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,S:»T •vw^w\ liJl^^HjlH'Ul.'illlH\\' .'jtaHna Daily Jwiww* BARER # SgNSON, Psews, Wared mmafck tSOft »* Medina, , It Y,, ja sepcmftflap matter mte ' Act of Congress of March 8,1»TO. vs.. PyjtBftttopca«39lp; .$3ufJ0wyoar.j Sllor c six- inoutbs; fiO cents for fcbreo • -months, hi^riably 4n advance,, AdyertaaiagRateson A^teatlon, Monday, April \6 1903. I\ t IT * f. *•' Su. • 5 M Mo. 6 13 •20 27 ,AML J903 To. 7 14 •21 28 We, 1 8 15 n 29 Til. J; 0 •16 28' SO ttr* a 10 17 U •.'•MN-* 8ft.' 4 11 18 25 • MOPN'8 PHASES. p,'ta. I ©-Moon 27 HIS FRIENDS MNOWN IDLENESS IN f-OWELt-. Second Week of thp Tie-Up lo 6lx.of * the Cotton Mill*. Lowoll, Mass., April e.—Tlfo second week of. idleness for crvor 11,000 tos. tlio operatives la six of tlio mills hero began today and no ohsngo Jn tho sit- uation le expected Some cloth rooms «ro stilt being operated,. The amount of u&fUsisleil goods cut band is not largo and will furnish employment for only -a few days. -Officials of the Boott, Maasa- ehusottp, Trcmont and Suffolk mllH say their factories will shut down nl- together during tho coming week. Agent SouthworUi, (secretary of tho MntmftMsWrera' association, who left for tho South* Saturday, Is lo vlait the Msasschusetta mills In Georgia. At yesterday's mooting'of tho Tex- tile council a committee* was npjpointOiJ to investigate certain conditions In ih» Boott mills. Some* of the opera- tive* who were paid tlioro Friday, claim that they did not receive the usual compensation for their services. I Tho street 'demonstration which Is J bc4a# planned\ by tho striker* will lake place AprilsiS. Tho Trades and Labor council, n ! delegate body similar to Urn toxlUo council and embraolns 46 Individual unions, passed a voto eondomtrfns tho JAWTCISSJ Hosiery Co- for dtaeharg. tag pp*tattvt£ who expressed a desire to join unions. \THOUGHT TO BE, 0. G, tMENMSON, put Pescriptipha Do Not /Tally-r^ald HeiCame From Qitondapa County*, N. Y^-tHad Palstjook? For Deposits. Amounting to $27»$to in Buffalo, Syracuse and .Rftrsheiter Etanks, HamJltoa, Oni, S,pH\ 6.—Tha local liosipltal authorities; a»il thef police are endoavorlng to locate tile cteit of Mn of George W. Toda, aiKJld, njan who died in the hospital gatfrdaar snoroins, _ Ofle very goo4 reason wljy they are particulwJy anxious t« flncl his rela« tires'or friends te- thi) fast 'that, tba Old man left a fortuaw.of softotWRg Hh© ??7,500 and ilia not loarvre aiyr in- structions v/bat was who -done with Jt. Todd was G9 yeosrs o( agre, ije art rived Is Hamilton cj*rt\&irate from the last last'Tbursday mowlnei flnd helag too <|l\^to travel fiartte, was trans- ferroi in, the amhnlaiw *rom the Stuart street station \n the hospftal; HJa trouble was brxiaclilal ^©neuraoafa and after being nimitlod to tbo ho» jjltal he grow gradually worse until tleath relieved ma -sufKrlnKs, Tbo only inforntatSoa th*a hospital jiuthorlUcfa got froipa hint •was that he iiad no living rolailvos and that ho camofrom Onondaga jjoimty, U.-S. A. After bis death lata oiotSios were Bcarched' and to pochiols mporo found a letter addressed to Qoorge* W, Todd, Forlta Itoad, Wellan4 county, Ontario, and tftree pas3 bootes «(BufSalo, Syra- cuse and Hocheator banko. Tbo paas iwolta showed that he tod on deposit in the throo banks wmethlng llteo VIM. Tbo Buffalo police thought tho man might bo <3. O, BeanlBon, -who dtBap- pearod from thoro on March 18, but tho descriptions dd mot lallr- FiQHTINQ IN 8^.NT0 DOMINGO. Arbitration Helped Shos Cutters, Ilavothlll, Mass., April C.—Arbltra- .tloa through t£o state hoard, put In uso lor tho first time stnro tho union BUUBP agreement was signed bofrwoen tho Shoo manufacturers and tbo Hint and Shoe 'Workora' nntaa here, baa re- suited In a victory for tho cutters who oslted for an Increase is their wages. Batweca 375 and 450 cutters te tho local union stamp, factories r«iu be hencfltod. Tine new schedule lis aa follerara: A working schedule of G3 hours per week; outside cutters an increase of £& cents 3»r week or a weekly acnlo of |i6.6t}{ trimming cnttcre I1S.TS per weelc, an increase of 73 cents: block hoys $lii80 -per isceki cloth lining and gore cutters n& heretofore 513.G0; and tho sorters 31S.EC. Government: Troops Attacked Iniurg- ent« In QufturW Santo Domingo City, AprH i.—At 3 o'clock thla moralajs llio gavornmemt troopa outside tbo city attacked tho iasurgenta In tho euaurb of Fajarlto, The most aovoro cagngeaxont since tho outbreak of tho roliclllon ensued and tbo insurgents wcro driven bad: to this city. Tho artlllory\ from tho fort covered tho insurgents\ xeSreat. General •Vaoqucs, at tho £»ead of a force, reported to bet 800 strong, is exbeut to march on tlao city. Tho rebels' tiro disposed to flK'cU to the lost, and it Is oupposed that It they are com- pelled to abandon tho city they T.'IM embark on, the gunb«oat ladopendoncjia, which 1$ ia their iio^er, aad go to tho northern part of Ike Inland and Join tbo rebels there Tho United stales cruiser Atlanta has lauded GO tnariaoa lo protect tho American consulate. Stove Polish Exploded. Now York, April 8.—-Jennie* Gross, 16 years old* and hor stopmolher, SoSfieES §foS, 31 years blrl. were .possibly fatally burned at their home hero by the. explosion of a oaa of stave p©l%h supposed to have con- tained feeafc!fi9 or sesso slmlirsr m- ptosivo. The biasing fittid was thrown ovor tho young girl anij In a moment hor clothing r*as oa Are from bead to feet Mrs. Gross attempted to aid her daughter ahd In so flolilg her own hands and, arms were burned. The screams of tho •women 'bfouRht neigh- bors to their help and tlio flro was ex- tinguished. i Opposition to Canal treaty. Kingston, Jamaica, April fl. — The Royal Mail company's steftraor Atrato from Colon and x Cartagena brings the report that considerable otiUoslUon Is developing to the Panama canal treaty in almost -every department of Colom- bia, except Panama, tfc Is beliBved that the majority in cosagress will fa- vor- the\ treaty, but tiiero are iears that trouble will arise b-eoajiae the po- llticai\ in Colombia is be- tonaing mora compllca-ted and .he presidency Js surrounded with ttacor- talnty. ' ftettfed Hcavywelaht. furjlllst Dead St. I»ui4 April fl.—toiu Allen, re- tired heavyweight champion pugilist of the world, who for tho past 25 , years has conducted a. -small saloon here, died yesterday from'general de- bility* jle w*s borft te Birmingham, £hg,» April 22, 1830, '' ' • -*'• !•' • • • The •first American newspaper was PubUe QccuErene.es . It appeared in ffiostoiin 1090 and wis \promptly sub- .pressed: by tho .\governtoeut of tbe col- ouy, •• \ Action of Consuls. Santo Domingo City, Thursday, April 2.—No engagoment teas taken Dlaco this morning bottvesja tho gov- ernment troepa atfed tbo robcla, but largo government forces aro now marching on tho town and an attack Is momentarily exjxsctcil. Tho rebels are making great prepa- rations for resistance. In yesterday's engagement at Falarito, tho contend- ing forces used firearms and cutlasses. Several persons were Mlled insldo tho city by stray \shots- United States cruiser Atlanta as- sisted to attend th«o -wounded In the Pajarlto fight Many of the wounded atcd for want of ttraely assistance. Tho members of tho consular and diplomatic corps here met today and appointed a commisaiion to notify both sides that they must oluerve tho rales of war and to dcm&mt Si hoars notice before any attack is made on thai: twata In order that, an far«igra resi- dents may go to a x>lt*ct of safety. AH - places of bttatnow a*e closed and the situation Is extremely critical. WINO^S^SINESS METHCttfa. •,S*W;.t» Hum Peeft Cause of Auburn '.. ,\ ''fQMi? _0pmpariy« fai(«rOt -' ; ••!.. Msptpi, <):.,, April f^^A:.staAe^n^||u>] •been.-'sent »Rt jo c#editer#, §| <i|e. .A«ltmattT»tiJle<r; Cop®aay whicit' wont into fh« hands o£-'&. jE^Motatosb'-of; Ctevoland and.' George. W* Gronseof Ah?ron as receivers last week showing that the assets of we company afNaxed by fr New York audit company po- eembec 31, are, 11,751,650, This Iff • $134,0fJQ ^hort^i; the Babjlitiea asi. they 1 stood 'before .fbat.timek • , Hpa. George \W Orouso, president of Aultman-Miller Conipanyj ts jwrson- aily. liable Oh- over $i,|iO0,00O of tiho ia- debtness, • • The oredttora are wumerous banksi thQse.jo>f CMcage holcting more of the paper than Any-other* one e}ty.i'One: Chicago broke«rhaa placed more tbani JBOOiflOO of the noteg. | The jCauss of the flruj's trouble, Ifr. Crouse sa,(d, wasrwinoug business methods in wWchkCompettng coanpan- fe3 sfor the last 10 years^have followt- ed, flendlng an army -of men over-, the country to ?eji machinery to any,one wbo would buy r^sarflless of-the pur- chaser^ rosponsibllity. * FRANCHISE TAX L.AW, Argument Before Court of Appeals Began Today, Albany, April GrMfo fh^ court of ap- peals\ beginning at 2 p, m. today was commenced: the argument upon the con- stitutionality of the present franchise tax Jaw. The appeal Is'really from the appellate court decision\ that ihe administration of the law' wau Im- properly placed in the bands odl the otato board when really it should haya been left with local assessors, , Tho appellate court 4ecisIon wuld seem from the reading of the appellate decision to mean that tho imposition of the tax Is constitutional but In Or- der to settle thai point It has been stipulated that tho hlpbos^ conrt shall toko cognizance of all questions In- volved. Attorney General Cunnean will ar- gue for tbo state and In favor of the law while eminent coansol will appear for tho corporations, V . ! ! I I DAMAGE TO VEGETATION, Another Ch*nc« For Sugar Making In Northerrt'New York, Syracuse, April G. — Central Nov? York vegetation was slightly dam- aged by tho recent cold and will bo still further injured. In Northern Now York buds had mot developed enough to bo caught. Tho sap has started again In tho mapics and owners of sugar bushes aro taking advantage of their chance. In tho grape and peach regions growers fear much damago haa been done. ^QMOiftfr.'yir. THE :f*£fPL£. '/tote ^onde^^.of.i*e ne.edbR.wt!!» Jitl jt&sent tunes in- pgyn^ fmajii, B«by^ Ipnia and, Phoenicia flalnly 4a*Jsbe4 by -women t«a veils and,bh|Hing» for teinpies. r i3onnoisseu!TS consiaerthe veil- decorating die tomk of MohajnmeiJ nt Medina, priced a| 10/000,000 rupees, the most mairyeloua piece, of embroid.f ery ever mode. Ifa tss'ttom, * cunning interlacing of 6Croll« anil atabesaiteB, e^clnaively deHheatedi wlttx Mure pearls and precious stone% produces, ween exposed to the raya 4t tlte stm, a stu- pendous;efrect of coloring, soft and bar--! moaious. and equal to the bold; graceful- ness of the design, idnen, siit's, Isatb- er and the richest stuffs were In turn beautlfled with the little insignificant tool, the, needle,. -. •. Diaphanous -Indian muslin cbarmtag- ly embroidered with green beetle wings. Is still renowned, as Wfll as esamplea of painted spangles axtd artiSelalpearla strewn amid devices wrqugbt in gold. But where is now to be found the in- comparable Decca ttxnsiini thirty yards of which wore once inclosed for a tur- ban in an ordinary eocoanut incrusted -with genm and presented by a Persian ambassador to his master, the shab. Other -varieties known as invisible have also disappeared, The term orig- inated from' the fact that when dipped in water or spread out on the grass the materia^ ^as lost, tc* the eye through its extrenje fineness, The trained ifngecajiavo disappeared, and through modern competition cus- tomers are no longer •willing to pay the real value of genuine hard work. Tbia superiority x>t eastern craftsmen over their western fellows was recognized; centuries ngoy first by Portuguese, who were in tho habit of seudlngr satin to India to be embroidered by tae natives after European designs, a fashion which at tjnies renders soraevehat pus- jsllng tho classification of,the niarvela of handiwork. The Kronen followed suit, «lnce the majority of the Louis XVI. court sett. Including coat» waistcoat and. breeches in satin, velvet, plusb or corded sole, so exquisitely ndorned with, delicate sprays and admirable borders wrought in satin and tambour stitches, aro toe to the skill and imtastry of tho> Cbi- nese, who have reproduced the French devices with floss silk in such lovely and fast colors, which illll appear in all their beauty, with » mellowness tan* parted by time, widen further adds to their charm.—1-edger aionthly. BOOKS AND REAPtftQ, Heading iato the mUsd what exercise is to tho body.—Addison. A borne without books I* like a room without windows.—Beeches. To read without re&pctjng.is liko eat- ing without digesting.—Hurke. MQl»jj& IN' WtNtEH.-. WJ>«e jfe«?r •*!«.«* •*** J9 0- *r- .****' , •;• • \ „ji#n«iife.t« *>«>* WK»*. - Owis.flre tntjch cornnipter in, wi&*er': than o4e :s J» Seel', to- be%ve by**he odea--- sionaispagimens:Whi.cn»,ari!seen. abroad la the, flayOme, If \W sem-ehled tbe. hollow trees systematically any jnocn- ing, we silould probably discover, sever- al screech owls and perhaps' some of the larger species. We 'might be sur- .jirisecl to find some of the-screeeb owls red and others gray, and. like the, ear-; Iy ornithologists, we might conilude; that tile difference in color was due-to~ differeneo in age or sex. It is niow knownthnt tbereufetwo disttnet color- phases of this species net dependent on either age or sex, though just what* they are dependent on is notyetknbwn. When taken from their retreats in Winter* these'birds frequently, feign death, shutting their eyes and Mng perfectly still In the hand. By ana. by, when thoy find that their little rose does not succeed, they will snap their bills and bite and scratch in a solemn but very effective manner,, Howstbey manage to get enough, to eat on tne dark, cold nights Is a mystery to those unttcqnninted with the wqqds; but, as a matter of fact, there is mora prey abroad on winter nights than is gener- ally supposed. Wild mice are Tory nu- merous, a fact which is attested -i>y their footprints on. the newly fallen snow, \ai)d owls are most expert mouse catchers. Their hearing is so acute that not a squeak' escapes them, and they themselves are so soft on.the Wing that they do not alarm the gamp.-^Wo* inan's Home Companion, He \Won HU Pet. The Infant had been put to bed against his will, nnd, having got there, showed no inclination to go to sleep, Ho called his mother la to kiss her good night once more,, to give him, a glass of water, to put another cover onv| the bed, to tell her something -very im- portant to ask hor how to spell-North Cnrgllna and to explain why ho hap- pened to be her little boy instead of Aunt Bertha's. Finally aba rebollcd. \You simply must go to i sleep/' she commanded sternly. \I shall not come Into this room again tonight\ She re- tired to tlio next room, and before long ho called her. . , * \No I'm not coming. Nothing will induce mo to eomo to you again.\ \I'll hot I can make yoa come*\ boasted tho youngster. \i'll bot you can't,\ replied tho exas- perated parent. There was a pause, and then tne small voice, raised to Its utmost, ex- claimed, \The devil and nil bis works!\ He won his bet-New York Post Fall of 02 Degrees, Binghamton, April 0.—Tho cold wave did some damago to those fruit trcoa in this section in which tho buds were most advanced. It will be Im- possible to tell until later how exten- sive this damage was. Some cherry trees <wcro In blossom and tholr chances of fruit for this season wore ruined. The temperature dropped to 21, a fall of 52 degrees In 24 hoars. State Teachers? Association, Albany, April 6. — The executive committee of the New York Teachers' association met bfere and decided tn-| bold Its annual meeting at the -Cath- olic summer school at Cliff Haven, Plattsburg, In July. It had been al- most decided to have the 1503 meeting a.% Ithaca, Dr, Sopor and Professor Bristol of Cornell •were pres- ent at the meeting anti assured the committee that Ilhaca was sanitarily safe. It was decided, howver, to go to Plattsburg this year and to have the 1504 meeting at Itliaca. Mrs. Roosevelt's Outing. •Washington, April \6 Hoose- Velt and her children* who fxave been on a cruise on the iEayHowOr \down.the Potomac river and Chosapeake -Qiy, returned to Washington Sunday after- noon, A carriage from tb.o White House met the party at the heat and they were driven hoaie, All the fam- ily are well and greatly benefited by the week's outing. County Clerk Hull Dead. Batavia, N. Y„ Aurii L^-Cbarle-s A. Hull, county clerk erf Goitesese county, died suddenly of heart disease Sun- day, He had held the onxce Since 1864, being elected for 12 consecutive terni3. So was 71 years otd atfd a bachelor, • • ,' I Apples Thought to Be Injured. Elmlra. April 8.—The drop of 43 degrees In the temperature In this sec- tion Saturday will not. It Is believed, have a very bad effect on fruit and other craps with tho possible exception of apples, which, had just begun to blossom and will therefore be un- favorably \affected by tho cold snap. Damage to Vegetation. Troy, A^irll 6.—The snow and freez- ing temperature during the past two days caused considerable damage to vegetation. The damago which will bo considerable cannot be properly es- timated as yet. The bills about Troy Kr3 Still ^Whjte in places WttS fauvw. • Fruit and Crops Injured. Schenectady, April 6. — Reports from farmers indicate that the cold snap has damaged fruit apd crops to some extent In this city but that the damage Is sot very serious. Sheriff Cooper Stopped Jail Break. Jamestown, N. Y., April 6.—^Thlr- tesn prisoners confined In the trial department of the Chautauqua county jail at Mayvllle made a desperate ef- fort to overpower Sheriff H. H. Coop- er Sunday and escape. The sheriff had unlocked the door to pass In a prisoner when the occupants of the cage sprang upon him. Althotfgh alone he fought vigorously until help arriveid. He was roughly handled but not seriously in- jured. Some of .the unruly prisoners are nursing broken heads. Books arc the best thiugs well used;i fcom-getung otlt , AJI y 0U have to do abused, among the worst-Emerson. ' - - Next to 'ncuulrlng good friends tho beat acquaintance is that of good books,—Cotton. Sotne'books aro io 1» fasted; others to be swallowed nnd some tens to be chewed and digested.—Bacon. Half tho gossip of society would per- ish if tho books that arc truly worth reading were but read.—Dawson. What Is a great love of books? It i s something like a personal Introduction to the great and good meu of all past times.—John Bright. The three practical rules I BuV6 to offer arc: (1) Never rend any book that is not a year old; (2> never read any but famed books; (3> never read any hut what you like.—Emenon. * / Return of Miss Roosevelt. • • New York, April .6. — Miss Alice Roosevelt, who has been on a trip to Porto Rico, landed Sunday in- Brook- lyn from the steamer Coamo, which reached quarantine Saturday night Miss Roosevelt was met at the dock by the secretary of Douglas Robinson of this Oity and driven to the JPenasyl- vania railway station bo take the train for Washington. • -• Sunday Was a Holiday. Wilftes-Barre, Pa„ April G.—The an- thracite strike commission-, award, With reference* to. the mining • engl-, neers, went into effect Sunday, The; order gives the-engineers a holiday on Btcndays, which Was observed yester- day throughout the region for the first lime in the history Of coal mining. — ' •••-••''* • :': •••.'., ?. IJVtiat MmJjLM Thtlnsi Brow. According to Maurice Springer, a French writer on the subject, the en- ergy of growth is closely reiatod to electric energy and may be identical with it At any rate, growth energy is closely connected with, the phenomenon called osmosis—that' Is, molecular pres- sure due to differences of density in adjacent'liquid masses. Such molecu- lar pressure in the cells of the body he believes to be the phenomenon that an denies tne multiplication or these cells in growth, and osmosbs bas been shown by experiment to be -closely connected With electricity. The writer referred to believes that we Shall soon be able to measure growth energy as we now do beat or electricity and perhaps con- trol It so as t o produce tall or short families' or races at our pleasure.— Success. Perfectly' Safe. A tourist In a remote part of Ireland, having stayed the night at a wayside inn not usually frequentet by visitors, informed the landlord in the morning that his boots, which had been placed outside his room door to be cleaned, had not been touched. \Ah shure,\ said the landlord, \and you mblgbt put your -watch and chain outSide your room door In this bouse, and tbey wouldn't he touched.\—Lon- don King. • * Quite SlnaJlar, La Montt—Who is - that old fellow that is always htinthig for yon to buy him a drink? La a Moyne—He claims to belong to the upper crust. La Montt—The Upper crust, eh-? Well, I notice he is always short and always dry,—Chicago.JfeWs, Plenty of Trntti. \Perhaps ventured, the unsuccess- ful contributor, \yoti didn't consider my little ode true to life.\ • \Oh it was true enough,\ replied the editor. '1 assure yon there was more truth than poetry in what ton said.\. What is known as \goose flesh\ usn- aily'results from a iow condition of the system and is realiy: a slight .chill,- If you have such attpeka oftdri, it would be wise for yon to consult a physician. &e«>lie* aa Weather Proplictl, A commou\ leech makes a good ba- rometer. Fill a tumbler half full of wa- ter, put tlio leech Into It and tie a piece \\ jBwijr WWlWeal\ 3P||Mir\fi*gi» It is in the seyenteehtlt.centw'.'y that the- first pegihnings. of the platform must, be sought, but the^esrly traces of its use-afeyvery -slfeWi,.2h'ftt , there sjntist have been some little employ- men* of it in a demagogic way Way be \infersed from the \©httraCtera\ .of But- ler, the author, of the #rhaemorable ySudlbraf).\' He deserlfes *'a leader of a faction\ as ope fho. \sets the testa, arid alibis garty-fclAg af ter him. fie is like a figure- in'arlthSme.tle—the kore ciphers be stands^oforei the mora |is -rawe amounts to. Heise great lajanguer, talks hhnsel^lnto author- [ry, aaftlike a parrot, olfebs with his beak-\ It, is probable, moreover, that the first form of the platform, was the. 'fohventlcle or meeting? hoftse of the furitan or Dissenter,, for Bufder, In his character\ of \The Seditions Man,\ says that \if he be'a prptcner he has tjie advantage Of all others -or his tribe, for he .has a way to ytat.seditlbh by thoiesalei!* But the pfuffttsm. at this time was of no practlcaiacconnt Such attempts aa there were ijntsfde parlia- ment to influence opinion were made by meanl of the press,'partly by the book, partly by the paniDhiet and part- ly by the journal.-^C. B.Ijoylance Kent in Longman's. * TH* ITlTUt Unrrtipolc The well known Assyrlofogtsr, Dr. Hugo WJnckler, pubUsBed an account of the Jeglslation promulgatedl by King Amraphel of Babylon, which, so far as is-known atpresentv was the first book of laws ever'given t o tho world. King Amraphel lived 2,250 years 3B. 0. and in mentioned in the Bib)? as a contem- porary of Abraham, so that his statutes were drawn up fully five centuries be- fore the laws of Moses. Tbey number 2§2 and'contain the following;: \If a woman who sells hevcragea give* bad »vaiue for too money paid her, she shall be thrown Into wator. \If a wife bo a spendthrift or If she otherwise neglect her duties* her hus- band may put her away without com- pensation, but If a man put away his wife for no other reason than that she has no children he shall return her whole dowry, 'If a betrothal be rescinded, tho man abalf pay tbe-avoman compensation. \A. widow with grown up children may not marry again wlthoat permis- sion from a Judge.\—London Express. to find out what sort of weatbe? wd are going to have is to watch tho little creature For example, when the day Is to be fine* tfafr leech wilt remain at ihe bottom of tbo glass, colled up In spiral shape and quite motionless. If rain may be expected, it will creep to the top of the glass and stay there un- til it clears off. If the leech twists it- self and Is very restless, there is going to be a windstorm. If It keeps out of tho water for several days, look out for a tliunderstorm. The indications for frosty weather nro the same as for fine and for snow tlio same as for rain.— Toledo Blade. Your great man shines before the populace In vain—without the newspa- per. He spread eagles tho constitution in vain—without the newspaper. HCls clarion voice wakes up tho universe in vain—without tho newspaper. His most astounding financial enterprises serve him In vain—without the newspa- per. His scientific researches and achievements are hi vain—without the newspaper. His success in every woJK of life Is in valn-without the newspa- per. Tho newspaper is^tho famdmafcer of the age. Of course, some of the fame is cheap, but it satisfies tho living wearer of the clonk even though pos- terity change it—Mew-York, Press. Broken on tb c Wheel. The most general punishment for criminals condemned to death in the eighteenth century was tto wheel. The victim was laid out and bound to a large wheel, the executioner breaking th& bones of his arms, legs and thighs with a Heavy irou bar, bis dexterons manipulation of which was.always ap- plauded by the crowd. In recompense for his unthankful task he received a fee of 25 llvres.—Paul Lacroix. DnmiV StiReestlon. A melancholy author went to Dumas and moaned that if he did not raise 300 francs he was afraid he would have to charcoal smohe himself and his two children. Dumas rummaged hla Cof- fers at once, hilt could only find 200 francs. \But I must have 800 or I and the little ones are lost\ \Suppose you only suffocate\ yourself and one of them then,\ said Dumas, Tiie Rhymester imA the P>oet. Ascum—Well, then, what is the dif- ference between a rhymester and a poet? i ' fs'ewitfc-tTsualiy a poet is one who tails himself a rhymester, and a rhyme- »ter H one who calls himself a poet.—- Philadelphia Press. Making Sure. . Softleigh—Are-you a.njte sttre Miss Banks is not in? '• A The Maid—Of course I am. She gave me one Of.your photographs hi order to make-me doUbiy sure. — Chicago \j News. ' •'•'•• To be good and disagreeable Is, high treason -against the royalty, of virtue.-* Two HIntta •* Wftar. In an Iowa law court an attorney Was arguing with great earnestness and eloquence. In the midst of bis ar- gument he paused a moment, says the Green Bag, and said: ,'% ace your honor shakes bis head at that statement, I desire to reaffirm It, although your honor dissents.** \I havo not intimated,'' replied tbo judge, \how I should construe tlio evi- dence or what my decision -will be In the case, and your remark la uncalled for.* \Ton shook your head.\ \That may be trne» M tho- court re- plied. \There was a fly oa my ear, and I reserved the right to remove It In any manner I saw fit. Froceed -with yon* - argmaomV*- Calea C»»•!•*** Drea*. Caleb Cusbing's peculiar manner of dress and his eccentricllteii -were fre- quently the subject of newspaper arti- cle*. Although quite a large and port- ly man, his clothes always seemed to he-two or three nUca too large for him and of th» cheapest material. He al- ways during both lumrucr and winter war* a large doth cap pulled close down, on his head and altogether look- ed anything hut tho brUUant jurist and diplomat. One day, after reading aa unusually caustic eoiiimcnx Upon his dressy he remarked to' the' «riicr, \I guess by the time that fool is as old as I am he will care more for comfort than fashion.** Been oa aa O«txloh Faia, It is no uncommon tiling to see a male ostrich strutting about followed by three or four distinct broods, all of different sizes. When the incubating process is completed, the cock bird leads, his young' ones off and If he uteois anothss proud papa engages ifn a terrific combat with lita. The van- quished bird retires without a single Chick, while tho other, Btirronnded by tJhe *wo broods, walks away trium- phantly. . Ga-re HiaiMir Away-i , After preaching on tie occasion of the reopening of a restored church the bishop thanked the ehufehw-ardon, an old farmery-for his Sharft In thd good work. \And I must tbn.nkyour lord- ship for your sermon,\ Was the reply, \but I could not help thinking, as yon talked about sin, that your lordship must have been a little WlldUsh your- self wjfen you were a young man.\ ' Contentment. One who bad tried several times to jump across a stream and hnd repeat- edly falleh In finally succeeded, when he said to a friend, \Hotf nrach better I'am. thaii you in having accomplished a difficult feat'. 1 ' \Not &t aH,\ ; replied his fiiend. \I ant better than you in not wishing to Jiunp4crbB^*'-^St. Nicholas. ' [ «' 7\ , TMe' Difference. '*What a luxury a* clear conscience is!\ exclaimed-the high minded States- man. \Yes answered Senator Sorghum, \if s * luxury, but it isn't S necessity.\ \-Washington Star. . if '•*&. si»e : Aaviaed; He—4'm in loyte with ae&arrhing girl, and I'diike; to'askyottr aflvifee.' ^SheM^ia.willing'to;helpyon> all| can. •Bie^-wdii would yoa Advise me to jprOposetoyoni ; ..* \.'- .Brass pins were Jfh:st matte by. the Saracens in Spain in A>. i)^'800-and were- brought to Bmgiahdiby <Jatiiarhie 'of'.'A^ogoh>il^rof'H:ea!^''V^Cil, '\ «*1a»,as | feB 0 : aronnd&P?*SS r\SS, TBtAS \J QSTBQ: Holdredge Api Hours:—9*e Bel :pAXN¥BSfe-& I gatdsfacfion defs at Geprgf ers, or^at resfih w- ANTBB- jpnt in-o: ordrop^t MEDl Main St.. 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