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Bargains on Glove Counter.
Infants Wear Department.

Big Bargains Tor Thursday. All wool white Eiderdown CIoaks, trimmed with Angora fur, worth $2.50, Thursday $1 89. Fancy Eiderdown Cloak, trimmei with An- gora fur, Thursday p. ice 98c.
 Fine all wool ribbed Infants Shirts, sold ct 5Oc everywhere, Thursday price 29c. Canton Flann lNightgowns, for children 2 to years, Thursday price 25c.
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1fshs n.sr l. Cssslns fseth.

Besurs and use that old and well tried remedy, Nrs. Win4lDWss Soothing eyTslp for children feethin0 .It sp0thes the chjlQ e0ffe1stAe gums, aypalf pain, cures vind edlic and 1s the bege Ternedy for diaxrho& q centse bottle.
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Corsets, Corsets.
 Great Sale for Thursday. Mdm. Foy's Skirt Supporting Corsets, usual price $1.0O, Thursday at 19c, at 19c.
 76c Corsets at 39c. The MO. long waisted Sateen Corsets, never before retailed at less than 75o, Thursday price 39c.
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Umbrella Sale for Thursday.

Fine Gloria Umbrellas with choice handles, $1 quality, at b9c.
 A l. oh School Umbrellas, fast cclor, with fine natural wood hook handles, at 80.
 Fine s K Serge Umbrellas, with natural wood sticks, Thursday at 9Sc.
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Foster of New Britain, Miss L. !. Smith of Plantsville, Miss Lizzie B. Pierson of Meriden, Miss Mary F. Munson Of Guil- ford, Mrs. R, l.. Webb of West Hart ford.
 Committee on home building Chair man, Mrs. S. T. Kinney of New Haven; Mrs John w. Cooke of Hartford, Mrs. Storrs o. Seymour of Litchheld.
 Committee on Indian education- Chairman. Mrs. Wilbur F. Gordy of l04 Gillett street. Hartford; Mr1 A. c, Pease of Hartford, Mrs. W. Fl, Palmer of Hartford. Miss s. J. Bennett Of New Haven. Mrs. F. J. Roby of Meriden, Mrs. I. T. DriGgs of Waterbury.
 Committee on leaflets Chairman, Miss Mary K. Talcptt Of Hartford.
 Committee on petitions Chairman, Miss Mary Hall of Hartford.
 Committee on fistribution Of lttera- ture Chairman. Mrs. John D. Tucker of S4s EdWards street Hsrtford: Mrs. Edward Jenkins of New Haven. Mrs w. H, Catlin of Meriden, sMrs Mary Worcester Bill of Bridgeport.
 Committee on the spress Chairman Mss Katharine Bur spAnl< af n Asylnm
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Prehistoric Tracks.

Ages ago. in the geological time
Known to the scientists as the triassic
period. the Connecticut river valley
md. perhaps. the whole eastern por-
lion of what is now the North Ameri-
:ap continent, was inha bited by gil
gan tic species of two and four-footed
reptiles. At Portland, in the famous
orcwnstone quarries, scores OF tracks
Of these creature have been found and
there are probably hundreds of them
eft in that remarka bic ledge that Will
oe unearthed by the geologist of the
future At first these tracks were at
ributed to a gigantic species of ex-
.inct birds. but well-known writer
,n geology proncunces them the tracks
If saurians That they were amphibious
Al writers agree, but as 10 their bulk
md height there is some difference of
opinion. Some of their tracks arc
twenty inches from heel TO toe and al
most as broad, clearly proving that the
animal or reptile was no owarfish mem
DER of the verte brates Then. too. they
are from three TO five feet apart which
IS proof positive that the creature was
aot less than twelve feet high: that is.
orosiding he was biped. as everything
lndicateS-N. \. sur
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Branding . Maverick.

In dell IN the forest we espied some
mavericks" or unbranded stock. Tho
punchers are ever alert for beef with
out half its ears gone and big HF
burned in It's flank. and Immediately
they perceive one they tighten their
cincha, slip rope from the pommel,
put their hats on the back % their
heads, and light out" A cow was
soon caught, after desperate riding
over rocks and fallen timber, thrown
down. and 'hog-tied," which means all
four feet together. A little FIRE 10
built. and one side of a einchs ring Is
heated red-hot. with which rswhide
arts, paints HF IN the sizzling flesh.
while the COW kicks and bawiS She
is then unbound. and when she gets
back on her feet the vsqueros stand
about sera9e in hand, after the bull
fighter method. and provoke her to
charge She charges. while they avoid
her by agile springs and a Haunting Of
their rags They lssgh. and cry
bravo torn until she. having over
come her Indignation at their rudeneSs
sets Of down the canyon with her tail
in the Frederick Remington. Ia
Esrpe-'s Magazine
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GOES ITS WORK QUICKLY.
The Terrible Celebrity with Which the
Guiiiotina Takes Human Life.


Guiiiotina Takes Human Life.
The striking thing about the ex-
ecution Of Valiant was the appalling
Q1iclSness of it all. Action was so
rapid, SAYS n writer in the New York
Void, from the instant he appeared
in the doorway of the prison to the
moment the knife fell that it was al
most impossible to distinguish the
slight chain of incidents. He flung
himself eagerly against the plank, was
strapped TO it, and in the fash of a
glance the plank was pushed forward
on the platform Of the guillotine. An
instaut's vision of recumbent figure,
face downward; in the same moment a
head, with two staring, wide open
eyes, whirled almost defiantly, as it
seemed. and with n slight zigzag
movement, TO the rightward. while
simultaneously the pinioned body
rolled inert, convulsive, into the
capacious basket, also at the
-irht-hnnd side OF the guillotine.
Tie swiftness. the mechanical prompt
ness of the business fairly stupefied the
spectator. 1t was impossible to real
ize that human life had ended in less
time than it would take to draw full
breath. The guillotine had done its
work well. There was scarcely sense
Of horror IN the sight Twenty-four
hours later no one could have associat-
ed Paris with perhaps the most iIn-
pressive vengeance society has ever
taken upon the revolt The Mardi Grss
festival was being kept up as no Mardi
Gras known since the bonanza days Of
the empire. In spite of the London
weather. as it is called, all the gay
cites and graces known TO French fun
making were ostentatiously visible in
every quarter Pageants of jewellers
flied the streets in theatrical gerb.
The concert halls contributed cavsl-
cade immensely successful in merry
making. Scores upon scores Of high
chariots bedecked with every fantas-
tic device known TO stage management
ard crowded with the bedizened hours
of the scene kept the population in
open-mouth delight from early NOM
.IC 20 midnight.
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that China's torture by natural methods
are due to the inventive powers of one man
if one could call a human fiend by that
name This man devised such fortunes as
the constant dropping Of water upon a con-
demned mans head. You think this trifiing
perhaps. but let me tell you that drop of
water falling at regular intervals upon the
head, never ceasinE, first becomes irritRt-
ing, then creates mental anguish, and after
few days the victim becomes raviDg mad.
Another of his inventions is keeping q man
awake for months. This also brings On
madness Alter two or three weeks en-
forced sleeplessneSs the victim prays for
death. Another method is feeding 10 re-
pietion; another compelling a man 10 die
OF thirst These are horrible, and this Gus
tom Of torture Is one that missionaries are
bravely trying to crush out"
found myself in the street. What IL it
were muddy and ugly and not at all roman
tic, There WAS freedom in the very air. and
] inwaroiy thanked heaven that / lived in
these matter OF fact commercial times
rather than in the good old dass' when
one man enjoyed frying another.
KATE JORDAN
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PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL

The duke Of Saxe-Coburg and Goths
finds that technically he cannot give
up that $50. 900 a year from England.
although anxious to. There are some
very sad things connected with the pre-.
fession of reigning
United States Senator James Me-
MILAN. of Michigan, sent g, 600 recent.
iy to Detroit for the benefit of the I'M
employed, suggesting that il be used 70
give work TO those who wish and can
get no other employment
Sir Charles Dixie said in a debate
in parliament: 1.-THE most dangerous
illusion any inhabitant of the United
Kingdom can have is that we are a pop
ular power. We are probably the
most unpopular of the great powers
Hosea Sprague. of Homer. n. Y,
Is one hundred years old He was
born in Brimfeld. Mass. but has lived
in Cortland county since 1921 He is
very active and is quite wrestler even
now in his old age His wife is eighty
three years old.
The earl of Lovelace, who died re-
Gently at the advanced age of eighty
eight, was not only the husband of
Byron's only child. but he was a direct
descendent of Henry VII and Lady
Catherine Grey. He was an architect,
q landscape gardener. and an engineer.
Mime. Emma Seller. a German
woman. first discovered the mechanism
Of head notes, the highest tones of the
female voice. She devoted herself TO
the study of the larynx at the dissec-
ton tai bic, and was rewarded by find
ing two small cartilages in the vocal
chords which produced these sounds
Roscoe Howard, of San Diego. Cal.
has presented to the Smithsonian insti-
tuition a white king eagle from Ecua-
dor, where il was captured in the
Andes, and said 10 be the first one of
its species ever brought 70 this country.
1t is magnificent looking bird and,
although only six months old weighs
nearly fifty pounds and is about three
feet six inches IN height
"A young Chinese woman has been
trying for some time 10 get a medical
education in san Francisco in order TO
practice among her Own people For
three years she has been supporting
herself by nursing in Chinatown, but
has now made application for admission
TO some of the hospitals of the city.
only 10 have her application refused
because of her race. Seattle POstIn-
teliigencer
Martin Bacaus. OF saltwater MINI.
is said 20 De the most bsent-minded
man in the northwest The other dzy
he forgot an engagement 20 marry IN
I'll three hours after the appointed
time, and then be remembered L. bot
the name OF his afanced bride wholly
escaped his mind By the aid Of the
young woman's father and two broth
ers and a shotgun his memory was re-
freshed and tragedy ayerted-
MIR Gladstone has usually been
considered the father o. the house %
commons This is no. quite true Mr.
villiers tnine;y-onel Is older. and 50 IL
Sir Isaac Holden ieighiy-sesenj. Bet
Mr.. Gladstone hss been q. Westminster
s;xty-oDe years having been elected
for Newark in December. Iszz he
held his first oaiee-4s junior lord %
the treasury. under Peel-fs,y-ains
years ago Mr.. Glads;on- was lord
Of the treasury before Mr. Morley. Mr..
Ar. BalfouT AID Mr.. Cham
berizin sverr born and when even sir
William Hsrcourt Eas only caild O.
seven
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KNEW NOT MERCY
WHEN INGENUITY WAS SPENT IN DE-
vlSlNG CRUEL TORTURE.

Eate Jordan-s Reflections Upon Old Time
Paa:ssmepts-She Thanks Heaven That
These Are Commercial Times-An In
canny Place NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Trifies.
Especial Correspondence
NEW York, April 2-it was a cold,
Marchy day, and the biustery rain was fall
ing in torrents.
''Just the weather for the torture instru-
ments," said | as / eyed the drenched panes
and gailantly struggled into my mackin-
tosh It is a good rule when one is blue
because of the weather, or for some scarcely
more important reason, TO study something
which discounts our whimsical dizziness by
some positive gloom. We become content
ed by contrast.
That was why fairly let the wild wind
blow me into the small hall on one Of our
most important streets where instruments
of torture used long ago were on eXhibi-
ton.
bought catalogue at the door and en-
tered The place was deserted. as / knew
it would he, and the melancholy twilight
was settling over a scene as unusual as 1t
was grewsome and interesting.
The Ghost OF the Past.
Ali around me hung axes, masks, hideous
prongs-monstrosities in iron and wood
men solely for the torture OF their unhappy
fellow men.
New York faded away as / passed from
enc formidable object to another. consult
ing my catalogue for its history. The nine
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is TOLD BY LINES
It Is Fad to Describe the Writer
from His Writings
Some Salient Points Given by Those Who
Profess to BE Experfs-Daiiy Cor
respondence Rendered More
Interesting.

A fashionable fad just now is char.
acter-reading from handwriting. and II
is really astonishing what clever hits,
in the way of personal skits, an expert
in that line frequently deduces from
half a sheet OF note-paper covered with
the writing of the person whose vir.
tues and foibles are under discussion,
says the New York Tribune. Whether
it is chance or actual knowledge ii is
impossible to say. for these wizards OF
society are very loath to communicate
their methods. and take pleasure in
cnshrouding themselves in mystery as
much as possible. recognizing the fact
that to impress people with their wis
dom and to keep up their prestige they
must affect the occult.
While the majority of character
readers confne themselves simply TO
the salient characteristics expressed by
the writing, some 60 even further and
profess to read past events by tho
writer's method Of combining his let
course mere jugglery-but that Ger
tain amount of ones disposition and
character is legible to those who read
between the lines" seems to be almost
an acknowledged fact Certainly,
when one hears q clever exponent Of
art give q brief synopsis Of the differ
ent distinguishing qualities that he
sees expressed in q handful of notes
and letters, and one recognizes many
Of the peculiarities and qualities which
are mentioned. it Is impossible not to
feel interested. Many of the deduc-
tons drawn are wonderfully true; and,
after all, when one considers that the
written characters are direct emana-
tons from the brain. it seems a plausi-
BILE enough theory that these queer lit
tie shapes and combinations that we
call letters and words should mean
much more than at first meets the eye.
How can teu?" said one of these
experts, when irterrogated about his
theories. 81 cannot explain it to you;
It is ths general appearance of the
writing, and IL is almost impossible to
analyze. There are q few salient
points, however, that I can give you.
For instance, even letters-that is,
word written so that the two copy book
lines, one above and one below, touch
The edges of each letter; this means
honesty. A hopeful disposition shows
itself in tho tendency of the lines to
go upward. The way people cross
their So is very indicative indeed;
where there is firm stroke with a sort
Of slight hook at the end, It means te-
uacity OF purpose and will power. Ex-
ecutive ability is often shown by the
words running themselves out into a
sort Of scrawl, but the merest devia-
ton viii often change the meaning of
one line into quite another character
istic, SO that it is quite impossible for
anyone to understand all the various
shades of meaning unless he has
Etuaied the subject for long while.
But when YOU do understand it more
Or less. and can discover the hidden
meaning of it, it is quite wonderful
how interesting ones daily correspond
.nce becomes - far more than the
writer ever dresms Of"
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Poor John n,e.s rAre.

I-s.:ie Johnnie took Etr-c<
Az - Liked tse bark a. c.
Thinking. n sss cssscsss fancy
II vcz-a cc-~ 80 -soops=x 1czsh
Bzt o1 the morning CT tee frEs-As
TO te1s aho-s s.s1 % xrz B-oEr.
Twas . enliiy czy fc< Eriss roaEns-
VIA ike mercury seat soxS
-sasto. Irns-[se.
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The Reason WHY.

Old Grlfieich-That baby o. YOURS
madam. Is like an angel
Young Aatron (pleased)-Do YOU
really think SO?
Ole GrufIie;Eh-Yes. Is X not writ
ten that the angels cry out auo
Shout?"-N Y World.
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Reindeer in sweden.

The number Of reindeer owned bv a
la oia-der in Sweden varies TO a con-
siderable degree. The poor may have
from 50 to zoo reindeer, those better
of from $50 10 200, and the rich Lap
LADDERS VIII keep LOCO and even 5000
reindeer. There is some difficulty In
collecting statistics of the number q
reindeer. as the Laplanders viii some
shines be unwilling or unable to give
any rorrcc. statement According &c
trc ls test statistics the number Of rein
deer IN S--eden would amount 20 90 :
20. of which 81 $50 were IL the PROF
ince Of JeE1land. 20. 500 in the province
OF Vestcrbo1ten sad eo3,I.o IN :hs
p.o-iace OF Norbottcn-
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some Gr.s.e I>tr.

Judge-If you know Of any mitiga.
ting circumstances you are at liberty to
state them
Prisoner-l don't know OF any except
that took TO stealing because ] didn',
want 20 loaf around the street corners
and DC taken for detcctire.-Alex
Sweet. in Texas SiftingS
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Little Dick-I heard your mother tell
my mother that You studied every night
til ever 50 late
Little Johnnie-Iep: I'm tryin' 70
get nv ewes sore. 81 I won; have to
study ~ all Good News
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Even in times of peace we SOLDIER
are still warlike." said Lieut- Ho-:sce-
20 Birdie McGinnis a, a soeiable II
Harlem
Why. how i that" asked Birdie
well. YOU know We nave 30 XIII
time Alex L Sweet, IN Iexas. sur
ings
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The Face Beautiful.

found myself in the central aisle of the
little hall, locking at the most terrible in
ktrument in all this weird and instructive
rollection-tEe iron maiden, whose terror
inspiring embrace WAS one OF the horrors of
Eurema erE in the fifteenth century.
This relic OF ancient. cruelty stood IN r
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A Chinese Fine Art,

1.-THE world is too enlightened for torture
of any sort now, is it nots Does it still
exist anywhere" asked.
Only in China There they have re-
duced it to a fine art" he said, with half
plying smile. They make no weapons
such as are here in ghastly profusion.
Those days are forever gone. but as a piece
of interesting information let me tell you
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-07
ooALA DOTS.
Phosphate Lands Bringing Big Pri,

Phosphate Lands Bringing Big Prices.
Ocala, Fla, Aug 6.--The rains are do
ing serious damage to oranges and the
cotton crop.
The city has let the contract for q new
hose house .-..-
The bell tower is being pulled down and
IN its stead the Baptist Witness Publish
ing Company will erect handsome two
story brick publishing house As If
Ocaia were lacking in newspapers, il is
intimated that when the hustling man
ager. !. c. Porter OF the Baptist Witness
gets into his new home he will start a
daily paper
Chief c. II. Campbell Of the Ocala FIRE
department viii leave Wednesday for
Montreal Canada, to be present at the
national meeting of fire chiefs. Chief
Campbell will take an exhibit Of Flor
ida products TO attract attention and
draw visitors TO our state. Mr.. Walter
Stevens. an enthusiastic young fireman,
will accompany him.
Two Young society men had a regular
urize fight over sweet-faced, bright
eyed lassie Friday night at Echelberger's
packing house The contest was for
blood and beauty, and regular knock
out affair.
Mr. H. Waite Of Alachua county was in
town Saturday, and sold $50 acres of
phosphate land for S26 600, which in turn
was disposed Of by leading phosphate
dealers for $4,000
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MAY BE CALLED A CERTAINTY
mr. Goodman Says That of the Pro-
posed New ToWhat ComnanY

mr. Goodman Says That of the Pro-
posed New Towbat Company.
Mr.. 5. NJ. Goodman of Richmond, who
has been here several days in the interest
Of the organization Of a new towboaU COM
pany said last night that the new tow
boat-company may be considered a GER
tainty. The plans have about been com
pleted, he said, and IL is intended TO per
feet organization this week. The com
pany, he said, will be IN operation in time
for the fan business &
Mr.. Goodman'was asked If he had any
thing to say in regard to the statement
made by the members Of the Propeller
TOwbOat Company y was somewhat
surprised at the harshness of the criti-
clsm, - said Mr. Goodman. 81 have made
no attack upon the present company in
any way. Neither nave we. any intention
OF making war upon them. ] was not
aware that any company had any exclu-
sive monopoly of the river here, and sup
posed that -the field was open for
The entry Of any persons who
were willing to risk their money
In such an enterprise You can say
for the information of those gentlemen
and the public that have no old boats
which desire to work OF. All our boats
are protitably occupied az Norfolk and on
the James river No doubt the ire of the
gentleman is aroused by the fear that the
reputation of the port for efficient tug
service viii be diminished by our entry
into the field. They need have no fears
on this score. The boats which we will
bring here will be such IN every respect
as TO maintain the reputation of the port
IN this particular line. We shall put in
three boats to begin with. and if we find
we can use more we viii increase the
number.
The figures which were given me as
the charges for towage here" said Mr..
Goodman, and which were published in
the MORNING News, were furnished me
by business men who are certainly in po-
sltion to know what they are talking
about, ana have no doubt of their cor
RICHNESS. -
Mr.. Goodman said the term "philan-
.thropist' applied to him by the towboat
people Is a misnomer. Il regret very
much that cannot claim the right to
that name" he said Il am simply here
for business"
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am SHERIFT,s sALE.

Gherins once, City Court Of Savannah, sa-
- vanuah. Co, Aug 6, 1894. Under and by
virtue OF an execution Issuing ont Of the City
Court Of Savannah, I'm favor Of w. x. Wukln
son against Peter Sampson trustee, have
this day levied upon the following describe
property as the property OF said defendant as
trustee, 10 wit: All that parcel OF land situate
IN the city Of Savannah, Chatham county,
Georgia, and known upon the map Of said
city as the western one half Of lot number 30,
Falligant ward and strip one foot vide on
the eastern side Of lot number TO- Falligant
ward. and 1 will proceed 70 Oder same for SAFE
at public cutlery on the FIRST TUESDAY IN
SEP TENDER. 1924 same being the 4th day
OF the MONTH, during the legal and usual
hours Of sale, in front OF the court house door
in Chatham county, 70 satisfy said execution.
Property described In executions defendant
notified In writing. Terms cash, purchaser
paying for titles. WILLIAM r. BLOIS,
Sheriff c. q. s.