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THE EXAMINATION
EVIDENCE TAKEN YE8TERDAT BEFORE
"': JUSTICE FISHER IN THE SAMOSTZ
BENNETT CASE. "
Two Witaruat far Mia
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Toaiarrow,
The examining trial of Mr. Oscar
SamosU, on a charge of assaulting
with intent to maim, was resumed be
fore Justice Fisher yesterday at 10
'clock.
On the cross examination of Mr.
Burke many questions as to the posi
, tions of the parties were asked, but no
new matter was brought out, and he
atlatail0f1 in fna main M,o ovirlandA
"Jpr. Psnnett.
' considerable characteristic
g upon the part of the attor
r. liennett was admitted in
;orrect the evidence as taken
rk on riday. He said
glass and part of the contents
graduate struck my hat before
ached Samostz. His hand
.ised in a threatf ning atti
tude as if to throw. while
he wag approaching, and when
be got close enough he dashed it at
my face. I dodged and grabbed him
It was then that the liquid fell on my
hat. I made the lunge to cause him
to spill it. The statement that I
made a luuge towards him and caused
bim to spill it slipped my attention
and is incorrect."
CROfcS EXAMINATION,
To a question Dr. Bennett said:
"The statement I saw in the paper
caused me to desire to make this cor
rftftinn Yfld. tlm t.pHtnrmn v was rend
to me and I thought I understood it.
I deemed it necessary to make the
lunge to defend myself, to keep him
from throwin? It in my eyes. I
lunged at him just as he
threw it, I ducked my head
down' and plunged at him.
J didn't have time lo lunge before he
threw it. Yesterday when this sen
tence "I made a lunge towards him
and caused him to spill the fluid,"
was read to me, it slipped my atten
tion and is incorrect. Dr. Samostz
was about eight or ten feet from me
when I first saw the graduate in his
hand and I don't know if lie said any
thing to me when he was at this
point, eight or ten feet from me. At
this time he jiad the graduate in bis
hand raised. No one prevented the
defendont from throwing the liquid at
that distance. Dr. SamosU advanced
toward me from the position he was
from me, I remained still, I think, I
am pretty sure I was standing at the
writing desk at the northwest corner
lt the main counter. Dr. Samostz
advanced, I believe, from the south
counter of the prescription desk.
From the time I saw him I did not ad
vance upon him, that is, from the
time he (Samostz) came from behind
the prescription counter. The liquid
was thrown before I made the lunge
from where I was standing near the
writing desk. Samostz was about
three feet from me when he threw the
liquid."
The prosecution hero rested, and
Joseph Beatty was introduced, who
testified about as follows for the de
fendant: "My name is Joseph Beatty. I re
side at 308 Willow stroet, Austin,
Travis county, Texas. I am not per
sonally acquainted with Dr. Bennett.
I am not personally acquainted with
Mr. SumoBtz. On the evening of the
30th day of December, 181)0, between
5 and 6 o'clock, I was in Samostz' drug
atTirn nn Pnncrrfina liven lie. and T RAW
Dr. Bennett there and Mr. Samostz.
When I first saw Mr. Samostz he
was standing on the north side of the
prescription counter. There Was a
doctor same in behind me that I un
derstood afterwards was Dr. Bennett.
I did not see where he came from. I
was standing at the end counter,
facing the prescription counter. When
I first saw Dr. Bennett he was ten or
twelve feet behind me. I saw Mr.
Samostz pour out some thing from a
bottle into a glass and he then stepped
to his telephone. I did not see him
take up the glass, aid he made a re
mark. I heard the doctor Bay some
thing. I do not know what it was.
Mr. Samosta replied, "Doctor, I will
sot." Then the doctor went in behind
the counter, next to his goods, and
rushed towards him. Mr. Samostz
came towards his clerk, who was wait
ing on me, and got a little behind him
and.'threw up his hands and hallooed,
"Doctor, doctor, don't." I don't
know how many tiroes he hal
looed ' but he hallooed several
times. Mr. Samostz gave back like he
wanted to keep out of Dr. Bennett's
way, while he was making these re
marks, ut.. Dennett continued to
advance and ran onto Mr. Samostz
and they seemed to clatch or clinch.
Mr. Samostz threw this hands up and
knocked Vr. ttennett'a hat off.
could not say if any licks were struck
but they clinched. Then Samostz
kinder crowded under and thenDr,
.Bennett looked like ne was trying to
hug him. They were behind the
prescription counter and the counter
jn front of me, very near in front of
tne prescription counter. That was
the place they were at when Mr
Samostz orouched aad Dr. Bennett
wap, hugging bim. When Samostz
sa'd, "no, doctor, I will not,'' I did not
hear Dr. Bennett make any reply, be
immediately rushed around behind
the counter. I mean the north
counter. When Mr. Samostz made
this reply he was standing by the
telephone. He did not advance
upon Dr. Bennett. Dr. Bennett ran
right around the counter toward Mr.
Samostz and they clinched right in
front of me. Mr. Samostz retreated
I reckon. At that time Samostz
threw up his hands extended. He
didn't seem to throw up his hands
as if to strike Bennett. Mr. Samostz
came around the north side of the
prescription counter after he had
poured out the liquid, that was just
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Dei ore .Bennett rusnou nemnu uie
counter. I never saw Mr. Haatoslz
behind the prescription counter but
the one time.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
"I don't know Dr. Tyner. I never
went over to Mr. Samostz' store to
httv mv eves treated. I haven't
spoken to either of the parties in this
Case. 1 have talked Willi two ur mree.
I have talked with Mr. Hessner and
Mr. Carpenter. I never talked with
Dr. s . I have talked witii his
clerk, the one that waited on me, I
don't know his name. I had talked
with him twice or three times since
the occurrence, since we have been
under the rule, but not about this
case. We did not discuss the posi
tion of the parties. He did not ex
plain to me theoriginof the difficulty.
noi do I know it now. 1 talked with
the couniibl for defendant on yestei
day. I said to the counsel about what
my testimony has been today. Coun
sel for defendant asked me if I saw
the difficulty. I then told him the
facts of the difficulty. No one
has talked with me as to the
effect of my testimony. I talked
with Hide Inspector Caperton about
this affair. I think Mr. Jack Hess
ner was present at this conversation.
I don't know whether any one else
was there. The conversation took place
near Pogue's stable. I think it was
the evening of the difficulty. I have
not talked with any one else particu
larly about this case, but I will not
say positively that I have not talked
to others. I was standing almost
against the counter. I did not see all
that occurred. I have stated all that
I saw.
RE DIRECT EXAMINATION.
"It is a fact that after the difficulty
I gave my name to Mr. Samostz' clerk,
and told him to tell Mr. Samostz if he
needed a witness, I had e;en the diffi
culty. I next saw Mr. Samostz's clerk
when he was looking for me to come
to court. Pie asked me to come , to
court. We did not discuss the diffi
culty. In the conversation with Bur
leson, counsel for defendant, he asked
me if I saw the difhculty, and if so to
detail it, and I told him of it, and
that was all the conversation we
had about it. He did not attempt
to cross me even. I did not
see all the difficulty because I passed
into another room."
Mr. Krueger was next introduced
for defendant. In Biibstance he said :
"I am employed at the store of Mr.
Samostz, and was there when the
difficulty occurred. I saw Dr. Bennett
there. Have been in the employ of
Mr. Samostz since Sept. 15, "JO. Yep,
I know where Dr. Bennett's office
was. It waB over the store of Mr.
Samostz. He came down to Mr. Sam
ostz's store frequently, went behind
the prescription counter, used the
telephone, the key to the closet, and
was familiar with the store but don't
suppose he was familiar with contents
of drawers. There has never been a
weapon of any character kept behind
the prescription counter since I have
been there. All the drawers were ac
cessible to Bennett. I was in the
store the evening vr. tfennett came
in. 1 was behind the nortn side
CDunter, and Mr. Beatty was
before the counter, opposite me, I was
about threa f set from the opening in
the counter to the west. Dr. Bennett
came in and asked me where Mr.
Samostz was. I told him he was in
the ware room, taking stock and told
him if he wanted to see him particu
larly he might go in there, and he
went. I do not know what occured
in the ware house. I next saw Mr.
Samostz coming out of the ware room,
going toward the telephone. Dr. Ben
nett followed him out through the
opening of the counter on Fecan street
side and he went about three quarters
of the distance to the Avenue en
trance. Mr. Samostz had telephoned
to Mr. Tips or North and then said :
"I guess I will go up there." Mr.
Samostz had a dirty flannel shirt on
and his hands dirty with dye, that he
had got in while taking stock. He
got an ounce graduate measure and
poured sulphuric acid in it until about
half full. Dr. Samostz had been tak
ing stock for two or three days and
had occassion to use the acid for
cleaning his hands of the diamond
dye. It is usual for druggists to clean
their hands with acid. At the time
be filled the graduate he was at
the south side of the prescrip
tion counter at the same time Dr.
Bennett was about twenty-five feet
from Mr. Samostz, in the center of the
store. At this time Dr. Bencett
turned and asked Mr,, Samostz, "Will
you let me have that wash stand
without any further trouble?" Mr.
Samostz answered, "No, sir; I will
not." Then Dr. Bennett advanced,
and when he got to the opening on
the Fecan street side Mr. Samostz
hallooed, "Don't you come near me,
or I will throw this stuff on you
Mr. Samostz was then standing be
tween the stove and telephone, and
Dr. Bennett advanced further and
went up to Mr. Samostz and
I struck him. In the meantime Mr.
Samostz hallooed twice, "Doc tor, don't
strikA me." While Bennett was ad
vancing, Mr. Samostz had his right
band up with the graduate in it.tWhen
Dr. Bennett grabbed Samostz and
struck him, he pushed him back be-,
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tween the prescription counter and
the west counter. Bennett struck
Samostz several times and through
the wrestling the acid was spilt. I
saw that he did not throw it. I did
not see where the graduate was all the
time. Mr. Samostz called to J)r. Ben
nett several times not to come in and
not to strike him, before be, Bennett,
reached him. When Samostz came
from behind the prescription counter,
he came around the north end and
the acid was spilt oa the west counter
on the side of it, about opposite the
middle of the prescription counter.
After Dr. Bennett started around the
counter advancing towards Mr. Samostz I
aid not see him stop. He did not stop' at
me writing ciesir. ttamostz am not goto
meet Bennett. He was right at the tele-
fhone at the time Dr. Bennett got to him.
did not see Dr. Bennett's hat fall off, but
when he dragged Samostz between the two
counters be did not have his hat on. Just
at the time Bennett got to bim be hallooed :
"Don't strike me," and wag protecting him
self with one hand and bad the graduate
in tbe other. Had bis left band raised to
ward oft" the blow."
Cross-examined The telephone in Sara
ostz's store is at the north side of tbe pre
scription counter. The sink is in tbe ware
room on the opposite side in the wall about
twenty-five feet from the pnscription coun
ter. The telephone is on the north side of
tbe prescription counter. It isthectistom lo
use sulphuric acid or other acids to
'f move diamond dve from the hands.
Ihf J pour the acid on their hands, and at
the same moment put tbeir hands under
the stream ot water alio wash the acid oil.
Water will dilute sulphuric acid . I know
tbe effect sulphuric acid will have upon the
human Mesh. I know that water will not
counteract the effect, of sulphuric acid on
the nesli, nut u you let the water run over
your builds immediately, it won't give
the acid tune to hurt, l saw SamosU run
from the wareroom to the telephone. He
telephoned to Walter Tips' store and then
sai.l "I guess I will go up there." He then
walked around the prescription counter
and got the graduate and fluid. It was
about half full of sulphuric acid. It was a
one ounce graduate and he started to go to
tbe sink. Bennett called him aud be
turned around, standing at the cash register
on the west side counter and samostz was
back of me by the arch between
the wareroom and tbe main s ore.
Mr. Samostz came first out of tbe
room and Dr. Bennett followed him, and
when Dr. Bennett came in I was standing
at tne paper roil to wrap up tne article Mr
Beatty had bouxht. I then walked up to
the casb register on the west counter. Dr.
Bennett came out ot tbe wareroom through
tbe arch, followed by Mr. Samostz. Dr
Bennett went into the wareroom and got
there tbroagb the north side of opening. He
passed between tbe prescription counter
and the west counter. Dr. Bennett did not
stop until be had wentabout three-quarters
of the distance out of tbe store. He got
into tbe middle of the store from the north
Mile opening. I was then s'anding at tbe
naner roll, wrannine nn Heattv's bundle. 1
don't know whether I went through the
passage between the prescription counter
and west counter or around the prescription
to the paper roll on the south sideof the west
counter. Samostz and Bennett, in coming
n from the wareroom passed in between
tbo west counter and the prescription
counter. As soon as Dr. Bennett asked me
where Mr. tiamostz wbb and ' I had replied
I changed my position in order to gel iu
ir.ine for Beatty. I bad a talk first with
Beattv. I was standing about three feet
from the opening in the nortb counter.
I eot the medicine and was going to
wrap it up when Mr. S.- and Dr.
Bennett came in from the ware-
room. I do not know whether I passed
through in between tbe west side and pre
scription counter, or whether 1 went around
the prescription counter to wrap it up. I
don't know exactly where I was when they
came in."
Then followed some more statements of
no moment. After the conclusion of this
witness court adjourned until 10 o'clock
Monday, when Mr. Satuostz will be put
upon the stand.
It is finished.
And Dr. Samostz bas executed his bond
for his appearance in the district court in
the sum of $2000, to answer the charge of
asiaultwith intent to main and disfigure.
The examining trial of Dr. Samostz
wbich was held over from Saturday, was
resumed before Justice Fisher at 2 o'clock
on yesterday and was not concluded until
last night near 10 o'clock.
Guy Houston, a colored boy, was first
oalledon behalf of defendant. Histvidence
was about the same as has heretofore been
published, with this addition: After Dr.
Samostz bad rung up Mr. Tips by tele
phone Mr. Samostz got a one ounce
graduate glass and put something
in it, saying I'll wash my hands
and walk up the'e myself. He was just
about four leet from the archway, going
into the ware room, and Dr. Bennett said
something I did not hear. Instead of Mr.
Samostz coming into the ware room be
went behind the prescription counter, near
tbe telephone, and said: "No, sir, I will
not," and 1 heard Dr. Bennett running, but
did not see him. I saw him when he got
to the writing desk. Mr.' Samostz said:
"Oh. Doctor, don't strike me; if you do I
will throw this on you." He said this
twice. When Mr. Samostz said this he
was standing still, and Dr. Bennett kept on
ontuinv nml thfw clinched.
Ur. uennett was recaiieu uy ucmuuuiu
and asked to explain a conversation he had
with City Marshal Lucy in reterence to the
matter.
Capt. Lucy also testified as to the con
versatiou had with Dr. Bennett.
Dr. Samostz took the stand and testified
that he bad known Dr. Bennett for about
seven years, six of them he had had an
office over his store. He testified that Dr.
Bennett frequently visited his store, and
was familiar with the contents of the draw
ers about the prescription case. He
(Samostz) never kept a weappn of any kind
about tbe store.
He then detailed a coversation be had
with Dr. Bennett about the rent of his office,
as he had furnished it free for six years.
He thoimht it was worth $25 a month.
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Dr. Bennett remarked that he was willing
to nav me rent. 'How much do you want?
I said $25 per month. He eiclaimed 'this
ia too much. I cannot afford to pay it, and
will move out in four or five days.' I think
he said, it at the same time telling me, that
several other druggists in the city, would
cheerfully furnish him an office. I said
'Doctor I want nothing but what is just and
would regret to have you leave.' That
ended the conversation. He moved out
the 16th of December. I sent him a bill
about the 15th of December for $25 for one
month's reut. I sent it by tbe boy. He
did not pay it. ' In moving-out he took out
the door which be had cut in the hallway,
leaving the office orjen. I asked bim 'Dr,
are you going to leave tbe office in that
condition.' He said 'yes, why not? I
did not wish any trouble with him
and I made no reolv and went down stairs.
and I furnished bim boxes to remove his
books. In about a week I rent him the bill
the second time. On December 30, about 5
in the evening, somebody came for a wash
stanain ms i Bennetts) lormer omce.
refused to let bim have it. Suddenly, while
I was standing on the step ladder, taking
biuck, isr. Dennett rame luio me ware
house and asked : "Did you refuse to let
those men have my washstand?' I re
plied: "1 want to have a talk wth yon
first, doctor. I underbtand you told my
collector when he presented rou with the
bill for rent that vou said I was a d n
crazy fool." He said: "I did. You are a
G d d n tool, and have been crazy all
vour life Ions." I controlled mvsell.
was not excited. I wanted no trouble with
bim. I stepped from the ladder and walked
into tbe store to the telephone to talk with
j- North at Mr. Tips'. 1 wanted to see
bim about this affair. I always consult
with Mr. North about my trouble!. Not
eettiiiK any renlv I said, "I guess I
will go up there myself." Dr. Bennett
in the meantime had walked out into the
store, toward the Avenue entrance, I can't
say the course be took to get there. While
I was telephoning he walked out. Looking
at my airty condition 1 observed mat in
taking tock my hands were full of dye,
and took, as I "am accustomed to do, an
ounce graduate, walked from behind the
prescription counter to behind the south
counter in my etore and poured into the
graduate about 3 or 4 drachms of sulphu
ric acid and started back to the archway
which leads inn wareroom where the siuk
is to wash my hands to get them clean, 1
intended to use the acid to get the dye off.
1 got as far an to the archway. Dr. Bennett
then said: "Will you let me have the
washstand without any further trouble?'
Dr. B. was then standing apart in the cen
ter of the store. 1 walked around I he pre
scription counter, going behind it to where
the telephone is, and said, ' I will not, sir."
All at once he ran and rushed behind the
counter at the entrance on the north side
with bis hand on his bin Docket. I think
be put his hand behind him in order to
more readily get between the counters. 1
cried out, "Doctor, don't come back here."
He kept coming. Kaised his hand to strike
me. and I then hallooed. "Doctor, don't
strike tne, or I'll throw this stuff on you."
I can't tell how close he was at this time,
it occurred so quick. He pushed me be
tween the outside counter and the prescrif -tion
counter, and here, in clinching, the
acid was spilt. I can't tell whether it all
was spilt. He struck me about four times
I defended myself as best I knew how. It
was my impression at the time that I en
deavored to dash tbe balance of the acid, if
any, upon him, but I did not dash it at any
part of his body. This is after he had as
saulted me. He pushed me into tbe ware
house. I think I struck him several blows
inihefuce. Mr. Burke separated us. I
have looked since and I know where
the acid went. When he had assaulted
me and had taken hold of me
my body was bent over to tbe front and
right, with the acid in my right hand. My
face was towards Bennett and tbe north,
and was leaning towards tbe main counter,
and the acid was spilled on the side of tbe
main counter, as the marks since examined
will show. Whilst in this position, before
(he acid was spilt, 1 1 o not think I had tbe
courage to throw it. I never turned loose
the graduate becauso the graduate fell to
the floor after Burke had separated us.
Tbe acid marks on the side ot the
counter are in a curve from north to south.
CROS8 EXAMINATION.
Dr. Bennett and I never bad any quarrel
before this. It ip generally customary for a
druggist in this town to iurnish physicians
an office in bis store if they have one. I
suppose tbe consideration is the business
tne pnvsician in rows mm, dui i never
spoke of this to Dr. Bennett. X never in all
the time he staia there presented mm a Dili
for rent until Nov. 8.
No one was present at the friendly con
versation ab jut the rent aboutNov. 8. The
ladder wbich I was on, taking stock, was
standing immediately south of the arch
way, a uttie to tne east, near tne sink, i
hiAe not found where the acid fell when it
spilled, except on tbe main counter, as re
cited, and on tbe back of my right rist. 1
tbink there are a few drops on the marble
tlab immediately above the marks of the
acid on tjie counter. When the acid spilt
DrTTiennett'had clfnched me and knocked
me on the head. He was leaning above
me. I do not know where his bat was. I
cannot explain of my own knowledge bow
the acid got on his bat. 1 tbink I can ex
plain how it got on bis face. In the general
fight whicn ensued in ttie warebouse, as I
struck him with my right hand, on which
acid bad been spilt, be must have come
in contact with the acid on my
hand. I struck him probably twice
If my arm glanced over his bead it would
have communicated tbe acid above bis eye.
In striking same blow would have com
municated the acid to bis hp.
BE-DIBECT.
I do not know that all the acid was spilt
out of the graduate. I defended myself
with the graduate in my band all tbe
time. Tbe marks on his face and hat may
have been occasioned by the residue of
acid in the graduate, with which I de
fended myself, the best way I could. I
struck at bim with both hands with tbe
fraduate in my right. I don't say but that
might have thrown some of it on him, as
I was defending myself with the graduate
in my hand, after he bad assaulted me and
tbe acid was spilt.
This closed the evidence.
A paper wasdrawn up, however, and ad
mitted as part ot the evidence, that the
county attorney had seen the sulphuric
acid applied to the hands and chin, washed
otF as described in Mr. Krunker's evidence,
with no injurious effects. This paper was
signed by the county attorney.
Commencing at 7 o'clock last night tbe
case was ably defended by the attorneys,
and the court rendered his decision "as
above. Dr. Samostz prom ply executed
bond, witn Walter Tips and W. F. Brown.
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The Teachers' Institute.
The Travis county teachers' insti
tute held an interesting meeting pn
Saturday, January 3, in the temporary
capitol building, the usual place of
meeting.
Several questions pertaining to
school work were discueeed by Misses
Daisy Shaw, Laura Allison, Mrs. Bar
dot and Messrs. Warnock, Robinson
and Lowry.
The following programme was se
lected for baturday, February 7 :
1. Written Examinations Prof.
Robinson, Mrs. Bardot.
2. Beginners in Reading Miss
Laura Allison.
3. Teaching Fractions Miss Pine
Dorns, Prof. McArthur.
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SUICIDAL FRATERNITY.
Exoert Parisian Swimmers Make a
Ing l)y IloHCiiing Each Other.
A new method of raising the Wind
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was recently resorted 10 in i .iris uy a
couple of precious scamps, which should
have succeeded if ingenuity of this kind
were entitled to tiny reward. The
sharpest Jeremy Diddler would not be
ashamed of the trick hit upon by these
Parisian trainins. At 10 o'clock in the
morning the passers along the Qtiai du
Marehe aux Neurs noticed a young
man with a very melancholy and sui
cidal look standing near one of the
bridges alone.
Suddenly he cast his eyes upward, as
if to take a last view of the skies, mut
tered apparently as if in prayer for a
pouient, and then plunged headlong
into the river. While all stopped para
lyzed at this attempt' K young man
came up and with geeitt simplicity
asked what was the matter. The indi
vidual who was floundering in the tur
bid current of the Seine and who had
just risen to the surface was pointed
out to him, when, at once stripping off
his blouse and ejaculating that he would
save the unfortunate or perish in the
attempt, he plunged in after him.
The bystanders watched with breath
less anxiety as the heroic youth dived,
came up to the surface and agilin went
under in his endeavors to save the
wretch who had attempted his own de
struction, and finally,' when hope was
nearly lost, the crowd was rejoiced to
see the suicide brought ashore with life
still in him.
Close by was a house or station where
half drowned persons are restored and
where those who rescue them receive
the municipal reward of twenty-flve
francs. Thither the rescued and the
rescuer were borne by the crowd which
had assembled, the latter overwhelmed
with the admiration and praise his gal
lantry called forth on all sides; but
unfortunately, just as the reward was
about to be given him, and while a
subscription for an additional sum was
being raised, a policeman stepped up
who knew them both. They were
brothers, were two of the best swim
mers in Paris and made it a business to
go about saving each other's lives for a
living. London Tit-Bits.
He Roue to Ask fur Prayer.
Deacon B . one of the oldest and
most respected church members in
Seattle, has a young grandson who is
generally accounted the worst scape
grace in the whole, congregation. The
boy, who is 10 years of age, baa at
tended prayer meeting a number of
times, and litis apparently taken a
great deal of interest therein.
Last week he attended the prayer
meetings. The boy arose to his feet.
Everybody looked at him in surprise.
He wore a very sorrowful countenance,
and many thought that he was truly
repentant for his wrong doings. Every
one listened while he opened his lips to
speak.
"I would like," said the youngster
solemnly, "to ask the prayers of those
assembled for my poor old grand
father!" The boy sat down, and there was a
constrained silence for a moment, after
which some one suggested a song, and
the meeting closed in the usual form.
It is needless to add that that young
ster's Jacket received a much needed
tanning before he retired to rest that
night. Seattle Press.
Started Ilia Fortune In Congress.
I have been told that a few years
ago there was a westerner in Congress
whose wife kept a boarding house dur
ing the two years he served here as a
representative. When he was elected
it was known that he was not worth a
dollar, and that the pittance he had to
spend for campaign expenses was con
tributed by friends. When he returned
home, at the expiration of his term, he
had $15,000. This he invested in real
estate in a thriving town. His prop
erty rapidly enhanced in value, and
his successor in congress tells me that
this thrifty statesman is in a fair way
to become a millionaire. Probably he
will return here some day as a con
gressman, live upon the income of his
ample fortune and donate his salary to
some charitable object. Washington
Ccr. New York Telegram. '
The market for horse flesh is
ust now.
dull
and other things leave. Bright
labor and hard work. Better
day. It gets blessing from mm-
calls from a host of neW ones.
It goes everywhere. But it's
some unscrupulous grocers will tell you, " this
or "the same as Pearline." IT'S FALSE
Pearline is never peddled, and if your grocer sends you some
the honest thing- -send it back. 4S JAMES PYLE, N.Y.
BOY TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
Their Inc-niix-lcncy OrTnet l tlio Fac.
That They Are t'heuji.
There have been a number of rail
way accidents resulting from the negli
gence or incompetence of telegraph,
operators. Some of these have caused ;
a loss of life, as in the recent accident at
Syracuse, and in others the damage has
been confined to property. The Rail
way Telegrapher, which is the ofilciuL-.
paper of the Order of Railway Teleg
raphers of North America, prints a sen
sible article on this subject which is .
worth calling attention to. '
The article dwells upon the great re
sponsibilities resting upon railroad op
erators, which, it says, are not general
ly understood by the public, and asserts s
that "employers have in times past be
come themselves responsible for the
low grade of efficiency manifest in this -department
actuated by a desire to -secure
services at the lowest possible
expense by employing boys and inex
perienced men at nominal salaries, re
gardless of any standard of efficiency." '
It says that "unless something shall be-
done to prevent the wanton destruction .
of human life and private property by
employers there can be no question but.
that legislation should be adopted com
pelling the employment of only reliable
and competent men, qualified in every
respect to assume the responsibilities of
the service. . "
Describing the juvenile operate and'
the foolish notoriety given Ao such -youngsters.
The Telegrapher iays:
"The boy telegrapher, Ity general
verdict of tlio public, must gve way to
the man. Experience has cjlearly dem
onstrated the fact that it requires some
thing besides a mere knowledge of the:
technical formation of thej telegraphic'
alphabet and the ability tcj . transcribe
a transmitted message frdm the tele
graph that emergencies frequently
arise requiring the exercise of a matured .
judgment and an active mind in order -
i. x i ..t 1- i i ..
lu uvirit iv.i ui uiu uui juoptuiy,,
and that the boy telegrapher is not:
possessed of these necessary qualifica
tions, f -. "
,"In a recent accidenit caused by the
boy telegrapher 'losinjg his head,' to
use a common expression, resulting in
the loss ,of life and geat destruction,
the evidence ot the coroner's inquest '
established the fact,' that the boy, not ;.
seventeen years of agje, received a com
pensation of 030 per I month. No rea
sonable person woiiliU expect that any
degree of competency could be pur
chased for. such a J price. The same
rule holds in the employment of labor
as in the purchase cjf merchandise to
procure a good articjle you must pay a
good price. . Cheap prices procure
shoddy goods." (
It is idle to suppote, says The Teleg
rapher, that competent operators can.'
be secured for $.'Sfj a month, and the.
only remedy for suph incompetency is
to pay salaries that, will command men
and not boys. (
Ktg lilsplaya.
One of the weaknesses of human na
ture, of which thfj wily business man is
not slow to takeadvantage, is the in
ability to look Jwith indifference on.
goods that are displayed in extroardi
nary abundance.! There seems to be
something so attractive about a dis
play of this kinci that mankind cannot
resist it. For instance, a Main street"
druggist; has One of his show windows
filled with licorice sticks scattered about
in careless profusion. Now, ordinarily,
licorice is a' very commonplace article .
in the estimation of a person who has
got beyond the age when candy of any
kind is hailed with delight. But the
sight of such i profusion as is seen in.
the show window referred to is not to
be withstood, and the very noticeable
result is a rapid sale of the black sweets.'
-Buffalo Express.
The Master Bnildera. -St.
Louis, Mo., Jan. 6. The master
builders met in secret session today, and it
is stated decided to take no action what
ever in regard to the circular issued yester
day by the carpenters demanding an in
crease in wages on or after May. It is more
than likely that a strike will be begun on.
that day.
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physicians. 8ealed information FKEE.
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Con Albion, Micli.