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About Schley County enterprise. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1886-1??? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1886)
SCHLEY COUNTY ENTERPRISE A. J. HARP, Publisher, THE COTTON PICKER. THE TEST PRONOUNCED A ORAM) ■iDT CESS IIY A COMMITTEE. The rrlnlof the .Vinson < on.m Harvester nt *.....“• The success of the Mason cotton picker, wliirh was 8. indisputably C., to-day, demonstrated in Sumpter, in planting signifies a now mi cotton and the harvest- ing of the crop. Whilst the machine . snoot jet be termed a complete success, m i ii is so nearly perfected as to satisfy i.i^ io saw it work to-day, that in tune it will supersede manual labor in eat lining the staple from the stalks, n u nil ligid practical tests were made m the presence of representatives from m u ml lim ing cotton exchanges and others. 1 he New York cotton exchange u;,s represented by Messrs. It. H. Round- t ,( T, L. I . Lathrop a nd Thomas 31. Iootc, president, A.. W. Tuft, of the , U u Charleston chamber of commerce, ami nearly a dozen prominent citizens of that place were present, as were also Colonel I). F. Duncan, president of the Ninth Carolina Agricultural and Me- chunical society; W. L. Langtry, of Newark, N. I.; Captain F. W. Dawson, editor of the Charleston News and Courier; J. I). Jervy, collector of the port dents of of Charleston, besides correspon- northern and western newupa- juts. Mr. C. T. Mason, the inventor of i the harvester, was present, but did not ' operate the machine. test occurred at 11 o’clock in three acre field about one mile town. j he party of visitors spent and XStiJS&SLrlSXZ. the inventor explained the structure < I the harvester, then it was brought ind Uo mules was hitched to it. The ' -sentml principle of the machine is . the operation into the cotton plants of a number of stems or fingers which are so constructed ns to discriminate between a fibrus and a non-fibrus. These stems are small hollow cylinders about an inch m diameter and about eight inches long in the surface are punched a multitude of keen teeth, which are set in elliptical shaped openings. The points ot the teeth being in the openings, a e protect- cd by the sides of the openings and being introduced into the cotton, plants bolls, pass harmlessly and over the leaves and open cotton, transfer sieze promptly on the open of the machine, it whence to boxes_ it is on converted the sides by carrier belts to bags, which are sus- pended at t e back of the machine, T he stems rotate around the cylinders at the same rate of speed as the plants move backward through the machine, thus preventing any injury to the plants, i he rows of cotton between which the machine passed were about four feet apart. The plants were only moderately well fruited, the stdks containing im¬ mature owing bolls to the and much dried ieaves, A large protracted dry spell. partly opened percentage while of the bolls were many others were burst with the filmy white substance. The harvester worked exactly seventeen minutes and some three or four long rows were almost cleaned of the matured cotton. Such bushes as were passed over wliite were pods pretty well robbed, but a few hiders. escaped the keen toothed cyl- It is estimated that some eighty per cent of the cotton was bagged at the expiration of • the seventeen minutes, The cotton was taken from the bugs' and weighed and was found to weigh forty- right pounds. Nearly operation all the practical men Who watched the of the pick- or. are satisfied that it can pick two thousand pounds of cotton in ten hours. v r asked Mr. Langtry, of New York, who is a distinguished mechanic, what he thought of the invention, and he said: “Of course, it is not yet perfect, but, StfP* ............lx. p.r- » u one winch an inventor has yet hit “ilwii. This harvester, when made per- I" !, will supercede human Beings ascot- o.ii biik pickers. The members of the New cotton exchange, while not so em¬ phatic in their praise, are, nevertheless, tavorably impressed with the device as 0110 of the greatest inventions of the a f? e - The inventor has lately devised -i veral ingenuous improvements, which he thinks will do much towards perfect¬ ing the harvester. The harvester com <om- p »y gave a banquet to the distinguished vi-itors and a number of eloquent speeches were made by Messrs. Round- trie nnd Foote, of New York ; Captain Davidson and Colonel Smith, of Charles¬ ton, and several other gentlemen, oliieial report will be submitted to the hew \orlv cotton exchange. THE STRIKING BREWERS. imaili.* Beer to bo Shortened la lu h„pp. t . 'll the brewers in Detroit, at a meet- . 1 ! ’ ld t> consider the strike on the b.nM brewery, th> second teraost in tlio l i1 .v, and the fine imposed on that com- f decided unanimously to organize i riii purpose if resisting any and all tation by the brewers union, or any 1 ‘her labor organization. It is thought i . nil ;il’!e h that a strike will result, in I"- " other industries would be involv- fi-i'i-sted. ri icralhundred mTi aredhecriy in- . I neeordanee with the decision of the ■'•"cries, announced last nicht the "rinlT'uJT nil. ill mimbering t ni five hundred, .., have been Py?l’ rle ‘ ors sa J he . v , 1Ult -1 - ow dictation by uny union, , 1 ' 'STedfi’hf ! 86 ^ ThCy 8 w/wlTree haV V ' - • laiK "UK n of n Z many ' d outside , 8ecurcd concerns T to bcer ,0 Detroit during the e - APPOINTMENT of a judge. O’xTT _ /a, Governor wT^hi f f lahamu l a PF‘^- 'i -fumes - |,ul ^ • f A COLLEGE STUDENT SHOT. A Fatal Tragedy at Chapel Mil, North Carolina. At the State university, Chapel Hill, dent Saturday from night, Jacob A. Freeze, a stu- Rowell county, N. (J., was shot through the heart and instantly “a P ,“f ng •«»'■ lage. negro living In on the outskirts of the vil- the earlv part of the night C there was a quarrel bet ween negroes by a man named Brewer students? and young young Freeze and two other It came to the ears of the president of the uni- boys versify, and ho succeeded in making the go to bed. Later at night Brewer and other negroes had had another dis- pute with two other students, cursed them and threw stones at them. These students repaired to the university and Induced Freeze and three others to get up and seek redress. They went to the stood negro’s house, and while two students at the door calling to the inmates, they .*•*.j were .............. fired on from „vui the mu upper u rr v ‘ win- ***** flows. Freeze was shot through the ‘ heart and died in a few minutes. This occurred about one o’clock Sunday morn ing. The faculty of the university and the mayor of the town held an investiga- tion. It was found that Brewer and two other negroes named M oore and Je-se Ilar- ris, leading criminals, had fled. Search for them has been made in all directions without avail. The students had not been drinking. The matter is undergo- ing full judicial investigation, FREE MAIL DELIVERY What It Costa to Uellver the Mail In Some l itioa. tem , has madediis annual report to tin postmaster general, showing the result 0 f the service for the year. The numhei 0 f cflires wheie free delivery existed was |81, employing j. 4,841 curriers. The nu i - ber of i ette 8 collected and delivered dur- j n g q le was twelve hundred and six- u > cn millions, the number of postal card- t h re e hundred and forty-one millions; newspapers, three hundred and ninety- two millions. Total number of pieces handled, nineteen hundred and fifty mil- lions, or 40.20 thousand by evciy carrier, in increase of two hundred and five million pieces over Inst year. The cost 0 f delivery per piece handled ranges from oae )U h 1 four tenths mills at Chicago nn( j Kansas Citv to three and six tenths at Providence,~R. I. The expenses of the free delivery system in round num- hers at some of the most important cities are as follows: New York citv, $040,00.0; Philadelphia. $4-17,000; Chicago, 000; Boston, $292,000; Brooklyn, $177,- 000; St. Louis, $165,000. In the mini her of pieces handled the above named cities take rank in the following order New York citv, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis, Brooklyn, Baltimore A PANIC IN CHURCH. Attempt to AasttBsinato a PolUta Priest In l’lttaburg. Intense excitement prevails among the ,, Foli-h residents of Pittsburg, Pn., over iln ®beged atti mpt who to presides assassinate Rev. l ather Miskewitz over the hide Polish church at the Lea<l of Fif- teent '> street. It occurred about eleven oc J ock Sunday, while he priest stood before the altar. Mass had been aid and the father ha 1 juet turned to a I dress the congregation, when crash came a bul- l<* ' hro ugh a window on the south side ° f the church and flattened itself against 8 ? lld WilU ° n the opposite side. For a minute confusion reigned in the church Women screamed, choir boys szzfts&’sr&x'tfsi where w. from e f the *°wed fact that great the coo ness ^withstand r™ithstnnfUmz n JJo the .treet and into the yard of the ., ^ . ^ ... P an8 U: SHOT HIS DAUGHTER IN THE ARM. Friday night a young lady, Jennie Ramsey, of Savannah, painfully G>h, dtd ol age, was shot and ~ by her father, Charles R«m»ey, a steve- dore It appears that Ramsey had been under the influence of f linnnr liquor He He went went home early in the evening and proc cd- ed to his room and got his pistol. As Do entered the hall, his daughter, started who Hail been in an upper room to come downstairs. Her f «^ e r suddenly turm the shot^The girl involuntarily ’raised her arm and the hall entered it just be- low the elbow, inflic ing a Ke 1 fatal wound, ,. not : h left ment she would have been nit mine , „ leit breast. After she was shot, Miss Jennie nl8 j led on ], er father and prevented rime Sever- him from shooting her a second a l neighbors meanwhile rushed m. n j s said that Ramsey had been wounded „bont his daughter’s conduct, and had fi ee n brooding over it, and did not know what he was doing when he shot. Others state that he mistook his daughter fora burglar. There is some mystery about the'case, “ ’ but. Ramsey has not been arrest- skekino_OHEAper ---2 VioTIdhh batkv Rates. At . fhio - HverTool ■ f . i,. 8 « un t ? a of “fv, the ( K lines he 1! nt Chicago, , on Vrr ],{ of the Riverside ., mills, •,,, at nropnetor appeal for lover Augusta, ’ Ga.. made an conon produ ts manufac- fired. He claimed that New England mills could buy the raw material ... Georgia, h ’ Ship it to New England and re- B J . artirle to Chicago. Jt here at price* with which southern manufacturers could not com- ne c. Officials replied that this vraa due re, the action of southern roads, aud that th» Ohica*ro di^dv^Vge- manufacturer bcing^ was placed charged at to 40 per ceuf higher rates than eastern Sn compentors. S It was decided to in reducing the rates until ELLAVILLE. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 1886. t KNIGHTS OF LABOR, THEIR MEETING IN RICHMOND, I Virginia | j have In consequence been raised by of the the questions of which colored presence Far- rell and other delegates to the general g° owderl assembly { at Richmond, Va„ Mr. J , a Mer written to the preM) 1 says among other things: “As I am rc- tion, sponsible for a great deal of the agita- it ia is lx,,f but proper that i I ohnnhi should Ka be permitted to speak to as large an audience as that which listens to those who have criticised, misconstrued and distorted the words and ideas intended to bo conveyed by my utterances of Oc¬ tober 4th, when Francis Farrell intro¬ duced me to the meeting assembled in the armory. I stated to the meeting that it was at my request that Mr. Farrell, a duced representative of the colored race, intro¬ me; it was left to mo to make the selection, and I did it after mature delib¬ eration and careful thought. Both white and black claim an equal share of the protection afforded to American labor and both mechanics must sink their dif¬ ferences or else fall a prey to the slave labor now being imported to this country. Had I selected a colored man to intro¬ duce Governor Lee, it would have been quite another thing. coming It is pcrhjps time un- fortunate that our was at a when political excitement ran high. All things wished served them. as excuses Now, for word those who to use a as to hospitality, We are here under no invi- tation from any one. We came of our own free will and accord such and gratuitous are paying in¬ our way. those Therefore, offered few mis¬ sults as by a chievous meddlers are not in order a d do not admit of defense, even though given in behalf of the laws of social equality. I do not hold the people of Richmond responsible for the ill-action of the few who saw menace in our every every action. The treatment received at the hands of citizens generally has been most cordial. If during our stay ar.y representative shall conduct himself iu an unbecoming manner, he alone will be held responsible for his action. To the convention, I say let no mem¬ free¬ ber surrender an iota of in ellectual dom because -of any clamor, Hold fa t to that which is true and right. Tii triumph of noise over reason is but tran¬ sient. Our principles will be better known, if not today, it may be tomor- row. They can bide their time and w ill some day have the world for an audience. In the field of labor and American citi¬ zenship we recognize no line Demagogues of race, creed, politics or color. the words of may distort for the purpose others, and for a time the noise of a vocal bossman silence reason, but that which is right and true will become known when the former has passed to rest and the sound of the latter’s voice has forever died away, Then it will be known that the intelligent, e lucated man is licit r qualified to discern difference bet v . ■••i right and privilege, and unwritten law of social equality will be more rigidly ob¬ served than it is todaj - . T. V. POWDEIiLY.'’ election oe officers. At the afternoon sessiou on Wednes¬ day it was decided to divide the office of general secretary and treasurer. Charles H. Litehman, of Marblehead, Mass., was placed in nomination for the of secretary by James Campbell, of Pittsburg, Pa. The nomination was seconded by Tom O Rc.lly, of New York. The only can- didate nominated m opposition was Jos- was clectedJiy’more tlian^ltSO majority Frederick sccTctarv^treasurer’ Turner the nresent Tominatfd general was fo general treasmer bv R F Trevillick ’ of Detroit, and seconded by James E. Quinn nomfn^ed of New York oimLitmn The oulv w^H candi- date Onto nominate tin in opposition . Breckmeyer, of New Jersey. Turner was 6 ^llal 1 otin(r'foi^niembers^of'tiiTexecutive theifbeiran bond The following llViley, names were Ohio placed in nomination: A. Tom • T R McGuire Npw York • O'Reilly, New York; Joseph Buchanan, Colorado- Wm Zlsworti. H Mullen Richmond Va \a., Ira Iran B Ajiswortfi, BaRimore Baltimore, John j Howe, Massachusetts. An informal bal- lot was taken, in which Hayes led in the ! of votes polled, with Parry sec- ond Some delegates wan ed t, continue voting, but a motion o adjourn until the next Hay. was put and carried he nomma ion of . ov, y generaL master workman was made by E F Gou d, of Indianapolis and sec- 0 nded by Tom O’Reilly, ef New York, j both of whom arc telegraphers. When the nomination and election of general mmiter workmen were declared ; chaTr The general'worthyffireman taking 1 his place. More than one hundred dele- j gates shouted : l }, the election made by . ‘' ave ace ama- tion.” . when M r. Griffith put the question, tbere wa8 a storm of ayes. When the ealied for, there was one solitary “no.” It came from Harry Reckmeyer, District who Assembly heads the delegation New f rom 51, of jersey. This delegation wears Harmony.’- a yellow badge with motto: “Solid for There was no candidate placed in nomination in opposition to Mr. the 647 i y an d he received the votes of delegates present. When Mr. Griffith was nominated for re-election as general worthy forpinan , the only candidate nominated in opposition received was R. only Bennett, fifty of Illinois. Bennett votes, and Griffiith’s election was made unanimous. There will be no seeretarv T ^MeGaw the office held by Homer L. McGaw, as as tne the of an amenomen. to the 1 constitution. Mon ------------ . i ‘ salary. —- . Mapes Dodge has resumed Mrs. Mary editor of St. Nicholas, (tub- fi er duties as lisbed in New York, while her evenings R re engaged receivl* writing a new book for In ; i. Mrs. DoSgc editorial work, a and salary of besides $5,000 f or her has .i profitable ^ay blodt of stock in the C wit.,,-, USB CLEVELAND TO RETIRE, some One Else to Kdlt Literary Life-The HPVPWBHVHRP PrriMtnl’t Oppoaitlon. Rose Elizabeth Cleveland will cease to be editor of Literary Life after a few more numbers have been published. The work has not been wliat she had expect- ed, and she and Elder, the proprietor of the magazine, have been iu hot water from the start. She has found it difficult * 0 edit in Holland and patent a periodical P™*«1 and m Chicago a thousand mil s away the reception given to her ef- forts by the public lias not altogether opposition pleased her. She lias had unremitting to her career as a public lit- erary woman from her brother, the presi- dent of the United States. Indeed, it is no secret among her friends that the presidentoffered three to pay the expenses of a continent years’ journey on the European for herself and companion if she would abandon her ambitious literary projects. Holy Land lie and recommended a visit to the far eastern countries. An unfortunate reference in her book to a certain religious sect led Mr. Cleveland to view with alarm the publication of fu- Eure products of her pen. He did all ho could in decency to p event her nssociat- ing but liers.lf he with tli Chicago publication, was not informed of her intentions respecting it until it was too late, and the contract was made for six months. His efforts to break the contract did not succeed. Howeve , Miss Cleveland now ends her connection with Literary Life more for reasons of her own than for any one else’s reasons. She is disappointed with the magazine,disgusted with Elder, and not any better off as to her pocket than she was when she began. She pro¬ poses will to quit before things get worse, and try nearer home next time. A SAD CASE. A Young Man Goe. (ra'/.y and Illoo In Hampton. A sad case is reported from Brook’s station, near Fayetteville, Ga., of a young gentleman named Win. A. Jack- son, who was taken ill about two weeks ago with what was thought to be typhoid fever He was the bookkeeper for E. T. Crowder, of that plane, and wns a young man of He sterling had qualities and moral recti- and tude. a room over the store for several days he stayed there, thinking he would soon get up. Last Thursday, while his pu ( se was at 120, he got up and went out over town, claiming that lie was Jesus Christ, throwing rocks at people on the in street, and with. abusing every one he came contract He ordered some boys to build a fire so he could burn some of the citizens, claiming that he, as the Lord, could puni-h the evil and re- ward the go d. He defied any one to arrest him, and securing some rocks with which to defend himself, he went to the church, sat down on the steps and pro- claimed himself Lord of all. Finally he went to the residence of W. G Bishop and went to bed, where he remained un- til this morning, the time if his death. It has taken four men to hold him dur- ing his illness, after he went to Bishop’s, and his abuse, language and profanity was almost unbearable. In trying to keep him in his room, Frank Bridge received a heavy blow iu the back from a chair which in Jackson Crawford picked up. but His mother lives county, came over last wtek and remained with him during liis illness. WAS IT SUICIDE ? t"lritr*e Devolapoients Broimlit Oat bj Ibe Denfii ol K. 31. I'uige* Mis , K(ta A , the <lu llter of 6 ;ilinwit ghoe merchant, called at the cottil ? e at Lakeview park on Wednesday »’°rning, occupied by her fathers part- m ®"cr ' r ’ !'' from M ‘ the W knock «“ d at ™* the vi front "K door, ^rd^n'the “ ad on the fl«mr floor. m °shfm She notified tit d 'n the ly,ng pro- P lie,or ° f the h °“'. Mr. Forbes, who sumln0 ncd , Coroner Marshal], ’ who held “ im ekt and a vwiict was rendere( , that Paige had aied from an °' CI <los ® of °P i: ‘ tcs administered by his XneihTthe ho!f ° f Mr ‘ A pci in the shoe bui, business, os and has be* | n t “ Umb cr " f J t,us - ,I( had tlle conhdence of . Mr. Apel, who had a pretty aughter, who the partner mtrodi cnl and fived at Lake- P „„ and' r,, follow" . , 1 '! u nunL u ]i J v embarrassed ailment took over d 0 scs of morphine I an< i would he f prostrated. He lived with th( . lad c i ande8 tinely, and it was not devel .ped until today that he was not her legal | husband, ’ which she and her fat}ier bot j, Dot tbe case - A TIMELY iiincoveky. - A girl named Hennessey, residing on ZT thT^emer^ Tthe^ho^e’ ITy Wednesd ay morning, opened a door and found herself standing on the brink of a cave in, about eighteen feet in diameter j f and one e hundred n 1 K^ment feet deeD Ld The whole m Q { he fallen into workings S^till of Oakdale eollierv S’are The bouse standing, but em t( . rta ; ne( ] ’ not only for its safety but for (h( , saft . t y 0 f ot h er buildines in the neighborhood. People r are terribly J ex- c ; ted> death of jijdoe kef. —- Judge John J Key died^t hi. re»- dent.c in W ashington, hi. Ky., in the seven tieth year of age. He was a native of Washington of county, ^ Kv., was a law parf.ier Senator Yoorhees in lerre Haute, Ind , anil was sent to England in t870 to represent te Luite ( States in cotton claims involvings large amount of monev. He was a descendant of Chief ' ia XR.rshaU ami whs distantly re- ted to the author of the “Star Spangled H e leaves a wife and three children. " NEW LUMBER COMPANY. -— The Birmingham (Ala.) lumber associ- a ‘hall f, ion organized on Tuesday. J. B. >iar- is president, and W K. Hill me- tarv an( ( treasurer. The object is to make „ n i| onu prices and to give stability to the trade, and an advance of dob. MUBDERED IN HER SLEEP. A Bride Aaeaealnairil hr Home lohnovra Person. The most mysterious and ....... diabolical crime souri ever perpetrated itted iu Big southern Mis- mi'es was of com on Creek, six ing, east Houston, Vlo., Friday morn- at 8 o’clock, Mrs. Ella Williams, bride of Half Williams, was lying asleep by the side of her husbaud when some unknown person entered , ... the bedroom , . placed a pistol against her forehead and sent a bullet through her brain. The re- port, of the revolver awakened Williams, but he had been ill for some time and was unable to pursue the murderer. Two men awakened, sleeping in an adjoining room were also and immediately went to the room fter procuring a light. The young bride lay motionless on the bed, blood streaming from her forehead and her brains protruding from the wound, The bullet had entered just above the right eye and that organ had been forced from its socket, and was hanging by a chord upon her cheek. Search was made f’>r the murderer, but he is still at large. No motive can be assigned for the deed except that some dis ppointed former lover of the bride took this means of ro- venge. Mrs. Williams, before her mar- riage, was the belie of the county and bore an irreproachable character. The couple had been married two months. SHAKING SUMMERVILLE. Three Hooclia of Earthquake—Ne Damage Hone. There were three shocks at Summer- ville on Friday night. Reports differ widely as to the intensity of the shocks, some residents declaiing that they were more severe than any disturbance since August 81, while others report that they however, were slight tremors. No one was hurt, and no damage done to prop- ertj\ T here were no new earthquake dis- turbnnces iu Charleston on Friday. Busi- ness is steadily growing better. There- ceipts of c (ton during the week ending October 9 h were 29,757 bales as against 26,176 bale* in the corresponding week i® 8 * year, and all the cotton presses are Huntsman working on full time. The Steamship cleared for Liverpool with 5,719 bales cf cotton. She was loaded and cleared in five days. There could be n0 better refutation of the charge that Charleston’s facilities for doing bu iness bave been destroyed by the earthquake. Hie committees on relief are pushing their work with great energy. They acted today on about 200 applica.ions for money to repair houses, THE NEW YOBK alderman. - Judge Cowing, on Tuesday issued a bench warrant for Sayles, and other boodle aldermen of New York will pro- bably be required and in give a day bail or in two larger to come to court amounts than those under which they arrested are now at Aldermen large. Inspector Byrnes Miller, re- Farley and with the intention of having them give increased bail. Farley, at bis own re- quest, was taken to the district attorney’s office. Sayle is believed to have fled, Ex-Aldermen Thos. Cleary and Wm. p. Ki r k we re arrested and taken to the district attorueyV'V.ffice. Judge Cowing, af‘er listening to arguments pro and con, increased the bail . in each case from $25,000 to $40,000. Bench warrants aie in the hands of Inspector Byrnes for the remaining members of the 1884 board who are under indictment and awaiting trial. A RELWIOIH INClDltBNT. Religious circles of Birmingham, Ala., are dismissing an incident which occurred Sunday of an unusual character. It is well known that the Hebrews lmvo no B y na 8°S“ e or of worshi .P. ? hich prompted First the , Melhodist church , for denomination their services, to tendert e Se which thev accented and the sacred ser 8 c f the T sere proJesUnr^y held tlrere Dur teg received these into services the Jewish faith by rabbi was a f CCUPJ ? l’ ulpitof a Pr ,°‘ estant mil ' later, which L was a remarkable incident. , ^* rin U th « 8c ^ iccs one strifctly orthodox Hebrew refused consented/ to worship in the church but afterwards THE DEAD BOMB* FOUND. Sunday morning, between 2 and 8 o’clock, August Becker's residence and tailoring establishment, at No. 67 Moore street, Cincinnati, was discovered on fire. Fifteen minutes was wasted in an attempt to turn in the alarm, and by the time of the arrival of the department the , ace wgg thorou(fhlv c i eane d 0 ut. In searching bcXs wi fmons ?3. the ruins two dead They were those of Margaret thif .ink, aged 60, and her daugh- !he but ha been unable to force their way out th ough the smoke and flames. ^5,000. The pecuniary loss will not exceed ____— a SHOCK IN AUGUSTA. - A distinct shock of earthquake was felt in Augusta, Ga., at 1:10 Friday. It did not resemble the former jars, which seemed from to sway buildings, beneath but ap¬ peared to act directly floors and difference jostling rather than shaking. by the entire This was noticed Chronicle and made force, who dash plainly felt the shock a for the roofings. The jar was not felt by the sleepers and there is no excitement. Few people are on the streets, This is the most distinct shock felt here in weeks. THE JASPER MONUMENT. The treasurer . of , the , Jasmjr _ Monument association, of Savannah, Ga., J.J.Mc- Gowan, has submitted his report to the $10,235.53 in T, the he , treasury a880C1 '’ t10 Negotiations " DOw h as are now going on for building the inonu- ment, which is expected to be in readi- ness for unveiling on Washington’s next birthday. death of _ Robert h, maury. - Robert H. Maury, of the firm of R. H. Maury & Oa, bankers and stock exchange suddenly brokers of Richmond, Va.. died VOL. LI. NO. 4. Why Maids Will Wed. A good wife rose from her bed one inarm And thought with nervous dread Of the piles on piles of clothes to be washed And the dozen of inou hs to bo fod. | the meals to get for the men In the ■ ., And .... the children f tofix away f . 8cho ° 1 ’ And all the milk to be skimmed and churned; And all to be done this day." it had rained in the night and all the wood Was wet as it could be, There were puddings and pies to bake And a loaf of cake for tea; And the day was hot. and her aching head Throbbed wearily as she said: "If maidens but knew what good wives know The) ’d not be in baste to wed." ‘‘Annie, what do you think I told Ned Brown!" j Called the farmer from the well, j And a flush crept up to his bronzed brow J And his eyes half bashfully fell. “it. was th e,” And coming near he smiled, "It was this. That you are the best And the dearest wife In town. ’’ The farmer went back to the field, And the wife, in a smiling, absent way, Sang snatches of tender little songs She’d not sung In many a day. And the pain in her head was gone and her clothes Were as white as the foam of the sea, And her butter as sweet and golden as it could be. The night came down. The good wife smiled to herself as she said: “ ’T s so sweet to labor for those wa love It is not strange that maidens will wed. ” HIS DISCOVERY. The Rev. Mr. Shaw contrasted greatly wdh his surroundings Ins spotless cloth , , fitting so well his strong, manly figure; his clear-cut, Grecian features, and dark, wavy J hair thrown back with careless £ racc from his smooth . brow. He „ was visiting one of those wretched tenement- houses used by the very poor, and be¬ fore him was a forlorn group. A widow who had just buried her husband; she had five helpless children—the eldest six, the youngest a nursling baby, and a pair of twins among them. The rags, and, worse than all, the dirt of poverty everywhere apparent. An expression of almost sublime pity rested on the coun¬ tenance of the minister. The woman, with her apron thrown over her head, rocked herself to and fro, and wailed forth her great trouble. “Have you no friends?” asked Mr. Shaw, in a low voice, “Some, but as bad or wuss off than us. Yes,” she said, looking up with a grateful, bright expression, “there is one—Lord bless her! who has done a lot for me—Miss Mehitabel Sanks. She sent medicine and the doctor to the old man, and guv me clothes and suthin’ to eat; and many’s the man, woman, and child that blesses her for taking care of ’em. Why, sir, she even leaves little cards with stamps on ’em, and Job Potter, who can write, sends ’em to her when we are in a very bad state, and they aro always answered.” After assuring her of his sympathy, and that ho would do what he could for her, the minister wended his way home. Mr. Shaw was the rector of one of the wealthy churches of the city, and Mabel Lee was one of the parishioners. Her face was Miufonna-like in its tender curves and beauty, the large blue veyes with just a tinge of sadness, the perfect curve of the red lips, a faultless com¬ plexion, and blonde hair that was like a halo of light round the graceful head. But, ah, when she talked it was like a damper, a mist on a beautiful picture, marring the tints that otherwise would have been perfect. Absorbed in these thoughts he found himself in front of Mr. Lee’s house, and, obeying an impulse, he turned into the gate, and was admitted. As Miss Lee entered the parlor he thought he had seldom seen a fairer vision, and was vexed to feel his heart throb more quickly and thrill with a P Dleasure ‘ eaSUre that that be he felt feU must mU8t be ^ controlled C ° She greeted him with that easy grace which was one of her principal charms. “Ah, Mr. Shaw! I am so glad to see you . I had a real spell of ennui this ThU noVel *. 88 both her0 and heroine die in the most provoking way, all because of some over- strained idea of duty; and I was just Wlsh,nf? . ,. ,hat ,. . some one wou,d , , COme 10 an<1 1 could ha Ye a cheerful little chat to dispel the gloomy impression.” “Then I’m afraid,” smilingly, “you will not like your present visitor. I have not come in a very cheerful humor; and, besides, I wish to ask of you a favor.” “A favor! That is too lovely. Con- gider js g rant . e d, even to the half of my kingdom. I am truly glad that you wish to ask a favor of me, because I d d not think your opinion of me was suffi¬ ciently good for such a thing. Do you know,” with a sudden droop of the eyes, “that you always made me feel as if I am doing something wrong?” “Do I? Well, I shall give you a * ol den opportunity now to redeem your- 8el1 - ! a have nave just J U8t been vis-tin-some of those wretchedly poor families in street,and I would like it so much if you could interest some ladies in their behalf _ visit theln and re lieve them.” A look of consternation . overspread , her pretty face as she examined: “Ob, indeed, you don’t mean for me go there? How could I ever Ytaud almost any tiling else. The dreadful men and women 1 the odor: Ught’* with i» shudder, “Ask me almost any*' thing else. "I really feel that I owe you an opology for intruding such a disagreeable subject, particularly after your nerves were shattered with your novel. Good¬ morning;” and he bowed himself out very abruptly, with a strange little p:«iu in his heart. Everywhere that he went in his charity rounds he could see and fcol the influ- euce of Alias Sanks’ good acts, She seemed to be an angel of mercy wh# never tired and who devoted her entir# time to charity. All that she did was marked by a practical good sense and a depth of thought and feeling that he could not fail to admire. Still he chanced never to meet her. One day when entering the postoffioe he saw in advance of him the graceful figure of Mabel Lee. She was unaware of his presence, and standing idly be¬ hind her he felt as if he had received an electric shock as she asked: 1 ‘Is there anything for Miss Mchitablo Sanks!” and then received and pocketed several postal cards. Acting upon an impulse, with a few hasty steps he soon overtook her. He was lost in a bewildering surprise. She was the last person with whom he would have connected Miss Sanks in any way, and her great agitation as he walked be¬ side her increased his surprise. A sudden, bright suspicion caused his heart to beat almost to suffocation. “Tell me, Miss Mabel,” he said, “what have you to do with Miss Sanks’ let¬ ters?” “I really can’t understand, Mr. Shaw, what right you have to ask such a ques¬ tion. In all things spiritual I acknowl¬ edge your right, but in this instance you forget yourself.” “Tell me,” he said, with eager, re¬ gardless haste, “are you Miss Sanks ?” A sudden burst of tears was her only answer, as she hastily pulled down her veil and walked silently beside him. “So, Mabel,” he murmured tenderly, “your heart is ns beautiful as your face, though you have veiled your goodness under an exterior of frivolity. This is not the general rule of humanity.” “Nevertheless, I have only been obey¬ ing your instructions. Don’t you remem- that you some time ago preached against ostentatious charity ? ‘Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.’ I thought there was a world of truth and force in it, and I have only practiced whnt you preached. And now, Mr. Shaw,” she said, with a demure glance at him, “if you are done with my hands I will not trouble you to hold them for me any longer.” “No,” he said, gravely, “I do not wish to return them. My dear!” he said, tenderly, “give me the privilege of own¬ ing them always. Won’t you, my dar¬ ling ?” She hesitated ; then, with a lovely blush and smile, she luid both her hands in his. “One for Miss Sanks—one for my¬ self.” Preserving Eggs. The followingis the “Havana process” for preparing eggs, the formula • for which has been kept a secret or sold to persons who were willing to pay $2 for it: Take twenty-four gallons of water and put in it 12 pounds of unslaked lime and four pounds of salt, Stir well several times a day and then let it stand and settle until perfectly clear, Then draw off twenty gallons of the clear lime and saltwater. By putting a spigot in the barrel about four inches above the bottom you can draw oil the clear water and leave the settlings. Then take five ounces of baking soda, five ouaces of cream tartar, live ounces saltpetre, five ounces borax and one ounce of alum; pulverize these, mix and dissolve in a gallon of boiling water, which should be poured into your twenty gallons of lime water. This will fill a whisky barrel about half full and such a barrel holds 150 dozen eggs. Let the water stand one inch above the eggs, Cover with an old cloth and put a bucket of the settlings over it. Do not let the cloth hang over the barrel, As the water evaporates add more, and the eggs must be kept covered. '__ A Terrible Weapon. What is in a police club? Usually it is a useful piece of locust, but a ser- gcant in the East Fifty-ninth Street Station told me the other day that he was presented with a day club which ho did not dare to carry. It was meant for use among the gangs, As he twirled it nt the end of the leather thong it wns a neat looking stick, not easily distinguished from the ordinary bub, but if a tough took hold of it to wrest it away, four short, sharp, two edged knife blades could be thrown out on four sides of the club, to the ruination of the hand of the tough. How many policemen carry weapons like that?— Brook'yn Etyle. Use of Sulphur. “What a b:id complexion Miss Sloaper has I” “Well, she ought to have, She’s all the timi doctoring it. Actually, she puts sulphur on her faCel” “Sulphur! Wh it’s sulphur good for?" ‘ 'Matches.' IA/<t .
