' .1 - , 4 .--we- ig.QgJod-UeiibQir 'jTIl QF CER COYS KILLED DY DISASTERS. L rrt Death, with Six Other Children, by a Gyclons while et - . . . .t- rut. - p n.. n.... u.. ScnOQl. IhB inner b Maine ouu, nss nun UIM U 9 Railroad Train The Mother's Health Shattered. fnm tin TSmet, Paw Paw, III. .or of Un. Kllau A. Od.r- f P 111,1 fnm ,rm 'llnM. Jlporur interviewed tor and sscertained felta Mr. Odrkirk u found to b a IELmiI member of tht W. R. C. 8he "2 with iuT ""J uiiafortunaa in her life. t, nh, I), har younger ann, Robbie, ftb" lad uiua years of age, and the .un r.r t!i horn, waa ona of evu suiliiren . SiluS .'a u awful eyelone wbile at T That waa nat the only aad experience ffi OJkifk' lr,? J,'orfolber . "l -l rtmaioinf child, Lewis. mar ru" "?.r an. ktlledT, a 6urlmS. iOdarkirk't haalth ss .battered and i, a eonitaal aafferer for yeara. Uer traubla waa neuralgia of Uia atoui ,iTlhiwrery severe. 7ory of her complete and wonderful J deicribed In her own words, a fol- ihont eirht J" I attacked Miu paina tn the atoniaeh which Jj Biually waken me from a aound aleep. -Mioi wiire pronouneed by local phvu. Ttota n.uralgis of tha alomaoh. At first occurred every two or three week becaaie snr severe aad I would . nftt three or fear nights In suoeeuion Iriallyif 1 overworked or beoame fatigued fini treated by fosr local physieisn Muralp. indirection aad nerrousness, , if which however moeeeded in giving me any permanent relief. I bteema dis couraged aud it seemed that I wm doomed to be a conataut sufferer tbe rest of ruy life. "About thia time I learned that Ir. Wil Iiaina' fink Pill for Tale 1'eople eontalnni iu a condensed form, all the elemeuta nei assary to give new life and richneaa to the blood and restore ahattered nerve. " 1 iu williug to try anything that offered relief, and aa the pill coat only 60 cents a box or kix boiea for $2.50, and could be bad at any druggUt', or direct by mnil frjia Dr. William' iiediciue Company, tk'henectaily, N. Y., I supplied myself with a quantity of them. I had not taken them two week when I noticed a marked improvement in my condition. I contiuued taking the pills until I had conaumed (even or eight boxc? of thorn, and I eonaidered mytelf entirely cured. I ean eat all kludu of food, which is tomcthing 1 have not been able to do for year. I am not troubled In the least with nervousness aa I waa during tha time of my stomach trouble. " Ho far a I know I am well and became o Dr. William' Pink Pill for Palo People a complete cure haa been made. " If suy oua would like to hear more of tbe detail of my Buffering and relief I shall be glad to have them write me. ELLIS A. Odibkimc." Mr. Ellen A. Odarkirk, wboae name ap pear in tbe above (tatement per tonally ap peared before me, Police Magiitrate of tlie village of Paw Paw, Co. of Lee, and State of Ulinoi. ttu the 33rd day of June, 1887, and made affidavit to the above statement. B. J. WauN, Poli ilagutraU. Great Reduction Sale of FURNITURE! For NHetv Days ! Undersigned Offer The Public Their EN- TIRE STOCK OF FUJlMri uJU! s-mm I THE GREATEST 8ACRIFICR EvER KNOWN IN CENTRAL PENN- I ClXTT 1T aVT T a. Lre not wIllnR out. but we do this to Increase our brIm above any pre. Iivear. We (five a tew oi ine pneca as 2 8 Wood unatiioer duiis (h.w;vuhuu -r - , -r i Wood Chamber Suit 16.00; Woven Wire MattrefH V7 - qaa Oak Suits, 8 Pleoee 19.00 ! Bed Spring 1 h Parlor Suits 80.00; Drop Tabs. per ft deo Chairs per set 8.50 Platfonn Rockers 2 " ,ock, everytblnB in the f.lt,.r lta. .J'S t8,8U eboartlB,t;upooara8,i,enire tauirn. p" t. p her Pillows. LounKes, Couches, Douhtrays, Sinks HhII Racks. Chii. Chalrs-fiDe, mediutu and cheap f uroitur '-to u't all classes rcereaucea an inrouKii. wimeennjnuu pwu. order, ana tuus save 10 10 per ceui. uu cinj Icial Attention GiTon to Undertaking RinoaiiDiiip. i . n a f m T t iutAl MlFFLINBDltail. P JTCSTAR -BROTHERS' PC5TIE&' rkej JUvel Salt fa Psatarwar As-laat ta Owner C aal41y Im- , ' orcaal a B;rA. Twenty-eight yetra ago tht Wlstar brother pastured piebald colt and a piebald filly on Black taland. near Tinicum Island, and agreed with the owner of the place, Edgar N. Black, then living, to pay one dollar a week for the care and malntenancv of the animal. Out of tbia ordinary tron action grew one of the l.fost curious of all the Wist ar brother' curious law fighta, and the story of tbe piebald Wistar ponies has delighted Pbiludel phiana of two generations. When the Wistars put the two po nles on the Island they seemed to have forgotten one thing, that naturally their flock would increase and mul tiply. If chance bad landed two colts and two fillies there all would have been well, but chance had turned out otherwise and the Inevitable Increase began. "We are not responsible for these additions," they said. "We didn't put these extra ponies there. So we won't pay for them. Ihe matter wasargued upanddown. time and again by Black, but the Wis tars stood firm. "It's none of our af fair," they reiterated. "You agreed to pasture tbe ponies at one dollar a week, do it." Then Mr. Black had an idea. "I'll sell the foals," he said. This wns a staggerer for the WIs tors for a time. "Well, go. ahead," they finally agreed, "only they're our property, and we value them at $J00 it pair. We won't let them be sold for less." When the amount due, according to Mr. Black's count, after several years grew to $3,000, he determined to sue. The Wlstards replied vigorously. De feated In the lower court, they ap pealed to the higher, and on losing re fused even then to puy. The levy of a sheriff waa the only way in which the money was finally wrung from the brothers. Meanwhile the ponies throve enor mously, and In 1600 reached the enor mous number of 120. They were wild as the horses of the western prairies, and they rapidly degenerated by fre quent inbreeding, both in size and ap pearance. Six thousand dollars wns the cont to the Wistars In 1890 for the ponies' pasturage, and it waa gotten only by means of the courts aud sher iff. Tbe largest bill was for $13,535. The herd did not stand at 120 long, and on January 11, 1893, when some of the ponies were taken away and sold by order of the court to satisfy debt against the estate, there were only 60. They were drlin out Walnut street to Woodland avenue, and crowds lined the streets to see the famous Wistar piebalds. Tbe dealer who bought them paid for the lot$6G3. They had cost the Wiatara nearly fifty times that sum. Philadelphia Times. 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I Irolhful horamipt iMdiuior r.uc III, u4 il to W ill U r jmroir. I t ' ' o AJmOiOCai, lock Box 403, PWIdmk)phia, Pa. this ftw m ft Mt IrUU. All uMttu.MlfuM Mriwr wftlMuliftl. Aiinm "mHm IituiuimU Mvalt ILED-BRAINS EM VMa Bty. ' nil Voct tut u at WANTKD SKVKHAt, TKVHTWOUTIIY iierMin In till Into to manaipi our bunt neuiu Ihnlrowu itiid nearby eountiea, It ! mainly ofl1te work oonducted at home. Hnlary tralulit tvwo a year and eienra tllnlt boiiatlde, no more, no 1um salnry. Monthly IT6 Uelereniea. Kncloae aelt-addromwl alainpml envelope! tlerbert Klileea. Irel., Inl. M. UUIeaao. t-u-im The Samkrr of Frnom Killed d Injured In Tht Coantry Is One Year. Tbe total number of easualtlee to persons on account o railway acci dent a for the year ending June 30, 1897, wus 43.16S. Of these casualties 6,437 resulted In death, ami 33,731 In injuries of Tarying character. Of railway em ployes, 1,693 were killed and 27,607 were injureddurinif the year. Accord ing' to the. three general claseves these casualties were divided as follow: Train men, 9Tu killed. 13.795 injured; switchmen, flagmen and watchmen. 201 killed. 2.423 injured; otlier em ployes. 516 killed. 11,449 Injured. The casualties to employes resulting from coupling and uncoupling cars were, killed, 214; injured, 6,23. The corre sponding figures for the year ending June, 30, 1806, were 229 killed and 8.437 injured. The casualties from coupling amd uncoupling cars were unsigned as follows: Train men, killed, 147; in jured, 4,698; switchmen, Uagmen, and watchmen, killed, 58; injured, 1.325; other employes, killed, 9; injured, 200. The casualties resulting from falling from trains and engines were as fol lows:: Train men, killed, 325; Injured, 2,726; switchmen, llagm.n and watch men, killed, 32; Injured, 357; other em ployes, killed, 51; injured, 644. The casualties to the three general classes of employes meptionetl caused by collisions and derailments were as follows: Trainmen, killed, 250; in jured, 1,327; switchmen, flagmen and watchmen, killed, 11; injured, 74; other employes, killed, 42; Injured, 251 The total number of passengers killed during the year under review was 222, Injured, 2,795. Nlnety-hree poa- seugers were killed and 1,011 Injured in consequence f collisions and de railments. Other than employes and passengers the total number of per sons killed was 4,222; Injured. 6,269. Included iu these figures a re casualties to persons classed as trespassers, of whom 3,919 w ere killed and 4,733 wero injured. From summaries showing the ratio of casualties it appears that 1 out of every 4S6 employes was killed and 1 out of 30 employes waa injured during the year. With respect to trainmen, including eng-inemen, fire men, conductors and other trainmen. It appears that 1 was killed for every 1C5 employed, and 1 injured for every 12 employed. One passenger waa klUedt for every 8,204,709 carried, and 1 in jured for every 175,113 carried. Baring ratios upon the number of mlka trav eled, it appear that 55.2U.440 passenger-miles wer accompli for eaebt passenger killed, and 4383309 pasaen geiwnllea for each pa&enrer injured. Inter tat Commerce. Comilon Report. Th Mala Tklaar. American Was it Sampsoa orSeMey who sunk your fleet? Don Glvt it up. Bui X know we were look. Philadelphia Xortk Amtr- SOUTH AFRICAN RACES FRILLS OF FASHION. Tas Widely DlaTsreal Caarast ttea mi thm Oavrlealasa aad the Baatas. Speaking ef South African native race, and guided by comparative philology, we find that there are only two distinct families of people in the whole country. There are very many subdivisions or clana, but only two dis tinct races. These have been named by comparative philologists the Gariepine family and the Dantu fam ily. The Gariepine arc yellow, light- oomplvxioned people, with oblique eyes, strongly resembling Chinese or Mongolians in all matters of personal appearance except the hair, which merely dots tbe bead like bushes in a barren country, and is curly. The old tribe names are well-nigh disused now in public returns in the colony. On the mother's side these colored people are chiefly Gariepine; but they probably know no language now ex cept Dutch and English. Ibis is cer tainly true of the young people. Found by the first Europeans in possession of tbe southwest portion of the con tinent, they were pastoral people, and loved the banks or rivers for their flocks and herds. Like some of the tribes of North Asia (whom they otherwise resemble physically), these yellow South Africans made their huts with mats which they spread over slender bent poles. When ns graziers they wished to move their herds, thty folded up their mats, collected and tied up the slender poles of their huts, se cured all on the backs of pock oxen, and proceeded to their next grazing grounds, much in the same way aa Tartars and Mongolians are doing to day. Ileyond the woolly hair which these two families of Africans have in com mon, they are in all other respects widely different from one another. In common with Europeans, the yellow jieople speak varieties of a "suffix" language; while in common with the islanders of the South seas, the Bantu or dark people speak dialects of a "prefix" language. The yellow people are akin to North Asia and to Europe not only as speaking suffix languages, but also in some of their ancient cuv torn. There Is, for instance, the in teresting fuct that among Asiatics as well as Euroipeana, and from the earli est timea, the "daughter" has been the "milkmaid" of the family, as indeed the derivation of our word daughter itself conveya to us. The ancient custom is tbe same among the Gariepine people in South Africa. I have seen the girls of those yellow people go forward of an even ing to meet the home-coming oows, and, deftly throwing a rein or cord over their horns, lead them quietly to the neighboring tree or pole, and proceed to milk them. Now in the same neighborhood, In a village of the Bantu people, no woman might enter the kraal or cattlo-H:n. or mingle with the cattle; it was "forbidden" ac cording to their old on ni; in short. It waa "uncanny." Again, it is well known to Chinese scholars that there are "tones" In Chinese; that is, tha the height or lowne of the tone in which a word In uttered will decide whot is the mean ing of the word. For instance, I am Informed that In Chinese a certain word. In the firnt tone, meana to fly; In the secoud tone, to subsist; In tie thirfl tone, to swim; and in the fourth tone, to issue. How necessary to pitch one's words aright in China! But. strunge to say, it Is equally necessary in South Africa. If one is speaking the old Ilottentot or Koranna language. Thus, in the latter lanjfuage. Dr. Qleek tells us that a certain word, if pro nounced in a loud key, means hand kerchief; the same word, three notes lower, means the spot, and four notes lower still, it stands for the adjective dark. Beyond the lozenge-hapd eyes of the yellow people, their milkmaids, their mifllx languages. It would seem that the "tones" of their old language complete the proof of their former connection with North Asia. Rev. John Mackenzie, In Good Words. Hew Metes far the Ladles Waa Kni l with the Times - la Dress. ! Many of the latest Parisian toques are ablaze with a mixture of red and orange that almost defies description. Velvet draperies in rich orange, em erald and petunia are veiled with crazy uet, doited here and there with spark ling jewels, aud Jeweled pin of large dimensions' fasten loops and twists on bats and bonnets. The newest shade of red is begonia. It is rich and deep and not so barh at cherry red or cardinal. Overskirt and draperies are becom ing general on the light, fluffy tpye of evening gown, and they will no doubt be uuiversally adopted for even ing wear before w inter sets in. A novel linger ring i made to M-nd forth a spray of scent whenever the wearer pleases, or, to speak more ac curately, when he ii wise enough to keep the receptacle well filled. 0;her rings are set v. ith a tiny watch. Chain of all sorts and sizes ore the order of the day. The uu-re small jingling ornoments that can be crowd ed on the lorgnette chain the more fashionable it becomes, i'arls sends us a brand-new chain, showing a sort of Grecian border formed In steel and black enamel united. The whole thing is fully on inch in width. Chenille and straw blendrd together form bold patterns for the embellish ment of bodices and skirts. Straw embroidery, by the way, is being much employed on muslin evening gowns, and some beautiful tulle ball gowns are worked all over the front with straw, the aleeves and belt being of turquoise blue or nasturtium velvet. The most fashionable handkerchiefs of the moment are bordered witn nar row colored Valenciennes lace. They may be fashionable, but the woman of really refined taste avoids everything but pure white In her linen from her handkerchief to her nightdress. Kngliah women of fashion are wear ing shoes and stockings to match even their day gowm. Colored shoes have never taken well in America. Unless a perfect match is possible the effu-ct Ls very ugly. Velvet trimmings mill find unlimit ed favor this winter, and dressmakers are still utilizing all kinds and shades of narrow ribbon a trimming for new autumn gowns. Few women can. afford to adopt the eelikin sleeves, with nothing in the way of a frill, puff or epaulet to give the required breadth to tbe shoulders, but all shoulder trimmings must be exceedingly small to meet fashionable demands. Pretty shades of golden and seal brown are much in evidence in winter materials, and there seemsto be a rage for every shade of red. X. Y. Sua. SETTLED THEIR SPAT. Scene In Spccr'a V!-cjrdv j IT nssuc. H.J. ; Oacaerlas that Opr tlraaa la Prt Marcaaay Wla. Wmk'v yro. ami) aad tbs kulwaat flBdtfctals tlwy wsut, a nlnsslS-fhii i,n Blood-making Wiac Snivke Killed by a 1'hem leal. The smeke made by Pittsburgh coal will probably soon be prevented by a Pittsburgh expert. Arrangements have been made by a mechanical ex pert for the installation of a smoke preventer plant in au electric station at one of the city institutions in Cin cinnati, and exhaustive tests will soon be conducted under his direction. The scheme Is simple, cheap and effective. The amount of oxygen tacking in coal to make perfect combustion is sup plied by a chemical, which is automat ically sprayed with water by a fan over the glowing coals of the fire. The water assists in the more perfect combustion ef the coal and the gas given off is more highly volatile than the carbonaceous or amoke gas, and the partlclea of carbon in going through It are consumed. It is claimed that the amount oi beat which U pre vented from godnsj up the chimney as moke, aud which is practically saved, will almost equal the slight cost of the chemical Thia dhemical is kept in a mall tank and the only addition necessary to tbe plant is a small blow- ng machine. The use of the chemical does not require any alteration in the . firebox or boilers. By the automatic ; praying the combustion is always al most perfect and the fire is smokeless. Cincinnati Enquirer. nis Pint Bath. A Polish Jew waa arrested here the other day, and, when taken to the city prison, his condition waa so unoleaaly tlat he waa told by ihe corporal to trip and take a bath. "Vat, go in da rater?" he asked. "Yea, take a batht you need it. How long la it since you had a bath? With hja hands aligned upward, ha answered: "I oarer raa arrested be fora,' 6aa franclsco Argonaut. Speer's Port & Burgundy Wine. Tha Finest Wine in the worid from his 56 Acres of Vineyards, w here the soil is rich in iron, imparting it to theOporto rape and the rape to the Wi-.ie causes the c!ark,'ep rich color, and blooll-mak:c2 property of this life-giving Wine. The Iron in it. This is the Wine that bats the world in iti valua ble medicinal qualities, for family use and evening parses; it is especially beneficial fC females, invalids and aped persons. The Port Wine is nine years old and the Rurptindy, a rich dry wice eifcht years old. The Claret equal the finest Trent product Uruzgists and Grocers Sell U. Tke Xsvel Coatract Tast Was Msas r Haabaad aad Wife aad Fat la Lesral Vera. An original way of settling their domestic difficulties has been found by a middle-agsd farmer and his wife who live near Syracuse, They walked into the otlloe of a well-known lawyer of that city am! stated their griev ances. Finally they had an agreement drawn up lo kgai form and each proniMted to llvo up to 'U Here is the agreeuium: "To whom it may concern: 'Whereas, diver troubles and quar rels have sprung up between and , hU wife, and have reached such a pitch that said i afraid to pur sue his lawful business on account of the threats nvade by his wife, , that she will leave. 'Therefore, the following seven rules, a agreed upon the lth of Jan uary, LSU-i, shall be strictly lived up to: "1. No canned fruit U to be opened nn!es for company, until that which has been opened i used up. "!. That when thing are talked over between said parties, then both shall live up to such arrangement until ab rogated by them. "3. That all troubles betweeu soil', parties shall be kept to themselves and not told to anyone, and no secret plot ting shall be allowed. "4. That must make her own bed and put up her own dinner. "S. That all threat and hints about leaving must be stopped, and also It is stipulated that in ca.se either party leaves the other before fall work of 1S93, the party that so leaves shall be held liable to pay the party remaining the amount of the damage that can be proven against the party so leaving. "6. That atd agreea to stop hi awearlng and said agrees to live up to her bargains and principles. "7. It i hereby agreed and under stood by both parties that this agree ment has not been procured by fraud or fear, and has been got up and signed In good faith by said parties, and either party backing out of this agreement, or any part thereof, shall limit him self or herself, or their heirs or as signs, to pay all the damage that shall arise on aeeouut of breaking the same. Signed this 2!d day of August, 1S9S." Chicago Journal. Oa ot tbe Mew Color. Quite a new color it juit begiuuing to be sei?n in fashionable resorts and is likely to be the tint for next year. It Is netsher tie shade of tea nor coffee, but ef the very lightest tone of sand used sometimes to plant flowers in. Iu barege, luossellue de tote and kindred material It has a great deal to recom mend it. Being exceptionally soft, it la far better without any trimming or color, but blue, pink or yellow looks well with it. It Is becoming more and more the mode to veil one tone with an other, and we are certain to hare more and more demand for neutral shades, whk'h is all very wH for tha pretty woman, but net so aocepta&e to the feats of tha eomunlty.--8t. Louis Re faVtt. Look! Look!! Look at youpeelf wher ycu boy clothing at my More, I kwpcouv utaotly in stock the beot ami fineta line of PLitsi and Gents' C'lothiofc Furnishing Goodf, Underwear aad Caps. Call to s? mv stock. W. H. BOTER'S BROTEERHCQD STfK SCNBCBY, - - - PENNA, pr-rti tts in this mtaw to nun c wir txwt-nt-H Iti thfir own Pd n,srty r tiiitin It m m.iinly urtW wrk emjUur'tM. t honn-. Sti-cy -riiclit a yv-ar r.i riptMi.' 4rriDi houatl'l-, no more, no It- ai!rv Monthly V Kef'rnvfi. h iiIdm as;! f-mM hh-tA ttiHTipil enVloiJ, llrTtjeTt K. H !!. i'rM' , IVyC The World dt Almanac and js Encyclopedia dt for 1899 Illustrated History of the Spanish American War J O J J J J J J J Jt J J Jt J READY FOR SALE J EVERYWHERE J JANUARY 1st, 1899. 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