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Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-29
A SAINT OF FASHION.
she Was rrt.a. Hat ~. Peter Did Net Find
uer Waattng.

she Was frt.d. Hut ~. Peter ntd Not ftnd
ueF Waatinz.
The applicant (timldly) y)-Please le,
me 10.
St Peter (opcning the eais) Who
are yoaP
Applicant-A tailor made girl.
- Peter (half shutting lD-Dld you
belong 10 the Four HundrodP
Applicant (rclactantly) Yes.
~ Peter Shutting IL little morc)
Rich and beautifully
Applicant (still more reluctantly
w ths papers said.
~ Peter Oeaving only a craek)- -
HIN. how came you hereF
Applicant-A sudden cold aud pneu-
monla-
~ Peter-Yes. know suppose
you took cold At ballp
Applloant-N No. at charity fair; the
flower table was In a draught
81 Peter-Why didn't you leAveP
Applicant Oh. | could not | had
promised 10 serve
~ Peter (openlng the gate haads
broadth) You we're very eEtravagant.
suppose
Applicant (slowlyl-l spent a good
deal Of money. but We we're rich. and
papa said IA was a good thing 10 keep
money going
~ Peter (absent mlndedly) Has
your papa bean eanonikedP hut 1 d.
gresa To return (siornly). Of course
you oppressed the poor needlc-worker
and pat on paying the lovely starving
sgamstress. Mhls you tsaii~a through
The maay dance tho silken robe. into
every seam of which she had stitched
her womah's heart-or words to that
effeetP
Applicant (woaderinglyl-Oh. no.
insheedl Like many other Rirls In my
set ! have successfully established
more than one skillfnl but unrecoR-
hlEed needle woman by giving them
work and telling right and left whom I
employed
81 Peter (showing his head now In
the opealnal Did you ever 20 10
church on . rainy sundayP
APplleant-oh. yes always. rain or
shine
81 Peter (suddonly susplelous) Did
Yon ever write a modern society novel.
Applicant-No. never aid. was
not very wise. you know.
81 Petsr-Hm. its not wisdom that
goes Into them. Can you recall any
special acts Of goodness on your part
Applicant (thoughtfully)-I KEEP,
awake half ono night once while an
engaged girl vas telling mo about hor
nance.
81 Peisr-That was kind.
Applicant always kept my dane.
Ing engagements. even when the best
man asked ma last
~ Peter-That was unusual, car.
tainly.
Appllcant-And at college balls 4
used 10 affect real interest In What the
seniors we're saying 10 me.
~ Peter (who had been gradually
widening the oponlng)--we neeslni,
60 much hlrthsr. We're you engaged
to be marriedp
Applieant-fe&
Ne Psier-knglishman. snpposap
Appllcant-No. an American. Ire.
fused an Engllshman though.
81 Petsr-Ahl He was . commonar.
l Supposed
Applicant-No. he vas a Duke.
NJ Peter (gasplngl-whail you re-
fuse "a kngllsh pesrP
Applleant-f did not love him
~ Peter tihrowing the gate vide
open) My dear. walk right In. The
next young woman from the side
streets who comes up here VIII have 70
naAe . gooa showlng 70 aas hH--llia
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-29

Amomg the incidents connected With
a waterspoNai Which burst recently on
the Batnombe Hills. In DorseL Eng.
aud seat destructive torrent of water
throaeh the valley below. the Dorwea
Coumty Chronicle mentions a touching
instance of canine affection which oc-
eurred ai . local farm yard. A collie
bitch. with a puppy. was chained 20 q
kennel When the food catered the
yard the mother seiEed ths puppy In
her mouth and lifted IL above the
waieri the ehain however. vas DOT
long enough 10 aliow the dog 70 swim.
and - the water rose. the dog aud the
puppy were gradually drewned. the
mother tFying 70 The very last 10 save
The life oi her onsprlng When TIE
water suesldsd the puppy vas iound
stili 10 The mouth oi she dead mother
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-29
VOL. XXV-NO. >.
MorHUR AND WIFE

TIE uindass faos tha hiahway.
fsn fafes ruar1 tha raaes.
~ bowed unes saift hurae senaltmMg
Ana ~ Faiuy aayighs wanes
Tht haaf has strusk, ~ cuues noti
Thsf saffiY talk awhiio.
nui silanre talis ustwren thnm.
AFaIu ihry watrh thr stliu
Ths wlfs sta paets faney,
So ia q bIissfui arram
Wan ~ 49, iurd's Fvtarniue
De- be- tYss ths love lirhrs heAsn
Ths mnttef. wrinklea auf whits .hAireA
LHans 60 ths uInaus .silL
suIle 80 her s1IHtIF yisaFA
ftme seru. 80 lovely stiiL
Which 3 t - eyes s aeeuerf
on wham dues ths vfsiun hurstf
ous maruurss Noe b. . oaminEi-
TIE aathcr soos hiua nrsti
A. FuaruinF heart nf . mathsrf
Trudrr a. sumusef skiss.
Cas- wFalth af sites ttVuttua
HufHsss ttT sacI hosf
q vite as draf n rhsrishi
TtH ulathrr FIrlas o. thee
irf tFeasarg. iaF saa earsforti
DFuH thHu hIs sestiHF
-Aaaiiut HaHf iiasrg. 81 Decd uausesecpinE
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-29
MIoRATIon OF AnIs
Remarkable Circumstance wtth whiei
ths Esp~ditiss. Az. Attended

nsmark&hi. circumstance With whleh
ths EsP~ditisu- Az. Attsna~d.
Tho ant citios a. they ought 10 D.
called, 81 Bruzil arr u such amazing
sire that they have more the character
u strueturcs reared BY human hands
than that ~ monuments Of Insect
industry and skill They are con
ical mounds % clay. which their tiny
architects r',ar b the height oi ten or
twelve feet; their circumference Il
nine or ten feet A hard. yellow clay
forms the external coat; the Inside i
divided by a number ot horizontal
floors or stories ~ q hard. black earth.
Ia thin plates. which some times shine
like Japan ware.
1ho-n hab.tatioas aro peopl.d by
myriads oi ants u a large .ixs. aud a
brown color. Thcy have The pos a.
~ oxudiHg from their bodies . viscld
fuid by when they moisten The clay
% the consistency % foF makine
floors some species fora covered
ways Ia thi. manner aud aaammls O.
avenues - this description have been
found stretching for conaidarable
distance from Que scttlomant 20 an.
other. and through these the ants are
enabled 10 make pretty long Journey.
unseen
They -omotime- migrate. aud their
expeditions are attended With truly
remarkable circumstance. In fact.
they resemble on small scale. the In.
roads ~ AuiIlt and his million Of
mounted barbarianz into tho fruitful
and glowing plains - Italy leaving a
parched desert In their wake When
these insect Huns set out 10 such en-.
'crprises, they proceed right forward
IN a straight line. just a. the laden
boe hios 81 its hive aud they devoar
everything In their way which i cata-
bio, like q cloud % lOCusts ''warping
on the wind
u once happsned. during ons %
these AIT expeditions which was uader.
taken near the city ~ Rio Dc Janeiro.
that a garden obstructad their line
81 march--a deep ditch oi water IN par.
ticular seemed an unsurmountable Oh
stacie, however. a stick happened ae-
cideutally 20 b. lying across a; this the
ants used A. a bridge, and over Il they
poured by myrisds 80 that In fep
hours tho garden vas swarming fuil
Of them. and every thlng of a verotable
kind disappeared From this they pro
eeedod Ca tiil they came b tinf house 81
the Swedish Gen@ui. through which
they actually made their way. The
gentleman Who Inhabited II was sud.
denly awakened daring the night by a
horrid sensAiion. and starting from nj.
couch, he found himself covered with
these insects. whose crawling aud
biting had awakened him The houss
was full u them, there vas neither re-
ecss nor apartment nor closet eKemps
from heir presence lmpeled By thelr
instructive tendency 10 advances. they
pursued their onward course until the
whole body passed through. and next
morning not siagl- one a them was
10 be soen
Strange 10 say. the ants devoured
every o her insect 10 their progress. 80
that the singular visitation was not
without lts use. spiders cockroaches
and every thing Of the kind which In.
Tested the house became ths prey oi
these nocturnal visitors. and when
they disappeared Il was found that
every other species of insect had dis-
appeared along with them. Y.
Ledger.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-29

III ali 81 the Iadlans Ia the Unltei
States were congregaiea In one village
u would not b. - large a. 81 Louis
Total iaaian population 10 unlsss
sssses gsl,7el
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-29

Gable ears are run al the rate ~
fourteen miles an hour ln part of ca.
sago
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-08-29

Husband (klndly) Ny, desr. yea
have nothing deoani 70 wsAf. have
youg
Vile with alaerityl No. indeed.
haveu't; not thing. ia he ashamed
10 b. seen anywhers Ny very nswess
party dress has been worn three simes
already.
Hushana--Yss that's lus, whai I
told Blifklns when ho offered me twe
tickets FOR ths opera for ao-night I
knew "a | took tham they'd only b@
wasted. 30 lusi got oae foa wont
mind n hurry Of. N. Y. Mercury
- -
--Peier Malcom. q scotch sailor. iall
overheard In the Indlan oeesa hvs
handrsd miles from land. Iis vas re-
ported drowned. but after two years
bobhed up ~ claim ss0 90 legacy
and 10 rrpsrt that siter heaflng two
dags be was picked up bY kussiaa
sssssl aaa carried areaaa - veFl@
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-18
HALLOwELL.

Mr.. Charles Heath, who has been out Of
health, for a year or two, died yesterday
about one O'Clock. Although an invalid. he
has attended to his business himself until
the daughter Of Eiwin Brann Esq. lie va.
thir,y-teo years Of age
Miss Annie L,keman and Miss Eta Rob.
erts, teachers a no 1attenied the teachers eI
cursion 10 California last summer, went ia
Boston last Friday night to attend =, union
of the excursion party. They returned
Sunday morning.
Rev. Mr.. Houghton, pastor Of the Fir',
Universalist church. preached a very inter
esting sermon Yesterday forenoon, taking fol
bis subject Secret Societies" speaking IL
their favor. illustrating by incidents coming
und-r his own observation, the benefit de
rived from belonging TO these organizations
The Knights Of Pythias noticed their 2G,t
anniver ,ary by attending in a body. They
also extended the /. o. D 4 an invitation v
attend xi,h them, which they accepted. Th'
Masonic order also was present The nor,i
side Of the church was nearly Allied by th'
different orders.
Mrs C. II. Williams Of Worcester is tn,
guest Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs Tboma
Church. She will spend several weeks IL
the city.
The Old South Congregational sociabl'
will be entertained by Miss Susie Greenlssf
assisted by Mrs. Cbase's Sunday school cla.
at the residence Of NJ ". Stone, Esq OF
Tuesday evening neIt if pleasant, IL storm,
Thursday evening. All members md friend
of the society are cordially invited
| Tine service, at st. Matthews was he'll
Sunday afternoon, instead Of forenoon. an
Rev Allen Beeman Rector Of the Cbu'cl
Of Christ, Gardiner oficiated and will con
tue to do 30 at present
Mr.. Leonard Jones ~ho went West earl
in the winter starts on his home ward jJusneJ
today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-18
HAYTI HASN'T SETTLED


New YORK. Feb. II.
Capt Compton. of the steamer Haytian
Republic, declared that that the Hay tisns re-
fusec to salute the American hsg when Ad-
miral Luce received that vessel from Gen.
Legitime at Port au Prince. He arrived in
New York Friday and is At the Stevens
House.
THE American Minister. when my ship
was released" said he to reporter, "ordered
the Haytisns to salute the American flag
they refused to do so absolutely, and all
they did was TO return Admiral Lace's salute.
1t was an insult to our government for them
not to salute first"
Capt Compton came to New York, as he
expressed it, ito see what was going on. "
He will return TO Boston and he will not, he
said, run another vessel to Hayti very soon.
Not . dollar of the iniemity for the unwar-
ranted detention of his vessel has yet been
paid. The result has been the collapse Of
the Haytian mail line, which owned the Ha,
tan Republic. and which was the only
American line between this country and
Hayti.
I'VE worked hard for years to establish
an American line to Hayti" said the captain,
land we had it in a fair way to success when
this thing occurred 1t seems a shame that
it should be ruined in such a way. believe
the Haytian Govern nent pleads poverty and
says ii is unable to pay. This is only an ex-
agreed Why. those people show more res
pect to the Dominican X public than they
do the United States"
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GREAT WAS THE FALL
or Fourteen Stories Of Magnificent AIChi-
lecture.
The TalIest Office Building in America
Collapses in Chicago-A Miraculous
Escape OF Workmen.

CHICAGO, Feb. Il.
Owing's Block. IA stor e. high, one of the
tallest office buildings in America, collapsed
this morning A number of vorkmeD bare
ly escaped with their lives. 1t was beanti-
full gothic structure opposite the post office
and in the center of the business d strict
The ten lower stories fell in one after an
other, having the walls of the four upper
floors and the roof standing in decidedly
sbaky condition.
In the 10Th story the tile flooring was de-
fective. or was damaged by the natural set
tling. Without the slightest warning the
great mass of tiles ard girdlng forming the
injured floor, crashed to the story below,
carr, ing that with it and the two together
pounded a way for themselves to the bottom
About 1875 men workmen have been steadily
engaged in the building. Today less than a
dozen were on hand. and all were in the
basement. When at 80 O'Clock the tre-
mendous crash was neard, all rushed into the
street
Chief Sweeney of the fire depsrtme at after
looking over the structure, decided that it
vas not necessary to pull down the walls as
| there is no immediate danger of their falling
in,
The building was rapidly approaching
| completion, and is considered one of the
| finest in the city from stsndpoints, of conven-
| fence, strength and msgnihcenee. The
upper stories are pressed brick, the three
1 lower ones are of stone. The Interior is en-
tirely of tiles supported in place by massive
/ iron Orders. Yesterday three iron tank.
arrived. one of them weighing two thousand
nine hundred pounds was hoisted 70 the
! 18th stoty.
/ 1t is presumed that the settling of the
4 building caused the first break OF the tiles OF
which the floors are made. They it Z thel
like keystones and depend OF each 9th fol
support Any extension of the space con
| fning them would tend to allow the entire
mass to drop out. The thing was ground tf
[ dust.
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FEBRUARY Is. 1889

bed 70 catch the attempt of the Germans I,
make 3 landing for an attack on Mstasfst
force. Instead of firing . shot or leading
the natives. he vas a passive spectators be-
sond warning the Germans not TO land IS h,
vas p qaestei to do 50 by the natives. kle I
has sfh htsyits of vice Consul Blackjack and
and other residents as 10 the proper eharse
ter of conduct on the night of the battle
with the Germans. Dee Is. Klein declare.
that the si,gstion TO all the American resi-
dents, especially merchants was inrolera
Bile owing to the insolsnce of the German
officials and oldiers.
The Samoan Times vas suppressed Jan.
10 for stating that but for German support
all of the Samosns would IN Matsafa and
that unless Bismarck Was deceived he would
not attempt to enforce his unpopular rule IN
the country. Prior 70 this Mr.. Cassek, the
editor sas nued sl0) for reprinting certain
American newspaper press commen nis on the
Samoan 81 uatiOn. Capt Fritz, the German
naval comm .nder, on Jan rs, issued an order
instructing all of the residents of Apia 10 turn
over all guns or ammunition held by them AMI
proclaimed the right of search Capt Mullen
of the American man of war Mi sic protested
against this action stating that the American
government had never recognized Tamssese
and that no power would allow them to seize
arms unless used against a friendly Lation.
Germs troops acting as police in Apla at
tempted II arrest Klein, bat on the advice of
the United States consul he went on board
the Nip.ic- Jan. IS capt. Fritz male a de-
mand on Capt Mullen to release Klein, that
he might be tried before a German military
tribunal. Capt. Mullen replied that he pro-
posed TO protect all American citizens in
samoa and that Klein would not be surren-
iered for trial an on Feb. he placed him
on board the Mariposa.
A closer perussl of Australian and New
Zealand journals received yesre rday show al
most without exception strong and in many
cases bitter editorials. condemning the action
of the Germans at Samoa.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
SLOW AND INEFFICIENT
Are tho Firemen OF Montreal and the
Costly Results Arising.

MOsTREAL, Feb. II.
A fire broke out in the nail and roll
ling mill of Peck. Benny & Co. on the banks
of the Lachine Canal ut 545 Saturday
day morning. The fist alarm was not
sounded for 70 minutes, then only by two
hose carriages and a hook and ladder truck
There was no water pressure. 1t took the
engines Is engines to get steam up. and then
the ice on the canal was so thick, (.ix feet)
1t took 10 minutes more to dig holes for
suction. After four hours hard work the
flames were e1tnguished, being confined to
the premises on which they started, which
were completely gutted.
Fire broke out again at J. 35. There was
another wait for engines and more difficulty
in getting up st. am. The flames were not
got under control until p. N. Peck Benny
L Co. estimate their loss S95 600; fully in
sured. McDaugalls elevator and coutents
valued at sl63 600. and Ira A. Gould's
granar es, valued at slS3 600. were also
destroyed. The Island City paint and var,
Dish works we're damaged 5000. and the
Glenore mills were damaged 5000 The
Montreal mills were also damaged, amour,
unkuown. Two men are supposed 10 have
been burned in the elevator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-18
MAINE DISPATCHES.
BATH saIPBUrLpERs.
The Labor Tronbles Continue and Men
Are Leaving.
RArH Feb. If.

Bath Feb. l6.
The trouble in the yards at the North End,
Bait. has extended TO the opposite extremity
of the city. Thursday night two carpenters
10 the employ of the Morse Co. were dis
charged because they had been among the
men Who quit work in the Sewall yard when
Ridley was black listed, though they bad been
engaged by the foreman of the Morse yard
to work on the n, tug az soon as the timber
was in rea illness and had previously given
notice that they should leave the Sewall
employ the week Of the walk out.
This action naturally eIcites comment.
The builders claim that it is necessary for
them to adopt this course for self protection,
No carpenter who takes part in these labor
troables can hope to secure work in any OF
the yards in this city. But at present orders
are coming from other building places and
men are leaving daily fer new work. Calls
aggregatng fifty men were received Friday
from Trenton. Mich, Providence and Con-
necticut.
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xELINE'S lUDDLE,
Ind The Difficulties he Is Experiencing in
Forming that New Cabinet.
The Exhibition Officials Praying for q
Political Truce.

rAsis, Feb, Il.
Meline is experiencing great difficulty III
form ing the cabinet. woldleck, Rousseau
and other prominent men have refused IL
join DeFreycinet prefers the war porto
lilo, but on persass on OF rresiieut Csrnot
has given half promise to sccept the for.
eisn po-tfolio. Rouvier takes in the lnte-
rior Senator Ernest Boulanser il mentionc
as minister Of nnsnce. The exhibition oti-
ciAls have presented a me mortal to President
Carnot PRAYING for political truce in the
interest of the exhibition.
The only positive adherence which Melin's
has receive are those of R,uvier for M,ais.
try of Interior. Perrier for Ministry Of Flu
cation. Dsutrcsmc for Ministry of Public
Works or Commerce. IL is hoped that Gea
Billo, will take the War portfolio aud R,bo,
come other. Both opp p,rsa ,is,s and rsi,csls
refuse to join in anticipation Of short life
for the new cabinet.
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GRIMES and ACCIDENTS
PETTY THIEVES
Prowling Around Portsmouth and
Stealing junk.

PORTSMOUTH IL, Feh. II.
Portsmouth ia being troubled with petty
burQlaries at the present time bre night
during last week the storchouse of the Ports
mouth Aqueduct Company on Mccha'ic
street WAS broken into and about three hun
dred pounds of lead pipe was stolen. The
following night the JOINER shop OF Joshua
Stackpole was broken into an number of
tools carried of.
On Saturday night the schooner James A.
Gray, Capt Coleman. which is laid up for
the winter at the Union wharf, was raided
BY thieves, who broke into the cabin and
stole everything movable they could carry
off and also ripped the sheets of copper
from the top OF the butts. Those petty bur
glaries are thought T. be- the work of some
one well acquainted in that neighborhood, as
several stores along Water street have been
broken into within month.
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BURNED TO TIE GROUND.
Tho Fine Residence Of F. q. Richmond
LivoImore Falls. Consumed by Fire.

Special 70 the Kennebec Journal.
LIvgRMoKE FALLS, Feb. IL.
The very fine residence of F : Richmond, 1,
one of Livermore's prominent buslne" men,
WAS burned to the ground At II 80 this morn
ing. The buildings were the finest in the
town and recently built aud elegantly fur
nished by Mr. Richmond for home. Moth
ing Of any amount was saved. Mr. Richmond
having barely time to get his falniy from the
house and the horse from the stable.
The bui'dlngs cost ight thousand dollars
and were insu d for but $500, $500 being
in George Mscomher's agency. The fire
caught urar the furnace +. ) Richmond
has ever been an Ell tarprisng business man,
pro rle'or IT the Variety Wood Turning
MIDI, a'l has been very unfortunate durln Z
the past ten years He was part owner in
tn luge steam mill that burned at Jay
Brdse few years ago, causing very heavy
loss.
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ALMOST CONTEMPT.
The Pail Mall 0az sta Comments upon
the Times Witnesses

LosDos, Feb. l6.
The Pail Mall Gaze tie commenting upon
the admissions before the Psrnell Commits
sion by Mr.. Soames, the Times solicitor,
and Mcdonald. manager Of the Times, that
III had never asked Pigott or Houston
where they got the letters secured by the
Times, says; Everything depefds abso-
luiely upon Pigsits uord. The character
Of Pfgott. therefore, is Of the f-st impor-
lance. The Times stakes everything upon
his word. II Pigoit we're the Apostle Paul
his solitary word might suffice. but he falls
short Of the Apostolic character.
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DRUNKEN FRENZY
And the Atrocious Acts OF Murder and
Arson it Prompted.

PARKERsBuRG. Va, Feb II.
John Elsm.r re of Elizabeth, W,rth Co, q
prosperous farmer, formerly local preach
er, went home drunk FRIDAY night, and be-
cause supper was not ready worked himself
into frenzy of rage, and seizing a heavy
poker Drained his wife and two daughters.
aged respectively ~ and Is, killed the hired
glrl and set Are to the house burning the
bodies. He is in Jail at Wir,h court house
and the sheriff has a strong guari TO prevent
lynching Elsmore claims thieves did the
work.