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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
THE HORSE THAT WANTCD sr,os
showed That He Knew a Black
smiths Sign When He Saw II.

From the Boston Transcript.
If his mistress is to be believed, (and
who dare say she isn'tD the old horse
Jerry, some of whose exploits have been
related before, can read The other day he
was put into the carryall and driven 10 a
town some four miles away. The roads
turned out to be unexpectedly slippery.
and Jerry was smooth-shod. He had SO
dreadful time in getting down the hills
that all the people had to get out and
walk, and as he was trying to pullup one
hill he actually so lost his footing that
the carryall began to run backward pull
ing the horse down hill after it, and if the
driver had not expertly cramped the
wheels into bank there must have been a
bad accident. The mistress declared that If
she got the horse to the town alive she
would have him sharp-shod there They
did get TO the town at last
AS they were driving through the streets
the way being easy enough in the town
they came to place where the sign of
a blacksmith's shop hung at the head of a
little alley. The shop itself was not In
sight-only the sign to direct people down
the alley. The horse had never been shod
at this place, nor anywhere else in the
town, but as soon as he came abreast of
this sign he attempted to turn down the
alley, and his driver had to turn difficulty
in getting him past. After some other mat
tiers were attended to, the driver went
back to the blacksmiths shop to get Jerry
shod, and he headed directly for the shop
in the alley without any guiding. AS the
man was shoeing him, he--that is, the man,
not the horse-remarked: That horse
don't need a word--he knows just when to
take up every foot and just when to put ii
down-he understands the whole business"
Now, on his way home, the old horse
never slipped once, and you cannot con-
vince his mistress that he did not know
that what he needed was sharp shoeing,
nor that he was not aware that that sign
pointed the way to a blacksmith shop.
Look here" said the Listener. when he
heard the story, was there a horseshoe
painted on that sign?"
"Ye-yes, there was" said She summon
ing up her mental picture of t..
Then that accounts for it, The horse
did not really read the sign--he saw the
picture of the horseshoe, and knew that il
pointed the way to the place where he
could have some Of the same sort Of things
put on his feet"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

much for nearly two years and doctored for
my kidneys. My friends advised me to try
remedies that they had faith in, and / tried
nearly all of them. ! was ready for any
remedy that would relieve me, but / did
not receive any benefit.
g read considerable during my sickness
and in my daily paper ] noticed frequently
articles regarding the wonderful cures made
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
and how the pills contained, in condensed
form, all the elements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. One day | read of a case
like mine in which a complete cure had
been effected. That convinced me that the
pills had merit, and decided to try them as
they cost only so cents box (never in loose
torm) or six boxes for g. 60 and could be Lad
at any druggists, or by mail from the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady,
NY. The next day ] asked the druggist re-
garding them. He said, We sell large quqn-
titles of the pills and they are well recon-
mended by the purchasers They build up
the blood, and restore the glow of health to
pale and sallOw cheeks, and effect a radical
cure III all cases arising from mental worry,
overwOrk or cxcesses of whatever nature.
bought box and took it home. and commenced
to take the pills, Before | had taken one box
that intense pain which for fifteen years
had nearly killed me was gone. con-
tinued using the pills until / had taken
four boxes, which made me feel as well as
had for years previous to my sickness. Ny
friends noticed the change at once and were
more than pleased to see me ont again.
continued using the pills, and in less than
sixty days | was so much improved that !
was able to attend to business"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
KENTUCKY SNAKE STORIES.
They Come in Midwfnter, Hence
Must he Frozen Facts.

Must BE Frozen Facts.
From the Paducah News.
From Shady Grove, in Crttenden coun@
ty, comes a mid-winter snake story that
is entitled to wear the horns and likewise
the rattles and scales.
Col. Mike Eaker gave the facts TO a
News reporter. Now, of course, folks who
know Mike will be inclined to take his
statements regarding reptiles with a grain
of salt or dose of salts, or something OF
that kind, but when he backs up his mar
rative with the word of good honest far-
mers, no one will be inclined to doubt it.
A day or two ago Messrs. James Kemp
and A. M. Utley were burning a plant bed
near Shady Grove. Discovering a hole in
the middle of the scorched area, they in
vestigated and dpg out of it big ball of
sleeping delirum tremens symptoms.
Rolled up in wad for the cold weath-
er Information were forty-one reptiles, all
alive and all slumbering very soundly.
There were two rattlers each four feet
long, eighteen copperheads, two black
snakes, five garter snakes six chicken
snakes, six thunder snakes, two frogs and
TWO llZardS, or 'ScOrplonS
S. A. Frazer postmaster of Shady Grove
confirms this yarn.
Yesterday afternoons Daily Sun con-
tained the following:
Mr.. Frank Futrell, who Is on the jury
I'm the Circuit Court, to-day brought to the
city peculiar curiosity in the shape OF
a scorpion with two heads
He killed the reptile yesterday willis
moving hay, and says it could not turn
around, owing to the fact that it had
head on each extremity, and looked Ike
two scorpions that had almost swallowed
each other.
1T was of the common species, and Mr.
Futrell says it did it's moving like troll
ley car, first one way and then the others
without turning around. 1t was taken 10
Lang's drug store this afternoon ana
placed in alcohol"
The foregoing story is correct, although
an error or two has crept into it. Strict
ly speaking, the reptilian curio was ros
a scorpion, but a domestic form OF ina
chameleon, belonging to the lizard family
1t is commonly known in this sections
however, as a Scorpion
Nothing like Mr.. Futrelfs animated
drunkard's dream was ever seen in West
Kentucky.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

feel the disappointment so keenly that
they never touch pen again. For this re-
lief many thanks. 1t is one way to kill
off the increasing herd of authors. But,
believe me, publishers are as fallible as
other mortals. The chances are that they
miss the best stories submitted and select
some old thing not worth binding. Their
errors of judgment far outnumber those
of the theater managers, because the field
of operation is larger The doctrine of Sc
lection has not yet been reduced to the
level of an exact science, and they can
no more tell what viii be to the taste
of the reader than the manager can tell
what will fill his auditorium with delight
full spectators. l do not know what pro-
portion of presented plays is successful,
but it must be infinitely small OF the
5000 books published in this country every
year not more than half dozen have a
profitable sale.
The American public pays nearly $50, co.,
600 a year for general literature, and as
much more for school and college text
books, for books sold by subscription, etc.
We never hear of an American author get
ting rich. Crawford makes more money
than any native writer, yet he is practic-
ally an Italian, having lived abroad since
early childhood. The publishing houses are
rich, and their number is ever on the in
crease. The older ones made fortunes by
appropriating foreign publications. but
how the new ones subsist l cannot guess
unless it be that the profits on the very
small proportion of successful books are
enormous. Most of the authors of my ac-
quaintance have gone back to daily Jour-
naism, whence they came preferring a
certain small salary week 20 a doubtful
revenue from a long-delayed publication.
Prof. Brander Matthews, who was once
connected with the New York Times. is
not obliged to write for a living. He owns
the Florence apartment house and is a
professor, or lecturer, in Columbia Uni
Versty. Harry Thurston Peck is another
professor who finds time to write contro-
versially on multitude of subjects. Edgar
Saltus, who has written some of the most
disgusting books in the English language
now lives by yellow Journalism. Julian
Hawthorne, who Is made of better ma
terial is also a yellow journalist. Both are
lucky.
About year ago we heard a good deal
about a book to be written by w. E. d.
Stokes, the heavy society swell and strut
but it has not materialized. The subject
was to be Tweed Ring Secrets" He found
a trunkful of documents discriminating
prominent men still living in New York,
and it is barely possible that somebody
begged him to let the matter drop for the
present 1t would make an interesting book
to put on the shelf of the Democratic Club.
and if men and things were called by
their right names the sale would be tre-
mendous.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
were asked by the entertainment commit
tee Of the board Of councilmen.

Mr.. Marcus Daily Of Anaconda, Mont,
passed through Savannah yesterday al
ternoon aboard the New York and Flor
ida Limited the vestibule train of the
Florida Central and Psninsular Railroad
Mrs. DAILY accompanied him Mr.. and Mrs
DAILY were visited at the train by Mr.. John
". Egan. vice president of the Central
railroad Mr.. Egan and Mr. DAILY were well
known to each other while the former liv-
ed in the West,and they are warm friends
The railroad official was anxious to have
the big mine owner STOP over day or
two with him. but Mr.. DAILY had to get
back 10 the North. He and Mrs Daily have
been in Florida for some ten days, having
come down from New York, to which place
Mr.. DAILY had gone on a visit on matters
of business.
Mr.. Marcus Daily is one of the best
known men in the West. He Is the owner
OF copper mines at Butte and of extensive
smelling works at Anaconda From a
membership in the company that invested
years ago IN the property he has become
sole owner. The story is told Of how MI
Daily managed 10 get his first insight into
The richness of the mines of the Anaconda
He was employed as an expert by a. syn
dicate that wanted to get an idea as to
the relative merits of The mines He
was sent out to get the desired informa-
ton.
The story goes that he stopped at the
poor hotel of which The place then boast
ed. He stayed there several DAYS and
then notified the landlord that he was
out of money and would have to get work
before he would be able to pay him what
he owed him. This set the landlord az
work to get him job in one of The mines
Mr.. DAILY worked in this mine until he
had learned all about IL as an expert in
copper mining that he cared TO know. He
then knocked off work. and after a time
told his landlord the same story. saving
that he had not been satisfied with the
treatment he had experienced in the mine
In the meantime he managed 10 keep lust
little behind with his board. and This
kept the landlord anxious 10 keep him in
work In this way the latter was able
TO get the expert employment in nearly
all OF the mines then in operation. The
result was that hir. DAILY was soon in A
position to make an exhaustive report to
the company. Mr.. Days wealth and other
quallues nave won him in the West the
sobriquet of Marquis"
Mr. w. T.. Arnold, who. on Jan. 81 will
leave the service of the Ocean Steamship
Company, as general travelling passenger
agent. with Office at New York, has ac-
copied position with John Medole & son
large printing, binding and stationery
hrm IN that city. Mr.. Arnold has MANY
friends here who win join in wishing him
success m his new position
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
STRICKEN AT A THIRTEEN CLUB.
The Fatal Member Taken Suddenly
III. and Soon Died.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Bridgeport, Conn, Jan. 4.-Thaddeus
Beecher succeeded in getting up 10 eluo
and the organization met for the frss
dinner last night, Jan. 10, at 10 minutes
past 8 o'clock, at Smiths cafe, 10 STATE
street. The table was decorated with ID
kinds of flowers. Before each plate were
candlesticks with 13 candles. The punch
was made of 10 different kinds of liquor
In the center was large coffin MADE co., %
ices. This was eaten during the meal lne
first candle to burn out was the sign IRON "
fate that the member sitting before
would be the first TO die.
The first candle to burn out was IN to-
of Edward Howe. Before the dinner W.
finished at midnight he began to turn pia a..s
in the face, and lief the table, ana Wa ,Is
taken to his home on North avenue. l
was taken violently i'll and died at o ciO0"
this morning. 80
This terrible warning has terrlneo az
twelve surviving members. /
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29
CITY BREVITIEs.

or the three boys before the Recorder
yesterday for firing barn on the Exley
farm, west of the city. all were discharo-
ed except T. ]. Flanagan, who was tur6-
ed over to the City Court.
The promenade concert, announced 10 he
given last night at the Guards hall. was
not held, owing to the failure of the band
10 put IN an appearance The ladies who
nave interested themselves in the con-
certs for the purpose of raising funds for
the assistance of the Louisa Porter Home
We're very greatly disappointed, as they
had expected to be more successful than
the night before
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

Perhaps the best-known beard in the
United States is that of ex-senator PETER
of Kansas. which was said to measure
three feet long, but there are many which
exceed that in size says the Boston Trans
cript. The museums frequently contain
men five feet and over whose boards sweep
the floor when they stand up, but perhaps
the longest of all is that of Legrand La
row, of Lamar, Mo-, which is said to exceed
any other in the world. Ii is seven feet
in length, and has measured ~ feet Mr..
Larow was born in TomplSins county New
York, in 1852, and his relatives are noted
for heavy boards, but not extraordinary
length He is six feet In height and weighs
175 pounds. When standing with his beard
down il extends two feet upon the floor.
He has not shaved for over twenty wears
In the year 1877 Mr.. Larow came West
and was a farmer and stock raiser for
many years. He wears his beard braided
and wound around his body, or else wran-
ped and lodged inside his vest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

The Italian government has resolved
to found at Florence at public expense
a library of all the books which have
incurred the censure of the sacred con-
gregation of the index. The vatican has
protested against the measure, on the
ground that the majority Of the books
in question are improper to the last de-
gree, and that the establishment of a col
lection of such a nature Is an affront
rather against public morality than
against the discipline Of the church.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

One Way.-"Miss Daisy, you are writ
ing to that little brother OF yours who is
visiting out West, aren't your YES.
He's a dear little fellow. 1 miss him so
much" HE is. indeed. Have you sealed
the letter yet, Miss Daisy?" mot yet"
add a postscript, If you please, and tell
him 1 want to know how he would like
me for big brother" Oemurely)-"Mr.
Spoonmore, 1t win be at least two weeks
before you get an answer--if you ask him.
(And the matter was settled in about two
minutes )-Chicago Tribune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-29

Most Probable.-Penelope-A what
do you think? Marie writes me that the
Count has at last expressed his love to
her.
Ethel-Hml-C. o. D., suppose?--
Puck.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
BUSINESS NOTICES.

A full line OF all the new styles OF sum-
mer goods are To be found at Smiley
Shoe Store, L. N. SWEET, manager, Nor
way, Maine.
j. Wesley Swan will from May I'd to
the 18th make and finish each picture
personally. This is sufficient guarantee
for good work, together with extra low
prices.
There is nothing equal to success
The Kelley Institute, Isl Congress st
Portland, is daily asserting Its Inn.
portauce and value In meeting the de-
mands made upon It by those who de.
sire to become cured Of rum, opium, and
tobacco diseases, as well as OF nervous
ness and nervous prostration. Core.
spondence solicited.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
FROM A CATHOLIC.

EdifOr Dsmocru.
In the last issue OF your paper the
East Hebron correspondent asks. "What
has become of our Catholic pe1dlers and
trsmps? Have they gone to SPAIN
la order that there NAV be no anxiety
ss to the matter, will simply say that
beipg q Catholic myself should like 10
inform the questioner, but never ask a
person Who calls at my door his relig-
iOus belief. am not narrow minded
enough, nor insane.
II the correspondent read the news
papers he would know that AZ yet only
a few natives OF Spain have gone bsck
there. hut ne need not be anxious abOu,
the Catholics. as there are enough OF
them 10 our army and navy at the pres
ent time who are willing to do as WAS
done 10 the last war. that Ia, give their
lives for their country and in defence Of
our glorious flag.
In closing would say that the next
time the correspondent comes TO the
village he can see one who Is proud Of
being = Catholic (slthough not peddler)
by calling on the writer.
JOHN j. EMELEi.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
LETTERS TO SOUTH PARIS PEOPLE.

To L s. Billings, South Paris, Me-:
Dear Sir Possibly you are prsjudic-
ed againat "mixed paints"
Please do US the kindness not to con-
found r. w. Devoe 4 Co.'S Pure Lead
and Zinc Paint with ''mixed" paint.
Although ready for use, ours are not
"mixed" paints In any sense Of the word,
as they contain no benzine, water,
alkalis, petroleum or other substitutes
for linseed oil; neither do they contain
any barytee, whiting or other substitutes
for lead and zinc.
They are simply pure psints 10 every
sense OF the word-being composed only
Of Pure Lead, Pure Zinc, Pure Llnseed
OIL, Pure Tinting C0lors, and nothing
else. They are just such paints - .
painter who used the best materials
would make, except that they are twice
ground and twice mixed BY machinery,
which makes them far moro durable
than II mixed BY hand In paint tub
with Z stick.
Yours truly,
H.W. blvoE 4 Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03
BASE GALL.

MARRIED MIN 81; SINGLE 25.
The Durell field 81 South Paris held an
interested crowd Thursday afternoon,
on the occasion Of the much-anticipated
game between the married and single
men of the place. IL Was a raw dsv,
with a brisk northeast wind which howl
ed across the field, making the specta-
tors shiyer aud stitching the players
fingers. The two teams played IN posi-
tions as follows:
MARKIkD.
Roiney Chandler, c.
wtrt stanley. y.
Carroll l. Curtis. -.
n W pennison. 10.
ChArle- ". Bowker, %.
n q Fletcher. 30.
Hannibal e Howe, RI.
4 l. Hersey, CT
X T. FlAyin, H.
Nathan \. Chase, c
RF. Tufts. p.
W A Blake. -.
Charles johnson. 10.
A j Bgelow. 90
Murch. SD
John T Parsons, rf
Ernest = PArtn cf.
Frank II bUmPus, II
Ii wasn't what YOU could call "resl
sharp" game, and the weather, the lack
OF practice, and the rouehness OF the
ground must account for the rather mag
uiiieent style Of score which MAS piled
up.
For the first two innings IL looked as
IL the single men were going 70 have IL
all their own way. Stanley pitched for
the married men, Without having had
ball ia his hands before this spring. He
nd some difficulty getting the range,
and gave good many buses on balls at
first. but finally got warmed up 10 his
work, aud the longer he threw, the bet
ter game he played. The single men
held their lead until the eighth inning,
when the married men took u squirt, and
began 10 pound the ball, piling up
eleven scores In the inning, and Scout
ing lead Of i've, which they held
through the last inuing. Score 81 10 20.
Frank Bumpus, while striking in the
seventh inning, was hit on the bridge OF
the nose by the ball which glanced from
his bat. IL gave him two black eyes and
iisa bled him. Sam Stinchdeld played
the game out.
The special fielding feature OF the
game MSS the catch Of u long fly foul in
the left field, by Bumpus.
Fletcher and Chandler should each be
credited with clean two-base hit. Stan
lev and Dennison made home runs, but
IL il doubtful il either would have been
a home run on an open field, as the
houses and banks over which the ball
went favored the runner. No detailed
score was kept.
IL was rather loose game tn be sure,
but II WAS q good comfortable game,
With lots of fun in il. DR.. Holden um-
pired. and there wasn't kick.
The score by innings:
ssa5 So
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-05-03

J. Wesley Swan will operate at Frank
Bsrtlett's studio from May I'd to the
l2th. The graduating class will have
their pictures made BY Swan during
above dates. Prices are reduced nearly
one half. Every one who wants pictures
made by the well-known artist will
doubtless take advantage of low prices.
Mr.. Swan closes the studio May 18th, 80
he 10 engaged by the Grand Trunk r III
road and Poland Spring to do landscape
work for the season.