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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-20
Escaping the Guards.

November Bivouac.
1t Is pleasant, even at this distant dav
to recall the extreme and adm.riur
devotion to Colonel Hawkins, even amid
the trying scenes OF rough and dnlefrl
military prison, as shown by several
young members of his scouts" who
shared with him ME prison-life. The
pleasant companionship of a Lieutenant
Spence, l especially remember, and often
recall his peculiar and bold mode Of
escape from really strong prison guard
in broaa daylight on the streets of
Nashville. Here are the facts of bis
remarkable escape.
Whenever enough prisoners were col
lected in the distributing prison, the
Nashville penitentiary, they were march
ed under guard to the provost marshaps
office. plain brick building not far from
Mrs. James K. Folks beautiful and noted
residence. One bright cold day in jan
uary, 1863, with streets and sidewalks
covered in places With packed snow and
ice, batch of fifty or sixty prisoners,
mostly officers, were Laarched along the
rather retired streets from the penitenti-
airy to the provost marshal's and thence
to the handsome state capitol, to have
their names pro erly recorded before they
were sent to some permanent prison camp.
They were guarded by twenty or thirty
men of Veteran Corps with rifles loaded
and bayonets fixed for immediate action
in case of any attempt at escape. Near
the head of the column was Lieu.enan:
Spence, dressed in citizens suit, includ-
ing black felt hat and heavy black over
coat, sent him by some of the Good
Samaritan ladies of Nashville. By the
time we reached the provost marshars
office, the guard had become somewhat
social with the chatty prisoners, and
rather careless; and more or less citizens,
passing to and fro, were near the column,
at times conversing with some of the
prisoners.
When the order to halt was given at
the t,rovost's door, Spence did not stop,
but quietly and boldly walked on near q
citizen OF two that happened to be pass
ing. The attention Of the guards in
front being luckily called to the rear at
the time, none Of them detected Spence's
act, and he passed on unmolested. Turn
ing down another street at the next cor
ner, he disappeared and was never seen
by any OF our party again. Some of his
fellow prisoners, who watched his sur
prising venture, expected every moment
to hear 'halt' or bullet sent after him;
but, much to their JOY and relief, nothing
of the kind occurred.
We afterward learned, through fellow
prisoners, that he soon reached friends
house in Nashville, and escaped in safety
from the wellgua rded city to his COM
mand ;but was subsequently captured and
returned to the old penitentiary. What
was the final fate of THO courageous
young officer we never knew.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-20
Idiotic Lawsuits.

A suit has recently been tried in
Marion Country, Louisiana, in which
Thaddeus Robinson was plaintiff and
Catherine Queally was defendant. Nine
years ago Dave Boardman stole mare
from Robinson and sold her to man
named Blair, who sold her TO Mrs.
Queally. The thief was caught, tried,
convicted and served q term in the
penitentiary. The animal, however, was
not found, and Mrs. Queally remained
n qufst possession for sjnumber of years.
Robinson eventually found where his
mare was and brought suit to recover
her. How the suit resulted we are not
advised, but tbs case reminds us of some
others.
In 184S Mrs. Gatewood, in Boone
County, Georgia, lost sheep bell the
price of which was 81 IL cents. Her
neighbor, Coleman Reed, found, or came
into possession of it some wsy-a very
honorable man, as she was respectable
woman. But the discovery of where the
bell was occasioned some neighbcrhood
gossip, and finally scandal. The neigh
borhood took up the quarrel, and finally
a suit was instituted. It grew gradually
until Mrs. Gatewood and her three
securities were bankrupted. Coleman.
Reid and his two brothers lost all their
and besides that Reid met
James Arnold, one of Mrs. Gatewood's
on the road and cut him up
ssvagely. The costs of the auit, includ-
ing attorneys fees, were said to have
been about $4,000.
In Montgomery County, Ga, lsham
Talbot was sued for the recovery of q
bull calf said to be worth IS 25. Talbot
was wealthy, and go we're his friends.
They defended his suit, which went
through the Magistrates Court, the
Circuit Court, and the Supreme Court
several times. The costs alone were
some thing over $1,000.
In Boone County two IeighboIs had
,olt, each very similarly marked. One
If the colts was caught IN grapevine
md hung. Before it was discovered the
hogs had mutilated the hind legs 90
BADLY that they could not be Distinguish
ID. As the dams ran to get her In the
anne forest and the surviving colt Was
irst with one and then with the other, q
lispute arose about she ownership.
OVER 200 witnesses were subpoenaed.
70 one of them estimated the value Of
'ither colt at more than $18. Before
he case was concluded it cost over
$4,000.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-20
paper advertising is constantly dimin-
lshlng. This spesks volumes in praise
q the extraordinary merits Of his
Gen. Sheridan. r.it,le Jo.a

| Gen. Sserfdan's Little Joke.
Zen. Sheridan is something of wag
He does not often let his sense OF hunor
appear in his official action, but the 9th
or day ne apparently was unable to re-
slst the temptation to indulge in q dry
military joke at the expense of the phi
lapthropists Of the east. The question
having arisen as to what the war depart
ment should do with the Apache cut
threats who were made prisoners of war
by Gen. Miles, the lieutenant general
commanding the army said he thought
this would be good chance to let the
friends OF the poor Lo, who are so much
opposed to placing him under the con-
troll OF the army, become more intimately
acquainted with him. I fancy, writes
Dom Piatt in the Washington Capital,
he must have had senator Dawes and
some OF my Boston friends particularly
in mind, for he gravely recommended to
Secretary Endicott that Geronimo and
his associates should be provided with
boarding place in tie vicinity of Bos-
ton, and he suggested that Fort Warren
would be good place for them. The
genial secretary did not see the Joke at
first, and so he proceeded to inquire of
the officers having especial charge
of the Notifications in Boston harbor in
regard to the accommodations for the In
dams from Arizona which could be found
there. He soon learned that it would be
impracticable to keep them in the case
ments of any Of the forts, and that the
only place to put them would be in some
wooden buildings outside of Fort War
rem. 1t was then suggested to him by
one OF his military advisers that if this
were done some enterprising manager OF
dime museum might come along in a
rowboat, get hold of Geronimo and his
companions, and exhibit them to the
eager public at 10 cents head. When
the subject was fully Investigated it was
found that the Boston forts would not
do at all, while there were other posts
that would furnish ample security. Fort
Pickens, in Florida, seemed to be an
ideal place for them, as there is no pos
sibility of their escape from that locality.
Gradually it began to dawn on the high
official mind that Gen. Sheridan was hav-
ing little fun at the expense of the In
dian-lovers, and so the tribe of scalpers
from the southwest will not become res
idents of Massachusetts at present. But
for day or two it looked very much az
if they would be thus disposed of by the
war department.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-20

Mr.. e. 3. Wilson, Grand Rapids,
Mich, reports the case Of Mr.. ii. T. Shell
don, of Lansing, Mich, who for severa
weeks suffered from frightful cough
and cold, which was cured by one bottle
Of Red Star Cough Cure.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-20

Gaylord Herald: Last Sunday one
Willard Cope attempted 20 elope with q
l5-year-old daughter of Joseph Jenkins,
of Harlan township. Being chased by
the girls brother, the buggy in which
the young couple were making their
escape was capsized, and the girl was
captured and carried back home.
until at Jast it hangs on our fair grounds.
Could it speak, it would tell many q yarn
about the Johnny Rebs.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-20
The Professors Memory.

James Syme, the eminent Scotch SUI
geon and professor in the university Of
Edinburgh, was once consulted by q
well known public character about some
affection of the lungs. Years afterward
the patient returned on the same GRAND.
On being announced he was nettled to
observe that Mr.. Syme had neither any
recollection of his face norwich was
stall more CALLING acquaintance with
his name. He thereupon mentioned the
fact of his former visit. Still Syme failed
to remember him. But when the pro-
feseor put his ear to the patients chest
and heard the peculiar sound which the
aid ailment had made chronic, he at once
exclaimed: "Ah, I remember you nowl
l know you by your lung~
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-20

Scientific men are beginning to discus
the 'ssea-serpent' a. Q probable creature.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-20

replied victoria, who, although some
what stolid young woman, could be
malicious on occasion. Now the Lady
Dulcibella's arms were not her most at
tractive point. partaking, when she was
at dinner, of the form of certain geo.
metrical figure in Euclid.
ats perfectly disgusting the way Vic
is carrying on with that Jew man." she
turned to whisper to Georgiana; ''as If
one Of us would dream of making such a
match as thatp
oh, she's perfectly rabid about being
married. I call it nausiating. Don't
you remember that horrid young Jen-
kins, and how angry mamma WASP
NY dear, that was ten years ago.
Mamma won't be angry this time, you'll
see. She means to arrange this match,
and we shall have Rosenthal here for q
relation in six months
And in this wise the Ladies Macnab
discussed their sisters prospects.
Before week was over they had
reason to be alarmed. Each and all
agreed that Victoria was making most
unseemly exhibition of herself. Why,
she was actually running after their
Semitic guest at every hour of the day!
True. the Jew was apparently devoted
but, as matter of fact, they knew he
had not come to the point. No doubt,
rs Lady Georgiana sagely remarked, the
creature had some notion of his proper
place, and was hesitating before he put
himself in the ridiculous position of hav-
ng his departure from Castle Null hast
sned by the Duke. And Monty, who
was laborious, but not brilliantly success
'ul, sportsmen continued to hang about
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20
COMING TO THE DRILL.
Companies that have Entered and that
are Getting Ready.

The Warrior Guards of Tuscaloosa,
Ala, Capt. j. S. McEachrn, have
written to Secretary MacDonell, of
the Chatham Artillery centennial COM
mittee, entering,for both first and second
class infantry drills next May.
The Washington Light Infantry, of
Charleston, Capt. j. Lamb Johnston, are
also coming, and viii enter the drills.
The Busch ZOuaves will join the Mont
gomery Greys, giving an exhibition drill
In Montgomery. The two companies will
JOIN the Gate City Guards and give an ex-
hibftiOnslrili in Atlanta. All three COM
panies win come down to Savannah to-
Rether, arriving on May 2. 1t is quite
likely THAT the Henderson Drum Corps, of
Dubuque, Iowa, will be on hand. They
are now making arrangements for trans
>pOrtation.
The Volunteer Southrons, OF Vicksburg,
Miss, Capt. @. j. Searles, are drilling for
the contest, and would like the prizes for
the maiden drill increased, as they hope
TO make their expenses by taking the first.
Phe committee las made arrange
ments to give the Citadel Cadets, OF
Charleston, an opportunity for an ex-
hibition drill on Thursday, May 6. They
will probably bring over a full battalion
of cadets.
Inc Governors Horse Guard OF Atlanta
was ordered out yesterday for the pur-
pose of allowing the Captain to arrange
the tours as they will be stationed during
their stay in Savannah. In a special or
der issued to the company on
Wednesday Capt. Milledge says: elf
next Friday is a good afternoon, and
the company do not appear at the drill in
such numbers as to authorize the belief
that a sufficient number will 20 TO Savan-
nah, the Captain commanding will feel
justified in disseminating the drills, and in
abandoning the idea OF going to Savannah
mt all. 1t is for each member to say now,
for the sake Of the command, what sacri-
fice he will make to come to these drills.''
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20
STUDYING eEoReIA,s RESOURCES.
Project to eolonize the State With
Northern Settlers.

Mr. j. A. 9oHlden, editor OF the Elmer
dsd Vradtcdtor OF Pittsburg, Pa, arrived
in the city yesterday morning, and is
stopping at the Marshall house. This
gentleman officially represents the Emer-
aid Beneficial Association of North
America, a counterpart OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, under Cath
ole auspices. He is also the national
president of the same union, which has
an active membership of $4,000 in the
United states and Canada.
The organization has for the past ten
years been actively engaged in planting
colonles, locating towns, starting facto-
RES OF various kinds in the different Wes-
tern states and Territories. The atten.
tlon OF the union has been called lately to
the south, its advantages, resources, ell
mate, etc., and Mr.. Goulden's visit is the
result. he has examined and reported
upon Kentucky and Tennessee, and
is now doing Georgia, having exam
med the following places and vicinity:
Rome, Dalton, Ringgold, Marietta, At
lanta, Jonesboro, Griffin, and Macon.
In an Interview yesterday he expressed
himself as highly pleased with the climate
and people Of this State, but was rather
nonscommittal as TO matters pertaining to
the soil, crops, etc. He spoke very freely
OF the urgent necessity for more tiilers OF
the soil and In favor of diversified crops.
Mr.. Goulden is correspondent for several
OF the leading daily papers of Pennsylva-
MIA and Ohio, in which, IN connection with
his own Journal Catholic paper-full
and accurate reports will appear.
Parties having land for sale in contigu-
GUS bodies, Of 500 acres and upward, in
healthy districts, will do we'll to commu-
nicate with him. Letters addressed to
him, in care of Messrs. NJ. A. Cohen q Co.,
No. 50 Bay street, this city, giving full
particulars, taking prices, ETC., will reach
him. An opportunity is thus offered for
making Georgia's resources and advan.
tages known to the best class of people in
the Middle States, and of settling up the
State with an intelligent, Industrious and
temperate people, who reflect credit upon
our commonwealth.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20

A first-class standard eight-wheel
American locomotive, with automatic
train and driver brakes, is worth about
$1,000. A modern sleeper, with 42-inch
steel-tired wheels, slx-wneel trucks and
steel aXles, is worth about $40, 600. A par.
Tor car, with 42-inch steel tired wheels
and steel-axles, toilet-room and uphol.
stored chars, is worth about So, 800. A
tirst-class coach, with toIlet-room, patent
car-warmer, 42-inch steel tired wheels
and steel aXles is worth about So, 800. A
second-ciass coach, with 33-inch steel
tired wheels and steel axles and patent
car warmer, is worth about $4,000. A pos
tai car of modern design, with 42-lnch
steel tired wheels and axles, is worth
about $4,000. A 50-foot baggage car, Of
modern design, with same running gear
is worth about 81, 800. A standard 34-foot
box and stock car, with swing motion
trucks and cast wheels aHd iron axles. IL
worth about $500. A coal car, with same
trucks, is worth about 1926. A standard
fiat car is worth about $500. C&booses
are worth from $500 to 81, 200, owing to the
build
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20
Local PeraonaI

Rev. DIR. Scion Cobb, of Erie, Pa, will
preach at the Independent Presbyterian
church tomorrow.
Mr.. Jacob Tannenbaum, the manager
OF the Montgomery, Ala, theatre 10 az the
Screven House. MIR. Tannenbaum booked
Lolita throughout the Southern circuit.
DR.. John W. Brady returned to the city
a few days ago after an absence OF three
years attending a course of medicine at
Bellevue Medical college, New York.
MIR. Brady Is she only son of our esteemed
fell0w-citizen, Bernard Brady, Esq. Pre-
vious 10 his going North he studied under
DIR. George II. Stone, with whom he now
has his office. DIR. Brady besides grndu-
ating with honor In his chosen profession,
is endowed with those necessary requisites
20 success in life, industry and persever-
ance. With these qualifications there IL
no doubt OF his securing at no distant day
a high place In the medical fraternity OF
this his native city.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20
PUR1m,s MIRrHFUL FEAST.
A Joyous Festival Among the Hebrew
PeoDle

A Joyous Festival Among the Hebrew
People.
The great Jewish feast of Purim will
begin tomorrow. The first anniversary
of the feast dates back to the year of the
world 3404. The feast is intended to cele-
brate the overthrow Of the designs of Ha-
mon the Amelikite, against the Jews, and
takes its name from the Hebrew word
"Purim," signffying "lsts," alluding to
the manner In which Hamon sought to
find out the most prODitious
time for the total destruction
of his enemies. Through chain Of cir
cumstances wrought by ProvIdential
means, Esther, the Jewess, and Mordecai,
her adopted father, both gained the IA
Vor of the King, whose rage at the dis
covery of the plot of Hamon against the
people OF his fayorlte wife. secured the
execution of the culprit and his sons, and
was the means of obtaining for the Jews
permission to defend themselves against
the attacks Of those who might seek their
lives.
Services are held in all the synagogues
during this festival, and appropriate
prayers are offered. the service con-
GLIDING with rehearsal of the book OF
Esther. After the religious duties have
been attended to, hearts are made glad by
the exchange Of gifts. The poor are
literally remembered. The day feast is
altogether joyous in its character.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20
ABOUT COOKING SCHOOLS.
What They Are and-the People who At
tend Them.

NeMU 1MSkns
A lady who has the reputation among
her friends Of being one OF the best cooks
an the city, that is Of knowing how to
cook well, said yesterday that she was
glad that the ladies of the Industrial
Home have engaged Miss ParlOa to give
lessons on cooking.
Some young ladies had been testing
about the possibility Of beng sent of 10
complete their education at cooking
seminary. Their older friends intimated
that perhaps the young ladies' knowledge
Of cooking might be considerably extend
ed without cr0wding the ideas which the
Misses already have upon the subject.
sCooking Schools" continued the lady,
rare much more important institutions
than a vast number OF people will admit.
4 used to think 1 knew a good bit about
preparing epicurean dishes, but somehow
my husband complained more of dys-
pepsia every year. Three years ago was
In Boston visiting. A number OF my lady
friends were attending lectures given by
a Miss Corson, who has quite a reputa-
tion in the North and West. One day /
went just 20 see what a cooking school was
like, and was astOnished at the number
Df society ladies who were there. But
was even more ast0nished when
the teacher got well into the
lesson. Nhys she understood
fhe anatomy OF all kinds or fowls as well
as doctors understand the anatomy OF
man, and i have no doubt q great deal
better than many doctors. She showed us
how TO cut up fowl, and her knife seemed
20 strike the joints the very first time. |
never saw any one so s6illful before. And
In cooking there were ever 80 many little
things that / had never noticed before"
The lady who was speaking went on
talking about the way half a dozen dishes
with queer sounding names are made. She
told how TO make two or three things oil
the same name in different ways, and after
talking about cuts OF sugar and yolks OF
eggs and spices and -four and score oil
pther things that reporter could
hardly get straight IL bis
weeks salary depended on 1t, she
got back 20 the cooking school. She went
about fortnight, she said, and watched
The skilled teacher who is woman OF rare
Intelligence and AS highly cultured as any
pf her pupils. Every dish was prepared
before The class. Generally printed re.
clpes were TO be had during the lesson,
one Of the last things the reporter heard
me lady say was that her husband does
MOI complain Of dyspepsia now. and the
newspaper man inferred that the result
Was attributable 70 the cooking school.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.
Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told In Brief ParaEraphs-Pickin at
Police Headquarters.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told In Brief Observation-Disclosures at
Police Headquarters.
The sale of reserved seats for "only a
Farmers Daughter" at the theatre on
Monday. night, will begin at Davis
Bros. this morning.
Add to telephone lists the following
new subscribers; No, IL, 5. Elsinger' 8
residence; No. ITO, Blodgett, Moore a. Co. !;
No. S46, Chatham county jail.
Printed specifications for the new Jail
will be ready for distribution Monday
morning and can be obtained upon appli-
cation 20 Capt. John X. Dillon, at the
ONCE of the County Commissioners.
An examination of applicants for the
vacant West Point Military academy
cadetship for the First Congressional dis
trict will be held at the Georgia Military
Academy at 10 O'Clock this morning. The
examining board consists OF DIR. William
Duncan, Mr.. W. s. Bogart, Principal of
the Girls High School, and Prof. j. A.
Crowther, superintendent Of the Georgia
Military Academy.
The Chatham Artillery centennial
medal is one of the neatest designs that
has ever been gotten up for any similar
occasion IN Savannah. 1t is the same
size as the seBqui-eentennial and the
Guards fair medals, pendant from a neat
pin in the shape OF an eagle perched upon
a cannon. On the face Of the medal Is the
representation of a section Of a battery
hurrying across field. The inscription
is, Centennial Anniversary Chatham
Artillery, 1885," On the reverse is the
coat OF arms OF Georgia above cannon
and field Of flags and small arms. The
inscription on the reverse is, "Held at
fHN
medal Is on exhibition and sale at LaFar's,
No. % Bull street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-20
TEN PRETTY LITTLE MAIDS
Sing In Japanese Costume at = Sunday
school Entertainment.

school Entertainment.
Ten pretty little misses In japanese
costume singing Of "The Flowers that
Bloom in the Spring. were the feature of
the Mikado party at the Lutheran Sum
day-school room lastnight. Their faces
and voices we're quite.as sweet as are the
flowers of which they sang. They gave
only two quatrains ofthe popular operatic
air, which was barely enough to consider
it as having something to do with the en-
tertainment. Tire little girls, the most of
whom belong to one class in the school,
were Misses Carrie Landershine, Bessie
Landershine, Maud Prlee, LotTie Roberts,
Lizzie Laehison, Lena Oliver, Ria Petsch,
Maggie Lang. and Josie Herman.
Another feature was what DIR. Bowman
termed ttworksof art{'' 'sFhe%ambourine
grip was an illustration. Little Lottie
King. picturesquely costumed, appeared
against blAe4baekgRound with an imita-
tion of a gold framearoundSher. From a
framed picture very much. Other 'spic-
turesH were youth" n. and M. Dasoher /;
''Mary, QReensof Scots," E4hel Helmke /;
a costume Of King SolonIon's time, Harry
Richardson; 'SEhe Woman'Of Samaria,"
Annie WellbroOke; ''Reuben's Wife,"
Bessie Christie; 1.-THE First Picture
Florence Richardson and Julia Barthel-
mess; "Chapeau de Brigand," Ethel
Helmken; edward w." George Well
brook.
Miss Maggie Oliver and Mr.. Puder gave
solos during the "party.o