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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08

contact with is the fishing bear of the
Arkansas sunk lands. / can't see why
this bear should be so uncommon mel
ancholy ! know folks who would be hap
pier than larks adj the while If they had
nothing to do but go fishing, like the bear
of the Arkansas sunk lands. This bear
lives on the islands in the wilderness Of
the st. Francis river, and when he is
hungry he goes out fishing. The way he
fishes is this. There are numerous inclosed
waters thereabout, not very deep and with
muddy bottoms. When bear goes fish
ing ne wades into one of these muddy
ponds or lagoons and stirs up the bottom
with his feet for yards around. The
wat6r is soon all riled up, and there
seems to be something in the disturbance
of the bottom that affects the fish so that
they come to the surface and gasp for air
Then the bear takes his choice out of the
lot until he gets his fill. Yet he amt
happy, and seems to have his chief en-
joyment in coming TO the shores of his
island and growing and showing his
ugly teeth clear to the gums, and snap
ping his jaws savagely a. fishermen or
hunters as they pass in their boats.
Il never saw any of the bears they
have in fancy county, Missouri, and
don't know anything about them except
what they told me down there. They told
me that the fancy county bears were the
latest bears in creation. II the story a
native told me is true, there can be no
doubt that the fancy county bear is en-
titled to the claim they make for him.
According to this native, he nut his dogs
on a hear trail down there once and the
bear proved to be one that didn't want to
lose his hide. So IL led a pretty long
chase before the hunter got shot at 1t.
He put a ball in the bear, and the bear
stopped and looked at him, while grease
spouted from the bullethole In a contin-
uous stream until the bear shrank to al
most nothing and fell dead. The bear. the
native said, was so monstrous fat that the
long run had heated IL so that the fat
melted, and, Of course, when the bullet
tapped the bear, the melted fat had to
squirt out. 1t may be for this reason that
they very seldom hunt their bears in
fancy county. They simply go to a bear
den when they wapA him, crawl in, feel
for his heart, and sfOve long keen knife
into it, That saves time, trouble and
greaSen
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
GETTING EVEN WITH BOOMERS.
Victims of Oklahoma Town Site
sharks Have Them Cornered.
From the Buffalo Express.

FROM the BufIdlO SsNpIsss.
Parker, Ok, is a small town which pre-
sents the remarkable novelty Of contain
ing among its inhabitants only oficehold-
ers and women. There are two fullfedged
municipal governments. There are three
trustees, a clerk and a marshal on each
side. These men draw salaries of SIS
month each. and the whole performance
meets with the approval of the six wo-
men who complete the population. Which
government is legal is being passed upon
by the courts. When that is determined,
the losing side promises to vacate and
harmony will be restored. The odd cOndi-
tion really IS part OF a scheme by the
settlers 10 get even with an Indian real
estate man named Charles Mcclellan. This
chap laid out the town and induced about
100 families 10 settle. Some OF them, when
his promised Improvements failed TO ma
terialize, quit the town ana lost their
payments upon the land. The ten citizens
who remained will stick 70 Parker for a
time yet, hoping IN that way 20 get even
with Mcclellan. Their salaries must be
paid by town scrip, which, under the law,
n a lien upon the town site. Ultimately,
therefore, Mcclellan. who has had most
Of the property thrust back upon MS
hands, viii have 20 pay the salaries. ihe
game - working well and the ten once.
holders expect 10 get even with the rear
estate man before quitting tie town.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
A WOMAN MARRIED THEM.
First Wedding on Record I'm which
woman Acts ns Priest.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
The first marriage ceremony or record
performed by a woman in this country
took place a few days ago in one of the
Maryland counties to the north of Wash
ington. The woman who tied the knot
was an ordained minister of the German
Baptist Brethren. or the Dunkard church.
The members of this curious sect form
a large part of the population of this
Maryland county. and their curious Gus
toms have long since ceased to excite the
wonder of their neighbors, and when it
was announced that Miss Laura Il. Gros-
nickel would perform marriage cere-
mony, no one thought anything strange
of 1t. The whOlec ountry roundabout, how
ever, was curious to see the novel sight,
and the little church would not accommO-
date a fourth of the people who sought
entrance. Those who could not get in
crowded around the doors and windows
doing inside.
Somewhat of a sensation was created
after the ceremony was over by the state
ment of a prominent lawyer present, who
declared that the marriage was void as
the laws of Maryland did not permit wO-
men TO perform marriages. The state s
attorney. however, soon quieted the fears
of the newly welded couple by declaring
that the marriage was valid. The Mary
lish and colonial laws, and some curious
complications grow out of them. The new
woman, however, is not going to be turn
ed down by any such old fogyism, and
will probably demand that some of these
Objectionable statutes be repealed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08

before daybreak, consequently there could
nave been no communication between
Shermans army prior to the first assault
capt. Adams says that the first three as
saults followed each other closely, and
were or such terrific nature that no
person would have thought Of attempting
to signal any person beyond the walls OF
the fort. More than that, the smoke gaths
cred about In such quantities that signals
played When thb battle began Capt.
Adams dismissed twelve of his men, in
order that they might serve with the SOL
dlers, retaining with him the two Nc
Anyone" says Capt Adams. who
knows anything about the signal SERVICES
vigorous assault as was made upon
Gen. Corses army at AllatoOna would
know that there would be no opportunity
TO transmit any communication, much
less would there be any -4nguage used
as Is given in the song and stories re-
lated OF this battle. The trees and emi-
nences about the fort were filled with
sharpshooters, and the exposure of a
person meant instant death. After a
siderable distance, and Capt. Adams di-
rected one of the McKenzies to- signal
kenesaw mountain that they still held
the fort, This was the only message sent
upon which the song and the language
could have been based
During the battle Gen. Corse received
a wound in the face, which tore away
a piece Of his jaw and part of an ear.
The next day the signal station was re-
ihoNtu " It's Oih po9tlAoh
fort, and was again in communication
with Kcnesaw mountain. II was then
that Sherman communicated with Gen.
Corse. He asked to know how BADLY
the general was wounded, and also de-
sired to know the particulars of tho
battle. Gen. Corse, with his head band
aged, and sitting down at table. wrote
his famous report, which contained tho
words: Il have lost part of my jawbone
and an ear, but can whip all he'll yet
This was followed by detailed report
of the battle, which was transmitted by
signal to Gen. Sherman.
Il do not expect" says Capt. Adams
lous story connected with the song, but
am sorry to see history filed with such
| Inaccuracies. 1t also does a great injus-
lice to Judge Mckenzie. of course, if the
story had been published prior to bis
death. he would have promptly contra
| dfcted it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
THE BEAR AND HIS NATURE.
COL. PARKER's TALES OF HIS WIS
DOM. WIT AND MELANCHOLY.

Maine Bears Smart, Impudent and
TOugh-PennsyIvani Bears HUI
morists-FIoridn Bears SinguIarIy
Observation-Disclosures sunk Land
Bears MorOse-Tnney County Bears
Are OIenginOus and CompEacent.
From the New York Sun.
"Ive hunted bears almost everywhere
In this country" said Col Parker of Gar
deau. Pa, and have studied 'em through
and through, so 1 know I'm right when 1
say that, although they are of the same
family, the bears of different localities
have different qualities. / mean the black
and the brown bears. For instance, take
the bears of Maine. Now, all bears are
smart but the bears of Maine that dwell
along the New Hampshire border are a
little the smartest bears ! ever ran up
against. One specimen of their shrewd-
ness is enough to show this. The mo-
ment they steal a pig or a sheep from
backwoods farmer they make tracks to
get across the New Hampshire line. Once
over in that state they know they are
safe. Why? There is a bounty of so a
bear in Maine 1t is only s. in New Hamp-
shire. No Maine hunter is going to knock
himself out of s. by killing. a bear in New
Hampshire, and no New Hampshire hunt
er will kill a bear until he can drive IL
over and get so for its scalp instead of s..
All the Maine bear has to do. then, is
to keep from being driven back across
the line into his native state and he is
shrewd enough to manage that so long
as danger threatens him there This
smartness of the bears, though, is bound
TO get them into hot water, for their habit
OF taking up their quarters in New Hamp-
shire frequently fills that state so full
Of bears that they are unpleasant to the
people, and the New Hampshire legis-
lature is going to raise the bounty on
GEARS to SO. Then the Maine bears will
nave to hustle. smart as they are.
~ IN other parts of Maine, where the
New Hampshire border is not convenient,
ana most impUdent of any bears | have
found anywhere. They don't care s.u1p
Tor a man. although they must know
~ the big price that is on their heads.
lAey must know thar, being Maine bears
When ] say they don't care a snap for
more apt 10 tackle a man than my own
Iennsylvania bears are, or the alligator
NsNllug bears of Florida are, the
Lsniing bears OF the Arkansas 5wanps,
oI any other bears, are. | mean HAT
lhese particular Maine bears viii go into
mans barnyard after calf or a sheep
on pig. into his orchard after applea
INTO his corn field 10 husk his corn. into
llF yard and knock over the bee skips
Ior ne honey. although the man may pe
sun at that Those Maine bears con
carry more lead, too, than any other
nears I'm acquainted with, and Know
f~ ALL J killed ono. after shooting nine
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
GAME AS LEGAL TENDER.
The New West Virginia Law Seems
TO Work Well.
From the Plttsburg Dispatch.

From the FlttSDufg Dispatch.
Wheeling, Dec. Last year. big game,
such as deer and turkeys, was more plen-
tiful than ever before. This year the sup
ply is away ahead Of last years. There
is an old custom. peculiar to West Vir-
ginia and Wheeling. which makes game
a legal tender, or nearly so. Merchants
out in the mountains take I'm deer. tur-
keys or almost any game In exchange for
goods, and the Wheeling Jobbers accept
these in payment for goods bought by
the merchants. AS a result. hardware
dealers are frequently found handling
venison. buckwheat and country produce
Recently. however, there has been more
venison on sale here than ever before,
owing 10 q new Law which forbids the ship
ping out Of West Virginia Of deer killed
IL The state. This makes Wheeling the
leading market for deer, bgf if also dts
courages forays by hunters from neigh
BORING states. and aeeomplishes the OBJ
3ect N the Law. preventing tho mantOn
destruction u the animals
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-08
ASKS RESTORATION OF HIS NAME.
Love of an Heiress Could Not survive
the Collapse of a Boom.


Wichita, kas., Dec. 1.-N esterday
novel divorce suit was filed at Pawnee,
Ok, IN which John J.. Dawson asks for
separation from his wife and the restora-
ton of his bachelor name.
During tile great real estate boom In
this city IN 1887, John l.. Purdon, hand
some ScOtchman, came here selling pat
ent smoothing irons. Marie, the only
child OF Christopher Dawson, wealthy
Spectator, fell IN love with him. and In
side OF three weeks he was the husband
OF an heiress TO $4,000 In town lots.
Mr.. Dawson consented 20 the marriage
on condition that purdon would assume
the family name OF Dawson, which hs
willingly did. When the bottom Tell out
Of real estate Dawson lost everything,
and 10 due time furdon left Marie and
went back 70 selling smoothing irons. He
gained a ninety day residence Ia fawnees
and asked Tor the divorce - above
alleging AS cause lueompafibNlty 0E
temper and Hlfely abuse.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-31
WHAT WEALTH Has ESCAPED.

The overthrow of the income tax by
the money power is nothing new. 1t is
only a continuation of the successful eff
forts of wealth to escape federal taxa
tion ever since the end of the war.
In 1866, the year after the close of the
great struggle, there was collected S23G,-
100000 from internal taxes that were
within less than ten years nearly all re-
pealed. These were taxes, for the most
part, upon wealth-that is, they were
levied upon those who had the greater
ability to pay. These were taxes upon
incomes, upon banks, upon legaces, dis
tributiYe shares and SUGGESTIONS, togeth-
er with stamp duties.
One by one all these taxes were re-
pealed. Corporations and rich men en-
plOyed the lobby at Washington to help
them escape taxation. They elected
men to congress to secure the repeal of
these laws, until in 1874 only Sl0,0O0,-
600 of these taxes remained. Ten years
later every vestige of internal taxation
upon wealth was gone, and only taxes
upon universal whskey,
beer, tobacco, etc.-remained.
Wealth had escaped.
1t was not because the expenses on
war account had diminished that these
war taxes were repealed. In 1866 the
interest on the war debt and the pen
sions, the continuing war expenses, call
ed for Sl4S, 100000 In 1875 they re-
quired Sl32 100000. But last year they
demanded Sl6S, 100000. In other words,
the increased cost of pensions has out
run the reductions on interest account.
In 1873 the interest charge was Sl03,-
000,000 aud the pensions cost S29, ,000,-
600. Last year the interest charge was
/ S27 100000 and the pension list cost
$l4l 100000.
These figures show that while eX-
! penses on war account have increased
| S36, ,000,0 600 In twenty years, every inter
nal-revenue tax on wealth originally laid
/ to Leet them has been abolished. The
whole burden of government is left upon
the necessaries of the people, of which
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-31
ONLY POISONED.
Reason for Being Pale
Thin and Nervous.
The Mysterious Poison That
Is the Result Of BiIiOuSneSS.
When Digestion is Out Of
Order One Has Symptoms
Of Every Disease.
A Scientific Discovery That Gives
Good Health.
Known as DIR. HOward's Specific
for the Cure of Constipation
and Dyspepsia.

When the food is not properly diges-
ted you get pale, thin, nervous, feel all
run down and "under the weather.
The blood becomes tainted and the
whole system is.poisoned. If this is not
remedied, heart failure or apoplexy
Will soon follow.
Prevent constipation, which poisOns
the blood. Keep every organ in active
working order; in short, gain health and
new life by natural means.
a wonderful discovery enables peOple
to do this easily and without trouble.
This is remedy which has been used
for years in the practice of celebrated
physician and which has stood the
severest tests. The name of this remedy
is DR.. Howard's specific, and so great
has been the demand fer it that it is
now kept at the majority of first-class
drug stores.
Isaac Sterns has secured a quantity of
the specific and has already sold many
bottles. Those who have tried it say
there is not and has not been any rem
edy like it. 1t is in the form of little
silyered granules easily carried in the
vest pocket, and one is taken after each
meal.
The effect is marvellous. Dyspepsia,
headache, fullness after meals, constipa-
ton, heartburn, Indigestion, and other
distressing stomach troubles are simply
impossible when DR.. Howard's specific
is taken. A trial will convince you of
its unsurpassed merits. Nothing else
will produce Its wonderful effects.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-31
MEMORIAL SERVICES IN MlDOLEBURN
AND WEST CORNWALL

About % members of the Middlebury
Grand Army post went to West Corn
wall sunday to attend the memorial SER
vices there. Rev. Mr.. Cantwell delivered
an excellent and very appropriate ser
mon. There was a large audience and
the exercises we're all of an interesting
nature
Sunday afternoon he post met in their
hall here at , 80 o'clock and proceeded to
the town hall, where at 3 o'clock there
were the customary memorial services.
Rev. Mr.. Blunt, rector of st. Stephens
church, conducted the services, ard the
choir of his church did the singing. Mr..
Blunt gave an excellent address. and the
whole exercises passed off in the incest
manner.
Yesterday the regular exercises of
Memorial day occurred at o'clock in
the town hall, with eX-Gov. Stewart of
Middlebury as G orator of the day. Mr..
NJ. \. Munroe had charge of the music
and the singers were DR.. w. II. Sheldon,
Alfred Woodward, Earl Cushman and
Harry Wells. Owing TO the latenesss of
the exercises, we are abliged to defer a
more extended notice until next week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-31
The SCHOOL BOOK BUSINESS.

The free textbook law enacted by the
legislature of last fall provides that
school boards shall get together next
Tuesday and select books for use in the
schools of their towns or graded districts
for che next FIVE years. Such books as
. they choose are to be bought by the
Towns or districts and furnished to the
pupils.
The problem before the boards is
simple. 1t is to ascertain the best books
to be had at a reasonable price, and to
avoid, so far as possible. changes from
books already in use. All sorts of in
consequential and irrelevant matters have
been brought into the campaign, but the
boards will pay no heed to them. 1t
ought, and will, we are sure, make no diff
Ference to them by what company or in
iividual any book is published, where it
5 published or by whom the publisher
5 represented. The quality of the book
Rnd the reasonableness of its price are
Ehe essential things to be considered.
Rnd nothing else. Expensive books
Fhould not be selected, because suitable
books can be had that are not expensive.
rwO other classes of books should also be
kept out of the schools-those which
lre unnecessarily complicated and those
which emanate from educational cranks
|nen with wheels in their heads and some
bf them out of gear at that.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-31
COMMENCEMENT.
EXERCISES OF THE 95TH OF MIDDLE
BURY COLLEGE.

VI HE JDlli VI Mll'bLb-
BURY COLLEGE.
Sunday, June 20.
10 .4j A. NJ. Baccalaureate Discourse by the
President.
s 100 p. NJ. Anniversary of the College '. NJ.
G. A. Address by Rev. j. E.
Rankin u. d. IL. d. +, OF Wash
ington, u. c., class OF rs.
.4lnmni Day. Tuesddy, Jttne 25.
10 100 A. NJ. Preliminary Meeting OF the As.
sociated Alumni ut the College
Chapel.
II 100 A. NJ. Address before the Alumni at
the Congregational Church, by
Rev. james l.. Bartop, ID. D.,
secretary OF e American
Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions, class OF ~.
Poem by Freocrick ID. Mussey of
MiddleburN, Vt, class of '69.
Dinner and social Reunion at the
Addison House.
$500 p. NJ. Speaking by the Freshman and
sophomore classes Tor the
Parllerian and Merrill Prizes.
Commencement Day. WedResddy June 2G
80 A. NJ. Annual Meeting OF the Associa.
ted Alumni at the College
Chapel.
19 80 \. Nj. Exercises of the Graduating
Glass. Con erin of Degrees
Corporation Dinner at the Adj
Olson House,
5 100 p. NJ. Commencement Concert.
5 100 to II 100 p NJ. Presidents Reception at
his residence on seminary
street.
The annual meeting OF the Phi Beta Kappa
society will be held in the Nestry of the Con.
gret ational church on Tuesday, June %, ut
the conclusion OF the Alumni exercises.
Any Alumnus, expecting to attend Com
is requested to end his name ut
the earliest date cOnVenien' to Prot. Thomas
Z. Boyce, that arrangements may be made
Tor his entertainments.
Tickets to Middlebury and return will be
sold at reduced rates at the principal stations
on the Central Vermont Railroad.
Those comi1 & by rail should ask the ticket
agent at the station at which they take the
train tor a special round trip ticket; otherwise
they will not receive the benefit OF the re.
duced rates, rs no tree return certificate VIII
be supplied.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-31
CUT HIS THROAT.
THE SAD END OF A FORMER RESIDENT
OF MIDDLEBURY.

The Boston journal of Saturday con-
tains the account quoted below of the
death of VIM. =. Collins. Mr.. Collins
was native of this town, where a sis
ter, Mrs. Patrick Condor, now lives. He
entered the store of Beckwith 81 CO.
when a young man and remained there
till his removal to Boston. The failure
of his firm two years ago completely
upset him and his friends here were not
surprised at his act. The journal says ::
civilian Il. Collins, who was Junior
partner OF the defunct dry goods firm of
Lallv 81 Collins, committed suicide at his
home, 80 Clifford street, ROXbury, yes
terday. His friends think that he was
temporarily insane when he did it.
About II O'Clock yesterday morning Mr..
Collins, who said that he was not feel
ing well, went up TO his own room to
lie down. As he failed to come down
stairs to dinner at the usual hour his
daughter was sent up stairs to call him
about II. 10, and to the little girls hor-
ror, she found her father lying dead up
on the floor. The child's shrieks
aroused the household. and others rush
ing to the room, Il messenger was dis
patched for DR.. Tuttle. The doctor
came quickly, but found that his SER
ing undoubtedly died almost instantly.
He had cut his throat with a razor,
walked from his chair to the mantle,
upon which he laid the razor. started
back to his chair and fell dead upon the
floor. For nearly 10 years before enter
ing the retail dry goods business Mr..
Collins had been associated with his
partner, Mr.. Lally, in the wholesale
manufacture of underwear, with offices
on Chauncy street. The firm did good
business and Il couple years or so ago
branched out into the retail dry goods
business, locating at the corner of Bed
ford and Washington streets. Soon
after occurred general depression in
business. and the firm was finally forced
into insolvency. This calamity So
preyed upon Mr.. Collins that it affected
his health, and probably drove him to
taking his life. He was 10 years of age,
married and had two children, son of
| Il years, and "A daughter, Elsie, aged
about IL. Mrs. Collins is at present in
New York city and has been sent for.
! The business community and the many
friends of Mr.. Collins will be startled to
learn of his DEATH
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-31

Dun's Review says the price of wool
has declined almost u per cent in three
years, the average price now being a
trlfle over Is cents as against nearly %
cents in 1892. The imports of foreign
wool during the seven months ending
with March were over 12l, 900, 900
pounds, while in the corresponding per-
iod of last year they were only % 49,
Isl pounds. In the face of these facts
the continued low prices are hardly to
be wondered at.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-31
PERSONAL.

1t is said that the late Col. Franklin
Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury carried a
100000 life insurance.
Senators Chandler of New Hampshire
md Platt of Connecticut are guests of
Senator Proctor at Proctor.
Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington,
+he oldest member of the Vermont bar
celebrated his S4th birthday Saturday.
Col. Aldace f. Walker has been elect.
Pd commander of the Illinois command
Fry of the Loyal legion of the United
States.
Charles 5. Davis, superb tendent of the
bennington graded schools and president
IF the Vermont State Teachers assOcia-
ion, has been elected city superintendent
lf schools at Amsterdam, n. Y.