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TUB OMAHA DAU/ST BJSE : SUNDAY , MAY 10 , 180B. SEASONABLE GOOpS AT TFfE PEOPLE'S. SPECIAL OFFER THIS , WE.K. Carpsts Rugs and Mattings , { 0 no Chenlllo > Portieres cCQ QA , The Reason Why 19.00 Per Chenille pair Portieres JpO. CD A O'r " 7Q Although crow-iod to our eyas by tha rush of busi Per pair . . vpT. " I O ness , we have not yat dlsxppolntpd a ctistomor. 112.00 Per Chenille pnlr . Portieres CD P / 7 . \Vhsro. but at tha Pooplo's Furniture & Carpat Co. We Sell Furniture ll.GO 1'cr Lace pair Curtains can you get Moquots ao 87o a yar J , with bordar ? $2.00 Lnce Curtains The bast Body Brussels a' 87c a yard. Cheaper Than $3.00 1'er Lace pair Curtains Tiio bast Tapastry Brussals at 623 yard. Per pair Tha best Velvet Carpet at 87c yard. $ .UO Lace Curtains 1'cr pair Our Carpet Dspartmiitt has boon a Others is Not $5.00 t ncc Curtains CDQ OO a Per pnlr CpO.VJU Revelation to close buyers. ' This fine Mantel Folding Hj.l 'vith Secret . . . French Mirror in top , only $14.50 Same 02 ! without mirror 11.50 We simply do It. We are satisfied with email prontsVe want more business $25.00 Mantel Beds , cut prices to 12.5O iiml we get it , lee , Come nncl see our store and see If wo are Idle. Our large soles $35,00 Upright Folding : Iteds , now. . . . 16.0O ' tell the talc too plainly , and If you should want to know why we nre always busy $45.00 Upright Foiling Ms , now..20.00 , selling1 goods you would Ilnd the answer In $60.00 Upright Folding Heds , now 32.0O " " $7500 Lombidation Folding Beds. only..37.00 Baby Carriages. irablu in "Low Prices and Spare Dealings. Kitchen $50.00 Combination Folding Beds , onlv. 18.00 ' Absolutely incomp styles AN ICB BOX KitchenTable $ ' 10.00 Wardrobe Folding Beds , only. . . . 18.00 jiooo and prices. for < > ! A for for REFRIGERATOR- We bought from a Michigan manufac With Drawer , $65.00 Wardrobe Folding Bek on'y.- . .22.00 J12.00 CAUUIAO1C8 for * . B 00 JUUT BUY A GLACIER. turer a car of Bedroom Suits at half > < > 'I" ' JI5.00 CAHIIIAOKS for WHITE ENAMELED . for IB oo They np\er jet pour or musty nntl copt no more J20.W ( AHICIAOKS than poor onca elsewhere. TI1I3 OLAC'IUK Is value. They were short on gold but 7c "I o $25.00 rAllltlAOKS for ? Ilia onlv cleniinblH absolutely rcfilKfriitur on J3U.IK3 CARRIAGES for IB oo the innrket. We hn\e the law-'st variety In long on suits. We give our customers IRON BEDS AND DRESSERS. ' ' in the city from Hie ( trocer'n size to the ordinary Spucia's our family Ice clu'ft. We uunYnntce every on ? to the benefit keep meat and \cgetnblc9 fresh longtr lluiu any : Crockery Dept. othtr. Special sale of Tumblers , regular 2c JTfi.OO OAK SUITS-Three Pieces < K AR Of" ) lUc goods , only ' Glass regular Cnkc ( we poods and , Fruit but Stands- 30c $ i500 ! OAK SUITS-Three Pieces'- eg Q/1 QQ " ' ' New lot English Cu. pldors , regular 35c $15oo OAK"suiTS-ThVei'piece's- d OQtQQ lar C5c , but Blown Glass FIncer Bowls , regular ' ' ' 15c OAK'suiTS-Three'pieces- lar 35c Koods , only $33tX > - - . Ctj QQ 00 Glass Stand Lamps , regular 40o 18c Kooilx , only $25.00 OAK SUITS-Three Pieces- ( 1/1 QQ Klnu Brass Banquet $1.50 Lump $2000 OAK SUITS Three Pieces ct M QQ AN INSTANT SUCCESS- - $30.00 cmFFONMElUS Antique CD JQ QQ ' . Ot'H BPHCIAL SAI.K OF Canton , Japanese and India Mattings. $20.00 ciiiFFONiKriKS-Anil'nue- < g 14 QQ The Mini Door Covering. Twenty Ynnl Knch , ISoll . Contains . $15.00 CHIFFONIERES Antique < C 11 QQ We lot have of another Iron Beds - $ 4,50 Lot 1 White or fancy J2.00 n. roll ' , It t 2 While or fnncy 2.GO a roll J1200 CHIFFONIERES-Aiitl'que- CD Q QQ price , Lot 3 While or fnncy 3.00 n roll l t 4 Wlillc or fancy 350 a roll A Good Kitchen Cupboard - Lot 5 Wlilte orf.mcy 4.00 a roll board : nrk-o SI.5O Dressers to Lot G White or fancy 4.50 a roll Lot 7Whltp or fnncy 0.00 n. roll white or birch JEgr5J2 Lot 8 While or funcy 5.50 a roll Our Terms Are Liberal. Lot u- White or fnncy 6.00 a roll . Lot 10-White or fancy 0.50 a ro'l I/ul 11-Whlte or fancy 7.00 a. toll Either LATEST ARRIVALS. cash or monthly payments * Antique Dressers J ) i/ . A full line of Wrought Iron and Brass S1O 00 wurtli- St 0 ilnwn I'lnno and Banquet Lamps. SI OO unel < , 8 t 00 month Lemonade and Water Sets. THAT'S WHST THEY ARE. StJO 00 wortti- -83 00 81 ( linvii 00vook , 8-t OO month Battnn Chnirs and Rockers anil Rattan Furniture is tha ideal summer furnishings. Wa 1 pitcher , 0 glasses finely decor- ; wio : no < > rtii , . . . . l l BOverk , Hr 00 month carry the largest variety in the city. IL'.OO iittd , alto price embossed tray , worthy It lights like fins no smoke ; no sro novoriii , . . . S2 ' 00 trovk. IS7 00 niontli Ruttan Kockers from 75o up. Chairs from $3OO up. Handsome- ossnts Clvan Away. smell ; absolutely safe 975 OO wurtli. 'i no week , HH OO month WASH BOARDS IHo 100 00 worth. . 8S CO week , Will 00 mcintli ' With purchase of SIO.OO a lia.lJ- CLOTHES WASH BOILKRS BARS - flo I n A GOOD STOVn for JZi5O 8iOO ! 00 worth. . 1 00 tvpok , HIT. 00 month OUR SECRET Oi ( SUCCESS- OUR MOTTO : some I G-ilozen CLOTHICS PINS 5o $8.0O TERMS FOB LAROE AMOUNTS. LOW I Alii l I.AII. > Ub | Witlictcry purchato o ( $2503 , n Nice FAMILY for jU ] KW-pleca Havllund Bhupe DinnerCC Cfl SIZE ( [ | Set-price OOiOU AGoodSowlns Rocker , SMALT , IMtOI'lTS , AND with every purchase of 50 00 , n Pine Worth J1000. LARGE SIZE-Witli Oven. . . . Open Saturday and Monday Evenings. 1'rlce , 87c IIOM- TIIIT.MINT. : : . ijockcr. We are the Largest House Furnishers in the West Whatever Others Advertise You Will Find Our Prices the Lowest. THE FAMOUS RED RIVER DAM Ono of the Engineering and Constructive Marvels of the Civil War. RESCUE OF ACMRAL : PORTER'S FLEET A Crlnl * In tha Nnvnl Operation * In the Bouthwcnt Hour Disaster \Viis Averted by the l u ry | nnI Skill of ( Icnernl llnlloy uml Colonel I'vitrmill. Copyrleht , 1S95. On the morning of April 17. 1867 , the elierlft of Vernon county , Missouri , set out on horseback from the town of Nevada for the purpose of bringing In two brothers uy the name ot Plxley , against whom complaint had been lodged for hog stealing. The Pixley brothers lived In a somewhat remote neighborhood * and had been known as detperadoca and guerrillas during the war. The ofllcer , however , being a man of un usual daring , declined assistance and went unaccompanied to make the arrest. What happened later was told by the Plxleys themselves , to those who probably aided them In their night from the county. Arriving at the cabin In the woods , where the brothers lived , the sheriff called upon them to surrender. This they agreed to do provided they might be allowed to retain their arms. The officer knew both ihe men and good-naturedly agreed to this condition. He then started with his prisoners back to town. Whllo still some distance from Nevada they were obliged to puss through a thick growth of timber where the road became little more than a bridle path , compelling the three men to rlclo single file. Just why , at this point , the VtHry ofllcer allowed one of hls _ prisoners to ill op behind him will always remain a pro found mystery. Such , however , seems to have been the case. His body was found Bomo days later , dragged Into the thick brush a little way from the path a single bullet hole In the back of his head. Largo rewards were ottered for the assassins , but tht > y were never captured. Thus came to a violent death at the hands of rufllans none other than the gallant officer and engineer , General Joseph tlnllcy , under whose command and -by whose direction was constructed the famous Ilcd river dam , a feat of engineering which for rapidity of construction and magnitude o ( result is claimed to be without a parallel in the history ot military works. IN A CLOSE COHNER. Early In the spring ot ' 64 the Army ot the Red Illvcr , General Banks commanding , and supported by the Mississippi naval squadron ( consisting ot some fifteen gunboats. Ironclads and monitors , besides numerous transports ) , under the command ot Admiral Davkl U. Porter , had ascended the Ued river to a point a little beyond Grand Ecore , La. , with Bhreve- port as an objective point. Their progress up the river had been almost a constant skirmish , and after severe battles at Sablne Crossroads and Pleasant Hill the former a \inlon defeat and the latter a fruitless vic tory It was decided to abandon tn ; undertak ing and retreat down the river. Great expedition was necessary In order to ve the fleet , for the water , which had been barely sufficient to allow the larger boats to pats the rapids at Alexandria , was falling rapIdly - Idly , and It waa extremely doubtful whether any of them would be able to do so on their return. Ono vessel. In fact , the Eastport , > VRK already aground and abandoned , although Lieutenant Colonel Ualley ( afterward general anil thru acting engineer of the Nineteenth army corps ) had proposed to float It our the ' ba'ri by constructing a series ot wing- dams slrplhr ( o those afterward built at Alexandria. This antstsnce waa declined by the olllcers of thd fleet counsel ( rom army olllcera ap parently not being as yet , regarded In nautical attain. Tli tired , disheartened toot soldiers now set out to light their way down the river nc they had fought up. Their path was Inter * ecled by bayou * and swampi , and birrlcadtd by almost Impenetrable woods. They were constantly under scattering fire , for the enemy hovered about them like vultures , and what was still worse , they were assaulted day and night by myriads of ravenous mosquitoes an enemy against which warfare was useless. The naval forces likewise worked their way dawn stream as best they could. Impeded constantly by snagt and bars , and frequently annoyed by the enemy. Arriving at last at Alexandria their worst fears were realized. Not one of the boats could pass ! Hero was an emergency In which failure meant ( he total loss of the entire Mississippi squadron and the consequent prolongation ot the war for an Indefinite period. Unless the fleet could be brought below the rapids It must be debtroyed or abandoned to the enemy , It being manifest that the army , already on short rations , could not remain there to guard It all summer. BAILEY OFFERS A IlESCUE. It was tn this crisis that the genius ot Colonel Joseph Halley became manifest. Not withstanding the previous rebuff he had re ceived from the naval officers he now pro posed to build a series of dams across the rapids that should deepen the channel and re lieve the fleet. He consulted with his as sistant , Lieutenant Colonel Url B. Pearsall , who promptly agreed with him that such a plan was feasible. Both had been lumber men and dam builders In the woods of Wis consin previous to the war and neither seemed to consider tha gigantic undertaking Impracticable , notwithstanding the fact that the plan suggested was ridiculed by the West Point engineers of the army. The rapids extended one and one-fourth miles In length , making a gradual descent of eight feet and some Inches , the , width of the river at this point being 70S feet , and the depth ot the water from four to six feet. The current was very rapid , running about ten miles per hour. ' THE BUILDING OF THE DAM. The work was bgun Immediately. It was now the 1st ot May , and every day meant erormous additional labor , as the river was still falling rapidly. Four large coal barges were first towed to a ledge of rock In the middle of the fiver scuttled and sunk. Tliy were placed lengthwise with the * current , two and two , with u channel of forty feet between them , and fastened to the yielding foapstone river bed with long bars of Iron , sharpened and driven through their bottoms IJlte nails. These barges were then filled with such heavy material as could be readily procured. They were to serve as the abutments for the dam to be built out to them from either side ot the river. The current was thus to b ; ob structed and deepened anil It was through the forty foot channel between the abut ments that the big Iron-clads and transports were to pass Into deep water and safety be low. low.From From the north bank It was decided to build a tree dam formed of the bodies of very large trees , brush , brick and stone , cross-lied with other heavy timber , and strengthened In every way which Ingenuity could devise. This was constructed under the personal supervision of Colonel Dalley , while to Colonel I'earsall was assigned th ? task of filling the barges and projecting an obstruction from the south bank. The swift current was thus to be gradually diverted and forced between the abutments In the center. The dam from the south bank was to be a series ot log cribs built abovp and floated down Into place , there to be filled with brick , stone and' Iron , such as could be procured quickly , regardless of cost. All the neighborIng - Ing sugar mills wer destroyed for this pur pose , costly machinery hammered Into frag ments or because It was heavy , and the weighty debris thui obtained wax carrlpd by an endless procession of men with hand- barrows and dumped Into the river. Six thousand men were dhided Into two forces , which relieved each other every six hours , working day and night. "Trees wert falling with creat rapidity , " says Admiral Porter ; "tearr.e were moving | n all directions , bringing in brick and stone ; quarries were opened ; flatboats wera built to bring itone down from above , and avery man seemed to be working \\lth a vigor I liavj seldom seen equaled , while perhaps no : oat In fifty believed In the success tf the under taking. " At last , on Sunday , May 8 , the dcm wa completed. But , alas , the very next day It broke. A FniQHTKUL PASSAGE. "Seeing lhl unfortunate a.cldant" { ihe.br ak Ir. the dim ) , say * Admiral Poner , 14I luniptO on t horse and rode ap tovuer tli upper vessels were anchored , and ordered the Lex ington to pass the upper falls if pjos'.b'e , and Immediately attempt to go througn the -lam. I thought I might be able to save the four vessels below , not knowing whether the per sons employed on the work would evs' havt the heart to renew their enterprise. "The Lexington succeeded In getting over the upper falls just In time the water rapidly falling as she was passing over. She then steered directly for the opening tn the dam , through which the water was rushing so furiously that It secmeil as If nothing but destruction awaited her. Thou sands of beating hearts looked on , anxious for the result. The silence was so great as the Lexington approached the dam that a pin might almost be heard to fall. She entered the gap with a full head of steam on , pitched down the roaring torrent , made two or three spasmodic rolls , hung for n moment on the rocks below , was then swept into deep water by the current and rounded to safety Into the bank. Thirty thousand voices rose in one deafening chfer and universal Joy seemed to pervade the face ot every man present. The Neosho followed next , all her hatches battened down , and every precaution taken against accident. She did not fare as well as the Lexington , her pilot having become fright ened as he approached the abyss and stopped her engine , when I particularly ordered a full head of steam to be carried ; the result was that fora moment her hull disappeared from sight under the water. Every one thought she was lost. She rose , however , swept along over the rocks with the cur rent and fortunately escaped with only one hole In her bottom , which was stopped In D. Hoblnson , but had been deemed Inadvisable by Colonel Bailey , who hoped to avoid the additional time and labor necessary to the construction of two dams If one could be made to serve. It now became evident , however , that the river must be obstructed on the upper falls In order to obtain sufficient depth to relieve the larger Iron-clads , such as the Mound City , the Chlllcothe , the Caronde- let and some five others which were still lying above the rapids. TWO BIG IHONCLADS AGROUND. A series of light wing-dams , consUtlng ot log cribs lashed together that resulted In fourteen Inches add tlcnal depth cf water , were completed In less than three days time. The Chlllcothe now managed to work her way through and the Carondelet attempted to fol low her example. The water in the lower dam , however , had'-been ' slowly falling , and as the huge vessel came through she swerved a little from the main channel and grounded In dead water , her stern lying down stream and pointing diagonally across the channel. An attempt was made to haul her off with a Spanish windlass , but was abandoned as un availing. Admiral Porter , believing there was still sufficient room In the channel for other boats to pass , now gave orders for the Mound City to make the attempt. This she did Immediately and grounded abreast cf the Carondelet. Five more of the Iron clads were still lying above the falls. THE NEW EMERGENCY. At this crisis Colonel Bailey came riding up In hot haste to where Colonel Pearsall was standing. Colonel Bailey was a dark , stern-looking man at all times. His un- l < empt raven hair and his restless black eyes PLUNGING THROUGH THE DAM. the course of an hour. The Hlndman and Osage both come through beautifully with out touching a thing , and I thought If I was only fortunate enough to get my large vessels as well over the falls my fleet once more would do good service on the Miss issippi. The accident to the dam , Instead ot disheartening Colonel Bailey , only In duced him to renew his exertions after he had seen Ihe success of getting four vessels through , A NEW DAM BUILT. "Tho noble-hearted soldiers , seeing their labor of the last eight days swept away In a moment , cheerfully went to work to re pair the damage , being confident now that all the gunboats would finally be brought over. These men had been working for eight days and nights , up to their necks In water. In the broiling sun , cutting trees and wheeling bricks , and nothing but good humor prevailed among them. "On the whole It was very fortunate the dam was carried away , as the two barges that were nwept away from the > center twung around against tome recks on the left and made a fine cushion for the vessels , and pre vented them , as It a forwards appeared , from running on certain destruction. The force of the water and the current being too great to construct a continuous dam at 600 feet across the river , In so ihort a time , Colonel Bailey determined to leave a gap of fifty-five feet li ; the dam. and build a series of wing- dams on the upper falls" ThU plan had been already suggested In the tioelnulne by Colonels Pearjr.ll and Gurco wild and bloodshot from nervous tension and loss of sleep made him seem now almost ferocious. Neither ) ot these olllcera had slept to exceed thirty hours' during the past ten days , and their nerve's were terribly over wrought by thai. feaVful strain. It was no time for Idle ccn'5ectfires and none was offered. To the abrupt question , , "What In the name of God are we ' going to do now , colonel ? " Colonel Ptfaisal'l as'abruptly replied : "Give me what mm % nd"ma'crlal I want and I will put attot ot water under those boats ( the Mound HJIty and Carondelet ) In twenty-four hours. " Colonel Bailey You shell have whatever you want. Only tell us what It U , quick. Colonel Pearsall I want-the Thlrto-nth Army Pioneer corps to report to meon the left bank at midnight , and 10,000 feet of two- Inch plank to bo here at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Colonel Bailey at once assented to these requirement ? , and the orders were promptly given. Immediate steps were taken by Colonel Pearsall to get his men across the river , but It was now dark and the transports refuted to put oft boats until morning for what rea son does not appear. THE WHOLE FLEET SET FREE. Colonel Peamll'a report briefly narrates thU part ot the work : "It was sunrlie before all were aero ? * to the opposite bid . I Immeditely Instructed the men In building tij-UR cil irestKj for a 'bracket dam , ' They \\orlteJ with evru greater energy than ever before , and the trestles were all matte by 9 a. "m. Soma pieces ot Iron bolts ( size , one-halt Inch ) ) were procured and one- set Into the foot of the legs of each trestle ; also one In the cap pieces at the end resting on the bottom , up stream. The place selected by me for this 'bracket dam' was at a point opposite the lower end of the Carondelet , extending out close to this vessel from the left bank. A party of men ( all familiar with logging and dam building In the Wisconsin woods ) , selected and headed by myself , placed these trestles In position under very adverse circumstances , the water being about four and one-half feet deep and very swift , and coupled with a very slippery bottom , making It almost Impossible to stand against the current. Several men were- swept away in this duty , but no lives were lost. The trestles were fastened as soon as they were In position by means cf taking 'sets' and driving the Iron bolts above referred to clown Into the bottom. All were lu position by 10 a. m. , and the plank having arrived all that remained was to place them. This was done In less than an hour , and by 11 a. m. there was at least a foot of water thrown under the Mound City and the Carondelet , and both vessels floated off easily before the ultimate height of water was ob tained. The five remaining vessels passed with but little difficulty and at noon the fol lowing day were safe below the main dam at Alexandria. " The Iron-clads had been lightened some what by removing a part of their plating , and the stern "of each had been weighted to pre vent diving ; the hatches had been battened down and every precaution taken against ac cident , but the plunge from the lower dam Into the water was terrific , and as the heavy Ironclads one after another ran down the furious Incline and out Into the deep water they were for some moments almost entirely submerged , In the case of the Carondelet the water actually pouring In at the- smoke stacks. But as each vessel righted and rode out Into the placid river below the thousands cheered , and as the last Ironclad passed safely through and the weary army realized that their work was ended and the fleet saved there rang out a mighty cheer that was a peal of triumph to the union and a knell to confederate hopes. A. B. PAINE. XllE OLD WAI' Till : ; JIUST. "IVwlon. Transcript. Since we got rich and stylish , and took to traveling 'round , My wife she calls me "Mister" can't say I like the sound And my girls no longer call me "pa , " 'tin "clear papa" these days. They're nil of them all taken up with Jilgh- fnlutln' ways. I put up with a lot of things , but I'm blessed If I can stand To see my wife beginning now to write this now-styled hand. It's well enough for Helen and for Clara , I suppose : They learned the horse track fashion while still they wore short clothes. But their ma was brought up different , and tt'n tough , I do declare. To , see her learning the girls' ways now she has got gray hair ! Ma always took to writing , and her haml- wrlte's been my Joy , Since ever we were boy and girl way out in Illinois. When we was children loner ago out In that prairie school ( Run In tlie peed old-fashioned way with roil anil dunce's stool ) She used to write her name and mine , and link 'em like our fate , Before she learned the capitals , upon lier little slate. And after we grew up and I went oft to war , how sweet The letters that I used to get In her handwrite - write , small and , neat. She used to call me "noble , " and a "hero of the land , " And say she'd always love me , In a fine Bpencej-lan hand ! And once she wrote some poetry , real poetry , with rhymes , I've Kot It yet. you Just can bet about the old war times ; It's In her prettiest running hand not all pprawled out and straight. Like that confounded "angular" she's token to of late. I s'pone I'm an old fogy , but I declare to day There' * scarcely any sum you'd name I It we hadn't got so stylish and moved here to New lork , Where you Imve to pat each kind of food with a different kind at fork ; If we Btlll lived where we used to live ( J/orii. how the hob'llnks tmngt ) If my wife would write as he used to write when rh < - nml I was young ! MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT. 1 ho Merry hide of 1.1 fo on the llcnch mid nt I ho liar. "There was a Judge In my town during re construction days who was a terror. " said Governor Dates ot Alabama , In the course of a conversation which I had with him at Mont gomery soon alter his recent Inauguration , " writes a staff correspondent In the New York Recorder. "This fellow , " the governor said , "although elected Judge of a court , was not even a lawyer , and never pretended to be ; and there from arose an Interesting condition of affairs. Those were perilous times and the court room possessed no more sanctity than a bar room , for that matter. Every man went armed and especially to this court , which was conducted by and In the interests of the low est class of negroes , then holding domination in that section , "I recall one1 day when HID life of that 'Judge' hung by a thread. A negro political leader had been brought to the bar for1 a misdemeanor and had stated Ills case to the Judg * , who lls-tcn-d , snJ tl.en said : 'All right , Mr. Summers. I will make a proper entry In your case. I suppose you want an acquittal , do you not ? ' " 'Yes , sah ; dat's what I want , ' said the negro. " 'Very well ; I will make an entry of ac quittal. You may go , Mr. Summers.1 " 'But , your honor , ' said the negro's coun sel , 'this Is rather unusual. My client's cas has not even been given to a Jury. We want a trial and we arc willing to go to a Jury. This entry will not stand , for it Is not regu lar.1 " 'Never mind , sir , ' said the Judge. 'I have settlrd the case , and you need give yourself no further trouble. ' " 'Bnt , your honor ' " 'That will do , sir. Step aside , If you please , ' and the astonished counsel sat down. "The next case called was that of a white man chnrged with aFsinltlng' a negro. Old Colonel Courtney was the man's coun ° el. " 'How do you want this case tried ? ' asked the Jiidp < > of Colonel Courtney. " 'Well , Judge , ' drawled Courtney , 'I reckon we will b ? satisfied with an entry llko the one you Just made. Acquittal will do. ' " 'What do you mean , sir ? ' thundered the Judge , growing very red In the face. " 'Why , you seem to be finding verdicts of acquittal today without a Jury , and my cll'nt would like to have one , too. " " 'Colonel Courtney you are fined $50 for contempt of court. ' fhouted the Judge. " 'I shall pay It , but before I do I want to tell you what I think of you. You a judge ! Why , you are a dlsgrac0 to the name of Judge , you hound , you nciundrel ! ' " Take that man to Jail ! ' cried the Judge tea a big negro bailiff. " 'If you move a hand , I will bore you through and through. ' said Courtney coolly to the bailiff , his hand In his breast pocket. "Every white ) man In the court room arose to his feet and for a moment there was a dead hush , save for the rustling of c'othes at each man sought his pistol , and ono or two hnlf'tmothered clicks , which told of a der ringer cocked In a coat pocket. It was a mo ment of iiipeiise , nenlliig only a move to precipitate a fight , and I lie judge would have been the first man to be killed. Courtney gave one scornful look at the judge , turned on lilti ) ifi and walked o < it , whlle > the court ad- Jounu-d In confunlsn. " There was a certain barrister In Sydney well known by reason of his padded chest and the bluelsh dye on hU whiskers , relates the Green Bag. His services were generally called Into reqiibit when there was no hope of getting- prisoner acquitted by ordinary means of ilefcnuo. Holding n lit let one day In inch a case , he made an eloquent appeal to the jury , urging them not to blight the future of the young prisoner by convicting him and sending him to jail. He proceeded to draw a harrowing picture of two gray- haired parent * In England looking anxiously for the return of their prodigal eon to spend thu next Christmas with them , and he asked "llHd they the heartk to deprive the old < -cu'lo | of this happiness ? " The Jury , how ever , being heartless men , found the prisoner guilty Before parsing sentence the judcn called for the prisoner's Jail record , after examining which he blandly remarked "that the prltouer had Eome five previous convictions against him but ho was glad to say that Mr " eloquent appeal would not remain unanswered , for he would commit the prisoner to Maltland-New South Wales-Jail where his aged parents at the .present moment were serving sentences respectively so that father , mother and son would bo nblo oneEreonof. ; " e"SUl"S C"rlBU as e-uon " Jcr The following story Is told of the uncon- ver-tlonnl court methods of the late George M. Stearns of Massachusetts " : "May It pleaao ycur honor , " ho said , beginning an argument one day before the supreme court. "I have a little case here that was started In the police court , and that court finessed on It- hen we went to the superior court with would ' like " this court K"S8C" ° " ' " ana now "S to guess on It. " The ' court dSesn't' ics Stear" * ' st ! , d ° w" ' * replied : "I beg pardon , your' honor ; I desire the Judgment of this court on the case. " T.AltUlt .l.W > IXIWSTlti : The total weight of the latest electric loco , motive constructed Is 134.000 pounds. It Is Intended to use It experimentally In switching and handling heavy freight. One of the southern Iron companies sold 100 tons of pig Iron the other day for delivery at Liverpool , and another has dispatched sales agents to Spain and Italy. The Improved Industrial Dwelling company of London accommodates 30,000 persons In Its houses. U Is claimed that Its system has reduced the tenement death rate from forty to only eleven In 1,000. The trolley roads are beginning to aspire to freight , and a bill In the Pennsylvania legls- lature proposes to give them the privilege of carrying It. It Is evident that the steam roads will have to change their methods to keep their suburban business. .Industrial resumptions , wage Increases and restorations , working force enlargements and reductions In the ranks of the unemployed continue and Increase as time passes and every week multiplies the conditions which go to make up a higher standard of Industrial and commercial prosperity. In machinery , such as locomotives and sta tionary engines , England ranks only second to Brazil among our customers. In passen ger cars England took more than Brazil and more than twice as much as all Continental Europe. Of our exports of leather 75 per cent went to England , of sewing machines- 25 per cent , of naval stores over 33 per cent , of mineral oils over 33 per cent , of all manu factured woods over 25 per cent , and so on through the list of articles exported from our factories. During the nine months ending April 1 the United Kingdom was our largest cus tomer In several of the most Important lines of manufactures , and one of the largest In all. Out of a total ef $7.989,000 of exported American cottons England took $478,000 , or more than all the rest of Europe and twice as much as Mexico , Out of a total of $3,262,000 exported manufactures of Iron and ateel England took $ CGO,000 twice as much as Mexico , the Argentine Republic or Brazil , which have been supposably our best cus tomers for such goods. A Wonder In Mlnuto Writing. A recent writer on the subject of wav lengths of light , In describing the apparatus used for taking mcaiuremcnts of such lengths , mentions the "Nobert test plates , " Thesa plates are made of glass , and have the ccala thereon so finely graduated that there are often as many as 150,000 lines to the Inch. Such Infinitesimal magnitudes arc totally be yond our powers of conception , yet much moro wonderful things In that line have been ac- compllihed. An artist by the name of Wtbb , a regular manufacturer of these "Nobert test plates , " once tried lilt handIn microscopic writing on Klaii. The specimen turned out , which Is now In Ihe Army Medical Museum at Washington , Is the whole of the Lord' * prayer on a piece of glass which U only l-294th of an Inch one way and 1-440 of an Inch the other. In the Lord's prayer ther * are 227 letter * , and , as shown above , they were put on a piece of glass having an area of but 1-129C53d of an Inch. Had an en tire Inch of tpaco been used at the same rate , Ihe engraver would have put no lex than 29,431,458 letters upon It , The entire bible. Old and New Teitamenti , could have been written on that Inch of space eight times over.
