Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ABSOLUTELY PURE READS LIKE A NOVEL. REMARKABLE DRAMA OF REAL LIFE WITH INTRICATE PLOT. An Adrentnress Named Mary Thiers the Woman In the Case Sensational Re sult of the Conviction of a Cleveland Physician of Burglary. . A drama of. real life more extraordi nary in its developments than the com plicated plots of Wilkie Collins has been brought to light by the indefati gable investigations of a Cleveland at torney. Two years ago a Dr. Emerson of Bo tea, a Cleveland snburb, was arrested on the charge of bnrglary. The trial was sensational, a pathetic feature be ing the devotion displayed by hisyoting and beautiful wife, who sat constantly by his side during the trial. Emerson was convicted and sent to the peniten tiary. His wife was shocked later to discover that he had repaid her devo tion by surreptitiously making out a mortgage of his property, while in jail, to one Mary Thiers. .Mrs. Emerson's love turned to ha tred. She instituted divorce proceedings and was granted a deoree. Then she consulted an attorney in regard to the legality of the mortgage. In his investi gation' the attorney discovered that Mary Thiers had been living with John Thiers, who was not her husband. This John Thiers died last July, leaving all his property to Mary. Be had been an intimate friend of Dr. Emerson. , Ganaol floi-p arm Ilia nffn-naw V rtr id 1 tTtiil a letter irom a man namea wittman or Buffalo. The writer said he had read the name of John Thiers in the death list of ,a Cleveland newspaper. He ask ed the attorney to make inquiries and see if John Thiers was not in reality Casper Wittman, the writer's father. "Casper Wittman, "'continued the writ er, ' left bis devoted wife in Buffalo to wildly follow Mary Thiers, who poi soned his mind against his family. He was worth $50,000 in cash and held much real estate in Cleveland and De troit." . . The letter concluded with the state ment that if Thiers and Wittman were the same, the attorney should immedi- the will, as the writer should maintain that his mother and children were Cas per Wittman 's legal heirs. An investigation of the will settled the question of . identity. It is signed John Thiers, but he says he was for merly known as Casper Wittman. Now comes another complication. In his will Wittman speaks of his "former wife. " The court records show that . he'; was never divorced in Cleveland, and the attorney claims that were Wittman di vorced the:divorce would be fraudulent ly obtained. The story of these two suits, derived from entirely different, sources and so singularly welded to gether, furnishes litigation that has no precedent in (he state of Ohio. Phila delphia Telegraph. Proposed Permanout Negro Exhibition. A movement has been started at Wash ington by some col'iwd people, having for its object (he establishment in that city of a fanimnent negro exhibition. 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Esperanto is not the name of a new liqueur or of a new appetizer-, nor that of a popular comic song, but it is the name of an artificial language which is fast gaining adherents in France, and that is already able to boast of many followers in Russia, Germany, England, Norway," Sweden, . Italy, Spain, the United States and even in some parts of Africa. . Among those most proficient in the language is a Frenchman, bearing the aristocratic name of D'Eyssautier. He says that Esperanto is by no means a new language, nor even a recent discov ery. This international language has been in existence nearly ten - years, and there are at least 10,000 adherents in different parts of the world, i ' The author or originator of Esperanto is a Russian gentleman, Dr. Zamenhof of Warsaw. He calls it a universal lan guage. He says that one may learn its grammar in an hour and all its vocabu lary of words in a few days. Max Mnller writes it with the great est ease, and so does Tolstoi, who is one of the leading contributors "to the offi cial organ of the language, The Esper antisto, which, by the way, is utterly opposed to the Volapuk organ, for it has literary tendencies. The fact is, Esperanto hopes to de throne Volapuk altogether. Verses may be written in it, and translations of the "Iliad" and "Hamlet" have been pub lished. This new language, which means the "person who hopes," is perhaps bet ter known in Russia than in any other country. Russia is its birthplace. New York World. A REMARKABLE PEARL. Taken From an Oyster and Looks Like a Picture of Col ambus. A most peculiarly shaped pearl of great size and value was found by Charles N. Ames while opening oysters in his cafe at Pittsfield, Me., the other day. The oyster containing the pearl was raised and gathered in Narragansett bay at the mouth of the Providence river. , Two Maine hunters went into Mr. Ames' restaurant and asked for "a doz en on the half, quick 1" Two ordinary oysters were opened. In the third bi valve Mr. Ames' knife struck some-' thing.. When the shells fell open a most extraordinary pearl was disclosed. It was a startlingly lifelike reproduction of a human head. There were the partly bald head, deep set eyes, long straight nose and thin lips disclosing beautiful ridges like teeth, and a pointed beard of an Italian, Spaniard or European of high degree. The hunters said it looked very much like the death mask of Co lumbus. Mr. Ames agreed with them. The pearl protrudes about half an inch from the surface of the shell, to which if is firmly attached at the back of the neck. It is surrounded by a circu lar baud of muHcle which looks very much like one of the styles of ruffled collars worn by the noblemen of the middle ages. NEW SORT, OF CRANK. . lis Seems to Find Satisfaction In Snatch - Ins Off Km tons. A new cr:mk has made his appearance in New York in (he person of Antonio Volpe, an Italiiui, 18 years old. He is what may be called "a button snatcher. " Policeman Klan saw him in the" crowd around a dry goods store window. He dodged in ' and out among the women so often that the policeman thought be was a pickpocket. . He watched him closely, hoping to catch him in the act. ' He finally noticed that he only brushed against the women who wore large buttons on their coats. To his surprise he saw that all of these women had , lost, at least one. button. Presently he ;canght the young Italian in the ant of pulling one of the buttons from a wfiniati's cout and arrested him. On the way to the station house the prisoner threw a handful of large but tons into the street. When 1 he was searched at the station, 40 other .buttons were found in his pockets. THIS HORSE WEARS WOOL. Broker Martens Acquisition Has a Coat Like Astrakhan. . Clarence G. Martens, a broker who has a stock farm near Mount Vernon, N. Y., has just bought a horse which has all the appearance of a huge black sheep. He is about 15.3 hands high, and his hide is covered with a woolly coat, black and as soft as silk. When Mr. Martens drove him through the streets of Mount Vernon recently, he attracted crowds of curious people. r " "He is an inbred Wilkes oolt," said Mr. Martens, "and is 4 years old. I have never speeded him, but the man from whom I bought him assures me that he can trot in 2 :30. He was bred in California and is by Sable Wilkes, dam Rosema Wilkes, by Guy Wilkes." . The horse s coat looks exactly like a piece of astrakhan wool. Mr. Martens says that he will shear it next spring. An estimate of the French and Rus sian armies combined is 1,874,000 men, and of the armies of the triple alliance, Germany, Austria and Italy 1,200,000 men. England can tip the scale, and if she quarrels with Russia there is likely to be a quadruple alliance. St. Louis 'COIN" FOUNDING AN ORDER The Patriots of America, a Secret Organ isation, to Further Bimetallism. A Chicago morning paper says a se cret political order,, founded by William H. Harvey, the auj'-ior of "Coin's Fi nancial School, "-will file articles of in corporation with the secretary of state at Springfield, Ills., within the next few days. It is to be known as the "Pa triots of America," and its sole object is the restoration of the bimetallic standard. - Charters, it is said, have been made out and will be sent immediately to at least 1,000 lodges in various parts of " WILLIAM HOPE HARVKY. the United States. The immediate pur pose of the order, as voiced by its found er, is to take 'such steps as will compel recognition of the claims of the bimetal lists from the representatives of the Democratic or Republican parties, or both, when they assemble, in national convention next summer. ' Since September a, persistent and thorough cuuvass of every county in the United States has been in progress, and thousands .of letters were sent out to the sympathetic leaders of., all parties from Harvey's office in the Fort Dearborn building. Thousands of replies came in from every state. ' HE HAS 'AN IRON SKIN. Peculiar Case of Patrick Wood, a Painter In New York. In the Hospital For Incurables on Blackwell's island, New York, Patrick Wood is suffering from an odd harden ing of the skin. The medical term for it is scleroderma. The doctors say he is to all intents and purposes as firmly in cased as though he wore a suit of mail. He is 45 years of age, and his skin has been solidifying for the past two years. He was a painter. When he tried to twist his neck, his skin felt positively brittle. , .-.'' His malady grew so rapidly that he bad to give up his trade. Deprived of making a livelihood, he was forced into the almshouse. The doctors decided that massage treatment should be given. Four strong armed men rubbed the hap-, less Wood for hours, but the skin grew harder under their manipulation. Dr. D. Le Roy Culver had him remov ed to the hospital. There he was given thyroid extract, two grains at a time, until he now takes .108 grains a day. Under this treatment he has shown 6igns of improvement. ; He is also trou bled with partial paralysis, brought on by his system absorbing oxide of lead employed in paint. Wood is of a cheer ful disposition. ; HIS NEWEST PERFECTION. Bow the Smartest Man on Earth Turned - a Neat Compliment. There may be some question perhaps of Emperor William's success in seeking distinction in kingcraft, oratory, art and letters, but by a single utterance this week he has compelled even his French critics to greet him as a master of courtly speech. Addressing a young and pretty Danish violinist, he is re ported to have said: - "Mademoiselle, you play the violin admirably. When I listen to yon with my eyes closed, I believe I hear Sara sate. Yet I prefer to keep my eyes open. ' ' The astonishment of the French press over this graceful and felicitous compli ment is amusing. They have reopened the old question, "Is it possible for the German to have wit?" and are discuss ing it afresh in the light of this revela tion. New York Sun Cable Letter. WEDDED HIS RESCUER. The Happy Completion of a War Drama . : In Real Life. - John Collins of Kentucky, a bush whacker during the war, was caught by the Confederate General Marshall and sentenced to be shot at Harlan" Court House in March, 1863. R. B. Boober, now of Carrollton, Ky., commanded the firing squad. Collins was given 80 feet start and at the order to fire ran and es caped.' ;- . ' Tom Martin of Bedford, Ky.-, a mem ber of this firing squad, fell into Collins' hands later and was sentenced to die. Collins' young daughter ' pleaded for Martin and saved his life. Martin went to Missouri and married. Recently he visited the Collins home, a widower, and found the girl who had saved his life a widow. He married the widow. An Unsafe Jail. ,. , "About 4 per cent of the prisoners in the Arkansas state penitentiary escaped during the 13 months ending with last October. ' The total of prisoners in the penitentiary during the year was 1,458, and of these 57 escaped, and 862 were discharged.' During October four escaped and 19 were discharged. . A Good Example. The state of New York is going into forestry with a vengeance. It bus just purchased 75,000 acres of Adirondack woodland, making a total of 600,000 acres that it owns. This is a movement in the right direction, and is a good ex ample for other states t follow Boston Journal. BIG EXPLOSIONS. Hundreds of Pounds of Dynamite Used to Clear a River. V ' . The impediment to navigation caused by the recent wreck of some 23 boats and barges of the coal fleet and 250,000 bushels of coal on Dead Man'B ri-ffle, 19 miles below Pittsburg, was attacked by the United States government au thorities with dynamite the other after noon. Some 1,100 pounds of dynamite, in charges averaging 100 pounds each, were exploded among the wrecks and their cargoes. Several of the barges were blown to pieces, and the channel was partly cleared. ". . ' : . The dynamite threw great columns of water 80 feet in the air. . A piece of a beam pierced the hurricane deck of the towboat Leader, from which the offi cials were conducting . the operation, broke the hog chain, and nearly struck the boat's mate, who was asleep in his bunk. , The charges were fired from an electric battery on the Leader, which was kept about 250 feet away from the wrecks, with which it was connected by a wire. -: Socialists to Form a National Party. On account of the great gains made by the Socialist-Labor party in the re cent election the Central Labor federa tion at its meeting recently in New York considered formally the starting of a movement to form a national labor party on socialistic lilies, which would be entirely outside of the methods and policy of the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor. "Uncle Tom" In Hospital. George Clark, the quadroon who, as an escaped slave, lectured in the north before the war, has been taken to the Pro testant infirmary, at Lexington, on ac count of failing health. He is bedrid den, and unless he improves readily un der treatment, the physicians think, he cannot live long. He is the original of George Harris in ' ' Uncle Tom 's Cabin. " He is 84 years old. , " . Hiss Bnrta Grace Boyd. . The Eastport (Me. ) Sentinel notes, as an honored visitor to that place, a young lady of brave fame Miss Burta Grace Boyd, known as the Grace Darling of the St. Croix, who has charge of the Ledge light, located about six miles be low St. Stephen, and who "won her worthy title 12 years ago by saving, alone and unaided, two young sailors from certain death, a deed of bravery recognized by the Dominion govern ment, which presented her with a hand some, well equipped lifeboat and a beau tiful gold watch. Miss Boyd is the daughter of Captain John Boyd,. 'for years - keeper of the light. , Since his death Miss Boyd has faithfully perform ed the keeper's duties. She is described as a petite body, whom one would never credit with sufficient physical prowess for the deeds she has done, but the great things are achieved by the great spirit so often found in small frames. v 'ao 'H as Lard For Veterans. . ' A bill will be introduced in the Vir ginia legislature imposing a specific tax on oleomargarine and compound lards for the benefit of disabled Confederate veterans.. It is calculated that $50, 000 per year will be realized by it - WK ARB POISONED BY AIR AND WATER ' When they contain the germs of malaria. To annihilate these and 'avuld or conquer chills and fever, bilious remittent or dumb ague, use persistently and regularly Hosteuer's Stomach Bitters, which also remedies dyspei sia, liver trouble, constipation, loss of strength, nervousness, rheumatism and kidney com plaint. Appetite and sleep are improved by this thorough medicinal agent, and the In firmities of age mitigated by it. A Wineglass full three times a day. 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