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The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
=------- The TaiIor's Apology.

A tailor living in Swinemunde strasse, after receiving a "sound cudgeling," has had likewise to apolo- Rize in the Agony" column of Berlin newspaper. The advertisement is as tollows "I herewith declare that the journeyman blacksmith. Herr Karl K, is very honorable man most honorable-and I take this op- portunity of withdrawing the most defamatory charges l made against him. Herr Karl II. has already given me good thrashing for the said slanderous words. But Herr Schieds- mann (the interceder) informs me that Herr Karl K will not do so again if I state in public newspaper that he is an honorable man and put d thaler in the poor box. London News
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS,
What AllIs Says.

LITTLE Rock, Nov. i5,--Horace H Allis, when the mandate of the United States court arrives, will surrender to the United States marshal and ah- nounce himself in readiness to proceed to the Kings county (N. Y)peniten- tiary to serve out his sentence of five years. He has nineteen days to his credit, the time he remained in prison here pending decision by Judge San born of his motion for an appeal to the supreme court He was asked if the statement was true that he would ap- ply to the president for q pardon.
 No, sir replied Mr Allis. "No one, either attorney or member of my family, is authorized to make such q statement. l have no patience with that subserviency which sacrifices Il clear conscience to expedency. No pardon will be asked for the simple reason that no crime has been commit ted, and the attorneys and judge who manipulated the verdict in this case can make the most of their victory If they can stand it l can stand a life time in prison.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
ANTEDATES THE PILGRIMS.
Our Thanksgiving Day Really Had Its Origin in the Harvest Home Of Merrie England.

Our Thanksgiving Day Really Had Its
 Origin In the Harvest Home Of Merrie
 England.
 1t is sometimes claimed that Thanks giving day is exclusively an American institution, all of which IS not wholly true. Long tetore the Pilgrim Fathers braved the storms of the Atlantic in the memorable year 1920, the land from which they came had made much of the ingathering of the harvest. The Harvest Home cele brations of Mer- rie England were occasions not to be dispised. The churches were crowded with worshipcrs, the finest specimens of the produce of the fields were heaped about tEe altar and the day be- gan by the recognition of the Divine goodness that had made the land to bring forth abundantly, that had clothed the hills with fiocks and made the valleys smile with golden corn. Then came the feastings and the mer- rymaking, tine music and the dancing. All the land was glad and grateful. The spirit of the Harvest Home" was in the fathers and founders of the great republic. They believed in God with belief that was strong enough to inspire their motives and govern all their life. They wrote His name in broad bold characters on Plymouth Rock, and laid the foundations of this great empire in the fear and faith of Him. Out of all this sprung our na- tional institution of Thanksgiving day; the form of which changes with other changing clements; but the spirit of which we may we'll hope will never die.-Saturday Evening Herald.
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been preaching, yes, l have! I don't look much like it, perhaps, but I've been sick and had to sell my good clothes to get money to come home for that was what l had made up my mind to do-and came."
 That was quite right" said the mistress of the house, "and tomorrow you must speak at our church. We have no minister inst now, but there was a Thanksgiving service appointed, and it will be an excellent opportuni- ty for you to begin work that l trust may continue among us. /"
 But my clothes are not fit"
 "Oh, your brother has plenty of clothes that will be good fit for you In fact, he has a new black broadcloth suit he has never worn. l have been teasing him for more than year to get it and have it ready in case should die or he should be taken him self, or anything else in particular should happen; and that you should come home preacher is something so very much in particular that you must wear the suit But supper is ready; you must be hungry by this time"
 We'll" he said, soon after supper If l am to preach tomorrow l must make eparations-so l will, if you please, go early to my room, and l should like a Bible, pen, ink and paper and if it is not too much trouble should like to try on the suit am to wear to-morrow-so that l may not f.o al h ,.J
 You certainly do not intend to put him into that dainty best chamber?" said Aunt Susie to the hostess. as she was carrying the fine black suit up stairs, with James very best linen shirt and a white necktie.
 "Oh yes, indeed; it is so nice 70 have him come home a preacher. shouldn't wonder if he should marry Jane, after all. How romantic that would bel She is good creature, and they could live here with us if it was'necessary- there's room enough"
 Well, you are saint you are and no mistake, said Aunt Susie.
 The joy of my homecoming is so great, and the labor of preparing my sermon so considerab ble. that I fear shall pass q sleepless night" said Jude, as he stood rubbing his hands before the glowing open fire in the best chamber; "and l hope no noise that may make will disturb the fam fly.
 "oh, certainly not, make yourself perfectly at home, and if you want something to eat go right down in the
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
down nf inc thistle

down of the thistle
 Is ripened and scattered away? There's gold in the gathered harvest; There $ homely and heartsome cheer; And so we will be full joyous
 The day of thanksgiving is here. A sigh for the vanished spendor
 Of the autumn's purple and red For the golden-rod that Is whitened, For the gentian bloom that Is dead Then turn to the hearthStone cheory; Behold, tis the time of year To count our blessings and mercies-- The day of thanksgiving Is here Bare and brown in the shadows,
 The meadowland meets the gaze, Where the bold, blithe bee went seeking Its sweets in the summer days. The honey is stored in plenty, , So what if the winter is near2 The time is not one for repninR- The day of thanksgiving is here, The fruit has matured in it's season, The sunshine has ripened the seed, Then sing to the Lord ef the harvest A song of thanksgiving indeed. The morn and the noon have passed by us; sTis the sweet afternoon of the year. So let not. our tribute be lasking- The daY'5f thanksgiving is here.
 Hattie Whitney, in Good Housekeeping
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
MAUD SCHERMERHORN,
A Heroic Young Girl, Saves the Lives of Thirty Eight Guests in n Burning IIo-
 tel Rescued at the Last Moment.

WICHITA, Kan, Nov. 1.-The Pat terson house at Harper was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning, and only through the hereism of Maud Schermerhorn, girl of l6, was great loss of life prevented. There were thirty-eight guests in the house at the time, and many of them escaped with nothing but their night clothes. Maud Schermerhorn was the first to awaken to the danger, and calling q companion the two tried to escape down q stair way, but were driven back by the fire. Maud Shermerhorn's companion faint ed, and the young girl carried her through the smoke to window, through which she lowered her to an abutting roof and thence to the ground. Both were badly burned, but Miss Schermerhorn returned to the house to awaken the guests. By this time all the passages were full of smoke, and crawling on her hands and knees, she went from door to door, giving the alarm until finally she herself sank exhausted by her burns and other injuries. In rush ing out one of the guests noticed the prostrate form of the young girl and carried her out just in time, for a few moments later all the avenues of es- cape were cut off by flames. Many of i the guests were overcome by the smoke and heat and had to be carried out. The loss is S20, ,000
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
An Arkansas Contest.

Says Washington special to the St. Louis GlobeDemocrat: Arkansas con tributes one to the growing list of con tests for seats in the next house. The republican congressional committee has received the notice of Harry II. Myers, of BrinlIley, the republican can didate in the Sixth district of that state that he claims the seat to which Robert Neill, of Batesville has been given the certificate. Mir Myers does not set forth the grounds of the con. test, but it is understood that he al leges that he carried several counties in the district, and is prepared to show
 that he would have carried others if the votes cast for him had been counted.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
PREPARING FOR BUSINESS.
An Important Meeting of the Committed
 of Seventy.

NEW YORK, Nov 1.-The executive committee of the committee of sev- enty, at a meeting in the chamber of commerce yesterday afternoon, took important action looking to the trial of delinquent city officials
 Resolutions were passed by the com mittee which asked Gov Flower to have deputy attorney general, or the attorney general himself, prosecute cases before the oyer and terlniner, which meets early in December.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
A PIONEER GONE.
Death of Thomas Gilbert. of GHsHa
 Rapids Mich.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich Nov. Thomas Gilbert. president of national bank and the tImi Kan Gaslight Co. died yesterday aged 79 years. The aeee4 pioneer of western Michigan Ha emigrated from Massaeha-e1t 1eztA4 city in ls35. He was an eN-Wem6er aI the Michigan legislature and ez-le gent of the University of Michigan He left an estate that k valued at 5ls- OOu. 0O0
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
Tobacco-Growing in Arkansas.

Says the St. Louis Republic: "A com paratively new industry, and one that is receiving great deal of attention in Arkansas, is the cultivation of tobac- CO.," remarked A. q. Jones, of Nash vile, at the Lindell hotel Tn some parts of the state as fine specimens of the weed are grown as can be found anywhere. the conditions of the soil and climate in certain sections be- ing very like Virginia. As yet none of the planters down there have made the venture on an extensive scale: but the good results obtained by the desultory production which has been going on promise well for the future of profita- ble industry"
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23

m1lk her husband had brought in.
 Judge Carpenter he replied, as he hurried out in the deepening autumnal twilight to shut the barn door and to bring in the eggs-continuing. as he returned and went to the sinkroom to wash up for supper;
 "I talked with him so long that am late about my chores. He said he should think you and in this large house would be like two cannon balls rolling about in an empty barn
 If he thinks the house is empty he would better come in and go over it"
 "0h, empty of people he meant. Of course he knows you well enough to be sure that the rooms are furnished and in spick and span order.
 Well, there's only you and me, know, but I have always wanted a large house and l have got it. You have a great many relations, and it gives any housekeeper a comfortabl feeling to know that platoon of vis- itors may come in upon her without creating "a feeling of dismay as to what she is to do with them. Unless am greatly mistaken, you will find in less than month from now that our new house is none too large.
 "A month? Oh! that will bring Thanksgiving. Who have you in- vited?'
 Not anyone, but large house draws company; your friends have all standing invitation and we are not likely to be alone. Your brother Fran cis and his family will all come as usual, as matter of course'
 Thanksgiving always makes me think of Brother Jude," said the farm CT, finishing the raised cake and GUS tard, drinking his tea, folding his nap kin, and pushing back from the table He always from child thought so much of Thanksgiving; if he ever comes back home it will be at that time"
 You have great faith, James; Jude has been away more than twenty years. Do you think it possible that he can be living?"
 More possible thas to think he can be dead. He was always so very much alive, full of spring and dance and fun and common sense, too. have expected him every Thanksgiving since he went away, and shall expect him this year"
 "If he thinks of coming I should suppose he would write"
 "Oh, that would not be like Jude; he would want to come right in as if he had only been away over night. I remember as if it were yeste rday when he went away. It was the morning after Thanksgiving. I had to go to town with load of corn and started before daylight As l was get ting ready what was my astonishment to have Jude, dressed as he had set out for the ball the night before, take his place on the load beside me, for Brother Jude never liked getting up early in the morning. As we started off he told me that he hadn't been to the ball; that Jane Bruce, She girl he expected to wait upon, had given him the slip and gone with the new school master and rather than face the music there would be about it he was going away to teach school himself in New Jersey, and when he got over his nor tification he should come back. l sup pose he never has got over it. for we never have seen him from that day 10 this, nor has he ever written, but l cant help Xpecting him every Thanks giving
 Well, for your sake. hope that he may come. If he does there is room enough, that is one consolation. He
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
Election Figures.

Official returns have been made from the following congressional districts in Arkansas:
 Third Thomas c. McRae, dem, g. 993; scattering, ls3.
 Fourth-W. L. Terry, dem, 6,299; Patrick Raleigh, rep, 2,96o; ]. II. Cherry, pop. l,557. Terry's plurality, 4,o39; Terry's majority, 2,4s2,
 sixth-Robert Neill, dem, 6,430; IL. II. Meyers, rep, S,15s. Neiil's major itv, 3.2S6.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
\ Texarkana CIothier.

Joe Jacobs, clothier of Texarkana, has failed. Liabilities, s25, GOO; assets, S22, 900. Creditors are in New Orleans. St. Louis, Chicago and New York.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
Burned to Death.

At Texarkana I. II. Young and oth. CT members of the family went out to spend the evening, leaving 13-year-old Annie at home. Her clothes caught fire and she burned to death.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
Called to A New Charge.

Rev. R. D. Smart, for three years pastor of the First Methodist church, Little Rock, has received call from the First Methodist church of Memphis.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
Judgment Set Aside.

The judgment secured by the New York national bank for 8, s72 T against the First national bank of Little Rock was set aside by the federal court
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
stabbing Array Between Boys.

At Rison John Henderson and Will Benton, aged l2 and l6 respectively quarreled, and Henderson stabbed Ben. ton, making a bad W ound.
The Monticellonian., 1894-11-23
Depot and Cars Burned.

The depot of the Camden ls Gurdon branch road at Camden was burned, to- gethcr with four freight cars and cabin Nothing was saved.
The evening world., 1894-02-05
READY TO MOVE ON RIO
Da Gama's Forces Prepared to
Make a Land Attack.
! Decisive Battle Of the Brazilian War
May Occur To-Day.
Insurgents Believed to BE About to
Make a Desperate Effort.

Copyrighted, 1894. by the Associated Pre")
RIO DE JANEIRO. Feb. 5.-tnless
present indications turn out Incorrect
the fate of President Pcixoto and Ad-
miral da CANA and his followers VIII
be decided to-day.
During Saturday night and Sunday the
Insurgents steamed their ships into po-
sltion Of advantage, preparatory to max
ing q thorough and decisive attack upon
the Government positions, at Nictheroy
especially.
1t Is understood that this Is a final and
desperate effort upon the part of the in
surgents. and that on its success every
thing depends so far as the revolution
Is concerned.
tits expected that II the insurgcnt
commander succeeds in landing a force
on shore this morning 1t will advance,
Covered by the fire of the rebel vessels.
upon the Government positions and the
final battle is then expected to be
fought.
The foreign w%arships are closely
watching the operations, and there has
been no further interference Of any sort
up to the time his despatch is filed.
The general opinion shore seems to
be hat the insurgents will be defeated.
and that the collapse of the rebellion. in
this part of the country at least. will
Immediately follow.
The evening world., 1894-02-05
WHERE IS MIKE JENNINGS
Bellevue Doctors Want to Question
Him About His Sister.
She Has a Phenomenal Trance Reg.
ularly Every Saturday.

The presence OF Michael Jennings IL
very much desired at Bellevue Hospital
just now, where information which he
could give concerning the past life OF
his sister. Mary, would be OF lnestIma-
BILE value in a diagnosis OF her peculiar
case.
Mary has been in New York about
three weeks. Two Saturdays since her
arrival she has dropped off into a trance
with alarming regularity. These spells
of Inconsistencies are pronounced by
Thr. Taylor, OF the Chambers Street Hos
pital, as phenomenal in their indication
of the extraordinary physical and ner-
vous conditions of the subject.
From letters. found on her person. 1t
appears that the girl came from Scran-
ton, Pa. three weeks ago last Saturday
that he mother lives somewhere in Ire
land, and that she has n brother Mike"
who Ia believed to be either in New York
or Brooklyn.
The Tuesday she reached New York
she visited st. Peters Church, on Barclay
street, where she fell In a franc at
about 80 o'clock In the evening. She
Hospital. She remained unconscious for
twenty-five hours. The following Tues
day she INDUCED in Il trance of two
hours' duration.
The next Saturday she was in thu
world Of dreams for eighteen hours.
and last Saturday she again dropped of
for twenty hours.
Miss Jennings. who is a comely young
woman with large. dreamy. dark eyes
has been unable to make a connected
statement concerning herself. She could
not even remember her own name. Al
she could recall of her past was that shf
had fallen from her mothers arms wher
II child and been hurt about the head.
This morning she was removed &c
Bellevue Hospital, where she will be eX,
nmincd by insanity experts. In the su
pcrflcial examination made by the re,
ceivinG physician, an old wound was
found on the girls head. 1t may b,
that her skull has been injured and tina
affects her memory. This NAV also 81"
count for the peculiar symptoms In he
case.
The evening world., 1894-02-05
GALLANT YANKEES IN AFRICA
DnshinE Ride of Two Americana
Y4yyho Were with Capt. Wilson.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-F. G. Selous, the
explorer, who has just returned from
South Africa. tells a graphic story of his
experiences witE the Wilson detachment,
recently massaored by the Matabeles.
Selous also confirms the statements
made by Coryndon. the hunter. of the
prominent inc brilliant part taken by
two Americans. Ingram and Burnam,
during Capt. Wilson'S pursuit OF King
Lobengula.
The natives, Selous says, were keeping
up n hot fiye from both sides of the val
ley and the whites answered It steadily.
Wilson called to Burnam and asked II
he thought he could ride back to tho
main column. commanded by Major
Forbes. and get help. TO this Burnam
replied:
1T will try, Major; but I should like
Fred Ingram to accompany me"
Capt. Wilson agreed TO this, and
Selous, continuing, says that after leav.
ing their comrades the Americans first
rode down the valley in order to &c,
clear OF the Kafirs in the right hand
bush. and made for the Kings Wagon
track, which they were just approaching
when they were met by a large body OF
M~atabeles, who opened a heavy fire upor
them.
The Americans outfanked them ant
managed to get clear. No sooner Were
they clear of this body Of the enemy
however. tina they came upon a seconC
and much larger force, rapidly advancing
through the bush.
The natives charged upon the Amerl
cans. but Burnam and Ingram rode 81
spiendidly and fired with such good eff
feet that they again succeeded in out
thanking the swift-footed savages.
When the Americans finally got clea'
they and their horses were completed.
exhausted.
The evening world., 1894-02-05
SAID GRANT SHOT HIM
John MoGrath Found Bleeding
Over the Blatts' Apartments.
Signs Of a Debauch, Revolver, Dag
ger and SIungshot Found.
The Wounded Man Fled Over the
Roofs from tho Police.

Policeman Austin. OF the Fast One
Hundred and Tw~enty-sixth street sta
ton. was Informed by a passcr-by at 3
o'clock this morning that a man had
been shot at 253 East One Hundred and
Twenty-ilfth street.
on investigation the officer found John
McGrath. twenty-five. no occupation. who
Is known to the police as n thief, lying
unconscious In a room on the third
floor and bleeding from n bullet hole in
the mouth.
When McGrath revived he said that
John Grant had shot him while he was
making "A call on Frederick Blatt and his
wire, Catherine, who live on the floor
below. Calling in other officers, Police
man Austin visited the Blntt apartments
John Grant. alias Mcclure. eighteen, of
253 East one Hundred and Twenty-hfth
street. Edward Smith. twenty, of 423
East one Hundred and T'wcnty-third
street; William Frederick. ;wenty-six,
OF 257 East One Hundred and Twenty
NTH street. and Thomas FurlonE, TWEEN
ty.six. Of 2l65 Second avenue.
Signs Of n general debauCh abounded
I'm the room. A quantity OF blood roy
cred the floor. In the bed was found q
revolver. on the floor II dagger and in
tn, h.n before ths ioor a alnngsh2t
critical, and an ambulance was sent for
to the Harlem Hospital. The ambulance
surgeon considered McGrath's wound
very serious. and wanted to take him 10
the hospital.
McGrath refused to go. and catching
the officers, una wares dashed out Of the
room and up m tho roof. The police.
men followed, but were unable to find
him, though all the roofs in the block
were searched.
The Blatts and the four men denied
that McCirath had been shot In the Blatt
apartments. They all said that he was
wounded when he came In. and bleed
ing freely. The policemen. however. mr..
rested the Blatts and the others and
took them to the East one Hundred and
Twenty-sixth street police station.
This morning they were all arraigned
In the Harlem Police Court on charges
Of disorderiy conduct. and remanded FOL
further inquiry. The police say that the
prisoners all have bad records. with the
exception of the Blatts.
The house in which the prisoners were
found In one of n row known to the pc
lice as the Harlem Bastile."
Detective McCabe this afternoon founc
Mcfirath Mt his home. 253 East One Hun
dred and Twenty-ffth street. He wa!
suffering only from the loss OF a tooth
which was probably knocked out with /
slung-shot. He insisted that n shot was
fired at him, and at first he thought h,
had been hit by n bullet.
He was paroled on his promise to ap
pear against the prisoners tomorrow.