I fll ." Ill -111 HASM, - l.-JOC ,.rl,.H..n Kwtei , ., ,....,. ; -' , wi-hiii '' mniulis. 1.. . . ' '".J .;tiiii ii month. -' . ' ',':.! nittiiu Hie ear.. ... ... , utlle of tb count r. '.- f.r wiii rnarneJ te ,, .r, ii.i,ve terms te tie . ,. :i.- ion t wo.'oU ineir ' xD -e mast not ti ; oi.M.tlntf t lboe wK ': t" '". .'"j -tiy understood troiz re you ."tl It. if st. . ! , ,w "tLermne. ' : ' , .'.'i ..... -n..rt. mm . V " ' I . . . v m ' I B-- . I t -"- !i ?V .A. A. ft JAS. C. HASSON, Editor and Proprietor. . . MAKES FKKE ANI ALA. AUK DLAtU n-i-. ' HE IS A FREEMAN WHOM THE TRCTH 8I.SO and postage per jearln advance. VOLUME XXIX. EBENSHURG, PA., FRIDAY, AF1UL 5, 1S95. WILD BEASTS (iUAKl) HER NUMBER 14. Ttae lrr--Dd r-latl- en-alaUe-i at tba .. ...-. mmmD4l It to tae taTorar.1 ..,.. hnM ImTOrt Will MiDildtraiicii i !-.-iB-erUHl at Jollowmg low rate-- iB'ensd at 1 Inch. -time 1 lacn,- naoDtbs. 1 1Kb, BOOIM I lorn I ye r. ........ ...... I trhe,6 moatb-. ........ X lac-bee. 1 j S loc-r-ef. mont-l lnche. I Je.r .... coiama. moot bt .. 1-60 .. W .. - 114 icte ; - -- .... . AA "III s column. month. w VJmWti;:::::::: 2 I WIIIUI, I " Baloe ttem. Brrt Infertloa, Kb. ft abinent licrton. 6c. l-w AdminitrUr tnC Kxrculor otlc Auditor'! Notice - ?ke.lutK.nor.ror4liii'ol "T Hr eolama emea.ii.iy -mle1 t the lot price. don'tjou lorne - ABd 1 " : ; TTT aoout womln. I I ni)lMTrI11?lHIFR peared to be half starved. I was not I PUK mixl. WILD BLASlSbUxVUUJILli Pistaken. ! knew U was the same T, .....7 sm-o.-sfl We arc selling COST. The oir .ill our Winter Stock at LESS THAN reason for this Startling- Reduction is that we must have room. Spring will soon oc iicm rather than carry anything over we will sell at a sacri fice. A Genuine Bargain for everybody. of Thfl Stranflre troxeciom Soutberu Woman a home. . i - . rrm A Wildcat uoc " ' trau(e Aulmal. and Tnon - llrouxbt Iter Family o Keald. with Iter. Yesterday I rowed up to the mouth of Little river, tiea my sum w root of a tree and wameu sio iy toward a grove of oaks, in wliien mere is a small, white-washed cabin, where lives the pluckiest little woman m Louisiana. When I reached the gate and saw there as fine specimens of wildcat as I ever saw in the Zoo sitting in a row on the steps, and eying me with a "come-in-if-you-dare" expression, my bump of brav ery became almost Hat, but my deter mination bump puffed up to my rescue, and, steadying my voice, 1 called loud lv. Mrs. Beuson immediately ap- NOTICE 1 FEW9 OF OUH Fit ICES. Oiii A'l-K'ox on ury al. ; :(."ll; foi iiut j.iitf. ? TAMt; 1. ii nu r j.rii'c, S.ini; f.irmt r piirc, '.'.(Hi; ioi nit r pricf. Jd.tKi; f. iiiiirr pi i f, '.-V. '..".. :;.(Ml and ."(.iki; I'.iiiiK-r pricf, I..IKI; t- 'I'lii'-i" pru t', 7.IH; feinu-r prii-i-. '.i.i Hi; I'.iniiiT iiiif. ."..(Kl 10.IM1 l-'.lHI 1 l.UH j !.".( mi : :;.."i S.IHl l.(H lJ.lHl 1". (Ml U.8 Will Kira Offer Yon Great Bargains in JU. .ri '" t.. .SI I t l.J" i.. .jh in AU-W.K.l lliin'h-tta. linct, IjmcaMi-r Jiiiuluuns, -l int-(.'aliiii -n-T ,'"'",s' " Fin.- ru.-diiiirrcs. in ah folnrs. All-Wool Cli'tli. " sill colors, iiii'jliam. -l'.lcai hiil Mu-lin. - I nMi-aclifl Mu-lin, - - - r.l.a.h.-d and I nl-lt :i lifl Cotton 1 lanntl, I'.liic Calico, - - - - A full lint- of r.lankct-i. - - - - A fnil line f IIofm- Ulankcts. Goods l'in c. ::oc, :;v., ., 7c, '. cents. 5 cents, worth -lite. worth w rtli worth worth worth worth w irth 75c. to 5-4 a ;i(ic. TiOc. Sc. HV. Sc. Ilk-. Sc. pair. How Do You Like These Prices on Potters' Oil Cloth? i.i F Me n.H.r lit Cloth, 1 yard wide, i.i,... l.-'...r ( iil I'l.iih. 1 .', vard wide "' line I I' k ir il Cloth. S yards widt 0 j Fine Table ( il Cloth, :tsortfd, J.h: ikt vani. :'..". j-r yard. Vic. er yard. ""tc. i-r yard. $6X0. A FEW LADIES' COATS TO CLOSE 0T3T AT $3.50, $4.00, $5.00, $6.00 AND $7.00 ; FORMER PRICES, $5.00, S7.C0. S8.C0 AND $12.00. r.iwc' 1" I . I ? TV IS1 I I rN V VmVVW.'. I '..ii, fii in -li e ini to J.--. llie lM. j li e ...i ii t. . to !r ::nv 1 1 r. .- il .. 1 . t 1 "i vi ' Ini . .Ii im v ci ther Hal in the i:n:i l'.n I'.Mi. V. e ai.-o hal III .l'.. i I. ne line of 'liui.k- liif C l.taj t :ind Hats fi in rt'e. to l.r.O tr the vou ttr wiw. C u;e one Economy Clothing and Dry Goods House, Next Door to Bank, CARROLLTOWN, PA. THE 0N a. HAY- FEVER AND ID"1 HE i;fJ;.T, tnufvr r-lr. Applfd into . .T ; tl- J l, t I II ft -r l "" . - . A . r. bUG ELY BROTHERS. 56 Warren Street NEW YORK. THE MARKETS. DOCUMENT. HALL'S haTr i , The CTPBt popularity of thUproparation, after iw test of many years, should be an i!sf,ranoe even to the most skeptical, that ' U t"r"nv meritorious. Those who have JnK 1U1K Kknkwer Know that i It does all that is cjamied hoi lprov W the hair follicle, are not natural -lor toPV,, ,h " Z'J Tt Trie c'l' :" ..iii., r,T or lus- it. In n-oW kn ana a taming never wants to learn, but the 0 trous. ana causes .fr-cts by the healthful influence of iu dcliirhtfui article u - - alconoi, iv - j ' i .iJU. .,r tlin natural Oil. mTVher hhaad brittle. - ether preparations. Buckingham'! Dy FOB TH WHISKERS lucarnianet natural color; and, K, 1 Mne preparation, U more con 3nt ofTppl&atron than unj other. . F. HALL & CO, h H Bold by ail Dl" Medid-.. Pitts in-HO. April 2. WHEAT Xo: I red. it Hoc : No. ri d. is 50c . , CuliX-Na 2 vellnw ear, J!H'-jc: mixed tar. 4fi .:4Tc" No. - v.' ll.iw -h 'il.-'l. 4'.'i "jl. OATS No. i white. .He-j'i-lT.-: No. 2 lo. i -c: extra No. a white. s,t LY m: iiuxc.l. aia "'ji'vy--hnW timotliv, 12.i12..): No. t tim.'.thv. tll.r-Ml..-): No. 2 timothy. !0 . : Him: niix-il clover and tiinntliy. ?11 1 1 jKickint,'. i N" 1 ' ''lin l.rainc. isj (u'.i uo: aL;on hay. tU xm alii.iW. l'.l'TTK.H Eltiiii ir.a.inry, 24"2r-: Ohio fan. v eii ani-ry. 2ti 22 ; fancy c....intry. roll. i,. w..- i,,.v ..relies ami cookinir. l"1"- I 'HKKSK )luo. lllliil. lo.llOH fail make, !P2nl2c: lnnln ri; lai-: Wisconsin Swiss. l:i Ki:;s Strict 'v fr.-sh p.nnsylvroua Ohio cases, lai, 14.: ; smi! e(ti?i l' II'LTRY Tirie live hick. ns, Ti .!." tT r- live chickens, small. !.: hucks. -w, IHT pair, as to size; .lr. s-,1 elm k. ns. 1 1 o turkeys. i.'in- i i - - llu-- live tnrkeVS. U'HJ-- per iu, nu K (a$l UU per pair. East I.hikkty. Pa.. Airil 2. s.TTtf T?...-. ii,ts .m!v fair and cnM-tin in.itlv of cinimiori !,nl ntni irrau.-s. i..i.m! ur iirime i-attl i-i1 LTaileS while others will sell at a iuo ....e , t. r lower than e.KJil. ."i.2o"i ." T ri.vnrh fat. pa: .ot: li- p r n New York. r. Tall make. 12f ;3;..-; Oiiin Swii. an'l ; duck. ry few en t Me iriarkci . k-itl sell at stronger prices, will sell at a full i-.st u-eek. Frinie. i " ' 5; u'.hh! hutchers. 4.T."i ." 2T : x I T.wi I.ihi: liul.s. stilus ami i .n-. election tlie two In n ionium jj.Kl H M ;S Receipts t,f li-.'ht hot-'s. anl the market l:e.t week' s pri h cows and springers, i 13 uJ"? rtlSHED Il AlMtiiin ' "'h SympMhlrt ami tin t.crinan t:llcial. The simple people of Alsace, who re tain in their hearts a strong love for Fr ii'c at the same time that they arc .lc-.in.us not to offend their Herman riih i s too uiiicli, have ii hacd time of it ui.eti thev arc brought to the ballot I.... t.. vote for representatives in tho Uerniaii parliament. In one :., ,..! .hi Alsatian district ,.:-,li.iatcs were Kable, an Alsat.ao o. French sympathies, who had protested a rainst the annexation after the war .t lsTO. and a tiermaii. o.i elect on dav a peasant came to the polling place, which was presided ,,v. r In a tiermau otiieial. The peas ant had in one hand a ticket o:i wlucli then- was printed the name of Kable. an. I in the other a ticket l.earinir the name of the Herman candidate. -ic.n Heir,"' he said to the (lermari election oilicial. "will you tell me which of these two tickets is the bet- l.T olluV" T he olVicer looked at them. "VVnv. ihis is niuch more prefer nl.le," said lie, indicating the German's tieUc t. "Ah. I thnnk you: T will keep it next my peared at the door, ana seeinp mj anxious face peering throujrh the fence, she fixed her iraze on the ani mals and pointing to the end of the gallery, said firmly: March, boys; down quiet." Then turning to me she said with a smile: "Lift the jrate a wee bit: it hangs heavy in wet weather, and come right in. Don't be afraid. They are harmless as kittens when I speak to them. Now take this chair, it's the easiest in the house. Here's a fan, not very pretty, but gives a good wind. Won't you take oft your hat and ctol your head while you're resting? Ah, there are the babies. How like young kittens they are. only more shy. They play so all day, but the mother knows you're a stranger, and, being suspicious, is t.K much concerned alwiit the safety of her jealously-guarded children to take part, as she usually des, in their sport- See how she watches you. lljn't let it make you nervous. She is only afraid, that's all. I am the only one thev know well, and they don t care to see anyone else here. 1 like to watch them playing, and you have no idea how much company they are to me. Queer taste? Well. I don't know-. Many people think so. but it doesn't seem tjueer to ine. You see this is how it came about, how I tame to lie jok ingly called: 'The Wildcat Farmer. "One day during the summer of "sS I went down to Cypress tirove, a 1 had Wen doing for several weeks, to taKe my husband's dinner. When the weather was favorable 1 carried our baby, and then I'd stay and have a long chat with Sam. aud take my time about getting home. Itut when 1 thought it unwise to take baby out. w hy I'd lock up the house, hurry to the" grove and back again, being afraid to leave him alone too long. on Vi,e day of which I speak the sun was ter ribly hot, with not a particle of breeze, i didn't dare take hini out at that time of day, and 1 was afraid to leave him in a close room without any lresh a.r. 1 opened one window half way, an.1 tie.l it so. kisseti my sleeping boy. locked the door, and hastened on my way with Sam's dinner. My hus band was in very poor health, but that day was in such spirits that it cheered me greatly, and 1 came home singing at the top of my voice. "As I entered our gate such a scream as few hear during a lifetime rent the air followed in quick succession by three others equally terrible. In one second 1 located the direction irom which the sound came, and then it was mv turn to scream, but 1 couldn't. 1 had no voice to scream with. 1 had no breath, hardly. I was cold and par alyzed from head to foot. In one cor ner of the yard was the sight that nearly froze my blood. There was a strange, ferocious-looking animal with mv baby; the skirt of his dress was in i.;! ,..il,. while the little fellow daniMed in the air. In front of the animal was a wildcat. I had seen of them since living so near the ....wwU but this one was unusually , I.-....-., t ;.. the animal would lare. ' " ' - , tL sten forward as though he in i-.i .r.,;.,.r off with the baby the cat would glide up against him. lash his crook his neck a certain aiuiui.c nd look as if he nitt inie.i ....... n. 1 Aud eacli -, rt T"e.t to b half starved. I was not r - mistaken. I knew it was the same cat, and. while his intentions might have been the same as the other ani mal. 1 felt grateful to him for saving my child. llut for his repeatedly barring the other's way. which pre vented his getting out of the yard be fore I came, both would have gone, and we'd never have known the fate of our babe. The thing looked so bad I felt sorry for him and tossed a bone out of the window. He went for it and was gone in a minute, and the next morning he came back for an other bone, which 1 gave him. with scraps from the kitchen. "He came without fail every morn ing about the same time, ate the small pieces of bread and meat, aud carried the bone away with him. He came so regularly that I prepared his break fast early, put it iu a plate and set it near the fence where he came in. and then I'd watch for him. His morning calls lasted for about two weeks, when one morning, to my surprise, I saw him come out of the hollow tree in the comer of our yard. His impudence frightened me a little and amused me also. He came out, ate his breakfast, or a part of it, and then made several trips back to the tree, taking some thing iu his mouth each time. Most of the day I watched to Fee w hat he was sharing his meals with, but ilia not see or hear anything. That night, however, after we had gone to our room. Sam looked out through the window and saw the old cat anil two young ones playing in the moonlight "She had liked the place so well she had moved her family there. Sam laughed, and said we had three board ers. He felt toward the old cat as I did, and we concluded to let her stay awhile if they behaved. This they did. Not once did they do anything to cause us the least alarm. 1 hey be came more gentle every day, and played over the yard like house cats. In a year the young ones were as large as their mother, and the three were glossy and fat. They would run up and down the gallery for an hour at a time, aud never pay the least at tention to the baby, who was then toddling around. "Not long after this my husband died, and in less than six months later our boy joined his papa. 1 was almost in despair as to what I should do. On account of his ill-health we had man aged to put by only a little for a rainj day. I had no relatives to go to; be .i.le I couldn't leave our home. 1 came here as a bride, our baby was iKirn here, a good many years of hap piness were spent under the roof of this little cabin. In suite of the dark coon. sflll the FOR t- ... ..men were succ l.U.II l I "I " " . .- it A. deirrec from 111 e ,i 1 1 1 1 . . - . Iiinlon university at the last examina tion. I HIKIOTTK Fowi kk Wki i.s was the first woman publisher. She has K-eil in business since aud is still at it in New York. woman who wanted to play MacK-th in a Tojk ka amateur r i ... .... ,,ii l-cause she have big sleeves for her sleep-walking gown. Knit the first time a woman has re- degree of doctor oi in- loii university in int Dawes, a graduate of I.ady show re-couldn't Lngland g prize (a watch i by New tirst lube nly f:iir. con-istini; mostly Tlic demand is -t:iiy a -had" stronger than Plnla.lck.liias. 1."i'f.i2j; 1 est mixed. ..0. I": '.-.- - ' fair Yorkers and pi,s. 4.00'i4 -SO; roughs, i-i 00 C'sHF.EP-T. -ipts liaht and the demand nlv t i.iieinni,' slow ami pi ics ........ l.tli sli.il) and lamlis Expert ;.''" 1.1: extra. 51""'i". t lu-it.Hl: f-'ir. -.. i , i ),, t st lambs. :..iio'.1 ": iro"d lamlis 5:!o' c.niin.in to fair laml.s. '..!- I. .......... i.mnl .i: heavy and thin ca.v i.iuJ. . Cincinn ati. April 2. ; Market active at 4..J.i -) -J . ic. ir- ..1 - shipments. 1.7'" le ad. fair, mark' steady on WetlliTS. Mid 1 .". 1 S:)H veal at I.S.1 '-'.. . re- l.uiic. reads that OW) Honesty . CHEWiNG TOBACCO i Sx-be3t tLat 13 made, and a-fJNCE tries it. and bave3 "soiiey and secures mora ?ct:onthan ever before. 0JD imitations. Insist on taTing the genuine. If your uer hasn't it ask --m to f -t it for yovL FIIZER & BEOS.. Lonirrme. Kj JOB i i I FOR ARTISTIC PRINTING TRY THE FREEMAN. WHEAT Spot -tore and elevator, i K2c afloat : No. COl'X !-pot market quic M-i c delivered; OAT.- N. j:iu-: N . . b. .y.tinpd. nd !1 l'i Caveat-, an 1 rn . t III, -t ' II'--- Coil' 11 ' , . . . . n4. r-. Hi m j: 1.2.i h' . r ri F Market steany .n.ih. ad: Minim' in. " hi ad. .vi, f amr-; Sheen, market steady .1.1-1-1 j ' - ..... . ,,.,,iii- receipt!. 4'i head: -hipments il I V-r ---s. - . . liil.i' ill Linnbs. market st. iuiy ai w v. New Yokk. April ..l-..t st. adv. X - ret: lio1 v: afloat. o!i-; I o. o I l,-.r,l rc.ii.-: delivered. t. Steamer nnxeii No. 3, .lie delivered -Si.t market st.-any. - l. liv. red. :h-4 ': ' A white. .a.J.c: iracK ,.,-rTI it V,ir..tw:lll eatiles iiumf . ", -.t 1 i . it i:)t per ixmnd. dre-seti weiirtit r.frn...'rtor beef "at 10'4MU ir pound ., ,rts tmlav. :f.'4 b.-eve.s. 1.T.G sheep uuarters ..f be f. SHEEP AND LAMBS-shecp. n iHMir to ir1 n" land.-. chtiiK.-d hands; half the ftock not " HO(.j Market Era at SoOCMojiJ An Old Kilitor Head. Nr.w Yokk. A,13.-Davi.l H. Stone ...l, . f..r Ji vears was eiiii-n " - v.., L- .lonru'al of Commerce i . i. -,.,,- ii I trn c VII. Ills none- ... -. f ,.tlt COllipiieai inn - illness Ol auouu whit :,T i il American L-ht ; Ex it." answered the pea a n t. lit;, it. ' . . Ho folded it carefully and put it in his insi.le coat pocket. A for this other, then," said he, v. ".tli an air of putting it away froin li fu as an unworthy thing, "I will leave il here!" And he Pit the Kable ticket in the ballot-box. Yoath's Companion. his way unless he aud deter- way, to tit 1 was lit over and 2.2 'J f market dull lias died at His death re suited from a troubles, alter month. CULLED HERE AND THERE. Um.y one booh on aluminum has Wen -imbiished in the 1'nite.l States aud that '.i now out of print. . ,.1 . . "i 1 , , s r. humlreil years ag" eHn --.iTil.no-.vn. It w:"is first made use of as tan oii-.tp-ent for rheumatism. i:oi r sixl v thous-md acres ha ve ln-en r-e!.:it::cd in Ireland during the past vt-ar from lxcj' and marsh lands. Nnvdw.r. VNshas a vestibuled train to Sati I'l-.-.iieisco that covers the dis tance in less than seventy-eight hours. It has not Wen many years since ain-vitations were performed with the pat i. ut in full possession of all his fac u.t'ics. T..e ..ne bunilred and first half-ycarly ,...... ;...r ..f the share-holders of the X-n th l'.ritish railway w as recently held in Et?::iiiurfh. i-ti. s i iv.tents on the basic steel proc- ;u .T. ..vfiin-. The owners of the ori-'inal matle more than seven hiMidred nml lift v thousand dollars in IJreat llritain alone. Tin: r.ip of the Washington monu--iiii t :! is a pyramidal mass of aluminum ;..!.;,. .r ...... hiiiidrt d ounces. When -t:.is was liunlc aluminum was eight dol- T;. is a poll ml. tail. of theirs i-:n....r I.i 111 that th- nnimal screamed feai fully. The cat invariably barred W hy he did so I tlou I Know ..... us of his prize to sliare it- 1 could account for h s actions in ro other certain they were going the baby. Something had to be done, and done quickly, or 1 would se e my child torn in two and eaten. The thought made ine as wild as were the animals, almost. 1 rushed in the house, grabbed the shotgun, and. trembling like a leaf and praying with every breath, tired through the window at the animal .!... 1..1 mv liaDV. .MV U11U .".- ma. ii.-. j w - . .u,.ir .nd 1 only maimed him. j - . , . 1 ,luc ..l l-tll'Cl. IIIUUIIU lnc - . . I ,.tt r:iniillv aS lie Coll III, 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' . .ix 1 J wildcat at full tilt after him. pouncin on him every second, u.iing obincr him. and the baby l....e.,..I on the rrrOlind the babv was safe in my arms and 1 in i .f l.vstrics. The two .... -j IJ..1... ami ii It had for he the rtm vou itnow that now never a 'possum, mink, stray cat or anything, man or beast, enters this yard at any time. "The wildcats, this old one I ve had so lonir and her two children. Keep them all away. They are oener - ,!.ti th. best watch dogs to found. liefore they took up tneir residence here and became our ju-ts, something could be heard prowling around every night. And not ouiy that, but making off with a duck or chicken in his mouth. Now notiung of the kind ever happens. They may come around.but are met or rrigiiteneu away before they ever get in tne vard And Christmas weeKever e-i I bring home lrom marKei, a biuah tune from tne saie oi chickens and ducks.a number ot wine n. besides eggs. I dispose oi readily an during the year. "Once in awhile a chicken-liawK swoops down upou some unsuspecting fowl, but that isn't of ten. and is the only thing' that ever gets a.icad of the cats. I was surprised a week ago by seeing my old pet cat had an addition to her family. It had been so long since her babies were born I did not think she d have any more. Hut there they are. two fine little fellows, as you see. Well.three were enough.but 1 snail uoi complain or interfere with her keep ing the other two. I don't know w hat 1 should do without them. There's one thing sure, I couldn't live here alone nor meet with any success with fowl-raising. They are unequaled as a guard." Yhen I left I was escorted to the gate by Mrs. Henson and two of the cats, who walked along slowly at her feet, their tails under them and as meek and docile as any dog I ever saw. The old cat stayed on the gallery, still evinc me uneasily, as she nan none . . , . i . . . . - ..... all along. lul tne momeui. x a " of the yard she was relieved, and gave expression thereto Dy leaping on o.e gallery and tearing like mad over the yard, her two babies after her. A wilder romp l never saw .-... ...-- 5ve cats for the others joined tuem a moment later enjoyed. As 1 pushed the skiff out and picked up the oars I danced back at the small cabin and - ... . . 1 . i:ttlA jimiled witn atimiraiiou ... i. widow who has liven lor near.y ...c ccived th tore from l.oiit Tx-rson of Miss liirton. Mmk CslMEK-rKKlKU has kept up thecharital.lc custom of helping two i i i ,.r- willows at Christmas IlilllUli w J " " ' . time. This good work was started Mine. C'arnot. Miss P.kssik I-. Hackktt. a Irl b:is received the for writing the In-st ad vertisement of the merits of a new i -introduced paint. 1;otii of the legs of Miss Kva U-dcy. of Itoston. wi re amputated at the knee recently to save her life. They were poisoned by the dye in red stockings which she had in-eii wearing. Mks. Nat Coi l ins. widely known as the '-Montana Cattle tjucen." will soon issue a volume of reii-ini-fiices. riving a history of over forty years of life in the camp and on the prairie. At Gardiner. Me., there is a good looking and spry young woman who Iraws a grocery wagon. No fear of ner wasting her time fooling with the servant girls unless they have got new Ih unlets. Mns. OitMisToN Chant, the English reformer, says that she has Ik-i-ii of fered rive thousand pounds to 1 silent :.t..l to cease carrying n the crusade against the music halls ami sunon places of amusement. Mks. Hknkiktta M. Kim., of Corpus Christi. Tex., owns eighteen hundred and seventy-live square miles of land in Texas, or almut a million and a quarter of acres. She inherited this vast do main from her husband. Kit-hard King. CURRENT HUMOR. A man is known by the company he refuses to keep.- nil vest on News. As iiKTWKKS the government support- in" him or lalnring for hiiiiscll. give the Indian his pick, and he ll never take to the shovel. Philadelphia Times. HK---I received a tremendous ova tion as 1 went It-hind the scenes last ni-'ht She -And it was your first tlis apjicarance. too!"-Philadelphia Times. Coi.l.Kt Tori -' Is your father in. my lniy?" Son of the Father "If you could have seen the hands he held last night you wouldn't ax me that tpjes- tioii." Svracu-' Post. "Vol- never accept any more in mv jokes alimt lady simpe rs who never buy." said Snickers to the editor. "No. I'm "married now," was the satis factory response. 1 et roit Free Press. TllYSKKK ""f course vou have some t.i.. .s to whom we are indebteil for the origination of language "Woman, doubtless, at least, have created talk." Buffalo Courier. OUT OF THE ORDINARY. An oflicial rat catcher has leen ap pointed by the Liverpool city counci.. A Jaianksk brides play things are burned on her w taldmg day, typuying the end of her childhood. Thki:k are not more than twenty-five Chinese women m ew lnrK. 2 in carefully avoid the public ga:.-. (i on: Wakhkx Atwih.h. of Maine, hinks he has a great disease. The l.K-tors diagms.-il it as "dacryH-yst-vringokataklelsis. Thk hygienic congress at Buda Pc-th brought'out the fact that there-are four times as many men who stammer as there are women who are so afflicted. It is claimed that the use of bicycles in Toledo. O. has depreciated the value of electric street railway plants in that city one million five hundred thousand dollars during the past two lee- years. Tin- thrown-awav carbons of trie lights in Williamsburg are eagerly gathered up by sufferers from rheuitia- .111. who elieve Ilial in carrvniK around pieces of the carUm the pain is essciicd. Two m k.N in Mississippi had a tight in . . .1 ... ,1... . tl,..r ..lit of a room. ne inn- . - the window, and. thinking that lie nan killen him. jutii.tl himself. They fell a distance of thirty feet and neitiier was hurt. In Siam each year is 11a1u.1l after an animal, and e.ple lorn in certain years are forbidden to intermarry. Thus, an elephant baby can t marry a tiger, nor a lion a lamb. And there are heavy penalties for lying aln.ut one's age. 5- THE LATEST. The latest umbrella handle is long and narrow in shai-. It is made of dark-blue enamel, wrought w ith a gold tracery, and wit h the owner's mon. .gram worked skillfully in the design. Thk latest writing paper is known as ... . . : 1 - the Caslilian Kose. It is a saimou ,..i.v color. The monogram iu gold is its decoration. When this is not Used the address is printed in black. Thk latest dish to receive the favor of society is Welsh rarebit spread over mince" pic It isa question whether the devotees of this dish will live to sing its praises. As an cueouragcr of indiges tion and nightmare it surely cannot ! improved. It is suppt-sed to Ik- served at informal late supjx-rs. Tin: latest blotter is novel and funny enouirh to serve as a present. It con sists of four small sheets of blotting pa per, square in shape, and covered with stiff sheet of water-color iaier. are fastened two brownies, e dude aud the other is a brownie dress..! in crejie iapcr skirts. They are arm in arm and the dude is sheltering the girl brownie under a brown paier umbrella. Written in gilt across the cover are the words: ""Tis sunshiny weather w hen we are together." THE HOUSEKEEPER. a the ne i- .vt-r is lb hanged may le ren- v stirring in a imie tlldliach Eve's actions. more or less -V IN 1795. Boston, country- years miles from a living person, sup i,olf -ieel v. and her urotect- and was a moment. rtorted herself nicely ora wildcats. Peterson (La.) spondence St. Louis Kepublic. Cor re' an Thank o the MiUado. April 3. A dispatch to The rom P. rlin says tlmt tht- -m- nd we Von mote from w a-n vni. 1. - . h Ap9rp. en.1 ni.xicl. .nrawJ1'-' i ' .V' i i ,ir not. free of We ailvle .11 P- ... .orre. ,kr.'f tHir ice .... , " i,h p.Vis, C&HCER m i TMrr.r- CI'IFI ; no hlK, Ir.-,- !r. (ATI1MV A IM'HH. . . v : I'uiiml J w U KWal eVSt. I-yo.r,.. couaty.u town, nent free. Aihlrers, C.A-SNOW&CO. OppouU Patent Office. Washin.ton. 0 Cr the IyixnoN . . 1 1 taiiiiaiu n"i" ;- - .it; linn !.:..-. instrneted Ll IIUI1 )Mr::r' L "t- inilienceof the mikado and; Z thak "him for granting armistice. A Woman Iic at the Folia. New Castle, Colo., April 3-Whi Mrs. Thomas Jones was preparing her 1 .ii... ... ti. she fainted ami leu !"....- V.T. va4,L from the effects of w hich she died m a few hour. LIGHT. In l4t a "down caster mvenieti a 11 . .. l.;..K 1... i'l:iiined did species oi cannw- -- not need snnf.ing. Thk iH-oplcf lnre districts in I cr si haveno other ariiheial light than that obtained from p.-trolcum. Thk oil wt lLs of Baku cover a district .f cmntrv twcnty-fivi- miles long by .over half a mc in breadth. ,i,-i.rs..-iwi-r converted into pas . t ... .,...!,,. i-.-iudle-nower; into II Uilll 1 " . - - . tricity. JHIWCE. animals ,-..w init outside the yard ing in a way to make one s flesh creep Their cries became faint, and then I did not hear them again. I hugged our boy and trembled the rest of the dv Mv nerves were completely shat- ..r the excitement. Every mo- . t .1.1 draw mv baby closer lilt 11 L I .. V ' V ... - " and promise never to leave him again. A...1 I n.IIr llill. "Y,n Sam came home he examined the trails. He knew those of the wild e-tt at once, but the others he ha. . .- lfore. The feet were as , ".-;- the cat s, but he did not iu"t . , Know iust what animal - 1,0.1 nn opportunity out for the animal did not call again. "The next morning, about nine o'clock, what should 1 see walking around but the same wildcat as had saved the baby the day before. He was very bloody and, besiues iooi..s as if he had been in a terrifiefighLa p ,5f -paaaai anoi pu. 0 Sffl t.puin nioq 'saAaiui Sataq aaj ?luo Xm li j n pspnpuoa 1 pu 'pooqn-iI J suam v s am (n udo VM- ria9 -jJi-um p-aa s-fn-wi" s.aaaqi MM- joj 's.fan-mi pu suan!n.' flu!s-w tnissaaons wa q i MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. Thk architect of the Woman's build ing of the Cotton States exptsition. to be held in Atlanta. Oa.. next year, is to be Miss Elise Mcrcur. ot nttsi.urgn. THK presidents of the colleges in Indiana, at a meeting held at Indianap olis, decided to prohibit intercollegiate football games henceforth. Exhibition sp. .rts of any kind only will be all. wed. Thkkk are forty-five survivors of the war of ispionthe roll of the pension office, of whom fifteen are one hundred old. There are xwene A mail CAKnu it was sent out from hiladclphia or New lrk i a town only when there was enough mail to pay him for the inp. Whkn a Virginian started on a jour ney to New York, he made his will and bade farewell to his friends, as though he expected never to see them again. Qv kkki.s l.ct ween the Ixixes and the pit in the theaters were common, and the jK-ople in the former sometimes spat down on the heads of the crowd It-low. BrsiNK.ss men and politicians gener . 11 1 .. ..;.,, ..1- in their eorresp. .mi ni iir-.i i t - . . . 1 -. ,.,i...t 1. .us lM-i-ome clice. lesl ineir eo.... public pr.lerty, by Wing read ny me postmasters. Paintkp signs representing rcn tivs. blue monkeys and oilier rem.o .-... mimals apiH-ared over the doors oi .in p.Mxls stores and other mercaniiie e-- taldishments. PLAY TIME. For. over four hundred years Novem ber 1-5 was observed in England as a festival. It commemorated the death of Haidieaiiute and the accession of Ed ward the Confessor, by which the coun try was delivered from the yoke of the Danes. Thk movable Christian holidays are Easter. Ascension day it. 11 days 1-cfore Whitsunday.. Ash Wednesday. 1mh Friday. Palm Sunday. Pentecost. Sexa gesir.i'a Sunday and Trinity Sunday. All depend for their date on Easter. Tin: Festum Sancti Petri ad "incula. on Amrust 1. was the continuance of a Koman festival in honor of the vic tory won by K-tavius over Anthony at the" battle -d Actium. Its observance was continued, but its object changed by order of Theod.isius. A FOi.rM.iiiT after Easter the English f..r,,.rlv observed a festival calletl Hock Tide. It was customary lor tne women to go out into the streets with , 1 1 -...1 i... ...-li.kiii thev met corns aim onm m - until th- latter purchased their rcieast. with small contributions of money. Thk Creek holidays and festivals were very numerous. There were fifty te ginning with the letter A, and liesides these special festivals there were times set apart for the Isthmcau. Nemean. Pythian and Olympian games, all of w hich were popular holidays. Mll.K which has . deretl lit for use b soda. : Fkksh meat It-ginning to sour will sweeten if placed out of doors in the air over night. FisH may 1 sealed more easily by first dipping them into boiling water for a minute. To col on white pasteboard the color of leather soak in solution of copperas and then in ammonia. ; Ci.kan brass with hot water, rub w ith a soft cloth and lemon juice, rinse in hot water and polish with a chamois. A tl i' of hot milk flavored with ora 11 gc-flower w ater, or one of leef tea, is excellent for an invalid just liefore retiring. An authority on domest-e economy advises the housekeeper of limited means to save her fire and strength and d: as much ironing with the clothes wringer as possible. Plain pieces, like towels, pillow cases, sheets, merinos and stockings put through the wringer will le smooth enough for all practical purposes, if the rollers are tight. r-TNANCE ITEMS. or more years it was, nor of finding pensioners of the revolutionary war. elec- cquals sixteen hundred candle- IIIIAH sa3I Ja .ti- I PB -inarjl saaj-j asorjl japun aaaqi ino patanq qroq aa XaqX but they are all widows. Thk pope recently gave orders for the construction of his tomb. Prof. Luc . l.etti is to attend to the architectural I part, and Eugenio Maccagniw ill be the I sculptor. The tomb will be in the basilica, Santa Maria Maggiore. 1 ius VI. was the last pope buried there. CYCLING PROVERBS. Pol itenkss is like a pneumatic tire, as it eases many a jolt in the journey of life. The world, like a bicycle, would soon come to a stop, if it w ere not for the cranks. Oi k lives are like roads. Some are smooth and even from beginning to eun, and some are all ups and downs. A pleasant disp.sition. like the oil in a bicycle bearing, reduces friction and prevents a world of wear aud tear. A Hark Korninr. How is it. Uncle Mose, that yon never married? Ain't you an admirer of the fair sex?" "Oh. yis; I fo't er duel wunce erbout ir gal. sah." "A duel?" "Yes, sah; veahs and yeahs ago. sam Johnsing an' inyse'f. we bofe lublK-d do same gal; we w as bofe boun ter hab dat gal. and de bizness climax ated in er duel wid pistils. We bofe wah er tritle narvous. sah. and de bul lets went sorter wild, an' nobody was hit but a mcwcl in de nt-x" field." "And did vou fire again?" "No. sah. "dat was er werry vallyble mewel. an' we bofe got kinder skeart like. So we entered into an amenca- ble derangement." Il.wv did vou settle it?" "Sam tuck de gal, an' I 'greed ter riav f.-.' de mewel. As tar as lub goes dat cured dis dog oh suckin' igs wah a wcrry vallyble meweL" The Iron Age estimates that steel billets cost ?14.75 to make with Bes semer pig iron at f 10 per ton. The sales of wool at Boston for 1" '.4, according to the Wool aud Cotton Ite IK.rtcr. amount to 14-.7::s.(is.-, pounds, against 1.4.1T1.1MHI pounds in l-.':-. The Journal of Commerce, basing its calculation on the estimate of conserva tive underwriters, fixes the annual lire loss from incendiarism in the Tinted Su.tcs and Canada at ?3'.MHHMKH. or -5 ix-r cent, of the whole. SofTllKKN spinners, according to the Manufacturers" Kecord.have al.ut HC.. (VHl.OtNl invested in cotton mills, contain ing 7U.iihi.ooO looms and ",.hhi.ihh spindles, and are "sending the mills to the cotton instead of the cotton to the mills." Act-oKPlNO to the figures published by the bureau of statistics, the immi gration into the United states for eleven months of the year ls.H has Int-n less than half as great as for the same pern hi 0f iso.:- or -'.i.l.syl compared with 4M, 76. A ship canal from Bordeaux to Narbonne. connecting the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, is one of the it lin ing public enterprises. The distance is :0 miles. F-iats w ill Ik- towed by fixed engines. The cost of the canal is esti mated at 1-UUNHUHH. Nineteen ships, of an estimated value of -.s70.lHH). are said to Ik now either 1... ,v.t--iet in the shipyards of the uii'i. ' - - . creat lakes, or negotiations for their construction are so lar anvanceo m-- it is quite proliahle they will if i.uut. to go into commission as early as pos sible next season." It ALWAYS. U?E your handkerchief unobtrusively. Keep on learning something to the day of your death. Kisk when ladies leave tne room, ami stand till they are out. Covei: the mouth w ith hand or nap kin w hen obliged to remove aui oo.. from it. When burdens press hard think ot some one more unfortunate, and cunt up your blessings. Kkmvmiiek that the patient Waring and overcoming of little trials, day by tiav is more heroic and causes more prtiwlh of character than some great deed that the world admires. OooO. , Housekeeping. (I !' sn
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