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YOL.XLIY. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1888. NO, 34. ^ j
THE LAND OF ICE.
HAEDY RESIDENTS OF ICELAND TALK
OF SEATING.
A Movement on Foot to Remove the Entire
Population of 75,000 People to
Manitoba?The Land and People.
(From the Philadelphia Call)
In the western part oi -femoina county,
D. T., but a few miles from the
Canadian boundary, lie three townships
settled entirely by Icelanders, most of
whom lived a short time in Manitoba
before crossing into the United States.
Near Sioux Falls, in the same territory,
are a few Icelanders; there is another
aa++1aTY>zyr>f in Tftirtt art/I crfrill ftri ir>
Wisconsin, while in Manitoba the flourishing
settlements of Gmili, Thingvaila
and New Iceland contain several thousand
of the same people. All these settlements,
in both countries, have much
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e?>ofn Tvovn- I
l^UU JLaowijj OUVfcJXJ.CLOIM.UVW ViAV J^w>l I.
fal fact that for the third time in its
history Iceland is threatened -with de- :
population. For the third time the ;
-climate of that strangely interesting
island is charging for the worse; and this
time the change is so prolonged that
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<tt &WCIUO IS XU iIUS3 VAUft<^U.U
northwest to bring all the remaining .
75,000 in Iceland to the new world.
The extinction of such a people would ]
be a calamity to the sentimental, and we
may well refuse to believe it possible; 1
for no doubt a remnant will remain, will find
life much more tolerable wiien the .
surplus population is removed, and,
when nature again becomes genial, will ;
thoroughly re-people the old land. !
Iceland is the most interesting island in
the world. About as large as Ohio, it ]
contains as irnuiy vuit-aiiues as mm continent;
and witti a population never as (
large as a Congressional district, it 3
has produced more poets and ro- 1
ingjce writers than any State, and i
as fascinating as (
that of anv-s^tion. When all Europe J
was sunk in " .the barbarism that
followed the NortnTTrea^s destruction of 1
Borne, Irish priests ana-scholars found (
* a religiqus community in "inland; ana ^
when civilization had revived ra^only a ^
. few Mediterranean provinces, ah^ that j
but feebly, Iceland was in its goldei^age i i
of poets, preachers and scholars. Thos^j ''
is good evidence that Columbus ob-p
| tained his first ideas of the western j
f world in Iceland, and there is undoubted k
^history thai people of that race discov- '
ered America long before the Spaniards. i
Once in its 1,014 years of authentic his- 2
"tory a blight fell on Iceland, its popuia- 2
tion sank to a minimum, and for 200:
years it had neither scholars nor histo- J i
rians; at another time the cold increased f 1
' for a term of years and threatened gen- i
era! defection, and now the same phe- f. !
Somenon is being repeated, with the ! <
S^__?aS8bddiSioiial evil that the ice flow from i 7
Greenland comes later in the season and 1 s
has formed a permanent mass against j <
the north side of the island. j 1
. No class of foreigners become Ameri-} 1
cam"zed so rapidly and easily as the a
Scandinavians. This is true of the 3
Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, and pre- 1
eminently true of the Icelanders. Those <
in Manitoba are enthusiastic for the con- *
federation, and liberal supporters of all t
English-Canadian schemes of progress; j 1
they have several newspapers in their ~
?^iT'iTi ^ttttt" and maintain good i
schools" ' j^-^urehes.^ In the three :
Icelandic tovJW!^*'^ -L>a&osa are some j i
600 voters, and theTTSgt^s^^dard
telligenoe is remarkable. in~*jjdS|
library in the little village of A
, (containing less than fifty In
several hundred volumes ifl
.French, German, ^orwegiajn^RHBSIBI
Greek and Latin, an^-"'the resident b
preacher (Lutheran) is a most accom- -w
jplished scholar, both in the classic and tl
J J ,"k~ - ne -rtr\ nnnntmr i .
aiouerii mu^uz^co. xusic u ? j
in the world, probably, where education is ti
so universal as in Iceland; the morals of x?
the people are good, save the one vice of ii
the {Scandinavians. We may judge the It
extent of that from a clause in the latest
trade report to the effect that the import
of brandy has "declined to twenty-four
quarts per capita!" If the 75,000 people
in Iceland must leave there (which all &
scholars will pray will not be) Manitoba c
oouid not get Detter seiners, ana snotua ~
they follow tL ir kinsmen into the ^
United States, they -will add a valuable a
element to the much composite Yankee. e
Naddodr, a Norwegian viking, discov- ^
^l^^^ered Iceland in 860, and four years later
SffljCrarthar Svafarrson sailed around it. &
aL'en years later Norwegians colonized it, a
soon foiaid that Irish Christians had e
least 150 years before. ^
THE TWO STATE CONVENTION'S.
Opinions of the State Press on an Interesting
Subject.
Anderson Jonrnal: Two State Conventions
of the Democratic party will
prooaoiy oe neia in douul vjaronna ims
year, the first in May to select delegates
to the National Convention at St. Louis
on June oth, and the other later in the
ypar, August possibly, to nominate candidates
for State offices, etc. It has been
suggested that it would be well to hold
one of these conventions in the up
country, but there seems to be no good
reason "why this should be done.
Laurens Advertiser: The News and
Courier is in favor of postponing the
nomination 01 oiace oracers until nearer
the time for the election. This is well,
but we regret that our contemporary
omitted to favor a canvass of the State
in the meantime.
This is the most important matter that
will come before the people of this State
during the present campaign. There
can be no intelligent exercise of the
elective franchise without a discussion of
the questions in which the people as a
whole are interested. Let there be light.
Aiken Journal and Keview: As to the
first suggestion we think everybody will
agree with the News and Courier that
two State Conventions should be held.
As to the place of meeting, we are opposed
to any change.
Pee Dee Iadex: It seems to be the
better plan, however, to have two conrentions.
A convention held later in the
year would, we believe, have a better
opportunity of learning the popular will
rl->on ?. ^AnTrnnfmn V?o7/? in ATor onrl frtr I
^ ( ViiHAVU J M"-M' *V->
that reason a ticket pleasing to the people
could the more easily be selected.
Lanrensville Herald: As the National i
Democratic Convention will meet on i
June 5th, it will be necessary for the
State Convention to meet some time in
May. This is regarded?and we think 1
properly so?too early to make nomina- ;
lions for State officers. Hence, the ne- '
jessity of two State Conventions. It '
nay be objected that to hold two con- ;
rentions will entail double trouble. The <
additional trouble should not be regard- '
id as a serious objection, when the im- 1
?ortance of the matter is considered. <
A good deal has been said by the State 1
press regarding the matter of primary i
elections to nominate State officers. Let 1
;hat question be renewed and thorough- <
iy discussed, and let the delegates for i
;lae several counties of the State to the
State .Convention be instructed regardngthe
wishes of the people touching
he question.
Heretofore- the business ox nominating
State officers has been whipped through
oo htirried)/. Slates were generally
ixed up before hand, and the work of
\r\7y\i wo a o m c*yci TYiotfar A"f fnrm
rather than of deliberation. '
Keowee Conriers-Why have two con- \
rentionb? It is so generally believed as j
0 amount to an acceptecMact, that the
he terras of office of State officers should 1
3e four years instead of two, thai in ac- j
5ord with this view the practfee, has
seen to nominate for re-election foi\ a 1
second term the incumbents of such>ffices.
This has been the practice since *
1 r\>ss* 1 1 TV j "?. V_ _L"?- _ n (
looo ana we naraiy turns, tais a goou ame
to depart from it, unless for some 1
reapon.' We know and have heard no '
reason for departure from the rule and 1
he State Convention in May might dis- 1
jharge the duty of both conventions, j
rhe State officers are executive officers J
ind could have no influence on reforma- 1
:ory measures, if they desired to, and (
ve do not believe they desire snch influ- '
;nce further than for the .public good. .
Che only exception is the Governor, hrough
the veto power, and we feel J
ijguid not be exercised against ;
SV reformatory \ legislation or
Kest interests of this Stale. '
when we neither desire '
hkelv to distract !
B^Kethe people. "We a3v<3?t^teand !
elieve in many refonns, bat w^asE? t'
iiiing to trust them to the people and
le Legislature. n
Of course -we feel a local interest in s1
>e upper part of the State, but see no
jason for changing tke place of meet- "
lg of the State Convention from Co- *
imbia to any point ?
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The Florida Travel. ^
The trains passing southward over the I
.tlantic Coast Line continue to be p
rowded with people, and advices from a
i'ew York are that for at least two weeks 'fi
le movement to Florida will be un- e
bating. The probabilities are, how- v
rer, tiiat the great rush will be over by c
ie 25th instant. _ t
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I*J TOUU^AUCU uuav WJIVAV I ?
0,000 100.000 visitors in Florida, t
sodaJB
tie raafij
THE XEGKO IX THE CHURCH.
Bishop Howe's Appeal to the Diocese of
Sonth Carolina?The Dangers of Continned
Divisions.
Charleston, March 10, 1888.
To the Parishes and Congregations
entitled to elect Lay Deputies to the
Diocesan Convention.?My Dear Breth.
t4- i"o o rwAtnoiAn in fho pannna r\f
X V^J?L JL U U GV ^/1V T UJIVAA w the
General Convention of our Church
that every Bishop from time to time
should address pastoral letters to the
people of his diocese as occasions may
seein to him to suggest. In accordance
with su ih canonical provision I beg now
to gain your ear for a few moments
while I write on a subject uppermost in
my thoughts as Easter Monday draws
near, un tnat ciay, according to ancient
usage, you will elect vestrymen and
wardens for the year ensuing, and also
in many parishes, I presume, deputies
to the Diocesan Convention; unless in
regard to deputies, you decline to send
any to Anderson in obedience to instructions
recently issued, and also for reasons
which may seem to you satisfactory
under existing circumstances. In this
event the result would be that no
Diocesan Convention could be convened
for lack of a quorum.
Thorfl Afl.n Iv* nn firmvArtfirm, as vnn
are aware, except ten (10) clergymen are
present -with a right to vote, and deputies
from ten (10) churches duly qualified
to represent said churches in the
Diocesan Convention. Should we fail,therefore,
of securing the necessary
quorum at Anderson, and for the reason
of our differences, I feel it my duty to
forewarn you that,-in my judgment, the
consequences of such non-attendance of
Uiy tirHi,nrH? UJL tilO LUtlbJ UJJMJ piUYC LLiOastrous
to the 'well being of the diocese,
already somewhat paralyzed in its mission
work and higher spiritual interests.
We cannot, my dear friends, mnch
longer endure the strain of divided
counsels and alienated hearts. If the
present state of things continue, I fear
the result will be, in the near future,
rrn/?AT%f vn/kf awaa a! ACQ/"! AVinmllOO Cm C
VtMXULll iC^tUXl^ST) VIVDtU VUUJ.UUQO) DUO"
pendedand abandoned missions. The
slergy will argue from your absence,
under existirg circumstances, that you
will not sit with them in convention exsept
upon the humiliation of their
Order. Moreover, they will argue that,
if they are to hold .their seats in convention
at your will, and not in virtue of
jonstitutional and canonical right, and
if you cau unseat them ou the ground of
joior, tnen you may also unseat tnem on
ihe score of ritual or other ca ase.
I pray you then to consider this, and
send deputies to Anderson. Let a pause
oe put there to differences vrhich have so
seriously disturbed our peace, and let
them no more enter into debate. Am I
isking too much of you that a truce
should be put to debate? I am only
asking that you, the laity, should do by
Jie clergy as they have done by you.
Permit me to remind you. In 1876, in
Columbia, lay deputies from St. Mark's,
i /v?norp?.orQtinr> r.f ftr>
. x c--' ?r
plied to be admitted into Convention,
rtie clergy voted to receive them. You
refused; and until you give your consent
colorecTlay deputies cannot be rejeived.
The clergy have respected your
jonvictions, though not sympathizing
i?ith them. Since 1876 no application
whatever has been made to admit lay
Jeiegates from St. Mark's into the Contention.
No effort has been made to
sopen the qaestion. Your convictions
TaTo Kaati <u?.rmipqrw} in. newRnaners to
;he contrary notwithstanding. In 1885
jolored clergymen canonicaliy connected
with the diocese, nnder the la^s of the
General ConventioD, appeared, on the
Bishop's list and took their seats. Your
3eputies moved to strike their names
;rom oft* the list, on account of color,
rhe clergy could not conscientiously
joncur with you, and the names of the
colored clergymen remained. In 1886
md in 1887 the 'question was renewed
ind finally ended, last May, |iiy&e-!ij^^
irawai of so
In all of this the a ^
nd fo/bearLee to^ra %
he clergy that the
nt to yoms. I do nl & ^ ^
[together. I too n|? fc ?
Lon of th? blame olX J ^ ,
M I been a bettl jonr retlrement.
ossibly such a result*1
ToideZ
rrhSn4?'?- w
,, ' "t~lt my ruling was
rrong on the mainf. m? l^T:5rpho+
lergymen canoSI Zh*
ion in virtue of sue# ***** j* C? "
ion and not by a
J" *8= ' MPgrcgtheffgLw be a
fcy^^^erson and
the?Rev. TV. Hubbard that the right of colored
clergymen to a seat in the convention
be referred to a committee to report upon.
The Virginia convention declined even to
have the matter referred to a committee,
by the following vote: Ayes, 115; nays, 35.
Texas.?In Texas there is one colored
congregation and one colored clergyman in
tne convecnoL; aamitiea witnout question;
ho trouble.
Florida.? In Florida there are two colored
Parishes in the convention and colored
clergymen; no trouble.
Kentucky.?In Kentucky the colored
congregations ?."v so far organized into
missions and -:e not represented in the
Diocesan Council, but the colored Driests
and deacons are admitted to seats in the
council; no trouble.
Missouri.?la Missouri "three colored
congregations and two (2) colored ministers
are admitted in the convention, exactly on
same basis ^ith others," and "no trouble."
Maryland.?In Maryland there are three
(3) colored priests admitted to seats in the
convention; no trouble.
Tennessee.?In Tennessee there are four
^uiuicu uicu xu tuc UVUYWJUUU, -UV
colored parishes have applied for admission
into the convention, being unable to comply
with the canonical requirements, which
require them to be self-supporting.
North Carolina.?In North Carolina the re
are two colored parishes in the convention
and colored clergymen.
In East Carolina.?There are several colored
parishes and two colored clergymen
in the convention.
fionrcrifl ?Tn fhprp ft TP ttCA ml
ored churches admitted into union with the
convention?the colored clergy and lay delegates
of which are admitted into the convention,
and there has been no trouble resulting
from their admission
Alabama.?In Alabama there is one colored
parish (rector white) admitted into the
convention. . - :
Mississinni.?To Mississinni there is one
colored congregation in the convention. *A
colored clergyman was ordained deacon
since the las; convention, and-will be admitted
into the next convention.
Louisiana.?In Louisiana "there are no
separate colored parishes?the work among
the colored people has been done in connection
with parishes? the canon law for
uiuuiii? wc ui^auiAatiuu \jJ. a. yanon uuiwo
it be self-supporting." "In November,'
1876, the Rev. Charles II. Thompson, D. I
D. (colored), was ordained, and has sat in
every council except the last and voted on !
all questions."
Arkansas.?In Arkansas there are no colored
Parishes yet formed, but there is one '
in the process of formation. "A year ago, :
at the meeting of the council, a colored j
candidate for orders was present, and, by i
a vote of the council, was invited to a seat, 1
auu auu^ct^uciJii)', xu jLcapuuac i\j ito iuyiux~
tion, addressed it on work among the col- i
ored people." "
The position of the clergy is thus defined: ;
"It is this, that as clergymen of the Pro- '
testaat Episcopal Church, and ambassadors
of Christ, they canuot deny a priest ? seat
in the convention, who has been ordained !
according to thejacred rite of ordination of (
the Protestant .Episcopal Church, which '
holds the same commission that they do 1
and who has all the qualifications pre- 1
scribed by the constitution and canons of <
this diocease, simply on account of his 3
color. It is a solemn mat'er of conscience J
with them; they feel t; if they did s^b
they would be acting not only against^ga
Protestant Episcopal Church, which
stows on colored men its high office, that of
bishop, but against the teachings of their (
Master, Jesus "Christ, and would be committing
a grievous sin, -which could not be
justified before Almighty God at the final ,
judgment. We feel profoundly grateful ;
that we are blessed with- such clergymen .
who realize the hich responsibility of their
holy calling, and follow the dictates of con- 1
scieuce uninfluenced by popular passion 1
and prejudice, or by the leadings of 'kith
and kin."' 1
? wm* I
A Circular to South. Carolina, Farmers.
Copies of the circular given below i
have been sent out by Mr. D. K. Norris,
President of the Farmers' Associating^*
of South'Garoliiia:
The fnrmri?\? ,, .
tnrougn uueir
pHPNRion asked the Legislature to establish
a separate agricultural college in
behalf of the languishing agriculture of
the State and for the control of their
money in the custody of the State, viz.:
The inspection fee on guanos and the
two donations from Congress, amounting
to upwards of .550,000 annually.
" *? -a- J?
.ttotn 01 tnese aemamis were ueiueu uo.
Is public opinion, as voiced by the
farmers of your neighborhood, satisfied
with the action of the Legislature on
these questions? *
Is it th9 sentiment of your community
of farmers to acquiesce in .the action of
the Legislature, -whereby the South Carolina
University was enlarged and the
separate agricultural college denied us?
In your judgment, as made up from
such expression of general opinion as
you have besn able to gather, can your
county be carried for a separate college
if the question is submitted to the farmers
in the approaching canvass?
Pip?i<jA <riv? thfl names and oostoffices
A BATTLE WITH BATS.
A Desperate Fight for life in a Sewer with
Thousands of Bodents.
(From the Memphis Avalanche.)
it is the custom of the Ninth Street
Cable Company, in Kansas City, and, in
fact, of all the cable companies, to send
men into the conduits after the cable
has been stopped at night, to oil the
wheels or pulleys over which the cable
run& The grease used for this purpose
?<= nf tfhft /vmpriRtenf.v of tallow. of which
it is largely composed. Beeswax is
another constituent of the "dope," as
the~mencall the material. The presence
of this "dope" attracts to the conduit
large numbers of rats, which -feed upon
it. The rodents are larger than ordinary
house rats, and are possessed of
gre?|^treng?h and courage.
^^Korning Edward Duffy, one of
th^HL men, entered the conduit at
the jnst west of Walnut street
He carold with him a bucket of dope
and an nrrKn&rv railroad lamn. Dnffe
was-dressed in' a suit of yellow oilcloth
such as butchers wear when at work in
large packing houses. A slight rain was
falling and a stream of muddy water was
running through the bottom of the
conduit. When Duffy entered the opening
he left a companion, MqMahon, on
the outside. Duffy had moved west to
the second wheel, and was applying the
dope, when a sqealing noise in the front
attracted his attention. Thiough the
gloom he could see the forms of an army
of rafc? pressing toward mm up to tne
inclining conduit At sight of- the light
the foremost ones seemed endeavoring
to stop, but so great was the pressure of
the swarm behind that the rata in the
rear were piling pell-mell over those in
front.
Duffy had often encountered the rats
while at his work, "but they had never
before come so close to him. As they
approached he cried at the top of_his
voice and gesticulated wildly m aiTeitort
to frighten them, but they seemed impelled
by greater fear and on they came.
The man saw that he was in danger, and
thrust his hand under his oilskin overalls
in a vain effort to reach his pocket
knife. The cramped position made him
awkward, and in his hurry" threw him
from his balance. The left hand, on.
which he had been leaning, slipped on
the muddy side of the conduit and "he
fell upon his face. In an instant, before
he could rise, the vermin were upon him
and bore him down by the very force of
Li
uueir occumuukbcu nc^uu
Daffy says that in the danger of his.
position he seemed to think with a
rapidity that he never knew the human
intellect was capable of. His whole life
passed in review before him. " He soon
found himself arguing the reason of the
strange attack. He thought, as was the
jase, that the water had filled up the
zonduit in the down grades, and had
iriven the rats up the incline. All these
.vV*4-n A/mnwiio^ 4v\ Mm in f.Vio mnmAnt
uuvu^uua vvoiaivu w ,.?. >??,
Df his fall and the rush of the rate. The
next moment the teeth of the rats called
ilia energies to the defensive. He could
1^1 them on nearly every portion of his
?^Tsi?iPOPt cruelly upon his neck
rnd hands. Daffy screamed for McBlahon,
and fought with the desperation
of a dying man.
; He clutched the rats in a grip that
brushed their bones into a pulp, but the
Eew he thus disabled were nothing to the
host he had to meet. Fortunately for
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JL/lLLlJf j JJJU3U OO UC nao Ctfc/v/uu w ouww** v)
the iamp he carried was overturned and
bhe globe broken. In a second the
flames caught t&e rope and communicated
to the greasy coats of the rats. With
screams that were almost human, the
cats fled in every direction, leaving long1
3tr^akBofflamejMi^^^g?^j||^^
McMahon by this time reached a trap
near Daffy, and catching him by the
heels drew him, more dead than alive, to
the street. Restoratives were administered,
and the sinking man was carried
to a drug store, where his wounds were
dressed. An ambulance was then called,
and Duffy was sent to his home. The
affair was kept as quiet as possible, as it
was feared Daffy's experience would
* - * * :
aeter ouxers xruiu eugugmg m uuo nwa.
THE STORM IX THE XORTH.
Some Features of the Weather Prevalent
Around New York.
A dispatch from New Tori: to^ the
Charleston World says that Jtsroaaway
has been thronged with people making
their way home through the slush and
water which have been collecting from
piles of snow shrinking under the sunshine.
Broadway is a sea of mingled
snow and slush, through which wagons
drawn by two and four horses splash
and reel along with difficulty.
The Broadway cars are not running
below twenty-third street. Some of the
principal avenues are partially cleared
resumed under great
k^ljyjOTers, and
^arsof a
^gcity
"GENTLEMEN TO LET."
One of the Queer Features of Washington
Life.
(Philadelphia Telegraph.)
The complaint at Washington, as in
many other cities, is the scareity of men
I compared with the number of ladies at
| all social gatherings. The deficiency is
supplied by a number o:E young men
possessing the requisite dress suit, who
let themselves out for the evening. They
are not exactly hired as the waiters, nor .
are they ordered from omiNftrppxy- Sta- ,
tion, so many for the night. They areT
regularly invited guests, but they have 1
no especial standing except in their dress <
suits about the refreshment table, or to ,
" T--H 1
nil up inc no or in a uau-tuuiu, ouu
fully understand their position, acting J
accordingly. The only compensation \
they get is the refreshm<mts and the ?
pleasure of enjoying good society. The ^
former seems the more weighty consid-"
eration. These young men are ge~er- '
ally, though not always, of very limited <
means, and they have not had the best }
advantages of early training. They have
dress suits and a laundry bill, aspire to 1
good society, and are found present on '
almost every great occasion. They have 1
?1 ? ~ ^ a fT-?rv?>
libUtt tUSfc! bU UU, i>UU U.U1U uut?u.
of acquaintances further than one to the
manner born could find time, if inclination,
to do. They feel that society is in
a manner dependent upon them, and
they are exacting in their demand for attention
and consideration. They are
no o "niarrjiiig men au.li ouu jtcuju^ &kjciety
belles, to -whom they are most assiduous
in their attentions, never think *
of them in a matrimonial way. They 1
are merely of the general society make- J
up, as are the candles, aid the flowers, ;1
the music, the punch o:r the dignified /
man-servant who receive cards at the (
door. }
They have from six to u dozen invitations
every evening. They get into
their dress-suite immediately after the 1
dinner hour, and forage or feast until ;
nt+ay miAni<*l>t TViott flit, from Imnsfl to
CBXIA^J. uiiumgwv* ??
house, leave their cards, mingle in the 1
company a few minutes, and then make (
for the. supper-room, where they give J
way to their natural instincts, showing \
that if they are butterflies in other particulare
they are not so in appetite. They
do not travel together in droves, but *
when it comes to the refreshment table
it frequently happens that enough of c.
them have got there at the same time to
get control of the table, which t'aey sur- J
round and attack in quite a business- .
P-1 \
n&e way. xney are very useiui pexeuua
"to fill up with," and they never neglect ?
to fill np. J
They get out of their drsss suits about \
1 o'clock in the morning vrith tne satisfaction
of having fed well and of being
, "quite swell," and in th? raoraiog go <
late and languidly about their various k
employments?those who iaave any.
?
FACTS ABOU C HENS. ^
I Where Effipj Come From and Why South- J
| ?ru Ecgs are small. 1
(From the New York Telegram.) 1
"Eggs begin to come from the South ]
j in Jaunarv', said a Dej street dealer to a
Telegram." reporter, -"and th?y run up 1
I inct lito nr strawberries. A few J
come from Texas. There is big money '
in the business there if it is only devel- '
oped, but there is the trouble. North *
Carolina starts in first. In about four J
weeks after that we get some from Wash- '
ington which come from the Shenandoah 1
alley, in Virginia. Then come the J
eastern shore eggs. Pennsylvania eggs
are next, and then come Ohio, West
Virginia and Kentucky. Ohio usually j
drops in a month a^pi^i^aroliiia. J
BSWffiPyearshe was even withfie?^>
The far west and southwest, by way of
Kansas and St. Louis, are next in the
procession; after that Iowa and Illinois.
Then come northern Indiana, Minnesota,
Dakota, northern Iowa and Michigan.
"We get some eggs, tnougn not many
from Dakota.
"How about New York?"
"This State has so many large towns
that most of her eggs are consumed iu
-the interior markets. After they get
through pickling, however, New York
State dealers send us some fresh eggs in
the summer. Canada comes next to the
far west. Foreign eggs have been barred
out this season because prices have been
better in England. They took very well
?i i_l_ ?? Va A?Atirrli 1 oco
wnere uiny uuiuu uc auiu iw wvugu
to make it an object for the people to
use them."
"Why are Southern eggs so much .
smaller than others?"
"Because they raise game fowls down
there. The difference is not only in ,
size, but in the quality of the meat." The
Cochins, Plymouth Kocks or any other
Northern breeds afford altogether more
nutriment in their eggs than the Southern
fowl.
"The best fray to ship is in free cases
with patent dividing pasteboards, unless
the shipper is very ska II f.ul, Wnenrn^csT
way to ship them is in barrels packed in
cut straw. There are firms in this State
that pickle from 100 to 1,000 barrels, 840
^ggs to the barrel. Iowa has single
feM^that put away from 500 to 5,000
^has Minnesota. Chicago
^ta^^g^anhold 50,000
Mfatf^nly
PALACES Oi?' MW YOKK.
THE WAT IN WHICH AMERICAN
CRCESUSES ARE HOUSED.
The Dwellings of People Who Have Nearly
all the Money they Want?Some Inter
esting Facts.
(Special Correspondence of the American.)
New Yobk, March 15.?The other day
I met a gentleman who is an authority
on a subject of peculiar interest. "Too.
3ee^ow many foreigners," he -said, "are
2oming*S^er here every year to marry
3ur yoimgS^aerican heiresses. Yen |
hear of Ameriam^iiCI2E??? buying the I
mtiqne and historic furniture ancrwSC?> |
itiens of - Europe. You see men of '
wealth living here in New York in a
style that few of the nobility of laasgpe
jan emulate. What does it mean? It
zieans that the drift of wealth is towards
;his country. It means that the star not
inly of political empire but of financial
power Westward takes its way.
In Ireland, in England and on the
jontinent the nobility are going to the
roll. The feudal system was like a
yreat comet; it aisappearea centuries
igo, but its iamicous trail was stretched
icross the intervening epochs to the
present time, and even this is now dying
>ut.
D. O. Mills, the well-known millionlire,
paid more than $100,000 for the in?rior
decorations of his New York
palace, with its inlaid woods, mosaic
vork, carved woods of every description,
jeilings of painted canvas and a hundred
immo nf InTnriniR nma.mp.r<tfttirtn '
srhich -would have astonished a Doge of
Venice or a Lorenzo de MedicL
Among the other notable mansions,
ifhich, indeed, are veritable palaces, are
hose of Wm. 2L Yanderbilt, Cornelius
vandexbilt, John D. Eockfeller, who
na !e his fortune by driving everybody
ilse out of the kerosene oil business;
fudge Henry Hilton, who owes his
'ortune to the late A. T. Stewart; Mrs.
fV. H. Vanderbilt, Kobert and Ogden
3-oelet, descendants of a successful merchant;
John Jaeob Astor, Wm. B. Astor,
3enry Clews, whose palace ranks fourth .
imong the dwellings of New York milionaires;
Mayor Abraham S. Kewett,
yho lives on Lexington avenue, in a
louse inherited from the late Peter
Dooper, and which he has converted into
i palace; Mrs. E. L. Stuart, the widow
" ?*>1- TTamm
)I ine miJiiOiiaire augur-xeiiiicr, ?j.cuj.j
3r. Marquand and Secretary of the Navy
Whitney, not to mention others.
And, by the way, there is a little story
lonnectcd with the house occnpied by
secretary Whitney which illustrates a
peculiar phase of New York life. It was
'ormerly the residence of Mrs. Frederick
(V. Stevens. She is the daughter of one of
foe old auctioneers of New York, named
Samp -on, who died years ago, leaving
ler an income of $400,000 a year. She
narried Frederick Stevens, who was a
:>oor lawyer, and several children were
x>m to them. They lived in compaxaive
happiness until in an unlucky monent
she received a visit from the
ilarquis de Talleyrand, a grandson of
;he celebrated political tncKster 01 tne
great Napoleon's day. The talk of soiiety
concerning the sentiments enteriained
by the auctioneer's daughter for
he titled Frenchman, need not be repeated,
but the gossips did not fail to
-eniark that not long after the return of
he jtfarquis de .Talleyrand to France,
he auctioneer's daughter decided that
sherewas something in the climate of
Europe, especially of France, absolutely
preservation of. ner
health. She weCT*^E#B5ropftN^ & .
her husband here; and for ?everaly?SS|i
it is stated, maintained relations with
the sweet-scented sprig of French nobility
which need not be particularized.
Then she came back to this country, and
in a wonderful court at Newport, obtained
a divorce from her husband on
the ground of "neglect and incomoati.
V- J x ? rru.-?
DlilEy OI temperauieuu ahu icgaa.
miracle accomplished, she returned t6
France and became the wife of the Marquis
de Talleyrand. The father of this
model French guest, to introduce into
American homes, was too poor to properly
maintain his ducal title, and he
therefore relinquished it in favor of iis
son. who had been so successful in
snaring a rich and ambitions woman in
the matrimonial waters, and now the
auctioneer's daughter is a Duchess of
France. To bs sure, the title only goes
back to the First Napoleon, who manufactured
titles in order to fill up his
parvenue court, but the lady is nevertheless
a-Duchesse.
TT XT -IT 1- 1
?Ler new XUEJ&. ?>?U2m;u UU/U^1CU ivu |
lots at the corner, of Fifth avenue and |
Fifty-seveneth street, where ordinary j
gravel is abont as valuable as gold dust.
When she finally took up her abode in :
Paris, she offered the residence tor sale, I
and it was bought by 0. H. Payne-, one
of the Standard Oil corporation, for
?600,000. He presented it to his sister,
the wife of the present Secretary of the
Navy. And it may be added that on the
birth of Mrs. Whitney's first child
rvrpsATited to the mother, to be hefl
ijjmt for the youngster, the stun cd
|fc^JoUgr%__Secretary Wjfl
| AAJIA^UXIX VjC 1UU xr<n?<? ,
The Priests in India Have Used It for Two ..<3
I Thousand Years. *' 9
"The principle of the telephone has
been known for 2,000 years in India,** - |
was the rather incredible statement made ^ J
last night by Fred Amesbury, who has i
just returned to New York after a two ' v
years' sojourn in the land of striped \
tigers and wonderful fakirs. "I do not
assert, mark you," continued Mr. Amesbujy,
"that they use the telephone as
we use it, or tnat tney nave any system
of general communication- What I do
say is that the high caste people have a
method of communicating with each
other by vibratory action on a diaphragm,
just as we do, but it is confined
entirely to their temples, and its exist*'
encs has remained a secret until within
as^ery few years.
a town called Pan}, about
oaa fv^^Iar?T&s. and while there
AW miiTO iiuuu * ; T?? ?
became acquainfce&s^*"1 311 ^T^"fl"
officer named Harrin^te? wlw was a
prime favorite with, the na&SSJjb?08?18?
,on one occasion he had savea?>?n.e^'
from drowning. .He was a very gefS?|?
pleasant fellow and had that peculiar^-^^^
magnetism about him that made and
kept Mends everywhere.
"Tf -orftfi fTiwVhorh TTfl.rrino+nr> fhfttTtrfts
enabled to learn the existence of tele- k
phonic communication and to satisfy
myself of its antiquity.'
"There are two temples in the village
about a mile apart In the interior and
on the ground floor of each is a small
circular structure which is guarded day
and night from the natives as well as
frnm ctm.Tiocr? arxl i? RTTTVrwfAf? fcn
the abiding place of the 'governing
spirit.' but in reality is the termiDas of
the telephonic line, which is laid underground
from one buil&)g to the other.
'The superstitious natives regarded
this little structure with tbe greatest awe
and reverence, because they had seen
demonstrated before their eyes?or
rather ears?the power of this spirit to
communicate with the other tempie.
They were required to make their offering
iu one bml<3ic?v make known
their wishes and cleoirc-s. Then immediately
repairing to the second temple
they would be informed of all they had
said ana aone, aiinougn neiiaer pness
had left his post. This was regarded as
a demonstration of the power of the '~*&3
pirit
"We were unable to determine the
composition of the wire that, connected
the two buildings. It was some kind of
iixcufci, uu& iitfxcuer bt-etu, ouppci JLLVA
brass-, although it closely resembled the
latter. The transmitter icas of wood arid .
about the size of the head of i flour bai
rel, and to establish coaneeiioh, instead
of ringing a-bell, the person; wishing to
attract attention at the other end stood
close to the curioua looking thing and
shouted, 'Ooej! ooev! ooeyl'
"This was answered by a similar
shout, which, while faint, was distinct, . ' ?
and could be heard two feet awav.
"After Harrington and I had gained M,
the confidence of the priests?or, ratherV . ? j ^
after he had?we were given a carte
blanche to do as we pletised, arid we
talked to each other from one temple to
the other for mor?-''-and:- ? w^i
were enabled to make an incomplete in- ,
vestigation.
"We learned thiit the telephone that
we saw had been in nee for thirty years. TIK?
*?i. ? .1J ? .
-LJLLC JJI1C3U3 WCiC VClJf UiU iJLL^JJ, OiJLU. LULCJ
remembered that the liuc of communication
had been renewed only once daring
their incumbency.
"They showed us tbe remains <??
worm-eaten transmitters and wooden
conduits that mast have been hundreds
of years eld. They claimed that; the r
crotom Vio/1 Tioivn in irictinoc cin/>A +Ko 1 "
creation, aid laughed at us -when we
told them that the same principle has
<WUy Ueu"
America within the last dozenij^T+v- - ^
every part of India and in Burma^gf
system of secret communication exis^
although hundreds of travelers have
never suspected it. I believe that it
dates back fully two thousand years." ~3|
? ? S
nrb. WA.n.m.x'lA IU.J-1 n'rd
The Hon. R. C. J. Pendleton, of Indianapolis,
is visiting Atlanta in the interest of
me Hendricks' Memorial Association. His ^
purpose is to augment the fund now in the
hands of the monument association so that
there will be enough money to ensure th^^
completion of thpm.wnmr.nt in.
with the original design.
The project to build an appropriate monument
to the Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks
was started in Washington eily soon after
iiis aeain. it was uiz purpose 01 uie pro- ;
jeciors -to secure an uppropiiution from
Congress. A bill wafc introduced by a >
member of the House from Illinois, but, at
tlse instance r,f the dead statesman's friends,
| it was withdrawn, for they thought it
i would be much better to raise the money *
[ from r<>!u;::ary subscriptions. The idea "
I wrts to srive iiie Deoole of everv State and.
Territory an opportunity to contribute their
quota. Consequently the citizens of eveiy v
part of ti*e Union have come forwaid. and. , jmp
made gpcerous contributions. The books
ot?LC^reasuser show the names , of givers
in e^'ery State and Territory. Mr. Pendle- aBpaa
ton; has a book containing 'he names of ? .
t KA VAamKAW? M(J
Lt_*WiUCm- v/i^v^quu) a.i t-ut mcoiuyig v* jlm-J
fefebymd many prominent public men of
BfejraDitaL The; gave generously
fcjej^hey legarded it as s.
BkH|i?vin thisman?