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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-10
Continued from last tseek.)
How Watch Cases are Made.

In 1875, thirteen men comprised The
entire working force used in the manu-
facture OF the James Boss Gold Watch Case.
Now over fire hundred are employed, and tho
number is constantly increasing The rea-
son Of this increase is this: In the jams
Boss Gold Watch Case all the metal in ssht
and subject to wear is solid gold, while there
mainder, which only lends strength to the
case, is OF stronger metal than gold,
giving gold where gold is needed, and
strong, elastic metal where strength and
elasticity are needed, a combination pro-
ducing a watch case better than solid gold
and at ONE-IIALF the cost. " MAJ.
Over 10000 Of these cases B D
have been sold, and every jeweler in the
country can testify to their quality AMI
merit. , NJ, ~ son,
t. w. Marsh, Of the Democrat, bought a Jas. Boss
Gold Watch ciue Is years ago, and carried II until
short time ago, when purchased it, and sold 1t -
customer The case shove Ifo signs Of wear, ex> 81
that natural to any case, and am satisfied can DO
safely guaranteed for at le ten years more have
and the parties who lught the first arc carry
ing them to-day, az well satisfied though they had
bought soil gold case costing twice the money. |
regard them the only of this kind icweor
should sell who desires TO give his customers the
worth OF their money or values his reputation.
WM j. CUsHwAl, Jetreisr
sena cent stamp 10 keystone Watch Case Factories Pha-
dephia, Pa handsome Illustrated Pamphlet showing
James Boss' and Keystone Watch Gases made
ITO be CJnLinHed)
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
Snain and Francr.

MADRID, Nov. 4.-The Cabinet has re-
solved to summon the COrtes to assemble
December 10. AT a Cabinet meeting to-
daY SenOr Ruiz Gomez, Minister of For
eign Affairs, read a dispatch from Paris
assuring the Spanish Government of
speedy settlement Of the controversy be-
tween the two nations, arising out of the
ilI-treatment of King Alfonso in the
streets of Paris.
A portion of the Democratic. and Libe-
raj press is urging the government to
publish its programme before the opening
of the Cortes. The papers consider that
it may be impossible to effect a cOncilia-
tion with Senior Sagasta's followers if the
Ministry persists in its intention to re-
establish the list, universal suffrage and
amend the constitution. Ii is doubted
whether the President of the Council
will obtain decree of dissolution should
the government be defeated on these
questions. The Globe says that the gov
ernments policy will be resisted in GER
tain high quarters.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
Fannie KembIe in BOSTON.

Mr.. Wendell Phillips is reported to have
said in a recent private conversation con-
corning the appearance of Fannie Kemble
in Boston: ''We saved all our money to
buy tickets. | was in the Law School,
and some of my friends sold everything
they could lay hands on-books, clothing
or whatever came first-to raise funds.
Then we walked In from Cambridge; we
could not afford to ride when tickets to
see Fannie Kemble were to be bought. l
went 10 nights running to see her-Sun-
days, of course, excepted. After the play
we used to assemble at the rear entrance
to the fremont Theatre to see her come
out. She would be so muffled up that we
could not even see her figure, but we used
to find great satisfaction in seeing
her walk by on the arm of her
escort up TO the fremont House.
Then we would give three student
cheers for her and walk out to Cam
had, too! If you'd put cap sheaf down
over a theatre you would have covered
about all Boston had to boast of in the
way of culture and learning-Webs
and Everett and Story. Judge Story used
to be so enthusiastic that he'd talk about
her all the time of the lecture. Next
morning he'd say: Phillips'--Or some body
else, as the case might be-'were you at
the theatre last night? Well, what do
you think of the performance l said to
him once: Judge Story, you come OF
Puritan ancestors. How do you recon-
cile all this theatre-going with their
teachings? i don't try to reconcile it,
he answered, striking his hands together,
L only thank God Pm alive in the same
era with such a wOmanP"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
A sudden Death and Quick Payment
of a Church Debt.

ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 4.-Private tele-
grams announce the sudden death at
Auburn, Ala, yesterday of the wife of
Prof. William Leroy Brown, formerly of
the Georgia State University, but now at
the University of Texas.
The Governors Horse Guards returned
from Richmond this evening and were
escorted to their armery by detachment
of the Gate City Guards. They report a
most enjoyable trip.
st. Luke's Cathedral, which has been
enlarged to double its former capacity,
was opened for service this morning by
Bishop Beckwith, Rev. DR.. Williams and
Rev. G.. NJ. Beckwith, of that parish.
Chairs and extra seats were unable to
accommodate the large congregation.
Bishop Beckwith preached a mastery
sermon on the reasonableness of prayer,
after which he briefly stated what had
been done to enlarge the cathedral, and
that $1,000 were needed to complete the
work. In 10 minutes the amount was
raised, and there will be no debt on St.
Luke's when the work is all done. The
history of this church is in many respects
most remarkable, especially its financial
prosperity.
Atlanta narrowly escaped a fire similar
to Sayannah's this morning. A small
stable in the yard of DR.. Taber, adjoining
Traynhein's planning mill and lumber
yard on Decatur street, near the Mark
ham House, was burned, but prompt ac-
tion on the part of the firemen and plenty
of water prevented spread of the
flames.
Judge HammOnd's decision in the Ma
rietta and North Georgia Railroad con-
Wet case is considered by both parties as
about six of one and half a dozen of the
other, giving each side a piece and nei-
ther party is satisfied, as they want all or
nothing. This carries the case to the Su-
preme Court, where the most vital points
in the convict lease legislation will be
finally settled, after being argued on both
sides by several very able lawyers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
BEARS AND COONS.
How They Attract the COIOred People.

How They Attract the COIOred People.
Washington Letter to PhiLadeLphia Record.
Said an eX-army officer tonight: "The
case with which the dancing bears drew
away the colOred audience from the Re-
publican orator the other day over in
Maryland puts me in mind of similar
South Carolina scene in the days of re-
construction. As a bureau officer | was
looked up to from the ranks of the cOlored
people for all purposes. | was expected
to take the place of ole mahster.' the
Judge, the doctor, and the parson. In the
latter capacity / was called to read the
service at the funeral of picaninny on
one of the plantations in my bailiwick.
1t was my first appearance in the charac-
ter of parson. / really felt quite sub
dued and solemn as the little procession
moved out from the quarters to-
ward the grove where the planta-
tion dead for many a generation had
been buried. The rude little coffin was
borne on the shoulders of the father and
uncle OF the dead child. | walked next.
with my prayer hook in my hand, and the
men, women and children followed along
behind, singing spiritual in a doleful
minor key. The grove was reached, and
/ was soon reading the beautiful burial
service. Happening to look up tor a mo-
ment ! was astOnished to find that the
bulk of the congregation was streaming
across the open field towards a tall tree at
whose foot couple of dogs were bark
ing. One by one the mourners were de-
parting. As / stood there, wondering
what it all might mean, the sorrowing
father turned to me and remarked: Oar
dat Mungo has treed anudder coon. He's
de best coon dog on dis yere ribber.' The
subsequent proceedings were very short.v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05

pie went 10 the plantation of DR.. Fleetwood
Walker. one OF Jasper's best citizens. and de-
uberately set fire TO both ends Of his barn. In
the barn were corn, oats, fodder, and all farm
productions save cotton, besides nine head of
cattle and mine head Of mules and horses
Everything in the barn perished IN the
hames. 1t is said that the scene beggars
description. The cries of the burning animals
were terrible TO hear. In view of the burning,
meeting OF the best citizens of Jasper was
called for yesterday at DR.. Walkers house
II D. thought that the doctor has some clue to
the perpetrators, and that decisive action
VIII be taken. SuppOsltiOn is TO the effect
that the burning was the work of an organized
band Of men, and that the prohibition and no
fence laws recently passed by the Legislature
Tor Jasper are at the bottom of it. This is
only suppOsitIOn, however. Several years
ago DR.. Walkers gin house was incendi-
ariZed."
Beasley was married TO Miss Whitehead
Both the groom and the BRIDE were well con-
nected and ranked among the best people in
the village. y few days ago there came to
ROckmart a man who set up skating rink,
which Immediately set the young people wild.
and Mrs. Beasley expressed desire to 20.
Her husband objected, but finally gave his
cohsSht' anu she went IN company with
gentleman friend. Mr.. Beasley went to his
store and spent the evening. After closing
for the night he went by the skating rink to
get his wife. When he entered the hall he
saw a large number Of men. but no ladies'
except his wife. 1t was SAID. however, that
there were three or four other ladies there.
but they were sitting where he could not see
them. When Beasley saw his wife at what
he took To be sort Of stag dance he became
very angry, and turning on his heel left the
place. He has not been seen since. Suicide
and flight are both rumOred.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
The WHISKY DistiIIers, Pool.

A Washington letter says that It is
plain that the whisky distillers nave not
lost hope. They have pooled big sum,
hired an able lobby, and will make an at
tack next winter in Congress. In spite
of John Sherman's ominous prediction
that they would be ruined, and that a
business panic was certain to happen in
the West unless the government gave
them more time, they seem to have pulled
through the summer, and to have been in
condition to contribute literally to a cam
paign fund. They are going to ask Con-
gress to extend the bonded period for two
years on all goods in bond on the 1st of
last September. They say, as they have
said before, that unless this is done vast
amount of whisky will be thrown on the
market OF course, there is only one OBJ
ject in asking these delays, and that is to
secure an ultimate remittal of the tax.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
Darien Items.

Correspondence Of the Morning Nelcs.
DARIEN, GA, Nov. 5.-On the morning
of the 30th of October Mr.. A. H. Browns
turpentine still was found to be on fire,
and shortly afterwards entirely destroyed.
After the fire was discovered the man
who kept the cOmmissary room had Occa-
sion to return TO that building, when he
discovered that the same had been broken
into and robbed. The thieves retreated
through the window on the approach of
the keeper. Certain parties were sus-
pected, and one of them was arrested and
placed in Jail and had trial before JUS
tice De LOrme on Thursday, and bound
over to await a hearing before the Superior
Court. Mr.. Browns loss is estimated to
be over 81, 200.
The civil docket is full, and there are
several criminal cases awaiting trial.
The heavy frost this morning was gladly
welcomed, as it is thought it will put an
end to the fever, which has been very bad
this fall.
Timber arrives slowly, and prices are
high. The Hilton Timber and Lumber
Company cleared during the week the
American schooner Satilla for Tusket, y.
:, with a cargo OF 223, ,36S feet of hewn
timber. valued at SS, 100; also D, ,903 feet of
sawn timber, valued at $46S.
There are now two foreign and two
American vessels in port.
The steamer st. Nicholas got snagged
on her way to Brun swick this morning,
and after a delay of several hours down
the river, proceeded on her way.
Our Presbyterian friends have called
minister, and their neat little house of
worship Will soon be opened for services.
DIR. kenan, our new Mayor, has cooled
things down till not even dOg-fight can
be seen on the streets.
All of our absent citizens and those
who spent the summer on the Ridge have
returned for the winter DER.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
A Million Dollars Depending on the
Letter 49,"

AeU lOFH sun COTTe5DOHueHcS.
Leonard Case, millionaire old badselor,
charitable and eccentric, died in Cleve-
land city several years ago, leaving, be-
sides handsome legacy for a school Of
applied science which bears his name,
large property for his heirs and next of
kin to quarrel over in the courts. One of
the suits now pending in the Ohio Su-
preme Court, the court of last resort,
hinges upon the appearance of the letter
IS" in the statutes. The other descend
ants of Leonard Cases mother claim a
share in the estate. The statutes provide
that under certain contingencies the es-
tate of deceased person shall pass to the
next of kin of the blood of ancestors from
whom the estate came. If the word IAN
cestors" is to be construed in its full
force. the descendants of Mrs. Case can
obtain full share. On the other hand, it
is claimed that the letter $50 at the end
of "ancestor' crept into the statutes
through the carelessness of some printer
or proof-reader. The case will be heard
III the Supreme Court before long. The
property involved is valued at 81, 900, 900.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
He viii Wait Until the Last Moment to
Write 1t.


The President will probably write his
message, as he did last year, at high pres
sure. The sheets will be written in the
Presidents little private room and the
first light of dawn will tinge some of
them, for the President thinks he does his
best work after midnight. The Chief
Magistrate, as he writes his message, has
no companions but some choice cigars,
and his desk is heaped with reports, docu-
mentS and manuscript. Last year Presi-
dent Arthur was very nervous lest his
message should get to the press before it
reached Congress. He sent for theiPublic
Printer and said: "Mr. Rounds, can de-
pend upon you to put my message into
type and keep it away from the neWspa-
pers?'
''You can, SIR" said Rounds.
"Nery well. Fll try you, and shall
hold you personally responsible for its
safety"
The Public Printer took the manuscript,
rushed back to the governments great
workshop, cut the manuscript up into
very small takes, took off his coat, put on
his apron, and, with his chief clerk, set
the type for the most important parts.
The President sat up all night reading
the proofs as they were sent up, galley by
galley, from the printing office. The Pub
lie Printer watched each proof as closely
as though it had been a government bond.
At O'Clock the message was in type, re-
vised, and the President went to bed. AT
noon it went to Congress. From begin
ming to end it will be seen that it is no
child's play to write and send to Congress
a message of this sort.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
st. Jdmes' Gasette.

81 odH1eS' GdSette.
DR.. b. W. Richardson, President of the
St. Pancras Total Abstinence Associ-
alton, presiding last evening October 15)
at its annua. meeting, held in st. Pancras
Vestry Hall, said that from tables made
up by Messrs. Mitchell and Buchan, of
Edinburgh, on the subject of weather and
mOrtalities, he found that the mortality
from alcohol had its particular season,
and that from the period when mortality
returns began first to be collected the
periods were well defined. Messrs
Mitchell and Buchan indicated this law
by what is known as "BlOXam's curve"
He found by this scale, as applied to dis
ease from alcoholic pOisOns, that the
line of mortality was singularly marked.
At New Years day the line show
ing the alcoholic diseases, alcoholism
and delirium tremens appeared just above
the mean line; in January it fell below
the mean line, and continued below it
through February, March and April. In
May it began rapidly to rise; In June it
rose and fell, but always remained above
the mean; in July it ran up rapidly, and
in the third week of July attained its max
imum. 1t began to decline in August,
continued steadily to decline in Septem-
Der, fell below the mean in October. ada
continued below until the close of De-
cember, when it commenced to ascend,
ana NIGlu6u WudJ WAS Cdlleu Jne smaller
maximum, which was reached the first
week of January, after which it declined
again below the mean until May.
In the middle of May last, when the
mortality from alcohol naturally rose by
a rather sudden bound, the revenue from
the sale of alcohol went up, giving an in
crease of 100000 and that increase con-
tinued in a smaller degree during the next
four months, yielding an increase of G15,-
600, or total during the whole period of
maximum mortality from alcohol-from
the middle of May to the end of Septem-
ber-Of $50 The lesson he drew from
these facts was that the increase of the
sale OF the coholic poisOns and the nee
essary increase of mortality from them
were due to the weather. Every
season had its diseases. Messrs. Mitchell
and Buchan defined six periods IN which
there were conditions of weather when
the diseases causing the mortalities were
specially favored. Among these it was
more prevalent when the air was dry and
warm and heated. Then the evaporation
from the body was very great, and there
was much thirst, and people who INDUCED
in alcohol drank more, and increased both
the revenue of the nation and the revenue
of death.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
MARY CHURCHILEs FLIGHT.
A "GlObe- Democrat" Attache Ferrets
Out her Hiding PIace-An Interview.

"Globe-DemOcrat' Attache Ferrets
Out her Hiding PIace-An Interview.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 4.-Thomas j.
Gallagher, sporting editor of the Globe
Democrat, who has been working on the
Mary Churchill case for months past,
finally located the girl yesterday in an
insane asylum three miles from Indian
apolis, Ind, where she has been working
in the laundry since Sept. t, under
the name of Jennie Lockwood.
Mr.. Gallagher had a long
interview with her last night, but
did not learn why she left home, nor
whether she will return there. Her de-
parture from home, however, was vol
untary act on her part. She went alone,
ana all the theories about elopement and
marriage, OINbeing in any way connected
with any gentleman, were wrong. Col.
Churchill, the girls father, left for Indi-
annapolis to-day, and further developments
will doubtless follow his seeing her.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
More Pension Agent INickedness.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The report of
the Second Auditor of the Treasury shows
that during the past year he has received
nearly 1900 applications, from soldiers
for arrears of pay and bounty, an increase
of about 5000 over the previous year. Not
more than one in ten of these claims, he
says, has any foundation. They are filed
by soldiers, at the solicitation of dis
honest attorneys, who simply wish to get
their preliminary fees and who, after
Ming the applications pay no further at
tention to the cases. The Second Auditor
recommends the enactment of statute
oil limitations so as to cut off at the same
tune the increasing flood of such claims.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
The Tns and Downs of Poiitics

y WuSht11tOl LeIteF.
The ups and downs of politics find fire.
quent and sometimes startling illustra-
tions here. For instance, years ago Ben
Butterworth was the most popular Re
publican in Cincinnati; tomorrow he
takes a second-rate office under the gov
ernment. Two years ago he was regard
ed as the coming Governor, possibly Sem
ator, and had all sorts of high aspirations.
Then he would not have thought of any,
thing less than Cabinet place; now he
gladly takes an office that gives him a
bare living. He has clearly thrown up
the sponge, and it is all his own fault.
One foul speech ruined him. Here is
Young, an Ex-Governor of Ohio, too, who
would be glad to get almost any place.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05

out milliOnaires, the financial question
would be wonderfully simplifed, and ever
50 much more cheerful to consider. In
case of this kind, ''blessed is he who ex-
pecteth not penny, for he shall not be
disappointed" On the last day the mana
gers viii request business men to close
up, it will be % cents all day and ali
around, and there will be tremendous
jubilee for the drop curtain to fall upon.
COYLE DOUGLAS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
Chinese TeIegraphy.


Owing to the popularity of the Chinese
characters, each of which represent a
word, not letter, as in our Western
tongues, the Danish Telegraph Company
the Great Northern working the new
Chinese lines, has adopted the following
device: There are from 5000 to 5000
characters or words in ordinary Chinese
language, and the company has provided
a wooden block or type for each eff these.
On one end of this block the character is
cut or stamped out, and ON the other end
is number representing the character.
The clerk receives a message in numbers
and takes the block of each number
transmitted and stamps with the opposite
end the proper Chinese character on the
message form. Thus a Chinese message
sent in figures is translated into Chinese
characters again and forwarded to its des-
tinatIon. The sending clerk, of course,
requires to know the numerical equiYa-
lent of The characters, or have them found
for him.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
AsURVEY OF THE EVERGLADES
The Feasibility of Telegraph Station
at Jupiter Inlet to be Decided Upon.

The Feasibility of a Telegraph Station
at Jupiter Inlet to be Decided Upon.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. I'D. II. Bates,
Assistant General Manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, writes
Manager f. A. Burke, of the Times Demo-
crdt, asking that the latter's Florida Ey-
erglades expedition be instructed to
make a survey of that country with
view of ascertaining the feasibility of
building telegraph lines from the cable
of the Western Union Com pany on the
western coast through the Everglades to
Jupiter Inlet, on the eastern coast.
All vessels going from the West Indies
and the Gulf of Mexico to Atlantic ports
pass Jupiter Inlet, and the Western
Union Company have been requested by
Underwriters and ship-owners to estab-
lish a telegraph station there to announce
the safe passage of vessels. The survey
will be made as requested, a courier hav-
ing been sent after the expedition with
the necessary instruments.