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The XV en (her.
The inrtlcatlons for Georgia to-day are
for fair weather, with fresh west to north
winds, and for Eastern Florida, showers,
except fair weather in extreme northern
portion; fresh south' to west winds.
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Once more the announcement is officially
■node that Havana is free from yellow fev
er. There were no deaths from that dis
ease -in Havana during April. Should the
authorities be able to make a similar re
port for the months of August and Sep
tember, it would be most gratifying.
It is estimated that there are 55,000
voters In Havana. But less than 25,000
of them have iar qualified themselves
for the ballot by .egistering. Evidently
the Havanese are not fully acquainted
with the use of crisp, new $2, $5 and $lO
bills on election days, as of the
Voters in American cities are.
The Democrats of a certain assembly
district in Chicago are so anxious to vote
for a Dewey that they have invited young
George, son of the Admiral, to be their
candidate for the lower house of the
State Legislature. Young Mr. Dewey is
a drygoods salesman, and has never
taken any part in politics. It is doubted
that he will consent to be a candidate.
There seems to be a first-rate opportu
nity for the Republicans to be beaten in
Pennsylvania in the next election. Col.
Guffey, the Pennsylvania member of the
National Democratic Committee, says
that arrangements have been made
for a fusion of the anti-Quaylies,
the Independent Republicans and the
Democrats in Philadelphia and the
counties throughout (he state, and
that the only matter remaining for settle
ment is the making up of the ticket.
The slump in May cotton in the New
York market yesterday, amounting to 81
points, was almost if not entirely unpre
cedented. The cause of it was the failure
of a firm which has been trying to corner
the May option. It cannot be said that
there was much surprise at the failure of
the firm to carry its point, or at the break
In the market which followed the failure.
Most of those who had followed the trend
of events foresaw that something of the
kind was likely to occur,, and governed
themselves accordingly.
A writer In the Manufacturers' Journal
presents some Interesting figures on
strikes and what they cod. Re calculates
that there are about 26,000, laborers In
the Inlied States, each worker producing
abc.ut J6oo of wealth per year. Allowing
that one out of twenty-six stops working
it means a loss at the rate of $2,000,000 a
day in amount of wealth produced. Sup
posing that two instead of one out of
tw, nty-six stopped work, the loss would
be $4,000,000 per day; and yet $3,000,000 of
$4.0110,000 eurntd Is spt nt In living. Who
pays the enormous cost of living when
the producers are not working? "Every
body lives, and somebody foots the bills,
end it generally is the fellow who, from
laziness or dishonesty, or both, is trying
to shirk work It U tukeu out o£ him
somehow or other."
THE rAHAMOI’NT ISSI Kf
Is the administration s management of
affairs in Cuba to be the paramount is
sue in the presidential campaign? There
are indications that it will. It is over
shadowing everything else at present. The
Republican senators are making extraor
dinary efforts to shield the administration.
On Wednesday Senators Spooner and
Platt made noiahle speech 's excus ng and
defending the President and his cabinet
for the frauds and extravagances which
have been discovered in Cuba.
It may be as claimed by these senators
that the administration is doing all it
ran to discover the gul’ty parties and to
l ring them to justice. It is responsible,
however, for the men who committed the
frauds arid permitted the public money to
be wasted. The President appointed men
that p litieians of his party wanted ap
pointed. Th*so j oliticians had but one ob
ject in view, namely, to discharge their
political and bis The result was that many
unfit men got into the public service in
Cuba. The Fre-idcnt may excuse himself
by sayirg that he dll the best he could
under the circumstances The truth doubt
less is that he was over anxious to please
the men who will be influential in their
respective localities In the management of
the presidential campaign for his party.
In connection with ;h se frauds in Cuba
corn s up the question as to when that
Island is to be turned over to its people.
Senator Hale, a Republican, brought this
question Into prominence on the floor of
the S' nate on Wednesday. He gave voice
to th suspicion that Cuba is n ver to he
turned over to the Cubans. He said that
there were great interests in New York
which were workirg to have this country
retain possession of the island, notwith
standing the solemn declaration of Con
gress that Cubans should have their in
dependence. Speaking for himself, he said
that he would vote to turn the island
over to its people at once.
There is no doubt a widespread belief
that the United Siates will never let go
their hold on Cuba. It is probable, how
ever, that this belief has nothing more
substantial to rest upon than that it
would bo to the Interest of Cuba to be
come a part of (his country'. No doubt
there are parties in New York, and per
haps in other cities, that are scheming,
for rqoney making purposes, to have the
United States retain possession of the is
land. Their scheming, however, will not
be successful. Congress has declared that
the Cubans shall have their own govern
ment, and thp people w f ou!d condemn the
party which should attempt to defeat
that declaration. There is only one way
for Cuba to become a part of this country
at this time, and that is for the great
majority of her people to ask to be an
nexed. There is no probability that they
will do that. If they should make a fail
ure of self-government they might ask for
anncxalion, but that is a long way in the
future.
It has been the understanding that the
administration was preparing the way for
the Cubans to take control of their own
affairs. The municipal elections to he fol
lowed by the election of an assembly were
thought to be a part of the plan for es
tablishing a home government. The ad
ministration’s plan for establishing self
government may he a good one, but it is
evident that it has been influenced to too
great an ext nt by par ty politics in select
ing Its agents for carrying out its plan. Its
ag<nts have destroyed confidence in its
ability to deal with the Cuban situation
successfully. Even Republican senators
are anxious for the United States to wi h
draw from Cuba at once.
It will be argued that if affairs in Cuba
are so corruptly administered by Repub
lican officials, what may reasonably he
expected ef Republican administration of
afTai s in the Philippines. It can be seen
therefore that the extravagance and
frauds in our insular possession could eas
ily be made the paramount issue in the
p-esid ntial campaign.
A PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN.
The Prohibitionists of South Carolina
are going to make a great effort to carry
that state. They have nominated candi
dates for Governor and Lieutenant Gover
nor and will support candidates for other
state offices that declare for prohibition.
The dispensary system has not proved
satisfactory to a very large percentage
of the people of South Carolina. It is a
question whether It Is apy improvement
en the saloon system, in fact it has some
features which are more objectionable
than any of that system. In South Caro
lina it has been the cause of several scan
dals and a number of homicides. There
are reasons for thinking it has become a
powerful political machine—<a Tillman
machine.
It is doubtful if it has lessened the
drinking of intoxicants. It is certain, if
all accounts are correct; that the liquors
supplied through it have not been of any
better quality than those obtained
f cm the stlcon, at the same price. There
Is no doubt about one thing, and that is
that it has not been the tempeance m as
ure that It was promised it would be. If
it had accomplished half what its advo
cates claimed it would there would not be
so much opposition to It. It has had a fair
trial and has been found wanting.
The Prohibitionists, if they succeed In
pelting a prohibition law, will find that
prohibition does not prohibit. Inloxicants
will be sold all over the state, but neither
state, counties nor cities will derive any
revenue from it. The only way to promote
temperance successfully Is by means of
local option. Get the majority on the side
of temperance and it will be possible to
enfo-ce a prohibition law. Without that
major ty, however, it will be useless to
undertake to enforce It. To enforce a law
successfully it must have public senti
ment behind It.
Some days k;o Ihe Governor of Mis
sourl Issued a very brave manifesto. In
which he declared that lawlessness in St.
la>uls os a result of the strike must stop,
and that the military forces of the State
would be used to preserve the peace If
necessary. Since then rioting, bloodshed
and murder have ch iraeterlzed (lie sirlke,
and so far as is known no steps have
been taken by the state authorities to put
a stop to it. It would seem that the time
had come for the authorities io take a
firm grasp upon the situation and enforce
the law.
TWO Ql KSTIOV.S SETTLED.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Church, North, in session at Chicago, has
sett'eA two questions which have been ag
itated in that church for a long time. It
has been decided to admit women to the
general conference ard to abolish the
time limit of pastorates. The pressure to
make thes* changes has been very great
for years, but until the present conference
the opposition was too strong to b over
come. It is a question whether the con
ference has done wisely in abolishing the
itinerancy. That institution has been
largely Instrumental in building up the
Methodist Church. It was a hardship to
the ministers of course to be transferred
from place to place. They had no perma
nent homes. They no sooner got well set
tled and made friends than they were sent
elsewhere. But the church became great
and strong under the itinerant system.
The ministers made every effort to build
up the congregations not only' because they
were devoted to their work, but also be
cause there was a demand for their ser
vices in proportion as they were success
ful. It is true, of course, that the bishops
had the power to send the ministers wher
ever they thought it best for them to go,
but it Is probable that they were influenc
ed lo a great extent by the requests that
were submitted to them. Still, it often
happened that the very ablest and most
eloquent ministers were sent to the poor
est appointments. In that way the small
er churches of a conference sometimes got
the services of njinisters who, from the
standpoint of ability, were entitled to the
very best appointments. Naturally, how
ever, the churches that paid good salaries
w'ere somewhat disappointed when a min
ister was sent to them who failed to come
up to their expectations. But the church
prospered. There was such earnestness
and piety in it that the multitude was at
tracted to it. We are not prepared to say
that there is not just as much enthusiasm
for church work in it now as there was
before the opposition to the itinerancy be
came so strong, but it does seem that as
the congregations have become wealthier
and have wanted to select their minister
and keep them beyond the time permitted
the church has lost some of the intense
which characterized It in
its earlier days.
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.
It is announced that the Pennsylvania
Railroad has purchased a controlling In
terest In fhe Le.high Valley Railroad. This
purchase Is not a matter of much interest
in this section of the country, except that
it shows what the great railroad systems
of the country are doing in the way of
consolidation. It has been only a few
weeks since it was announced that the
Pennsylvania had purchased a controlling
interest in the Baltimore and Ohio, the
Chesapeake and Ohio, the Norfolk and
Western, and more recently, the Long Is
land. It has been announced also that it
has leased the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy.
It looks very much as If these pur
chases were made for the purpose of pre
venting rote cutting. Congress has re
fused legislation permitting the railroads
to pool their earnings, and the railroads
have undertaken—at least it appears so
lo protect themselves. The big roads are
buying the control of the smaller ones. It
is alleged that the New York Central
is acting with the Pennsylvania. These
two great corporations will own a con
trolling interest in a very large percent
age of the railroad mileage of the country
in the very near future if, In fact, they
do not already. They will then be in a
position to control rates. Would it not
be better for Congress to enact a pooling
law, and give the Interstate Commerce
Commission authority to fix rates on (he
great interstate lines, leaving to state
commissions ihe duty of fixing them with
in state lines? The railroad rate problem
is one of the most difficult there is to deal
with. Competition sounds well, out it
means consolidation sooner or later. The
weaker competitor is ultimately forced to
a sale, and becomes the property c>f tho
stronger.
A Connecticut landowner is advertising
for a thief to take his fine farm, with a
number of tenant houses, and run the es
tablishment. He says he would prefer a
man who had been In the penitentiary for
about two years for stealing. The reason
for this odd quest is that for several years
the landowner has employed ‘honest
men," and they have never failed to rob
him. When he puts an "honest man” in
charge of his property his suspicious are
disarmed and he neglects to watch him,
with (he result that he is robbed. He is
now determined to employ a ihief, who,
he knows, will rob him If not constantly
watched. This will force him io keep con
stantly on. his guard. Furthermore the
landowner does not believe that the aver
age convicted thief is any worse than
many person* who are able to secure let
ters recommending them for their honest}-.
At the bottom of his "ad" the landowner
says, “No honest man need apply." There
had been no application at ihe end of
two days. It would seem that both actu
ally honesl men and thieves were scarce
in that part of Connecticut.
Little Liberia Is without a navy, and
must remain so until some chailta
ble government makes her a present of
one. She had two old tubs, presented to
her by Great Britain, up to a short time
ago, when a capful of wind came along
and blew them ashore. Recently Liberia
appealed to this government for a vessel
or two. The authorities at Washington
tried to find one or two which might be
sent to them, but failed to do so. Asa
consequence, the admiral, the vice-ad
miral, the rear-admirals and all of the
commodores of the Liberian navy will
have to accept shore duty until some
friendly Power finds itself It? possession
of a worn-out war vessel which it is will
ing (o give away.
A modern Sampson, noi in the possession
of extraordinary muscular power, but in
the fact that his strength was in his hair,
has been discovered in Pennsylvania. The
man was a blacksmith, and had been In
the habit of wearing his hair long. A
few days ago he had It cut off. The day
following while at his work he complained
of feeling weuk, and shortly thereufier
fell down and died. The townspeople be
lieve that he was shorn u t his strength
with his hair, ,
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, MAY 25. 1900.
Dr. W. L. Hunger, colored, of Brooklyn,
is in a measure dsgusud with his race.
“The great trouble with us,” said he, ad
dressing n meeting of co'ored people the
Other day, “is that we have no race love
or unity. Thom who ar * rich anl> intelli
gent try to withdraw from us. As sennas
some of them get $5.0C0 they think them
selves rich, and want to be white.” And
no doubt there is a \px>d deal of truth In
what Dr. Hunter says. The desire of the
negro to be ‘‘white*’ is the unconscious
homage of th© inferior io th© superior
race. Dr. Hunter declared that of the
32,000 negro teachers of the country, 28,(0)
of them transacted ail of their legal, med
ical and financial busin< ~a with white
men.
PERSON VL.
—The committee appointed by the Mas
sachusetts Legislature to consider the ad
visability of purchasing the Daniel Web
ster estate at Marshfield. Mas©., for con
version into a public park, has made an
unfavorable report on the project
—The Minister of Foreign Relations of
Nicaragua presented to William L. Mer
ry, the United States minister to Nica
raugua, according to a dispatch from
Managua, a handsome walking stick, hav
ing a head and band© of Nicaragua gold,
valued at about S2OO. It is understood
that the presentation was of an official
character.
—The I.iondon Graphic says that the King
of Denmark will probably shortly resign
his crown to his eldest son. The last min
isterial crisis greatly shook him, and since
the death of Queen Louise, two years ago.
his health has been deteriorating. If the
political situation does not ameliorate soon
the King's decision will be officially an
nounced.
—Since the incorporation of the city of
Buafflo, In 1832, five physicians have held
(he mayoralty. The first Mayor, Ebenezer
Johnson, was a doctor, as is the present
Chief Executive, Conrad Diehl. Ex-Mayor
week, served from 1874 to 1875; Dr. Josiah
Trowbridge was elected in 1837, and Dr.
Timothy T. Lockwood in ISSB.
—Nineteen years ago Ird Roberts re
ceived the thanks of both houses of Par
liament for his march from Cabul to Kan
dahar. He is the only living man entitled
to wear two Victoria Crosses. His own
he wears on his left breast, but—accord
ing to army regulations—the Cross earned
by his son he is not only allowed, but com
manded to wear on the opposite side.
—Th© Queen of the Netherlands and her
mother, Queen Emma, are to leave The
Hague early for the season, when they
will proceed on their annual visit to Ger
many. Queen Wllheltnina and Queen Em
ma Jnt nd to pass throe weeks at Ober
h f. in the Thurlngian forest, and they
will visit the King and Queen of Wur
temberg at Stuttgart and the Prince and
Princess of Waldeck I‘vrmont at Arolsen.
BRIGHT BITS.
—"Don’t worry too much ‘bout appear
ances,” said Uncle Eben. “De patent
leather in yoh shoes looks fine, but it ain't
gwinter keep yoh feet f'um hurtin’.”—
Washington Star.
—Once Enough.—"l rolice that lightning
struck the Chicago river last Thursday.”
“I ll bet that’s a case where lightning
never strikes twice in the same place.”—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
—Fatalities.—”l can't understand the
large number of fatalities ascribed to the
earthquake. It was the merest tremor.”
‘'Ah but quite sufficient to cause tbe aver
age folding-bed to close up”—Detroit
Journal.
—Startling Ingratitude.—Mr. Newkid—
Uncle Tom has lost his entire fortune in
Wall street!”
Mis. Newkid —Oh! Ihe ungrateful wretch!
Right after we had named the baby for
him!”—Puck.
—"Why dp you call him a good Populist
statesman? - ’
“Because his congressional record shows
that he has introduced more resolutions
of inquiry than any two other men.”—
Chicago Evening Post.
—“There is a man whose vote in a pres
idential election could nog be bought,”
remarked Senator Sorghum.
“Are you sure of it?”
“Absolutely.”
“Well, your faith in human nature has
increased considerably.”
"Faiih In human nature has nothing to
do with it. He is a resident of the Dis
tric of Columbia.”—Washington Star.
—A Critical Moment.--"I want obe very
careful.” said Mr. Blyklns; "very careful,
indeed. I am now at a critical moment in
my career.” “What • are you talking
about?” osked his wife. “My hopes for 'he
future I have just been mentioned as a
possible candidate for a prominent office
"Isn't that nice?" ‘“No, it’s not at all nice.
It means gloomy suspense. When a tran
is mentioned for office he’s got io be care
ful. He may slart right there and soar to
fame. And then again he may get so busy
with politics that don't pay that he for
gets all about business, and the first thing
you know they even neglect to put his
name in the directory."—Washington Star.
CIUREXT COMMENT.
The Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem.)
says; "Here are the national tickets nom
inated up to the hour of going to press;
Bryan and Towne, by the Populists;
Barker and Donnelly, by the Populists;
Harrlman and Hayes, Socialist-Labor;
Debs and Harrlman, Socialist-Demo
cratic; Swallow and Woolley, Christian.
Considered merely from the standpoint
of a combination of names, Swallow and
Woolley is hard to beat,”
The Cincinnati Enquirer (Dem.) says:
"The administration of William McKin
ley has broken from the old moorings.
The ship of state is adrift on unknown
seas. It Is without compass and rudders.
The uses of Republican government have
been abandoned. Legislation hits but one
atm in view and that is the sacrifice of
the interests of the people, the prostitu
tion of principles for the benefit of the
classes."
The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) says:
“An admirer of Mr. Wharton Barker de
clares that that gentleman has ’enough
money to choke a cow,’ and that may be
true. It may be pointed out. however,
that the securing of votes, not the chok
ing of cows, should be Mr. Barker's ob
ject. And a Populist candidate for Presi
dent should not think of choking cow*.
The cow is a noble animal.”
The Baltimore Sun (Dem.) says: "The
Republican party either committed a
monstrous crime In giving the negroes of
the South the suffrage without restric
tion. or it is guilty of a. crime of equal
enormity In discriminating against (he
Filipino. The latter Is as much entitled to
manhood suffrage in liß own country as
the negroes of the SpdFh were In a land
in which practically all the property was
owned by whites, and to which they
weft brought as slaves.”
Her lie-venue on Papa.
In a certain Pennsylvania town lives a
little girl who has a papa that was horn in
England, says Harper's Bazur. She is an
intense American'*' and her pepd delights to
tease her by telling her that some day h°
will take her to England, where, as (be
daughter of an Englishman, she will be
recognized as an English girl. This makes
her very unhappy.
The papa delights to ennoy his daughter
also by referring to the first President of
the United States as ”G. Washington." She
thinks it is extremely disrespee;ful to siy
“G.“ instead of “George,” and it doe©
mollify her in the least to be told that
Washington was accustom©) to write his
name with the simple initial “G.”
This little American gets even with her
English papa sometimes. She is fond of
reading stories of the colonial and revolu
tionary period. Not long ago ?he read cne
of these stories, and la the book si e found
an illustration which pleased her very
much. Calling her papa to her side she
pointed out a picture of a ship’s deck, wi h
a man on his knees peeping down a dark
opening in the floor.
“Do you see this picture, pupa?” th *
asked.
“Yes, dear.”
“Ii is the picture of an American war
ship.”
*T see.”
“Do you see that hole where that man
is peeping down?”
“Yes, dear.”
“Well,” she exclaimed triumphantly,
“that hole is full of bloomin’ Englishmen/*
Worthy of David liar vim.
David Harum was a good horse trader,
but a recent t:ansaction In horse-flesh
which was made by a well-known Mem
phian shows that there are others who
know how to get the long end of a horse
trade, says the Memphis Commercial.
Several weeks ago this Memphis man saw
a fine buggy horse which he thought he*
wanted. He located the owner and asked
the price. “One fifty,” was the reply. Af
ter looking the animal over closely and
trying her speed, he ccne.uded it was a
good trade, and without more ado wrote
a check for the amount. The next day he
found that the mare was as blind as a
bat. but this did not hinder her speed nor
detract from her general appearance. He
drove the animal for several weeks and
succeeded in attracting the admiration of
another lover of horse-flesh, who made a
proposal to purchase.
“Well,” said the Memphian, ‘‘l gave
one fifty for her. but I wall let you have
her for one sixty-five.”
The prospective owner looked the ani
mal over and concluded he had a bar
gain. He paid over the money and took
the marc. When the animal was unhar
nessed. the first thing she did was to run
against a post, and then by way of em
phasizing the fact that she was blind, fell
over a barrel. The next day, the buyer
came back to the Memphian with blood
in his e>^.
“Colonel, you know that more you sold
me?” he began. “Well, she’s s one blind.”
“I know it,” replied the Colonel, with
an easy air.
“You didn’t say anything to me about
it.” said the purchaser, his face redden
ing with anger.
“Well, I’ll tell you,” rep’ied the Colonel,
“that fe’low who sold her to me didn’t
t 11 me abcu‘ it, and I Just concluded that
he didn't want it known.”
His Dogs Begged for This Tramp.
Kirkwood was entertained yesterday by
a tramp who was n most peculiar speci
men, say3 the St. Louis Republic. He
hod a lot of dogs which he had collected
during his trip from Kansas City, east,
and he had these trained as expert beg
gars. In this way the animals secured
his and their own food. The dogs would
not carry off any honors at the dog show.
In all there were six of them. One might
have been three or four generations back
a water spaniel. Two others were small
short-haired dogs that might be classed
as fox terriers. The other three animals
were larger and had been picked up' along
the Missouri Pacific somewhere between
Jefferson Pity and Kirkwood.
The tramp, who gave his name as
Charles Osborn Hernsley Smith, to distin
guish himself, he said, from other Smiths,
struck Kirkwood about noon yesterday.
The dogs* filed after him in line, like so
many soldiers. If one of them saw a
local animal and attempted to break
formation in order to moke friends, the
tramp would turn on him in a severe man
ner and say, “Right dress!” The dog
would line up like a well-behaved pri
vate.
Charles, etc,, Smith, came to Kirkwood
station and sat him down outside. The
dogs all ranged about him. After resting
a while the queer party started out to get
dinner. The way this was done was sim
ple enough. The tramp would go to a
butcher shop. There, after forming the
animals in line, he would’ give ihe signal
and ail would bark in unison. The dogs
would bark standing up and then bark
sitting down, then all turn around togeth
er and bark.
This sort of thing soon attracted a
crowd, and these were so well pleased
that the dogs or the tramp did not lack
for food. ’Smith seems os peculiar a man
as his mastery over animals would im
ply. He is young and talks as if he had
had a good education. He referred to his
vagrant existence as a mode of amuse
ment. In a casual way he said he had
been nil sorts of things, but had failed
to find any enjoyment in making money,
and had therefore quit trying.
He remained about Kirkwood until about
2 o’clock. Then he and his queer family
walked leisurely east along the railroad
track.
At the ’Phone.
From the Portland Oregonian.
Maud Muller, on a summer’s day.
Called “number, please," to earn her pay.
Before her, numbers printed small,
Fell down when anyone would call.
The Judge took down his office 'phone,
And made to Maud his wishes known.
Said he: “I’ll ask you just once more.
For four-eleven-forty-four."
Said Maud, as mild as summer cas,
“What number did you ask for, please?"
Said he: "I told you twice before.
It's four-tloven-forty-four.”
Said Maud, and you could hear her smile,
"Just hold the ’phone a little while.”
A weary interval ensued.
The wires hummed an Interlude,
And broken bits of talk came o’er
The 'phone and made the waiter sore.
The wishbone-shaped receiver hcok
He seize! upon and wildly shook,
Till Maudie s voice he heard once more,
“What number are you waiting for?”
Tho Judge respond and with a roar,
"It's four-eleven-forty-four.”
Serenely Maud made answer then,
“That line Is busy; call again."
The Judge had bus’ness late that day,
And so he merely walke I away.
But ash walked 1 e shook his head.
And this Is what he sadly said;
"Of all the words of tongue or pen, *
The d—est are 'Busy; call again.'” ■
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
—When rats have the plague they look
ill and are in a dazed condition, their eyes
are watery and bleary, their coats are
partly deprived of hair and they hobble
about w’ith difficulty and stagger and fall.
—The South Chicago Street Railway
Company has introduced into its cars
w’hiskbrooms and clothes brushes. These
'useful articles are placed in a small cabi
net in the forward end of the car, within
easy reach of the passengers, with an an
nouncement beneath notifying travelers
that the brushes are at their disposal.
—The sjambok, which is frequently
mentioned in dispatches from South Af
rica, is a long whip made from rhinoceros
hide and polished -rill if looks almost like
amber. It is very tough and durable, and
is used by the Boers upon animals and
natives, and also for the chastisement of
criminals. The crack of the sjambok
sounds like a pistol shot.
—The Boston Transcript notes the fact
that “those trees which last summer suf
fered most from the ravages of the cater
pillar, and presented in the bight of the
season a ragged, humiliated and forlorn
appearance, ore the first to be clothed
with the beauty which conspicuously be
longs to them in their true estate, while
those which escaped suffering must now
wait longer for their coronation.”
—The letter of a nun is hardly the most
likely place where one would look for an
amusing story. Yet here is a good one told
by a sister of Port Elizabeth writing
home to the Rev. Mother General of Naz
areth House, Hammersmith. It seems
that one day, when the Welsh Regiment
were landing at that port, a swarm of
locusts passed over the jetty. “Tom
my’s” interest was at once aroused, and
after a time a voice was heard to say;
“I say. Bill, I'm blessed if everything in
this ’ere place ain’t in khaki, even to the
very butterflies.”
—A Calcutta newspaper contains the fol
lowing amusing sample of Hindoo English
in its hotel advertisement column; “Gen
tlemen who come in hotel not say any
thing about their meals they will be charg
ed for. and tf they should sav beforehand
that they are going out to breakfast or
dinner, etc., and if they say they not have
anything to eat they will be charged, and
if not so they will not be charged, or un
less they bring it to the notice of the man
ager of the place, and should they want to
say anything, they must under the man
ager for one, not any one else, and un
less they bring not it to the notice of the
manager they will be charged for the least
thing according to the hotel rate, and no
fuss will be allowed afterw'ard about it.”
—ln- these days when the canteen of the
United States army apparently plays quite
a prominent part in American politics and
church conventions, it is interesting to
note that the republic of France is to
some extent seriously dealing with the
same question. Gen. de Gallifet, the
French Minister of War. has just issued
an order forbidding the sale of “alcoholic
liquors” in the canteens of the army.
This prohibition covers absinthe and all
other “appetizers.” As the soldiers are
unable to leave their barracks without per
mission, this regulation practically sup
presses the drinking of spirits. Wine,
beer, cider, coffee, tea, milk, chocolate,
etc., will still be sold at the canteens, but
it is expected that the new' measure will
result In the disappearance of these in
stitutions and their replacement by co-op
erative regimental provisionment of in
dispensable beverages.
—Jewels which rarely come into market
were recently sold in Birmingham, iung
iand, at public auction. One of these his
torical badges, a gold-buckled garter of
the Most Noble Order of the Garier, the
most illustrious decoration of ’Bniish
knighthood, had been originally worn by
a Marquis of Salisbury and afterward by
Henry, Duke of Cleveland. Although par
ticularly interesting because of its con
nection with Ihe name of Salisbury, which
recalls (he romantic legend that connects
the fair-limbed Duchess of Salisbury of
the days of Henry VIII. with the badge
ond title of this order, the garier brought
only $55. The "lesser George” of the same
Older, nnd the registrar's gold badge,
originally (he property of Dean Aldrich,
who was appointed to this position in 1534,
brought S3BO and S2OO, respectively. Now
adays these decorations have to be re
turned to the sovereign on death, or, in
tbe case of the Dean of Windsor, the reg
istrar, on promotion.
—No doubt many persons have wondered
■why the hour four is represented on a
watch or clock dial by 1111 instead o? IV.
A Matchmaker who knows tbe history and
custom gave an explanation of the matter
to a New York Mail and Express report
er. It goes back to 1370. "The first clock
which kept anything iiko accurate time,”
said he. “was made by a certain Henry
Vick ill 1370. It was made to the order
of Charles \ of France, who, vou remem
ber, was called 'The Wise.' It Is pretty
evident, though, that Charles was not as
wise as he liked to imagine. When Viek
brought the clock to him he looked closely
at it and then frowned. ‘You have got
the figures on the dial wrong,’ he said.
■I think not, Your Majesty,' answered
Vick. ’Yes; that four should he four
ones.’ ’You are wrong, Your Majesty.’ 'I
am never wrong,’ thundered the King.
■Tnke it away and correct the mistake.’
Vick did as he was commanded, and so
to-day we have 1111, when he should have
—The ax by which Charles I was be
headed, writes Howard Paul in his Lon
don Chat, is now in the Museau Borboni
eo at Naples. The executioner of the
King—on© Giles Dekker— survived the
monarch thirty-six years, dying in 1685.
His claim to the ax, which he appears
to have regarded as his perquisite, wis
granted by Parliament, and it remained
his until his death. He refused to make
nr. exhibition of the instrument, but his
son, devoid of such seruples,' at once
placed it on show at his tavern in lattn
beih. and this coming to the new King’s
ear a raid was made, the ax was confiscat
ed and James II become its custodian
\V hen compelled io fly from the Kingdom
“■ 1( *8 he took it with him to France
nnd at St. Germain it remained until ills
death, in 1701. Louis XIV became its nex’t
possessor, and later on the Duke of Or
leans, who parted with it for a "consid
er' 1 ’° n '-J 0 Ferdinand, King of Naples
Treasured' by his family for upward of
Nn!Li’ eS ' U W,s ,inai ‘ y deposited In the
a a pies Museum.
—During the early "love-breathing
days” of this spring a handsome young
Parisian named Vagellet succeeded In at
tracting the attention of a rich widow
from the States, who, like many other
American widows and grass widow? is
spending the hard-earned rloliurs of her
unforgotten” husband In the gay capital
of France, says the Baltimore Sun
Things were running lovingly f nT R wht]e
until tno dowager discovered that M Va*
genet was on even more intimate' terms
with her chambermaid than with herself
Her jealousy was aroused and "revenge
Is sweet.” She accordingly Invited him
to dine at her elegant fiat and pressed
him to partake of a certain dish which
he found very appetizing. The dish was
drugged. When poor Vagellet had be.
come insensible Mine. T. sewed him b
In a sheet and then belabored him with
a heavy horsewhip until her strength
was completely exhausted and her victim
was left to lie helpless and bleeding on the
floor till morning, when he was discovered
by the chambermaid. The widow was
arrested and released on bail and the po
lice are now searching for the servant.
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resorts in the state; terms reasonable.
Write for descriptive pamphlet.
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WARM SPRINGS,
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and terms address
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COMFORT
For your stock. The fly season is now oo
us and the time to use
Tough on Flies,
a lotion when applied will prevent your
horses and cattle from being pestered. Try
It and be convinced.
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