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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28
UNCLE lakes
THINKING CNP

SIX little cousins had gathered az Holly
wool farm. Grandpa Grey = home, iof Il
works visit Tom. Minnie and htte M"s
lived in a village close by and IubaiL
Susie ana Charley ia a big caty SEVERN
hundred miles away. Grandma h1d given
nm the large sitting room with its huge
Fireplace 20 the children. where she siii
sh-v could romp 20 their hearts content,
ANA such jolly g1od time they had play
in4 games and roasting apples ana eh'9l-
nuts before the great hickory nre, WINCH
grandpa leiehtcd in keeping bright FOR
them. Then the rain came and spoiled the
excursion they were 90 take iu the big
farm Mason. gnis Vas "A great oisag n'.ut-
faert fzrtclai.y 20 Tom. VINO had Set ms
1elrt ou it. lie Stood at the window look
fl- mooiuy ont at ths sloppy road ana
-uuIly lfttle creeks. than his eyes wandered
in tla direction " Uncle Jakc's cottage.
dimIv seen l1 tic distance. "oh." satd he.
turning 10 tne others who were scattered
around the room. "tr We only could get
Uncle Jake 70 come and tell Us storicS-
he's lust chuck fun ~ 'em; he's been every
where. used e. neht the Indians and hunt
wildcats. and be was q sea captain too
for q long WHILE exclaimed he an IN a
BREATH
"Do. Go, ask HIM Tom" cried several
eaEer voices.
"If asking him would bring him. or
reaxIug, either. ! would 90 that. but Il
won't" said Tom. looking hopelcssiy
Cowucast -T'ho last one lac told was about
i year aeo-lfttls Jimmy Stokes was sick
ard BE- tod him q story 10 get him 70 tako
s. dose OF castor oil. not another has 10
told slneA ] know. ~ least not iu this
settlement. We've about given up asking
l.m any more. for Dee only shakes his hcad
AMI smiles and says he's lost hts thinking
clp-
-Inats MS excuse. you know. FOR putt
tins as boys or"
Tom Grey. chat wouldn't 10 any fun'
far rs eirls-ue DON'T want 90 listen 10
stories 20 painted Indians and snarllns Old
u-ll..ats" complained Dis sister Minnie.
..c1ru-. II DO roe'l tai something nice for
g.r= IS sell j w1ulIu't uint"
..1r-H. $50 ROSS 2aa't ~ = SO hst-r 20
stories about dolls. ani kittens and suca
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was hard at work In n remote corner of
the room. Presently he walked over and
handed Minnie folded paper remarkinG
that IL was the best he could do on such
short notice. Minnie read IL aloud and all
declared It to be just the thing; then the
cap was carefully packed in pasteboard
box at the bottom OF which lay the invi-
tation In a large square envelope.
The next morning Uncle Jake was just
ready to sit down to tho solitary breakfast
he had prepared for himself. Mrs. Jake
being away visit, when he saw the
Greys hired man coming up the walk car
rying q large box. DepositinS 1t on the
doorstep, no remarked to Uncle Jake, who
had now opened the door: Something the
Youngsters at the farm sent--wlll stop on
my way back from the village In tho
evening" and was off. II was only
moments work to unite the cord, and then.
at tho first peep, he started back-was II
something alive. questioned he. Plalnly IL
was something with a tail. Cautiously ne
pulled the tissue paper from around II ana
slowly lifted It out. Never did his old eyes
behold such heterogeneous mass. Uncle
Jake's Thinking Cap" were the words
worked In white and gold silk on thel lining.
A curious smile that could not be analysed
1T up his wrinkled face as he held the cap
In one hand and the Invitation" In the
other, he read:
Dear Uncle Jake;
My pen take
T6.teu you OF our little fake.
We've made cap,
Just like a map.
Hoping your genius to entrap.
There's everything on It.
From cat-tan to bonnet.
And all Of us had hand In II.
If you're willing as clever.
Our anxious endcavor
WIN bring you here in a minute.
Six Little Greys.
Then he burst into a loud, happy laugh
"Such smart children are certainly worth
n little thinking, and stories they shall
have" said the soft-hearted captain. Tie
WAS as good as his word, and that very
evening cold, rlear and bright, found MN
seated IN a comfortable armchair sur
rounded 10y "a group OF happy children. the
thinking cap towering IKE beacon IN the
confer. Never before did children hear such
wonderful tales OF things on land or sea.
Tntermingled with their glad voices came
those Of grandma and grandpa from the
adjoining room. Uncle Jake declared. too
that events long forgotten had, as II by
magic, sprung into his mind. The cap had
proved a veritable mascot and instead OF
being n task 10 tell stories, they had
crowded after each other without an effort
and ho would never part with his wonder
full thinking cap L L. .
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dogs. each owner thinking theirs the
finest.
happier crowd never saw, and until
dark they yelled and screamed and had
good time, and best OF all was the Imam
cial success Of the show. as they We're
proud 10 hear they had cleared enough 10
pay expenses ana each boy was the happy
possessor OF II cents. For good humor. fun
and frolic commend mo TO young Amer
lea"
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Mary Lizzie flanagan. spivoy. Ga.-Dear
Junior. lIv first letter 20 The Constitution
sham be- wri t-u this beautiful December
suoru ue. J enjoy reading tho cousins let
ters. } li.e in the country thirteen miles
from Eateutou. our town We have had 4
great deal of rain and SNOW. but 70 IS
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r. SUNDAY schop. nearly every Sunday.
we have been going 90 Rockville school.
two miles from lome. We have three
rsanher--fwo lady teachers and ore gen
fI..rrsu Teacher. They are very Kind 10 AS.
cousins. airs y8u going to send those tile
girls some OF your Sunday school papers3
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20 The Constitution.

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Archie Harper, Tibbs. Tenn.-Dear Jul
nior. ! have bean a constant reader Of The
Constitution for some time and enjoy the
bright and new5y letters in The Junior de-
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&n1 &o ., arhs ana sials ana araml
The herald., 1896-09-28
2 BASEBALL.
Results of the Closing Season-Pros-
Ia q, poets for the Next.

WASHINGTON. Sept 27-President
Nick Young of the National Baseball
League, in an interview today, states
that never before in the history of the
game has the general interest in base
ball been as great as during the season
just closing The interest, he says, is
rapidly spreading all over the country
and while steadily growing in the big
cities has increased so in the smaller
cities and towns that the attendance at
minor league games far exceeds previ-
Gus years.
The National league, Mr.. Young says,
is in good shape for bright and sue
cessful start in the spring, and this is
also true of the minor leagues. The sea-
son closes October 1st.o Then there are
three open dates after the schedules,
which will be used in playing postponed
games. The Baltimore and Cleveland
cubs will play three games for the Tenn
pie cup at Baltimore on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday. All the clubs have
done we'll financially during this season.
The next contract season will begin
April La The championship games be-
gin about May and end October l.
The Reds had two games billed for
today at Cincinnati with Chicago. Both
were postponed on-aecount of rain.
The herald., 1896-09-28
A BIG ESTATE is WAITING
For Peter McFarIand's Half Chinese
Son
A Firm OF San Francisco Lawyers Very
Much Desire the Present Address
Of John McFarlane.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 27.--An ordi-
nary little four-Iine advertisement in
last weeks personals announced that q
Glasgow firm of attorneys is looking for
John McFarlane, who was last heard
from in San Francisco five or six years
ago. Back Of the advertisement lies a
story of Oriental romance, rare even in
this day of strange happenings.
The father of John McFarlane, who is
wanted, was a canny Scotchman, a free
lance, out for adventure. The result of
his career was that $750,0O0 are waiting
for his son. He was jeweler by trade
and after wandering about for some
time finally settled in Hongkong, in 1S40.
Before long he amassed a fortune and
then, unaware that there was law
against the marriage of foreigners with
natives, married mandarin,s daughter
The affair almost precipitated a riot in
Hongkong but was ultimately smoothed
over through the influence and wealth
Of his father-in-law, and in time son
was born and christened John. In 1860
Peter McFarlane returned to Glasgow
and died there, after investing most of
his money in an iron foundry, with his
ter McFarlane sent for his half Chinese
nephew and had him educated in Eng
land. AS he grew he developed his faith
er's nomadic tastes and drifted about
England to the neglect of his books. Fin
ally he same to America and later to
California.
John McFarlane was living in San
Francisco when his uncle died five or
six years ago. He had made fortune
and owned half interest in the Saracen
iron foundry, besides much real estate
and personality. The nephew consulted
Carman e. Donohue, attorneys, as to his
chances of inheritance, but there was a
widow and the estate so tied up that
John McFarlane gave up in disgust
though he was in absolute want The
lawyers did all they could for him, but
he left the city and never sent them his
address. Last week a letter arrived
from a Scotch firm asking for informa-
tion of McFarlane. The uncle's wife is
now dead and he is the legal heir.
The herald., 1896-09-28
DETECTIVES APOLOGIZED
A French Consul Mistaken for Naught y
Artist
While the Play Goes On the Eloping
Couple Get Safely Ashore and
Disappear From View

NEW YORK, Sept 27.-The first per-
sons on board the steamer La Bretagne
of the French line, after she was made
fast to the dock this morning were two
men of middle age and businesslike
manner. They made their way to the
saloon deck and approaching hand
some man Of military mein who stood
talking to a woman, one of them asked:
"This is Monsieur Charpentier, I be-
lieve?"
"Oui," replied the man with polite
bow, "that is my name. What is your
pleasure?"
I'VE are officers of the law and it is
our unpleasant duty to take you into
custody" replied one of the men.
YES" interposed the other, ''and this,
I suppose, is Nine. Dupont. We will
have to arrest her too'
By this time a crowd had gathered
about the group and it was learned the
man and woman had been mistaken by
the detectives for George Charpentier
a French artist. and Nine. Alice Dupont,
his model, with whom he is said to have
eloped from Paris fortnight ago. When
the facts became known to the man and
woman they laughed heartily and the
man said: sit is true my name is Char
pentier, but I am not the man you are
looking for"
He went on to explain that his name
is ]. c. Charpentier and that he is the
French consul at Mazatlan, Mexico.
"And this lady" he said with a sweep
ing bow, ''is Mmel Charpentier, my
wife,
In support of his statement Consul
Charpentier showed the detectives his
official papers and they, after making
profuse and abject apologies, left the
ship.
The artist and his model, both of whom
are married, were among the La Bre-
tagne's ninety-one passengers. The
emigration lists were also watched for
them and careful inquiry made among
the $50 steerage passenges without re
suit
The herald., 1896-09-28
THE LONDON MARKET
Gold Still Coming to the United States.
N tonPrices Rising.

s.e4t
LONDON, Sept. 27.-In addition to the
heavy shipments of the past week 1t is
anticipated that at least another one
million pounds in gold will be exported
20 New York There is every prospect
that money rates will harden, and possi-
bly, the Bank of England will deem
further rise in the bank rate advisable,
Is there is considerable continental de-
mand for bullion. The downward
movement of investment securities con-
tinues to be the feature of the stock ex-
change. All these stocks are almost
unsaleable at present prices. The for
e.gn market was depressed on the Roth
schilds withdrawing from the Spanish
quicksilver loan. The rise in the money
rates having upset calculations, the Chi
nese loan is now at IL discount. Mines
and all other markets were weak, except
the Americans, which are receiving
daily increased attention. The whole
list marks substantial increase on the
week. The following figures indicate
) the advance.e Lake Shore. Sh; Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul. 8; Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe preferred and Reading
firsts, 2h; Northern Pacific. 2; Denver
e Rio Grande preferred, Illinois Cen
tral. Missouri Pacific seconds, Reading
and Wabash, 1%; Atchison, Pennsyl-
yania and Union Pacific, /; others frac-
keonal ~
The herald., 1896-09-28
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS.
Mrs. Kate Tupper Galpin Lecturing in
San Francisco.

An enthusiastic suffrage parlor meet
ing was held yesterday afternoon at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. d. Saunder-
son and Mrs. C. B. Perkins, 72S Haight
street, says the San Francisco Chroni-
Gle of Saturday. Mrs. Judge Cross,
president of the West End Suffrage
club, presided, and Mrs. Kate Tupper
Galpin of Los Angeles gave an interest
ing lecture. She urged upon the women
present the need of earnest personal
work for the next five weeks, and said
that If "the sixth amendment did not
pass the women alone woul be to
blame"
She enumerated several ways in
which women could most graciously
bring the question of equal rights to
those who were honestly opposed or
indifferent She advanced the compre-
hensive principle that one class could
not represent another, and around that
wove an intelligent network of logical
explanations and reasons, and said that
women were not what would be called
sufferers, but it was because men were
better than the law. Many legal situa-
tions illustrated the assumption, she
said, and continued:
Good men have been trying to i'm
prove every condition surrounding wo-
men, but conditions must be better
when women's interest and council will
men,"
At the close of Mrs. Galpin's lecture
an informal discussion was held, and
announcement was made that October
1st had been set as suffrage day at the
Mechanics Fair
The herald., 1896-09-28
Dismal Day on Preside
Coursing Ground
A MISERABLE MAKEShIFT
Takes the Place of the NimbIe
Jackrahbit
The Baseball Season Draws to a Close
After a Prosperous Summer-Next
Seasons Prospects-Notes.
Associated Press spscial Wire


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-The
coursing at the PRESIDED coursing
grounds today was a dismal failure.
Over 500 people interested in fox ter
riers and divided in opinion as to their
coursing ability, went home disappoint-
ed and disgusted, and saying harsh
things about c. B. Holbrook, whose in
reference spoiled the sport.
William H. Chenowith and Joe Acton
had planned a novel pastime in the
shape of a coursing match for fox ter
riers instead of hounds. Terriers had
never been publicly used in this way
before, and Acton and Chenowith began
to think, after the applications for en-
tries were filed, that they had struck
something new, popular and profitable.
Their somewhat extensive advertising
drew the attention of c. B. Holbrook,
secretary of the society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals. Holbrook
gathered his lieutenants, and, marshall
ing them early in the afternoon, camp
ed upon the scene of action. They were
harmless looking men, dressed in citi-
zens' clothes. They lost no time, when
once on the ground, but surrounded the
rabbit pens in obedience to the orders
of their chief. A permit had been Sc
cured from the supervisors, but Holbrook
said that he would not allow the poor
rabbits to be torn to pieces by ravenous
dogs. s1tcT f1 Zd
The coursing club, not wishing to
brave the dangers of an assault, with
drew In good order but tomorrow it
will cnnsult a, LAWYER as to the adyisa-
bility of suing out a writ of injunction
against dHolbrook. an1
In place of hares, astuffed rabbit was
used. This makeshift was tied to a
string, which was wound around the
wheel of a bicycle. Great speed was
thus attained, and the terriers, with but
two exceptions, did not touch the dunn
my, so Holbrook was satisfied.
The herald., 1896-09-28
AT THE THEAIERS

BURBANK THEATER.-Last night
the Roscian's Dramatic company, pre-
senting Steele Mackey's famous drama
Hazel Kirke, made their initial bow to
a large and enthusiastic audience at the
Burbank. n
Manager Malins is to be congratulated
on his selection of this company. His
bid for patronage of the Los Angeles
public will be backed up at all times by
his giving the worth for the money. He
has demonstrated this fact by the
change of companies, for the Roscian
Dramatic company made the most de-
cided hit last night in Hazel Kirke judg-
ing by the repeated storms of applause
and the numerous curtain calls bestow-
ed on the company.
The lovely drama, Hazel Kirke, is too
we'll known for any extended criticism
and 1t is sufficient to say that it is rec
ognized as the best dramatic product by
an American author.
The Roscian Dramatic company is ex-
cellent. p. j. Dugan as Dunstan Kirke
made hit; he ranks among the best ac-
tors seen on the Burbank stage and he
richly deserved the curtain calls he re-
ceived.
James M. Ward, the we'll known and
much admired California actor, created
many hearty laughs and received much
applause as Barney. George Montser-
rat as Carringford, Ed H. Felt as Aaron
Rodney, ard Chas. Conners as Pitticus
Green, We're all excellent Miss Lula
James as Hazel Kirke Mayed the part
we'll and can be compared favoraby with
Effie Ellesler in the same role.
Catherine Ainsworth as Mercy Kirke
looked little too young, but played her
part well. Miss Belmour as Lady Ira
TzA. H. 4, ~
ton, were excellent.
In fact, the Roscians company is we'll
balanced throughout and give a very
satisfactory performance.
This beautiful drama should do splen-
did business the three evenings and Sat
urday matinee of this engagement. On
Thursday evening the Roscian company
will present the great comedy drama
Ranch 10, with Mr.. James NJ Ward in
his great character of Judge Particular
Prose, Miss James in her great imper-
sonation of Annie Smalley
The herald., 1896-09-28
ON THE WHEEL.
Tandem Road Race, at San Francisco.
New Records.


SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-The Bay
City wheelmen conducted a most re-
markable tandem road race today. Six
teams started and all finished under the
previous record for five miles, 1913, held
b y the Lagan brothers of Philadelphia.
George r. Dixon and Charles A. Krafts
rode the five miles IN 10:22 AS and the
other five teams finished close behind
them. The conditions OF the race were
that the teams should start separately,
five minutes apart and ride unpaced.
The start was standing one and the
timing was accurate and according to
the necessary regulations. The time
made by theother teams was as follows:
Griffiths and Davidson, 1928; e. D. and
]. A. Mendell, 10:49 3-5; S. B. Vincent
and August Kanzee, 1880; T. S. Hall and
A. j. Menne, 11:19 1-5; F. w. Voltz and
Charles Webber, 11:29 3-5. AS the
American flying start unpSced track
tandem record is II 35 the speed at which
these road riders went may be imagined.
B. c. Reynaud of the Bay City wheel
men started out on a single wheel be-
hind Dixon and Krafts. He could stick
to the tandem only for mile, however
Reynaud then went on alone and finish
ed the five miles in 1902 2-5
A LONG SWIM.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-Charles
Cavill, the champion Australian swim
mer, today swan around the Seal rocks
off shore Immediately in front of the
Cliff house. After performing this feat,
for an hour or more he gave an exhibit
tiOn of diving and swimming in tha
Sutro baths.
Cavill experienced no difficulty in
making the trip. 1t took him about half
an hour, and he swan about mile. An
immense crowd witnessed the perform
ance. which was the first of its kind on
recUru.
The herald., 1896-09-28
THE SICK MAN OF EUROPE
Is Offered the Service OF trench
Nurse
France Makes Her First Diplomatic
Move Which Is Likely to Be the Last.
European Conceit.

LONDON Sept. e21.-The Paris corre-
spondent of the Chronicle learns that
M. Cambon, the French ambassador at
Constantinople had a long interview
with the sultan yesterday in the course
of which he declared that the western
powers had resolved to insist that the
reforms which had already been granted
in the Armenian provinces should be ex-
: tended to the whole Of the Turkish en-
pire.
The Chronicles correspondent adds:
This,i ,is,i the, first diplomatic move OF
France. and is regarded as a final warn
ing.
THE SULTAN YIELDS.
CONSTANTINOPLE Sept. 27.-The
sultan has acceded to the request con-
tanned in an Armenian address praying
for authority to convole the national
assembly, to elect a new patriarch in
place OF Matteo Ismirlian, resigned.
1t is learned that during the massacre
at Eauguin, six hundred houses weere
plllaged and burned. A gun was fired
as signalfor the outrages to commence.
The sultan has sent an autograph let
ter to Emperor William.
WARSHIPS READY.
correspondent at Rome is assured that
negotiations are pending between Italy
and England with a view to the former
government holding in readiness large
body of troops to sail at moments no
tice for the Levant.
The morning papers devote some at
tention to the sudden change in the at
titude of the Russian press toward Great
Britain OF these the Bourse Gazette and
the Novosti warn the government to be-
ware of forcing England to join the drei-
bund limiting that Germany Is annoyed
at Englands aloofness at that alliance
and is trying to sow discord between
England and Russia. The newspapers
make no note of the fact that this
change of face on the part of the Russian
press is coincident with Lord Salisbury s
arrival at Ballater for conference with
the czar.