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fmpossibtlfty for them to steal-though
in times past pilferings were carried on
in many ways. Men were sometimes
discovered in the act of leaving the
shops with diamonds stuffed in their
hair. To prevent this they are now
compelled to have their heads cropped
closely. Their contracts demand that
they shall not leave the enclosure until
the end Of stated periods. and shall be
thoroughly searched before they leave
the stands at which they work. The
searching is carried on by what Is
termed the searching bureau. 1t is the
duty of the officers of this bureau To
strip every man to the ''pelt" every
evening. All have their ears washed
out; they are prodded in the nostrils
and between the toes, and each one
must submit to the unpleasant effects
of a purgative-because. in many in
stances II was reported that diamonds
were concealed and stolen by the de-
vice OF swallowing them. The shoes,
the clothing. the hats of the aborigines
are scrutinized with a microscope and
any diamond dust which may have set
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THREW UP HER JOB.
Actress Whose Part IL Was To Hang on n
BeiI-CIapper Gives Way to Others.

| Actress Whose Part it Was to Hang on "a
Beil-Cispper Gives Way to Others.
From the New York Press.
Most thrilling of all episodes in the
cruel civil war Is Mrs. Leslie Carter's act
hanging to the clapper of the bell which
foul villains are trying to ring In order
to warn the confederate sentinels OF the
hero's escape.
IAN who have seen "srhe Heart Of
Maryland" in the Herald Square theater
will agree that this act. which she per-
forms when her golden hair is hanging
down her back. snatches the laurels OF
Sheridan 20 miles away.
But Mrs. Leslie Carter say she won't
play in the bell any more. She thinks
that some day something might drop and
that something might be Mrs. Carter
So the management advertised yester-
day for 'shapely. strong. athletic young
woman" to take the place OF the long
haired heroine. Nothing was said about
red hair. and the shapely strong. athlete
young women who came had all kinds OF
tresses. hanging down. and tied up, and
done IN every way.
The manager selected eight candidates
for theatrical honors. Only four Of them.
however. decided hnally that they wanted
the Job. This diffidence was caused by the
brilliant and realistic acting Of Miss Jes-
sic Depew. Jessie lives at No. 11s East
One Hundred and Twenty-fourth street.
When she reached the belfry tower and
looked down upon the stage and saw how
far she was from home and mother. she
screamed effectively and then tainted.
The belfry tower shook like the topmast
OF a ship In a gale. as the manager and
others hurried up the stairway 20 the
girls assistance. Cold water and ammo
, MIA brought her to and she was sent home
in a cab.
Miss Laura Cook. Miss Mana Darragh.
Miss Lillian Mortimer and Miss Lucy
Whitaker were the only girls not alarm
ed by Miss Depew's fimidity. Each of
them so ably stopped the eurfew from
ringing that the able manager couldn't
choose between them. and he viii let
them come each day and practice. He
| figures on the survival Of the nttest.
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the hight Of day, are noiselessly work
ing almost thousand feet below the
surface.
The gems now found In the river are
small: and those found nearest the
surface are inferior in size to those
found at q greater depth-which ar
gues that capitalization becomes more
perfect with the lapse OF time, ana
perhaps is favorably affected by con-
tact with the dry soil. Certain II Is
money which keeps the industry of
South Africa In operation Is invested In
the mines.
OF these. the most prominent are the
Kimberley. situated 720 miles from
Cape Town. The altitude Is calculated
situation OF the mines. relative to the
Vaal. Is north They are in the prov
fnce OF Crigualand, which in 1871 was
declared English territory. The por-
t5on of the land occupied by the kim
berley operators which is crossed by
the river Vaai Is comparatively inslg-
nificant
In the old times, when the 22-carat
diamond already mentioned created
such a sensation at the international
exposition at Paris, Hollanders were in
possession Of the land now occupied by
the Kimberley mines. The place was
known as Dutoit's farm originally, but
at the time of the eventful discovery
passed into the hands of a person
who named 1t Old de Beers. 1t de-
rived Its present name from a syndi-
cate which bought II up at a venture.
and which has since grown rich.
A test Of the soil showed that the
diamond fields lay in circles about
5000 feet in diameter. The crust con-
sisted Of hard rock in which diamonds
were imbedded in small quantities.
Beneath the rock lay a bed OF earth 40
feet deep; and in this large diamonds
were found, many with a weight of 10,
and several Weighing 20 carats. The
stones were as pure as a mountain
rivulet, and 50 large that any flaws
could be cleaevd out in a way to pre-
serve a size exceeding any of those
found in Brazilian mines, which were
then supplying the world.
A layer of greenish earth. six feet
deep In some place and 20 feet In
others. was found beneath the yellow.
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VALLEY OF DIAMONDS
How Bright Gems Are Extracted From
the Soil of the Dark Continent.
JEWEL IN AN ETHIoP's EAR
1t is Stolen JeweI-Oueer Tricks
OF the Natives to Conceal vaIua-
BILE Stones-Curious Regula-
tions at Kimberley Mines.

tCopyrdght. 1895. by Bachelor. johnson q
Bacheller)
In the alluvial soil of the river vaal,
which rushes down from the mountains
OF Draken in South Africa, thousands
OF black-skinned natives are to-day
eagerly looking for those precious
stones that blaze in the sunlight. and
at night reflect a sun of their own"
They have long since laid by the spear
and the bow, for the invading white
man has taught them a new lesson,
imbued them with a new passion. 1t
Is the passion Of the diamond hunt
Where the earth displays a structure
that quite confounds the geologist-
since its contradictory starta have al
most completely upset all his theories
there this notable Jewel Is found in
the greatest abundance.
whence the radiant diamond of
Africa comes before II reaches the river
Vaal has not yet been determined. II
we seek to trace the stream to its
sources We find hundreds of purling
streams that drip down from the steep
declivfties and gather in a lake below
Filled to OVERLOOKING this lake surges
over its rugged barriers and descends
with deafening roar into the valley
below. With the fall of the sparkling
water descends the brut daimant-the
diamond in the rough; and with 1t
come fragments of every kind of stone.
Perhaps the gems have their origin
in the mountains Of Draken, perhaps
IN the ,lyatsrious and ssSulins'y never
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(As watches the loading into the iron
| wagons of the blue soil which con-
| tains the diamonds He then accompa-
| nies II to the surface, leaving others In
| charge below. and there turns II over
| to other negroes. who are likewise un-
| der strictest surveillance.
This blue soil Is at first very hard,
| but when exposed to the air for fort
night II becomes comparatively soft.
II is then taken to the sorting house,
water and a revolving wheel to loosen
| IL up. The sediment Is all that Is OF
value to the miner. In IL the rough
| diamonds are mixed up with common
stones Cape rubies-which are not OF
much value-agate, tasjer, calcite.
| These must be selected according to
their value, and the natives are en-
ployed to do the work. whether
| through intuition or otherwise. they
soon learn the business; and no ex-
perts can more quickly tell you the
| value of a stone. While the sorting Is
| going on there is present one or more
| of the formemen or guards. well armed
and ceaselessly watching. prepared TO
| fire in case of an outbreak. But the
Africans are very well satisfied. They
| earn from $12 to SIS per week and are
| able to live well on II. They are also
able to gamble. During what is known
| as the rest they indulge In game
| which is much like what Is here known
as craps The chief diuerence SeefnS
| 20 be that they are cobblestones in
stead OF dice.
The hard rock which has to be cut
through in the mines. bored with
''borz," a species OF stone OF the ma
ture OF the diamond. but OF imperfect
crystalizition. This is harder than any
substance except the diamond. IL Is
found in liberal quantities. and is
placed on the end of hand drills with
hard cement. Ii cuts through the most
stubborn rocks. In many instances,
after many drill holes have been made,
the layers OF stone come out In cakes;
but sometimes IL is necessary to use
dynamite. In the latter instances sheds
are built about the spot so that there
may be no loss.
The African mine owners are pa
irons OF the London Rough Diamond
syndicate alone, and the syndicate con-
trolls the market of the world.
The yellow stone. so common and so
much despised by judges of the high
grades. is seldom sent over to Ameri-
ca, because IL Is seldom asked for.
The London syndicate has now
contract price with the African mines
at the rate of 30 shillings per carat in
the rough. The price to American
buyers, who purchase mainly through
agents. Is regulated by the syndicate,
and varies from s12 to $500 per carat
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ANTE-BELLUM TINES
How Christmas Was Celebrated in the
South Before the War.
FOUR FESTIVALS IN ONE
Ii Was a Combination Of Fourth OF
July. Halloween. All Fools Day
and Thanksgiving. with Spec
iai Features OF Its Own.
Copyright. 1895.
Christmas in a log cabin ?"

Oufistrnds IN log cdDin =
Yes: tell me all about II, please"
/ was addressing a very dear friend
"a man whose 20 years of well spent
life had borne rich fruit of love and
honor. Although New England had
been the scene OF his labors for al
most so years. he is Southerner by
birth and grew up to manhood In a
community almost exactly like that
described by Mrs. Stowe In the opening
chapters of Uncle Tom" He Is a de-
lightful talker and l can not convey
his charm OF manner. l had begged
him to tell me something about the
old-fashioned Southern Christmas as
he knew 1t in the primitive society in
ante-bellum days.
1T was not much like Christmas
now" he said. There was no Christ
mas tree. But IL was the great day OF
the year with us all. both black and
white. 1t was much as IL all the
northern holidays had been crowded
into one. 1t had the characteristic fea-
lures OF Thanksgiving. Halloween, All
Foors Dav and the Fourth OF July"
Fourth of July!" / exclaimed. do
you mean that the boys burned gun
powder on Christmas. and made the
night hideous with blowing, yell
ing and all that?"
Certainly they did," he answered.
christmas morning was ushered In
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Christmas to Halloween and All Fools
Day7' I asked
Because the practical jokes so rife
at those seasons were quite the proper
thing on Christmas with US"
What. for example?'
Why, gates were lifted from their
hinges and carried on f, and all manner
OF impish little tricks were in order.
Occasionally they were a little too se-
rious for sport-for legitimate fun, at
least. For instance, a horse was
sometimes taken from the stable, led
to a remote part of the farm, and con-
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note every movement of the savage.
These eyes belong to the owners OF the
territory or their agents: for the ma
tives are mere employees who work for
so much per week
With the continual shifting OF the
course OF the river. the operations OF
the diamond diggers vary. Twenty-Five
years ago when the first stone Of p
carats was found. the Vaal was flowing
a mile to the westward of its present
position. Now deep mines are sunk
under the former bed. and the men.
some Of whom viii never again see
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derstand. II means TO them that they
must sacrifice months. and in some in
stances years of their lives in the in
dustry. When / left the mines a
depth OF 500 feet had been reached in
one OF the shafts. Men We're working
with drills at the bottom The mines
are closed In by high fences. and the
employees are not allowed to leave un-
I'll their contracts have expired Al
though these natives are entrusted
with thousands OF dollars worth of di-
monds every day. such a strict watch
is kept on them that IL Is almost an
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slaves were given at least four days
freedom from toll Preparation was
made long beforehand. Abundant food
for the stock was placed in such a way
that they could feed themselves. Great
piles OF fuel were made ready. and
huge fires roaded In the great Chin
neys Stoves. of course. were un-
known. / have never seen jollier COM
panies than were gathered about the
great glowing fire-places In those rude
rooms. bright with the ruddy. dancing
light OF the flames. Christmas In those
days was very different from Christ
mas now; but II was Merry Christmas
none the less"
c. KAY.
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tied in them Is shaken out.
Once IL was found that an employe
had hidden a precious stone in an in
cision in his leg over which he had
plastered something resembling his
black skin. Since that occurrance a
sounding hammer has been brought
into use. with which the bodies OF the
workers are gently tapped every day.
II a man hides a diamond in any way
he is almost certain % be found out
In the first place there Is the foreman
in the mine and at the rivers edge. He
sees all that passes. In the mines
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"wEsre there any other characters
tic features OF the day."
'As have said. II was the great fes-
tival OF the year. IL lasted through q
series of days. and great parties OF
relatives and friends made a sort OF
Joyous progress from house 10 house.
There was freedom and abandon in IL
hardly known In the Northern states
lin those times, at any rate. Even the
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The Modern store.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Obhging Clerk-Ten yards of brocad-
ed satin-there you are. ma'ami Eng
else
Customer-Er-yes: a kit Of mack
eral-
"Yes'm. Send 'em home?''
Il see you have some very fine laces.
i see"
The rarest. ma'am. A few yards on
this piece?'
We'll. yes; send eight yards and
load OF coal
Exactly. And the ribbons?"
Send 20 yards of the pink-and .
bale OF hay"
~Um-huh, Now as 20 the wrap
Now here's a beauty for"
That will do. Send IL with a bushel
OF turnips and barrel CT lime"
so, And the silk muffier-want IL.
Think"
"Oh-I-yes: you might send IL with
a thousand lap shingles. a peck OF
onions. a pair OF tongs. a bolt OF tidy
cotton and a load OF tanbark-"
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fined In a tobacco pen.' as the in
closures for curing tobacco were called.
The poor animal would perhaps be half
starved before the owner found him
a very inappropriate way TO celebrate
Christmas But in general the tricks
were harmless enough. A snow ball.
or cold potato. or a piece of stale pie
hidden In a shoe-or occasionally a
dead mouse or a live kitten-caused
infinite amusement among the child
rem. Pretty near all the familiar
April Fool devices of the North were
practiced by u.s.
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rhe Proper Je.ture. y .rrrthels...

From the Chicago Tribune.
Here. sir. Is your gas bill" said the
collector. somewhat abruptly.
And Mr.. Billus. taken by surprise.
threw up his hands. II was the sec
ond time he had been held up during
the month
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every variety Of homemade dainty.
The profusion was astonishing. i
fancy that the Southern Christmas
banquet has reacted not a little upon
the New England Thanksgivin~d dinner.
which was not In the beginning quite
so much a feast OF the flesh"
But how do you compare your
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our army OF consumers ana couId -.
loou products, which we are now barrsSt
from shipping, into the hands of 49,
masses. we would still have the advant-
~ Of me high prices early In the season.
Ia.,s.oa ouI shipping season would be pros
turn Tor thousands Of dollars worth ~
vegetables that now rot in our fields
Reiief can only DE hoped for through or
gained effort. Organization has been az
tempted heretofore, but has been only par
uaiiy successful We recommend a state
organization, with a recognized head. and
with an executive committee. Such OFF,
GERS to perform their duties without pay.
IT found necessary we recommend the en-
ployment Of the best legal talent to be OBJ
tanned, to look after our interests in the
courts when necessary. To attain this
end their should be county and precinct
organizations. These should be close and
compact. To provide the necessary funds
required for stationery, postage, legal
fees etc, we suggest a membership fee
of 81, this money to be kept in the treas
uries of the subordinate organizations,
only to be called out at such times and in
such amounts as the state executive COM
mittee may decide to be necessary. All
state officers and members of the execu-
tive committee TO be elected by the farms
ers who belong to the organization.
We recommend that the farmers ana
fruit and vegetable growers Of every pre-
cnct in the state, meet at convenient
places on Wednesday, Sept. Is, or az
near that date as is convenient to them.
and effect local organizations and select
their wisest and most conservative men
as delegates to a state convention, for
the purpose of effecting a thorough state
organization and electing state officers
and an executive committee.
This state convention is hereby called
to meet in Orlando, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
on Wednesday, Oct. ?, 1895, and to con-
tinue in session until the work is COM
pleted. No ratio Of representation is fixed.
Let the local clubs send as many or as
few delegates as they please.
This committee will secure the most
favorable hotel rates to be obtained by
the delegates.
To this convention we also invite the
general traffic managers of all the COM
panies doing business in this state, with
such other Of their representatives as they
see fit to send. We invite them to present
their side of the issue to the farmers and
fruit and vegetable growers of Florida.
We deem ii but just to all parties con-
cerned that they, in person, listen to re-
cital of the experiences of those who till
the soil Let us make an honest effort to
secure an equitable compromise, first; re-
sorting to more stringent measures only
after such effort, Yours respectfully.
Mahlon Gore.
George H. Wright,
John Q. Reese.
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clothes, made her presents, loved her as
a man should love the woman he wishes
for a wife, and finally married her.
was true and loving husband to her"
Mr.. Langtry lives at Holyhead and
and has been a pensioner on the bounty
Of his wife for many years. lie Is rather
a dssipated man who does nothing for
a living but demands that Mrs. Langtry
support him. lie has never seen his
little daughter, Jeane, Cwho is now about
fourteen years old since she was a
baby, and never comes near the Lily's
many handsome homes about England
and elsewhere. Mr.. Langtry is COM
mendably steady and violent drinker and
occasionally a reliable rumor flies over
the Irish sea that Mr.. Langtry is dead
Of a fit or something stronger, but It is
invariably denied by next mail.
In 1888 and 1889 Mrs. Langtry and Fred
erick Gerhard were on intimate terms
and II was thought they were secretly
married.
In 1880 Mrs. Langtry and Gerhard quar-
relied and separated. Mrs. Langtry went
to England and there formed a friendship
for the late Squire" Abingdon Baird
She is said to have lived with the Baird
for some time. He gave her great
amount Of money, but is to have treated
her badly When she Offended him no
whipped her.
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LANGTRY ASKS A DIVORCE.
The Actress Accuses Her Husband of
DISCRETION and Neglect.

hG LNNEtHh ACGuAGN AtE VI
DesertiOn and Neglect.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
New York. Sept. 7.-Emile Charlotte
Langley has begun suit here against her
husband, Edward Langtry, for absolute
divorce. Mrs. Langtry is now a citizen OF
America and hence brings her suit in this
country. The actress petition for separa-
ton was drawn in England by a solicitor
who sent it to Howe & Hummel of this
city, together with 500. The petition
charges Mr.. Langtry with desertion and
neglect. Mrs. Langtry asks for the GUS
tody of her child jeanne, who is now IA
years old. Mrs. Langtry is on the conti-
nent at the baths of AK and Carlsbad.
She has had a distressing but not serious
attack of rheumatism, which interfered
with her keeping American engagements
for this season. She sent an agent across
the seas to personally convey to Henry
Abbey the warning that she must break
her contract with that manager for this
year, primarily because of her ailmenr
and likewise because a play suitable for
the demands of Mrs. Langtry and the
American public could not be obtained.
There is romantic little episode con-
nected with the divorce which will be sem
sational in its developments. Another le-
gal document is preparing In England in
which a peer Of high degree is concerned
and the two divorces, though nothing OFF,
cial discovers the pretty story are closely
related that "silver line so fine, so fine
Sir George Lewis. the keeper of the dead
ly secrets of all social England, is solicit
tor for Mr.. Langtry. The complaint is
simple enough. but when Sir Georges cas-
ket yawns there viii be either some won
derful suppressIons of facts or some as
founding disclosures.
Mrs. Langtry, whose maiden name was
lie Breton, was born In 1853 She made her
debut as an actress in 1881, and has had
fair success Her first appearance in
America was in November. 1882.
The man chiefly known as the nominal
husband Of the famous Jersey Lily was at
one time no infrequent visitor of New
York, although Mrs. Langtry and her
friends may be surprised TO hear IT. When
he first began visiting the metropolitan
scene Of the Jersey Lily scenic triumphs
Mr.. Langtry was known as Mr.. Giles. -
For the purposes Of his later visits he has
been &C. Leslie" Mr.. Langtry is now
about 81 years old. He seems TO be about
five feet ten inches tall and to weigh
some 200 pounds. He is what is sometimes
known as 'burly Englishman," ana
moves with the grace and confidence Of
an athlete.
Il have reasons" said he on one occa-
sion to a man Of high standing in New
York. Il have reasons for going under
the name Of Giles" He could not be led
into conversation about his wife, living
at that time on the same street with him
and not six blocks away. One day-the
day, in fact, when he most broke down.
as he said. with much genuine emotion
Il did everything in the world for Lily:
1 educated her, paid her bills, bought her
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The bar of Savannah is noted for the
high rank its members have taken in
all matters pertaining to legal affairs The
courts here are good training schools for
the younger members of the profession,
and they profit thereby. The lawyers Of
this city are held in high esteem for their
probity and legal attainments. in all the
other judicial districts, and many Of them
have been engaged in the leading cases
Of the day. For judicial ability and pro
bity the bar of this city ranks as high as
any, and it may be, little higher.
The Morning News takes pleasure IN
commencing those whose cards appear
in this issue. They are as follows:
Charlton, Mackall & Anderson.
Nicolson & McKethan.
]. w. Burroughs