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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-13

testimony in the Panama trial left the i'm
preston that he did not dare 10 speak for
fear of divulging too much. M. Eiffers
statement showed careful coaching" the
correspondent continues. an. Fontane
showed himself as a good-natured, impu-
dent fellow, N. Cottu as q shark, M. Eiffsl
as a goose. Whenever II. Eiffel tried 10
retrace his foolish steps he put his foot in il
more deeply than ever"
WHERE THE MONEY WENT.
LONDON, Jan. 10. 3 A. M--The Times
correspondent In Paris says: IN. Flory, at
Wednesdays examination, estimated the
Panama Canal Company's receipts at
,434, ,000. coo francs, of which 199, 900, 900
were swallowed up by expenses of the
management, 2i9 100000 by interest on
the coupons. and $4,000, 900 by
the canal operations. or the last mentioned
sum 107, 100000 went directly to workmen,
and 443 100000 20 contractors. Four con-
tractors made a profit Of 77,000 900, NJ.
Eiffeps share being 80, ,000, 600, or, deduoting
his payments to others, 20, COG, 900 francs,
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milton of the populist House by the
Senate and that they the republicsnsl will
be ordered 20 withdraw from the
hall They decided to offer no resistance,
simply to remain passive and force the pop
ulists to remove them bodily. In anticipa-
ton of being elected from the House they
have selected . hall downtown which they
have rented In which they will hold their
sessions until the matter is decided by the
court
AT caucus of tbs populist senators to-
night it was agreed that when the Senate
convened at $50 o'clock a. IN. the House
investigating COMMITTEES will be discharged
and that the populst House will be rscog-
nlEed. Gov. Lewellyn was present at the
caucus and is said 30 have advised such
action.
IN THE SENATE.
The Senate did practically nothing to-day.
An attempt was made by the more radical
members TO force recognition by the
House, but it failed. All the morning and
portion Of the afternoon was spent in
awaiting report from the committee ap-
pointed 70 inquire into the orgsni-
zation of the two houses. That
committee was at work all day. All O'Clock
the populist senators, impatient nt the long
delay, voted In caucus TO discharge the COM
mittse. A recess had been .skeil TO permit
the holding Of q caucus. When the Senate
reassembled . motion was made to
discharge the committee and recognize
the populists By adopting q formal resolu-
ton TO that effect. The motion aroused
animated discussion, During the day the
news came from the HOUSE that the three
democrats OF that body had Joined the re-
pu blicans. The effect was 90 cause the SEN
ators to proceed slowly. All the republican
senators opposed discharge Of the commit
tee and Senators billiard and O'Bryan, the
democrats, sided with the republicans
Pending the discussion. LeedY. pop. OF
Coffey county, moved an adjournment until
tomorrow, which was carried. Thus the
resolution recognizing the populists' lower
house cannot come up before tomorrow.
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POwDRRLY A SOCIALIST.

He Believes in Government Owner.
ship OF Railroads and Telegraphs.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. IA special
dispatch from Scranton, Pa, says: "Gen-
eral Master Workman Powderly yesterday
emerged from his retirement Of some weeks
to address o gathering of union carpenters
in this city. During the course of his re-
marks he said: Il am a socialist and l say
ii without blushing. II the avowsl brings
condemnation, I am willing 10
take it. am one Of IS ,0O0, 900 socialists in
this country. l believe the railroads are
public highways and should be national
lied, and that the telegraph system should
be owned and operated by the government.
Tho people own the election system, streets,
public schools, and are we afraid 10 60 q
step further and own the railroads and tele-
graphs. which are more essential to the
nnhliorn
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STEVENSON AT NAsHvlLLE.
His Party the Guests OF the Hermit
age Association. A

HIS Partv the Guests or the Hermit
age Association.
NASHVILLE. Jan. l2.-Hou. Adlai X.
Stevenson and Mr.. Ewing, his law partner,
reached Nashville from st. Louis this
morning. accompanied by Judge A. Di6kin-
son. Samuel Murphy, James y. Fosrd, X.
#. jackson and T. L. Wright, committee
OF Nashville gentlemen representing
the Ladies' Hermitage Association,
who had gone TO st. Louis TO meet them.
They were met at the depot by Il. ID. Cooper
and we're taken to his home, where they
spent the day meeting humber OF promi-
nent citizens.
Tonight Messrs. Stevenson aud Ewing
are the guests of the Ladies' Hermitage
Association and guests of honor az the af-
nual jackson ball and reception given under
the patronage Of this association COM
memorative OF the BATHS of New Orleans.
reception is held, is throngsd with leaders
OF society, 1.-The bench, bsr, governor,
supreme court, Legislature. city officials and
many visitors from surrounding towns who
are in attendance. The grand march along
the brilliantly lighted and decorated COR
ridors was led by Gen. Stevenson and Mrs.
Mary l.. Baxter, regent OF the association.
This reception is the social event OF the
season.
Tomorrow night Messrs. Stevenson aud
Ewing will be the guests Of the Hermitage
Club, where magnificent banquet will be
rendered them. They will leave the city
SATURDAY.
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ON TRIAL FOR POISONING
THE CASE AGAINST THE HOME
STEAD SUSPECTS OPENED.

A Big Crowd in the Court Room.
District Master Workman Hugh
Dempsey, ]. NJ. Davidson and Robert
Beatty the Defendants - Dempsey
Said to Have Furnished the Poison.
PITTsBURG, Jan. l2-The trial of Hugh
Dempsey, district master workman Of the
Knights of Labor; J. NJ. Davidson and
Robert Beatty. charged with poisoning non
union workmen in the Homestead steel mill
during last August, began here to-day in a
crowded court room. Beatty is accused of
having arranged with Davidson and other
cooks at the mill to administer the poison,
which. 1t is alleged, Dempsey furnished.
The serious charge Of having procured and
disbursed the money used in the futherance
OF the scheme is also put upon Dempsey.
ORIGIN OF THE GASES.
The cases grew out Of the numerous and
suspicious cases Of illness among the work.
men in the Homestead mill At first those
stricken showed all the symptoms of typhoid
fever and were treated by the physicians
for shat disease. But after the first few
days the typhoid characteristics disappeared
and the doctors were unable to diagnose the
cases other than poisoning from impure
drinking water" The Carnegie Steel Com
pany was not satisfied with the explanation
that the epidemic among the workmen was
caused by impure water and suspected
something wrong somewhere.
DKTBCTIVKs AT wORL.
They put their detectives to work 10 sift
the matter to the bottom. The result OF
the work of the detectives was the arrest of
Robert J. Beatty at Louisville on Dec. 10
on g warrant charging him with completely
in the poisoning of the men In the Home
stead mill. He was brought back TO Pitts
burg and given a hearing. at which J. NJ.
Davidson, one Of the former cooks in the
tlon with the alleged conspiracy and impli-
oabing Beatty and Dempsey. The arrest
Of Davidson aud Dempsey quickly followed
and to-daY's trial ie the result
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MARCH OF THR STORM.
1t Started in Montaus and Moved
SlOwlV Eastward

1t Started in Montana and Moved
slowly Eastward.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-According to
telegraphic advices received at the weather
bureau the storm started in Northern Mon
taua Tuesday, came slowly eastward over
the Middle Mississippi valley, where there
was but little fall. 1t centered last night In
West Virginia, and gradually took south
easterly and northeasterly courses. spread
ing over North Carolina. Maryland, the
District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New
York, and all of New England. There was
very little wind and the Thermometer did
not fall greatly except in sporadic instances,
but it will be colder tomorrow all over the
Middle Atlantic aud New England states
Officials OF the weather bureau say this
is the deepest snow that has fallen in the
sections Indicted for several years, and
they anticipate much interruption of rail-
road traffic. The snow is four inches deep
east of the Alleghenies from Maine to North
Carolina, and it will be six inches deep
by nightfall.
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, A CIrY WITHOUT FUEL.
The Natural Gas supply at st. Mary's
Cut on During a Freeze.

tne NATURAL tas supply at st. Marys
Cut on During Freeze.
ST. MARY's, O., Jan. 12-With the ther-
mometer hugging the zero mark and ths
natural gas pressure down to nothing came
the startling report that the main which
leads into this field had burst from ths in
tense cold yesterday afternoon and shut of
the supply altogether, thus leaving the in
habitants Of this city at the mercy Of this
frigid weather. The suffering caused by
this unexpected emergency is indescribable,
as there is neither wood nor coal in suf-
ticient quantities 10 be had in the oity.
TRAINS sNow.BoUED.
TOLEDO, o., Jan. 12.--Trsins on twenty
roads entering Toledo are delayed from
three to fifteen hours by snow. A Toledo,
Ann Arbor and North Michigan train was
fast in a snow bank north OF Corunna for
twelve hours.
The street car system last night was des
moralized, over 100 motors being stuck.
The natural gas supply 10 next to nothing.
u ceased entirely yesterday afternoon.
There is scarcely any wood In town and
there Ia much suffering
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BUTLER'S BURIAL,
The Romans of the Dead Gene
Taken to Lowell,

The Remains of the Dead General
Taken to Lowell.
WASHINGTON. Jan. I2.-The remains Of
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler were taken aboard
train for Lowell, Mass, at O'Clock this
afternoon. Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Ames arrived
last night, and Paul Butler. his only son.
reached the city this morning. Definite
arrangements for the funeral services were
delayed until after the arrival OF
the son. and very simple services
of prayer, participated In by the members
of the family, were held at the house before
the remains we're taken to the train. The
department officers of the Grand Army of
the Republic assembled at the house about
2 o'clock, and accompanied the remains to
the depot, the department Of the Potomso
acting as an escort of honor.
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BLAINE AGAIN IN DANGER.
Grave Anxiety Manifested at the Red
Eouse.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. 1890 A. NJ.
Guarded utteranoes or sx-Secretsry BIsins's
doctors to- night are construed TO mean that
their patient is much worse than they care
20 acknowledge, aud the frequency and
ien0th OF their visits constitute another
REASON for concluding that Mr.. Blains's
iIness has been considerably aggravated
since morning. He is described
o. beipe weaker. There are said 20 be
s'oomplicationsn from which the patient
has NOT recovered except at the loss OF
strength, and there is an air abont tns house
which indicates considerable anIlety. ~
,'hysicianS nave spsnt the greater part OF
tbsir time ia the house since $3.50 o'clock
and one viii undoubtedly remain all night
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FRANCE LETTING OUT GOLD.
The Limit of the Lawful Note Issue
Reached.

The Limit of the Lawful Note Issue
Reached.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Mr. Leech, di-
rector Of the mint has received cablegram
from Paris stating that the Bank OF France
is disbursing gold heavily, for the reason
that the limit of the lawful note issue has
been reached and also because Of the recent
large withdrawal OF notes by banks and
othe rs for the purpose Of increasing their
reserves.
1t Is believed at the treasury department
that the large disbursements OF gold by the
Bank Of France, which is directly contrary
to the policy 1t has pursued during the past
ten years. will have the effect to senslbly re-
duce the export Of gold from the United
States
The Bank of France it 10 stated has $500 :
OO0, 900 of gold in its vaults. The accumu-
lation is of many years.
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HANGED TO A FLAG POLE.

Two Negroes Lyncned for Murder In
Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Jan. IA mob Of
over 200 armed men yesterday afternoon al
Castor, Meade county took Ed aud Dick
Moorman, negroes. from the store where
they were confined awaiting officers and
hanged them to flag pole in front Of the
postoh1ce. The negroes were accused OF
murderlng farmer near CASTOR last Mon.
day. Before they were strung up Ed Moor
man confessed that they had committed ths
murder for the purpose of robbery
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PoLICs OFFICERS ACCUSED.
Inspector williams and Four Other
On the List

New York, Jan. 12--Sups. Byrnes to-
day preferred charges against Inspectors
Williams and McAvoy and Csp,s. Wester-
velt, Stephenson and Dohsrty. The charges
are IN the hands of President Martin Of the
board OF police commissioner. The com
plaints and specifications charge neglect OF
duty on the part Of the accused officers in
permitting gambling dens and opium joints
to remain tnsir territory.
During the day the charges we're the sub
ject Of discussion by the members Of the
board. but a. no formal meeting was called
no action was taken upon them. Preeidsnt
Martin said that nothing would bs done in
the premises until the commissioners could
consult With the supsrintendent
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Wisconsin,s senatorship.

MADISON, Wis, Jan IA three days
truce in the senatorial conflict is on. Ex-
Gov. Bragg went home and Col. Mitchell
went to Milwaukee. Only Col. Knights
headquarters are open not 10 be closed until
it is known who will be Senator Villas
colleague at Washington
IL has been about decided that the Joint
caucus in which the conflict will be waged
shall take place not later than Thursday.
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A REWARD OFFERED
LETTERS OF THE CLERGY.
They Are to Be Sent to the Pope and
Not TO Mgr. Satolli.

Not to Mgr. Satolli.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 12.-In order to
end the discussion whether the archbishops
and bishops of the Catholic church Of the
United States were to transfer to Mgr.
Satolli their view on the school question.
the Associated Press has been furnished
with a copy Of the order as issued by
Pope Leo XIII. The order reads
as follows: "By order Of the holy father
every archbishop and bishop In the United
States Of America will write, under sealed
letter directed 20 the sovereign pontiff,
what he thinks in his own secret conscience
OF the scheme on the school question pro-
posed by Mgr 5atolli at the recent arch
episcopal conference.
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TOO GOLD FOR THE MILLS.

The Winter Weather stops Work at
the Edgar Thomson WORKS.
BRADDocK, Pa, Jan. 12.-The cold snap
has played havoc with the operations OF the
Edgar Thomson steel works, four OF the big
blast furnaces being banked down tonight
and the big steel rail mill is closed down
for the want of material TO wor K on, All
the ore is frozen up about the furnace plant
which requires double force OF men, and
10 add 90 the embarrassments OF the situa-
tion many Of the Hungarians have refused
TO work 10 such cold weather.
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A Preparatory School Burned

GARDNER, MASS, Jan. 12.-Cushina
Academy at Ashburnham, a noted educs-
tional institution and preparatory school,
was burned this morning. The loss on the
building is $3.50. 600. The insurance Is 800.
600. The institution has fund OF 800, 600,
and a new building viii be at once erected.
The 225 stu dents escaped without injury.
The fire originated In chemicals in the lab
oratorY,
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PROOF THAT IRIS COLD.
The Big Kettle Below Niagara Falls
Frozen over.

D. OTTAWA. ONTARIO, Jan. Blowing 60
the extreme cold weather complete bridge
Of ice covers what is known as the "Big Ket-
tie, extending from distance OF about 100
feet below the suspension bridge 10 within
hfty feet OF the foot OF the falls The bridge
ls composed OF frozen foam hssped % q
blight Of six or eight feet and 80 solid that
several persons have crossed &C. This IA the
first Tins In 100 years that thess boiling
waters have frozen over.
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Montana,s Joint Ballot

HELENA, MoNT., Jan. 12.-The joint bal
lot for senator to-day resulted: Sanders.
rep, SO; Clark, dem, Is; Dixon. dem :, 8;
Hauser, dem., 81 Mulville, pop, 8. This
gives no choice. There was one pair.
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Faulkner's Chsnoee Good,

CHARLESTON. W. VA, Jan. 12.-The
Faulkner men claim forty-three votes that
cannot be changed. Senator Faulkner's
election seems highly probable from the
present outlook. A caucus will be held
Tuesday night. J. E. Chiffon seems to be
the most prominent candidate for the sue
Censorship to Senator Ksnna, but several
others are in the field
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stevenson ct NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE, TENN, Jan. 12.-Vice Pres
ident,elect Stevenson and party arrived
here this morning and are being enter.
taiued at the home Of Col. ID. B. Cooper. A
banquet will be given the distinguished
visitor at the Hermitage Club tomorrow
piGhR
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Dixie's Poultry show.

CHARLESTON, s. O., Jan. l2 Alta meet
ing OF the Southern Poultry and Pigeon
Association held here Tonight. Atlanta was
selected ss the place for the next exposition,
and DR.. Thomas w. Tiggle Of Columbus
was elected president 10. the ensuing year.
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Evans at Hia pesk

WAsHINoroN. Jan. l2.-H. Clay Evans
OF Tennessee, recently appointed First As
slstnnt Postmaster General, arrtvsd IN
Washington this morning and immediately
entered upon bis duties.
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Carlos French for sanator.

HARTFORD, COM, Jan. l2.--Ex-Con-
gresham Carlos French of Seymour was
nominated for United States senator by the
democrats this afternoon.
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WAR ON JEWISH PLANTERS.
Outrages by White Caps Numerous in
Miesissippi


JACKSON. MISS. Jan. 12-Thers Is oon-
siderable excitement here over reports Of
outrages committed against wealthy Jews
in Southern Mississippi. Fl. Hillock OF Pike
county has been the principal sufferer at
the hands Of white caps within the last two
months and has lost twenty-five tenant
houses by fire. His negro farm hands have
been ordered 10 leave the county. He now
maintains an armed guard at bis private
residence TO keep it from being burned
Hillock claims that he hes been damaged at
least $50, 900. He says he will move 10 New
Orleans. Negroes are being driven from
all the plantations owned by Jews and
labor is demoralized.
A REWARD OFFERED.
JACKSON, MISS, Jan. 12.-Gov. J. M.
Stone issued to-day a proclamation calling
upon the so-called white caps In the counties
OF Franklin. Lincoln and Pike to disperse
and offering a reward Of 800 for the arrest
and conviction of each and every one who
may be adjudged guilty Of the unlawful
acts attributed TO such lswless bodies
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AUGUSTA, MI. Jan. 1e.-Ths democratic
caucus last evening unanimously nominated
Arthur Sewall OF Bath as candidate fer
United States senator.
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Turpia Ranorninntad.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Jan. 12.-Senator
Turpie was tonight nominated by the dem.
ocratio Legislature CAUCUS as his own suc.
CesaOr
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-11-02
Brief EDitaphs.

In Worcester, England, is stone
erected over the grave of a departed
auctioneer of that city, on which
Gone is inscribed In Sussex
graveyard, in addition to the initials
of the deceased and the date of death,
a stone has inscribed in large letters
the words, He Was" Two of the
strangest as we'll as the shortest cpl
taphs are ASLEEP las usuaD," on the
tombstone Of large individual by
one who knew him well, and left
till called for is carved on a grave
stone in Cane Hill cemetery, Belfast.
A photographer has this inscription
over his grave, Here I lie, taken
from life On the tomb Of Charles
the Great, firstemperor Of Germany,
are two words only, ''Caralo Magno."
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
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Attend the Shaker concerts next
week. l2-lt
He Did the Planting.

AAS ~ OAAO
At a certain fashionable up town
boarding house the ladies have lately
taken up the fad of gardening every
morning in the court which forms
the center Of the building, and which
is rapidly becoming beautified and
blooming as the rose" under their
fair hands. One day this week it so
CHANGED that doctor, druggist and
a we'll known undertaken of San
Francisco were among the guests
who paused after breakfast to look
down from the gallery surrounding
the patio" at the fair workers be-
low. The two former were in jocose
mood and poled no little fun at the
amateur gardeners-not, we may be
sure, without ready repartee from
the latter-and finally one of them,
with condescending masculine pat
ronage, remarked:
"Oh, well, ladies, you'll do well
enough at digging up the ground,
may be; but when it comes to the
finer work of setting out and plant
ing-why, you'll need man, Of
course"
"Oh, yes" quickly retorted one Of
the objects of this sighting remark,
1--WE all know who does the planting
for you two"
And the saucy head nodded mean
ingly toward the undertaker.-Hotel
Gazette.
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DeWald.

Mr.. G.. r. Leonard is quite sick.
There was hop at Fred Hast
ings last Friday night.
Will Madison was out last Sat-
urday among the farmers, buying
cattle.
Mrs. Douglass and her son Leo.
of Akron, Iowa, are here on visit
to her mother, Mrs. Lambert.
Will Schinkel has gone down
into Iowa. Old Mr.. Schinkel was
out to the farm one day last week.
Palm Brothers and their men
were hammering away on the new
school house in district Is, last
week.
Corn husking is in full blast,
the crop is quite good this year;
this will yet prove to be a fairly
good corn country.
Our school in district AZ is pro-
crossing finely under the able
management Of Miss Genev. G..
Rushon, of Worthington. She is at
home in the school room.
Miss Carrie Halves, of Luverne,
was to have visited our Y. P. S. G.
E. last Sunday, but owing to the
illness of her mother she did not
come. She will make us the visit
soon, however, we hope.
At last the work Of grading the
Luverne road through the Lambert
slough has commenced. Mr.. Ely
and the Lamberts have worked on
it three days with the county ele-
vator; it will be a good thing to
have the road Strengthened through
there, and now thtre is a prospect
of it's being done.
SEC. IL.
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Books With Their Backs to the Wall.

books WIN 1nelr BACKS 10 the Vail.
The library in Wimborne Minister
is today as perfect a specimen as
could anywhere be seen in medieval
times of the inverted order of rang
ing books. Near the middle of the
south aisle door opens into a YES
try, from which we ascend into the
minister library, formerly called the
treasure chamber.
The volumes, said to number 24O,
stand on the shelves with the cut
edges of their leaves toward the spec
tator, except some half dozen turned
about in modern fashion by accident.
On an upper shelf there are SO vol
umes, 10 Of which, forming set, are
numbered on their leaf edges. The
names of others are inscribed in the
same way on several books of the Al:
on a lower shelf. Each tome, wheth-
er above or below, is secured by
chain riveted into the left side of the
cover, which also has a ring fastened
to an iron bar running along the
edge Of the shelf. A sloping consul
tation stand very much like a prize
dieu slides from side to side just be-
low the shelf.-Notes and Queries.