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m.ooMsnuno. va.
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II. MAIZE,
ATTORN E Y-AT-1AW,
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE MOT.
Office Room No. a, Columium BaulAlof,
. BI.O0MS11URG, PA.
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U. FUNK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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W.OOMPllURO, PA.
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OHK iL CLARK,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
AND
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Office over Moyer llro's. Drug Stan,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
W. MILLER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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jr S. WINTERSTEEN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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jP P. BILLMEYER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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ONORA A. ROBBINS, M. D.
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having opened a dental office In Locxakd'i
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BLOOMSBURG, PA.
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THE COLUMBIAN
ISTHBHHST,
LIFE M LIFE.
That Has Been the Law's
Stern Mandate.
THE "IIIiKCTKOCUTlON" MUDDLE.
tta Outcome May De the Abolition of
Capital Punishment ass the IVnitlty for
Mursler The Chances of the Assutalna
to Go Free.
Is tho death penalty "played out,"
It would seem so, so far as tho stato of
New York Is concerned. At any rate the
legal battle over tho substitution of elec
tricity for tho ropo has reached n stago
where a compromise proposal to abolish
capital punishment altogether is receiving
serious consideration by tho members of
the legislature.
At present, however, the situation Is per
plexing and the only people who view It
with complacency ore tho eight men In
New York slate now under sentence of
death. If Kentniler wins Ills final battle
before tho supremo court. It Is asserted that
alt theso men messieurs tho assassins, tho
French would call them must bo set at
liberty under th6 constitutional provision
that no man shall twice 1 put In Jeopardy
of his life for tho same offense.
1)R. A. P. 60CTIIWICK.
This proposition, of courso, is disputed,
and probably will not be settled without
extended controversy, provided always that
Kemmler conies out of the fight victorious.
Meanwhile, however, the attempt ta abolish
the death penalty Is at least Interesting
and worthy of note.
Electrocution that is generally accepted
At present as tho correct term for execution
by electricity has had a rather checkered
career, and has yet not become much mora
than It was fifteen years ago an Idea. It
was in 1875 that Dr. A. V. Bouthwlck, of
Buffalo, conceived the plan of substituting
the wire for the gallows. He regarded the
legal taking of human lifo as a necessary
evil, a somber adjunct to the demands of
Nineteenth century civilisation. But, he
reasoned, if a man has forfeited existence
because ot crime, there Is no excuse for
sending him to eternity by a barbarous
and cruel method. He decided that a
properly 'directed electric current would
produce Instant and painless dissolution,
and satisfy the law's demands without
subjecting the criminal to any undue
mental or physical agony. Once pos
sessed of this belief he began an agita
tion that Induced. Governor Hill in 188.
soon after his Inauguration, to send the
following message to the assembly!
'The present mode of executing crimi
nals by Longing has come down to us from
the dark ages, and It . may well be ques
tioned whether the science of the present
day cannot provide n means for taking the
Uvea of such as are condemned to die In a
less barbarous manner. L. commend tho
suggestion to the members ot the legisla
ture." As a result ft commission on execution
was appointed, composed of Alfred
Southwlck, of llufTalo; Elbridge T. Gerrj-,
of New York, nud JIatthew Hall, of Al
bany. These gentlemen went exhaustively
Into tho history of capital punishment.
They bought information alike from books
and men. They talked with scientists, ex
perts and even a hangman.. On Jan. 17,
1888, they submitted their report. They
stated that they found five forms of execu
tion in vogue. The guillotine wits used by
ten governments, the sword by nineteen,
the gallows by three, tho musket by two
and the ax by one. They saw no merits In
any of these instruments of death, and
unanimously recommended the adoption
of the electric current. With this report as
a basis for action the legislature framed
and passed tho bill now on the statute
books. It received the signature of the
governor June 4, 1888, and went luto effect
Jan. 1, 1800. It was, as appears from tho
above statement, a measure that received
life and being chiefly through the exer
tions of Dr. Southwlck and Governor Hill.
Its provisions ore too well known to need
repetition here, but it is well to add that it
was created in the interests of humanity
and mercy.
GOVERNOR DAVID H. HILL.
Dut when the brutish Kemmler received
sentence under the new law for killing a
woman, the method by which he was ad
judged to suffer death liegan to bo assailed
'with criticism. Men of whom the assassin
never heard took up his cause nud have
fought step by step in his behalf, until now
tho highest tribunal In the United States
la to be called on for a final decision.
Hlght here is the paint svhere. a general
'proposition af law may Interfere'wttb the
lixllviduul administration of justice. yVhea
the new law was enacted the old one was
abolished. Thecrimlnalscannotbdhangnl,
and the possible dilemma present puzzling
phases.
Out of It may come, as Indicated before,
an entirely pew order of things the aboli
tion of capital punishment.
Oupld Goes to Court.
A queer case Is to be tried toon before a
New York judge and jury. Sometime ago
Louis Schauer was engaged to Mary Kil
mer, a bud of sweet 16. The girl, although
young, was more practical than romantic
She Induced Bchauer to deposit 1100 to her
ortxlit In a savings bank, ''because others
had broken their engagements with her,
and she thought she ought to have a forfeit
In case he also should fall." This roonoy
the maiden afterward drew out. Two days
later, when her lover visited her, she slam
med tho door In his face and her brother
Solomon thrust hlui from the house. For
some reason Scliauer charges the girl with
Eerjury, while on her part she alleges
reach of promise.
JVor "Vtell Instructed" In french.
City Daughter (entertaining Father
Hazeed at dinner) Papa, dear, you
oughtn't to eat pastry with your knife.
If any of my city friends should bo din
ing with me they would think you Were
riot quite au fait.
Papa Hazoed I don't care whether
they think Fm off A or ulgh A, or gee
haw tmck Aj when I cat pio I'm going
to cat it my way, and don't you forget
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Conditions of Offer and Accoastautce, When
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When n contract la made by letter or
telegraph the question occurs, at what
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pleted? The law in this country may bo sum
marized thus: If A writes to U propos
ing to him a contract, tho proposition
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letter revoking the offer for any reason
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ofnee, if the offer was by mall; or If he
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At the conclusion of a nuisance- case
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tentous length on a definition of the of
fense and the various elements that were
required in proof of it, until the jury be
came thoroughly tired of listening to
him. When Tie had concluded he said'.
"1 will retire while you are deliberat
ing on your verdict, which requires much
consideration; but 1 hope you understand
the various points I have submitted to
you."
"Oh, yos, my lord," said the foreman;
"wo uro all' agroedi that" wo never' knew
before what a nuisance, was until we
heard your lordship's snmming p."
Solicitor's Journal.
Au Uncertain Deaorlptlou.
We commend to conveyancers the fol
lowing specimen of legal acumen copied
from the records in the office of the au
ditor of Clarke county, Washington. In
a conveyance of land is embodied a bill
Of sale of some live stock,-and tho de
scription of the two kinds of property Is
rather droll. The following is copied
verbatim from the records:
"Also that certain lot of land on the
Columbia bottom, bounded by land
owned by Alexander and others. Also a
white bull and twelve hogs west of tho
meridian line." Green Bag.
"Failure" and "Suspension."
"Failure" in a business sense means
permanent inability to meet one's en
gagement. "Suspension" is a temporary
inability to pay liabilities as they become
due. A failure is always a suspension,
but a suspension may not be a failure.
In ordinary speech, however, a tempor
ary delay in payments by a solvent nnn
owing to a financial crisis in tho money
market or to some suddon and unex
pected embarrassment is called a sus
pension. Absolute bankruptcy or In
solvency Is called a failure.
A Court ltoom Iteverte.
Aa uuto the fire the back allele.
So the judge la to the trial
When foreualo atrUe Is kutdlMi
f oaslve; alow to burn; In duty
To the front be keeps the flrebranda
Keepe the tindery, rlamlnfr lawyers.
Hut, of kindred atuff and nature.
Well aglow and sympathetic.
In their blaze and heat be revels.
Nay, not all their heat avoiding,
Oft he chars and stews and sputtera.
Wishing he were In the hottest)
And when poor sticke and when crooked
Fitful burn and amudge and sizzle,
And obucure and clog the burning
With their smoke, to blind the jury
And put out the ends of justice;
And wheu plaintiff and defendant
Are at length consumed to ashes.
And the jury In tho embers
lUkes, and finds which was the atralghtest
Thau the baok stick, tough and Luting-.
Always glowing, naver bumlDg,
lias another sot of lawyers
Put before him, sate thsm going,
And another sjaae" la opened;
And so burns and sblaee unoaaalog,
lutnan Law, thy fateful altar,
The Oreen Bag.
A Dove Luncheon.
A well known society woman has de
vcloped a really new idea in the way ol
a "dove luncheon," 'It has long been de
clared by tho lady's circle of friends thai
she closely 'resembles the portraits ot
Marie Antoinette, and taking this as
suggestion bIiu entertained last week
dozen friends at what she called a Louil
Seize luncheon. The hostess herself woe
dressed in a gown that faithfully copied
one ot tho unfortunate queen's, and each
ot tho guests had chosen some other fa
mous woman of that period of famous
women, whom she personated in cos
tume and coiffure. Tho adorning of tin
table and the servico of the luncheon
was made as consonant as possible with
the rest of the affair, and tho topic
chosen for conversation was the women
of tho French revolution. New York
Evening Sun.
Since the invention of smokeless pow'
dor tho French tnilitary authorities arc
cosaldqring the expediency of abolishing
brilliant colors, bright battens, shining
weapons, etc
EVADED THE POLICE.
Murderer JarStaon Olvta the Authorities
Much Trouble.
No more sensational murder has been
committed for a long time than that In
wmcli muter Charles K. Jackson flmired
as principal. It occurred late ono night In
a saloon on Sixth avenue, New York city,
and tho victim was Mamie Murphy, a beau
tiful but dlasoluto young woman, who hod
severed-her relations with Jackson and de
oljnetl to renew them. Upon her refusal ha
drew a knife, cut her throat and fled. Be
fore those present regained their sensos
Jackson was out ot styht and tho girl was
dead.
By daylight the police forces of New
York, Brooklyn and Jersey City mors
man o.uuu men
knew of the crlmo
and were looking
for the fugitive.
But they didn't
catch him. When
Jackson slammed
the door of the sa
loon he left no
olew for the of
cers to follow up.
Ther liuiTOfid. In.
deed, that he made CIUHLKS E. JACKSON,
his way down town and borrowed some
money from friendly compositors who at
the time had no knowledge of tho murder,
but beyond that they could secure no In
formation about his movements.
Jackson's real name Is Charles E. Bu
chanan. While a resident of Toronto lie
slashed his wife's throat, but not fatally.
Because of this deed he fled from Canada
and nMumed an alias. Until recently he
wore a mustache, but at present Ills face is
smooth. Hero Is the description sent out
by the New York police:
(.harJes K liuchanau. alias Chariot K.
Jackson, a Canadian, aged between 33 and
SI years; S feet 7 Inches In height; stout
build; dark brown hair; medium complex
ion; had smooth fnoo when Inst seen; has
very wide nostrils; woro dark coat and vest,
striped trousers, reddish scarf, block derby
hat; speaks with an English accent; Is a
drinking man; associates with fallen wom
en. Buchanan is a compositor and gener
ally works In newspaper bfllccs. At tho
time of his flight ho was a member of Typo
graphical Union No. 0 of this city. In 1882
ho was a member or Typographical Union
No. 195 of Las Vegas, New Mexico. Ho was
also a member of Toronto Typographical
Union Ho. ui.
A MONUMENT TO REVOLUTION.
France llcglunlnfr a Series of Centennial
Celebrations.
Franco is entering upon the centennial of
the gieat events that marked her history
during the Inst decade ot the previous cen
tury. One of the most notable cominemora
tloni thnt has yet taken place occurred the
other day at Toulon, when tho president of
the republic unvollodn monument In honor
of the French revolution. Tho principal
figure la that ol republican France, stand-
fliWiluililiyusiiCl!Dl'-:''
HIE MONUMENT AT TOULON.
lng on the prow of o ship, holding In one
hand a tablet hihcrilMxl with the rights of
man and of the citizen, and In the other
the torch of civilization. At her feet nro
two treated figures, one representing force,
the other justice. Tho entire design is in
memory of the fete of the federation at tho
Field of Mars In 1700, and tho combination
of monument and fountain Is said to be
very effective.
Tho Wife of Her Uncle.
Mary' Sausonc, of Baltimore, is one of
those who look upon marriage as a failure.
and she lias therefore begun suit to secure
her freedom. She first met her husband,
who Is also her uncle, In May, 1867, anil they
went to Washington for the purpose of
being married. Soon after this her hus
band deserted her. The laws of the District
of Columbia do not prohibit such mar
riages, and the question to bo determined
It whether the union, though legitimate
where the ceremony occurred, Is valid in
.Maryland. Airs. Suusone has one child.
Her husband la now In Virginia.
A Timely Snnke Story. "
The season has now advanced far enough
for snake stories to bo In order. One of
tho first to gain currency is to the effect
that the boys who attend tho Howard pub
lic school at Johnsbury, N, J., found a den
of serpents the other afternoon. It was a
big hole in the ground, partly covered with
11 stone. They poked sticks into It and In
ten minutes a large number of snakes
came out. With sticks and stones they
killed forty-seven black Bnokes, five pilots
and fourteen garters. Two of the block
snakes wero five feet long.
Onlj Women at u Funeral.
The women of Milton, Fin., are just at
present making It uncomfortable for tho
male residents of that town. Mrs. Mary
Ann Henderson died tho other day after
being bed riddcu for twenty-one years. At
tho funeral the only man present was tho
preacher, and the corpse was placed In the
cofllu and carried to tho hearse by females,
who ulso did the necessary work at the
cemetery. Considering the criticism they
hove Incurred tho men now wish thoy had
gone to the funeral In a body.
Hecoveretl Her Umbrella.
I'aula von der Lippe, of Westphalia,
loved and thought she was loved in turn.
But her wooer proved faithless and fled to
America. I'aula followed him. not to ro
claim his fickle fancy, but to muke him re
store a much nrlzou umbrella, bhe secured
her cherished rain shudder and went back
across the stormy ocean to her home. ICqual
ly vigorous measures on the part of other
umbrella . owners when despoiled would
soon eUiiiinato their theft from tho list ot
crimes.
A Man with a Tong lleurtt.
If Mr. Philip Hanson, of Corinth, Miss.,
lived umong the Turks or Arabs ho would
doubtless receive honor and reverence,.
Thoy regard a man with a big beard aa
worthy of homage, and Mr. Hanson meets
tho requirement to the fullest degree, as he
Is supposed to have the longest whiskers in
the world, He Is ot tiiiiisunl stature, but
although nearly six and a hull feet, tall,
wheu he is standing erect his beard reaches
the ground. This reraakablo growth is
but fourteen years old. A German resl
dent ot Chicago a few years ago boasted ot
his sixty inches of beard, but Hanson goes
htm several better, having many threads
in his hirsute appendage that measure over
seventy inches.
Hunting for Treasure.
Treasure hunting has as great n fascina
tion today as when Jason went searching
lor the goiuen neece or men Hocked to (Jul
ifornia In the "bravo old times of 'W An
expedition will shortly leave Valparaiso,
Chill, for Cocoa Isluud, In tho Pacific, ou
which it Is believed an enormous amount
of treasure Is burled, Two or three times
expeditions have gone from Valparaiso on
a similar errand, but all proved fruitless,
That fulth Is still maintained In tho exist
ence of the coin Is shown by tho fact that
about tlO,000 has been obtained for this
new experiment. The crew receive a cer
tainty in the way of small wages, and are
to get a share of the treasure II any shall
1st) found.
"That Jitusou is onbeevrable."
'There's aomethiiig good about him.1
'What, pray!"
"Ho reads toy jokes." Yankee Blade.
'Ws.'-
VOL. 25, NO.20.
UAaNlIiilNG Ol'T WEST,
PUPILO ON THE FARM WHO PAY FOR
THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING.
ooitgrr Sane ut llugllah dentlemeii Wlitt
Cntnu to Ameilcia tn Ix-arn llnw tn
Drlsn n IMnw nml n llargnln Winding
Up n lintel UUhwaahera.
In soiiiu of tho northwestern cities llko
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Winnipeg, It
is nn every day sight to see a young" Brit
isher hind from tho train, with ono cyo
glass screwed into his fnco (in order that
ho may not see more Uian 110 can com
prehend, somo one litis been unkind
enough to say), 11 corduroy suit of blouso
atM knickerbockers, bright yellow loath- I
cr gaiters buttowd up to tho knee, n I
foro nntl aft cap, two guns, tnnt ho may
shoot nil the- buffalo ho expects to find
just outside tho town, a dog and about
600 pounds of baggage. Ho has come to
leom farming. Ho Is a gentleman s son,
accustomed to comparative luxury and
case nil Ills lifo. I
Arrangements have been made for
him by somo English firm, of whom
thero are iv good many In this business,
to do "chores" for hi9 board, and to pay
100 down to "learn fanning" that is,
to master tho mysteries of harnessing n
horse, to milk n cow, to drive n sulky
plow, to driro n seeder, to drive a mow
er, to drive, a harvester and, possibly, to
drive a bargain. As soon as ho lias mas
tered the last accomplishment, ho gen
erally sees that he hus been duped, leaves
his teacher and strikes out for lumself.
THEY WANT TO OO HOME.
The coarse food of the farmer's table
and the rough society of his hired help,
who get good wages, while ho gets noth
ing, generally disgust him, howovcr,
long before he reaches the stago of edu
cation last mentioned, nnd tho young
man starts for tho nearest town, hoping
to find more congenial employment. Ho
goes to the hotel, and by tho time ho has
discovered that thero is no demand for
nuy class of unskilled labor, save on tho
farm, ho Is In debt to too landlord, ami
in a great many cases brings up in tho
hotel kitchen us a waiter or dishwasher,
or oven a stable boy.
Ono of tho peculiar things about this
class of young fellows is the longing all
of them have to go home again and their
evident inability to gratify that wish,
although most of them receive sums of
money from their friends, in the old
country nt rcgulnr- Intervals. I ho fact
seems to be that they nre not wanted nt
home. Their parents seem glad, or at
least willing, to havo their boys undergo
considerable hardship, with dangers to
morals and health, rather than to have
them meet tho inevitablo evils of Idle
ness In England. For the prejudice
against any form of trade or business,
outside tho professions, is strong thero
yet, nnd many nn English gentleman
would rather havo his boy washing
dishes in America than standing behind
a counter in England. Of courso it is
not heralded from tho housetops that
dear Reginald is washing dishes in
America; oh, no, lie is "ranching it in
tho west."
"I remember tho c.iso of two young
lads," said a Dakota lawyer, "fresh from
a famous boys' collego in England. What
struck ine particularly when first I saw
them was their cheerfulness and their
boots.
"Their boots wero amazing. The boys
were short for their nges, 15 and 10, but
tho boots would have reachod half way
above the knees of tho tidiest man In tho
settlement, and wero big in tho feet in
proportion. Walking was difficult in
thorn. The boys almost seemed to take
one step up into the toes first, and then
pull tho rest of tho boots along after
them nt tho second stride. In answer to
questions about the reason for such
roominess, they replied that they had
been led to believe that tho cold was so
intense in the northwest that it was cus
tomary for people to wear all the socks
they had at the same time.
' 'Boots wo christened the boys, Indis
criminately.
'Then thoy produced their shoes from
their trunks. Splendid shoes they were,
but tho heels were shod with greafplates
of iron, and tho soles were full of brass
pegs with protruding heads as big as peas.
The shoes must havo weighed fivo pounds
each. 'Extra hob nailed,' the lads called
them, and useful they would be no doubt
on the stony, flinty English roads and
fields, but ou the soft loamy prnirio lands
of the west, whero you could not find
ono stone to throw at a bird in a ten aero
lot, thoy wero about as retarding to lo
comotion ns tho suction boots of those
artists' who walk on the ceiling.
"Well, they went out to tho 'teacher'
who hud secured them and I lost Eight
of them for 11 whllo. One day I caino
across such a thin, sorry, disgusted little
chap, Bitting on the buck steps of a, hotel,
that 1 barely recognized lmn ns one of
tho rosy, smiling boys I had laughed nt
11 few months before.
" 'What's the matter, old man? I said,
'what nro you doing here?'
" 'Milking the beds and washing tho
dishes,' ho replied sorrowfully. 'I'm
"boots" now with 11 vengeance,' ho add
ed, with u nickering smile.
" "Didn't they treat you well?' I nsked.
" 'Oh, they did all thoy c ed to do,'
ho answered; 'but it was not what wo
expected, you know. I wish I had my
hundred pounds back.'
" 'Where's your brother, and what's
ho doingr
" 'Cooking for a lot of English fellows
that havo a camp out at tho Forks.'
" 'Has ho, too, thrown over his teacher
and his "comfortable homo, with plain
but Bubstmitial fore," as tho circular
said?' I asked.
" 'Yes,' Enid tho lad, 'I think ho'd like
to go back, though, but tho farmer will
not havo him. Wo broke tho contract
and left him, nnd I eupposo ho can refine
to wnew It Ho has our money safe, do
you Beef
"1 paw, but what could I do?" New
York Tribune.
C'burciMl with Itoblilue the Mulls.
The jieople of Buffalo, N, Y,, received n
dUugiveablo surprise the other day when
they learned that William W.Allcn, super
intendent ot malls, had been placed under
arrest, and that wheu he was token Into
custody n number of stolen letters wero
found In his pockets. Allen was an old
employe ot the office, and prior to the ex-
oeure stood mgli
n the estimation
of thosewhokuew
him. He furnish
ed ball tn the sum
ofH.OUO. His cose
will be considered
by the next United
States grand Jury.
For homo time
tlio postal nuthori
ties have been per
plexed and annoy
ed by numerous
cOmnlalnts of ri
lling of the malls william w. allen.
ut BtilTiilo. It Is now thought that thoy
will bo able to hunt down the other cul
prits and restore the office to the general
etanuara 01 emcii-ncy.
Small Wairea of Rn
Some one has figured out the total sum
of money btoleii by Ulack llart, a noted
western stage robber, durlug his nine years'
career on the road. Tho conclusion arrived
ut la that tho man's desperate uirthod of
making a living netted him less thaulljxn
n year.
satlss
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A SINGER'S UNTIMIXY DEATH.
Killed In Uelleiav Accident at the
Dawn of tier Careec
Telegraph Operator fJ, II, Kent sat In the
Western Union office at Kansas City tho
other morning. Tho instrument before
hint ticked off its various messages, dis
playing In brief the world's dally history
of Joy,' sorrow and labor. His fingers flew
over the psges on which he recorded theso
bulletins of Information ro Important to
tho recipients with trained and unfaltering
speed. Ills' attitude was attentive? his face
Impassive, He was simply a telegraph
operator engaged in the usual transaction
of his routine duties. Suddenly, however,
his pen dropped and his look changed to
one of aitonlshmcnt and horror. This is 4
tho telegram that caused his hand to grow
nervelesx and brought tears to his eyost
"Myrtle was killed in a rnllway accident
at Staunton, Va,, early this morning."
Mr. Kent called his chief, told him the
news and went homo to convey the sail lnt
telllgcnco to his wife. Tho Myrtlo referred
to by the dispatch was his sister-Maw.
Myrtlo Knox, a beautiful glrrof 17 who,
few months ago, resigned her placo ns tele
graph operator at the Midland hotel, In
Kansas City, to tako n position In Illco'a
"Pearl of 1'ekln" Comlo Opera company,'
MISS MTnTLE KNOX.
The accident by which she lost her life oc
curred on the Chcsa;eako and Ohio rail'
road. Tho train for Washington was d
scendluga heavy grade, wheu the brake rod
of the engine fell, nnd the air brake was
rendered useless. The cars rushed Into
Staunton at n speed of eighty miles nn hour.
The sleeper In which was Miss Knox left
tho track and was thrown on Its side. It
caught. fire, but tho flames were extin
guished by citizens. Miss Knox's injuries
were so severe that she died a few moments
after .being taken from tho ruins. Other
members of tho company escaped with life,
out received such serious hurts that all
dates were canceled and the trouiw dis
banded. The lost letter written by Miss
Knox was to a girl friend at Kansas City.
in It was this terse bit of. advice! "What
ever your Inclinations may be, don't go on
the stage."
A CHAMPION CHIMNEY SWEEP.
Ills Name Is Edwards, and lie Has HaA
is Toilsome I.lfe.
"Champion sween of Enclaud." That
title is the solo distinction that Henry Ed
wards, now a resident of Kansas City, has
obtained as the result of threescore years
of toll. When 8 years old he was bound to
master to serve an apprenticeship of
soven years as a chimney sweep. Ills
mother being destitute, nnd his fathox
having abandoned
them, tho only re
source left to se
cure tho necessa
ries of lite was la
bor of tho severest
sort. The work
demanded of the
sweeps fifty years
ago waslncredlbly .
cruel in Its details.
The poor lads were
sent up chimneys,
Iten without
lothlng, and
iiesbt edwahds.
would Invariably cmorgoblaokened,brulscd
and bleeding. Life was cheap, though.
and small account was made of the deaths
frequently resulting from tho nrduous toll.
Iviter times, however, havo substituted
machinery for the tender bodies ot children
in tho exploration of choked up flues, and
that Edwards and his sons nre sweeps to
day by no means implies that they visit on
their apprentices tho outraged to which
they were subjected In tho past. Despite
his 70 years and the hardships of his youth,
juiwarus is stileauale and hearty man,
THE CHIMNEY SWEEP'S HOME.
who delights to recall his experiences and
rejoices In tho fact that the generation now
growing tp Is not required to face tho per
ns iliac maue his own childhood any but a
happy one.
A Plucky Chinaman's Offer.
It has never been stlDulatcd in tho con
ditions of so called "civilized duels" that
tlio survivor of tho combat should care for
tho family of tho slain, and It has remained
lorn Uelestlal to suggest this Important
and reasonable proviso. His name Is Chu
iong, nnd he lives ut Bridgeport. Conn.
The other day he was refused, membership
in the Itosodale Fishing club, and heard
one of the black bailers refer to him as a
"heathen Cliinco." Thereunonhohledhlm
to his laundry and penned tho following
letter;
President McCann, Rosalule Fishing club:
You iusult me colliiur Chu Fong Haythcn Chi
net). Me no haythen, me CliUstlan. Mo want to
light lute num. Me meet you on ltosedalu dock
some night. Vou get gun, me get gun. You say
6 May, me say all light. Me kill you, marry idow
anu take core chimten when you die. Me mean
Dusincs. . tiro roKO, Ciistlan.
The Cunadlun lien Doing lfer Duty.
During 1889, according to tho official sta
tistics, Canada exported U ,000,000 dozen of
eggs, valued at 13,160,000. Over theso fig
ures ono of the Dominion papers grows,
enthusiastic nnd declares: "Canada should
abolish tho beaver as tho notional emblem
and put the hen in his place. The beaver
Is supposed to be the emblem ot Industry,
but he cannot compare with the modest
and painstaking hen. Tho peoplo of Can
ada should bo proud of their Shanghais)
and Brahomapootros, ond Instead of erect
lng statues to deceased politicians they
should put up a monument to perpetuate
the virtues of the Canadian hen. Sho Is a
credit to her species."
WEALTHY BUT WEARY.
Iraesplalneil Suicide of a ltich Old Negro
at Detroit.
The other night whllo temporarily de
ranged William Ijunbert, tho richest col
ored man in Michigan, committed suicide
at bis Detroit home.' It was a tragic close
to a long and eventful life. Before the war
Lambert acted as ono of the conductors on
the underground railway and helped many
slaves to reach
Cunadlan soil. He
met John Brown
at Detroit In lbM
mid ulded him to
plan tho nttockon
Harper's Ferry.
At the conference
then held ono ot
the men present
advocated the
blowing up of
public buildings
and churches, but
this was warmly
opposed by Brown WILLIAM LAMBERT,
and Lambert. Tho latter acted for n timo
as treasurer of tho lxuiguo of LUierty, anil
during tho later years ot his life took a
prominent part In tho doings of tho colored
Masons and Odd Fellows.
Tlio old negro's suicide was utiexiectcd
and caused general astonishment among
hlsfrlends nnd relations. Tho tjventug of
the'trugedy he returned homo from church
with his wife. Mrs. Iimbert retired, her
husband remarking that he would soon
follow. Instead ho went to the woodshed
and hanged himself. When found, at -1 in
the morning, life hail been extinct foromo
time. Lamliert was 7!3 years old and left
nn itato valued nt 100,000, which .goes to
tho widow and two aons.
The Hood Ituuugli Way.
Thero uro no loss than ISO patent wash
ing machines in the market, and j ut not
one of them has succeeded in holding its
own against the old fiudilniied and good
ouougli way invented by Uvo in tho gar
den of Eden. It's hard on tho knuckles,
bntitnover leaves tlio clothes m naked.
Detroit Free) Pun.
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