What is
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good effect upon their children. 11 known to me."
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" Castoria is the best remedy for children of " Our physicians in the children's depart
which lam acquainted. I hope the day ia not ment have spoken highly of their experi
far distant when mothers will consider the real once In their outside practice with Castoria,
interest of their children, and use Castoria in- and although we only have among our
stead of the variousquack nostrums which are medical supplies what is known as regular
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, products, yet we are free to confess that the
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful merits of Castoria has won us to look with
agents down their throats, thereby sending favor upon it."
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READS LIKE A ROMANCE, '
Countoss Selling Papers Near the
Brooklyn Post Office. j .
Th Little Old Woman Is Extrrraely I'oor,
Ilut she Has Plenty or Pride—Well ]
Known in Russia's Most Aris
tocratic Society.
Early every morning- a little woman
of fifty or thereabouts sets a small
table on the sidewalk in front of the
post office building- on Washing-ton
street in lirooklyn. She gets the table
from a barber-sliop a few doors away,
where she lias stored it the night bo- i
fore. Then she takes a bundle from un* !
der her arm, unwraps it and draws out
a stock of morning newspapers.
She spreads the papers out on the
table and watches the people who
pass. If anyone happens to glance at
the newspapers in a manner that
would indicate a desire to buy she calls
over her stock, name by name.
She is a quiet little woman, says the
New York Herald. Usually she wears
glasses, ller dress is faded and thin;
so is she. Everything about her iudi- I
cates pinching poverty.
Now, there is nothing unusual in all
this. There arc many other faded and
pinched little old women in lirooklyn
and New York, and some of tlicm sell
newspapers.
Hut this little old woman is one of
those interesting people who have a f
history. She was a countess once, and j
is a grandniece of Pulaski, the great t
Polish patriot, who fought for Amcr- i
iea in the revolutionary war and fell t
gallantly at the siege of Savannah. 1
Her full name is Josephine Suffcenzka I
larozka. ller story, as she tells it, be- ( ]
gins when, a young Polish girl, she c
married Count Paul larozka and went (
to live in St. Petersburg. She had at
high social position there. That was
almost a generation ago, and she was I
happy in the Russian capital for many 1
years. t
Hy and by she and her husband be- 5
gan to disagree. She does not say t
what caused the quarrel, but she says I t
it was no fault of hers. Finally she : s
left him. Then her husband retaliated !
in a manner that some people might 1
call peculiarly Russian or Tartar. Tliey (
had a son, a bright youth, and the (
father caused information to be sent to ! i
the government that he was in con- I 1
spiracy against the crown. j i
One day the boy disappeared. The i
next the mother heard of liim was that ]
he hud been sent to Siberia to die in A
the mines. 1
The countess endeavored to secure i
her boj''s release. She visited officials 1
A NOBLE NEWSWOMAN. J
herself. She asked all her friends to
help her, but she could not remove the
czar's chains from her boy. Then she
came to America, bringing with her a
little money she had saved.
She lived in New York and Brooklyn
in cheap lodging houses until nearly
all her money was gone and the time
had come for her to do some kind of
work or starve. Then she began to
sell papers, and since has earned her
living in that manner.
She has secured the permission of the
Brooklyn board of aldermen to sell pa
pers in front of the old post ollice build
ing and police protection has been
promised to her. Now that the winter
is coming on she wants to build a cheap
booth to protect her from the bad
weather, but she has not the means to
do so.
Though in want, Mmc. larozlca re
tains much pride. One day last week,
when it was raining, she went into the
barber shop where she leaves her table
and complained that the rain had wet
her papers so badly that they were
ruined, and she had lost 75 ceuts.
One of her regular customers, who
happened to bo in the barber's chair,
raised up and offered her 75 cents.
"Oh, no!' exclaimed the woman,
stiffly. "I couldn't do that. I couldn't
take any money from you. I thank
you, but you must not expect me to do
that."
"But I am one of your regular custo
mers," said the man. "You ought to
take it from me."
Finally he persuaded her to take 25
cents, but she said as she went away:
"I'll make it up to you in papers. I
won't let you pay anything for them
until the debt is settled."
Mine. larozka does not speak much
English, but she says she can prove
easily that she is the grandniece of
Pulaski and was once a countess in St.
Petersburg.
She remains at her news stand only
two or three hours every morning, j
When the chief sale of the morning
papers is over she folds up what papers 1
she has left, puts her coppers in her
pocket and goes home.
Woinan'u Part lu Crime.
It is reported by an authority on
French criminal statistics from the re
sult of his investigations that French
women commit but one-sixth of the of
fenses perpetrated by their husbands, |
brothers and other male relatives. The j
authority is also able to show that in i
Franco the author of a crime remains
unknown 03 times out of 100, and that
this proportion becomes still larger in I
serious eases of robbery with aggravat
ing circumstances, the figures then go- I
iujf up to 00.
GEN. THOMAS H. RUGEFI.
Just Appointed Commander of the De
partment of the Missouri.
Oen. T. 11. Ruger has a long record :
of active army service. He entered
West Point July 1, 1850, and graduated 1
with the rank of lieutenant four years
later. For a short time he served as
assistaut in charge of the construction
of the defenses on the approach to New ;
Orleans. In 1855 he resigned his com
mission and entered upon the practice
of law at Janesville, Wis. When the
war broke out in 1801 he was among
the first to enlist. From July of that
year until August, 1802, he commanded
the regiments of Maryland and the
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OEN. THOMAS II HUG EH, U. 8. A.
Shenandoah. Subsequently he did im
portant service in preventing the as
semblage of the confederate legislature
at Frederick, Md. He participated in
the memorable conflicts of Winchester,
May 25, 1802; Cedar Mountain, August
9, 18G2, and Antietam, August 17, 1802.
From 1805 to 1800 Gen. Ruger was in
command of the department of North
Carolina. June 15, 1800, he was mus
tered out of service.
11c was brevetted major general oi
United States volunteers November 30,
1804, for meritorious service at the bat
tle of Franklin, Tenn. Again, March
2, 1807, lie was brevetted brigadier gen
eral for gallant service at the battle
of Gettysburg. After the war he served
some time on the retiring board.
Being a man of remarkable military
learning and a strict disciplinarian,
Gen. Ruger was made superintendent
of the military academy at West Point
in 1871, and served in that capacity un
til 1870. His next command was tho
department of the south, where ho
was stationed during 1877 and 1878. In
1879 in command of the post at
Atlanta. The general was next trans
ferred to the northwest, and com
manded the military at Fort Assinni
boine and later at Helena, department
of Montana, until 1885.
The cavalry and infantry school at I
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., was his next j
command. In 1880 he was ordered to !
the department of the Missouri and ;
later to the department of Dakota, j
The commission of brigadier general in
command of the department of Dakota,
with headquarters at St. Paul, was coil- j
ferred upon the scarred veteran March
19, 1880. During the Pine Ridge Indian
trouble in 1891 Gen. Ruger made an ex
cellent record. After that outbreak
he was given command of the depart- j
mcnt of California, where ho has since '
been stationed.
As an army officer Gen. Ruger is held
in the highest esteem by military men.
He is an accomplished man, genial and
popular, with a record of active service
that is hard to beat.
GRAND DUKE GEOKGE.
fcomo Way Tlmt This Prince I; Now Dying
from Consumption.
Grand Duke George of Russia, the 1
second son of tho late czar, was born
iu 1871 and is now a Jieutenant in the
Russian navy, colonel of the Ninety- ;
third infantry regiment and an aide- i
de-camp in the array. He is four years !
older than his sister, grand duchess 1
of Xenia, whose wedding took place I
recently at Peterhof. Grand Duke j
George has never enjoj'ed robust j
health, and once or twice his life has
been almost despaired of. I lis delicate
constitution has been a source of
anxiety to his parents since his birth, j
As a boy Prince George, together with
his elder brother, tho new czar, was
taught to practice tho virtue of im- ;
plieit obedience. Tho children were
never allowed to shirk their lessons, |
and as soon as they were old enough j
tho two boys were set to learn the
practical details of military discipline. !
They were placed on an absolute
equality with the other young officers,
and were ordered about us uncere-
GIIAND DUKE GEORGE OF RUSSIA.
moniously as any other subaltern by
any superior officer who happened to
be in charge. Alexander 111. was fond
! of inculcating lessons of obedience,
and prided himself on the fact that tho
discipline in his array was perfect.
Peculiar Folk In Miusisulppt,
Tlio squirrel hunters are a peculiar
people inhabiting southwestern Missis
sippi, adjoining Louisiana. They have
been living there for generations and
preserve the primitive customs of their
forefathers. Hundreds of them have
never seen a steam eugipo.
Tlmt TlreiJ Foellng.
A man feels drowsy after a hearty
dinner because a largo part of the blood
in the system goes to the stomach to
aid in digestion, and leaves the brain
poorly supplied.
GOTHAM'S NEW MAYOR.
Elected by tho Anti-Tamjaany
Forces of New York.
Col. William 1.. Strong's Successful Career
as a lSusiness Man —ln Politics 110
lias Always Hcen a Uo
publican*
Col. William L. Strong, tho successful
candidate of the non partisan, anti-
Tammany citizens of New York city
for mayor, is a wealthy business man
and has a high reputation for integrity
and ability. Col. Strong is a repub
lican, but was the only member of that
party on the ticket except the candi
date for coroner, the others being dem
ocrats. In accepting the nomination
he took his stand squarely on the plat
form of the anti-Tammany people, and
promised, if elected, to administer the
affairs of the city on a non-partisan
basis.
Col. Strong is a native of Ohio. 110
was born in Richland county March 22,
1827, and the greater part of his boy
hood was spent in that part of tho
state. When ho was sixteen he went
to Wooster, 0., and for two years
worked in a retail dry goods house.
Thence he went to Mansfield, in tho
same state, and engaged in the same
business. In 1853 he went to New
York and entered the employ of L. 0.
Wilson & Co., one of the largest dry
goods houses in the city. In the panic
of 1857 the firm suspended, and in 1858
Mr. Strong went to the dry goods house
of Faruhain, Dale & Co., which was
succeeded by Farnham, Sutton & Co.,
and afterward by Sutton, Smith & Co.
This last named firm was dissolved in
December, 1809, and in January, 1870,
it was succeeded I>3' the firm of W. L.
Strong & Co. Mr. Strong's services
with the different firms hud been of
great worth, and his advance was rapid
and well deserved.
While Col. Strong has given tho
greater share of his time and care to
tho interests of the firm of which lie is
the head, he has found time to make
his energy and capital effective in
various other directions, lie was for
years a director of the Central national
bank, and for the last seven years ho
has been its president, lie is a director
in the Erie Railroad company, in the
New York Life Insurance company, in
the Mercantile Trust company, tho
llanover Fire Insurance company and
other corporations. At present he is
the president of the Ohio society and
i for many years he was its first vice
president. He is treasurer of St. John's
guild and is active in other branches
of charitable work. Ho is a member of
COL. WILLIAM L. STItONG.
! the Union League, the Downtown, the
! Merchants', Colonial, Republican, Rid
ing and the Metropolitan clubs. Coif
I Strong lias ever been an active factor
in the enterprises that have had some
object of public benefit in view, and he
has long been recognized as one of tho
j leading republicans of New York City.
| Col. Strong is a man of decided views
and great force of character, and one
. of the most approachable and genial
men in the city. His good nature and
| open-handed liberality are widely felt
anil known, and no man has a wider
circlo of personal and business friends.
11 is abilities as a business-man and
financier are of the highest order. His
connection with many enterprises of
importance in the business community
! and his prominent position in it are
! evidences of the business ability which
ho possesses and which his associates
have so practically recognized.
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I have succeeded in making a wonderful
model of the earth. It is a huge sphere
12 feet in diameter, and has painted
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this pigmy world is being exhibited,
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; is eight-sided, and is well provided
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I thoroughly examino "all parts of tho
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1 is so nicely balanced that it can bo
; easily rotated by a small handwheel.
j Tho entire surface area is 525 feet,
which is sufficient to exhibit all tho
mountains, rivers, islands, cities, etc.,
even to the principal thoroughfares of
! the latter.
To PrfiHprTO Old Manmerlpta.
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sorted to: The paper or document,
after being cleaned or brushed, is
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imported white silk of the most deli
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silk to adhere closely to the document,
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parattine for the purpose of bringing
1 out and making more legible tho writ
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