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WEARY or WATCH NIX.
Temple Court Has no More TtAy About
Its Surplus Jewelry

Its Surplus Jewelry
Collector Sullivan and the attca6s OF his
Office think 1t is about time to hip on that
watch which WAS unlawfully pre,Hed to the
Collector at Christmas. and The " reporter
was alphabetically informed of tet opinion
when his insatiats curiosity led hh1or O Sec
ond timo to visit the office 'yestsag. unit
you spoke to me about 1t on Fridy' said Mr..
Sullivan. "the watch had nevei bon men,
toned in the Office since the do then i re-
turned 1t. In fact. tho subject waltbooed. l
returned the watch with all the sdeanity and
iormality thai had seeompsnied lsSressnta:
now wouldn't touch the a~ecursel Ting with
q pair. OF tonRs But since You he revived
the subject. one OF the boys In til Inice has
suggested that the watch might beh'arded in
turn as q prize Of merit, Ike 9 sulay school
serve 1t. This morning I spoke VT for the
first time since j gave 1t back, a., advised
that II be given to some charitable &Situticn."
The clerks In the office had nottlS to say"
but thought tho watch would evefllly find
BY the Collector. They have not yek@moned
courage sufficient to meet the que3o and de-
termine Just what institution sal be the
beneficiary. II the managers Of c.arabls in
stituhons prove to bs q supsrstitiqs ace. this
admission To- hospitals and asylumiufii ami
hilation shall ensue in the natura durse OF
things. But the people in the Colldt{'a Office
are In a desperate state of mind. al6f some
Tintry morning the police shou4 export a
g." on its' person. found In the ESsI ffsr. sue-
IieiSn Wills oncs be dksstsd teKAHbsofaos
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GRANDMA GARFIELD DEAD.
The Mother or tho J ate President Garhsl
Expires mt the Mentor Homestead.

The Mother or tho J ate President GarAslA
Expires MT tho Mentor Honestead.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 2l.-Grandma Garfield
died ut the Garfield homestead at Mentor at
o'clock this morning. Her death was like .
peaceful falling to sleep.
Eliza Ballou Garfield was born Mt the foot Of
Mount Monadnock. New Hampshire. on Sept.
rs. 1902. She was married in 1927 to Abram
Garfield of WATERFOWL, Mass. and came to
Ohio with him and Il six-year-old boy. now
Thomas Garfield OF Grand Rapids. Mich. In
July. 1884. The family settled In the woods Ut
what is now Orange, Cuyahoga, county. wherS
James A. Garfield was born, ..Abram Garfield
died when Tom. tho eldest child, was 10 years
old. leaving his widow with four children and .
log cabin in tho woods. Her care and energy
produced one OF Americas greatest public
men and carried the family In respectable pow
erty to the point where Il could make Its own
way. James A. Garfield was her pride and
Joy, and she aged very rapidly from the day
Guitcau's bullet struck him down. About Dec:
! last she was compelled to take to her bed. and
gradually sank to Il peaceful death.
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The Devil Fish Described by Hugo

Is not q more tenacious monster than malaria, whether
1t takes the form Of chills and fever. bilious remittsns
ague cake or dumb ssue. Like tho octopus Of the story,
1t cIasps the victim In It's tsntsculs, and folds him closer
and closer In q horrible embrace. Attacked with Hos
letters stomach BitterA however, 1t gradually relAxss
its tremendous grip finally sbsndons It. aud the suon-
dam sufferer, liberated ct last rsjoioes In the sense Of
newborn freedom. enEendered by the restoration OF
complete health. Dyspepsia, TOO, and constipation those
old and remorseless enemies OF the human family, give
ground. and are finally driven from the field by this
Napoleon OF remedies, the greatest the purcst In the
family pharmaeopuia succuInbs TO Il, 30
do kidney troubles The nerves, when overstrained, re-
gain quiotuas and vtkor By It's aid. and the ability to rtss
TRANQUILITY and eat with sest are increased by Rsssn
80 a SAs sat esst4 sAAssessysSssraA
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Expected Nero Power Over the ntributisn
Than the Law Allow.

Mayor Hewitt's committee, lpointed to
supervise the distribution Of free cal, has re-
signed. The committee consista1of George
Calder OF the Society for Improvifg:he Condi-
ton OF the Poor. John Dooley Of u City Mis-
sion Society, James L. Doughetpf the So
ciety OF 81. Vincent dc Paul. ChartD. Kellogg
Of the Charity Organization Scott; and John
A. McKim OF the State Charities Al Associa-
ton. By the time thu committed pt to work
the Commissioners of Charities Id engaged
eight visitors for the examination applicants,
and had already supplied 900 aplsants with
$50 tons Of coal. and had vislte 800 appli-
cants. Tho Commissioners exposed a will
lingness to cooperate with the lunmittee in
checking the names OF Applicant nd in dis
eliminating against unworthy pes0s, but re-
served to themselves the. right ,odetormine
ultimately the fitness OF all appliets alleged
70 , 20 Inworthy. The Go mmitiGer were
the societies. but they would not ouent to DEL
egate to persons beyond their cdtDl the dis
sibIss. Af' themselves n''o pefs1aS resp0n-
Then the committee passed reSltion which
Vision must dissppssr In that q a. ad Sasery
tbe rssponslSiiity Of this distrisIbp Without Without
they respectfully, ask TO, be dishrged from
further Consideration OF the subjetI9
Mayor Hewitt. In acknowledge he receipt
Of the designations, wrote:
Il regret that you do not find It oaible to CO.
operate with the Commissioners reference
TO the subject matter OF your apnnment but
you will observe that the law maei the Com
missionors. responsible for thedbtribution.
and tho object OF tho appointment tho som
mittee. as appears by your owne.mmunics-
and to point out any defect in thanode OF dis
tribution which might. be adobteIH the Com
missionsrs. Neither tho Commisners nor I
OF actually determining to whomcaI should
20 supplied. and l am greatly disapIinted that
Of this city decline to give the Chnissioners
the benefit OF their advice and cSeration In
the only way that the law allows.
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STORIES OF JUSTICE LAMAR.
urs RECORD As FIGHTER, LAWYER,
srIrEsMAM, AND IN PRIVATE LIFE

.-... r~xervxvhere, and Respected By
TS..e che Knew Hin Best-His Pesitisn
a. seuthern Recenstruction Problem.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 21.-When the Supreme
Oourt Judges fled In from their robing room
wednesday, and MI. Lamar was seen bringing
mn the rear Of the procession, there was q tre-
NOR of excitement through the Supreme Court
chamber and up and down the corridors.
gpectstors soon filled the lobby and the seats
IN the chamber. Mr.. Lamar's dreamy leonfne
face wore an unusual pallor rs he stopped at
the clerks desk to take tho oath. AS he read
It's solemn language from q slip OF paper. hisiow
voice carried with It On impressive sense OF the
rsssrysd strength, the moral courage, passionate
nature Of the man. 1t is almost unnecessary to
say that In Washington the vortex OF public
opinion for the whole country, there s no doubt
Of Nh. Lsmar's fitness for tho high obligations
and duties Of the Supreme bench. His inteR-
hty stands strong against tho frivolous I'm
veachmsnts OF men who are unfriendly to him.
A Secretary Of tho Interior he rendered decis-
ions involving moro every twelvemonth In
values at least than the Supreme Court has In
6yo years. II he had not been a lawyer these
d~scisions would have made him the laughing
stock OF the country. As 1t is, the best lawyers
have marvelled OF his legal ability.
The other evening. meeting Col. Villas, who is
now Mr.. Lsmar's successor. / asked him his
opinion of Mr.. Lamar as o lawyer. Col. Villas
himself stands at the bead Of the bar in Wis
consin. Lamar Is a man OF magnificent sur
prises," said Col. Villas. Il did not know him
until We met In tho Cabinet. and during tho
past two years I have been very Intimate with
him. I think I have never met any man whose
~intellect has grown upon me so overwhelming
" - has Lamar's. At times he has consulted
with me about matters Of public policy which
only tho decision OF o question OF law could
settle. Once he had a most important decision
to make. He had not written It. for l believe
he does not write his decisions until the last
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beat heayy.weieht rIder thereIa. chat he bias

best heavyweight rider thsreIss that he has
engaged to ride for Mr.. ~Belmdtnext season.
Godfrey won two out Of thred rees In which
he had mounts In the Crescet lhty. He will
join Mr., ;Belmont's stable onMrch l.. Pitts
Four OF the bookmakers turn1 jeir States to
the wall on his appearance. MIST Of the fra
ternity are reported as loser. hthe meeting,
among them San Emory OF Ntwfo rk. Mr.. NJ.
]. Danaher, who recently ~tookagood look ut
Capt. Browns string at the Raeombe, track,
course. Danaher says the BRcmbe track is
one OF the best for training .~ttnoses no ever
saw. Can't. Browns lot will bttbroughly sea-
soned before leaving the Guilty., and n num-
her Of a th; IN E E,ii be SS sIPsys II in n the sprinSS
that the string will be shippedhst from Mo-
bile, as will also Il. fuckers II
Mr.. D.. D. withers has retned from his
annual winter trip to New 0lans and other
places in the South. Curik.y IS to what
CANON n have AVE rsslsnsdd, iro9 .hea Amerisan
Jockey Club. will probably !, Sratined after
the meeting OF the club next Rdnesday. MIR.
Withers's fast but errattc raceAose Stonebuck,
six years old. by StonehengetJlietta, died at
Brookdale last. week from ltG fever. There
has been considerable sickness n the stable.
Mr.. W. P. Burch has sold y hvorite racing
mare Telie Doc to Mr.. w. II enninGs. The
mare is by Great Tom, dam M Turner. She
shares turf honors with ~Swifthtnare from the
same racing family. The patvould be. highly
I ISrtzsd at as th Ts5%nesssTfbs e sr Snar IT,sdin ssI farm mot 81
M. BaTeS t took Boc aae sGsS yIshter ss dam By bry
Toast, and two two-year-oldnI part payment
for TeliO Doe,
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think I have BY another course toward ultimate

think I have by another course toward ultimate
peace and prosperity"
The now Justice Is fond Of children. In his
daily walks about town he often stops and talks
TO a group OF little folks. One day last summer
with an. urchin. Another time he playfully took
q little boy'e straw hat of. his head and walked
on with It In q moment his mind hnd gone on
the new Justice Ia famous. and he had walked
several blocks before he noticed that he had been
TO restore tho hat. The lad was coming along
with a policeman, explanations followed. and
the youngster got back his property.
When Lamar first entered tho Interior De-
partment he sold the horses and refused to ride
In a Government carriage. In fair weather he
walked to tho White House to the Cabinet
meetings, When 1t rained he took q street car.
One day. In getting of the car on II street, OPP
posite Lafayette square; he landed plump, In a
for a week. His salary for this time would
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AIderaen's Clerks.

The complete list OF the Aldermen's clerks
and assistants Is as follows: r.. L. Mott, deputy.
$4,000; Bernard Jacobs. messenger, 5000; Rob-
clerk, $500; John l.. Farley, clerk, 1905
Charles B.. Dnryess. clerk. $1,000 Henry ".
iI,SoS j H'Srss z & iS Msdoy Wllals .per Z. , 1903; 6 GlsTEl
n. Carvalho. librarian. $1,000; Henry Mckee,
Arms. 5000; John ). .Kilnlsa, mes
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Bsther for the Capital. 81 the Pstrsl.

On Sept. 6 last Henry BIggert was taken
by the harbor police from an incoming
steamship on a charge of attempted MUIR
der. He was turned over to the British
Consul, who had him sent back to Eng
satchei. Recently an inquiry for the handbag
was made and Superintendent Murray found
that 1t was ON board the police boat Patrol, and
he has preferred charges against Capt Ebert
.. Smith for not sending the baggage TO the
Police Property Clerk.
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Mis-. Jsa.Io Ch..ssri.,a ~ H.-..

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Jan. 2l.-Miss Jennie
Chamberlain, tho famous beauty. her mother,
and sister came home this morning from Eu-
rope. They arrived in New York from England
ON Wednesday. II Is said hat Miss Chamber
lain. who is handsomsr than over. u tired OF
court society aud thai sss WIN Ssaila hsss t0s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22
THOSE E. THEN CHINEE
They DO Business Enough In This City to
Pay 6SSO,oOO Customs Duttes Yearly.

The books Of the various Chinese firms in
business in Mott street are being made up for
their New Years. which comes in Sess han
three weeks. All debts must BIO called for and
paid and all profits and losses accounted for.
The following Is the amount shown upon the
books OF some OF the firms as payments made
during tho year for custums duties on goods
imported during the year. from which may be
gainel,SOmG idea of tho extent Of the business:
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Capt Mcdonnell scores Five HAaxtnss Ont
orn Possible Twenty.

Capt. Charles Mcdonnell Of the Prince
street police celebrated yesterday the twenty
Nth anniversary OF his appointment to the
force. During that time he has been concerned
In twenty murder cases. and has by the EVIL
dence he has collected secured the hanging Of
ming Charley"
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A French correspondent OF the London Field
made the following compilation Of the amount
OF money won during 1887 by the ton most sue
Initial StateB:
Total.. ga seoI Total. =. eco lo| Total ssa N

With the exception OF Aleer. q iour-year-old.
all the French winners were thrse-year-olds.
Friars Balsam. Ayrshire. Briar Root, Safety.
and Sea Breezel were two-year-olds. and this
marks clearly the difference between the char
In addition to the above, the TurC, Field and
Farm furnishes a correct statement Of the
leading American race horses. showing that we
lead England In tho total amount II will be
observed that .Ftrenzi and Terra Gotta take the
places Of Linden and The Bard. q pound being
estimated at So:
Hanover o., By Hindos-Beurbon Belle. ......... Els 54
emperor OF Norfolk or BY EOrfslk-hAriA 80. T42s
KinIdsk Gu by VtrGn-ktth,. .-...y.,....,.. 082a
Pirenzi tBl by imported GlsnelE-FloridA. ....... 4,s7e
Terra Gotta l), by Harry O'Falion- Laura b.. <,7oI
Los Angeles C2l, by imported GleuelE-La Polka. [,ts7
Laggard (3, by u~ncas-imported pawdie, 1900. 1914
laceiand ~. by imported Billet-cal0mel ....... aI77
kingston "a. by spendthr rift imported KapAnga 3,12s
Eprus a. by Eoius-Aajsstio. .......-".".'... a.7o2
f8l.aot
II: New .Ss. oA fst..s oS5sssssaasat e ths spts.
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These. with tho duties paid by Severn! small
er firms. font up, IL IL said, over II quarter OF a
million dollars contributed TO Uncle Sam dur
ing the year.
Owing to their utter inability to understand
the English Language, tine Chinese merchants
do nearly all their business with the Govern
ment through Custom House brokers'; They
tom House who can talk with them properly
either In pigeon English" or Chinese.
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PISTOL SHOOTERS SCORES
A PLACE IN TOTN LIKE TIE FAMoUs
RENEITE PARIS GALLERY.

big Records Made by Now Yorker.-0ns
Can fut Five bullets In u Hand space In
One Second mt Twelve Yards.
Fo rnearlya century ono Of the most famous
places In Paris has been the Renette shooting
gallery. Opened by Gastine Renette as a place
where gentlemen could practise with their
~favorite weapons, the most prominent mon In
France came to be freauenters Of tho place.
Statesmen in whose hands lay at times tho fate
OF the nation often jostlod there the sons Of
noble families and actors. wits, and Judges.
and We'd with each other in friendly compete.
ton at the targets. Most Of the young mon
practised with duellinG pistols. and many
sanguinary encounters had their origin In this
gallery. The gallery Is still in possession Of
the same family. having descended from father
to son. The present owner is also named Gas.
tine. and he has for many years h%obnobbed
with the leading men OF Paris, many OF whom
are his patrons. All who practise regularly
at his place keep their pistols there. and many
famous weapons. heirlooms with dark histories.
are locked within the polished cases Of Re-
nette's gallery.
Probably few people arc aware that New
York has u gallery that is similar in many re-
spocts TO tho famous French place. but there
is such a resort here. and n peep on al
most any evening, into Conlin's gallery
ut 1885 Broadway will show the presence
Of many men who are prominent In the
society and business world OF New York. Most
OF this towns members Of the Kildare Club, the
association that owns a beautiful slice of the
Adirondacks.. practise in Mr.. Conlln's gallery.
tories of an interesting nature. Pistol shooting
has become a favorite pastime with a great
many within the past few years. and some OF
the freguenters Of Conlin's gallery have become
marvellously expert with these weapons. Two
months ago Mr.. Conlin received a present from
Gastlne ienette. 1t was n large. handsomely
framed photograph, showing the prize scores
made at the Renette gallery. In some the bull's-
eyes had been almost entirely cut out, and all
bear evidences of remarkable skill.
After MIR. Conlin had looked upon this pho.
tograph for some time he made up his mind
that 1t would DO Il good idea for him to o6er
prizes. to his customers. The announcement
Of his intantion waa hufled With nnrh,eioann
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all deliberate shooting.
arc tile ordinary 4i-cali'
revolvers OF the Smith 4
use u light charge Of powd
ing ia indoors. The ordi
Is to 90 grains of powder,
Mr.. Conlin SAYS that It
brought out scores that h,
impossible Il year ago.
dropped in to look on, buI
to stay long. This isn't I
fellows would shoot a maj
gin to get around the cor
Mr.. Conlin thinks the di
be won before long.
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made with an army
The gold medal was
z the French target
9 one in use at Re-
It of the marksman
ate white rim in the
4. The lucky man in
ir. George Bird, who
$ rs though. as you
somebody had tried
with o dull knife.
way also. but .
difference in expert
cut a little too far
Of the scores wero
that ordinary
difference. Here
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get. All these were to be !
revolver at twelve yards.
offered for a score breakin
record. This target Is tn
nette's gallery. The obje,
is to shoot away the delic
bull's-eye. called tho carto
this latter contest was
made 40. His target look
will see in the picture
to cut out the bull's-eye
Manv Of the others look
hairs breadth makes a big
shooting. and their bullets
of the white circle. Some
so close to the winners
eyes could hardly detect [
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are a few: James 7
Il. Collins. 80: G. II,
Eagle. 80; Frank II
Lord. 3S: Capt. It. II,
Swift. 37;A. NJ. Ham.
ilton, 81 j. B. Millor
81: ID. A. Davis, 81
\. +. Crosby. 81: w
G. %Southwick. 81: W,
b. Young lat the
word ,3i: Pierre Lor.
lizard, .Ir., So; A. p,
Kelly. Sc: II. W. Wick
hum tat the word. 35
Charles +. Jones. IS
Maynard Bixby: 80
Tn MANY IF thpSj
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od Will 6nCnublA4ms
and many shooters
entered into tho
competition. The
prizes were q dia-
mond medal and o
gold medal. The
first was to go toth0
man who broke
these records: II
out OF q possible 70
on the Massachu.
sets target. SO out
of O possible 60 on
the standard deci-
NAL target, and 40
out OF a posi- A
on the French tar.
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... "a: !ssss Sft t { sss%sssss;I sis&s a q 81 ssiss
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1hy INV VI WV SosStA
shots to mike in Or
der to finish IL perfect
score. he is apt to get
nervous. Kelly hero.
for instance. Is one
lnf the best rapid
\shots in the country.
He can put five bull
Let's into n u COW
Tered by your hand.
7 standing at II yards.
In one second. We
have II perfect timing
machine here and
have seen him do 1t
frequently. This
prize shooting WAS
frl ~a-A- ..a-I
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scores nil but one or two were perfect shotS
The executions were so far ont. however, as to
detract materially from the whole score. Mr..
CoDlin says that those were the Inst shots.
The last one. or two shots arc ALWAYS the
most difficult" he said yesterday. When u
man finds that no has only one or two good
Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-01
of girl would have remained until doopns

of girl would have remained until doonas- day in ignorance of the fact"
 There was new light in the young girls eyes as the doctor told his story. Her breath came and went unevenly as she turned her cheek towards him with pretty little noye- ment of attention without looking up. When he ceased speaking she placed a cold hand in his and the fair head with it's coro- net of golden hair sank upon his shoulder as he softly drew her to himself.
 At this moment the latch was raised and Mrs. Riddle, with @ look of astonishment, stood in the doorway motionless and silent. Then the doctors voice WAS heard, which made his claims surer and safer. A great calm light came over the withered face that had known so little of brightness, and after Q silence of marked duration she said, with the faintest tremor in her voice:
 s'The Lord knows best every time" Then she turned on the threshold, 1T came nigh forgetting my biscuit in the ovenl" and Grandma Riddle disappeared in the gloam- inQ
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Tne ant1rma1 aud Gnmrier
Wednesday, February |. 1888.
POOH PAY.

EOOH EA4s
 The United States has 8 large surplus in its treasury, but some of the performances of the government make tho country seem like a very poor, not to say dishonest debtor. The case of the Plympton company of Hartford, contractors for stamped envelopes, is spec linen. The appropriation for the purpose was insufficient and was exhausted before the end of the fiscal year, but the envelopes were indispensable for the proper operation of the postal department, and the company, at the request of the officials, continued to supply them. As Senator Hawley put it: They bor- rowed the money needed for their manufac- ture. They are carrying notes now to the amount of $85, 900 in the Hartford banks and paying six per cent. interest upon them. Having done the government favor in fur- nishing large number of envelopes, the gov ernment having sold these envelopes and having the cash in it's oxA drawers, they are now asked to wait for second deficiency bill against the advice of the postmaster gen. eral, who says the prompt payment of this item is matter of honor.
 There is an even worse case in Massachu- setts. It originated in 1884 upon contract entered into by the United States with Massachusetts man to manufacture heavy guns, casti iron guns, his being the only es- tablishment at that time in the United States which was capable of manufacturing these guns. He appealed from year to year to Congress to pay what WAS his due upon this contract, and failing to get it he has been obliged to borrow money to pay the interest upon his expenditure under the contract and in consequence of the failure of the govern- ment to keep its part of the contract She con- tract itself has expired and the unfinished work is on his hands,. The result is that he has come to position where he is unable to borrow money to pay the interest. The proper department has appealed to Congress to pay that money. It is admitted that it is due him. It has been put into at least two or three deficiency bills, but it has not been paid yet and there are no signs that it will be.
 This is pretty small business for the gov ernment of great country with surplus in its treasury so large that it doesn't know what to do with it.