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VOL. XXV.
In Effect June 13, 1898.
ffoir — No 12
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CONFERS DEGREE
UPON M’KINLET
University of Chicago Makes the
President a Doctor of Laws.
EXERCISES LARGELY ATTENDED
Presidential Party Served With
Luncheon at President Harper’s
Home.
Chicago,October 17.—The Uni¬
versity of Chicago today conferred
upon President McKinley the de¬
gree of doctor of laws. Hundreds
of people applauded to the echo as
the president of the college placed
around the shoulders of the nation’s
executive a hood of purple—purple
to indicate, as Dr. Harper said, in
Latin, that the receiver of the de¬
gree had “surpassed other men in
native genius and devotion to it. j >
The exercises at the university,
while hampered very much by wet
weather, were still impressive in
the extraordinary degree. The
president spent the morning quietly
receiving those callers for whom
appointments had been previously
made. Shortly before 12 o’clock
he left the residence of Captain La¬
fayette McWilliams, entered a car¬
riage and was driven rapidly to the
“white house” of the university,
the home of President Harper.
Here luncheon was served, the col-
lege and a limited number of guests,
prominent among whom were
Archbishop Ireland, of St. Paul,
and Rev.Dr. John Henry Barrows.
A heavy rain set in at 11 o’clock
and continued during the rest ot
the day. This interfered materially
with some of the elaborate arrange¬
ments made by the university au-
thorities for the reception of the
president, but did not seem to abate
in any degree Mr. McKinley’s good
nature or his appreciation of the
demonstration in his honor. Mrs.
McKinley was not present at the
luncheon, but joined the party at
Kent theater in time to witness the
conferring of the degree upon her
distinguished husband.
Before entering the theater Mr.
McKinley mounted a stand in front
of Dr. Harper’s residence, where
he stood under an umbrella and re¬
viewed a long line of students of
the Chicago university and its af¬
filiated institutions of learning.
Neither the men nor the women of
the colleges were daunted by the
pouring rain, but filed past the re¬
viewing stand in regular order, the
Women • • the . Chautauqua ,
giving sa-
. with . their handkerchiefs , . - and ,
the , men making .. the , . vocal , with
air
College veils. ,,
PRESIDENT IN CAP AND GOWN.
At 3 o’clock the president enter¬
ed Kent theater amid great enthusi¬
asm. Dr. Harper took a seat in
center of the stage, flanked by
President McKinley and Rev. Dr.
Charles R. Henderson, chaplain of
the university. The president pre¬
sented a striking appearance attired
in the cap and gown, made from
the finest faille silk which, shirred
to a yoke about the shoulders, fell
in graceful folds to his feet. The
bishop sleeves had the decoration
of three chevrons of purple velvet.
indicating the high rank of the de-
gree _ conferred. . , rp, 1 he broad , , , bands ,
ot royal , purple , were the ., prominent
teature .- . ot c the tront . of c the
gown.
1 he included . , , . the
ceremoni* presen-
tation . of f the doctor’s , , hood, ,
, which . . .
added to the richness . , of . the , robing. , .
The hood is made of the same kind
f * ilk used inthe g° wn and «
adorned with the royal purple, in-
dicitive of the rank of doctor of
laws, while the lining of maroon
indicates the color of the L T niversi-
ty of Chicago. A handsome Ox¬
ford cap, made of the finest black
velvet, with a gold tassel, complet¬
ed the academic dress.
Dr. William R. Harper, presi¬
dent of the university,in conferring
the degree upon the president,said
“You, William McKinley, a man
endowed with all advantages of
education and experience, who at a
time of gravest crisis, when the
weal .not only of this republic, but
of foreign states, was put in deep-
“/ Know Not What the Truth May Be, l Tell the Tale as ’Twas Told to Me. ”
TOCCOA, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 21, I898.
est peril, and the path of wisdom
by dark before the people served
each highest interest, and, by your
wisdom and your foresight, out of
confusion brought a happy ending, "
the trustees the university T . .
oi or
Chicago, on nomination by the ac-
ademic senate, have admited to the
degree of doctor ot laws,for the first
time given by them, and they have
granted and bestowed upon you all
honors, rights and privileges here
or elsewhere, appertaining to the
same.
In testimony whereof,I now pres-
ent you with the doctorhood of the
University T t * of r Chicago, which , in .
virtue of this degree, you have the
right to wear,and with the diploma
of .... the university, and , .
may you in-
crease in wisdom and in virtue and
in days to come, as in the past,
cherish the republic and defend
her.”
When the purpled-lined hood
was placed around Mr. McKinley’s
shoulders the audience broke into
cheers which lasted fully five min¬
utes. Throughout the exercises
the president did not speak a word,
merely bowing in response to the
laudatory words of the collegians
and the demonstrations of the au¬
dience.
INTEREST IN THE RESULT.
The Dowager Empress Must Now
Show Her Hand.
Pekin, Oct. 14.—The new Italian
minister, Signor Martino, has ar¬
rived here, and demands the cus¬
tomary audience of the emperor.
Much interest is aroused in the part
the dowager empress will take in
the ceremony.
The French minister, M. Gerrard,
has strongly urged the immediate
necessity of obtaining the release
of a Frenchman who is now in the
hands of the Szechuan rebels, and
has threatened to take strong meas¬
ures, which include French troops
crossing the frontier.
The emperor is practically im¬
prisoned in the island palace, which
is strongly guarded. Not even a
boat is allowed to land there, except
with the expressed consent of the
dowager empress.
All the decrees are now issued
by the dowager empress, the last
pretense of the emperor’s power
having been abolished.
At Sea In a Small Boat.
Victoria, B. C., Oct. 14.—The
schooner Niva has rescued from al¬
most certain death Harry Thomp¬
son, Frank Johnston and John
Christensen, who were attempting
to sail from St. Micheal to San
Fancisco in a boat only 28 feet long.
They had come from Lake Ben-
aet down the Yukon, had safely
crossed Bering sea to Unalaska, and
were on their way south when a
severe gale sprang up and their
frail craft would doubtless have
foundered had it not been seen and
saved by the Viva on Septemper 2d.
More Territory for United States.
Seattle, Wash., October 17.—
The survey of the mouth of the
Yukon river this summer by Cap¬
tain Pratt, of the coast and geodet¬
ic survey, is to add an area of 2,500
square miles to Uncle Sam’s do¬
main. Captain Pratt found that
the south mouth of the Yukon
empted into Bering sea twenty
miles further west than has been
supposed. The whole coast line
from Cape Dyer, almost to St.
Michael, is further west than is
shown on the maps.
YELLOW JAUNDICE CURED.
Suffering humanity should be
supplied with every means possi¬
ble for its relief. It is with pleas¬
ure we publish the following:
“This is to certify that I was a ter¬
rible sufferer from Yellow-Jaundice
for over six months, and was treat¬
ed by some of the best pnysicians
in our city and all to no avail. Dr.
Bell, our druggist, recommended
Electric Bitters; and after taking
two bottles, I w r as entirely cured.
I now take great pleasure in rec¬
ommending them to any person suf¬
fering from this terrible malady.
I am gratefully yours, M. A. Ho-
garty, Lexington, Ky.”
Sold by E. R. Davis & Co.,
druggists.
The Record from now until
January i for 25 cts.
FLORIDA’S NEW INDUSTRY,
^ ^ D „,
»|M>d_Irrlf;nUii!;' the Crop.
Tobacco has been grown for many
y ears in Florida - especially in the west-
ern part of the state. The tobacco grown
there is mainly the Cuban type of cigar
wrapper and filler, with some Sumatra
lately introduced. The recent scarcity
Havana tobacco has given a great im-
p e t as to the cultivation of the crop in
Florida and very extensive arrange-
ments have been made to introduce *
in the central part of the peninsula.
Outside of this area in western Flori-
da most important developments have
recently been made around Ocala, Bar¬
tow and Fort Meade. At Fort Meade
particularly there is a well organized
company of Cubans with a large area
in tobacco. The first crop w r as made in
1896> The tobacco was cured and fer-
mented, according to the Cuban proc¬
esses, and without waiting to mellow
with age, as is necessary to bring out
g ues ti quality of tobacco. The crop
was sold at Tampa for a very satisfac¬
tory prices.
Tobacco growing ou the peninsula is
essentially a new industry, and com¬
paratively little experience has been
available except what has been collect¬
ed during the season of 1897. The in¬
dustry has been developed principally
upon the post oak lands around Ocala
and upon the hammock lauds at Bar¬
tow and Fort Meade. There are large
areas of these soils in the state which
can be developed through the tobacco
interest, and there is every reason to
believe that the venture will be very
successful. There is no reason to doubt
that many of the pine lands are well
suited to tobacco.
There is very little difference in the
texture of the post oak lands, the ham¬
mock lands at Fort Meade and the pine
lands. The soils are all very light and
sandy. The hammock soil at Fort
Meade contains on an average about 8
per cent of water throughout the sea¬
son, and the land cau go for some time
without rain with no serious injury to
the crops. Nevertheless the planters
have been greatly benefited by judioious
systems of irrigation through overhead
sprays. By thus keeping the plants con¬
tinually and rapidly growing the crop
will mature in 45 days from the time
the plants are set out. On account of
the length of the season tobacco can be
grown almost continually through the
year, and crops can be set out almost
every month in the year. There is un¬
doubtedly a vast area of laud in Florida
suited to tobacco, and the climate is
favorable for the production of a very
fine quality of leaf.
The foregoing facts are gleaned from
a recent publication on “Tobacco
Soils,” by Milton Whitney of the de¬
partment of agriculture, who says in
concluding a statement of Florida con¬
ditions that a very intelligent method
of growing and fermenting is practiced,
and there is no reason why the industry
should not be successful.
A Troublesome Weed.
Among weeds increasingly com¬
plained of is the field bindweed or small
flowered morning glory. This is men¬
tioned in the Ohio experiment station’s
weed manual as a somewhat recently
imported pest of the most serious sort
from Europe. Its small flowers, an inch
or less in diameter at the top, are cer¬
tain characters of recognition. It grows
with stems several feet in length, twin¬
ing about themselves or about any other
plants which may happen to be near.
Underground it has extensive stems,
any piece of which may start a new
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FIELD BINDWEED.
plant, and by this means it spreads year
by year or is scattered by cultivating
through the infested patches.
The eradication of the field bindweed
is a very difficult task, yet as with Can¬
ada thistle nothing short of eradication
when found in small areas will serve
the purpose of the landowner. A liberal
use of hoe and salt would seem the best
means of destroying it. True, other
vegetation will chiefly be destroyed, but
this may be endured for a time if the
bindweed is also exterminated. The
work should begin on the outer fringes
of the patches and let nothing escape
there. The infested spots should not be
cultivated with the surrounding land
because of dragging the roots on the
plow and tools._
Brief Mention.
The Maryland Agricultural college in
Issuing an analysis of chemical fertili-
eers sold in that state says the trade in
fertilizers dnring the last season has
been more biisk than for some time pre¬
viously, with a natural increase in
prices.
Tobacco and sorghum are both report¬
ed good crops in Missouri.
S. Powers says in Orange Judd Farm¬
er that this year’s tobacco orop in Flor¬
ida while not coming np to expectation
in the matter of acreage on account of
drought is encouraging.
“We have learned in this section,”
remarks a eentral Georgia farmer in
Home and Farm, “to value sorghum as
a summer food for bogs. We can find
other and cheaper food for cows, but
nothing can take the.place of this crop
for hogs.”
The Stone pear, a new variety from
Georgia, is said to possess all the good
qualities of the Le Conte and some others
in addition.
»- •*»
OVER A HUN¬
DRED
OUT OF 161 SOULS
THE MOHEOAN ONLY 45
WPPP VPn
*
The Steamer Quickly Sunk After
Striking Rocks—Captain and
Executive Officers Went
Down, But thirty-three Out
of a Crew of Ninety-six Saved.
St. Ceveripe, Oct. t 5 ._In the
lower end of the church here lie
fifteen bodies, among them those
four women and one 12-vear-old
girl. The bodies are laid out rever-
ent j
The faces of the victims present
a sad , sight, • showing how rudely ,
the waves and rocks played with
their features. The whole village
and neighborhood are alive
excitement and knots of men linger
about talking with the rescued mem-
bers of the crew.
It is exceedingly difficult to trace
the events of the disaster, but as far
as can be ascertained it seems that
the weather was not thick, but a
strong southeast wind was blowing
and that there was a heavy ground
swell on and a strong current run¬
ning.
Dinner was ready when Capt.
Griffiths was about to proceed to
the saloon when a crash made ap-
arent that the steamer had gone
ashore. The captain immediately
went on deck and the survivors say
they saw him on the bridge doing
all that luy in the power of a brave
man to lessen the disaster.
Out of the 161 persons on board
45 escaped. Up to a late hour to-
dight about thirty bodies have been
washed ashore at different points.
A southerly wind is now blowing
and it is expecting the bodies of
many more victims will be recover¬
ed by to-morrow. An inquest will
be held Monday. The rescued per¬
sons are receiving the greatest at¬
tention from the inhabitants, and
the utmost kindness is being shown
to the female passengers. Most of
the passengers were Americans re¬
turning home.
A.G.L. Smith, who was among
the saved, says his home is in Ore¬
gon. Mr. Smith said this evening
that he saw the captain on the
bridge giving orders which were
carried out as far as possible. As
the ship sank the captain ran along
the side and sprang overboard. The
vessel lurched and the passengers
all seemed to be thrown into the
water at the same moment.
Capt. Griffiths is among the lost.
Mr. Smith,who is a strong swim¬
mer, managed to get through the
mass of people in the water and
succeeded in evading several who
tried to cluch him as he passed them.
He says he swam for three hours
and a half before he reached the
shore.
From the best evidence obtaina¬
ble at St. Keverine it appears that
the Mohegan foundered five, min¬
utes after she struck the rocks. She
was going at full speed, struck
twice, stopped and rapidly settled
into the water, As the captain and
the executive officers of the steamer
went down with her, it has been
impossible thus far to ascertain how
she got out of her course, as Fal¬
mouth light and the coast were visi¬
ble.
Among the incidents recited, is
the escape of the Pembertons. Mr.
Pemberton jumped into a lifeboat,
his wife threw him their two chil¬
dren, then she leaped into the boat
herself, and thus the whole family
was saved.
CREW WORKED HEROICALLY.
The survivors without exception
speak in the highest terms of the
devotion, heroism and coolness dis¬
played by the officers and crew of
the illfated steamer, and declare
that all were instantly at their posts
when it was known that she had
struck.
The perilous position of the ship
was noted on shore and a warning
rocket was sent up, but it was too
late to avoid the catastrophe which
occured so suddenly that there w as
not sufficient time to get out all the
life-saving apparatus of the ship.
The scene was
men jumped overboard in agony
despair and the women passengers
huddled together and refused to
leave the deck. The officers re-
mained on ,lu - bridges to the last,
and many instances I of sacrifice are
recorded. Members ot the crew
are known to have stood by and
watched the boats Punched and put
ott ’ when il was a PP are "t that these
' ver e the only means by which their
own lives could be saved *
A life boat ' with a load of forty
P er50ns on its way “> the shore,
P “ SSed many who ' vere batt,in g in
the ' vater " hom U was im P ossible
SJ ' e - T he villagers, headed bj
1 ’ e vicar and coast S uard * stoodon
shore and cheered the boat. When
tbe '. ife boat entered the little cove
*
the fishermen waded into the sea to
a '“'f " d tenderly dra f lhe carried boat U P the on tl,e survivors beach
'° '* e,r bomes * which i,ad beeo a| -
" * 1 ' P re P- ,r ed tor tlieir reception
-
Jm t le \tcur attended to the njur-
ed.
The lifeboat was again launched
and put for the wreck, on its out¬
ward journey picking up three sur¬
vivors. The trip to the wreck was
fruitless, so far as taking any one
from the vessel was concerned, but
on its way back to the shore six¬
teen other survivors were taken
from the water. This was just be¬
fore daybreak.
The latest list of the rescued
shows that only eleven passengers
vvers saved.
AN ILL-FATED VESSEL.
London, Oct. 15.—The officers
and crew of the Mohegan number¬
ed 96, and of these 33 are known
to have been saved.
The body of R.A. Baxter, one of
the passengers, has been recovered.
The officers of the steamship
company were busy until midnight
answering inquiries. They still
hope that the steamer’s boats may
have succeeded in saving others.
Harrowing scenes were witness¬
ed to-day at the London office of
the Atlantic Transport Company,
to which the wrecked steamer
Mohegan belonged. A number of
women fainted there when the ex¬
tent of the calamity became known,
and there was a constant stream of
telegraph boys running to and from
the office, seeking tor information
or taking messages to anxious in¬
quirers.
The Mohegan, it is now said,has
been an ill-fated vessel from the
start. It is added that she was only
bought by the Transport Company
when their own boats had been sold
to the United States government
during the war. She was formerly
the Cleopatra of the Wilson and
Furness-Leyland Line, and was
brought direct from the Hull ship
yards. Sha never ran from the
Furness line and only made one
voyage out and home. This, it is
asserted, was most unsuccessful and
the friends of the crew say her
engines were defective and that her
boilers leaked. She is further alleg¬
ed to have arrived at New York in
such a condition that she was sent
home empty and her return voyage
took several weeks, during which
she drifted a whole day and night,
owing to the trouble with her en¬
gines. For the past two weeks the
steamer has been in dock undergo¬
ing repairs,butjthe managers say she
was in perfect condition when she
left port on this, her first voyage,
under the new name. It is asserted,
however, that in a 24-hour trial last
week her performances were very
unsatisfactory and the crew did not
wish to go on her on account of the
previous defect in her engines. It
is surmised here that her engines
broke down and that the vessel, in
the rough sea and heavy gale which
prevailed, drifted on the rocks.
The wrecked steamer was com¬
manded by Capt. Griffiths. Her
chief officer was Mr. Couch, her
second officer, Mr. Cole, and her
third officer, Mr. Hindmarsh.
Capt. Griffiths, who is missing,
was formerly captain of the Mani¬
toba and then captain of the Min-
newaska, which was sold to the
United States government for use
as a transport during the war with
Spain.
SUBSCRIPTION, $1.00 A YEAR
NO. 49.
CORNISH DIALECT.
Some Qnaint Terms* Tlint Are Com¬
mon Anions tin* Native*.
“A hitched my foot in the sconce and
knacked my nuddiek, at d A wadn’t able
to clunky for a fortnight.”
Readers of recent popular dialect t s
will probably take it for granted that i is
sentence is Scotch, It is, however. <_’>>r-
nlsh, and, being interpreted, means, ‘‘I
caught my foot in the pavement an l
■truck the nape of my neck, and I was not
able to swallow for a fortnight.”
There are some quaint terms common in
Cornwall which haven pleasing saw r of
their own. The phrase “‘my dear’ pro-
longed to two syllables—is not. for in¬
stance, any indication of especial affection.
It is a oommou form of address to either
man or woman. So also, though with
rather more discrimination in its use, is
“my deear life.”
A young child is mentioned in terms of
endearment as “my ’ansome” or “tord r
deear” or even “tender worm.” “Son”
and “sonny” are used without the least
relation to the age or sex of t ho person ad-
dressed. A son may sometimes he he l
speaking to his own father as “my sou”
or a husband calling his wife “sonny!”
“Young” means simply unmarried. A
bachelor of 80 is “a young man.” Of a
bride still in her teens it was said that she
was “apretty lot better looking than when
she was young!” An old person is not
simply old. He is-‘old ancient.” v-
eral New England localisms are found in
Cornish speech, as “cricket” for a small
stool, “chores” for household jobs and
“dowdy” for pudding, though in America
the latter word survives only as part, of
“pandowdy,” the delicious deep spiced,
apple pie of country housewives.
A Cornish anecdote relates that a small
bpy, left at home to supervise the family
dinner while the rest of the household
were at church, having, like King All ;. I,
neglected his duty and allowed the i; a
pudding to scorch, in his dismay ran to
the church and from the doorway mado
signs to the housewife to come forth, bbo
indignantly signed to him to wait, which
for a time he did, but at length, becoming
impatient, cried aloud in reply to her nir-
ther winks and grimaces, to th,e scandal
of the startled congregation:
“Yiew may winkv and skrinky as long
as yiew du plaso, but the liggy dowdy is
burnt gin tho crock!”—Youth’s Compan¬
ion.
A MAN WITHOUT A HAT.
He Is the Object of Uvcpybody’*
Amusement and Boys' Diversion.
A man without a hat is one to bo con¬
soled. If ho is a peaceful, Jaw abiding
man, who has lost his headgear in a dis¬
graceful manner and while as yet free
from the effects of the liquor, he is proba¬
bly saying unkind things about himself
and the wondering people who are watch¬
ing him and the street gamins who are
following him. He sees ill clad laborers
with some kind of a cover for tho head
and tho ragged urchins with tattered caps,
and he thinks to himself what a relief it
would be only to have something in tho
shape of a recognized headgear to cover
his wind tossed hair if he has any.
He is tho object of everybody’s amuse¬
ment and the small boy’s derision. Wom¬
en and girls W'alk past him with uncover, d
head, but nobody notices them, while they
still have the impertinence to smile at tbo
condition which he is in. And when ho
meets a female acquaintance—well, if
there ever was a man who would like to
be off the earth for a few short minut ",
it is he. Ah, what a relief to have some •
thing on the head after such a trial! Any ■
thing, the most outlandish cap, will an*
swer the need at tho moment of buying it,
and the man with the uncovered head is
no more w-hon at last he steps out of tho
store with a covering proudly upon his
head. He can now look his fellow crca •
tures in the face.—Pittsburg Dispatch.
A Hard Shot.
Among the stories told of Dr. Emmons,
a well known clergyman of a former day
and generation, there are many which
show his keen wit.
In the town w here he was pastor them
lived a physician who was a pantheist and
took pains to let every one know it. Ho
had made frequent boast that he could
easily conquer Dr. Emmons in argument,
and one day came his chance. He and the
doctor met at the house of a sick man.
“How old are you, siry” asked the phy¬
sician brusquely.
“Sixty-two,” replied Dr. Emmons quiet¬
ly, although his eyes showed his surpri- t.
“May I ask your age in turn:'”
“I’ve been alive since the cr«*, ;ionin
one form or another,” said the physician
curtly.
“Ah, then I suppose you were with
Adam and Eve in tho garden of Edens'”
Inquired the doctor.
“Certainly,” came the reply.
“Um!” said Dr. Emmons placidly,
meditating on the other’s face. “I always
thought there was a third person th* re,
but some have differed from me.”—
Youth’s Companion.
A Biw Boiled Dinner.
Cooks in large hotels and boarding
houses may think they get up meals on a
big scale, but when it conies to wholesale
cookery the little village of Liss, on the
London and Southwestern railway, Eng¬
land, surpasses them all.
At a barbecue held there not long ago
an ox was boiled, not roasted, whole, and
this is how it was done:
A large hole was dug in the ground and
lined with brick. Inside this a tank large
enough to bold the ox was built. The
carcass was then lowered into the tank,
having first been placed in a case formed
by heavy crossbars, to which chains were
attached. Pulleys from a scaffolding
above were used to raise and lower the ox.
Many vegetables, such as carrots, onions,
cabbages and potatoes, were boiled with
the meat. The boiling required seven
hours.—Portland Transcript.
How Wagner Wrote HI* Opera*.
Wag her carried an opera in his mind for
years before he began to set it down on pa¬
per. The work once begun, however, it
was performed with lightninglike speed.
Even when an old man he wrote down the
■core for one of his famous operas with
■uch rapidity that two trained amanu¬
enses were unable to keep up with him.
So absorbed in his writing did Wagner
become that in bis chirography were ex¬
pressed the different emotions of the per¬
sonages of the opera portrayed by those
passages.—Ladies’ Home Journal.
Site Remonstrated.
“Mrs. Small,” said, the lodger to his
landlady. “I thought you didn’t allow
smoking in the parlor*”
“1 don’t,” replied Mrs. Small, with en¬
ergy. “Who’s doing it, I’d like to know?”
“Well, if you have time, you might step
in and remonstrate with the lamp.”—
Pick Me Up.