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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-01
BUDGET FROM BELI4EVILLE.
Attempted Train Wreck-A Wheel
man Meets a Rather.

Belleville, Ca. Aug. S1.-An attempt
was made to wreck west-bound passen-
ger train No. II at the curve, one mile
east of this place, yesterday morning
Some unknown person placed a large
lightwood stump on the track. Luckily
the engineer saw 1t in time to stop before
striking it, and there was no damage
done This is the third attempt that has
been made to cause a wreck at that
place; twice with the Central and once
with the Georgia and Alabama.
Mr. C.. d. Hyman, agent for the Geor-
gia and Alabama railway at this place,
had an experience while out bicycle rid
ing yesterday that he is not likely to
forget soon and not anxious to have re-
peated. While riding along at a right
good gait he saw directly in his path, not
ten feet away. a rattlesnake. 1t was too
late to stop, and he went to pedaling as
hard as he could. and ran both wheels
directly over the snakes body Mr. B. G..
Tippins. who was riding on the opposite
side Of the road, dismounted and dis
patched his snakeship on short notice
The reptile had five rattles, and his bite
would have caused death in very short
time
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-01
ALL THE wAYCRoss NEWS.
Democrats Are Registering slowly.
Meeting at BickIey-Sundry Notes.

Meeting at Btckley-Sundry Notes.
waycross, Ca, Aug. s1.--The populists
and negroes Of the waycross precincts
are registering more rapidly than the
democrats. The registration books will
positively close for the state and county
elections at o'clock on the afternoon OF
Sept. is.
Col. c. c. Thomas democratic nominee
for the Legislature, spoke Saturday at
Buckley, about fifteen miles northwest OF
Waycross. Several hundred people were
present. The meeting was a democratic
rally Buckley community is about evenly
divided between the democrats and popu-
lists and Saturdays rally reclaimed y
number of populists TO democracy.
The price of eggs at the stores in Way
cross has reached 20 cents per dozen, and
the result is that boarding houses and
hotels are patronizing other markets.
j. Il. Wadley, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Waycross, is not only
free silver democrat, but he, w. J. Bry-
ans double, was mistaken recently in
New York for the democratic nominee
for President. Mr.. Wadley is said to
closely resemble Mr.. Bryan in every re.
spect, except as an orator which Mr..
Wadley disclaims any pretentions 20.
The wheelmen OF Waycross will soon
have completed two and half miles
track, six feet In width, TO the Satilla
river bridge.
The republican party OF Ware county
will have a rally in this city about the
middle OF September, II is said and Gen.
Longstreet and Maj. J. F. Hanson win
be invited. n
A meeting of the Earnest Workers OF
the Presbyterian church will be held
Wednesday afternoon at the residence of
Hon. Warren Lott, on Gulf street
The president of the Georgia Female
Seminary at Gainesville spent last night
in Waycross.
The Plant system will sell tickets to.
morrow on Knights of Pythias special
train TO Brunswick and return for 81.
The invitation recently extended to Mr..
Bryan by Chairman ]. c. Mcdonald Tor
him to speak in Waycross has been &C.
knowledged by Mr.. Bryan's secretary, who
said that he would refer the letter to
the nominee for personal reply.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-01
FOR BEAUFORT AND BLUFFToN

steamer GOV. Stafford will leave Savan.
nan Ior Beaufort Port Royal Naval Station
ana way landings at $50 m Mondays, Wed.
nesdays and Fridays, returning same day
Steamer STAR will leave Bluffton daiiy lex.
cept Sunday ar m; returning. leave Savan-
nah at pm. Telepbone so
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-01
Ex-FIREmAN TO THE CHIEF.
He Refterates His Statement About
the Mistake at Planters Rice Mil

the Mistake at Planters Rice MIL
Fire.
Savannah, Ga, aug 3O.-Editor Morning
News. In the Morning News OF the 25th
instant I made the statement that green
hands had laid 1,15O feet Of hose in head
quarters wagon in an improper and care
less manner just after the recent rice
mill fire. Mr. Mcguire in his interview
next day, says that this mistake occurred
at the lower rice mill fire a year and
a half ago. Mr.. Mcguire thus discloses
remarkable carelessness in dealing with
facts. l am prepared to prove that the
mistake mentioned by me occurred the
morning after the fire Of the sd July, 1895,
which destroyed the property of the
Planters Rice Mil Company But 1 de-
sire now to qualify my reference to Mr..
Maguire's green hands. / used the ex-
preston green" as synonymous with
new. ! was in error about this, and
cheerfully make the amende honorable
TO the amateurs of the department. The
hose SO carelessly and improperly laid
last month was put in the wagon under
the supervision, and with the assistance
of man who has been a member of the
department for at least three years. The
hose remained in this unavailable condt-
ton for about four days and had fire oc-
CURED during that interval much yalua-
BILE time would have been lost in recti-
flying the error.
Now in reply to Mr. Maguire's invita-
ton to say something more about the
laying of hose in the reverse manner,
gladly avail myself Of your space to exs
plain the mistake which occurred at
the lower rice mill fire year and half
ago. On that occasion, after the hose
wagon from headquarters had run one
line of hose the driver was ordered 10
have a second line laid out. He was given
the assistance of a hoseman, the same
man referred to above, and started for
the understandable fire-plug, the one at
the corner of Bryan and Houston streets,
Upon passing the corner of Bay and
Houston streets the hoseman commenced
pulling the hose from the wagon, and
when the driver reached the plug at Bry-
an street he discovered that the entire
length of hose had been discharged. OF
course, this necessitated reversing the
hose, but If the hoseman had used intel
ligence there would have been not even
a fiimsy basis for Mr.. Maguires inslnua-
ton that any such egregious blunder as
occurred at the Planters rice mill fire ever
had parallel in the history of the de
partment. We're Mr.. Mcguire a fireman,
l would remind him that one line of hose
from wagon being correctly laid it is a
matter of physical impossibility for the
second to be Improperly run out. The
hoseman connected with the foregoing in
cidents is, as above stated, still connected
with the department. and only the other
night a united and unanimous commission
pronounced him competent.
An ex-Fireman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-01
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Sykes Is Set Free in Columbus.
Western Heights Postmaster in
TroubIe-The New Pleasure Park
in AtIanta-The Case of VIII Init
more. wanted at Both ocala and
Augusta For Murder-A Firemnn's
Tournament for Fernandina.
Baker County Rival for Fort
Valley, Ga.
GEORGIA.
Waycross Herald: 1t is rumored that
Newton Woodwork, we'll and favorahly
known in Waycross, will succeed II. w.
Reed as president OF the National Bank
of Brunswick.
Pelham Home: Camilla is in more
prosperous condition than she has ever
been. Everywhere are seen signs of i'm
provement. New dwellings going up on
every hand The citizens contented ana
prosperous. No sickness.
NJ. NJ. Miller, a white man at Columbus.
had his leg cut off by a train az the Cen
trail railroad on Sunday morning. He was
lying across the track and is supposed
to have been under the influence OF drink
when the accident occurred.
Macon Telegraph: Notwithstanding that
deeds and a mortgage have been filed with
the clerk Of the superior court in refer
ence to the Macon and Birmingham rail-
road, no light is thrown on the actual
ownership Of the property, and the pup
lie is much in the dark.
Western flights. better known as Buck
head, found itself without a postmaster
Saturday morning, and William Cornwell,
who was up to that time postmaster at
the place, found himself forced to enjoy
the hospitality of Jailer Eubanks in AT
lanta. He is charged with selling stamps
at cut rate prices, and trading them for
liquor.
The South Georgia Home Of Pelham
has issued a trade edition" of fourteen
pages filled with matter descriptive OF
Pelham and the neighboring towns AMI
country round about. The issue is very
credtable to the publishers. and Will DC
an excellent advertisement for their Sec
ton. Such enterprise rarely falls still
born in any community.
T. ]. Sykes, the tramp arrested at Co
lumbus for attempted assault on little
Laurie Crouch a few weeks ago. is now a
free man. He is one of the few live men
who know how it feels to be hanged. 1t
around his neck and the maddened mob
was drawing him up to death when wiser
counsels prevailed and he was spared for
an investigation of the doubt of his guilt
entertained by few of the throng. His
innocence of the crime is now pretty well
established and he is at liberty on $3.50
bond.
The Atlanta Exposition Park Company,
which is to preserve the monuments to
the recent exposition. is now practically
organized on a firm basis and promises
TO furnish the greatest amusement park
this city has ever known. The new COM
pany proposes to materially change the
entire park. The grounds will be put in
good shape and the old red hills will be
transformed into grassy plots and numer-
Gus fountains and flower gardens will
also add to the attractiveness of the re-
sort. One thousand fine shade trees will
be planted around the grounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-01
AN ODD ACCIDENT.
A Negro wounded by His own Pis-
tOI-Waynesboro Locals.

waynesboro, Ca. Aug. S1.-Yesterday
quite number of our people, both white
and colored, visited Augusta on the ex-
cursion train from Savannah, IA tickets
were sold from Waynesboro to Augusta.
"a negro at Mclean got on the down pas
senger train on Sunday morning to pur-
chase a package of cigarettes. and as the
train started he jumped from or was
thrown from the platform, when a pistol
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-01

in his pocket fired, making an ugly and
dangerous wound in his left thigh. He was
picked up and brought to Waynesboro to
a surgeon.
An excursion OF colored people came
morning
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-01

The doctor has forbidden me to drink
any more champagne" Probably until
after you have paid his bill. "-Fliegende
Blatter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
LIE spO11En DOC

Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Dcpew Is very fond
of telling humorous short stories, and
the following one that he relates Is a
good specimen:
when | was quite young lad, about
fourteen years old. my father lived on
An old farm up at PoughkeepsIe. One
day went 10 town 10 see the circus, aud
while there | saw for the first time one
OF those spotted coach dogs. bargain
| ed for II with the owner, and trotted
home happy with my new possession
when my father saw IL his good old
Puritan face fell, and he said, sadly,
WHY, Chauncey, We don't want any
spotted dog on the farm, 1t would driv,
the cattle crazy"
II succeeded In obtaining permission
to keep him, however. The next day u
was raining. and took the dog out Ii
the woods TO try him on coon. Th'
rain Was too much for the spots, anc
when we returned home they had disap
peared. FASTENED 10 town and huntet
up the man who sold him To me.
"'I.ook ut the dog said 4; his spot
have all washed Of
"'Great guns, boy exclaimed tn
dealer, there was an umbrella wen
with that dog. Didn't you get an um
brella:' "--IIarper's Round Table.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
Re Story OF
Puritana.

Prof. D,xi Crosby, y. D., IL. n,
who for taiyty-two years vas az tie
head of Dartmouth Medical College,
belonged 10 the famous Crosby family
Of physicians, whichfor several gener-
ations has furnished more diStin-
guiShed medical men than any other
family in America. His father was
DR.. Asa Crosby, Of Dartmouth, who
procured the charter of tie State
medical society, of which he was for
thirty years a conspicuous member;
one brother. DR.. Josiah Crosby. in
vented the invalid bed and the method
of making extensions Of fractured
limbs by adhesive strips; another
brother. DR.. ThOS. l.. Crosby, was
chief surgeon IN Columbian College
Hospital during the war, and later
professor of animal and vegetable
physiology at Dartmouth College;
while DR.. Dixi Crosby himself was
the inventor and di>covercr of various
important improvements in medicine
and surgery, including a new and
unique mode OF reducing metacarpO-
phalangeal diSlocation, opening Of alb
scess at point, etc, etc.
At the early are Of twenty four his
extraordinary skill and succeSsin over
coming disease had already attracted
the attention Of medical men through
out the world, and won for him the
highest honors. His greatest achieve
ment was the discovery of an original
method for perfecting and compound
ing in permanent form what has be-
come known as his "prize formula"
and which, under the name of Puri-
tana. is legally protected.
The foundation of this remarkable
medical discovery consists of simple
New England roots and herbs, and the
original family recipe for il has de-
scended 10 the hong line OF Crosby
physicians from their Puritan ances-
tors Its peculiar vegetable compost
ton rendered it necessary 20 brew il
whenever needed in the early days of
its history, and after the scattering of
the Puritan families 20 remote local.
ties, where the necessary ingredients
were not To be found, many attempts
were made 10 put il up in permanent
form, all Of which failed until Dr.. DiNi
Crosby discovered means and methods,
the result OF which is: Natures Cure
compounded in tie laboratory Of
Common Sense.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
the UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.

When two people have entered Into
the relation of marriage, calling God and
man to witness. they have performed an
act as sacred as sacrament--one held
In some forms Of religious belief to be
indeed sacrament. 1t seems strange
that into the awfulness OF anything APP
preaching sacrament, relation reach
Ing back among the mysteries OF creation
In Its potent results, people should al
low small and trivial concerns to make
dissidence.
But In too many marriages this Is what
happens. A thoughtless wife maddens a
worried husband; an exacting husband
| wearies and wears out high-spirited
wife. Sometimes they fight It out In
union; and though harm Ia done, II Is
much less harm than comes In the more
public way. Sometimes the wronged
party has regard to the speech OF peo-
pie. thinks Of others, OF acquaintance,
| friends, parents, children, and bears the
burden AS best II may be borne; some
times thinks Of duty, and calls on Heav-
en- for help; sometimes when love and
happiness are gone, finds comfort In the
love Of Heaven. Sometimes forgetfuiness
Is nearly attained In one OF the thou
sand pursuits OF science, art, charity or
business. One thing Is certain, that for
getfulness may be found. And another
thing IL equally certain, that II Is the
duty OF both parties to find 1t.
| Because wife loses her first bloom,
because her husband outgrows her In
tellectually. because another has come 10
seem loylier in his eyes, husband Is
afforded thereby no excuse whatever Tor
absolying himself from his marriage
vows. Because husband Ia selfish, be-
cause he Is parsimonious or mean, De-
cause he Ia tyrannical. because ne oo-
Jets tn her friends, the wife has ne
more excuse. Life NAV become al
but vulnerable with him or It'll her
hut II there are children with future to
be considered. II Is IN he borne. snd dui y
and decency must enforce \ behavior be-
fore the children that shall hinder the'i
injury from wrong influences so far ~
possible. IL may be hard Ia bear; II
NAV be almost impossible; but self-con
troll il mn invaluable sllv. The utmost
friyolity, the utmost indifference To IN
wishes. does not Justify husband II
pulling the cloth from the table and al
the china with Il; his pulling the clotf
of does not justify her In putting her
self under the Illegal protection OF nm
other man. We do not say, Indeed, tina
II husband persists against his wife
wish in introducing into the family nj
element or n person that the wife know
10 be- poisonous TO herself or to her chill
dren. or tina; II the wife persists agains
. her husbands wish in any corresponding
course. that either party may not be ju>
titled In the determination TO live apar
from the other. But there Is, at an
rate. dignity in separation that
entirely wanting IN divorce. And sure
IN there l. still great deal OF happines
possible In dignHed and vIriuou
separation, II II il only the happiness
scquired peace and fteedom.-HArper
Baztr.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
NOTICE.

To all Persons and Corporations
IL appra ring that upon the petition or W. ,
starbirI Frank Porter and ". ID. Hammond
@rectmen OF Paris. and OF ~. b. bradtori
William II DaIOs,er and w. III. Allen, select
men OF Hebron all In the Comfy of oxford, q
the County Commissioners OF said County pray
ing that the road or highwry located by said
commit -ioners in the fall Of \ ID. ls.8, commene
ing az or near the four corners near VI King
I'm said Paris and running thence 10 sOuthrrly
cOucsc through part OF -aid town OF faris, Ia tht
town upc between salh Paris and Hebron
thence over hand In Hebron 10 the highway near
the foot of Number Four Iiiil. 80 calIei, In .aid
Hebron De- discontinued. the -aid Commission
err adiuigei and determined that the prayer OF
said petitioners be deBief, and IL further ap.
nearing that -aid selectmen Of Paris AMI ol
Hebron at term Of the supreme Judicial
Court begun and holden at Paris, within and
for said County OF oxford. on the second Tues
day OF February, A II I-si. duly entered their
app.al from the said decision and adjudication
Court holIen a. aforesaid, duly appointed IN,
undersigned a committee 10 act upon the sub
ect matter Of said appeal and a. ailiim or reyer-t
in part or In whole said decision and aiyudi
cation, notice l. hereby i,en o. ail persons and
corporations Interested In the subject matter OF
-aiA original petition Of the seletmen ~ Pari'
and Hebron Aforesaid. ihat Wednesday. the seven
tecnth day OF June. 4. ID. lsS, nj nine O'Clock
In the forenoon, and the Andrews House In
south Paris Village, In said Paris, have beer
appointed by said committee the time and place
to act upon said subject matter. and for the per
formanc. OF the service authorized and direcief
under a commission % said committee dulS
issued In the premises by said Supreme Jul
clal Court on the eighth day OF April. a. ID. ISIS
ADDISON +. HERRICk,)
ALBION 7. GORDON, Committee.
WILLIAM DOUGLASS
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12

Nantucket is famous for auctions
They are held in the public square. Meat
auctions, furniture auctions-there are
few things one cannot buy at auction u
one bides ones time. Whenever an old
home Is broken up, or resident leave:
the island, the unwanted effects are clos.
ed out at auction for whatever they will
bring. At the last one ! attended re-
frigerator was put up. 100 late. The
seasons over" shouted some one In the
crowd. "But there'll be another, and
perhaps hot one" said the auctioneer'
Zone may die before that, said the other
"well," replied the auctioneer, iii you
die you'll be sorry you hadn't bought a
refrigerator and taken 1t along with
you!"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
FoR YouR PROTECTION.

Catarrh "cures" in liquid form to IN
taken internally. usually contain eitbe'
mercury or iodide of potassa, or both
which are injurious il too long taken
Catarrh Is a local, not blood disease
caused by sudden change to damp ant
cold weather. II starts in the nasal pas
ssges. Cold in the head causes excessive
flow of mucus, and, If repeatedly neg
lected, the results Of cstarrh will follow
and oftentimes an offensive discharge
Ely's Cream Balm Is the acknowledged
cure for these troubles, and contains nc
mercury nor any injurious drug.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
w,.-. r.op,. should Go.

Singers q Alto, TIA.
Bakers 10 Cakes, Pa
Jewellers To Gem, Ind.
Smokers 20 Weed, Cal.
The sleepy Ia Gap. Pa.
Printer, 10 Agate, Colo.
Poets - ParuaSSus, Pa.
The idle to Rust. Mimi.
Cranks to Peculiar. No.
Deadhcads 10 Gratis, o.
Actors TO star City, Ark
Pertumers 20 Aroma, Ills
Apiarists To Bccyille, Ind.
Tramps To- GrubtOwn, Pa
Bankers 10 Deposit, y. y.
widowers to Widows Ala
Small men TO Bigger, Ind
Brokers 10 StOckyillc, New
Old maids tn Antiquity, o.
Lovers 10 Spoonville, Mich.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
A LAMB STEAK.

A delicious way to cook slice from a
leg Of lamb or mutton, Is to -four 1t on
both sides and shake off what does not
adhere.
Lay in shallow stew-pan with lid,
sprinkle with pepper and salt, spoon
full Of chopped parsley, pinch OF thyme
and other herbs.
Cover with a small teacupful OF water,
set It In the corner of the oven, and cook
gently for upward of an hour.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
AE HAD 10.

"Ies," said the gentleman with the
pea green whiskers, 1.-THE fellow at the
table next TO me ordered soft-boiled
egg, but the cook let IL stay on the fire
seven minutes"
And what did he doT' asked the gen
tleman with the wooden shoes and the
PAPER msche "bald wig"
He took II hard"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
COOKING RHUsARB WITH THE PEEL.
uas skanfical when first told that

COOKING RHUBARB WITH THE PEEL
/ was skeptical when first told that
rhubsrb did not require peeling.
TRY it," was the reply.
To try was to convince. Not only was
the rhubarb richer to the taste, but more
tempting to the eye.
learned, many years ago, to pour
boiling water over the rhubarb when
prepared for cooking, let it stand few
minutes, then pour off and add what !;
required for the boiling; 1t removes su-
perfluous acid, makes a more delicate
preserve and saves sugar. have been
grateful for that lesson. Now fairly
reyel In the few moments 1t takes 10
prepare the plant, and the delicious
sauce 1t makes after few moments oil
cooking
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
Nm buried Tree. and Plants.

No. los. Buried Trees and Plant--
l. No one has answered the bell. Betsy,
ring again.
y Put tho teakettlc on the fire.
3 That building must have bscn do
signed by "a very skillful architect.
1. When did you last sse your cousin
Pcrivals Monday week In the afternoon
3. A>I was going 10 the cathedral me
the dean In the quadrangle.
q. You will find the information yo'
want in the eighth or ninth page
:. Did YOU offer no retreshment TO tina
poor MANI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12
NJ ,o,-A,,,hme,,cal Pur.ie..

/. What number Is that whose half Is Il
more than it, third
3. Divide 75 into two numbers, OF which
one shall be- one fourth OF the other.
3. II the youngest child of family Is
II years old and the eldest l2 years old
how many will there be-, surprising thcr'
Is a difference Of is months between each
What l. that number whose half, mi
nus ?. equals its third, plus 2:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12

Geographical Item. "Your trip Ia
italy must have been very pleasant, =
said one Of the most intelligent yOuns
ladies in Austin to Simpson, who had
just returned from foreign strand
Very interesting indeed" answered he
snow tell me-" said she, 'does Italy
look like boot? You know that's the
way it looks on the map"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12

Brown-Just had talk with Thump-
mann, the pianist. He says that In the
early part of his career the critics assail-
ed him without mercy. Robinson-if
must have been discouraging. Brown
1t was. At one time he was on the point
of having his hair cut.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-05-12

Mrs. Gadd-How is your girl: Mrs.
Caldwell, she's abominably dirty.
She spoils everything she cooks, and
she's lazy and impudent; but she has
one good quality rarely met with. Mrs.
Gsdd-Indeed, what Is that: Mrs. Gab6
She STAYS.