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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-24
A Murderer F.anged.

Will johnson, al;cr George West. who
assassinated Walter / ID. near Idaville,
in Upton county, on the 5th of August
last, was hanged at Covington las
week.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-24
New Capitol superintendent.

Gov. Taylor has aFpe inted James
Dibrell of White county superintendent
of the capitol, in plac5 of Charles
Tutchler, whose term = pres Jan. 1.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-12-24
Argument Postponed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The supreme
court postponed argument of the La
.lede Gas Co. case until February 2L
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
PROMOTED FOR GALLANTRY.
A New York Policeman Rewarded fol
Catching "a Burglar.
Theodore Roosevelt. i'm the Century.

Theodore Roosevelt, in the Century.
Early in our term we promoted a patrol
man to the grade of roundsman for activity
in catching a burglar under rather peculiar
circumstances. l happened to note his get
ting a burglar one week. Apparently he nad
fallen into the habit, for he got another the
next week. In the latter case the burglar
escaped from the house soon after midnight
and ran away towards Park avenue, with
the policeman in hot chase. The New York
Central Railroad runs under Park avenue
and there are q succession of openings in
the top of the tunnel. Finding that the po-
liceman was gaining on him the burglar
took a desperate chance and leaped down
one of these openings at the risk OF break
ing his neck Now the burglar was rum
ming for his liberty and it was the part of
wisdom for him to imperil life or limb; put
the policeman was merely doing his duty,
and nobody could have blamed him for not
taking the jump. However, he jumped and
in this particular case the nand OF the l1 11a
burglar had the breath knocked out or him
and the cop didn't. When his victim
could walk the officer trotted him around 10
the station house, and week afterward he
himself was promoted, it appearing, upon
careful investigation, that he was sob~r,
trustworthy and strictly attentive 10 MS
duty. T.,
Here again it seems to me that we fol-
lOMed the eminently cOmmOn-SenSe plan Oh
promoting a man who had earned ms pro-
motion by faithful and distinguished serv-
ice and by proved superior capacity. we
cared no more for the policemans views on
the tar11 or the currency illldiA VIC OlU LoA
those of the burglar Our interest and the
interest Of citizens generally was to have
the officer catch that burglar anu otherwise
do his duty. If he did his duty we were Tor
him: if he did not we were against him; in
neither event did we care whether the otf1-
Ger had or had not the backing OF the con-
eressional delegation of the. city or the CEN
trial committee of the county. OF course,
as before this exposed us to wild batteries
from the local political bosses and heelefs,
and much sneering at ''civil-servlce re-
form p but all the outcries and sneers meant
was that we were doing our duty as decent
men and as public officials, with some slight
aunreciation of what was implied by the
words honor and uprightness. Political or,
plantations are eminently necessary ana
useful; but when they are seized by pro-
fessional spoils politicians of low morality,
who run the machine in their own inter
ests who clamor against honesty ana oeiy
deccncy and rail against that device for OBJ
tanning clean government which is known
as civil-service reform-then it IS time Tor
ali citizens who believe in good citizenship
To riG m revolt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26


assertive than that In present use, while
all the effect CT the reservoir below is to
suggest that the lamp stands upon a mas
sive square PEDESTAL An effective design
OF neurological head, whence the water
noWs, tiny trough to catch and carry off
the waste, an enameled drinking cup,
chained, and small handle released by
the introduction of the coin complete the
fittings.
The principle is applicable to domestic
gas burners. and in flats, small households
or sick rooms it will probably find wide
acceptance. In blocks, however of model
dwellings it is likely to meet a special
want of humble housekeepers, who now
BUY so largely of "shop bread" timed pro-
visions margarine and jam, and who, COM
Ing home late and tired after the days
toll. will welcome boon that will save the
lighting of the fire and waiting for the ket-
tie to boil. The only point not made quite
clear in the recent exhaustive demonstra-
ton is as to the retention of heat, or how,
supposing the gas be turned off at the
main at on a summers morning, the
working-class mother might depend upon
the street lamp to make the tea for break
fast and supply hot water to wash the
baby at, say, o'clock 1t would ruin the
scheme in fortnight to permit poor people
to put in their half-pence and receive in re-
turn a supply of merely tepid water.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
AFRICANS HARD TO KILL.
Only Slightly Hurt by Injuries That
Would Be Fatal to Caucasians.
wa, 1Iolfo o++e, IN T,ondon News.

Wadi-Halfa Letter in LONDON news.
The constitutions of the peasantry in this
mart of Africa are marvellous, but not more
marvellous than is the extraordinary immu-
nity from serious accident that they appear
to enjoy They are the most careless, ire
sponsible. happy-go,,,luck foIk Inat the ne
respect for the power OF steam, ana are
wholly careless of gradations of impact.
You could not persuade them IN ten years
that to be struck by any projecting portion
of a train carrying five hundred tons
weight and travelling at the rate of twenty
miles an hour was in any way more formld-
blows hurt-that is ALL And nature appears
to be in the conspiracy with them to MAIN
tain this condition of ignorance. Accidents
befall them that with white men would en-
tail an inquest and appeal to the employers
liability act. And they do but rub them
selves and grin. Nothing seems to hurt
them seriously.
For instance. not long ago a train, heavily
laden and running the down grade at top
sr,eed-say twenty-five to thirty miles an
hour-apprOached to spot where a
"straightener' was standing close beside
the line Behind one of the carriages was a
solid platform of wooden beams, projecting
a foot or two on either side. his was the
'zeer'' platform. so built in order that the
zeerS-great porous water jars of the kind
in which Morgiana hid the forty thieves
might catch th& rush of air and the water
be thus cooled. The train came on; the
"straightener'' remained-as though he had
calculated it to a nicety-iust in the right
place to be struck with most force by the
projecting timber. OF course, everyone
shouted at him. and equally OF course he
paid no sort of attention. with the result
that the blow took him full In the Dack or
the head
At the moment the train could not be
stopped but from the station about a mile
farther on Lieutenant Blakeny sent back a
bearer party with everything necessary for
first aid. convinced in his mind however the
had seen the occurrence), that the man
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

evenly distributed. The same sweating
method is used with lemons, to reduce the
thickness of the rind
From the raisin-growers' vineyards and
warehouses, the great sweat-boxes go to
the packing houses. At this point the prod
uct usually passes from the growers owner
ship, bringing him from 2lz to. cents
pound, ungraded. in the Sweat-boxeS. The
best vineyards yield from one to one and a
half tons of such raisins per acre. Hun
dreds of teams move along the wide, mac
adamized roads of the raisin districts, taking
raisiES to the packers. Clusters of raisinS
fall to the ground and are picked up by the
town children; the, country youngsters are
that they can eat no more.
METHODS OF PICKING.
Packing companies, with ample capital,
grade and pack raisins Of every variety,
under different brands. The cases range in
size from one-pound pasteboard boxes of
machine-seeded Muscats Ga comparatively
new PRODUCT to flfty-pound wooden boxes
of stemmed Muscats, of Seedless Sultanas,
and of other varieties. The cluster grapes
that is, Of raisins packed in carefully Sc
lected punches, not stemmed-require much
skilled labor. The best packing houses use
American labor for all higher grades; boys,
girls, and men of much experience put up
all the fine Five Crowns and Six crowns
the best qualities known to the trade. a
ten-pound box of Six Crowns, from one OF
the leading packing houses, is as beautiful
a sight as the American fruit trade can
show; single clusters large enough to make
nearly an entire layer fill the box, and the
grapes are the largest and best that can be
grown at the present time. In all, the pack
ers make four grades of seed ra15lnS, begin
ming with Two Crowns, a small, cheap oul
good article for general consumption; they
pack three or four kinds of seedless grapes
they put up several kinds of fancy trade
packages and small cartons" according &c
demands, but can have nothing better than
Six Crowns to fill them with. On a plncn
for exhibition purposes, a good mouse can
fill a table with perhaps thirty quite dis
tinct and attractive grades and varieties OF
raisins. Three Crowns and Four crowns
form the great middle-clasS raisins. It Is
possible that in time most of these Will &c
to market seeded by machinery, but seeded
raisins have yet to become widely known
and popular.
The trade term Grown" has been Dor,
rowed and translated from the Spanish; II
is really a conventional symbol, stamped or
the box, one or more crowns being used
The sizes of the boxes used for cluster
raisins are naturally those made customary
many years ago, but in both larger ano
smaller packages, and in the grading Cali
fornia raisin makers have shown much orig
inality and good sense. Bags, used for q
time are now wholly discarded. Boxes are
made of the best Sierra lumber-soft white
pine, spruce, and tamarack-and the paper
and labels, which formerly were apt to bt
too cheap and gaudy, are now more ar
tistic In this direction, however, there Is
still room for Improvement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

tons Of the country-a sectional line made
famous and historic by the advocates, and
proclaimed and recognized as such in the
rational halls of legislation by the statesmen
of the North and South in their heated dis
cussions of the slavery question in the ante
bellum days.
These stones are of peculiar species OF
granite, and were brought from Scotland
in vessels at the time the survey made
and transported the entire length of the
boundary line by pack mules, a slow and
tedious job, and it is to be regretted that
any one should have been vandal-like as
to remove any of them, even for relics, or
to utilize them about their premises; but,
unfortunately, this has been done and quite
q number of them are missing and have
totally disappeared and their whereabouts
are unknown. The County Commissioners
of York and Adams counties a few years
ago made an effort looking to the preserva-
ton of these boundary stones and passed
along the line of their respective counties
to note their condition and as far as pos
sible restore and replace them In their
original locations. Some We're found to be
lying PROSTATE on the ground. others mutt
lated and here and there others removed
and carried away leaving a gap several
miles in the line unmarked.
An effort should be made to discover the
whereabouts of the missing stones, and the
persons in whose possession they are and
the parties compelled to restore them, If still
intact and perfect, to their legitimate and
proper position in this historic boundary
line which should be faithfully preserved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
MASON AND DIXON LINE.
Many of the Stones Marking the Fa-
nous boundary Are Missing.

Letter in Hanover NFa.l hecOru.
Mason and Dixon's line, so much heard
of during the exciting anti-slavery times
prior to 1861, when the great civil war broke
out passes along the southern boundary OF
Cordorus Mannheim and West Mannheim
townships York county, and at the point
where it crosses the Baltimore and Hanover
turnpike is seven or eight miles distant from
Hanover; along that portion OF West Man
helm township where it joins Adams county
il is about six miles distant.
This line was run by Charles Mason and
Jeremiah Dixon, Two eminent civil engineers,
who we're brought from England by the
heirs OF William Penn and Lord Baltimore
TO establish a true and correct boundary
line dividing their respective proprietary
possessions Pennsylvania and Maryland.
long in dispute, and was commenced IN 1908
and finished in 1901 four years being &C.
cupied in the survey. miles one or marker
was paced at each and every mile along
the entire length of the line as surveyed
and at every ten miles a larger and more
elaborate stone was erected, with the Penn
svlvapia coat of arms on one side and those
Of Maryland on the other.
These stones were about three feet hign
and many of them yet renain in their orig
inal positions, marking the famous boundary
line between the northern and southern Sec
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

must infallibly have been killed. When the
bearer party returned the sergeant in
charge reported that the poor victim was
''zazan shwier," i. e., rather cross. There
was nothing else the matter with him, and
the next day, having got over his pardon
able veXation, he went to work as usual.
Again on another occasion, and still on
the down grade, at night a NAVY lost his
cap overheard. 1t was the fiimsiest apology
for a cap, but it was apparently dear to
him, so he jumped out after it. When the
circumstance was reported at the next sta
ton an engine went back to collect him,
and met him hurrying along quite comfort
able and very pleased with himself; he had
found it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

something pathetic as well as whimsical in
the sound of trumpet and drum and fife at
the FUNERAL of an infant of twenty months,
flowers, the long line of hacks. and the
white-painted hearse with its nodding
plumes and white horses. comfort the pa
rents as nothing else can. And even though
the little one has toddled about ilI-nourished
and neglected most OF it's short life, they
feel that in thus honoring it they show
in some Way"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

Boston Traveller.
Mrs. Meyer-What's the trouble, Mrs.
Schulz? You are in bad humor this morn
ing.
Mrs. Schulz-You see. my husband stayed
at the club every night last week until
after midnight. Last night / made up my
raind to sit up, determined TO give him
curtain lecture when he got in late. And
what do you think? The fool came home
at o'clock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
His Preference.

Detroit Free Press.
Patient--Doctor, this is an awful bill Of
yours.
The Doctor-I saved your life. sir.
Patient-But now / don't want to live.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

Chicago Record.
Dreadful about Mrs. Bixby's sudden
DEATH"
what, Is she dead? I was just going
over to sell her a ticket to our charity
bazaar"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
Physicians Medicines Drove
Her Almost Crazy.
Hears of cUTICURA. Husband
Goes Twenty Miles for 1t.
First Application Gives Perfect
Ease in Five Minutes, and
a Nights Sound Sleep.

My hands were completely covered with
Eczema, and between my fingers the skin was
perfectly raw. had to sit with both hands
held up, and away from the fire. My husband
had to dress and undress me like baby.
tried the best physicians, but their medicineg
gave me no relief, and drove me almost crazy.
l was advised TO try CUTICURA REMEDIES,
and did so. although my husband had TO go
twenty miles 70 get them. AS soon as he got
back 1 used the CUTICURA tOintment), and
fce minutes after the Frst application tcas
perfectly eQsD, and slept sOundiy all that night.
Before commenced using CUTICURA RENE
DIES coull get no ease night or day. could
not bear TO Get warm, 1t would put me in a
rage of itching. i always keep CUTIcURA
REMEDIES in my house now, and recommend
them TO everybody, because of their wonder
ful effect. Yours gratefully,
AGNES NJ. HARRIS, Push, Mecklenburg Go. Va
SPEEDY Ours treatment FOR ToRrURlN0, DIS
FIGUgISG iUNoRs. Warm baths with CUTicuRA soar.
gentle applications Of CurIcURA (ointment the rFeA1
akin cure, and mild doses OF CuTicuRA RRsoLvRxz,
greatest Of blood puri1ers and hunor cares.
This treatment instantly allays itching. burning. ana
irritation. and scales soohea ana
heals permits rest and sleep. aud results In speedy euE
when all else fails.
Sold throuehoutthe world. PorrER D, coRP, sols
Props., BOAt0a. 60" How Cure Every humeg, fra
EVERY HUMOR s'n f y ScGs + siisls '1's
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
ECZEMA ON HANDS

Husband Had to Dress and
UndreSs Her Like Baby.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26


When the grapes are dead ripe" the
superb clusters. equal in size, quality and
appearance to the best dollhouse products.
are cut from the vines and laid upon
wooden trays of two or three feet in size,
which are put in the vacant spaces in the
vineyard The expensive drying-hoors of
Spain give no better results; the less the
grapes are handled the finer the bloom and
color Of the raisins. When one side is suffi-
GENTLY dried the grapes are inverted into
another tray without shifting their relative
positions The whole field process is sim
pie, cheap cleanly and effective. Men and
women and children work in the vineyards
and have become experts at the business.
The quality of the raisin Is decided by daily
attention in the field. tipping the trays to
get more sun, piling them to cover from
showers, and finally bringing the contents
OF many trays into large ''sweat-boxes'' six
or eight inches deep. where the skin be-
comes tender and the needed moisture is
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

A request for a fire plug and electric
light on Myrtle avenue at the in erser-
ton of Noble street was referred TO the
tire and water nmlttee-
On Mr.. Clifford's recommendation
Driver Connors, OF the hook and ladder
company. was allowed his pay for the
timr he was laid up from a spra1ned
ankle due 10 sliding down the pole In
responding to an alarm.
Then there was something of sensa-
ton sprung in the preservation
through the clerk of costs for 12O
tax suits fled by the city in the
d strict court. the costs being d.
vided up between Sheriff S mmons
and Court Clerk Escajeda, and amount
ing to 1852 20 judge Edwards Tor the
petitioners appeared TO state that
these costs we're in the nature or
an execution, and if DO action was TAX
en- by the city within ten days after
presentation. the property Of the CRY
could be LEVIED on. The cost of levy
ing would be 500. and to this would be
added Sl20 to advertise the sale. The
Judge proposed to levy if the costs were
rot paid in ten days Several OF the
council and the city attorney appeared
to regard this in the nature of bluff,
and Judge Edwards WAS told he need
not worry himself. The matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney to report on
at the next meeting
Inquiry developed that Samuel
S :huiz had forfeited his claim to the
adobe bull tipgs at the Santa Fee and
San Francisco streets triangle, aud the
en- et o'spolIce was instructed to eject
the occupants and pull the place down
Messrs. Coldwe |, Whitmore and Cliff
ford ~ere appointed a committee to re
port on the opening of Third street
Trough the RInd property.
| 4 d inurned
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12
Iusp elton of Defenses Prohibited.

The following Instructions OF the sec
rotary of war are published for The In
foi nation and guidance Of all concern
ed No person. except officers of the
army and navy of the United States,
and persons iu the service of the \ nj =
ed States emp Dyed in direct connec-
tiop with the u e. construction or care
of these works Will be allowed to visI [
any porr ion of the lake and coast de-
feHses of the L nited States without the
written authority of the commanding
officer in charge.
Neither writ nor pictorial deScrlp-
tions of these works Will BE- made for
publicar ion irhout the authority of
thu secretary If war, nor wi | any in
formation be given concerning them
which is not contained 10 the printed
re p rrts and documents of the war de-
Dartment.
Commanding generals ofdepartments
will see that this order is carried into
effect. and that the perm s-ion To visit
the d lenses referred 10 is given for
proper military reasons.
Commanding officers, ordnance sar-
geants and others IN charge of fortl Il a.
lions, or any means of lake or coast DIT
fenses, will exercise great care in actin Q
upon april cations to visit the works, and
will grant such only as may be war
ranted for good and sufficient military
reasons.
Commanding generals ofdepartments
concerned will give to Thu N alter their
continued per SOnal attention to the
end that any dereliction of the duty
herein enjoined may be Immediately
observed and promptly met by disci'
pline.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

Kachler suggested that abbuters b.
not fed to reDair their de va k,
whereupon some ore ob-erved that
they could not be compel Id to 90 so:
MIR. tmore repiIed"try 1T aoyhow.
On JuCge Coldweil's motion, the city
attorney was instructed 10 report at the
next meeting what recourse, II any,
the city had against abutters who ne
elected to keep their sidewalks IN re-
pair.
Nr. Del Buono, for the acequla COM
mite reported that a soon as the SEES
of boxes tad been cleaned out, water
nigh. be let into the aceq1a.
M Clifford of the finance committee
reported favorabiy on giving M sSr7'
Davis and Snackeif"rd $l0 more fach
for their services on the board OF imam
cial examiners in view Of the Cepre'l-
alton of the city scrip. Judge G. ID
well held that the city could only issue
warrants at their par value and ana no1
bel eve in TIE councils deprec'atln
the clty's scrip. The Judge held ma,
such an action won d establish a Dto
precedent, and would add 20 per cent
20 the expense of running the CITY. y
Ca IL of the roll on the motion TO pay re
suited in "a woe of t to } III The affl ma
rive M. Clifford recommended these
l. hi n llhuyaIl-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

Spring Humors. eruptions, hives,
bosl|. pimples, sores, are perfectly and
permanently cured by Hoods Sarsspa-
la, the best Spring Medicine and One
True Blood Purifier.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-12

Simon S. Hartman, of Tunnelton,
West Va, has been subject to attacks of
collie about once q year, and would have
to call u doctor and then suffer for
about twelve hours as much as some do
when they die. He was taken recent
ly just the same as at other times, and
concluded to try Cham ber!aln's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He
says, II took one dose of IL and 1t gave
me relief in five minutes. That is more
than anything else has ever done for
me-" For sale by all druggists.