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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-03-07
whereupon Collie yoke up

Whereupon Collie yoke up
He brushed the women aside like q
many flies and pulled the skipper into
the cockpit. Then he let go the jib
sheet and the yacht righted partly.
Here, my lad" he called to the boy,
stake the Wheel" The boy obeyed,
and Collie pulled of his coat. There
was red spot in each OF his cheeks.
What's he going to do?" inquired
Gertie, awestruck.
Lord knows, I'm glad to see him dc
any thing said Ethel.
Hard down with your helm~ ex.
claimed Der Alte Chaperon. ''Mrs.
Bisbee, you and Miss Sybil please hold
the wheel there q minute. Now, lad,
main sheet; in with it,"
Collie and the boy got the main boom
trimmed fat as the yacht came up into
the wind. The iib tapped madly.
"Right your helm!" cried Collie.
The boy obeyed the order.
Keep your head to it." was the next
order.
Then Collie sprang forward and
Stacked the lib halyards, unbent the
sheet, slid out on the bowsprit, which
was plunging into the young seas like
crazy porpoise, reefed the jib. came
back, bent on the sheet, and hoisted
away again, while the women huddled
in the cockpit like petrified mummies.
''Now let her blow" said Collie. as
he went aft, put on his coat and took
the wheel.
Get the captain below" said he to
the boy, land give him good horn Of
brandy. He's coming to-"
The boy dragged the skipper down
stairs, the women all following in
silence to see if they could do any thing.
Sybil Vane asked the boy, when they
we're below, whether he hadn't better
go up and sail the yacht.
Guess not" said the boy. THAT
Teller don't need no help l can see
that without telenscup."
The boys Judgment appeared to be
right. 1t was blowing great guns. But
the Clover was riding like canvasback
duck Collie looked very composed at
the wheel The girls stared up the
at him. He seemed to
be enjoying it. The captain recovered
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SHE PUBLICLY KISSED HIM ON THE Lips
his senses presently and hurried OF
deck
Go below and lie down, captain,
said Collie, "your head must be rattlina
like locker of shot in . gale.
The captain looked surprised.
who reefed the jibY' he asked.
Il did," said Collie, humoring her
neatly with the helm.
The captain watched him do it Then
he went below and stretched himself on
Collie's favorite locker.
That mans the best amateur sailor !
ever saw" he said.
The women looked at one another and
heaved long signs of relief.
That useless thing appears to be
some govd after all" said Mrs. Bisbee
to Ethel
HUM said Ethel.
Collie sailed the Clover back to her
anchorage on the hotel after the squall.
They all went ashore, and he immedi-
a.ely retired to his room and was seen
no more until the next day. About
noon be was discovered in the steamer
chair with an unusually formidable
German novel They surrounded him
and began to thank him for bringing
them in safely. Hedidn't seem to pay
much attention to them. Just kept
listening for something down the road.
Presently the hotel stage came rafting
up from the station.
Here she isl said Mrs. Bisbee.
reckoning the girls, and they all de-
serted their preserver to see the beauti.
full heiress. She was beautiful. There
was no installing that The girls
groaned inwardly. She came ajrily nm
the steps, her brown eyes aflame with
expectation. She caught sight of Der
Alte Chaperon lying in bis steamer
chair. She ran right to him, threw both
arms around his neck sn6 publicly
kissed him ON the lips.
Collie, dearw she said Iassionately.
But dear old fellow. you look real
done up, and / expected to find you so
much better"
Better? He must have been sick,
then, when he came down.
well, swee theart," he replied,
IL have been mending slow
ly but surely till yesterday, when had
to do little work aboard boat and
Aboard boat! Now, dear, do you
know the doctor said you were not to
exert yourself, and when you sail a boat
you always"
But we got caught in q squall. and
the captain-well, perhaps these young
ladies' will explain. Let me introduce
you all to my hancee-"
And then the whole crew of them
got right down on their
knees and worshiped Der Alte Chap
eron.
1t isn't much Of story, is 1t? But
then it has moral Two. may be-
w. ]. Henderson. in N. Y. Times.
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

Sold By AL druGgists. q; six for Is Prepared only
81 @. l. HOOD Co. Apothecaries. Lowell, Aass
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-uiu not nave much 10 say. he USED tC
lie about the hotel veranda in big
steamer chair and read novels. He
wore yachting suit and cap and silk
shirt He did not look bit salt be-
cause the skin Of his face was as white
and as smooth as baby's So they
laughed at him for wearing a yachting
suit. All the other fellows wore them
because 1t was a yachting port upon the
sound, and pretty much every one went
in for sailing, which was about all
there was to do at the place. Collie
went sailing once or twice when some
generous fellow took pity on him and
invited him. Then the women laughed
at him more, and in strange German
called him Der Alte Chaperon-the
Old Chaperon-because he always went
down into the cabin, stretched himself
on locker and fell asleep. They said
he was afraid the spray would spoil his
complexion.
Collie didn't seem to know that he
was being laughed at If he did know
1t he did not mind it. He never said
any thing, but went on reading novels.
German novels, too; and he read them
In the original 1t was most exasper-
ating. What business had q man at q
gay, active summer resort to wear nauti-
cal toggery. have a skin like queens
baby and read German novelist Once
some one said to him:
Come and play game of billiards"
THANK you," he replied. 'It's lit
tie too much for me, you know"
He certainly was q fool-and lazy
one, too. They tried him on several
things. but he lay in the steamer chair
and read German. And there were at
least six beautiful girls in the hotel.
AND every one of them had been piqued
into trying to interest him. But he
just staid in the steamer chair and read
German, or went to sleep in the cabin
of the yacht
He didn't get seasick. They remem-
bered that, after he was gone, as one Of
his good qualities. They had him out
one day when 1t blew fresh and there
was lively sea on, but he went to sleep
like rocked infant. He certainly was
the most torpid man that ever lived.
Never mind" said Mrs. Bisbee one
morning. Miss Silvers is coming here
next week. Perhaps she'll wake him
up"
"You don't mean Matte Silvers, do
you?" exclaimed Gertie Greer.
Eyes, do"
''Oh, dear!'
And Gertie's mouth went down at the
corners.
whats the matter with Matte Sill |
VERSE" inquired Ethel Brisket
''Oh, nothing" answered Gertie, de- |
jectedly; ''only / was att place where she |
was once"
well, what of it?" demanded Sybil |
vane, that tall, white girl, you remem-
Der.
WELL" sighed Gertie, every man
In the house dropped right down at her
teet"
''Oh. my! is she SO very wonderfully
asked Ethel.
lob, nothing much" replied Gertie;
Just the most beautiful woman ever
'aw, and with two little millions In her
'wn right"
There was painful silence, and all
he young women looked glum Gertie
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DER ALTE CHAPERON. y
Why the Girls at the Hotel Had
Reason to Bless Him.

HEY all thought
he was a fool;
but then they
often make mis-
takes like that.
Kangaroos can't
jump like wom-
en- when the
W o m e n ar 9
jumping at con-
illusions You
see the trouble
was that Colus
Beattie Collie
they called him
when they want
ed to. be funny
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"WHY do you put up that sign, Hands
or on the outside Of your buildingP Be
cause my men are on strike boston
0asette.
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The Brute!- Husband-"I saw .
moving spectacle to-day, Maria" Wife
What was 1t? Do tell me. please"
Husband-''The family in the next
block were loading their household
goods upon wagon. Yankee Blada.
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UxEQUAbED opportunities and IN,
equal burdens have made the million
aire and the pauper. An equality In op.
poetunities, privEeges and burdens must
b established before labor can como by
~ ewa -petFoit Evening Nova
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1891-03-07
Poisoned
by ScrofuIa

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the lymphatics. which are composed OF white
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this dreadful disease. But there Is . remedy for
scrofula. whether hereditary or acquired. IL 10
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upon the blood. expels every trace of the disease
and gives 70 the vital nuid the quality and color Of
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do not accept any substitute.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12
rnom THE JAWS OF DEATH.
The Entombed Miners 115 Hours with
out Food--They Were Hopeful of Being


The Entombed Miners fi5 Hours With
out Food--They Were Hopeful of Being
Rescued.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 9.-Intense
Joy and excitement prevails in the little
hamlet of Grand Tunnel this morning
over the rescue of the three entombed
miners who were imprisoned by water
rushing into the gangways and breasts
Of the Susquehanna Coal Company col
licry at that place on Wednesday of last
week after the firing of blast.
Since the men were lost experienced
engineers declared their rescuealive was
an impossibility, and they were practi-
cally given up. The whole community
was ia mourning over their supposed
sad fate. The names of the men are
Michael Shelank, William Cragel and
John Rineer all well-known miners.
They were found alive in the upper
workings near the outcrop, the water
being unable to reach them after they
managed to get out of its swirl when it
was rushing through the mine.
The company's employees have ex-
erted every effort TO get the water out
by pressing into service the mammoth
pumps and were able to lower the water
sufficiently to let rescuing party in
this morning.
The men were found in an almost ex-
hausted condition from their 115 hours
Imprisonment and will require care to
bring them through. Their sufferings
have been intense but they were buoyed
by the hope of being rescued and the
outcrop working being fairly ventilated
they were able to secure enough pure
air to keep them alive.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12
4 snNnAr IN TILE .rAIr.

Harrigan's Respite Near Its End--Roeves,
the Doomed Man, in "a penitential
Mood--Passes Much of His Short Time
in Prayer.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette ana journal
NEW CASTLE, Feb. 9.-The respite of
Jeremiah Harrigan, who is sentenced to
be hung for the murder of Dennis Shea
of Hockessin, expires on Friday, March
9th, and unless Governor Reynolds in
terferes he will be executed on the
morning of that day in the yard of the
New Castle Jail. II is understood, how
ever, that there is an effort on foot to
have him pardoned, or at least respited
been prisoner for nearly 10 years, and
has been reprieved four times since his
conviction.
George S. Graham who killed Gottlieb
Koeder, at the old Excelsior brewery in
Wilmington, will be released in June
next, his term of five years expiring
then. Big Frank Mccoy mas still two
more years TO serve before his 10 years
are up. When TIE GAzETTE's cor
respondent called at the Jail yesterday
afternoon, nearly all of the long
termed men were outside their cells in
the corridor. They were allowed
this liberty, to be present at service OF
song, which was to have been held by
the delegation of the Wilmington Y NJ.
G. A., but for some reason the latter
failed to put in appearance and the
prisoners were soon demanded to their
cells Harrison Rothwell, alias "Sugar
Awful" the notorious sneak thief who
has 10 years to go, is being utilized Us q
helper in the jail kitchen. He assists in
serving the special meals to some of the
prisoners at their cells. He moves
around and handles the waiter as if he
had been in the business before. The
interior of the Jail at present is as neat
and clean as a new pin, the atmosphere
is good and there is noticeable absence
of that sickening odor which used to
arise from the kitchen and which was
so disagreeable to visitors and injurious
to the health of the prisoners.
Shakespeare Reeves, alias Jacob
Starkey, who fcloniously assaulted little
Oracle Clark, and is sentenced to be
hung On Friday, March 9th next, is in
solitary confinement in cell 81 on the
upper floor. When seen yesterday he
was in the corner OF his cell kneelng in
silent prayer. lie had piece of paper
tackled on the wall in front of him.
Warden Tucker said that the doomed
man passed many hours in this way and
il was Il usual thing TO find him ON his
| knees. When he is thus engaged nothing
can disturb him and the reporter was OF
course deprived of an interview. His
spiritual advisors, the Rev. j. Il. Brinkley
and the Rev. Ii. II. Edmunds, both col
- 4 -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12

Orders That We're Cashed by the County
Treasurer--A Resolution That Was Not
Sent to Him,

Orders That Were Cashed by the County
Trensurer--A Resolution That Was Not
Sent to Him.
Concerning the recent statement that
he received orders instead of cash and
that in consequence he was unable TO
pay the note of $4,000 which is under
protest in the National Bank of Newark,
County Treasurer Carswell says: "When
| became county treasurer determined
not to accept any orders, if possible to
avoid so doing A short time ago | re-
ceived number of orders and was COM
PEELED to accept them. The reason that
| accepted them was that the orders
were of two kinds, both legitimate. The
first kind were those given for work
done on the roads and the gross
amount of them for hundred was
within the appropriation allowed by the
levy court for work TO be done in that
hundred. 1t therefore made no differ
ence whether the county treasurer or
the collector paid them so long as they
were legitimate and had to be paid. The
second kind of orders were those which
had been taken by county collectors in
payment for taxes, which procedure has
always been allowed. These orders
amounted in all to probably $4,000. At
the same time was compelled to pay
the salaries and mileage of the trustees
Of the poor"
Last week." Mr.. Carswell continued,
"Senator Pilling, who is president of
the National Bank of Newark, called on
me and asked. me if the note in that
bank could be paid. | replied that
had hoped to pay it, but could not on
account Of being compelled TO accept the
orders and to pay out money for other
purposes. At the same time was COM
PEELED TO pay out orders for payment of
witnesses and jurors at the county court.
On Saturday, in accordance with the
resolution of the levy court, protest was
waived on notes aggregating 100000,
drawn by the levy court to the order of
Edmund Hannah, late county treasurer,
and discounted by the Farmers Bank OF
this city"
In regard to the resolution adopted by
the levy court last Friday, directing him
to report in writing at the earliest OPP
portunity the aggregate floating in
debtedness of the county, showing in
said report the items and amounts MAX
ing up such aggregate Indebtedness, and
INC litlSuH6 W Nllpul lllt sdiht dlu Wv lii5
Mr., Carswell says the first intimation
he received of il was when he read il in
Saturdays EVERY EVENING Sunday
morning, about 2 o'clock, after he had
been at work until after midnight on
county finances. To furnish the state
mcnt asked for by the court will be very
difficult All outstanding bills are part
of the floating debt and the county
treasurer will have no record of the
bills in detail until the orders for the
same are presented to him for payment,
Among the bills outstanding are about
$1,000 worth contracted by the trustee.
Of the poor and passed at their last
meeting. There are also outstanding
$4,000 IN orders given by Alyan Allen,
late sheriff which were given for his bill
of March last.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12
DEATH or JOSHUA L. PUsEY.
The Death Last Night OF the President oil
the Pussy s. Jones Company.

the Pussy s. Jones Company.
Joshua i. Pussy, president of the
Pusey & Jones Company Of this city,
died Sunday at his residence, No. 1908
Delaware avenue. Mr.. Pusey had been
an invalid for two years. His last visit
to the company's works was made SIX
weeks ago, and for the past three weeks
he has been confined to his bed.
The deceased was born at London
Grove, Chester county, Pa, June 18th,
1920. He was the son of Jonas Pussy,
direct descendant Of Caleb, who re-
ceived his homestead title from William
Penn. Jonas Pussy removed to Will
mington in 1926, At the age of III
Joshua l.. Pussy became an apprentice
with the firm of Belts, Pusey y Harlan.
At that time the late Joshua II. Head
was the bookkeeper Of the firm. The
deceased developed Il remarkable
mechanical ability. 1t was this in fact
that determined his future and was the
precursor of what subsequently devel-
oped into the Pussy & Jones Company.
BY degrees the young machinist adj
vanced until he became foreman of the
shops. In 1S48 in company with John
Jones he established the firm of
Pussy & Jones. An old building
40x75 on the present site was
purchased from the Wilmington Whal-
ing Company which at that time had
just gone out Of business. This was the
first actual commencement of the great
hip-buildng and machinery firm. Ten
men were employed. Three years later
Edward Belts and Joshua Seal were adj
mitled into the firm, which became
g. aaI la
Mcssrs. Belts and Seal retired and
Alfred Belts joined, making the new
name Pussy, Jones " Belts. Three
years later Mr.. Belts retired when viii
liam G. Gibbons became member In
1866 John Jones withdrew and was sue
cceded by Thomas II, Slavery, the firm
| name remaining unchanged.
The business Of the firm had mean
while been growing by vast strides. In
1879 it was incorporated under the
title of the Pussy d Jones Company.
| William G. Gibbons was elected presi-
| dent and remained so until his death in
1886. The deceased was his successor
! The present officers are; Thomas H.
Slavery, Nice-president; w. w. Pussy,
Treasurer; Samuel c. Biddle, Secretary
and g. w. Pussy, General Manager.
The remarkable business success Of
the Pussy Il Jones Company is at
tributed largely to the close attention
4 which Joshua l.. Pussy devoted To the
mechanical Departmental the company.
| This was the special interest of the de
ceased president. He left to others the
conduct Of finances. The shops, build
ings and works of the firm now cover
several acres, the growth from the old
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12
JOINS NEW YEAR.
II Was Commenced saturday Night
About 55 CcIestiaIs Celebrate.

Wilmington's celestials, numbering
about 81 natives of the ltlowery Kingdom,
commenced celebrating the Chinese new
year at midnight Saturday night The
celestial calendar describes the day as
the first of the nth year Of Kong sue.
The first month is the Ching Nate, that
is equivalent to our January Kong
Sue is the cmperor's name and his loyal
subjects name the years after him, SINH
larly to our usage of Ammo Domini.
An Eighth street Chinaman in reply
to the reporters inquiry as to how he
commenced the festival, replied with
the monotone, "chickey and lice" That
was all he could say. He probably had
suffered from too much eating Of the
national dish. A little white boy who
seemed to be on familiar terms with the
Chinaman explained that "chickry"
docs not mean "chicken," that il really
is rats. That accounted sufficiently for
the Crlestial's ill-heath.
At No. 4lS Market street the dignitied,
mandarin-like Kim Nune was found.
is no laundryman but deigns to part
with precious importations of Chinese
and Japanese curlos at It very low price.
He is the dean of the Chinese corps
here, kind of Ward Macalister among
| his compatriots. He is very learned
man and knows everything of historic
love of the Flowcry Kingdom The pur-
chase Of 3-cent box Of japanese tooth
powder captured him and all he knew.
He was then all smiles and bows.
The Chinese had no general gathering
yesterday. They made calls and had
Coverings at home.n At Saturdays
market they purchased the best
chicken, pig and turkey obtainahle
in the market Beef and mutton
is prescribed at the new years festival
-"Just the same as in your Lenten 70
time, You eat fish only. Our fish is
turkey, chicken, partridge, grouse, pig and
other deicacies. But we must not eat
beef nor mutton. That would be an
infraction of the religious laws.
Yellow is the natural color, and
everything during this great Chinese
festival bears the golden hue New
Years cards, bearing the legend, "Gunp
he ia toll" Equivalent to ga happy
new year" or good luck" for the &c.
lestials are the most superstitious people
living, are vigorously left at each house
when call is made. The festival vii
be continued all this week. All wash
ing and laundry business is disorgan
lied. But John, with the blandest Of
airs, will not be responsible.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-12

Coal Gas Company, which is perhaps
the only other corporation possessing
street franchises beyond the control of
the department and which is also about
to ask for some amendment to its char
ter. No man nor association of men
should have the right or power TO take
possession of the public highways with
out the sanction Of the representatives
of the people.
WHAT 1T WILL COST
A friend with turn for statistics has
been doing some figuring on the prob
able cost to the State, should it become
a law, of the bill which the Newark
Ledger has APPLY classified as ian act to
subsidize seven newspapers" Under
this bill all acts of the General Assembly
are to be published twice, in the papers
referred to, at u cost not exceeding the
usual advertising rates. 1t is safe to as
sumo that, if it goes through, the full
advertising rates will be charged and
that the rural papers will claim the
same rates as the two favored Whining
ton dailies. Confirming the calculation
to the public actsn-which the bill it
self does not--any statistical friend finds
that they would average about 100000
words per session. He finds further
that the cost per word, for two inser-
tons, in one Wilmington daily, would
be one and five-seventh cents or 3,43O
for the term. Multiplying these figures by
the number Of papers we get Z times
So, 430, or $24,010 for the whole bust
ness, This would be a pretty big price
to pay for printing what the general
public now get the cream Of free of cost
and without having to wait 30 days for
it either If the laws are to be printed
in full by the press at the cost Of the
State, the sensible business plan would
be to advertise for bids and award the
contract to the best bidder, due consider
alton being given to the circulation of
the journals competing and a minimum
standard being fixed to shut out papers
Of the too small circulation.