davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-10

Leave the Hustler" to originate Il
scheme to make friends of people who
visit the city by team. r. w. Soule'S
large half page ad, besides enumerat-
ing presents at low prices in all de-
partments. makes the following orig
inal offer: Until January /, 1899,
every customer. large or small, com
ing from out of the city, will be given
a check which will entitle him or her
to free stabling for horse while shop
ping. Don't allow your horse to stand
on the street and shiver, but drive
directly to my store and set the check
free. then do your shopping, feeling
that your horse is safe" Where is the
Society for Prevention of Cruelty 70
Animals? Does not our humane
colonel deserve medal for originating
such merciful scheme, particularly
if it be a stormy day? After one reads
this large ad, it might be said the half
has not been told. The Hustler real
| lied he could not describe the stock
and prices in that mammoth building
suitably in "a half page ad, but as h
could not obtain whole page, w IS
obliged to do the best he could, and
| the readers of the Journal must ac-
knowledge that his best is very gooa
and will be likely to help draw custom
ers into Augusta from far and near.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-10

Salesman can add Factory line easily
good for S1CV monthly CONS Free sam
pies; Rubber Co., Is Cliff street, New
York. deriOi1ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-10
Special Advertisements.
WANTED.

PLEASANT HOME WORK for ladies'.
day or evenings Reply envelope for sam
Pile and Instructions Work semi 1,non an.
lication. Manhattan Embro Co., Beck
man & Pearl streets, New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-10

Ladies' Black and colored Jackets ~
once. and have marked them ct prices
that will sell them at once. AN new
goods. this seasons styles. We will
not name the prices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-10

Fowler & Hamlen's names are SO
familiar the name of their firm can
almost be said to be household name
for many miles around Augusta. Their
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-12-10

Joseph S. Smiley announces a surprise
in prices in his cloak room.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

Gordon county has giant, who is badly
wanted by a Philadelphia museum, the
proprietor of which having recently read
story of his existence and has since ne
gotiated with the curiosity looking to-
ward engaging him for one of its features.
John Ferguson, a remarkable physical
speciman of manhood, who has won the
title Mountain Giant" lives in the noun
tains of Gordon county, and ekes out a
bare living at farming. Ferguson is so
years Old and is over eight feet in hight
He weighs 316 pounds; but so evenly dis
tributed is his weight that 1t would be
impossible to call him fat man. The de-
velopment of his strength has very pc
culiar history. Up to the age Of 20 years
he was an invalid. but after that time ne
increased in Drawn and muscle with mirac-
ulous rapidity, until at the age of 30 he
was, as he is now, veritable giant. One
of his favorite amusements is to take a
500-pound bale of cotton on his shoulders
and carry il any distance on a wager or
for the amusement of his friends. At the
age of 30 he was apprenticed 10 a black
smith, and whenever an unruly mule was
brought in to be shod Ferguson was sent
for, and he would hold the hind legs of
the Infatuated beast while his employer
placed the shoe in position. Ferguson is
forty-eight inches around the breast and
forty-four around the waist. He wears
No. 13 shoes and No. hat
At all the fruit stands of Albany are the
finest fresh pecans for sale. They are OBJ
tanned from the farm of Capt. G. NJ. Ba-
con of Mitchell county, and are the paper
shell variety. Some ten years ago Capt.
Bacon set out a peach orchard and a pc
can orchard. The pecans have proved
much more remuneratiVe. He gets 50 per
bushel on the farm. The trees bear every
year. The pecans are very large and very
tender, and in taste seem cross between
the scaly bark and English walnut.
Macon News: Buba Anderson, small
negro boy living at 3O6 Ash street. swat
lowed a strong solution of potash few
nights ago and died from the effects of Il
last night. 1t seems that the negro thought
that the solution was water and drank
several swallows. He began screaming in
a few minutes, and a doctor was called
in at once. He worked with the boy for
several hours, but saw that his work
would be useless. The boy suffered agonies
for three days, and last night he died.
F. O. Iwanowski, while excavating shell
near Days grove, a few miles from st.
Augustin Tuesday, unearthed brass re-
ceptacle about the size of an ordinary
glass, but of an urn shape. The vessel is
very old and was evidently used by the
Indians for a medicine bowl 1t is solid
brass. and all carved by hand as is indi-
Gated by imperfect lines in certain parts.
MIR. Iwanowski treasures his find, and
will retain It as a curiosity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
GEORCIA AND @
~ o FLORIDA.

~ successful but are ready to furnish one
thousand big, fat perkers when a demand
for them shall arise.
The large barn owned by the estate of
E. e. Johnson, at Manatee, accidentally
caught fire and was burned to the ground
on Monday afternoon. Ii contained sew
Grad tons of hay and a quantity of oats,
which We're burned with the barn. The
Manatee County Advocate printing office
is located about sixty feet from the barn.
1t was saved with difficulty.
A city primary was held at Dunnellon
Tuesday to nominate officers for the next
year, and resulted as follows: C. G. Lett
ner, present Mayor, renominated for same
Office; I. r. Payne, present marshal, re-
nominated for same office; for aldermen.
j. G. Baskin and E. c. May; assessor and
collector, William Mixson; c. E. Hood
clerk; K. A. Leitner, treasurer.
At Palatka about o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, while unloading logs at the
Georgia Southern and Florida wharf. Tom
Gardner, colored man, was caught be-
tween a log and the trestle from which
the logs were being thrown into the river
and both of his legs were crushed, and
he was otherwise injured. Gardner was
taken to his home, and died in a short
while.
The agents of the new Tampa-New Or
leans line of steamers have received in
formation to the effect that the first YES
sci on that line is to be at Tampa within
a short while, and that a large cargo of
freight is awaiting another vessel, which
will be loaded and sent out before the
other vessel gets back. This starts the
new line with Two steamships, and the
agents say that the prospects are that IL
VIII take more than that to handle the
business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11

to remain with his c0Usin for a short time
in camp. to cure strange fascination
which the soldiers life seemed to have for
him. 1 had just had a letter from his
cousin, saying that Frank had enough of
it, and was sending him transportation
when 1 received notice of his arrest for
running away, so l at once wired, ar
ranging transportation, without the slight
est idea that the little fellow had been
in jail for twenty-four hours, on a false
and unauthorized charge.
He reached home Tuesday night at $50
O'Clock. and tells this straightforward
story; q was over in the city Monday
and borrowed George Bunting's bicycle TO
go over to camp with party, thinking
to be back by a certain time. but did not
get back until late in the afternoon, Not
being able to find George, l left his wheel
at the place where he works. 1t seems
that his disappointment so angered him
that he decided to have me arrested, and
he knew l had left home without permits
sion land had known it all the time), so
as he could do nothing else, he had me
arrested out of spite. If they had tele-
graphed my father at once would not
have cared, but / find they did not do 1t
till next day. The policeman that arrest
ed me would not let me explain anything,
but would twist my arm and abuse me
if tried to speak on the way. The po-
liceman who took me to the train the next
night was very kind to me. l ate nothing
for nearly two days" The foregoing, |
am sure is the correct version of this
unfortunate matter. l regret that your
city police force have no more regard for
a young boy than to thus shut him up
in a cell as criminal, when the means OF
ascertaining the facts were given by the
child, and a simple wire at my expense
to the address given would have set
things o. K. We have numerous rela-
tives all over Georgia and Florida who
read the Morning News and know the
boy, hence 1 trust that you will give both
sides of this story equal prominence.
j. N. Jones, D. D. S.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
FINANCIAL.

Money-Market steady.
Foreign Exchange-The market is very
weak. The following are the Savannah
quotations: Commercial demand, $s4;
sixty days. S4.SGA ninety days, 81. 79A ;
francs, Paris and Havre, sixty days. 52424
Swiss, sixty days, 5.2sl4, marks, sixty
days. 93%.
Domestic Exchange-steady; banks are
buying at n per cent. discount and selling
as follows Amounts up to s25, 10 cents;
s25 20 $50, IS cents; $50 TO 500. 20 cents;
500 or over at par
ecurties-Southern securities of IN
doubted solidity command good prices.
Stocks and BOnds-State Bonds-Georgia
2iz per cent. bonds Of 1890, i07 bid l0gih
asked: Georgia Siz per cent. due 1915. 1857
bid. log asked: Georgia AZ per cent. bonds
1915. 1874 Did, 100 asked Georgia 4 per
cent, due 1920, ia bid, lis asked; South
Carolina 4lks. Ill bid, liz asked.
CITY Bonds-Atlanta. ~ per cent. 1923
LOG bid, asked; Augusta. as, 1925 1O7
bid 108 asked; Augusta 7 per cent. III
bid ll2 asked: Augusta per cent, III
bid, l13 asked; Columbus per cent. los
bid, lO7 asked. Macon 6 per cent, ll6 bid
III asked; Macon 4izs. 1925. l05 bid. 1OG
asked: Savannah 5 per cent. quarterly
January coupons 11lk bid. liz asked; Sa
vannah per cent. quarterly February
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
FLORIDA.

Arrangements for Jaeksonville's jubilee
are being made rapidly and the event
promises to be a most successful one. A
programme for the four days has been an
nounccd.
Maj. Sidney Herbert. always correct and
efficient in historical matter. has entered
a protest against spelling Lake Jesup and
fort BasinSer with moro than one s. The
mayor says the former place is named for
Gen. 1csuD and the latter for Lieut.. Bas-
niger
The Florida game law provides that deer
may be killed from Oct. TO Jan. 81. Ven
aon cannot be shipped out of one county
INTO another or out of the state. Il can
not DC sold except in the open season, and
nm only in the county in which 1t was
killed.
John Milngan, of Sioux City, Ia, is N
Ormond for the winter Nj. MiniGan IS
having one hundred and thirty-five can
VAS tents made for the protection o. his
grange lrees. He win stretch tent over
Zach tree. and place an oil stove in each
lent, and in this way hopes to save his
uees from frost.
Tho cattlemen OF Miakka are engaged in
Gathering two hundred and fifty beef cat
Dc for shipment 70 the Cuban market This
Fh make about two thousand head that
gave been shipped from that session since
august The hog raiseTs have not been
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
DEATHS IN FLORIDA.

Mrs. S. c. Harris of PLAINLY City died
Tuesday. She had suffered for some time
from the continued fever which prevailed
in that section.
Mrs. Fuller, who lived with her daugh-
ter near Seneca. died a few days ago at
the age of 81. She had been in poor health
for long time.
James Rogers, native OF st. Angus
tine. but more recently Of Jacksonville,
died in the latter city Tuesday night of
pneumonia. He was about q years of
age. His remains were inferred at St
Augustine.
Henry Lindoerfer Of Chicago arrived at
Tarpon Springs last week to spend the
winter and died Sunday. He had been in
moor health for a long time and spent his
winters at Tarpon Springs. His remains
we're taken to Chicago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
OLD AGE PENSIONS.
New Zealand Provides Pensions for
All Over Sixty five Years of Age.
nisnatch To the Montreal Csa7atta

New Zealand Provides Pensions for
All Over Sixty five Years of Age.
Dispatch to the Montreal Gazette.
After eleven days discussion in commit
tee at Wellington, the old-age pension bin
has been passed on third reading in the
House of Representa- ives by a majority
of TO- The bin provides that every person
of the age of 65 and upward, of good moral
character, whose yearly income does not
exceed f34, and who has resided for twenty
five years in the colony, will be entitled to
a pension of Els per annum.
In New Zealand the poor have hitherto
been relieved almost entirely by the state,
charitable institutions for that purpose
doing but a small part of the work. In
1886 bin very similar in its provisions to
the one in question was introduced into
the House of Representatives. There it
met with a determined opposition, one
amendment providing that everybody of
and over the age Of 65 years should be en-
titled to the pension, whether he was jn
need Of assistance or not. That was
Socialstic suggestion that, IL adopted
would have turned the whole colony into
one huge friendly society. Eventually the
bill was thrown out. In the following year
a fresh bill combining the pension to the
poor was brought IN, and after a hard
wrangle it went through its third reading
by a majority of l5 only to be thrown out
by the upper house.
Still undaunted by failure, the supper
tiers of the principle of old age pensions on
a discriminating basis, brought IN a third
bill this year, and now, after desperate
struggle, for eleven days (Which in New
Zealand, where speeches of only ten min
utes were allowed in committeeycis a de-
bate of exceptional severity the bill has
passed its third reading by the smaller ma
ma oity of ten.
1t Is expected that $500 persons VIII dur
ing the first year draw the zig. or part of
It, and that about 100000 Will be so ex-
pended. SO far there is no mention of adj
tional taxation in connection with the
scheme
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
A Patriotic New York citizen.

T TOM INC 4NEW IDI Y 7 IEFH,
"well, old chap what do you think Of
the resuit?'
well. my boy, I'm satisfied. Had
cinch all the time. Made years sal
aryp
How did you manage that? thought
you were betting Oh
"Both Certainly. Think I'm In politics
for the benefit Of the people2 Not much
I bet 5000 to $4,000 on Teddy and $1,000
TO $4,000 on Secession Van Wyck Net
5000"
For whom did you voter"
Neither. When / saw / had a sure
thing didn't give a darn who was elect
ed. II the chance to hedge hadn't come
OF course I'd have voiAd f~~ the man l
bet on first"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
NAVAL STORES.

Spirits Turpenline-There was a steady
demand for the offerings at 34c, the sales
for the day being 1929 casks reported at
the Board OF Trade, where the market
was bulletned firm at SAC, at the opening
and closing.
Rosln-An advance of Sc was recorded
in f. grade at the first call at the Board
of Trade, with other grades unchanged.
The reported sales were III barrels Al
the last call E dropped back to yesterdays
closing quotation, and the reported sales
wore 26S barrels. The following were the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
DRY GOODS.

New York, Nov 10.-Dry goods spot bus
mess to-day has been. slow, owing to bad
weather Interference. Orders for seasonal
BILE lines of cotton goods were Indifferent,
but fair sized some coming forward for
spring lines i'm prints glnghams, white
goods, etc. The outlook for spring, based
on current indications, was considered
promising There were no changes in
urices
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
LOCAL MARKETS STEADY.
REPORTED TRANSACTIONS LIGHT
IN LEADING DEPARTMENTS.
Cotton Market Quiet and steady and
Unchanged in QuOtatiOns-GOOd
Demand for spirits at "a Cents.
ROsin Firm and in Fair Request.
Corn md Corn Products LoXcr.

Savannah, Nov. 10-There were only
leading markets to-day. Cotton was
stronger in tone and sellers were not anx-
ious to dispose of offerings at the I'M
changed prices. The spirits turpentine
market was firm, with a good demand. at
Sac. Rosin was firm and In fair demand.
Other markets were fairly active. The
following resume of the different markets
will show the tone and quotations at the
close to-day:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-11
THE JACKSONVILLE BOYS ARREST
His Father Thinks Great Injustice
NNns Done the Boy.

Jacksonville Fla, Nov. Q. 1S9S.-Editor
~ The Morning News: l feel that very
great Injustice has been done my little
boy, Frank by his arrest and imprison-
ment in your city as published by the
Morning News yesterday. i Is true that
he followed his friends and cousin from
the camps here to Savannah. but ! was
promptly 9dvised ard consented for hin
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-30
A Misunderstood Jest.

Lord Lytton when viceroy of India
was seated one day at dinner next to a
lady whose name was Birch, and who,
though very good looking, was not over
intelligent. Said she to his excellency !:
Are you acquainted with any Of the
Birches?'
"Oh, yes, replied Lord Lytton, 81
knew several of them most intimately
while at Eton-indeed more Intimately
than cared to.
"lly lord. replied the lady, 'you
forget the Birches arc relatives of
mine.'
'sAnd they cut me, . said the viceroy,
"but, and he smiled his wonted SMILE
81 have never felt more inclined to kiss
the rod than do now. /"
Sad to say, Mrs. Birch did not see
the point and told her husband his ex-
cellency had insulted her Exchange
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-30
OI,als.

An exquisite gem is the opal, its
beautiful creamy surface lit with red,
blue and yellow rays scintillating in the
light and giving it place in the front
rank of precious stones. Unfortunately
the opal has Il bad name, and we know
the proverb about the dog with the I'M
lucky cognomen. Superstition credits
this beautiful stone with bringing mis-
fortune to its owner, and superstition
will win its way so long as the world
lasts. The opal is peculiarly brittle and
sometimes crumbles away without any
apparent cause, therefore it has been
branded "ualucl.y. I" But let those
laugh who win, there are still some
who value opals for their worth and
beauty and who can afford to make
merry at the superstitious. The opal is
the type of hope. Chicago News.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-30
Gladstone and Moses.

A corresp ondent of The British
Weekly tells the following story rela-
tive to Mr.. Gladstone: 81 was driving
one autumn evening in conveyance
which in those days used to run from
Lamlash to Kings Cross (lsland of
Arran) when for any reason the late
boat did not go round to Whiting bay.
Sitting opposite me We're two men who
appeared to belong to the Paisley weay-
er class, and true to the traditions of
that class they were busily discussing
politics. Presently one of them said
with much emphasis, There hasna been
lawgiver equal to Mr.. Gladstone since
the days O. Moses. 'Mosesl' retorted
the other. Moses got the law glen tae
him frae the Lord, but Mr.. Gladstone
maks laws cot O. his ain head!
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-30
How Mines Are Exploded.

There are several methods by which
mines and torpedoes anchored in har-
bors may be detected, but it is very dan
gerous and difficult work, and its sue
cess depends largely upon the circum-
stances and the condition of the water
and the bottom of the bay in which they
are placed. Sometimes they are discov-
cred by dragging with a lSedge. Some
times they can be seen when the water
is clear, and III order to assist the natu-
raj vision canvas telescope is rugged
which drops upon the water and shuts
out the light from the eyes OF the OBJ
server so that he can have better view
of the bottom. There are other methods
also known to sailors and frequently
practiced. The most effective is called
'countermining that is, the explo-
sion of torpedoes in the water, which
by their defamation cause the mines tc
explode Chicago Record.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-30
NIetallizinp Wood.


A method of metallizing wood, one
by which it becomes very solid and re-
sistant and assumes the appearance of a
true metallic mirror, is described in tie
Paris Monde with much detail Briefly,
the wood j., first immersed for three or
four days. as may be its degree of per-
meability, in caustic alkaline I've, and
thence passed Immediately into bath
Of hydrosulphite of calcium, to which
is added, after "a Or 36 hours, concen-
trated solution of sulphur in caustic
potash. The duration of this bath is
about 4S hours, and its temperature is
from 55 to so degrees Finally the wood
is Immersed for 80 or 40 hours in hot
solution of acetate of lead. The wood
prepared in this manner and after hav-
ing undergone a proper drying at a
moderate temperature acquires under a
burnisher of hard wood polished sur
face and exhibits very brilliant metal
lie luster-a luster still further increas.
ed in its attractiveness if the surface of
the wood be rubbed thoroughly, in the
first place, with piece of lead, tin OF
zinc and afterward be polished with a
glass or porcelain burnisher.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-30
An Effective Pill Box.

Here is a good story of the author of
"The Deserted Village:" Hearing of
DR.. Goldsmith S great humanity, poor
woman, who believed him to be a
physician, once wrote to him begging
him to prescribe for her husband, who
had lost his appetite and was altogether
in very sad state. The kind hearted
poet Immediately Went to see her, and
after some talk with the man found
him almost overwhelmed With sickness
and poverty.
"9ou shall hear from me in an
hour, " said the doctor on leaving, land
shall send you some pills which l ann
sure will do you good. -
Before the time was up Goldsmith 5
servant brought the poor woman a small
box, which, on being opened, was found
to contain 10 guineas, With the follow
ing directions: ITO be used as necessi
ties require. BE patient and Of good
heart. ''-Christian Work.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-08-30
Tho Americanized Emirrant.

I have remarked, for my part, that
the Americanization of the European
emigrant is the result of success The
man who succeeds becomes American
with facility truly prodigious, but he
who fails remains European.
Thus it is that a certain part of Chi
cago constitutes veritable interna-
tional sink where the French, the
Swedes, the Germans, the Slavs, the
Italians, dwell in groups, retaining in
their misery the distinctive marks of
their nationality, the language and the
habits of their races.
On the other hand, the Americaniza-
ton of the others is perhaps not SO com
plete at bottom as it is i'll appearance.
The future alone can tell. 1t remains
true none the less that III single gen
GRAFTON Europe seems to have lost all
influence over the sons of those who
have abandoned her to fix themselves in
the new world and who have been able
to make any position for themselves
there, however modest. There is in the
air they breathe, in the life they live,
something which takes their youth,
their enthusiasm, aud inoculates it in
some way with all the hereditary Amer
lean possessions and ideas.-Paris Re
vue Bleue.