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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05
A NATURAL GALLONS.
Oak Tree in CaIaveras County on
which Forty Men Have Been
Hanged.

Hanged.
From the San Francisco Call.
On level tract Of land close to the side
of the old road between Milton and Cop
peropolis, in Calaveras county. is still
standing a venerable oak that earned for
itself in early days the title of ''Hangman's
Tree" And 1t well deserved the name,
Judging by the stories told by some of
the 'old-timers." Not many men living
to-day recoilect things that happened
when the old tree was doing its best to
give justice to horse-stealers and MUIR
derers who did not shoot in self-defense,'
according to the ideas of the men who sat
In Judgment. The late Capt Weber of
Stockton was a man who remembered
nearly every hanging that took place on
the tree in the early SOS and could tell
some grim tales of frontier justice.
When the tree first sprang into fame
Stockton was known to the miners as
''Tulevilie" and the hills around Coppero-
polls were filled with camps that bore mu-
steal names such as "Ragtown" or
whisky Chute" The tree was an old
one then, so that IL must by this time
have seen nearly a century of life
Just who was the first man hanged on
Il is unrecorded, but he committed his
offense in Copperopolis and paid for II
the same day. One trial Of the old tree
was enough to convince the hangman Of
it's merits. It was located in a handy
place and its largest limb reached out
over the road as beautifully as though
IL had been grown for executoners. 1t was
a natural gallows and did its work for
large section Of country.
There was no more ceremony attend
ing an execution on the Hangman's Oak
than was gone through with in other
parts of the state at about the same time.
The culprit was taken to the spot in
the handiest way. Sometimes In a wag
on and at others he was compelled to
sustain his balance on the soft side
Of rail carried on the shoulders of the
the executioners. When the spot was
reached the man who was 10 me made
to shuttle OF" was placed on the end Of
a wagon with rope around his neck.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05

The bride didn't see the groom and the
groom didn't see the bride. They woke me
up about o'clock in the morning to go
to the wedding. | had to lay out the
carpet out on the sidewalk for the bride
to walk on when she got out of the car
riage. Say, it was funny about that.
There was more than 100 Cinnamon came
to the house and went in the front door,
and / never saw them after that. They
must have gone into the cellar, or some-
where, because l never saw one of them
Don't the actors rehearse? Say, it's fun
ny about that. They sends clear TO Havana
or San Francisco for a good acter. He
won't come unless they pay him his sala-
ry for a whole year in advance, or some-
times only six months. The best ones
sometimes won't want to come for more
than five or six months. They gets down
stairs and they puts up a piece Of paper
and all the members of the company stand
around and read It. Pretty soon they know
what to do. Maybe the play lasts a week
or two weeks or longer but they all know
just what to do.
There amt many people here tonight
The best nights Is Mondays and Tuesdays
Then the place is jammed. A good many
comes at O'Clock and stays through till
y. 1t costs a dollar at o'clock, 70 cents at
Z, 30 cents at and p cents at 3. If the
play don't draw very well they charge Is
cents after 10"
The doorkeeper was here interrupted by
a Chinaman who wanted to get In without
paying He made it ineligible that he
wanted to see a man and wouldn't stay
but few minutes. The doorkeeper insist
ed on a deposit as a guarantee Of good
faith The Chinaman handed him paper
dollar and went inside. Before long he
came back to the door and held out his
hand. A return check then worth 10 cents,
was placed in it. The Cinnamon became
much excited and thus impaired his powers
Of English speech. Finally the doorkeeper
understood that he wanted his dollar The
doorkeeper wasn't sure that ii was the
right Chinaman. but at last yielded and
returned the money"
They all looks the same to me- he ex-
planned"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05
FIVE STONE coRPsEs.
Exhumcd From an Old Graveyard
in Pennsylvania
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Bradford. March 15.-Saturday after
noon the remains OF William r. Fisher
and wife, together with the remains Of
their daughters, Nellie and Ida, and a
niece. Nellie Dart were exhumed at the
old Kenny Street cemetery and taken to
Oak Hill. where they were again consign-
ed to earth. The remains of Nellie Dart
were inferred in the old cemetery in
1864, and Ida In 1874 William r. Fisher
died in 1885, and his death was followed
four years later, or in 1889, by that Of
his wife.
The earth was dug from the graves and
an attempt made to lift the collins out
when the undertaken was greatly surpris-
ed to find them almost immovable. After
considerable effort, one Of the baskets
was brought to the top Of the grave and
opened. 1t was found that the body 1t
contained was in a perfect state Of pres
ervation, from the top of the head to
the bottom of the feet. The body was
as solid as marble and the features were
lifelike.. Even the clothing had become
One after another the bodies were lifted
from the earth, and when each was ex-
amined, II was found 10 have turned to
stone-like substance. The body of Miss
Dart, which was buried in 1861, resembled
a statue of marble At the time OF Miss
Darts death she weighed 200 pounds; but
when the body was exhumed II was twice
The bottom Of graves in the lower part
of the old cemetery is covered with wa
ter at all times, and 1t supposed that
the mineral properties of this water
caused pctrifaction. 1t is said that other
petrified bodies have been taken from the
old cemetery.
IF you had to earn your living what
trade would you prefer?' said the gold
standard senator to his companion at
lunch the other day.
We'll" replied the western silver crank
senator, IF / had my choice I'd rather
be a geid-beater than anything else -
Yonkers Statesman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-05

The Prince Of Wales has taken up cy-
cling IN very mild way, as so far he has
confined his attentions to the tricycle.. Re-
pounds, caused the tricycle. to fan over
backward. Sir Francis Knollys was Wheel
ing industriOusly after his royal compan-
ion on his tricycle., and very nearly ran
over him when he plunged ipglorlously %
the rear.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21

nlIIE WHITE IIOUSE-Thc ropulists vii
carry il in '!H. sow the country dowr WIN
ropulisi literature. will print Your name a, .
address ON the Peoples Party Exchange Ill"
for dime. md v"i will rrcr,"a large num-
b. r"f leading popusi papers for reading nh'
,hstrihuii"u. Write riainiN.
i. II. PAnGlr'r Lock Bon NC Ennis. TeNas
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21
Newest Bullets.

Steel coated rifle bullets for the new
magazine guns cause very little pain,
says DR.. Delorme, surgeon in chief OF
the French army. During the riots at
Fourmies one man was wounded so
badly as to be paralyzed, but did not
suspect that he had been shot through
until he saw bloodstains on his cloth
ing. One, shot through the leg, only
felt slight shiver; another, shot
through the arm, felt his elbow twitch
and closed his fist mechanically. AT
short range the bullets, like the new
bullets of our own army are apt to ex-
Mode and do serious mischief.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21
aANuscRlers OF HIGH VALUE.
some of the Rarest In the World Are
in the Aston Library.

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There are 100000 worth of ancient
manuscripts in the Aston library, but
the Oldest of these is the Evangelister-
Jun, which is said to have been eX-
pressly executed for Charles the Bald,
the grandson of Charlemagne. He was
patron of the fine arts, and was es-
pecially fond of embellished manu-
scripts. This rare and precious man
uscript, which few people are aware Is
possessed by our city, is written on
fine vellum and is an oblong quarto
of 400 pages. The first four pages nave
splendid full-length miniatures OF the
four evangelists, profusely Illuminated
with liquid gold and emerald green
shaded with red and white on an en-
purpled ground, the pictures covering
the entire page.
St. Matthew is represented us beard
less youth inclined on lecturn, upon
which there is a book with the iirst
words of his gospel inscribed on 1t. 81
Mark is represented as bearded and slt-
ting upright on a throne, holding IN
his left hand closed book with the first
words of his gospel inscribed on its
back. On the third page Is picture
Of st. Luke, looking more aged than nus
companions He is shown with an ihh
horn in one hand, writing his gospeis'
st. John is shown on throne holdlhg
an open scroll in his hand, upon Whlch
many words are observable. Inc hlth
page of this volume contains the ell
blems of the four vangelists-viz. the
four living creatures that the prophet
Ezekiel beheld in vision surrounding
the throne of God Matthew has for
his symbol a creature with human
head. Mark the lion head. John the
eagle, while Luke Is represented by the
winged bull headed figure. The nlnth
mage is a magnificent specimen OF inter-
laced capitals peculiar to manuscripts
of the Carlovingian era. TINS hlghiy
illustrated sheet forms the title page oi
the book. 1t has only fifteen letters
but a closer examination reveals the
marks for hidden letters. The words
are "Legendum per Ami Curriculum.
One page of this precious volume Is
equally emblazoned with brilliant goio
and colors and has the word Dominus
inserted on it. There are several other
pages equally embellished with multi
piled interlacings and leafy shadow
ings. The services for the principal
festivities are marvelously executed
and the seventeen pages for Easter are
magnificent | can give no adequate de-
scription of this precious relic OF the
ancient art now in New York. COM
harrison with modern specimens SHOWS
that we have but little advanced over
the monk artists of the ninth century
DIR. Frederick Sanders, the venerable
librarian of the Astor library, justly
calls this manuscript IAN unrlvaled
beauty
This superb manuscript was secured
some fifteen years ago by the late MI
Aston from the famous London bibllo-
phile. Bernard Quartrich, who cata-
logued it in 1880 at $1,000 There are
more costly manuscripts in the Astor
library-for instance, the Antiphonalre
of Charles x. for which | am assured
the late ]. ]. Aston paid $4,000 but
this old manuscript of Charles the bald
has. as an antique, no rival ne
Chautauquan.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21
ar.taoAsour ROUTE.
Course of "a Missionary's Letter from
Pitcairn to Tahiti.

PITCAIRN TO Ianitis
In the possession of one OF the mis-
sionary party, just arrived from the
south seas on the adventist vessel Pit
cairn, is letter which has an interest
ing and unique history, says the San
Francisco Call. It travelled about $4,000
miles, while the distance between the
mailing point and its destination is but
1000 miles, and it went the most direct
route possible and did not miscarry at
any stage of It's journey. The travels
of a letter sent from Pitcairn island
to Tahiti show. as nothing else can,
the complete isolation of the little Pa
cific paradise founded by John Adams.
Tahiti is only about six days sail from
Pitcairn, and is the source whence love-
sick Hitcairners take their wives But
letter although it forms an i'm
portant part of the courtship, is gen
orally confined to one letter, as when
the answer is received it is generally
the arrival of the bride. Except
small vessel or man-Of-war consents
to carry letters between the two points,
which opportunity rarely occurs the
only remaining hope is from passing
ship, bound from San Francisco or
Portland to Europe. A gentleman now
residing in Oakland was once deputed
to carry the Pitcairn mail for Tahiti,
and he told the story of how it was
done:
1--WE left San Francisco in the ship
City of Hankow, and were off Pitcairn
island on Christmas day. Only about
one ship makes the island, and as we
should lose no ground by waiting few
hours we hove to and signaled to
Adams point. Then the two boats
Queen Victoria and Admiral Drew came
off with two loads of vegetables. Gov.
Mccoy also came off and asked us to
carry some letters to Tahiti. We rather
smiled at first, but when he produced
seven letters and told lis that there
was no other way to send them we
consented, and after paying for our
fruit and vegetables we started on our
trip. Those letters were the cause OF
good deal of Inconvenience. When the
captain landed at England he took the
letters ashore and went to the post
master Then he was informed that he
must make an affidavit and must apply
to the postmaster general for IA cents
the tariff for carrying letters from
countries not in the postal union.
Eventually the letters were landed
in the Falmouth postoffice, after
we had carried them about 13,O0O
miles. From Falmouth they went to
Southampton, and were sent in the
usual course of events to New York, an
other 5000 miles. Then they crossed
to San Francisco and were put on
board one of the Australian steamers
and put off at the nearest point to Ia
hiti, their destination. The remainder
of the journey was covered with small
boat. In all the letters Travelled a dis
lance of over $4,000 miles and occupied
four months and half en- route"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21

Pearls are found in all waters where
ovsters or mussels abound. they nave
heon discovered in the shells OF the
common mussel in many rivers OF the
limited States. The most extensive pearl
fisheries. however, are those in the Red
Sea in the Persian gulf and in the In
dian ocean. off the island Of Ceylon.
The product OF the Red sea and Per
sian gulf does not cut any considerable
figure in the worlds supply. which
comes mainly from Ceylon and the
indian coast, where pearl diving is a
regular business with thousands OF
men,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21
S.A.NT.A FE ROUTE.
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The pfet:icst Campaign Button
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One agent sold 25 in one hour on
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21

In bet those fellows won't nave a
hit of fun" said an official OF the view
York Central railroad. who was watch
ing the Vanderbilt party start Tor the
pacific coast. Then he added.
don't suppose they will have a single
game. If they do, and some one heiu
nretty fair hand, Cornelius would raise
him a million dollars, and then where
would the man with the cards be!
This reference to poker games led TO
one of the party telling a story ABOUT
William II. Vanderbilt. Mr.. Wander
bilt had a few friends out with MIN on
a trip in his private car, and quiet NJ
file game of poker was proposed. me
tacit agreement was that the limit was
TO be SIS. The game went along WIN
tho usual fluctuations, until suddenly
one of the party caught an eXcelieht
hand He took advantage of the TACT
that if was not an ironclad limit, but
onlv tacit agreement, and insisted on
raising $50. w II. Vanderbllts eyes
twinkled When it came around 10 MS
het he "saw" the $50 and then said: III
raise you $4,000" But you cannot 40
that" protested the first bettor. ION,
yes. can" responded Mr.. Vanderoiil
serenely. The first bettor threw down
his cards and said: well. | know l
have the best hand, but | canot see that
raise" TOO bad was Mr.. Wander
bilt's philosophical comment: you
ought not to have broken through the
fence on the start."-New York IT'D
me.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21
HE WAS PESTERED.
Tho Old Man Had Got Tired of So MANY
Lovers Wanting His Daughter

Lovers wanting Aiis DauE"'S''
From the Washington Star: A trav-
cling man who makes monthly trips
through West Virginia, told a Star re-
porter story of courtship OF his.
"There is one of the prettiest girls in
the country living in little West Vlr-
ginia town." he said. cat one time
thought myself very much in love with
her. and wanted to marry her. Inc
girls father was customer or mlne'
and I always timed my trips so that l
could spend the evening at his house
Zone night 1 concluded to try my
fate, and managing to see her alone, l
proposed to her. l was accepted, CON
ditionally upon my getting her fathers
consent. and 1 was not to ask him until
after she had a chance to soften him a
little. OF course, when l went away
that night / thought of nothing but
what presents to send her. l could not
see her for a month, but we could write
We wrote every day, and l invested
whole months salary in presents.
"When l reached the town again l
called at once to see her, and she told
me to ask her father the momentous
question at once. Approaching the old
man. he said to me: Young man, you
act as if you were going to ask me II
YOU could marry Sue If you are, I'll
lust say that I've been pestered enough
by her lovers. I've just got to the pint
where I don't care who she marries.
When the New Yorker asked me l told
him yes; when the fellow from Chicago
asked me told him he had my bless
ing; when the Wheeling man wanted
her I told him all right. That was last
week. You are the sixth this week, and
/ amt going to let you say a word.
She told me this morning she was
going to marry young lawyer at our
country seat, and judging from the two
or three wagon loads of parcels she has
received by mail and express the last
two months, should think she had
about enough plumber to go to house
keeping on right away
81 did not say word, and skip that
town now-the girl married the
lawyer"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21

In Southwestern Arkansas Just
Opened to Settlement
By the Building OF the New Road
The Kansas City, Pittsburg ~
Guli--Port Arthur Route.
Mena, the New City in Polk
County,
To Become the Center of a Large
and Important Trade Territory.

Tie Kansas City, Pittsburg &
Gulf Railroad the Port Arthur
Route--will complete its line to
Polk county, Ark, about August
Is This will open mp one of the
newest and bsst portions of South
western Arkansas to- settlement
This country has been without rail
roads and is very spalscly settled.
there being in This section OF the
state nearly 5000 900 acres oi the
very finest kind OF government land
for Homestead entry, and millions
more of magnificent ilnit growing,
farming, mineral and heavily tim
hcred lands can be purchased at
from So to $40 per acre. This is a
high, rolling, well walcred, heavily
timbered, healthy country, with an
excellent summer aud winter eli
mate.
he seasons are regular, rainfall
abundant aud free from hot winds,
cyclones, blzzards, drnuihs and is
IA nevcr.iailng fruit and grain c"un
try. 1t is IA land If mountains and
valleys, forests aud streams, being
sufficiently elevated to insure pure.
cool brcczrs in summer and walled
on the north by 200 miles of noun
tain forests which protect IL from
the cold blasts OF winter. Game is
plentiful and it is now open for the
frs, time to the plohccr--thc home
seeker, merchant. mechanic, manu-
facturcr and inv' stor.
The new town of MENA, 80
miles south OF Kansas City, will be
the railroad division, and the com
meicial, manufacturing and dis
tribuling center for country 90 to
IS miles in either direction. The
town is charmngly located and
surrounded hy the richest and most
beautiful country in Arl ansas. 1t
offers rare Inducements to all kinds
of business ventures and is dcs
tined Ia become a large and Hour
ishing city within IA lew months.
SPECIAL LOW RATE EXCURSIONS.
All railroads will sell hali'ra,c
stop over homes, ckcrs' to amy poln,
ON the Kansas Guy, Piltshurg N
Cuff railroad on the following date ::
August 4 and Is, September ! and
Is. October 6 and 20. BE sure to
buy your ticket to Mcna, and see
all oi southwest Missouri, the Ozark
apple country and western Arkan-
sas. This will afford homcseckcrs
an unparalleled opportunity TO VISIT
This country and secure homes IN
this new land. Pnpers AID pam,
phlcts giving "a full description OF
the country will be mailed free by
addressing + A. llornbeck, Land
Commissioner al, and Wyand"iic
streets. Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21
4
Color ado
Summer

is the little of an illustrated book
descriptive of Resorts IN Colorado
reached via tn, Santa Fc Route. II
tells where "a vacation may hr
pl, asanilN spent.
Address q. r. Nicholson, q =, \ o.,
A.. 4. ~ 5. f.. R'y.. Chicago. Tor n
free copy.
summer tourist rates now in eject
from the East TO Pueblo. 'nloIndo
Sp ings. MnnitCu and Denver The
way 10 so l., via the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21
Mt for the FoolkilIer.

Sbould Have Sent for the FoOlkilIer
A Justice of the peace of Albion, Wis.
very properly refused to perform the
wedding ceremony for foolish old
man who wanted to marry his great
granddaughter.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21
STATESMEN
THREE


turbcd conditions and suggest for relief Thd
names these gentlemen withheld for the present. but for
Senator the Judge and the Colonel
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already s@c Of absorbing interest and promises to hayt
a unprecedented sale. .
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from the formation of the government disclosing mani
STIRRING facts and figures never before made public and which mus
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The account of the dynamite eX-
plosion at johannesburg, Africa was
cabled to the newspapers at ii cost of
SO a word and at total expense OF
about 100000.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21

Let us not be weary in we'll doing;
for In due season we shall reap, II we
faint not.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-08-21

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