIAL FORMS.
PICTORIAL HiSTO.iY OF THE CIViL WAR.
LIFE AND WORKS OF 3PUR6EQN.
THUS. L. WYLLY,
Successor fro Wylly & Clarke.
PUBLICATIONS.
MUSIC! MUSIC!
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And with TEN CENTS send to us and we
will forward y,>u THIRT Y-TWO PACES
—sheet music size the prettiest Vocal and
Instrumental Music published, printed in
elegant style, with two large and four small
er pictures of the leading actresses of the
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IVEDICAL
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SURELY CURED,
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ers that I have a positive remedy fo~ the
above named disease. By its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been per
manently cured. I shall be giad to send
two bottles of ray remedy free to any of your
readers who have consumption if they will
send me their express and post office address.
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PNEUMONIA,
IMPOTENCE,
Female Complaints,
And all other (lineages.
Pamphlet of testimonials free on applica
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FURNITURE.
THE STOCK
OF
FURNITURE
HouseiiOld Goods
—OF THE
■i* m ci.
is now offered at reduced
prices at
194 and 106 Orcughtcn Si.
By the Recei'fer.
IF you want m od material and work, order
your lithographed aud printed stationer,
and blank bool;a from Morning Neva, bava
nali. Ga.
M LL NERY.
Spring Styfss ai Krouskoffs!
■O-fO-
Advance Spring shapes now
shown. Pattern Hats Spring is 94
are now ready for miliiners. Open
ing of the season will soon be an
nounced. Winter stock at any
price. Ribbon safes continue.
KROUSKOFF MILLINERY COMPANY.
GETTING READY
FOR SPRING.
I am now receiving my line
of the choicest spring
goods ever exhibited In
this city. Come and sets
them.
SPRING SHOES.
SPRiING HAT'S,
SPRING NECKWEAR,
SPRING UNDERWEAR,
SPRING COLLARS AND CUFFC.
\M A K E F I E L D,
MEN’S OUTEITTER.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
HasghwlT
-O''o>- <?•: i>- <j-:o<sv£>ovc
5 M?l£ and ßflßrt I o ?
12-5 and 127 Brougtoon si
WEA KEIX THE PUSH,
as usual, with the most complete line of
BABY CARRIAGES
Ever offered before by us. We handle only the
standard makes, and cordially invite an inspec
tion of these goods. At the same time don’t
forget to examine our line of
Straw Mattings, Ci! Glottis, Linoleums,
and other seasonable goods pertaining to our
line. Accommodating terms.
EMIL A. SCHWARZ,
Broughton Street, Next to Corner Bull Street,
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS. ,
BOW MA RGH Er
wsw 44 Bull Street. ito
Spenal Leaders For This Week
100 dozen Embroidered Handkerchiefs at
12 Gc and 15c.
100 dozen Ladies’ Hose at 25c; worth
double.
50 dozen Ladies’ Colored Corsets, 35c to
60c.
10,000 yards Embroideries at sc; marked
down from 10c.
10,000 yards Laces, Cream, White and But
ter color, 3c to 10c.
2 more cases Ginghams, same as last week
6
NEW GOODS BY EVERY STEAMER.
25 different styles French Corsets just in.
50 pieces White Goods, Plain, Plaid and
Stripes.
50 pieces White and Cream Dot and Figured
Swiss.
We call the ladies special attention to our
line of Di e ,s Linings, which cannot be found
in any other store south of New York.
I. LEVKOWICZ.
CARRIAGES.
YOUR ATTEMTIO^PLEASE.
Do you own a horss? II you do. pleas3 call at our repository and exa-nhe ojr geit
variety and s.y .s in Open and Top Surries, Traps, L ght Opsn aid Top Buggies, Phaetons,
■Old Hickory' 1 and 2-hors3 Wagons. “Te,messes ’ I and 2-horso Wagons.
H. H. COHEN —Bay and Montgomery Streets.
Spec al Road Carl and Harness sale this weoW
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.