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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04
STORY OF A POTATO.

was sitting one fine Sunday morning
by the open window peeling potatoes
The window was on the fifth floor and
looked out on the Rue Lepic, Sud-
denly one Of the potatoes slipped
Through her fingers, dropped over the
edge of the wiudow-sill and disap-
peared into space. It fell with bang
\ upon gentleman who was passing
beneath, and made deep dent in his
elegant silk hat.
This gentleman, who had only just
been to pay bill at his hatter's, was
seized with sudden and uncomfortable
fury.
He glanced up at the house, and,
seeing window on the fifth story
shut down hurriedly with bang, be
forgot everything in his rage and made
rush for the front door, opened it,
tore through it and ran precipitately
upstairs, with no other intention than
making the guilty person suffer for
his clumsiness.
It took him but two seconds to reach
the landing on the second floor, when
a door suddenly opened and person
rushed ont in a great hurry and fell
heavily into his arms
The two men eyed each other for a
moment with angry and astonished
looks, ready to abuse each other, when
both simultaneously uttered an ex-
clamation of surprise,
"Auatolel"
"Edgar"
Anatole Bandruche and Edgar
Bricheton we're two old college
chums. They had not met since the
day when they took their bachelor of
arts degree together twelve years be-
fore. In spite of this long interval in
their intercourse they found on the
occasion of this sudden meeting that
they had very little ready change of
conversation. Edgar was the first to
speak,
"Say your hat looks very pretty, +"
he said.
"Do not speak OF it. II has just
served as a target for a potato that
fell frnrn tho fifth story "
"And now you are going upstairs
to restore the potato to its owner?
That's very nice of you.
mot by any means I'm going to
charge the clumsy chap with his crime
try to make him pay for a new hat "
"Well, so far as that is concerned
you might as we'll tackle corpse. "
"And why, If you please?"
"Because old Bidoche is an old
hedgehog who will kick you dowr
stairs, even if he opens the door for
you at all.
"Old Bidoche?"
''Yes, the man you are after, for j
can be no other than he. All the ten
ants in the building are always having
trouble with him. One might thinl
that he made point OF being as dis
agreeable to every one as he possibl,
can"
'Then do you live in this house?"
''No, but an aunt OF mine does, an,
scarcely day passes without her hay
ing a scrap with old Bidoche II yo1
will allow me, / viii go up with you
two heads are better than one in
matter like this.
So Edgar and Anatole went up tire
flights together and stopped outside
door through which came softly th
sounds of melodious musical instru
ment.
'This is the room, " said Edgar.
''He's practising on bis bassoon.
With these words he pulled the be-
and the bassoon suddenly ceased
Then the shutting Of feet was hear
along the floor, the door opened an
y there, framed in the doorway, stood
little old man, with a benevolent
smiling face and large-sized bassoo
resting across one arm.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

M. Heger, Charlotte Bronte's
teacher in Brussels, who plays so great
q part in "Vilette," died recently,
aged 81 yeas~
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

An ordinary railway engine is equal
in strength to 900 horses,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-09-04

In word, this story, thoroughly
Partisan, ended in marriage. From
the French.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-02
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
WASHINGTON NOTES.


Gov. RENFRow, of Oklahoma, has
fled with the secretary of the interior
his annual report for the year ended
June 30. 1896 1t contains a lengthy
statement as to the agricultural inter
'ests of the territory.
The report of the commission ap-
pointed last January to investigate the
British-Venezuelan boundary dispute
proba bly, will be made to the president
shortly before congress convenes IN De-
cember
A WASHINGTON dispatch stated that
there would probably be some changes
in the regulations relating to the de-
tail of army officers as professors of
military science at colleges. Institu-
tions were to be classified in the order
of merit, and it would probably be
stipulated as one of the conditions of
the detail that the military depart
ment be placed on the same footing as
other departm and that pro6cien-
cy in the military course be made an
incident of graduation.
A RECENT dispatch from Washington
stated that a silver senator, whose
name was not given, said that II Nc
Kinley was elected the silver forces of
the senate will not at the next session
obstruct the passage of a tariff or other
bill intended to raise the additional
revenue in order to show that neither
under high tariff nor a low tariff
alone can good times be restored.
THE money value of army horses
condemned during the past year is
placed at 10000, and Secretary La
mont has issued an order looking to a
more economical administration in this
direction. His instruction is that in
spection reports, condemning cavalry
horses for being vicious and unmanage-
able in ranks, are not to be approved,
except in rare cases. The number of
cavalry horses condemned last year for
various causes was $40.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-02
Sept. % Opened Highs Low st CLOSING
Kansas City Grain.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 29.-Wheat sold rather
slowly to-day and generally y to 1c below the
top prices on the bulge yesterday. Offerings
were not large
Receipts of wheat here to-day, IS cars:
year ago, SO cars.
Sales were as follows on track: Hard. No g,
3 cars 62tic NO. g. 2 cars aS24c. II cars 5SHc, 3
cars SIC; No. 4, car SIC. car 561ic. cars SEC,
2 cars 55e, cars SIC, cars SIC: rejected. I car
SIC. cars 5Sc, cars SIC. Soft. No : red. q
cars 67Kc No. red. cars choice 6 c, I car
64c, car 62c No. red. car choice 62e. nomi-
nally 81 &c Spring, No :, car &c: No 3. I
car 5jKc.
Mixed corn sod at a slight advance and met
with fair demand. White corn WAS held
higher, but buyers showed no dispo~ition to
follow the a vance and most samples were car
ried over
Receipts CT corn to-day. 81 cars: year ago.
% cars
Sales BIZ sample on track: No. , mixed. 10
cars PC, cars 19Ic: No. mixed. nominalIy
19c. . cars 19Hc No. white. nOminauy % .
2)mc: No. 3 white. noGin1lly &c. No !. nOmi-
nally rs Is5c.
Oats sold very slowly and a gond many
samples were carried over. There was httIs
demand even for the best samples.
Receipts Ok oats to-day, II cars year ago
81 cars.
Sales by sample on trac',. Kansas City: No
mixed. nOminally. l. l7c No ,, nominalIy
Bale, No. 1, nOminallly ID FI2c. rejected, I
car C: 20. , white, new, nOminally l6G17c:
old, cars 30Ic: No 3. cars Hc, cars l5c, q
cars 1i1Sc. ? cars lac No. !. / car lSc.
st. Louis Grain.
ST LOUIS. Sept 29-ReceiDts, wheat. So
1876 bu: last year. s.430 bu: corn. $500
bu: last year. 1900 bu: oats. 1920 bu.:
last year, 72,6O0 bu.: shipments. wheat,
81 800 bu.: corn, 5000 bu oats. 12,1b bl
Closing prices: Wheat-Cash. 65Hc Sep
TENDER. 651fc: December, 68s J69c May, 72kc.
Corn-Cash, 2Oc; September, 2Oc; Deem
Der. 2O1sc May, 23hc. Oats-Cash, 16e bids
September, Ice; May zoe bid
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-02
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
A Biblical Text Applied to the
Political Contest.
From a Passage of Scripture to Most PeO-
pie Unknown the Noted Divine De-
nvered Sermon Appro-
pirate to All.

In recent Washington sermon Rev.
I. Dewitt Talmage took for his sub
ject ''Gates of Carbuncle," the text be-
ing Isaiah 54:l2: And 1 will make
thy windows of agates, and thy gates
of carbuncles - DR.. Talmage said:
Perhaps because human disease of
most painful and ofttimes fatal char
acter is named after it, the church and
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-02
Cures

Prove the merit Of Hoods Sarsaparill2 -poa~
tive, perfect, permanent Cures.
Cures of scrofula in severest forms, Ike
goitre, swelled neck, running sores, hiF
disease, sores4n the eyes.
Cures of Salt Rheum, with its intense itching
and burning, seald head, letter, ETC.
Cures of BOils. Pimples, and all other erup-
tons due to impure blood
Cures Of Dyspepsia and other troubles where
good stomach tonic was needed
Cures of Rheumatism, where patients wereun-
able to work or walk for weeks.
Cures of Catarrh by expeIling :he impurities
which cause and sustain the disease.
Cures of Nervousness by properly toning ana
feeding the nerves upon pure blood
Cures of That Tired Feeling by restoring
strength. Send for book Of cures BY
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-02

the world have
never done justice
to that intense and
all suggestive pre-
leious stone, the car
'buncle. The pearl
that Christ picked
up to illustrate his
sermon, and the
jasper and the sap
% ire and the
amethyst which the
vision
masoned into the
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-02
MARKET REPORTS


KANSAS CITY. Sept. 29.-Cattle -Receinas.
1870: calves. SIS: shipped yeSterd:se. 8. -
cattle 229 calves. The market was generally
steady on the best grades others SLOW Tn0
following are representative safes:
SuIpprSc Am DRESSED RErE 81.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-02

JOHN r. GENTRY, at R.gl " park,
Portland, Me-, paced the fastest mile
ever made in harness and placed the
worlds record at 9:OO1S. 1t was be-
lieved that had he not had to contend
with the wind in his teeth in the last
quarter he would have made the mile
in two minutes The time for the
quarters were 291z, SO4, 3O3[, BOZ.
AT the meeting of the. sovereign
grand lodge of Odd Fellows Frederick
Carleton, of Austin, Tex, was chosen
Grand sire; NJ. Richards Muckle of
PHILADELPHIA, was reelected grand
treasurer, and Frank Grant, of Ken
lucky, was chosen grand secretary.
Two PASSENGER trains collided on the
Illinois Central road at Birkbeck, near
Clinton, Ill. on the 1st and two per-
sons were killed and ten injured.
a FREIGHT train on the b. & o. was
wrec se1 at Riverdale park, eight miles
RON Washin ton Nine box cars were
smashed and y others badly damaged.
! brakeman was n ssing and 1t was
earsi ne was IN Ter the debris.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-02

At Kansas City, Kan, the Salvation
army Good VIII home was dediea ted
by Commander Booth-Tucker, of New
York.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-02
Hog~-Recelpts. I2O43 shipped Yesterday.
Ssi The market was steady to &c lower Tbs
Inn n-n.-o nr.ntlr Ill.

Sheep - Receipts, 7,i95: shipped yesterday,
1855. The market was slow, but steady On
good grades The following are representa-
tive sales:
20 lambs. s. $3.50 sheep 81 as
PSI KAN II $40
Horses-Receipts. 3I2; shipped yesterday, g.
The weeks auction sales opened this morn
ing with fairly large Attendance OF buyers,
but there was not much life ID the market
Certain grades seemed to find ready sale AZ
about steady prices. but the bulk OF offerings
we're Of the ''pluggy" order AMI we're extremely
dull
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. Sept % -Cattle-Receipts, 5,501s
market strong fair to best beeves. Oa0
G5.OO; stockers and feeders, t2503&8s
mixed cows and bulls, 81. 4O925O; Texas, as
G325
Hogs-Receipts. 1900 heavy weak, others
steady: light SaOOa35O; rough packing, S200
go: mixed and butchers. t29S03s0; heavy
packing and shipping, e. s5GaS5 pigs, sl5o8
as.
best sheep and lambs, common sheep weak:
native, 81 7592l5; western. G25G275; lambs
el0OG476
st. Louis Live stock.
ST LOUIS. Sept 9.-Cattle-Receipts, 6e09E
market steady; native steers, S3508456e
Texas steers, s2.50a3O0
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 market so lower
light, 10 lOGaS5; mixed, ESQ % 90; heavy, OA0a
6t330
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market steady.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-20
THROUGH SIBERIA ON A WHEEL.
Y. l.. jefferson of London Planning a
3,50Q~,Iile Tide.

Mr.. X. l.. jefferson, now residing in
London, is arranging for a 3, 500 mile tour
on bicycle. He has already made n trip
to Constantinople and Moscow on wheels.
The feat he now contemplates will COM
pletely overshadow all previous expedi.
tions The Siberian wilds have been
crossed by horsemen and travellers who
have been content TO stow themselves
away beneath the furs of a sledge. But no
man has yet attempted to pierce the soil.
tudes Of Siberia alone and mounted upon
the iron steed of modern invention.
He intends 10 start early in May, as the
Siberian summer extends from May To
July. He will take steamer to st. Pc
tersburg, and proceed TO Moscow by train,
as no useful purpose would be served by
his riding on a bicycle from London, for
he has already covered the ground.
When no starts from Moscow, he will
try TO follow the great Siberian highway
and the route mapped out by Jules Verne
and followed by his hero Michael Strogoff.
At Irkutsk Mr.. Je.ferson's bicycle ride
will end. The greatest danger of the
journey will be the wolves, but Mr.. Jeffer-
son thinks that good loud bicycle bell
will frightcn thom away, even as the sleigh.
bells do. There is of course some fear of
the various predatory bands whom he may
meet upon the stoppes. OF these the Kurds
and tho Cossacks will be the worst, and
as he gets as far north as the province of
Tomsk no will meet with the Tartars on
the western slopes of the Ural mountains.
But he has been told that IL he rides on
quietly and takes no notice of any one
these predatory hordes will not interfere
with him.
The distance from Moscow to Irkutsk is,
roughly speaking, 3, 500 miles, and he will
allow himself three months for the jour
ney. Upon arrival at Irkutsk he will bo
on the borders of China, where he hopes
To join caravan and proceed Co Peking.
From Peking he will travel TO Shanghai,
where he will embark in steamer for
home. In the event of being unable 10
travel through China, he viii; return on
his bicycle To Tomsk, or if he can obtain u
vehicle, sleigh, for example, no will
Journey by this means and then take the
train at Tomsk for Moscow. He does not
expect 10 be troubled by Russian officials
in Siberia to the same extent as he was
during his bicycle ride from Constantine
pie 20 Moscow. His journey will be purely
one Of pleasure, but at the same time he
hopes TO add considerable to tho geograph-
ical knowledge of the country through
which nc will pass.-New York Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-20

police headquarters three times day. Ev-
cry morning, noon and night the victim
Is compelled TO report at headquarters, sign
his name on "a book and submit his breath
to the noso of an officer capable OF telling
the smell of alcohol at 40 rods. II the vic
tim has lapscd into his old habits, he Is
committed and compelled TO work out his
fine.
On being first brought up for hearing
he is given his alternative between max
ing these reports or of being committed to
Jail, and of course he takes the former
course As a result nearly all the inebri-
ates of Rockford have had a long session of
reporting, with the most beneficial results.
They have rarely lapsed into their old
habits while reporting to the police. Sey-
eral small towns in the state have already
adopted the Morrison reporting plan, and
the judge receives many inquiries from
justices of distant cities inquiring IA to
Ats efficacy. Chicago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-20
BROWN UNIVERSITY.

A. L. Brown, '9S, beat j.. +. Ames, SO,
In the semi-finals of the chess tournament
Brown and Bliss will meet this week for
the finals.
This morning in Sayles Hall occurred
the first business meeting of the new
Brown Athletic Association. The meet
ing was called to Older by President Will
Ian Gammell, vino made introductory
remarks about the condition and inten-
tions Of the association. A slight amend
ment to the constitution was rassed.
Treasurer Frank Matteson then made a
statement of the financial condition of
the association. Mccarthy, 9j, was pre-
sented the silver cup offered by the
Brunonian board to the most efficient
and faithful football player for the season
Of 1895. President Andrews was then
called upon 10 address the meeting. He
made very encouraging and enthusiastic
remarks, urging all the students to sup
port the association, both financially aud
in spirit. A subscription was then taken
among the students and 1920 was raised.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-20
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EAST PROVIDENCE.

At the Haven Church yesterday morning
Rev. Mr.. Oldham-preached. AT the even
ng service an effort was made to raise
|he. balance of the money needed for the
purchase of the land in the rear Of the
|hurch, the deed of which will proba bly,
Ie taken some time this month, in order
b report II to the fourth quarterly con-
erence which will be held Jan. 81 and
i which time there will be a committee
|ppointed to take into consideration the
latter of buildinga new church and TO
ave plans drawn for that purpose.
The ice companies are working TO fill
heir ice houaes. The East Providence
Ee Company will finish filling their
|ouse on South Broadway today, and
i'll commence storing ice at the old
|entral pond. The ice is from 10 to IA
|pches thick.
Yesterday in the police court Sydney
alekom, who wes arrested ct Riverside
|nd brought up by Sergeant Munroe,
as arraigned on the charge of drunken
less. He pleaded guilty and was fined
y and costs.
This morning the Rumford cars COM
Ienced running on new schedule.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-20
WILL BE RICH ANYWAY.
Seekers After Pirates Hoard Make Mon
ey Growing Coffee.

Nows has reached Stockton, Cal, from
the expedition which started from there
in search of the treasure which is supposed
to be hidden on Cocos island, of the coast
Of Central America. Captain Geislor,
who had charge Of tho party that fitted
out the schooner Hayscod with Stockton
capital 10 go I'm search OF the treasure, has
writton 90 Jacob Simon, hotel keeper
and ono OF tho captains most interested
hackers. telling him of tho results of his
Efforts thus far.
Tho treasure is supposed 10 have been
left on the island many years ago by pi-
rates and so Goisler has secured n conccs-
sion from the Nicaraguan government to
farm tho entire island for "a long term Of
years. and he has now established Ger
man colony on the place and Is planting
II 90 coffee trees.
Mr. Simon, In speaking Of the project,
said that eYcn IL the treasure Is nexer
found those who put their money into the
scheme arc likely TO make n fortune out
Of tho coffee.
"It Is tho best island on the whole
coast" said he, "and Goislor writes me
that the colony is doing well, having
planted about 1000 coffee trees already
The colony Is managed on tho cooperative
plan, and everything Is purchased in com
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-20
M0RRIsoN's DRINK CURE.
Experience shows That Ho Has Something
Better Than a Pledge.

Police Magistrate T.. l. Morrison of
Rockford, Ills, runs the most unique
"iustice mill'' in tho state having for
eight years conducted court on the prin-
ciplo that horse scnsc Is better than
straight law. As n humorist and satirist
Justice Morrison has given his court a
reputation that is moro than local. 1t is
as n rcformcr, however, that he has set an
example that Is being followed In many
small places throughout the country.
In Rockford, ms i'm most small oltics,
the maisity Of police court habituos arc
individuals who are slaves 60 the drink
habit. Tho ordinary way of dealing with
such persons has boon TO dismiss them
with "a curt "ten days" but Justice Nor
rison found that this could be improved
upon In city Of the slzo Of Rockford
Men who provide for their families when
not drunk have been forced to leave wife
and children to starve when committed 20
Jail, or clss their release has been bought
by money that should have been spent IN
buying ncccssarlcs of life.
Justice Morrison, instead OF 1ning these
men or committing thcm To Jail, releases
them upon condition that 'l'-.'---
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-20
NORTHEND NEWS
Rev. F. H. Decker FavOrS
Local Prohibition.
THE NEWS BUREAU,
-ioRTu END. t28 BRANCH AvENuR}
+ Telanhona QDl-a

Telephone Wl-A
The Rev. +. ii. Decker OF the North
Congregational Church favors the submit
ting of the question Of whether or not
this city should grant licenses for the pres
ent year to the vote OF the electors at
the April election. He made the matter
the topic of his Sunday evening di scourse.
Today he brought the matter to the at
tention Of the Congregational ministers
OF the city and later on all the ministers
OF other nominations will be asked to
support the measure.
Last evening Mr.. Decker preached a
strong discourse against the evils caused
by the rom power and said that no
Christian worthy Of the name OF Christ
could be satisfied with the present license
law. Rum, the speaker thought was q
worse thing and the cause Of more misery
than the Armenian massacres, the lynch
ings in the South or the cruelty of the
Nation TO the In diaps In the West.
The object in bringing the question Of
prohibition up he said was TO put every
minister, priest and Christian to the test
at the ballot box as to whether the pres
ent condition of things should continue
or not. Rev. Mr.. Decker said he
despaired of a national prohibitory law.
Inc trouble with the third party was il
supported too many issues.
After the service a petition to the
city clerk asking that the question of
whether or not licenses should be granted
by the city of Providence to sell intoxi-
eating liquors should be incorporated in
the warrant for the State election was
signed by a number OF electors present.
Thirty men were laid OF at the Corliss
Steam Engine Works Saturday night
owing TO a shortness of orders. Work
at this important mandatory has been
remarkably good for some time and it is
hoped the present lull will prove brief
one.
Skating has been good at all the local
ponds the past week.
The Father Mathew Society of Vans
man Hall, Hsssan street, next Wednesday
evening.
Rev. Father Sullivan of st. Patrick's
parish preached an eloquent sermon ap-
propriate TO the feast OF the "Holy
Name" at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception last evening.
1t has been decided by the vestrymen Of
ST. Thomas Church not to continue build
ing operations on the new rectory of the
parish until after the Easter meeting.
Yesterday was quiet day in police
circles. But one arrest was made between
Saturday evening and Sunday night.
The revival meetings which have been
held every evening except Saturday even
ing for the last two weeks at the Asbury
Memorial NJ. T.. Church have been of
great spiritual advantage to the church.
These meetings will be continued this
week In the vestry of the church. There
will be a praise service of 15 minutes
every evening. The pastor will have
charge of the meeting and the public is
invited to attend. The meeting will open
at 7:45 p. m.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-20

mon. The colonists bavo built several
houses and havo recently finished surf
boat, so that they can now go over TO
Punta Arenas whenever they are in need
of supplies"
"Has the idea of finding the treasure
been given up?"
"By no means replied Simon. "The
prospects are, according TO Geisler's let
tiers, better than ever before. His old
chart and landmarks did not bring sue
cess, and he was compelled to go to Bos-
ton and search out n man who knew some
thing of the treasure. From the ipforma-
ton received from him Geisler has made
another chart, and with it returned TO the
island He writes That he has found a
number of ths landmarks on the new
chart and that he has every confidence in
being able to locate the treasure. San
Francisco Examiner.