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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-15
THE PENITENTIARY coNvIcTs.
The People Insist That They Shall
BE Treated HumaneIy.

he Treated HumaneIy.
Editor Morning News: Mr. George
KEENAN,, an American. who spent two
years in the provinces of Siberia, 1885
and 1886, investigating the rumored in
human treatment given state prisoners
under the Russian form of government.
set the hearts of all good people throbbing
who read his letters published in the
Century in 1888 in sympathy for these
unfortunate people.
Such indignations did these letters
arouse at the time in this country and
Europe that the car was compelled by
popular foreign sentiment to take cogni-
zance OF them and institute some needed
reforms.
While the Russian people are Chris
tians just so far as the word implies.
yet we regard them as semi-barbarians.
for the reason that they are under the
shadow Of despotism. They have not yet
reached that high plane where a man
is a man and every man Is a human be-
ing This Is OF Rugsia's Siberia, "A desert
land OF wintry winds far TO the north Of
US.
Nov, let us see ourselves, as Mr.. Ken
nan has shown us the Russians
On the 18th inst. Representative Rea-
gan, chairman Of the committee on peni-
Tertiary OF our state legislature. called
the attention OF the House. through an
investigation made by bis committee.
to the "cOld and heartless treatment. al
most too horrible 10 be believed" man
ner In which our prisoners are subjected.
The report says most ali OF the camps
are IN a fearful condition; that the prlf-
Oners are half-starYed, half.elothad AMI
are subjected 20 every cruelty. This IS
enough ~ the dark scene laid In our own
native state for me 70 give yoa ms sub
jeeii what IL 10 BE Doneyf
That something must be- done. That
something is going 10 be- done. 10 remedy
thif evil goes without saying, '0T The
people Of Georgia. IN this enlightened age,
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SPIRITS WENT UP.
an ADVANCE OF Z CENT WITH A
GOOD DEMAND.

nosin Lower for Small Lots of PaIes,
but no Demand for Large Lines.
common ROsin in Good Demand.
cotton Steady and Unchanged.
Wholesale Markets Steady-Securi-
ties in Good Demand With Limited
O6erings-Other Markets.
savannah, Dec. 1.-THE most interest
ire feature in the leading markets to-
5sv was the strong demand for spirits
-rrr entine, at an advance of PC a gallon.
Pale grades continued dull, with a decline
NJ sc, and very small sales at that. The
large lines were neglected, and No bids
were made for them. There vas a good
business done, however, in the lower
GRADES. Cotton remained steady and I'M
changed, with small sales. The whole
sale markets were steady and fairly
al tive. Securities were steady, with a
good demand, but the supply of desir-
able bonds was limited. The following
resume of the local and telegraphic mar
kets will show the tone and the quotations
a. the close to-day:
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are not going 20 remain quiet and sub
mlsslVe while the name of their state is
beinB dragged through the mire by few
heartless contractors and bosses.
Your editorial OF the l3th inst, on
treatment OF the ConVicts' has the right
ring 70 1t. ask with you, whose duty
Is II to attend TO this matter; to see that
tho prisoners are humanely treated? Why
Is II not enforced upon those on Whose
Angel Of Mercy taken flight? Are we as
people, LETT TO grope In the dark in
search for principle we cannot fad?
Just after the shameful occurance in
connection with the severe freeze OF last
winter which left in it's wake convlcts
~ ~ Shatham county with frozen hands and
ieet, where amputation was necessary, I
heard a man say that they were only
GS con and when q man violates the
Jaw ne cannot expect to find bed az
What IS law? Is It to be strong, with an
ilinsyincible force behind 1t, to crush the
Ire out or all who come In it's way? Il
II me arm OF great demon, who has no
souly would rather believe not.
.But, Tor fact where one is SEN
fenced to serve term Of imprisonment
In this county or this state you can
mark that man, whatever his crime
might have been, civil or criminal as
forevermore an enemy to all that is pure
nnd molly, ana each succeeding year finds
his heart blacker In the ways Of evil.
why? Because the brutal lessons given
MIN by the overseers and guards are such
as make lasting Impressions in rebellion
and hatred for the human race He arr
riyes at this conclusion honestly.
one viii say: How can you manage
them without the lash? Easy enough.
Have in connection with each camp one
or number of dark rooms, and when 4
convict refuses positively to do work
while In healthy condition, place him in
solitary confinement with plenty OF air
and darkness only for companionship 1t
Will be found a merciful punishment for
obstinate prisoners, and ninety-nine times
out of a hundred the state or county
would not lose more than twelve hours
labor before such subjects would arrive
at the wise conclusion that 1t is more
pleasant to be along with others, under
the open skies, though the price be la
Dor.
This matter is now before the people.
/ do not believe they will give IL rest tili
their servants. the officials, shall have
regulated every camp by seeing that the
prisoners of this state have over them
humane guards that they are properly
fed and clothed and that the lash is ban@
lshed forever Humanity.
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Blakley. Mrs. II. J. ,Cercopuly. Mrs. +.
Norhams. Miss N. G. Brigham. @. l.. Nc
Combe and wife, Mrs. s. l.. McCombe. Il.
p Barnstead, ID. X. Kelliher, Miss E. Card
ner, J. S. Kaufman, 4. Mennendaz, S. II.
Magee, NJ. Il. Conklin, Hon. James j.
Phelan, Il. Hoyle and wife, Miss II. II.
Hoyle. e. J. Owens. Charles M. Daniels.
w. $. Prindle, q. c. Stevens and wife,
Charles Snyder, Il. A. Spriggs and wife.
Miss Mccall, Miss Tremel II. A. Il. Eyer
ton and twenty steerage
Per steamship William Crane for Bal
timore-Rev. T. ID. Washburn, r.. ID.
Washburn, Jr., A. $. VilleT Miss c. II.
Weller, Capt. Alex Harry. ]. M. Cooper,
II. III. Thomas, j. NJ. Howard NJ. Il.
Taylor, M. N. Spear. H. Suppur.
Per steamship Kansas City for New
York;. L. Gibson. J. NJ. Mcdonald, j.
V. Jordan and wife. Miss NJ. A. Williams,
Mrs. W. ii. Williams, @. w. Utton, Miss
utton. DR.. Albert Hunt and wife, Miss
Madalin Hunt, Henry Iverson, wife and
child. $. Ash, +. II. Moore, II. J. Fenton.
wife and child. Mr.. Rafferty, Mr.. Skillen,
Joseph Porter, II. Wilson and wife, III.
Deitz, NJ. Bowen, f. c. Bass.
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MEMORANDA.

Charleston, S. C.. Dec. IA. Arrived:
Schrs Tile Vanderherchen, Wilson, Phil
adelphia; Susie II. Davidson, Powell, Phil
adelphia; Georgetta Lawrence, Rollent,
New York; Mary Curtis, Maker, Newport
News.
Cleared Schrs Fannie Brown, Lamson,
Richmond, Va; William II. Allison, Ken
sington, Richmond. Va; Harold c. Beech
er. Gray, New Haven; Anna l.. Mulford,
Henderson, Mantua Creek; Nelson T..
Newbury, King, New York.
Sailed: Steamer Nicosian (Br, Jones,
Barcelona.
New York, Dec. 12.-Cleared: schr J.
b. Holden, Beal, Jacksonville.
Norfolk Dec. 12-Cleared Schr James
Boyce, Jr., Rankin, Beaufort.
Brunswick, Dec. 12.-Arrived: Bark Lin
da (Span), Ferrer. Havana.
Sailed Bark Nerveine (Fr), Toulon.
Darien Ga, Dec. 10.-ArriVed: Bark
Schweigaard (Nor) Svendsen, Demerara.
12th-Cleared: Schr Martha S. Bemenr,
New York
Bristol Dec. 10.-Arrived: Bark Broder-
folket (Nor) Johannesen, Brunswick.
Harburg Dec. 10-Sailed: Ship Thor
CNor). Andersen, Charleston.
London, Dec. 12.-Sailed: Bark Augusta
(Nor) Gullicksen, Savannah
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Liquors-Market firm High wines
pa Sasis. az; whisky as per gallon, reetiaed
zoo; straight. sl.45q35O; blended. S2eo1
400; lower proofs IN proportion Gins 1c
per gallon hhigher Runs e higher.
Apples-Fancy red. SS.O0GS25.
Dried Fruit-Apples. eyaporated. Sikd
Raisins|L. l.. a75: loose. 20 pound
oils-1Iarket steady; demand fair: sig
lard, 65q70c; neatsfoot, 60QS5c: machinery
20QSOc; linseed, raw, 44c; boiled, 47c; kero-
sene, georgia test, lO94ei water white. ia.
nre proof, l2s4ci guardian. ni5c; deodor-
lied Stove gasoline, 13c.
Lime. Calcined Plaster and Cement
Alabama and Georgia lime In fair demand
and selling at S5c per barrel bulk ana
carload lots special; calcined plaster 81 Go
Pc, barrel; hair. 4q5c; Rosedale eemen5.
cement. retail. $40; carload lots. $40.
Nuts-Almonds, TarragOna, Ice: Ivicas,
peeans. loo; Braziis, &C; flberts. loo: as
sorted nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes
s1zQloc; cOcoanuts, 1915 per 100.
Gabbage-lc per head
Peanuts-Ample. stock; fair demand:
market steady; fancy hand picked Vir-
ggn lnlaSs Per Per pound SG; hand picked per
&c. ''a'' S"Aii mana P''Ae0' per pound
onions-Crates. soc; barrels. 500; sacks.
Potatoes-Irish. barrels. sl.s5; sacks.
Oranges-Florida. bo~es. $425a45o
Nails-Market. firrnc steel, l0d to cod in
to 5d $751; sd sr s Sf nisSns 'i Id 10 Ia
S3.06; Sd, $3.16; Sd, 1881; sd. 1881; "a, s. sc;
Sd, fine, $40l. Spikes, all sizes, 81 81. Wire
nails, 10d to God inclusive, SS2i Sd, 1881;
Sd. S.46; I'D to ID, 1851; Sd, 1891. Finish
ing; 100 to ga 1886; So SS.4S; Cd $.6l; sd.
shot-Firm; drop to B. $50; B to larger.
S1.55; buck, $l.55.
Iron--Market very steady; Swede 40
SC; refined. 500 base.
Sl.65; quarter key. 95e. Champion Duck
ing, quarter keg, S2.25. Austin smokeess
half keg, S. As; quarter keg, $3.50; S-pound
canister. s2.10; 1-pound canister. 75c. Less
Lumber-Demand both foreign and do
nestle, Is firm. Ordinary sizes, $1,000
1900; difficult sizes, S13.O0q1S00: flooring,
boards, $l5.Ooq22.oO; ship stufts. $l6.5Oq2O %:
sawn ties. 5000.
ou isrrYy-o.M nrmj grown fowls, per
30Q40c.
Eggs-Market frm;, candled. per dozen,
l942Oc; country, &c less.
Hides, Wool Etc-Hides-The market
dry lS we bafsbe dry 4d flint r ss dry sst salt c
Wool-Quiet; prime Georgia, free OF
sand, burrs and black wool. lac; blacks,
lie; bury, 7d9c; wax, 25c; talloW &c.
Deer Skins-Fine, 20c; sailed, 15c.
Bagging and Ties-The market Is firm
1%-pound, sac; quotations are for job lots
small lots higher; sea island bagging size.
Iron ties, large lots, sOqS5c; smaller lots.
Dry Goods-The market Is fra and ad-
yancing; demand brisk. Prints, 4d5isc;
Georgia brown shirtings. a. 4izc; x. &c: "A
brown sheetings. &c; white osnaburgs, re;
checks. 4q512c; brown drillings. 6q7Ikc.
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Per steamship ChattabOochee from Bos-
ton, via PHILADELPHIA. II. Pennington
and wife ~. A. Whitney and wife Miss
Brett, Ira J. Beals. O. NJ Ryan, George
q. Bray y. n. Pitts, Miss -, +. Hays.
r. 10. Jones, wife and child. Mrs. a.
Chapman, ~. n. Chapman, Miss Grace
Conklin, Henry Berrifeau. "a. +. Peter
ron. ~ Bowen J. q. Butcher. Mra. A. w.
less, Master =. tsagloss, Master n.
Laniees and thirteen afeefaRe.
Per steamship cry of Augusta from
Rev York Aiies "a. Calhoun, Capt. John
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CLEARED YEsTERDAY.

steamship Chattahoochee, Savage, Bos-
ton.-C. G. Anderson. Agent.
Steamship William Crane, James, Bal
timore.-J. j. Carolan, Agent.
Bark I'm. Francesca Giuseppe / (AusD,
Sappa. Trieste-Dahl & Andersen.
Bark Drowning Sophie (Nor), Lunde-
gard Rotterdam-Dahl & Andersen.
Barentine Earnsciffe (Br), Mitcherm,
Pernambuco-Walter Coney.
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ARRIVED YESTERDAY,

Steamship City OF Augusta, Daggett,
New York.-C. G. Anderson, Agent
Steamship Chattahoochee, Savage, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia.-C. G. Anderson,
Agent.
Schr Lule L. Pollard, Powell Philade1-
pha, coal for c. II. Dixon & Co.-Harriss
& Co.
Schr Carrie A. Norton. Wyie, Phila-
delphia, coal for Bond, Harrison & Co.
Harriss & Co.
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London. Dec. 12.-Steamer Sydenham
Br) Love- from Fernandina and Bruns-
wick for Bremen, Is ashore in the River
Weser. steamer has gone to her as
eigtance.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.


SAVANNAH, Sunday. Dec. Is, 1895.
Sun sets ......... .......... ...............4:53
sun rises ...s..s- ..-.....s. .s.s... .....s.f.Oi
High water at FIT Pulaski 70S am, 7:40 pm
High water at Savannah sos am, $40 pm
The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
1880 m, 18th meridian
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SAILED YESTERDAY.

Steamship William Crane, Baltimore
Steamship Buenaventura Span, Liv-
erpool.
Bark Sondre (Nor), Liverpool.
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board to-day ................ 1885 169, 685
Stock same day last year. 1861 159,549
Receipts same day last year. 476 1855
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 4-Turpentine
market firm at Csc; receipts, % casks
Rosin, good strained, firm, $1.20Q1.30; re-
ceipts, $40 barrels.
Wilmington, Dec. 1A-Rosin firm; strain
ed, $1.35; good strained, $l.40. Spirits tur-
pentine firm: machine, 25Ac; Irregular,
4s4c. Tar, $1.00. Crude turpentine firm
hard, $l.lO; soft $l.3O; virgin, SLIGO.
New York, Dec. 4.-Rosin quiet and
steady. Spirits turpentine quiet and firm,
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For additional shipping news see other


HYMNS, Dec 1.-THE bell buoy at Pol
lock Rip Slue Is reported missing.
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be Furnished masters OF yes
geographic Office in Custom House. Cap
tafns are requested 10 call at the office
Reports Of wrecks ard dereliets received
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Per steamship William Crane for Bal
timore-20O bales cotton, 267 bales sea ISL
and cotton, AL barrels rosin, 80 barrels
rosin OIL 291 sacks clay 81 casks clay, ST.
055 feet lumber, 26 cases domestics, $50
bales sweepings $50 bales hides, q bar
rels vegetables, la packages merchandise.
Per barkentine Earsclin (Br), for Per
nambuco-3402 barrels rosin, valued at
s9097, and 1888 feet lumber. valued at
$149 5O-Thomsen a. Co.
Per Austrian bark Imp: Francesca Gu
seppe /, for Trieste-3 465 barrels rosin
valued at $9,O5l, and $50 casks spirits
turpentine, valued at $3237-Paterson.
Downing & Co.
Per Norwegian, bark Drowning Sophie,
for Rotterdam-4,60 800 barrels rosin, valued
at sl2,SS3, and 25 barrels rosin oil, valued
at SEES. r. Shotter Company.
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Max ORelI says that John Bull is
a compound of lion, mule and octopus"
He is dangerous before and behind and
all around.
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RECEIPTS.

Per Central of Georgia Railway, Dec.
14-2,120 bales cotton 2,2S8 barrels rosin.
232 barrels spirits, % tons pig iron, 32z
packages merchandise, 249 packages do
mestics, II bundles lumber. 81 cars lum-
Der, cars wood, l car slaves, cars coal,
car cooperage, cars hay, cars flour, /
car salt meat. 3 cars fresh meat, 4 car
poultry, / car butter.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway, Dec. H-1,009 bales cotton, LAD
crates vegetables, 8 barrels vegetables, 4
cars phosphate, 2,233 barrels rosin, 3OJ
barrels spirits, q cars lumber, 10 cars pig
iron, cars wood, cars castings, cars
cotton seed, / car cattle, ] car iron pipe,
! car tobacco, 9 cars merchandise, 10
bundles hides.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railroad
Dec. 1877 bales cotton, 3 cars wood, 1
car shingles. car brick, / car castings,
car apples, cars merchandise, bum
dies hides.
Per Florida central ana Peninsular
Railroad. Dec. 14-292 bales cotton, 494 bar
rels rosin, 1l8 barrels spirits, ! car to-
Sacco, cars wood. cars lumber, IL cars
merchandise.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-09-13
Early Steam Engines.

First largo drawing board was pre-.
pared, large enough to make plan and
side elevation. full size. Engines all
being made very long stroke, the draw
ing boards were quite large. an engine
Of IA inches diameter, 4S inches stroke,
taking board about by 90 feet. The
engine was plotted down, lines chalked
and loaded. Patterns were then made
to correspond to the drawings, castings
were made and fitted, but connecting
rod, piston rod, valve rods, etc., were
left till the cylinder guides and pillow
block were fitted ON the bed plate.
Measurements were then taken for the
different rods and the rods made the
proper length to fit. No two engines
were exactly alike. Variations i'll shrink
age and fitting were adjusted in the
length Of the rods.
Generally after the first engine was
made the drawings were planed out, SO
that the drawing board could be used
for another size. This destroyed the rec
ord of sizes, but as all rods were meas
ured for each particular engine this did
not interrupt the work of construction.
| need not refer to the present methods
in this line, as you are all familiar with
them. Today almost every part of an
engine or other machine could be made
in different shops, widely separated, and
then assembled into complete machine
without hitch. This would have been
impossible under the old plan. Taking
all the disadvantages into consideration
the wonder is that the mechanics of so
years ago could turn out as good ma
chimes as they did. Robert Allison in
Cassier' s Magazine.
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Am Armr rrnle of Manr r,noe..

Writing about the natives" of sew
eral kinds that form part of the French
army in Madagascar, the correspondent
Of The Pail Mall Gazette says that the
Sakalava battalion, raised among the
natives of the coast, with the addition
of Comoros, has behaved splendidly
These men showed the greatest pluck in
action and have proved thoroughly re-
liable. On the other hand, the Bourbon
volunteers cut q very poor figure. They
are understood men, nearly all half
castles, and not in tho least soldierlike
The mounted batteries are drawn by
mules, splendid animals, most of them,
and one is astonished to find that they
are easily handled and go so we'll to-
gether. The mountain batteries cut also
a very good figure.
Nearly 5000 coolies accompany the
expedition. These consist of Somali.
kabyles, from Algeria, Senegal, and a
few from Dahomey. Tho former have
been found the most useful on account
Of their intelligence. The Kabyles are
chiefly old soldiers. but. although good
lighting men. are lazy, obstinate and
most stupid rs coolies or mule drivers
The Senegal are splendid men with
grand physique. The Houssa from Ia
honey arrived in miserable state, An
epidemic broke out on the voyage. and
on their arrival they had to be sent
away on quarantine The mules arrived
in good condition. They come from
France, Algeria and Abyssinil They
have kept their condition remarkably
well. although much oyercrowded on
some transports, but they are fed ON i'm
ported food, the grass even coming from
France. Some 1900 mules are now at
work. The horses stand the climate
well.
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ions advanced. Conservatives are
breathing hints Of heresy, and rumors
of q possible church trial arc freely cir
culated. The doctor and his friends,
however, profess to fear no such result,
Tho following portion of the doctors
lecture is ono to which exception has
been taken:
1.-THE evolution Of tho body of man
from some inferior animal and tho sub
sequent endowment in this body by God
of rational soul is antagonistic to no
dogma Of faith and may be shown to
be in harmony with the teachings Of ST.
Thomas. The theory may encounter
certain grave difficulties in the domains
of metaphysics and Biblical exegesis,
but do net think that such difficulties
are insuperable. At all events, whatever
,one' may be disposed to think of the
theory, 1t is well always to bear in mind
that it has never been condemned by the
church. although it has been publicly
discussed and. defended for full five and
twenty years.
Father zahm's degree Of doctor was
lately conferred upon him by the pope.
proprio' motu, and it is an interesting
fact that the only other scientist upon
whom this. honor has been conferred
from the Vatican is st. George Mivart,
whose excursion into forbidden fields Of
belief and its sequel Of reprimand and
reeantation are well remembered. 1t is
asked by not few whether such fate
is not in store for DR.. Zahn.
DIR. Zahm was born Of German and
Irish parentage at New Lexington, o.,
in 1841. In 1871 he was graduated at
the Notre Dame university and soon
afterward entered the Congregation Of
the Holy Cross, which was founded at
Notre Dame so years ago by the cele-
brated Father Sorin. For quarter of q
century DR.. Zahm has been professor Of
physics in tho faculty of his alma mater.
During that time he has travelled wide
ly and has contributed largely to scien-
tific aud religious periodicals. He was
the first American to be elected u mem
Der Of the Societe franchise dc Ply
sjuuO.
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They CAll Her the storm splrI,.

"There is storm spirit in Ken.
tucky," said R. c. Babbington of that
state. 1T is not a spirit in reality,
but woman who is known through
out that section by the name of the
storm spirit. She stands when a
storm is portended upon a promi.
nence overlooking the Kentucky riv-
CT in Morgan county, and her ap-
pearance is regarded as an infallible
sign that rough weather may be ey-
pected. l saw her once and viii new
er forget how she looked as she stood
upon rocky ledge her face turned
toward tho sky as if beseeching some
unseen power, her long hair floating
in the breeze. her face pale and ema.
ciated, but her expression firm and
resolute.
My guide, who was conducting
me through the mountains, said SEN
tentiously: i reckon we'll hev g
storm. Thar air the speret.' From
several sources l learned her history.
Once the belle of the mountain side,
she had plighted her troth to the
young man of her choice. He left for
Frankfort on a raft and was never
heard from afterward. For many
weary months she awaited his return,
and then they told her the truth
that he had been drowned in the
treacherous river. Then reason de.
serted her. and ever since, when q
storm is portended, she goes upon the
rocks and appears to plead with the
elements to stay their fury that hei
lover may return. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
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Small Uncertainties.

Opportunity was well pictured as a
man running, his hair as well as his
garment streaming in the wind.
Whoever would seize him must
clutch his hair and hold fast, lest op-
portunity should slip out of his grasp.
Our opportunities for little pleas
ures, the small delights of life, come
constantly to every one. Yet SO feet
ing ere they that they disappear as
swiftly as we perceive them. There
fore wecannot wait a day or an hou,
to grasp whatever pleasure life offers
us. Stop and enjoy quickly the sun
shine, the sweetness of falling rain
on the thirsty earth, the colors of the
sunset, the solemn light of the stars,
the heartiness of the evening gather
ing. the brightness of the warm, well
ordered home, the cordial greeting of
friends, the exchange of sympathy
from heart to heart, the unconscious
grace of little children-the happi.
ness that comes from perceiving these
things and possessing the ability to
make the most of them.
Do not wait to enjoy these until
tomorrow or next week, or even un
til your present employment is fin
ished. The auspicious time is now.
The leisure of the busy man or WON.
an is as great today as tomorrow
New York Advertiser.