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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
WARE SUPERIOR COURT.
Life Sentences Imposed on Two of
the Prisoners

Imposed on Two of
the Prisoners.
Waycross, Ca, Nov 1S.-The civil and
criminal dockets in Ware superior court
have been disposed of during the past two
weeks. James L. Lee, for simple larceny,
was found guilty and sentenced to six
months in Jail, twelve months on the chain
gang or a fine of $3.50 and costs imposed. A
verdict of guilty was rendered against
Dave Carter for forgery, and the penalty
reduced to that as for a misdemeanor. a
sentence of six months in jail. twelve
months on the chain-gang, or $40 and costs
being imposed by the court ]. d. Brox-
ton, charged with assault with intent to
murder, was found not guilty. and an in
dictment against him for disturbing di-
vine service nolle pressed A light penal
~ was imposed on Glenn Hardy, who plead
guilty to misdemeanor. In addition
to other sentences imposed, James Buch-
anan was given five months in Jail. ten
months on the chain-gang, or $50 and costs
James Greer, four months in Jail, eight
months on the chain-gang, or $25 and costs
each, in two cases. John Williams alias
Peterson, two Years in the penitentary.
and Dan Crawford and Amos Armstrong
life sentences at hard-labor in The peni-
tentiarV
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BAILEY'S DISAPPEARANCE.
His BrOther-in-Law Satisfied That
He Is Alive.

Waycross, Ca, Nov 1S.-J. A. Lott a
Prother-in-law of Charles Bailey. says he
is satisfied now that the latter is alive
and will be heard from again. Mr.. Lott
says the insurance company did not refuse
70 pay the claim, but wanted all the par
ticulars of the alleged drowning. After
the company began the investigation some
new facts on the case came to the knowl-
edge OF relatives of Charles Bailey, which
led them to believe that he was still alive.
and they withdrew the claim. Mr. Lott
says the story about Charlie Bailey being
in jail at Chattanooga at the instance of
the life insurance company is untrue. He
thinks Bailey will return to his home and
tell ell the particulars of the present
mystery. -L-
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Dr. j. G. sIocnm nenh.

Orlando Fla. Nov. 1S-Dr. J. c. slo-
cum, Florida's surveyor general. under
the Harrison administration, died at his
home three miles from this place Thurs
day night of softenlng of the brain. He
had been afflicted for the past three or
four years. He had beautiful home and
valuable orange grove and since the close
of his term of office has led a retired and
quiet life. He leaves a widow, but no chill
dren. --+ ~.
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BROWNSVILLE TOPICS.
Race Horses TO BE Kept In the City
During the winter.

Thomasville, Ga, Nov. lat was conf
IDENTIFY expected that one of the results of
the holding of the recent fair in this city
would be to make Townsville a wintering
place for fine horses where they could be
exercised and trained and exhibition races
given during the winter. The large num-
Der of tourists spending the winter here
would prove good patrons of such races,
and the fine track offers the very best
training course. This expectation is being
realized. S. A. Hughes, a trainer. former
~ located i'm Macon, has moved here, and
has seven or eight horses in his charge.
Mr.. Palmer another trainer, has been
here some months. and will remain per-
manently. He also has a number of
horses in hand. 1t Is also said that Mr.
Jones of Augusta, who owns the fastest
horses in the state, will keep them here
during the winter Other horses are also
looked for.
Winter tourists are beginning to arrive
They are a little later this season than
usual probably on account of the yellow
fever scare. The great prosperity IN the
north and northwest 1t Is thought, will
cause a much larger travel south this sea-
son.
The new postmaster, A. d. Rike, has
taken charge of the postof1ce.
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tage in time of need? Let any intelligent
man who has been witness to our "go as
you please" operations, and also to the
unit manner in which such service is per-
formed in well ordered departments, say
that of New York, determine this question
for himself 1t is plain case and no can
did inquirer can mistake the issue.
fGFy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
COLORED DRESS GOODS.

All Wool surah Serge, Sc inches wide,
worth 40c, at .29c
All Wool Surah Serge, 46 inches wide,
worth $1O0, at ..........................7 5c
All Wool Scotch Novelties, 40 inches
wide, worth SOC, at....................39 800
All Wool French Novelties 40 inches
wide, worth $1.O0, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CSC
All Wool Plaids, 40 inches wide, worth
Toe, at .,................ SOC
Is pieces assorted Plaids, worth from
15c to 20c, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .121bc
All Wool Broadcloths, 81 inches wide,
worth S1.25, at $50
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Some of the late arrivals of Dress Goods which we
secured under the regular price, place sale this
week at prices that will make them move quickly.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
Watch Chain of Human Bones.

Cyrus O. Thornton, farmer living q
few miles Ont of Bolivar, has an odd
watch chain. 1t is made of human
bones. The chain consists of eight links,
each trifle more than al inch long,
connected by plated rings. The chain is
about ten inches long and has been high
~ polished by years of wear and glis-
tens like ivory.
Thornton secured the chain at Peters
burg, Va, in 1864 He was member
of Company E, Fiftieth New York en-
gineers. A member of the Twenty first
New York infantry made two chains
while confined in Libby prison and on
his release met Thornton and sold him
one chain for $50 in greenbacks. Thorn
ton has forgotten the makers name.
The bones were taken from amputated
arms and legs, and it required 1S
months time to carve out the chains.
For many years after he came home
from the war Thornton wore the chain
every day, but for several years he has
worn it Only on Memorial day and at
Grand Army reunions. Some of his
neighbors once laughed at the idea Of
the bones being taken from human bod
les, and he sent the chain to surgeon,
who examined it and pronounced it to
be OF human bones. Fall River News.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
Coffee as a Disiufectant.

The use Of coffee as disinfectant is
generally known, but it is doubtful if
the majority of people are aware Of its
true value in this direction. They prob
ably know that it is handy and harm
less, but besides these qualities it ia
really one of the most powerful and
effective agents known, as has been
shown by repeated experiments. In one
case quantity Of meat was placed in
a close room and allowed to decompose.
A chafing dish was then introduced and
600 grams Of Coffee were thrown on
the fire. In few minutes the room
had been entirely disinfected. In an
other room the fumes of sulphureted
hydrogen and ammonia were developed.
and the smell-which no words can ex
press-was destroyed in half minute
ny the use OF 80 grams Of coffee. As
proof that the noxious smells are real
~ decomposed and not merely overpow-
cred by the fumes Of coffee, it is stated
that the first vapors of the coffee are not
smelled at all and are therefore chem
1cally absorbed, while the other smells
gradually diminish as the fumigation
continues. The merest "pinch" of coffee
is usually sufficient to cleanse a sick
room, even III aggravated cases. The
best way to employ it is to freshly
pound the coffee in mortar, if no mill
is at hand, and sprinkle it on a redhot
iron surface. New York Ledger
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
fheirs' First Successes.

TLicts' great achievement at AK
IN winning prize offered by the aci.,
emy for an essay On Vauvenargues IT,.
way in which this prize was secured
was characteristic of Theirs. He wrote
one essay which would have been sue
cessful hut for the fact that it was
known to be his. The essays were sent
anonymously, but Thiers had been un-
able to refrain from reading his to lit
erary society. The royalists on the CON-
mlttee, knowing its authorship, were
unwilling to grant it the prize and post
poned the decision. Thers at once wrote
another in different style, which Mig
net copied and sent in anonymously.
Ihis essay Won the prize, and the whole
town laughed at the clever scheme. The
money which he received enabled him
to go to Paris
be had hoped to practice law, but
found he had not money enough to be
admitted TO the Paris bar He tried up-
successfully writing, fan painting and
the duties of a private secretary, but
earned barely enough to keep from
starving III his garret. Finally he got
chance to write for The Constitutional.
The editor, to whom he had an intro
ductlon, had thought to get rid Of him
by asking him to write a review of the
salon for that year He supposed that
Ihlers must fail in such a task. The
artistic taste which had been developed
at AK made this review az literary
event While doing justice to David's
great service to French art in the past
Thiers urged emancipation from the
letters with which David had bound
the French school and in contrast called
attention to Delacroix, then an unknown
painter. This single article did much
for French art and also secured the au-
thor a position as journalist -Chau-
tauQuan
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
An Ancient Telephone,

Edison may read with interest that in
1883 N. Linquet de la Bastille issued
q prospectus, published in the "Corre-
spondence Secrete," London, 1888 (vol-
ume IA, page 302), of "a singular ma
chine OF experience of the propagation of
sound aud the voice through tubes pro-
longed to great distance. If it succeed
ed, ne announced, people would be able
to maintain with their sweethearts and
friends at distance of some hundreds
of leagues conversation which would
become somewhat public on the way,
but by sUppressing the names no one
would be in the secret of the interlocu-
tors. - But i: is not recorded that the
scheme was put into practice. In pa
per published in ILLUSTRATION for
1854 by M. Charles Bourseul he saws:
Let us imagine that a person speaks
near to mobile plate sufficiently flexi-
BILE not to lose any of the vibrations pro-
duced by his voice, and that this plate
interrupts and establishes accordingly
communication with a battery. Then we
might nave at distance another plate
which would give at the same time the
same vibrations. An electric battery,
two vibrating plates and wire would
be sufficient. In apportioning the hon.
ors of telephone discovery NJ. Bourseul
at least would seem entitled to a share.
New York Tribune
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
Moving Chirnneya,

Years ago the business of snoring up
and moving ordinary sized buildings
was considered somewhat risky and
was one which only experts were will
ing to undertake. Recently it became
desirable to move chimney, and the
idea was suggested that it might be
moved intact. OF course it~involyed
some special preparation, but the task
was successfully accomplished. The
chimney was S5 feet high, weighed 100
tons, was feet square at the base and
had outer and inner walls inches
thick. Its destination led over rough
grotnd, with grades up and down, but
the job was completed without accident
or damage. There was neither crack nor
haw In the masonry when the chimney
was set down on its new foundation,
This is the tallest and heaviest chimney
that has ever been moved. Another
chimney So feet high was safely trans
ferred. and these two are, it is believed,
the only ones ever taken from one place
to another. New York Ledger.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
Good Milk,

Io make good butter one must have
good milk, and this comes only from
healtay cows, fed On good, sweet pas.
, ture or On good, sweet grain and oths;
/ forage, and which have pure water to
drink and pure air to breathe Certain
obno1ious weeds-leeks, wild onions,
ragweed and others-giye the milk and
the butter made from it decidedly bad
| flavor; so also do damaged, rotten
silage, moldy corn fodder or hay and
| nlusty, damaged grain. Impure water
has its effect both On the health of the
animals and the quality Of the milk. In
many pastures are seen small pools in
which thu COWS stand during the heat
Of the day 10 rid themselves OF flies.
The water in these becomes filthy and
is kept stirred up by the movements Of
the cattle, and where, as is often the
case, it is the only water obtainabIe
the COWS are compelled 10 drink it.
This can usually be avoided BY fencing
the pond and keeping the cattle out. II
this water Is needed for the cattle it can
be drawn cut By a pipe laid On the low
er side in trough from which the cows
can drink.
In close, crowded and i'll ventilated
stable. where there is too little air space
for each animal. the air becomes foul
from the ezhalations. aud this affects
the milk as well as the health Of the
animals. The remedy in this case is to
provide more room for the stock and
better ventilation
The stable should be kent as clean as
possible and the cows well bedded and
clean. The utmost cleanliness should
be observed in milking. All dirt should
be brushed from the COW before begin
ming to milk. and it is best to dampen
the udder and flank Of the COW, SO as to
prevent the dust and fine dirt from fall
ing into the milk. The milk should be
strained Immediately after milking and
not allowed to stand in the COW stable |
any longer than is absolutely necessary.
Bulletin United States Department |
Of Agriculture.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
A Mothers Triumph.

"Williep'
''What do you want?''
want you to get right up''
''All right" says Willie and turns
over for another nap. Half an hour
passes. and then
"Willie!'
"Well;"
You going to get up today"
"Yes"
"Well, be about it then. You march
yourself right down here
Twenty minutes elapse
"Williel'
What you want!'
II you amt up in five minutes, I'll
come up there and rout you out in short
order. You mind that
Pm co1ning.'
You'd better. sir. if you know
what's good for you"
Fifteen minutes later.
Will II you're not out of there in
ten minutes, I'll douse you with cold
water, see if don't. Get right up"
Willie comes down half an hour later.
and the triumphant mother says:
Aha, young man, thought I'd rout
you out You may just as well under
stand first as last that when l speak
you have to mind Remember that. -
Detroit Free PresA
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
Smashed the Tradition.

The tradition cherished by every
schoolboy that one Englighman is equal
to three Frenchmen probably originated
III the passage quoted by Mahan from
one OF Nelson's letters, II always was
OF opinion, have ever acted upon it and
never have had any reason to repent it,
that one Englishman was equal to three
Frenchmen. This insular conceit was
rudely dispelled in the case of your /,
man who went from this parish to take
coachman's place in Paris. Writing
nome on one occasion, he says "You We
heerd tell how one Englishman is a
match for three Frenchmen, but don t
you believe it, mother, for I've tried it
and am now in the hospitaI' - To hear
the OLD woman gravely recite this is a
delicious piece Of comedy. Notes and
Queries.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
The Practice That Makes Perfect,

A writer i'll the ST. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat says that few persons have an ade-
qnate idea Of the amount of labor be-
slowed by virtuosi in practicing upon
their chosen instruments before appear
Ing as public performers. When List
was learning piano playing, he prac.
ticed ten hours day for over l2 years.
oie Bull spent over 20 years in almost
constant practice on the violin. With
Paganlni the violin was the study of a
lifetime. For over 20 years he never al
lowed day to pass without eight or ten
hours spent in playing exercises to i'm.
prove his lingering and facility of exc
cution. Rubinstein devoted over Is
years to studying the piano. Paderew-
ski has devoted lifetime to his ingtru-
ment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
Fast Speakers In Congress,

Fred Inland, one Of the expert stenog
raphers of the house, talks interesting
ly regarding the speed with which con.
gressmen talk.
1t has been said in the newspapers, 81
remarks Mr.. Irland, 'that Represent.
stlve Lewis Of Washington talks at the
rate Of 800 words minute. He does
not No man could speak in the house
at that speed and be reported l doubt
whether he could bs understood. /
mean, Of course, such words as occur IN
debates. OF course in taking routine
testimony, where frequently recurring
phrases. such as What is your name?'
and Where do you live!' are expressed
by brief arbitrary signs. stenographer
can write as fast as man can think. 1t
Is a very different matter when a con.
gresham talks. He uses words with
many syllables.
w hat is the fastest record in the
hougeH
Representative johnson Of Indiana
once talked for ~ hours, when discuss
ing contested election case, at an av.
erage rate Of 220 words minute. That
is rapid work If man talks $50 words
minute, he is very swift. I have no.
ticed one thing added Mr.. Irland.
''The fast takers slow up after being
in the house little while. The vast
ness OF the air space makes its impress
sion upon them, and they find, too, that
they get more attention when they do
not talk so fast. Washington Post.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
Colonial Fear of LAWYERS,

In the columns of the New York Gaz,
etteer of Sept. s. 1856, there was a par
agraph la,nenting the increase of law
yers as threatening to the future pros
perity of the community and degrading
to freemen. An honest trade in for
mer days. said the writer, "was all
that people of common ability and edu-
cation wcre ambitions of, but now no
profession is genteel but the lawyer and
the merchant. The lawyers are now
creeping into every post of Importance
and thrusting themselves wherever
there is Is vacancy. Our congress, our
assembly. are crowded with them, and
even Ill our great commercial conven-
tion there are five lawyers to one mer-
chant
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
HAD A SURE THING.
But the Baseball Manager Counted His
Chicks Before They Were Hatched,

But the Baseball Manager Counted His
Chicks Before They Were Ha.ched.
"When it comes to square sport
among professionals, admitted the vet
eran who lives ny bucking chance, 81
reckon you've got to give the first place
to baseball. But way back in the days
before the league system was perfected
used to gee some curious things. re-
member one clnb in central Ohio that
was as good local organization as I
ever saw. All the men in the team were
strapping six footers, used hickory bats
and knocked a live ball SO far that all
the farmer boys in the vicinity had a
supply. Finally sporty manager got
hold Of them, went wherever there was
a game to be had, took a professional
battery with him and bet all the money
he could place. Having nothing special
On hand that season, concluded to do
little business On my own hook.
By little quiet skirmishing in To
ledo, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Colum-
bus got together nine that were fast
enough for any company. took them to
a little country town about 20 miles
from the club I've been telling you
about, named them after the place, did
some saucy blowing through the county
newspaper and got challenge from the
very fellows we were after We went
over there IN old farm wagons, looking
like the rustiest lot of grangers that
ever ventured away from home. In
practice my boys got tangled up in their
own feet, fell over each other and made
the opposing manager feel so good that
he was betting at every turn. l was
right with him as long as l had dol
lar, and there waa big roll for one of
us when the game was over. Now there
was change. My boys came out of the
dressing room in knickerbockers, gweat-
ers and canvas shoes, as slick locking
lot OF ringers as your ever saw. 1t was
clnch, aud was only hot because |
had no more money to put up"
You made good thing of it:''
GOOD thing: got the double cross.
My battery sold out to the other mana
ger. They beat US go bad that the scorers
demanded extra pay. My pitcher and |
catcher get away before l could borrow
gun. walked ten miles to the nearest
station and then took box car. That
wasn't square game. detroit Free
Press
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
Mint In Tea

Perhaps the greatest tea drinkers q
all are the Mco-s. because 70 them It IS
everything. Mohamnedans &c not drink
spirits-which IS morn shan can be said
OF the Russians-and, therefore, the
Mohammedan sips his TEA as his one
| and great consolation. The pomp with
which II is made is amazing to for
eign mind,
Every one sQuats On the floor. The
head Of the house sits down beside the
teapot, with great pomp the servant,
who seems invariably TO be called Mo
hammed or Absalom, brings in the boil
ing urn, and, after the master has
rinsed the Pot. put in the tea, filed the
pot with water, waited certain num-
Der of minutes and skinned off the
frothy substance that has risen to the
surface, be packs the precious teapot as
full as ever it will go with freshly
grown mint. Nor is this all. He takes
as much sugar as the stranger imagines
would fill the entire pot, and, handful
after handful, pokes it into this mint
favored concoction. lets it stand some
minutes, and then pours out a little of
the weak but highly favored tea and
drinks it himself, to assure his guests
that it is not poisoned.
Then solemnly cups are filed for the
visitors, and, with the greatest pomp
and wonderful salaams, they are hand
ed around-to the men first, of course,
as women, even foreign women, count
for nothing in Marocco. Three cups of
tea are the regulation supply, and it is
an offeDse to leave any Mcor's house
until one has solemnly managed those
three cups, enjoyed with many bows
and gracious salutations, and generally
accompanied by extraordinary cakes,
which tbs Moors love, but which to the
foreign taste-well, one has only to ex-
plain tha: they are fried in rancid but
ter, considered by the Mohammedans a
delicacy. View York Herald.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-30
"A curious Epitaph,
The following curious epitaph is in
the graveyard of Lydford church, Dart
moor, Eugland:

The following curious epitaph is in
the graveyard of Lydford church, Dart
moor, England:
Here lies in horizontal position
the outside case Of
Grorge Routleigh, Matchmaker
Whose abilities in that line were an honor tc
his profession.
integrity was the handspring and prudence the
regulator
TT all the actions of his life
Humane, generous and liberal,
his hand never stopped
iii he had relieved distress
30 nicely regulated were all his motions
that he never went wrong
except when set a-going
by people
VINO did not know his key.
Even then he was easily
set right again.
De had the art Of disposing his time 20 well
That his hours glided away
in one continual round
OF pleasure and delight,
I'LL b. unlucky minute put u pericd to
his existence.
he departed this life
Nov. IA, 1902,
aged 81;
wound up
IN the hope of being taken in baud
by his Maker,
and or being thoroughly cleaned, repaired
and set a-going
in the world to come.
New York Tribune.