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THIS ISSUE
CONTAINS
TWENTY PACES
SdEX TO MW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Special Notices—An Active Energetic,
Man Wanted; Lime, Plaster, Cement, An
drew Hanley Company; Manlels; Grates
end Tiling, Savannah Building Supply
Company; Electric Supply Company; Do
You Want These? R. D. & \Vm. Lattl
more; To My Friends, F. J. Ruekert.
Welsbaden, Germany; Notice as to City
Offices; Elegant Cut Glass, Theus Bros.;
Will Be Open Till Christmas Noon, Theus
Bros.; Co-partnership Notice, John Rourko
& Son; A Chinese (Dinner, Joe Chang;
Gardner’s List, M. S. Gardner; Proud
Gobblers. Jas. J. Joyce; An Old Time Din
ner, Bythewood’s Restaurant; It Takes
Only 418, Asman & Rives; Fireworks;
One Thousand Tons Hard Coal, Domestic
Coal and Wood Company; Let the Christ
man Joy Leaven Y'ou to Good Works
T. A. Bryson.
Business Notices—Thirty Thousand Col
lars and Cuffs, Savannah Steam Laundry;
The E. & W. Laundry; Now the Wedding
Gifts, Hunter & Van Keuren.
Merry Christmas to Patrons—Leopold
Adler. - ~
Merry Christmas and Prosperous New
Year—H. H. Cohen & Cos.
Races at Thunderbolt—Christmas Day.
Open To-morrow—Allen's.
Oi>en Till 2 p. m. Monday—C. A. Mun-
Bter.
. We W T ish Our Patrons a Merry Christ
mas—Gutman’s.
Gos Range—Mutual Gas Light Com-
Christmas Greeting—At Levy's.
Peace and Good Will to Our Friends and
Patrons—Eckstein’s.
Cut Sale of Ladies’ Furnishings—Walsh
& Meyer.
Watch This Space—Charles Marks.
This Day Before Christmas May Sug
gest—Thomas West & Cos.
We Extend Qur Best Wishes for o
Merry Christmas—Daniel Hogan.
Beef—Lelblg’s Extract of Beef.
Medical—World’s Dispensary Prepara
tions; "77" for Grip; Pe-ru-na; Sulphume;
P. P. P.; Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root; Coke
Dandruff Cure; Mother’s Friend.
Cheap Column Advertisements—Help
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.
A Pennsylvania man some five years
ago lost his power of speech. A few days
ago he slipped down and bumped his head
against a railroad tie, and the accident so
enraged him that he began cursing round
ly. He has been talking ever since. The
power of a"d ’’ is often very great, as
every one knows who has had acquaint
ance with a stammerer.
Commenting on the probability that the
next census will show a large increase in
the negro population of New York, the
Springfield, Mass., Republican says that
one of the causes assigned "are the out
rages in the South." The probabilities
are that Just about all of the negro emi
gration from the South on account of
"outrages” is summed up In the Baker
family, which an enthusiastic young white
woman took with her to Boston from
South Carolina some months ago. And
at last accounts the Bakets were objects
of charity.
Three terrible disasters characterized the
nejvs dispatches of yesterday. The one
of greatest magnitude occurred In Italy,
at the town of Amalfi, where a huge rock
upon which was a hotel slid into the sea,
destroying several buildings, four vessels
and an untold number of lives, it was. a
cataclysm the full effects of which will
probably not be known for some lime.
The second disaster was the drowning of
forty school children under the Ice on the
River Lya, on the French Homier of Bel
gium, and the third was at yuincy, 111.,
where eleven children were burned to
death In a school room. A reference lo
the records would probably show that
there are more accidents and casualties
who at (he Christmas season than at any
other lime of the year. The explanation
probably Is that the beaten paths of dally
routine are left during the holiday sea
eoN, and people lake more chances of ac
cldetit then than at any other time. This
ran not of course, ts applied lo Hie Amalfi
olaetroph* but ii seems It might tic ap
fco.abaj to Hj other two,,
CHRISTMAS.
We are once more upon the eve of
Christmas, the only universal holiday.
From a Fagan origin the festival has be
come not only Christian, but more than
that. It has spread beyond the coniines of
creeds. The day Is nowr celebrated by the
Jew as well as the Gentile, in the giving
of gifts, the exchange of hearty greetings
and the wishing of prosperity and happi
ness. Nor ts it limited by continents.
Wherever the civilization of the light
skinned man has found a lodgment, if ever
so slignt, there will be paid to-tporrow a
tribute to the spirit of charity and loving
kindness which characterizes the anniver
sary of the miracle of the manger in Beth
lehem. In Africa black men will keep the
day, in Asia yellow men will celebrate it,
and in the islands of the sea brown men
will rejoice at the return of Christmas. It
Is true that the great masses of the yel
low, Hie black and the brown peoples have
not yet been brought under the beneficent
Influences of civilization, btrt a start in
that direction has been made; and it may
be that Christmas, with its broad humani
ty and fraternity, will be one of the most
potent of influences helping towards the
reclamation of the world.
The religious observances of the holiday
will, for the most part, be held to-d&y. It
is fitting that Christmas Eve should fall
upon a Sunday. Devotions in the sanc
tuary will so soften hearts and temper
spirits as to make the practice of charity
on the morrow the more pleasing to both
beneficiary and recipient. The story of
the lowly birth of the Saviour, one that
never loses its charm and always impress
es iis lesson of humility and the common
level of humanity upon the mind of the
hearer, will be retold tens of thousands of
times to-day; and with each telling there
will be sown seeds of truth that will bring
forth fruit later.
WHERE THE BRITISH ARE TO
BLAME.
In answer to a question os to'why
France sides with the Boers In the South
African war, Emile Zola, the celebrated
French author. In an Interview published
in ttie New York Journal, said; "My
own opinion Is not different from that of
the majority of the French people. Ido
not know the merits of the case, nor in
deed do many people In France, but it
seems to me that Britain, with her vast
strength,* could have, afforded to be ex
tremely patient in dealing with a small
people like the Boers, even if they were
unreasonable, and without loss of dignity
she could have consented to the arbitra
tion of the matters in dispute or have
found some other way to avoid war.”
The point that Zola makes is a good one.
It has no doubt occurred to many people
in all lands. If Great Britain has a good
cause it could not have been injured by
being presented to arbitrators, chosen for
their fairness and ability from different
countries. If that course had been pur
sued neither the French, nor any other
people would be without knowledge of
the merits of the quarrel between the Brit
ish and the Boers.
Ttie Boers wanted arbitration. The in
ference therefore is that they had more
confidence in the justice of their cause
than the British had in theirs. But
whether this Inference is a correct on© or
not it. is certain that sympathy with (lie
Boers ts not confined to France. There is
a rising tide of sympathy for ttiem in this
country, and if it were not for the fact
that Great Britain stood our friend in the
Spanish-American war, there would be
mass meetings all over the country of
Boer sympathizers, and Congress would he
deluged with resolutions from municipal
and commercial bodies and from public
meetings asking it to give them the moral
support of the republic. But even that
fact may not prevent such efforts in their
behalf as will encourage, and materially
help them in their fight for independence.
Movements in tiieir interest have already
been begun. Where they will stop can
not be predicted with any degree of cer
tainty. On Friday the Board of Alder,
men of New* York passed a strong resolu.
Hon of sympathy for them. There will
be many resolutions like It passed in this
country within Ihe next few weeks. It
is not improbable that If Great Britain
had expected any such resistance as that
which she is encountering she would have
been more patient in dealing with the
Boers before she resorted to war.
THE APPLICATION OF THE SYHI p
MAKERS.
The Railroad Commission has before it
an application for lower rates on syrup.
Syrup making in this slate, while not a
new Industry, Is still an infant! one. It
is just beginning to grow, and if it is
given encouragement it Is probable that
it will reach such proportions as to bring
an immense amount of money Into the
state and greatly increase the revenues
of the railroads.
The railroads have made some conces
sions to the syrup producers, but it seems
that what they have done is not sufficient
lo enable the producers to reach the mar
kets which offer the best returns for
their product. They are getting excellent
prices for their syrup this season, because
there is a short cane crop in this state and
in Louisiana. It is probable that they
ore not so much concerned 1 about a reduc
tion of rates for this season as for the
coming seasons. They want to know
whether It will be wise to plant largely of
cane the coming year. If there is a big
crop of cane next year the chances are
that the price for syrup will be lower.
If, however, lower rates are assured they
will take the risk of planting a large
acreage In cane.
It seems to us that It would be to the
Interest of the railroads to give the syrup
producers all the encouragement they can.
If ilia movement in favor of growing more
cane in this state and Florida results in
the establishment of sugar mills and re
fineries in this sec i ion the railroads
will have a very large addition to their
revenues. We do not undertake to advise
the railroad* or the Railroad Commission,
but we would like lo see every possible
encouragement given to the growing of
gugar cane In tilts part of the Month.
Kipling was unfortunate when he coined
that phrase, "Absent-minded beggar,"
and applied H to Hie British sl)| r In
Booth Africa. In view of the frequ ncy
with which the Hrlileb have walked in ~
Boer traps, there is a diaiMiaiHon In some
quarters to say His characterisation ia
quite as applicable lo Hie general aa lo
iho privet*.
THE MOKMNG NEWS: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1899.
POLITICS AND PANICS.
Notwithstanding the disturbed condition
of the money market in New York, '.he
failure of two prominent banks in Boston,
and a trust company ami a firm of bankers
in New York, it is doubtful If a ionic of
any considerable proportions Is possible In
this country at this time or in the near
future. A serious monetary disturbance
between now and the presidential election
would mean the defeat of the Republican
party and that would mean the death of
trusts, and the overthrow of the high pro
tective tariff, which is the mother of
trusts. It might also mean the free coin
age of sliver, because If the Republican
party were defeated it would of course
be succeeded in the control of the govern
ment by the Democratic party, with Mr.
Bryan at Its head.
Bather than have such changes the men
who control the great monetary Institu
tions, the trusts, and the railroads, to
gether with those other men who are m ik
ing millions of dollars a year out of pro
tected Industries, will use their influence
to the utmost to prevent a panic. A dis
patch in the Morning News yesterday,
stated that J. Pierpont Morgan and many
of the other very wealthy men of New
York had formed an. association for the
purpose of checking movements calculated
to lead to a money panic. It is also
worthy of notice that the government lias
made the National City Bank of New
York the depository of the internal reve
nue receipts. This bank is now the most
powerful financial institution in the
country. Its capital is $10,000,000, and its
deposits are about 4100.000,C00. It is said
that the Internal revenue receipts which
will be paid into the bank, and which It
will be permitted to use, amount to nearly
a million dollars every day the bank Is
open, or about 4250,000,000 a year.
The directors In this bank are connected
with the Sugar trust, the Standard OH
trust, and the great railways of the coun
try. It Is evident that with the Immense
resources of the National City Bank, to
gether with other money they are able to
control, they can put a check on any ordi
nary panic. It is said that Mr. J. Pier
pont Morgan and a few others put a stop
to the little panic which occurred in New
York last Monday.
The men who have piled up millions up
on millions by wrecking railroads, form
ing trusts and fixing the tariff have every
thing to lose by a change In the political
and economic conditions of the country,
and they are willing to assist their weak
er brethren who have weighted then
selves down with heavier burdens than
they can carry In troublous times, rather
than have a panic. Besides, a panic of
large proportions would likely carry
down to ruin those supposed to be strong
as well as those known to be weak. It
would squeeze the water out of stocks of
all descriptions—there is water In railroad
and other stocks as well as in what are
known as Industrials—and if stocks
should shrink to their legitimate propor
tions a large percentage of the new crop
of millionaires —many of whom made their
fortunes out of the wreckage of 1893 would
drop back into poverty and obscurity.
These men do not want any change in the
government, and hence will do all they
can to prevent panics. A change in the
government may of course come without a
panic, but a change would be pretty cer
tain to come if there were a panic. The
money power, therefore, will spare no ef
fort to prevent one.
A GLEAM OF HOPE FOR MOLINEUX.
The foreman of the jury In the celebrat
ed poisoning case, in which Roland B.
Molineux is the defendant, that is hold
ing the attention of the people of New
York, and. in fact, of a very large part
of the country, said something during
the proceedings of the court on Friday
that must have given the defendant a
thrill of happiness and ground for hope.
The purpose of the state is to prove that
Molineux wrote the address on the pack
age which contained the poison. Unless
it succeeds in doing this it is doubtful if
it can make’out a case, A number of ex
perts in handwriting have testified that
in their opinion the address on the pack
age was written by the defendant. They
have specimens of his handwriting, and
while they say that the address on the
package is in a disguised handwriting, it
has all the characteristics of the hand
writing of ihe defendant. The experts
have spent days on the witness stand, and
the state has spent thousands of dollars
to get their testimony. In fact, the suc
cess of the state depends upon these ex
perts.
What the foreman of the jury said on
Friday was that he could not see any re
semblance between the handwriting ad
mitted to be the defendant’s and the hand
writing on the package of poison.
This question arises: If this juryman is
not able to see the resemblance now, af
ter the state's strongest witnesses have
pointed it out to him, will he ever be
able to see it? It is not improbable that
he is not the only member of the jury who
is not able to see the resemblance. And
it may be that some of those who think
they see it now, will not be able to see it
after they have heard the testimony of
the experts for the defense. When It Is
remembered that the jury must be con
vinced beyond a reasonable doubt of the
defendant’s guilt before it can find a ver
dict against him, it does seem as if the
remark made by the foreman of the jury
about not being able to see any resem
blance between the handwritings must
have fallen like music on the ears of the
defendant.
Dr. J. William Jones, formerly of the
Confederate svice, writes to the Rich
mond Dispatch that he has taken tho
tains to examine the rosters of all of the
Louisiana regiments of the War of Se
cession, and that the name of Piet Jou
liert does not appear as an officer in any
one of them. He was impelled to the
search by the stories going the rounds of
the press lo the effect that Goli. Joubert
of the Boer army was once an officer of
n Louisiana regiment under command of
Stonewall Jackson.
A Nebraska woman suing for dlvor e
and alleging extreme cruelty, soys that
while she was away from homer on a vialt
her husband forced their 10-vear-old child
to pose a* dead in a coffin, where he had
I r phot, id iphed. He tin n sent Hie picture
lo Ihe wife in a feller Mating that Hie
i hi lit la I fled suddenly, H would be htid
to Imagine more lo artluw ciuvlly.
PERSONAL.
—Sir Philip Burne-Jones has Just com
pleted a portrait in oils of his cousin, Rud
yard Kipling. It represents the latter at
work in his study.
—Yonkers, N. Y., has chosen a woman
as sanitary Inspector. She is Mrs. J. Van
Wagner, a trained nurse, who won from
two competitors after passing the civil
service examination. The citizens hojie
that spitting in public conveyance is now
to be stopped, if nothing else.
Since his inauguration as President Mr.
McKinley has never seen a play, though
each of the Washington theaters has
placed a box at his disposal. The mis
tress of the White House, however, is
rather fond of the play, and frequently
visits the theater with friends.
—Since the death of his wife Lord Salis
bury is leading a life so retired as to be
almost that of a hermit. He will see only
his oldest and most intimate friends or
those who call ©t> business of paramount
importance. Business, too. is the only
thing that takes him out of his house.
—The records of Rockbridge county, Vir
ginia, show that the Natural Bridge was
once owned by Thomas Jefferson, who se
cured a "fiatent” for the property on July
5, 1774, over the signature of “Dunmore,
Lieutenant Governor of the Colony or Do
minion of Virginia." Jefferson devised the
land to his daughter. Martha Randolph,
subject to the payment of his debts, and
she sold it In 1835.
—Some years ago the son of A. Halberg,
of Osage City, Kan., left home and enlist
ed In the navy. Nothing was heard from
him until the wreck of the Maine, when
his name was found among those of the
dead. From that time until last week his
parents and friends mourned. Then came
a letter from the lad saying that he had
never been on the Maine, and that he was
alive and well.
—Ex-Governor George W. Peck of Wis
consin explains the story of his ringing
a fire alarm to get an audience by the
statement that at the time he was in
charge of a relief train to the starving
miners at Hurley, Wis. The laborers em
ployee! refused to unload the cars unless
they were paid in advance and Gov. Peck
rang a fire alarm and when the crowd
gathered made a speech successfully ask
ing for recruits.
—John Barrett, former Minister of the
United States to Siam, Is of the opinion
that Agulnaido will ultimately be captured,
unless he shall escape to the mainland.
"He has a distinct personality,” says Mr.
Barrett,” and one that should be hard to
disguise. I saw him orlly a few times, but
I am sure I could pick him out, no matter
how many natives he was mixed up with.
While he has not a commanding or dis
tinguished look, he has none the less a dis
tinctive one, and would be sure to attract
and arrest attention. In talking to him it
is very hard to catch his eye. He is very
keen, however, and I think the slang term
'smooth' would describe him best.”
BRIGHT BITS.
—Mrs. Waggs; Does your husband suffer
from chronic thirst?
Mrs. Jaggs: Oh, dear, no. He doesn't
wait long enough.—Chicago News.
—Means of Grace.—“ The interest in our
church seems flagging.”
"Yes. we will have to get up a bazaar
or a revival.”—lndianapolis Journal.
—Christmas Eve.—“ George, father has
failed.”
"That's Just like him. I told you all
along, darling, that he was going to do all
he could to keep us from marrying.”
Harlem Life.
—ln the East.—" Nellie,” said her father,
“this is your little brother."
“Why, papa,” asked the little girl, in
specting the new baby with interest and
amazement, "how did they get him past
the janitor?"—Chicago Tribune.
—An Early Start.—" Henry, I've bought
you a beautiful Christmas present.”
"Already, Amelia?”
“Yes; but you know, Henry, I'm liable
to change it six or seven times before
Christmas.”—lndianapolis Journal.
—Hard to Frighten.—lkey: Fader, vot
does it mean, “Bevare of der gifts of der
Greeks?”
Fader: Veil, I don't know noddlngs
about der Greeks, but I vould be inclined
to take chances on der gifts.—Puck.
—Part of His Business.—She: I met Mrs.
Ryder, whom you used to work for, James.
She says that you considered her a great
judge Of horseflesh.
The Hostler: Well—er—Miss, I had to
when I was working for her.—Puck.
—"I suppose you feel that you are well
informed on the currency question?"
“No,” answered Ihe man of grave man
ners. “I can’t say I do.”
"But you used to.”
"Yes. But I have studied it a lot since
then."—Washington Star.
—The Rubicon.—The great Caesar drew
near to the Rubicon fnlteringly, and when
he was come at last to the banks of the
noted stream, he hesitated to cross.
"How different it would be if I were a
college graduate!", he exclaimed, with
emotion.
This incident in the life of the famous
Roman admonishes us to take advantage
of every opportunity to obtain a liberal
education.—Detroit Journal.
CI'RREKT COMMENT.
The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) believes
that the poison of the trusts will prove
their own undoing. It says: "We claim
no prescience as enabling us to see this in
advance of the event. Any who recall the
fate of the old cordage trust, the old
whisky trust, ihe original sugar combine,
and a score of other dead and forgotten
concerns of the same kidney, would know
what was in store for a great number of
the attempts at monopoly, under charters
obtained from New Jersey, early in this
year. It now looks much as if the "laws
of nature,” so to sa.v, would remedy the
condition before a congressional law could
be passed. Let us patiently wait for the
great salvation. Messages and laws are
of liitle good, in these eases. The poison
of the trust carries Its own antidote. Give
the curative time to get In its work and
all will be well."
The Baltimore American (Rep.) says:
"An indignant man in New York rises
to demand that plain, everyday English
should he used in the courts and in all
legal proceedings. Such a demand is pre
posterous. To use plain English might en
able people of average capacity to under
stand the law, and that is something
which neither precedent nor lawyers could
tolerate for a moment. Besides, the majes
ty of the law, like the majesty of kings,
needs impressive dra|>ery for convincing
effect.”
The Memphis Commerci.Ll-Af.pcal (Dem)
says: "No doubt Oon. Lawton died as he
wished to die. It la a sad losa to his
country and hi* family; but he died glori
ously ami there is a certain good fortune
In auch a death for a soldier. He was,
moreover, spared the home-coming which
has brought so much unideasaiilness to
nearly all our Merer a. Now Ihe yelper
press cau find nothing to aay against
him.”
A Complicated (locution.
For a Western town, which was rather
wiki and wooly than otherwise, she was
a very presentable woman in manner and
attire, and wrhen she came into the law
yer's office and said she had some im
portant business for him to handle for
her he felt that he had struck a rich
lead, says the Detroit Free Press.
“Well, madam,” he said, when he had
seated her comfortably and fixed himseif
to listen, "if you wilt tell me the nature
of your business I shall be glad to give
you the best advice and service at my
command.”
"It's about some money that my hus
band left,” she said for a beginning.
"Is he dead?”
“Yes, sir; I'm Bill Nellton’s willow."
“The notorious—excuse me, madam—the
celebrated desperado who killed so many
men?”
"The .same one.”
"Did he leave much of a fortune?”
“A good deal for me. About 110,000.”
“Avery snug little sum, I am sure,”
smiled the lawyer with a yearning smile.
“But it isn’t mine altogether,” she ex
plained.
"Why not?”
“That's what I come to see you about.
Perhaps it is mine.”
‘‘Tell me the particulars."
“Well, It's this way: Ybu see, when I
married JJill I was poor and had no home,
and I married him because he had money
and T thought there was a good chance of
my getting it, for, you know, Bill went
around with his life in his hands all the
time. He knowed I never married him
for love, but he didn't care about that so
long as I would marry him. He said he
was likely to go any time with his boots
on, and was willing for me to marry
again, but he wanted me to marry a better
man than he was, and he made a will
leaving me everything on condition that I
would marry the man that killed him.
That suited me well enough, because I
knew there wasn’t any less desirable man
for a husband than Bill was, so I agreed
to it in writing. Then Bill went it too
strong, and got the Sheriff after him for
shooting a man without provocation, and
the Sheriff had been an old beau of mine,
and Bill didn’t like the looks of things,
and what did he do when he was close
pushed but shoot himself.''
“Oh!” exclaimed the lawyer, startled by
the suddenness of the tale.
"And he done it just to spite me,” whim
pered the widow, “for with that signed
agreement of mine along with the will,
what was I to do? That’s what I’ve come
to see you about. I can’t very well marry
the man that killed Bill, and if I marry
anybody else I'm going to lose SIO,OOO. At
least, that’s the way it looks on paper.
I'm tired of being a widow, but I’m not
SIO,OOO worth tired, and I want you to tell
me the law on the situation.
At last accounts the lawyer was knee
deep in lawbooks looking up authorities.
Gov. Leedy Won Over by the Wait
resses.
Billy DeFord, of Ottawa, who wants the
fusion nomination for Congress in the
Second district next year on account of
his war record and disabilities received
on the firing line at ’Frisco, fell into a
reminiscent mood the other night after at
tending the wedding of Lieut. Col. E. C.
Little, and, for the first time, told how
he happened to be chosen adjutant of the
Twentieth Kansas, says the Kansas City
Journal.
When Gov. Leedy Issued his call for
troops Billy got the war fever. He called
the Governor up by telephone and applied
for the position of adjutant.
"There are 105 applicants ahead of you,”
said the Governor.
“Well, they don’t know It, do they?”
asked DeFord.
“I guess not,” replied the Governor.
"Well, just put me at the top of the
list,” said DeFord. "I must have that
job. I will be up Saturday for my com
mission.”
He rang off.
Saturday he appeared on the scene and
enlisted the influence of Ed Little. The
two canvassed the situation.
DeFord continued the story:
"Ed and I looked over the ground care
fully. What strings we should pull to
land the job was the question. Finally an
idea struck Ed. ‘The waiter girls at the
hotel have a powerful pull with the Gov
ernor,’ said Ed. ‘Let’s get them interest
ed. He and I struck out for the hotel
and I made love to every last one of them.
When the Governor came into dinner, all
of them appealed to him to give me the
Job. He stood out for a few minutes, but
finally yielded and told them that he would
grant their request. I got my commission
that afternoon."
Their F.Mtlmntc of Each Other.
William H. Crane, who is now playing
In “A Rich Man’s Son” in Brooklyn, told
the following story at the Waldorf-Astoria
the other evening, says the New York Tri
bune: "The late John McCullough, the
tragedian, was a great friend of mine,”
said Mr. Crane, "and when in this city
used always to live at the Gllsely House.
One day I went there to call on him, and
he being out, left my card, upon which,
underneath my name, by way of a joke,
I wrote in large letters the word ‘Actor.’
The next day I was passing McCullough
on the street when he stopped me with,
‘Say, Billy, what do you mean by leaving
a card in my box with such ad and lie
as that written on it?'
"I got even with him, however, later.
McCullough was inordinately fond of the
game of seven-up, and one evening I had
the satisfaction, of beating him nine
straight games. Bright and early the fol
lowing morning I again left my card for
him at his hotel, this time writing below
my name ‘Seven-up player.’ When I saw
McCullough later in the day I jollied him
with ’That wasn’t any lie I put on my card
this morning, was it, John?’ and he evi
dently saw the point, for he didn't reply to
my question.
Power of a Child’s Words,
“Deliver me from the unfavorable criti
cism of a chird,” said an old actor, ac
cording to the l’outh’s Companion. "It
hits the hardest.
“A year or two ago,” he continued, “we
were playing in a Cincinnati theatre. I
was cast for the part of a doctor. The
’business' of one of the scenes required
that I should come on the stage deeply ab
sorbed in thought and smoking a cigar
ette.
“I had noticed a family party in one of
the boxes nearest the stage. The youngest
member of the party, a little boy, was
completely wiapped up in the play. It
was all real to him. As I came from the
wings during the scene in question I pass
ed within a few feet of the box In which
he sat. He turned (o a lady who sat be
hind him, and I distinctly heard h m say.
with a gasp:
“ 'Mamma, he's no doctor! He smokes
cigarettes.”
"I have never smoked a clgarelte in that
scene since.”
A Violation of the Juvenile Code.
The Sabbath School teachers had been
telling the class about Joseph, particular
ly with reference to his coat of many col
ors. and how his father had rewarded him
for being a good boy. for Joseph, she said,
told his father whenever he caught any
of hi* brothers In the act of doing wrong,
says the Baltimore News.
•Tan any llilfe ho> or girl tell me what
Joseph w**?” the teacher asked, hoping
that some of them had caught the ld.-o
that he was Jacob* favorite.
”1 know." one of the little girl* said,
holding up her hand.
“What wa he?”
"A talilc-tala!” was the reply.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—“One can almost hear the moans of
Liberty as she struggles in her chains,’’
says the Kansas City Journal. “The gold
bug Westmoreland (Kan.) Recorder has
absorbed the Westmoreland free silver
Banner of Light and Bugle Blast of Free
dom—a Populist paper which did not live
quite as long as its name,”
—A curious point in insurance law is
troubling the Vienna courts. A surgeon
in trimming his nails before an operation
cut his finger, but went on with the oper
ation and his finger was infected so that
he had to call in a doctor for himseif. He
claimed compensation on an accident po!-
lcy, but the company refused to pay on
the ground that operations performed by
doctors on themselves were expressly ex
eluded in its policy. The courts must de
cide whether nail cutting is a surgical
operation.
—ln Johannesburg no negroes are al
lowed to be out on the streets between the
hours of 7 p. m. and 5 a. m., without
special permits, under penalty of a fine of
$23, or fourteen days’ Imprisonment, with
or without fifteen lashes. White persons
must remain indoors between 9 p. m. and
5 a. m., the penalty for violation of the
regulation being a fine of $5. or eight
days' imprisonment. In addition to these
measures, a very stringent liquor edict
has been in force since the beginning of
the South African war.
—lndia is accumulating a gold reserve,
now that its currency has been placed on
the gold basis. The gold has be-n ob
tained from Australia. Up to the middle
of October $14,100,000 had been received
from that source and the has
continued. The India Council nrnrd it
easier to get the yellow metal in Austra
lia than in London, where a special effort
is being made by powerful banks to pre
vent the efflux of gold while the Boer war
is in progress. The council’s purchases
do not directly affect the Indian treasury,
since, under the regulations adopted by
the council, it has power to issue curren
cy notes to the full amount of gold held.
—“Dreyfus; or, Vive la France!" is Aus
tralia's latest contribution to the British
drama. It is the joint, production of two
formerly well-known London actors,
George Rignold of Drury Lane and Walter
Bentley of the Lyceum and brother of
Faithful Bogg, M. P. Mr. Rignold made
a triumphant tour of this country years
ago, starring in the role of Henry V. Tho
villain of the piece. Ksterhazy, is made
governor of Devil’s Island, where he go.ids
his victim into a mad rush at him, an In
cident which is widely cheered by the
gallery. In the final scene Esterhazy. at
tacked by an angry crowd, is magnani
mously rescued by the vindicated Dreyfus
beneath the shadow of a market cross.
Comic relief is brought Into the drama by
providing Dreyfus with a F/anco-Irish
servant.
—One noteworthy consequence of fhe
war in South Africa is the exhaustion of
the supply of uncut diamonds, says an ex
change. At Antwerp, which is the world
center of the diamond cutting industry,
two considerable firms have failed atid
further business suspensions are expected;
while 2,500 cutters, who have been thrown
out of work, recently made a demonstra
tion by marching through the streets of
the city. At Amsterdam 2,000 men have
been laid off, although no failures have
yet been reported. The interdependence
of men living on opposite sides of the globe
is such that war, even in the remotest
corner of the world, inevitably affects the
fortunes of many who dwell in the heart
of civilization and who at first sight would
appear to be entirely unconcerned in the
conflict.
—The new orders and instructions just
Issued by the British government relative
to the defense of Gibraltar are, without
doubt, of the most stringent character.
This position and place has naturally al
ways been well looked after and guarded
to such an extent as to be thoroughly pre
pared for all and any emergencies. But
the latest orders are that no one will be
allowed to enter the gates without a pass,
and those Englishmen who previously had
this privilege have had it temporarily sus
pended. Spanish workpeople must quit at
sunset, when the gates will be closed and
noe opened again until reveille. No one is
to be allowed to visit the batteries of
heavy guns. For several months past new
and more powerful batteries have been
constructed. It is also stated that the
forces now at Gibraltar are to be in
creased.
—The Countess Castiglione, who died re
cently in Paris at an advanced age, says
an exchange, was one of the famous beau
ties of the third empire, and her charms
made an impression on Napokon 111, wnich
was said to be the cause of the Empress
Eugenie’s sudden and much taiked-of visit
to Scotland. The Countess’ beauty was of
a buxom, florid sort, and she was noted
for her golden hair, which touched her
feet when let down. She scandalized the
court by her appearance as Salammbo at
a ball at the Tuileries, wearing her hair,
her jewels and very little else. The Em
press. who viewed her with disfavor, de
clared that she must be cold, and Insisted
upon her donning a mantle. The Count
ess was never again invited to a court
entertainment. After the fall of Napoleon
111 and the death of the Count, she lived
in cloistered rooms in the Place Vendome.
She never went out, and her meals were
sent to her from a fashionable restaurant.
—The government ought to pay its small
bills, trying to be just, before it becomes
too generous. The Boston Traveler says:
"It can scarcely be regarded as other than
a national disgrace that the undertaker’s
bill for the funeral of President Garfield
has not been paid. The expenses of the
funeral were assumed by the nation by a
vote of Congress, and then the committee
in whose hands the appropriation was
placed began to haggle over it. The Aud
iting Committee took the bills and proceed
ed to cut them here and there, as seemed
pleasing, taking the position that only
such proportion of each bill should be paid,
as they saw fit. The undertaker’s bill for
$2,000, which was expended almost entire
ly, It Is said, for carriage hire and such
expenses, was presented, and the under
taker refused to accept anything less than
its full amount. For eight years this bill
has been unpaid, and the indecent specta
cle of * great nation refusing to discharge
a debt for the burial expenses of a presi
dent, is presented. Surely this is a matter
which should be attended to without the
usual accompaniment of congressional red
tape.”
—Speaking of omens and superstitions,
these played some part in selecting the
date as well as the city for the conven
tion. It was first proposed to hold the con
vent.on June 5. Some ob.ecdon was raised
and then the 12th of the same month was
suggestei, but it was announced that
Rhode Island held an election that day
Then someone proposed June 13 and
Chaii man Har.na waa about to put the
question when Mr. Gibbs, the N w Yora
lommilieeman, arose and objected saving
(hat the number 15 had been followli * him
for the last few days, and, as a conse
quence, he had to call in hi* "hoxloo’ ~ort
or for relief. Hl* sleep ng berth tomlng
from New York was No. 13. The homo
whore he was staying was No. 313. He had
ridden in street car No. 13. with 13 people
tend everywhere he turned thare ware olh
er reminders of that number. Now It was
proposed to name June 13 s the and .te for
the convention, and ho objected The ob
Jectlon waa attained nrrt a: a otmpro
e u ... 1 ‘ 1 **on,s that If N> w
Wk did not roi the <■ .mention, |i c -m
--tha"u?e tl ' ,ad “' UCh to do wl “
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