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L1RYER AND PREACHER.
As Former Judge Christian Got His Clients
ONT Of Jail-As Latter lie Married Them.

From the Chdries'oh ". Td) Gd=fue.
WEIGH, W. Va. Feb. 27.-Jddge Hiram
Christian Is the old original lawyer OF Nc.
Dowell. He has practiced law so long in this
county that the memory of man runneth not
70 the contrary The Judge, however. com.
bincs with his law practice a general utility s..
He breaches occasionally pulls n tooth with as
much dcNtcrity ns the latest graduates of tho
dental schools, and IN tho old days was known
rs "a man who would fight nj the droD of a hat.
lie is above all an all round good fellow. A few
DAYS ago the Judge was called upon to take IL
case which seemed surrounded by more than
ordinary difficulties.
Lucien Gabriel, an Italian. and Lizzie Smith,
had fallen in love with each other, and their
love led them beyond the bounds of good citizen
ship, or, rather, further Than is allowed in good
society. They were arrested. and both were lam
gushing IN the county Jail with cruel bars
separating them from complete happiness.
After remaining in iail for ten days they sent
for Judge Christian. The case was an easy ono
for the Judge. lie had them released from
jail temporarily, took them before Judge Cham.
permanent release. While Judge IN
was inquirinr into Tho details Of the case, with
the cnlprits sitting In ms Office, Judge Christian
then and there produCcd a marriage license, and
temporarily dropping his role Gs attorney, SO to
speak. took on the robes of n minister OF the
Gospel. and proceeded TO make the troubled
twain II happy one.
After the ceremony and the congratulations
tho minister was n lawyer again. and he pro-
ducad u bond for the offenders. duly signed and
sealed, with his wife as surety. Judge
chambers rclented. receipted the bond, and
Iacien Gabriel and his bride went out into
freSdOin and 1lis5.
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CLAY, CALHOUN, AND WEBSTER.
RecolIectionn or n Woman stu Living who
Met the Famous Trio In Washington.

From the Kansas CITY Star.
Mrs. William Armstrong Dawson, now in
her eighty-ffth year, lives in Jefferson City.
She was a conspicuous woman in the society
of Washington in the times of Clay, Webster
and others who made history.
or Webster she says: He was the most un.
usual looking man ] ever saw, his dark skin
and bcetling brows having earned for him tho
cognomen of Black Dam In manner and Dire 80
he was most scrupulous. His coat, modelled on
the Byronic lines OF the times, was blue in color,
ornamentcd with hrGss buttons. He was a no.
ticoablc figure anywhere. I was not surprised.
ate chamber-wherc six. years before he had
made himself famous in his celebrated reply to
gift of oratory and a voice ponderous in volume.
1 became personally conscious of that feeling
of awe which caused his opponents TO consider
him IN oratorical combat one of the most for.
midnble of ndvCrsarics.
During one of my visits 10 the Senate Mrs
Linn and ] were being ushcred to the Wing side.
Linn and n tall and exceedingly handsome man.
I want to present TO you a friend Of your
ducing Henry Clay. Making n most elaborate
S9w, M l6h cl tG0t sP {iIfIs Of wP my hG~o W II his fIows cry
very Eden of my heart
We next spoke to John G: Calhoun. and 1
wondered why Vice-Prcsidcnt Van Buren, chose
toemphasize his insignificant appearance by call.
ing Senator Calhoun. who was dignihed aid the
ABSENCE netG"a S'f Tho Wi%o;. Pre 9Sf%RE; f ifsuf SeS Mas i small h1i
and, .wcazened. His whole. Appearance rs well
rs MS character luStlTeu MS SODrlqnDt, FOX
He was a widower and much given to ladies'
society,"
Asked about the dress of that time. Mrs. Davi.
son replied:
Our dresses We're nearly all made alikc-that
was one satisfaction. For. evening wear light.
colorcd silks, cut short wasted, with sleeves of
large pulls in which We frequently wore pil-
lows. 10 give them the requisite size. Our skirts
CLEARED the floor about six inches. and we wore
white silk stockings and satin slippers. For
day wear our gowns were of dark silks, d6col-
let6, with detachable long sleeves to slip under
the mills Over the ghnnlinrQ wv, NVnrn n n
o. the silk, and We substituted black stockings
and slippers for the white ones. Ono of my bon
nets was u coal.scuttlc shape of cream velvet,
surmounted by high, standing white plumcs.
The men wore colorcd coats with brass buttons.
fancifnl waistcoats; and soft white Byron col,
lars, with black silk stocks
Every ono of Mrs. Davison's children, OF
whom she has eight living lher home Is with
tho eldest, DIR. A. c.. Daylson). and nearly every
one among her grandchildren, has some trophy
old fans, a cable chain of gold with monoclc
attached. her wedding gown waist, in which
hnr granddaughter and namesake has been
photographed, n garnet and turquoise bend reti-
Guile, which she bestowed upon MEAL are pre-.
served with urenf Driln and rare
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WING ED BELL IN THE AIR.
The superstitisua or n Maryland County scared
by y BuzIard with u Tocsin.

From the Baltimore American.
A bird OF uncanny mien. with n bell AROUND
It's neck. has been lowering around certain SEQ
lions OF Howard county, nlling the breasts OF
the colored population with terror. for tho
descendants OF Ham in this hil!y and pic Gr-
esque country believe that tho advent Of the
bird is II sign OF impending war. The visitor 10
n buzZard. Those who claim to have obtained u
near and clear view OF the bird assert that The
bell was plainly visible. but they could not de-
ternine whether 1t was attached by a cord or q
wire. 1t Is an extraordinary buzZard. ms are all
the birds that give the first premonitiun ofnp'
preaching direful events.
Inc other buzZArds that float over the CrRgs
and along the course of the PHtapsCo, over alert
Tor the stray carcassos OF cows and horses tnab
escape the fertilizer factory or the sausage
manufacturers, regard this strange visitor with
wrapped In lis own originality. avoids the com
pany OF bird. beast. and man. II seeks tho
widest rocks in the county, whore for hours 10
looks FAR into the future. Visions OF hln1:-
helds; of flashing steel. OF laundering cannon.
and the music OF despairing GrOans entertain IL
curing It's long vigils. so the supcrsliiious say.
firing of such amusement, it leaves IFS solitary
rock ana spreads It's wings, the broad shadow or
which moves apprehensivcly over tho house
tops. across the fields and the streams, causing
alarm and dread.
No one has as yet seen this weary bird tako
sustenance. 1t is said IL has been fasting long;
ana that It's days OF fcasting will not begin unill
carnage arrives. for II Is 70 constituted as ~ 10
unable to swallow anything but human flesh or
70 Stake It's thirst in anything but human blood.
~ Is 2 stranger TO sleep. Nothing can wrap TN
sluWber hut the lullaby of the roar OF battle.
Such arc the impressions which have heen made
upon the minds OF the superstitious who dwell
In the DoiRhborhood of Roxbury Mills, In tbo
Fourth district OF the county.
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till cvcnin', sub. an den Mahs' 90 down dab
an push down y bottle Q. ,simmon beeuh; ne
fSsi tlis sE'f mobSo % XSs"ioas, 9"t s ssus ~ SSs beam shuck
up too much TO 'sinmon beeuh. an he push
down some perch nm honey; Dat feosh seo'n It,
ffotch out de, scpp'nons. Yo' tFinEd dat sbqmptai
tut" mp he snoot at. III An dnh bean mo, sub,
pinin' on quiv'n an shiv'n an hank'n TO des'
~ doclahr Mahs' McKcovuh say. ''Penhs
lack dis hyun feesh done tu,n ovnh a new Loaf!
lo SsS' an Nah" lry & Sf fSsSh w Gg' d SG we Wat eS S0'
tink, suhi Dat shameful fcesh grab dat nozzle,
Mans Ma s0 tl Ssf Elm a" two gree ree times mm % oD no i SssfS wiz WV
he camel, Mighty Gabriel! how low dat feesh
done sink And Ht,uh A. dat muffin, have po pc
Maitin' 10 MRhsnh 10 ask, him 10 have suiin'.
lack dis hyuh fccsh done 'Quiah a tOso for
Den Mahs' ,t'ink ho brock Absolom FUN It.
an he tcmpnh lie swigs o vito con WV a right
him souah of. But ncx' day he go to do pond,
an ho see Absalom WHY he eyes. poppin' mos
Sq HsIo he IN h Ss S SiE .t les! 1s;iGF e'l In d HsssF ,4 ssSf io
swush out an, ;ki,tqh lack Of Satan done becn
see Ct i bean nttrh him VT. mn, he eyes mos
draaPIt1t, s on he fMGS SHs' h. Mc Il sksSnhs; .Ae,..
He got de tremuhs. / dono shet the lickuh of
too sudden. subj Mahs' shy.
Der Mains he skittuh an git he wito con.
Absnlom scoot up an, grab II; Um:m.m,m;9m!
He done slip, FREQ monst'u big boots o. wite
con inside hcscff, an don no swacguh off
pccuht as evuh, sub! But he on de downwud
paff! He mus have mo- an mo- vito con ev'
day, an, he git swu1i up an scrnmPey. He
how. drunk he get. MNhs' doan' dab shet
he icknh off. kase he get de snakes agin,
an MANS CANT bah TO sec dat. He swull nm
bloat, an get 20 shameful dat de gold feesh an
dc silvnh fecsh an dc strenky fish dey shun
him lack he bean p'ison. an de crawfecsh pitch
on Or him an, frow him out ey' time no go ronn'
common bummuh. sub. an bahm6y no, gin
roun' an lay TO wife con till 'peahs
lack of, no, swnma any mo- he boun'
to bus, shu's he bon; Den he, sneak to a rock
he ponduh. Den pears lack he done meek up
he mind, 'kaEe he staGguh back two, free feet,
an swush heseff hnid fus gin dat rock. lack a
ram sheep ,bnttin' he very bes'. Absalom he
bounce back lack q ball, shivuh q spell. an itu'n
",Dah, Tony! Mahs' McKeevnh say. See
vat do cnss o, lickuh done do! Fight shy of it.
Tony, Mahs' say. an. done mix heseff dc
tampuh wiv. subj
But dat bean a pow'ful temp'ance lectchub. |
tank sn0 y yo S" snh nn' Ta dGn so fs shb, mighty shy O.
The Black Homer took the Northern mans
flask, looked up and down and all around,
sampled It, and handed 1t back nearly half full.
"Ah-h.h!' he said. "Ef Mahs' McKeevuh
only des,, done keep it lack dat, sub. Absalom
done ,spen' all desc hyuh yeahs fghtin' shy. |
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minutes we Joined him. and, I tell you, The
atmosphere of that swamp was OF n deeper,
darser hue than 1t ever had been before. Final
~ Ford thought the timo had como TOT eN'
plantations.
bill no said. 4 Amt kickiu'' at ,ho bad
in this business, but I'd like to know where you
got them guys that wns Gaping to-day $1,000
one. | got them around tho grounds. same as
I've been doing for years..
found that tho fellows In the bed ticking suits
had acted about the same oil around. Mono OF
them seemed vicious or anxious to give us away,
but they didn't remember their parts. ana the
first row started over one Of them asking Tor In;
strnctions right before everybody, They, had
sold before. q mad Rubo thinks long aud acts
suddenly. When, we camo TO fguro up
our flight we had thrown away or dropped
200 between us, besides losing our en-.
ibs o s,ocH m of PSGIS poke be aii. Then Ib"r bn there rScC TSrG
from so to $50 apiece. or course we couldn't
hope to secure any OF That. We would be lucky
AT dusk we plunged into the mud OF the
swamp again. and made our way to q road run.
about n hundred ynris when we heard the
tramping OF many feet ahead of us, and coming
They've got the soldiers out for us!' moaned
Bill; All hands look out for themselves
We plunged into the thicket Just ms . man
brass buttons came around n corner in tho road.
behind him. marching in pnirs and close up to
WV hholhtI, CNHc SpInC nlll mtu. iucs NOio
blue and white striped suits, and in the ranks
were Bits fifteen cappers. A half a dozen men
in blue uniforms cnmc up behind. l didn't know
what to make of H.. but l was soon enlightened.
Bill jumped ont of the woods into the middle of
the road, strobe up to tho men In the blue uni.
forms, and said:
You can finish tho smuggling right. here IL
you like, but. by, God, [ want to know who these
The men burst into roars OF laughter and
Bill hauled out his gum.
Hold on he said. I've had enough monkey
business to-day. Out with IL. who are they Z So
help me; III send Mt least one Of you to blazes IL
you don't find your tongues.
We'll, said one Of the men. you md your
gang are tho biggest lot OF suckers that over
come to Cross's Corners. Tho next time You
want assistants don't engage %lunatics. This lot
are harmless and go where they like during the
day.. hut they're unreliable
bills gun fell from his hand and his jaw
dropped. .Lunatics.'. he murmured. Il hired
lunatics. Me, BIZ johnson Of Boston. hired in.
sane men TO cap for mo. Well by
Its unnecessary to quote Bill further. His
peroration in the swamp was mild compared to
this outburst. His oaths were terrific, and no
wound the whole thing up with the resolution
never to do another bit of swindling.
THAT. was the experience that disguised Bill
the Bunk with life. There's a whole lot OF his
friends that don't know to this day why he laid
off those two years. and l think they'd be o bit
to know the true story"
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INVENTOR OF LEAD PIPE.
First Suggested by Robert seydell or PennsyI-
vaniA In Tried IL ON a Pump.
From the Philadelphia Press.

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From the Philadelphia Press.
There was born in Milton. Pa. in 1900 a man
of wonderful genius. it is said. His name
was Robert Seydell and he died in ls47. Four
children survive. two OF whom reside here-a
son, Jacob Seydell. ana a daughter, Mrs. Gray,
Mr.. Seydell was c~oppersmith and was almost
continuously working out some device con-
nected with the machinery in his factory. To
him, it is related by some OF the Oldest citizens
OF this place, belongs the discovery of the process
yentors, the idea 81 making the s ,mSey wa ash stol en-,
form OF manufacture.
II was In the latter part OF the thIrties that
INC iden suggested itself 10 him, and the follow
ing is the way he wrought 1t out: He first took
or rod Ut steel. about sixteen feet long ma onc
men In diameter; tho mandei was highly pol
ished, and upon this he drew, or rolled Out, the
him an Inch bore, and the material was rolled.
i is said. 10 n onc.fourth inch. making n total
diameter one and one'half inches for the pine.
Ailer completing several sections OF The length
OF the mandcl. he soldercd them together, maj.
ing the pipe of whatever length ho desired.
lie put It TO practical uso BY fastening Ito
pump heads, and also running IL from springs
70 connect watering, troughs and spring houses
~ The country round about here. being greatly
pleased with his discovery. and receiving the
most faitcring OF comments from his friends
make his invention more widely Known, and
hence made = visit to Philadelphia. taking his
AZ the Franklin Institute in that city he gave
MS nrst exhibition to quite a number OF inven.
tors, artisans and mechanics. As II Is now re-
than delighted, and so expressed themselves in
MS imtnedlate presence. 1t was not LONG that
he was allowed TO remain in a condition OF
supreme happiness over mis- Invention for n
short time after he made q disclosure OF his dis
coyeTy, and while yet in PHILADELPHIA. he found
out that by the persons TO whom he had given
an exhibition. of the process of making lead pine
us ldea mad been used and improved upon.
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Black cones a Preventive or Malaria.

FFom The NeIC Orleans Times. Democrat.
Tho best remedy in the world for an i'm
pending attack OF malaria or chills and fever is
strong black coffee" said the drumme with tho
quill In his mouth. as ho walked up to the cash.
ier's desk and paid for lurch for two.
Early yesterday morning i awakened with
hot nushes. Following them came q sensation
similar to having cold feet dancing a minuet on
ones back in the winter time.
" Well. I'm several hundred miles from home.
out Of reach OF my wife, OF course. and / was in
a sympathetic spouse or a loving old mother
near to donse your feet in mustard baths and
rlo your chest with camphor, is not the pleas
ATTEST thing in tho world.
so what did ] do but adopt the suggestion of
afellow who said he'd had the agy dozens o.
umes' and drank coffee.
\" i swallowed five big brawny cups of the stun,
and when i arose to-day / felt like u king. II
had effected y cure" -.
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W iitO . IhIllDo uld hHu NIL "hTCn TO
the slaughter. without a murmur. But once
they get the idea they're being swindled and
like a cyclone. and You want to LOOK out ''II
didn't know what minute this mob was going to
get on 10 the racket, and ! thought 1 was gone
pocketbooks and said: "' u"
look o,! 50 ,1 %Seb S Thishh one the moneys in; they
II think the blow would have fallen in q mo-
men, II something hadn't happened to distract
Of the grounds heard the sound OF mems feet
!TKsiIi XIII himia u'ffk kEcb Then ths d there wv were shouts h Ta. Of
for the woods. followed 6y about 200 men. The
people were firing sticks and stones after. him
were shooting rccklessly at him.
II was standing Ike q man in a stupor when
some one cracked me In the jaw and remarked:
Here's another OF the cusses. boys
The next minute n crowd was at me. l
money. which I had in my hand, and ran ana alter er
FORD. l met two other men who were working
for Bill fleeing for their lives. and Joined them.
shouting behind us and, looking hack, saw Bill,
himself. fleeing before the wrath OF the good
going like pistons. but he had no chance of es-
cape. saw two or three men grab him. and
ihen there WAS a general mix'up in which We
"sndde9lyi however. there were three pistol
shots; and the boss came, tearing out OF the
on the grass, but the rest came after Bill, who
was inc0psiderate enough to fec in our direc-
have, been - big l~ynchinG bee right there IL we
hadn't discovered a friendly swamp in the
waists We threw the countrymen oh the
track. BAl came p~lunGing in after us and
we made our way over TO a fiat stone
up on H., You never saw such wrecks in your
liie.. Bill had been shot in tho arm and leg, and
FORD had a bullet in the leshy part OF his leg,
We were all cut and bruised. covered with mud
and slime. and badly used up.
bill. was the first 10 speak. His language
was unintelligiole, He uttered every cuss word
known 10 mortal man, and some that no coined
Tor the occasion. When he had sworn for hys
Evening journal., 1898-10-17
The Disnster InexpIicah,.

FALMOUTH, oct. 17.-Mr. John Hys-
lop, the New York yachtsman, who was
saved in the course of an interview
this afternoon condemned the double
railing around the ships boats. which,
he says, impeded the launching. The
masthead light, in his opinion, should
have been an oil instead of an electric
lamp, as IN that event il would not
have been extnguished, but would have
furnished a beacon TO guide the life
boats.
Mr.. Williams, the company's mama
ger. seas the disaster is utterly mex
piicable. ghe vessel was new and. he
asserts, well found while the captain
and crew were most reliable He saws
the crews of the companys vessels
have constant practice. and he is in
dignant at the insinuation regarding the
condition of Captain Grimths.
Last night 81 bodies had been recov-
cred. Some were found miles away I'm
cOyes, and IL is expected that more will
be washed ashore today.
Many persons undoubtedly We're killed
by being dashed on the rough rocks
who would have escaped II cast ashore
on an ordinary coast. Come Of the bodies
are horribly mangled. A good deal Of
jewelry and money has been found
As all the navigating officers wor.
Evening journal., 1898-10-17
LIE FEveR EPIpEMlc.
Eight New Cases In Jackson, Miss.
Twenty-Five In Franklin. In.


JACKSON. Miss. oct. 1.-THE Jack
son record Of cases Of yellow fever yes
terday were eight. as follows:
w. T.. Davidson, Otto Gale, LoHHie
Cloud, Callie Cloud, Professor Moore
Otto Johnson and two negroes. There
were no deaths. though some of the
sick are seriously ill Another case Is
announced at Tougaloo. six miles north
of Jackson, a Mr. Miles. DR.. Purnell
who investigated suspicious sickness at
Yazoo city, reports that he found six
cases of genuine yellow fever there
five negroes and one white, in the
southwestern part of the city.
DR.. Guice announces one case OF yell
low fever at Meridian and two suspi-
cious cases. The state board of health
official report from other points is as
follows:
Poplarville. seven new cases and one
death; Madison, no new cases, one crit
ically III; Hattiesburg, no new cases
five suspicious cases outside Gordon;
Natchez, three new cases, the fever now
being in every ward OF the city; Har-
riston, two new cases. three critically
i'll. one death-Mrs. Jennie Lowe. Ed.
wards reports two cases one mile west
and four cases four miles north of town
in the Fox family. oxford reports one
new case and one death; 10 now under
treatment.
Congressman William +. Love- rep.
resenting the Fifth Mississippi district.
died yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock at
his home in Gloster, Miss.
Evening journal., 1898-10-17
MAclAs SAILS.
Brooke VIII Have Full Possession of
Porto Rico After Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-Late satur-
day night the following dispatch. dated
san Juan, oct. IS. was received by Sec
retary Alger from General Brooke, In
command Of the American forces in
Porto Rico:
"a Spanish transport sails today with
300 men. This is a ship sent from Cuba
loaded with men from there Another
sails tomorrow with General Macias
and 1,500 men. Another ship is expected
here on the 18th. Complete possession
Will be accomplished on the 18TH"
Supplementing the above dispatch,
another, dated yesterday, was received
last nlght by Secretary Alger from Cen
eral Brooke, reading as follows:
captain General Macias sailed for
Spain this morning with most Of his
staff"
Tomorrow the United States will take
possession formally of the island of
Porto Rico. BY that time most of the
Spanish officials and troops will have
departed for Spain. Those remaining
at that time will leave as soon as trans
ports can be secured.
Evening journal., 1898-10-17
FoRTY-sEvENTH At SAN JUAN.
First American Troops TO Enter the
Porto Ricnn CnpItaI.

WASHINGTON. oct. 1.-THE follow
ing dispatch was received at the war
department last night, dated San Juan,
oct. 16:
THE Forty-seventh New York arrived
at San Juan 6 p. m. yesterday"
1t is presumed by the war department
officials, inasmuch as nothing is said to
the contrary, that the regiment was
permitted to land at San Juan. 1t was
feared that objection might be raised
by the Spanish officials to the landing
OF the regiment at San Juan before
formal possession was yielded to the
American forces on the 18th inst The
Forty-seventh New York has the honor
Of being the first American organiza-
tion to enter the capital of Porto Rico.
General Brooke, chairman of the Porto
Rican evacuation commission and in
command of the American troops on the
island, is making arrangements for the
accommodation Of the American forces
TO be stationed at San Juan. The bar
racks formerly occupied by the Spanish
soldiers were found to be totally unfit
for occupation by United States troops.
General Brooke is having them remod-
eled, adding officers quarters and
otherwise placing them in a habitable
condition.
Evening journal., 1898-10-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A tablet in memory of George Clinton
first governor Of New York, has beer
unveiled in Kingston.
1t is not believed that any further at.
tempt to import negro miners at Vir-
den, Ills, viii be made.
The English are accused Of stirring
up Ras Mangascia, the Abyssiniar
chief, to rebel against King Menelik.
A statue Of Rufus Choate has beer
unveiled in the courthouse in Boston
Joseph H. Choate delivering the ora
tion.
The president made speeches at va
rious points in Indiana and Illinois OF
his way to Chicago. where he viii re.
main until Thursday.
The yacht Hohenzollern. with tn,
emperor and empress of Germany OF
board, is detained by a gale in the har.
Dor of Zante, Ionian islands.