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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1896)
i y r?r i. ,& It is a queer caye. MYSTERIOUS CHAMBER PORCUPINE ISLAND. ON VTi This Capt. Kldd'a ItetreatT Flre armi, Chains and an Old Anchor Were Discovered, with Hundred, ot Living Serpents. ERHAPS the strange, mysterious cave, with Its rusty arms and anchors and chains, which has just been dis- 10 ss & 99b apjra iPy, covered on nn unln ttt A 'K fc'TE habited Island of -v. ft 3 Bar Harbor Is tho "t"iU."Ulli: lnncr.anniTi.fnf n. uttii; U ii treat of Capt. Kldd. fZdr($ " The plrato fre quented this part of tho coast, which afforded many an ideal hnrbor for his hip. Tho newly found cavo 1b close to an oxcellent anchorage, writes a New lork correspondent. Dald Porcupine is ono of tho many Islands in Frenchman's Bay, which, on account of Its inaccessibility, has not been made a plnco of visitation by tho Bummer tourist It has been used for sheep raising. Harvey Hodgklns and Erl Bunker, of Bar Harbor, wero strolling about the island recently nnd when near tho highest point saw a dark spot on tho cliff. The top of tho rough cliff towered fifty feet above. Bunker let himself in for a dozen feet, but soon appeared again and said It was dark as night within nnd that tho pas sage led away to the right into a big chamber. Tho two men then procured torches nnd lanterns. They knew that men wero then digging for Capt. Kidd's burled treasure near Ellsworth, only a Bcoro of miles away, and they thought that If tho plrato had burled his wealth anywhere on the Maine const he could not have selected a better placo than tho cavo on Bald Porcupine, which guards tho entrance of n harbor fitted by nature for a pirate's rotreat. When they returned the light from a torch lit up a vaulted chamber about BO feet long and from 15 to 20 feet In height. There was a noise as of run ning water. The floor of the chamber was found to be level, and it was covered with an oozing mud to the depth of a foot or more. The light from the torches bogan to grow dim and the men realized that the foul air was fast sickening them. They hurried out Into the open air with blanched faces, but with anticipations of tho possible treasure to be found in the cave. Tho secret leaked out in Bar Harbor, and tho discoverers consented to tako a few friends to tho spot. In the party wore Sorenus Rodick, Milton Rodick and Fountain Rodick. tho owners of Rodick or Bar Island, which lies near Bald Porcupine, and who know every spot about Frenchman's Bay. They were enjoined to secrecy 'and consented to share in the treasure equally. Tho party brought with thorn oilskin and flrearmsfezeemo- M suits, long rubber boots, lanterns, torch es and firearms. The Rodlcks had been on exploring expeditions on Mount Desert Island before, and built a big flro at the entrance to the cave. In haU an hour tho party entered, nnd tho light from tho half dozen torches and the bonflro Illuminated the cavern, disclos ing an Ideal retreat for smugglers or pirates. Tho space before them ex tended half a hundred feet In ono di rection, upward to tho height of twenty feet and was about twenty feet In width. As the men stepped Into tho room they sank In the mud a foot or moro and cautiously poked their way along the floor, oftentimes knee deep In slime. On tho side walls Uttlo scintillating glimmers cautioned them that there wero snnkes in the cave. A hissing noise all about caused the men to stop nnd listen. Colled In a corner was a huge bunch of snakes of all colors nnd sizes. Tho men fired a volley from their guns and blazed away with revolvers until the corner was strewn with brightly colored bits of snakes nnd writhing remnants of tails. It is estimated that there were 200 snakes in the bunch. Suddenly one of the party stumbled across a rust-eaten anchor and chain. The links of tho chain parted on being lifted, and the nnchor crumbled at n touch. Further on were a number of shelves hewn out of the stone, and near by was a passage extending beyond tho celling, which appoared to lead to the top. A few pieces of old crumbling iron and half a short sword rewarded the Bearchers. This part of tho cave had also been used for a fireplace. At another part of tho cave a stream of water trickled through from the mountain side, and this explatncd the mud on the floor. At one end tho roof sloped Into a dark, narrow passage through which Milton Rodick squeezed himself against the protests of his com rades. When he emerged he said that the passage led down a steep hole, and that he was compelled to rotreat, but that ho believed It led to another room as big as the one they were then In. A battered pewter mug was found in a crevice on the southern side of the cave. Another expedition to fully ex plore tho strange cave Is now being or ganized. The mysterious pasage will be Investigated and a search Is to be made for burled treasure. He Shot a Yellowstone Ilnffalo. A vandal pot hunter named Courtney shot and killed a buffalo in the Yellow stone park recently and sold the head to a taxidermist in Butte, Mont., for $150. He was traced by tho United States offlqlnls and was arrested a few days ago. He will be tried in Wyom ing for the offense. vvW2Ll Mfea ms&r t'VZrrA L IIA FAME BY ACCIDENT. I The Qrtat French ralnter llastlsa I. ( pmi Th Won HI. ( The French painter, nnstlon Lepage, who died recently, was pursued by un merciful disaster through his youth in his efforts to study art, says on ox change. His mother worked In tho Hold to keep that sickly boy at school. At 16 ho wont to Paris alone, starved for Beven years, painted without buccobb, but Btlll patntod. Ho had Just finished a plcturo to send to tho salon when Paris was besieged and he rushed with . his comrades to tho tronchos. On tho t and generally us the "Dairy" and is a first day a shell fell into his studio and ' pleasant enough Uttlo place for Ice destroyed his picture nnd another shell cream, tea and other light refreshments, fell nt his feet, wounding him. Ho was ' ploasantly dlsponsod by a neat maldon, carried homo nnd lav 111 and Idle for , in tho omploy of tho lessees of the two years. Then ho rcturnod to ParlB and, reduced to absolute want, painted cheap fans In order to earn for himself a living. Ono day a manufacturer of somo patont medicines ordered a plo turo from him to illustrate Its virtues. Lepage, who was sincere, gavo his best work to tho advertisement. Ho painted a landscape in the April sunlight, tho leaves ot tendor greon quivered in tho breeze; a group of benutiful girls gath ered round tho fountain from which tho elixir of youth sprang in a bubbling steam. Lepage believed there was real merit in It. "Let mo offer It to tho salon," he said to his patron. Tho manufacturer was delighted. "But first paint a rainbow arching over tho fountain." ho said, "with tho namo of my medicine upon' it" Lepage ro- , fused. "Then I will not pay you a sou for the plcturo!" The price of his pic ture meant bread for months nnd tho painter had long needed brend. Tho chance of admission to tho Balon was small. Ho hesitated. Then ho silenced his hunger nnd enrried tho canvas to the salon. It wns admitted. Its great success Insured Lepage a placo In pub He recognition and his later work a place among tho greatest living artists. SCOTCH HONESTY. A True Picture or Ancient Life In tha lllghlnnd. At one time in the highlands of Scot land to nsk for a receipt or a promissory note was considered an insult, and such a thing as a breach of contract was rarely heard of, so strictly did the peo ple regard their honor. The Presbyte rian Witness tells a story of a farmer who had been In the lowlands and had thero acquired worldly wisdom. After returning to his native placo he needed some money, and requested a loan from a gentleman In the neigh borhood. The latter, Mr. Stewart, com plied and countod out tho gold, when the farmer Immediately wroto a receipt. "And what Is this, manV cried Mr. Stewart, on receiving tho slip of paper. "That is a receipt, sir, binding me to give ye back your gold at the right time," replied Donald. "Binding, ye, indeed: Well, my man, if ye canna trust yurself, I'm sure I'll not trust ye. Such hs yo canna hao my gold!" and gathering It up he returned It to his desk and locked it up. "But, sir, I might die," replied the needy Scot, unwilling to surrender his hope of the loan; "and perhaps my sons might rofuse it ye, but the bit of paper would compel them." "Compel them to sustain their dead father's honor!" cried the enraged Celt. "They'll need compelling to do right, if this Is tho road yo're leading them. Yo can gang elsowhoro for money, I tell ye; but yo'U find nane about here that'll put moro faith In a bit of paper than a neighbor's word of honor and his love of right." No Klcht to Think. "If you don't take care what you aro about you will simplify cavalry move ments to such n degree that any fool will bo able to drill a regiment," was tho remonstrance addressed by Lord Cardigan to Gen. Sir James Scarlett, his coadjutor on a committee appointed about forty years ago to bring into har mony with utility and common sense tho then prescribed evolutions, which were bo fanciful as to suggest a circus show and so complicated that tho bi nomial theorem might bo accounted comparatively simple. Tho Indignant rerroach of the light cavalry hero to the heavy cavalry hero wns, however, but tho keynote to a principle which formerly governed mil itary superiors in their opinions and subordinato o'fllcers In their actions; for these latter never presumed at least In theory to entertain any "opinion'! whatever. "I thought, sir ' might bo the exculpation of some unwary sub altern, wigged by his colonel. "You thought! Who gave you leave to think?" was tho stereotyped reply, hecdlesB of tho obvious mental rejoin der: "The great God who gave you leave to breathe." Blackwood's Magazine. Spanish Tradition. A tradition In the Spanish army re quires that an officer should never fall farther back than tho first rank and It ' is considered the proper thing to pro-; cede it a bit of bravado which costs ' Spain many valuable men every time che Indulgos In the pastime of street fighting with barricades. Lieutonant Winston Churchill, who has been ob serving tho Spanish campaign in Cuba, I noted with astonishment the manner ! In which the officers exposed them- j selves to the Insurgent fire. I Illphtherlit and Serum. In Germany 6,626 cases of diphtheria have been treated by serum Inoculation, 2,460 of them In hospitals, according to a report of the government's medi cal department. Of these 86.5 per cent recovered, 12.9 per cent died, and the rest were still under treatment. In the hospitals alono the cures woro 80.5 and the deaths 19.5 per cent. The remarks attached to tho reports of tho cases wero highly favorable to the treat ment In 4 S71 and unfavorable in sixty. ARNOLD'S COUNTRY PLAOB. ri,er the Traitor Once F.nterlelnad jiBln Rn, KcR, Ar y0 sold. If you wander far enough through tho broad drives and cross the ample fields of Falrmount park, Philadelphia, you will presently encounter a oon m odious stono building, surmounting a wooded knoll, sot down between two subsidiary ones of the same material, Into and out of which a small crowd of people, mainly women and children, are constantly passing, says the New York Press. It Is now known vaguely house. But probably not one in 1,000 of tho persons who so indulge them selves is nwaro of the fact that this quiet little rofectory, with its trim gravel walk in front and its grassy banks in tho roar, sloping gently down to the Schuylkill, was once tho country seat of Benedict Arnold. It was conveyed to him In 1776 by John McPhor6on, a Philadelphia mor- ! chant, for 16,240 pounds, subject to n mortgage of 1,760 pounds and a leaso ' to Don Juan Mlrallles, tho Spanish min ister. In this sumptuous mansion, with j Its high ceilings, decorated walls, mas sive mantelpieces anu deeply carvoa oaken doors nnd windows, Arnold lived and entertained for moro than throo years. Tho north room on tho I first floor, whoro tho visitor now sips and ,e,sl,,ro,1' "unchesMs sweet cakes, wns probably, from Its nnponr- ! anco, tho morning-room of Arnold nnd tho gay party ho constantly gathered . about him. In tho flno wldo hall, whero tho gueets wero wont to be received with stately courtesy, is now a row ; of small tables on one side and a con I fectlonary counter on tho other. Tho j portion in front, to which queued gal i Iants and powdered dnmes were wont to retreat In the cool of the evening, Is now coverod with small signs, calling nttentlon to tho ham sandwiches, ham nnd eggs and other delicacies that may be procured by tho hungry. When Arnold wns attainted of treason In 1780 this property was con fiscated by tho government and was subsequently owned, among others, by the Hon. Edward Shlppon, chief Jus tice of Ponnsylvanin; Gen. Jonathan Williams and Baron von Steuben, inspector-general of the army under Qcn. Wnshlngton. It was acquired by the city of Philadelphia in 1868. Where Bhe Got It, "I toll you I need nothing," she said, conclusively, preparing to shut tho door. "But." pleaded the peddler, despair ingly, surely I can soil you some Uttlo thing or other hairpins?" But the woman laughingly shook her short, curly locks, showing that she had no use for such articles. "Somo now ribbons," urged tho man. "A dainty powder-puff; a button hook?" "I tell you, nothing," sho repoated, becoming angry. "Ha!" exclaimed tho peddler, sud denly catching sight of her bloomers. "The very thing. Lot me soil you a pair of suspenders." "Don't need them," was tho reply. "Don't need them?" echoed the ven der. "How do you keep your blomoers up without suspenders? By will power, I suppose," ho added, snecrlngly. "Sort of," sho asserted, tersely. "Call It hypnotism." "Hypnotism, oh?" said tho man, packing up his wares. "Keep your bloomorB up with hypnotism! Where do you get it?" "I get it " Here the woman glanced complacent ly over tho bewitching bulglness of her curvilinear figure. " from the hip!" And tho door banged slammlly. New York World. Almost Incredible Coincidence. The recent accident In Manitoba In which A. M. Bell of Portago La Prairie fatally shot J. Mulr of Pomblna, N. D., mistaking him for a deer, formed part ot an almost Incredible coincidence. On the samo day, a similar accident took placo near Sault Ste. Mario, In which a son of Mr. Boll figured. The son was out hunting with a doctor pf the town and mistook the doctor for a deer that ho was stalking and shot him. Tho wound, though dangerous, has not proved fatal, and the victim is recover ing. A more rcmarkablo colncldenco has seldom occurred, father and son on the samo day, hundreds of miles apart, mistaking their comrades for deer and shooting them. How She Valued Her Life. Postmaster Ed Vorls of Crawfords vllle, Ind., has received word that he has been left $500 by the will of Mrs. Eliza J. Tolman of Minneapolis, Minn. Several years ago Vorls was traveling In Germany and rescued Mrs. Tolman from being run over by a train at the risk ot his life. He had his foot in jured and was tossed from tho track and severely injured. He had almost for gotten tho incident until he received word of $500 having been left him by her will. Wife ftitle Ic KnRland. In 1859 hundreds of peoplo assembled In the town of Rudley, England, to at tend a wife sale. The first bid was threo half-penco, and ultimately roae to sixpence. The husband, in his ig norance, thought that, aftor the cere mony had been repeated threo times, sho actually had no claim upon him. IlrMge of China. That wonderful people, the Chinese, nre said to have constructed bridges from very early times, but those known to us dato from comparatively lato perl- ods, and many of them aro timber structures of the cantilever type. THE VASSAR GIRLS. HAVE RECENTLY FORMED AN ATHLETIC CLUB. Alio the Owii.t of n Flrrae Colter Tall What Will Ilaenine of Ilia Man Who Marry 1 lima Young Women Soma Field Itscord. HE field day whloh was held at Vassar College last Novem ber marked the opening ot a broad er interest in ath lotlcs for women, and tho examplo will probably bo followed by other colleges. In spite of bad weather, five hundred girls, whose enthusiasm could not bo damped by tho fog, which took tho curl out of their hnlr, put on overshoes and mackintoshes and hied them to tho college oval, whoro they made tho gray and dismal day glorious with their shouts nnd chcors. The Athlotlc Association Is tho darling of tho hearts ot ever so many girls, and so Is the president ot tho association, Miss Mario Champnoy, tho daughter of tho popular nrtlst, J. WoIIb Champnoy. So, as a Uttlo surprlso for her, when tha basket ball game was in progress tho enthusiastic girls cheered her pluck In playing with a sprained anklo by giving tho new "yoll" "Oscawowwow-wow-wow, osca- $ffi' WITT MARIE CHAMPNEY. wowwow-wow-wow-wow, skinny wow-wow-wow-wow-wow-wow (very long drawn out), V. C. A. Arahlll" On paper, this looks llko Welsh, or some other unpronouncoablo langunge, but when It comes In the musical voices of 500 charming young women It Is In spiring to a degroo. Tho athlotlc or ganization, now that it has ofllcors and an exclusive cheer, feels ltBelf of full grown stnturo nnd ablo to tako caro ot Itself, allowing only for tho chanco of a little spreading and strengthening as a club as well as tho members individ ually, which Is tho ralson d'otro of an noetic club. Tho feeling wns so Btrong In the col lege last season that thero should be some definite athletic stand mndo, that In Juno, beforo tho girls scattered far and wide to tholr homes, tho now as sociation wns started, a constitution drawn up and submitted to tho faculty, who gavo their approval, and then tho officers for tho coming yonr wero elected. These aro: President, Miss Mario Champnoy of the class of '96; vice president, Miss E. Lester Baker of '97; secrotnry, Miss Amy Wontworth, '98, nnd treasurer, Miss Marie Rhel mor, '97. Thero aro five branches of work un der tho auspices of the organization, which docs not Include tho regular gymnnslum work basket ball, battlo ball, lawn tennis, golf and bicycling. Tho captains for these divisions aro Miss Harriet Sketchley Banks.ot Englo wood, class of '96; Miss F. B. Scott, class of '97, and MIbs Harriet Isabel Ballintlne, tho gymnasium director. Miss Ihi-ks is captain of both lawn ten nis nnd l.MRltot bull, Miss Scott of battle ball, and Miss Ballintlne of golf. Tho captain of tho bicycle corps has not yet been chosen, for, although many of the students rldo, tho faculty has not yet been willing to allow any con tests in wheeling, feeling thnt they would bo very dangerous on tho nnr- &fesi f. MISS E. L. BAKER, row track around tho oval, which is the only available racing ground nt pres ent. Theso captains and tho regular officers of the association form tho Ex ecutive Board, and all questions are set tled by them, except In cases whoro a general opinion Is necessary, when a largo meeting Is called in the college hall. In the mntter of rewards and dis tinctions for athletics thero aro not many as yet, the whole interest In tho subject being so new. Thero la a ban ner, on which aro the words "V. C. A. A. Flold Day," and under thnt Is to be put the year of the class which wlnB the banner onch flold day, tho winner to be the class wh'ch gots tho most points n track athloi - -, running, jumping and vaulting. In November tho banner was won by " '97," which class proudly (nrrlnd If off thn flolil and will iinint to , It aB tuelr prlde am, gIory a8 lt BtandB ,n tho gymnasium all winter. 30$i5rt . 'r- MM m ftfcl .S3, L ila..3Wj':l3aW SS'W There aro two moro distinctions to be won by tho "tweet Rlrl athletes." One Is a "V" on tho swentor, which may be worn by any girl who has mndo a roo ord that U, won In any event; nnd the other Is tho chins dnto borne In tho samo fashion ucrosa the chest of Us wearer, who can only ntlaln this honor whon sho has been admitted to tho basket ball team. For bnsket ball Is tho football or tho girls' colleges, and tho "olovons" nro as proud of their prowess as tho stoutest and longest halrod collegian nmong tho boys. Tho right to wear tho white "V," therefore and also tho date, may bo owned by tho samo young woman, who In such a caso would probably bo compelled to nsk for an lncronso In her nllowanco that Bho might own two sweaters and not have her trophies claBh with each other. Work In tho gymnasium la obli gatory, unless tho student is excused by tho physician on account ot her health; so a good standard ot muscular development Is kept up, nnd there wbb . cultivation. It Is propagated by cut a good foundntton to build on when tho ' tlngB nnd It takes eighteen months for era of moro n,ctlvo athlotlcs wns In- I tho first flowers to appear. Tho flow- augurated. Every girl on entering mo i ..ll.... ..., . M. ..... lU.fn nfflnn 1 college must go to tho cosey Uttlo offico In tho gymnasium, whoro Miss Ballln tlno nnd her nsslstnnt, Miss May, mnko a thorough physical examination and record, nnd toll tho student what exor cises she can tnko nnd what muscles need developing. Dr. D. A. Sargent's systom of physical training Is used, and In six months' work In tho gymnasium lnst year, less than two hours por week bolng re quired, tho average strength of a class of 127 studonts was Increased most ma terially. Ono hundred por cent of tho cluss added nearly flvo kilos to tho chest measurement, and Improved in tho Bnmo degroo In nil partn of tho body. Tho gymnasium Unit is largo nnd well fitted up, and In an adjoining room thero Is n swimming bath, 43 feot long by 24 feot wldo, whoro tho physical di rector gives lessons in swimming to any who wish to learn. In the theator, above tho cxorclso room, thero 1b a sufficient spneo for indoor tennis nnd basket bnll. But, of course, tho now Athletic As sociation has In viow Bystomatlo train ing in outdoor cxorclso moro than gen eral gymnnstlcs, and In theso linos tho glrlB have dono very good work, con sidering tho recent dnto of tholr intor OBt in tho mattor. In tho 100 yard daBh on field dny, Miss WtlklnBon of '98 won tho flrBt heat In 15Vi seconds, while MIsb Vnssar's tlmo for the final heat, In which sho won, was 16 seconds. In tho running broad jump, Miss Baker made a record of 11 feot 5 Inches, which wnB not considered a fair tost of her abilities, as tho ground wns very slip pery on account of rain. In tho high Jump Miss Bakor was expected to win, nH sho had the highest record beforo, but sho sprained her thumb, and, In consequonco of this mishap, was beat- MISS HARRIET BANKS, en by Miss Brownoll, who roado 48 Inch es, which height Miss Bakor had mndo in prnctlco beforo field day. Smite Old Story. Noar Mead's, a lumber station, twelve miles from Ashland, Ky., Robert Jenkins accidentally shot and fatally wounded Charley Gudgoll, whllo hunt ing wild turkeys. Tho men had separated after locating tho feeding ground of a flock of tho fowls, and each for a tlmo began sounding decoy calls. Answers which each took for tho cries of tho flock reached both, nnd working toward tho supposed flock, each kept as closely beneath the underbrush as possible. Finally Jenkins saw some thing ho supposed wns a turkey nnd fired. Gudgoll, with a cry, fell to the ground, struck with six buckshot, two of which penetrated his lungs, the others lodging in his breast and shoulders. Money In It. Jlmson "Hello, old boy, I hear you spent several hundred dollars learning a now, sure, quick and easy way of getting rich." Jamson "Yes, I did." "Making any money?" "Lots." "How?" "Teaching other peoplo the now, sure, quick and easy way of getting rich." Now York Weekly. One lletter. "When I was in Indln," said the man who had traveled, "tho native thieves stole the sheets from under mo while I Blept and I nover know it." "Yes, nnd whon I was In tho north wost during tho boom," said tho man who will nevor admit that America can bo outdone, "I had to sleep In a room whoro thero woro four real estate agontB nnd ono of them stole a porous plaster from my back without awaken ing me." Indianapolis Journal. Hear Trapping. Bear trapping Is a profitable business In Malno this year. One trapper, of Brighton, realized $31 on ono bear last week ?18 for tho skin, $5 for bounty and two gallons of oil at 4 a gallon. MADAGASCAR'S RESOURCES. Sacar-Cnne, Cotton, Vanilla riant. Coffee nnd tha Chocolate) Tree. Now that Franco has Madagascar securely In her grnBp, her wlso mon axw beginning to direct nttentlon toward tho best methods of turning to account that Island's vast but undovolopod agri cultural possibilities nnd to assert thai in tlmo It should become a veritable mino of wcnlth for tho nation, flays the Now York .World. It Is stated that sucar-cono can bo cultivated as suo ccssfully in Madagascar na In Cuba. Uotlon growB wild nimost overywnore; nnd In a few Instances whero Its culti vation has been attempted tho product haa been of extraordinary flno quality. Tho vanilla nlant also flourishes la Madagascar. Fow peoplo nre nwars that tho sourco of this commonest ot flavoring extracts is a parasite plant llko tho orchid. Though It grows wild, tho best results aro obtained from lt ore, ob well as tho tiny seeds, aro tne 1 I. 11.- i..--. ...-.. baslB for tho extract of commerco. Eight hundred flowers will furnish a Uttlo over n pound of prepared vanilla and each well-grown plant is said to boar 2,000 flowers. Tho anntinl product of vantlln from nil parts ot tho globo Is estimated at about 250,000 pounds, nearly half ot which comes from the island of Reunion, In tho Indian ocean, another of France's colonlnl posses sions. Tho prcsont value of n pound of this product In Frnnco 1b nbout 5 francs, or fl. Coffco also grows rendlly In Madagascar and tobneco and rlco have been cultlvnted thero on n small scale with gront success. Tho cllmnto and soil nro Ukowlso admirably suited to tho growth of tho cocoa or chocolate tree. This reaches the height ot about twenty feot nnd lives for somo forty yenrs. It does not begin to benr Us seeds In nbundnnco, however, and bo profitable until nfter tho seventh year. Then tho owner ot a chocolate plnntntlon mny take his caso and live with llttlo toll and grow rich for the next three decades. A BEAUTIFUL DEED. How Oar. Northern of Georgia Helped an Kinbarrntned Woman. A beautiful deed onco performed by Governor W. J. Northern of Georgia has found Its way into print. Tho At lanta Constitution relates It: A patient-looking woman in a faded poke bonnet and a homespun dress was driving along Whltcchnpel Btrcot in a dilapidated buggy drawn by a lean and Jadod mule. Tho harness was a patch work of ropes and leather. Then enmo a catastrophe. Suddenly tho mule stopped, and one of tho Bhatts dropped a ploco of harnoss was broken. Tho womnn gazed at the wreck, with calamity wrltton In her face. For full a mlnuto Bho Burvoyed it without moving, nnd then looked, around for somo friendly face. The sldowalk was crowded with people, and the Btreet was full, but all wore hurry ing on, and no ono paid tho slightest attention to the woman. Slowly she be gan to descend from her seats. JuBt at this moment npasslng carriage halted nnd a gentleman alighted. He Bpoko to tho woman in a kindly tone and offered to asBlst her. Sho grato- f ully accopted tho offer, and stood by al most trombllng whllo ho worked at the broken harness. It was a hard Job, but tho gentleman was determined and ovon got down on his knees that he might got nt tho work better. Finally the repairs wore completed nnd the gen tleman stepped Into his carriage and drove out. A man who was passing noticed the almost tearful gratitude of the poor wo man, nnd etepplng up to her he said: "Do you know who that was that fixed your harness?" Tho woman shook her head. "That waB tho governor of the state!" Doc Act State Faueral, A weeping colored girl rushed Into nn undertaking establishment uptown In New York last week and guided the coffln constructor to nn elegant apart ment. Thero ho mot a sobbing lady, who told him that a dear member of her family had fallen from tho roof of the house and was fatally Injured. The undertaker asked to see tho body, and was taken Into tho parlor, where on an onyx table lay the cold corpse of a fox terrier. Visions of a fat funeral van ished from his mind only to return with tho entrance of the weeping woman, for sho slipped ten ?5 notes In his hand and told hlra that her pet must have a state funeral. The pup was burled in a plush-lined and silver-mounted caskot in tho family lot at Woodlawn. Dumas Wat Klm'-llearted. Personally M. Dumas was one of the most polished and fascinating of men as he was also ono of tho most kind hearted. He was a great discoverer of dramatic stars and always testified the warmest nnd most disinterested friend ship for his proteges. The Parlslar stage owed to his keen appreciation ot talent the lamented Desclee, the gifted and ill-fated Tallandlera and the un happy Feyghlne, whose tragic fate ParlB has scarcely yet forgotten. The bril liant comedienne, Mine, Celine Chau mont, was discovered by him In a little suburban theater, and owed to him her first engagement at the Gymnase. The Itlblo Society. Tho Now York Bible Society has had a good year financially and spiritually. There have been 17,771 copies of the Bible distributed nmong tho pub lic Institutions, churches and Sunday schools, 3.S53 to famil ies and Individuals, 406 to in dividuals nt the offico ot tho society, 679 by the postal card sys tem, 56,030 to Immigrants, 7,472 to sailors, and 200 hotels woro also sup plied, making a total of 83,211 copies.