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The Florence daily tribune., 1898-03-14


ment, and some officers were seated on
the .yeraada without. There were no.
chairs enough. SO the men gassiNr,l
about the piano. while The women
grouped about the guest. aud Mls Me-
Lane had no opportunity OF singing
out and renewing her adsaace upon
Mrs. Merriam. Presently those who
had been there longest arose to 10. aud
their place was speedily taken hy ether
arrivals; thn, soon let the llayncs and
Mcrrians out, and as they irlpped away
hcmeward each seemed to draw long
breath
wont You come and sit a little
while2' begged Mrs. Hayne, rs they
ncarea the captains gate.
mot tonight, thanhs," was Mel-
rlam's reply, ns he felt Floy's rrcnp,
twitch ri his ssccve She was sttllne
ous She wished TO get away ard to
bear him with her.
"&srriam,' sail IIayne, 81 admire
your nerve, perhaps should cay your
hyek
"Wea. II was la,hor trying mo-
meai,' said Merriam. fyaveiy. "Flur-
Hnec wosld rather be struck ,him Kissed
lay her. aaa feared she could mot avoid
,hoNiur t."
We, ,on created diversion. Ger.
1iu,l said liavrc. "uooa-ripAt. if
oe nspsi So" rci Mrs. gayrcdid rp'
pNoS l"itH hoy wi'e on; ~ siqAt. Shp
Nls aaNiers'y y watching l9cri &c. wha.
beyond $ hnrclv uAihle "gootl uigh,."
bad NOT uttered a cord.
"Ls@rr see" sa,d She feasy. "thrt
may hpve becn siroke uf Hregsc or y
Meriam's part. and may haze ere
@l n eivc'siou. as vcu say, ard 3iir5
I'd nucntioa from Floy, but--she didl
Ike IL"
Some Of the far widows calls were
returned uimost isunedaielv. the Mer-
riams' among the FIRST, a.though tie
Merriams were not among the first to
welcome her arrival As luck would
have it, Merriam was out on some troop
duty. Mrs, Merriam saw her coming,
accompanied by Mrs Grafton. and fair
ly flew upstairs 10 her room instead Of
first giving instructions To Ter servant,
as an older soldier Of society would
have done, In consequence thp chipa-
man admitted her caller 10 Ecy's pryt-
ty parlor, aud went in search OF thf lady
of the house. Mrs. Grafton sested her
self in an easy-chair. but Fapi}F lifted
rapidly from point to point }sfauninr
pictures, books and hric-a-lJrdc. "Jahn''
presently reappeared, smiling vacu-
ously.
''No can see. She sick, yelly," he
sturdily reported.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-03-14
CHATTER WILL.

a week went by. and by that time,
as a meInher of the Grafton household
and IA social success at SedgwiclS. the
lovely widow WAS an established fact
Every body. as in duty bound, had called
within the seven days, Mr.. and Mrs.
Merriam with the others and not
among the last; but they chose Tuesday
evening. which was not u hop night,
but the very evening on which dozens
Of others would be calling, and even
then they went in company with the
Haynes, and found, as they expected
indeed as they kpew--the little army
parlor fun of people.
Mrs McLane's welcome was charm
ing. Already he soft air and sunshine,
as she was saying, had been of infinite
benefit, and her physician must have
known exactly what to prescribe for
her, for she felt ever SO much better,
aud her cough was so much less fire.
quent. Certainly she was looking won
drously well-whether Dame Nature
or some more subtle artist had touched
the rounded cheeks aud the framework
Of those lustrous eyes. As the quar-
tette entered, Mrs. Uayne, the elder ma
tron, Lending. and the men arose and
The women callers looked smilngiy or
and Mrs. Grafton gracefully presented
the first conner, the welcome accorded
Mrs. IIayne was cordial and gracious
with just tinge of reserve, but it was
Florence, standing with flushed cheek,
just behind her friend aud ally, the
Lovely blue eyes sought out aud thei
lighted instantly with Joy aud recogni
ton. Both slender white hands wert
eNteu5el. ana with .iftie cry of "Mrs
Merriam. Oh, how glad am to see yol
agaia!" the accomplished little lad
stepped forward. uFlif,ed her soft lips
md kissed her. What Florence woul
save looi,sd AMI said or daEe had s.
tet been fu.'y foieaar cd cannot b.
sr7rtl here. Il ihinh II more thar
a'.7 e shc VIII ltiss"f fou. Floy." Mer
p lad said. so lool; as unconscrnet
Tau ea9." Look nucoraerned Flo
act. 81 roadeuea. She almost re.
'le', hlf IG1doiPh was at her elbow
"a aeGt ieifhly forward ia admirab,,
iile, with HE r,ost andacious pleasant
r. Apgose would have sworn that h,
,arsd 10 he similarly welcomed. Itwas
more than Mrs. McLane had bargained
for.
why, Mr.. Merriamr she exclaimed
starting back in appaIent confusion
and astanishrent
DO not lie Disconnected" said he
with p'ac'd smile. I've always under
stood that man should share his wife,
joys as wei as her sorrows" but the resi-
was lost because everybody began to
laugh, and to believe as Mrs Hayne and
Mrs Grafton did not, that the relations
between the hIeLanes and Merriams
on that idyllic wedding journey mus
indeed have been delightful. Their,
were two men, however who laughed
not-liayne and Whitaker Grafton
was away oa GGty, aad there as ono
woman who felt a singing sense of dc
feat-Fanny McLane herself. In tha
one action Of Merriam there was man
fest utter Indifference TO her forme
fascinations, utter defiance to her pow
crs.
A dozen people, altogether, must ha.
been gathered in the room at the NJ,
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-03-14

she nigh, even be giad to iind shelter
there
There was always something so ap-
pealing about Fam" said Mrs. Grafton
sometimes, and indeed there was.
And then the train moved on. and
Grafton looked grimly at the stack of
Saratogns mp the platform, while the
orderly was loading bags, baskets and
bundles into the roomy Concord wagon.
and the equnrtermastcr's team came rat
ding alongside to load up with heavy
lnggngc.
- won't have to see-anybody to-
night, will /, dearest?" pleaded the
widow of her devoted friend, as they
bowled away TO the post. 81 look like
u bag after this dreadful journey, and
I'm so tired. oh, do you get soft wa-
ter here, or is IL all this wreiched
allanliF' and she studied her friends
already suffering complexion and read
her answer there. No matter; she had
boraN and--other correctiyes--iu abun-
dance.
Inspection was all over. The cavalry
were all at stables down under the
bluff as they whirled into the great,
spreading garrison aud went spinning
up the roadway in front of officers
quarters. The captain lifted both la
dies ont nj the gate and assisted An
nette to alight; then, giving htief di-
rcction TO the servant, he raised his
cap: And NOW YOU are at home, Mrs.
Mcl.ane, and win leave you 10 Harriet
while I 70 down to my horses awhile"
and Fan followed him with swimming
eyes.
/ How blessed You are, Harriet" she
mIrmured. $50 strong, so noble a
maui Ah. hase so needed you--both.
I'm so thankful to he here.1
Aud as they led her beneath the
shaded porch, and bright eyes on other
porchcs looked eagerly on, and her own
bright. brmmiug eyes took in the
mnny. odd, unfamiliar vet attractive
surroundings ia this coy army home,
Fan was wondering how she could ever
have thought of such life how il was
possile foF Harriet to be happy in it,
while her hostess was already Won
dering if, after all she was quite as
content and happy as she was before
Fanny came.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-03-14
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ie owners OF old country hand
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The times., 1898-07-25
Roof Garden-Beneft.

The entertainment given last night or
the Union Roof Garden took the form
OF a benefit, the proceeds of which viii
be given to the District Volunteers. A
large audience was in attendance and the
amount realized was considerable. The
regular daily bill. given without the usual
developments OF costumes and properties
was augmented by the addition of several
local people, all Of whom made reason
ably good Impressions. Every number
on the program was heartily applauded
and those present seemed to find the en-
tire entertainment most pleasing
The times., 1898-07-25
THE PRESIDENT AT CHURCH.
He Occupied His Accustomed Pew
ut the metropolitan.

President Mckinley attended service
yesterday morning at the Metropolitan NJ.
Z. Church. Despite the Oppressive
weather there was a large congregation
present and the sermon was by the pas
tor the Rev. Frank VI. Bristol
In the evening the Metropolitan Chap
ter Of the EDworth League held DEVOTION
al exercises in the Sunday school room.
The Rev. DR.. J. E. Gilbert. president Of
the National Bible Society Association,
delivered an address on How to Study
the Bible
The music during the evening was by
the Metropolitan Church choir.
The times., 1898-07-25
THINGS THEATRICAL.
Glen Echo-Ynude,iIIe

Despite certain disadvantages in the
weather, a good audience assembled at
the afternoon concert yesterday at Glen
Echo and better one still graced the
evening performance As usual, the en-
tertainment Itself was Of the most uni
formly meritorious order, nearly all the
numbers being extracts from the regular
bill done without costume and with q
number Of variations and additions. Each
Of the people who appeared stands fol
the best possible work in his or her indi-
vidual line, and the result was pro-
gram Of great interest. Tonight VIII seG
the Inauguration of complete vaudeville
bills and the returns are expected to bt
unusually large.
The times., 1898-07-25
A Lucid witness.
From the Detroit Free Press

Many stories are told of witnesses, badgercd
and perplexed to high degree by their cross
examination in court at last retorting in a man
ner exasperating to the interrogating counsel and
provocative OF much amusement 70 the court
The following not only upset the gravity of the
lawyers present, but the judge led in the laugh
-:
lawyer, after close cross-examination of a
witness, an illiterate Irish woman, in a Boston
court the other day, in reference to the posi-
ton of the doors and windows ETC.. in her house,
asked the following question:
'tAnd now, my good woman, tell the court how
the stairs run in your house, to which the
good woman replied: ''How do the shtairs run
Shure. whin I'm oopsthairs they run down, and
whin I'm down. they oop''
The times., 1898-07-25

st have used Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy in my family for years and always
with good results" says Mr.. ". B. Cooper,
of Ell Rio, Cal For small children we
find It especially effective" For sale by
Henry Evans, wholesale and retail drug
gist 93S F 81. NV. and Conn. ave. and
st. NV. and 142S Nd. ave. ne
The times., 1898-07-25
Salvation Army Recruits.
kErorn the Chiearn NewsA

The Salvation Army has recruits in South
Africa. The chief Kafmar. whose tribe was a
terror to travellers and explorers, has been con-
verted by the sweet-voiced lassies in the POKE
bonnets. His wife is convert also. The whole
tribe has become civilized. and plain tea parties
instead of the hot pots constitute their enter
tainments This is considered notable victory
for the army.
The times., 1898-07-25
A Drowsy Giant waking Tn

tFrom The Lynchburg News.)
" has required hard experiences To break up
Che conservatism Of the Chinese and rouse them
from the leihargy OF ages but il appears that
the hard lessons have been learned and here
after China may not be the unTesisting victim
OF any foreign state that chooses 10 disregard
her rights and encroach upon her territorT
China may look 10 England and the United States
for sympathy and moral support in her struggle
for selfpreseryation. Neither Of these powers
has any desire 10 see the empire dismenbered
The object OF both is to the freedom Of
commerce in the East. and that object can be
better attained by maintaining the independence
OF the Chinese empire
The times., 1898-07-25

1T viii probably be soldier against SOL
,Jiar in my State for the nomination for
rubernatorial honOrs next Autumn, de-
clared II ]. Puffer of New York, al Wli-
lard's. Theodore Roosevelt seems TO
have the cali among Republicans ana
personally / feel sure he will he the choice
OF his party II he desires the honor There
Is a story current in New York City. how
ever. TO the effect that Roosevelt wishes
to stay in the army not only during the
war. but after peace is declared. He is
one of those who believe that the militia
~ strength OF the country should be
greatly augmented. II ne could get
lieutenant coloneI's commission or even
that OF q major at the end of the war l
believe ne would accept it. Colonel John
Jacob Astor is a Republican. and If he
should distinguish himself he would prove
a formidable candidate
The times., 1898-07-25
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Russian ambassador Count de Cas-
sini, was the guest of honor at a dinner
given at Narragansest Pier last week by
Mrs. George A. Haggerty, of New York.
A Summer house lighted with quaint Jap
anese lanterns and decorated with iow-
ers served as a banquet hall On We'd
nesday the count took his first dip in the
surf and apparently enjoyed it immensely.
Mile. de Cassini is a daily bather and
usually Is accompanied By some member
of the embassy.
When thas young lady was interviewed
in Washington a few hours after her ar
rival, she expressed her astonishmeRt at
the complimentary things that had been
written about her by people whom. as
she naiyely expressed it. had never even
seen her" She Is probably accIimated by
this time TO Summer society chroniclings,
though even yet it must phase her bir
to read about her being a devotee Of the
wheel and an expert rider. when she said
here that she knew nothing of bicycle
riding. as her uncle did not approve Of
her using wheel.
Mile. de Cassini has achieved the dis
tincion Of being one of the prettiest girls
at the Pier and at the hop given Satur-
day night she was unusually captivating
in white crepon trimmed with rich old
point.
The ambassador and his neice are ex-
pected to spend a week az Bar Harbor
early in the coming month.
The times., 1898-07-25

Col and Mrs T. E. ROesseIe are occu-
pying the Banks cottage on the grounds
of the Sycamore at Saratoga.
The times., 1898-07-25

Mr.. John H White. official stenogra-
pher of the House OF Representatives.
and family are spending the Summer at
Watch HILL r. l., as has been their cus-
tom for years.
The times., 1898-07-25

The Secretary of the Interior has joined
Mrs. Bliss at their country residence on
the Rumsen Road, at Seabright. n. J.
The times., 1898-07-25

Paymaster Wilson. Of the Pension Of
fee. is among the Washington colony at
Beachwood, Atlantic City.
The times., 1898-07-25

Senator Smith and family are occupy
ing the Blanchard cottage at EIberon,
y. J.
The times., 1898-07-25

Mr. ]. V Bosal. attache of the Mexican
legation here. is enjoying a pleasant
Summer at the Hotel de VILE. Atlantic
City.
The times., 1898-07-25

Bishop Satterlee has taken a cottage
at Twilight Park. in the Catskills. for
the remainder OF the season.
The times., 1898-07-25

Congress Heights coolest place I'm Dis
trict- Wonderful moving pictures free to-
night.
The times., 1898-07-25

DR.. Robert Reyburn IS making an ex-
tended visit to Atlantic City.
The times., 1898-07-25

Ambassador and Mrs William Draper.
who are now at their home N HOpedale.
Mass. are about 10 leave for Bar Har-
Dor.
The times., 1898-07-25

Mr.. George HadIey and family have ar
rived at their cottage on Birch creek, in
the Catskill Mountains.
The times., 1898-07-25

Mrs. CLIFFORD Perrin. with her mother,
Mrs VI. J. CIagett. and her sisters, the
Misses Clagett. OF Washington, D. C,
have Joined the Summer colony at Ce-
darhurst, L. I.
The times., 1898-07-25

Mrs. a. VI LathrOp and party are
among the latest campers 10 pitch their
tent in the Adirondaczs- They are To-
Gated on the shores Of the Regis Lake.
The times., 1898-07-25
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

Miss Jessie schley. Of Milwaukee. Wis.
and her cousin. Commodore Schiey, are
aatn working to the same end. Their
methods are widely at variance, how
ever. Miss Schiey is an active mem
Der or. nearly all the peace organizations
In ChrisJendom. She has been delegated
by the Paris branch of one of the socie-
ties to visit President Mckinley and is
expected in Washington shortly. After
that She win cali on the Queen Regent.
She VIII not have as much influence in
all her energies to the work for year,
as her cousin. When he sank Cervera' s
fleet outside of Santiago Harbor, he be-
came prophet Of peace. Miss Sehley
is a niece of Bradley Johnson, the famous
ex-Confederate general. and has the bleed
of Revolutionary ancestors cours.nG
her VEINS But she is a natural born pa
cifico, at that. Her life has been devoted
TO philanthropic work. When a young
girl she entered upon a nov.tiate for the
purpose Of becoming a member of the
order Of the Sacred Heart, bui her health
failed and she never took the fir1l VOWS.
Miss Schley is circulating a written pro-
test which begins as follows: I'VE. the
undersigned, chr)ztian women of the
world. protest IN the name Of humanfy
against The continuation of the war be-
tween Spain ard the United States. and
wish 70 show that in this enlightened age
two Christian peoples need not resort to
such methods to obtain their ends, but tha'
arbitration VIII suffice" Meantime, tht
commodore. win uncousinly lack OF ap-
prer.atson. yearns for the chance TO SINK
another Spanish ship or two. Il Is sat
isfactory TO learn tha; the father Of this
peace-mongering maiden errant has cablec
her 20 come home Immediately, d!
recting her to abandon al once her er'
ratio and farcical scheme.
The times., 1898-07-25

'-One of the most important decisions
ever handed down by the Supreme Court
of the United States was overlooked by
the country at large and by most OF the
newspapers last April" said Prentiss
Young Of jackson. Miss. at the Shore
ham. yesterday afternoon. War had just
been declared and the country thought of
nothing else but our relations with Spain
Mississippi election and citizenship laws
were not considered of even passing i'm
portance. And yet the influence OF the
Federal courts ruling Will be far-reach-
ing In The South, for more reasons than
one Il is significant. too, that MT. JUS
tice McKenna. a Republican, and Junior
member OF the august tribunal, wrote the
opfnian which sustains the people OF MIS-
sissippi in their determination that whites,
though numerically in the minority, shat!
rule th,. State The case at bar was that
of Williams VS.. The State Of Mississippi
Williams had been indicted by grand
Jury. composed entirely of white men,
! and he. BY attorney, sought 10 have the
/ Indictment duashed on the ground that
! the failure to summon colored men on
, the grand jury was in contraventon OF
mis- rights. The election law. or rather the
! State constitution, was involved by rea-
son of the fact that Il provides that al
4 grand Jurors must be electors. In pass
4 ing Judgment. the United States supreme
| Court practically sustained the consutu'
/ ton Of the State and set at rest forever
/ the question of its validity
The times., 1898-07-25

The average reader of a newspaper con-
sders not at all the cost of news as
commodity. He pays his penny for The
Times, reads ii, and. perhaps. in some
cases. objects if a petty item in which he
is personally interested is excluded by the
press Of something that everybody wants
10 know about. II is interesting to note
the cost Of cable dispatches in the present
war. From St Thomas via Haiti, the
cost Is s2.46 a word: from Kingston via
martinique, S2.13; from Barbados.
s2.l3; from Cape Hatien, sl.4S. This is the
amount simply for cables, and to it is to
be added the cost of dispatch boats, crews
and high-priced correspondents.
"An interesting legal contest has
already grown out OF the Bourgogne dis
aster,' remarked Eldon E. Brooks. a
lawyer. of Jersey City. last night. Capt.
Walter Y. Clark and his bride of a few
days were among the victims. Just before
sailing Capt. Clark. who lived in Hack
ensack, made a viii by which Se left
everything 10 his wife should she survive
him. OF course. nobody knows which
was drowned first. but the presumption
Of law is that the wife. being the weaker
was the first overcome. But the will mas
been filed by her relatives, just the same,
and suit may result
The times., 1898-07-25

Frank Funk. murder suspect, is more
ubiquitous than the average criminal as
sized up by the ordinary constable" de-
clared Harry z. Keliaher. late Of the Sc
cret service to Times man. i have
spent quarter of a century tracing Grim
inals. and can testify fully to the chronic
strabismus which affects a town consta-
bles point of view. Given a postal card
with a printed description on it and a
six-shooter, the rural baiIiff is likely 10
arrest anything that comes athwart his
path as the poet puts 1t. ] have had red
headed innocence rounded UP many a
time for the misdeeds of swarthy guilt.
About the only part of a postal card
alarm these fellows ever read is the para
graph which includes the reward offered.
There is nothing else l know of so un-
/ certain as the identity of a suspect in
custody. II will not do to rely even on
the confession of the prisoner himself. I
remember distinctly that a whole family
up in what was then Washington Ter
ritory confessed to the Bender atrocities
which shocked the world some twenty
| five years ago. On the strength of their
confession the family got a free ride TO
| Cherokee County, Kansas, which was one
hundred miles from their native county in
Missouri to which they had been turning
longing and homesick eyes for two
months II will not do to bet on Frank
Funk's capture until he has been identf-
fed by scme one who knows him
The times., 1898-07-25

Secretary Day was asked day or Two
ago why il was that the recent bond issue
was not subscribed entirely in very small
amounts. say $50 to 800 instead of $40
to s., 600. He said: "A great many peo-
pie do not take into consideration the
conditions which surround investors here
The people of the United States have
their money out at interest. Only men of
diseased minds - misers-hoard their
wealth / know of one savings bank in
which is kept Si00o9,O00. That sum was
placed there by 10000 deDositors. 1t is
hard TO break the habit of thought and
conduct Of hundreds Of thousands of peo-
pie. They are satisfied with the condi-
tions under which their money is put
away. There is an immense amount on
deposit in the savings banks of America
Mr. Gage expressed himself as strongly
in favor of permitting the savings banks
to take bonds.
The times., 1898-07-25

The ambassador and his neiee are ex-
pected to spend week az Bar Harbor
early in the coming month.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-15

S224 per year.
tobacco manufacturers-Sales under
"Wn S per year; sales between $1,000
ana lWWo, $l2 per year; sales over lOO,-
ON. $2i per year. ....,
Observation-Disclosures of cigars
Sales under 100000, ST per year; sales be.
tween 100000 and 100000. $l2 per year;
sales over 100000, $.4 per year.
Collection of taxes on these forms of
business has not yet commenced Collec-
tor Wilson will give ample notification of
collection.
1t has been ruled that legal instry-
ments executed prior to July /, 1898, but
not presented for record until on or after
July !, 1898, bear the regular tax, while
commercial papers issued prior to July
!. 1898, but not presented for payment
until on and after July !, 1898, are not
taxable.