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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
7a1fr cArr1IE,s SIDE OF n.
Says the Public.Is Really to Blame for the
5aa 80 Loss OF some Hteamships.

Says the Public.Is Really to Blame for the
B.a 80 Loss OF some -SteRmahips.
There's another side to this question OF the
criminal earelessness Of the commander. which
we hear so mitch talk about whenever a liner
is lost. said the Captain of q big ocean steam
shlpthe other day. Its not the Captain who
is really to blame in one case out OF ten. even
when he is running his ship at full speed
through a fog. It's the public that's to blame,
and I'll tell you how it is.
ITO begin with. everybody knows OF the RI
valry between the different lines. Everybody
knows what q difference there is. in tho estima-
ton OF the public, between the rival boats Of
the same grade which start at the same time
and come in twenty-four hours apart. The man
who has travelled by the boat that comes in
last Is going to say to himself that next time
he will go on the So-and-So. which must be q
better boat. for didn't she come in n day
ahead Of the one he came on? The Cap
tain Of boat No. 1 Is q hero for the time
being. and the company he works for smiles
on him. That he has run all the way at full
speed. through heavy seas and fogs. and has
taken all kinds Of risks. he knows. but he
other line. and that is enough. The Captain Of
other, knows inst what is Ia store, for him be-
fore he reports at the ofhce OF his company.
rms MW 1fSoG Row T Is sh hs h &ai Blank You came
In ,twenty.iour hours behind the so-and-So.
What was the matter. anyhow |?
the Banks We struck FOG 50 thick You eouuldn't
run at half speed afIdeyH.S ~ Aau ~
~, ., ! hsG ,h; one 4 r. the sI owners rs viii say "a (. 'hh i.4ah
twenty-hopr hours by the so-and-So.
Capt. Blank says no moro. but feels that he
M ytfFi Tho gan mnv ha runnfnO mountains
the funnel from the bridge, but, he is bound to
ere of the line smile on him. So he knows what
fSS t coSpa5 ], i sa shG sd Rns q p,S sSS i i h T Z 3
exist. and the Captain. has to please the
soo oFtsn. sY ae co dRS he With does smother this e sPiS
haps, the natural low. Of. life or the Thought Of
going to the bottom with the ship, but no
knows that his career is at an end. The board
show that the accident was due to the care
leAsness Of the commander In running at full
s mss be IN he sh T. Eo wehIthsrdi or T ShS t SIs ot sh9 case
suspended for some months at least, When At
last he gets the certificate back it has a hole
Wow let US suppose that he has beer, a faith
Jul nnd s era IT., OF the eo%Peny Tor a good While,
to another ship and give him a chance for ex-
istence. This new ship has to be insured. of
S %%iE before she goes to sea; The under
Question as to who Is the CAPTAIN Of the Ship.
say, WHY let "eS Us Sc! ssel nf Isn't t1 Rs Il msn Whoo
sunk the S~o-annsSo2 Yes2 oh, we can't take
Put a aisa | eF e 9 snlG sS%T Ia Sis pIS yeG ana G Il viii
The company Is therefore obliged to dis;
miss. Capt. Blank. Then he starts out to find
ber; has q hole in l. Hegoes to see the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
ToLD BIZ THE OLD CIRCUS MAN.
What Happened When Finally the Great
est of All Giants Died.

What Happened when Finally the Great
est of All Giants Died.
II never told you the exact height OF the
great giant-what's the USE" said the old
circus man. You wouldn't believe 1t IL I did;
as I've said before It would only make you dis
believe what / do tell you about him. and
what's the use2 But you can form some sort
Of an idea about 1t IL from these things that
I've told you and from what I'm going to tell
you now about his death and burial. because in
the course Of time he died.
I'VE were under canvas then. showing three
times q day. and moving ourselves. and we
were tolerable busy. and we really hadn't time
to give such attention as we ought to the bury
ing Of what had been. after the great giraffe.
our very greatest attraction. The digging Of a
grave for him would have been like digging
the foundations for several houses in a row
mere cost OF the land would be considerable.
came to, the rescue; IN looking, around for
forage when We struck the town ne had dis, dis,
they'd stopped using when the railroad was
built. This old canal ran through the edge of
aman's farm there. and that land was no use
iit wasn't worth the time. and trouble It would
take to get horses and ploughs up and down
and the old man bought a strip OF that land
along there, q few acres Of 1t. enough for a
cemetery lou IOr the Rlhnt, LOT. next 10 mourning
SO you see there We were, with the land bought
and the grave dug at very small expense and
practically In q minute.
We laid the giant down In the section OF the
canal we had bought. and hauled earth from
the rest OF the piece to cover him up--the old
man was wise enough. of course to buy land
enough to provide for that. When the mound
was rounded up In proper shape and due pro-
portions It made quite Q ridge: 1t was a fiat
country round there. and you could see this
ridge for quite o piece.
''Of course the old man put up a headstone.
and It was much the biggest headstone I ever
1t was built Of brick. The old man hired all
the men that could work on 1t, and they put in
o foundation and built the headstone in half a
day. It was something like the side wall Of a
brick house for general Dimensions, only 1t
was very much thicker and tombstone-like In
shape, and at a little distance in that level
country the ridge with the great stone at one
end of It looked like what 1t was. the grave of a
mighty giant.
we thought. with the inscription we had ton
the headstone, but O great storm came up be-
fore the mortar had set and blew the head
stone down. and there 1t lay simply a scattering
pile Of brick. But the mound remained. as 1t
still does; I saw It there only a year ago whenI
passed through that country. But with moth
ing to mark 1t, exact knowledge Of II. Rradually
faded. and even tradition had grown indistinct.
and the great mound had come finally to be
known simply as the giants hill"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
PORTING so1L.
An Article of Common Sale for the Replen-
fishing of City Flower ROts.

An Article of Common Sale for the Replon-
iahInE Of City Flower Pots.
A sign marked Plotting SOIL" seen in q
florists window. was new to one man who saw
it. but he learned upon inquiry. as. indeed. he
might have realized upon a moments re1ec-
tion without inquiry. that the thing It stood
for is old. very old. Plotting soil can be bought
of almost any city florist, and It has long been
an article Of sale In cities. being sold for the re-
plenishing of exhausted. earth In the pots Of
flowers kept in city homes.
How often this earth may need to be re-
newed depends. OF course. on circumstances
Some plants and flowers exhaust the soil
quicker than others do. In some cases the
soil may be restored by the use Of the proper
fertilizers. Sometimes the soil gets sour
from too much watering. The soil may last for
years without renewal. but 1t might be said In
a general way that the soil In the home flower
pots. to attain the best results. would require
renewal perhaps once In three years.
The city dwellers. obviously, cannot 90 out
mem or a s' section &1S q asphalt to tOI g stO Earth RH for
his q foyer 1S eLn pots and It Is very likely that he has
i hHo1 tSe T eoaptr rs FOR e. fsS and NJ be Be s mas tef ind t emp
that takes time aud costs something. and un-
that is no good. that is clayey. for Instance. or
otherwise OF little value. 30 usually he buys
poILlnR SOL OF Jne HOti5G.,
Tho florist gets suitable earth In the coun-
try where his country greenhouses are. It Is
pulverlzed and mixed with various fertilizers,
In. one proportion and another or wtth'nonesat
all, according to the requirements Of the plants
for which 1t Is to be used or the degree OF fore
ing to which they are, to subjected II they are
on hand also at his greenhouee in the city, and
this is the potting soil hat is bought by the
home cultiyator Of flowers. Its cost is small.
Commonly sold as II, is here, pottlng soil is
q more common article OF sale in European
cities, where flowers are more commonly kept
than here. and where. they are even cheaper
than here. A little potted geranium plant, for
example. may be bought In the streets OF Lon
don for two or three cents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23

months wasn't otferizod ohsomethin,. TINT they
didn't hnvo no call 70 come and take de money
and the papef wo put do mark TO. Mr.. Colonel
10 lettin, ua. have corn enough TO DO us right
now. He etWnyA does take us part and he
years fnrm work In done. 30 we amt got no
,casion TO- WORRY particler bout de courthouse
boin' shut mp, only de .diagrnce and dc infamy
de people tnlkin', Dat headrus' rockin' chair
u dc onllest one what - cen dis neiRhborhood.
,soueln', de white people's. but does hate to
see IL about. Soon "a we ats through payln'
for. Il, when they sends the right men round,
and they cell de corn out de house for money
70 nay do payer, / aim TO sec II March Depplefs
wife's mammie won't buy Il way from us and
it out In corn. IL Will 90 a good piece
over do creek IN dat cqse. and we won't be ant
to meet up wild it much"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
MURDERED BIZ ms COLONEL.
A German Sergeant Killed Because n " Self
Cooke" Turned Out Poor Food.

A German Sergeant Killed Because n " Self
Cooker Turned Out Poor Food.
Hardly had the news become public in Ger
many that Lieut.. Won BrusewltZ. the officer
guilty Of tho unprovoked murder OF q civilian,
had been released by the Kaiser after only two
years imprisonment. when the killing Of a non
commissioned officer by. one OF his superiors
has once moro stirred up feeling against army
officers. While the Fifteenth Uhlan Regiment
was encamped near HaEenau on the night Of
Sept. Is. Sergt. Scheinhardt. acting as quarter
master. was In charge ofthe '.seif-eooker." a sort
Of Atkinson oven arrangement In which the food
called away during the night to receive forage,
and In his absence the priyates attending to the
cooker forgot TO put on the rubber ring that
keeps the air out. and as a result the food In the
00 Ths Major EJs sP Count tonberg.werniGsrode, be-
longing to one q the noblsst families n Ger.
failure. The latter exiplsined. that he was not
to blame. as he had been Obliged to go away
E SsiGr s sss SG SsssIfsd T fSs s sel 2 { SP' ,s hiassr S the
lowest cur n the sessl@snt.. ssaeInsSrdt COM
s spon he Re f MsjGf sslq sasS fSflse eti' face 30 hard Tf tSst
f s9lsasSSi an isp I ychsinhs q isr'. er Es ne od Rsl'kt 60
tSs men E sfsadISS Ing near s,,;,ot You have seen seen
the Sergeant with 1t first. on the leg. then on
the left side OF the head. scheinhArdt took out
his h9ndkerchiet 70 stop the blood. stood up
the ground. He was carried to the hospital.
where he died the same night without recover
presence OF many Of the officers Of the Garre-
t h15 g SsSTtSS sDos 3 q fh ~ r1FS fIIGSS a. chaplain sI1t Ct
excellent one. His father Is a veteran OF three
wars. with, .sayeral medals; onS brother 10 q
Count Stollberg- Wernlgerode. who Is 10 years
OF age, has been placed under arrest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
LAWS MAJESTY IN ATLANTA.
A Pie Case Involving y Street Fight and 4
Fin OF 10 Cents.

"A Pie Case Involving q Street Fight and q
Fine OF 10 Cents.
They stood before the Recorders court In
Atlanta, Ga. two mites OF dArkies. with faces
tear-stained and miserable. The Judge looked
solemnly down at these small bundles Of mis-
cry. Then he spoke:
Upon what charge are these prisoners
brought heref"
Fighting. sir" answered a hurly oficer OF
the law.
The Judge hid Q smile behind q handkerchief
as he mopped his face. Then he again spoke.
and this time the sound Of his voice brought
terror to the hearts OF the dlminutive cul-
prits.
Tell ne about it.p and his eyes rested upon
the larger of the two boys.
The face OF tho prisoner took on an Ashen
hue: then he stAmmered forth:
dis yere niReah he hit me fust. ledge. he
did fer q fack." His voice grew holder as he
saw chances Of his vIndication in the eyes Of
,.nIS Yer J Sss; Ssd.SS1 T., bit H., s ss.i SiS y ysTs WAY. II, /
4, csSts sr a al i pRsa On F'edf ss pis wus ss saS so Sds
Hit cos ten cents when hit 'uz fust baked. but
sssn lu ca sSp s' irs ne d 1sT sr q pSs ID '1 asSd b. t aSRs
AN, ledge" here the small voice took on a
he come up ter me an, he say. Gimme piece
or pie. Yer no gimme / tek. NIT, Den he
o. The gwinter tsE hit anyhow. ! ,shov him
of. ledge. d4's all did. ! clar 10 gracious
arm ay out an hit me on q, mouf an mashod
INV pie AL ober ma face. FL cents worth or
ledge. I slung him down an beat him good.
S ier ! wS ~ Poy''fui mad Yer dOAn' blame mo
o this tfasf" said the Judge as he looked
"aYss. san. Was the frightened reply.
How much money have youf" and the
Judges eyes remained unmoyed.
prisoner number two
o1 give Il to that 6Dym ThS Eolce ofth
'.9ah?"
give the 10 cents to that boy, 1 sAidi'' thun-
a very dirty pocket was pulled wrong side
out In the successful search for the required
dime. Then t exchanged owners, while
black looks q banned rage went. with i,
nov, get" said the yudge. and never let
T6s dusEy figures quickly disappeared.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
CoREA,s QUEEN ooTEns1rrNr.
Ali the Court Has to Attend Three Daily
Sacrifices to thb Late Empress.


BAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 16.-oriental adyicss
give curious details Of the farcieal Government
In Corea. Three times daily sacrifices are Of
fered TO the dead Empress which all court on
cials must attend. One OF these ceremonies
falls at 2 o'clock In the morning. and TO miss a
single occasion may mean disgrace and death.
There are constant changes in ONCE. OF lAte
the Ministers have been trading places among
themselves. The Minister Of War and Minister
Of Justice recently changed Jobs. Then the
Minister who went into the War Once changed
with the Foreign Minister. There have also
been several changes between the Home De-
paTtment and the Department OF Finance,
Besides this, all Of the higher o~ficials are
nvalstin supplying oftces 10 their relatives.
One high oflcial. Kim Honglh, provided valu-
Rble, positions for geVen relatiyes.. including
and niece.
Four were made magistrates. the niece yas
made imperial grave keeper, another chief OF
the mining bureau. and the seventh 4 Cor.
mander In the CorSan' Army.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
NOT FROM
Tho Smart Boaster ON q Train found One
of His Theories Upset.

The Smart BoRster on q Train Found One
OF His Theories Upset.
He had q theory as to the slight but unmis-
taxable characteristics which distinguish tho
resident OF one State from the resident OF any
other. He boasted. furthermore. that by in
spectlon he could always place q strange man
through those marks. All this he had been
setting forth to q party Of fellow travellers in
the sleeping car rolling over the dull prairie
monotony OF the transcontlnental trip. From
theory he jumped In a CHEEKY way to practice
and selected q man sitting across the aisle TO
be the proof OF his abilities.
ITO look at our. nelghhor, ladies'" he az
planned. you might think that he cam from
many strangers as l have, and have noticed
them the same, way; you would be Just as able
Nov, tn provo II. Say. neiGhbor, would you
mind telling us II you bal. from Missouri f,n.
bsshS r SS1l5 Mls = pInSt sm Msf Of No fSk i1 tbsts WHAT aSe
makes me look that way
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
The Homo Partuors, heading.

As / sit here reading said a home-loving
man. II am sometimes inclined to think what
q task It is to hold one OF those books that are
so bound that you have TO hold them hard all
the ssst tine s to a kss RI .s SoS SPe nait6 SSt s EhsR On ! Iq t8e
other side Of the table. holding the baby with
one hand and holding a book on at, arms
baby can't tear the leaves out. and, reading
when she can, out OF ono corner OF her eye
why, I feel that / have nothing to ind fault
With and mueh 70 be Gratelul ioT..'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
EIoHr REBEEs BEHEADED.
WuchOW People Take n Holiday and Wit
meas the Decapitation.

papers say that eight subordinate leaders OF
the Kwangsu rebellion have been beheaded at
WuohoW. They were carried in baskets
through the principal streets as a warning.
amid the laughter and ieerinR OF men. women
and children. Ten thousand persons wit
messed the decapitatio9 and made L a
parents. who jokedWit the rebels a second be-
fore the axe fell When all was over children
played among the heAdless bodies.
The Japan Nail. commenting on this, says:
oh, that the Americans or British would
i~nauguFate new state OF things In a country
Whichis = stain and blot on the civilized world
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
AT OLD AUBURN.
Sarge Load of Worcester People Enjoyed
Entertainment

Auburn, Feb. IA miscellaneous en-
tertainment was given by the Y P S.
G. E., in the town hall, Friday evening,
Feb. II. The following was the pro-
gram Part 1st--Trio, piano. violin,
cornet, Miss Bessie Stiles accompanist,
W. c. Styles violinist, George Clemence
of Worcester, cornetist. Song, "Bill, the
Bo-sun," Mr.. John Thayer. Reading,
selected, Mr.. George Clenence. Song,
Because I love you dear" Mrs. Web
ster Thayer Of Worcester, Miss Lottie
Thayer accompanist. Song, selected,
I'm the bosom friend Of Albert, prince
Of Wales" Mr.. Perley Thorne, Miss
Bessie Stiles aceompanst. Reading, Sc
lected, Mr.. George Clemence. Song, Sc
lected Mrs. Webster Thayer. Miss Lot
tie Thayer accompaaist. Trio, piano,
violin, cornet
Several encores were called for which
were responded to.
Part 2d--"The county school, The
teacher was Mr.. Snodgrass; the commit
teeman, Squire Spoopendyke. The scho-
lars were all dressed in the attire of 50
to 100 years ago, and their recitations
and compositions, which included many
local hits, afforded no end Of merriment
to the audience. The hall was well
filled, a large bus load coming from
Worcester. During the evening and
after the entertainment, the ice cream
and confectionery tables received their
share of attention.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
FOUGHT TO FINISH.
Pascoag and Putnam Cocks Fight
Near Webster.
Affair Kept Profound Secret-Pascoag
Bird Won Fight and Prize
Money.
lspeoial Dispatch to the Spvl


Webster, Feb 1S.--Webster seems to
be the rendezvous for cock fighters,
Sunday always being an exceptionally
good day. Today was no exception and
a big go" was pulled off, within ra-
dius OF three miles from town. The
fight took place in Connecticut, just over
the state line. The birds were owned
and backed by Pascoag and Putnam
parties, Arrangements for the battle
have been i'll progress for several weeks,
and secretly the plans for the location
of the battle, purse, referee, weight Of
birds, ETC., were formed through their
respective managers. Only a few Web
ster people were given the tip that the
fight was to occur, they being sworn to
secrecy. During the afternoon partici-
pants drove to the scene ~ every con-
ceivable style of vehicle. There was a
forfeit previously posted with q Putnam
stakeholder Of $40, the fight being for
$50 a side.
When the final purse had been put up
and everything in readiness the fight
started, and exciting it proved.
The Pascoag bird was a fine duck
wing. its opponent being a blinker. The
birds dropped into the ring and inn
mediately flew fiercely at each other
anu IOugnt nara Iof ten minutes, nelIu-
er inf1lcting serious wounds. Gradually
they grew more wary, and calmly
watched for an opportunity to admins
ter g. fatal jab. After nearly 27 min
utes of fighting the Pascoag bird gave a
terrible jab to its opponents neck. This
settled the fight, and the dying bird,
with few more blind jabs, rolled over
on its back and expired. Both birds
were fine specimens, each tipping the
scale at four pounds. One and half
inch spurs were used. The defeated bird
has fought four previous battles and
came out vistorious, until he met his
Waterloo in the shape of Pascoag mon
ey. Winning party came through Web
ster on the way home this evening.
There were about 20 in the party. The
affair was kept very quiet, the interest
ed parties standing in wholesome dread
of local officers,
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14
GEO. O. BRIGHAM.
Death of Prominent Westboro
Citizen Sunday.
Had Been Town Clerk for 80 Years and
Bank Man Many Years-His Honora-
Bile Career

Westboro, Feb. lS.-The town Of West
boro was thrown into state of deep
sorrow this afternoon at the death of
George. o. Brigham, one Of the oldest,
best known and most highly respected
residents, who had died quite suddenly.
Some time ago Mr.. Brigham was seized
with apoplexy and for some time has
been an invalid, though he was able to
be about the house. This afternoon he
partook of his dinner as usual, and a
short time afterwards expired.
George o, Brigham was a son Of the
late Capt. Otis Brigham, who for many
years was closely identified with the
best interests of the town, and his son
inherited many of these characteristics.
He was born in this town 76 years ago,
and has been lifelong resident. Hav-
ing grown up with the town he has been
vigorous in his work for the towns in
terests. He was one Of the most fearless
and progressive workers in the town,
and lent his money and energy to every
thing which pertained to the towns wei
fare. Some years ago, when the question
OF water works was first discussed, Mr..
Brigham was one of the few men in
town who saw the urgent need Of this
provision for protection of property and
health. Nothing daunted by many dis
couragementS, Mr.. Brigham pressed the
cause. and was rewarded by having the
town provided for in this direction. In
every similar matter, Mr.. Brigham al
ways possessed advanced views and to
him, in a great measure is due the many
modern improvements which Westboro
takes pride in.
For many years Mr.. Brigham was con-
nected with the WeStboro national and
savings banks as cashier. About a quar-
ter Of century ago, the business
Of these two banks demanded separa-
ton. At this time he became cashier of
the Savings Bank, which position he oc-
cupied at the time of his death
Thirty years ago Mr.. Brigham was
elected town treasurer, and has filled
that position continually since with
credit to himself and honor to the town
Of Westboro, In 1870 he was elected
to the state Legislature, and was instru-
mental in bringing about legislation
which was beneficial to the town he rep
resented
Mr.. Brigham never married, and his
only survivors are two sisters and two
neices; the sisters are Mrs. A. B. Hutch
inson and Miss Lucy Brigham. The
neices are Mrs. H. S. Knight, wife of DR..
Knight of Worcester, and Miss Agnes o.
Brigham of Pittsf1eld.
The funeral viii take place from Mr..
Brigham's late home Wednesday after
noon at 2.30 o'clock.