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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-27

. The deposition OF Mr.. Alex Julian was
then read. He was 20 years Of age, and
was "A resident of Franklin, and living
near Bridgeport He had known the plain
tin for about fifteen years. He became
blind in August. 1SS2. and had known her
prior 10 that for year or two.
When deponent first met Miss Pollard
she was 10 or l6 years of age. She was
then in society. and received visits from
young men. Ii was thus he met her, and
soon came TO know her very well. Prior
to becoming blind he saw her frequently.
The night of December "a. lss2 six months
after becoming blind, he spent at Squire
Tinsley's house near Bridgeport. Christ
mas morning there was some Tom-and-
jerry and egg-nog to drink. Deponent did
not drink, but the others did, both before
and after breakfast. Miss Matte" drank
also.
THE ALLEGED MOCK MARRIAGE.
After breakfast they all went into the
parlor. and the proposition was made that
Matte and he be married for fun.
Squire Tinksley came In just then, very
hilarious, and Miss Matte said Here
is man who will marry me-" and the
Squire performed the mock marriage for
them. Julian and Miss Matte sat In
the parlor alone for awhile after this,
and Miss Pollard, who had been drinking
TOO much, proposed that they should go
upstairs. They went. and Julian sat
down, and just then somebody asked for
them from downstairs. and Squire Tins
ley's daughter came running up to the
room.
Julian testified that once ne had kissed
Miss Pollard. but that otherwise his re-
lations with her had never been impro-
per. She was then about is years OF age
A question as TO whether he had ever
gone riding with a Mr.. Roach brought
the first specific objection from the plain
tins counsel on the ground OF irrelevancy.
but Judge Bradley allowed II to stand.
lie had gone to Lexington. the deponent
said. in 1888. wIta Mr.. Roach. and had
been invited by Miss Pollard In a note
sent him to call on her at the house of
her aunt. Mrs. Kcan. but he had not done
SO. Miss Pollard had written him a note
Just after this. Julian was asked what
It's contents were. but Mr.. Carlisle OBJ
jected 10 the answer being read, as Julian
was blind and could not know Of hia own
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-27
"COMN BY ALL MEANS. "
-nNcs In the InbernnClc.

when it was learned yesterday that the
weather was growing steadily colder
those in charge of the arrangements for
the meeting procured "a number Of stoves
and had them burning last night 50 as to
make the building as comfortable as pos
sible.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-27

James Ely. Clerk Of the Circuit Court OF
Favette county. KY, deposed that ne re-
membered case Of one Lucretla Munuy
I'm the court on November 2l' lSS" MT
Breckinridge was the leading counsel lor
the defendant. Lucretia Mundy' anu Nas
In the court actively engaged upon 'ht
trial The case was finally adjourned until
January 1NSS Deponent recollected that
Mr.. Brecklnrldge took part In the unveil-
iny Of tho statue of John G. Breckln-
ridge. which took place about noon No
vember lG. 1851.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-27

Referring 10 the objection tc the deposit
tion of Rerixin RoseIlc. the Court over
ruled II. The plaintiff. he said. had put
her life In issue to a certain extent. but
by her declaration and the statement OF
her own counsel and her own testimony.
she had made certain mattexn material
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-27

-. Cor ushers. but whose names
a" a'- nct appcar above. are asked to report
w. y, Colonel philips at the tabernacle al
Cs1 o'clock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-27

Mr.. Butterworth announced that the de-
fendant noted an exception to the Judges
ruling excluding the depositions Of Drs.
Green and Lewis, and said the defendant
might want to refer more particularly to
Or. Lewis's depositiOn hereafter
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11
HE WANTED AN OFFICE.

hut He Finally Concluded That He Must
he Mistaken After All.
An amusing incident occurred during
the last session of the legislature. As
usual there was a wild scramb BILE for all
of the fat clerl<ships, and among the
candidates was one young man from
the rural districts whose trousers were
gradually working up toward his boot
tops. In some way he fell in with
Eddie Farrell. to whom he confided his
ambitions. Farrell lowed him into the
office of the Golden Eagle, where a
crowd of legislators, newspaper men,
lobbyists and candidates were discuss
ing the affairs of the day.
''Gentlemen. this is my friend, Mr..
Smith, said Farrell, by way of intro
duction. and then added, with sig
nifcant glance at the ''high-water''
trousers, ''he is a candidate for the
position of clerk Of the committee on
overlooked lands.''
The roar of laughter that greeted the
announcement convinced the granger
that his candidacy was a huge joke
San Francisco Post.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11
A DOES CAREER.
The Long and Useful Life 81 sport en-
Sits Burial At Sea.

The Long and Useful Life 81 sport enc
Sits Burial Sea.
Recently there died in Boston, ant
Was ssbufied at sea- with something
like funeral konofs, dog who ha6
| lived useful life. as we'll as an ex
tremely long one for his kind. His
name-a very inappropriate one. fol
he seems to have been dog Of staid
habits and serious ife-vas Sport; and
he was believed to be twenty-five years
old when he died.
He was known to bemore than twenty,
Tor it was twenty years ago when he
"a large bull-terrier. who looked then
as if he might be an old doF-was found
wandering about + wharf in Boston.
He seemed to be a friendly fellow and
his appearance must have been favor
able, for several men who belonged to
sailing craft tried to coax him aboard
their vessels, and several Store<eeperS
also offered to adopt him. 10
He declined the advances of all save
the men who were in the employ of the
Sprague Tovvboat Co.. which had an
Office on the wharf. To this concern he
steadfastly attached himself. and was
adopted by the crew of the tugboat
Chatterton.
About half his time he spent on
board this tug. and the rest of it about
the company's office. 1t was here that
he developed his most, useful trait.
cans of oil were kept, and for this.
as well as for other reasons, smoking
was forbidden.
Nevertheless. not infrequently en-
ployes of the tugs and others came
smoking about the premises. Sport
early learned what the rule was. and
made it his business to see that it was
not transgressed. Whenever a man
entered the Office with a pipe n cigar,
sport went at once to him. followed
him about watchfully. and if he APP
preached the oil tanks. would seize him
by the trousers leg. growing at the
same time.
This always had the effect to stop
the smoking. Sport was a large ter
rier, weighing ffty-six pounds. and as
the boatmen said. had head like an
anvil" He never hurt any one. but
has been known to give a smoker Il
slight pinch in the leg if he did not de-
sist from his smoking.
Towards the end of last February
Sport took trip down the l1arbor on
the Chatterton, and when the boat re-
turned, went up stairs into the Office
lay down, and died.
TheImen placed his body in a stout
box, weighted with CRATE bars. A
small flag was tackled to the box.
Then the tug steamed with the box a
distance of ten miles outside the har-
Dor. and there the coffin was slid Off
The gangplank into the depths of the ,
COmpaniOp
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11
GENUS EXTRAORDINARY.

Hicks Is a truly wondrous wight, whose like q
not often met:
A man OF gifts SO varied that they've brought
him but regrets
Whose work full Of power was It brought
about his fall,
So that to-day he sits and dares not use his
mind at all
1Ie wrote = farce funny that all those who
went to
Did simply die there in their seats from sheer
And So Of course Hicks had to take his play
from OF the boards.
Lest in the future he received q murderer re-
wards.
"The novel is the thing for ma" he said and
sat him down
Before his desk ana pcnned q tale that captured
oil the town;
but It was such . brilliant tails. dazzling
bright. indeed.
1t blinded with its spiendor every one who tried
to read.
He turned his mind to music; wrote q waltz
folks were entranced
But when twas played-oh. scandalousl-tho
bishop, evcn danced.
And once an orchestra of ten while playfn1 at
u hop.
Got 80 infatuated with his notes they really
couldn't stop.
Then painting Hicks took up. Alas: So potent
was his brush
That mon wore trampled down and fnasmed ~
Others In the rush
VINO d gone to cape; and hence 1t ts-at least
so rumor saith
That Hicks now dares do Yaught at all but ait
and wait for death
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11

| man set great store. mean By thiA
the uncle thought the nephew 4 tow:
ard. Theirs was soi1le one else in ques.
| tioh' too; d far-awdy niece, or cousin,
OF something. hut the old man seemed
to think 1T would be only right to give
the one who was nearest him in blood
| chance for the money. And he did it. u
There was grim smile about my
friends mouth at this, and I waited
anxiously for the next words.
Yes, he did it; Knowing that he
was about to die, he caused d tomb to
be built in 4 lonely spot. He planned
it elaborate1y: A tine; inafBls sar-
cophaEus for himself in which he was
to be placed-after being thoroughly
embalmed-with his face up. A glass
lid was to be over him, and the whole
to be sealed tightly, SO as to be i'm
fellow rightly Guessed, he would keep
long while.
Nov, here was his plan for finding
how far this nephew would go for his
money. The will provided that he
should live in this tomb for a year.
There was plenty 0. room. He was to
live there--dny and night. His food
would be brought him. !. He was to be
allowed books and writing stuffs. For
an hour before sunrise each morning,
and for an hour after sunset each
night. he could walk abroad. But he
must have no communication with any
human being. If he faithfully OBJ
served these provisions for a year. he
should have the money, otherwise, it
would go to the girl. Now a sensible
man would have done one of three
things. First, he would have given
up the money: second, he would have
sought out the girl and married her;
third, he would have contested the
will.
''Richardson did none of these but
set himself to earn the money!
The Beau paused SO long at this
point that finally asked:
Did he succeed?'
AYE. But it was n strange thing to
name success. He stayed in the tomb
for n year. What that year was no
man will ever know. If you have a
spark of imagination in you, you can
guess little at his thoughts in those
long hours. I only know this: when
he came ont. and into the world once
more, his look was that of a dead man. |
Men kept away from him. Women !
turned their faces from him when they !
net him in the street. Children ran !
'hriekfng when they saw him. 1t is !
lot quite SO bad now. Association !!
With living beings has begun to have a !!
effect But it has been |
many years now. I fancy he has paid |
'athcr dearly for the money!
"And the rest of the story?' I said.
eeing that my friend was apparently
forgetting the finish.
''Oh. yes!" he replied. ''Now here is
he curious part of it. 1t seems that
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11
A Shattered IDOL.

One of the greatest sorrovvs of ia.
nous personages is that it is impos-
sible to live up to the ideal opinion
which the people whom they meet in
the ordinary affairs of life have formed
of them.
1t is recorded that a certain literary
man of high reputation had occasion
to remark to a waiter in the restaurants
where he sometimes lunches:
''Wniter. this beefsteak is very
tough
The waiter looked at him with a sor-
roVvful expression. and sighed deeply
Perhaps you will tell me-" said the
literary man, why you sigh in that
fashion?''
''Ah, SIR said the waiter. II took
you for man who always said oriei-
nal things; and here you come and saw
just the same thing that all the rest Of
them do!'-Youtf's Com panion.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11
She Knew the Kind,

She was a smart young woman who
had read the classics and the flip and
fresh young drummer liked her. but he
is in some doubt now. He was walk
ing with her the other day. and as they
passed a marble yard he called her at
tention to the various metropolitan or
namentS.
What kind of a monument would
you suggest for me?'' he inquired, after
he had expressed a preference for one
or two handsome specimens.
Well" she replied, thoughtfully, 81
should think a monument more last
ing than brass would be about what
You needed."-Detroit Free Press
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11

anything dishonest or Internationally,
or that could even be openly criticised;
only the club had not quite approved
their course in certain matters, deem
ing 1t not up to the high standard by
which. individually and collectively,
1t sought to be governed. It was jeal-
GUS of its reputation in this respect,
and the mere suspicion that the con-
duSt OF any member could bring dis
credit upon it was sufficient to make
him feel heavily it's disapproval.
one OF these men had attracted my
beau could not help perceiving my GU
rlostty. and. one night, he set himself
rather grudgingly-to the task of
gratifying it. This mans name was
Richardson, and he was a common
enough looking fellow, had it not been
Tor certain likeness to dead man,
which one could not help seeing in
LET us find as cheerful place as
we can" said the Beau, .'for the tale
is grewsome enough"
So we drew our chairs in front of the
wood fire that sparkled and snapped in
one of the little, quiet, smoking rooms
Then the Beau called to the steward to
bring us some good brandy.
Its a cold night outside he said.
and this is a cold story. Let us for
tify ourselves
After we had fortified. the Beau sank
into deep study for a little. Then he
reached forward and poked at the fire
SO that it blazed up more brightly
Have you ever noticed he asked,
suddenly, chow ones face and manner
may grow into a resemblance of some
other one with whom he is much in
close companionship? How a husband
and wife, for instance, may grow to
look and act, and even think, alike?
That is what we call family likeness;
the members Of one household grow
ing constantly to resemble each other !
in feature and action. Now note" he
not waiting for me to |
answer. that the strongest face, the |
strongest personality, in sucl, a case, |
always dominates the other. A weak |
lace will grow stronger; but a strong |
lace will never grow weaker from this |
contact.
THAT man Richardson, whose face
|ascinates you like the face of DEATH
II started as he put my thought into
as youth. a weak, un-
certain, <good-natured face. You see
n it now certain elements of strength,
'ut most unpleasantly accented. That
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11


Richardson had been in love with the
girl all the while But he thought he
would stand no chance if she had the
money and he had none. So he deter.
mined to secure the money and then
offer himself and it,
And did hep
The Old Beau laughed long and ST.
1ently.
mo. young man, he did not When
he came out of the tomb, she was mar
ried to her hearts true love. And let
me tell you" here his voice grew grave
and his manner impressive, 'let me tell
you, my son, that a man is fool to lie
a years silence interpose between
himself and the woman he would
marry. Or to let money-or want oft
lnterpose. Or to think that any factor
counts-if she is worth havinp-but
love. honesty and true manliness.
Women who are worth winning are
won only by these.''
He drained the last drop in his glass
lovingly. as though it had been a kiss
from the lips of the woman of his
thoughts. Who that woman was I
could not help wondering-and 1 be-
lieve he will tell me some day. For,
as 1 have said to you before, I think
the Old Beau has a story of his own.
AS we rose to go, he said a last word:
''She is darling woman. And to
have won her a man might have done
of more worth than to live
a year In a tomb. We will go around
and see her some evening"
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11
TALE OF a wlNoNILL.
How an Agent Worked the Blum Gaane On
Mean Mamx -.


Mean Mani -.
A number of years ago was selling
windmi1ls I'm southern Illinois. One
day I struck a county where people de
spised windmills, and did not sell a
mill a week. I got mad at last, and
quired for the meanest man in the
!. county.
| My informant grinned, and, pointing
to distant house, said: WAL. b gosh!
Old 10 Larch over thar's the n7eanest
; man creation could git up.''
! Away ! drove for 10 Larch's.
] He was fling the back
porch, and paid no attention to
| my greeting. I went on: ''Sir. am
selling the best windmill in the world,
Cit out Q. that gate. When want
smiled. ''All right, sir: but can't
! l get some supper? I'll pay well for
''No!'' he yelled. We've been to
supper l'g,; u,. 80, ..,. ....<,,
''Won't do no good
But it did, for offered her five dol
lars for a supper, and after whisper
to her husband he growlcd: ''Wal, go
in: she'll feed you
After my supper I said: ''Mr. Larc11,
III give you two dollars to feed my
horse
And got it fed.
At last he said 1 could stay all night,
and told him stories and gave him
cigars until he promised to let me put
up mill for one month, and signed
an agreement to remove it in thirty
DAYS.
1t was put up with every kind of tank
and pipes to carry water through
the yards and house. The neighbors
watched with astonishment and envy.
When the time was up drove around
with my men and began to take down
the mill. Out stormed Mr.. Larch.
''Hold on; sorter like that jimcracl<;
ma'be I'll buy it,
oh said I, this is only an adver-
tisement. Keep at work, boys
The old man stormed and his wife
appeared. 1t was SO handy. made her
work easy, and she thought 10 ought
to buy it.
At last he offered me full price and
mill was sold to Mr.. Smith, whom
Larch cordially hated. He stamped
and raved and begged me to leave the
mill alone.
1 sat down and began figuring on a $
board. He watched me for a moment
and then whispered excitedly:
''You think I'm going to let that
dang Smith beat me? Not much.
Here's fifty dollars extra. Go away.
and keep your mouth shut
He gave in with such an humble air
that after appearing to consider for
some time I agreed. The boards were
all replaced and we drove off. hearing
The old man chuckle to himself:
by Jhosiphat. it takes a mighty
iarned smart agent to git ahead of
Record.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

High protection and free silver
seem to be the republican catch. That
means high prices for what the laborer
and the producer buy and a deprecated
money to buy with. That is about "a
beneficial to the poor American as the
old republican policy of a high-pro-
lection to American manufactures, but
free trade in foreign pauper labor
Kansas City Times.
other snag in dealing with the wool
schedule. Republican senators are
again willing to sacrifice the interests
of the country to the supposed pro-
motion of party strength. The spec
tacle of a man like Boss Quay talking
himself into q state of exhaustion upon
a subject that has been considered from
every point of view, times without
number, is a sad commentary upon tho
patriotism of the political organiza-
ton disgraced by his membership
Detroit Free Press.
The facts are that the country 10
suffering from business paralysis
brought on by tho vicious system of
overtaxation inaugurated by the
former administration, and the repub-
relief legislation to be enacted the
deficit is the result. But the republic
an party is responsible for it. That
party brought on the panic and pro-
tracted the business stagnation which
still continues. The reduction in the
volume of business causes q correspond
ing decrease in the revenues, and the
remedy lies in the repeal OF the McKin-
ley law and the restoration OF q fair
and equal systsm ct neutrality-suspicious.
City 1JuoA
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-08-11
PROTECTION THE CAUSE.

| AKustS Nx0SC9d ana FOOtefod by Nepu01kO-
| an Legislation.
| The sugar trust was the product Of
! republican legislation. The tariff act
| of 1898, which taxed raw sugars at IL
| cents pound and upward, gave to re-
fined sugars protection of to So
cents n pound. The desire to retain
! this enormous bounty led to the com
| bination of the refining interests to re-
strict domestic competition, and the
| trust was formed. When the McKin-
ley bill was under consideration there
were still some ''independcnt re1ners''
left, who swore that they would never.
no never, sell out to the trust. Every1
body understood this except those who
were willfully blind. The Mckinley
law gave the re1ineries $25, 900, 900 q
year, and the independent efnerie S. >,
the stool pigeons of the trust, sold out,
as everybody of intelligence had fore
seen they would. In 1890 the republic
ans said the rehners needed protec-
ton, some saying that the amount
should be as much as cent a pound.
Now they say the reflneries need no
protection or very little, which all in
telligent people have known for years.
Still the republicans are unanimously
In favor of the retention of the McKin-
ley law, which gives the trust 826, OOO,-
600 u year. This law. they say. is the
''bravest and best revenue bill ever
enacted"
The sugar trust Is but ono of scores,
almost all of which were allowed by
Maj. Mckinley to decide what the
taxes on competing product is should
be. Henry Oliver went back from
Washington to Pittsburgh and boosted
that the rates In the metal schedule
were those dictated by the manufac-
turers. So of numerous other trusts
So of interests that were not in COM
blnation, but were on the point of
forming combines to control prices.
All these cormorants found ready and
cheerful hospitality in Maj. McKin-
ley's committeeman. If they did not
see what they wanted, they had only
to ask for it. The majority of the
committee took great credit to them
selves for being practical men who
knew the wants of the ma nu facturers-
1t was boldly asserted that no man
who did not understand the wants of
the protectees was fit to serve o., a
on ways and means. In the
present congress Mr.. Wilson's commit
tee did not regard the wants Of tao
sugar trust. They have. therefore,
been denounced as men living in small
towns. unacquainted with manufacture
ing, and therefore unfit to deal with
revenue questions.
This is the protective system. It's
practical operation is confessed. It il
q plan by which the strong, by corrup-
ton and intimidation, secure the
power to crush the weak. Is this sys-
tenn to be perpetuated?-Loui |