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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26
THEIR DEFEAT REAssERTED.
Shanghai Dispatch Giving Details of
the Battle and Rout.

London, Aug. pa dispatch from
Shanghai to news agency here says
"a letter received in Che Foo on Aug. "A
from Chemulpo, Corea, reasserts that the
Japanese were defeated by the Chinese at
Ping-Yang. Thirteen Japanese trans
ports, conveyed by nineteen warships, ar
rived in the estuary of Tastong-kang on
Aug. Is and landed force of 5000 men,
who advanced upon Ping-Yang. When
midway between the landing place and
their objective point the Japanese were
attacked by Chinese cavalry, who sue
ceeded in dividing the advancing column
into two parts. Thereupon the Chinese
artillery poured heavy fire into the
Japanese ranks, creating almost a panic
The Japanese retreated in disorder to the
shore, where the advance of the
Chinese was checked by the fire from the
guns of the japanese feet. The Japanese
lost 800 men. The letter does not men
tion the retreat of the Japanese troops
from Chung Ho, from which place, ac-
cording to Chinese reports, they had been
driven. IL is, nevertheless, believed the
Chinese are in possession of Chung Ho, as
it is stated council of war was held
there Aug 20, when it was decided TO at
tack the main Japanese force, which is
preventing the Chinese advance upon
Seoul. 1t is reported the Japanese are re-
embarking their heavy baggage in Piny
Yang inlet. The country is being secured
by Chinese cavalry, who have taken
prisoners and beheaded hundreds Of
stragglers" ="
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-26
A MAsTERLY RETREAT.

A dispatch to the Times from Tien-Tsin
says Gen. Yeh's force of 4 200 men Joined
the main body Of Chinese troops at Ping
Yang on the morning Of Aug. u. The re-
treat from Yashan was a brilliant feat.
The heat was intense and the route lay
through difficult country. In addition
harassed along the whole distance by
bodies of the enemy. But notwithstand-
ing all this the march Of $50 miles was
enected in good order, the Japanese lines
at Chung Chew being broken.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13
SMALLPOX IN MEXICO.
Ignorant Natives Look Upon 1t as Y
itatiOn of Divine Wrath.

Ignorant Natives Look Upon 1t as Wis
itatiOn of Divine " rath.
''The poor and ignorant class of
MeXicans have an uncannv RELIGIOUS
superstition about smallpox" said a
traveller to st. Louis Republic man.
''On a recent visit to the interior Of
Mexico | saw mothers carryi.2'~ :rou0d
in their arms babies whose little bodies
were almost eaten up by smallpox. |
was of course shocked at the frimlltful
spectacle, and even offered one deluded
mother money if she would take her
terribly afflicted child homo and call
in physician to attend it. But she re-
fused my proffer with scOrn and began
to Groom some weird incarnation as she
tenderly caressed the little hal clad
sufferer in her arms ] aftorwar(!
learned that the ignorant class OF HEX
leans consider an outbreak Of the red
pest II their miserable novels vista
ton of Divine wrath for some sin they
have committed. SO set are they
in this belief that they will Go moth
ing whatever to check the ravaces
of the disease except when it attacks
their infants. to take the victim, iii
their arms, press them cloeplr - their
breasts and pray dcvoutly x. ~;,,:tin-
uously to God to forgive them icr heir
wiclzedness. OF course the smallpox
runs its course after awhile. though
never before claiming several man hers
of every family as victims: but not I'M
til it does are the afflicted parents
purged of their sins"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13
TIE EL!ND PLANT.
FungOid Growth That Preys Upon the
Human Eye.

n fuhSoId Growth That Preys Upon the
Human Eye.
1t may seem strange to some but,
according to one OF the best opti-
clans west of the Mississippi. twenty
two per cent. of the fifty or sixty
thousand blind persons in the United
States were rendered so by the
growth OF a remarkable fungus plant
which seems to be perfectly at home in
the human eye. The little plant
which causes this terrible affection
belongs to the lowest order Of the
fungi and is single celled organism
Enowns as d coccus. 1t propagates
simply by division-that is, a single
cell. growing to its full size, splits in
ta two or more, usually four. perfect
plants. these again subdividing as be-
fore.
These plants grow upon the external
covering of the eye, and soon destroy
tac clear medium SO necessary to
vision. The propagation of the mis-
ch,efmaaer is very rapid, and its
growth in the tissues covering the eve
bal causes much irritation, cutting off
the supply of nutriment, and re-
suiting in congestion. So far as
il ''-anwn it is spread only by infec
tt" ana must be planted directly up
on suitable eoil before it can grow
This. IN hrieE is what is known as the
bacterial eau . of blindness
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13
THE EVERLASTING CLUB.
An Odd Organization That Continued
Session the Year Around.


Session the Year Around.
Addison in one of his papers de-
scribed the Everlasting club. 1t con-
sisted of a hundred members. who di-
vidcd the whole twenty-fOur hours
among them in such d manner that the
club sat day and night from one end of
the year to another. no party presum-
ing to rise until they were relieved by
those who were in course to succeed
them. BY this means member of the
Everlasting club never wanted COM
pany: for though he was not upon duty
himself he was sure to find some who
were: so that if he were disposed to
take whet. incoming, an evenings
draught. or bottle after midnight, he
went to the club and found knot of
friends to his mind. 1t was a maxim
in this Climb that the steward never
died; for as they succeeded one another
by way of rotation, no man was to quit
the great elbow-chair which stood at
the upper end of the table, till his sue
cessor was in readiness to fill it; inso-
much that there had not been sede
vaca1lte in the memory OF man. This
club was instituted about the middle
of the English civil wars, and con-
tinued without interruption until the
time of the great London fire in 1866.
The steward at that time maintained
his post till he had liked to have been
blown up with a neighboring house;
and would not leave the chair at last
until he had emptied all the bottles on
the table and received repeated di.
rections from the club to withdraw
himself
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13
NAME-STONES FROM HEAVEN.
A Strange superstition Of the Moham-
medanS.

medans.
The Mohammedans speak of the de-
struction of Sodom and Gomorrah as
1.-The falling of the red-hot name
stones" They say that when Lot had
made dead failure of his attempt to
convert the SodOmites, God sent Ga
briel and two other angels to destroy
them. Gabriel was directed to creep
under the foundations of the wicked
cities. and then, by suddenly straight
ening his form, lift the cities high in
the air and let them fall to the earth
in ruins. After this great overthrow.
so the Koran says, 'God showered
down upon them hot, burning stones.
baked in furnaces of hell On
each stone the name of some guilty one
was written, and on him it fell. In a
like manner, all who were out of the
cities at the time of the overthrow
were destroyed" One Sodomite, who
CHANGED to be in the temple at Mecca
ut the time his city was overttakcn
with the dreadful semi-historical
catastrophe. resolved to remain in the
sacred edifce 1.-THE Mohammcdans
claim that the temple at Mecca was
built by Abraham. and that no harm
can possibly befall it or anyone within
its i oily inclosuresl. until the crimes
which he had committed should be for
gotten. He remained there forty wears,
piously praying and keeping fast days,
bat no sooner did he leave its holy
| shelter that he was struck down and
killed by one of the burning name
stones
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13
PIG AT A CANDY PULL.
Surprise of the Porker When He dipped
His Nose in the Dish.

Pretty nearly everyone knows or
ought to know what an OlI,-fashioned
candy pull means. 1t use To beat
tlfe+'apple bees" and such other coun-
try affairs away out of sight. and was
a much sweeter way OF enjoy inca win
ter evening. says the Hartford tn':rant.
1t CHANGED recently that farail! in the
outskirts of the city thought they
would indulge the children Ill one of
3hesc pastimes. and things were made
ready. 1t was just at the end of the
last snow. and when the mOlaSSc:' had
been boiled sufficiently and has been
tried by dropping a few drop on a
bit of snow. the dishful was placed on
the snow inst outside the door. the
quicker 10 cool off and be ready for
pulling. Some half-grown pics had
been capering about the yard likely to
keep warm. and one of them CHARGED
to come upon the dish of sweet TUT.
which by that time had become con-
siderable cooled off on the surface. SO
that when the fellow nose touched it
it was not in the least uncomfortable.
The suppOsition is that. with hi: usual
righteousness. the fellow plunged his
"snout" away down to the bottom of
the vessel. Naturally he got Il pretty
warm reception when he hit tn" mid
die of the mess. ana quite naturally.
too. he pnlled-pullcd for dear life.
The half-coolcd caLdy stuck To him
like q lcech. and with an audible Trunt
he led a. best he might. The people
who were chatting within while the
cooling process was going on hurried
t. tho door just in time to see piggy
lighting ont. candy and all. fer free
dora. They gave chase. but they might
as we'll have tried to catch !, cyclone.
The yorngster finally run hi1n&sl out.
so to speak. the candy havii,'c mean
time, cooled ort sufficiently 70 make it
quite !! difficult matter to remove the
encuinl'. ~ &C. from the pc nrutes'
nose. Ii i; understood that the pull
that was down for the evening was IN
definitely postponed.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13
ARTIFICIAL MARBLE.
Inc Natural Stone Is Now Closely Imi-
rated by Chemical Means.


Marble is now SO closely initiated by
chemical means that there is often
great'difficulty in telling Che imitation
from the natural stone, says the St.
Louis Globe-Democ rat BY new proc
ess limestone or chalk may be con
verified into the nature of marble of
any tint or combination of sl,ades.
while the specific gravity is inc caael.
On the surface of the water b..t,i r3gcd
Tor the veining there is sprinl,lcd a
varnlsh composed OF scsquioxidc of
iron, gum and turpsntine e, and, water
oelng unstable, freedom of design
Is obtained, especially when the tur-
pentlne is broken up by the addition of
soap. After the stone is dipped in tur-
pentine it is immersed in solutions of
sulphate of iron, copper. or zinc. sep
arate or in combination.
The difference in shades is obtained
Dy varying the per iod of immersion and
the order of tank used. Copper and iron
sulphate give dark colors, zinc and iron
alternately give light yellow, while the
use OF the three conse cutively gives
dark yellow and brown in variegated
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13
HE HID THEM DEAD.
\ Clever Litsl" Poker Yarn with ResO
nant I.O.aI.

\ Clever Lif:l" Poker Yarn with 3 Reso-
nant ;.O.al.
Young men ought not to play poker
Or old men. for that rlatter-at any
time. and when poker is played in
business hours the Nervousness of the
act is fragrant. SO, says the New York
Press. when President Warren Elliott,
of the Wilmington & Weldon railway,
came unexpectedly upon group of
his young men playing poker. with
coffee beans for chips. the other day,
he accepted their explanation that
there was no work on hand and the
game was Just for amusement" At
some remote period of his existence
Nh Elliott had been initiated into the
iltricacies of the game, and SO he drew
mp a chair and watched it with inter-
est. Each young man had i'll front of
him pile of coffee beans. which. as
they were careful to explain to the
president. were of no value whatever.
.is Il matter of fact, they had been
bought of the banker for twenty-five
cents each. The president of the road
watched the game with mild interest.
and from time to time absently helped
himself to IA pinch of beans from the
different piles on the table. masticat-
.ar them with the Indifferent air of Il
:aan who knew that ungronnd coffee
was only forty cents a pound. The an
'cui>h of the young men. who saw their
Hips melt away. was poignant, but
nobody dared to explain. When the
president had consumed all the beans
l.! sight he said good night in the most
ala bic way and went off with an innO-
cent smile on his rosy. cheerful face
he gentleman who kept the bank and
'laA no chips to redeem is now warm
;t,lnirer of the president.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13
DRIVERS TURN TO TIE LEFT.
How = Peculiar, RoAd Rule Observed by
the English Was Originated.

the Engiis, Was Originated.
Il came near having several collis-
ions while driving in and about Lon
don on recent visit in England. be-
cause couldn't get the hang of turn
ing to the left instead of THO right
upon meeting vehicle. asa We do in
this country said glOh1trotter to
Cincinnati Times-Star reporter a few
DAYS ago. You know we always turn
to the right in this country. and but
for the vigilance of the English driver
l would have been mixed mp in more
than one smash up. | asked dozens OF
Englishmen why they had such an
abominable custom. and not one could
tell, except that they had always done
it. One day stepped into a newspa-
per office and asked one of the edit
ors. He couldn't tell. He appealed to
a Young reporter in the room and the
boy gave the explanation that in olden
times the foot traveller passed to the
right that the shield on the left arm
might be interposed to ward off
treachcrOus blow, and the right. or
sword arm. be free to strike.
..HOrsemen. however. usually had
coats of mail to protect them. and there
was more safety in being near the an
tagonist than in having to strike across
the neck of the horse. as would have
been necessary had they turned to the
right. When vehicles came in use
later the drivers instinctively followed
the old horseback custom and turned
to the left And believe have found
why we have fallen into the habit of
turning to the right. Horses were
scarce for several generations in this
country after the first saddles came
here. and the English custom for foot
travellers naturally prevailed. for we
were very English in those early days.
az YOU know. We got in the habit Of
turning to the right. and when con-
veyances became common we kept
turning to the right, because more
used 10 it. \ nation will drop into a
habit as easily as an individual.'
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13

The Kind Of Wh: ~ fhc.- C. = i. Lead
yi.i., 1t. ..arly ! t..

The Kind Of Uh: ~ 'fhc..- e. = i. Lead
vii" ii. ..arly a.
AS three men were standing in frCnt
of the bar of q s:i2ith1iell .trcct saloon
the other day. say the Pittsburgh Dis
patch, one picked up the glass of
whisky that was placed before him
and, tasting it, made face that looked
as if he had taken poison. My. but
that's rank stuff said he. as he put
down his glass and wiped off his mouth
with his handkerchief ''Thats almost
as bad as the whisky we got out west
during the great gold and silver excite
ment. l remember in Leadvillc there
was wag kept a saloon who d;,l not
try to disguise the quality of the liquor
that passed over his bar. but rather
made careful preparations for the
effects that he knew it would cause.
1t is said that a tenderfOOt once came
IN and asked for a whisky. He was
passed a bottle and a glass Then. to
his surprise. the bartender placed a
small whisk broom by the side of the
bottle. OF course he was puzzled. but
he poured out his drink and dranl, il
slowly, unwilling 20 profess ignorance
in the ways of the wild west and think
ing that some person might come to
his rescue. The door opened and he
saw the man who saved him. 4 BIG.
burly fellow, bristling with revolvers
and bowie knives, stepped in the door
and. going up to the bar. ordered
whisky in voice that seemed to come
from somewhere below the cellar. A
bottle and glass were passed to him
and, as before, whislS broom was
added to the layout. The tenderfoot
watched the man carefully. Hepoured
out good-sized glassful, then, after
gulplng it down, quietly picked up the
whlsk broom and, going over to cor
ner OF the room, brushed away the sand
from portion of the floor. He then
lay down and had a fit. But, of course.
all the whisky we got out there was
not as bad as that"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13

Discover THAT will destroy life"
:Sys Bulwer Lytton. land you are a
:'I'cSt man, hat will prolong it, and
you are an impostor! Discover some
invention in machinery that will make
&c rich racrc rich. and the poor more
Poor. and they will build You statue
,l-covcr some mystery in art that will
sqralizc physical disparities, and they
vTlil pull down their own houses to
stone you"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-07-13
HER fiAEnG N:VER PRINTED.

The Curious IN Luck Whic, Has tor
Years Followed IL flashing: Norman.
1T looks rs though social ~; .'icty is
not to be the fate Of one 9, ':;::~ton
woman whose name for solno i':"~rut-
able reason for the last la dozen
years Inns been omitted from al El!>-
lishcd accounts of gathering; il which
she has taken part. IN Ovcrlnastcr-
ing curiosity finally prompte | her to
institute an investigation into the
matter. says the Post. Sac then found
that. so far from the omi ;ii>i t2viar
been .nt2ntic:lal on the r;.:. " II, cor
respondents. it 2ro@c from t., .,'ct -t..ic,t
she wa, personally rnl,:lp:T,- ven by
sight to then. Having 50; 80 hH"-
self on this acorc. the in"" .., It
~ thereafter on lrrrl ,,.>:. " -. =.
and. calm" for II friend T. -:
4 drive. The little c:;cl.r .t:.. -;
fer pleasure. h:. a 10 : J. i -
termination. as the l.~r:,>, . i. .:.:'y
fright. r;:a away and, getting b~.To2d
the control of the coachnan. tic
vehicle was overturned and both
ladies injured. the owner of the car
ria:cc quite seriously. la the midst of
herpaiH AZ she was being carried home
thcr> flashed through her mind the
thought that the runaway would be
:tiven space in the papers. Then. as
the turnout was her property. her
nam" would of necessity figure in the
recount The following morning a
detailed account of the accident aD-
j.'':::"l IN the paper. but by :, 5tran 20
'',;'Aiity TIA, has for SO long ruled her
elimination, fI'"i.l print. her name "aH
not mentioned. That OF her co,li,.,..: -
was several times repeated ~ sc
article. which wound up by statn:,
that "a friend who was - 40
rage at the TIM, >;a4 also iniured."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-22
PISTOL AND WRENCH.
Used by Mother and Son In an Attack
Upon Hyde Park Judge.

HYDE PARK, Mass, Nov. 22.-Judgs
Terry Of the municipal court was tho VIC
tim OF murderous assault In the judges
room at police headquarters last evening
James Keefs and his mother, who reside
here, waited upon Judge Terry TO secure
warrant for the arrest OK a young man
named O'Melis. who IL Is claimed had as
saulted Mrs. Kscfe.
The judge, who had had some previous
acquaintance with the Keefes on similar
complaint. and who considered the case
insufficient for the warrant requested, re-
fused to grant IL, whereupon Keefe, with
out warning, pulled a revolver ana fired
ut the judge, but the bullet went wide
Judge Terry hastensd into the officers
room adjoining and succeeded in swing
ing the door nearly to when keefe reached
In and fired second shot, which also
went wide Of It's mark.
keefe and his mother were both entering
the room when an officer happened in, but
before he could take in the situation, he
was noored by h blow from large monkey
wrench, which the woman drew from the
folds OF her dress She then rushed upon
the judge and dealt him blow with the
same weapon, and then both mother and
son left the house and proceeded TO their
home at "Sunnyside," where they were
arrested today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-22
CONVENTION CLOSED.
Next Meeting Of the W. c. 7. U. Will
Probably be Held at Baltimore.
BY The Associated Press

CIEvELAAD. nov. -}.-At the closing
session OF the Womans Christian Tenn
perance union convention tho report % ssie
resolutions committee was taken mp aud
new resolutions were adopted, among
them being one deploring the Armenian
massacres, advocating International pro
lection; one denouncing the increase OF
n itary education in public schools, col
10 and universities, and one, which
raised much controversy. thanking the
Populists for the suffrage plank In the
platform in Kansas, thanking the Rspub-
licans for the same thing I'm Colorado and
thanking the Democrats of the south for
bringing "a large area under local option
laws.
Several constitutional amendments were
adopted and several failed 10 carry. An
amendment WAS adopted providing that
biennial sessions can be held when II was
deemed advisable
The close of the convention was quite
impressive. Miss Willard spoke briefly,
thanking the delegates for their kindness
to her.
Adjournment was moved by Mrs. Forbes
OF Connecticut, and the motion was car
ried. The doxology was sung and Mrs.
Carrie Smith pronounced the bensdietion.
Immediately after adjournment Miss
Willard was asked in what oity the next
convention would be held, and she said IL
was not decided, but addsd that 1t looked
liEa Haltfr~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-22
THE CITY er rftovSDrvCr.
onlce Of The Lic.n.e coxml.sloners.

CITY Hal, Provide ce, nov. 20, 1884. 4
Applications for transfer of license TO sell pure
spurious, intoxicating and malt liquors, have been
made by the following named persons and firms
Bertoaccini, Bnrico, 90 spruce street to Ausustin
Nitsle, same place.
Burton Frank, 10 Fulton street 90 James Dearn-
ley and charles III. Deacon same ace.
Coleman, Bernard, l0l Charles street to John
Prior, 400 West Exchange street
Eddy, Albert a to IS Middle street 10 John
Hearn same place.
Farrell, Michael, 81 Dyer street to Ball Blease,
same place.
Lovet, Thos. j., 80 Randall 20 Post Office Court
McDermott Thomas u Chanee street. TO Benja-
min whitaker, same place
Molter, "A. a j. n. 90 Weybosset street 10
James King, 81 Mount T. casant avenue.
McCarron, !. r. 50 North Main street to Joseph
II. Garhcrd, same place.
souza Manuo. j., 90 South Main street TO 26s
South Main street
sullivan, Jas. p, 81 Orange ST., to David T..
Salesses ii9 Livingstone ST.
The Board of License commissioners will be in
session their on e, City Hall, wEDN sSDAY,
Dec 3, lSet at 10 O'Clock n. m. az which time and
place all persons so desiring may be heard on the
matter Of granting such applications.
By ordero Of the Board rHos. NIXON
N W -lA Clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-22
Is Mclean Crazy 2

CONCORD, n. H., Nov. 22-In the Nc
Lean murder trial yesterday, the defense
presented evidence which showed that he
was subject TO severe nervous headaches,
inherited from his mother; that his father
had two aunts and an uncle who we're in
sane, and that the murderer's maternal
aunt had twice attempted suicide when
attacked by these severe headaches. Nc
Leans hasty temper was abundantly
proven, the details OF Ats of rage being
made very clear The state has little eyi.
dence In rebuttal