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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
CHOPPING WOOD For A HUSBAND.
They Chopped and Said Nothing. ana
the Contest Was a Draw.

From the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
Williamsport, Pa,-There was a novel
wood-cutting contest in the Seventh ward
of this city Tuesday. in which six YOUNG
women took part. The girls are all EN-.
ployed in the Lyooming rubber factory.
and having holiday, they turned their
time to good account, besides settling a
much disputed question as to which was
the most entitled to a husband. The girls
are Bess Mayors, Flora Mahl. Lille Mahl,
Lille Dunlap, Belle Gouldy and Mary
Russell, all pretty, vivacious young wo-
men, who can earn their own living and
make good wages in the rubber factory.
In banter the other day one of the girls
proposed that they have a bookkeeping
contest, and the one who proved herself
10 De the champion cutter should be en-
Titled to husband, while the others, it
was agreed must wait two years before
Joining fortunes with her best beau.
tuesday morning the girls, each with a
brand new ak, bedecked with red, white
and blue ribbons, marched into the back
yard of Widow Hartman's home and
made an assault on the woodpile. Widow
Hartman is helpless invalid, she having
fallen and hurt herself quite badly last
winter. Her daughter Lou works in the
rubber factory, too and she was one of
the movers in the wood-cutting scheme
although she took no part in the contest
Six loads of hemlock slabWood, cut TO
stove lengths, had been delivered at
WIDOW Hartmans place the day before
the girls paying for it-so there was plen-
ty of material for them on which to test
their strength and skill But the way the
ribhOnpd nd opnd
was only equalled by the shower of split
sticks that gradually piled themselves up
around each chopping block. William
Basktns and Joseph Schell were there as
referees. One of the young men, however,
had more direct interest in the contest
than being judge, for one of the girls was
his sweetheart, and, according to the COM
pact, if she proved one of the losers in the
contest he would be compelled to walt two
long years before she could become his
wife. For four hours the wood-chopping
went on; the girls got red In their faces;
they rolled up their sleeves until their
plump, pink arms were barred almost TO
the shoulders, and whacked away at the
hemlock blocks as though their lives IN
stead of husband depended upon 1t.
Finally 10 o'clock came, and at the emu
of that time there were six weary, per-
spring girls and six big piles of nicely
split hemlock wood for Widow Hartman;
But for the life of them the referees could
not decide between the piles of wood cut
by Miss Dunlap and Miss Russell as 70
which was the larger. And, indeed, aIter
raking over all the sticks and counting
them separately, the discovery was mace
that the two girls had cut exactly alke,
The contest was declared draw anu
now all the manageable young men u
the Seventh ward are casting their eyes
with favor in the direction of these talF
young women who SO CALAMITY demon
strated their ability to cut firewood'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
sTRANGEsT OF SALOONS.
1t Was "a Large GOurd of MOOnshine
whisky Fastened to n Tree.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
The aueerest saloon ever known in Ken.
lucky has been discovered In Harlan coun-
ty. 1t is a huge gourd, with crooked
handle hung on a tree.
on a board above it was rudely in
scribed, "order offs" In the side of the
gourd was a hole large enough to admit
a quart bottle. There was not house
in sight where this gourd was hanging.
and the story of how it came to be used
as a saloon Is a peculiar one.
For many years Long John" Ratcliff
conducted a moonshine still on Crummies
Creek, about ten miles south of Harlan
court house. The revenue officers were
unable to find his STILL and he sold hun
dreds of gallons of whisky every year. His
customers were so we'll treated by the old
man that none of them felt inclined to in
form on him.
John Ed Bogie was his distiller, and he
saved up the money the old man paid him
and all he could make by selling whisky
on the outside, and about two years ago
started a distillery of his own on Cranks
creek, which empties into Crummies
creek, about mile below Rateliff's still.
OF course, the old man tried to persuade
him not to leave, and actually offered him
Bogie left, and was soon making moon
shine on his own hook.
The main road crosses Crummies creek
almost at the fork, and John conceived
the idea of putting up his silent saloon
at this point. He accordingly rugged 1t up
and for nearly two years 1t continued to
do business at the old stand.
Finally Bogie hired some of his friends
one night to take the gourd down, which
they did, and 1t is now in the possession
OF Mai. George B. Crockrell of Cumber-
land Gap.
The gourd Is one Of the largest of its
species, and has capacity of nearly half
a bushel. 1t is very thick and strong,
and shows no evidence of having been
exposed to the elements for nearly two
years.
1t is said that nobody ever complained
of having a cent of money or a bottle of
whisky stolen from this gourd, but the
whisky furnished through the medium Of
this strange saloon was often the cause
of bloody fights among the mountaineers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
ONE OF EGYPT's MYSTERIES.
Difference in the Water in Parts of
the Lake of MareOtis.
From the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph.
During the reign of Said Pasha a cause,
way was built across the Lake of Mare,
otis, with the result that the western por-
ton of the lake became highly impreg-
mated with salt, while the eastern part
remained as formerly, only slightly brack-
ish. Scientists are not satisfied as to the
source of the immense quantity of salt
contained in the lake, and some have con-
jectured an underground passage from the
sea. However, there is no visible chan
mel by which the water might enter, aud
as one can ride all around it, it is, 10 all
intents and purposes, a lake
Its length is about nine miles. and its
breadth four, and it furnishes the entire
salt supply for Egypt A miniature rail-
way runs from the workshops to the lake
where the salt is cut and the trucks filed
by gangs Of Bedouins, who, during the
season are at work day and night. Al
the workshops the salt is ground and
packed, and from there distributed ali
over the country.
To the unscientific mind the main
charm of the lake is it's beauty, As on.
stands on the thick crust of salt. near
the shore. which stretches as far as lie
eye can see. one feels exactly as IL stand
ing on field of Ice and in addition To Tho
dazzling wilderness of the salt. its bea,,t,
is enhanced by pink tinge which al
the edges Of the lake, deepens TO a maly,.
The cause Of this color Is also a matter OF
conjecture, and has been attributed tn
minute organisms contained in the sail.
whatever its origin, il fades as the saIf
becomes dry, but while damp the efrec,
of the imprisoned color is indescribabIv
pretty
To get an entirely different phase of the
sight one must ride over Inc causewav
Here one has the ice field on the rlght
and on the left the ripping blue Mareotis
Aboutshalf way across, where the lake rs
deeper and the salt crust has not formed
the scene changes. The water has me
still and heavy look OF the Dead Sea but
unlike the latter, which looks like molten
brass, this milky lake with the clouds
and the blue sky reflected IN It. might he
likened to a vast opal, and the settlng
sun, throwing a fiery bali into It's depths'
complete the similltude.
To eyes accustomed to the soft and
varying tints OF green I'm an English land
scape, the setting might seen unworthy
of this gem, for the surrounding nils
boasts no verdure, But after a short res
idence in this desert one learns to admire
the hills in which all the sepia tones are
blended, and when lighted up by the set
ting sun the colorings calls to mind the
western windows OF Magdalen chapel.
This enchanting scene, however, is evan
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15

the male sex, apparently about % years
old each, and one of them wore a fierce
moustache and his coat collar turned up
to meet his SLOUGH hat.
Miss Cavanaugh was frightened, there
was no denying that. But she was also
truly courageous, and she bravely stood
her ground. The bigger of the two burg
lars took out a jack knife and began CUT
ting a hole in the wire screens, so as to
get his hand in and open the window.
Miss May watched him and slid softly
along the wall 70 the window, waiting for
her chance. Presently it came. The big
horny hand of the wicked man worked
III way through and pulled the window
Wand then II stopped.
Without a VOID, the girl had raised the
hammer high oven her head and brought
it down with q smashing blow on the
knuckes of the burglar Then she drop
ped the weapon and ran to the other side
of the ROOM
Gee Whit" said the man whose hand
was broken. Then he said other things
which would not look well in PRINT and
which caused Miss Mary to blush as she
heard them. The other man inquired what
had happened, and the first burglar told
him a cop" was inside with a sledge-
hammer, and tiiey had better get.
They got.
And Miss May vent back to bed, after
telling her brother and uncle, who came
few moments after the burglars retired,
all about it. She went to bed and dreamed
the big law-breaker was chasing her, ana
she woke up and tainted promptly on the
spot-four hours after the thing had hap
pened.
Miss May Cavanaugh is now the hero
inc of her set, and is known as that
plueky burglar fighter May Cavanaugn.-
But she bears her honors meekly, and
says she doesn't want to hit any more
burglars-csp6cially if she had to dream
about them afterward.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
1t Followed Them to school one Day


From the ST. LOUIS NIobe-Dem0crat.
Willamsport, Pa, Nov. News reach
ed this city this afternoon OF an adven.
ture with a bear in the wilds OF Brown
township on Wednesday last. While Miss
Lulu Beaver was teaching the little coun-
try school of twenty pupils all were
thrown into a state of panic by observing
a good-sized bear entering the school
room. Boys and girls alike dashed through
the windows. while the bear stood in the
aisle startled by the commotion. Miss
Beaver, the teacher, FASTENED down one
side of the room and ran out, closing
the door after her. In the meantime sav.
eral woodsmen heard the commotion. ana
Fastening to the scene with a rife quick.
ly dispatched the animal. The hide vII,
be presented to the teacher
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15
Decorations for a joss.
From the Baltlmore sun.


The Chinese colony of Baltimore yester
day received a lot of new ornaments anu
decorations for the new joss which tley
placed in their temple, 2l0 West bayee1,o
street, several months ago. The goVus
were imported from China, by way OF Sau
Francisco, and cost several thousand 90
lars. They were paid for by supscilp-
ton by the Chinese in Baltimore.
Most prominent among the new hxtuIe9
is canopy for the high priest TO SIT ul-
der, or, as Wong Ding described It, uii',
brella." The canopy is fiat on top ana
circular, about three feet in diameter
is made of heavy silk worked in gold anu
silver and dragons and queer-lookIns
beasts. There are also Ave heavy sllNur
candlesticks, which are to be placed on
the altar in front Of the joss, ana twelso
ornaments TO be placed in the rear oil ~
figure. Theyt look like lances, but Nv
heads are silver wrought in queer shapes,
the whole surmounted with the hguis'
OF elephants, camels and oxen, each '4f-
den by warrior.
The new decorations viii be placed y
position in the temple within the next Two
weeks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15

escent. AS the salt is formed by evapora-
ton, it is only during the hot summer
months that this can take place, and with
the first autumn rain the picture fades
away and the sparkling icefield resolves
/ itself into placid lake of blue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-21
NORTH HAVEN DELEGATES.

Those Elected to the State Convention
 Favor Lorrin A. Cooke.
 North Haven, Aug. 20.--The republi- cans held a. very enthusiastic caucus last evening; in fact, one of the liveli- est held in some time. When the meet ing was called to order every seat in the hall was occupied. Attorney Ed ward L. Lindsley was chosen chairman and L. Pret Futile secretary of the meeting.
 The meeting then proceeded to elect delegates to the state, probate, sena- torial and congressional conventions. There seemed to be two factions, but the following of Robert o. Eaton were more in numbers and elected all the delegates. The state delegation is for Cooke. The delegates elected are as follows:
 State-F. Hayden Todd, Louis R. Hemingway.
 ngressional-James E. Smith, Frank L. Stiles.
 Senatorial-E. D. S. Goodyear, D. w. Patten, J. A. Tomlinson, J. W. Futile.
 Probate-W. B. Roberts, P. A. Olsen, W. E. Beach, F. L. Clinton.
 The Eaton ticket had a. majority of from q to 26 on each ballot. The call- GUS was first called to order in the court room and the attendance was so large that it adjourned to Memorial hall. The total number of ballots cast ranged from 13S to 140.
 The opposition ticket was made up as follows:
 State-E. L. Linsley, E. H. Pardee.
 ngressional-George H. Cooper, John H. Blakeslee.
 Senatorial-George L. Barnes. Reu- ben Harrison, D. Walter Pattern, S. F. Linsley.
 Probater-Alva Larkirs, Merton L. Gillette, Andrew F. Austin, Merwin E. Palmer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-21
Court Notes,

No iur;es will be summoned in at the commencement of the August term of tine United States district court August 25, nor will any business be done until the return Of Judge Townsend on Oc- tober 1 or later
 Clifford and Josephine Newton have been appointed administrator and ad- ministratrix on the estate of Prof. H. A. Newton in the probate court
 Frank M Geiger, the insolvent ba- ker, has made an application before Judge Cleaveland for an allowance of S100 out of his estate.
 Paul Russo yesterday instituted an- other suit in the proceeding alleging li- bel in the Italian paper Pro Patria. The amount is 5000, and the defend- ants are Dericles Calza, John J. Kier- nan, the printer, and Francesca La- varese. The office of Pro Patria, in- cluding type owned by Kiernan, was attached.
 BETTS MAY BE ENDOWED.
 Insurance Commissioner Betts has concluded to maintain his decision not to grant a license as a fraternal organ 1zation to the International Alliance as sociatior. c. H. Unvenzagt, the gen eral manager, who was here yesterday,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-21
WORLDS FOOD FAIR.
Will be Held in Boston in octobe

Will be Held in Boston in October.
 Boston, Mass, Aug. 20.-In 1891 the first food exhibition was held in Boston, of which George H. Bond was manager, A. J. Lowell, treasurer; and A. C.. Dowse, press representative The sec ond exhibition, under the same man. agement, was held in 1894 The first fair was 8, fine one, and from it's novel; ty attracted a wide attendance. It was g. great success. The second was a vast Improvement over the first, the managers having learned experience from their first essay, and was still greater ard more gratifying success gratifying not enly to the management, but to the general public. In fact. these exhibition ns were never surpassed in point of attendance and general ex- cellence by any held in New England.
 During the coming autumn-for five weeks, commencing October 5-a third exhibition in the series will be held in Mechanics building, this city, the same managers having charge of the enter prise, though while the two first exhi- bitions were under the auspices of the Boston Retail Grocers' association, the coming one will be under that of the New England Retail Grocers' associa- tion. This, it may be noted, indicates not orly a broadening out of the scope of the fair but shows that a general interest in it has been awakened throughout New England. Not only this, but it shows progress in the right direction, as will be seen from a brief enumeration Of its newer and more striking features.
 This coming exhibition, it may be said, premises to be the most stupen- dous undertaking in the exhibition line ever attempted in New England. In former food exhibits two halls and enc basement only were used. This year all the halls, both basements. and all the galleries of Mechanics building are to be used and in addition {thus taking more room than even Mechanics fair occupied) Cotillion hall has been en- gagged for the entire five weeks
 Such alterations apd changes are to be made in the general arrangements that all sameness in presentation of ex- hibits and novelties will be avoided. The food exhibits will be the most ela- borate and beautiful ever presented to the public The exhibitors who have already taken space (and in one months time one-half of all the space in the building has been engaged promise to outdo all previous efforts. Following is an outline of some of the new departments:
 The management of the fair have en- gagged some of the most noted bands in the country to perform during it's con- tinuance, and excursions will be run from all points in New England. The exhibition of 1894 (which lasted only four weeks), was attended by 250G0O people. The coming exhibition, which is to last five weeks will, with it's great and manifold attractions, no doubt double this attendance.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-21

on judicial administration and remedial procedure, presented 0 voluminous re- port which favored appeals In criminal cases and reached these conclusions: That there Is no general dissatisfaction with the system of review In criminal cases now in vogue in the several states; second, the evils inherent or growing out of these systems are not sufficient to justify such change in the law as would deprive person convict ed of crime of the right to appeal for determination of questions of law, and, third, a pardon board, with jurisdiction to review the rulings of the trial court, would constitute another and unneces- sary appellate court, There are cases where, by reason of the lapse of time, or other cause, even partial relief from the penalties of an unjust conviction can be found only in the clemency of the executive or pardoning power.
 The report was adopted
 The report on international law was made through Chairman Everett F. Wheeler of New York city. It recom- mends that the American Bar associa- tion concur In the following resolutions duOplGu Dy lIlC LtIllCllSeLii SoAAASA N'ANS SA" international arbitration at Washing ton In April: ..
 That, in the judgment of this con- ference, as well as the material inter ests of civilized society demand the inn mediate establishment between the United States and Great Britain of a permanent system of arbitration and the earliest possible extension of such a system to embrace all civilized nations.
 2-That 1t is earnestly recommended to our government so soon as it is as- sured of a corresponding disposition on the part of the British government to negotiate treaty providing for the widest practical application of the method of arbitration to international controversies.
 3-That committee of this confer ence be appointed to prepare and pre- sent to the president of the United States a memorial respectfully urging the taking of such steps on the part of the United States as will best conduce to the end in view.
 These resolutions were seconded by Hon. Henry Hitchcock of Missouri and unanimously carried,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-21
PERSON4L JOTTINGS,
New Haven People and Their Suml
 

New Haven People and Their Summer
 Outings-other Personal Items.
 Dr. A. B. Smith of 94 Howe street has returned from a most enjoyable trip to the Maritime Provinces.
 MT. Henry Bristol of Westville yes terday picked from a thrifty pear tree in his yard a sprig bearing several buds in full bloom.
 o. s. Adams of 43 Livingston street has returned from visit in Portland Me
 Joseph Palmer of 120 Humphrey street has left for West Goshen, where he will spend the next two weeks.
 General and Mrs. S. E. Merwin have gone to Maplewood in. the White Noun tains for a stay. pr. and Mrs. c. A. Lindsley and Miss Carrie Lindsey are also in the White Mountains
 F. R. Wadham Hillhouse '9S and John Will Boardman '99, who have been camping out the past two weeks at Tyler Pond, Goshen, have returned home and report most enjoyable time.
 c. E. Clinton and family of Howe street and F. P. Lyon have returned to the city after a weeks vacation spent In the launch Oriole, Captain H. M. Rose, in 8 trip up the Hudson as far as Catskill
 The following young ladies, Misses Annie Corcoran, Marie Carlan, Nellie Heslin, Marie Wilson, May Costigan, Annie Mccarthy, Mamie Lowden, Mar garet O'Meara, Misses Curran and Mar garet Geary of Hartford chaperoned by Mrs. Gilbert Rowe, will spend the remainder of August at Sunset Hall Asbury park.
 Mrs. Laurens Lennox is to give a lawn fete on the 27th and 2Sth of Au- gust at the residence of Charles War dell at Fountain street, Westville. The proceeds of the affair will go into the treasury of the New Haven Athletic association. There will be the usual fshponds, candy and flower booths and ice cream tables, the entertainment to wind up with the presentation of "Evangeline" and dancing. The form CT was given in Westville in June and at the Pequot house In July. The poem is illustrated with tableaux and makes a pleasing entertainment.
 Miss Miriam Adler, daughter of Mir and Mrs. Max Adler, who went to Den yer last fall for her health, is at pres ent up in the mountains of Colorado. Her ailment is that painful one-asth- ma, and since her arrival at Denver she has not suffered a single attack. Miss Adler is expected hc-ie the last of Oc- tober in the hope that the cure is com- plete.
 Dr. J. E. Twitchell of the Dwight Place church is greatly enjoying his northern trip. He has touched as far north as Prince Edwards Island, and has made wide detour on the water. He is expected home next week.
 Mrs Samuel Kantrovitz and daugh- ter and Miss Lulu Jennings of State street have returned from a four weeks vacation at the Skeeles house, Savin Rock.
 Miss Jennie Fenner and her two nieces, Addie and Lottie My IFS, are spending their vacation at Mondale. Mass.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-21
WILL SHELTER ONE THOUSAND
Salvation Army Arranging to Open
 New Lodging Houses.

New Lodging Houses.
 New York, Aug. 2O-Commander Booth-Tucker of the Salvation army, accompanied by Brigadier Perry, call ed on President Wilson of the health board this morning to consult with him regarding several lodging houses which the army proposes to open in the city during the coming winter.
 The army opened a lodging house last winter in Bayard street, but when health inspectors visited it they found that it did not come up with the re- quirements of the law and extensive repairs had to be made.
 The commander told President Will son that the army was desirous of con- plying with the jaw in every respect. He said that he would select the places that he wished to use for lodging houses, but tefore renting them ne would ask that inspectors see that the requirements Of law were complied with.
 Mir. Wilson informed him that he would be pleased to comply with the request.
 The commander said that the army would open enough new lodging houses this winter to shelter over one thou sand men and women.