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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-13

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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-12-01

~ Accounts of Firms, Corporations and
Citizens Of Prince Georges, St. Mary's, Cal
vert and Charles Counties and vicinity are
respectfully solicited on the most favorable
lerma cOnslstent with safe ban King.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-12-01
\ PLATA, MARYLAND, DECEMBER /, 1899.

TO get ready, aud then | got old
of all the buoys could find
and pitched EN- astern when no ody
wasn't looking. Next l slipped off
my boots and dropped quietly over
the side.
when l looked up 1 seed the gal
a-looking az if she was a-wondering
'ow cold it was. And then all OF a
sudden she give yell. and dived in
and come swimming toward me like
a fish.
Lor the commotion there was on
board when they heard that Yell
First, up come the skipper from below.
He looked astern and saw the girl in
tue water. OFF went is coat, and
splash e came after 'er. Then L seed
the cook rush out of the galley. f
took in the situation, and the next
moment e was taking a header from
the stern. Two seaman as 'ad card
the cry next tumbled over, and before
l 'ad time to 'oller out and tell 'em it
was all right the other two seamen
and the boy was bobbiDg about in
the water.
by this time the gal 'Ad got to me.
and We kns each of us angling to
buoy. Away in the wake Of the barque
we could see seven 'eads a-bobbiug
about, and one by one they they came
up to us and collared old of buoy,
to wait for what was going to 'appen
next. And all the time that blamed
barque was standing away under full
sail as if nothing 'ad 'appened.
Suddenly the skipper looked round
ard said something as didn't seem 10
Just fit the occasion.
Who's left in charge of that bar
que?' he yelled.
Nobody answered, and then e
looked round agen and counted us all
as we was bobbing about together.
e counted us twice, and then he
swore agen.
How dare you leave the ship
without my orders?' he shouted.
Don't You see that there isn't a man
on the barque, and that we're left here
like flock of fools while she drifts
on to the nearest lee shore?
Somebody begun to giggle, and
the skipper swore as ed blow is
brains out if 'e found out who it was.
The gal said it was 'er, aud sure
enough she was a-laughiug away as if
it was the best fun in the wo Id, while
there was the crew of the Liza Jane
a-bobling about in the water, while
our ship WAS a-sailing steadily away
by 'erself, without a aud to guide
'er from the cruel ROCKS. 1t was an
awful moment for me, as 'ad bin
the unwilling cause of it all, and it
seemed as if the utter uselessaess of
women was fact, after all.
''But there was the gal, still smil-
ing, and when a tramp steamer picked
us up and carried us to Plymouth she
wanted the skipper to report us to the
authorities as picnic party as 'ad
got out OF our depth. But the old
man was wild with the loss of is ship,
and e couldn't do nothing but stamp
about and threaten to kill us all.
1--WE did ear afterwards that the
Liza Jane 'ad stood out to sea and
went down in squall somewhere in
the region of the tropics. And that's
as likely as not, for we never set eyes
on 'er again.
''And when the skipper got over it
aud come to look upon things in the
right spirit he sorter veered round to
the conclusion that comfortable ONE
and sood-looking wife wasn't such
a poor conclusion after all. No more
was the fifty pounds each of us got for
our share, either.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-12-01
THE PORT OF BOTTLES.

Dead Spot In the Caribbean Sea That
No Floating FLASK Can Get Away From.
There is dead spot in the Carib-
bean sea-" said the first officer Of a
Brazilian ship, chatting at the custom
house the other day. that ought to be
called the port of bottles. 1t lies very
nearly midway between Cartagena, in
Colombia. and Kingston, jamaica, and
at a guess l should say it was due east
OF Cape Gracias a Dios. 1t is out Of
the steamer tracks, and the action Of
the great currents going one way and
another has left a space of stagnant
water without any real movement at
all. Anything that gets into the dead
spot is apt to stay there unless driven
out by some big storm, and will simply
drift round and round. gathering sea-
grass and barnacles. The last time
saw the place was in 1895. when | was
IN board a tramp from Rio that had
changed its course a little to take up
some rubber at a Cehtral American
port. While we were passing through
we noticed a hoating spar. and among
a lot Of rubbish attached to 1t was
peculiar-looking round object, bright
red in color. We put of a boat to in
vestigate and 1t proved TO be a patent
buoy which had been set adrift from
a Florida lighthouse station in 1898,
and was part of a systematic attempt
to ascertain the speed and direction Of
currents. Inside was an official memo
randa which was afteTward returned
to the navy department with data Of
when and where found. But what is
a good deal more interesting is the fact
that while we were securing the buoy
we discovered three bottles sticking in
the drift, all covered with weeds and
Slime. One was empty and the other
two had papers inside. The first was
memoranda that the bottle had been
dropped from a yacht of the Grand
Cayman in, l think, the year 1892, and
the ether inclosure showed that ii came
from a ship bound for Montevideo, on
what date | forget. In each case it
was evidently the whim Of some idle
P1SSehSSti put II was niue Ouu tndL
we should find the whole collection
together. 1 noticed a lot of other drift
wood in tho dead spot, and am conf
dent that no end Of bottles could be
culled from the place. Hundreds are
dropped overheard every year. but very
few escape being knocked to pieces un-
less they happen to find their way to
some such a still place as l have de-
crat.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-12-01
BICYCLE sTAeLr.
Where Over Five Hundred Wheels Arc
stored Every Day

Where Over Five Hundred Wheels Arc
stored Every Day
Washington cor. Chicago Evening
Post: One of the greatest bicycle sta
bles in the country is located inside OF
the walls Of the treasury department
in Washington II is under the roof of
a large shed built in the north court Of
the treasury building and has a floor
area of about 10000 square feet. The
only purpose the secretary of the
treasury had in ordering the construc-
ton Of the shed was to provide added
protection for the extensive vaults un-
der the court where hundred million
dollars or more in silver coin and bul-
lion is stored. Moisture was finding
its way into these vaults, and pending
authorization by congress for the re-
concreting of the vast subterranean
area wooden roof over the space waI
decided upon. The happy thought oc-
Cured to the captain of the watch that
II the roof were raised few feet
higher than the architects plan con-
templated the hundreds of bicycles that
encumbered and blockaded the corri-
dors might be conveniently and safely
stored there. He suggested the change
and 1t was made. Now the 900 en-
ployes of the department. or such OF
them as may be addicted to the bicycle
habit, have stall for their wheels, each
being assigned to special number
Nearly 500 wheels are stabbed there
from 0 to every day. The sight is
one worth seeing and is one Of the
euriosities OF Washington about which
few ontside of the department have
ever heard.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-12-01
GROWTH OF RAILROADS.


Little Extension OF the Lines Can Bs Ex-
pscted in the Next Tws nty-Five Years.
In 1880 there were twenty-three
miles Of railroad in this country. In
1899 the mileage is Il, 900. In these
seven decades railway building has
gone on at the rate of 2500 miles every
year, Or nearly ten miles for every
working day. The total mileage of
the United States is, roughly, one
half that of the whole world, There
are not half dozen other countries
that have one-tenth as much railway
within th1ir boundaries The aver
age capitalization of the different sys-
TENS is Ss7, 900 per mile; the total is
steadily approaching $40, 900, 900; it is
equal to an investment Of $S5, 900 per
day for the whole period.
Even these figures do not tell the
sto,y in its full impressiyeness. Down
to 1850 the growth of railroads was
slow. The next four decades marked
the period of great expansion. Over
135, 900 miles, considerably more than
half of the total length of road in the
country, was built during the twenty
hve years from 1860 to 1890.
In looO the railway lines OF the
country We're confined to the North
Atiannc States almost entirely, al
though there were few short roads
IN other parts OF the country. Dur
ing the next ten years number of
lines were pushed west to the Miss
lsslppl, In the following deca1e the
hrst transc ontinental system was COM
pieted, Joining the Pacihc coast to the
rest Of Inc country. The railroads
ooiit NINE west when the engine
was the nrs' pioneer ana armed
guards were necessary TO keep oil
nostiie ludiahs, naturally were not as
ea'eiui,y anu aooraeeiy constructed
as wou,d De those OF more populous
anu oiaet community Inc one COM
nlana asl issued 10 me constructors was
M"Ne II eueal. consequently Inc
surveyors ran s'ralght lines so lar as
Fossi1's ~ was not necessary 10
consloer tne cia,ms oi towns near the
proposed me 'he towns ioilowed Inc
IaliroaG' I, Inc con'fa-lofs turned up
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-12-01
A FABLE.


A plowshare that long had idle lain,
Tarnished with rust's corroding stain,
Seeing his brother pass that way,
All radiant from work at close OF diy,
Addressed him thus: "My brother. why
More brilliant and polished art thou than
II
Our substance. is it not one In name?
We're we not forged BY hands the same?"
His brother replied in proudest tone:
II am what am through work aloner'
William West.
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/.

"Well, next day was fine, with inst
a hit of breeze as kept the tarque
steady under all sail, and as We were
only making about four knots an hour,
reckaued this was the time for the
final scene, So ] whistled to the sal
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Capital = $25,
OPEN FROM 9 TO ) O'CLOCK.
DIRECTORS

Coz CLARENCE HoDsoN. President
ANDREW N. COLEMAN, Cashier.
@. W. WILSON. JR., Assistant Cashier.
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SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.

cent interest.
Ladies, Children and Artisans are especially
invited TO patronize this feature, where their
bigh-class security Usually does. aug 10 1y
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15
Church Directory.

ST. Johns Church, Madison square, cor
ner Bull and Charlton streets, Rev. Charles
II. Strong, rector Morning prayer and
sermon at II O'Clock. Sunday school at 4
o clock. Evening prayer and sermon at
.. m.
ST. Paurs Church. corner Barnard and
Duffy streets, Rev. ]. l.. Scully, rector.
Services as follows: Early celebration of
the Holy communion 1880 a. m. Morning
prayer and sermon IL a. m. Evening pray
er and sermon p. m. Sunday school p.
m. Seats free.
Trinity Church, corner Barnard and
York. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. Bas-
com Anthony. morning and night. All
strangers and those without church en-
gagements cordially invited.
Grace Methodist Church, Jefferson
street and Park avenue, Rev. Osgood f.
Cook, pastor. Services to-day at II a. m.
and p. m. Sunday school at p. m. Wo-
mans home missionary society, Monday,
p. M, at parsonage. Epworth League,
Tuesday, p. m. Junior League, Wednes-
day, p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday,
ps m. Epworth League business and social
meeting at parsonage, Friday, s p. m.
Lutheran Church of the Ascension, cor
ner Bun and President streets. Preaching
at II a. IN. and q. m. Pews free. Visitors
always welcome.
st. Paups Lutheran, Bull and First
streets, Rev. NJ. J. Epting, pas
tor. Services at II a. m. and p.
m. Sermons by the pastor; Sunday school,
p. m prayer meeting. Wednesday, Ais
p an. Visitors always welcome.
First Baptist Church, Chippewa square,
Rev John d. Jordan, A. M pastor.
Preaching services at II a. m and p.
m; young peoples meeting at u a. m,
w. Roy Powell. president; Sunday school
al 4 D. M. James r. Cain, superintend-
ent. Pastor viii preach at both services.
All persons without other church engage
ments are most cordially invited TO the
services of this church.
Services First Church of Christ, Scien-
list IL a. M. Sunday school, y m. Wed
nesday evening meeting, $50 p. m. Metro
politan han, corner Whitaker and Presi-
dent streets.
First New-Church Society, corner Dray-
ton and Huntingdon streets, Forsyth park
Services conducted by Rev. Willard II.
fIinckley. All are cordially welcomed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15

A. TO write for me to tell you that I am
so happy. l have attended the meetings
in The Y. NJ. c. A, and there heard there
men OF God telling us about a Savior, and
then gave my heart 30 God, and IL makes
me so happy all day. I was given a ltrle
Testament with my name in and have read
quite number of verses in it. l hope 10
soon be able to come home and see you all
+hink / will soon be well. Pray for me as
you rave 50 often done before. Your low
ng son. Charlie"
The dear Toy went home, but * WIS TO
mat home here parting is no nors. At
one or our meetings a young man was led
10 a Christian life through the humble If
foits CT the secretary, and that same night
wrote TO his fet.Ier and told hin Of hls
change of life. In few days received the
heart touching letter from his father:
My dear Boy-I was so glad to hear
from you and to learn that you had given
your heart 10 God Now that you have
started to be a Christian, / beg Of YOU
never to turn back. Ask your dear Sa-
vior to help you TO withstand all temp
tauons, and remember, above ALL that
your dear mother and sister are in heav-
en-, and want you to meet them. Don't
forget to pray, and 1 Will pray for you.
Your loving father"
AT one of our Sunday meetings a young
man, who had been suffering from a bull
let wound, received on a Cuban battle
field, asked to be prayed for. He said he
felt that he ought 10 give his heart 10 the
Lord, but had been such a great sinner
and was afraid that God would not hear
his prayer, and he wanted US to pray for
him. He said he felt that he could not put
II off any longer. After a season of pray
er with him, he seemed to fully give him
self up, and as he walked across the camp
ground that night to his tent with his cane
to help him along, he said to me: "Mr.
Howell, this is really the only happy night
l have spent. 1 am now ready 20 go to
meet my dear mother who just died last
week. l shall not see her on earth, but
now L am sure of seeing her in heaven"
The young fellow was completely over
come with emotion. Two days later his
tent mate came to me and told me that
his comrade was dying, and wanted to see
me. l went with him to the hospital, and
arrived there just in time to have a word
with him and to hold his cold damp
hand, as he looked up in my face and with
smile whispered 81 am going to see
mother" In five minutes he was joining
that dear mother, who was standing on
the other shore awaiting the arrival of
her boy might go on telling of the work
the Y. NJ. c. A, tents are doing among
the soldier boys II. A. Howell
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B. H. LEVY & BRO,

ed him squarely in the eye. However. he
did secure a change of venue and with his
unlimited money and the best legal coun-
sci in Texas, was finally acquitted. The
first thing he did was to begin to threaten
Fitzgerald, who delivered fierce phillipics
upon the failure of the courts to convict
Maj Randle.
One night Fitzgerald telegraphed his
wife that he would leave Dallas that
night TO meet her in Chicago where she
was visiting. AS he turned from Main
street into Poydras he met Mai Randle.
Fitzgerald was unarmed, and Randle be-
gan to cry. Fitzgerald backed up against
the swinging doors of the Glen Lea sa-
loon, while Randle, between his sobs he
gan to reproach him for his bitter edito-
rails against himself
Now, Fitzgerald what would you do If
man daily demanded your life?" Whinn-
pered Randle.
AT that moment a barkeeper of the Glen
Lea, who was a friend of Fitzgeralds sand
knew Randles crying was the prologue to
the editors murder, slipped to the door
and cautiously placed a big revolver in
-Fitzgerald's hands.
by Cd, sir, L would kill himw said
Fitzgerald, as he poked the gun in Mai.
Randle's face, land 1 will kill you here if
you make a move. You intended to kill
me, but the tables are turned"
Maj Randle was completely surprised
and unnerved. His crying became real
and he apologized in an abject manner,
begging for his life. Fitzgerald contemp-
tuously sent him Sinking down Main
street After that Maj. Randle became an
admirer of the editor and claimed to be his
warm friend many times in meeting Mr..
Fitzgerald at public places.
al hi
feet tall and weighing fully 200 pounds.
He was probably the best dressed man in
Dallas. Nothing but the nattiest and finest
clothing suited his fancy. He wore a short
and stubby gray mustache, at which he
nervously picked always. His eyes We're
ever restless, as if he continually feared
something.
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YIN. c. A. work IN THE ARMY.

An Army Secretary Tells of Some In
cldents In His Experience.
have been asked by several people to
write letter in regard to the army Y. NJ
c. A. work. will endeavor to give a few
facts in regard to the work 1t is part
of the work OF the secretaries to visit
the hospitals and see what can be done
for the poor sick fellows wasting away by
the inch with no one TO speak to them or
to help to make their last days on earth
happy, On one of my visits to the hospital
at Montauk Point, Camp Wikoff I was
asked by one of the boys who was too
sick to write home if 1 would not write
letter to his mother telling her of his
condition. The poor fellow was very sick.
perhaps more so than he thought. As 7
sat by his side while he gave me his mos
sage for his mother land il was the last
one he ever sent to her. as long before that
message reached her. he was sFeepinp that
sleep from which none RETURN, was verv
much gratiied to have him give me these
lew lines, give them to you as he gave
them to me:
Ny Dear Mother: am too sick to write
but VIII get the secretary of the Y nj @
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DIR. NouRsE on ATHEISM.
Ladies as Well as Men Invited to
His Lecture.

Ladies' as Well as Men Invited to
His Lecture.
Robert Nourse's lecture on Atheism" at
the Young Mems Christian Association
this afternoon will most likely attract a
large number of people. Those who heard
him lecture on Friday night will GER
tainly want to hear him again. The meet
ing will begin promptly at o'clock and
pleasing music wal be rendered by the
orchestra.
Not long ago, when Robert Nourse de-
liYered his lecture on Atheism an a city
situated on Lake Erie, a sceptic came to
him at its close and said: Sir, l have
been a sceptic, but I cannot answer your
arguments. 1 think l will have to be a
Christian but don't want to become one
in a hurry. Is there no other way for me
than to stand up in a meeting like this
and ask for prayers as others usually do
"Oh, yes, my friend, there are other ways,
and I should say for you better way"
what is it?' ne asked. ut is this: Walk
in the light-the light you have; we SHAH
soon have fellowship one with the other
you will soon walk with the Lord's people,
and the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son,
will cleanse you from all sin, or I may put
it in this way: A friend of mine was asked
If he knew the way to heaven. I do he
said, and have known 1t ever since was
a child What is It.? asked his interro-
gator To which he replied. Take the
first turn to the right and keep straight
on; any turn to the right win dead you
to the Saviour if you keep on to the
right" Thank you" the sceptic said,
as he took his leave, II see, and win do
it,"
The management of the association has
changed its mind In regard to inviting the
ladies' to the lecture. and it is expected
that a large number of them will be present
70 hear DIR NnnrSe.
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Y. NJ. c. AS ANNIVERSARY.
VIII BE Celebrated at Church of As
censiOn Tomorrow Night.

The Young Mems Christian Association
is arranging a very pleasing programme
for its anniversary meeting to be held to-
morrow night at $50 o'clock at the Luthe-
ran Church of the Ascension.
Or. Robert Nourse, the dramatic orator
who is in Savannah, win deliver the adj
dress. A fine musical programme is be-
ing arranged which will add interest TO
the service The Thirty-hrst Michigan
Regiment band will play during the even
ing.
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New-Chnrch.

At the First New Church to-day Rev.
Willard II. Hinckley will conduct the ser
vices. The subject of the sermon at the
morning service. which win be at II o'clock,
viii be, THE Lords Foundation" The
evening subject viii be Christian Science
and True Philosophy"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15

At Sacred Heart Church. corner OF
Habersham and Second streets. the serv-
Ices to-day viii be as follows: First mass,
a. m; high mass, 10 a. m; vespers and
benediciion, 8 p. m; Sunday school, 9:l5
a. m.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15

Gods Message to Man" will be the sub
ject of Rev. e. a. Bosworths sermon at
the Christian Church this morning. To-
night his theme will be 1.-THE Parable Of
the Wicked Husbandmen." Sunday school
commences at 945 a. m, and the mid-weel<
prayer meeting will be at D. m. on We'd
uesday.
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Proper Fitting Corset

That brings out fautess shape and makes possible the
realization of every thoughtful desire to be well
dressed This line of special numbers is fitted
by expert of known experience and you do an inus
ce to yourself you neglect this opportunity to secure
proper shape and fit in corsets at popular prices
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baptist.

''The Christian an Expansionist' will be
the subject of the sermon preached by
Rev. John d. Jordan, the pastor, this
morning at the First Baptist Church. "A
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15
Kings Dnnghters.

The Froebel Circle of Kings Daughters
extend their hearty thanks to the friends
who so generously contributed to the poor
childrens Christmas tree, thus enabling
them TO make it such a success.
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For BIufftQn and Beaufort, S, c.

Steamer loretta will leave wharf foot
of Abercorn CEthers WHARF street at 3 p.
m. for Button daily except Sunday and
Thursday. Wednesdays trip extended to
Beaufort, leaving Bluffton Thursdays at
s a. m. Returning same day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-15

There will be a cake auction next Satur-
day afternoon at the home Of Miss Ellen
McAIpin, No. 2O4 Oglethorpe avenue. west.
1t will be held by the ladies Of Froebel
Circle. The proceeds will be devoted to
the charitable purposes of the organization.
The auction win begin at $50 o'clock
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Voice From the Manger'' VIII be the sub
ject of the evening sermon.