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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-09
THE GRAVE IN
TIE CELLAR
[OriSinal.]


Tom O'Nell was 4 fool and a mason.
He had married Jenny Cone. the girl
Of his cloicc. lefore he had put by
any ready money and since he could
GUS There is an old saying, "A fool for
luck ana a poor man for children,' and
TOM certainly illustrated the last part
CT the ssdage.
One night after Tom and his family
Ead g7ae 10 bed there came a rap at
lis llooi'. On opening it he saw man
who looked more like rag picker
1...;n anything else standing: at the
door lie asked Tom if he Was not
l.."sor. When Tom replied that he wa,
tla Ian asked him ii ne would 90 Il
job Of work for him that night. Since
tl:":'o WAS nothing in the house fol
y; &iifslst and the stranger agreed t.
10y liza - if lie would work un-
Ill morning, Tom agreed. w:.eroupon.
taking his tools. he Went G;it With the
IAN. who after blindfoldins Ai.n lp!I
...l.l el.s0t.t in a tortuou.s course and i'll
t.,e D;g.3t.a-e. The place was lighted by
4 C"!9e.!s.
! wfst9t you to take up 4 portion OF
s'.e cement floor and dig a grave" said
tie i.9;yn.
Tom set to work. took uD an Ob!ong
portion OF the floor and Gu. a grave
5 feet b55 ?. Then the rag picker mount
ed flight of steps, opened door and
Showed the end of pine coffin shaped
box through the opening. Tom took
hold, and the two carried the box and
lowered it into the grave.
A barrel Of cement stood ready, with
everythin" needful for mixing it. Tom
was directed to lay the floor, smooth
ing it so that when the cement had
become old no one would notice that
the floor had been disturbed. Tom,
who was suspicious that a murder had
been committed, looked about him to
discover something by which he might
Identify the cellar. though there was
no probability of his ever coming into
it again. There was absolutely moth
ing unusual in the place. and all Tom
could do when the rag picker's back
was turned was to make cross on
the newly laid cement with the sharp
blade of his knife. When the job was
finished the rag picker blindfo!ded
Tom again and led him out of the eel
lar After taking him over a winding
course finally the rag picker said:
IL am going to leave you now. Count
500, and when you have done so take
off the bandage. If you remove it be-
fore you have made the count you
will be dead man. You will find on
the ground something worth much
more to you than the sum l agreed to
pay you"
Tom counted 800, then, after consid-
erable delay, removed his bandage.
On the -round before him vas g niece
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-09

of paper on which was writt@n in pen
ell:
"Always get at least q portion OF
your pay before doing work
Ten years passed. Tom remember.
ed the rag pickor's advice and would
have pro6tea by it, l4:t there was so
little work to do that lie was obliged
to take his chances for pay. He was
turned out o. enc house after another
till he brought up IL deserted hovel
on & lonoly road. 1t Was an autumn
day when the family went there, and
Jenny sat down on a stump and began
to cry.
"Never mind, dear girl" said Tom
cheerfully: fools are usually cheerful
under misfortune. It's darkest before
day. Maybe something will turn up"
"Or down." added the Wife, with a
fresh burst Of tears.
Tom. who Was never idle when there
WAS work to do, set about gathering
the fallen wood lying about, which be
carried Into the cellar. After carrying
in the first lead he came out With Il sin
s.ular expression on his face and asked
his wife for ii small hand maenifyiny
glass that lis Youngest boy had used
for a piaytling. The glass was given
him, and lie returned to the cellar
Presently he went upstairs and told his
wife that they wpra IN the house where
he had helped make burial.
Jenny WAS depressed anew at having
to live over q cor,aSe and declared that
she would not go to bed that night till
Tom had taken the horrid thing UP
and buried it III the wood. Tom, WHO
was a patient fellow, first prepared a
new burial place tIen opened the grave
in the cellar anj after much difficulty
(for Jenny could not be bought to help
him) got the box. much rottcd. out of
its resting place and carried it part
way up the steps to the cellar door.
There it slipped away from him and
fell with a crash to the floor. breaking
to pieces.
Tom turned round. expecting to see
CHASTITY corpse. but instead saw sew
eral coins rolling over the floor. Seiz-
ing an ak. he completed the destruc-
tlOu OIL tIle DON ana lOunu tlldl III WAS
| full of gold pieces.
Jenny he cried, "come here The
coffin's broken and the corpse is roll
| ing about on the floor
Jenny gave a shrek, but morbid
| fascination which impeis people TO look
at awful sights led her to the cellar
door, and the sunlight shooting through
small window showed her the shin
ing gold.
! Inquiry revealed to Tom that the
house had once been habited by a rag
picker who Was suspected OF being 4
miser. But the man was dead, and no
one knew who he was or whether he
| had any relatives.
Tom bought the house and gradually
replaced and enlarged the space it oc-
/ cupied. His wife and children We're
! we'll dressed. and general prosperity
| rcigned in the family. Ne one knows
where Tom got his funds and no one
can find out. for he is his own banker.
and his bank is a grave in his cellar.
+. 4. mitchell.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-09

How do you swallow a door? Bolt
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22

The Hon. VIM. Harden's recent
article in the Morning News, so full
of historic interest, calls to mind a
long list of similar cases to that of
James (Edward) Oglethorpe. In all
ages and all lands, the world over.
name tinkering has been In practice.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22
IN COLONIAL STYLE
CLUB ROOMS OF GEORGIA HUsSARs
WILL BE FINISHED.
DECORATIONS NEARLY DONE.
COMPLETION TO BE MARKED BY
HOUSE WARNING.

History of Hussars, With Pictures
of Prominent Members Since the
Founding of the Troop, to BE Pub
liShed-ROOms Reassigned to Ad-
nit of Better Arrangement of
Club-ParlOrs in WedEewOOd Style
of White and Green-Library and
Reading Room Color Scheme That
of Leather TOnes-HnIlway to BE
Finished in Colonial Yellow and
Green.
The club rooms of the Georgia Hus-
sars will soon be completely rearrang-
ed, redecorated and refurnished. and
when completed will be, according to
the promise of the artist and decorator
in charge of the work, not only the
handsomest rooms in the city, but the
handsomest club rooms in the South.
Much of the work is still to be done,
ture and hangings for the rooms have
not yet been received, so it is impos-
slble to give a detailed description of
the club, as it will be when completed,
but in a general way it can be said
that the plan of decoration and ar
rangement will be that of the Georgian
era, that each room will be treated
after a different plan as to color and
furnishing, and that from the work
already completed. it can be seen that
Mr.. Leary, who is the decorator. bids
fair to make good his promise.
Rich Effects Obtained.
The rooms lend themselves most
readily to the plan of the artist who
will make the most effective use of
the natural advantages of high cell
ings, superb mirrors and old furniture,
massive, artistic and valuable alike
from an historic as Wen as intrinsic
standpoint.
In order to facilitate the new scheme
of things, the club has recently been
rearranged, that is rooms for various
purposes have been reassigned. The
long room extending along Liberty
street and connecting the bowling al
ley with the club house proper, has
been fitted UP as a billiard room. and
the tables removed there from the up
per rooms of the club. To these upper
rooms have been removed the various
books and periodicals that constitute
the library.
Handsome ParIOrs.
The parlors will, of course. be the
most deliberately finished and furnished
of all the rooms. The scheme of dec
Grafton will be of Wedgewood, light
green and white. and the furniture
carpets and other furnishings will be
in harmony. The library and reading
room will be finished in leather tones
while the furniture will be of flemish
tone and design. These rooms will
contain collection of pictures that
are of unusual historic interest. en-
bracing as it does photographs of the
most prominent members Of the Hus-
sars since its organization, a date so
far removed that the company enjoys
the distinction Of being the third old
est organization OF its kind in the
United States.
How valuable in interest this eolIec-
ton of pictures is may be gathered
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER
Many Matters of Historical Interest to Confeder-
ateS and Others

the u. G. V. of Savannah protests
against making Miss Laura Gait the
successor" of Winnie Davis, as the
Daughter of the Confederacy." AS l
have before stated in these letters,
there can be no legitimate successor"
to that dear child who grew UP in the
midst of the prolonged war and its i'm
mediate disastrous entailments, and
thus growing up into a noble young
womanhood, won a deep and abiding
place in the hearts of all her people
a place no other can ever occupy.
The "Stonewall" medal referred to in
the Morning News has a few errors in
the inscriptions. "Kernstorm" should
be Kernstown, and Front RyaW
should be Front Royal, and "Shep-
pardstown" should be Shepherdstown.
Some people spell the first name Kears-
town. "Strausburg' should be Stras
burg. Hon. Ben. G. Hum
phreys, the new member Of Congress
from the Third Mississippi district, is
q son of Brig Gen. Benz. G.. Hum
phreys, c. S. A. He served under Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee in the Spanish American
War. Butler Ames. from Massachu-
sets, is a graduate of West Point
0S9D, but resigned from the army the
same year and became a student in
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. He was lieutenant colonel of
the Sixth Massachusetts Infantry in
the Spanish American War. His father,
Gen. Adelbert Ames of Maine, also a
graduate of West Point, married Gen.
Benjamin +. Buffers daughter. During
reconstruction days he was a senator
from Mississippi The day
for Confederate brigadiers" in Con-
gress has gone by, but their sons, as
we'll as the sons of "Union brigadiers,"
are filling honored places there. One
of these sons is Hon. Henry d. Clay
ton of Alabama. who also had broth
er there few years ago. West Point
err, but now a captain and quarter
master in the regular army. He repre-
sented a Brooklyn IN. W district after
the Cuban campaign ended.
Some people am sure smile at the
persistent manner in which 1 protest
against numbering" peoples names;
but here is an example of the trouble
it often causes. Col. Leonidas w.
Spratt of South Carolina, a very learn
ed and distinguished man, lately died
in Jacksonville, Fla: but the Review
of Reviews, New York magazine that
needs eviewing-referred to him as
Col. Leonidas William S. Pratt, one
of the surviving members of the South
Carolina Secession Convention" Now,
in the Charleston Is. CO. News and
Courier, a correspondent asks who this
Col L. w. s. p. is, as he never heard
of him before. and his name does not
appear on the rolls of the convention,
nor is 1t signed to the Ordinance of Sc
cession. Well this is an example of
the trouble that comes from a pecu-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22
SAVANNAH BOYS HEROIC
RESCUE OF A SHIPMATE.
Frank ROssignOl Has Letter of Com
mendatiOn From SuperiOrs.

Frank E. Rossignol, a Savannah boy
who is a first-class apprentice on board
the United States flagship Kentucky,
has covered himself with glory by his
gallant conduct in Asiatic waters, and
has received the commentator of the
Navy Department for saving the life
of a negro coal passer.
The Kentucky was at anchor in
Chefoo Farbor, China, in July last,
when, according to letters which have
been received in the city, Frank Ros-
signol, together with ]. Anderson, a
second-class apprentice, and ]. Nor
rissey, fireman, at the cry of imam
overheard" that exciting alarm which
arouses the manhood of the sailor
when he thinks of an unfortunate fell
low-creature falling over the side of a
vessel into the water infested with
hungry, ravenous sharks, jumped over
board, Rossignol rescuing the negro
almost loosing his own life as the
drowning man clutched him, holding
the lad under the water.
Writing to his mother, Mrs. George
Rossignol, who lives at Thunderbolt,
a portion of Frank Rossignols letter
Is as follows: Il jumped over the
gangway and saw a man overheard,
water 1 saw that he was going down.
His head was about "a foot under
water and I grabbed him by the shirt,
he clutching hold of me at the same
time and holding me under the water.
l swallowed about a gallon. In the
meantime some one threw out a life
line and I saw it under the water and
grabbed it. Then 1 reeved it under
the negroes arms and held both parts
of the line over his head, swimming
with one hand and pushing him to-
ward the gangway. Some of the fell
lows pulled him up
The commanding officer of the Ken
lucky reported the gallant rescue to
the Navy Department, and a letter
was written by Acting Secretary
Charles H. Darling to Rossignol, COM
mending him upon his conduct. This
letter was read by the commanding
officer of the Kentucky at a muster of
the fleet, which made Rossignol a hero
in the eyes of his shipmates and COM
panions.
1t is probable that Rossignol will
receive gold medal from the Navy
Department for his gallantry.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22

Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, Nov.
21-There is one thing creditable about
Col. George B. Mcclellan, NJ. c., If he
is a Tammanyite; he does not use his
franking privileges in personal CORE
spondence. This is very creditable to
a congressman without a barrel"
The Dublin Courier Dispatch
of Nov. copies my item about Gov.
Troup, and in a pleasant and dignifed
way sets the matter of the removal
of his remains in the proper light. 1t
is not claimed that Laurens is his
native county," but he was a citizen
there when elected Governor, and up
to the time of his death, although he
died while on a visit to Montgomery
county. The CourierD Dispatch is quite
right in its claims for the removal of
the remains of Gov. Troup to Laurens
county. Any county that can support
as good a paper as the Courier-Dis
patch is a fit resting place for any
dead or living governor. 1
have a very nice little letter from my
critical but kind-hearted reader, Will
liam Riley Boyd, which l shall quote
from next week. He is a reformer
who "sows by all waters" and trusts
in the Lord to give the harvest by and
by.
The Charleston News and Courier
refers to the retirement of Father
Chadwick" from the United States
navy. This is another of the errors
that come from uncommon names. His
name, in full, is John Patrick Sylvester
Chadwick, and he has been a chaplain
in the navy since March, 1895. He be-
came widely known as chaplain on the
Maine when she was blown up in the
harbor of Havana, and OBLIGATED at the
burial of over $50 of the victims of that
terrible disaster. Father Chadwick was
jealous and faithful chaplain, and is
to be given charge of an important
Roman Catholic church in New York
city, of which state he is a native.
The bill introduced in Congress
by Representative RiXey of Virginia,
to admit old Confederate soldiers to
National Soldiers Homes, is an unwise
measure. These institutions are al
ready overcrowded with old Union SOL
diers, and this alone would be a suffi-
Gent reason for not passing the bill.
Representative Rixey should take the
bull by the horns" and not by the
tail, and introduce a bill for national
soldiers home for old Confederate SOL
diers. Such bill would have much
better chance to pass, and would win
more general outside support.
The press telegram that Gen. H. o.
Jeffries. a graduate of West Point, was
appointed commander of the Pacific
feet by the provisional government of
the republic of Panama" is a fake" so
far as his being a graduate of West
Point. never heard Of a cadet much
less graduate, of that name at West
Point, nor at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis. Such misleading press tel
egrams are of daily occurrence, but 1
don't see any way to suppress them.
The old Confederate Pistol
Factory" run in Augusta, Ca, during
the war, is now owned by the Augusta
Lumber Company, and has been well
preserved as q relic OF war times. Man
ager c. B. Hartman cordially invited the
old Confederates at the reunion last
week to come around and visit the old
factory, which many of them did.
/ am glad to see by a tele-
gram In the Augusta Chronicle that
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22

from the fact that one of the leading
magazines has offered to reproduce
them, and a history OF the club in one
of the early numbers next year.
The hallway will be finished in colo
NAL yellows, as to the walls and cell
ing, while the floors and stairs will be
covered with carpets of a warm green
tint. The buffet will be finished in OK
blood
Though no definite plans have yet
been made, it is understood that when
the rooms are finally turned over to
the club, that a sort of house warming
will be given to the members of the
club, and probably their friends, and
that the completion of such handsome
rooms will be celebrated in fitting
style.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES,
Norton School Tor BOYS.

Ill Park Ave-, West.
Prepares for college. Fits for Bush
ness" None of its graduates have ever
failed to make good records. It's stu
dents enter the universities and coll
leges of Virginia, North Carolina and
Georgia on principals certificate.
Special courses for United States
academies and chronological schools.
Session commences Oct. 1. Send for
catalogue or address
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22
BUSINESS LOCALS.

George Wagner's Son, florist; never
before in the history of Savannah have
the people had the opportunity of get
ting such beautiful cut flowers. Bull
street
Winkler's celebrated Dixie sausages
have an ample supply al the market
tomorrow morning. Telephones 2S6
w. M. Davidson G. Co., the real estate
company, are the people to see for your
realty business, stocks and bonds.
thoroughly reliable. ITO East Bryan.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22

liar name. 1t is so easy to make L.
w. S. Pratt out of Spratt, because
everybody is not familiar with the
Jack Spratt'' and wife stanzas. Edi-
tors and printers find it hard to escape
errors in such peculiar names. In this
case great injury is done to distin-
guished man who was a member of the
South Carolina Secession Convention,
and SIGNED its ordinance
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22

DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS.
Fall session will begin Oct. 1. Ste
biography (Munson, Graham and Pit
MANI typewriting. bookkeeping, Eng
fish branches, Penmanship. Latest ana
best methods. Each department under
the personal supervision of the prin-
cipal. If employed during the day, at
tend our popular night session. SEND
for catalogue.
NJ r. RYAN principal
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-22

Socrates was slipping the hemlock
TITS pretty bad" he acknowledged
but think what I have escaped.
might have. been invited to pink tea. :"
Brooklyn Life.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-24
SHOPS
At KERN CITY
Southern Pacific Hands Carry
Out Threats to Strike I'm
less Given Their Pay Checks
MEN ARE DISSATISFIED
Declare That They Will Not
Return to Work Until Regu-
lar Salary Day Is Established

BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 23.-The boil
ermakers, machinists and blacksmiths,
to the number of about 200, walked out
of the Southern Pacific Railroad shops
at Kern City. at II o'clock to-day. pur-
suant to a threat made yesterday to
Master Mechanic French that if the
pay checks did not arrive by that hour
they would quit work.
The switchmen employed in the rail-
road yards at Kern Joined the striking
shop employees in the afternoon and
the work was badly tied up by their
action.
The strikers held a meeting this aft
ernoon and sent committee to con-
fer with Superintendent Burkhalter,
demanding that the company establish
an earlier and regular pay day instead
of the irregular dates at which, men
say, they have been paid for years
past. The superintendent expressed
Willingness to take the matter up with
the higher officials and see what could
be done.
The men declare they Will not return
to work until this is granted. The pay
checks for last month were received
tonight and are to be distributed in
the morning.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-24
LOOKS GLOOMY
FOR GRANVILLE
One More Witness Testifies That
Defendant Talked of His
Dynamiting on Railroads
STATE CLOSES IT'S CASE
Statements Made to Confidant
While in Jail Are Exploited
in Court by Prosecution

HELENA, Mont, Dee. 23-The State
concluded its side of the Gravelle case
to-day and the defense will begin the
introduction of testimony Saturday. the
trial being continued till that time
Another witness testified to-day that
Gravelle told him of his dynamiting
operations and this witness brought
other threatening letters out of Jail
written by Gravelle since his arrest.
This witness was John Reardon. a man
who was confined in the County Jail,
where he gained the confidence of Gra-
velle. Two of these Letters were to
the railroad people, one to the Northern
Pacific and the other to the Great
Northern, while one of the other letters
threatened the jury. Another was to
an acquaintance directing him what
to swear to and to deliver the jury
letter to its foreman
Chief Special Agent fridge of
the Northern Pacific, who has had
charge of the case and who has gath
cred all of the evidence, was the last
witness. He identified many of the
exhibits used by the State and told
where they had been obtained He said
that since the arrest of Gravelle there
had been no track disturbances on the
Northern Pacific.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-24
BLIND ADULTS
DO GOOD WORK
BY Their Handicraft the Sum
Of S13.343 80 Is Earned
During the Past Year
\ LESSON IN SELF HELP
Governor Receives EncOurag-
inc Report From Home of Me-
chanical Trades at Berkeley

john j.. Irish. president of the board
of directors Of the Industrial Home Of
Mechanical Trades for the Adult Blind
at Berkeley, has submitted to Cover
nor Pardce a report of that institu-
tons progress during the year ending
November 20. and some Of the infOr-
nation furnished is encourag ging to all
who are interested in the States ef-
fort to make sightlczs men and womeT'
self-supPOrtinE.
Broom making was the principal in
dustry engaged in by the inmates, and
during the year the sale Of brooms,
vhisks. mattresses, pillows and chair
seating brought q cash return Of SIS
5z3 81, a monthly average Of S152s 65.
Superintendent Joseph Sanders is large
y responsible for this excellent show
inS. AS the shops were closed during
the administration that preceded the
return of Mr Sanders TO the superiL-
tcldercg in June. 1899, of course the
trade had all been lost and had TO be
sought and recovered again from the
channels TO which it had been diverted.
Not only was the hCme under the dis
advantage OF lost trade, but Mr.. San
ders found its finances burdened by a
deficit of SS277 40. The institution did
not emerge from these disadvantages
and acquire means to open the shops
until November l. 1900 A statement Of
the monthly returns from that date
shows that the work of blind men and
women has produced in cash the sum
of S4i700 43 in thirty-seven months. or
an average of Sl127 per month.
The blind have again become earn
ers," saws the report. Their wages
are economized in making provision for
their future, and the sting Of depend
cnce is taken out OF their lives. This
result is gratifying to the humanity Of
the commonwealth, and should make
every Californian prouder Of his State,
which takes the stone of stumbling
from the path Of the helpless and un-
fortunate blind"
During the year the institution has
been constantly filled with inmates up
TO its present capacity, and if all the
qualified were now in its shelter the
number Of inmates would be doubled.
II is the opinion Of the directors that
the next Legislature should appropriate
the funds needed TO make the home
available TO ali Of its intended bene-
fciaries in the State and also reduce
the risk Of life and property caused by
the old and infrm building by replac
ing il with a modern and comfortable
structure.
At the close Of the year the home
had 121 inmates. The total expenditure
was s4o329 61.