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Jit fV- -i'i'S I-' t' 1 7 i' -f 'f 'W J'V 7M A i i s1'1 -'v i I 1 i 1 n'1 jt 4 1 1 4 4 'fv' 77 1- THE MACOH TfttEOR APH: SUNCfAT MORNIKGAPRIL2J 1899: il-V IM ill SHIM I IN SI I Ji AVAMT' Win FORMS irricH IV TBB OLD TOOL HOW A-DTCK IS COOKED AT THB KAMOl'S TOl'B D'ARGEKT ARBAHOl'B CniEITIEB PHAC TK'EII Ok (HIMIVAIB 1 Pram Other iMtssrssle The Chef Has All the Dignity a High Prleet Latest Pad la Paris It 111 f1N Imni DlalfH Bat MMt tit CltlMii Am 1'bwIU-las i Alall IMoai tha Qimi Wtrii Hew the Headsman Dees His Wnrk Bnma af the Ways of DlMposlag ladealrabla BabJeets-Tfea Trial by Ordeal 1 From the Near York Bun a first visit to Marblehead one is 7 directly Impressed try the broad water '-caps and bold coaat and headlands" aid a pilgrim from tha West who cam to the old Masaachusetla Ashing tdwh laat summer "Passing through the new part of the town with Its-ahne (f factories and modern residences he finds In the narrow atroeta which lead up from the' wateralde quaint old frame houses hugging the wayside so eloaely SUbS 0 LbIb' bbbIbbIIb naaae atAalaa 'In stories 'in brow declared hut he stood' 1 there gloomy aloof throughout the eating with the fine contempt of a Whistler who waftchra hla masterpiece auctioned to parvenuea The Americans pretended to eat Really they watched the master Something strangely familiar as the novelist say a stamped the profile' Where had they seen It before? It Was no ordinary face Bushy hair thrown belligerently back from the forehead smooth small chin firm little mouth with long Iron-gray whiskers bristling outward to two antagonists polnta this head set over a ponderous stomach One of the quartet whispered "It Is! It Is!" the other chorused It wa Ibsen stepped out from a frontispiece tq the doll's house true to the portraits Eating seemed a profanation The talent devoted to that duck should have Insured It a higher fete tofflS-thlng In the way of a 'niche in a gallery for posterity's delectation Other cooks In their feeble way do other ducks after the same rules Thetra are presumptuous Imitations tho Tour d' Argent Is the pioneer When they rose to go one of the ladles approached greatness with due humility "Monsieur wo make to you our she said In the purest American young ladies' seminary French He melted Into a smile condescended to an impressive bow Not flattered but the air of geulus feeling Itself Justly appreciated To tip or not to tip? When In doubt lip Silver seemed paltry But a five-franc piece wa not scorned Ami the bill! There is but one Tod KIiihii one Paderewski one chef of the Tour d' Argent They have their price ROBERT C'OLLIH From the Washington Evening Star PARIS March Over across the Seine and Just on the edge of the quarter la the Tour -d' Argent To reach It from the hotels one must drive under the shadow of Notre Dame and by the hldeoua little' morgue where the Farlalans make a show of their unfortunate deed A Visit to the Tower of Silver la a pilgrimage Other cities vaunt their famous restauranta hut this Is a msecs of eplcurea a gastro-nomlo shrine of a people who build monuments to their cooka Here Is performed a rite tylth duck so wonderful that to have participated therein makes a band of brotherhood between trencher meh -wherever they meet even In the ends of the earth No eplcurea were enlisted in th party which dd homage tonight to Tour Argent duck only plain Americana who swore by plain beefatenks and never met In Parle without questioning one another In an illiterate end scoffing way you dejeunered?" to show their contempt 'for the customs of the country They found the Tower of Silver no tower it ail hut a homely narrow little room at which New Yorkers would tilt their noses at home Bnt that It was no ordinary restaurant waa soon made plain by tho mobilisation of waiters effected against the party A welter to bring a fork a waiter for a knife a waiter with a spoon a waiter-B-hiha each chair and many free -lance -waiters -who hovered near without any discoverable provocation The Americana dutifully began at the eglnnlng with the hoi-a which look so little on the table and ao large on the bill They worked their way along the culinary path without -sting any milestones until they came to the the duck Then suddenly the boat across the water-reach te the an tlqus fort on the promontory beyond: or guided by some old -resident visit the alts of the cottage long gone where a and a half ago Agnes Bur-rlage was horn and grow to the beauty of her young Agnes Sur-riage the heroine of romance who without the name of wife followed her titled lover the kings commissioner across seen They were In Uibon when the great earthquake destroyed that city and there Agnee rescued her lover from death In the ruins In which he weia overwhelmed Touched by her devotion ha married her and the romance fehlch began for the young tavern maid In the New England Ashing town saw Its later days In England with the title of my lady "But the mott widely known and unlHa some of the great disasters to the flaking fleets be excepted the saddest story of Marblehead la the mobbing of the skipper of a Ashing schooner Floyd Ire ion for hla alleged refusal to 'go to the aid of another craft In distress He waa tarred and feathered and drawn throush the town In a boat placed on wheels not by the women as Whittier has told hut by the men and bays of Marblehead When at last he was let go he said to hla tormentors: I thank you for my ride but you will live to regret it' Ireson lived for many years -afterward a marked man shunned and execrated by hie neighbors gaining hla living by Ashing from hla boat Justice at laat waa rendered to hie memory through the confession of members of hie crew of the Ashing schooner which he had commanded Capt Ireson they said had wished to go to the aid of the vessel In distress hut was preveut-d by hla crew who were fearful of their Uvea-In the stonn and the safety of the fare of flah on board In which they' were sharers They refused 'to obey hla orders to put the schooner about and the sinking vessel waa left Jq its fete Afraid of tbo consequences of their behavior If the true atory were made known the men concocted thq story which they told on their arrival In Marblehead laying the blame en Capt Ireson and the vengeance of the community wee vented on en In nocent man the good name of the much wronged Skipper Ireson waa reinstated a'niohg the Martririiead people after the calumny had traveled far and wide end they since have resented any Imputation against It This feeling was lUiistratel soma years ago when a very distinguished woman eminent fer Her philosophy and for her advocacy of -woman suffrage and other schemes te enlarge the sphere of her race came to the to attend a convention at which aha waa to deliver the leading speech Unfortunately her knowledge of the Skipper Ireson event wee baaed entirely on the story in rhyme end in making some Informal remarks before the convention during the morning session she spoke approvingly of the part the Marblehead women were alleged to have taken in this affair Instantly the convention was In an uproar with half the women on their feet at once and In the storm of protest and denial that they raised the speaker could not proceed Her addresa which had been announced for the afternoon waa not delivered o- and placed on an elevated data of earth In a kneeling position and a mark la drawn upon hla neck with colored earth to Indicate the exact apot to strike The headsman retires to a distance of about twenty paces and commences to leap and rsper about uttering cries and brandishing his "dah" all the time advancing toward hla victim until within striking distance when ha raises hla sword os if to give tho fatal How but does not do ao Again he returns to the same place aa before and goea through a similar performance which he repeats for the third time when rushing suddenly forward with oils weep of his weapon ha severs the head from the body amid the applause of the assembled multitude or the gloomy silence of those unfortunate bettors who have wagered against his successful performance of the feat Sometimes It happens that the executioner through lack of skill In dealing the Anal blow minora hia aim and gashes hla man In a frightful manner Should thla happen he la Immediately seised by an areistant executioner and condemned to death another taking hla place who proceeds to go all through the performance anew while the unfortunate wretch la writhing in agony and slowly bleeding to death Aa anon aa the condemned is successfully beheaded the offlelal who has had charge of the affair chops off the hells of the victim end slips the Irons over the feet These are conveyed to the king as testimony of his having faithfully performed the duty Intrusted to him This Is however but one of many customs In which undesirable subjects may he disposed of fluch minor transgressions as theft wife stealing and combating of official authority visit upon the head of the offender punishment ranging In scale according to the enormity of the offense Thus a man may consider himself fortunate if for his peccadillos he Is subjected to no greater physical Inconvenience than having the nails of hla flngera and toea torn out by the roots suffering the leas of an eye tongue nose or In more aggravated Instnncee probably hla hands and feet A punishment which la reserved for extraordinary cases la ths building up of the victim In plaster of one of the most diabolical and inhuman tort urea that tha mind can conceive A large hole la dug In the ground of sufficient length and depth to hold the body of the Intended vletlm and Into this hole he Is placed with his hands and feet securely tied Liquid plaster of parls la poured in over the body Incaring It In a mold On cooling It hardens and contracts gradually squceslng the victim to death In an adamantine mold and causing the most excruciating torture The body ie allowed to remain in thla state for weeks and months after death a warning tq ther offender Similar aboriginal methods are like wise-observed In the trial of those accused of crime Thla la more true outride of Bangkok for In the latter city civilisation has had some appreciable Influence In lessening these abuses In Slam In general however the practice of trial by ordeal Is still common The commonest method Ie to give the accused a handful of rice to chew and when the rice la masticated It ia placed upon a email Sheet of cloth If traces of blood ore found the guilt of the accused Is assured and hs la Immediately punished should there be no trace he la given hla freedom From the New York Press Although the Iring of Slam styles himself a civilised monarch and hla mull kingdom has been undergoing a regenerating prove no the traveler fit that strange country will still And relics of bnrbarlsm Among the most curious practices still in vogue are those for the punishment of criminals Men aro often subjected to severe punishments for very trivial offenara It la not an uncommon thing for the king to sentence Lwo men tu be chained together who are then compelled to go about yoked In thla manner perhaps for years as no one dare release them without the king's permission And tlie king often forgets to give It An Instance of this kind was brought out recently when one of the prisoners died and the other unfortunate wretch wa seen dragging the body of his late companion about beside him unable to escape from Ills horrible yoke The European consuls endeavored to obtain hla release but during the delay occasioned by the absence of the king the poor victim became Insane and soon afterward died Executions are of frequent occurrence and the method of execution la Interesting although revolting In detail The locality mostly used for this purpose Is situated In a valley a short distance from Bangkok Morning Is the time generally selected when large crowds of nstlvca may he seen moving toward the sot nrrayed In their gayest oolors and one would Imagine that some pleasant and enjoyable fete waa bout to bs held The assembled thousands arrived at ths scene of action chant merrily and bet among themselves ae to whether the executioner will cut his man's head off at one blow The executioner Is dressed In red rags and armed with a Inrge or word The condemned man Is then led up by an escort diawn by lot from his own Btstlnn who have charge of tho entire affair and who aro directly respcnsb'e to the king for the successful carrying out of his orders Arter a procession through the streets of the city In which the unfortunate victim Is compellyd to carry the weapon which Is to take his life the cavalcade moves to the execution ground The headsman then proceeds to shackle the prisoner's ankles together bind hla hands behind his hark stuff his ears with clay and bandage his eye Tho spectators meanwhile take advantage of this occasion to indulge In the most animated speculation on a variety of subjects oftentimes wagering their entire possessions as to the exact moment when the vletlm will be killed or whether he will retain hla composure The prisoner la led forward Krroseao fov tho Hair From the New York Evening rost A woman recently asserted that the fine appearance of her hair was entirely due to a persistent end thorough treatment with tho familiar kerosene of corner grocery commerce It was applied regularly once a fortnight In the following way: A little was poured Into a saucer and rubbed with the fingers Into the roots of the hair The application was slow and thorough the gentle massage of the roots with the finger tips being needed to open th spores for the absorption of the oil The treatment waa udually made at night and the hair afterward tied up In a silk handkerchief The silk handkerchief Is i ommended by hairdressers as useful in mlsh line of minions disappeared the retaining the natural electricity of the curtain was down for five minutes an hair By noon of the following day the awesome hush waa over the house odor of the kerosene had disappeared broken only by excited whispers he hind the scenes 1 and In another twelve hours the olll-nnss that followed lla use had iilxo gone The effect of this treatment on tho hair was promptly noticeable the falling out stopped and soon new short hairs were found alf over the head As the kerosene application was i continued the hair became thick and smooth When after several months It was Anally discontinued abundant glossy locks replaced the dry and lus-tcrlcss the former condition still existing though no kerosene baa been used for several years Presently a procession emerged Then? rams a flip of servitors Jn white aprona lowly portentously as acolytes move to the chancel Each' bore a mysterious Implement raarh In or dish These they placed reverently upon the table as though they had' hehrt the crown jewels of England then ranged themselves In the background of a stage like the chorus 'oT a Greek tragedy Finally th etar Selvinil have seen make hla entronre Irving even Richard Menafleld Hut never a tragedian Saxon or Latin with eo somber a brow tread so majestic Ts Hew York sal Boston When you go to New York and Boston us His old reliable Central Railway of Ueorgia and Ocean Steamship Company th famous Savannah Line Ticket memos msBls and berth aboard ehi Much eheaoer than all rail For such air of jta Jupiter about to hurl his He advi thunderbolts He advanced to AS TO THE flLiriXOR vatlons salllre dates etc eall on or d-W Vandlvtre A dress tv vj Vl'i HI rtf rv- i a 'V i i x- y' iC' i 7 -a I iS' 9 a 00 'that their projecting upper some oaaca Jut above the sidewalk All thla tallies with his preconceived no tlena of the hlstorlo town and aallsllea hla antiquarian taste It is when listens for the dialeetr the burring speech and quaint words and phrases for 1 which the Marblehead folk from earliest days have been noted that ho finds himself at fault If he comer with- Introductions to old residents he Is likely to get little help from them In tracing up to this peculiar form of speech and the chanues are that they will deny that It or say rather -that they 'have never heard It' This dialect has been so exploited not al-'-'iways respectfully In prose and verse that the townspeople are touchy about It and have a certain suspicion whloh the stranger must take pains to remove that he thinks them outlandish and has come to laugh at them "To find the old speech the visitor must go exploring on his own account down at the wharves where the fishing craft lie atad' among the people1 'of humble sphere hi the queer bystreets 'and tumble-down' houses by the water- aide Here he will catch fragments 'of the Marblehead dialect In the talk he overbears and when he hns overcome the dlatruet of the stranger and gained a standing among thq oracles of the neighborhood he will find In the tslk of some picturesquely -Illiterate man or woman or child the ancient speech all Its qualntnesa Whittier caught It truly In hie rhyme of the tarring and feglherlng of Floyd Irqspq In thpr: fraln which he aecrlbes to the Marblehead women Flud Olraon furr hla hqrrd harrt and futherr'd and corr'd In a -corrt- Hy the women of Morrhl'ead' "A Marblehead man of the old stock tells you not that he la cold hut that -'ha la If the daughter do her aewlng careleeely her mother-will i probably reprove her for making a or If In cooking she prepares the food Improperly will -caH -her-to-account for the she ftnade Under the daughter may get which means confused or bewildered or turn and aulk id dialect a celling la a 'mentVand a crumb la a To stone a man or animal Is to lm and of an unpopular person it la hot uncommon to say that lie ought to bo meaning atoned "Years ago when the old dialect was the accepted language of people of all degreealn the 'ancient town a court trial was In progrese In Lynn to which a number of Marblehead cltiaens had keen called wltneeaea When the time came to open the testimony the court crler'otepped forth and called ou court crier stepped forth and called out the first name in the list Edward "No one responded The Marblehead men sitting all together looked curiously around the court room to aee who -was meant and none of them waa more at a lossvin the matter than a sturdy gray-halred mariner that sat among them In the front row of seats Again 'and a third time the crier called for Capt Edward Crownlmdileld hut no one answered witness la not present your ha said to the presiding Judge a fine against Edward lOrownlnshleld for non-attendance Mho Judge said -to the court clerk Ilia next witness he If your honor please I think the first witness la said the elerx who wia a native of Marblehead Ty tour leave I will call and rising a sung Crunahell! ay sir" came In a voles like a foghorn as the gray-halred mariner In the front seat rose to hla feet It was Capt Edward Crownlnahleld who Jud been waiting to testify and knew now who waa meant "In former times the rude independ-' Slice of the Marblehead people some- times' took the form of treating with incivility the stranger who came to the town particularly if he had any fash (onable peculiarity of attire that eug gested to the popular mind that he was putting on airs a stranger Stock round the was the cry of the boys when an unfamiliar vlaitor appeared' In the street and they were not slow In putting their words Into effect From the time of the revolutionary war up to the civil war the hatred of the Britisher or waa a sentiment firmly implanted in the youthful mind In Mar blehead Borne years before the elrll wAr a stranger appeared on the street of the' town wearing a red camlet cloak which was a fashionable gar 'enent at the time and at sight of it the boys set up the cry: a redcoat Bquala up Stock im round the corner' i "As the stones and other missiles be 7 gan to fly shot him the otranger real-M7: iaing the case turned hie cloak Inside out so that only the blue lining appeared But at that the boys shouted i and pelted him 7the harder "There has ever been an Intense pa triotism among the Marblehead fisher- men who have fought sturdily under the American flag la every war where Ha honor waa at stake It was the Marblehead men in the Contlnetsl army who rowed Washington and hla forces through the floating ice of the Dela- ware to victory at Princeton and their townsmen of a later generation manned the guna of American warships tnd sailed ia privateers against the British gftnemy to tbs war of IMS Not leas the Marblehead man distinguished them- -selves by sea and land ia the war 'of 7- the rebellion In the beautiful library building presented 'to the town by one a sr CD S3 JCl pa oK a S3 Cb Trains Leave Union Depot for Atlanta ei as follows: 6 4:25 a 8:00 a 4:20 eci-ci 061 Lsslss Paper Thinks Good Basalts Will Came Frans Oar Bale From the London Spectator Why should a Tagal passant who will probably he more free from official oppression than any man In the world except a Hlndoatanee reent risk hla life and his house and hla means of subsistence to enter on a contest with rulers whom he seea from the experience-of 8unday he Is hopelessly unable to defeat? He has no regret for tho Spaniards he haa no patriotism In the European sense end ir the American governs him that ia lets hint strictly alone as long as he obeys the he will he content will devote himself to cultivation and small trade and will admire the eloquence of agi-tatore if there are any without the amalleat Intention of following their advice He will And careen open to him In commerce and menu fact urea and though he will never like the American any more than he did the true liking between the colors la -he will like the peace and order and comparative prosperity that the American brlnga All that la necessary to make of him an acquiescent cltlsen la good government and we believe that within twelve months he will obtain It The Americana have an idea wa know-derived from the melancholy experience of their great that they have not the men whom they' can truit to govern well but they underrate their own capacity for fitting the supply to the need They have scores of thousands of lads who If decently paid rnd trained for three yean would make excellent subp refects and among them a percentage of men who with experience will be found fit to govern provinces A hostile or at all events a witness without prejudice In their declares that they hare already found such a proconsul In Cuba and that the whole Island ia willing to obey a Mr Gould the civil commissioner simply because he considers then- prejudices and Is Just There are doaena of undeveloped Mr OT ccn I 3S 'SS a Close connections with all diverging lines CS 8 3 A 5 almost had I sald tsble and ransacking a matter-of-fact memory afterward It eeme very like a but under the spell of the presence It was nothing lees than an altar He bowed to the company abstractedly loftily ee an emperor might stoop to notice beggars with eyes turned ceillngward aa Joseph Cox was used to rome upon the platform charged with heavy thoughts upon the unutterable There had been conversation even trlvleltlea but a flippant' Joke on the lips of one American died between two syllables while the ladies looked almost frightened Some Whrda he spoke French they were It seems but the tone and tne manner were of Oedipus In hla agony In response to another vassal came upon the scene hearing a platter thereon amid gorgeous garnishing a duck recumbent What followed was too profound too oppressive too long drawn an Intensity of suspense for the emotions to permit detailed rehearsal- The high priest at the altar In the center room first lighted a Are a silver spirit lamp under a silver brasler then ho carved the bird jmt ns mere fowls are carved hut as a devout Chinaman might prepare the New Year offering before the tomb of his great-grandest -grandfather a thousand gsn-eratlons removed He placed the body over the Are and while it lay there grilling he performed upon it won droualy with as many curious lmple ments as a dentist uses Next a grea press with nickel handles like those kept In a business office to flatten the copying hooka wee produced Into this compress the duck was thrust and the celebrant spat upon hia hands Spoke in a husky whisper one of the diners who had been there before: "He's squealing out Its blood" So he was He grasped the shining handles and turned them cautiously with an eye upon the result like an engineer pulNng the throttle The dismembered fragments of duck were spooned out from the press a pulpy Jelly Other portions exempted from the squefsing were arranged on a plotter The pulp had Its place there also The blood came dripping out gruesome-ly from a spout In the machine while some one suggested guillotine-' More chafing dishes and another spirit lamp were Impressed Into some sorcery upon the blood which having been seasoned with other things waa poured over the body of whloh it had been a constituent But-thla waa not all for till somt witchery must be dorfe with plcea sauces and herha It waa while thla final degree waa being worked that a young lady snickered Just a rasping falsetto feminine giggle you may oast a banana prel under the- feet of the drum major as he approaches the white house portico nudge the elbow as an eyebrow of hla Venus daub out the face of Dlcfc the flrat violin may snap a string when the tenor quivers on nis highest these crimes are human hut respect themaedlro of duck In the rapture of Ohmpoaitlon The look wtth which he frose that American' ladp memory duplicated but once was- the- lightning by which Othello seared logo when first he realised aueptrion was broached It waa Wouhded deeply that waa plain but when he beheld hla symphony completed the arhee -pf duck swimming in their own blood the: garlands frescoed about It ''hia gplrKa rose soared superior to trivial world In the self-sufficiency of greatness which knows itself Ha hdre lt tenderly to the with hla' own honda backed up by a clattering change of the chares and himself aa a con-ductor laya down his baton after '-he overture' and waits 'for applause It waa catting pearlt before iwine hit S3 A Trains Leave Union Depot for Savannah 11:25 a 11:55 Close connection with diverging lines and steamers of the Ocean Co and and Co it 5 aari A CO s3 cat Goulds In the stacea end as the Americana must find them or fall In a task which concerns their reputation In history wo have no doubt of their ultimate success in the search They hsvi not our tradltiona our conviction for instance that under a regime of unswerving justice any population In Asia will remain tranquil The new rulers will concentrate their efforts at first upon Luaon and In that grand Island the site of England and one of the moat fesdle In the tropica they have a strategical advantage such as Great Britain possesses In Bengal a commercial capital for base which la almost beyond attack The fleets of tho world might menace Calcutta without disturbing a single coolie's mind for nothing but a miracle could bring them within thirty miles of tho city 9 3 Elegant Parlor Cars Between Macon and Atlanta and Between Macon and Savannah Vandivere Trav Pass Agent a A 1 9 2 co ao 2 5- e- Telephone 303 411 Fourth St Macon Ga A A Silk Chemisettes Fi'onl the St Louis Star Nothing la ao absolutely certain In making forecasts of coming styles aa the popularity of tho chemisette It i aaean In the tailor gown the silk wqiet the organdie or Swiss summer dresa For the present it la made of tuekad Ilk hut whan th weather grows warmer it wlll come out In thinner hiaterlala such aa whit organdie or dinll PUld silk 'Shirt waists are among the latest Importations' They come In tho boldest -patterns and are very stunning plaid with a red asilor ht will--make a vdry gay-looking aumftir girt for the beaches- and boardwalks hut that It a long way ahead ll-t to 7 of Its cl ti sens are memento of the three won and against Its walla hangs 33 3 3 aa the great original painting from which the popular picture "Tho flpirlt of was taken -the youngest flgurt in the 7 group being the portrait it i told of the donof" 7 "Ia hle rambles the vlaitor may go by i r-- 4 '777p(f fe ''Wi -je 3 V- a p'-- 7V.