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M M O L S O O P I S N . F I V E C B W T H . c M i sfeaii'iiiiifc r iltnetlM ud Uthttt Styti ' 41 VU REVIEW IFFKE by hmt fmm. A F A M I L Y N E W 9 P A P S R O F L O C A L A N D G E N E R A L IN T E L L U iK N < E. TERMS: **.00 TURLY IM AMTAMt* F R E E P O R T , N . Y . , F R I D A Y , O C T O B E R 2 3 , 1 8 9 0 N O . 6 1 . OR. O. H. HAMMOND. F I W r O R T , L. L DR. EDWIN CARMAN, COR. SMITH U l ■■DELL STREETS, DR. O. L. LUSK. M m MROSu r l i f 4huIWv. *Y E m p l i i t . ROCKAWAV SEACH. R. V. TMOS. D.CAMMAN, o . o . s ., M a im b t r e e t , f r e e p o r t , m . t . OMe* t e n : t a m. te Ip. a*. D r . A., D . R o o e n t h i l , N : - K X P E R T D I N t l S T —: i M MAIM RTtUCET. HMMPSTMAO, N. T. WM. R. LONOCNCCKER, D .D .S., HIMMMI OBITMT. u W U k L m m t k i r B n l l m , si.. MS F wltun Bratov, Bnoosivu. i \ * nnVML, 1A.M. TO A P. M. V. L. SMITH. r ' VMTBRIMAB* HVR41SOH |M DRNTIMT Prupni. L. L F r a n c i s s . B a y l o r , L A W Y E R . ■* C O R H R S M A IN A N D FU L T O N STJk. .1.1. WM. A. ONDCRDONK, t S i S R s m Cfrll IM Criminal business. (-, No. ® Mata Street, C. V. BALDW IN, B A N J O S O L O I S T . # - CosBMt H i p p s M t i a t Low Rata*. AddrMh, MIBPITUD or FUIP0HT. M i n i m c a u * . WATKIN W . JONES ft CO.. OLD IITABUMIID Real Estate »Insiruce Agency, F ar N ocrawav , n . V. C .ft. RANDALL, Arohltewt. klr* i CHARLES L. SEAMAN, C a r p e n t e r *»«> B u i l d e r , FREEPORT. L I. c h e e r f u lly given , fju u tract* t a k e n . filOKU I GILSOI RATIOR, CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. FREEPORT, L I. Jala Pn .naladi m i l l cn a |) lp |n l Ite KKVIKW BUILDING m i n prepared tn u h e coaliaru fur A n t r l i a work ELBERT A. BCOCLL. Aaatiaaaar. ^ PaaaraaT. L I. IVmneal Property BONN P. W R I G H T . A U C T I O N E E R , RaMaici: rm R sroR T . u i. PIA N O S Mf M b p » Raa late Teaar. O R G A N S R E P A I R E D . ITm rIhti 1 m lroorai tin *bitr r nyi s w e e t e s t t h i n o s o f e a r t h . What are the sweetest things o f earth? Lips that oan praise a rival's worth; A fragrant rose thnt hides no th irn; Riches of gold untouched by scorn. A happy little child asleep; Eyes tbat ean sm ile though they raay weep; A brother's cheer, a father’s praise; The minstrelsy of summer days. A heart where anger nevePburns; A g ift that looks for no returns; Wrong’s overthrow, pain’s sw ift rolooso; Dark footsteps guided into peaco. Tbe light of love In lover's eyefl; Age that is young as well as wise; A mother’s ktss; a baby’s m irth — These are the sweetest things of earth. th a t \joonlhrtty\ ia tha mantel trait” af tha «aUa<a «*nd«nL ■' All ovar tha aaOntryth# vertical' ifte m ot handwriting ia growing in favor, and it N annonneed in Michigan that n o i t pohoola j throughout the State are to teaoh it thia year than hava tanght it' hi any year before. Tp Saotland getting steadily madder ? To judge by the report of the Com- m iasioD e r a ol Lnneey it ia. Sinoe 1858 there has been an inereAae ol 142 p er oant. in number of lnnatiee, while the population hae inereaeed only 38 per A proof ot the foot that Sedan Day i* dying ont m Germany, writes Wolf von Sehrierbaod, ia furnished by a re- opnt eironlar isaued by the firm of Fred Krnpp in E m m . They announce that hereafter tbe day will not be cel ebrated aad no leave will bo granted to their 20,000 employes. Mr. Freementle pay* in hia ‘Note* M the Bifle’ that an ideal smokeless powder baa yet to be discovered, and that the h |a t developed by powders containing nitro-glyoerine is so great as positively to melt the inrlaoe of the steel, and to vaporize a minute portion of it at overy shot, which de fect, as regards emall-oalibre rifles, is fatal to its nae by soldiera M. Bonnet de Mezieies, member of tbe Attanonz Minions, hop oome to the eonelnsion that the Sahara will in time be turned into a fruitful region, Be believe, that the guides purposely lead caravans into the most arid re gions for their own profit, an*} that in reality there are lake*, rivers, subter- snaan rivers, and abundant springs whioh, if utilized for irrigation, wonld oompletely change that region. Th* improvement of tbe potato ha teemed to be th* work almost exala- lively of Engliih-speaking people. The tabor has been named, apeoitteat- ly, the Iriab potato, bnt tbe Freneh are not dlspoaed to allow tbe foot to be forgoten that one of their raoe brought ft effectively into general nae. Everywhere they are doing honor to Paymentier’a memory. A Psrmentier medal waa reoently offered et e grand exhibition, whieh brought ont a ool- leotion from one grower of 850 varie ties, probably the greatest assemblage of th* potato family ever bronght to gether a t on* time. Th* quota ot enlisted men allowed th* Army and Navy of the United States ie now nearer t filled than it has been at any period in reeent years, and the oBoiale are assuming that no farther trouble will hereafter be eu- ooantered in securing all ths exoellent material eithar eervioe requires. At present the total strength of the regu lar army is between 24,600 and the limit of 25,000, and the few men laok- ing to oomplete it oonld, the authori ties aay, be enlisted in ten day*. The strength of tb* navy's enlisted foroe ts now 11,000 men, with the additional 1000 men added by tbe lost Congress, and of thia number there are now en rolled all bnt 400. This number ap plies almost monthly at the various recruiting stations, and the entire quota oonld be maintained without diffloolty bnt for the disehargea whieh follow avery week or so. Ex-President Harrison in writing of th* \Interior Department,'* and tho distribution of pnblio land in tho Ladies’Home Journal n y e : “ In 1862 th* polioy of giving to actual settlers thereon a qnarter zeetion (160 sore*) of th* pablie lend, whero the lands were rated et $1.25 per acre, or eighty acrso, where th* lands were reted at $2.50 per ear*, waa adopted by Con gress. The settler is required to make affidavit that the land is enterod for his own ne* as a homestead, and the patent doe* not w m to him nntil he he* resided npon end cultivated tbe land for five yesra In the esse ot •otdiere end sailors tbe time served in the army and navy, and in the ease of fhoae discharged for rounds or disa bility th* whole term of enlistment, may be deducted from the fivo yesrs' residence required, but at least oue yeer'e residence is required in snob oases It was a wise and benefioent law, and it it bad oome twenty years before would probably have settled th* qnestion of the extension of slav ery without any further help from our ATTLV aT VWX R E V I E W B U I L D I N G . Bad roads cost in reslity more then good ones, according to Colonel Al bert A. Pope, the bicyelo manufac turer. He says tbe census returns show tbat there are io tbe United States sbont 15,000,000 horsee, over 2.000.000 mules, and 40,000 asseo. The annual cost ol feed for I bene animals is about $1,575,000,000. On fine stone roade one bone can ben) as much as three'horses can hanl over the average dirt rOsd of this c ountry. It is estimated that it would be neces sary to build about 1,000,000 miles of macadamized toad in the United States, in order to have aa good a sys tem of pablie highways m is fonn 1 in several European Slater. At $4000 per mile, this wonld involve su ouilav oi $4,000,000,000. But if one hall of the draft animals oonld be dispensed with by thc building of sach roads there wonld be aa annual saving of 3788.000.000 in tbe feed bill. The people. Colonel Pope shows, are actually paying tbree per cent, on $56,000,000,000 in order to keep up tbs present bad roads, white it wonld not ooat one sixth of that annually to build tbe 1,000,000 miles D#ede>l in order to pat this oonntry on a par with Franc* in th* matter of good roada. Itte \ HUNGER’S CAT. BT.BXBTHA L I E WALTON. AN HAWTHOBNE was swinging gently to and fro in the hammock, nestled am ong tbe pillows, and idly wondering why other people did not make their summer cottages as attrootivo os her m o ther bad made this one. The sight of a young mnn coming across tbe tennis court caused her to sit np sud denly. By the tim e he had vanlted ovor the net, and crossed the lswa, the qniek color had faded from hor cheeks, and she nodded gaily to him as he waved his hat. “ Where on earth did yon hail from?” she asked, astonished, os he came within hailiDg distanoe. \From tbe E truria, in New York, M onday,” he answered eagerly. \How are yon, and what aro you doing with yoursolf just now?’’ “ I'm pretty well. Sit down on that camp stool and let me look at yon, Tom Bradley,\ she said, os sho shook handp. “ 1 tuppouo you aro more conceited than ever a fter a year abroad. ” \Couldn’t be possibly,\ tho young man replied calmly. \ I f this camp stool goes down with me, and I get staius on these duck trousers, I'll sue you for damages.” \Your mother must be glad to have you back a g a in,\said Nan. \ I should be if I were she.” \Thanks so kind of y o s ,” m u r mured Tom. \M o ther and father have taken the B a rtlett c o ttage for the summer, so I came right out hore to join them. I thought m o ther’d eat me up the day I got here.” “ I suppose you've oome back with a trunk full of p h o tographs to e n light en us poor benighted heathen with,” sighed Nan, who had ascribed anotbor reason to his sudden sppesrsnoe on tbe scene; \suoh aa W estminster Ab bey, th s Poets' Corner, Parliam e n t buildings, and all the cathedrals. 1’re haa friends traveling in Europe, before. Did you olimh th e M a tter horn? Or slide down M o a n t Blanc? O r ride iu a house boat ?\ , \Please be sensible, N an,\ said Tom, flushing. \ I won't tell you a ward about Europe if yon don't want me to. I thought y o u 'd liko to hear all nbout my trip.\ \Perhaps I might, Tom, if Europe hadn’t been dona brown by all my friends, long ago ; and each one thinks he baa done such a wonderful thing th a t he must exhibit his knowledge and bis photographs to his ignorant acquaintances. I am so tired of it 1 never waut to go, myself.\ \You were very good to writo to mo, if you felt that way about it, Nan,” raid Tom hum b ly; \though to be sure, you didn’t writo very often.\ \Ob I wrote to you because you were such an old friend of tbe family, and mother enjoyed your descriptions of scenery so—and all that you kDow.\ \A h y , if I had known th a t ,’’ Tom replied, “ I would have w ritten to ber instead. Of all sad words of tougue or pen the saddest are these— \ \Please m a'am ,\ piped np a shrill voice behind Tom, \w ill you look a here for a m inute?\ Tom turned around suddenly and spied a vory tiny girl s ta n d ing in the tall grasr, holding a very big yellow cat ia her arms. She was thin and bony, nnd the oat waa fat and heavy, so her task was by no means an easy one. “ 'Sense me, Miss Nan,” tbe child raid, noticing Tom for tbe firat time, •'I didn't know you was e n g a g ed.\ \W e aren’t yet, but hope to be soon.” observed Tom calmly. “ Who is this fair damsel, Nau?\ \She's a littlo girl in my Sunday- school class,\ said Nau, frowuiug at $iim. \W h a t is it, Milly, my dear?\ \Please Miss Non, you was a tollin' your class on Sunday of how fond you wss of pets,\ began the girl, “ a n # ms said for me to briug you over our oat to see it you wouidu't keep it for us whilo we goes to the eity for a week.” \i'o be sure I will,\ r ried Nan,gath ering tbe eat iuto tbe hammock with lier. \Isn 't be a big one, though?” “ He's got a collar oo, too,” said the girl, pointing proudly to tbe loatberu band about tbe nnimal's neck. \It says '.Monger's Cat' on it—th a t ’s ours, you know, lie'* got two names, him self. Jim calls him 'Tom ,' wbicb i don't think is very pretty, so I call him ‘Jenny.’ \ \ l i e ’s nice snd fat,” said Tom so berly. \H e must get lots to eat.” \Sure he does,\ cried Milly eutbu- si»-tically. \H e eats like * bouse alire, be does.\ \I've beard Are called a ‘devouring elemeut' somewhere before,\ said Torn meditatively. \W b a t does be eat?\ \Ob everything,\ said Milly p roud ly, \and lots of it. He baa tits some tim es.\ \D e a r m e!\ cried Xsn, “ I hope n o t.\ \ I f you'r real good to him be'll ont- grow them, I guew,\ vouchfafed Mil- ly. \H e don't have 'em often.\ \F o r all small favors let us be duly thankful. We'll hog>o h e'll postpone his tit nntil after he's returned,\ said Tom. \W e'll be good to him. Good by, Milly,” he added as a gentle hint. \ i might as well take care of it regularly,\ sai l Nan with a laugh, as the little girl ran off over tbe lawn. \H u n g e r's cat spends most of its time over h.-re os it is, catching birds.\ \ I t ’s not v i r y pretty, la n ? \ said Tom. regarding tbe aniuial dutdously. \B n t th e r e ’s a g r e a t deal of him .\ \1 think he’s splendid,\ said Nan indigu intly ; \ a u d I'm going to take h.m ’n sud abow him tu mother. Don't yon want lo come, too?\ she asked, an Tom rose. \N.i. thank you. 1'va got to go hotre, as mother doean I know I'm o u '. ho long, see yoa later.\ Nan stood lookiug after him for a m inute or • two. and tbeu weut In a l tbe little aids door, with M anger’s eat in her arms. She expert*.! to ae* Tom again in the evening, but he did not oome, aad she went to bed feeling odd ly provoked with him. He ought to ksow bow s ice it seemed to have him back after so loag an absence, even jf ah* bad hasa too e x c i t e d to tall b u n him of iL She wouldn’t add to hia ooueeit by telling bins anything of the sort, she reasoned; he thought too muoli of himself aa i t waa. Bnt argue as she might. Nan oonld not feel satis fied. The next day, a s Nan w m making eake in the kitcheD, she became aware, ns ehe raised her flashed face from an inspection of tho oveD, of the fact that Tom was sitting in the open window, swinging his feet against the side of tbe bouse. \How are you?\ he said affably. \I thought this w m Thursday, aud the cook's a fternoon o n t.” \T h a t's jnst the reu o n I'm doing the baking, Tom ,” said Nita a little crossly. \W h a t did you como for— sorapiugs?\ \Your m o ther told me to amure myself on the poroh ; b u t I exhausted everything, even the eat, and came to look for you,” replied Tom solemnly. \ I had no ides that Tom, aliM Jenny, had suoh a fondness for salted peanut*.\ \Oh give me ooms,” cried Nan, sliding the eake into tho oven. \ I jnst love them.\ “ Sorry, b n t I only have two or three left in m r pocket.” said Tom. laying some dilapidated n i t s on tbe table. \I'v e fed 'most half a pound to the animal. My, bnt d idn't he have a glorious St afterw ard, though I\ “ He d idn't?” “ To be s u re,\ said Tom placidly. \H e went np and down and around and around as if he were wonnd np. I tell yon, Nan, if a man—and of coarse it will b« a m an—ever invents a perpetual m otion machine, he'll have an able bodied oat in ai fit m the foun dation of i t . ” \1 think you're eruell W here is the poor thing now?” \Heating quietly ou the poroh io the shade,” said Tpm, in aeoudescend- iug tone. \ I resusoitated him .” “ How?\ queried Nau, trying to coutinno to be severe. “ By Christian science. I just sat still and p retended that tho eat wMn’t having a fit, and if you'll believe me, Nan, be was Hooping peacefully iu ten m inuter.” Nan stuck a long straw iuto tho oako and raid nothing. “ Say, Nan.” Turn’s voice sounded a littlo auxious. Nau looked hard at the oske, aud closed the oven door with exaggerated care. “ Your m o ther says you're going to have a house p a rty ,” ventured Tom. \Too bad you didn’t know I was g o ing to be in towD, isn't it?” \Ob I don't know.\ said Nan, fan ning herself with her bandkerohief. \i'm afraid you and Harry Morford wonldn’t get on vory well together. However, yon can come over h ere when you want to —they're going to bo here over Sunday.” \You know I can’t bear H a rry M or ford, \ said Tom, swinging his feet with reuewod vigor. \ I didn't a s k him for yonr benefit. Yon'll knook a l l tho paint off the houso if yon keep on kicking. \ \ I don't see what yon see in him, really. Nan,” Tom went on moodily. \H o makes me t ir e d .” \ I don't have lo measure my friends hy yonr tape line,\ sad Nan coldly. \ When I decide to do so I'll let you know.\ \ I ’m a little hard o' hearing,” said Tom, flushing, “ b u t I think I hear some one calling me away;” and he dropped out of sight upon the soft grass below. Nan was surprised when he vanished. He had never minded what she said to him before, and she was eorry she had not been more pleasant. Ktlil, ho had no right to dictate as to her cboioe of friends, nor to m istreat M onger's cat in tbat way, and ahe did not c a re if he never came back. She caught herself listening, nevertheless, as she went on with her work, for his step on the gravel walk, and oonld not holp feeling disappoint ed that he did not return. When her cake was done she had to dress, aud then it was time to drive down to the 4.30 train in the old iMh- ioued carryall for her guests. She was not as glan to see them m she expected to be, bnt m they were all talking at once, and each one of the seven was bnsy a d m iring the soeuery and raving over the woodi a n d river, her laok of enthusiasm was not noticed. Sho was tired, and H a rry Morford was unu sually wearisome in bis efforts to en tertain her, telling jokos that Nan had read iu tbe oomio papers weeks before, miogled with bits of small talk and gossip in which sho w m not inter ested. As they passed a tu rn in the road Nan saw Tom on hor.-eback, waiting at ono side for the noisy load to go b y ; and sho laughed at Harry Mor- ford's joking for the Arst time. \T h a t's yonng Bradley, isn't it?” he asked, removing his hat in a lan guid bow. \ I bear he's come bsck from abroad to go into journalism .'' \ l i e bas been foreign correspon dent of tbe News for a year,\ said Nan, startingAhs old horse into a trot by flapping tbe rein\ “ and has come back now to take au editorship on tbe start.\ \Indeed?\ said Morford, with a fhadow of a sneer in his voice. \I shonld not tbiuk he'd want to work wheu be conld have a gay time and live on his incom e.” \Tom is not lazy, and has too much self respect to be idle.” Nan in tended thisas a home thru-L “ There, people, what do you tbink of our lit tle cottage?” She was glad to have her mother come out to welcome them ae they drove np, for it seemed M if she could not hold np hor end of the conversa tion any longer, and Harry Morford was beginning to be provoked. Hhe roused herself uow, and entered iuto the fun, though her heart w m not in iu They danced, hosted, played cards and tenuis, and she led them all iu everything ; bnt she fonnd so pleas ure in it, and in ber secret heart she knew why. Her mother invited Tom to dinner on Friday,bat he declined on the score o! a previons engagement, and Nan saw him on the hotel piazza with one ! of the girls, later. Hhe did not care, j and showed she didn't by bowing j coolly, and chatting away with Harry ' Morford aa if she enjoyed it. Tom, too, was miserable, bnt it never entered his hea 1 tv tbiuk Nan wm really angry. He only anew tbat she had not given him a a pleasant a wel come a* tbs other girls b a d , sud be did not w m t to see Harry M orforJ basking in her favor for si! the world like Muoger'* rat basking in tue sou. For that animal Tom bad no sympathy. II ought to know b est what was good for it, after it* Urge experience with A u ; and as for its eating capacity, be thought it might more Attiogly have been named \H n n g e r ’a c a t.\. Meanwhile, having grown weary of seeing Nan among the gay ootupany, alter having refused, on various plea*, all invitations to join them, he became ver; attentive to hi* mother. When •he w m tireJ or baoy he took long walk* by himself ia th* woods On one of these rambles, aa be strcllsd by the river, be b eard a plaintive \mew\ from a tluoket by ths path. Poshing Mido the bashes, he discovered Man- din's nsl slisyulEte I\ release b is fora- paws from a bird trap in which they were canght. Tom lifted the stone, expeoting the cat to run off m soon as it w m released, bnt it did not move. Tom picked it up then, as gently as he oonld, in deference to the injured paws; and inwardly raging, though outw ardly peaceful, he made hia way through tbe underbrush to the Haw thorne oottago. Somo of the party were playing croquet, nnd others were laughing over tennis, but Tom notod a long way off that Nan nnd H a rry M orford were sitting in tho shade on the p o rch, talking. As Tom came up the patb, holding tho great yellow cat awkwardly under his arm, H a rry spoke Arst. “ Ob, b e r e ’ oomee jo a u g Bradley with your cat. Miss Nan. Hand him over to me, Bradley; X just dote on oats.” \ I found Muuger’scat in the woods. N an,” said Tom coolly. \H e canght his feet in a trap, and I think they’d be improved by a little m toh hazel.” \Come np, Bradley. So milch obliged,” said Morford. \H e ro, tako my ch a ir ; I ’ll sit on the stops.\ \F o r all the w o rld,\ thought Tom angrily, \as if he owned the platje.” \I'm ovor so much obliged,” said Nan, Bomewhat ioily, in her effort to be indifferent \Come up aud sit dowu while I go and dootor him U$s” \No thank you,” replied Tom, not pleased at thu prospect of a teto-a-tete with M orford. “ I really can’t I promised to take m other boating this afternoon, and have taken too long a stroll, now ;” and he started off again. He did uot walk so rapidly, however, that he failed to hear M orford's re mark to Nan as she rose to go in. \W h a t an uppish yonng fellow ho is, to be sure I” It was a p ity that Tom angrily quick ened his steps before U»n answered. Sho waited a minute to steady her voice, and then said with distinctness \ I f Tom is uppish, Mr. Morford it is a pity more young men are not like h i m ;” and she slammed the soreen door behind her as she went into the housei Tuesday, the last day of his vaca tion, Tom spent on the water rowing. He did a great deal of thinking, too, which left him in a very nnsatisAed frame of mind. Ae far aa he was oon- oerned ho felt that his week's vaoation bad been wasted, for he oertainly had not enjoyed it. He had been boating, had played tennis and gone on a straw ride with the hotel girls, bnt he had folt a ll the tim e that they were not like Nan. He oonld n o t bear the sight of M orford, and yst went so far as to imagine th a t Nan w m engaged to him, though it made him pull hardeybnthe oars to think of it. It w m well on in the afternoon when Tom, muoh disturbed by his day's re- Aections, turned tho bow of tbe boat towards home. As he neared the dook he was g reatly startled to hear a fem inine scream from among the over hanging willows on the banks. Ho turned a b o n t suddenly, and oalled o n t : \H e llo, what’s the m atter up there?” Nan's troubled face appeared at once among the leaves m she answered his hail. \O h , Tom, Tom, please got Mun- gor’s o a t o n t i He fell in the water, and I can’t reach him .” Tom looked around and saw tho yel low animal Aouudering in a foot of water, under an overhanging bank whieh it could not elimb. It was in no daDger of drowning, so Tom be came emboldened by oironmitances. \C o n found Munger’a cat I Why don't you oall M orford?” he coolly in quired. “ He just dotes on oate.” \M r. M o rford's gone baok to the city with the othere,” said Nan impa tiently. \D o , do Ash the poor thing out I\ “ Why didn't ho stay?” queried Tom. \Y o u seornod to onjoy bis so ciety.” \ I didn’t ask him to, and besides, I don't liko him ,” said Nau, stam p ing hor foot on tho grass. \W illjyou get that oat for me?” \T h e bath will do him good,” said Tom, splashing the water with his oars. \H o m ight have another At if I touched him .” \O h , Tom 1” cried Nan, tunning dowu on thu old wharf, \ I 'l l love you forever if you’ll get the poor thing out before ho drowns.” \W h a t?” Tom stopped plashing. \ I say, please get him o u t,” said Nau, reddening. \ I f you m eaut that, Nan, say it again, BOid Tom solemnly. \ I ’ll love you forover if you’ll get him o u t,” repeated Nan hastily. \There now, hurry up I I'm sure he's dead now.” “ l ’r e t t y liv e l y lo o k i n g o o r p s e , ” M id Tom, as he lif t e d tb o w e t, e t r n g g l i n g e a t in t o th o b o a t . \D o you want him t h e r e ? ” \N o ,” said Nan, drawing back. \L e t birn dry ilrst, plcaso.\ \M iss Nan, please, m a'am ,” said tbo familiar voice of Milly, behind her, \I've come for Jenny, please, and much obliged to yon.” \How do you do, Milly?\ said Tom pleasantly. * “ We are drying the eat. Ho had a til thc other day—from over eating, aud I concluded that a warm bath would bo beneAcial to bim. T w a rrant tbo treatm ent to kill or cure.\ \D id yon have a pleasant tim e in tbe city. M illy?\ asked Nan, kindly. \Sure we did,\ replied the child, picking up the dripping cat, \exoept the baby. He swallowed a pin, and had to bo 'sperimonted on by the doo tor. Cost Ave dollars aud was pretty exciting.” \M u st have boon—for the baby,\ M id Tom thoughtfully. \W e ’ve all enjoyed having the oat with us,” said Nau, \ a u d wo’ll miss it when it's gone.\ \ i f you ever want to give it away,” Tom said, \send it to Mr. Henry M or ford, iu tho city —I’ll gire you the address. No, but really, Milly, Miss Nan became very partlcnlarlv engaged a few m inutes ago,” added Tom, hold ing ont bis bauit to help Nan to the boat, into which she obediently stepped; \an d besides, she's going for a row. so we’ll have to excuse yon. Good b v !\ \W e ’ll invite her to the wedding,” he continued, Atting the oars Armly in the locks. \1 think she'd make a lovely Aower girl.\ TheD. as the boat floated rapidly away in obedience to bis strong poll ing, Torn took out his handkerchief and waved it to the little girl, who was I still standing on th i woarf, bolding | tbe damp, ugly cat tbe su much sd- 1 mired. I “ Good by ,” b e called. \G ood b y , 'M a n g e r's c a t ! ''—M anser's Magazine. T b e School* In Cubs d a t e d . A Cuban corresprn lent sends as a \m o rsel oT r.ews\ tbat baa been “ aearcely noticed\ the fact that ajl the •choola on the island, even (hose in Havana, have >*en indefinitely closed. The school teachers will loae not only their positions, hut Ave months’ sal ary. Thd Kcboolhonse*. where any are left standing, will now be nsed for boepitala or quartering troops.— Hpiingfiald Maas.' Bepnblitao. CCRIOrS WEDDING RING. Mrs. M artin L a ther's wedding ring w m a most curious and elaborate af fair, says a writer in tbe Cincinnati Enqnirer. Some Cincinnati ladies, who reoently saw it in thoir summer travels, stato that the wonderful little ring contains representations of all the articles used at the crucifixion. Tho ladder, tho cross, rope, nails, the hammer, spear anil even tho thorns are shown on its surface. MOURNING PECOMTNG TO HKII. Mrs. John W. Mackay, who lost hor son recently in Paris and who ie still in deep mourning, has become a great church goer. Hor gowns, wo are informed hy Ihe society papers, are dreams. Ono woman says th a t they are the envy of tho whole congrega tion, including tho men. All the women want an excase to go into m o u rning bo that they can wear black and outshine Mrs. Macsav. They can not doit. “ Mrs. Maokay is tho luckiest woman in thu world,” said a grass widow, jnst over from Paris. “ J u s t at a time when colors were beginning to grow tiresome aud none of ns knew w h at on earth to do for a change, she gets a chance to go in m o u rning. And black is so becoming to hor 1” SINS OP THE TOILET. Franlein Payer, a Swiss, who has recontly obtained her degreo of dootor of medioino, is lecturing to hor follow countrywomeu on the unsanitary enormities of modern female fashion. Recently, when tho Sooiuty of Swiss Schoolmistresses was holding its yuar- ly session in Aarau, Dr. Payer was invited to address thorn. She took for her subject “ The Sins of the Toi let, ” and delivered a m ilitant oration aguiuBt the wearing of corsets, against gloves, and against long skirts. Her reasoning was so effective th a t at tbo end of ber lecture no fewer than 100 women came forward aud enbecribed thoir Dime to a pledge to renounce the corsot. to wear gloves oniy upon \oerem onial occasions,'' and to havo tb e ir drosses made a foot s h o rt of tho ground I”—New York Journal. BED HAIR FASHIONABLE. Have yon observed how fashionublo red hair is g e tting to be? 1 have, and yet it seems only y esterday since every woman strove to begolden-locked, and trailed her shimmering trossea under neath voluminous lengths of black tulle veil. The American type is said to be brown hair and gray eyes, but just nowit looks like mahogany tresses and any shade of eyes th a t happens to come along. ■ Woe, indeed, if fashion comes to decree a particular color in optics, for lovoly womau will surely strive to follow. As it is, I don’t mnoh believe in tho dnrahility of rod hair as a vogne. There is quitu too muoh of red in the hats and gowns of the sea son, and not quite enough black, al though—to laok at the other side of Ihe shield—green is ono of tho fore m o st shades for almost every wear, and I never yet know a red haired womau who did not cling to green as to her salvation, though ehe nover ae much as looked at a white horse. Well, it ie hard to prophesy, bnt— Let L u tu tia horsulf do whut she may The cat will mow aad tbo dog will havo his day! —Chicago Times-Horald. KNITTING REVIVED. The latest fad of tho society girl is to knit. This pastime of our grand m o thers' day has become tbe rage. Every fMhionable young womau at preeent has a bag in which she carries knitting needles, silk and worsted. Htookings are what she devotes most attention to. The Bwell young man h u bicyole stockings knitted for bim by hia fair admirers uow. He no long er has to buy them. All ho does is to piok ont the color yen? be wants, and one of his g irl friends converts it into stockings. I t usod to be considered hard to think of a present for a young woman to give a mau of hor acquaintance. This is no longer tho oase. AU sho has to do is to knit him something. And anything made by ber dainty Anger is supposed to enhance its valne in his eyes. 8he oan knit bim an mnbrella cover, a bag or a pair of stockings. Tbe bag m ast be a traveling bag with handles attached to i t These aro mado of silk, of course. Last year yon could not have persuaded a man to onrry an affair of this sort, but now it is jnst \ th e thing.” This season all of the g irls b elonging to the \400” at Newport went a round w ith these bags on their arms, and k n itted themselves and their maio ad m irers golf, bicycle and tennis stock ings, as well as traveling bags and um brella covers.—New York Journal. SHE HANDLES TRESSES. Women have taken all kinds of odd positions, but there is only ono girl foreman of a pressroom in a printing office in the United States, so far as known. Hhe is Miss Bena Cballender, twenty years old. The printing house in which she holds the autocratic office of director of the movements of big steam presses and other m achinery is at Manistee, Mich. Hbe learned to set type when she w m sixteen, sud soon made her way to the fro D t m a good printer. Hhe took particular interest id machinery, and before long she could do anything with a press that any one oouid do. Hbe can take a press apart and put it together agam as well as auy mau thut ever entered a printer's place. Hhe does the heavy work, ton—knack supplying the place of strength, as it dous everywhere. Besides taking care of the mcchnni cal part of tbe newspaper, she has I,ecu the editor and has htd charge of the type-setting room. She is a member of tbe Woman's Dress Clab, of M ichi gan, as well as of the Typographical Union. HI.e is nut ut all of the new woman type, as it ib generally under stood, but really is nn advanced woman in that she strives to do her part in the world and to fnrtber the progress of education and general inform >tion, as well MS to prove that her sex is the equal ol tbe no called stronger part ol hum anity.—New York Dr-sa. Two minntea is thc .ongest time (hat ljuien Victoria can stand oa ber feet Tbe (Jaetn ot Dortugsl ha* taken Roentgen photograph-* of the waists of ber court ladies to dem o n strate thu evil* ol tipht lacing. It seems that Mins Ellen Terry i* threatened with serious eye trouble, and has been forbidden to read, writo or to worry about anything. The new \Venus w a ist,\ whoso pe culiarity is that it is thru* or four iu- ohes nearer tho normal size thau tho fashion plato variety, gives a decided advantage to lho tail fellow with tho loug arm. , Many women riders of tho bioyole wear shoes that arc uot adapted to r id ing. When women ridu wearing low cut.papcr soled shoes thoy a io not got- ting the enjoyment out ol cycling that shonld bo theirs. Mrs. C. F. Fishbaclt, wifo of thc owner of the Seattle (Wash.) Times, is said to be the Arst whito woman who has visited Cariboo, tb* wild mining region at the head of tho Frazer River in British Columbia. The famous yellow jacket of Li Hnng Chang has been taken up by tho ultrafasbiouablo ladies of Paris. It will be interesting to soo how that nn- sigh ly specimen of satoriai art will look wheu worn by tho fair sex. The Arst woman to recoivo a medi cal diploma in Europe or this country is Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, who is now seventy-five, and bus just publishod her biugraphy. Shu was boro in Eng land, but took hor degree in thieoonn- try. \Camilla Seldcn,” lho woman who nursed Heine, tho pont', during tho last months uf his liual illness, baa just died. Tho poet, who gave her tho name of \M o n c h e,\ addrosscd to hor hie last poem, and tho lettors be wrote to hor are most p a thetic. Thero arc Avo women on the Brook lyn (N. Y.) Board of Education. Of the threo who had loft tho city for tho summer, ono traveled from Now Hamp shire, another from the vicinity of Boston and tho third 153 miles to a t tend tho J u ly meeting of tho Board. Mrs. Minerva Nichole, of Philadel phia, has made an enviable reputation as an architeot. Sho has a preference lor domestic architecture, but sbf nevertheless designed tho newCentnry Clubs for Philadelphia and W ilming ton, both of which have bcon greatly admired. Moro than 250 young ladies bavo availed themselvns of tbo privileges of the Lafayette Home, founded in Paris by Dr. T. W. Evans, of Philadelphia, for the beneilt of hie young country women who come to Paris as students. It is noticeable tbat a great majority of thaso s tudents havo rmnainod in tho home from the beginning to ond of thuir s tudy course. The Gorman Empress has again taken to riding, aud eeem3 to havo quito reoovered her nerve. Bbo was mounted at tho review of tho Guard Itegimonts, whioh took plaoe iu the neighborhood of Potsdam , rocontly. Sho woro tho white cuirassier uniform, in which sho always appears on suoh occasions, nnd with it a largo whito telt hat with loug ostrich feathers. FASHION NOTES. Staff belts for the w inter aio wide, folded or plain, in girdlo shape. To writo with a vorv Anu pou rather thau a stub is uow cousidored oorrect. It is to bo a season of jeweled effects and npliquud designs, both in cloth and braid. Home flnfiinees, there must bo, of silk or luco or ribbon, at tho baok of all fashionable dresses. Hleeves uf gownH, fcr domi-toilct, aro so ruilied and puffed you hardly notice that thoy have decreased in size. Velvet ribbons, wherever possible, this season will replaoo thoso of silk or satin. Wo shall have them in r o settes, bands, bows, bolts, oven ruffles. A silk waist tbat has beguu to show tho ravages of tim e may have its days lengthened by covering it smoothly with opon grass linen embroidery, and putting iu puffoJ alcoves of tho same goods. Au outircly now fad i« being cher ished by fashionalilo dsossmakers— that of c u tting evening bodioes square in front and high in baok, with aoollar a la Stuart, and of haviug the aloevos come down well ovor the wrists. • Basket work cushions are among tho novcltios. Strips of open work ribbon in proDounoed colors aro laid ovur a square of buckram , the strips being two iucUcs apart. Cross piooes are then wovou in aud out. When brilliant colors are used tho effoot is rather oriental. The sloeveloes jacket is tho novelty of tbe hour. It iB lo bo worn before tho fall coat becomes a necessity. The jacket fastens witb a mother-of- pearl bucklo studded witb mock emeralds. W hutbcr it ia made of taffeta witb frills of accordion p laiting or rough cloth or heavy lace, it is cliiu enough to satisfy even tbo heart of a French woman. Aa y et thero are bnt a fow of those sleeveless seats in towif. The popular Auish given to mutton- leg and other stocves close to tho arm from tho elbow down is very pretty, and has tho advantage also of making the hand look smaller. The sleevo is so c a t that at the cdgo of tbe wrist it oxpands like the c.ilyx of a Aower. This expanded part is Anisbed in many ways. It is usually of velvet and is linud witb a pretty contrasting color iu silk Ailed iu with lace, cut in tubs or points, braided, or piped witb siik or satin. The Reward u f Virtue. Thc following story is related of a 1 gentleman who invited a nufnbei of . Sunday school children to a treat in bis beautiful grounds. Not tbe least ! appreciated among tho many good things were thc excellent strawberries sn 1 cream, uf which there was a plen tiful supply. Heeihg how the children enjoyed these, the good man, wishing to im- ; prove the occasion, addressed them : | \iVt-ll boys,” he said, “ I hope you Lave thoroughly enjoyed yonr straw- ' berries and cresm ? ” \Yea sir.” was the re; ly, in lrn.ty chorus. \B a t suppose,” he c o n tinued, \ihat instead of having been invited here you hail stolen over my garden wait and helpe 1 yourselves when uo oue was looking, yon would not have en- ' loved them hat* a a xcacb, would I you ?\ \No sir,” replied tbe chorus. 1 \And why uot?\ queried their bcn- ' efactor. T o t h is answ e r th e r e w m n o im m e d ia t e resp o n s e , th e b o y s b e i n g ap p a r e n t ly th y o f g i v i n g a n y re a s o n . A t le n g t h , h o w e v e r , a lit t l e o r c h i s , rath er b o ld e r th a n th e r e s t , p i p e d o a t; \ ’Cause we shouldn’t have had no c r e a m with th«B I \ —F itts b u g t Dispatch. S A B B A T H S C H O O L IN T E R N A T I O N A L L E S S O N r O H O C T O B E R 2 5 . Left*on T e x t : P r o v e r b * o f S o l o m o n ,'* P r o v . I*, 1 - 1 9 —(io l d e u T e x t : l ’ r o v . I., 1 0 - - C o iim ieiitu r y . 1. “ ThG provorld* of Solomon, tlio son ol D a v id, klntf of jsn io l,” We raw iu Inst w e t 's stu d y th a t tie spake three thousand proverbs, and in this loroon we have a sam p le of them , or, rath e r , of tb e wisdom w h ieh no isked for nd received from Ood, bnt iu the wisdom of God a? hero revealed we must look beyond tho son of D a v id of o u r lesson to th e Son ot D a v id of M ath, i., 1, a crcnter ihnu Solo m o n , w ho is also called “ thd wisdom of G o d \ (I Cor. i., 24). T h c Uebrgw word translated “ p r o v e rb’* sieuifles also a parable or sim ili tu d e an d seem s to l>e from iho w o n l “ to rule or rei«n or have dom inion.\ If wo are ruled by “ iho w isdom of G o d ,\ we shall bu wise indeed. 2. Somo ono bas said th a t wisdom uses th e best meanA tow a r d the be*t ends, ihat Inst m o tio n is discipline or training and th a t un d e r stan d in g is discerning good nnd evil. All this Is sum m e d nn in Christ, who is m ade o n to us w isdom (I Cor. 1., 30). 3. Justice, judgm e n t snd eq u ity are at tributes of uprightness, and these also are sum m e d up in C h rist, who shall yot exeouto judgm e n t aud jjstlc o in the earth (Jor. xxlil., 5). J3v i l i a spirit In us we m ay day by day walk uprightly, aud liko L »vi walk w ith G od In peaco a n d equity and turn many aw a y from Iniquity (Mai. ii., 6). 4. The sim p le a r e easily lod, nnd if lod by G o d a ll is well, but if le 1 b y ttio devil alt is ill. Tho th in g s of God are hidden from those who aro w ise a n d prudent In their own estim a tion and revealed unto babes (M ath, x*., 25). To be sim p le tow ard G od ts tho highest wisdom. 5. The wise w ill hoar and ineronso learn ing. In verso 33 observe th a t it Is to God they will hearken, and thus dwell safely and bo qulot from fear of evil. So shall they also know “ the increase of G o d \ (Col. it., ID). Such hearing gives life a n d soul satisfaction (Isa. I t .. 2, 3). 6. Thoro is ono peculiar thin g a b o u t th e w o n l of God t h a t cnunot be said of a n y o ther book—it you are a child ot God by faith in C hrist J e s u s, you have the Holy Spirit, tho au th o r of tn e book, w ithin you and the prom ise of J e s u s C h rist th a t He. tho 8p!rlt, w ill guide you in to all t r u th ( J o h n xiv., 17; xvi., 13). Uoly upon Him, and He will not fail ^ o u .‘ 7. Tho fear o f th e L o r J Is tho beginning of know ledge n n d wisdom (ix., 10). The fear of th e L o rd Is wisdom (Job xxvlll., 2S). It is a lso a fo u n tain o t life a n d th e good ninn's treasu r e ( c h a p ter xtv., 27; Isa. xxx ill., 8 ). 8. O b edience to parents ts tho sum of the fifth com m a n d m e n t, and a fearful th in g is w ritteu concerning such ns m ock o r desntso father o r m o thor in Prov. xxx., 17. The phrases “ lik e n s n father pitieth \ and “ a s ono whom his m o ther oomfortoth*'1 0. No out w Art! adorn lug 19 o f a n y v a lue In th e s ight of God, b u f th o o m a m e n to f a meek an d quiet sp ir it is in the sight of God of g reat price ( I P e ter IU., 4), and th is comes by the w o rd of God dw e lling in us. “ Sanc tify them th ro u g h Thy tru th . Thy .w o rd is tru t h \ (Jo h n xvii., 17). 10. W» m u st say a very dooided “ No\ to anyono who w o u ld allure us aw a y from God. .-Ince th r o u g h the transgression of Adam and Eve we have learned som e w h at of tho w ays ot th e devil we are Inexcusable If we w alk therein. “ Blessed Is th e mnn who w a lketh not In th e counsel of the ungodly, n o rstn n d e th in tb e way of sinners, nor slt- teth In th e s e a t of th e scornful!\ 11. T h e re are a lw a y s some saying, “ Corns w ith u s ,\ but i t is m o re often tho( e n em ies tb.in tho friends of God. No w o rds'io m u oh 09 actions should b w ith us.'* C h ildren _ life thnt will b e a constant invitation to thu wenry, unsatisfied children of thus w orld. T h e grace of G o d w ill do It In all w h o are sim p le. 12. “ How easily th e devil, th e destroyer, is seen In these w o rds. He waa a m u rderer from th e beginning ( J o h n vtti., 44.) He ts a liar nnd a counterfeiter. He said to Eve, “ Vo shall be a s gods\ (Gen. ill., 6.) Aud now he suggosts a n im itAtton of God’s judgm e n t ou Korah (Num. xvi., 30.) In tho last days he will im itate C h rist iu tho person of the an tichrist (llev. x ii i .). 13. Ho offera w h a t ho calls precious sub stance, just as ho olTorod to our Lord nil th e kingdom s of th is w o rld (M ath, iv., 8, 0). He Is c o n s tantly s u g g e s ting to poople h jw to be rich by uurlghteousness. nnd ho catches m a n y in his net. they not considering th e future, liko th e rioh m a n of Luke xvi. Liston to wisdom ou th is point And bo wlso (vlll., 18, 21). 14. “ C ast in th y lot am ong us. L e t us nil have one pu r s e .” Aud Judos would be treas u r e r aud help him self freely. A n o ther Im ita tio n ot tho people of God as seen iu Acts iv.. 32. 15. “ My son, w a lk not thou in the way w ith th e m .\ T h is is tjm th ir d tim e we havo m et tho w o rds “ roy-son\ lu this leasou. May it suggest a voice from our loving Fnther, Ills loving Sou an d tbe loving Spirit (John til., 16 ; Gal. It., 20; Horn. xv.. 30), c o n s train ing us by th is threefold cord (Ecol. iv , 12) to abide iu such lovo a u d not tu r n from it. 16. “ F o r thoir feet run to evil aud m ake h a s te to shod blood.\ Tbe way of peaoo they know not. Tho im a g ination of tho th o u g h ts of th e ir hearts is only evil oou- tinually (Qeu. vi., 6). They would f o r gain she l the blood of o thers, hut our Lord J e s u s shed H is blood for uh aud would have uh lay dow n our Uvea for otUcrs (I Johu ill., 16), not loving our Uvoe e v en uuto death (llftv. Xlla* U ). 17. “ S u rely in vnln the net Is tprend In tho sight of uny b ir d .\ Tho m a rgin •ay*. “ I n tho oyi'sof e v e rything that h a t h a w ing.’ W ings Im p ly pow e r to keen aw a y from nil th e nets or m an. In Eph. vi., wo are told of arm o r and w e apons by moan* of which we m a y resist an a overcom e tho devil. If we aro not ignorant of his devices, wo oan e a sily rooognliee him und havo oonstant victory over him . Thoso who walk w illingly Into Ids open m o u th desorve to bo devoured by him (I Tot. v., 8, 0). 18. Thofte who lay w a it for th e lives of others nro r e a lly destroying th e ir own llvftt, for into tho pits wbhdi they dig thoy are s u re to fall. W h a tsoever A m a n low e th that s h a d ho a lso roup. T h t d#vU M«ka to d o r t r o / life, but our L o id by laying down H is own life glvos Jtfe to all who reoftve Him. tollevofa should bo m o re watchful to give life than th e dtv ll aud hta followers art to Ufce It. 19. “ Qreody of g*1n*M T h a t la. 9hta w o rld’s gnln, whioh tekeoaw a y life, Tho P h a r iae* , who were oovotons, derided C hrist when H r taught tho dU e lplet how te mako sure of tru e ricbeft (Lukft a v i , 14, li), and «t is e v e r so stneo Oaln killed A M Bnt Obrist Is wis dom . aud tho tra ly ttm p le-bosrted do ns Is wrl ten la Prov. IL, I , #. Their w«y shall never perish, hut shall endure forever (Ps. L, 0).—Loiaou H e lper. THE TELEGRAPH AS A CIVIL'ZER. In his annual report G e n e ral Greedy, tin Chief Higuiii Officer, nays th a t com m ercial business jover th e .m ilitary telegraph lines running th r o u g h m o u n tainous and desert regions d u r in g tho post year has largely in- creased, an d tho receipts now am o u n t to one-tw e lfth of tho cost of operating tho en tire Blgnal C o rps. G e n e ral G reet v says three linos hav* proved of beuellt to com m erce, opening up otherw ise isolated but Im p o rtant regionv ;uid deterring tho Indians from outbreaks. Tho interru p tio n s to ooiumuQlcation, which w ere In tho pa.tt frequently caused bv th e shooting dow n th e Insulators of tb e lines, wen? vory fow ia»t year. The speedy repairs w»*ra due to a larg e extent to th a use of bicycles by linem e n in t h e place of w.igons. Often repairs have boen thu< m ado in lota tim e th a n w o u ld have been consum e d in ob taining a horse aud waoron. Tho c o rps Ih s till ox peri tn a n ting to And the most suitable type ot w h eel for th e work. A tw e n ty-five lo th irty pound m a chine, with pneum a tic tires, has boon found to give the best results. T h e experim ent* m ado abroad to develop the use of but loons In w arfare are referred to, and (femoral G roely says th a t . ‘ this is uu A m erican idea, originating w ith Genernl F itz-John P o r ter'early io tho late war. He c m c iu d r e th a t uo m o vable bull oon bas yet m et Die requirem e n ts, notwithstanding tbo expansive ♦•xperuneutH m ade in E u rope, and that while th e flying m a c h ine, than k s to tb e work of M axim and Lanvley, Is near at hand, the present recourse of th e army raa# Kt111 I mi in cairtive balloons. M A ccordingly he ba# supplied an outfit to th* p<*Rt at Fv>rt L o g a n , Col., and w lf for 910,000 to ooinpteto tbe work. VSrww a Check for tk« Funeral. At C incinnati. O h io, D. H a rry Hollars, aged tw e n ty five, ot C ripple Creek, Cob, s h o t and m o rtally in jured Cleo Kusseil, eighteen y e e n will, ftfcU litoR s e n t » buiief UU OWU brain. T h e crim e w a s c aused by drink and j«nlou*y. J u # before th \ shooting Hollars drew a check on a Deo ver bank for 9IM) with w u idi t o pay th e funeral expease*. L e st of a F a m o u s I t m H r t . One of th e fam o u s d-rellcts. the lumber •chooner Alma Cum m ings, which the Hydro- g r i p hi r Otn :e estt mates to have drifted, u**- wnr 1 >» o f m iles otn-* sh‘.« w as aba id-vw I at r e s, February 1 1 , 1875, ha* finally ashore oa crae o f tb e U la a is o f the ban | u p NEW YORK STATE NEWS. W lthJnnm ls from I h * ___ . Coram .rw bars bor* r s s n t l y m t t t lN C * . and at a m sstluz of tha Board o f Dtiaotof* It wa* desraod to ldao* t h e b a l k In i h . hand* o f lha BanklM Papartm ent tor • lam ination, which will Iro m*d* *1 o*or. r .n d ln g this . r a m i ra tio n tba dtroston hnr* ’.oldod to snspm d boslnrm. T h s dlrootor* xprct iimt t h . hank majr-bo *bl* to rwanm* I nslm-ss In a short tlnw. That was (be stat.tn.nt s i r s * ont bv Myron P. C!arn>. n tton i.r of tbs bank. T h . Bank ot Oonim.rm< was ortpvilaod in July, 1878. and is quoted an havl»* a Mir- rtns of *800.000 nnd n capital ot 0 8 0 0 , 000 . The o f llc r s are: Prm id.nt. G eorge W. Mil ler; Vlco-Pm Ud.nt, William H. Garduer; Cashier, William P. need, ntreetoi*. Jan e * TUIInRhaat. (Icortte W. Millar, Jam e s V. Chard, William II. Gardner, William H. H. Newman and William Hi. G ratwt.k. The bank wa. suppoacd to be one of tbo ronndcet financial tnsl It nt lone In Buffalo. Tho Individual deposits were *1,000; Innk deposits, *047,400, loen> uaddiaco *1,780,980. I Si Kdneatore Meet l e tfttce. Th. New York S la t. Assoolotlon ot Reboot B o a rds wa* form** In Tttlce by tbe delegatee trim school boards and trustees preeent from various pnrt of tlfo State. Officer* we»* elected, end tt waa decided to hold the B n t annual meeting at Ntnznra Palls on January 5 next. Alter discussion It w u reeolvel that e s t a t e Truancy School should b e established in some central oltv. to whieh t r u e s t chil dren from all orer \the S lo t , m ight he sent. The convention of tho Olty and V illage Rchool Kunorlntendent* w u also held la U llce. Thi* oonrenllon w m attended by **- perintondhut* from over twenty ettte* and twenty-five village*. Besides th e s e * num b er of prominent educator* were preseat ns visit ors. The tnplas for dleeuanion generally per tained to mattem upop which legtiiattob - uiay be thought necessary. D eer Slaughter In th e Adirondack*. There arrived at Haratog* a lew day* a go, ny express from the Adirondack!, lor enTp- m c n t to enrtoua points, fifty-five derr. Thlz was the final oonslgnmoot of tha de*r-h**t- Ing season, whioh oovered fifteen day*. Dup ing the legal ttm e a llottod'orthla sport there have reached Saratoga by ezpreaa over tb* Adlrondaok Railway 180 deer, aggregating over twenty-two tons in weight. They wera shot principally at K iqui4tn Lake, Oedar River, Luway Lake, the Thirteenth, M oose River end Mlaerve, Saratoga Bprtnga b e ing only o n . of ten place* to which deer were ennvSyed for reelilpm ent.lt I* estim ated thnt th e total weight nf the deer shot I* th e A iliroudack region betweon October t and 1* reached 200 Ion* Nprlnkled by Vaaaar Girls, A youth wa* punished by throe Vasmr stu d e n ts nt Poughkeepsie. The girls were rowing on the college lake when tn* young m nn happened along oo bis bloyoln. He dl*- mnuntod. and, Btnndln&eloae to tho edge of th* lake, tried to start a flirtation. The students Ignored him for a w h ile, hut lie finally becarao Insulting. Then the glrla rowed up close to tbe shore aad, tbraohlng low e r over , , R f dropped his bioyole and aongbt aheltar behind a barn aorors the road. Then tba g>rla captured bis wheel and thoy did aot return It to him unlll bo bad apologised. Mr*. T e w n ley K illed B r u le. While guthoring nuts on th* mountalbn, four miles from Deposit, Mrs. Rufus Townley and her two daughters encountered n isrfce black bear. Us*. Townley sent her e ldest daughter, Alleo, bait a m ile to I M r boas* foe a gun, w h ile one and beryoungant daughter kept wetoh of bruin, w b s o the gtri re- turned with the musket Mrs. Tow n ley killed tbe bear, whioh proved lo he o o * o f the larg est ovor seen In the county. One day tbo remo week, while In BnlilrM O e a n ly w ith bor busbaud, Mrs. Townley shot a fine deer. Left B e r B i s Cartono. The w ill of Jamas Stirling, a wealthy rent- <lenl of Cold Spring, who oommltte I suicide Inst summer. Is lo be contested. Mr. Stirling drowned him self in th* Hudson River off * , Gold Spring dook on J u ly 4, w h ile apparent ly laboring under a lit of temporary .Insan ity- 1I» was naver married. A year or so before his sulold* Ur. Stirling toolk * fanov tn U lss Lillian Wood, a banaeome nlnoe of William Wood. Judge of Putnam Ooantp. Ur. Stirling bequeathed nearly all hi* for tune to Miss Wood. Tho will WM reoeutly offered for probate, but a sister of tha tes tator ! 11 od an objection, Secretary of Ih* Stela B c a n l nr C h arities- Thc State Board ot Charities has n n o n l-' mously appointed Robert W. Hebbard, of Now York Oily, as Secretary of the Board In tbo plaoe of Edmund Lyou, of Rochester, re- aigned. For the past tw elve yeam Mr. Heb- bonl haa been Superintendent o f the work of the Charity Organisation Society o f tha olty of Now York. During the quarter ended Sep tember SO the Board's agent eauaed the re moval of Mrenty-soTca alien paupers fo their homes In other countries end 841 Blata paupers to other States Irom Institutions In this State, thus relieving tbe State of'tholr support. A Hew York Town Maraud. Tlie business portion of Cherry Creek wo* id waste by a fire of probable Incendiary origin. Thu fir* broke out In Parson's tw o - story frame store tn th* oentre of the village, snd spread until lh s satire block ou that shin of Main street w u In flame*. . Everything w u destroyed, w ith tbe ex ception of Crissny’s Bank. The lose will reach *88,000. Mis* Arabella Woodbury, sla ter of Ihe County Surrogate, who lived over the Paraou store, wns severely aoorobed and burusd. C rashed T h r o u g h a B ridge. While passing over Kaowlton'a Bridg*, which spans Black B lvsr at Bnsbea'a b lon d , in tne central part of Watertown, tho large fourteen-ton steam roller which to need by the city for Improving lie streets, crashed through the bridge, falling thirty ItsM.aad wus badly demolished on tho roekn below. Luther Hmith, tbe eagtnoer. waa ennght un der tbe heavy roller and crashed to aealh. Shot H im s e lf After Apendlgg H la P o r t e n s . Jo h n II. Larkin, a ged thirty years, son of a well known farmer o t Moorne County, oom- m ilted sulaldo In an orchard on tha outskirts ot Itoohestsr by shooting himself In lb s hood with a rev ilver. Larkin had bean loading n dissolute Ills, running through a consider able fortune loft bim liy hia fathar; Made Insane by Cigarettes. John Cole, a son o f J am es Ooles, o f Hurley, U lster Connty. bas become I d s m s through the excessive smoking of cigarettes, s a d oa order com m itting him lo l h e Middletown In- *aun Asylum boa been signed by Judge Clearwater Cole was very violent and re oently assaulted and knocked hi* father down several tlmor. Forgery R e v e a led by P o l l a n . Aa Investigation Into lho affair* o f Prate mao, Ives A Co.. wbleh assigned at L ittle Pells a law days ago, reveals the foot that • note for *8000, pureortlng to have bean In dorsed by Jaeob Zoller, Ih* wealthy pro duce\ merchant,m andiu wnlohuifj!• waav protaated, - v u b h i, im w hw prwwmma, waa naver, according to Mr. Holler's state ment, Indorsed by him. If this to so It 4* evident Ihat forgery ho* b een committed. It la teileved that other forged papers wilt te unm rU e d . Free man, II I* raid, had power of attorney for I be firm. Mr. I r o , who I* seventy-two yesra old, to prostrated m his home In Llltlu Palls. Freeman re- luse* lo talk.' Tbe assignee has expert no- cuuulonlB st work. isles l a J e l l From Opium . Jo h n Hulberf, of Hobart formerly n con ductor ou the West Hhure Railroad, who WM on triul charged with bqrglore en d grand larceny, diod In jail a( Delhi. Death Is sun- poaed tu have resnltod from an overdose ot opium. He leave* a family. G e n e ral H ew* Hnreb *5. A rm strong, form e rly th e Mriat- n e t to Poetm a v tar Jam e i M Hmith. of T a r r y - to w e, wav a c q u itted ol I h e o b a rge ol h s v t u robbed Ihe U n ited States m ails, by • levy lg I be f a t t e d Htatee C ircuit U o u rt, b e fore Judge Brown. The furniture e toraol Charles N. I n a l Hop. Hcheunstady. Wes g u tted by Hr*-, lom will a m o u n t to *18,09', w hieh I* i pert ally covered by uisursaam The f x z i ipn c taco u u s cam lm s tlott. ' Mcrnn M u rphy M d Michael Lord asp h y x iated in Hr recuse. D a v id Am m . aged w T O f d w r i M stepped. out ot tbe Way of M Irak* B I M he aad w M h fited by ■ a ether. At M orrierillelh* tore to Ihe m P c p . s g s t M lehgeiC teer. a « M j Raw York, sheig ed ' degree t e kJMlnc J *
