FARMER COPE
BOBS UP AGAIN.
Another Batch of Arrests in the
Campaign Against Oleo.
A GREAT RECORD MADE.
Krarlt- One Tbounaml Arrrata Made
Since? the Plrat of the Year and
Over Three Thonaanel Sample
Taken.
(Special Correspondence.)
Harrlsburg, Nov. 6. Another aggres
sive move hiia been made by the state
department of agriculture through
Farmer Cope, the dairy and food com
missioner, against the violators of the
law regarding the sale of oleo colored
In imitation of butter. After the suc
cessful raids in Philadelphia and Pitts
burg it was thought that the traffic In
this commodity would cease.
Farmer Cope is not taking anything
for granted. While he Is preparing to
fight in court the cases In which he
has had accused parties Indicted, and
to have the accused convicted and sen
tenced, he is still bard at work direct
ing his agents, who are constantly on
the go with the view to securing fresh
evidence of violations of the law.
In Philadelphia last week a number
of warrants were issued at the Instance
of Farmer Cope from the office of Mag
istrate Stratton, and more arrests are
to follow.
The records of the department of
agriculture show that over 8,000 sam
ples have been gathered by agents of
the department of agriculture In this
state since the first of the year.
These have all been submitted to
chemists for analysis.
When the results have shown that
what was sold as pure butter was noth
ing more than oleo colored in imita
tion of the product of the dairy, arrests
have been promptly made and the cases
have been brought to trial as speedily
as possible.
Secretary Hamilton and Commis
sioner Cope have been acting under
Instructions from Governor Stone to
spare neither time, labor nor expense
to bring every violator of the law to
Justice, and they have made a record
for faithful and efficient work that can
be matched by the officials of no other
state in the union.
Recent cases in Philadelphia show
that while the state officials were being
denounced by a yellow journal and
charged with neglecting their duty,
they were quietly gathering samples
and preparing their case, so that they
might make a thorough presentation
when the matter reached court.
While Secretary Hamilton and Com
missioner Cope are not diseasing their
hand, they have a number of cases
under way which will be brought to
light when the next batch of arrests
Ehall bo inivle.
' Commissioner Cope said: "We are
determined to prosecute all offenders,
and our agents will not relax in their
work of gathering samples wherever
we have the least suspicion that the
law is being violated. Since my in
cumbency In the position of dairy and
food commissioner, a period of about
four months, the department has
brought about 700 suits and prosecu
tions, making nearly 1,000 for the year
up to date, which is the best answer
that could be given to any critics of
this administration."
The records of the department of
agriculture show that since Jan. 1
there have been over 3,000 samples
taken by the agents of the department,
and there have been 983 arrests.
A MARVELOUS SHOWING.
Here Is a statement, taken from the
official records at Harrisburg, show
ing the number of cases, brought in
each county since Jan. 1, 1900:
Allegheny 679
Dcr
Blair 25
Cambria 13
Carbon 4
Chester 1
Clearfield g
Columbia 2
Crawford 4
Dauphin 6
Delaware 21
Erie 1
Fayette 8
Iudiana 1
Jefferson 1
Lawr
Lehigh 1
Luzerne '. 7
Mercer 3
Montgomery g
Northumberland 1
Philadelphia 155
Potter 2
Schuylkill 4
Somerset 1
Tlog 2
Venango 1
Westmoreland 19
Total 983
In the crusades secretly and thor
oughly conducted in Philadelphia and
Pittsburg the greatest care was taken
to insure the best results. The agents
did not know the plans of their su
periors, nor were they acquainted with,
each other. In addition to the pick
of the regular force of agents many
younit men and women, sons and
daughters of farmers and dairymen,
were specially employed, and they did
most effec tive work in gathering sam
ples and ferreting out violators of the
law.
The people know that Governor
Stone's administration Is making a
great record in suppressing the illegal
oleo traffic and they cannot be fooled
by the yellow journals.
During i he civil war as well a our late
war with Spain, diarrhoea was one of the
ino-t troublesome clina.-es the army had
to contend with. Iu many instances it
became chronic and tho old Roldiern still
suffer from it. Mr. David Taylor or Wind
Ridge, (Jrcxine Co., Pa., is ono of these.
ll uses Chamberlain' Colin, Cholera
ninl Diarrhoea Remedy ami says ho never
lound wivthintr that would irivehim such
iiWc reiief. It i lor sale by all drug
gist. 1,'inlirclla'H, itiackiiitosheg and rub.
bers. T. C. S. H
When you want groceries cjuick,
flephono T.C. 8. It
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Bradatreefa Report oo Conditions of
ItoalnaM Throughout tlie Country.
NEW YORK. Nov. I. Bradstreet'i
review of trade says:
Unseasonably warm weather contin
ues the leading directly unfavorable
feature of distributive trade because
of the check given to retail distribu
tion, and, therefore, to re-order busi
ness In most lines of drygoods, wearing
apparel and shoes. Conservatism, In
view of the near approach of the
presidential election, is undoubtedly an
element exercising considerable in
fluence, particularly In stock specula
tion, but a conspicuous exception to this
Is found in the re-awakening of de
mand and the advances In prices shown
In the Iron trade In widely separated
sections. This Is really one of the most
Important developments of the week,
and Is taken as Indicating not only
that confidence In election results Is
felt, but that consumers stocks are
down to a minimum.
Speculation on the various exchanges
has ruled rather slow. In wheat the
moving feature has been the reitera
tion of stories of Argentine crop dam
age, which was Instrumental In Induc
ing some advances, much of which was
lost later. In cotton fears of frost
damage has been the moving factor,
and here, also, some advance has been
scored from the low point reached last
week. Wool is showing increased ac
tivity, while prices are firm In sym
pathy with the better tone of London
and Melbourne advance. Western live
stock receipts for October were very
heavy, but prices have held well despite
this.
A distinct and marked Improvement
In the demand for both crude and fin
ished iron and steel Is noted. From
Chicago, Pittsburg, Birmingham and
Philadelphia come confirmations of
the better Inquiry for pig Iron at a
slight advance, except In the case of
the Southern product. This movement
Is regarded as significant in view of
the reported cutting of prices by Eng
lish and Scotch makers.
Although the export demand for Iron
and steel has quieted of late, that for
cotton Is apparently undlmlnmlshed,
and this week witnesses the heaviest
single days exports from New Orleans
ever recorded.
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Banjnmln Pugh, a Colored Murderer, to
He Electrocuted.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Benjamin
Pugh, colored, was sentenced by Judge
Hurd, Jr., in Brooklyn yesterday to die
In the electric chair during the week
beginning Dec. 24 next, on his convic
tion of the crime of murder In the first
degree for shooting and killing John
Tlegen, a waiter.
Pugh went Into a restaurant where
Tlegen was employed on Aug. 23, or
dered a meal, ate It and started to
leave the place without paying for It
Tlegen, who served him, went after
him and asked for the money. Pugh
threw it down on a table, and as Tle
gen started to pick it up Pugh brushed
It oft on the floor.
This angered Tlegen, and he struck
Pugh In the face end pushed him
toward the door, kicking him at the
same time. Pugh did not strike back.
He walked to a gun store, purchased
a revolver and cartridges, returned to
the restaurant, stood in the doorway,
and, as Tlegen came round from be
hind the counter, Pugh fired four shots
at him. Two of them took effect In
Tiegen's head and he died almost In
stantly. JAIL DELIVERY FOILED.
Tlinelv Dlncovery l'rovented Eacape of
C'nnaillnn Crook at ChlcnRO.
CHICAGO, Nov 6. A Jail delivery
planned by prisoners in the Cook coun
ty jail was discovered by Jailor Whit
man yesterday. Two 3S-callbre pistols
and ammunition were found In one of
the cells occupied by F. D. Rich,
Thomas Jones and Frank Rutlldge,
held here awaiting extradition to Can
ada, where they are charged with rob
bing a bank.
The three men are known to have
been In a plot to escape, probably to
day, as some of the guards would have
been away on election business. It is
believed others were In the conspiracy.
The revolvers were smuggled into
the cells concealed in lunches, one In a
pan of baked beans and the other In a
package of grapes.
SHOT HIS WIFE.
Darla Then Triad to Suicide, but Failed,
Woman Wouldn't Live With Him.
PORTLAND, Me., Nov. 6. Charles
Davis, aged about 30 years, shot and
killed his wife at their home here yes
terday, and then attempted to take hia
own life. He has a bullet wound In his
head, but may recover. Davis is a
hostler. His wife was about 25 years
of age.
The story of the affair as gathered by
the police shows that owing to the
quarrelsome disposition of Davis his
wife had refused to live with him. He
called yesterday and the couple almost
Immediately became engaged in an al
tercation. The shooting occurred with
out any warning.
Funeral of Sir Hoderlck Cameron.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. Funeral ser
vices were held yesterday at the church
of the Incarnation, over the remains of
Sir Roderick Cameron, Tvho died re
cently In London. Among the Immediate
family et the services were Mr, and
Mrs. Belmont Tiffany and daughter,
Duncan Cameron and Miss Daisy Cam
eron. There were also delegations from
Maritime exchange of the port of New
York and the Canadian society of New
York. The body was taken aboard a
special train for Interment at Will
lamstown, Canada.
Itemarkalils Cher by 1'lllauurjr.
MONTREAL, Nov. 5. H. N. Pills
bury, chess champion of the United
States, on Saturday afternoon played
simultaneously 26 numbers of the Mon
treal Chees club, winning 20, drawing
3 and losing 2 games. In the evening
he played IS games simultaneously,
blindfolded, winning 12, losing 3 and
drawing 1. After this feat he defeated
James Growdsky, lately of the Brook
lyn club, in two games.
Died From Effect of nurn.
HERKIMER. N. Y., Nov. 6 A three-year-old
child of Mrs. Annie Flaherty
died yesterday morning from burns re
ceived Sunday night whlla playing .with
matches.
I am the mother of eight children and
have had a great deal of experience with
medicines. Last summer my littleduugh
ter had the dysentery in its worst form
We thought sho would die. I tried ev.
eiythingl could think of, but nothing
seemed to dn her any good. I saw liy an
advertisement in our paper that Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy was highly recommended and
Kent and gota bottle at once. It proved
to be one of the very best medicines we
ever had in tlio houie. It waved my lit
tle daughter's life. I am anxious lor ev.
ery mother to know what an excellent
nicdioino it is. Had I kro.vn it at first it
would have saved ine a great deal of anx
iety and my little daughter much Hiill'cr
ing. Yours Irulv, Mrs. Geo. F. Iturdick,
Liberty, R. I. For sale by all druggists.
TRAPPED BY A LASSO.
WILD CHASE AFTER A SPARE PROPEL
LER LOOSE ON DECK.
A Cowboy Conquered the) Three
Wtnajed Iron Monster That Would
Hares Wrecked the Ship After the
Crew Itnd Failed to Subdue It.
During the galos of last winter more
than 20 tramp steamers were lost. Teu
were never heard from after leaving
port. More than 151) broke their shafts.
In over a score of instances they also
lost their propellers and were saved from
bring overwhelmed by son anchors, which
held their heads to the comlers, and a
liberal use of oil, which smoothed down
the crests. Some of the undorbiillastod
tramps from Itritwh ports, which In
pleasant weather make the voyage to
Sandy Hook in 15 days, were 35 days
and 40 days breasting the great winter
gales. Two of them rolled their funnels
out, nnd another spout 15 days either at
tempting to make her way through the
crested billows or wallowing in the
trough. Clilllike waves, breaking In cat
aracts over her weather bow or leaping
aboard amidships, carried away all her
lifeboats. She rolled, at an angle of near
ly 45 degrees, the rolling period being 12
or 15 times a minute, for hours and hours
together. During these 13 days the
weary skipper found, when he had a
chance- to make an observation, that the
ship had made 140 knots leeway. Iu
this tumultuous oriod very few of the
officers were able to get any sleep, except
the merest catnaps. The food was hard
ly fit to eat through bad cooking, the
cook being unable to work properly, and
the water, impregnated by the searching
brine from Invading seas and spoondrlft,
did not do much toward quenching thirst.
The perils of the underimllastod tramp,
steaming to the westward with head
gales lashing the seas Into fury, furnish
the marine reporters of nearly every At
lantic seaboard city every winter with
columns of vivid stories. The tramp
skipper is undaunted by the appalling
dangers of bis underpaid profession. The
business of following the sea is the only
one he knows anything about, nnd he
must either risk starvation on shore or
boldly face the manifold dangers of a
rover of the oceans of the world, which
little notes the loss of a tramp steamship
here and tLere. When a tramp skipper
loses his job he never gives It up there
are a dozen or more applications for it
despite its perils and its meager pay.
All the smaller tramps that visit ports
without facilities for providing or repair
ing machinery carry, usually on the main
dock aft or between decks, a spare pro
peller. There have been several instances
in which tramps with these extra propel
lers have just escaped destruction in
heavy weather. A little British tramp
that came into New York from the Med
iterranean several years ago had a spare
propeller made fast between decks aft.
tine niitht, when she was within a few
days of Sandy Hook, plunging and roll
ing In a cyclone, the propeller broke from
its lashings and began tlumdoring about
the deck. The only illumination aboard
ship was by means of flickering kerosene
lamps. The skipper and several of his
crew went down into the gloomy space
between decks and made an effort to
check the erratic flight of the three wing-'
ed Iron monster.
Tliey wore aimed with wooden nnd iron
bars and pieces of duuuagc, which they
tried to use as levers. It was difficult to
keep the ship's head up In the swell. She
persisted in dropping off, and every time
she rolled the demon of a propeller rum
bled across the steel deck to port or star
board, threatening to smash through the
ship's side. The skipper sent one of his
men to the bridge to tell the otlicer In
charge to try to keep the ship's head up,
the movements of the propeller being less
dangerous while the ship was pitching,
but she wouldn't answer her helm. The
mass of metal stopped at times just long
enough to allow the skipper nnd his ad
venturesome men to get within reach of
it. Then it stirred like a sentient thing
and appeared to spring at them. They
saved themselves from injury by Jumping
aside or leaping over it.
At last, as the ship lurched heavily to
port, the propeller whirled down the in
clined dock nnd smashed against the side.
One of its blades wont through a plate.
It hung for a moment against a rib of
the ship; then, loosening itself as the
ship rolled nnd heeled to starboard, it
bowled athwartship again. A fountain
of sea water spurted through the hole
made by the propeller blade as the tramp
rolled to port again, and the propeller
slid that way. A few more holes in the
ship's side would have caused her to take
in so much water that she would have
lieen iu danger of foundering, and the
skipper began to wisli that the propeller
had gone all the way through and drop
ped into the sen.
There was one passenger aboard the
tramp, a stout young fellow who had ex
perience as n cowboy on the Texas plains.
He had heard the booming of the spare
propeller, and ho went to the skipper and
volunteered to chec k It In its mad course.
At first it revealed itself only dimly to
him, a huge, butlike shadow, under the
faint and unsteady glow of the kerosene
lamps. After the cowboy had become
somewhat accustomed to the gloom and
had siient a few moments dodging the
propeller he took a lasso, which ho made
of n hawser, and with the unerring aim
of an expert bull puncher he rung one of
the blades with the noose. He made a
turn with the other end around a winch,
about amidships, ami the propeller was
subdued. Then the skipper and his men
fell upon it as if it were a living thing,
nnd with beams and bars and chains and
ropes they made it so fast thai wil the
storms of the north Atlantic could not
have broken it loose again. Samuel A.
Wood In Ainslee's Magazine.
The Flrat Muff.
It is 400 years now since the first
known muff was worn. Venice was the
place, November was the month, name
of Indy who introduced the fashion un
known. Venice is not In a cold climate;
therefore- it is odd that the fashion should
have originated there. The Venetian
dames diil not use the muff originally to
to protect their pretty hands. They used
It as a ruddling place for the small dogs
which were fashionable then. The first
muffs were i oidc of cloths, mostly sntln
or brocades, lined mid bordered with fur.
In the seventeenth century men as well
os women carried muffs, at least In
France.
A German statistician has estimated
that beneath every square mile of sea
there are about 120,(Mm.(MK) fish. It U
safe to say. however, tlmt these figures
are not bused upon the results of actual
fishing experi.ncos.
A llenllli Resort.
Excelsior Springs, Mo., on tlio Kansas
City lino of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway has become one of the
leading all -t he-year around health and
pleasuro resorts in the United State.
The nso of lU waters lias benefited a
great many sufferers.
The Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Pan'
Railway has just issued a finely illustrat
ed booklet describing the resort and toil
ing itHVlvati'agcH, which will bo sent
free on application to Geo. H. Hcaford,
Goneral Passenger Agent, Chicago, with
two-cent stamp enclosed for postage 3
VOICES OF GREAT ORATORS.
How They Controlled Them la Im
paaaloned Speech.
nonry Clay's reputation as a great
pnblic speaker arose largely from his
sonorous voice and well rounded periods.
Thomas Corwln, who was a greater
speaker than ho, dealt more In humor, of
which he was the most conspicuous mas
ter that ever appeared In American pol
itics, no always thought, not without
cause, that his very readiness to convulse
an audience with laughter detracted from
his fame and gave the solemn, sonorous
speaker, like Clay, great advantage with
the reputation maker.
Caleb H. Smith had a lisp In hla speech,
which, however, was scarcely distin
guishable In the rnpld fire of his clear,
wprnno utterances. Smith was not great
tn the printed page, but as a popular or
itor on the stump he had no superior and
t-w equals. Casslus M. Clay roared like
a railway speeding over a long trestle,
but In the rumble his words were at a
little distance Indistinct. It was not so
with Smith. As far as yon could hear
iho ringing tones of his voice you could
Jistlngulsh his words and follow the Una
)f his thought, although he spoke with
.nnch greater rapidity than Clay. George
AV. Julian spoke slowly and distinctly.
Ho was the best master of the weapons
of Irony and sarcasm the senate ever pro
duced. A bitter word grew terrible as It
fell from his Hps.
D. W. Voorhees was the orator of
lofty flight and startling simile. Ills
voice could accommodate Itself to every
change of thought or mortification of feel
ing. Ho could Btrow flowers one moment
or revel In the haunts of desolation and
death in the next. Ills voice was his
servant, and ho( was more the actor than
the logician.
Mortou was an Image breaker. When
other men wrought fanciful creations of
frail materials, finished In beautiful pat
terns, his merciless logic, heightened by
the wonderful depth and force of his
voice, went crashing through them to
make plain the truth which they had ob
Bcured. '
The power of his voice was so great
that when he used to read his keynote
speeches, holding the sheets opeu in his
hand before him, not one person In twen
ty of the thousands who heard him knew
at the time or would afterward believe
that ho was reading a carefully prepared
oration rather than speaking from the in
spiration of the hour. Indianapolis
Press.
HE PLAYED ALL NIGHT.
A Fnnnr Story About Camllle Saint
Saena, the Compoacr.
Camille Suiut-Saens, the brilliant
French composer, nu extremely near
sighted man, was at a large social gath
ering In Paris one evening when the host
asked him to play something. lie for a
long time refused to do so; but, being
earnestly pressed, he took his seat nt the
piano. 1 1 is hair was tossed back, his
eye gleamed with excitement. Now he
would bend over the piano, then he
would throw himself back, nnd all the
while his fingers would run over the keys
as he extemporized In the most brilliant
fashion. The company were delighted.
After an hour pleasure gave place to
weariness. Two hours afterward some
of the guests began to leave. Their ex
ample quickly became contagious, and by
degrees nobody remained in the room ex
cept the master of the house (the hostess
had long since gone to bed).
Saint-Saens, more inspired nnd more
tumultuous than ever, utterly uncon
scious of the incidents around him, play
ed on as fast nnd ns frenzied ns ever. At
last, about 2 a. m., seeing Saiut-Saeus
playing with more ardor than ever, the
master of the house, completely over
come with fatigue, became desperate and,
laying his hand on the composer's shoul
der, said, "I beg pardon, my dear sir, but
pray are you not n little fatigued?"
Saint-Saens replied, without having the
piano, "not in the least," and, to show
how fresh he was, struck into a new im
provisation with wilder enthusiasm than
ever. The host gnve up, stole out of the
room oud went to bed. At daybreak
Saint-Saens rose, gravely bowed to the
tables and chnirs nnd went home, com
pletely ignorant that the chairs and ta
bles had been for hours his only audi
ence. The Mold of the Mint.
The story of how the famous little
craft the Maid of the Mist shot the whirl
pool rapids at Niagara falls Is on inter
esting one. The bout, as has been the
custom of her successors, was used to
carry adventurous visitors up the Niaga
ra river as near to the fnlls as was possi
ble. On June 15, 1S(!7, her skipper, hav
ing become financially involved, received
word that the sheriff intended to seize
Ids boat. He concluded to foil the min
ions of the law by shooting the rapids
nnd prevailed upon two other reckless
spirits to nccompany him.
Those that witnessed the feat were
thrilled nt the sight. As the Maid pass
ed under the bridge she gave a long leap
downward and was almost buried from
view In the foaming waters. She arose,
however, with no great damnge nnd flew
Into the whirlpool, a mile below, which
was comparatively easy of navigation.
She finally sailed down into the smooth
water below Lewiston nnd escaped from
the sheriff. The chances for successfully
competing against the fury of the rai
ids are said to be 50 to 1, and the feat is
recorded as one of marvelous and unprec
edented daring.
A Silent Trio.
The fifth Duke of Devonshire and his
brother, Lord (Jvorge Cavendish, were
noted for their taciturnity. Omee, when
traveling near Yorkshire, they were
shown into a three bedded room. Tlio
curtains of one oX the four posters wore
drawn. Each brother In turn looked in
nnd went to bed In another of the three
beds. Toward the close of the next day's
posting one brother said to the other:
"Did you see what was in the bed last
night?"
"Yes, brother," was the reply.
They had both seen a corpse.
Coffee House Wit.
In a small lot of literary curiosities re
cently offered for sale in London was the
following printed notice, which used to
be exhibited on the walls of the Drury
Lane Coffee House about "It is
particularly requested by the company
that those who are learning to spell will
ask for yesterday's paper."
Agree with everybody. It takes less
time than disagreeing, and the questions
you are asked to agree to nre not impor
tant anyway. Atchison (.'lobe.
China's Lone Drldnre.
The longest bridge in the world Is, it is
recorded, the Lion bridge, near S.mgang,
In China. It extends r miles over an
area of the Yellow sen nnd Is supported
by f!00 huge stone arches. The roadway
Is 70 feet alovo the water nnd is inclosed
in an iron network. A marble lion, 21
feet long, rests on the crown of each pil
lar. The bridge was built nt the com
mand of the Emperor Keing Long.
Told the Truth.
Gentleman liiidignnntlyi When I
bought tills d-.g, you said he was splendid
for i:itt;. Why, lie won't touch them.
Dog Deulei Well, nin't that splendid
for the rats?
Her Frlond.
no She looks ni c enough to eat.
She (severely) Yes. plain food has its
charms for some people.
HE AVAWEi) TO LOSE.
BUT THE SENATOR WON THOUSANDS
AGAINST HIS WILL.
An Intereatlnw Sor- of m Comedy
' Enacted In I'rtiiKle'a Funiona Cam.
1 bllnar Katnltllxhiitrnt In Wuahlno
ton In Antebellum Unye.
"I cume here with the first seuator
from Minnesota lifter the territory was
numlttcd ns a state," said Colonel Colo
Martin to a group of listeners one eveu
Ing. "Henry N. Kice served one term as
United States senator, nnd I. being n res
ident of St. l'ui'.l when he was elected by
the legislature and taking part in the
fight, concluded to come on to Washing
ton, ns iu those days, 1S.V1, WiwoiiKtwi
was a wide open twn, nnd faro was ns
free then as a beer lunch Is now. Of
course I had an acquaintance among the
sports, and shortly after I erected my
tepee in the capital the senator invited
mo to visit him.
"While making the rounds one after
noon we got hungry, and 1 Invited hiui
into Prlnglo's. Pi ingle's nt this time was
the finest gambling house in Washington.
The proprietor served three elegant m '!s
a day to his guests and patrons williout
charge." It was a romlexvous for ;11
Planner nnd kinds of men with money.
You could meet there Iu groups a foreign
embassador, a I'nitod States senator.
Judges, generals and, of course, men, like
myself, who followed the green cloth pb
n profession.
"I was then In or nt about my thirtieth
year nud thought no mora of 'win or lose'
$5,000 than I would now of a single $5
bill. There were no 10 or 25 cent chips
in those days. The 'whites' cost $1, the
very lowest price for them. Nobody
thought of buying n stack of chips under
$50, and play was high. 1 was ns high n
roller as the best of them, for just pre
vious to my arrival in Washington I had
lost as 'banker' in two nights over
$30,000.
"Well, Senator Rico nnd myself enjoy
ed rringle's fine spread. I introduced
the senator, and, ns he had never played
a card, like old Matt Carpenter, he knew
nil the 'boys' nnd was gracious and dem
ocratic iu his associations with them.
He felt embarrassed over eating such an
elegant meal nnd not having to pny for it.
"Passing a faro 'layout' In tlio next
room, he threw down a $5 goldploce on a
card expecting to lose It. To his surprise
and chagrin, however, he won. This
made the matter worse than ever, ns he
did not want to win, but to lose the $5 ns
an Indirect payment for the meal ho had
onton. While he was In a quandary I
bought n stack of chips nnd soon became
absorbed in the game.
"The senator's bets were placed hap
hazard, he not knowing whether they
were placed right or not nnd not caring,
except that he wanted to lose and get out
of the place. Rut lose he couldn't, nnd I
soon dropped out, In-ing broke, to watch
h.s play nnd marvel nt his ever Increasing
pile. He sewn had a crowd around him,
which added to his embarrassment, and
he appealed to me to help him get broke,
ns he wanted to get out and did not want
to take auy of the bank's money with
him.
"Well, this was the funniest snap I
ever experienced in my life of over 70
years. There sat the senator and myself
playing for nil we were worth to reduce
his winnings, nnd, play any way we
chose, the piles of chips increased. I,
who had boon, fo unlucky, caught the
fever of the senator's luck, nnd I won in
a streak.
"The senator's face was aa white as
his shirt, nnd he was ns scared a man ns
ever I saw in my life. Hut the play went
on, nnd owing to the fact that nt that
time there was no limit nt Prlnglu's tho
bets were fo high that the modern 25
cent chip player would get the grip If I
should mention the size of the bets.
"Finally Mr. l'ringle called me to one
side nnd told mo that Ills partners ob
jected to the game without a limit. He
was willing himself to play the bank
without it, but he was compelled to defer
to the wishes of his partners nnd would
place the limit nt $250 n bet.
"He said it was nil right to hnve me
play on, ns he liked me and all that, but
1 was the first man r.ho ever forced him
to put a limit on tlio game. When I re
turned to the table, I quietly informed the
senator, nnd he looked distressed, ns he
saw no chance, from his point of view, In
getting rid of his winnings nt a $250
limit.
"We played until midnight, and the
senator at last yielded to fatigue and or
dered me to cash In. When ho counted
the roll in his room, our joint winnings
were Just $31,300, of which sum he
staked me as my share to $10,000. Said
he when he gave me the money:
" 'Martin, I never played a card In my
llfo before this afternoon, nnd I will nev
er play another one as long ns I live.
This money I will do something with
which shall not Immediately benefit my
self or my family.'
"I visited St. Paul 20 years after this
occurrence and met the senator. True to
his word, he had never touched a card,
and I learned from others who got wind
of the play in Washington that the sen
ator's winnings were expended In help
ing struggling young fellows to get a
start In life, accompanied in every case
by the condition that they should never
play in a gaming house.
"I venture to say that this is tho most
remarkable case on record of a man's
nnexpectel and undesired Inrge winnings
turning him against gambling nnd card
playing nnd Bearing him almost to death.
I was then so reckless with money that
It made no sort of difference to me wheth
er I won or lost $20,000, so you can Im
agine how I regnrded the senator's
squeamishness.
"Rut you Bee he was right after all and
took the proper view of the matter, for
money which comes easy In a winning nt
faro goes easy the Bamc way. In a week
I had lost the $10,000 and thought no
more of It than I do now of losing a $10
bill." Washington Post.
The Effect Wai the Same.
John Raskin was n fearless critic and
made many enemies by his radical
views. He never considered tho man or
the friend in his criticisms. It was the
work itself that concerned him. He once
criticised, in his fearless wny, the work
of a well known painter, who was much
grieved nt the effect. On hearing of the
sorrow he had caused he wrote to the
artist that he regretted he could not
Speak more favorably of the picture, but
hoped it would make no difference in
their friendship. It is said the artist
wrote In reply:
Dear Ruskln Next lime I ni"ct you I ilmll
knock you down, but X liope It will make no dif
ference In our friendship.
Ouve Ilia Addreaa.
Tho following from an English paper
will be enjoyed by speakers who have
found themselves cnlleil upon to address
audiences already wearied by excessively
long speeches:
A certain man wns invited to speak at
a local gathering nnd, being nobody in
particular, was plm-ed last on the list of
speakers. Moreover, the chairman Intro
duced several speakers whose nanus
were not on the list, nnd the nndieni-e
wns tired out when ho said, introducing
the finnl speiiker, "Mr. Hones will now
give us his address."
"My address." said Mr. Rones, rising,
"is 551 Park Villas. S. W., nnd I wish
you all good night."
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IzimzP tsi
AO FlXl'Jit IilXI'l were ever sunn in Tionosta than we have now in
stock. This is Into of quality and beauty as well as (uantiiy. We
cau tit yon out in anything from tho smallest heater to tho largest
ami Imiul.sotiieH range, ui.d tho margin of profit is cut to the lowest
possible iijjuro. 15y all means sou our stock and get priors before
purchasing
Guns and Sportsmen's Supplies.
We carry a nice line of Hretch Loading Shot Guns, extra good
shooters, hut not expensive. best loaded sheila, and can sup
ply you with any tiling in liuo of spoitsineu's goods at lowestprices
SCOWDEN & CLARK.
STRATFORD BELL3.
One Btbbith eve lwtwlxt green Avon'i t anks.
In a drrira world, we liocr ly hour did nVtt
Ibe rutllliift twain meved ty In itali'ty ranks;
With ni'tt, tail fv the cattle watiliid our boat.
Wo, pjMioiuite pilgrims finm the fjretl l:ind
Peyvnd Hit "vexi-d lUriiux llii't" oh, how dear
Tliut BtrmiKc, twtvt picture, by t'ie cnrlmiiter'a
wand
Familiar to our f-i-tritu ma to and marl
Then tuddenty a loud nnd f-xcrart found
Thrilled from the tkles and waters; lo, tho
chini'-a
Of Strntf'Td mn;r and ranir; the very i;r.'iind
Murmured, aa with a deep vni.-cd puefa rhymca.
While swift melodious tone cm tenc wua hurled;
'Twat Khakt.'siM'ure'a mulc brimtm-d the trembling
world.
-Century.
CONCERNING NOSEBLEED.
Facta That Are t sefnl to Know
About n Cmumoii Atlllctlon.
Nosebleed Is so common In childhood
thnt little account is ordinal ily made of
It. Where it occurs repeatedly without
apparent provocation, however, effort
should be made not only to check the Im
mediate attack, but to ascertain the cause
of the trouble. It l well Uno,n that
heart disease, congestion of the liver mid
other conditions nlfoct' d by or affeifjig
the circulation of the I 1 I predispose to
nosebleed, and considerable anxiety Is
frequently felt lest the nosebleed of child
hood may be the result of serious con
stitutional causes. Most cotnni. nly the
cause is local.
The best means of cheeking tho Imme
diate attack is pres-Mie with the linger
on the upper lip Just beneath the nosliils.
A small pad of absorbent cotton or n
piece of handkerchief may be placed In
side the lip nnd tightly pressed ag;ii;ist
the gum from without, tins compressing
the two small arteries of the upper lip
that supply the nose. These ran ordina
rily be felt pulsating in this loenPty.
If the bleeding in profuse or prolonged,
tho child should be placed in a restful
position, but with the bead elevated,
while lee ni'iy be held to tho forehead or
the hnek of the mcl;. To decrease still
further the blood pressure' within tho
vessels of the nose a liui.-tnrd footbath is
of service.
In the meantime Mov. in; tho nose must
be avoided. I'lir-'g'ng th-- nostrils both in
front and back is a last resort to keep the
sufferer from actual peril.
The predisposing causes of nosebleed
nre, ns has been said, commonly local.
Cnreful exanlinalion of the nose by tho
physician is therefore always necessary
In recurrent attacks. Iiisenscd areas in
the nose nre usually found, hi which Iho
vessels are i pongv and unnaturally tur
gid. The depression of the child's health
caused by icpoatcd attacks of nosebleed
not Infreiiuenlly requires attention. If
the trouble i:c due to systematic weak
ness, attention is to be especially directed
to nn improvement of tho general condi
tion, while,' if the lungs nre themselves
weak repented attacks of nosebleed are
sometimes imlications of the need of a
change of climate or of proper physical
exercise nt homo.
The formation of scabs or crusts, often
attended iu childhood with picking of the
nose, must not be overlooked as n cause
of nosebleed. Wale hfclness may be r en
quired to prevent the format ion of an
nn fort un ate habit, but the iiffeoted spots
must also bo treated with ointment or
other simple means of healing. Mcdicnl
Journal.
AdJ!rnl Porter na n Snlfor.
That Admiral I'orter was not afraid to
brave the ire of an unpropitious parent
doubtless raised him In the esteem of his
ladylove. When a midshipman on board
the flagship of n commodore who wns ac
companied by bis family, which included
a young anil lovely daughter, young I'or
ter allowed no parental commands to
frighten him. The orderly was tohl not
to allow the midshipman to enter the
cnbin without special permission.
Young I'orter, however, managed to
continue his visits to his fair ono. One
bright moonlight night the commodore,
rousing up from nn after dinner nap, elis
covereel young I'orter nnd his sweet heart
behind one of the windows of the stern
ports.
"l'oiing mail," thundered the commo
dore, "how did you enter this cabin?"
The midshipman replied, "The orderly is
not to blame; I came over the mizzon
chains nnd through tho quarter galley
window."
Midshipman I'orter through the bal
ance of the cruise was regularly admitted
to visit the cabin, ami on tho ship's ar
rival home the marriage took place.
Kansas City Star.
fan I'are It I.Ike a Mnn.
"Tho bearded woman has lost all her
money."
"That's f bad. Hut, then, I'm nitre
she will be abb' to face misfortune like a
man." rhiladelphia H:illetin.
Those who love t i shine in conversa
tion have n dread f the commonplac-i-,
whi'roiis truth is often very i-oniiie.n-pliice.
Tho Iinlinn name of the Charles river
nt Huston was Mis-sliu-ui'i. whie-li meant
great highway.
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ay :t it h
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