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AT THE CAPITAL-
A BILL INTENDED TO TAKE POL-1
I TICS OUT OF BUSINESS.
THE SILVER FIGHT IS ON.
Othar Matters Pertaining to National
Affairs and Work Done in Con
gress—Night Sessions for the
Silver Debate.
se of tbs legislation, e r, at Statesville
ats oat, is to compel —
of p^perly qualified After the grii
Washington, March 83.—Represents
tivo Andrew of Boston has completed
the report upon his bill, to exclude poli
tical influence in the employment of
laborers under the authority of the
United States. The bill, according to
the reports he has received, will affect
some 31,000 employee snd will require
that henceforth they shall be appointed
or employed without regard to political
considerations. The report corrects a
misapprehension which it is said is held
by some army and navy officers that
the system contemplated by the hill will
require certifications through the Civil
Service Commission.
The only purpose
Mr. Andrew points
the appointment of p'“p©rly qi
men in the order of their application,
and this purpose can he carried out by
the offioere authorised to give the em
ployment without any cumbersome ma
chinery. Mr. Andrew gives a table,
compiled from recent statistics, show
ing that the official force of the govei
ment in the executive department# is
173,760, and that of thia number only
80,726 are actually subject to competi
tive examination. The bill proposes a
wide extension of the non-partisan sys
tem by a much simpler method and at
much lees cost than the extensions
which hsve already been mad. It
not proposed to require competitive ex
aminations of laborers nor subject them
to any scholastic test.
Crowded galleries and early occupied
seats attested that the great silver tight
was coming.
All of the heavy weights were watch
ing the situation with intense interest.
The shadow of the presidency seemed to
be on the wall. Both sides of the house
were watching it with anxious care.
After the introduction of several bille,
Bland who had entered the hall called
up the special order—being the hill for
free coinage of gold and silver and for
the issue of ooja and notes. The bill
having been read in full, Beard took the
floor, but was immediately taken from
there by Tracey, of New York, with
the point of order that the bill must re
ceive itiLflrst consideration in the com
mittee of the whole, ae it involred a
charge upon the treasury.
Dingely supported this point, which
was antagonized by Bland and was
overruled by the chair, who stated that
the matter has been examined at the
time of the report of the bill from the
committee.
On motion of Mr. Bland the resolution
was adopted providing for evening
sions to night and tomorrow night for a
general debate on the silver bilL
Watson,..of Georgia, wanted some
tjjaa gran tod in the discussion to mem-
~~ ~^goers of the third party. " We stand
here,” said he, "as an independent
| NORTH CAROLINA ALLIANCEMEN.
President Butler Calls for a Confer-
enceon May 17th.
Raleigh, N.C., March 22.—There is
much talk tonight in regard to the fol
lowing official notioe. signed by Mar
ion Butler, president of the state alli
ance, published in The Progressive
Farmer:
“I desire to have a c nference with
one true representative alliancemsn or
more from each county in the state. At
your next county meeting eltct one man
to be in Raleigh May 17th to meet in
conference with me. Elect your best
anti-trust member and empower him
to act upon his best judgment for you
in a representative capacity on any
matter that may come up for the good
of the organization and the cause of
reform.”
It is very significant that this confer
ence is called one day before the meet
ing of the democratic state conven
tion here.
Notice is also given today by Butler
that he accepts the invitation to meet
William Robbins, the democratic speak
April 9th.
grip Hood’s Samp r ilia
will restore your strength and health,
and expel every trace of posion from
the blood.
DP AND TO WORK!' I • mvbssandhakboss.
SUCCESS ENDANGERED
The Appropriations that Come to
THB TIME HAS COME FOR DEMO- I Qeorgla and other Sou thern States.
CHATS TO ACT. | Wa8H1HOXON D. C.,M >rch22.-Geor-
gia fares vgell in the rivir and harbor
bill. The bill was completed today,
and will be reported to the honse at
once. '
Savannah harbor gets a big slice of
the Georgia pie—$425,000 is appropria
ted for expenditure right now, and the
bill authorities giving out a contract
for the completion of the deep water
| project.
Atlanta, Mrrch 22.—The Southern The othfr harb() r appropriations are:
Brunswick, «,«*P'et. >■»*£
W ill very likely set the Dem- $27.500; Cumberland sound, $nz,ow,
In thOwEmplre State of the South—The |
Action of 1,600 Sub-Alliances
as to the Third Party—The
State Is Democratic If
Work Is Done.
matter that will very likely i
ccratic leader* to tbinkirg. When the
St. Leuis convention concluded its work
the Alliance Farmer, in otder to reflect
the truesentimeut of the order of which
it is the official organ, adopted an
unique plan to determine it* policy.
The paper editorially called upon the
sub-Alliances in the State to take ac
tion in regard to the Sty Louis conven
tion—indorsing or repudiating it. In
Darien, $25,000.
Tne river appropriation are: Alta-
maha, $15,000; Chattahoochee, btlow
Columbus, $20,000 Chattahoo
chee, between West Point
and Franklin, $5,000; Flint, $15,0C0;
Ocmulgee, $25,000; Oconee, $25,000;
Savannah, below Augusta, $35,000; Sa-
other words the Alliance Farmer asked I vanna h, above Augusta, $10,000; Jekyl
the sub-AUiancemen whether or notit . « 75 no- ronsa bt tween Rome
should advocate the People’s party, or cre f k > ?7,o00 Coosa, m tween xrnrne
as in the past continue to demand the amd Railroad bridge, $130,000, inside
rights of the farmers through the Dem- | route to Florida, $15,000.
nm. J. H. Batlll Resigns.
Newkah, Ga., March22.—Hon. W. Y.
Atkinson, chairman of the state Demo
cratic executive committe announced
this morning that Colonel. J. H. Estill,
member of the national executive com
mittee from Georgia, has tendered his
resignation and it has been accepted, to
take effect May 18th, proximo.
Bribery la Trenton.
Tkentox, N. J., March 22.—Lively
times are expected here in connection
with the chargee of bribery in the legis
lature to secure the passage of a bill
legalizing the recent railway consolida
tion.
Stanley to Ge Back.
London, March 23. — The London
World states that Henry M. Stanley
will ge to the Conge tins year la the io-
texect et the Congo fnse states, and
in Africa for a long parted.
^ —oeo mm« Captures.
Middlesbobo, Ky., March 22.—Berry
Turner, the celebrated outlaw and
leader of the Turner faction for the last
eight years has been ran down and
captured by Sheriff John C. Colson and
four deputies at White Oaks, Tenn.
Turner was stopping at the house of his
sister, a lonely place, when the sheriff
and his posse surrounded the house.
Turner made no resistance, but quietly
submitted. He is the most noted oat-
law and leader in the history of lawless-
> in eastern Kentucky.
7e are all independent on this ques
tion, ” retorted Bland, amid applause
and laughter. Bland was then per
mitted to proceed with his speech.
$200,000 GO UP IN FLAMES.
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One Hundred Hands Thrown out of
Work.
Boston, March 22.—A fire in Hender
■on Bro.’ carriage factory in Cambridge
this morning destroyed a large four
story main brick building, two four-
■tofy buildings and four two-etory
iklings in the rear and a large stable,
and ruined three dwelling houses, the
tenants of which saved most of their
effects.
In the carriage factory and ware and
store rooms were 1,200 carriages, wag-
and sleighs, all of which except
■bout 100 carriages, were burned. Mr.
John J. Henderson, associate of the
firm, estimates the loss at about $206,-
000; and about $100,000 insurance.
The firm’s safe, containing about $50,-
000. work cases and valuables papers,
is in the ruins. One hundred hands
were employed. Other losses reokoasd
at about $38,000.
Jade* Newman’s Decree.
Atlanta, Ga., March 23.—The circuit
court of the United States, Judge New
man has handed down hie opinion in the
case of Robinson, trustee for bondhold
ers, against the Alabama and Georgia
Manufacturing company et. al. Bill for
foreolosnre. etc., on cotton factory prop
erty near West Point, Ga.
The foreclosure proceedings were stub
bernly resisted on various grounds by
the defendants, and especially by the
Hugnley Manufacturing company
which is the owner of the estftte of
demption in the mortgaged premises.
Judge Newman, in an extensive and
able opinion, directs a decree for the
plaintiff, which will be for $65,000 prin
A Fatal Church Fire.
Manning, la., March 22.—Rev. Mr.
Boles, pastor, who has been holding re
vival services here, met with a serious
accident. A gasoline store was pat in
the church for heating water for bap
tisms. Suddenly it exploded, and Rev.
Mr. Boles carried it out. He had the
misfortune to be wearing celluloid caffs,
which alee took fire, and in an instant
his clothes were on fire. Both of his
arms were burned and charred in
frightful manner, and the attending
physicians say his injnries are fatal.
Bad for the Repnbllcans.
Excelsiob Springs, Mo., March 22.
A profound sensation has been created
in the loo:il Republican ranks by the
announcement that W. A. Morton, post
master here, had resigned, and that W.
F. Benson was to be appointed. Morton
iB editor of tbe most influential Repub
lican newspaper in tbe third district
and has always been considered a Filley
man. This means a wider break than
ever in the Republican ranks in this
county.
- Hnd Bo ox Did It.
Pine Bluff, Ark., March 22.—John
Baker, a section hand on the St. Louis
Southwestern Railroad, was found
frozen to death near Altheimer, twenty
miles north of this city. Baker had
been spreeing for several days, and
while in this condition laid down in
the snow to sleep. He has no relatives
here, and was about 30 yean old.
Convicted of Killing His Uncle.
Louisville, Ky., March 23.— At Bar-
bourville Elliott Baker was convicted of
the murder of bis uncle, William
Baker, and his punishment fixed at life
imprisonment. The killing grew out of
a dispute over land. William Bake:
was trespassing on his nephew’s pro
Deztr when killed. _
ocratio organization,
SUII-ALLIANCE
Today the paper prints the first in
stallment of answers fi om the sub-Al
liances. Sixteen hundred sub-AlIi-
ances throughout the state, out of a to
tal of 2,200 have tak^n official action on
the St. Louis convention, as suggested
by the Alliance Farmer, acd of these
1,600 resolutions received by the editor
every one but three in the strongest
terms indorsed the St. Louis conven
tion, platform and address. The Alli
ance pledge themselves in their resolu
tion to independent political action and
also pledge themselves to work for tbe
candidates who represent their princi
ples.
ALMOST ALL COMMITTED.
Editor Irwin srates that the action of
the sub Alliance means tb it the Geor
gia Alliance is almost unanimously
committed to the People’s party. The
names of the Alliance which have
taken action are published in part to-
jday. By next week it is exptctsd that
' the remaining 600 suh-AHiances will
have acted, unity will be expressed for
independent political acrioc.
All the resolutions received by the
Alliance Farmer are official, signed and
stamped by the presidents and secreta
ries, and represent the sentiment of the
order as an order, not of the members
a3 individuals.
WOLK FOR ins DEMOCRATS.
In the light of the action of these
1,600 sub-Alliances of the Stste declar
ing their allegii nee to the ne .v politi
cal party, there can be. no longer any
doubt that there is work for the Demo
crats of the State of Georgia to do. Some
of the Democratic leaders have deemed
fit to ignore the new movoment, claim
ing that at best the Alliance was almost
dead in the State, that its membership
has fallen away heavily, but in the face
of the letters that came into the office
of the Southern Alliance Farmer with
the resolutions from the 1,600 sub-Al
TVby They Caught Bigger Fish.
Mr Harry Pearce was out one day with
Colonel Sandeman, from whom he rents a
m' *% ft #16k ^ ^.1 j portion of his salmon fishiflg. when there
into conversation.
“How iffit?” asked the keeper, that we
catch bigger fish in our water than you do
in yours?” . . !
The colonel reflected for a moment, and (
then pensively rubbing his chin replied
calmly: .. .. „
“Because you are bigger hare up there.
—Man of the World.
TYING COWS.
Comfortable Stall and Tie Designed as a
Substitute for the Rigid Stanchion.
A recent and interesting contribution
to the much discussed question of “tying
cows” is that of a writer in Hoard’s
Dairyman, who deprecates the use of
the rigid stanchion, for which its ad-
Every one should use P. P.T.; nearly
„very one needs a good medicine to
purify, vitalize, and enrich, the blood,
P. P. P*«
HU Last Card.
Poke Root and Potassium is the greatest
blood purifier of the age. It cures all
Blood and Skin Diseases, Primary, s?c-
ondary, and Tertiary Syphilis'where
all other remedies fail. P. P. p
Prickly Ash
A Big Damage Salt.
Anniston, Ala., March 22.—The suit
of J. J. Herrington against the Louis
villa and Nashville railroad company
IV tllVlt WIM */W AVI ^JW|VW J1AUA* I _ * *
cipal, and something over $10,000 inter- I has been pat on trial in the Anniston
eat and costs.
A 8ECOND SNOW STORM-
It Will Serlouslv Injure Farmers la the
Western States.
Kansas Cite, Mo., March $2.—The
Second heavy snow storm of the month,
has struck this city, and the merenry
went down to 10 degrees below freezing
point. Three inches of snow foil.
Trains from the west passed through
a fierce storm which extended fully 200
miles toward the Colorado line, and
which ia believed to have done great
damage to crops and to have caused
considerable loss to stockmen.
city court, and will occupy the atten
tion of the court several days. Her
rington’s brother, Jere, was an engineer
on the Louisville and Nashville road,
and while acting in that capacity was
killed In a wreck near Talladega last
summer. Thirty thousand dollars for
damages is asked.
A Religious Crank Arrested.
Chattanooga, Tens., March 23.—
John Bird was arrested here for straying
around Lookout mountain in a state of
nndity. He claimed to* have been com
manded by God to disrobe and seek a re
velation on the mountain.
From tbe above it will be seen that
Georgia gets at oace $893,500, besides
the contiol of the system for Ssvaanab,
which means $3,000,000 addition*1 as
needed. In other words Georgia is de
cidedly on top in the river and harbor
bill, and Colonel Lester deserves great
credit for what he has done.
What South Carolina Gets.
South Carolina is provided for as fol
lows:
Harbors—Charleston is put
under the con
tract system, and besides gets this year
$300,000; Georgetown, $12,000; Win-
gaw Bay, $1000,000.
Rivers—Edisto, to complete, $7,385;
Great Pee Dee, $10,000; Santee,i$30,000;
Waccamaw, $10,00S; |Wappoo cut, to
complete, $10,000; WaReree, annual
maintenance, $2,500; Congaree, $5,000;
Mingo cieek, to complete, $3,000; Lit
tle Pee Dee, $5,000; Clark river, to com
plete, $12,500.
ALABAMA’S SHARE.
Aalahsma is [provided for in this
wise: Harbors—Mobile, $350,000; riv
ers—Alabama, $70,000; Black Wrarior
from Tuscaloesa to complete, $150,000;
Catabwa, $7,500; \Varrior, $75,000;
Toinbigbee, $169,000.
Sweet Gum and Mullein is nature’s
great remedy for coughs, colds, croup,
consumption and all throat and lung
troubles.
Harmony Grove Items-
Harmony Grove, Mt>rch 22,—[Spe
cial.]—Mr. Neal Chandl r. a prosper
ous planter of Madison county, is in
liances referred to, all state that their 1 ®he Grove today.
*'■ *** c. T o, M illa
ily increasing. ,n f he Grove a short time this morn-
THK FARMER WILL FLOP. I ing.
The sentiment of the Alliance in fa- Messrs. Slesenger & Weatherly, two
vor of the People’s party has been so . Kni _ hti , c f the orin from the
overwhelmingly demonstrated that the P°P nl * r g 3 8 P»
Alliance Farnii r, the official organ, I Gate city, were in the Grove today on
will, by force of its own proposition, be | business.
SECTION OF STABLE.
vocates advance the plea of less room re
quired and cheapness. He practices a
method which he claims combines all
the qualities of the rigid stanchion with
ease and comfort for the animal which
the rigid stanchion lacks.
The accompanying draft of % section
of stable illustrates this method. A
the platform on which the cow stands.
It can he made of slats, with or without
a gutter, but a gutter is preferable. B
B is a partition to keep the cows from
interfering with each other. C C is a
oack to the manger, eight inches high
hi the center. D D is two rods; may bo
either iron or wood. E is a light, tongh
piece of wood, with rings fastened to
each end, that they may slide up and
down on D D. As the cow gets up and
down, E also prevents the cow from step
ping in the manger. The back of the
manger should be made to slant back
toward the cow, as it will give more
room when the cow is on her feet and
draw her forward when she is lying
down. F is a rope or strap, connected
to E by a swivel, that goes around the
cow’s neck. There is no patent on this,
and any man who can use a saw or ham
mer can put one up.
Cayuga Ducks.
The Cayuga is an American breed of
duck which is highly esteemed for table
purposes, its flesh having been pro
nounced by some authorities as of even
better flavor than that of the wild duck.
An excellent characteristic of this breed
of ducks, to the poultry keeper, is that
they are not so much inclined as some
to stray aw ; .y and wander far from
home, and can therefore be left more at
liberty. Mr. James Rankin, whose ex-
compelled to come out in advocacy of |
the St. Louis convention. The farmers
constitute a very large proportion of
the Democratic party of Georgia, and
their position is significant.
Along with tbe publication of these
sub-Alliance resolutions is an appeal
from President Peek of tbe Alliance ex
change, calling unnn the turners to
stand solid for the People’s party. Tom
\Yatson also publishes a lengthy ad
dress to the people of the state, advo- j
eating the People’s party.
JUDGE ATKINSON’S CANDI ACY.
Ho Announces for Coafrcu
calif EaAorscs the Ocala
Brunswick, Ga., March St.—Judge
Spencer R. Atkinson, in an ojwa letter
to Editor McCoke, of the Timet, an
nounces himself n candidate for con
gress. In his letter be says:
I say to yon with perfect candor that I
favor the inauguration of these reforms—
financial, anti-monopoly, etc.—and grant
ing to the people tbe relief they need, and
shall insist upon and contend for them,
though in accomplishing this result it
shall Decome necessary to legislate into
actual practical operation every sylablo of
the Ocala platform.
This declaration has created Bench
Mr. and Mts. Owen Pittman have tbe
sincere sympathies of all our citizens
in the loss of their little Infant daugh
ter on Monday.
Mr. 4V. B. Barnett, of this place was
married to Miss Cynthia Thomas at
New Salem church last Sabbath after
noon, Rev. W. F. Stark officiating. The
attendants were Dr. Will Hardman and
Miss Lilly Montgomery, both of this
place. Miss Thomas was one of Banks
fairest and most intellectual ladies, and
Mr. Barnett is a well known, and suc
cessful business man of this place.
Casein Is Dead.
ltlanta, Ga., March 22.—Alph Cas-
■in died latt night about five minutes
after seven o’clock. Throughout the
afternoon yesterday his death was ex
pected at any moment, and hundreds of
friends visited him. It was exactly
three days—almost to the minute—from
the time that he was shot till he died.
Whin Porter Stocks, who iB confined in
.Fulton jail, was informed of Cass in’s
death he said: “I am sorry—mighty
discussion,;and will undoubtedly neatly I sorry—about it. I feel bad that the
diminish the strength of Judge Atkin- . , . . , . , , , „ „
mnniv M- tv.—T?. I whole thing hnd to take place.” Few
young men were better known in At^
son in this county. Mr. Turner’s friends
claim that a Turner delegation 'fill be
be sent from Glynn.
Btllroad Strike In Canada.,
Winnepeg, March 22. — A Canadian
Paeifie strice has assumed p most seri
ous aspect. Dispatches from Rat Port
age relates tenons disturb:,noes at that
point. Some draw heads were Steve ia,
trainmen shot at and brakemen had
rocks thrown at thorn. General Super
intendent White baa waited upon the
lieutenant governor and asked that a
sufficient force ef militia be eent to the
scene of disturbance to prevent any
farther acts of violence and protect the
employes and preperty of tbe company.
A contingent of the Northwest
mounted police have arrived at Bran
don from the territorial barracks at
Regina, and are quartered in the vicinity
the Canadian Pacific railway pro-
lauta than Cassia. Nearly everybody
was acquainted with him and liktd
him. His death meets with universal
regret.
of
In Illinois.
New Douglas, March 23.—Soon after
noon a heavy snow set in, which will
make good sleighing if it continues all
night. Some of the farmers ba\ a oats
sown, but others say they are best in
the granary.
In Iowa.
Burlington, March 22.—A blinding
snow-storm is prevailing in this part of
tbs country, r.nd three inches of snow
have fallen.
Xu Sfliioarl.
Chilaicothe, March 23.—Two inches
of Bnow have fallen hero and the storm ^ _
continues. It is general throughout I each bottle there is an ingenious nasal
North Missouri,. Injector for the more successful treat-
] ment of these complaints without ex-
Don’t fool with indigestion. Take! tra charge. Price 60c. Sold by City
Beecham’s Pills. I Drug Store. B. C. Orr, Manager.
• • • a m wij.iL.JI. A&nSi
A ITalje in Car Fare.
Chattanooga, March S3.—The Chat
tanooga Union Railway committee has
raised the fare on all their fines to 10
cents, unless passengers purchase tick
ets at the town office. Dick Henderson,
a well known citizen, refused to pay the
advance, claiming that he had given the
road a right of way through bis place,
and that they had no right to charge
him double fare nnder an agreement
between himself and the railroad. Tbe
conductor called in the fireman and en
gineer, and forcibly ejected him from
the car, and he now threatens to sue
the company. Mach interest is attach
ed to his case. *
Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy.—A
marvelous cure ter CataMi, Diphtheria,
Canker Mouth, and Headache. With
party. The police were brought at the
request of the company for the protec
tion of its property.
OFFICE OF 8. CHERRY, 21 Diayton at.
S.WANN AH, viA„ December 16, 1891.
MESSRS. LirPMAN BOS., Savannah, Ga:
Dm Sim I would like to add my testimo
ny to the almost miraculous effect of P. P. P. in
the case of Mary Ingraham, a woman living on
my place; she had a constant cough,ton throat,
debility, etc., and was emaciated to a degree
that she was unable to get out of bed unaided,
being given up by phvalcU.ua; she had taken
the ruluoua so-called Blood Medicines without
the least effect, until being put under the P. P.
P.. she Immediately began to improve and is
now in an good health w ever in her life. Yon
can refer to me at any time as to the effects of
P. P. P„ in the foregoing case.
Yuura tralv, 84MUELJCHBRRY.
A Marshall Saved UfeancUHalr.
MONTiCELLO, FLA.,
Jan. !l, 1880.
For the last right years I have been In bad
health, suffering with Malaria, Rheumatism,
Dyspepsia, Dropsy. My direction was bad, and
my hair all came out. In fact I wss nearly a
wreck. 1 had ttken kidney and blood medi
cines, which did me no good. When I began
taking P. P. P., about three months ago, I was
ss weak as a child. I have only taken four bot
tles [small size], and today lain a well man and
my hair has “come again.’’ I cannot recom-
mend P. P. P„ too highly, W
Marshall. Alontlcello, FI
F. C. Owens, Witness.
To Secure the Orphan’s Home.
Atlanta, March 22.—The Odd Fel
lows of the city held a rousing meeting
here to-night in the interest of secur
ing the Odi Fellows Orphan’s Home
for Atlanta. The Grand Lodge will
settle for a site for the Home on the 31st
inst, and Gainesville, Griffin and At
lanta are the places being considered.
The meeting to-night was an enthusi
astic one, and it is believed that Atlan
ta will succeed in securing the Home.
Jefferson Jottings.
Jefferson, Ga., Match 22.—[Special.
—Mr. W. H. Smith paid Athens a fly
ing visit yesterday.
Mr. W. A. Worsham, familiarly
known as “Uncle Winn,” has been
quite sick, but is better at this writing.
Mr. J. T. Austin, who has been ill
for some time, is now in a precarious
state.
Guaranteed Cure for La Grippe.
We authorize our advertised druggist
to sell you Dr. King’s New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
upon this condition. If you are afflict
ed with La Grippe and- will use this
remedy according to directions, giving
it a fair trial, and experience no bene
fit, yon may return the bottle and have
your money refunded. We make this
of Dr. King’s New Discovery durip.g
last season’s epidemic. Have hea^fi o:
no case in which it failed. Xh it,
10c. Trial bottles at John Crawford &
Co’s.
He—But Emily
She—It’s of little interest to me what
you are about to say; for three years you
have absented yourself from wife, child
and home, and 1 feel convinced nothing
brings you back but tbe information you
have received of my having been left acon-
siderable sum of money. I have no further
use for you; you may gol
He—But are the teachings of the modern
drama to be forgotten ? Is the contrite and
repentant racket played out?—Life.
They Disliked Titles.
The opinion that a man is degraded by
addressing another as “Sire” or “Your
Royal Highness” or “Your Lordship” or
“Sir Something” is deeply rooted in the or
dinary American heart. Two illustrations
of this are furnished by a Canadian con
tributor. Of course, in telling the stories
the names of the chief actors are changed,
for there is no such person as Sir James
Homlake. But the incidents as narrated
show the nature of the changes made in
speaking the names.
Some years ago, when Sir Charles Smith,
so we will call him, was traveling by spe
cial train in Dakota, he told his private
secretary to instruct the conductor that ho
should not say “Mr. Smith,” but “Sir
Charles” in speaking to so great a man.
Next time tbe conductor came around he
said, “Well, sir—Charles—the next station
is Glyndon.” And always thereafter he
continued to use the same form, “Well,
sir, Charles”—as though the sir were
purely exclamatory, and the knight’s
name Charles.
Last year when Sir James Homlake and
a number of other prominent Englishmen
were traveling in this country as guests of
the American Iron and Steel institute, the
company had a special train. Tbe porter
of the car in which Sir James traveled for
two days was a singularly polite but
slightly deaf negro. He always addressed
Sir James as “Misser Omelette.” After
this had occurred several times Sir James,
whose sense of personal importance is well
developed, said In an appalling and loud
tone, “My good fellow, you must not speak
to me in that manner. When you address
me you are to say Sir James Horn lake—
Sir Janies Homlake, remember that!”
‘Porter, have you remembered to say
Sir James Homlake?” asked one of the
Americans next day, when he happened to
meet the darky where the knight was not.
‘Oh, no, sahl 1 doan’ say no such thing.
Disyer’s a free country.”
“What do you call him then?”
“Jus’ Misser Omelette, yessah. Jus’
Misser Omelette, sail.”
“Aren’t you afraid?”
“Yessah—scared mos’ to deff, but I’se a
’Merican citizen, sab.”—Texas Siftings.
and Potassium will cure Syphilis,
Rheumatism, Scrofula, Syphilitic Rheu-
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and Dyspepsia. If your head aches and
you are out of spirits take P. P. f
Prickly Ash, Poke Root, and
laniMI?
Fora Tired Feeling, Impure Blood, Dis
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Catarrh and a Shattered Constitution,
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PAIR OF CAYUGA DUCKS,
perience will be noted with interest,
‘found that the Cayugas were more
precocious birds than the Roens and
were better layers. Thd eggs were
more fertile. The ducks were also
much hardier, and as a consequence
there was less mortality among the
young. But they were rather small in
size, dressing only seven to nine pounds
the pair.”
In general it may be said that the
Cayugas are useful fowls, being hardy,
maturing rapidly and fattening well.
They are also unusually good layers.
These birds, a pair of which is repre
sented in the cut, are of a handsome jet
black color, with brilliant green or pur
ple lustrous gloss. The shape of the bill
is different from that of other kinds, as it
mrves from the head down toward the
center of the bill and upward again to
the lip, in dish shape. The legs are a
dull orange color, with a network of
black over them. In shape and size the
Cayugas resemble the Aylesburys.
Raising Beans for Market.
An Indiana farmer correspondent
gives his method of raising beans as fol
lows:
I use only pure seed and a kind that
quickly.
Break the ground early and let it lie
as to germinate all the weed seeds.
Do not plant until from the 1st to 15th
of June on account of the weavil. Be
fore planting cultivate the ground thor
oughly so as to destroy all the weeds.
Plant the beans in rows two feet apart.
Drill the seed at the rate of one-third of
a bushel per acre if tree beans; if mar
rowfats, use one-half to two-thirds of a
bushel.
Plow with an iron double bull tongue
cultivator which will admit of adjust
ment so as to just fit the row. Use a
clod fender on both sides of the plow.
With this implement one man and horse
will cultivate five acres a day.
We usually pull the beans when the
pods are about half yellow and the green
pods have full sized beans, if the weather
)s dry. If it is raining every few days
we allow them to ripen before pulling.
We thrash with a wheat separator and
reclean on a fanning mill, with one
screen the proper size to admit the beans
and pass all stems and hulls over. Then
a screen is put below to take out all the
split and broken beans. This screen
looks like an ordinary cheat screen, only
the meshes are a little more than as wide
again.
If your cream will not churn, but
seems gaseous and soapsudsy in cold
weather, remove some of it fsom the
churn, so yon can break the rest.
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Hereditary Knowledge.
A little three-year-old, whose father, two
grandfathers and a great-grandfather are
physicians, was entertaining herself one
day by playing doctor to her dolls. The
nurse kept the young physician ; :oing on a
round of calls from doll to doll, and writ
ing prescriptions in her babyish hiero
glyphics.
At last the weary little body climbed
into an armchair and lay back for a mo
ment’s rest. The nurse, fearing iest the
slightest diversion should turn the active
little brain toward something that would
demand more of her attention, sought to
reawaken interest in the dolls by a very
urgent telephonic summons.
The little doctor straightened up at the
tling-tling of the imaginary bell, and rest
ing her elbow on the arm of the chair and
making a receiver of her dimpled hand,
asked what was wanted.
She was informed that Jenny Purdy
needed her services at once. With a sigh
of impatience, she gathered her little body
together as if for a plunge out of the big
chair; then a look of intelligence passed
over her face, and she settled back with
this pithy message:
“Tell Miss Purdy de doctor tan’t tome;
he’s busy sittiu in his office.”—Youth’s
Companion.
ladies whose systems are poisoned and
whose blood is in an impure condition,
due to Menstrual Irregularities, are
;uliarly benefited by the wonderful
tonic and blood-cleansing properties of
P. P. P., Prickly Ash, Poke Root, and
Potassium, the greatest cure known for
all diseases of the
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A good story is told of a New York mil
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without change in his pocket. He went to
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“If you’re a smoker perhaps yon will not
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this way.”
Here he drew from his cigar case a fine
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' dark.—New York Sun.
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