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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-24
KILN Dried.

CYPRESS LUmbcr-AIarllet In fair de-
mand: "A No. |. 10 inches. $l5.5O: "A No.
II inches. $500: ii no. l. edge. Sl3.5O
~ No. :. edge. SLIGO: A No. stock.
sI2."o; - No. 3. edge. $3.50; A No. 2,
stock. 81 600: bill stuff. air dried. S.. GOA
1000
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Receipt. sly Rn,, ma steamer.
Oiiice OF Tho rirginlan.
Norfolk, Va, ScJI 20 Isc6
wFs OIESAl.E QUUTATIOSs.
Provisions.
Norfolk. Va, Sept.

Norfolk. Va, Sept, %, 1896.
Fish-Mackeral. No. >, in kegs. 500;
new small. $l2.a0; new. medium, Sl2 90
No 3. in kegs. $3.50: Herring, Family
Roe. half barrel. $3.50; North Carolina
Cut Herring. $3.50; Eastern in barrels,
S225
Provisions Market steady: mess pork,
new. $1.75: ham. pork, new. $500
Bulk enthusiastically; clear ribs, &c:
fat backs. JIG; bellies, 4AQ4&c., as to
size pieces: pork. plate, 3lac
Shoulders-Sugar-c cured. 524c
Bacon--Shoulders. 5&!c.
Rreasts-SuEar-cure TIC.
Hams-Smithheld. l4G1Sc.; s. c.
slip hams. 1lM Gl2c.
Lard-Purc lard. tierces. 4Nc; cases,
and tubs. &c. over price OF tierces; com
bound. &C.; tierces. in cases and tubs
Nc. higher.
Cheese-Cream. s1aGs%c: Western
dairy. SC.
Eutter-Market stronger; New York
State dairy. new, 20c.: fresh creamery,
21M22c. Western, 16@lSc.
Kerosene Oil-Tirm; 112 degrees, TIC. ;
60 degrees. l0c; Red $50 degrees, 101Ac.
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E.tlnIber MARKET.
Nvholesale Quotations.)

tWholcsale Cluotations0
CvDreSs Lumber-Market dull and no
demand: boards. lXG--16 feet long. So. 80
ri lo.OO: boards. lXG-lG. rough, $9.006I
iu.oo; boards. lNl2 To is inches--16 feet
clear. s20.00N2 200; boards. rough. wide
Sl2.124l5.O0
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Fresh Fish.

Trout, large gray (per pound) &c: sal
mon tper pound. 4@4hc. croakers (per
loo). s.: Shepherds (per round). S61Oc. /:
blues. &C.: butter fish, S0iS1ac. .per pound !;
Spanish mackre!. SGll0c per pound: :
spots, SI.50f92.5c per 100
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-24
CAPE New York,
CHARLES Philadelphia and
ROUTE Norfolk r. r.
DIRECT RourE

SIX HOURS QUICKER THAN ANY
OTHER LINE
THROUGH DAY AND NIGHT EX-
PRESS EACH WAY.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY II. 1886
LEAVE NORFOLK
mouth. High street $50 a. M
Arrive at Philadelphia J:52 n
M: New York at S.3S D. m '
LEAVE NORFOLK.
6:l0 p. m. daily, Portsmouth, High s.rcc,
6:b5) Arrive at Phiiadcirht;.
1:l0 2. IN; New York, 1:3; a. ni
ARRIVE At NORFOLK. ''
a:IV1 leaving New York at S n
"a. Iniiadeiphia, ll:i0 p. IN.
hRRiSE Al NORFOLK
sos p m daily; except Sunday-iports
mouth. High street, S.b D. mi
leaving New York at s a m
Philadelphia 1920 a. IN "
Close connection made with all rail and
sound lines to and from Hosten. anu
between Jersey City. Philadelphia ana
Cape Charles; Pullman Buffet and par
Tor cars on day trains between phil
deIphia and Cape Charles
Through Tickets sold ana harrocs
checked at Wakes Agency. under At
lnntic Hotel. and on steamers
r. b COOKE. General Agent.
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~ flooring dry and clear. $li.5O1 IL. 90;
NO = SS.50W90O; edge box. $500, ! co ;
stock box. SS.0o@S50: small iosts. SIS. 30 /:
arSe ioists. $4,000 1000: 2X4 IL scantling
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Peanut Market.

Market very weak; prime, 2Ic.: strict
" prime. 2"2hc.: fancy. BIC; com
mon. 1&c.: Spanish, S1.15 per bushel.
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Shfucle Market.

Shinsles-Quie,; No. l hearts, s500G
90: No. 2 hearts. si.0Od4.50: No. | san
sS.00a3.I5: No. 2 saps, s3.0OG3.T5.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-24

Rosin. s1.0o per barrel: pitch, 81. % per
barrel; tar. S1.7d per pork barrel. and
$3.50 ligion: turpentine. 4Oc. per gallon,
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xu- 3d. : 3 SOUTHERN
%yD Railway Co.

THROUGH WESTERN NORTH CARO-
LIMA. THE LAND OF THE sky"
The only line operating a gold train he
tween Norfolk and Chattanooga with Pull
man Sleeping Car attached, without
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NORFOLK { SOUTHERN R. R, CO,

SCHEDUlE IS .EFFECr AUG. Il. 1856
Mall AND EMPRESS LEAVES nor.
Ei ,E.h Ialiy teNGept sunday 10 Il IN. for
ilizabeth city, Edenton. Giac.;cyis Fcrrv
Roper. pantesn. Helhaven, etc Connects
ut fotnton with n. q s. Il. r. steamer
as follows: Daily Except Sunday .o,.
rriyn,outh, Jamesyille, Williamson ana
WINDSOR. TUESDAY. THURSDAY ana
SAItltDAf for al! landings on Chowan
river, and Como on MONDAY ana FIJI
DAY Tor ScuppernonG river. ard WED-
lnE at Bellhaven with steamer VIrgini,
Dhre 10Y MakeyVille, South Creek, All.
FORA Washington and intermediates land
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Opening. Highest Lowest,
Closing

cash Ouotations-INlour firm and un-
changed; No. . spring wheat. lisa
G4i4c.: No. red. GiMdG7c.: No. . corn.
2i,s@slAc; No. = oats. 16A G1G%c
Mess pork. S5.S5G6.O0: lard, S3.62lS: s.
=: sides. s3.20Gt3.40: D. 5. shoulders, SO. 80
lSS;I5; S. c. sides. s3.5O03.62.
Whiskey, S1.1S.
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Michigan. Ohio. 4rd Indiana, No. ~
Timothy hay, new. $is.cl.
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Groceries.

Coffee-Steady: Rio. common. 1874 a
fair. 16i4@l7c.; good, 1Sm1Siac.; choice,
19a20c.: Laguayra, 20l2Qi 2lc.; Java, 29Q
30i$c.
Syrups and Enthusiastically; syr-
UPS. Bright. 1S623c. Fair Grades. 16@
Zoe. Porto Rico, 10. 20 and 2Gc., as to
grade.
New Orleans Molasses-Quiet: Fair,
20625c.: Good. 25430c.: Choice. csc.
Flour-Aiarket strong ana higher:
Western spring Wheat, Best Patent,
Family. $40: Winter Wheat. Best Pa
tent. s+.05: Choice Straight Family. $3.50:
Good Family. $40: Fair Family. $3.50:
Good Extra. $40; Meal per bushel of
30 lbs. 44c.
Salt-Firm: Liverpool Fine. sl00G
weight.
Rice-Milled. 5@sc.
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~ B, c, & b. S. B. Co.
'NSA oDaltinlore aud Norfolk Line)

Leave Portsmouth by Transfer steamer
from Emerson '.!idIL daily except sun.
son street. 80 y m; leave Old Point. $50
D. NJ: arrive baltimore. foot Loe street.
Leave Baltimore. foot Lee street. DALI
except sunday. 600 p. m. leave Old Pnj,i,
GOO a. IN. Arrive Norfolk foot IacI<snti
street. 200 y. III. arrive Portsmouth C%or-
folk irrry) 500 ii. IN.
New aid elegant steamers. The service
Is frst-olass IN "Etry respect. Mails sciv-
ed on American plan.
Freight received at the company's
wharf. Norfolk, and Enmcrscn's Wharf
Portsmouth. daily except Sunday untii /
L. r LAMB. Agent.
WILLIAM HENRY TAYLOC
District Passenger and Ticket Agent rs
Main street, Atlantic Hotel.
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EVENING EXPRESS LEAVES NOp-
EOLk t:le =. m. daily. Except Sunday,
s1a tia niizao9th city. Eden;9n and way
with the steamer Ncusc Tuesdny, Thurs,
Iay ana saturday for Ncwi.rII. toanuEr
kinston and Goldsboro via ~ " g. &. l.
T.. and Tor Jacksonville. WILMINGTON, :
+. Il. - 49,
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WILLIAM HENRY TAYLoE. D!stri i,'
passSimser agent. No. IS Main street.
". H. GREEN. General Superintendent.
]. NJ. GULF. Traffic Manager
w. \. TURK, General Passenger Aren't
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ARRIVE At NORFOLK.

ARRIVE At NORFOLK.
NAH. AND EMPRESS daily exccpt
Sunday at 4 :25 p. M. and Express daily
with all rail and steam lines at NorfoIl,
for the North. East and West Passen-
ger stations foot OF East Main street
Norfolk and Western depot, Freight str.
uontion on Water street.
EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH
FAST FREIGHT LINE AND OLD DO.
M1NlON LINE between all points Mort h
and East via Norfolk and Norfolk and
Southern railroad and Eastern North
Freight received daily until 3 H. m. and
forwarded promptly at low rate
For further Information apply 20 the
General Office OF the n. & S. r. f. Co,
Norfolk, Va. ~
II. c. HUDCiNS.
General Freight and Pass Agent
II. Is. KING. General Manager
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-28


As of old the master wood carvera
and violin makers boarded fawless,
dry wood, SO must the wood burner
of today keep a vigilant eye upon
the lumber yards and lay in a stocb
of hawless, dry wood. His materia
cannot be too we'll seasoned. It must
be white, free from gum and soft,
white because contrasts are wanted
and free from rosin that it may not
turn black with age. As it is the
fiber of the wood which is blackened
or carbonized, not the resin, it is OBJ
vioUJ that the freer the wood is from
gurnmy substances the better. The
most satisfactory fire etching has
been done on panels of French pop
lar, which is soft, white. close grain
cd and free from gum. The COM
mon white wood or yellow poplar
OF America yields readily to treat
ment with the hot iron and can be
successfully used in conjunction
with harder, rarer woods. as be-
meath the magic touch of the burn
Ing tool it becomes rich and solid.
The harder woods are more difficult
10 work, but by combining the nat
Ural grain of woods like maple or
oak with the rich burned tones beau.
fiful results may be obtained -.
William Fosdick in Century.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-28
MEXICAN Lpre md Hata.

The Mexican language il very mu-
alcal. For instance. love" i'm Mex
ioana In tlazotlaliztli; "hate" In tia
t0clizH. Mexican Herald.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

OF 70 OF slumber uader the sod Patti.
Nilsson, aud other great singers OF the
day have achieved signal triumph Ia
their rendition Of Fosters compost
tlona. "suwanee Rubber has been
translated into twelve different Ian
guagos. and I, plalntive tune 10 known
nearly al over Europe !, was re-
Gently played al Johannesherg, South
Africa, at a concert given there, This
shows the popularity Of some OF bis
songs,
Foster was a Pltlsburger, born aud
bred. having lrsl seen the light Of day
on July T. 1899, In the old Foster man
sion at Lawreneeyille. now a suburb Of
Plttsburg. once owned by his lllustri-
Gus grandfather William Barclay
Foster The latter was one OF the
founders Of Piitsburg. the son OF a SOL
dier In the revolution. an officer In the
Mexican war. and prominent In the
defense OF New Orleans under Gen.
Andrew Jackson. He gave his estates
for the defense OF the Crescent City
and the Northwest against the British
and was never fully repaid the deb,
BY the United States
Foster was sent TO school at To.
wanda. Pa. at the age Of thirteen. and
soon at,erward 10 Athens. Ohio. Al
both places he gained the reputation
Of being one Of the Qulotest and mos
modest boys In the school. His friend.
In Pittsburg today remember him
AS gentle as woman" lie hnishe,
hls education at Jefferson College
Cannonsburg. Pa, which college Jane
O. Blaine attended Young Foster dis
played an aptitude Tor mercantile life
aud went TO Cincinnati. where he Sc
cured a position as a clerk This ben
a. short lived. however. for soon aftc
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

Waits" II rts published before ths
youthful composer had reached bis
fourteeath birthday, and as compensa-
ton he received the magnificent pres
ent OF twnty-hve copies OF the piece for
distribution among his friends. His
while clerking. In 1882. Il was entitled
open Thy Lattice. Love-" and was
published In Baltimore. A few months
afterward "old Folks az Home" bis
greatest success. made lis appearance.
Il was not much OF a success at FIRST,
until one Thomas Mentally. foreseelng
its popularity. paid, |iIter $500 TO first
produce II on the fnstrel stage Il
then spread like ldfre through the
south. and was 5n on the lips Of
every slave. TO whom Il especially APP
poalod.
A complete record Of Fosters sOags
has never been kept. nut Il is es-
timaied that 100 OF his writings became
popular. The majority Of these were
campaign songs. written at the out
break OF the war The more familiar
compositions included "Old Dog Tray. .
"Old Kentucky Home" %, Lemuel. %
open Thy Lattice. Love" way
Down South" Way Down Upon the
suwnnee Rlbbor." 20. Susanna. Don;
You Cry For Me-" Hard Times Come
Again No More" "Massas In Cold
Cold Ground. etc. With the exception
OF perhaps ten over the above list. the
remainder have sunk into Oblivion
like their author.
Writing songs was to Foster as east
as swinging the AK 10 the back woods
man. Given flimsy theme. he woul,
produce a composition in an incredi
bly, short time. Hts songs possesses
decided originality and much musica
merit. They we're written In mos
cases at random. and just a. the moo
b came upon him. He would dash of al
: air. then wedge In the words 10 n
J often spending more time In finding
single needed word. than on the en-
, tire piece.
D Morrison Foster. q brother OF N
e composer. now a Pittsburg bushes
p. man. tells OF a day when his broths
A entered bis once.
lie came 10 me ono day In perplei
ity. Said be I want the name Of
a river In the United States containin
u two syllables.' suggested Peedre
Is Yazoo. and several other outlandi5
i names. but none Of them would d
/. Finally. got down an old map Of q
10 United States. and a. my fingers wal
Is dered over the state OF Florida, thl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

nea.h iay TOW limp antagonist. ] must
have presented a pretty strange a..
peamnce. dripping with my own blood
and that Of the leopard. which almost
smothercfed me- Fortunately, my iace
had escaped liberation. but my arm
was almost pOwerless. Siill. ! went
down 10 the river and got rid OF some
Of the obnoxious gore. after which !
felt much refreshed: my arm. too, be-
gan to lose its numbnefs. ky the way
/ had previously had very similar
encounter with one Of these animals,
which ended In exactly The same man
ner-hy the use Of my knife. But %
return. managed 20 skin my leopard
"A splendid hide. though be was not
~ large aa others ! have killed. IhiY
LEOPARD only laceatcd my aru'. when''
a.. the one have Just alluded 70 tori
me up auociously
In tie mcautin my dog had 70
gained his composurc. Since be hht
necn two Of his comiades fatiened ouI
by le0pnris. he often turned tail. bul
be was very useful IL tracking then
] had rolled up tie skin and was Jus
starting hack % camp when the dos
again attracted my attention. actin,
ns though be had picked up q fresi
sctni. and although ! felt pretty sick
could not resist the temptation. ang
followed him. first hanging Up the skil
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

The tunnels have II fIfdit
from right 20 left. and this motion Il
not due 10 electrical action. but 10 &C.
celebration Of conflicting air currents.
Lieut. Finley shows that the lightning
supposed "a BE- IN the funnel IA really
IN adjacent thunder clouds. The
broken and withercd buds. bruised By
the action OF the air. are evaporated
by the sun after the tornado. causing
the foliage 10 look scared. giving rise
20 the error that the tornado manlfeals
burning electrical power. II has been
demonstrated by study Of wreckage
that o. the funnel leaves the earth and
rises into the air H. force slightly a.
minlshes, and that this bounding mo-
ton causes the funnel 10 spare one
building and demollsh another. The
funnel. with its small end to the earth.
spins like a top. moving along at an
average rate OF about forty miles IA
hour. but the velocity Of the spin - In-
calculable. II j. Ike the motion Of air
impelled by an explosion.
Tornadoes generally occur between
p. m. and , y. M. aud not more than
one IN n thousand takes place between
I IN p. m. and noon Of the following day.
have heard Of only two instances In
which the tornado occurred between
midnight and mOrning-One al lIohn-
kus. \. j.. and another In Southern
Michigan. which caused slight loss Of
life. Since these are only two In about
1900 cases the danger from tornadoel
at night Is 80 small that Il need not b
considered. -Harper's Weekly.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

IN q thorn bush out OF the Immediate
reach OF the ants The dog held ON.
aud I followed as well as ! could for
perhaps another mile. fortunately.
along the wooded ground most Of the
time. - that was shaded to some ex-
tent by the burning sun. which, under
ordinary circumstances. would have
caused ire no Inconvenience. but now
almost prostraied me. doubtless had
host considerable more blood than ]
imagined. but the sudden renewed
barking 81 the dog put renewed life IN
f. me. aud | hurried up. The leopard
had veefed of 20 some rocky ground.
and as he would probably not leave
his stronghold for any dog. sat down
and rested a while ! also examined
the breech Of my carblne and arranged
things a. well as ! could. ~ that no
4 repetition OF the last contretempl
should occur. The doc was workinf.
az crevlcc IN the rocks In which
concluded the leopard was ensconced;
aud ! cautiously approached 10 invest
lgaie. could neither hear nor see any
thing NJ INST. but az my eyesight got
accustomed to the gloom ] Wade out
two balls Of hrc. They might have
been one yard. they might have been
atty yanls away. | could not tell-bui
that did not signify. and. taking aim
between them. ! let 60. The rcpori
was deafcning. - that ! could NOT
have Araul any other sound had Their
icrn enc: but the "eycs' had gone oul
when the smoke cleared away. and M
WIS qulie still AFTER waiting a Will,
I cut two or .hrcc limbs ~ straight a.
| could find. and splicing them togeth
or, poked the pole into the rcccsses OF
the aperture. ON Withdrawing Il. aftci
twisting Il around against some sof
substance which Il struck. I found
SUM enough. leopaul's fur On the end
! now felt no hesitation about goinl
In. though this was mere easily sal,
than done. could with difficult!
squeeze myself through the marrow
oicnlng. and to do 80 caused me cx
cruciating pain. Once through, howey
er. had more room. and soon rachel
my quarry which | got M last into tl
daylight iot n liiils glad 10 be out @
the business 30 well. ! then had Z
skin u. II vas a female. ana doubl
lees mate 20 the one ! had killed In On
morning. Thsn. returning TO where
had lett the other skin. | made track
|, for the wagon. and | don't think an
hunter was ever morc glad when I
/. reached camp than was on that pa
I, tlcular day-sOrc. tired aud feeling
! don't know how. after my hauling
/, was pretty stiff AID rsed up for man
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

stopped on the line which marks the
course OF the Suwanee. That will do.
aid stephen. o. he left my Office.
thought nothing mere OF the matter
until several weeks later. when die.
covered that my brother had wrlttea
song about the name and given u
10 the world Old Folks al Home"
In the SUMMER Of 1859. Foster went
to Beards,own, KY In search Of refi
and retirement, and there remained
several months "a the guest Of Judge
John Rowan. lie was so pleased with
this place. which he termed his re-
treat" that he wrote a song about the
homestead. and named Il MY Old Ken.
lucky Home" The Fosters were orig.
inally southern people. and this may
have had something 10 do with the
composers love for southern topics and
| subjects
Foster died In New York. compare.
lively wealthy. Like nearly every
member OF his family. his death oc.
CURED away from home. His remains
were brought 20 Pittshurg al his own
request, and buried In the family lot
which was located In the then fashion
sh,t portion Of Allegheny cemetery.
Although his grave today Is obscur,
and sadly neglected. the Grand Army
veterans a. least keep his memory
green. His SONGS begulled many
weary hour on the march and In camp
and In grateful remembrance, his gray'
IL visited on each Memorial day, and
@. A. II. fag placed reverently beneatl
the headstone, together with hug
bunch o. roses and forget-mc-nots.
The move 90 start a national fun
for the erection Of a monument over hi
grave was started In pittsburg. and
extending through Pennsylvania. Tn
intention Il 10 have the fund complete
and the monument placed In one OF n
public parks, Il will BE- unveiled o
July I, 1897, which win be doubly Gel
eArated aa Fosters birthday and u
anniversary OF the signing OF n
Declaration Of Independence.
PERCIVAL PHILIIpS.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

Harry stevens. letter known "a
score Card Harry" undoubtedly Is one
Of the best known characters ON the
baseball Geld. aud counts his friends
hy the host. The players are all ae-
oualnted with him, and all have a
hearty greeting for him when they
meet. Besides he Is as well known In
. theatrical circles as he IL In baseball.
Harry was born In London, Eng. about
thirty-eight years ago. and came TO
this country IN 1879. and having friends
IN the west, went direct 10 Niles, o.,
where he went into business and re-
. malned there until about lSS6, when he
removed 10 Columbus. and took an
agency for General John A. Logan's
hook. aThe Great Conspiracy lie
made such decided success selling
books that Conrad Born aud Ralph
Lazarus. owners Of the Columbus club
Of the Ohio State League In 1881 IN
duced him 10 take charge OF the score
cards at their ball park. In 1855 th'
Columbus club was member
u the Trl.slate League, and harf'
continued 10 sell hla score cards AM
increase Ais reputation IN that respect
IN 1853 she Columbus club succeeae
she clsYtlands llhe latter Joining n
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14

SAY. Name" said Maud, as she bit
OF tiny piece OF chewing gum. I've
been improving my mind again"
Go 'wayl You haycntw
Eyes. | have. / have been reading
all about the convention. lrs pcriecl'
~ fascinating. TOO"
"Can you understand it,
Most Of a. used 10 think con.
ycnllon was stupid. but It isn't bit,
It's just like a gymnasium or riding a
goat at an Initiation. or something q
that kind, you know"
How DO they dog'
"why. they brlng ont a plank"
YES"
And rs very wide: and the eandi'
dates Try to straddlo Il, and other peo
1 pie try To keep them from doing 80; ans
the side that wins gets the nomination
/ don't know what Il means. but that
the way it's done. for | saw II In a,
paper. Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-14


coming into. Hand In hand with this
announcement comes that Of an effort
being made In this city. the home OF
their composer. TO start a national fund
Tor the erection OF a monument to this
genius. Forty years ago the name OF
stephen Collins Foster was familiar
10 all A. the composer OF many cam
paign songs. songs that have since be-
come famous. 'he was as well known.
and perhaps better. than many people
II that day whose names have since
passed into history. What man or wo-
man or child today but what can carry
the tune" OF odd Folks a, Home" per-
haps better recognized a. Way Down
Upon the suwanee Ribber." or has
heard the plaintlye notes OF "Old Black
Joe" or was thrilled with the tender
ness and paihos OF MY Old Kentucky
Home" or laughter at the humor IN
20. Susanna, Don't You Cry for Me-
And yet today, all that remains Of the
man who gave to the world these song.
lies 10 a neglected grave In little
corner OF the Allegheny Cemetery
Plttsburg. Pa grave so neglected
and forgotten that the sexton Ia,
great dlmulty In locating H.
Foster In bis line. was as grea, {
genius as Beethoven. Mozart. or any o
the well-known composers. lie was a.
truly musical. although his talent wa
directed into different caannel. and
like some great musicians. he will som
day be appreciated. after fifty year