Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-08
QUA PRESIDENTIAL POET.
Tie Steam Whistle MIST CO..
PhilAnthropie sohsms FOR the
substitetiOn Of Shirts.
A Revolution Tor the Wearers OF
s.Soiid" Gold Wafehes-His
HOnOr's Opinion OF the
JewelFy Trade.

The Tom. cat ,inss 10 the middle Of the night,
An the stump tail mule walls sympathetic |
cir;
The knock -kneed dog bayeth up at the noon, |
While the tcreeeh Of the poacOek's heard far |
The clackls o the hen means a sew sgs is
But ! locomotive whistle double discounts
EN- all
Sang out Judge David Park MADDEN this !
morning, while his voice mingled in jov- |
Gus manner with the brisk northwestern !
Eephyrthat came floating down the Missis-
sippl valley via Arkansaw 10 tell Us snow
would soon fly. His Honors profound
powers Of rythm. and melodie structure
were so effective that the heart-throbs
Of all the policemen present could
be distinctly heard without an
audiphone or stethascOpe, despite
their slumbers and chest protectors
The morning newspaper man said he
hadn't been so greatly moved since the
time he sat on a hornets nest during the
latter's business hours, for which gallant
remark he secured remittal of his fne
for coming into court in disguise yester-
day morning.
ayes, boys, Wen have to gather those
engineers In that toot their whistles at
night. Don Cezar De Bazan lost two
hours sleep last night, and I'm afraid the
poor, delicate animals nervous system
has been unstrung, an anything that
touches my mule touches me. So let the
hardened whistle blowers beware. But,
say! I'm onto a new idea for next SUM
meF 10 listen, one an sll, while / unfold
We my scheme. see some cute Yankee
has invented sort Of everlasting shirt,
which consists Of dozen pieces
Of patent compressed glazed paper
cut just like shirt bosom,
all invisably adjusted to little band en-
circling the neck. Now each Of these
dozen pieces ofpaper are treated 10 a GER
tain kind of chemical bath which imparts
a glossy whiteness and pastebOard stiff
ness. You can wear one for six weeks
and when its chemical surface is worn
out you can unlock 1t and throw ii over
your neighbor's fence, and you still have
eleven shirts left that will be good for Go
weeks. Just think what schemethat is.
Yeu can make New Year calls an spill
dozen schooners over its bosom an il will
emerge from the bath all the whittier, an
your hostess will ask youlwhere you laun-
dry. If you 60 serenading and get a lot
Of tale water ,chucked on yon you We
T still got good shirt to get up with.
In the picnic season you can perspire un-
iii your pores run dry an that shirt will
still stand you in, while the garment Of
your hated rival will look like drowned
dishrag. I'm going TO buy set for the
chain gang, an may be I'll get me one
, too. Hedrck unbosom yourself OF that
new tune 20 l can fine somebody. We
need money bad now-Christmas will
ba:among us
S. Jones, an under cook at the hospital,
figured very piOmiscuously in this morn
ings session First he was defendent in
case Of drunkenness, then be was prose
cutor in an assault and battery case and
prosecutor in a swindling case. Mr.Jones
was unfortunate, as he lost all three heats
and was fined $40 for being drunk and
acting dsorderly. The Judge first fined
him " on the simple charge Of drunk,
after which the assault and battery case
against Tom Gibbons came up. The his
I tory Of the case was published in yester-
days LEDGER. The man Jones was
drunk and disordeIly in Quinn's boarding
house. and was elected by Gibbons Offs
. Ger Conway took Jones in charge, and
testified that his prisoner fought like ton
Of wild cats, and that it was necessary to
= handcuff and tie him. Officers Conway
and Butler regarded Jones as bad man,
4 whereapon His Honor raised Mr.. Jones
fine to $40 and discharged Gibbons.
The continued case OF Major g W Bell,
! charged with swindling was then called.
Mr.. Jones, the prosecutor stated that he
|, had bought the watch for 500 so on a writ
/ ten guarantee that the cases were solid
: gold and that subsequently he ascertained
y that they were not solid gold, hence the
charge of swindling. In the testimony
Z Of the experts that followed some inter.
y esting disclosures were made of the secret,
Of solid gold.n The first expert testi.
fed that the case was 4 karAts or less, and
!, known as a star case. In his opinion nc
: ljeweler who valued his reputation would
say the watch was solid gold. The cost
of a case of that kind was $l4 or Sl5,while
the works were worth 81 20. Very few
jeweler carry star cases.
Mr. Fox testified that pure gold was p
karats, but the government standard wa
y karats, s25 or $50 was the price usually
asked for a watch like the one in issue, bu
they were sold at all prices.
Mr.. A. Q. Heinrich, a manufacturing
Ijeweler, testified that the case was com
posed of twenty parts Of alloy, silver anC
"copper" and four parts of gold He woulC
not recognize 1t as solid gold watch
nor did he think that the government
would.
S. NJ. Robinson, an employee of Majo
Bell, testified that he was jeweer, anC
that n watch with even very slight per
sentage was known as solid gold, and h,
considered $50 as only living price fol
the watch. Squire Winters asked tn,
question: When a drunken man goe
into your establishment, don't you have
dummy to bid against him?'
mo, sir; we don't" was the emphat,
reply.
Judge Hidden handed the witness hi
watch and asked him what it was worth
After examining the time piece critically
the witness said:"AbOut S225, Your Hon
or" when Squire Winters remarked tina
be hoped His Honor would got his watch
back safely.
There's no danger as long as there
not too many lawyers around quoth tn
witness.
Another well known expert testifie,
that he had known of watches like the on
A in controversy being sold for $50, and h,
regarded any watch as sol gold as Ions
as Il contained one per cent Of gold.
Mr.. j. NJ. Jacob said he wrote the bill
: Of sale and the amount paid for the watcl
was S2450 He offered to give 1900 70
one hundred sets of works like the one il
defendants, and as the case was wortl
SIS, that only left a margin of So 50. Tn,
case was then submitted the Judge said
I've learned a good deal about watcne
=, to-day. If you have time piece that I
- only per cent gold,you own q solid gol,
watch according to the jeweler Nov
this is calculated to deceive the people
This man Jones has been deceived ant
only experts can tell what kind Of watcl
they are getting The trade has reached
q point where they sell one karat watcl
for solid gold and its fraud upor
the community which should moi
be tolerated. | don't see any
"a evidence 70 show Jones has been swim,
!. died, 50 I'll dischargethe case"