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FOR RR c£ V ^ TS . A*- vt u IN THE -iMNSOFTHE 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 , , , , . . v , , . 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