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Evening journal., 1897-09-30
LANpsLIpE ExPosEs COINS.
Millions of Pieces of Chinese Money
washed Ont by Rain.

Millions of Pieces of Chinese Money
washed Ont by Rain.
A large find of old coins. which have
lain hidden underground for over 1850
years-since the time of the three king
doms-was accidentally brought to
light last May in the Chushan district,
in northwest Hupeh, during a heavy
dowupour of rain, says a Shanghai con-
temporary. May 4 a considerable tract
of land washed of from hill. and the
landslip exposed the hidden treasure.
The villagers in the neighborhood
flocked TO the spot to help themselves
TO IL, and the news of the strange dis
sovery was at once telegraphed his ex-
cellency Chang Chintung, who ordered
the local officeFs to gather the coins
with all dispatch.
1t is said that the quantity gathered
represents as many as 100000 strings,
and the coins are unmsuaMy large. re-
sembling in size those Of the Hsienfung
reign (about As years ago) of the pres
ent dynasty. The viceroy is sending
300 strings to Picking under charge Of q
1'aotai for the perusal Of the emperor
The coins bear on one side the charac
ters Of the reign Of the monarch and on
the other (Szechuen) the seat of the
government that issued them.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
SUED BY HIS CHILD.
Henri Nachters Daughter Con-
veyed Property to Him.
NOW SHE WANTS TO GET IT BACK.
Claims That Her Father Terrorlzed Her
and Induced Her to Sign Deeds,
the Purport of Which She
Dld Not Know.

NEW YORK. Sept. 30.-A suit has
been brought in the supreme court
against Henri Nachtel by his daughter,
Nathalie Nachtel. TO recover from him
property in New York city valued at
$4,000, which she says he induced her
by fraud and coercion to convey to him.
Isabella Patchen. the PLAINTIFFS
grandmother, was the original owner
of the property in dispute She left
1t to her daughter, Miss Nachtels
mother, for her life and to her children
after her death. The plaintiff was an
only child and claims that she is sole
owner of her grandmother's estate.
Nachtel. the defendant, was born in
Paris. His wife belonged in Buffalo.
Prior to her death in Paris, in 1889, the
family spent the greater part of their
time abroad. Her father Miss Nachtel
AYERS, kept her hidden from her rela-
tions and did not educate her in such
a manner as young woman of her po-
sition in life had a right to expect.
Mrs. William Dorsheimer. who is her
nearest relation, on various occasions
endeavored to see her. she claims. but
without success. The plaintiff is now
% years old and wants to have deeds
set aside which she signed on the at
tainment of her majority when staying
in London. Her father requested her.
she says. to convey the property, and
she did so, being altogether under his
influence at the time. He told her to
sign no papers at her aunt's request. on
the ground that she wanted to get the
property for herself.
Miss Nachtel says that after she had
signed the deeds she was brought here
by her father, when he induced her TO
again acknowledge them.
Y The plaintiff says she was annoyed
and frightened by her father and when
she arrived at her majority, on Aug. "a,
1895, was without any intelligence of
business or knowledge of her property
and with a mind largely uninformed
ard undeveloped. She says that her
father, as well as getting her to sign
the deeds, induced her to sign other pa
pers Of which she does not know the
purport. but which she thinks referred
TO her property.
Her father during her minority al
ways, she states, looked over her cor
respondence. even to the letters re-
ceived by her from her aunt Mrs. Dor
sheimer. He is, she adds, a Pole and
Of most excitable disposition. She
was so much afraid of him that she
never dared, she states, to oppose any
thing he said
Once, she says, he went into a closet
and discharged a pistol in order tC
frighten her He had before this fire.
quently threatened to shoot himself.
He threatened to put me in a maisor
de sante because 1 hesitated to obey
him." she says.
An affidavit has been submitted by
Mrs. Isabella p. Dorsheimer corrobo.
rating her niece's statements as to hei
conveyance Of property to her father
Mrs. Dorsheimer says the plaintiff haC
no knowledge Of the world because hei
education was neglected
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Ameer wnl Not Give sunnort.

LONDON. Sept. sO-A dispatch to
The Times from Simla, India, says;
"The Afridi and Orakzai deputation,
which started for Kabul TO solicit the
help of the ameer. was rudely checked
at Jelalabad, where the Afghan OFF,
cials turned the deputation back and
refused its request for ammunition.
This plain intimation from Abdur Rah-
man that he is resolved not to assist
the trbesmen is a most striking proof
Of his loyalty to the treaties. The
mollahs have all along deluded the
tribesmen with stories promising the
ameer's support. and the tribal lead
ers are only now learning the truth"
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
FxpIosIon From CombustIon.

SANTA CRUZ. Cal. Sept. SO.-Yes-
terday a disastrous explosion. which
wrecked several buildings, but fortu-
nately was unattended by loss OF life,
occurred at the works of the California
Powder company, presumably from
spontaneous combustion. Eight mills,
including the coming, mixing, glazing
and packing houses. and their contents,
consisting Of valuable machinery and
about 200 tons ofepowder, were destroy
ed, the loss aggregating about $25O,OOO
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Tnes of CrIminnIs.

DR.. P. Penta has studied the fingers
and toes Of 4,5OO criminals. and finds a
deficiency in the size or number Of toes
quite frequently among them, although
very rare among ordinary men. lie has
also observed that prehensile toes.
marked by a wide space between the
great toe and the second toe, is a con-
dition quite common among criminals;
also, a webbed condition of the toes,
an approximation to the toeless feet of
some savares
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
DECAY OF The SNUFF HABIT.
Regretted by Some Men whose Par
enta Once Used II.

cnts once Used IL.
ut takes all kinds of people" said the
oldest man Of the company of Old Boys,
who were having a reunion, reports
the Chicago Times-Herald, ito make a
world--l am glad 1 amt one OF of 'eml"
what is it now?" asked the next
Oldest, wish n quaver in his voice.
"Cherity--not the kind that vaunteth
not ITSELF but the other sort. 1t went
TO visit poor woman and wouldn't be-
stow an aim because, forsooth, she took
snuff! Why, I would have plunked down
my last quarter to have bought her
snuff. 1t took me right back to the time
when 1 used to take eight dozen eggs
to go to the village general store to ex-
change themfor snuff to fill my mothers
snuff-box and buy paper of pins
Where might that have been. pard-
nero" asked the old boy with an ear
trumpet.
THAT was in Huron county, O., in
the year 1896, or thereabouts. And I
can't remember when / ever failed to
get my mother her snuff"
"Eyther eggs was mighty cheap then
or snuff was dear. Why, you could get
u hundred papers of pins with eight
dozen eggs to-day. I'm not up 70 snuff,
but il anybody wants TO tickle their
nose with the compound they have my
permission" remarked another hoy"
of fourscore.
"The old folks OF to-day are missing
it-it gives employment to the
thoughts" said the first speaker, and
a reminiscent silence settled upon the
aged group.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
LIVED IN MINING CAMPS.
"Reminiscences of Venerable Won,
an Now Lixing In Texns.


an Now Living fn Texas.
Mrs. Julia Clark, 72 years old, OF Dali
las, Tex, is a survivor of the hordes of
men and women who focked to Califor-
MIA in 1s40 when gold was discovered
in that country. With her husband, Jo-
seph Clark, who died six years ago, she
lived for ii years in the various mining
camps on the sunset slope" in the
search for the yellow metal. In de-
scribing her experiences, reports the
Chicago Chronicle, Mrs. Clark says that
she was the only woman in q party
which left New Orleans in the month
of July Of that memorable year. Two
male relations were with the party,
however. She says:
'AIy husband made the trip to Califor-
MIA by sea, going round the Horn. That
trip was considered too dangerous and
inconvelient for women to take, and
was left at home to accompany party
that would start a few weeks later
The most severe part of the trip was
crossing Panama. Our party arrived
earlier than did my husbands. We went
from San Francisco overland into the
mining region, somewhere near where
Folsom is now located. We remained
there and in a Number of mining camps
for three years. My husband and my
self, after leaving the mines, lived at
Sacramento, San Francisco and other
places for II years and then returned
to Kentucky. We had probably as much
as $4,000. My husband invested in nu-
merous business ventures and lost prac-
tically all he had before we moved to
Texas. am poor now, but contentedrn
my old age with my relatives"
Mrs. Clark is ending the last years
of her life with the family of her
nephew, Edward C. Smith, a business
man of Dallas.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Greel, eorernment INV Re.Irn.

LONDON. Sept. 3O.-The correspond
ent of The Times at Athens says; 1T is
generally believed that the government
will resign at the sitting of the boule.
In any case. several of the ministers
are unwilling to remain in power. on
the other hand 1t is believed that a
Delyannis ministry will not be accepted
by King George and the nation at the
present moment. Hence, M. Ralli. the
premier, hopes to retain power, in which
case the cabinet will have TO be almost
entirely renewed. 1t is expected that
the chamber viii accept the peace
treaty unanimously. public excitement
on the subject having quite subsidized"
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
pIvoRoEs IN ENeLANp.
According TO Statistics Man II Gem
orally the Angrieved Party.

According TO Statistics Man n Gem
orally the Angrieved Party.
Publication of the divorce court sta
tistics of England reveals an anomaly
Of interest 10 those familiar with di-
vorce proceedings in this country. The
most surprising feature. about them-so
surprising, indeed, that were not the
figures absolutely beyond reproach, the
advanced woman would probably loud
ly protest against their fidelity-is that
the aggrieved party in these matri-
monial suits proves on about three oc-
casions out of five to have been the hus-
band. Only 200 wives found occasion to
petition the court FOR release from the
bonds of ma'trimony, the same applica-
tion having been madeby 353 husbands.
The occupations of those who passed
through the divorce court seem also
worthy of note. Clerks. curiously
enough, head the list Of suitors in these
causes, though builders and carpen ters
bracl1ebed as equal run a very good Sec
ond. There were 3s of the clerks on
the cause list during the year in ques-
ton and 30 each of the two latter call
ings. Painters and merchant seamen
and officers follow next with 21; sol
diers and naval seamen with IS; farm
ers with 1G; coachmen, cabmen and
carriers with IS, and commercial trav-
elers with 10. The professions, IL is
rather surprising to find, come far be-
hind the trades. There are only ten
physicians and surgeons, five solicitors
pnd-mirabile dictu-two journalists
The rear Of the list is brought up by .
solitary barrister.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
POOL OF INK PHENOMENON.
Situated in Southern California in n
DesOlnte Spot.

situated In Southern California I'm n
DesOInte Spot.
Without doubt the most remarkable
body of water in the world lies in the
vicinity of the Colorado river, in south
ern California. In this region of ugly
volcanoes, desolate wastes and Shiny
swamps, says the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, the strangest phenomenon Of
all is what the naturaEsts call a lake of
ink" No other description fits so well.
The strange black fluid that forms the
lake bears no resemblance to water. 1t
must some day have been flake Of
fire." and even now it tallies excellent
ly with the familiar description of the
internal regions. Thick and viseous
and foul-smelling, it seems altogether
unfit that it should deface the surface
of the earth.
The pool of ink is situated about half
n mile from a volcano. 1t is about an
acre in area. The surface is coated
with gray ashes from the volcanoes to
the thickness of about six inches, thus
concealing its real nature. A traveller
not prepared to avoid its treacherous
depths might easily walk into it. Ex-
pertinent has proved that the black
fluid of the lake is not poisonous. It
acts as dye, and cotton goods soaked
in it keep their color for months. even
when exposed to the sun. They also
acquire a stiffness similar to that pro
duced by weak starch. The fluid has
been analyzed, but its component parts
have not been made known.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
They Retnrn TO wnrI..

BROCKTON, Mass. Sept 3O.-Yes-
terday afternoon. by order of the
unions. the sole fasteners of the firms
of r. B. Grover & Co.. Campello; L. c.
Bliss & Co.. Whitman. and E. T..
Wright, Rockland. returned to work,
and the strike. as far as these factories
are concerned. is at an end.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Married on a Wager.

NEW YORK. Sept SO.-Before leav-
ing Philadelphia for this city. James B.
Juvenal bet S25 with a friend that he
would get married before he returned.
Juvenal took Miss Annie Gilbert along
with him on his tandem. Arriving here,
the pair were made one by Alderman
Clancy. Mr.. and Mrs. Juvenal return
ed to Philadelphia on the bicycle built
for, fyvo
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
A Kings outing.

. Every summer the king of Spain goes
to the seaside. and is taken out TO battle
in a splendid machine constructed like
a miniature palace. He is attended by
an admiral. and in the vicinity of the
bathing place a number of sailors are
stationed in boat in case OF any aeci-
dent.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
crnrr sav shin n Trnsnnnnril,r-

ST. JOHNS. N. F., Sept. 3O-The
Dutch tank steamer Rotterdam, which
has been undergoing temporary re-
pairs here since grounding on the
night of Aug. off Mistaken point,
was to have sailed, but her crew pro-
tested that she was unseaworthy and
positively refused to go gith her
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Mrsterlous Fire In stamford.

STANFORD, Conn.,, Sept. SO.-A fire
which started mysteriously in the en-
CINE room attached T. the carpenter
shop Of George A. Rogers. Leeds ave-
nue.. late yesterday afternoon. resulted
in about $4,000 damage; mostly covered
nv Insurance.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Knlsd by striking a Bridge

ANDOVER, Mass. Sept 30.-James
Bavard of South Lawrence was killed
by striking his head against an over
head bridge while riding on the top Of
n freight car. He was S5 years old.
He was not connected with the rail-
road.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
polrrInf scrrice.

A queer polyglot religious service was
held at the Seaman's Bethel at Douglas
on the Isle of Man. The Gospel was
read in Gaelic, a hymn sung in Manx.
prayer offered in Welsh and the sermon
delivered in English. On a previous
Sunday the Lords Prayer was said in
Cornish, language the last speaker
of which died in the early years of this
century.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Aground In the s.. Lawrence.

QUEBEC. Sept SO.-The Hamburg
American steamship Arabia is aground
in the channel at Cap a la Roche, and
It is stated. but with what certainty is
unknown. that she is entirely sub
merged forward. Rivermen Of note are
Of the opinion that she may stay there
for good
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Tic Rine Exploded.

NEWARK. N. Y, Sept. 3O.-Mrs
Sampson and her son were amusing
themselves with a rife. While taking
1t from him the weapon exploded. and
the bullet entered the womans head
above the left eye. killing her instantly.
She was So years Of age.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Liheled Police Presldont.

LONDON, Sept. Boa dispatch to
The Daily Chronicle from Berlin says
that Herr Stadthagen, a Socialist mem
Der of the reichstag. has been sentenced
TO six weeks imprisonment for libeling
Colonel Windheim. police president OF
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
spnaish nailrond rraIns.

Spanish trains so seldom leave sta
tions on time that the time tables in
many cases merely indicate the hour of
departure-say, eight and minutes
that is, an indefinite number Of min
utes after eight
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Ignored National Issues.

GLOvERSVILLE. N. Y. Sept. So
The Democrats Of Fulton and Hamilton
counties nominated Frank Carson for
member Of the assembly. The platform
ignored national issues and declared
that state and local campaigns should
be waged upon state and local issues.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
sim the lists Grow.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 3O.-The yell
low fever record of yesterday was a
record breaker. but no general alarm
has ensued. There were over 20 new
cases and deaths. About the same
number Of cases were reported from
Edwards. Miss.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
killed by an Engine.

NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. sO.-Clinton
Hoag. 80 years old. a lineman employed
by the Gorge Railroad company, was
struck and instantly killed by an engine
on the Rome, Watertown and Ogdens-
burg road.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
u,orlh.s Records nentsn.

LONDON, Sept. SO.-At the Crystal
palace A. e. Walters beat all bicycle
records over distances from "a to "a
miles. He covered the "a mile course in
In. 5m. 10 l-5s. ard the Ga mile course
in 2h. I'm. 4-5s.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30
Train crusbed Her 20 I)eatb.

PLATTsBURG, N. Y. Sept 3d.
Mrs. Amasa Macomber, an elderly lady.
residing in Keesville, was crushed 70
death by a north bound local freight
train al Port Douglass.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30

In buying medicines, food products,
kitchen preparations, or anything else
that concerns health, see that no
strange, inferior goods are recommend
ed by irresponsible persons. aAAlai
Evening journal., 1897-09-30

Don't hesitate to kick when a
smooth-spoken salesman offers you one
thing after you have distinctly ordered
another. You know what you want.
Insist on getting It
Evening journal., 1897-09-30

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets, is
prepared to do printing OF every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-09-30

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwes'
coner of Fourth and Shipley streets,
prepared TO do printing OF every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-07-28
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, July %, 1897.

when cut in halves. The fruit is much
in favor on account of being late
and good shipper, it not having seeds
that germinate when left on the trees
or in storage, increasing it's keeping
qualities to a great extent.
The old Seeding tree, from which
we originated our opagation, was
prolific bearerof seedless, thin smooth
ed skinned fruit for thirty years, bear
ing it's fruit in immense clusters.
In December 1894 I sent Mr.. S. B.
Heiges, U. S. Pomologist at Washing
ton, D. c., case of fruit; below you
will find his report.
Department. of Agriculture, Pomolo-
gist's report for 1894 and 1895, says:
''The following is the record of the
Marsh Seedless Pomelo received De-
cember 10, 1894: Size, large; dimen-
sions, 1-3 by 3 3-16 inches; surface,
smooth; color, lemon yellow; weight,
heavy; peel adherance, quite free;
texture, tender; juice, almost trans
parant; quantity, abundant. This
fruit is desirable on account of the
few seeds that it contains. It's quality
is also GOODS. B. Heiges, Pomolo-
gist.'' c. M. Marsh.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-07-28

Those who have had faith and
means to care for their groves will
soon reap their reward while it may
be to the advantage of their owners
located and ill conditioned groves
should be abandoned. Florida orange
growers have the advantages, the first
is in nearness to market, a very Obvi-
Gus advantage, and secondly, the SUI
perior quality of their fruit. This last
they must maintain by sending to
market only superior fruit and dis
carding all inferior grades.
After profitable industries have been
inaugurated more suitable than or
ange growing to portions of our state,
Florida will soon resume it's for
mer prestige as the land of the orange,
with renewed faith as to it's future.
We now know that even should such
a disaster as the freeze of 1895 recur,
at worst the trunk of the tree only
will perish, to be soon renewed by the
vigorous recuperative power of the
roots, at once melting new growth
and an early restoration, and we will
have experienced the worst, have
greater confidence for the future per-
manence, of the industry, even though
subjects to occasional set backs.
G.. r. Fairbanks.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-07-28
81 per Annun, in Advance

report at this meeting on the subject
of forage plants best adapted to Flor
ida, decided as this was a larger field
than could be well covered at one
meeting, they should confne them
selves mostly to three different kinds
viz Florida clover, crab grass and
teosinte. The first two are very well
age plants. The latter while not yet
so well known, is rapidly coming to
the front.
Having had some six Or eight years
experience in growing and harvesting
the Florida clover, is perhaps the
reason this subject was given to me.
Florida clover, otherwise known as
beggar weed, has been known and
grown in Georgia and the northern
part of Florida for several years.
When I came to Winter Park about
ten years ago, found in the grove
which came into my care, about one
half acre of this clover. By scattering
the seed on new land a little every
year, the twenty-five acres were soon
well seeded, and we have been able to
harvest each year all the hay that was
needed for several head of stock, while
the surplus found ready sale at good
prices.
This sample which you see here,
was taken from my barn this morning
and shows an article grown and cured
in a correct manner, and which stock
will eat with great relish. This was
grown on land thickly seeded and was
cut before it was grown too long.
Truth also compels me to state that
this other sample was also taken from
my NOW, but it shows an inferior arti-
Gle. 1t was grown on land th1nly
seeded and allowed to grow too long
before cutting, and then getting wet
at the time it was ready for the barn
AS a hay plant, green forage and
land enricher it has no equal. 1t often
grows to height of eight or ten feet,
but a thick stand tends to dwarf the
height and makes better hay. very
serious mistake is made in allowing it
to grow too tall before cutting, as the
stems grow too large and many of the
lower leaves fall off, thus making an
inferior article of hay. If one wishes
to grow this in his grove he can cut
one crop each year, allowing the last
crop to go to seed, thereby seeding
the land for the next years crop and
enriching it very materially by the de-
caying roots and vegetable matter,
which can be plowed under any time
in the fall, winter or early spring.
If one has only a few acres where
he wishes to grow forage for the for
age only, he can sow the seed In April
or May and can cut two or three crops
each year, thus getting two or three