CORBETT LOST ON A FOUL. Jim's Second Jumped io Ring, Saving Him From Defeat. New York, Nov. 22.-The Sher key-Corbett fight, wb??h was wit? nessed by the larges ; and most representative gathering of sporting men that ever congregated to see a ring coniest, ended in a most dis? graceful fiasco to night at the Lenox Athletic club. Corbett bad ali the worst of the encounter wheo one of his seconds, "Connie" McVey, jump? ed into the ring, appealing to the referee, thus violating the rulea and the referee* "Honest John" Kelly, j bad no alternative bot to disqualify Corbett and award the bout to Sbar key. D&cVey's interference was ab? solutely inexcusable and the referee, believing that there was a "job" in McVey's action, took it upon him? self to declare ali bets off Before Kelly did so. however, many of those who bad bet on Corbett, and they were legion, appealed to the referee to take such action, while Sharkey ites snooted against snob interference on Kelley's part and protested that bi; bad no authority to declare the beta off. - However, the referee's word went with the majority of the spectators and consequently all money paid on wagers made will be refunded Jt was an unfortunate and abrupt ending tte what promised to be a most interesting fight. For weeks both Corbett and Sharkey had trained faithfully acid carefully for the con? test and when they stripped to night each of them showed in excellent .condition Sharkey was very conti dent of success and the msnner in which he acquitted himself in the ring while the fight lasted showed very plainly that his confidence was founded -on good grounds. Those who believed that Sharkey could not fight fairly., changed their 'opinion after the bout had gone one round On the other hand, Corbett bit the sailor in the body rather low and Sharkey protested. Sharkey*s quick ne83 and aggressiveness were aston? ishing from the very beginning and from the first it was evident that he held Corbett safely In the second round there were wild yells from the admirers of the Irishman when he floored Corbett with a right swing on the bead, preceded by a powerful blow on the body. Sharkey's rashes were snccessiul invariably, and Jim's quickness and leg work were tested to their utmost in trying to evade the aggressive savior- pugilist. That Sharkey bas improved wonderfully goes without ; saying, and on the other hand, that Corbett is not the Corbett of New Orleans is beyond question. At no time had the Californian the upper band of his younger and more steady rival Sharkey is a fighter and a clever one at that and his work to night stamps him beyond ail doubt as being second only to Fitzsimmons Tickets for seats in the immediate vicinity of the ring brought fabulous prices to-night. The original cost of the pasteboards was ?20 each, but to-night twice that acm could? not purchase one of them and in two instances they broegbt $100 apiece. the other tickets, costing from $5 to $15, brought prices increased two and three-fold and the ciob manage? ment did not put any of the $3 ad? mission tickets on sale. The anxious sports who clamored at the entrances gladly paid five aod in many cases ?8 for the privilege of j standing up st the extreme ends of the building Nw Caution to Liquor Seizers. A fe? days ago, at Fourth Adams, Masa, the ehief constable seized a jar rum and arrested the party io whose possession it was foo cd, for eel Hog in? toxicating liquors. At the examina? tion before tbs district jad ge. be swore and testified that be bad seized the liquor, and made a detailed statement of the fact. Hon Shepard Thayer, the attorney for tbe prisoner, asked him if be knew it was liquor. He replied. "Yes, it was rum," He was then asked bow be knew it was rom, and be replied, that be bad drank some of it. The prisoner, v who was a woman, was then called as a wit? ness in ber own behalf, wheo the fol? lowing questions were put and received : Q. Did you have any liquor in your house when the state constable called there ? A. Yes, I had some rum in a jar. Q. How long bave you had it ? A. About six months. Q Did you bave it to sell ? A. Ob I no. I don't sell liqcor. Q What did you bave this rum for ? A. I kept it to wash the baby. Q. Had you ever washed tbe *?aby o this rom ? A. 0, yes, often I I used to tarn out some io a dish, wash the baby io it, and then urn it back into the jar again. Q Do you mean to say that this was the same liquor of which the state constable drank ? A. Tbe very same. There was great laughter in the kand the constable declared be j no more liquor fb&t was r. He is about tbe only 1 rth Adams that won-d take ask bim to take a drink Anecdotes of "Dizzy." In G. W. E. Russell's "Collections and Recollections1 ' are these anecdotes of Disraeli: The atmosphere of a court naturally suited Lord Beaconsfield, and he had a quaint trick of transferring the grandi? ose nomenclature of , palaces to his own very modest domain bf Hughenden. He called his simple drawing room the salon ; he styled his pond the lake ; he expatiated on the beauties of the terrace walks, the "Golden Grate" and the "German forest " His style of entertaining was more showy than comfortable. Nothing could excel the grandeur of his state coach and powdered footman, but when the dessert came up melting one of his friends exclaimed : "At last, my dear Dizzy, we have got something hot. " And in the days when he was chan? cellor of the exchequer some 0 critical guest remarked of the soup that it was apparently made with deferred stock. When Lady Beaconsfield died, he sent for his agent and said, "I desire that her ladyship's remains be borne to the grave by the tenants of the estate. " Presently the agent came back, with a troubled countenance, and said, "I re? gret to say there are not enough tenants to carry a coffin." Won His Bet. ! It is one of the proud boasts of Lord ! Charles Beresford that he can ride or drive anything. One day he may be seen tooling a four-in-hand, the next j scurrying across country on a hunter or riding a bicycle. Perhaps the most curi ! ons ride Lord Charles ever had, how? ever, was on a water cart, and thereby hangs a tale. He had wagered that he ? would drive down Rotten row in broad j daylight, and, as our readers know, ve? hicles are forbidden in the row. At the appointed time the other party to the .wager, with a few friends, took up a position to see if Lord Charles would attempt the feat. While they waited a water cart came along, and some of the party "were liberally sprinkled with none too clean water. The victims protested in forcible terms, when, to their un? bounded astonishment, the oilskins cf the driver were pushed back, revealing the merry features of the popular sailor. "Hand over that hundred, old fellow!" he remarked calmly. Lord Charles had squared the driver of the water cart, and had won his wager.-London An? swers. Firecrackers In China. In China firecrackers can be purchas? ed at a cost of 62 cents for 10,000, al? though the best quality commands twice this price. This is but little more than - the actual cost of manufacture. The straw paper used is of the cheapest grade. The powder isealso of cheap and inferior quality, which probably ac? counts for so many "sizzers" in every pack. Most of the firecrackers are made by women and children at their homes, and rapid workers are able to earn from 5 to 7 cents per day. An expert can earn 10 cents, while a novice receives only his board for the first four years. The wages paid in this trade are about the same as those paid thc common laborer. Besides being unhealthy, the work of making firecrackers is more or less dan? gerous, yet the hours of labor are from 6 a. m. to ll p. m. seven days in the week. Goose on Friday. "You never heard about the time that Judge Egan gave that prince of birds, the goose, a new place in natural his? tory, I suppose?" said M. W. Fitzgerald to the Philistine. "Well, a couple of years ago Judge Egan and Tom Conroy went over to lunch together one noon. 'What'll you have?' asked the judge. " 'It's Friday, ' said Tom. 'Give me some fish. ' "Judge Egan let his eye wander down the bili of fare. He saw that there was goose on the bill and the soul of him hungered for goose. He framed up a decision to make the punishment fit the crime. j " *Goose, ' said he. 'A goose is a bird th.?t swims in the water. That's clear enough. Waiter, bring me some goose V " -St Pani Globe. A Distressing Outlook. A little Cleveland girl was greatly worried by the misfortune of a favorite playmate. The latter injured her knee by a fall, and for a time it was feared she might lose the limb. Happily this contingency was avoided, and in time the sufferer completely recovered. Bp? when the outlook was dark indeed the sympathetic girl burst in on her mam? ma one day with the following excited query: "Oh, mamma, did you know it was Bella's vaccination leg that was hurted?" No, mamma didn't know it. '"Weil, it is," cried the little sympa? thizer, "and, oh, mamma, just think, if they cut off her leg she'll have to be vaccinated all over again!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer. Useful Neighbors. Sir, or madam, if you have any diffi? culty in making your children behave, just tum them over to the family next door. Both the man and the woman in that house are quite sure they could make those children mind.-Boston Transcript. A Receptive Pupil. Mistress-Bridget, these are ewers. I hope you'll not call them jugs any more. Bridget-Thank yez, mum. Sure, and is these others mine too?-Jewelers' W hat Ho Ka?l on Hi? Mind. He-There is something I have want? ed to say to you for a long, long time. Sh.} (demurely;-Well, don't-don't you think this is as good a time as-as any to nay it? He-That mole on tho left Firle of your nose-I know a surgeon who can remove such things without a bit of danger. The y ad journed sino die that evening. -Chicago News. THE PUNKERS' LOVE FEAST. Feet Washing-, the Great Supper and th? Kiss of Peace. "The most important and the most beautiful custom of the Drinkers is their love feast, which they celebrate in com? memoration of the Lord's supper, after the manner of the primitive Chris? tians, " writes Clifford Howard in de? scribing the customs of the Dunkers ol Ephrata, Lancaster county, Pa., in The" Ladies' Home Journal. "The celebration is held at nightfall and begins with the rite of feet wash? ing, in imitation of the act performed by the Master at the last supper, when he washed the feet of his disciples. Small tubs of lukewarm water are brought in, and those about to receive the ordinance remove their shoes and stockings. The brothers then in turn, each one girding himself with a towel, wash and dry one another's feet, the sisters at the same time doing likewise among themselves in their parc of the room. "After this follows the supper, the feast of love, which is spread 'on long tables and consists cf limb soup and bread and other simple viands. It is eaten in devout solemnity and rever? ence. At the close of the^meal the broth? ers turn to one another and extend the right hand of fellowship and the kiss of peace, each one shaking hands with his neighbor and kissing him, while the sisters at their tables perform the same beautiful rite among themselves. The communion is then administered.'' Owls In Chicago. Chicago ha3 a novel trade in owls, the supply coming to the commission merchants from the farr a er s ' boys in the nearby states. The first owl which came to Chicago in this manner was sent as aventure by a farmer boy, who had somehow man? aged to entrap it alive. It proved so un? expectedly successful in ridding the warehouse of rats and mice-having been freed at night with the idea of making an experiment in this direction -that it was purchased hy the man in whose care it was resting. The freedom from rodents which it brought "induced other commission men to look out foi owls, and from the commission firms the idea gradually spread to the grocers, butchers and market keepers generally of the city. Now a large percentage of these men keep an owl down in the cel? lar during the daylight and bring it up to the store when darkness falls. It is said that the expense and care of main? taining owls are more than repaid by their services in vanquishing the rata sud mice. The owners and janitors of the large apartment houses in the city are also beginning to realize the value of possessing an owl when rats, mice, cockroaches and vermin generally are to be exterminated.-Chicago Times-Her? ald. Fun From the French. A boulevardier is at once surprised and enchanted to meet an old time con panioii whose suicide had been reported. "It's true.': said the latter. "I did want to kill myself, simply from dis? taste of life. And then carnie along the doctors and discovered that 1 had a grave disorder. Since then, you under? stand, I take care of myself!"-Figaro. Sorely He Wouldn't. t "If I were only a man, " she said, "we could" "Possibly we could, "he said, "but the chances are we wouldn't If you were a man, I wouldn't be here. I'd be saying nice things to somebody who wasn't a man." Sometimes it is worth while to think of such facts as these.-Chicago Post The Tongue. The tongue is divided into three re? gions of taste, each of which has its own special function. The tip of the tongue is chiefly sensible to pungent and acid tastes, the middle porr?n to sweets or bitters, while the back is con? fined entirely to the flavors of roast m?-ats, butter, oils and rich and fatty substances. Bargrain In Seal Estate. Agent-I think I can sell this place for you, but I can't get the $5,000 you ask. You'll have to take $4,99S. Owner-That's queer. Why should the extra $2 stand in the way? Agent-My customer is a woman. Chicago Newa Successful Physicians? WP o^Hrtily recommend Dr. ?lathavray <& Co. pf Tl z S Broad St., Allanta, Ga., as being per? fectly rena rd and remarkably successful in the treatment of chronic di erases of men and women. They cuni v hen others fail. Our readers if in nead of medical h??ln should certainly write these eminent doctors and you will rsceire a free and export opinion of your case by return mei' WI'hw. CO?t S Oai*8ssm&??we \ ? Saved My Baby's. Life." ? PW ? LAMAR & RA::KIN DRUG CO : ? I caa not recommend Fitts' Car? il minative too strongly. I rm:st say, 9 I owe my baby's life to it ^? I earnestly ask ail mothers who ? have sickly or n ftt soft S by stfi S3rz:?fZjlst&. ? PRiii?, '?3 CS#rS. Is Highly Recoin- ? i mended for COUGHS, E ! COLDS. 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I Commutation road tax for 1899 is parable I at the same time-the amount of sarre having teen raised by the last General Assembly from $1 to $1.50. H L. SCARBOROUGH Treasurer Sumter County. Oct 5 .$50 in Goldi 'Ul be Paid to any Man or Womar. ~t remains for tho celebrated firm of physici' id specialists, Dr. Hathaway & Co., (lict'U. "vitiates Registered), to place a gennino bu . - proposition before tho public, which ir * yr been made before. ? ^Vop?r?e tc trsat arty person afflicted with rs. r.rc2o. /his offer is plain, and there is no catch to i: rv] furthermore, tho offer is good and tho mo:;;; .rfeetly safe- because vre aro financially rospo: :.-/ie. ^?SSS^^ =^r- Hathaway Sz Co.'' S0*?i?^'^-'~> experience duriig ti-. /&r last ?Oyears has provee >^??tr^ the fact thal they hav. sf cn^ed thousands o i 4cafes where other doc Skii?j??&? "??** f) *?arrant3 them i: W: ? V making th? remarks ^-\ 11 bio offer. Ail person ^^^aRStL* . 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