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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
"FRAUD FUND DOwNED.
Signal Democratic INTERPRETATIONS,
Linney, and Swanson.

WASHINGTON, d. c., February "a
Especial THE Democrats, led by Repre-
sentative Kitchin, Of North Carolina,
made a vigorous and successful fight in the
House Yesterday against what is known
as the fraud fund" provision In the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. This fund Is
used by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue in the employment of spies and
detectives in the administration or the
internal-revenue laws. The appropriation
has increased from $4,000 four years ago
to SIS 900 this year. Last year the item was
$4,000.
When the section appropriating the
S75 600 was reached to-day Mr.. kitchh
moved to strike it out of the bill. 1t was
a step, he said, in the direction OF lmpor-
tant notifications Of the internal-revenue
laws. Early in the session he introduced
a bill on the same lines, and he expressed
the hope that the Ways and Means Com
mittee would report it to the House be-
fore the adjournment of this Congress.
Money spent in the employment or IN
formers was. he said, largely responsible
for the oppression of the people, and cal
culated to provoke resistance and blood
shed. The revenue laws, Mr.. Kitchin con-
tinued. were OnerOus enough when legally
HXnEUlGu
OF the government, but their exc
cution under the spy system was
intolerable. A number OF murders were
mentioned as the result Of attempts to
enforce the laws through the employment
Of 'nformers.
MIR Kitchin was effectively supported
bv Representatives Linney Of North
Carolina. and Swanson, Of Virginia The
informers. Mr.. Linney said harassed
the people. over 70 per cent OF the
prosecutions based upon the testimony OF
informers was thrown out of court As
\ general thing, these men were profess
sional perjurers, and no grand jury "ouiu
believe them without cOrroborative EVIL
derce The employment Of such methods
was a disgrace to the government ana
no oppealed to the justice and patriot"
ism of the Republican representatives 10
eton r. and vote for Mr.. hitchlhs
amendment. ..,.,.,e.
Mr. swanson followed In a convincing
e,,f.acb along the same lines. He had
.,.otested against the "fraud-fund" pro-
t,eion in the present Congress. and ob-
eerved the increase from $1,000 to 10000
with some apprehension. lie reVleWeu
the history Of the appropriation ana us
and insisted that TINS use oil
funds only resulted in the degraadtloh Vi
the internal revenue system ana Il con,
tinued wouId inevitably end in its total
abolition .,, .,o
The vote by tellers sustained the
tyitcbin amendment and the fraud
fund provision was stricken from the
bill. This was a signal victory for me
Young North carolina Representatives
Mr. Kitchin. who took the initiative ID
the matter to-day. as it was the ilrs'
successful fight against the appropr'd-
lion. though many efforts have oeeh
made 10 defeat it in other congresses
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25

exports-to Great Britain, e57s bales: 70
France, 1913 bales; to the Continent, D.
Totals since September LIST: Net receipts.
I,zB1l2 bales; exports-to Great Britain.
2.607, ios bales; 20 France. e59,454 bales; to
the Continent. 2M0sis bales
Cotton futures opened steady; sales. 100
bales; March, s6.0B; April. 800; May 1911:
June. s6i2; july ~.ie; August 1913: Sep
TENDER. f6.f7: October, S.1s; November.
B16: December. 1919.
Futures closed steady: sales. 30i.0
bales; February So March, Vs. April.
800; May, 1905 June. 500 July. &.if:
August. ssi5: September, 1914: October.
B1z; November. &if: December. @Y
Spot closed dull but steady: mlddling
uplands, s l-ic.; middllng Gulf. i-2c.:
sales, 60 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. February 2f-Cotton--
Futures steady: sales. $500 bales Febru-
airy. nominal; March. s5.59us5.e9i April.
S5.630$s.6f; May. S5.69d<5.7o; June. $40
s5.7: July. $57Sns5.7g: August &s2nS5 50:
September, s5.SiQ$5. s.; October. s5.s5ass.s7;
November. S.SM$s;@; December s.. $50
$3.50; January. 1872 bid.
NAvAL.-sToRE MARKETS.
WILMINGTON. n. c.. February "a
Spirits Turpentine-Firm at 81 1-2033c., re-
ceipts 2S casks. fI.4I sf
Rosin-Firm at $40 and s1.25; receipts.
s34 barrels.
Crude Turpentine--N Nothing doing; prices
U0cUdHktus ItStiptrt hOHt-
Tar-Steady at 95c.: receipts. 100 barrels.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. February a.
Turpentine--Firm at &c; no sales.
Rosin-Firm; no sales; quotations I'M
changed.
SAVANNAH, GA, February A-Tur-
pentine-F Firm at 33c.; sales. "a casks: re-
ceipts 10l casks.
Rosin--Firm; sales. AS barrels receipts.
704 barrels. Closing: A. b. c. ID, and n.
$40: f, sl.25; G. sl.S5; II, $50; l, s1.e5; X.
$40; M. $3.50; N. N.&; window-glass. 81;
water-w,ite, S25.
NORFOLK. PEANUT MARKET.
NORFOLK. VA. February 2L-(Spe-
ciai. )-Peanuts--Fancy 23-4c.: strictly
prime, 1-2c.; prime. &C.: common, S-fc-s
Spanish soc. Market nominal. .rn
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
PETERSBURG. VA. February a.
Especial market firm; Virginas, zS-fc.
for good lots Spanish firm at SEC.
PETERSBURG COTTON MARKET.
PETERSBURG, VA, February a.
Especial )--COtton-Firm at 8 TIC. Tor
good lots.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
A Young Indy Accidentally Shot by
I'm old CInssmnte.

ABINGDON. VA. February A-(spe-
c,aI)-This morning about 10 o'clock
while Mrs. Samuel Hagy and Miss Susie
Arnett were handling pistol (No. 22), it
was accidentally discharged in the hands
Of Mrs. Hagy, and the ball hit Miss Ar
nett lust over the right eye, fracturing
me skull ana burying itself In the re-
zion of the brain. Skilful physicians
nave been with the unfortunate girl since
the accident. but have not been able 10
locate the bullet She remains conscious
and able TO talk, yet her conoltioh y
considered most critical. the girls Were
classmates at Stonewali jackson ihs.-
tute last year, and were intimate irienus.
Mrs. Hagy is completely Frustrated over
tho accident.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
DANGER IN sopA.
Serious Results Sometimes Follow
Its Excessive Use.

Common soda is all right in It's place
"ho indispensable In the kitchen. and for
cooking and washing purposes. but Il was
never intended for a medicine. and nfo-
PIE who use 1t as such will some day re-
greet &C.
We refer 10 tho common use OF soda 70
relieve heartburn or sour stomach n
hahit which thousands OF people practice
almost daily, and one which is fraught
WIN danger; moreover. the soda only
gives temporary relief, and In the end the
stomach trouble gets worse and worse.
me soda acts as a mechanical irritant
10 the walls OF the stomach and bowels.
ana cases are on record whore IT accumu-
."leo IN the intestines, causing death by
Inflammation or pcritonitis
Dr. Harlandson recommends as the
safest and surest cure for sour stomach
tacld dyspepsia) an excellent preparation
sold By druggists under the name OF
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets. These tablets
are large 2o-grain lozenges, very pleasant
10 taste, and contain the natural acids,
peptones, and digestive elements essen
tial 70 good digestion. and when taken
after meals they digest the food perfectly
and promptly before Il has time to fer
ment. sour, and poison the blood and
nervous system.
Dr. Wuerth states that he invariably
uses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in all
cases of stomach arrangements, and finds
them a certain cure not only for sour
stomach, but, by promptly digesting the
food they create a healthy appetite. In
crease flesh. and strengthen the action Of
the heart and liver They are not
cathartic. but intended only for stomach
diseases and weakness. and will be found
reliable In any stomach trouble. except
cancer Of the stomach. All druggists sell
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets at so cents
per package.
A little book, describing all forms OF
stomach weakness and their cure mailed
free by addressing the Stuart Company,
of Marshall Mich.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
MIR. n. r. COOKS ACCOUNTS.
Message of the Mayor of Alexandra"
on the Subject.

ALEXANDRIA. VA, February A.-'Spe-
claL)-At the meeting Of the city Couh-
oil last night communication was re-
ce,ved from Mayor Simpson, vetoing an
ordinance recently paased by that oouy'
which directed the Mayor and Auditor 10
settle with x-Clerk-of-the-Gas-" WORKS ~
r. Cook The following Is the Mayor .
message .,..,,. nv,
81 regret 70 return TO YOU without my
annroval the resolution adopted at your
last meeting. directing the Mayor ana
Auditor 10 settle with r. q COOK, iAse
clerk OF the city Gas-Works. Expiana-
tory Of this position. quote tne ionow-
rat,,ee an Finance and Light: The COM
rnittee. therefore. report that the amount
due the city OF Alexandria, as shown oy
the examination from June !, 1891 10
January %. 1898. inclusive, Is: Shortage
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
I'm OIden Times

people overlooked tho Importance Of per-
manently beneficial effects. and were sat
tst,ed with transient action; but now that
a Is generally known that Syrup OF Figs
win permanently overcome habituai con-
situation. welI-informed people will not
hnv other laxatives, which act for time.
bnt finally injure the system. Buy the
genuine. made by the California Fig
Svruu Company.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
THE RICHMOND DISPATCH-FRTDAY FEBRUARY 25 1898.

N,2e81S; notes and checks, s5sS.e0; allowed
S6S.Oz; due by II. T. Cook. $.5i2.33'
ne Joint committee reports that there
Is stu due the city By r. T. Cook xl.5i2 %.
subject TO any addition that may be as
certained In the future. should Mr.. Cook
nave inadvertently failed TO credit any
person on gas or coke account during the
present fiscal year. The report was a
part OF my message 10 your honorable
body February IL. 1898, and refers solely
to matters In the Clerks office from June
], 1887, TO January %. 1898. inclusive; and
II further shows that the amount due by
X. I. Cook has no reference TO any pos
sible discrepancy that may have occurred
anterior TO June 1. 1897; and as your reso-
luton, herewith appended. authorizing
settlement without limitation as to the
dates hereinbefore mentioned, was evil
IDENTIFY not intended TO give the Mayor and
Auditor such powers as they might az
sumo, from my construction OF its mean
Ing. deem IT both just ard proper TO
return said resolution without my APP
prevail"
HIS FRIENDS HELPING.
The shortage Of s1,542Ss mentioned in
the memorandum is subject 10 a credit
Of Sl.266.75 which has been paid in by the
friends Of the ex-Clerk, making the
amount still due the city $2f5.5S. The
Mayors veto was sustained by the Coun-
ell, and in lieu of the settlement men,
toned in the vetoed ordinance. Mr.. Uhler,
Of the Finance Committee. offered a reso-
luton to the effect that the Mayor and
Auditor accept Mr.. Cooks note for $2755S,
payable two years after date. with in
terest, and secured by a deed OF trust.
This resolution was adopted
Mr. Samuel l.. Monroe. the newly-elect-
ed Clerk of the City Gas-Works, will as
sumo the duties of his office March lst
In the meanwhile, Actuary Bayne is
Strengthening out the tangled books and
accounts, and will have everything in
readiness for the new clerk by the end
OF the month.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.

NJ 0"' u''' II t0'0'
Quotations: Wheat-Longberry, 81 TO
LOS; mixed, 99c. 10 Sl.05; shortberry. CSC
white. bag lots. 80 TO &c.: No. 2 white.
SO i-2c: No. white. &c.; No. mixed.
IS 1-2c No. mixed. 35c. Oats-No. =
mixed, SIC: No. mixed, Bic; winter
seed, 80 to 40c. Rye-No. 2, 81 to Sc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25

orders for printing sent to the Dispatch
Company will be given prompt attention
and tle style of work and prices Will
be sure to please you.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
mARrNE INTELLIGENCE.

Moon sets ......n leEvening.,
PORT OF RICHMOND. FEB. "a. issa
ARRIVED.
Steamer Yemassee. ONeil. Philadei-
phia, merchandise and passengers; clyde
Line. -
steamer Pocahontas, Graves. Norfolk.
merchandise and passengers; virginia
Navigation Company.
SAILED.
Schooner Mary Curtis, Maker, Newport
News: light.
PORT OF WEST POINT. FEB. "A. 1885,
By telegraph)
ARRIVED.
steamship Accosnack, Thompson, Nor
folk: passengers and general cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Accomack. Thompson. Nor
folk: passengers and general cargo.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25

quiet No yellow corn. Is 5-SnS l-Sc. NO.
2 spring wheat, 81 i-2Qs2 l-2c.; NO. spring
No. corn. IS 5-Sa2S 7-Sc. No. oats, 26c. {;
NO. white, T. o. b., 2Sli29c. No. rye,
l9c. No. 2 barley, 30 l-24i0c No. flax
seed. H23 IL: new. $l.H Prime timothy
seed. s2.s2 IL. Mess pork, per barrel
$iO.6OdSlO65 Lard. per 100 pounds, $50.
short rib sides Ooose), s5.l0us5.f0; dry
sailed shoulders boxed, $L30ns4.5O; short
clear sides (boxed) <3.50n$3.55. Whiskey.
distilers' finished goods. per gallon.
$l.1Sl-2. Sugar, cut-loaf. unchanged. But
ter firm; creamery. l3mi9 l-2c. dairy, nW
lie. Cheese quiet at SaS l-2c. Eggs firm;
fresh, lac.
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. O.. February A.-Flour--
Wheat-Easier; No 2 red. 9sc.
Corn-Firm; No. 2 mixed, &c
Oats--Easier and lower; No. mixed,
2S12S l-2c.
Rye--Firm; No. :, &C.
Lard-Quiet at S.
Bulk Meats-Firm at S.l5.
Bacon-Steady at 50.
Whiskey-Firm at SIS.
Butter-Flrm.
Sugar-Steady.
Eggs-Active at u 1-2c.
Cheese-Firm and higher; good TO prime
Ohio fiat. 9G9 1-2c.
THE COTTON MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, February Al 4. NJ
Cotton-Spot. good business done prices
higher: American middling fair, H-32d.;
good middling. 9-32d.: American mid
ding. 7-l6d.; low middiing, 5-l6d.; good
ordinary sgd: ordinary, 81. The sales
of the day were 1900 bales. OF which loo
bales were for speculation and export, and
included 800 bales American; receipts,
1000 bales, including 600 bales American.
Futures opened quiet. with a moderate
demand, and closed quiet but steady;
American middling low-mddling clause,
February. 22-e4GiS 28-6id.. sellers; Feb
ruary and March. 22-6id.. buyers; March
and April 22-6id., buyers; April and
May. 3 22-6id., buyers; May and June.
22-6fdf3 23-64d.. buyers: June and July.
3 2S-6Id. sellers; July and August, E-61q..
buyers; August and September. 3z-6ld.,
buyers; September and October. B-t4V
2i-6id.. sellers; October and November.
2S-6fQ3 2i-6id., sellers; November and
December 3 Z3-G4a3 24-6id.. sellers.
NEW YORK. February 4.-Cottou--
Dull but steady; mlddling. l-lc.: net re-
cepts. 595 bales; gross receipts, S.tz2 bales;
exports 10 the Continent. 1853 bales; for
warded, 1856 bales; sales. 90 bales-aii
spinners: stock. e0l.120 bales.
Totals to-day: Net receipts. 1896 bales;
exports-to Great Britain, S0l bales; "a
the Continent, 22.s95 bales; stock. l.2hiia
bales.
Consolidated: Net receipts, i2&lsi bales;
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS.

wabash. SO. Louis sad Pacific. preferrsos. 1oo..s
Wheeling an1 Lac Efio. .........s ....sss -
Wheeling and Laks Erie nrsferrsd 1855. ii1s
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25

Among the patents recently issued are
lhe following. James A. leighton
Naynesboro'. Va, office indicator; owen
!. Nueent. Alexandria, Va, vent for pre-
serving fermented liquors; William D..
Williams. Portsmouth. Va, foldable taDie
attachment for beds; Thomas Nj. Sander
hn. Norfolk. assignOr Of one thiid 10 -
u. Brown. Portsmouth, Va, automatic
Dottle-stopper; william L. Spoon Jr''
Burlington. ~ c., apparatus for cooling
liquids; William II. Page. Basic CITY va,
sioyepipe. Robert w. Coffee, BEDFORD
city, assignor 70 Standard Tobacco-stem-
mer Company, Richmond, Va, tobacco
stemming machine Gwo patents).
BRYAN AT JEFFERSON BANQUET.
Dr r. n. Harper. president Of the N.r-
Rinia Democratic Association Of the DIS
tlci Of Columbia. recently invited Hon.
". j. Bryan 70 the Jefferson banquet 70
De given by the association April 5th
next the anniversary OF that statesman
birth, and to-day received by telegraph
Ar. Bryans acceptance OF the invitation.
DR.. Harper viii accompany the Baiiey
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-09
The New Colors.

There are ten new colors this sea-
son, each Of which is produced in a
variety of materials.
Sevres is new blue which is much
lighter than navy blue and not so in
tense as delft. It is creamy blue
with touch of gray in it.
Another new color is old blue,
"vieux blue" as it is styled on the
placards. This blue has less gray in
it and is almost as deep as purple in
shaded lights.
Avery pretty sea green is 7olga,
which also partakes Of gray. Arti-
choke green isa brighter, happier
green Of spring that will be very popu-
lar.
Argent is, as tie name implies, a
rich gold.
Sultan comes in two sultan
yellow and sultan red-both snowy
shades.
4 popular color for either house or
street is parme, which is violet, bor-
dering on the blue. Iodine is red
between cardinal and crimson, and is
used a great deal for trimmings.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-09
Perils Of the Lace Veil.

THE New York Worlds illustrations
of the "deadly lace veil'' might be cut
out and pasted in every woman's hat,
~ Aer eyesight's advantage. But
will foolish women ever abandon their
spotted, meshed lace wells for so tri-
fling cause as the preservation Of
vision? What is blindness to one Ia
mode? The oculist bugaboo has failed
to frighten fashion. and so every
woman says her eyes are not affected
by veil. Some other woman's may
be, but hers are strong, and, besides,
how she looks without this coquettish
screen. which also serves to keep in
place the big, hower-laden hat. One
of these days prickiDg in the eyes
annoys her. There is pain and dis
comfort when trying to read print, and
lots Of other signs that the optic
nerve is kicking at the treatment it
receives several hours in the day.
Oculist and optician profit by these
"becoming" lace wells, but though
their bills are large the hardest pay
ment is made to vanity when eye
glasses, and even spectacles become
the only saviours Of the sight. On
the whole it seems worse to be spec
tacled than to go without the beeom-
ing veil. But where is the girl who
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-09
nr:aits 81 Character,

G,A estence ef lessts-
handedness On Chicago. This is par
.ticularlx : noticeable in the way the .citi-
zens Of lthat metropolis enter build
ing. RI man approaches a building
,SSsere the entrance consists of two
sNSdgintg doors. he will invariably
reach oht with his LETT hand. pull o:?en
the lett hand door and MAKE a wild
dash to get inside, running the risk Of
collision with anybody who remem-
bers that to g. to the right is the first
law Of navigation on land.
The laziestaud dirt;est people IL the
world have recently been discovered
in the Caucasus. They are the Swan
tians. who live il az Inaccessible
mountain range between the Black
sea and the Caspian sea. and as they
were $500 years ago. so they are to-
day. It is their invariable rule to
make four days week holidays, with
saints days as extras.
The Petit Journal of Paris, says that
nothing is so curious and instructive
as to observe the Englishman when
travelling as compared with the
Frenchman. The former is calm.
punctnal, precise and with only the
necessary quantity of baggage. He
will journey through China with mere
ly @ valise. He loves travel; it is to
him an inclination and felt want
II
when journeying is restless, nervous,
impatient. bored; the entire time he
spends looking furtively at his watch,
OF consulting the railway timetable.
He is always crowded mp with parcels
in addition to his portmanteaux. He
is. as a rule, encumbered with many
useless articles. In fact. he dislikes
travel, which he finds al ennui and q
fatigue.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-09
yery Brisiit lid Gloves.

Gloves are no longer anobtruslves'
The hands are well out il the tore-
ground of color, and al the subdued
colcred gloves are putout in stacks er
the commonplace counters, whese
people to whom glove IS glove, 80
it Will be well fitting, may make their
choice contentedly. The exclusive,
the high-priced, and the most sought
after gloves are of unmistakable tints
and stitchings, showing out in down
right blues and greens and canary.
colors, which might be termed glar1ng
buf for the fine tone and finish OF tne'
skin. Gloves in glossy kid OF g,
bright, unhesitating blue, cross be-
:tvsss,,-t the sky blue and indigo blue.
have ornate, stitchings Of cream silk:to
distinguish then md bindings OF the
same tint about the tops. Cadet blue,
gloves are stitched and finished with
salmon pink. 4 pair Of metallic green:
gloves have black furnishings, and 8.
purplish plum colored pair are elab-
grated with Just hint of green.
Light pearl gray gloves and those
of darker tone Of gray as well, have
embroidery stitching on the back and
wrist bindings of brickdust red. Vivid
canary colored gloves have staring
black stitchings, and so on all through
the calendar of contrasts and colers.
However much popular opinion may
have discountenanced bright k,d
gloves in the past, and aotwishstand-5
ing the disfaFor that the first advances
guard Of these brilliant hand cover
ings met@with in the winter when they
were first foisted on the publ they
have edged themselves IN now 70
stay. Ina store that has to do with a.'s
setting the styles for a great msJor1ty
sof- discrlminating shoppers, the DIS IS
fplax Of calors, when the his,Ics1a
waking gloves are opened out.oh she
counter, can only be duplicated in the
tulip beds and parterres Of gay sprlrg
blossoms in q fourishing garden. De-
reloped in ordinary common kid these
heyday hues would be unbearable, but
they come only in the best selected
skins. as the saleswome willtel you,
skins Of which two-clasp glove sells
for $40, and the soft lustre recon
Giles vou to the brilliant hue.-New
York Sun.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-09
LNYe-LetIer Torture.

There is very amiable lady who
uses her love-letters to score off her
husband when opportunity occurs.
It is her custom when her husband
says anything disparagiug to her to
fetch out one OF these relics Of court
ship days and reel off the glowing
tribute to her virtues which is therein
contained. These letters originally
numbered somewhere about 200, but
owing to sundry successful raids which
the poor, prosecuted husband has
made upon them, the number has been
considerably reduced. When lie
penned the tender missises. little did
he imagine what instrum ents of tor
ture they would in later years become,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1898-06-09
Victim of Thirteen.

The late Woolf Joel, the many times
millionaire, who was murdered re-
Gently at johannesburg, was noted for
MS abstinence from anything in the
shape Of "blue verbiage" in his speech.
He rather prided himself, says Lon
don correspondent OF the New York
Mail and Express. on never HESing an
oath except in serious temper and he
was very seldom. if ever, out Of
humor. A curious fact has tra1spired
concerning him, which will interest
the Thirteen club. He arranged for
a party of fourteen by way OF fare
we'll dinner just before he sailed from
England One of his guests was un-
able to attend. Nj. Joel remarked on
the common superstition, and added
that as it was generally supposed that
he who rose first from the table would
be the first to die he would take the
risk upon himself and take precedence
in moving from his seat. He did, and
YOU know the rest.