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THE "WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: MONDAY. NOVEMBER 28. 1892.
FOR USE OF FAR3IERS.
A PROJECT TO SUPPLANT HORSES
BY ELECTRIC POWER.
Think of Doing All (ho Heavy Work with
! ISlsctrtcIty—Lighting the House Even.
1 A Trolley System Thet Is Yet Incom
plete—The Idrs Is Good.
Electrical engineers have been at work
for several years to devise a feasible plan
for using electricity as a power on country
roads and farms. There is a great economic
loss throngh the wastefulness of the cus
tomary sources of power on farms during
harvesting and thrashing, and much more
In transportation over country roads to and
from the market. In the east this loss is
not so great, because the quantity of farm
products shipped is Jess in proportion to
the whole amount raised, and the railroad
station is usually much nearer at hand;
also the roads of the east are better, but
the plan of power supply which several
electrical engineers favor might prove de
sirable in the east as well as in the west.
Essential to the success of this plan in any
neighborhood it the condition that there
should be an abundance of coal, or of wa
ter bead, and residents enough to make
the cost of the plant per capita not too
large.
This plan is the nse of electricity as a
power to supplant horses. The electricians
figure out that there is a waste every year
through the time lost in transportation
over country roads, with delays and break
age of gear, and the cost of the millions of
horses and wagons required, and a like
waste of power in other work about a
farm, which, If saved, would be more than
enough to pay the amount of all taxes of
whaf soever nature borne by the farmers.
On every farm enough horses have to be
kept the year round to do the work at the
busiest seasons. This means that for a few
weeks of activity animals must be fed and
cared for the entire year. The corn, oats
and hay which a horse eats in one month
would buy enough coal in most parts of
the country to furnish more power than
the work of the animal in a year.
The reason that steam power is not used
more on farms is that the plant costs too
much to begin with, and that the current
expense of engineers, firemen nnd machin
ists is so great that the use of steam ma
chinery on small farms is practically pro
hibited. On the big western wheat farms
ths use of steam has greatly diminished
the number of horses required, and steam
power is profitable there because of the size
of the estates and the concentration of
their control.
The development of the trolley system
on a cheap and extensive scale is what cer
tain electrical engineers are now working
to accomplish.
The plant required would consist of only
a water wheel and n dynamo supplying the
power directly to the wires, and one elec
trician could look after several plants.
The son of some farmer in the neighbor
hood could soon learn enough to take care
of the plant, and to run it would not take
all of his time. The power la transmitted
readily over the wires, so that a plant may
be erected at some distance from the places
it is intended to supply.
In parts of the country where the water
supply is deficient or coal is very cheap
steam might bo used os a substitute for
water in running the dynamo. It would
be less economical, because the original
cost of the steam plant would be greater
and it would require) constant attendance.
The power house, with engines and boilers,
would require almost constant rare, while
a turbine wheel properly set needs to be
looked after only occasionally.
After the plant and power are secured It
is proposed to run a power wire on the
main road through the neighborhood
which contributes to the expense. In case
there is a turnpike the wire wonld be run
over that, or, if there It not, over the main
rood, whatever it may he. Branches
could be run from it In as many places as
the benefit wonld warrant. With the cheap
converters now in use this power could bo
largely utilized to the exclusion of horses.
The trolley over the main road, with one
of the traction wagons now frequently
found in the west, would do all the haul
ing for the neighborhood. It would require
no change in the construction of the farm
wagons, for they could be loaded as now
and picked op along the rood by the trac
tion wagon. The only limit to the number
of wagons «hat might be taken in one train
would be the power and the strength of
the hauling machinery.
All the farmer need do would be to hare
bis load made up In the morning, as now,
and then to stay at home and do bit day’s
work while t.he wagon was being taken to
town in the electrical wagon train. Should
it be necessary for him to go to town to
see about the unloading he could take bia
trotter nnd road wagon and cover the dis
tance in a small fraction of the tints that
it would take Urn to drive it with his
heavy wagon. Them would also be no
limit to the load which he could ebip at
one time, except the capacity of his wagon.
The economies might be further extended
by the general ownerahlp of a few wagons,
which could be used by a number of farm
ers for shipment on different days.
The advantages of such a system are ob
vious. They wonld do away almost en
tirely with the horses now needed to carry
the farm produce to market, fewer wagons
wonld be requlrAl.and time for the funner
and hit hands would be saved. Shipments
could be made more qnickly and in greater
quantities. The use of the power from the
trolley wire need not be limited to traction
on the road. The wire could lie tapped for
every farm, and the power used for general
farm purposes. The mowing machines
could be drawn by electricity instead of
horses. The thrashing could be done with
out tho use of a traveling steam engine,
with its expense for fuel and attendants.
The gang plows, which now require u
steam engine or four to six horses, could
bc| easily managed by elect, icity, and all
the plowing done more rapidly and with
much less expenditure of labor. Even but
ter could be churned by electricity, and
the drudgery of farm work generally re
duced.— New York Bun.
sumed about ninety grains of solid food,
bnt before this time has doubled itself, or
at the end of fifty-six days, when the worm
is full grown, it has consumed not Iras
than thirty leaves, weighing three-fourths
of a pound. Thus it will he seen that the
food consumed by such creatures before
they reach “their majority" equals the
original weight of the caterpillar at least
66,000 times:—St. Louis Republic.
A Story Abont Sewsrd.
William II. Seward used to tell some In
teresting stories of his advent into politics.
It amused him greatly, he used to say, to
see the surprise depicted upon tiie faces of
politicians who had heard of him, hut had
never seen him before. He was so slight
of figure and so boyish looking that it
seemed impossible that he could lie really
the brilliant Wlllintn If. Seward of whom
they bad heard so much. Mr. Seward
used to say that the young man who was
5 feet 10 or taller, and of splendid phy
sique, had a great deal better chance to
get along In politics than the little fel
lows, such as he was.
One day at the seashore he was intro
duced to a famous politician as Mr. Sew
ard.
“Seward? You come from New York
state?”
“Yes, that is my home.”
“Wall, I have heard of a Seward there
who they say is going to make a great
name for himself, and the one that the
Whigs ran for governor last year. Do you
happen to know him? Perhaps he is a rela
tive of yours?"
"Ob, yes, I know him, or suppose I do. I
ought to, for I am the Seward you re
fer to.”
“What, you? Pardon me, but you are a
mere boy.”
“Nevertheless I am the Seward who ran
for governor last year,” replied Mr. Sew
ard, laughing very heartily over the sur
prise expressed by this famous politician.
—New York San.
HERE’S A SCANDAL.
Amazing Gastronomlcal Towers,
L. Trouvelot tells us of the astonishing
voracity of a species of caterpillar, poly-
phetnua, and some curious experiments
made by him In ascertaining the amount
of food consumed aud its relation to the
grub’a growth and extraordinary develop
ment. When the young was first hatched
it weighed but one-twentieth of a grain;
when ten days old this weight bad in
creased ton half a grain, or ten times the
original weight; at twenty daya old the
weight had increased to three full grains,
or sixty times Its weight at the moment it
left the egg. When the creature was a
month old it weighed thirty-one grains, or
680 times the amount of the first weighing,
and at the expiration of ten more days it
had again almost trebled in weight, show
ing a full ninety grains of avoirdupois, or
1,600 times the original weight. At the
fifty-sixth dsy the worm had attained its
full size and now weighed 207 grains, 4,140
times the amount of the original one-twen
tieth grain weight.
If a man’s adult weigh), was 4,000 times
that of ths average weight at birth his
twenty-first birthday would find him car
rying around something like twenty ton*
of surplus flesh. But this wonderful in
crease in weight and the carious calcula
tions that can be deducted therefrom are
not mors remarkable than the food con-
(tuning powers of such creature* When
the worm is thirtv dart old it has con-
A Coachman’s Blunder.
One day at Edinburgh Lord Rosebery
realized the disadvantage of owning swift
horses. His brougham had met him at
Waverly station to take him to Daimeny.
Lord Rosebery opened the door of the car
riage to put in some papers, and then
turned away. The coachman, too well
trained to look round, heard the door shut,
and, thinking that bia master was inside,
set off at once. Pursuit was attempted,
but what was there In Edinburgh streets
could overtake those horses? The coach
man drove seven miles, until he reached a
point in tbs Daimeny parks, where it was
bis lordship’s custom to alight and open a
gate. Here the brougham stood for some
minutes awaiting Lord Rosebery’s con
venience.
At last tjho coachman became uneasy
and dismounted. His brain reeled when
he saw an empty brougham. He could
hare sworn to seeing his lordship enter.
There were his papers. What had hap
pened? With quaking hand the horses
were turned, and driving bock the coach
man looked fearfully along the sides of
the road. He finally met Lord Rosebery
traveling in great good humor by the om
nibus.—San Francisco Argonaut.
Calamity stiller.
“Talking of bad luck,” said Julius
Chown at the Llndell, "reminds me of a
man I once knew in Iowa who could have
given Job himself pointers in the matter
of misfortunes. We called him Calamity
Miller, He was a prosperous merchant at
Comanche, had a model wife and the hand
somest daughter between the Mississippi
and the Big Muddy. Inez Miller was the
recognized beauty of the state. Comanche
waa visited by acycione, nnd Miller's store
was torn to pieces and his goods scattered
to the four winds ilia residence was
totally destroyed, and he was crippled for
life by a falling chimney. Before the cy
clone Miller was a moderately wealthy
man. In ten minutes he was a pauper and
a cripple. Shortly after that he was struck
by lightning and partially paralyzed. His
wife and daughter went to stay with rela
tives at Galesburg, Ills., and weredrownrd
by the capsizing of a boat. That winter
Miller troze to death. ‘Calamity Miller’
has long been a synonym In eastern Iowa
for the toughest kind of tough luck.”—St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Well Meant Advice,
Well meant advice is sometimes depress
ing. It is wise to think twice before ad
ministering It. One at its less happy as
pect* la an unconscious revelation of our
counselor’s unflattering opinion of us. A
lady who hat taken just aud modest satis
faction in the fact that she was unfailingly
careful not to hurt anj one’s feelings, and
not to err in matters of tact, waa once dis
mayed by this piece of advice from a friend,
"When you visit the Duncans do not ask
for Mrs. Duncan.”
“No," said the lady meekly, but wonder
ing a little.
"No, do not ask. She la In an insane
asylnm. It M a sad subject with the fam
ily of court*. I thought I had better tell
you for fear you would ask, and when they
evaded it yon would press the question.”
Press the questionl Hod she ever been
known to "preM" a personal question? sh-i
asked herself In some disturbance of mind,
but ehe felt less concerned after she heard
the Duncans make this comment on her
friend, "She le such a well meaning wom
an that no one lays It np against her that
she is a little inquisitive.”—Youth’t Com-
NVv York, Nov. 23.—Miss Ade'nid
Norris, u nurse a. Nail.burn Iaia.'d during
the cholera scare, it about to sue for her
wages. She says that this suit will b >
followed by ono for damages. She told
a number of reporters of the abuses on
the island, among them a a.lurc to dis-
irlbute clothing scut by charitable people,
ihu* preventing convalescent peopS trie
leaving their bedt that supplies paid lor
by the quarantine ootum ssion never
reached the island, aud that sho was
compelled to bathe mtie as well n» f -
male pat ents. She said eh* was mad •
si<k by the attendants of tire crematory,
■who put six corpses together and* di
vided the ashes into six pirt), plae.ng
each part in bottles labelled with the
names of the six persons, wh'eli the in-
discrtm.nave mbs* of ashes represented,
and giving the bottles to friend* of the
dead as their ashes. She goes on to
say the regular nurses were generallv
drunk nnd gambled regularly, instead of
attending to tire’r duties. ,
Charleston** Pitrnde.
Charleston, S. C., Nov. 23.-Two week*
,. Ne 'T s i‘ nd Courier proposed
UeYelana * aection to be celebrated in
a royal style aud invited a number of
business and professional men to meet
at too chamber of commerce tc consider
the matter. After some dismission and
many mggeetioDe it was determined to
!i L l t0ffD at »d hare a grand
Jt™ JP roct * s »i°n. The demonstra
tion tonisht was in all respect* worthy
of Cleveland and worthy of Charleston
rhe parade waa under ooratnamd of
Capt. Wagner of the German artillery
and represented every business, profen-
u°n ®P d occupation in tbe city. Not less
than fire thousand men carrying torches
ana red fire marched through the *ev-
eral streets to Marion Square, where,
a “ er reading resolutions by eongres*-
mau Brawler the parade wa* dismissed.
Windows, sidewalks and every point of
adraotagewaa occupied by enthusiastic
specters on the lino of march. Tho
procession covered more than three
mues in its course and from stark to
finish w»*s a genuine success.
Mailing in the rank* at the head of
the column were ,T. D. Smyth, president
of the cotton exchange, and Congress-
man Brawley, State Senator Built, J.
t. Hemphill, editor of the News and
Courier. Dr. Brackett of the Second
1 resbytennn eburrih. Dr. Thomas .pastor
°J Scotch church. Dr. Vadder, pastor
of the Huguenot church, the venerable
but plucky and enthusiastic J. A. Ens-
Iow and n number of the most prominent
and wealthy business men in the city.
Mayor Eiken’ and aldermen followed in
carnages, and they in turn were fol
lowed by dvic and military organiza
tion* with transparencies. Many of the
transparencies were unique in design.
There were *ix band* and two drum
oorns in the line aud innumerable horns
and whistles, which the marchers played
on at will. Fifty thousand people who
witnessed the display tonight will trnito
in testifying that Obarlettton ha* never
done better on any occasion.
Investigating C ommitter still After Him
Washington, Nov. 23.—Secretary of the
Treasury Foster has written a letter to,
Representative Fitch, chairman of the
cougres»ivual t committee, investigating the
rlvvtwa method* :u New York city, re
garding the accounts of John L Daven
port, chief supervisor of election* in that
*,, Jl 1 * 8 Mr. Foster states
that Mr. Davenport has not preiented to
th* treasury department any bill for ser
vice* alleged to have b?en rendered In
the recent election*. That he has de
mand* for *uoh services and contoihplate*
presenting them, Mr. Foster *ay* he hac
w doubt, but that under thn&nv he can-
not comply with Mr. Fitch’* request to
defer their payment until the committee
na* had time to examine them. Mr.
Foster refers to tfie revised statutes and
decision of the supreme court in support
of his portion and surge** Jhat Mr.
F itch apply to D;*fr.ct Attorney M'lch-
5* for permission to be present when Mr.
totS?-? 1 Presented, hnv-
* n J5Jff do1,b * but that Mr. Mitchell will
each Itm? * he ow>ortanit * of ^nmm.ng
WANT WAGES INCREASED.
now Coal Was lint Named.
Carious!, the word coal was in ate long
before as well as long after tbe commence
ment of the coal trade, with a meaning
quite different from that which it now has.
The term originally belonged to wood fuel
and was applied in particular to wood
whioh had been charred, or what is now
called charcoal.
When the trade in mineral coal began
this was usually distinguished by the sin
gular name of sea coal. It would acem that
from having been gathered in early times
on the seashore, more especially of North
umberland, along with aeawoed and other
wreckage cant up by the waves, thtopecu
liar substance was supposed to be of ma
rine origin. From this circumstance and
its resemblance to wood coal in color and
burning properties it obtained the name
of sea coal, by which It was so long and to
widely known. Then in tbe course of
time, as this new fuel gained upon and
superseded tbe old. the simple name of
coal became universally transferred to it.
—Contemporary Review.
They Didn’t Laugh.
It waa on a Casa avenue street ear. A
lady was entering in the most dignified
manner, when she suddenly ,tumbled and
fell awkwardly before reaching a seat.
It happened that Among the passengers
were several of her friend*, who were too
polite to laugh or even smile at her man
ner of entrance, and as she seated herself
ehe wss confronted by a row of solemn
Looking at them for s moment ss if dis-
*"£>wttb them, the remarked audibly:
Well. I have my opinion of people who
don t know enough to laugh when they
have such an opportunity aa that."
Then everybody smiled and felt better—
Detroit Pree Press.
A Mr an Itcmark.
"No. Mr. Timberwheel,”sald Mui Elder
. firmly, "I cannot marry yon.
bnt I’ll be a"
•To take, Miss Elder.” interrupted the
rejected one spitotally; “hot I l,nv« two
gr.i:. In, .-.titr*"—lisri ,r's Bazar.
Boulh Carolina Conference.
Nor v.23—P 1 * South Car-
olina conference of tho Methodist Enis-
suS^faf’Trtalre 0 !* ,>0 P n 1 ‘* lOTtti res.
RbShon 1'",™ *M« moraine.
ranfermce with the communion of the
Wda .tipper, ltev. Mr. Cbristzbiire
!?,vlwted secretary. L>
°J —>0 delegates are in attend-
sneo. A number of routine matters
A,mmU.£?“ Cd A ""J 1 ’'“fored to proper
committees An invitation to attend
blS /r° d ^ latui »«fi<*Hon aneet-
ing In a body waa declined. Twenty.
mittaIt ,> ? Uo n? t * toT . membership were ad
mitted to the conference and n number
were elected nnd will I™
dainnt Sunday. Bishop Hendrix will
preach a Thanksgiving sermon tomor!
F.itcnslve Factory llallitlng Darned.
New Brighton, S. L, Nov. 23.The ex-
tensive factory buildings of the Amdrt-
son PreMod Rrick Company of \ mv
Tork city, and Kreicher Bros., tile
manufacturers, at Krelchervllle, S 1
wore entirely destroyed by fire this' at-
ternoon, together with machinery and
a quantity of unfinished brick and tiles
Tfi® fi". was caused by
in ,h ° ,un, >'L
*na brick kiln in tbe Anderson fnntnry
t-rfmii** '£? Andensoa Companv is
Si.,,000 and Kreioht-r Bros. $125 000
insured. The village to X
habited by operatives in tbe factories,
mrat rCT 100 ar * thrown ou * of employ 1 -
Til* lionet.ry Confmae*.
, Brussels, Nov. 23.—All the proceed
ings of tbe International Monetare^n-
&S. SJhT.£. fen'-ra
lhat .he S "mS?ori!? n, of the^delegstestate
empowered to merely study the facts
advanced and to report thereon to their
respective governments. The idea .“at
the oonfereneo is divided into two see-
uon^monomeniahst, and bimetallist.,
Explosion of. Can of Powder.
Belleville, Oat, N,v. 23—Three child-
ren playing in the store of A. N. Nolan at
Marlbank, got hild of a can of p.trder
wh eh in some way became ignited arnlsa
terrible explos.on followed. The doors
of the building were blown 100 feet away
leople Who were in the store* at thi
time were hnritd through the windows
b ' 1 ‘. 'reaped with slight Injuries. The
eh-ldren were all terr bly mangled, and
one is dying, ami it is feared that bo li
of the other* will also die. “
Mrs. Parnell n Bankrupt.
,Luttfion, Nov, 23—The reeo’ver to
tfce r ?‘A. of Mr * c *H>eriae ParneH, wid
ow of Charles Stownrt rariiell, has given
oiit .d.i.m.n: coneentlcgber bankrupt-
«y. Her liabtlites are said to h- 7 4H
pounds, a»s»u 4.S25 ponml*. She has an
interest for 1 fc in 20.000 pounds “’red.
***** i' iowre
7 k iB n*lt e-tate, it is doiihif, I
-t she widget anything front HMaffur^ 1
4 Vessel A share]
Lowes, Del.. Nov. 23. — The o,eo^
masted schooner EJht T. Littie tvliv
ton. Vs., for Ph:[.ide!phi..^; h ''^7;
wood, went ashore on Carter’* h*?#k r
Sli'C ahorw JfVNMa. la.t night ami
gg>.A*y The rv„ I is now
Biltimore, Nov. 22—Thajt there is a
cuuoer;ed nunrencot on foot among tho
employes of i£he Haiti more and Ohio
Railroad Company looking toward high
er wages for all classes* of % skilled labor
beoomes more apparent each day. The
telegraph operators were partly success
ful in their demand*. Before Ihev had
fairly settled their differences with the
company the Order of Railway Conduc
tors were seeking audience with General
Manager Odell, with the request for a
new wage scale. Ttoeo came the Broth
erhood of Trainmen with a request for
increased wages for brakemen, baggage-
masters and yardmen. They ask tor
rates similar to those paid west of tho
Ohio river. An equalized j»oalo means
a a average advance of 30 per cent, and
the Trainmen’s committee say they will
come very near getting it before the con
ference adjourn*. Any increase would
affect 4,000 trainmen.
Cleveluuil’* quint Departure.
New York, Nov. 22.—Mr. * Cleveland
left the city very quietly at 3 o’clock this
afternoon. He was driven in a closed
carrriage from hi* residence to the Des-
Brosses street ferry and crossed to Jer
sey cirjr, H<» wa* mot by *»iu* «f the
Pennsylvania railroad officials who escort-
"d Inui to special car No. 2 of tbe l*h:l-
adelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore liue,
which had been attached to the regular
8:15 p. m train from Jersey City south.
•Mr. Cleveland’s departure was unob
served. Ail .information of the hour of
departure, the direction to be taken, and
destination of the president-elect was
kept, secret during the day, and when Mr.
C.evehmd, muffled in a big overcoat,
walked through the railway station, he
was not recoguized by the few people
who were present. His dest.nation is
said to Newborn*, N. C., but n* the
train he took has no Southern connection
it thought that he .will stop at Old
Poin Comfort on the way.
SAVANNAH’S MAYORALTY
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A If arrow Kwnpr From Deaths
Milwaukee. Nov. 23.—A spcchl from
Marshfield, Wi«„ g.ve* the part’culars
of a fire at Staadt’s lumber camp and the
burning of five of tho eight men who
building. One 1* now dead.
Charles Dav.d of Mc3I.Jlan cannot re*
cover, nmi two other* are hurneil *n
b.ully that lbs flesh has ilroppctl from
their hands nnd faces. The bulldin-
which wa* a two-atory structure, csiight
fire from n atovc and oonunuaiented to
»» stairway, cutting off cures* from
abwe. The men awoke amid iiiffocstinz
jjuokc and Jumped from th. window to
the frozen ground beneath. The ramp
Thl H’ritforiL
X',,.™ * th . e man w1 ' 0 t>«ri»hed in
the Game* wa* Anton Mullbach.
Virginia Eplwftpai C*—nett,
Lynchburg. Va„ Nov. 23.—The Fni*.
copal council for the new southern dio-
re tL° f «‘T n a «-v‘, ,u St - L'snl's church
today. Bishop Whittle presided.,h'lfty-
seven clerical nnd tliirty-nlne delegate*
wore present Rev. Dr. Spencer of
Pittsburg wa* elected secretary. A eom-
vKSiy , ,’ r *» submitted hy Bishop
Whittle saying he would remain in the
ohl diocese and Bishop Randolph would
wfrk In the new diocese. This settle*
Therein 1 Si th “ " refion of a bishop.
J bore will l>e no new hl«ljnn o?n«***wf
by this council. ' 53
Portracne Whittle of Peter.bnrg was
elected treasurer of the new diocese,
Investigating Labor Troubles.
rittsburg, Nov. 23.-A number of wit-
prase, appeared before the senate com-
C kbor trouble*. H
C. h rick of the Carnegie Company was
on 4Jh» etand two bonr*. Hi* testimony
w»a Idenitieal with U)at given before the
bouao committee. He said the company
preferred American*. He then snbmit-
lfatlne <y rel. 0, oA. , ‘ 1,t * r , tD thc P^keTTOn*
tbat . ^ guard* were necessary
to protect their property, but that it was
22* mT'I’J 1 th6y 1,6 *remd. Continuing,
® e . fompany took «rmr precau
tion to avoid trouble.
PetrolT Has Dltappeared*
Washington, Nov. 22,-Nathing has
been b.-anl of Petroff. tbe ALwkan ex-
J!! 0 !*!** I ? 1W e represeutatioM
to the state department which were em-
bodied in the enre of the government of
the United States before the Behring sea
arbitrators, since the exposure of his du
plicity was made. He has disappeared
utterly, and one of hi* friends has ex
pressed fear that he has made way with
himself. Petroff waa in Washington n
JWLW ,a , 8t * r,da J* when hq confened
his fabrications to Secretary of Htate
hotter nnd then dhappearid.
Xwolb IIa« \o allow.
Montgomery, Nov. 23,-The talk of a
revolution in Alabama over the govern-
ombip is foolish, 'lliore is no lontiinent
in favor of Kolbs claims, and the effort
to count the rote before tbe legislature
is farcical.
Governor Jones and other state ofli-
cera eleclejl last August will take the
oath of office in the presence of tho two
huu*ra on December 1.
Tho proposition for a cornttlturional
convention is not meeting with favor,
a* a UeoidMl majority of both branches
of the legislature oppose It.
The Strikers Want Work.
PitUburg, Pa„ Nov. 23.-8trik*rs at
Cernegies Union Mills, laswreuceville,
held « special meeting today. Spirited
speeches were made by tbe leader* A
vote was ukn to appo'iit a committee
to confer with tbe Carnegie company
officials to ask that all strikers be rein
stated «t former prices (Amalgamated
rates). It wa* also agreed, iti ease tho
committee meets with a refusal from the
company, that the strike tie .continued.
A meeting of the strikers will be held
Friday, # end the result of the confer
ence with the Carnegie Company be
made known at that time.
Joseph Mrdlll’t Mansion Burned.
Pasaadsoe, Cal., Nov. 22.—He reel-
donee of Joseph MedllL >*litor of the Chi
cago Tribune, w.th its contents, except
a little furniture on tho first floor wss
totally destroyed by fire this rooming.
The fire was canted by tho carelessness
of a servant throwing ashes in a box
of shar.ng* The lo»; is about *30,000:
insurance $20,000. The whole Gouseuold
escaped Injury by uaaiy flight.
Oysters ns uit Apetlzer.
Newark, N. J Nov. 23.-Oeorge E.
Evans, o colored mail carrier, ate 210
oysters in forty-one minute* last night,
having wagered $10 to eat 200 inside
of an hour. The oysters were of the
ordinary size. large and nmnll ones being
•• opened. When he had
pocketed Ms winnings be walked to a
restaurant and ordered a steak aa an an-
petizor.
The Waters Subsiding.
Seattle, Nor. 23.—Notwitbatandlng
tbe constant and at time* heavy rains
for tbe past five day* the rivers of wes
tern Washington are getting back Into
their banks and the flood will probably
be over within the next twenty-four
hour* Then some estimate of tbe lose
can be made.
Confessed a Ilutcherjr.
Pari* Nov. 23.—A man who confessed
having mnrdered nnd cut up the body
of s woman found in an unfisiohed bouse
on Rue llotznris four works ago, is be
lieved to be crazy. He police lea rood
that formerly be was s reporter in Mon
treal. He has been known in Paris as
Bobert Guzan and Andrew Frederick.
They'll tVurU ana Pray.
Atl.'inM. V„r. 23 -T: • 1-■;«latore to
day det ided to remain in see Ion Thanks-
gmng <l iy.
r*dr C;ul'-r -. namM after th
Harmon anil Srliwarz Iloth After It in
Dead Earnest.
Savannah, Nov. 23.~Two Savannah
Democrats, Col. Ilarmcn and Maj.
Schwarz, cherish th** hope of being tbe
next mayor of thfs city. The rivalry be
tween them has become so strong that
thc<r freinds are trying to derite mean*
of settling the difficulty. A mutual
fr.eal, reported to be Col. Ru**ell, sent
to each s letter, asking him to submit
th? matter to arbitration. The arbitration
was to he in the hands of five friends of
each candidate, and the deri*on of tbe
Uni arbiters to be final, the candidate cho
sen by them to make th<* rac\ and the
other was to retire as gracefully as pos-
s'ble, and lend his a.d to e!ct the other
Col. Harmon accepted the proportion. •<*-
lerted hs representatives, and sent their
names to the mutual friend. Maj.
Schwarz has not yet decided to settle the
matter in the manuer indicated.
SELLING SEA ISLANDS.
Island* OlTthe Otorfl* Coast Finding
Vmv Owner*.
Savannah, Nov. ”3.—Attention Is being
directed by reeent purchase* to the fact
that the sea islands on Ihe Georgia coast
are passing out of tlie hand* of their
old owners into those of rich men of the
North. Thc upper end of Cumberland
island i* now in th possession of a
hotel and land company, and the lower
half has been acquired by Andrew Car-
tegie, the Pittsburg millionaire, War
saw island. Isabella island, Jekyl is
land are nil under control of Northern
men. SL Catheriner l-.iind j* ihe prop
erty of Capt. Jacob Raners of this city.
Tyhee island has become n summer re
sort. Most of tbe Atlantic coast islands
of Florida have passed to the control
of Northern millionaires, who keep them
as winter residences,
So Work For the Strikers.
Homestead, Pa., Nor. 21.—The failure
of a large number of strikers to secure
employment in the Carnegie mill has
plainly noticeable. There were few ap-
p.ieations for work today, mid these
spread dismay in a manner already
were turned away. The disheartened
appearance of the men as they turned
hotmvnrd through a blinding snow storm
made them objeots of pity.
Fallon County Alliance.
Atlanta, Nov. 23.—The Fulton county
Alliance, one of the largest and most
tnfltient.nl in the state, passed resolu
tions today that it will hereafter lie
o’r.ctly non-partisan: that nil polltleal
discussions will be prohibited, and that
efforts will he made by the order tn edu
cate the people so they may become
more proficient in agricultural and me-
chanx-al pursuits.
Doles For the roblllet.
Des Mo'.ne* la., Nov. 23.—A confer
ence of Democratic notables from nil
S arts of the state is being held hero b>-
ind closed door* It has leaked out.
however, that Governor Boies is to be
urged for a cab.uet appointment. The
conference is to give him n good start In
the race for the Uuited States senator-
sh.p.
Legislator Plrrkle Dead,
Atlanta. Nov. 23.-J. IV. Pierkle,
tnirsf finrty inomhur *>f l A »| ; i
from Forsyth county. died“tli!s' morning
from a stroke of paralysis. This is the
second death in the legislature slncp ft*
opening, both from paralysis. A Demo
crat will probably succeed Air. Pierkle.
Death of Dr. Hooper.
Boston, Nov. 23.—Dr. Hooper, an emi
nent speetallst in disease, of tbe throat,
is dead from the effects of throat cazi-
cer. He was 42 years of age.
The Itatlivay Pool,
From the New York Herald.
The aohome of the trunk Doras between
New York mill Chicago to establish- a
P”ol for the regulation and division of
traffic is probably the most important
mop taken by any of ihe railroads >!mv
the interstate conimerce art was passed
Their efforts in this lino will be watched
with interest.
Fooling is prohibited by the interstate
commerce law, but tbe trunk line presi
dents affect to believe that the law doro
not preclude a division of traffic, al
though it may forbid a money pool, np<l
it is on this line <thnl they are going
ahead with their plan.
FftsMent Depew of the New York
Central railroad goes still further, and
claims that the original purpose of the
law was to prevent diaerituluaiiou of
rates and not to interfere with the dis
tribution of business. He hopes that
tliero will be no difticifiity in getting Un
law amended before many of tho com
panies are brought face to face with
ruin. They all ouy tbat it is the inter
state commerce aot that has worked such
havoc with earnings, and that this is
reason enough why tho law should either
bo amended or ignored. They have
chosen the latter course, and they will
follow It up by trying to get tbe law
amended.
Mr. Depew makes the startling state
ment that the railroad companies be
tween New York and Chicago, during
SareJJoS? 0 * 1 " °. f »*!? ^'“[i.hare lost
115,000,000 on the 15.000,000 tons of
freight carried—a needles* waste that
would not have happened if the old trunk
line pool was in exixtunce.
It is probably sure that general ship
pers have not shared In the benefit of the
ruinous cut rates unit have been made,
and which in nearly every hwtancehave
bejm brought obout by Uie wbolosale es-
toblishmenu.
It is safe to ray that the adoption of
a pool will opt lead to rates much, if
any, higheer than the tariff In effect to
day, but tbe general public win have the
satisfaction of knowing tbat It can ship
100 pounds at the same rate aa the big-
P'holrasle house to New York.
Tho abolishment of the present dis-
crimination, which giro* the insiders n
third off on Ibis ra*e, will bare * whole-
some effect,
Frozen Orange*.
From thc Philadelphia Times.
Ono dozen orange*, Juice of two lem
on* one quart of water, one pound of
sugar. Rub tho rind of three oranges
well Into the sugar; thc peel all the
orange* open thc sections and take
out all the pulp; then add to It tho
sugar and lemon Juice; stand naldo one
hour, then ndd the water, stir until
the Sugar to dissolved; then turn Into
the freezer and freeze. This will serve
elgbt ponton*
• BRIEFLETS.
A newspaper is something like n
teg.!* rai8hty
Dlttle Willie—Pop, what doai .. _
sUm! for? Pop (second nsstoSjJt
ty Inspector)—Get out promptly. p
Teacher (in mineralogy claw)—John,
nie. giro me the name of the
known diamond? Jotranie-Th 0 Tcf*
Jewelers Weekly. 1
Sunday School Teacher—What to tk.
go.ilen tt-xt for today? Broadn-ar UiZ
(reclaimed)—I am the good shepherd s
S. Teacher—And Who is the auth™
these tvords? liroadn-ny Jake—Tile
itor of dor Stall and Express Smiiu"
Gray & Co.’s Monthly. ^ ail,h -
“I am to be married on thc 18th"
said Maude “To whom?" "I
know. Hurry wanU me to elope with
him. hut 1 -SOI Mlvn rrn-1 ,- V- O
I’uck.
am engaged to George.—
Old Lady (anxiously)—Does this trail,
ship at New York city? Brakemaa-
>' ell, if it don t madam, you will
ihe duradest amasb-up you ever **,_
Mrs. Brady (nroudiji)—Me Mary Ana
ha* a pianny. Mrs. McNally (a rivM)-
Och! yez needn’t fink ycz can dtoiva
me from th nelghbyhood wid her oub
laautsu a isos.—Puck.
transmigration
of souls? “I didn’t, but I do now
There s my friend Jenkins was a mut
two months ago-, nnd since he’s been in
society he’s been a donkey."
Irate Passenger—Madam, what do von
mean by letting that brat snatch off mr
wig? Mother (with sigh of roliefl-Ob
it a a wig, is it? X was afcored fur a
minute that he d sculpt ye alive. ’
“Whait'* thc matter with tbe babvr’
asked a lady of a little girl, whose baby
brother she htul understood to be oi’inz
“Ob, nothing much," was the nnra-4!
“Ilea only hatching teeth.’’—Tins Sift-
iugs.
Housemaid—Oh, professor, profwnor
just think, 1 have actually swallowed a
P* 11 !, Professor (looking up from his
hook)—Here a another one for you —
Fllegemde Blaetter.
“Dennis, what made the men strike?
Do they want move wages?" "Och! to
sot-, it was just this; .Someone wd the
walking dilegate wasn’t earnin’ hit
money, an’ lie heard it, so he ordered
ua to strike."—Judge.
Editor—I can’t find Wanamaker’s ad
vertisement in the paper this morning.
Assistant—It isn’t there. Editor—n hr
aot? Assistant,—I wri4e that he was a
"professing’’ Christian, and the types
made K read “professional."—Life.
“A man who is in bad health is eeo
taln’y to he pitied.” "Why, what’s tho
matter now?" "Just this; my doctor
lately ordered me to drink more wine
than beer, aud, as I have ju-t drunk
four bottles of beer, I suppose i ll have
to follow them up with live bottles of
trine."— Fliegemle Blaetter.
Tbe pope has recently rece.ved from
the converted savagos of New Guinia a
curious present. cotuisttug of three
crowns made of the feathers of rlie Up!
bird* These crowus , united together,
form a tiara.
John E. Fitzgerald of Boston, who not
long ago via let! lNtrnoli's grave, «*y«
that every day since the rema n, of ths
f reat Irish '.eader were deposited there
resh flowers have not been merely
strewn, but literally piled upon his grave
by the common people.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes suffers,
somewhat from asthma, and it Is notice!
able in his Vo ce, hut (Ithrrwi.t* po HP.'TT,«
to be in excellent health. He to a great
walker, and is often seen in Bearon
street, taking his “constitutional." Hs
a .ways wean a nicely polished *lk hat
and oatrics a large enne.
A Practical Hint.
From the Philadelphia Time*
A good cook nays she always has a
piece ofbncouinthe house, nud to keep
jt sweet and fresh site takes a clean
whlto cloth, wrings it out In cold water
and wraps the Imcoo in It. then Lay* it
on tho swing shelf In her cellar. In
summer slm does the sumo thing, only
sBc puts it In tho refrigerator. Kilt
pork may be kept In the same way.
Vote* of Early Timed unit X'o\r,
Frtjitn tho St. Louis Dispatch.
Only a little over 1,000,000 of votes
were cast in 182S for Jneksnn nnd
Adams. It to estimated that 14,000,-
000 wore oast for Cleveland, Harrison
aud Weaver.
A Caratillcntril t-tt-an.
From tho Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Wife—Charley to perfectly devoted
to art. Hu even talks of it in bis
sleep.
Friend—What does lie say?
Wife—Last night he mentioned In an
excited way about drawing a flush.
•toy
jiruraatii
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i-- la the Cleveland inao-
Korsvay’s Longevity,
From tho Springfield Morning Union.
Thc nVcrage length of life is greater
in Norway than in any other country
on the globe. This is attributed to tbe
fact that the temperature to cool and
uniform throughout the year.
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Scrofula is, in the main, a
disease of early life. Home
knowledge is all astray about
it. You cannot tell whether
your child has it or not; your
doctor will know.
We do not prescribe. We
are chemists. We make the
remedy, Scott’s Emulsion of
cod-liver oil. Your doctor
must tell you when to use it.
A book on careful living
tells what scrofula is. Shall
we send it ? Free. —.
Scott A Do*nk. Chemists, 131 South 5th Avtnc«i
Ntw York.
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