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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
AN ENCHANTED PITCHER.
The Relic OF Fatality. 1t IS Pre-
served by Supcratition.

About five miles from Aiken. S. c..
on the Charleston dirt road and in
| sight Of the railway, is little place
! that was .iEst christened Pulcc&t. but
afterward changed TO Montmorenci, the
| French for that oaOrUUs little animal.
| Many years ago a young woman came
with her pitcher to draw bucket OF
water from Il well at MontmOTenci and
set the vessel in the followed top Of a
stone post that some of the railroad
men had moved there While drawing
thewater flash Of lightning c~==AaAat
struck the chain to which the well
bucket was attached, and the woman
was killed in her tracks. Her remains
were removed. but the pitcher was left
Just where the dead girl had set it. To
this day the pitcher remains in the
same place. and so far from being re
moved it is said that no living hand
has ever touched it save its's owners
although near the side Of the public
road
But the most wonderful thing is the
superstition attached to the pitcher
There is an indescrihable influence sur
rounding it that prevents its touch
Hundreds of people have gone with the
firm determination of lifting the pitch
er. but when they approach it q strange
repugnance comes over them, and they
hurriedly depart without carrying out
the object of their visit.
One night bully in the neighbor
hood while under the influence Of
whisky, made bet with some friends
that he would go and bring back the
pitcher. He left to do so, but soon re-
turned as pale as a sheet and empty
handed. Boys" he remarked, ''no
person alive can lay hands on that
pitcher, and / wouldn't attempt it
again for the whole of Aiken county.
He refused to tell his experience and
said he would not talk about it. Other
parties have gone to see it. but met
with the same repulsive feelings. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
Shnlzesncnre's Name.

1t has often been puzzle to students
of Shakespeare why his name is spelled
in so many different ways Shakespeare
himself is said to have signed his name
on different occasions shakespeare
and "Shakespere, and learned dis
QUESTIONS have been written to prove
which is the proper spelling None per
haps was more amusing than the
weather reason given in 1881 by Al
bert Smith. who aveTrcd that be had
found it in the Harlcian MSS 1t WIS
as follows
How dyd Shakspcar" -pell hys nameq
Ye weatherre mayde g9 change, we gaye
So write it as ye oase,
When ye some shOn" maybe hys a,
When wette he took hys E'es
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
THE LOST VIRGIL.

The traiDboy entered the car. ''NeV
monthly magazinesl This weeks comic
papers-Puck, Judge, Owl
The boy was just passing on when hi!
glance fell on worn, dog cared copy
Of Virgil, which the schoolboy in the
seat in front of me was busily studying.
The trainboy stopped "say, young
feller, will you let me see that Virgil a
minute2'
The schoolboy looked up with some
surprise, but silently handed over the
book. The trainboy turned the leaves
quickly till he came to the last few
pages, which he looked at more care
fully; then he passed the book to its
owner with a disappointed air
Thanks, 'tain't the one. He went on
his way through the car. New month
ly magazinesl This weeks comic pa
pers-Puck, Judge
At the next station the schoolboy left
the train. A few minutes later the boy
with the papers entered the car again.
As he was passing my seat l stopped
him ''Will you tell me why you want
ed to look at the Virgil?' asked.
81 thought it looked like a second
hand copy, said the trainboy, land l
never can see a copy of Virgil without
wanting to know if it could be the one
I used to have. I'd give good deal to
get hold Of one lost. "
Chow is that2" I asked.
The boy hestitated. well. it's is
minutes to the next station. / shall
have time to tell you about it if you
care to hear it. y
He sat down beside me- 'tIf 1 could
get my old Virgil, he said slowly, ''in
the same condition it was when l lost
it, it would be worth $50, coo to me.
He paused a BlaInent to note the ef-
feet Of his words. The commercial trav-
eler in the seat across the aisle laid
down his magazine and began to listen
| silently offered the boy cigar.
Thanks, 3" he said; "In smoke it
later.
Then he began his story
Three years ago | was at boarding
school in Connecticut, and Uncle Sand
ham was paying the bills He wasn't
really my uncle-wasn't any relation
at all, in fact, worse luck-but ever
since my father and mother died he
had sent me to school, paid all the bills
and given me plenty of pocket money.
Uncle Sandman, as he liked to have me
call him, was a rich old bachelor, who
spent most of his time travelling. I
- ----- hs n,ust haye been kind of
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
PUNISHING AIN EDITOR.
The Curious Method Adopted In n
South American Country.

Curious methods Of furnishing indis
erect editors are i'll vogue in so1lc cpun.
tries. In South American Sketches
Mr.. Crawford describes the interesting
experience Of an editor who had been
unfortunate enough 10 Give cffense to
the ruling powers by tho freedom of his
criticisms
The editor was arrested and confined
in narrow passage between the cages
Of two jaguars, notorious for their bad
tempers and their intense dislike for hu-
man society.
The intervening space was so regulat-
ed that neither Of the ferocious animals
could get its paws quite to the middle
line between the cages, so that spare
uctive pe-r1Ir'-if f 'vrry-c careful to follow
the classical advice about The adyan
tages Of steering middle course. might
manage to pass without special injury
though the achievement would be both
exciting and dangerous.
Our editorial friend happened to he
stout, and therefore was the more easily
reached by the occupants of the cages
As if to add insult to injury, he was
given a chair on which to sit and at
the same time was furnished with
copy of his own paper, the issue which
had brought him into trouble in order
that he might mediate upon its CON
tents
He tried to sit motionlcss and bolt
upright, feeling those sleepy, cruel eyes
fixed upon him. At the slightest move.
ment or the rustic of the paper uneasy
mutterings arose from the cages, ard d
paw would stretch stcalthily toward
him. Leaning quickly to the other side
he was sure to he met by the ugly claws
of the second jaguar. 1t was a case OF
Scylla and Charybdis.
Every few minutes the iagrars he
came wildly czritad and clawed fercely
at the shrinking editor, who. do his
best, could no, ,znape those r,nding
toe nails. His clothing vas torn t.
shreds but eEcpt for a few scratGne.
he was not really injured.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
A Mean Inference.

A young physician was once called III
by gentleman who had very s.c5
motherin-law After looking into The
case carefully the young NJ. D called
the gentleman aside and said "Wcii
the only thing | can suggest is that yua
send your mother-inlaw to a warmer
climate. 1"
The man disappeared and came ba2s
with an ak a moment later and ex
claimed: Here, doctor, you kill her
really haven't the heart.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
HER LOOK.

Time may set his fingers there,
Fix the smiles that curve about
Her winsunIe mouth. and touch her hair,
Put the curves OF youth to rout,
But the something" God put there,
That which drew me to her first.
Not the imps Of pain and care, -
Not all sorrows fends accurst,
Can kill the look that God put there
Something beautiful and rare,
Nothing common can destroy,
Not all tle leaden load Of care,
Not all tie dToss Of earth's alloy.
Better than all fame or gold,
True as only Gods own truth,
It is something all hearts hold
Who have loved once in their youth.
That sweet look her face doth hold
Thus will ever be TO ne;
Joy may all her pinions fold,
Care may come and misery;
Though the days Of murk and shine,
Though the roads be foul or fair.
will see through loves glad eye
E That SJs.aet 1ools.tlat GG4zUsyt there.
w. Wsc2mpbell in Chambers Journal.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
ANURDINANCE.
By Mr.. Crum9:
rC the Honorable Police Jury of Match
Ituches Parish. La:


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The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
Cycling and Alcohol.

"Rememher, says an experienced
New York physician. THAT alcohol
stimulates the heart and circulation in
much the same way as exercise does
and that if you use it in any form
while wheeling the reaction is speedy
and farreaching.
In the same way long ride should
never be undertaken Immediately after
a plentiful meal, this also tending to
interfere with the hearts action and
respiration,
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
E0rce of ives.

In high gale mile a.ng waves, 200
feet from trough to trH Hsh and 40 feet
high, roar along the 4 pa at the rate Of
90 miles an hour, with a weight of co.
600 pounds for every foot of their
length.
Upon these 600 foot ship, such as the
New York or the Paris, will rise like a
floating leaf, but If the i'll fated ship
drifts upon lee shore blows of 100,-
900 tons, delivered with remorseless
fury, crush it like an eggshell.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
A Foreign writer. Burden.

II find your political terms very puz-
zling," remarked the foreigner who
was trying to gather material for a
book on American institutions. For
example. to rotate means to move in a
circle. A ring also means circle. Nov
l am told that when ring controls
your Offices they don't rotate any
more. Chicago Tribune
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18
A Matrimonial Musing.

The average young man thinks he is
in position to marry if he has $3.50
in the bank and steady job. Hope is a
great factor in a love affair. After the
man is 40 be wonders how he ever lid
it, and when he eats pie at night and
has the nightmare he always imagines
that he is marrying again on $3.50.
Atchison Globe.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18

DIR. GRADYs CONDITION PowDERs, arr
lust what horse needs when in bad con-
dItion. Tonic. blood purifier and YER
mifuge. They a re not food but medie,n
and the best in use to nut a horse n
prime condition. Price 25 cents per
package. For sale by Janin IL Suddalh.
BrR1gist6s
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18

Forty tons of rust have been taken
out Of the Menai iron tubular bridge at
one cleaning
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18

A European statistician has discover
ed that only 80 per cent of the blonds
marry. while 10 per cent of their bru.
nette sisters engage in matrimony
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1899-05-18

''You never for i ' asked.
mo, but thre, mol later was
there again, and cot rot help look
ing along the g e)c; ne track as l
walked. altkoug of rise / didn't
really expect to I'D ii met a small
boy. who asked L wh. was looking
for asked him h. ad ever heard
of any one who hgf f ID book near
there He said = 5, knew a boy
who had found OF til early in the
spring. ! gave hih a or rter and made
him take me at o.. To he boy house
The boy was at hoei but i saw his
mother She sd Pc Tommy had
found a book bes q IT,: track. u queer
book that none e. thels could read. |
asked her If she 77oulq let me see it.
she said she had p q Il 10 a peddler for
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-06
Cockreli Writes for Support.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. AL
though there is no question as to Sem
ator +. NJ. Cockrell's reelection, yet
the ''old man." MS the Democracy rev.
ercntly refers TO him, has written sew
eral letters to senator's and house
members asking for their support.
The letter is typewritten and Is char
acteristic Of his old fashioned court
esy.
IL was about to write you with my
own hand" he writes. "but an attack
of the grip in the most malignant form
seized me and forced me to my bed and
compelled me to resort to heroic treat
ment.
If you can, consistently with the
majority OF your Democratic constit-
uents, cast your vote for my re-elec-
tion as my own successor, will most
warmly appreciate the favor and honor
and shall ever hold you in grateful re-
membrance."
The letter is signed "Your friend
+. NJ. Cockrell."
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-06
Santiago objects.

SANTIAGO, Jan. Am order has
been received from Havana, which, II
enforced, will mean, in the Judgment
of the commercial classes here, serious
injury to the province, This is direc.
tion to transmit the entire customs
receipts each week to Havana. Com
pliance with such instructions would
involve the abandonment Of many nec-
essary public improvements, especially
in the matter Of roads and water
works Since American occupation
began, these funds have been used for
such purposes, and have been the
principal means of meeting the neces
sary expenditures.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-06
Killed by n Folding Bod.

SrBISGFrELp, H., Jan. 4.-Mrs. Lu.
cretia Kent, a widow, met her death
in a manner horrible in the extreme.
Her fate was revealed when friend
entering the house found her dead
body. Ono hand was pinioned mex.
tricably under a heavy folding bed
The body was badly decomposcd,
showing that death had occurred sew.
eral days ago. When found the wo.
mans broken hand was still clasped in
the bed as In blacksmith's wise. How
the accident happened will never be
known definitely, The woman lived
a!one in the house and that accounts
for the tardy dis oyery of the body.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-06
ANOTHER MAIL POISONING.
Knickerboekcr Clabman May Have
Been Killed by y Headache" Powder.

a icksrboekcr Clabmau May Have
T,een Killed by y Headache" Powder
New YORK, Jan. 4. - There is
strong probability that the fact may
soon be established that Henry c. Bar.
nett, who died ut the Knickerbocler
Athletic club November 10, from fau.
cial diphtheria. according to the death
certificate made out by his physician,
was murdered by poison, as was Mrs.
Adams. and that tho same poison was
used to take his life as was utilized In
the case of<he woman and Harry Cor.
nish, the instructor of tho Knicker.
booker club, who recovered from the
drugs effects. Cyanide of mercury
was administed In each case. The body
of Barnett has been exhuIned, and it is
said that sufficient evidence hos been
obtained to prove that the body con:
tains traces of the poison named.
+ There is said to be little doubt that
the person who caused tho death OF
Mrs. Adams is also responsible for the
death of Barnett, with this difference,
that while he did not intend to kill
Mrs. Adams, but Cornish, the death Of
Barnett was deliberately planned
During the ten days of Barnett's ILL
ness the greatest precautions were
taken to keep the circumstances sur
rounding his case quiet. When his
brother Edmund came to see him Hen.
ry said that he had taken a head.
ache" powder and added that 1t made
him violently i'll. He attributed this
to having taken an overdose. lie
seemed to recover from the effects Of
the powder in day or two and no
suspicious were aroused in the mind Of
Edmund that his brothers death was
n OF the result Of faucial diphtheria
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-06
THE MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
The Speakershlp Contest Almost
Settled in Favor Of Mr.. Ward. d,
THE OTHER CONTESTS WARM.


JEFFERSON CRY, Mo, Jan. 4.-Prob-
ably never before in the history Of the
Missouri legislature has the anti-cau.
Gus fight for legislative officers as
sumed such bitterness as the present
contest for speaker and secretary Of
the senate This race became so warm
that candidates for minor places have
practically been lost sight OF.
From surface indications Ward OF
Stoddard county seems sure Of the
spcakcrship, although Whitecotton of
Monroe and Pope Of Jefferson City say
they are still In the race. and repeat
the old saying that the game is never
out until it is played out. Although
they, especially Whitecotton, appear
downcast, they contend that many a
combination is broken in twenty-four
hours.
So as the day closes, twenty-four
hours before the caucus, one can al
most see Ward in the speakers chair,
the gavcl in his hand. But who can
tell what n day will bring forth in
such a political mix up.
At the other end of the capitol is
another fight still more interesting be.
cause there is apparently more of an
element Of doubt in It, II Is the con.
test for secretary of the senate be-
tween Cor" Roach of Carthage and
w. T. Painter of Carrolton.
The Painter men are modest in their
claims. They say they have ten votes
pledged to the opposition's eight, with
even votes on the fence. They will
not name their pledged votes, but give
this list of unpledged: Drabell OF st.
Louis, Orchard OF Howell. Vandiver OF
Lafayette, Whaley of st. Clair, Childers
OF Hickory, Miller Of Worth and vii.
son of Platte.
Roach pooh.poohs at this claim and
contends that he has twenty-one out
! of twenty-five votes. Slsirting the
| edges, however, is a third candidate
for secretary 1t is ex-senator "Dick
Love Of Independence. Senator Loves
only hope Is that by securing two OF
three votes he can keep the other two
| from the required thirteen on q dead.
lock, and one of them will throw his
votes In the Love direction, landing
for him the prize. Should deadlocR
occur, Senator Love might not be far
off in his calculations.
Major Henry Newman appears to be
sure of the houses chief clerlship
Dozens OF candidates are in the field
for other offices, but they wander
about like lost sheep, watching the
pulling and hauling in the speaker
ship and secretary fight.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-06
Longstreet's Line Indoryed,

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 4.-The Senate
passed Representative Keefer's concur
rent resolution to-day indorsing the
report of General James Longstreet Of
the interstate commerce commission,
recommending the construction Of q
double track air line railroad from
Kansas City to San Diego.
The house passed Harbaugh's bill
requiring annual settlements to be
made by township treasurers with
township boards, prescribing certain
official duties to be performed by
township treasurers and township
trustees and prescribing punishments
for violations.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-06
HOW DEWEY lei AUGU}T| GO
A German Attache Says the Span
lard Was Paroled.
NE ARRANGED THE DETAILS,
No m Feeling between Dewey and Won
Diedrichs According TO MAJ jor Won
sonnenburg---u Ranks the Japanese
Soldiers Next TO ths Germaus

CHICAGO, Jan. 4--Major A. Won Son
nenburg, German military attache to
the emperor Of Japan. the man who
carried the message between Admiral
Won piedrichs and Admiral Dewey by
which permission was given for the
transportation OF Captain General
Augusti from Manila to Hong Kong on
q German war vessel, Is In Chicago.
~ did not witness the destruction Of
Montojo's feet by your Admiral
Dewey" he said, "but saw much Of
tho subsequent events Because OF
what saw want TO correct at least
one false mpression-that there was
any Ill feeling between the COM
manders OF the American and German
fleets There was disagreement,
admit, over the right Of the Amcri-
cans TO search German ships, but that
was soon settled.
Then rs TO the Augusti incident.
There was nothing secret about that
transaction. l myself was the mes
sengcr between the two admirals In
the discussion over the disposition OF
Augusti. Admiral Won Diedrichs
asked whether Admiral Dewey would
object to Captain General Augusti
taking passage on one Of the German
dispatch boats running to Hong Kong.
Admiral Dewey said that he would
not IL the ex.captain general would
make some kind Of parole by which
he would no longer bear arms against
the United States. This was given
and the incident was closed, as the
diplomats would say.
"As to the Americans, both ashore
and aboard ship, | may say that
never met finer body of men. l ud.
mire your volunteers. To my mind
they furnish magnificent material for
soldiers, but l am afraid that they
have hard task before them in the
Philippines. l should not want the
task of controlling these islands unless
had fully $4,000 men behind me- Tn,
natives are going to be hard problems
TO solve.
"Sincc the finishing of the Philip
pine question l have been connected
with the imperial army Of Japan as 1
student Of its methods Of military dis
cipline. TO speak very conservatively
believe that next to the German
army there is not u finer body Of fight
ing men in the world than that sam,
little Japanese collection Of troops
Their discipline is perfect and any ma
tion that picks u quarrel with tn,
Japanese Is going to have no easy tim,
OF II. ] consider them one Of the mos
important factors In future Orienta
complications"
When Major Won sonnenburg wa
questioned in regard to these Orlenta
problems he was silent. lie said tha
he was still connected with the Japan
csc government, and with that Of Ger
many as we'll and could say nothing
He Is on his way to Washington will
letters to Secretary Alger and Genera
Miles. He will spend few days abou
the departments In Washington an,
then will go to Berlin to report to hi
own government
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-06
Floeged tho Boys In cour.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 4.--Minor
Garrett, Edward Gardner, Elijah
Scott, Frank Curl and William Nor.
ris, boys ranging IN age from 10 to l2
years, were given public whipping
In police court Tor stealing some old
washboilers. Their parents were
given the option by Judge Winfrey OF
whipping for the boys or having
them sent to the reform school The
boys were led to the hall by the turn
key and given twenty-five lashes each.
Their yells could be heard for two
blocks. One Of the boys was so weak
after the fiogging that he could hardly
walk from the police station.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-01-06
Hanged the Murdsrou. Pole.

LONDON, Jan. 4 - Schneider, th'
Pole, who murdered German
bakers assistant November IL by
throwing him inside an oven
was hanged at Newgate this morning
Schneider was a homeless Pole, whs
had been granted nights lodg
ing in bake-house. Havini
thrown the assistant Of the baker init
the lighted oven. he tried to
murder the baker by clubbing him OF
the head and stabbing him In tn,
chest. The police were attracted I,
the spot by the shrieks Of the bake.
and Schneider was overpowered.