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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-25
WORKING OFF TRADE DOLLARS.
How to Make IS Cents Profit on an In
vestment of 70 Gents.


There came into the office one after
noon recently a mysterious man, who
asked to see privately the city editor,
and, being conducted to place where he
could talk without fear of being over
heard, unfolded a tale about as follows:
Would you like to know of a way to
make IS cents on every 70 cents invested
Well, | can show you if you will agree
not TO interfere with my work Ali my
life I've made living on my wits here in
Buffalo, Chicago and other cities: and
this is my latest scheme to get an income
in an easy way A trade dollar, turned
upside down, looks about like the
silver dollar in common use. |
buy a trade dollar for 20 cents, 80 into a
barroom and call for a glass of beer
or q cigar, and find that nine times out of
ten the stupid fellows behind the counter
give me 80 cents or 95 cents in change.
You'd be surprised to see how freely they
accept the trade dollar ! go to barrooms
because they can stand loss better than
some other folks. Sometimes l have
passed twenty-five in day. I don't say
anything just pocket what they give me
after my drink. But this town has been
worked so much that I'm going away.
after giving one Of your reporters a
chance to see how easily the business is
done. Suppose we go to the markets. I've
a white frock to put on; it makes me look
as il [ belonged down there"
Concluding his aUdacious proposition
by putting on his frock, he started out
into the storm, followed by a reporter.
But it was expressly stipulated that if
anybody really should be careless in ex-
aiming trade dollar and give him more
money in exchange than he could right
fully expect he was at once to call atten-
ton to the fact that a trade dollar had
been accepted, and taking back that par
ticular coin, pay in other money for what
he had bought.
there was q fiat refusal to receive the
trade dollar, but at the next six the coin
was received without hesitation, and 95
cents actually given in change. In two
instances the places were barTooms, in
two other cigar shops, and in the other
cases the men were respectively an apoth-
ecary and grocer AL were amazed
when he returned the money given him,
added a nickel for his purchase, and
asked that his trade dollar be given back.
The shopkeeper would go 10 the drawer,
take out the coin, express establishment
that he had been deceived by its appear
ance, and gladly make the exchange de-
manded by his visitor. Then the
latter would say in a merry way, Now
| don't be SO careless again. You've
been in business long enough to know
better. If anybody tries this trick again
kick him out of your store. That's the
only way to treat him" So he went on
Apparently he might have succeeded in u
score of places, but his experiments at
the west end We're sufficient to demon
strate that his original assertion was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-25
A TROUT IN THE ORGAN.
It Worries the Organist at the Holy
Trinity Parish House.
From the Philadelphia Press. i

From the Philadelphia Press.
1t is a bad thing for large trout to get
into an organ. The trout, when it does
this, is bound to cause the organist a
great deal of trouble, and it is also bound
to loose its life. An s-inch trout got into
the organ of the Holy Trinity parish
house last Wednesday night, and besides
paying for its escapade with its life, it
put the organs tuner to a great deal of
worry and trouble, and it came near to
iuterrupting the services that were just
about to begin when its presence was dis
covered.
Mr. Michael H. Cross plays the Holy
Trinity parish house organ When he
got to the building last Wednesday night
he thought that he would reel of a figure
or two, as his custom is before the ser
vices, Just to see it his instrument was in
good shape. He touched the keys and
then he soon saw to his horror, that 1t
was not in good shape, but far from it. IT
would not play at all Something had TO
be done at once, it was almost time for
the services to begin. So he sent off post
haste for the tuner.
Mr.. Anchor answered his urgent mes
sage at once and in person. He made a
detailed, busiuesslike examination of the
organ, and diagnosed the seat of the
trouble to be in the valve of the water
motor for this organ, like all good ones.
has large water motor which furnishes
the wind.
Mr.. Anchor fished around in the valve,
and he found there, as he half expected
to find, fish that measured eight good
inches. He pulled the trout out and the
organ was all right again at once So
the services could now begin without any
fear Of the absence of organ music.
The trout died as soon as it was taken
out of the valve. What became of its
corpse is not positively known. Some
say that the tuner took it home with him
as curiosity. and others say that it was
captured by a small boy. Another re-
port has it that the trout was thrown
without ceremony into tn street. None
of these reports could be verified posi-
lively last night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-25
HOUSE FURNISHINGS,
avoid BAD LUCK.


Persons who believe in luck will doubtless agree
that it unucly to be struck by lightning Monday
take hold of circular in motion on Tuesday, or
tumble down stairs with coal scuttle on Wednesday,
or be hit by an electric Thursday, fall over
board on Friday, or marry on Saturday girl who will
sling tenpOnd dumb bells around your head, be one
of party of thirteen at dinner Sunday when there
is only enough for ten; but you will be unlucky
you fail to grasp the chance to buy of elegant
BICYCLES that weigh only Is pounds, with Wood
Rims and Palmer Selfclosng Tyres for the small sum
of $780, or the same style of Bicycle weighing 80
pounds for SIS; will also be in hard luck if you
fail to send us your orders for AWNING, or let us
make you set of SLIP COVERS, or furnish you
with your STRAW NIATTINGS, or help you pass the
summer in comfort by selling you one of RE-
PERPETRATORS or keep you from saying your prayers
backwards by furnishing you with MOSQUITO NEE
We willing to do all these things for you and lots
more if you will give us the opportunity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-25

true. One cigar dealer said: you
might not have caught ne, only / was
mlsled by your white fTOck and didn't
examine the dollar carefully" And when
this slick young man suggested that the
exposure was worth paying for the
dealer quickly threw down on the cOun-
ter four good cigars All looked sheeplsh
as soon as they realized how cleverly the
trick had been played
Legitimate Al l call myself said the
man, because do illegetimate business
in legitimate manner. [ went out to
Harvard last fall, putting on spectacles
and sticking some books under my arm.
At every hall there was q chestnut man,
and in half an hour 1 passed at least a
dozen trade dollars without trouble.
Probably they thought l was a student.
You see, adds the man, Il invented this
business, and now others are trying TO
copy it, so I'm going to give away the
snap"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-25
BUSIEST STREET IN THE WORLD.
Cheapside, London Short Thorough
fare, With Oddly Named Tributa-
ries.
From the Boston Herald.

FROM the boston Herald
Cheapside is the busiest street in the
world. 1t is not long, it is not beautiful;
it is not the resort of the fashionable 1t
is a business thor oughfare from first to
last, and it has more history crammed
into its short stretch than other great
thoroughfares have in their combined
long ones. Cheapside not being at the
side Of anything in the present era, but
at the heart O, all things, being in the
heart of London, has a very important
place in civic affairs. 1t is what they
call IAN artery of trahic, asphalted into
the bargain, and affording ingress
agd exit as between the city and
the regions west If it has quarter of
mile 10 Its length it has as much as it
can legitimately claim, and even that in
cludes little slice at the eastern end
called the Poultry" title which signi-
iies local purpose in the picturesque
past. Cheapsde has at one end the Poul-
try, but this need not be counted as a sep
arate entity. And at the Poultry end is
the mansion house, where the lord mayor
lives in gold-lace state. Cheapside bumps
into Threadneedle street up TO the steps
of the Royal Exchange and against the
walls of the Bank of England-institu-
tons which are both usefulanQ ornament
al. At the other end Of CheapSlde there is
statue of Sir Robert Peel. But half the
people who pass there every day do
not know whose statue II is. Shops, shops,
shops, insurance companies, great mer-
camille houses, restaurants, church
Dick Whittingtons, that IS to say, Bow
Church, where the bells still Jingle
these are tho stationary ingredients Of
Cheapside. Cmnibuscs, human beings,
cabs and carriers vans are the movable
ones. Cheapside is like the channel Of a
tidal river: at one time of the day the
current sets in one direction and at an
other time ii GIBBS to the opposite course.
The street has maay funny little tribu-
taries, with funny little names Broad
street Friday street, Ironmonger lane and
the Old Jewry being some of these, mar
row passages where, in DAYS more print
tive than our own, 'neighbors leaned out
of the windows and shook hands across
the street, while from the pavement they
could scarcely have seen the sky so
closely did the overhanging stories APP
proach at the roof thereof But there are
no dwellings in the Cheapside now, nor
in the adjacent tributaries. The buildings
are oil for business purposes only; the old
vogue of overhang has been long
dispensed with, and sprightly
modern air is worn by the commercial
architect OF one kind of COM
modify Cheapside has in more abundance
than any other place on the whirling
tootstool-iewelry. 1t may not be the
most sumptuous jewelry that ever was
made; itmay not compare with the golden
hligree work of Zamara. but il is iewelry,
nevertheless, and of good sort for the
moderate classes. And there is SO much Of
IL that it overfows the contracted empo-
RUINS and flows acVsion asdes and Magyar
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-25
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.


Jan. 2, 2 per cent. Feb. L, II per cent.
" 10, 10 per cent. Is, 10 per cent.
March 1, 9 per cent.
" 10, per cent.
TOTAL, 60 oer cent.
We have paid to our customers in 60 DAYS.
Profits paid twice each month: money can
be Withdrawn any time; so to 81 900 can be
invested write for information.
FISHER q co, Bankers and Brokers.
Is and 20 Broadway, New York.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-22
important Information

important Information
"hock Island Route" is now
y through vestibule sleeping
f'Ween Texas and Colorado,
fort Worth daily at s:l5 p.
= arriving in Denver at 7:45
morning II you intend
business or pleasure trip
Dtado this summer, call on
salest ticket agent, or address
(ation. -
needless to add that we still
c; 10 run the "Flyer" to
ulty and Chicago without
sasse Your tickets via The
n 40 Island Route" and Get
a e for y, your money. s''
T. McCAsE. G. P. A.,
Fort Worth, Texas.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-22
more Facts I"

handsomely illustrated fifty.
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company, giving valuable in.
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resources of South Dakota.
contains a correct map of
as we'll as South Dakota.
(fy farmer, and in fact any
serested in agriculture, etc. /,
nave a copy of it. Sent free
ADDRESS upon application to
Brady, southern passenger
zS7 Fourth avenue, Louis
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-22
NO Experiment..

NO Experiment..
Lt ou;ag Austin, San Marcos,
Es s4t 10 etc., via international
ka FAM Northern .,t railroad, Two
|OIs.' ' eacn way. Insist upon
AND reading via Hearne O,
N rua thf International and
S,.aern railroad. Perfect
magnificent equipment.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-22
THE EVENING NEWS. TUESDAY, MAY 22. 1894.

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Any person wishing to visit
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The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-22

opened
my olo stand fit Engines Boilers
Ncon GINS Presses and Mills viii stock complete
the follow Beltng Shaftng, Palys Maahe Fittings
Wrought Iron Pipes Steam and Water Fittings complete line
of Machinery supplies Our old friends cordially
invited to call and
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-22
a COMING BOOK
,,o,uable One for Waco
q .A~Sa Guild,

o1 cutter of Hot Springs,
Psrle Nd pub publisher of Cutters
B. a. n0" Hot Springs, Ark. Mt
les 10 Mich; Eureka Springs,
lsn Mineral Wells, Texas, and
,s.1th resorts, is now at work
|fa nssisI to Waco. It is to con-
| s ssSssu II forty and fifty illustra'
|b ct ,se best best buildings. in the
o. and private, views OF
IT,! puO' from Provident Heights,
(; ia, streets, churches colleges ~
" . aowing wells, etc 1t is to
y P,'' hspdsomest and most com
: rorb ever issued in the inter.
! WA Waco. The citizens Of Hot
q. "oiiye"Cutter's Guide"to that
q I ysrs the credit Of having
" mo,a to advertise that city
III other mediums combined;
hoo book full of testimon-
/" y that hat effect from the leading
Irs ,l Of Hot Springs, and repre-.
"a all lines of business mr. w.
rromises a better guide for
tban he has ever issued.
1 following is a partial list Of
,hscribers to his Waco Guide,
tho number of copies sub.
n for. A full list will be
shed when completed:
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-12

"SUNSHINE."
Or. Willis Will Give His Celebrated Lecture
on Monday Eyenina.


DR.. A. A. Willis will deliver his cele.
prated lecture, Sunshine or the Secret
OF Happy Life" at Music Hall on Mon
day eveniIx next. or the lecture one cor
respondent writes as follows: "Into no
single night In the memory Of the writer
has he ever had so much OF the living,
vitalired, essential essence, soul and sub.
stance, OF the true philosophy OF pure,
sweet sunshine OF life compressed into
his experience. The speaker is a living
representative OF his theme; the incarna-
tion In words, life and thought OF the
very substance. His quaint humor, pleas
ing sdLiess, genial, winning manner,
homeiy, apt illustration, keen sense OF
the absurd, coupled with a tree and
liberal use OF our idions, his unrestrained
and graceful action in gesture, his perti-
nent facial expression, suiting the word
to the action, the action to the
word, his familiar appropriation OF
the poets, his ready adaptibility
OF incident to occasion, his lessons in life,
counseling rather that the 'liver heat wit h
mirth than that the heart cool wit h
mortifying groans;' his broad cat thoiic
ideas OF life, his rational common sense
views OF the true seat OF happiness, with
his pleasing, genial, prepossessing man
ner OF presenting his subject, made 1t of
the most fascinating character. Above
all this, his reverence for the sacred word
which seemed to permeate his entire
theme, added double charm to the at
tractiveness OF the lecture. 1t was sun
shine which should illuminate every
household In Ravenna; its influence must
be elevating and ennobling, and its teach
ings wholesome"
Reserved seats for the lecture are now
on sale at the warerooms OF Meiklejohn Il
Lomas, Sheldon Building.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-12
VERY BIG FIRE
Visits Central Falls
To-Day.
LOSS ABOUT $1,000.
FaIeS' Furniture Store is
Gutted.
FlREMEN WORKED WELL
And Conquered the Flames in the Face
ofa High Wind.
FiRtMEN WORKED WELL
And Conquered the Flames in the Face
ofa High Wind.

At :36 this afternoon fire was dis
covered In the rear OF the building In
which Is located the large furniture busi-
ness OF George III. Fsles at 81 Central
street, Central Falls, and the entire upper
story was at once a mass of sect thing
flames.
The alarm from box l54 called out the
entire department, who at once saw q df-
ficult job before them. The flames,
famed by a sweeping Northwest gale,
made sad havoc of the entire upper roof
and hen made their way to the second
story.
The sparks went In every direction, and
1t was expected by the thousands OF
spectators who had gathered that the
wooden buildings on each side were
doomed.
The roof Of the small shed In the rear OF
the building burned like tinder but by
hard efforts the dre was kept in the upper
and second storier.
In the loft were stored many hundred
pounds of excelsior and feat hers and II 1,
here that the fire started, 1t is claimed, by
spontaneous com bustion.
Seven streams were at one time at the
rear OF the building and drenched every
thing. The furniture AMI carpet ware
rooms in tins part of the building were
flooded.
The firemen worked admirs bly,.
Fales is fully insured. At 2:30 O'Clock
he could not estimate his loss. Al this
hour the fire was under control
lie saved valuable papers and
money, also insurance papers which
were removed to place OF safety, as were
also the jewelry and watches OF IL. J.
Graham, who occupied a part OF the
lower floor.
The loss Is about 1000.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-12
BELOVED BY ALL.
Funeral This Morning Of Iohn E. Farrell
From Sacred Heart Church.

From his late home at 108 Carnation
street, when John T.. Farrell spent so
many years OF happiness, his funeral took
place this morning, and the large number
Of acquaintsnces and relatives who
walked to the Sacred Heart Church
showed the high esteem in which de-
ceased was held.
The cortege was most impressive one,
and filled the large auditorium OF the
church which deceased had attended for
years. The remains rested in a richly
carved oak casket and were life like in ap-
pearance. At the church solemn high
mass was held the following clergymen
officiating: Rev. Father Fitzgerald, cele-
brant; Rev. Father Hurley, deacon F;
Rev. Father Lennon, sub deacon and Rev.
Father NJ. j. Cook OF Fall River master
OF ceremonies. Prof. Demers presided at
the organ and the regular choir, Mrs.
Demers soloist, was assisted by several
well-known vocalists of other church
choirs. Father Fitzgerald spoke feelingy
OF the departed, alluded to his excellent
qualities as man and upright Christian.
He died the death Of the Just. and was
prepared 20 meet his God. He was a man
without ostentat ious and his great aim In
life was to make others happy. lie was a
great favorite among children and none
knew his real love more than those of his
brothers household where he lived for
years. He was total abstainer, and one
whose charity was only limited by his
means.
The reverend clergyman closed his re-
marks by appealing to his friends to fol-
low his example In many ways. At the
close Of his remarks there was sclrcely a
dry eye In the church, and then the long
procession reformed, comprising nearly
80 carriages, and under the direction OF
Crane n Burns wended It's ways to the
st. Mary's cemetery where interment
took place. rhe profusion OF floral tributes
comprised nine pieces as follows: Wreat b
OF OAK leaves, Patrick Farrell; large
pillow, with the words "Uncle Johnnie !"
"Gates Ajsr," Outing Club; cross,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh J. Carroll; bouquet OF
pinks, friend, Il. d.; large cross, Mr.. aud
Mrs. Robert Ashburn; bouquet OF roses,
Mr.. and Mrs. George T.. Cranston; large
arch, surmounted with bouquet and cross
In center, from Miss Mary A. Kenyon
cross three feet In height, resting upon a
base with the word "Rest," from the en-
ployes OF the Blodgett Il Orswell Co.
where he was employed many years. The
bearers were Bernard Cooney, John Nc
Alevy, John Hanley, Frank Powers,
Daniel Tracey and John J. Nutley.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-12
No Firemen's Ball This Year.

The quarterly meeting of the Permanent
Firemen's Relief Association of the Provi-
dence Fire Department was held at Chief
Steere's Office at the Three Ones Station at
2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
association was represented by all men,
bers from all the stations. The question
OF holding an annual concert and ball,
which was laid upon the table at the last
meeting, was taken up. 1t WAS expressed
by several members that owing to the
hard times II would not be policy to hold
the event this year. 1t was the opinion
that the liberal public had enough upon
Its hand to care for the deserving poor,
and 1t was voted not to hold the concert
and bali this year.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-01-12
THE OTHER SIDE.
William B. Hughes Calls on
Chief Perry.
Saws He Could Not Live With His
Wife, Sophronia.

Chic, Perry received a call today from
William b. Hughes, the man OF whom
Sophronia Il. Hughes of South Lubec,
Me, inquired by letter.
She said Hughes married her, got all
her money, skipped and was living with
a woman named Mary l.. Fountain IN this
city.
Hughes said he first met Sophronia In
Maine, when she was 10 years Of age.
He met her again last July after she
had been married twice, and then he mar
ried her. He lived with her until Octo-
ber when he left her as II was impossible
to get along with her. He came to this
city in November, 1892. lie has son,
Frank H., who lives at 10 South street.
Mr.. Hughes Is now living at Dir. Lap
hams at 6S Central street.
He says that the woman, Mrs. Foun-
tain, Is respectable lady; that he never
lived with her, but that she boarded at
one time at his sons house, Hosea 4.
Huges, at 8 South Bend street.