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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
NO DIVORCES AMONG SLAVES.
They Simply Agreed to Separate and
That Ended 1t.

They Simply Agreed to Separate and
That Ended 1t.
From the Chicago Tribune
The Lightfoot family was probably the
largest and most noted in all Of Virginia or
Kentucky in the old days before the war.
The members of this family were certainly
proud of their name, and the slaves were, of
course, thoroughly inoculated with the same
feeling of pride.
Edward P. Settles of Mount Sterling, KY,
is visiting in Chicago, and incident to dis
cussion regarding this city as an easy place
to get divorce he related a story Of the old
slavery days.
Marriages among slaves" said Mr.. Set
ties, didn't count for much, and, of course,
divorces were an easy matter; easier, in
fact, than they ever could have been here
according to the most outrageous story ever
told of the city.
II call to mind one funny thing which hap
pened in the Lightfoot family, into which
had the honor of marrying.
1--WE had colored woman called Aunt
Patsey, and she married a slave named Dan.
They lived together for twenty-five years,
and then Dan got friSky and gay, and began
to shine around another woman on a neigh
fatty and told Aunt Patsey he wanted to
quit her and was going to hitch to her rival
in his affections. He said the day for the
wedding was all fixed, and he informed
Aunt Patsey that he desired her to do him
up shirt for the occasion.
aunt Patsey did as she was bid, but it
was noticed she was rather sad in those
days. I well remember talking to her while
she was doing up that shirt for the tickle
Dan. Wiping the tears from her eyes with
her apron, she said: I doan want yer fer to
imagine dat 1. keer shucks fer dat niger
Dan; he's jist no-'count fool niger any
hrrf ssf oIrNe fo1 =
beca's Sc no SIGH disgrace as dis evan Cured
in the Lightfoot family befoah.'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

them willingly. They are supposed to be
for children. like other toys, vet few of
those who buy them, laughing, have a child
at home to take them to. The Paris boule-
ward is broad and bright and gay. 1t is a
street for loafing and laughter. These toys
are of the boulevard. They and their
hawkers are part of the mise-en-scene
like the cafe chairs and tables on the side
walk, like the darting cabs, the colored ad-
vertising posters, the shop windows, the
loaf1ng guides and interpreters, the theatri-
cal photographs, the book stalls the news
paper kiosks and the everchanging, chat
tering crowd.
The boulevard is very much of fraud ::
but it is pleasing fraud, to which the
tourist returns again and again. The toys
SOLD by the fakirs CT the boulevard are
frauds all through. They will not hold to-
sether half day; their paint comes off
ana frequently they will not function, as
they say in French. Still you will buy them
g!eefully and play with them for half an
hour, because they are not common toys
me marx OF these novelties is what the
p p can actuality- Actualities are
everything in Paris. Just now Arton is an
actuallty, because he is going to be brought
back to France; and Otero is an actuality
because she left France; Mazas prison is an
acluahty, because SO many Matchmaking
gentlemen are down there: and the Chate-
let Iheater is an actuality, because there
is talk of making it a theater-iyriuue. for
rrencn composers. Actually means news
OF the day, political, social educational.
scandalous, sporting, or what not. But. as
the Parisians regularly know nothing of
the outside world, to be an actuality the
man or thing must be Partisan
VI course. along great lines Parisians
Keep touch with what goes on outside For
instance, they know that most of the
European countries still have kings The
cnly sensible ard honest government in the
world being republic based on the princi-
PIE OF minist erial responsibility to a cham
per Oh deputies, the fact that there are still
kings IN the world strikes the Parisians nc
amusing The game of the royal massa-
ere mas mad some success this year as If
mas always had in the workingmen's dis
l[ictS, where they still hate kings instead
Vi Deing merely Indifferent to them But
ordinarily king must do something in or
DER 10 become Paris actuality.
La Perfde Albion.
The foremost OF these fn-de-sfecIe TOYS
Oh the moment have to do with money and
prisons. Money is represented by the eol,,-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

He has been Secretary, Of War. minister to
England, and he is rAfk9ped possibility
in the presidential cqhtest. He has been
seeexad as psnson aT fra as 1879 Sths1
1889, when 1t was incHeas9d to 5000.
both of whom married well. Martha be-
came the wife Of Judge n 7. Patterson,
House during her fathers fern Mary mar
ried Daniel Slower, who died before Mr.
Johnson became PRESIDENT. She. too, was
with her father in the.eWhife House. After
The Grant family vas fairly well-to-do
when the second tenn ended, but the
unfortunate connecti4a With Ferdinand
Ward plunged it into poverty. When
of memoirs. havingd ctn4 view pro-
vision for his family. MRS, Grant has re-
ceived half million dollars in royalties
from the book. Shes has a pension of
gress soon after her husbands DEATH
Fred. Grant is the only member of the fam
lily who has been at all conspicuous in
public affairs He was minister to Aus
tria, and he is now enc of the police COM
missioners of New York city. He has been
discussed as a vice presidential possibility
President Hayes retired to his old home
in Fremont. Ohio, at the end of his term
taking with him about $50, 600 of his salary
as President. He left good estate His
four sons are all in business, and are said
to be prospecting. One of them is in-Cleve-
land and another is in Toledo. The one
daughter lives in the old homestead at
Fremont. She never married.
In Recent Years.
There were four sons and q daughter in
the Garfield family. Their future was as
sured by a popular subscription taken at
the time of their fathers death. The &c.
500 raised for Thomas Jefferson was very
small compared with the 1860, 600 contrib
uted by the people of the United States
for the support of the Garfield family.
This sum is held in trust, and the In
come Is paid to MRS. Garfield. At her
death the principal will be divided among
the children. Mrs. Garfield has also a
pension of 5000 a year from the govern
ment. One of the Garfield boys has gone
into politics, and is a member of the Ohio
legislature. The daughter married her
fathers private secretary, Stanley Brown,
and lives in this city.
President Arthur left modest fortune
to his children, Allan and Nellie, when he
died. President Cleveland will leave q
large fortune to his little ones. He was
worth comparatively little when he came
to Washington, but between his first ard
second terms he was credited with ac-
cumulating large sum through fortunate
speculations in Wall street.
Ex-President Harrison's son is in business
in Terre Hapte, and he is prospecting Mrs
Mckee, the ex-Presidents other child, is
married
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

dozen toys were made and sold to initiate
her color-spangled serpentine dance. The
people would buy paper doll trimmed
round with multi-colored gauze, If sold
in her name, where they would not
look at nicer dolls without a name.
Why? Perhaps because it gave a SUBJ
ject for conversation. So the late la
mented young spendthrift millionaire Lee
bauGy had no end. Of toys named after
him. Once he gave private bull fight,
importing bulls and toreadors from Spain.
1t created a sensation, because to have
public bull fight would have been against
the law, and people had chance to say:
You see the rich can do exactly as they
please" Next week out came a mechani-
cal continuance by which a gaily painted
little leaden bull fighter was constantly
retreating from bull around circle, and
they called 1t MAX, the French Bull
Fighter The peculiar railway accident
of the Care Montparnasse where locomo-
tive engine went plump through second
story window and out into the street, gave
rise to pasteboard model of the interesting
event, whose chief use Is to send, as a
delicate attention, to friends or relatives
about to take railway trip.
One of the steadiest sellers of all these
boulevard toys is "The Little Dancer of
the Moulin Rouge" which -ncou, m ends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
Fathers Voice.

Years an years ago. when
Was just little lad
An after school hours used to work
Around the farm with dad.
L used 10 he SO weariJd out
When eyeniide was come
mat L got kinder anxions-like
About the Journey home:
But dad, he used 10 lead the wav.
An once in a while turn round an ssX
SO cheerin'-like, SO tender-.Come,
Come on, my son, you're nearly home,~
mat alters used TO help me some:
An so followed father home
II old an gray an feeble now
An trimbly at the knee
But life seems jest the same today
As then ii seemed to me-
For L am still so wearied out
When eyentide is come
An still get kinder anxious-like
About the journey home:
But still my Father leads the wav
An once an n while / hear him say
SO cheerin' like, so tend rr-',CoiBe,
come on, my son, YOU re nearly homer
An, same as then. that helps me some;
An SO I'm foilowin' Father home.
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of Bournemouth'-is represented by plas-
ter-of-paris fgurine. Herr has been sick
unto notwithstanding to doctors reports
and government commissions-for the past
three years. But the people do not believe
that he is sick, and this little statuette,
which shows him with nightcap and the
collie, finds steady purchasers. Suppose
that you are out walking with your wife:
You buy one of these toys. While Laying
for 1t you have an opportunity of delivering
lecture on corruption in high Places show
ing yourself to be a man of good principles
and good sense, a lecture that you can re-
peat to visitors who nnte the figure on your
parlor mantelp.ece.
So much for toys Of political significance.
A person may become an actually and
merit toy called by his name for many
another reason. When Miss Loie Fuller
was at the height of her vogue in Paris her
Of Sarah Bernhard or Jane Hading. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

III II Z sinai Is seller,
the exploiter of the
South African old
fields. He is a little
tin man, stout a nd
bald, W t h a fur
lined coat, plug hat
and massive watch
chain, standing be
hind an auctioneers
counter covered with
bags of gold In each
hand he holds out q
bundle of mining
stocks. The whole be-
Ing on wheels, his
arms a T e made to
agitate [ h o mSeJvaS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
The Newspapers in School.
From the Springfield Republica,

The growing influence of newspapers in
school education was illustrated the other
day at a conference of the Public Educa-
ticn Association in New York, when Miss
josephine c. Locke, supervisor of drawing
in the public schools of Chicago. told how
the children are being trained to search the
columns of the press in working on topics
of public nature. 1t should be one of the
functions of every school to teach the
children how to read newspaper to the
best advantage-and also what newspapers
should be read.
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Itself particularly to
tourists. It's con-
struction is exactly
that of a jumping
jack that works by
means of a string
that you pull, only
instead of a jack
there is a pretty girl
with a big hat and
very blonde hair,
and when she kicks
she kicks high. Dur
ing the war with
Madagascar" an In
dia rubber figure of
the queen of that I'M
happy island had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

fifteen cents, as II has two horses, a door
that opens, with a movable municipal guard
inside.
The people sit out on the Paris boulevard
all winter, in front of the cafes and bras
series, at their little sidewalk tables, after
the manner eternally described by tourists
end newspaper correspondents. In winter
they drink hot chocolate instead of beer
that is all They are always In touch with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
Woonsocket R. L. Reporter.

From the Woonsocket R. L. Reporter.
The hypnotist smiled confidently.
Yes" said he ''by making few passes
can cause a man to 60 to any part Of the
city I choose"
"Hmr' said the railroad magnate. II can
do the same thing and send q man clear
from here to San Francisco"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
Definite Information Wanted.

From the Chicago Post.
THE cause of his DEATH" said the ply
stefan, was heart failure"
That was what 1 supposed" replied the
young man. Most of us die of heart fall
ure, but what 1 am anxious to learn is,
what caused his heart to fail"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
ABOUT THE FAMILIES
Varying Fortunes Of the Children
of Presidents.
4 PENSION PROVIDED For THE WIDOWS
Recent Death Here of the Son Of
the Tenth President.
AID FROM CITIZENS
AID FROM CITIZ EMS

SON OF A PRESI-
dent of the United
States died a few
days ago in this city,
where he had lived
in poverty and OBJ
security for a number
of years. Once he
lived in the White
House and went to
the Capitol with the
messages of t h e
President, his father.
His name was John
Tyler and he Was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

IN that corruption!
This toy says that
Arton has wings like
a big gold-hug, and so
can fly away when he
gets ready. 1t is the
same old tin bug that
crawls and buzZes as
it has done on the
sidewalks of New
York and London for
the past two years
and more. Only it's
head is changed to an
alleged likeness of
A r t on. Cornelius
Herr, the other Pan
ap1iSt-ssthe Sick man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08
No Scramble for Thi. Place.

From Pearson's Weekly.
Marie-"Women are fast leaving their
own walks Of life aren't they7'
Billson-"Yes; but there is one walk
which they will always leave to man."
Marie-"What's that?''
Billson-.Up and down the bed room half
the night with a restless baby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

the fin-de-siecle toys
of the Paris boule-
ward. Their selling
place Is the open
street, where they
are hawked about by
hoarse-voieed miser-
ables and persuasive,
red-faced old ladies.
They are not expen-
sive toys, but very
cheap ones. There
fore the rich buy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

PARIS, January %, 1896.
TI Ely ARE NOT
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10
When | am Gone.

[To HELEN.l
When deaths cold hand shall sunde
pearl from shell,
And from al pain my body shall de
When ended is life's brief and fitfu
| spell,
| And have passed DER Lethe's rolling
river,
When on my cheeks my weary lids ]
close,
And round my path the shades OF
death are creeping,
While. as sadly sink rue to repose,
My friends and loved ones stand
about me weeping.
When dust to dust; the spirit to its
God;
Earth unto earth; my wan form il
returning.
When ! shall rest beneath the fragrant
sod,
All free from pain and sorrows fever
ish burning.
All! then at eve, when natures sounds
arc QumO,
Saving the merry "bob- white's''
CHEEKY numbers.
Amid the deepening shadows will you
come
To weep above thy lover as he slum-
bers?
And as thou standest wilt thou sadly
Der all the cruel words to him you've
spoken,
Till to yonr eyes the bitter tears suffuse
As tho the vase OF grief remorse had
broken.
Think. as you stand beside my humble
grave,
How, ere the silver chord Of life was
riven,
A cause OF sorrow to the dead you gave
That from his mind the light OF hope
hath driven.
Then, as thou standest sad and silent
there,
Oh, Helen. think Of how he once did
love thee,
OF how in spring the gentle flowerets
fair
He gathered and crown OF them he
wove thee.
Oh, ere it be too late, my life, my all,
Throw off the frown, the looks OF
doubling Danish,
Ere Ger our lives shall drop dark
Lethe's pail,
Aud love and hope and trust forever
vanish.
Then let as live so that the passer-by
Shall view with envy our sweet mode
of living,
Together live and love, together die,
Forgetting wrongs; each Others
faults forgivlng.
A nd when ''the pearl from she'll" by
deaths cold hand
Is sundered, and life's silver chord be
riven,
Thy smile shall light us to that Better
Land"
Thy kiss shall be our sweet passport
to Heaven.
james f. Dorrah.
Madison. Miss.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10
FESTIVE.

Little Oslo Miller's birthday cslebra.
ton at her fathers residence on Liber.
ty street, which came off Dec. 80 from
4 to 8 p. M, was brilliant affair. The
home was beautifully decorated in hol-
day dress. The children presented a
lovely spectacle in party attire, with
sparkling eyes and laughter sweet. The
supper was most sumptuous, with fine
turkep, pig and salads. Then all the
fruits, nuts, candies and fine cakes Of
every variety. iced and dressed of
with colored candies, were in lavish
profusion. Numerous pretty gifts
were brought by the little friends Of
Miss Florence 0zella with wishes for
happy returns Of the birthday. The
heroine of the occasion was beautifully
sttired in cream satin and lace. Her
mother was queenly in silk and dia-
monds and was happy dispensing pleas
ure throughout the evening. That
joyous time from to o win long be
remembered by the many little people
gathered under that hospitsble roof.
Many sweet returns. dear little Oslo.
EYE WIrsEss.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

As remedy for ell forms Of Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best. IL effects permanent
sick headaches yield TO its influence.
We urge all who are aiiicted TO pro-
cure . bottle. and give this remedy a
fair trial. In case Of habitnsl consti-
patton Electric Bitters oures by giving
the needed tone TO the bowels. and few
cases long resist the use OF this medi.
cine. Try II once. Fifty cents and
$500 1t w. ]. Mosby's drug store.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

We are pleased to see the familiar
and welcome face of our s.old reliable"
c. L. Gross once more upon our streets.
though only taking a ride. We hope
soon to hear his footballs in our busy
marts of trade. feel the influence of his
master business hand and greet the
bland smile of his pleasant face in its
old accustomed haunts. He has had q
long and hard tussle with disease, but
with his characteristic energy and sue
cess is about to come of winner. The
TINES is on his trail.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

Not q few who read whot Mr..
Bobert Rowls, of Hollands, Va, has
to say below, will remember their own
experience under like circumstances:
Last winter had lagrippe which
tried numerous remedies, none os which
did me any good, until WAS induced
to try . bottle OF Cham berlain's Cough
Remedy. The first bottle Of 1t 90 far
relieved me that was ena bled to at
tend to my work, and the second bot
tie effected cure" For sale at % and
50 cent per bsttle by b. z. Jones,
Druggist.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

By mutual consent the Grm of Mar
tin Bros. & Perry has been dissolved,
Martin Bros. & Co.. of BeAtonis, Miss,
succeeding Martin Bros. & Perry. and
will conduct the business at Flora on
an extended scale. Martin bros. & Co.
assumes oil liabilities and collects all
claims. Martin Bros. & Co., OF Ben
tonia, Miss, have sold all their kusi :
ness at that place to W. w. Perry.
MARTIN Bros. & Co.
Flora, Miss, Jan. 6, 1896.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

Many merchants are well aware that
their customers are their besl friends
and take pleasure in supplying them
with the best goods obtainable. AS an
instance we mention Perry s. Gamer on.
prominent druggists of Flushing, mich
tion in recommending Cham berlain's
Cough Remedy to our customers, as it
is the best cough medicine we have
ever sold, and always gives satisfac-
tioi." For sale ut 25 ond so cents per
bottle by B. e, Jones, Druggist.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10
COBB PIPE FACTORY.

Look at Carroll smiths .'ad" in this
issue for corn cobs. He has the ma
chine and will cnmmence operations
next week. The capacity will be 500
eipes . day. He has ordered 2 ear
loads Of cobs from the north. II will
pay you TO supply them In future. just
think OF selling corn eobs At 20 cents
per hundred This looks like a small
AFFAIR but II viii bring money into ev-
cry home for articles heretofore vast
cd.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

5. Matte Bryant Fyffe, who has
visiting our city for some months.
who has united to her host Of
las, left for Nashville on Thursday
marked musical talent, will leave
Ia difficult to f1ll. She was accom-
I'd by Miss Katie Howard. daugh-
our popular County Treasurer,
Howard.
D our new officers we're installed
week, and NO set of men ever set
hndor more favorable auspices or
! fuller confidence from she people.
scially is this true of the Board of
eyisors, every man being q new
bber. 1t is difficult post to fill
5out censure of some kind. from
Source. There is hut one course
rsue, and that i, to do bso,utely
and always make the public in
h the first consideration and let
fquences take care of themselves.
|TMEs will be their champion in
fight, and kind bit firm critic OF
|fron of Judgement.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

For pain in the chest piece Of
flannel dampened with Chamberlain's
Pain Balm and bound on over the seat
of the pain, and another on the back
between the shoulders, will afford
prompt relief This is especially VAL
liable in cases waere the pain 10 caused
by . cold and there is . tendency to-
ward pneumonia For sale by b. e..
Jones. Druggist
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

This Issue of the TINES, contains .
supplement gotten on By Mr.. r. c..
Gilliland, q gentleman who Is ut our
Office. We think we hazard nothing
In saying it is the nestest job ever got.
tea cut In our town IL speaks vel
for the enterprise Of The originator. and
the libersIity OF cur progressive lser-
cbsnts-
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10
DO YOU SEEl

Prof. A. Karpe has just completed his
all ready large assortment OF Eye-glass
es and spectacles and invites your atten-
ton to inspect his stock. He can be
found at all times at A. Killers store.
He will sell you cheaper than they
can Be bought ewelshere and guarantees
Every Pair.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

Lhop Hugh Miller Thompson oe-
n the pulpit in Grace Episcopal
In 10 this place last Sunday. 1t
brand entertainment to any one to
A to the learned and holy utter
|of this grand divine.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

l,cber Wood, a Northern gentle
nd brother of M. G. Wood, who
Liz settled in our midst, died this
from pneumonia.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10
FOR SALE.

20 lacks at bargain. Big Bone
Bnckshirs Hogs any age, Brown Leg
horn Chickens and Eggs speciality.
Correspondence solicited.
w. ]. Prichard.
Glsncliff, Tenn.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

Is D. Britton, of New Orleans,
.on.ip.law of the late L. W.
.,sou Of this place, was buried
n Wednesday last.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10

Nrs. ollie Warren. who has been on
. visit 10 friends and relatives at this
place. left few days ago 10 spend =
hort while with friends at winons.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10
AL RECOMMEND IT.

\, ro,,r YOUR physician, your drug
"a vour friends about Shiloh's
~ y, Consumption. They will re-
hend it.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10
Locals.

~ G. Love is very III with
.nia, but as her physicians say
,..ring up we'll we hope soon to
A her recovery.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10
CORN coBs WANTED.

TWENTY CENTS per hundred CoBs
paid for them At my mill. Call and
get size. CARROLL SMITH.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-10
The Ills OF Women.

k,tipation, causes more than half
IA II women Carl's Glover Root
X pleasant cure for Constipation.
ma by B. e. Jones.