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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-29
CHOLLY'S STORY.

a smoking concert, Cholly said as he
came out of his room, attired all in
white, looking a perfect picture of man
ly beauty. Cholly was blond specimen
Of the male sex, blue eyed, golden hair
ed, a stalwart representative Of the
Saxon type. He was 81, we'll placed as
regards this world 6 wealth and position.
Life to him-thanks to old Egerton
pastime, the world a charmed play
place, where girls worshiped him and
men voted him a trump. So much for
ChOlly, debonair, kind hearted and
handsome, who had travelled the world
over, making friends wherever he went.
/ Cholly's prediction that it was too
warm even for smoking concert on this
particular evening was verified by the
slim attendance there on his arrival.
Only eight men out Of the 80 expected
found their way to the usual rendezvous.
By general agreement the music was
banished, coats discarded, negligee atti-
tudes assumed, and the eight men
amused themselves by relating anecdotes
and personal experiences.
by the way, Cholly," at last friend
said to the blond Adonis, who, sprawled
on a sofa, was listening quietly to the
conversation, "you're very silent to-
night. You've just arrived from the
west too. Come, haven't you some blood
curdling tale to tell US of western atroc-
tiles, cowboy breaks or Coxey out
RACES? These fellows stories are stale.
We require something spicy to stir us up
night like this.
"Well, I did have an adventure, but
its recital won't be spicy, Tracy. Idon't
think it will be the style you care for. :"
"Out with it! Out with it!' seven
voices simultaneously exclaimed. els it
a Christian Endeavor story, Cholly?"
asked Tracy. "You do look awful SOL
emn. "
i "No; it's Sunday school talk" said
Andy Wears, very young man with
new mustache and drawl.
: Cali right, " said Cholly quietly; "if
you fellows don't be quiet, I won tell
it."
"Go on, Cholly. Don't mind the
calves, grunted old Major Poole. "Tell
us your story, man.
''It will interest you, major. Doubt
. less you remember the Donovans Of
Limerick-pretty Kate, they called one
of them. Il met them in Dublin"
edo I remember her? May me eyes
fall out of me head if I ever see her
likes again--eyes like violets, hair like
ink and skin like peaches and cream.
And a figger God bless you, boys, she
had fgger like goddess. She could
ride cross country like bird. Never
saw such rider before nor since. But,
Cholly, me boy, I thought you were
gone in that direction. Oh, the pair
you'd have made!"
Cholly blushed scarlet; the company
exchanged glances. "Seems to me-"
:, said Andy Wears, "that the majors
telling this story. Go on, Cholly; hold
the platform. - So Cholly cleared his
throat, as Andy said afterward be SEEM
ed nightly upset by the majors re-
marks, wiped the perspiration from his
flushed face and began:
'YOu see, fellows, my story will have
to consist of two parts, the introduction
and the sequel. It begins in Ireland four
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-29

MISS haC6 donovan or Limerick. She
was a sumner, as the major says, the
best cross country rider ever saw. She
was poor as a church mouse and proud
as Lucifer. She was an orphan !; had beer
brought up by her uncle, old Peter Don
ovan. He had three daughters of his
own, but none of them could hold q
candle to Miss Kate herself. From what
saw during the time was in Dublin
don't think the trio cared much fol-
pretty Kate; they were jealous of her
and took pains to show it in many petty
ways, particularly when Captain Cor
catch, appeared on the scene and devoted
himself to Kate.
Captain Rupert Gordon of the Forty
SEVENTH" queried Major Poole.
"The very same, dark beggar, with
a bad mouth and lots of money.
"Well, he was the man that set all
the Dublin girls wild. They literally
lionized him. He was douce enough
there. He was asked everywhere, and
old Peter Donovan was mad enough
when he asked him for his niece and
not for one of his daughters. They
said the three girls never spoke to Kate
for weeks.
"Poor Kate! She hardly knew what
to do. She was very unhappy She told
me all about it one evening at dance.
She had devil of life in her uncle's
house, and Gordon seemed very fond Of
her. She didn't know what he really
was; neither did I, or I could have
warned her. They were married in Sep
TENDER. In November Gordon took her
to. the Riviera after the honeymoon was
over. A fellow who met them there told
me that Kate-that is, Mrs. Gordon
looked miserably unhappy, and people
said Gordon ill treated her. However
that may be, she did not stay with him
very long. One day woman appeared
at the hotel where they we're staying.
She was a gaudily attired specimen, not
overcultured. She registered as Mrs.
Captain Gordon and forced herself into
the Gordon private rooms. Gordon
hadn't word to say. He owned up
that he had married her five years be-
fore somewhere, where his regiment was
stationed--I forget where. There was a
terrible scene, which ended by Kate
leaving the hotel. No one knew where
she went. My friend, an Englishman,
who told me just what have told you,
tried to follow her and offered to do
what he could for her in a monetary
way. He was a gentleman and meant
we'll by her. She refused all offers Of
assistance and disappeared as if the
Mediterranean had swallowed her up.
He heard Of her again at Marseilles.
She had been singing in a cafe there.
She always had a passable voice and
played the banjo we'll. Poor Kate Her
pride was dragged in the dust ); her heart
was broken"
Cholly paused to wipe the perspiration
from his face and take few sips from
a tumbler beside him. The old major,
for wonder, kept silence, from time to
time shaking his head sorrowfully.
81 suppose that is the first part of the
story" broke in Andy Wears "It is
deuced sad. Hope the little girl got back
to her uncle -
"Uncle'' growled Major Poole.
"Poor child He didn't want her. He
was cruel hearted, mean old scoundrel,
was Peter Donovan. He never treated
the girl right when he had her. -
Cholly nodded his head affirmatively
to Major Poole s assertion and continued
his story:
"This all happened four years ago.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-29

A process has been patented in Germany
whereby artificial skins are manufactured
or produced.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
What Cathode Me0nA,

Let us first see what we mean by the
term cathode. If we should break the
tiny flament of an Edison incandescent
lamp at the middle of the glowing loop
the light would go out. If, now, we con-
meet the two ends of the broken fla
1nent to the poles Of battery of a great
many thousand voltaic cells, such as
are commonly used to ring house bells,
we should be able to light the lamp
again, not by incandescence, but by d
feeble glow which pervades the whole
bulb. The ends of the broken filament
would glow, and the glow at one end
Of the flament would be different in
appearance from that at the other.
The broken filament, by means of
which the electrical energy enters the
bulb, is called the anode, and the fila
ment by which, in ordinary language,
it leaves the bulb, is called the cathode
Now, the great popularity of the cath
ode rays is this: They seem to be indie
pendent of the position of the anode,
and they stream out from the cathode
like the beam of a searchlight, striking
the walls of the inclosing vessel.-Prof.
John Trowbridge, in Scribner's.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07

relations of labor and capital. When
Bishop Warren said that no man should
prevent another from working when.
where and for whom he would, he pro-
vol1ed the applause of the day. The
bishops declare for national divorce
law; are opposed to removing the ban
Of the church from dancing, card play
ing and theater going; favor total pro-
hibition, and want the United States tc
refuse government licenses in prohibit.
ton states. =
The address shows that the church
has membership of 2,796, 656, gain OF
$4,000 in four years. The Sunday
schools last year numbered 3O,352, a
gain in four years of 276, and the teach
ers and pupils numbered $685. $50, a
gain of 100000. The conversions in
the Sunday schools in four years were
SO, 436. The church has added $11 ,6OO.-
900 worth of property to the $113, OoO;'
900 owned in 1892. The gain in pastoral
support has been 100000, partly be.
cause of 1.4oO more pastors. The mis-
sionary funds show substantial gains.
The church has ST deaconess' homes.
hospitals and orphanages, of which Is
are in foreign lands. There are STA
deaconesses, of which 90 are in foreign
work. One hundred are trained nurses.
The organization has $641, $50 worth of
property, which has been mostly given
during the last four years. During the
last four years the deaconesses have
made 262,416 calls, held LOGO religious
meetings and helped to care for 629
people, either in hospitals or at their
own homes. The Epworth League has
q 900 chapels; with 1856, 900 members.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
ENTOM BED.
Remains Of the Late Secretary Gresham
- q sI- Inferred.

Remains Of the Late Secretary Gresham
y sf- Inferred.
Washington, May s4.-The burial of
the remains of the late Secretary Gresh-
am Saturday afternoon was devoid Of
any display whatsoever. The funeral
party reached Washington by train
on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad at
four o'clock p. M. and was met at the
station by Secretary Lamont and his
aide, Capt. Barry. Mrs. Gresham and
her son and daughter entered the car
riage and followed the hearse up Penn
sylvania avenue through the white
house grounds en- route to Arlington
cemetery. The president and Secretary
Olney and Secretary Carlisle and Sec
rotary Herbert and Gen. Miles were
waiting at the cemetery. The body was
lifted from the hearse by eight troopers
from Fort Myer, and the little process
sion then wendell its way through the
beautiful grounds to the newly-made
grave in front of the old mansion onthe
brow of the hill, in close proximity to
the monument of Gen. Sheridan. With
out ceremony except the sounding Of
"taps" by bugler the body was
lowered into its last resting place and
the party returned to the city. There
was no military display.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
AID FOR REBELS.
Ff1ibusterins Steamer Bermuda Lands
Safely on Cuban Coast.

Fi1ibusterins Steamer Bermuda Lands
Safely on Cuban Coast.
New York, May 4.-Ncws of the Sue
cessful landing of the Bermuda on the
Cuban shore reached the leaders of the
revolutionary party in this city at mid
night Saturday. The Bermuda sailed
from Philadelphia April %, touching
at Jacksonville, Fla, a week ago. Sun
day, April 26, she took on board arms
and ammunition in waiting at the
Clyde line docks at Jacksonville, and
quietly slipped down to the mouth of
the river, where Brig. Gen. Leite Vidal
and 30 men stepped on board and the
successful filibuster laid her course for
the coast Of Cuba. The Bermuda land
ed two Calling guns, 1000 rifles, most of
them Mansurs, 100000 rounds of ammu-
milton and 1000 pounds of dynamite.
Tampa, Fla, May according to
Rev. Alberto Diaz, the Baptist mission
airy expelled from Cuba by Gen. Weyler,
many atrocities are committed on the
island. Mr.. Diaz asserts that for two
weeks prior to his departure more than
100 Cllbans, many women and children
being among them, were massacred in
the rural districts Of Miguel del Padron
and Minas. These people, the Spanish
official reports stated, were killed in
battle.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
FAMOUS BANKER DEAD,
George 8. Coe, of New York, Succumbs to
Paralytic Stroke.

George 8. Coe. of New York, Succumbs to
Paralytic Stroke.
New York, May 4.-George S. Coe, for
nearly 80 years president of the Amer
can exchange bank of this city, died at
his home at Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Sun
day morning. The immediate cause of
his death was paralysis, of which dis.
ease he had had several strokes. Mr.. Coe
was born in Newport, r. T., on March
27,1s27. For more than 80 years there
was no banker in the United States
whose opinion was more generally
sought or whose judgment on financial
subjects was mor. generally trusted
than Mr.. Goes. lie was an intimate
friend of President Lincoln and Secre-
tary Chase, and during the dark daysof
the rebellion was frequently summoned
to consult with the officers Of tlle adj
ministration concerning financial ques-
.tions of Importance. Mr.. Coe devised
the system of issuing clearing house
certificates and this system has been
the means of arresting many panics.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07

rected that sincere condolences be ten
dered, and adherence of the crime ex-
pressed to the government of Persia
and the family of the shah.
[Nasir ed-D1n was born April "a, 1929, and
has ruled Persia since 1S4S, and early began
to carry cut the plans of his father to ex-
tend his possessions into Afgnaristan and
Beluchistan, but English Intervention in
1853 compelled him to sign a treaty to not
interfere with internal affairs at Herat.
In 1856, however, the Persians invested
Herat, and an English army was sent to
Persia. The Persians were repeatedly de-
feated in battle and in 1857 they were COM
PEELED to restore Herat. Since then Per-
STA has not attempted to interfere with
the "key to India
In many disputes over the fixing of Per-
sian boundaries the shah uniformly dis
played the powers of a diplomat OF ability.
He coopcrated with the English, and in
1881 made satisfactory terms with Rus
STA to protect his dominions from en-
croaches of the Turkomans. The Indo-
European telegraph system was made pos
sible by the shah's frienGliness to overland
Geographic communication.
The magnifcence of this monarchs court
and travelling ret1nues was always the SUBJ
Ject of much discussion. He was classed
as a despot and true aristocrat. But
travel in Europe and utilization with great
EngliShmen gained for him the reputa-
ton of being very shrewd culer.l
Tifis, May 4.-1mmediatetly after the
death of the shah the heir apparent
(valiahd) Muzaffer Ed-Din was, pro-
claimed shah. Russia and Great Brit
ain recognized Muzatfer Ed-Din as heir
to the Persian throne in 1858. The grand
vizier will govern until the arrival of the
new shah at Teheran from Tabriz.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
Her Ruling Passion.

evil you take me for better or for
worse, TOR veal or woe?" he asked,
earnestly.
They were moving swiftly along side
by side on one of the avenues of the
park. The maiden gazed fxedly in
front of her and made no reply.
''Will you?' he persisted. ''Will you
be mine for veal or woe?"
On they still went, side by side.
"Let us get off and rest here" she
said, suddenly.
Then as she tenderly and carefully
leaned her bike against the piazza of
the house a soft light came into her
eyes as she answered:
Eyes, darling. I am yours for the
wheel, anyway."-N. Y. World.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
Minnesota Appropriations.

The senate commerce committee has
completed consideration of the Mime
sofa item in the river and harbor bill.
The appropriation for the St. Croix riv-
er is increased from $4,000 to SIS, 900
and provision inserted that $500 of
this amount shall be spent on the har-
Dor at Saltwater. The appropriation
for the Red River of the North is in
creased $4,000, with provision that
portions of it shall be spent on the Red
Lake river, between Thief River Falls
and its mouth. Other Minnesota items
remain unchanged
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
Fate of q Girl.

Wilmington, Del, May AIT Berlin,
Md, Thursday night John Gordy (col-
ored) attacked his sweetheart, Dolly
Simmons and beat her to death. He
accused her of infdelity. Gordy
placed the body on the railroad track
and it was run over by train and hor-
ribly mutilated. Gordy escaped. The
colored people are excited and threaten
lynching.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
MURDER SUSPECTED.
Prominent Citizen of West Superior,
Wis.,, Found Dead.

West Superior, Wis, May 2.-Lewis
C.sBratrud, q prominent board Of trade
man, was found dead on the street at
nine o'clock Thursday evening. He was
shot through the head. A revolver lay
by his side. Three suspicious char
acters were seen around there shortly
before the shot was fired, and it is be-
iieved he was murdered. Bratrud was
well-to-do, but is reported to have lost
heavily on the Chicago board last win
ter. He came to Superior from Water
town, S. D., three years ago.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Opening of tho Great Gathering Of
Churchmen at Cleveland.

Opening of tho Great Gathering of
Churchmen at Cleveland.
Cleveland, O., May AT nine o'clock
a. NJ. Friday, Bishop Bowman called
to order the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church in the Cen
trail armory. The session will last for
one month. After brief devotional ex-
ercises the roll was called and the dele
gates were seated. There are accredited
to the conference four women delegates.
Cleveland, O., May 4.-The meeting of
the Methodist general conference Sat-
urday was devoted for the most part to
the hearing of the pastoral letter of the
bishops. This was read by Bishop War
rem. of Colorado, who prepared it him
self, and it was regarded by the con-
ference as an exceedingly able paper
The features which received the most
interested attention were the sugges-
ton that in exceptional instances the
time limit placed on the pastorates of
Methodist ministers should be raised;
that it was time Christian nations took
prompt action to suppress the outrages
in Armenia; that the annual confer
ences might properly omit requiring
educational examinations in the cases
of college graduates; the recommended
ton that the church recognize E pworth
leagues to the exclusion Of other young
peoples societies, and the outline of
what was proper and Christian in the
attitude toward one another of CAPT.
talists and workingmen, and of work
men toward each other.
The address favors arbitration in la
Dor and in international disputes, and
urges profit sharing, in considering the
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
PECULIAR RoBBERlEs.
Cabs, Elephants, Wagons and Even Houses
Stolen by Bold Thieves.

CoOos Edepn3nCSs V0&OnS ana Even HO1o0D
Stolen by Bold Thieves.
Now and again it happens that
genius in crime arises who considers
the ordinary robbery unworthy Of his
abilities, and therefore he goes in for
removing articles of an extraordinary
nature. For example, take the man
who stole the coffee stall the other day.
1t was a nice coffee stall, replete with
1rns, cups and saucers, plates, knives
and forks and spoons, and good sup
ply of comestibles, ranging from shop
-ggs to Jumps of cake cut with mathe-
NAUTICAL precision.
The stall stood before it's owners
home, and behind some old ratings Of
iron and wood. The full audacity Of
the robbery will be realized on learn
ing that the thief did not take down the
ratings or even wait for suitable
time. He just selected a moment when
the proprietor was out of the way, and
then took out the stall at six o'clock
IN the evening, just as the owner was il
The habit Of doing when about to set
up his travelling coffee shop near a
large gas factory mile or two away.
The perpetrator of this extraordinary
robbery was detected through the
agency of friend of the real propri-
etor who partcok of refreshments at
the stall.
Quite recently there have been two
Or three cases recorded in the papers
If cab stealing; this we can
quite understand, for a horse and
cab is nice little property, where
With one can earn a decent iv-.
ng. But what shall be said of the
man who stole an elephant? This same
elephant escaped from a circus process.
sion that was vending it's way through
he streets of suburb of Liverpool.
The great animal wandered for many
niles and eventually stopped at a farm
The proprietor whereof promptly an
aexed the valuable brute, and was
foolish enough to sell it to the next cir
,us proprietor that CHANGED to be i'll
he vicinity. The farmers reason for
getting rid of the elephant was the pro-
ligious quantity of food the animal
consumed. We need hardly say that
the whole silly proceeding ended in
the conviction of the farmer, though he
got off with three months imprison-
nent.
There are at least two cases On rec
ord of a man stealing a house. One of
these was a portable corrugated iron
structure, which ran on wheels and
belonged to a great contractor, whose
manager used it as pay box, while
the other was an ordinary semi-de-
tached suburban residence. How could
such a house be stolen? Well, the al
legged thief simply took possession of
it, put himself in state of siege, and
then set the owner at defiance. After
a long and most exasperating course of
law proceedings the real owner recoy-
cred his house and the claimant was
lislodged.
Horses and vans have been stolen, Of
course; so have whole houses of furni-
ture, if we may use the term. The lat
ter unique robbery is worked in this
way: A householder going abroad will
perhaps warehouse his furniture at
some well-known repository, and the
thieves will contrive to impersonate
him, and in many cases get possession
If the whole of his household goods
Amusing Journal.
What Cathode Means.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
Red Lake Pine Lands.

July is the date of sale of Red Lake
pine lands in the Duluth district, and
July Is as the date of the sale of that
portion of land in the Crookston dis
trict- This land will be sold at auction
in local offices in 4O-acre tracts, on the
basis OF the timber stand thereon, at
not less than So per thousand feet. No
land is to be sold, however, at less than
Sl.25 per acre.
There are 1922 acres OF land to be
sold, on which there are 225, 97;, 900 feet
of timbe Of this 1914 acres, en-
bracing 4,595, 900 feet of timber, are in
the Duluth district, and the balance in
Crookston district. All land will be
offered at the time of sale, and such as
is not bought at that time will be sold
at private sale at any time at the ap-
praised value of the standing tim Der,
and it is expected that some tracts will
bring more than the appraised value.
The probability is that the Indian fund
will be increased to the extent of nearly
a million dollars.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
Tho Encampueut.


The early predictions of large at
tendance at the soth N atienal Encamp-
iment, g. A. R.. in St. Paul, during the
first week in September, are being
verified every day, although the en-
campment is four months in the future.
The state departments are repre-
sented in st. Paul almost daily, obtain
tang department headquarters and To-
eating the rank and file, who will come
to the Northwest in great numbers.
New England will send an immense
tnrn out of veterans and tourists, Mas
sachusetts expects to send 1,50O. Their
representative, II. j. Lacey, of Fitch.
burg, has been there and secured head
quarters for this department., and re-
turned home prepared to let loose a
broadside of approval of Northwestern
people and methods.
Special efforts are being made to Sc
cure the. attendance of Grand Army
posts from states adjoining Minnesota,
and also of the Minnesota posts. This
important work is in the hands of Gen
eral R. A. Becker, of st. Paul, who has
addressed preliminary letter to every
post in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota
the Dakotas, inviting and urging a
large turn out from every Grand Army
post in the Northwest
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-05-07
Due to sewer Ca

Madrid, April 30. - An official dis
patch from Havana says that the explo-
sion which occurred in the palace of the
captain general in the Cuban capital
Tuesday was due to the ignition of
sewer gas.