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Cross Examination of Rear Admiral
Schley at the Court of Inquiry
Not Completed.
Lemly Is Very Searching and Asks
Numerous Questions Regarding
Blockade of Santiago.
Retrograde Movement Taken Up' and
Admiral Schley Is Asked to
Give an Explanation.
YvashiBgton, Oct. 30.—Judge Advo­
cate Lexniy Icct no time in beginning
his interrogations of Admiral Schley
after the Schley court of inquiry con­
vened at 11 o'clock, The first question
of the i:lge advocate was in relation
with Admiral Schley's examination in
chief in regard to the meeting with the
Eagle after the flying squadron left
Key West. Admiral Schley, in answer
to questions, replied that the Eagle re­
ported no news.
The judge advocate then jumped to
Cienfuegos, examining him upon his
statement that upon the arrival of tihe
squadron titere the Scorpion was sent
In as a picket boat and agjted him to
reconcile .that statement with fhe en­
try in the log of the Scorpion to the
effect that from midnight to 4
a. m.
"drifted in company wife the fleet for
the remainder of the&vatch."
The admiral explained that that en­
try did not necessarily mean that the
Scorpion was absolutely in touch with
the fleet. As he recalled it, all the
sihips were drifting.
"Did you regard her under these cir­
cumstances as a picket boat?"
"I did. She was drifting in-sbore."
"How far inside?"
"That would be a guess, perhaps a
mile."
Captain Lemly then asked a num­
ber of questions regarding the block­
ade of Cienfuegos, but no new facts
were brought out.
Captain Lemly then called the ad­
miral's attention to the log of the
Brooklyn May 24 and asked Mm
whether these entries in the log did
not show that the ships steamed both
in and out.
"Yes," replied the witness, "but as
the entries do not show the speed, it
is impossible to tell the distance. We
usually steamed as slowly as possible
simply kept steerage way."
Would Have Knocked Them Out.
"Had Cervera's fleet appeared dur­
ing the nights you were at Cienfuegos,
either coming out or coming in from
seaward, what, under your instruc­
tions^ would your fleet have done?"
"Knocked them out." ('a
Vessel
stir in
court).
"What were your instructions?"
"To follow the flag—instructions
given at Hampton Roads."
"What were your written instruc­
tions?"
"There were none. I do not consid­
er that the regulations required writ­
ten instructions."
"Isn't it the unwritten law at sea in
the navy that the vessels in squadron
shalt follow the flag?"
"Yes, except 'tinder certain circum­
stances."
"Whatcircumstance?"
"Well a
might see one of the
enemy's ships drop out and fdltow to
attack her. That might be one of the
circumstances."
i« "But the rule is to follow the flag?"
"It is."
Captain Lemly called the attention
pf the witness to the fact that in his
former testimony he had said that
Lieutenant Wood. had reported Mm
as speajcing disrespectfully of Admiral
Sampson, calling him captain.
The admiral replied that he might
h^ve gotten Wood confused with Hood
and upon referring to the court record
he said it was true that: Wood had not
so testified.
The admiral was again questioned
concerning the return of his papers to
the navy department,
"All my -papers," he replied, "were
packed ia ft box and so far as I know
not a single one, was left except some
blue prints and the ^onidvcipy of the
'Dear Schley* letter,, which, was put in
an envelope and retained."
The Blockade of Santiago,-.
Beferring to the, blockade of Santi
'"ago fcaptaln Lemly 'asked the "Witness
1why
he had sent a dispatch to Admiral
'^I^Sampson that "on •aiccount of short
,,, X^sal supply Cannot blockade them (the
3 $ a a in S a a
"I meant thai if we could not have
coaledoff Santiago we could not have
stayed there."
"Did you. staite 'that condition?" A"1
"N%, I did not state that condition.'
.JTfaat was the impretssian in my mind."
"What did you mean by the report
"it
slball not be able to remain off that
port (Santiago) on account of general
Shortage of coal supply?'"
"I. think all the vessels''were more
or leas short of their complement and
ooa&lderlng the fact that they ought
to be fit for any service and for every
MKXioe an«l tfcatjn arriving, off'the
port we ought to be njojre.than half ojr.
ttuwe Quarters full." •.
Captain Lemly asked the admiral td
ppint out the signals of the Maswacfou
setts and Texas showing aollcttttde
Jaboot 6oal and to include the Iowa.
In response Admiral Schley said
that wfcen tl«. Iowa arrived at Cienfue
go& she only bad about iialf her coal
mwply,,aboard
quest was foT ooai rrom tne coiner.
"Did she get coal?"
"Yes, she took on about 250 tons."
The admiral was then proceeding to
read the signals from the Iowa, Mas
I Bachusetts and Texas to the flagship
relative to coal when Captain Lemly
interrupted to say that the admiral al­
ready had testified to those signals in
his testimony in chief whereupon Cap­
tain Parker protested that it was un­
fair to witness to ask for signals and
then stop him as soon as he had bt
gun to comply. Captain Lemly dis^
claimed any desire to be unfair. What
he wanted was signals indicating so­
licitude for coal Thereupon Admiral
Schley proceeded with the reading of
bhe signals. After he had read about
20 he looked up.
"Do you want any mr~e?" he in­
quired.
"Net unless Captain Porker does,"
replied Captain Lemly.
"I am satisfied if the admiral is,"
observed Captain Parker.
The Retrograde Movement.
Referring to the beginning of the
westward movement at that time Can
tain Lemly called Admiral Schley's at­
tention to the fact that he (Admiral
Schley) had said" in his testimony in
chief that as soon as the sea had
calmed down he had begun to coal,
considering himself better able to
Judge than an®/ other officer. Captain
Lemly then had the witness exrsnine
the log of the Brooklyn for the pur­
pose of bringing out the fact that dur­
ing the day of the 27th the barometer
was rising, the breeze dying down and
the sea becoming calmer.
"Notwithstanding these improved
conditions did you not steam 20 miles
to the westward that day before at­
tempting to coal?"
After looking at the log Admiral
Schley said, that according to that
entry he had steamed eight miles.
"When you left Cienfuegos, where
did you think the Spanish squadron
was?" asked Captain Lemly.
"I did not, of course, know exactly
where it was. If I had I would have
gone straight for it. According to the
information which came to me, I sup­
posed that if it was not at Santiago.it
was some where in the neighborhood.
My impression was that Ct had come
out as this information, from the ad­
miral had indicated, hut just where it
was. of course, I coind not decide."
"Did you give any special instruc­
tions to your captains while making
this passage from Cienfuegos' to San­
tiago In regard to looking out for the
Spanish fleet?"
"I did not give any special instruc­
tions. They had their general instruc­
tions."
"In your testimony you say you did
not disobey orders' 'when you started
westward because you returned to
your station' without further direction.
Am I right?"
"Yes."
"On receipt of instructions. Did you
not, nevertheless, leave your station?"
Why He Left Santiago.
"Yes, I did, for these reasons: Be­
cause Captain Sigsbee, a scout placed
in front of Santiago harbor, informed
me that he did not believe the Span­
ish fleet was there. Second, 'because
Nunez, the pilot, told nie he did not
believe the enemy's fleet could enter
the harbor. Third, the order No.. 7,
with the accompanying memorandum
in wliieli Admiral Sampson minimized
the importance of this squadron being
there and the fact that the depart­
ment's telegram, which reached me
on May 27, was so ambiguous in its
terms. It authorized me to coal at
Goiuajves, Hayti or at Ca.pe Cruz. Go­
nad ves being to the eastward, and
knowing that Admiral Sampson was at
Key IVancis, In the Bahama channel,
to the north, it occurred to me that if
the Spanish squadron were entant,
that the proper strategical movement
was to go to the westward and not the
eastward. I w4s authorized in the
same telegram to move as "far west as
Cape Cruz provided coaling had been
found possible there. I did hot go to
Cape Cruz, within 80 miles, I'think.
Now those were the influencing and
the operating motives.. I felt that the
move west was strategically the prop­
er one, with a deternjination to coal
as quickly as possible, and that the ef­
ficiency of my squadron as a unit_was
only equal to the efficiency of th$ coal
supply of the slowest one that, com­
posed it. Those were the motives
which caused that movement."
Captain Lemly—"And you? were sat­
isfied J^ith these without taking any
steps, whatever to ascertain-- if this
order or these reports were correct?"
««j' ascertainesd lot myself through
the medium that the department had
placed them there to keep me inform­
ed Those scouts represented very
largely the 'cftyalry of atf tony and if
they were unreliable $fcey should not
have been placed there Ii nuast have
relied upon what ,thfy
..^li?M
the Return to Sptri
The witness was -Mettier he
did not steer a westerlybefore
and after the inte®^ xai, gBifoping an
May 26'and' 27,
"No," replied the admiral, referring
to the Brooklyn's log. "It shows we
were' steering to eastward up to 6 p.
m», May 26 from 9 to 11:30 to th6
westward, and from 1 to 8 onthe*2?th
weHt-jprthwest to. pick up the Yale
ttith'Jbs© Artfois signals,"
Referring to the signal of the Toxag
on May 27, 'saying "We can tty," In te
spona© to the lnqutry whether she
could -coal, Admiral Schley said that
the Texas did make the trial and that
»he not oply miq?eeded in coaling, but
that ehe »ueceeded in doiog some in
Jury to herself and also to the Merri'
mac in tihe transaction.
In reply to a gi}?*tion as to ythy he
did not coal the 35rtoklyn on May 27,
Admiral Schley «a$d that it wa«| on
•ceouat o£4M.aK^«u2 of the»hlo.add
mg that She aid not need-coal at that
time.
He said in reply to a question as to
why he had telegraphed that Admiral
Sampson would relieve him wheii he
went to coal that he did not want to
leave Santiago unblockaded. He also
stated that Ms reason for not having
Wise and Jewell come on board the
Brooklyn was that Sigstbee had sup­
posedly given all the information they
possessed. He also said he had prac­
tically blockaded Santiago for the first
time on the evening of May 28 and
that'in view of the information h£ re­
ceived" he considered this a compliance
with the department's order of May
23.
BOTHA'S NARROW ESCAPE.
Left His Personal Belongings in the
Hands of British.
Pretoria, Oct. 30.—Commandant
General Botha's escape from the
British columns pursuing him was a
close affair. Major Remington march­
ed on the commander-in-chief's quar­
ters at night only to find that Botha
had got off with a few hundred yards'
start, leaving his hat, revolver and
papers behind. Ten prisoners, includ­
ing Commandant Hans Botha and for­
mer Landrost Schutte, were captured.
Bank Robbers Secure $700.
Des Moines, Oct. 30.—The safe in
the bank of Huxley, at the town of
Huxley, 30 miles north of here, was
blown open by robbers during the
night and $700 was taken. The citi­
zens have organized a posse and are
now in pursuit of the perpetrators.
Chief of Police Mathis of this city -s,n
a number of officers have left for Hux
fey to aid in the pursuit..
HOYT'S JOKE ON M'KEE.
How the Playwright Had a Bit ot
Fun WItli Hia Manager.
On one occasion Manager McKee
was watching a performance from' a
box, where he was seated with some
friends.
During the first act an usher came
to him with the information that a
gentleman was waiting at tli« door to
see him on most important business.
"Tell him I can't come out—I'm very
busy," was the answer.
The usher returned in a moment to
say that the man insisted on seeing
Mr. McKee, who again sent out word
that it was impossible to see him.
The man outside then sent in the
message that he was an author and
had a play that he wished McKee to
read immediately.
This incensed the manager, who said
to the usher:
"Tell that fool out there that this is
no time to bring a play to be read.
Get him out of the place—I won't see
him. I won't read his play."
A few minutes later the usher came
back and informed McKee that the
man utterly refused to go without see­
ing him, and that he must be granted
an interview, also that he was quite
sure that the manager would not only
read his play, but he would also pro­
duce it, and added that he would bet
$1,000 that Hoy & McKee would be
only too glad to get the play.
At that McKee became furiously
angry, and, excusing himself to his
party, left the box with the intention
of personally inviting the persistent
author to begone.
"Where's that idiot who insists on
seeing me?", he asked of the treasurer
at the box office. Then the treasurer
pointed to a man standing in the shad­
ow* with a roll of manuscript under
his arm.
It was Hoyt, with his newly finished
play, which he handed to McKee, who
said to those present:
"It's on me—what'll you have, boys?'
—•New York Clipper.
Odors That Permeate Foodstuffs.
A fish dealer in one of the most styl­
ish parts of New York was deeply hurt
and badly worried one day by the com­
plaint of one of his big customers that
a fine salmon which he had sent to the
house for a big dinner had proved to
be entirely uneatable when served ow­
ing to a most penetrating taste of creo­
sote that pervaded it. The fish dealer
realized, although the charge was not
made directly, that he was more than
suspected of having sold a stale fish
that had been washed or brushed with
an antiseptic preparation to hide its
condition. He knew that the salmon
had beeb perfectly fresh when be sold
it, and for days he puzzled in, valn ovep
the problem, But suddeiiiy he remem­
bered that on the day the fish was sent
out a tank wagon full of creosote had
Stopped bfefoie his plate and Ihatlita
scart, into which th© \flsh 'T^is being
placed, was directly jdo|t^|id& of the?
ipowerful stuff, ^h'at appears'to ha^V
ieen
enough to permeate the delicate
flesh of the fish.—New York Press.
•y Wooes Morpheus With Picture.
**I have found a cure," said a physi
clan, "tor a person who Isn't chronical*
ly afflicted with insomnia,' $ut who
temporarily cannot sleep. It is a curi­
ous thing that the picture of a person
pawning will almost iQvariably induce
weep/
''Try It yourself some time if you
come across such photograph.'
For
the life at you you can't help yawning,
after a moment, and persistent gazing
at the sleepy head' will almost inevita
tiy »end yon to the conch for & nap."*-
SB
II IS Hill
Eleven People Are Killed in a Battle
Between Negroes and Whites
in Mississippi.
Officers' Posse Started Out to Arrest
a Negro and Was Ambushed
by Gang of Negroes.
Two of the Posse and Nine Negroes,
Including Three Women, Are
Dead as a Result.
Columbia, Miss., Oct. 30.—The town
of Columbia and Its, vicinity
WP.S
thrown into great excitement by sev­
eral messengers from the vicinity of
Balltown, La., about 25 miles below
here, who brought the news that a
race riot had been precipitated be­
tween the whites and blacks of that
section by tite shooting and burning
of the negro' Bill Morris, who criminal­
ly assaulted and almost murdered Mirs,
John- Ball a few days ago. Several
gunners brought the news that numer­
ous white men were killed and that
the negroes were arming themselves
for the fray. Thig information creat­
ed the wildest excitespient and a num­
ber of men, headed bg Deputy Sheriff
Branton of this coufiSy and Marshal
T. T. Ford of Columbia, all fully arm­
ed, left for the scene of the trouble.
It seems a niegro named Crea Lott
was really at the bottom of the
trouble. It was reported fAtie officers
of Washington parish that Lott, who
lived near Booth, La., was running a
restaurant without a license at a camp
meeting at Live Oak church, where a
negro revival was in progress. The
constables of .the district gathered *a
posse and started to investigate. Lott
was apprised of the approach in ad­
vance and was ready -for trouble when
it reached Live Oak chuTch.
Ambushed by Negroes.
The posse was about 100 yard® from
the church house when ambashed and
the negroes opened fire from two or
three directions. The constable bade
his men pay no attention to the firing
as it was from a distance. He said "all
he wanted to do was to capture Lott.
When the restaurant where Lott had
his gooas»wjis reached the_ posse was
fired onby Lott and negroes who were
concealed behind the counters on the
inside. The fight became general be­
tween the posse and the restaurant
crowd and also between whites and
negroes all over the ground.
At this juncture the posse deemed
it necessary to fire the Lott restaur­
ant, in order to dislodge Ms gang.
Lott rushed out when the torch was
applied and discharged a double-bar­
reled shotgun into the crowd of whites.
Twenty-two buckshot took effect in
the side of Joe Seals, one of the posse,
from the effects of which he died. A
negro who followed Lett shot a man
named Elliott, one of the posse,
through the stomach with a 38-calibre
pistol. The negroes then tried to es­
cape hut others of the posse had their
guns leveled and completely riddled
their bodies with bullets. Lott's head
was almost shot from his shoulders.
He was a shapeless mass of blood and
brains before his body hit the ground.
Negro Preacher Also Killed.
During the fight a negro preacher
came out of the church, armed with a
musket. He was shot and killed be­
fore he could use it.
After the smoke of battle had clear­
ed away there were five dead negro
men, including the preacher, three
women, two burned beyond, recogni­
tion, who perished in Lott's restaur­
ant, and one child who was with its
mother in the restaurant and perished
with her.
The fences, trees, church house and
camps were thoroughly riddled with
bullets. There must, have been fully
2.000 shots fired. It is rumored that
since the fight one negro has been
found dead in the swamps and several
wounded have applied for assistance
at neighboring houses. The negroes
took to the wdods like scared rabbits
after and during the shooting and no
one can be found in the neighborhood.
Sheriff Simmons of Washington par­
ish and posse, assisted by Deputy
Sheriff Branton of Mr.rion county and
posse, were on the ground early in the
morning and assisted in burying the
dead and taking care of the wounded.
Quiet prevails, according to the lat­
est reports from Balltown, but further
trouble Is not at all unlikely.
Order for Troops Countermanded.
New Orleans, Oct. 30.—Orders were
received ip a telegram from Governor
Heard at 8:30 countermanding the in
structions to General Glynm to sepd
^Bajltc^rtf, the scene of this
m#* 'IA''company of the
Jfefti Ariftllery and a trootf
mx&n haOoen fteld In i^adiness
all night to leave for the scene of
trouble. At daylight they proceeded
to £e Northwestern depot where a
tr^in had been made, up to take them
to Washington parish. Governor
JSfeard's telegram Indicate® that the
trouble at Balltown Is over aad there
Is no necessity lor the presence of the
militia.
High Collar Cut His Throat.
Sterling, lite., Oct. 80 —Emanuel
Daveler cut ftis throat on a high col­
lar, While tiding a bicycle he at­
tempted bo dodge a passing horse and
wa® thrown. His head was preseed
forward in the f&U and the high col
Jar he wore oat his tixroat, necessitat­
ing Mx stitches to draw the wbusd to­
gether. fi«* wiH-recover.
CZOLGOSZ' BRAIN NORMAL.
Result of the Autopsy Held on the
Remains.
Auburn, N, Y., Oct. 30.—Almost the
entire attention of the physicians as­
signed to hold the autopsy was direct­
ed towards discovering, if possible,
whether the assassin was in any way
mentally Irresponsible. The autopsy
was conducted by Dr. Carlos P. Mc­
Donald, E. A. Spitzka, and Prison Phy­
sician Gerin. The top of the head
was sawed off through the thickest
part of the ©kiill, which was found to
be of normal thickness, and it was the
unanimous agreement of the micro
scopal examination that the brain was
normal, or slightly above normal. This
demonstrated to- the satisfaction of
the physicians that in no way was
Czolgosz' mental condition, except as
it might have been perverted, respon­
sible for the crime.
After the autopsy the body was
placed in a black stained pine coffin,
every portion of the anatomy being re­
placed under the supervision of Dr.
Gerin and Warden Mead. Shortly
afterwards it was taken to the prison
cemetery and "an extraordinary pre­
caution taken to completely destroy
It by pouring a large quantity of acid
over it as it was lowered into the
errave. It is the belief of the
cians that fhe" body will be entirely
disintegrated within 12 hours. Dur­
ing that time, and as long as is deem­
ed necessary, a guard will be kept
over the unmarked grave.
REPORTS SEVERE FIGHTING.
Kitchener Tells of a Battle With De
larey's Force.
London, Oct. 30.—A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener says he has received
reports of important fighting Oct. 24,
near Great Marico river, when De
larey and Kemp attacked a British
force and were only repulsed after se­
vere fighting, leaving 40 dead on the
field, including Commandant Omstir
heysen. Tlhe British lost 28 men ki
and had 55 wounded. The Boers car
jied off eight British wagons. The Re­
publicans appeaT to have paid spe­
cial attention to the guns as 37 gun­
ners and^^d rivers were killed or
waundepy
Lord Kitchener mentions a number
of minor affairs and saysgthis week's
"bag" consisted of 74 Boers killed, 16
wounded and 353 made prisoners. In
addition 45 Boers surrendered and the
British captured 471 rifles, 75,95
rounds of ammunition, 216 wagons, 53
horses and 8,000 head of cattle.
SITUATION IN PHILIPPINES.
Secretary Root Says No Additional
Troops Are Needed.
Washington, Oct. 30.—A considera­
ble part of the cabinet meeting was
devoted to a consideration of the mili­
tary situation in the Philippines. Th"
meeting was attended by all the mem­
bers and all participated in the dis­
cussion. The subject was brought to
the attention of the president and cab­
inet by Secretary Root Conditions
In the island of Samar have led the
war department to consider the pro­
priety of stopping for the time being
the reductions in the Philippine army
through the discharge of enlisted men
whose terms are expiring. However,
after hearing Secretary Root's report
and discussing the situation thorough­
ly the cabinet decided that there was
no present occasion to suspend tihe re­
duction in the forces in the Philip­
pine®. The original policy, therefore,
will prevail and it will not be neces
sair, it is understood, to send to the
Philippines at once the half dozen reg­
iments selected for the service last
week. Secretary Root said that the
sporadic outbreaks at isolated points
in the islands would be dealt with
properly as they arose and additional
troops to meet these small emergen­
cies scarcely would be needed.
FATAL CHICAGO FIRE.
Two Persons Dead and Many More or
Less Injured.
Chicago, Oct. 30—Two persons lost
their lives, three were injured and a
score were overcome by smoke in a
fire in the Eagle flat building, Lytle
and Taylor. streets. The dead are:
Mrs. D. Ryan, 50 years oM, and Mrs.
Anna King, daughter of Mrs. Rvan.
Other occupants of the building, who
were overcome by- the smoke, were
rescued by firemen,or memb^fe of
their own families a,h9 all recovered in
the open air. Frank Thompson, the
janitor, was 'among the first rescued
and when he revived he rushed back
into the building and assisted in the
rescue ork. The blaze originated In
the basement and was extinguished
after $1,500 damage had been done.
NO DETAILS FURNISHED.
States Department Advised of Commu­
nication With Miss Stone.
Washington, Oct. 30.—The state de­
partment has beeji advised by its
agents in Constantinople and Sofia
that conununlcation has been estab­
lished with Miss Stone. No details
are furnished. .'
Gebhard Pays Alimony.
•I Qioux F^ll^ ^. D. Oct di­
vorce proceedings by# which- Frederick
M. Gebhard and Lduise Morris Qeb
hard are legally separated w£re con­
cluded here by the order of the court
that Mr. Geiffikrd pay his former •wife
$185,000 and make over to her his foi
Hter New York residence.
.•. i'ii. |tA,
,••• A 'Hlupd Rpob|en«, -r
First Scientist—This is 4' nujfeziiBR
•«we Indeed.'' W'
Second Scientist—t should say so.
•Why, this would puzzle an aoi9.t?a$
scientist.-—BaltiuKupeAaiei'lcaA.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.
The Great Northern Coal, company
cf Fargo, N. D., capital $100,000, has?'
filed, articles of incorporation ait Do
ver, Del.
A. B. Cummins, Republican candl*
date for governor of Iowa, is bedfast
at his home in Des Moines and com­
pelled to cancel speaking dates indefl
nitely.
Tne steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grease made the trip from Sandy
Hr ok to Plymouth in five days and ten
hours, establishing a new eastward
record.
Malvar has issued a new proclainar
tion appointing himself captain gen­
eral and reorganizing the Filipino
army under two lieutenant generals
and four generals of division.
A headon collision occurred at Lin
wood, N. C., between "Buffalo Billys"
show train and freight train No. 75.
About 100' of "Buffalo Bill's" horses
were killed and the four cars contain*
ing them totally wrecked.
AN OVERWORKED PHRASE,
Tlie Expression "He Took Hia Life In
His Hands."
"The expression 'he took his life in
his hands' always struck me as being
very foolish," said a bright young gen
tlemai, "and I have often wondered
why so many persons persist In using
it when they want to speak of extraor­
dinary dangers. Now, extraordinary
danger is one thing and the simple,
commonplace thing of taking one's own
life in one's hands is an entirely differ­
ent thing.
"I work in a big building. There are
a steam engine and a mammoth boilei
in the ^basement. Whenever enter
that building, if they are running the
engine in the basement I take my life
In my hands. I get on the elevator on
the fifth floor I take my life in my
hands. I go out of town the car
may tumble over a trestle somewhere.
I walk along the street: a sign may
fall on me. I make my way across the
thoroughfare who knows but what
a street car or a vehicle of some sort
may not run me down? I cross the riv­
er may I not suddenly find myself in
the swirling stream and sinking for
the last time? If I walk along the
street, may not a brick or a loosened
cornice come crashing down upon me?
There are a row and a shot or two on
the corner may not astray bullet wing
me? And so on.
"Pessimism? No. Logic. That's alL
It just shows the difference between
taking one's own life in one's hand
and the matter of confronting extraor­
dinary danger. These risks are ordi­
nary. plain, old, everyday risks. The
fireman who dashes into a burning
building to rescue a child, the feilow
who grabs the bridle of a runaway'
horse, the hero who will plunge into
the river to save some person who is
about to drown—these are the persons
who confront what I would call ex­
traordinary dangers, and the worn
platitude of saying of one of these 'he
took his life in his hands' would not
fit the case because there would be in
the act an element of heroism which
would place it much above the com­
monplace."—New Orleans Times-Dem­
ocrat.
Strange Lapse of Memory.
Cases of forgetfulness on matters of
Interest are on record. While Dr.
Priestley was preparing his work en­
titled "Harmony of the Gospels" he
had taken great pains to inform him­
self on a subject which had been under
discussion relative to the Jewish Pass­
over. He wrote out the result of his
researches and laid the paper away.
His attention and time being taken
with something else, some little time
elapsed before the subject occurred to
his mind again. Then the same time
and pains were given to the subject
that had been given to it before, and
the results were again put on paper
and laid aside. So completely had he
forgotten that be had copied the same
paragraphs and reflections before that
it was only when he had found the
papers on which he had transcribed
them that it was recalled to his recol­
lection. This same author had fre­
quently read his own published writ­
ings and did not recognize them.
An Expert.
Professor—If a person in good health,
but who imagined himself sick, should
send for you, what would you dp?
Medical "Student Give him some­
thing to make him sick and then ad­
minister an antidote.
Professor1—Don't waste any more
time here. Hang out your shingle.—v
New. Xork Weekly.
In T?emptatio»'» Way. i
Jones—Has your wife got her ne#
bat yet
Brown—No I've given ber the monej?
for it several times, but she has spent'
Jt on some great, glorious bargain shv
saw before she got to the milliner sbop^
—Detroit Free Press.
Some' people expect fortune to break
in the door and announce her axriva^.
through a megaphone.—Nashville Ban#:f-'
ner, Vv.S* I
Abapot the only «rfey to eoavirt som«^'
people to to letm them aioae.--D&i*aa
New*
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