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THE SONG THE KETT « -E SING S. Sweet are the songs by lovers sang As they the old , old story tell . An d sweet'tbe croon the bees among. The clovers blooms and as phodel , And glad the notes the sky larks trill , - At dawn u pon their buoyant wing j But dearer , softer , better still The tow , sweet song the kettle s ingi S ow strangely come to us again The p leas ant scenes of other days , The happy gol den moments when We went oar simp le childish ways; \When all life ' s journey lay before And gaily beckone l us with smites; Ere we ha d left our father ' s d oor To go the many weary miles. There by the broad , de s p fire-plac a sit The a ged ones with silvered hair; Across each fac a the flashes flit And faded cheeks grow flashed and fair; And stran g ely ming le smile an d tear . As memory in fondness brings The old , old days , th e while they hear The l ow , sweat son g the k - ettle sings . The em b ers throw t h eir r u dd y gle am On childish fi gures blithe and fre a That watch the changing glow , an 1 dream O f wondrous things that are to be. The future one glad chime of bells— Of golden belt , hope ever rings , • And throu g h their music strangely wells T h«> low , sweet song the kettle sings. 0 , all th e joy my heart has known And all the hop j s of those to b a TVithin the kettle ' s gentle tone On gracious win ^ s ara borne to me. And g ladness which a iy care beguiles Comes bubblin g u p from youthful springs; An d whisp a rs from the peac a ful i s le3 Are j nthe song th s kettle singj . Wou ld you become a youth again Back in the dear old home ones more? Trade all the wisjom sorry men May have for childhood' s happy lore! t . , O , wou ld you feel the morning dew Of rest upon life ' s tired wings? T hen dream with me and listen to The low , sweat soa j the kettle sings. —Nixon Waterman , in Youth' s Companion. A BASHFUL WOOER. _ f ^ j i^ T was a dull , dreary ^ A I —.j » afternoon , and Isa- _ _J=ry\ .lv It ing thoug htfull y b=r ^ y/ i ' vw 0 * n *° *^ e °P en fi re t i Hy jLUJIJ? n ting-room of her ' j S3 ' H co usin , Mrs. Hart- * - 111 H %« w i tn -w h <> m sne -A i R j] fil made her home. - 3t IB y She was uot a g &S^ MW * handsome woman ; r : ^ ^ l ^ ^ -J ait thecleaT , truth- ' ' ^ §fe#' ^ s H a ^ eo lf g hted • ^ \ \S^w the face , as to make it one \ good to look upon . \ She was tired this afternoon , and , contrary to her usual custom , allowed her thoug hts to partake somewhat of the character of of the dull , gray weather. * 'Thirty-two to-day, \ she soliloquized , \ and a hard-working teacher still. Thankful am I that I have the strength to do my work , which I really like ; but sometimes when the lessons drag, or the restless brains invent some new mischief —some unexpected way of shirking work—my aching head reminds me that human endurance has a limit. Then I am tempted to wish that a home of my own , with some one in it to receive the attention of a devoted wife , and to think of me a the one woman in the world to him , had been my lot. Pshaw! What am I doing—indul g ing in a love dream at my tame of life—I , who never had a lover ! This will never do. U p aud to work!\ \John , \ said she that evening, a3 she sat with Mr. and. Mrs. Hartley at the tea-table , \ your friend , Mr. Burkig h , asked for you at the door this afternoon , and not f inding you at home , gare me some papers for you. \ \Ah!\ said Mr. Hartley with a smile ; \then if he has seen a lad y here , I am very sure he will never come here again. \ \John , what kind of a mau is Mr. Burlei g hr asked Mrs. Hartley. \A first-rate fellow , my dear , a first- rate fellow. \ \Theu why does he never come here? He has lived just around the corner for the last four months , and you tell me you have been friends from boy hood ; : - ' ^ — fe t-ha jias aoj ^ re tnraed one of your calls , and he n ever acceptran invitation, from us. What is the reason?' 5 \I asked him that very question the other day, and he rep lied that it was of so use for him to try to associate with ladic-s , for he was sure to make some ridiculous blunder and cau3e them to -wish him well out of the way, besides - su ffering torture himself ; an d h e is ri g ht about it. \ \What is thematter with him?\ asked both-ladi ^ ' . \He is extremel y diffident in the pres- . encs of women , \ Mr. Hartley answered. \He seems to thint that all women are like the two aunts that reared him. Both are estimable women in their way, ^ bat neither has a mind calculated to in- ' \ sp iie one with a hi g h opinion of the in- tellect of women. \ _ \Well , \ said Mrs. Hartley, smiling, \if he has such a very poor op inion of womankind , I don ' t know that we care - about his coming, do we , Belle?\ Miss Murray smiled , and Mr. Hartley said reflectivel y: \It' s a p ity he has this absurd notion that he cannot talk to women , for he would make some woman an excellent husband. A nobler , truer man never lived. '* The next morning as Mr. Hartley was walking slowly down town , he was aroused from a reverie b y a hand upon - - hjasho o lder , and the voice of his friend \C ome into njy office a minute , John , ¦\ I have something to tell you. \ They entered , and no sooner had the ' dW closed behind them , tha n Mr. Bur- ltig h e x clamed excitedl y: ••She ' s come , Hartlev. she ' s cornel\ « & he l Wnol tf ha t! The lo s t ves- i W f D _ - —¦ • \ *• , * * ¦ ¦\ - \ must not hold back , he stepped quiokl y forward with hand extended , and , be- fore he could realize what was coming, exclaimed: \How are you , old fellow!\ Miss Murray, with t he instinct of a true lad y, repressed a smile , and , with the help o f Mr. \ Hart ley,, strove to ban- i sh from his mind ttie remembrance of his blunder; but all in vain. Mr. Bur- lei g h fel t himself disgraced , and the earnest efforts of his friends only added to his sufferings; and at length in p ity for his wretchedness , Miss Murray ex- cused herself and left the room. Alone with his fnend , Mr. Burlei g h a t once found his voice. \I told y o u I s h ou ld m ak e a fool of myself , and now my chances are at an end. I couldn 't have done worse , could I , Hartley ?\ \Lost vessel!\ re plied Mr. Burleig h in an indescribable tone. \No , but tb< rig ht one has come at last , and yoi know you promised to help me win her Hartley. \ \And so I will. What shall I do? Bu how do you know she is the ri g ht one Herbert. \ \I feel it. Wh y, John , she has th« face of an angel , and the voice of one , too; but no , nofc quite that—something better for this life. She has the sweet est woman ' s face in the world , and th i most musical voice. \ \Wonder how you know that , \ sai< Mr/Hartley-with a smile , \ since yoi 3eldom condescend either to look at s w o man ' s face , or to listen to her voice, But where did you see the lady of y%\ choice , and who is she , and how can ' . hel p you?\ \I saw her at v our house yesterday aud I presume she is the cousin ot who n I have heard you speak ; and I want yoi to go to her and make her an offer o marriage. \ \Make her an offer of marriage 1\ ex cla imed Mr. Hartley, with a merr j twinkle in his eye. \Why should I do that? Have you for g otten , Burlei g h , that the dearest little woman in the lane presides at my table , warms my sli ppen and makes life to me a constant deli g ht? Zounds ! man , I do not want to marr j Miss Murray !\ \Well , I don 't want you to matr j her , \ said Mr. Burlei g h a little testily, for he chafed a bit under his friend' s raillery. I want her myself , and I' m going to have her , if I can get her , and that i3 just what I want to find out. You say I' m not a bad fellow , and I have a good business with an income sufficient to satisfy any reasonable woman. ] must know my fate. You promised to hel p me , and I want you to go to Miss Murray, and make her an offer of mar- riage in my name. \ \Ah !\ said Mr. Hartley, who was now shaking with laughter , \th a * . puts another face on the matter—a double face we mi ght say; for it shows , not onl y that you wish to marry the lad y, but that you are anxious to take the surest means of preventing such a happy oc- currence. I promised to hel p you , mj boy, not tc ruin your prospects forever. \ \Well , what shall I do?\ asked Mr. Burlei g b , help lessl y. \I'll tell you , \ said Mr. Hartley, now serious. \You must listen to common sense , and act like a rational being. No sensible woman will marry a man at a moment ' s notice. You must accept au invitation to my house , and make the acquaintance of Miss Murray. She is a woman worth knowing and winning. You must come. Now don ' t tell me you can 't do it , B w lei g h. \ \Of course I can do it !\ e xclaime d Sir. Burlei g h , indi gnantl y. \I can brave anything in such a cause * , \ but the tremor of the li p showed that his heart quaked at the thoug ht. John Hartley smiled as he said * \I think the ladies have no engage- ment for to-ni g ht. Come into tea and spend a social evening with us , Herbert. \ \Yes , thank you , I will , John; but what shall I do when I get there? I shall not know how to talk. \ \I'll tell you about that. Haven 't you and I spent many a happy hour together , talking over the various interests of the day ! Well , just talk to the ladies as you would talk to me. \ \But how shall I get in and out?\ \Oh! I'll take care of that. I will meet you at the door , and you will be ill ri g ht. \Any engagement for this evening ?\ asked Mr. Hartley, pas a iag in the enjoy- ment of his mid-day dinner. \We are entirel y at your disposal , \ ¦m s wered his wife , p leasantl y. \W hat would you like?\ \I have invited Mr. Burleig h here to tea , and to spend a social evening with us. \ \But did he accept the invitation?\ isked Mrs. Hartley, wdndering l y. \Ye s , I persuaded him to come. I want to rid him of the notion that he j annot talk to women. \ Mr. Hartley iid not think it necessary to state wh y tie wished this , but continued , pleas- ing l y. \You wi ll hel p me , won ' t you , g irls?\ The \ g irls \ simultaneously responded that they would do all they could. \But , \ asked Mrs. Hartley, \ what ihall we do with him if he will not talk?\ \Oh I he will talk when once the ice s broken. Just get him started and he ri ll forget himself . Then you will listen :o something worth hearing. He is a ine talker. \ \Belle must take the lead , \ S3 id Mrs. aartley, \ she will do better than 1. \ Five o ' clock found Herbert Burleig h n his own home restlessl y pacing to and ! ro. \Aunt Hetty. \ said he , pausing a noment , \ at what time do you go , when f ou are invited our. to tea?\ \Well , Herbert , dear , I generally take ny knitting-work / and go about three , \ ;aid the good lady. \Knitting-woikl\ menta ll y exc la ime d lerbert. \Blessed boon to - womenl 7nfortun .ate. man! Here is a new diffi - nilty. What shall I do with my hands? iVhat shall I substitute for knitting- sork? Well , I must trust to insp iration vhen the time comes. As for the hour , : will start when I see Hartley go home. Caere he is now I\ With a quickly beatin* heart he over- look his Iriend at the door , and they s ntered together. \What shall I do , now I' m he re?\ Bferbert whispered in the hall. \I shall >e sure to make a fool of myself , and ose her forover. \ \Oh! no , you will not , \ said Mr. h artley reassuring l y. \You will be all ri g ht , onl y don ' t hold back; step ri g ht lor ward and assert yourself. Feel just as asy as when you say to me , 'How are r ou , old fellow ! f \ With , these words he ushered his iriend into the sitting-room , and pre- sented him to Miss Murray, who was the sole occupant. Mr. Burlei g h' s heart leaped. His nerves were strained to the h i g hest p itch. The last words of his I nend before opening the; door lingered la his mind , and. re membering tha$ he \OhJ yes , you could ; that is not -so bad , \ sa id Mr. Hartley, who: could not resist a hearty laug h. Then pitying ' his friend' s distress , he added , soothing l y: \Never mind , Herbert , you will come out all right yet. Isabel Murray is not the woman to mind a little thing that , aud i t will sooa go b y. M y wife will be in as soon as the callers are gone , and you will do better. You need only rise , and bow , and answer her remarks. \ At the3e words of his friend , Mr. Burlei g h' s courage began to rise , and he mentall y resolved that it should not be his fault if he did not , in future , con- duct himself with, di gnity aud proprie- ty. According l y, On being presented to Mrs. Hartley a few minutes later , he rose with a formal bow , and reseating himself , remained so stiff and straight in his chair , and answered the p leasant remarks of the hostess with such deter- mined coldness , that the announcement of tea was a welcome sound. He passed successfull y to the tea table , and was beginning to feel quite satisfied with himself , when at the si g ht of Miss Mur- ray, all his embarrassment returned upon him , and he was in agony again. In his confusion he sp illed his water , dropped his knife , sugared his chicken , and salted his tea. The extreme efforts of the family could onl y draw from him monosy llables. He was not the onl y sufferer. Mr. Hartley began to think that he had undertaken mor e than he could accomp lish. The discomfort be- came general , and it was with a feeling of relief that each rose from the table. \What do you think of this painting, Herbert?\ asked Mr. Hartley, as they re-entered the sitting-room. \Does it look' like any country which you have ever seen?\ He ha d struck struck the ri ght chord. Mr. Burlei g h' s eyes li g hted , and his face beamed with pleasure , as he exclaimed— \Ah ! Switzerland I It is fine—very fine J I hare tramped many a day among those hills. \ \I would like very much to hear something about Switzerland , particu- larly her people , \ said Miss Murray. \Will you not tell us something of your trave ls?\ \Cer tainly, if you wish it , \ he answered modestly ; and for an hour , an intelli gent audience of three listened to a most interesting account of life in Switzerland. The ice was broken , and Mr. Burlei g h tal k e d fluent l y and well. He was at home with his subject , aud soon forgot himself in the pleasure which he was g iv ing to others. Only once did he falter , and then a glance from his friend reassured him , aud he proceeded with apparentl y as much ease as if he had never declared he could not talk to women. He learned that ni g ht th a t t he limit of all women ' 3 capacity is not gos- si p, dress or cookery; and many a pleas- ant evening was spent by the Hartley fireside. Finall y, on e evenin g he proposed to Miss Murray and was ac cepted , and alter their marriage they often laug hed heartily over the recollection of his brief visit to tho Hartleys. —Yankee Blade. . Divination by Sieve and Shears. Divination by sieve and shears is an old Eng lish superstition , b y which it is supposed the future may be told. The method of practicing it is still sometimes seen in country districts in Eng land is as follows: The sieve is balanced on the widel y separated points of the shears , which in turn are up held by the points of the diviner ' s fingers. The assistant reads a passage from the Bible , the book being allowed to open of itself , an d the first passage on which the eye li g hts is chosen for the purpose. If the passage contains the word3 , \ And it came to pass , \ the sieve should , if the event is actually to take p lace , spin rapidl y around on the points of the shears. In case , h owever , the passage does not contain the words desired , at the conclusion of the reading, t h e Apo s t l es Pet e r and Pau l are asked if the event will come to pass or not , when the sieve is supposed to respond according to the probable ev lnt. The divination itself is a lelic of mediae- val superstition , and was extensively practiced for ages throug hout Europe. — New York Dispatch. Cost ly Travelin g . When t he German Emperor travels it costs money, but when he does not it costs money too. The other week whole carloads of wine , utensils , f urniture , car- pets , etc. were returned to Berlin from t he pa l aces at TJrv ille , near Metz an d Coblentz , which had been sent there in antici pation of the soverei gn ' s presence at the grand maneuvers and the festivi- ties attending th em. All the preparations had been com- p leted down to the cards of invitation sent to the prominent dignitaries of the respective provinces. All the necessaries for the imperial royal table , even to the smallest details , including the flowers , at e always sent fro m Berlin. From TJr- ville alone there were sent back three carloads of wine , together with f»rty- ei g ht enormous leather trunks , in which were stowed away the wine g lasses of every variety. —Paris American Reg is- t er. Th e Amazon Indians use a blowpipe with wh ich they throw an arrow 200 feet with w o nderful precision , NEW Y0E £ STATE NEWS The Adjuta)n ' t M 3enei:al f s Report. Ad j utant - SenewiijTprter- g i ve out that part of his anbuafrep brfc relating to the as- sembling of the troops at Buffalo at the time of the switctiraea ' s strike. After show- ing the promptne ffi^ itii ' : wbic!i the troop; responded to . t j ttB ^ oriers to assemble ani march to Buffalo and-c a mmending the offi- cers and men forlj fc helr good conduct , the re- port s ays; _ ' <-^ : ^ ; : \ - . - , : \ ^ - . • . • \It did not wjmire- theterperienoes at Buffalo to demo c rat* ' what supp lies wera needed for the.Na 'So o al Guard. That tents ' , blankets , and cooking Utensils were an ab- solute n ecessity is a: matter that has always been understob ^ and ^ that , the . State pror cured only a ' limiledj- supply was .. well known . Fre q uen ^ . - .efforts to .. indu sa ; tha , Leg islature to ' M ^ dy t hte - stats _ o£ ; thin g s \ have been - 'm S de , ^ u ?w ifc o * ou{ ; succ s ss. It is now believed that the absolute necessity of measures to secure a thorough equi pment Df the military force3 of the State will not fail to be appreciated , aud whea this resu ' .t is sec ured the State will have a force , not only qualified as soldiers , bub ' prepared to move at short notice for any s s rvic a aud in any emergency. It should b a remembered to the credit of the troops that they re- sponded promptly and with full ranks on the recent occasion? when they wera called on , althoug h they were not properly supplied. \The one thing demonstrate i at Buffilo , next to the patriotic sp irit aud soldierly qualities of the officers aud man , was ten great value of the camp of instructio n at Peekekill and the system of instruction pur- sued there. So far from this expari e no a in the field suggesting thatiany radical change s might well be made in this system , it wa ? on the contrary clearly/shown to th a exp a r - ienced observer , by the intelligent an I soldierly manner in which the troops en tered upon the duties assi gned th si n , that the Peek s kill methods are superior to any that have been proposed elsewhere. \ The expense incurred and paid by th a State up to November 30 in this movaai s nt ; of troops of the Fir8t , Second ani Thir. l Brigades , including also tuo pay, aui pay ou l y, of the separate companies and Fifth Battery of the Fourth Bri gade , amounted t a $192 , 647.30 , divided as follows: Subsistence $51 , 175 6; Transportation 48 , 07151 Pay 8* , 260. 85 Clothin g , camp aud garrison equi page 6 , 711.11 Quartermasters ' storss . 2 , 427.16 Tot a l ...;.... $ 192 , 617. 3( State Fish Hatchery. Superintendent Green , of the State Fish Hatchery, has finished his work of c o lhob- ing eggs and has had a successful season. From Lakes Huron and Michi gan he ob - iained 5 , 500 , 000 salmon trout; e g g a ; at Clay- ton he took 8 , 509 , 033 wblte fis h aui 4 , 0D0 , 0» j iscoes , and at Caledonia ha se s urai 1 , 13> , 0)) brook trout , 1 , 110 , 033 brown trout and 10 , - YjO saberling. Regarding the sabarlin g , i \ , appea rs that the . Caledonia hatchery is tin a nly place in this country wtiere they are in existence. Ei ght thousand of these fish were sent from Germany to the United States G overnment some y ears ag o , and part of the lot was assigned to Superintendent Greeu . Be succe a ded in saving his share of the im- portation and propagating from them. la addition to the work above mentioned , th ? Caledonia hatchery has sent 1 , 000 , 000 trout to the Fulton chain of lakes and 15.1 , 030 brown trout to Sacandaga. A large nu n- ber of wall-eyed p ike will be put out in waters ne ar Rochester next spring. Senator Osborn e Dischar g ed. State Senato r Edward B. Osborne oE Poug hfceepsie , who was accused of reg ister- ing illegally in the Fourth Ward of Pough- keepsie on October 15 , was discharged by United States Commissioner Shields. The Commissioner reviewed the testimony and said : \In view of the fact that be has voteJat the same p lace for thirty-nine yeavs , au'l that there has been no proof submitt e d tna 1 ; he had reg istered , or attempted to register , at a ny ot h er pl ace , it seems to ma that there was no intention on tbe part of the defen 1- ant to fraudulentl y reg ister , and he is there- fore discharged. \ General Items, Workmen are drilling for gas at Penn Y ann. The t o wns of Fhel ps an d Bennington have adopted the Myers voting machine. Miss Ella Hewitt , o f Un i on G rove , shot a large wild-cat a few days ago near her bouse. \ A fatal ep idemic of measles has broken out at Dansvi lle and a numb er of childre n have died. ' - . G overnor FtowBB proudl y shows the marksmanshi p badge won by him at Creed- moor last fall. The body of Albert Payne , of Mohawk , was found in the canal at that place a few days ago. He had been missing a week. G overn o r F w wer re-designated Hon . Albert Ha t g ht , of Buff a lo , as Assoc i ate Justice of the General Term for the Fifth Department from January 1. When the water was drawn, from the canal at Rexford Flats the body of a re- spectably dressed man was found. The Masonic Home Trustees have electe I Past Grand Master Jessa B. Anthony, of Troy, Superintendent of the home and school iu Utica . Chablesde Chambour has begun a suit in the United States Court , at Utica , in- volving $50 , 093 of property in the upper part of New York City, which formerl y belonged to Mme. Jume l. John Angelo Metbis , a Greek , residing at Haverstraw , has just died from a . stab wound in the left breast , said to have been inflicted by himself . His wife , however , has been placed under surveillan c e oa sus- picion of having cut him. Miss Susan B. Anthony ; of Rochester , the well-known woman ' s suffrage advocate , has been appointed Manager of the ¦ State Industrial School by Governor Flower. A $30, 000 addition will , be built to Gle S prings Sanitarium at Watlritis. State En c^^ S ^ 1 ^ - Sohenok has accep ted ^^ ' yf ^^ J ^^J i ^^^ J : ^ ! ^ ' - mun » ' ¦ B ! ^^^^^^ ' ^^^ ' ^h l : - SyiVJ SM S ; S i < ^SS^^ ? !ii 5 5 2S' ^ ov \ NEWSY GLEANINGS ernment contractor , living in New Rochelle , has been declared insane and sent to the in- sane asy lum at Middletown. B. Mulcahe t and Hugh Graham have sold the Am erican Knitting Mill to the Co- hoes Knitting Mill for $45 , 000. It is said the mill will start u p about January 1. Leonard H. STORR3 , of Tyrone , has be- \ ¦uv- j .ari act ion for .false ^ imprisonm e n t a g ainst _ Game Protector Henry C. Carr , o: Union S prings , laying damages at $3000. The Er ie has settled with the heirs ol Davi d P . Rel ihan , Frederic k Huff aud Al- bert G u ntrup, who were kill e 1 iu the Ra- venna disaster of Jul y 3 , 1891 ,. for .$3030 each. The State has formally assumed the care of all its insane poor , except those in New York ' and ^ Kings Counties. ¦ Mrs . Alber t -E. .Smi th ' s infant was smothered 'beneath ' - the b« T covering ia BataviaV ' • . - : ' . .. Jo hn Milling , aged seventy-one , of Ba- tavia , while walking from one room to an- other fell dea d. Rowland Hill aud , a yovmg music teacher , was arrested at Jamestown , charged with robbing a restaurant till. The body of Albert Pin e hout , of Fulton- vi lle , who had been missing more than two weeks , was found in the canal at Fulton- ville. Mrs. J. D. Newland and her twelve- year-old daughter were thrown from a ca r - r iage near Athen3. Mrs. Newland was killed an d her daughter badly injured. Dudley Db tall , of Marion , and Dr. Kin g became inoculated with poison whi l e attendin g to a sick horse. Derail died of Woo d poisoning. Daniel Mc & ary; of Florence , Oneida County, committed suicide in a room at a hote l in Sand Bank. Burglars ro bbed tbe posfcoffic a safe at Un ion Springs of $200 worth of stamps , and $140 in money. Jealous Seeley Oliver , colored , cut the throat of his wife in the laundry o! t he St. E lmo Hotel at Newbur g and then cut his own throat. He diej . She will recove r A boiler burst at the mill of the Ticon - derog a Pul p an d Paper Company at Ticon- deroga. Engineer Provider died fro m in- juries he receiv ed and Fireman Pelk e y was badly hurt. The loss is $10 , 000. Governor Flower has commu ted the sentence of John E. M cNamara , of Cornin g, so t hat he has been released from Auburn Prison. Sixteen years ago , when McNatn ara was seventeen year s old , he shot and killed his sweetheart in a fit of jealou sy. The State Board of Lunacy issue d an official notifi cation by circular o£ the accomplishment of the trans fer of the in- sane from county house s to State hospitals , also informing the various counties that they are released from maintaining the in- san e after October 1 next. The Renss elaer County Supervisors navu ado pted a resolution instructing the Sena- tors apd Assemblymen of that district to oppose in the Leg islature the Fe bruary elec- tion to choose delegates to a constitutional convention. The Supervisors favor the se- lection of delegates at the general election in 1893. The railroads are crowded with traffi c . People in portions o f Siam are starving. Virginia will have but half a p s auut cr op. Grea t distress exists among the poor of Berlin. Petroleum has been discoverel in Su- matra . Influenza has r ap peared at Hamburg, Germany. Railroad earnings for 1893 are 56 , 000 , 00) ahea d of 1891. Washing ton City gains in popularity as a ^ w inter resort. Anthraci te coal has been found in Ham- ilton County, In d. The hog pack this season will exceed that of last by 1 , 100 , 00 0 hogs. In Kansas they are using the empty jails for stor ing surplus wheat. There are nearly fiv e hundrei buffaloes in the Ye llowstone Nationil Park . In Au s tria40 , 000 persons without homes have app lie d for shelter for the wint a r. Russia h as sentenced twenty-three chol- era r ioters to death and exiled fifty to Si- beria. Owing to the failure of the fisheries , there is much destitution along the Nova Scotia coast. Jud ge Gresham has declared part of Sect ion 12 ot the Interstate Commerce Act unconstitutiona l . Mexico is co - operating with the Unite d States troops in the endeavor to suppress br igandage on the border. The three-year-old child of Peter Lyons was killed and partially devoured by wolves near K ingfisher , Oklahoma. Seven ty-eight Democrats , it is state d , have been killed since November 8 by explo - sions in celebrating their victory. The statement of the Tex as State Treas- ury shows cash on hand , $1 , 058 , 314.20; bonds held by State. $8 , 945 , 8 32. 65. There is an extra ordinary exodus of colored peop le from Tennessee , and to a less extent from other portions of tae South. A CARGO o f the first marketable tea ever raise d in the United States has just arrived in Baltimore , Md. It was cultivated in South Carolina. General Dyrenf j r th ended his rain- mak ing experiments wita a terrific bom. bardment of the sky above San Antonio , Texas , which failed to produce even a drop of rain. The City Council of Philadelphia has calle d a halt upon the Public Building Co m- mission b y re fusing them any appropriation for 1893 unless au est imate , item by item , for the work intended to be done , an d ap estimate of the entire cost , were furnisheC w ithin ten days. The great p ile has alrea dy cost $16 , 003 , 000 and the end is nowhere in sig ht. A GOOD idea of the number and boldness of the thugs in Chicago can be gamed from che adventure of Mrs. William Hughes. She step ped up to a window in the postoffic a an d asked when the money order office closed. \Be ing in formed that it had already close d sue turned to go away, w hen she wa s forcibly seiz e d by two men , whi le yet in the crowded buildiug, and relieved of a purss containing $303. \The trou ble with Stunner is he runs h is j okes too far. \ Jasper—-I su pp ose t h at T is why they alwa ys seem so worn out. -—C hicago Inter Ocean. Abandoned farms were . recently a dveis. Us ed for. sale by the Massachusetts State Boar d of Agriculture to the nu t nDei* of 339 , but only l orty-on u could be sold at priQsi S3 fc g k ctpr . f to ths owaer* OUR If IATT. Secretar y B. F. Tra cy Files His Last Annual Re port. MEXICANS REPULSED FOUR HANGED AT - ONCE Forty -two Shi ps Built or About to be Built, Secretary of the Navy B. P. Tracy has sent his annual report to the President. The most interesting portion refers to the growth o f \ the navy. On the4fc h of March , 18S9 , the fleet of the Unite d States Navy, a par t from a few old shi ps long since obsolete aui fast going to decay, consisted of three mod ern steel ves- sels , of .au a g gregate tonnage of 7863 tons , and mounting thirteen six-inch and four eisr ht-inch guns. ~ ~ ; , - They were ; Dol phin , 1485 tons; Atlanta 3189; Boston , 3189. During Mr. Harrison ' s administration the following vessels will have baeu added to the navy: Chicago , 4500 tons , Torktown , 1700 ; Petrel , 890; Charles ton , 40W - Baltimore , 4600; Gushin g 116* , Vesu- vius , 930;. Philadelphia, 4324; San Francisco , 4083 ; Newark , 4083 ; Concord , 1700; Benn - ingtoD , 1 700 ; Miantonomob , 3990 ; Bancroft , 83S ; Machias , 1050 ; Monterey, 4138; New York , 8150; Detroit . 2000 ; Montgomery, 2000. This makes a total of nineteen vessels . of the new navy put in commission during this administration , of an aggregate tonnage of 54 . S32 tons , mounting alto g ether two twelve- inch , six ten-inch and eighty-two six-inch , guns , all of which , with the exception of fiva of the earliest , have been manufactured in this country. Three new ste o l tugs have also been constructed and put in service dur- ing this period. There are also under construction tho fo l lowing vessels , on which rapid progress is being made: Oregon , 10 , 200 tons; Indi- ana , 10 , 200; Massachusetts , 10 , 200- Col- umbia , 7H5Q\ Minneapolis , 7350: MaiHe 6648 ; Texas , 6300; Puritan , 6060 * Oiymp ia , 5500 ; Amp liitrite , 3990 ; Monad' nock , 3990 ; Terror , 3990 ; Cincinnati , 3183- Ralei gh , 3183 ; llatu , 3183; Marblebead ' 20 0 0 ; Castine , 10 5 0 ; Torpedo Boat No. 3 , 120; making eighteen vessels in progress of construction and certain to be com- pleted , should their armor be delivered within the next year , of an a g gregate ton - nage of 93 , 497 tons , and mounting altogether twelve thirteen-inch , six twelve-inch , six- teen ten-inch , thirty ei ght-inch , thirty-two six-inch , thirty-sight five-inch and thirty , four four-inch guns. During this perio l twenty-five vessels will have been launched , thirteen of them , including the three tugs , during the current year , and of all the new shi ps the construc- tion of which has been begun during the present administration onl y two will remain on the stocks on tbe 4th of March next. Our new navy, including alLvessols built or authorized , now consists of the following vessels . One seagoing battle ship (first- class) , Iowa. Three coast-line battle ships (first-class); Massachusett s , Indiana , Oregon. Two battle ships (second- class): Maine , Texas. Six double- turretted harbor defence vessels: Puritan , Monterey, Miantonomob , Monataock , Terror , Amp hitrite. Two armored cruisers: New York , Brooklyn. One ram. Two protected cruisers of extreme sp ae l: Co- lumb ia , Minneapolis. Fourteen cruisers : Olympia , Baltimore , C hicago , Philadel phi a , San Francisco , New- ark , Charleston , Boston , Atlanta , Cincin- nati . Raleigh. Detroit , Montgomery, Marble- head. One nispa w j u Yessai , ~iJoi i rtuu. ~ Six gunboats : Yorktown , Concord , B e n- nington , M achi a s , C as t ine , Petrel . On e d ynamite vessel , Vesuvius. One practic a yesseJ , Bancroft. Two torpedo boats: Cush- ing , - No. 2. Making a total of forty-two vessels. The report also contains interesting sta- tistics regarding the experiments made with smokeless powder , rapid firing guns, armor and armor piercing shells. The estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1894 , for tho Navy and the Marine Corps , including those for public works and for increase of the navy , amount to $84 , - 471 , 498.21 , being $2 ,713, 141.59 less than those for the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1 893. Tho estimates for the running expenses ot tho Navy and the Marine Corps for the fiscal year ending Jane 30 , 1894 , amount to $14 , 767 , 841.21 , being $135 , 913.59 less than the estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1893 . The estimates for the increase of the navy atuountto J9 , 763 , 657 for the fiscal y ear end - ing June 30 , 1894 , and are $2 , 577 , 198 less than those for the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1893. Garza ' s Revolution Costly to the United States. Further particulars of the battle between Garz a ' s followers and the Mexican troops near St . I gnacio are to the effect that a band of 330 followers of Garza crossed the Rio Gra n de and attacked the Mexican bar- racks , just over the border , . in the Republic of Mexico. The .,. Mexican troops camo out to meet the revolution- ists , and at the first fire several were killed and the soldiers were driven back. The revolutionists pushed on and captured the barracks , with its guns and supplies. After stri pping it entirel y, tho plac a was burnel and all ot the soldiers dispersed and the rev- olutionists then returned to their abode on this side of the Rio Grande. The invaders are under the direct leader- ship of Enirigo Ramon , the right hand man of Garza , Ramon was slightly wounded. Just after the fighfc , tbe Mexican authorities rushed out two companies of cavalry from \Neuyo Laredo , but the bar- ra cks had been burned and the revolution- ists fled. The authorities this side of the line sent saverai companies North , and Uncle Sam ' s men are now hurrying throug h Mas- quiteto head off the returning insurgents. A courier from west of Laredo . Texas , says that Garza can get 8000 men together afa call . Diaz has ordered Mexican troops massed at the border. The expenses to the United States Govern- ment on account of the so-oalled Garza rev- olution will amount to over $203 , 003. This includes Federal Court expenses , United States deputy marshal fees , the cost of military scouting expeditions , etc. A large number of alleged revolutionists are still to be tried , althoug h the last two terms of the Federal Court have been almost exclusively devoted to disposing of the cases. The expens 3 of the four weeks of the present term of this court has been $10 , 000. Two White and two Colored Me» Executed on the Same Scaffold. The four murderers in the county jail at Louisville , Ky., were hanged a few morn- ings ago at 7:54 oclock. ' The execution was witnessed b y onl y, a few spectators. Dennis McCarthy, who killed his wife , and Stephen B i te , who slew Albert Baurmann, were ' white; Qnnt Thomas and Nelson Lewis were colored. \Thomas killed Birdie Coleman and Lewis shot George Dean , both victims being colored. . . At , 7:45 o ' clock the four men entered the jail yard and march9d uo the s teps of the scaffold . All but Thomas stood with bowed head*. The latter looked at the crowd and bowed to the men he knew The deputi es arrange i the noose s ani pinioned the men at 7.48 o ' clock . Hite , while being p inioned , kickoJ oft c he slippera ha wore. McCarthy yawned as th a noose was adjusted . At 7.5t tuediop fell. L j wis was the only n m who die i without ft . stru *. g le. < UATBB .HBW? W i luam Hopswsll , aged eig ht years , die d of h ydrophobia at his mother ' s home in Trenton , N. J . About nine weeks bafpw the boy was bitten by a stray cur. Mobe than three hundred p laces of busi- ness were close d in Omaha , Neb , , \ .to give employes an opportunity to attend B. F ^ y MUis ' s reyiral exercises. Thou ^ a o ds ' have ' professed conversion. ? A boiler exploded in Swift' s rolling mil f 9 , near. Newport , Ky., killing two tramps and mortally wounding two workman , Herman Weisiing and George Read. Loss $15 , 000. Indian Commissioner Mor gan has ac- cepted the position of Corresponding Secre t buy ' of the Baptist Board of Home Missions , and he expects to assume his new duties on March 3 . Another mill has been started in Ham- bur g, Germany, for the pur pose of grinding Indian corn exclusively. This is the third mill now running there which grin ds noth- ing but Indian corn from America. \ a Lipman & Co. , of Dundee , Scotland , manu- facturers of burlaps , have failed for $1 , 250 , - 00 0 and they owe $200 , 000 ia tbe United Bf a tea , ' ' A B1VEB OF BLAZING OIL, Trees Destroyed and Limestone Ledges Reduced to Chalk . An immense quantity of oil escaped from a break in the Crescent Oil pips Company ' s line in Manor townshi p, Pennsylvania , flowing into Miller ' s Run. Several hunters , to have * some f u o , set fire to the oil , and the surface of the creek was a mass of flame in an incredibly short time. The entire run bore the appear- a nce of a furnace , the flatne3 mounting u > fifty to a hundred feat. Large trees along the banks were destroyed in a few miautes , and the heat was so in- tense that limestone led ges were reduced to a chalky mass in a short time . To prevent the biasing oil from reaching Conesto ^ a Creek , a large quantity in the upper part of the stream was dammed aud sat on fir?, ex- p losions following which could be hear.l over a mile . Considerable blazing fluid mana g ed to get into the Conestoga , but was prevented from doing much damage. Pi pe line emp loyes finally smothered the flames and repaired the leak in the pipe. The loss is largo, THE M AKKETS. Late Who lesale Prices of O o anrrj Produ ce Quoted in Mevr York. 50 BEANS AND PEAS. . j Beans-Marrow , 1893 , choice$2 37 } £ @$2 40 Medium , 1892 , choice.... 2 00 @ 2 30 Pea , 1892 , choice ,. — @ 2 00 Re d kidney, 1892 , choice. 2 65 % 2 75 Red kidney, poor to fair — @ — Lima , C a l ., per bush.... 190 @ 2 00 Green pe as , 1892 , per bbl 185 @ — BUTTER. Cre amery—St. &P « \ n - - o *\**~ ' ~ \ Sr ~ 'M ? i° - ¦ ¦¦ot r & r eaa. - , firsts....... 23 @ 26 Western , firsts 26 @ 28 Western , secon ds 23 @ 25 Wes t ern , thirds 20 @ 22 State da iry—half tubs , and pails , extras 26 (5) 27 Half tubs and pails , lsts. 23 @ 25 Half tubs and pails, 2ds . 20 @ 22 Wels h tu b s , extras — @ 2(5 Welsh tu bs , lsts 2 3 @ 25 Welsh tubs , 2ds 3 ;1 @ 2J Western—In), creamery, lsts 2 3 @ 25 W. lm. creamery, 2 ds... 19 @ 21 W. Im. creamery, 3 d s... — @ — Western Factory, fresh , firsts 18 @ 20 W. Factory, sec onds.... 16 @ IS W.Factory aD f i dairy, 3ds . 15 @. 15)$ ¦ CHEESE. State factory—Full cream , white , fancy ,. 10 ^ @ 11 Full cream , colore d , fancy 1 0 % @ 11 Fu ll cream ,good to prime 10 @ 10% Part skims , choice...... 8> £ @ 9 Part skims , good to prim a 5 . @ 0 ^ Part skim * common.... 3 @ 4 Fu ll skims 1 @ : 2J$ EGGS . y State and Penn—Fresh — @ 29 _ ,_/ We stern— Fresh , fancy — @ 28 \ Limed—State , — . .<§., 21 FRUITS AND BERRIES—FRESH. Apples—Re d sorts , bbl......, 300 @ 400 Baldwin , per bbl 153 @ , 30 \ > Greenin g, per bbl 2 00 @ 4 00 Gra p es , up river , Del ., 5 l b. — @ — W. N. Y., Catawba , 5ib. 9 @ 13 W. N. Y., Concor d , 5 lb. 8 @ 12 Cran b erries , Ca p e . Cod , bbl . 8 01) @IO 0 ' J - ... ' - ¦ HOPS. State-1892 , fair to choice... 22 @ 24 1391 , prime — @ 22 189 1 , common to good.. 18 @ 21 Old odds 5 @ » LIVE POULTRY. Fowls-Jersey, State , Penn. 10 } ^ @ 11 Western , per lb 10 & @ 11 Spring Chickens , local , lb 9> £ @ 1 0 Western per l b 9 # @ 10 Roosters , old , per lb........ <b}4@ 7 Turke y s , per lb.. 10 @ 11 Ducks—N. J., N. Y., Penn , per pair .. 65 @ 93 • Southern. per pair.. ; ; .., 60 @ 8n Geese , Western , per p air .... 1 25 @ J ~ > 0 £ ¦ ¦ $ Western , per pair....,,, : — ® ~T Pigeons , per pair........... . 25 ® 3\ ~ — DRESSED rO U LTK T —ICE PACKED. ^ s \ Turk eys—Young, per lb.... 10 @ 13l £ Chickens—Phila., per lb 13 @ 16 Western , scalded......., ' 8 @ 10 Fowl s—St. and Penn., per lb — @ — Western , scalded 8 . (§) V Duc ks—Western , per lb.... 8 @ H Eastern . per lb — @ — , S pring, L. I., per lb..., — @ — Geese—Western ,per l b 6 @ ' 9 Squabs—Dark , per doz..... — @I5J Li ght s per doz......... ' . ' ¦ ' ¦— @ 25) VEGETABLES. Potatoe3-State ,per bbl 213 @22 \ > Jer sey, prime , per bbl ... 20;) @ 2 35 Jer sey, inferior , per bbl . 125 @ 1 75 1 L. I., in bulk , pe r bbl.. 2 2 5 @ 3 5J Cabba g e , L. I., per 100 5 0) @ 7 0 > ^ Onions—Eastern , yel low , b bl. 225 @ 2 75 Eastern , red , per bbl.... 2 25 @ 2 50 - v< State , per bbl..; 225 @ 250 Squash—Marrow ,per barrel , 200 @ — Cucum b ers , p ick l es , per 1000 — @ — Long Islan d , per 1000..., — @ ' — Tomatoes , per crate.,. ' — '© .. \\ Lima beans , fair to prime , bag — @ — E gg plan t Jersey, per bbl.. — @ ' — Sweet potatoes , Va,, per b bl. . — @ — South Jersey, per bbl...; 3 00 @ 4 00 Celery, near by, doz. bunches 100 @ 150 GRAIN , ETC Flour—City Mill Extra..... 415 @ % 25 Patents........ ........ 440 @46U Wheat-No. 2 Red. 78 # g 7S ) J \ R ye- ^ State - @ 6' » i B arley—Two-rowed State; ' ¦ ¦ .. 65 ®\ 7i) . - Corn—Ungra ded Mixed..... — @ — \ * Oats ^ -No. \2 White.......... 4t » 4@ - 43 Mixed Western......... 36> i @' 381$ Hay-Goo d to Choice....... J30 , @; 9J ^ Straw—Long Rye....;...... \ 6J @ t B 5 1 ^ Lard—City Steam 9.00c@ 9.50c % i LIVE STOCK. ' ' - £ £ Beeves, Ci ty dressad... . ? ... - 5 tf® f ^ 9 ^ J| Milch Cows , com. to- g g admyo @51 00 ¦* • &$ Calves , City dnssSR . v M § & H&j8 . 19K # 3 Sheep, per 100 lbs . r. . ^ V? ^ 8l9b f @i 525 ^ ' , *£ Lambs , pei- lb S ^ i£ $W s K R &$ Hogs-Live , p er 100 ib C . ^ Shf S f ^ WmSi - T~ !* ¦¦
