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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1894.
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Possibilities of Negro Minstrelsy.
Dr. Dvorak, of New York, asserts
that the future for American mus1c hes
in the melodies of the negro. His
theory is tenable for many reasons,
says the Washington Post. The only
American composer or performer who
has ever attained any signal distinction
or been accorded special recognition
abroad was Gottschalk, whose rendi-
tion of plantation songs, With varia-
tions, created a veritable furore in the
musical centers of the old world. No
one who has ever heard the genuine
darky melodies as sung by the people
who gave them birth; who has listened
o the wonderfully harmonious blend-
ing and shading, the striking chords,
the delicate turns and sympathetic ex-
pression of a band of dusky field hands
as the gather about their humble
homes after the wearv labors of the
day, but must confess that in their mu-
sic is the possibility of the development
of a great and unique school.
But if this development is to be
made it must be undertaken soon.
The songs of the negro, which are wor—
thy of conSideration, were born of a
condition that is past. They were the
outpourings of a race in bondage; all
the pent-up yearnings of a down-trod-
dcn people, all the miseries of a dc-
spised and humiliated class found their
only expression in the songs with which
they whiled away their periods of rest.
The negro, it is true, had his mirihful,
lively songs, for not even a Condition
of servitude could utterly choke the
expression of the light hearted animal-
ity so peculiar to his race. But there
is no music in his jigs, his songs of
mirth are grotesque and void of bar-
mony. The songs which sprang from
his heart are universally sad, and these
alone are entitled to consideration as
music.
With .he change in his condition has
come a change in the musical expres-
sion of his soul. All the environments
which produced true melodies are gone.
There has not been a. genuine “darky”
son; produced in twenty years. In
their stead the burnt-cork burlesquer
has ground out libelous travesties which
are to the younger generation the truth-
ful expressions of mgr-o music. The
negro himself has done nothing to dis-’
move this. Those of_the lower strata
who live in cities and Villages are,strange
to say, particulary fond of the cheap,
sentimental rot, such as “Stick to Your
Mother, Tom,” and have forgotten or
never known the beautiful and pathetic
melodies which charmed all Europe and
have so interested_Dr._ Dvorak.
The old generation is fast disappear-
ing: the new is musically worthless. If
the-American school of ammo is to be
founded upon the melodies of the col-
ored race, it will be well to hear and
preserve them in their purity as sung
by the survivors of. the era that pro-
duced them and which is now past.
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The Supreme Court Vacancy Filled
The President on Monday nominated
Senator White, of Louisiana, forAsso-
aerate Justice of the Supreme Courtde
the natural expectation that he would
be confirmed was immediately fulfilled.
Mr. V- hite has certain obvious qualifi-
cations for the Supreme Bench. . He
is in the prime of life, has. hadjudicial
experience, and during his brief term
in the Senate, where he succeeded Mr.
Eustis, the American Ambassador to
Franc-e, has made a creditable‘reCord.
#‘O'
Sheridan Made Him “Whirl.”
The New York Commercial Advertis-
er describes JubalIA. Early as “a tough
old fighter who never knew how to
quit.” If Col. Cockerill intends to
incite the war a burning issue he will
liege-(impelled look up. the war records.
(sell. Early didn’t do any great amount
{If hard fighting, but he was a great
sprinter. As an equestrian Early had
few equals, and at one time it looked
as if he might run the Union Army to
death. It will be recalled that the
Northern troops were trying to catch
up with Jubal in the Shenandoah Val--
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ARE YOU A SUFFERER
From Rheumatism or Neuralgia?
B. P. Tayer and Solomon Davis
Speak to Victims of this Terrible
Disease. .
15.1“. Tayer, of East Nassau, N. Y.,
says .2 “I wish it possible to Speak per-
sonally with every rheumatic victim,
for I would tell them of my terrible ex-
perience and the relief and cure I
found in a simple remedy.
“When I first saw in the neWSpapers,
‘ "Rheumatism can be cured,” I was
loath to believe it, but whenI found
that the statement was made by Dr.
David Kennedy, of Rondout, N. Y., I
inquired into it, and upon his advice I
began to use Dr. David Kennedy’s Fav-
orite Remedy. My condition at that
time seemed hopeless. I had suffered
for fifteen years ‘with inflamatory rheu-
matism. My physician said I would be
it cripple for life, but it Was not ordain-
ed that way, for I had not used Favor-
ite Remedy long, before I was con-
vinced that it was right medicine, and
in a short while I was cured. That was
three years ago, and I have not felt a
trace of the disease since.”
Solomon Davis, of North Kortright,
N. Y., suffered awfully from neuralgia
and loss of sleep, as is frequently the
case with elderly people ; in speaking
to the writer, he said : Ifound that Dr.
Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy relieved
' the bowels, improved the circulation of
. the blood, and the old pain left me
altogether. ..
One of Norwalk’s physicians recently
,.:¢aid : “There is no reason in suffering
fidddth rheumatism or neuralgia, for Dr.
Kgnuedv’s Favorite Remedy will cure
; them. Druggists sell it.
wnnkLY-
SPRING NEEDS
WHAT EVERYBODY REQUIRES AT
THIS SEASON.
Some Things Arc- of the Utmost
Importance to You.
This Will Tell You Just What You
Most Need and How to Get It.
In the spring changes always take
place in our systems which require at-
tention. There is a tired, languid feel—
ing, a depression, the digestive organs
become deranged, the blood is bad,
causing the Complexion to become af-
fected and the person feels an inability
to work. .. _ _
At such a time a twin: medicine is
absolutely necessary. It “ ill overcome
all these conditions. It will invigorate
the blood, regulate the diges'ive or-
gans, clear the complexion and make
you feel strong and well. The follow-
ing letter written bv Miss Nettie Fra-
ser, of Paterson», N.’ J , will interest
you.
“Since my childhood I have been
extremely nervous, eas’ily excited and
at times suffering With extreme nervous
prostration. A year ago last June I
was so bad that the attacks were almost
hysterical, and my appetite and diges-
tion were in a terrible condition. I al-
so suffered with great mental depres-
sion. »
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MISS NETTIE FRASER.
“I was induced to try Dr. Greene’s
Nervura blood and nerve remedy and
the first botiie Illlll a. mulcrful effect
on my condition. Aficr four bottles
were used I was entire ly cured. I
never used any me icine that helped
me so much, and I Would recommend
it in the highest tei‘ins possible, as too
much cannot be said in praise of this
wonderful medicine.”
We are constantly receiving just such
letters telling of the great good which
is being done by this medicine. You
want health don’t you ? You want to
get up in the morning and feel like
doing a good day’s work. do you not ?
And you want your children to feel
strong and vigorous, don’t you? Well,
Dr. Greene’s Nervura blood and nerve
remedy will do all this.
It will give to you and your children
perfect health and that is exactly what
you want. It is the best spring medi
cine known and hasthe great advantage
of being purely vegetable and harm-
less. It was discovered by Dr Greene,
of 35 “Test 14th Street, New York City,
the most successful specialist in curing
nervous and chronic diseases. ‘ He Can
be consulted free of charge, personally
or by letter.
o.
Seventeen Bridgeport young women
have formed a matrimonial club and
are advertismg for husbands.
An unknown well dressed man,30,
was struck aid killed by the Ghost
train at New Haven last. night.
William Loudergan, a quarryman,
was found on the railroad tracks in New
Haven yesterday cut in pieces.
The city of Hartford has entered suit
against the Hartford Theological seini~
nary to recover $4,000 back taxes.
In Waterbury Tuesday Antonio Tes-
talia, the Italian charged with robbing
Naugatuck railroad freight ears, was
sentenced to eight- years .in state’s
prison.
.The Methodists of Bridgeport and vi-
cinity are preparing for a grand gather-
ing of the clergy and laity, which is to
take place next month’i'or the purpose
of promoting the interests of Method—
ism.
Alter sales and rumors of sales the
saloon run by Sam Merritt, in Bridge-
port,h_as finally been disposed of. J.
P. king of Ansonia purchased the place
Tuesday nitcrnoon and took immediate
charge. '
Depty collector Fox seized a slot cigar
machine in [lit .iTu-lzllctown Wheel Club
rooms Tuesday .. new it- hid been for
five years. Collector Byxbce says the
machines are distinctly illegal andfimust
be suppressed.
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-Woman's Relief Corps.
The annual convention of the Con-
necticut department, Woman’s Relief
corps, was opened in Bockvillo on
Tuesday wrth nearly 200 delegates pres-
ent. The annual reports showed: Ex-
pended for relief work in cash, $1,406;
other than money, $194; turned over to
the G. A. R. posts, $483; to the relief
funds, $145; to the National Woman’s
Relief Home fund, $142. Total, $2,373.
The report of the secretary showed a
total membership of 2,696. The report
of the treasurer showed a successful
year financially. All bills have been
paid and there is cash. on hand sufl’i-
crent for the present needs of all de-
partments.
M~—-——<<r>-
Ilow’s This,
We offer One Hundred Dollars re-
ward for any case of cataarh that can
not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
I. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be—
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
West 8: Traux, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.; Walding, Kinnan & Mar-
vin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. 0.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
THE CALCIUM MAN’S VIEWS.
Stage Luminaries From a. Hitherto Un-
discussed Point of I ision.
“Actors are curious folks,” observed
the calcium light manipulator of one of
the up town theaters to a reporter the
other night. He was breathing upo‘u
the reflector and tlicn polishing it care-
fully with a woolen rag.
“Curious in what respect?” asked the
reporter.
“Oli, they’re queer creatures in ev-
try way,” returned the other: “Ought
not I to know? I’ve been C'.‘erytliirig
connected with a theater from usher to
scene shifter, but Lord prescrvt’ no f1 om
being an actor! They get more money
than most folks, but they never have a
cent. Off the stage they’re the biggest
cranks in the world, and on the stage
they’re cranky enough, Lord knows.
Now, look at me and my profession, for
instance. Any one would think that
I’d be in solid with the actors, seeing
that I light ’cin up in pretty poses and
bring out the effective parts of the
scenes. B'ut. woulc. you believe it, if
these stage folks laid their .way I’d lo
bounced 20 times :1 week by the man-
agcmenl. Everybody that hoofs it Itc-
fore the motligliis kicks at inc-from the
chorus to the star and from the seconl'l
comedian to the supe.
“There’s 200 gray hairs in my head,
for which flies-3 sermntinc dancers are
responsible. They’re kickers with a
vengeuiice,-;u and oil the boards. Now,
I guess 1 know more about the effects
of lighting; than they do, but Whenever
they come hopping on the stage I never
catch ’em mun LAQC'ngll to their notions.
Who-n they swing around in the butter—
fly dance. they start off different every
time. and if the light glances oli’ ”cm
for the eighth of a second they’re wild
with rage. It‘s their conceit, you know.
They want to look sweet 100 seconds to
the minute. Then they complain that
I catch ’em in the eyes and blind 'ein,
whereas it‘s the continual changing of
their regulation poses that rattles me.
“Then, when it comes to the chorus,
oh, myl If they had things their way,
the leading lady wouldn’t bo‘illumi-
nated at all. There isn’t one of ’cm that
doesn’t want me to show ’em up for a
full minute for the benefit of their gen-
tlemen friends in th audience. They
besiegc me every night for favors in
this way, and I promise oh, yes. I
promise I’ll light ’cm. But do I do it?”
The calcium man rubbed his forefin-
ger and thumb in a suggestive way.
“If there’s a little half dollar fee forth-
coming, they get a flash for 2);; sce-
cnds. No fee, no fiarzli!”—l\lew York
Recorder.
An Anecdote of Mr. Childs.
This incident llfls been related of Mr.
Childs, and I believe it has never been
printed. Stopping one of his head Cin-
ployecs one day, Mr. Childs said: “You
are not looking well. I think you inurt
be working too hard.”
“I am not feeling very well. Iiir.
Childs, that is a fact,” was the answer,
“but I gums I will be all right in a
short time."
“How would you like to take ii
to; Europe?” said Mr. Childs, smiling
pleasantly.
“Well enough, sir, ’ ’ was the response,
“but I cannot afford it."
“You can afford it,” said Mr. Childs.
taking him by the arm, “if I pay your
expenses and pay your salary to your
family while you are gone, can’t you?”
The result was the man spent two
months in Europe and returned coni-
pletel y restored to health.
“That was one of the best invest-
ments I ever made,” chuckled Mr.
Childs when the matter was called, to
his attention. “Why, Mr. ———~ re-
turned so much improved in health that
he could do twice as much work as he
could before he left. You see, I was
the real gainer by the transaction.”
One of Mr. Childs’ characteristics
was that he never seemed to take any
credit to himself for doing a kind act.
—New York Press.
lsaL
Curing Cobra Bite With Stryclzninc.
Some alleged instances of cares of
cobra bite are reported from India, but
there is always the doubt that in the
“recoveries” reported there was really
no poison injected, for the cobra does
not inject poison every time it bites. It
have been cured by the hypodermic in-
jection of strychnine, and full details
will be awaited with interest, for it is
possible that strychnine may be antag-
onistic to the peculiarly deadly poison
ejected from the fangs of the cobra.
The poison of that snake is, as a rule, so
‘rapidly effective that few occasions oc«
cur where a remedy can be applied with
sufficient promptitude to determine
whether it is effective or not. All
statements about alleged cures are,
however, worth careful investigation,
for an antidote may at last he found.—
English Mechanic.
How Was It?
“My good woman,” said the learned
judge, “you must give an answer in the
fewest possible words of which you are
capable to the plain and simple ques-
‘tion whether when you were crossing
the street with the baby on your arm,
and the omnibus was coming down on
the right side and the cab on the left,
and the brougham was tryin to pass
the omnibus, you saW'the plai tiff be-
tv‘Veen the brougham and the cab, or
whether and when you saw him at all,
and whether or not near the brougliam,
cab and omnibus, or either, or any
two, and which of them respectively or
how it was.”—Methodist Protestant.
Snvagery In Hawaii.
Adolph Marcuse, a European travel—
er, describes in a vivid way the sav-
agery which yet prevails in some por-
tions of the Hawaiian Islands. In a vis-
it to the crater of Kilauea he was ac-
companied by several natives. When
night came, they threw into the crater
as offerings sacred berries and live
fowls, at the same time singing a mo-
dess. . ‘
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all drug-
gists. Testimonials free. '
Read the GAzaTTE.
owl-l
is stated that some cases of cobra bite ’
.i‘Well, Annabel, you have often said
notonous chant to Pele, the fire god-3
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HOW LEAD PENCIILS ARE MADE.
Each company Has Its Own Process and
Uses Secret Machinery.
“There is probably less known about
the manufacture of lead pencils than
any other extensive manufacturing busi-
ness,” said John M. Ready of New
York. “I say extensive business, for
many people do not know that there is
as much as $2,500,000 expended for
lead pencils in the United States every
year. All the machinery used in the
production of lead pencil; is a careful-
ly guarded secret. It is not patented,
but each company has its own process,
and very little is known of it by out—
siders. The general idea of the method
of manufacture can be given.
“The graphite, plumbago or black
lead, whichever you may call it, comes
from three places—India, Germany and
one part of the United States. The
American lead is considered the most
pure, having about one-third more car—
bon and much less silica than the for-
eign article. The plumbago as mined
is brought to the factory, when the sil-
ica is separated from the graphite by a
system similar to that employed in sep-
arating free gold from ore. It is crush—
ed into a fine powder and then mixed
with water, which flows over ‘bumper
tables.’ The weight of the lead causes
it to collect on the tables, and the silica
and baser materials flow off with the
water. The lead is then taken and mix-
ed with clay in a mortar.
“The clay is used as a temper to the
lead. The more clay used the harder
the lead becomes, as when the mixture
is baked the heat affects the clay, hard-
ening it, while it has no effect upon the
graphite. The mixture is then placed
in a hydraulic press, which forces it out
like a black twine. This is run upon
tables, where it is cut in lengths of '7
inches, the length of a regular lead pen—
cil, and straightened. It is then placed
in the ovens. I have seen a continuous
piece of this iiiixiurc of clay and graph-
ite a mile long come from the press.
The pieces of lead are taken from the
oven and placed in the wood, which is
made in two pieces, then cemented to-
gether. There is a peculiar fact about
cedar, the wood most suitable for pen-
cils. The further south you go to ob—
tain the wood the less knots you find and
the less pitch in the weed. As you
come north the tllllOl‘lll‘t' of pitch in-
creases. and the. grain cf the wood be-
comes irregular. ’ ’—-—Pittsburg Dispatch.
What a ’Woodpile Indicates.
What a satisfaction it is to sec :1 gen-
erous, whole souled woodpile! It gives
one a better opinion of the world and
brings up a rich flood of memories and
associations. One has no need to be
told that the-owner is the father of half
a dozen boys and girls, and that the
neighbors like to gather under his roof
during the long Winter evenings, when
the snow and wind outside but empha-
size the warmth and cheer within.
One has no need to call on the imag-
ination to see the great, pile of extra
logs in the corner, [waiting their turn
at the fiery carnival, dancing and glow-
ing in the fireplace, or the half circle
of merry story tellers gathered about the
hearth, eating apples and cracking nuts
and exchanging experiences of farming
and hunting with each other.
What an open, large hearted hospital-
ity such profusion of wood suggests! It
never occurs to one that the owner may
be niggardly or churlish. Such a pile
of wood can only belong to a man
whose heart is large enough to take in
the whole neighborhood.
But what a contrast is the‘woodpile
across the way! a few sticks that even
the house dog refuses to sleep behind.
No wonder the boys are thin and sick-
ly and the girls weak and discontented.
One can scarcely imagine a smile. or a
bit of laughter, or a jest passing through
a door that overlooks such a pile._Don~
ahoe’s Magazine.
Made by ‘lzundcrbolts.
In the museums of nearly all the large
colleges you will see what appear to be
sandy petrifuctims much resembling
branches of trees. You may conclude
that those are the remains of. forest
monsters that grew in a faraway geolog-
ical age, but if you will take the l1‘0.i--
ble to ask your guide, or, better still,
one‘cf the professors, who are always
handy, he will tell you a queer story——
one, in fact, that “smacks of the mar-
velous.” These tame looking, supposed
to be sandy petrifactions are, in fact,
real "thunderbolts. ” Scientifically
speaking, they are “fulgurites.” They
are composed of a poor quality of glass
and are made by the lig’ltning striking
sandy deserts and plunging downward
and latterly vitrifying all the sand with
which it comes in direct contact. On
the Sahara fulgurites are found in every
conceivable shape and size, some 30 or
more feet in length and 4 inches in di-
ameter, others not larger than a lead
pencil and still others not larger than a
knitting needle. Scientists usually con-
sider fulgurites as being a good index to
the size and force of discharge of the
lightning stroke which formed them.—
St. Louis Republic.
Couldn’t Call It a Cold House.
The best perhaps of the many stories
that have long been current regard-
ing the late Lord Crewe in that society
in which he was a Conspicuous feature
is, in the opinion of a writer in The
Speaker, that of his remark to his sis-
ter, the first Lady Houghton, as they
stood watching the fire which all but
destroyed his noble ancestral home,
CreWe was a cold house, but you can’t
call it that now.” Crewe was restored
at enormous cost by its owner, and it is
now one of the most beautiful houses in
the world. > -
A Sad Predicament. '
Mabel—I was so mortified at the
Pouch mansion the other night.
Flo—What happened?
Mabel—I wanted to laugh in my
sleeve, but I had on my decollete gown
and had to hide the laugh in my glove.
——Brooklyn Eagle.
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LEGENDS 0F LADIES.
A DISCUSSION OF THE INFLUENCE OF
BEAUTY ON THE TENDER PASSION.
Did the Devil Ever Choke the Life Out of
a Beautiful .‘I"Omi‘.ll?.‘.i Story \Vliicli Is
"cry Lurid, to Say the Least—A Homely
“”oman Seen ’l‘lii;ough Love’s Eyes.
A discussion interesting to the ladies
is running through some of the French
papers. Briefly stated,"tho question is
whether or not beauty has anything to
do with the kindling of the tender pus-
sion. Handsome women say yes; home-
ly ones, or, to be more correct, the less
beautiful, say no. In proof of the
soundness of their platform, which re-
jects the plank .of affection for loveli-
ness only, the latter have unearthed the
musty old legend of the loves of Leile
and Megnoun.
When the king of Persia heard of the
smitten young man, he sent for him and
asked him how it was that he had be-
come so desperately spoony.
“In order to understand that, ” rc-
plied Megnoun, “ you would have to see
my ladylove.” ,
“Well,” said the king, “let’s see the
wonder.”
Leile was brought before him. She
was redheaded, scraggy, squint eyed,
stump nosed and freckled face.
“A thousand blizzards!” roared his
majesty. “Is this the object of your
extraordinary ardor? Splinter my scep-
ter! The meanest slave in my kitchen
is better looking than she!”
“Then judge how I must love her,"
said Megnoun, “since she is as beauti-
ful in my eyes as she is homely in
yours!”
So far so good. But here comes the
lurid legend of the famous Ninon do
Lenclos. Ninon flourished during the
reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV, and
many enthusiastic descriptions have
been given of her incomparable charms.
Well, one fine day Mlle. dc Lenclos
was quietly seated in her parlor when
the servant came to announce to her
that a gentleman wished to see her, but
that he Would not give his name. She
told the servant to say to the stranger
that she was engaged with company and
could not see him. - _
“I know very well,” said the stran—
ger to the servant, “that inademoisellc
is alone. Go back and tell her that l
have a matter of the very highest im-
portance to communicate to her.”
This strange reply tickled the curio;=
ity of Mlle. dc Lenclos. She gave or-
ders to admit him. He appeared before
her. He was a little old man, clad in
black, with a sinister look. He wore
a_ black Skullcap and carried a little
black cane. His eyes were full of fire:
but, after all, his features were intcl‘
lectual.
“Mademoiselle,” said he, “be gcod
enough to send away your waiting
maid. Nobody but you alone must hear
what I have to reveal.”
Ninon was terrified at first, but at
last, remembering that she was in the
presence of a little, decrepit old man,
she took courage and sent away the
waiting maid. .
“Don’t let my visit frighten you,”
said the stranger. “It is true that I do
not honor everybody in this way, but
you have nothing to fear. You have
before you a man who is obeyed, more
or less, by all the world, and who can
bestow at will all the gifts of nature. I
was present at your birth. I fashion
the fate of all human beings, and I
have come here to learn from your own
lips how 1 shall dispose of yours. I
bring you the highest titles, enormous
riches and an eternal beauty. Which
will you‘have? Take your Chelce and
rest assured that no mortal on earth has
the power to give you so much.”
“Really; sir,” said the woman,
laughing, “you are very kind, and the
magnificence of your gifts is so great
tfllat’,—“"‘
"Mademoiselle," said he, interrupt-
ing her, “you have too much good sense
to make fun of a man whom you do not
know. Choose quickly. Which will you
have—titles, riches or eternal beauty?”
“My dear sir, ” said she, “there is no
room for any hesitation over the good
things that you offer me. I’ll take eter-
nal beauty. But what must I do to
obtain this precious gift?”
“Mademoiselle,” said the stranger,
“you must write your name upon my
tablets.” And he presented to her an
old blackened tablet, upon which she
signed her name. Then he gave her a
light tap of his black cane upon the left
shoulder. ‘ ‘That will do now, ” he said.
“You will be beautiful all through your
life, and you will live for a long time.
You will create passions at a period in
life when other women are in the hor-
rors of decrepitude. You will never
grow old. I give you the power to
charm everybody. During 6,000 years
I have traveled through the universe
from one end to the other, and upon the
earth I have only found four women
who were worthy of this great privi-
lege. They were Semiramis, Helen,
Cleopatra and Diana de Poitiers. You
are the fifth and the last to receive this
gift. Ask me no question. You will
see me again, once more only, and that
will be when you shall have only three
days more to live. Remember my name
is Noctainbulel”
He disappeared, leaving Mlle. de Len-
rclos frightened almost out of her wits.
The career of the wondrous beauty is
too long to follow. It is enough to say
that three days before her death Noc-
tambule appeared before her, showed
her her signature, and in a dreadful
voice told her that she was captured;
that she lived all her life under the
power of Lucifer, and that her end was
' at hand. On the third day he came and
choked her to death! ,
It is consoling to think that there is
some doubt about the exact truth of this '
story. Indeed it is said that it goes
back far beyond the birth of poor Nin-
on de Lenclos, and that it began with
Louise do Budos, the second wife of
Henry I, who died in-1599.——New York
Sun. ~
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Wliltlllllt‘lilWHOMl.
Officers and Sailors of the Kearsarge
Arrive In New York.
ADMIRAL STANTON TALKS.
Refuses to Discuss the Responsibility For
the Disaster, but Tells of the Events
Following It—Thc Kearsargo
Cannot Be Saved.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—The‘ steamship
City of Paramwith the officers and crew of
the wrecked Kearsarge on board, arrived
at the Pacific Mail dock this afternoon.
The, dock was gayly decorated with flags,
and over the gaugplank was spread a huge
American flag in honor of the officers and
crew of the Kearsarge.
A press representative, who boarded the
City of Para. at quarantine, talked with
some of the officers and crew of the Kear-
sarge, who related the story of the wreck
of the famous old man-pf—vvar elf Roncador
reef. Acting Admiral Oscar F. Stanton,
who was first seen, gave the following ac-
count of the wreck of his flagship:
“The accident occurred at about 20’clock
on the afternoon of Feb. 2,” said Admiral
Stanton. “A still? northeast fresh trade
wind was blowing, and there was a consid-
erable surf. The Kearsarge struck rather
lightly at first, and then there was a heavy
jar and a. crash, when the ship went up
high and dry on the reef. ’
“We remained on board the Kearsargc
that night and Were taken ashore the next
day. The City of Para did not come until
Saturday, Feb. 10, about a week from the
time we went ashore on Roncador island.
All hands were taken of? the Kearsarge on
the catamaran boar, after working all
night in order to get t..'.iiigs ready for our
departure from our ship We sent the catnf
marun boat ashore about i-.;ybrcak.
Lived In a. Tcut.
“After we reached shore we gathered
together some old sails, awnings and duck,
with which we rigged up a tent to shelter
us. The weather was quite warm enough '
to make a tent sufficiently comfortable.
To increase the small supply of water We
were enabled to carry with us from the
Kearsarge we dug a well. “Is also had
what provisions we could save from the
ship.
“\Ve had built rafts during the night
and early Saturday morning in order to
transport what things we could take away
from the ship, together with our eight
days’ supply of water, which permitted
one pint a day for each man. There was
no excitement, no panic, but everybody
was cool headed, and the officers and crew
all united in an effort to make the best of
the situation.
“Lieutenant Brainard went to Colon as
soon as possible in the steam launch of
the Kearsargc in order to communicate
with the navy department at \Yashington
and charter a. steamer to come to our aid.
“Every one who was aboard the Kear-
sarge, both officers and men, are with us,
with the exception of Dr. Barnum, who
was detached to the coast survey steamer
Bangor at Acautla. There are 21 officers
and 181 men, making up 2 2 in all, and we
are all well. The Kearsarge carried eight
boats, three of these on the port side ,were
staved in and one of them was washed
away.
One Man Drowned.
“Anderson Robbins, one of the men, was
drowned shortly after the wrack. The ship
was rapidly filling with watei‘, and Robbins
was swimming for the reef, but he could
not make it and was drowned. This oc-
curred the day we landed. _
“In going ashore they were compelled to
go in parties of six, the capacity of the
catamaran boat, which was held fast by a
life line, which was stretched from the
Kearsarge to the shore. When we discov-
ered Fireman Anderson Robbins strug-
gling in the water, we dispatched a. lieute-
nant and seven men in a lifeboat to his as—
sistance and made every effort to save him,
but he sank before we could reach him.
“After he had got safely ashore Lieuten-
ant Braiiiard and seven men were dispatch-
ed in a lifeboat to Old Providence in order
to secure assistance. The City of Para,
Which he chartered, did not reach us until
10 o’clock on the 10th. She immediately
launched two boats, which, assisted by the
Kearsarge’s four lifeboats, took all hands
aboard the City of Pure as quickly as pos
sible, when the latter steamed for Colon,
stopping on the way at Old Providence to
pick up the lieutenant and crew which had
been sent by Commander Heyerman to
send us assistance.”
In answer to the question put to him by
the press representative as to the cause of
the accident, whether due, as has been ru-
mored, to defective chronometers or other-
wise, Admiral Stanton said:
“I cannot say anything in regard to the
matter of responsibility for the wreck of
the KCarsai-ge and therefore cannot ex-
press uny opinion as to Whether the wreck
of the ship was due to carelessness or de—
fective instruments or to any one on board
the Kearsarge. I presume there will be a
,cburt of inquiry to investigate into all this,
when these facts will be fully developed.
The Whole thing will come out in due
course of time, but what the nature of the
court of inquiry will be when convened I
cannot say.
' Mist rtunes Follow Stanton.
“Anyhow,” continued Admiral Stanton,
“I feel inclined to say as little as possible
about this matter because of the peculiar
' misfortune which has seemed to follow me
of late. I have had sufficient notoriety al-
ready, this being the second time Ihave’ar-
rived in N cw York harbor under almost
sensational circumstances within a short .
time. I am feeling very happy, and my
physical condition, and I might say men-
tal condition, is just a trifle better than it
was on the occasion of my last trip up New
York bay.”
Admiral Stanton as well as all the offi-
cers and crew of the Kearsarge were their
naval uniforms. Some of them wore over-
coats, a few capes, while a good many were
not so fortunate as to havethe former.
“I rejoice greatly in the pOSSession of
this overcoat I am wearing,” said Admiral
Stanton, “and I really do not know exact-
ly where I got hold of it. It has felt very
comfortable since we got up north'and into
the cold weather. The clothing I have on
embraces about all that is left of my ward-
robe, as it was impossible to save very
much after the wreck occurred.”
In answer to a question as to the possibil-
ity of raising and saving the Kearsarge,Ad-
miral Stanton said:
“There is no possible chance of. saving
her. She was all stove in when she struck
the reef, and when we left her she was al‘
most full of water. Even if this were m:
the case, the weather is such down thel‘l‘
that it is very difficult to work on accouiii._
at the intense heat and blisteringvsuu.”_,_
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