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Evening journal., 1898-01-11
SAM WAS ALONE.
There Were Five OF the Clay Boys
when Trouble Begun.

There Were Five OF the Clay Boys
when Trouble Begun.
Back of the mountalneer's cabin was
great plum tree, and under this tree
was a grave without headstone 1
noticed the mound as / wandered about
in the afternoon, but it was evening
and we sat at the door smoking our
pipes before made inquiry.
"Yes, that's Sans grave" replied
the old man as he looked away into the
gathering twilight. "Sam was my son
my only son. We buried him there
five Vars ago"
saw from the look which passed be-
tween husband and wife that 1 had
touched on a painful matter, and l was
about to change the subject when the
woman said:
"Joe, he may hevheard sunthin' bout
It. Better tell the story straight"
"Wall," said the old man after a long
pause, "they had hoss race up at the
Co'ners, and our Sam was thar and got
into a dispute with one of the Clay boys.
Thar was five of the Clays, and Sam
was all alone. He was only 10 Vars old.
but when them Clays begun TO elbow
him around he stood up to the hull five
of 'em. Thar wasn't no shootin' right
thar at the Coners. The Clays waited
till Sam had got started fur home and
then rid arter him and opened fire. He
had the sense to put his hoss on the
dead run and look fur kiver. They fol-
Tered him right along home, and his
hoss was shot as he jumped down at the
gate. Mary, yo' tell the rest"
Il was all alone yere," said the wife,
and when l heard the shootin' lSnowed
what IL meant got down the Win
chester and stood at the door, and as
Sam cum up he took it and run to the
big plum tree fur lSiver. Thar was five
of the Clays, and they lodged about
and kept shootin' and paid no 'tenshun
to me. was that scarf that 1 sat down
on the ground and kivered up my face
with my apron. ] can't say how long
IL all lasted, but reckon not mo- than
ten mirits. When the shootin' stopped
/ got up, and-and-"
'And Sam was lyin' dead under the
plum treel" said the old man.
Tears ran down the face of the wom-
an and the husbands chin quivered,
and it was a long minute before he
added:
YES, Sam was lyin' dead on the
ground, hit by five bullets, but out
thar'-and over thar'-and right out
yan TO o them Clay boys was lyin' on
their backs with their sightless eyes
loolin' up at the sky, and the fifth one
crawlin' on hands and knees up the
roadl"
"He had killed fourl" 1 exclaimed.
'IIilled fo', sab, and wounded the
fifth one till he was a cripple fur lifel
That was our Sam, sab, and we buried
him right whar' he fit and made his
record. Fo' dead men on their backs
a wounded man crawlin' away and cry
IN as he went!"
"And shere were no other Clays?"
Mary a man nor boy! The wimen
had to cum for the dead, and 1 had to
help lift 'em into the carti"-Detroit
Free Press.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
LIBERTY oR. REvENaE2

WOodenicg Might Have Got OF Jaii
But Preferred to Keep COrkIcg In.
Two one-legged men were confined
recently in q Jail in little kentucky
town. One had u wooden leg and the
other, who was q greater rascal and had
had more means ut his command, wore
a cork leg. Apparently well-behaved
and quiet, both men got the privilege of
the prisoners walk which ran around
oute3Slo of the cells. Beyond this was
the Jailor's walk and beyond that was
freedom.
The cork-legged man was really
desperate Character, but sly and cum
ming. lie meditated much on the relation,
Of the jailor's walk to the outside world.
1t was only "step farther" he face
tiously told his companion, who ad-
mired his humor. In some manner he
became possessed of a file, with which
he converted case knife into a saw.
With this he succeeded in saving in
two one of the bars of his cell. lie
made a confidant Of his fellow prisoner,
who expected to join him in his es-
cape. The plan was 50 well concealed
that iinally nothing but one iron bar,
which could easily be sawed in two dur
ing the night, stood between them and
liberty.
At almost the critical moment, Wood
enleg, thrusting his hand into his
trousers pocket--on the side where he
didn't feel, found that Corl1leg had
robbed him Of his pile, five-dollar
bill He hesitated a moment. Free
dom is sweet; he knew that, because he
had been deprived of his joys. But re-
venge, to him, was sweeter. Just as
his companion, flushed with success,
was almost ready TO step out into the
wide, wide world, Woodenleg squealed,
and the escape was frustrated.
The two are still confined in the Jail,
and, while the one meditates upon
honesty being the best policy, the other
ponders over the question: "Is liberty
or revenge the sweeter?"-N. Y. Sun.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
ALLOWED 10 SMOKE.
Wiles of the Wife TO Get Him 90 Re-
sumo "a "Dad Hnbft.-

Wiies OF the Wife 10 Get Him 90 Re-
sumo "A "Dad Habit"
lie had told his wife before They
were married that he would never,
never, give up smoking, and that he
would make no promises only to break
them again, and she had responded
sweetly that She honored him for his
canrOr, and there the matter restedun-
til they had returned from their we'd
ding trip aud settled down to house
keeping.
Then n change came DER the spirit
of their dreams. BY alternate coaxing
and nagging the young wife induced
her husband to give up his beloved pipe
and tobacco, but his disposition
changed so that she hardly knew him.
From being a sociable, sympathetic
companion ne degenerated into
household mute. His wife thought
matters over, and being a girl of sense
concluded to give him his freedom and
call back his sunny disposition. But
how? After moving heaven ard earth
to get him 10 relinquish smoking it
would never do to ask him to smoke
again. Womanlike, she hit upon an
eXpedient.
Harold she said the other even
ing as he sullNed about the house, my
flowers need u smoke bath. How shall
give it?"
"Bund a slow IRE under EN-" he sug-
gested, indlfferently.
"They don't need that kind Of smoke,
you dear old stupid" chirped his wife.
1T must be strong tobacco"
What" calculated Harold. ''Not in
this house!"
"Certsinly. l cannot lose all my
beautiful plants. They are just COW
cred with little green bugs. and moth
ing will kill them but tobacco smoke.
And you viii have TO do the smoking"
"Dar~~g, you are an angel" began
Harold, but he saw that he was trip
ping, so he concluded mildly: "Well, If
am to do it, perhaps might as we'll
begin now" and he turned away to hide
The JOY in his face.
The little green bugs are all dead, but
Harold continues to give the flowers
their smoke bath.-Chicago Times
| Herald
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
ONE TRAIT OF YANKEE INVEN
TIONS.

A French engineer who has been ON
a tour of inspection in the states was
not impressed by the big things of the
country Il shall report TO my gov
ernment," SAYS he, that the biggest
things in America are the little things
The French people are experts in do
mestic economy, and live comfortably
by saving what average families in
The states throw away. But Ameri-
cans, are. on the other hand, experts
in Industrial economy. They make
money by saving wastage in business
end lose some of it by wastage in do
messic economy. The attention paid to
small details in big works is amazing
to me; / have visited some establish
NETS where / believe that the profits
are made not in the manufacture
proper but in The saving of materials
aud labor by close attention to details
that are with us uncOnsidered trihes.
For example, / saw a little grindstOne
in operation at a big works autOmati-
Cally sharpening lathe and plansr tools.
This machine costs probably as much
as a hundred of our ordinary grind
Stones cost, but l see that it automati-
cally grinds all the tools for three hun
QAtA n41N- llIAON lht,naAitcs Uilu III
only works a few hours each day. The
skilled mechanics in our country fire.
quently stop their regular work 10
grind their own tools. and then they
do II imperfectly. In the states tools
are all accurately ground TO the best
shape by the machine, SO that they do
more and better work on this account
in a given time. / believe that that
machine has brains-the brains Of bhs
inventor-and IL has no doubt revou-
tionized work Of this kind in Ameri-
can machine shops. This is but ons
case OFT Of many that I have noted
The visitor correctly defined a pecu
liar characteristic of American inven-
tive genius. The great engineering un.
| dcrtakings, the immense manufactur
| ing establishments and the leviathaI
machinery are. of course. most con.
splcuous and impressive; but these bis
things are comparatively few in mum
ber. while the novel improvements il
little things-usually classed "a
Yankee notions"-are legion, an,
each one contributes its mite towar,
the general sum of prosperity Of tn
business Of the country.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
Clam Broth.

Wash - CLAIMS, place them in sauce
pan with one cupful of water, set the
saucepan over the fire, cover and boil
till the clans open; then take the clans
out and strain the broth. Melt one ta-
blespconful butter, add one tablespoon
full -four, stir and cook two minutes;
add one and a half cupfuls Of the clam
broth. Cook five minutes, add half
cupful boiling hot milk. a pinch Of
white pepper and serve with crackers
or toast The broth may be served
plain or it may be mixed with half hot
milk and half broth. Or place half pint
clam broth over the fire, mix the yollS
Of one egg ard half gill of cream, add
It to the broth. stir for q few minutes
without letting it boil; then serve
Philadelphia Press.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
PROUD OF HIS RECORD.
He FOught Down the symptoms of
Genfua

81 suppose there IS a great deal OF un-
recognized genius in the world" re-
marked the literary young woman.
"Yes, indeed" replied her father, as
he looked up from the trade paper;
''lots and lots of it, People are great
deal more sensible these days than they
used to be-"
You mean they are more sensible
because they have so much unrecog-
nized genius?" she queried in surprise.
"Ihat's it, precisely" Taking off his
glasses and balancing them on his fore
finger, he went on: II remember when
l was a boy had great talent for
music. I could remember almost any
tune 1 ever heard, and play it on
mouth-harp. And draw pictures?
Many is the picture have drawn. So
hard is it to curb genius that lots of
times 1 would find myself drawing pic
lures on my slate instead of doing my
arithmetic"
"How unfortunate that you couldn't
have cultivated your talents!"
Not bit of il; not bit Of it. was
peculiarly fortunate. The trouble
with too many geniuses is that they
don't have common sense. Now, I was
different. 1 profted by my oppor-
tunities. You can't get common
school education without finding out
what is likely to happen to a man as
soon as the world picks him out as a
genius. Go right along through the
list of them. They are always selling
pictures or poems or musical compost
tions for less than the market value.
People somehow expect it of them. And
it's mighty seldom that one gets rich
AS soon as 1 discovered that l had any
symptoms of genius, / fought them
down. battled with myself and went
jnto the livery stable business. BY be
ing cautious and attending to business
l arrived at a position Of comparative
independence, so that ] can look con-
tentedly around me and feel that it
would not do any great harm now, even
II 1 were recognized.' - Washington
Star.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
REBUKE 10 ADDICKIsM.

All lovers Of honest administration
of public affairs congratulate the citi-
zens Of Dover upon the stand they took
In administering such crushing de-
feat to Addlcksism In East Dover
hundred yesterday. II was not a fight
OF party against party or OF fac
tion against faction, but one in which
the people. headed by honest and capa-
Bile men, trampled under foot those
Addicksites who presumed to inject
into municipal affairs partisan and
factional issues which had no proper
place therein.
It was an exceedingly foolish move
on the part OF the Addicksites. They
might have known that the good Cit
liens OF one Of the most beautiful and
progressive towns IN the state would
never submit to the domination OF a
political system, which has polluted
everything which It has touched
Democrats and regular Republicans
combined to keep down Addiclsism.
They invoked the anti-bribery pro-
visions OF the new Constitution TO their
aid and found in them most powerful
allies. Addicksites do not fear a jury,
but they are mortally afraid OF Judge
By dozens and dozens they wBra
turned down on the ground that they
had not paid their own taxes, but had
permitted others to pay them. Negroes
said 10 have been recruited from all
over the county, were also prevented
from voting Addicks' money had
paid their taxes and they were not
permitted TO exercise the elective fran
chise under such conditions.
This election sounds the note Of
warning the leaders OF the Addicks
party. They know now what to ex-
pect from the law-abiding and order
loving citizens of Delaware at the gen
eral election next Fall Democrats and
regular Republicans will observe the
election provisions Oh the new Consti-
tuition in their entirety and they viii
compel the Addicksites to both OBJ
serve and respect them.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
WASHINGTON ICE HOUSE.
A Lady Travellers story of "a visit
TO Mount Vernon.

10 Mount Vernon.
'It is ice-water, drinking so much
ice-water, which is injuring the health
of so many people. The glands Of the
stomach are paralyzed. Digestion is
ruined The whole body suffers from
it."
We were a mixed company in the din
ing-car, en- route to Washington. The
speaker was very positive gentleman,
a physician, who had peremptorily or
dercd the waiter to remove the ice from
his glass Of water.
'Ice is the bane of modern life" he
continued, with conviction. "Look at
our hardy forefathers. Look at our
early statesmen; such men as Wash
ington, Jefferson, the Adamses and
Lincoln in his young days Their d.
gestion was not spoiled by ice. Imag-
inc George Washington drinking ice
waterl Thank heaven, ice-houses were
then unknown"
81 sincerely beg pardon" interrupt
ed lady sitting at the table across
the car-aisle. George Washington had
an ice-house."
81 am sure you are mistaken" cried
the enemy of ice.
81 am equally certain that I am cor
rect rejoined the lady, laughing; "for
the best Of all reasons; 1 once fell
into IT."
BY this time the attention of the
whole party was enlisted in the discus
sion.
1T was when l was a girl of 16," the
lady continued, merrily. "There were
ten of us, all young people, save one,
on a first visit TO Washington; and we
had gone down the Potomac by steam
er to see Mount Vernon.
What a day that was for mel We
peeped into every room, corner and
nook OF the Washington mansion, Wis
tied the weave-room, the dairy. the
fower-garden, the greenhouse and
even the stables, everything. And of
course we had gone to the tomb of
Washington on our way up from the
steamer landing, both the old tomb and
the new tomb.
when at length the bell rang to call
us back to the steamer, five or six of
us ran to the brink of the declivity
fronting the river, for hasty glance
at the water view. which showed beau
tifully through the trees below.
suddenly, while looking Off, l found
myself on the very verge of deep
pit in the side of the steep bank, andI
before / was aware, the turf and earth
fell away under my feet In a moment
! had slid down for at least 30 feet
into wet, awfully dirty place, sort
of cave, which, however. opened out at
the bottom.
Il was not much hurt, but shocking
ly muddy; ard my companions
rescued me at the orifice below amidst
shouts Of laughter.
THE superintendent, who had been
attracted by the outcries, told us that
/ had inadvertently fallen into George
Washington's old ice-housel and that
the family were accustomed to store up
a supply of ice in this pit for use dur
ing the heats Of the summer months.
"Thc place where 1 fell in is now
occupied as the site of a small summer
house on the brink of the bluff"
a general clapping Of hands followed
the ladys story, but the opponent of
ice remained unconvinced.-Yo
Companion.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
sioo REWARD sloo.

The readers of this paper viii be pleased
to learn that there Is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
I'm all us stages, and that is Catarrh
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment. Halle
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
Its work The propriet0rs have so much
faith IN its curative powers. that they Of
fer one Hundred Dollars for any case
that IL fails to cure. Send for list of tes-
timOnials Address
+. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
White Blankets.

1O-4 Blankets at 42c, 4Sc, SHE,
81 and $l.S9. No such blankets
have ever been seen in this or any
other market for the price.
About 30 pairs of a special White
Blanket; last of their stock; had to
closed out; Z feet long; feet 3
inches wide; all pure wool and the
kind that wears well; same as a
homemade Irish blanket; for 1915.
Small lot of California Blankets,
with fowered borders, very choice;
must 60 at $4.75.
A lot of fine Blankets up to Sl2.50.
SO Ladies' Jackets, beaver cloth,
velvet collar, fly front; perfectly fast
in color; never has one like it been
sold at less than 81. Wednesdays
price, $3.75.
70 Misses Jackets, the fashion
able tweed cloth that has taken
well this season; half liEed with
silk; velvet piping; fast cOler; never
has been offered anywhere less than
$5.9S. Wednesdays price, $e.9S.
Is Ladies' Skirts to close out be-
fore the end of the month; sure one
will suit you, and price will be sure
to do so.
Another lot of Mems, Women's
and Children's Wool Underwear
think no such bargains were to be
seen-about one-third original price.
When you want to buy goods that
you can place confidence in price
and quality, go to Crosby & Hill
first, last and all times.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

Man-eaters Of man-eaters is what
the fish lovers OF San Francisco must
hereafter be called II has just been
discovered that for eeveral months
some enterprising but unscrupuloua
flsh-mongers have been catching
sharks. skinning them and selling
them TO the people OF the city for stur-
geon. It is certainly a profitable man
ner TO dispose Of the tigers Of the
deep" as they are often called by those
who would impress upon others the
characteristics of this most ferocious
Of sea monsters
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
UsInn tbe s,me oIa nntt.

Hello, over therel What bait are
you fishing with?"
"One minute. A whopper's nibbling
at my hook and I'm fishing with 'bated
breath just now"
"Yes. / smell It now. BE over in n
minute!"-Sports Afeld.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
Labor Thrown Away.

Waggles-I tell you. talked 10 him
like a father.
Wiggles-It won't do any good. il he
listened to you like a son.-Somcrville
Journal.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

the South have contracts for that coun-
try, and from the spartensburg district
one day recently, 100000 worth OF
cotton goods were shipped to the
Flowery Kingdom. Let the country
fall into the hands OF those who are
seeking to dismember and partition 1t
among themselves and all of this trade
will be diverted to the manufacturing
centres of Europe.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
CONTEMPORARY OPINION
wAsHNaToNs sAeo PALM.


Contemplated changes in the ar
rangements for holding the White
House receptions this season have ne
cessitated the transfer of number Of
large plants, particularly palms, from
the conservatory to the pension build
ing They are grouped about the foun-
tain In the centre OF the great court.
which now looks like a section of East
India jungle. Among the trees is a sago
pam, once in the possession of GeCrge
Washington. Althouglh-it is only about
ten feet in height II is over 200 years
Old, and its great age is plainly shown
by It's appearance. Mr.. Phster, the
White House gardener, has tried to get
a complete history of this venerable
relic, but has only succeeded in deter
mining that it was presented to Wash
ingtOn by a wealthy merchant of Bal
timore, whose name is not now known.
IL came from the Island OF Cuba. and
WIS already an old tree when brought
over by the merchant, who owned a
vessel plying between Havana and
Baltimore. The tree stood at Mt. YER
non for many years, and again found
its way to Baltimore, Washington hav-
ing presented it to a lady living in that
city. There 1t remained until about
fifty years ago, when the last owner
of IL died AT the sale of the owners
estate the Washingcn palm was bought
by the head gardener of the White
House, and it has stood in the green
house there ever since. IL is one of
the most interesting relics of Wash
ineton, and bids fair to survive several
generations to come. Several of the
beautiful feathery leaves were acci-
dentally broken off from its already
thin crown in its removal but this Will
probably not injure the tree TO any Sc
riOus eXtent.-NeW York Sun.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

The best monument that J. d. Rookie
feller will leave will be the Chicago
University. He has made It many
handsome endowments, and recently
he gave it an additional 100000 to
still further insure its perpetuity and
usefulness. And yet there are Those
who condemn Mr.. Rockefeller for be-
ing rich enough to do such things.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

The University OF Paris Is a small
city in itself. The names Of fully TO-
600 students figure on its daily roll. Il
Is doing a big work in the line OF
educating the youth Of the nation
which cannot but benefit by it's infiu-
ence
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

There is nothing cloae or selfish
about Niagara Falls Any crank who
thinks that he can go over them and
come out alive Will be helped along to
the full extent Of the power OF this
great natural wonder. if he will but
step into the water far enough TO en-
able It to give him the glad hand.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

That Lexington groom who tainted
twice on his way to the altar and left
the wedding ring at home ousht to
have died before he popped the vital
question.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

Just another fifty thousand to find
the North Pole 1t will not do much
towards discovering the identity Of the
pole and yet it will put that much
more money in circulation.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
Blanket Sale.

Sample lots from mills, no defect
except the price; can only tell a few
prices; take too much room to give
the quantity and price of the full
stock.
10-4 Gray Blankets, at 42c, Acc,
4Sc, CSC, zoe, 81, $3.50, $3.50 full
pai-.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

Usually those men who cry out most
loudly about other men melting claes
prejudice are only too glad to do the
melting when it will serve their own
political purposes.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11
RRIpGE ABovE A RRIDaE.

Blumenthal & Co. are building
a new bridge to span Read sue5t,
directly above the present bridge The
structure will be completed next week.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

Nevada did Jim Corbett once. and IL
ought to be able TO do him again, for
there has been no perceptible change
In his ability as a fighter.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

Secretary of State Sherman Is watch
ing the senatorial fight in Ohio with an
anxious. face and a gleeful heart
Hanna was getting too big even for
the chief secretary Of the Mckinley
Cabinet
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

While the European powers are az
loggerheads about what disposition is
TO be made of the empire OF China we
must not lose sight of the interests
which we as a nation have in that
country Many of the cotton mills on
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

When Governor Pingree goes abroad
again he should carry one Of his pO-
tato patches along as a sample Of what
he can do as an agriculturist without
interfering with the work OF his own
political advancement.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

Mr. Hanna has no time now to give
ear to the woes Of the regular Repub-
licans of Delaware He has troubles
enough of his own.
Evening journal., 1898-01-11

1t is noted that Queen Victoria's
reign has equalied the terms of admin
istratiOn Of sixteen of our Presidents.
Again we are reminded of 16 to L.
Boston Globe.