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—Bitldwin.—Drink Kerrins’ tea.—Eat Kerrins’ potatoes.—Trade with E. A. Bangs.—Fine shoos at lowest prices at E. A.

Bangs’.- D r . Hunter wan a Chicago visitor

the first of the week.—Who has the very best flour? Ker­

rins. Try a sack.—Wm. VanVoris was attending court

at Pontiac this week—Special drive—dried peaches 5 cents

a pound at Kerrins’.—F. C. Stanford attended to business

in Peoria on Wednesday. *—The best canned goods at the lowest

prices.—E. A. Bangs.—Dr. S. M Barnes, of Fairbury, was

upon our streets Thursday.—Best teas, coffees, spices and dried

fruits at E. A. Bangs’.—J. F. Blakely was a Bloomington

visitor the first of the week.—Girls are invited to inspect the

bachelor directory on page four.—Mrs. Mark Palmer, of Piper City, as doing trading here Thursday.—Go to Lechloiter’s restaurant for

twarm meals, oysters and lunches.—’Squire Lee, of Forrest, was here on

Tuesday and paid our office a call.—George Harry went to Pontiac on

Thursday for a visit with relatives.Wanted—A competent girl to do

general housework.—J P. Hansen.Born—To Mr. and Mrs. George Grob,

on Monday, January 6, a daughter.—Jacob Prater returned the tiniii of

the week from a visit at Braidwood.—Silver Leaf Japan tea, the finest

that grows on trees, only at Our Store.—G. W. McCabe entertained h

friend, Frank MeClory, of Chicag|>, over Sunday.

—I have got them again. Got what? The best potatoes. Just try them —M. Reising.

—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Craig enjoyed a visit from a Mr. Anderson, of Paxton, part of the week.

—Mrs. Sarah Deniger and daughter, Sevilla, of Chicago, are vieiting relatives and friends here.

—When you want the choicest fruits for table use, remember E. A. Bangs handles only the best.

—Charles Curtis has returned to Chi­cago, where he is attending the Metro politan Business College,

—Try my fancy cakes and crackers; you will find them unexcelled for lunches.—E. A. Bangs.

—Messrs. Geo. J. Walter and John Game have been serving on the petit jury at Pontiao this week.

—Mr. J. S. McElhiney, of Spencer, Iowa, was a guest at the J. E. Brown home on Monday evening.

—Mr. John Baldwin is very sick at his home north of town. His many friends hope for his speedy recovery.

—The officers of the Masonic lodge were installed at the regular meeting of the lodge last Friday evening.

—No one doubts the fact that E. A. Bangs makes the lowest prices on all staple groceries. /C all and see.

—Lawrence Hollywood returned to Champaign on Tuesday after a vjsit with his parents and friends here. *

—Dr. Dye, dentist, of Fairbury, will be in Cullom every Friday to practice dentistry. All work warranted.

—A week of prayer has been observed at the Baptist church this week. Ser­vices have been held each evening.

—Our trade is constantly incroasin If you want the best meat to be obtain we have it.—Mauritzen & Heald.

—We have been requested to announ e that there will he no services held a tt Presbyterian church on next Sunday

Dr. Price’s Cream Baking PowderW orld’s Fair H ighest Medal and Diploma.

—Fred Trunk was in Pontiac on Tues­day to appear against A. J. White, the horsethief, but did not have the pleas­ure.

—Messrs. Joseph McMahon and John Monke were among those from this vicinity who were at the county seat on Monday.

—Adolph Hnberkorn has purchased the Bosworth property opposite the Ger man Lutheran church and expects to occupy it.

—Don’t wait if you want a fine lamp cheap. They are going fast. The price is what does it. Dishes the same way at Kerrins.’

—Li. 1 . otrawn, attorney or Pontiac, was in Chatsworth on Monday and Tues­day. -He was pleading a replevin suit, north of town.

—The question of passing an ordinance requiring wagons to have wide tires or keep off the paved streets is being agitated at Pontiac.

—The Knights of Pythias installed their officers for the ensuing six months at the regular meeting at Castle Hall on Wednesday evening.

—John Brown held an auction sale of some property he had taken on a chattel mortgage on Wednesday afternoon at the east end of town.

— Miss Lizzie Heppe and Mr. Hal C. Bangs have resumed their studies at Evanston, after spending the holiday vacation with home folks.

—The Epworth League will give an entertainment and supper in Spiecher’s opera house February 22. An excellent program is being prepared.

—Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Yates arrived Tuesday evening from their homo at Ghana in response to word announcing the death of Mr. B. L. Yates.

—The Teachers’ Reading Circle will meet at the High School at 2 o’clock Saturday p. m. A full attendance at this meeting is especially urged.

— Mr. and Mrs. John Shawl and son returned to their home at Colfax on Monday, after a visit with relatives and friends in this city and at Onarga.^ —When you want anything usually found in a restaurant come to me. I have recently arranged to serve the public in this capacity.—Jos. Lechleit'er.

— Henry Menke returned home from Chicago the latter part of the week. He departed on Saturday for Arizona, whence ho goes on account of his health.

—Bruns & Son, who have conducted a general store at Charlotte have decided to go out of business and will close their stock out at cost during the next sixty days.

—M. H. Baily, practical auctioneer, will sell sales in this vicinity. Twenty years experience, and experience is what tells in that business. Dates left at this office.

—A fact conceded by the people of Chatsworth and vicinity is that our meat is the best ever offered the public. If you want the best come to us.—Maurit­zen & Heald.

—Last Saturday morning was the coldest of tiu^season up to the present time. The mercury registered from 12 to 15 degrees below zero according to the exposure.

—Mr. anff Mrs. J C- Maddin and.little daughter, from Cullom, were in town on Thursday. Mr. M. renewed his s(ib scription to the P l a i n d e a l e r and a Chicago weekly.

—Mr. and Mrq. T. F. Donovan, of Kankakee, arrived here Saturday even­ing. The former departed on Tuesday but his wife remained to visit with rela­tives and friends.

A man who kept bargains for ladles Declared trade was going to hades.

When the printer he sought Divers orders he got

All the way from Alaska to CRdes.—To win a bride requires wooing; to

win business requires wooing. The only difference one is done through the public press and the other—please excuse us, this is leap year . —E x.

—I am now prepared to serve meals at all hours, and do a general restaurant business. My stock is new and com­plete and 1 can offer the public a good service.—Jos. Leohleiter.

—Henry Traub doparted for Lincoln on Friday evening after spending a few days here. He was accompanied by

little Marguerite Leohleiter, who will visit relatives and friends at Lincoln.

—FARM LOANS at six per cent, and a small commission, or at seven straight with privilege to pay before due and stopinterest. Money ready when papers are completed.—Commercial Bank.

— Mr Louis Ginter, of Cullom, was in town on Wednesday and called at this office. He renewed his subscription to the P l a i n d e a l e r a n d will receive the Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean the coming year.

—William Kane and Dr T C Seright were Peoria visitors the first of the week They went to present the former’s claimf.,,. ........... ........... i — ........... *.......:...L K J L U ljlU il/J UUOUUIU.U II UCli OL1 UOii L/j

the evening train at the Sixth street crossing.

—Baptist church, Sunday, Jan. 12.— Morning service, 10:30, subject, “The New Birth;” evening, 7:30, subject, “Choosing a Pilot.” Bible school, 11:45 a m.; Junior Union, 3 p m ; B. Y P. U., 6:15 p m.

—Owing to the boiler at the electric light plant springing a leak there have been no lights since Tuesday evening. The absence of the lights for a few even­ings makes them the more appreciated when the nights are dark.

—Joseph Leohleiter was in Chicago part of the week as a witness in a law­suit. He happened to he riding on a cable train about three years ago when a little girl was run over and lost a limb. Her father obtained a judgement of $50,000 for her injury.

—Miss Madge Browrj departed on Tuesday morning for Oxford, Ohio, where she is attending college A few friends spent Monday evening with her at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E Brown, the occasion being a surprise arranged by her parents and sis ter. A most enjoyable time was spent.

—Sam Hargrove has been favoring one side in walking very much of late. He came in contact with an unruly porker and then with a beam and last, hut not least, landed with one knee on a stone which was frozen into the ground. Ho is certainly deserving of sympathy.

—Tax collector J . S. Doolittle received the tax hook the first of the week. The taxes are quite high this year on account of the increased ^ate and heavy county taxes. The new receipts are quite elaborate, but the tax payer can tell from them just what each part of the tax is for.

—On Jan. 14, 28, Feb. 1 1 and March 10 the T., P. & VV. will sell homeseekers’ excursion tickets to points in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Texas, Ar­izona, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Missouri at one lowest first-class fare, plus $2 , for the round trip.—L E. Waugh, agent.

—T. Miles Cook, of Chicago, youngest son of Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, of this citj’, will be united in marriage on Wednes­day, Jan. 29, with a Miss Protez, also of Chicago. Miles has many friends here, who extend congratulations, and the bride to-be has made the acquaintance of some of our people, having visited here.

—Clarence M. Bangs has collected a case of curiosities, which can be seen atII. M. Bang’s drug store. Different ones who happen to have relics and souvenirs of various kinds have loaned them to him for exhibition and it is well worth one’s time to pay a visit to the store to see the display. Among other things is a photograph of the old Germania Sugar Company’s factory, a bible several centuries old irtid Indian relics.

—We see in the Chase County E n ter­p r is e , published at Imperial, Nebraska, a notice of a dancing party to be held in that town, music to be furnished by the Bostock band of Hayes county. The band is composed.of the Bostock broth­ers, formerly of this city. The article reads as follows: “The Bostock band, from Hayes county, has been secured to furnish music for the occasion. This band has the reputation of being the best in this part of the state ”

—Mr. and Mrs J . T. Billiard, Jr., have arrived at their home at Palisade, Neb. The following account of a recep­tion tondered them we take from the Palisade Times: “Mr. and Mrs. J . T. Bullard gave a reception at their elegant home in this city on Thursday evening

of last week in honor of Mr and Mrs. J. T. Bullard, Jr. Thirty-five to forty guestajuere present and the time passed pleassHitly until a late hour. Refresh­ments were served during the evening and the guests departed with many ex­pressions of regard and good will to both host and hostess and the new bride and groom.

KNOW A GOOD THING.Large Numbers Take Advantage of Our

Offer, Two Papers for $1.50.The low prices of grain and other pro­

duce make it necessary for those engaged in farming to watch every corner and save wherever the opportunity is present­ed. i lie uiiui ol the l'LAINDEALEti and the Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean or the Chicago Weekly Tunes for the regu­lar price of the Plaindealer alone, $1.50 per year, in advance, is one of the biggest bargains ever offered, and people from all directions consider it so. If you have not taken advantage of it, do so at once; if you have, tell your neigh­bor what a good thing you got and see if he don’t want all the news f o r the next year f o r only $ 1 .5 0 .

GIVES BAIL AND DISAPPEARS.White, Hie Horsethief, Escapes Hie Law.

A. J. White, who a few weeks ago stole a team, buggy, harness, etc., from Fred Trunk, living two miles east of town, ami was arrested at Lafayette and taken to jail at Pontiac, did not ap­pear for trial on Tuesday. His hail had been fixed by the court at $500.00 and last week lie secured the money, pur­porting to get it from his daughter, and took his departure. It was certainly a very cheap way of buying his freedom, and it is very unfortunate for the people of this community whose efforts and money succeeded in capturing the man, and for the country at large that he should be allowed to escape without a trial, as he is undoubtedly a profession­al “crook." The following from the Kentland Enterprise, where; White was raised, gives something of his history:

“The dispatches state that a man named A. J. White from Kentland was arrested in Lafayette last week while try­ing to sell a team of horses that lie had stolen from a fanner at Piper City, 111. White was raised in this vicinity and came of excellent stock, but early de­veloped wild ways and 25 years ago was known as a “had man "in this locality and it is said left this county for his country's good. During his 20 years’ absence, it is said that the most of the time he lias spent inside prison walls and the chances are good for him to break into the penitentis'ry again. White, was in this town and vicinity some two or three weeks ago and when he left gave out the intention of going to Chicago.”

Married.FEI.KER—LEACH.

On Thursday, Jan. 2, at the home of the bride’s father in Chicago, occurred the marriage of Mr. Walter H Leach and a former young lady of this city, Miss L. Mable Felker.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. W. F Felker, for many years a resident of this place, and she has many friends and former schoolmates here, whose best wishes attend her. She is an ac­complished young lady with many ad­mirers. Mr and Mrs. Leach will be at home, at 6328 Stony Island avenue, Chicago.Teachers’ Institute to be Held at Pontine

January 24 and 25.A teacher’s institute will be held in the

Presbyterian church, Pontiac, on Friday and Saturday, January 24 and 25. It is the only general institute which will be held before next summer, and it is ex­pected that all teachers will endeavor to be present. Program will be published next week. C- R. Tombough,

County Superintendent.

Notice.All those indebted to me are request­

ed to make a settlement before January 10, either by cash or note.1 10 Fred Hack, Cullom, 111.

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BENJAMIN LAFAYETTE YATES

Died at His Late Home, Corner of Maple and Fifth Streets, Tuesday

Morning, January 7.One by one the grim reaper, Death,

oalls from our midst the older residents of the community. On Tuesday morn­ing one more was added to the already long list, when Mr. B. L. Yates passed quietly away at his late home in this city.

•Benjamin Lafayette Yates was born at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, September 6, 1814. He came to Carrolton, Illinois, in 1834 and was married to Miss Mary E. Fohes on April 18, 1839, at Jergey- ville, this state, and had been a resident ol Ciiaisworlo since iooii. l ie was tue father of one son, Henry W., now re- residing at Ghana, Ogle county.

Deceased was a descendant of some of the best Virginia stock and his line­age is traced back, in a direct line, to George Washington. Among his pos sessions before coming west were three staves, to whom he gave freedom when he became of age. Mr. Yates was an ardent admirer of Henry Clay, as he was an enthusiastic Whig until that party ceased to exist, and since that time he had been a strong believer in the demo­cratic principals. During his^early man­hood liis associates were among some of the country’s most eminent men. Among the number were Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglass and Richard Yates, who was a distant relative; Judges Sid­ney Breese and T. Lyle Dickey, both of the supreme bench, and Stephen D. Lo­gan, one of the most eminent lawyers this stale has ever produced. Mr. Yates was also an uncle of ex Governor Fish- back, of Arkansas.

The subject of this sketch was, in his manhood, a person of scholarly attain­ments, with a literary turn largely im­aginative. He took a deep interest and and an intelligent view of passing events in the days of his vigor. The outbreak of the Mexican war found him prompt in recruiting a cavalry company, which he equipped at his own expense, but when the services of his company were tendered to the state its quota was al­ready more than full Indeed it may he said, in truth and justice, that he who knew Mr. Yates in his vigorous man­hood could find but a poor semblance of him in the enfeebled, decrepid individual of latter days.

Mrs. Yates departed this life about three years ago, since when he had most of the time lived alone in his residence on the corner of Fifth and Maple streets. It was his desire that none of his rela­tives should be with him. Although he had been quite feeble for some time, he was upon the streets after six o’clock on the evening before his death.

The funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at two o’clock from the Baptist church, the Rev. H. F. Tib bits making use of the long and mo- mentions period of Mr. Yates’ life for the weaving of a historical eulogy, which was timely and appropriate.

Card of Thanks.We desire to extend our heartfelt

thanks to our many friends, whose kind­ness during the last days and death of our father wo shall ever remember with great appreciation.

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THE NEWS.Compiled From Late Dispatches.

CONGRESSIONAL.T h e P r o c e e d in g s o f th e F irst Sesslon=I n t h e s e n a t e T u e s d a y S e n a t o r S h e r m n n

(O .) o f f e r e d a r e s o l u t i o n l o r th e l e s t o r a w o n of t h e g o l d r e s e r v e , w h i c h t h e r e a f t e r s h o u l d b e h e l d s a c r e d f o r t h e • e d e m p t io n of t h e g r e e n b a c k s a n d t r e a s u r y n o t e s , t h e f o r m e r to b e r e i s s u e d o n l y In e x c h a n g e f o r g o l d c o i n a n d b u l l i o n . N o a c t i o n w a s t a k e n . A d j o u r n e d to t h e 3d — I n t h e h o u s e b i l l s w e r e I n t r o d u c e d to r e p e a l t h e l a w a l l o w i n g a r e b a t e o n t h e t a x o n a l ­c o h o l , a n d to r e p e a l t h e t e n p e r c e n t , t a x o n t h e c i r c u l a t i o n o f b a n k s o t h e r t h a n n a t i o n a l b a n k s . A d j o u r n e d to t h e 3d.

I n t h e s e n a t e o n th e 3d S e n a t o r S h e r m a n (O .) s p o k e a t l e n g t h o n t h e b o n d q u e s t i o n , p a y i n g t h a t a d d i t i o n a l r e v e n u e i s n e e d e d , t h a t t h e g o l d r e s e r v e s h o u l d b e k e p t I n t a c t , a n d t h a t f r e e c o i n a g e w a s t h e m o s t d a n g e r ­o u s o f p o l i c i e s . S e n a t o r E l k i n s ’ ( W . V a . ) r e s o l u t i o n d i r e c t i n g t h a t a l l b o n d i s s u e s b e a d v e r t i s e d a n d t h e b o n d s o f f e r e d to t h e p u b l i c c a u s e d a v i g o r o u s d e b a t e , b u t n o a c ­t i o n w a s t a k e n . A d j o u r n e d to t h e 7 t h . . . . I n t h e h o u s e a r e s o l u t i o n w a s o f f e r e d to i i j r p e a c h C o m p t r o l l e r B o w l e r , o f t h e t r e a s ­

u r y , f o r r e f u s i n g to e x e c u t e t h e l a w s o f c o n - g > e « r in p a y i n g t h e s u g a r b o u n t y . A d ­j o u r n e d to t h e 6 th .

DOMESTIC.To prevent a strike the Illinois Steel

company closed their shops near Chi­cago, throwing 4,000 men out of work.

The legislatures of New York, Massa­chusetts and Maryland convened in their resjiective capitals.

Gideon Hauser, a tramp, shot four men at Avilla, Ind., and then killed himself.

Henry F. and David B. Quarrels, cousins, and both aged about 19 years, while crossing the railw ay tracks near Ellyrons, Va., were struck by a train and killed.

Five men were burned, three of them fatally, by an explosion of gas in the Girard mine at Shamokin. Fa.

T w o baby boys of Thomas R. Bebb were burned to death at Palmj'ra, O., and the mother lost her reasoh in con­sequence.

While asleep in their house near Froutenac, Kan., Robert, John, William and Archibald McFadden (brothers) were burned to death.

Five villages, with a population of10,000 were annexed to Cincinnati, giv­ing that city a population of 355,000.

F o r the first time in the history of Colorado the gold output for 1895 ex­ceeded in value that of silver. The fig­ures are: Gold, $17,340,495; silver, $14,- 1:59,049.

Andrew Brown, a negro cattle thief, w as hanged by a mob near Westville, Miss.

The Philadelphia bourse, the first genera' exchange building erected in this country, was formally dedicated

The public debt statement issued on the 2d showed that the debt decreased $1,179,349 during the month of Decem­ber. The cash balance in the treasury w a s $178,027,200. The total debt, less the cash balance in the treasury, amounts to $947,29S,2G2.

Montana produced in metals about $47,115 ,000 during the year 1895.

Mrs. John Brumer and her two girls went down an embankment in a wagon near Akron, O., and were fatally in­jured.

The monthly statement of the di­rector of the mint shows coinage exe­cuted at the mints of the United States during December, 1805, to have been as follows: Gold, $8,097,145; silver, $75,-592; minor coins, $107,836; total, $8,- 280,573.

Anthony Huber, William Penn and Jo h n Strong were fatally crushed while w orking in a box car near Cincinnati.

• The flour output at Minneapolis for 1895 w as 10,581,000 barrels, the largest ever made by 800,000 barrels.

F . M. Vanden & Co., wholesale dealers in liquors and tobncco at Jackson, Tenn., failed for $100,000.

Gov. Greenhnlge, of Massachusetts, was inaugurated at the capitol in Bos­ton.

Albert Woodley, who murdered his Intended wife, Jennie Buchanan, on May 7, 7854. was hanged in the yard of the county jail at Pittsburgh, I’ o.

In a .(Ire that destroyed the residence of Joh n H. Hibbard at Columbus, O., he nnd hm wife and two children nnd Miss F a y Hibbard nnd Mrs. Grace Hibbard Lee, his two sisters, were burned to death.

Peter Schertz, in the banking and lumber business at Metamora, 111., failed for $100,000.

Fire swept over ten square m iles of valuable territory in Boulder county, Col., cattsinff a lose of over $300,000.

Four persons were killed, one lutally injured, four more were missing and 31 received injuries more or less serious as th* * result of an explosion in n build­ing iu St. Louis. The money loss was $100,900.

T lu statement of the receipts and ex­penditures of the United States shows that during the mouth of December the recc.'pts aggregated $20,288,937 and ilic expenditures amounted to $25,814,- 317, leaving a surplus for the month of $474,620.

The exchanges at the leading clear­ing houses in the United States dur­ing the week ended on the 3d aggre­gated $1,020,042,400, Hguinst $1,144,028,- 202 the previous week. The increase, compared with the corresponding week in 1S95, was 7.4.

The burning of the Thornton Buggy company’s iiouse ut Des Moines, la., caused a loss of $100,000.

There were 403 business failures in the United States in llie seven days ended on the 3d, against 316 the week previous and 373 in the corresponding period of 1895.

At Millidgeville, Kv., a boy named Walters, while playing, secured a re­volver and fatally shot his two little cousins, two girls, aged four and eight, and then sent a ball through his own head.

The bodies of two more men were found in the ruins of the explosion in St. Louis, muking a total of six lives lost.

A fire that originated in the basement cf Horton Donilson’s furniture store in Creston, la., caused u loss of $150,000.

Singer & Wheeler, wholesale dealers in drugs at Peoria, 111., failed for $130,- 000.

Fire destroyed the hammer shop of the American bridge works in Chicugo, tlie loss being $100,000. Two men were fatally burned.

Intensely cold weather prevailed in the northwest, the thermometer rang­ing from 12 degrees below zero in Illi­nois and Iowa to 24 below in Wisconsin.

A report reached Knoxville, Tenn., that seven men were killed ir. a battle between moonshiners and otiieers near the Tennessee and North Carolina line,

Charles C. Hilton, of Chicago, was appointed by Gov. Altgeld to succeed Alfred OrcndorfT us adjutant general of Illinois.

Ju d ge Morton decided in the United States district court ut San Francisco that every Chinese born in the United States is a citizen thereof.

Fifteen persons were injured, some fatally, in u railway wreck on the Krie road at Meadville. Pa.

The oath of office required to be taken by a cardinal was administered to Mgr. Xatolli in the private chapel of the Catholic legation in Washington.

The Solicitors’ Loan and Trust com­pany of Philadelphia made an assign­ment. The assets were $1,200,000, lia bilities unknown.

L. T. Myers, of Richmond, Va., has been appointed assistant general super intendent of the railway mail service.

A t Lincoln, Neb., Judge Holmes sen­tenced George W. Davis to the peuiten tiary for life for wrecking a railway train, whereby 1 1 lives were lost.

President Cleveland signed the proc laination on the 4th admitting the ter­ritory of Utah to the family of states. The newly-made state comes in with a republican governor (Heber M. Wells) and a republican legislature

During a fire at the residence of Mrs. L. E. Harvey at Wheaton, 111., A. S. Grant and Arthur Vernon were killed by a fallinng chimney.

Commander Lewis Kingsley, of the training ship Essex, which is lying off Yorktown, Ya., dropped dead on board of his vessel.

Secretary Carlisle isstrcd^a circular for a popular loan, saying that the gov­ernment would sell $100,000,000 30 year four per cent, coupon or registered bonds, dated February 1, 1895, for which purchasers \yill he required to pay in gold coin or gold certificates.

The two children of Abraham Leon­ard were burned to death at Dallas, Tex., while the parents wer£ at church.

The “ international ladies’ six days’ bicycle contest for the championship of the world” began at the Madison Square garden in New York. Twenty- six young women started.

Bazyl La Chappelle, a half breed Kas- kaskia Indian, aged 125 years, was buried from his home near Prairie du Roclier, 111.

A railw ay engine exploded near Ful- tonham, O., killing Engineer Bert Mead, Fireman Frank Ilesse and Brake- man Fred Kreits. Conductor Ira Mor­tis was fatally injured.

McMahon, Bishop & Co., importers of wines and liquors in New York, failed for $100,000.

Bartholomew Shea, who was to be electrocuted in the prison at. Clinton,X. Y., for the murder of Robert Ross in Troy a year ago, was respited upon the confession of John MeG nigh, an­other prisoner, that he was the mur­derer.

The members of the Venezuelan com­mission met in Washington and organ­ized by electing Justice Brewer as pres­ident.

The Central hotel nnd George Streit’B business building were burned nt. Al­toona, I’a., the total loss being $200,000.

Jnrnes Newman nnd wife, aged be­tween CO and 70 years, were found dead in their home neur St. Paul, Minn., from the effets of coal gas.

The Merion Cricket clubhouse and the casino attached were burned at Haverford, I’a., involving a low of $100,000. v

An express train ran into u freight at Scliooley’s station, O., killing En­gineer Michaels. Firemen Leon Mathers, George Addis and J . II. Cox, J . F. Edminton, a postui clerk, and Jease King, a bruktmun.

The Park No. 2 colliery at Trenton, Pa., owned by Meutz, Lilly & Co., was destroyed bv fire, the loss being$100.000.

Five hundred manufacturers were represented nt a bicycle show which opened in Chicngo.

H. & S. Strauss, manufacturers of corsets in New York, failed for $200,000.

Ja m es Runyon nnd Robert Young climbed a tree near Kennedy, Ala., for an opossum, quarreled over the animal, and both fell to the ground and vvero killed.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.Ex-Gov. Edward J . Curtis died at

Boise, Idaho. He served us territorial secretary and acting governor 10 years.

Mrs. Putty Richardson, the oldest of the eight widow pensioners of the revo­lution, died at her home in East Bethel, Yt.. aged 95 years.

Joh n W. Hutchinson, the veteran singer of abolition days and one of tlie fumous Hutchinson fumily, vvus ten­dered a reception in New York on his 75th birthday.

FOREIGN.The insurgents in Cuba were again

moving in the direction of Havana and great excitement prevailed.

What promised to be the most im­portant session of the Canadian parlia­ment since 1867, when the provinces were confederated, opened at Ottawa. On the question of schools in Mani- tobia the government vvus so seriously divided as to jeopardize its stability.

Dr. Jameson.who invaded the South African republic at the head of 700 men, representing the Chartered Brit­ish South Africa company, was cap­tured by the Boers.

It was reported that Dr. Jameson, the English leader in the Transvaal, had been shot by the Boers.

Advices say that the whole province of Havana was up in arms against the government, and that tlie authorities confessed the grave condition of uf- lairs by proclaiming martial law for the provinces of Havana and Piintr del Rio.

The trade and navigation returns is­sued by the government for the year 1895 show tliut Canada’s aggregate trade fell from $230,000,000 to $218,000,- 000, as compared with the previous year.

Advices from Havana say that the whole island of Cuba was praciicnP.y in the bunds of the insurgents, who were within a few miles of the capita1 city. The insurgents had burned Quivieun, San Felipi, Duran. Meleno, Delsur and Guara. These places are 20 miles from Havana.

Nine hundred Armenians were killed by Kurds near Aintab, Asia Minor.

A train was wrecked near Durban, Natal, and 28 persons were killed and 23 dangerously wounded.

LATER.The insurgent armies were on the

6th in sight of Havana, and the firing of mtiskels and cannon were plainly heard in the caster# part of the city. Flip inhabitants were terror-stricken L*td hundreds of families had aban­doned their homes and were crowding 1 he steamers that were leaving the is- la nd.

The Artesian lee and Brewing com- puny's building-at Brunsw ick, Ga., was burned, the loss being $100,000.

% Ja m e s and Stephen Merritt and P a t­rick Lynch and Peter Robert were killed in a mine at Shamokin, Pa., by the fall of a beam.

T J o i i . Sir J . Gordon Sprigg, K. C. M.G., treasurer of Cape Colony, succeeds Mr. Cecil Rhodes as premier.

F u lly 12,000 persons saw the inaugu­ration of Gov. Wells and the other state officers in the famous Mormon taber­nacle at Salt Lake City.

Rufus IV. Peckham took the oath of office in Washington as associate jus­tice of the L nited States supreme court.

i he new state officers were sworn in at Frankfort, and, for the first time in the history of Kentucky, the state government is in the hands of repub­licans.

The 72d general assembly of Ohio met at Columbus. The election of a United States senator to succeed Calv in S. Brice w ill occur during the session.

Crazed with jealousy. C. L. Lewis, a young planter living near Eldorado, Ark., fat-ally stabbed his father-in-law, Col. Henry T. Thompson, and Samuel Delone.

Tn Kiowa and Stafford comities, Kan., great prairie fires were raging and it was feared that the loss of life and property would be appalling.

Walter Coombs, a prominent citizen of Little York, Ind., shot liis wife dead and flien shot himself fatally. Je a l­ousy was the cause.

Made crazy l w a quarrel Patrick Gal­vin fa ta lly sluft Samuel Paul and Mrs. W. I*. Murphy at Indianapolis, and was himself shot dead by Mr. Murphy.

The 32 cities of Massachusetts and five of Rhode Island inaugurated new city governments.

Washington, Ja n . 7.—The senate was not in session yesterday. In the house a joint resolution was introduced giv­ing congress power to levy a graduated inheritance tax on all inheritances and estates whose value exceeds $100,000. A bill was introduced repealing the section of the Wilsoif tariff law relat­ing to the use of alcohol in the arts.

E A R U JB S T O N IO N S P A T .There’s a market gardener In

Minnesota. He is prosperous, makes his money on earliest vegetables, gets his seeds from Salzer, fol­lows Salzer’s instructions how to grow 1000 bu. per acre and Bells Sal/er’s King of the Earliest onion already in Ju ly nnd gets $1.50 a bu.l Catalogue tells all about it and of lots of other seed for garden and farm! 35 packages earliest vegetables $1.00.

I f y o u w i l l c u t t h i s o u t a n d b e n d it with 12c. stamps to John A. Salzer, L a Crosse, Wis., you will get free his catalogue and a package of yellow w a ­termelon sensation. (K.)

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I m partial . — Brown—“ Big failure of Bmitli’s, wasn’t it I Anv preferences t” Jones—’ ‘None whatever. Borrowed wher­ever he could.’ ’—Brooklyn Life.

S c h i l l e r T h e a t e r , C h ic a g o .Extensivo changes are being made in the

Schiller stage to give “ Slnbad'’ its full scenic value. Begins Jan. 5th.

T u b i n f l u e n c e o f c u s t o m i s i n c a l c u l a b l e ; d r e s s a b o y a s a m a n , u n d lie w i l l u t o n c e c l i a n g o l i i s c o n c e p t i o n o f h i m s e l f . — B . B L J o h n .

M c V ic k e r ’a T h e a t e r , C h ic a g o .Mr. Frank Mayo will follow “ Rorv of the

Hill" in his dramatization of Mark Twain’s novel, “ Pudd’nhoad Wilson.”

ituoiliudh CliUUCU—A Guuu iudUHIi*.We pay you to sell fruit trees. Stark

Nurseries, Louisiana. Mo.; Iiockport, 111.

T u b m i n d i t s e l f m u s t , l i k e o t h e r t i l i n g s , s o m e t i m e s b e u n b e n t ; o r e l s e i t w i l l b e e i t h e r w e a k e n e d o r b r o k e n . — S i r P . S i d n e y .

“ B u o w n ’ s B h o n c i i i a l T u o c u k s ” aro un­rivalled for relieving Coughs, Hoarseness and all Throat Troubles. Hold only in boxes

“ A n d d i d h o s a y h e r e m e m b e r e d m o w h e n I w a s a g i r l ? ” “ N o ; h o s a i d l ie r o m e m b e r o d y o u w h e n h o w a s a b o y . ” — Life.

B e e c u a m ' s p il l s for constipation 10c and 25c. Get the book (free) at your druggist’s and go by it. Annual sales 6,000,000 boxes.______ m i

A SEitMON over 20 minutes long is h cler­ical error.—Texas Siftings.

THE MARKETS.N e w Y o u k , J a n . 7.

L I V E S T O C K —S t e e r s ............. $3 CO iff 4 GOS h e e p ................................................ 2 50 ft) 3 75H o g s .................................................. 3 00 cTr 4 50

F L O P i t — C i t y M il l P a t e n t s . 3 05 fir 4 15W i n t e r P a t e n t s ..................... 3 00 ffi> 3 CS

W H E A T —N o . 2 B e d .................... 6S^(u> G!>M a y .................................................... 07 # 67’ i

C O R N - N o . 2 .................................... 34'X.rcf 3 4 \M a y .................................................... 34'/.<<i> 34H

O A T S — W e s t e r n ......................... 23 '7 ' f f 27P O R K — M i s s ................................ 9 25 ‘ tf? 9 50L A R D — W e s t e r n S t e a m ..........B U T T I C R — W e s t e r n ( T ’ m ’ y .

W e s t e r n D a i r y ................... ..E G G S ........................................................

C H I C A G O .C A T T L E - B e e v e s ..................... $:

S t o c k e r s a n d F e e d e r s LC o w s .................................................. i 50T e x a s S t e e r s ............................. 2 75

H O G S - L i g h t ................................ 2 65R o u g h P a t k i n g ..................... _

S H E E P ............................ 2 00B U T T E R — C r e a m e r y . . .

D a t r y .......................................P a c k i n g S t o c k .................

E G G S - F r e s h ........................B R O O M C O R N ( p e r to n )P O T A T O E S ( p e r b u . ) . . . .P O R K - M e s s ........................L A R D — S t e a m .....................F L O U R —S p r i n g P a t e n t s .................

S p r i n g S t r a i g h t s ................... 2 65W i n t e r P a t e n t s .....................W i n t e r S t r a i g h t s ................. 3 00

G R A I N — W h e a t , J a n u a r y . . .C o r n . N o 2 ..................................On i s , N o . 2 ..................................R y e . N o . 2 ....................................B a r l e y . G o o d to C h o i c e . .

M I L W A U K E E .G R A I N — W h e a t . N o . 2 S p ’ g .

C o r n , N o . 3 .................................. 2 5 ( 4 ® ’O a t s . N o . 2 W h i t e ................. i k '4 @R y e . N o . 1 .................................... 3 5 ^ (ft)B a r l e y , N o . 2 ............................ 32Uig> 32s*

5 70 # 5 75IS f i 24' i11 # IS22 # 25

$3 50 # 4 752 V 1 f t 3 SO1 50 fa 3 652 75 U 3 S33 65 fa 3 82Vi3 55 (a 3 052 00 0 3 65

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20 -fi 2120 00 (fiH15 00

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57 # 57 >425*;i # 2GH17 # 17 Lk33 33^430 0 36

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P O R K — M e s s ................................. 8 90 ® ) 8 95L A R D ....................................................... 5 40

S T . L O U I S@ 5 45

4 a T T L E — S t e e r s ..................... $3 50 (G> 4 75' T e x a s ............................................... 3 GO <U 3 80

H O G S ........................................................ 3 20 (f? 3 75S H E E P ...................................................... 3 50 (iv 3 55

O M A H A .C A T T L E — S t e e r s ......................... 3 10 4 00

F e e d e r s ............................................. 2 50 (ft 3 50C o w s .................................................... 1 .90 3 25

H O G S ........................................................ 3 5o 0 3 55S H E E P ..................................................... 2 65 # 3 00

KNOWLEDGEBrings comfort and improvement and

tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet­ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to the necas o f physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs.

Iis excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas­ant to the taste, the refreshing nnd truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax­ative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kid­neys, Liver and Bowels without weak­ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance.

Syrup of Figs is for Bale by all drug­gists in 50c a n a $ l bottles, but it is man­ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you w ill not accept any substitute if offered.

H ood’sSarsaparilla baa over and over again p r o v e d itself the best blood purifier medi­cal science has ever produced. It cures when other medicines utterly fall. Its record i» unequalled In the history of medicine. Its suooess la based upofi its Intrinsic merit. Hood's

SarsaparillaIs the One True Blood Purifier.

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.A C IV IL IZ E D VIEW .Enllgbt*n*d g e l f . l o t s r e s l S h ew * Protec­

tio n td l ie • S w in d le .A favorite protectionUt argument is

the assertion that free trade means na­tional unselfishness, and that a high tariff advances the interests of thecountry adopting it even though it in­jures other nations. As the majority of mankind regard most questions from the standpoint of self-interest, it is only natural that they should in­cline to favor the policy which seems at first sight to be one of thorough selfishness. But on closer examina­tion it will be found that protection has no right even to the doubtful honor of being the best policy for selfish peo­ple.

Properly understood the doctrine of free trade is simply the carrying out o d a lar jjs scale o f the same business principles which are found to work so well in small communities. For in­stance, the selfish desire of each man that he shall get as much as possible in return for his labor, leads to the widest diversification of industry. In­stead of trying to make for himself everything he uses, the intelligent man devotes his time to the produc­tion of one particular article, which he exchanges for such products as other men can make more easily. In this way the total production of wealth is greatly increased over what it would be if each man in a short-sighted selfishness tried to satisfy his varied needs without exchanging his labor products for those of his fellows.

Trade with people of foreign coun­tries is carried on, under free condi­tions, on exactly the same principles as domestic commerce. The advan­tage arising from diversified industries in one country, are even greater when the products of the whole world are exchanged. Differences of soil, cli­mate, natural resources, etc., enable one set of men to produce, a certain ar­ticle at less expense than by some other men. As the latter excel in making another commodity, a system of exchanges will increase the wealth of both parties. In this mutual benefit there is no pretense of unselfishness. It is purely a question of enlightened self-interest, such as prompts all trad­ing.

Tested bv its actual operations pro­tection is no less an unjust system than it is in theory. It is not denied by free traders that by imposing high taxes on all imports, a few manufac­turers and other monopolists will be benefited. But as increased prices in­jure tiie 05,000,000 of people who buy things, while the total number of per­sons directly or indirectly helped by protection is less than 2,000,000, it is clear that the interests of by far the greater number are opposed to the higli tariff policy’. Ho that on the pro­tectionists’ own ground of appeals to selfishness, their doctrine is a failure and a fraud.

T H R E E F A L S E C L A I M S .T h e y A r e P u t F o r w a r d b y a P r o t e c t l o n l e t

O r g a n b u t F u l ly R e f u te d .The Manufacturer, orcan of the

Manufacturers’ club, of Philadelphia, in speaking of the effect of free wool upon prices of clothing, said on De­cember 2 that “ the workman who was to buy tiis clothing at half the old prices has learned to his sorrow that the mischief brooding light lured him on under false promises. Delias found lower wages and the cost of clothing not materially changed” and that prices are “ not ten per cent, lower than before the change in the tariff.” It also says that “ we were to banish shoddy and give the workman an all- wool suit at a low price. W hat is the real outcome? A larger consumption of shoddy than ever before, more de­ception in clothing, less value for the money.”

Lower wages, more shoddy and dear­er goods are the three points claimed by the Manufacturer against free wool and lower duties. Are any of these claims true? Not one.

First, as to wages. We can name over forty woolen mills in which wages have been advanced since we obtained free wool. Can the Manufacturer name a single mill of any importance in which wages are lower now than when wool w as taxed? Was Brad- street’s wrong when it said in Novem­ber, “ wool is higher and so is labor?”

Next, as to shoddy. It is true that we are importing more “ rags, noils and waste” than when these were duti­able, but does an anlysis show that more cheap stuff, cabled “ shoddy,” is imported? The treasury’ reports tell us that the average price per pound is now about 12 cents. This indicates that instead of being trashy stuff, such as was imported in 1800 to 1894, our im­ports in 1895 consisted of expensive waste and noils, equal, in fact, to scoured wool. Good, healthy and du­rable clothing is made from such waste. We imported about 15,000,000 pounds of this waste in 1895 over that imported in 1894. Add to this the 100,000,000 extra pounds of wool imported under lower duties and it is practically cer­tain that our people are now better prepared for cold weather than ever before.

Before leaving these two points we will quote a letter of Mr. G. Wilfred Pearce in the New Yorlg Evening Post of December 3.

“ During a business trip through the woolen manufacturing towns of Massa­chusetts, New Hampshire and Maine I learned from mill owners and. work­ing people that the condition of busi­ness has been good under the new tariff and wages have been advanced over |h«r rates paid under the McKinley

tariff in all the mills which make hon­est goods. In the mills which made ‘warranted all wool’ out of Egyptian and domestic rags under the McKinley tariff, business is bad and wages low, because the makers of honest woolens can, under the present tariff, sell for the prices which shoddy sold for under the McKinley tariff.

“ I know a man in this city who for 25 years lias been in the employ of a wealthy shoddy manufacturer, at a salary of 815;000 per annum, his duty being to invent machinery and find cheap substances to make shoddy. He told me to-day that unless the repub­lican party puts a high tariff on wool every maker of bogus woolens in this country will be compelled to put in machinery to make honest woolens.

“ Among the woolen mills which I have visited this week is the Cowan woolen mill in Maine, owned by Con­gressman Nelson A. Dingley. This mill is running full time, making money hand over fist; wages have been ad­vanced under the new tariff, and I was told that work would be steady through the winter, with flue prospects for the Bpring.

“ A prominent republican of Boston, who for many years has been ac­counted the ablest man for procuring large sums of money for presidential campaigns from woolen, iron, steel, hardware and glass manufacturers, said to-day that none of these men will contribute to the campaign of 189(5, for the reason that there is no use spend­ing money to put in power a party which did less in thirty years for the general good of the country than the democratic party did with its hands tied in a few months!”

As to the prices of goods, the Manu­facturer admits that apparently prices are about 10 per cent, lower than two years ago. As we have shown that more shoddy is not used now than then lotver prices become a reality. T w o years ago we were in the midst of a McKinley panic and prices were unusu­ally depressed. To get clothing lower than then means much to our people. A t a low estimate the expenditure for woolens of all kinds will average 810 per capita. A saving of ten per cent, then means one dollar per capita or about 870,000,000 a year to our con­sumers. This is three, and perhaps five, times the difference in amount of revenue collected under McKinley and Wilson bill duties, and vet the Manufacturer says “ the cost of cloth­ing has not materially changed.”

B y r o n W . H o l t .

AT T H E F U R N A C E S .

F a c t s f o r t h e C o n s i d e r a t i o n o f P r o t e c t i o n , le ts W h o M a d e W o e r u l P r o p h e c i e s .

The attention of republican dema­gogues who have recently been com­plaining that the new tariff has “ quenched the furnace fires” should be directed to the very remarkable output of “ the furnaces” at the present time. The reports of the Iron Age, which have been accepted as authori­tative for many years past, show that the production of pig iron on Novem­ber 1 was at the rate of 217,306 tons per week. This was the weekly output of the furnaces in blast on that date.

The record of production was broken on September 1, when the weeklj’ out­put was 194,029 tons. The highest weeklj’ output before that time had been 183,902 tons, on March 1, 1892. It was broken again onOctober 1, witli 201,414 tons and now we see nearly 1(5,000 tons added to this great quantity, We show in the following table the record since April last and the highest weekly out­puts for the five years preceding. The figures show the weekly output in gross tons from furnaces iu blast:N o v e m b e r 1 .................................................................. 217.806O c to b e r 1 ........................................................................ 201 ,414S e p t e m b e r 1 ..................................................................194,029A u g u s t 1 .......................................................................... 180.525J u l y 1 ................................................................................1 7 1 , 19 1J u n e 1 ............................................................................... 157,224M a y 1 .................................................................................156,554

The highest weekly output for five j’ears previous was:1890, D e c e m b e r I ........................................................ 183,8161891, D e c e m b e r 1 ........................................................ 188,1351892, M a r c h 1 .................................................................193.9021893, M a y 1 ..................................................................... 181,5511894, D e c e m b e r 1 ........................................................ 168,782

The total output of pig iron in themonth of October is estimated to have been 915,34(5 tons, and a year’s product at this rate would be nearly 11,000,000 tona The largest output of any year up to this time has been 9,202,703 tons, in 1890.

The price of pig iron has declined from the summit reached a few weeks ago, and this evidence of unprece­dented activity at the furnaces indi­cates that insufficient supply will not cause any considerable advance in the near future. It is well understood, moreover, that there is a good profit in the production of pig iron at the prices now prevailing. For this reason the output will continue to be large. Prices may be affected, in the course of time, by slight increases of the cost of ore and coke, but the large supply will probably prevent any sharp advance in the price of crude forms or finished goods. The iron industry appears to be in excellent condition.— N. Y. Times.

F r e * W o o l a n d 1’ro a p e r l t j r .The odds are even that the repub­

lican majority in congress will not even pass a bill to levy tariff on wool after all their windy talk. We sin­cerely hope they will. The working­man for the first time in his life can afford to wear woolen clothes, as good clothes as the ricli can buy, and not a mill has shut down on account of it either. On the contrary, the -woolen mills were never so prosperous as they are now. Let them pass a wool tariff at least.—Kansas City Times.

AN AMBIDEXTER.A Reporter Attempted to FnrnLh Copy

• t a R ap id K ate.There is a reporter at our office who

writes with equal rapidity with either hand. He is an ambidexter and a bold, bad one at th a t When there is a rush in work at the office and the devil is 6houting “ cop’ ” life a fiend incarnate, this useful reporter sits down at his desk iu full company front and with a pencil in each hand slings off local happenings by the yard, lie writes on two sheets at once, and doesn’t let his right hand know what his left hand is ’driving at, but it’s.driving all the same. This day he got a little off his mental base and attempted to write up a dog fight and a wedding in high life at the same time. He got things mixed. His hands ran clear aw ay with the gray matter in his skull and things became terribly confused. This is the w ay the items telescoped each other: “ At the Grace church last night the nuptials of Mr. Thomas Johnson and Miss Ju lia Lawrence were celebrated in most magnificent style, a costly floral horse shoe being directly over the altar, and when the yellow cur saw tiie flames of anger darting from the eyes of the brindle fyste, he opened with tiie impres­sive strains of the wedding march. As the handsome couple walked down the aisle the. pxcited crowd be­gan to get frantic and there were yells of ‘Sick ’em, Bull!’ ‘At him now, Towser,’ and the spectators became interested in the fight. The bride was elegantly attired in pure white gar­ments of the most costly fabric, and she wore the traditional white cur by the neck, and his tongue began to loll out and his eyes to turn somersault^ in the customary black suit, white gloves, ears cropped close to his head. He was a disreputable looking dog in the beginning, and ought to have been whipped for being so homely. He is of good family, and is engaged in one of the most ex­tensive manufacturing concerns in the west. But the yellow cur seemed to be getting the advantage, as he had now succeeded in getting a death grip on the throat of the big brindle, and when he tenderly kissed the bride, ac­cording to the ancient custom, his back was covered with mud and his left hind leg was terribly chewed up. Among the costly presents received by the happy pair were a fine grand piano from the father of the bride. His hair had been scalded from his back and one eye seemed to have been destroyed by an auger. A fter a short bridal tour the happy couple will settle down to one of the hardest fought battles the reporter has ever witnessed. It is difficult to tell which deserved punishment worst. The fight be­gan exactly at 4:58, after having been bitterly contested for an hour and a half they were driven to the res­idence of the bride's parents and he was taken to his home in a wheelbar­row. He will probably never recover, and if he does will be totally blind, be­sides being permanently lame in his left leg. The beautiful bride received the congratulations of a host of friends. The groom is one of the most promis­ing young men and his owner dreads the possibility of losing him. The father of the bride is one of the wealthiest merchants and the yellow fyste limped off with a knowing look in his eye and a saucy curl in his tail, as much as to say: “ Who else wants to try me?”

The ambidexter was summarily fired.—Bob Burdette, in Kansas City Journal.

She K n ew th e R eason .He %vas smoking and musing over the

w ays of the world.“ Odd, isn’t it,” he said at last, “ how

few people attain their ideals in this world?”

“ In what w a y ?” inquired his wife suspiciously, for she was not a woman to be caught off her guard.

“ Well,” he replied slowly, “ 1 was thinking of Jones when I spoke. He had an ideal woman that he was al­w ays talking about when he was in college. She was tall and stately in his dreams, and he seemed to have no place in his heart for a small woman. And y e t—and y e t —”

“ Well?”“ Why, he finally married a little thing

who hardly comes to his shoulder. I wonder why it was?”

"Perhaps, Jo h n ,” she said very slow­ly and distinctly, "ho is like the ma­jority of other men and was afraid to take anyone of his size.”

When he spoke acrain he changed the subject.—Chicago Evening Post.

A Sure Cure.Mrs. Minks— Doctor, my husband is

a terrible sufferer from insomnia, and some nights can not sleep a wink. Can you do anything for him?

Doctor—Certainly, madame. In the first place, he must go to bed not later than ten o’clock.

“ He does th at ”“ V ery well. Wait until he appears

to be in a doze, and then suddenly give him a shake and tell him it is time to go flown and fix the kitchen fire. He’ll turn over, give a grunt, and sleep like a log until morning.” —N. Y. Weekly. ______

T h e D i f f e r e n c e .

Oh, yes, there is a marked difference between the big mentally considered, and the little man. When the big man gets an idea he lays it aw ay in his brain box for use when an emergency arises for it; but inject an idea in the little man's noddle, and it will leap out of his mouth the very first time he opens that organ.—Boston Transcript

ILLINOIS STATE NEWS.MURDER CASE NOLLED.

B e lle U lgttn N o t to S tan d a S eco n d T r ia l for Saujr 5Vo’« K ill in g .

Tn the circuit court at Taylorville Belle Rigan, charged with murder, was discharged from yustody, J , c . Creigh­ton, stute’s attorney, having entered a nolle prosequi. Sang Wo, a Chinese laundrvman, wns murdered in Pann in March, 1889, robbery being the mo­tive. William Williams t nd Belle Ki­gali were indicted for the crime. Wil­liams wns acquitted, but the woman was sentenced to the penitentiary for 14 years. During her trial one of her jurors v a s taken sick* and excused, and by consent the trial proceeded with 11 jurors. A fter six years’ confinement in Joliet the woman wus released on n writ of habeas corpus, issued on the ground that her trial by a jury of 1 1 was illegal.

T w o W ives B es id e IIIm Cofttn.A t the bier in Springfield of Dr. Wil-

Hum E. Keynolds, bigamist and suicide, stood two beautiful women, both of whom held marriage certificates and claimed to be lawfully wedded to the dead man. One, a handsome blonde, who was married to Reynolds in Mil­waukee last September, is u mere girl.1 lie* \J L UCl lo ti. ■of 39, ami a nant-ndsome brunette. The heart of the elder woman warmed to the defenceless girl who had left her home at Paxton, 1ml., to become the wife of Keynolds, and she immediately offered her a home and shelter under her own roof at Aurora.

K ev. J . W . R u tle d g e D lnm lssud.Superintendent Kirkwood, of the sol­

diers’ home at Quincy, dismissed Kev. W. J . liutledge, who has been chaplain of the home for the last three years, because he neglected his official duties in being absent from the home without leave. The superintendent says that Rev. Mr. Rutledge was the only officer who disobeyed the orders of the home in this respect.

D iv o rced C ouple M arry A g a in .After a separation of three years

Louis Follett, of Cleveland, O., and Kate C. Follett, of St. Louis, were re­united in marriage at Belleville. The couple were divorced in Cleveland three years ago and saw nothing of each other until a chance meeting a week ago. As a result of the chance meeting there was a reconciliation and a remarriage.

Tol<l in a F ew Linen.Cracksmen entered two stores at La

Rose, blew the safes and secured about $800.

The grain elevator at Malden was consumed by fire, together with nearly 4,000 bushels of corn. It was believed the fire was the work of an incendiary.

Application w’as made to tiie circuit court at Bloomington for a receiver for the National Building & Loan associd- tion.

Over 150 conversions were made in a five weeks’ revival meeting at the Pana Baptist church by llev. II. \V. Thiele and Terry Smith.

A break in the La Marsh dike near Pekin flooded thousands of acres and thousands of dollars' worth of damage was done.

Henry Kennels, aged 68, and Mrs. Sarah Nobel, aged 64. of Hutton town­ship, were married.

The auditor of public, accounts is­sued a certificate to the state bank of Nodes & Sons, at Greenville, to com­mence business. The capital stock iB $25,00(L

The republican state central com­mittee w’ ill meet at Springfield Ja n u a ry 28. This is the occasion usually known as the “ love feast.”

Seven couples celebrated Christmas at Joliet by getting married. A t Charleston therirWere 12 weddings.

Seven thousand people were given a Christmas dinner by the Salvation Arm y in Princess rink in Chicago.

The police of East St.. Louis had under arrest four men who held up and at­tempted to roll the Mobile & Ohio ex­press at Forest Law n two years ago.

Gov. Altgeld restored the rights of citizenship to William H. Schureman, of Peoria, who served one year at Joliet for embezzlement, and to Ja m es E. Gamble, of Villa Ridge, who served one year at Chester for embezzlement.

Burglars entered the post office at Ilarvey and stoic $2,200 in stamps and $300 in money.

Fire almost completely destroyed the stock of dry goods and notions owned by J . S. Edestein at Belvidere. Loss, $12,000; insurance, $9,000.

Carl Wiles, a farmer living near Lan­ark, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head.

Fire at Wenona destroyed B. F. Meikhxs' millinery store and Joseph Theiry’s notion store.

Miss Louise Nooe, of Mattoon, identi­fied the body taken from the river at Louisville, Ky., as that of her brother.

The ju ry in the Bauguess murder trial returned n verdict at Aledo find­ing Richard J . Bauguess guilty of the murder of Dr. John 1\ Chowning and fixing his sentence at life imprison­ment.

The Kunz tile works at Cerro Gordo were destroyed by fire. Loss, $5,000.

The new flouring mill erected at Mill- stndt a few weeks ago was partialljr destroyed by fire, the loss being $30,- 000.

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T he Crop for 1896 th e L arg­est E ver Offered,

With Rare Promise for u Fine Harvest for the Girls, Who Will Not Have

Another Like Opportunity . . for Eight Years.

For the benefit of the fair readers of the Pl a i n d e a l e k we herewith submit a leap-year list of the available m tie can­didates for marriage. The manager of our matrimonial department has en deavored to make the list complete, but some promising candidate may have been overlooked, in his effort to com­plete the list for publication this week. It is only in justice to the gentlemen mentioned that wo say, that the recom­mendations are guaranteed to bo true in every particular, and the young ladies will find anyone of them anxiously wait

John Entwistle will outclass all compe­tition. There is no hope of reforming this one, so the lady who attempts to enter the race for his affections must be able to move in about the two minute class.

Ernie White does not approve of rac- iug nor any other kind of competition, where chances must be taken, but has concluded to put aside his views for the present year, in order to be on our list. The seeker after his hand will do well to consult firs mam ma and papa at Cullom before matters become too serious.

“ Samaiie” Hargrove, although a little too deminutive for general use, would be just the proper thing for one side of a “ Trilby heart locket ” l ie is all to­gether too light for work of any kind, but might be taught to receive guests at the door in a polite manner , if his a p ­petite could be increased so that he could s taud the exertion. He is now much run down from his work as “ cash- boy” for Mauritzen & Heald.

Ed Watson would be handsome were I ho a little shorter and not so extremely I thin Hut he is kind as he can be. When ! he smiles he is lovely, but when he straightens up like a liberty pole, and I lightning tlashes from his eyes, you would climb a tree first and tinet out thu matter afterwards.

R. F Brown, although very bashful, is, as he grows older, beginning to have more confidence in himself, and his friends hope, that in time he can be dueed to talk to a girl, at l e a s t ove

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some one of the fairer sex. We take this opportuni ty to impress upon the busy minds of those ladies who are pro pared to approach a young man with matrimonial inducements that another leap year will not find them nearly so well prepared to press their suit, as after this year it will not be until 11)04 that the month of February again contains 21) days, and by that time charms, which arc at present most irresistable, will have failed, to a greater or less ex­tent. As is always the ea>e where rare bargains are to be obtained, the early applicant has the advantage of the com plete list from which to select, and it is surely a most peculiar girl who can not find her ideal among the following as ­sortment:

Joe Horsey has had much experience with dealings of a matrimonial c h a rac ­ter. He can turn his hand to almost any kind of work, from making brick to getting dinner. His beard is a little harder than it was four years ago, but he still promises to sacrifice it if some one will only take him under their wing.

Harvie Speer is still in the market, and still has the fierce and surely a p ­pearance; but don ’t bo afraid. Every member of the band will assist the one who will promise faithfully to protect him from all harm, give him a good, easy time, and cater to his tastes as a fasti- deous wearer of the choicest stock of the haberdasher.

John Taggert, although inclined to be rather gay, could be. quieted down, and his tastes simplified were the proper kind of a lady to undertake, the task . He is now “ sowing his wild oats” and his friends have s trong hopes that he will some time see the folly of his ways.

Rudolph Fox is a gentleman all over. He is well born; as the saying is, and some say tha t is worth as much in a man as in wrnorse. l ie is still called “ Rndie” and will now object less thanever to being called “ Fuxie” by any fairapplicant, and there is quite a prevalent opinion that he would not be as pa r t i cu ­lar as he was four years ago.

R.-vilo Oliver, still very particular, but there are hopes for the short, thick-set lady, with line teeth and snapping ey< s, and a school teacher may meet with suc­cess where others would fail

Hiram Royal will probably enter the market before the close of the year, but has hardly reached the proper age yet The lady who approaches him may well be on her guard, as he is liable to catch her in a contract whereby lie will get the job of building her house.

The young German ladies may keep a watchful eye on ( 'oad Chiltmij, as it will be no other nationality which he will accept. His extreme laziness is his worst fault.

( r. W. McCabe is “ banking” on the chances of the present year, l ie is now “ up to da te” in every part icular, but is very fickle. The girl who attempts to ensnare him will first have to arrange to have the, trains run so that , he cannot get to Chicago to spend Sunday.

Ira Carson has given up his under­ground researches and now spends his entire time studying the unknown facts which electricity keeps hidden, but will soofi bring forth some wonderful inven­tions, which will cause other inventory to “ turn green with envy.” The Piper City girls seem to have the inside t rack with him at the present time

J . Ambrose Corbett has bristles on his face which would entitle him to a place in a museum were he in s traight­ened circumstances and looking for some means of obtaining a livelihood But by having a clean shave every morning all over his beautiful face lie is enabled to present a very charming appearance. In fact, the ladies can’t pass the bank without cast ing a side-glance towards his desk.

If it were not for his extreme corpu­lence William Cahill might have some, chances with the Chatswortb ladies, but knowing it was useless to expect any­thing here he spent most of the past summer in Fairbury, where they say he has his “ fences” well fixed.

Rev. J J . Quinn is still a bachelor, but is very devoted to his three favorites. He has seen them assume the magnifi­cent appearance which they now present, and the many attentions which they r e ­ceive from outsiders only please him the more. Miss Convent, Miss Church and Miss Parsonage occupy his whole a t t en ­tion

Paul Daiber will bedeck his bride with jewels, and should she be “ a dia ­mond in the rough” he can give her a polish and surroundings which will d i s ­play her brilliancy to the best advantage.

Our list can offer but one true “sport .” Others may attempt to be "swift," but

at the lumber office, but we would a d ­vise any one, who might think of mak­ing any advances, to go to the bank, where, after speaking to his father, he can be conversed with through the man at the other end of the “ phone ”

August Fen-ins is very fastidious In his tastes, but now lives alone, and would gladly receive a proposal, es­pecially if the lady in question had a substantial bank account His appear ancc would be worth the account

Joseph Cahill, although having the appearance of a prize fighter, is as h a rm ­less as a sunbeam. He is just the fellow to impose a mother in law upon, and a widowed sister with half a dozen child­ren would lie the best accompaniment a girl could take with her when proposing to him.

Hugh McArthur lias a s trong incl ina­tion t-’wards “ sea side wandering."’ They say it is not the rolling deep which lie admires, but the sandy beach, and his friends are becoming anxious li st ’lit) lias found him already on the verge of deser ting the bachelor's ranks.

Leroy Waugh, although rather de­minutive, is still growing, but all agree that, for his size, he contains an immense amount of pure meanness. He lias no friends except his telegraph key, and will never have unless he changes his ways; but some influential young lady might assist by leading him along the straight and narrow path

Although rapidly growing old and bald Harry Cowling expects much this year. l ie has entertained the ladies for many years, and now hopes that some one of them will save him the embar- rasment of choosing from their number and thus avoid any hard feelings on the part of those left.

Louis Bork can’t understand why he has not already received some otters lie is domestic in his tastes, and would be companionable to most any lady, especially to a widow with a large fami­ly of children.

Harry Turner, tlumgh growing old, and with age an unusual aeiammlation of tlesh, he assures us that lie tips the beam at not an ounce over four hundred economy to the pounds None but an extremely ileshy i him in. Begin

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gnftce. Any young lady answering the above requirements, and being fond of dainties, can not find one more eon- genial

William Cheever, while a little u&ed to “hard ware," would find a warm place in his heart for an heiress, and will dis­play his ability as a financier by care­fully guarding her income.

Gay Bangs would preside gracefully at the head of the table of a family of ton or twelve and would be-a tine eateh for some aged and needy woman with a large family. His agermight appear to be an objection, but he is really not as old as he looks.

Fieri Snyder is one of those jolly, fat little fellows whom you can’t help but like, l ie is always laughing, and would be a splendid companion for a lady a little over five feet tall and weighing about two hundred

William Traub is the finest specimen of physical manhood that Chatswortb or

j any of the surrounding towns or coun­try can bring forth. His height is six feet one inch, weight one hundred and ninety live pounds, and he is very a th ­letic; has dark hair and eyes and wears a heavy drooping dark mustache, wliictT adds much to his appearance.

Dennis Kerrins is looking forward to a good, easy time. He would be availa­ble to the Chatsworth ladies but for the att ract ions at Strawn, Piper City, Cul- luni and numerous other places.

Austin Moran, though young and in- to ago in experienced in the dangers , trials and

■ v : ~ illlo Vvi/uui ut: itgood subject for a kind, motherly wo­man. His ideal is one of sixty or up­wards.

Richard Leonidas Campbell has a bright future before him. He possesses tiie true Spartan bravery and would, like Leonidas of old, hold his position until death Not being quite of age, no girl should try to lasso his affections this year, but if it were not for his ex­

working over the barber chair on ac­count of htediminutive stature. For thu benefit of our fair readers we give the following measurements, which we have taken great pains to obtain; Nape of of neck to chair, four feet and one iuoh, with fifty-four-inch chest; waist, twenty- six inches; inside sehm, fifteen inches.

Ed. Megquier will preside gracefully at the head of a table, with a wife to match his beautiful golden locks at the foot. Should she possess a healthy bank account it will not detract from her charms.

! about dynamite caps that) some others. His western experiences are also of much value to him, and he would prob­ably make a first rate hand at kitchen work. Not being strong, he would have to be bandied with great oare.

“ O f a l l t h e w o r d s o f t o n g u e o r p e n .T h e s a d d e s t are th e se . It m i g h t h a v e b e e n , ”

is what Ed. Ueising says as he surveys in memory’s green Hold the many start­ling opportunities he hus allowed to

Aquila Entwistle is a fair blonde, who manipulates the lumber rule at the westside. If taken at once he will be a good catch, but he will soon be gett ing bald, as dissipation is bound to tell on the best of men.

Frank Moore, a t present clerking at the Cottage livery, will be found an available candidate. In ease of his ab­sence a scented note slipped under the door of the office will receive prompt a t ­tention, as he is prepared to answer calls at any time.j Ed Beckman is an artist in many

/W ays, its well a s being an Inventer His latest invention, a collar, is sure to s ta y . He also understands the use of “ heavy presses,” which may be a s trong recom­mendat ion to some ladies

J a m e s Kerrins, age twenty one years, seven months and three days. The reader may think we are over precise as

this ease, it having frequently been hinted that hi* was much younger; inn we nave spared neither time nor

slip, but he is open for engagements. Henry Klover is most too ambitious

money to obtain these figures. Nothing

he mighttretne youth it is thought that be decidedly in it

Louis L Hall will furnish the piper, if some demure young lady will only “ pop the question.” He would much prefer a direct descendant of Aaron, and the fair applicant will be more apt to meet with success if she will “ cook his goose brown” wit hunt delay.

but youth and beauty need apply.C. H Rohde has learned to srhile on

all ladies; a little fas t—to businWn pos­sessed of great wealth—of resources; a l ­ways pleasant and affable, he is decided­ly ia the m arke t—for bargains. Pleaseapply after business hours and avoid in ­terrupting the object of your affections.

J ohn Baldwin wants only a, red headed girl, as can be seen by his driving a white, horse for nearly a year. He is a little peculiar from lie* fact that he was never known to visit the same girl more than seven nights in the week.

Ross Haberkorn once had an a t t r ac­tion in Missouri, but since a t rip there he has devoted his entire attention to the Chatsworth ladies. He wnmd not ob

George Strawn, although rather antiq- ! jeet to a ttentions from the tpelle of theuated in his customs, will he found t*> be a most agreeable person and is delighted with the llattering success he has met with in matters pert lining to matrimony; but, although on thu verge of being spoken for, he is no! so deep in the mat r i ­monial sea as to be beyond rescue.

A lady of dash, and with a great de­sire for society and the flutter of the ball room and theater, could find no better companion than Winnie Furr He is now a little tired and worn with the strain of social duties, but after a

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lady need apply, a-> he must pauion suitable ip form.

John Game, a gaslight blonde of forty summers. His history can be best told in his own words: “ Have money ami a cattle ranch- to get.” He is tall, proud and grand and good as he can be when not stirred up

Hal C Bangs, aged forty eight, now at school at Evanston, although a little gray, wishes us to consider him not in the least out of the market, as tie thinks his chances are promising.

August Beckman. The lady should not be discouraged by his frail appear ­ance. He will be found handy, as he has had vast experience in decorating, tending baby, washing dishes and mending.

Ralph Borgman has the finest mus­tache that careful t reatment and s h o e ­maker’s wax will produce. He has ac­cumulated quite a stock of the aforesaid article, which he promises to allow the girl who seeks him to chew.

Charles Mapes is particularly noticea­ble for bis ministerial air. l ie is very close ami the one seeking to win his af­fection' should semi all applications pre­paid and enclose s tamps for return post age.

Sidney Cooper, though most too for­ward, is a striking brunette of thirt y-live. He is a direct descendant <>f a former member of the English house of lords, and. al though he may say no.it is an es­tablished fact that he has spent much time hunt ing

James Duffy is so well posted in “ hid­ing” that the lady who goes in search of I him will need more than a “ tal low” candle. No “ rags” or “ tags” need a p ­ply, as his business has been largely with this class for some time

Ed Lehman offers a sleigh ride to file first girl who makes him an offer He is an expert driver and understands the. weather so well that dust storms never bother h im—in the winter.

Levi C. Houseworth wants it under­stood that, he has just reached twenty- one and will east his first vote next

aily undertaking to charm be persevering, and we mt she will find him most is angular but graceful in

i beardless and

spring The him should doubt not iliable. II* lis movements and has

boyish face.Barney Murphy has retired on account

of a g e and a full treasury; is easily Hal­tered and will s tand any amount of “ taffy,” in fact he is quite fond of sweets.

Jam es A Smith, J r , would much pre­fer a fall girl. He is much att racted by

into the whirl of fashion with renewed vigor.

Clarence Bangs has had many di: pointments, ami the result is that his tastes have become most fastidious. His first oiler this year was from Forrest, but he will probably accept some very ancient lady, whom he can add to hi> airoadv large assortment of curiosities

“ Hugo Euripides" Corbett, now wield­ing the birch, will probably turn his abilities in some other direction in the near futures He has for some time beam the target the naked nimrotl who shoots arrows at lovers, but so far as heard from his heart has not been badly sha t tered .

Charles Burns will be found an avail- | able candidate and a great means of!

imily that should take right and you will be !

sure of success He promises to mend all the tinware, set up tin* stoves wit hout swearing, and “ stand in” with all the preachers, so as to get all the m an iage ceremonies and funeral sermons free.

J im Chittum, at present resting from the. strain of active business, will, after a short rest, again be in fairly good health He is very quiet and the suc­cessful applicant must be ready to do all t lie talking

Dick Hitch has four girls where other fellows have one, s i is sure to receive a number of good idlers. He may trifle at first with the fair applicant, tint, ladies, remember "faint heart never won f a i r -------- .’’

Edward Danner is working for the W. U. T. Co., perpetually. When not at work at the telegraph key. he is eni-

| ployed earing for his crop of “ hair wire,”| with which he keeps the company sup­

plied, to make the connections on the [ under side of the instruments.I Ernest Brown says that none but an ] heiress need apply, but looks, disposi­

tion, or relatives need not tie considered ! All he, wants is plenty of the “ coin of

the r e a l m ”George Beckman, very fund of the

ladies, would be pleased to negotiate with some lady of artistic tastes. He spends most of his time in the Beckman “ studio,” where he has some marvelous works — in iron.

Lon Heald, although of a very poetic nature, has made a New Year’s resolve to desi't from his favorite pastime long enough to give the ladies a fair Chance.

John Gnrrigun has a line home in readiness for the successful candidate. All that will be expected of her will be to oversee the running of the house and see that the servants do their duly.

Fred Bushway, while beginning to age and being sort of a “ hand-mo-down,” would prefer a lady compatible in age, say fifty two, and one who is a good cook, as he is very delicate in his tastes and, not having a good appetite, things must be very tempting when he comes to the table or he can not eat a bite.

Charles Curtis is a ttending a business college in Chicago, but will be glad to have any of the Chatsworth ladies who might have a good offer to make, spend Sunday with him in the c i ty . '

While busy writing we receive the fol­lowing telegram from one whom our girls would probably forget: "Milford, III , J a n it, 18!>tt —Mr Editor :—Remem­ber I am prepared to fall into matr imony any m in u t e —Ray Allen.”

Thomas Baldwin has to use stilts while

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town, but other girls will be entertained when they call.

Jam es Brosnahan, of Spanish an teced­ents, ever greets you with a smile He is a line tenor singer, but has had to

j give up ttie idea of going on the stage j on account of the fact that he has so i much of his leg turned up for a foot that j to turn around he would have to leave | any ordinary theater building.| Peter Smiih is a tine specimen from j the hills of New England—tall and j withy. He is fond of our American j authors and is a strict prohibitionist. '

Pat Lawless may not allow you to up | proueh “ the subject” at first, but. it is i worth some effort should success be a t ­

tained. His father says lie will turn over half his income if the right person is accepted.

Bioice Messier, height seven feet, two and one half inches, stockings off;weighl forty-two pounds, three ounces, four penny weight and two grains. Although diminutive in stature and enormous in weight, he sides his matrimonial castor into I he market

William Rous Is a little on the dude order, but not exactly foppish. He is of such a striking figure that lie would at-

l tract attention almost anywhere, and his bail-room manners are beyond criti­cism .

Dan Sullivan occasionally takes a rest from business cares on account of a full t reasury. He knows a good thing when he sees it and never lets slip an opportu ­nity t o —spend a dollar. He is just the “ catch” for some gay young widow wil h no children.

Wilse Wunkens, light old rose blonde, eighteen but growing older, Imt his hair

; and complexion are of the latest shade. All the girls realize that he is “ Reddy.” but, as yet, he has not found the same

I condition existing with any of fhe oppo- | site sex.| Rob Spioeher “ waxes w arm ” when | the thought o f o T f y r comes to his ! mind. He says that "aw l° he wants is I the assurance that the " th read” of life ! will have a good “end.” You will find | him riding his favorite "horse” at most

for the good of his health, but an attrac­tive partner might persuade him to give up some of his lofty desires. Unless something of the kind occurs he will certainly fill an early grave, from a broken down nervous system. Some fair damsel should look into this case.

Carl Wrede, although, we understand, has been sfck from the effects of a wounded heart pierced with enpid’s deadly arrow, will gladly receive the healing balm of some sweet ti^tl sympa­thizing lady.

Dennis Sullivan thinks lie was “ hoodoud” with the name of Dennis, but has hopes that this year will bring him better results than he himself has been able to bring about in former years. We have heard it whispered that the reason ho has had poor luck is due to the fact that he will not give the girls a chance to talk

When Cupid dips his arrow into a a cauldron of germs and stabs the poi­soned shaft into the heart of Dick i iui i tn Limit) wiii be a quiver of pain, a tremble amt a sigh. But when a girl be­gins to "cipher” a way to the hear t of this 3’onrig man she will discover that he has ;t wonderful amount of endurance

i and will display heroic patience while she approaches the all -important ques­tion.

Harry Levy will become desperate, un ­less some charming female wooer begins operations on him very soon. He real­izes that the town is overstocked with candidates, but fuUy believes tha t his chances are among the best.

W a n t e d — Maid or widow (10 to 55) to correspond with gentleman, with object of matrimony; no fake. Address C. II. S., P l a i n d e a l e k . Chatsworth, III.

There are a number of gent lemen in this community whom wo have not in­cluded in the above list, and among them are some of the "best catches” of the year. True, they may be a little stale, but some of them have the “ rocks” and are comfortably settled in life. They consist of a lot who have once entered the state of matrimony' and, knowing the blessing of a partner, are awai ting the first opportuni ty to again fall head­long into the sea of connubial bliss. So, “ ye fair seekers after happiness,” r e ­member love is a peculiar thing. Some one has said that love and la gr ippe are much alike, in that they are germs .in the air, and you are liable to catch eith­er if the system is in the right condition. The fact that you nave once gone through with a siege-of either is no sign that you will not again be alfiicted, and the second at tack is more severe than the iirst The effects are often felt long after the recovery is thought to be c om ­plete. What makes the former the more dangerous is, that when a person has a “ bail ease," it is the universal rule that every effort is exerted to cause some one other person to be similarly affected. Should any of our leap-year aspirants wish a list of those not ment ioned they can procure it by calling at this office.

H e a r t D i s e a s e K i l l sS u d d e n l y ; b u t n e v e r w i t h o u t w a r n i n g s y m p - t o m s . s u c h a s F a i n t , W e a k o r H u n g r y S p e l l s , I r r e g u l a r o r I n t e r m i t t e n t P u l s e , F l u t t e r i n g o r P a l p i t a t i o n o f t h e H e a r t , C h o k i n g S e n s a ­t io n s , S h o r t n e s s o f B r e a t h , S w e l l i n g o f F e e t a n d A n k l e s , o t c .

Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure, Cures Heart Disease.

any time von call at the s!mp.DeWitt II. Snyder, though full of city

airs, seems to lincl something in Cfiats- v.’orlii congenial to his tastes and, con­sequently, keeps lingering around with the hope that leap year may do for him what tie has never had courage to do for himself

Dan McArthur has a section of land in the bottom of Lake Michigan, a mine of wealth as a linguist, and has only one great fear—that hit; might talk a wife in­to an early grave.

George Megquier is what might be called “ an old maid young man ,” and all will agree when they think of him that there is no difference worth men­tioning between "an old maid young man” and a "bachelor wom an.” He says if this year fails to br ing fruitful results he will try the advertising columns of the matrimonial journals.

F ra n k Price is in love, and no amount of coyness on the part of any of the Chatsworth girls will be of any avail. Of course he will t reat them politely, but they may as \vpll give lip the idea of ac ­complishing anything of a permanent nature along the line of matrimonial success.

John Riley’s friends offer many in­ducements to the one who will success­fully "brave the l ion’s den.” We all realize that he is fierce and surly in a p ­pearance. but "bark ing dogs never bite,” So he need not be feared.

Charlie Speer sends word from the Kankakee hospital that the girls of that city don’t want him to enter the race inPhntmvnrth «n if «nv nf mil* aids haveChatsworth, so if auy of our girls have any idea of success with him, they must waste no time, and play their cards quietly, or they may have trouble with some fair resident of "the stone city.”

George Moore would not be as “ handy” as some of the other boys,but knows more

M r. G e o . L . S m i t h , o f t l io G e o . L . S m i t h M a n t e l C o . , L o u i s v i l l e , K y . , w r i t e s F e b . 20, 1894: “ F o r a b o u t a y e a r I w a s a t e r r i b l e s u f ­f e r e r f r o m h e a r t t r o u b l e , w h i c h g o t s o b a d I w a s o b l i g e d t o s i t u p i n b e d t o g e t m y b r e a t h . 1 h a d t o a b a n d o n b u s i n e s s a n d c o u l d h a r d l y c r a w l a r o u n d . M y f r i e n d , M r. J u l i u s O. V o g h t , o n e o f o u r l e a d i n g p h a r m a ­c i s t s , a s k e d m o to t r y D r . M i l e s ’ H e a r t C u r e . I h a d u s e d l i t t l e m o r e t h a h a b o t t l e w h e n t h e p a i n c e a s e d a n d p a l p i t a t i o n s e n t i r e l y d i s a p p e a r e d . I * h a v o n o t h a d t h e s l i g h t e s t t r o u b l o s i n c e , a n d t o d a y I a m a t t e n d i n g t o b u s i n e s s a s r e g u l a r l y a s e v e r . ”

S o ld b y d r u g g i s t s e v e r y w h e r e . B o o k on I l e a r t a n d N e r v e s s e n t f r e e . A d d r e s s D r. M i l e s M e d i c a l C o . , E l k h a r t , Ipd.Dr. Miles’ Remedies Restore Health.

Boro, Prompt, Positive Cure fo r Impotence, to s s o f Manhood, Sem inal Emissions, Sperm atorrhea, Nervousness, S e l f D istrust, Loss o f Memory, Ac. Willm ake you a STRONG, Vigor­ous Man. Price $1 .00 , 0Boxes, $6 00.

8osolal Directions Mailed| w ith each Box. Address

SslUrd Snow Liniment 08., B01B Luoab Ave.

8T. LOUI8, • MO.For Sale by H. M. Bangs.

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I re co m m e n d it o s sup er io r to a n y prescr ipt ion k n o w n to m e . " II. A. Archer, M. D.,

I l l So. O x fo rd St . , B ro o k lyn , N. Y .

% “ T h e use o f ‘ C asto r ia is so u n ive rsa l and its m er i ts so w ell k no w n th at it se e m s a w o r k o f sup ere ro g at io n to endorse it. F e w a r e the in te l l ig en t fam il ies w h o do not k e e p C a s to r ia w i y i i n e a s y r e a c h . "

C a r l o s Ma r t y r , D. D.,N ew Y o r k C ity .

C a s to r ia c u re s Colic, Constipation ,S o u r S to m a c h , Diarrhoea, E ru c ta t io n ,K il ls W orm s, g iv e s sleep, an d p r o m o te s d i­

gestion,W ith o u t in ju r io u s medicat ion.

“ F o r severa l y e a r s I h a v e reco m m end ed y o u r ‘ C a s to r ia , ' an d sh a l l a l w a y s continue to do so a s it h a s in v a r ia b ly p ro d u ced beneficial re su lt s . ’ ’

E dwin F . P ardee, M. D.,

135th S t re e t an d 7th A ve . , N e w Y o r k C ity .

T he Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, New Y ork C rrr .

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The modern Pain Annihilator, will positively cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Sores, Earache, Backache and all other aches. SALVATION OIL is sold everywhere for 25 cents. Only_thej£enuine will do the work.Chew LANGE'S PLUGS, The Great Tobacco Antidote,10c. Dealers or mail,A.C.Meyer & Co., Balto.,Md.

MEENTS, SMITH & ( M E ,[Successors to Searing, Smith & Clofce]

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THE HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR GRAIN OF ALL KINDS.

WE HAVE A FULL LINE OF

Wagons, Carriages, Buggies,Agricultural Implements, Etc.

WE KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND

LUMBER, LATH, LIME, HAIR, CEMENT,PLASTER, STONE, PAINTS, OIL?, ETC.,

AND EVERYTHING IN THE LINE OF

BUILDING MATERIAL.

WE HANDLE THE BEST GRADES OF

H a r d a n d S o f t C o a l .WHEN IN NEED OF ANYTHING IN OUR

LINE GIVE US A CALL.

MEENTS, SMITH & CLOKE.C H A T SW O R T H , ILL.

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when you desire a first-class

UNDERTAKING GOODS! s h a v e o rH A I R i- C U T .

Shampooing, ColoringEtc., done in the best manner.

Third door east of new Spioeher brick block.

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A SPECIALLY.Call and examine our stock when you

want anything in this lino. We can please you.

D O O L IT T L E B R O S.

B o n d ’s C r e a m E y e S a lv f c u r e s In f la m m a t io n o f th e E y e s ,G r a n u la t e d L i d s ,W e a k , W a t e r y E y e s , a n d a l l k i n d s o f B o r e E y e s , i t i s C o o l in g , H e a l i n g a n d S t r e n g t h e n in g . E v e r y B o x G u a r a n t e e d .

P r i c e , 2 5 c e n t s .For Sale by II M Bangs.

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ALL SORTS.. Neal Dow is 91 years old and in vig­

orous health.In Iceland codfish beaten to n powder

are used as bread.Mark Twain says the Arabs will take

anything but a jokePunishment of the knout is to be done

away with in Russia.Liverpool lias ihe largest total debt of

any town in England.One Minute Cough Cure is a popular

remedy for croup. Safe for children and adults.—H. M. Bangs

The total capital invested in British railways is about $5,000,000,000.

De Witt's Little Early Risers for biliousness, indigestion, constipation. A small pill a prompt c u r e —H. M. Bungs.

By next year North Carolina expects to spin all her own cotton products.

Piles of people have piles, but De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. When promptly applied it cures scalds and burns without the slightest pain.— H. M Bangs.

The native dogs of Australia, of Egypt find of the Persian desert never bark.

No excuse for sleepless nights when you can procure One Minute Cough Cure. This will relieve all annoyances, cure the most severe cough and give you

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Mayor elect Josiah Quincy, of Boston, is the lifth of that name to gain fame find office

One Minute Cough (Jure is rightly named. It affords instant relief from suffering when afflicted with a severe cough or cold. It acts on the throat, bronchial tubes, and lungs and never fails to give immediate relief.—H. M. Bangs

Leather for dress bodices and vests is something new in the London winter fashions.

Coughing irritates the delicate organs and aggravates the disease. Instead of waiting, try One Minute Cough Cure. It helps jit once, making expectoration easy, reduces the soreness and inflam­mation. Every one likes it. — H. M Bangs.

A Lewiston (Me ) man is studying on a sidewalk which can be turned up to dump snow in the gutter

The best anodyne and expectorant for the cure of colds, coughs, and all throat, lung and bronchial troubles, is undoubt­edly, Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, the only specific for colds and coughs admitted on exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair.

The speed of a projectile thrown from otie of the newest rapid liring guns is at the rate of 1,908 miles per hour.

“Old, yet ever new, and simple and beautiful ever,” sings the poet, in words which might well apply to Ayer's Sarsa­parilla—the most efficient and scientific blood puritier ever offered to suffering humanity. Nothing but superior merit keeps it so long at the front.

Congressman Sul! o way, of NewHampshire, is one of the tallest men in congress. He is six feet six inches high.

Wife—Here’s an account of a man who shot himself rather than suffer the pangs of indigestion. Husband—Thefool! Why didn’t he take De Witt’s Little Early Risers? I used to suffer as bad as he did before 1 commenced taking these little pills —H. M. Bangs.

Jim Stevens, of Augusta, Me , is 60 years old and has broken 467 colts to harness, which must be somewhere near the record.

For a pain in the chest a piece of flan­nel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on over the seat of the pain, and another on the back between the shoulders, will afford prompt relief This is especially valuable in cases where the pain is caused by a cold and there is a tendency toward pneumonia. For sale by H. M. Bangs, druggist.

United States Consul Barker, at Tan- giers, Morocco, reports a good market there for American flour, as wheat is very scarce.

If suffering with piles, it will interest you to know that De W itt’s Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. This medicine is a specific for all complaints of this char­acter, and if instructions (which are simple) are carried out, a cure will re­sult. Wo have tested this in numerous cases, and always with like results. It never fails.—H. M. Bangs.

The fox hunting championship of Vermont is claimed by John Davis, of Bennington. He is 40 years old and has killed 251 foxes.

It will bo an agreeable surprise to persons subject to attacks of bilious colic to learn that prompt relief may be had by taking Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. In many in­stances the attack may be prevented by taking1 this remedy as soon as the first symptoms of the disease appear. '^5uuad 50 cent bottles for sale by H. M. Bangs, druggist.

The District railway of London has fitted three trains with automatic indi­cators in each compartment, which tell the name of the next station.

Many merchants are well aware that their customers are their best friends and take pleasure in supplying them with the best goods obtainable. As an instance we mention Perry & Cameron, prominent druggists of Flushing, Mich. They say: “We have no hesitation in recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to our customers, as it is the best cough medicine we. have ever sold, and always givessatisfaction.” For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by H. M. Bangs, druggist.

A woman moonshiner with a Win­chester rille gave the revenue officers a lively tussle near Clearmont, Fla , re­cently. She Is but 80 years old.

Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’s Fair Highest Award.

A Household Treasure.D W. Fuller, of Cauajoharie, N Y.,

says that he always keeps Dr. King's New Discovery in tlm house and his fam ­ily has always found the very best re suits follow its use; that he would not be without it, if procurable. G A Dyke man. Druggist. Cut-kill, N Y .., says that Dr. King’s New Discovery is undoubted ly the best Cough remedy; that he has used it in his family for eight years, and it has never failed to do all that is claim ­ed for it Why not try a remedy so long tried and tested? Trial Lotties free at J . F Sullivan's drug store. Regular size 50 cents and $1 00.

Bid You EverTry Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get n lief. This medicine lias been found to he peculiarly adapted to the re­lief and cure of all Female Complaints, exerting a wonderful direct influence in giving strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Appetite, Constipa­tion, Headache, Fainting Spells, or are nervous, Sleepless, Excitable, Melan­choly or troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health and Strength are guaranteed by its use Large bottles only tifty cents at J. F. Sullivan's drug store.

Rucjkleu’s Arnica Salve.The Best in the world for Cuts, Bruises,

Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores,---1' I '

Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and 1 positively cures Piles, or no pay re- <1 uired. (t is guaranteed to give perfect j satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J. F. Sullivan, tiie druggist.

The Last Straw.N odd—You say your baby doesn’t

walk yet? Mine does. Same age, too. Your baby cut his teeth yet?

Todd—No.Nodd—Mine has, all of them. Your

baby talk?Todd—Not j’et. Can yours?Nodd—Great Scott, yes.Todd (desperately)—Does he shave

himself or go to a barber’s?—Truth.

What n Prominent Insurance Man Says.H M. Blossom, senior member of H.

M. Blossom & Co., 217 N. 8d street, St. Louis, writes: I had been left with a very distressing cough, the result of in tluenza, which nothing seemed to relieve until I took M allard's Horehyund S yru p . One bottle completely cured me. 1 sent one.bottle to my sister, who had a severe cough, and she experienced immediate relief. 1 always recommend tiiis syrup to my friends.

John Cranston, 908 Hampshire street, Quincy, III., writes: I have found B al­la rd ’s Harrhound S yru p superior to any

i other cough medicine I have ever known.It never disappoints. Price 50c. Sold by H. M. Bangs.

Knew Ihe Critter.Dr. Glade — Do you know anybody

who has a horse for sale?Drover—I reckon Hank Bitters has;

I sold him one yesterday.— Truth.Ballard's Snow Liniment.

This Liniment is different in compo sition from any other liniment on the market. It is a scientitic discovery which results in it being tlse most pene trating Liniment ever known. There are numerous white imitations, which may be recommended because they p a y the seller a greater profit. Beware of these and demand Ballard's Snow L in i­m ent. It positively cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains. Bruises, Wounds, Cuts, Sciatic and Inflammatory Rheuma­tism, Burns, Scalds, Sore. Feet, Contract­ed Muscles, Stiff Joints, Old Sores, Pain in Back, Barb Wire Cuts, Sore Chest or Throat, and is especially beneficial in Paralysis. Sold by H. M Bangs.

Rough Talk.Miss Parvie New—And wouldn’t it

be splendid if I should catcli a lord?Miss May Fair—Yes, then you would

be a lady. —Pick Me-Up.

N or a few who read what Mr. Robert Rowls, of Hollands, Va., has to say be­low, will remember their own experience under like circumstances: “Last winter I had la grippe which left me in a low state of health. I tried numerous reme­dies, none of which did mo any good, until I was induced to try a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy The first bottle of it so far relieved me that I was enabled to attend to my work,and the second bottle effected a cure.” For sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by H. M. Bangs, druggist.

A Fish All Mouth.The starfish is all mouth. When this

creature intends to make a meal he simply7 surrounds his prey and waits until it is digested.

A Sound Liver Makes a Well Man.Are you Bilious, Constipated, or

troubled with Jaundice, Sick Headache, Bad Taste in Month, Foul Breath, Coated Tongue, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Hot Dry Skin, Pain in Back and between the Shoulders, Chills and Fever, &c. If yqu have any of these symptoms, your Liver is out of order, and your blood is slowly being poisoned, because your Liver does not act properly. Hf.kbink will cure any disorder of the Liver, Stomach or Bowels It has no equal as a Liver Medicine. Price 75 cents. Free trial bottles at H M Bangs’.

Old Enough.Winebiddlo—Boston is 265 years old.Gildersleeve—No wonder she wears

spectacles.—Judge.

W h en R a ’ i y wn? s ick, u p a v e h e r Castor ia .

W h en sho w aa a Child , sho cried fo r C astor ia .

W hen eho hocam o Miss, sho c lu n g to C astor ia .

W han she h ad Children, sho g a v e thorn Castoria

T H E O L O E S T AND T H E B E S TCough-cure, the most prompt and effective remedy for diseases of the throat and lungs, is Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. As an emergency medi­

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8 e n a t o r S h e r m a n o p e n e d m s s p e e c h b y a r e f e r e n c e to t h e t w o t e o e n t m e s s a g e s o f t h e p r e s i d e n t o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s In r e l a ­t i o n t c t h e M o n r o e d o c t r i n e a n d to t h e c o n d i t i o n o f t h e n u t l o n j l f i n a n c e s . A s - t o t h e f o r m e r , h e l e m a r k e d t h a t c o n g r e s o h a d " p e r h a p s t o o h a s t i l y b u t w i t h e n t l i e u n a n i m i t y ’ ' s u p p o r t e d t h e p r e s i d e n t In m a i n t a i n i n g t h e I n t e r e s t s a n d h o n o r o f t h e c o u n t r y " i n th o f ie ld o f d i p l o m a c y , " b u t a s to t h e l a t t e r c o n g r e s s h a d n o t a p ­p r o v e d a n a w o u l d n o t a p p r o v e h i s r e c o m ­m e n d a t i o n s a s to t h e f i n a n c i a l p o l i c y a n d e s p e c i a l l y a s to th o c u r r e n c y . T h e p r e s ­i d e n t h a d m i s t a k e n t h e c a i . s e o f t h e p r e s ­e n t f i n a n c . o l c o n d i t i o n In a t t r i b u t i n g It to t h e d e m a n d f o r g o l d f o r U n i t e d S l a t e s n o t e s I n s t e a d o f to t h e d e f i c i e n c y o f r e v ­e n u e c a u s e d b y t h e l e g i s t s * I o n o f t h e l a s t c o n g r e s s , t h u s p l a c i n g t h e e f f e c t b e f o r e t h o c a u s e . A n d ho h a d p r o p o s e d a s a r e m e d y t h e c o n v e r s i o n o f U n i t e d S t a t e s n o t e s a n d t r e a s u r y n o t e s in t o I n t e r e s t - b e a r i n g b o n d s , " t h u s I n c r e a s i n g t h e i n t e r ­e s t - b e a r i n g d e b t n e a r l y $W,000,000.” T n e p r e s i d e n t h a d p r o p o s e d a l ino o f p o l i c y t h a t w o u l d p r o d u c e a s h a i p c o n t r a c t i o n o f c u r r e n c y , a d d g r e a t l y to t h e b u r d e n o f e x i s t i n g d e b t s , a n d a r r e s t t h e p r o g r e s s o f a l m o s t e v e r y A m e r i c a n I n d u s t r y t h a t c o m ­p e t e d w i t h f o r e i g n p r o v l u c t l o n s .

I n t h e s e v i e w s th e p r e s i d e n t w a s s u p ­p o r t e d b y i i iu s e c r e t a r y o f t h e i r e a s m y . I t w a s w i t h d i f f id e n c e t h a t h e ( S e n a t o r S h e r m a n ) u n d e r t o o k to c o n t r o v e r t t h e i r o p i n i o n s , b u t h i s c o n v i c t i o n s w e r e s o s t r o n g t h a t t h e y w e r e In e r r o r t h a t h i h o p e d to c o n v i n c e t h e s e n a t e b y t h e f a c t s w h i c h h e w o u l d a u b m i t t h a t t h e t r u e l in o o f p u b ­l i c p o l i c y w a s to s u p p l y t h e g o v e r n m e n t w i t h a m p l e m o a n s to m e e t c u r r e n t e x ­p e n s e s a n d t o p a y e a c h y e a r a p o r t i o n o f t h e p u b l i c d e b t . T h e o n l y d i f f i c u l t y In t h e w a y o f a n e a s y m a i n t e n a n c e o f U n i t e d S t a t e s n o t e s a t p a r w i t h c o in w a s t h e f a c t t h a t d u r i n g t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t h e r e v ­e n u e s o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t h a d n o t b e e n s u f f i c i e n t t c m e e t t h o e x p e n d i t u r e s .

" I t i b h u m i l i a t i n g t o r e a d in t h e n e w s ­p a p e r s o f t h e d a y t h a t o u r g o v e r n m e n t Is n e g o t i a t i n g f o r m o n e y f r o m a s s o c i a t e d b a n k e r s a n d , l i k e a d i s t r e s s e d d e b t o r In v i e w o f t h e b a n k r u p t c y . Is o f f e r e d b y a f r i e n d l y p o w e r i t s a c c u m u l a t e d g o l d t o r e ­l i e v e u s f r o m o u r s u p p o s e d f i n a n c i a l d i s ­t r e s s . T h e t r u e r e m e d y Is to s u p p l y b y t a x a t i o n In s o m e f o r m a d d i t i o n a l r e v e n u e a n d u n t i l t h i s c a n b e e f f e c t e d to b o r r o w f r o n t The. p e o p l e o f t h o U n i t e d S t a l e s e n o u g h m o n e y to c o v e r p a s t a n d f u t u r e d e f i c i e n c i e s .

“ C o n g r e s s , " S e n a t o r S h e r m a n c o n t i n ­u e d , " n e g l e c t e d to c u r e t h e d e f e c t s p o i n t e d o u t b y m e a s s e c r e t a r y o f t h e t r e a s u r y In D e c e r n o e r , 1SS0, b u t I h o p e w i l l c o r r e c t t h e m n o w a t t h e r e q u e s t o f t h e p r e s i d e n t . N o t e s o n c e r e d e e m e d s h o u l d o n l y b e r e ­i s s u e d f o r g o . d c o i n , a n d s u c h r e i s s u e s s h o u l d b e m a n d a t o r y w h e n c o i n i s d e ­p o s i t e d In t h e t r e a s u r y . "

T h e r e s u m p t i o n f u n d s h o u l d b e s e g r e ­g a t e d f r o m a i l e t h e r m o n e y s o f r h e U n i t e d S t a t e B a n d p a id o u t o n l y In r e d e m p t i o n o f U n i t e d S t a t e s n o t e s . W i t h s u c h p r o ­v i s i o n s in t h e l a w t h e r e s u m p t i o n f u n d c o u l d n o t b e I n v a d e d to m e e t d e f i c i e n c i e s In t h e r e v e n u e . T h e y s h o u l d b e p r o v i d e d f o r b y b o n d s o r c e r t i f i c a t e s o f i n d e b t e d ­n e s s , o f s u c h d e n o m i n a t i o n s a t a l o w r a t e o f I n te l e s t w h i c h w o u l d b e r e a d i l y t a k e n b y t h e p e o p l e t h r o u g h n a t i o n a l b a n k s , s u b - t r e a s u r i e s a n d p o s t o f f i c e s .

F u r t h e r o n i n h i s s p e e c h S e n a t o r S h e r m a n s p o k e o f t h e p r e s i d e n t ’ s c o m p l a i n t t h a t n o t e s w e r e p r e s e n t e d a n d p a id , r e i s s u e d a n d p a i d a g a i n a n d a g a i n , m a k i n g a c o n ­t i n u o u s c i r c u i t . W h e n , h e a s k e d , h a d t h a t c i r c u i t c o m m e n c e d ? I t h a d c o m ­m e n c e d w h e n t h i s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ( s u p ­p o r t e d b y t h e l a s t c o n g r e s s ) h a d c r e a t e d a d e f i c i e n c y , a n d i t c o n t i n u a l , b e c a u s e th e d e f i c i e n c y c o n t i n u e d .

T h e f r e e c o i n a g e o f s i l v e r h e r e g a r d e d a s t h e m o s t d a n g e r o u s p o l i c y o f a l l . T h e r e w a s s c a r c e l y a d o u b t b u t t i . a t In a l l p r o b ­a b l e c o n d i t i o n s o f t r a d e o r f i n a n c e ( e x c e p t t h e c o n t i n g e n c y o f w a r ) , t h e w h o l e m a s s o f U n i t e d S t a t e s n o t e s a n d t r e a s u r y n o t e s n o w In c i r c u l a t i o n c o u . d b e m a i n t a i n e d a t p a r w i t h c o i n I f It w e r e s u p p o r t e d b y a r e s e r v e o f g o l d o r b u l l i o n , o r s i l v e r b u l - . l i o n In c u e p r o p o r t i o n s , e q u a l to o n e - t h i i d o r o n e - f o u r t h o f t h e a m o u n t o f s u c h n o t e s .

Senator Mills (deni., Tex.) toon issue with the statement of Senator Shermau that the tariff act of 1893 was the cause oi the present financial difficulties.

Senator Mills said the burden be­longed to the 51st congress, and Sen­ator Sherman was partly responsible lor the legislation of that congress. The democrats had turned over to the Harrison administration in 1889 $230,- 000,000. How was it, he asked, if the claim that the McKinley act had pro­duced, sufficient revenue was true, that in 1893. when the democrats again assumed control, all that surplus was gone, consumed and dissipated?

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W ashington, Jan. 8.—At midnight Secretary Carlisle prepared the follow­ing notice, which will be issued to-day:

" T r e a s u r y D e p a r t m e n t , W a s h i n g t o n , J a n . 8, 1896.—O ff io e o f t h e s e c r e t a r y : Notice Is h e r e b y g i v e n t h a t s e a l e d p r o p o s a l s w i l l h e r e c e i v e d a t t h e o f f i c e o f t h e s e c r e t a r y o f t h e t r e a s u r y a t W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . , u n t i l 12 o ’ c l o c k n o o n o n W e d n e s d a y , t h e f i f t h d a y o f F e b r u a r y , 1896, f o r t h e p u r c h a s e o f o n e h u n d r e d . m i l l i o n d o l l a r s (1100,000,000) o f U n i t e d S t a t e s f o u r p e r c e n t , c o u p o n o r r e g ­i s t e r e d b o n d s In d e n o m i n a t i o n s o f f i f t y d o l ­l a r s (850) a n d m u l t i p l e s o f t h a t s u m , a s m a y b e d e s i r e d b y b i d d e r s . T h e r i g h t to r e j e c t a n y o r a l l b i d s Is r e s e r v e d .

" T h o b o n d s w i l l b e d a t e d o n t h e f i r s t d a y o f F e b r u a r y , 1895, a n d b e p a y a b l e In c o i n SO y e a r s a f t e r t h a t d a t e , a n d w i l l b e a r i n ­t e r e s t a t f o u r p e r c e n t , p e r a n n u m , p a y a b l e p u a r t e r l y In c o in , b u t a l l c o u p o n s m a t u r i n g o n a n d b e f o r e t h e f i r s t d a y o f F e b r u a r y , 1896, w i l l b e d e t a t c h e d , a n d p u r c h a s e r s w i l l b e r e q u i r e d to p a y In U n i t e d S t a t e s g o l d c o i n o r g o l d c e r t i f i c a t e s f o r t h e b o n d s a w a r d e d to t h e m , a n d a l l I n t e r e s t a c c r u e d t h e r e o n a f t e r t h e 1 s t d a y o f F e b r u a r y , 1896, u p t o t h e t i m e o f a p p l i c a t i o n f o r d e l i v e r y .

" P a y m e n t s f o r t h e b o n d s m u s t b e m a d e a t t h e t r e a s u r y o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e a a t W a s h i n g t o n , D . C . . o r a t t h e U n i t e d S ' a t e s b u b t r e a s u r l e s a t N e w Y o r k . B o s t o n , P h i l a ­d e l p h i a , B a l t i m o r e , C i n c i n n a t i , C h i c a g o , S t . L o u i s o r N e w O r l e a n s , o r t h e y m a y h e m a d e a t S a n F r a n c i s c o w i t h e x c h a n g e o n N e w Y o r k , a n d a l l b id s m u s t s l a t e w h a t d e n o m i n a t i o n s o f b o n d s a r e d e s i r e d , a n d v . 'h a i l s e : ' v v i l p v f l r e g i s t e r e d . * * n d » ( w h a tp l a c e t h e y w i l l b e p a i d fo r .

" P a y m e n t s m a y b e m a d e b y I n s t a l l m e n t s , a s f o l l o w s : T w e n t y p e r c e n t . (20 p e r c e n t . ) u p o n r e c e i p t o f n o t i c e o f a c c e p t a n c e o f b i d s , a n d 20 p e r c e n t . (20 p e r c e n t . ) a t t h e e n d o f e a c h t e n d a y s t h e r e a f t e r ; h u t a l l a c c e p t e d b i d d e r s m a y p a y t h e w h o l e a m o u n t a t t h e d a t e o f th o f i r s t I n s t a l l m e n t , a n d t h o s e w h o h a v e p a id a l l i n s t a l l m e n t s j -E O v io u s ly m a t u r i n g m a y p a y th e w h o l e a m o u n t o f t h e i r b i d s a t a n y t i m e , n o t l a t e r t h a n t h e m a t u r i t y o f t h e l a s t I n s t a l l m e n t .

" T h e b o n d s w i l l b e r e a d y f o r d e l i v e r y o n o t b e f o r e t h e 1 5 t h d a y ot F e b r u a r y , 1896.

" N o t i c e Is f u r t h e r h e r e b y g i v e n t h a t I f t h e I s s u e a n d s a l e o f a d d i t i o n a l o : d i f f e r e n t f o r m o f b o n d f o r t h e m a i n t e n a n c e o f t h e g o l d r e s e r v e s s h a l l b e a u t h o r i z e d b y l a w b e f o r e th o 5 th d a y o f F e b r u a r y , i896, s e a l e d p r o p o s a l s f o r t h e p u r c h a s e o f s u c h b o n d s w i l l a l s o b e r e c e i v e d a t t h e s a m e t i m e a n d p l a c e , a n d u p to t h e s a m e d a t e , a n d u p o n t h e s a m e t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s h e r e i n s o t f o r t h , a n d s u c h "b ids w i l l b e c o n ­s i d e r e d a s w e l l a s t h e b id s f o r t h o f o u r p e r c e n t , b o n d s h e r e i n m e n t i o n e d .

“ J . G . CAtlL,I8L,>l, " S e c r e i a r y o f t h e T r e a s u r y . "

It was almost niidnignt when Secre­tary Carlisle’s circular was made pub­lic, too late an hour to oLjtnin the opin­ions of public men on the action of the government or the prospect of the absorption of the bonds by the people. The fact that the bonds will he issued in sums of $50 und multiples thereof and be payable in installments is a feature which it is believed will make them he regarded with popular favor.

The main reason for dating the bonds a year hack is said to be in order to give the public a better opportunity to judge their market value by comparing them witli the gold fours issued at that time, so that their bids „can be made to conform to the market value of those bonds on February 1. This is the first issue by the present adminis­tration of such a large amount of bonds at one time, all the previous issues having been for $50,000,000 each.

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Spanish artillery. Gen. Oliver was killed and Campos’ sou seriously wounded. The banishment of corre­spondents from the front und the rigid censorship of all press dispatches pre­cludes the possibility of learning detail* of the battle as yet.

Unless all indications are misleading, the end of the Cuban insurrection is at hand, und the result, it would se4n, must be in fuvor of the insurgents, whose armies, under Maximo Gomez, Antonio Maceo and Quintin Bemlera, are nearing this city from three differ­ent directions. The above fucts, so frequently denied in official circles dur­ing the past two weeks, are now gener­ally admitted, even in official circles. As the advance bodies of the Cubans were at Tapasto, 18 iniler from Guano- baco, practically a suburb of this city, Friday night, it is by no means im­probable that the report that the Cuban scouts huve been sighted from tho line defending Havana is correct.

In effect, the whole island of Cuba, outside of the city of Havana, is now in the hands of the insurgents. They ha j not annihilated the Spanish forces, nor have they routed the whole arm y in any single pitched battle. Yet the situ­ation is completely in their hands, and so completely have they outgeneraled the Spanish that, to all appearances, Martinez de Campos’ army might as well be in Spain for any check it puts upon the movements to and fro of Max­imo Gomez’ army. The latter’s prog­ress has been accompanied with con­tinual accessions to his forces by volun­teers, und he has captured enough horses, rifles and artillery to add im­mensely to the effective strength of his men.

W a s h i n g t o n , Jan. 2.— T h e p r e s i d e n t h a s a n n o u n c e d t h e c o m p o s i t i o n o f t h e V e n e z u e l a n c o m m i s s i o n w h i c h w i l l - c o n s i s t o f f i v e m e m b e r s u s f o l l o w s :

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d e n t o f t h e J o h n s H o p k i n s u n i v e r s i t y .The c o m m i s s i o n i s r e g a r d e d h e r e

a m o n g t h o s e w h o h a d a n o p p o r t u n i t y to see t h e l i s t o f n a m e s , a f t e r t h e y w e r e m a d e p u b l i c , a s a v e r y s a t i s f a c t o r y o n e , w hose o p i n i o n s a n d c o n c l u s i o n s w i l l

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b e received by the American public w ith that confidence which the stand­in g of the members of the commission in the public eye inspires.

A s s o c i a t e J u s t i c e B r e w e r .

D a v i d J o s i a h B r e w e r , a s s o c i a t e J u s t i c e o t t h e s u p r e m e c o u r t o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , w a s b o r n in S m y r n a , A s i a M in o r , J u n e 2S, 1837. f i t s f a t h e r , R e v . J o s i a h B r e w e r , w a s l a b o r l n g a t t h e t i m e a s a m i s s i o n a r y a m o n g t h e o r i e n t a l s . H i s m o t h e r w a s a s i s t e r o f D a v l A D u d l e y , C y r u s W . a n d S t e p h e n J . F i e l d . ' J u s t i c e B r e w e r r e c e i v e d h i s e d u c a ­t i o n a t t h e W e s l e y a n u n i v e r s i t y a n d a t Y a l e ? f r o m w h i c h h e g r a d u a t e d In 1856. H o

• s t u d i e d l a w in t h e o f f i c e o f h i s u n c l e . D a v i d D u d l e y F i e l d . In N e w Y 'o r k c i t y , a n d s u b s e - • q u e n t l y g r a d u a t e d a t A l b a n y l a w s c h o o l I n 1S58. H e w a s a d m i t t e d to t h e b a r ih N e w Y o r k c i t y . H e d id n o t i m m e d i a t e l y e n t e r u p o n t h e p r a c t i c e o i i l l s p r o f e s s i o n , b u t f o r a y e a r a f t e r h i s a d m i s s i o n c a r r i e d on f a r m ­i n g In S t o c k b r i d g e , M a s s . I n 1S59 h o m o v e d t o K a n s a s C i t y , M o . , a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y l o ­c a t e d a t L e a v e n w o r t h , K a n . I n 1862 h e w a s e l e c t e d p r o b a t e J u d g e a n d J u d g e o f t h e c r i m i n a l c o u r t s o f L e a v e n w o r t h c o u n ­t y , K a n . F r o m 1865 to 1869 h e w a s j u d g e o f t h e d i s t r i c t c o u r t . I n 1869 h e w a s e l e c t e d c o u n t y a t t o r n e y o f L e a v e n w o r t h , a n d h e ’ d t h a t p o s i t i o n u n t i l h e w a s e l e c t e d J u s t i c e o f t h e s u p r e m e c o u r t o f t h e s t a t e o f K a n s a s . T h a t w a s in 1870. H e w a s r e e l e c t e d to th e s a m e p o s i t i o n in 1876 a n d c o n t i n u e d to o c ­c u p y a s e a t o n t h e s u p r e m e b e n c h o f th e s t a t e t i l ! h e w a s a p p o i n t e d J u d g e o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s c i r c u i t c o u r t f o r t h e E i g h t h d i s t r i c t In 1884. I n D e c e m b e r , 1889, h e w a s n o m i n a t e d to s u c c e e d J u s t i c e S t a n l e y M a t t h e w s o n t h e s u p r e m e b e n c h o f th e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d h s n o m i n a t i o n w a s c o n ­f i r m e d D e c e m b e r 18. 1889.

A n d r e w I ) . W h i t e .

A n d r e w D i c k s o n W h i t e , o f N e w Y o r k ,l a a l s o d i s t i n g u i s h e d a s a n e d u c a t o r . H e Is a. n a t i v e o f N e w Y o r k , h a v i n g b e e n b o r n a t H o m e r , in t h a t s t a t e , In N o v e m b e r , 1832. H e i s o f N e w E n g l a n d p a r e n t a g e , a n d a l s o a g r a d u a t e o f Y a l e u n i v e r s i t y . H e w a s p r e s i d e n t o f t h e s t a t e c o n v e n t i o n o f N e w Y o r k i n O c t o b e r , 1S61, a n d w a s U n i t e d

JAM ESO N’S DEFEAT

I l ls C o m m a n d C ap tu red A fte r a L oss o f 2 4 0 K illed a n d W ou n d ed .

London, Jan. 6.— In response to an inquiry from the colonial office Sir Walter Hely-IIutcliinson, governor of Natal, has sent a dispatch confirming the main facts c f Dr. Jam eson’s de­feat. He adds that the Boers who op­posed Dr. Jam eson’s force numbered about 1,500. They occupied a strong position. The governor also sends ex­tracts from newspaper telegrams, which are confused and contradictory.

Them ain points deductible from thesa dispatches are that Dr. Jameson ar­rived near Krugersdorp on December 31 and attacked the Boers on the day following. He was repulsed and then tried to move by Randfontein to Iloode- port, but was stopped at Doorkop.Heavy fighting took place on the afternoon of Ja n u a ry 2, at which time the Transvaal state artillery arrived. Dr. Jam eson’s force was hopelessly outnumbered and was almost exhausted, having been without food for three days. The horses, too, were helplessly jaded. Dr. Jameeon yielded after sustaining a loss which, if the original force was 800 men, nmounted to 240 killed and wounded.

In reply to a cable dispatch to Presi­dent Kruger relative to the report that Jameson and his fellow-prisoners are to be shot, .Joseph Chamberlain has received from the president an assur­ance that he has not ordered “ the free­booters who are prisoners” to be shot, but that they will be tried “ strictly in accordance with the traditions of the republic and in sharp contrast to the uuheard-of acts of these freebooters.”

F R E D E R I C K R . C O U D E R T .

ciple of fair play or common sense, Is disqualified by his public declarations. The position of tho gentlemen appoint­ed is in complete harmony with ’ lie overbearing^ language of President Cleveland’s Venezuelan message.

MAY SAVE SHEA’S LIFES ix P e r ish In th e U o n tla g ra tlo ii T h a t R e ­

su lts .Columbus, O., Jail. 3.— Six deaths are

result of a mysterious fire that oc­curred at 4:30 o’clock Thursday morning *it the residence of John H. Hibbard, at 1398 East Long street. The dead are:

J o h n H . H i b b a r d .M r s . J o h n H . H i b b a r d .M r s . C h a r l e s L e e , a g e d 22, B a r n e s v l l l e . O.M i s s F e y H i b b a r d , a g e d 19, B a r n e s v l l l e . O.D o r o t h y U i b o a i d , a g e d t h r e e y e a r s , a n dA l l e n H i b b a r d , a g e d f i v e y e a r j.

Mrs. Lee und Miss Hibbard, of Ilarnesville, are nieces of Mr. Hibbard, and were spending the holidays with their uncle. Dorothy and Allen Hib­bard are children of John H. Hibbard.

Besides these unfortunate jieople there were in the house ut the time Annie Bell, a colored servant, and four other children of the llibbard family, viz.: Webster, Walter, John aud Hinton, whose ages ranged from eight to 14 years. They all escaped by jumping from a second-story window. Annie Bell suffered a fracture of one ankle, and Walter Hibbard sprained one of his ankles. The others are not injured. The house is a large modern frame, two r.tories and attic in height, and was heated with natural gas, by means of a furnace. The fire probably resulted from an explosion of natural gas.

M orton Is a C an d id a te .Albany, N. Y., Juu. 2.—Gov. Levi P.

Morton has finally announced to his friends that he will stund as a candidate for president before the national repub­lican convention to be held at St. Louis. He stated his position at the dinner given at Chuuncey M. Depew’s resi­dence in New York city on Monday night. The others present were Hon. Thomas C. Platt, Hejamin F . Tracy, Hon. Warner Miller, State Comptroller Jam es A. Roberts, of Buffalo, and ex- UYiited States Senator Frank Hiscock, of Syracuse.

A tla n ta K xp osltlon C losed .Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 1.— The Atlanta ex­

position is no more. The grounds on the closing day were thronged with people, and the buildings full. Mr. Inman, of the finance committee, said the exposition, when nil the debts are paid, will have cost Atlanta about $200,- 000, or less than ten per cent, of the money expended on the fair. The total paid attendance during the fair has been730,000. Gate receipts have amounted to less than $400,000. Visitors have left, it is estimated, about $5,000,000 in the city .

C on viot C o n fe sse s a C rim e fo r W h ich H eIs S en ten ced to H ea th .

Albany, N. Y., Jan. 6.—The confession of John McGough to the crime for which Bartholomew Shea was to be electrocuted in Dannemora prison ctiused Gov. Morton to grant Shea a respite for four weeks, during which time counsel can take proper means to bring the matter before the courts for a new trial. This was the climax of one of the most dramatic criminal mid sensational incidents in the state’s history, and was made public Sunday just 48 hours prior to the time set for the execution upon Shea of the death sentence.

[ T h e c r i m e s o c c u r r e d M a r c h 6.1894. S h e a a n d M c G o u g h h e a d e d a c r o w d o f r e p e a t e r s w h o h a d w o r k e d a l m o s t e v e r y p o l l i n g p l a c e in T r o y . T h e y h a d b e e n t o l d n o t to w o r k t h e i r g a m e in t h e w a r d In w h i c h t h e R o s s b r o t h e r s , W i l l i a m a n d R o b e r t , w e r a t h e h e a d o f t h e r e p u b l i c a n party*, b u t a n ­n o u n c e d t h a t t h e y w o u l d . In a n t i c i p a t i o n o f t h e i r v i s i t t h e R o s s e s , J o h n B o l a n d a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r c i t i z e n s h a d a r m e d t h e m - s e l v e B w i t h c l u b s a n d s e m e w i t h p i s t o l s l o a d e d w i t h b l a n k c a r t r i d g e s . I t w a s s h o r t ­l y a f t e r t h a t t h e m e l e e o c c u r r e d , a n d , w h i l e ?0 o r m o r e s h o t s w e r e f i r e d , th o t w o R o s s b o y s f e l l . I t w a s w h i l e R o b e r t l a y p r o s ­t r a t e t h a t s o m e b o d y r a n u p a n d s h o t h i m in t h e h e a d . T h i s c r i m e w a s f i n a l l y l a i d t o S h e a ’ s d o o r , a n d h e w a s s e n t e n c e d t o d e a t h , w h i l e M c G o u g h w a s s e n t to p r i s o n f o r 19 y e a r s f o r h i s a s s a u l t u p o n W i l l i a m I t o s s . j

SAYS THEY ARE CITIZENS,

J u d g e M orrow R en d ers a D e c is io n o t Im ­p o r ta n ce to C e lestia ls .

San Francisco, Jan. 4.— United States District Judge Morrow, has decided tiiat every Chinese born in the United States is a citizen thereof. The case was that of Wong Kim Ark, who was born in this city in 1873, went to China in 1894 and returned in August last. Collector Wise refused to land him, a w rit of habeas corpus was sued out and the ease was submitted on briefs to Ju d ge Morrow. The court based its decision on the 14th amendment of the constitution. The government will ap­peal.

SIX TRAINMEN KILLEDB ad H m usliup R ep o r ted from C h illico th e ,

O .- S w itc j i H eft O pen.Chillicothe, O., Jan . 0.—A t 1 1 o’clock

Saturday night two freight trains stood on a switch at Schooley’s station seven miles east of here. The first train pulled out and the conductor thinking that the second one would follow, left the switch open. Fifteen minutes later the east-bound express came along at 4U miles an hour, and running onto the switch, collided with the train stand­ing there. Both trains were badly wrecked. Engineer Tom Michaels, of the express, had both arms and legs cut off and died Sunday morning at his home in this city. His fireman, Leon Mathers, was instantly killed.

Engineer Fitzsimmons of the freight escaped without serious injuries, but his fireman, George Addis, and another fireman, J. II. Cox, were killed. Jesse King, the front-end brakeman, was also killed, and Postal Clerks J. E. Eding- ton, of Loveland, and J. D. Murphy, of Greenfield, were badly injured. Eding- ton lias since died. Conductor Hender- sliot of the freight is responsible for the wreck, ns he left the switch open. The passengers in the express were bndly shaken up, but none seriously i n ­jured.

AN DREW D. W H ITE.

S t a t e s m i n i s t e r t o G e r m a n y f r o m 1879 t i l l 1881 . M r . W h i t e w a s a l s o o n e o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s c o m r q i s s i o n e r s to S a n t o D o ­m i n g o . a n d a i d e d in p r e p a r i n g th e r e p o r t o f t h a t c o m m i s s i o n . M r . W h i t e w a s a l s o f o r a b r i e f p e r i o d u n d e r G e n . H a r r i s o n ' s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , t h e A m e r i c a n m i n i s t e r to B t . P e t e r s b u r g .

P r e s id e n t G ilm a n , o f J o h n s H op k in s.D a n i e l C o l t G i l m a n Is d i s t i n g u i s h e d a s

a n e d u c a t o r . H e Is a g r a d u a t e o f Y a l e c o l ­l e g e , a n d h a s b e e n a n e x t e n s i v e t r a v e l e r in E u r o p e , w h e r e h e g a v e g r e a t a t t e n t i o n t o t h e s o c i a l , p o l i t i c a l a n d e d u c a t i o n a l c o n ­d i t i o n o f v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s . I n 1875 ho w a s e l e c t e d t h e f i r s t p r e s i d e n t o f J o h n s H o p - k i n ' s u n i v e r s i t y in B a l t i m o r e . A m o n g th o m a n y w o r k s t h a t h e h a s w r i t t e n i s a m e m o i r o f J a m e s M o n r o e , w h i c h w a s p r e ­p a r e d f o r t h e A m e r i c a n S t a t e s m a n . H i s f a m e a s a s c i e n t i s t a n d h i s t o r i a n Is w o r l d w i d e . M r . G i l m a n Is s a i d n o t to b e a f f i l i ­a t e d w i t h a n y p o l i t i c a l p a r t y , b u t hlB t e n ­d e n c i e s a r e i n c l i n e d to t h e r e p u b l i c a n o r ­g a n i z a t i o n . H e Is a n a t i v e o f C o n n e c t i c u t , . a n d In h i s 05th y e a r .

J u d g e A lvey .J u d g e R i c h a r d H e n r y A l v e y , w h o P r e s i ­

d e n t C l e v e l a n d h a s a n n o u n c e d a s a m e m b e r o f t h e V e n e z u e l a n c o m m i s s i o n . Is a n a t i v e -of M a r y l a n d . H e w a s o n th e J u d i c i a r y c o m ­m i t t e e o f t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n a l c o n v e n t i o n o f 1867. a n d w a s e l e c t e d c h i e f J u d g e o f t h e F o u r t h c i r c u i t u n d e r t h e n e w c o n s t i t u t i o n a n d V 'u s r e e l e c t e d In 1882. H e w a s d e s i g ­n a t e d b y G o v . H a m i l t o n a s c h i e f J u s t i c e o f t h e co u i t o f a p p e a l s o f M a r y l a n d to s u c c e e d J u d g o B a r t o l . T h i s p l a c e h e r e s i g n e d to a c c e p t t h e o f f ic e o f c h i e f J u s t i c e o f t h e federp.l c o u r t o f a p p e a l s In t h e D i s t r i c t o f C o lu m b ia . T h i s co u rt h a d J u s t b e e n c r e ­a te d b y a c t o f c o n g r e s s , a n d P r e s i d e n t -C le v e la n d stro n g ly urged Ju d g e A lv e y to

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WAS A FAILURE

S econ d S tr ik e o f P h ila d e lp h ia C arm en s F i a s c o .

Philadelphia, .Ian. 4.— The second strike of the motormen and conductors of the Union Traction company was a dismal failure und was over before it was fairly begun. The strike was or­dered at the mass meeting of about 450 ot the men held early Friday morn­ing. The strike >vas disapproved by the leaders of the association and the more conservative element among the men and when it was inaugurated only about 1,000 of 1,500 employes of the Traction company went out. A t no time was any of the departments of the road completely tied up and by noon the ears were practically running on every division on schedule time. There were no disturbances of any kind. President Mahon, of the Amalgamated association lias expelled Lutz, a mem­ber of the executive committee from the order on the ground that he had or­dered the strike without authority. It is now probable that the men w ill try to have any grievances they have ad­justed by peaceable mean*.

H lood y K urds.London, Jan . 6.—A correspondent of

the press at Constantinople telegraphs under the date of January 3 that a ter­rible massacre has taken place at Blridjik, near Aintab, m Asia Minor. The official report of the occurrence states that 900 persons were killed.

It i* believed here that the massa­cre at Biridjik was committed by the Kurds of the Hamadieh cavalry. The recent massacre at Orfah was a ter­rible affair. The porte admits that 900 persons were killed there, but other ac­counts say that 2,000 were slaugh­tered.

F e a r fu l D isa s te r in S t. L ou is.8t. Louis, Ja n . 3.— Six persons were

killed and 31 others received injuries more or less serious ns tho result of an explosion that occurred Thursday afternoon at 309 Second street. A loss of at least $100,000 resulted to the build­ings and their contents, which were destroyed by the explosion or damaged by fire or water. This is fu lly covered by insurance.

K illed In a P r ize F ig h t .New York, Ja n . 4.—Henry Roderi-

guez, 20 years old, died Friday night, the result of injuries sustained at a prize fight a few days ago. Thomas Russell has been placed under arrest charged with having acted as referee. He denies the charge.

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AGRICUL T U R A L H IN T S .

FARM TELEP H O N E.

One T h a t C an B e P u t Dp fo r a D o llar an d F i f t y C en ts.

A sim ple telephone that is well adapt­ed for use in country placed or small villages, between houses not more than a quarter of a m ile apart, can be made by anyone, and the cost need not be more than $1.50. A line of this kind hus been in constant use for 15 years and still works better than the ordi­nary electric telephone, while the ex­pense of keeping it in repuir hus been nothing. The distance is nbout fcO rods and the line straight and level.

To make a telephone of this kind cut out four pieces, a, each 8 inches square, from a half-inch bourd that has been planed on both sides. Any de­sired wood can be used. From the center of each, with a radius of two inches, describe a circle, b. Fasten the pieces together in pairs, crossing the gruin, and cut around the circle with a scroll or keyhole suw. From u drumhead (an old one is just as good), cut two pieces about 0 inches in diame­ter, and soak them in water that is slightly warm, until they are soft.

Mark the boards of the pairs and take them apart. Over the inside of one- half o- each stretch a piece of drum­head and fasten securely around the in­ner edge with sninli tacks, c. Put on the other halves and screw firmly to­gether. When the heuds are thorough­ly dry they will be very hard and res­onant. Find the center of the heads, and with a sharp instrum ent make a hole the size of a pin in both. The tel­ephone is then ready to put up. Make a hole -ree-fourths of an inch in diam­eter tnrough the side of the house where tlie wire is to enter. Draw the wire, No. 10 copper, through the hole from the outside, aud fasten the end to a stick to prevent it from drawing out.

Between the houses the wire may be hung on trees, buildings or poles, with pieces of large, loose cord. It is pos­sible to go around a corner by fasten­ing the wire often and making the. curve gradual, but the straighter the line the better it will work, and it m ust enter the house as nearly at right angles as possible. The wire should not touch any hard substance in any place, for as the operation of the tele­phone depends upon the vibration of the wire anything that tends to stop the vibrations w ill tend to prevent its working successfully. Make the open­ing and secure the wire in the bouse at the other end of the line in the same manner as at the first. It is well to go over the line two or three times, draw­ing the wire as tight as possible and taking up the slack at both ends. When the wire is tight, have some one hold it firmly just outside the first house; take out the stick and put the wire through tlie hole in one of the vibrators, dyaw it tight and fasten by putting the end though a plain, fiat button and tying a knot, at c. The tension on the wire w ill hold the vibrator so firmly that two small nails driven in the wall un­der it to prevent it from slipping down, is all the fasten ing necessary. But the other vibrator in position at the other end of the line and the telephone is ready for use.

Do 'lot be discouraged if it.does not work very well at first, for often the wire will touch at some place that has been overlooked. The vibrators must be at right angles w ith the wire, or the wire will draw and cut the drum­heads. A new wire will probably stretch after a time and need tighten­ing, for a loose wire will not vibrate. In the winter a loose cloth may be tacked around the wire where it enters the house. Lines have been made to work successfully for one mile over rough ground, and it is interesting to see how quickly the vibrations will go over that distance. The call is made by rapping' on the button with any con­venient article.—Orange Judd Farmer.

DAIRY SUGG ESTIONS.The cow will utilize a peck and a

half of potatoes a day at least. Feed in three feeds.

A cow that is not kept up to her full capacity at the paii will ultim ately be­come permanently impaired as a milker.

Keep the milk How up to the highest practical standard. If it fulls below it is harder work to get it up than it is to keep it up.

Vary the cow s’ feed in winter as much as possible. Some cows are fed one ration nil winter, and it is not the best thing to do.

Shredded corn fodder is growing in popularity. Dairymen And it first- class, and horse owners in the towns are beginning to seek it.

In considering the profit of butter m aking we should take into considera­tion that butter takes but little from the soil, less than any other farm prod­uct.

We are asked if shredded corn fodder is ns good as ensilage. Not for some purposes, and perhaps not for any pur­pose. But shredded corn fodder Is a 'grand good thing.—Farmer’s Voice.

T H E A CID S O F FR U ITS.A O w Jbpllation o f I n te re s t to H o rtic u l­

tu rists am i G ard en e r*.The grateful acid of the rhubarb

leaf arises from the malic acid and hi- noxalate of potash which it contains; the acidity of the lemon, orunge and

mother species of the genus eitrus is caused by the abundance of citric acid which their Juice contains; that of the cherry, plum, apple and pear from the malic acid in their pulp; that of gooseberries and currants, block, red aud white, from a m ixture of malic and citric acids; that of the grape from a m ixture of malic and tartaric acids; that of the mango frdrn citric and a very fugitive essential oil; that of the tamarind from a m ixture of citric, mal­ic aud tarturic acids; the flavor of the asparagus from aspartic acid, found also in the root of the marshmallow, and that of the cucumber from a pe­culiar i>oisonous ingredient called fun- gin, which is found in nil fungi, and is the cause of the cucumber being offensive to some stomachs.

It will be observed that rhubarb is the only fruit which contains binoxalnte of potash in conjunction with an acid. Beet root owes its nutritious quality to about nine per cent, of sugar which it contains, and its flavor is a peculiar substance, containing nitrogen mixed

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ers also to sugar, and its flavor to a pe­culiar fatty oil; the horseradish derives its flavor and blistering power from a volatile acrid oil. The Jerusalem arti­choke contains 14y2 per cent, of sugar and three per cent, of iuulin (a variety of starch), besides gum aud a peculiar substance to which its flavor is owing, and lastly, garlic arid the rest pf the onion family derive their peculiar odor from a yellowish, volatile acrid oil, but they are nutritious from containing nearly half their w eight of gummy and glutinous substances not yet clear­ly defined.—(i. W. Johnson, in Chem­istry ot the World.

CALIFORNIA FRUITS.S h o u ld N o t B e A llo w e d to M o n o p o lie s

C en tra l a n d W estern M ark ets .A leading grocer advertises Cali­

fornia peacheB, California lemon cling peaches, California white heath peaches, California Bartlett pears and even California corn, tomatoes, cove oy­sters, etc. Tt seems absurd that Mis­souri should use such vast supplies from California, not only peach, pear, cherry, but even tomatoes and corn, and the same is true of Illinois and many other states.

These fruits and vegetables are pro­duced in California, on costly land, high-priced labor, enormous freight crossing the mountains, und yet it pays them. Why not Ozark peaches and pears, adding Missouri or Arkan­sas, as the cose may be, and w hy not Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Ten­nessee corn and tomatoes, as well as fruit? People of the Ozarks, Colorado and New Mexico are beginning to wake up, and soon California will cease gath­ering all the cream. We admire their enterprise, but we want to see more of it in every stnte. People every­where should grow more fruits and not depend on disposing of it in the green state; have canning factories, make jelly, preserves, etc. Look w hat a great industry preserving of fruits is in England.-—Stark Bros.’ Orchard Bul­letin.

WINTER WHEELBARROW.V ery S e r v ic e a b le A b o u t th e F arm W h en

Sn ow Is on th e G round.It would often be very convenient

to use c wheelbarrow in winter, were it not that the wheel does not roll well in the snow, especially if it be at all soft. It is very easy to put the bar- row oil runners, us shown in the accom-

A W IN TE K W H EELBA H R O W .

panying illustration. The wheel is un­shipped, and two runners that have been fitted by n blacksmith are screwed to the framework in the manner sug­gested. If the runners are firmly at­tached the winter wheelbarrow should prove very serviceable about a farm. —Orange Judd Farmer.

S ize o f th e M od el P o ta to .A potato that w ill weigh one-quarter

of a pound is nbout two inches in di­ameter and is of the sm allest size al­lowable when sorting for the market. When potatoes of th is size are used for cooking, there is fur more waste than w ith larger ones, and the quality is no Letter than that of two-pound pota­toes of the same variety. The model potato is kidney shaped, has few eyes and those nearly even with the sur­rounding surface, and it weighs three- quarters of a pound. Such a potato is salable, but for use in a farmer’s fam ­ily there is not the leust objection to those that weigh two pounds if of a variety not liable to be hollow.—Rural World.

The potato is m ostly water, and what is not water is starch, which will indi­cate that it should not be fed too generously.

Stop up tlie cracks in the stable by some means. Nail laths over theui or thatch w ith straw.

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ADMITTED TO STATEHOOD.P r e s id e n t’s P ro c la m a tio n B r in g s J o y to

D ta h —T h e S ta te C o n stitu tio n .

W ashington, Jan. 6.—Utah was ad­m itted to the sisterhood of states at 10.03 o’clock Saturday morning when President Cleveland signed a proclama­tion to that effect. There was no cere­mony about the matter. Mr. Cleveland and Private Secretary Thurber were alone in the president’s office at the time, and the signing was done with a steel stub pen point affixed to a wooden penholder. The pen and pen­holder were presented to Gov. West, of Utah, who came to the white house ubout the time the proclamation was signed. The proclamation is couched in the usual formal language of such documents, and, divested of its verbi­age, merely certifies to the legality of the constitutional convention and its acts under the authority of the act of congress of July 16, 1894, and declares that the term s and conditions pre­scribed by congress having been com­plied with, the creation of the state and its admission into the union on an equal footing w ith the original states is now accomplished.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 6.—Mana­ger Brown, of the Western Union tele­graph office, stepped out of his door on the principal street of th is city at 9:15 Saturday morning, and through the barrels of an old trusty shotgun fired two loads in rapid succession. It was the signal to the people of this city that the chief executive of the nation had placed his signature on the proclama­tion which gave to Utah the sovereign rights of statehood. The news quickly spread, and it was but a few moments before pandemonium reigned supreme.

Every bell in tlie city rang out the glad tidings, from scores of whistles there was a continuous blast of over­flowing joy. The boys of the militia fired salute after salute. Cannons, anvils, horns, shot guns, and in fact everjThing uois3r was brought into use. Squnds of men marched the streets yelling and fir­ing salutes, every small boy raked out the old election horn, and everyone seemed determined to make Rome howl. Crowds poured into the principal streets and the stars and stripes went up on every side. The bedlam lasted for nbout three hours, and news was re­ceived from throughout the new state to the effect that similar performances were going on in every city and hamlet from San Juan to4-!uinmit.

A synopsis of the provisions of the constitution of the new stnte may not prove uninteresting. It is given below:

T h e c o n s t i t u t i o n s t a r t s out- w i t h t h e u s u a l d e c l a r a t i o n t h a t n i l m e n h a v e e q u a l a n d I n a l i e n a b l e r i g h t s : t h a t t h e r l g h t 3 o f c o n s c i e n c e s h a l l n e v e r b o I n f r i n g e d : t h a t t h e s t a t e s h a l l m a k e n o l a w r e s p e c t i n g a n e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f r e l i g i o n o r p r o h i b i t i n g t h e f r e e e x e r c i s e t h e r e o f : t h a t n o r e l i g i o u s t e s t s h a l l b e r e q u i r e d a s a q u a l i f i c a t i o n f o r a n y o f f i c e o f p u b l i c t r u s t o r f o r a n y v o l e a t a n y e l e c t i o n ; n o r s h a l l a n y p e r s o n be I n ­c o m p e t e n t a s a w i t n e s s o r J u r o r o n a c c o u n t o f r e l i g i o u s b e l i e f o r th e a b s e n c e t h e r e o f . T h e r e s h a l l b e n o u n i o n o f c h u r c h a n d s t a t e , n o r s h a l l a n y c h u r c h d o m i n a t e t h e s t a t e o r I n t e r f e r e w i t h I t s f u n c i i o n s . N o p u b l i c m o n e y o r p r o p e r t y s h a l l b e a p p r o p r i a t e d f o r o r a p p l i e d t o a n y r e l i g i o u s w o r s h i p , e x ­e r c i s e o r I n s t r u c t i o n , o r f o r t h e s u p p o r t o f a n y e c c l e s i a s t i c a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t . N o p t o p - e r t y q u a l i f i c a t i o n s h a l l h e r e q u i r e d o f a n y p e r s o n to v o t e o r h o l d o f f i c e , e x c e p t a s p r o ­v i d e d In t h i s c o n s t i t u t i o n .

T h e f o l l o w i n g o r d i n a n c e Is i r r e v o c a b l e w i t h o u t t h e c o n s e n t o f r h e p e o p i e o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d t h i s s t a t e :

‘ ‘ P e r f e c t t o l e r a t i o n o f r e l i g i o u s s e n t i ­m e n t i s g u a r a n t e e d . N o I n h a b i t a n t o f t h i s s t a t e s h a l l e v e r b e m o l e s t e d In p e r s o n o r p r o p e r t y o n a c c o u n t o f h i s o r h e r m o d e o f r e l i g i o u s w o r s h i p , b u t p o l y g a m o u s o r p l u r a l m a r r i a g e s a r e f o r e v e r o r o h i b t e d “

S u f f r a g e Is p r o v i d e d f o r a B f o l l o w s : ‘T h e r i g h t s o f c i t i z e n s o f t h e s t a t e c f U t a h t o v o t e a n d h o l d o f f i c e s h a l l n o t bo d e n i e d o r a b r i d g e d o n a c c o u n t o f s e x . B o t h m a l e a n d f e m a l e c i t i z e n s o f t h i s s t a t e s h a l l e n ­j o y e q u a l l y a l l c i v i l , p o l t d e a l a n d r e l i g i o u s r i g h t s a n d p r i v i l e g e s . "

T o u c h i n g l a b o r t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n p r o ­v i d e s : " T h e r i g h t s o f l a b o r s h a l l h a v e J u s t p r o t e c t i o n t h r o u g h l a w s c a l c u l a t e d to p r o ­m o t e t h e I n d u s t r i a l w e l ' a r e o f t h e s t a t e .

" T h e l e g i s l a t u r e s h a l l p r o v i d e b y l a w f o r a b o a r d o f l a b o r , c o n c i l i a t i o n a n d a r b i t r a ­t i o n , w h i c h s h a l l f a i r l y r e p r e s e n t th e I n t e r ­e s t s o f b o t h c a p i t a l a n d l a b o r . T h e b o a r d B hall p e r f o r i n d u t i e s a n d r e c e i v e c o m p e n ­s a t i o n a s p r e s c r i b e d b y l a w .

“ T h e l e g i s l a t u r e s h a l l p r o h i b i t : T h e e m ­p l o y m e n t o f w o m e n o r o f c h i l d r e n u n d e r t h e a g e o f 14 y e a r s In u n d e r g r o u n d m i n e s ; t h e c o n t r a c t i n g o f c o n v i c t l a b o r ; t h e l a b o r o f c o n v i c t s o u t s i d e p r i s o n g r o u n d s , e x ­c e p t o n p u b l i c w o r k s u n d e r t h e d i r e c t c o n ­t r o l o f t h e s t a t e ; t h e p o l i t i c a l a n d c o m ­m e r c i a l c o n t r o l o f e m p l o y e s . T h e e x c h a n g e o f b l a c k l i s t s b y r a i l r o a d c o m p a n i e s o r o t h e r c o r p o r a t i o n s , a s s o c i a t i o n s o r p e r s o n s Is p r o h i b i t e d

" T h e r i g h t o f a c t i o n to r e c o v e r d a m a g e s f o r i n j u r i e s r e s u l t i n g In d e a t h s h a l l n e v e r b e a b r o g a t e d a n d t h e a m o u n t r e c o v e r a b l e s h a l l n o t be s u b j e c t to a n y s t a t u t o r y 1 1 m l - t l o n .

" E i g h t h o u r s s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a d r y ' s v / o i k o n a l l w o r k s o r u n d e r t a k i n g s c a r r i e d o n o r a i d e d b y t h e s t a t e , c o u n t y o r m u n i c ­i p a l g o v e r n m e n t s ; a n d t h e l e g i s l a t u r e s h a l l p a s s l a w s t o p r o v i d e f o r t h e h e a l t h a n d s a f e t y o f e m p l o y e s In f a c t o r i e s , s m e l t e r s u n d m i n e s . ” ___________________

SATOLLI ELEVATED.In v e s te d a t B a lt im o r e w ith th e In s ig n ia

o f th e C ard tn a la te .Baltimore, Md., Jan. 6.—Uuder the

great dome of that classic edifice, the Baltimore cathedral — tlie mother church of America—where so many memorable and iinposinp ceremonies hav-e taken place, Francis Satolli, titu ­lar archbishop of Lepnnto and papal ublepnte to the United Stntes, was on Sunday elevated to the cardinalate and form ally vested with the scarlet which marks the rank of cardinal.

Archbishops, bishops, monsignors and divines of various grades; states­men high in the affairs of the nation, diplomats representing foreign coun­tries, and hundreds of Catholics and nbu-Catholics witnessed the services attending the creation of a cardinalate —exercises which were held Sunduy for the second time in Baltimore and for the third tim e In the United States.

B e w a r e o f O in tm en t# fo r C a ta r r h th a t C o n tain M e rc u ry ,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derangetho whole sys­tem whoa entering It through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is leu fold to the good you cau possibly de­rive from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, man­ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken in­ternally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get tlie genuine. It is taken Internally, ana made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tes­timonials free.

Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.Hall’s Family Pills are the best

Toper—“I shay, mister, can you tell me (hio) where the sidewalk is! I am a aliran- gerhere.”—Fliegende Bloetter.

G h o sts A r e P a le a n d S h a d o w y ,Bay those who profess to have interviewed them. Whether spooks ure tallow-faced or not, mortals are whose blood la thin aud watery in consequence of imperfect assimi­lation. When invalids resort to Hostetter’B Stomach Bitters, aud use that unequalled tonic persistently, they soon “pick up” in strength, flesh and color. It should be used also to prevent malarial, rheumatic and kidney complaints, and to remedy con­stipation, sink headache aud nervousness.

“In lovel I guess notl” “How do you know! “They never sit slleut for a min­ute!”

After physicians had given me up, I was saved by Piso’s Cure.—R a l p h Ebieg, Wii-

TV, Nov. 33, 1883.

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toast breada n d k ee p i t d ry . T h e re ’ll b e n o d a n g e r o f i ts m o ld in g s B ut m o is te n th e b re a d w ith w a te r , a n d see th e r e s u l t , in a s h o r t t im e i t is co v e re d w ith m o ld . I t is j u s t so w ith c o n s u m p tio n . I ts g e rm s w ill n o t g ro w in the lu n g s u n le s s e v e ry th in g is - s u i ta b le to th e m . W e a k ­n ess , p o o r b lood , lo ss o f a p p e ti te , c o u g h s a n d c o ld s o ften p r e p a re th e g ro u n d fo r th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f the g e rm s o f c o n s u m p tio n . T o d e s tro y g e rm -life th e sys­te m m u s t b e k e p t in a w e ll-n o u r ish e d c o n d itio n . D anot lose flesh T a k e S cott’S EmulSIOIl,w ith h y p o p h o s p m te s , a s _______________a p re v e n t iv e . I t f u rn is h e s th e r e in fo rc e m e n ts n e c e s ­s a ry fo r th e b o d y to c o n q u e r in th e e a s ie s t p o s s ib le fo rm . T h e o il is in a s ta te q u ic k ly t a k e n u p a n d rap­id ly t r a n s f o r m e d in to th e o rg a n s a n d t is s u e s .

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CORRESPONDENCE.

NOTICE.T h e p u b l i s h e r d o e s n o t h o ld h i m s e l f In a n y

w a y r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e u t t e r a n c e s In t h i s c o l u m n , b u t w o u l d m u c h p r e f e r t h a t a l l p e r s o n a l b i c k e r i n g s be s t r e n u o u s l y a v o i d e d .

In sh o r t, we bold the p r o v i n c e o f a n e w s p a p e r to be to g i v e a l l o f th e new s, a u d l e a v e id le go s- sipi to w ag i t s t o n g u e w i t h in th e n a r r o w s c o p e o f i ts i m m e d i a t e s u r r o u n d i n g s .

K E M PTON.Mr C. E. Bute is on the sick list this

week.Rev. R H. Figgins visited the school

Monday.Master James Lyons, of Cullom, was

in town Monday.Miss Maggie McGuigan is very sick at

the present time.Mr. Jot; Smicker, of Cabery, called on

F. Carey Monday.Rev. Father Heliestien, of Cabery, was

seen here on Monday.Dr. H. M. Dally was a Pontiac caller

Saturday of last week.Mrs. Michael McMahon spent VVednes'

day with Mrs. F. Carey.Mr. Chas. DeMoss and family spent

Sunday west of Cullom.Mr. and Mrs. Emery Lebeau went to

Kankakee Friday of last week.There will be a literary held in Good-

man’s hall Friday evening, Jan. 10.Mr. F. Kemp, of Chicago, is spending

a few days with Mrs. Martha Bute.Mr. Tigh, of Homer, 111 , was spend­

ing a few days with friends and rela­tives.

Mr. Ed. Paulson and Maggie Corckill were married in Kankakee Saturday of last week.

Miss Stella Dally, of Saunemin, is spending a few days with her cousin, Nora Daily.

Mr. Arthur and Minnie Tolrnan re­turned to their home in Pontiac Satur­day of last week.

Miss Minnie Graves returned to her home in Fairbury after a visit with friends and relatives.

Mr. John Dully and sister, Kitty, of Pontiac, are spending a few days with their uncle, Mike McMahon.

Mr. Frank Seyster, of Kankakee, re­turned to his home Friday after a visit with his brother, J. E. Seyster.

FO P PIC ST .Thomas Sconler made a business visit

to Pontiac Thursday.M isses Mabel Halstead and June

Whitmire returned from St. Louis last Sunday.

William Chnmings and A. I.McClana- han are in Streator attending the poultry exhibition.

Miss Florence Graham has been con lined to the house with sickness for the past week.

Conductor J. A. Howell has been oil' sick all week. Geo. Day is running the local during his absence.

M ajor Ives and Alderman Hoffheins made a visit to Batavia Monday to see about completing the waterworks here.

F. P. Finnegan and brother, James, have started for South America to look after their coffee plantation. They ex­pect to be away about six weeks.

Commencing Monday next, the mail car that has been running on the “milk train” between Forrest and Chicago is to be taken off, and in the future it will run on the “cannon ball” between De­catur and Chicago. This will give the people on the entire line the benefit of two local mail trains each way every day.

The rumored change of the freight di­vision of the. Wabash from Forrest to Decatur will not take place, the officials having decided to make a reduction in the pay of the conductors and brake- men instead. Hereafter the train men will be paid actual mileage for going each time they double the division in a calendar day and 100 miles when they go over the division but once in twenty- four hours. While this is a severe rutin the paj- of the men. they will make more than if running clear through.

Mrs. Anna Henson, mother of Mrs. F. L. Kruger and Mrs. Tobias Lampson, died at the residence of Mrs. Kruger on Thursday afternoon at 4.30 o ’clock. Mrs. Henson has been sick for time, but for the past few weeks has been improving and was getting so much better that she expected to go to Jacksonville next week to visit her daughter. At the time of her death she was sitting up in a chair and was feeling quite cheerful, when suddenly she threw up her arms, and in a few minutes all was over. Deceased was about 55 years old. The funeral is expected to take place Saturday.

8 T H A W N .’Squire Kirkhiim and wife spoilt Tues­

day with friends at Gibson.Mrs. Wm. Ricketts and children re­

turned from Stewardson Monday.John Heckman, of Forrest, was ca ll­

ing on his old chums here Wednesday.Adqm Kopp, of Cullom, was here

Wednesday looking after his real estate.Sherman Davis wont to the county

seat Tuesday as grand juror from Fay­ette.

G. W. Read and John Hornicle went to Pontiac Monday to attend to court matters.

Mrs. M. Quinn gave a dinner party it being her daughter's, Miss Rosa’s, birthday.

Charlie Johnson, who has been visit­ing his brother, Gus, here, returned to Chicago Friday.

Joe Hill, of Francisville, Ind., spent the first of the week here visiting his brother, Charles.

Officers of Fayette K of P. lodge were intalled Wednesday night by E. A. Vahey, D I). G. C.

There was a turkey raffle at A. Har­mon’s Monday night, with a good at­tendance from town.

Ed. McCormick and family returned Monday from Kangley, where he has been visiting relatives.

A. Hanson, of Farmer City, moved here Saturday and will start a barber­shop at the McCormick stand.

In the raffle Wednesday for E. N. Gul- burg’s bicycle John Borg, of Sibley, was the lucky man, the number of the ticket being 84.

A Quinn has bought of Tryon & Poole the large corn-crib that stood south of the depot. The last of it was removed Tuesday.

The drainage commissioners appoint­ed by the county judge held a meeting here Thursday and came to a mutual agreement, after which they went to Pontiac, where they received instruc­tions to go ahead and survey the route on the ice.

Monday' night Sherman Davis and wife were coming to town, being driven by E. N . Gulburg, when the king bolt broke, the carriage parting and causing the team to pull Hie driver out and drag him for a distance. He had sever al teeth knocked out and also received some severe bruises, but nothing serious

Monday a. m. the mayor of Forrest wired the authorities here to look out for t ight peddlars who were exposed to scarlet fever there during the night. Immediate action was taken by the council, v. ho instructed Billy the Cop to inspect his artillery, and also to lay in a supply of preventive. A permit for same was given him on either of the three sample rooms. No sooner had these precautions been taken than the looked for peddlers arrived. They were correlled at the depot and kept thereun­til a train arrived on which were others of the same Iribe. They were then hustled out of town a foot and went to Sibley,where they were treated likewise.

their semi annual qoncert and supper in Thompson Bros.’ hall, Piper City, on Saturday evening, Jan. 18. Look out for program in next week's edition.

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A A. McCann went to Paxton Tues­day.

H Flessner was in Secor Tuesday evening

John Dougherty went to Peoria last Tuesday.

Mrs. F. Barnum went to Pontiac last Tuesday.

Jerome Tyndall, of Paxton, spent Sun­day here/ \

E D a |is is spending the holidays with home folks.

Mrs N I) Patton spent last week inChats worth.

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P I PEP C IT Y . .Mr. Jeff. Sowers is quite low with ty­

phoid fever.Wm. McKinney paid a visit to Shel­

don the first of the week.Mrs. M. Soran and daughter, Louise,

were in Watscka Monday.James Jennings and wife returned

home Wednesday morning.George Bookies, of Tolona, was look­

ing after business here Monday.Mr. Frank Davis, of Watscka, was

calling on friends here Tuesday.Mr. Thomas Moore is enjoying a

week’s visit with friends at Dixon.Rev. Father Barry paid a visit to his

home in Champaign the lirst of the week.

Mr. Carey Culbertson returned to Chicago Monday, where he is attending school.

James Jack and wife went to Cabery Monday to attend the funeral of his nephew,

Wednesday John A. Montelius re ceived ‘210 loads of corn and Cloke Bros. 125.

Bohn—To Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kelly, on Saturday, twin boys. Mother and children doing well.

O. McDermott returned to his home in Kansas City after spending the holi­days here with his parents.

J. A. Montelius has put a new steel drive-way to the east end of the east ele­vator. It is quite an improvement to that part of town.

Four young men from here—Matt. Soran, Cal. Green, John O’Connell and John Moore—skated from here to Fair- bury, a distance of 43 miles, in three hours and forty minutes.

The Piper City Cornet Band will give

get on a train.Orin Mathis went to Peoria to

New Years day.Mr. Harry Sloan spent Friday of last

week in Piper City.Otto Luther, «>f Bushnell. is visitin? at,

the home of his parents.There was a party on Miss Annie

Stadler on Christmas Eve.Mrs. Hardie, of Streator, is visiting

with her son, south of town.Charles Hillier, of Bloomington, is

visiting among relatives here.M iss Sarah Sullivan, of Chatsworth, is

a guest of Miss Clara Rice this week.Miss Fannie Sears, of Chatsworth,was

the guest of Miss Ella Soran last week.Messrs. John Culbertson and Frank

Moore took the evening train west Tues­day.

Messrs. J Burger, J B. Hand and G. Gloss spent a few days in Chicago this week.

August Wrede, of Chatsworth, was at­tending to business here Tuesday of last week.

Messrs. Hugh McArthur and Tom Baldwin spent the evening in Piper Wednesday.

J. S McElhiney, of Spencer, Iow;i, is spending the holidays in Piper. He was formerly a resident here.

Mr. F. Moore left for LaHogue Wed­nesday morning to take charge of the lumber yard which lie has purchased there.

Quite an enjoyable time was spent by the young folks who attended the party given at the home of Miss Pollie Mon­telius last Friday evening.

Miss Mamie Roberts, the elocutionist, of Indianapolis, Ind , spent Monday in Piper. Miss Roberts will give an enter­tainment in the M. E. church Friday evening.

CULLOM.Will Ki ck transacted business in your

city Saturday.Leonard Haag called on Danforth

friends Monday.S L. Martin, of Cabery, was on our

streets Monday.Henry Writer was in Chatsworth Sat­

urday on business.E. S Shearer spent Sunday with

friends in Chicago.Ci. W Menke, of your city, was here

a short time Monday.A- If. Haag shipped a fine load of

hogs to Chicago Monday.Frank Kemp, of Kempton, drove down

here on business Monday.Chris. Oatmiller has been visiting his

sister in Cabery this week.Bud Shearer, of Flanagan, is visiting

his parents here this week.G. M. Woolverton spent a few hours

Monday in Cabery on business.Geo. Hertline was attending to busi­

ness in Chicago the first of the week.Nic Ruth visited his sons, Charles and

Albert, living near Strawn this week.Fid. Lehman, of Chatsworth, attended

the funeral of Dave Hauder Wednesday.Wm. York has been visiting his par­

ents in Woodford county the past week.Rev. Grifty and sister are visiting

friends in Merna and Bloomington this week.

Miss Fitta Mae Cook, of Kempton, is visiting her aunt, Mrs, P. J. Cook, this week.

A. H. Haag cried Ed. Croston’s sale Tuesday in the absence of E. Bote on account of sickness.

Mr. Edward Fraher and sister, Miss Josie, attended the wedding of a cousin in Bloomington Wednesday.

Messrs. Jones and Hines, schoolmates of Frank Lehman, are being entertained at the Lehman home this week.

City Marshal Kelly, of Kempton, was shaking hands with friends and enjoying the skating here Wednesday evening.

Bay Fellows, the genial cigar sales­man for Aldrich & Co., of Bloomington, was calling on trade here Wednesday.

Messrs Seargant, Clayton and Woods, of Cabery, were attending to business and visiting friends in Strawn Wednes­day.

Dr. Dye, Dentist, of Fairbury, will be in Cullom every Friday to practice den­tistry. All work warranted. With Dr. Hamilton.

Nic. Henningson lias sold his resi­dence to Mr. A. Keck, who will move into town in March. If Mr. Henningson

decides to remain in Cullom he will oc­cupy the Bertline property.

Two horse-buyers from Chicago were buying horses here Monday and Tues­day and bought and paid for what they got. They were of a different type than those who were here a few weeks ago.

Sam Shearer departed for his Minne­sota home Saturday after having spent two weeks at the bedside of his mother, who has been quite siek. She is better, however, and we all hope for a speedy recovery.

Miss Emma Hart entertained a few friends on Saturday night in honor of her friend, Miss Cora Joseph, of Chats­worth. Music, games and other social amusements were indulged iu until a late hour.

We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to the kind friends who showed their kindness and sympathy in our be­reavement, the loss of our husband and sou.—Mrs. Dave Hauder, Mrs. M. Hauder and family.

HAUDER.Wednesday at 1 p. m., at the Meno-

nite church, was held the funeral ser­vices of David Hauder. The services began at 1:30 p. m. and were conducted by Rev. Stein, of Chicago. There was a large attendance of sympathizing friends and relatives present and the services =r„r.i v-i:j Impressive. Th« Horn! offer­ings were numerous and most beautiful, including a handsome tribute from his many Chicago friends. The pall-bearers were Henry Amacher, John Waught, John Grove, An a Miller, Eli Christophle and Henry Snyder, all schoolmates and friends of the deceased, The interment was piade in the Sullivan Center cem e­tery.

David Hauder was born in this coun­ty on January 15, 1806, and was well know in this community. Nine years ago he left the farm and went to Chica­go and was in the employ of Arnold, the Hatter, one of the leading hatters in Chicago, for more than four years. He finally took possession of an up to date restaurant in Chicago, but it was too confining and he engaged with Marshal Field & C , one of the largest dry goods firms in the world, with whom he was engaged when taken sick with typhoid fever. Ho was married to Miss Clara Millard, of Holland, Mich , May 4, 1892, and it has been a most happy union. He leaves his mother, wife, three sisters, four brothers and a host of friends to mourn his loss.

Among those from abroad in attend­ance at the funeral were: Wife of de­ceased; Mrs. Millard, mother of de­ceased’s wife, of Holland, Mich.; Joe Hauder, of Nebraska, and John Hauder, of Chicago, brothers of deceased. The others reside in Cullom. The sympathy of the writer and all our people is ex­tended to the bereaved wife, mother, brothers and sisters.

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George P. Ketcliumwill sell at his place, 3 miles west of Chatsworth, or miles east of Forrest, commencing at 10 a. m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1 driving mare, V0 years old; 1 gray mare, 9 years Old; l black colt, 3 years old; 1 bay mare six years old; one iron gray colt, 3 years old; 1 bay mare 5 years old; 1 sorrel colt 2 years old; one yearling colt; 1 pony; 1 full blood Jersey cow; 1 Short horn cow; 1 § Jersey cow; l £ Jersey cow; 1 top-buggy; 1 double buggy; 1 Fish Bros, wagon; 1 Studebak- er wagon; 1 John Deere corn-planter, with 120 rods of wire, also 120 rods of Fales check wire; 1 Deering mower, nearly new; 1 spading harrow; 1 14$ foot harrow; 1 10-foot harrow; 1 Walton cul­tivator; 1 Avery cultivator; 2 14 inch ground plows; 3 sets of double harness; 1 set single harness; 1 hand corn-sheller; V hay rack; 1 hay-rake; 1 bob-sled; 1 Star seeder; 1 disc; 1 Casedy riding plow; 1 McCormick binder; and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms. 11 months. M H. Bailey, auctioneer.Bradbury Pianos — Special Christmas

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