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Joel Chandler Harris Embarrassed.

AS the street car rolled into West End,
the other day, an elderly lady remarked:
Daughter, Joel Chandler Harris lives
over that way"
"Does he, mar said the younger lady.
"Do you know where Joel Chandler
Harris lives?' inquired the mother of
one Of the passengers.
Tho gentleman addressed blushed a
little.
"Um-what does he dol" he asked.
"Oh, he writes things for the paper, l
believe" was tho answer, "but l don't
know. Daughter, what does Mr.. Har-
ris do?'
~ don't know, I'm sure" replied tho
young lady. II simply heard somebody
say that he lived out this way"
Then the gentleman asked tho driver
II he could point out Mr.. Harris house.
and the driver turned red and stared at
tho questioner and stammered out an
answer.
Both ladies looked hard at tho stran-
ger and at each other, and suddenly be-
came very silent. The car stopped and
Mr.. Joel Chandler Harris lost no time in
getting out and turning his steps home
wNrd. 1t gives a man funny feeling
to hear questions asked about him in
public by strangers.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton
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Time Between sentence aud s,ecutiou


Tho rule in England. even In cases
where there Is no doubt that the sentence
will be carried out, allows three Sundays
only to intervene between the trial and
the execution--so that IL n man Is tried
ON a Saturday, he has very little moro
than fortnight allowed him to prepare;
but wherc there is hope OF reprieve the
delay of the announcement that tho man
Is TO die till within a few hours of his
execution not only adds a torturing ele-
nent TO his punishment which he has
not legally incurred, but it limits the
time OF his real preparation to the one
last agitating day when his friends come
to take final leave Of him. Tho matter
is not one of minor Importance. as was
keenly felt, we believe, by the sanity
Abbe Croze, the chaplain Of La Roquette,
in Paris, who ministered to all the cul-
prits that during period Of twenty-five
years expiateJ their crimes Oh the gull
lotine.
The French system OF leaving a man
In complete ignorance OF the time when
his execution is 10 take place until tho
fatal hour actually arrives told very
heavily against that good priests efforts
TO bring such criminals a. Tronman,
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A Snakes Bs,ti. with n C.,.

1t is not often that newspaper man
comes across two true snake stories In one
day, but reporter heard yesterday Of
two which are well authenticated. Mr..
Cyrenlus Hall, tho artist, has summer
homo at Isle OF Hope. Three weeks ago
Mrs. Hall, TO encourage her hens 10 lay,
bought half dozen china nest eggs and
placed them In their nests. On looking
for them n few days after they were not
to be found, nor were there any sugar
bowls or tea sets about to show that the
china eggs had hatched. Tho disappear
ance OF tho eggs wasamystery, until one
day last week q chicken snake was killed
on Mr.. Halls farm, and two china eggs
were found inside Of it. His snakeship
had been doubtless suffering from dys.
pepsia for several weeks.
Mr.. Halls snake experience did not end
with the eggs, however. That gentle
man has a large cat, which Is said to be
one Of the best and bravcst Of the feline
species. A few nights ago tho cat was
locked in the store room. During tho
night a terrific noise was heard emanat.
ing from tho room, and 1t was supposed
that strange cat had gotten in and the
house cat was trying TO put it out. Mr..
Hall went TO the place and let tho cat Tor,
as no supposed. two CATS out. In the
morning large, headless, black snake
was found In the store room. 1t had evil
dently attacked the cat, and, true to its
constructor instincts, tried TO crush 1t, but
the cat gnawed tho snakes head off and
escaped. News.
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An Old Time Muster.

A veteran correspondent Of Tho Bucks.
port Clipper describes muster that took
place In Hampden sixty years ago, Of
which he was part. Tho first sound
that struck his ear In the morning was
the martial music Of tho Carmel band,
on its way to tho field, and soon tho road
was full Of tramping soldiers. Tho state
militia OF those days were not required
to dress In any but their usual clothing,
and their appearance was not brilliant
by any means; but the gay uniforms Of
tho Bangor company, Capt. Bryant, the
Hampden rifles, Capt. Hannibal Hamlin,
and tho Hampden light infantry, Capt.
Snow, shone out like stars In the leadcn
sky, and added greatly to tho whole dis
play. Capt. Hamlin was every inch a
soldier and his horsehair plume was n
sight TO see. Ono novel feature Of tho
Hampden muster was the "sailor COM
pany." A month before the muster, all
the sea faring people, captains, mates
and seamen. including some Of the larger
boys, made up their minds that they
would have little diversion on their
own hook and In their own way on tho
interesting occasion. So they organized
q company, drilled and went TO muster,
too. Their appearance on the field with
their white pants, blue jackets, tarpaulin
hats with liberal display Of black rib
bons hanging as neck bands, was neat
and trig, and they were the admiration
of oil observers. Journal.
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Av'gno'n ana filloir to a flt state or
preparation for their entrance on the
dread eternity. Tho strange laxity of
French prison discipline allowed somo
OF these men to be engaged in playing
cards with their jailers till within a few
hours OF their death. but it NAV la
doubted whether the more decent pro.
visions Of our English custom. which
dedicates condemned mans last tlay 10
farewell interviews with his friends can
avail to render that brief space OF time
sufficient for tho heavy responsibilities
with which It Is weighted. --Blackwood's
Magazine.
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sympathy does not always run with good
sense, ind the performances Of cx Queen
Natalie In travelling about central Europe
and stirring up hostility against her
husband raise reasonable suspicion
that she was n "mighty unpleasant wo-
man to have about tho house." The king
finally exerted his royal prerogative and
compelled her TO return their son; he
has now cut tho gordian knot by yield
ing his throne TO tho boy and making
himself private citizen.
Tho young king has n stormy career
before him. but his throne Is reasonably
secure. OF their own strength Servia.
Roumania, Greece and other little powers
broken of from Turkey could not stand
month against Russia or Austria; but
they arc secure because neither of tho
great powers will allow any other to
swallow them up. Tho schuptchina,
which Ia the national legislative assembly
OF Servia, promptly confirmed the action
OF Milan and tho royal investiture of
Alexander, and 30 Europe has another
"infant monarch"
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THE PENSACOLA.

Admiral Louis Ashfleld Kimberly,
who was In command Of the Pacific
squadron OF the United States ut the
time Of tho storm, was born in Troy,
N. Y, In 1880 His father, q practicing
physician, removed soon after the sons
birth TO Chicago, then a mere collection
OF o few dwellings around Fort Dearborn.
DR.. Kimberly became one Of the incor-
porators Of the town Of Chicago and oc-
cupied prominent positions there.
In 1848 young Kimberly was ap-
pointed to the United States Naval aca-
denny by President Polk. His appoint.
ment was secured by tho Illinois delega-
ton, among which wero Stephen A.
Douglas and John Wentworth. After
being graduated Kimberly passed
through the subordinate grades, being
commissioned lieutenant I'm 1856 and
lieutenant commander In 1862. When
the civil war came ON no was Serving ON
the Potomac. but soon after was trans
ferred to the Hartford, Admiral Farra-
CUTS flagship. Kimberly was with Far
ragut when the forts below New Orleans
were passed, and during tho operations
against Vicksburg. Indeed he partici-
pated In all the conflicts Of tho old Hart
ford, an6s .ass Alono - enough expert
ence for one officer.
IA
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CONFEDERATE HOME.

picked up by q French pilot boat and
afterwards obtained his written dis
charge, which reads as follows:
"Aide toi ct Deu t'aidera"
CHERBouRo, June o., 1864
This is 10 certify that Charles Goodwin, captain
Of After Guard Confederate States steamer Ala
bama has this day been paid and honorably dis
charged from the naval service of the Confederate
States. RICHARD w. CURTIS
Acting Paymaster, Confederate States Navy.
h SEMMES
Captain, Confederate States Navy.
dndorsed) Delivered by Lieut.. B. X Howell,
Marine Corps.
Andrew Jackson Daugheney, another
Inmate, was born in Dublin in 1920. He
was bugler for Gen. Sui Ross (now gov
ernor of Texas) of tho Sixth Texas cav
airy. Col. Fred Carleton is present COM
mauder of the camp. Will Lambert ad-
1utant, and Lieut.. Henry L. Shelley
president Of the directors. Mrs. Val
Giles, of Austin, has been very active in
raising funds for the home, and is re-
garded as the principal lady patron.
Other workers are Col. Lambert, Maj.
Shelley, Capt. Walsh end ether citizens
of Austin. Maj Gen. Stanley and his
staff, stationed at San Antonio, have ex-
erted themselves to aid the home, as have
their ladies also.
Al. Daugheney acts as warden Of the
home. Another inmate is DIR. Thomas J.
Calhoun, Of the noted South Carolina
stock, who lost leg at Malvern Hill.
Still another is Lewis Irwin, Of the Con-
federate navy, an educated gentleman,
who was formerly correspondent Of The
Galveston News. And there are others
who have seen life in many phases, but
have been unfortunate and must rely
upon the reward offered by those whose
battles they fought. .---
The piace Is rather handsome. The
buildings, which are clustered on high
gravelly knoll and hillsides, but lightly
timbered, are small, and the main one In
which nearly all the inmates are quarter
ed is quite contracted in its apartments,
some of the rooms being not over eight
bv twelve feet, with two or three beds
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SUPPORT oFTnE HEAD. kowsky con-
ceived tho Idea that, independent Of any
other treatment, tho suspension itself
brought benefit, and tried II on many
cases at Odessa. The French at tho Sal
petriero have carried tho matter much
farther, and have effected somo such re-
markable cures that tho practice has be-
come regular "fad," and now tho visi.
tor to that noted medical institute may
tBee any day dozen or moro persons lit
erally hanging by tho neck and shoul-
,ders, with grewsome resemblance to ex-
secuted criminals. OF course caro- Is taken
to bring no more strain on tho neck than
1t will bear, but even when most Of the
weight Is sustained by the shoulders It Is
only tho best seasoned" patients who
can hang ten minutes.
The apparatus Is simple. From pull
ley overhead cross bar Is suspended;
from that depends well padded collar,
(which is closely fitted around the neck,
with four straps going up no as to mako
tho weight even all around; the arms are
thrust up to tho shoulders into support
ing loops, and then by the cord from tho
pulley tho patient il drawn up till no
swings clear Of the floor. Tho rest of
tho proceedings are according to tho In
dications Of the case; sometimes power
full electric currents arc passed up tho
spine, making tho patient squirm like
hooked eel; sometimes powerful scarify-
ing applications aro made to the back,
and in few instances tho cruel "moxa"
was applied. But now tho physicians
maintain that with repeated suspensions
they can do rs much good without the
"cruel burning" as with it-ccrtainly q
humane achievement,
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now president of FRANCIS Z. WARREN.
the Warren Mercantile company ard
Warren Live Stock company, a director
in the Cheyenne and Northern Railroad
company, and q stockholder in electric
light and gas companies.
Governor Warren has been territorial
treasurer, president Of legislative
council, and twice a member of the as
sembly; chairman of the territorial Re-
publican committee; an alderman Of
Cheyenne, and once its mayor. He was
for two years TERRITORIAL governor under
Prssident Arthur, eseesszsE
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UNCLE SANS "NAv1e.r

Ths fssssceaas sunk IN Dry Dock-Admi-
RAJ Kimberiy-The Lost Oerman ships.
Here IL cut Of tho Pensacola, recently
sunk in dry dock at Norfolk, Va. Though
not q present . first ratcr by any means,
tho Pensacola has had an evcntful his
tory, and sho has on many occasions
served a. flag ship. During the civil
war shc served In tho blockading squad
rors. 6he b an unarmorcd wooden
screw steamer Of the second rate, Is
9S0S feet between perpcndiculas, and
has 40 feet breadth OF beam, her dis
placement being 5000 tons, her maxi
mum draft 80 feet and her maximum
speed 1913 knots an hour. She was
launched In 1858.
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KING JOHN OF ABYSSINIA. ! ISL
THE LAST ROYAL DESCENDANT OF
QUEEN OF sHEeA.

A Wonderful Coastry--A iSag Hissory Drs-
hen By 1000 Years Of Ohscurity-TAey
Anulhiiass Three Egypsian Armies Italy
Gains % King Joha-Hh Death.
The recent death Of King John Of Abys-
sinia ends the oldest royal line In the
world. Though we might reject the
claim Of the Abyssinians that their mon-
archs were descended In q direct line
from King Solomon and tho noted
"Queen Of Sheha."s and there seem to be
good reasons for accepting it-still the
royal line Is very cid. There are records
Of Abyssinian affairs from the establish.
ment Of Christianity, about 400 years
after Christ, 10 the entrance Of the Port
uguesc, 1000 years later; the record is
then broken by the long civil wars, but
therc Is no doubt that King Theodore
and King John were Of the old royal
stock.
It is. next to Egypt, the most interest
ing Of oil the countries OF the east, hav-
ing been for over 1000 years sort Of
island Of Christianity i'm an ocean Of
Mohammedanism, and interest in il has
greatly revived since 1865 by the British
invasion, lthe Egyptian war and war
with the Mahdi, and finally by the hand
ing over Of the task Of conquest to Italy,
which government has made small pro-
grcss In tho work. At present Italy has
some 10000 troops In tho country, and
her people as well as all the people of
Europe are intensely interested in tho
result.
This part Of Abyssinian history begins
with 1855, when King Theodore began
to oppress foreigners, and in 1867 Eng
land, enraged at the imprisonment Of
her consuls and torture of her missiona-
ries, dispatched an army Of some $4,000
Scotch and Indian troops, under Lord
Napier, who pushed ut once for tho in
terror and captured Magdala, the royal
stronghold. King Theodore killed him
self when the city surrendered. The
English returned at once, bringing away
tho captives and the only son Of Theo-
dore; he was educated in England, but
died Of consumption, and was laid In a
tomb In the royal precincts Of st.
Georges chapel, which is attached to
Windsor castle. After o bloody civil
war, Prince Dejack kassai (John), Of
the old royal stock, was crowned In
1879 as emperor Of Ethiopia, and Negus
(king) Of Abyssinia. Tho old Coptic
race which he represented is said to be
reduced to some 8,OO0,0O0, while tho
Gallas, the invading mountaineers Of the
south, are twice as many; but now they
are united against all foreigners.
Meanwhile the port Of Massowah, on
the Red sea, was given to Egypt. and a
frightful war with Abyssinia followed,
in which three Egyptian armies, num-
bering some $4,000 men, were annihilat-
ed. OF the fret two not O man escaped.
In the last were many English and
American officers, among them Gen.
Loring, and these escaped. Tho English
again interfered with proposition to
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PATIENTS UNDERGOING TREATMENT.
The new method, says DR.. ]. Renegade,
sis actually popular-it Is discovered all
at once that there Is an entirely new and
unsuspected set Of complaints for which
tho suspension is o cure. at least IN
amelioration, and the 'precocious old or
blase young think they find It restora-
tion Of their 'verve eteinte' and lost en-
ergy." lie adds that in Franco there is
nn immense number Of cases In which
the spino is completely "demoralized;"
tho "ataxique" or "tabetique" cannot re-
strain his body from sinking down upon
his thighs; the limbs will not regard tho
promptings Of tho will. Long before
reaching that point tho patient trembles
us he walks; his body heaves forward
beyond his legs; he is in constant fear Of
falling
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ALEXANDER !.


something CONCERNING the hoy Recently
Placed on Scrvia's Throne.
Alexander l, as the 13-year-old boy re-
Gently placed on tho throne of Scrvia by
the abdication Of his father, King Milan,
will be known, is a healthy and active
boy. as tho annexed portrait shows. In
fact, no Is fine looking enough and sturdy
enough to bo tho son Of an honest Ameri-
can. He has the deep dark eyes Of his
mother, Natalie, with the slightly somber
visage Of his father; in reposo his face
is said to bo too solemn, lacking the
graces Of childhood, but, like other boys,
he Is capable Of great vivacity Of express
sion when animated. His parents were
real lovers mt tho start and for some time
after his birth, but they have quarreled
nearly ever since.
The causes need not be detailed here.
The sympathies of the world are gener-
allv with tho woman in such cases; but
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Cathedral OF st. Pierre.

Tho venerable cathedral Of st. Pierre,
In Geneva, In which Calvin preached in
his day, is to DO restored. 1t Is intended
to renew tho main facade and to finish
the tower on the north side, besides al
tering and embellishing the interior at
an expense estimated at $500 francs.
A company has been formed for tho pur-
pose, after the pattern Of the one which
restored the Minister Of Bale.--New York
Home Journal.
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acquitted himself
with distinction.
Tho captain Of
the vessel in his
official report Of
the battle said:
TO Lieutenant
COMMUNICATIVE
berly, tho execu-
tive officer, I am
in bted, not
only for tho fine
example Of cool
ness and self pos
session which no
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give up Masso-
wah to the Abys-
sinians, as it is
their only sea-
port; but the
wholeMohanne-
dan world cried
out in fanatical
opposition to It,
as there is an old
prophecy among
them that IL the
Christian 8 Of
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with high honors
from Harvard in
1870, and later
the Harvard
Law school. lie
has published an
edition Of "Story
on the Laws Of
Partnership" IIo
was n member OF
the Boston com
mon council for;
several years, and
at one timo was
the Republican
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uow TO SAVE LIFE.

What s ecu sh 2 1t 10 An Irritation Of -
throat ,n.oat ana lungs. What causes II UeAee6.
cease. and the cough Il curs6. nut ~ IA
SUD ~ 9 congesti,n An. there is just WK0ro
n, puys"Msshs - nsve always been pusale1. Dus %
SUN rtcn or some terrible pulmonafy tfouolo
VIII follow. Some doctors give COD ffvNP 06i.
others cough syrupss but the most aAvaucoI
lrs.ctibe stimulants. Nature muse bo a.
s,slea. furo whiskey will do It. see what
:. FRO. Austia Flint, OF Bellevue tNev Yorps
college. says. "The judicious nee os nee.
n n i,r stimuiants IL one Of tho striking chArSo-
cine curing the last half O. injury"
hsssef me- ,,s,i hsnry 4. Mott. Of New York, sAys:
s,np y analytich teste will readily oonvfScS
pnysitlsn or An expert) should certainiy ~.
l,uny's Pure Malt Whisky iS 8 certSiu Surs
ara r. eventive Of congestion and shouiO 81
le.t IN every fsmiiY. II 10 sold BY All drug.
uine. M
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and settled at
NJ Magic City in
Wyoming terri
tory. He became
a clerk in Il fur
niture house, and
the proprietor or
giving his atten-
tion elsewhere
Mr.. Warren be-
cam Q manager,
and eventually
proprietor of the
business. He Is
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Mr.. Francis f. Warren, whom Presi-
dent Harrison has appointed governor
of Wyoming territory, was born in Hins-
dale, Mass, about forty-four years
ago. When boy of II he en-
listed in the Forty-ninth Massa-
chusetts volunteers, and rose from
the ranks to be captain. At Port Hud-
son while corporal he distinguished
himself by volunteering to perform q
desperate mission. In 1868 he went west
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Mobile bay Kimberly

set to those ADMIRAL KIMBERLY.
around him, but for the excellent condl-
tion to which he had brought every
thing belonging to tho fighting depart
ment OF tho ship, in consequence of
which there was no confusion anywhere,
even when from the terrible slaughter ut
some Of {. guns it might have been
looked for"
A story Is told OF the admiral when he
was youngster in tho rescue Of those
on board British ship which foundercd.
Kimberly was one who volunteered to go
to tho rescue. After all had been re-
moved tho wife Of tho captain Of tho
sinking ship discovered that she had left
her pet dog locked in the cabin. Mid
shipman Kimberly made dash for tho
cabin. Tho door was locked but he burst
1t In. The dog, not understanding that q
friend had come to save him, barked and
showed his t>eth 30 that the midshipman
was forced to throw q cloak over him.
Then he picked him up and carried him
to his mistress and received her thanks
therefor. - /
Admiral Kimberly was married In
1874, at Frankfort, Germany, to daugh-
ter Of Capt. Cushman, Of tho navy. Miss
Cushman, who was 1S years of age, was
completing her studies. Tho admiral Is
nearly six feet high and quick In his mo-
tions. His complexion is bronzed by the
many suns he has sailed under. q
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candidate for president OF that body.
From 1884 to 1888 he served in tho Mas
sachusetts legislature, and during his
last year was chairman Of the judiciary
committee and leader Of the house. Mr..
Wharton has acted as private secretary
to Judge Gray Of the United States su-
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Testimony in a recent suit brought by
Harris, OF Philadelphia, to obtain wages
due him, revesie9 Che fact that he had
been employed to make trousers for 90
cent? dozen. OF u cents sIpsis, -
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1t is mistake to paint sin too alluring
and attractive. 1t makes young people
want some. AS q matter Of fact sin Is
ugly and full of misery and pain, NO
matter how it may be colored or sugar
coated.
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sam Carpenter, the weI known
railroad man, does not caro- for theatres
or social affairs, but he has a weakness
for studying up and inficting upon his
f!!epds the qussrest and most unsxpect-
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nATENTS - DURING APRIL AND
il Nav my ices due only ON allow ance II ce
sired, Write " n. II. BABCOCks bls seventh
street, Washington. d. O., o. nox -
Formerly ExAMtneT In Atent Omca xIua