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SUBJECTS OF THE SERMONS.
UEV. P. P. RIMSAY TO CONCLUDE
HIS TEMPORARY PASTORATE,
Her. D. IV. Snider to I.eetnre at tlie
'First Presbyterian Clmroli Tills
Week on Missionary Work in the
Coniro Free State—Her. J. 1,. Scully
to Preaeh at St. John'M To-nljrlif.
Her. G. G. X. MueHouell ut Wesley
Monniuental Church.
Rev. F. P. Ramsey will preach his last
•ermon in Savannah this morning at the
First Presbyterian church. For some
months Mr. Ramsay has ably filled the
pulpit of tlie Independent Presbyterian
church, an the supply minister. He will
leave the city some time during the week.
The evening services at the First church
will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. Ar
thur J. Smith. Beginning next Sunday
evening at 7:30 o’clock, regular young peo
ple’s praise services will bo inaugurated.
They will be under the conduct of the pas
tor, but no sermons will be preached, as
it is desired to make song the instrument
of praise. Attractive cards are being sent
to the young people asking and urging
their attendance at the meetings.
Next Friday night, at the church, a mis
sionary, Rev. I>. \V. Snider, will lecture.
Mr. Snider is a Presbyterian, and has
been working in the cause of the gospel
in the Congo Free State, being thus thor
oughly conversant with Africa and the
work of the missionaries. He is spending
a vacation in America.
Rev. William T. Hall. D. D., of Colum
bia Theological Seminary, will preach both
the morning and evening sermons at the
Independent church to-day.
Lutheran.
Rev. M. J. EpUng, the pastor, will preach
thia morning at St. Paul’s church on the
Fospel lesson for the day, the subject be
ing “A Scene In the Temple Court: or, The
Child Jesus Faithful to the Father’s
Business.” "Believers and Unbelievers;
INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHIRCH.
The Independent Presbyterian was the first Presbyterian church In Savannah.
{The first Presbyterian society In Savannah was organized In 17X5, by Rev. John
Eubly, D. D. The first church was on Market square. It was destroyed In the tire
Of 1796, and another building was erected on Whitaker street, between President
and York, where the Hanley building now stands. The steeple of this church was
blown down and the building was partly demolished in the gale of 1804. It was
repaired and used until 1819, when It was torn down and the congregation removed
to the church at Bull and South liroad streets, which, up to Its destruction In the
fire of April, 1889, was one of the finest churches in the south. It was rebuilt
upon exactly the same plan as the original church, at a cost of *115,000. The burn
ed edifice was begun In 1817, and was dedicated May 9, 1819. President James Mon
foe, who was visiting Savannah at the time, assisted, with his suite. In the cere
ionics. The corner stone for the present edifice was laid Jan. 13, 1890.
Their Conditions Contrasted,” will be the
subject for the evening sermon. The cate
chumens are requested to meet the pas
tor In the church this morning at 10
O'clock. •
At the' Church of the Ascension
Rev. W. C. Schaeffer, the pastor, will
deliver a communion address this morning,
and the Lord's Supper will then be ad
ministered. The subject of the pastor's
aermon to-night will be "The Great Sup
jper."
Methodist.
The morning services at Grace church
Will be conducted by Rev. G. G. N. Mac
tioned, presiding elder, who will preach
bis first sermon in that capacity at that
church. Rev. J. T. Ryder, the pastor, will
preach at night on the subject, "The Evil
and the Good of Confession.” He draws
bis text from seven passages In the Bibio
that contain the words, 'T have sinned.”
Morning and evening services will be
held to-day at Trinity church. Rev. J.
H. Scruggs, the pastor, will preach.
At Marvin church this morning and to
night services will be held. The pastor,
Rev. E. T. Morgan, will preach.
Rev. A. M. Williams, pastor of Wesley
Monumental church, will preach this
morning on the topic, “Uplifts.'' Rev. G.
■ G. N. MacDonell, the presiding elder of
the Savannah district, will preach at the
evening services.
Kplscuital.
* On account of the absence of the rector,
Rev. Charles H. Strong, there will be no
morning services, Rev. J. L. Scully, rec
tor of St. Paul’s, will preach at the even
ing services. Miss Emma Bullock will
•Ing the olTertory at the evening services,
accompanied by a violin obligato. The
early celebration of the holy communion
Wilt l>e held this morning at 7:30 o'clock
at St. Paul's Episcopal church. Rev. J.
I* Scully, the rector, will preach at the
morn<ng services. There will be no even
ing services.
rhriatlnn.
Rev. E. A. Bosworth, the pastor, will
comply this morning with the request of
the secretaries of the foreign missionary
soeieiiep and preach on foreign missions at
the Bolton Street Church of Christ. It
is only twenty-five years since the people
known as the Christian, or Church of
Christ, began agitating the subject of for
eign missions. They now have 140 workers
ill the field. At night his subject will be,
"The Distinctive Plea” of the Church of
Christ.
The cantata arranged by the ladles of
the church will be given Tuesday night
at Y’onge’s hall. Avery delightful pro
gramme is promised. The ladies are bus
ily engaged in training the girls that are
to present the entertainment.
Dniitist.
The Primitive Baptists wifi worship to
day at Yonge’s hail. Services will be held
in the. morning and at night. Elder M.
F. Stubbs will preach.
Sweden bora inn.
Services at the Park-New church will
be conducted this morning and to-night
by Rev. Jabez Fox, the pastor, who will
preach at the morning service on “The
Practical Nature of True Doctrine.” His
lecture at 8 o’clock will be on the “Incar
nation of the Divine in the Human Nature
of Our Dord; a Scriptural and Reasonable
Doctrine.”
Hebrew.
The subject of Rev. I. P. MendeV Ipcture
for next Friday evening: “Defense of the
Jewish Woman’s Knowledge of Her Bi
ble.”
The annual meeting of the Miekva Is
rael congregation will be held to-night at
8 o’clock in the Sunday school rooms.
The annual meeting of the ladles’ He
brew Benevolent Society will be held
Wednesday afternoon in the Sunday
school rooms of the temple. An election
for officers will take place.
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock Circle
No. 2 of the Council of Jewish Women will
meet at the residence of their leader, Mrs.
Isaac P. Mendes, No. 119 Jones street east.
Circle No. 4 will meet Thursday morning.
The ladies who will give their personal
service to the mission school this week are
Mrs. Abram Vetsburg and Miss Engel, as
sisted by a member from the junior circle.
To-morrow night the junior circle meets
at the home of Dr. Mendes.
The W. C. T. tf.
At the weekly meeting of the White
Ribbon mission, held at the Broughton
street headquarters Wednesday, the re
port for December made was as follows:
Free lunches given, (13, and lodgings paid
for by 90 men; substantial supper to
S3 persons was given Chirstmas
night, followed by a brief gospel talk,
songs and a story, "The Man Who Spoil
ed the Music." Nine gospel meetings were
held during the month, with an attend
ance of IK3. live pledges of total absti
nence were taken. The "Loyal Temper
ance Legion” was reported as continuing
its weekly meeting, Mondays, at 4 p. m.
The report of the Jail committee for
three months was read. Thirty-four visits
were made and literature was distributed,
consisting of 980 papers, Sunday school
lessons, tracts, quarterlies, Testament*,
hymn books and other books, donated by
Mr.Moody; text cards, etc. Tiie day before
Christmas a lunch, consisting of sliced
ham, beef and pork, sweet potatoes, cake
and apples was carried to 68
prisoners, as a practical expression of
the angel's message to the watching
shepherds, of "Good will to men,” when
they announced the glorious news of the
arrival of the l'rlnce of Peace, anil the
best message ever delivered lo man.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
that hearty thanks be offered to those
friends of the poor, who generously helped
the society to provide the dinner and
lunch.
At Hit* V. 11. (', Association.
The state convention of the Young Men's
Chrlstluti Associations, to be held at Ma
con March 11-14, Is being worked up. A
strong programme is being arranged by
the stale committee. Among the promi
nent men who are expected to be present
and take part In the proceedings arc Mr.
R. It. Mcßurney, general secretary Young
Men's Christian Association of New York
city; Mr. D. A. Hlnclulr, general secretary
of the Young Men's Christian Associa
tion of Dayton, O.; F. 8. Brockman, col
lege secretary International committee of
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1897.
the Young Men's Christian Associations;
Rev. J. G. Patton, Decatur. Ga. Mr.
W. M. Lewis, the state secretary of Geor
gia, writes that this convention promises
to be Oi*e of the very best ever held in
the state. All Christian young men are
invited. Savannah will send a good dele
gation.
It is expected that a good number of
young men will be present to hear the ad
dress this afternoon at 5 o’clock on the
second commandment at the men's meet
ing.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
GRACE M. E. CHURCH, NEW Hous
ton and Jefferson streets, Rev. J. T Ry
der, pastor. Services at 11 a. m. and 8
p. m.; Sunday school. 4 p. m.
CHRIST CHURCH (EPISCOPAL)"
Rev. Robb White, rector. Hours of ser
vice: Sundays, 11 a. m. and I p. m.; Wed
nesdays. 4:30 p. m.; Sunday school. 4 p. m.
A cordial welcome to all visitors.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIEN
tlet; service, 11 a, m.; children's Sunday
school, 12 m.; Knights of Pythias hall,
corner York and Barnard streets; all are
welcome.
~TH ERE ~WILL BE~NCTsERVicE~AT
St. John’s church this morning. The Sun
day school will meet as usual at 4 o’clock.
There will be service at 8 o’clock, con
ducted by Rev. J. L. Scully of St. Paul's
church.
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE AS
cension, corner Bull and President streets
—Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. The
Lord's Supper at the morning service. At
night the pastor will preach on “The Great
Supper.” A cordial welcome to all visit
ors. Seats free.
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Bull and First streets—Services at 11 a, m.
and 8 p. m,; preaching by the pastor. The
catechetical class meets at 10 a. m.; Sun
day school. 3:30 p. m. The pews are free.
Visitors welcome to all the services.
WESLEY MONUMENTAL (METHO
dist) church, Abercorn and Gordon streets
Rev. A. M. Williams, pastor—Preaching
11 a. m. by the pastor; topic, “Uplifts:” 8
p. m. by the new presiding elder, Rev.
George G. N. MaoDonell. Seats free. Cor
dial welcome to all.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
church, south, corner of President and
Barnard; seats free; services at 11 a. m.
and at 8 p. m. Sunday school at 4 p. m.
J. A. Varnadoe, superintendent.
MARVIN M. E. CHT’RCIir - WEST
Broad, near Hall street, Rev. E. F. Mor
gan, pastor—Preaching by the pastor 11
a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school 4 p. m.
J. L. Christian, superintendent. Epworth
League Tuesday. Bp. m. Prayer meeting
Thursday, Bp. m. A cordial invitation to
all.
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
corner Barnard and Duffy streets, Rev.
J. L. Scully, rector—Early celebration of
the Holy Communion at 7:30 a. m. Morn
ing prayer and sermon at 11 a. m. There
will be no service this evening. Visitors
welcomed. Seats free.
INDEPENDENT PRE S B YTERIAN
church, corner Bull and South Broad
streets—Preaching at 11 o'clock a. m. and
8 o’clock p. m. by Rev. William T. Hall,
D. D., of Columbia Theological Seminary.
A cordial invitation extended to all.
PARK-NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH,
corner Drayton and Huntingdon—Rev.
Jabez Fox will preach on “The Practical
Nature of True Doctrine” at 11 a. m., and
lecture at 8 p. m. on the “Incarnation of
the Divine in the Human Nature of Our
Lord; a Scriptural and Reasonable Doc
trine.” Seats all free.
SERVICES AT BOLTON STREET
Church of Christ at 11 a. m., and 8 p. m.
A cordial invitation extended all. Seats
are free. Good music.
"SERVICES AT YONGE’S HALL 11 A.
m. and 8 p. m. to-day by Primitive Baptist
church. Preaching by Elder M. F. Stubbs.
A NEW MEXICO BEAR HINT.
Clay Cooiift'n Seventy-Fifth Griz
zly nml the Tussle She Gave Him.
From the New York Tribune.
Socorro, N. M.—Clay Cooper,whose home
is in the western part of Socorro county,
New Mexico. Is a great bear hunter. The
region In which he lives is wild and rug
ged. broken by vast mountains and terri
ble canyons, and very thinly settled. On
a recent visit of a friend into that district
the two sat under a majestic pine in the
dooryard at McGrath’s ranch, and Mr.
Cooper, who is one of the most pleasant
and genial of men, readily acquiesced.
"In the first place I must tell you," he
said, “that to hunt bear successfully one
must have dogs trained to the business.
While the bear is a heavy, clumsy-looking
brute, there is no more cunning and cau
tious animal living; one might hunt hear
for months without dogs and never catch
sight of one, and even if one did it would
be by the merest accident. They feed, in
the early morning or late in the evening.
During the day they lie concealed in the
dense thickets which may be found high
up on the sides of the. mountains. They
feed on pinon nuts, Juniper berries and
acorns. They usually make their bedding
ground two or three miles from the feed
ing places.
“On the 29th of last September I packed
my burros—six in all saddled my bear
horse, Spanish Black, and rode over into
Wilson canyon, about five miles from my
home, where I went Into camp at a spring
about three miles from the mouth of this
canyon, which opens out upon the valley
of the Rio Tularosa.
"I had been over there a day or two be
fore, and had located the feeding-ground
of several bears near a little spring about
a mile and a half above where 1 was camp
ed. My camp was an Ideal spot; there
were plenty of wood, a clear, cold spring
and good grass for my stock. In hunting
bear I do not think It best to make a very
early start. This gives the bear plenty of
lime to get back to his bed and go to sleep
before he is routed out by the dogs.
"I saddled up the next morning about
B:3U o'clock, got my dogs—Rock, Sheriff.
Rtngwood and Boss—together, mounted
Spanish Black, who could travel the rough
est country and keep his feet, and with
my forty-five ninety Winchester and six
shooter in piaco started for the feeding
ground of the bears.
"When we reached the pinon wood 1
sent the dogs In, and it was only a few
moments before old Rock struck their
trail. It was probably four hours old. they
having been in early for their breakfast,
and led back to their bedding-ground high
up on the mountain.
“Rock, followed by the other dogs, kept
the trail steadily, und In a little more than
halt an hour started the bears from their
beds In tlie head of a dark canyon, thickly
covered with trees and brush. There were
three of them, an old sin- bear and two big
cubs. They circled around to the left, with
the dogs yelling In hot pursuit. I follow
ed at my best speed—which was not great,
as the country was much broken—at from
one-half to a mile behind.
“hi crossing the head of a canyon that
ran down to Apache creek, another branch
of the Tularosa, the dogs ran so close
upon them that one of the cubs left its
mother and took oft down this gulch. Two
of the dogs followed the cub, but Rock
and Sheriff kept on after the others. The
riding here was terrible, tint Spanish
Black took bowlders, fallen trees end rock
slides all alike, and fairly outdid himself
in trying to keep up with them. By-the
way, old Spanish Black enjoys the sport
almost as keenly os I do myself.
“On coming to a deep canyon. I found
the dogs had stopped the game on the op
posite side, high up among the brush and
bowlders. They were having a terrible
fight in the low. scrubby live oak bushes,
and the canyon fairly echoed again to the
growling and barking of the dogs, the
trumpeting of the bear and the crashing
of the rocks. The dogs had the eld one
backed up against a huge rock, with the
cub behind her. They were about one
hundred and fifty yards away.
“First one and then the other would
rush in and nip her from one side. This
kept her attention distracted, and had
roused her to a terrible pitch of rage, as
I cou.d tell by her furious snorting and
grunting, or rather barking. I now got
my first good view of her, and found that
she was an old grizzly of enormous size.
Concealing myself behind a rock, and rest
ing my gun over It, I fired across the can
yon at her fifteen times without apparent
ly doing her any serious injury, although
I killed the cub at the third shot.
"When the old bear finally discovered
that the cub was dead she made another
run, taking back up the mountain. Know
ing that she would have to pass along the
foot of a hare bluff, If she kept the trail
on which she had started, I hurried up
the canyon, thinking I might cut her oft.
On coming to this open place, which was
on the opposite side of the canyon, instead
of passing it she came directly across to
me. I could hear her grunting and smash
ing the brush, but could not locate her,
and she was within fifty feet of me before
I saw her. She was wounded, but how
badly I could not tel!. I took three shots
In almost as many seconds—one at her
throat and two at her mighty chest—with
out stopping her; then 1 turned to run.
Just as I started, however, the dogs, which
had been ‘woollng’ the cub, came up with
her and attacked her so furiously that
they got her started off in another direc
tion. I had left my horse where I had
dismounted below, and now returned for
him.
"The dogs ran about three miles around
the mountain, and again stopped her. She
had, in the mean time, been joined by the
other cub. When I came up with them
they were making a great racket in a
clump of cedars so thick that I could not
see what they were doing. After waiting
a little I finally saw one of them moving
through a little gap In the brush. I fired,
and afterward found that I had the cub.
It w r as enough to start them, however; so
with a hard fight going on, and a general
hurrah and bellowing, they ran up over
the bluff back of them with the dogs nip
ping them to a stand again. Following
on foot I sapped quietly over the ridge,
and soon discovered them where they had
stopped In a little glade.
“The old bear was making furious
charges at the dogs, who were running In
on her from all sides. I got behind a
clump of oak bushes and waited for a good
shot. In a little while she threw up her
head and looked directly toward me. She
was a sight fearful to behold; her rough,
shaggy hide was wet with blood in half a
dozen places; a bloody froth hung in flakes
from her jaws, and her small wicked eyes,
which I could see plainly, glowd in her
gnat piggish face like coals. The noise
she made was something between the
bawl of a cow and the barking of an en
raged dog, and was enough to make a
man's blood run cold. If she could have
got at me I would have had no more show
for my life than would a kitten with a
tiger. Although I have killed many bears,
I want to tell you right now that I always
fight shy of one that has been wounded.
When hurt they are as quick as a cat and
as vengeful as an Apaohe.
‘ When she looked toward me, I took de
liberate aim and fired, hoping to shoot her
through the shoulders, but she must have
moved slightly, for the ball struck her in
the corner of the jaw, passed through her
head, coming out under the left ear, and
killed the cub, which was standing at her
side. The ball passed directly through its
body, just back of the fore shoulders, drop
ping it In its tracks. The old bear fell
also, and lay there bellowing and throw
ing the dirt for four or five minutes.
“She was not dead, though, and, getting
on her feet again, took after old Sheriff,
who ran directly toward me. I took one
shot at her while they were still a little
distance off, and broke for the nearest
juniper tree. In my haste, and through
keeping an eye on the bear, I tripped over
a rock and came down in a heap. I didn't
wait to find my hat and gun,
but, leaping to my feet, hastily
swung myself into the lower
branches of the tree, which stood a few
feet from where I fell. None too soon,
either, for as I drew myself up Into the
higher limbs the old demon, who was
right at my heels, reared up on her hind
legs and made a swipe at my right foot
as 1 threw it around. She didn’t catch it
fairly, but she gave me a spat that nearly
jerked me to the ground.
“You may know that I lost no time in
getting to the top of that juniper. Strange
as it may seem, she made no further effort
to get at me. After walking about the
tree several times, she finally sat down.
She seemed dazed and almost blinded, and
was evidently in great misery. I now call
ed my dogs, and they took her off very
slowly down the side of the mountain, but
stopped before they had gone two hundred
yards. They worried her at every step,
and I saw by her staggering and feeble
gait that the end was near.
"Getting down and hunting up my gun,
I followed quietly. On getting near enough
I took another shot, striking her in the
flank. The ball passed through her hind
quarters and came out at the point of the
right shoulder, dropping her dead in her
tracks.
"This.” said Mr. Cooper, “was the
seventy-fifth bear I have killed In New
Mexico, and the only one that ever made
me climb a tree. The old bear was a mon
ster. When she stood on her hind feet
she was fully eight and a half feet high,
and she must have weighed at least nine
hundred pounds. She had nine bullet
holes in her body.
“It was nearly 5 o'clock when I fired the
last shot, so 1 did not try to do anything
with the dead animals that evening, ex
cept to cut out their tongues for my sup
per ami breakfast. The next day I
brought out a man to help tne, and took in
the skins, and us much of the meat as we
could pack on the burros."
\ It IMY tVKI.I,,
A fit rn nn* l ml erg; round Draft of Air
Found in a Deep Sinking,
From Popular Science,
Arizona possesses some of the greatest
natural wonders in the world, not the
least of which Is this phenomenon of a
current of air issuing from, or going into
the bowels of the earth through sundry
natural and artificial openings made in
tho earth's crust.
Something over a year ago Mr. Couf
man undertook the drilling of a well at
his place. Everything went to a depth of
twenty-live feet, when the drill suddenly
dropped some six feet and a strong cur
rent of air issued from the hole. The es
caping air current was so strong that It
blew off the men's hats who were recov
ering the lost drill.
The well w as, of course, abandoned and
left to blow, but there are some peculiari
ties about it that are worthy of observa
tion. The air will escape from the well for
days at. a lime with such force that peb
bles the size of peas arc thrown out and
plied up about its mouth until It looks very
much like the expanded portion of a fun
nel. At tho same time It Is accompanied by
a sound much like the distant bellowing of
a tog horn. This noise Is not always pres
ent, because the air does not at all times
escape with tho same force. Aguln, there
will be for days a suction current, unac
companied by sound, in which the current
of air passes into the earth, with some less
force tluui It escapes, and any light object
as a feather, piece of paper or doth. will.
It held in close proximity, be Immediately
sucked into the subterranean labyrinth of
Aeolus.
Just the cause of this phenomenon no
one has yet been able to determine, but
it is supposed that there is an underground
opening between the Grand canon of the
Colorado, which cleaves the earth for
more than a mile in depth,' and the Syca
more canon, some eighty miles to the
south of it, of the same proportions, but
much shorter.
This would seem possible from the fact
that the current of air is always passing
from north to south or vice versa, varying
of course, a few points of the compass
from the true meridian, but always In
these general directions, as determined by
experiment, and then the stratum under
lying the quaternary is of volcanic cinder.
This is very porous, and in many places
so-called bottomless holes exist.
HER HAND WAS THE STAKE.
The Poker Game in Which Sophia
Lee Bet Herself.
From the New York Sun.
Woodbine. N. J.—A few years ago South
Jersey had a well-known poker player in
the person of Sophia Lee. Sophy, she
was called for short. She was a woman
of masculine characteristics. She always
declared that she was capable of taking
care of herself under any and all circum
stances, and she proved It by doing so.
She was born and bred in Cape May
county. Her father fished for a living
the year round in Delaware bay and the
Inlets on the east coast. Sophy was an
only child, and from her early girlhood
until her father went to the bottom of
the sea in his fishing boat during a south
east gale she was his companion on land
and water. She knew the waters of Del
aware bay and the east coast by heart,
could take up a pound net as well as a
man, and there wasn’t a thing about hand
ling a boat with which she was not fa
miliar.
After her father's death she took pos
session of his nets and boats and set
about earning a living for herself, which
she did easily. The woman was taught
to play poker by her father who was
looked upon as the stiffest player in South
Jersey. He was always at it when not
at work, and the pots he lost were not
to be compared with the number that he
won. His success at holding cards won
for him the name of Lucky Job, or, ab
breviated, Lucky Job.
When 18 years of age Sophy could play
as clever a game as any of the old-tim
ers, and at the age of 23 there wasn't a
poker player in the county who hankered
after taking a hand with her. She seemed
to have Inherited her father’s luck, and,
besides, she had the courage to meet all
kinds of bluffs half way, and did not hesi
tate to make one herself when she was
satisfied that she could carry it through
successfully.
Job Lee had a friend of the name of Wil
lian Eaton, who was a fisherman. Eaton
was twenty years older than Sophy, but
he was anxious to have her for his wife.
When he made the proposition to Job his
answer was: “Go win her ef ye can, Bill;
she's big enough ter know whether she
wants ter marry ye or not,an’ ef she don’t
I ain’t goin’ ter make her.”
Eaton mentioned the matter to Sophy,
but she wasn’t disposed to tie up to any
man and plainly told him so. But that
didn’t cool his (Bill’s) ardor. He pressed
his suit persistently anil Sophy as persis
tently refused him. Eaton was a lucky
poker player himself, and he frequently
sat in a game with Lee and his daughter.
It happened that about a year after her
father’s death Sophy dropped into the tap
room of Munson’s tavern at Goshen one
night. When she found Eaton and two
of his friends engaged in a game she
asked if 6he might take a hand.
She was welcomed to the game. The
men had an, idea that the liquor she had
drunk would make her play with less cau
tion than usual, and they saw an oppor
tunity, they thought, to get back some of
the money she had taken from them in
times gone by. But Sophy had her luck
with her and she handled the cards as
carefully as if she had never taken a
drink in her life. In a short time Eaton’s
friends were broke and dropped out of
the game. Bill was holding his own, and
that fact evidently nettled Sophy, who
began to push a dash Into the game unu
sual for her. She addressed herself to the
gin bottle frequently, while Eaton quietly
puffed his pipe and refused to drink.
Neither of the players was able to get
very much the best of the game. Luck
was about evenly divided. Finally Sophy
started a jack pot, and after the cards
had been dealt a dozen times without the
pot’s being opened the spectators began
to get interested in the game.
At last Eaton opened the pot on Sophy’s
deal. “I’ll let ye in cheap, Sophy,” said
he as he shoved S2O to the center of the
table.
"I’m >n,” replied Sophy, putting up the
money. “How many cards?”
“Two,” replied Eaton.
Sophy dealt the cards and laid the pack
on the table.
"Hain’t you goin’ ter take enny?” asked
Eaton.
“I'll stand pat,” replied Sophy.
••Bluffin’ as in, eh?" said Baton with a
grin as he picked up his cards and looked
them over. "Waal, I can't lay this hand
down now. I'll bet s6u it's good.” He put
up the money.
“I'll bet fifty more you're beat,” said So
phy, laying down SIOO on the pile of paper
and coin.
"I'll raise that fifty,” said Eaton, after
carefully consulting his cards.
The betting went on until neither player
had money. Eaton had raised Sophy's last
bet, and the woman had no money to
meet it.
“Bill.” said she, looking across the ta
ble at her opponent, “you've wanted me
ter marry you fer a long time, an’ I hain't
never wanted ter do it, an’ I don’t now
I'll tell yer what I'll do ef ye think ye’ve
got the best hand; I'll bet myself agin your
sloop Marthy that I can beat ye, an’ ef I
don't I'll marry ye to-night, right here,
ef it can be done.”
“I’ll call ye," cried Eaton almost before
Sophy had finished speaking.
"Four kings,” said Sophy, spreading out
her cards.
Four aces, ' said Eaton, spreading out
his.
“I'm your'n.” calmly remarked Sophy;
"give me some gin.”
Eaton was wild with joy over his gobd
luck, and a messenger was at once dis
patched for Horace Trimble, a Justice of
the peace, to come to the tuvern and many
the couple. Tritnble was quickly on the
ground. No marriage license was re
quired in New Jersey, and he was ready
to tie the knot. Eaton was anxious ;o
have it done right away, but Sophy ap
peared to be deeply thinking about some
thing. Finally she said to the Justice of
the peace:
"Trimble, you knowed my father an’
you've know’ed me ever settee I was a
baby, an’ father an’ I wus alwus your
friend. I’m goln’ ter mary Bill, >llll 1
reekon We won't git along very well ter
gethor. an’ some day 1 may have ter look
out fer myself agin’. I don’t perpose that
Bill shall hev my boats an' Ihlngs, so I
want ter give ’em to you an' want you ter
promise me that ef I ever want 'em back
you'll give 'em ter me, will ye?”
"Here's my hand on It,” said Trimble,
grasping Sophy's hand.
Eaton was not pleased with tills move.
Sophy’s boats and nets were valuable, and
he especially desired to have control of
them.
"That hain’t fair ter me, Sophy,” lie
said.
“Hain't it me an’ not my property ye
want?” asked tfophy. glaring at Eaton!
“1 want both,’' replied Bill Eaton,
"Ye don't git ’em,” said Sophy. "I'tn
goin’ ter give my boats an’ nets away.”
“Look here, afifchy,” said Eaton, “you
belong ter me, don't ye? I won ye fair,
didn’t I?”
“Yes,” replied Sophy.
“Then I’ll tell ye what I’ll do. I’ll bet
you aginst yer boats an’ nets that I can
git a better hand’n you can on a cold deal
an’ we’ll let Trimble deal the cards.”
“You're playin’ In big luck to-night,
Bill,” said Sophy.
“I know I be,” replied Eaton, ”an' I
want you an’ your boats, too. Ye dasn’t
do it.”
That challenge went to the mark.
“I’d do it, Bill Eaton,” cried Sophy, “If
I died fer It. Trimble, deal them cards."
The entire population of Goshem was
in the tap room by this time, and the spec
tators crowded around the players In their
eagerness to see the game in which a wo
man was playing for her freedom. Trim
ble dealt the cards.
“I don’t believe I’ll draw enny.” said
Eaton witi) a grin of triumph as he spread
his hand out on the table. He had three
queens and a pair of jacks.
“Give me five cards,” said Sophy. "I
reckon 'taln’t no use ter go against Bill's
luck ter night.”
Trimble threw down the cards face up.
The first was a queen, the next a deuce,
then two more deuces fell. Another deuce
would beat Eaton’s full hand. For the
first time in her life Sophy showed signs
of excitement. She chewed her lip till It
bled.
“Hold on, Trimble,” said she, “let’s all
have somethin' to drink afore you throw
that last card.”
“Go on with the deal!” cried Eaton. .
Everybody’s sympathy was with Sophy,
and Trimble quietly said: “I’m handlin’
these cards, Bill Eaton, an’ I’ll throw the
last one when I get ready.” Everybody
filled his g’ass.
“Now boys,” said Sophy standing up,
“ef ye ever prayed for anything in yer
life, pray for another deuce."
“Here’s hopin’ fer a deuce!” cried the
men in chorus, and then poured the liquor
into their throats.
“All ready?” said Trimble.
“Heady,” answered Sophy.
Trimble turned the fifth card and it was
a deuce. Sophy had won herself away
from Eaton, who went angrily out of the
room, with nothing more substantial than
about S3OO of Sophy’s money.
That was a memorable night with the
people of Goshen. The spigots in the tap
room were turned on at Sophy’s expense,
and everybody celebrated in royal fashion.
That was the last time Sophy ever gave
a player an opportunity to win her hand
in marriage at a game of cards. She re
mained single to the day of her death,
which occurred in the fall of 1863, while
she was attempting to rescue the crew
of a bark that had foundered in a storm
on the east shore of Delaware bay. She
was drowned, and her body was never re
covered.
WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS.
AN ILLUSTRATION OF HOW THEI
PROTECT THE POLICE FORCE.
From the New York Evening Post
For some of the machine politicians
who could see no use in written civil ser
vice examinations for policemen. Presi
dent Roosevelt had the following extracts
taken from essays on “Abraham Lincoln,”
written by unsuccessful applicants for ap
pointment to the police force :
“Abrehom Lincolm was presedent of the
United States he was a very smart a •n
--drust man he was very kind to all the
people who he had controol over ' i was
grately thought of by all the officers that
were in office while he was a very brave
man all thrue the war of 1862 he did near
ly all he took in his head to do he trust in
god a grate deal he was at the head of
many battles and fought very bravely in
all battles he was in when he died he was
regarde by menny Offaces whom thought
frately of him is picture Is now in menny
building and grately thought of he don Is
duty In ajl he undertook to.”
“He was shot while at a theater by De
cota (De Sota ?) He had been a President
for a year and six months.”
“Abreham Lincon was elected for the
second turn but only served a part of it
being shot and killed by a man named
Guitar who was aaterwords caught and
imprisoned.” ,
“He was a good Presented but he was
kill and we did not have one so good sense
it was to bad to have him kill if he had
to live he would be a good Presented he
was trying to make a good Country for us
when he shot but for the war we would
be slaves so People Regards him for that,
so i don’t think i no very much about
Lincon for i -went to work at nine years of
age.”
“Abraham Lincoln was to the best of
my knowledge the Commander in Chief of
the fighting forces of the North during
the battle for supremacy between the
North and the South in the year eighteen
hundred and twelve.”
"started life on a ferry boat on the Mis
sissippi Kiver and from there he went to
Lincoln Nebraska to run a flat boat and
after that he started in the Dry Goods
business and in this he went Bankrupt
and after that he people thought so much
about him that they nominated him for
United States Senator.”
"Was president for one term after the
sivil war in which he served and gained
great distinction.”
"He did not died immediately after he
was assassinated He lived until April 14
1865 and died at his home in Long Branch
It was he who issued the proclamation
that freed the negroes and that entitled
them to citizen ship He was in power dur
ing some of the principal battles of the
Civil War. lie was shot entering a Thea
tre and his asssailant it was said was in
sane.”
"He was the President that freed the
South and let the Hotkey go fred and he
war, shot by Garfield this all that I renber
of of presented Lincoln so I will close
hoping that I will pass.”
“We have sertlnly had very flew like
unto Lincoln, as far as I can find out he
was a tali lathey man a great rail splitter
true to his Country true to his god.”
"Was assassinated by Booth at Chicago
1861."
"He was a man of good moral caractor
have you a copy of His life if so you phase
lend to me for a week or so.”
"lie received his education reading a
Bible and a speller.”
“was borne in Kentucky St. Alaly age
his father moved the family to Ohio float
down the Mississippi.”
“I hereby try to pass a mentlal examina
tion for the position as patrolman and
hoping to hoar your request. I have
learn Common educations and willing to
learn more If It la convenient I think I
could fill position to yopr satisfaction.
“He was a poor boy assisting his father
at work in the year 1803 when the war
broke out. Mr Lincoln was one of the
first, to the front, he made such rapid
progress that he received the honor of
generals of the United States Army. Mr
Lincoln had many engagements in war
and was bound to be victorious especially
at the battle of Gettysburg when he swept
all before him."
‘He liasblu “bout wile walkln doum lldr
strelt by a man whoum did not ill bin.
“Ho was killed and taking , . tliir
house nearby walr he was picked up I due
not know mush about him bcauu 1 did not
have verry mush schoohig— My Plpnl is
verry poor and Rood not send me to a hie
school.”
“he wus a Farmer bv occupation when
elected to the Presedancy of United
States and It Is through him that we
would enjoy our united peare and that
I the war of Itebellon was conquered.”
“He was attending a performance in
Booth’s theater in Philadelphia when he
was shot In the back of the heaa
died.” adaa d
"I will state In regards to the Honors.
Mr Lincoln the dioceased he was abr °
man and coregoes.He was President eif'’®
ed in the year of 1861 but unfor;eoalv '
by Geteay in the year of 1861 he wa a I
telbgent man I think this country wo .?*
be as bad as Cuba or Ireland Scotland
Whales if he didn’t take action.” nd
“I have read of his being a great rac
ier and being a hard man to handle
he had not been killed he he mingnt i
living to day to a ripe old age Mr Llncol?
was a very kind in peace but very stt . '*
in war.” n
“his great act of banishing si aV( . r
from the negroes is one to be commenn-r
--ated.”
“he freed the slavery and was looked
opond at that time as the Honorable Gen
eral Grant was wen he was put in office •
“negroes were bought and sold by the
moneyed Southern people selling them to
one another for from five to ten dollars ••
"But of corse he was not great man that
the People taught he was end in my opin
ion 1 think he did not due the Peop'e
whom elected him as much Justus as h _
might of done.”
“He was a man that fred all the negros
in the world. I think he will never nver
be forgot as all the growing up children is
telling one another about Abraham Lin
coln. ’’ .
“Was farming daring his minr years, a
lawyer hire him as errand boy and he
prove a valuable young man.”
“the greatest of Historicals and emanci
pators.”
“The South refused to obey his com
mand and elected a Confederate President
Thomas Jefferson Whom declared war
against the Union by ordering his soldiers
to seize Fort Sumter and all the forts of
the South.”
“After he was shot Mr Arthur took his
place as President.”
"Abraham Lincoln was considered on of
the best Presidents that the Country had
at that time and will always be respected
by the south in setting Slaves free.’’
“Ex President Lincoln was a brave men
during the war and done things in the war
that other Officers did not dare to do or
attempt to to dohe faught one of the
worst battels doing the war that of Bun
ker Hill."
“he was shot by Ballinger (Ballington")
Booth—”
“In the year 1865 he was nominited in
place of Buckhanan whoe’s term of office
expired in that year. •
“In the year 1869 he susceeded as Presi
dent by Jackson and lived happy the rest
of his life.”
“To thir Police Board,
“Gentermen
“I will tell yous aull that I know about
Abraham Lincoln that he has bin a Presi
ented of New York City.
“Has lost his life wile holling pirshing
(position?)”
“After the war was over and all the
people become peaceful once more the re
publican party got togeather and nomi
nated General Lincoln for President. He
was elected by a very large and over
whlaming mejority afterwards making
one of the honestest and faitlifullest Pres
idents this country ever had.”
“he was at last asinated out of the ef
fects of which he died.”
“The person who shot Mr Lincoln was
supposed to be a Southern Confederate
named Giateau for this offense he was
tried and convicted and sentenced to ba
beheaded.”
“The time of Abraham Lincoln's death
whole, the whole country was draped in
deep mourning In honor of thler heroes
death.”
“Abraham Lincoln was President of the
United States and was asslsated in 1877 at
foards Theatera Boston.”
“Kind Gentlemen
“In reference to the life of Abraham
Lincoln would say that I am not pearson
aly acuanted with him he was Clurck in a
grocery store and could lick any of the
village boys.
“He at one time had a very bad friend
who at the end killed him.”
ONLY SEVEN CHIEF JUSTICES.
One High Office In the United State*
Which Few Men Have Held.
From the New York Sun.
The office of chief justice of the su
preme court of the United States was es
tablished by the constitution concurrently
with the office of President; but while the
presidency has been open to all native
born citizens above the age of 35, the of
fice of chief justice of the supreme court,
bestowed usually upon men of mature, if
not advanced years, has been held In fact
by seven persons only since the founda
tion of the government. There has been
more than three times as many Presi
dents.
John Jay of New York was the first
chief justice of the supreme court. He
was appointed by Washington in 1789.
Judge Jay was at that time only 14 years
of age. When he attained the age of M)
he resigned and retired to private life,
lie died thirty-four years later—in 1829.
The second of the supreme court chief
justices was John Ellsworth of Connecti
cut. lie was 51 years of age tvhen ap
pointed and served until 1801, when he re
signed. resignations from public office be
ing somewhat more frequent at that time
than now. His successor was John Mar
shall of Virginia, who was 46 years of age
when he assumed this post by appoint
ment of President John Adams; he held
it uninterruptedly for thirty-four years,
until his death in 1835. Andrew Jackson
appointed ills successor, Roger B. Taney
of Maryland, who held the office until hi. 4
death in 1864. Judge Taney was 59 years
of age when appointed and 87 at the time
of his death.
No chief Justice of the supreme court,
perhaps, had more intricate questions to
determine or to vote upon in that tribu
nal than did Judge Taney, and his tenure
and that of Chief Justice Marshall stretch
over nearly one-half of the history of the
United States as a nation. Chief Justice
Taney’s successor was Salmon P. Chase
of Ohio, who had previously been secre
tary of the treasury, and was 66 years of
age when appointed. He served for nine
years, dying in 1573. Mr. Chase was ap
pointed by Abraham Lincoln, and it is a
part of the political history of their day
that Mr. Chase was himself a candidate
for the presidency, and had hoped to de
feat Mr. Lincoln for renomination and to
succeed him; and later, in 1868, it is known
that Mr. Chase was a candidate for the
democratic nomination for the presidency
though he had been one of the founders
of the republican party. Chief Justice
Chase was succeeded in 1873 by President
Grant’s appointment of another Ohio man,
Morrison K. Waite, who was 57 years of
age when appointed and served until 1888,
when he was succeeded by the present
Chief Justice Melville W. appoint
ed by President Cleveland. Mr. Fuller is
a native of Maine. He was. when appoint
ed, 55 years of age and will be 61 on Feb.
U next. He is the seventh of the chief
Justices of the supreme court and has
served, thus far, a briefer time than any
of his predecessors since Chief Justice
Ellsworth.
In addition to the chief Justice* who
have served, several men have been nomi
nated for the offico but rejected by the
Senate, which lias confirmatory power.
The office of chief Justice is by many citi
zens more highly coveted than that of the
presidency. The labor Is less, the respon
sibility much smaller, tho tenure longer
and the honor an exulted one.
—Dog Fancier—Yes, madame, I have a!i
kinds of dogs here. Is there any partic
ular breed you wish? Old Lady (who reads
the papers)—Ob, anything that's fash
ionable. Lem me see an ocean grey
hound.—New Yorw Weekly.