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CLINCH COUNTY
VOL. V.
CHEERS FOR FUNSTON
Kansan Vigorously Defended By
Friends in Congress.
HIS HEROIC DEEDS APPLAUDED
British Camp and “Jakie” Smith
Come in For Some Scathing Re¬
marks by Congressmen Fee-
ley and Sibley.
A Washington special says: Monday
was District of Columbia day in the
house under the rules, but the regular
order was postponed until Monday
next in order that the house might
proceed with the consideration of the
agricultural bill. The naval apwopria-
tion bll was reported and the house
then resumed the consideration of the
agricultural appropriation bill.
Mr. Curtis, of Kansas, made a brief
but fervent defense of General Kun-
sim against the criticism to which he
haa been subjected.
“The people of Kansas," he began
“are proud of the brave and daring
record of gallant Fred Funston. (Ap-
puause on the republican side.) He
has been criticised here for an act
which for daring of conception and ex-
of arms—he captured the new George
Washington—Aguinaldo.”
“If another had accomplished what
General Funston did.” he said, “the
deed would have made him their can-
didate for president.”
He called attention to the fact that
liis promotion had been recommended
by General Wheaton and General Mac-
Arthur, » ,. , both , v soldiers ,, of the .. civil ... war,
soldiers who , knew , more of , war and ,
he rules of war than all the politic-
Ians in this country combined.
And his commission, he added.
we tiave ever had—by the sold'er.
statesman and martyr, William Me-
Kinlcy." (Applause.)
Mr. Feelcy, of Illinois, submitted
some iteniark&L ai support of tho con
tention that the laws of neutrality
were being violated by this govern
ment in allowing the shipment of
mules and horses to South Africa for
use by the British in the war against
the Boer republics.
He said .that public sentiment in the
United States favored the cause of tbe
Boers and insisted that neither secret
ly nor openly should our government
extend aid to the British. Mr. Feeley
and Mr. Gillette, of Massachusetts,
clashed upon the interpretation of that
portion of the treaty of war in which
bound the United States ami England
as to what constitutes war materials.
Mr. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, follow¬
ed with a bitter denunciation of Gen
era! Jacob Smith. He said he had a!
ways defended the course of the ad¬
ministration and had believed in ex¬
pansion, but when it came to orders
such as had been issued by General
Smith, humanity seemed to have
marched backward.
“I have heard of ‘Timer, the martyr,
and the Saracen scourge,’ but, thank
God, it took eighteen centuries after
Calvary to produce a General Smith.”
He declared that General Smith
should be discharged in disgrace.
“He admits that he issued the order
to make Samar a howling wilderness,"
said Mr. Sibley, “and to kill all over
ten years of age. Such a man should
not be permitte dto sta yin the army
until the sun gt)es down. He is a dis
grace not only to himself, but to every
man who wears the uniform of his
country. No man can justify such or-
ders, no matter how adroit may be the
plea of his lawyers and defenders. He
admits he issued the order, and I hope
there is enough courage, patriotism
and Christianity at the other end of
the avenue to see that he is stripped
of his uniform within forty-eight
hours.”
Mr. Sibley was vigorously applauded
by the democrats and some of the re¬
publicans.
AMERICAN MARINES IN TROUBLE.
Officers of Cruiser Chicago Given Sen¬
tences in Italian Prison.
Ail the members of the crew of the
United States cruiser Chicago, arrest-
ed for disorderly conduct at Venice,
Italy, have been sentenced to terms
of imprisonment ranging from three to
four months each. Those sentenced
are Robert F. Wynne, commanding the
marine guard of the Chicago: Robert
E. Ledbetter, assistant surgeon of the
Chicago; Lieutenant John S. Dod- i
dridge, of the Chicago, and a marine
named Wilfred Langley.
TWO DIE IN EXPLOSION.
*
Locomotive Boiler Turns Loose and
Plays Frightful Havoc. !
A locomotive attached to a passen¬ i
ger train on the Delaware, Lackawan- \
na and Western railroad exploded near
Dover Monday, killing the engineer
and fireman. None of the passengers
were hurt.
The engine turned a complete somer¬
sault from the force of_tbe explosion.
CLINCH COUNTY * R
Ttlls L 0 UK L LIKE * » EP01 -
President Spencer Said to Favor
Plans For Muchly Discussed Union
Station at Atlanta,
The Atlanta Journal of Monday even,
ing contained the following:
i It is understood from authoritative
sources that the Southern Railway
Company will accept the depot proposi-
i tion from the state of Georgia, and
that it will agree to the erection of a
I union station according to the plans
| prepared by Bradford L. Gilbert for
| the building of a new station on the
1 present site.
While the Southern railway people
| have made no official announcement, of
j their decision, and while they will
probably not do so until a meeting of
; the railroad men and the depot com
j mission, it is understood that Presi-
j | l!en plans t Samuel drawn by Spencer Architect approves Gilbert. of the
Mr. Gilbert showed the plans to
President Spencer one day last, week,
and according to a letter received from
j Mr. Gilbert by Gov. Candler Monday
morning, President Spencer expressed
great surprise that the situation had
been solved, and intimated rather
strongly that he favored the plans. He
would not express an opinion, however,
and will not do so until a meeting is
I calle<1 b - v Governor Candler.
_
,y he ,,la "* " hu ' h Mr - Gilbert had
; h h ' m ht ’ re "° ks aR0 ", l ^
unfinished and he will not. complete
hem > h(> haa rt f lvfed ^sestions
fro mal t10 r <u!ro.id mu' concern d.
'* '*■ Chattanooga and a. Louisi r
roadaod General Manager T. k Scott,
° f the Georgia Railroad t ompan>
£ve both This see,, fact the has plans been and made approved known
a< ° ^ a ®»*" w cer un ’ and 1 ‘ ' °" l * 1( “ "' ‘‘' 1 !> '
16 cn ra ° ‘:° rsia 11
sa “ e tb,nK ’ 'Vo’(ho
only ones to object uier to tno proposition nrnnoUt r
as it originally stood. The Atlanta and ,
po . jf the others llo .
Seat)0ard Air Une om< , als an
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ra _f” ^ a(
means ... that anew depot ,,,,,, *11! be
built in Atlanta on the present site. A
mw0ng ot the depot , commission will
be Ttaimi in a f< * days and at. that
time thd plans will bo exhibited. If.
however, the railroad men find it im-
possible to attend such a meeting, Ar
chitect Gilbert will visit each official
personally and show the p ans and re-
ceivc ,heir suggestions.
is believed now that the whole
matter will be cleared up within a
month’s time, and that work will be-
gin on the new station by July or Au¬
gust. Although the appropriation for
the new station is not available until
Ju ly 1, 1903 it is the general opinion
that contractors would accept the con-
'-act to erect the station with the ap
propriatior, payable when available.
The depot question has been hang
ing in the balance for several years,
and it will be a source of delight to
people ail over the state to know that
it will he brought to an end by the
erection of a magnificent new station
on the property of the state, which sta-
tion will be the property of the state
and from which the state will collect a
big rental annually.
SOL SMITH RUSSELL DEAD.
Noted Actor Called From Life’s Stage
by the Grim Reaper.
Sol Smith Russel!, the actor, died in
Washington City Monday noon at 2:30
o’clock.
Mr. Russell had been in ill health
for several years and was critically ill
for several days prior to his death.
There was no better known actor in
the south than Sol Smith Russell, and
he reached the point where the simple
announcement that he was to appear
at a theatre was sufficient?fill it, by
hard work and natural ability,
For years he was one of the greatest
favorites that ever visited south and
lias been seen in “Poor Relation,’”
“Peaceful Valley," “Bachelor's Ro
mance,” “The Heir at Law,” and other
comedies.
TORNADO STRIKES TEXAS TOWN.
Seven Killed, Forty Hurt and Town of
Glenrose Badly Wrecked.
A telephone message from Morgan,
Texas, was received in Dallas Monday
night which stated that a tornado
passed over Glenrose, a small town in
Somervell county, between 5 and 6
O > c i of . k Monday afternoon, killing sev-
en persons, injuring forty more and
demolishing much property,
One-third of the business houses of
the town were demolished and the
property loss is.cstimated at $250,000.
Third Ordered to Fort Meyer.
The Third battery recently relieved
from duty at Havana has been ordered
to Fort Meyer, Va., until other quar-
ters are provided, instead of to Cbicka-
rcauga Park.
Livingston Introduces Meat Bill.
Representative Livingston, of Geor-
gia. introduced a bill in the house
house Thursday repealing that part of
schedule G, of the tariff law of 1897.
providing a duty on mee’*-
Tlio OfQoial Organ of Ollnot. County.
HOMKRVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. MAY 2 1902.
I
TO GEORGIA WOMEN
Generous Donations are Made by
Educational Conference.
NEARLY TWENTY THOUSAND
Scholarships Provided in State Nor¬
mal School and Contribution to
Winnie Davis Memorial.
A Stirring Scene.
] The Southern Educational Confer-
ence came to a close at Athens, Ga ,
Saturday.
Four thousand five hundred dollars,
one-half of the balance necessary to
complete the Winnie Davis memorial
hall; $7,500 to provide fifty three-year
scholarships of $50 each year at the
Georgia State Normal school, to dupli-
Rate the forty . six scholarships provid-
i
j ed by the women of Georgia; an offer
*° duplicate for a period of three years
all new scholarships of $50 each that
j the women of Georgia may provide be-
j fore January 1, 1903, to a number not
oxceedlng wcre tbe contrlbutioM
i of the day of the general education
, |)oard women of Georgia
, ^ ^ ^ ^ .
, j aug j led and cr j Rd j n tj le fullness of jov
announcement meant. Ex-Governor
j w , Northern who was on the plat-
, f(jrm when
the announcement was
in the confereiu . e> sprang to hif
: aeked tl wolm of Georgia
„. „
! >« the great audience to stand up. and
: then, when they had done so, asked
| the whole audience to stand up not as
I 1,<:ol)lt> of 0,10 stfUli or ‘“any states, ’ but
i as people * *..... , of one country. r
The official offer is as follows:
« en ™' ^tlon board will
subscribe to the Georgia State Normal
school at Athens for a period of three 1
™«»<«»—»
meet the forty-six scholarships now
provided by the women of Georgia—
(fl years, $7,500 in
; il [ ,, l "] H<1(EUion t0 the al,ov,> , eral
««“
J.^uca^ton period of three board years will new duplicate scholarships for a
of $50 each that may be provided by
the women of Georgia before January
1, 1903, up to a number not exceeding
fifty.
“Understanding that the women of
Georgia have raised $6,000 toward a
| fund Winnie of $15,000 for* the erection of the
i Davis memorial hall, the gen-
j era! education board will subscribe
| one half the balance, or $4,500;, pro-
,
! , the _ remaining balance is sub¬
scribed before January 1, 1903.
chairman; Signed, William H. Baldwin. Jr.,
George Foster Peabody,
treasurer; Wallace Butlerick. secre¬
tary and executive officer; J. L. M.
Curry, Frederick T. Calcs, Daniel C.
Gilman, Morris K. Jesup, Robert C.
Ogden, Walter H. Page, Albert Shaw.
If the conditions specified in this an¬
nouncement are complied with to the
fun extent of the offer, as no doubt
they will be, the total amount of this
contribution of the general education
hoard will be $19,500.
If. was several minutes before the
conference ,was sufficiently composed
to resume business.
CUBAN ARMY PENSIONS.
Sum Needed Amounts to Millions and
Staggers the President.Elect.
A special from Havana says: Gener.
als Rabbi, Lor, Salo.^o and Capote
have tried to obtain from President-
elect Palma an assurance that the Cu¬
ban army would be paid. Replying,
Senor Palma said he was- disposed to
favor the army, but more soldiers
would be needed than Cuba now
has. He never suspected, he said,
that the list of those to be paid con¬
tained 70,000 names, and the estimate
of the amount due the soldiers, $80,-
000,000, frightened him.
“The payment of this enormous sum
would annihilate us,” said the presi-
dent. "I would have to lease Cuba to
raise this amount.”
JOPLIN STORM SWEPT.
Lives Lost and Much Property De-
stroyed in Missouri Town.
Joplin, Mo., was visited Friday by
the most destructive storm in its his¬
tory, during which at. least three per¬
sons were killed outright, six fatally
injured, a score or more seriously hurt
and $300,000 worth of property de-
stroyed.
There was no premonition of the
terrible violence of the storm. There
was no funnel-shaped cloud. The wind
was a straight gale, but it was of ter
rible velocity, whipping down scores of
houses.
EIGHTY MILLIONS CAPITAL.
The United Copper Company Char-
teri<J Under New Jersey Laws.
The United Copper Company, with
an authorized capital of $80,000,000,
was incorporated at. Trenton, N. J.,
Monday. The company is authorized
to mine, me't and manufacture gold,
copper, silver and other metals. The
capital stock is divided igto $.>,000,000
preferred and $75,000,000 common
stock.
CONGRESS SEVERELY SHOCKED. f
Disclosures in Courtmi>rtial of General ]
“Jakie” Smith Create* Great
Consternation Among Solon*. j
A Washington special says: A wave
of indignation swept over congress j
when the full import of the admission- j
made by Genera “Jakie" Smith’s coun-
sel of his responsibility for the slaugh-
ter orders in :h'■ Samar campaign be¬
gan to be realized. ,£►
The testimony in the Waller trial
had called forth ind gmnt declarations
from adminis'jVr }-» defenders that it
was absolute', ^(possible for Genera!
Smith to have j^iven any such orders
as Waller and other marine officers
claimed Friday Afternoon’s cables
were naturally received with doubt,
public men hesitating to their I
express
opinious eomdrning them until • their
accuracy eouu^j be confirmed. Almost
everybody expected that Saturday
morning’s dispatches would be of a dif¬
ferent tenor, but when these also
showed that Generic Smith had as¬
sumed full responsibility for the kill-
and-burn order and had specified
that all over 1.0 years old should be
shot down, there was an outburst of
criticism on the part of senators and
representatives without regard to their
affiliations.
Democrats are less disposed to criti
else General Smith as an individual
than are the republicans. The demo¬
crats say that General Smith has sim
ply acted in accordance with .tie meth¬
ods employed by the army in the Phil¬
ippines as a whole, aud that, his orders
doubtless had the approval of General
Chaffee. They contend that “Ja kie the
burner,” is no worse than Ills fellow
officers; that the real fault is, in the
system and the conditions which place
an army in the country of an alien
people with no restraint, upon it. They
hold that the responsibility for these
arte is higher up
The republicant; on the other hand,
evince a disposition to bifid General
Smith alone responsible
War department offlelals treat, the
matter very ligi.’y. They are of the
opinion that there is no good reason
for General Smiths convh tion by the
^ourt martial A ir ‘> it is gener¬
ally believed that. Genera.!' Smith will
not be convicted unless there are spe¬
cific instructions from Washington
•that this he done. It is known, of
course, that the sentiment, of the array
indorses the methods of Generals
.Smith, Franklin, Bell and others, and
there is no doubt, in the minds of army
officers in Washington that General
Smith will be acquitted unless it. is
deemed beneficial for political effect
that, he be made a scapegoat. That this
may be done is considered a decided
probability, though, q& course, there is
nothing definite on which to base pre¬
dictions to (his effect. ,
BEEF TRUST BEGINS HEDGING.
Move Toward Prosecution Has Effect
of Lowering Prices.
Ample evidence has now c«rae to
light that the beef trust is seeking cov¬
er in New York city, a a well as In its
numerous other strongholds through¬
out the country. Simultaneously with
the announcement from the west that
the trust had begun to lower the
prices of choice beef cuts comes a ru¬
mor that similar action will be taken
in the east.
That this is done with the object of
forestalling the investigation on the
part of tie “eited States authorities
there can he no doubt, because the
packers represented in the combine
have heretofore predicted with confi¬
dence that the price would advance
rather than decline.
One of the reasons given for the con¬
templated action of the local packers
in lowering prices is the sudden ad¬
vent, of New Zealand’s spring iambs
on the market A large consignment
arrived in New York in prime condi¬
tion Saturday morning, and this is
'spoken of as an evidence of what could
be done if fori ,i;n shipments were fa-
cilitated by congressional action in re¬
gard to duties.
A WEEK FOR GERMANS.
Charleston Exposition Officials Ar¬
range Date For May 21 to 28.
The directors of tho South Carolina
Interstate and West Indian exposition
at Charleston S. C„ have set apart
the week heginn.ng May 21 and closing
May 28 as “G< rn an week” at the expo¬
sition. All German societies in the
United States are most cordially invit¬
ed to participate- in the festivities of
this week, which will consist of turn¬
ing eonUs shooting contests and
Hinging contests, for each of which
valuable priz s v ill be offered.
TO LIFT DUTY FROM MEAT.
Bill Is Introduced in Senate By Me-
Laurin, of South Carolina.
Senator McLaurin, of South Caro¬
lina, introduced a bill in the senate
Thursday providing that after the pas¬
sage of the ai t, “there shall not be col¬
lected any duty upon pork, veal, mut¬
ton or beef imported into tho United
States from fort ign countries.” The
iinance/^J^&k bill was -jgp A-Mjitp the committee ob
RIOTOUS STRIKERS
Attack Police at Paterson, New
Jersey, and Many are Hurt.
DYE WORKS FORCED 10 CLOSE
Many Establishments Awed By
Threats of Angry Mob and Decided
That Prudence Was the Best
Part of Valor.
A dispatch from Paterson, N. J.,
says: Striking dye helpers stormed
the establishments that were still run¬
ning Wednesday and by force compell-
ed a complete suspension of business
in their trade. They engaged in a se¬
ries of running fights with the police
and plant managers aud in one of the
severest clashes exchanged a volley of
pistol shots with them. Many persons
on either side were severely injured
during the rioting, but none dangerous¬
ly so.
A written demand upon the employ¬
ers for increased pay was formulated
and committees opened negotiations
for its consideration, large numbers of
strikers were in sullen spirit and it
was freely predicted that any attempt
on the part of the employers to resume
business without dealing with them
would bo desperately resisted.
When the strikers completed their
campaign against the plants in opera¬
tion, the number of men out was found
to be nearly 4,000.
The disorder began early in the day
and was unexpected. A meeting of 200
strikers was held at, Riverside hall,
which adopted demands for presenta¬
tion to the employers. While the meet¬
ing was In progress hundreds of strik¬
ers stood outside the hall angrily dis¬
cussing their grievances.
The radicals urged a raid upon the
wo’-ks still in operation and when their
suggestion was approved, headed a
rush for the plant of Johnson, Cowdin
& Co. The men at work were called
out and the strikers moved on to the
establishment of James Simpson & Co.
That firm, fearing trouble, dismissed
the men and closed Its doors. Robert
GflcdoK’ Wiffksywere visited next.apd
after that the Bamford mill, where the
first serious disorder occurred, was
surrounded. Windows were smashed,
chemicals spilled and considerable
.araage done. The men at work in the
plant quickly quitted their places.
The mob stoned the two policemen
and when one of the latter arrested
one of tho leaders they closed in
around hint. The officers swung their
clubs and beat their,way out. of the
crowd. A striker engaged Mr. Geering,
but was beaten off. One of the patrol¬
men finally secured a rifle and when
he came out and faced the crowd with
It there was a general scattering.
From Geering’s the strikers hurried
away toward the property of Knips-
cher and Maas, but that raid was
checked by a squad of police. Gerald
Misteli, a young striker, hurled a rock
at. the police and was placed under
arreet. The crowd tried to rescue him
and to the number of several hun¬
dred followed the arresting officers to
the prison, howling at them. At noon
the men at work for the Geering mill
went out and the place closed down.
The strikers met at Riverside again
ait. 1 o’clock in the afternoon to receive
the reports of the several shop com¬
mittees. Nearly every one of the lat¬
ter reported that their particular shop
would agree to the wage concessions
demanded if all other shops would.
The operators of silk dye houses
made no general attempt to resume
business Thursday morning, and no
disorder occurred in any of the strike
districts. The police reserves are in
position to be quickly available for
any service that might lie required.
Strikers were watching the Weideman
silk dyeing and finishing plant,, and
there was some fear that the day
might see another clash there. The
police have been cautioned to exercise
the greatest care and to use their re¬
volvers only when a grave danger of
personal injury to protect others ffom
serious attack.
WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE.
Confederate Veterans Employed In
Pension Office May Retain Jobs.
Representatives Meyer and Itansde I,
of Louisiana, saw President Roosevelt
Thursday in behalf of some confeder¬
ate veterans employed in the census
office. These men have passed the
age limit beyond which employees will
not be retained, in the permanent cen¬
sus bureau, although an exception has
been made in the case of union veter¬
ans. The president indicated to them
that he had no discrimination to make
between the two.
TUG BOILERS LET LOOSE.
Body of One Victim Blown Fifty Yards.
Three Badly Hurt.
The boilers on the tug boat John An¬
son were blown up as the tug lay in
Newtown creek, L. I., early Thursday.
One man was killed and three others
were badly hurt. The body of John
Donnelly, a fireman, who was killed,
was blown fifty yards from where the
tug was moored.
Tlu Great Through Car Line From Florida
OONNESOTIONB.
The Atlantio Coast Lino, via Charles¬
TO THE EAST ton, Richmond and Washington. The
Via All Rail. Southern -Railway, vitfr Savannah,
Columbia,mid Washington.
----------------............ —.....
The Louisville & Nashville, via Mont¬
TO THE WEST. gomery.
The Southern Ey., via Savannah, Co¬
The Southern Railway via Jesup, lumbia and Asheville.
Atlanta and Chattanooga. The Mobile & Ohio R, R.via Montgomery.
TO THE EAST Via Norfolk and steamer for New York,
Via Steamship. Washington and Baltimore. Miners
Via Savannah and Ocean Steamship Via Savannah and Merchants &
Co. for New York, Philadelphia, Boston. Transportation Co. for Baltimore
and Philadelphia.
TO KEY WEST AND HAVANA Via Peninsular and Occidental Steam¬
ship Company. Atlantio aud
TO NOVA SCOTIA, CAPE BRE- Via Boston and Canada,
TON AND PBINCE EDWARDS Plant Steamship Line for
ISLAND. Halifax, Hawkesbury aud Charlottes-
town.
WINTER TOURIST TICKETS
Will be on sale throughout the country during the season of 1901-1902 to all
resorts ou the line of the Plant System, limited to return until May 31, with
liberal stop-over privileges in Florida.
Addresses of parties in the north sent to the undersigned will be liber¬
ally supplied with al! information and handsome advertising matter.
For information as to rates, sleeping car reservations, etc., call on oy
write to
F. M, Jor.i.y, Division Passenger Agent, 138 West Bay Street, Astor
Block, Jacksonville, Fla.
W. B. Denham, General Superintendent, Savannah, Ga. .
B. W. WitKNN, Passenger Traffic Manager, Savannah, Ga.
Atlantic, Valdosta & Westorn R’t.
“DIXIE FLYER ROUTE.”
Northbound. Southbound,
No. 4. No, 2. Only Morning Train From Jack¬ No. 1. No. 3.
sonville to the West.
7 45 pm 7 25 am Lv Jacksonville Ar 8 55 pm 8 55 am
11 05 pm 10 55 ani Ar.........Valdosta.........Lv 5 20 pm 5 35 am
8 50 am 5 10 pm Ar..........Macon Lv 11 30 am 12 45 am
7 25 am 7 45 pm Ar Atlanta...... Lv 8 00 am 9 00 pm
1 00 pm 1 00 am Ar........Chattanooga ... • • Lv 3 05 am 3 00 pm
6 55 pm G 40 am Ar........Nashville........Lv 9 30 pm 9 30 am
11 40 pm 12 01 pm | Ar . Martin ..... Lv | 3 47 pm j 5 15
10 6 52 am I 7 24 pm j Ar ..St. Louis .Lv | | 8 36 am j 10 6 15 10 pfe
50 am 1 Ar . .Chicago.. iLv pm
2 30 am | 12 40 pm I Ar . Louisville . Lv | 2 35 ptiFj “3:93
7 20 am | | 4 15 pm j Ar Cincinnati Lv | | 11 05 am | J 11 7 00 15 pro
9 15 am j Ar........Chicago .......Lv pm
No. 4.—“Dixie Flyer” carries Pullman Drawing Boom Buffet Sleeping Cars
Jacksonville to St. Louis, without change, making direct connection at Nash¬
ville with sleeping cars for Louisville, Cincinnati and Chicago. Only stops at
following A. V. & W stations: Crawford, Baxter aud Fargo. Through
coaches between Jacksonville aud Macon.
No. 2.— Day Express, stops at all A. V. W. local stations. Makes di¬
rect connections for all points west and northwest, both via Cordelo aud Ma¬
con. Connections rondo at Jacksonville with all northbound trains of the S.
A. L. and F. E. C. Railways.
E. II. BARNES, Gen. Supt. S. I). PICKETT, General Pass. Agent.
Jacksonville, Florida.
EASY WAY TO CLEAN SILVER.
“The housekeeper who wears out
her patience and muscle in cleaning
silver witli whiting and a, brush or any
of the pastes and powders with which
the market, is full, has my sincere
sympathy,” is t|io opinion of a woman
who is always on the lookout for the
easiest way to do things. “I long ago
learned that, the expert, t.he dealer and
the chemist have nice little ways,
which we of the household brigade
would do well to find out, and one day
one of these people gave me a point
which I have ever since found to he
a great advantage, By one of these
simply and manageable processes T
can, with the assistance of an ordin¬
ary assistant, clean my entire house¬
hold silver in half an hour, and this Is
the way I do it. ,
“I put eight quarts of water into a
t fettle and add half a pound of sal
soda, and let this come to a hoi!. Have
also a kettle containing about the
same quantity of clean, hot, rather
strong soap suds. Dip each piece
quickly into the soda v/at.er, and imme¬
diately remove to the suds, rinsing
very thoroughly; then dry as quickly
as possible with a soft liren cloth.
No Injury to the silver need be appro-
bonded unless the pieces are permit¬
ted to remain for an unnecessary
length of time in the soda. If articles
are very much blackened and discol¬
ored. they may ho dipped after
thoroughly rinsing and drying. I have
done my silver In this way for years;
some of it, is sterling and the remaind¬
er plate. I never fail in most excellent
results. Of course, in thin as well
as in everything else, a little practice
will make the task easier and more
expeditious, hut there is none of the
wearisome and vexatious rubbing
Which attended the old ways of polish¬
ing these necessary articles."--Phl'a-
delphia Record.
Rides Astride in the Park.
It is not as common hero as in Bos
ton and Philadelphia for women to
ride astride in the public parks. Now
and then, however, a woman is seen
riding in this fashion even In so con¬
spicuous a place at Central Park. A
girl who attracts considerable atten¬
tion there uses a high Mexican ..‘addle,
on which she sits man fashion, her
well-made, black broadcloth riding
habit having a divided skirt that folds
on either side of the horse to about
the ordinary habit length. With this
dress she wears a large black som¬
brero, which is not. only picturesque,
but peculiarly becoming to her. —New
York Press.
NO. 27
Never Another Skate.
Senator Bacon of Georgia is clean
•haven amLlald b eaded. Once, when
a ypy “ore long, flowing
sidel Arden tbe roller-skat¬
ing craze of fifteen or twenty years
ago struck Georgia Bacon was the
crack skater of Ills town. One night
lie was out on the floor of the rink
making fancy figures, when two ama¬
teurs, hand in hand, bore down®on thjgjlvay,
him. He tried to get out of
but couldn’t.
The two skaters dumped into the
embryo senator. One caught hold of
his whiskers on one side and tho
other took a grip on the other side.
Yelling with pain. Bacon tried t.o
shake them off. hut they clung until
all three went to the floor togother.
Bacon got up. took off his skates,
went home ami shaved. Since that
time he hasn't, worn either a skate or
a whisker.—Baltimore News.
Natural Ice House.
On the north side of Stone Moun*
tain in Scott County, Virginia, there
is a perfect natural ice house. Thai
bed of ice Is but a few inches thick
in some places and several feet in
others, and covers a full acre of
ground. It is protected from the
heat of the sun by a thick growth of
moss like that which hangs from the
oak trees of Texas and Louisiana.
The most feasible explanation ol|
this wonderful natural ice supply Is
that at one time the water covered!
the earth in a liquid state, but gradu¬
ally become congealed while the moss
formed upon the surface.
This would, of course, presuppose
that the freezing process went on dur¬
ing warm as well as cold weather.
This would be possible if there was a
formation of either beneath tho ice,
which is highly probable.
This discovery was made some time
ago by an old settler, but the land on!
which it was situated could not be
bought, and he refused to toll ita
whereabouts, and died without reveal¬
ing the secret.
One of the Astor family is reported
as having said that no one can bo
called a gentleman who has not en¬
joyed a university education. How
much money besides is necessary for
the distinction is not mentioned, but
a "poor gentleman” is gradually be¬
coming a misnomer, It does not
pear, however, that the honest old
dealer who was the first of the Asto
had more than a common school ed
cation, and li(,tie of that; but he wi
more of a gentleman than niB Mbg
his descendants, remarks the ljj|p
phiu Record. ’.'"i