EUGENE CITY GUARD.
LkuaritiUk
rrearleMsr.
EUOENE CITT. OREGON.
A OCFtNSE OF TMt LIAR.
Tks rirtllloa l .letr. 'HHe '
Fur many year the wi men have in
lltl n)U t'i importune and bt-aut
of trul li. V r.ud that ail the jjloriou
end lovely imxl in ti ii4 of the art.de-
end upon lL 1,4 "I1"0 n'1
euJur.n foundation. We r.i that
rsctry and Wuiy ret nr lha con
genial sub-urn of tnith a. a atntua
ism In i dedal, lint in nun n not
a y.-t r.rt. u whol.ua givi 11 the other
i. iu of the qui -tioii jii-l- r J ! Idol lue
!irniiu tu tin-1 .T"il and worth i f lur.
Vtrfi' ami revere the truth. We
I ihere to it iii th.ory aii'l In practice a
tiniiif rare in the adherent of imre
opinio!. but we U lu r iu justice
tlion-U Dm hciv.ui full, and in all the
good, old fashioned aiiom. In all
truth, however, tu sk j-urudoilcally,
tiuliur, atan element of practical ad
vancement, hut In n ti lull Ignored.
U U lime thut the pen ami the truth
ahuuU do him homage.
Who n't the great enterprise afloat?
Who 1 the originator 'f vast Invest
tnrnta and the Instigator of magnificent
project?
Tho liar.
Who ii it that Cot the bonda, die-
count. cnrMrutiria ami consolidation?
Who it it thut ha a--tll-l the wild
landt of the went and made I'lirle Han
no longer freeholder?
The liar.
Who U it that originate "hooma" and
distribute capital from the unwary to
the wux?
Who i it that make wildcat wince
uccetsful and aeta a rri upon human
ingenuity?
Who it it that give the iinpulee to pol
itic! and the trend to political economy?
The liar.
The liar hat m many fuite. at Portent.
Anon be withe to make yoor fortune,
and again he wantt to borrow a dollar.
But he it alwayt pleaiant, afTahle,
agrecab!e, wheth.r engaged In the antic
lung of million in world itirrinx plana
or in attempting to tccure free lunch.
The truthful man will affront yon with
rude candor and hold up your faulta
brutally to your notice. Dut the liar
he will do nothing- of the tort, lie will
make you comfortable and happy. lie
wiil put you at peace with the world and
with Uittiry.
Whether he it iu Commerce, In politic!
or in the tho w biuinet, whether ho it
offering yon a potitionor asking a favor,
let hit merit be recognized. Miiiuuapoli
Commercial.
The Hardworking aallaa.
Thit mli r la currently Imagined to al
low lut minister to do all hit work,
while h himself livet a life of Inxurinu
Indolence. The Very reverse it the rule.
The one man in all llioTuikij.il domin
luiit who work morning, mn and
night, whose luitid never rest from ef
fort to carry hi t.e.ple through the dif
C. ulti.t w hich beset hud tyateni and
lak (if mean. i the monarch. The min
ister work llllle. the sultan incessantly.
Not only u thi well known, hut an inti
mate ol mine it an nl le-cuinpiti dully
attendance ujou hit imij.i-ty, and my
idea gleaned from lilln have ;iveri me a
hearty reri'l for the H'nniii.ility of the
pri'K lit U'urer of tha ereacent.
hiine hi a i iM4ii liu luu acam'ly left
bit palace. 11. re he IuUtk with lioiut
UiMlty toid. ct the iupw.ile, for the
bud Turkixh i uitoiini.ru like thehiwt of
the M' di t Klid THiuiit. The ayatem U
aa lotti u a the Kiple are hard to teach.
Moreover, the fiiltuii it the tiluplert and
moat plainly diH-od iiiuu iu hia iloiniu
loiik. Tiie uu,reU'iitlou eourtety of hit
pirwiiiul Ix iiruik'. hit appin'nt la k of
l(otiMii. hit Mtlicr pale, iiervoua, fa
ti'ii".! looking face, ure dignity itnelf.
1 have never e..u a more patriarchal
ceremony or nmt of higher tone limn the
fjnu t proceaMon of N'huulik. llnrjier't
llagiuine.
Thlrlt-tbrva lar W llhaul FmhI.
A rjneer ttory, nnd on which reader
would do well to thoroughly aalt (give
It more than the proverbial grata) before
wallowing, comet with tint claat rec
ommendation all the way from F.ng
laud. Thirty-thie yeart ago, in hm,
member of I lie Chaplin family iln-d at
lllauktley, Lincolnnhire, and Waa luid iu
the luiialy tomb. Thit particular Chap
lin waa a iiuturulmt, and among hit
other pctt had a large gray bat. That
bat waa permuted to enter the tomband
Wat tea led upalive along with the corpse
Of hit dead lii.utcr. Iu INitf the Vault
wut oN-ntHl, and to the turpriae of all
the bat wat alive and fat. On four dif
ferent occaaiout tiuce the Chaplmt have
lool after the welfare of their dead
relative'! pet, and each tune it hat been
reported that the bat wat ttlll in the
land of the Imug, although occupying
quart rt with the dead, lie wat hut
aeeu In Uti. St. Louie Republic.
ralkr Trlraailag.
The great controversy over the wear
lnj of fiutherttidevelopimr contiderahle
beat. There it no appreciable effect Vet
of the p'.eaa on U half t f the bright
pluniajfed bird. The hat boxee of the
i'ruicett of Wale have Jnt le u pet-ped
Into, and what wat teen there may have
an important Influence on a larjjo num
ber. On the hatt nvently made for the
pnncet and her daughter there are
tuny foaiUcrt. hut we are told there are
Bone except Iroin bir.lt which are ueed
for hntiian food. Mutt of thelutt areo.'
the half A'.jnne thape, now coming into
faihion, .ueof the nealeat contained
b'ck cu.k t tail fea'.hert. A little ivlor
b.vj been Introduced, tlum lug that the
princetj ii bringing her motiniing to i
clot-v London l'ornwaindeht.
A Kl I'rwrMa,
A new n.i-'l.. . (.f rlu. mg t-l ha
Wn wtu-t to M Jul. Ciaruur bv
M. Moiu' ihamoiij making ejjn
nitut. Ilc!aii:ia that It u tucrraaful.
Ti.e tU.l it u:antanetnuiy made by
p'ui li.g a Ur of in.a and a :u k of i har
coid toother in a rall I dir.t tion In
atlectmaiCnbnek furnace of atem
ia! ue of l.to) degree and tubje, ting
tiiem to a ttrong cunmt M. Jul Oar
O.er rilrU that hia discovery will rwo
lutkiuixt tl. Uidiutry.-Ex. hange.
lit ';! i ail.
Fhe Ooeof lb lf-k-i,f our aoftla broken.
W i.l jic..iiir r.iui.d r k'iil aay and At uf
Car orntrr-1 m vrrybu.y ju4 Dow, in!.
'l l.lrennr dof
rbv-Oh, drar, to! H niuai Ira rvaul J by
JJ ui tumav Lila.
CU1C0 A QUEER ISLAND.
Dpa1.t I " Water aa
ff tnm O.ld I muea.
Curao it one of the iii ret little la
land of the CanMa-an te. It In
tnileaJ north of VeneinrU, if aUmt 80
mil. long and 13 or II wide, and It baa
population of more than jiMmi.
There it no meant of prx unrig fnh
Water on the Irian I except by alig
rmnwat.-r in reat-rvoira. A nnmijrr of
well have Un lnrel under the nr
liou of the nt h govenilnent, to which
ft belotigt, but each end.-l In failure.
A runout ttateineiit regarding three
0orinit u made by the InhaMtaut of
the ialand. Tin y tay that In en It and
every rmm afu-r certain depth waa
rea lied the tool dripjal out of light.
Indicating that there i no aolid founda
tion to the i.l.md. The l rinif were
maile In low plan and through hilla,
and in alut :Vl diffcp nt phvea, eai h
With the tame ultimate roult. A few
well have he-n dug to er depth
and br.ickili, unph aeant taating wal r
itobtain-l from tlx in, fit only for mail
nfactunng purii-.
The appr iirh of the raiuy aeain U
alwayt au interesting tune there. The
water in the reM-rvoir it low at thu
tune, and the native eagerly await the
bi(iortuiiity b gather fre-h topply.
Clothing i iievt r waahr.1 there iu frrh
water, but at all hour of the day the
beach i aiive with women heating, the
clothe with dull on the rocka.
The hoiix-a are all built iu the Dutch
ttyle, and are moetly of atone, with tile
roofn. The ttr-ta are very narrow. In
aouie place o narrow that it it poaaible
to tlutke hand with the occnnt of a
room arraM the trreefkimply by loaning
ont of the window.
There la a K'omty of young women in
the Uland, but an overplenty of old and
wrinkled daun-a. It It aald the young
women leave borne a toon aa they are of
inamageabln age and aeek huaband in
Urvii, Veneiuela, or kjiut other South
Americau city. Yet there art tome of
the prettiest girl there a traveler ever
tet eye upon. Tbcy are the daugbtere
of Dutch father aud Ppamtb mother,
and the mingling of the two blood ha
produced beautiful race, which la grow
ing quite uumerout there.
TbretMiiiArter of the population I of
African deacent.or mixed African.Span
lab, Dutch and Indiun. A few Indian,
(aid to be deaceudanta of the C'uribt, are
ttlll to be found on tho itlaud living In
butt of ttraw.
Their tole buhlue In theedyteein
to be the ildling of lottery ticket. Ev
erybody invet In the lottery there, and
a there are drawing each day tlie ped
dling of tlcketa form quite a paying
buninet.
Home of the African there are mag-
nifloutly formed, epvially thota em
ployed along the Ingoon in loading and
unloading iteaiuer and nhipa. They are
at home iu the water and will dive un
der a tteamer for a "real" or IU cent
piece.
Of late year they are forced to wear
Ult w hile iorting iu the lagoon ii.-ar
the u'ttleiiieiit, but a tho Ingoon ex
tend in the center of the inland aeverul
luih' each way they limy be ra-eli every
evening making tin ir way iu punt to a
point la-yolid olwervalloii whiro thev
can enjoy theliiMdre iiiilrMiniueleil by
clothing.
The Mio-a prtieu, or tnonkev plum, la
the favorite Iruit, and the rrot 1 the
favorite bird. For ft a young parrot
that cull talk ill Spiimli may lie pur
chaw.1, and lie Ling bird can be hud
for Ml cent.
None of the liipior w hich obtain it
name from the ialand la made there now.
The Dutch have taken hold of the union
fiu'ture of tho liquor und have trans
ferred the bilMno to Holland. New
York Herald.
lluulh aa lllllpaaier.
Onetoryof l-xith't trip to the S.md
wich lnhuid n uiaiiia with me. He hud
gone there In 1'I n t'omany with lit
coinrud", Mr. David C. And. r..n, en
route to Aiiiitraliii.and they were to play
in the Iloynl Hawaiian theuter. They
hud hired a native to w(n up the hill
announcing the Tformauce. Thu had
to le done with premration linmed
"lan-pia.," made from a vegetable railed
"tara-tara," which I a favontu fiaxl In
Honolulu, but the r man wu o huu
gry that yielding to temptation be iucon
tiucntly ate up the paate, aud to their
turpnan no bill aprel. When the
reoaoii wa omi i tiumsl, they feared to
truht another native, and it wa there
fore agn-) that a Ilth wa the young
er ho thould act iubilliotiT.aud it cam
topuM that every night after the per
formance Edwin went about the city
with hit play bill aud bucket of pante
and put up with hi own hand the jiott
er announcing what the company would
play on the following night. And he a
aured me that he did thit bonevtly un.i
did not eat any of the patte! William
lluphain in Century.
rhewlag Oara.
I atked A verr fauiout rhviidan lha
other day if it wa iujurlout to chew
gum not that I do it and beautwered:
i c and no,
"And howr 1 Inquired.
"To chew guru for live or ten mlnnt
fter a uieul It abolutely benefk'ial."
laid he, "epeciully for hity eaten, who
do not half iiiaatirnt their food, beranaa
the action of the jaw cuutea th gMtric
pile.- to flow, aud Unit it good. But M
few oeoul can im and not ahnw. li Tl,
get the ginu in tli. tr innutht and keep at
It till tiny fairly dry up the aaliva tup
ply, bring on a headache and get gener
ally lirrvou. Thu will caut Indlgea
Hon." New York Recorder.
Merer la Ttia.
Tlie late n. J. Ityrou bad a horror of
funeralt. but waa once prevailed upon to
attend that of a fellow llobcuian. After
Wailing long at the cemetery entrance,
be aud hit cotiipiuiona followed a fune
ral into the chaj'l. and wheu the terr
Ice wa half over, discovered that It Wa
that i f a stranger. Their friend fune
ral bad Uot iine yet.
"Ah." aald llyroti. "Juat hke jaa.r Uill I
never iii time'"-Uan.l. MiKiou.
A light sujip r. a t n.ght't tleep j
and a tin uiormmr have often nuJ a
hero of the tame man w ho by Indiges
tion, a rrtica bight aud a rainy morn
ing would have prvvnt a coward. Che-stern.
Id.
Sir Doyle
a'ile said, "SingUf miaf.r
tune uever come alone, and tbe greatest
of all tangible na.sfortunea i geoerallv
folh.weU by a much gn-mu."
Th tab tit i f urt- t nothing m. r.
than doing what yon can dow.U am
dt lcg Weil w hatevsv yoa de wtUtoot .
thought of faot.
hUt
Many Remarkable Cases of Swin
dling Brought to Light
DEATH M M IXSrTLLTMXl LATI P
Taa aarkabla rrrraaaw ml aa r.a
lUk W .aa-ll..w a rr.rwha.aa Taa
Ihargaef Ilia Kaaeral Tbe Mae-
am, Meyer aaat Aaalle l a.
NEofthe moat fer
tile ttrlfla of wlrk
Hi lllKenillly I I ha
twindlllig of life
liiaiirama riniia
Film. ellliTbr alln
ulated dratb or
oninuht niiinler.
The record, of the
Inaiiranie riifi
lilea f.tbe iaat.V
year furnitb
many inlaiiee of
frauila. and three
notable raee of re-
eent dale have at
traded wulriread Interr-t. In the ra of
Lieutenant llanibroiiifli, who wa myaiert
oualy ahot In Seot land. Monn.n. w ho waa
rhari(el with murdering him. ha l-. n an-
nuitieil by a Siiti h venlict of "not proven
and 1 likely loeoller t the! IKi.nai luaiiranee
rra (he Voung lieiilenant' life. The fate of
Dr. .Meyer, wboUacrnu-d of making ahul
neat of polaoninn nien and women and rn
lectlng Inan ranee on (heir live, baa mat yet
been d.-rlded.
A more recent raae I that of John C.
Auatln, whoae heir wer awarded lit,
77VJ10IO New York the other day In a tint
brought amlnat the Mutual l(e-rve Kund
Lift Inauranee aawa iatton. In the aiimnirr
of IHd Anatlu Inanml hi lift for H V"
and three data later wa reported drowned
at Coney Ialand. Ilia clothe were found
la a bathbt.uae. but the body wa never
found, and tber wa tome unuaual not to
tar tuaplciout circumnanee connected
with the aliened drowning. The inauranee
company wat not aatUfh-d with th proof
of death, and th beir brought auiu At
tht trial th defendant produced a witnra
wboclaiineil to bar aeeu Auatin In th
Adirondack a year after hi disappearance
and Introduced a photograph of Auatln in
hunting coaluint alleged to bava been taken
In l"SJ. Hut the Jury decided that Aua.ln
waa dead.
Up to date th attempted fraud oo Ufa
luaurtnc companies are, tint, the very
rare one uf pretended death, w hich may be
artificially Induced by certain drug; arc
otid. falae certification Ibrouub bribery or
forgery; third, falae prraouailun of tba ap
plicant and decent lou of th medical ex
aminer and aubatitution of a dead Ixaly.
Ibe only caae of iiiocewfully aiiuulated
death on record occurred in England many
year ago aud, alnuige toaa)', the aauie wom
an weul thruiiub the aimulalrd death per
formance ii three dUtluct uccaaiont lie
twera Interval of many year, and her
"bnalauid" or "father" or ' brother," who
Waa partner In the nheine. waa the name
tnau on each (a-caaiou. Th pair were auo
eraafiil in each iliatauce.
Iu the llrat attempt the muu waa a pov
erty alrlckru geutleiliau of the auhnrlat of
Ixiuduii, then a gambling army olhcer of
(Jueeo tquare and linall) a l.iver.l mer
chant. Life iliaiiratioe men III ajn-aking of
tli raaa eay that au ueivaafiil a arrtea of
fraud by the ame roii apa-ara wonder
ful at the prrwnt day, and that the woman
either poaaeaeed that powerof almillating
death of which there hava Iweu a few re
markable inatancea Iu hialory or thut tht
phraii ian waa brllal.
UuerraiK lomataclink In lWtlin aatiiia
lime lav k waa beavil) iniired. The futirrul
look place. Ititlwh. n a diaiuteriiieiil wa
had the tMiileiila of the coll'm were found
to c.naat of alone and etraw, ami it waa
aeertaine that Toiiialaeh. k, iiiiM'llfd by
lrreitiblecuriilty ami diaguianl beyond
reiiiKiiiliou, bail altemb'.l hia own funeral.
Here i another and a Imnl remarkuble
caae of the aame kind. Iu l""i a w ine mer
chant in Itonb-aiix, Krunce, nuiiie.1 Vital
llouat, luauieil hi life for , a (rune In
the I'aria ollii-e. Then he went to Umdou.
Ill widow a little later pn-eutrl beraelf
at the liiaiirnuce ollli-e with the h k'iil ilocu-
military praif of her hoaUimr death.
The coniany aotuehow "eiiicll a rat" and
InveotlgaUil. It a.i-ma that when Doual
weul tu lamdon he put up at Ford hotel
under the iiame of Ibila-rtL While there
he gi4 a French waiter to w rite him out a
cert i Iii ate in Enuli-li, puriHirting to be
igned by Dr. Crilll, to the i tf.rt that Vital
laiuat had dleil oil the 'Ma of Novrmlrer,
ltk uf auriiriam of the heart.
Thu certillcaui wa preaeuteil tu the reg-
laterof death at l'laitow by Douat huu-
elL Th certilloate waa rrgtatered. It be-
jon c. AftTin t nrsTtso cotTrve
From th tihuluaranh showa In rotin 1
big state-l thai th body waa then Ulna at
. , .. . . . I,. ...... . . .
"a i laisiuw. .u mat very oay
Douat procured a rrrtioVat from tht re-
Ul- . I.- V. . - .
of St. Patrick' remelery at Ixw Iji)U,ii
omemi a grave to He dug IKmat un-b r
th Dame of IWuardo then paid tbe burial
fee and designated tbe following Sunday
f.ir the funeeal 1 1 a inn iiml.. f k- .,...
of Kubinl coolly went to au un.l.rtak.r '
aim piiiXDaani a lull tiecomn. In a hn h be
flscnl a thick lining o( Ua.1 It...... I...I
th eolTlu rouvee.l 10 the cemetery from a
certain house, be hi marl f being the chief I
and only m.mnirr. In th rbapel u( the '
. . ij . 1. , , . . . . 1
the "remains ' of IV. oat wr pncsik-iird I.. !
the earth.
It was Sergeant Drutvitrh of the Urn
1
Hon p.hcwl fmiiid all this out. Hut'
whew th sergeant ma.l bis div-or.-rira
Dmiat bad come 10 this country bevnud h.
r-h. Ikmat wa d.nr.l. however Iu
ln be went In Antwerp, where heailempt-1
ed te ots!aln from Inauranee rontinies a
big sum of Insurance .mi aal. ahii).r.l on a
Vessel, lit prod nerd inv.u.i-a n-prvrntn
Ust lb raae and barrela ,ta,ue.l i iai
worth of rhvaka and hare. Tl.e eaaea
hroiual cm the d. k. and, lo and behold!
they develonnl Into two barrels of tar. and
"e war found Ut contain roan, t bla
alcuhol. powder and rbarooal. Hewaaarn
Uaoed to deata. but lha Kreuch r'ern
fcol claimed bint under th txtraditino
14 fje at ttetcpw4 fro4 oa th
part a Lite innrne enmpany Be wa n
trtneil In n il aervlinde when It got blin.
Here I an Interealllig drowning raae: I)
K lbwell of Munele, I ml. on hrpt. li,
Kl. alarted for hi Irtilawllh hia wife.
II purchaanl twom krta fi g1.' each,
g.a.l f.ar Unity, of Ibe IUllwy I'aaaellger
oiiny of Hartford. Hi hf" wa In
tnrl (or (lii'oi In t he Franklin Life of In
haiiaalia. He waa prvaideiit of lb local
lewnl of then..paiiy at Munele. and he
waa an highly thoim-ht of that hewaan'4
only made pn-ai.lent of Ihetaainl, but when
l.e IiliiimI bia life for ?o.il the etniaiiy
did uiaak forara.h payment of the pre
Itiium mi the policy, but took hia mMeforaix
n.oi.lha lloaell ami hia wifa on Se.t. -JJ,
l;i. lefi M. U.uiaon theairainerSt. Luke.
At midiiikht Mra. Itiawell irave the alarm
that her hiialwml had fallen orerlaairl
while airk. "I aaw Mr. Howell falling
luckwap ami ovi rlnl." ah aald. "I
prang to raich hi in where he tat on the
rail wiib one arm round the ai.mi liion. but
could not. I aa In in reach the water,
there waa a apla.h. and all wa over."
N-arrb for the deail Italy wa ninvle. It
waa never found. The aueiit of one of the
life eoiiipaniea Jame iiwell bail lnurel
bimaelf in wrote to the ciiiiany. "Iloawell
waa one of our lwt citleiia.of the lawt
habila, rea-eted and rateeiiied by all who
knew him."
The Franklin company waa toed by the
widow. The venlict waa In her favor for
111.'"). 1 hi wa a.-t aanle ami a new trial
granted. Iloawell low I now la-n "dead"
thrtw year. The cae waa again to come
up. Tin waa In I?! Ala.ut tht time
ATTtNliHO HISOWX rrXEB.tU I
there wa Judge I. 9. Howe In Gateakurg.
I. li
III. H wa playing crwpiet with tome a a uie doorMe pi r, out w nu n tne ran
ladic on day w hen two gentlemen recog- road callt a box c ir. Tim coiuetliatl ha
uited blin aa the lung I oat Iloawell. lie tecurcil la f.-lou of his vaiis.'. which he
admitted It and tuddeuly went touth. leav-
liigbl.trunka.eciirityforalM.nofrju). I
lwa.pl.lnthat.Mr. Hoawel w..lnthe
tcbeme, at It wa proven tual in Uul vit- 1
Ite.1 - Judge Ho." In (J.le.burg and had
piaaed there at hit nlc. Hhe waa arretted,
tried aud convicted and tentenced to pri- ,
ou. Iloawell wa raptured In .Michigan Iu inform tnu noiei iiiuu mat i.u mcjp.ii
July, .t. ami racaped puiiiahnient on the lug to nign w ith Manager Se.unl-ao and
technicality that a mau and wife could not j wm B..Utf j n dav or two. After liear-
conapire.
Ileie la a cnae that completely ouldora
Meyer If he ia guilty of what be I charged
lib: W illiain rainier lived In Kuiiely, a i
little town on the line of the Northwestern I
railway, Emilaml. In l he waa a flue
haiking man, '.A years old. He married the
laraut i(ul daughter of Colonel ltrtaik of
the East India service. The girl' mother
had received from the colonel a life leaae of
hi faUiti. Palmer wa a faat liver. He
oved horae racing and hud a prit .it.. Ialar-
atnry w here he made varioua cheinicul ex-
iMTimenta. When ahort of fuiela one dav.
he apK-ulrd to Mra. iinaik. ne wi-ut to
live with her daughter at once. She died
mhlenly four ilay after she reached the
Hiiuely home. Ily her deal h Pulim r' wife '
liecaiue ow n.-r of the llrooksealate, but mi- '
der hia control, lie Hour lived a faMer life
.. .. .. .... ,. . 1
than ever. 1 our of hia chili rt-u, like Mrs.
llria.k.. dlt suddenly, with Interval, of ,
one or two year la-tween theib-ath of each,
There nuiailie.1 one. At the mot her dent U
tbe eatnte would pia to that little one. tho Country.' Comedy How stroll ill,
Pnliio-r bad hi wife life Injured for and Tolua falls up ill hia cheat with
;a,uio A sporting Irieml of Palmer'., 1 a,,,! , i,guge liiln. in tone to ! over
named lllud.11. calhal iih.ii him soon after- llt.r,l l,v l, landlord, to o.innlet.. tl,.
wanl to rollra t a debt of .I..Val.
tick at Palmer a hoiiae ami die.1.
He fell
'aimer
"family plu.lciau" said the ruiiae waa.vre- ,
brnl fever. A year afterward Mr. Palmer .
took sick and died. The "family phy.i. Ian"
Blade out the death cert ilicale, ami soon
afterward the l.ondn life eoliiHUiie paul
the r."i.ii. Palmer then had hia brother
Waller life licoircd for '".l. The broth
er waa a hunt drinker. Palmer, the chem
ical e.M-rimeuter, vave Inm gin to drink,
and be died shortly. He then applied for
the Insurance; lint, l range to say, w lu-u
the i-oliipaiiie n fll-.il to M ttle he never
renewed the. aiplicaliou. Hut Palmer wa
inch a gisal maul No neighbor sueiU-il
he would do a w Mug act.
In November, IsV., John Parsons Cook'a
horse Won at the Shrewsbury race f 10,(100,
Ira ni lug Palmer's. The latter had U-t heav
ily, and hit hM-a were ureal. lieslde he
bail forged note 1 11 the extent of H.",0,
tud eaiire threatened him. Ciaik wo
Worth Mal, aud Palmer hail ubtnlueil
Cook' signature to many note. He got
Cook to visit bia 1 Palmer's) Hugely houae
that month (Xovemla-ri. Palmer gave Cook
something to drink and gnve biui some
pill. He died two days afterward. Tbe
"family phyairiau" said tbe cause wo apo
plexy. Tbe (Hist mortem revealed evidence
of polaon. Palmer wat tried fur murder
and found guilty and wot banged. Th I
body of Mra. Palmer bad been by tbi time
li month Iu the urave. It was exhumed.
It waa found that she had died from the ef
feet of antimony, which whs detected Iu
all part of the body. The body of the broth
er Walter waa exhumed. It was found that
pruaaic arid had killed him.
Palmers high social position and th
medical certificate bad prevented the life
Insurance companies from suspecting any j
wrongdoing. Just before the revelation
a to Cook
. . , ,
kt death Palmer bd tried to in-
lZ&Z
tcriU-d Bate., a gentleman of liidepend
tntmeao." He ha.l also at the same time '
trietl to bar lb life of th post master of
tar the I
nugeiy insured lor f-W.lM). The denoue- ;
nirnt In the Cook cas eousequcutly saved
their livrw.
OalBieal.
Oatmeal, Indian meal aud hnmluy all re
quire two thinge for perfection-pleuty of
water when put on to boll and a lotur time
for boiling. Have about two quart, of
llsttr.cuofulof oatmeal wbi-h 1... il .
wet with old water. Hull one hour, Mir- m''' ln ,,,e U''a ,0 U' m xl pluve.1.
ring often, and then add half a spoonful of , ,0 Idch pluce they ngn-e to pay hi rail
salt and la.il an hour louger. If it should td fare. They reach the town iu the
get too anil, add more boiling watrr, or If early hour of the morning, und the
I., thin IkiiI a littla longer. You cannot . traveling hotel muu ia put to Nil with
la.il Ii t.much The only tmubl. In co.-k- th company', manager, who lies awake
.'ireTyT -iiou
when i, Lwrnuch letter for having ,h, ' U.J cr"U "r w '""J '1- P.henhe
extra time. If there ia not au abundance " ln fl'W 'iiomelita ia iu po
of water at flrt tbe oatmeal will Dot be ,"'"n the order he ha given OU the
very ii.l.no matter how muih may be ' '"'x ofllce, having extracted it fn.io the
addtal dunlin tbecookin. Crarketl wheat clothe of the tinsu:iecting sh-cper, who.
ic.ke.tlnlheameway-Hvchaiige. (when he discover hi loe. hat ui'l'itiig
Her lte.larr.lua.
Mr. liiin. .iia. Nrvu,.ir told ui rou
omewautevl to n.arry that Miaa I pt.ux. I
She wouldn't have y.,,,. I prraume. i
Mr HlnH.-X.e. !.. merely remarked
thMM.-a Upton ba.1 alw.y. la tr,
enaihle trl. New York Weekly
. I
t wfair riakiag. 1
Two cabmen a short tiro ago had a fid
Ing match for half a sovereign and drUka,
Suddenly oa of the jarv lea fancied ht had
a btte, and la-lug overanxious had the mie !
fortune lo f. l una the tt.er. tn Ll re
gatamg IL. U,or hi. rl,.l shouted out,
"All bets art o!T. Jltn. v.,ua r ai,
ta attar aa."-Londoa Tii-ti.it
WllfV ISA II XSTt lit M KUS
TRICKS WHICH ARE PLAVEO BV IVt
PECUNIOUS THCSPIANJ.
auu .(ike Malhwla Tke I aa t Taka the
(iallll.l l.llr.r.l lela lamia-Tlnii-lr
Arrlaal f Ike ( ..me-llae' I'rlaad -1 ke
Traak Trl. k.
Any one w ho know the look of, the
barnMornier" ran tell Inm t a glance.
It it the fine d ay that bring him out.
Little l aea-n of bun on wi 1 and rainy
day, but give Old S.d jnt half acl.ulice
and you wond.-r at the array of immacu
late 'linen, cigarette mid I'rince All-rt
rxhlbit'il by th.-e fly by niiht tar.
wIiom. way of wi-uritig mi exi-t nc are
a Ingenimi a they are manifold. The
men. with but few exception, are lair-b-r
or winter who do not work at tlo-ir
trade, a they are ciihir.too light for
heavy work or tai heavy for light work.
The ladic are a a rule the p.. ior
of giaal homi-a, which they ib-w-rt to
follow their rlK'riidicd calling.
A coinjiaiiy of K'-yatoue talent leave
riiiladi Iphi.i to play the alate of Xiw
Jerwy. Their ttock in trade con-irts
of a f .'" bank roll nnd tovcral bun
dle not trtllika of wardrolw. I If ollre
they are in po.-achioii of their ability,
which i not appreciated by New Jer-y
native, and after tnnking everl ttatnl.
piiraue.1 by ungry hotel k-r -ra, they go
anhoreou the rx l-a, mid with one uc
cord all ii"" pi'int toward the (Quaker
City. Tin' I idic h ive little troiilil.. iii
tri'iirin;; tratiaport.vi "ii, nt they are ex
perieticiil in the nrt of teEing th con
ductor ft eiorv c.il. ulati d to aoftetl a
heart of t..l. Tiny ride, and before
reaching the Delawaro river have
"touched" the uccollitnodatllig tlck'-t
puncher for 3 cents each w ith uhich l.
pay tiieir ferry fan-.
Not k Willi tne tneii, aa they care riot
. . . .. i ..... i . ... i
,or varuiMi mrnn cui. imi pr- ier no-
"'K ' """" " l" ," pnu'womut
rxprca-vd to hi th at in.it ion. On
reachuiir home he riil--. ni it from the
..(,llllinv mid hie hiiuru lf to
. .
mt - hotel, where he emire.
room und board for a Week, nt the end
of which tmiu he U niiiilde to pay and
lug thi toiig for four v.-ckt)ie landlord
take charge of hit grip and udviw- l.un
to find otln r iiuartera.
Happy thought! liia f ri. ml, Tom
Illower. hn nrnved in the c.ty, and im
Tom ia dreaia-d in their language out
ijf glit, our coiiH-ilinii hiiliti him up,
nud after a i-hort confab with him Tom
can U-m-4-ii wiilking in the directum uf
the hotel lately la-rupicd. by Comedy.
Ueuchilig there, ho calls ut the desk for
our comedian and I informed by the
proprietor that he U not in, whereupon
Tom become agitated, ami in a conti.
deiitial tone tell the bott I In. ill that hi'
.l.-.ir. to eliu'.'ig" Col Iv to work tho
..... ,,1 .i,... ',.,,..,.-11 ... In. a
. .. , 1 . ;n ..t i ..e 1 1 . ,.r
been taken ill. "Wliv: he exc la n. "I
.... . , . ,
,m hl ,nl' ,H I""
only mall 111 til- cliyiicijmillHeil Willi the
line Hint t.ie timet counalv eaaietit 111
w.-ek with htm ut a s.ilurv of f",o. Tl.u
"," r" ""i'l'J """ '"".' '
J"".'1' " ,1' "linoleon-. due him.
I'""1 'H,re inforuia our friend that ho
lllllst report for ilre-a rein ar-.il at once.
1 11 1 : . I I ..!.. .. 1.. 1 .
wliereuHti the landlord is told that his
wurdrols- is in the grip, which is handed
him iiiMaiitcr. He und his friend Tom
depart arm in itrin. Hut tln-y never
come back.
Several years ngo a company stranded
lieur Philadelphia, mid all but the load
ing man returned to New York, ho re
liiuiuing with hiadiiiarter at the hotel
in which he wum stopping, i xjavting, a.s
he told the country landlord, it money
order from hia wife. At the end of thn-e
week 110 money order hud mndo it up
pt'urance, and the Thespian's trunk w.i
taken into the storeroom in security by
the hotel 111:111. Tlie day following tint
move a young lady alighted from the
train and registered nt the hotel, and in
a very short tiuni lai anio uciiiaiiitcd
with the leading man. She wanted to
buy a trunk. lie would sell her i ue nud
tated to the innkeeper that ho had n
chance toscil In trunk und gavo him
the impression that the procec.lt of tlie
tale thoiild upp'.y on hi Krd bill.
The trunk wu removed to the net or'
room, where tho content were taken out
of it undwrnpiK-diuu pajaT. afti-r which
the lady wus culled in to examine the
"keister." She wat tu love with the
ttyle and inako of it nnd paid the actor
f 10 in cash for the same. Tho bundle
were lowered out of the window by the
actor and expressed to Philadelphia. The
j .l'i'-w-'l 10 I Oliaueipiuu. lut
haJv mid h. r hill nt tl.hi..
to und thu, afternoon left for thit
C1,y ,n company with the l.-ndimr man.
'uo wa no'" ""'r tlmn husband,
'n whose pnket quietly repov-d the
tae-;fttce checK lor hi trunk, which tho
day before had Ixvn the property t.f the
confiding hotel Via-jfr. and who, to thit
day, had never received a ceut from the
proceeds of thut sale.
A common practice followed by these
ratcu-tts-catch-cau iiiuniigem ia to irive
country hotel L
.el-r au order for
the amount of bl. bill, pnyablo at th
1 nt 10 do put to return home a tnucti
w i.-r man - Philadelphia Tim.-s.
one ran Uciill.-dtslucat.-d who
ba not a. If knowl.,ge. It nudcrll.
' i "" "'"T ,U h"" U wUl, b L
!""'"UU"
. - - .
Tb h't iMwasr pullih.-d in Uol-
Ind apja'artsl ou the morning vf Jaa.
H' Ifl '8- 't tu calhd Ik. Va ketjeke
t'ourante 'n Europa. It ia now the
Haarlem Couraut
Or,t Entaiu r t two of h, r
,,on. frrm , 1 .f!T FVT
, .,.,niiiiiaui
la the Durto-
f TWO SCHOCtS CF MUSIC.
Mr. ... I lane l.r..ksrall .erlss
Tbea aa He I lads Ikesa.
"Talk I.Mour different srhre.l. of
B.u.lc"ld Mr. I plow ue Emu lb other
dT 'I'" tell yoiiwhata a la.1. wa hav
r,pr. ent..ii. c, in our flat U He. two
!,...!. win. I. are the m-i rem. from
racb other ul any rale. In th rtmel.l
uu.br mir. I Ure i ' '? line drill. rat le
gcraa y.l I'baae um-dab player., ami ov. r
bra.1 there ! a yung woman who It Ibe
repre-nlative of the big heal kind of a
tlaasil al SI load."
What kind of a mu-iclaii did you say
had liml.rn Th' " "kel the n p-rt- T.
"An iim-.liih pla.'-r."
" A w u.il '" a-k l ibe mall again, more
i.Nlo'. 1I1. in Hi r.
'Why. an 11111-duh player, "f course.
Ilulu': you vir hear one of Ihoaethnd
who a, t.ilow 11 al ll.e piano ami play'l'm
dah. urn dull, nnistah .lahslnli, urn dnldy
ahslali, iiin-iiah d.ibsl.ih:' from morning
until infill and lion from night until
morning auaiii"
T he r. a.iter silT a know Irdg.sl that
he had had nil ex;a rieiice of that sort.
Ilui I II t.ll )'i whui fact," Mr.
Ehllte rallied on, "the playing of th
young w in up atnlr would make an
h e noc lorn- trieu ii h envy. For down
right chlllitie. it la-ala anything which I
hut.-. v. r heard. A n frlni -r.it or must I
an uiiiicc.-aary article In thut house. She
ought to save money for the family some
way, any hon, l i ii-e In-r mtialc.il educa
tion ha. cie-i a small fortune, I supMwe.
Il is a eenooie circus to si-e her plar,
though, ami I aupio-e she take enough
phyan al eten iae at the piano to obviate
the ms easily of horaek.ck ruling, or leiini
playing, or anything of that sort. She ha.
one of theaa louu la nchra In front of the
piano, ami when she li(ina lo piny her
favorite pi.s e, opti somelbing or other,
she la k-iua way dow n by the bass ki l.
"Ilaugity, liang: hung:" she la-gin, and
then there I a pause. After what scctn
to Im. nti iiiierminuhl time she take a
running slide up lo the other end of the
bench, nnd lift h.-r hand gracefully she
louche. one of the keya lightly,
"lling:"
"Then she g' in her trance again, only
to come nut ufter uwhile ami n-a-al tbe
Mime thing. I wu. stared when I first
bei.nl this, and I luu I la-gun to think that
she hail lavoiur suddenly galvnulied, or
hypnotized, or paralyzed, or sunn thing of
that sort. I stnrt.sl tu run for some water
when my wife caught me by the coal tail
and told me In a stage wl.i-a r to s.t
down. The player came but k to the wurld
auain. nud ti e wny she pouinlrd those
key wmt a caution. The mall who make
lb thunder 011 the stnue wa-nl in
Il with her. Thi purl wn short if It
wasn't sweet, aud then, seeing Ibat there
was going to la-another of those painful
pailsea, I slipa-d around the corner. She
awoke Just ua I relumed. Away the went
aain (nun one end of the la-iich to the
other nud then back again. I II ulve )ou
a siiiiter on the fuel that they were run.
No walking ulsiul them. Why, if she had
Is ell a laiyh. r mother would have laid a
111 for fear be would have worn out hi
trouaer.
"I aiipoe I'm Ignorant," he said sadly
a he Uuished bis luncheon, "but there it
uou-eof talking, I couldn't stand it, so I
told the landlord thai 1 shculd find a new
ll.it m xl month." New York Tribune.
Mr. a-purgeon's tlrlliud.
It wa Spill neon's custom In defer osten
sible pn parat ion until Saturday evening.
Empienlly whin veiling him ou that, hi
Usual day for seeing friends, I have
Impure! w hat hi Bllbj. ct wa to la next
mm utiig. ami he hua replhal I lint be knew
110 more than myself, and baa ul,ei me to
tuum-at n text. I u-lo-d bow he would set
alaiut it nud he said in "iili-talii e:
"After 0 o'i lis k family worship I hid my
frieinis giaal night nnd take a turn In the
garden or my study, revolving several
texts. Pre, ally on.. sir.Ue me, nnd I
write .111 11 puue nf imii. pas-r a brief out
line of thought. Then I read w haievern y
library can supply. The languai;.' cornea
w hen pre.ichim.'. Tins for I he morning. I
do the same 011 Sunday nftt-i ina.ii for I he
rveidnii. People say I nm original. No; 1
tlx-all t he giaal t longs of 01 her lean lay
hold of. Some of my brethren spend two
or throe day w lit ing I heir serin. 1 lone
thi ml vantage, 1 1ml Iran la-reading and
getting material nil that lime."
It would I alisiird to Infer that he wa
not original Ina-aus.. he made Use of the
re-nr-hes und ttigitestiuii of 01 her minds.
Thi is done by all sM-akers ou all sub
ject. Hut he never slavishly lairr.iw.-d or
imitated. All that he read and oliM-rved,
held In solution, crystallized uroun.l hi
own thought nud shaHs iiM-lf to him, not
he to il. All he uttered had become Spur
gconic. (iimsI Word.
A Wonderful I'leee of I urtiltura.
An Inventor bna contrived 11 new combi
nation in furniture. When It stand up
right in thcilrnwiug risnti it hak like liu
easel holding a portfolio that one inU'U
easily fancy filled with choice print. Hut
there is a curious little kl.oli on the ,..p
w hich. Is ing pressed, lets down the front
of the portfolio. Instantly a pair of alen
der steel leg let themselves down from
aomewliere to support the front of tht
portfolio, which prove to bo the shelf of
the desk.
At buck of that are numerous pigeon
holes, lxixcnnd all kind of convenience
for hoi, ling things, together with ink
ttauda, pencils, ruler, calendar and nil the
other equipment of a reliable dek. In
tbe top of the eue I frame alao ia set a tiny
clock, like the watches set In ladle' brace
let, only latg.-r. Another easel of tl.
tame drsigu let down Into a dressing ta
ble, wlih much pale bin upholstery, and
a large la-vcled mirror ami many brush.',
bon a and all kind of appliance develop.
Cabinetmaker.
Anrlent Object a Amulet.
Ancient object of various kind are util
ized a niiml. -.a, some charm being llnag
In.sl to la-long lo them. Thu the little
cylinder of stone w hich the Babylonian
of old employed for seal are often seen
dangling from watch chain. For the
tame purpose Jeweler mount In gold or
silver small fosail triloba.- crustaceans
found in rocks that Were formed perbapt
IO.uaj.iM) year ago. the ancestor uf m.al
em lobster and cn.li. Washington tlar.
Anglomania.
Chollie Oh, ahe la perfectly lovely I fbe
paid me such a compliment.
F wnld.it What wa lt
Chollie She said I si. o un-Auierirao.
Fweddie How delightful' Detroit Err
Presa.
A Limit tu Ilia Itevoiloa.
"Irahbb is paa.ionately fond of art," re-
anarknl the y utu man.
j "Yea." n-pli.il the pepper girl, "and yet
Bot fond enough to top trying to niakepic
I'.rea." W'anington Star.
t ee I are.
Handera -!W:,.r. Im getting so near
sighted that I ran t revt-gnir peopl In lb
treet. What shall I du for lt
The Do.-tor-Why not pay your debts
Elmlra Caret t.
Tkey Kwa Hlsw.
Robbtns (a very poor shot ) Th
i bird.
rem to be very tame.
Lawson Ye. You must hae been out
her thnotlng before. Truth.
Allerwallva.
' Clara Don't yoa think b I too old to '
lovr
I Maud That may be, my dear, but k t
to wwqt7 not ta.-aa.Q
I)0S I'ORUsSK IN Wau
HOW TMCV ARC TRAINEO IN A (jt
TLE TOWN IN AUSTRi,
Tk lalelllgeaea tli.j ln.i., , M
Marselwa -lluw Ihe lUnl om as,,
ar the tt aaudrd and I n -I
aaaar tt bra M IH.a Aa.,.
Home Wl mile wt of Vienna th,
lie miu ket town of W.I rieat!,,
fisithilla of the Au-tri.in .p, wlJ
.-re 1 in la.ld fluT. from n,,
lh Tr.iuii.
The forests of the li-lghlsirln.,
pal oja 11 I i harlair linn h gnine, bu',
ttrat g'T st.e.pmg at tin- suuiin.f k,tj
of the III I (.a 1 iwii might e.ii!y h
believe that tile ctti.ir, it U il
imast iiid.-f.itig.ihli. hunter of tl, j1
tro-Hungarian empire. I Mm hums
till night, mid Mituwlme till loiig,;,
dark, lie may hear the echo ..f sli.,ttltj
the luiiktiig nud bowling (,f ,1,., (
proaclilng the tn-.vii or dying awty
the dialulit liill. r.lid is ca-oM;r
wersl from f..raml m ar, n if uj ,tl
tportstm ii "' the north' r ii Alp hij
in convent '."ii
For till iiolieof the at lliom i,trt
Knegalltllldi' - ar .log are traund.
The plan of tr.uiui.g dog f..r ntih'ary
puru-. w a lie t ndoptrd by the Fr.-titk
g.irn-oiia in Algi'-rs, but has tin e las-,
tried w ith i::e.it succe-siii Pru-sia, I;,,
and I'ps-i.illv in Au-tiia, where fur
fiaitcd llie-i-lige-s l:live for tiii.uyyr.ri
ms"ii taught to carry letter to the mo
bound Vlli.ig -a of the Alpine l.igl.Un.'t
The shaggy t ollies iim I f.,r that put,. -make
tlie ft war .1 'g and ..m U
truitusl to ra.-o in a bee line to the urxt
military j-t nnd iiimoiinco their mii
by n pectilinr Kirk thut is ut once rie..
tiUed and i.tiswcrcd by the about of
aeiitry.
They will uK.i ratlgo u Ions chain (i
hills ill .piest of WuUli lei toldl'TS, uj
either d.u-h Ko k to rej.irt tin-ir diacyr.
cries or stand t;uid nt thosi'!.. if tin
cripple till mi utiihiibiiic1) party nm
Ueur enougli to ls s'gnali d by a luc(
drawn howl.
Train' it iM iid out tLn ct rfotirof tlnir
thuggy pupils ut once nud ascertain tbtj
prohciciicy b;- nil sorts of ing' nioiist.n
bohli.r in-troctc 1 to act the part of
helph'hr cripples will bnlu in tliickc'.i of
cuverut and k.-ep still till tho lu' tu,i
at their shs ve-s, when they will nt
aud reward hi sagacity with a piece j
sausage.
Tliey then try to rise, but pretend to It
too wkak to walk or even to ain.ul, ui
ask thedogto call foriissistai.ce. l!lvt
U ii.-ar, Collie w ill s. t up a loud howl.re
lM-ated ut shorter und shorter iutervsU,
till the signal is nnawered from then,
ley Mow . If liiaupls-nlri should reuiu
tinh.sslnl, he will mount the next rock
and look ulaiut us if toiinpr a the Urof
the land u hi iuit,d, and then da-diuS
to summon ln !jifroiu heudiuiii tert.
Should tu cripple intimate thru
lieed of aid ul tl..- sulue time, I'olau ui
(,'iii.le the rescuing party to the hi'linf
pluce of the olio fm thesl awuy, aud help
them lo pick up or ts'ioelioiv assid lU
the other man nil their Way home.
Messenger dog carry letters in a tnall
bag w rapasl arntind their collar nnd mil
jH-riuit only the proH r uiticiuls to tmick
tliat collar. A in.iicoiiiiiiis-ioiied nilicer.
displaying the insi-ni'i of hit rank, nut
venture to retii'iv.. the bag, but the d.(
will follow huu und sts- to it thut he get,
him mi answer.
Private soldier-. ar. "s:imk " wiih i
ineiiaciug growl. Persons wearing t
uniform ol the em my cannot stou
Iliesst'iig'T With Uliything but nil n
trem.lv well aiiii.-l shot. I log ra.ii.it
along tne battle front will .bslge l.ulii t.
by running zigz.ig; ami .h velop a iiur
v.doiia talent for taking advantage of
every cover, running through the holi
est grass or along tho Kifo side of roc
and fallen tri.-e.
Picket jswt ilo.-s ure tt-lected fra i
different br.s d. 1 1:, half shepherd. LJ
wolf dog that carry b tter and huu'.tp
cripple nre not entirely devoid of tre-.'.
aud can tlnd their way hack home in i
maimer not wholly elplicuble ou be
thciry of keen eyesight. Hut f r e-
cleucy in tho role f teutnea they Vir.4
the palm to a sja'cio of .bs-rhoutiilitUt
do their ls -t work ufter dark.
On pick.t duty a well train, d scr.lhv.
of that br.s.1 will ecent tne approach i
a troop of cavalry I fore iium, witlihn
ear on the ground, enn hear the trao
pling of the boisi.-. Thedoeut.y will
aiitioutiiv hi discovery in n nio.-e d
erect way than tho Scotch widow whi
scream. si thronsh I lie citadel of Luck
now when her "inn.T ear" h-ard tlie
pniuching bagpiss f the Mctir.ir'
PIivIhx on sx-eiittug danger will step sj
close to hi uiitfot-ifi.'d conipatii"ti. nJ
aft.-r u piiusa of silence and k'S'ti atten
tion will utinouiice bia suspicion by lu
growlt, getting muro ficjueiit r.iilwf
than louder, at the cause for alarm be
come more unmistakable.
The best dogs of that breedhuve 'Yhi
lenged" cavalry frotn a distance of t'arrt
to five mile, according to the direction
of the wind, and infantry fiota n- arly
two miles. They can lie trained to a
nouuee the appru 'i of a known fraiJ
in a quite di.Teretit wny tiz, by leapit-i
to and fro or crouching down and jnu:p
big up by tnnis, but without the wars
Ing growl of the dang.r tignal. F. L.
Oswald in Youth' Cotiiiiauion.
A Maaau( rttoae.
A "maaNige stone" i coin ing into u"
In England that It mndo of uiul-H"1
china and provided with a sort of i'.orsl
lump for holding in tho hand and hai -the
rubbing turfuce slightly undiilabd.
not to say ridged. The ttolio is wl.itr. ,
and even when tin-d on recently wa.-ttJ f
ikin it toon Ix-com.-t darkrne.1, thowir; '
that it Mpie. let a good deal of uiatcr-l .
from the jar. Umdon Letter.
aulelda.
Jumpuppc-1 have Jat hit on df''
luitiou fur suicide.
Jstper What it it?
Juuipuppe A suicide it a mau whs
rannot bury bit trouble without l-rj-Ingi
imself with them. ew V-rk li
thi.
l.ardea lias Iu I'arla.
Th bos used in tprinkiinj the plu11'
Psnt Is a queer roDtrivanre. It coD.--a
of lengthtof Iron pipe, each length tuous''
d at tbe end on short axlr having t'
trcail wheel., and th length Joim-d t
gether by sb'rrt piece uf fleiibi bv-'
New York Sun.
tavtoc tabor.
Touni Houtewifeilnthe k!trhen)-CoA.
what are you doir.g there? .
Cook-l m washing the fish. !
ToungHouaewlfe-Oh. that t totally or f
rr. It hit bees all It Uf to ?
wtster -Lcedoo T; . j
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