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•roe, is Um d iwr Tv**> day asoralas; ud ooata to. Wby pay •*.*•(<*. OnkMMVttwod«Tt totar. XMP «» WIU> tt* pwwlo n aad sob* •erlU for SI 2^UUCV« MX! .A , is HOB*. HMD MIUUIII •HRLL »». • • $1 VOL. XIII. DAttSVIULE, LIV. CO.*N. Y.jTUESDAY. MARCH 17. 1896. NO 17. D ansville B reeze FOWLER rf» BURGESS ntorazToHs , j, w . BUBOcaa, rcrroa . O iexks Sl.0 0 v«r. @ F1T» orati per UM for nid i of tbanfea,aDd »11 obituary or tocl*ty rtmoinUon*. J \T* o«tu ycrllno forflnt tasardoa and roar anti par QM for «*eb •u^Medtitc loMrtloa for aoaaiaa aotartaiaaeots. daccca, donation*,' tslrs, sabpera, sal**. *ocUl*-«iijtUnt( from ifUchBOo *rtare«iixed, be tb* proca*rt« for pttntc 1 ckcnk.MCtair.ok «rlULte. aubilc or e*Jber basalt.* We•* betfcaWaor \wt*-we aeuvft tu—stt I \mij \—^ \ • —'— 1 — -* -rf *•*-* pnfvite t to w oar own aAmlMlon A*4 la r*- ura reoatv* wo^ry for work *OM by DS.^ ' *» low, aod wilt** naariaXcowu usoa •DpU- oaoon IEOWOB veW letter st tbe oato*. B«sio«u Cards . M. Jk. 9 . aiBKiukr. •• I>«nW BOOM k. •iiirfBtotk . •*» 00 - f * DMtrilK adJOWv A * •MillII Drnc Be Pai* Ultra. OlM. (k l MNrilr oo law Pafetfe. OSr. la tfca Knmf block. SUla KM IWHk )L T t «»r. SW w«T.S5 U • >Ulhl .alinrtMM l iiimiln 1 -*\! 1 -'\*\ • - — CROCKERY. An entire Ne w Stoc k fo f Crockery , 3 Ne w stoc k pattern*—Din - * * ne r ud Tea'Sei a o f th e bent* ' ware, Fanc y decorate d chin a piece s o f th e lates t etyl e an d pattern. Nothin g bette r i n town . Als o aline o f Dec orated lamps . New good s received ever y day . Price s right. BUED1CK ft WZLCH, li 7 Main St, Notice to Creditors. I N PURSUANCEota o ori « of Hon.Mtu d P. Cort*. Burrofxte of th* CWiuiy of Llrlar; •too, n*i al UM touuta in web ow Bad* aod pruvMtd, allpenou i bATtnff cUls s stain* *** «3CvteotU «orr*Ko«tt.kteolUwto-Tnof !»ortb Jbu»»ubr, In MU oousty, daeeaaed, u« rebutted to /exhibit tbemnw*, with the voocbe n fa Rip- port tberrof, to UM . nodertlcMd •dmlautntor STlbe sootU, ale , of **U dtoraMd. at of kiM adalabrtxaior. lathe vtuaceof Daamlie, tnmldoouitT ,oaoroeJbrcta «llUi(Urol iUj, VGA. Itetcd, November 11th, 1386. f U. Sow* . AdmtnliUAbV. S2W36 Notice to Creditors. I S POItsrj*l*CE. of *n outer of Kdwin A. it ash, Borroi^t* of tb« OwintT »f LMaf- prortd ^ all IMHBI haTlmt e^k u a*m\-t tbo «fet**a or CootoU* aylVMtor, IrU of U>t town of North Uuurllte U u U oonfity.d^ riwuil. ar* reqolrwl to exhibit tbe MM. wlia Lb« Tx>€»c6 *r« In .upport itMT «o£, to Ui« opdyr^ t>r »if_ U*mrr X. -Altnflr»r> tb« *dalB- ta ratar ot UM of NOa CcccaMd. »t Uti storo o l Aiuuj w * ncpo, to tha W - ul. October tt*.ltM. . I^V*-! T\ Notice TO Creditors. I S PTJRSUAyC* of MMtlarcC XA*tp JU Nub,- «vrrocmU of Uto Ooonty «rf > bwMon,aAdof ti » SUCna la tweb eoa» •»«£• uhdTprovldwl, *U panoM bavtaft r^imt t £«Townof North DwrtlW U ^ Owtr , wlik ih «TV«rtMf* to my port tiiijnf. toSba aadar^iicd. Jobs 0*Briuu tU.Kxacator of tbo wUl pf »atd Ai—at toft U w oflc; of How* A rattebUd la ta« town of N «rtA D«i» - vlli*. 1* »»*d coonty, oo or b*fi»r« tbo aXb o »r of M»rcb,U*L . 1 Xx«CQlor. Rowa A TAJBCHIU) . , , AO] A., tor Ezccator. Notice to Creditors. X pvmuct of an ontor og.«4*> A-.g*^ of UjoSta^ctoto^hoaojjaadoaai proHa- UuefVoha W. U •wtMrkUi^ tbo Ton of North PMWIII* to aaU CO«Btr. dayawl. ftro r^olrodtoa^DUUioruatvwithtbo nmcb- •ra to ottpport Uwrdof. to to* natlarilcnod, offloa of Cbarlo* H- Bowa to UM town of Nortt Dancvlilo in aald Coauty^on or btforo tba Bta day of Doom bar imL. .-^ - CXAt,H.Bow*,Ki*cutor. ATTENTION, PENSIONERS 1 Ity by thT ooeratorr of tb* laUrioc to I Bfinnnt Offlr\\'* \ -ft <w aUlarnaT. D*- fbrattMBaraaaofPviatoBa. . A.faUUiioof BlaalU o« baad -prcmpt. ai ^Mbrol astaalioa aivon ta all cUtou. JAMES H. BAJfJOt hitnt t aC at ITaaMaayr br U>« Ikttte by ttta riii'ii | I -,.•__> Htf -wa s a cbeerfn l lookfu g dria — vben bo ' go t oo th e Broadwa y cabl a car . Be uodde d pTeaarantly t o iUa condrctor . and! be n fel t 1A bl a pocket s fo r change . He wen t throna>h 'one- after another , foun d raw, an d rioted len choerfo t nall y he cook*, pocket book : fro m hi s bteai t pockei . an d pickin g a $ S .bil l fro m th e zol J hande d i t t o th e conduct or, apologizin g a t th e *un o time . The condocto r snatche d tb « bil l an d looke d nijly. He counte d ou t th e chang e (a chicke n feed , a s smal l coin s ar e calle d o n th e railroads , an d shore d i t int o th e man' s han d -with a \Tak e ft I \ The n ho turne d t o anothe r posuger o n tb a plat for m an d bega n t o tal k loa d enoog h fo r th e othe r t o hea r abou t \hogs* * who rud e on cars, -\Did ya se a tha t fello w tha t joa t glrm me th e bill?' * b e said. \Well , he' s a skin , ye know . That' s a n ol d game . The y gi t o n a ca r wit h a V> bil l and bun d i t t o th e conductor . Nin e time s oa t of te n th e ca n elect or dan's'haTa th e chang e an d th e ma n ride s free . I know this , fellow . I'r e hail hi m a doze n F1X>UR STOKE I have leased\ the Dippy store, nearly opposite the BREUE block, and shall carry at all times a full assortment of Flour, Fecd.Gratoof all kinds, and Seeds. I have also a choice stock of con fectionery and cigais, for alt those who need them. AU I ask is that the citizens of Dansville give me 9 call-when in need of anything in m y line, I am sure lean please you c Samuel E. B o we S XbuiTlIle, \. V. Bflprjairi Dag Every Day. A store crowded (nil of elegnnt new Pianos and Organs and Musical Goods of all kinds. The best and most complete stock ever exhibited in this part of the i conntry. If you want a new Instrument ! and have an old one yon wish to exchange, bring tt along; I will allow you all it Is i worth. Comt» and try th» new mu.iio and the new pianos. , A. L. VAN VALKENBERQ, .• Exchange St. Daiuville, N. Y. ,. /-^MISHAWAKA- ALLKNTT-^ =WOOLB00T IM ISHA w AKAVVOOIEN MFG J -j MUHAWAKA, 1N». L OST DURAIH* COMFORTABLE JHEONLY,ST MAMUFACTUHED. ACOMB'S, QQ+Xoo P URE \ Men should be what they seem \ and so should soaps,, but Ivory is the only soap that is per cent pure. THE QRlOCC BUILD -R3 , V. boilil n t-i-* r» rf tram) rront oluht t • mora, A t»y#ilo =r\<h <-.r tfrraiu* Till dj j U U«rn. j tmlkl » Lrlttfl* a? trai* Frvua fri> tt<tto fri» rwl. Acil otXnf Urrak tl>v «paa We caaa&t tn«tUl. 1 Tf« ball.l a bridza of trurt From kboro t<» ato m Aod *badow flKtjrw ktea] aeroai At poaCT* fururt-rrnorv. -Flonoc O A . iiour w to IXtrvlt Itc o Prcaa, THE USE O F COCAINE. STEALING. I atclo tS m by br«>U«t tods. Tb« mooa vri* brifbt. Iafad»ado«ti hU«^ ikr-r* Ttnl Ubofol right. I slo^ a march oo vU»r aara; J bapw a y part> Z was ao food at rlnlliis tbtt , latobibcTWrK' ' .. xisw. wa ^r+,y*tfr7 ntb aad wl£a. v Wby aeem It eitraag* Jt,' wbfB r *m ftut a*icn» ta tmli .Eh* abtala any chu^ct' —Tonkar* Statrsow CABL E CAR STUDIES 'Se a here , my friend,' * tal d ti n man wh o ha d had tb o bil l cbanaed . hi s fac e a s re d aa a beet , \yoaVea d—d liar.\ The conducto r looke d startled. Tbe ma n repeate d th e declaration an d pro ceeded : I wan t to tel l yon , sir , tha t yon hur e spoile d a s goo d a frien d a s th« stree t railrot d me n *Ter had . I'v e bee n thei r frien d fa r 3 0 years. 'Whe n paceen - ger s kicke d a t them , I always figured tha t i f ther e wa s an y troubl e i t w*as th e ptaJBeugera* own fanl L Whe n friend \ tol d me o f row s the y had. I alway s sai d Well , it' s a har d jo b o n th e bac k plat for m of a car . Th e DJQ wa s onl y doing ! hi a daly. * Ncrw , X*7e bee n th e frien d o f th e railroa d 'me n throug h thic k an d thin . Whe n the y bar e (track . I'TO bee n wit h 'em . Ba t you'r e a n inferna l liar , sir, a n inferna l liar. Tb e nex t ruilron d ma n tha i aaxse* me will ge t punche d i n th e jaw . Do yon bear, sir ? Pouche d i n tb e jaw I PpDcho d I \ Tbe cheerfu l citixe n wa s fairl y danc in g wit h rage . \Well ye needn' t ge t ho t abou t it, sai d th e ccnuinctor , and h e wen t i n an d collecte d a faro . Th e cbeerfnl citize n ge t of f tbe ca r mutterin g tobimaett— New York Sun . SOUT H AFRICAN COOKSf.Y . , \ T3 4 XattTO 9in of Y MT* CMTW^ IMTWVSO teUtO'WIUt* Haa. A very palatabl e dis h f a mad* c( fitr •lephant^sfoo t Inputtin g I t in i Jvo!'!,j naildin g a fire- aroun d an d orer i» i>* keepin g i t goin g fo r fire or six h T ) Blejbaat' s tail- i s said .to be very i <-• - •dhmd -Wbeu wasfasd. scrapdd^jaiTi/! / ;«tU i t la ' irtie a brown.^ ~ } A nov^-^- o t makio g • stewia'practice d ' tribe,' who nee th e anlmal'a r kin. , H oeptael e fo r water . Pnc i n thi n ^ Tegeiables an d piece * of r e rat ani »- addrodbot tfOcea. This gen*ra;* u v 3 qnaatitfe s of steam an d make s tbo TT. te r toi l withou t injurin g grentl y IhtV aarrooodiAg hide. At tba end of an boor tb * cootezittr ur e cooked and tbfrj -wate r hasbecom * aTcryfai r ooup.'ba t llttl * peculia r o n aoconn t of the amoun t o f cinders , sand and fragment \ of fltono i t contains. Stil l anothe r tribe cook locuaU.gra«bopperB, kotydidB am i tb o like ; and sa y tbs y taste a groa t deal , lik e a n oTCTcooked shrimp. . None of th o natiTA tribes , s o fa r a« known, ever'ea t th e lion , but the y hav e no such feelin g tow.ir d othe r oarnWan L Tbe jackal , wol f an d fox ars> mora o r eaa popular , an d ar e reporte d to'gir e a,] very palatabl e aaeaL- Wher a onr people ' hnn g mutton , game an d tb e immortal goose t o season i t an d gtre i t a rich: flavor, man y Soot h American : tribe s se cure th e same remit'by buying mea t tho eart h an d leavin g it therofa r severa l dsys . No civilise d xuaniia s eve r bee n able t o ea t it i n *hhi conditlou, ; bu t tb e ssTagea pronococ e i t a delicacy ' of extraordinar y merit . Not alon e is camaibalis m practice d t o a large extent, bet our Darwinia n cousin s of th e mon key trib e share tbe same fate. I n the district s where they ar e employed 'a s food they ar e vorytintld-and - fly at th e sigh t o f ahuua n bein g even a t grea t distance . I n othe r territories , where they are unmolested , they ar e abou t a s tame and fearless ka i n South America o r India ; I n nearl y al l of thc*e trlbetr the woma n Is th o coo k and th e waiter , ver y often, th e butche r and sometimes the hunter.—Ne w York Mail an d Ex - CANNIBAL PLANTS . A ma n who ha d traTeled much , lo g many land s an d varie d peoples , confesse d tha t h o ba d nuic r fel t tb e deligh t 6 f satisfied curiosit y i n suc h fuUcen a s o n tb e da y whe n be first walke d icto London , a mer e youth , and stoo d amid th e crow d an d abop n of Begen t street. A bor a wandere r by na tur e an d possamc d of tb e ucacs t o gratif y hi s desires , hi s fanc y ha d fixed o n Kashmir , ou t o f man y place s ful l o f wande r an d romance , a s a lan d wher o h e shoul d find truest enjoyment . To foste r thi s Idea h e avoide d al l hook s tha t affecte d t o treat of Kashmi r an d refuse d t o believ e that an jbod y had eve r bee n there . I n hi s Imaginatio n be saw it a s a regio n o f flowery velley* , tof t watere d meads , peaceful vistas an d per * pe t ua l sunshine . Be dul y reache d Kashmir , an d he ha s lon g sinc e returned, a thin g h e once though t migh t neve r happen. O f Kash mir be speak s reasonabl y an d with oaltn appreciation , bu t as k hi m t o tel l agni n of bow h e first cam e t o London, aa d i n answerin g hi s voic e take* a ton e of e n thorium an d mystery . Be refuse s to sull y th e recollectio n b y analyai s or di m it by an y late r dffenchautmaat . He wasyougg then , an d i t wis London.— Cha m ben * Journa l Ba y Til •law.*' All the* * divin e osatursa , thos e oioeso f tihaketpeare, war s acte d I n his day, an d fo r some Urn* afterward * by youth * ao d youn g wen . Ma y we no t fanc y tha t thi s bar d conditio n was a sorro w t o Shakespeare,who , o f al l men , ntu*t BMOit keenl y hav e ftl t how mack bstto r hi s god lik e waa*«n could hav e bee n realise d by actr>•»;• ? I t IBBM bare bee n bard fo r boy s t o tin thei r *ia*cw< Ut a native s t o favo r aa d toptettt i when' the y ba d t o asset , woasea — eac h woraaa l 8hakNnsar* auaac have losaftd to se a th e board s troede a by tbe light foo t o f woraaa . wit h he r iacot a parabl e grace,aa d witcher y an d feeling . Wha t manne r o f .yout h coul d b e found , eve n .i n EUsahtHh's time , worthil y t o personat e th e divinit y o f womanhood ? We know nex t t o nothin g of thes e boy 3men actors , bu t a deman d create s supply , and , tbe y ma y hav e bee n more Mtiafaciary tha n w e ca n wel l imagine . They mus t hav e been handsome—deli catel y handsome.—Gentleman' s SCaga - Tiiiitli a la fnw af JtoSa. They ar e ver y literal i n Jspan . Not lon g ag o a bridg e was bail t whic h was so sligh t tha t a notic e wa s pu t up , \No animal s allcrwe a tocrars. \ Bu t i t wa r foun d impossibl e t o kee p the rata of f it, an d i n orde r t o hav e a rol e whic h coul d b e enforce d th e notic e was take n down an d \No larg e animal s allowe d errata\ wa s pu t op i n ita place.—Chicag o late r Ocean . Hone TrcJoan and Jocttrya Ftod It TTaa* fol aa m Bracar V<*r Tbclr Haas. Withi n a recen t perio d cocain e ha s com e Int o UB O o n th e rac e trac k a s a stimulant . Borsestha t ar e wor n an d ex hausted, o r ar e nuoertai n ast o spee d an d cndaruQce , ar e give n 1 0 t o J5 grain s of oocain o b y tb o ncedl o unde r th o ski n a t th e tim o o f starting , o r a fe w moment s before. Th o effects ar e ver y prominent , an d a veritabl e muscula r delirin m follows ; i n whic h tb e hors e display s unusua l spee d an d often unexpectedl y wfu a th o ran. Thi s agitatio n continues , an d th e drive r ha s difficulty I n \slowin g down\ th e hors e sft w th e rac e i s over ; no t unfre - qcentl y tho hors e wil l go hal f wa y roun d agai n befor e h e ca n b e Mopped . Tbe e x hanstio n whic h follow s i s no t marked , excep t i n tb e grea t thirst an d loss o f ap> petite. Sometime s diarrhe a en d trem blin g follow . Bu t goo d groom s giv e uU' usua l attentio n t o rubbin g an d bathin g th e leg s i n ho t wate r an d stimulants . Th e genera l effect o n th e bono i s de< presaion. fro m whic h h o soo n recovers , hu t i t i s foun d essentia ] t o gir o cocain e agai n t o mak e sor e o f bi s speed. The actio n o f cocain e grow s mar e transien t a s th = nw incrra-es , an d whe n a lon g perio d o f scorin g follow s befor e tb o rac e begin s driver s giv o a secon d din e secret , ly whil e i n th e saddle . Sometime s th e hors e become s deliriou s an d unmanage abl e an d leave s tb o trac k i n a wil d frenzy , rftcc ktllin g tb e driver , o r h e drop s doa d o n tb e track frum cocaine , al thoug h th e caotfe i s unknow n t o an y bu t th e owne r an d driver . Som e burses hav e bee n give n a s big b a s 2 0 groin s a t a time , bo t thi s i s dangeron s an d only * give n t o wornou t nnftcnlt. wh o ma y b y thi s mean s wi n a race. I t appears tha t cocain e in onl y use d In tunnin g race s an d a e a temporar y stimulan t fo r th e time . I t i s claime d tha t th e flaihfng eye s an d tremblin g oxcltrmen t of tb e hors e ar e stron g evidenc e o f tb e us e of cocaine.—Cincinnat i Ectjnlrer. SA O SCENE A T AN AUCTION . Wblcb Wa# FeltovrrJ by U1«*fal Cbncbl** Who biiUJ \ The auctioneer hel d u p » child' s rockin g hurse. battered an d stained . I t ] ho d belonge d t o ioni o littl e member u f th e man' s famil y wbi*e househol d propert y wa s bein g sol d unde r tho bam * sr. fie wa s utterly ruined. Be hn d give n op everythin g i n th e worl d t o bis cred itors—bontc , farnitbre. bone*, fctock o f gcocL* an d lands. Be ttotid omuog th e crowd watchin g th o sal e tha t was scat terin g hi s household good s an d hU heir loom s amon g a han<lred strang e hand* . On hi s ar m leane d a woman, heavil y veiled . Who bids? \ Tho auctionee r held therockin g hors e high , tha t i t migh t b e seen . Cbiliiit h band s hu d torn awa y tb e scant y mane ; th e bridl e wa s twisted an d worn b y tende r littl e fingers. Tho crowd wa s stil l The woma n code r th o heav y vei l sobbe d an d stretched oo t he r hands . No, no , not \ she cried . The man' s face wa s whit e with emo tion . The little for m tha t once n o mer ril y rud e th e ol d rockin g hnra o ha d drifte d aws y into tb e worl d year s ago . This wa s th o onl y reli c left of hi s happ y infancy . Tho auctioneer, wit h a quwf mois - tnr o I n bi s eyas, bande d th o rockin g hors e t o th e ma n withou t a'word . Bo seize d It wit h eager bauds , an d bo an d th e veile d woma o harrie d away . The crow d murmure d wit h sympath y Tho ma n an d th o woman wrn t int o empt y roo m an d wt th e rockio g horm dawn . H o too k ou t hi s knife , rippe d ope n the frui t of th o burr o an d too k oa t a roll o f bills . Be con n fed the m an d laid : It' s scold da y whe n I fai l wi t lim n rak e off. Eigh t thousan d flv<* hundre d dollars , bu t tbet sncltcntr r came vrr y nea r buatln g u p the gaiu c **— Housto n Post . TbtyA n Saro toXAB*wSa* Wfc*a XWprirW of Tkatr tK«t m€ M««S. I t ha s bee n prove d timo and agai n tha t tb e s o calle d \canniba l plants,* * of'j'cootrary , cau n T0 anywher e an d brea k Why> Cataaa'* Vila CUa»ata> . Th e climat o o f Unian a i s no t b y an y mean s agreeable . Georgetow n i s witbf n si x degree* o f tb e equator , an d th e mer cur y generall y linger s nroun d 00 an d 100 degrees. Th o lan d i s als o lo w an d marsh y i n pltces , t o that fevers or e prevalen t a t al l scasonio f th e year , an d a whit e tunn canno t liv e there unles s h e takes extrem e precautio n t o observ e certai n essential rules . Negroes , o n th e which th e Vo n as fl y tra p la th e type , ar e muc h mor e health y when altawc d thei r regula r inwe t foo d tha n when the y ar a rvared unde r nettin g or i n an y othe r manne r whic h excludes the m from thei r regular moa t diet . Tboahove an oddit y of itself, especiall y whe n we conside r tho fac t tha t ther e i s a certai n schoo l o f botanists which teacbe a tha t canniba l plant s mak e no ose whateve r of tb o Insect pre y capture d by them , ba t i t i s nothin g ra m pare d with th e bol d assertio n mad e b y Franci s Darwin . Tha t note d scientific gentlema n bravel y meet s th e \vegetaria n botanist* * wit h th s assertion tha t al l kind s nnd classe s of plants , whethe r known as \western\ o r not , bea r mor e an d heavie r fruit s an d seed * whe n fe d o n meat tha n thos e tha t ara no t allowe d a flesh diet . Be grew tw o lots , comprisin g various vazi - ctieaf of th e differen t common plants . On e lo t wa s regularl y fed, throug h thei r root s o f course , with pore juice s oompreaec d fro m meat , tb e othe r wit h wate r tad th e variou s fertili»\«rs . Th e £na l figures o n thi s experiment prove d that th e plant s whic h were fe d pur e xntfttt juke bor e 168 fruit a of th e differ en t kinds,, whil e tb o enfed plant s o f th e sam e numbe r an d origina l conditio n bore bat 74 : also , tha t tbe pampere d plant s hor e t40 seeds t o ever y I0O born e by th e pleat s that were not given a chance--t o gratif y - eaaaibsdisU c taste. This Is certainl y si discover y worthy of much 'carefu l stud y aad extensiv e ex - psjiamt^OhbciaaaU rusiliss. The kedg e ancho r i s modele d afl-ar th e common mushroom . I t Is destine d fo r us e o n sand y bottoms , wher e a common nnebo r would fai l t o hold . The coral flowers, so called, are ani mals. A coral reef resembles a bed of anemones. V. XMlaa Crawford , tbe novelist , who ha s sssA assa y Arsaanias a i n th e east , say s * f these : VI doebt whethe r the y aw* r ta * liioi'sai . eonMiag, i n o f faeair * Carietia** tha t tb* Awsrican w*o*J * baaev e the n t o be . -Jfy oxper i wilb.tbca T i s tbe t tbey ac e th e aa d trickies t ot al l Tbey sa y in Turke y Uat it teee s MSJ Jews t o e^aa J cae Ar- MSaJa a aa d five Anaeaiaaa t o sqaa l U aaaira aaaiaea a aVa]luga . TberybaviBiaajabl t men ajooug tbeai , aa d I doeb t no t tha t thei r k^drrs hav e t o a esrtal a estsa t foatente d thi s troa* bk , hopin g las t th e gover n meat s o f Xarop e woaM latsvfer * and tha t Araae - ai a would b e eat i rel y free d fros n Ta r k la b rale.' * la regar d t o tb e Tirxs b* sayt t **I woald ratbar trad* wit h a Turk o r • J«v l a sa y part o f tb * eas t tha n wit h a Christie* . I,hav e tb* higb*st~rsaaec t fe v Chziatlanity, ba t tb a Christian a o f tb e east ar e uot.llk s as . The baaines s aae n asnoa g tbssa ar e to a larg e exten t a se t o f sharpers, s o saac b so that th e wort h orknts l Christia n i n th e minds o f cad er a trarskt s i s almos t synonymou s wit h that of thief. Tbo Turks are . a s a ralo,\ ver y devou t Nearly ai l of . the m rea d th e Koran , aa d even tbe men of th e bette r elanee* ar e carefu l to confor m toth i Wail s of everyda y Mohammedan worship . '—Ne w York Tribune. aatatvr . A curiou s chemical reanl t of experi ment s msd e b y Strindberg , as , note d in A^TTml— Industrieilea, i s that sulphu r i s no t onl y no t a simpl e body, bu t no t eve n an original czte, bein g simpl y a common fossil rosin or bitumen , fie finds that when sulphu r i s melte d at abou t 30 degrees, i t disengage s a n odo r of turpentin e o r camphor, an d I f trac e o f iodin e b e adde d tbe odor be come s mar e marked . If it be heated ane w to between 160 degree* an d 250 degrees . It loses oxyge n and drop s t o th e leve l of eyontcboDC, o f which latte r i t assume s th e color and consistenc y then , i f th e brown an d viscooa liqui d which Is obtaine d i n thi s manne r b e cooled , i t preserves It s natnr e fo r a cer> tai n lengt h of time , and then resume s it s stat e of rosin . th e healt h ruin lai d dow n fo r th e wbit o settlers. Yellow feve r i s a n annoa l plagne^i n Georgetown , ba t th e aagr o populatio n give n lit tie though t t o it , an d it Is uncommo n t o hea r o f un a o f thai r numbe r takin g ir. Tb e enolfe*. who compot e abon t one-thir d tb e pupnlstlim, are mor a bucceptibl a t o th o poo r climat e tha n th e negroos , bn t art) muc h hardie r tha n th e whites . Th e coolie s ar e lighte r an d mor e slende r rac e tha n th e nrgroes , ba t the y ar e industrious an d m>>leratcly faithfu l workers , whil e th e negroe s ar e laz y an d indolent . Th e rea l har d an d difficul t wor k i n th e fields tha t require s musci e i s performe d b y tb e negroes , ba t th e steady , continuous , ligh t work i s allotte d t o tb e coolies . Th e two race s ar e naturall y hostile , mor e s o tha n tb o Eoropean s an d tb e na tive*.—S t Loui s Globe - Democra t A Lemma !• FraaaB. Whil o I wa s i n Paris. \ say s a worn< a n whos e recen t tri p o broad wa s inter rupte d b y fsniil y illness , \I too k on e lesson fro m a famou s frenc h teacher, pai d a larg e pric e fo r i t an d ha d totos h hom e befor e a secon d wa s dae , bu t I coutidr r tha t my mone y wa s wel l invest ed, fo r she. <i t wa s a woman ) impresse d one importan t lingniatf e fac t upo n my mind . Thi s wa s tha t tb e Frenc h le n gnag e ha s no soun d of 'a , * a s i n *sb- Nine-tenth s of tb e American s who pr o tend t o spea k Frenc h sa y l a mort , terre, l a this , that , an d th e other , a s broa d a s a Bosto n cae say s can' t an d shan't . I t i s absolutel y wrong . The soun d i s a s i n mat , cha t an d thos e words ; th e tongu e Is place d quit e di f ferently . Tbecb*ervanceo f this on e dis tinctio n mor e tha n ahxicst an y othe r give s th e rea l Parisia n tan g tha t we cal l accent, bu t whic h i s reall y 00I7 French , pur e an d simple . I conside r tha t my fortnigh t In Franc e wa s no t wasted , thoeg b I hroegh t hom e onl y a sound , —New Yor k Times . B»tSa( WW * Kvavy tkasv W a ough t neve r t o b e willin g to Jit s say ytar'ju M a s we live d tb o U* t otm . No on e Is strivin g after th e beat thing * wh o Is no t laten t o n a n upwar d an d a forwar d asovemen t continually , Theelr eihv taoveus ^ t i s raaeutlsl, too—tb e gota g aroun d an d aroun d In th * ol d grooves , dail y tasks—ye t eve n In thi s treadnslllroaR d ther e *hool d b e constan t progress. \Y a ough t t q d o (b e sam e thing s Wtttr eac h day . The n ii th e ssldit'o f tb e outwar d routin e ou r Inne r Ufa ough t t o be growin g i n earnestnew , iu force , la depth.—J . R. Miller . KMrtMl T |at*aa. Violin s ar e rente d fo r varyin g periods , perhaps fo r a week , t o a visito r i n th e city . The y ar e often rented b y tb e •tb . lik e piano* . Th e bulkie r 'cell o aa d th e doubl e ba*s ar e touietimeS rent ed fo r singl e occasion* , fo r concert s \ privat e hosnm . Th e instrumen t i s de livere d an d take n away , th e playe r pre ferring t o hir e a n instrumen t rathe r tha n t o carr y or t o atten d t o th e carryin g hi a own.*—Ne w -York Sun . A Tha «cfcU **a CaaaaUoaaaa. She—I t i s a ver y prett y ring , indeed , dear , bu t i t la a goo d dea l to o larg e fo r me.. Be (thoughtlessly)—Yes , I wa s afrai d i t migh t be . Mildred' s haa d Is bigge r b y tw o si see, sore , tha n yours.—Somervill e Th e Chnrchma n refers t o th e Protes tant Episcopa l churc h a s \th e Anglo- Saxo n churc h i n thi s country, \ wbich leads Th e Congregationa l 1st t o ask i f th e pilgrim s wer e Celts . Wyomin g ha s 1,144 persons engage d i n tnonafBciuring an d make s $'2 ifi7,601 wort h of goods . Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U.S . Gov't Report Baking Powder ABftOWTEEV PURE A STARVED MINO. Ctrl Phook lUr n** d Whan Dlrh- •UA Wat MIBUUBM L I t i s a fact that th e childre n wbn hav e ha d In Abundance th e old nnn^r y les, who have wor n ou t umuerou a copie s o f \Mothe r Goose,\ t n wbuu i Cliristms s and birthday s mean ne w books , of rhym e an d story , bein g !? d thenc e b y gradual steps t o th e upland * o f history , poetr y an d romance , seldo m go down befor e the malignanc y of th e bloo d an d tbonder \ s o freel y offered them . I t i s th e •tarved childhoo d that seize s an d fe«ds npo n these. A gir l o f 13 years ol d ha d occasio n t n cal l a t th o hom e o f a lad y who h a J be friende d her. Scattered abou t tb e floor of th e sittin g roo m wer e tb o books o f a snuil nephew , amon g the m a copy o f Littl e Re d Ridin g Hood.\ fier life , ! barre n an d hard, ha d know n nothin g o f literatur e save he r fe w achoolbooka . Sit e picke d u p tbo volum e and was soo n absorbe d In th e story. When th e lad y came in , sho extended i t t o her , sayin g eagerly , \is It true? \ I t was he r first ste p i n th e real m o f enchantment , ba t i t cam e to o lat e Sh** ho d experience d tho iral . I t was bard , hitler . Tb e sam e gir l a lew year * late r awaite d he r torn a t th e library , an d bagge d tb e attendant t o choos e fo r her. Tho lad y hesitated, the n extendin g a oloni e b y Dickens said , \Will yo u hav e thisl \ She shoo k he r head , say ing: \I tried t o read on o of hi s oni-e. Ef t write s o f ra&s an d povert y an d har d times . Giv e m e somethin g livelier , please.\—Lippincott' s Maga/ino . Tb* WID 4 Enela*. Ther e seems t o bo* no questio n a s t o th e practica l utilit y o f tb e uew thaog h crud e win d engin e which i s auw coming int o us e tn som e part s of tb e west . Accordin g t o th e description , i t referable * th e paddl e whee l of a ster n whee l boat , wit h a shaft 1 3 t o 14 fee t long , 1 2 t o 16 foot acrOM, with si x o r eigh t arms . Tb e lowe r hal f of th e whee l i s shielde d fro m tb o wind , so tha t th e ai r act s onl y upo n th e uppe r vane* A cran k upo n on e en d o f tb e shaf t con nect s wit h tb e pump . Power ca n b e lu - deilnltel y increasicd a t an y tim e b y sim pl y increasiDg th e length . The win d Upo n this sort o f peddl e whee l fro m al l point s o f tb e curopaiM excep t two . an d i t seem s t o requir e no governor , bu t simpl y pomp s mor e durin g a storm . No towe r Is provide d for , an d It 1* place d s o tha t th e radia l arms will b e clea r o f tb e ground. On e of th*»e wheels now runnin g in Kansa s i s state d t o he 3 1 fee t i n diameter, 3? fea t long , an d ha s eigh t fans. Th e larges t wate r whee l i n th e world Is said t o be a n urmbol whee l i n th e Ulo o f 3Can. I t I s 3 2 fee t i n diameter, 6 feet i n breadth , wit h a cran k stroke o f 10 feet , and give s 20 0 borvepower.—Ne w Yor k Son. JlalaVs M»a»**> Jtaa, A wealth y resident of Ynrk count y los t bbtwlf e a fe w week s ago . fier 111- _ wa s prolonge d an d <n o doub t ex - paoaiv c Ba t that wa s th e poo r woman* * mUfortune , i*ot he r fault , fiowuver, her thrifty bnaband cheered th* final A era s o f bar life by regularl y sillin g down by he r bed each da y an*k tie tall lu g bow muc h her •Icknes * was coatin g him, strikin g • trial balanc w fo r the sufferin g wlf«' s benefit ever y day . At las t sh e died—the doctor , who kne w o f tb e husband' s singula r method s u f thee rin g a sickbed, sai d ther e wa s 00 aoab t about it—and while ' sh e la y In bar'coffi n the herrare d spoaae . dee p i n thoognt , picke d u p uu o n f th e dea d wife's shoe s an d carefull y figured on it s sol e wit h a bi t o f chsl k th e sum tota l o f wha t th e ta d affair ha d cos t him. Thi s grievou s statement o f fact a is solemnl y made b y th e Hunger Commercial , whic h songratulate a the woma n on bein g dead . How nboa t the man—coul d bo b e an y deader? — Lew uto n Jooroa L LONQ 0 (STANC E TELEPHONE . IartaiK— In Wlk h It Saa D*«* Caa* to tb* Delight of »n«t« Atndtra. A goo d man y storie s ar e tol d o f tb e itrange use* o f th o lon g distanc e tele- phono, Th o da y tb e lin e wa s opene d t o Merrill, Wis. , a Chicag o man , huntin g in the norther n woods , cam e i n t a tow n an d learned of th o innovation . Be wen t into on e o f tb e ''soundproof \ booth s an d ha d himsel f pu t int o commnnica - U<m wit h hi s family . As the y hs d a telephone In th e house , th e task wa s a small on a fie chatte d wit h hi s wife , tol d be r a fish stor y a t whic h sh e migh t •mil e withou t embarrassin g him , sinc e h e coul d notscethoajgnco f incredulity ; talked wit h hi s boy an d girl , an d the n called fur Gyp. ttyp wa s a setter , a grea t famil y pet , whic h ha d bee n lef t behin d becaos a of an acciden t whic h rendere d i t lame . Gy p W4s calle d t o th e telephone , an d h e stood o n a chair , hi s for e feet o n th e back, an d bi s mistres s hel d th e trans mltte r t o hi s ear . \Hello . Gyp!\ calle d th e tnsaier fro m Merril L And th e do g In Chicag o pricked u p bi s ear s an d whined . Th e master whistle d cheerily , an d th e setter burked direcrl y int o th o receiver , fie kne w hia master' s voic e an d th e whfitl a u well , an d tb o maste r cheere d hi m by ready laughte r a t th e promp t an d eage r reply. It wa s wort h th e 92 .50 i t cos L A lad y livin g nea r Indianapolis , who ha d fo r mor e tha n a yea r bee n In deU-1 cate health, wa s take n t o Chicag o earl y bu t winter , wher e sh e receive d surgica l treatment i n a bospital . I t wa s impos sibl e t o tak e he r home fo r th e Chriatma a celebration , althoug h sh e ba d recovere d so mac h tha t sh e coul d wal k readil y al l over th e hospital . Sh e ha d thre e boau- Tlar*a r b y a Ualch I Vinega r iu» y !»» njjiln i n n ver y abor t tim o b y a svr t of fUu.ju g prcced tha t call b e han d lt d b y an y person o f ord j nar y iusn u : y A hirg o barrel ha s a perforate d thei r fitted i n a fe w inche s belo w th o top Frtu u th e hole s fal l end s o f pac k thread , whic h ar e knotte d at tb e uppe r red ra that 1 he y may no t b e draw n eut.rel y ihroagh . Giaaitnbe * ar e fixed in theshol f asairrentK. Tb e lowe r edg e of th e barre l i s filled wit h hole s plsce d abou t si x inche s abov e th e hot* torn, an d a sipho n carrie s off th e liqui d tha t accumnlate s belo w thi s point . Di lute d alcoholi c liquor , slightl y sweeten e d wit h hone y o r wit h extrac t o f malt , i s slowly drippe d throug h th e hole s ( n th e shel f an d run s throug h rieeebwoo d shaving s tha t hav e previousl y bee n steep ed I n goo d vinegar . Th e liquor , whic h shoul d be k?p t at a temperatur e of 7 6 t o 8 5 degree s F , filters down throug h th e thread s an d ove r th e shaving s t h th e botto m of th e barrel , whenc e i t run s ove r throug h th e siphon . Afte r awhil e tb e tempentur * in th e bcrre l rises t o abou t 100 degree s F. , th e chemica l ac tio n goin g on meanwhile . I t i* neces sar y t o pou r tb e liquo r agai n an d agai n throug h th e generato r befor e It is satis factory . From thro e o r fou r t o hal f a doze n filterings ar e usuall y sufficient, thoug h mor e ar e sometime s required , dependin g a good dea l o n tb e qualit y o f the material s an d th e temperatur e a t starting.—Ne w York Ledger . «»* Waa Wot Zajracaa, Mrs . B , ha d change d girls , an d wa s undergoin g th o usua l catechis m a t th e hand s of he r kitchen ' s futur e ruler . Afte r a succeNdon of damsel s from \tb e oul d dart \ he r busbandba d strenuousl y 1 insiste d tha t th e tr y \an intelligen t an d Ufal childre n a t home , an d tb e fsther l cleanl y America n girl.\ Be ha d foun d prenam i a Christma s tree , jost a s be J roc h a on e an d wa s sure sh e woul d had formerl y done, onl y b e sdded a' prova a treasur e The lsd y of th e bous e feature wbicb ha d noie r been foun d 1 evenShought h e migh t not b e mistaken , there before , fie ha d th e electrician s I * q triniLan d neat wa s th e newcomer, com o i n o n tho afternoo n befor e Christ- 1 **Y»£ I'm a splendi d washer, \ tha t ma s an d pu t hi s residenc e telephon e i n pj$x*on said , \and 1 ca n iron shirt s to 1 curiou s foi,m o f lif e 'insuranc e ts sprisgia g a p I n Frenc h manufacturin g town s unde r th e nam e of LaFounui (th? ant) . . Th e peculiarit y ia ' tha t tb e longe r a ma n lives th e lem be become s title d to. Th e paymca t ofllaa sure * th e paymen t of f 1,000 t o th e heir s of a ma n dyin g befor e tb e ag e of 38 . th e paymen t diminishin g prouor- tionatel y t o $31 0 at 51 . The ide a seem s t o be tha t i f a ma n die s yoaaa ; hi s chil dre n ar e likle y t o b e i n want, bu t tha t when be I s 8 0 tbe y will be able to ear n thei r living . OwMtt rtest It . •Bow i s i t I neve r »e e you killin g timer\ asked a n Idl e person . \Ican'tfin d the^ime/'wld tbebua y man i n per foci innocence.—Indianapoli s Journal . the tree, wher e It wa s conceale d with, pin e needle s an d tinsel . Be arranged l wit h th e lon g distanc e people , apprirad ' his wif e o f he r par t i n th o play , an d at ' a certain moroeu t i n th e evening , whe n the children , bubblin g ove r wit h jo y a t their presents , stil l fel t a sadness at th o abbenco o f thei r mother , be clappe d tb e receiver t o th e ea r of hi s younges t child , an d tb e gentl e voic e o f mamm a cam e ove r tb e wire . It wa s thei r mos t preciou s Chriitma s present.—Tncom a Ledger . la Baattosr*. Santiag o i s th e ancien t capita l of Cuba . Itstandsonslopiiiggrouu d s t tb e hrs d o f a magnificen t lan d locke d har bor, an d al l around , i n a n amphitheater , ar e mountain * an d fnrexb'— a lovel y place, bu t a fatal QU O fo r th o tt pan is ii soldier*. The tow n i tee I f i s a whlte d aepnlcher. Tbo streeta ar e narrow , ao d the plac e filthy be y nn d al l words ; th e heat Is onl y varie d by tropica l showers , whic h fal l ever y o f tern Quo throng b th e summe r an d antun m months—rai n s o heav y that In a ver y fe w ruinates tb e fltrrets alnpio u down t o tb e ba y ar e lik e m o Itly mountai n streams , carryin g wit h thrai al l kind s of refus e an d rubbish . Evtrywlier o th e yelju w feve r i s abroad , ba t i t Is p&rurabrJ y deadl y amon g tb e b'l-aiuMi froupA. Bow man y di e i s neve r mad e known , tb o dea d ar e carrie d awa y and bnrie d bynigbt , an d i n on e hospita l abolowft d ro t i n th e wal l facin g th e buria l gmnnd , tha t th e soldier s outsid e migh t no t sv e th e nightl y procewlons . Tb e Spaninh soldier s stal k abou t th e streets In thei r dirt y whit e linen uni form s sn d bi g stra w hats . lookin g pol e and thin ; the y ar e badl y fed , an d suffer every kin d o f privation . Boy s fo r th e meat par t unde r 20 , the y ar e nnaccus * tame d t o th e climate , an d b y exposur e are mad e untlt t o battl e wit h it.—Co n temporar y Rovjew , A » Abto Tiaab, Mamie — Ha s Charle y acquire d an y accomplishment s sinc o be wen t t o co l lege ! Flossie— I vhoul d sa y h e had . You , ough t t o se e hiw easil y h e keep s a ci g arette tn hi * mout h whe n he' s talking . Roxbur y <inzette>. —it a Chinaman— I alway s di d up fa ther** a t home. I alway s hs d time , for , you see , I know how t o manage . Fla t things , sheets , tablecloths , napkiss , I fol d an d la y aroun d i n tb e chain; the y come ou t beautifull y smoot h whe n yo u hav e sa t on them a da y o r two , And tha t remind s me t o ask , wher e ha d yo n rathe r I pu t them , her e i n yoar chai r or your boaband'sr \ I t too k Mrs . B. sometime minutes t o recover speech , bu t finally sh e nxanaged t o aay tha t on tb e whol e sh e feare d sh e would no t sui t ademeatf u soprogTeavira —New York Journal . Baa K»d mt m Ba4 Bay. Our earl y storie s ar e mostl y a s inter estin g a s ou r first poem* . I bar e onl y on e specime n quotabl e jus t now, bu t I t I s a gem. I t wa a writte n b y a littl e gir l —of 8 , I believe—an d wa s a highl y moral tal e o f a littl e bo y whos e faul t was greediness , an d who overat e him sel f a t a Christma s party . Tbe conse quenc e an d punishmen t o f thi s piec e o f debaucher y wa s a sever e attac k of scar le t feve r on th e followin g day , an d h e rapidl y became worse . Tb* seque l I s tol d i n dlaloKu e form: Ham mi— Arthur, yoa ar* very UL Axtbor—Tea. mamma. Xaataaa—Artbor, do you know yoa ara RUnf to dial Artbor—Tea, mamma. afamma—Arthnr, do you sot think you bad battar aay a pray**T But ba bad not tlma b^dird. Surel y ther e la a n antique , eve n ^Xacbylean.simplicit y abou t thi s metho d of bringin g i n th e catastroph e whic h most of u s would do wel l t o bend. — London Speaker . Javeallo l>»aia. School childre n who ai r thei r newl y acquire d knowledg e befor e thei r young e r brother s an d sUttr a at bora * some time * mee t more tha n thei r match . Suc h a pupil , a littl e girl , wa s talk in g learnedl y t o he r brother . \My teache r aay s that rubbe r trees grow wild I n Florida, \ sh e announced . \S'pose tbe y do,*'answere d tb * en - Impressibl e youngster . \Nobody eve r think s of rubber s unti l 11 rains, aa d the n U's too w* r t o go io{o th e wood*.\ —Good News , aCxalxb ea Hew Spring Goods. To arrive this week—Dreas Goods, Wash staffs, laces and Table linens. New Line of.shirt waists now ready for inspection. KR61N St KRH3VJ6R, 131 ruin Street.
