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strodoced u's representing
dmnffi$L''we, began to dis-.
MriW'f watrlifd lum unr
Fifteen firemen killed by a
failing wait nt Bnr Harbor, Mleh. * : ;yi
A 1 petition of 7,000,000 names pro
testing against, the oplijm and liquor
traffic presented to Queen Victoria.
Before any one (Squid- Move, he
nifttched liis cigar case out dfliis
fedfei'ana .hurled it ncrostt the room 1
HffiMip the lire. It struck a jg'uss
medical skill and made no effort to pay
them.
There ere shoot Qffiecn pairs of men
nud women's shoes at the poilc»f|trty
j'NoW tell me
THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS.
By JOE H. REESE.
DEVOTED TO THE ,1/MWC, AGRICULTURAL AXD EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OE CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY AND NORTH-EAST GEORGIA.
TERMS $1.00 Ter Year
VOL .v.
CLEVELAND, WHITE CO., GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER », 1896.
NO. 41.
Condition of Oropr.
The Weather Bureau has Issu'd tire
following report of the condition of
crops for the week ending August ill:
There is an improvement in the gen
eral condition of all crops, save cotton,
the condition of which is such as to be
beyond any material change. The staple
is opening very rapidly, and no time is
lost In gathering it. The crop is deold-
edly short of the amount expected from
the acreage. The first of October will
find the staple very generally picked.
Minor crops are In a very satisfactory
condition. Com will be below the aver
age for the slate, There is much activ
ity In planting fall crops: turnip, cab
bage and other seed are being planted
over the western district. Borne corn is
being housed Showers have helped
cane in St. Johns county. Crops In
Nassau county were greatly improved
by the rains of the week, but the re
porter adds that dry weather did much
damage. In sections of Baker rains
were quite heavy, and tended to retard
farm work, also making it bad for pick
ing cotton; cane, potatoes, rice and peas
are reported as doing well, and that cot
ton Is beyond reoovery,
In Buw&oee cotton is still falling and
opening fast. There was plenty of rain
with a good outlook for cane, plnders
and peas. Fall crops are reported as
good In Liberty county, with the
weather favorable. The week was
showery in Walton, which was bad for
haying, but the conditions were sattsfac
lory for growing crops. In Jefferson
county cotton plcklug was ihe leading
Held work. The notion crop tor that
county Is short, also torn and fodder,
but cane, sweet potatoes anil plnders are
good
Advices from tne central section of
the state are generally favorable, the
frequent rains giving renewed vigor to
cane, peas, potatoes and rice. Over
some of the uplands, crops never fully
recovered from the dry weather, al
though a marked change resulted from
the showery and partly cloudy condition
of the past ten days. Hood rains were
quite general in Orange county, and fall
gardens are receiving attention. In
Hillsborough there has been transplant-
THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
News Notos from the Empire State
of the South,
improvements. WevelopmsnU nnS rrng-
rem, Item, ib.nl Thing* Trnnsplrln, In
Our Own Orenl Stats, Tram Mwhnngos
nud nther Source..
ilanieaville is to have n new Presbyte
rian church.
Columbus has had sixty-two ilres up
to date this year.
Columbus warehouses received 7)0,000
bales ol last yesr’s cotton crop.
Cuban sympathizers in Atlanta believe
Spanish spies are now in that city.
Baruesville’s new opern bouse has been
fluisl.ed ami is now beautiluily furnished.
Pouglagvillo lias just, experienced ono
of the greatest revivals of religion in her
history.
A number of dreBsis,valued at $2,000,
were recovered from thieves by the At
lanta police recently.
Karly in October the Augusta Herald
will issue a trade edition of 10,000
copies to usher in the full business.
Tbomasville is now getting water from
two artesian ^wells by pumps, the com
bined llow being about .380 gallons per
minute.
The consolidated receipts of the several
warehouses show that Amcr lmsicus
received 4,089 bales of cotton ol the new
crop to dale.
Five thousand dollars have been sub
scribed ti the brrtd of letnodeling 8l
Luke’s chinch, in. Columbus. It is pro
posed to use.#12,00d.jn the work.
Mi.I No. 2 of the Bibb Manufacturing
Co., fins been shut down fur at least two
weeks. Cotton mill No. 1 of the same
company is in full operation.
Polk county’s -Ural bale of new cotton
was sold to the home mill und inudo up,
right there, into Hue hosiery. Tiiut
county, it is safe to say, is on the high
road to prosperity.—Dawson News.
The doctors of -Dawson will, after the
Uncle Marshall Furgerson, who lived
just over the line in Gwinnett county,
near Stone mountain, and who died two
weeks ago, was a remarkable mau. He
hftd reached the age of Hti, and he and
his wife had lived together tor over sixty
years. He made forty-two crops with
two horses.having plowed one for tweuty
years and the other for twenty.two.
William Hitt, formerly of Augusla, but
now of Albany, Ua.. is the inventor of a
buckle for the fastening of wire lies on
cotton. Capt. W. J. Davidson, of Au
gusts, made the model for him, after
which Mr. Hitt went on to Washington
and got out tho patent. It is a simple
but ingenious contrivuoce, and does its
work well.
Macon is soon to isauo bonds. The
entire issue is 4180,000, but only 4130,
000 of flio amount will he used for pav
ing; the balance, 100,000, are deficiency
bonds. The News savt: "There will be
no trouble to sell the boude. Frequent
inquiries a e being received from the
north, west, and at home, for tlie bonds.
There is a big demand for Macon f eenri-
ties."
Hartwell Him: T. J. Carter of tliiH
county lias a grapevine, the revenue
from which is about $50 a year. The
ine is of the English variety ami en
velopes tlie brandies of a large tree that
grows near liis garden. Mr. Carter isa
live, progressive cit'zni, and one of tho
best farmers in Hurt county, lie keeps
the (attest, slci k-ist horses, ca'tie and
lings to lie found ill north -sat GeO'giu.
John Freeman, Marcellus Hill and
Albert Bluloik, ihree little negro boys,
were trird in the police court of Atlanta
on Fri 'ay ufterimon for atti mpi ing to
rob Tax Collect 'r Slew art’s tfllc', in the
c nrt bouse We inesday afternoon. All
three were sent to the stockade for tl irty
days. They were flailing the pnper
money i ff the collector’s desk by means
of s lath, ttqd wire h >r>k, when they
were caught by a policeman:
first of Juuuary next, give no more
iug of Vegetables, and” work to this Itnc4« ,hy8l «* 1,1 ^ eBo( ohfuit *' »*>
is very much advanced. All crops arc
reported as doing well, although corn Is
a little short. Orange trees have put on
a good summer growth. *
I n Lake county there were daily show
ers. ami tr.u]jfttfTfi_*r” all wot) velv*
Imt/to
JRH...
hfe rains TI VoToila bounty show good
results In Improved condition of minor
crops
W. It. Eldor, of Allant ) lias Hied suit
against the county commiesioneis to
compel them to pav him un annual pen
siou ol $100. Mr. Elder is an old con
federate soldier, blind and infirm, who
fQr fifteen years has been drawing a pen
sion irom tb« county. Several months
ago at the mealing of ihecommleulounrs .
It »h« decided to d
Vi». This o ni
A MEDICAL MYSTERY.
T lind reached my office one morn
ing in November, a year or two ngo,
wlicn, to my surprise, I found a
young fellow waiting for me outside
t lie door.
"Air. Somers," lie began, impetu
ously, “can you give life your services
for tlie day?”
"Is tlie matter very pressing?” I
replied. “Tell me what it is about.”
“My name is Kincaid,” ho said
quickly'. “You (lid some family busi
ness for us a few days ago. I want
you to come with me at once. We can
just euteli a train from Waterloo to
Basingstoke at 9:30. It runs down
in mi hour. I’ll explain it nil in the
train. Throe guineas for tlie day,
and expenses. Make your own terms
if successful. Will that do?”
"Very well,” 1 said; “go and get a
cab I'll join you directly.”
I unlocked illy safe, picked up a
portmanteau which I kept ready for
emergencies, scribbled it note to my
clerk, and in less than ten minutes
was by Ids side in a hansom, on tile
way to the station. iVo secured a
carriage to ourselves, and as soon as
(tie train hud fairly started lie un
folded his tale.
“My uncle, Clnvcll Kincaid, died
very suddenly last night, under curi
ous circumstances, and I suspect foul
play,” ho began.
“Tell me exactly' wlint happened.”
"Wo liml a kind of family dinner
party to make a fresh arrangement,
about tho property in which my un
cle Iiad a life interest.” *
"Nobody present but relations?”
“What is the pro]
“About £10,000 ob
“fill Oil.”
"As things
Hurry takes ev
entail. Tho
was to buy out 1
could he rapre f
flic family. Ev
forested was preshnf
“You couldn't I
interest without,,'
torrupted,
should be sorry to think he was gull
ty of this.”
“I can’t sec any reason to suspect
him of it," 1 said dryly.
Then they explained to me exactly
where everybody was standing when
tlie death took place, and f asked a
good many questions, as to wlint file
dinner consisted of, but nothing
transpired whieli threw any light on
the matter.
“This is tlie cigar which lie was
smoking,” said the young fellow sud
denly. “I took it out of his hand,
and placed it, on the mnntclpiece. Do
you think,” he went on quickly, “a
man could be poisoned by n cigar,
because, now T come to think of it,
this came out of my cousin's ease.”
“1 don’t think a cigar could lie
made so as to kill a man on the spot,"
I replied. "It might, make him very
sick, or send him to sleep, but not
kill him."
“Besides," said Edward Kincaid,
senior, “several of us smoked cigars
out. of Harry's ease. I think you did
for one. You see," lie continued,
turning to me, "when wo were light
ing up, rnyUrother had cigars handed
round, but my nephew produced his
own case and offered it to those near
est, My brother was a connoisseur
of cigars and knowing Hint, Hurry al
ways had something especially good,
ami wishing, perhaps, to plense him,
iie said, from tlio other end of the
room, ‘Harry, I think I’ll have one of
yours.’ ”
“Yes, if you remember,” said the
young mail, "Harry walked up to
him and picked a cigar out of liis
case, anil said, ‘Try this one, uncle.’ ”
I felt rather perplexed, but to bo
on tlie safe side, put tho half-smoked
cigar in my pocket for further exam
ination.
. “Could you manage for me to see
your cousin?" I asked.
luck would have it., the portion
sauntered into
i-ont,
! America only smoked cigars nfter
he lind dined while in England, and
it struck me he might have left liis
nse in liis pocket.
A search in the pocket, proved I
wus rigid, and the next moment. I
had in my hand an elegant, little sil
ver ease containing seven cigars. I
tumbled them out on the toilet and
examined them. As far iih I could
make out, they were exactly like tlie
one 1 had taken up to town. Sudden
ly a hnml was on tlie door.
“Would you mind my coming in?"
said a voice. "I just want to change
my jacket."
lie spoke with his usual drawl, but
I thought there was just, a shade of
anxiety in Iiin voice.
‘Certainly,” I said, putting the ci
gars back and keeping iqi a running
fire of talk all flic time.
“You nre not going to dress, nre
you?” I said.
‘Ob, no; but 1 linte these frock
eoats—a dinner jacket Is much more
comfortable.
I was wasting my hands, anil I
stood in front of the mirror so that. T
could watch him. I noticed that, as
soon ns he chnngcd ills cont lie open-
liis cigar ense and, ns well ns I could
judge from the expression on his
face, counted them.
I 1 >egai\ to feel profoundly interest
ed, and determined lowntchMr. liar-
mid Ids cigars closely. Dinner
was rather a dull affair. There was
no ladies present, and everybody was
naturally depressed by the awful oc
currence of the previous night. As
soon uk the dessert, was put oil, we
Ix'gnn to smoke, and I was on die
look-out for tlie appearance of the sil
ver case.
Tt was soon produced, and offered
to his right-hand neighbor, who,
however, declined it, preferring to
smoke n cigarette. A little satirical
smile flickered across Harry Kin
caid’s face. He selceted one for him-
lf and lighted it. Tlje conversu-
generol, and tt little
City Tower project is renlized, “Al-
lissinius” should be tlie legend on its
ront. of arms.
The specifications of the ambitious
projectcall for a base 828 feet square;
In other words, for an entire city
block of ground. The first landing
is designed to lie 225 feet from the
ground, on which 90,000 square feet
of flooring will bo laid anil space af
forded for Hie accommodation of 22,-
900 people. Another 225 feet up in
the ulr is to be another platform 150
feet square. Tho third landing is to
lie 075 feet above ground and the
fourth landing nt an elevation of
1,00(1 feet above ground, and from
there fo tile apex of the tower will be
stairs to the fop, 1,150 feet in the air.
Willie the Eiffel lower cost $1,200,000,
Chicago proposes to rear this one of
XI’ABKX I'll (Ml Till.: Willi:.
nils of News I'rniii Over the World lor
liiisy Holders.
Cold wave in tlie West.
Tom Watson is in Texas. (
Bryan will tour the South.
Li Hung Chong lias loft ns.
Clou. Macro is reported dead.
Floods reported in Richmond, Vn.
Jesse D. Grant lias turned popu
list.
All American exodus is in full
swing.
Steamer Bermuda lias been re
leased.
Turkey will lie put under a pro-
etornte.
Big dispensary recorded in South
Carolina.
A man killed in Chattanooga in a
political row.
Convention of democratic clubs in
St. Louis, Oct. 2..
Western mortgage holders nre de
manding pay in gold.
Nominee Palmer snyH he expects
to get 1,000,000 votes.
Bryan says lie is dead sure of car
rying' New York state.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
83 per cent. * $
UN-
Feeding in Hot Weather,
of ni! (he hot weather we ever oxper-
enetd, the last ten days of July and the
first few days of August beat anything
we i v»r % sweltered through. Nashville
was like an oven, day and night. There
was no'respile. It just kept It up. Not
only wss it hot in Nashville, but hot!
likewise everywhere else we could hear [
of. It was a general healed spell tiial j
was wide spread. It alfected the fowls
as well as the people, and made the
question of feed an important one. To
have fed corn, green cut bone and the
like would have resulted in disaster.
We put our chickens on a light diet,
and held them to it. We fed wheat
bran, oals and new potatoes cut up; no
meat, grease or bone, or corn in any
form. In their water we pul a small
amount of sulphate of copper, every
other day, .the object being to prevent
dysentery - a disease that often comes
with the hot weather. The bluestone
acts ks an astringent, and heals inll&ma-
tion. At the same time it is a great
purifier, and kills all organic matter in
the water. This Tact makes sulphate of
cooper a good disinfectant, when in so
lution, that will purify the waters in low
places, sinks and the like.
Lime in the poultry yard is another
good thing for hot weather. Get a lump
of unslaoked lime, lay it on the ground
and pour water on It. It will soon
crumble up and furnish a nice supply of
granulated lime for the chickens. I
pile of sand and gravel close by is an
other good thing for the fowls. They
need everv assis'ant of the kind to help
them over the heated spells in good
shape.
Extreme heat acts gd the hens like
extreme cold. Tney cannot and should
not be expected to lay to any great ex
tent while overheated the greater part
the time.
It takes a pleasant 1 temperature, either
natural or artificial, to obtain the best
result in eggs.—II. B, Geer in Western
Rural.
and aba fans batched and raised two
of chickens this year. She baa kept up
this record of raising two eovies ol chicke
for many years.
Tnree white men made a break (or
liberty from the Atlanta city stockades
a few days ago and succeeded in milking
their escape before the guards could
catch them. Tlie men were Albert
Ruffin, Hubert Maddux und Jack Wilson,
all ol * li an are old offenders.
Around Allaloonaconsiderable Interest
being manifested in the precious
metals. Home ot the most valuable pos
sessions are in that neighborhood. It is
reportod that a 100-stamp mill and
chlorinating plant will be established
near there shortly, which will be tlie
largest east of tlie Mississippi river.
M. K. Lofton, the colored lawyer of
Atlantu, who was generally known
among the tieople of his own rare as
Colonel Lolton," died in Currollton oi
consumption. Lofton was one of the
most prominent negroes in Atlanta.
The bank of Hibertou some time ugo
purchased the Terrill buildiug, having
sold their lot to Mr. F. G. Tret/.er, and
have begun to remodel it. They paid
|1,000 for it, and propose to make the
prettiest hank building in Georgia out oi
it.
Dainty Hate.
The sailor hat for a young miss is made
especially youthful ana pretty this season
by bauds and cords of velvet around the
crown, and large bows of mall or chiffon
with white, soft feathers One tires of the
everlasting flower gsrden, and it is a relief
to see these materials used upon young
girls' hats.
A large, round hat for a little giri is of
white cnip, wi'h a braided edge; a shawl
garniture ol dark b'ue crepe rie chine and
white qallls makes it youthful.
A pretty sailor Bait for a boy is made ol
white yachting tlinnel, with hat of the
same material trimmed with bands of bine.
Xtonnd hat for young lady, trimmed with
a fuff quilling of wide ribbon, flowers and
lace is very becoming.
This certainly has been a flower season
and a relief to many from the plumage ot
birds.—Ex.
It is said that there will he raised in
Lowndes county this year more hogs,
corn, pindera, potatoes and hay than
were ever known before. Up to five
weekH ago the cotton crop was equally
promising, but it has linen cut off about
one-third.
There has been a slight falling off in
Merriwether property tax returns. Last
ear they footed op, in round numbers,
*2,000,000. This year they stand at $ 1
888,000. County taxes may be high
this year on account of the building of a
new jail.
A hound dog on a fox chasi hasn’t got
a nose to compare with the olfactories
of tlie editor of the Franklin N ws and
Banner. In bis paper of September 1,
Bpesking of a barbecue to be held the
latter part of the month, he sayf “All
ready for tho ’cut! It is close at hand.
Tne delicious appetizing scent of roast -
ing meats ean ’he smelled in the dis
tance." ,i>
Toe number of bales of cotton received
at the warehouses iu Cordele up to noon
yesterday was 042. The farmers have
been bringing their cotton fo town as
rapidly as possible. Most of the buying
here has been done by the n.eichanfcs,
and the first national bank liae paid for
all of it. The- merchants and tlie h ink
are all to bo praised for their emceesful
efforts to hold the market up The
farmers are not very, blue notwitbstand
ing the short crop. They are selling
their cotton at the prevailing prices, und
as very few of them owe any consider
able amount, they are not grieving over
what they might have made.
vented
paying patent. It
is a rope pult,’ a contrivance made so
that cotton rope may be pulled from its
original eoil without tho tangling and
snarling so ranch to the disgust of the
retail merchants. Mr. Hill has his
patent pending with good chances of its
being put through at au early date.
The Cracker says that Gainesville has
a wonderful herb doctor, and among the
wonders he can perform it recounts the
following: H your legs are not matched
right he can "pull’’ one of them, and
you will be a sound man in a twinkling.
A simple touch of his magic skill applied
once to a chronic candidate will stop the
running instantaneously and forever,
while a single application of his potent
power will make a man who never pays
for liis paper pay three years in advance.
Rome was in almost utter darkni'Hs
Friday night. The eauBe hoing tho flnan
cial troublo of tho electric light company.
The power was cut off by Snpt. Marvin
of the Electric H.reet Itailway Company
The light company pays $500 per month
rental for the power and the rent being
overdue for several days at an expense
of *50 per day, Mr. Marvin was ordered
by his company to cut off the power.
Jack King explained that tlie non-pay-
ment of the rent was due to the fact that
Capt. J. L. Bass, in hehali of liis bond
holders, bad filed au applicalion for n
receiver for the company because of the
non-payment of $720 interest due on the
bonded indebtedness ot the company.
The store of Mr. L. A. Zichry was
burglarized on Friday night of last week
and about $40 worth of goods and money
wero taken from it. The burglars
gained access to the store by breaking it
window glass large enough to get through
and then afterwards unbarred the back
door, which was found open the next
morning. One of tho burglars repented
for on the next night a box containing
two boxes cigars, 41.81 in money,
pistol, some sardines and pocket knives,
altogether worth somi $18 or 419, was
left on ttie veranda of Mr. Z ichry’s resi
dence. With the box was the following
note, written in a pretty fair hand. We
print it verba! im ad litoratem: "Mr.
“Mr. Zichry—This is all 1 got and I have
bin miserable all day tin my first time
and will be my lust'’ There was no
signature to the note. Mr. Zichry says
his goods sre too cheap to steal, and
that is why the thief repent*d.— Carrol!
Free Dress.
“Why,” asked the cnsunl observer,
“did you shoot that tenderfoor?”
“Because replied the Chairman of
the Civic Federation, always glad to
supply reasonable information, “lie
would otherwise have died of con
sumption, and we arc trying to have
our town recognized as a health re
sort, you know.”
w ydiir uhcle’ji
“We had finished dinner, and sat
chatting and smoking. Undo Claveil
was talking to my father; suddenly
he said: ‘Dear me, I feel so sleepy,
I really think I—’ then; lie stopped
suddenly. His head fell'forward and
somebody rushed for brandy, think
ing lie wiis ill. As it matter of fact,
he was (lend. It; all happened in a
lninuie.”
“And you suspect your cousin of
having killed him?”
“Yes.”
"On wlint grounds?”
The. young fellow looked blank.
“I hardly know,” lie answered,
“except flint. Harry’s bad cuougli to
do any Hi ing, and my uncle was in
perfectly good health,"
“Was Mr. Claveil Kincaid drinking
anything at the time?”
“No, lie was just, smoking n eigar
and chatting.”
“Was your cousin near him?’
“No, lie was talking to me several
yards away.”
“How do you think, then, he killed
your uncle?”
“I—I—don’t know. That’s why 1
have come for you.”
"You must, excuse, me Mr. Kincaid,
lint I'm afraid this is a wild goose
eliasc. It. was to your cousin’s inter
est t lint, your uncle should tlie. Your
cousin is mi ‘outsider.’ Your uncle
dies suddenly, mid you jump to the
conclusion lie is murdered, lmt
doesn’t follow by any means.”
“O f course not, but i believe lie
was,” lie persisted.
“Ibis a doctor seen Mr. Kincaid?
Wlint does lie say?”
“The doctor won’t say anything
definitely until In* Ims made n proper
examination, lie thinks it is total
paralysis of the brain, and lie. can’t
account for it. in any way
"Wlint kind of a man was your un
ole?”
“Very healthy and very temperate.
I have never known him cat too much
or drink too much in my life. Neve
lind n day’s illness.”
“Well, it’s a strange case,” I said,
“anil a very sad"otic. But., frankly, I
believe your uncle died from natural
causes. You are prejudiced in the
matter; I am not.”
We reached Basingstoke at n few
minutes past 10, and then separated.
Young Edward Kincaid was to go
straight home and explain to liis
fatlierwhnt he had done, and get him
to help. When I arrived I was re
ceived by fat tier and son, and taken
privately to the drinking room,where
tlie dentil occurred.
“You must, quite understand, Mr.
Somers,” said the. older man, “that I
am not prepared to endorse my son’s
opinion tli.-it my brother wattmurder-
ed. Bis death was shockingly sud
den, and my nephew,Harry, is, I am
sorry to say, a thorough rogue; but I
morrow, and cnll on your
added, turning to me, “Good
Ing.” . v '-'
"What do yon propose to ao,
Sotuers?” said Edward Kincaid.
"It’s impossible to form on opinion
until we hnve heard a proper medical
report,” I repiled. “When does the
post mortem take place?"
Tills afternoon.”
Very well. I can’t do any good
here until that is over. I shall go
straight back to town now, and hnve
tills cigar examined by an expert,
and return here tonight, when you
mi tell me whnt the doctor says."
My visit to town wns not, very suc
cessful.
I called on a certnin celebrated
specialist to get Ids opinion. On
outline of tlie case he became most
interested.
I don’t believe it’s possible,” he
said, “for u eigar to lie so manipu
lated that a person smoking it, would
drop dead. But. we’ll make a careful
examination ami see what we can
find.”
Then we cut It, open, anil every bit
f it was put under a strong glass.
But after parts of it. had been sub
mitted to various tesiH no trace of
poisonous matter could he dlscov-
ed.
I returned to Basingstoke nt about
c,;:jo, arriving half an hour before
linner. The feeling in my mind wns
Hint, though there was some reason
perhaps, to suspect, llnrry Kincaid of
the crime, there wns not a particle of
evidence ill the true sense of the
word.
I told Edward Kincaid and his
father the result of my journey, and
then had a consultation with the doc
tor, who lind been asked to remain
for dinner. His decision was Hint
Mr. Claveil hnd died from complete
stoppage of the bruin, lmt, there was
literally nothing to show wliut
caused it,and there hnd been nothing
in Mr. Clnvell’s habits and mode of
life at all likely to produce mental
paralysis.
Further conversation wns prevent
d by tlie necessity of dressing for
dinner. As we went, through tlie hall
we met Mr. Harry.
“llnrry, I’m taking charge of the
doctor. Would you mind Mr. Somers
washing liis hands in your room?
said Edward.
“Not, at all,” drawled IiIh cousin.
“I hope you won’t, mind,” said Ed
ward to me. “Everything Is, of course
in a beastly muddle, and,” lie added
when we nre alone, “you will have
chance of looking round.”
Tills was exnctly wlint I wanted,
went hastily round the room, hut
found to iny disappointment that
everything was carefully locked. Sud
denly my eye caught sight of liis din
ne r jacket., which was hanging up nre
behind the door. I remembered be
ing told that our friend from South
doth tend
^everything off tlie ta
ble. We all sprang to our feet, and
the doctor rushed to his side. But it
was too late. He wns dead.
I cannot describe the horror of
the scene. It didn’t last, more than
a minute, and we stared nt one an
other aghast. Tlie same thought wns
in every one’s mind. He had died
just the same way that Mr. Claveil
hnd died the night before, only, that
lie ing a younger man, tlie struggle
hnd been more intense.
I nt once picked up the cigar case
which was lying on the hearthrug,
and in the presence of every one
turned out the contents. I noticed
that one of the six cigars wns nbout
an eighth of an inch shorter than
the rest. I cut it open down the cen
ter. In the middle there was a little
blue substance, nbout the size of n
pen. Then we opened the other five,
hey were ordinary eigars.
II, was easy to sec wlint had hap
pened. in putting the cigars back
into the ease I must, have rearranged
them, and the villnin had incautious
ly smoked one which he had prepared
for some one else. I took the lump
of blue poison to the specialist wlmm
had consulted in the morning.
After some weeks I had tills letter
from him:
My Denr Mr. Somers—I have care
fully examined the blue substance
which you submitted to me some
time ago, and have also shown it to
the most eminent chemists of my uc
qunintance. We are bound to con
fess we enn tell you nothing about it
It contains drugs which nre quite un
known to modern science, nml I can
only think that, Harry Kincaid had
picked up some fiendish skill from
the Americans which is very happily
quite unknown in Europe. It is
most fortunate thing that he fell in
to IliH own trap, as I feel quite sure
that otherwise itwould have been im
possible to bring him to justice.
Believe me to be, yours faithfully,
“GIBBS DALTON.”
—Tid-Blts.
A Sky SrraplUK Tower.
On a (ilnn similar to that employed
for the Eiffel tower, in l’aris, it is
proposed to construct a much more
ambitious “sky-scraper” in Chicago
to lie known as the city tower, which
will rise 1,150 feet in the air. That
such a lofty structure should be
reared in Chicago is strictly in keep
ing with much of the other building
which hns characterized that go
ahead town for some years past. “Ex
celsior” would seem more properly
to have been the motto all along of
Chicago than of New York state, or
anything in it. So far as buildings
concerned, they have been get
ting higher anil higher Into the uir
of the Windy City until now, if the
Plant Some Tobaooo,
From the monthly circular of Ihe
Plant System Industrial commissioner
we quote the following wise suggestions:
We recommend to farmers on the
line of the Plant system the advisa
bility of planting tobacco this year. The
demand for high grade Cuban olgar to
baooo is now far beyond the supply,
which condition is likely to continue for
an indefinite period owing to the otvil
war existing in Cuba which has paral-
ized the tobacco Industry. No tobacco
is now exported from Cuba, and none
will be planted there this year. The
world is now looking to Florida for Its
supply of fine grade Cuban leaf oigar
tobaoco. We arc Informed that Ger
man tobacco^dcalers have engaged the
crop of a Florida grower at the rate of
*2 per pound. This prioe is, of course,
for a strictly high grade article. It
would be within bounds to eslimale 50
cents per pound al present for a good
Florida cigar tobacco. We sec no reu-
son why Florida should not produce a
tobacoo equal In h 1 i respects to the Cu
ban article. Thiriv years ago the Flor
ida orange was as Inferior to the Cuban
and Jamaica orange as these oranges
now are Inlerlor to the Florida orange.
If the skill and genius of Floridians has
enabled them to produce the highest
type orange known, why not the same
object lesson apply to tobacco culture lu
Florida
To those who have not had practical
experience in tobacco growing, It would
be advisable to commence in a limited
way at Aral. Putin, siy, one acre, or
less it deemed oest, and order plants
from the Cuban Tobacco company at
Fort Meade, Fla , which they will be
prepared to furnish Florida farmers on
September 1 at the rate of 43 per 1,000.
Twelve thousand plants per acre are the
usual number reoommeuded. Direc
tions will be furnished by this company
for planting and cultivating the plants.
We desire to Impress on the agricultu
rists of Florida the importancelof.nttend-
lng the national convention of tobaooo
growers which will assemble at Ooalaon
the 15th day of January next. Informa
tion of value will be given there to par
ties who desire to engage ln this promis
ing field of agriculture.' Florida may
become the new tobacoo empire of the
world, and it will if her oitizens deter
mine to engage Industrially and Intel
ligently in the culture of this produot.
molting In the Philippines.
Official dispatches have been received
from Manila stating that a plot has been
discovered for the surrender to the insur
gents of the town of Cavita, in the Island
oi Luzon, in the Philippine Islands, while
the garrison was engaged in a sortie.
Spanish troops hnve relieved the gar
rison of San Indro, in the Provence of
Nueva Ecija, which was besieged by the
iasurgents.