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wissn,ann,s Man Baptized.

The negro Sankurru, who has been
Maj. Won Wissnann's companion and
servant for many years, was baptized a
few days ago at the parish church of
Lauterberg. Sankurru was liberated by
Wissnann from the hands of a slave
dealer in 1884. He visited Lauterberg
in 1881 When the major went to Ma
deira in the same year to recruit his
shattered health Sankurru enlisted as a
soldier in DR.. VOLTS expedition to the
Tongoland.
In November last he returned a second
time to Germany, with the intention OF
joining WissmaEn, to whom he is de-
votedly attached, upon his next journey
to Africa. lie expressed a wish to be-
come d Christian, and after regular in
struction by Pfarrer Spanuth, of Lauter-
berg, he was baptized in the presence of
a great congregation in the parish
church, before whom the negro made
his public confession of the faith. The
sister of the imperial commissary stood
as one of his sponsors. Three days after
his baptism the ardent negro followed
his master to Africa. Mall Gazette
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Tales of college pranlls at Yale would
seem to grow old, but the students con-
tinually find something new with which
to amuse or startle the public. And at
Yale, nowadays, there is very little
t'fun'' OF this kind that is particularly
troublesome to anybody. Whoever has
seen the massive structure of the d. K
E. society, with its windowless walls
and the immense padlocks on its big iron
door, will appreciate the humor of the
neat sign, PLEASE enter without knock
ing, which was found to adorn it a few
mornings ago. Some of the sophomores,
who have abandoned the custom of haz-
ing, but who cannot forget the spirit.
have succeeded in getting some unso-
phisticated freshmen into trouble with
their landlady in regard to their milk
supply.-Cor. New York Times
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Peril in Double Lighting Fixtures.

'sThere is a good deal of danger in
these gas and electric light fixtures, -
said practical electrician to me the
other day. Il mean in the kind which
are used for gas and electric light in
combination. OF course it is convenient
to have the gas all ready for use if the
electric apparatus gets out of order, and
in theatres and public institutions the
joint fixtures are particularly useful, no
doubt. But l think where the double
fixtures are used in hotels or private
houses the taps ought to be made con
spicuously distinct; in fact, it would be
well to have the gas tap screwed up
while the electric light is being used
''Tha other day two actresses came
mighty near being suffocated in a Pitts
burg hotel through the double fixture
trap. When they went to bed one OF
them tried to turn out the electric light.
She did turn a tap, but it didn't shut of
the light. Then her companion got up
and turned off the electric light. But
the first girl had turned on the gas wnen
she thought she was turning off the
electric light. Result, two young women
in a state of asphyziation next morning;
would have been dead had not their
room been very large. 1t is mistake
likely to occur, and those who have
double fixtures should take care in
time. .'-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Momen VINO Writ..


/ know not only one but several cases
I'M New York alone where young women
are making a good, yes, an excellent,
livelihood with the pen. But-and here
is strong point-they have certain
specially and by close study of one sub
ject they have become an authority in
their line. One bright young woman
writes about nothing but fabrics for
fashion and trade papers, and makes an
income exceeding $3, 800 per year, and
another woman has made a speciality of
fashion work, and she is perhaps the
best paid woman writer in New York.
Her income is fully $4,000 year.
There is a bright girl who supports
herself by going around the great shops
and finding out all the novelties in brio
a-brac, needlework and home decora-
ton. She writes and illustrates them,
and sells often single novelty for $25
and $50. She told me that during Christ
mas week she netted over $500. Another
bright girl has made study of fiction,
and reads all the manuscript novels for
one of the big publishing houses. She
receives salary of s., 900, and adds an
other 81 900 from outside connections.
Women who make their brain work pay
best are undoubtedly those who follow d
specially, become an authority in their
particular line of work, and here very
often they can command their own
prices.-New York Letter.
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watsrmalons in winter.

How is this for climate? Lee Lothrop.
whose ranch is situated a short distance
from town, brought to this office mon
ster watermelon, just plucked from the
vine, and as fine to appearance as any
ripening in the month of August. It
measured 66 inches in circumference
lengthwise and 81 inches in circumfer-
ence the small way, and 1O4 inches in
diameter. Itwas rich in color and flavor,
and was ripe from rind to rind. The
melon was no hothouse production, but
was grown and ripened in the open field.
-Templeton (Cal.l Advance.
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Cnrer Your Water Pipes.

An instance of the success attending
the covering of pipes for conserving heat
occurred quite recently, in which resi-
dence was fitted with a complete system
of hot water supply pipes on scale suf-
ficiently large for a good boiler in a five
foot kitchen range, but owing to the ext
gencies of temporary delay a three foot
range was fitted up and connected to the
chimney and circulating pipes for tenn
porary cooking and hot water supply
1t was not supposed that the little range
with its boiler would do much in tao
way of water heating, but to the aston
ishment OF every one it gave an abund-
ant supply of very hot water in every
part of the house as quickly in the morn
ing as a larger range could be expected
to do.
The best material for covering pipes
Is hair felt. Hair is poor conductor of
heat, and is unsurpassable for this pur-
pose, especially as it is so easy of appli-
cation. The felt, which is readily OBJ
tainable in sheets, lis cut in strips for
pipe work and wound around the pipe
spirally and secured with cord or wire.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
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A Girl That Cries Glass.

The physicians and oculists of Find
lay, o., are greatly puzzled over the
case of Jennie Sutton. From the right
eye of the girl fiftv-four pieces of broken
glass Were taken by DR.. T. G. Fritch.
These pieces of glass have been coming
from the eye Of this girl for the last
month, and only Friday Or. Fritch re-
removed every, evidence of glass in the
eye and announced that all were taken
out. The next day she came back and
had ifty-four more pieces removed. The
girl is domestic in the family of ex-
County Surveyor StringfeIow, whose
wife mas been taking the particles of
glass from the girls eye for month
past. It is estimated that over 100 pieces
of glass have been taken from the eye
since the case first attracted attention.
Exchange.
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Fish inssm.n Pond. IL wsnA.r.

One of tAe incidents of hard End
long continued frost is tie suffocation Of
fish and eels IN small ponds where no
thoughtful person has broken holes in
the ice to permit the aeration of the
water which is necessary for the con-
tinuance of fish hfe. When ponds are
thus Theoretically sealed, eels appear to
suffer more than any other fish. On
hole being broken they come to the sur
face in a half dying condition and are
easily caught. At Diglis, near Worces-
ter, number of eels have been caught
in this way, the instrument of capture
being pair of blacksmith's tongs.
In the pond at Dulwich an enormous
eel has been killed. The water was en-
tirely covered with ice, and hole being
made a great eel came to the surface.
1t appeared to be in comatoSe con-
dition, and was taken out without much
difficulty. 1t measured 3 feet 8 inches
in length, was 10 inches round the
thiclzest part and weighed 9 pounds.
But, though eels, along with other fish,
suffer from insufficient aeration of the
water in small ice covered ponds, there
is no doubt that they are peculiarly
susceptible to cold AS well.
There are several instances of conger
eels being washed ashore in great num-
bers during the continuance of severe
frosts, their air bladders being tightly
distended. In 1841 great quantities OF
eels were killed in the River Lagan by
the frost and foated down to the quays
at Belfast There are, however, in
stances of eels which had been literally
frozen and quite brittle reviving after
an hour or so spent in tub of water
placed in a warm room. = London
Granlic
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LOVES MESSENGERS.

"A bunch q violets. purple tinged.
Tied with ribbon white
like n tiny bit of sky befringed
With acloudlet stepped in silpery kght-
LIES on my desk tonight
clines,
Come, tell me, whence are ye?"
Breathing their perfume into rhymes
And tones of richest harmony.
They fondly answer me:
I'VE come from ono whose lovelit eyes
Would dim our deepest blue,
Whose brow Is fair as morning skies,
Whose cheek has the sunsets softest
hue
Loves messengers to YOU"
~. s. Easily Smith in Kate Fields Washing
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women's Tastes in the Choice of Salads

WOmen's Tastes in the Choice of Salads.
The cleverest women of my acquaint-
ance are those that have come to ap-
proach mems tastes in matters CASTRO
nomic. ''What salad shall we have
asked of a man with whom I was taking
luncheon the other day. ''Here are
chicken and lobster" said he, with a
half query in his voice. "'Oh, were not
women, said the gourmet of the party
''give us chicory' with French dress
ing" Here was a gas5ronomic truth
The meat salads, a mistake and bar
barisn from every point of view, are
dear to the pi.lates of women, but often
sive, fancy, to most men of cultivated
taste in matters gastronomic. Now and
then, however, one finds a woman to
whom the masculine taste in such mat
ters is no longer IA mystery, and it is de-
hghtful to see how the pretty creatures
plume themselves upon this item of
agreement with the tyrant man.-New
York Star
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Two Dead Men and One Dead HOG.

Wednesday Mr.. Wash letter went out
early in the morning to look after his
stock, and about 10 or II o'clock his
horse returned home without him. His
wife sent negro to see about him. The
negro followed the horses tracks to the
bottom, where he found the dead bodies
of Mr. letter and Mr.. James Philpot,
and dead hog Mr.. letter was shot in
the abdomen. Mr.. Philpot was shot
through the neck. The supposition is
that the two men met over the dead
hog, each claiming it, and that they con-
cluded to shoot it out. They both had
Winchester rihes.-Houston (Missl Cor.
Memphis Appeal Avalanche.
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Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer, ex-president
of the National Woman's Relief corps, is
in attendance on the Pennsylvania legis-
lature, to help secure an appropriation
for the Brookville Soldiers Home, an
institution for aged and disabled soldiers
and their wives.
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Only Thoughts.

Sanso Gin dining car What are you
thinking about?
Rodd-I've just been thinking that if
by any process of evolution one of these
walters should develop into a bird, what
Q terrible bill he would havei- -Harper's
Bazaar.
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Tolstoi's niece has prepared an edition
Of War and Peace" for the blind. This
edition will be printed entirely in raised
letters, and each copy will contain about
1000 pages. The preparation of the
work has lasted five years
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1t is proposed to organize in the south
an Association of Southern Writer'S for
mutual strength, profit and acquaint-
ance." A meeting of All persons inter-
ested in the plan is to be held shortly at
Nashville. $
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The LATEST addition to the Italian
navy, the Francesca Morosini, twin
screw battle ship of II 600 tons and 1Oa
knots, carries four 105-ton Armstrong
guns, mounted in pairs on barbettes, be-
sides other smaller arms.
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is here and has come to stay. It hopes
to win it's way to public favor by ener-
gy, industry and merit; and to this end
we ask that you give it fair trial, and
support.
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by mail for the moderate sum Of fifty
cents month.
It's Objects
will be to advertise the resources Of the
city, and adjacent country, to assist in
developing our industries, in extending
and opening up new channels for our
trade, in securing an open river, and in
helping THE DALLES to take her prop
er position as the
Leading City Of Eastern Oregon.
The paper, both daily and weekly, will
be independent in politics. and in it's
criticism Of political matters, as in its
handling Of local affairs, it will be
JUST, FAIR and IMPARTIAL.
We will endeavOr to give all the 10
cal news, and we ask that your criticism
Of our object and course, be formed from
the contents Of the, paper, and not from
rash assertions Of outside parties
For the benefit Of our advertisers we
shall print the first issue about 1000
copies for free distribution, and shall
print from time to time extra editions
SO that the paper will reach every citi-
zen Of Wasco and adjacent counties
THE WEEKLY,
sent to any address for $3.50 per yeaN
It will contain from four to six elghg
column pages, and we shall endeavor
to make it the equal Of the best. Ask
your Postmaster for a copy, or address.
THE CHRONICLE PUB. co.
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AN ODD GHOST STORY.
ss.AssLEX THE GROCER eorrs
SPIRIT, BRINGS TROUBLE

Miss Kingsley Scared the Child, He Fell
and Died-Now She Secs the Little Ger
man in Every Boy That Brings Her
Groceries-A True Story.
Miss Emily Kingsley, most respect
able maiden lady, who lives in dainty
little fat on Throop avenue, near Han
cock street, Brooklyn, is being pursued
by the outraged ghost of German gro
Gerry boy.
Miss Kingsley has snug little fort
una. and for years she has maintained
an independent establishment with the
aid of a dignifed colored person named
Martha. AS Miss Kingsley and Martha
never kept late hours nor gave card par
ties, they led, on the whole, very
happy, if uneventful, existence, until
within the past year. Then the chant
came into their lives.
Fifteen months ago Miss Kingsley was
living in fat on Madison street, Brook
lyn. Most of her supplies in the provis-
ion line were drawn from corner gro
Gerry in the neighborhood and delivered
by a little German grocery boy. He was
jolly fat chap with stupid face and
prodigiousiy red cheeks, full blue eyes
and hair that gained him the title of
s.cottontop'' with all the children of the
neighborhood-
HIS BOSS CALLED HIM t'SHAwLEY."
| His trips to Miss Kingsley's fiat were a
never ending source of delight to s.Shaw-
! ley" whose correct name, by the way,
was Karl. Like many other maiden lad
| les, Miss Kingsley detested children, and
though 'Shawley'' did the work of three
or four men, still, on account of his size,
and particularly on account of his ac-
tions, he was nothing but an intensely
disagreeable boy in the eyes of '.die alte
7 jungfrau, as she was known at .sShaw-
ley's'' store.
One day, while the poor lady was suf-
fering from q particularly bad state of
nervousness, ''Shawley'' came humping
up the stairway with big basketful of
potatoes for the Kingsley household He
had been told scores of times to send his
goods up by the dumbWaiter; but, like a
true grocery boy, he did just the oppo-
site, though it caused him good deal OF
extta trouble. With an exclamation OF
rage Miss Kingsley flew out into the hall
just in time to see the boy mounting the
last step. Startled by the sudden appear.
ance of his angry customer, and com.
pletely taken by surprise, '.Shawley'
stumbled and, losing his hold, tumbled
down the stairs, with the big basket on
top of him.
Miss Kingsley, gri1nly observing that
it served him right, bounced back into
her sitting rooms. AS for ''Shawley," he
lay wonderfully still for a German gro
Gerry boy. It was dark in the hall, other
wise it might have been seen that his
usually red cheeks had very suddenly
lost all their color. After few minutes
however, during which the people on the
floor stood by laughing, ''Shawley" man
aged to get up. He gathered in as many
of his potatoes as he could find, though i
gave him Il queer pain to stoop, and the1
ne tried to carry the basket up again
But he couldn't.
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So he left it where it was, and, still
with that queer pain which almost made
him CRY with every step, he slowly walked
back to the store. Next day it was said
that ''Shawley'' was sick in bed, and a
week later hearse drove up to the side
door back of the grocery and carried
the little ''cottontop' away to the Luther
an cemetery.
Miss Kingsley, who is thoroughly
good hearted lady, was inexpressibly
shocked. And then came the '.hant =
| Not at midnight, nor even after dark,
but in broad daylight. Every grocery
boy who delivered her groceries was a
living image of ''Shawley." They called
themselves Ernest and '.Yake'' and
.sHiney' and Willie and they all
smiled at Miss Kingsley's startled looks
when she first saw them, but the good
lady knew that they were all ''Shawley.
At first Martha waved pathetically
earnest in trying to dissuade her mis-
tress from believing in this illusion.
The doctor found that his patient was
suffering from hysterical mania, caused
by incessant worrying over poor SHAW
| ley's' death. In this state it was not I'M
natural that she should imagine herself
haunted by the appearance of the other
grocery boys, who generally resemble
! one another as closely as two peas in a
pod. The doctor, like Miss Kingsley s
friends, tried to show her that she was
deceived by this resemblance, but so fan
he has not succeeded, and unless change
i comes soon he will order his patient
from the city.-New York Continent.
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X The Daily \

four pages Of six columns each, will be
issued every evening, except Sunday,
and will be delivered in the city, or sent
by mail for the moderate sum Of fifty
cents month
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-02
THINGS TALKED ABOUT.

Many years ago, when Louis Gaylord
CLARK, the editor of the old Knickerbocker
Magazine, and N. P. Willis was editor of
the New York Home Journal, they con-
ceived an idea of playing a prank on the
late +. I. Barnum, then in the hey-day Of
his museum notoriety, and the hero Of the
mermaid and other humbugs. There were
number of museums in New York and
the editorial couple started out on their
| rounds. AT each place they inquired for
the club with which Capt Cook was killed,
and the identical club was quickly produced
The last place visited was Barnum's muse>
UNI, which then stood where the New
York Herald building now stands.
Messrs. Clark and Willis asked Mr..
Barnum if he had among his many curiosi-
ties the historical club. He said he
| had, and it was one of his most
precious relics. Hunting up club
which might have killed the great navi-
| gator. or any other man, he presented
it to the visiting editors. They examined
it critically, and thanked the Snowman for
his politeness. remarking that they knew
he must have such club, as they had
city. Apropos of the story it appears that
Atlanta is one OF those we II
regulated PAGES, like Barnum's museum,
that must have anything that
is called for. Recently she
followed Savannah and established a clear
ing house. The reports Of that concern
showed that Atlanta was far behind
Savannah in its banking business. 1t was
not long, however, before the figures sud-
denly doubled. 1t aroused suspicion, and
inquiries were made as to the cause OF the
sudden increase. 1t was discovered that
each bank counted both the debit and credit
sides in their statement of clearings, thus
showing double the real amount of BUSH
ness. 1t was clearing house report with q
vengeance. For ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain the Atlanta Chinee is
peculiar.
The Connecticut editor who was In the
city last week gave more encouragement
than he knew when he said that even towns
in New England were we'll supplied with
oroakers. There are men in Savannah who
are rich and prosperous, and yet they are
croakers. Nothing goes right with the
town, according to their views. Every cent
they have-and some Of them started with
a small amount of sense and no cents at all
they made here. But to hear them talk one
would think they were born rich and are
only staying here for their health. The
trouble is they were born very small pota-
toes and have never grown any. When men
can't see anything good in the town they
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COLD WAVE PASSING OFF.

Ice and Snow Seen in Savannah Yes.
terday Iiorning.
The cold wave is passing off the coast and
the temperature has risen considerably.
Monday night was the coolest night for the
season, the thermometer dropping TO 270.
The maximum temperature yesterday was
55', and the mean was 15a below the normal
for Tuesday, and ice was generally reported
yesterday morning and some thick chunks
were seen. The Central railroad cars came
In from the west with their tops covered
with snow. Vessels arriving yesterday
reported very rough and very cold weather
at sea, especially off the North Carolina
coast
The barometric pressure is gradually de-
clining throughout all sections, causing a
decided rise in temperature east of the Mis-
slssippi and throughout the southern states,
with nearly stationary temperature from
the Mississippi westward to the Rockies.
Generally fair weather prevailed through
out all districts except along the Georgia
coast, over the peninsula of Florida and
along the Central and Western Gulf state
where cloudiness prevailed.
The forecast for Savannah and vicinity
untiIe p. m. to-day is fair, followed by light
rain, warmer.