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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

The millennium is coming, but its
in no great rush. Perhaps Il messon-
ger boy is bringing il. -NebraSka State
Journal,
The doctors now have a new heart
tonic - oxypropylendlisoamylaminc.
The dose is Il syllable three times day
before eating.-SOmerUtNe Journal
If n man and Il half throws u boot
jack and a half at a cat and a half in a
night and Il half, how many cats and a
half will he hit in a month and q half?
Mobile Register.
Teacher - Tommy, about how
large would you say the moon wasp
Tommy-"'Bout the size of the punkir
that pa took first prize on at last State
fail. '-Buriington Free Press.
THE penny's mighty quoted tn
tramp, as he pleaded for the price of !
nights lodging. Guess the swart
will do you tonight" growled the ur
poetic Bobley, as he vanished in thu
gathering dusk. Life.
"A few days ago one of the wise
men of Poultney made the remark that
1--WE should not have any warm weather
until the snow was gone, and that the
snow would not go until we had warmer
weather, -Poultney (W.) Journal
Mr.. Switched (home from a club
dinner at daylight, full of the speech he
has been making, and champagne
''Feller (hic) cizzens! The day is not
far distant--' Mrs. Switched Cat al
upper window)-'No, John, the day 5
not more than an hour distant, and you
had better come in and go to bed
Texas Sytimgs.
.-Wife-"What time did you gee in
last night, John?" Husband-'Two
o'clock, my dear Wife-"Where
were you, JohnP" Husband-"At
work at the office, my dear" Wife
That's right, John, never tell a lie.
CTo the s~ervant) Mary, take Mr..
Browns shoes off the mantel piece
and get his night key out of the clock
and put it in his pocket. = Critic.
MIR. Hoffman House - ''Why.
Rookie, old chap, what's become Of all
those pictures of your best girls that
used to decorate your rooms?" Mr..
Rockaway Beach-"You see. dear boy.
it was such a stwain on q fellows af-
fections to give the pwoper amount Of
sentiment to each one, when there was
such a lot, don't you know, that l just
had them done into n of these COM
posite photographs. They make an
Immensely pwetty girl, and I can feel
as spoony as like over her, and be do
ing the correct thing by them all at
the same time. "-P1ck
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09
NAPOLEON'S PORTRAIT.
glis own Words to David, the Artist, Who
Painted Ills Picture.

NNAe "'- 'AF
Painted His Picture.
When David was commissioned to
paint his picture of Napoleon crossing
the Alps he asked the First Consul to
name a day when he would sit. ''Sit,"
said ~Bonaparte; Ito what good9 Do
you suppose the great men of anti
guilty sat for their portraits?" "But l
paint You fov your owu times, for men
who have known and seen you; they
expect a good likeness" "A good
likeness, 1t is not the eXactitude of
the features, the little wart on the
nose, that makes u likeness. What
ought to be painted is the character of
the physiognOmy. No II inquiries if
thu portraits Of great men are alike; it
rs quite enough if they manifest their
genius" This story shows how early
the purpose was formed in Bonaparte's
mind to render himself the subject of
a myth, and to this end he sought to
employ poets as well as painters. 1t
WIS totally unnecessary; for his aspir-
atlou in Italy, in 1900, was in itself
quite sufficient to render hun a legend
aly hero. A young nan of austere
manners, ascetic appearance, with the
head and face of an ideal Cesar, say
my Ii;tlr but doing much. deferred by
~ -,.UpIr and 10y no obstacle, leading
HI lglrd and fascinated army from
Turl" 10 Milan, from Milan to Verona,
from Verona to Venice, he could not
fail IT, arouse the imagination of friend
and foe. Portraits more evidently
mythical were not slow to APP
prNr, sometimes accompanied by
enthusiastic verses. Bonaparte ca
~rrrriug through Italy on a flying
slccd, with Fame blowing q trumpet
and holding in readiness the palm of
victory. we'll expressed the popular
idea Of the hero of ArcOla. But foreign
nations were not thus fascinated. To
England especially he was becoming a
terror and u danger. His portraiture
at this Time was chiefly in the hands Of
tl.r 10 ~.riruturi>t,. and it is curious to
u,liyr how difficult they found the eff
fort 10 make it ludicrOus and ugly.
EowIaMdson's First Consul with his
powdered hair, his feeble face, stiff
cravHr, rambric-tipped, long red man
tie, short frOck. tri-cOlUrcd scarf and
briguud hat Surmounted with a tri-
coloy"d plume, must have appeared to
our gruudfnthcrs like some ''Twelfth-
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09
PERSONAL AND lMPERSOkA...

T1nSStNHS SfNC w
Miss Emma Abbot says hat when
she began studying for the stage she
had no more artistic taste than Il Black
foot squaw,
An English peer, whose revenues
have been reduced. has accepted {
position as drummer for a pianoforte
manufacturer.
A certain French Countess OF
economic habits recently married her
steward. 1t is presumed that she was
DESTROYS Of saving the expenses of bis
salary.
There are two hundred men in
Cincinnati who carry al aggregate life
insurance of So 900, 900. One well.
known railroad nan has policies on his
life amounting to S2S5,0o0.
One of the luckiest mining men in
this country is Diamond Jo'' Reynolds,
who among other possessions owns a
line of steamboats, on the Mississippi.
His income from his Colorado mines is
$500, 900 a year.
Mr.. Herbert Gladstone is said to
bear a striking physical resemblance
to his illustrious father of years ago,
and speaks with "the same seductive
sweetness of accent, the same light,
silvery tone, the same unfaltcring
evenness and smoothncss of %pronuncia-
ton"
Two old ladies of Dooly County.
Georgia, seventy-six years old, though
living only five miles apart, have not
seen each other until recently for
twenty-three years, and have been
good friends all the time. One of
them can dance a jig with a tumbler
of water on her head without splitting
a drop.
DIR. Blackwell, an ex.surgeon OF
the British navy, said in Louisville the
other day that history was unjust to
Edward Bulwer (Lord Lytton) in rep
resenting him as altogether a brute;
that, on the contrary, he was a very
kind-hearted gentleman. The doctor
mentioned several striking instances
of this kindly feeling that he had wit
messed himself.
p. T. Barnum, who is now seventy
eight years old, says, in the course OF
an article in the Epoch on Long Life
and Happiness: al believe that a rich
man is only a steward of the gifts OF
the Almighty. These gifts must be
used for the good of mankind, and if a
man will not use his wealth for the
good of others, he has no business to
have it l take great pleasure in
acquiring money, but quite as much in
disposing of it,
The late Roscoe Conkling had of
late years been n very hard worker.
He lived III a brownstone II to the
Hoffman House, New York City. He
customarily rose at ten, breakfasted at
the New York Club at 1890, and put
on his office-coat at 1880. He usually
worked from that hour straight or to
four p, IN. Then he would take a spin
behind his thoroughbreds in Central
Park or spend a little while at the
rooms of the New York Athletic Club.
After dinner, a cigar and an hours chat
would help digestion. Then he would
buckle down to his real work and stick
to it until midnight, or even until day.
break. Lawyers say that Mr.. Conk-
ling had latterly been making about
800, 900 a year.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09

Brown was taken suddenly iii.
Your case is q serious one," was the
doctors verdict on being called. "Now,
doctor. tell me the truth; I am brave;
| can bear it What cemetery would
you recommendp'-Jud9e
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09

A farm hand who frets and worries
his team had best be put at some other
kind of work. where driving is not
called for.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09

AT least 500, 900 orange trees have
ben set out in California the past year
aid their cultivation Is constantly Z
tading. -.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09

-AHartford lady RENTED to q largo
New York house to pay a bill, and by
mistake sent one cent less thar the face
of the bill. The New York house
wrote (cost two cents) asking for the
missing cent, and on receiving it sent
on / new receipt (cost two cents more),
and of course it cost the debtor two
GEMS to forward the one, making, in
all, six cents expended IN paying one
cent. Business is business. Hartford
COWdnt.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09
Saved by a Little Dog.

l hear the following from a friend in
Buda-Pesth. A few days ago the new
Bishop of Waitzen, in Hungary, was
sitting at dinner in his own house with
seven friends, when, all at once, q small
dog belonging to him ran up and, seiz-
ing the tail of his coat, tried to pull
linn towards his bedroom door, which
opened into the dining-room. At first
lie drove the animal away, but it
vhined piteously and his guests ad-
rised him to see what it wanted. The
bedroom door was thrown open, and
by the light from the dining-room the
Bishop and his friends discovered a
mai hidden under the bed armed with
a large knife. He was dragged out
and made to confess that he had es-
capped from the town Jail and was bent
on robbery. Vienna Letter.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-06-09

-Brown-''How is business with
yot, DumleyP" Dumley-"Slow, very
SLOW; nothing doing at ALL" Brown
''Eow about that little bill l sent you
thee months ago." Dumley-"Well,
to tell, the truth. I hayen't had time to
look it over.'-7he Epoch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23
The A. M. r.. Conference.
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE ON REvIsIoN-A SCAN
VI

REPORT or THE COMMITTEE ON REyIsION-A SCANDAL
THREE OFFICERS Injected.
At Monday nights session OF the A. NJ. L. Con-
ference In indianapolis, the report OF the CON-
mittee on revision was up for consideration A
section OF the report giving the bishops the right
TO veto measures, such vetoes to be overrued only
by atwO-thirds vote OF the conference was stricken
out. The section to put historical preface In the
discipline relating TO the union OF the A. NJ. E. and
Il. VI. E churches was passed. Yesterday morn
Ing there was secret executive session winch
lasted an hour, In which II IS said grave charges
were made. An investigation was ordered. Alter
the executive session the report OF the committee
on revision was again taken up. The first section
created another debate IL was 10 the eject that
a short ritual instead OF the usual morning sermon
should be used as far as possible In the cnurches
DIR. stewart, in speaking on the section, said !:
every morning we stand up here and go through
plunge into the most rlOtous dscord OF any meet
ing have ever seen. We should have less form
and more OF Christ IN our hearts" lie spoke very
strongly for ten minutes. Dr. }. c. Embrey fol-
lowed in an eloquent inpromptu speech, In which
he denounced DIR. stewart roundly. Bishop Payne
stewart was successful, and the section was
stricken out. Bishop Payn ne sent TO the conference
several messages. one was TO the effect that lay
men should De eligible to two OF the general Offices
This was referred. The AFTERNOON session was
remarkable Tor its decOrun despite the election.
Three officers were elected. j. {. Embry, OF Pha-
delphia, was made business manager by a vote
OF POI out or go votes cast; Ii. r. Lee OF Phllade
phla, was elected editor or the Cristitn Recorder
by the same vote; l. j. Coppln, OF Philadelphia,
was elected editor OF the \. NJ. f. quarterly Review
by I46 votes, W. ;. Scarborough receiving 40 and
G.. Asbury -. The other officers Will be elected
to-day. James A. Handy, OF this city, Is being
pushed for financial secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23

REVISING THE BOOK or DISCIPLINE.

REVISING THE BOOK OF DISCIPLINE
The general conference OF the Methodist Protes-
tant Church, at Adrian, Mich, spent yesterday IN
revising the Book OF Discipline. II refused TO per-
nit the board OF missions 70 set up mission con-
ferences and control them; TO empower pastors OF
churches when unordained to administer sacra-
ments .or celebrate marriage; TO allow supernu-
meraTy and superanuated ministers 10 be repre-
sented by laymen In annual conferences; to strike
the advice the ONCE OF ordination TO abstain
from the use OF tobacco and intoxicating liquors;
TO change the interval between the sessions OF the
general conferences from four to six years. II
dained that transfers, though signed by the
president, should not entitle the holder to
membership without the vote OF the annual
conference 10 which they are presented that
the editor OF the Sunday-schOOi papers shall
not Ia elected by the board OF publication,
but by general conference, and that the law re-
quir1ng pastors 10 organize the children ofmembers
In classes be abolished since the founding or the
mission in Japan a disagreement has existed be-
tween the board and the Woman's Society. To
promote harmony plan was put before confer
ence 10 so arrange the foreign work that in every
mission station there shall be girls school under
the supervision and control OF the Womans so
ciety, and male school, under control OF the
board, each to be alone responsible for the salaries
and expenses OF Its respective schools, the cost OF
building chapels and paving the pastor TO De
shared by the two societies, and no property
bought or sold without the assent OF the board.
The BOARD OF missions reported three churcneS IN
Japan; seven missionaries have been sent ABROAD,
six hundreo scholars are in the schools, and the
mission property IS worth $4,000 $4,000 mas
been expended In four years on the Japan mission,
ana eight home missionaries had been employed.
was addressed by Rev. F. I. Tagg, corresponding
secretary, and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23
Vale Students, Franks.
THEY BUILD A BONFIRE WITH COLLEGE BLINl
ENGAGE A Rrzu

THEY BUILD A BONFIRE WITH COLLEGE BLINDS AND
ENGAGE N RUSH.
A New Haven special to the Philadelphia Press
May 81 says: The celebration OF the Yale students
In consequence OF their victory over Harvard last
Saturday Is likely To cause serious trouble Be-
fore the celebration committee OF upper classmen
waited on President Dwight and asked permission
for jubilee. The President said that he had no
objection, but requested that no fire should De
kndeQ- In the absence OF the committee, how
ever, huge pile OF barrels had been collected and
saturated with oil, and when they returned the
IRE had already been lighted. This act ON the part
OF the students was thOughJleSS, and would prob
ably have been overlooked had nothing more Sc
nous happened But about z O'Clock sunday
morning a crowd OF students, not content with
utilizing the barrels and wooden horses which be-
lOnge6 10 the contractor for the new library tore
a number OF blinds on the college buildings and
made fresh 1re- The members of the faculty are
indignant, and 10 Is more than probable that some
definite action will be taken. IL Is feared that
amplOnshlp contests will De prohibited in future
years. Following a college Tradition OF many
years standing about 500 Yale students assembled
upon the college campus this evening TO celebrate
the death or the Old sophnMOre societies Beta Chi
AMI Omega lambda CHI Headed by brass
band they passed around the campus, cheering
each college building In It's turn and singing the
old Sophomore society songs A visit was made 10
the president, and the proceedings ended with a
rush between the sOphOmOreS and freshmen, which
looked for time as II II might assume dangerous
proportions The tumult was speedily checked by
members or the faculty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23
e3l PENNSYLVANIA AVE.

PLAIN FAcrs
IN THE DRY GOODS BUSINESS
!. OUR BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT IS UN-
QUESTIONABLE THE LARGEST IN THE CITY,
2. OUR STOCK TWICE AS LARGE AS ANY
OTHER HOUSE IN THE CITY.
3. OUR PRICES AS Low AS THE LOWEST
4. ONE PRICE FOR EVERYBODY; EQUAL
RIGHTS TO ALL
6. ON ACCOUNT or THE ABOVE IT IS On.
NECESSARY FOR US TO USE COLUMNS IN
NEWSPAPERS FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES,
BUT LET THE ABOVE FACTS SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES
TO FACILITATE MATTERs
ON ACCOUNT OF THE ENORMOUS INCREASE
IN OUR BUSINESS AND CONSEQUENT LARGER
NUMBER OF PACKAGES TO BE DELIVERED, WE
HAVE CONTRACTED WITH THE PARCEL
DELIVERY co. TO ATTEND TO THE DELIVERY
OF ALL PACKAGES SOLD AT OUR STORE. THIS
COMPANY WILL MAKE -FOUR DELIVERIES A
DAY IN EVERY PART OF THE CITY
OUR REMNANT ROOMS OPEN ALL THE YEAR
ROUND ON THIRD FLOOR. WHERE BARGAINS
CAN ALWAYS BE SECURED
LANsBURaH BRO,
THE ORIGINATORS OF CLOSE PRICES,
my1 $50, 422, 424. 426 9TH st. AT. 4l0 9Th st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23

The French senate has adopted a proposal ex-
eInptnS schoOlmasterS and students OF theology
nom three years, but requiring one year or mill
tary service.
NJ. Wilson's constituents have sent petition to
the chamber OF deputies asking that body TO sum-
mon VI. Wilson TO attend To his legislative duties
or 10 expel him.
The Parts Gaulois says that efforts are being
made To hOld a meeting OF ali members OF the i'm
peTial family at Marlborough on June i. the an
niyersary OF the death OF Napoleon ILL., 10 talk OF
reconciliation between Prince Jerome and Prince
Victor ana a revival Of BonapartlsIn, ex-Empress
Eugene supplying the necessary funds.
The proposed evictlons on the Marquis OF Co
or being carried out. have been abandoned the
marquis having agreed TO terms favorable to the
tenants.
Gen. X A. Alger, Michigans candidate for the
presidency, was in Harrisburg yesterday as the
guest OF Gen. Simon Cameron. In the afternoon
Gen AIger was invited TO Lebanon, where Gen.
Cameron had business, and the two were given a
public reception.
The Pacific mall steamship City Of Para, which
LETT Colon on the 10th instant for New York. went
ashore on Old Providence Island on the 18th In
slant. The vessel Will be IN no danger unless
heavy weather sets in.
Joseph schuh, cigar dealer Of Louisville, KY,
olew his brains out yesterday. The cause was
business embarrassment
Among the passengers on the North German
Lloyd steamer Ems, which sailed for Bremen from
New YORK yesterday, were Andrew Carnegie and
Fire in Hagers,own. Md. Yesterday afternoon
| resulted In the total destruction OF the large
buildings occupied by the Hagerstown Spoke and
Bending Co., corner OF Foundry street and salem
avenue. Loss. 900; insurance, 81, 600.
About thousand tarin reformers met In Far
well hall, chicago last night and adopted reso-
/ lutions In favor OF the Mills bill
The trial OF Mrs. Abby X. Corner the Christian
scientist, charged with manslsughter IN causing
the death OF her daughter In childbirth by negect
vas resumed at Maiden, Mass, yesterday.
According TO the board OF 1re commissioner
the city OF Buffalo Is In danger OF great loss OF life
and property should some better means OF con-
trolling the natural gas pressure not be adopted
and until that Is done they recommend thai the
supply OF gas fuel be cut on from the city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23

NEW YoRK's IMPORTED CLERGYMAN.-In the
United states Circuit Court Tor the southern dis
trict OF New York, Judge Wallace presiding, in a
suit OF the United states versus the rector church
wardens and vestrymen OF the Church OF the Holy
Trinity, in New York city, brought TO recover a
penalty OF $1,000 imposed by act Of Congress OF
February ri, 1885 CD statutes at Large, $780, upon
every person or corporation offending against It's
provisions by knowingly encouraging migration OF
any alien into the United States .to perform labor
or service OF any Kind under contract or agree
ment, express or implied, previously made with
such allen," the demurrer has been Overruled. The
defendants, religious corporation, engaged one
Warren, an allen, residing In England, TO come
over and take charge OF its church as pastor. The
act made IL the duty OF the United States district
attorney TO bring suit TO enforce the penalty pre-
ScriDed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23
Anarchists i'm the Field.
They TALK ABOUT PUIYING Up THEIR OWN PR

THEY TALK ABOUT PCIYlNG Up THEIR OWN PRESI-
DENTAL CANDIDATE.
special TO the philadelphia Press from Chi
cagO. May p, says: 1t is probable that the
anarchists will place presidential candidate In
the field this year to oppose The labor candidates.
The "Reds" are dissatisfied with the Cincinnati
ticket, and express opinion that an out and out
socialist ticket and platform will command more
respect than both OF the other labor parties COM
bined. They look for their strength to New York,
Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver and other
large cities, and claim that nearly a million OF
voters would rally under their banner. Streeter,
they say, represents nothing but the old green
back elemen nj, while COwdry Is but ngurehead
for the single-taX McGlynn element. The conven-
ton, II decided upon, Will probably be held in this
city In July. John Swinton, OF New York, and
Capt. Black, or this city, who defended the
anarchists, are talked OF for the presidential
nomination
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23
He Married the Ou~en-

ROMANTIC TALE TOLD IN A DIVORCE COURT IN
NEW YORK.
In q divorce case recently decided by Judge Law.
renee, Of the New York Supreme Court, Mrs Fanny
A. Banks asked for her madenly freedom on the
ground that her husband, Charles W. Banks had
been unfaithrul to her. Not many years ago MI.
Banks, then resident OF Albany, wooed and won
the hand, and presumably the heart, OF the plain.
TN, going 10 San Francisco TO live with his bride
after the honeymoon had passed. securing en-
ployment In the house OF Wells, Fargo Co. be
worked his way into position OF confidence and
responsibility, but startled the Western METROPOLIS
Dy disappearing one day, q defaulter, 1t was said
In the sum OF 10000. All trace OF him was lost
and 1t was believed for time that he had drowned
himself IN the Pacific Ocean. In reality he had
gone flrst TO the island OF Tahiti, and thence 20
COOKS Island, In the South Pacific, the king OF
whose people had but recently died, leaving
charming young widow, dusky tn color but NOT
dsasreeable Of form or feature. BY accident the
couple met fell in love at first sight-at least the
widow did-and three months after they were
married. Dispatches say that his dusky bride
delegated all her powers to him, and that he rules
with justice DER her realm. These facts, deveI-
oped before the court warranted the decree OF d.
v0rce, which the defendant deplored In several az
fectonate letters to his frst wife, but agreed not
10 hinder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23
A Observation-Disclosures.

From the Philadelphia Times.
She began in a shy. shrinking, stammering sort
Of way, and his heart gave a great leap-year
bound, for he loved the girl with that mad devo-
tion which heiresses alone can inspire. But he
was too poor and proud 10 say so.
"Er-Mr. sampson" she said, II trust that you
will pardon me-er-thati Is, overlook what I-um-
II you would consider" Then she stopped in shy
distress.
"Pray go on, Miss Clara, he said, hoarsely, at the
same time hitching his Chair, "you were about 10
say
''Iwas about 10 say, Mr.. Sampson, that our clock
is nearly an hour slow, and 1t Is really getting very
late"