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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

/. The Morgan City Review says:
W. understand that four OF the
Morgan STEAMERS will make regular
trips from Algiers TO this port
bringing and carrying all Texas and
California freights.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

Last week Mr.. A. B. Goodrich ct
Prairie Hayes met q sad death.
While blowing his mules became
frightened and ran away. the wheels
passed over his body breaking his
ribs, causing death in q few days.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

The terrible tragedy enacted in
New Orleans last Saturday should
serve as a warning to oil future
jurros to do their duty.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

To have done the job up brown
the New Orleans vigilance commit
tee should have hung O'Malley and
Seligman.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

]. L. Hoffpauir, of Acadia parish,
killed a native hog last Saturday,
weighing 635 pounds after being
dressed.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-03-28

The farmers of Calcasieu are
preparing to plant the largest rice
crop Oh record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

When, some years ago, a typical
American girl consented 10 allow re-
production of her features on the latest
variety in coinage of United States sill
yer dollars, she stipulated that her iden-
tlty should not be revealed. But the
secret is secret no more, and those who
have seen the original Of the design since
learning the fact are pleased to observe
that she is much better looking than the
silver presentment of her would indicate.
The lady is Miss Anna w. Williams,
now teacher in the Girls Normal school,
Seventeenth and Spring Garden streets,
Philadelphia. Her profile at the time
she was taken for the model of Liberty
was considered the most perfect in Phil
adelphia, and any one who Will compare
her picture here given with that on the
silver dollar he may have in his pocket
Will see the likeness. The story that the
engraver fell in love with and married
his ideal was a romantic establishment
Though her silver copy is near TO the
hearts of millions the original is still a
maiden.
Another lady whose profile is less ia
mlllar and her name far better known Is
Mrs. Lillian HOLSTER, of Detroit, for six
years president of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union and one of the
most untiring women in the world in
general work for moral and social re-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

has lately been found to be preyentabIe
by a simple system resOrted to by Lon
don contractor, by the use of which no
ground outside the actual section of the
subway in hand need be disturbed. The
system in question comprises a series of
steel bars placed side by side with the
excavation so as to form complete tenn
porary lining and support to the roof,
and within this series of bars the perma-
nent brick arch of the tunnel is built.
The bars used in this work are ten feet
long, six inches wide, and two inches
thick, being provided at their edges with
longitudinal grooves, by means of which
each is linked to the next one in such a
way as to admit of separate longitudinal
motion, and yet to prevent lateral sepa-
ration. The bars are inserted in the
same manner, as well as supported, as
ordinary tunnel bars, the ground being
excavated only the exact section Of the
tunnel, plus the trifing thickness of the
bars.
After the brickwork has been built
within them the bars are separately
pushed forward by jackscrews as the
earth is excavated for the succeeding
length. The bars are provided with longi-
tudinal tubular cavities, through which
groUting or other filling material may be
introduced from time to time 10 fill
the space left vacant by the advancing
bars between the top Of the lining arch
and the earth above and around. this
any subsidence.-New York
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

A city female, tramp Of giant stature
is annoying sorfe Of our western Maine
towns. She comes 70 the farmhouses,
generally after dark, and begs to be al
lowed TO stay ali night. Her request is
generally granted, though unwillingly,
for her person is very repulsive. She
always carries several large bundles GOV.
cred with a waterproof. In one Of them
are clean dress and whole shoes which
she saves to PIT On in Boston. They are
too good for tramping in Maine.
To all appearance she hasn't relative
IN the world, and prefers this rowing life
10 any Kind Of labor, for she is frequent
ly offered chance to 10 homework at
fsrmhouses, but always declines. Once
she did work for day or two, bat de-
clared she'd rather walk and peg. She
expects 10 90 10 the poorhouse, but not
until she can no longer travel Il Is said
that 70 hear her talk without looking at
her one would imagine her a lady, so
correct is her Language Lewiston jour
nal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

form. She was born Sept. 8, 1853. in
Oakland county, Mich, and though pre-
cocious in scholarship she lived such an
open life that she reached maturity with
splendid physical constitution. Her
father, Phineas Bates, was a well to do
farmer, and when she graduated from
the high school at the age of fifteen she
was also an expert in bareback riding
and all rural activities.
She began teaching at fifteen, and four
years later married Mr.. Daniel w. Hol-
lister, with whom she lived on n farm
till 1881, when she removed to Detroit to
cultivate her musical and literary ability.
She soon became prominent in womans
work, first in the Methodist church and
then III the temperance cause. For two
years she was secretary Of the w. &.
T. u, then vice president and finally
president
Another illustration Of the present
tendency OF ladies to do any good work
they find to do, regardless Of the old con-
ventionalities, is Miss Beulah Snyder,
the mail carrier Of Bucks county. Pa.
She is eighteen years old, and striking
type Of brunette beauty, with dark eyes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04
CLUBHOUSE NEW JERSEY A {

geously located for the enjoyment of the
true athlete. The house is situated on the
outskirts Of the clubs ten acre field and
not far from the shore of Newark bay.
There are lighthouses on the bay and a
quarter mile cinder track, baseball dia-
mond, tennis courts, shooting and cricket
grounds upon the field. In fact, whatever
an athlete desires to use in developing his
muscles is near at hand
The building itself is of wood, two and
a half stories in height and picturesque as
well as comfortable. 1t covers an area CT
65 by 1T feet, and has among other coy
apartments a ladies' parlor, card and
smoking rooms, library, billiard and smok-
ing room, bowling alleys, lavatory and an
that will seat 900 persons. All
in all, the new clubhouse is a model home
for athletes
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04
DOUBLE PHOTOGRAPHS.
Methods of Making Figure Appear in
Different Positions on One Plate


The making of double pictures on one
negative plate has been practiced by
photographers for some time. 1t has
been supposed that they were made by
using reflections from mirrors to double
the object to be photographed. Doubles
may be made that way, but the refec-
ton of the glass always shows, while
the figures are invariably distorted. The
| most common way of making successful
| doubles is to extend the reach of the
} lens with small box Ct the same depth
of the focal depth of the lens. The in
side of the box should be smooth and
blackened dead black, to prevent its
appearance in the picture.
The front of the box is then divided
equally by two small doors or flaps. In
making the exposure open one flap, draw
the slide from your plate holders and ex-
pose the plate. Then replace the slide,
close the door that was open, let the per-
son being photographed change position,
open the door that was closed on the
first exposure, leaving the other one
closed, focus the object, draw the slide
again and expose the plate again, and
you have the same person in two differ
ent attitudes in the same negative, with
out any line of demarkation showing in
the background
Captain John n. Riker goes further
than making doubles. He makes triples,
Quadruples or any number wanted, in
the most grotesque and CHASTITY forms,
on one plate. His system of making
doubles on the same plate is more COM
plicated than the one described It is
done by placing kit or shutter over the
plate in the holder and exposing a part
at time.
The kit is hinged in sections, the upper
corners opening like little doors 10 the
side. DeCapitated heads are taken by
opening the doors and just exposing the
part Of the plate directly behind. on
which the head has been focused. After |
these exposures have been made the !
doors are closed and the subject is To-
cused with outstretched hands. After |
proper focusing, the kit, except the |
upper corners. is drawn away and q full |
made.
A few days ago Captain Riker walked |
into the house and tossed an envelope |
into Mrs. Rlker's hands. On opening il |
she found picture of the headless body
upright with arms outstretched,
and in each hand platter on which lay
a CHASTITY head-his own.
Captain Riker sand that while he had |
for
making the pictures, he now desired TO
show simply what really Is behind the
making OF alleged spook and spirit pic
lures. The secret OF making the pictures
las been known for many years also bv
Professor George r. CromwelL-New
York SIM
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04
Which One Was Kepss

There were two little kittens, black and .
gray,
And grandmamnla said, with n frovn,
ut will never do 70 keep them both,
The black one we'd better drown.
Don't cry, my dear" 10 tiny Boss,
'One kittens enough 10 keep,
Nov run 70 nurse, FOR It's growing late
And time you were fast asleep"
The morrow dawned, and rosy and sweet
Came little BesS from her nap,
The nurse said, Go into mammals room
And look in grandnas lap"
Come here said GrsndmSmma. with smile.
From the rocking chair where she sat;
Sod has sent you two little sisters,
Now, what Go you think " THAR"
Bess looked at the babies a moment.
With their wee heads, yellow and brown,
And then to grandma soberly said
(which one are you going to DROWN
Fashion BazAr.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

/ EDWARD BURGESS. age every moment
! The more it blew the more the Nymph
/ climbed out. BY and by it began to blow
/ so hard that Brother Flint became uneasy.
/ In the meantime Mr.. Burgess had gone be-
/ low and tumbled into bunk to catch some
/ comforting sleep. Flint began to walk on
I pins and needles He looked at the skv
and then at the water and then at the sails
and lastly at Burgess. Next he jumped
down into the cabin and said:
Burgess, are you asleep?"
mo. not yet"
"Well, it's blowing pretty fresh"
"That's good"
ayes, but don't you think we ought to
put in a reef;"
Burgess yawned, looked sleepily up
through the hatchway at the mainsail.
stretched his arms over his head and said:
"Oh, no."
Then he turned over aud composed him
self for sleep. Flint went on deck and bit
his finger nails The wind was roaring
out of the jib like a thunderstorm. and
every fibre of standing rigging was vibrat-
ing like fiddle strings. The more the Yacht
went the more il blew. Flint nearly had a
fit. He ran from one side of the yacht to
the other. Every few minutes he looked
down into the cabin at the sleeping Bur
CESS. Finally he could stand it no longer,
for the Nymph was flying like a frightened
ghost through perfect smother of spray.
He jumped down into the cabin and shook
Burgess.
say" he said, its blowing more than
ever. Don't you think we ought TO take in
a reefs"
"Oh, no." replied Burgess. yawning and
preparing 20 turn over gain.
Yes, but l wish, " said Flint nervouslv,
that you'd come up and look az the state
OF things"
Burgess reluctantly pulled himself to-
gerher and climbed out of his bunk and
went on deck, where he rubbed his ewes
and looked around him
What do you think about its" asked /
Flint, anXiously watching his couatenance;
hadn't We better reefs'
No. said Burgess with a big y; st .
isn't often You get breeze Ike this OF 1
this cape. aud when you do you want TO .
let II alone and not interfere with il. I'm /
going TO bed "
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

and raven black hair-''ous Of th~ pref
test girls ID Bucks county" AL the men
say. she lives Ia q cottage Just outside
OF Riegels7Ille, and every morning starts
from that place Ia her buggy and takes
the mail 70 Darham, Spnnzfown and
Aorgantown, besldss Voluntarily deliv-
erIng many letters along the read
she has done this continuously since
the lat Of Nay and without accident.
though sue GOES prepared f1s ensyzsa-
cies. She drives yery SPIRITED hors1.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04
A STORY OF BURGESS.

Weakened Because the Breeze Was Stiff.
Yacht Designer Edward Burgess, whose
death was announced few days ago, loved
good, stiff breeze so well that his friends
used to speak OF a half gale as a Burgess
breeze" When E. w. FIint's 4O-footer
Nymph was taken from Lawley's, just
after her launching, TO Cape Cod some
three years ago, Burgess accompanied Mr..
Flint and they had Burgess breeze in
her locker"
The Nymph started for Cape Cod at a
pace that must have filed her owners
heart with the keenest delight. She made
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

Jack (who has been called in for punish
ment and RECALLED with an account OF his
misdoings}-Did Dick Van Twiller tell you
that, mamma?
Mamma-Yes, Jack.
Jack (reproachfully)-And you believed
him?
Mamma-Yes, Jack.
blackwell, don't blame you for BE-
Eeving him, mamma He's the most beau
tiful liar in the whole school.-Bostcn
Beacon
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

90 so when lac has
been in athletics y
little longer, is
+ e d eriek Il.
Schaefer. He Is a
hard worker, and
If pluck and per
severance count
the young cherry
diamond wearer
will soon have
made quite aname
for himself. He is
q c lie We r broad
jumper, a hIrdler
of no small abil-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04
An Objection TO aIatrimonv.

Mrs Bombazine-Mr. Gilhooly, you have
been engaged TO my daughter Jane for
more than two years. Why 90 You not
marry her?
6ilhooly-Ny dear madam, that would
never do. 1t would not be an essy matter
to find another such nice sweetheart a.
JSne.-Texas Siftings.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04


a very clean way
through the water
and got along
without fussing q.
She stood up I'M
der her canvas
like a Fourt h
ward politician
under a new silk
hat. AS she got
out toward the
cape the breeze
did not decrease.
On the contrary,
it picked up cour-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

Sbe-lsn't Dr.. Anderson very absent
minded
He-Ies- That's WHY lie never married
He went 70 kiss his sweetheart ooce ard
vacc.nafeG her instead. London Tt B..z
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

HewspaPcr Proprietor - WA. IA tks
~0rldhas rna1s our circulation drop CT .
this week
Ed!tor-Th heres been 10 important news,
sir
Pr0pristoT-So important rsss. sht
H0E about that terrible railroad s~ra.is1;,
and tue BIZ azaE defsi14zloa. &aa the var
sore 10 EaFope. an3--
Edstor--Oa. go. there were feT Ls.is
thlngs Ike that, bat you see s. rs3ns3 al
week and there were 10 ozse o4il a-&zass.-
EzEseJ Weekly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

Bingo-Aren't these strawberry d-shes
mighty suall3
Mrs. Biugo-1es- They were selscted ~
Cousin JscL You know Re las 49,.
opened grocery Brooklyn Lac
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04
An improvement i'm Tunaelln~.

The frequent and serious difficulty ex-
perienced il the operations Of tunnel
ing, namely, the subsistence Of the sur
lace after the completion OF tie wo-s.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

ity, and in the run FREDERICK H. sCHAEFER
mig high jump has cleared #. s in. Mr.
behaeier Is not Yet nineteen years oface.apd
tips the beam at l72 pounds. The picture
that appears in this article is the first ever
printed OF him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

Miss Summit lat the sessidel-What ara
you beginning that novel over again forl I
thought you had nearly finished it.
Miss Palisade-So had But lost the
place-Life
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04
A Promising Young Athlete.

One Of the promising young athletes of
The Manhattan Athletic club, who has not
yet set the North river on fire but who may
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04
And to bed he went. leaving Mr.. Flint
about as nearly paralyzed as he ever was
in his Life
A MODEL HOME FOR ATHLETES.

sey A. G.
Many famous athlete has worn and
still wears the colors of the New Jersey
Athletic club, and the organization has
been such successful and prosperous one
that it recently erected a handsome S12 600
clubhouse at Bergen Point. There are
clubhouses throughout the country that
cost much more money than the subject of
this sketch, but none is more advanta-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria-
When she was a Child. she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
when she had ChfNdren, she gave them CassoriA.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-08-04
No Change.
Beacon.

''No. Harry, l am sorry, but an sure
that we could not be happy together. You
know always want my own way in every
thing"
But, my dear girl, you could 90 on
wanting it-aftsr We were married Lille
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23
The Jackson-Corbett Fight.

SAN Francisco, May 23.-The deci-
sion in the Corbett-JacLson fight of mo
contest" given at the end of the sixty
first round after the men had been in
the ring four hours and five minutes, is
generally accepted as equivalent to a
draw" decision. When the decision
was given both men were so utterly ex-
hausted that neither of them could have
struck an effective blow if they had re-
manned in the ring four hours longer.
The first half of the fight was the most
scientific contest ever seen on the Pa
ciiic coast, but the last thirty rounds
were simply walk around. One of
Jackson's shoulders was out of joint,
while Corbett's hands were broken.
Jackson's seconds were Sam Fitzpatrick
and Billy Smith. CorbetU was served by
John Donaldson and Billy Delaney. HI
ram Cook acted as referee. The $l0,0
purse will be divided.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23
Memorial Dny.

The joint memorial committee oil
Sumner and Grant Camp S of ", have
made arrangements to observe me.
moria day by holding the G. A. r.. ser.
vices In the lecture room of Ezion NJ.
=. Church Ninth and French streets.
they will decorate the graves of their
departed comrades at the cemetery'e
on Union street and those at New
Castle in the morning. Thanking the
citizens for their great help in the pas
we would most respectfully request
ers they may have this year to theiI
hall, Tenth and Shipley streets on Fri
day at from twelve m, to six D. M, as
there will be committee of ladies In
waiting to receive them as they viii
do their decorations early in the morn
ing of the 30th, and hold the G. A. r.
service from two to five p. m.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23
rlR DE HARDTss

kH- DE HAHDIVH
A. YENNYROYAL PILLS
Are tbs only genuine PeHayroynt fiilie 10 ade.
Twenty-hye yeafs, experience. Sold by Drug
Fisis. Onicel 1N N. Ninth street. Phiia. BY
mall or A cnice, st. Advice tree. Ladies be-
ware OF limitations. i-2S
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23
Many Mouths tn Fen1l.

Says a despatch from Bainbridge,
Ga, to the New York World: "A. N.
Thomas, native OF Decatur county,
who lives just across the State line in
Gadsden county, Fla, Is 35 years old
and the father OF 80 children, all oil
whom are living. Mr.. Ghomas's wife,
who is also native OF Decatur county
is three years younger than he. FIT
teen years ago they Were married. In
twenty months they found themselves
the parents Of four bright and heauti.
ful children. The family has been in.
creased by the addition sometimes of
twins, sometimes OF triplets, until the
number has reached 81. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas are thrifty, happy and con.
tented couple, and their children are
as fine looking a set as one often sees.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23
In a New business.

Joseph II. Kirk. who at the last cleo
ton was the candidate on the Demo
cratic ticket for coroner, has accepted
a position with George L. Dearborn
the popular dealer in pianos and or
gans, who has opened branch of his
Ihiladelphia establishment at No. 5lt
Shipley street, this city. Mr. Kirli
will look after the interest of the firm
outside of this city, and as he is well
known throughout tho entire State,
there Is no doubt but he will largely
increase the business. Nh. Dearborn
is fortunate in securing the services oil
such an active and energetic salesman
as Mr.. Kirk, as he is one of the hust
lers who never waits for business to
come to him.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23

YINoR sALE-GooD BUILDING LOTS.
I or will exchange for one or two
l,nall houses. Call on or address c. y.
WEIGH. 20a u. Fourth street. m19-tf
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23
Mr.. Blaine in Good Condition,

Tracy, in an interview about published
statements casting doubts upon Secre-
tary Blaine's real condition, mentally
and physically, denies emphatically the
truth of such statements. ''Any state
ment," he said, "that Mr.. Blaine is not
as strong, sound and alert, mentally, as
he ever has been does him grave in
justice. The last time l saw Secretary
Blaine, only q few days before he left
for New York, we were together long
time in consultation over most i'm
portant public document. 1t was criti-
cised and discussed at great length, and
have never seen him when he appeared
to better advantage than he did on that
occasion"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23

Hismethedtho one known thatcu by
eeoinbining tho Aliopathic, homeopathic 3
others fail. Haryous fiehiiIty. strict
Mres. WASTING WEAKNESS, ErrCra Of
Eouttt. LOST yIGoR, tNfEDiNESIs 20 mar
riase, want acknowledgment, etc. His supe-
Flor knowledge enables him 10 check these
diseases Immediately, sRvingErent suffering
Send DC. stamps for book TRUTH and
sworn testimonials HouRs, daily from 0
Am. to Pm. Evenings from 10 Q. We'd
nesday ana Saturday Evenings, from G toto
bugged by quacks tlieir fraudulent gtaran
tees. free consultations and cheap poisonous
drugs; they hre worthless & ruiii thousands
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23
a San sinIr passanra.. l.

On the ocean cares little about a storm.
He is positively Indifferent whether he
is washed overheard or not. But set
right by wineglassful Of Hostetter'a
Stomach Bitters, he feels renewed In
terest In his personal safety. This fine
corrective neutralizes In brackish wa
teroften compulsorily drank on
shipboard, TO the grlevous detrlment
OF health--the pernicious impurities
which give rise to disorders of the sto.
mach liver and bowels. 10 the mari.
ner the tourist, the western pioneer
and miner, the Bitters Is invaluable as
means OF protection against malaria
when its seeds are In air and water. TIC
the effects of overwork, mental Oh
manual, it Is a most reliable and to the
debilitated and nervous it affords great
and speedily felt relief and vigor.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-05-23

IIloR sALE.-FoUR OR FIVE HORSES
and harness. Apply to JAMES
MILLS. Fourth and Raiiroad Ave. asst