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The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
THE INEVITABLE wAsHDAY.
Valuable Hints for Cleansing the
Clothes.

Valuable Hints for Cleansing the
Clothes.
Even with set tubs two wooden ones
Of handy size help out amazingly. One
had better be kept especially for table
linen and for rinsing the finest white
things Use the other for soaking, but
do not soak too long. An hour Is long
enough TO soften and dissolve the dirt.
yet long enough TO get It all through
the garment Soaking suds strong with
soda will eat and destroy the fabric, but
dirt comes out easier, and without dam
age to the fiber II the soiled things are
wet through with and well wrung out OF
warm soda water before they go In soak.
This wetting and wringing out will whlten
and sweeten without hurting the clothes.
The caustic soda attacks the dirt iirst
and Is washed out, or dissolved away, be-
fore ID has time to eat tho fabric. IL
must not be too Htrong-a Tablespoon OF
soda TO three gallons OF soft water IL about
the rlsht proportion. Hard water re-
qulres n fourth more soda. az some Of II
goes 10 uoutralize the lime.
Keep a sharp lookout out for spots and
stains In the sorting. Either wet fruit
stains in alcohol. whisky or camphor
or pour a stream Of full boiling water
through them. A stain once set BY suds
II thenoafortb eilnost hopoioaA bswnTs
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
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S. A, (retired), has removed from earth
the most prosecuted officer Of the Civil
War. Gen. Chas. p. Stone and Gen. Don
Carlos Buell. were also sufferers in the
same line. Gen. Porter was one of the
most distinguished soldiers in the army,
but his friendship for Gen. Geo. B. Nc
Clellan made him target for many poi
soned arrows of envy and malice. As in
spector on the staff of Mai. Gen. Silas
Casey, U. s. A, L attended him as a
member of the infamous Porter court
martial. At a glance 1 discovered that
Porter was already convicted In the minds
or old and prejudiced officers like Casey,
Buford, Hitchcock and others, and the
final verdict of guilty was not a surprise
10 me. But the friends of Porter never
ceased in their efforts to have this great
wrong set right, and, thanks to Gen.
Grants influence, their efforts won sue
cess. Congress vindicated Porter and re-
stored him to the army, and all his later
years were made happy by the honors be-
slowed upon him by his old comrades and
friends.
F5tz John Porter and Francis ],
Skunk, and Milton Cogswell Cwho had a
peculiar grim, all officers of high attain
ments, while on duty at West Point
Academy, were made the victims Of a
cadet song called Jordan" in which their
strictness of discipline wass r1diculed.
will simply give the verses in which their
names are mentioned:
"one night we had a spree and Fatz John
he got the key,
And searched all the store rooms ac-
oordiR;
But to our JOY he must confess that Il
was without success,
For the rum was on the other side Of
Jordan"
"on examination day, second class men
They wan ell ress' in Chem &C.
But Just let Skunk ask. ~ . vapor is
gas,
And we are safe to keep on this side
OF Jordan"
Now, Milton with q grin, ne Thought 1,
was a sin,
That the Bum should be 80 run on
SO be tried very hard to skin the
whole guard
And send them to the other side of
And then Millions tool. Just like an
other fool,
He had an order published accordin',
That the Cadets should not sing OF NH
ton and his grin,
Or he would send US to the other side
OF Jordan"
The last verse OF the song takes In
Maj Gen. George II. Gordon, u S. ",
Boston lawyer after the Civil War,
who was said to measure while a cadet,
six feet and nine inches:
Now lend me your ears and I'll quiet
all your fears,
And tell you the fate Of 'Plebe' Cor
don;
His long legs speak that twill take him
but a week
To travel to the other side wf Jordan"
Sidney Herbert.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

could operate on a more extensive scale.
Billy" made himself popular with his
pauper customers The crippled inmate
who decided to discard his crutch knew
where he could go and trade it for a
pair of shoes or a hat. In consequence
there was much wailing and disgruntle1
ment when BILLY" went the rounds and
impaired to his companions the edict of
the superintendent.
Along the Bowery and the streets in
the busy shopping districts of New York
many familiar faces may be seen of for
ner BlackwelPs Island charges who have
in their possession crutches, eye glasses
and other necessaries required in order to
more successfully solicit aims, which once
belonged to the stock of BILLY" Mon
grief.
BILLY" has discovered the qualities he
thought he lacked and now that he has
sufficient capital with which to establish
himself in business in a small way, 1t need
not be surprising for one to notice at
some future day the name of William
Mongrief enrolled upon the tablet of IA
nous merchants and tradesmen. He will
be missed at the poor house.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

he were fresh from the blue grass and I
hailed him as man ana a brother.
quite regardless OF the fact that we have
Jim Crow cars in Kentucky. Instead,
however, of mis- talking to me in my own
language he started in on some unknown
tongue, and at once he seemed to me to
be quite the barbarian, and / got away
from him as fast as I could. Later I
learned that he was a sailor from a
Greek ship In the harbor. He looked Hike
home darkey just the same
But II Is In New York city that have
found the oldest specimens. Sometimes
black, but oftener yellow, these darkies
are at work as walters, elevator boys
and at other Hight labor. and had fire.
quently heard them talk with an accent
which was accounted for by the fact that
they were from the West Inates. 1 SUP
posed their broken English was the re-
suit OF their efforts to get away from
their mother tongue but recent inquiry
develops the fact that in a great many
instances they know only broken English
and had been taught 10 speak IL so. or
rather they had not been taught at all,
but had picked up the language as they
had heard IT spoken by their parents ana
elders. The last one talked to was an
elevator boy, and he appeared to speak
with such an effort that began TO ques-
ton him how long he had been in the
United States, and where he had come
from. Antigua was his home, he had been
in the United States a year, and he only
knew broken English and had never
known any other language. could haru-
ly believe him, and watched closely TO
catch him lapsing into his mother tongue,
but he did not, simply because broken
English was all he knew. He had an ex-
cellent command OF that, but excellence
in this regard Is hardly 20 be commanded,
I think 1t is noticeable that these West
India colored people do not talk after the
fashion of our Southern negroes, and they
use tho as freely as do the Northern
people,"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER.
THE BALL AT THE VIRGINIA MILL
TARY INSTITUTE ON JUNE &c.


The General Who Represented
Louisiana on Many Bnttiefieids
Has Something to Say About His
Mission to Francc-Gen. Gardner
Favored for Position of Vice Pres
ident of the United States-Some
Errors of Careless Correspondents
Corrected A Complimentary Al
fusion to the Souvenir ADVERTISER
of the Plant System-Commendc de-
by a Distinguished Savanna hian
for Kindly Notice of Gen. Cor
don-YaIe Men Who Have Been
Commended for Good WOrk-Other
Matters Of General Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, July G..
1t was Gen. Buckner's first wife, Il
Northern lady, and not his second wife,
who was Miss Della Claiborne, of Vir-
glnia, whose property 1 mentioned as be-
ing returned to her children after the
war, through Gen. Grants influence.
The cards of invitation to the Final
Ball" of the Virginia Military Institute,
held June &c, were very elegant, the CEN
ter ornament being the Confederate bat
tle-hag in bright colors. Maj. Phil. F.
Brown of the Board of Visitors. has my
thanks for an invite Brig
Gen. C. r. Polgnac, C. s. A. who rep
resented Louisiana on many battle fields
of the Civil War, is still alive. and kick
ing in two column article on his mis-
sion to France during the war. He resides
at Villa Jessie, Cannes, France, his ma
tive land. Gov. Allen of Louisiana, he
says, wanted to free the slaves and en-
list them as soldiers in the Confederate
Army as a last resort. - John
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
paIJpER MERCHANT PRINCE.
,0sSFUL BUYING AND SELLING
IN THE POORHOUsE.

.,,,,,,am MonErief, Committed to
p,oelzyeIPs Island Three Years
Ara without a Cent of Money, Dis
oovered Operating Lucrative
uu.,ness- He Has Accumulated a
Large stock OF old Clothes, Shoes,
Crutches, Tobacco, Etc, and Over
500 in Money-BtlIy Was the RUS
ell Sage of Istand-H1s Enforced
pusseu of the Island-His Enforced
Deuarture Regretted by His Com
ronions-Started Business With a
Package of Tobacco-An H1s Ac-
cumuImtiOns Were Honestly Made.
Ne was the Most Successful Bust
ness Man Among All the Paupers.
New York, July 5.-Any man who can
make money in the poor house ought to
he rich with the world as his field of op-
grafton. Few persons, indeed, would Sc
,ect such a place with view of starting
a lucrative business.
William Mongrfef would not have chos-
o. such place, but when his spirit of
convilialily and inherent bad habits led
him finally to the New York City Aims
House as a charge upon the city. his nat
praI business instincts could not be re-
messed. Had he been ordinarily just to
himself the story of his operations war
rants the belief that his name would now
he associated with those of the Morgans,
Gouds and Vanderbilts.
Three years ago Billy" as he is ia
miliarly known among his unfortunate
associates, became an inmate of the poor
house on Blackwehs Island, and while
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
A STRANGE EXECUTION.
Old Days in Arkansas Furnished Gu
rious Legal Hspginss of orimi-


rious Legal Hspginss of Crimi-
nails.
From the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
"I had a strange experience at a hang
ing on one ccasion early in my repor-
torial career" said an old newspaper re-
porter. land it was one that stands head
and shoulders above every other thing
in the way of a hanging that ever came
within the range of my personal obser-
walton. incidentally 1 may remark that
the first hanging 1 ever saw was on a
public school ground, up in Arkansas, and
the children used to play on the scaffold
after the memorable event.
Public hangings had not been abol-
ished in the South then. They hauled the
condemned man through the streets Of
the small town, and he was sitting astride
his coffin, which had been placed in two
horse wagon, and he literally sang his
way to the gallows and kept shouting his
maudlin halielujahs until the black cap
was slipped down over his face. Actually,
the principal of the pubic school let the
children out for a while, so they could
witness the hanging.
But this was under the old system, and
has nothing to do with the other hanging
l have in mind. The other execution did
not take place in Arkansas, but it was
down in this section of the country, and
at the time was connected with one Of
the big papers of the South. l was al
ways assigned to do the hangings, and so
in this case I got the assignment. The
condemned man was a negro, and he had
been tried, convicted and sentenced for
having taken the life Of one of his fellows
in a most fiendish fashion. The arrange
ments were a trifie crude.
1.-THE gallows was awkwardly made,
and TO add TO the embarrassment of the
situation, there was no rope at hand with
which TO hang the poor fellow, and the
fact was not discovered until the man
was on the scaffold. we must have a
rope, the sheriff said, or the hanging
will be called off, 50 some fellow rushed
away TO the nearest place TO get the
needed article. He got 1t, and here is
where the trouble began. He bought cot
ton rope, the kind that is used for pillow
lines. Cotton rope stretches when It Is
new. The galows was very low, and when
the negro dropped the rope stretched sut-
fciently to allow the tips OF his toes 10
touch the ground.
His neck was not broken, because the
rope gave when he dropped, and there ne
stood, dancing on his toes. There was
much confusion. The sheriff was afrnid
that be hsd no right 10 hang the fellow
again. 80 he was determined 10 make IL
20. Spades were produced. ana in few
minutes the earth mad been dug from un-
der the fellows feet. and be- Wa atfan-
gled 10 death sooordinE 70 the wa pro-
v.aed Ia the law
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
REGULARITY OF LANGUAGE.
New York Offers the strangest Mod
NIey of Negro Dialects, Says a Tray

From the Detroit Free Press.
Brought up IN Kentucky as ] was"
said the man who gets around some. 1T
never occurred 10 me that a negro could
speak any other language than his master
had taught him. and as his master WAS
always plain American. Il was natural
that ~ should speak the language OF tho
Ausarioana. The first tlmo 1 went 20
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

your hands for two days. and you haven't
read a line" Il know, dearle; but Il
keeps others from thinking that we are
on our moon."-Harper's Bazaar
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

--clara-"Is Hetty happy 10 her mar
rlcd iife?" Esther-"She ought 20 be. No
less than three girls in town were amer
her Charley. "-lsosian Transcript.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

distinguished citizen OF Savannah.
VINO was = gallant soldier IN the Ogle-
thorpe LRht Infantry, commends my
kindly notes Of Gen. WiyiAm A. GARD
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07

Tho death O Cen. Flz John Porter, U.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-07
Yot1r Serge Suit

You pay $1o $12 SIS, $40, or s22 and get
suit at either price that's we'll made aud won't fade
The SIS is made of one of the best American serg
tailored as we'll as the $22
Even the $40 is made by best maker and t
vital parts by hand
v You can't trihe with serge. It's either got to
Y made very very good or it will be very very bad
How would it pay us to sell bad suit2-y
Y bring it back and get your money
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-29
uO6" For COZ"

I always say Il bought it OF JONES'
and up to now, through so constantly
hearing people. my late father includ.
ed Che always used to pronounce cot
fee as corfee). talk in this way, thought
1t was right. Still this would be only
in conversation. Writing to any one,
saying l had bought anything, should
put "of Jones" or from Jones"
suppose "from Jones" would be per-
fectly correct
l have heard this form of speech in
many different parts of the country.
but most frequently, think, in and
near Liverpool.
The use of off, for "of" and "Off Of
is common in the north Of England
Notes and Queries.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-29
A LUNATIC'S IMITATION.
1t Lacked Finish and Got Himself
and a Thief Into Trouble

|
"A Paris correspondent tells an inter-
estllg story of how a shop thief was
captured recently At the Bon Marche
IN circumstances that in all probability
are unique. One Of the private detect
ives in the pay Of the establishment
noticed a man who, with the most
barefaced effrontery, was appropriat-
Ing articles of every description. The
individual indeed seemed to make lit
tie or no attempt to keep his operations
secret. lie simply walked from coun-
ter to counter and filled his pockets
with whatever attracted his fancy.
In spite of the strangeness of the
mans proceedings there was nothing
to be done but to have him arrested,
and he was given into custody. His In
dlgnation was extreme. He protested
that 1t was most unjust that he should
be interfered with in this way when
other people who were behaving in ex-
actly the same manner We're left I'M
molested, and he pointed to stout
gentleman of most respectable appear.
ance who he asserted had been lay
Ing his hands on all sorts of goods
without resorting to the formality of
paying for them.
The policeman to whom he had been
given In charge had been accustomed
to listening to unconvincng explana.
tons and took his prisoner to the sta
ton. A few minutes later the stout
gentleman, also in the care Of police
man, arrived at the same destination.
The detective, whose curiosity had
been aroused. had watched the per-
sonage and had found it to be true that
he was perpetrating theft after theft
with the utmost dexterity.
After short investigation he was
recognized to be an expert and notori-
GUS shoplifter, whereas the prisoner
first arrested proved to be lunatic
but recently discharged from an asy-
lum, whose mania took the form Of
initiating any person who might hap.
pen to strike him. The professional
thief was beside himself with rage at
what he described as the bad luck Of
getting into trouble through the vaga-
rieS Of a mailman.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-29
A Dreary Thoroushfare.

OF all dreary roads few have such
desolate surroundings as that leading
from jerusalem. The road winds
among rocky hills which for miles
seem destitute of every living thing
save occasional hocks of long black
haired goats and sheep, apparently
eating pebbles and attended by youth
ful shepherd. The steep hillsdes are
dotted with numerous holes and caves
cut in the rock. -IndianapOlis News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-29

For finger nail to reach its full
length, an average of seven-twelfths
of an inch from 121 to 1873 days Of
growth are necessary.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-29

Women forgive injuries, but never
forget Sights.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-29
Can You Find 2I3 Feet
Of Land On Line Of
Electric Road For As
Little Money? 4 4

desirable building lot in Barre, on line Electric
road within two minutes walk of Wells & Lamson's
granite Pant, and be ween same and the extensive
works of Jones Bros, 213 it. on the road and over
100 it. deep. can be bought for the exceedingly low
price of $3.50, aid 1can take payment for same if
desired in either light or dark Barre granite. If
sold for cash within very short time, will make
proper discount from above price. Look around
you and what building lots have been sold for IN
this locality and don't delay if you desire to secure
this bargain, as shall be very much surprised if
we keep it on our list any length of time and the
first to come with the cash the granite as above
mentiont takes the land.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-29

treatment OF shmalene sim
cured Mr. Wells Well send by mail POSIPA
OF CHARGE sufferer who Will wr TOT
postal mind though despairng however
will relieve and The worse your case
Do delay, write at ADDRESSING
DR. TAFT BROS MEDICINE 10 East l3oth ST., N Y CITY,
Sold by all Druggists
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-29
Asthma Cure Free F! J:
Asthmalens Brings Instant Relief and Permanent Cure
In All Cases.
SEyT ABSOLUTELY FREE en- RECEIPT OF POSTAL

There is nothing llAo Asthmalene 1t brings lnS1an1
lief, even In the worst cass 1t cures when all Sc
fails The Rev G. f. WELLS, Of Villa Ridge !li.,
says "Your trial bottle Of Asthmalene received IN
good condition. l cannot tell you how thankful reel
for the good derived from it. was slave, cnalneQ
with putrid sore throat and asthma for ten years.
despaired of being cured. saw your advertse-<
men for the cure OF this dreadful and tormentng dls
ease asthma and thought you had overspoken your
selves but resolved to give it trial TO my aston,
i>hment the trial acted like charm Send me full
size bottle'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-29

Interest Is credited to, depo-itors Anrl
st and october 1t in each year thus CIV
,ng depositors compound interest.
ing 81 Bon 100.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-08
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LEAVE TO SELL.

In the District Court Of the Second Judicial Dis
ct Of the State Of idaho. In and for the county OF
Nez PeSce.
in the matter Of the application Of the Universaiis
General Convention. foreign religious corporation
for leave sell certain real property Of SAid corpora
ton situated in Lewiston. Neg Perce County, Idaho
petition duly verified having been hlled IN TINS
court by the Universalist General Convention. =
religious corporation praying for order OF sale OF
certain real properly situated in the city OF lewiston
county OF Nes Perez and state Of ldnho. described
IS follows towit:
Lot I'VE in block Of the lie Francois tract Of land
in said city the said lot fronting the north side OF
street sixtv-fve and three-tents feet and on the
east side OF Eugene stseet hundred and one feet
and sxty,wo and two fenths feet on line Of lot four
OF said block and one hundred and twenty feet ON
the west line of block twenty of said CITY, the same
being a corner lot and fronting on and Eugene
streets of said city.
Is therefore osderld that all persons interested
in said corporation appear before the said Distne'
Court the 9th day of September 1901. upon con-
venng of said Court. thereafter IS the ap-
pcatiOn can be heard. at the Court house IN Lewis.
ton. Idaho, to show cause Why an order should mol
be granted TO said corporation to sell said real pro-
psrty, and that copy Of this order be published a
least four consecutive weeks In three newspapers
printed and published in said county. Dated this
9Th day Of July 1901.
HONORABLE EDGAR c. STEELE.
District Judge.
JOHNSON 4 HALsEY. Attorneys tDr Petitioner
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-08
IN BANKRUPTCY.

In the District Court of the United States OF the
Northern Division District Of Idaho.
In 70 Edward Daniels Bankrupt
To the creditors Of Edward Daniels: This Is to
give notice. that on the 23rd day Of July. 1901 At
Lewiston In said district. Edward Daniels on
his own petition adjudged bankrupt and at the
first meeting of me creditors OF said bankrupt for
the purpose of Cling and establishing their Claims
the said bankrupt by OATH and for the transaction
OF such other business can lawfully come before
such meeting. will be held before the undersign ID
referee Al his Office in the city Of Lewiston. county
Of Neg Perez and state OF Idaho on the fifth day of
September. 1901. at ten O'Clock a. N.
Claims duty proved rs provided by section 81 Of
Law of 1893, be mailed to. filed with. the I'M
dersigned pr0r to such meeting.
Dated at Lewiston, Idaho July 23rd, A. D.. 1901.
VAN w. HASBROuCk,
.e5 Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-08

lore Of irrigation, who will ride
over our vast sage brush plains
where The who runs may read,
that a little government aid only Is
required to make them blossom
as the rose," will know that the
fountain of our agricultural re-
sources has not been even tapped.
As for stock raising, no state in
the west affords greater facilities
in any line Of industry than does
Idaho.
The tourist seeking beauty and
grandeur as we'll as the man or
woman who desires to get away
from the worries or business and
rusticate in the mountains for
season could not fail to be charmed
by the picturesque versatility Of
Idaho scenery. Our many natural
hot springs Call possessing medi-
cinal properties) are fast becoming
favorite bathing resorts. What
more in the way Of resort for
pleasure seekers could be asked
than, IA land where nature has
strung her mountain chains on
wires Of silver and gold; where the
brightest jewels in those chains
are crowned with sparkling snow;
where the beautiful mountain trout
darts to and fro Ia its pearly home;
where lofty snow.capped peaks
look down into sparkling lakes and
see their own deathless images
mirrored there. |" Evening Capital
News.