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TOO MODEST AND MR. MELLON FALLS FROM SECOND STORY WINDOW





Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, April 20, 1895.

"TOO MODEST."
   Under the above heading the Cortland Democrat of yesterday published the following:
   It is reported that a certain dealer in millinery goods has been required to remove her display of hosiery from her show window on account of immodesty. We are reminded of the young lady who neglected to put pantelettes upon her piano legs—or the spinster who refused to accept a legacy on account of the indelicacy of the term. Surely modesty is a commendable virtue. But there are some small men who make a ridiculous and damaging exhibit of themselves simply to attract public attention. Apparently on the theory—"Better be damn'd than mentioned not at all." COM.
   The object of the author of this communication is very evident. It is to cast discredit through ridicule, on the attempt which is being made to compel a regard for law and decency in this community. He does not make a direct charge, but sneaks behind the words "it is reported," and The Democrat shows its sympathy with him by publishing without investigation a rumor discreditable to the village authorities.
   The truth is that no one has been "required to remove her display of hosiery from her show window on account of immodesty," nor has such a requirement ever been thought of, nor has there been any immodest display of any kind. And unless the Democrat's correspondent and its editor are gone daft, we don't believe that either of them ever believed for a moment the silly story which one of them puts into writing and the other publishes. But the opportunity to cast a slur on the village authorities was too good to be lost. Modesty is certainly a commendable virtue, but truthfulness is a good deal more so.

HMS Crescent.
FORMIDABLE WAR FLEET.
British Well Prepared For a Nicaraguan Emergency.
MAY BLOCKADE HER SEAPORTS.
A Look Into England's Available Naval Strength Shows Her to Have Two
Powerful Fleets Within Easy Call Should the Blockade be Declared.
   WASHINGTON, April 20.—No information has been received here concerning Lord Kimberley's reply to Nicaragua's answer to the British ultimatum, but it is believed that Great Britain shortly will proceed to collect the claim or debt, as it is viewed from the British standpoint. The fact that Great Britain's exercise of force will not be exerted so as to affect United States interests is indicated by the fact that neither the state department nor Sir Julian Pauncefote has been notified of Lord Kimberley's response. It is said such notification would be given if United States interests were to be even remotely imperilled.
   The British mode of action against Nicaragua is believed to be by a "pacific blockade" of all Nicaraguan ports, thus crippling the local commerce, but not interfering with United States or other foreign commerce.
   The latest official information received here shows that Great Britain can at once bring to bear two formidable fleets for blockading purposes, one on the Pacific side and the other on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua. The Atlantic or West Indian fleet, now available, is as follows: First-class cruiser Crescent, 7,700 tons; twin screw sloop Buzzard, 1,460 tons; third-class cruiser Canada, 2,380 tons; third-class cruiser Cleopatra, 2,880 tons; third-class cruiser Magicienne, 2,950 tons; third-class cruiser Mohawk, 1,770 tons; first-class gunboat Partridge, 755 tons; screw sloop Pelican, 1,130 tons; third-class cruiser Tartar, 1,770 tons; third-class cruiser Tourmaline, 2,120 tons; receiving ship Terror and depot ship Urgent.
   The Pacific fleet is as follows:
   Royal Arthur, first-class cruiser, commanded by Rear Admiral Stephenson, 7,700; third-class cruiser Hyacinth, 1,420 tons; screw sloop Nymph, 1,140 tons; first-class gunboat Pheasant, 755 tons; third-class cruiser Satellite, 1,420; screw sloop Wild Swan, 1,130 tons; depot ship Liffey; Staff Commander Symons.
    The foregoing fleets—19 ships in all—are variously disposed, but all could be rendezvoused for a demonstration of force. The extent of the fleets indicates the preparations for emergencies Great Britain always maintains.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.
◘ Don't lick postage stamps, cries a British medical authority. They pass through many hands, from the manufacturer to the office boy. They are torn off, folded and carried about through postoffices in disease stricken localities and sometimes carried in mail bags dirtier than anything. They may give you diphtheria, smallpox or scarlet fever. They have on tap any kind of disease that you call for. Therefore don't lick them. Moisten them with a wet sponge.
◘ That was a humorous verdict the Arkansas legislative committee gave that was investigating members on the charge of bribery. It was almost as humorous, in fact, as the United States supreme court's great indecision on the income tax law. "We can't prove that members took bribes," says in effect the investigating committee, "but we recommend the district attorney to get after them all the same."
◘ Our minister to Spain, Hannis Taylor, is out in a paper in The North American Review advocating foe the president's cabinet the right to appear before congress and propose, argue or "press to a vote" measures which they believe will be for the good of the country. In the Swiss republic cabinet ministers have the power thus to influence legislation, and the custom works well, Mr. Taylor says.
◘ A Pennsylvania man has devised an easy method of getting rid of rats by electricity. He has put a number of electric wires in his cellar and baited the ends with cheese. One nibble of Mr. Rat is enough. He takes a bite and simply curls up on the floor, and the rest is silence.
◘ This is the style of fling that New York papers indulge in toward Chicago: "The day did not pass off without the usual shooting."
◘ After all, the constitutionality or unconstitutionality of the income tax law is a question that troubles most of us very little. The main question, How is this government going to pay its expenses?

Municipal Potato Planting.
   An idea originated by Mayor Pingree of Detroit has taken root in many parts of the Union. It is that work to some extent may be found for the unemployed by turning the vacant lots and commons in and adjoining cities and towns into vegetable gardens. Those who have no work can be put to tilling the ground, raising food for themselves and families. When the vegetables are raised, they will either be sold and the money for them go into the poor fund or they can be distributed as they are among the poor whom the city is compelled to feed. In Detroit last season a considerable sum was realized by the sale of potatoes raised on vacant lots by the city's unemployed.
   The money to pay for the expense of this municipal potato farming appears usually to be furnished partly by appropriations from the city's treasury, partly by donations from benevolent citizens. But in any case the idea is well worth testing. In Detroit last winter 947 families were supported six months largely on the proceeds of the potatoes unemployed men had cultivated daring the summer. In the allotments of land a quarter acre patch is calculated to raise potatoes enough for the support of one family, unless it is an uncommonly large one, when half an acre is allowed.
   There is something peculiarly pleasant in this idea of devoting vacant lands in cities to the sustenance of the city's poor. The idea might be enlarged on indefinitely, and not only all kinds of vegetables, but small fruits and flowers thus be grown.

Photo shown for illustration.
Trial Run for the Excelsior.
   Foreman Bert Bosworth has ordered a trial run of the Excelsior Hook & Ladder Co. for next Tuesday evening. The new team of horses will leave the engine house with the truck promptly at 7 o'clock. The destination remains a secret. Ladders will be erected, a man sent over them and various other manoeuvres will be gone through with.
   The horses now used on the truck is a 2,500 pound team recently purchased by Mr. H. W. Griffith. They are at present kept in J. J. Gillett's livery barn, but an effort is being made to have them nearer the engine house.

LAST OF THE SERIES.
The Crescent Club Close Their Season of Delightful Parties.
   The Crescent club's entertainment of their friends in Empire hall last evening was a fitting close to one of the most enjoyable series of parties ever given in Cortland. The hall was nicely filled with the forty-three couples in attendance. The crash [music and dancing on the floor] never looked more tempting, McDermott's orchestra never rendered more inspiring music and all present seemed to enjoy themselves more than at any previous party of the club. The elegantly attired young people tripped the light fantastic till long after midnight, when the last strains of the music died away.




BREVITIES.
   —Rev. G. H. Brigham will preach at Blodgett Mills to-morrow.
   —The quarterly love feast will be held at the First M. E. church Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock.
   —The Alpha Chautauqua circle will meet with Mrs. H. L. Bronson, 66 Port Watson-st,, Monday evening, April 22.
   —The price of belting is going up. There is danger of a paddle famine in the Elmira Reformatory.—Binghamton Republican,
   —The Actives and Normal base ball teams are at the Driving Park this afternoon endeavoring to find out which is the better team.
   —The first war meeting in Cortland was held at the court house thirty-four years ago to-night. It was then April 20 and was Saturday night.
   —There will be no preaching service at the Baptist chapel to-morrow afternoon on account of the absence from town of Rev. G. H, Brigham,
   —Rev. H. T. Sell of Chicago, former pastor of the Congregational church, will preach in that church tomorrow evening. Messrs, E. C. Alger and George Murphy will give two clarionet duets.
   —J. W. Daniels has secured Alexander Brown of Binghamton as cornetist in Daniels' orchestra, Mr. Brown is very highly recommended. He formerly resided in Cortland and played in the band.
   —Work was begun this morning removing the dirt from between the tracks at the crossing at the D., L. & W. station. The frogs on which the electric cars cross the tracks will be put in very soon,
   —The Utica Herald of this morning devotes nearly a half column to a synopsis of the work of Dr F. J. Cheney at the teachers' institute at Clinton yesterday, and speaks of him in the highest degree.
   —Three of the handsome new ice wagons of the Little York Ice Co., which were built by the Cortland Omnibus & Cab Co., were put on the streets of Cortland this morning. Four others began delivering ice at Binghamton a week ago.
   —Two young ladies from Afton are in town canvassing for a cook book prepared by the Presbyterian church of that place. The proceeds of the cook book are to be turned into a fund for the building of a new church edifice. The pastor of the church is Rev. Fred E. Walton, formerly of Cortland.
   —The adjourned hearing before the commissioner of highways of this town in reference to granting to the Cortland & Homer Traction Co. the right to lay their track in the new highway around the hill between this village and McGrawville, will be held at the office of H. L Bronson on Monday morning next at 10 o'clock.
   —Officer A. B. Carpenter of Cazenovia came to Cortland this morning and arrested Frank Shepard on a warrant sworn out before Justice H. J. Rouse on complaint of Dr. J. E. Salisbury. The warrant charged him with indecent exposure on the streets of Cazenovia at about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It is claimed that Shepard was drunk.
   —The deepest well on our Atlantic coast is that at the silk works near Northampton, Mass., depth 3,700 feet. The Ithaca test well has a present depth of 3,185 feet; and is liable to go 500 or 1,000 feet closer to Pekin at the very first oil "sign" in the county. Rock salt was reached at a depth of 2,244 feet.—Ithaca Journal.

A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
E. E. MELLON FELL FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW.
While Walking in His Sleep—Concussion of the Brain Produced—Result Uncertain.
   Attorney Enos E. Mellon is to-day lying in a state of unconscious stupor at the home of Mrs. C. L. Jagger, 17 Reynolds-ave. as a result or injuries produced from a fall from a second story window of the house last night. Mr. Mellon has for many years boarded with Mrs. Jagger and that lady has all these years stood in the place of a mother to him, and has lavished upon him all the wealth of a strong affection. The feeling was mutual and nothing that lay within Mr. Mellon's power was left undone that would contribute to Mrs. Jaggar's comfort or pleasure. When he was married and went to the home of Mrs. D. F. Wallace to live, Mrs. Jagger felt that she could not give him up and often have Mr. and Mrs. Mellon gone down there to spend a night to relieve her feeling of loneliness. For some little time Mrs. Jagger has not been in very good health and has come to depend more than ever upon Mr. Mellon.
   Last night she was not feeling as well as usual and he thought that he ought to go down there to spend the night, being apprehensive lest he might be needed. Mrs. D. F. Wallace and Miss Louise Wallace were in Syracuse and Mrs. Mellon was the only lady left at the Wallace home, so she told her husband to go down there and she would not go this time.
   Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning Mrs. Jagger remembers to have heard a slight noise in Mr. Mellon's room and thought he was up for something, but hearing no more soon went to sleep again. At about 5:30 o'clock this morning Mrs. W. W. Brown, who lives next door, arose and as she looked out of the window saw Mr. Mellon lying in his night robes upon the steps leading up to the back piazza of the Jagger house. The family was quickly aroused and it was found that Mr. Mellon was unconscious. His face was covered with blood and his left ear was torn and lacerated and his left shoulder and side were badly bruised. He was carried into the home and up to his bed. In his room the bed's appearance showed that he had thrown the covering back and had arisen. A window was pushed up half way.
   Dr. A. J. White was called and made an examination. He did not find any bones broken. Mr. Mellon was chilled clear through from lying out in the cold for several hours with nothing on but his night-robes. It was two hours before they could get him warmed up. He has not up to 2 o'clock this afternoon recovered consciousness, but lies in a kind of stupor, being sometimes delirious and talking and mumbling. It is thought that he did for a moment this morning recognize Mr. Wallace, but Dr. White he has several times addressed as "Mr. Duffey."
   The conclusion is that he got up in his sleep and began to walk about. He used to do this in years past to a greater or less extent, but never went out of doors, nor has he done it lately either. He must have deliberately thrown up this window half way (it being a window which he was never accustomed to open for ventilation) and crawled out of it. It would appear that he struck on his head, his left shoulder and left side. He evidently tried to get around the house to the door and rouse some one, but failed through weakness. It is thought that he has concussion of the brain. Dr. White told a STANDARD man this afternoon that Mr. Mellon might lie in that condition for some hours yet. He hopes for a favorable result, but that will largely depend upon how much he is hurt internally and the extent of that cannot yet be fully determined.
   Mr. Mellon has many friends here in Cortland who are anxiously inquiring for him and who all hope for a speedy and complete recovery.
 

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