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The Tecumseh Herald. ]>} THE ODD CORNER.
BY JOHN K. DPBKKK- J
publlahed every Saturday mornlnK at Tecum- 30ME QUEER AND CURIOUS
•eh. Oklahoma. and wtondat tho iioit-oflloo "
aeeond-class matter.
FEATURES OF LIFE.
TECUMSEH,
OKLAHOMA.
jccisthizg is sure to bo accomplishes
by the man who sticks to one thing.
As ranch bitterness and hate can bt
expressed in a word as can be flreti
out of a gun.
A good man flirds good wherever h«
goes, because the good in him brings
out good in others.
It is human nature to use things
roughly, and when they break declare
they never uere good.
There is probably a time in the lift-
of every man, when his hand almost
touches the philosopher's stone.
Farmer Pfuff of Pettla County. Mo.,
raised 200 bushelfl of Ivafllr corn on
♦ hree acres of ground this season.
A New York woman committed sui-
cide because her husband rode a bicy-
cle too much, all of which she could
have cur (Hi him of in one week by buy-
ing a tandem.
The Bank of England can scarcely
keep the gold from coming to Amer-
ica by raising the discount rate or by
advancing the selling price of eagles
• lie Tliyarlf
Watcli — A Profl
Frlonilly Whale Hoi
A Plillokophloal D
npHKM lii Every
ble
HIS is the theme
that all should
know.
That we in selfhood
wisely grow
To stature and
knowledge great,
While yet there's
time— er* it's too
late.
Faults in another—
let alone,
\nd turn ourthoughts toward the home
Wherein we dwell, that we may see
| The things we lack, Instead of thee.
While doing thus, our light will shino
In many ways—'twill be a sign
To radiate in luster bright,.
With power for good and righteous
might.
"To be myself'—'tis grand, sublime!
A ladder firm, on which to climb
To heights serene of cultured grace—
i That time, nor seasons can efface.
Wu
eli.
A C<
A few days ago i was standing by an
American gentleman, says a writer in
Truth, when I expressed a wish to
know which point was north. He at
and bars. So long as England keeps on I onco puiied out his watch, looked at it,
buying enormously of American prod- and pointed to the north. 1 asked him
nets and seiling little in return gold whether he had a compass attached to
«wltf come this way—until such time as his watch.
America gets ready to invest surplus "All watches," he replied, "are corn-
funds in England as England used to passes.
do over here.
A novel legal point is involved in a
case now on trial in St. Louis. In Au-
gust, 1895, Freeman 0. Smith, a com-
mercial traveler residing at Little
Hock, bought a pair of shoes that were
too tight for him. They chafed the
Then he explained how this was.
Foint the hour hand to the sun, and
the south Is Just half way between the
hour and the figure XII on the watch.
instance, suppose that it is 4
o'clock. Point the hand indicating four
to the sun and II on the watch is
exactly south. Suppose that it is 8
sk"n of "hVmtleToe, but "he continued I o'clock; point the hand Indicating
to wear them, and for a while continue eight, to the sun. and the figure X on
wear them, an.i for^ ^lo^tried io * ' my "AmeA.'an frien.i was quite sup
phy'lcl.n The toe became worse and pri cd that I did not know this. Think
rACor wa* called in, but even Iih | ing thnt very possibly was ignorant of
skill was unavailing, and Smith died of
blood poisoning. Among other assets
of the dead man's estate was an acci-
dent Insurance policy. The company
issuing it refused to pay the insurance I
011 Jhe ground that the blood poisoning |
was not due to accident, but to neglect.
a thing that every one else knew, and
happening to meet Mr. Stanley, I asked
that eminent traveler whether he was
aware of this simple mode of discover-
ing the points of the compass.
He said
that he had never heard of it. I pre-
sume, therefore, that the world is in the
same state of ignorance.
Ignace Paderewskl, the eminent pian-
ist, has always been a source of bound
less "copy" to newspaper men in this |
country and others. And it has been
his lot to have sensational news con-
>11 table
William Shafer, of Alameda, Cal., has
1 marvelous divining rod, and his wife
i.u has an alleged wonderful power of see-
cerning himself "transmitted broadcast I Ing visions of gold mines deep down In
at all times. The faithful (?) cable Is I the earth. With this combination of
now responsible for two new items con
cerning him. One is that he has be- I
come as bald as a billiard ball, which I
would necessitate the Intervention of a |
skilled wlgmaker if he wants to re-
tain his "pull" with the women, and the
other is that he is hopelessly insane.
The probability is that neither are true,
but what is to be said of the unkind
cribe who, taking up the baldness part
the story, claims boldly that |
•Paddy" has always worn a wig!
A waiter In a Chicago hotel, rummag-
ing with some other colleagues among
some unclaimed baggage in the cellar
discovered a wallet containing bonds
of a southern railroad for $60,000 with
$13,000 accumulated Interest due
them. He turned them over to the
talent and Invention they are reaping a
rich harvest for themselves and turning
the heads of staid old prospectors and
mine-owners in several western states.
Just now Shafer, carefully guarding his
precious divining rod, Is on a prospect
Ing trip in the interest of several San
Francisco capitalists, and his dutiful
wife is trying her hardest to see vis-
ions at so much per vision for other
capitalists who want to locate precious
metal. Several weeks ago the couple
returned from a little prospecting tour
their own account inspired by one of
Mrs. Shafer's dreams. They claim to
have located a "bonanza" in Contra
Costa county,California, the rod having
dipped at the spot where the woman
dreamed the vein of gold was. "Unfor-
tunately," says Mr. Shafer, ' the mine
Is upon a piece of land owned by a capl-
ety of California, consisting of several
hundred physicians. When about half
way over, the whale appeared, and at
once displayed unusual friendliness.
It swam up to the vessel, and, turning,
followed her along so near that the
spray of its spouting came aboard and
the eye of the monster could be plainly
seen. The steamer slowed up for a
few minutes occasionally as the whale
became too friendly, and the passen-
gers had a fine opportunity to see a
whale but a few feet away.
While all horsemen are interested iu
everything that has to do with better-
ing the condition of the feet of horses,
there are many who are slow to believe-
that any marked improvement In Rhoea
and their manufacture will be intro-
duced in the near future. There is a
new horseshoe that takes in a certain
portion of the horse'd hoof. This is
much commented on, and, to the ama-
teur, looks attractive. It will stay on
longer, and will, it Is claimed, keep
the horse's hoof in good shape. This Is
all very well for a little while, but as
loon as the hoof grows past a certain
point the feet are crowded and the
horse either favors them or goes la.mo
altogether. While there is room for
improvement In horseshoes, it Is safe
to say that the Inventive genius of the
human family, has not, up to date,
provided anything better than the old-
fashioned shoe that has been in use for
generations.
The Philosophic Dog:.
"Chocolate" is a Parisian canine
curiosity who has been attracting much
public attention of late. Ho is no-
body's dog but has managed to play his.
cards so well that he can lunch at a
fashionable restaurant near the Made-
leine and dine in an equally select eat-
ing establishment in the Bois de Bo-
logne. Recently somebody has given
him a brass collar. Inscribed with the
words, "Chocolat, the Philosophic Dog,
Who Has No Master." The animal
manged to obtain free meals in the
restaurants by killing rats. He is also
to be seen occasionally at the cafe con-
certs In the Champs Elysees, but no-
body knows where he sleeps. He Is
Sometimes arrested as ;> vagrant, but
his collar soon obtains for him a speedy
release from imprisonment.
They 1Iiikk«<1 the Dor.
A queer fox hunt is reported from
Barren county, Ky. A farmer going one
morning to open the door of his poultry
house found that the place had been
railed by a fox that was still Inside.
Reynard appeared to have worked up
the sliding door until he effected an en-
trance, when it dropped and made him
a prisoner. The farmer and his son
concocted a plan for his capture. 'Turn-
ing a dog inside the poultry house they
held a bag firmly over the opening,
and on the slide being lifted there was
a swift rush Into the bag, the mouth of
which was quickly closed and held
tightly. Imagine their surprise, how-
ever, to see the fox slip out of the shed
immediately after and bolt out of sight.
They had bagged the dog!
\ FAMOUS FAMILY.
clarntlon i
of American Independence HI* Life,
lilu La bora and lli« PlktlnguUhed De-
scendants—Carroll* of Modern Times.
<i!
Pennlngon, of Baltimore. Their chil-
dren are Robert lioodloo Harper Pen-
nington and Clapman Pennington, both
MARYLAND'S MOST HONORED j of whom are married and have chl!
CITIZEN. | dren> Miss Emily L. Harper, daugU-
j ter of Mr. Harper, was long one of
Baltimore's most honored and distin-
Charles Carroll Signed the Declaration j gujgjjp^ ladles.
Charles Carroll, Jr.. the only son
of the signer, married Harriet Chew,
daughter of Benjamin Chew, chief jus-
tice of Pennsylvania. Young Mr. Car-
roll's residence was Homewood, near
Baltimore, and after the style of the
family he was known as Charles Car-
roll, of Homewood. He had five chil-
dren, one son and four daughters. The
son, Col. Charles Carroll, inherited the
family estate, Doughoregan manor. He
married Mary Dlgges Lee and many
children were born to them. The eld-
est son Charles died without issue,
leaving his brother, John I^ee Carroll.
John Lee Carroll was born, in 1830,
in Baltimore, and was educated at
Georgetown College, at St. Mary's Col-
lege, Baltimore, and In the law depart-
ment of Harvard University. He prac-
ticed law for several years In Balti-
more, but after marrying Miss Anita
Phelps, daughter of Royal Phelps, of
New York, he removed to that city. Id
1861 he returned to Maryland and
shortly afterward purchased Doughore-
gan manor from his brother, and has
slnco resided there except during the
winter, which he generally spends in
Washington. He has always taken a
police and now the hotel manager is tali8t amj it will be very hard for me
uulng for their recovery, claiming that I ge^ possession. But if 1 ever have
they should not have been taken away. an opportunity to develop the mine thai
One George Craft owned the trunk and I ls Bllre\y there I am certain that It will
when, 011 June 7. 1894. the manager pay mP handsomely." Mr. Shafer's
told him to pay his bill of $38.40, ho Wonderful steel dip needle has, he as-
1 unable to do so and was turned out scrt8 BUCh a powerful affinity for the
of the hotel, his trunk being held for precious metal that it can scent a ten
the account. Now the question Is. who I cent piece ten rous away. It was made
was Craft, where Is Craft, and. If he especially for him by a friend who put
does not turn up, who does the money three weeks' work on It. With a siml-
belong to? The manager, the waiter, iar instrument a very rich mine is said
or who? I to have been located in Heath Valley
which Is now owned and operated by
In Nanuet, N. Y., live Henry Eskra | the Redlands Mining company.
aid his wife. They still occupy the
same house, brtt have not spoken to 1 curious Trlppl*
one another for twenty years. Tbev immense array of curious stlmu
quarreled then and agreed to divide lnnts COmos from the far Bast—China,
the house between them, each taking japan and Java. The Orientals never
three bf the six rooms, which are di-
vided by the passageway. There is a
common door, but otherwise their ways |
are separate. On each side of the walk
are three apple trees, so when the divi-
sion was made their possessions were
have learned to make effervescent bev-
erages, but outside of this they know
much about fermenting and distill
Ing as we western barbarians. In some
respects they have gone further and
utilized almost every vegetable from
Slugulur will.
One of the most singular wills on
record was that of a Mr. Berkeley, of
Knlghtebridge, Middlesex. England,
who died In 1805. He left £25 to four
of his dogs. During a journey through
France and Italy, this gentleman being
attacked by brigands, had been pro-
tected and saved by his dog; the four
animals he pensioned by his will were
the descendants of his faithful friend.
Keeling his end near, Mr. Berkeley de-
sired that two armchairs might be
brought to his bedside, and his four
dogs seated on them; he then received
their last caresses which he returned
with the best of his falling strength,
and died In their paws. He ordered
that busts of his four dogs be carved in
stone, and placed at the four corners
of his tomb.
A Chinese Telegram.
Chinese ia the only language thai
cannot be telegraphed. So a cipher
system has been invented, by which
messages can be sent. The sender of
the message need not bother himself
about the meaning. He may telegraph
all day without the slightest idea of the
information he Is sending, for he is only
transmitting numerals. It is very dif-
ficult with the receiver, however. He
has a code dictionary a' his elbow, and
after each message Is received he must
translate it, writing each literary char-
acter in the place of the numeral that
stands for it. Only about an eighth of
the words In the written language ap-
pear in the code, but there are enough
of them for all practical purposes.
alrooBt identical, but to-day a great which a profitable fluid could be pro-
difference Is noticeable. The husband cured. A parallel would exist if we
earns a living by various bits of job made whisky from rice, buckwheat and
work and has kept his side of the
house, garden and even the porch, In
excellent repair, while the woman, de
pendent upon what her children give
her, has been forced to allow her side
I oats, or wine from cantaloupes, water-
I melons and pumpkins.
There Is so great a variety of these
I Eastern liquors that the government
classifies them roughly into wines.
(Baltimore Letter.)
F the 56 signers of
the Declaration of
I ndepende nee,
Charles Carroll, of
Carrollton, is not
ed as having been
the wealthiest man,
the only Catholic
and the last surviv-
or of the immortal
band of patriots
who pledged their lives, their fortunes
and their sacred honor for the support
of the American cause.
Charles Carroll's grandfather and
namesake, the first of the name In
America, came to America from Ire-
land in 1688, after the dethronement
of James II. of England destroyed the
hopes of the Catholic party In Great
Britain. He was appointed Lord Bal-
timore's chief agent in the colony and
received from the lord proprietor of
Maryland grants of land amounting to
60,000 acres. He died in 1720, leaving
two sons. Charles, the elder brother,
Inherited most of the family estate.
Charles Carroll, the third and most
illustrious of his name, was born at
Annapolis in 1737. At the age of eight
he was sent to Europe to be educated,
and after nineteen years spent In the
colleges of France and England he
returned home in 1764, when the <v>l-
onles were in a condition of growing
discontent under the exactions of the
homo government. His long absence
abroad had not lessened his love for
his native land and he threw himself
heart and soul into the arena to fight
for American rights. In the war of
pamphlets that preceded the Declara-
tion of Independence Charles Carroll
took a leading part and was recog-
nized as one of the ablest writers on
the patriot side. Although he had
more at stake than any other man In
Maryland, or perhaps in the whole
country he advocated the boldest meas-
ures. It was he who advised the burn-
ing of the Peggy Stewart, In broad
daylight, in Annapolis harbor, when
that vessel arrived there with a cargo
of the obnoxious tea. It waB owing
to his indefatigable exertions that the
Maryland delegates In Congress were
Instructed to vote for independence.
Soon after his arrlvel In this country
his father gave him Carollton manor
In Ann Arundel county and from that
time he was known as Charles Carroll
of Carrollton. Ho was among the
first to sign the famous document
which John Quincy Adams described
as "unparalleled in the annals of man-
kind." John Hancock, in conversation
with the Maryland delegate, asked him
if he was prepared to put his name
to the bold declaration. "Most willing
ly," was the reply, and Mr. Carroll
took up the pen and signed it there
and then. "There go a few millions,"
said a bystander, and all were agreed
that in point of fortune none had more
to risk. For twenty-five years after
signing the Declaration of Independ-
ence the life of Charles Carroll was one
of entire devotion to his state and
country. His public career may thus
be summed up: Member of the first
committee of observation, twice in the
convention of Maryland, twice a dele-
gate to Congress, once chosen United
States senator and four times a state
senator. In 1717 he built the country
seat, Doughoregan manor, which to-
day remains in the hands of his de-
scendant. In 1832 he died in the nine-
ty-sixth year of his age.
Of his children his eldest daughter.
Polly, married an Englishman. Robert
Caton, who had settled In Baltimore.
She had four daughters and the story
of these is not a little romantic.
The eldest. Mary, married Robert Pat-
terson, the brother of Elizabeth
Patterson who married Napoleon's
brother, Jerome. After her marriage
she went to England with her hus-
band and was accompanied by two of
her sisters. These three sisters be-
came known as the "American graces."
Louisa, the youngest of the "graces,"
was the first to marry abroad, her hus-
band being Col. Sir Felton Bathursi
Hervey, who was the duke of Welling-
ton's aide-de-camp at Waterloo. He
died In 1819 and three years later Mr.
Patterson died. A few years later Mrs.
Patterson married the marquis of
Wellesley, then lord lieutenant of Ire-
land, and thus it happened that an
American became the sovereign lady
NEWS BOILED DOWN.
HAPPENINGS FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
A Budget of General Information Briefly
and Cnrtly Related In This Column for
llusy Subscribers—Domestic and For-
eign Intelligence.
It is reported that millennial trousers
are all the go at Budapest. They are
made of light-colored cloth, covered
with a diagonal pattern made of tha
repetition of the figures 1000.
Til
•ti to lr
to become very dilapidated, even her strong liquors, cordials and medicines.
Of these four classes the representa- ,
tlves that are presented for sampling
re all well made. None are bad in
any regard and very few are extraor-
dinarily attractive. They average about
1 20 per cent higher in quality and pal-
j atability than the average contents of
a first-class American bar. The wines
are mainly fruit flavors, weak, thin,
but very fragrant. Those made from
I almonds, rosea and tea are about the
hest.
sldo of the porch Is tumbling down
and her three apple trees are dead from
lack of pruning and care. The children
have repeatedly endeavored to bring
about a reconciliation, but their efforts
have always been fruitless.
The growth of postal facilities as an
index of progress was recently a matter
of comment In these columns. Some
figures are at hand which emphasize the
points previously set forth. According
to these figures there were only seven-
ty-five postoflices In the Unted States
at the close of the Revolutionary War.
When the war of 1812 was over there
were about three thousand. At the
close of the Civil War the number was
more than twenty-eight thousand. Fif-
teen years later there were forty-two
thousand postoflices in the republic
and to-day there are sixty thousand.
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JOHN LEE CARROLL.
great interest in politics, has served
several terms in the Maryland Senate
and In 1875 was elected to the gover-
norship. Since his term expired he
has not been in public life.
One of Mr. Carroll's sons Is Royal
Phelps Carroll, the well-known yachts-
man and owner of the Navahoe, one o£
the speediest of racers and cruisers.
THE QUEEN'S LUCKY DAY.
l'retty Narrow Escape
It Was
Though.
It is a fact that not very many years
ago her majesty escaped complete
financial ruin by a mere chance, says
Pearson's Weekly. The failure of a
certain great bank is within every-
body's recollection. It came like a
thunderbolt upon the whole commercial
world. The deficit was not to be
counted in hundreds of thousands, but
in millions of money. As for the share-
holders in the unlimited company, they
were liable, individually, to the whole
extent of the bank's debt. That is to
say, the owner of a £10 note share was
a part debtor of the £6,000,000 or
£7.000,000 that the- bank was short.
This, of course, meant hopeless ruin
to the very richest of them. The first
call swept away the savings of a life-
time of the widow and orphan. In a
short time the weight of the debt had
attacked and swallowed up the middle-
class holders of shares. Then, grind-
ing as slowly and surely as "the mills
of the gods," it reached the capitalist
and millionaire and left them sucked
dry and penniless. It mattered noth-
ing whether they had one share or a
hundred, the result was the same-
hopeless ruin.
Now it happened that some time be-
fore the failure a loyal Scotchman had
died, bequeathing sundry shares In this
bank to the queen. Her advisers sat
long in council considering this be-
quest, and her fate trembled in the bal-
ance. At la3t they decided that it was
beneath her dignity to hold shares in
a commercial undertaking. But the
comic papers got hold of the incident
after the failure of the bank and made
capital of it from the point of view of
what "might have happened." They
pictured Osborne, Balmoral and Buck-
ingham palace for sale and the crown
jewels in pawn. They pictured "Mrs.
England" reduced to taking In lodgers
They represented her ruling the king-
dom from a room in the workhouse,
and Mr. Gladstone bringing her a wel-
ome present of tea and tobacco.
Editor Don C. Bailey of the West
Liberty, Ohio, Gazette, was knocked
down four times the other day by a big
farmer of Monroe township because he
laughed when the farmer said that 16
to 1 meant that the legal rate of inter-
est in Ohio was 16 per cent. Mr. Bailey
will endeavor to repress his mirth in
1he future.
The Chicago grand jury has discover-
ed that many criminals stay in jail
without trial. By investigating a little
further it would dis<K>ver that many
more stay outside without trial.
A Friendly Whale.
Pacific ocean whales are sometimes
rery friendly, especially «>ff the coast
Df Los Angeles county. California. On
more than one occasion they have
astonished if not alarmed sailing par-
ties who have been becalmed. These
whales are harmless, and their atten-
tions are merely from curiosity; but to
have several of them floating in close
proximity is not altogether pleasant.
What la supposed to be the same whale
has recently earned a reputa.lon for
friendliness. During the summer
months it frequently met a large
iteamer off shore and either followed it
along or played about, entertaining the
passengers by spouting. On one trip
the whale placed Itself ahead of the
steamer and swam with it so deliber-
ately that the captain was obliged to
slow down and finally stop, fearing to
run into the huge creature. On an-
other occasion the steamer had on
board as pasesngers the Medical Soci-
A remarkable discovery, as narrated
by Prcf. Carter to the Academy
Sciences of Philadelphia, was made
lately near Three Tans. Montgomery
county. Pa. In a sandstone quarry al
that place an Iron tree has been fount
embedded In the rock ten feet below
the surace. The tree Is about eighteen
feet long, and eighteen inches in diam
eter. and has been completely turned
to Iron, or rather to the irou or«
known as brown hematite.
Origin of the Word "Calico."
The word "calico" has a pecullai
origin. Many centuries since the first
monarch of Malabar, Hlndoostan, gavf
to one of his chiefs, as a reward foi
services, the land within the limits ol
which a cock crowing nt a certain tem-
ple could be heard.. From this circum-
stance the little town which sprang
up in the center of this territory wai
called "Calicado." or "The Crowing
Cock." Afterward It was called Call-
cut, and from this place the first cotton
goods were imported Into England un-
der the name calico.
F.arly Drldges.
The first bridges were made of wood,
and the earliest that we have any ac-
count of was built in Rome, 500 B. C
Julius Caesar erected the next, for the
passage of his army across the Rhine.
Trajan's great bridge over the Danube,
4.770 feet long, was built with timber,
having stone piers.
(iold III (lie .Sea.
it Is computed that there is £80,000,
000 in gold and jewels at the bottom
of the sea on the route betweeii Britain
and India.
Opium smuggling is decreasing.
Muskogee, I. T., now has a board of
trade.
Yellow pine has advanced 50 cents
per 1,000 feet.
Kentucky mobs are still tearing down
toll gates.
New York dealers are trying to cor-
ner Havana tobacco.
General Horace A. Porter is talked
of for secretary of war.
J. Ellen Fpster's husband wnnts to
be governor of New Mexico.
President Cleveland is hard at work
on his message and receives few
callers.
Iowa's vote: McKinley, 289,578;
Bryan, 223,260. McKinley's plurality,
06,312.
Illinois farmers have formed a Chau-
tauqua association, to study farming.
Lower house of the Vermont legisla-
ture voted no on woman suffrage 135
to 80.
California wines have been raised to
20 cents, 5 cents over the 1895 price
and cents over 1894.
Warden McRae of Erie, 1*8., jumped
from a trai?i after an escaping prisoner
and broke his neck.
Texas Republicans are booming Na-
tional Committeeman Dr. John Grant
of Dallas for the cabinet.
Mayor Waters of Hot Springs, Ark.,
was acquitted of killing Harry Martin,
a hotel drummer, last May.
Prairie fires are doing much damage
in Lincoln and Payne counties, Okla-
homa. Two people were fatally burned.
By a fire damp explosion in a col-
liery in Westphalia, Germany, twenty-
live men were killed and fifty en-
tombed alive.
Robert W. Dcutch, a retired cloak
merchant of New York, committed
suicide in San Francisco by turning on
the gas.
S. Blooinquist, a Dawson, Minn.,
farmer, shot his brother's wife and
then committed suicide. The woman
may recover.
Up to date ten contests for seats in
the next Kansas legislature have been
announced. In each case the winner
has less than 100 majority.
National Grange resolved against
proposed export bounties on agricul-
tural products. A resolution in favor
of reciprocity treaties was killed.
Newspaper men are highly indignant
at the treatment received at the Cleve-
land banquet given in IIanna's honor
nnd have published warm resolutions.
First National bank, Sioux City,
Iowa, lias gone to the wall, pulling
down with it the Sioux City Savings
bank and J. K. Pugh & Co., china and
queensware dealers.
George II. McCluskey, a Chicago
ticket broker, deserted his wife, and to
get even she threw vitriol on him in
the Plaza hotel in Plymouth place. He
was badly burned.
General Attorney Waggener of the
Missouri Pacific denies in toto pub-
lished reports concerning United states
Marshal Neely's alleged indebtedness
to the railway.
Students of Lafayette college,
E as ton, Pa., carried Henry M. Payne
of South Wood, L. I., to a barber shop
and cut off his long black whiskers.
The victim has caused five arrests.
Lucas Reiner of Covington, Ky., is
being held in Germany by officials who
are trying to forco him into the army.
He left Germany when 14 years old
and is a naturalized American.
W. K. Vanderbilt got a check for
899,477.09 from the owner of the
steamer II. F. Dimmock. which sank
Vanderbllt's steam yacht Alva three
years ago near Boston.
James II. Childs of San Francisco
was shot and killed by John Miller, a
carpenter, who was shooting at Miss
Nellie Ryan when Childs passed the
door and interfered to save the woman.
Seventy-six families of Eastern He-
brews were lured to Logan county,
Col., by T. Cheney, a year ago, but as
they couldn't live on sand and sage
brush,' they are all now in Denver,
quartered on charitable friends.
Monongahela river coal miners
threaten a general strike
Fred Funston of Kansas is a big gun
among the Cuban insurgents.
Appraisers have been appointed to
divide up James G. Fair's millions.
Council of Jewish Women has
adopted "health and humanity" as its
motto.
Over 1,500,000 barrels of apples are
exported yearly and the trade is grow-
ing.
Wages of the Pullman Palace Car
company shopmen have been cut 15per
cent.
The original manuscript of the Book
of Morman is now in the possession of
George Schweich, of Richmond, Ray
county, Mo. It is valued at 8100,000.
At the beginning of the century
Philadelphia had nearly 10,000 more
inhabitants than New York. The fig-
ures were 70,228 nnd 60,489.
Estimates of the amount of gold ob-
tained by the miners from the Yukon
placers this year vary from 8100,000 t<^
81,000,000.
TO CUKE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Tuko Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Drufc'glsiBrefund the money if li fails tocuro.i!5o
Every woman who has fallen off in
her looks has an indistinct idea that
slaving for some man was its entire
cause.
The elephant is the chief beast ot
burden in Siara nnd Afghanistan. An
"elephant load" is estimated at two
tons.
Some lovely little ice tubs in Havi-
land, China, are among the table ac,
cessories desired by dainty women.
It must be a settled principle with
the Christian that his life in Christ,1
shall be a life of faith.
riiyslelan* Wise In Their Generation.
The abore class of scientists recognise, an6
liBTO repeatedly borne testimony. to the cfileficy
of Uostett«r s Stomach Bitters as a remedy and
preventive of ferer ana ague, rheumatism, want
of vigor, liver complaint, anil some other ail-
ments and Infirm conditions of the system. Ex-
perience and observation have taught them its •
valne. They hut echo tho verdict long since pro-
nounced by the public and the press. Only tho
bonightol now ore Ignorant of America's tonic
and uIterative.
The faith that will move mountains
after awhile is moving a good many
smaller things now.
Many a life has been spoiled by not-
knowing the difference between thrift!
and stinginess.
Ebony knobs and handles are of fre
quent occurrence on silver tea and cof-
fee services.
The mother of Moses did more for,
the world than tne king who built the
pyramids.
A copy of The Companion's Art Cal-,
enciar for 1897, which rivals the famous
"Yard of Roses" published by Tiie
Companion a few years ago, is given
free to every new subscriber to Tiie.
Companion for 1897. To new sub-
scribers the paper is also sent free from
the time the subscription is received
till January, 1897. Thus new sub-
scribers will receive, free, a handsome!
four-page folding calendar, lithograph-
ed in twelve colors, Tiir Companion'
free every week to January, 1897, and
for a full year to January, 1898, by
sending the publishers81.75, one year's
subscription. Illustrated prospectus
for 1897 free. Address The Youth's
Companion, 203 Columbus Avenue,
Iioston, Mass.
A San Francisco horseman is train-
ing eight horses to drive tandem at one
hitch.
Write for the 104 PAGE ILLUSTRATED
CATALOGUE veiitf.ee of the
Lon est I'rh ed House in Amend for fine
JEWELRY^ WATCHES, SILVERWARES.
Also for 25 cents they will send you a
SOLID SILVER Ladies' HAT 1'lN,
of beautiful desiiru, if the money is sent
with the request for Catalogue.
MERMOD & JACCARD JEWELRY CO.,
Broadway, Cor. Locust, ST. LOUIS, MO.
CHARI.E8 CARROLL,
of Ireland. A year later, on the annl
vtrsary of the Declaration of Independ
ence, a banquet was tendered Charles
Carroll, of Carrollton. at which the fol
lowing toast was proposed by Blsho;>
England: "Charles Carroll, of Carroll-
ton—in the land from which his grand-
father fled in [error his granddaughter
now reigns & Queen."
In 1828 Lady Hervey married the
marquis of Camarthfn, who afterward
became the seventh duke of Leeds
Elizabeth, the third Miss Caton, mar
rled the Baron Stafford in 1836. The
fourth Caton girl married John Mc-
Tavish and their eldest son married the
daughter of Gen. Winfleld Scott. Of
the four surviving children of this
union none is married while two have
entered convente
Catherine, the second daughter of
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, mar-
ried Robert Gocdlee Harper, one of the
leading lawyers of his day. His son,
Charles Carroll Harper, married In
1827 and his only surviving child, Em-
ily Louisa, married William Clapman
New Method* of Kxtrnrting Oold.
The real cause of the recent notable
increase in the production of gold has
been almost entirely the marked im-
provements made in the processes of
mining. To the engineers rather than
to the gold hunters and the explorers
credit should be given for the Immense
production of the precious metal in
new fields.
It is this very fact that makes the
promise of a great gold yield for many
decades to come most solid and trust-
worthy. There is reason to believe
that science will yet render possible
the extraction of vast quantities of gold
from ore, which has been passed by as
not worthy of attention, an«\ the refuse
or tailings of old diggings may be
made to yield another harvest to min-
ers.
John. R. Gentry has paced ten miles
out of twenty in 2.04 or better this
year.
Casoarets stimulates liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sickcn, weaken or gripe.
Mexico has a 130-ton locomotive.
Catarrh
Is a const itut ional <1 isoa.se and requires a consti*
tutioualremodvliko IIood'sBarsaparilla. This
medicine purifies the blood and cures catarrh.
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Is the host—in fact tho Ono True Blood Purifier.
Hnnrl'^ Pill* easy to buy. easy to take,
JIOUU I 111-3 easy In effect. 25o.
Monte* Orlnk While Hating.
It is said that In Norway a bucket of
water is always placed within reach
of a horse when he is taking his al-
lowance of hay. "It is interesting,"
says the writer of this Incident, "to
see with what relish they take a sip
out of one and a mouthful of the other
alternately, sometimes only moistening
their mouths, as any rational being
would do while eating a dinner of such
dry food. A broken-winded horse is
scarcely ever seen in Norway.
Fifteen hundred employes of the
Michigan Car works, Detroit, have
been laid olT.
Dan Stuart has formed a syndicate
to establish a Monte Carlo at Juarez,
across the Mexican line from El 1'aso.
Rritish steamer, Memphis, from
Montreal, went ashore in Dunlough
bay, England, and twelve men were
lost.
David S. Jordan, government com-
missioner, reports that but one-fifth as
many seals are on the Alaska islands
as there were ten years ago.
Fred Williams assaulted the 12-year-
old daughter of Mrs. Palm at Carbon,
I'ike county, Ind., and was pursued
and slain by a party of miners.
Spanish Premier Castillo says he will
brook no interference with Cuba by the
United States, and will not make any
concessions or yield to anybody.
Ten inches of rain and snow have
fallen in Nebraska in the past month
ind the prospects for winter wheat as
svell as the output of the present corn
;rop are excellent.
James White, a member of the Brit-
ish parliament and head of a New York
firm, has assigned, and sailed for India,
because sued for breach of promise by
the daughter of a Scotch preacher.
Sebe Jones committed suicide at.
Little Rock rather than submit to
Arrest.
Chicago A Northern Pacific railroad
sold at trustee's sale in Chicago for
$8,000,000.
A. 11. Plumb, Senator Plumb's oldest
on, is to marry Miss Glva L. Gibson of
Dmaha.
"Cooney the fox,'1 of Cronin murder
fame, has returned to Chicago.
Cleveland Steel company is prepar-
Waterproof
Coat
In the
WORLD I
rSH
SUCKER
' The FISII DItAND SLICKER Is warranted watfr-
fcroof. and will kern you dry In tho h*rde«t torm. Th«
mew l'OMMEL BLK KEIt Is a perfect riding coat, and
cC?c' thocntlr««ftildlc. Uewnreof Imitation*. Don't
I bay coat If tho " fish Brand" la not ~ "
jtofl Catalogue '
PATENTS, TRADE MARKS
Examination anil Adrlcft m to ratrntalilllty of In-
vention. Send for "Inrentors' Guide, or llow to Oota
r«U'nt." o FAItKKLL & SON. Washington, D. a
OPIUMS
ureil Est. In 1871. Thousands
heapost and bast cur®. Fhk* Tkui-
Dm. Marsh. Quincy, Mich.
Buried money, mines, Etc.
CAN BK l.'M A I'F.I*. CIK« ULAR.S ft CBNTK
MINERS* St:PPL'V t l>. Box 127, Lebunon, I'u.,
PATENTS. ?KYl STaS-.S:1
Pat.OlHce i Dean* at Weaver. Mi-Gill HI
UIUs.,Waab.D.U
Worth of n Curio.
A lady who was looking about In a
bric-a-brac shop with a view of pur- i
chasing something old noticed a quaint } Ing to manufacture crucible steel. Our
figure, the head and shoulders of which
appeared above the counter. "What Is
that Japanese Idol there worth?" she
Inquired. The salesman replied In u
subdued tone: "Worth about $10,000,
aadam; it's the proprietor."
supply cow all comes from Sweden.
The Alexander Smith's Sons Carpet
company, Yonkers. N. V.. will close
down for two months, throwing T.u'JO
hands out of employment, because the
uarpet market is glutted
m Thompson's Eya Watar.
In time. Bold by drugglsta.
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