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The Monticellonian., 1895-03-15


 newspapa say heap muehee talkee high life. Velly bad on Mclean man; him get divoce, alice same folen Plince-him ketehee him wifee's million dolla, den him ketchee nudda Itch gallee."
 A Georgia justice wound up a marriage recently IS follows: By the authority vested in me as all officer of the state of Georgia which is sometimes called the Empire State of the South, by the fields of cotton that lie spread cut snowy whiteness around us, the howl of the coon dog and the gourd vine whose cling. ing tendrils will shade the entrance to the humble dwelling place, by the red lucious heart of the watermelon whose sweetness fills the heart with joy, by the heavens and the earth and all that is under them, in the pres ence of these witnesses 1 pronounce you man and wife, and may the Lord have mercy on your souls. /"
 Struggling Artist-"At the rates you pay would soon starve to death" Dealer-"Vell, ven you are det l gan zell your pictures vat l haf at good profit. IN. Y.
 What place is this?" asked the society woman as the coachman stopped before her own house. "This, madam" said the footman, "is your home?' "Ah, indeedp' said the lady. "I'm here so little that I had quite forgotten it."- Harper's Bazar.
 By love, Wilkes, your column of personal gossip in the last nun Der of your paper was the raeiest thing I know. Where did you get all the information?" "My wife had the sewing circle at eur house last Saturday, and I con- cealed photograph in the room."- ."-Harper's Bazar.
 Miss Sentiment: "Wer you ever disappointed in love2 Eligible Widower: "Two and a half times" Miss Sentiment: "Two and a half times?" Eligible Widower: "Y es; twice married and once rejected" New York News.
 Judge: "You robbed your bene factor in a most shameful way. Dc you feel no compunctions of con science?' Prisoner: "Before an swering, sir, would like to con suit my counsel" ."-Tit-B it's.
 Professor: "How long should a mans legs be in proportion to his body" MT. Lowstand: "Long enough to reach the ground, sir. 7 Yale Record.
 A philosopher who had married an ignorant girl used to call her "brown sugar" because, he said she was sweet but unrefined.- Texas Siftings.
 Woman leads the world. She used smokeless powder for ages before men ever thought of adopt. ing it.-Tid- Bits.
 IL is a " eli-known, if rather paradoxical, fact that cut diamond
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culatlon report
 that the men of wealth are nowadays light indulgers in drink nt social af- fairs, but latterly the younger element has been getting reckless. Particularly was this the case at one of the recent assemblies, when young man of the highest social position was ignomin- iously handed over to an usher for cx- pulsion, owing to the freedom with which he insisted that dcbutantes dance with him, and he at the time in an utterly inebriated condition. The Patriarchs' ball is the function at which this limiting of the conviviality will be practiced, and from all accounts 1t is high time that such step was taken.
 It must be confessed in fairness to New York society, however, that very severe punishment is visited upon such youths as transgress in this way. One young man who is a member of fam fly known all over the country, threw an ice at fellow swell last spring, and, as everybody knows, will never be invited to fashionable mans home as long as he lives, in spite of the tremen- dous influence brought to bear by his socially powerful relatives. There is no disposition, therefore, to find fault with the step taken by the patronesses of the Patriarchs', for it is felt that cir cumstances fully warranted it.
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TIE ROCKEFELLER

70. FRONT WINDOW. The interesting pair arc not accompanied by their par ents, but have stopped at Egypt, where they were, for at least Q week, the bellies of the American colony in Cairo. The tour is interesting as marking a decided departure from the exclusive nature of the bringing up of these young women. When they return, and they will be back in time for the post-Lenten season in New York, the somewhat somber brick mansion of John D. Rockefeller will for the first time be thrown open to society. It is the intention of the Rockefellers to follow the example of the Goulds and open the portals of the plutocratic palaces with the never fail ing golden key. This circumstance will be a source of surprise to the many society people who have wondered why it is that the family of the oil nagnate should be so retiring.
 Miss Alta, it seems, is the cause of this radical alteration of the family policy Her mother is so strict that she has dubious feelings respecting the pro- priety of balls and Miss Alta is one of the few great heiresses who have never attended such a function. Hence the an- nouncement soon to be made that the Rockefellers will give grand ball must cause considerable comment. The family will even go in for liveried foot men and coachmen, and Mrs. Roclre- feller herself has. planned series of dinners for the spring season, the first of them to be given on the Saturday following Easter. It is understood that the Whitneys will take the family un- der their protection, so far as concerns their social destinies. There seems to be no doubt that the Roclxefellers will be very cordially received by society generally.
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QueSUlOn dTlSeS
 how those who thus speak for the presi- dent happen to get their information. But it has long been an open secret that the president intends to give up poli- tics altogether when his present term expires, and the reasons are likewise known. Senator Hill is partly acquaint- ed with the reasons, for one, and these reasons, 1t may be added, are of pure ly personal nature. Another man who knows thoroughly why the president does not wish any more If the cares of office, after 1897, is Mir. Whitney, and still another is MT. Lamont.
 First of all, there are family consid- erations. Mrs. Cleveland will under no circumstances consent to be the first lady of the land when the present ad- ministration ends and she has arranged that it shall end in 1897. Mir. Cleve- land and his wife have no family life at all. Their children cannot be edu- cated under their eye, and very soon they will be of an age when their edu- cation must seriously begin. In the next place MT. Cleveland finds the pres idency very trying to his physique. It IS Shiu bhdu iiC SiCCPo Oh ekh o'SA oS SO oA-N hours day, not because he is troubled with insomnia, but because he has work to do every day in the week, not excepting Sundays. Again, Mir. Cleve- land is said to have some literary ambi- tions. He would like to have celebrity as writer on.economic subjects. He has already, it is said, made some be- ginnings in that direction and has planned treatise on monetary science. Everything, in short, prompts the pres ident to give up political life.
 Heretofore there have been sporadic movements to put the president in the way of another nomination. Now, quite aside from any considerations relative to third term, 1t Is almost a certainty that the president himself is displeased by these doings. He doesn't want to be president again, and what ever skeptical individuals may think, he will not be if he can prevent it, and he thinks he can.
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 tralized authority. In fact the scheme is to follow the federal plan of organi- zation. Only recently, however, has much serious attention been paid the movement and this attention is the re- suit of positive assertion that Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois, conditionally ac- cepted the presidency of the coming union. It will not be perfected or ganization until after the expiration of his term of office, and ns the leaders of the concern have received Q promise of the cordial support of the American Federation of Labor and of the knights, and as considerable sums of money are pledged already, it is not unlikely that something will come of it.
 It is proposed to take control of everything having even indirect refer ence to the interests of labor. The new union will, in fact, be organized on military lines with commanders and lieutenants, and for the sake of giving greater power to the body, as whole. the strictest military discipline is to be enforced. It is said that James R. Sovereign, John Mcbride, Sam&el Gompers and other equally eminent labor leaders have indorsed the new universal. A decided departure from the principle of these affairs is the ad- mission of women to the organization. Women, as will be remembered, have taken prominent part in the recent strikes in Brooklyn. The plan of the wives and daughters of the strikers to form military company in Brooklyn, with all the military accoutrements of such concerns has been already partial ly carried out. There may be some difficulty in procuring charter, as the law does not contemplate the admis- sion of independent military bodies to the militia establishment. The women do not, however, contemplate this. Their idea is to be able to take the field in opposition to the militia when the latter are in arms against their fathers, husbands and brothers.
 It would be difficult to convey any idea of the bitterness which the feeling of class hatred has assumed in the met ropolitan district at this time. In no other part of the world, probably, can class be found solidly arrayed against class under the inspiration of deep, in- vincible hatred, to quite the degree now witnessed in the re- zion included in the greater New York. This phenomenon has al- ready attracted attention from foreign observers, but it has intensified consid- erably in view of recent events
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Mir. Faure and the late wlIlam Astor ! were on terms of personal acquaintance, and during the visit of NJ. Faure to this : country not so many years ago. he WIS a guest at a reception at the house of the Astors. The Willings, who know the Faures, do not think them of much $ nccount This is because the Faures 3 have only come up from the soil within
 a generation, and therefore are not
 recognized by the Willings, the Rogers, the Whites and other American families
 long residents in Paris. This again is owing to desire on the part of these
 Americans not to compromise them selves with the vieille noblesse of the , Fdubourg St. Gcrmain, who look down [ on mere Bois de Boulogne people like the Faures Mrs. Astor is singularly
 free from this caddishness and is thus !, remarkably popular in Paris. She, of
 course. .willalizc in very retired way
 in France. Mrs. Astor's health is not
 at present very robust, and it is owing
 to that circumstance that her departure
 is made Her advent in Paris is quite
 social event in the American circle and . Der influence with the Faure family
 will be useful to women who care to
 invade the Elysee, Hence she is likely
 to be besieeed by requests from ambi-
 tious American girls who would like to get into the senatorial circle. Most of these girls pretend to be in Paris as devotces of art, but in reality they are
 the idle daughters of American families
 who drift aimlessly from one city to another in Europe seeking social recog-
 milton. These students of "art" and
 dccollete will get no encouragement
 from Mrs. Astor. DAVID WECHsLEK.
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these same judges were to devote them selves to legal practice they would easily earn twice the amount of their salaries, and the additional cir cumstance Is pointed out that the Judges of the state courts receive very much more year than do their brcthfeh of the federal courts ju- dietary, Even an inferior judge of New York Court, for instance, gets seventeen thousand dollars year, and in Pennsylvania the common pleas judges receive ten thousand dollars and all have very long tcrms-terms far exceeding the average service of 0 fed eral judge. Now these federal judges have national organization which de- frays the expenses of it's representatives Ut Washington who are pushing the claims of the dispensers of law for higher salaries. When it was bruitcd about that the ambassadors were to have their salaries doubled, the judges insisted that they should be similarly treated. The great unpopularity of this judiciary, however, caused the congressman from the west to hesitate and finally declare that they could not vote in favor of any such proposition. Thcreupon tho lobby of the federal judges declared that if they could not have raise" the ambassadors could not have ono either and they fright ened tho friends of the measure with threats of defeating it in open session. Accordingly, the ambassadors have to do without their extra salaries, and much disgust is expressed by their friends in consequence. The friends of the judges allegc, however, that our ambassadors would only spend their extra money if they got it in the vicious indulgcnces of European capitals, and that the great ambassadorial salaries are invariably spent upon ballet dancers and actresses. Our ambassadors allegc that they must frequent thcater lob bies and the "coulisses," not to speak of cultivating the deini-monde, if they wish to be influential with the European type of politician.
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 TIES. ability to cir cumstances. One of the first measures called to his official notice when he reached St. Petersburg was the Stand- ard oil matter. It appears that the re- liners of Russia supposed that he pro posed interesting himself in furthering the Rockefeller deals in the czar's do- minions, and one of Mir. Breckenridge's first acts was to notify the Russian foreign office that our government had nothing to do with the Standard oil interests in any way. Hence the nego- tiations of the oil company received O set back, and, as everybody knows, they fell through entirely. As result Mir Breckenridge immediately got into high favor with the Russian busi- ness interests, and he proceeded to use this advantageous circumstance in ne- gotiating for the admission of Amer ican reading matter and American travellers without the embarrassment of the usual inspection. Already word comes that these efforts have been successful and our citizens interested in Russian affairs are reaping the ben efits. Alone among the foreign na- tions of the world our country has the right of exempting its citizens from the detective search of private houses and personal effects, once they have passed the customs author ities. A mere production of passport signed by our secretary of state, together with registry at the office of any consul of our na- ton, stationed in Russia, will permit an American citizen to go unmolested about the czar's domains provided no charge of sedition is pending against him. This is a rare concession for a man new in diplomacy to obtain. MT. Breckenridge is now endeavoring to secure for American artists the privi- legc of taking home with them pictures and drawings of scenes and persons visited by them. Heretofore this has not been allowed, and as result some very arbitrary imprisonments have been made on the charge of making un- authorized drawings of prisoners and suspects. Some of the most noted per
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Irritatingly Literal

 Two Irishmen sat on a corner. "Moilse, hoy yees dhe tomeP" asked one.
 "Oi hay, Pat.'
 Pat waited some time, but Mike went on smoking thoughtfully. 'Moike," said Pat, ''phat did yces hear me soy jist nowp" Wees axed me if Oi he'd watch" .Oi did An phat do yecs tink Oi axed yees if yees had watch foor? Curiosity, mon." Nav; Oi wanted to know dhc toime," cried Pat
 Wees did?"
 "Yis." "Thot were shtrange." But phat toime is ut?" "Doy to:me."
 "But phat o'clock is ut?" "Dhe same as me watch" An phat does yees watch soy?" "Dhe same ns dhe sum-" ''Moike. kin yees tell dhe toime at all?"
 Nav"
 Thin phy didn;s yees soy so in dhe '- firust placer"
 "Yees didn't ax me"-Syracuse Post.
 Calling Halt. Father (sternly) Young man, my , daughter tells me that you have been 5 calling on her steadily for four months. The Young Man-Ycs, sir; but can assure you that during that whole pc- riod not one word of love has passed my s lips.
 Father-That's what wanted to see you about.-N. Y Herald.
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sons in Russia cannot be photographed or painted by our artists, although, singularly enough, native artists may make these pictures. An American painter who venturcd to sketch on can vas from photograph of the czar's mother, was arrested as a suspect and had his painting ripped to pieces. It is not likely that outrages of this descrip- tion will long be endured by our fellow citizens. Mir. Breckenridge will cer- tainly not resign in view of his success full career in Russia so far.
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made an exorbitant plea, but because in case 1t had been granted the federal judiciary would in a body have insisted on similar favor. It is we'll known that the judges of the United States courts throughout the country are much dissatisfied with their salaries of e5,000 year, maintaining that the compensation does not allow them to sustain the dignity of their positions. It is further alleged that if
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e n d e d a b rtr ively. Tn 0 ad- ministration ap- pears to h a v e sy m p t h i ze d with the move- ment, but the present congress is said to have dreaded the out come of such an increase, not be- cause the diplo- m a t s W e r 6
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Y ork ballroom will be limited in amount. This is the result of the disgraceful scenes once in a W h i l e W i t. messed " h e n
 some scion of plutocracy 1 n : dulges too free
 ly. There h Q s long been in cir
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or a nj 2 a i on that very little interestyis felt in the labor union n ow being ar- ranged In t h e metropolis. The. idea is the fa- miliar ono of bringing all the orders under a single manage ment with a pres
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bassador Is In abeyance, a n d his authority at the court of St.
 Petersburg ex- tends no farther than that of a simple plenipo- t e n t iary, has given gratifying evidence of his tact and adapt-
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MT. Cl e V eland will under no c ir c u instances permit the use of his name for the presidential nomination next year. Mr. Cleve- land is assumed to have made no ut t e ra n ce himself on the subject, and the
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original in t en- tion of spending
 t h e D e xt six months on the Riviera. While j5eeRariaSAss je -o;al M Fl ain e L.ucie F a U re. wife of the prcsi-
 a.ent of tn e lerepublic.
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D t t 0 n t o n on their tour in the Mediterran e an.
 They have been a broad s om e weeks now, and private letters show that so far the trip has been very successful in restoring Miss Alta s somewhat s,,,nasro1 Loo14I
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M'KINLEY,
A Postoffice in AIabama-Mrs. w.
 F. Perkins Writes Letter.

My husband bought a pocket Electro- poise from you the 8th of February, 1894, and wish you to know how Der eiciai it has been to both my husband and I. We would not be without it for ten times it's value. Twill testify 10 its wonderful cura- five powers in many diseases, especially female weak ness, from which 1 have suf- fered niI my life. lt has cured me entirely and will always recommend the Electro. boise very highly. Yours truly.
 MRS. ". F. PERK1
 MoX;,tov Ala Bent c6 1894
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Ballroom Revelries.

For the first time in many years the liquors served at fashionable, New
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Grover Cleveland,s Future.

A great deal of comment has been aroused in New York by assertions that
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No Ambassadorjal Raises. The efforts of our foreign ambassa- dors to have their salaries raised have
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Ths New Labor Union,

New York has been told so often that. great labor unions are on the eve of
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Faure's New York Friends.
 Mrs. William Astor goes to Parisvery early in tho spring, having changed her
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Pullman buffet sleepers between Birmlng- ha and Jacksonville. Solid trains through between Birmingham and Albany, connecting at Albany with the Plant system for all points in Southwest Georgia and Florida. No. makes close connection at Columbus Il any and all intern ediate points. Conneo- tions at Sayannih h with Ocean steamship com IaL.'s steamers for New York. Boston and tie east. Sleeping cars on night trains. Macon to Savannah.
 Tor further information relative to rates, t6lodules, etc., apply to
 |. A. CAMP, T. P. A., Columbus, Ga. ECION JACOBS, c. A., Birmingham Ala. A. Il. STEVENS, Agent, Birmingham, Ala.
 JACK W. JOHNSON, U. T. A..
 Birmingham, Ala. w. sHELLMAN, Traffic Manager.
 savannah, Gl.
 J. c. HALLE, Gen. Pass. Agent.
 savannah. G1.
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An Ambassador with the Csar.
 Mir. Clifton R. Breckenridge, although his commission as a full-fedged am-
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THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
How the Rockefeller Girls Win In- y~V.v. wade Society. w
rs asEF.E7 Q nTr. Cleveland's Future-Why the Federal Judges United In Opposition to the State Department-Revelrie
 in tho Ballroom.

looPYRIoHr. iso5.l Tho Rockefeller girls, Miss Alta and Miss Edith, are attracting considerable
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE

LoUIsyILLEANDN NASHVILLE. In effect November Is, 1894, at 2 a. m.
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p. CAMPBELL. General Manager.
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WESTERN SYSTEM.

BIRMINGHAM, eHEFFlELD AND PENNIES
 SEE RIVER RAILWAY.
The Monticellonian., 1895-01-18
l. May Do as Much for You.

Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, III. writes that he had a Severe Kid. ney trouble for many years, with severe pains in hls back and also that his bladder was affected. He tried many so called Kidney cures but without any good result. About year ago he began use of Electric Bltters and found relief at once. Electric Bitters is especi- ally adapted to cure of all Kidney and Liver troubles and often gives almost instant relief. One trial wifi prove our statement. Price only soc. for large bottle. Al Brown, Hall X Co.'S Drug Store.
The Monticellonian., 1895-01-18
A Declaration of Independence

Commercal-Appeal.
 The clamor for the retirem ent of Mr. Carlisle from the Treasury department again rises in an an gry chorus from Wall street. Mir. Carlisle has in some way not en- tirely clear to the mind of the general pnblic lost their conf. dence, if he ever enjoyed it, and they want him to mnke way for q man of their own choice. The Carlisle currency bill has failed to satisfy their expectations, though when they come before the com mittee the wide diversity of theil own views becomes painfully ap- parent. As the president fully shares Mfr. Carlisle's opinions with respect to the proper means ot re- forming the currency, the demand for his retirement seems to pro ceed upon the assumption that the President would be plastic and yielding in the hands of his sue eessor. According 10 the Chicago Herald, the attacks of the New York bankers upon Mir. Carlisle was the subject of discussion at a recent cabinet meeting. After a statement from Mr. Carlisle as to the attitude and demands ot these gentlemen, Mir. Cleveland declared that Wall street seemed to think that the government was at its mercy, and added something about giving 1t d right of way to Hades. If this is true it shows q great deal more pluck and com bavitivencss tban Tn former desparing confession to MT. Oates that "Wall street has us by the leg" Ii Mr. Cleveland is ready for declaration of independence he will and the country req dy to back him up.