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NOVEMBER 28, 1897. -
Trains leave South Norwalk as follows:
FOR NEW YORK — Accommodation
trains at 9.36 a. 111., 1.11, 3.04, 4.07, 5.33,
6. 41 8.11, 10. 20 p. 111. Express ..trains
at 4.55, 5.45, 6.15, (local), 6.,55 (local).
7.13, (local), 7. 56. (local), 8.17, 9.03 (local)
9.58,10.35, 11.37, (local) a. m. 12. 47,
2.25, 5.05 5. 55, 7. 55 p. m. For Washing-
ton via Harlem River 12.53 a. In. (daily)
. SUNDAYS—Accommodation 9.15 a. m.
5.43, (local), 7.23, (local) 9.28 p. m. Ex
press 4.55, 5. 45 21.111
FOR NEW HAVEN AND THE EAST—-
lAccommodation trains at 6. 32, 7. 42,
8. 46 and 11.42 a. m., 1. 37, 2. 42, (to B’p’t),
4.20. 5.,27 6.,27 7.235on1); 8.41, 9.41
and 11.15p..m Express trains at 1.11,
1.20, 9.11,10.05, 11.08 a. m 12.02, 305,
5. 04 (N augatuck Express)’ l. 10 p. :11.
SI: NDAYS—Accommodation 7.42, 9.12
a. m. and 7.15 p.111 Express 1.11 and
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Dutch Officer Describes the Port!
au-Prinoe Adair.
QNLY POUEHOURS TO PAY
People of the Haytiun Capital Fled
to the Mountains, Thinking That
President Sam Intended to Resist
n. Bombardment. . ‘
New York Dec. 16. —-The Dutch
steamer Oranje Nassau, which arrived
yesterday, was at Port au Prince on
Dec. 8 and 9, when the German train-.
ing sh‘ips Stein and Charlotte made
preparations to bombard that town in
order to collect the indemnity in the
One of the officers of
the Oranje Nassau gave an account of
the exciting scenes that transpired
while his ship was in port.
“‘We left Aux Cayes on Dec. 7 and
Went direct to Port au Prince, arriving
there on the afternoon of the 8th. In
addition to a German training ship
there was a French war vessel anchored
in the harbor directly astern of the
German. The American gunboat Mar-
blehead did not‘arrive until the follow-
ing day. We met her coming in as we
went out. The German ships arrived
in the harbor only a- few hours before
.we did, but the Frenchmen had been
there several days. The greatest ex,—
citement prevailed throughout the cap-
ital over the arrival of the German
ships, it being known far and wide
that they had come to'inforce the de-
.mands of Germany. In the absence of
an American man-of-war the Haytians,
Who talk French almost exclusively,
were of the opinion that the command-
er of the French ship might take sides
with them and insist that the question
at issue he left to arbitration. Nothing
of the kind occurred, however.
Only Four Hours’ Grace.
“I see by a clipping said to have
been cabled that the German ships
gave the Haytians eight hours to pay
the indemnity. That statement is in-
correct. Just one-half that time was
stipulated, a notification of intention to
bombard the town at the expiration of
that time accompanying the demand
for indemnity. The latter was formally
presented to President Sam, of the
Haytian Republic, by the commander
of the Stein, who took with him seven
or eight of her officers when he went
ashore to the palace.
“When it became generally known
that the German ships would begin to
fire on the city at the end of four hours
‘ unless some guarantee of satisfaction
was made a semi-official statement was
scattered broadcast that President Sam
hadannounced his intention to fight
the matter out. Fearing bloodshed hun-
dreds of families began to abandon
their homes and fled to the‘ mountains,
taking with them their valuables and
as much of their personal effects as
could conveniently be carried. The
grog houses were closed to the public,
and to this fact is attributed the pres—
ervation of order.
“Many who were unwilling to fly to
the mountains embarked on small
boats and left the harbor to get out of
reach of the German guns. Everybody
seemed thorougnl y frightened. The
Charlotte and Stein had meanwhile
been cleared for action, and their guns
were trained on the centre of Port au
Prince.
“The four hours had expired almost
when the citizens were surprised to see
a white flag hoisted on the President's
palace, and presently an officer left the
shore in a sloop. and went alongside
the Charlotte with the indemnity. Ar-
riving there, it was found that no lad-
der had been put down to permit him
to get on board, and the courier had to
climb to the deck of the ship as best he
could. It was a clear display or dis-
courtesy, to say the least. The official
and theGerman commander then ex-
changed signatures, and the latter of-
fered the courier a. glass of wine, which
was refused.
“Here the incident ended, and'the cit-
izens returned to their homes from
the mountains and sea. There was
general dissatisfaction over the flag of
truce when we came away. The more
bold of the citizens wanted a fight. I
am not surprised to learn that the Min-
istry stepped down and out since we
left the capital. "
Baby W'eig'hl One Pound.
Quincy, 111., Dec. 16.—Quincy boasts
of having the smallest) baby that has
been born in the world for many years.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Slusher, and weighs a trifle
less than one pound. It was found nec-
essary to use-the dresses of a doll for
her raiment. The child's face is not
much larger around than a. silver half
dollar, the fingers are not thicker than
a darning needle, and her feet are 1%,
inches in length. and her legs are about
as large as the ordinary little finger of
Her body could be placed in
a quart cup. She is four days old, and
has grown steadily since her birth, giv-
ing evidence of becoming a. healthy
child.
Legal Prodigy In Kansas.
Topeka, Kan., Dec. 16.—Byron Gil-
bert, the 7-year-old son of Judge W. D.
Gilbert. 'of Atchison, ‘has been granted
a.conditional license topractice law be-
fore ~the Supreme Court of Kansas. The
license is to take effect when the lad
shall become 21 years of age. The boy
is well versed on all law points, and
the examination which he passed would
have been a creditable oneto any ap-
plicant. . He is the youngest practi-
tioner ever admitted, in the history of
His father was former-
ly judge of the District Court of Atchi-
son County and is well known in legal.
circles.
An Inventor’s Final Triumph.
Pacific Grove, 0211., Dec. 16.—A for-
tune .of_$120,000 has come to a hard-
Joseph
years a revolution, in the watch and
clock industry. Recently his patents
arrived from, Washington, and also an
offer
$120,000 for them. (By 'means of
Schulte's inventions ordinary watches.
...,,_._ be made to run eight days, and
: ‘_—'.- 11'-da) clocks run for a. month, keep-
perfect time, while pendulum
. , no n atter how much out of the
7::11cula1, will keep themselves in
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from a foreign patent bureau of
RECESS NOMINATIONS SENT IN.
President Sends a. Long List to the
‘ . Senate.
Washington, Dec.16.——The President
has sent to the Senate a large list of
nominations made during the recess.
It includes seven foreign Ministers
eight Consul- Generals and a large
number of Consuls, as well as army and
navy promotions.
Among the nominations were the fol-
lowing: Charles W. Dickinson,
Binghamton, Consul-General to Con-
stantinople; Oscar .F. Williams, New
York, Consul to Manila, Philippine Is—.
lands; Percy McElrath, New York
Consul to Turin, Italy; William Martin,
New York, Consul to Chin Kiang,
China; William A. Prichett, New York
Consul to Rheims, France; George M.
Bridgeman, New Jersey, Minister to
Bolivia; Dr. Edward Bedloe, .of Phila-
delphia, Consul ‘to Canton, China;
Charles Page Bryan, of Chicago, Min-
ister to China; Ethan A. Hitchcock, of
Missouri, Minister to Russia; Dr. 'God-'
-~ frey Hunter, of Kentucky, Minister to
Guatemala.
ICURRENCTYIREFORM BILLS.
House Committee Postpones Meas-
ures Until After the Revess.
Washington, Dec. 16. —The House
Committee on Banking and Currency
held an animated session yesterday. It
had been planned to report to the
House at once a bill embodying the
President’s financial recommendations,
and Mr. Brosius from a sub-committee
' recommended this course. It was sharp-
ly opposed, however, by Messrs..John-
son; of Indiana; Mitchell, of New York,
and Newlands, of Nevada. It was evi-
dent the committee could not agree.
A compromise was made by which
the bill covering the President’s rec-
ommendations and the bill of Secretary
Gage and that of' the Indianapolis
Monetary Commission should be taken
up at the first meeting after the holi-
days. It was agreed also that after
hearing Secretary Gage to-day the
committee would adjourn until the sec:
ond Wednesday in January. , 4
To Vote on Senators.
Washington, Dec. 16.—The House
Committee on Election of President,
Vice-President and Representatives in
Congress at its meeting yesterday
unanimously agreed to report a joint'
resolution proposing an amendement to
the Constitution providing for the elec-
tion of Senators of the United States
either by direct vote of the people or
by' the Legislatures of the several
States, as now provided.
Section 2 sets forth that the Senate
of the United .States shall be composed
of two Senators from each State,
chosen for six years, and each Senator
shall have one vote. These Senators
shall be chosen by the Legislatures of
the States unless the people shall pro-
vide for their election by direct vote.
A plurality shall elect.
No Social or Political Functions.
Washington, Dec. 16.—It is under-
stood that the President will omit all
social and official functions at the
White House for thirty days from the
date of the death of his mother.
For the ,Holiday Recess.
Washington, Dec. 16.—The House has
adopted a resolution for the holiday re-
cess from Saturday, Dec. 18, to Wednes-
day, Jan. 5. , ,
' War on Gaye’s New Pension List.
Washington, Dec. 16.—Secretary
Gage’s plan to create a pension list of
superannuated office holders has
aroused great indignation among the
18,000 Government ,clerks and caused
a. stir in Congress.
The Secretary’s plan is that all of-
fice holders who reach the age of 70
shall be reduced to a salary of $900 a
year for life, the names to be placed
on a. Government record to be known
as “The Honorable Service Roll—,a roll
established to recognize and commem-
orate long and faithful service.‘
The Secretary in a, letter to the su-
perannuated clerks says. “It would be
a. pleasure were it possible to announce
also an increase, or at least a continu-
ation, of your present rate of com-
pensation, but the present exigencies of
the public service seem to require that
you be transferred and appointed to a
clerk of class —, with compensation
at the rate of -—. in the office of ——,
to take effect from ——."
Heir to $7,000,000, She Says
Boston, Dec. 16.—Mary
Providence boarding house keeper,
says she is heiress to a $7. 000, 000 French
estate. When the monarchy was over~
' thrown the confiscated lands of the De
Trees passed to the-Republic. Mrs.
Hart says:
“Negotiations have been going on for
over a. year, and we are now promised .
a settlement the lst of January. There's -
no doubt lthat we are rightful heirs to
this large estate, and will soon possess
it..
cial documents to prove our case, and-
assurances from the French Govern-
ment that the money will be trans-
ferred in trust for us to the United
States Government early in January."
Placer Gold Near Dyea.
Port Townsend, Wash, Dec. 16._
Charles G. Warren, of this place, a re-.
turning passenger on the steamer Al
Ki, reports the discovery of rich placer
diggings near Dyea. He says there has
been a stampede from Dyea to the
placers, which are ninety-six miles
above the town, and that the discov-
eries caused great excitement here.
News was also brought on the Al Ki
of a late discovery on Deadwood Creek
seven miles from Dawson City, on the
opposite side of the Yukon.
Another Pugilistlc Carnival.
Carson, Nev. Dec. 16. —A Livingston
paper has received a communication
from Dan Stuart stating that a fight is;
being arranged between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons, as well as between other
pugilists, to be held in Carson in July;
1898, and adding that definite arrange-
ments would be completed within a
fortnight; Stuart,also promises $30,000.
in racing. purses, and says a meeting.
will also be held in Carson, when the
best Eastern horses will run.
. Hundreds saw th Shoot;
Chicago, Dec. 16. —Yesterday afteI-
noon, in view of hundreds of men in
Green' s billiard hall, near the Board at
Trade, A. J. Moore, formelly passengml
'agentof'the Chicago & Alton Railroad.
at Denver, shot and
himself.
Moore, it is said, was dos pendent over
the, loss of his position and money. 11'
recently came to Chicago. Mr.
was» 55' years old.’
instantly kills “-
_ osition to reduce clerks who ha
E. Hart. 3. I
I have a stack of letters and offi— .
Moors ‘
THE DAY IN CONGRESS—
House Postpones Civil Service De-
bate. for. the Present.
DISCUSSION WAS SPIRITED
of ' ' ‘ . i ‘
”Finally Agreed,» Ho\vever, that the
Matter Shall Go Over Until the
Other Appropriation Items Are
Passed—Recess Nominations.
Washington, Dec. 16.—The fight over
the Civil-service law in the House has
been postponed until the Legislative
and Executive Appropriation bill is fin-
lshed. When the last paragraph has
been passed the appropriations for the
Civil-Service Commission will be taken
up and the general discussion will be
had at that time.
This course became necessary from
the fact that almost every paragraph
in the present bill has started a civil-
service debate. The discussion yester-
day started over Secretary Gage s rop-
be-
come incompetent by old age to the
six- -—hundred dollar grade, instead of
dismissing them. This opened a discus-
sion on the creating of a. civil pension
.list, and for about half an hour the de-
bate was lively. ‘Even the advocates of
the merit system were outspdken
against this idea, and then the anti-
civil-service Fmen taunted them for
their inconsistency. Representative
Moody, of Massachusetts, said that if
such a clause was incorporated in the
law the American people by a vote of
99 to 1 would wipe out the whole sys-
tem.
Mr. Quigg, of New York, asked if a
civil pension list was not a necessary
part of a perfect reform law. The dis-
cussion was running to such a length
that Representative Bingham, in
charge of the bill,
House to shut off the civil-service de-
bate, saying that ample- time had been
arranged for that discussion after the
bill was finished. The House then de-
cided that there should be no more im-
promptu debates on the subject until
it was reached in its order. This may
not be‘for a. day or so yet...
. \
THE DAY IN THE SENATE.-
Resolution for the Relief of the Yr:-
kon Miners Brought Up.
Washington, Dec. 16.—The Senate
passed a bill'directing the Secretary of
the Navy to report upon the subject of
a statue in Washington City of the late
Admiral David D. Porter.
Among the bill's introduced was one
by Mr. Faulkner (W. Va.) granting a
right of way through a part of Alaska
for a railroad to the gold fields, and an-
other by Mr. Frye (Maine) providing
for the operation of steamboats on the
Yukon River, Alaska.
Mr. Galllnger secured the adoption of
a resolution directing Secretary Gage
to transmit to Congress aI'I correspond-
ence regarding the legal right of Col-
lectors of Internal Revenue to appoint
their own assistants, and also the cor?
respondence with the Civil-Service
CommissionLrelating to the right of the
Commission to review appointments
made by such collectors.
Mr. Allen (Neb.) presented a resolu—
tion requesting the President, if not in-
compatible with the interests of the
Government, to send to COngress the
instructions given to the International
Monetary Commissioners, the reports
they have made and thebcorrespondence
relating to the subject. The resolution
went over until to-morrow. .
. NAVAL AFFAIRS IN CONGRESS.
Secretary Long to Explain Armor
Plate to the Senate Committee.
Washington; Dec. 16.—The Senate
Committee on Naval Affairs has au-
thorized Senator Hale to confer with
the House Naval Committee with the
view of securing joint action. Opinion
favorable to increased docking facilities
was eXpressed.
The committee also decided to invite
Secretary Long to appear before] it and
explain the status of the efforts to se-
cure lower prices on armor plate.
Secretary of the Navy Long has rec-
ommended to the Committee on Naval
Affairs that section 1,571 of the Re-
vised Statutes be amended so as to
remedy what the department regards
as an injustice in checking the pay of
naval officers when detached from sea
duty. He urges an amendment pro-
viding that the fact that an Officer ‘is
sent temporarily to a. hospital on shore
or_ to temporary duty'on shore as a
member of a court or board, or other-
wise, shall not be regarded as a detach-
ment from sea service unless so speci-
fied in the order.
THE PRESIDENT RETURNS.
Recess Appointments One or. the
First Mattel-bio Be Taken (111.,
‘ Washington, Dect 16.—The President
and Mrs. McKinley and .the members
of the Cabinet reached Washington
yesterday morning from Canton shortly
before 11 o’clock. A quarter of an hour
later the President came into his office
and began to take up the work which
had accumulated during his absence.
As it was annOunced that he would See
no one this week, there were no Con-
gressional callers, but as if the office
seekers could not respect even such oc_-
casions as the present two of the old-
timers came to the White HOuse this
morning. They did not, however, see
the President. -
Among the first things the President
did was to take up the recess appoint-v
ments. Several hundred of these are
waiting his signature before they can
be sent over to the Senate.
to be nominated. As Congress will ad-
journ Saturday for the Christmas re-
cess the President is anxious to make
some of his nominations at once.
. House Sub-Committee. E
Washington, Devoid—Chairman Bou- ~
telle, of the House Committee on Naval
Affairs, 'has appointed the following
chairmen of sub- committees: , .
Appropriations for the- Naval Estab-
lishment, Boutelle, of Maine; Organiza—
tion, Rank and Pay, Foss, of Illinois,
Ordnance and Navy Yards, Hilborn, of
California; Construction, Repair and
Steam Engineering, Boutelle, of Maine;
,Navigation, Equipment, Supplies and
, Miscellaneous,
11111,; of Rhode Island;
Private Bills, Dayton.
ginia. - ' ._ ~
appealed to the ,
There are.
‘over seIen hundred postmasters' alone
of West Vir-f
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THIS LAu'NonIIAN- A PRINCE.-
Once the Playmate offlith‘e‘ Present Em- ‘
r . per-or of _-_China.. I.
For nearly ten years Sam Hop has
"washed and ironed and polished for
the citizen’s of Auburn faithfully and
industriously, and no one has sus‘pect— '
ed that he was being served by a.
prince of royal Chinese blood. New,
however, it appears that these years
have been years of exile, and acc'ord- ‘
ing. to a letter that Sam has received-
from the Secretary of the Chinese Le-
gation at Washington, his proscription
is at an end, and on his return to
China all his titles, henors and pos-
sessions will be restored.
Sam' s rOyal name is Yen Sia Tsuen,
Ind his father was commander-in-chief
of the, Tai-Ping rebellion, which broke
out in' northern China. in 1850 ”and con-
Iinued fourteen years. Hung Sia Tsu-
en, Yen’ s father, ruled the rebellious
provinces absolutely under title of
Prince Tien—Wong until his army was
overcome and he was made prisoner
and beheaded. Yen Sia Tseun, then a'
baby, was taken into the EmperOr’s
household, and became the companion
of the present Emperor. He received
many honors, and‘when he‘ arrived at
manhood was endowed with the yellow
robe and peacock feather.
While ill. the royal garden with the
present Emperor one day, Yen Sia
I‘suen, not noticing that his royal
:0mpanion was eating a peach, ap-
proached him unobserved and tapped
him on the shoulder. The heir to the
throne of China. was startled and the
peach slipped down his throat and
stuck in his windpipe. The princes
life was in great danger, °and was
saved only through extraof‘dinary
measures by the court physician. For
Ihis Yen Sia Tsuen was banished.—
New York World.
A FINE pLD TlMEPlECE.
Equipped With an Orchestra That Pours
Out Quaint Airs Every Half Hour.
An ideal old clock has recently made
its first appearance in public, and that.
in such exasperating fashion that its
admirers must, forsooth, break one of
‘he Ten Commandments and proceed to
novel; it in most unchristian manner.
It was constructed about 150 years
ago by Ziegler, of Allentown, Pa. The
mechanism came from Germany and
the pipe organ with which it is equip-
ped from Switzerland. The cylinders
F-
that are a part of its musical equip-~
ment are-out of wood, and an indis-
putable index of its antiquity, since
these have not been made for a cen-
tury and a half. They are contained
in a mahogany cabinet, about one
yard square, the wood being the same
as that of the clock.
Above the dial stand forth the fig-
ures of an orchestra, a pompous col-
lection of musicians, each holding the
instrument he plays. Surmounting
these automate. is the significant in-
scription, “Abreisp, Quentin Bur,-
ward”
. The orchestration occurs every half
hour when, instead of the usual one
hell, delicious and quaint airs flood the
apartment. Eyes as well as cars are
delighted as the musicians above the
dial raise their instruments into proper,-
position, making all the motions of
performing and. then drop them to
their Sides again. Each instrument
[an be recognized in the . ensciwable and
{he delightful effect is better i): -:-1gined
lhan described.
Thirtynwo ai. s constitute the mag-
u::.--:.;t repertoire, which is 3.:I‘esen'1ed
3:. V in old German and quaintly
, making a' most attractive fea‘
£1 9.1:..11
2111 e.--7«..'r.icago Post.
The Longest-Lived Animals. .,
The longest- -lived animal in the world
is the giant tortoise of the Seychelles
islands. One has recently been pre-
sented to the Zoological Society of
London- ‘by Mr. Walter Rothschild
which weighs a. quarter of a ton. Its
known length of life is 150 years, its
age 'previous to its-transportation to
the island of Maurigus being unknown.
in 1833 the governor of Maurltus sent
10 the zoological gardens a tortoise
weighing 285 pounds. It- was four feet
four inches, and had’ been in the island
at Mauritus for sixty-seven years. The
exact period was knownyfor this tor-
toise was brought to that island from
the Seychelles in 1766. At that time
it was full gIown so that its real age
was probably much greateI .—Inde-
pendent
A Little Story OICarlyle. '
A correspondent of the Glasgow
Evening News tells a story‘ of Carlyle
which, he Saysphe received at first
hand, and which has the merit, he
believes of nevéI having been publish-
ed beI'OIe. During a visit at the farm
of 'l'empland, Carlyle and his wife,
along with some friends, had sat down
to Coffee. “Jane,” said .the sage, in a
fit of ill temper, “this coffee -is cold; I
shan’t have it.” Thereupon, up rose
Mis. Carly.le She went to the' fire-
grate, and, picking out a red- hot.- cin-
der with a pair of tongs, dropped it
into her husband’s cup, .with the 93,0
:1amation,“There, Thomas, is it hot
enough for you now?” ‘ ‘
' amusingly illustrated
woos HAS BlGGEST TERRITORY. ~
Charles S Johnson of Alaska,_ Whose J u-
rlsdiction is One-Sixth of the U. S. v:
Charles Sumner Johnson,
appointed by President McKinley;
.. judge of the United States court for ther 2
district of Alaska, exercises j isdic-
tion over a domain vastly greats than
that of any federal judge in the un-
ion.
square miles, :with a coastline longer
than that of all the Atlantic, Pacific!
and gulf states combined, and his jur-.
is’diction is nearly one-sixth. of the
whole territory of the United States.
It extends from south to north from
latitude 54 degrees 40 minutes (sixteen
and two-thirds degrees) to latitude 71
degrees 20 minutes, and from east to,
west from 130 degrees west longitude '
(57 degrees 20 minutes), to 172 degrees
40 minutes east longitude
““.
CHARLES SUMNER JOHNSON.
The position of judge for. this coun-
try of immensities is no sinecure. The
greatest hindrances to the prompt ad—
ministration of justice are the lack of
transportation facilities, the great dis-
tances, want of means for communica-
tion, and the‘difliculty of securing
competent and reliable juries.
Judge Johnson was born in a log
cabin on- the prairies of Jones county,
Iowa, in 1854; educated in the high
schools of Clarinda, Agricultural Col-
. legs, and State University ,of Iowa,
graduating from the law department
[of the latter institution in 1877. ’ He
removed to Nebraska and engaged in
the practice of law, was elected to vari~
ous offices, among them member of the
legislature of that state in 1882, pros-
ecuting attorney for his district in'
1885, and re-elected in 1887. He re—
signed in 1889 to accept an appoint-
ment as United States attorney for
the district of Alaska and served in
that capacity four and one-half years,
being the only attorney who ever serv-
ed ,a full term in Alaska. After the
expiration of his term he settled in
Juneau, Alaska, and continued' the
practice of law. He was elected a
delegate to the Republican convention
at St. LOnis in 1896, and was chosen
national committeeman for Alaska.
He is in the broadest sense a self-
made man. Earning the money nec-
essary to acquire an education by his
own efforts as 3. pr inter boy, he has
pushed his way to the front by fine
natural ability and persevering indus-
try.
At the time of the Democratic con-
vention which nominated Mr. Bryan,
it was reported that, finding the cen-
vention short of Alaska 'men, he as-
sented to act as a. delegate from. the
territory, thereby achieving the unique
, distinction of helping to nominate both
McKinley and Bryan. This statement
was entirely without foundation. He
was at the Bryan convention simply
as a spectator, and did not participate
in any manner whatever in its prdceed-
ings.~ ,
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His Real Worth.
The spirit of thrift which pervades
or used to pervade, New England, iI
in a remark
made once by a Vermont farmer.
He had been seriously ill in mid
summer, but his strong constitutioz
stood him in good stead and he quick
'ly rallied. On- being asked in the au
tumn how he was feeling, he saig
cheerfully: °
“-Oh, I’m fair to middling now than
ye; but anyway it don' t make so much
difference, seeing the farm’s prettx
well slicked up. If I’d 3. died in hay.
ing or harvesting time, it would haVI
been full fifty dollars’ damage to me.’
Then, after a thoughtful interval, in .
added: “Come to think of it, that's t'cc
low a figger—sixty dollars would. 1;:
nearer!” -
T'he Minister’s Salary.
Deacon Skinflint—We’ve failed agalr
this- year, Mr. Dominic. Can’t rais:
_ half your salary.
Good Minister—No matter. I haw
had myself appointed a missionary t; .
the heathen and will soon be in th.
. pa\ of the Board of Missions.
Eh' AiI ye goin’ to Africa?”
“No: i shall stay right here. "—Nev
York Weekly. '
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