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The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02
lTo DE CONTINUED.
He Got the Inform 0 ton

Peter Bunda, who has been married
only two weeks, has left his wife.
Bundy is a little man, and his wife
weighs two hundred and forty pounds,
and was the relict of the late Seth
Potts. About ten days after marriage
Bundy was surprised, on awakening
in the morning, to find his better
half sitting up In bed, crying as ii
her heart would break. Astonished,
he asked the cause of her sorrow, but,
receiving no reply, he began to sur
mise that there must be some secret
on her mind which she withheld from
him, and which was the cause Of her
anguish, so he remarked to Mrs. B.
that as they were married she ought
to tell him the cause of her grief, SO
that, If possible, he might lessen it..
After considerable coaxing he elicited
the following from her:
LAST night l dreamed was sim
gle, and as walked through we'll
lighted street came to a shop where
q sign in front advertised husbands
for sale. Thinking it curious, en-
tered, and ranged along the wall on
either side were men with prices
affixed to them-such beautiful men
some for one thousand dollars, some
for five hundred dollars, and so on to
one hundred and fifty dollars. And,
as had not that amount, l could not
purchase"
Thinking to console her, B. placed
his arm lovingly around her, and
asked:
"And did you sec any men like ms
there?"
"Oh, yes," she replied, "lots like
you; they were tied up like asparagus,
and sold for ten cents per bunch.
Bundy got up, and went to ask his
lawyer II he had sufficient ground fO1
s divorce
The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02
A Revolutionary Soldiers CHILDREN.

There are now living in this State
five children of Colonel Gassaway
Watkins, who served as an officer OF
the Maryland line throughout the
revolutionary war. They are John
s. Watkins, who represented Howard
County in the Maryland Senate,
notably in 1861 during the session at
Frederick; Mrs. Caroline Watkins,
widow; Mrs. Margaret Gassaway
Warfleld, widow Of Albert G. War.
field; Mrs. Albina Clarke, widow OF
William Clarke, all of Howard Coun-
ty, and Mrs. Priscilla Kenly, wife OF
George T. Kenly, Of Baltimore city.
They are all hale and hearty and eau
recount many interesting reminis-
cences Of the revolutionary war as
told to them by their heroic father,
who lived to see all his children
grown. Sun.
The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02
NO. IL.
Ta,nmany Hall.

"Tammany Ring" was formed in the
city Of New York so far back as 1888
as a great Democratic organization.
Its founder was William Mooney, an
upholsterer residing in the city. The
Tammany anniversary became a popu-
lar holiday. The ideal patrons were
Columbus and Tammany, the latter,
who gives his name to the society, be-
ing a legendary Indian chief. once lord
of the island Of Manhattan, and now
a kind Of patron saint of America.
The president rejoices in the title of
grand sacham." The "Tammany
Hall" is an Offset more intensely DEM
ocratic. and represents the Democrat
ic Republican general committee of
5000. who seek to govern New York
and select all candidates for Office.
There are district committees, over
whom is set captain known as the
local boss;" he is responsible for the
vote Of his district. There are 1,10O
of these bosses to correspond with the
LOO districts. AS a rule the bosses
are "liquor dealers" with clientele of
followers whom they swing" The
boss is paid for his services, and has
money to distribute. 1t is always easy
from the reports of these LOO bosses
to say how the vote of the city will
20 in municipal elections.
The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02
A WagGisll Tailor.

The other Monday thirsty tailor.
for a small fee after much haggling,
informed a miserly undertaken about
the sudden death of Miss Polly Grey,
whereupon the ''grsve" man hurried
to the bereaved cottage, and, entering
obsequiously, said to an elderly fe.
male: excuse me. lady, but I'm
very sorry to hear about the unexpect-
ed demise of your lodger, Miss Polly
Grey. Er-I'm an undertaken, and
I've called to ask if you'll permit me
to conduct the interment." For mo.
ment the woman seemed puzzled, then
stepping to side table, she smilingly
replied: "Well Mister, aw con only
think as it's that good-for-nought, ard
up 'usband o. mine what's towd 70
abeawt Polly's suddin end. Onyheaw,
you're welcome to th' funeral job.
This is the corpus" and she pointed
to cage containing the dead grey
parrot. Belfast Wing.
The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02
Eyelashes and Eyebrows.

For those people who wish to make
their lashes longer and more regular,
the following suggestions may be OF
use: Examine the eyelashes care
fully one by one, trimming with a
pair Of scissors any which are split,
feeble or crooked. Then anoint the
base Of the lashes every night with
minute quantity of oil Of cajuput on
the top Of camel hair brush. Ii
this is repeated sedulously for a few
months the result is most gratifying.
Beautiful arched eyebrows are like
wise great detail OF beauty and are
not to be underrated, 1t is best not
to trim the eyebrow, as it makes ii
coarse, but If it is desired to strength
en- or thicken it few drops of caju'
put oil may be safely rubbed into the
skin every other night.-Detroi'
The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02

An army nurse but lately returned
from Cuba to Washington declares
that never again will she 60 to coun-
try whose language she cannot under
stand. 1t was before hostilities had
come to definite end that she was
startled one day by the unexpected
visit of her Cuban laundress. The
woman was intensely excited. Anxi-
ETY. sat on her brow and sorrow dwelt
in her eyes. She gesticulated and
talked. The nurse knew not a word
of what she said, but the pantomime
filed her with terror. The Cuban's
hands seemed to speak of an attack on
the hospital, of wounded men butch
cred and nurses cut to ribbons. The
nurse was frantic. She must know
the worst. In the hospital was an
officer very ill with typhoid fever. She
knew he understood Spanish. Only
in matter of life and death would
she disturb him, but this was obvious
ly matter of life or death. She led
the Cuban woman to the bedside and
there the story was repeated. The
officer listened intently. The nurse
held her breath. The Cuban ceased.
The sick man turned his head on the
pillows.
''She says" he whispered feebly,
''she says the stripes in your pink
shirt waist have run and she does not
know what to do with it."
That same nurse confesses to hav-
ing been desperately homesick down
in Cuba.
''It gave me the blues" she said,
mot to make even the children nm
derstand me, and one day, one indigo
day, great black sleek cat walked
into my room. was so glad to find
something that could understand me.
Kitty, kitty, kittyl' said. The cat
didn't turn its head.
"'Pussy, pussyP ! said. The cat
took no notice The. cat, the very
cat, spoke Spanish. 1t was more than
/ could bear. couldn't even call q
cat. Washington Post.
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possessions merely, would despise my
self heartily and thoroughly. Oh, why
have you disappointed me2"
The words escaped her almost un-
consciously, and their mingled pain and
regret surprised even herself. But
Brian did not hear them. He was too
deeply engrossed with his own thoughts,
and too deeply hurt by Margaret's plain
ly expressed opinion.
He longed to vindicate himself in her
eyes. though he felt that such a thing
was impossible. No words of his would
better his position. He must leave
S'conset Immediately. The necessity
for this step became very apparent. be
turned with this decision to see Mar
garet preparing to leave the beach. He
realized that in all probability he
would never see her again. A thousand
longings surged through his heart. I'm
pulsive words rushed to his lips, but
with a determined will he repressed
them.
TRY to forgive me, Margaret" he
begged. Try to forget the pain l have
caused you.
Don't distress yourself" was her
cold, proud answer. you are holding
my hand, aud / am tired Of standing"
He looked at her with a longing he
could not have put in words, and re-
leasing her hand without even a good
by he stood watching her, until the
winding streets Of the village shut her
frnm his aioht Then with o feeling
that something had gone out OF his lie,
he threw himself upon the sand with
misery at heart no language could e1-
press.
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An Old Bridge Doomed.

One of the oldest bridges in Eu-
rope is soon to disappear under de-
mand for better navigation of the
river it spans. This is the stone
bridge, with fifteen arcnes aud total
length of 994 feet, built across the
Danube at Ratisbon by Duke Henry
the Superb in 1856. The piers
rest on piles protected by stone rip
rap and heavy ice breakers; the road
way is very narrow and the footways
allow the passage of only one person
at q time. Hans Sachs, the poet
shoemaker of Nuremberg, sang its
praises as one of the wonders of the
butlder,.' art and the strongest bridge
in Gernan any. So far as its stability
is concerned, it would probably stand
for another $50 years-but it inter
feres with the passage OF steamboats,.
Engineering News.
The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02

the lake; sometimes in the branches
of forest; sometimes in the camps OF
loggers in the pineries of that region.
But none proved true. People quit
talking about it, until one day it was
recalled by a story, we'll written, to
the effect that Donaldson had been
seen alive in London. The circus
people and Donaldson s friends denied
this. A little later similar story
locating him in Africa was pri nted,
and this was denied. To givo these
stories shading of truth, for a num-
ber we're printed later on. they con-
tanned the statement which was true,
that the woman in this case had left
the circus and had gone to meet hel
sweetheart. She had left the circus.
Finally the stories about Donaldson
being alive. like the ones about j.
Wilkes Booth being alive, ceased. A
long time after, several months, ]
think. portions of human body were
found in the sands on the Wisconsin
shore of Lake Michigan. There was
nothing to identify the remains ex
cept piece of iewelry which young
woman who knew Grimwood said
she had given to him. This, with a
few bits of material found nearby,
thought by some to be parts of the
balloon canvas, led to the belief in
some quarters that Grimwood was
thrown from the basket by Donald
son. Every man of the two ascensions,
except myself, is dead, and each one
died in a peculiar way. The Scotch
man who lost the toss on the >second
day went mad few years ago and
escaped from the asylum. His body
was found sometime after in creek.
"Donaldson's fate remains mys.
terry. Did he throw Grimwood out OF
the basket? Would he have thrown
me out, I wonder?"
The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02
Queer Insurance Casn..

There is one sadly dramatic history
associated with an insurance ticket.
A gentleman purchased one prior to
starting on journey. and, as is fire.
quently done, posted it home to his
wife from the departure station. The
ticket was delivered simultaneously
with an intimation from the railway
company announcing that he had lost
his life in railway accident.
In the case Of the Tay Bridge dis
aster, an insurance ticket was dis
covered upon the body Of one of the
victims. The ticket had been reduced
to absciute pnlp by the action of the
sea water, but under a microscope the
printing could still be traced. The
company therenpon admitted the claim
and duly paid over the amonnt Of the
insuraues money. Railway Magazine,
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Reflections of an Old Maid.

Anything worth doing in this world
is hard to do.
Hope paints beautiful pictures and
actuality puts knife through the
canvas.
In some cases even matrimony is
not an absolute cure for old maidish-
ness.
There is nothing so irritating as the
constitutional patience of intolerably
good natured people.
The energy which some expend to
make the burden of idleness bearable
would accomplish good deal of work.
He who says he longs for death has
need of larger intellectual emotional
or physical vitality. In word, be
really !ongs for lsse.--Dstroit Free
Press.
The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02
A FRENCH SAILOR YARN
The Most Remarkable Experience OF .
Sea Captain.

The Most Remarkable Experience or .
Sea Captain.
Mr.. Clark Russell of England is the
best-known teller of sea-tales at the
present day, and he certainly relates
some marvellous adventures. But he
will have to look to his laurels. AL
phonse Allais of Paris, in recent is
sue of LIE Journal, gives the remark
able experience of French sea cap
tain, whom he allows to relate his own
story. Since he set forth on his voy-
age from our own New England capi-
tai, which incontestably exists, and
can be proved to be still in its place,
perhaps we may accept his words as
truth.
Captain of the three master Lucien
Guitry," he begins, II set sail from
Boston, January 2e, with an exclusive
cargo of varnish. What use people
could possibly find for six thousand
barrels of varnish do not know
and besides, that has nothing to do
with this story.
1.-THE second of February. in the
early morning, we were assailed by
.rightful tempest. Waves as high as
houses beat against my poor vessel,
which strained and groaned threaten
ingly. We could not endure much
more, yet the sky showed no promise
of change. We were in imminent
danger; every shock increased our
peril; it was impossible to survive
such violence if it continued. What
shoald we do?
"Pour oil upon the sea! Certainly,
we thought of it; but, unfortunately,
we had aboard only litre of olive oil.
destined for the mayonnaise dressing
of an occasional salad.
Suddenly my second officer was
struck with an inspiration of genius.
Suppose cried he, we should
pour on varnish! Varnish is much
like OIL
cat that moment the hurricane re-
doubled its fury; truly We appeared to
be lost.
".Pour on the varnish!' I COM
manded
1.-The result was Supplying. At
the first barrel empted over to star
board the waves were visibly calmed
upon that side; the second, poured
to larboard, achieved like success.
"Whereupon a sort of frenzy took
possession of the entire crew, myself
the foremost. Every one has heard
Of such thing as a collective hal
lucination; this was collective frenzy,
delirium OF wild exertion! We
poured; we continued to pour. When
evening fell, we had poured overheard
all our cargo of varnish --all And
the cffect Around US, at distance,
the storm raged more and more matly;
but about the ship. in circumference
of at least quarter of mile, ,reignel
the most tranquil of calms. That,
however, was nothing.
'"The morning of the next day
leave you to guess our stupefactior
when we saw-what? The varnish
having hardned during the night
coverd the sea with thickish crust
that glistened with an irreproachabl,
polish! The French three-maste
Lucien Guitry seemed the centre o
an immense mirror of amber, upol
which, with fairy.like effect, sparklet
the beams of the rising sum-"
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women and Opera Glasse4

Two women drop in at the matinee.
Coming in that way they are without
glasses.
Shall we take one OF these theater
glasses, dear?"
"Yes; drop a dime in and the thing
opens. Have you the change?e
mo, I only have FIVE cents.
"Well, Ihave flve-that makes 1t. |"
Then the two dear creatures drop
two flve-cent pieces into the slot, and
when it does not work are amazed
and indignant. Usher Is summoned,
who vainly tries to explain, and there
is pretty exciting time until tho
man drops in a tcn-cent piece from
his own pocket and procures for them
the glasses. l believe, however, that
to this day they have an idea that
there is some sort of swindling in the
odd little apparatus attached to the
ater chairs.
A Navajo will stick a bit of mirror
in the entrance of a burrow and lie
behind the little mound all day IL
need be to secure the coveted prize OF
a fat prairie dog. When Mr.. Tusa
ventures from his bedroom deep un-
derground he sees a familiar image
mocking him at the front door, and
when he hurries out to confront this
impudent intruder, whiz! goes a
chalcedony tipped arrow through him,
pinning him to the ground so that he
cannot tumble back into his home,
as he has a wonderful faculty for do
ing even in death, or a dark hand
darts from behind like lightning,
seizes his chunky neck safely beyond
the reach of his chisel-shaped teeth
and breaks his spine with one swift
snap.-St. Nicholas.
The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02
Electricity Not DassoroaA

The figures recently published ly
the city Of Boston show how unfair
this cry has been and the fact that
the trolley is not half SO black as 1t
is painted, for in one year the West
End electric cars carried 119, 900, 900
people, which is many more than all
the railroad lines in and ont Of Bos-
ton carry. In one year tho number
of deaths on suburban railways was
twenty. In the same year five peo-
pie were killed by horse cars in Bos-
ton, and only three as result CT ac-
cidents by electric CAFE.
The Banner-Democrat., 1899-09-02
The Parent Rock.

Granite is the lowest rocE ia tie
earth's crust 1t is the bed rock OF
the world. It shows no evidence Of
animal or vegetable life. 1t is from
two to ten times as thick as tho
united thicknesses of all the other
rocks. 1t is the parent rocE from
which all other rocks have boon
either directly Or indirectly derived.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-04

The cotton market has been variable,
but generally lower on some improvement
in crop accounts. There were rains in
Texas, very good ones in some places, and
the breaking of the long drought was the
signal for a check TO the advancing ten
dency of the previous week. With uumer-
Gus fluctuations the market declined near
ly 30 points, then reacted a little, January
closing at 6.03c, a decline for the week of
10 points. While some parts of Texas
have received modicum of moisture, the
rains were rather scattered than general
and other sections are as dry as ever It
is maintained that great injury has been
already wrought, and there are some re-
ports that rain now would do more harm
than good. Receipts are rapidly incCoas-
ing, and the crop has opened unnaUuraiY
early in about all sections This is. of
course, no sign of a large crop, but rather
of the contrary The start was about TWO
weeKs late, and for the opening now TO be
about two weeks early makes it look like
a short crop soon over In all this terri
Tory the deficiency in the use of fertilizers
cannot fail to tell in the reduced produc-
tiveness of the plant. The bureau report
on the 10th can hardly fail 10 show ma
terial decline, probably as low as Is or Il.
possibly lower but it may have less effect
on the market than another ex parte eX-
preston of Mr.. Nell. With The selling
auction from the country getting under
way again, prospects for any material i'm
proVement in the market do not look very
encouraging, unless decided confirmation
comes of a smaller set of crop estimates.
Wheat continues to justify the forecasts
made here, having declined some 4 or sc
during the past several weeks; December
closed, 7114c There does not yet appear
anything in the situation to justify buy
ing except on weak spots for moderate
turns. 1t stll seems safer to sell on re-
actions.
Stocks were again irregular with mark
ed gains in some specialties. The general
market was a little weaker toward the
end of the week, owing chiefly to a rather
less favorable condition of the money
market VIM. #. Williams.
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Why the Yearly Work of the Dead
Letter. Office IL Enormous.

From the Ladies Home Journal.
1t is estimated that during the last year
6o00,000000 pieces Of mail matter, includ-
ing ali classes, were posted in the United
States. OF this number 6,sl2,731 were sent
to the dead letter office. making an aver
age receipt Of about p 600 letters and par
GELS for each working day.
During this period more than 5000 pieces
were dispatched either with insufficient
postage or none at all, $1,000 bore no ad-
dress whatever, 1900 were misdirected,
100000 were unclaimed at hotels, and some
thing more than the last number were
sent to fictitious addresses. And to these
figures must be added 2.973,387 letters and
circulars without Enclosures Of obvious
value which could not be returned to the
senders and were destroyed. More than
5000 letters contained money amounting
70 $3s, sos, while 32,422 Included drafts
money orders. etc. to the value OF S9l5.-
co., to say nothing Of 5000 with photo
graphs.
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America. The Parker afterward capsized
and was towed inside of the Delaware
Breakwater. She was loaded with a cargo
of lumber.
Schooner Golden Sheaf. from Philadel-
phia for Portland, when leaving VINEYARD
Haven on Wednesday collided with the
schooner Lewis X. Buckingham The lat
ter vessel was at anchor at the time. The
Golden Sheaf had her bow damaged and
loresall torn and ripped her foreshrouds
me Cottinsham escaped damage
schooner John b. Prescott. one of the
largest schoOners under the American flag.
If not the largest, was discovered FRIDAY
TO be leaking while loading cargo of coal
at Baltimore for Boston. a survey will
be held to-day.
Schooner Amelia Hearn, at Norfolk from
washington, was run into Thursday while
at anchor in the Potomac, and lost her
jibboom.
Schooner Clarence H Venner, hence
from Baltimore. 30th for Bath, is ashore
at James Point. Two tugs were trying TO
pun her off at las p. m. Slst
schooner James Young from New York
Tor Portland, arrived at Boston Tuesday
evening leaking
Schooner J. r. Holden, on arriving at
baltimore reported she picked up the top
OF desk containing papers of abandoned
Dark Cara r. McGivery, Aug. %, lat
S6 %, long. "A 26
schooner Nimbus, after leaving Turks
Island. Aug 9, for Providence. struck on
the Caicos Bank. She anchored until
weather cleared, then returned 10 Turks
Island, arriving l4th inst. A diver exam
lned the vessels bottom, and found slight
damage. Surveyors recommended she
proceed. She left Aug. %
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THE MORNING NEWS, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 4 1899

extraordinary wave of prosperity which
extends over the whole country. and which
as Yet shows no signs of having spent its
force. The iron and kindred industries are
making a wonderful record; our whole
history fails TO show a parallel. Raw ma
terials, such as pig iron copper and tin,
show advances from lowest prices of from
90 to 100 per cent. Finished products of
course show no such rise; but in many in
stances price is a secondary condition with
buyers; delivery being the main want. So
far, hiSh prices do not seem TO have
checked business, and there has been
remarkable absence OF speculative buying.
Later on these conditions must check pur-
chases and defer repairs, Improvements
and new enterprises until values recede TO
a normal basis; but this Stage of affairs
has not YET been reached. Until IL ap-
proaches We are not likely 10 witness any
important recession in the stock market.
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Steamship Talbot, Br), for Bremen with
cotton.-J. F. Minis & Co.
Steamship Kirkstall Br). for Barcelona
due about Sept. 6.-Strachan & Co.
Steamship Nizcaina. (BD, for Havre; due
about Sept S.-Georgia Export and I'm
port Company.
Steamship Kirkfeld, CBr), for Bremen; due
about Sept. 10.-Georgia Export and I'M
port Company.
Steamship Caprivi CNor). for ST Peters,
burg; due about Sept. 1O.-J. F. Minis
& Co.
Steamship Arcs (Br), for Gothenburg; due
about Sept. 25.-Strachan & Co.
Steamship Buckminster (Br). for BARGE
Iona; due about Sept. 15.-Wilder & Co.
Steamship Yarrowdale Br), for Bremen
due about Sept. 7.-Strachan & Co.
Steamship Amaranth (BD, for Liverpool;
due about Sept. 4.-Strachan & Co.
Steamship Glengoil (BD, for Revai; due
about Sept. 20.-Strachan & Co.
Schooner Anna, asa tons, New York to Ty-
bee, cement, private terms.