STUDHNT DUELS A Curious Manifestation in Gor man University Life. 'Tho Contestants Try to Mutilate Each Othor'a Faco3. One of tho most curious manifesta tions in Gemma studout life is tho iluol. This in carried on for the mont part by tho memlinri of the secret so cieties. There are oorUin obligations A.i to tho porsonnl behavior renting upon all tbo shutouts who Are not "wild men." Antiijuntod customs ex 1st in regard to tho salute of an ac quaintance, tho method of conduct at drinking festival aud in tho groat fluid of university social relation in general. Tlioso written and unwritten rulos must ho carefully observed, or tho iotmlty in a challenge, which cm torn rcuiro tint thi st'swont nhnll accept. It may neither 13 pleasant nor necessary to glvo a description of ouo of these encounters. The tank has boon done before, and it only remain to oito n few fiets iu regard to an in .Rtitutiou which it is alittlo morvollous tho Germans do uot find some method to abolish. The duel or "inenstir," as it is called, is fought in various ways, with various woapou. and ao- eordiug to ditTurciit rules. There are duels with sabres and with rapier, with sharp sword and with dull swords. This in. usually a matter of personal choice or rest perhaps npon a local tradition. The wonpon used generally goes by the name Bchlnoger, and there are a .rain diflToreut classes, such as the Korhschlaoger or banket Lilted rapier and the Olockotmchlno ger, a heavy wonpon mvlo of hard boll metul. The latter is an arm which has been in favor in lato years at Leipsic and Halle. The student duel, however, is not always the outgrowth of an insult or a suppposcd innult Tbore is another form which is, perhaps, the moro usual, and which leads to a greater number of encounters. This is tho 'Tro patria" duel, which is a contest between clubs at regular intervals, and it is carried on merely for the pleas urable excitement which those that participate and those who look on -draw from it. The combatants are usually chosen by a will rather than their own. Though there are some times volunteer, The Frosident, as a rule, selects some member of his clnb who shall on a oartain day meet a member of another club similarly chosen by its President. Contests ar ranged in this way are very numerous. It is desired that each club shall pro vide a man at leant ouee a week, and, as there are at tha large universities quite a largo number of flghtiug so cieties, the comb it wages very fre quently. It is this tyrannous, obli gatory feature of the duel which makes it such a persistent evil in Ger man university lifo. The duellistmunt bo specially dressed for the combat in a suit called the Paukwichs, which oousists of heavy bandaging for the neck and arms, a thiok pieco of upholstery, somewhat like mattress, which is suspended over the breast, and glass goggles to protect the eyes. There are some times eovers for the ears also. The point of attack is thus the head and face, another curious symptom of the student duel. It is thus that part of the body which nearly all other people aim the most carefully to guard from injury which it is the partioular desire to mutilate and scar. It is to be noted also that the rales are snch as to protect the rest of the body. The ' 'strike most be made in only a certain way, and . each combatact has a second, also armed with a sword, who must ward off foul blows. It is further a enri- ous feature that a single wouud does not nuflloo to settle the dilti julty. Both combatants are oltou injured, and it is not unusual for each to receive sev eral wo inula. The contest only ends- indeed, by the exhaustion of one or the other party, or at the expiration of the time limit Philadelphia Tele trpb. A Mutable Church. One of the moat nni.jue houses of -worship ever ereuted iu Iowa, or pa' . sibly in this country, stands at No. 1448 West avenue, out ou West IM1, Burlington. It is Missionary J, B. Crawford's movablo tuberuacle, which wus dedicated last Huuday with uuiciutt services. The struettira is made o iron and wood on a steel frame. It is built in suctions 6x9 feet in size, eucl) section beiug bmjred so as to fold into a spaoe of 8x4 feet, Esch section is numbered to aid ia fitting the parts together. The outside of this unique edilioe is of cjrru.ntod iron aud tLu tutjr;or is linod with hard pine, Tho walls and sides are erected ou a stool framo, which can itself bo taken apart and placed in a small cotnpais. The in terior of the building is lighted by windows, which slip iuto the lining of the sections while being transported, to prevent injury to the glass. Tho interior of the building is heated by two stoves so arranged an to take in nlUlto piping during transportation. The building has foldiug benchos, will seat about BOO peoplo. Every thing used in the erection of tho build ing is turnod to some good account. Even tho derrick ou which the frame aud sides wero raised was afterwards turned into a rostrum for tho speaker. When tho building i in pieces, this derrick forms the wagon-bed on w hich the ncctiou nro loaded for transporta tion. Mr. Crawford found in hie travol through the country many places whore tho people wanted services, but had no hull or room largo enough for tho purpose, and in many canes no room at all. Tbo idea of such a build ing as tho one hcroiu dutcribod oc curred to him, and he was not long in drawing up thopluu and putting thera iuto execution. The buildiug cau be kuockod down," packed tip, trans ported iuto another township, and erected by two men in les than three days at a cost of lens than $12. It is so arranged that it can bj sot up on auy kind of ground, rolling or level. Correspondence of St. Louis Re public. Tiger Hunting. "Tho season for tiger hunting be- gins in April aud lasts until the mon soon. During this time it is intensely hot. Water courses fail, springs go dry, pools evaporate. Then wild beasts of all kinds leave those remotor tracts to which they retire at other seasous, aud gather about drinking places in foot hills and jungly lowlauds. In beat ing for a tiger the start is uover made early in the day. This creaturo, whose structure form an unequalod me onanism for offence, possesses little endursnoe iu tho heat of the sun, sup ports thirst very badly, end soon breaks down from soorchod feet if har ried by day. Therefore, when its lair is found the sportsmen wait uutil the sun rises high before starting out. Their hunt is almost certain to be among those ravines where the tiger lies up, and not usually until the last extremity will he break out into the burning plains. Still tigers jare not organic machines made to act by in stinct iu an invariable mauner. Home will assault at sight, others sulk and dodge through nalas for a long period beforo the beaters and will not attack until wounded. No human being who has not seen a tiger fight cau couoeive what their charge is like." Outing. Must Do Something. "Mirami," said Jack, "nny I go out and play?'1 "No ; you must sit still where you are." Pauso. "Ma, can't I go down in the kitchen?" "You may not I want you to eit perfectly quiet." Another pause. "Mammy, mayn't I sit on the floor and play marbles?" "Now, my dear boy, I have told yoa twice that I waut you to sit just where you are and be quiet, aud I mean exsotly what I say." Third pause. "Ma may I grow?' Harper's Young People. Sharks In the Mediterranean. The opening of tho Suez Canal has boon commercially of immsnse benefit to the world, but in one respect it has bseu a disadvantage. Prior to the existence of the Suez Canal sharks wore unknown in the Mediterranean, but siuoa the opening of the great waterway it is reported that they have appeared iu large numbers in. that sea, where their preaunce is much feared by fishermen. On more than one ocoasion they have wrought havoo among the fishermen's nets ia the neighborhood of Pola, in the Adri atic, from which it may be inferred that they are now pretty well diffused throughout the Mediterranean. Chambers' Journal. Too Sudden. Clergyman (showing a lady visitor round the church) Now, madum, you have seen the organ, the font, aud the uave, I should next like to conduct you to the altar. ( i ' i Lady Visitor Oh I th:s is so aud den. Church' Review. i t One-fourth of t'ue visitors to New York's Metropolitan Art Museum dur ing 1831 congregated there on Sa i tUya, FASHION FANCIES. WO.MK.VS HATS SIIOtTt.D MATCH TIIK OOSTUMK. In Millinery the Kngllsh Styles Pre dominate Artlstlo and Captivat ing Headgear Cloth Jack ets Greatly Worn. THE latest hats are very Eng lish in appoarance both in the trimming and shape. Of C, ojurse, there are plenty of other effects French, Dutch and all other Nations but the English leads. Much depends on the selection of a hat that an otherwise perfect costume may not be utterly lacking in etlect, or that the good points of a face be submerged by an unbecoming head- IIAT3 OF THE SEASON. gear. Ulack cblp straw win be mnon worn; one of French design, called "Henri Quatro," will be very popular. The Panama is an artistio and capti vating hat. Its nndulating brim is almost straight in front and stamls sharply erect at the back. Bows of Parma violet velvet and sprays ol lilao for trimming. The arrangement of lilao and ivy leaves to fall on the hair at the baok ia very pretty style. The "Coreador" is one of the dainty oape linos which will take thefaucy of most lor a small hat. It is turquoise vel vet, laden with buttercups and forget-me-nots, with group of exquisite leaves made of finest point de Veniso held in front of the brim by a coronet of Rhine atones. Rustic strawa wear well, but are only appropriate on on casions. The new sailors are lower crowned than last year. CtiOTR JACKETS. Cloth jackets are. greatly worn by young and fairly young women. One of the newest just reaches to below the hips, has a fitting baok, strapped seams, and quite plain, straig nt, cross over fronts iasteniug on the sb oulder, OPfcX-FRONT JACKET. and adorned all the way down with a leadiug navelty namely, square but' tons. Another lately seen ia in mastio ciotn witn wnite ciotn vest fronts. draped cloth bolero, and collar of shot ribbon with outstanding loop bows on each side. Both these have the true Parisian air. One jacket made of two-toned cloth bowing tan and rose, has the body of the tan and the collar, cuff and belt of the rose color. It has a double, loose front, with two rows of large while pearl buttons. The baok is fitted, while the skirt, forming deep plaits, shows a large bos plait in the centre. A strap of the pink is braided with white silk aoutaobe braid and fastens at eaoh side with tiny white pearl buttons, ending eaoh row of braid and thus formings finish for the back. The oollar is very deep, slashed over the shoulders and braided-in de sign, aaire the cuffs, whioh have small buttona at each end of the pattern. The sleeves are a full Empire shape. A baok used in many of these jackets is in five pieces, the seams being titohed into plaits and the fullness opening into the skirt, a amall pearl button finishing each plait at the waist line. AX OLTJ-FASniONKD WAIST. It has beooras quite the enstotn with many ladies, says the New York Led ger, to keep on hand one or two waists of a ooqple of seasons baok and wear tlem when it is neoesaary to go out for shopping, driving or othe." out ings, when oue is not likely to remove the outside garmeuts. This ia so convenient and agreeable and has suggested itself to ao many women that it was quite a little sur prise the other day when a dozen or two fashionable women met at a pub ho gathering. One of them invited a number of her friends to her house to take a enp of tea, but one and all had some exouse. Finally one, more out spoken than the rent, said t "I would be delightod to go, but really I cannot. I am not dressed for it. When I go out without any in tention of making calls, I put on waist with small sleeves, for the Inrie ones are not only unoomfortablo but are so easily spoiled." Thera was a genornl exchange of glances, and, without exception, every woman who had deolined the invita tion, saidi "Well, that is just the trouble with me." The would-be hostess laughed and Insisted on having an old-fashioned toa, as she called it, where small sleeves should be the rale, a she her self wore a waist of that sort It certainly is a great savin? to leave the big sleeves at home, a saving in oomfort and the wear aud tear of handsome fabric, but it is inconven ient if one wants to acoept an invita tion whore a fashionable dresa is a ne cessity. One woman has solved this problem by making a little oape of laoe aud accordion-plaited Japauese crape. This she rolls in a snug parcel and oarries in a long pocket in the inside of uer wrap. It is always on band, and cov ers the top of her sleeves to the el bows. She in wont to doolare that she can carry a fashionable toilet in her muff and make herself ready for any emergency by this simple device. new xrricTS in srocstnos. With the advent of warm weather comes the advent of the low shoe, and with the low shoe the stockings must be considered. The smart abops are now showing exquisite styles in hos iery. Laoe, beads and embroidery all play a part in these designs, making the cost of single pairs of stockings often amount to ten or nfteon dollars. The deooration is, of cou r so, lavished on the instep. There are inserted heart-shaped pieoea of laoes, outlined with jet ; stripes of laoe alternating with stripes of jet; and elaborate scroll patterns of laoe insertions with jet and gilt spangles. Less fanoiful designs are in drawn- work and embroidory, a new effect iu the latter being a gay lacing at the stocking's side, giving the effect of a side-laced shoe. The dock is again seen in its old place upon an mother wise pUin atooking, and combined with other embroidery. The newest embroidery designs are . pin-stripes and snow-crystals in gay color upon black. There are also stockings wholly given over to stripes iu Roman and Scottish effects. BOTH Or BLACK BROADCLOTH. Among the new suits are those of black broadolotb, a favorite material, by the way, for tailor oostumes, and one that will be found extravagantly becoming to almost all women. A perfeotly fitted dress of this material is next in elegant style and becoming' ness to a blaok velvet A handsome oostnme ia of black and white broad cloth ; has the body, skirt and tops of the sleeves of black ; the vest, cuffs and skirt trimmings are of white, the latter arranged in very pretty and at traotiva fashion. A rose ruohing of pinked out broadolotb trims the hem. This ruohing is made of one strip of eaoh color, the white being placed next to the dress, the black on the outside and partly ooncealing the white. The vest is closed with fine cat jet buttons, although crochet and satin buttons are popular. THE FAXCX BOW SLKEVB. These pretty sleeves are worn prin cipally iu light silks, peroales and cal iooes. If made of wash goods, the bow should be arranged so it cau be takeu oil, washed and ironed. ' Tbe total sum expended on tbe Uni versity of Mia bigan since its founds' tion foots up to J,3b8,000. The buildings and grounds alone are worth 81,612,300. The actual expenses are now 8:373,030 a year, of which tho students contribute S13Q.00. ' ANECDOTES OF THE WAR. A SCENE OF TERROR. It Was "Ran or Andsrsonvllle" An Anecdote of Lincoln. During lbs month ol June, 1063, the Boo- ond Brigade, Third Division, Seventeenth Corps, occupied a position In the slegs-llne, ust to lbs left of Fort Hilt Tbs brlgsds wss composed of tbs 17th lows, 101b Ho., 80th Ohio, COth III, sad Ctb Wis. battery, com rsaodvd by Col, B. A. Holmes, of tbs 10th tiu. About noon, on the 28th of June, sn Orderly Iroui Brigade Headquarters deliv ered su order lo Cel. Clark li. Wer, 17th lows, 10 lass uia ratfimeui ana tne osiu in., and join to dstniued lores (fast ware to make Mt.-k on Furl I1MI wbo the mlnelbat bad bei a prepared should be exploded. At 9 o uioc. u. m. ML jotiu r. wniuen moved the raiment lo a pulnt directly op- pusite tort Mill, aud to tue left ol a lrs while bouse. plauiuK tbem la a gap ruuuiuj parallel with tue enmny'e Hue. Nooo slier we look position the mine was exploded, alter wbioh all the batteries la reaen upued tire, wbloh earned the boys to exclaim i II broke louse!" Coder oover otitis lire UifSOth nnd 4Mb III. made tbs Oral assault. Fiom our position w could see these men attempt to scale the wurks, liului( up as atfain.t a bard ball storm, which iu mis cum was a hall ol lead, and the num ber ol men Ibst went down wltb It was lerntlc. Latr ou those troops were relieved bv tb 01st aa l 10 u 111. At 10 p. m. the I7tb Iowa was uiduieu iuto tue treacu by detachments. It liaviiitf been lound that too many meo were Iu at oue time, making- ths casualties greater. LurlU4 tun next three hours tho 17il) Iowa beid tue crater, takiug tbslr position by the gluts ul tbe bursting- sued whleb were turowu over the patspet by tbe enemy, beblad which he wsi salely iodked. As maoy men as oould tire tJ adrautoge were put upon tbs broken wail thai separated ibeio from tue eoemysius Lulaiio losdrd the pieces. iu tin war a constant lire was kept up.snd the enemy wo successfully lulled In tuelr attempt to occupy the crater, la addition lo tbe steady dm Irum tbelr rifles, they Inces taiitly threw In upon us (jrensdesislx and 10- pouudsneu;, wtiien lusteod ol loiimlilattog our men served to make tbem Are mora rap idly aud Unlit with greater determination. A detail Irom McAllister s battery, 1st ill. U A., attempted to throw shell from our side. and would have been successful bsd not tbe ammunition Issued tbem been too besvy. for tnis reason several men were badly hurt by premature explosion. Tbe shouts ot tbs combatants at tbs top ol tbs parapet, ths glare ol the bursting shell, aud tbo ourse aud groan ot the wounded, initialed oa ths night air, mode it a seen ol Indescribable horror. A little after 1 a. m. of tbs 24th ths 81st 111. oam in nnd relieved us. Of tbe 200 men that waut la, nearly ooe-balf were killed or wounded. '1 he total loss of all regiment engsi!d belug over 1,100, gave the plaoe ths name of "Logan's slaughter-pea." I novel knew who wo responsible for ibis worse tbao useless slaughter, but am satisfied that Geo. Logau wo only acting under orders from ome superior officer. U. U. KssuxBomx, la riatiousl Tribune, WHOSB VAULT? Comrade Edmlston gives a abort hlstorv of tbs East Tennessee campaign, and say con llderable la regard lu Wollord tight at Philadelphia. 1 will state the facts Iu regard to that battle a I saw It, Our brigade wns (ormed of tbs 1st, 11th, and 12th Ky. Cav. and 451 b Ohio M't'd Inf., a battery of sis mountain bowltcers, aud a very light Im pounder brass gun all under command of Cob Frank WolTord. A detail ol us passed through the town, go ing west on mile, the main body being camped two mile southeast of th place. Ail si onoe we were greeted with a solid shot from a battery stoilonsd on the Sweetwater road. We formed line, but were Immediately ordered to return to th regiment, which bad lormeu iiae-oi-bottie at oi toe town ball a mile, and north of the Loudon road; th left ot th regiment Co. B, reeling on the road, the 45th Ohio on tue south of the road, ex tending through a Krove. On an amlneac wns a large bouse, where stood th batterr. Farther to the south aud west wer the 1st aud Utb. The rebel wer oa three aides eaat, soutb, and west. Bow they got there wonora ougnt to nave snown. i aoi ur I don t. Th rebels charged us Irom three dlreo. lion. Oar reguueut started lor th line east of us. Tbe Johnnies shot to kill. Down want tne old Major, commander of the real ment. shot dead. Tbe boys loll thick and fast Th ran staid right therei w didn't Tb5th Ohio was mixed ltb the isbs; yoa couldn't tell t'other Irom which. Th bat tery did It level best, but tbe ran ran right over It, Wolford now appeared. HI last command wasi "Boys. Met out the beet vou can." Then It was very lellow for himself aud Aoder sonvllls get the hindmost YY turned north and crossed a muddy creek. W passed th rebel right Every fel.ow now thought of mo. i aau louuou. i psssej so close to th rebels I eould see tbetr rye, suppose they enjoyed our bom run. I gathered in a youaj reb that wss very bandyi mads him mount a log and gat oa behind ui. Tney opened oa me ana my oaos protection. Ue was so ba ly scared be couldn't bold on. I made him dismount Th Inst I seen of blm b was running, in nan an nour i was at Loudon. Th boy earn lo from tbe wreck all night Our lee entire was aout 400 man. our bat tery and all our ramp squipag. Our regi ment lost about 100. After a laps of 31 years tbs 20th ot last October I consider tue licking w got at Philadelphia, Tens., the most abominable move oi tns wsr. wollord allowed us to be almost surrounded before he mad a move and tbul miserable Infautry at Loudon did ool help us out. Jons W. Earox, lu National Tribune. Liscom'a shhswd sxjoisDra. Noah Brooks In hi article on Llnoola lo Th Century says: But among the various in cidents ol th confaraae the wurld wil! prob ably lougest remember tbat recurdw! by Alexander 1L Htepheos.oue ol tbe tbre Com missioners, who, afterward writing ol th vent, sata tnat Mr.nuntsr niadea louir renlv to the President's reluial to reeugniz another government insldo of It at of which ba alone was I'resiuent by receiving Ambassadors to ireai ior peace. -air. Hunter, says Diepuens, --reiurreu 10 cue curresponuenc between King Charles I. and hi Parliament n a trustworthy precedent ol avousntutlunal ruler treating with rebels. Mr, Liucolu's (see then wure that Indescribable expression whli-b generally preceded his hardest hits, and be remarked: -U'i ou u,ueetluns ot history I must reler you to Mr. riwrd. for ha is posted la such thing,, aud I do uot pre end to be bright. My ouiy distinct recollection of th matter Is mat t'hsrles lost hi bd,' TW settled Ur. Hunter fur awhile." True Condition of a Christian Life. Delight, enthusiasm, hope, content tlieao are the true conditions of a Christian life, just as song Is tho true condltlou of the bird, or color of the loso. But, Just at the bird Is still a bird, although It cannot slax, and the rose Is still a roeo, although its red grows dull and faded lu some dark, close room where It la eotupotlod to grow so the Christian Is a Christian till, even although bis soul la dark wltb doubt and be goes ataggoring tm, feeling every moment that he will fait, never daring to look up ;ind hopo. rtiilllue Brooks. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE Important Measiirw Conldr4 by Ossr Lawmaker. at'isDAT. Ths only bnslness transacted bo th House to-night was to psss finally Mr. Msehlbronner's bill providing for th print ing of official advertising In second elos oltles In on (lermea paper, In addition to those now required by law, and th Orel reading of a number ot Senate bill. Tctsnar. Twi bills whioh bsvn aroused a good deal of Interest wer defeated oa final postage. One was to oreat Quay oounlr out oi parts ol Lusern and Behuylklll. It was opposed by 13 of the IS members from those two counties. The Mcguowa bill to prevent lb changing of school books often thsa one In S years, defeated last week and reooaaldand, was oalled up again and most decisively laid out by a vols of 102 lo 7L Thi shbav When the Pennswell local on. Hon bill was reached this morning Mr. Pen nowell stated tbat Important amendments were bolng prepared lor th bill, but were not yet ready, and asked that tbe bill be psj sed upon secoud rendiug, ssyiugthat amend: meuts would be ready wbeu that wo reach: d. Tbe bill then passed second rending without further comment The bill making February 12 Llucoln birthday, a holiday, wss called up by Mr. Ilopwood, ot Fayette. He presented the bill, be (aid. at th in stance of the colored people ol bis oountry, who thought tbey owed a debt of gratitude lo tbe mnrtyred president Beside ths colored people of this state, nil other rever ed bl memory, and It would be right to create this holiday to bis memory. Mr. Fow ot 1'bllsdwlphla wss of th opinion that It needs no holiday to commemorate the memory oi auranam Liioooin. lor nis gronmese was at all tlrr.es held dear by the people of Amerio. lie thought that It would be more proper to ranks emancipation day a legal holiday. The bill wss passed on second reading. Mr. Kunkel, ul iJa iphln, moved tbut the bill to provide for a uniform ountract or policy of Ur Insurance which was on the special cal endar for final passage at 12 o'clock, b poet- puueu lur one wees, was agreed to. Newsy Gleanings. Business Is Improving. Immigration eonllnuss to doolins. . Naw York City Is to have a cot show. Dealers In bicycles cannot fill orders. Texas crops an suffering from a drouth. Another revolution Is raging In Eouador. Two lepers have been dlsoovered In Brook lyn. Europe is unlikely to Interfere wltb Japan at all. The Colombian rebels are making a gallant fight The new gunboats aro to bars full sail power. Fire has destroyed the modols for the Psrls Exposition, The tide of travel Europeward Is getting very heavy. Fifteen Inches of snow foil a few days sgo In Colorado. Better times are indicated by Walt street Speculation. New gold Holds have been found In Canad ian territory. The United States Benste costs the Nation over a million a year. China has asked the United States to pro tect tbe Chinese In Guatemala. Judge Blnolalr has decided that th Ne braska Irrigating laws are constitutional. Alaska papers say Ave times as many Im migrants are going to the Yukon as can And a living. In New York, with a population of 2,000, 000, only some 28,000 ottlsens have a I5O00 a year Income. The run of shad this year Is remarkable. The record of previous seasons has already been broken. A Paris paper urge ths formation of an economic and Industrial league in Europe against the United States. At a bull fight at Baroelonia, Spain, the bull oharged In among th spectator. Sev eral were Injured, and th civil guard who shot the bull killsd a spectator also. Anna Thalen got 25,000 from the Brook lyn Heights Trolley Company for running over her and cutting off bur loot. It has been decided by tbe Swiss Federal Assembly to make tbe manufacture ot match a Government monopoly. , "Eddie" Bald, of Buffalo, N. Y., rode a mile tn 2.04 In California, lowering the world' bicycle record a full second. Wolf hunting on a systematlo plan has be gun near New Castle, Wyoming, In the hope of exterminating tbe wolves on the ranges. Th new Spanish premier, Benor Canovas, Is said to be the homeliest man and the most sarcastic orator in Madrid. The Benor was the ohamplon of the abolition of slavery in Spain ana Its dependenoie. New York City proposes to build a publio school with twenty free shower baths In tba basement, and a play ground on the roof. A large Dumber of colonists from tba Northwest are arranging for the purchase of 100,000 aores la Montgomery County, Geor gia. An Investigation of the books of Paul Bobulze, a Northern Pacific laud agent, who committed sulolde, reveal a shortage ot 100,000. A movement is on toot in tho Northwest to oreatea new State, to be called Superior, out of parts ot Michigan, Minnesota ana Wisconsin. The 'People's Railroad, whioh is to con nect Son Francisco and the San Jo-'--'in Val ley, has ordered 20,000 tons ot ,.o (root Pennsylvania mills. Th recent earthquakes bave damaged ninety-eight per cent of ths houses st Lai bach, Austria, and train o and business there) bava been suspended. , A Russian General named Gregorieff has , been tent Into penal servitude In Siberia for eight years for selling military secrets to the tiutrian Government. Two Flathead (Montana) men are going -into th elk raising business, and already have eight of the animal partially domesti cated. They were hunted oa snow shoe and captured with a lariat. With a view of creating oases in the bar ren waste land of the Interior, tba authori ties of Soutb Australia are boriug for artesian wells In a number of plai-ea. Tney will also plant Algerian trees in tbe neighborhood of these wells, should water tn sudlctent quan tities be found. Arrangements have been made in Washing ton for an International poultry show to be held next Jonuarv. Prize lu the value ot tlS.OUO wlU b distributed. A society lady In Santiago, Chile, has bean arrested lor getting eO.OUO by forging tbe names ol the Prmident of the ilepuolic and ths Minister of Finance. Little Dot "Uncle George aaya I'm too loquacious.' What does that mean 7' Mamma "That means yoa talk too much." Little Dot (after re flection) "I a'poae big words was mad so folks could say mean things wl'fouf., burtlo' anybody's feelings,"- Sailiua by Kail. On the Ludou, Uover aud Chatham Itullroad, In England, they use a hand cur which la propelled by mean of a anil when the wind blows. KxcbaugOk Th Effect Was Klactrioak Manager How did the tuuuder act affect the audience? . ... Critic It took the nouae. by atonn. Syracuse Poat.
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