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Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
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Poe Msrt masshfp She~n BIZ she ehf-
can Ganners in the L.t- "sF
SAN FRAScrsco, Nov. 2s.-An omcer
of the san Frsncssco sad that a. Tar 50
he could learn the war IA CaiiI ~ss Ia
stigsted and IN . measure maintained
by an Englisn syndicate OF csp'sstsss,
who were engaged IN nitrate and osaer
business n fhst country IheY soid
their produces 70 toe oatsifs vera feF
rold and pad their hei2 N paper
nonev wbjcn VS. badly deprecated
evpr 6efore the var, eut after TIE var
beeaa tae Desperation ~ss 80 per cent
@oas gold doIlsr Of Chilean money
~,aia hny tar es psper dollars and yos
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
BURNED IN BED.
An Eight M onth-Oid Baby Almost
Roasted Alive.

SIDNEY, o., Now %. The eight
months-old babe Of Lemuel Kitz, resid-
ing near Houston, was burned to death
v esterday morning. Mrs. kitz had
gone on an errand. leaving.the two chill
dren. the eldest girl of three, IN bed.
BY some means not known the bed
caught fire, and the smallest child, un-
able TO escape, was almost roasted
alive, living about four hours after
ward. The other child got of the bed
aud the fire was discovered and ex-
tinguished before reaching the other
furniture. The poor mother % almost
heartbroken.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
HE'S A RAvINc MANIAC.

Judge Ha ives, of kaiamaz 300, Leses Bis
Reason and Becones violent
KALAMAZOO, Nov. 23.-Judge Josiah
L. Hawes, . well-known lawyer. and
for many years circuit judge, became 8
ravins manlac suddenly yesterday an d
had to be removed to the Michigan
ssylum. He could recognize no one,
vas entirely daft. and could be con-
troiled only By force. Physicians sta te
that Il may be only &c mporsry IN
trinity.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
GOVERNOR HoveY BETTER.
ne IL Taking and Digesting Necessary
Seurlshnsent.

IspIASaroIss, Nov. p. -Governor
Hovey's condition Is slightly improved
tonight, and his friends have some
hopes Of hrs ultimate recovery. He
took some nouTIshment today, and il
was properly digested. HIs ertremities
are still cold except when warmed by
artificial means, and periods Of violent
coughing, when are quite frequent,
are always followed by pFostTstson And
fsns acton Of the heart.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

CHrcaeo. Nov z2.-The Genera West
srn Offices Of The unIted press IN this
city we're moved tods y frsn Old Herald
5alidlng oa Fifth avea as % ne- Herald
building on wsshsngt On street, where
hey oocapy magnificent sat OF rooms
ca foarsa fsor.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23

NEw Yosx. Nov. s2.-N 2 o'clock
this uacrnsns the body Of Paul O. Gua-
dina one Of tae ssn drowned in the
disaster OF yesterday, eaasea By the
cavnx a of Ridgeveod eenduit. was
recovered Tie remaining sArss bod ses
have not yes been found.
Telegram-herald., 1891-11-23
SHOT BY MISTAKE.

A huster geh In the Was Of . Gun Just
i'm Time to be KILLED
OMAHA, Nov. "A special from
Chamberlain, s. D., says-T. A. Short,
c asher OF the Edgerton State bank was
accid enialIy shot by = companion while
goose bunting yesterday. They were
down IL the grass when . good shot
presented itself and = Mr.. Beebe arose
to shoot Just as he pulled the trsge 7
Short arose just IN front of him and re-
ceived the charge in the back Of his
head. He died IN q few minutes.
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
HypHryATED NAMES OF POSrOFFCEs

James Bryce inadvertently no doubp ohit'cu ="
mention in his recent lecture on The Age OF Dis
content that numerous and increasing class III tlo
United states who are disconnected with the PLAIN
United States names Of the posOilices through WHICH
they receive their mail matter. and struggle 70 tran,
mute them into something English, entchcrkno"
bv tacling on TO them the names OF the rivers Oh
which they are situated. some Of the residents on
the shores of the Hudson seem 70 be especially 'u'
under The humiliation Of being compelled 10 i've ID
places bearing such commonplace and mere American
names as Irvington, YOnkers. TarTyt'Wl, iouEh
keepsie Ncwlurg etc, and insist on heading uioI
note and letter paper with their hyphenzed IDEAS oi
what their postocc addresses ought % be-ae IarIN
the Hudson and similar dcviatlons from le
actual names OF their postoiices
There doubtless good reason IN Ehsiahu ior
such names bestowed in pre- postoihce tilne>l' a.
Weston under Lizard MiddleOn-on the Walds stoke by
Nayland and like compounds. ncedful t. DISTINGUISH
them from numerous other WestOns, Middet0ns ana
Stokeses but IN this country where thcie are no
postOffccs of the same name in any state, su.h INK
Ing on of useless addcnda is simply one Ol uose
freaks OF fatuOuS folly"
The practice j. a vcNation 70 po>toihc' clerks ana
often leads T. the missendnC Of letter, ana tS i't
is doubtless the reason for the admohiilOh Whch ap
pears in The Newlorli PO-toilcr GUIDE uhdcF ue
head of suggestions to the publicn:
Fsncful additions should not be made 70 the names
Of pDsOffccS, they are apt to in-lcdd ana 'olu-t
asserting clerks. and cause errors. f"f cAiHP''
.Pattac1mpus, Me- should not be extended lhO
Pattagumpus- ont the PcnObscot.'
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
HOW SHERMAN STUDIED 4 MAP.
p n The pblI,dclphio Press.

Letter 10 The Philadelphia Press.
/ am reminded. by reading the letter OF my old
commander. General Howard, In Tho Press ot an
incident which occurred on the Atlanta campaign
was a star officer In the Fourth Army Corps, and was
riding about - O'Clock IN the evening, accompanied by
an orderly from Marietta out the front. distance
# about siN miles.
There had been some brisk SlUrmshnE with General
Johnstpns rear guard during the previous day. and an
occasional ambulance passed up IL way 10 tho
hospital at Marietta. BclIted supply trains. and
group, Of ,rac-lcr, disabled horse, and brOkerdown
wagons were scattered along the road
Wishing to light my pipe ard having no matches
rode into the woods. near the road, where saw
fire. As | approached II / found two soldier, holding
candles, the light of which fell upon 4 map spread
uDon the ground. Lying prone upon his breast, Win
hi, chin resting upon his left hand, and with the index
finger oi his right tracing tile lines upon tho map, was
General sherman.
the shoulder. said
Gencril do YOU know how far You from
hcaduuartcr,? II Is fully three miles"
horse mounted him and rode away toward the front.
Knowing the habits Of the chief. and that reganing
possession of the animal depended upon keeping him
i'm sight | promptly dism0untcd my orderly and fol.
lowed tlc General 10 headquarters. lie had not been
missed There nothing unusual in the occurrence.
lie had started ont alone for a walk. and his stout
legs had borne him three miles away. HIS mind
filed with the great problem of the campaign he had
need 10 consult "A map OF the country, and calling
up two stragcng soldiers. bldc them light their
candles. that ne might then and there settle some
doubt rs 10 the trend Of a mountain RANGE or the
direction of a road water course.
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08

to the excited Imagination of chllu beve
for events; but what sight that mus tSe first
been for the untred mothers, VINO ioI ~, in time
time, were feeling the stern truth ul's " And
Of peril n country has right to her sOhs. III
what relief it would have Deeh IL ~ NJ the IN.
have had vision of the folly camp ol ."u ro,nr,'
which we saw a few weeks after. on our N -, 20
to Washington. There the young warriors war; bnnrt n
niced in happy fashion for three months onnd
respite and a merry one, for wncn .ne n SSnira
summons of the President came, after lne of
ton of the first term of service, the maJ9ri2 vi
the regiment returned TO serve In real anu ''''N-
earnest. >,..oI t,elng
and the everyday excitement we harulS and
sidpred our troubles-that is, / dld hoC' i u
notwithstanding the fact that we were ehemuS h,'nS
cut off from all communication WIN & oul ~ The
and that the widest rumors were aDroau W tho
effect that Washington had been taken DS .t VIZ
insurgents and that Mr.. Linco In and his AMY
were prisoners did not feel III the ieasg tbat INV
father could not only take care OF himself, pue
of Mr.. Lincoln and the entire Cabinet "ni, .
time it was, when one recalls IT all the W.T. WnopI
stirring history the thrilling feeling of a Nauohai
life the glory and the tumult, how grand 1t W. "a
and what experience to have HNeu an" i''
its power! ,o, to,.
for washington we were taken over TO BROOK;
lyn to attord services at Plymouth Church, anu
to hear Henry Ward Bcecher preach IL was G "
great preacher. The huge building was packer
and many uniformed soldiers were III thc c1n
creation. After Il short preceding service Nii
licccher began his sermon, or rather address
cannot remember the text or its relation TO the
rest Of the discourse: all | recollect was tnat
stirring fiery words fell like hail from the IS llpS
of the mpaSsOned orator, and that when ne ei'ien
his head thrown back and his face flushed with
cxcitcment-with the words, " Not around it-not
postponing the day of reckoning with our enemy
but by the Lord God of Joshua and OF Glaeon'
march with faith and courage right through Balti-
more Cheer after cheer, church though IT was,
burst from the excited congregation, ana the
whole vast audience sang, with the great organ
laundering accompaniment the mighty chorus
of the National anthem:
The star Spangled Banner Oh long may it wave
Oer the homes of the free and the hearts Of the brave
JANET CHASE HOl1.
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
4 RARE POSTAGE STAMP FOR COLLECTORS.

From The piONluchCc JOuIilu'
nel;eX something that many Of our citizens know
Rhode Island Philatcc society as lie took from IL,
hiding place wellwOrn envelope containing tllu
sheet OF paper abOuti three inches square IL was a
sheet of the old Providence city postage stamps which
were used by permission Of the National Government
in 1sA6 before the DAYS when that business became
the sole privilege OF the Federal Government. il !,
somewhat of a curiosity. The sheet contains eleven
5cent stamps for city postage and 10 cent stamp
for outside the city. The stamps have rtilc" a crude
and time worn appearance. being printed IN black
ink of tint suggestive of faded poor quality writing
fluid
How much is this sheet worth y asked he reporter.
want $50 for it, replied Mr.. Calder. " There
are very few Of those unused sheet out and they
extremely valuable. ! only know OF four other sheets
In this city,"
There we're few Of these Providence STAMPS issucd
The plate made by man named Hidden. and
what has become Of ii Is a question thai stamp col
ectOrs would like to have reliably an Wcrcd stamp
dealers from all parts Of the country anN1u, t.
get hod Of it, bu to know where il j.,
1t is believed that when the stamps went ont of cir
CUatOn Mr.. Hidden gave tn, plate to fri"nd Of hi
named Sayes. and that he turned IL over 10 the EhOio
Island Historical Society. search has been made TO
some extent among the valuahl-, Of that society," Lnt
years afterward. fonnd the sheets Oi stamps Wcr'
becoming valuable he made earnest cHdcaV1r~ to
get the plate back. Failing in that. he determined
to execute a plate. A. he could get copy Of
the sheet of stamps he had to RELY upon hi, memory
for the design. As feat under those crcumstanc
the result remarkable. although upon comparison
il be that he stamps struck off from The
second plate differ in very many little details from
those Of the first. But Mr. Hidden's memory was
unfahful 10 him in one important particular. He
forgot to put the 1O-cent stamp in the right hand
top corner, and made sheet Of twelve scent
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
STUDYING ELOCUTION IN lTHE PARK.
\ JEALOUS THEOLOGICAL STUDENT FALLS INTO
TIE HANDS OF TIE POLICE.

\ JEALOUS THEOLOGICAL STUDENT FALLS INTO
THE HANDS or THE POLICE.
The life Of Il Park policeman is so destitute of Incl
dent that it natural that one of them should start
in surprise one morning recently in Central Park
when he heard series Of uncarthly sounds come from
secluded thclet In little frcquented section Of the
great pleasure grounds The sounds were Of a Kind
which, II heard in house at night, would have ut
once stamped II a, haunted. The voice. or voices, were
now raised in anger. now dropped IN love At one
time the accents told of Oycrmasterlne hatred at
another they seemed 10 speak Of victory and JOY
cl-m was the keynote, then bitter ln"ectVe or
gentle pleading. The policeman warily approached the
f-tne,.c, whence the noises came, fully convinced
that he had a dangerous duty 10 perform. lie felt OF
Dol, revolver "a make that il was all right ana
stole forward until he saw whence the voice came.
In a little opening in the forest stood tall young
man. in long. black frock coat. His black hair was
long and tossed in di,ortcg. The man had taken of
h, hat and overcoat and had thrown them on the
ground. lie was all alone. but was declaimins away,
cc-turing with his long If addrcs,inc large
multitude. The policeman could at first make neither
head nor tail out Of the spectacle, but when he heard
what the lanly young saying. he became con
vuced that he wa, an escaped mnatic This was what
the orator repeated and over again
80. thoI. that rocst above round as the shield OF
my fathers Whence are thy beams, sun, thine
everlasting lichtl"
Tho man ran through the whole gamut of human
passions and moods with the sentence, varying his
expression each time to correspond with hate. longing
hope love- envy. patho the other feeling which he
wished to represent
The sizo Of the speaker. the vehcmence which no
put into hi, words. and above all. the energy with
which he swung hi, long in emphasizing his qucs
ton gave the policeman such wholesome idea OF MS
physical prOwess that he quietly withdrew for as
s,tancc With two brother policemen lie came back TO
capture the supposed lunatic. The young man had
put on his lat and overcoat and was leaving the
secluded spot. when the policemen CAME up TO him
and made him prisoner
To their great surprise he submitted calmly and
askcd what he had done When they told him their
Sn~plcion, he did not know whether 10 bc angry, NOR
rincd or amused He soon explained 10 them that he
was student az the Union Theological seminary, and
had been advised by his Instructor IN eIOcuuOn 10 60
vnr thc lines Of O~~au out of doors. putting In them
the various emphasis and intonations. lie knew OF
m, lttcr place to practise in than Central Park, 80 he
had gone there ., .,,. III, .,.
all f,pr ~ them and they burst ont laughing. The
rrisonrr vas released hut hereafter when he goes 70
central Park 10 practise clocguOn, lie VIII take :"
audience of one with HIM
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
WARMTH IN AMERICAN HOUSES.
ruccnc Field in The Chicago News.

L,uccuc Field in The Chicago News.
Mrs Rider llaesad has bccn heard 10 complain
tint american women kept their houses too warn
TIs complaint cannot Dee made Of ENGLISH women
n therc /, an uncomfortable spot IN nl ChristendOm
IL j. tLc avrla-, English house in cold weather The
avcra,. English housc Is III constructed 1t Is damp
and drarshty il provided with very few comforts
rhs may account for that domestic infc.iciy which
leonard, the family in England. English husbands
'r,' notorinu,ly bad husbands they might be much
I.iter il their h11ucS were comfortable When a man
-hivcrs he pines for warmth, and lie VIII get H.
n hc doesn't ind It nj home hc will find IL at tho
,roygrc, or at other Infamous resorts. The home in
.tnct Ia, been pretty nearly all chilled out OF the
Tnrlshman lie Is a famous wandcrcr, but. mark
vnn he never wandcIs northwaMl He heads soutit
ward he i, cold he has been frozen all his lle .>aS
.nnn as he can get away from his damp. drauGhty
ard chocrlc,, home he makes his way where he Is rs
-ircd of the warmth which his ahivcrng body demands
Tn. American women know. fortunately that tho
,nrc,t way t. keep their husbands at home and to
attach their children 10 home Is 10 make the homo
comfortable hri-ht cheerful. II Is the pursuance Of
these tactic, that has insured to American women the
most loval husbands and ch ldWu, Who WSard no
human sentiment more tcudcr,y sacred than that which
attaches 70 home, with lis myriad Of sweet persuasive
holy Influences.
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
A DOGS STRlTEGEM.
From The Washington Post.


observed an example of intelligence in dog thss
other day which, though exercised at the expense oi
another dog struck showing degree Of shrewd'
ness not unworthy of a human being. lie was New.
foundland and when first him he had his eye
ON "A mongrel who standing guard over bask'S
which had apparently something good 10 eat III 1t:
When he shifted IT, the mongrcl grOwed. and showed
sufficient evidence OF lighting tendency 10 MAKE tlo
noblcr animal draw back from the basket. not per
haps because he feared an encounter. but becaA,d
he wished Ia strategy rather udn force III INC a."
compliShment Of his plans. Having occasion 10 pass
the spot ten minutes later. hotlccd mat ,Ho
Newfoundland had put his scheme IN operation ~
had brought number of other dogs into the neighDor-
hood and he mOngrel 80 far attracted bN tlh
a, to venture q little distance from his basket on
which, however he kept a watchtul eve and returned
to n from time TO time whenever the treasure seemed
10 be too near the presence of the other dogs
At last however the Newfoundland secured ms
opportunty He rushed passed the Dasket, WhHH ~
did not attempt 10 seize though he almost Knocked ~
down and was followed by the other dogs one o'
these of course a small dog OF poodle Ike appear
ancr stopped sniff at the contents ot me b'k T. anu
thc mnusrel evidently thought the time had COM 10
yiudirue his courage In the defence OF MS owners
propertv SO he Dounced upon the poodle and bnSa
little fight ensued and the latter, proving 10 nave
od al of pluck and strength, bore his antagonist 10
other dogs with the exception Of thc Newfoundlaid
looked ON appOyingy and were too absorbed bS ilo
snnctoclc to nay any attention To tie basket. rms
was ihc stratcgi,ts chance. He ran TO The bi>k !;
tore off enough of the cover 10 gel his head M ana
when last saw him he was rushing away WIN ~, L,,s
contents-what appeared TO be piece OF meat-lh n'
.r,fh
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
JEFF. DAVIS Ar FORTRESS MONROE.


II Is "A trie late In the day for Mrs. jefferson Davis
10 accuse General Miles Of illtrcatng her husband
when a prisoner at Fortress Monroe. Certainly Mr.
Davis himself never Wont far rs this. ard he Was
not at All given To undcIy tmatng su!erngs for
The Lost Cause. have had 1t from the lipS of cX.
Confederate officers who terms of the friend.
lest intimacy with Mr. Davis that, after the first
nCrvOIoncsS resulting from his capture and the nm
certainty Of his fate had worn off, he expressed him
self a. not little touched by the uniform kindness
Of he persons in authority with whom ne was brought
into contact at the Fort. He realized that in tho
tlcn excited state Of public feeling every courtesy
extended to him was liable To be cruelty msconstrled
and hence h" appreciated dOubly the little attentions
shown him on every side. That tho cascmate which
he inhabited not luxurious In some of It's ap-
pOintmcntS rs q cosey suite In New York hotel no
one will deny, but when il Is remembered that the
best efforts Of The Government to protect it's prisoner
would have been practically worthless If he had been
taken To one of the great Northern cities and gOrgcousy
quartercd, Mr. Davis sensible enough recognize
the rca>onablcness ~ his treatment. The drowning
woman does moi quarrel with her because he
dsarangcS her hair In dragging her out Of the water.
There a.e times when hypcrcrticsm Is out of place;
and hypcrcrcism that Is twenty live years stale es
peClallly unsayOTy.
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
WHY BLANK NEVER MARRIED.

From The Washington POST
Not long ago a mature splnscr called upon ,hs
famous afterdinner speaker (Mr. Depe"l ana a,h'H
him 10 give her some information about real estate
He said there were two things he knew nothing ab"i
and they were women and real estate. ms rpN
amused her. and she asked him a number oi quceu"!
about people whom they knew In common. Ali"r rl''
propOunced the following questions about stnmerhG
bachelor she asked more, but went her way
Where is Mr.. Blank, Mr. Dcpcw ~
ale l. In the city replied the only Chauncey.
"Does he stammer much as usual =
ooh, yes: worse. believe said the orator.
"Strange he never married"
0No II was moi strange dear lady. Blank conrtod
a lovely girl He told abont hi couIt-hip several
wears after il occurred. lie proposed this way;
odd d-dear a-a-anccl. ! llllovc Won"
You need not proceed further Mr.. Blank do
not care to be woOcd the instalmcnt PLAN said The
prOnd beauty
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
rrRFp OF THE MORPHINE HABIT.

From The Buffalo Commercial
"Thcre are some terrible habits when manmne
cuItvateS to IFS own destruction said a buHaie
physic!an and the excessive use of certain dugs Is
among Tho worst Hut are gradually learning HOW
to save even slaves from their slavery and anon:
thc habits that are gradually coming under the hean
of .curable' is the morphine habit. | know 3i a
woman for over twenty years slave u morphine
,vhn is now practically cured. The chloTmcd or sons
other similar cure was the means used, was toil;
drug,yiSt tod me only few days since, OF yonh:
married woman apparently WELL happy and blcssed
with children who sixteen wears ago when VINE , oraST o
mime and taken down eleven grains at dme. sue
crertninIv had found cure OF some value
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
INDIGNANT CRISPI.
From Vanity Fair.

FROM VANITY ldTs
The "Gazctta di TOrino' says that the NaVagazl'nc
Gcnerale ItalIana has nominated CiSpi it, lawyer
with a salary Of 10000 lire per annum. II seems
that Crispi did by means show That cqudnlmtV
which shOuld characterize great men under adycr-c
circumstances. but losing O.ice gave way. Ike a
bismarck 10 his feelings On arriving home he a.
missed all his servants at a fOrtnghtS notice. and
vOuld see none Of the persons who had been waiting
for an audience In his own room he appears Z, have
made havs and. among other valuable articles. -
have broken two japanese vaecS which he had
received in the Quirinal Christmas present
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
OH, BIT SHE WAS JUST INFERRED.
From The Boston Advertiser.

From The Boston AdNeFIstT .
Evangelist Moody says that the man IN the Paraoiee
who eXcused himself from the feast because he had
married wife. and therefore could not come, maze
ihe worst excuse Of all for he might have brought NJ,
wife with .im But how does Mr. Moody know thit =
PERHAPS the bride had nothing To wear. 10 tho
obvious answer that she certainly had wedding sar
ment there Is the equally obvious reply that Miss f0a
McFlimsey of Madison Square had gowns innuIleaoAes
but each one had already been worn once.
New-York tribune., 1891-03-08
THE YEW-LOXD0Y BoAT-RACE COURSE.
From The Hartford COurant.

From The Hartford COurant.
THE Boston Transcript announces that AT a meet
Ing In New London Yale and Harvard agreed 10 have
their annual rOwed at New London for the next
five years. The New London Board Of Trade was rep
resented by Judge John G.. CTmp and Corporation
Counsel Brandcgec The university clubs are 10 con
troll twothirds Of the observation train and The c0sc
Is to be rcsurveyed and each half mile marked by stone
posts. The crews quarters floats, etc, tO De
repaired and improved. The Board Of Trade become,
responsible for the performance of Londons part
Of the agreement and the contract Is forfeited II any
OF the stlpuiatOns neglected.