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IE ALBANY HERALD.
ALBANY WEEKLY HERALD: SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1892.
Wlijnro goiiiff !i have loin »•’ politic
in Georg!* this year.
Much as honesty is l<> be admired, It
it not always a ii.enns uf popularity.
THEcropof oamtldates In Georgia
Ibtds fair to run ahead of last year’s
«otton orop.
refusal afterwards to vote for the in*
iquitous ototure gag, which was used
by the tyrant Beed to aggravate and
oppress the Democratic minority in
the last Congress, was consistent, and
any other course upon his part at this
time would have been not only Incon
sistent, but as unfair and dishonest as
is the attitude of those who are now
finding fault with him.
A PERMANENT StieCMS.
Cleveland hasn’t written that let
ter yet, and whether a candidate or
not, he appears to be willing.
Tn Indianapolis News deolares
that Indiana, or rather the Democracy
of that State, is for Cleveland.
Gov. Nobtuen Is “solid” with
tlie people of Georgia for another
term, and no other candidate need
apply.
Hon. J. K Sweat, of Waycross, has
been appointed Judge of the Bruns
wick Olroult, vice Judge Atkinson, re
signed.
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Yesterday being the first of
month, would, In ordinary times, have
been collection day, but nobody ven
tured out with bills.
The new-born Third Party in
Georgia Is advertising for a leader.
Statesman Ellington, Col. Peek and
two or three others are willing enough,
but they don’t know how to lead.
Ik some of the counties in the upper
part of the State, Alliance seems to
have beoome only another name for
Third party, but it is not so down here
in the Second Congressional district.
It is useless to try to disguise the fact
that we are going to have some lively
politics In the dlstriot this year, but
the Herald does not share the alarm
of those who appear to believe that
the Alliance is going to rush pell-mell
into the Third party. A few may do
it, but the great majority will not be
so easily led astray.
The Democrats may as well make up
their minds to get along for two more
years without free silver ooinage, for
It is very plain that Wall street has
the present Congress by the throat.
The Indianapolis (Ind.) News tells
of a man negr CrawfordsvUle who as-
alsted his wife to elope with another
man. Marriage was evidently a fail-
sire in his oase, and he probably con
cluded that the best thing he could do
would be to make an assignment.
All the Alllanoemen in Georgia are
not Third partyites, and when the time
ooRies for them to ohoose between the
old Democratic party and any other
party, whatever the name may be,
those who are counting on using them
will find that they have been reckon
ing without a host.
The Herald asked a prominent olt-
Ixon of Terrell countv who was In the
■city yesterday whether Gucrry or
Stevens would carry that county In
the primary election on next Tuesday
(or delegates to tho Congressional con
vention, and the reply rooeived was 1
“The one that manages to control the
Boating vote; It’s mighty close.”
Public testimonials are not always
iso appropriate as the one presented 011
Tuosdny nt Albany by the Chautauqua
managers to Hon. F. H. Richardson,
After his eloquent address on Press
Day. The souvenir wns a handsome
Ailvermounted lnk-Btaml and gold pen
And penoll. Editor Richardson will
put them to good Demooratlo service,
—Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
That “Western man” hasn't beon
named yet, but Arthur P, Gorman, of
' Maryland, Is looming up as a Demo
cratic probability for President. It is
Argued with considerable foroe that he
could carry all three of the doubtful
Status, and that lie would reoeive the
cordial support of the New York
Agenda of bptli Cleveland and Hill,
Ool, Leonidas Livingston has given
it out to the Washington correspond
ents that he is coming to Georgia this
week to mako war on the third party.
Me has sharpened hi* sword and loaded
Ills big gun, and talks like he expects
*0 route the whole Third party bust-
mess. He will make Ills first speech In
Conyers on next Saturday, where he
expects to meet Col. Peck.
The Administration lias deoided to
psy to the* relatives of the Italians
Jellied by the New Orleans mob the
mum of 100,000' francs (equal to about
1^120,000), not as establishing a prece
dent, but as sn evidence of good will.
. As tills would amount to less than a
Ibitudredtli part of the sum total of our
. idldinu against Chile the precedent,
-even vif established, could scarcely be
Ain embarrassing one in the matter of
.outlay Involved.
■Xui:.increasing Importance of Savan
nah as a naval stores port was shown
at the annual meeting of the board
of trade of that city on Thursday, this
belugtlie end of the naval-stores year.
Reports presented showed thnt 1,100,-
000 packages of naval stores were re
ceived during the past year, being
140,000 packages more than in t|ie pre
vious year. The receipts of naval
■bores hero now represent over one-
Jialf of the total receipts of all ports.
'Timm is nothing fair or honest in
•the criticism that some of• the Demo
cratic papors are indulging in against
Speaker Crisp for what he lias done,
and then again for what he has re-
' fused to do, with special reference to
the Bland silver bill. When the fate
jot the bill depended upon the Speak
er’s vote Mr. Crisp did all that any
man in his position could hare done to
save it. lie had his name called and
voted with the friends of the bill on a
test vote. His vote made a tie between
> friends and enemies of the bill,
ind kept the measure from being con
■gnod then and there to the waste-
' et of the present Congress. His
Col. Leonidas Livinoston has
taken occasion to deny the rumor that
be is about to abandon the Demo
cratic party, for the Third party. In
the opinion of the Hkbald, Col. Le
onidas will be a Democrat and with
the Democratic party stand as long as
that party Is In the majority In Geor
gia; but if the the Third party, a
fourth party or any other party should,
get to be the “big side” In the State, or
in his dlstriot especially, he would
flop and flop louder than anybody.
Col. Leonedas likes the flesh-pots and
the big side.
Gasette, heard that speech of Hon. C.
B. Wooten at Berrien court, the other
day, and, In the latest issue of bis pa
per, has an editorial ludorslng the
Colonel’s politics without reservation.
He also giveB It as his opinion that
Col. Wooten’s speech will have a good
eifeot In Borrlen. Col. Wooten makes
a good Impression with solid Demo
crats wherever • he goes, and his
chances for tile Democratic nomina
tion for Congress arc growing brighter
every day. He la the man the people
of tlie district need in Congress.
Attorney General Geoboe N.
Lksteu died at ills home In Cobb
county on last Thursday night. He
had beon in a low state of health for
some time, and his death was not un
expected. Hon. W. A. Little is now
Attorney General. O11 aooount of the
late Attorney General Lester’s illness
Capt. Little was elected Asssistant At
torney General by the last Legisla
ture, and he has since been discharg
ing tlie duties of the office. On Thurs
day morning, upon offiolal notice of
Judga Lester’s death, Gov. Northen
appointed Capt. Little Attorney Gen
eral.
The permanent success of the Geor
gia Chautauqua Is now assured. The
present Assembly has even put a
quietus on the - ohronic croakers, and
all are compelled to admit that Chau
tauqua is not only a good thing, but
a big thing. The people are beginning
to appreciate the institution, and the
assemblys are drawing more good peo
ple to Albany each year.
Those who have come here from the
North this year and have been attend
ing Chautauqnas, and some of them
actively engaged in Chautauqua work
in different parts of the eonntry, all
assure us that the Georgia Chautauqua
has surpassed all Southern Gbautau-
quas, and now stands second only to
the parent Chautauqua of *New York.
The success of the present Assem
bly has more than met the expects
tlons of the strongest friends of the
Institution, and has been an agreeable
disappointment to those who regarded
it with indifference. The institution
has done more than anything else that
we have ever had In Albany to adver
tise our oity and section, and Its Influ
enoe hi a moral, Intellectual and social
way are beginning to be felt through
out Southwest Georgia.
The grand success of this Assembly
should encourage those who have
stood by the Georgia CbautauquRfrom
the day that a kind providence sent
that brainy, noble-hearted Christian
gentleman, Dr. W. A. Dunoan, here to
plant the seeds from whfoh this great
institution has grown, to persevere in
the good work and press forward, with
unabated zeal, to still'greater things.
There is no limit, within the bounds of
the things that cultivate and refine the
people and make the world better, to
the possibilities of this benefloent in
stitution, whioh some of our people
are just beginning to appreciate..
The announcement,has been made
at Washington and repeated with con
siderable flourish throughout Third
Party oiroles in Georgia that Congress
man Winn, of the Ninth Georgia dis
trict, lias renounced the Demooratlo
party and gone over to the Third
party. Col. Winn has given to the
press a statement in whioh the reasons
that control him in his abandonment
of tlie Demooratlo party are set forth,
and there can be no doubt of tlie fact
that he has flopped olear over tho fence.
Col. Peek and other Third party
people are telling it that Congressmen
Livingston and Moses are also going
to Join the new party, but both these
gentlemen linvu taken oocnsion to
deny it and say that they are eoming
to Georgia soon to shell tho woods for
Third party game.
A few afternoons ago a young
gentleman and lady of our acquain
tance had quite a disagreeable expe
rience in connection with an after
noon drive. They had driven out to
Klnohafoonce oreck bridge, where the
high wntcr lmd formed a wide and
deep run about two hundred yards
South of the main ourrent of the
strenm. The young mnn, thinking
the water was shnlluw, drove in, but
alast The water rose, and rose, until
Anally it ran over the sides of the
buggy and tilted it, saturating tlie
young oouplcand their paraphernalia.
It was impossible to turn around .in
the narrow road, and tlie only alter
native was to keep straight ahead.
They finally readied terra flrma, and
agreed to keep the occurrence to them
selves, but “now it’s out."
The Herald household has hardly
been able to keep up with] tlie growtli
of the paper and the combined busi
ness of the paper and its job printing
department, and we have been com
pelled to use the press room for ail
editorial room nnd business office.
But we shall be fixed up ill better
style in n few more days. Tile front
room to the right of tlie stairway
leading to the second story of the
Heralo building was emptied of the
job presses, type cabinets, racks,
stands, etc., whioh it has contained for
two or three years past, on yesterday,
and to-morrow workmen will be
turned into it to get it clean and
“touched up” generally. We shall
convert it into an editorial room mid
business office, anil, after the middle of
tlie present week, when our friends
come to see us they will find a carpet
on the floor and pictures oil the wails.
The Herald is going to fix to keep
house aright.
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS
RUNNING WILD. '
Politics and politicians in Middle
and Upper Georgia seem to be running
wild.
The Atlanta Herald of Saturday
evening publishes a special from New.
nan In which it is said that Judge B.
H. Leigh Is getting numerous sub'
sorlbcrs to a paper oallinga meeting
in the near future In Newnan of all
the citizens of Coweta Interested In
the payment for slaves emancipated
by the Federal government for the
purpose of determining what they
may best do to accomplish that object.
He is engaged and supported* by those
who are most interested, and the pros,
peot now is that there will be a large
and enthusiastic meeting when it con'
venes. Old party affiliations will not
stand in the way of the movement, be
cause there is more in it to old South'
ern slave-holders than there Is or will
be in any political platform.
We don’t know who Judge Leigh is,
but here's two to one that ho will turn
up as a candidate for office before
roasting ear time.
The Herald is proud to be able to
ohronlole the faot that, although our
police force was vigilant, as it always
is, there was no oooasion to make an
arrest in all the orowd that thronged
the oity yesterday. The orowd was
variously estimated at from ten to
fifteen thousand on the streets and in
the Chautauqua grounds dnring the
day, and tlie faot that they were all
sober and peaceable shows that the
class of people who are attracted to
our oity by the Chautauqua are nut of
tlie sort that fill up on fire-water ahd
want to paint the town red. It is
WITHDRAWING FROOI
' SOUTH.
THE
The Atlanta Constitution of Satur
day makes the announcement, upon
authority of Mr. Clarence Knowles,
who has been the Southern manager
of the Germania Fire Insurance Com
pany for a number of years, that that
company has determined to withdraw
from the entire South,and reinsure its
business in this section.
Upon the same authority the Con
stitution states that the Germania was
moved to withdraw from the South on
aecount of the generally unprofitable
condition of underwriting in this sec
tion, especially during the past twelve
months, and ventures the prediction
that unless a deoided ohange for the
belter ocours many more will follow
suit.
The South has always been a noto-
nosuly unprofitable field for the Are
insurance companies, as the losses are
heavier than elsewhere, the taxes more
onerous and the drift of legislation
more oppressive.
Continuing the subject, which lBone
in which all business men are inter
ested, the Constitution says:
The fact that several insurance com
panies withdrew from the State of
Texas a short time ago when the fa
mous alien land owner’s law was
passed by the State Legislature serves
to show what a weak tie it is that holds
some companies to their Southern
offloe.
In faot, it is generally told among
fire Insurance men that their Southern
business has been very hazardous for
the past few years because of many re
strictions placed around them by bind
ing legislation.
Several insurance companies had
built Southern homes in the large
cities of Texas, but when the alien
land law was passed they were forced
to pull up stakes and steal away.
It is told that many lire insurance
companies now doing business In some
Southern States, ana even right here
in Georgia, are losing money year after
year—money that has to He aotually
made up from the business done in the
North and West. '
BOMB ECHOES
Of Garera.r*. Day al iho Geargla
Ohantaaqna.
The Thomasviil^ Tlmes-Enterprlse
of Saturday has a splendid report of
Governor’s Day at the Georgia Chau-
tauqua, and from it we make the fol
lowing extracts:
. Albany was certainly in it yester
day. The ocoasion Was Governor’s
Day of the Ohatauqua and it seemed
that every body in a hundred miles
of the place was in town. The oity
was thronged and Crowded all day,
and it was wlth-dlffloulty that pedes-
trains made their way along the
streets. But then Albany was equal
to the occasion. She alwnys is. Not a
person there but what yras treated as
royally as though he occupied tlie
Governor’s ohalr. But then that’s Al
bany’s way. It la one of the most hos-
ties in Amerlcn.
pitable oit!
Tlie special train was met at the
depot by a detaohement of the Albany
Guards, and the visiting military were
escorted to military headquarters,
where every thing to satisfy the de'
sires of the innner man wasln abun
dance. Nothing was laoking to make
the day one of pleasure and enjoy'
ment.
The visiting military and invited
guests of the Albany Guards were
turned loose on this feast, and it is
needless to say that the hall was
crowded all day. Albany oertainly
knows how to entertain her guests,
and none appreointe this fact more
than the Thomasville boys. No pains
or expense was spared to make tlie
day one of pleasure.
The Guards and Cadets and every
one that went up from Thomasville,
will always hold in grateful remem
brance the handsome treatment they
reoelved at the hands of the citizens of
Albany.
matter worthy of remark, and indeed
one upon whioh the Chautauqua
and our city are to be congratulat
ed, that with all the orowd and the
military display we had here yester
day, there was not a disturbance, an
accident nor a disorderly oocurrenoe
of any kind. It speaks well, too, for
the local and visiting military.
Tuts story is going the rounds of
the Northern press: A11 Ohio man
carried some tine specimens of Chester
White and Foland Chum pigs,
to a county fair in Florida, feeling
perfectly eertain, in view of the mis
erable mongrel stock raised by tlie na
tives, that lie would take first prize
and make a paying market for his
breeders. But he was disappointed.
In the award of prizes his exhibit was
entirely ignored, beeause,as lie learned
on inquiry of the committee, the farm
ers were obliged to have hogs adapted
to their surroundings—in other words.
“they wouldn’t give a d for a hog
that couldn’t outrun a nigger.”
Last Monday a special car passed
through tlie oity over the S., F. & W.
nnd Columbus Southern roads, bearing
a wedding party en route from Savan
nah to Columbus, where tlie marriage
of Mr. Henry Freeman, of Savannah,
to Miss Shellinan, of Columbus, will
take place to-morrow. The party con
sisted of Messrs. Henry Freeman,
Davis Freeman, Murray Stewqrt, Jno.
S. Cassell, A. H. Lane and others.
A Lively Kuniiwnr.
There wns a lively runnwny dn
Washington street nt about half past
12 o’clock this afternoon. Mr. Nott
Parker's little roan mare broke loose
from where she was hitched at the
Campbell compress, and came dashing
up the street witli the wagon. One of
Wight, Weslosky & Brown’s drays,
driven by Ike Weston, wns coming up
town with a hale of hay and a lot of
bacon, and when the runaway mare
and wagon came upon It the dray mule
took fright and also ooinmenced to ruu
The little mare was stopped by Mr,
MoKenzie D'ehon, in front of Gunni
son’s store, but Ike Weston had consid
erable trouble in getting his mule
under control, and his load of bacon
and liny was pretty well scattered.
IN HONOR OP GEN. LONGSTREET
Am Elegant Lnneheen Willi Hr. C. Wee-
■eleweky ie Heel.
Gen. Longstreet was feasted Satur
day morning. Mr. C. Wessolowsky
served at his home in this oity an ele
gant luncheon in the General’s honor
at 12:80 o’clock. It was a fenst—but
not of the sonl—and was followed by s
flow of reason, wit and eloquence in
the after-dinner speeches that bubbled
forth spontaneously from the feeling
of oonvlviality and good fellovfsbip
that the ocoasion produced.
The table was beautifully decorated,
and delicious viands were arranged in
such a manner aB to tempt the most
dainty appetite.
Those present were: Gen. Long
street, Judg Trippe, Capt. R. Hobbs,
Capt. Hitt, of Americus, Mr. M. Als-
berg, of New York, Col. J. P. Fort,
Mr. Morris Weslosky, Mr. L. .C.
PloiiBky and Mr. Jake Menko.
When they had sufficiently refresh
ed the inner man, Gen. Longstreet rose
and in happy words toasted the absent
ladies.
Capt. Hobbs, in his Jocose, happy
manner, toasted the genial host, and
hoped that he might have the pleasure
of attending suoh an oooasion weekly.
In his response, Mr. Wessolowsky
remarked that if all Capt. Hobbs’ ef
forts were as successful as this Chau
tauqua, he would not mind a weekly
repetition of the ocoasion.
So delectable were the viands served,
and so|oongenial“were the spirits
gathered about the festive board, that
the expiration of the second hour
found the party just arising from the
table.
Gen. Longstreet will leave Albany
Monday morning on the 11:20 train,
en route for New Orleans, where he
goes *0 attend a veterans’ meeting in
that oity.
His daughter goes witli him. She
has been honored by being chosen
daughter of one of the Louisiana reg
iments.
SUNDAY SERVICES
At the Chautauqua Tent Ta
One would soarcely think that Chau
tauqua was over judging from the
number of people who gathered in the
tent Sunday morning to listen to the
sermon by Dr. Dunning. He took for
his text the 7th verse of the fourth
ohapter of Proverbs:
“Wisdom is the principal thing;
therefore, get wisdom; and with all
thy getting get understanding.”
Tlie sermon he preached was most
excellent.
It was full of that lofty tone of
thought of a man who has lived long
enough and wisely eqough to under
stand that the only right guidance of
life is the wisdom nnd understand
ing that comes alone through a
knowledge of the love of Christ.
It wns attentively listened to, and
the thoughtful faces of many bore evi
dence that the broad-minded ideas of
Dr. Dunning were being carefully con
sidered.
The evening service at the tent was
the address by Mr. Wm. Reynolds, of
Chicago, on “Sunday Sohool Work.”
Mr. Reynolds is Secretary of the In
ternational Sunday School Associa
tion, and his work and experience in
this line enable him to speak with
thorough understanding of his sub
ject.
His address was an exhortation to
more and better Sunday school work.
He spoke eloquently of the influence
for good thnt the Sunday school hns,
of the religious training among chil
dren, and urged a greater interest in
tlie work and better preparation for
it in careful Bible study and trained
teachers.
At the evening service, Miss Hallie
Cox rendered a solo, “Calvary," which
was much enjoyed.
r
A Madam War Haro.
It is a great mistake to suppose,
because it is many centuries since
Leonidas fought with the Persians at
Thermopylae, and brave Horatius
kept tho bridge at Rome, that deeds
equally heroic, and equally worthy
of celebration, have ceased to be
done.
A story is told, very simply, in an
•‘order of tho day” issued by General
Reste, commanding the French forces
in the Indies. *
A detachment of the Ninth' regi
ment of the marine corps had been
sent to subdue uud capture u baud of
Chinese piratee which hud been oper
ating on the coast of Tonquin. The
pirates took refuge in u buttlemented
pagoda.
Here they were' besieged by a
party of the French, under command
of Lieutenant de Vuthuire. Attack
ing the pagodu with axes and other ^
implements, tlie French succeeded in ytfl
effecting a narrow breach in its V
walls; but this breach was sufficient I
to admit only one man at a time.
Within, the pirates awaited the
onset of their assailants. Whoever
went in first wus sure to meet death
at their hands, but if the remainder
of tho French pressed in after him
the pirates might be overcome.
De Vathaire did not hesitate. Put
ting bimrnlf at the head of a line of
his men, he bade them follow him,
and foroed bis way into the breach
in the pagoda, shouting, "Vive la
France 1”
He was shot down and died on the'-f
spot. But the attack succeeded, and
the pirates were captured.—Youth’s
Companion.
Photographs of the f F*ce,
(The other afternoon I was in the
studio of a well known photographer.
With me was on artistic friend who
called my attention to a peculiarity
of the photographs arranged around
the walls. There were pretty wom
en in abundance, and children and
men in all kind of poses and cos- -
tumes.
"Did you ever notice," said my
friend, "that nine out of ten of the
pictures one sees show the left side
of the facet”
“No," I answered, “I never did,
nor can J imagine why such should
be the case.”
"There is a very good reason for
it, which lies in the fact that in tho
vast majority of cases the left side of
the face is the good looking side.
Every photographer knows this and
takes advantage of it. Now look
around the room and see if it is not
as I tell you.” ,
A careful investigation showed me
the absolute correctness of my
friend’s observation. In the whole
studio there were not more than half
a dozen photographs showing the
right side of the face, and none of
them seemed to he at all flattering.—
New York Herald.
1
FROM THIRD PARTY HEAD
QUARTERS.
The Lenders Jubilant Orer the Flop
of Pongrruann Winn.
Off for the Bnptlel Conrentlon.
The Rev. E. B. Carroll leaves to
morrow morning for La Grange, where
he will preach, to-morro.w evening, the
introductory sermon of the Baptist
Convention to be held in that city. He
will be accompanied by Mr. Charles
Mallory and will return on Friday
next.
Maj. R. J. Bacon, of Baconton, and
Mr. Merril Calloway will also attend
the convention.
Mrs. J. L‘. Underwood and Miss Lucy
Butler, of Camilla, who have been
spending a few days with friends in
the city, will attend the convention
before returning to their homes.
Don’t Forget to Remember
Front Geo,! Housekeeping.
That good lieutenants do not always
make good captains.
That “cranks” are those who think
themselves anything but cranks.
That roomy hearts have more genu
ine hospitalitality than roomy houses.
That it is well to be prompt to re
spond when the breakfast bell rings,
to be instant in season at the dinner
table and not to be out of season at
supper time.
Sunday’s Atlanta Constitution says:
“There was jubilation and rejoicing in
Third party circles yesterday.
“That graceful flop of Congressman
Winn’s from the ranks of Democracy
to tlie ranks of tlie People’s party was
responsible for the happy feelings of
the Third party men.
“ ‘I told you so,’ was a common ex
pression uuiong them.
“ ‘I knew,’ said Editor Irwin, ‘that
there was something in the wind. I
bad a strong intimation of it a few
days ago in a letter from Washington,
and I would not have been surprised
if the entire Georgia delegation of Al-
liancemen had come into the Third
party. In fact, I somewhat expected
it. I would not be surprised to see
them come over yet. They will see
the handwriting on the wall—see the
mass of the farmers going into the
Third party. A few weeks will give
some developments in that quar
ter. Congressman Moses is not ex
pected to join the Third party.’
“Editor Irwin is remarkably san
guine regarding the success of the
Third party, and makes the most ex
travagant claims about its prospects
in Georgia.
“He delivered a Third party address
near Conyers last night. He will
nUim in tiovf wnnl-'a isena *1...
claim in next week’s iBsue of the
Southern Alliance Farmer that the
State is overwhelmingly for the Third
party.”
Iiupol'tunco of Gmmmnr.
Grammar is the natural focus and
center of all philological study, and Ji
lt is easy to see that this must neces- ’
sarily be so. For as the spring of all
language is predication, and as with
the progress of development the act
of predication becomes highly com
plex and ■ elaborate, some habit of
analysis is requisite if the mind is to jp
keep pace with its own creations.
Grammar is the psychological analy
sis of predication.
We are too prone to hold ele
mentary grammar cheap, merely be
cause it is elementary and because
it is supposed to be common knowl
edge, but it is in reality the first con
dition of our bringing a scientific
mind to bear upon the phenomena
of language. Whatever we learn by
comparative philology goes but to
constitute a periphery which re
volves, or ought to revolve, around
this central “hub” of linguistic r'
science.—Professor John Earle in
Forum.
Lodgings In Kurdistan.
I felt that I could scarcely touch a
lower depth in the matter of accom
modation than when they lodged me
in a dark subterranean stable run
ning very far back into the hill, with
a fire of animal fuel in the middle
giving off dense and acrid fumes. A
recess in this, with a mud bench,,was
curtained off for me, and the rest of
the space was occupied by my own
horse and baggage, mules and most
of the village asses, goats, cows,
calves and sheep. All the zaptiehs,
servants, travelers and katirgis were
lodged there. There were legions of
fleas reveling in a temperature which
rose to 80 degs. at midnight, though
there were 6 degs. of frost outside.
In the part of the roof which pro
jected from tho hill there were two
holes for light, but at night these
were carefully closed with corks of
plaited straw.—Mrs. Bishop’s “Jour
neys in Persia.”
Stoneware Kitchen Utensils.
A noteworthy feature of the kitch
en supply shops is the general intro
duction of German kitchen utensils.
A great many of the ordinary kitchen
utensils, which in thin country are
made of wood or tin, are in Germany
made of heavy stoneware, either pure
white or decorated with the onion
pattern. The familiar French 1 ‘drip”
coffee pot, called in New England a
“biggin,” is imported from Germany
in this heavy stoneware. There are
meat mallets, skimmers, graters, dip
pers and many small articles, all fur
nished with wooden handles to in
sure their lightness.—New York Trib
une.
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