The Enterprise, 1897-09-08, vol. 01, no. 91

              " BOVIfclJL, " = = = Tor Health, Strength and Beauty =
PRICES ON  APPLICATION;   STOCK  KEPT ON   HAND. ■	
= = T. J. ErHBNS,
SOLE  AGENT FOR   NEWFOUNDLAND.
THE ENTERPRISE.
Vol.  I.    No. 91.
St. John's, Newfoundland, WednesJay, September 8,  1897.
Price: One Cent.
GLOBE   GLEANINGS.
nipple''reck  I*  the   latest Colorado
i-gloli hi t"  back uu ill ver.   'llie dls-
ri.-t ha- taken t.i [it.illicit-.;; 81.000,000  a
.■.nth iii-gold.
'IV picsideiii of the Toronto  ntwi
silltiav saiMliat Sunday carrforo paying;
ml lhr (liuti-hi'isire -lill   fcii-plng  their
..i.i-   i.iH-n    l.i   the    utiyus.nl tnul   lbe
.   lltall' tbet
i  llu
repoiliil lhat lhe duel Ih-Iivii-ii
IIi-iiiI tind the Count of Turin baa
 emit iti  e.is.l.li-liini;  l.etn-r
' lietivccu Kmiiv .md llnli ibsin
isicd fur rear*, Besides Iuinl-.lt-
grest newnpi^rr rrmeuloii, thl*
rap ul the prlnscllusgs .ippe.im to
eit of strategic vnluc In  .1 deplo-
; .pn
r Imr*
, Vat Mi-fi-nliy, aged 38,
■UUI Iwo vear* ha* lieen
it- of heavy lifting, llu
Imanl platform   oti^jylileh
■a nunilier'nf eei-cotr
weatcrn editor*. Tl
..I -iiiiu-bl-ioti. tfanrt
er   ll*     heading   '
is,ill..
nor 10 a  I'ulllinil
ni ior li> Creed." tfhc -Arcbh
ly Advsimv,' of AnlHe, Missouri
nee* il-  subscription   rates  ns  « 1
ft) ci-iil-i; 1(10 vear*. Wl dollar*,
.yljii- IMgbt." '
ei-ui* ipuiT to read In lhe Chicago
* llmt the assistant' corporation
cl appeared lu court lliere wearing
v skirt, a  ifttmuv. teat hcr   belt,  a
check shirt wait and various oilier
lallllilllC
It    sho
the
tl.e
>f Uie
whieh   lbe   bar   U driftlug
.union with a great ninny
uiili-ininlhig tbe gnim-
1 who wnuld  tutiuo|killro
GLOUCESTER    FftH   MARKET.     GRANDMOTHER'S SERMOtf.
"Thnt'B a piTkypltie, i-arah,
"No, it idii't. Bill.  It'* a unit ridge I"
Tmde seems 10 be improving hi the llsh
market. Increased urilcis having Ik-cm ro*
ceUi'd from the -veai, and ivitb n pro*]*-.!
of -a small supply, lint market shows eon-
i limed firmness lu prieea with a small advance In Ute hlctieixgradc* ot cod. Mncfc-
crel mill continue In light imclnt which
ate being tnkcti at Increased price* over
isnt ween Bgurei.
We ijoote:
d-nrges Ilnlibut. l.'Jc. |ier III. f-.r while
and llic. Ib. for Ki>y. Hank halibut 10|
and 'lie. per lb.
(icorgrs  COd   from    vessels   *1.S8   for
b.igfe and 9$M for medium. Bank du.
MSB and 81.fin. Trawl Oeonr* do.,
Kl.00 lor nicdlutii and (fl.W Tor large.
.Splllilng prices Sl.flO per cwt. for disk,
10c. for haddock. i\M for large Cod, GDc.
for small dn., 7IH-. for biike. llle. lor
pollock. .      '  *
flutxlde sales Georges cod SH.T.'i fur
largo ami 92.60 tor ntedliuu ; cusk,$2.
Hillside tula* of Hank ood, *i!.:.<i aod
ttl.Ctt |K'r cwt. for large and nieillum.
ltl|w cod, 41.10 gier cwt.  for large nnd
—Unlo Date.
THE ENTERPRISE,
A Semi-Weck|y Newspaper,
GSe. '1
mall.
Jterel, in   H»her n'a
817.00 fur large t.10 for medium at
for linker*. t
The rcecipl* al Ihls jmrt Ihi- pn!
vcheen a*.follows:
far,,. C«_t.k.  l/.hail.
lilt. llm.
s^s
2W,oon    .in.tNui
j,fMNi 11,-. haddock. IBM bWa. mack
■2.1011 lb'. Belched halilmt.
. Last week the mflgils w-i-n- l!-,*.flttl
JI*.. cod. .TOI.DOtl III-. It.-ill1.iit. 10,000 Iba.
eii*k, lir.,000 Iti*. Hake,300 Ihl. mackerel,
10,001) lb*. haddock. ISA llm. swordll.li
aod AM& tresb mackerel.
We ijitotc prime New fleorgm codllsh
atSfi.OO to £5.BO per uti. f.ir large, t
8.1.60tn (S.7S.    Itank  «:i.7f. to ij.| ft
large,   S2.IH1   tn   __.7tl  for malt,
itank fti.T.1 and 93M.   Shore 94.17,
nI.BO fur large ami "mall.
Cured cusfc  8.1.75 m ft.iitl |*r    .
hake 83.il; haddockW-00; hunw valu-l
pollock   81-S"   Bad    Kng1bh-eu-.nl   do.
SMnperqtl.
Ban linndllno Imnrless liefirgc* cm
file, loniirdiimi to Ml Tor large I Middle
sj lo 0; lionelcM shore do., S lo 7c.
Gram Itank cod. ii 10 "iv.: eu>lc frmt
51 to Clr.; haddock Hi to lie; hake Hit.
le. FuiH-y brands* of entirely honed wai
11 lo 16c. tier pound. Smoked batlhnl
.lrnlghl>tri|«. 10c. II..; Mtra thick 101:
medium 0:  email r>i;   chniiks 10 io lie.
Markercl. new catch 610 tor ta, 810 u
tatS mr large 2*, 81'J to 813 fur Ht, and V,
m 87.60 for 4». A few of hmtiear'.
.lock remain on Hold at nlioiti these price*.
Smoked Mlinon 18c. pat Hi.; tncdiuits
herring 14c. per Ihix ; luck* 10c.; length
St. lohn-.. Weiius-iday. Scpl. 8.189.7. S™V',ui.-,"i™«.'v,." %,"£,':
fresh halibut Hl.iO:   f.iIiiioii   81.30;   I oh
I'he rapper I-i over, tho hearth i' l<
And in lhc WQOd lire'* glow
Hn* chiI.hen clliMer tu hear a tnle
Of thai lime no |..nS ago
Wlien   graiultiiaiuiua'*   bair   ica-  ;
And |he utinii blood came sunl n
The fsiiv I- ivtiitkle.I and i'iir.*»uiii t...
Anil Un- gulden huiriigrtiy;
lint llle light   thut B)|OM   in the   tin
girl'* eyes.
Never hu* gone awny.
And Iter iin-dh-i catch lhe lire - light
A* In mnl out Ihey go,
With lbe <IU-kln^   niu.'ie   that   grsim
Slisiping Uie ttaehlng MB.
And the waiting children love It mo.
Kor thei know ihe •locking Ming
tlrings. many a tale I" ■ir-nidins.'- mini
Wliich Ihi-y.lnill btwrcic long.
Iliu il bring* 110 Blorj-of olden Ihne
Tugrnliilinsi'' bean lu-nighi ;
Unly a refrain   quaint mid -liuu.
Ik rang hy the qeodlea bright.
■' I.He l* n HOcklU}" gmiiilnin Msy*,
" And Vour* 1* jusl m-gun ;
Hut I nm kuilllng the loc uf i.iln...
And my work is almost done.
W liljjiferry heart* wc begin to knit.
fijnn ibe'rilihing Is nlmml play;
Sfcme are gay-colored and some nre wis
And some an- tuflieu gray.
Hut tnoni are made of many a hu.-.
witii many n stitch *et wrong.
Anil manv a row lo bc sadly tlplx-d
Kn- lhe whole In fair and Mnmg.
ilnbard-tol*;
Mryteartodre
it llie licel will
A MODERN BLUEBEARD,     y;;
The    Ite murk tl ble.-    Htm     Who   '/-1'"''
Jlaih'   Marrfnwa   »   Cttuuata-   !."„
tin* ITrforimiiire, it ml lie ill . '
lll-d. Woven WIVc* Itllssl.illy ;"- ,
"'I'lipj- "'__,
K.irnitinglc iimris deft   (li.isi   Meilin-. I kll,.lv
for -kill in thai-mill le ii.-cn.iiisiiiei wbl.-h • „.,„...
.'iithnilU   the - t s. amnio ,',„„■.■ „t-   ..... '
-It* thus
nhc
.,l.-il
I Ki.
FOR THE KLONDIKE.
Iliillfat s-, mli. .in- iu be im iii-
i-il  tu  Buy u  st.'timer und    go
After <*nid.
/IIM'tiitiighly
go^c^lom
■77   ll.-  It.,. Wn   t "■■<_■   Su.l   sit^S,,..-,.   were i|d...,icil.il
ml in tlte gelling of sill  tlies
lied down from high ultri
And  Son  on   Ills
In nll Ihnt I...-U.il.. uilil
lock Mu- le.Ul. -Ilsi.l-lisi
past grand  nno-lcr.      He
n.stinr pnrtlmi of hb Inini
Id- dsiili- ...us.,] ,,[ their ie-|«.ctivc dwelling* «-;.■. Isir£c|j/ .lli.iiiild.eil Ihereliy. It
iva- ncce.-Ai-v. lie WM euitnliiig nu
more »m-. .m.l u-iintcd m get iliem all
-0,es','pe,,'...' I "p<a1!7    ftMM
for
get
ith.
■   which
'lleV'tdi
Mi-,     llm-.    I"«"
Irect. I,viti-it. 1 hcl  Pnnpln    lh iikliin
ll.lt   ha- jd?i.t-l m.-r   xv,,x-   and   ui.-sui-.   with the n
RAILWAY NEWS.
M..r..l,i
.   VT.  1
Uf-i.
t In
1 city
l the end
In Klng-tnu. N.V., ibe oilier day a
1.levi-li*i and a rotMter met, and Uw man
of tht Whot-1 W*a worsted. The wheel-
man, hurt viog to Ret out of tbe raid like
any sensible peraoa, mn lino ■ young
n..',s[cr tunl mm iJubiil over the handle
lora Into the road. Wben the scorcher
recovered cou*ciounie*l
minus uf a Tew- I .t hn -, wa* -it r ing oil
iliclciiefrrowltjg liuidly. The rooster
eviiletiily was "gMnfc."
Tbe ailvaitec lit tbe price of wheat has
eotue ju-t lit the nlcL of lime for tbc
fnrmett al M.uiiiola. Two year* ajsjo
lli.ur was a sluirp advance, but ll eiiluc
alter tbe we-tem larvc-t Imd l-ecti gsint-
i-te.I, and ibu lienrllt of tbc Inereatc
weut rn the grain boyera lather
Ihne lo lhe farmer*. Ihl* yenr, how-
I'lltl. llll'lllllllllO 01 j.riee came lietore.
tin-.ru|> was liarvccted, and the ftiruicr
i* iddiund loget nt  lea*t u share   of lhc
llflicfll.
ruHcctlonnonKiijtllshcrlckcl grounds,
alter a prafcaaMoal ha* played a gabd
it.iilugs. have latelc Iwcn ciimmon. not
io u| producUvc.' Ily his -JIB against
Soua for Surrey Abel netted £(B, while
t'arii-lili-r Mi presented wilh between
£11) suid £80furhiw 57 nol out against
NittraSIer. The lali"t is.ill.ilion- are
Call- fur Abel nnd Ilroekwcll for Uicir
long ■..,:■ il i -Isir. for the lln-t wicket In
tin- llsiuifi-liii.' msiteli sunl LIT, for llcaa
\__  Mr. aKniuM Vorkfldrc.
A new sLir hit* at i-cn in the whecl-
worliT""*iTho Utile Weleli won-
~ jael, a hoy lo sl« not
r detcatedj the lis foot crack rkler
Mi.rii.ick Sait/tilfiv, but aitiiuhed American reo.nl* Ifrcjit the ilficcnth lo the
lv-oiily-seveid.li mile and eaiablMird new
oneaaa well fnnn the tweiity-elgbtb to
lhc Ihinv-lliinl. when- the race tltilshcA
Tbi' miifget frnm Wales I* a wonder and
hi* Uilrty-threft.iultce In H minute* It
.1-5 sevunds ■ tanned bim as Uie greatest
.;. r.-u i- -•■■■., -ii Uu- Meyclo path'
'Ihere cnu lie no doubt Ibat-a wnv.- of
|iin*]H*r1iv hu* struck t'aluila null* roll-,
ItiK oeer the i-miutrv fioni senboanl to
n-nlioahl. All alon« |ho line teporta arc
being verified. 'Ilwy ha ve good crops,Ui ey
>Uiplc uroducls comntaud c\reiitloni1ly
liijth iirlcea, and there 1* a tr.ivlng la;-
yood Uie eea for their foodstuff*. ,The
l'..!-..iii.. ■ M.i.i sunl Kinpire' taye: » We
liave a magDlnceot crop of nearly everything, our export trade K swelling up,
we are receiving nne-prteea.   tlur gold
Held* are atir.icUogatteotloi;	
all  ouartare.   The general
which kupiwd from *m,h     _
iii i.n tbe country which alfanla     .
kets for our gooda.   We have received
tbe signal to go ahead."
Of lhe rails and tvu uiHlersitaud that
lei* arc pna-ivdlng upnee there with
Hfpml l» railway work. Since begin-
ulug (i|H-mtlonii Ud* MM.io.il. -iiictu-m1le»
of mils liave been laid; Jufthalf the
dlHniicc (nun lhe starting ijniut lo Tort
au Basque. 'Ihc grading o( Ihc track to
Uie leruiinii* list* been altunit completed
and lhc next ten dayn will -.-e that i-rtioti
of the work at tin and. Tlm laying nf
llle rail* will then lie expedited In order
to pin*11 the ,road through imd make a
prompt ,connection with the "slimier
- llruce,' when the arrive* to lake up the
ferrv service aero** the Gulf. Tlie weather on Un- fV'elCCOMI
Una itci-ii Very Itm Ux\ tint
fur sometime past,  which  has retarded
iqierutlonF eoinidcniblv. c*|«clal1y In the
milter ot bridge-bul Id Ing, aa the  rivers
been  high*.   A* soon as the  road
tier* 8-i."*l; elauiK 81.00: American na
dines, quarter oil., Q.7B; ItnlfoiN O&flO;
three quarter inn'lanU 62 T'i; splecd 811
clam and d»h chowder BS.
Large Newfmindlaiid P|illl bertini
64.-17, lier lilil; N'ova Scotia large Hill
85.75; meiliutu 8^.n0; shore 8:1.00 fo
targe nnd Stl.OO for small; choice 1»ci
packed du. 8.1.50 to t/M&t. extra large
Milit Labrador, »l to «3.
I'iekled   mdlltli   W   IM.50;    haddock
$3.35;   hallbtu  biBid« Ml    "'UltiU 97.50;    	
tongues   anil   sounds   $7;   Hongitc-  ■■?''      Iv, Inn il w
alewlvc*    ffi:   ttoul   811.50;    t.'jdlforiiL.    ■'
stilninn 81.1; Halifax tlo. &&# Alankndo.
$V2.ofl:  clam bait 96.20;  silvers $4.50;
halibut Iln* (*S; shad iln. •wordttih 813
lier  hid.;   hew   smoked   Mcwfoundland
bloaters 81.M P" hundred; small do. 75c.
Newfoundland cod nil 30c. per gal.;
utrung oil 35c.; blackflth do. 50c.; menhaden do. northern cured23c.; medicinal
cod liver oil 75.; oldMlvers 2.V-.
bucket; new do. Me.: dry tl-b scrap*
820 in 8£i per lon; fiih wa'te 85 |ier
; llvatscraps 83; cod nod cu?k  (.kin*
llav nnd f'urbnncar. Thc rail* hkvc been
orderi-d furthc'c hraiiehes und ure due
lo arrive Iiy Dclnher 1ir*l; these will hc
completed and the sysieni hi arranged as
to admit of tbe through line and It*
various branches being worked In unison
within tbc Mil liiw mouths. The epat
dejioslis on ihe W'c*t cutut prmnlic very
favorably. Oncfrmn, six-and-a-half feel
wide, ia lieing worked U|hui nt prescot.
gauRi of men being engaged day nud
night cutting a -haft Into
Thc fare oi Tho ritir.
iTbcre thc deposit Is luoiled. 'l"hl.i I* lio-
Ing done with a vic\v to deleruilulug ihc
exact practical vnluu of the dlncoverv
and Ihe commercial possibilities In vol veil
therein, nnd tl will tuke nl least tour or
live wceBS more 'ictore iiivesllrntlons
havc beeu .pursued sufficient.y lo obtain
thc necessary iiifoniiailunun these points.
Me»»rs. Iteid have a coal expert trom
Nova Scotia on the spot, whu Is directing
opcraUon* and who I* very hopeful of
the outcome, but l(li not dcalrtfble lo be
too sanguine n* to Oils discovery until It
Is proved thai there l> a nulUclem
coal to warrant lu being iterated
big scale. Of Uw (junllty ot the product
there Is no longer any doubt It la tar
soperior to .Sydney coal, gives greater
heal, ba*
■v. Cliwhen Or sum,-
and burn* almost without emoke. __.
llowlcy and SUIT are pros|>«.*lIng llie
region cxfenslvelv and haveseveralothei
seams located. Slmuld lhc reports ami
preliminary operations lie favorable tc
extended npcrslloc*.. Messrs. lleUoould
lay a railway track tothe spot aod land
coal In this city across thc ralhoad wilhin
utortitighi. Some 11x17100* havealreedy
been taken out of ihe main acsm aud Uiia
is being conveyed out to the track, where
a aeries of tat* wlll be made. If everything roc* well, suitable machinery will
bn ordeird and set up ni the spot chosen
for lbe pit mouth-, everyone wlll job '
tbe Ikipc thai tielore luug a prosperous
coal iknnlng Industry mar be added lo
' '■-*—■ In tha
these d» eaigbUabed In the colony;
**.
VISITING THE DOCK.'
there lo view the s.s. ' Kollcrdt
of them went on board Uie ship, and
were shown through by the olllccrs nud
men who were to all very courteous and
obliging, while the dock bottom
vcslied hy not a few of the sterner
iwnt on closely ohsorvlng for themselves
tlie damage done this great ship hv hcr
collision with Ulu rocks nt Mistaken
l-olnt.    As
Tbe Latter Went I ndei n. .-nl.
the immense hull aud viewed Uie Injuries
It received whj!e taking notice of the
condition of ibe keel blocks, damaged
badly from the ponderous weight of thi
vessel, si bind ot uucanuy feeling cam.
over them nnd on tlie part of most thi
Inspection wai ot the most perfunctory
order and those emulating thc lotrcnldliy
of friends used to such sights audibly —
pressed their relief when the ordeal l._
over. A toast* ot " shores" props the
enormous weight of the vessel and helj»
keep the strain properly distributed.
THE  WEST jNOlV   MARKETS,
News recelretf^y latest mail* convey
 convey
the alsrmlug Intelligence Uiat the W
India flsh  markets have  virtually   i
lapsed and tliat It   will   be   exlfcn.-. ..
difficult to get Uw |-riiv, up again.   I'he
reasoo is'tbat last year too high prices
were given for Uie ilh here      *
foic correspond!t
tbe West Indlsa-i'i&tjr 'lhe i^oplc wcr«
unable lo pay these snd ihe cominiptk
of Uie nth  wan  thus checked wllh-t'
result thst much of It had to be held oi
UU tbia aeaeop and Is now being at
sad ens lot of (Uh hai at
'   skforthedl
fall Is by n
lint the sadilo-l. b:i]i)iksl lime Is t
We coun. nud yet would shun.
When our   Heavenly  Father brei
a siys liiat onr work U done.
Tin- Bultbod r
ArRID!SWIN.
mi.l I'iilii imd C.'itiilinc I
■ own ,.(  I Mutt     linimli
Iilltt-d.
I. lon
iigit't Si.r-e\ despab-h fn
tlytl   lbe liaulatAtl irihe  of
Alridl- near Itohot descended from the
,& ^rhnradaj
niglit nud mtneked and n»1*nred the
village of I'blan, selling lire to the
liulbllngs. nearly all'-hf which went dc-
■tmyed.    General   Itigg*.   eommimdlog
llie foreci- ut liohal, having heatd ..f Ibi
.Ui-iillt' plans, bad prepared a force ami
went out on Friday morning nud attack-
!d the enemy. Alter-harp lighting the
Alrldlswere driven back to the bills,
ivith heavy looses, 'lhe llrillsh Iw
listed of one Sepmr killed and a untlvt-
illlc.-r anil tivu Si'|>oVs woiintleil. - The
•Dally limpltle' l.wlay ptihlislte- at
Interview with General Sir llolierl l-niv,
who cm11ntan.led the fliltnil relief ex
lejlitlon lu IWij, in which fieiiernl LOW ii
\     iti-jKirti'ii si- Hnylng:
* We ItSve enough irooli* there lo rcstbrt
onler nnd re-eapiure Kbylier very iptkk.
Id be  utiwlio  to move  foi
Set, If It cam l« helped,
te Is healthier and Iraus-
lioriallon arrange ment ran lie made.
There will probable lie HrfOOl lighting,
bul the Alrldls must he cowed and the
Tlrak must lie occupied, nnd a good military road made to ihal pbice. It Is not
srth while to garrison the Khybcr pan*
ji our own troops, liencral LoicdoeS
Uhlnk the Sultan hn* aiijtbliig lu do
wilh lhe rising. He bcllcvoe It I* jio*sl-
Ijle llmt the Ameer iva> Ignorant of the
iribe* Ijttcntlois, hut feels certain that
General Clio Ism llaidflr, commander ot
the Ameer's tioop* In YLnst Afghanistan,
Was nol. General l Itolani llaldar, he
snld. I* the biggest Fanatic le A dm
General Low thinks thnt the fnxilom o
the preta'iu India Is largely tesjHiuslbli
for the- trouble and n].po»es the subsidizing of the tribes, which lm declares
alwnvt a algo of weakness, li U ■„
bable that pending oUcoslve operatWs
by thc goverunieni forces, n blockade
Wlll in- Enforced
against the Afridls and Omk&de, wlioatv;
large	
food     ..
lend li. cotll|iel the... .
The latest ..frontlc  news   Is   that    the
Afridls are  meditating a   uight attack
upon Jainrud,   where everything   Is   in
readiness to meet Ihem.   ltl*   '
Gullttan. on the Saw a tin range. _
coiumniidnnt at Chauoin has asked fur
reloforcemeni*.   'I'heweatherIsoxtreme-
l-obcslon In the frontier tribes  p!« ..
feci Uisl while Uie Afridls have dispersed
to their homes, the tlrnk/l* liave besgun
to move. A party ot the latter cross.
Ihc l.'blan pats, nix uflles from Koli
nud al tacked the Mnhtmidzai noil, which
was held by a company ot native Infantry
and Uie border militia, flea. Biggs,
commander at Kolist, latned from that
place wilh a Held buttery and two ehm-
naule* of Scots Fuslloers aod aUtve
Infantry. The G rat iln retired to the
L'bbn ridge, where thoy were shelled by
the battery, 'ihe Infantry lheo^,atormcd
snd cajtured the rhtge^KlUV only one
'Ihe gonmment toroopa
'— "onfaeveral hours, but
.,__»!■ full retreat, the
former wltVIrew to tM.plitn.
Cab fatot&ifo-r- Y«i^«re to be to-
'    > irtdly-TlTe wou  a  ulle -ind
publidied it
I    pijH.-
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a™:!,"1
11:1 |.u
in ilo »■ n, u
SOfICE—ALL IVIVESOB WOUKS
III) claim to bc wives of Ilavl.l B. ,i„n, nlui.
Ilsites. or tiiiti-. sire iTitueyeil to nnel sit r .,,|M,|[,. ,
the Slock Vt.ril* I'oli.e Station. South w_ „,.,„;,
;lsi1-le.l sm.I Maitnin -licet-. Wc.liie.-tlai , i,.-;.^,,!
nornl.iR.Aitgu.tJl, at !l ...m„ for the ,U(ll pr.„,
uirnosc of Inter vir wing I uui iti si mlv. , n„|P,| v
Tlie overabadowiug error in liavitl's „, ___j___
Ilh- wns tti.il be linlted lit Chicago. ' u ,,
ivlie.eil.slllislge;.-sill h.Mlllltl.i.i Ml.eli.n     „'„„...    ,',,
nl ilivor,- s.i si pri-it ii. In-i.'.id   of ' .,,.„ ,„„„.
iltsgoi, tol'tsdi.     lliere Uu-itiatille.u     S1|1,H1|
 tin* salute wouhl sorely have fallen   (a keep all
t.n hiui. and he Would   hs.ie   l.eeoiite  the i .ltll|    i|„.
in,.it    (vid-liegirt    |«ilyg.uni-i  .Ince    the   j.,n(lt-llt„.,.
■lav of King Holmiion. i ,,,.,.. ...„i i
Whnt lie  I*. :',o.fchi|.!n
It is ntU hsdf n    tnsk  for .i  Gr.vkg.i.l   |.|otl,log,
Hide j.lesi.ls Its own eail-clii bni''icourt.    u ,. :!ll. „,
nml   cii-loinsilly   get- a    verdict.    Itul . lv   ,„llr  ,
I'hlrcsitcs    wouid   bu vi" I ni'ii   eXIU'iiu-li    ,,,.   ,., ,ir,.
long shut hi tbe race for a bride,   ml   Iu   yanv a |m
the eyes of most mortals,  would HavW 1 |.wt mont
Itule*.     Little   and    lank,    and    'plndto | ,|ir. aintrk '
shanked, nnd  hntchet-fnecd.  with  dull, | __,, t|u[
lifeless  eyes I Hiking  vaguely out from
n ivaflron-ssillotv envlromneiit of visage;
with retreating chin, running nway from
thick lip*,  which,   when  smiling  reveal
bad teeth, wilh hungry check liones and
humpy brows lopped hy |nimpadour hair,
wlttl "pit,   unwbole*oiint voice nnd thc
gelatinous   innuncrs   of   a  snail.   Kales
might hnve   been   considered   lucky  in
liave found one w-om.->ii willing lo look nt
lilm. and   listen  lo hlm. and belong to
bim, for the remainder of hcr days.    Itul
aba lor ibe min wisdom of tl.e insilo tor
interpreting.'!  woman's  fancy.    Neither
wns Ibis wife-get ling  wonder rich.    He
could uut daule the eyesight of these
women with  diamond*,   nor drug Uielr
aversion tu his person wilh the tempting
hope of
W* tillli-l.l. i.nc.I    Hiili.ul .1.
He was horn on n fanti In Constantine
Mich. Ilo ploughed and lined pwaioen
and took care ot cattle lu his boyhood,
then drifted oil the fnnn nn.l over the
Union ns tar aa the Mexican I ionic r,
working al all sort* of trades, nnd loving,
■nd doit bile** marrying here nml there
nshejourneved. lie bad u Job at the
W'orld'i Fair, m I .-i.- be could look hit
fill nt thc women. Aud he did more
than look. Wherever bc bn* wandered,
whether ns farm hand, railroad nndcr-
stru|.|*r. or win* not. be had alwayi a
train of languishing damsels at hia bet-Is,
und lett behind hlm an ever-lengthen Ing
n-ake of broken hearta and a-uonsnmlng
longing tbnt he might come again. Ills
pockcas, his trunk, the drawer* 61 his
ofllce desk, when hc was lucky vmougli
u> havo one, waa alwayiTTUled with1
letters o'erwrlt with ilghs for lilm. ; And
so, ill-favored ami mean to look upon, but
wilh a mighty w1n»omene»* no man can
understand, he went his magnetic way,
aod maidens, once bo wished for Ihem,
turned from thc pleadings of haudsomer
men and surrendered lo the conyieliing
charm of this love-wlwrd.
Vflim be nlri.
When Hates eloped wlib Mini Howard,
at Florence, Mich., a police justice did thc
■pllclng.   It was a feeble knot, and In
three^yeara, tired of the variety   *'
.. iivl.lt -
ligil.le fit !**__<■ lie can t.ike
illl. I.loi. A itlnir.wl man cm
lis wife*r any mention o( hi* b.uilly:
he pun I- 10 In' ,1 'Dig party •ftlolyl"eud
....11 .w.HiBii.ii.- .l,'l.,iri'cd It mil' going.
I,.  .■■ iif mi  i. ti..:   letlgnid lo carry oil
ll|icrtilli>i]s in Klimdlko;
site rheshl). ...iii,-- .1 1*1   Mlcltael'iiind
  flovn   vei i-
and ioiiiL"lllilca that Dsvhl furnfttied, n(  1™
"    >t 1 timl-lt, and convinced that " she   MeJ
bu hsd married his eontln, Annie E. Iler-
bert, wtioMsiiter ws* hls^iroUier's wife-
Ant his brother, being a dmnlnlc, performed the ceremony. When he led
wife No. a snd Journeyed to Chicago, "he
lived in Ksglewood. Through a girl who
worked In a downtown store h» scraped
nn acquaintance with Julia, the pretty
daughter of.bia neighbor. James L. McCarthy, and was married to lier, with
great pomp, In St. Agncs'aChurvb, Fifty-
first street and Went worth avcGue, -lone
*. IBM. They went to live lo a pretty
cotianr-ln SUty-flr.t street, aad tlales,
through his new father-in-law
OM m Aah .
in theitockynnUattWs month,   lltea
llle <-ri-.il   UereliitK.
wnuld nave lieen only Hi!_k a InUm
svhich would not have pahnUa car fan
And among -bis pn|ier* were found Uli
g.ilorc for dry goml-i, millinery nnd eve
piano*. In Balea'a day there rami b.u
lieen more than twenty-four hours, at h
never' could bsivc found lime to unk
love to all these wive* and his small rcg
nielli of ntlwr wuiiien besides. JH» ivorj.
Ing lioursrai stock yard were from r> p.m.
to 6 n.m. Leaving work. It bjis been
llgurcil out, be must/iave gtuie to liresk-
fast at hi* main home, No. S30 West
•ilxty-flrst sire.
uuleasdue at oi
drawn by nn outside Appointment; then
a hurried inornlhg trip io Xo. 0NB Illshop
street, a Utile while pssscd at Forty-
tblrd and Wallace streets, and then back
Ior (Mr r sit, hi- priii.'lp-.! -t.init.      rt li.-ts
he wnnlcd/to omltjlil* dully vUlt to one
of all o( il.em In told tlicni hc niti-l l:.
to Y|«ilatill to tee his sick motlier. or In
had extra work at Stock Yards, nnd masl
■leep there. He changed hi* schedule
from week to week, io 111 the sto
told Uicui-irfl. He was a ivluard.
MOW II lill.li rl.
But It could not go on forever.
knew It. He wn* packing his grip
doubtless with tome oilier and mu
cent acquisition, *o pastures ucw, nnd
leave all these woman sorrowing. Itul
the doctor who had superintended the
arrival .<[ Ida I siHIitwin-T- hsiliy lis,.] i,..:
received hi* fee. lie1 remembered Unit
the druggist who lllled Uie prescript loin
bad not lieen paid, tliat Uie lnadlmd wat
f Mailing for the rent, and. above nil.
at during all thc day* In- h.ul been
siting tbc Bates house Bates hnd never
come there Ssivc for about twelily-mlnutes
In the morning, Ida l.'aldcrwood's child
died.' She herself went to tho County
Hospital, aud after lhat dlsappcti[cil.
Aud ihj: doctor spoke his mind, broaden*t.
Then II. I*. Laurence, a brutber-in.law
of Nettle Swain, wondered why " Gates"
did oot spend more time at home. Two
.(■iis aod ulghte of detective work unveiled the whole s-ti.iv. and he was ;•■ -i ■-
id Into jail on a bigamy charge, 'lhe
icCarthysfollowBd'k.jlp wUh anoiher,
.tnd, almultaneomlyfroiii EsrofTMichlguii
came Annie Herbert's clamor fordlvojvc.
>'ow ail lhat remain* la to complete thc
Hat of thc women whom lu deceived and
then ship hitn to Juliet. And sotbesun
»eu upon the lov^tuahlng of thia world-
beatlnj; luvrr.
.Wkii tbn San-ef-Wlte, Mny-,
■ "I want to get mlUhese wive* together
and lace them sil atoace. I suppose ilierc
will be a rush. Kvcry woman who litis
ever bed toy trouble with a man wlll be
claiming 1 am responsible, end ntipear
■gslosiinc. I havc a defence for nil ibe
chsrgea Uut are couoeeted with nil inr
iiiseajbot I am ready tn tell what It will
be. There Is a whole lot behind nil ,.,!
thb. I IhiulOjB-lll rooieo(it..-;i rigltibi
theassd. and when InttkruWh with It I
1    '    3 Utkwlll
is&e
•y lake
v.—.; ;h.i.    ,   g-d.l   fu --   i-iitiirclti
lueli.     The i-o-t ol  the journey la (Mlimn ted tu e.xt not nunc ihan 960 \ier pi
cnger.     It  will ccri.iiulv nm cost them
Mora Ihan 6100 nil told II the
•uld nt the  siiuouiit  of   purehsise; aud If*-*
sitr-is M.id sit ii iimm.  It may  not cost
tbem e.ctt a cent.   The Idea of lhc st	
aliip vovugn via Cape   Horn   in the
-did   lii'l.ls.  cmaunci   with   one or  two |
well   kuuuu
liiiiiiiiiieiit  sue isikitig sinsiclive Interest   \
III it.-llnlifnx ' Herald,'
SHIPS "OFJ^DAY.
••The shipbuilder of to-dny imagines
lh it be has far iidvnni'cd," s.tld a representative of a slii|,hu1ldlug firm, "but
when he louks back he linds that hc has
in reality made hut Utile progress lu the -
matter of proportion* over the original
ship hy Noah four centuries ago. The
Mm.- Isild flown In the construction of
Xooh's ark are followed Utday In Uie
best example of slilidmllilliig. Tliosc
j,ro|.orii..])- s.iv thiiL si -Iii). -lu.tlitl l-O six
times us long M ii Is witle, and with a
i!c|ith dinc-tenili of lu length. I'he best
authority give* the -
Uleaturcmtnt ol Nonh'a Ark
ns 300 cubits In lconUi, 19 cubiu In
breath, with a depth ot .10 cubit*.
Though the cubit varies hi dHli-rcni parts
i.f the Morld, thc Knglish culill, which 1*
is hiclti's. prevails In tnoai eonntriea. All
kinds of changes In pro|>orti(ins have
been made slncuXoah built the nrk. but
shipbuilders, io get thc best result!, havo
been compelled to gn back; to iheso pro-
portlou*. Nearly nil thc flyers now on
the ocean In the |wtsenger trunic are
built on the lines ot Uie ark. Shipbuilder* thought they would Improvo on these
proportions and have build tltousaods or
ships on dtllVreiii lines, but tliey have
been forced to return to.
Tbe OrlKiilt-l Linn,
to get tbo best results. The ark'* lines
aro also followed to-day In Uie matter of
decks or stories. It you may call ihem
such, and tbe best ship* here have three
decks or a lories—upper, lower, and mkl-
dle. All of thl* goes io prove the assertion there I* nothing neiv under ihc son,
it leiat In shipbuilding. 'lhe cfcer-
baped boat* for which to much wa*
irouiised, where the length waa ten and
nen more Utne* et much as the width,
failed toll 11 thc bill."—Chicago1 Journal.'
Lobster packers on the south constate
now gelling their gear out for ihc Tall
ceslebslei
la./for I
Ash far from *
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