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The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
THE ONLY EXPLANATION.

The man came in and said he wanted to see the city editor and that gentleman responded. q heard something today ' said the visitor, sthat think ought te be printed.
 sFWhat is it9' queried the city editor.
 "Well, to begin, 1t is perfectly inexplicable to me, and if you can explain it I'll be obliged. "
 nI'll have to hear 1t first, ]" ob- served the city editor. "That's so, excnse ..ss IS this : A man te.,G sssssv only this afternoon that he had travelled on Pullman car last night and this morning the porter refused to accept the custom ary quarter. {"
 Possibly he was h:sshIoned and wanted half dollar" suggested the news man.
 "No, that wasn't it. There was no gag about it. It was perfectly straight. He said he offered the porter a half dollar, but that it was refused on the ground that he (the porter) was receiving fair pay from the company; that 1t was his busi- ness to be attentive to Mir. Pull mans patrons; that he considered it both duty and a pleasure to be polite to all passengers who were on his car, and so on through whole category of unexpected virtues. Now, continued the visitor after a brief rest, what do you think of that ! Ism 1t worth publishingY"
 "It certainly is" ventured the city editor, thoughtfully.
 "Can you explain it7"
 Easily" asserted the city editor, with easy grace and profound conf dence.
 The visitors face was a perfect picture of incredulity.
 "Come off," he said bluntly.
 "But I can," protested the man at the desk.
 "How?"
 "The nan who told it to you was liar. "--Detroit Free Press.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
Collision on the vandalia.

ST. LOUIS, May 21.-The freight east bound, Jacksonville Southeast ern engine, in charge of conductor Smith, collided with a west bound passenger train on the Vandalia road, five miles west of Greenville, H., at 8 o'clock this morning. Both engines and baggage car of the passenger train were wrecked, and the first passenger coach was con- siderably damaged. The crew of both engines saved themselves by jumping out. The special guard of the American Express Company, named Ed. Fenn, was instantly killed, and the regular express mes senger was seriously hurt. None of the passengers were injured.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
"DEARIE's" INNOCENT PRATTLE.

An exceedingly pretty and grace full young woman and little girl of, perhaps, 5 years of age, boarded a Fremont street electric yesterday afternoon, and, the car being nearly empty, walked up to the forward end and took a seat where the young miss could watch the motorman twist and untwist the brake and turn on and off the electric current.
 She watched him with the deepest interest for a long time, and when the car started without the aid of horses, or any visible signs of power, she became deeply perplexed.
 Mamma, she said, "what makes this car goi0
 "This is an electric, dearie. Elec- tricity makes it go.''
 Mamma" said the little girl, after long silence, Eve learn more'n and morn every day, don't we?o
 Yes, dear,o mamma answered, with far away look in her eyes.
 "Did you pass that bad quarter on the conductor?' dearie que.ried, after that individual had just gone by, collecting the fares. Every person in the car heard her and tried hard not to smile.
 'sPapa said if the conductor wouldn't take it you could pass 1t in the contribution box next Sunday. Could you do that mammal"
 Mamma signaled the conductor just then. As they were getting off dearie was telling mamma that those red haired women were awfully homely, and when the car started off again the red-haired women blushed even redder than their hair, and strange, undefnable constraint pervaded the car until the last red haired woman had got off, which was somewhere near the end of the route e.-Boston Herald.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
She Took Her Time.

MUNCIE, IND, May 21.--Mrs. Mary Baker, residing in this county, has filed suit for $15, ,000 damages against the government of the United States. During the late re- bellion a family named Morris left this county and settled in Colorado, near Denver. Cheyennes captured the family, killed the husband and two daughters, taking Mrs. Morris a captive, after butchering all cattle and burning the property. The wo- man finally escaped, returned here, married, and now brings the above suit for damages.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
P,ate Glass.

The cast plate glass of which mir TOTS, shop windows, etc., are made, is prepared from the whitest sand
 Broken plate glass, soda, small proportion of lime and much small or amount of manganese and cobalt oxides. The glass when perfectly melted is poured upon an iron table of the size required, and the thick ness IS regulated by strip of iron placed down each of the four sides of the table. Immediately after it is poured out the molten substance is hattened down by an iron roller,
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
They Didn't Care.

Young Allsap and his bride were on their wedding tour.
 And they didn't care who knew it.
 Her head rested on his manly shoulder; her golden hair streamed down over the back of the car seat, and his protecting arm was around her.
 "Tweetness," he said, in voice whose wealth of tenderness the roar of the train utterly failed to drown, "whose little girly girli"
 "Oors, dovey dove," shel re- sponded.
 'Is it's little curly purly head all conf bie9o
 "Dest wight"
 "Wuv me very much, peti'
 'sI wuv 'oo bushels and bush-'
 Brakeman" gasped the pas senger two seats back of them, faintly, ssfor Heavens sake, come and raise this window !o-Chicago Tribune.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26

Noachian age, the time when God discoursed with men and the stars hung low in the empyrean. It is both epic and dramatic, yet em- bodies the whole wisdom of the patriarchal race. Who composed iti Who carved the Sphinx, or set the angles of the Pyramids9 The shadow of his name was taken, lest he should fall by pride like Eblis. The narrative prelude to Job has the direct epic sinplicity--a Cyclopean porch to the temple, but within are Heaven, the angels, the plumed Lord of Evil, before the throne of judicial God. The per sonages of the dialogue beyond are firmly distinguished Ehnia.s..zs, DI,il- dad, Zophar, Elihu-to whom the inspiration of the Almighty gave understanding-and the smitten pro- tagonist himself, majestic in ashes and desolation. Each outvies the other in grandeur of language, imag- ination, worship. Can there be a height above these lofty utterancesf ! Yes, only in this poem has God an swered out of the whirlwind, His voice made audible, as if an added range of hearing for a space enabled us to comprehend the reverberations of a superhuman tone. speak not now of the motive, the inspiration of the symphonic masterpiece, 1t is still mortal creation, though main- taining an impersonality so absolute as to confirm our sense of mystery and awe. Edmund Clarence Sted- man, in Century.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
me sons of tho Twins.

A hundred years ago or more there were twin boys whose names were Cyrus and Hannibal. These boys grew up and married, and each promised to name his first boy after the other. The boy born to Cyrus Hamlin was named Hannibal, ac- cording to the agreement. That child grew to be a great statesman and was elected vice president of the United States. Hannibal Ham, in's son Cyrus grew to be a great missionary, the founder of the Rob- ert College near Constantinople. in Turkey Lewiston Evening Jour nal
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
Cnrting Wira Fences.

MILAN, TENN, May 20.-Two thousand panels of wire fence have been cut in this county by an organ ized gang opposed to the three wire fence law, made legal by the recen. legislature. White Cap notices have been served on several farmers that they will be tarred and featherd, and, if necessary, killed if the fences are rebuilt. The gang was fired on by Cal Gleason and several wounded
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
RIown from aTrain

MASON CITY, IA, May 20.-The terrible storm, which has been pre- vailing here, is responsible for re- markable accident likely to end in the death of one man named James Malloy Yesterday he was passenger on Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train and while running at the rate of forty miles an hour he attempted to pass from the smoker into the rear coach. In doing so he was blown from the platform into a ditch. Malloy was picked up but cannot live.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
Blown to Fragments.

MADRID, May FLA dispatch from Bilbao says six men and two women were killed by an explosion at Galdames. Fragments of the human bodies were found at great distance from the scene of the ex- plosion. One woman found only the head of her husband. Two workmen have been arrested.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
Duel Ut Springfield. Mo.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, May 21.-- George A. Sterling and Andy Crump yesterday afternoon fought duel with revolvers on the street. Five shots passed. Sterling was shot in the abdomen and will die. Crump received only a skin wound in the neck.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
An Interest in the Business.

Higgleby-Hello, Dick What are you doing nowf Are you still with Hustletonl
 Ringsworth--No, but I have an interest in the business.
 Higgleby--In what way, f it isn't too much to askl
 Ringsworth--Why, he told me he could get along without me and I am interested to learn how he's going to do it.--Boston Transcript.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
APoet on Ioh.

The sublmest poem of antiquity is impersonal, yet written in the Hebrew tongue The book of Job, the life-drama of the Man of Uz, towers with no peak near 1t; it's authorship lost, but it's fable as sociated in mind with the post
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
Fsatherweigl,ts Matched.

NEW YORK, May 21.--Articles of agreement for fight of twenty rounds or more at the Coney Island Club on June P next were signed this afternoon between Geo. Dixon, of Boston, and Fred. Johnson, of London. The fight is for purse of $5000, the loser to take $500, Mar quis of Queensberry rules. The featherweights must weigh in at IF on the afternoon of the fight at 3 o'clock.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
ELEVEN KILLED.

ELEVEN KILLED.
 PINE BLUFF, ARK, May 21.--A wreck occurred on the Cotton. Belt last night at 7 o'clock, on Crooked Bayou, between Humphreys and Goldman.
 Only meagre reports can be had as the wreck train has not re- turned from the scene. The report, as best as can be had, is: Passen- ger No. ?, which left here at 4 o'clock, got as far as Crooked Bayou, when freight No. 19 came dashing around the curve, and met the pas senger on the trestle and hurled all the coaches into the bayou thirty feet below, the engine remaining on the track.
 Engineer Jim Peterson and Fire man J k. Murray, on the passen- ger, saw the freight coming and jumped into the bayou and escaped with serious bruises.
 Some box cars in tLe freight were derailed, the fireman was killed and engine damaged.
 The cause was that the freight should have waited on the switch, but thinking the track clear, came ahead.
 The killed are:
 James McCumpton, of Nashville, Tenn.
 Mrs. Huggins and son, going to Grapevine, Tex.
 Mrs. A. M.< Henson, of Fisher, Ark.
 Four men were unknown.
 Three women unknown.
 Seventeen were seriously wound ed, names unknown.
 ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 21.--Frag- mentary details of fatal head end collision on the Cotton Belt reached St. Louis, at an early hour this morning The accident result ed in the death outright of four peo- pie and serious injuries of eighteen others.
 The collision occurred at 2 o'clock last night between the stations of Humphreys and Goldman, Ark It was caused hy the crew of the regu- lar passenger train disobey- ing orders, and, as a result, the engine of the passenger train collided with the engine of a freight. All cars of the passenger train were thrown from the track and upset.
 A Mrs. Henson, of Arkansas, is the only one of the killed so far identified. Her husband is badly injured.
 Conductor Field, of the passenger train, was also seriously injured and and brakeman of the freight is reported missing. Six in all were killed and eighteen injured.
 Owing to the bad condition of wires it is impossible to obtain fur ther information.
 A dispatch received at II 80 from Pine Bluff, Ark, by the Cottton Belts general manager, says: So far as known seven persons were killed and one is missing. Wires between here and the point at which the wreck occurred are working badly and all informa- ton is received in fragments. One of the dead has been identified as Mrs. Henson, who is an employe of the road. The bodies of two women have been taken from the wreck, but unidentified. The other four bodies are those of men, One is young man, about 19 years.
 On one of the bodies was found check on the State National Bank of Memphis, drawn in favor of Jas. Morgan. The names of the dead men are Mir. Orsman, Mir Jones, and A. M Swan, the latter being a colored porter of the sleeper. None of their residences are known. The missing is the fireman on one of the an0tnae
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
nig Rewnrti.

DENNIsoN, May q Rewards for the arrest and conviction of the murderers of four Dennison people the other nightl now $50e0- There is yet n criminals, salltt ttlhieugh clews have been follc Der of suspects have and subsequently rel
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
Death of Geo. Pullman,. Mother.

NEW YORK, May 21.-Mrs. E. c. Pullman, mother of George M. Pullman, who for the past few days has lbeen lying unconscious at the point of death, at Belgrava, Fifth avenue, died this morning at o'clock
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
Another Woman Shot.

DENNIsoN, May 20.--It now transpires that on the same night the four murders were committed here, another woman was shot, by, it is supposed, the same party. She was a inmate of bagnio here. The bullet, which was fired through a window, passed through the feshy part of her leg, but will not result fatally.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
A scoun.ireI Killed. .

HoUsToN, May 2l.-At Midway, Madison county, last night mob went to the house of Arthur Bur rows, who was accused of seducinA young girl of the neighborhooJ, and shot him five times, killing hin instantly.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26

which lowers the glass to the thick ness of the strips at the sides. It is then annealed or tempered for sew eral days, after which it is ground perfectly level and polished to trans parent brilliancy.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall. Bacon.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-05-26
WRECK
Terrible Collision on the Cotton Belt at
 Crooked Bayou.
ELEVEN KILLED
Seventeen Seriously Injured--A Freight Dashes Into a Passenger Train on
 Trestle.

HurIing the Coaches Into the Water Thirty Feet Below--Fault of the Freight
 Crew.
The Portland daily press., 1892-05-04
DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Mr.. C. L. Hayes of Kittery viii Probably
be Chairman.

Mcssrs. Andrew Halves, Justin F.
Leavitt and William M. Marks, of the
district committee were in session at the
Preble House last evening, making ar
rangements for the convention which
meets at Congress Hall at 2 p. m. this
afternoon. Mr.. G. L. Hayes of Kittery
has been selected for chairman of the
convention. The district committee will
be in session at p. m. at Congress Hall.
This hall was selected because City Hall
for the date could not be engaged. 1t is
very near the City Hall, and will afford
fair accommodations for the convention.
1t seems probable that the delegates to
Minneapolis will be nominated by ac-
clamation, Hon. Charles f. Libby of
Portland and Hon. Hon. G. M. Moses of
Saco having no opposition SO far as heard
from. For alternate E. Dudley Freeman
has been candidate for a long time, and
has no opposition so far as heard from.
The Portland daily press., 1892-05-04
FIRST DISTRICT CONVENTION.

The Republicans of the First Congressional
District will hold convention in Congress
Hall, Portland, on Wednesday, May 4th, 1892,
at o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of
choosing two delegates and two alternates to
attend the National Convention, to be held at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, June 7th,
1892, and transacting any other business that
may properly come before them
The basis of representation will be as follows
Each city and town will be entitled to one dele
gate, and for each seyenty-fye votes cast for
the Republican candidate for Governor in 1888,
an additional delegate, and for d fraction of
forty votes in excess of seventy-fve votes, an
additional delegate
Vacancies in the delegation OF any city or
town can only be filed by residents OF the town
OF city in which the vacancy exists
The District Committee will be in session at
the hall at O'Clock the afternoon of the con-
yention, for the purpose of receiving the Gre
dentials of delegates.
By order Of the Republican District Commit
tee.
ANDREW HAYES, Chairman.
s. W. JUDk1Ns, Secretary.
Portland, March 20, 1892.
The Portland daily press., 1892-05-04
Reception to Rev, j. M. Frost.

The Bangor Wing says: Monday eve
ming was the occasion of pleasant event
at the First Methodist church on Pine
street, it being the reception to the new
pastor, Rev. J. M. Frost, late of the Con-
gress street Methodist church of Port
land. The reception was held in the
church auditorium, from 7.30 to $50.
The pulpit was decorated with flowers
and plants In an artistic manner, and in
front of it Rev. Mr.. Frost and Mrs. Frost
assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Clergue,
received the large number of people who
attended. This part of the evenings
programme over, those present adjourn
ed to the vestry below, where interesting
addresses of welcome were ably deliv-
cred by Rev. Fl. E. Foss, of Grace Meth
odist church, General Secretary r. A.
Jordan, of the Y. M. G. A, Mr.. Il. w.
Libbey and Mr.. Dunbar. Delicious re-
freshments were served, and the remain
der of the time was spent in social
manner. The affair was efficiently az
ranged, and passed off in a way that
made the occasion very ENJOYABLE one
for all -
The Portland daily press., 1892-05-04
ST. ALBAN coMMANDERy.
Their Grand Pilgrimage to Denver Next
August.

The following schedule has been is
sued by st. Alban commandery:
Sin Knight o, ,a.
schedute Of time and important places incinded
in orr pilgrimage to Denver and across the
Rocky Mountains, IN august next, confident
that 1t will prove o. tsacient interest to war
the excursion starts, and decisive ansWers must
be given by all who desire g to secure the favor
most Interesting scenery in our country.
In order to guard against all CONTINGENCIES.
we now call for deposit OF $75 on each ticket,
be made On IN end to 5ns 18th day Of NAY
grimage. Should any one, having made de- de- de-
posit die before the excursion starts nr he dis
abled by sickness or accident, so as to prevent
him or her from making the trim the tIeposit
Qess the sum Of $40 necessary to cover confin-
gent expenses) will be returned
Applications, accompanied by the required
fdSsposf VIII be reeoepea and R allotted
on tickets will be called for in the month of Ju-
| ly, OF which due notice will be given. The i'm
portance of securing accommodations is appar-
| emit, as the capacity OF our train is limited to
Those who desire to remain West longer
| time may do so without loss on ticket from Den
| yer east except meals and berth.
| Make your applications promptly, and avoid
! the risk of being too late.
In order that Sir Knights may utilize the time
| in Denver in. the manner most agreeable 10
| themselves, each will decide for himself wheth-
er or not he will participate in the grand parade
| Those who do not, need to take with them only
| black suit and fatigue cap in addition to Their
| travelling suit In making your application,
state whether you desire to join in tRe parade
| If you know of any one who would like to
join the excursion, please inform the Committee.
Each person will have the exclusive use Of
| one entire berth.
| Our illustrated and descriptive Itinerary will
soon be completed, and will be furnished on an
| plication to the committee.
| The committee present this brief outline OF
| the grandest pilgrimage ever projected by Sill
| Knights, and extend to you, your ladies, and
any friend well recommended, regardless Of ilr
risdiction, cordial invitation to Join the Com
mandery in this most delightful and interesting
| excursion.
The cost of the entire trip, including all tray
| cling expenses, fares, meals, sleepers, hotels
! baggage, carriage drives, etc., will be S147 80
| Prompt replies are requested. Additional in.
| formation furnished on application to the com
| mittee.
| Eminent Sir j. Fl. Fogg, chairman, SIS Elk.
| change street; Eminent Sir B. 3. Farnsworth
1873 Middle street; Eminent Sir W. N. Prince
| 165 Middle street; Sir A. S. Thayer, 90 Free
| street; Sir Warren P. Chase, secretary of com
mittee, MoultOn street.
The Portland daily press., 1892-05-04
AN INTERESTING PLACE
For Stroll is the Atkinson Department
Store in this City-Things Seen by a
Press Reporter Yesterday.

Do you know one of the most inter
esting places in the city? The entrance
is at the corner of Middle and Pearl
streets, and it is the Atkinson Company's
store.
A PRESS reporter dropped in there yes
terday and was taken through the entire
store. 1twas trip well worth making
and every reader of the PRESS would be
as interested as was the scribe.
The first thing to strike the visitor en-
tering the main entrance is the line of
handsome furniture that greets his eyes.
There is an interest about it too. The
furniture, which is from the Phoenix
Company in Grand Rapids, Mich was in
tended to be a feature of the grand open
ing. 1t was the plan to have it feature
that would be remember ed as it is in
workmanship and meterial the finest
thing seen here. 1t was delayed to the
company's disappointment, and but re-
Gently arrived. Since then it has been
admired by all. Among the lot was no.
ticed set in white mahogany. The diff
erent pieces were deliberately carved and
with the large oval mirror and tile inlaid
commode it was well worth seeing. An
other set in curly maple attracted at
tention, and to the newspaper man no
wood could present a finer effect. The
grain shows UP handsomely through the
polish. Some sideboards, both in oak
and mahogany, are the pride of the sales
mans heart, and they are beauties too.
The use of sideboards in dining is
becoming more common and the work.
manship in these pieces of furniture is
constantly increasing in excellence. A
most seasonable object was line of re-
frigerators that next met the eye.
The second floor presented scene of
activity. Here are the carpets and sale
has been going on this week. Great rolls
of bright colors were being rolled about
and spread out before admiring custo-
mers. On another part of the floor the
new dress goods and fancy goods de-
partment was being arranged under the
direction of Mr.. Graham. This is to be
opened soon, and it is said that it will be
treat to the ladies and will be one of
the most popular departments of the
great store.
The other departments have all been
made familiar to the PRESS readers, but
new features and new ideas are being
constantly introduced into all of them, so
visit will always show something of
interest. The basement with its two
dynamos, two engines and large boiler
to furnish the power is a busy place, and
these furnish electricity for twelve arc
lights and some sixty incandescents, for
the lighting of the building is an import
ant problem.