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THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Our Lawmakers Busily End in
Framing State Statutes.
Preceding* of the Hod/ from I»*y to
Day Briefly Told.
TOO HKNATE.
32D 1)ay—Ii*t« os It ia Id the scaiien,
there were ■ number of new measures In-
I reduced in the unete of the general aa-
•embly Wednesday morning. An im
portant bill, making a radical change in
the practice before the supreme court,
waa paaaed. Ha avowed object is to ad
just the piactlcc In tho state's highest
tribunal to substantial rights rather than
to technical forms. Other, hills which
received their third reading and weru
pasaad, wore: To amend aection 3,140
(a) of tho code aa amended by acts of
1880, providing for creditors’ biila
against insolvent corporations-—trader or
firm of tiadcrs; to confirm certain ordi
nances of the city council of Augusta.
This bill includes a “dog law’’ provis
ion which elicited some laughter;
To suspend the statue of limita
tions as lo esecutiona against de
fendant* who have taken homesteads
during the exiatenco of the homertead
estate ; To amend an net entitled “an act
to amend section of the common school
laws of Georgia approved October 27th,
1887, so as to create or cstabii-h county
teachers’ institutes, and for other pur
ses, ” by striking from tho forty-second
line of said act the following words,
to-wit: “To fcquiro the county boarJs
to pay teachers where schools'have to bo
closed on account of said weekly sessions
of said institutes their regular salaries,”
and for other purposes; To amend section
4,190 of the endo by strlkiog out the
words “who issued tho execution,” after
the words “notary public” in the fomth
line and inserting in lieu thereof “of tho
district in which the execution was levi
ed.” A batch of houso bills were put
through tlioir third round and made
ready for the governor’s signal uro as
follows: To amend an act to fix with
certainty on the dockcta theplaciaof
uasca in Which new triala are granted by
the supremo couit; to nmend an act to de
fine the rights of landlords by striking
from section 2 the wor-la “with intent to
defraud Ida cropper;" lo change tbo
time of holdiug the superior courta to
appoint a special bailiff in counties con
taining n city of over 00,000 inhabi
tants; to chango tho time of holding tho
superior courts of Morgan county. Tho
aanato adjourned to meet at 10 o’clock
Thursday.
38iii) Dav.—Tlie senate consumed
Thursday morning's session in debating
the bill to pension tho widows of con
federate soldiers and finally decided to
let tho figures rem-dn us fixed by tho
house—800 per annum.
84m Day.—After the warm discussion
Thursday over the widnwB’ pension, the
senators allowed up Friday fresh as a May
morning, and immediately jumped into
a discuss! m of the bill of Mr. Hill, of
Meriwether, changing the jury Inw. Tho
bill provides that Ilia grand jury sha'l
constitute a special jury, and that their
names shall be drawn from a separate
box, after being selected and placed
tbete by the jury commissioners. The
MU waa pastygi. Tho bit! to determine tho
venue in cliouign suit* against railroads,
"•‘4 is, requiring that they shell he
ighi in the cmiiiiy where the damage
occurs, cams up and wee passed by a vote
SKSE.
of solicitor of Macon county court; to
authorise the county commissioners of
Htewsrt to issue bonds to the amount of
#28,000; to create the office of assistant
S Qartermaster; to amend the charter of
! maba, in Stewart county. A bill
was presented that all legal adver
tising be ptiU'shed In the paper, whero
there ere two or more papers published
in the county] that lias enjoyed tho
largest circulation for tho throo preced
ing years. Mr, C'orptit introduced a res
olution appointing a committee of two
from the senate and throe from the houso
to investigate tho books in tho treasury
department. Mr. Corput and Mr. Per
sons are the committee ou tho part of tho
senate. Tho bill to dotermino tho
amount of damages to be reserved on
forthcoming bonds, wont through, ns
also did the measure to authorise tho
town of Toccoa to Usuo bonds for build
ing school hnuMis. Tho bill of Mr.
Fleming, amending tho fence law waa
passed. The ruuato reconsidered its ac
tion on tho lit 11 to protect the cnpitol
building. Tho senato then passed tho
hill to give nine feet on Hull street to tho
Savannah theater company, after which it
adjourned until ten o’clock Saturday
85tu Day—In the senate, Saturday
morning, Mr. McAfeu'a bill to mend a
section, of the common school laws was
reconsidered. The committee on new
judicial circuits was announced. The
tbiance committee reported favorably ou
the Boldiors’ homo bill. Tho following
bills were passed: To uinetid the net
establishing the criminal euurt for At
lanta, by providing tint the governor
shall appoiut n judge when a vacancy oe
curs and tho legislature is not in sessiou;
to amend nn net to prescribe the manner
of taking eases to the supreme
•court and to coniine the de
cisions of tho supreme court to tho
specifically nllogcd errors; to provilo
when a husband shall tie agent of his
wifo in the management of her separate
estate or iudhc use of the wife's money
or property in a- y business carried on by
the husbaud nnd to prescribe when tho
wife’s estate shall bo liable for tho pay
ment of debts; to nuthorir.o all incorpor
ated towna and cities in the st ile to re
ceive donations of any property roal or
personal; to authorize the state
treasurer to pay boud 103 for
#1,000, owned by Dr. A. \V. Calhoun; to
amend section 178 of tho code so ns to
chauge the time for the meeting of the
general assembly at its second annual
session; to nmend section 37t!ti of the
code, prescribing Iho mode of giving at
tachment bonds, and section 3271, pre
scribing the mode of requiring additional
security on such bouds; to ameud section
3514 of tho code; to amend
section 948 (a) of the code, providing
for the selcctiou by tho governor of binks
in certain clths; to authorize tho forma
tion of t’c Fourth Infantiy Battalion
into the Fourth Infantry Hcgimeut; to
provide that all bills undisposed ol at
the close of the first session of the gen
eral assembly shall go over to tho second
session as unfinished busiuets; the seuatc
then adjourned until Mouduy morning
at 10 o’clock.
TUB HOUSE.
22p Day.—The very large gallery
which gathered st the house Wednes
day moruiug, hoping to witucss finai
action on the “Soldiers' Home bill," was
disappointed, and the crowd faded rap
idly w hen a motion was carried to dis
place the special or'.or. The Soldiers
’-..Jl'Jtne bill was made the special ordet
The Second Session ol the Filly-second
for Thursday morning tmmedtataly aftoi! TVT miTP UATTQ M? PMTPDIFW
(be reading of the journal. The house Ifl 1 Xl£a flAllliU UP uUflUUElDU
went into committee of the whole, Mr.
Bolfeullet in the chair, and the consider
ation of the general appropriation bill
was continued just where it was left
off st the close of Tuesday night’s session,
when the discussion was resumed Mr.
Itankin announced that ho 'otild with
draw his amendment to cut down the
“Tech” appropriation, aa Judge Hall did
not resume his speech. An amendment
inserting to tho #22,500 appropriation to
the Tech the words, “or so much thereof
as may be necessary,” was agreed to.
Mr. Kicharda, of Newton, made nn effort
to amend the Dill by giving the common
schools #1,000,000 instead of #000,000
appropriated. After some discussion the
bouse dcctaeo that #900,000 ts enough
By unanimous consent a number of bills
were Introduced, read the first time and
referred. A recess was then taken till
three o’clock.
When the houso ro»umcd consideration
of the general appropriation bill, ot 3
o’clock in committee of the whole houso,
Mr. Itankin of Gordon, moved to rut
down tho military nppropistion of #80,-
000, reccommondod by the finance com
mittee, to #7,200. Defeated. An amend
ment to make the appropriation #20,000
was lest. No other important changes
were made In the appropriation bill at
tho afternoon session.
88d Day.—The house passed tbo Sol
dier’s Homo bill Thursday morning by n
vote of 121 to 43. The only important
amendment lo tho bill—that of Mr. Hill,
of Mcsriwither, submitting tho question
to a vote of tho people on tho first Wed
nesday in January next; and that of Mr.
Hurst, of Walton, providing that noth
ing in the bill bo construed to Interfere
with the pensions to confederate soldiers,
wore adopted. No extensive speeches
were made. Immediately upon the pas
sage of the bill, on motion of Mr. Flem
ing, it was transmitted to the senate.
The home decided to “finish up” the
appropriation bill beforo adjourning, and
Mr. Nod, of Floyd, offered nn amend
ment appropriating #20,000 for tbe sup
port ol tho state soldiery, supporting it
In a good speech. It was curried, the
yeas being 81, the nays 00. And then
Mr. Rankin amended to “strike out"
everything and givo the soldiers nothing
was defeated, by a vote of 80 to 71. The
houso then passed the nppropistion hilt
and ndjoiirned.
84th 'Day.—The first, foaturo of the
session of the houso Friday morning wsi
a motion by Mr. Rankin to reconsider so
much of lliii journal as relates to the pass
age of the general appropriation bill. IIo
thought tho npproprintion of #20,000 for
tho support or the slate soldiery was too
much,and he was opposed to tha issuance
of #808,000 iu bonds for the purpose of
fuoding the interest on tho public debt,
because he supposed tho issuance of those
bonds would increase taxation. The mo
tton was overwhelmingly defeated, tho
yeas being only 48 to reconsider, and the
nays 08. The bill “to provide penalties
for certain violations of the penal laws of
this state as defined ot^describod in the
sections of the code of 1882, and the
statures rorerrea to rn ims act, to proviao
that all ordinary misdemeanors shall be
punished as prescribed in section 4310 of
tbo code,” was passed. The senate bill
to create a boata for tha equalization of
taxes lov ed ou real and personal property,
was also passed. A number of new bills
were introduced and referred. A resolu
tion by Mr. Calvin was adopted providing
for two suasions of the house next week,
tbo ono from 9 to 1 in the morning, tho
other from 7:80 to »t night. Iho
"tax” bill was taken up, and pending Its
consideration the house adjourned until
half-past seven o'clock p. in.
At tbe night session of the house the
tax bill was passed end et once sent to
tbe senate. Few ohangei—none of great
importance—wore made in its provisions.
35'rn dav—The house waa treated to a
great surprise Siturday morning in the
form of a notice given by Mr. Fleming,
a short tlmq after assembling, that ho
would move to reconsider tho bill to re
peal tho "board of education” bill, which
was passed Friday. Ho met with very
spirited opposition. The bill was recon
sidered, however, by a good vo'o on a
technicality, aud after the repealing
clause had been set tight by an amend
ment from Mr. MoUrido, Mr.
Fleming took occasion to mako a
defense of the board of equalization law,
concluding by moving thnt tbo reconsid
ered bill to repeal it lie on tbo table, in
order that the people of Georgia might
give the hoards of equalization at least
another year’s trial. Ilut tho houso took
a different view nnd overwhelmingly
voted down the motion to table tho bill.
Tho previous question was called in a
jiffy and promptly sustained nnd the bill
was at otico parsed again try tho emphatic
majority of yeas 90, nays only 19. Tito
strongest reason given by Mr. Fleming for
revivifying the defunct “board of aquali-
y.ation" was that it had the power to sub
ject dead loads of personal property to
tn nation, such as money, stocks, notes,
etc., which could not be gotten at for
taxing purposes. Mr. Colvin’s bill to re
peal the ten per cont tux on Ntato batiks
came up, several speeches were made op
posing its passage, but the hour
having arrived for the reading of
bills tho second time, it wont over
ns unfinished business to Monday
proprlation bill, says tt carries an appro-1 Domestic Economy,
iriation of #24,202,789, being #88,760 ffn. Rinks—“ How will wc manags to
less than tho amount appropriated (or tha j^p warm, with con) so high ?"
current year nnd #1,729,215 loss than the j jfr. Blnka— “You think of the fact
estimate submitted. that I can’t gel you a new bonnet, and
The result of the:-recant elections will Til think of the outrageous price of coal,
have bo tfifect on the work of tho senato and then we will both boil.”
committee on finance, whiob has for at-
POISONED THE FOOD.
Itcpurtcd Attempt to Exterminate Non-
Union Workmen at Homestead.
Tho Pittsburg, l’n., Sunday papers
published a startling story of a conspira
cy to poisou tho non-union men nt Car
negie's steel plant, at Homestead, and ns
n result it is alleged several persons lost
their livts, while scores arc suffering from
tho (fleet of some poisonous drug. Tho
developments so far made, it is said, im
plicate tho members of tho advi«ory com
mittee, the Amulgntcd Association nnd
officers of other labor organizations.
Nine or nvre persons are under ar
rest, ostensibly on less serious charges,
but really for tho purpose of averting
suspicion until tho others iu tho alleged
conspiracy could be apprehended. It is
Hated the chief cook inside Iho Home
stead mills confessed to having placed
poison in tlie food prepared for non
union men; that he did so at tho insti
gation of the atiikcrs’ committees, and
that ho was also under pay from them as
well as from the Carnegie company. If
he caused death and sickness sufficient
to fright-n the non-union meu from the
mill and compel the closing of the m il
ho said he wsa to receive #5,000.
The Mafia Agaiu.
A New Orleans dispatch says: Stephen
Areto was found near the Convent sta
tion, iu St. James parish Friday night,
desperately wounded. He detailed a
story of how be, with two companions,
were inveigled front tbe Frenoh market
by four men, who stabbed to death bis
ftiends aud left him for dead at Convent.
The bodies of his companions which
were fouud verified Areto’s story. The
authorities are certain the crime was the
work of tbe Mafia Society,
Bally Routine of Business Transacted
in tbe Interest of the People*
The attendance of members of the
houso Tuesday waa nbout the same as on
Monday. Several absentees arrived,
among them Bourke Cockran,Tammany’s
loader and orator. The session was de
voted to hearing the message. When tbe
rending concluded, Mr. Outhwaite, of
Ohio, announced the death of his late
colleague, Mr. Warwick, and the house
adjourned.
The house had a brief session of but
little general interest Wcdaesdny. It
adjourned early out of tbo respect for the
late Mr. McDonald, of New Jersoy.
Isaac M. Wise, a Jewish rabbi from Cin
cinnati, who is a delegate to the Hebrow
congress at Washington, made tho open
ing prayer.
After the opening nraycr and tho read
ing of the jourannl Thursday morning,
the annual report of the secretary of the
treasury was laid before the houao and
referred to tbe committee on ways and
means. The call of committees for re
ports was barren of results. In consider
ation of the morning hour tho ponding
business was the motion made by Mr.
Herbert, of Alabama, to lay on tho tatilo
tbo motion made by Mr. Holman, of
Indiana, to reconsider the vote by which
the houso Wednesday pissed the bill ter
minating the reduction in engineering
corps of the navy. Mr. Herbert's mo
tion was agreed to. Yens, 110, nays, 83.
Ho tho bill was passed.
The brief session of the house Friday
was devoted to completing the consider
ation of the public printing bill, which
was finally passed with sections estab
lishing a superintendent of dockets elim
inated. The practice which prevailed
last session, filling tbe record with a
large amount of miscellaneous matter was
somewhat checked when Mr. Kilgore ob
jected to tho request of Mr. Wise, of
Virginia, that the memorial regarding
the Nicaragua canal ho printed. When
Mr. Kilgore finally consented, Mr. Stone,
of Kentucky, received the objection, ana
tho memorial will not be printed. Tbo
decision of tho house not to consider the
private calendar waa followed by an arg
ument that no acislon should be held
Friday night for tho consideration of
private pension bills. At 1:40 o'clock
tha houso adjourned until Monday.
TUB SENATE.
The reading of tho message, preienta
tion of petitions and Introduction of bills
and joint resolutions occupied the whole
cession of (ho seuatc Tuoday. The vice
president established whst was thought
a new departure by laying before the
senate certificates, as far as received, from
several states ss to tho choice of presi
dential electors by those states. It is
anticipated that. the fight on tho anti
option bill will be early developed in the
sbapo of petitions for nnd against the
measure, but before the bill could be
called up, es unfinished business of the
last session, Mr. Sherman secured an ex
eoutlvo session at which the president's
recess nominations were referred to tho
appropriate., committees, Immediately
senate adjourned.
In tbe sfc ( a,,-W'cdneLjey i jj r>
precipitatctr^ilsD debnwTSy earring
his joint resolution for tbe appointment’
of a commission to negotiate with tho
08,000 Iodions of the civilized tribes for
tbe eurrender to the elates of 48,000,000
acres of land occupied by them, after re
tsinlog enough for homes in severalty
for thamselves nnd their belongings. Mr.
Vest drew an animated picture of law
lessness prevailing in the Indian Terri
tory and of tlie feeling prevailing in
Missouri, Texas, Arkansas and Kansaa in
favor of the absorption of tho territory
by the states. Mr. Platt, of Connecti
cut, who has boon looking into this
question during tbe summer, ss
ono Iho sub-committee, announc
ed that ho would continue the debate at
nn early day. An unusual incident in
tha proceedings of the senate was tho
offering of the opening prayer by Rabbi
Joseph Silverman, of Temple Emanuol,
New York, who is attending the rabbi
convention. Dr. Silverman did not fol
low tho custom of orthodox Jews by cov
ering Ids head, but stood bareheaded
during tho proceedings. Mr. Miller, of
Wisconsin, offorod n joint resolution di
recting the president of tho senate and
spoakor < f the house to appoint a com
mittee of threo senators and five repre
sentatives to investigate as to the pro
priety oi changing tho revenue laws and
report to tho next congress.
The senato, ufter rending the journal
Thursday, agreed that when it ad
journed it l>o until Mouday. Mr. Turpie,
of Indiana, and Mr. Gibson, of Mary
land. who had been on the list of absen
tees for tho last throe Says, took their
scats. There are now but niue abseutccs.
Mr. Allison, Mr. Colquitt, Mr. Gibson, of
Louisiana, Mr. Irby, Mr, Jones, of Ne
vada, Mr. Kenna, Mr. Stanford and Mr.
Warren. Tho senate then at 12:30, on
ti e motion of Mr. Sherman, proceeded to
executive business. A hnlf hour later tho
doois were reopened nnd a message pre
sented from tho bouse. Tho executive
8es-ion ratified the convention concluded
between Chili nud tho United 8tst?s
for a settlement - of the long existing
claims of tho Unitod States
sgainst Chili; confirmed tho nom
ination of William M. Stone,
commissioner of general land office; Da
vid P. Thompson, of Oregon, minister to
Turkoy; William Potter,of Pennsylvania,
minister to Italy; Edward C. Little] of
Kanrns,agent and consul general at Cairo,
Egypt; Louts A. Deht, ot District ot
Columbia, consul at Kingston, Jamaica;
Louis E. McCamar, assistant justico of
the supreme court District of Columbia;
John 11. Gear, of Ohio, assistant secre
tary of the treasury, and several others,
including promotions in tho revenue,
mntine and marine hospitaf service.
Upon announcing the death of Represent-
alive Warrick, of Ohio, the customary
resolutions of regret were offered by Mr.
Hrico nnd adopt 'd, and then as further
mirk of respect for tho memory of the
dead member, the senate, at 1 p. m., ad
journed till Monday.
NOTES.
Iu the next houso of representatives
there will be 142 new fsces. Of this
number, seveuty will be democrats,sixty
nine republicans and three will be third
psrty men.
The president sent to the senate Thurs
day tha following uomin&lioos: Mrs.
Mary P. Dixou, postmaster at West
Point, Ga.; Mrs. Alice P. Bussey at
Cuthbsrt, Ga.; Jesse M. Littlejohn at
Winchester, Yeuu., nnd Anna Durham,
Clarksdslu, Miss.
Mr. Outhwaite, of Ohio, chairmau of
the house committee on military affairs,
in his report on the next year's army ep
most two years been examining into the |
effect of the tariff lews updb imports end
exporte, tbe growth, production and
prices of agricultural ana manufactured
articles st home and abroad, and upon
wages, domestic and foreign. The ap
proaching change in the administration
will, however, hasten the report end
cause it to be submitted in its entirety at
this session instead ol going over until
the fifty-third congrqw meets,
JAY GOULD’S WILL.
Hour the Millionaire’* Big Fortune
Will be Divided Out.
Jay Gould’s will hi e been given to the
public. It was made in December, 1884,
during the lifetime of hia wife, making
provision for her benefit, which felled
by reason of her death, after which vari
ous codicils were attached. Several leg
acies are left to his sister* aud others,
but comparatively small amounts.He gives'
to hiedaughter, Helen, until hU youngest
child arrives at ago, tho use of the resi
dence at Irvington, commonly called
“Lived Hurst,” free of taxes, and all tho
furniture, books, paintings, household
contents therein, and also #6,000 per
month, stating that this was dune I* ex-’
p ct ition that his minor children, Ahna
and Frank, as well ai his "Ton Howard,
will, during the period above provided
for, make their home with Helen. To his
namesake and grandson. Jay Gould, son
of George, he gives #800,000 to be held
in trust by Georgo, with authority to ap
ply the same to tbe support and educa
tion of said grandson, and pay one-fourth
of It to him at tbe age of twenty-five,
one-fourth at tho age of thiity, tho re
maining half st tbo age of thirty-five,
with power to pay tho same at an earlier
perioa in the discretion of hi* father.
oitonaR's SALARY.
To his son he makes a bequest sub
stantially in the following words: “My
belova I son, George J. Gould, having
developed remarkable Business ability and
having for twelve years devoted himself
entirely to my butlnes*, ond, during the
|m>t five vcors taken entire charge of
all my business interests, ' I hereby
fix tho value of -his services
at #5,000,000, payable as follows:
#500,000 cash, leas tbo amount advanced
t>y me for tlie purchase of a house for
him on Fifth avenue, New York city;
#500,000 iu Missouri Pacific 6 per cent,
mortgage bonds; #800,000 in St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern Rail
way Company consolidated 8 per cent,
bonds; #800.000 in Mfesourl Pacific
railway trust 5 percent, bonda; 10,000
•hares of Manhattan railway stock;
10,000 shares of Western Union stock
end 10,000 shares of Missouri Paciflo
stock; ail to lie taken and treated aa
worth par.” IIo appoints as executors
and trustees of bis will his sons, George,
Edwin and Howard, and hit daughter,
Iteleo, and moat ample proviiion is made
for the younger children, Frank and
Annie.
SEVERAL OTHER PROVISIONS.
There is the usual provision that the
property of his daughters is for their sole
and aeper*te use, free fromtaay estate or
itroi of tbeir huabaoda.-ynd prohibit-
S' “ " ‘
IXlie’amri
Who or what? Why tbe good ship ,
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unprovided with that grand preventive of sea.
sickness and all disorder* of the stomach,
liver and bowels, Hostotter’« Stomach Bitters,
all we have to ray Is, he or she Is verv un-
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this medicine In ca*es of malarial lever, rl.en-
latt-m, nervousness and low of strength.
Chicago, lit., has began a canal to noet t-io,-
800,000, which Is to carry large vessels from the
takes to the Mls-lsslppf.
One a night, for a week will cure an; case of
Constipation, SiaaH Bile Beans.
Every man hates his own sin when he
aces it in another.
It is tho cowardly dog who is always
showing his teeth.
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Addreea Small Bile Beam, New York.
No matter where faith wulkslt always
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A Cblltf Enjoys
The pleasant flavor, gentle action and sooth
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laxative, ant If the father or mother bo cos
tive or bilious, the most gratifying results fol
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bottle.
Ice ts now used to preserve cut flowers. Halt
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By local applications, as they cannot reaoh the
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deafness is the result, and unless the inflam
mation can L.- taken out and this tube re
stored to lta normal condition hearing wilt be
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food.
Why should not every housekeeper avail herself
of the baking powder which will give her the best
food with the least trouble ?
Avoid all baking powders sold with a gift
or prize, or at a lower price than the Royal,
aa they invariably contain alum, lime or sul
phuric aoid, and render the food unwholesome.
Certain protection from alum baking powders can
be had by declining to accept any substitute for the
Royal, which is absolutely pure.
There it * provision that w
children marry without tho consent of a
majority of tho executor* and trustee*,
then tha ahare allotted ouch child shall
be reduced one-half and the other half of
auch chare shall be trauiferred to such
persons as under the lews of New York
could take the same if testator had died
intestate,
THE LEDGER BURNED OUT.
Disastrous Blaze Iu George IV. Childs’
Big Newspaper Office.
The Publie Lodger building, a mas
sive six-at ry, brown stone front struc
ture ott tho southwest corner of Sixth
nnd Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, was
damaged by tiro Tuesday night to the
amouut of #200,000, of which #180,000
waa sustained by The Lodger and #50,-
000 by the tenants. The Lodger insu
rance aggregates #240,000—#160,000 ou
the building aud #80,000 on the con
tent*. The other occupants are be
lieved to he fully insured. The collec
tion ot curios and plate In the office of
Mr. Childs, The Ledger's owner and
publisher, inestimable in value, waa saved.
Damage to building #100,000. About
half the building was gutted by fire and
wate r, Tho flames were confined to the
fourth floor and all above and portions
below were flooded. The fire waa tw ! ce
extinguished but broke out a third time
aud gained fearful headway.
Ft.KHIT OF THE PRINTER*. •-
The flames aeon enveloped the compos
ing room. Tho compositors, to the num
ber of 140, hurriedly retreated down
6tairo and escaped safely. Soon after
tho fire started there waa a sharp explo
sion, the cause of which ia unknown,
and Business Manager Joel Cook aud a
nnmocr of tho clerks were forced to the
street by tho concussion, fhe facilities
of every printing office in tho city were
offered to Mr. Childs, and after William
M. Singerly, president of The Record
Publishing Company, had personally
Undercd the use of his plant, tho offer
wns accepted, and, till further arrange
ments, Tbo Ledger will he issued from
the Record office.
Mr. Childs and A. J. Drexel were wit
nesses of tho fire and personally noted
the iffl'ciency of the fire department.
Thoy expressed their appreciation by
telling Director Butler, of the depart
ment of public safety, that a check for
#5,000 wouid be scot him to be used at
his discretion for the benefit of the fire
men.
Fraudulent Failure.
A sensation was ciused : iu Hamburg,
Germany, by the suspension of Carcw&
Battels, stock brokers. Carew has ab
sconded, but tho police are following
him. Bartels has surrendered. The
frauds committed by the firm extend
over a long period. It is alleged that on
the day preceding the failure the firm ob
tained from tho bulks by fraudulent rep
resentations securities to the value of
400,000 m irks. Tho liabilities am unt
to 75,000,000 marks.
Silver Mine* Shut Down.
A special of Friday from Denver, Col.,
anys: Since silver fell to 90 the mines
sre constantly closiug. Almost every
day report is received of some property,
large or small, dischirging rncu. Hun
dreds of iniuto are not being worked.
Many are small and their output would
cut uo great figure. But tbe aggregate
of persons thrown out of employment is
large enough to exercise a material influ
ence on tho general condition of trade.
Mr*. Sarah Muir
Of Minneapolis.
“ 1 was for a long time a sufferer from
Female Weakness
aud tried many remedies and physicians, to nn
good purpose. One bottle of Hood's Sarsapa
villa made so grout a difference iu my condi
tion that 1 took three bottles more and found
myself trevfrrrly well. 1 have also given
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
tn tho children, nnd find tlml it keeps them in
good health.” Mrs. Sarah Muir, .108 Six.
teemh Avenue, South M : nnri\jiolis, Minn.
HmmTi# Pills cure all Liver Ill*.
Driving the Brain
at the expense
of the Body.
While we drive
the brain we
must build up
the body. Ex
ercise, pure air
—foods that
make healthy flesh—refreshing
sleep—such are methods. When
loss of flesh, strength and nerve
become apparent your physician
will doubtless tell you that the
quickest builder of all three is
Scott’s Emulsion
of Cod Liver Oil, which not only
creates flesh of and in itself, but
stimulates the appetite for other
foods.
Prftptrcd by Scott A Bowno.NY. All drajrgi*U-
‘August
Flower”
“One of my neighbors, Mr, John
Gilbert, has been sick for a long
time. All thought him past recovery.
He was horribly emaciated from the
inaction of his liver and kidneys.
It is diflicult to describe his appear
ance aud the miserable state of his
health at that time. Help from any
source seemed impossible. He tried
your August Flower and the effect
upon him was magical. It restored
lum to perfect health to the great
astonishment of his family and
friends.” John Quibell, Holt, Out.#
FARM NOTES.
You can never grade up the cattle un
less you use better animals for breeding.
The time has gone fur keeping a steer
until he is four years old before sending
to market.
Stock that is continually tempted by
weak fences should not bo blamed for
becoming “breaeby.”
A box six inches high and two feet
square kept filled with clean, dry
dirt makes a good dust bath.
Don’t buy a csw with high head nnd
eyes starling from sockets. She is off in
disposition, and you will be a losor.
if ducks can have a free range dur
ing thu day and comfortable quarters
at night they cm readily be kept
healthy.
Milking should be done with the
greatest regularity. An hour’* time out
of the way is harmful to the cow every
time.
Next to tho Jersey Red, tbe Poland
China breed is considered to rank highest
in regard-to hardiness and ability to re
sist disease.
The ci'f is not so stupid as he looks.
When bis mother fails to answer his de
mands he gives her a “milk punch," and
the old lady comes down.
Light bogs prepared for early market
are often far more profit than if kept
until later when prices are low because of
the rush of fresh pork.
The wheel* of tbe mowing machines
are made ute of for constructing low-
dqwu wagons with wide rimmed wheels,
p during tun winter so as to keep
the wool out of tbe dirt, and at the same
time it will aid, to keep the sheep dry.
A well known Australian woot grower
raises 200 acres of rape for his sheep,
and ho apeaka in the highest terms of its
value. He has fattened twenty sheep per
acre on his rape field.
If you have barb wire fence around
your pasture it may pay to tie scraps of
tin or some other substance to the wires
to prevent tbe animals from running
against it without seeing it.
Scaly legs are eyesores. With such
simple remedies ns applying vaseline or
lard, to which a few drops of carbolic
aci I has been added, there is no excuse
for their presence iu a well kept flock of
poultry.
The chaff from wheat is one of the
best materials for uso on the floor of the
poultiy house. Keep the chaff dry and
under cover. It not only permits of easy
cleaulug of tha house, but act* as au ab
sorbent and also serves as litter in which
the hens may rcratch for food,
A large crop of apples may be grown
when a hive of bees is stationed in tbe
orchard. Tho p illen is rubbed from
their bodies against the pistils of thou
sands of flowers, which thus become fer
tilized. Many of the strange feats of
hybridizing varieties are due the agency
of bees.
Sure to See Hint.
Mrs. Bilkins —“Oh, Oood ! cl Here's a
letter from Cousin Ge,.rgc.”
Mr. Bitkiaa—“Huh! Who cares for
biraf”
Mrs. Bilkins—“Eh? Why, he lives in
Chicago, and his house is close to the
Fair grounds, nnd it’s the very place for
us to go next summer. I wrote to him,
telling him we were all just dying to see
him and his lovely family. I wonder
what he says. Iteud it; I'm too ner
vous.”
Mr. BUkins (reading)—“ 'My Dear
Cousin: You will soon have a chance to
see us all onoe n ore. I havo reuted my
house, and wo Bhall mako you a good
long visit next summer.’”—Now York
Weekly.
Luncheon Sweet Potatoes.—Par
boil, peel and slice. Sprinkle with pop
per and salt, dip in beaten egg nnd fry
in hot butter. Take up, and sift over
pounded crackers.
Stove p 0 tisH
hand#. Injure the Iron *n<l hum red,
The Rising Sun 8t*vre PolUh 1# Brilliant, Odor- |
lets. Durable, and the cotwumcr p»y» for no tin
or alma* cmckafle with erery purcnMe. . ]
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Needed Further Instructions.
Prisou WarJeu—“It’s just been fouud
( lit that you did'ut commit that crime
you've bicn iu for all these years, and so
the governor bus pardoned you.”
Iuunceut Man— “Urn—I’m pardoned,
am I?”
Prison Warden—“Y-e-s, but don’t go
yet. I'll havo telegraph for further in-
s: ructions.”
Innocent Man—“What about?’
Prisou Warden— ‘Seems to me that
co.isiJeriu’ that you hatlo't any business
here, you ought to pay the state for your
board.”
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