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Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-16
The Eyes of Poets.

1t would seem, indeed, that it is by the
eye, the eloquent and radiant expression
OF the eye, the poet may at once be
known. Everybody recalls the poet eye
of Robert Burns. "It was large" says
Sir Walter Scott, land of cast which
glowed q say literally glowed) when he
spoke with feeling or interest. never
saw such another eye in a human head,
though have seen the most distinguished
men of my time" And says Professor
Walker: SIN his large dark eye the most
striking index of his genius resided"
1t was said of the eyes of Chatterton, the
marvellous boy who persisted in his pride,
that sire rolled at the bottom Of them"
And Moore tells us that Byron's, though
of light gray, were capable Of all ex-
tremes of expression, from mirth to
melancholy, from benevolence to scorn
| or rage.
AS for Shelley, his blue eyes were very
large and prominent. "They were at
times, when he was distracted, as he
| often was il. contemplation, dull, and, as
| it were, insensible to external objects
at others they flashed with the fire OF
intelligence" In the face of Scott there
was not much, think, to indicate the
author of ''Marmion" and "Waverley,'
though it wore general expression Of
power and resolution; but he had fine
eyes-eyes so keen that, as his little sor
said, sit was commonly he who saw tn
hare sitting" To refer to Goldsmith
his eyes were the redeeping features O
his face.-Gentleman's Magazine.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-16
The Toilet In Confederate Days.

With the ad.iuncts of the female toilet
the blockade made sad havoc. Silken
stockings became undreamed of luxuries;
and their accompanying articles of ap-
parcl, which, when first donned by a
bride, must always be composed of
Something old and something new,
Something borrowed and something blue,
fell far short of easy silk elastic, being
made Of knit yarn or cotton. Stockings
of wool or cotton were the best that the
most luxurious might aspire to. Shoe
strings were made in quantities by the
children on little boblIns, or by plating
or twisting threads together. Ladies'
button boots were things almost I'M
known. Shoes were sometimes made of
the plant leather found in the flaps Of
disused cartridge boxes and Of the
discarded belts of the soldiers.
Oftener they were fashioned of cloth
cut on tho pattern of old shoes and sewed
to leathern soles. Crinoline and corsets
were constructed of hickory splints in
lieu of whalebone and steel springs; and
the prepared bark of certain kinds Of
trees or certain plants furnished the
ladies with supply of braids and
switches. Then as now, however, the
style of arranging the tresses of the
female head frequently changed under
the dictates Of fashion feebly endeavor-
ing to assert itself wherever possible; and
at one time even small amount of nat
ural hair easily served the purpose of
covering the crescent shaped pillows on
which it was put up, the startling names
of which were "rats" and "mice."
Buttons, pins, buckles, hook and eyes
disappeared by degrees from the face Of
the southern Confederacy. Some wooden
buttons were turned upon lathes from
maple and similar wood, and there were
horn buttons here and there; but both
species were for the most part clumsy
and ill shapen. The whites of the Con-
federacy were content with them, while
the slaves skewered their "galluses" to
their trousers with wooden pins or the
thorns of the locust.
Combs were made Of horn or wood !;
and bristle tooth brushes were replaced
with twigs of the dogwood, the black
gum, the sweet gum and the althea.
The latter was especially valued as serv-
ing the double purpose of brush and
dentifrice at once. Turkey wing fans
and fans of peacock feathers supplanted
those of more or less artistic and
elaborate design and finish; and many
the feminine heart and not easily attain
able, were in yeniously simulated.-A. G.
Gordon in The Century.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-16

Ras Alula, the Abyssinian leader, is
described as about forty yaars of age,
a little above the average height
say about five feet nine inches. He
Is very well built, has broad shoulders
and deep chest, which makes him
look shorter than he really is. He is
muscular and athletic, and can hold
his own with any man of his army in
feats Of skill, such as riding and shoot.
ing. He is great sportsman when
he has the time to devote to the chase
which latterly has not been often. He
wears his hair cut short as a rule, and
lets 1t grow naturally, not planting il
like tine majority of his nation. Hi.
complexion is copper.color, not yer,
dark; his face oval; his nose of goo,
shape; his mouth small, set off b.
good teeth. His whole features ar
regular, and when he smiles, which h
often does when talking in private an
and not before his followers, his fac
is most pleasing and his manner viii
ming. He can be very stern, and c
business or political occasions almo
as impoyeble as a statue.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-16

Republican papers all over the
country went into double loaded &c.
stacies over the announcements that
ex.Congressman George l.. Converse,
OF Columbus, Ohio, had Topped to
Harrison on the tariff issue. But MIR.
Converse hasn't Tipped, and doesn't
intend to flop. In letter to Chair.
man Brice he says: 81 will say that
am anxious for the success of the
Democratic party, and wish to do any.
thing can to enable it to retain
power and keep IN control of the
government" So far as can be learn.
ed from his letter, Mr.. Converse has
no difference with the majority of his
party except as to the policy OF count.
ing internal taxation.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-16

In the present state of the sensa'
ional mind even proposition to in
vestigate yellow fever gives rise to
sectional debate, Florida being blam.
ed with introducing the disease and
then asking the rest Of the nation to
pay for finding remedy. This is Ger.
tainly the silly season at Washington
1t shows the facilitating effects Of a
CONTIGUOUS session lasting through the
summer months. Philadelphia Led.
ger.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-16

Preparations are being made in Key
West to give employment to the Hav-
ana cigar strikers and to house their
families. There are $50 in Havana
and about 6ooo men on strike. Every
cigarmaker in Key West and Tampa
two large cigar manufacturing cities,
has agreed to pay 81 week toward
the support of the strikers. The state.
ment made by the Cuban trust to the
effect that American manufacturers
will cooperate and reduce wages IS
per cent, is Indignantly denied in Tam.
pa, and Mr.. None has offeredto take
at once 5000 operatives into his new
factory, Two hundread families are
on their way to Tampa, and will arrive
this week, and others will follow as
soon as they can secure transpota.
ton.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-16
Our Mule Trade.

The largest market for the purchase
and sale Of mules is st. Louis, where the
trade reaches SO, 900, 900 year. Atlanta
comes next with u trade Of $4,000, 000.--
Chicago Herald.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-16

A correspondent Of the New York
Times writes from Sitaka that Alaska
can never become an agricultural or a
pastoral country of any appreciable
value. If the summers and exceed
ingly moist climate were not against
agriculture the topography of the en-.
tire Territory is. 1t is altogether too
mountainous. The valleys are simply
boys where vegetation cannot find a
footing. The rough nature Of the
country likewise renders numbering I'M
profitable except on the shores of the
inlets. He also speaks very dispara.
gingly of the mineral resources of the
Territory.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-16

Now there is fresh cry ofimpend-
ing ruin, and protectionist organs are
trying to scare workingmen into sup
port Of the Republican ticket by assur.
ing them that if Mr.. Cleveland is re.
elected factories will close and quick
destruction overtake industry. In
the light of what has followed the
event of four years ago, intelligent
workingman will know exactly how
much Importance to attach to the pro-
phecies of this year. A little more
ruin" of the kind already suffered
would enable these manufacturers to
enlarge their works and pay better
wages to their men.-New Yrok Com.
mercial Advertiser.
Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-16

Waco Furniture 10.
Farewell
W A R N | N G
A good thing for
everybody who want to
buy furniture. We will
extend our closing out
sale ten days longer.
Now is your time to
buy furniture; you can
afford to buy at the
prices we offer, wheth-
er you need 1t or not.
Give us a call at once
as we must make room
for our new stock en-
routed, and after that
time we will have the
largest, best assorted
and most complete
stock of furniture ever
shown in Central Tex
as, at prices to suit ev-
erybody.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17

the find spread like wildfire. and waen it
became kGown that the young medical stu
dent was missing the country roundabout
became alarmed for his safety, ana for
days following hundreds OF men engaged
IN the work or searching for him. Every
thlcket and swamp for miles around was
thoroughly searched The shadows OF the
Susquehanna river and tributary streams
were dragged, and divers with apr a a us
We're brought from Lake Ontario to explore
the deep pools and ponds The searchers
found, not far from where the pocketbook
was picked up, the missing mans hat, broken
In at the crown as If by blow, and one or
two other little articles that were identified
as his. But no other trace of him has ever
been found, and as there is no possible mo-
tive suggested for his voluntary disappear
ance, the conviction has become universal
throughout the region that he met with foul
play. Country railroad tracks at that sea-
son of the year are haunted by gangs of
rufdanly tramps capable of committing any
crime to get money.
The old father tells of strange dream
that he had on the night of the Sunday
when the pocketbook was found. He
dreamed that he saw his son walking along
a railroad track, and there suddenly at
tackled by two robbers, one of whom dealt
him deadly blow on the head with club.
AT this stage of the dream he was awakened
by loud shocking at the door. The callers
were friends from Sidney. who brought
him, along with the bloody pocketbook, the
first news OF his sons probably violent
death
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17
TO BECOME A NURSE.
The Romantic Story Which Changes
Young Lady's Life.
From the Nelg York Time.

MIDDLETowN, N. Y, Aug. 12.-The cir
cumstances under which the comedy and
accomplished daughter of an Unadilla
Clergyman has withdrawn from society and
entered training school for nurses in New
York city with the purpose of devoting her
life to works of charity and mercy, are of a
singularly interesting and romantic nature
The young lady was the affianced
spouse of Robert w. Jacobs, the
young medical student of Una1illa whose
strange disappearance on the night of May
5, 1887, furnished a mystery that still re-
mains absolutely without a clew. He had
promised to call on his betrothed that night,
but did not come. For a time she cherished
the conjecture that he might have wan
dered away while laboring under sudden
mental affliction, and would be found. She
now believes that he was murdered and
and his body concealed. That belief is now
shared by the young mans aged parents
and friends.
Young Jacobs was the son of Alfred
Jacobs a well-to-do farmer Of Unadilla,
and at the time of his disappearance was
studying medicine in the office of DR.. G. l..
Halsey of that town. He was of bright in
tellectual promise and exemplary habits.
He spent the afternoon preceding mis- disap-
about three miles distant from his fathers
house, where he lived. That afternoon he
collected some money due him i'll Sidney,
and in the course of business trans
actions he showed roll Of bank bills
containing $500 or more He missed
the early evening train from Sidney
to Unadilla, and afterward, in chatting
with friends, remarked that he should walk
TO his fathers house rather than wa for
the midnight train About 8 O'Clock, two
men living In Sidney, who were returning
from "a fishing trip, met him walking
toward home on the track of the Delaware
and Hudson railroad, and as he passed he
gave them cheerful greeting. So far as is
known this was the last seen of him, living
or dead. His family did not worry over
his failure to return that night, as he fire.
ouently remained away for Sc eral days on
business
On Sunday following two Boston drum
mers, who were out securing the woods for
trailing arbutus at point near where
Young Jacobs was last seen and between
the railroad track and the Susquehanra
river, came across rod morocco pocket
book, empty as TO money. but contai I.
Letters addressed TO r W. Jacobs, and other
parers evidently belonging to him. Sev.
eral of tie 10 tors SHOWED blood s.atils,
on one OF the envelopes four bloody finger
marks were distinctly yisibla The news OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17

I'm ELI -IHAf FLOWER.
Nh IN large pot near by hundreds of tiny
s snlck leaves resembling semi-circIlar jaws
iybb o with small, sharp teeth, attracted
'ne reporters attention.
so;l mats the well-known fy-trap flower"
~a mr.. Smith by way of explanation.
o,ia mile he was speaking, butterfly
tinghted in one. Quicker than thought the
JAWS Wf, closed, and the butterfly was prisoner.
rr,. now long will that butterfly remain
pitis Unerf asked the reporter.
sou TWO or three days. BY that time the
towers mower will have derived all the benefit and
s sO the fiy possesses, and its jaws will open
th au Ihe lily be cast out. 1t is my belief that
o ore mower obtains sustenance from the pris-
w,ers IL takes. Sometimes it gets hold of the
SrSng kind Of food, however, and it gets
Sspspsia. This conclusion is reacaed flom
~. enect OF the food on the leaves. Now
IS cell caught the head of a blue-bottle fly
s svo OF days ago, and got the dyspepsia,
Fou can see by its color.n
bia tue reporter looked and saw siclsly COM
tb tho io" OF green ard yellow markings on
them. WIG ooau ny s'in Deo"eo"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17
HELD AT BAY BY A YOUNGSTER.
A Sheriff's Posse Has Hard Work Cap
turing Murderous Boy of Fifteen.

A Sheriff's Posse Has Hard Work Cap
turing Murderous Boy of Fifteen.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
OMAHA, Neb. Aug. 9.-When the east
bound Burlington train reached Hastings
this morning at o'clock Depot Policeman
Balcombe inquired of the conductor for
passenger named Ulysses Nelson, alias
George Williams, aged only Is, who was
wanted for robbery at Holdredge. The
conductor pointed HIM out, and told Bal
combe that the little fellow was armed with
big revolver, and that it would be best to
be careful Policeman Balcombe APP
preached the boy ON the depot platform and
asked him what he was doing. Nothing
much, /" was the response. Thereupon the
officer flashed dark lantern upon the
youth, who, without warning, fired at him.
The bullet struck the officer two inches be-
low the heart BaIcombe nevertheless,
followed the young desperate for two blocks
and then fell exhausted
Meantime the police department was mott
fled, and the members, with Sheriff Berloss,
mounted horses and started in pursuit, but
no clew of Nelson was found until o'clock
this morning, when he was located i'll some
woods i'll the southern outskirts. He was
ordered to throw up his hands by Sheriff
Berloss, but showing no disposition
to surrender, the sheriff ordered
Tue parry 10 open IRE on MN.
Twenty shots were fired without effect.
Officer Mitchell then crawled through the
grass to within a few feet of Nelson, when
both opened fire at each other. Nelson re-
ceived bullet in the left cheek. Mitchell's
ammunition failing, as we'll as that of the
other officers, he withdrew Nelson slowly
crawled to the fence, and mounting one of
the officers horses, which had been tied
there, he rode off, closely followed by one
of the posse, named CLARK, who was I'M
armed. Clark kept at safe distance, but
kept track of Nelson. The other officers
reinforced themselves with fresh supply
of ammunition and resumed the pursuit.
When within one mile of Ayr, eleven miles
south of Hastings, Nelson went into a corn
field and hid himself.
Parties from Ayr who had been notified
started ouS<svith shotguns and met Clark,
who gave them clew to Nelson's hiding
place. Clark took a shotgun and entered
the field. the corn being between ten and
twelve feet high. Getting within range,
Clark fired load of buckshot at Nelson,
who, Indian fashion, leaned over on the side
of the horse and escaped the charge of shot.
Nelson then fired at Clark, sighted wound
ing him in the right hand. Nelson's pur-
suers closed in on HIM, and he finally sur
rendered, and was taken back to Hastings
Little hope is entertained for the recovery
of Depot Policeman Balcombe.
Nelson's father resides at Indianapolis.
Ind. and his mother lives at Topeka, where
the boy, was reared. He has been serving
as cook on the Atlantic and Pacific for the
last year Nelson takes the situation very
coolly. His wonderful nerve is won
dersd at.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17
MEDICAL,
The Lady

Who has fine Hair, and desires to pre-
serve it's color, abundance, and lustre,
should use Ayers Hair Vigor as
dressing. 1t keeps the scalp clean and
cool, and is by far the most exquisite
toilet preparation in the market.
B. M. Johnson, M. D., Thomas Hill,
Mo, says: 81 have used Ayers Hair
Vigor in my family for number of
years, and regard it as the best hair
preparation / know of. 1t keeps the
scalp clean, the hair soft and lively, and
preserves the original color. My wife
has used it for a long time with most
satisfactory results"
Mrs. s. A. Rock, of Anderson, Texas,
writes cat the age of "a, in Monroe,
La, had severe attack of swamp, or
malarial fever. After / got well my
hair commenced coming out, and so con-
tinued until it had we'll nigh all gone.
1 used several kinds of hair restorers,
but they did no good. A friend gave me
bottle of Ayers Hair Vigor. Before
finishing the first bottle my hair began
to grow, and by the time / used three
bottles, had a fine head of hair"
Ayers Hair vigor,
PREPARED BY
Or. J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell. Mass.
Sold by Druggists and Perfumers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17
EDUCATIONAL.
ST. JOSEPHS ACADEMY,

Conducted by the Sisters Of st. Joseph,
WASHINGTON, WILKES COUNTY, GEORGIA
THE success Of graduates in passing examina-
l. tions before school boards and securing
positions as teachers testify to the thoroughness
of the course of instruction.
Music. Art, Plain Sewing and the Culinary
Department receive special attention.
Telegraphy, Type-writing and Stenography
taught to pupils who wish to perfect them
selves in those branches.
Charges reasonable. For further particulars
send for catalogue
Address MOTHER SUPERIOR,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17
A. r.. ALTMAYER d co.
ER'S

The great clearance sale of
Millinery, ETC., as advertised by
us for the past ten days, was
formally opened yesterday
morning.
We will continue this sale
until our entire stock of Sum
mer Millinery is entirely
closed out.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17

600 IA NOR NOR WILLIAM II. has directed that 30 :
the nortra marks more Of gold coin be struck with
doubIs e e,al Of his father, 10000 900 marks in
There ~ Srn9Mns, and 1000, 900 In single crowns.
the ~. =, = already premium Of three marks on
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-17
ST. JOHNS COLLEGE, F SsM Yo1h

THIS CUIIeBe enjoys bn6 powers OF q UniVer-
sity and is conducted by the Jesuit Fathers. It
is situated in a very beautiful part of New
York County, between the Harlem R. and L. l.
Sound Every facility is given for the best
Classical, Scientific and Commercial Education.
Board and Tuition per Year 1900. Studies
reopen Wednesday, September 5th, 1888.
st. Johns Hall, a Preparatory School for
Boys from 10 to IL, ia under the same direction
For further particulars apply to REV. JOHN
SCULIY s. J. Pres
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-10
THE GLASS STRIKE.
THE CONFERENCE HELD Up At PIITSBTEG.
YESTERDAY.
Something Ag..t tie Situation u tie Nail Trade
New Wsg Virginia EE,ergrSS-Hsce.la-
ae5uS La1ar Notes.

The conference between the joint com
mj;tees NJ the Hint glass manufacturers
AMI tie striking workmen began at Pitts
burg yesterday afternoon. The manuiac-
turs-s held a secret meeting il the morn
ing. TO arrange a Lew schedule TO be pre-
seuted at the Joint meeting IN the after
noon. bat all information az to the details
OF the proposition to be laid before the
Io.1t committee was withheld from the
press. The committee on the part Of The
manufacturers nj the afternoon meeting
consisted OF McSsrs. Jenkin Jones, Joseph
Anderson, P~ittsburu. James Gillauder,
Philadelphia; K. J. BETTY, S~tsubenyille
Flint Glass Union, President Smith, S,cre-
tIry Dillon, aud Messrs. Butler and Coch
ran Before the meeting convened, Jlnkin
Jones said
81 hope that matters can be satlstacto-
rily arranged at the meeting this after
uOou. think II four or i've Of Us could
get together with power to act, We would
arrange matters in ushcTt time. However,
| 10 not wish to say anything luther about
the matter. oar committee will meet the
vorLmea's committee this afternoon, and
al We tan 30 Is trg 10 uS matters up
la P.,;s5urg enc thing which leads to
the impression that tie strike will soon
he over is the fact OF the urganIal tiOa Of
he N1trou.a Sand Company which manu-
ljus gIls, SAUDI. The company IS
composed vi glass manufacturers, and the
company Is 70 start up immediately to
have sand ready tor the market by April
LIST. This, it IS claimed, IS very good
evidence that the factories viii resume
operations by that time at least. As it
world be impossible to start the factories
with green hands this is taken ~ an
evidence that the manufacturers viii set
tie the strike in the very near future.
The Joint conference lasted all afternoon
and well into the evening, and then the
committees separated, to meet again this
morning. There IS very good ground for
the assertion that before these two com
conclude their labor a. compromise
will have been effected, and an agreement
reached. This result will, in all proh&
a,.jty. be reached TO-DAY, in which event
the factories will resume work with all
possible dispatch.