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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-05
A ooUNrEIIFErr HAUL.
Another Important Arrest Made IN Ne,
York City,

Another Important Arrest Made In New
York City.
NEW YoRE, Oct. 4.--Another big haul
Of counterfsltOrs has been made by tho
agents OF the government secret service.
Six Italians were arraiguod before
United statcS Commissioner Alexander
this afternoon charged with having sold
and having in their poIuesSion a mum.
ber OF counterfeit standard silver dol.
lars and Obligations Of the United
States in the form Of silver certificates
Of the denomination Of So, Of the issue
Of 1885, with the Grant head on aud
signed by ". S. Rosecraus, register OF
the treasury, and L. II. NebekeF, treas:
urer Of the United States.
Tho counterfeit coin and bills are Of
excellent workmanship. The bills are
OF the Same make Rs the onoa which
were circulated in this city In 1893.
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PnLAnCLputA, Pa Oct 4,--Iho two
story brick aasli and door factory OF
Rulua Thomas q Company, corner Of
Nineteenth aud Washington avenue,
was completely destroyed by this morn.
ing, cnuslng loss OF about 100000,
which 10 covered by insurance. The
boltllng establishment Of tho Cont
mental Brewing Company aud number
Of small houses wore damaged to tho
oxlOnt OF about SBj,01O.
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HAS NO RIVAL
some of tue Achievements OF the AaIo.
einted Press This Week.

some of tue Achievements OF tho AsIo.
etntsd Press This Week.
WooNsooKET, r, /, Oct. 4.-Ths Gall
Says editorially to-day:
number of our friends have taken
occasion of late to compliment the Call
on the graphic and up.to-date tOle.
graphic dispatches sent to US by tho
powerful and rosourceiul Associated
PrUss. The thrilling story OF the riot
ing in Coustantinoplc. tho quick work
in bulletining results OF tho Democratic
mass convention, tho brilliant word
painting OF the loss OF the Spanish
cruiser Criitobal Colon are samples OF
work done within few dayS. The
Associated PresI has IN imitator, but
no rival worthy Of the name in the work
Of collecting aud sending to Its clients
with tho swiftnosI Of thought the pulse
beSlS Of all people,"
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HANGING Ar onANnEsrowN.
Tho First since John brown Was Hum

Tho First Since John Brown Was Hung
Thirty.alx Years Ago.
CuARLEsrowS, W. Va, Oct 4,-The
firGt hanging in this county since that
Of John Brown and his followers oc.
Cured to-day on tho Same spot where
Andrew ]. Scott was dropped into ster.
nifty OF the murder OF his wife last June.
He put arsenic in tea drank by his wife,
because he thought she was taithless,
He died OF strangulation in seventeen
minutes. He had become a proiesIed
Christian.
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LONDON, Oct, 4.--A despatch to Lloyds
from the Lizard soys that u large,
Austrian steamer, as well a' British
ship, tho Mount Carmel from Sydney,
from London, wotO west OF that point
evening showing signals oil distress.
Tugs aud liiObOats worc sont TO their
ay,istnnee. Tho Norwegian bark Haabet
In addition was reported ms ono on the
Crowd Sands and breaking up. Her
crow wore rescued by tho rocket ap'
nnrnlnh
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difficulty nor oppaIition, nsr psrsecu'
ton should discourage the church nor
deter her IN tho divine mission 10 press
forward with the evsrlHsilng Gosps. OF
peice and good will, teaching the IN
halle love Of God 10 giving his only
besotleu soa 10 DO tue Savior Of all
men"
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Srtcfal DiJpatch 10 nc La,slifgsHesr
IIUSrlNoroN, W. VAn Oct 4.-John
Setback aud viii Saunders, two noted
moonshinorV, who have ovadod officers
for three ycars in tho Flat Top coal
folds, wero Rrreated Last night aud
placed in jail hero to-day. Thoy are
desperate characters and are accused OF
YarIOus crimoI.
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MuScu, BAVARIA, Oct l,--At to.dny's
sitting oil tho lower house Of parliament
tho premier announced that tho appeal
Of Louis Stern, NJ Now York, sentenced
to two weeks imprisonment aud II inc
Of 600 marks for insulting baron Won
fhuOngOn, deputy commissioner OF tho
Spa Al KiIIingOn, had bOUn rejected,
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nosToS, Oct 4.-To.mOrroW tho Ro'
publican convention is to bO hold at
Mualu Hall, and thoro 10 an unprccc'
donlcd gathering Of delegates IN tho
city this evening, In tho hotel corrl'
dora affairs otrly took on tho appoar'
anco Of mntnnt nimirntion seeisty,
and thorO was lltllo doubt In tho minds
OF all ptosonl that Governor GrounllnlnO
would moot with but lltllO opposition,
II my, In tho convention.
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CmcAoo, Oct, 4,-Iho damage suit Of
O1.Congrouman Ransom W. Durham
against Major Arthur W. Allyn for tho
alleged alienation OF affections OF the
plaintiffs wilo came to trial to-day.
Tho divorce granted who named Banker
Allyn as correspondent created EHnaa.
lIon nt tho time, owing tO tho social
prominence Oi all parties.
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ROPE IIGHTGNS
And Theodore Dursurs I.lle Haugs
by a Thread.
UTTER FAILURE OF THE DEFENSE
To Establish an Algbl ia More
Than Ever Apparent.
REY, GIBSON GOES on THE STAaD

Aud Refuses to IdOutlty speolmeas at
handwriting as Hls own-rho DO.
feuso Not Yet Done with Him-At.
tempt 20 Prove Duraura Prsvlou,
Good CharAo,or.-what the Proseou.
tIon IL Holding Back IN That Iio.
gArd-ThO Case Summed Up.
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TnREE NATIONS
win Make UnI,Od Demand on tho
brazilian Republic.

viii Make u Unl,Od Demand on the
brazilian Republic.
BUESos AYREs, Oct. 4.-A Rio Jaueiro
dispatch to tho FL DiRrio says that
England, France and Italy have decided
upon collective action with view Of
securing satisfaction OF their respective
claims upon Brazil. The claims Of
Franco grow out Of tho disputed jurla.
diction Of tho territory OF Amapa, lying
between Brazil aud French Gutna.
Italy's claims are for roparation on ac.
count OF damages suffered by Italian
subjects during tho revolution in Brazil.
Tho Italian minister withdrew from
Rio last summer, leaving the legation
there in charge Of an attache to mark
tho strained relations between tho two
countries. EnelSnd's claims probably
relate 10 the island Of Trinidad, which
she seeks TO obtain as a cable station.
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LARAMIE, WYo., oct. 4.--Ton inches
OF snow has fallen hero sincO yesterday
noon.
DENVER, Oct Ain aomo portions ol
tho slaiu six inches Of snow has fallen
to-day In thIs vicinity 1t has boon
rnininn,
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WASHINGTON, Oct, 4-GOnoral Malone
shows wonderful tOnaolty, which ID q
uurprinu oven to his phyaiolnnS. Az
midnight thOrn was 10 apprcoIablo
change from that reported during tho
.Ia..
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TURKISH CRUELIIES
In tho Recent Riots Complained Of
by the Powers,
THE TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
And Wounded by tho Police SUBJ
jsct OF u Conference,
The UNITED STATES MINISTER

Asks For Protection Of American
mlsSlonarIOs-AIl Tranquil In Com
s,antiuoplc, but RIotS BroGk Out at
Other Points, aud Many ArmsuiAuS
Aro Killed aud Wounded Tho
Turkish Minister OF Interior lie.
sIsus-Arrost OF ArmoUIAnL
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Asa remedy for all forms oil Iloud.
acIto Electric BlttOrs has proved IO be
tho worry boat 1t o1oets n permanent
euro anu tho most dreaded habitual sick
headaches ylOld In its Influence We
urge all who arc afflicted to procure a
bottle, and glyo this fomody q fair trial,
IN cases Of hubltuil constipation Eco.
trio btttrts enrOi by giving tho ncpdod
tOila to tho bowels, aud iow caiOl long
rO7lst tho use Of tllip medicine. Try II
once. Large bottles only illty cents at
Logan Drug Co.'S Drii Store. .
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Nrw YoMg, OCT, i.-pfoi llInlmSr +.
BoyeSon dIod In thla city to-day oil
flloumalIaln Of tho llOatt,
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A CILIsIs ri TultIkEY.

The Mlulator OF tho Iutorlor tS'iEnS After
tho Riots.
PANS, Oct 4.-Advceg from Con-
atantlnoplu received horo say that the
Turkish minister OF the interior has
resipned,
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lNruRR blood IL tho cause Of boils,
pinplOs aud other Oruptlons llood'e
sarSapartttn purlhca tho blood, and
Cuto1 those troubles. v
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COURT RECORD.


 City yCourt-CriminaI Side-Judge Cable.
 John Rooney, breach of the peace and begging, 12O days in jail, $5.96 costs; William Montague, breach of the peace and begging, 12O days in jail $596 costs; Charles w. Hand, Austin R. Baldwin, H. w. Parker, George E. Woolson, Hayes c. Trowbridge, viola tion of city ordinance de bicycle, $2 fine, $5.42 costs each; William Conlan, William English and Julius Ballman, distributing hand bills in street, $5 fine, $2.35 costs each; Frederick l.. Saw age and ISittie O'Neil, adultery, con- tinued until May 31; Morris Dash, theft, continued until June 15; Ann Reardon, vagrancy, continued until June 1; Michael Broderick, violation of Sunday liquor law, $50 fine, $1788 costs; Patrick J. Galligan, violation of screen law, nolle; Louis Glasses, violation of law de second hand dealer, continued until July 15, purchasing clothing of minor, $5 fine, $6.23 costs; Davis Scniderman, violation law de second hand dealers, continued until July 15 purchasing clothing of a minor, $5 fine, $623 costs; William Cowler, drunk, judgment sus- pended, breach of the peace, $S fine, S7SS costs.
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MEMORIAL DAY.

| The Day in Branford-Ladies in the Lead--
 Brilliant Spectacle at the Opera House
 Captain D. $. Thomas and His Experi-
 ence as an Amateur Balloonist.
 This year the surrounding towns are taking a renewed interest in carrying out the spirit of Memorial day. Tn Branford in the evening the exercises take the form of a monster benefit at | the Gaylord opera house to start fund for the erection of Grand Army hall.
 No town in Connecticut of it's size fur nished more men or contributed more means for carrying on the war than did Branford, and there is no community in the state that more sincerely honors the veteran soldiers than do the residents of this quiet but very aristocratic old town.
 The work is being pushed forward by the Woman's Relief corps, of which Mrs. w. D. Beach Is president. The ladies propose to change the program some what from the ordinary run of Mem orial day exercises. In the evening, in place of the usual mournful eulogies, Captain D. S. Thomas reads his bright Nduu GIlteIldlLIuS pdpeI Oii ballOOlliIt5' entitled "Reminiscences of an Amateur in Thirty-four Voyages" Most of the young ladies of the town, with scores of little children, form a beautiful "Tab- leau of the States" and it Is the desire of the ladies to make the affair as in- structive as it is interesting. The man. date has gone forth that all natives of Branford who have moved away re- turn for this occasion and join in the festivities. Ex-Mayor George F. aol- comb will lead the delegation of native born Branford people who have taken up their residence in the city. Efforts are being made to secure a special train to leave Branford after the entertain ment.
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WAELINGFO

The ''In Memoriam" Cemetery associ- htion held its annual meeting Saturday evening and reelected as directors w. M. Whitaker, w. N. Mix and B. A. Treat. The election of officers will be held at a future meeting.
 The WaIlingfords had a picnic in Windsor Locks Saturday and defeated the local team by score of 2S to in six innings. The Wallingfords made ten runs in the first inning.
 w. H. Talcott, postal clerk in the rail- way service, had quite an experience in New York Saturday morning while go- ing up to the depot to take his car. As he was about to go up an elevated road station his attention was attracted to a fight between two men on the side walk and naturally stopped to see what was going on. Just at this moment the police showed up and arrested the com batants and also took in some of the spectators as witnesses, Talcott among the number. The only way out of the scrape was to show his card as United States mail service employe and he was allowed to go.
 Frank H. Morse had one of the Lays mans pneumatic boats on exhibition at the lake Saturday morning and the craft proved quite a novelty. The pro- polling power Is furnished by the legs, on the same principle as a duck swims. The invention would prove quite valua- ble as a life preserver and is made of rubber and inflated like a pneumatic tire Dn a bicycle. The craft is guaran-, teed to hold 500 pounds, but it better adapted for still water than for the rag ing sea.
 Michael Downs, who was so unfortu- nate as to have his shin-bone and oneE in his instep broken by an accident ini Bristol on Friday, was brought homeI Saturday and Dr. Bacon of New Haven and Dr. w. P. Wilson dressed the injur- ed limb.
 The McDonough benefit will occur this evening in the armory.
 The. scholars in the rooms of Miss Sadie Kelsey and Miss Hattie Fiske will have to-day as a holiday, as the teach CTS will visit out of town schools.
 The 1:47 "Owp' train will stop here tonight to accommodate Meriden at tendants at the McDonough benefit in fhe armory.
 w. H. Barbour and family of Brook lyn are the guests of l.. M. Benham of Wall street.
 A telephone has been put in the Vest ern Union telegraph office at the de- pot.
 M J. Kavanagh sails from New York for a three months visit to Ireland June a2.
 District Deputy Leon M. Woodford | will pay pay an official visit to Compass lodge No. g, F. and A. M., on Monday | evening, June 8. An invitation has been extended to Meridian lodge No. IT of | Meriden, Temple lodge No. 16 of Chesh- | ire and Corinthian lodge No. 109 of | Northford to be present on this occa- sion to witness degree work.
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LAID AT REST.

Funeral of Mrs. Emma Grover Yesterday
 The funeral of Miss Emma Grover wife of Chester w. Grover, took place yesterday afternoon from her late resi-. dence, No. 63 Forbes avenue in the an mex. There was a very large attend ance of sorrowing friends Rev. Mir Meserve officiated and made beautiful and touching remarks speaking words of consolation for the bereaved husband and friends, and of the Christian char acter of the deceased. She was mem- ber of Davenport church and it's asso- citations were dear to her and dated back to her early childhood. There were many beautiful tributes of flowers. The paIlbearers were A. Allen, G. Allen, Frank Meyer and Frank Giffero. Stahl K Hegel had charge of the funeral, The interment was in East Haven cenl- etery.
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4,raue11ers' Gmtde,
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford R. R.
January e7, 1s95.

| TRAINsLEA AVE NEW HAVEN AS FOLLOWS
 FOR NEW YoRI-"4:s5, s4:5O, t6:OO s7:3o ss,1O, s3O, '9:35 HOBO a. m. '12.OO, 1sO5. .l:3l (parlor car limited), 'l;35, 1:l5, 'ssO BOO -s:sO t415, '5;3O, 5:35, 63O, '7:1O, ss:1O. (S:15 Bridgeport accommodationl 'e.1O, e15 D. m. SUNDAYS ' *4:25, '4:3O, 500 a. m., t5OO, t6:l5. +7;1O, 's:1O s:15, "91O p. m.
 FOR WASHINGTON VIA HARLEM RIVER -"191Oa. m. (daily). '1;1Op. m.
 FOR BOSTON VIA sPRINGFIELD-.1:SO 20. t101O, s11:O5 a. m.. "1;O5. +56s p.m. SUNDAYS tI;2O hight), '5:52 p. m.
 FOR BOSTON VIA NEW LONDON AND PRoVIDENCE-'2io +s;SO, 'l1S5 (parlor car nmited) Q. rn., t12O5 "s55, "a15, "455 and '6:5i pm. SUNDAYs-42;03. "2;3O Q. m., "4:55. "S:5i D. m.
 FOR BOSTON VIA AIR LINE AND N. Y.S N. P. R. R.-+4:57 p. m. sUNDAYs-s4:57 D. m.
 FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD, sPRINg- FIELD, Ero.-'l;2O (night), $40, 500, tlO:1o. '11:O5 a. m.. 19;Oe, '1;O5. 8:1O, 5OO "55s (Gl5 to Hartford), s:O5, 1OO5 p. m. sUNDAYs-.l:sl (night), '5:52, s:25 Accommodation p.m. New London Division.
 FOR NEW LONDON, Erc.-.2O3 niobt, .,, night), 7:5O, 11O5, 411:35 (parlor car lim- ited), q. m, 'l2;O5. '255, 300, "415, "455, SIS 6;l5 (Guilford accommodation, s6:55, 1l:1S p. m. (Guilford accommodation SUNDAYS '20](ntghtl, s@S0 (night), *4;55, '6;55 p. m, Air Line Division.
 FOR MlDDLETOWN, WTLLIMANTIC. Era -s;O5 a. m. 1'aO, "4:57, 6;O5 p. m. SUNDAYs- -457 p. m. Connecting at Mlddletown with Valley Division and at Willimantic with N. Y. &N. E. and N L. N. R. R.; at Turnerville with Colchester branch.
 Northampton Division.
 FOR SHELBURNE FAILS. TURNER,s FALLS, WILLIAMSBURG, HoLYoKE AND NEW HARTFORD and intermediate stations --7:45, 1l:04 a. m and 4;00p. m.
 DENOMINATION and points this sida-- At5;55 p. m.
 Berkshire Division.
 FOR DERBY JUNCTION--4;2s n. m. FOR DERBY JUNCTION. BIRMINGHAM ANsO- MA, ETo.-7'OO. GAO a. na., 1900, 2:27, 4:ss, j:3l 7a6, ll:15 p. m sUNDAYs-s:lOa. m., $50 p. m. FOR WATERBURY-7:OO $40 a. m, Ls:aJ. S%7, 5:8O, 7:35 p. m. SUEDATs-s:1Oa m.
 FOR WINSTED-7.oO 2:4O a. m., 2:s7, 5:8l p.m SUNpAYs-S:10a. m.
 FOR SHELTON, BOTSFORD. VIEWPOINT, DANBURY, PPrTSFTELD, STATE LINE-o:40 8. m., 4:28p. m.
 FOR ALBANY, BUFFALO, DETROIT, CIN- CINNA1T, ST. LOUIS. CHICAGO AND THE WEsT-vla State Line-0:4Oa a. nn., 4:2Sp D. m.
 FOR LTTCHFTELD and points on S., L. &N. R. R.-9:4la. m. .(via Bridgeport and Hawley- vile,l 4'S5 P. In. (via Hawleyvlllel
 Express Trains tLocaI Express.
 C. Y. HEMPSTEAD, Gen. Passenger Agt.
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c. H. NORTHAM
STARIN'S NEW HAVEN TRANS
 FORMATION LINE.

Daily ExceDt Saturdavs.
 w A Str. JOHN H. STARfN, CaotaIn
 sss Mo Alister, leaves New Haven from starln's Pier, foot of Brown street, at 10:15 p. VIM. 0. EGERTON, Captain Spoor, Mondays, Wedaesdays and Fridays The Starin leaves New fork from Pler1s, North River, at p. IIls Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays The Egg erton, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
 Fare, Too; excursion tickets. $1.2j. Statsr rooms, $l.00.
 Lines jr.s', 85l Chapel street; Peck & Bishop. 70s Chapel street; Tontine Hotel, and John Morse, 69 Center street.
 Free stage leaves the depot on arrival ot Hartford train, and from corner Church and Chapel streets every half hour, commencingat $50 D. m Through freight rates given ana bills of lading issued to points west, south and southwest. O. H. FISHER, Agent. Order yonr freight via Starin Lime.
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MOTHERS, AID SOCIETY.

The Annual Meeting Occurs on Wednesday.
 The annual meeting of the Mothers Aid society will take placeat the United church chapel Wednesday, May 29, at 3:30 p. m.
 All interested in the work of the so- ciety are cordially invited to be pres ent
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"But how do you stand on the finan- cial problem?' asked her paternal rela- tive ''Oh, the money of the fathers is good enough for me-" answered the prospective son-in-Iaw- Argus.
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J1tsceIl Ilaneu1rs.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. SEWERS AND MATERIALS.
City Engineers Office, No. " City 1d5 Hal

City Engineers Office, No. " City Hal
 New Haven, Conn.,, May %3, lo9o. SEALED proposals will be received at E office until p. m. May 29th, 1855 For constructing sewers in sherman avenue from Oak street to Geo street.
 Chapel street from Norton street to Hot kiss street.
 Asylum street from Sylvan avenuet to { street.
 Lines street from Washington streetl Frank street.
 wi low street from Livingston street Whitney avenue.
 Kilgay alley from Oak street to Lati street.
 Blank forms of proposal, and any'infot ton concerning plans, specifications, bq etc., win be furnished upon application. No proposal will be received after the specified, and all proposals not on the bil furnished or not properly filled out WIN rejected.
 The right to reject any or all bids served,
 ny24 St c. ". KELLY, City Enginf
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-24
Birds That Get Drunk.

"A strange result of eating the ber-
ries of the China tree, which grows in
the lumber regions of Texas, is that the
birds get drunk and stagger around as
helpless as man on 4 jag" Such was
the interesting story told by Lloyd G.
Harris, President of the Lum mbermen's
Exchange.
The large yellowish berry of the China
tree is a favorite dish for these visitors
from afar, for Just what reason cannot
be imagined, unless they like them for
the after effects. No other creature not
even hogs will eat tho China berry, and
the Sickly, Shiny smell is nauseating to
human being.
But they make the birds drunk, and
this seems to be the great attraction to
the robins They perch themselves on
the bOughs of the trees and there eat un-
til they can not fly, and make poor
showing at hopping around. BY the
time the robin comes there are no leaves
left on the China tree. just how many
berries it takes 10 make a robin drunk
Mr.. Harris did not know, but he saws
that after a few hours the ground un-
der the tree is almost covered with birds
that are>so helpless that a person may
walk under the tree and pick them up
without trouble. They skip around
and attempt to fly, but are too drunk to
help themselves
After an hour or two they manage to fly
to ameigboring tree where they arrange
their feathers and act much like a drunk
ard after 4 tear. Strange to say. the
experiment docs not keep them from
the use of the intoxicating berries
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-01-24
INGERSOLL AND SWING

In an interview with the Chicago Times
the other day Col. Ingersoll referred to
bis relations with the late Prof. David
Swing. Swings climate was better
than his soil" be said. Swing felt all
rlght-he was kind, gentle, loving but
he was reared in hard and barren soil
and be never had the power, seemingly,
to pull up the roots and attain to that
higher altitude for which his gifted ma
ture designed HIM. Prof. Swing said
some very sharp and some very kiud
things about me, and we had a pleasant
personal acquaintance. But | told a
story once that he never quite forgave
me for. He had been tried for heresy
and had left his old pulpit, L delivered a
lecture on the Bible which he scored in
bis characteristic way. ID speaking of
it, [ said that Prof. Swing seemed to me
to be inconsistent. When he was talk
ing to theOlogians his utterances clearly
lmpunged the theory of the Inspiration
of the Bible, but when [ said thing he at
onc9 defended the theory. | went on to
say that the professors conduct 10 this
matter reminded me of the story of a
boy and the SO bill, of which | had once
heard. 1t was a counterfeit bill, and
after the boy put 1t in circulation he was
arrested and put in jail. HIS father call
ed upon the boy and wept upon his neck
and said: Why did you pass that $40
bill? Well replied the boy, L did 1t all
right enough, but it was the way: One
day I'd look at it and think that the bill
was good, and the next day | was sure
it wasn't. and one day when [ felt sure 1t
was good L passed it. Prof. Swing never
fOrpaye me for that"