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THE STANDARD.
THE STANDARD.
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T AND ARB.
LARGEST PAPER
PUBLISHED IN CONCORD.
WE DO ALL KINDS OF
CONTAINS MORE READING
MATTER THAN ANY OTIIER
PAPER IN THIS SECTION.
Reply to the Old Bachelor.
Messrs. Editors: I am glad to wel
come tbe Standard to my borne as
a daily guest; true, it is small, but
so are the most precious things of
earth, diamonds for instance. My
favorite qualities in heroes, men or
towns is "git up and git," and I am
rejoiced to see so striking a symptom
of this quality in the good town of
Concord as a daily paper. May your
Standard never he furled!
Some time ago I read in your col
umns an article about a "Nice Wo
man," written by an old bachelor.
This is too much. Ask an earth
worm his opinion of the eagle who
launches his flight from the lighning
riven peak of Tncoma's loftiest crag
and beats with tireless wing the
gathering storm clouds till his nn-dazzk-d
eyes gaze fiercely on the
unshadowed sun. Take a man who
has been blind from his .birth, ask
him his opinion of the richest color
ing tver laid on the western sky by
the Masters hand, lead him to the
most masterly conceptions of the hu
man mind, depicted by the most
skillful of all artists' hands,ask him
to admire the matchless grace of the
Apollo Belvedere or the chaste beau
ty of the "Greek Slave." Take one
stone deaf, let Patti pour forth her
notes of liquid silver, let Liszt and
Rubinstein call forth the speaking
soul of some grand instrument, lead
him to "where roll the Oregon, and
he bears no sound save his own dash
ing," bid him mark the diapason of
fierce winds sighing through the
bending pines and the ceaseless boom
of the great waters, give ns his opin
ion of these sonl stirring sounds; but
don't give lis the opinion of any old
bachelor about a nice woman. What
does he know about it? Maybe the
earth worm is too "discriminating"
to associate with eagles; the blind
man too "fastidious" to appreciate
the works of art that have been the
admiration of the common herd for
centnries; the deaf man too "refined"
to enjoy the melodies that hold all
other human hearts enchained in
silence; maybe they are. I am like
the argumentative Scotchman who
said he was open to conviction, but
lie would like to see the roan w ho
could convince him. Another thing
make nie tired. Yon can't pick .up
a pnper without seeing from one to
three articles of advice to women,
"How to be a good wife," "How to
make a husband happy," etc., ad in
finitum. Just let me tell you, one
of the most feminine of all feminine
traits is adaptability; it is tbe history
of the sex from Joan of Arc, at the
head of her victorious army, down
to the lovely school girl who stepped
in one moment to the head of that
White House and whom we still love
to call the first lady of the land.
Women have in all circumstances
done more that) was required or ex
pected ( them. The reverse is also
true. Tennyson knew what he was
talking about when he wrote:
' Thou shalt lower to bis level day
by dav.
What is fine wi bin thee growim
coaree to sympathize with clay."
I cry shame on the girl who sits
in the perfumed parlor, daintily be
dight while her mother polishes the
kitcheb stove. Shame on her and
her mother too! Still I claim she is
far superior to the round shouldered,
hoi low-chested, spindle-legged be
ing who saunters in to call upon
her, a cigarette in his hand, which
he does not cease to smoke, his
fitringy neck is supported by a collar
that remiuds one of the props plant
ed around a weakly sapling by a
careful nurseryman, he takes her
hand, plump and firm in his clammy
claw, too nerveless and weak to
give it a healthy squeeze and asks
her to be his wife. Shade of Pene
lope! his wife! She is so over
come with the fumes of the opium
laden cigarette, bad whiskey and
cardamon seed that come to her with
this mild request that she raises her
Landkerchief to her face and he im
agines she is overwhelmed with
grateful surprise. At last she man
ages to gasp out, "let's play brothers
awhile first"
She may not be, is not fit for a
wife, home-maker and mother, but
she is plenty good enough for the
cigarette fiend at her side.
I have much more to say, but I
will reserve it, till I see the fate of
this small sally. Your truly,
An Old Maid.
Washington, May 3.- -Senator J.
IJ. Beck, of Kentucky, died at the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad sta
tion at 4:15 this afternoon. He had
just arrived on the train and dropped
as he was passing through the main
waiting room. He was carried into
the station master's office and was
dead when the physician reached hit
aide a few minutes later.
VOL. III. NO. 16.
County Convention and TownabJp
Meeting.
T he Democrats of tbe various
townships in Cabarrus are re
quested to meet at their usual
place of voting on Satukday, the
24th day of May, 1890, at 2 o'clock,
r. M., and elect delegates to a
County Convention to be held in
the court-house the 31st day of
May next at 1 o'clock, p. n. This
County Convention will assemble
only to name delegates to the
Democratic State, Congressional
and Judicial Conventions. Each
Township Executive Committee
will please meet at once m their
respective townships and advertise
said meeting m their township.
oy Democratic Executive Com
mittee for Cabarrus county.
April 18th, 18U0.
L. M. Archey, Chairman,
J. M. W. Alexander,
W. A. MlSEUEIXR,
F. P. Boger,
T. A. FLEMixa,
County Dem. Ex. Com.
TOWNSHIP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES.
No. 1 J L Stafford, chairman : LM
Morrison, H B Parks and A N Harris.
No. 2 J H Morrison, chairman ; J o
Harris. P M Morris. I) G Holdbrooks
and M Voils.
No. 3 T A Fleming, chairman ; M F
Nesbit,Nat Johnson and W A DeMarcns.
No. 4 P C Earnhardt, chairman ; O
M Petrea, A M Freeze, R V Caldwell
and R M Patterson.
No. 5 D M Liie, chairman ; N M
Bernhardt, AG Boat and Geo. Barnhardt.
No. 6 S C Fisher, chairman ; JHD
Walker, L G Ritchie, A J Lippard and
A A Cruse.
No. 7 Moses Peck, chairman ; C L
Nnssman, (J Lentz, D M Moose, Sr.,
and D M Moose. Jr.
No. 8 H C McAllister, chairman : C
G Heilig, ' A Moser, John Hahn and D
C Faggart.
No. 9 G H Barnhardt, chairman ; M
H Lefler. J S Shinn, BOS Miller and
C F Smith.
No. 10 John S Turner, chairman ; H
C Cook, W H Hudson and R D Gourley.
No. 11 A B Young, chairman; T J
White, W R Johnson, S W White and
W D Bost.
No. 12 Dr. R S Young, chairman : W
S Binchani. Klam Castor. Jas. N. Brown
and W D Anthonv.
Another Suoatltnte For Jnte.
The following from Augusta will
be read with interest by all our rea
ders.
William E. Jackson, a well-known
lawyer of thiB city, has solved the
jute bagging problem that has agita
ted cotton circles for so long. Jack
son has perfected mechanical appli
ances for making bagging from cot
ton stalks, and he has just returned
from New York with a roll of bag
ging.
Expeit cotton men say that it is
in every resbect equ'al to jute bag
ging. He will buy the bare stalks
from the farms andean afford to pay
about $2 a ton laid down. An an
mial stalk yield will bale three year's
cotton crop. The machinery com
prises heavy corrugated rollers, with
vats of running water, carding ma
chines and bagging looms. It is es
timated that in making bagging
from cottou stalks two million dol
lars annually will be put into the
pockets of farmers for what is now
cleared from the fields at an ex
pense. Augusta will be headquarters for
the company's mill and offices,
which will extend from Virginia to
Texas. Jackson had the roll of
bagging which is exhibited woven
by the jute bagging looms of J. C.
Todd, at Patterson, N. J., and he
says that experts pronounce it equal
to its jute rival. Cottou stalk bag
ging is less inflammable and is only
a shade darker than jute. Cotton
circles here are jubilant.
The above would indicate that
the problem has at last been solved.
The Progressive Farmer, as its re
ders know, has time and again ex
pressed the opinion that herein lay
not only the solution to the bagging
trouble, but a vast saving to the
farmers of the South. We are now
inveetigiting the claims above stt
forth and hope to be able at an
early day to give to our readers the
facts in regard to the matter. Of
one thing we feel assured bagging
can and we predict will be made of
the fiber of the cotton stalk at a less
price than from any product now
known. Whether the process and
appliances claimed by Mr.Jackson are
the best to accomplish it is to be
tested, but it can and will be done.
Progressive Farmer.
A Beaufort, S. G, dispatch of the
3rd says: Yesterday as one of the
phosphate freight vessels was going
to sea a sailor named Jordan tried to
desert. He jumped overboard while
the ship was making its way through
Coosaw River and attempted to swim
to the shore which was not more than
100 yards distant A boat was lower
ed and sent him, but there was no
capturing him. A couple of man
eating sharks got ahead of the boat,
and the poor man was torn in pieces
and eaten before the boat could reach
him. The man was a Norwegian sea
man on board the Sea Queen, a sailing
vessel which had been in port some
days, and which was on her way to
Liverpool.
ANNUAL REPORT
of Jas. 0. Fink, Treasurer of the town
of Concord, for term ending May 7th,
1890:
Rec'd for General Fund
from former treasurer $ .18
Dog tax, 3.00
Circus and other privi
leges taxes, 53.20
Geo. W. Means, tax col
lector, 3181.52
Hall rent to May 1 '89, 50.00
Stokes Lodge for order
No. 1677, 4.22
W. Depot St. fund, ox, 25.00
Sundry fines, 94.15
Hook and ladder room
rent, 20.00
Special tax, 5.00
Total,"
$3436.27
DISBURSEMENTS.
NAME. NO.OFORD. AMT.
J.M.Moore, 1681 $ .75
John Taylor, 1691 6.00
J. F. Harris, 1689 6.00
Stokes Lodge, 1158 5422
H. D. Moose, 1696 1.50
Alfred Lefler, 1697 1.50
W.A.Watson, 1695 1.50
Elam King, 1644 51.86
J. M. Burraere, 1685 5.03
" " 1686 1.25
J.W.Cannon, p't 1673 23.56
C.W. Swink, " 1435 61.04
J.M.Burrage," 1686 1.20
. 1686 2.65
Elam King, 1641 43.06
W. G. Means, 1540 53.62
1541 53.62
1542 53.62
R. C. White, 1692 6.00
W. L. Coggins, 1698 2.25
M. H. Lefler, 1694 1.50
W. G. Means, 1637 52.00
1451 53.62
1537 26.79
1536 26.79
Will Kimmer, 1693 1.50
W. H. Willis, 1690 8.25
J.R.Cook, 1663 1.00
Jno. P.Allison, 1631 216.42
J. B. Sherrill, 1702 7.42
W. L. Coggins, 1715 1.50
W. D. Moose, 1712 1.50
Fred Swink, 1722 1.20
Jas C. Fink, 1700 1.03
W.N.Wilkerson, 1709 1.90
J.C.Young, 1656 1.00
J. A. Cline, 1592 54.63
1589 54.63
1588 54.63
1587 54.63
1590 26.04
P. B. Fetzer, 1610 14.87
1522 59.96
J. L. Boger. 1646 26.13
J. C. Fink, 16J7 1.00
E. W. G. Fisher, 1670 7.00
W. A. Caldwell, 1683 1.50
Shuping&Co., 1718 3.72
M. J. Corl, 1719 J2.24
JWBurkhead, 1058 1.00
I A Woodhouse, 1655 1.00
Elam King, 1669 1 00
FA Archibald, 167G 15.40
Cannon Mfg Co., 1673 2.60
FA Archibald, 1652 26.14
J L Bo:er, 1643 52.28
Jas W Cannon, 1701 100.90
The Standard, 1GSS 7.62
Dove,Bo8t&Fiuk,1700 4.35
E l S Erwin, 1213 40.00
W H Elliott, 1713 1.20
J W Burkhead, 16G4 1.42
Y N Wilkerson, 1709 .60
Jno C Young, 1707 3.24
A G Lentz, 1597 7.30
D L liethcock, 1711 1 82
Cannons &Fetzer,l 653 1.9G
Jno P Allison, 1G31 14.50
Jno C Young, 1707 .76
W L Misenheimer,1716- .70
C H Little, 1726 1.98
C W Swink, 1666 32.17
F L Blackwelder, 1578 4.20
W R Odell, 1721 420.30
It A Brown, 1717 19.40
P A Correll 1679 1.00
M L Brown & Bro,lG71 31.50
LS Hitch, 1435 43.85
W M Smith, 1340 16.03
Js C Gibson, 1641 1.51
J F Willeford, 1713 1.41
Yorke&Wadsw't, 1741 23.07
D B Coltrane, 1554 67.96
P M Morris, 1470 29.02
Robt. F Phifer, 1430 34.20
L M Archey, 1742 14.10
P B Fetzer, 1603 30.83
J M Alexander, 1659 1.88
It A Brown, 1732 5.85
Jas C Gibson, 1739 2.25
Lippards& Barrier,1731 17.82
Correll & Bro., 1743 11.75
Geo W Means, 1717 5.75
Geo W Brown; 1706 2.00
Geo W Means, 1699 25.43
" " " 1684 20.45
Brown & Bro., 1737 25.05
E W G Fisher, 1725 7.75
W II Elliott, 1713 .39
Cannons & Fetzer, 1723 50.33
E King, 1640 .70
J L Boger, 1675 8.C0
Sam McCulloiigh, 1678 1.00
J L Boger, 1720 6.25
Green Propst, 1680 1.00
Geo W Patterson, 1728 10.00
J L Boger, 1668 3.03
J M Alexander, 1659 2.93
J M Moore, 1710 .50
J N Brown, 1703 - 1.67
PB Fetzer, 1603 7.40
j A Kimmons, 1647 8.83
W D Anthony, 1660 6.46
Geo W Means, 1776 1.00
Frank Hornbuckle, 1770 1.20
D V Krimminger, 1714 1.50
W A Smith & Co., 1780 16.45
J M Coley. 1814 .20
Bob McNight, 1815 1.20
W A Caldwell, 1682 1.50
Paul Miller, 1805 1.45
F V Snell, 1771 2.00
W A Patterson, 1661 2.68
WJ Hill, 1803 5.55
" " " 1621 2.50
" " " 1705 2.80
Hoover, Lore & Co.,1787 18.20
" " " " 1806 66.15
Geo M Lore, 1745 36.21
St Cloud Hotel 1638 12.50
CONCORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY9, 1890.
C McDonald, 1827 1.50
A J Blackwelder, 1833 3.10
Albert Ellis, 1834 1.75
M E Castor, 1708 1.00
W J Hill, 1216 16.18
Correll & Bro., 1762 2.22
Tom Ingram, 1820 ' 3.45
Geo W V eans, 5 per cent for
collecting taxes, . 159.07
Dog tax refunded, 3.00
W A Coldwell,work on hall 4.60
Jordan Ilcarne, work on
street, 6.75
Henry J ones work on street . 1.50
Chas Russell, " " " " 3.00
WMCorzine, " "bridge .90
Ellis, work on street, 46.10
Cannons & Fetzer, for cash
advanced 340.00
Work on street 3264.91
J L Boser, mayor, on salarv 140.90
Jas C Fink, order No. 1928 20.00
J L Boger, " 1877 9.95
Total, $3436.27
West Depot Street Fund.
Received :
From former Treasurer $ 909.94
Geo W Means, tax collector 555.70
Total,
1465.64
Disbursed.
Jno A
1672,
Geo W
Cline, order No.
$ 22.74
Means, 5 per cent
commission taxes col
lected Pink Lock, work on street
W A Smith, crushed rock
Bill Gibson, work on street
D M Cook, "
Arbert Ellis, " " "
Boyd Gibson, " " "
Hary Craig, " "
James Gaines
Frank Colbert" " "
27.79
20.45
980.25
1.65
1.50
14.00
.50
.75
3.75
1.12
1 70
1.12
1.50
1.10
9.40
3.50
1.00
54.00
22.20
.20
3.00
36.45
12.48
23.00
25.00
.21
.34
.21
.04
.21
,75
Berry Christian, work
street Dan Morrison, work
on
on
street
Allen lione, work on street
Zeb Widenhouse, work on
street
E W G Fisher, hauling rock
P B Fetzer, crushed rock,
C F Montgomery, lumber
M L Brown & Bro.,hauling
D A Caldwell, R R bridge
John Cochrane, ditching
Lippards & Barrier, lumber
Lentz & Co., lumljer
A B Young, "
M. J. Corl, hauling rock
General Fund for Ox labor
Fred Swink, tax refunded
C B Little, "
Frank Hornbuckle, tax re
funded J M Coley, tax j-efunded
Bob McNight tax refunded
Nelson Allman, work on
street
Total, $1271.91
West Depot street fund
received 1465.64
Expended 1271.91
Amount on hand,
$ 193.73.
Respect f ul ly s nbmi t ted,
.TaS. C. Fink, Treasurer
A Wild Nan.
The people of Oakdale. Term., are
very much excited over the coming
and going of a veritable wild man, a
compound of Samson and Esau.
A party of men in the street were
surprised by the appearance of a tall,
broad shouldered man naked from
the waist up with hair unusnally
long on his head, breast and arms.
They began to guy him, when he
threw one of them over an embank
ment and in a pitched tight which
followed whipped six of his perse
cutors. A dozen railroad men final
ly overpowered and bound him and
locked him up in a frnit car.
Within an hour he was free, hav
ing burst the rope with which he
had been tied and crushed the side
of the car as if it had been paper.
He escaped to the mountains and no
anxiety to search for him is dis
played. Wilmington Star.
A Dob On Trial.
A clog on trial for his life a.sight
impossible outside the jurisdiction of
Massachusetts' curious laws was
the event recently that filled the
municipal court at Boston to over
flowing with curious spectators.
Judge Curtis presided. The defen.
dant, Towser, a handsome selter be
longing to one Nathan Simmons, a
South End Saloon keeper, was
charged with having a vicious and
savage disposition, "dangerous to the
peace and bodily weal of the good
citizens of this Common-wealth." "
To prove this one Hilmoth Hess
swore that the dog had bitten him
without provocation and he wanted
the handsome animal killed. Tow-
ser's owner demurred and the court
summoned Towser tc prove his good
character, and he was forthwith
brought into court and installed in
the pen.
His master retained able counsel
for him, and amid the titter of the
audience and the smiles of Judge
Curtis the trial began. The plain
tiff told how he was bitten, but ack
nowledged that he had provoked
Towser by teasing him. Others came
forward and after expatiating on
Towser's good qualities the prisoner
himself was brought forward in his
own behalf-
At various commands he played
dead, walked on his hind legs about
the room, stood on his bead, ehoul.
dered arms, whined dismally in imi
tation of a song and wound up by
marching up the steps to the Judges
desk on his hind legs aud shaking
paws with his Honor.
The latter was greatly tickled, and
without hesitating said, amid cheers.
"Towser, you are a peaceable and
orderly canine. I give judgement in
your behalf and dismiss you, the
piainim paying ine costs.
Leaving the room the dog received
an ovation.
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DOClOll 3 DOAIS.
Don't attempt to remove foreign bod
ies from the upper part of the windpipe
by endeavoring to reach them with in
struments of any kind. Try giving a vio
lent blow on the back immediately after
the accident If this does not succeed,
have the patient held suspended by the
feet, head downward, and moved rap
id!y from side to t-ide while you strike
between the shoulders with the palm of
your hand ; discontinue this at once if
the pationt shows evidence of suifoca
tion. If the foreign body is not dis
lodged, send for a physician to perforin
Ihe operation of tracheotomy or laryugo
ti'iny as quickly as possible.
Don't imagine that the eyes can lie
i'"iulited by holding them open uudor
L It water.
L m't administer Laths to patients
vn tor eighty-eight, nor over uineiy-
, ht degrees, unless by special order u
ti: : effect
Don't believe that eat in? fat will maka
y - fat; quite the contrary holds true.
"Don't pour a mouthful of cuffea into
the empty stomach, even if you must
tear a buttou from your coat and swal
.iv it iiefore," says an Arabic proverb.
T ) applies to tea as well.
inm't drink green tea, and use black
tt- very moderately.
m't partake of animal food more than
tv ice daily.
Don't infer that chewing tobacco is
tV- moat injurious method of using tin
vi-cd ; the contrary is trua
Don't smoke immediately after meala,
Don't forget that healthy persons gen
erally lose weight in winter and gain in
fcuiuiuer.
D u't wear dark clothes in very cold
weather, because of the readiness with
which they eliminate body beat; tin
Russian and Siberian great coat is in
variably of a light gray color.
Don't wear high keels ; women who
wear them publicly advertise the fact
that they seek or ish to maintain seri
ous internal troubles.
Don't mistake weight for warmth in
clothing; feeble people may be worn
do-.vn by heavy clothing, and yet be less
Ehrlterel than those who wear light
woollen fabrics, both as inner and outei
garments.
Don't permit a child under five to re
main out of bed after eight p. m., even
If you have to forego your most sacred
social duties, or miss a most brilliant
lu st night at the theatra
Don't conclude that a child needs food
each time it manifests hunger. Try to
assuage thirst by several teaspoouf uls of
Lulled and cooled water.
Don't bold a child in convulsions in
your arras, but strip it quickly aud im
merse it in a hot bath, to which a table
jioonfiil of muitard has been added.
Dou't seek reliof for burns by the use
of ci'ld water ; if nothing else is oblain
nblo. mo warm water; or, better still,
keep the part wet with sweet oil
Actresses and Corsets.
1 find that very few actresses wear
corsets upon the stage. Fanny Daven
port is guiltlesi of them, as o:ie can eas
ily discover when seeing her in "Tosca. "
Mod jeska wears an invention of her own
a sort of cuirass of buckskin that
conies up to the armpits and down over
the hips. Cora Potter never wore a cor
semml Miss Easllake told-me she had
never had one on. She wear 4 instead a
whaleboned waist Jessie Millward
wears a bandage below the belt. Bern
hardt wears a flannel waist, not.for sup
port, but for comfort This is all very
well for women with perfect figures, but
who would wish to see our fat friends
going abo'it without stays? However,
(' re are plenty of women to buy cor
sets and this article of feminine attire
iows moie beautiful and expensive.
What do you say to white brocaded satin
corsets, bordered with real ostrich feather
trimming, which sell for $40 a piece?
Pink is a favorite olor just now and
thee rose-hued corsets are certainly very
lovely to look at and cost a pretty penny.
Pale green satin is also much in vogue.
Black is a bit passe, though many ladies
will cling to black corsets and under
wear for the sake of contrast Chicago
Herald.
MEN ANI WOMEN.
Miss Br.iJ Ion (Mia Maxwell) is fifty
three years old and has written fifty
noveU
Sam Jones savs lie proposes to stick to
presetting, as he is "making more money
ilia: any ten bishops in the Methodist
C'hurclu"
A son of Compte de Lease ps, known as
"Young de Lesseps," though his age is
Riven nt 5(1 years, is arranging for a visit
to this country with his family.
The Czar has issued an edict abolishing
the German Court Theatre of St Peters
burg on M.iy 1. A French company ii
to apiear there in place of the German
actors.
Mrs. Ballington Booth of the Salvation
.Army is a very beautiful woman, pos
feeding gracious manners and a lovely
voice. Lveu the In eous uniform she
wc;:is cannot conceal her beauty and hex
distinction.
Hiss Harriet Hosmer, the sculptor,
will soon, says the Chicago Tribune, ap
pear in a new role, having recently com
pleted, in connection with Miss Char
lotte Pendleton, of Philadelphia, the lib
retto for an operetta.
George Ma'thows, of Youngstjwn,
Oliin, is C-Tlainly a remarkable man.
After having his right arm amputated
ns the result nf an accident, he placed
the bevered arm in a valise, and, unat
tended, went ten miles to iiis home.
Mrs. Mary Simmon's, aged 24, ii tho
first woman in the United States to be
Leon ed as a steamboat mate. She has
been on the Mississippi for the last eight
years, and has learned the smallest de
ta 1 in tho management of steamboat'.
V. II. DeBardeleben is the richest man
In Alabama. He ii the leading man in
the Slate in iron manufacturing, and is
president of tho company which learj
hit nama He is worth from tlir. e mil
lion to eight million, and he ma Jo it all
in and around Birmingham.
Rubinstein, the famous Canadian
fancy skater, wlto could win nothing in
the great tournament in Russia because
lie was a Jew, has returned to this
coi ntry, and says the Norwegian ladies
are by long odds the beat skaters in
Eui ope.
Lady Louise Bruce, a collateral do
Bcendant of King Robert the Bruce,
lately unveiled, in the Abbey Church,
Dunfermline, Scotland, a handsome
moumental brass over the tomb of that
brave and unhappy monarch, whose re
mains were discovered in a vault be
neath the church in 1818, after their
resting-place had been forgotten foi
centuries.
An American who recently saw the
king aud queen of Portugal says : "The
king is a tine looking young man about
SO years of age, decidedly blonde, of
medium height, well-built and with a
graceful carriage. The queen, who is the
daughter of the Count de Paris, is con
sidered beautiful, but if she were not a
queen would probably be called simply
a very pretty woman. "
John Ruskiu's insanity takes a trouble
some form at times. When he becomes
frantic at night he jurop3 out of bed and
smashes all the windows in his room.
One day when he was very quiet, Kate
Greenaway came to sketch in his garden.
Ruskiu suddenly appeared, took the brush
fioni her hand and began to daub her
dress with paint, designing a costume
far more grotesque than any she had
ever depicto J iu her popular sketches.
It is a curious fact that King Humbert,
of Italy, is nearer to tho throne of the
United Kingdom, if the divine right of
blood be recognized, than Queen Vic
toria. Her majesty's title is derived
from the beautiful daughter of Jain as I,
Elizabeth of Bohemia, wlioio daughter
became the mother of George I, while
the Italian's sovereign's comos from
James son, Charles I, whoje daughter,
Henrietta Maria, married into the honso
of Savoy. Thus he has one generation
more of English blood in bis veins than
his royal cousin of Eugland.
The late Horatio Allen, of Montrose,
N. J., ran the first locomotive that was
ever used in this country. He was sent
to England in 1826, by the Delaware and
Hudson canal company, to buy rails and
locomotives for a railroad of sixteen
miles. Mr. Allen could find no one to
act as engineer, the task being consid
ered most dangerous ; so he took hold of
the lever' and ran the engine several
miles down the track and back, to prove
that it was safa Mr. Allen graduate J
at Columbia college and studied law.
WITH ROYALTY.
Emperor William has caused an oruer
to be issued prohibiting the exhibition of
portraits of himself, his ancestors or any
of his family, without his sanction first
being obtained.
The Prince of Wales is out with his
son-in-law, the Duke of Fife, because
the latter, during the second perform
ance of "Master and 'Man." called tha
leading actor, Bateman, to hi box, and,
after complimenting him on hi. acting,
introduced him to his wife. The Prince
of Wales says it is going too far to in
troduce actors to the granddaughter of
the queen, and has forbidden such pres
entations in the future, unless specially
authorized by him.
It may not be known to many people
that Queen Victoria is an ardent student
of African geography, and could pass a
very creditable examination in that sub
ject with Mr. Stanley as the interrogator.
Her majesty has carefully watched
the Portuguese encroachments, and
when, the news of the outrage on the
British flag reached London it was. tha
queen herself who insisted on Lord
Salisbury compelling Portugal to coma
to a definite understanding without de
lay. The Sultan of Turkey has sent Em
peror William a splendid sword, valued
at $75,000. The blade is an old Damas
cus one of remarkable beauty, en
graved with sentences from the Koran.
The hilt is studded with emeralds aud
diamonds. The empress has received a
pair of agraffes, composed of the most
superb diamonds, from which hang
strings of pearls and diamonds, which
can le formed into a collar. The value
Of this gift is c--iiJ to be 125,000.
A Dog' Debut la "Faantlaroy.
II. S. Hyde's fine mastiff will probably
never forget his debut on the stage in
" Little Lord Fauntloroy" Monday eve
ning. The first tableau culminated in
tlte attempt of doggy to carry Fauntleroy
off tho stage ; in the second the animal
made a precipitous exit, but iu tho third
be had to stay, for he was secured to
the table leg, upon which was an oil
lamp. This lamp had an equilibrium to
maintain, and Mr. Hyde's coachman was
wrapped up in a rug under the table to
assist in keeping the dog-actor within
bounds. Springfield Republican.
WHOLE NO. 120.
BLACK LISTFOR LOVERS.
XUKin 1-tlXSiVA.h AND MORAL
& T.4 X 1 I X O M VST HE GOOD.
Younr I.iullu Organize a Society to Vnt a
Check upon ISIgamy and the Deceptive'
Iractlve or Maahers and Dudes The
Fair Secretary Kxplains.
The thriving and orterprising town of
Plymouth, Pa., has. a novel eociety in
its midst. It is known as the Young
Ladies' Protective A 'cation, and its
primary object is the protection of the
matrimonial interests of the young
women of the placa Girls between the
ages of 17 and 30 are eligible. No wom
an can be admitted over the aue of 30.
Just why they can't is explained by a
clause in the by-laws of the society,
which reads :
Sec 13. No woman over the nge of 30
shall be eligible to membership in tins
society, liecause members i f that age
would have nothing in common with
younger members, ;-ad therefore tiiese
persons would be a detriment to the or
ganization. The society has now a membership of
fortv-f even and is still growing. One
black ball ii sufficient to keep an appli
cant out Miss Li.lian C. Hunter, a
Sunday-school teaHier, i the president
of t'le society, and Miss Mamie Vonder
sini;h is secretary.
In explaining the workings of tlie so
ciety to a Philadelphia Times man, the
fair secretary said :
" Man is full oi deception. He doesn't
practise it so much on his fellow-man as
he does on poor, helpless woman. We
had a case here in point about two years
ago. A young man, who in the town
was considered a model, married one of
our most beautiful aud accomplished
young ladies. Three months "after the
marriage it was fouad that the man was
not a model but a villain. He had been
living a dual life. This fact was known
to several ladies, but they did not deem
it their duty to inform the prospective
bride until it v as too late. The young
wife died shortly afterward of a broken
heart.
''Now, you see with our present organ
ization there can hardly be a repetition
of such foul crime. We meet once a
month and discuss society, love, and
matrimonial affairs. If a young man is
paying attention to one of our members
we appoint a comsi "ttee of three to find
out just how the young man stands
financially, morally, and otherwise. Aud
you can depend on it we find out, too,
for what a woman cau't find find out on
such a mission iu't worth finding out
"At the next meeting this committee
makes a report. If the lover is found to
be all right the young lady in the case is
notified to that effect The good parts
of a man are fully explained in the pres
ence of all tho members. If tho man is
bad in his everyda - life his sweetheart
alone is apprised of his faults. Should
she continue to receive his attentions sho
is warned that a continuance of the same
will cause her expulsiou from the so
ciety. "What is still worse, the man is black
listed, and every member of the society
knows by this that there is a dark side
to his character, although only the com
mittee appointed to investigate his case
know all his faults. If a man is poor
financially, and it is thought he cannot
support a wife, he is marked ' church
moue.' Tho meaning of this is that if
a girl is willing to put up with 'church
mouse' fare she can go ahead.
"No member of tho society can re
ceive the attention of a newcomer in
town until his pedigree is first obtained.
The dudes and niasliers are also pro
vided against It will oftentimes hap
pen that a young man will pay marked
attention t-j a young lady and then sud
denly leave her for another. In this
way some good marriages are delayed.
Under the rules of the society no mem
ber can receive the attentions of a man
who is known to be making love to an
other member of the society.
"The only time when this rule is bro
ken is when the girl tires of the man's
society. Then she sends a release card'
to the secretary and the man is free
property once mora Within the last
six months there were two 'release'
cases. The ladies gave their lovers up,
and the latter became acquainted with
other members of our society and mar
ried them. After a lady once releases a
man she cannot be the complainant
against him in any future trouble that
may arise questioning the man's charac
ter. "Each member of the society carries a
littlo memorandum book with her and
puts down how often certain young men
attend church and prayer meeting dur
ing the month. These reports are filed
with the secretary and at tho end of six
months or a year it is known to all the
members just how many times a cer
tain young man went to church, al
though, in all probability, the individual
himself would not be able to tell how
many times he attended divine worship.
If a young man is seen going in or com
ing out of a saloon this fact is reported
also."
The secretary says efforts will be
made to establish similar societies all
over the country, which will have the
effect of calling a halt to the work of
the bigamist
KOMK PLEASANT lH'ZZIXGS.
When a turtle wants to look into any
thing he puts out his head.
Gladstone's axes are in great demand.
This is because he is such a good fellow.
A restaurant w here dishes are fivo
cents each is a nickel-plated establish
ment It becomes second nature for an arm
less man to do thing in an off-hand way.
The hen would make a good Spring
poet She is always ready to set about a
lay.
When a short man falls in love with
a tall girl the first indication is that ho
begins to wear a stove-pipe liat
It's wonderful how much women can
etand until you see them doing it in a
car where all the men are seated.
"Oh, the dear little pigmies!"
exclaimed a Burlington girl a-i she looked
for the first time on a litter of Chicago
darlings.
When, instead of asking how much a
man has, people get to askiug how he
gut it, the millenium will not bo mora
than forty rods awar.
ib (he Fast.
Under the blue laws of Connecticut
had a boy "plunked" an aged citizen
with a snowball, or had John Henry ad
vised an elder of the church to come off
the perch, the results would have been
so terrifying as to have been remem
bered every hour in the day for a life
time. The Prince of Naples, heir to the
throne of Italy, is not quite 21j but his
royal father lately appointe.l him to be
a senator of the kingdom.
IX THE
NEATEST MANNER
AND AT
THE LOWEST RATES.
vickxamvs or Jiornooi.
An Interesting Subject that U Henprally
Overlooked by Writer.
In these days of minute literary re
search, when books are written on every
subject under the sun and over it, it is
fctrange that a prominent characteristic
of boy life is so persistently neglected.
In fact, it has been remarked by men
who are iu position to know, that the
whole subject of boyhood is capable of
rich discoveries. A boy is said' to be a
w mderful animal and his ways past find
ing out, and any successful investigation
with regard to his nature is sure to be of
importance in the understanding of mea,
who am merely "children of a larger
growth. "
Our philosophers and psychologists
have not, to a proper extent, at least,
explo-.ed the natural history and mental
development of children. Ileridity has
of late years lieen receiving some of the
attention it deserves, but none too much,
for this is a matter that is of tho very
gravest interest to the human raca
Who is there that does not remember,
with meditative pleasure, tho curious
nicknames that were borne about the
play-ground of the old 6chool-house he
used to attend?
Be it a weakness. It deserves some praise,
AVe love the playground of our earlier days.
It was philosophical in the stout boy,
when the tall boy called him "fatty" or
"shorty, " to brand the other as "legs"
or "skinny." Older heads have con
cluded that tha chk'f way of happiness
is in being glad one is not something
worse.
It would take a shrewd philologist to
trace to its sources the name "Gearsy. "
A small boy had a ba I habit of loafing
about a railroad track, aud sometimes
stole rides. His mother's frequent ad
monition was, "Johnny, keep way from
the kearsl" His playmates took up (ho
letter and not the spirit of tho injunc
tion, and, thereafter, were profuse iu ad
vice about the "kears," which ended in
giving him the name "Gearsey," borne
to this day.
A relative is said to have inquired for
her missing offspring, after this plaintive
fashion : "I've got a bu in my ear, an'
a yaller taste iu my mouth ; and did you
see anything of my Jerry?"
In the same town lives a thin delicate
looking boy, who bears with anry re
luctance the astonishing title, "Huney-google-pappoose-go:d
-'boy - palo - face
squaw," given him presumably on ac
count of his f indnoss for that thrilling
tale, "Seventy-Seven Buckets Full of
Bltnxl ; or, the Corkscrew's Revenge. "
By the way, an old Virginia town is a
capital place to study c haracter. Tako
one such as I have in mind not too busy
or extensive where everybody knows
everybody else. In such a placo, roinoto
from the "busy marts, " the stieam of
life doe3 not move so fast nor in such
complexity of direction, but the medita
tive may look far into its dark but placid
depths.
In this town were boys called "Wee
wah," "Cinny," shortened from Cinna
mon Bear, which was given him on ac
count of his imitation of the antics of a
traveling Italian bear, and his groat In
dian bear dance ; "Moon Eye," on ac
count of his round, i mocent eyes ;
"Moses, "not at all on account of his
meekness; "Porgie," "lien-hick," an
unfeeling allusion to a vocal deformity;
"Cat's-cye," another personal deformity;
"Watermelon-ReJlip," a boy who knew
what was good ; "Sugar-lip," somewhat
like the former: "Eddie Cute," con
ceited ; " Footer, " " Kissimpoppin, " " Pos-sum-u
p-a-gum-sluin p-cooney-in-the- hol
ler " "Cooney," for short; "Bosser,"
"Upright Boiler," "Dode," "Toden,"
"Hunter," "Pumpkin," "Foonky," for
Frank; "Oddy," Ehvard; "Bull Tail,"
"Stick-in-the-mud," "Ponto," "Flip,"
club-footed, at first called " Flip-Hop, "
"Fritzie," "Popper," "Cutshaw," "Bud
die," "Slippery Greaser," "Mickey,"
"Skillet," "Shank," and "Colonel. "
Many of these names have entirely,
superseded the Christian names of the
owners, who would be profoundly as
tonished if addressed in any other way.
Who can explain the word "kid, " used
as a term of contempt for younger boys?
At one place the term came into popular
use shortly after the inscription "Billy
Kidd" was discovered on a railway
water-tank. Whether it is a tribute to
the memory of tho noted outlaw, or an
allusion to the wicked goats of the judg
ment day, no one seems to know. Their
equals they call "fellows. " What a de
lightful collection of these odd and in
teresting nicknames might be made if
every person interested in tho subject
(and who is not ?) would search among
his loved memories of boyhood and cull
for the benefit of others, the quaintest
cf the word pictures sihhouttes as it
were of tho companions of other days.
Samuel J.
WaKte in Photography.
It is estimated th at there is from $40,
000 to $30,000 worth of nitrate of silver
and gold used by the plmtographers
every year in our little city of Chicago
alone and as much more in the great
State of Illinois, and $1,000,000 worth
of nitrate of silver and gold is a very low
estimate for the photographers of the
United States to use every year in mak
ing their countless millions of photo
graphs. At least $500,000 of this hard
earned money could have len saved
that was wasted, thrown away- in solu
tions in the washing and fixing these
millions of photographs. Could all of
this waste for the past twenty-five
years have leen saved the enormous
amount would surprise every one, as it
would reach the enormous sum of $12,
500,000 quite enough to retire every
photographer of America to-day with
an independent fortnne, to tay nothing
about the annual interest of this vast sum,
which certainly would have doubled the
whole amount that has been wasted in
the past twenty-five years. Photo
graphic Times.
I.romide an m Disinfectant.
Bromide as a disiufetta it is said to be
coming to the front. It is an expensive
by-product of the manufacture of salt,
telling at about 70 cents a pound, and
in solutions containing one iart in
weight to about 800 of water it may be
used freely without affecting anything
which it may touch. A few gallons used
daily will remove ammoniacal odors
from stables, or a few quarts will thor
oughly Ueodorize the entire plumbing
system of an ordinary house. The un
diluted bromide is strongly corrosive,
and if in touches the skin causes a pain
ful burn.
The contest over the will of the late J.
B. Barnaby, of Providence, has been
finally settled by a compromise, giving
the widow $125,000. The estate was
valued at $700,000 and Mr. Barnaby left
it mostly to his daughters, leaving his
wife hardly enough for her support
tea J whrti th 1-hys'i'