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The Carnesyille Tribune.
VOL XVIII.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
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Happemngs _ . , from _ Day to . Day _ in ... the
National CapitaL
Appointments In the Various Depart¬
ments—Other Notes of Interest.
Surgeon General Wyman, of tho
marine hospital service, received New- a
dispatch Thursday from Mr.
berry, the United States charge d’af-
faires a Constantinople, dated from
Fera relative to the cholera outbreak
n Asiatic Turkey, which stated:
Latest news shows a rapid spread
westward into Mesapotamia trade
routes. This will soon bring in the
Mediterranean ports. ”
Secretary Carlisle, Thursday, ap-
pointed Worthington Ford, of New
York, chief of the bureau of statistics
of the treasury department. Mr. Ford,
is about forty years of age, and during
the last Cleveland administration
served as chief of the bureau of sta-
tistics of the department of state. Mr.
Ford is appointed to his present posi-
tion on the recommendation of Edward
Atkinson and Davis A. Wells.
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels
stated Wednesday that he had been
watching tho New York and Chicago
banks closely, because a break there
would be a serious thing, and that he
was satisfied the New York and Chi-
cage banks were in a strong condition,
As to Philadelphia tho same thing is
true. A telegram from Chicago re¬
ceived Wednesday afternoon states
that the financial situation is more
cheerful.
The postmaster general formally an-
nouneed Wednesday that disease germs
or other things of like character, no
matter how securely put up, are of the
nature of poisons and extremely dan-
gerous to health and that they are
therefore absolutely unmailable. Post-
masters are instructed to see that no
such things are allowed entry into
the mails. This action has been taken
in consequence of propositions made
by medical journals to make analysis
of such matter if sent to them tightly
sealed through the mails.
Henry 11 r'lnv Clay Mmitl, Smith the negro who
was appointed consul to lumative,
Madagascar ,s a native Georgian. Ho
was born and brought up in Carters-
ville He received his commission
Wednesday and received hxs instruc-
tions. His duties are of a two-fold
character. Re not only has his consu-
lar duties but judicial as well. He sits
as an associate judge of the supreme
bench of Madagascar in all cases where
Amencans are concerned, and is the
sole judge of the inferior m all crimi-
nal and civil cases between Americans.
Attorney General Olney has ap-
pointed A. G. Stafford special assistant
to the United States attorney for the
northern district of Illinois, to aid in
investigating the alleged violations of
the interstate commerce law. Mr.
Stafford is at present employed in the
interstate commerce commission. He
has also appointed Edward Baxter as¬
sistant to the United States district
attorney for the middle district of
Tennessee to assist in the prosecution
of the case growing out of the failure
of the Commercial National bank of
Nashville, Tenn.
Saturday’s dispatches from Wash¬
ington are to the effect that the finan¬
cial situation shows signs of clearing
up. There appears to be a renewal
of what is absolutely essential to easy
financies and confidence. The threat¬
ened panic of the last week has prssed
away. It was a mere flurry. At
Chicago, where the danger point ap¬
peared to be, there have been no new
bank failures. The national banks of
that city seem to be in good condition.
In fact, the reports received at the
comptroller’s office indicate that the
national banks are in a satisfactory
condition.
The official records of the postoffice
department show that during the first
three months of the present adminis-
tration, ended June 3d, the total num-
ber of fourth-class postmasters ap-
pointed were 6,537, of which 4,672
were to fill vacancies caused by resig-
nations and death and 1,885 by re-
movals. During the corresponding
period in Harrison’s administration the
total number appointed was 8,225, or
1,686 more than were appointed dur-
ing the last three months. Of these
2,659 were to fill vacancies caused by
resignations and death and 5,567 by
removals. The number of appoint-
ments made on resignations was,there-
fore, 2,013 greater during the first
quarter of the present administration
than during the last.
An Important Order.
Judge Lochren the commissioner
of pensions, on^ Saturday issued the
following order as to adjudicating and
97”lqq|[ nB10nS UD<ler the a0t ° f JUne
A claim for pension und r the second allowed section
of the act of June 27, 1890, can only b?
npon proof of mental or physical disability of
a permanent character, not the result of the
SrrpCSSC* h,m
2. No specific injury or di-ability can, an
such have a ponsionable rating under 1 hat act,
thl cip^ffy ofThedaknTn? to'perform't rdo
mami al labor.
3. Proof that the disability is not the result
of tbe claimant’s vicious habits is requisite,
th- evid dcc fuiniriwdm mpport of the claim
!«r pecsioD. to lar as can be decided by per-
8 n 4 9 Tocove the clata^m nabie status
nnder tui■» act the inabi itv rnu-d be such as to
jnenpicitatefroiu the pertoimauce of manna!
>c.ieU «
cii-c of t c ptu*kmable an. S8 disability. fxr month in case
«f the lowest
It also provides for intermediate
ratings proportioned to the interme-
diate degree-; of such pensionable
disability. The proper ratings un-
der this act, therefore, is made in
accordance with such ratings as the
CARNESV1LLE, FUANKLJir-OO-rttA.. WEDNESDAY, .TUNE 14, 1893.
* Friday’* Appointment*.
The president Friday made the fol-
lowing appointments: wiuum o.
Crawford, of Louisiana, to be deputy
auditor of the treasury for the Randall, postof¬ of
fice department; Rudolph internal
Alabama, to be collector of
revenue for the district of Alabama;
Charles E. Bosnian, of Rhode Island,
to be attorney of the United States for
the district of Rhode Island; R. N.
Robinson, of Louisiana, to be assistant
solicitor of the treasury. To be con-
sills of the United Ktates-Warren
Kinkhead,at Hamburg; Norfleet Har-
r «, of Adabama, at Leeds, England, Lu-
eienJ. Walker, of Alabama,at Cork,Ira-
land; Marcelltis L. Davis, of Arkansas,
at Trlhdad, West Indies; L. S. Sequo,
of Iowa; at Rotterdam, the Nether-
lands; Edward Downes of Connecticut;
nt Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For-
-ter H. Pernot, of Indianapolis, Ind. ;
Joshua Hutchins, of Athens, Ga. ; and
Clem V. Rogers, of Indian Territory,
f° be appraisers of the value of houses,
lands or improvements occupied by in-
truders or unauthorized persons within
the Cherokee outlet, under the provis-
lons of the nct of congress, approved
March 3, 1893. Daniel W. Maratta,
of North Dakota, to be consul general
of the United States at Melbourne,
Australia.
Appointment* Announced.
The president Thursday made the
following appointments: To be col-
lectors of internal revcnue-James L.
of Texas, for the fourth dis-
trict of Texas; Frank P. Bond, of
Tennessee, for the tenth district of
Tennessee. Joseph Donnell, of Wis-
consin, to be consul general of the
United States, at Nueve Laredo, Mexi-
c° To be consul general of the Uni-
ted States-Van Leer Folk of Ten-
? T*® { tbe e > District of Columbia ? ndl N J ' at f«tello, Sonnes-
bery, Germany ; Marshall F. Thatch-
S of Michigan, at Windsor, Out.;
W. H Seymour, of Alabama at Paler-
“°1 : John Hatton of Michigan,
a * Amhorstburg, , Ont. ; Fredrick Opp,
at Preslau, Germany, Alex-
““dcr Rosenthal, of New York, at Leg-
boin, Italy, W. II. Jacks, of Indiana,
at London, Out, ; Claude Thomas, of
Kentucky, at Marseilles, l 1 ranee j
Pulaski F. Hyatt, of Pennsylvania, at
Santiago do Cuba; Francis H. Under-
woo d, of Massachusetts, at Teck, ’ Scot-
himl Newton Ash .’ of Jowu>
at Dub]in> Irclftnd Jamcs L>
Child ’ of MiHSOnri at Yankow,
CMlltt wmiam H . Roberson, of
the Digtrict of Columbia , at Ham .
b Ger Louis A Eettaliata,
of Maryland, at Messina, Italy
CharlesA. O’Connor, of New Hamp-
shi at Yarmouth, Nova- Scotia; Ju-
liu8 Balli o{ New York, McGhee! Magdeburg,
Germany; / Frank C. of Mis-
BisBippi at Huddersfield, England.
W. Boynton, of Illinois, to be marshal
0 f the United States, for the southern
district of Illinois; John W. McAdam,
0 f Michigan, to be inspector,
VIRGINIA POPULISTS
Making Preparations for a Vigorous
Campaign in that State.
A Richmond special of Wednesday
says: The Virginia populists will hold
their state convention for the nomina-
tion of governor, lieutenant governor
and attorney general, in Lynchburg
on Thursday, August 3d. This is just
two weeks before the democrats will
assemble in Richmond for the same
purpose. The basis of representation
in the people’s party gathering will
be one delegate and alternate from
each precinct.
These matters were determined at a
meeting held of the state central committee
at Richmond Wednesday, with
twenty-one ing persons present, represent¬
all of the districts except the sixth
and eighth. The committee had two
long sessions and discussed the politi¬
cal situation in the state quite freely.
The executive committee reported an
address to the Virginia voters which
waa adopted and will be submitted to
tbe state convention as a basis for the
Party lo platform. The paper is quite
ng and declares in favor of the free
coinage of silver, equalization of taxa-
Lon and the repeal of the Anderson-
McCormick electoral board law. The
P ar iy will also favor a dog law and a
8 ra ped income tax. Secretary Harris
abates that the party is organized in
twenty-four counties, partially organ-
] ze( I in twenty more and has chairmen
ln ninety-six out of one hundred
c °nnties.
BOOTH’S FUNERAL.
The Remains of the Great Tragedian
I^aid to Rest in Mt. Anburn.
The funera , serviceB over f he
mains of Edwin Booth were held in
New York Friday Transfiguration* morning at the
church of the Seldom
has the “Little Church Around the
Corner” been so completely filled from
chancel to Porch as it was on this oc-
Casi ° n ', ActorH > artifitH - men ot fetters,
m en whose names are known as fore-
most in their professions on both sides
0 f the Atlantic; men of millions, o^uie men
th f ^>wd the
ehuchyara pushed and squeezed and
craned their necks to see ; all were
there to join in the ceremony and the
requiem of the peace of the .departed
soul” of the greatest Hamlet of them
all . After the^Avices the body was
BoT f r ed td the train andsentto
x>081 ' 011 -
bubial ix bostox.
The body arrived at Boston at 5 :30
^ clock Friday evening, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Grossman and other
members of the party. The body was
transferred to a hearse and the burial
procession was soon on its way to
Mount Auburn. At the funeral cere-
mony some 400 or 500 of the dead ac-
tor’s friends had assembled, and about
the grave were placed a large number
of beautiful floral offerings. The re-
mains were iaid at rest beside thow of
Mm, Booth and their ohild,
TELEGRAPHIC GLEANINGS.
The News of the World Condensed Dito
Ply and Pointed Paragraphs.
Interesting and Instructive to All
Classes of Readers.
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. A ’’ wns c i oged Saturday by
j , 1 1 , Fokels and Dlaced
wis of bank examiners. C.
M 0verto n is / president. The bank’s
gtatcmont 8ho 8 . Capital stock, $100,-
000 . ’ L..’ lu8 $50 * 000 ; undivided prof-
Rs, $19,000, aveiage deposits, $275,- ,3,071-.
’ clrcu a lon > * >°
Hon. William J. Bryan, of Nebraska,
has accepted an invitation of the
Young Men s Democratic League of
Atlanta to stop over in that city while
on his way to deliver the comm n -
went address of the Girls Industrial
Colege at Milledgeville July 14th.
While in Atlanta he will be royally will en- be
tertained by the league, and
tendered an elegant banquet,
The Union Stock Yards State bank
»t Sioux City, la., filed an asssgnment
Saturday morning, Howard G. Pierce
nngnee The assets of the bank are
placed at $482,667,habiht es ft . , .
The bank is capitalized at 300,000
The clearing house committee, which
charge of the fai are, states that
R is due to loose methods of carrying
on business and will not affect anybody
°^ se ihe city.
Joseph Rathbone & Co., Chicago
lumber dealers, made a voluntary The as-
signment Wednesday morning.
assets. are scheduled at $500,000 and
Labilities at $250,000. Robert F.
Shanklin assignee, is now in posses-
sion of the company s property The
firm is composed of Joseph Rathbone
and Martin Bnlle. Inability to real-
ize on commercial paper is given as
the cause of the assignment,
A special cablegram, of GordonB^M Friday from*
Paris stakes that James
aid, nett, proprietor dangerously of the New Y^M
was
nesday. which Mr. he Bennett ridin^^^^^^^^^^^ fell^B^^»
on was medical^!
badly hurt that '
at once required His A W
’Xmcd worse and Drs Robin M 1 , ,
a 1 oper atffin
condition is now now fery very da3
A Knoxville, Tenner
Thursday Cole and Alex says: RogjH
the ()re<
elmrgcil « ilBK".
J' aged I'liruiuw wife. JH
shiners, and bi.eT^^H oifieers^H
formed tho
abouts, they were bot^(
dered by having their hej
The trial is attractinaa^
A disastrous conflSffl
at San Francisco WeSH
which destroyed thirteCT
the western addition,
trances to Golden Gate
firemen perished in the
in discarge of their du
? bruised v08 . f<dall . . „ and 3\ burned. injured, . Tho sev^^H nani^^p
the killed are: Richard Windrow,
ward Davis and Charles Madison. The J
loss to property is estimated at $100,-
000 .
A few days ago some old and musky
documents were found in the City of
Mexico by which it was learned that
treasure, consisting of jewels and gold
coin, amounting the in value city. to The $2,000,- docu- j I
000, is buried in
ments state that the wealth was so- ;
ereted by order of Emperor Maximil- J
ian. The discovery of these docu-
ments -produced a sensation among
those who were permitted to share the
secret^ and preparations were at once
made for unearthing the treasure.
According to a New York telegram
of Wednesday the direct liabilities of
E. Wyman, as scheduled, is $591,000;
contingent liabilities $315,000. The
signee estimates the real estate in his
possession as sufficient to pay the
direct indebtedness unsecured by col-
lateral, together with interests in vari-
ous companies, can be applied to the
liquidation of such contingent liabili-
ties as may be found to exist if the re "
alizations upon the assets which these
represent are sufficient,
Advices of Saturday from Madrid
states that a bill has been introduced
in the cortes providing for the reorgani-
zation of the government of Cuba. It
prays to suppress the provincial coun-
cil and create a council which will sit
in Havana and have power to deal
wlth tho budget and frame
for reforms recommended by consc-^H the
,sh government. The Thj^|
Cubans, oppose the bill.
generally, although regardin in the
dlsfav °r are less bitter
tlon '
A VIRGINIA SENSATI0
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roHHcal F»ed in Which
0 , FerraII Figures as Principal.
Virginia democrats experienced the
greatest Bensation they have felt for
many years Wednesday. There ap-
peared in a Richmond paper a savage
attack on Congressman Charles T.
?: the Fe democratic f al1 - ‘be leading nomination candidate for gov- for
ernor, by Colonel W. B. Alexander, of
Winchester. Alexander has once or
twice opposed O Ferrall for th© COR-
gressional nomination, and is any-
thing but an admirer of the congress-
man. Up to ten years ago such a pub-
lication in the state meant a challenge
to a duel, but if O’Ferrall fights he
will Tbe disqualify himself is for Washington, governor.
congressman in
and it is said he will confer with his
friends before taking any action. He
and Alexander aro both as braye M
trouble ii feared.
BOON TO CONSUMPTIVES.
A Wonderful Discovery by a Cincinnati
Pbysleian.
The New York Recorder in its issue
of Monday details the cure of several
consumptive patients at Ward’s island
under the direction of the city authori-
ties. As only charity patients in the
last stage of consumption aro admitted
there, the Recorder claims that the
cure, for which it awarded Dr. W. R.
Amick, Of Cincinnati, $1,000, has ac¬
complished something almost miracu¬
lous. It says also that tho Cincinnati
doctor has agreed to keep the hospital
supplied with medicines sufficient for
all consumptive .jjases at his own ex-
pense. As only tho third-stage cases
aro taken there no more severe
test could be invited. While it
is now generally admitted that
the Amick discovery is a certain spe¬
cific iD the earlier stages of consump¬
tion, Dr. Amick has never heretofore
claimed that it would cure more than
20 per cent of third-stage consump¬
tives. In this test just made by the
city three out of four were either
cured or astonishingly benefited. It
is easy enough for any sufferers from
the disease to t@e" tho new discovery
through their family physician, for
Amick sends medicines for the pur¬
pose free of cost and invites an impar¬
tial test of it by the medical profession
everywhere.
AUSTIN REJOICES
Over the Completion of the Great Dam
Across Colorado River.
Tho great regatta which commenced
at Austin, Texas, Wednesday, brought
together tho world’s greatest oarsmen.
In its international character it is
probably the greatest wc^.1 contest in the
history of the and the promises
are good for fin cing for the four
days nature it lasts. of n^l ‘U;gatta is honor in the of
the coj dam
acj
cotPM
seat iff at-
tired in ecoming cos-
tunic of blacl^^^^flTed shade lint relieved stuff by and touch wore
a pretty and there of blue. Every a seat in
here
the room was cbenpied by talesmen
and newspaper men, no outsiders be-
ing admitted up to that time, and
within the box inclosure were a few of
the prominent men of the county, who
had been accorded seats by courtesy,
SHAKY ELEVATORS.
Two Large Companies In a By
Financially.
\ Minneapolis special Wei >
mor g a j ned currency kuowrAl
j wo 0 f the best
paub , B j n tho the northw Red 2
p ac jfi c and embn^
temporarily pyl
quent events |H
the crash is not
m ent in which
corporations
rious one. T
to the prevail
lack of confid
bonks. will not vrJH Th^
merit a businJk^j
rS j
we^B anycs^M
were lested.l
car was!
how mu
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yellow T Cl
pion> ’at r OB r
eral once ■
health officer^
Charleston New
ville and tho StioJ
. gulf quarantine
SHE AND I,
Why do I lovo my love so woll?
Why Is she all In all to me?
I try to tell, I cannot tell,
It still remains a mystery .
And why to her I am sc dear
I cannot tell, although I try.
| Unless 8I10 Is I herself, Had Itoth answers I. here;
and 1 am
Her face is very dear to me,
Her eyes beam tenderly on mino,
But can I say I never seo
Face fairer, oyos that brighter shine?
This thing I cannot surely say,
If I speak truth and do not He ;
Yet here I am in love to-day,
For she's hersolf, and I am I.
It cannot be that I fulfill
Completely all her girlish dreams,
For far beyond me still
Her old ideal surely gleams!
And yet I know her lovo is mine,
A flowing spring that cannot dry.
What explanation? This, in fine,
She is herself, and I am I.
’Mid all the cords by which fond hearts
Aro drawn togother into one,
TUIb 1 b a cord which never parts,
But strengthens as the years roll on ;
And though, as seasons hurry past,
Grace, beauty, wit and geuius die,
Till the last hour this charm will last,
She is herself, and I am I.
She is herself, and I am I.
Now, henceforth, evermore tho same,
Till tho dark angel draweth nigh
And calleth her and me by name.
Yea, after death has done its worst.
Each risen soul will straightway fly
To meet the other. As at first,
SI10TI be herself. I shall be I.
—Behoboth Sunday Herald.
A WOMAN’S TRIAL
BY RUFUS HALE.
APTAIN BERT-
mr ram’s wife, Lily, was
a frail, delicate
k young woman, with
blue eyes, brown
hair and a soft, low
voice.
“In fact, she looks
ns R a breath of wind
would blow her over-
board,” said the
■er j^L captain, one morn-
ing to his mate, as
^kquartpr-deoh ■fejgruw. which of his
was
coast <>f lower
way in tho Cape
Hl glancing t-.
sat not far
Hv what .11
,, ff' r i 1 B
■ at
BpWcncd •! ii< a
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Hirhail a few days
heard you say she is
^Jtho Mm. rifle.” Her father was a
Hn, and he taught her not
a gun. Rut she would
|P tho thought of shooting a
I know, She could never
H^arget. to fire at anything but a
”
of an emergency, however—”
“Nonsense, man I” laughed the cap-
tain. “She would -feril—-k>o be as women always
are in time of
excited to do anythin h^pjf
sho might "
ever
; otherwise. ' id
less for this
Bertram, *'
ful, deoil
mate
for the shore, with a good
one of the men standing in the
bow, holding up a largo lantern, which
threw a broad gleam across the water.
The sailors were soon ashore, but
saw nothing of the boat.
They shouted the little boy's name
again and again, but there came no re¬
sponse. pulled, but
Far along the shore they
they discovered no sign either of the
boy or the gig.
For hours they vainly continued the
search.
“What surprises me,” said an old
sailor, “is that wo did not hear the lit¬
tle fellow sing out when he found him¬
self going adrift. Can it be, sir, he
fell over and was drowned right under
the ship’s stern ?"
Bertram bowed his head on his
hands and groaned.
“I have had that same thought,” he
Haid.
It was past midnight when tho
searchers returned aboard. The poor
mother, as palo as death, seemed al¬
most, ready to swoon, when she learned
that 110 traco of tho little one had been
found.
“We will look again in the morn¬
ing,” said the captain, “Don’t
despond, Lily.”
All that night ho endeavorod to
soothe his wife; but her anguish was
almost beyond enduranoe, such as no
pen could describe.
At daybreak tho captain had his boat
down again.
Besides the crew, it now contained
Mrs. Bertram, who had insisted in ac¬
companying the party.
After a long search, the boat was
discovered among some rocks, whero
tho breakers had almost dashed it to
pieces. drowned,
Had little Thomas been or
hod he contrived to get out of the boat
and reach tho sandy beach a few feet
distant?
A cry cf joy esoaped the vigilant
mother.
She pointed to tho sand, where the
impressions of little shoes, not yet
washed away, were visible.
Leaving two men in charge of the
boat, the captain, followed by his wife
and the rest of the crew, and armed
with a loaded rifle which ho had
brought with him from the ship, made
his way inland. There was a thicket a
short distance beyond the beach,' and
this the party entered.
The ground was marshy in some
jilaees, and tho tracks of the lost boy
were occasionally seen. carefully, the
Following these traces
party at length beheld, ahead of them,
a small opening, and there, not a hun¬
dred yards off, apparently asleep, on
the bank of a shallow stream, they be¬
held little Thomas!
He lay upon his side, his cheek rest¬
ing upon one arm, his long curls
streaming on the ground. his
The rosy, healthy color upon
face at once convinced his mother that
he was unharmed as well.
At first tho happy woman could not
utter a word for joy. gladness, with
Then, with a cry of
outstretched arms, she ran toward the
slumberer.
But she had not taken ten steps when
her cheeks blanched, and an exclama¬
tion of dismay escaped the wholo party.
An enormous crocodile had slowly
lifted its hideous proportion from
amongst the long reeds
lower part. <>f t.lm
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NO. 24.
Tho report of the rifle had waked
him, and ho was soon in his mother's
arms.
His story was to this effect: After
he got into the boat, ho had commenced
to pull on the warp-rope, which, sud¬
denly parting, ho fell backward, strik¬
ing his head against a thwart.
He was stunned, and for somo time
after ho was so confused that he hardly
realized what had taken place, but lay
with dizzy brain, perfectly still.
When at last ho realized his situa¬
tion, he was too far off to make his
feeble voice heard. When tho boat
struck the rocks, he got out on the
sand.
After vainly shouting, he thought he
would try to get nearer the ship. He
left tho beach, wandered about for
awhile; then he became very drowsy
near the close, marshy thicket, and so
lay down and fell asleep.
“Aye, aye, my boy,” said the cap¬
tain, and you may thank your mother
for saving your life. Lily,” he con¬
tinued, turning to her, after they ar¬
rived aboard ship. “God bless you!
You have proved yourself a noble
creature. The other day I thought and
expressed the thought, that one so frail
and usually so timid as you could never
be brought to show courage. Now I
perceive and acknowledge my mistake,
for you have shown me that the sofest
and most gentle woman may, in certain
situations, exhibit more firmness and
resolution than a strong man.”—New
York
Light and Darkness.
A New York electrical journal some
time ago told of an incident that oc¬
curred in the fitting up of a new office
building near tho New York end of the
Brooklyn Bridgo. Tho engineer of
the building wished to wire the offices
throughout for the electric light in
addition to the gas pipes on which the
conservative proprietor insisted. But
all his arguments were in vain, and the
apparently useless extravagance of
electric wiring wns obstinately vetoed.
Suddenly, however, a happy though!
struck tho venera ble owner. “Why,’
ho said, “if the wires carry electricity,
can’t you make them carry gas, too?”
A counterpart of this story is now told
of a shipyard carpenter, a native oi
Troon, on the coast of Ayrshire, Scot¬
land. Wln'n the contract for lighting
the first three steamers flttod with
electric light at tho Troon shipyard
was completed this man formed, one oi
a social party gathered to treat the
electricians who had made the installa¬
tion and otherwise celebrate the event.
In a burst of candor and comrade¬
ship, he was overheard saying to one
of the wiremen: “Man, Peter, eftei
workin’ wi’ you on they boats I be¬
lieve I could put in the electric lioht
mysel’, but thero’s only ao thing that
bates me,” “Ay, what is that?” said
his interested companion, willing tn
help him if it lay in his power. “It’s
this, man; I dinna ken hoo you get
the ile slang the wires 1”—St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Why Lost People Walk In Circles.
It is a matter of common knowledge
that when a man is walking blindfold
or is lost in a fog or in some unknown
forest or desert instead of walking
straight ho has always a tendency to
work round in a circle.
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