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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04

g. u. Claiming VIII coach the High
school eleven for several now plays
during the present week.
n number Of eastern teams will
shortly pass through salt Lake On route
TO the coast. and Captain smith OF the
Y. NJ. g. \. Will ondcnvor to take ON a
game or two. He IN training his eleven
very carefully.
The University. High school. All Hal.
lows College ana the v. n. g. \. teams
gu began hard and earnest practice to-
day.
The sudden arrival ~ oyciiat J. NJ.
Chapman In Salt Lake was quite sur
prise "a the public, as 1t was generally
understood he had gone either to At
lnntn, Ga, or New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-04
MUNYON'S GUARANTEE.
Strong Assertion. as 60 Just what
tho Remedies WIN DO.

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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

merriment. Lewis stood, the center OF OBJ
servation, with disheveled locks and shrug-
cling shoulders, making his points with the
utmost elaboration and apculating his SEN
fences with intellectual iridium It vas
speech replete with learning; one that re-
surrected old Achates, the Druids, Lepidus,
Esau and Jacob, the Spansh-Ameriean war,
and old Black Joe. Men who enjoy reading
Baldwin's Party Leaders would go into
ecstasies over the speech. 1t will remain
forever statuesque in the history OF the
Fifty-fifth congress. Lewis outdid himself,
and surprised even those who knew him
best.
Grosvenor was taken entirely unawares.
He had just had rafting bout with Repre-
sentative T.. W. Carmack, of Memphis, and
was placidly resting on his laurels. 1t was
a minute or more before he understood that
Mr.. Lewis was addressing himself to him.
He stroked his silvery beard scratched his
snowy head, complacently listening to thee
extraordinary flow of adjectives, nouns,
verbs participles, and adverbs. He sat with
legs crossed, listening at first with apparent
unconcern. Anon, however, he opened his
desk and fished inside of it with his left
hand. Long before Lewis had concluded
Grosvenor drew from the desk thick roll
of manuscript and began to whack his knees
with it. 1t contained several Geographic
dispatches and other intellectual curioslties.
When the gentleman from Washington re-
ouAie0 AAS SCAT luo mail llOli OiiO AOoC
with the dignity of a Scandinavian Saga.
His weapon, however, was more modern
than medieval. 1t might be compared to an
assegai dropped by Zulu chief. With
preliminary flourish he hurled 1t across the
chamber at the gentleman from Washing
ton. 1t was in the shape of telegram sent
from that gentleman to Grosvenor in tho
last political campaign. 1t asked him to
do me the favor to give no expression
against me in my campaign. For this I
shall be most grateful"
ION the following night said General
Grosvenor, II received report of a speech
that gentleman had made at Seattle, In
which he gave me a castigation as COM
pared with which his present utterances are
exceedingly feeble.'
Next day he received a telegram from
Lewis addressing him as Dear General:
Am not pegging at you, but only denying
that you called me liar in any letter."
Grosveror's republican friends greeted the
reading of these kilograms with uproarious
laughter. They screamed with delight,
while Lewis friends sat silent and appar-
emily shocked The general had copy of
the speech at Seallie, but reserved 1t for
future use, Thus ended the most remark
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

toned, offer the greatest inducements to
the travelling public. Splendid service, safe
steamers, quick time, frequent sailings and
reasonable rates are Inducements which
can be offered by no other line running
out of southern ports. The trips out of Sa-
vannah to New York and Boston are most
pleasant ones, especially in the summer,
and they are just long enough to prevent
the voyage from becoming monotonous.
The Central railroad was originally or
gained, many years ago, as the Central
Railroad and Banking Company OF
Georgia. The company has always en-
joyed the utmost confidence. and has had
the best of credit both in its home state
and outside. Before the road went into the
hands of a receiver in 1892 its stock would
be. accepted by the state of Georgia in the
payment of taxes. The road quickly recov-
cred from the blow which the panic in the
early nineties gave It, and was taken out
of the hands of the receiver in 1895. Since
that time it has been getting more and
more prosperous. The road operates 1.079
miles of railroads in Georgia, 457 in Ala
bama and IBIS miles Of steamship lines; In
all. 1854 miles Of lines.
Developments Near Birmingham.
Property along the Central railroad be-
tween Birmingham and Sylacauga Is be-
ing rapidly developed. and bids fair to be-
come one of the most valuable sections OF
mineral properties in the Birmingham dis
trict. The heaviest deposits of brown ore
In Alabama lie along this road, and will in
the future supply the furnaces of Birming-
ham with nearly all of that product which
they consume; as soon as the mines be-
come more fully developed.
Il There are also great quarries oil limestone
and dolomite to be found in this section,
and the owners of the Chewacla Lime
works, about thirty miles out from Bir-
mingham, say that they are in a position
TO make their plant the largest in the coun-
try. There are a number of enterprises on
foot along the Central railroad which
promise splendid results as soon as they
become more fully developed.
The Officers.
H. NJ. Conner is president Of the road,
with headquarters at Savannah, Ga. Other
officers are John M. Egan, vice president;
Edward Workman, secretary; T. M. Cum
bingham, treasurer, and e. H. Hinton,
traffic manager
The system is operated in five divisions,
with Theo. D. Kline as general superin-
tendent. j. T. Johnson is superintendent of
the Fourth division, comprising the line
between Columbus, Ca, and Birmingham.
His headquarters are in Columbus. H. b.
Crawford, also stationed in Columbus, IS
trainmaster of the division.
The Central of Georgia has twenty-nine
general and travelling agents stationed at
the various points along its lines and In the
big commercial centers of the country.
Scion Jacobs is the commercial agent fol
Birmingham and the representative Of the
road In this city.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

The Central of Georgia was another one
of Birmingham's splendid systems OF rail-
roads which entered this district just after
the boom days. That prosperous system
of railroads which had been In most pros
nerous operation in Georgia for over half
a century. realized the Importance Of get
ting into the greatest mineral district of
the south. and as it has since turned out,
of the world. so In 1887 the road was built
from Columbus, Ca, into Birmingham.
This division was put in operation dur
ing the early part of 1888, and has been
growing in business and Importance ever
since.
The Central road handles four classes OF
freight which entities it to great distinc-
ton: cotton, pig iron, watermeions end
peaches. The shipments of these pro-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
Lizards THAT Can Grow New Eyes

From the New York Journal.
The Tuatara lizard of New Zealand is
said to be one of the most ancient forms
of animal life now existing. It originally
possessed four eyes. but now has to be con-
tcnted with but two. 1t lays eggs, and
these take no less than thirteen months to
hatch out. the embryes passing the winter
In a state of Information.
These remarkable animals are found only
in one or two places in the colony, and
they are rapidly becoming scarce. as col
lectors from every part of the world are
continually on their track. They are about
eighteen inches in length, and. like many OF
the lizards, are said to have the character
istic of being able to replace portions OF
their limbs, ETC.. which have been destroy
ed. One owned by Carl Hansen, OF Awanuf
had the misfortune to lose an eye some
time ago, and now a complete new eye, as
perfect as the unchanged one. has grown
in the place of that lost.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

sixty hours. These steamers Of course car
ry freight as well as passengers.
Passenger Department.
No adequate description Of the Central
of Georgia railroad can be written with
out dwelling at length on the great
freight producing district through which
It runs, and on the railroads facilities for
handling it; but the passenger department
of the road must not be overlooked. 1t is
equal in every respect to the freight de-
partment, and becoming more and more
popular every day It's passenger trains
partment, and is becoming more and more
good connection with all the other roads
running into Birmingham 1t has through
service from Birmingham to Savannah,
from one end of thee line to the other, with
good connections en- all of it's numerous
branch roads.
The steamship lines running out of Sa-
vannah, which have already been men
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
ducts are SO heavy that they tax the road
to Its utmost to handle them.

ducts are SO heavy that they tax the road
to It's utmost to handle them.
There Is probably more cotton grown
along the lines of the Central railroad
than along the tracks of any other road in
the world. Thousands and thousands Of
bales of the fieecy staple are gathered up
annually by this road and carried to the
cotton mills of Alabama and Georgia-that
is. as much as those mills can use-but the
greater part is taken on to Savannah and
other seaports and there shipped all over
the world; to England and other foreign
countries, as well as to the great manufac-
turing districts of New England.
Iron Export Business.
During the past few years the Central
has been developing with great rapidly
the pig iron export business from the Biz
mingham district Other roads running to
the several ports on the gulf may be dam
ding more of this export product than the
Central, which has only one port, Bayan-
nah. to ship from, but the Central is never
theless handling nearly all 1t can take care
of, in round numbers. about 5000 tons a
month. At twenty-five tons to the car
this means 200 car loads of pig iron ship
ped out of Birmingham over the Central
road every month.
watermelons and Peaches.
No newspaper article is necessary to
tell the fame of the Georgia watermelons
and the Georgia peaches. These melons
and peaches are shipped ell over the United
States by the fast freights of the various
railroads, and the farmers of south Geor-
git have grown rich of of their annual
crops of fruit. To the Central railroad,
which gave the farmers so much encour-
agement in the diversifying of their farm
products, belongs a great share of the
credit for the Georgia farmers prosperity.
Most of the Centrals export business in
Savannah is handled through the Georgia
Import and Export company, a corpora
ton controlled by the railroad. Through
this company pig iron and cotton are ship
ped to all parts of the world, but princi-
pally to Liverpool, Manchester, Hamburg,
Bremen. Copenhagen. Rotterdam and other
foreign ports too numerous to mention,
and to New York, Boston and other Amer
lean ports.
It's Steamship Lines.
The Ocean Steamship company, of Sa-
vannah, is a protege, so to speak, In which
the Central takes great pride. The steam
ship company is a different corporation,
but is operated under the same manage
ment as the railroad Nine Of the best
steamers on the Atlantic coast run on the
company's lines between Savannah and
New York and Savannah and Boston.
Steamers sail for New York five days out
of the week, and make the voyage In about
fifty hours. There are two sailings a week
for Boston, which voyage is made In about
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

able scene of the session. Both gentlemen
are polishing their weapons, and possioiy
the combat may be renewed before the tdes
of March.
Brilliant as was this conflict, 1t was hard
~ more noteworthy than one that occurred
between the Hon. Henry u. johnson, OF In
diana, and the Hon. Jonathan p. Daliaferro
(sometimes pronounced DELIVERY This also
occurred during the long and spfteful con-
test over the army reorganization bill. Dol
liver had jumped into the wheat field of de-
bate and was swinging his cradle right
royalty. He was cutting great swaths of
eloquence In fine style, while his friends
were eagerly raking and binding the
sheaves. johnson had made speech
against the bill that had attracted national
attention. He had ruthlessly scored the
president for his action on the Philippine
question, and had praised the patriotic
course" of Aguinaldo and his associates.
Dolliyer was giving this speech some god
like treatment, and was pirouetting on the
summet of sublimity. when Johnson sudden
~ sprang upon him. using his creese with
all the skill of a Malay. 1t was scene
worthy OF the pencil of a great artist. In
vain did the orator from Fort Dodge turn
the blade OF his scythe upon the Hoosier.
johnson pinked him repeatedly In the torso,
just below the thorax. The work was done
with a vim and rapidity unparalleled 1t
was eQIlTeIy uutApSCttu. boLlSthiiiS hotc
than a scythe was wanted in the way Of
self-defense. A yataghan or bowie knife
would have been far better. Johnson
cIeese was a question propounded In these
words:
Are you in favor of the forcible annexa-
ton OF the Philippine islands to the United
States against the wishes of the Philippine
peoplc?
1t must be confessed that Delivers re-
plies were not as direct as the question it
sell. At times they were tinctured with sar-
casm but the Hoosier stuck to his creese
and kept repeating the direct question, RAM
ming 1t home by saying that it deserved an
answer because the orator had impunged
his motive in opposing annexation Mr..
Deliver denied this, replying that the most
he undertook to do was to show that his
friends intellectual faculties were growing
obsolete.
THAT may be-" replied Mr.. Johnson, "but
1 can answer a plain question and you can
not"
At each flash of the dagger the house rang
with applause, while Delivers excavations
aroused the enthusiastic admiration OF the
supporters of the administration.
The splendid oratorical effect Of Dolliver 8
speech was somewhat furnished by john
sons pereistency; yet in point OF eloquence
and rhetoric 1t stood unrivaled- Some OF 1t
appeared to have been carefully prepared,
but there were periods Of improvisation that
revealed the extraordinary power OF Iowa's
greatest orator.
AMOS ]. CUMMINGS.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
DR.. HosMER ELECTED.
Chosen President of the Southern Uni
versity at Greensboro.

Greensboro, February 1s.-tspecial)-At a
meeting of the board Of trustees OF the
Southern university DR.. Hosmer was elect
ed president of that institution. If he &C
cepts he will assume the duties of the Of
flee at once.
DR.. Hosmer is an alumnus of the South
ern university, is about 4s years of age.
and is now presiding elder of the Talladega
district. He is a ripe scholar and first
class business man, and high hopes are en-
tertained that the college will continue to
grow and prosper under his administration.
Mrs. Abner Evans. who was well-known
about birmingham, died Thursday night.
She had been in bad health for number of
years
It Is believed that the oats planted before
the late cold spell are killed. A good many
cows and a few mules that were exposed to
the cold weather have died.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
LINES OF CENTRAL
OF GEORGIA ROAD
More Cotton Along 1t Than Any
Line in the World.
WATERMELONS AND PEACHES
And Pig Iron Shipped Over Its Lines in Great Quantities
Offers Splendid Facilities for Passenger Irave[-Steam-
shin Lines from Savannah to New York and
Boston---Finest on the Atlantic Coast

sixty hours. These steamers Of course car
~ freight as well as passengers.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
Prisoner Pinned Himself
Chicago Inter Ocean.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
When Peter Mccain was arraigned yes
terday before Justice Dooley on a charge
of vagrancy. he asked permission to fix his
own punishment.
IT must go somewhere" he said, where
I can keep away from whisky"
"All right" responded the court. I'M
pose a fine on yourself
Let me SEES and costs: that will keep
me in the Bridewell ten days. guess that
is enough"
Justice Dooley consented, and Mccain
went to the workhouse.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19

able scene of the session. Both gentlemen
are polishing their weapons, and poss.Viy
the combat may be renewed before the ides
of March.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
Gives 1t Up

From Answers.
YES" said the business man, IT have
given up trying to collect that little bill
from Billkins. You see. he is a pretty big
fellow, and he used to throw my collectors
out"
''Then. why didn't you employ a woman
collector? He couldn't do that to a
woman"
That's what though. so got one and
sent her around, but she never came back"
"Why not?,
HE married her."
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
Job

From the Richmond Dispatch.
lob is in pretty hard luck" said Eli
phaz. Property all gone, no friends worth
mentioning, and his body all covered with
boils What is he trying to do, now?'
Nothing" answered Bildad, the Shuttle,
Ties resting on his sores"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-04-14
SYNOPSIS.

Master Aroick. just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources, after
stating his case to one Houthwick a ship
master. is shipped as second mate on the
Industry. bound for Havana. Mr.. Tym,
the supercargo, describes sail The strange
vessel gives chase. but is disa bled by the
Industry's guns. In the fray Capt. Houth
wick and one Of the crew are killed. but the
Industry is found to be little damaged.
Sellinger first mate. takes charge and
puts into Sidmouth to secure new mate.
Several days later. when well out to sea.
an English merchantmen Is met. whose
captain has letter addressed to Jeremiah
Hope, at Havana. The crew of the vessel
tell strange tales Of the buccaneer Morgan
who is sailing under the kings commission
10 take Panama. One night little later
the English vessel having proceeded on her
course, a bit Of paper is slipped into Ar
dicks hand by one of the sailors. This is
found to be warning OF mutiny plot
headed by Pradey, the new mate. Ardick
consults Mr.. Tym. They resolve to secure
the mate, but Pradey, eavesdropping in the
cabin. makes through the dorr and arouses
the crew. Capt. Sellinger joins Ardick and
lynn. The crew break through the now
barrica ded door, but are forced to retire,
having lost seven of their number. Finding
themselves now too short-handed to man
age the boat, Pradey decides to scuttle and
desert the vessel, taking his men off in the
only available boat. The captain, super
cargo and second mate soon discover their
plight. but hastily constructing raft bet
away just before their vessel sinks. The
next morning Spaniard draws near them.
The man in the rigging shouts: If you
would board US. take TO your oars. Be
speedy. or you will fall short" On board
they are sent forward with thecrew, being
told they will be sold as slaves on reaching
Panama. The ships cook they tird to be
Mac lvrach. "frae Clagvarloch,' so a
friend. Four days later the Spaniard is
overhauled by buccaneer flying the Eng
lish flag. The three Engiishmen and Mac
Ivrach plan TO escape to the buccaneer on
rude raft. Sellinger, the last TO attempt
to leave the Spaniard, is disabled. Just
after the others put off they see figure
dangling from the yard arm. whom they
suppose Is Capt. Sellinger. Hailing the buc-
cancer, our three friends find themselves
in the hands of their old mate, PradeE
He treats them kindly and offers to do them
no harm IL they will but remain quiet con-
corning the mutiny he headed. The Black
Eagle, Pradey'S ship, comes to Chagre
Cuba, which town they find Morgan has
taken under the English flag. From her
the Black Eagle with Morsan's fleet pro-
ceeds to Panama. The command consists
of about 1900 men Having landed. they
march on to the city. The assault on the
city Is begun. Many Of the buccaneers fall.
md Ardick IS wounded. Through the smoke
he sees Pradey approaching. The city at
last falls. Ardick, coming to, finds lynn
had rescued him from Pradey's murderous
hand by killing the villain.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-04-14
CHAPTER XIV.

OF THE CONCLUSION OF OUR GREAT
SURPRISE AND WHAT FOLLOWED
AT THE HEELS OF IT.
Even Mr.. lynn changed color, and
for my part my legs grew weak and my
heart thumped like fulling hammer.
"Why, friends. don't We know me:
Do ye take me for ghost?'
1t was the same old hearty, sea-
rough voice that we knew so we'll. l:
was no spirit, but the mans mortal
self!
Mr.. Tym.was the first to pull himself
together. He rushed forward, and
with a little cry Of gladness seized
Sellinger by both hands and danced
the strong skipper about. was next,
and could scarce keep back the tears
as I gripped the big brown hands.
Even Mac Ivrach grinned like merry
andrew and cut one step of 'caper as
he took his turn.
But, man." cried Mr.. lynn, as we at
last released the skipper and stood de-
ightedly about him, ''how can this be :?
Did we not see you hanged? Aye,
dangling your length from the yard
arm of the Pilanca? Why, we made
out the very white shirt you have OIL
surely the only one among the crew."
The captain first gave stare of as
constituent and incredulity, and then
broke into a low whistle.
AYE, aye, see how it was. IT was
the boatswain, Pedllo. Marry, never
thought Of your taking him for me.
You see the old governor conceived
the notion that the fellow was more
responsible than anybody else for our
little break, and so danced him up to
the yard. I believe one of the priests
gave him shirt, or frocE. to be turned
off in. and so that was where you got
your white tog. Aye, aye, I under
stand the thing now
And so, of course. did we, and it was
simple enough. to be sure.
He asked a question or two in turn.
which we answered. and then went on
to inquire how the Spaniarts used him
after our escape.
'Why, not SO bad" he answered.
''My wound was attended to. and then
| was clapped in the brig. When the
ship reached Chagre was set upon the
mdships of a mule and brought here.
Since then I have lived in the house of
Faith! but that reminds me. l have