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UEORGI
Wednesday night the large ginnery o
Thompson & Raines at Rwalnsboro was
burned. Several other buildings Bl ' r '
more or lees damaged and the loss Is plac
ed at 44. Wu to
A company of Mbtilgun capita.isls has
decided to build a crate and veneering lac
lory In Rome. The riant will employ >
hands, cover nine a res and represent an
outlay of over IW.uuQ.
Cochran Tribune: The little 3-year-old
girl of J. S. Hinson ate 1< matches a few
days since from which -lie inarm-dfcvtely
became paraiyxed. Ur. W. B. Carswell
was summoned and pronounced the case a
serious one. Little hope Is entertained
for the child's recovery.
Thursday afternoon at Cordele a negro
boy stole a horse and buggy from Mr. Joe
■Williams' warehouse lot He drove the
horse about one enlie w est of Cordele. when
the horse became frightened and ran
away, throwing the boy out and leaving*
him uninjured. Both have been captured.
Mr. C. E. Weddtngton and Mr. R. Hume
Smith have been elected to represent the
University of Georgia in the Georgia -
North Carolina debate, which takes place
In February. Those gentlemen were chos
en by the judges who were appointed to
pass upon their speeches recently. Both
are members of the Demosthenlan Society
and rank high as orators and delators.
IVith these as her representatives Geor
gia feels reasonably safe.
One hundred and fifty bale* of cotton,
stored on the railroad platform at Flo
villa, were endangered Thursday of total
destruction by fire. A passing freight
engine, it is presumed, threw a spark into
the cotton and when the fire was discov
ered several bales were burning briskly.
By almost superhuman work, the citizens
of the town succeeded In removing nil
the cotton except eleven hales, which
were bo for ronsumod that It was Imiossl
ble to put the fire out.
Cocdirari Tribune: Verily, Cochran Is the
garden spot of all Georgia for hypnotists
to make a fortune or gain a world wide
reputation for themselves. She Is second
to none, and when hypnotists need a little
change to bear expenses they may come
to Cochran and their wants will be sup
plied by just simply plastering several
boys' eyes together and placing them In a
show window. A four-foot beaver is all
the Introduction necessary.
United States Deputy Collector W. M.
Hairston and his assistants are proving to
be holy terrors to the moonshiners In the
section of the state around Athens. They
overage al>out three stills a week In their
work, and during the past six months the
distillers of mountain dew in that section
of Georgia have been pursued by these of
ficers with relentless vigor. A few nights
since two large stills were raided near
Winder and the next night a big still was
destroyed in Gwinnett county. Over 4,000
gallons of beer was destroyed in these two
raids and several hundred gallons of low
wines. Five men were arrested and
brought to Athens on the charge of Illicit
distilling. , e
Rev. B. F. Tharp, D. D., died at his
residence In Perry Wednesday afternoon,
and was burled Iteslde his wife In Ever
green Cemetery. Dr. Tharp leaves one
son and six daughters, viz., Mr. A. H
Tharp of Perry, Mrs. J. A. Ouslev of
Americus, Mrs. H. C. Erwin of Atlanta,
Mrs. O. P. Willingham of Macon, Mr*.
C. T. Dawson, Mrs, E. L. Dennard and
Miss Mattie Tharp of Perry. Dr. Tharp
was a graduate of the first class of Mercer,
then located at Penfleld. was a very prom
inent minister of the Baptist Church for
fifty-eight years, and was about SO years
old. He was born In Hancock county,
married Miss Martha Jackson of Morgan
county, and came to Houston when he
was quite a young man. He was a large
farmer and a man of-great energy and
a man of very decided opinions. He was
truly a loyal eon of the South.
Thomasville Tlmes-pnterprise: The pro
jectors of the Thomasville and
Gulf Railroad are moving steadily for
ward in Its construction. They have, as
every one knows, encountered a great
many difficulties In getting Into Moultrio
and across the Georgia Northern Railway.
These impediments, however, are about
out of the way and the depot grounds In
Moultrie will soon be reached. The road
Is practically completed, save laying the
track, to a point about half way between
Thomasville and Moultrie, say about fif
teen miles from Thomasville. Orosstles
are ready for almost the entire line, and
Iron purchased which will complete the
track to within seven or eight miles of
Thomasville. A good force of hands Is
at work, and they will be kept steadily at
It, until the line is completed. This will
likely be some time In the spring.
FLORIDA.
The flrßt convict for the Reformatory
school arrived at Marianna Tuesday—a
negro boy from Orlando, Orange county,
sentenced for four years for attempt to
wreck a train.
'William J. Driscoll has been acquitted
at Jacksonville of the charges of the gov
ernment of having robbed (he mails. The
trial was hotly contested from start to
finish, and the defense was ably conduct
ed by MaJ. Saint Ctair-Abrams, while Dis
trict Attorney Stripling and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Buekman gave Ihelr entire
attention to the prosecution.
A daring and successful robbery oc
curred at the residence of Senator Wil
liams, on Tenth street, F. rnandina,
Wednesday night. The robbers entered Hie
house fiom One of the upstairs doors. They
went into the room in which the senator
was sleeping and removed Ills clothes io
onofher portion of ihe house, taking from
them his watch and chain, money and
valuable papers. They also obtained one
or more arth lea of J< we O'-
Tampa Times: The big fishing schooner
James Potter came Into the river last
night with a cargo of 2,500 snappers for the
Florida Fish Company. The Pompano
brought In 8.000 assorled fish yesterday,
and these, with the flsji on hand, enabled
the company to make a good shipment.
A carload of fresh fish was sent away last
night, and another will follow to-night.
The company also shipped a car of salt
fish last night from here and one from Bt.
Petersburg and Punta Oor.la.
Mr. and M s. J. McDonald celebrated
Ihelr fiftieth atnlversaty at 1,. ngwood on
Tuesday, the 19th. The day was fine, and
their elderly friends from Clyde. I aikc
Mary, Sanfoid and Long wood went out to
"The Ranch" In the morning and had a
delightful picnic; the young p opie went
out at night and had a mad enjoyable
evening, making the day oi of jollity
throughout, Mr. ami Mts. McDonald aie
quite ha/• for their age, arid i. ok at least
fifteen year* younger than nest people
who celebrate their gulden weddings.
A lather curious Incld* nt occurred at
the home of J evl lee, In Ntw Augu t tie
Thursday night. ll* was awakened fiom
* unil.r by ui usual nos. shorn <ba dire .
Hon of bis p H |* n, Ti'die secrind to he n
*“ Uffle, a< riei Pant. 4 by (•TrU'e aural*
Ult pigs. kit. Us hsS.Vbvd lb u*t
ad e be appnache.l the pen he
saw n lirnwi e race-on struggling
through an aperture In the fence. The
"coon" roul l scarcely move, and upon In
vestigation ii was that i's hind
quarters had Ixcn severed from the body.
Thi creature was soon put out of mis. ry,
and a flirt o r Inves igatlon revealed the
fact that the coon bad *-n In a fight with
an o’d saw, which ha 1 partially eaten the
smaller animal.
Messrs. Shanneterger & Chapman of he
ll.ar Head farm at Pire -as le, near Gr
ip.' do. wi 1 comm, nee shipping lettuce on
< hii.-trr.as day. They ha.e about 20,000
leads i hat will l.e ready to begin on by
that date, and a I irge quantity to tome
on later. Th> Ir early celery beds were
drowr.ed out by the heavy rains of the first
week in October. They replanted at once,
t.r.d white their ckry wi I be later than
they Imd exptc'ed, tiey will have a large
q intlty to ship a iittl later o.i In th
winter.
Tampa is not feeing as grod as it ra gilt
over the carnival matter. Ti.e great suc
cess of tiie affair depends upon the rail
road rates secured. This is not developing
as fast as it should by any means. The
effort to get some definite hearing from
the toads has so far been use’ess, and
there is a feeling that some adverse in
fluence Is working against tie proposed
carnival. If ti.e rat s asked for aie giv. n
Tampa siards ready and willing to pay
for a show that will give the toids more
travel than they have ever had freon any
other one cause before.
Dr. Re.on B. Smith of Pensacola,
charged with the murder of William Holi
fleld, last May, is a free man, and will
spend Christmas with his family. The
jury was out all Thursday night and all
day Friday, coming in at 6 o'clock this
evening with a verdict of not guilty. The
testimony showed that Holifiebl went to
Smith's office to collect a bill that Smith
had several times told him he was un
able to pay Ho 1 field was a much stronger
man than Smith, am* assaulted him in his
office, and during the scuffle Smith shot
and killed him. Judge Wall charged that
a man's office was his castle, and he had
a right to defend it and hts person against
powerful antagonist, even to the extent
of taking his life.
Jacksonville Times-Unlon and Citizen:
Secretary Smith of the Board of Trade
was assorting samples of sugar cane yes
terday, which are being sent In from
different sections of the state for analy
sis by Prof. Stubbs at the government ex
periment station at New Orleans. The
samples are being collected to see how
Florida cane compares with that of Louis
iana. Samples have been received from
James Rich, R. G. Norman, Dennis An
drews, Jessie Reddish. C. D. Varnes, F. G,
Rich, L. E. Viich, L. L. Sapp. N. J. White
and O. W, Petty of Ralford; V. E. Sapp
and S. J. Norman of Syarke; Henry
Varnes and L. A. Duncan of Lake But
ler; J. li. Kirkpatrick, Green Cove Springs.
Other growers have written that they
will have samples with the freight agents
at their different railroad stations, and
the railways are transporting the cane
free of charge for the experiment.
A notable and beautiful Incident oc
curred at Warringion, a suburb of Pen
sacola, last Wednesday night. About
twenty-live members of Pensacola Lodge
No. 4, I. O. O. F.; Joppa Lodge No. 6, and
visiting Odd Fellows attended a meeting
of Mechanics’ Lodge No. 8, at Warrington,
on the night above named. After the rou
tine business, the "honorable Jewel” of
the order was presented to Mr. Daniel
Hill, the oldest surviving member of Me
chanics’ Lodge. This is claimed to be the
onljt presentation of such an honor in
Ihe history of the order in the whole
world. It represents a continuous active
membership of fifty years. The presenta
tion address was made by Sovereign Grand
Representative T. C. Watson, who was
thoroughly equal to the occasion. On the
same night "veteran" jewels were pre
sented lo each of F. Bauer, W. M. Scholls
and E. Sherman. The latter honor repre
sents a continuous membership of twenty
five years.
POLITICS IN GEORGIA,
Campbell County News: As nomina
tions for Vice President are In order,
the News will suggest tho name of A. O.
Bn con of Georgia as Bryan’s running
mate. Tho News, In this connection,
pleads guilty to being partial; first, to
Georgia; second, to the South.
Oglethorpe Echo: In winding up o sum
mary of the work of the Legislature Hon
John M. Slaton, chairman of the General
Judiciary Committee, soys; "The highest
tribute to the last Legislature Is to ho
found (n the vast number of bills It did
not pass.” Then ’twerc better it had not
met at all.
Momzimun Record: The Georgia Leg
islature adjourned last Saturday, after
having passed a bill permitting grand
juries to say whether dogs may be taxed
or not. Many of the members of the dis
tinguished body won renown that will not
fade away for several minutes to come.
Before adjournment the members, unolfi
ctaily, elected the officers for tho next
Legislature. They did many things that
should have been left undone, and left
undone many things that should have
been done; but, after all. it was a brainy
legislature, and under tiio circumstances
did about as well as was possible.
It is Bibb's time to elect a senator from
that district and it Is stall'd on good au
thority that Hon. J. 11. Hall of Bibb coun
ty will make the race. Mr. Hall has rep
resented ltibb county in the Legislature
for tho past two years. He is a well
known lawyer and Is regarded as a very
strong man. With this rumor also comes
one (hot John P. Ross of Macon will enter
tin race on the prohibition ticket. Both
Pike and Monroe counties are for prohi
bition, and he would make a very strong
race. Capt W. A. Davis Is also looked
on as a candidate, and the name of Rol
and Ellis is frequently mentioned. Just
wtio the candidates will be remains to
lie seen.
NEGItO BiyT AT MILLRN.
Wn* Trying to Escape From an Offi
ce r—Old Negro Kgll Dead,
Mlllen, Ga., Dec. 23.—About thirty daya
ago John Carter, colored, was arrested by
Night Marshal J. A Johnston nnd charg
ed with running n blind tiger. He plead
ed guilty before hi* honor, Mayor Daniel,
and was fined ISO, and sentenced to thirty
day* on the street. The last grand Jury
of Screven county found a true bill against
him, a warrant was imrued ami to-day.
when hi* lime expired, Deputy Sheriff
Hagenuyn was on hand to take hint in
charge. He wus urresltd but tried to ee
"pe, mml was shot; he >• now In a crttL
cal condition and is not expected to live.
Yesterday while our street* were crowd
ed with Bantu Claus shoppers, an old ne
gro Baptist preacher, Drayton Rice, about
S yearn old, droned and. ad In Mr, It L.
Lewis' store He wus Mpiutrunlly In good
Health and death came without warning.
Th* termers l < re have made g<*i crop*,
aiuoot'vl 1> id and are Happy Considera
ble grain Is being Mown. Mis ears of mutes
Have been Hi ought hers and sold, and
mom ato ktwilvd W euppi/ in* dvi
THE MCUMR'G NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1890.
HE CONVERTED MR. MOODY.
HOW THE GREAT EVANGELIST
• FIRST B%W TIIE WAY.
Real Story Told for the First Time
by Mr. Kimltall—The Young Man
Was Willing, but Ignorant—Begin
ning of the Work Which Has
Spread So Mueh Light.
From the Chicago Chronicle.
Edward Kimball. the champion churc'n
debt raiser of the United States. whose
home seems lo be anywhere from Port
land, Me., to San Diego, Ca!.,the man why
forty-five years ago converted Dwight L
Moody, yesterday toll for the first Cm;
for publication the siory cl the conve. slon
of the famous evangelist. It Is a plain,
simple littie story far removed from the
many wild yarns that have been printed
on the subject, and it comes with espe.lal
interest just now since Mr. Mocdy has
been lying so near death's door.
Mr. Kimball, ljke Mr. Moody, has spent
most of his life in church work. It has
been roughly estimated that within the
last twenty years he has raised debts ag
gregating over $15,000.0C0 from 000 churches.
Although Mr. Kimball is near the three
sgoie and ten mark and not long since met
with an accident that has slightly crippled
him for life, he nevertheless persists in
his old work with almost the same energy
he manifested a score of years ago. To
all appearances he is in his prime and his
keen brown eyes twinkle like a boy's as he
talks. At present Mr. Kimball is visit
ing relatives at 408 North Grove street,
Oak Park, where he was seen by a repre
sentative of the Sunday Chronicle.
True Story of Moody’* Conversion.
Scores of stories about ti e conversion of
Mr. Mox:y have bien published, lai g ng
from the one in which he li pulled out of
ihe gutter a drankaid to his rather severe
treatment at the hands of church commit
tees. All such tales are pure iabricatlons
without even a shadow of truth. Almost
as baseless as these are the accounts of
coming from supposedly belter sour; es
which have only a faint tinge of the true
facts In the case. Two persons and two
onfy have personal knowledge of Mr.
Moody's conversion—Mr. Kim! all and Mr.
Moody himself—and only these two men
can properly tell the story.
“To 'ell the story correctly,” said Mr.
Kimbjß, "1 must go back of the impor
tant event a few weeks to Thanksg.ving
day forty-five years ago. A Thanksgiving
lamily and nner party was as'-imb ed at the
Mood home, which was on a farm a mile
and a half fiont Northfieid, Mass. At the
table among others were Samuel and Lem
uel Hoifton of Boston, two uncles of the
Moody children. Without any preliminary
warning young Dwight, a boy of about 17,
stoke up and said to his Uncle Samuel:
“Uncle, I want to come to Boston and
have a pace In your shoe store. Will jot
lake me?’ Despite the directness of the
question, the uncle returned to Boston
without giving his nephew an answer.
When Mr. Holton asked advice In the
matter from an older biother of Dwight
the brother told h s uncie that perhaps he
had bi tter not take the boy, for in a short
time Dwight would want to run his store.
Y'ounu Moody Wn* Headstrong.
"Dwight was a headstrong young fellow
who would not study at school and who
was much fonder of a practical joke than
he was of his books. His expressed desire
to go to Boston and get work was not a
jest that the boy forgot the day after
Thanksgiving. The two uncles were sur
prised when one day In the following
spring Dwight turned up In Boston look
ing for a job. His Uncle Samuel did not
offer him a place. Dwight, when asked
how he thought he could get a start, said
he wanted work and he guessed he could
find a position. After days of efforts and
meeting nothing but failures Ihe boy grew
discouraged with Boston and told his un
cle Lemuel he was going to New York.
The uncle strongly advised Dwight not to
go, but to speak to his Uncle Samuel again
about the matter. The boy demurred,
saying his Uncle Samuel knew perfectly
well what he wanted. But the uncle In
sisted so that a second time the boy asked
his Uncle Samuel for a place In his store.
Become* a Shoe Salesman.
“ ’Dwight, I am afraid, If you come In
here, you will want to run the store your
self,’ said Mr. Holton. ’Now, my men
here want to do their work as X want it
done. If you want to come In here and do
the best you can and do it right, and if
you'll ask me when you don’t know how to
do anything, or if I'm not here ask the
bookkeeper, and If he's not here ask one
of the salesmen or one of tho boys, and
if you are willing to go to church and
Sunduy School when you are able to go
anywhere on Sundays, nnd If you are
willing not to go anywhere nt night or any
other time which you wouldn’t want me
or your mother to know about, why, then,
if you’ll promise all these things you may
come and take hold, and we’ll see how we
can get along. You can have till Monday
to think it over.’
’ ‘I don't want till Monday,' said Dwight;
’l'll promise now.’ And young Moody be
gan work in his uncle's shoe store.
Couldn’t Read the Bible.
“A remark Ihe boy's uncle made to rat
afterward will give an Idea of the young
man's lack of education at tilts time. The
uncle said that when Dwight read his Bi
ble out loud be couldn't rn'ike anything
more out of It than he could out of the
chattering of a lot of blackbirds. Many of
the words were so far beyond ihe boy that
he left them out entirely when he lead and
the majority of the others ho mtnalcd
fearfully. The young man came on Sun
day to the old Mount Vernon Church t>
Sunday School. He told Superintendent
Palmer who he was and asked to be plac ’d
in a class. The superintendent brought
Dwight to the class I was teaching and
he took his scat among the other boys. I
handed him a closed Blhle and tol I him
the lesson was In John. The boy took the
book and began running ovor the leaves
away at the first of the volume look ng
for John. Out of the corners ef ihelr eye*
the boys saw what he was doing and de
tecting his Ignorance glanced slyly aid
knowingly at one another, not rudely of
course, you understand. I gave the boys
Just ono hasty glance of reproof. That was
enough, their equanimity was restored
Immediately. 1 quietly handed Mroded
my own book open at tho right place and
took his. I didn't suppose the boy could
possibly have noticed the glances exchang
ed between the other boys over his ignor
ance, but It seems from remarks made In
later years that he did and he said In ref
erence to my ill tie aid in exchanging
hooks with him that he would stick by th •
fellow that had stood up by him and who
had done him a good turn like that.
hpnke la Illui of Clirlat.
"Then came the day *hen I determined
lo speak lo Moody about Christ and about
his soul. I started down to Iloiton's shoe
store. When I was nearly there I began
lo wonder whether I ought lo go Just then
during buxines* hour*. And 1 thought
maybe tny mission might so embarras* ihe
boy that when 1 went away the other
clerk* migjil usk who I wus and when
they learned might launt Moody and ask
If 1 was trying lo make • goal boy out of
Him. While 1 was pondering over It all
I pi*M-d the store without noticing It.
Then when I found that I had gone by
Ihe door 1 determined to make a dash for
it und Hav* it over at once. 1 found
Moody In In* buck purl of Hu-More wrap
ping up shots In paper and putting them
on l viH tip lo him and put j
my hand on his shoulder, and as I leaned
over 1 put my foot upon a shoebox. I
fee) that I made a very weak plea for
Christ. I don't know just what words I
used nor can Mr. Moody tell. I simply
told him of Christ's Lave for him and the
love Christ warned in return. That was
aH there was of it. It seemed the young
man wag Just ready for the light that
then broke upon him and there In the back
part of that store in Boston the future
great evangelist gave himself and his
life to Christ.”
t lrareh Didn’t Oppose Him.
Mr. Kimball also referred to the stories
of alleged efforts by the church authori
ties to repress Mr. Moody in the early
days and prevent him from speaking and
praying so much. These stories like all
of the others alluded to are without the
least foundation whatever and one preach
er once told Mr. Moody that whatever the
Lord may have intended him to do it was
not to preach. That minister apologized
many, many years ago. Mr. Kimball also
told one of Ihe most affecting episodes In
Mr. Moody’s life. Mr. Moody’s mother
for many years never sanctioned her son's
choice of the pulpit as his life work. She
was a member of a non-evangelical church,
but it would seem from the story that
her ooonversion was left to be accom
plished through her son. The mother nev
er even heard her son preach until long
years after he was world renowned. In
TS7S he returned to Northfieid to preach
shortly after coming back to America
from one of his great London successes.
The family still lived on the old farm
and drove to town to Sunday meeting Just
as they used to do years before. Most of
the members of the family were going to
drive to town that morning to hear
Dwight. The mother startled the daughter
by saying, “I don't suppose there would
lie room in the wagon for me this morn
ing.” No one had thought of the mother
unbending and going to hear Dwight. “Of
course there’ll be room, mother," said the
daughter, and the mother was taken down
to church with the rest.
Mr. Moody preached from the Fifty-first
Psalm and preached with a fervor that
was probably mostly inspired by the pres
ence of his mother. When those who wish
ed prayer were asked to arise old Mrs.
Moody stood up. The son was completely
overcome and turning to B. F. Jacobs,
now of Chicago, said, with emotion, “You
pray, Jacobs, I can't."
JOKE ON MARK TYVAIN.
The Outcome of a Hunting; Expedi
tion Which lie Was Never Able to
Appreciate.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In vicinities which have become distin
guished by the permanent or transient
residence of some illustrious person the, e
are almost invariably a remarkably l.trgr
number of men who profess to have been
on very intimate, terms w ith their more
fortuna.e Comrade, at east durl. g the ear
lier portion of his life, and before he at
tained to a station of eminence and re
nown. These venerable aged citizens nar
rate, with much pleasure and self-satis
faction, many anecdotes, humorous and
otherwise, which they declare occurred
while they were boys together with the
man who has since stepped out of the lim
ited circle of acquaintance with which he
was formerly environed into the admiring
gaze of all the world.
These remarks may with great force and
propriety be applied to the early career
of Mark Twain. After he had rimxvet
with the rest of >he fam l y from the small
vii-fdge of Florida, Mo., where he wae bom
—to the City of Hannibal, in the same
state, he was of that age when all the
lively elements in a ycung man's nature
is most sttongly illustrated In his actiom.
It is said that young Clemens derived
mueh pleasure in hunting and fishing.
Nothing afforded him such satisfaction
and relaxation from the toils of life as to
spend short periods in the wo ds in the
com pony of several Jovial companions and
with a number of trained dogs. It was
while he was thus enjoying himseif that
the following indigent transpired, and the
truthfulness <t the story is vouched for
by men who are known to have been on
dose terms of friendship with the cele
brated humorist:
Mark's success at hun'lng had been ex
tremely bad on ihe day in quest on. Not a
rabbit or squirrel had he seen. His game
pouch was empty. His melancholy feelings
wi re weighed down the more from ihe fact
that every other i>erson in the company
had met with tolerably good luck, and had
shot several of the small animals which
had been so anxiously looked for. As even
ing came cn the men prepared to leave lor
home. And seated in the wagon in the
midst of those whose spirits had been
much enlivened because of their fortunate
ray’s hurting, Matk Twa n was conspic
uous for the disconsolate and down ast
look which oveisnread his face.
As the wagon was drawn fast over the
frozen and snow-covered ground, one of
the men suddenly called out to the driver
to stop the horses. The team came to a
stand-still, and pointing off to the right
of the road a short disiance, he drew the
attention of the company to a small bush:
"Do you see that rabbit in the midst
of the limbs?” he cried. "He is sitting
and looking intently at us now. Let me
have a gun, somebody, and I’ll soon finish
him.”
Here he was interrupted by Mark Twain.
“No, Jet me shoot him.” he said. "I have
not had a single shot to-day.”
The men consented without a word of
objection. But although the young sports
man took a long and steady aim before
he pulled the trigger, the rabbit did not
move. “Queer,” he said, as he again
placed the gun to his shoulder and made
ready to try the other barrel. This shot,
however, had no more effect than the for
mer. The young man began to be laugh
ed at for Ihe inaccuracy of his aim, and as
the animal was but a short distance away,
the taunts stung him to the quick. Again
he shot, but with no result. And exas
perated at his failure, Mark jumped from
the wagon and ran toward the bush. At
overy step he expected ta see the rabbit
spring from ills resting place and scamper
away, and he held his gun In constant
readiness to bring him to the ground nt
his first move. In tills respect, too, he
was deceived. For, although he had now
come close up to the shrubbery the ani
mal did not move.
Samuel Clemens was in a quandary.
With a vicious kk’k, he sent the rabbit
spinning over the ground. It still retain
ed Its former posture, however, and did
not stir. The disappointed huntsman
went and picked the animal up and exam
ined It. The discovery which he then
made solved the mystery.
The rabbit was frozen as hard as a rock!
By this time Mark’s companions were In
an uproarious laughter. And when he re
turned to the wagon it soon developed that
one of the men had placed tho animal In
the bush some time previously, and they
had turned to the wagon It sonn developed
that Twain should be the one to shoot at
It.
Clemens Is said to hove uttered r.ot a
word during Ihe entire trip back home.
Till* Luke Leak*.
From th" Bio x City Journal.
Burlington has n park with a mu Iho’e
In It, which for the sake of euphony I*
called Lake Blacker. The clly went to
gnat pains aid expense to dig a we I In
th* psrk ami erect n purnplrg tfint, and
now that the water works are In operation
It hta in- n discovered Gat the lake It aka.
For week* ihe purmw hav been kept go
ing, ieasel saly pumping wet r In o th*
“lake.'’ but It las ill a mudhale. and In
dtepalr the park < oirtmlss! nrr* are udv r
ibbg for a plan ta provide Lake duiker
, with a HUU.tu,
WASHINGTON CHRISTMAS.
MOW THE DAY WILL BE SPBXT AT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
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of the DiplouuMi and
Stalonrn Unrln the Holidays.
Th Present* They and Their Chil
dren Will Receive—Parties of the
Little Folks anti the Various Ways
Adopted for Giving Them Pleasnre.
Heferenee to Other Christmases.
Other Matters of General Interest.
Washington, Dee. 13.—Christmas is one
of the quietest days of the year in the
national capital. Of course there are no
public social doings, as everybody prefers
to spend the day of “Peace on earth, good
will to men” at his own fireside. While
the .senators, with their six-years’ terms,
can afford to transfer their lares and pen
ates to this most expensive city, few mem
bers of the lower house find it expedient
to do so for the period of two years,
nearly Itelf of which is supposed to be re.
cess. If their wives and daughters come
on for the winter gaieties, they “put up''
at some hotel or boarding house, return
ing to their homes when the brief sea
son is over. Unless Mr. Congressman be
very rich, he will find that it would have
been the part of wisdom to discourage
that first visit of the female members of
his family to Washington! Having once
tasted the sweets of official society life
in (tie giddy winter capital, he may find It
extremely difficult to restrain them in the
future. Hundreds of congressional fam
ilies, whose husbands and fathers have
long been among the “outs.” Including
many who manifestly can illy it,
return here winter after winter, like the
moth that still flutters around the flame
that singed Its wings, to swell the noble
army of hangers-on to the edges of Wash
ington society.
Hut to return to our Christmas. The day
will be very quietly passed by Mr. and
Mrs. McKinley, in blessed freedom from
all official calls, if not of cares—for It
cannot be expected that the chief execu
tive of a nation still at war can altogether
adjust his mental burdens to the true spirit
of “Peace on earth.” Though the fact is
kept as far as possible from public knowl
edge, it nevertheless remains that Mrs.
McKinley’s health is decidedly more frail
this year than last, and siio has accom
plished comparatively little of her usual
Christmas work. Everybody knows that
the President’s wife likes to make dainty
and beautiful things with her own hands,
to give to those she loves. Being largely
confined to the big easy- chair in her room,
spends hours of every day doing the artis
tic needlework in which she so greatly ex
cels. She makes slippers, toilette sets and
all manner of exquisite fancy articles from
original designs, which are universally ad
mired. As Queen Victoria gives India
shawls to all the brides of her acquaint
ance, so Mrs. McKinley slippers her mar
rying friends; and on the last two Christ
mases has presented each female member
of the cabinet family, os well as many
other Washington intimates, with dainty
gifts of her own making. Unfortunately,
there are no little ones now in the White
House, and so Kris Kringle rides swiftly
past, knowing that there are no trees to
deck nor stockings to fill. No near rela
tives of the McKinleys have small chil
dren to bring a-visltlng, and the present
cabinet is singularly devoid of them. This
has not been the case In recent past ad
ministrations. The Lincolns, the Grants,
the Hayes, the Harrisons, the Clevelands,
all had plenty of little folk, children or
grandchildren. to make the old
house resound with merriment at Santa
Clause time. The last winter of the
Cleveland’s stay, their babies were large
enough to look forward with eagerness
to the delight of stocking-hanging In the
good old orthodox fashion. Papa and
mamma Cleveland watched the happy
faces of the little ones till bed-time, and
then proceeded to act the part of the be
nevolent “Santa,” just as other fathers
and mothers were doing all over the land;
and on Christmas day all the cabinet chil
dren (and there were several that year),
came to the White House to share the
Christmas tree with Ruth and Esther and
baby .Marlon.
The first Christmas the McKinleys spent
in the mansion, that of ’97, was so soon
after the death of the President’s mother
that any sort of celebration was not to be
thought of. Some young nieces of the
family were present and gifts were ex
changed; and then Mr. McKinley and his
wife sat alone together, hand in hand, as
they always do on Christmas Day, and
certain other dear anniversaries, thinking
of the two little forms that have lain so
many years in the Canton Cemetery. Had
those children remained in the flesh they
would now- be grown-up young ladles and
life in the White House would be very
different this year.
Christmas of 'OS saw several nieces and
nephews of the presidential family In the
mansion, who made merry In a quiet way-.
Every one of them received a handsome
gift from both the President and his wife.
Mrs. McKinley went to New York some
time before Christmas, and brought a
great many things—among others, a beau
tiful gold watch-charm for her husband;
and she also distributed on rfhusual num
ber of slippers and dolleys and other dain
ty trifles of her own making. This year
she has done no Christmas shopping at all,
unless by proxy. For ’99, as on the two
prey-ious Christmases of his administra
tion, the President has ordered presents
to be distributed among oil the attaches
of the White House. Each married per
son in the bul’ding gets a big fat turkey
for the homo dinner, while the single men
and women receive bits of personal adorn
ment or other suitable thlngp. The Pres
ident does not have to bother about a
turkey- for his own dinnner, as that nation
al bird is always sent to him from Rhode
Island. No end of other good things also
arrive, from all parts of the country, for
the President’s Christmas cheer—great
baskets of fruit, boxes of oranges, rakes,
candies, preserves and other toothsome
danties.
In the way of children's hostess, the
wife of Commander Richard Clover, U.
S. N.—who was Dora Miller, daughter of
the late Senator from California—ls a reg
ular fairy God-mother. Not to say a
God-send to the small folk of capita! so
ciety. The two little Clover girls, Dora
and Beatrice, have been giving parties
ever since they began to walk, which Is
not so very long ago; and their young
and pretty mother is always Inventing
new forms of entertainment for their ju
venile guests. The children’s annual fan
cy ball In the Clover home has come to
be looked forward to as the great event
of the winter among the little ones of the
higher circle. It Is always given on an
afternoon shortly before Christmas; and
this year a hundred children participated.
The youthful guests assembled shortly aft
er I o'clock, and were received In the great
hall by Mrs. Clover and her daughters,
standing In line, In the regulation style
of th<- grown-up*. Dors Clover person
ated “Winter," In a costume of white sat.
In and swans-down, and muff trimmed
with snow balls: while little Miss Beatrice
was lovely as "Hprlng," In pink aatln fes
tooned with apple-blossom*, and here and
there a tiny tdrd, poised on Invisible wire
orel looking Just ready to alight. There
were dosens of faille* present, hi frosty
gauge with wands and wing*, some with
stars twinkling above their fathead*
ami all ns sweet as Queen Tttanla herself.
There ware bright-eyed Oriental
maidens, too. In gory sous tunics and
hwitr **; Greek warriors, with classic
stilt .d* tod bclue.ls, AR-phis ifctoika tn
§1 People. . . .
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FOR
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CHRISTMAS
DANIEL HOGAN.
flaming scarlet, dumpling-shapd monks
and dimple-; heeked nuns. There were
whole flocks of shepherdesses, without a
she p among them; liopeeps and Mother
Hubbards and Red Ridinghoois and Lit le
Boys Blue; chubby little cooks and bakers
in snowy cips and aprons; sta’ely colcnial
dames in court trains, powdered wigs und
patches; cowboys in fascinating sorn
breras; chalk-whie clowns full of impish
capers; Indian chiefs and Minnchahas in
feathers and blankets, beads and wam
pum; revolutionary officers, hobnobbing
fraternal'y with Rough Riders as though
th-re we e not a century between them;
Gen. George W'ashingtcn in the uniform
of commander-in-chief of the condn ntal
army; a fof,y in striped ribbons and tink
ling beds, and no end of other impor at.t
personages. Little Pierce Long, the young
son of the Secretary of the Navy, who en
joys the distinction of being the only baby
in the cabinet circle, wore a colon al un -
form of mulberry velvet and gold lire.
The Chinese minister's almor.d-eyed son
was gorgeous in a native costume of scar
let brocade embroidered with gold. Ex-
Secretary Sherman’s small grandson was
a stilor; Leonard Wood, Jr., a prince. The
daughter of Senator Hawley represented
Columbia and Briitania, a most striking
al iance. The darked-skinned sens of tho
Haytian min'ster weic a jeeky and a bull
fighter; Countess L'ch't rvelder's son was a
Chinese actor; Mnster Forak- r, H'awathn;
the son and daughter of Mr. Robert Brad
ley, Jack Frost and Icicle; and so on. Af
ter an hour of dancing, the o-chestra
struck up (he giand march, and little Dora
Clover with John Rodgers, Jr., who was
Knave of Hearts, led the gay procession
down to the supper-toom. The center-pie o
of the flower-decked table was a minia
ture house, of candy, down whose capa
cious chimney Santa Claus was climbing.
The supper included everything dear to
juvenile tastes; and then, according to the
delightful custom of previous years, a
magic fish-pond was set in the palm
walled bay window of the drawin-room-a
real pond, with gold-fish swimming in !he
pool. In the pond were toys, and each
youngster ang'ed a pretty gift from its
depths before saying good-bye. Mrs. Mc-
Kinley was to have been a spectator of
the pretiy scene, but did not feel weir
enough to go out that day. Mrs. U. S.
Grant was present and many other nota
ble pers-ns. including several from the
corps diplomatique.
The Bishop of Washinglon and Mrs. Sat
terlee gave a dinner the oiher night when
ilieir gnosis wore the British ambassador
and Lady Paunc fote, Justice and Mr.-
Gray, Mr. Satterlec of New York, Mr John
A. Kasson and Miss Beatrice Creighton of
London, who is o guest in the Bishop’s
home.
Senator Perkins of California, and his
daughters, Misses May and Pan-v Per
kins, have gone to Maine, to pass tiie hol
idays with rol,Hives living In that stat e
Miss May will lake nn active jart in the
social doings of ihe season, but her
younger sister who Is not yet out of sc’ o I
must devote lorsrir to study
Immediately after ihe holidays the home
of Secretary an<l M| .„. (J(UC w „
livened hv a long visit ftom Mis. Ruth
Cr trdon, of Lvanst n, Ind., Bn d Ml*. Ccx.
o# Chicago
™i rh u, Duk * d '* Tcr ‘*- °t Ppdn, 1. visiting
Washington, In his lour of Amorioi' h , v !
Ing left Madrid only six week* ago He
says he thinks Washington one „f tt *
most beautltul elite. |„ ths wor’d and Is
particular y Imp .* el with the' kindly
(Otr esy *eown him I y Amer c ns at and the
there s " ,h '“ 1,1 Madrid
toward Aft a * I 1, 1 ! f ";l„a'"" n,mr, “
dJapav.bts, aud U lit von that tte iwost
cordial relations will eventually exist he*
tween the conquored and conquorlng na
t.ons. The Duke is a tali and stateiy gen
tleman and though fluent in a l Latin
languages, speaks English with difficulty.
CASHING DRAFTS ABROAD.
Eoy Banking Methods Which Causal
Americans Considerable Surprise.
From the New Orleans Times-Democru.
“The continental banking methods are a
great surprise to Americans,” said a res
ident of New Orleans who has Just return
ed from a trip abroad. "When I was ini
Paris last month I met a friend one day
who had an English draft for £IOO on ors
of the largest banks in the city and want
ed to get the money. He had noboly to
identify him, but said half jokingly that
he was going to try for it anyhow-, and wa
went to the place together.
“We were shown up stair, to a large re
ception room, set aside especially for cus
tomers, and presently a messenger cama
in and took the draft. About a dozen other
■people were also waiting in the room, and
after a delay of about ten minutes a w-lb
dressed voting gentleman came to the door
and bawled out In a loud voice: ’Mr. John
Smith!’ My friend (call him John Smith
for short) got up and was handed a bund!)
of bank notes. No questions were asked,
and for all the bank people knew he might
have been Mr. Paul Kruger of Pre oria.
or Mr. Brigham H. Roberts of Utah, or
Mr. Dooley of Archey road.
“I was astonished, and In going out I
took occasion to ask the well-diessed
young gentleman whether the hank
wasn’t taking desperate chances doinf
business in that catch-as-catch-can fash
ion. ‘And why?’ he Inquired, opening hi!
eyes. I tried to explain, and he shrugged
his shoulders. ‘W T e have never had any
losses,’ he said."
A Statue for Gen. J. E. 11. Stuart.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 18, 1899.—T0 the
Surviving Members of the Cavalty a'"!
Horse Artillery and All Other SoliieM
and Citizens Who Admire the Splendid
Career of a Great Soldier: It was unani
mously decided at a meeting of the Exec
utive Committee of the Veteran Cavalry
Association, recently held in the city of
Richmond, to proceed with the erection o
an equestrian statue to Maj. Gen. J. E. B.
Stuart.
Years ago the preliminary steps were
taken for this purpose, but further action
was postponed on account of the financial
depression then prevailing.
The substitution of the command “For*
ward” for that of "Mark Time” then
given, Is because the dark days of , ’ ia
past have been succeeded by a more P " "
porous period. In consequence, the re*
solve has been taken to press prong'd'’
to a successful completion the erection of
a monument to the great cavalry chief
tain who fell at the gales of Richmond
We earnestly request all soldiers, what*
ever the arm of service, and all cltU ,?n ®
who sympathize with or ate willing to co
operate with the Veteran Cavalry A-'*■
elation In their noble purpose, to send al
once their names and pjetofllce addie** •
to Mr. W. Ben Palmer, secretary of ''‘ , *
eratt Cavalry Association, Richmond,
Fitzhugh Le*, President.
Wade Hampton. Vlos President.
L. K I/ornux, Vie* President
M. C. Butler, Vic* Pnssldeol.
William 11. Payne, Vie., pte ld.nl.
W. P Roberta, Vice President.
T. T. Munfold, Vic# President. I
H. B. McClellan, Vie* Pnethn'-
T W. Hyndor, Chairman Kaecullve ■
rattle*
W. Bm Palmer, Bacrauirj;. # # „