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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20

tight with a piece of red-hot iron, such as
a nail. He closes his letter as follows:
If your teeth gYowS black. TAXI some
chalk and a pine or cedar stick; 1t will rub
off. If you want your teeth more yellow.
soak them in broth or pot liquor, but not
in tea or acids. To preserve teeth they
must be very often changed and cleaned.
for whatever attacks them must be repealed
as often. or it will gain ground and de
stroy the works. The two sets I repaired
Is done on a different plan than when en-
tirely new, for the teeth are screwed on the
bars instead of having the bars cast red
hot on them, which is the reason I believe
they dissolve so soon near to the BARS"
Signed your very humble servant, John
Greenwood Dated New York, December
Is. 1893.
Knocked Warrington Down.
Washington was an eminently fair man.
He had a quick temper. but as a rule he
kept it under control. Sometimes, how
ever. it got the best of him. This was the
case once in Alexandria Ont of the county
officers told me the story as We stood on
the second floor of the market house in
Alexandria and looked down at the open
court within it. which is now filled with
hundreds of booths where the farmers
bring their products for sale on market
days. at was on that spot" said the Of
ficer, washington was knocked down by
Lieutenant Payne. Payne was a candidate
for the legislature against Fairfax, and
when he met Payne here. he made a re-
mark hat Payne considered an insult, and
Payne knocked him down. The story went
like lightning through the town that Colo
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20
HIS QUESTION FROM BURNS.
rs to the Scotch Pronunciation
of the Word "sThree."

Controversies about Scotch dialect are
VIGOROUSLY dangerous affairs. but Mark
Twain. in his new book. More Tramps
Abroad" throws new light on their man
| agement. He Is telling of a discussion at
the table d'hote about the way in which
| the Scotch peasantry pronounce the word
three"
time Of it. so / thought 1 would enrich
him with my help. In my position I was
ly as well and as ~in-equipped to fight on
the one side as the other. So I spoke up
and said the ~peasantry pronounced it three.
There was a momen of astonishmest and
ominous silence. then weather ensued. The
storm rose and spread in a surprising way.
and I was showed under in q very few
minutes. It was a bad defeat for me-a
kind OF Waterloo. It promised to remain
SO and eDfe I % Sndn I s hsS had "a fd 5ss5s5 sense than
least a thought that offered a Chance.
WI While u s sas Ito conp %as s s1llI t tash SPOKE ! made nD'
and said:
Very well. don't say any more: I con-
my mistake 7 was deceived by one Of your
a scotch poet! oh. come1 Name him"
1t is wonderfui-the power of that name.
These men looked doubtful-but paralyzed
all the same; They were quite silent for
the reverence in his voice which is al
ways present in a ~Scotchman's tone when
he utterS the name:
Does Robbie Burns say-what does he
say"
There was nae BARNS but only. three
one at the breast, twa at the knee"
1t ended the discussion. There was no
to say any word against a thing which
Robert Burns had settled. I shall always
honor that great name for the salvation
it brought me in this time Of my sore
need.
1t is my belief that nearly any invented
quotation, played with confidence, stands
a good chance to deceive. There are peo-
pie who think that honesty is always the
best policy. This is a superstition; there
are times when the appearance Of 1t is
worth six of 1t.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20

were cold gray, and 1t is said that he sell
dom smiled. although there is reason to be-
lieve that he had considerable humor about
him. His nose was prominent. He was
particular as to his appearance and fastid-
1ous in dress. He wore plain clothes and
always kept himself well shaven, acting as
his own barber.
He Wore False Teeth.
During the latter part Of his life he wore
false teeth, made by a dentist named
Greenwood. His teeth did not fit well and
pushed out his lower lip. He had a lot of
trouble with his teeth, and I have before
ME a copy of a letter which his dentist
wrote to him a year before he died. The
dentist tells Washington that the old set
of teeth which he sent hin from Phiiadel-
phia was very black. and that It must
have been discolored by his soaking them
in port wine or by his drinking too much
port wine. He warns Washington that all
wines containing acid are bad for the teeth.
and advises him to take out his teeth after
dinner and put them In clean water, and
should any holes be eaten in them by the
acid, to fill them with wax and seal them
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20
Merry Irish Girls in the Storage.

H. Phelps Whitmarsh contributes to the
February Century an article on 18th Steer
age of To-day" Mr.. Whitmarsh says:
Next morning at 4 o'clock we called at
Queenstown, where we took aboard the
mails and some seventy more steerage pas
sengers. The newcomers were principally
fresh looking Irish girls. who in spite Of
the early hour, began to lance reels and to
sing to the accompaniment of an accordion.
This walked up the other musicians aboard,
and before long we had a flute, a tin
whistle, and the accordion in full swing.
Each instrument had a separate audience,
who jigged, sang, or listened, according to
the will of the performer.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20
GOSSIP ABOUT HIM GATHERED FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.
OF HIS LIFE AND CHARACTER
HIS HAIR WAS CHESTNUT RED; HIS
TEETH WERE FALSE.
A Letter From His Dentist-How He
Was Knocked Down In Alex
andria and How Liquors
Formed a Part Of Cam
paign Expenses.

copyrighted. 1898. by Frank C. Carpenter) 80
Washington, Feb. 81 have been for
some time gathering bits of queer gossip
and tradition about George Washington.
A large number of his papers are on file
in The state department. Papers showing
that ne was behind in his accounts with
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20

Really. my dear, you are not blind
love for your ut does seem incredible,
does it not? But he has offered to let me
keep half the dowry for myself.'-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20
Her Picture.

I beg one hundred portraits, Sweet
And each one fondly prize:
Nor even these show complete
The witcherieS Of thine eyes.
Detroit Free Press,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20

Remember you have not a sinew whose
law of strength is not action; not a faculty.
OF body. mind. or soul whose law of i'm.
provement u not energy.-E. B.. Hall
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20
Removed the Wrong Eye.

A young man recently lost the sight Of
one eye. n consulted a certain Australian
doctor, who told him that a tumor had
formed and that the eye would have to be-
taken out. A few days later he was put
who took out the eye. 1t was the wrong
one. When the patient awoke he was stone
blind and he now has to be led about.
Great efforts were made to hush up the
matter, but the story of the dreadful mis-
take is getting about.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20

"Stickenlooper gets his moneys worth
whenever he buys a newspaper" I'm what
ay? He can read any JOKE four times
before he sees the point."-Puck.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20
seuator Davis, COLLECTION,

ut is over thirty years" said Senator
make a collection Of works relating to
Napoleon Bonaparte. During his period
I ave accumulated about 500 volumes,
some Of them rare and priceless. My col
lection was inaugurated before the Ma
poleonic fad set in. and was started be-
cause of the regard l have for the great
est man France has ever known"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-20

AS we advance in life we learn the limit
of our abilities.-Fronde.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25

Mr. d. f. Jack, freight traffic manager
Of the Plant system, leaves this morn
ing for Tallahassee. where he goes TO
represent his road at a meeting of the
Florida railroad commission. Freight
rates will be considered by the commits
sion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25
WOMAN AIMLESS WANDERER.
LIZZIE MILLER FOUND IN THE
WOODS A MENTAL WRECK.

Arrest for Refusal to Undergo Vacci-
nation During the Crusade at At
Ianta Hastens Her Mental Col
Iapse-COuIdn't Afford to Run the
Risk of Losing the Use of Her Arm
to Comply With the City Ordi-
nance.
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 24.-After wandering
for two days and nights in the woods, her
mind wreck and her body in a fearful
condition from exposure, Miss Lizzie Mil
Ter, who disappeared from her home here
last Friday. was found to-day and re-
turned to her friends.
She was wandering aimlessly ten or
twelve miles from the city. near Con-
stitution Station, on the Southern Rail-
way.
The story of the young woman's troubles
is sad one. She is member of a highly
respectable family, and has always been
esteemed by those who knew her.
Besides earning a living for herself with
her needle, she has provided for two or
phan children left to her care by her sis
ter. II was a hard struggle but the brave
woman fought it out with cheerfulness up
to few weeks ago, when her friends be-
gan to notice that she acted queerly. 1t
was then seen that her mind was failing.
Three or four week ago during the COM
pulsory vaccination crusade by the city
physicians, Miss Miller was first brought
to the public eye When the doctors call
ed upon her she refused TO be vaccinated.
She could not afford to lose the time in
cident TO a sore arm and make bread for
herself and the children, she said.
The doctors were determined to carry
out their instructions, however, and Miss
Miller was arraigned in Police Court be-
cause of her refusal to submit to the vac
cination ordinance. There she persisted in
her refusal and a $25 fine was imposed.
The poor woman could not pay, of course,
and was committed to a cell. There she
remained for a few hours and then she
| gave up and allowed the doctors to do
their work in order to regain her liberty.
Since this episode Miss MiIlers friends
! in the neighborhood of Crew street, where
| she lived, noticed an increasing eccentric
! ity in her manner. The Police Court
| scene had evidently hurried on her men
| tai breakdown, and several times they
We're on the point of placing her under re-
| straint. Last Friday, the unfortunate
| young woman left her house, saying she
would return in a short time. At night
| she had not come back and the police were
| asked to look for her. They did So but
| in vain. Her mind had given away com
| pletely after she left her home and she be-
| came an aimless wanderer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25
EXPRESS OFFICE ROBBERY.
The Office Mt StatesborO Systematic
ally PiIlaged by Boys.

Statesboro, Ca, Jan. A.-Two white
boys and one negro were lodged in Jail
here yesterday, charged with robbing the
express Office of the Dover and Statesboro
Railroad. The office had been missing
goods for some time, mostly jugs contain
ing whisky. Saturday night, Henry Cone,
the conductor on the Dover and States
boro Road, concealed himself in the Office
and waited for developments. About
midnight the boys, averaging in age from
about 16 to 90 appeared. They had made,
or procured, key that would unlock the
office, and by that means had been car
ryng on a systematic robbery for two or
three months. The white boys remained
outside. and sent the negro In after the
jugs, when Re was captured by Conductor
Cone. The white boys We're arrested in
an hour or two afterwards upon informa-
ton given by the negro boy. They will be
given preliminary. hearing tomorrow,
and IL is thought that others may he i'm
plicated in the robbery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25

BRUNswIck's ooLLEcTORsHIP.
BeIcher's Appointment ms Deputy to
Raise Howl,


Brunswick, Ga, Jan. 24-The comprom-
Use feature by which Brunswick is TO have
f. r. BeIcher (coloredD for deputy col
lector of the port, under Henry T. Dunn,
is causing much dissatisfaction in com
mercial circles. and the friends of Capt.
Mallory p King, the present deputy, who,
it is aimed to displace. The Republican
negroes are highly elated, and in andcipa-
ton of the white custom house force
walking out a red-hot scramble for the
custom house positions has begun. The
present force have decided upon a course
of action, but will not make it public I'M
Ill Collector Lamb goes out. Collector
Lambs actual four years term does not
expire until Feb. S. There is rumor that
Belcher's compromise calls for a division
of fees with the collector, while a fight is
on for the appointing power of subordi-
mates. The negro element believe Belcher
is to secure half of the consolidated sal
airy of collector and deputy, and are hop
ing he can control all appointments in this
district.
The American brig Robert Dillon, owned
by J. b. Wright and others of St. Simons
is now at st. Simons loading lumber for
New York. Capt. Bowen, formerly of the
American schooner Francis c. Yarnall
Will command her
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25

AUGUSTUS POsTMAsTERSH SHIP.
w. II. StalIings Endorsed by Mn
jOrity of the Richmond Committee.

w. II. StaIIinGs Endorsed by n Ma
jOrity of the Richmond Committee.
Augusta, Ga, Jan. A.-W. H. Stallings
received the Endorsement of twenty seven
of the forty members of the Richmond
county Republican executive committee
Tor the postmastership of Augusta at a
meeting held for that purpose tonight.
Two meetings were held, the first being
called to order by p. H. Craig, the color
ed chairman of the committee This
meeting was a session of wranglng and
a fight was narrowly averted and Craig
adjourned the meeting without action be-
ing taken.
Upon the adjournment of this meeting
another was Immediately organized by
Mr.. Stallings and his friends, who were
in the majority and passed resolutions in
favor of him.
Twenty-seven members of the commit
tee signed the resolution and they were
wired to the President, Postmaster Cen
eral Gary, to MIR. Stallings Judson Lyons
and others in Washington. This virtu-
ally settles the controversy and Mr. Stall
ings' appointment is expected in the next
day or two.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25
DOUGLAS JAIL UNDER GUARD.
An Attempt to Rescue Bazine Car
yer Feared.


yer Feared.
Douglas, Ga. Jan. 24-The authorities
of Coffee County, not considering the Jail
absolutely safe, have since the surrender
by his bondsmen of Bazine Carver, en-
ployed men to guard the jail. Last night
at about 10 O'clock the citizens were arous-
ed from their slumber by fusilade of fire.
arms at the jail. Upon citizens responding
to the alarm, the guard informed them
that suspicious parties had been lettering
around and when approached to ascertain
their business they fed, whereupon the
guard fired on them and gave chase but
without wounding or capturing any one.
Carver has a host of relatives and friends
a few miles south of Douglas.
Last Friday, as B. w. Blount's hands
were cutting boxes near Seventeen Mile
Creek, they came upon a fifty-galon kero-
sine oil tank that had been used as a still
for moonshine liquor with an improvised
still worm arranged in trough. On Sat
urday morning it was gone. Coffee is one
of the wettest dry counties in the state.
Cleon e. Baker is having the material
placed on the ground on his lot opposite
the public square for the erection of two
new store houses. One will be occupied
by DIR. G. W. Herriot as a drug store
and the other by V. V. Comas as a family
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25
ALL WAITING ON ATKINSON.
FUR MAY FLY on MS RETURN I'd
ATLANTA.

Tbe Governors Friends Hopping
Mad at Attorney General Terrell
For His So-CaIIed JOab stab at his
Absent Friend-The AttorneH Ten
erals Friends Positive That: re
Had No Intention to Hurt thS
Governor and Predict That me
Friendship of the Two VIII Not
BE Broken.
Atlanta. Ca. Jan. 2L-Gov. Atkinson is
now on his way home from Mexico NO
communication has been received from
him al The executive department iot d
week past. but his son, J. p. Atkinson
Yesterday had a letter from him saying
that the start home would be made rom
the City of Mexico on sunday last. Win
the stops arranged on the Governor S ll-h-
erary. this will put him at home again
about Feb. ].
The return of Gov Atkinson is just no"
the most interesting subject OF comment
in the political gossip of the capital
Since his departure for the land OF the
Montezumas some important moves nave
been made on the political chess board. IN
some of these moves the Governors inter-
ests have been at stake and his return TO
the field is awaited with interest on that
account.
1t is becoming more and more apparent
every day that the real friends Of the
Governor are ''hopping mad" at Attorney
General Terrell on account Of his so-called
'Joab stab" at his absent friend. When
he returns he will be beseiged by his lieu
tenants. who are now more or less in the
dark as to the feelings and intentions Of
their leader. Those who know the Attor-
ney General best declare that he has no de-
sire to injure the Governor by his recent
communication setting forth his reason
for not running for Governor, and they
predict that he and the Governor will con-
tinue to be as good friends as ever.
spofford, Tex, Jan. 24-Gov. Atkinson
and party reached here from Eagle Pass
this morning en- route from Mexico.
They reported a most delightful visit in
that republic and were splendidly re-
ce.ved by the officials everywhere. They
are in fine spirits and will spend to-mor-
row in San Antonio and will then go
straight through to Atlanta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25
AN EXHIBITION
ONE MINUTE CnEEEE POT

There will be at our store for several
days a young lady who will exhibit the
One Minute Coffee Pot (for which we are
agents. and demonstrate the making of
coffee in ONE MINUTE.
We will show that the coffee will be
PERFECTLY CLEAR, losing none of Its
delightful aroma, as it does in some meth
DDS of making, and shall be as STRONG
as desired. No trouble to make and AL
WAYS UNIFORM. A very important
feature in using this patented pot, and
our pulverized coffee is, that the consum-
er saves nearly one-half the coffee, than
when made in common pot with ground
coffee.
1t will give us pleasure to have you and
your friends call and see the coffee made
and TRY A CUP.
Assorted sizes of pots, and the pulver.
lied coffee on sale at the store.
A. NJ. & C. w. WEST.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25
SLOW WORK IN BRIDGES CASE.
Only Nine Competent Jurors Obtain
ed Out of Five Panels.

ed Out OF rive Panels'
Rome, Ga. Jan. 24.-The case of w. M.
Bridges. ex-county school commissioner,
charged with embezzlement, was taken
up in the Superior Court to-day.
He was convicted at the last term of the
court and sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary, but took an appeal.
The Supreme Court reversed the lower
court and the case comes back.
When the case came up to-day a con-
tinuance was asked on the ground that
the Supreme Court decision was not here,
but Judge Henry ruled that the head notes
were sufficient and that the case must
proceed
A sensational incident was the proving
of the fact that Judge George Harris, one
of the prosecuting attorneys, had receiv-
ed a fee of only S., and that from a dep
uty sheriff.
Out of five panels only nine competent
jurors had been secured up 10 tonight,
when court adjourned for the day.
Bridges has again been indicted by the
grand jury This charge is for larceny
after trust in that he used funds sent him
by State School Commissioner Glenn.
The trial is exciting much interest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25
SKULL SPLIT BY a SAW.
Negro Meets a Horrible Death by the
Bursting of n ShRft.

Atlanta, Ca. Jan. &.-Lee Robinson, a
negro engineer employed by Truitt &
Sons, wood sawyers met with a horrible
death this morning in the yards of the
Cross Mountain Coal Company where his
employers had a contract for saving
wood.
The engine was being used to run a two
foot circular saw, stationed 20 feet away.
Robinson was standing near his engine
when the saw shaft broke and the saw
flew off, whizzing through the air at a
terrific rate.
lis course was as swift as a cannon
shot.
The negro was standing directly in its
course and was struck before he had time
TO realize his danger
The whizzing blade struck him on the
side Of the face and almost completely
severed his head.
When he fell the saw was wedged in his
skull
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-25
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Matters of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere

Matters of Interest in savannah and
Elsewhere.
Railroad men," said prominent Off
cial yesterday while the talk was about
the relationship of the roads to the trade
of the country when it comes to a matter
of their making rates, should always do
all of their trading a the point they call
their home. If the headquarters of one
happens to be at Savannah, why Savan-
nah should be the city that should profit,
even to that small extent, from his trade.
l do all of my trading here, and my wife
and the members of my family do their
shopping here It is no more than is due
for a railroad man to favor the place at
which he lives when it comes to living
expenses. Our road does all il can to aid
in the building up of Savannah, and it be-
hooves those who work for il to contribute
their mites in the way of personal trade
to the same purpose.
Railroad men have to travel about a
good bit, and they might make their pur-
cases at almost any point they might
choose. That is by no means the proper
thing for them 10 do, however. 1t increas-
es the feeling of good will towards the Off
Gals and employees of the road, and hence
townsmen and business men for the form
er to get among them and trade with
the latter People seem to think that the
railroad man does not bear the same rela-
ton to the citizenry of a place as other
people do. 1t is the idea from his moving
about a good deal on account Of transfers
or the acceptance of positions in other
places that he is only a sort of a transient
quantity and does not amount to very
much as a member of a community. In
that they are mistaken and the railroad
man should show them their mistake by
taking an active interest in all that is go
ing on and becoming a distinct member
of the body polite
1T is my opinion that railroad men
should be called upon as often and hold
themselves as well in readiness to answer
the call for duty on juries as any other
class. There is, l think a great deal Of
intelligence among railroad men, as a rule
and do not believe the interests of a case
could suffer from having man of ability
drawn from the railroads. If / am called
for duty any time on jury I intend to
allow nothing but the most urgent bust
ness TO interfere with my service. Those
in my Office may feel the same way about
the matter, as / advocate their response
to such calls when they are made"
Mr.. d. f. Jack, freight traffic manager
OF the Plant system, leaves this morn
ing for Tallahassee. where he goes TO
represent his road at a meeting of the
Florida railroad commission. Freight
rates will be considered by the commits
sion.
President Frank Thomson of the Penn
sylvania lines passed through yesterday
on special over the Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad. Three private cars
comprised the train, as Mr.. Thomson had
quite a number in his party. He had been
down on a hunting trip in the neighbor-
hood of Live Oak. The train went through
as special all the way to Philadelphia,
the headquarters of the Pennsylvania.