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NINE LIVES LOST IN STEAMER FIRE THE GLEN ISLAND BURNED. took fire ox passage THROUGH LOXG ISLAND SOI'SD. Steamer Orly Abandoned When Flame* Swept From Stem to Stern. Those Who Lost Their Lives Were Cot Off Before the Alarm of Fire Readied Them—Excellent Discip line Was Shown by the Grew ot the Vessel. New York. Dec. 17. —By the burn ing of the Starln line steamer Glen Island in Long Island Sound to-day, nine lives were lost and property roughly estimated at a quarter of a million dollars was destroyed. That more lives were not sacrificed undoubtedly was due to the personal courage of the officers and crew, and the excellent discipline maintained when a horrible death for all seemed almost a certainty. When the steam er was abandoned she was flame-swept from stem to stern, and yet the only persons who lost their lives were those whose escape had been entirely cut off by the fire before the alarm reached them. Of the thirty-one persons, including ten passengers, who sailed away on the Glen Island last night, twenty-two, including eight passengers, were brought back to-day. List of the Dead. The dead are: Passengers —Unknown Hebrew wom an, believed to be Rosa Silken, who lived at 206 Hamilton street. New Ha ven. Unknown man, supposed to be a New Yorker. Crew: W. E. Hendrickson, assistant en gineer. , „ ~. Luman Miller, fireman. Frank Bush, fireman. i jj- John Burke, fireman. ijjk Otto L. Alofran, fireman. O. Berg, deck hand. Peter Denson, deck hand. The Glen Island left her dock here Bt 9:30 o’clock last night on her reg ular trip for New Haven. There were ten passengers and a crew of twenty one men, including Capt. Charles E. McAllaster, First Mate Ira Larsen, Pi lot Thomas McMullen and Quarter master John O’Brien. When Fire Broke Out. The trip through the sound was with out incident, and just before mid night, when about three miles west of Greenwich, Conn., Capt. McAllaster left the pilot house and went below for his midnight lunch. At that time there was no indication of trouble of any kind, hut hardly had the captain reach ed the galley when there came a rush of stifling smoke from the hold of the steamer and every electric light on board the craft was extinguished. When the captain rushed to the deck smoke was pouring from every passageway, hnd flames were sweeping up through the aperture around the walking beam. Capt. McAllaster sent in- the alarm for fire drill, and the men came tumbling out of their bunks. In the meantime the steering gear had been blocked and the pilots, finding them selves unable to direct the course of the steamer, hurried to the assistance of the other members of the crew In saving lives. Boat* Ordered Away. Capt. McAllaster ordered McMullin to go to the hurricane deck and loos en the two large lifeboats. He man aged to loosen one of the boats, while Capt. McAllaster went to the main deck and tried to loosen the two large life boats. Capt. McAllaster manag ed to loosen the port life boat. The lother life boat was frozen to the davits, but a smaller one was soon ready to be lowered away. While the officers and crew were working there was a fearful scene of confusion among the ten passengers. They ran about the saloons in disar ray. The woman who lost her life had been aroused by the stewardess and was on her way to one of the boats, when she suddenly turned and dashed back into the flaming cabin. It Is supposed that she went back for her valuables. She was not seen again and must have perished. Took to the Boats. There was no possibility of waiting for the rescue of those who failed to appear at once. In the large boat fif teen people were afloat. They Included the eight rescued passengers and seven of the crew, including the captain. The large boat was just about to be low ered, when the latter ran up and jump ed In just in the nick of time, or he, too, would have perished. The smaller boat, which Pilot Mc- Mullin had managed to free, carried seven passengers. The two boats were rowed as far away from the burning steamer as was necessary to escape destruction and waited there and watched the boat burn. They made every possible effort to find any possi ble survivors, but there was none to be found. The burning steamer drifted away toward the Long Island shore. In the meantime the tug Bully, which was passing with a string of barges in tow, sighted the burning steamer, cast her tow adrift and came to the rescue of persons in the boats. They were taken from the small craft, placed In the furnace room of the tug, clothing was given to them and When the steamer Erastus Corning came along shortly afterward were transferred to the latter and brought to New York. The fire Is believed to have started In the dynamo room, but its cause is (unknown. DODGE GOING BACK. .Galveston, Tex., Dec. 17.—Charles F. Dodge, who has been wanted In New York to answer sensational charges and over the extradition of whom there has been litigation and numberless entanglements, left for New York to-day. He went on board the Mallory line steamer in charge of United States Marshal Hanson and three deputies. The ship Hailed short ly after noon and no Incidents of in terest attended the departure of the noted prisoner. New York, Dec. 17.—1 tis rumored to-night in New York that when Charles Jf. Dodge reaches this city he will thrdw himself upon the mercy of, the court and tell all he knows about the Dodge-Morse divorce matter. In connection with which he has been In dicted for perjury. MADE hTsToRTUNeT" NOW WANTS TO SELL. Atlanta, Dee. 17.— According to a dls pstoh ftom Memphis. Abner Powell wants to sell the Atlanta baseball fran chise. if he cannot sell the entire ftenehlee to an accept*lde party, then lie proposes lo sell a third Interest, re taining ths majority eonlrol. Powell muya h haa mads a rotnforiabie for tune, and la ready to retire if be edit do de adteeeL.j. “77” Cures Colds and GRIP At Druggists, 25 cents, or mailed. Humphreys' Medicine Cos., cor. Wil liam and John streets. New York. STRONG POINTS IN SMOOT CASE. Continued from First Page. Smoot, said they would admit that Mr. Smoot had been present. Never Flu noted Him Polygamy. “Was It known that you were a polygamist?’’ asked Mr. Burrows. "I did nothing to conceal the fact, but I had never flaunted it,” the wit ness replied. William Budge testified that he has three wives, and that he has had three children born since the manifesto of 1890 All of his wives live in Paris, and he testified that he does not live with one to the exclusion of the others. Most of the children are grown and live In Idaho. Of these children, he testified that one son is a judge of the district court, one son prosecuting at torney in Bear Lake county; one son in-law, H. Smith Woolley, is chief assayer of the mint at Boise City, and one daughter is postmaster at Paris. Of himself, he admitted that he is the most prominent Mormon in Idaho, hav ing served in the State Senate and otherwise taken a leading part in church affairs. Xot Sure About His Offspring. John Henry Smith became an apostle of the church in 1888 and Is the sec ond In rank. He has two wives and fifteen living children, four being dead. He could not say how many of the seven living children of his plural wife were born since the manifesto, but thought four. He testified that he was one of the signers of the applica tion for amnesty. Asked concerning his failure to prac tice the agreement thus made, he said: “Nobody can take from me my fam ily. I am responsible to them and to God alone, and if my countrymen choose to punish me I shall have to suffer the consequences.” Asked if he had ever concerned him self about the fact that an apostle of the church had taken a fourth wife six years after the manifesto, Mr. Smith replied that he felt that every man was amenable to the laws; that the courts have jurisdiction and that he was not responsible for the acts fof his associates, moral or other wise. Mr. Tayler told the witness that the answer did not appear candid. Mr. Smith answered: “If I were a grand juryman and satisfactory evi dence were presented to me of the facts you have stated, I would have indict ed the defendant.” The committee adjourned until Mon day. MYRICK WAS* ON HAND. Contempt Was Not Shown by the Savannah Attorney. Valdosta. Ga., Dec. 17.—This morn ing W. R. Smith of Waycross was tried in the federal court, upon the charge of opening a letter that did not belong to him and of using the con tents, which was a draft for SSO. The letter was addressed to “W. R. Smith,” but was intended for “W. O. Smith.” It came from a lawyer as money that had been collected. W. R. Smith claimed that he had a claim for furniture that was destroyed against a railroad, and was looking for a check from a railroad lawyer. The Jury released him. It was in this case that the court Issued a rule against John E. Myrlck of Savannah, forcing him to come here to defend the prisoner. When asked by the court why he should not be adjudged in contempt, Mr. Myrlck re plied that he was on hand as the court ordered. And thus the contempt pro ceedings dropped. TEN TIMES TORPEDOES STRUCK SEVASTOPOL. Tokio, Dec. 18, 11 a. m.—The battle ship Sevastopol has been successfully torpedoed ten times. Advices from Port Arthur say that she is aground and is evidently completely disabled. Statesboro Methodists’ New Pastor. Statesboro, Ga., Dec. 17.—Rev. G. G. N. MacDonell, the new pastor of the Methodist Church, arrived here with his wife and three children last night, and were met by a representative of the Ladies’ Parsonage Society, and driven to the parsonage, where every thing was arranged for their coming. The Methodists are congratulating themselves that they have the services of so able a man as Rev. Mr. MacDonell. , OBITUARY. Judge E. H. Hammond, Memphis. New York, Dec. 17.—Judge E. H. Hammond of the federal district court, Memphis, Tenn., died here to-day aft er an illness of four days with pneu monia. Judge Hammond came to New York about two weeks ago to attend a meet ing of the McKinley Memorial As sociation and decided to remain a few days for a visit with his daughter. He contracted a severe cold early in the week and Tuesday It developed Into pneumonia. Judge Hammond wai 66 years old. The body will be taken to Memphis for burial. Mrs. Marie Rhodes, Quitman. Quitman, Ga., Dec. 17.—Mrs. Marie Tillman Rhodes died here last night, at (the, home of her mother, Mrs. C. G. Tillman. Mrs. Rhodes was 22 years old. and was married last Jan uary to Mr. Herbert C. Rhodes, whose tragic death occurred near here last May by drowning in the Wlthlacoo chee river, during a picnic. Mrs. Rhodes leaves ontj child. She be longs to the best families of Quitman and was a niece of Mrs. E. E. Rey nolds of Savannah. Mrs. Humphrey Csstlrmnn. St. laiuls. Columbus, Ga.. Dec. 17.—News has reahed here of the death of Mrs. Humphrey* Castleman at St. lajuls. The remains will be brought to this etty for Interment. She Is survived by her husband and two children and also by two brother* and two sisters. Mr*. J. T. Glenn of Atlanta and Mr*. Ger trude Hardy* of Jark*on, Ml**. Col. William Garrard of Savannah and Hon. L. F. Garrard of thla city are the brother*. Iter. It. I. inli, PUikl, Tea*. Nashville. Tenn.. Dec. 17.—Kev. R. L. Ain la. aecretary of the Termeaaee Conference of the Methodl*t Episcopal Church, South, ia dead here at an In firmary, where he had undergone an alteration. He wa* prominent in South ern Methodism, and at the time of hla death wa* pastor of the church at Puiaekl. T*nn. Me wa* tf year* eld. SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1904. DECISION IS FORECAST IN GREAT BRITAIN’S FAVOR International Commission Meets This Week to Settle the Dogger Bank Affair. Paris, Dec. 17.—Great activity Is manifested In official and diplomatic quarters In connection with the open ing next Tuesday of the sessions of the International commission which is to inquire into the North sea incident. The meeting will bring together some of the leading naval and legal figures of the five foremost maritime pow ers. Besides the Anglo-Russian crisis, which the appointment of the commis sion has averted, it is expected that the meeting will establish a number of precedents affecting International naval conditions and the rights and responsibilities of belligerents and neu trals in time of war. The British and Russian members of the commission will arrive here Monday. The French member is al ready here. The steamer Finland, on which Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, the American representative of the commission is a passenger, is due to arrive at Dover Sunday night, and Admiral Davis is expected to arrive in Paris Monday. The various delegations Include a number of interesting personages. Special interest attaches to Capt. Ciado of the Russsiari party, owing to his sensational arrest for engaging in a newspaper campaign with the object of having the Black sea fleet pass the Dardanelles to reinforce Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s squadron. Ciado is considered the ablest naval tactician in Russia. Final arrangements have been made THE S. S. AMERICA COMPARED WITH SOME OF NEW YORK’S TALLEST SKYSCRAPERS. ...... . —— If either the steamship America or the steamship Kalserln Auguste Vic toria, which are now being built in Europe by the Hamburg-Amerlean Line for transatlantic service, were placed on end among New York's skyscrap ers. it would dwarf them all. If stood on end alongside the Washington Monument, in Washington, which is 655 feet high, either vessel would tower 145 feet above it. Both steamships are to be wonders of construction, convenience and lux ury. The America will be in service next August, but the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria will not bo finished until the spring of 1906. Each will have an up-to-date grill room, where meals will be served ala carte and passengers can have luncheons and dinner parties whenever they choose, and each will have a large gymnasium. Spaciousness will distinguish both ships. There will be three great prom enade decks, one of which will be reserved for promenading and the other for deck chairs and lounging. There will be no “upper” berths in the staterooms, some of which will have dimensions of 10 by 17 feet. Turk ish baths will also be provided. When passengers wish to pass from the upper deck to any of tho four decks below there will be elevators for their convenience running night and day. The America will have a displacement of 35,000 tons. She will be 700 feet over all, 74 feet in beam and 53 feet in depth. The Kaiserin Auguste Victo ria will have a displacement of 40,000 tons, a length of 705 feet, a beam of 77 feet and a depth of 53 feet. Each ship will have a carrying capacity of 3,- 589 passenger*. Their speed Is designed to be seventeen knots an hour. COMPANIES THAT WILL BUILD THE WARSHIPS. Washington. Dec. 17.—Secretary Mor ton to-day approved the recommenda tion of the Naval Board on Construc tion for the award of the contract for the construction of the armored cruisers Montana and North Carolina to the Newport News Shipbuilding Company, at Its bid of $3,575,000 for each vessel, and the contract for the construction of the battleship New Hampshire to the New York Shipbuilding Company, at Its bid of $3,748,000. A CIVIL AVAR CAPTAIN Talks to the Point. “Until about two years ago I had had piles for about 30 years, at times bleeding and very painful. I got a fifty cent box of Pyramid Pile Cure at the drug store, and used It and was en tirely cured: got another box In case I needed it, and as the piles did not re turn In six months I gave the remedy to a friend of mine who wanted the doctor to operate to cure him. My friend said he would uae the 'pyra mids' but he knew they would do him no good, but they cured him of piles of twenty-five years standing. 1 am free from piles to-day. and I have been since using Pyramid Pile Cure. I was Captain in the Civil War. rt James Ad ams. Soldiers' Home. Cal. The majority of people labor under the ImpresHlon that an operation 1* necessary In severe ca*e* of piles, or hemorrhoids, and are very skeptical regarding the remedial virtue* of any medicinal compound. Testimony like the above should certainly have a ten dency to dispel this Impreealon, al though it I* odd that such a fallacy should prevail, and still more odd that so many people should think an oper ation effects a permanent cure, where as tin contrary Is more often the ossa. We advise all sufferers from this painful complaint to buy a fifty cent package of Pyramid Pile Cure at any drug store and try It Lo-ntght. Those Interested cannot be too strongly urged to write PyiemKl Drug Cos . Marshall, Mich, for tiialr little hook describing the causes and cure of Pile*, aa It eontalns valuable Informa tion. and la sent free tor the asking. for the opening session to take place Tuesday. Instead of the gorgeous hall of ambassadors, as first contemplated, the commission will be installed in more convenient business quarters on the first floor of the palace on the Quai D’Orsay. The meeting room is a beautiful apartment in white and gold with Ixiuis IV decorations, mir rors and rich frescoes. There the com mission will first meet Informally and privately, as the proceedings will be private until it is formally decided to make them public. It is expected that Foreign Minister Delcasse will make the address of welcome. Thereafter the admirals will choose a fifth admiral, determine questions of procedure and adjourn until after the holidays. It is understood that the British side of the case is practically made up. It is the expectation that Sir Edward Fry will bear the burden of presenting and proving the case, as it is assumed that the English common law principle will prevail, that the burden of proof is upon Great Britain to prove in the affirmative and not upon Russia to dis prove in the negative. A number of rumors concerning the commission’s probable decision are al ready in circulation. One is to the ef feot that three admirals out of the four are already in favor of the British contention, thus ensuring an ultimate decision favorable to Great Britain. The names of the admirals are be ing mentioned, hut. this and other re ports are purely speculative. All the admirals are men of inde pendence and rigid believers in await ing official details before reaching a conclusion. Therefore, it is certain that the ease will be judged and de cided on its merits and without pre conceived inclinations. TRIED TO MAKE IT SEEM ACCIDENTAL Revolting Facts Brought Out After the Heath of ttyveton* Paris, Dec. 17. —Revolting details of the domestic conditions preceding Dep uty Syveton's death continue to flood the newspapers. According to deposition made by Madame Syveton before the examin ing magistrate. It has been definitely ascertained that Deputy Syveton com mitted suicide by Inhaling gas and in order to avert a scandal. Madame Syveton admitted to the magistrate that she, with the help of the house keeper, so placed the body of her hus band as to make It appear that his death was accidental, and also that she burned the deputy’s private pa per*. t FIREWORKSCAUSED FIRE AT WAYNESBORO. Waynesboro, Ga.. Dec. 17.—Hum phrey & Son sustained a los* by fire this afternoon of about SSOO. The fire wa* caused by an explosion of fire crackers, and created quite a lot of ex citement for a time. The fir# was In the business center of the town, and was only held down by the vigilance of the bucket brigade, which promptly turned out and did vallsnt service. • Farmers Were Ton Busy. Dallas, Tax., Deo. 17.—T0-day wa* th* day set for holding county meet. Inga of cotton growers In Texas, for the purpose of making plan* to hold nnm*rk"ted cotton for better price*. The call w.<* Issued by Col. K. H P*. ters president of the Texas Cotton Growers’ Association. Reports from Northern Teas* Indicate that not many of tbe meetings Were held bee*Use the larmsr* arw plowing and preparing for neat year s crop. INDIGESTION FOLLOWS FEASTING. MISS NELLIE G. LOOMIS, 911 Campbell street. Kansas City, Mo., society belle and member of the National Annuity Association, in a letter to the Peruna Medicine Cos., writes as follows: “My health was excellent until about a year ago, when 1 hail a complete collapse from overdoing socially, not getting the proper rest and too many late suppers. My stomach was In a dreadful condi tion and my nerves all unstrung. "I was advised by a friend to try Peruna and eventually I bought a bot tle. I took It, and then another, and kept taking it for three months. "At the end of that time my health was restored, my nerves no longer troubled me, and I felt’once more able to assume my social position. “I certainly feel that Peruna is de serving of praise.”—Nellie G. Loomis. The rich foods usually served at holiday dinners and the unusual in dulgence in them irritates the stom ach and paves the way for catarrh which soon fastens itself upon its vic tims. Catarrh of the stomach Is usually called dyspepsia. Many a case of dyspepsia had its beginning at some holiday feast or Christmas dinner. Those who have been acquainted with the value of Peruna in such wises often escape the evil consequences of these feasts. At the beginning of the first symp tom of catarrh of the stomach or dyspepsia, Peruna should be taken. Sometimes It is necessary to begin Ask Your Druggist for a Free Peruna Almanac for 1905. Trial of Walter Bracken. Valdosta, Ga., Dec. 17.—At a late hour last night the jury in the case of the government against Walter Brack en, a young BatnbrUlge man, accused of receiving stamps that had been em bezzled from the government, and also ot entering a conspiracy with Lucien McDonald to embezzle the stamps, re turned a sealed verdict, which was opened In the federal court this morn ing. The verdict was one of guilty in the first case, with a recommendation of mercy, and an acquittal In the sec ond eass. This was the hardest fought case of the week and much Interest centered In It. Bracken and his father ran a livery stable ut liainbrldge, and Mc- Donald, who turned state's evidence, accused him of encouraging him to steal the stamps from the postoffice, his father being the postmaster. There was strong evidence on both sides, but many expected Bracken to he acquit ted. The Jury was out four or five hours before agreeing. Pio Centra, Rome. Rome, Dec. 17.—P10 Centra, the faithful attendant of the late Pope Leo, died here to-day of apoplexy, thus fulfilling his own prediction that, he would soon follow his master. Cen tra, who was one of the most pictures que figures of the late Pontificate, llv -141 (entirely fof Pope Leo. sleeping practically in the same room and en joying the entire confidence of the late Pope. In the Hall of Fame and Fun . .. I —" ~ - Edward M. Grout, a Longheaded Politician. As rant roller of the city of New Ifbrk, Mr. Grout la feathering hi# nast far tlw governor* bp of bis stats, tbs stepping stop* t* ths presidency. with a very small dose, just before meal time. The dose should be In creased gradually to the usual size, as the stomach will hear it. No other remedy In the world has cured so many cases of stomach trou ble and dyspepsia as Peruna. A multitude of people are Bending in testimonials to the effect that after everything else had been tried without success. Peruna had cured them. Life Hail Become n Burden, Caused by Acute Indigestion. Mr. William J. Berger, Moran Bros., Ship Yard, Seattle, Wash., President Protected Union of Engineers, writes: "I wits troubled for some time with acute indigestion and palpita tion of the heart, wliloli distressed me greatly and deprived me of the joy of life. “I took pills and other medicines daily, hiit found as soon a* I stopped I was worse oft than ever. “Being advised to use Peruna, I soon found that it brought a wonderful change In my entire system. It cleared up the sluggish channels of my diges tive organs and assisted nature in re lieving itself of the waste. It restored iny strength, increased my appetite, and gradually restored me to perfect health. “I certainly have good reason to be grateful, and heartily endorse Peru na.”—William G. Berger. THEY HAVE RELIGION. Amerflcaa Revivalists Are Stirring I'D the Welsh. London, Dec. 17.—There has been a remarkable spread in the religious re vivals, which were started at Bolton, Lancashire, by Rev. Rueben A. Tor rey and Charles M. Alexander, both of whom are from Chicago. At first the movement was consid ered to be only one of the periodical outbursts which happen from time to time throughout England and Scot land, but the proportions It haa now assumed attract general attention. Wales, which Is largely non-conform ist, Is ringing with revivals and the churches are crowded on week day* and on Sundays. Some of the places of worship will not accommodate those who wish to attend, and peoplo gather In halls and In the open streets. All classes are affected. A notable difference between the Welsh revivals and other revival meetings Is the fact that the proceed ings are not conducted solely by those on the platform. The leaders com mence the service with a prayer. The massed congregation, however, does not follow this leadership, hut Indi viduals or groups of Individuals offer a prayer suggested by personal promptings until the whole becomes a babel of Independent supplication with “I have been a sufferer wltli In digestion for over four year*, caus ing distress after eating, wltli for nmtlon of gus, heart burn and so forth. "This made me feel very miserable, but six bottles of Peruna restored the functions of my stomach until all traces of dyspepsia had passed away. “I have now a splendid appetite and enjoy excellent health.” Jenni* Belcher. Mr. Carroll Putmon, 836 Carlisle ave., Cincinnati, Ohio, writes: "I feel it a duty to state for the benefit of those who may suffer a* I have, and who do not already know übout Peruna, that it Is the only medicine that I found lo sure my Indigestion mid nervous debility. ■‘l hud lost my appetite and was run-down from over-exertion and ex posure ua business manager of the Bryant Minstrels. "I was at a different city almost dally, subject to continued climatto changes, midnight awakenings in or der to make train connections. Irregu lar meals and all kinds of drinking water which breed many diseases to theatrical folks en route. "I consider Peruna a blessing to overworked, nervous and delicate hu manity. I Ihnnk you again and again for ttie benefit I liuvc derived through your wonderful remedy.”—Carroll Patnion. Address Dr. S. B. Hartman, Presi dent of The Hartman Sanitarium, Co lumbus, Ohio, for free medical advice. varying degrees of fervor, reaching at limes to the point of hysteria, and in the chorus of which the voices of the women mingle with the deep tones of the men. The effect of the revival movement is noticeable everywhere and it Is stat ed tnat the public houses are almost empty. Formerly they were crowded with miners after the working hours. rrunkenness 1 is n .w almost unknown in the Khondda valley, in Glamorgan shire, where prayer meetings are even held in the mines during work ing hours. The efforts of the preachers also are directed against the football season, which Is now In full swing, and sev eral big matches, which would have attracted the populace of the entire countryside, have been called off be cause the best players refused to par ticipate In the games. Til Flit FAVORITE! DISHES. What Some Famous People I.llced Ilest to Fat. From What to Eat. Queen Victoria Is said to have given mutton the preference in the line of meats, and w*as nowise offended If of fered “the cold shoulder.” Queen Elizabeth was very fond of roast goose. She was dining on this when the good news was brought to her on Michaelmas Day that the. Span ish fleet had been driven back. And ever since thfat fowl had been to the English Feast of St. Michael what the turkey is to our Thanksgiving Day. Henry VIII. was extremely fond of beans, and Imported a Dutch gardener to raise them, as In his day they were only used by the upper classes—“a, dish to set before the King.” Napo lean’s favorite dish was a bean salad, much cheaper in his time, but equally good. Louis XV. was "extravagantly” fond of a dish made of the eggs of various birds, which cost SIOO. George Eliot, while at Brookbank, used frequently to walk to the farm where she bought her vegetables, and chat with the farmer's wife on garden ing and butter-making, who was some what surprised at the great novelist’s conversation on such homely topics and afterward remarked: “It were wonder ful, just wonderful, the sight o' green pr*s that I send down to that gentle man and woman every week.” This was the summer "Middlemarch” was writ ten. George Rand not only liked sauces, but excelled In making them. Lincoln. In the days when he did his own mar keting, often stopped at a certain shop for his flavor! te—gingerbread. He used to say: “it swells up and makes me feel as If 1 had had something." Stone wall Jackson delighted In buckwheat cakes—ln season and out of season. Italph WVildo Emerson was fond of pie, especially that made of plums, which he called the fruit of Paradise. Dr. Holmes, on the contrary, said of the peach: "When Nature has de livered It to us, in Its perfection, we forget all the lesser fruits, and if not found by the river of life, hn earth born spirit might be forgiven for missing it.” Charles Sumner’s private secretary tells of the statesman's sweet tooth for chocolate creams. Andrew Jackson surrendered to Ice cream, at first taste, when it was Introduced Into Wash ington. and swore his usiMl oath— "By the Eternal!”—he would have it at the White Houee. and he did— at the next reception. Washington was noted for his fondness for hickory nuts and the amount he oould consume. —Church: 1 see the Attorney Gen eral la going to stop all this guessing business In the newspapers. Gotham: Whom do you suppose that's aimed at The Weather Bu reau?— Tonkere Mtatesman. —The Child: Aunt Mary, nurse says when It thunders, It'S ths Lord scold ln’ iifl. Aunt Mery: Perhaps It Is, dear. The Child: Wwtt. I don't see whet he's got to be so mad about. I'ee done every ting to-day rept brush my leaf. --Brooklyn Life. 7