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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15

II is odd. says the New York Tribune.
that some one does not introduce the Ger
man fashion of serving suppers at even
ing entertainments in this country, or,
al least that it does not become general.
as it probably is not unknown. Instead,
as is the habit over ere, of having the
one room set apart for the purpose which
quickly becomes overheated and over
crowded, in Germany regular mushroom
growth of little tables appears suddenly
in all the apartments, as if placed there
by magic. In the ballroom, the cardroom,
everywhere where the guests are congre-
gated. these are quickly set by the num-
erous attendants, who serve supper with
the same CELEBRITY, and then remove all
traces of the repast. Even at court balls
this way of serving a repast is in vogue.
and it certainly is most comfortable for,
besides doing away with the dreaded
solemnity OF an exodus TO
supper. it prevents all the dis
comfort of crowding and insufficient at
tendance, which is such a marked feature
of entertainments at moderately sized
houses.
Although it is conventionally conceded
that for woman to tell her servant She
is out when she Is in no faisehood,
stil it is not pleasant for the visitor TO
receive direct proof TO the contrary
THE ladies are out, SIR, sald the but-
Ter to young man who was calling; while
from the floor above came an unexpected
voice:
mabel. dear, 1 saw Mr.. Smith coming
m, the steps, and l was just in time to
ten James we were out. Wasn't it lucky?"
..Brown," said another young woman,
who had a special appointment with
one of her amirers, Il am out this after
noon TO every one except Mr.. 2. When
he comes, say l am at home and show
him into the drawing 1t so hap
nened that that afternoon several men
called as Miss A a home??' they
would ask rs your name MIR. Z-?'
asked the intelligent menia.. NO, Miss
A. is not at home" he continued, glib
ly. on receiving a negative answer, and
so on da capo until the right man ar
rived. The story was repeated society
laughed thereat, and the footman was dis
oh,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15

in New York state, and not always in
the good old way. Once in a while thew
think out a new wrinkle That is what
certain young couple did a few weeks
ago.
Theirs was a church wedding. and when
the procession moved up the aisle the neo-
ple almost forgot to look at the bride he
cause they were so curious to find ont
what under the shining kerosene lamp
chandelier the bridesmaid was carving
She held it out in front of her. support
ing it with both hands, and bearing il with
as much care as if it had beeR~1he fu-
ture happiness of the young couple, or
something as fragile.
As she glided slowly by, the eager spec
tators near the aisle saw that she CA led
a small pillow, eneased in whit satin and
ornamented with baby ribbon bows. But
It was not until later that they found out
what reposed upon that pillow. When the
minister got to the point where the BRIDE
groom or the best man generally begins
TO tumble nervously in his various pock-
cts in an oftimes fruitless search Tor the
ring the pillow mystery was solved. Turn
ing triumphantly to the bridesmaid, the
bridegroom drew a handsome stickpin-
so described in the local account-from the
pillow. thus releasing the wedding ring,
which had been fastened thereon. Sucn
was one of the little originGlitcs from up
the state.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

Do pants Think said 81 Mary
PLANTER Have they powers OF reason or
any way e determining what T. gong on
around them The questions seem rather
rsntsssir. admit bu, they are prompted
~ some very caTi observations made st
my home on.y a fs~ weeks ago.
Nj daughter. who - very fond 81 fow-
srs has a moTHsrs glory vine growing IN q
t-ox on her window ledge White watering
u recently she noticed a delicate tendr1
r*acatns out toward a nail In the SIDE cas-
ing She marked the position OF the ten
drfa In r~nc.i IN The wood ard ;hsr, Stuffed
the nal about an Inch lower Next day
ne hft-o feeler had 1orecfe1 ffzs{f very
no'icsshiy. and sss again healing for the
nail The asrksnrs ard snissinxs wsr. re.
9@ais3 four or Eve times. AWAY with me
same results. and ansiIy ore nighf thr ,en-
mi. which rad ErcUn considerably man
sScf 70 reach tas coveted support, ard We
found = Csaea tightly arauni II. Mean.
while another hunca 81 tsnGrts nas been
naslnz feT a hook fhat ~ax formerly u-e.
f1s in~rrnorustsT. IBst before & reached
iss fs-sna'ion rsy daughter strung a cord
across TIRE sln5ow sssh directly ABOVE Z,
sas ehusee thsz. between the Ola los.
ard TIE rev. ard q morning glory al
Ways seems 70 PREFER a card 80 AWNING
else. 4 ~ssn't long = making 81 is rnirs
Ia very f~E hours the pale erf.p uftt-
ten4Fi-s sh.gh. b. the way, convey a SIR
tTtsnx suSgssfisn % human .nssr4-hsa
eSsnas acess 20 RI tgwars TIE twin. <xs
CAV Trey hess y. snd tpsk ssch a arm
grip ihai eont believe trey FressfhIy e.sst :
hsv" been fssnzsxe1 sffh0sEt hFsAkfr.g fse
she~- ~ctezfsts are 10 dgasr familiar sxs-.
such Eaenonenz saa - -. I zasgsf =
NesE sad 20 learn wnstner they have far-
Ta1salssI a fa~asg 81 - subsect T. ne
H srefzs SIMPLY lnex.iseah4e ~-Nsw Or
leAss Tsnse--gfs rssssrrat.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

sAxGEW wOaasGs TNG ossGSr.
Dssskses ~ rssss essst AS~pss shs
Csss0Ms ~ EWS~r~ss 6tstss

The s@ss sno1s Of the Orlentsl pfin-
essses - sfyyf European customs r. Naz~
ian, daughter Of the notorious pssha Fs-
81. who IL supposed 60 have SVEN the
khsdies fsmseI The cup Of coffee which
had sDon disastrous consequences for MIN.
shs has Ions since passed the years Of
giflnood. and has NOT lost the great beauty
which made ser famous then and the
heroine Of hooks by French snd English
zethofs. She was rssrsd under the care
% ar English governsss. quite ~ sifI
~ the arisfoeracy in EpsIsnd would have
been She VAS blonde and then q per
feet specimen OF that type of beauty. She
was freed from most Of the sxsetins re-
sfrictlons Of Mohsmmedan lie by her
father, and even allowed 20 ride horse
back dressed in the habit Of European
women. escorted by n groom imported from
England This Violation 81 Oriental eti-
dgstfe was too great. however. 20 con-
tibus. Such an example Of ernancipated
wonsnhooa might have q bad effect on
the wives and daughters OF other noble
men In Cairo. 80 the sultan Abdul ASS
put an end 70 this unprecedented holiness.
and The horseback rides ceased.
She came with q great dowry 70 her
husband, KhslH hey, who was much her
senior, and at one time Turkish anbassa-
dor In London. lie was an intimate
friend Of her fathers, enough In itself
LD HntkS UtfE uIIfsUhDtrs anu ~ biSo
gambler as well. lie lost his own for
tune and hers at baccarat. and the
Princess Sszieh. when his death left her
q young widow, found herself In great
poverty. She was destined TO draw on
herself the disapprovsI of a second sultan
for her rashness In violating the Gus
tomary ideas concerning fhs liberty of
her ser in Egypt Probably this objec-
ton would not appear unreasonable even
IN countries where such subjects are
viewed with greater isDeraiity.
a few years after her husbands death
she went TO masked bail at the opera
house In Caro- with her younger sister. the
Princess Fatina- Both were attiref In the
costumes worn by the opera singers In
The Little Duke" This was too much
for the Khctiye Tcwnk who summoned her
20 the palace, and told her that NJ widow
she had certain liberties. although :ney
could never be thought 70 include the right
20 wear mans dress AZ a public ball or
lead her younger sister into such adven-
lures. She In sfsH the most notable woman
in the native social life 81 Cairo She has
recovered enough fortune through certain
claims sxsinsf the British government TO
from her English governess. She j. always
seen in a brougham. with an English
coachman and tiny Ensdsh boy ~ her
foOtnan. The same coachman has been
for years IN her employ. She receives both
sexes IN her drawing room. speaks tire cen
tlnentai languages. and preserves some Of
the beauty which has made her famous
for more than twenty years Her defer
enee 20 Oriental custOm fs confined 10 me
wearing 3f the yashmak "a the lawn wells
are called. whenever she goes out.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

Beau BrgumeI was puxnacfous yesterday
afternoon. and continually challenged the
oatrsehe~ 20 6gbt. just about the COM
rnsnesment Of the storm Jim corbett ac-
c@ptsG The challenge. and visitors % the 90
frich farm were treated 10 a magnificent
spectacle Two fslI-srown ostrthss
crouched upon the ground. facing each
other. their beautiful viags spread out.
their long necks working from side 20
side. For fully three minutes this wss
kept up. then with a bound. the two
birds flew 8. each other, striking with an
almost stralgbt-frDm SHOULDER blow
Corbett r'asgered and fell. but rssa ned
hls fee, as Beau Yrunrsi ru~seSf ~ rim
once more ard With \ blow thst sounded
Hke the Telling ~ an OK struck he sntsso-
rsm mighty how on ire chest. driving
him ssaIns; TIRE fence.
R<au Rrumrpel fairly gu vered with
rage ard shaking his wings vsciousgy.
Hanged az Corbett. striking hlss on the leg
above ne Joint knoc king him completely
over This settled the sgft. "a far ss Cor
beff sss concerned. far. ga recovering MS
feet tiO started % run away. bur iimv@5
badly and ran 20 the rsst Ct f5e fsek f8r
frgfecssog RruMmrI then pyoDsfv went
70 he cso:sr q he pen ard challenged
ne rest o, ne birds 20 agft.-Fl0rfdl
TINE s-rni3u md CITIZEN.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

t1zT-sx 70 <zs Ffxxssx 81 a &<1
Was q xrest sureerrr frcsn s~nnmg~
weakness and had no strength ftwa~
impossible sor me 20 sf.ensf % rsa~
household duties I hass tr4es every
thing and many doctors. 5ut sSund 40
relief
w sister advised ne - ~ fvesis
Z. Pakhans Vegetable Conpsunst
which I did. before using all - 1r~
bottle ! fest better r x~Ds On WITH =
snd ~ nv xrear ssrrrrise ] an sssrpss
All who Sufser from female car1.uIairstx
shouId give q . srfa4 ~ Mzs aaew-
WILL. I1Ds : DEvEzI0x 81. gR&xD
EAFrD@ MfcH
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

4sr cfher rsiruns % ne fssAt.-ats.
r"~taar@Ht f+is ~srx Ire TAO 81 the efrra-
sHi~ ~rff fFHzf TIE -aTal 3sfrs~fz Etx-
eSsss'y res ~ss4css knife AID fork-v~ry
Nts5s fs2s h1t -urb Ea,r~ AZ - a.
~ss - ~hien she sar srreass ~ ssa.,s.s
irasTfsres stn M FREE rfav &c th- sfthr-
ard tEceEat ateuf a rsAaks f-sra ne "a
-s&1. ~!fsnk here. Jere~=er 4ssF a.
fa-hrr Tsrefv -traw - rsen effssurs .~1
rsf r. nas-rr c'rr3s A. ser rs~ ever
f'5d yea tf sarnt p.iGs o. sare~ ass.rt
~t1 go r.hcS@ str1 = aisa cut Ia
fe~srfa. o4a r.anners 20 naks Y8ar g e
fstAer rtG as z-24tA a. .an faass TIE
AFEH1aaf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

The fact maj ty,SB marks many H.
ss1 sas paid for one ssnsje acre u ylps>
yard IN tss Aoseiis sfss-Tro~inx District
makes ono realize what huge returns .
snail ps@es u soll can sDn>tiesss yfeId.
To rsE4y the purchaser, the annual PITT
as<s Of tBz sers must eel fsf ,sgssfhsnx
like an. One bsxtas 20 wonder ff.st any
one IN content 20 xrop mere wheat or pc
tzless and make no nsofs fsan a. 90 a. an
acre, when there are er0gs Najes give
ssek enormously large Tstsrns
Putting aside erops Under glsss, when
even In this country give returns running
into hundreds Of pounds per acre, the land
which Fyes fbs biggest income ger acre
I'm Britain IL that cultivated BY the great
sssdsnsD. a single acre, the property Of
scotsman On the Great Western betwsen
Lcncon and Oxford, has yielded 10 one
year flower ssets 20 the estimated value
Of ITO But naturally. this sort Of cult
walton. what viz, chemical fertilizers, la
Dor and water. needs large outlay az wei
rs wide experience 90 prove successsgI IN
The crop which pays the British farmer
best 40 . rule Ii hops. A Worcestershire
hcpyara near 5ackiey of ave acres has
yielded many tons Of hops which Ssrs sold
for u huEdredweixhs.
II II the rich soils OF tropical and sub
tropical iancs that bring the biggest sums
into their lucky ownefg pockets. The Mis-
asappi valley r. probably the richest soil
On earth. In many places the black loam
Is sixty fact deep. and has been bearing
crop after crop Of corn and cotton for .
century past win no fertilizer Whatsoever
A 2o-acre estate. near Greenvgie. on the
mississippi. sold few years ago for szsO.-
90 fGJ,0sD. II In eSimatsd 10 pay ~ per
cent. clear or the investment.
Irrigated land In California planted with
oranges and peaches sells for E1U 10 lJD
the acre. Besides the fruit three CROPS a
year Of alfalfa are taken from this mar
Vicious soil. which but thirty years ago vas
. barren wAsss Of scrubby desert
Many EnsIisbmen have invested In dive
orchards In Italy ftaIy's olive crop 10
They piant sixty olive Trees 20 the acre.
One fuii-grown tree will yield $50 gallons
Of olives. selling for D TO q per gallon.
The Island Of Samoa, that much-taIked-
OF bone Of contention. has soil which can
today be bought for q los 10 Is the acre.
and which. planted in cocoa. pays heavy
returns Two hundred trees are set to
the acre. Each tree will carry pods to
produce eight pounds Of prepared cocoa
year after the fifth year. or, when In full
bearing, a ton 10 the acre.
A ton 81 cocoa fefches Es1 10 GO In San
Francisco. From . single acre near
Winter Park. IN South Florida. straw
berries To the value Of E1G were sold in
a single season between January and
March. The first shipment brought 81 "a
a quart The eost Of working was fss
giving clear profit Of 50. The land
was Of course irrigated.
Egg plants. a delicious vegetable little
known In Great Britain. are largely
grown In Georgia. Sesr Columbus. Ga.
40 worth have been picked ard sold from
a single farm-London Mall
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

% 80 cd ffne men zks Ar~ Rack Hzr.
sd EcGracksn are natures 81 the carts
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

@7v ezsts rear 80 Pc r. =
Primitive "a ezsr-n "a, W. -rs4,-,v
- e. - = mszaruosA u..slo~~~F tree s-s
fas nsArv Pas sr< ~re4 rpsta.E Css. =
tse AssTt q 80 nszEasTry sr1w = cserrv
an = go lrVa 1ats q $3.50 a. stxst
iaehf< in as-sstes. TAsy srss e res-.
ssn fest asoRe tae gresn4 AZ fr-ss e
ts~ tEsSs ara --ee as a<-s ss--t every
hear
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02
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Very bsto ~ Sain9 on nsrnw fhq fas,at
ciufe. ArSna sha = et-lfs efub = fevx sssss
are seen nlANtnE tdii arts sn1 gsr-z-l aua a.
fceitoE hut the xvraaszlsara - pfR-si4sztiy
deesfFfes. TIE oFssHlnE x ghe flsss-s Ter
winter stn attract .aTEs n4rsaaer@ sg~snz
Ga zee yrr ttue- ~ thf - fssf.s=.. ar a. re
:. q A the sfhtsses fkafa are aAa
v~sv q. ana viii Trsnatty - -. gsag5 go.
Fe.sSfFs snt stlsfsork arr etasaglrfast ne
g. - " taS~ are su~ntUx sag On faset1sas4
FrArfrU TNpsN saw AMI aEs Hes~z xa,s
waesk- The fszes 50 ~ Tsfas- hzas~- a.
war than &N tEsf ~ssnr = tee nm& u.ssr' !.
~fio ssre cssse n pefgr - - .is~szlst. -.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

When ! wrote - Tou I ega.s very
sick hsd uDs been wei sor tgvu vpa~s
The doctors id not seerf - helo TO-
and one said T couIa not I've fkr~~
months. hsxi womb troahie. falling.
BIe~rs. kidney snd h.adder truutfe.
There seemed - - suen n sfrns~frx
snd burning galn = my gov~ess that !
could noe re>f anywhere. After usfnx
Lydia = Piakham Vegetable CON-
pound and ~snat8v~ Wazb ard soll0-v-
ing your advice ] fe~I ~e8l swaln ant
ssr0nwertha ever W s>0s~eis fe~i ~ =
they had been made over n~w Tf-h
many thanks for y0ur help. rernAzn<
4. O.. - AVE- 81. xsvAnuL ~ y"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

positions sri~ss fn~y ss- lnJas~1 Wsi~
tse~ - q a~w Bas wbs gives great rFgW-
lee ~ f~tna xfAS Of either xsssS ~
sa<kgs, AMI crest fkfnss sss DfsSsessd ~
BIN. Ds gfvss ssH sf~~g> ere 100 god
cuts siss. rgg fs1siss fn~ss are R~ssSn-
teyr, riss~fI, tJsesvff ss1 sf~ess. 81
ses~1 nsss Dysfi@ss ~ . grid tseSS~s bs
pssysd sts s<s,sles TOO yssrs s9o. NE
~ 10 90. vslssese Dessnd ts~ Bn~ ros
ends Hsf2s 10 bsSa from last rssrs
fs@m, Tn~a fh~fs ers foorsss. m fb~
sgss1 last year Smith, sfsvsnssn. E5~
wards snf tos2lt
fs<kfbf fhs Igs1 there ~. ~ COARSE Dsst~
IsDf, last years esDfsts, fef ne malt
back, and tmseb snf Ma Mssss ere fne
leading candidates fsr the ofh>F rssb
D~<s IT, me mig yowsffor tssf fssvs s~srns
90 - ~ me sfs~eszlly ssssS g. sil. Boass,
the end, hAs hsS . Soso1 deal 81 1sSsfss
sDef ssG 10 = age@ctxss fnsa ~ svsyy
raT, eyc~gf y1nsJng fsasnss1 10 . h~s~
fsf ktetTr, bgs ts too j3aff, While shors,
= sSv mar, vh1 can systien fssrs al.
has MT bs6 sufficient ssp~ys~srs. oasA-
bsf, last yssrs quarter. - Dsen, sn6 sfIt
grgtesly hid down hls 90 tss, sgfhossn
~ has TO worthy esm1~dssrs tn wsod~
~ ana Kennedy.
rsss~ss~s . Little UsstW~.'
~ tyisessoa fbsy are keeping sBssvs,~
" 9sief sss,st sp~tf team ard VERY ~
ti~ ia snswn ne 90 the Drosr~Dfs, Capt,
Edwards hss had hIs msH 81 woyt for
The Issf week, bat al ~ shsg have not
fsfss1 90 tst, and there 10 . assfsh ~
s~~ material The most pfonisins new
man Fffscefon has IL probably Dana. .
7l0-cesnd freshman ff0m f-swfsncevssis.
~ me present wrfffDs rffsesfon is . NJ
tie neh,6d the rest ~ the b5s teams and
D0thiSg very definite can be said 80 10
Who will compose her sisvsa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

good pssysss b>foss sse seass 10 oysr, Ths
5sxh scxs>s Deys have 1sss OFT sy~ry AR
last sssk, Ts~y are sssfin9 tDtg ysislz
e1a<. fs<u sn< WITH = Et,ge cDAsk.ax vi
play . good fxS, Essss
sevsszs very f1tsresfiB9 k1ss~ fscsx fD<k
pl&<s - sssnscsf sxss wssk, \ g01G ef9sf
Of As9tfIs mes vas Sg~senf. ~ vel ~ .
a2as1~f fssrs EySssft In fss sgss<fof>a
William fseforts Royal Jio Won vsfe ss-s.
IN fs< sSrHsf6 rsn& Ds, Szsy11 a@szs WSh,
Assd tn me rssSsnS ans milo fse>s tsDgsss
svos1 ~ Eo<~ys ~ sn1s1nish. f0Dk first
sSscs, Week after B@rt races tssf3gs fbrss
Gays are 20 h. zssS a. E>~ystl A ngHt~f
- SEATTLE horses vii H. eDs<fss 10 1sTsre
snf events
G..t> a crowd oz sgDrfiaS msS ffos No.
sffs~ tc1k lE the rs0~s ~ Yakima 1sss
vssh. Tssr ssT there we're soADs very
s,oS races. one OF two track sseofes b.isx
bf1skeE-
ArsssS Walker, tsss Australian aS5fss-
~slxfsf, arrived 10 this esfy ffDSN Portland
the 1sb@r night WslS<r has ras 40 ssv>
ersf god Azsis 80 hIz iifs. ire greatest DsS
ks4AG fo<sf reAsa1 draw win M AefsDz.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

ARE YOU GOING EAST
Cal at the northern Pacific of'~e. Seat
tie ard maze arrangements Effective
September i@fb rate 60 Chicago - ~.
and all gcints IN ths East in p-opoTtioa-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-02

wxv rns--s Esngsissrrsr 9ra8 fn@fr ~
NJ /--rffnk en-
Ars A-Y@A Use faar s2n $50
AIKEN "a rom 1enFreaffHe N4H erHF
.ssassIE f1aF cor snev rtssa ufan 80 6f ew@~f
every caller sc re tsEr srtH fMHrr
-rr.s Master . 81 ~ren esef- asrax -
fritcsza %sw~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-17
AT H CITY HALL.

Thomas Cummings. of the City Clerks
office, has reported for duty again. He
has been suffering from muscular rheu-
matism for the last " weeks
Police Captain Samuel Archibald took
the oath of Office before City Clerk
EO'Donnell this morning. The Captain as,
sumed command of the First Precinct Inn
{ Inedfately after being sworn in.
Rasiness in the Building Inspectors de-
p~artmentShas been brisk since the passage
of the new ordinance. h department.,
luts is calculated. will be much more than
self sustaining. The Inspector Of Scales:
| Weights and Measures has also. found
that his department will prove self sus-
tanning.
| There will be a meeting OF the Finance
| Board tomorrow evening.
The Street n Water Commissioners
meet today. II routine business Is TO
be transacted.
G~oetschius & Watson are Xxi great
Roadway in painting the exterior of.the
Tgfv Hall and touching UP the decorations
Of the interiQ The City Hall Commits
sioners have found that several pr the
I~soffices viii have to be ~repapered n tnv
spring.
M Myies McCartin, of the City Col
+ lecfFSSs once, Is still confined to MS Reu.
HE IS expected 70 be out IL about INC
/ weeks
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-17

TRIES TO BURN CHILDREN
Margaret 0'Brien Locked
Her Three Babies in a
Blazing Room.
POURED KEROSENE ON THE FLOOR
Then She Set It on Fire and
Went to a Friends
House.
POURED KEROSENE ON THE FLOOR

Margaret O'Brien, of No. 127 Halliday
street made a deliberate attempt to burn
her home and three little children about
six o'clock last evening, while she was
in a drunken condition. The little ones
lives were saved by James O'Hara. who
lives on the floor above. and h was
brought hurriedly to the scene by the
shrieks of James O'Brien, the seven-year-
old boy. OsHara broke open the door of
the OsBrien apartment and succeeded In
rescuing the three shivering tots from an
almost certain death. The carpets mad
been thoroughly saturated with kerosene
oil and then set on fire. The flames had
gained but little Roadway when ONHara
reached the apartment. After a few
minutes work he e~xtinguished the blaze.
The woman was found later on in a
friends house on the same block, and as
Detective Hottie had no warrant for her
arrest, he procured one from Justice OF
the Peace Lowry. The woman was
charged with arson, and her husband
made a complaint of habitual drunkenness
against her. At the time of her arrest she
admitted setting fire to the house with the
intention of destroying the inmates, and
said that she also Intended to put herself
out of the way by taking Paris green, or
some other equally effective poison.
The woman's husband, Michael O'Brien,
it seems, was paid on Friday evening of
last week, and gave his wife $40. She
disappeared the next morning with SIS of
the $40, and did not materialize until last
evening. Every cent was gone, and she
was under the influence of liquor. She
searched high and low for the remaining
IS but without success. Her son James
laid that his mother then poured the oil
about the floor and applied a match. She
locked them in and went to a friends
house. The boy said he screamed, and
that Mr.. O'Hara released them. and put
out the blaze.
The woman was arraigned before JUS
tice Potts this morning in the Oakland
avenue court, on charges of arson and
drunkenness. She denied drinking, but
admitted setting fire to her apartments,
claiming that she did not know what she
was doing at that time. The lad told
the same story to Justice Potts as he
told last night. Henry Steffens, the own
er of the house, is going to press the
charge of arson.
Justice Potts said that the crime she
was charged with was a serious one, and
that he would postpone the case until
tomorrow morning, when the complain
ant could produce more witnesses, as the
testimony on hand was not enough to
convict her of such a charge. The WONG
an, it is said, made an attempt TO XIII
her husband with a revolver about Two
years ago.