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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-09-29
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-09-29

Mrs. Edward Myers, Athens, NY.
Had ERYSIPELAS so bad in Der hand
that 1t became q mass Of purified flesh.
Not until her life was despaired of did she turp
to DIR. X ENNEDX discoverer Of FAVOR
found IL impossible to save the hand. so he anu
putated the same. and gave her FAVORITE
REMEDY. which drove the poison out of her
blood thus saving her life. Had DR. Ken.
needy been called at any previous stage Of the
disease he would have at once prescribed
FAVOR1TE REMEDY and Mrs Myers
hand could have been saved.
Erysipe1as or any eruption Of the
sk I'm should not be neglected as the result NAV
be serious. DR.. Kennedys Favorite Remedy
may save you similar experience If taken IN
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
THE FISH THAT SWALLOWED JONAH
Perhaps IL Was q whitr shark Instead or
Whale.

From the Qniver.
There Is no argument valid Upon a premise
OF inherent inpossihility. IL used TO be con
eluded beyond question That there were no
black swans, because it is impossible 10 con-
eeiTe black swan. But one harmless and
unconscious black swan from the Antipode-
put all the ingenious thinkers 20 rout Hame
argued from bis conception % a true iuduc-
non that the major premise must iuclude all
possible cases. This he thought conclusive
against great deal OF popular belief. But
what test have We OF the possibie2. II is harder
TO believe that we have explored aud classified
the whole ield of knowledge than that a
ravenous Ash With no higher and no lower
Thought In lite meager brain than a plentiful
dinner should have swallowed and then dis
gorced a iaan. Besides. we are not without
evidence that such piscine conduct IL nj least
possible. Jonah was sailing in the MeGiter-
ranean-rght along lis whole length from
soppa IN Palestine to Tarshish in Spain. and IL
y IN This very that even at the
present day huge ash. the white
shark, l. found. and no, only this I'm,
the bones OF a much larger species row extinct.
For the word used in the Bible l. a general
tenn Tor large fish. and il includes in various
writers. sharks. tunnies. whales do,phins and
seals. ihis white shark attains snch a size that
u mas been known 10 weigh four tons and
half One that was exhibited las. century over
EUROPE weighed nearly two tons. and very
nearly re-onacted the part of Jonah's fish
British war vessel was sailing in the Meditcr-
ranean when man fell overheard. A huge
shark instantly arose and the unlucky seaman
disappeared within lie mouth. The CAPTAIN
hred gun at it from the deck and M the shot
struck upon its back IL cast the man out again
and he was rescued by his companions They
forthwith harpooned the fish. dried him and
presented him % his intended victim
n he hae~ ssFNsrz r..fsA
taken at Su-iram. and in il was discovered the
body OF woman excepting the head. lu-
stances are recorded upon good authority "
specimens beng found in the same sea. one
With sea calf In its stomach AZ big us an OK.
another with whole horse. and another with
two tunnies and a man. That n man could live
there for considerable time seems by no
means impossible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25

A Florida Town in Fear of Attack by Ne,
groes Prom an adjacent Camp.

JACKSONVILLE, FL. Aug. 25.-An uprising
occurred in New smyrna on the east coast rail-
way lines news OF which has Just reached here.
It appears Charley Thomas (eOlored) was ar
rested there last SATURDAY On a warrant for as
SAINT with intent to Kill. Thomas had some dis
pute with another negro when il ended by
Thomas shooting the other man. He was lodged IN
Jail and that afternoon his friends from the camp
came into New SMYRNA. all OF them armed with
revolyeTs or Winchester rifles. At about 9 m.
the jail was surrounded and they made at
tempt 10 break the door down. few deter
mined white men. well armed. succeeded in dis
persing the mob. On SUNDAY morning IL was
reported that all the preparations had been
made TO break the Jail open on Sunday night
and citizens Of the town procured all the avail
able double-barreled shotguns and rifles, and
after dark stationed themselves near the Jail
ard placed two men on guard. The negroes
came IN from the camp about 10 O'Clock aud
could be seen in small groups about town, but
they found out that the jail was strongly
guarded and decided TO leave before ~ O'Clock.
Since then the whole town has been in constant
terror Of the MODS return and armed men have
patrolled the streets night and day. The OK
element is subsiding. but there are rumors
that another attack will shortly be made upon
the Jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
THE CALLS GIRL.
Even the Great Worth Has Given His Sane
ton TO Her Costume.

From HArrer's Weekly
A few sporadic cases Of the supendered girl.
we are told by one learned in lore Of fashion.
were reported in America last year. but il was
not till the beginning Of this summer that the
suspendered girl became epidemic. When the
warm weather came and the protecting Jacket
was cast aside the girl with suspenders that did
not suspend anything was regnnnt everywhere
On ferry boats and cars, at picnics and in the
streets, anu even at church. tue girl with her
'galluses was conspicuous. To show that she
had a full appreciation Of the many pses TO
which this article could be put. one Young girl
in the west hanged herself with hers Some
cruel humorist adduced this sad incident n
proof that women were entirely worthy 10 wear
snspenders II they choose. But the sadde-t
news comes from Paris for we learn from the
fashion papers that the great Worth has heard
OF the decorative value OF Slsperders and il
using them to ornament even the finest OF his
creations.
Meantime in these sultry DAYS, when men
cast waistcoats aside and try to be comfortable
despite the weather, they have substituted
leather belts for suspenders, and thus girded up
they plod along without envy OF those who have
appropriated What WIS heretofore an exclu-
slyeiy masculine appendage. 4 visitor from
Mr.. Chase . Shinnecock Art School reports that
he looked IN vain among all She hundred girls
and young women in the classes there for sim
gle one who fastened up her belt with sus-
penders. What do these facts portend? ON
the one hand the great majority 81 girls In
america have adopted suspenders, and the great
Worth has set the seal Of his approval on them;
on the other hand many men have suspended
their Use, and the girls in Mr.. Chas-'s school
giNs who should know Whist good art was IL
any ever did-have never adopted them at all.
What does this porteudg We do not know. hut
can only trust that it il nothing serious. aud
that with the tlis Al rka,. -
NAL conditions will cease and those Who are
wrong will see the error of their WAYS Iii
probable. I'm the language of the sand fots that
the suspendered girl must GO"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
DEMOCRATS or WASHINGTON.
A Fight I'm the Convention Over the Lake
Washington Canal Issue.

J
OLYMPIA, WASH, Aug. 25.-when the demo-
cratic state convention reassembled last night
the report of the committee on resolutions YVES
read. The platform indorses the national plat
form and the nominees Of the Chicago conven-
ton; pledges reform in the existing tariff laws;
opposes federal election law; fayors free and
unlimited coinage OF American silver and such
liberal appropriations for coast Improvement as
shall be OF benefit to the state. but condemns
any extravagant expenditure Of public money
having for its purpose the advancement of pri-
vate enterprise. The election OF President
Vice President and United States Senators by
direct vote of the people is favored.
minority report TO the Seattle canal plank
was presented 4 hard tight followed the read
ing of the minority report, which was adopted
motion was then made 10 reconsider the vote
by which the minority report WIS adopted. The
report reac as follows: I'VE indorse the action
Of the democratic House of Representatives in
refusing an appropriation for Lake Washington
canal. and we condemn the course of Senators
Squire and Allen and Represen tatiye Wilson in
their advocacy of this issue to the detriment Of
appropriations for the necessary Improvement
to rivers and harbors Of the state
The roll call on the motion to reconsider fol-
lowed dnrlnS the greatest tumult, which nearly
resulted IN breaking up the convention. PAN
deTnolium reigned. Delegates yelled them
selves hoarse. The result Of the roll call on
the motion FOR q reconsideration of the vote bv
which the minority report was adopted was 1T
FOR reconsideration and l54 against, and the
status OF the convention at am. Thursday was
precisely the same as when the platform was In
troduced on Wednesday.
The effort TO add the minority report to the
platform was finally defeated and the conven-
tion adjourned till this morning. the fight will
De renewed when the convention reassembles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
The wheelman's solemn Phix.

From the Minneapolis Tribune.
correspondent writes to inquire why the
passing bicyclist has SO grave a mien-why he
looks as if he might be pedaling his own hearse
to the cemetery. The sport of wheeling is de-
scribed in the bicycle advertisements as SO ex-
hilaratng that one expects to see the face of the
man awheel constantly wreathed in smiles, his
cheeks glowing with the rudy fame of health
and his eyes sparkling with the vitality impaired
by fresh air and exercise. But these expecta-
sions are seldom realized. The average 'cyclist
looks if he had been sent out to subpoena q
corners jury for his own inquest. His gaze is
fixed about mile and half up the road his
lips are set and the corners of his mouth are
drawn down until his facial expression is q mix
ture of grim determination and utter despair.
Our correspondent wants to know why this
is thus, and the query Is a natural one. 1t may
be answered, Yankee fashion, by another ques-
ton: Is it not fact that the average American
always makes o grim and serious business of
his recreation? Is it not fact that he seldom
smiles Gin the literal sense Of the world when
he is alone? Is it not tine that even when he
sallies forth for gregarious enjoyment, as 1t
were, ON lakeside picnic or distant excursion
bent, he makes harder work Of it than haying
or harvesting? Is it not q fact patent to every
good observer that there is too much deadly
earnestness and too little laughter In our Ameri-
can life. and is it not true that MANY Of us are
never SO miserable as when pretending to have
good time?
Then why wonder at the solemn phiz Of the
passing bicyclist? If we find difficulty in smil-
ing at picnic, how can We be expected to grin
when all alone on two wheels, with an unstable
equilibrium TO look after?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
A New Dodge for Writers.
From the London Daily News.

from the LONDON DAILY News.
DR.. Lauder Brunton has made O discovery
which ought to entitle him to the gratitude Of
all who live by intellectual labor. It ID nothing
less than the secret Of how to have ideas at will
One night, after a long days work, this emil
nent physician was called upon to write an ar
ticle Immediately. He sat down with pen, ink
and paper before him, but not . single idea
came into his head, not q single word could he
write. Lying back, he then sOliloquized: 1.-THE
brain is the same as it was yesterday, and il
worked then; why will it not work today2"
Then It occurred to him that the day before he
was not 90 tired, and that probably the circula-
ton was . little brisker than today. He next
considered the various experiments on the con-
nection between cerebral circulation and mental
activity, and concluded that II the blood would
not come TO the brain the best thing would be
to bring the brain down to the blood. 1t was at
this moment that he was seized with the hsppy
thought Of laying his head ':.6at upon the table.
At once his ideas began to dow and his PEN TO
run across the paper" By and by DR.. Brunton
thought, II am getting on 60 we'll may cit up
now" But IL would not do. ssThs moment
he continues, THAT raised my bad. my uzind
became IN utter biank, % put my hsaA down
a1ein 1T uPoa ~ t1Als, s1d Anished ny ~
6ete = TT pof1fpn-~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
WORK ON CANADA's CANAL.
Dominion Officials Hope to Be in an Inde-
pendent Position Next Season.

u
pendent Position Next Season.
MONTREAL, Aug. 25.-Another meeting of the
privy council will be held today. the reports Of
the absent ministers on the questions TO be de-
cided having been received. 1t seems to be
understood that the principal object Of the
meeting Il TO consider the action of President
Harrison IN the matter of canal tolls 1t is an
uclPsted by those who appear to be well in
formed that the government will allow the
status quo 10 continue as there are only six weeks
OF navigation remaining this season at the
farthest. Shippers will be reimbursed the 20
cent toll b. the government. and ii is expected
that by the time next seasons crop viii have to
be moved Canada viii be independent of the
american canal at St. Mary's Fall, as the canal
on the Canadian side will then be fit for traffic
Hugh Ryan. the contractor for the ST. Mary's
Falls canal. has sent a special messenger to this
city TO secure men fer the work, which is to be
carried on all winter in preparation for the
opening Of the spring excavations. His agent
has engaged fifty stonecutters. who will pro-
coed To- the works at once and remain all win
ter. This action is IT. pursuance of an order
from the government TO push the canal TO COM
pletion with all possible expedition. 1t is ac-
cepted rs a fact by all the leading conservatives
in Montreal that SIR John Abbott will shortly
1t IL also undersJOod that there will be no
remedial legislation proposed by the govern
ment in the Manitoba school matter. The
question is regarded as finally settled.
OTTAWA. ON, Aug. 25.-The canal tolls dis
pute will be further considered at a cabinet
meet TO be held Saturday. Premier Abbott,
owing to i'll health, will not attend. The Hamil-
ton Spectator recommends dominion ministers
TO stop all preparation for Canadian exhibit
ton for Chicago. and asks why Canadians
should expend 81 ,00O, 900 to aid a country which
declares commercial war against her, and which
may declare non-intercourse before the exhibi-
ton opens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25

Games Among Pacific slope Mrlionaires-
Raiston's Pair of Tens

Raiston's Pair of Tens.
From the New York syn
recently reported poker scandal. involving
members OF San Francisco's swell Pacific Union
Club, recalls an incident of the notorious Sarah
Althea Hill-Sharon divorce trial.
The late Judge Terry. who was killed bv
Justice Fields body, guard, Maggie. was Miss
Hhls attorney In that case. and during the
trial endeavored TO have produced in court, in
evidence of Senator Sharon's maintenance OF
the plaintiff, the miIlionaire's check stubs.
The effort failed. chiefly because Of the show
ing made by the defendant that the checks
would throw very little Light on the subject.
This was afterward explained BY Gea. Barnes.
Sharons attorney. He said that nine-tenth
OF the private checks drawn by Sharon were
PAYABLE to the order OF Cash" and that
neither checks nor stubs indicated the age
sex or social condition of Cash" Senator
Sharon's private checks. his attorney said
though great in number and amounts. were
nearly all in settlement Of poker accounts.
Not that Sharon lost at the great American
game. He won.
His total winnings in the Pacific Club game
were said to be more than q million dollars
There was a regular clearing house proceeding
AFTER each game, each player settling with others
by checks, and so it might harpen that sharon
would draw half dozen checks after y game in
which he won. He PLAYED a great game Of
poker-great in kind and size-but his great
wealth gave him no advantage, for his usual an
tagonists were multi-millioaaires- Banker Raj
ston, Senators Jones and Stewart of Nevada,
Flood OF the Bonanza firm. and that set
Ia the story of the recent Pacific L Mon scan
DIAL II was recalled that Raston won over
$780, one night on pair of tens. The exact
story Of that game vas told b. Gen. Barnes
after the incident referred 70 in the Hill-Sharon
trial They were playing jack pots and Sharon
opened. Ralston and two or three others
stayed. There was some light chipping Of one
or two hundred several times around when
Ralston strengthened his play and began raising
by thousands. Sharon and Ralston soon had
the play to themselves, and il was not long be-
fore there was close to $4,000 in the pot.
Then Sharon met raise with $50. 600 counter
Halston studied only moment and then came
back with 100000 raise. sharon did not
take long to decide his play. Il quit, Bill, he
said. and shufled his hand in the deck
Ralston was 80 delighted over having made
his bold-playing bank partner lay down that
he spread his hand. disclosing pair Of tens
Sharon never told what he held in that hand
until Ralston's death. 1t was a pair of lacks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
A Suit Over a House

Margaret Cray, by Mr.. James H. Smith, filed
a bill today against Sophia Carroll to restrain
interference with plaintiff in removing her
house. The complainant states that ON July
16, 1889, she acquired by purchase of defendant
the southeast half of lot ~, section 4, Barry
farm, paying the purchase money in cash. and
she entered into contract with Solomon G.
Brown to erect house and selected site, but
defendant interfered and asked her to build
nearer her house, and marked off o spot, and,
believing that she was constructing house ON
her own land, authorized Brown to build
the house and she moved into and remained
in il till October Is, 1880, when being com
peeled to move away on account Of sickness
abe locked up the house and gave the KEYS 10
Brown TO rent She states that defendant re-
fused to allow Brown to enter and
took possession Of the house and hay-
Ing the land surveyed complainant's
house was found to be ten feet on defendants
land and she offered to remove the house. but
the defendant refused to allow her, notwith-
standing the location was made at defendants
request She charges that the defendant took
advantage Of her ignorance and frauduleutly
induced hsr TO locats Ne house on hsr land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
A Scotch Archbi ,,lop EnthrOned.

EDISBURGH, Aug. 25.-The ceremony Of en-
throning and comforting the pallium upon the
most Rev. Angus Macdonald, Catholic arch
bishop of st. Andrews and Edinburgh, took place
today in the Roman Catholic Cathedral here.
There were present the most Rev. Charles Eyre,
archbishop of Glasgow; the bishop Of Galloway
the bishop of punkeld, the bishop of Aberdeen,
several Of the English Catholic bishops and
other high church dignitaries. The ceremony
was very impressive. II was the first ceremony
% the, kind i'll Scotland since the days of Cardi-
nal B9aton who became archbishop of St. An
drews In 1889. and vino assassiRated in his
own castle on May 20, 1876.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
Defiant smuggling schooner.

PoRr TOWNSEND. WASH. Aug. %. The SNUG
Cling schooner Haleyon left Victoria Tuesday
with u cargo Of opium valued at sS0. COO. 1t is
supposed her destination is some point on the
Oregon or California coast. The facts were re-
ported to the authorities at Washington by the
treasury officers. who have been keeping sharp
eye on the vessel for the last month. and al the
revenue officers on the Pacific coast have re-
ctived orders TO capture her if possible. The
crew. however, is well armed aud the customs
people do not hesitate to say that biOodshed will
follow any attempt TO infercep. the smngg.er.
The lislcyon is the schooner ;hat took "a 900
worth of opium iuto HawaiI few months ago.
landed her cargo and showed a clean pair of
heels to the crack cutters and the fastest yachts
ON the Pacific coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-25
KILOGRAMS TO THE Star.
FRENCH OCCUPATION OF DAHomEY.
Driving the King Into Corner by yigOr-
Gus Operations.


Gus Operations
PARIS, Aug. 25.-The French squadron off the
Dahomev coast bombsrded whyJ.ah and other
Dshomeyian ports about the beginning OF the
month. and the Freaeh troops then proceeded
on their expedition tn the interior under com
mand of Col. Dodds whose policy is to drive
the king into a corner by vigorous action. With
the first arrival of re;nforcements Col Docds
began 10 enlarge the circle Of the outposts,
while terrifying at the same time the old posi-
lions He opened two new roads, one from
Porto Noyo 10 Sakete the Adiara river. near
the British frontier at Lagos. the other binding
Porto Novo to DangbO, place between the
Dune and the Adjara. near the spot where
Capt. Oudard was killed in 1890.
II Is said that envoys from the neighboring
tribes have offered their cooperation against
the Dahomeyians. Great enthusiasm prevails.
Numerous deseTtions are taking place from the
Dnhomey army on account of hunger and fear.
The fine season will last until October -. Col.
Dodds has 80. 900 men, being a sufficient force
to hold the different stations Independently of
the support of the ships anchored at hotonou
and Grand POpo. Kotonou and Porto Noyo are
nov in a thorough state of defense and Grand
Popo is occupied.
Father Do5gerie the missionary, who con-
cIuded the treaty with Behaazin in which the
latter consented TO recognize the French prOtec-
torste un the coast for the consideration OF a
subsidy Of 20 600 francs per aunuEl has been III
tervieu ed at Nantes where he resides. He drew
a picture Of DahOmey, the conquest OF which
he advocates, which represents II a. a CONNER
cial paradise, 1t is very rich country. he
says. coveted both BY the English at Lagos and
the Germans at logon. In French hands he
considers il q yeritsblc treasure. Thus he re-
marked: "EOtonou. which only contains two
French commercial houses and telegraph sta
ton. produced IN 1890, when. owing to the war,
business was slack. a revenue OF $4,000
francs
Several companies Of the foreign legation
have beer sent from Nigeria to Senegal 10 re
place the Se-gaiese rifiemeu dispatched to
Dahomev.
The senegal cOusingents consist of 100 men
formed irtO three companies. They are raostly
veteran warriors. many Of them being covered
with scars. received very likely IN fighting
against the French These troops are quite
distinct from the regular IiraiileuTs OF Senegal.
who are completely fused with the French
army These Latter form the main body of
the Dahomey EXPEDITION. Col. Dod3s has full
reliance az their military qualities The eHpe-
ditiOn under Col. Dodds advancing from Porto
Novo for AboIIer viii pass by AfaTne, Oboa,
Ayany and Kana-fiome. where Behanzin has
his military camp. The decisive action. ii ia
anticipated, viii take place there. and the
taking OF ksna-GOme viii be the end OF hos
tilities. Behanzin viii probably hv 20 the
upper river unless his priests poison him. an
event which appears not improbable. as king
OF Dahomey must never Fe conquered.