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BY LAL.
The state of political affairs in Kan
sas, must be even more confusing than
it is in the east. Recently a man was
a candidate for office, but was defeat
ed because all the women refused to
vote for him. Their reason was, he
had jilted one woman about twelve
years ago, to marry another. This
goes to prove the truth of the state
ment made, that women cannot possi
bly ever hope to become politicians,
simply because they cannot help but
make everything a personal issue.
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We know of famous men in our own
time whose morals and private life
could nor, stand the light of day ; yet
they have done great and wonderful
work for our country and are respect
ed and honored for that work. It
would be a good idea to remind the re
formers and self appointed judges of
humanity, that there was a promise
made by One, long ago, regarding
hypocrites. The world is not muoh
worse than it has been for the past
thousand years or so, and we can leave
the issue to Him.
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The stand taken at times by some of
the exponents of the so called “new
journalism” is enough to make angels
weep. During the recent prize fight
rumpus, one of the “new” journals
chartered a special train, hired half a
dozen extra telegraph operators, and
raised such a fuss generally as to at
tract the attention of people who
otherwise never would care a button
about a prize fight. Of course every
issue of the paper was sold off like the
proverbial hot cakes, and the coffers
of its treasury ran over with the coin
of the realm. Ancther concern thought
to get in its share of the harvest, by
taking some of those “scope” pictures
and exhibiting them at so much a peep.
.Tust now, the “new” journal is raising
its voice to deplore the general de
pravity of man and womankind in de
siring to even look at the pictures. It
refers to the wife of one of the princi
pals as a “Billingsgate Amazon,”
though it was only a short while ago
it gave a fn 11 page photograph of her,
and a most flattering description of
her personal appearance.
Tnnrc in no getting around the fact"
that so called prize lighting is brutal,
demoralizing and a sinful waste of
God given strength. It is through the
actions of just such papers, which
have given it the prominenoe which it
has attained. As for calling it manly
sport, or science, or any other name
which will tend to soften the true as
pect of it, no sensible manor woman
will alter his or her opinion of it. The
newspaper is, in a very great measure,
the moulder of public opinion, and we
might almost say morals, it ought to
have the courage of its own convic
tions, even to the losing of a few dol
lars. For it to have made a source of
revenue outof what it now condemns,
is, to say the moet # charitable thing,
peculiar, and by no means adds to the
respect felt for it.
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Said an observant little woman:
“Have you ever noticed the difference
in the modes of salutation of the va
rious nations? The French are the
most effusive, the Germans most af
fectionate, the English most cordial,
and the Americans most indifferent.”
And that brings up the question—have
you ever noticed how you can feel at
ease with some people from the first
moment of meeting with them? And
it is all due to their mode of saluta
tion A hearty, cordial hand shake,
will do more to put a diflident person
at ease, than the most solicitous inqui
ry after their welfare. I am afraid
we Americans are rather an indiffer
ent lot, concerning each others wel
fare, and it seems a pity too. We can
get so much genuine pleasure out of
life by being a little less selfish.
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Some ore asks : “Have you ever seen
people who wouldn’t kill a chicken
with a hatchet, but who try their
best to kill their friends with their
tongues?” The question ought to be
“who has not seen them?” It seems
queer sometimes how we can meet peo
pie daily, do whatever we can for them
in a friendly way: think they sympa
thize with us in our little ambitions
or trials, and then learn that their in
terest has only been born of curiosity.
The pen may be mightier than the
sword, but a lying, bitter tongue is
more to be dreaded than both of them
combined. There was a tale once told
of a woman who had slandered her
neighbor, and who had gone to her
priest and confessed her fault. She
thought her penance peculiarly easy,
as it was simply to empty a bag of
feathers from the top of a hill. She
did so and returned to the priest for
further instructions; she was told to
gather the feathers together again.
Her inability to do this, made her re
alize the irreparable injury done by
her slanderous tobgue.
Sensationalism is the bane of the
end of the nineteenth century. It is
over everything. Dress, customs and
amusements are made as sensational
as possible. The newspapers are mass
es of exclamation points, and the mag
azines are not very far behind in the
procession. The dress of the period
partakes a good deal of sensationalism.
We wonder wliat George Washington
would have said at sight of the golf
stockings now adorning some of the
manly Brunswickian legs. What
would Dame Martha have tfiought of
a woman in bloomers and a cutaway
coat, astride a man’s bicycle? As for
the amusements indulged in by the
unfortunate few who must, be amused
to the exclusion of everything else,
each one seems to be trying to intro
duce more and more of the sensation
alism that so nearly approaches utter
senselessness.
Roughly Silenced.
Archbishop Whately had a rongh
tongue. He was called Ursa Major—the
Great Pear —at Oxford, a fact unknown
to a young aid-de-camp who at a party
in Dublin castle attempted to cross
swords with the prelate.
Approaching the primate of Ireland,
the youth asked, “Does your grace
know what is the difference between an
ass and an archbishop?”
“No,” was the grave answer.
Then the youth went on, “An ass has
a cross on his back, but an archbishop
has a cross on his breast. ”
“Very good,” said the archbishop.
“Now will vnn tf-’l mn -tli,il i llli 1 1 jf~
ference between a young aid-de-camp,
like yourself, and an ass?”
“I don’t know,” said the youth.
“Neither do I,” said the archbishop
and walked away.—Youth’s Compan
ion.
Fooled the Policeman.
A collier, whose bent is toward pigeon
flying, went to Bolton the other day,
carrying, of course, a bird with him in
a bag. He was just about to toss up the
pigeon in the town hall square when a
policeman came up to him and told him
that he must not toss it up there.
“Why not?” asked the collier.
, “Because it is forbidden, and I shall
have to lock you up if you do. ”
The collier, with the usual sharpness
of his kind, thereupon took the pigeon
out of the bag, set it on the ground,
stroked its wings and said to it: “Aw
corn’d toss thi up here, so thou mun
walk whoam; dos’t yer? theau mun
walk whoam. ”
The bird, of course, rose in the air,
leaving the policeman simply petrified
with astonishment.—London Telegraph.
Decidedly Objectionable.
The Tenant—l want to change my
office for one on the second floor.
The Agent—What’s the trouble?
The Tenant—You know I’m on the
fourteenth floor now. Well, every time
•my wife’s mother comes to see me it
gives her palpitation of the heart so to
come up oil the elevator that she invari
ably insists upon stopping in my office
two hours for the palpitations to ease
down. Gimme a room that can be reach
ed by a stairway.—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Too Newfangled.
“No,” said the old man as ho limp
ed into the office with one hand on his
back and his hat in the other, “no, I
ain’t deaconin at de chu’ch no mo’.
When dey axes a man who ben servin
de Lawd as many yeahs as I hab toe
carry a cash registah w’en he takes up
de collection, it’s time forme toe quit. ”
—lndianapolis Journal.
Pertinent and Impertinent.
“Never run in debt, my son,” said
the old fashioned father.
“Why in creation are you always tell
ing me to keep niy credit good if I’m to
make no nse of it?”—D'etroit Free
Press.
A Blunder.
She (at play)—Tnere’s a blunder!
Six months are supposed to elapso be
tween the first and second act.
He—Well?
She—They have the same cook.—
Pick Me Up.
THE TIMES: BRUNSWICK, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1897.
A NEW WHITE HOUSE
PLANS FOR A MAGNIFICENT QUAD
RANGULAR BUILDING.
Present Edifice Not to lie Disturbed—lt
Will Re the Front of the New Building.
Wings to Ro Built on the East and
West.
In view of an increasing interest
among congressmen in the matter ol
building anew White House or enlarg
ing it, Colonel Theodore A. Bingham,
superintendent of public buildings and
grounds, was consulted recently- rela
tive to his plans in the matter.
Colonel Bingham has not been called
upon officially for his views or for
plans, but he is much interested, hav
ing had the question broached to him
very often recently by senators and rep
resentatives whose visits to the White
House have been so numerous as to call
to their attention the needs of more
buildings and more conveniences. Colo
nel Bingham is as deeply interested as
his prcdeceSsor, General J. M. Wilson,
and that is saying a great deal, for it
was one of the desires of General Wil
son to see the White House grounds or
namented with new buildings.
In thinking over the subject the out
lines of several plans have come to the
mind of Colonel Bingham, but he looks
with favor upon plans made during the
life of Mrs. Harrison and when she
lived in the White House. Mrs. Har
rison, as is well known, had fully ma
tured ideas of what ought to be done.
She became so much interested that
plans for an enlargement of the White
House were drawn and submitted to
her. Copies of these found their way to
the offices of the superintendent of pub
lic buildings and grounds and were pre
served.
Because of its history Mrs. Harrison
was opposed to a wholly new White
Hourfe. She wanted the present building
to stand and to be enlarged. That is
also the idea of Colonel Bingham. Not
only because of its history, but because
it is solidly built and can be maintained
for centuries, Colonel Bingham thinks
the present building ought to stand.
When officially called upon to present
plans and estimates, Colonel Bingham’s
ideas may change somewhat, but the
plans he now looks upon with favor
provide for a magnificent quadrangular
building, with a beautiful court in the
center, a building which would com
pare favorably with any in Europe. The
present building would not be touched.
It would be the front of the new build
ing. The greenhouses would be moved
from the west of the White House to
the south, forming the southern part of
the new building. They would be so
placed as not to disturb the southern
view. On the west side, where the
greenhouses now stand, would be erect
ed a wing fronting the three depart
ments. This wing would somewhat re
semble the present building and would
be known as the “official wing.” Sim
ilarly placed, on the east side, would be
auotlier wing. The wings would be con
nected to the main building by quarter
circle corridors. . These corridors would
be suitable for statues and works of art.
Quarter circle corridors would also con
nect the south ends of the wings with
the greenhouses. In the center of this
arrangement, as has been stated, would
boa beautiful court.
On Ihe "’hole l.lui |ri:iTr preserves the
simple style of architecture so promi
nent in the White House. The old
building would become the residence
portion, the home of tli6 chief exec
utive, not to be disturbed by the publio
and as private as the home of any citi
zen. The west wing, in addition to ex
ecutive offices and all the rooms neces
sary iu that line, would contain parlors
for senators and representatives and a
grand reception room for the diplomat
ic corps. The east wing could be turned
to a number of purposes. It could be
turned into a library or an art room.
The president has practically no library
at his disposal.
Colonel Bingham has not figured on
the cost of the projected enlargement.
He thinks that if congress were not dis
posed to make an appropriation for the
entire work at one time it could make
the appropriations as the work pro
gressed, thus dividing the cost by years.
An estimate of the cost could not be
made without taking, into consideration
whether the additions should be of mar
ble or granite. The present White House
is of sandstone.—Washington Star.
Why He Prefers Indianapolis.
Admiral Brown, who will soon retire
from the navy, gives the following rea
son for preferring Indianapolis for his
home: “I’ll be the only admiral in In
dianapolis,” he says, “whereas if I set
tled in Washington I’d be one of 40.
When a man goes into the club at In
dianapolis and inquires if any one has
seen the admiral, they will know that
he means Brown, but when such a ques
tion is asked in Washington 40 old
coves will rush up and answer, ‘l’m
here. ’' ’
Colored Women to Convene.
The National Association of Colored
Women, of which Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell of Washington is president, will
meet in Nashville on Sept. 15. The as
sociation was organized at Boston three
years ago and is the "strongest of its
kind in the country. It will convene at
Nashville in order to give the members
an opportunity to see the centennial,
in which the Afro-American display is
expected to be better than that at the
Atlanta exposition of 1896.
Co-operative Farming.
An experiment in co-operative farm
ing and manufacturing is soon to be
tried in Bay City, Minn. All the work
done will be on the co-operative plan,
the workmen being stockholders and
participating in the profits. They are
to own homes purchased from the cor
poration, are to have wages on the
eight hour system, protection iu case of
sickness, and loss of home from any
cause is to be reduced to the minimum.
LONG DROUGHTS COMING.
A Weather Prophet’s Gloomy Predictions
For the Summer.
N. A. Patterson of Vinland, Pa., lays
claim to having predicted this spring’s
floods, basing his forecasts on the long,
open Indian summer autumn which ex
tended into December. He now comes
forward with the prediction that there
will, during the summer, be protracted
periods of dry weather, interfering with
the growth and maturity of the sum
mer and fall crops. “From some cause,”
he says, ‘ ‘electrical, I suppose, the me
teoric conditions causing a long, open
fall, followed by excessive moisture dur
ing December and thence to May, has
its sequel in drought during the follow
ing summer.”
Speakiug of the inundated districts,
he says: “The serious feature now is,
that what is called the June flood will
so overtake the present one as to be
blended together, causing much of the
submerged areas to remain under water
until the opening of July. The June
flood, as it is called, has its origin
mainly in the Rocky mountain snows
melting. The melting process there has
commenced this year sooner than usual.
A part of the now swelling volume in
the upper Missouri aid Mississippi
rivers is from that source.—Pittsburg
Dispatch.
HOST OF BERRY PICKERS.
Thousands of Poor People Ready to Turn
an Honest Penny.
The strawberry picking season opened
up at Sarcoxie, Mo., recently with the
greatest gathering of people ever assem
bled in that community. The Sarcoxie
Horticultural association, controlling a
farm of 1,400 acres of strawberries,
advertised for 10,000 pickers. Their
circulars were responded to by fully
20,000 persons, who are besieging the
hotels and lodging houses of Sarcoxie.
The overflow has been so great that
thousands have been forced to sleep up
on the ground and prepare their meals
in improvised dugouts or shanties con
structed of branches and leaves. The
line of campers extends ten miles up
and down on each side of Spring river.
Men representing almost every voca
tion are there. Some of them have seen
better days, but poverty having forced
them to leave the ranks of the thousands
of unemployed in the large cities, they
have sought the field.
There are former railroad conductors,
engineers, telegraph operators, brake
men, firemen, store clerks, newspaper
men and all kinds of tradesmen, down
to the professional hobo.
BURGLAR AWHEEL.
He Is an Adept at His Business and Knows
When and liow to Ride.
A burglar who comes and goes on a
bicycle is working Chicago with great
success. One evening recently, while
the family of William Herrick were ab
sent from their flat in Washington bou
levard, the thieving wheelman rode up
and with the aid of a chisel forced the
front door.
He left his clips hanging on the out
side doorknob while he ransacked the
flat. This aroused the suspicions of
Henry Streich, another tenant of the
building, to such an extent that he
summoned the janitor.
By the time that indi-rrln.ii nrriT'd
'the mirglar had secured diamonds val
ued at S2OO and escaped by the rear
way, leaving hia clips behind. Mr.
Streich and the janitor reached the
street just as the thief disappeared in
California avenue. Chicago Tirnes-
Herald.
Governor Cannot Vote.
The city charter of Baltimore re
quires a man to be a resident of the city
one year before he can be registered,
and should a person leave the city with
his family his name can be stricken
from tho registration books, and a resi
dent of the city removing from one
ward to another, if he has been from
• the ward more than 30 days, must be
transferred or he will lose his vote.
Governor Lowndes has resided in ward
No. 1 for many years, and his name
during the late sitting was stricken
from the books, and he is, therefore, a
nonresident of the city and will have
to reside in Baltimore with his family
one year again before he can be a quali
fied voter of the city.—Baltimore Amer
ican.
A Convention of Cripples.
A convention of one armed and one
legged men has been oalled and will
meet iu St. Louis in September. The
object of the convention will be the
amelioration of the condition of this
class of unfortunates. There will be an
unprecedented display of artificial limbs
and special appliances for the use of the
maimed.
An evening will be devoted to the
display of feats of strength and skill
and endurance by one armed and one
legged men.—Chicago Tribune.
Tired, but Hopeful. •
The patriotic man looked blue. "The year
grows old,” quoth he,
“And does not bring the various changes that
I’ve hoped to see.
For I’ve long believed an era of good things
must come our way;
That peace and plenty, liand in hand, would
soon he here to stay.
Yet these ‘pacifications’ down in Cuba cause
despair,
And the trusts demand the plenty as their own
exclusive sliare.
Of course I’ll raise the stars and stripes and
greet them with a cheer—
But I hope things will ho different when July
tile Fourth gets here.
“I’ll ever love my country, lot her course ho
wliat it may;
But I’d like to be more boastful when I make
a speech that day.
I want to see it soaring still with brilliancy un
spent ;
I want the rocket’s splendid flight and not the
stick’s descent;
I want to see its myriad glories dazzling more
and more,
Not smoldering like the ombors when the cele
bration’s o’er.
There’s nothing that shall make me hold my
native lund less dear—
But I hope tilings will lie different when July
the Fourth gets here. ’ ’ |
—Washington Star.
OPEN EVERT NIGHT. f
Bon Ton Theatre
J. C. MORRIS Manager. ||
106 Gloucester Street?.
(NEXT TO JULIUS MAY’S.)
May 31 and Rest of the Week.
First Appearance of
Forrester and Floyd,
Comedy Sketch Artists, just from Proctor’s Theatre, N. Y.
“Happy Dick” Samuels,
The Baritone Pianist.
Continued Success of
Miss Blanche Stetson, v
Male Impersonator and Singer.
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Third Week Of
Miss Millie Morris, j
The Sweet Singing Sunbeam.
The Petite, Cute and Fetching
Miss Lily Sheldon,
The Up-to-Date Serio Comic.
Every Might at 8 O'clock Sharp.
NEW PEOPLE COMING NEXT WEEK.
QUALITY.
MFGCa
QUANTITY.
PIPT111? p Made to order. Largest and most
complete line of blank books and
LIIAMLS schoolbooks
uHI euy ’ H. T. DUNN,
219 Newcastle Street.
California Restaurant-
CHUE HALL, Manager.
BEST IN BRUNSWICK.^-
(ET-ORDERS TAKEN FOR O K. LAUNDRY.
Coney & Parker,
—DEALERS IN
COAL AND WOOD,
Bosendale and Portland Cements, Cc mmon and Facing Brick,
Bock Lime, Plaster, Hair, Shingles and Laths, Sewer Pipe,
Chimney Flue Pipe and Fittings, Fire Brick and Fire Clay.
Telephone 18 Vl3 HAY BTBEKT
Atlas Engines
Portable and stationary boilers, shafting, pulleys,
belting, pipeing, injectors and fittings, sawdust and
coal-burning grates. Twenty carloads for quick
delivery. Get our prices. ome and see us.
Lombard lion-works and Supply Cos,
CAST EVERY DAY. A x.
CAPACITY 300 HANDS. ilUgUSla, U3.|
Notice.
The undersigned will leave today for
the quarantine station at Sapelo to re
main about five weeks. All parties hav
ing business with ug can communicate
with ue there.
J. H. Biiown & Cos.
Man wants but little here below, but
wants that little quick ; to reach this
end all wise men know that Timks
wants are the trick.
The Oglethorpe hotel is noted for
being one of the coolest spots on the
South Atlantic coast in tlie summer
months. A most delightful place to
spend a pleasant summer.
GOOD LUCK BAKING POWDER
Tg THE BEST "
It is not a scheme goods. No needles, pins, spoons cr forks are
offered to induce people to buy it. When you purchase a can of
GOOD LUCK you get the worth of your money in the highest
quality of linking Powder.
MILLIONS OF INTELLIGENT HOUSEKFFPERS
USE AND RECOMMEND IT.
For sale by leading wholesale and retail
grocers everywhere.
W. W. IPARK,
State Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
Joerger’s Pharmacy.
DRUGS, PERFUMERY,
CIGARS, ETC.
Prescriptions Carefully Com
pounded Day and Night. . . .
OPPOSITE OGLETHORPE HOTEL.
Manager Aiken will make a special
leal lire of the cuisine at the Oglethorpe
Hus summer. One of the linest chefs
in the east has l-eeu engaged.
5
u ~OD COOKIN
MAKES
GOOD HATING.
MEALS SERVED
TO ORDER.
GRANT ST.