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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29
FISHING FOR RATS.

The prize fishing story has just come
to light, as related by one of the
keepers at the 200" He declares
that on several occasions during the
past month the lion house nt the
"Zoo" has been utilized as fishing
ground by number of youngsters
who were equipped with hooks, lines
and bait. "What do you suppose
they fish for!" asked the keeper.
'The game is rats. There are lots OF
them around here, and the boys sit on
the benches just in front of the cages,
bait their hooks with cheese or bit
of meat, cast the line under one of the
cages and wait for bite. They don't
usually have to wait long, and have
seen many rat caught in this way.
Sometimes they are as gamy as trout.
The boys always bring a tin kettle
along to put the catch in, and those
that are hooked are turned over to us
We give them to the snakes. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

for large sideboard. The huge man
telpiece is decorated with paintings
on china and is surmounted with a
heavy gilt bronze clock, presented by
the King of Spain to Napoleon 1. Over
this is an original portrait OF Jefferson
by Stuart. Leaving this room you
pass, through glass doors again, into
the tea room. These doors can be re-
moved at will and the two rooms
thrown into one for State occasions.
Opposite the dining room across the
entrance hall was the room OF Mr..
Jefferson. This room is also thirty
feet high. Mr.. Jefferson's bed was
built in a recess between this and a
smaller room, which he used as study.
This study was half circular in shape,
with much lower ceiling. The bed
was amply frame which stood as il
might be in the space occupied by
folding doors. 1t was peculiar freak
of Mr.. Jefferson, and every biographer
OF tho great statesman has made hu.
morous references to il. When Mrs.
Js6szson was alive ahe used The largss
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

and the result is that every door about
the place is OF glass. The porches are
covered with glass, and 30 with this
eastern entrance ingress is had through
enormous double glass doors. Over
the glass doors is great clock more
than q century old. The clock was
one manufactured at Mr.. Jefferson's
order and after design OF his own.
II has two faces, one outward, so that
people may see the time from the lawn,
and one inward, for the benefit OF
those within the large hall. Two heavy
cannon balls were the weights that
gave the clock il motive power, and rs
the weights descended each day they,
by an ingenious contrivance, touched
lever, which in turn threw out a
tablet, upon which was inscribed
the day of the month and the day
of the week. This contrivance was
made by Mr.. Jefferson's own hand.
On passing through the double glass
doors the visitor comes into wide
hall, surrounded by gallery on three
sides. The ceiling of this hall is thirty
feet high, and from it depends an
enormous chandelier, brought from
France in the last century. The floor
of the hall is of solid oak, polished,
and the wainscoting, door castings,
balustrades of the staircase and gall
leries are all of carved mahogany. 1t
should be said here that the chandelier
referred to, in the hall. is of gilt
bronze and was formerly in the palace
of the Empress Josephine at Malmai-
son. In the olden days this great
hallway was o veritable museum. 1t
contained cases of geological, min
eralogical and geological specimens,
collected by Mr.. Jefferson throughout
long series of years. These have
long since been scattered, but there
yet remain on the walls some family
portraits which are of great interest
and value, being originals of Sir
Joshua Reynolds and Anthony Van
Dyke. Jefferson had also number of
fine busts of both bronze and marble,
but the only one of these left now is
that OF Voltaire. There are also set in
the wall of this vast hall two large
mirrors of the time of Louis XIV,
brought by Mr.. Jefferson from France.
At the end of the large hall, separated
from it by more glass doors, and ex-
Nndingto the other front of the house,
the grand salon, which was the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

tity of Monticello is had when the vis-
itor reaches the top of the mountain
and discovers the porter's lodge.
This brick structure and brick and
iron gateway is o. modern origin, but
il occupies the site of the original en-
trance to the grounds. After the Wis.,
itor has driven in he closes the gate
and straightway rings the old planta.
tion bell which announces to the peo-
pie ut the mansion that guests are
coming. The same bell did duty in
Jefferson's day. A few hundred yards
from the gate, the road winding
through dense shrubbery, we come
to the family burial ground, where lie
the several generations of the Jefler-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

sons who died while the estate was in
the possession of the family. The
tomb OF Jefferson-that is to say the
tomb that now exists-is compare.
lively modern. 1t was erected by
Commodore Levy to replace the orig
inal tomb, Clipped and practically de.
stroyed by vandals and relic hunters.
IT is an exact copy of the original and
is a solid granite cenotaph about eight
feet high from ITS foundation stone.
Inscribed on one of the faces of the
tomb is the following, written by JET.
ferson himself. as his epitaph, and
found among his papers after his
death:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

in 1909 he found his big estate encum-
bered with floating debt of over
$4,000. This was added to a feN
years later by the failure of friend
for whom he had endorsed for over
$40, 200. This last blow plunged him
into the depths of poverty, and he
was rescued from bankruptcy by his
death. Congress afterward came to
the relief of the family by appropriat.
ing $40, 900 for the purchase OF Mr..
Jeffersons library and public papers.
which are now very important fea-
ture OF the Congressi onal library. The
only land now left of Monticello is the
mansion grounds and 425 acres at the
base OF the mountain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

reception hall of the old days. This,
also, is thirty feet high, and at one
time its walls were covered with
articles of interest and value which
have long since disappeared.
The ceiling OF the entrance hall is
magnifcently decorated with an eagle
in low relief, surrounded by eighteen
stars, which was the number of States
in 1912 when the ceiling was con-
structed. The floor of the grand salon
is tessellated, being inlaid with stain
wood and rosewood at cost ofS2000.
To the right and left OF the main hall
way are entered the various rooms of
the mansion, Here is the great dining
room, the ceiling of which is also thir.
ty feet high, with an alcove arched of
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

men to inhabit tn at region. Both
took up enormous tracts of land and
there founded two of the most DIS
tinguished families in Virginia. Mr..
Jefferson's boyhood was spent at Shad-
we'll, his birthplace, but upon his re-
turn from William and Mary College,
which was about the time he reached
his majority and came into the posses
sion OF his estate, he began the con-
struction OF the present Monticello
mansion, which was about the year
1764. The first steps were necessary,
to wit, the construction of road to
the summit and leveling off the sum
NIT to find standing room for the
house and outbuildings. In this way
space OF two or three acres was
cleared and graded and the work OF
construction begun.
Monticello was not built in a day ;
on the contrary, it was the work OF
many years. At the time of his COM
ling into his Inheritance Mr.. Jefferson
was the owner of about 200 slaves.
Among these were artisans OF all kinds,
y was the fashion of those times.
There were carpenters and iron work
be. stone and brick masons and brick
nakers among the lot, and the big
mansion was almost all the work OF
iz. Jefferson's slaves. They quarried
be stone for the foundations and the
zfrounding wall, they hewed the tim.
~ for the frame. they dug the clay
a. burned the brick on the premises,
ID atep by step the great mansion
aohed its completion. 1t is crafty.
4 30 The visitor to know that with
3 1oW exceptions Monticello is pre.
~ - Mr.. Jefferson built it and Left
There 4 yet about 1t an cir of Col
~ grandeur which neither time moi
ownership and surrounding
g Clippse a tho inaes sano'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

A tiny seed dropped on the waiting land
In future years may rise great elm tree
grand.
noble thought uttered with careless art
May kindle deeds that thrill nations heart.
Naught is too small in Gods eternal plan
To make or mar the excellence of man.
Must watch beginnings of the right and
wrong.
Anna NJ. Pratt In Sunbeams.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29
A SLAVE MAE A BISHOP.

American travelee in England, as
rule, make a pilgrimage to the an-
cient cathedral of Can ferbury, which
is filled with association of moment
to the historian and tin Christian.
Here the Crusaders kept vgil before
departing to the Holy LAd. Hare
Beckett was murdered. rbe stone
steps are still here, worn in deer
hollows by the knees OF countless pill
grims in past centuries. Every statel, :,
pillar and carved stone has its record
OF dim, far-off days in English histor!
One scene, however, which has be
witnessed in this great minister,
more significant to Americans, veI
as they are with their race profile
than any murder or coronation.
Here before the high altar, wit
the solemn splendor of the ceren
of the English church, a poor
SluNt, WIN u bhIu DltCh uo CO|
consecrated the first bishop
Niger.
Adjai, Yoruba boy of twel
taken prisoner with his mothrl
Fou.al tribe and sold to d
slave-traders. His mother mL
Africa. An English man-o1,,
down the slave-ship, and bplrs
from the hold the wretche6 =.
frantic with terror at the W
and blue eyes of their resct g..
mistook the cannon-balls .ho
skulls, and the carcass of all
ooo% " " " posed
tried to escape from I
cannibals by jumping in 20 ,ba
The boy, Adjai, wg Thora
mission school ut Sierrs..t A. .na
he was taught the Chri ua uos
trained to be carp, ci
baptized under the n
Crowther, but kept, tS
Adjai, saying proud o,wova
al am Christian.
black and Yoruba. ., -
He proved to .1 .s,;.
p'"'' ~ o England to
0' '' 80, - Wa lion and wants
He sums were
Of his people. lei rrch
The queen sent
- rt steel corn
III, ~, a. ming implements,
which Adjai td n'' p''
use. IL
:. visit he was made
bishop. He ne' " s.a III
and after ~
,,ok her to his home
d devout servant OF
CT. 80 ed to great age. But
sho no..;. in wearing always the
vor,ha me, and in speaking that
languageswerins u"
saying: -, ,.ou
~ am hiriean' -
me in mwn Sh'n "- - - Mas,er
No htullv than Bishes Adiai :.
more ch,ful readeSo
the std of his life eau M nuu
ing ing We wch rightly used will
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

The number OF criminals condemned
in the courts OF the German Empire in
the eleven years ending with 1892 was
3,973, ,067.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29
MONTICELLO.
INTERESTING DESCRIPTION OF
THE HOME or JEFFERSON.
che Historic Mansion Even to the In
terror and Furnishings Preserved
Almost as the Great States
man Left IL.

N II ONTICELLO is three miles
MI from the town OF Char
N lottesville, Va, and issitu.
ated upon the top of what
Is known as Southwest Mountain, an
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

appendage of Carter's Mountain. The
road from Charlottesville begins to
wind around the base of the mountain
at the crossing of Moore's Creek. The
ascent is long and somewhat tedious,
for, though the mountain is only $50
feet high, its sides are steep and the
making of roadway century ago
was no easy task. The climb is at least
a mile and half long and the whole
distance through dense wood. The
present owner OF Monticello has built
wall on the outer edge of most ol the
roadway, which renders it safe for
travel even at night. But in the days
gone by it must have been a somewhat
risky business to make the ascent after
sundown. During Mr.. Jeiferson's
sixty years OF residence at Monticello
Ahe was visited by perhaps half of the
Europe. Presidents and
limbed the steep ascent
erman Baron called it,
on on the American
Monticello is its
1rson ARlS have
lion Of his L. The
D0Ilieage of his original ate was
Away below the mountain, stretching
for miles below its base, but he chose
this strange and at that time almost
inaccessible spot for his home. Un-
doubtedly it was because of the glori.
ous view from the summit of the hill.
Mr.. Jefferson inherited the Monti cello
estate from his father, Peter Jefferson,
who was one of the filst to settle in
Albemarle County. William Randolph
and Peter Jefferson were the first white
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-04-29

The Chinese National Anthem Is so
long that people take half 2 day to
listen to II.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-05
House Measures Passed.
ecial Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.

BY Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Under
consideration, by unanimous con.
sent, the following measures were
passed by the house today:
House bill authorizing the New
Orleans Pacific railroad to take
wild land in lieu of lands in grant
settled on by about 100 settlers in
Louisiana.
Concurrent resolution authoriz-
ing the printing OF $500 copies Of
Commercial Relations" and TO-
600 copies of the Commercial Re-
view Of the World"
Mr.. Fisher, republican, OF New
York, asked unanimous consent for
the present consideration OF res
olution directing the secretary of
agriculture to carry out the seed
distribution as formerly, put up in
packages as members should d.
rect. He said they were now d.
vided into packets OF fifteen each,
which was undesirable in many
cases. Loud, republican, OF Cali.
fornia, objected.
The Cuban resolutions were then
called up, laid by, andssat the night
session were taken up. They will
be voted on the ffst thing on Mon.
day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-05
LOWELL MILL CLOSES.
A Chance For the South to Buy Mill
Machinery.

A Chance For the South to Buy Mill
Machinery.
By Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
LOWELL, Mass, April 4.-No. 5
mill of the Lawrence MaDufactur-
ing corporation, has shut down in
conformity to decision OF the di-
rectors to discontinue manufac-
turing cloth. Other departments
of the cloth plant will be closed
as soon as the stock process Is f1n-
ished. The change Of policy will
throw out something less than the
5000 operatives. Most OF them
are French Canadians, whose Ia
Dor, as compared with operatives
engaged on fine work in other
mills, is relatively unskilled.
Many of these people return to
Canada every spring and stay
through the summer. The only
change to them will be that they
60 this year a little earlier than
usual and will find some place to
work in the fall. Some of them
would like to go south where work
of the grade to which they are &C.
customed Is carried on. 1t is ur-
derstood the Lawrence company
will sell portions of the plant not
required for its hosiery business
and that such portions will prac-
tically be all absorbed by other
local corporations. The change in
policy has caused very much in
teresting comment in the COM
munity on mill interests. Whether
or not the reason given by the
treasurer is the real reason for the
discontinuance Of cloth making is
a subject of good deal OF discus
einn. -.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-05
Beaumont Lumber Trade.

By Spectal wire TO the SUNDAY LIGHT.
BEAUMONT, Texas, April 1.-The
movement of yard stock continues
active and satisfactory additions
have been made during the week.
Business appears to be reviving at
all points in the interior, as
may be reasonably inferred from
the several requests to hurry for
ward their bills of material. The
shipments of yard stock from this
point the past month were unusu-
ally large, exceeding those of the
previous month by about 40 per
cent.
There is a good supply of timber
bills on hand, the bulk of which,
however, are for the railroad now
building from this point.
The demand for shingles is fairly
good and dry stock is small.
There has been no change in prl-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-05
San Antonio, Texas, Sunday Morning, April 5, 1896
FRENCH POLITICS.
Senate and Prime Minister Clash Over the
Foreign Question.
By Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.

By Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
PARIS, April 4.-The interpella-
ton Of the governments foreign
policy was submitted to the senate
today. NJ. Bourgeois, prime and
minister for foreign affairs, request
ed the question be referred, as he
could give no reply beyond that
made the chamber of deputies yes
terday. He added that adjourn
ment of the Interpolation would
not lessen the senate's rights,
while it would give the govern
ment authority and strength ne
cessary to pursue negotiations re-
garding the Egyptian and other
foreign questions. The senate re-
fused to agree to M. Bourgeois
proposal, whereupon the prime
minister declared he should make
no reply to the Interpolation, hav-
ing no further explanation to fur
nish. The following resolution
was then submitted:
The senate, noting the declara-
ton Of the government, that it can
not add to it's explanation in the
chamber of deputies on Thursday,
regretting that those explanations
are insufficient, refuses to grant
the government a vote of conf
dence.
The senate then passed to the
order of the day, adopted it and
adjourned until April %.
Immediately thereafter the min
listers thus relieved held a council
in the foreign office. 1t is not ex-
pected they will resign.
A delegation from both the sem
ate and chamber of deputies visited
NJ. Bourgeois and assured him OF
their esteem and confidence.
The cabinet decided unanimously
that the vote of confidence adopted
by the chamber Of deputies yester-
day made it the duty of the minis
tiers to remain in office.
M. Bourgeois proceeded to the
palace of the Elysee Immediately
after the conference and informed
President Faure of the decision
which had been arrived at.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-05
Texas Trust DESTROYED.

By Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
AUSTIN, Tex, April 4.-Attorney
General Crane returned from Waco
this evening and says there is alb
solutely no truth in the report
printed today that he had dis,
missed the suit brought by the
state to restrain the Cotton Seed
Crushers' association from violat-
ing the antitrust law. The attor-
ney general dismissed the suit as
to the National Consumers and the
Marlin Cotton Oil companies, they
paving the costs, the reasons given
for tb&. dismissal being that the
combinations charged to have been
formef by these companies had
ceased to exiss,~-The purpose OF
the suit was entirely compiisheq
in destroying the trust. NJ
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-05
ALDERMAN IN THE TOLLS.
Accused of Using His Office For Per-
sonal Gain.
By Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.

sonal Gain.
By Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
DETROIT, Mich, April A war
rant has been issued by Prescott
ing Attorney Morn, charging Chris.
topher Jacob, alderman for the
Fifth ward, Of soliciting bride.
While Jacob held the office OF al
derman he was member OF the
Wayne county board Of supervis-
ors, and thereby became a member
of the committee to select plans
and superintend the new mil
lion dollar county building. 1t is
now charged that Jacob went to
the firm of Z. Z. Meyers & Son and
solicited money to secure the adop-
ton of their plans and demanded
charges in all Of 100000. Jacob
was a most prominent member of
the city council. He appeared in
court at 2 o'clock this afternoon
and surrendered himself, and was
held in 100000 bail to await exam
nation. This was promptly FUR
nishpd.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-05
GREER COUNTY LAND.
LACY'S HOMESTEAD BILL VERY
FULLY EXPLAINED.
Homestead Can Be Relocated and Families
Entitled to as Many Quarter Sections
as Adult Sons and Daughters
Number.
Ry speciaI VIC to the suspAY LIoHr.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April Am
view of the general conflict of bills
relating to Greer county, Oklaho-
ma, Chairman Lacy, of the COM
mittee on public lands, has report
ed to the house a compromise bill,
which, it is expected, will meet
with the approval of the people in
terested, and which is intended to
take the place of all bills intro
duced on the subject of property
rights in Greer county.
The bill provides that each set
tier on land in Greer county may
take the homestead location, not
exceeding 100 acres Of land, which
he occupied prior to March l6. The
next provision requires him to
pay for this land at ST. per acre
under the same conditions as
those which require the pay
ment of the same price for
similar lands in Oklahoma Terri
tory. This requirement raised
great opposition in the house
among the Texas members so Rep.
resentative Lacy included a pro-
vision in the bill in effect that IL
the Oklahoma free home bill pass
ed congress, or any bill extending
lifetime for payment Of Oklahom a
land, that settlers on Greer coun-
ty lands should enjoy whatev er
&c, oaarra fharafrnpo
Mr.. Lacy says that to give free
homes to Greer county, single
territory in Oklahoma, when lands
elsewhere have to be paid for, is
manifestly unjust, and further,
that when these people settled up
on what they supposed to be Texas
land, they expected to pay " an
acre. and there is no injustice in
compelling Them to pay $l.
Each settler ia permitted to
take, in addition to homestead, a
quarter section Of land, which ne
held prior to March 16, to be paid
for at the price and under the same
condition, and then further, any
unmarried members OF the
family who is twenty-one years
old, aside from the head OF the
family, may take also an add.
tional quarter section of land.
This is done to protect large hold.
ings Of property by families.
School house sites shall vest in
school trustees in various school
districts where school houses are
already built, not to exceed two
acres. Cemeteries and church
lands are also confirmed to the
present owners where they don't
exceed two acres, but these last are
to be paid for.
The bill further applies town
site laws to towns already located
in Greer county, providing they
shall not exceed $40 acres, and
that lots therein are to be sold at
not less than $40 an acre, includ-
ing streets. The town of Mangum
is made the general land office
town of the territory.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-05
neath nv 0arelessness.

BY Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
BELLAIR, Ohio, April IA
collision between yard engine
and detached section OF freight
train occurred on a bridge span
ming the Ohio river here, resulting
in the loss OF two lives and tho
wrecking of an engine and cars, at
$3.50 o'clock this evening. The
dead: Flaherty, day caller; Frank
Saltsgaver, boiler maker. Both
men were badly crushed. Yard
engine No. ia was crossing the
bridge and the men on it did not
notice the detached section OF
freight train No. SO, running back
at high speed. Where the acct
dent occurred the track was about
80 feet above the river.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-05
Outlaws at Liberty.

By Spesial Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
ATLANTA, Ga, April A. = The
Delks, who fled from Pike county
Thursday night after killing
Sheriff Guynn, were seen today
near Sonora, in Coweta county. 1t
was reported they khad been sur
rounded in he lss there and
would be capturea. shot or burned,
gu out tney nave hot been ssssrounae"::
sItqeey &TS out in the MOODS or
swamps. Three Of the paKy are
heavily armed. Their pursuers
number 200.