The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, October 23, 1902, Image 3
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By President Roosev
w X this ;ifp as a rule, the
8 ? worth while doing. Now,
jo and thiuk what it is that 1
5 5 to ou as a mt'
S09C9 his hour* of ease? No, no
of his triumph, and the triumph an
work (applause], the rough effort.
Is not that true? Let each one
reei-s and if you have not got it in j
you worked I think but little of yo
the heroes of this nation? Who are
Washington and Liueoln. [Applause,
for himself and worked for others;
tielus. and one met it at the hands
They are the men whom American:
them. There has never yet been a n
whose name is worth remembering.
Now understand me. Make holid
play and in playing hard while you
I Laughter and applause.] Do your
then may when you have sot time t<
How Much De
Should a
By E. L. Vincent.
@FTEX the question is
in debt for a farm?"
that they would lik<
of some agricultural
Now, no man can ir
more than he could
ought to eat or hov
thine: depends on tin
his farm, stock, too
tits: class farm and he able to work
I'l l! :i!0 riSK Ol lliilSIUj; .1 tuiai lanuu
i; is impossible to lay down any
I his matter, but one thing is certait
farming and has bad some exneriem
I tbinU of going into debt for a farm
t are plenty 01 men who can get the r
to work out the problem. It is iinpo
"^eife does also: that he has good heal
invhis expenditures, and tb.1t he has
the thousand and one drawbacks he
these requirements and has had som
may with some degree of safety g<
Otherwise, he might better stay wbi
Poverty and
Prosperit;
By N. E. Badgley.
&?*v}K4K|H?**HILE Mr* Jay Co?
about all that one
x|TZ~ of reasoning, they j
iiixij \ **1 parties coueerued.
JjjJiq mV. all here," and that
whence came these
v?Vfflf justly claimed by a
produce all wealth
taiization of a half-billion so essenti;
who lal\or to produce it should be k
to m neration'; The maudlin talk an<
that a common brotherhood coulll b
as this only show their extreme cu
iii.tr the laws of equity and the coi
country. Mr. Cooke unwittingly sta
will eventually return to the peop!
lout? as our present politlco-econoilli
these rich men will simply allow t
possession of a few heirs, who will
and add to their wealth, millions i
selfishness. Their sympathy for c
that of the slave holder, who sees
There is. however, a very reasonabl
N of this turmoil, poverty and sorrov
prosperity, contentment and happin
ami a little reflection should know
results for maukind than this we nc
to be and far from what it woul
greatest evils. These are ignorance
usury. These opposites are iutellige
low interest.
Is Men or W
the
By J. Saxe Du Buc.
UbrU'CiUVJiiE ^ue?tion whether
^ycnjtrifflcrtive 5,1 making propo:
VAlTrpCQJ the mind feminine an
V-{,U I >?0 the daily press. The
.V-w. J. l&H shall propose. But it
o-oHtrSs ,or>;.of s,Kh n""|frs'CKTCTD
JU con^inuc' to wnp along
to propose while worn:
ri'j.^iQ io ?> fontiiro nf this discus
if the discussion itself is trivial am
While women may discuss such
.arbiter, and upon him alone will
problems. Writing from the stan<
man's mind is about to undergo sue
woman to usurp this time-honored
Difficult as it may be for souk
proposing pitch, once they conclude
jugal bliss, they feel that it is a ?
* they will continue to hold it as 01
preaches that woman should prof
ft that she will not make a brilliant s
she preaches, and that, on the otlx
puts her farther front being propose
desire to win than she ever was I
What is so attractive iu woman
waits to be courted, one that keeps
won by the attentions of some woi
a woman with such a disposition t
prey and then sets ou. to catch hii
* Do we want a race in the futu;
- i <r? TOK!la +v>.
ana me uuustruum auuuo nUW lw
the hot 'l anil such? Do we want a
man's Idea of the new woman and
give us women who propose and it
On the other hand, If we want
wives who can rule as the presidii
home; wives who we can feel are t
wives who command all the gallani
let us atUl choose the dear mortal
iasl?!8 ou proposing
e Easy
t Worth While
elt.
job that is easy to do is not very -well
let each man here look back in his life
10 is proud of in it?what part of it lie is
tuory to his sous and daughters. Is it
t a bit. It is the memory of iiis success,
id the success could only come through
think for himself, look back in your ca*ou
to feel most proud of the time when
r T I Whs*
u. [liuu^uin uuu Ui/jnauot-. j m ih? aur
the two men that you think of at once?
1 Each oue of them ail his days worked
one faced death 6u a score of stricken
of an assassin for the country's sake,
s delisbt to honor?they and those like
aan in our history who !fd a life of ease
lays. I believe in holidays. I believe in
play, but don't make a business of it.
work and do it up to the handle, and
o play.
ibt
Farmer Carry?
: asked: ''How muck ought a man to go J
And sometimes men who have a fancy '
? to become farmers write to the editor |
paper asking his advice on the subject. '
itelligeutly answer such a question, any 1
tell the inquirer how much dinner he !
v many hours lie should sleep. Every I
? man. One man might go into debt for |
!s. and all the needed equipments of a !
out all right, while another would surely ;
> were he to undertake such a thing,
hard and fast lines for men to go by in '
l?unless a man has some knowledge of i
?e in practical economy be never should I
at all. It is easy to incur debt. There I
uocey to buy a farm. The next thing is !
rtnnt that a man love the farm; that his j
tli; that he is used to practicing economy
a gtiek-to-lt-iveness which will laugh at j
> will be sure to meet. If he can meet j
ie knowledge of what farming means he j
> in debt for part payment of a farm.
ere is is.
Sorrow vs.
y and Happiness
ke's views upon labor and capital arc
should expect from a capitalistic poiut
are very far from being equitable to all
He states that "KOCKeieuer s money is
"Morgan won't eat his millions." From
hundreds of millions which are so unfew
men as their own? Does not labor
and capital? Is the individual capiat
to the common good that the millions
ept on starvation wages from generation
1 brazen effrontery of those who intimate
e established on such a tyrannical basis
ipidity and lack of intelligence eoneernnmou
needs of humanity in a civilized
ites that these many millions of wealth j
e! To this I say never; no, never, so
c methods tire enforced. The demise of
heir immense fortunes to pass into the
continue to rob the vast majority of us.
lpoii millions, to gratify their unworthy
oimnon humanity is about as deep as
his fortune only in the men that toil.
!e and an equitable way of changing all
r into one of cheerful industry, general
ess. Any one witu average intelligence
that a civilization producing no better
>w have is far from being what it ought
Id be if we simply correct our four
, intemperauce, concentrated wealth and
uce, temperance, distributive wealth aud
Z7 z?
oman
Social Arbiter?
man shall rcsi.cn to woman the Iniiiasals
of marriage is jusi. now agitating
(1 finding expression in iho columns o;
burden of their opinions is that women
so happens that they are not the arbiand
that consequently the world will
in tlie same old way and man continue j
m disposes still.
:sion that Is worth a passing notice, even
1 idle. It is this:
questions pro and con. man is the social
depend the solution of this and similar
Ipoint of a man, I hardly believe that
h a revolution as to permit hint to allow
. and reasonable prerogative.
? men to screw their courage up to the
that the only oliss for them is the con
tame worth many times the candle, and
to of their rights; and the woman who
lose will Cud, probably to her sorrow,
atccess if she endeavors to practice what
?r hand, the preaching of such nonsense
id to by the sort of man a woman might
icfore.
as a sweet, retiring disposition; ouo that
her lily sweetness to Herself until she is
pthy man? Do not mop iulinitely prefer
:o one who spots some man out for her
m?
re where the man looks after the babies
a -ra-ifn anoa trt tho sOllh flnd Inflfs JlhOllt
race that is the incarnation of the funny
her twentieth century 'hubby?" Then,
will come to that.
wives we can love, admire and respect;
ng genius of the sacred precincts of the
o be protected from the cruelties of life*,
try and knightly devotion that are in ua,
who disposes rather than her sister who
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GETTING READY:
'reparations Complete For Inauguration
of New Officers.
Columbia. Special.?Though it is a
little early for State officers and others
to be worrying about the coming
session of the general assembly, considerable
preparations are being made !
for the assembling of the new body and
the approaching change of State administration.
This year the legislators will be very
much more comfortably quartered during
business hours.
Mr. J. T. Gantt, the incoming secretary
of state and the present chief
clerk of the office of secretary of state
has had a force of men busy for some
days getting the committee rooms and
the legislative halls at the capitol in
flrst-class condition, so that the work
will be out of the way during the holiday
season. The senate committee
rooms have all been fitted with the
flnost furniture ordered at the last
session under appropriations made by
the legislature. This year also the
halls will be found cleaner and neater
than for some years pas tand will be
certainly better lighted than they have
been. The immense chandelier ordered
for the centre of the house of representatives
has not yet arrived, but it is
expected in a iew aays ana win De pm i
up as soon as it gets here. Mr. Gantt I
is now busy completing the terraces I
about the building, and today they pre- i
sent a handsome appearance. When I
covered over with sand they will look i
neat, and the capitol will present a <
more attractive exterior than it has 1
ever done. This work has been rushed (
in order to have it accomplished before
fair week opens.
THE ANNUAL REPORTS.
The various State officers are already
hard at work upon the preparation of ]
their annual reports to the general j
assembly and if they continue to work (
as earnestly as they have the past ,
week the more important reports will (
be ready for the body by the time the
session opens this year.
THE ENGROSSING DEPARTMENT. 1
Inasmuch as his term of office ex- ;
nires scon after the convening of the
legislature. Attorney General Bellinger |
desires the numerous applicants for po- 1
sitions in the engrossing department to
understand that he will make no appointment
except upon the suggestion ]
of his prospective successor. Mr. U. X.
Gunter, Jr.. saving alone, of course, j
such as may be named by the respec- ]
tive solicitors according to custom. 1
This course is determined upon for |
the work of the department for the
session will devolve upen the newiy
elected attorney general. j
All applicants are requested to take |
notice of this statement, as time and '
opportunity are not afforded to acknowledge
even the receipt of applications
by letter in individual cases.
Mr. Gunter says that all the positions
in this department have been filled,
and that it will be useless for any person
to apply for a place.
City b'y the Sea.
Charleston. Special.?The actual construction
of the dry docu at the Charleston
navy yard is expected to be begun
within the next week or ten days :
end representatives of the New York
Continental Jewell company which has
the contract, will he here in a few days
to arrange the preliminaries. The work
has to he completed within 38 calendar
months, and there is consequently no
time to be lost in smarting the big job. 1
Orders have already been given for the i
immediate removal of the buildings
which are at Chicora park, the site of
the government property, to an adjoining
tract of land, removing all incumbrances.
in accordance with the te.rms
of the sale of the property to the gov- :
ernment. The buildings belong to the
Consolidated aRilway Company and
consist of a pavilion, bokling alleys,
restaurant, etc. The contract for the
removal has already been let. Hundreds
of laborers will be employed on
the big contract by the New York
firm.
The repairs to the Clyde steamer
wh'ch was recently damagfd in Collision
with the Iroquois down the harbor
have been completed and the steamer
too kon board today a cargo of luniter,
cotton and clay and will sail tomorrow
' ~i.~ ?,;n iio
tor INew lorn, wnere one nm
thoroughly overhauled. The blan e for
the collision has never been fixed, as
far as is known here, and all efforts
to get a statement of the damage to
the vessels and the cargo have proven
without avail.
Daughters of Revolution to Meet.
Columbia. Special.?Arrangements
are being perfected for a big State conference
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution to be held in the Stat?
house on the 29th inst., which will be
Wednesday of fair week. A very large .
attendance is expected from all parts
of the State. The programme will be
a very elaborate and interesting one.
Horse Swappers' Convention.
Walballa, Special.?A grand reunion
of the Horse Swappers association of
the Carolina^ and Georgia wili be held
here curing court week, on November
3. 4 rnd 5. Tremendous crowds, hundreds
of horses and mules and a icily
good time are expeertd. The od.r us
of the convention aie W. H. Cobb, i
president; Root. PHworth, secretary;
and Robert Miller and James Hipnieutt,
managers. This a-one makes the
i Catherine a su :?e'ss. Ample prepare
tioi:s are being made fc r feed and stible
room.
There will be addresses by gifted women
from eevry portion of the State.
The business meeting will be followed
by a reception on the evening of the
2:?th in the State house, given by the
members of the Columbia chapter in
honor of the visiting ladies. This reception
promises to be a brilliant event
and the men will be invited. The State
regent. Mrs. H. W. Richardson, and
tnememDers or xoe iocai cuapie? ua>?
cot spared time or pains to make both
the conference and reception a fine
success.
The saw-mill and buildings of the
Nottingham Coal & Ice Co. and the
warerooms of the Roanoke Milling Co.
in Roanoke. Va., were destroyed by
fire on the 10th Inst. The loss Is about
15000; partly corered by insurance.
&. <
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS
Many Matters of Geoeral Interest In
Short Paragraphs.
The Sunny South.
The strike of street car employes ir
New Orleans Is settled, and the met
are to return to work at a small inurease.
Birmingham. Ala.?Special.?J. B
Sobbs, who was appointed receiver o]
ihe Continental Security Redemp
lion company when the affairs of thai
concern were first aired in court, has
been removed and Z. T. Rudulpi
named as receiver.
Savannah, Ga., Special.?Extensive
preparations have been made to en
tertain the members of the Nations
Farmers' congress coming to Savan
nah from Macon.
Under the most favorable condition
and i remising to surpass all previous
3easo is, Atlanta's third annual horse
3how was opened Wednesday night
rhe show will last through Thursday
Roanoke, Va., Special.?A notice
vas posted in the general shops of the
Norfolk & Western Railway here
rrv-j J -i ~ J u.. Ulan
weuucbuny uy ucuuai ^ou
iger and Vice President L. E. John
ston, announcing an increase of 2 cents
in hour in the wages of the machin
sts. machanists' helpers and all la
borers. This increase which affects
ibout 2.000 men was made voluntarily
the men having made no request foi
in advance. Not long ago the wagos
cf. the trackmen of the Norfolk &
Western system were materially in
creased.
At The National Capital.
Postmaster General Payne, in ar
interview at Milwaukee, said that th?
forthcoming annual message of Presi
lent Roosevelt to Congress probablj
will recommend a permanent tarif
commission be appointed.
Attorney General Knox addressee
the members of the Pittsburg charnbei
of commerce at the Hotel Schenlj
Wednesday night. There were 70(
pests present. The subject of his ad
dress was "The Commerce Clause ir
the Constitption of the Trusts."
Washington, Special.?Sir Michae
Herbert, the new British ambassador
was presented to'the president today
Secretary Hay arrived at the tem
porary white house a few minutes be
fore the ceremony. The ambassado
followed soon afterward, riding in th<
President's carriage. He was accora
panied by Colonel Bingham, superin
tendent of public buildings anc
grounds, and by four attaches of th<
British embassy.
At The North.
Mascagni, in New York, kept a ban
quet in his honor waiting four houn
before he appeared.
Though a large number of officer!
are engaged in the hunt, no trace has
been found cf the Nebraska train rob
bers.
Senator Hanna, who had a bilious
attack, spent Sunday at home in Cleve
land.
Near Barre. Pa., a fast train ran in
to a freight wreck and two men wen
killed and one injured.
Los Ange'es, Calif., Special.?An
drew Creelman, a well known tele
graph and electrical engineer, is deat
here of heart failure. Creelman cam'
to Los Angeles from Chicago a fev
months ago and was employed by thi
Western Union Company. In Chicagi
he held important positions with th<
same company.
From Across The Sea.
Judge William L. Penfleld, who is ii
Paris, predicts that The Hague arbi
traticn court will decide the Pioui
jrund case in iavor or rne unitec
States.
It is reported that Turkey has secret
ly agreed to the passage of Russiai
warships through the Dardanelles.
Seiious election riots occurred a
Saint Poelten. Austiia.
Lord Rosebery delivered the oratioi
at the unveiling of a statue -of Glad
stone at Glasgow.
S. de Blowitz, Paris correspondent o
the London Times, has had to qui
work on account of failing eyesight.
A statistician of the German rail
roads has exploded the superstitioi
that Friday is cn unlucky day. He pre
sented a table of accidents last yea:
on German railroads, grouping them b:
days of the week. The number wa:
9,918 and they were pretty evenly dis
tributed throughout the week. Monda:
leads, with 1.674; Tuesday has 1,551
Wednesday 1,631; Thursday 1,547; Fri
day 1,638; Saturday 1,639 and Sundai
26S.
An ofTlcial of the St. Wenoesiaus
Loan Bank, in Prague, is said to havi
stolen $1,000,000 from the bank.
Misicel'oneous Matters.
A supreme effort will be made by thi
anthracite coal operators to reopei
their mines this week. Sunday passei
without disorder in the coal region.
Bishop J. H. Vincent was re-electei
Chancellor of Chautauqua.
The Legislature of Vermont has re
elected W. P. uunngnam umwi
States Senator.
The German Reichstag re-assemble<
Wednesday. President Von Bailestren
conveyed to the House the thanks o
the French government for Germany'
sympathy with the sufferers from tin
Martinique volanic disaster.
The Crown Prince of Siam was tak
en for a drive from Washington t<
Fort Myer, where the troops gave hin
an exhibition of their skill in cavalr;
tactics. Later, accompanied by Assis
tnnt SepretArv nf State Pierrp and hi
entire suite, he boarded the Sylph an<
visited Mount Vernon. Last night h
was given a dinner by Prof. J. H. Gore
of Columbia University.
King Edward returned to Londoi
from Scotland.
A big banquet is to be given by Ger
mans in Berlin in honor of Ambaaga
dor Andrew D. White.
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, THE BOLDEST
THIEVES AJ
| A CLASS OF CRIW
I ift H | LITTLE
T They Loot Country Po?i
JL Stores?Sudden Appea
+ % OBBERIES by tt
1 ' class of criminal
known as "yeggs
1/ have been compars
V\ tively few about Ne1
1 \ York City. Tfc
y "yeggs" flourish i
M the southern an
??' western parts of tt
State and In the country districts c
all the other States, especially those i
the South.
The safe blowing and robbery b
"yeggs" at Port Chester last week ii
dicates to those who know the habll
of this queer class of criminals that
band are working this way. It is o
the cards for them to be heard froi
soon in New Jersey or down on Lon
Island, although in the past tt
"yeggs" have bothered Long Islan
very little.
The men whose business it is to kno'
5 all about criminals, tneir ways an
the peculiar marks by which the
r work may be told, have had a har
i time in studying the "yeggs." Qe
5 reason is that the "yeggs" are a con
peratively new class.
It is only within ten years that the
have become known in this regidi
If they were known previously in oth(
, parts of the country detectives hei
? never heard of if.
Very little of their origin is knowi
' but that they have a more complet
f organization than even the commo
American tramp is well establishei
I Their work is all of one class. The
loot country postofflces and rallroa
j stations, country stores and occasioi
ally, but not often, a country resident
i They use dynamite in blowing ope
safes always, and they depend upo
] the terror that their boldness spread
; over a neighborhood for their succes:
. Some of the raids that they have mad
- right in this State are unequalled fc
* boldness bv anything ever done by th
[ stage robbers of yellow fiction.
* The "yeggs" are really tramp crln
. Inalfc. They must not be confused wit
1 the country road tramp who loot
a kitchens and hen roosts, because the
do not belong to that class at all an
hold sucE petty criminals in grea
contempt.
The "yeggs" are bright, cleve
3 thieves, who dress well and plan a
their operations with care. Their chie
3 characteristic is .their utter fearlest
3 ness.
When they mark a place for a rait
they don't sneak up to it, throw or
3 guards and use other precaution;
They just march up with their implt
ments, break open as many doors a
. may be necessary, charge the saf
3 with dynamite and touch it off. Tha
j thej- take what they want from the ii
. terior anil disappear,
c If any one Interrupts them the
1 shoot at him. Almost invariably
3 fusillade follows any attempt to intei
7 fere with "yeggs," and this evider
? willingness to shoot recklessly alway
; has the effect of keeping people of
It must be remembered that th
"yeggs" work almost exclusively i
country places where there Is no oi
ganized police force to interfere ,wit
i them.
Some folks think the "yeggs" ar
' gypsies, but they certainly don't shoi
1 any signs of belonging to that raci
They don't camp out anywhere an
- they are seen very little on the roa<
1 What road traveling they do is don
by night, as it is a part of their bus
1 ness to keep their movements secre
Occasionally "yeggs" are caugh'
l Then they are found to be men of ui
- usual intelligence. They are of a
nationalities, and seem to come froi
n * +V.
? so many aiuereut wmui me uai m
* notion that they are a class like th
gypsies is exploded.
It is the organization of the "yeggs
1 which excites the admiration of ine
who have seen something of it. The
r have ways of communicating with on
' another that are mysterious and ei
s fective. They will sweep down on
* country postoffice. blow open the safi
' shoot several people and then get awa
: with the loot without leaving tin
- slightest trace of their movements.
f They haven't been seen coming ii
, and they haven't been noticed goin
out. A general alarm sent out over th
surrounding country never seems t
result in catching the participants 1
any of these raids. They seem to mel
away.
? A remarkable instance of this o<
I curred last summer in a small tow
in Southern New York. A gang c
j about thirty "yeggs" descended on th
place. Instead of robbing stores the
^. lrrioa nut n <-nvpfiillv nlanned raid o
j the residence district. This town hn
n uniformed police force of some thirt
1 men. but despite this the "yeggs
1 marched in. went into houses withov
bothering to tind out whether any ou
p was home or not. took what the
wanted, shot at any one who objecte
and at some who didn't and then wer
3 away. They walked through the niai
i streets of the place with their loo
y flred shots in the air and so terrified th
- local police that the latter did not dar
? to interfere.
* The next night they came aroun
, again and went through the same pe
formance. The third night they did
a again. On the three nights'they g<
away with about $10,000 worth of si
_ ver and jewelry, and not one was a
,?J rested. I
The Jijeggfired about 3Q0 abo
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. ' j,.> ; 5*5~>K. ulL
1
OF ALL
IE THE "YEGGS/*
UNALS ABOUT WHOM T
IS KNOWN. | iir i.j-l i A- 1
toffices, Railroad Stations and ^
irancos and Disappearances. JL
ie during this time and never Injured a
Is person. Thej- probably never meant
" to. Their object in shooting so much
i- .md so freelv was to create terror, and
(v they succeeded.
ie Alarms for these marauders were
a sent far and wide, but not one of them
d was ever captured. Where they
ie stayed during the daytime on this par- '
>f ticulnr raid no one ever found ont,
n although it must have been somewhere
inside or just outside of the town,
y And what is more mysterious is what
l- they did with their loot. They never
:s could have got away with all they took
a from this town themselves. They must
>n have had some way of shipping It.
11 Detectives say that the "yeggs" ship
g everything they steal right Into New
ie York by express. At this end It la
d handled by a fence, and they get their
share when they return at the end of
w a trip.
d "Yeggs" will be heard of In one place
ir and next heard of 200 or 300 miles
d away. All of their movements are
ie mysterious and the fact that they are
i- rarelv arrested Droves their wisdom In
this respect,
y Some detectives profess to belieTe
a. that the routes of the "yeggs" are all
;r mapped out for them before they take
e to the road. The date of each raid
is as carefully scheduled as a National
a, League ball game, they believe.
:e This may or not be so. Only
n the "yeggs" can teirthnt, and "yeggs"
1. take their medicine -without saying
y anything when arrested,
d Hundreds of "yeggs" live in the
l- Bowery lodging houses in this city
e. during the winter, it is thought They
n prefer these places because they are
n safer there and are among companions
Is of the under world,
s. They are well equipped with money
ie and enjoy life. They stand by one
ir another, tob, as is shown when ?
e "yegg" is occasionally arrested. Money
for his defense, if a defense is worth
i- making, is always forthcoming.?Near
h York Sun.
y Plnrsl Names of Bdible
j A few days ago I was asked by a
Lt foreigner, "Why do you say two herrings'
and two soles' and not 'two
,r cods' and two salmons?'" I do not
U think my answer was very satisfactory,
but the question suggested tha
thought that there are several cases in
which it would be difficult to say
^ whether there is anything like a con*
t sensus of opinion as to whether a
, ral form of the name of a fish is adJ
miS8ible. We all speak of soles, her?
" rings, sprats, lampreys and anchovies^
e the singular form never, I believe,
Hnina corrida for tha ntlirnl Vn nn#?
j I think, says mackerels, cods, salmons,
trouts, breams, shads, carps, plaices,
basses, barbels. Sturgeon, perch, mul*
y let, pike, turbot, tunny and skate bare
a not unusually the plural form in "s."
r* Fishermen and fishmongers are in? 1
clined to avoid the plural form In soma
s instances -where it is employed by the
' majority of educated people. In soma
0 cases there is considerable uncertain*
D ty. This I have ascertained by means
' of a fair number of tests. Among them
are carps, shads, tenches, i Compilers
of English grammars, so far as my exe
perience goes. In treating of plural
K forms of nouns make no note of the
names of fish which do not vary in
^ the plural.?Notes and Queries. .
e Venice in a Dangerous Situation, "l
j. George Carroll Curtis, a Boston scl^
entist who has just returned after ext.
tended observations in the volcanic rej.
gions of the West Indies, visited Venice
U some years ago. and is well acquainted
n with the geological formation and hise
tory of that region* He suggests that
e the shifting of the sands upon which
VnnaHo n hiiU<Tincra roet mn hflvn
? caused the recent fall of the Campan
nile. He says: "The city of Venice
v is built In a great lagoon, and what
e land there is for the erection of buildf_
ings is sand bars. These are soaked
a with water at high tide and laid bare
? at low tide. When uncovered, they
v dry, and the sand shifts like that in
e any sand bar. The shifting of the top
caused changes in the lower part. It
j would not be at all strange if this shiftg
ing process had attacked the land un0
der the Campanile and displaced some
0 of the piles. A slight displacement of
n the foundation would cause the struc
||- 11111' IU tTllllk. iu luj v[uuivu a giauuai
lowering of the whole country would
not overthrow any building. Everything
would be lowered imperceptibly
^ and equally, and there would be no
jar to overthrow a building."?New
^ York Post.
n A Suillax Invasion.
8 But a few years ago only Ameriy
cans cared for sinilax, now, says the
Journal of Greengrocery, it is ourtiipotent
in England. Its cultivation is
e in>nri n vpi v lartre scale. Whole houses.
y nay, whole ranges of houses, are de<1
voted to it. The rows of smllax resoluble
green walls, straight and even,
u Flowers may be more beautiful to the
t. eye, but these upright walls of delightie
ful green and glossy foliage are exceede
ingly pleasing, and they are not so
transitory in their character as flowers.
d They are more profitable, too, and
r- every trail grown may be accounted as
it at present prices worth from 3d. to
>t 4d.. and seldom falls below 2%d. From
1- a house 230 feet Id length by thirty
r- feet planted with smilax an annua!
crop hag been taken,of the gross valuo
ts of ?13. hi." * j
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