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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-10

down the steps hnd opCneu rne cduDo
door. Hc then saw Mrs. Wheeler come
down tho steps, tho two entered the
carriage, and it rolled swiftly down the
avenue.
Goodenough was thoroughly aroused
now. OF course it could have been the
lady's brother or some malo relative,
but the mans appearance had not been
as convincing an Endorsement of char
acter as tho lady's.
With a sudden rosU'ro the worried
young man crossed over, mounted the
stops and tuggcd ut tho bell. The house
was perfectly dark. He got no answer
to his ring, nor to tho others which he
gave. Leaving the house, still more
pcrturbod III his feelings, he oncoun-
tered the policeman whose beat it was
and inquired of him who lived in the
house.
'The cook across tho way" said the
policeman, "says it's u foreigner and
his wife. They've only been there about
amonth. The house was unrcntcd when
they took it. Hes tall, black Teller,
but his wife amt bad locker She's
delicatcliic, but she's got pair of
eyes i'll her head. Sho can use 'cm, you
betu"
The policeman swung his locust and
grinncd as if tho lady had vuuchsafcd
him Il glance or two.
&C. Black eyes, | SUPPOSE" vcuturcd
Goodcn0ugh rs fcclur
Black nothing' rctortcd the officer.
"Grccn-grccn like II cat and thcy'v
got grip to EN-, too, like cat S claws.
Friends of yourS:'
'No," replied Goodcnough hastily.
81 probably mstook tho number of the
house. | never heard Of this couple.
Good night, oflicer!"
He turned and walked away. He was
pretty well ratified now, and his con
fidcnco in Mrs. Wheeler was thoroughly
shaken. 1lo had recognized her beyond
the possibility of u doubt. He had been
accessory to he knew not what. lie
went round by Wheeler rooms. There
was ii light in the windows on the ton
floor. He must have como home about
the timc she had said. This locked "a
little better, but GOOdcnOugh was still
troubled enough to act on plan he had
thought out on his way, ono rather
crcdltable to SO quiet and conventional
young mau. Elo rang the bell with II
sense that he was getting pretty well
mixed up i'll other peoples affairs
After timo enough to admit of some one
coming from the top floor the door was
flung open. y tall, handsome young
man of about 30, modishly but quietly
dressed, stood regarding Goodenough
with clear, penetrating gaze. lie had
to Goodenough foreign American look.
"1s Mr., Wheeler in?' asked Good
enough briskly.
eyes, am hc," replied tho other
terscly.
This was encouraging. Mr.. Wheeler
had matcrialized all right. Goodcnough
proceeded OH the lines he had mapped
out.
Il am from lc -" he said with
some assurance, mentioning one of the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-10
"A leading Denver lawyer has Just

"A leading Denver lawyer has just
been debarrcd from practicing in the
federal courts for applying gross epi.
thets to one OF the judges in a brief
lie expresses surprise over the fact
that his language has been resented, as
he only referred to the judge incident
ally as a "callous ed, cool, judicial liar;
the tool of corporations"
Not even during the late war were
such precautions taken against the en-
trance OF hostile fleet into the Port
OF New York as there are now. The
harbor lights were not then extin.
guished as In this war, while submarine
mines which have been laid render the
harbOr exceedingly dangerous for
navigation. The mines In Gedney
Channel are said to be only l50 feet
apart. Owing to these mines the Sandy
Hook pilots have Withdrawn all their
boats with the exception Of the new
steam pilot boat, New York.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-10

wi dcat and monkey are among the
wild animals found in the philirpinC
ISLANDS. The cayman is to be found in
the rivers and lakes, tortoises abound
on the shores, fish are very plentiful
ar serpents are numerous. Among
the birds OF the islands are the parrot,
species Of pheasant, pigeons and
waterfowls.
The mineral products are gold, cop
per, iron, lead, mercury, sulphur and
coal The exports amount to about
$4,000, o 0 annually, and the imports,
consisting mainly OF cottons, machin-
cry, coal, iron, umbrellas, earthen-
ware, hardware, woolcns, apparel
etc, amount to about $l5, ,0O0, 600 an
nually.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-10
Origin of Camp NIeetinpa.

f. j. NJ 3 inquiry, when, where
and by whom was tue first camp meet
ing held?" has been referred to our
friend, DIR. j. M. Buckley, who has
kindly supplied the following note:
Camp meetings arose in this wise ::
Late in 1893. or early in 1900, John and
William Magce, brothers, tho first a
Methodist local preacher, the second a
Presbyterian minister, started from
their settlements in Tennessee to make
preaching tour into Kentucky Such
interest attended their work that at the
next meeting many families encamped
in tho woods. The cooperation of these
brothers was 80 pleasing an example of
fraternity that the earliest camp meet.
ing included members of every denomi.
nation. "-Outlook
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-10

"A bishop was travelling in a min.
ing country, and encountered an old
lrshman turning a windlass which
hauled up ore out OF q shaft 1t was
his work to do this all day long. His
hat was off, and the sun poured down
on his unprotected hc9d. "Don't YOU
know the sun will injure your brain if
you expose it in that mannor?" said
the good man. The Irishman wiped
the sweat of his fol chead and looked
at the Clergyman. "DJ we think I'd
be doin' this all day If | had any
bralns?' he said and then gave the
handle another turn.
Tho commander OF the Olympia,
the Nag ship OF the Asiatic squadron,
Is Capt. Chas. V. Gridley, who entered
the Naval Academy from Michigan.
Graduating in 1863, ne was at the battle
OF Mobile Bay on tho Oneida. He
became captain in 1897.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-05-10

Tho Cubans bave domesti,
utcnsil not unfamiliar 60 old Charles
tcnians, called d water monkey" that
Ia to be found in houses, hotels and
Offices. The experienced Cuban drinks
without touching it to his lips. He
holds Ii two or three inches from his
mouth, into which tiny stream OF
water polrs. Gradually and slowly
he lifts the monkey away from him un.
til 1t Is almost at arms length, the
water continuing to flow from the
monkey down his throat. When his
thirst has been satisfied he returns th e
monkey toward his mouth, then sud.
denly tips 1t up, shutting off the stream.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16
The Union Trust Company,

NEW HAVEN
 CHARTERBp by the State of Connecti- cut with authokity to act as Executor Ad. ministrator, Guardian, Receiver or Trustee under will or deed.
 Is legal depository of money paid Into Court and all Public Trust Funds. Acts as trustee for Municipalities, Corporations and Individuals, and administers trusts of all kinds. Empowered to act as registrar of stocks. bonds, or other evidences of indebt- edness, manage sinking funds, and do all business such as is usually done by Trust Companies.
 It also does a general Banking business, collecting checks, notes, coupons and re. ceives deposits. The principal of each Trust is invested by Itself and kept separate and apart from the general assets of the Com nany
 This Company is by law regularly exam- ined by the Bank Examiner of the State of Connecticut
 HENRY l.. HoTCHKISS. President. EUGENE & BRISTOL, Treasurer CAPITAL, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL. $100,000 $1,OO0.000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16
AMERICAN AND ENGLISH PAS
 SPENCER TYR AFFTC

There can be no doubt that the ordi-
 nary American cars-called day
 coaches'' and tourist" cars-are in no way to be compared with our standard third-class carriages; these American vehicles embrace the combined discom- forts of tram-car and the old third
 class carriages, the backs of the seats being only carried to a height of some two feet, added to which is the want of ventilation, and at other times undue heat. Prior to the introduction of Pullman and Wagner cars on the ''crack" American expresses, progress sive New England railroad provided an English mpartment-carriage and
 charged fee of fifty per cent above the usual fare for the use of this luxu- ". Probably it was the success of this experiment tfNt caused an extended use of drawing-room cars in the United
 States. American railroads have done but little to provide comfortable yehi-
 cles for their patrons, although private firms, such as Pullman, Magner and Mann, have introduced superior accom-
 modation for those willing to pay for it.
 And "pay for it' they do, for not only
 must it be made worth while for the
 railroads to run these special cars, but
 naturally the owning firms require a good profit from the business. We, therefore, find in the United States not
 one class, but four! the first represent
 ed by the Pennsylvania Limited, the
 second by the various "palace' and
 drawing-room care, the third by the
 'reclining-c -chair cars, and the fourth
 by the type of accommodation provided
 for ordinary travellers, viz, the day"
 or tourist" cars. The fares and ex-
 tras payable by those who travel by
 "crack" trains in America are undoubt-
 edly very high; the express first-class
 fare to Dover is reasonable in compari-
 son.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16

opened bosom of the shirt exposed it In the shadow, looked as if stained with ink where the blood had touched it and across it lay the nerveless hand that had held the knife
 For an instant the two men looked down on the body with awe, as if afraid that the open eyes were watch ing them. Then one placed his hand over the heart of the outstretched form shuddering as he felt how warm it was. It seemed unnatural that it should be so with dead man. For a moment he held 1t there, and then, wip- ing from 1t on the shirt of the dead man the blood that stained it, he arose and said in answer to his comrades look, in almost whisper, as if fearing to be heard by the spirit that had just departed:
 "Ies, he is dead"
 And then the two survivors took the dead mans arms and pushed forward into the night toward the settlements, leaving behind them in the stiffness of the moonlit canyon a white, upturned face to await the early dawn, when the Indians would slash it so that even the girl in the settlement, who had so often kissed it, would not know it.-William S. o Neill in the Argonaut.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16
mRY IINGOln

Prince l.. L. Bonaparte many years ago claimed By lingo" as an English borrowing from the Basques, The Souletin Basques say "Bai Jinko," meaning "Yes, God" not By God" or Par Dleu,' The "k" might easily be- come "g" in the mouth of foreigner. Basque sailors and soldiers have al- ways been ubiquitous. Some years ago was at an inn at Larraina (the threshlng floor) in Soule, where the host, who had gained the queens med al for service in the French army in the Crimean war; repeated "Bai Jinko" hundreds of times during the day. No doubt the Basques in the time of Ra- belais, the first author to put Basque words in print (though he did 1t rather clumsily), had the same habit. It must always have attracted the attention of foreigners, who would readily initiate it,-Notes and Queries.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations On the New York Stock Exchange, reported by Prince & Whitely, Brokers, 15 Center street, New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16

PLEAS EATING TOBACCO PLANTS.
 The growing tobacco crop has been attacked by another plague. Now it is a species of flea that is causing the trouble, and while there are always some of the insects about and on the plants the damage done is usually in significant. It may be the continued
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16

damp, rainy weather that has caused the unusual activity of the pest, but at any rate they are doing much damage An examination of one field this morn ing showed that nearly every leaf had several small holes eaten through and some leaves were so perforated that they were entirely valueless, Hold the leaves up to the light and it is like looking through sieve. The injury has been done within the last day or two, and whether it is general through out this section or only in certain fields could not be learned this morning, The farmers are anxiously waiting for fair weather so that the crop can be harvested, and Monday cutting will be- gin in earnest if the conditions for hanging the plants are favorable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16
EimamrtaI.
 The Stock Market.

New York, Aug. 15.-The market for stocks was remarkably active and buoyant all day to-day. There was an occasional halt in the upward tendency when the price of some leading stock was advanced to level which invited unusually heavy offerings. But no vol ume of offerings seemed sufficient to check the steady upward tendency of
 the market and everything was ab-
 sorbed with eagnerness, St. Paul took the lead of the market with a rise of 3A per cent. and the total transac-
 tions for the day footing up 67,700
 shares. This advance was undoubted-
 ly due to the movement of large com-
 bination of speculative interests and
 was based primarily on the fact that
 the advance in the price has hitherto
 been incommensurate with that in the
 other prominent grangers. The reason for this probably was that the stock
 has been more largely held abroad
 than the oth CT grangers and London
 has been persistently liquidating it's
 holdings of American stocks. Eng lands unfavorabe trade balance and
 the strong market presented in New
 York for prot taking have of course
 been the motives for this selling. But it was nevertheless effective in holding
 back the price of St. Paul. It is now said that these London offerings have
 been steadily absorbed by the power fll speculative clique which started
 the present bull movement in Burling-
 ton and which has now shifted the
 leadership to St. Paul The buying
 was accompanied by rumors that the
 next semi-annual dividend of 3 per
 cent will be supplemented by an ex- tra dividend. The preferred stock was bid up 1-2 per cent. to-day and the high grade bonds of the company were
 also very strong. But while St. Paul was the conspicuous center of the mar
 ket the other grangers were uniformly strong. The buying of Northern Paci- fic continued very large and aggressive. Brooklyn Rapid Transit was also heav- | fly bought, and a number of the in- | dustrials, notably Tobacco, some of the | iron and steel companies, New York | Air Brake, the Rubber stocks and | American Mating were buoyant and | active. The strength spread from the | leaders as the day progressed and em- | braced a continually growing list of | stocks, most of which show gains of be- | tween i and 2 points, and many of l them in excess of that. Sugar and | Manhattan were depressed throughout. | There was no specail news to account | for the rise, which was rather due to 1 the growth of a general conviction that | the conclusion of peace will give full | scope to the extraordinarily favorable | conditions in the country embraced in l large crops at profitable prices easy
 money conditions and continuing fa-
 vorable trade balance. The multiply 1 ing signs Of business activity in all lines strengthen the conviction in the l country's continued prosperity.
 | United States threes when issued ad-
 vanced S in the bid price. Government
 bonds were otherwise unchanged.
 NEW FORK STOCK MARNAT.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16
Prohibition Delegate. Eleeted.

At a meeting of New Haven prohibit tionists, held in room 6, at TAG Chapel street, last night, the following dele gates were elected to attend the com- ing state convention at Hartford on August S1 w. c. Avery, George J. Gutbrod, c. II. Bird, c. w. Hulse, Dr, e. A. Dorman, c. E. Dewey, M. T. Clark A. B. Miller, John Elliott, D. J. Berger, Dr. R. O. Moody, Charles F. Wssert, Thomas R. Thompson, Fred $. Clark, Robert l.. Brenner.
 The delegation was instructed to fa- Vor in the convention a woman suffrage plank and a literature campaign.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16
Closing Prices

Following are the closing prices reported by Prince X Whitely, Bankers and Brokers B Broadway, New York and 15 Center st. New Haven. Bid. Asked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16
Government Bonds
NEW HAVEN LOCAL QUOTATIONS

Furnished daily by KIMBEnLY ROOT S DAY. Bankers and Brokers. lG Orange street.
 BANK STOCKS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16

TWENTY SEVENTH c. V. The reunion of the Twenty y-seventh Connecticut Volunteers will be held on Wednesday, September T. at Light house Point
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16
New York Cotton Erchnnre.
Chicago Mar lxet.

Reported over private wire by H. c. Friedman < Co.,, Bankers and Brokers, 10 Wall street, N. Y, and 763 Chapel street, Room and 3. New Haven N A. Tanner Manager of Local Branch
 Opening Highest Lowest Close
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-16


 1 man as he lowered the weapon. Give
 me that knife instead" q didn't mean it that way" said the
 man who had made the remark, | ashamed that the true feelings which l prompted it had been perceived by the | wounded man. Don't kill yourself. We will stay with you, and we may yet pull through"
 The wounded man shook his head quietly. The tone of the speaker told him as plain as words could have done that there was but one chance of es- cape for any of them. He took from the belt the man mechanically handed him, in compliance with his request, his heavy hunting knife and leaned | back full length in the shadow of the canyon. The men who stood watching him saw his eyes close and his lips
 llovlng in prayer but only for an in- stant, and then, without looking up, he said:
 "Good-bye, boys! I hope you will get
 through"
 There was not quiver in his voice. | As he finished the men turned away so as not to see him, each saying softly, as if speaking to himself:
 Goodbye, Harry" As they stood looking down the moonlit canyon they could hear behind them where the wounded man Iay, 1 sounds as if he were choking and gasp ing for breath. When they no longer
 heard them, they looked toward where
 he lay. The white breast, where the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-11
Thomas Jefferson at Time of His
Wriling the Declaration.

Thomas Jefferson, to whom this mo.
mentous work had been intrusted, came
young man To Congress, preceded by a
decided reputation as n man of ability
and vigorous and felicitous writsr. His
engaging manners and obv iously great
talents secured TO him Immediately the
regard and affection of his fellow men,
hers. He was at once placed on n commit.
tee to draft the declaration Of the reasons
for taking mp arms, ana then on one TO
reply To the propositions of Lord North.
30 we'll did he do his part and SO much
did he impress his associates, that when
tue resolution fer independence was re-
ferred, he was chCse to stand at the
head Of the comm ittee and to him was
entrusted tho work of Dir afting the decla-
ration. No happier choios could have
been made Ii was in its way ms wise and
fortunate as the selection of Washington
to lead the armiss. This was not be-
cause Jefferson was the abest man il
the Congress. IN intellectual pow er ana
brilliancy Franklin surpassed him, ana
John Adams, who, like Franklin, was
on the committee, was n stronger charsc-
ter, a better lawyer, AMI much more
learned man. BuL for this particular
work, so momentous to America, Jsffer--
son was butter adapted than any other of
the able men who separated America
from England. Ho was, above oil things,
the child of his time. lie had the eager.
open mind, the robust optimism, tn. de-
sire for change so characteristic of thoss
memorable years with which the
eighteen tn century clossd. Instead of
fearing innovation. he welcomed it as a
good in itself, and novelty always ap-
pcaled To him. whether it appeared in the
form OF plough or a government. He
was in full and utter syUIathy with his
time and with tho groat forces then be-
ginning to stir into life. Others might
act from convictions on the question of
taxation; others still because they felt
that separation from England was the
only way To save their liberty: but 10
jefferson Independence had come to mean
the right of the people to rule. rom
1.-The Story Of the Revolution. by SEN
ator III. z. Lodge, In the March Scrib-
ner's,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-11

81 proposition authorizing the borrow
ing OF ss0O, oU0 with which 20 make the
State House inhnbitable, W hich is To come
bsfore the people at the April election,
should be voted down. Tne sum is not
sufficient 20 lOmplete the work, ana there
fore the unfinished structure will stand
an eyesore whether left when tho present
funds are exhausted or at the end of the
additional sum. Better save our money
and our credit. until our courage rises TO
the point when we can complete the
building In accordance W ith the dignity
Of the State. Westerly sun.
Wrong All wrong
The State House commissioners state
plainly that $500. OG0 will make the State
House habitable. Tho News believes them
and SO do the people OF the State, and
the people know, too, tnat IL Is true
economy to finish the building now and
secure just as soon as possible a safe
place for preserving the many valuable
documents belonging 10 the state that
nave peen SO long In Jeoparuy I'D the oiu
trap. Let US not wait for more fires like
the one at Copsland's to again remind Us
OF the danger.
The state is now paying for offices
outside the State House which Will be
accommodated in the new building at a
considerable saving in rentals as we'll as
tending TO higher efficiency in the govern
ment's business. The News believes the
people will vote yes" on the proposition
that will give the State a building adapted
to its needs and creditable TO its people
Vote yes Otherwise all that has
been expended is net available, while,
moreover IL the work is stopped the Stare
will be put to the additional expense OF
500, 600 or so for a temporary roof before
work can he bsgun again.
Vote "ves"