gfenftna m man.
EDafNSDURC. PA..
FRIDAY. - - JANUARY 22, 1886.
Mr. Cleveland baa signed tbe Pres
idential succession bill and it is now a
law.
Ik Ibe House, on Tuesday last. Gen.
Bragg, of Wisconsin, from tbe (Jommit
tee oo Military Affairs, reported a bill
for the relief of Fiu John Porter similar
to tbe one Yetoed at tbe last session by
President Arthur. Tbe bill will again
andoubtedly pass botb Houses and be
aiined by Mr. Cleveland.
Tie Philadelphia Time Almanac for
ISSfl covers eighty pages, and like those
that have annually preceded it abounds
to a vast amount of statistical and other
-useful information. Ita returns of the
different State elections held in 1S35, as
well as the vote in every district in each
county of this State last November, are
complete, and constitute a most conve
nient and trustworthy reference. Tbe
possessor of a copy of the Tir&s Alma
nac has a mine of information at his
band which can be worked with great
profit.
Is these days of pretentious and
counterfeit statesmanship every intelli
gent Democrat in the country, as well
aa every fair-minded Republican, will
tegret that the public career of Judge
Tburmau, of Ohio, has been brought to
close. In a letter to his friend O. B.
Ticklln, of Illinois, be says : "You
will never be gratified by seeing me in
public life again. I am new on the re
tired list with my own full consent,
and with no inclination whatever for
active life except aa a private citizen."
Judge Thurmao's public services on the
bench and in the Senate have been able,
-useful and creditable in an eminent de
gree, and without tbe slightest suspi
cion or taint of impurity attaching to
tils official or personal reputation.
It Is no longer a secret that John
Kelly, the veteran Tammany Hall lead
er. Is hlowly but aurely approaching his
end. A few weeks ago bis condition
was legarded as quite favorable, but a
recent relapse took place and all that
bis pLyaiciaoa will now say about blm
ta that "while there ia life there is
bope." Whatever else John Kelly may
Lave been at a politician and aa tbe
head and front of tbe moat powerful and
Influential political organization in the
country, hia personal integrity has nev
er been doabted. No man ever charged
blm with personal or offioial corruption,
nd although millions passed through
bla bands as Sheriff and Controller of
New York, he retired from both offices
witn clean hands and with the respect
and confidence of the taxpayers of that
aity.
Onk day last week the Altoona 3Yi
iune said: "The simple truth about
the nine Democrats who were so sum
marily kicked out of the Ohio Legisla
ture is that they were not elected."
And again: "The addition of two
hundred votes to the number actually
cast for them appeared to elect the nine
Democrats, but they knew they bad not
j been elected and never pretended to
! deny the facts." It is the easiest thing
j in tbe world to write and print such
I wholesale and mendacious declarations
as the foregoing, both of which are false
and unfounded, but eminently charac
teristic of the methods of tbe Tribune
when Democrats are the victims of an
infamous outrage. These nine Demo
cratic members from Hamilton county
(Cincinnati) were "kicked out''.of. the .
House, not after a full and thorough in
vestigation of the alleged frauds con
nected with the election, but actually
without any investigation at all, and
upon tbe mere naked and unsupported
allegation of fraud made by the Repub
lican leaders, who were determined to
put John Sherman's election to the U.
S. Senate, which was conceded by the
Democrats, beyond all possible doubt or
contingency. For this reason alone
nine Democrats were "kicked out" of
the House and nine Republicans pitch
forked into it. This high-handed,
revolutionary and indefensible proceed
ing ia only a little lesa in its infamy
than the action of Gen. Sheridan when
he was Military Governor of Louisiana
under Grant's administration, and when
he ordered one of bis subordinate officers
to march a squadron of infantry into
tha House of Representatives of that
State, then in session, and drive out the
Speaker and six or eight Democratic
members, whose names were furnished
the officer, and install the same number
of carpetbaggers in their seats thus va
cated at the point of the bayonet.
There was a motive for this method of
"purging" the Louisiana House, just
as there was a motive, as we have sta
ted, for tbe performance of tbe Ohio
Republicans, whose sole defance rests
upon the old maxim that "might makes
right," or on tbe robber theory, "Let
him take who can and let him keep
who's able."
TUX BAILBOAD SUITS.
Text ef Judge Stmentoa's Decision la
ike Seath Feansylvaada !
jonetlen Cases.
In the opinion of Judge Simontcn, of
the Dauphin County Court, continuing
the injunction of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company's purchase of the the
South Tenn road, the facta are cited at
length and the conclusion is reached as
follows
SOKE BIG CROPS.
Most Americans have a faint idea
that tbe United States beat all the coun
tries in the known world in the raising
of big crops, but very few probably
could telJ the aggregate amount and
value of any given crop. The Depart
ment of Agriculture has setit out its
crop report for the year just closed, and
the figures are worth studying. The
cotton crop, it is claimed, will aggre
gate six ana one nan mmiou tucn,
- But theargument was earnestly pres- J worth in the Jjands , o! Planters about
ii iiw iiiiiiiii ru ujiiiivuu v ww-
Mexico and tbe United States, and that
his salary is four dollars a day and ex
penses. The Standard adds: "Morg
will do, whether mounted or unmount
ed, to frighten off Mexican greasers,
but as a preventer of smuggling, we pre
fer to remain noncommittal for the
present."
The Presidential succession bill,
which passed the Senate previous to tbe
holiday recess, passed the Home on
Friday last by a vote of 183 yeas to 77
nays. The affirmative vote was made
up of 143 Democrats and 35 Republi
cans, wbile the negative vote was com
posed of 75 Republicans and 2 Demo
crats. The bill provides that In case of
"the death, resignation or inability of
both the President and Vice President,"
the succession to the Presidency shall
be in tbe following order : The Secre
tary of State, the Secretary of tbe
Treasury, the Secretary of War, the
Attorney General, tbe Postmaster Gen
eral, the Secretary of the Navy and the
Secretarv of the Interior. It is thus
made certain that the party that was
successful at the Presidential election
the nature of the I will continue to control the affairs of
J the government for four vears. The
! cabinet officer who succeeds to tbe
! Presidency is to continue in office until
the "inability" is removed or a Presi
dent Is elected, thus, in the event of
the President's death, making Mr. Bay
ard, who is Secretary of State, Presi
dent for the unexpired term of Mr.
Cleveland. In the event of Mr. Bay
ard's death after assuming the duties
j of President, he would be succeeded by
the Secretary of the Treasury, and so
We at last know
office to which that chronic place-seeker.
Morgan R. Wise, of Greene county, was
recently appointed and about which
there were divers conflicting reports.
The Morgantown S',mdnrd, published
In the county in West Virginia adjoin
ing the southern border of Greene coun
ty, sayt that Wise baa been appointed
to aerve as a mounted inspector of cus
toms on tbe border between El Paso
and Corpus Cbristi, in Texas, his duties
beirg to prevent smuggling between 1 v.
on down to the Secretary of the Inte
rior. "In a hundred years." as the
Pittsburgh Post remarks, "the Govern
ment has not been in theextremity that
would have made the provisions of this
law operative, if it had been in force.
Such a contingency may not occur In a
Lurdred more. And it may within a
! week ! It is beyond human ken."
Miss Katherixe Lee Batard, eld
st daughter of Hon. Thomas F. Bay
ard, Secretary of fctate, was found dead
in ber bed on last Saturday afternoon by
one of ber younger sisters who went to
ber room for the purpose of awakening
ber. On tbe previous night Miss Bay
ard had assisted her father and mother
In receiving a laige number of guests.
On Saturday afternoon she was to have
assisted Miss Cleveland at the White
House reception and was allowed to
sleep undisturbed until her sister went
to call her. She bad been subject to
heart disease for some years and the fa
tigue and excitement of tbe previous
night were too great for an already
overtaxed system. Her sudden death
caused a deep feeling of aorrow in Wash
ington, and awakened much sympathy
for Mr. Bayard and bis family in the
audden affliction which has overtaken
them. Miss Bayard's remains were ta
ken to Wilmington, Delaware, where
they were interred on Wednesday. She
was twenty-six years of age.
A few months ago Germany and
Spain selected tbe Pope as arbitrator to
settle the dispute between tbem in re
gard to tbe right of Germany to assume
Jurisdiction over the Caroline islands,
in tbe Southern Pacific ocean, the alle
gation of Spain beiog that she bad a su
perior title. Tbe Tope heard the par
ties, their proofs and allegations, and
made an award which was accepted by
both governments as being entirely sat
isfactory. Very recently the Pope con
ferred on Bismarck, tbe German Chan
cellor, tbe decoration of the order o?
Christ, accompanied with a letter, to
which a reply has been made by Bis
marck which has attracted much atten
tion throughout Europe. Tbe letter
commences by addressing the Pope as
"Sire," and says : "Your kind letter i
and decoration have greatly gratified
myself and the Emperor William." It
then goes on to state that the Pope's
words, that tbe Papacy means to prac
tice tbe works of peace, first suggested
to Prince Bismarck the idea of seeking
tbe mediation of bis Holiness in tbe
Carolines question, and in deference to
bis faith and unweakened confidence in
the Pope's elevated views and impar
tiality be bad selected him as the arbi
ter of tbe dispute. Germany and Spain,
b says, have no cause to complain of
the terms of tbe settlement and that tbe
effect of tbe mediation will be lasting.
Bismarck concludes his letter by the
statement that he will neglect no oppor
tunity to attest bis lively gratitude,
highest devotion and deepest respect for
bis Holiness In the future. Tbe letter
la signed, "Your very humble servant,
Wsmarck."
We publish in another column from
the Lancaster Intelligenctr, the material
portion of the opioion of Jndge Simon
ton, of the Dauphin county court, ren
dered on Friday last, in tbe case of tbe
Commonwealth against the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company, for the purpose
of securing an injunction to restrain
that corporation from obtaining and ex
ercising control of the South Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company,familiarly known
as Vanderbilt's road. This case, as
well as a similar proceeding to restrain
tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Company
from obtaining control of the Beech
Creek railroad in Centre and Clinton
counties, were argued before tho Court
about three months ago, and their deci
sion has been awaited with very general
interest. The decision in both cases.
Judge McPherpon delivering tbe opin
ion in tbe Beeck Creek injunction, is
against the constitutional right to pur
chase tLe two roads by the Pennsylva
nla Railroad Company, as prayed for by
Mr. Cassidy, the Attorney General.
The Railroad Company will take the
cases to the Supreme Court. The opin
ions are regarded as very important and
the Intelligencer in commenting on them
says :
And In truth the most satisfactory thing
about tbe decisions of tbe Daupuin court
Is the demonstration they afford tbat the
judges of tbls very Important trtbnnal at tbe
capital, to which is In the tint place con
fided the adjudication of questions between
the state and corporations, Is honest and
Independent in Its Judgment. With tbe
law and constitution (airly and honestly
construed, tbe rights and liberties of tbe
people are secure ; and It is a most gratify
ing demonstration that la made to tbem to
day that they have this security In tbe pres
ent judges of the Daupbln court.
An apparently reliable report from
Washington shows that Mr. Cleveland
has defined his position in language so
plain that be who runs may read, on tbe
proposition of tbe Republican members
of tbe Senate to ask him for bis reasons
for removing Republican office holders
and appointing Democrats in tbeir stead.
"I am led to believe," Baid the Presi
dent to a Republican .Senator on Mon
day last, "tbat the majoilty of your
body intend to insist that I shall give
my reasons for suspending an office hold
bolder at tbe time I nominate his suc
cessor. I must inform you tbat I shall
do nothing of the kind. Nominations
are made by and with the consent of the
Senate. It is fitting in sucb cases that
the Senate should have all the informa
tion tbey desire regarding tbe man
whose nomination tbey are asked to
confirm, but when they insist upon my
reasons for making removals, tbey are
usurping a privilege tbat belongs to tbe
Executive alone, and tbeir request will
ia every case be denied. Tbat is the
position I propose to take,-and I am
ready to abide the consennepes."
aed nnnn na that the nrohlbition of the
Constitution applies only to a corpora
tion owning or having under its control
a railroad completed and in operation
that in the nature or things there can
be no competition in transportation
when there is no road ovar which to
transport. Tbe Constitution forbid a a
railroad corporation to "in any way
control any other railroad cor
poration having under its control a par
allel competing line," not parallel or
competing railroad, and we cannot
doubt that the word "line" was em
ployed advisedly in this place instead of
"road" or "railroad. It is the term
constantly used to denote the route of
an extended railroad. Thus in Sec. 2d,
act of February 19, 1849, relating to the
assessment of damages for lands taken.
It Is provided viewers may be appointed,
"neither of whom shall be residents or
owners of property upon or adjoiBing
the Mine' of such railroad," where man
ifestly the word "line" is useed to des
ignate the surveyed route, and not the
completed road, as tbe view may be had
before the road is constructed. So in
Sec. 2d, act of Congress of July 27. 1866,
incorporating tbe Atlantic & Pacific
Railroad Company, tbe company is au
thorized "to take from the public lands
adjacent to the line of road material,
earth, stone, timber, and so forth, for
the construction thereof."
These are random instances of the use
of tbe term, which is so common as to
leave no doubt as to Its meaning in the
clause of the Constitution under consid
eration. Aud understanding its mean
ing we are bound to give it due force and
effect. If we do not, tbe purpose of the
Constitutional Convention in enacting a
clause, and of the people In ratifying it,
might always be, aud in this case would
be, entirely defeated. The purpose un
doubtedly was to promote competition
in railroad traffic. But if a corporation
engaged in constructing a competitive
road may be controlled by its rival un
til the road is completed it would be
entirely within the power of the rival to
determine whether that event should
ever happen ; as, of course, it never
would when it was tbe interest of the
rival to prevent it, for no company
would complete a road to band it over
to a competitor.
For these reasons we think tbe proper
construction of the phrase"a parallel or
competing line" is that it includes a
projected road, surveyed, laid out and
in process of construction, as we have
found to be the fact In this case. If
such road, when completed and in op
eration, would actually coniovue witn
the road seeking to control. Before
completion it is "parallel," when com
pleted it becomes "competing."
During the argument of the case
counsel invoked the aid of the undoubt
ed general principle that the ownership
of shares of stock, as of other property,
carries with it the legal right to sell,
and contended tbat tbe owners of the
shares of the South Pennsylvania
Railroad Company's stock could not
legally be restrained from so doing, and
thnt an injunction against the purchase
would have this effect.
We do not think the principle applies
to this case. We are not called npon to
express any opinion as to toe right of
the individual shareholder to sell tbeir
several shares bona fde in tbe open mar
ket. This, so far as they are concerned,
is an intended sale in combination, for
the express purpose of ennabling tbem
to abandon the rights and duties con
ferred and imposed upon tbem bv the
act incorporating the company, and of
putting the control of tbeir corporation
into tha hands of its rival. This is an
act contrary to the public policy of the
State which they have no right to do. .
Indeed all the parties to this transac
tion seem to have failed to appreciate
the relations they sustain to the public.
A charter is a contract, and a contract
must always have two contracting par
ties, upon each of whom it Imposes du
ties as well as confers rights. The
I chartar of a railroad company, especial
ly, wnlie it comers, anu itcsuto n con
fers, rights or the nignest Ktna, imposes
corresponding duties. It Invests the
corporation with part of the sovereignty
of the Stale, tne ngnt to lase private
property for letjit be clearlv understood
for public rise, out. u me taaing or
private property for the purpose of con
structing a railroad upon It is taking it
for public nse, then the public must
have an interest in that use. And such
is the case. "A railroad is a public
highway Tor the public benefit. .
The public has an interest in such a
road, when it belongs to a railroad cor
poration, as clearly as they would have
if it were free. ." "The
company may be private, but tbe work
it does Is public duty, and along with
tbe public duty there is delegated a share
of the soverign power sufficient to per
form it The right of eminent domain
is always given to sucb corporations,
but tbe right of em'.nent domain cannot
be used for private purposes. -
f Sharpies vs. Mayor, 9 11., 169. "Tbe
right of eminent domain nowhere jus
tifies taking of property for a private
nse ; yet it is a doctrine universally ac
cepted tbat a State legislature may
authorize a private corporation to take
land for the construction of such a road,
making compensation to the owner.
What else does this doctrine mean if
not tbat building a railroad, though it
be uilt by a private corporation, is an
act done for a public use ? And tbe
. . - 1 V.
reason why tne use n iwya urea
held a public one is that such a road is a
highway, whether made by the govern
ment itself or by the agency of corpor
ate bodies." Olcott vs. the supervis
ors. Wall, 794 : per Mr. Justice Strong.
And tbe same eminent jurist, when a
justice In the Supreme Court of this
State, said of an uflnished railroad tbat
"the Commonwealth bad a right to de
mand that all the resources, rights and
credits of the company should be devo
ted to its completion," and the directors
of a railroad corporation are "trustees.
In a very just sense, for the Common
wealth." Belford R. R. Co., Wr.
129.
But as our purpose here is to show
merely tbat the parties to this transac
tion were not dealing witn a purely pri
vate matter we will not pursue the sub
ject further. Nor are we now concern
ed with the question whether there be
power in the courts to compel the con
pel tbe construction of a railroad by a
corporation which has undertaken it.
What we here decide is that the corpor
ators have no such right to sell their
stock as can in any way interfere with
the granting of an injunction to prevent
a competing corporation from obtaining
control of the corporatior charged with
the duty of its coustruction.
We have not overlooked any of tbe
questions argued by the counsel, but In
our view of case does not call for The
decision of any other than those
considered above. The result of tbe
discussion is that the injunction most be
continued as to the Pennsylvania Kail
road Company, the Pennsylvania Com
nanv and the the Bedford and Bridge-
Dort Railroad Company, and dissolved
as to tbe other defendants, and a decree
may be drawn accordingly
evheat crop for the year reaches 357,112,-
000 bushels, worth at the farmers' gra
naries 1275.320,390. The crop of oats
reached 629,409,000 bushels, worth
9 170 fi.il .900. The great American crop,
however, is corn, the production of
which Tor 18S5 reached tbe enormous
total of 1.936,176,00 bushels, worth
$635, 674,530, or a round fifty millions
more tbau " the " combined cotton ana
wheat crops. The combined value of
the four crops above mentioned aggre
gates about fourteen hundred millions
of dollars.
Of the States that grow the big crops
of corn Illinois stands first, with a crop
of 268,998.000 bushels ; Iowa second
with 242.496,000 bushels; Missouri third
with 186.861,009 Kansas Tourth, with
158390,000 ; Indiana fifth, with 131,
994,000; Nebraska sixth, with 129,426,
000, and Ohio sevenib, with 111,865,000.
The big wheat Mates are Minnesota,
with 34,285,000 bushels; Michigan, with
31,261,000, and Iowa, with 30.502,000.
Dakota, which is not a State, but would
like to be two States, comes fourth in
the list of wheat-growing districts, with
27,913,000 bushels; Indiana fifth, with
26.759,000 ; California sixth, witk 26,
692.009, aDd Ohio seventh, with 20,593.
000 bushels. The above order of pro
duction is based upon the crops of 1885,
and caonot be relied upon as the stan
dard of production for a term of years.
These figures show tbat in general
1885 was-an exceedingly good crop year.
Wheat fell below tbe average for the
last five years, but the cora crop surely
and the cotton and oats crops probably
were the biggest ever gathered. The
reports in regard to the other crops,,
such as rye, barley, buckwheat and po
tatoes, wb He not given in detail, show
an excellent average and indicate tbat
we have enough for home use and a good
surplus to spare to our foreign neigh
bors if tbey want it. Unfortunately our
foreign neighbors seem to be a little
slow about offering to take our surplus
corn, wheat and cotton this year. This
is owing chiefly to tbe competition of
India, Russia, .Egypt and even Australia
and South America. Tbe agricultural
development these countries Is mak
ing rapid strides and we mast open our
eyes to the fact that they are destined
to become much more formidable in tbe
matter of furnishing Europe with agri
cultural products tban they have ever
been in the past. Philadelphia Tim.
A Chinese Funeral la Allegbeaj.
HEWS AKD OTHEK SOT ISO.
Yee Chung, the Chinaman found
dead in his laundry at No. 34 Washing
ton street, on Wednesday morning, was
buried at Uoiondale cemetery, Alle
gheny, on Friday afternoon. The Pa
gan rites were rigidly observed. Tbe
neculiar conduct of tbe Celestials be
fore the corpse left the laundry, while
en route to the burial ground, and at
tbe grave, was witnessed by a large
number of curious people. When Un
dertaker Sansom arrived at the washing
establishment with a hearse, fully thir
ty Chinamen bad congregated in a little
dingy room adjoining tbat in which the
corpse lay. w nen the nnaertaaer en
tered, tbe heathen who seemed to be in
charge of the bouse greeted him pleas
antly. A short conversation followed,
after which the undertaker was invited
to take a seat. Then the funeral ser
vices began. One by one tbe thirty
Chinamen walked from the ante-room.
His bead was bowed, and in his hand
he held a lighted taper. He passed sev
en times around the coffin and retired
and was followed by another. Then
tbey all kneeled beside the coffin and
one chattered, presumably in prayer,
after which the coffin was placed in the
hearse. Four Chinamen acted as pall
bearers, and the others formed a group
of mourners. As the procession moved
off small pieces of yellow paper were
scattered along the route with a view to
bribing the evil spirit which is supposed
to follow the dead Celestial until he
reaches everlasting rest. At the grave
the coffin was lowered by the undertaker !
assisted by the pall bearers. Then a
chattering began which continued for
several minutes. The clothes of the
deceased were then burned at the bead
of the grave. A number of small wax
tapers were then lighted and stuck Into
the snow around the grave. Aquantity
of meat and other eatables that consti
tute a meal for an average Chinaman
were then thrown in upon tbe coffin.
A dozen or more chop-sticks were also
thrown into the grave. The mourners
then gathered near tbe opening and
chattered vigorously. Aftr the tapers
bad burned to the snow the chief China
man gave the signal, and the mourners
all turned and walked in single file to
the carriages, and the grave was filled
in.
Just before the funeral procession left
the cemetery two dogs, which had ac
companied tbeir curious masters, quar
reled, and for a time a most vicious fight
reigned. The fight was looked upon by
the Chinamen as a bad omen, ana tney
returned to the city exceedingly depres
sed. Pittsburg Post.
Tbea are Solid Fatctej.
The best blood purifier and system regu
lator ever placed within the reach of suffer
ing hnmanitv. truly is Electric Bitters. In
activity of the Liver, Biliousness, Jaundice
Constipation, Weak Kidneys, or any disease
of the urinary organs, or who ever requires
an appetizer, tonic or mild stimulant, will
always find Electric Bitten the best and
only certain cure known. Tbey act surely
and quickly, every bottle guaranteed to give
entire satieraction or "money refunded.
Sold at fifty cents a bottle by E. James
Mariw Atjocstik, colored, the oldest per
son in Louisiana, was bnrled in New Or
leans on Satumay. She was reported to be
125 years of age. Marie leaves a daughter.
(Jelestin Matunn, tne youngest or seven
and herself a woman of 86 years, a fact es
tablished by tbe church records.
Queen Victoria opened the meet
ing of Parliament yesterday in person.
Fplaeopal Methodist,
Warranted not to contain a single particle
of murcury or any injurious or mineral sub
stance. Put to consist entirely of medicinal
roots and herbs, which is tbe reason Sim
mons Liver Regulator Is so effectual yet so
harmless.
"This medicine is acknowledged to have
no equal as a liver medicine, containing
those bootbern roots ana DerDs which an
allwlse Providence has placed In countries
where liver diseases prevail. Baltimore
i-ptteopal Uethodist.
Col. Cbari.es S. Cotter, who was super
Inteudent of tba state house and grounds at
Columbus, Ohio, under Governor Hoadly,
was found dead In bis bed, at Columbus, on
Saturday morning. It Is supposed be bad
heart disease. He was a soldier of the Union.
Thousands of Able Mes Fail ru Life
for purely physical reasons. They are not
torpid but their liver is. aud tbe liver blocks
the way. They are bilious, yellow skinned.
headachy and miserable, all because that
great gland declines to do its work. The
medicine that can teatore to this organ Its
natural power will add one hundred per
cent, to toe avauauie iorce or tnia world.
We know of but one thine able to do this
Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy.
- Two hundred and two Hons have been
killed in Algeria during the last twelve
years. Also 1,214 panthers, 1,832 hyenas,
27,1 S3 Jackals.
"Death from exposure" was the verdict
recently rendered by a IIeIena(M. T.) jury
on the body of a horse thief wbo had been
banged by vigilantes.
At Prosser creek, In Nevada county,
Cal., they are harvesting ice 18 Inches thick,
and so clear that one can read the frne print
of a newspaper through It.
From 1869 to 1880. 1 bad rheumatism ;
at one time could not walk a step trr four
months. Now entirely well ; cured1 by
Hunt's Remedy. Stephen G. Mason, Prov
idence. . Reports from central Virginia state llvt
there has been a fearf trt destruction of earre
birds. Thousands of psrtridgesr tUeaeta
and doves have perished try tbe cold and ex
termination Is feared. -
A man In Doddridge County, Va., not
satisfied with being accused1 of two felonies,
tiro straw bonds, two wives,-' who were Bis
ters, and with being tbe father of 19 chil
dren, has rnn off with a yoang girl.
Coffee la tbe universal drink in the East
among all classes of people, ft Is ground
fresh every time, and tbe milk and sugar
are boiled wltb the coffee. It ia served In
tiny china rrrps of quaint shape and work
manship. Stockman just In from Fort Reno In tbe
CTeyenn and A rrapahoo reservations, re
port that in Greene county and on the Wi
chita and Comanche reservatloua, thousands
of cattle were frozen to death by the recent
blizzard,
"The ladles especially go Into ecstacies
over Parker's Hah Balsam," writes Mr. J.
Decker, druggist, of rtndlay, Ohio. "Tbey
say it ia th-z most elegant d reasing they ever
used." Stops fairrng bair. restores color,
promote growth-.
Italy has great ditScolty in getting her
121 Krupa guns transported to places where
they are wanted. Tbey require a 39-ton car
for tbeir transportation, and the ratlwaya
and bridges ara not sftremg enough to bear
the great weight.
Reports have been re-wived at Topeka,
Kan., of tbe finding of the bodies of three
more men in the Roath-western portion of
that atater victims of tbe recent storm.
This makes tweaty-four bodies In all tbat
have been found.
A physician at McPberaon, Kan., re
moved a wheat beard a few days ago fiom
tbe neck of a yoaag man named Roucbell.
It became lodged la ate throat while at work
in the harvest fcW last summer, and had
worked Its way tnreagh.
An Oregon aaan committed suicide be
cause bis friends wanted him to marry a sit
ter of his deceased wife- In a note of ex
planation which be left behind, be stated
tbat h did not so !eb object to marrying
again, bat he wanteJ a ehange of mother-in-law.
Sensational reports regarding the en
tombed auners ru Slope No. 1 of the Nanti
coke nines are beinz sent from Wtlkes-
barre, bt tbere is no truth in them. The
unfortunate miners remain imprisoned In
tbe dismal chambers and beyond a doubt
all are dead.
The will of a German citizen of Wiscon
sin, which was contested on the ground that
It was written io tbe English language, and
that the testator could not read that lan
guage, has been sustained by tbe Supreme
Court, which ruled that the law does not re
quire that a testator should be able to read
his will.
Leonard J. Thomaa, of Salisbury Cova,
In the town of Eden, Me., being over 80
years old, la probably the oldest postmaster
In the United States. He haa held the office
almost continuously for nearly half a centu
ry, under the different administrations, and
bas never changed his politics, being an old
fashioned Democrat.
The colored peopln of North and South
Carolina are ponrine Into Arkansas In crest j
numbers. They are settling chiefly in
Chicot, Deeha and Drew counties, where the !
Republicans have majorities and divide the
county offices with their colored allies. It j
will be observed that the colored "Arkan- !
saw Traveler" bas an eye to tbe main I
chance.
Joseph Arch, wbo has long held promi
nence as an agitator for reforms of various
klnd ratmu agricultural elements in Great
Britain, Is a member of the English Ilonse
of Commons. lie showed bis contempt for
tha gewgaws of fashionable life, and dis
played a bit of damagoguery by appearing
in corduroys at the opening of tbe Rouse.
Captain Seromes, who bore the Confed
erate flag, te and fro on the Atlantic during
the great war, bad, among bis most trusted
men, Engese Maffltt Tbls young midship
man, who was about the last man to quit
tbe Alabama when tbat ship went down
under the guns of the Kearsarge, died In
Wilmington. N. C, a few days ago.
Ayer's Ilair Vigor Improves the beauty
of the hair and promotes its growth. It im
parts an attractive appearance, a delightful
and lasting perfume. While it stimulates
the roots, cleanses the scalp, and adds ele
gance to luxurience, Its effects ara endur
ing ; and thus It proves Itself to be the best
and cheapest article for toilet use.
The Sheriff of Forsythe county, Ga.,
wbo levied on a circus, and whose Inability
to manage the animals cansed much amuse
ment of tbe employees, has gotten out of the
predicament by disposing of the menagerie
at auction sale. An elephant brougt 1 1.300,
other animals Ic proportion down to parrots
which went off at 1 eacb. Monkeys com
manded 12 apiece.
Cleveland, O., society is In a farment
over the marriage of a young white girl
wltb a colored servant In her father's fami
ly. Tha girl Is of a good social position.
and ber action bas given great pain to ber
relatives, while It has brought "the negro
question" very close borne tA those Ohio
persons who have shown so warm a desire
to settle It for the Southern people.
A girl, 1.3 vears old, who haa crown
only an Inch in height since sbe was 2 years
old, and has gained but little in weight, was
before the Concord (N. II.) Medical Society
at its annual meeting a few days ago- The
girl weighs 35 pounds and is 33 Inches high.
bas never been severely sick, and is unusu
ally healthy. Her mind seems also to bave
stopped growing at tha same time.
-A West Virginia newspaper contains
the following ; At St. George, Tucker
county on New Year's morning some bad
boys lit a bunch of firecrackers and threw
t hem In the street to see tbem so off. Mose
Baker's mule came along and swallowed
them before they went oft. He walked for
ward just three steps and stopped. He
heard something, turned his bead around on
his side and listened. It waa those fire
crackers bavlng fun. He picked out a
straight piece of road and started. Jake
Sturenger's colored servant met him a balf
mile this aide of the ole Macedonia Church
with head and tall up, fire smoke and melted
lava Issuing from his eyes, ear a and nos
trils, wbile a blua and green stream of
smoke, about a rod In length followed In the
rear. Baker found the mule sticking half
way through tbe weatherboarding of Comp
Powell's house, still smoking. Comp's wife
and daughters were up In apple trees.
Stone in the Kidney THE NEW AND ELEGANT
' HICH ARM
JENNIE JUNE"
TBI
Kenned'
Expelled After Tain tr
Om of the tnoM remarkabla tbat hat ever
caaa broonht to the nntlea r.f tfc poWIe Ii tbat
orMf. J.S. Reach. ofStona KMft-e, Vlrtereoanty,
jr. T. Mr. Bench had suffered ilnre Oct. IS, 1ST,
from ta presence ol Oalcnlna or Slrma In tha
rtuht Kidney. No lew than aerert yl1an!
were employeJ at different timet. wwlwmMr.
Beach pal hnndreds of dollars for meJVrI treat
ment, wtth wnly temporary relief from ht asreny.
By theura-ent rfMtatinns of till friend"
Induced to try I. Pavl.l Kennedy's fsroTtle
Remedy." anT experienced a marked Improve
ment from the ffrf day he birn to ne the rnsu
Iclne. On the 7H of Srptenher he Toldef
stone as lance trj eonld he paffed through tlv
natural channel.
Mr. Beach eonc7tt.a Imr letter to Ir. Kenne
dy hy sayip : It ''111 always adord me pleas
ure to recommend tU-jrTorftr Kemedy' tothoe
wae-nwy enwJwrrrf"n tmviirrie'nrthe Kid
aeys and Bladder, or any disorders arising from
an Impure state of the lfood.
Wm. HrHnrw, IW Tmjrlir- Nt , Baltl
er. !W d.. ay : telw-Te-Farrlte Kme
dy' a -ool trtedlrlT! f t" ilolnr me more
nnA than anything-1 rTerTTIert. nn 1 have tried
almost evarvthlnif. for 1 am a soffow from dys
perfta " While "Favorite RemedT" l a suecifle
In Stomach and B'adftK' diseases r It Is equally
Tawable In ntrr of billions disorders. "on.tiia
tlon af the Bowels and aTT the class flls appar
entlr Inseparable Irom the eonUttlon of women.
Price, $1 ; si x bottles, $'.
SEWING MACHINE
to THE BEST. BUY NO OTEEH,
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From Pole to Pole
Xm'i BiirAKii.Li ha" dsmontr4 Ita
pewr of ear fur ail dtaaaave of tb bl4.
The Harpooner Story,
Acta Btdfor4.-Jvnr 1, 1S.
tB. -C. Ann fc Co. Twrnty yeara ear I
waa a harpooner la the North PaWfir, when
etbara o taa eraw and myaelf ware laid up with
ecnrrT. tjt bodlaa werebloawrf, (tiai woila
and blMfWna, taeth loose, purpls blotohse ail
orer n, an our breath imef retten. Take
by and larfa wa were pretty baliy on.. X It oaa-Uma-joiea
waa accidentally deafoyed, ant rh
aptaia be4 a eouple doxen btea of Atib's
8iMtritllu aaa fin as tka. . We recov
ered on It (futckar tnan I bi erer- wi nn
broorfataboatby any other traatnrent for frarTyr
and I'a eeao'a good deal of It. Persinf no men
tion In your Almanac of your Saapanlla brlnf
g-ood for ecur-ey, I tbombt yon ougblto know of
tbls, and ao aead yon tha fv-ta.
Respectfully yours, RaLm T-TOtoiti.
The Trooper's Experience
Ma run, Baivtoiand, S. JHca.)iTaKT, JM
r. J. Am ac Co. 0Dtlemn : I hare
much pleaanre tastify ta the fraai-.Talua or
your FaraapartTla. We bare bn att!onad
bare for OTer twa yeare, durfoa; whl j time -wa
bad to lWe In aata. Being under eDTa for
anch a time browfht on what la eaHed la thla
country Tld-eoree." I bad thoea'eoraefor
aoraa time. 1 waa adriaad to take yourCnaa
Sarilla, two bMTiaa of which made my
Isappear rapid!, and I am now quite wail.
Yours trulV. T. K. Brails,
Trwrxw, Cape Jlownttd liijlfrnm.
Ayer's- Sarsctparilla
Ia tha oniv thorihly erV-t!e Mood-purtflar,
tha oii!t medicine that eradicates the poisons of
ficrofnla, Msreury , . and Contagioua Ulaeaee
from the system.
rawisiD t
Ir. J. C. Aj-ec fc Co., Lowell, Ma
Sold by all Thnicirlsta : Price $1 ;
riix-ix atlas for &.
fri. T.ADIES'tAVORITE, becsmaa
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ite.bfrauBe it ia a gnick and eaay aeiler.
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in the hair. RMtorinR the color
wher. ifroy and preveniing Ian
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stop tV- ftair taiiirg, and is
rv Snfl 51. trr at 1 rmc-i-r.
The Bart Conga. Care 70a oaa oaa
and the best known prerentire of Consumption.
Faxkii s ionic aept in a nom nnuii
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blood pure and the Stomach. Lier aart Kidneys
in workme order. Cougb and CeUis vanish be
fore it. It binldj tip the health.
If von sutler from rebi!ity, Slcia Eruptions,
Cough, Asthma. Dyspepsia. Kidney, t. rmary or
Kemale Complaints, or any o !rocr oi me i.uiii
Stomach, bowels. Blood sr Nerres, don't wait
till you ara sick ia bed, but ae Paaicma's Tonic
to-day : it wiil give you new life and vigor.
HISCOX CO., N. Y.
Sold by TniKsists. I -arc saving baying $i sixe.
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J.4Uiaslr. U. Q. ROUT, 18J iarl St., Nw Tork.
The at;
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Agents War -d. F."
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ly cures I'ilns, or no pay required. It ia
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded- For sale by E. James.
Ant man or woman maalr.e leas than S40
weekly should try our easy money-maklnc
business. Wa want agents for onr cele
brated Madame Dean Spinal Supporting
Coraeta; also, our Spinal Supporter, Shonl
dei Brace, and Abdominal Protector Com
bined (for Men and Boys). No experience
required. Four orders per day give the
Agent fi5o monthly. Our Agents report
fonr to twenty sales daily. 3 outfit free
Send at once for fall particulars. State sex.
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offl.OO. Ad ilres
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It 61 tiio farms, N to 10.000 aeraa at a a to IH par
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