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BY MRS. WILLIAM KING.
[All Letters to this Department and The Young Folks’ Column Must be Addressed to
Mrs. NVm.King, 4SO Courtland avenue, Atlanta, Ga.l
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Once in n. While.
Once in a while the sun shines out
And the arching skies are a perfect blue,
Once in a while 'mid clouds of doubt
Faith’s fairest stars come peeping through
Our paths lead down by the meadows fair
Where the sweetest blossoms nod and
smile
And we lay aside our cross of care.
Once in a while..
Once in a while within our own
We feel the hand of a steadfast friend;
Opce in a while we hear a tone
Os love with the heart’s own voice to
blend.
And the dearest of all our dreams come
true.
And on life’s way is a golden mile;
Each thirsting flower is kissed with dew,
Once in a while.
Once in a while in the desert sand
We find a spot of the fairest green;
Once in a while from where we stand
The hills of Paradise are seen.
And a perfect joy in our hearts we hold,
A joy that the world cannot defile;
We trade earth’s dross for the purest gold.
Once in a while.
—Montreal Star-Herald.
Lamentations Over Hie Land.
Not since the lamentations heard in Ra- ,
mah—“Rachel mourning for her children 1
end would not be comforted, because they ,
were not"—has there been such lamenta- I
tions over the land. Not for our children, ,
but our flowers and vegetables. Words i
could not express the sorrow felt when we j
locked forth on Monday morning and saw
the drooping rose bushes and the prostrate
vegetables. It reminded one of the desola
tion of a battlefield after a terrific fight.
For 10, the mighty were indeed fallen.
There was no other topic of conversation
on the streets, in the parlor and on the
street cars; all mourning. There was no
comparing of notes—as women usually do— .
for there was but one statement from till.
“Everything killed." Some were a little
more fortunate than others inasmuch as
they had not attempted aerly gardening,
but there were very few who had not been
tempted by the bright sunny days to put
out roses and geraniums, etc., ami alas,
all are gone. When we contemplate the
, jreat loss all over the country, and the
destruction of the fruit crop, it all seems
dreadful, and yet all of that fades away be
fore the great sorrow for our beautiful
Marechai Neil roses, so covered with buds,
pome just bursting enough to show the gold
beneath the green; and now to.see them
drooping as if stricken with some great
grief, is there any wonder that we mourn
i and cannot be comforted? And the fear is
that the worst is not yet known. If only
our rose bushes revive we may indeed be
grateful; but many of them look as if they
I were totally destroyed. Such, however, are
the ups and downs of life; and if we only
learn to bear them philosophically, it is
ail that we can do.
Some Practical Suggestions.
’■ Variety is said to be the spice of life, and
«It holds true in many things—in none more
.4 than in the domestic economy of home
‘7 life. I refer especially to our tables. Some
W people sit down day aftet day to the same
■jg bill of fare, and though they may weary
I of it, they never seem to take the trouble
to make a change. You often hear people
j'lsay that anything from home tastes so
T good—even though it may be no better
g»than we have ourselves; yet it is the va
riety that flavors the article. A good house
-9 keeper will see that there is a change on
H her table every day. She will not have the
-3 game kind of bread every day, or she will
w Vary her vegetables, or in some way make
J a change.
I I once visited a family who were good
Olivers. They had a good cook, and com-
a line market; and yet there was
Ost Idem any change in their diet. I used to
ißth ink if only they would change the posi
■ticns of the dishes, how thankful 1 would
Hbe; but the dish of rice had its place,-as
Mdid the Irish and sweet potatoes, and ex-
Bp pt that now and then there was a change
ton i . meats, the same things were served
Shy after day—• ach meal in the same way.
tto soon found’out that the lady of the house
iWefi everything to the cook, and that was
jtohe secret of the sameness. It requires
jtoome thought and study, but it adds great-
S-. to a family's comfort and happiness. Try
and see how happy you will make the
■Kusltand and children.
9 I was reminded of this a few days ago
m.v a little incident that occurred in my own
Aly cook came to me and said:
flSl wish you would let me make a Sally
wun.'i for supper. 1 am so tired of making
1 gave my consent with much
|Helight, and commended her for her
|Hioughtfulness. It was a treat to see when
he beautiful Sally Lunn made its appear
atoiee on the table that night, with what
pleasure it was greeted. There may
some who would like to have the recipe
jtor this very delightful bread, ami 1 will
it: For a small family, one
|toit of flour is sufficient, one egg, one
tai “espoonfui of butter, .same of sugar ami
on- tablespoonful of good yeast. Beat the
WU, sugar and butter together and add the
Stoite -of the egg after it has been well
Stolen. Dissolve the yeast in luke-warm
■Kter and add all to flour with a little
■alt; mix well. I<ni““? well ami as soft as
you can knead dough; then put to rise.
MuL about 10 o’clock in the morning, keep
in a warm place and at 4 o'clock in the
Afternoon it will be ready to work out and
put in the pan yo'tt are going to bake in
to rise again. Just before baking have an
egg well-beaten (yolk and white together)
t&tl with a soft rag paint all over. Try
this am! you will find it a pleasant change
With other breads. And so it is with other
diMies. I ,earn to cook things differently;
ther- are so many ways to alter and cool:
the same material that one is surprised
Bom , times at the variety that can bo made
When a little trouble is taken to do so; it
Sfifciiiily adds to the health and happiness
of the family.
Mr . 11. G. Fairchild, Forest, Miss., has
K>me valuable exchanges—A Jersey heifer,
■ splendid remedy for freckles and several
1 Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.
E>
i Powder
g absolutely pure
THE WEEKT/Y CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, APRIL 10,18:*
petrified joints of the vertebra of a masta
don; offers these for exchange. Write what
you have for exchange.
THE KINGDOM'S
A Gossipy Exchange of Views Among
♦he Ladies for Themselves.
Mrs. Ho'lonion, 73 Auburn Ave., A'lanta, Ga.—
Any information concerning Stephen Elynt will bo
greatly appreciated. When last heard from he was
in Lowndes county, Columbus, Mississippi, which
was about twenty-five or thirty years ago.
Mrs. E. C. Robinson, Rancho, Texas.—Will some
of the sisters give u recipe for making rolled jelly
cake and a good white cake?
One of the sisters wanted a recipe to kill chick
en mites and fleas. Tell her to trv snuff; sprinkle
freely in nests or on chickens and they are gone.
How is walnut bark used as a hair dye?
Mrs. Z. B. Moans, Elko, Ga.->-I come in behalf of
an old colored woman, who says she used to live in
Putnam counts’. Her mother’s name is Abbie Lin
sey ; she has ia‘son named Stanford Sparks (sup
posed to be Putnam). She wants her son to come
after her; she is totally blind. If any of the sis
ters know either of the above named darkies,
please write to me, and will pay postage.
Mrs. Emma Smith. Ashland, Ga.—l have been
almost a constant reader of the ladies' department
of votir vain 'hie paper since the first issue of the
Kingdom, and from its columns I have derived
not only much pleasure, but a lot of solid infor
mation respecting home and various other topics.
Yet, 1 enjoy the editress’ letter each week more
than all the others.
I Can any of the many readers give me the present
address of Messrs. Cowan & Co, reform book
publishers, formerly of 13!) Eighth street. N. Y.
■ city, but now removed lo place unknown to tho
; writer. If any one can give me their pfent ad
| dress, 1 shall esteem it quite a favor.
Mrs. Fannie E. Sappington, Ailey, Ga., wants to
know the whereabouts of her son. Perry Coney
i Sappington, fourteen years of age. Has black
eyesand black hair; has a small sc ir over his right
eye; has a birth-mark on the right side of his
neck about the size of a man’s thumbnail, which
resembles a lago freckle but is pale. He has a scar
across his right foot, caused by a wheel rolling
; over it. Very talkative and stutters a little in talk
; ing. He may have changed his name. He under
l stanns the alphabet of telegraphy.
Can any of the sisters write me his wherea
bouts? If they will, I will be very thanhf 11—I am
in so much trouble about him. Please try to git
him to come home. He left home January 22d, and
1 have not heard of him since.
Mrs. M. Stevenson, Stilesboro, Ga.—l have been
thinking for some that 1 would, with the permis
sion of the kind editress, give tiie recipe for the
buttermilk yeast, that so many were so successful
with a lew years ago. This is so little trouble :
Put an yeast cake into a pint ol buttermilk;
when soft' stir in meal until a good batter, adding
a tablespoonful of sugar, set by to rise; when it
puffs up and cracks open on top, add more meal,
make into thin cakes amt dry in the shade in airy
place. For bread. Put an yeast, cake into a little
warm water, when soft, stir tn flour until a thick
batter ; let it rise, then pour it into your flour into
winch von have put a. spoonful of sugar, a little
salt anil lard (it is very nice without lard>. mix
with water knead and let rise; when well up,
knead again ; mold into shapes, place m a greased
pan. let rise, then bake, In warm weather no heat
is required for anything, until ready to bake.
Now.it any ot the many readers of th King
dom want a quick, sure yeast. I will send them
two cakes, one to start with and one to use, in ex
change lor silk, velvet, or nice worsted scraps, or
embroidery silk. All who send, piease send a
stamped, self-addressed, envelope.
Mrs. L. Dike, Belair, Ga. Dear sisters. 1 come
asking a small space in your columns to answer an
inquire: 1 think if Mrs. J. 11. Ellis will put sul
phur in her chicken feed three or four times a
week, and sprinkle lime and sulphur about where
they roost, she will get rid of the “stiektights” as
she calls them—Texas flees-but I think stick
tight- is a more approprite name for them.
7 have not had them on my chickens yet. My
nearest neighbor has, but they hive disappeared.
They are worse than mites; they stick in bunches.
1 took them off of some hound puppies last fall in
that way, and they have not made their appear
ance an v more.
I am a new subscriber to The Constitution, but
have been a constant reader of it for two years,
and like it better every year. I got the pictures
of the world’s fail, am well pleased with them;
and 1 have some one close by that went to the fair
and can explain them all.
I have also got The Ladies’ Home Journal, and
am well pleased w ith it.
1 wonder bow many of the little cousins found
rabbits’ nests last Easter morning? lam an old
lady, but I lound one lor some little c lihlren in
tlie'neighborhood. It had one dozen eggs in it;
some red, yellow and blue-spotted. The children
were delighted with them and wondered a great
deal.
I will exchange a few dishrag seed for some
pansies, or balsam seed (some call them touch
me-nots.) The dishrags are vines and have to be
trained upward; they are ornamental ana useful.
Mrs. Ida P. Stevenson, Austin, Texas.—ls you
will permit me to enter your Kingdom, 1 shall be
most happy, for I am a lonely widow, who is not
able to educate her two orphan children as she
wishes to do, so much. 1 have a boy named Wil
liam, whose eves are of different vision; and a
little girl, Christie, who has remarkable talent for
music.
If it were not for Mrs. Andrews, the “orphans’
friend.” I do not know what would become of my
dear children’s education.
.Mrs. Xndrews is principal oi the Austin Home
Institute. She is not wealthy; not able to do what
she does do; but at this very time of my writing,
she has six orphans in her school teaching, board
ing and clothing some of them for nothing; and
she has three children of her own. 1 wish some
noble philanthropist knew of tins woman and
this far sighted ami the other near sighted school,
as 1 know it I it should be endowed lor the edu
cation of orphans for there they are taught not
as by a teacher, but by a Christian mother, no
•slang, no profanity, no obscenity; but the culture
of tiie highest order of refinement and morals, in
the daily instruction, by “line upon line, and pre
cept upon precept.’’
1 read The Constitution which my children bring
to me from their teacher, who Is a subscriber. 1
want to surprise her in writing to you, dear sis
ters, lor she always reads the Kingdom first.
My little girl is’going to write to you soon, ask
ing donations from you to their memorial library,
which is to be named in honor of the largest do
nor, at their closing exercises in June.
1 can give any reference you wish, as to charac
ter, etc. My husband was a war veteran, and was
killed in Mexico alter the war, accidentally.
May God bless the Woman’s Kingdom and make
it a blessing to many poor lonely sufferers!
A Texas Spring Time Letter.
“ Myoid man" and I have just been out plant
ing out about a doza 11 fig trees. It is so easy to get
few fig sprouts tn the sp-ing, and. in a lew years
have plenty of that delicious trim instead of wait
ing year after year, and depending on akind
neighbor to give it to you.
figs grow well in this part part of Texas, and
only need a little protection m w inter while they
are growing. A few pine or cedar boughs are
sufficient. If planted on the soutli site of some
building they do well.
There is another tree that all ought to have who
have a horn.- < t tlieirowu. In winter, when pecans
are plentiful at the stores, pick out a dozen or two
of the largest nuts and give each child part, and
tell them to plant them around the garden, orchard
or yard fence where they will not be in the way,
and you will be surprised how fast they grow.
Such things make the children love the old
home better, and after awhile tho nutscan be sold
at quite a nice profit. 1 have an acquaintance who
has one tree; she told me she made from sl2 to sls
off of it,each year, and it is still young. As it gets
older, it will of course yield a great deal more.
Sage bushes should be planted out now. If you
have plenty', dig them up and cut oil’ the tops and
put in a new place. By doing this each year it will
not die out. , , , ..
J have found the same rule good for chrysanthe
mums. Sage often dies in hot weather. So it you
have a damp spot in the garden plant it there, and
do do not let the big weeds take it in summer. I
heard of one woman who bad her yard tilled with
it, and she found a ready sale lor it. She put it
up when well dried in little domestic sacks and
sold at to cents each.
Almost every woman wants some sage to put. tn
sausage, but the majority ot us think it is easier
to say “Johnnie, run over to Mrs. So and So, and
teli her mamma’s going to make sausage today,
and says please send her a little sage.”
Mrs. So and So sends the sage, as she has done
for several vears, but you forgot to send her a dish
full of sausage, and by ami by your kind neighbor
wonders why on earth you don’t plant some tor
vourself.
What is good to destroy mites?
We felt last last summer that it probably would
boa good idea to give them the place. Due year 1
took heroic measures and got rid ot them. I nail
them washed. 1 had a large washpot tilted hail
full of water, and stirred into it some salt, about
two teacups full, about the some of lye soap, and
a few spoons of kerosene oil
My poor old hens, their looks were not much to
speak of, but the mites were conquered. 1 had
the old nests burned.
Water Cure Sanitarium.
Is permanentl? located in Cril'-'i. Ga., to
receive and treat all invalids. Send postage
stamps for circular.
March 12, 1894.
DR. J. M. ARMSTRONG, Proprietor.
niat’2o wk lyr.
IT is~A PICTURE.
At Least, Women Who Like Lnrj?e
Hats Will Think So.
The spring hats are worthy of attention.
Here is an imported bat characteristic of
the season. It is one of the
11 x.
TI’LIP GREEN AND BLACK,
large picture hats so becoming to certain
women.
The rather coarse straw shades on the
new tulip green. It is entirely covered
with fine Venetian lace in black, the nar
row edge of the lace falling slightly over
the brim. This giv< s a delightful o <,in t
tish touch to the hat. The trimming con
sists of two large bows of green moire
ribbon, the loops edged with black lace,
while at the side silken petuled poppies, in
varying shades of pink, stand erect.
i:xc H A A « 12 LIST.
Note—The address ot “Mrs. R. L. K-,”
(the lady who wrote of japonieas) is Mrs.
Robert Killebrew, Arlington, Calhoun coun
ty, Georgia.
Mrs. Doula Johnson, Mooresburg, Tenn.,
will exchange shells and East Tennessee
marble, etc., fdr curiosities from other
states.
Mrs. B. C. Barksdale, Longstreet, Ga..
lias brown, black and blue rock pigeons to
exchange for anything of equal value. Also
game chickens for Brown Leghorns or
other variety of fowls.
Mrs. M. J. Grant, Andersonville. Ga.,
has white and cream roses to exchange
for eggs 'of pure breu chickens, except
leghorns. Jones watermelon seed for any
thing useful. Write first.
Miss F. F. Bell. Fort Worth. Tex., has
paintings, needlework and colored studies
to exchange for anything useful or orna
ruwital of equal value. Write what you
have.
G W. Mewborn, Hookerton. N. C., has set
of reading charts, telegraph instruments
and white linen doylies to exchange for
best offer.
Correction.—-Mrs. A. M. Walker, who had
notice of Holstein calf and bronze turkey
eggs for exchange, post office is Carson
ville, Ga.; not Caysonville, as published.
Mrs. M. E. Graham. Tunnel Hill. Ga.,
has hair braid, confederate money, tiger lily
and star jasmine to exchange for table
linen, gingham or white lawn.
J. L. Dickey, Wale, Tenn.,has eggs of
brown and white Leghorn, Wyandote, Mou
da.n and several other breeds to exchange
for eggs of white China or Emden geese,
or Narragansett turkeys; good stock.
Miss T. Sancelon, Rennert. N. C., has one
hand camera, novels and magazines to ex
change for anything of equal value.
Miss Irene Canthen, Health Spring, S.
C., lias first-class protographic, outfit, com
plete, for exchange. Write for particulars.
Miss Bessie Rogers, Cornelia Ga.. has
chrysanthemums and pansies to exchange
for rooted roses and fuchsias; also garment
cutter for parrot and cage.
ONE OF TIIE NEW WAISTS.
It Brightens a Morning Gown nn<l
Lends ( harm to n Dancing Frock.
The fashionably dressed woman who im
presses you as the fortunate possessor of
many gowns might tel] you a secret 1 she
would. She frequently owes the variety of
her costumes, not so much to her ability
to purchase any number of elaborate gowns
PINK AND SIT.VER GRAY
as to the three or four silk waists in her
possession. They are worn with cloth
skirts to the matinee, they appear again
in the evening in combination with a satin
or velvet skirt, and when a dancing gown
is needed they answer the purpose by form
ing the bodice to a delicately tinted skirt
of moire.
Here is a new silk waist quite worthy
of imitation. Tiie material is silvery-gray
p«au de so. re. trimmei! v.- th a soi l rue . ug
of pink chiffon. Tiie waist has an adjust
able yoke of heliotrope velvet, which may
be easily removed if a decollete gown is
needed. In front the silk is arrangeu in two
long tabs bound with heliotrope velvet.
The velvet outlines the shape of the bodice,
and towards the front two bows are perch
ed. The sleeve is rather complicated. The
huge puff of gray silk lias rows of the
pint- chiffon niching'w'nrlor’ng over tt. n ■
under-sleeve is of heliotrope velvet, tlgTit
fitting. It Is finished with a full niching
of chiffon with a little velvet bow nestled
among its folds. The velvet yoke is out
lined back and front with the narrow nich
ing. This waist is one of the most elabor
ate and effective of the season.
SARGE PLUNKETT.
THE OLD SOLDIERGATHBRING SOON
TOBE HELD AT BlltM IN GIIA M
May Make the History of the War—An Inci
dent of the beige at Petersburg, as Bela
ted by an Old Confederate Soldier.
For The Constitution.
War stories, like snake stories, are always
in order.
I guess that everybody is willing that
the truth should prevail in what is sent
out to posterity as the history of our times.
A great convention is soon to meet at Bir
mingham, Ala., and a part of its work will
oe to discuss and decide happenings of the
war about which there are “disagreements
among the doctors.” mis convention will
be composed of the leaders of the confeder
acy who are yet with us, and will be of the
greatest importance because of the proba
bility of its being the last meeting where
any of the old leaders will be present. Ma
terial for history will be gathered, discuss
ed and culled, and we common people may
gain somewhat of an idea as to how his
tory is made and handed down. This, per-
Laps, will be the last, as it njay be the
greatest “revision of all the proofs" before
they are turned over to the “uiakers-up" of
history.
Os course “doctors disagree” and these
conventions are good in their place to com
promise these disagreements. Me and
Brown have had many stormy arguments
as to what event in tiie war was the crisis.
Brown swears that the passage of the con
script act was the “straw that broke the
camel’s back.” Another says that it was
tiie fall ot’ Vicksburg. Some say one thing
and some another, but an old confederate
neighbor of ours tells of the following in
cident and claims that it was the last great
breath—the great struggle against death in
the last days of the confederacy:
“To. storm, or not to storm” .the yankee
works at Petersburg, is what this old neigh
bor says was left for the private soldiers to
decide. Plenty of old Soldiers are yet liv
ing, he says, to verify the statement that
the question of “storming or not storming”
the yankee works at night was left entirely
to the private soldiers. It was a night just
before the confederates left their trenches
at Petersburg and started on the nine days’
retreat which ended at Appomattox, it had
been well known for some time that Lee
could not hold out against Grant much
longer unless by taking some desperate
chance, advantage might be gained to the
confederates. A counsel of officers was held
and it became known among the privates in
some way that the officers had disagreed as
to “advisabilities” and that they compro
mised their differences by leaving the ques
tion of storming the yankee works to a
vote of the privates—a thing so unusual
that it cast a shadow over every hope and
then and there tiie confederacy drew her
last breath.
On the day before the vote was to be
taken at night the ruboish and bushes were
ordered cleared and leveled in a ravine be
tween the two armies. It was a perilous
undertaking, but tiie old confederates gath
ered their axes and went at the work. To
the surprise of every one the yankees quiet
ly watched this proceeding without firing a
gun, it either being a work they wished
performed, or else they anticipated that
the confederates were fixing to storm
their works and were anxious that it should
be so. Anyhow, the confederates cleared
everything from the ravine and returned to
their places without anything serious hav
ing happened. Every old soidier knew that
it was in preparation for a charge, but none
of them dreamed as to what turn matters
were to take. They lay ail the afternoon
under that suspense which was
worse to any soldier than being
a dually engaged.
When night at last approached and the
uSilcers quietly bid the men “fall ill,” you
may wonder the surprise ot all privates
Wiien they wsre told that all commissioned
officers would retire from their presence
leave them untrammelled —and that tiie pri
vates should decide by ballot among them
selves as to whether the yankee works
should be stormed that night or no.
As the commissioned officers retired to
the rear an incident happened and none of
us can say to what extent it bore upon tiie
minds of the privates in making up their
ballots. The mail had arrived—letters from
home to the brave soldier boys made their
appearance in the camps at this most su
preme moment and all thoughts of balloting
was left off at once. The men gathered in
gn ups about their ordeny sergeants anxious
ly waiting as the names on Hie en
velopes were called. As a man received
his letter he hastened from his group to
some dim lire and down upon ins knees tie
broke Hie seal and read the contents, in
a little bit there were many men Kneeling
with their sides to dim fires straining
their eyes to read from home, and us now
and then one would turn to punch up a
cnank me tears would glisten in the fire
light. This busy world may laugh at this—
it is not much to get a letter now, but m
the days ot war it was not so easy, a letter
from home was a great tiling in the last
d.ivs <>f the confederacy. News from the
dear wife and the little children, from the
old father and mother and sister and sweet
heart. Dear hearts and sweet thoughts
of the old home. But never muni, no one
can feel how this was but tiie old soldier
himself and they have most all passed
away or are getting too old and band to
read. , ,
But the ballot? A vote must be taken.
“No,” if the fight was not to be made; “yes,”
if it was. Each soldier knew that time was
precious. 11 was a picture to see them
fold their letters and place them deep down
in tiie inside pocket of their gray jackets,
while those wno had received none patient
ly stood waiting', sadly thinking of their
own dear ones it was bad to not get a
letter while others did. It was under just
such circumstances that the balloting be
gan, and as they were gather-
ed in the hat every nerve was
strung as to the result. A few
short moments of expectancy and the
counting of the ballots began. The first
ballot—
“ Yes!”
And the blood thrilled through every sol
dier’s heart. The counting went on, and—
“ Yes.”
“Yes.”
, For three times the terrible “yes” came
with not a single “no.” But a “no" came at
last, and then a long column of "no’s,”
with only here and there a "yes,” was the
result. The fight was off. The yankee breast
works would not be stormed that night,
nor were they ever stormed, but many ui
these same brave hearts ceased to beat
before the end at Appomattox, and a pity
it was so.
Tiffs gathering of tiie confederates at
Birmingham should verify such incidents
as this of my old neighbors or they should
not put tiie stamp of fiction upon all such
tilings. It would fill many books to give
the different versions of different incidents,
but just the same there is a true verst ju
of every incident and of this, our histories
should be built. There will be a great time
at Birmingham from all we can judge, and
mun.y things personal between the leaders
will 5 be settled forever. History will take
care of and these “compromises”
but under the excitement of the hours, the
st und of the music—the environments—may
cause small things of importance to need a
champion. SARGE BLUNKETT.
FIREWORKS BLOW UP.
Eleven Men Killed in an Explosion.
Girls Have a Narrow Escape.
Petersburg, Va., April 7.—This afternoon,
about 3 o’clock, an alarm ot lire was turn
ed in and soon followed by a loud explosion,
and in about fifteen minutes thereafter
there was a second explosion. These ex
plosions were distinctly heard for over a
mile, and were caused by fire breaking out
in the fireworks factory of C. N. Romaine
& Bro., in Blandford. The fire originated
in the building where powder for whistle
bombs were made. Tho flames spread very
rapidly, and from distant portions of the
city great clouds of black smoke could be
seen rising. The flames were quickly com
municafed to the other building, used for
the manufacture of fireworks, and there
were frequent small explosions. It was
reported that there was a large quantity
of powder stored somewhere—exactly
where no one appeared to know—near these
buildings, and this had the effect of keep
ing back a large proportion of the crowd
from venturing too near the fire. On the
opposite side of the street from the lire
w. rks building .all of which were frame
structures, was the trunk factory of Messrs.
Romaine Bros., and close by was tiie large
brick tobacco factory of Bland Bros. &
Wright and the old whisky distillery, now
unused.
AH of these buildings, with tiie stock and
machinery, were burned to the ground, as
was also a large quantity ot lumber. It
was impossible lo ascertain, definitely what
the loss by fire will be, but it is estimated
that the total loss cannot be less than
Jio.UOU or SIW,UUV; partially covered by in
surance. , . ,
There were three explosions. Ihe lirst
was a small affair. As soon as it occurred,
Messrs. Romaine, Bland and Tosh rushed
into the drying room, and there the second
and fatal explosion occurred, and they were
killed. A number of girls employed in
the fireworks factory escaped just before
the second explosion.
A public meeting will be held tomorrow
atTlie academy at the call of Mayor Collier.
The killed are:
CHARLES N. ROMAINE,
CAPTAIN JAMES T. TOSH,
JOHN B. BLAND,
JAMES ROWLAND,
ROBERT ROW LAN D,
WILLIAM TRAYLOR.
EDWARD TRAYLOR.
JAMES BRYANT,
QUINCY LIVESAY,
JAMES W. PERKINS,
THOMAS WOOLFOLK.
The wounded are: Edgar Farley, A. tv.
Redgrave, William Parker, Charles Wells.
Charles Short. Walter Nunnally, E. Stith,
Beasley, Charles Emory, Samuel Drewry,
colored.
THE WAR IN THE COKE REGIONS.
President Davis, of tiie .Strikers, Ar
rested .
Uniontown, Pa., April 5.— Yesterday’s
tragic events in the coke regions appear to
have had a sobering effect on the strikers,
and it is hardly probable that there will be
a repetition of such bloody work. \\ ith
the discovery of the bodies of eight Hunga
rian strikers in the woods near Dawson
the fatalities of yesterday are increased to
ten. with many more seriously injured than
was first known. The eight dead strikers
found this morning were undoubtedly killed
by the party pursuing the Paddock mur
derers. No definite information as to the
cause of tiie death of the eight have been
obtained up to this time. The arrest of
President Davis, of the district organiza
tion, has had a demoralizing effect on tiie
strikers. Davis was landed in jail lure
this morning at 9 o’clock, charged with
complicity in the murder of Chief Engi
neer Paddock. Davis was the ninety-fifth
striker arrested for the Paddock murder.
Davis said he was sorry for yesterday’s
occurrences, but the foreign element could
not be controlled. He feels certain that he
cannot be connected with the killing of
Paddock. He will ask for a habeas corpus
hearing at once and. expects to be dis
charged on bail.
The general feeling among the more in
telligent strikers is that they cannot win
against so much feeling stirred up against
them by yesterday’s troubles, together with
the ihrpropitious time for a strike. The
foreign element, however. are noth,ng
daunted and any further bloodshed will be
caused by them. At all the plants where
work is being attempted the strikers are
gathered in large numbers. At Mount Brad
dock the famous Hill Farm mines and
Rain’ev D. Meyer works, there are several
hundred strikers gathered about waiting
for an attempt to operate the plants Dep
uties are at all the plants armed with
Winchesters. The operators have tlocuieit
not to try to rim these works at present.
As a consequence of the general meeting
of discouragement, the big raid planned tor
today will not occur. Warrants are out tor
all th<> officers of tho strikers’ orgamz.u»'m,
but only Davis and Secretary Darby have
been arrested.
An Army of Them.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 3.—Eleven thousand
strikers are bivouacing tonight at different
places between here and Scottville ami it. is
generally believed numerous raids will be
made on the company stores before (lay
break. About 300 deputies are standing guard
at the different works. Their forces are
scattered and should an attack 1>“ made iq.
one of the big mobs, it would be certain
death to offer resistance
A number of the Frick plants men are
still at work In tho mines and refuse to come
up an<l join tho strikers in camp. 'I he shif ts
will be made from midnight until I o’clock,
and it Is then that the most trouble is ex
ported. ThryTntem? Tfi camp near the shaft
openings until the shifts are made. V* hrn
thr miners come un they will be asked to
join the strike and if they refuse, it is likely
from the action of the mobs today, they
will lie roughly treated.
WORLD'S FAIR BUILDINGS SOLD.
A St. Louis Contractor Takes Them ns
ii Job Lot for ST.-JXM),
Chicago, II!., April 7.—A1l of the big
world’s fair buildings were sold at private
sale by the South park commissioners to
day. L. C. Garrett, a St. Louis contractor,
bought the lot for $75,000. This purchase
includes the great manufactures building,
machinery .hall and tiie building of tiie ad
ministration, electricity, mining, agricul
ture, fisheries and transportation. Tho only
structures not named in the purchase are
the art building, now the property of the
Field Columbian museum, the convent of
La Babida, the two service buildings, into
which the exposition camp has gathered
its effects, and the forestry building. The
purchaser will begin the demolition of the
buildings at once.
Farina Jelly.
Farnia jelly is a delicious food, a little
mold of which is often most grateful to
sick who are permitted solid food, or that
which is semi-solid. It also makes a tempt
ing dish for those who like light desserts.
It is made From one pint of milk, one
tablespoonful of farina, one-half box of
gelatine, one-half cupful of cold water,
one quart of cream, < e cupful ot powdered
sugar and one orange. Heat the milk and
farina over a slow fire until the gram
softens and thickens Che milk. Stir oc
casionally, anil if you cannot keep your eye
on it cook in a double boiler. Put the li ill
box of gelatine to soak in half a cupful
of ( old water until dissolved. Stir the gela
tine into the milk and farina, mix v. t 11.
add tiie powdered sugar, or very fine granu
lated, stir again and set tv.ay to ecol.
When it begins to thicken, whip the cream
and stir it into. _the gelatine .and farina
mixture until smooth and light. Flavor
with tiie strained juice of one orange, and
turn into one large mold or a number of
small ones. This jelly is good for fever
patients. If a miid stimulant is ordered
or needed it may be flavored with one-half
cupful of very good sherry. If made tor
well persons cooking sherry may be used.
Mother's Love Saved Him.
New York, March 6. — [Special.— Ro
bert Morris, of Spuyteu Duyvil, who
was arrested January 26th for shooting his
aged mother, was discharged from custody
yesterday by Justice Burke in Morrisania I
court. "His old mother pleaded earnestly lor I
her son’s liberty. Vfiry few in the court
room who heard her story of the shooting
yesterday believed it. but everybody was
touched by the manner of the broken
hearted woman.
“Let him go, your honor. It would kill
me to see him sent to jail,” she pleaded.
“It was all my fault. He came home the
worse for drink and picked up the gun.
I wrestled with him to get possession of
it. I thought he would kill himself. In
the struggle it was discharged and 1 was
shot.”
Justice Burke interrupted: “You told a
different story when the shooting occurred.
You said that he shot you deliberately.”
“I was crazy,” the woman replied. “I
did not know what I Said.
“Morris,” said Justice Burke, turning to
the son, "you have a good mother. You
may go.”
FiiesW Rcgattl
Bis never en
tertained by
the children
for a medi
cine that
tastes bad.
This explains
v ‘ Nl‘\ the popular-
/ d it y• among
little ones of
Scott’s Emnlsitip,
a preparation of cod-liver
oil almost as palatable as
milk. Many mothers have
grateful knowledge of its
benefits to weak, sickly
children.
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KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort and improvement and
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laxative principles embraced in the
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Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millionsand
met with tho approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
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