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SENECA COUNTY JOUBNAL. V E V O T E V TO TJTE E E B E IjV T E E E B T B O F TJTE E E O E L S ITT C J Iim C J T E J / E B T j l T E .. I.* YOimiE 6. SENECA FALLS, N Y., WECNESBAY, APRIL 16, 1890. NUMBER 7 Seneca CountJournal PUPUSHED EVERY W E n \£ 3 i)A Y , BY THE JOCRNAli PUBLIC CO. SENECA FALLS, N. Y. F R A N K N . S T E V E N S , B u tilness an d L o cal M a n a g e r. T E K i w a r s . CouSTV SriwciMisEiiS, - SL.’io per year. v/heu paid in advaiiee. H r C.VKKiEK, - - §1.7.5 pe r ye.ar. w h en paid in advance. ADVEEIISmS BAJSS A s s s P \ L. FOSTER CROWELL, SENECA EAEES, N. Y. JOHH F. OBOSBT, M. D. m m r n m m W.M.FOLLET.M.D. om c e h o u r.:«to SHELDRAKE HOUSE- Shol'lrake, Seuecft O' COVERT & BUEINE- FRED W. DE MOTT, :01iMEY ANU OU2s'£>EEOlt AT L S e r v i c e s a t t i i e C i m r c U c s , naif Uour later r^IK.SX l*UE.sU\Xi;UUN C'UrilcII.C'AYiaiA Emli-avor,(■ r.>i. PniyiTmeeting, Wednesday i oveuuut mofllujj, the Thursday oven- g f c p a s i i s i s ; 5 a i s s ' s s i s « a » n i JDUNiLLD, Uectoi*. E. F. SIMMONS FARMEBS AND'HORSEMESi At 91 Tall Str.’et, Seneca Falls ■Second floor, oppo.site .Stanton IIou.so, Harness, Collars, Whips, Boots, Brushes, Ourrv Comos, Rohes,&c. I make to order all styles of rtORSE BOOTS ' i s s 5 ; £ \ s sirEii'sg-?:?\ ready made machine boots. OLD 'HARNESS CLEANED Oiled and.Repaired at the lowest rates. OAK^: TANNED LEATHER Repairing Promptly Done And to yoiiv entiro^satisfaetiot, in qnality G IVE M E A TRl.AL N e w G o o d s RECEIVED DAILY. B A R O A ! ! 4 S IN B O O T S & S i H O B S At Addison’s FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS Women’s Serge Gaiters - SOcts ?4en’s Plain Shoos, - - $1 00 Misses' Shoes, - - - i.OO Women’s Shoes, - - i.OO NEVEll UNEElbSOLD. GALL AND EXAiViiNE AT. A D D I S O N ’S. H. A. HILIMIRE CUSTOM TAILOR THE FINEST IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC GOODS MADE TO ORDER AT THE LOWEST OF PRICES, AND A PERFECT FIT RIIARAHTEED OR lOlY REFRIED. 91 FALL STREET, S E m A FALLS, - N. Y. P O T A T - O I S S 2 0 C T S P E R B U S H E L , B u ’t i ' t i e 10 C T S P E R PO U N D , W o u ld not be cheaper than WALL PAPEF AT SHANDLEY’S For the iiuxt 30 D A Y S }otir Clielce Horn 4 cts. to souls PER ROLL. ART REPRODUCTIONS, PASTEL CRAYONS, ARTISTIC ETCHINGS, ON PAPER OR SATIN. MEZZOTINTS, ARTOTYPES, ART REQUISITES, ETC. George Skndley No. 60 F a ll St.i^ RIVAL FOUNTAIN PENS Gioie’s Diui Store. Having recently sceurecl the .'igcmy o( tlio ..lllVU, KOPNT.VIX PENS\ tor .'irltootl Eallb wc are enabled to guarantee every pen sold as SiUisfaetorj and superior to any other on tlie market, i t the same price. Of. ft. I. BELGOm, Tvtth preserved by cuve CuUy tlUiu‘-5 tlu-iu ArtitieiiU U-t-th without plates Avtilicial teem tvitli p talis ol gold, .sllwi t*«-Xlii: most dillkult and eomplirated opera. Over W a y n e ’s B o o k store, SOT.GA FALLS, N.Y. (INSURANCE! For I nsi . i.AN>;i. th.ii is Rn.iAni i. go to SAMUEL UACOBY 67 Fall St., Seneca Falls, N. Y. L li E, FIUE, ACCIDENX, CY'eLONE [UlXUUXADO, aiidllEAL ESTATE AGENi AND NOTAKY PUBLIC. Fit.' and Live Stock luaurance a specially. prompt and ptfr-'i Horses insured against Fire, Lightning, Broken Legs, Accidents, and death trom disease, where' i’ropol'ty 1 u^aiu.<iit Fire, Lightninj?, Kcroacne I..ajnps,,and .511-am Xliresliihg All los.ses adjusted at this Agency, and Promptly Paid r the> may be in this State Fai'ui i ’ropol'ty iiisuruil at roiisoiiablu nitoii sure and .see U3 bcioro iusuriuff elsewliei and get u polii*y that gives valuo received. <>V i km ‘ in Muiidy Building,Ko» t!T Fall S SBNECA F KENDAIA GASH STORE NOTE OUR PRICES. Granidated 7H ets.; A, 7 cts; C, liJ-j ct.s. Japan. X',III,.70 ets.Tjid'au, uneolored.ililcts.; Uu), i.'.-:Wct.s.; Shvrarallm.^if c ts.: Java, 3.7 ets. e;AXs:’^ Iiaisy sliamrouk. Ivory, etc. intms, i5 cts. per C ets Call amisim our Emhiwwd Gilt for only •i.'i ct.s. Call early and got a good selection. C^fl a n .: >).t P n cc3. No Trouble to show GoM s k . E. BACHMAN, KENDAIA, N. T. IIJIFI BOOK? Any book in the world fumislu d atpubUsh- Cfjsprice. Namebookbwanted, (^emlsuimp), Hotropolitan Press Agency, A5 Warren St.,K.X. PHOTO-ENGRAVING. IT PAYS TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR BUSINESS, graphs. Send stamp for specimen sheets. GOOD WORK. Ketropolitaa Press Agency, LOW PRICES. 43 Warroa Street, QUICKTIME. Wew York. I'O P P IM G T H E H IE S T IO X . IVIion in tho cour.so of hum a n evontft, a young man niakt s up liis mind t*.> ask the very importa.nt Rre.at tliffloulty in com wc are not it (luestioii, he iintls ■imiiiit to the p oint. As t all liasiifnl we imldl; you too goo too toilett artiolrticles, Will you not a n swer ye.s to ti.s, a s wc a sk t g t yonr drnggi ' a and pnrcli V.iil Brothers’ Ideal Tooth Powder, tl best made. As an inducem e n t f o r you to try it, we give you a h andsome engrav ing w ith -two 25 cent b o ttles, 20 x 24, no advertising on it. T h ere is a ticket around the neck of each b o ttle. sr Stamps of all kinds. SD ssLF-aiauia m i & m,cii, stauf ^ TOWN AND STATE BO. EXTR a ! 2 5C« ^ Iffoatamaioffissoyfast; send atanp far tornai PressAgonev- 45¥arron St-. N T 'i'hcrc arc- many white soaps, represented to be “ just as good as the Ivory-*'’ They are not, but like all counterfeits, they lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities of the genuine. Ask for Ivory Soap insist upon having it, ’Tis sokl everywhere. FEED TELLER HAS A JOB LOT 3 ,e o o AT 24 CENTS EACH, ALL BIUSS TRIMMED. Oft in a V>aaut*'ous bo'iy A boul obsc^'ue is hij. A h tin' nwisome span worra iif'vtles Tlip* hnivfs of the rr>se ami-J. Oft iu a frame ill favored A li»-art of gold we find, A.S the bnghto.->t of earth'.s jewels I'rora the darkest caves jire mined. -SiLHie M. OLD CLOTHES. “ F u r once I've been m a d a a fool of,” said Mr. Pattijm n , ju s t before lie went t one m orning. “ I've r, and I no more Iinow out to breal taken bad money, from whom than I! wliat is more,\_addeii Mr. Pattipan, “ I shall offer it to some one if I carry it about witli me. a n d get into dilfieultie- m leave i t here.'' He put it into the eliiiia howl full of visiting cards that stood on a table in the corner of Ids wife's parlor a s h e spoke, kissed her. and took Ids way to those re gions \a«'i--ly -.pok-'n <-l IS * d-iwii-..wr.,'' ami ill's. Patliiiati looked ut the eoiinter fi-it not.-, ;ifid ill o rder tliat sjn- leish t not maki* .some mistake her.si-lf tore it iii-ross tlieini-ldU- lii-tore tin-owing il hack into the china howl. “ Mr. P.iUip -niie\i roi.serve.s.suiiii'ient ly.\ she s;dd to In rselt. \H is organs ol retb-etiim :u'- hirgi-, hut hi- oi -;ans of oh- -Ml's. Paltipaii had studied pliri iiologj in l i e r \o iuh , w hen it was fa-hi-ni .h!i> t< do so. and li.el a haint of aitrihuliiig people's 7 irt lies o r fuilin-g' to tin ir Imuips. Tlien she oelit about lli-l' IioU'--llold duties. ordi-i-eil»tlie ilinner, .seolili -,1 tin .servtuit, iirniiigeilliei' hiireau d raw ers and atti 11 led to Mr. P.ittipan'.s huttoiis, ;in-l in tlie middle of this t.isk heard tlie dooi bell ring. It rang tw ice w ithout lining .inswerei —eoult anil yarti Jan e being in ;i di'ep (luarrel, oceasioiied by the re- luoofs of their m istress—so ilns. Patti- pan, liavmg p'-eiie l o te r the halu-trade.s for some se('(,n-ls, desi-ended tlie stairs and opened the door lior.si-If. Tlirough till' gla-.s she could see tliat it was only a peddler of .some sort, wlio would he sent aw.iy at once, afler w hich she wimld at- teinl to tile eidprit below stairs. •Vs she opened tliB door slii* .savv ujuui tin - steps wit limit a n oM elotln s m an w ith a i>usk( i o f chill.I on his a rm . .V f a t lit tle old fellow w illi a n iiiimi-ii.-.i- nose and a lieiie\o|ent Miiil--, w lio im-Ii. d his lias •t into the d-ior as a n entering w edge. Ill said VI r \ .softly and ti-ielerly and illi pi'l-slUsive waves of his liaiid from le elier-U out vvill'll: “ L aly—ili-ur laty—a-me-aihk-laty, vili you not i-.veliange some ole elo'es \\ Idi-h al'I-of liogool till'some elegant new VaseiT vieli vill make io u alvays sorne Idea airt. veil you look a t di-iie Klegiim va.se.s! Oh, you .shall .'i-e ileiu.\ “ ^■|^•• said Mr.s. F a ttiiuii. '-mi, 1 tliink Hut ill-'w o m an who delilu-rates with an old do.Ill's niuii til thedoor is lost. Tin, basket vvedgi -l iisi-lf f u rther in. “ It vill cost uoding to look a t dem,\ saiil the old eloilie.s vender. “ I t vill lie a hleasure a mi i-o.-t uodiu'g.\ \Verv w ill,\ said Mrs, P,iiiii>an, \ I lon'li'eally pnmiis--, y ou kti->\v;younever ;ive mill'll for tlie d o llies. I tliiiik yuur iii'ipiisitiv i-ness is more lurgelj devi l ,pi-il tlian your helievolelic ISeems to me so, lokiiig al V ou.\ “ Mudalue i . viiy g..‘-d. -ai l t ’l i*!.l otlie.sm iii, waving Iroiii liim tlie c-uu- pliiui'ut he fiini'ieil he li.nl reei ive-l. “ 1 go ill—ila iks.\ He enli red the parlor. .Mi's. Fait re.sled In-rs' lf on a c h a ir n e ar the wii large, hu I'aiUpau 1- dri'vv foi til III filliiri—a iski't, :in o, de-e a: ‘he nisheil, uiiilem h eriiig d elo-et all Iheold pailUl- n-pardiiig In-r w ith an aeiite an restored a ll t)i s - to miidiiim-'s superior ml in Ills poi-ki i and ornam, nt of v.-ry 1 .ui- I iijiid vviili a Imileril;. on it sInm Idi r. \Z ■re!\' lie sai-l, spre.i niig liotli hands ahro.i-1. '■'Ow iiliout zis-\ \W 'dl.\ -ai I 5lrs. Pattipan, “ tli.it is \.Viid yere is no more; \e I'oiue from Pails,\ s.ii-l the ol-l c lothes imm. “ Oil, In' is swK i!\ said Mrs. r a tiipaii. ■•I'il sve vvliih I llilve.\ Ami upstairsslie frtsin <lrav * r ;m*l H I'lolis wilil hajgy knees, and all tin-old I'oats with fr.i.ve-l euirs and greasy eol- lar.s w liidi were in tie- lioiise, laid them al tile feet of 111\ I'l'illi-'s 111 111. IliU now it vv.is the old m an's turn t-> ' beondel. \Zesi'rag-! Oil. madaim'. not zese rags for my lot\ ly Cupid iroiu Paris!\ In? sigtieil, I'l jivo.n'lifully. •■M idame v illlind ueziii'g - !si‘; -lie v ill not e.vpeet ze poor 1 dii'i s man to d ieat liim sdf. Madame has some pretty silk dress—a cloak, a shaw l—iiiadame vill se,-;' Matlame. vv ho could not give up the idea of po-s.--sing the Cupid, ii >vv that lie liad om-.' liarlnired it, ran tiii.-lair.s ■gain. .'Sli,. --.-uri'hi-d J ,e r dr.iwi-r.-, lii.-r vv.ir- lO r, lillt le.illy sin- had noiliiug. s-n-i f Ills ii •lei-um -l t-> li- r tliat -h - hud a him he sliavv 1. .i-nl flial slie never vvmre it. fshaw s w ii'e m u of f-vsliiou, and if she hate-1 uiiv thing it was a sliavvl turueil in toado n U . I'lie tiling would lie iln re Useless lor y i .ir.-, or' she slimitd give it to atip.in's AiLit J.iiie. Islie would Mr.s. Piitlipan felt pt nsid •>> 1>,- re- menih red. -She vv.is a- eh; • --ing as pio- i-iii- during -liii,; r liiii--. .uni Mr. Patlil-;ui mi-ii- In r g'lis.s what lie had hroii-giit In r; hut h i giii--i s were all failures. >, m I ros. -- not a l-o -k—not Ids jiliotogr.iph —not a vv .11-a —not a ring— not a ilri -- p.itt rn - n- i a •miiri \ I meuiil to Imy a m u a .\ ;ii-l Mr. Pal- tiiian; ‘'i.iil this w.e. o. -ii.i I into my olUce by soieehinly -qinie i- llnmgli 1 lui'l a lied the .-pii,.. e- In Ip m--, you IV. ('oim -along, my ili ai': 1 w ant to ,1111 s.iil up ami il-jvv II the parlor in vou know, ai “ A sliaw ry Le a (jui'i n a shavvl”- aid Mr.s. Pattipan. “ All!\ said Mr. Pattipan. vvlio vvjusiu iifoliiiiig lii.s p arcel beside tlie iiarlorl hie, “ a sliavvl! It i.s a splendid one- Caslimere, or some Indian place of tli uUy vulual)'•; liiit. you rgl-d it, and i-o sold it for Aliotln r story was of an escaped e m- vict vvlio liud liiddeii in the swamp, vvlio.se hone.s had been found in tlie folds of the s;t-gen;is oiijy a short time before Mr. Duiistaii's visit. Tliese stories, re m a rkable as tliey seem, a re iirmly be lieved in by the [leople, hut the only tliree specimens wliieli Mr. Diinstan was able to lirid were a ll sm all ones, though the meshes of the largest would prob ably. if exlendeil in a straight line, measure nearly, if not quite, 100 feet, lie was able to discover verv little about the nature of the plant, owing to the dif ficulty of handling it, for its grasp can only be torn aw a y vv illi loss of skin and ^ v.en of tic-.sli, hut, so n e ar as Mr. Diinstan , I could a.scertain, its power of suction is coiitaiiied in a num b e r of intinitcsimal ■rs, vvliieh. ordina- thp leeeiilion of ' moutlis or lit , rily closed, o Tlie gum i ! two fold pur] iicity and overcoming sickoninj^ odoi*. exuded seems urpose of iucrea> o a ; sickoninj^ od The plani in low. wet places, and ustiall a birge tree, a n d wl.ile Jonii ea.sing its ten- victim tiy its found only lly beneath sort — vv om know, he Miiug; nothing. I-'or a sliavvl like that forty-five il--llar.s is nothin-.:—ami I kiievv you were Out o f sliaw is. You used tovvi a r llu-m .so ele-galUl; iu out • i urtiiig days, a n d I havi-n't sr. ii one on you for VI a nsi\ i i _ , . •■Xoi-miai.vliodvels.-!\ Mr.s. PullIpan a iietvvork of dry, di-iitl vines eov- said vvitliin li. i'.sell, h ut slu- l.'-amed U|.on I 'I;\'**™! lier iiusl-an-I. m i , ,ii, “ Here it is'.' said he, tliiigiiig iialiroad \X'ovv put it on.\ The n om was not a large one. and as the .sliavv 1 svv f[-t into tlie a ir it struck the ealiiiii-t mi that pariieukir spot mi vvliieh the L'u[)id was perched. 'I’lie lovely hit THE CAREFUL MESSENGER. ;t now, as the inmnents sped by. she heginiiiiig to wax secretly n I II ;. ir over all the way, .Vn.l then I'm sure not to forget, 1--. il I--'lianeelo liriiig^liings wrong. M.v molliei- gels ill sueh a pel. ■V eiiniiil of tea at one anil three, .\iiil 1- i-.li of raspherry jam, 'J'.o i-.-.i I.-M eggs, a dozen pegs, •Viid a p.,iinil of ra.sliers of liam. Tti--re, in the hay, the cliildreii play. They're having siieli jolly fun: n i Ihere, too, thaf.s what I'll do. ippo.-e t!ie:ulve .'ilready'r -Suji] to wax secretly miea.sy .-hoiild he any mistaket ■ertiserslioulil be “ siiiti-ir rem a rked (■OllloUMll'' best trousers for—lial of eliina dtuieed wildly for a moment, llieti lojipl d over a n d fell to tlie lloor. Xolliing ri-maiiieil of it but gleaming Iragmi iit- as Mrs. Pattipan .stooped to pick it iq>. “ X’l'v ir mind the gim crack, Ducky!' Ill r spouse. “ I hope it i.s that I'll mutch safe that you g;ive my ers for—lial lia! Iia! Come, try 1 the shawl!\ Jlr.s. Piiuipaii, w ith a .secret wail 1 her tre.'i.siiri'. oln vcd. §he tiirm 'd li back and allovveil the d rapery to fall over let' amide slioulders,andgli-ied asgraee- ully :is pii-.silile up timl down the room, “ t'lu ir m in g r said Mr. Pattipan. “ You m u st w e ar tiiat freely. Don't save it for best. By Jove! I'm glad I Lougbl it. Tlie Hull' old fellow came into my place witli the jiari'el, and id-'.ss me if iie w asn't a rio'ily! He called me a wi-rlby genlle- 111, and be waiiti il to .show me a shawl. ■11, 1 vvoul-lii't look a t it u n til lie told me all abmil tin- V aleof Cashmere, vvliere lade, a nd asked me to smell the roses; and suddenly .say s i , ‘The very thing for D u cky!'and Iliad Pringle, tile c lerk, in ami put it on liim, a n d be said he tlim ight it m u st he genuiiii', for Ids graiiiliuotluT li:ul one ju s t like it\— f X o doubt,\ said Mrs. r a u ip a ii to her- liltl-.' .^.>0 hilt hut I'o ming ii,c-i contact with suytbii will instaiUD tvqgin to fTTist and tvvii ■ u pw ard ip z horrible, life like m anner, i breaking out with the gum like siibsh: ' sp'dveii o f betore, and enw rap tlie ob I witli a Celerity almost inen-dible. I If the snb.stance is anim al the Idoo I ili'avvn off and tlie carcass o r refuse t j dr-ipp. il. .Y lum p of raw meat in I throw n il. iu the short tim e of live niiiH lit\. the hlood will he tliorouglily drunk up a n d Uie mass throw n aside. Its I rai'ity is almost beyond belief, it devfi ing at one tim e over ten pounds of meat. llioiigli it may he deprived of all food for weeks witliout a n y apparent loss of vi- ility. Mr. Diinstan atti Mr.s. i'atti control her features a t Uiat moiueiil: via- recugnizi-d iier own old broi'lie a ttip a n li If a n d vv; l aciie-I the end of landing quite still elollies 1 by\till' p a ttern, fray darned by hi j m a u l Shi slie had given le know it only toojvvell Ami there was tlie liitle vvii lin.gcr.s live y ears 1—anilliere isthei haiige tlieold'fellovv ive me out o f the lil'ty—a live dollar mended. You’ll beiiire, when she d tile Shaw 1 to m a rket “ T u rn al-oul, D u cky,\ said Mr. I’aUi- paii. “ Xow, do you kii->vv, 1 liaveu't seen you lo->k so elegant f o r a long vvliile! VVe'll go M tile opera^ to-iiiglit—eomie- aml .sliovv it off. Tkm nv women like t exliihit elegant tilings vvlien hill. Take eare; it's lie.- w ant some little fallal. As .Mrs. Patti[iaii eame to lier huslianiTs •■ide she was a w a re tliat site should see till' couiiti rfeit liill th a t tlie old elothi's m an liml stolen f rom tliecliina bowl, and iiidi cil she dill; and 1 1'aim o t lielp believ ing tii.it some of the very lini-st plireiio- logii'.il (levelopm-'iUs luii t have lie.-ii c sniil.'d U|) into .Mr. P.uii- ind laid; “My dear, you .ire really gi iieroiii..'\ aii-l j.ni the vvoitlile.s.i hill ill h i-i'l'i'k e t wilil a lillle air of eoqueli'v, i.ml ai'li .diyXviii'e the faded, old fa-hioiicd hroelieshavv! to the tlieatro th a t evening an-1 was luippy in it! But a tti r all. to lia Ve a hu .’i.in l who tliinks one a l -ae: , :,i ;in,l i- only anxious lo m a k e , a \ l...jipy , eonqi' nsate-s for any v\\h iu 'le ni\riiiicalions as riiai whii'U Mr.s. P a liii ail expei n-u--. d w li.-ii till' lady ill the .si a t ln'liiml in r whispered “ W ell, th a t sliavvl niiist really liave eom eout of the a rk! '—.Mary K y le D.illas in Fiiesiili? Coinpaiiion. De.xter (Me. | (tazelle I lls of a hoy now 11 m onths ol-l w ho he-yaii l-i vv lii-il.-. a real. till age of 10 im-iillis, ami who, au u moiilhs of ag-'. could sp- :ik sevor;il wonls' pl.iinl.v en-m ?li t-) lie umiei.-tood by any one. Tli.it yoiim. i ,-r pron.dily stauda a go-id cliauce o f being spoiled. A DANGEROUS PLANT. U she should Mr. P.tttip,Ill's AiLit J.iiie. lie V i r w ear it again, lli.it ' c riain. V.'iiy m.t buy tin-Ciipi.l w it! -Sli-- imfol le.l ilu? slrivvlaml felt an u.siial eon.' nipt for it, it looked so 'Ui-d. It ha-l I'o L S'J.j when it - Tally til iff A lso ;52 otlier pattern s in the Latest-^Styles FRED TELLERS fa-liioin w liatan u_ly iliingl n-s, sue wiiuni no it: Bh-- i-ari'ii-d it d-nvii si airs tln-r.-fore, ami the clolia - umn eo.i.ie c ndeil to a--- e[>t it. ll--wev-i‘, ti<- al--> pul into his lag the ol-I I'loihg inm n l'. “ I Till not Icav.- z-'iu ah-mt t-i trouble m u d a u ie,' in- i-ai.l; “ 1 till oMige lux by carrying zem aw a y .\ Mr.--. I ’aUlpan returned to her parlor to adore her Cupid—certainly a very lovely Ic.il-' ill ing. “ Uovv I admir-.' it! It's my ideality- id luy 'form ,' I suii[i .'.se,\ ghe said, he- eoniing phrenolo'gieal again. \ I slnmld liavebci-n an artisi. having form and oiorso largely d--v eloped.\ I’iiCU tlic place J il OU the cabinet shelves, and as she n tired to a distance I to observe the gt-neral effect, saw th.-it I (he Counterfeit bid tliat slie had tliruwn into thip* c liina bowl al ter tearin;:; it aemss luid vanislied. Tim old elotliG'; man liad taken it—there-.-oul-l he no doubt of tU.at. “ But lie was 80 aequisitive lie could not w'illistand teiujitation,\ .said Mrs. Pattip.ni. pass it on care if he get, deserves it.\ A t a ll e vents sli\ liad In-r lovely Ciipi-1 —how mueh bftter than an old .sli.avvl th a t she detested!. Still, she would not nientioii the old shawl or tlie coats to Mr. Pattipan. Since she had made the awful mistake of exchanging Ins he.st trousers for a m a teh holder it was unfler-.t')i>d be tween tliem tliat old elothes men vverenot to lie p frinitti’il to tTo s tlio llii'esliiilil. No; she could buy wliat sh\ pleased, and Mr. Pattip.m never thought of ask ing where it came from . I t sliould go so. But, oh! her lovely Cupid—liow she adored it! I tipan returned in very fine I “ AVell, D u cky,\ lie re W ell, I hope h-- will not le p'lov p 'rson. ami I don't ,s hiin-i-lf into trouble—he A t 5 o’clock in the afternoon Mr. Pat- • ti spirits. rem a rked to Jilrs, Pattipan, “ T ve got .a sm'i>ri.-e for Shan’tShan’t tellell youou wha h a t it is i s u n til I 1 t y w bad dinner. I t is a hirtliday pre-.sen Then he concealed a bundle her leneatli It Sucks tlio Blood of AVhiitever Comes In Contact witli Tt-. Leroy D uiistan, the well known natu ralist of this city, wlio lias recently re turned from Centra) A merica, wliere be bad spent nearly tw o ye.xrs in the study of the flora and fauna of the country, relates the finding of a singular gi'owth in one of the swam p s about the great lakes of Nicaragua. H e w as engaged in liimtiiig for botan ical a n d entomological specimens in this swam p, wliii-h is known a s San Sebas tian’s, when he hi a rd his dog c ry out as if in agony from a distance. Running to tlie spot from vv liicli the aniiiiars frii-s came, Mr. Diinstan found Iiiui enveloped the nature of which dots or fibers, 5 unknow n to vine seemed compo.sed en tirely of bare, iu terlad iig stems, resGui- bling more than anything else the branches of the weeping willow denuded of a ll foliage, bu t of a dark, n early black hue, and covered w ith a thick, viscid gum that e xuded from the iiores. Draw ing his knife, Mi-. D iinstan endeavored to cu t the anim al free, but it w.as only w ith the gi'catest difficulty th a t lie suc ceeded ill severing the fleshy, um.scular fiber. To his liori'or a n d amazement the n.aturalist then savv th a t the dog’s body was covored w ith blood, while bis hair less skin appeared to have been actually •sucked or puckered in spots, and the ani m al staggi-ri-i’l as if from weakness and exhaustion. In ciiuing the vine the tw igs curled like living, sinuous lingers about Mr. D unshin’s hand, and it required no slight force to Iroe tlie meiub -r from its cling ing grasp, which left llie flesh red and blistered. The gum exuding from the vine vvas of a grayisli dark markably adliesLve a n d of .a di» anim al odor, very powt-rful am11 ing to inliali-. The n a tive servants wlio accompanied Mr. Dunsfaii nrinifesieil the greate.st horror of the vine, which tbev call la sageiuis ill- iHable, the devil's seine or snare, aiul wei’t} full of .stoi’iesof itid e a th dealing powers. One a f these stories was of a n English m an refilling in Managua, vvlio, while Imntiiig III tlie sw am p a fv-w y e ars ago, lay down bene-atii a tree where a large and powerful speeiinen -of this singular plant wa.s growing. i, inadvertently falling asli- -p. awoke to find himself en veloped in its web, a n d in spite of every effort made to e x tricate him, perished in its deadly embrace. isagreeable 1 n auseat- urmg^ Ins n pled to I away a root of ilie sagenas, Imt it d durin g his re turn voyage, growing odor of real a nimal il ■as obliged to get r Igp, growing so •ong odor of real a n cornqition tliat he was obliged of it. —New Orleans Oov. xYtlai AN IRON DEVIL. Hie Bust Ti-iiilessee Ilailriiiiil. There is a partielilarly vii ions engine m till? Bast Tennessee road. It ba^ killed twenty-seven men, and 'nginei'i'sand firemen feel asiiper.siitious Iread vvlii-never they have to take a m the rails witli this m an killer. \ I sometim es feel,\ said a grizzled old in the sliops a plug blew out, : mechanics were .scalded to deatl it vvas bi'i steam ed up an d two W hile she vvai sliops a plu g lilies were .scald brouglit south and sent o u t on its fiLst run. Hliu m o unted tlio rails .and plunged down an einb.ankmcnt, killing her e ngineer a nil liroman. \Soon afterw a rds slie vvas fixed up and put on the road again. IShe r a n for a w hile a ll right, until one night the en gineer tliat w as driving her saw a head- liglit b e aring down ou him and tried to run hack; but the engine acted like a m ule an-1 w ouldn’t an.svver to tin? tiirottlc. 8be w ent whirl ing on and crashed into the other train. Five men were killed in tlie tw o engine bo.xes. “ B u t I can 't r e m e irber half the devil try Unit engine has played. Once slie seemed to get into the dumjis while on the I'lKiil .and ju s t w o u ldn't be man.aged. 8he a cted as if the devil vvas in lier eyl- iiiders. W h enever the engineer pulled open the throttle she w ould storm down the ti-ick like a hell cat, and it vvas like stopping a bucking bronco to get her dovv 11 lo a quiet pace. “ .Di e m igrant train vvas running ahead, and the engineer of the man killer had orders to loi>k o u t for it. A fter a run of an hour o r so he came in s i g h t of the einigraut train as it ruiuWi-d slowly up a heavy grade; Ihcii it disappeared over the crest and this devil o f a n engine went cliai'ging u p a n d over about a m iniile iic- liind. Tho e n g ineer e.xpected to see Ibo em igrants away down tlio track, Imt tbi-y bad slowed up and were only a lew hundred yivrds ahead. Down w ent the engine iiellnwing like mad, mid as soon tho omii^i-ants heard it- out they^ .sti-aineil ;us fast a.s they could. But the <)ld hell eat could outrun the Flying Duteliman, a n d tliere vvas no stooping her. -Slie rushed down, e.ating iqi the space between her and her prey. Eager I'aee.s were looking out the windows of the pas.senger citr aheail, and tlie en gineer, fireman and coaler, when they I'ouinl tliat tliey c ould not elieck tlie speed of till? engine, stood a t tlie doors re.ady for a leap. “ T hey liad to take it pi |■|•,■!(^v■ tile emigrant-, -vei Uie steps and rolling down till' emliankmeiit. The e igiiienv 'fore tl ■aping f till- .siili ill the last moil m il Ieajie-1 for life—but were “ 1 am afraid to -s.ay Iiow many lives were lost as tlie engine tore into tliat irain packed w ith emigr.ants, but it swelled tlie list of tlie men tliat the old i-'iiter w h a t road -slie is o n - a n d b'-en on a .great m-any—she has killing tile men vvlio stood at lier throttle. We all feel a little n e rvous vviit-n we liave to run her, for when you steam in-r u p it seems to put the devil in her.\—.Vtlaiua Journal. A pet -sqiiiiTel lielonging to some friends liad b -come so tam e tliat tlie door of bis cage was often left open, and lie would m ake ex<-iir.,ii>ri.s to (he nei-rlili ir- ing gardens and trees, :ihv.ays cimiing b.aek a fter a little to Ids home, as lie e vi dently considered tin* cage. Unee. liovv- over, he made so long a stay th a t the fam ily liad about g iven liim up for lost. though they left the eage still standing In its usual place, w ith thedoor invitiiig- ,if Bunny should ever come back, er squir began to e n tertain bis visitor Iiy ’ le cage and ly open, if Bunny One iVay h e ma-le liisappeavain'-', imving ’ rouglit a n o th e r squ irrel w ith liim. lie c once iiriil after liny never led, and we could only wonder vvhetlier he liad been telling Iiis wild ions o f hisold liom eand tin- jikiy- things iu it, and had brought one iu<->re credulous or more vcnture.some than the rest to see for him self.—New Orleans Picayune. jum p ing upon the wlieel in th e keeping it vvliirliiig for some tii tlie other one tried it awhile, a 'd Ijiitli scudded away. Buii 1- .His.-ls.sippi IVas yfailc. As a possible theory of the origin of the Mi.\issippi river, among tlie many th a t liave a t different tim es been brought forw ard by noted scientists, tlie most re cent is till' suggestion tliat its erosion was aecompli'-bed by m eans of a migiity cataract, vvliieh he.g:iii far down tlie river, near its original moutli, and liy gradual retrogression. I '-igou' tli like gorge. T h a t tlii-i tlieory is may be inferred fron lie V alley is tenable om the liigii, w all like blulTn, fe.atui'es -so t’iiai'aotei'idiit iu the upper part of its course. A w earing vay of a m o n ster cataract woul-l, of mrse, necessarily Jeave liigh liinir walls 1 eitlier side, wliich are well known arranged ju.st in this way. To be it is n u iiiing a risk; hut, after all, is a louery, and one lias to Like r-l like to try to inak-? it fly, up sky liigh. Than tli “ oirchureh spire. And then—but thoi-e ---- A jHniuil of tlir. 0 and oue at tea. A pot of new laid jam, Two do^en sumo raspberry pegs. And a pound of rashei-s of bam. Now Iicre's the shop, outside I'll stop. And run my orders through again; I h;iven‘t forgot, no, ne'er a jot— Ic shows I'm pretty cute, that's plain. A j '«>:md of three at oue and tea, A dozen of i-Aspbeny ham, A pot of e;:gs, with a dozen pegs. And a rasher of new laid jam. A H .llISTAKli. “ I (lari' s-ay, a ll my relatives will think it very >illy of me,\ said Miss Maroon. \B u i I really tliink I am quite old and C.vperieiiecJ t'lioiigli to manage these affair.s for myself. ,-Vnd I ’ve iieard of a great many linppy m a rriages that liave bc|^n .^rrangi'd ju s t in th is way. To be Mi-s Malvina Maroon tgenerally knov .. as \Mall.v\ by lier friends and acquaint- anci-s) was silting in a very stiff taicked chair, in the best room of (he little conm rv lavi'i'ii a t tiiffeld-on-tlie-nudson. Till' stage laid been in for an lioiir at Icasl, a-nl Miss Maroon w.as tired o f w.ait- ing. .'''ill' bad (■liir])i'd to Ihc (lirush in his ca;-\ counted all tlie little red Iialls on llic .Terusaleni eherry tree in tlie wiii iow. and looked ;.i the picture of the \Sigiiiii'gof the Di'clar.ition of Independ ence\ until siic I hk ' vv every wig and buc!.li-,l slioe by heart, and slill noliody hut! I nine to meet iier. -She vvas begin ning In l■•('l a litlle niieasy a t lliis unex- peclcij ill lay. The landlord liad peeped at lii-r, iiiiili-r pretense of coming to fill up lie-liig stone pitclii'i' with fresli cab bage roses: (lie lainliaily liad courtesiej at tlie (l-)oi', a nd asked her if slie .sliould cook a little piece of sleak or .a dish of liroiik (rout for lu-r dinner. \1 don’t expect lo tie licre to dinner,’’ said Miss Maroon, with dignity, \Oil!\ s.iid till- landlady. “ My friends will doublless be here to nil - t me in a very few minntes,\ ex plained jli.ss Maroon, gl.ancing a t the •.Ahl\ said the laiiilladyg .■iheadv ’r ■ ward c i i c u m s i a i i c i t o have interpo.s I theinselv - s in ihe wav of lier welfare': . But. Ji sl as she vvas beginning lo make herself thoiouglily niieomforluble, iliei'e I came a lap, lap at tlje door, and in : walked a sumr, short m an wiili ;i red I necktie and a e-amteiiaiice to match! I “ Laily fniin New Yoi k'f\ said Ihi.s per- I stmage, witliout llie least e m b arrassm ent. I Miss Maroon ro.se wilil liignirv. \Ye.s ! sir,\ .said-slie. I H e vvas not exactly aristocratic locik- ! ing. Tliere vvas no mistake about that. I He wore no gloves, and liis hands ;uiii]iy and t ke the bristi gloves, an d liis hand s wen frccklt'd—his liair .stuck up sties of the fretful porcupii I and liis face, althoiigli good natured, I bore in it no trace of ancient blood or I or lofty lineage! But Mi.ss tliougbt herself of the old pi I tlie (leceilfului'ss of appearances, and it bersel tp spil l saw llie adveitlsem enl. Tile stout a miniit llaiid di Hudson. She liad eoiiie there—under our breath lie it siioken—with the des perate resolve to answ e r a matrim onial advertis-'m ent. Slie had seen it in the pa]ier. She liad rcml it twice over and r.'itlu'i' liked the wa. in wliicli it wa.s vviii'di'il. She had asi.ed lienself, “ W liy noff” and echo liad returned no nnfavor- aliie I'l .spouse. Ami slie liad. so to speak, taken her fate into lier own liaiids and bohlJy lo Inlieid-on-the-Hudson. nclied soinevvlial on the s tr ict trutli. had no frieiids at Iiifii'ld-oii-Uie- j “ You saw I pose?\ said I lie stout man. i “ 1 did, sir.’’ said Mis.s Maroon. I “ T hink you’ll suit';\ questiimed ^ “Sir'f” said Miss Maroon. j ••Because lie’s a little peculiar,’’ ex- ‘ plained tlie m an; “ and it a in’t e \ei vlioilv , meets Ids views, you see!\ I \Oh! ’ -said Miss Maroon, a light hreak - ing in upon lier (iarkiie.ss, ''tlii'n yon an- ' not liie party liimselD’’ j “ Oh, no,\ said tiie stout man. \No; [ I’m tlie business m a n ' 1 settle everylliing { for liiiii.\ ’ i ■'1 .should prefer in self up. “ I t ’s till? usual way we (Joes it,\ re- i n'em s, sai-l the siout m a n , as he rose m arked her interlocutor, picking il broom I bp looked around for his liat. splint ii'oin the floor, and lieginiiing to ' ''MTell, if von don t like the idee o f mv chew it. ' .situalion\ ----- •• The usual way'f\ repeated Miss Ma- \ I deeiine it, ino.st c e rtainly,’’ said M ■ii'd than ever. “ Mav 1 ■ Maroon, piecipitutcly. “ L andlady!\ 1 looked hard a t her for ): then lie plunged ids into his c o at pocket and ■ a slip c u t from a npvvs- '•■Ifs all w rit down iiere in Iilack :uid wldtc, plain enough.\ said he: ■’Maifl.'d. :ui cVlK-i'i -tio-ii ami ti'iistworiliy at- ti-iiihu-t a r'-atU-inan of inarm iiiiiij. T-i the riglit a liin-r.fl l■l'!llmll•l•atiOIlv^•ilIb^'(llr('l■e^l. -Apply nil VVV.iia-sJay next lietvveen tlie lioiir-s of lUiaiJ I at III.- vVeiigi-Wi-n.l Imnse. Inlli'Iil-oii-tlie- Hiiilsou. •see,\ lie added, as ■r a n d returned it ti; it that isn't tlie advertisem ent I saw at a!!.’’ said Miss Maroon, grow ing alternately pale and red in her c o nster nation. “ I t was in The Daily V isitor,’’ said the slout man, \as we jait our notice.” “ .-Vnil it was The M orning P a tr iot tliat J saw,\ cried Miss Maroon. “ A Mr. De lano St. Joiin, of St. Jolinsgrove, Infield- on-llii'-Hudson, who w anted”------ “ A wife,\ said the Stout ni.an. with tw inkling eyes. “ I thought so! I seen bis c arriage goby iialf an hour ago, with a pretly linle lilack eyed woiuau, in cherry colori-il rilihons a n d ” ----- “ .And Roll Roy pkn’d polonaise’f” a l most screamed Miss Maroon. “ And a bl.ack parasol lined vvitii scarleff” ■'Some sort of :i rig of t.li.at de-scrip- tion,\ said thi'stom man. ■'Till' iiolil. perl, unfi'iniidne tiling!” said Miss Maroon, vi''ii'iui'ntly fanning her.'-elf. ''I ’ve seen lu-r. this long tim e, walking up and down the piazza!^ She’s till' very one that came vlown i stage with me! .Vml li wliiskeil oil’ with tlie : tlu' p aper a n d returne d it to his pocket, “ we didn’t I'.vaetiy like to put it down in the paper as lie vvas a crazy m a n .” Iiere she ul.l prefer negotiating witli p r in - : ■>'> \ u n tiie a d v e rtising m said Miss Maroon, draw ing her- j *” '.'^'''1 al'iiie a nd deserted!\ \Siic's ji'or start of you, it oil'puzzle d tha n ever. “ May 1 Maroon, piecipilately. • often the—the gentleman has I would not he sut been married lii'iine’f\ Never been maiTied in his life,\ said It man. \I 'ireumslanoes vvas I, you see.\ Oh!\ said Miss Maroon. ■‘He ain't liard to manage,\ .said tlie out man. ''Them as he takes a coaxed tlie siont n Miss Jiaroon c her eyes and •sinqii-rcd al this. “ Did V (111 bring any rcferencc.s?” said till' stout m an, abruptly. •‘References!” eclioed Miss Maroon. “ E ver bad :iiiy expi'i ii'iici'i'\ lie went on. “ Sir!” said Miss Maroon. “ I really lon’t quite iinderslaiid\ ----- \Y iinr age s’eenis q uite .suitable.” said till' man. “ I calciilale you’re about 40, iu’iTt you? YYe couldn’t give you many holidays, nor Sundays out, but for a good, reg’lar. steady plaee” ----- “ Hloi).’’cried Miss Maroon, “ do stop! in’i a t all know vvli.at you're talking l ‘d liave And as for b e ing40 I dim ’i a t all aliout. Holidays:—Sundays out! you to know that I am no Iu looUin'f'for a place. And as fov years old. my appearance m u st be very deceptive if you take me for auywliere r tliat age. I am only si.x-aud-iliii'ty.” e o r four yeais one vvay or the ell difference,’’ re- 1 witli tlie bristly “ Tliree or four yea is one vvay other don’t make miicli diffiere marked tlie stout liair. “ Our last w as 00, and she had tidy notion of lier business, too, say tliat lias,” said tlie man. “ I ,ng about wives. I’m talking about n u rses.” “ ’VViiaU” cried Miss Maroon. aint talkii \Landkidy!\ repeated Miss Maroon, ...... ...... ici'gclically tlian ever. And the ut, tliriis into Ins pu lady liustli “ A carriage, jileat depoi,\ .'aid Mis.s ilai ng his hands went ou t, tliriisling ockels as lie did si the railw a y AYon’t you w ait for the stage, m a 'a m r’ said (be ];indlady. “ K’ll be a longin half 11 (cs for (he ricke(y one liorst? chaise ('stal)lislinicnl wn: .itaroon, slicdding ii’l stay here a n o ther five min- qijloiiit 'lack. And vvlicn h of Golconda,” said irsL? chaise of tlie Il l'll up, a n d Miss ■ret tears of vexa tion and disapjioiiitniciit lieliind her veil, journey told them summer her nepliews and Kudilon j< Ison, slie th a t she hud been to look fo lioard. “.\iid vveren’tyou suited, auntie, dear?’’ said the youngest and prettiest of the nieces, vvlio iiail .seen The Morning Pa triot. with till' jirinteil slip missing from the list of advertiseineiUs. and could put two and two (ogetlii'r as well as any one. And Miss (hat slie was not suited at all.- Gregory in Tlie New Yorlj Ledger. ISiggi'SI Corn C:-op on Kecoril. Zachariah Jordan Draice, of Marlbor- C., lias till'credit o f hav- ;('st corn crop ou rec- yicld lioiiig at tlie rale of 255 busilels of shelled (•iirii to tho acre. He wjis winner of Tiie American Agricul turist prize, also tlie additional prize of 1-100 ofi'ered liy the .state of Boutli Caro lina, tlirough its board of agriculture. any one. eri'd, sharply, II.—Henrietta ougli county. S. C., Ii;i ing grown tlie large st ord. the yield lioiiig AT SANDERSON'S FURNITURE WAREROOMS. A great variety of BABY 0AR- E.IAGES, just received. A very large and complete as sortment of RATTAN ROCKERS. Grand Rapids CHAMBER SUITS, Piano Polish Finish, in Antique and 16th Century. Wilton Riig, Silk Tapestry & Plush PARLOR SUITS, from $30 to $150 side, which features of “ tlie fatlier of m eandering fitreams.” It would seom, according to this theory, th a t -St. A nihony falls c on stitutes Uie. rem n a n t of w liat vvas once the mo.'t stupendou.i cataract iu the world. I t is esiimateil tiiat it m u st Jiave taken 400,1100 years to carve out the mighty ditch.—St. Louis Republic. s / % r y D E R S O f % i ’ s F U R lT lT U r iE - W A R E R O O M S , PARTRIDGE BLOCK, ONE DOOR WEST OF POSTOFFICE, S e a r x e c a j I F ' a . l l s , 3 S T . “2 \ . Fvuvniz^Jive Delivered Free.
