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And won't allow a soul to talk
Until he's carved the duck.
The fork is jabbed into the sides.
Across the breast the' knife he slides,
And every careful person hides
From Hying chips of duck. .
The platter always seems to slip
When father carves a duck
And how it makes the dishes skip !
Potatoes fly amuck. ,
The squash and cabbage leap in space
We get the gravy oh our face,
And father mutters Hindu grace
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From off the window sills and walls
Our share of father's duck.
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And mother scolds him well because
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SUNDAY SELECTIONS.
Truthfulness is the diamond of
character.
A twenty-dollar coat often cov
ers a five-cent soul.
Hypocrisy is a cloak that is
ragged in the back.
The man who looks with pure
eyes can see the face of God in a dew
drop. ,a
God makes the most use of
those who keep themselves ready for
his own use.
There is no human life so poor
and small as not to hold many a divine
possibility. James Martineau.
, "A man may transgress as
truly by holding his tongue as by
holding his tongue as by speaking un
advisedly with his lips." C. H. Spur
geon. . '
Remember, youf own soul must
be illuminated before you can help
others; the spring does not brim over
with refreshing waters that has not a
hidden source. Light on the Hidden
Way.
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measure of your every-day Chris
tianity? Apply "the "Golden Rule"
and see how it holds out, and remem
ber that on the day of judgment the
same system of measurement will pre
vail. -. Truth, simplicity and innocence
are three jewels, which are too often
bartered away for worldly success and
honor. It is folly worse than Esau's,
and yet we see it done by the many
who look to the present, rather-than
, the future.
There is a passage in the scrip
tures which excites quite an interest in
the minds of many railroad men. The
fourth verse of the second chapter of
Nahum is often discussed by railroad
men, but without coming to any defi
nite conclusion, except that it is pro
phetic, and relates to the railroading
of the present age.
BRYAN AND CUBA.
Great Gathering in Boston to Hear the
Free Silver Champion.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Boston, April 16. Fifteen thousand
persons crowded into Mechanics Hall
to-night to hear' William Jennings
Bryan discuss the question of bi
metallism. Mr. Bryan was cheered to
the echo when he was introduced. He:
read a bulletin which had just been
handed him by an Associated
jrress representative, announcing
mm passage oi tne turpie Uuban
recognition resolution bv the Senate
This announcement caused the wildest
enthusiasm and as Mr. Bryan waved a
silken uunan nag which had been
thrown to him, men and women all
over the hall cheered wildly.
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RECOGNITION OF
INDEPENDENCE.
The Senate Declares for
War
Until the Flag of Spain is
Furled Forever.
ON THE ISLAND OF CUBA
All Day Long the Contest Was Waged.
The Resolutions Finally Adopted by
a Vote o 67 to 21 Adjourn
ment Until Monday.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Washington, Apwl 16. The United
States Senate has. spoken. Its voice is
for war war until the saff rou flag Of
Spain shall have been furled in the
western hemisphere and furled fdr
ever. Its vbice, too, is for the inde
pendence of -the infant republic of the
Gem of the Antilles.
"Free Cuba and the independence
of the island; republic" was the shib
boleth of the Senate throughout the
four days of debate, which ended to
night. While the verdict returned was
it is iust to say that it was
nnt final. Notes of discord almost
foreboding in their tone were sound
A This frtrohodinsf was not due in
any sense to anxiety about the result
ti imnendinflr conflict. It was
prompted by a fear lest, if the action
taken bv the Senate should ultimately
be accepted as final, this government
micht become involved in complica
tions that in future years would prove
Kprimis.
At 9.10 o'clock to-nignt tne uavis
rosnlntinns. those reDorted from the
Committee on Foreign Relations,
amended so as so include the recogni-
timh rf the renublic of Cuba, were
passed by a vote of 67 to 21 as a sub
stitute for the resolution adopted Dy
fKa TTmisp of Representatives. All
dnv lnnc the contest waged with an
earnestness, energy, ability and elo
quence seldom equalled even in the
SonntR of the United States. From 10
oVlor.k this niominer until tne mo
ment of the final vote the intensity of
the interest did not abate for an m
stant. Under the agreement limiting
ffche duration of the speeches, except in
specified instances, to fifteen minutes,
every Senator who so desired had an
onnortunitv to express his views.
No "less than twenty-five Senators
addressed themselves to the moment
ous question under consideration dur-
ins tne day, ana
while, under the
rule, elaborate arguments were im-
nossible. the speeches were character
ized bv an impassioned force and elo-
mience rarelv heard in or out of the
halls of the American Congress
It was not until the first vote that
on the amendment of Senator Turpie,
of Indiana, providing for recognition
of the island republic had been taken,
that the Senate was brought face to
face with the tremendous importance
of its action.
The scene in the chamber ot many
historic debates was one of incompar
able solemnitv and impressiveness
The galleries, which had been filled
anDarentlv to their utmost capacity
throughout the day, were massed with
brilliantly attired women and men
distinguished in all walks of public and
private life.
On the floor was every member
elected to the Senate, save one, Mr.
Walthall, of Mississippi, who was
again detained from his seat by serious
illness. So deep was his patriotic in
terest in the pending question, how-.
ever, that he notified Senator spooner,
of Wisconsin, With whom he was
paired, that he could not deem it fair
to hold him to the pair and would,
therefore, release him in order that he
misrht vote
The test vote quite naturally was on
the amendment offered by Senator
Turpie recognizing the independence
of the Cuban republic. It prevailed
by a majority of 4, the vote being 51
to 37. By political parties, the vote
was cast as follows:. Yeas ReDubli
can, 11 ; Democrats, 21 ; Pops, 7 ; Silver
Kepublicans, 5. i Nays, Kepubucans
62: Democrats, o
Upon the final vote the alignment
of parties was quite different from that
on tne Turpie amendment. An ana
lysis of it is as follows: Yeas Re
publicans, 24; Democrats, 31; Popu
lists, 7; Silver Republicans, 5. total
67. Nays Republicans, 19: Demo
crats, 2 total 21..
Senator Cannon, Utah, opened the
debate this morning. He spoke for
sharp intervention, sayings that the
surest way to peace was through the
gates ot war
In accordance with his previous no
tice Senator Teller offered a substitute
for the pending Cuban resolution, in-
ciuaing a aistinct disavowal of any.
purpose ot conquest on our part
Senator Allen, Nebraska, protested
against the interference of the pow
ers.
Senator Burgess, Michigan, support-
ea me position assumeu in this crisis
by the President and argued against
the recognition of the present republic
ot uuba.
f1 j 1-ml 11. ' a V.
senator ctwe jonnecucui, wno m
accordance with the agreement reach
ed last night was accorded a half
hour s time, devoted it to a strong and
anuent expression ot his hope for peace
ana a aeience ot the President. ,
A stronfi- anneal for recognition nf
the independence of the present Cuban
republic was then made by Senator
Bacon, of Georgia. Io beennmnp; he
said it was unfair to charge that all
Senators who differed from the Presi
dent upon this question were hostile
to mm. tie did not approve the Presi
dent's message in its entirety because
it was impossible tor him to grant such
power to a President as Mr. McKinlev
evidently desired. Mr. Bacon closed
by saying: "unfortunately, I differ
from the President in his recommen
dation. The President asks Congress
to clothe him with the power to wage
war at his discretion. I think it would
be unconstitutional to errant him
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mat power ana consequently l can
not agree with him. The resolutions
passed by the House of Representa
tives in my opinion practically pro
pose to comer upon nim this power
therefore, under no circumstances
ccould I m new of my constitutional
obligations vote for those resolutions ;
but that is not hostility to the Presi
dent. In the same way I regard the
recognition of the independence of
the Cubans as an essential in
case of intervention. The Pres
ident thinks it should not be
accorded them. My colleague (Sen
ator uiay; has already spoken upon
mis subject, and will probably not
again have an opportunity to address
the Senate upon it. Therefore, I. take
occasion to say for him that as to these
positions which would make it impos
sible for me to vote for the House
resolutions he agrees with me."
Senator Wellington, of Maryland.
followed senator Bacon. He said he
was thoroughly satisfied that there
was no good reason for the United
States going to war with Spain.
After senator Kennev Dnkwam
had stated his position in favor of the
recognition oi independence, cthe Re
bate came to an' abrupt close. Senator
Hale and Several other- Senators who
were scheduled to present their views
refrained. , - '
The first vote was taken on the
amendment of the minority of the
Foreign Relations Committee, wnicn
provided for the recognition by the
United States of the "Republic of
Cuba as the true and lawiui govern
ment of that island." It was adopted
51 to 37. ' '
Senator Davis then ottered an
amendment as an additional section
as follows: "That the United states
hereby disclaim any disposition or in
tention to exercise sovereign i.y, juna
riintinn oi- nnntrnl over said island, ex
cept for the pacification thereof, and
assert its determination wneii mikh a
accomplished to leave the government
and control of the island to its people."
It was adopted without a dissenting
vote. ...
Senator Frye moved to strike out oi
the first section declaring that the
people of the island of Cuba "are and
of right ought to be free and mde-
Ssndent, " the words "are and ot ngnt.
n motion of. Senator Davis the mo
tion was laid on the table 55 to 63.
Senator Morgan then ottered his
substitute for a declaration of war. It
was laid on the table yeas SSJT nays 5.
The sunreme moment had come.
Senator Hale, of Maine, who has been
the mainstay of the opposition to radi
cal action on the Cuban question ever
since its inception m Congress arose.
He fired the last shot in his locker in
protest. He said the action the ben-
ate was about to take would bring it
into deadlock with the President, as
shown by his message. Senator Hale
made a strong defence oi tne presi
dent's action. He claimed the Demo
crats were trying to make politics out
of the situation and warned them that
they would not succeed. j
Senator Allison, Iowa, and Senator
Aldrich, Rhode Island, made earnest
pleas that the Senate toiiow tne course
indicated by the President.
In reply to Senator Aiancn ana to
others who had just spoken Senator
Jones, Arkansas, declared that it was
the wish of a large majority of Con
gress and the people that the resolution
adopted should recognize the Cuban
republic s indepenaence ana me events
leading up to me present situation
fully justified the mends of indepen
dence in assuming tne position mey
had taken. The President had disap
pointed the people by not saving he
intended the independence of Cuba.
The vote on Senator Uavis motion
to strike out all after the resolving
clause" of the House resolution and in
sert the Senate resolutions as amend
ed Was carried by a vote of 60 to 28.
At hve minutes past o clock tne
third and final reading of the resolu
tion as amended was begun, amid
much suppressed excitement, although
there was out little display of feeling.
- Immediately afterward came the
question, Shall the resolutions pass?
There was a general demand for yea
and nay expression on the question,
and a roll call was ordered. It pro
ceeded in the midst of a profound
calm,- which was only disturbed by
the monotonous call of the names by
the elerk and the almost equally
monotonous responses of the Senators
themselves.
The roll call resulted in the passage
of the resolutions by the vote of 67 to
21, and was as follows:
Yeas Allen, Bacon Baker, Bate,
Berry, Butler. Cannon, Carter, Chan
dler, Chilton, Clark. Clay, Cockrell,
Cullen, Daniel, Davis, Debee, Faulk
ner, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger, Gear,
German;" Gray, Haasbrough, Harris,
Heitfeld, Jones (Arkansas), Jones
(Nevada), Kenney, Kyle, Lodge, Lind-
sey, MclLnery, Mcijaurin, Maiiory,
Mantle, Martin, Mason, Mills,
Mitchell, Money, Morgan, Murphy,
Nelson, Pasco, Penrose, Perkins, Pet
tigrew, Pettus, Proctor, Quay, Raw
lins, Roach, Shoup, Smith, Stewart,
Teller, Thurston, Tillman, Turley,
Turner, Turpie, Vest, Warren, Wil
son and W oleott 67.
Navs Aldrich, Allison, Burrows,
Caffery, Elkins, Fairbanks, Hale,
iianna, Hawley, Hoar, Mcende, Mc
Millan, Morrill, Piatt (Connecticut),
Piatt (New York), Pritchard, Sewell,
Spooner, Wellington, Wetmore, White.
There was some confusion but no
demonstration when the result was an
nounced.
The title and preamble of the Senate
resolution were then substituted for
the House title and preamble without
division.
Senater Davis moved that the senate
should insist upon its amendment and
ask for a conference. This request
was met with cries of "No!" "No!"
and it was soon made manifest that
many Senators considered that there
was a possibility that the House would
concur with the Senate. Upon this
suggestion Senator Davis withdrew his
motion and in its stead entered a mo
tion to adjourn.
At 9.15 P. M. the Senate adjourned
until Monday.
House of Representatives.
At the opening of the session of the
House to-day. General Wheeler, Dem
ocrat, Alabama, made a personal ex
planation in connection with some
criticism of a letter he had written to
Governor Johnston of Alabama. Some
unimportant minor bills were
by unanimous consent.
Mr. Dinglev at 1.30 P. M. moved
that the HOuse adjourn. Mr. Bailev
suggested the advisability of a recess
until 8 to 10 o clock to await the ac
tion of the Senate, but on Mr. Ding
ley's statement that the Senate was not
likely to act before midnight, he yield
ed, but modified his motion to make it
a recess until 10 o'clock Monday morn
ing.
At 1.40 P. M. the recess was taken.
HAVANA ADVICES.
Disturbance in Matanzas Caused by the
New Tax on Provisions Great Anxi
ety Among All Classes.
By Cable to the Morning Star.
Havana, April 16. Advices
re-
ceived here from Matanzas sav there
was much alarm in that city yesterday
owing to the new tax on provisions.
The stores were all closed, and as the
bakers were not working there was no
bread in town. In addition there was
a scarcity of other food of all descrip
tions. This aroused the people, and
groups of the inhabitants oaraded the
streets, shouting against the tax. The
police eventually interfered, and
made several arrests among the mer
chants of the townr
The Spanish steamer Montevideo ar
rived here from Barcelona to-day. She
had on board 300 soldiers to reinforce
the troops here, and fourteen deported
men.
The value of Spanish money is go
ing down, and the prices of provi
sions are going up. There is more
and more anxiety expressed to know
the result of thecrisis. Business is
slow and the state of uncertainty,
causes depression among all classes
Everybody here seems eager , for a
quick solution of thequestiononeway
or me omer,
lhe evening papers continue thei
attacks on Consul General Fitzhugh
Lee in most violent terms. jT
To-morrow is the day appointed by
inw jur tuts elections.
Leej accompanied
by -Miss Cisneros, arrived in Rich
mond, Va., last ment. here was no
demonstration. Miss Cisu er os wil 1 be
the truest of Genera Lee's family dur
ing ner stay.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.
Jonesboro Progress: Enormous
quantities of fertilizers seem to be re
quired to satisfy the farmers of this
vicinity, as elsewhere.
Greenville Weekly: We ; have
made many inquiries this week con
cerning fruit and are glad to be able
to state that most farmers think very
little has been killed by the cold
weather.
Fair Bluff Times: Four heavy
frosts in quick succession have retarded
all growth and killed out all the beans
and watermelons, and the potato crop
is perhaps severely injured.
Sahford Express: Mrs. 0. M.
Dorsett died at her home near Gulf
last Friday, after an illness of some
duration. - Pinehurst is pretty
well known. Twenty-one States of
the Union are represented there ; also
South Africa, Canada and Nova Sco
tia. Rockingham Rocket: The Bock-
et is pained to announce the death of
Mrs. Sal lie, the beloved wife of Wm.
S. Watson which occurred last Sunday
morning. In some localities all
the apples and peaches are killed, while
in other sections the different varieties
are soarcely injured.
However, let us
not be discouraged,
never fail."
for blackberries
Rocky Mount rgonmtt: Two
serious fires occurred in lower Nash
during the past week. On Tuesday
night the house of Mr. K. W. tiallen-
tine, at Dry Wells, near the Wake
county line, was burned to the ground
with all its contents ; also his smoke
house and other outhouses. Loss about
$3,000 ; insurance $1,000. On Mon
day night a house between Springhope
and NasJfYille, belonging to Capt. J.
W. H in ton and occupied by the widow
Batchelor, was burned with all its con
tents. Loss about $1,000. No insur
ance.
Monroe Enquirer: Some obser
vers say that the peach crop is entirely
killed in the country, but that the de
struction in town is not so great.
W. Wj. Walden, of Zoar, is way ahead
on milch cows. He has one, whiftn in
quantity of milk as compared with her
size ana weight, he proposes putting
against anything in the county. She
is of the Guinea stock, is 3 feet and
24 inches high, 4 feet and 9 ches long,
weighs .380 younds, and gives three
gallons of milk per day. She produced"
this amount of milk while being fed
only on shucks and a few cotton seed.
Murfree8boro Index: The safe
in me MurlreesDoro post omce was
blown open with dyamite or some
other explosive last Thursday night
and about $250 in stamps and money
carried off. The robbers entered the
building by removing' a pane of glass
in one of the front windows. ;A day
or two before two young tramps were
here. One of them claimed to have
an injured foot, that he was hurt in a
saw mill near Charlottesville, Va.,
and had been in a hospital at Norfolk.
He said his home was at Wrightsville,
JN. U., and was asking for help to en
able him to get there. It is believed
that they were the parties who did the
robbing.
SPANISH TORPEDO BOATS.
Reports That a Flotilla is Cruising in the
British Channel Discredited.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.
Southampton. April 16. A vessel
which arrived here to-day reports hav
iug seen a Spanish torpedo flotilla in
the British channel.
Falmouth, Eng., April 16. The
skippers of all the vessels which have
arrived here during the day discredit
the bouthampton report of a Spanish
torpeao notnia navmg been seen in
the channel. Tugs which have been
cruising in the channel for the past
twenty-tour hours have not seen any
bpanish vessels.
tjrenerai wuson, chief of engi
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$65,00C) from the emergeney fund for
establishing temporary batteries on
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o A . -
Mark Hanna is the only man
who ever occupied Ihe position of an
ex-officio member of the cabinet.
The press dispatches report that he
has recently become a regular atten
dant at cabinet meetings. The re
port of the committee of the Ohio
senate declaring him to be guilty of
bribery does not affect his social and
political standing in Washington.
Liouisvuw uispaicn, uem.
- "I am anxious that hostili
ties shall cease, says Maximo
Gomez, rbut it must be for all time.""
So say we here. No patched-up
peace under the Spanish flag. We
don t want to be bothered with
Spain in the future, and there will
always be a probability of that as
long as Spain retains Cuba. Settle
it now; and settle it forever. Louis
ville Courier Journal, Dem.
If the reports from Spain are
true Cuba may be taken from her
without war between Spain and the
United States. Revolution is said
to' be imminent, and if revolution
should break out Spain would fall to
pieces. The ingredients for that
kind of "new birth" which follows
some revolutions are waiting. Spain
is the victim not . only of political
corruption, but also of social decay.
With a revolution going on in Spain
the United States would still have
to pacify Cuba, but this could in that
case be done without a preliminary
war. Neto York Commercial Adver
tiser, Rep. x
TWINKLINGS.
Heard in the Gallery Cus
tomer "Do you suppose you can take
a good picture of me?" Photographer
1 shall have to answer you in the
negative, sir." Pck-Me-Up.
--"Yon had better not eo boating
with sister," said Tommy to his sister's
beau. "Why not, Tommy?" " 'Cause
I heard her say she intended to throw
you overboard soon." St. Louis Hu
morist.
Father "Do you think my son
possesses any ability as an artist ?" In
structor "Well, yes. In one branch
of drawing he can give me pointers."
rather (proudly) "Indeed! In what
branch ?" Instructor "In drawing
corns. .
Yabslev "You look as if you
must have had a good time last night."
Madger-"I hope not.1" "You hope not?
Why ?" ' 'Because if I did it was wasted.
I don't recollect a thing about what sort
of time 1 had. Indianapolis Journal.
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Everything comprised In the term of "Hard
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prices admitting of no argument. Dealers can
here nnd the best source of supply for their
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Pui chases delivered at depots without ex
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arter.
OUR PENINSULAR STEEL RANGES
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Fanners and Distiller's
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A small consignment Yam Potatoe Slips.
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THE PURSER'S NERJ
Shaved to keep his wits while
the ship was sinking.
He Told the Story to the Gallia's.
wrecked Passengers In the Matter of
Nerve He Went the Amatenr Photog
rapher One Better.
It was a oozy room, with antique
hangings and furniture and walls hung
with handsome works of art' which
could be only indistinctly ssen by the
light of the flickering fire, on the hearth.
The little party agreed with the beau
tiful hostess that the room was just
dark enough for a ghost story. "I don't
know a ghost story' said one of the
men, "but the dramatic rescue of the
Veendam' passengers by the St Louis
reminds me of my experience on board
the old Gallia when she was caught in
a hurricane in midwinter about 700
miles from Queenstown. The waves
broke in our decks and flooded the cab
ins, and nobody thought for a little
while that any one on board the vessel
would ever see laud again. There was
no panic, no shouting, no weeping, and
it seemed that all were perfectly pre
pared to go, though they looked far from
happy floundering about in the water
dressed iu such garments aa they could
grasp when they were aroused from
their sleep by the crash which sent
tons of water into the ship. It was
about 7 o'clock in the morning. The
stewards had begun to set the table for
breakfast, and, as I recall the picture, I
can see men and women, most of them
with heavy wraps over their night
dresses, standing on the table and danc
ing a forced minuet between the guard
rails and the dishes.
"At one end of the cabin, while others
were silently praying, stood a young fel
low with nothing on but a surt of blue
and white pyjamas, holding a snap
camera in front of him. 'If you folks'll
hold still a minute,' he said, 'we'll
have a picture of this if we ever get out
of it. ' And for a moment people forgot
the terrible situation, and I have always
believed that one of the women adjusted
her water soaked gown so that she
might look well in the picture taken
under the shadow of the destroying an
gel.
"Well, we got through it all right,
although we came to Liverpool in a sad
ly battered condition, and when they
hoisted the trunks from the hold the
water ran out of them as though each
piece was a sieve. We had service on
board the ship the Sunday following
our disaster, and, although two days
had passed since we thought we were
gone, we seemed only then to appreciate
fully what had happened. Men and wo
men who had shown no sign of fear now
moped in corners with txembling lips,
unable to speak because of the lump in
their throats, and the service of song
was a flat failure, because no one could
sing any more than the young Woman
at the organ conld get a note out of that
water soaked, dripping piece of furni
ture.
"We reached Liverpool too late at
night to leave the ship, and the men,
who had become better acquainted than
they would have been on a less tern
pestuous voyage, gathered in the saloon
and for the hundredth time exchanged
congratulations.
" 'This was nothing, ' said our purser,
'to the experience I once had, and not
bo long ago. To go down with all handa
must be hard enough, but to be the only
one of a whole shipful to go and to see
all the rest saved that's pretty hard.
That came near beins my case, and I
don't want another similar experience,
" 'I was an officer on the Ohio when
she knocked a hole in her bottom, and
I helped transfer the passengers and
save what we could. When all had been
sent to the ship which came to our re
lief, we made ready for the last boat
load, of which I was to be one. We
had a lot of money and valuables in the
ship's safe, and I went below, took a
tablecloth from the cabin table, and
into this dumped the contents of the
various compartments of the safe. I
made a bag of it, carried it on deck,
and when I came to where the boat
should have been I found that it had
gone, and I, with the treasure, was left
in the rapidly sinking ship. I can think
of any number of situations which I
would have preferred to mine just then.
The wind being against me, I could not
make myself heard. I put up signals,
and no one would ever guess what I did
then. I wanted to keep my wita about
me and block all chances for nervous
ness, so I did what requires a man a
full attention began to shave, and I
doubt whether I ever did a cleaner or a
better job.
'"By the time I had finished my
companions must have missed me, for I
could BOO them returning, and when
they came alongside there were not
many inches to step down from the
sinking big boat to the little thing that
took us away. I tell you this story to
show how necessary it is to have nerve
on board ship.' "
"And did he tell it for a true story?"
asked the hostess.
"He swore to every detail."
"Then he did have nerva" New
York Tribune. 1
The Terrapin Knew Him.
When the late Major Moses P. Handy
lived in Washington, he was frequently
attending dinners at Chamberlin's. At
every dinner at all out of the ordinary
it was Chamberlin's nabit to pass
around the table alive the terrapin that
(it was assumed) the guests were to eat
later.
One night, as Major Handy told the
story, when the live terrapin were
brought in, as usual, he noticed, as he
thought, one of the terrapins wagging
his head at him. At the next banquet
the same thing happened again, and at
the next one of the terrapin detached
himself from the rest and, crawling
across the table to the major's plate,
rose on his hind legs, and, resting his
fore legs against a convenient tumbler.
he bowed three times, solemnly; but
courteously, to the astonished and awe
struck guest.
Upon investigation it was discovered
that the terrapin had seen the major so
frequently at Chamberlin's festal board
that he recognized him as an old friend
and politely addressed him as such. Mr.
Ghamberlin is said to have resented this
story as a reflection on the freshness of
his terrapin. Kansas City Journal.
TwoP Capital Stories.
I pass into Arlington street, whare
Sheridan, sickened with his losses at
play, kicked a man over who protested
that he was only tying his shoe. "D n
you !" said Sheridan. "You are always
tying your shoe!" Horace Walpole calls
it the Ministerial street, where Pul
teney and Lady Mary Montagu lived
and on both sides of which Sir Robert
Walpole had a house, where in my
youth the Duke of Hamilton, with a
beauty like a god's, was often to be
seen.
Turning into Piccadilly there is the
chariot of Lady Peel, who never missed
her daily drive With her daughter in
the park, and the yellow chariot of the
Duchess of Cleveland, with her two tall
footmen in breeches and silk stockings
and their long canes. She was a lady
with a philosophic turn of mind, for
when her husband died she asked a re
lative down to the funeral and told him
to bring his gun, adding, "We are old,
we must die, but the pheasants must be
shot." Sir Algernon Nest in Nine
teenth Century.
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50 Bbls Sugar.
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