The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 23, 1902, Image 3
A 6EM AF 0RAT8BY.
Hon. Emory Speer's Beautiful In
tro?uctft?i of Fr. Oe La IKIor
infere.
In introducing JRev. E. C. de la
MoHniere at the Academy of Music
Macon, Ga.,. April 17, Judge Speer
used the following language:
"ladies and - Gentlemen: 'South?
land Glories' will ^be the theme of the
reverend and beloved orator whom
this evening. it is my privilege to
present. ;
. ; " How inspi rational are. its associa?
tions! How the heart throb quickens,
and the tear unbidden comes, when
we recall that far-flung battle line of
gray. For a .thousand leagues on the
mountain crest,in the dark defile, on
juany a strickon-Seld,: ;by many a fa?
mous floods "frosh: the green slopes and
tangled, forests, of. virginia, to* the
i?ow?r Tse^mmed prairies, of the Lone
ISftar statl, ; with ? watchful j ward and
?ayon?is brigbt, with steadfast nerve'
:ancl ?e?d?y ainv they npheld in .glory:
fthe Sed T?rbss flag "until wrth reeking
itia.be and iron shard i^herr "gallant
?hearts were stilled,! and the warrior's
banner took its flight to meet the war?
rior's souL
? "Th?r^y^ev?n /?ears nave flown since
the vernal beauties of l^t soring,
when theneroesof the gray furled the
]^COTquert?.':r^ner. Wit?. ;cnr pliant
foemen then, we are. brethren, now.
The bu^aird bfl?^spms in orchard and
in wood, the feenj? "fields thespring-j
I^jeornv whicht /regaled the eyes of the
fwo? n?id, ; w?&ted ?? veterans coming
^m?, but the growth of
?Siatigreat Americanism, to come, fer
tilized,ny th?^lboa of the brava
P^^ut for many aj?entury. tte birds.;
iwiil sin^^t?ir nm?ng songs arid the
flowers blobn^^with e?ereal mildness
?? ?airy^? ^riiig Ijet^re the world
shall again behold the equals of that
incomparable host v t v;
; ^X)f snchmen -j?be priestly b^rotlier
bfT&h?rl?yan, the poet of the con?
quered banner, will.speak. ..The andi-^
"ell?e?d ibe> bccasion^ha?TO ?het.. lt. is
'^r ??^?i?s? ?b ;^?^r& ,tbe orator ;
ifotffe?t ^?&L, fee "^Reverend ?atiheH
<& 3a Hbrinier??7-Ai^^i&ronicle.3
T?ntes for taring ^iasses--^Per- \
sonal item of Interest.
^ece^?tb?js??t the ^:su?tenancfe.pf, life
^ioi?Bm?e la1>qrMg/cl?ss^?TO
p^ffi%l^im^ j^?:. Statistics
^?b^? tb?t. provisions; orM..the epn
.'^?fcoSle^?: inbr?.&bw-.c&xsa.. thej
.ffiaUSee yearsago.. But/there.is M
re?e? in sight, for the planter is ??t
?&^ap? tb JScrease wages, .-and the
merchant is. selling his groceries at ,a
sniaHer. p?^^than; ever, it.. is
left with them, tb -workout ?he?r-ibw^
rll^^Sbn.. '-^ai?^s^?T^rA,^^J^&Sd'.
more nogs. K "raying^.per bushel
||^c?to|& 4 planier
f*a|he lias been neglec&ng hrs corn, I
.'|Kg6o? ;i??o^.,;^?k?(l,- wi& And
cei^ba^n^'O^n^ 3? creaba; more
mSm%^d?% for 'the/n^s^arved
little ^Mgs /often, left but in
fife.. wether wi thoat e ven a shelter nt
. -One of 'our friends thought of balk?
ing frown 'to the Exposit i on, ?nt after
reading an editorial in The State on
tne tkotT'rate on Tuesday Jie lias
decided it is. cheaper to take the cars,
don't see .how. %? .can get out of it
now without taMng the trip.
, ..;Messrs._ F. E. . Thomas, E. L.
aDr?pbm, Mrs. W. ix. Fort and Miss
Lucy Mellefct spent several days in
Charleston this week. All report a
most enjoyable trip
Our hockeys, Messrs. Dew and Bur?
rows are at home for the summer no w, j
and. have tet out some of their wildest ]
animais t *be thoroughly trained by
fall ; -
|This is election year, but. it con- !
corns us very, little locally, we only .j
have a justice of the peace to elect-and !
he has never had any ^opposition. ;
There is no telling though, what naro^
times may develop _..
- Mrs. S. C. Bannister is well enbngb.'?]
tb be np and out again after a recent
attack of pneumonia. .> , i
Miss Hattie Hammond, of Charlotte
is on a visit to her aunt, Mrs. A. ?.
Aycock..
Mrs. J. H. DuPont is still continu?
ing to improve and we all hope to see
her ont again soon.
Mr. J. W. Sturgess exhibited three
fine carp on the street this week ; the
largest weighed twenty pounds. They
were caught in the lakes of the
"Wateree.
Look Out's Pisgah Notes.
Pisgah, Aprii 21.-Farmers^ in this
section are well up with their farm
work.
Cotton planting is nearly over, and
corn replanting is general-.
There is a good deal of sickness in
our community.
Mr. George McManus lost his little
boy three years old, and Mr. C. H.
Hatfield, an infant three months old.
In both cases death was very sudden
and unexpected. They have the sym?
pathy of their many friends.
Mr. T. EL Smoot, of Darlington,
closed his school on the 9th inst-, at
Pisgah Church. Mr. Smoot deserves
\much credit as a teacher, and made
many lasting friends while in the
discharge of his school duties.
If all the patrons of the Pisgah
school would unite we could have a
fine school every sesison, but alas, we
fear the future will be like the past,
a few, a very few, would have the ex?
penses to meet.
On the 19th instant the Sunday
School at Pisagh church held an or
phanase day. After church services
the ladies served a tempting lunch,
which was enjoyed by all present. The
collection for the Connie Maxwell Or?
phanage amounted to S3.25. May
God's blessing accompany this little
gift. Look Out.
Easter Elections at Stateburg.
Stateburg, April 21.-The Easter
Monday elections of the church of the
Holy Cross Stateburg resulted as fol?
lows, viz:
"Wardens^-Dr. W. W. Anderson,
Mr. J. T. Frierson.
Vestrvmen-H. L. Pincknev, Sr., W.
B. Find, Dr. F. M. Dwight, J. S.
Pinckney, Screven Moore, F. P.
Burgess, W. D. Frierson, W. J. Rees.
Delegates to Diocesan Council-J.
S. Pinckney and F. P. Burgess, Drs.
F. M. Dwight and W. W.^Anderson.
i NEWS ?m THE WIRES.
? ?-.
? "Washington, April 21.--Secretary
Shaw has forwarded to Surfmen John
IR. O'Neal and Horatio Drynkwater
! each a gold medal for conspicuously
j heroic service in saving life from the
wreck of the schooner Jenni? Hall
near Virginia Beach, Va., December
21,,1900, Silver medals also were for?
warded to George W. Whitehurst, W.
H. Partridge, John H. Carroll, J.
W. Sparrow and Bennett M. Sim?
mons, all members of the Dam $eck
Mills Life-saving Station, Virginia
Beach, for bravery on the same occa?
sion.
Washington, April 21.-Without a
?word of discussion of the merits of the
measure, the senate today passed the
river and harbor bill, carrying appro?
priations about $70,000,000. So thor?
oughly had the bill been considered
by the commerce commission that
every^ senator, was content that it
should pass as reported from the com?
mittee.
/ _ -- ,
Washington, April 2L-The United
States Supr?me Court today granted
leave to the State of Washington to
file an original bill for an injunction
against the Great Northern Railroad
-Company, the. Northern, Pacific Rail?
road and the Northern Securities Com?
pany in accordance with the petition
d? that .-State recently filed in the
Court. The opinion in the case was
delivered by Chief Justice Fuller, who .
stated that the Court h~ad : always i
exercised the utmost care in its pro- j
ceedings iii original cases, and the
present decision to grant leave to file
was intended tP be entirely without;
prejudice to either party at interest.
York; ville, A^ril 22.-The suit of
Samuel W. iS?tchell against certain
m?nibers ?of Hickory Grove. Ci?hp,
Woodmen of the . World, and the Sov
e?gnXT?mp of the order for $25,000
?aS??ges for injuries received during
initiation, Tiegau &eie ?h?s afternoon
and promises to have nungal inferes't.
Judge IVafcfe is presiding and there
are lawyers and witnesses ???m rar
away Nebraska.
WIDMEN ADVERSARY.
Ytw ?a? Join This Great Insurance Or
?f?r i?r tw? ?toflars.
Fr?ay, June 6tn, is tire Twelfth"
^n^ver^ry'.o?^ oig^z?t?on "ot fhe
Woodihen of :?b% '^ferid, t?fe ?tn ?argest
j life insurance f r^ernijy in fife TTn?fed
States. "5Ene growth of the order in.
tire "short space of 12 years has tieen
phenomenal; the meniberihip now
exceeds 2(10,000 and more than S10,<)00,
??? Have been paicl in settlement of;
death claims.
The growth and j?i???rity of the
order resulted from merit aibne and
anyone examining the plans under
which it operates cannot fail to be
convinced that it is the best and most
business like of all fraternal insurance
orders and that it affords its members
the greatest security and the cheapest
insurance to be had. A reserve or
emergency fund assures a limit of
only 12 i^sessments a year. No extra
asserment?, no step rate][plan increas?
ing amount of assessment each year,
l?e assessment rate is always the
saine, as is establishec?for the age at
joining. The rate is graduated accord?
ing to age from 65 cents per thousand \
at 18 to25.years to $2.75 ; per thousand ,
for 52 years.
Tb;commemorate the Twelfth Anni?
versary it has been decided to reduce
the entrance fee to ?2 for one day only.
This includes medical, examination
and all other expenses. Applications
should be handed in^to some member
of Hollywood Camp at once-all ap?
plications must be] in on or before
May 7th.
If you want insurance-yon certain?
ly need insurance-now is the time to
secure-$2 admits you to membership
in the Woodmen of the World if ap?
plication is made between this date
and May 7th.
Literature and full particulars may
be procured of R. S. Hood, Clerk, or
any other member of Hollywood Camp,
W. of W. Sumter, S. C.
April 15-lm.
A petition for the pardon of Albert
DeBlain, colored, who was sent to the
penitentiary several years ago for man?
slaughter, has been gotten up and Mr.
E. C. Haynsworth went to Columbia
last Friday to present it to the Gov?
ernor, DeBlain shot Peter Blair to
death in a fight that occurred in the
section of the city known as Golden
Hill.
Neutrality Not Violated.
Washington, April 22.-The report
of CoL Crowder, who investigated^the
shipment of horses and mules to South
Africa from the port of Chalmette,
La., was laid before the cabinet today
by the president. While the report is
incomplete, it developed that the con?
clusion was reached by the president,
from what he had seen of it, that
there is not sufficient evidence to show
past or present violation of neutrality
and consequently there is no warrant
for intervention. Col. Crowder made
some additions to his report during
the afternoon, and tonight he went
over the matter very thoroughly with
the preisdent and the attorney gene?
ral.
MONUMENT TO
HAMPTON IN CHARLESTON.
A Committee Appointed to Organ
ize for the Work-Many Prom?
inent Men Present.
Charleston, April 21.-There was
tonight a splendid manifestation of
the love of Charleston for Gen. Wade
Hampton. The hall of the armory
of the German Artillery was the
scene of the gathering of all classes
and conditions. There were ladies
standing in the aisles and the ap?
proaches to the hall were crowded,
showing the high esteem in which
Wade Hampton was ever held in the
city of his birth. There were a num?
ber bf sincere and eloquent speeches
which stirred the hearts of all pres?
ent. At. the conclusion bf these ad?
dresses Judge C. H. Simonton, for?
merly ^a Confederate colonel, intro?
duced the following resolution which
was adopted by a rising vote :
"Resolved, That, without in any
way interfering with the plan now on
foot of erecting a State monument in
honor bf Gen. Wade Hampton,
Charleston, as his birth place,
should possess some mode of perpetu?
ating his memory in this city : and of
showing its regret for him That a
committee of 21 be appointed by the
presiding officer of this meeting who
are instructed to devise some means
by which this object can be obtained
and to adopt such, measures as may
tend to effect it."
Mayor Smyth, who was presiding,
appointed the -following committee :
T. _G. Barker, James Simons, A. W.
Jager, G. A. Wagener, James Arm?
strong, James F. Redding, T. R.
MaGahan, Edward j&cCr?dv, S. O.
?Gilbert, IB. ISL iJebby. Charles;
i?glesby, W. M. Bird. F. Q. O'Neill,
Samuel G., Stoney* G. lu Buist. E.
lu Wells, E. H. Pringle,..J. F. Fick
en, Zimmerman Davis, T. H. Dev
ereaux, S. E. Waring,. Tj. 138?rfeesee.
~ The fruit crop in this,county, is sai?
to-have escaped serious injury thus
far.
i Beginning with last Friday on every
Friday untrUtbe dc?e of the Exposi?
tion thejSouthern Ry. passenger train
will leave, this city .at ?.40 -p.. m.,
making close connection r at Sumter
Junction with the train for .Charles?
ton rand -passengers will arrive in
Charleston at 7.30 p. m.
Senator, Tillnian will speak ; in - Manr
ning bn.??xt Friday, April, ^tn> and
ifc?s jjxipected that a big crowd will be
present^ In view bf the recent revival
by tue/Maiming Times of the charges
that Senator '.Tillman had something
to do with whiskey rebates a lively
meeting is looked forward to.
The crowds continue tb ft?ck tb the
Exposition. Yesterday morning the
number /that, left this city for
Charleston was quite as large as any
that has gone previously, and there were
a^uin?^r.nibre^-go in tHe i?f^rhoo?.
The pleasant weather, the cheap"rail?
road fare and the; glowing accounts of
the Exposition _tha;t returning visit?
ors give their friends and neighbors!
are inducing many who had not plan?
ned a trip to the Exposition to make i
the trip.
Hollywood Camp, Woodmen of the
World is on a boom in consequence of
the. great 12th anniversary reduction
in the admission fee. At the regular
meeting Wednesday night 52 applica?
tions were received and acted upon.
Other applications.have been filed with ;
members, of the camp since. There is
general interest in the Woodmen boom. :
The camp now has a membership of
130 not counting the applications re?
ceived last night, and it is. confidently
predicted by ^Woodmen that the roll:
will be increased to more than 200
within the next thirty days,
i There will be a special meeting of
Hollywood Camp W. of W. at 7
j o'clock, sharp, Wednesday evening in
j the office of C. M. Hurst, jr., City ;
Clerk and Treasurer to receive and act!
upon the affixations now on file. :
The "State Council of "Junior Order
United American Mechanics'' will1
meet in Charleston, today, April .23,.
at .10^o'clock a. m. Thef ollowing offi- j
pers bf tile State Council from Sumter:
are expected to 'attend : J. F. Pate, :Na- ?
tional Representative, C. lu Rhame, I
.State CtouucilT?xeasurer,E. L Reardon,
Chairman Commitee on Good of]
Order, Moses Moore, State Council
Deputy, B. C. Wallace, Chaplain, E.
S. Miller, Inside Sentinel. Delegates
from Sumter Council \No. 7: Walter
E. Mims, E. I. Reardon. Alternate
J. G. R. Wilder. Thursday, April 24,
will be "Junior Order Day" at the
Exposition.
Cairo, UL, April 21.-Although no
complete list of either the victims or
of the survivors is yet obtainable, in?
vestigation today indicated that at
least one-half of the 150 people on the
City of Pittsburg were lost when that
ill fated steamer was boarded yester?
day at Ogdens landing between this
city and Paducah. Many of those who
were brought to this city are suffering
from injuries, exposure and fright.
The number aboard was about equally
divided between passengers and crew,
the latter suffering the greater loss in
casualties. The names of many of the
"roustabouts" were not known and
the number drowned or burned is not
likely ever to be ascertained.
His Scheme.
Filbert-Aren't you afraid to be so
knowing about poker wben your, wife
is around?
Kilty-Quite the contrary. It is the
man who laughs the loudest over a
poker joke who knows the least about
the game. My wife knows that, and it
is my cue to be the man who does the
loud laughter.-Boston Transcript.
Privileges Limited.
The Cook-Ah done fiab'd dat man
outen de kitchen, ma'am, fo* stealin'
yo' sugah.
The Mistress-You did perfectly right,
Mary.
The Cook-Yes'm. He ain't got no
right fo' to steal yo' sugah. He ain't
workin' heah.-Baltimore News.
Aiding the Heathen.
"Brother Highmoro, are you contrib?
uting anything for the benefit of the
heathen this year?"
"Yesv sir. I am having my washing
done at a Chinese laundry."-Chicago
Tribune.
I LAWS NOT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Attorney General Bellinger Gives
The Governor his Views as to
the Constitutionality of
Two Measures Pass?
ed by the Legis?
lature.
Colombia, April 2JL-Governor Mc?
sweeney has four Acts that are await?
ing his approval or vote. Two of the
number are of general importance"
Cne of them relates to the liability
of railroads on bills of lading, (the
Sullivan Act, ) and the other refers.- to
the much discussed State bonds, (the
Graydon resolution, ) which seeks to
wipe the bonds off of the State Treas?
urer's books.
The railroad bill is of general im?
portance and Governor McSweeney has
received a great many letters, and had
a number of interviews concerning the
Sullivan measure.
There were questions of law involv?
ed, and at the requestjof some of those
interested the legal questions were
presented to the Attorney General by
Governor McSweeney, and he h?s
promptly rendered opinions giving his
view of the legal issue.
In brief, he states that, in his
opinion, the laws are not unconstitu?
tional. .
Notice to Telephone Subscribers.
Subscribers will please add to their
directories the following:
87 Barnett, B. J., mdse, Main.
124^4 Barnett, Est. J. E., mdse,
Mayesville.
'200 Blanding, Sanders & Co., Ice
Dealer, W. Liberty.
Summerton-10 Carrigan Bros., mdse,
near Summerton..
2?2-7 Ingram, W. H., res., States
burg.
254 ihshrjurhe, X .B., res., N. Main.
Su?inerto?-:?? Moore, Dr. "^W. E.,
res. j Summerton.
23? Tis??le, H. L., res., hear A. C. L.
168 Zeigter, D. G., office. Main.
lite. Sumter/Teiephoiie Co. ^
k R?V?R "OF L?NO.
'ArtonisMusr Amount Of Earth That
: Flows Sown the Mississippi.
i **The capacity of the ?slssropi for
/filling up. canals and. old.channels f?
Bometning awfuj& says John.S^wain jin
'M?^lee% >;(^v?n^^t?n^?i^^ve i
Ifoun? that the amount, of solid matter,
annually canted pist Vicksburgfn j??u
'rientfon & enough, to make ? blockjot .
"earth i300 *eet -h?gn ind a intie sqt??f?.
-?lftj feet oft the top bf .this is spread
uround oh the .valley beftve?n hiere and: j
the sea, and the rest goes out into the
gulf of Mexico to build up more conti- ;
nent.. . -,
"Think what "that nieans. Instead of
a river of water this is a river of land.
;It would .make a. solid slream. of earth
five feet deep and nine feet wide,, flow-1
lng night and day as fast as ? man can !
walk, four miles, an hour, all sliding
down off the northern half bf the coun?
try toward the sea. Year to, year ont
th?t endless line of. earth goes on. It
would take a force bf more than 5ty000:
men working in eight .hour shifts to.
throw the dirt into the stream, suppos?
ing the river bed were rigid and an in?
exhaustible supply of airton the bank.
It would make 25,000,000 wagon loads
every year.
"But here-what are the use of such
figures? Below Vicksburg-and above
lt too, to an extent-we have the earth
itself to speak for it Except for the
occasional fragments of the line of
bluffs along the eastern edge below
here which bob up at Fort Adams, at
Natchez, at . Grand Gulf, "?t Baton:
Bouge, at Port Hudson, there is noth?
ing about the level, of the high water
Tiver except the artificial levees. These
are |n places .miles back, great earthen
bank's, sometimes, thirty feet high or
inore, sodded and free from trees.?
w&ch protect the wond?rfuny fertile
region behind f nein.
"And all this level country which
the river overflows and fertilizes is
constantly increased by this river, of
dirt which the Mississippi brings down
from the inner region, gathered ail the
way from the Rockies to the Allegba
nies. Sometimes the river starts to eat
away this land that it has made. In a
single summer, if it will, it eats away
half a mile of it out of some bond. It
cuts it out sometimes an acre at a
bite and takes with it forests, houses,
levees and all else.
"The river is not^a uniformly moving
stream. One side or the middle moves
swiftly; the other parts are still or
sluggish. Sometimes even these run
up stream. The swift part is the chan?
nel current and runs in the deepest sec?
tions. It makes crossings whenever
driven off shore by a promontory.
These crossings are dumping places
for the surplus earth the river has
picked up in the bend it is eating." i
Her Consolation.
At a confirmation at Strassburg the
bishop asked of a pretty soubrette the
usual question of the Heidelberg cate?
chism:
"What is your only consolation in
life and death?"
The neophyte blushed and hesitated.
The first question was repeated, and
then she stammered out:
"The young shoemaker in the next
street."-London Tit-Bits.
Man was made to mourn, but proba?
bly it was never intended that he
should spend so much of his time at it
AGENTS WANTED
Life of T. Dewitt Talmage,
by his Son. REV. FRANK DEWITT TAL?
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Enormous profit for agents who act quick?
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Clark & Co., 222 S. 4th St, Philadelphia,
Pa. Mention this paper. April 23-lm
OLD TIMES IN TENNESSEE.
When Pelts Were ns Plentiful as
Pennie? In the State.
Probably few people know that the
original name of the state of Tennes?
see was Franklin or that in 17S8 the
salaries of the officers of this common?
wealth were paid in pelts, but the fol?
lowing is a correct copy of the law:
"Be it enacted by the general assem?
bly bf the state bf Franklin,, and it is
hereby enacted by authority of the
same, that from and after the 1st day
of January, 1788, the salaries of this
commonwealth be as follows-to wit:
"His excellency the governor, per an?
num, 100 deerskins.
"His honor the chief justice, 500
deerskins. #
"The secretary to his excellency the
governor, 500 raccoon skins.
"County clerk, SOO beaver skins.
"Clerk of the house of commons, 200
raccoon skins.
"Justice's fee for serving a warrant,
one minkskin."
At that tune the state of Franklin
extended to the east bank of the Mis?
sissippi river, and on the west bank
was that great unknown forest region
of Louisiana. It was then a "terra in?
cognita," save a few canoe landings
and Indian trading pests on the river
banks. It was known ?as the district
of Louisiana and in 1805 was made
the territory of Louisiana.
The state of Franklin, which be?
came Tennessee in 1796, was almost
as little known. The now great city
of Memphis was ? mere trading post
"and was not laid out as a village until
1820. . :
Pelts were as plentiful in those nays
as pennies and much better ?fistr?b?f ed
for purposes of currency and barter.
The pioneers were perhaps as happy
and as well contented as is the average:
citizen now.-Arkansas Gazette.
COOKING WI NTS..
r i^on't a?d lard, molasses of\sugar tb ;
br??d if you wish tb keep well ami fc?:
wholesome, s
Potatoes baked thorbugn?y, but not
allowed to turn dark, are the best to be ?
used for creamed potatoes.
. If salad dressing curdles wheo being j
mixed, add a little cold water, st?r^
quickly, and It will become quite:
smooth, .v? ?. .. ?
If tea be .^ound^Se ;C?ffee or crusVj
ed imm?&iit?iy b?fere .Jt???ng/waf?x. ??
turfed upon it; it will yi?? nearly ?bu- j
We the ambunt of its ?imUarat?n^^ual- .
i?es. ' . -i
If a sliced onion and carrot are cook- ]
r?d with veal, it w?l be *ound that the
.flavor ?ot.tnejtather tasteless meat, ia :
itucn inproved.. Vqal ?rttet? Jr^yvfor ?
tiiebr flavor on &e ^oaiatc> sauce that :
is usually s?ryed vp&Wem,
A deHghtful ''??y?r'.^^spii?e^?^T-*
en to. steak by ^pt?'c?ngj?t overm^bt in
?bathof bfl andvinegar. I?tiem?m
in?it is wiped before the broiling, -but
enough bf the mixture has been ab?
sorbed to igive it a^ decided flavor.
If in malring split pea soup a teacup?
ful of whipped .creamys put in the
.tureen just as the soup Is poured over,
the improvement in flavor of the soup
will be noticeable. This puree bas
sometimes a flat, even watery taste
that-is not at all agreeable, which the
whipped cream entirely Tem?ves.
General Grant's Namesake.
A number of years ago a son was
born to a colored woman, in . the south,
and as, he was her first she looked up?
on him with pride and was much at a
loss to find a name for him. Relatives
and friends, including her mistress,
were appealed to; but although many
names were 6UggestedV all were dis?
carded.
After many days of deliberation she
said one morning to ber mistress: "Miss
Mary, I'ze. found a name for my boy.
Fm going to name him Delicious."
"Why," said the lady, "where did you
get that naine?', .
"Qh." she ?ried, 4*Pin going tb call
.bfm that 'cause I want to name him
.for Mr. Grant"
When it was explained tb her that
the great he**0 was named Ulysses and
not Delicious, she was somewhat dis?
turbed in mind, but Ulysses did not
please her, so the boy had to begin life
burdened with the name Egbert Eu?
gene-Detroit Free Press.
William Wirf? Reformation. '
William Wirt, the great lawyer, at?
torney general of the United States
and prosecutor of Aaron Burr when he
was tried for treason, was stupefied
and made sensuous by liquor. At times
he lost all self control and self respect
On one occasion while drunk he fell in
the streets of Richmond. While lying
there asleep Miss G- the most beauti?
ful woman in the city, to whom be was
betrothed, came along, saw him and
placed her handkerchief, on which was
her name, over his face. He wakened,
saw the name, learned the incident
and it reformed him.-Beverages.
Cdd iirinkins tapa.
When every man got drunk and was
proud of it in olden days, much ingenu?
ity was expended in the construction
of queer and elaborate drinking ves?
sels, and many such r.re yet to be
found in museums, especially in Ger?
many. )
One preserved in a Berlin museum
represents Diana mounted on a stag
and surrounded by hounds and hunts?
men. The cup consists of the hollow
body of the silver stag, the head of
which is removable. The piece stands
fourteen inches high. It was made at
Augsburg in 1C10. It is also an auto?
mobile propelled by clockwork conceal?
ed in the hase.
Trick cups which drenched the unini?
tiated were very popular. Another va?
riety contained wine and water in sep?
arate compartments. The drinker who
did not know how to manage them
filled his mouth with water, though the
cup was apparently full ot wine.
The glass with the fighting hares, iii^
the same museum, belonged to Fried?
rich Wilhelm I. The hares represent
two of his ministers and boon compan?
ions.-New York Herald.
1
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JUST ESCAPED HANGING. ,
-" HBHK';:;%
Dr. Mudd. Who Mended John Wilke?]
Booth'? Broken Les*
Mudd was a physician, and it was to
his house that Booth had ridden on the;
night of his great crime. There his
broken leg had been set; and there he
had been secreted for one day. The
doctor was an educated man of refined
and dignified manner. He had never
quite recovered from his surprise that
any one should find; fault with him for
setting a broken bone for a stranger.;
He always asserted that he did not
know Booth and was not aware at the
time that Booth had committed a
crime. But Mudd had been an ardent
secessionist He was accordingly sen?
tenced to imprisonment for life.
It was a hard fate to be called upon
for professional services by a wounded!
desperado and then narrowly to esc?pe
hanging for it . The trial and sentent|y?
were a terrible blow, frohV Which Mudd ~
never recovered. He had left a devote?!
wife at his home in Maryland, and his
mental sufferings were so severe -tn?tf*||
he seemed always on the ,verge bf in;
sanity. He had. at first been put to
work with a wheelbarrow; but having
never done any manual labor, he wasj
rapidly failing under , the comb&iM
physical and mental strain. For
reason I directed that he be transferred
to the prisoners' hospita1! as n?rs/v
There h? made h?ins?if exceedingly j
useful, and there he. might have , re?
mained had not his homesickness in airj
evil hour overcome his judgment TviiEfe
a ship lay at the wharf he contrived tpfj
get aboard and secrete himself in the?f|
coal bunters. , He was bf wurie ;:<t??p?
covered, and tuen he learned wte.n?|
did hot know before, that no} ?hlp.w?V'
allowed to sail until it w?s ascertaining
that every prisoner waa 4n Ms:$&e&|S
He was Immealat?iy. plac?d in *oti$a0^
icohfine?ient yg^^^err^0sie? sw?r-'
al inonihB^??t?C^^
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PELLETS # Mt?fc.
-.- ? ? -
How Titer.. Jttina* ??rjKMv?r?fit tn
Adirondack ? fe*??n? .? ?; :
^ ? ?bod )?riftmak^
Adirondacks th? ?v/i?.asitl^^
the star- shaped oakes that look stfg|
pretty wtoen por?Taye^^ia.^^^
dictionary, but M^a^^^jk^ ?|
peHet? are in *sha?? l^J?ny:.^^^
footbails usn^yi;?n? ti^,oom?|?^J
h? and tun?b?inS ?own wm as If fh??p?
ia? been ^c&fl&lk?^iy 't?&Si??t
back gods of the sale, x?X yet
they ron and tumfcfe^?^soi^^^
'find lodging placea, -ano! a* thV"
jgaies he sei? tirem.ipfle:^p in &
the crest ^^ecroaj? ?^;^^j?r
higher grows tnerpflt> fottning at r
? vertical wa^v.t?; %?o#
risen three inches lt is seen to overlianii-:
Jrh'o%h:?
Effets tourne wayfitf?'e&en?l^^
bricks w?u??yun&^
hapsanttn' aagreat aa^^BBva^?^
the wall, and then, maj^Ionaand ?if?
possible as it woulci.seem td the nna^
cu^omed obserrer, a Hpi?orpis;f?~t?^
crest of the waiu.and soqn>H^b^j^^^
droop and hang ^o\fh. Wi?% &d Joi^
?er it grows, fa?er ana4 /far?i?pB
droops, until Its sbapVis pi?cisely; ^^
the lip formed on -a itbge ?wave.-jw|m
it breaks oh a shoal water beach^
that are ten feet wide aid.hang^o^
; three feet clear of all, though bu|^^
or eight inches thick where theyg^^
the chin of the wall, are not ?ncgng
mon. .By.. what ^ma??^?a..it that th?s?y
frozen, oblong pellets ?bafc go:bbo^^S
along as merrily as footballs fornr ihtog
such a shape as that ? Of ??urse^f?3^o
storm continues a thh? uisuallyv coi^^
when the lips break off because of^|||
great weight And then. oo"
forms to.replace the lost one. ^eJi^^S
merely drop3 over into the lee o?i^P
wall and gradually fills tfie cuttmfc-r^
Scribner's. - :l??i?
The Bose. ... ;
At all times the rose hat enjoyed^?!
culiar favor as .a .sacred nower.^
hammedan tradition says that when?j
Saladin captured Jerusalem he refused^
to enter the shrine pf the temple whlcb5
had been converted into ?.ch?rt?h^^
the Crusaders till the walls had 'be||i
thoroughly cleansed and purified with j
rosewater. A similar story is told; pt^
the Church of St Sophia, at Constanti?
nople. when transformed-from a Christi
tian place of worship, to ? Moham??i
medan mosque. The origin of the rosall
according to Moslem tradition, is tliat?
the blood of the prophet sprang jt?^^
new life in this glorious crimson flo^
er. To this day when a Turk seesHalg
rose lying on the ground he will
it tenderly, kiss it reverently an?^e??
posit the frail blossom in some pla??j||
j of safety. : '"|?j|
Babr's Name.
"But why did you name your babyj|
sfter his most disreputable ancesto^^
die surprised friend asked the proudifl
young mother. .
"Well, you see I expect, him to im~|??
prove on the former bearer of thejig
name. Indeed, he hardly can help vit|||
because the ancestor was so very- ba'?^J
If 1 had named him after the mc^t d^^a
tinguished member of the family..??^3
"might not have lived up to the uameif||
Babies hardly ever do when they arc|a
named for great personages. asT.nar^S
often noticed."-Xew i'ork I>ress.':;:i:'*v^?|
-i
?*-'.i
Ph J cn ll y. Sot Mentally.
Dick-"Sou were born to be a wi'iter^
Chnrlie.
Charlie (blushingly)-Ah, yon'va-l
some of the things I've turned d?.
Dick-No. I was thinking what a?f
splendid ear you have for carrying
pen. - Stray Stories.
Rove She Voled.
A cynical bachelor listening tojspn*
women who were discussing feni
suffrage was asked by one cf thehi|fxB
his views on the question. . ^
He replied thus, with great deli'
tion: "I once heard of a woman w
was asked how she had voted at
recent election. *In my plum col
gown/ was the answer."
Then the cynical bachelor bowef?
escaped.-Ch?cago Chrbi?cl?.