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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-03
HAS SEEN A THING OR TWO.
Adventurous Episodes in the Case of
senior william FenimOre Cooper.

From the Rocky Mountain News.
Few men have had more hair-breadth
escapes than Senior William Fenimore
Cooper, who for many years lived near
the extinct volcano of zempoatepettle, in
the province of Orizaba, Mexico. He
made his home with the Mexican Indians,
the last of the once proud race of Aztecs
who fought under Montezuma. 1t was
his custom daily to enter the crater of
the volcano and look for mosaic agate,
a translucent, prismatic stone somewhat
similar to the onyx. One day he went
to sleep in the crater near bed of sui
phur, and the latter caught fire and came
within an ace of suffOcating him. His
beard has been a burnt-umber color ever
since.
The accident caused hmm to quit Mex
leo for the United States, and he has
been here ever SINCE Some of the incl
dents in his career show that he has
nerve, a deadly aim, and heart for every
fate. He is a native of the Tar Heel
state, and when 16 years old he went to
Texas to become a cowboy. One night,
near the Rio Grande river, he and ten
other cowboys We're surrounded by Mex
lean bandits, and a general fight fol-
lowed In the melee young Cooper was
shot in the head and the bullet is still
there He was dragged from the field
as dead, but after many weeks he recov-
cred. and began to punch cows again ana
practice pistol shooting. His idea was re-
venge for the greaser who had shot him
in the fight, whom he knew by sight.
one hot night in July, four months
after he was wounded, Cooper had his
horse staked out grazing while ne TOOK
his siesta under a chaparral tree on the
hanks of a little stream. When he awoke
he Lit a shuck cigarette and casually
looked down the stream. To his amaze
ment he he saw the greaser who shot
! him tust getting up from a siesta. The
graaeer,s horse was also grazing some
wards away Both ran for their horses
| for they knew it was a life-and-death
race. The greaser was a sprinter and so
| was Cooper. Each reached his horse al
most at the same moment, and each
mounted simultaneously. Their pistols
left their holsters together, ana they be-
gan to fire at each other. Alter TWO
shots had been exchanged, the greaseI
yelled ont a challenge of the true cowboy
stvle-i. e.. they would gallop around IN
n circle shoot at eaen other hve times
oDiece and If at the expiration OF the ten
shots neither was killed they would re-
sort 10 the lariat Cooper readily agreed,
| because he had devoted much practlce
to shooting from his horse at full speed:
They rode snort dlsldhCe itOiii -
creek and then began their circular duel
As they galloped around the greaser shot
first and put a bullet hole through the
49,, ~ Cooper's sombrero. II was close
/ Ill and showed the fine Workmanship on
lie greaser's part As Cooper afterward
renarked: i could smell that bullet for
q scorched my eyebrows" The iirst bull
- from Cooper entered the greaser' 3
SIDE. but he pluckily kept his seat IN his
saddle and put a hole through the cow
bov's sleeve At the second discharge
from the cowboys pistol the sreaser zen
| beadlong from his horse. cooper thoHshl
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I ONE PRICE ONLY; NO TRUST.

1t soon went into the hands of an as
signee. The people regarded the first
named feature as an encroachment upon
their liberties, while the mo trust" WAS
taken as a reflection upon their financial
reliability.
We had some customers from a small
iron-making town a few miles away, the
ms tority of whose inhabitants ere w slsh.
There seemed to be but one way of sell.
ing with them.
The stalwart mother would enter, thump
her baby down upon the counter, ana open
the campaign.
~ want to see some of your dress
gccds.'
plain muslins or substantial woolens
would be unrolled before her. We will
suppose that the selling price was marked
al 20 cents per yard.
She would select piece that suited her
How much is that a yard?
Knowing his customer. the clerk would
say: Forty cents"
II won't give it. I'll give you 90"
Thon followed a season Of argument,
expostuIation, and good natured chatting
take IL along for 30 cents
'Never In the world. I'll give you 25"
Then another season of mercantile d.
plomacy. The baby would be gathered up
as a preliminary to departure Then a
halt. and more negotiations, and in the
end she would take the goods at 30 cents.
She was happy because she had compelled
the clerk TO come down 10 cents per yard;
he was happy because he had made a sale
at the regular figures. If he had asked
her 30 cents in the start and stuck to il,
some other clerk up the street would have
sold her the dress.
one thing that our firm would not per-
nit, and that was Misrepresentation Of
its goods. thing must be sold for what
It was upon its merits and full weight or
measure given. Both men were honest,
truthful and exact, and If a mistake had
been made took pleasure in making 1t
good, no matter what the cost.
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bushes on Northern Ohio farms: but the
pleasant CLEAN behind her glasses showed
that twofold greater was the pleasure de-
rived from getting ahead of zone of them
sassy clerks"
coaxed her gently down the counter
and left her in the hands of the genial
but seasoned Samson. There came TO me
then a revelation in the ways of barter.
There was genius in the way in which
GOO DIS jumped in price when she approa III
ed them; and her joy In getting them
down within reach of her offer was only
matched by Samsons quiet happiness in
getting, In most cases, the full regular
selling prize. 1 was indeed convinced that
genius has its rewards, as | carried late
in the afternoon, several huge bundles
from the store to her wagon across the
street
| do not defend the method of dealing.
1t belonged to the order of things in
Grange, ard as such was generally ac-
cepted There was one store in the VI
entity that made and lived up to a rule CT
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form the service and butt thei horse
away from the eleventh hill! If the goat
was in a muddy field and started to go
to another he would climb to the top Of
the fence and wipe the mud off his feet.
In this way he did not abstract the soil
from either Ben Margrave's or from Par
ker's farm on to Charles Sewers farm.
In time the goat became 50 valuable that
Mr. Sewer used TO sit on his porch and
direct the goat to keep the wheels turn
ing. At last the goat could not digest
an empty whisky bottle and 1t died. So,
after this sad occurrence. Mr.. Sewer sold
his farm to the East Tennessee Land
Company and moved to Hartman, where
hle now resides. He still insists that
goats are intelligent!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-03
A Telescope Improvement.

Astronomers have suddenly discovered
the force Of the story Of Mohammed and
the mountain. After laborious toll at con
structing enormous and complex mechan-
isms by which great telescopes can be di.
rected TO any quarter Of the heavens. they
have all at once bethought themselves Of
the plan of leaving the big tube immov-
able and horizontal. and throwing the i'm
age OF the desired star into 1t by means
Of a reflector. This surprisingly simple
plan IS 20 be followed In mounting the
great telescope which Is 30 be a feature
OF the Paris exhibition in 1900 Springfield
Republican.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-03
HAGGLING OVER RETAIL PRICES.
Experiences OF New Clerk in n
Country store.
From IIardxvare

From Hardware.
The first endeavor permitted me in the
way of selling goods were in connection
with the calico counter his was situated
at the right of the main entrance and the
critical dame or cautious girl who came in
search of bargains had from seyenty-five
to a hundred pieces and patterns from
which to make selections.
The caller would peer into the store with
an investigating air and in nine cases out
of ten-whether looking for calico or
hoop-skrts-steer straight for that count
er. Perhaps l have employed the wrong
word in the above-drifted up against II,
would be the more exact term. CONVEX
stations would open in something like this
form:
Good morning, ma'am."
Good morning"
Looking for something in the line of
calico this morning."
"Well, l dunno. Jest loolxin' around.
What are you chargin' for Merrimac?"
The price would be named, the clerk
meanwhile hauling forth the most at
tractive patterns and opening them out
to the best advantage.
Nine out of ten of our visitors were
yankees from the country. Eight out of
these nine were suspicious of the town,
the store, the propretors. the clerks, the
goods. and the prices They knew by long
experience that the price asked was not
always the one taken; that haggling, Of
fering and reducing were ever In the or
der of things and much practice had made
them past masters in the art of beatlne
down.
A dozen pieces would be slowly examined
without a sign of emotion except such as
implied a general mstrust and unyield-
ing criticism.
"How much did you say this wasp
Twelve cents yard"
The burden of war prices was yet upon
tho cotton market
Twelve cents! Lands sakesi They are
selling them for 10 cents at Smiths
mot Merrimacs, / guess. We have the
cheaper brands for that Here are some a I
TO-"
Yes they were Merrimacs. Well, I'm
only lookin' around. Don't know as /
want any SIN, I might take a dress Off
that pink If | could get il at 10 cents"
When this sharp current in bargaining
first caught me, Of course made haste to
Mr.. Samson for a sailing chart
Let her have it for II cents, Henry"
said he TRY to get that; but II she
won't pay it, take the 80 cents. Then work
her down toward me. and l may be able
10 sell her pretty big bin. She generally
commences that way. But don't let her
20 out Of the store empty handed. II you
have to give her a dress
The one unpardonable sin was 10 let a
caller get away without a sale.
II Is needless to say that this superior
experience. against which my neWness
was matched was too much for me. The
l1-cent compromise was refused. and she
took the ten yards FOR a dollar
she greatly appreciated the money
saved. for shillings DO not grow upon the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-03
A Man with a History.
Eais Body Covered with humps. Could
not eat and Thought he was
going 40 dry mp.

from Che Nashville, Tenn, Bdnner)
Mr. John w Thomas, Jr., of Theta, Tenn.
Is a man with most interesting history.
" 1t was in 'S4, said he to a reporter
who had asked him for the story of his life,
when wasworking in the silver mines of
New Mexico. shat my troubles began.
From simple indigestion my malady de-
velOped intoa chronic inability to take any
substantial food, and at times | was pros
trated by spells of heart palpitation. On
the 18th of April, 1898, l suddenly col
lapsed, and for days | was unconscious.
in fact was not fully myself until July.
On September LIST weighed but 20 pounds
whereas my normal weight is 165 pounds.
All over my body there were Jumps from
the size of a grape to the size of a walnut,
my fingers were cramped so that could not
more than half straighten them. l had en-
tirely lost control of my lower limbs and
my hand trembled so that | could not drink
without spilling the liquid. Nothing would
remain on my stomach, and it seemed that
must dry up before many more days had
passed.
made another round of the physicians,
calling in one after the other and by the
aid of morphine and other medicines they
gave me, | managed TO live though barely
through the fall"
Here Mr.. Thomas displayed his arms,
and just above the elbow of each there was
a large irregular stain as large as the palm
of the hand and of a purple color tho space
covered by the mark was sunken nearly to
the bone "That," said Mr. Thomas, "s
what the doctors did by putting morphine
into me.
"On the 18th of December, 1898. Just eight
months after / took permanently to bed-I
shall never forget the date-my cousin, Joe
Foster, of Carriers Creek, called on me and
gave me a box of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, saying they had cured him
of partial paralysis, with which knew he
had all but died. / followed his directions
and began taking the medicine, as a result
l stand before you to-day the most surprised
man on earth. Look at my hand, it is as
steady as yours; my face has healthy look
about it; / have been attending to my
duties for a month. Since | began taking
the pills have gained 30 pounds, and am
still gaining All the knots have disap-
peared from my body except this little
kernel here in my palm. / have good
appetite and l am almost as strong as / ever
was.
Yesterday / rode thirty-seven miles on
horseback, feel tired to-day but not sick.
used TO have from two 70 four spells Of
heart palpitstion every night, since | began
the use Of the pills have had but four
spells altogether.
81 know positively that 1 was cured by
DR. Williams Pink Pills, and | believe
firmly that it is the most wonderful remedy
in existence to-day, and every fact I have
presented to you is known TO my neighbors
as well as to myself, aud they will certify 70
the truth Of my remarkable cure"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-03
BATTLES WITH THE BAT.
Outcome of the Days Struggles for
the Championship.

Washington. Aug 2-The following are
the results OF the base bali games played
to-day:
New York; 2O1OOo O-6e S
Brooklyn.....O . 3 oil 0 2-lll4 ,
Batteries-Rusie. Clark and Farrell;
Stein and Daley.
At Boston first camel RHE
BcstOn........5 0 0 0 0 0 O-lO p 3
Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 SIS 3 ,
Batteries-NichoIs and Camel: Carsey
and Clements.
Second game RTE
Boston......O 0 o 20 0 O-s p ,
Philalphia.2 o o 211o II Is 4
Batteries-sullivan and Tenny; Cars y
and Clements.
At Washington RHE
Westinghouse 2 0 0 0 Alb 10 :
Baltimore. 0 % 0 o. s 6
Batteries-Boyd and Mcclure; Esper and
Clark
At Pittsburg- RHE
Pittsburg.....O o 90 0 O-5 8 !
Cleveland...2 q 0 0 0 ? do u ?
Batteries-Foreman and Merritt; Young,
Clarkson and thinner.
At Louisville RH L
Louisvile.....1 0 1900 4915 l
Cincinnati.-...0 o % % IS Il 3
Observation-Disclosures and Warner;
Dryer, Parrot. Vaughan and Murphy.
At Chicago-NO game was scheduled pc
tween Chicago and St. Louis.
Montgomery. Ala. Aug. At took ten
innings to decide the game between
Evansville and Montgomery to-day,
Evansville winning in the tenth inning.
The score follows: r Fl E
Montgomery .......2O O0001OOO-S 2
Evansville 1000 0O1O2O1-i u ?
Batteries-Fort and Kehoe; d. McFar-
land and Fields.
New Orleans, La. Aug. 2.-To-day' S
game was a pitchers battle from start TO
finish, and the locals finally won, but il
was a close call. Smith was as wild as a
Comanche Indian, and his erratic pitching
nearly lost the game on two occasions.
Mike frost was acting captain and was a
fit successor to Kicker Stallings. The
score follows: r H e
New Orleans % l 2 0 0 2 0 / II 10 g
Nashville .....2 0 0 2 1-5 u !
Batteries-Smith and Gonding; Herman
and frost.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 2.-The Atlantas
braced up this afternoon and went against
the Mobiles with a dash and energy that
could not be defeated. The crowd was not
as large as usual. The score follows:
r II Z
Atlanta 40 l 0 8 Oh IS 4
Mobile .......0 0 0 l / I'm 4
Batteries-Callahan and Wilson; Hahn
and Somers.
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BISHOP BECKER BACK.
Reaches Atlanta on His Way
Home to Savannah.

N'ChCS 3AAAuhtH Oh HIS way
Home to Savannah.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 2.-Bishop Becker Of
(lc diocese of Georgia, who has been trav-
ing in Europe for the past six months,
reached Atlanta this morning on his way
p Savannah. When seen at the house Of
ne priests of the Churh OCT the Immacu-
de Conception, where he is being enter
aihed, ne said he left New York on Jan.
+ on the Fuerst Bismarck and went by
1e way Of the Azores and Gibraltar to
alexander, where he was entertained by
ne brother of Father Keely of this city
ne was accompanied on his journey by
APT Billups of Baltimore. From Alex
'11'la Bishop Becker went to- Jerusalem.
1e molly city. You see a visit must be
iD&ae to Jerusalem every ten years by the
-'es's' This is my third visit having
n priest and bishop for thirty-siX
,sa's' e spent holy week in Jerusalem.
o,I mere We crossed the Mediterranean
GENOA and went down to Rome, where
li VISITED his holiness, Pope Leo XIII.
- Hohness is now IS years old, but we
-'4 MN IN good spirits and very active
d man OF his years. Leaving Rome we
@asled through France, Germany Bel
- and Holland. We visited all the
"i'1,pdl cities of these countries and
rr'5i Ior home from Antwerp. We ar
- a. New York ON July %. where ]
ave been until yesterday"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-03
SCoTT,S ATIEcE0 sIoDT.cE
He Is Discharged by One Judge and
Then Re-arrested.

Jacksonville, Fla. Aug. Judge Call
of the circuit court this morning granted
the writ of habeas corpus petitioned for
by r. c. Scott, ex-city treasurer who was
arrested Wednesday on a capias issued
by the clerk of the criminal court on in
formation filed by the county solicitor,
charging Mr.. Scott with embezzlement.
Mr.. Scott however was Immediately ar
rested On a warrant sworn out in Judge
Bakers court charging him with the en-
bezzlement of SO, 1880. He waived ex-
animation and gave bond for his appear
ance at the next term of the criminal
court of record The bond was for 5000
and was signed by Banker John Stockton
and r. D. Knight. Mr.. Scott claims that
the experts for political purposes have
"doctored" the books so as to make a
shortage appear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-03
TniIors win Their Fight.

New York. Aug 2.-The backbone of the
tailors' strike is broken. A majority of
the contractors in the city have already
signed the new agreement proposed by
the strikers, and about 1900 strikers N
this vicinity are thus enabled TO resume
work Meyer Schoenfeld stated this MORN
ing that the strike had practically be en
decided in their favor and could at most
last but a few days more.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-03

Here r. letter" said the new postal
clerk. addressed 10 Lame Bear, Esq
Colo The writer forgot 20 pat on the
name Of the Dost0fiice What shall / 90
with ~"
send 81 10 Cripple Creek, said the post
maater. -ChlcagO IrlDune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-03
Edward MaIIct Not to Resign

slI.i -..,ol' Aug. THE Pail Mall Gazette
5est ,'5 ~ a dispatch from its correspon-
Re- ~ erin who writes that he has the
ln..iee authority Of Sir Edward Mallet
aart,-..-ll-9fi saying that the report of that
8attsb' ' an resigning his position as
'4rs s AMBASSADOR :. to Germany is prema-
ilsB5o'l'...-. E1Ward has Informed the cor
b resa.gt,'t mat he viii make no decision
y me matter until autumn.
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Washington, Aug 2-The following are
the results OF the base bali games played
to-day:
The record-union., 1895-03-30
Mr.. David Hostetter of Tacoma, Wash, is a

Mr.. David Hostetter of Tacoma, Wash, is a
gentleman not only well known in his own
city, but throughout that entire section of
large mercantile houses of Tacoma, and is
salesman on the road. His life, like other
travelling saleSmen, is an arduous one.
Travelling sometimes all night, irregular
meals, etc, IL is nOtat all surprising that atthe
age OF tnlrty-tour he found himself pretty
well used up. He suffered from pal alpitaton of
the heart, great nervousness and 5Ck of nerve
power, with its attendant miseries. He tried
many OF the best doctors, but found little re-
ltet, and in a short time would probably have
been obliged to resign his position.
one day a friend who had been similarly
afflicted told him about the Hudson Medical
Institute OF san Francisco A letter was re-
ceived from him describing his case medi-
cine was sent, and, as will be seen by his let
ter, with most happy results. As he says, he
has only been taking the remedies for a short
time, and in short time more Will be COM
pleteIy cured. His case is only one Of thou
sands that could to-day be cured by the phy-
sicians Of the Hudson Medical Institute.
Mr.. HOstCtter is q sensible man. as well as
being a bright, smart salesman. He took his
case in time, instead OF iTretrievably losing
his health and manhood for all time. In
case OF Nervous Debility, such as Mr. Hos
letter was suffering from, the Hudson Medi-
cal Institute has never been known to fall to
effect a cure. The hundreds they nave sa we'd
from a life of misery is we'll known, and many
a man who is to-day walking the streets Of
sal. Francisco in perfect health owes it to this
institute.
The record-union., 1895-03-30
Artfcles ofIncornnrattnn.

The following articles of incorporation
have been filed in the Office OF the Secre-
tary of State:
The Union Mercantile Company. Prin-
cipal place of business, Alliance Post
office, Hum boldt County. Capital stock,
$4,000, with D. B. Judd, J. y. Davies
and d. D. AveriI of Arcata; Alfred
Barnes of Dow's Prairie, and 7. J. James
Z. a. Woods, J. Il. Tripp, Z. NJ. Bid
dings, Thomas St. Louis, F. NJ. James
and K. a. Green of Alliance as directors
The Sacramento River Gold Mining
and Milling Company. Principal place
of business, Redding. Capital stock, $25. :
O00 with j. A. Kahny, T. a. Wilson,
Henry Frickinger and J. q. Burgback er
Of Redding. and Z. Riebe of San Fran
cisco as directors.
The Phil Stern Company. Principal
place of business, Pomona. Capital
stock, S25,00J with Philip Stern, Z. X,
Lewis and T. N. Turner of Pomona: E.
Z. Bechowsky OF San Gabriel, and George
j. Mitchell Of Claremont as directors.
The Southern Oil Company. Principal
place of business. Pasadena. Capital
stock, 100000. with George II. Coffin,
Edwin Stearns, Arthur II. Palmer,
Charles L. GetchelI and S. l. Stearns OF
Pasadena as directors.
The record-union., 1895-03-30
he matter of the estate of r. ]. MERK.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
L State of California, in and for the county
OF Sacramento
In the matter of the estate of r. j. MERE.
LEY, deceased
Ella T. Merkey and John J. MerkIey, the
administrators of the estate of r. j. MCrkIey
deceased having filed their petition herein
praying Tor an order authorizing them to
mortgage certain of the real estate of said de-
cedent, hereinafter described, for the purposes
therein set forth, il is therefore ordered by
the Judge of said court, that all persons inter
ested in the said estate of said deceased be
and appear before the said Superior Court on
Friday, the 26th day OF April. 1895. at 10
oclock a. NJ. OF said day, at the courtroom of
said superior Court, at the Courthouse in
said county of Sacramento and State afore-
said, then and there TO show cause why the
realty described in said petition, to wit:
THAT certain piece or parcel OF land situate,
lying ana being IN the county OF sacramento,
State of California, which is described as
beginning at a stake on the bank of the Sacra-
mento River near the Hallway House.
thence north So 80 east across the leVee and
road 1. So chains TO a stake at angle of fence.
thence south $50 so east with smith estate
fence $50 chains; thence south T2o o. east
27.9O chains to stake on Williams ditch
fence: thence south 100 east 1888 chains to
the South line OF Mescks tract; thence west
1925 chains; thence north 769 west / so
chains To stake on the bank OF the Sacra-
mento River; thence meandering up the bank
of said river TO the place Of beginning and
being the same land particularly described i'm
deed recorded in book 66, page 2l Sacra-
fnento County Records" or some part thereof
should not be mortgaged Tor the amount
mentioned in Satd petition. to wit the surn ~
S11. coo, or such lesser amount as To- the
court or Judge shall seem meet and ALI of
said persons Interested in said estate arc
hereb by referred to the said petition ON file
herein Tor further particulars
Dated this 22d oay OF March. 1905.
MATT i. JOHNSON
mr2s-4w Judge OF said Sureuor Court.