Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 6 January 1894 — Page 8

FIGHT WITH BOBBERS

DETECTED ROBBING A AND ESCAPE

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An Armed POM* Pvtuu Them Snnrkl Mllat—Tha iBdlaupolli Bunk Inillet.»i. BenU—Gtnaral New* frain the NorthW .west.

HUNTINGTON, Ind., Jan. 2.—Roanoke, a village ten miles northeast of Huntington, was the scene last night of a bold burglary and attempted bank robbery. At 11 o'clock a passcr-by saw two men in the Exchange bank, a private institution owned by Augustus Wasmuth & Son, who also have a hardware store in the same building. He gave the alarm and gathered a score of men armed with guns and revolvers, who surrounded the bank in order to capture the burglars. The robbers were watched through a front window as they worked. They ransacked the hardware store, stealing revolvers and knives, after which they tUJiied their attention to the bank ••saivi. This they were endeavoring to drill into when they were alarmed by the accidental discharge of a shotgun by one of the posse. The robbers dashed through a back window and fled in opposite directions, followed by volley after volley from the pursuers, which they returned briskly. One thief was chased several miles

Into the country, while the other stole A horse and came to Huntington, closely followed by the posse. A running fire was kept up, but nobody was injured. When the posse arrived here they lost track of the robber. Oilicers are on the track of two young toughs of the city who took a horse and buggy belonging to John Schoenell and drove to Roanoke in the evening. The horse and buggy were found hitched in an alley back of the bunk after the robbers escaped.

CAS COKItKCT INUItTMKXTS

Kffort to Save Fierce and Itoxford Will Not Be Availing. INDIAXAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. The errors discovered in the indictments against Director K. 1. F. Pierce and Cashier Itexlord of the Indianapolis National bank have caused no end of discussion here. Since the fraud wns first pointed out there has been a carejul reading of the indictments against the two Iiau^heys, the Cofiins and Treasurer Heed of the Indianapolis Cabinet company, out no further tampering has been discovered. I'nited States Attorney Burke with his assistant. Elmer f'orr. and Judge Baker. are still out of the city and it is not known what will be done to rectify the mistakes. Competent attorneys say the grand jury can be lvcalled any t-ime before May to correct the indictments and thus defeat the object, of the trick, if it should turn out to be a trick.

Louis Snyder, who murdered Mrs. Oliver Cloud Saturday iiis'bt, was arrested yesterday at the home of iiis daughter. .Mrs. John MeNaught. Snyder excused the shooting by saying he was so intoxicated lie hardly knew what he did. He had wandered out in the country ever since the murder, taking a train near Noblesville and returning to the city with a view ^o giving himself up. Snyder is a "thirty-third degree Oddfellow, a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the rder of Equity. After being locked ip jail the confessed murderer ordered £n elaborate dinner and also asked for rlpiife, saying he desired to do some whittling. This was refused him, and both Supt. Powell and Jailer Collins are firmly convinced Snyder intended intended to take his life.

Foreclose Y. M. C« Mortgage, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan. 2.—There is an air of doubt lingering about the Young Men's Christian association officials to-day, for rumor says the amount of the mortgage on the association property which will be foreclosed if not paid Jan. 3 has not been raised. Ih-esident. Lyman will make a full report to-morrow. The amount of the mortgage iB 3•,802.89.

Confessed to a Fearful Crime. FRANKFORT, Ind., Jan. 2. -IVrry Gillam of Carroll county lias been arrested here charged with assaulting Viola Shaffer. K! years old. Dec. s. Uillam confesses the crime. This is his third offense, having in July last been released after serving a live years' sentence give*, him at Delphi.

NEBRASKA INOtPENDl-.NTS.

Four Conventions Which Will Draw Labor and Alliance .Men to liastiiiK". HASTINGS, Neb., Jan. 2.—This city this week will be the Mecca for the independent politicians of Nebraska, and it is probable that several hundred populists will gather to take part in the four conventions to be lielu lu re— the meeting of the state centra! committee, the conference of labor organizations, the meeting of the licform Press association, and the secret meetings of the State Farmers' alliance. The state central committee has also been called by Chairman 1). Clem Deaver of Omaha, and will consider plans for the next campaign and business matters of the party.

Pennsylvania Men iu tho Vauilaliit. TKKK£ HAI TI Ind.. J.an. 2.—At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Terrc Haute A- Indianapolis railroad three officials of the Pennsylvania railroad company were elected direc* ors. This means a step toward what has long been considered the inevita* dif

iljnsyl vania people. The three am es McCrea, first vice-president: J. ooks, second vice-president, and

Davidson third vice-preident -nusvivaiu:: comoanv west of

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FIVB HUSBANDS APIECC.

Raw th* Wo»«n «f Thlkit Avoid tk* Dlicomfbrti of Widow hood. Just at this time so many ladies ara apparently findtag on# husband too many. Mrs. Isabella Bishop contributes a chapter on how the woman of far-away Thibet are happy as the day is long with four or iiva husbands apiece. Their determinatiSti to stick to many husbands, instead of one, is thus far the insurmountable obstacle to converting these Thibetans to Christianity. Mrs. Bishop says: "The Thibetan eldest son is the principal member of the family. When they reach a certain age even his father and mother must step down and out and go into a small house, leaving him the main establishment. There he takes his bride. He is her "first man," so to speak, but along with him she takes as husbands all his brothers, be the number great or small. The more brothers ho has the more husbands sHa The women all like it, and declanj they would not have it otherwise for the world. "We have three or four men to help us instead of one," they say. The stupidity and monotony of living with just one husband, European fashion, are appalling to them, and they pity their European sisters sincerely. Hero is their unanswerable logic: "If I had only one husband and he should die I would be a widow if 1 had two or three I am never a widow. See?" It is the custom for all her acquaintances to make a present of money to the Thibetan bride. With this she leases a field for herself and its crops aro henceforth for her own use exclusively. It is rather odd that polyandry was introduced among the Thibetans originally as an economic measure, sa that the population should not outrun the means of subsistence."

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Use of a Table as Monatnont Grave. One of the curiosities of West Linton, England, consisted in a marble tombstone in the parish churchyard over the grave of James Oswald of Spittal, a property among the Pentland hills, now included in the estate of Newhall. Oswald possessed a hall table of marble, at which he conducted his festivities. He desired that it might lie used as the monument over his grave, and with this view caused an inscription in Latin to be executed on the table by way of epitaph, which caine into use sooner than was expected.

When going out to shoot wild ducks at Slipperfleld loch Mr. Oswald was accidentally shot by his servant, who was walking belaud him with his gu.u, and he thus died while still a young man in 182(1 His widow followed out his wishes by placing the table over his grave. Subjoined is a translation of the epitaph, including tise additions made to it by the bereaved wife. "To James Oswald of Spittal, her Reserving husband, this monument was erected by Grizzel Russell, his sorrowing wife. "This marble table, sitting at which I have often cultivated good living (propitiated my tutelar genius), I have desired to be placed over me when dead. Stop, traveler, whoever thou art here thou mayest recline and if the means are at hand mayest enjoy this table as I formerly did. "If thou dost so in the right and proper way thou wilt neither dese* crate the monument nor offend me. Karevvall.

BETRAYED HER HUSBAND-

Arrogt of a I*eddler for Murder Commit, ed Nine Yeara ARO.

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ago Mi's. Gotlieb Stahl. a wealthy and Vuserly old woman, who kept a small jaloon on Monroe street in this city, was murdered and robbed of 81,100. l'esterday morning, acting on information received in a t«J-r«Tam signed by the prisoner's divorced wife, George Kohler. a peddler and huckster living in this city, was arrested charged with the murder. The woman wanted the reward of ?.'!,')00. ". .--hler was overcome with

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apprehended, but denied knowledge of th.- case. The chief of police of Peru, Ind., was instructed to arrest the complaining witness, Mrs. Kohler. Sue will be brought to Toledo and t^e truth of her story tested. A queer tiling about the case was the fact that both the husband and son of the murdered woman committed suicide by hanifiuir.

New Governor for Virginia. KicitMotfi). Va.,Jan. 2.—Hon. Charles T. O'Ferrall was yesterday inaugurated governor of Virginia with great ceremony Local military consisting of infantry, cavalry, artillery, with

visiting soldiery of all branches of the I

service from various sections of the state, repaired to the Exchange hotel, where they escorted him through the principal streets, which were thronged with people, to the state capitol, where he was sworn into office. Judge L. L. Lewis, president of the Supreme Court of Appeals, administered the oath. This ceremony took place from the southern portie" of ihe capitol. i.ov. O'Ferrall then delivered a hmg inaugural add ress.

Celebrate 0|»nlnjr of a Kallrnail LIMA. "bio. Jan. —Tht completion of the Ohio Southern railroad exten-

sion to this city was celebrated yesterday by the running of a large excursion to this place from all the towns along the line, over 1.000 people came, and tin were met and cared for lv a committee of citizens. Trains, both passenger and freight., are running regu'ar'y. The read will be extended to Tledo in tin soring, Ives being at the iie-id of the i-pferorise and desironof competing with the Cincinnati a I

BIG FIRE IN BOSTON.

GLOBE THEATER DESTROYED THIS MORNINQ.

Wlttmum Building! la tha Sam* Square Damaged Mor» or Lni—Tha Lost Will Flgnra Up Fully 8000.000, Aboat One-

Halt Iniucd.

BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 2.—The Globo theater was destroyed by fire early this morning. At 2 o'clock several immediate exposures were blazing and it looked as if the entire square in which the theater building is located will burn. This includes buildings between Essex, Washington and Harrison avenues and II ay ward place. If these structures are. destroyed the loss will be $1,000,000.

At 3 a. in. the fire seemed to be under control. There is probably not one of the fifteen buildings in the square that is not more or less damaged. The total loss will be Sa00,000.

The insurance is not known definitely, but an agent said he felt certain one-lialf the loss was covered.

The heaviest losers outside of the theater are Bryant «fc Stratou's business college, C. E. Weyeth, hats and gloves L. lienari, boots and shoes 11. T. T. Alruy & Co., clothing Flynn & Mahoney, printers and dealers in Catholic books and church furniture S. C. Chase & Co., rubber goods Hotel Pierpont, Leach's sewing machine emporium, Willcox & Gibbs, sewing machines.

The loss on the Globe theater will be 8250,000. llanlon brothers lose 8100,000 worth of scenery used in the presentation of "Superba."

Fire was found in the cloak room of the theoter at 1:15 this morning. The flames spread with great rapidity, and at 1:20 the auditorium was a mass of llames. An alarm was rung in from the Globe theater box at 1:20 o'clock, followed by a second, third, fourth and general alarm. At this it was evident the theater was a total loss.

The watchman in the theater made his usual trip at 1 o'clock and says at that time there was no evidence of lire. At 1:10 he thought he smelt smoke and started to make an investigation. lie visited the stage, but discovered no evidence of tire there, lie then started to go into the auditorium, and as he did so saw smoke coming from the coat room, lie had hardly readied the door when flames burst theotigh and he was compelled to leave the theater. lie sounded an alarm. At 1:20 the theater was a roaring mass of llames.

The theater is owned by Harriet t. Baldwin, and extends from Washington street to Harrison avenue extcnsion. with two entrances, one on Ilayward place and the other on Wasiiington street. The stage entrance is from Harrison avenue.

At 1:50 the flames spanned an alley I iu the rear of the theater, setting lire to the corset factory of John P. liar* ner on the Harrison avenue extension.

The firemen were then driven from this building, fro which they had been fighting the lire. They hardly had left the roof when the explosion occurred and llames shot into the air fifty feet. Five minutes later another explosion occurred and within ten minutes there were three more explosions.

The Globe theater burned this morning is the second theater of that name on the site. The first, originally Selwyn's theater, was built, in 1307 and in 1373 was destroyed by fire. Tha structure just burned was built in 1S74.

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Lodging-House fire at Buffalo Fatally—Many Hirt. BL'KKALO, N. Jan. 2.—Six bodies recovered and a dozen more buried in the ruins is t.lie record oi a nre winch broke out just before 3 o'clock this morning in the Scotch-American lodging house at No. 12 Swan street, occupied by Mrs. llaekett. The fire originated on the ground floor in the kitchen and probably started from the heating apparatus. There were about thirty lodgers in the building under Mrs. Haekett's charge, as she herself stated on being rescued in a considerably scorched condition from a window on the first floor. The building, which was formerly used as a wagon factory by 11. I. Taylor Co.. is said to have been filled up with rubbish, but the firemen succeeded in extinguishing the llames before they broke outside of the building Had it not stood on an alley I a serious conflagration might have resulted As it is the inside of the piace is ruined, though the walls of the four.storv building can scarcely be injured. A dozen were seriously injured.

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Edward Kip's ock at JclVerson street and Main avenue, were gu:ted by fire yesterday afternoon. The burned buildings cover an area of 125 by 75 feet and the total loss will Ix SOO.OIM). If the water supply had been adequate the loss would not have been more than a few hundred dollars.

l'dliiilisls Iif two Staler Confei. AXS.'IS t'ITV. I Jan. ..—The populists of Missouri and a delegation of their Kansas brethren lurhl a conference yesterday in the parlors of the 'entropolis hotel to outline a plan of campaign for Missouri. The state central committee met in executive session, while an open conference of delegates and visitors from the two states was held iu the parlors. \V. C. Atkinson of Puller was elected chairman. They declared for an issue of paper money in small denominations.

Crispi Will Not Neurit iato a I.nan. ho\iii. Jan. 2. I he reports that fMcr. Crispi tlie prime minister, is about to negotiate a new loan is denied.'

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FOR A SHORT SESSlOty. SOT, M«Klnl«j DOM Not Baltava la Waiting Anj Time.

COLUMBUO, Ohio, Jan. 2.—The first session of the Seventy-first general assembly started off yesterday without a ripple. The proceedings consisted in the election of the nominees of the republican caucus in both the senate and house and the adoption of the usual preliminary motions required at the organization of each new legislature.

In accordance with the recommendation of Gov. McKinley the biennial session scheme was sprung early. Mr. Beckham of Lucas offered a resolution to that effect.

Mr. Lock of Madison also offered a resolution for a sine die adjournment of the general assembly May 1, 1894. The message of Gov McKinley was then received and its reading attentively received.

Gov. McKmley's message opens with a reference to the prolonged industrial depression, from which lie says there is no prospect of immediate relief. "A short session and little legislation," says he, "would be appreciated in a time like this." The auditor's statement of the condition of the state treasury Nov. 15. is then given to introduce the question of taxation.' "There may be some doubt." he continued, "about the biennial session, but, being pledged to give it, there should be a trial of it provided for by this repuDliean legislature. If the burden of taxation were made to rest equally upon all property there would be no oeca-sion in Ohio to complain that it was a grievous burden. Intangible property in this state, he declares, almost wholly escapes taxation. One class of property should not escape taxation at the expense of other property. Tax laws should not be framed so as to eonfisticate property or drive vapital from the state." The governor recommends that the request for $75,000 to erect buildings on the agricultural experiment farm at Wooster be granted so far as state revenues will permit.

Ivt'iiiKMl.v Klectcil Slayor of Toruntu TOISONTO. Ont.. Jan. 2.—Robert J. Fleming, wiio has been mayor of Toronto for the last two years, was defeated for re-election by Warren Ken lit dy by a majority of 4,000. Returns at midnight from all the principal cities and towns in Ontario indicate that prohibition has won the day by overwhelming majorities.

l':rt of Wilson's Force Kst'»|i« l. i: TOWN, Jan. 2.—Advices received from Bnluwayo say native run* nerswho have arrived there state posilively that a portion of the force of Capt. Wilson, reports of the massacre of which by the Matabele have been current for some time, escaped from the natives and fled in the direction of the Hartley Hills.

NEWS IN BRIEF.

S. L. l'ay eomm 'need his duties as postmaster at l'axton. ill. Philip Schramm was robbed at his home in Woodstock, 111 by a man wearing a mask.

Arthur Warner. :t0 years of age. was killed at Skitan. Ohio, by an Ohio and Mississippi trnia.

The shooting of Hubert Hunt by Jose Blanco on Christmas day at San Quintin, Cal., has proved to have been accidental.

The Globe National bank of Providence, R. 1., passed its dividend, the result of Teller Bennett's defalcation.

AMiss Shelton of lladensville, Ky., instantly killed her friend, Miss Allen, by the accidental discharge of a pistol.

Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape artist, is in Cincinnati devising plans for the improvement of the parks in this city, on which over 5'.,000,o00 is to be expended.

James Terhune. living near Lexington. Mo., was shot by a son of Elijah Neer. The boys were playing with a shotgun a:ul didn't. know it was loaded.

It Floated Though Ilottlfe'ued to Sink. Admiral Tryon's dispatch-box, which was found floating after the Victoria had fouudered, was especially made to contain the code of signals. Of course it was desired to keep this code a secret, so, in order to provide againss tho risks of accident, the box was vined with lead and perforated with Jaany holes to insure its at once sinking to the bottom of the sea if it happened to come into tho water. It would be interesting to learn wli" were the designers of this box which, being especially constructed to sink, floated safely and is now at the admiralty, a most practical proof of the fallibility of our experts.

The "Death Watch."

The dreaded "death watch," as it called, is a small beetle which has a very powerful joint in its neck, and aalls its mate by tapping with its head »n the wall or on any surface where it may happen to be located. The noisa is similar to that which may be produced by tapping with the fingernails oa a table, and the insect can fre« quefltly be made to answer such taps. MaDy country people call it the "blacksmith."

IlanpiTuii, "l.lttl« Dogs."

rthile riding in her buggy near Tron Mountain. Cal., Mrs. Katnene saw what she thought to bo three little dogs playing in tho road. She. stopped to admire their antie.s when mountain lioness uprang from tho bush and planted two paws on the buggy. Sha struck the aniinul on the bean with her whip, lashed her horse and escaped The "little dogs" wero young lions.

PROTECTING BLUE JACKETS.

•ftpt. Ftoklnc Stop* Short Fear of Yallow FeTer. Rio JANKIKO, Jan. 2.—Capt. Picking of the cruiser Charleston, who is in command of the American naval squadron h^re, has issued an order to the commanders of the vessels of the fleet iustructing them to cut off the shore leave hitherto given to the seaBen, marines and others of the crews. This curtailment of shore liberty is due to the fact that the yellow fever season is approaching and Capt. Picking is determined to keep the warships free of the disease if possible. There is little danger of any one on board the warships contracting the disease so long as shore leave is stopped.

LONDON, Jan. 2.—The J'all Mall Gazette publishes a letter from a well informed correspondent saying a great change may expected in the Brazilian situation in a fortnight's time. The Peixoto government, he says, is awaiting the arrival of five torpedo bouts, which are expected to put ati entirely different aspect on the naval situation in Brizilian waters. These boats, though built in Germany, were negotiated for by a British firm. Three of them left a southern English port Friday and the other two the day following.

Kentucky Legi»littlv« Nominations. FHANKKOHT, Ky.. Jan. 2.—The Kentucky general assembly meets to-day, and last night the democratic caucus of the house and senate nominated the officers who will be elected. A. J. Carroll, city editor of the Louisville Times, was nominated for speaker of the house by acclamation. William Goebel of Covington was nominated president pro tem. of the senate, defeating Major Thomas Hays of Jefferson county. The joint democratic caucus will renominate United States Senator William Lindsay in a lew days.

Clev«l»iid SulT&riiiK from Toothache. WASHINOTON", Jan. 2.—A report has been current here for several duysthat •the President has been suffering with •some tooth trouble, which rumor naturally associates with the disorder for which he was operated upon last summer. It is said that on two or three occasions he litis received intimate friends with his face tied up in flannels. No confirmation can be had of these rumors. They are denied by the President's close friends, who point to his healthv appearance as conclusive evidence of his excellent, physical condition "'..s-R' •••..«

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Party l'liuuui N tho Instrument.

A party of Utiea, N. V., ladieswent to the St. Lawrence for a ten days' Itav during the summer. One of the young ladies in the party had the misfortune while eating to get a. small, fishbone in her throat. It did not strangle her, but gave her considerable discomfort, and every effort to dislodge it failed. Fears were entertained t^-it unless the boue was taken out it would cause inflammation, and so the sufferer was taken in a rowboat and a visit made to a neighboring island in search of assistance. The bone could be seen just back of tho tonsils, but how to get at it was the question. In the search for aid a dentist was found, but he had no instru* ments with which to perforin the operation.

At length, as a trial, a visit was made to a rather pretentions cottago on one side of the islands, where some wealthy people were staying, and, though they searched, they could find nothing among their household uten» sils that could be used for the purpose of fishing for the bone. "Why wouldn't a curling iron do?" suddenly asked one ot the young ladies, with a flash of inspiration in her eyes. "Why not, indeed?" was in tho mind of everybody. And then »he wonder was why this had not boon thought of before.

A curling iron was procured, and, though a little nervousness was exhibited on the part of the operator— the sufferer's brother—he soon succeeded in catching the bone between the jaws of the instrument and drawing it out.

Then everybody laughed and all were happ3'.

SELE.CT COMPANY.

RoiiPrt I.ouis Stevenson earns 820.000 a year by his pen. Yet he never knows a weil day.

A new book of poems by Kichard Watson Gilder is to be brought out in the early autumn.

In 1757 Empress Catharine received a Russian peasant woman who had flfty-Beven children all living. "Cavendish" Jones,the whist expert, says that the American women are far better whist players than their English sisters.

The clay pipe smokfcd by Mile* Standish in his friendly treaties with the Tndians was a part of the government's exhibit at the exposition.

Philadelphia intends to put a monument of Jatnes A. Garfield in Fairmount, park. The sum of $l.ri,0l0 has already been raised to pay for tb* monument, and Augustus St. tJaudens has been selected as its designer.

Waiter Hesant, lias been talking to a London reporter about Iiis American tour, and he says: "At Chicago you r.'e in the very heart of the country— yoi are at the center of everything. 'hi*ago will bo to America what Babj Ion formerly was to Asia.''

Mr. .''.a!four, who will, it is thought, be pretn.'erof Kngiand some day. if Ins health las'.s, is aiso th .ught to be the most interesting bachelor in Kngiand. He is handsome, his face, being uncommonly retincd and clever in expression: and for a statesman he "is young, his years counting 4.r.

COMICAL ARMY.

Qa««r loraM or th* K»rwo Court C«r«monloaa Occasion*. The true comicality of the Korean oourt can only be properly estimated upon one of tho occasions, somewhat rare in occurrence, when tho king joes in state through the city to risiu some temple or tomb. Of one suoh function I was the interested witness.

From an early hour in tb« morniofp the streets were guarded by military of a species unique in the world. The Infantry held the roadway, and were for the most part lying asleep upon the ground. They had almost as many flags as men, and their muskets, which I examined as they stood piled together, were commonly destitoto either of hammer, trigger or plate, sometimes of all three, and were frequently only hold together by strings, while the bayonets were bent and rusty.

Infinitely more remarkable, however, were the cavalry. These wero clad in uniforms probably some 300 years old, consisting of a battered helmet with a spike, and of a cuirass of black leather studded with brass bosses and worn over a heavy jerkin of moth-eaten brocade. Enormous jack boots completed the costume and rendered it ditlicult for the men to mount their steeds, even although these were rarely more than eleven hands high.

Banners of yellow, red and green, with a tuft of pheasant feathers at tho top and stacks of arrows were carried in front of the oflicers, who were with difficulty supported by squares upon their pyramidal saddles.

N A I S A E S I

Pathetic Story Coticerulaf tho Death of au Afrlcau Amazon. Burali, one of the famous company »f Amazons exhibiting at the Crystal Palace, London, died at the Norwood Cottage hospital. Burah was taken ill at the palace with an affection of tho lungs, and upon her case becoming critical she was at once removed to the Cottago hospital.

Burah, upon being admitted to tho taard, refused to lie on the bed, and persisted in lying upon tho floor, notwithstanding the kind persuasion of the doctor and nursa her nature pre* dominated, so that the nurse placed the mattress upon the floor. After being in the hospital twenty-fo.^r hours Burah appeared to revive WQO« derfullj', and, in asking the nurse for the doctor, she said. "Medicine man good," and, to use the nurse's own words, Burah bore her acute suffering with the greatest of patience, and was an example to many English peo pie.

Later, her case became less hopeful, and she overheard the nurse say: "Burah is weaker," and their black patient quickly answered: "Yes, I'sa vcaker," and looking very earnestly in the face of the nurse, Burah hel« up her hands and drew the nurse'sattention to her finger nails, which were a pure white. Thea she saifl: "My nails are sick. I die, 1 die," and the big tears rolle«\ down her cheeks. Burah gradually got worse and passed 4 way.

A Gcutld Itcbake.

Onae at a fatnilj- reunion of tha NeW "Stark Potters, ex-Secretary W. f. E^afts, as their counsel, had been asked to dine with them all. There was a bishop, and there was a doctor of divinity, and there were other distinguished scions of the family-tree present, and the after-dinner speeches had naturally all been on the successes of one another. Then Mr. Evarts was asked to make a speech. He said that he felt that he sealLy must be excused. In this reverend presence, however, ho might bo pardoned for uttering a paraphrase of Scripture, which had come into his mind during the speeches of the rest: "Lord, Lord, Thou art the ekiy and we are the Potters."

C'-^A l'rotty Cilrl Station Ag»-nt. Passengers over the Kumford Falls and Buckfield road .1 ,. notioe upon the platform at East Peru, Maine, a plump and pretty i^irl who wears the regalia of the station agent. She wears a cap with gold lace and a brass shield, and on the shield is "Station Agent," This is Miss Lillie Howard, and she has had charge of the si a lion at Lust Peru for some time. She is attentive to her duties, the trainmen always have a smile and a pleasant word for her, and many a drummer vainly attempts to appropriate a share of her smiles as the train whisks past. 'Tis needless to comment on the neatness of East Perq station.

N'ocilcd Article*.

Mr. Clioate, having arrived at tha old-sighted age, did not recognue it, or did not wish to commence the use of glasses. In pleading a causa he had difficulty in seeing his notes, and, in order properly to decipher his manuscript, Kept folding his paper farther and farther oif. On one occasion this so annoyed the judge that he at last burst out with: "Mr. Choate, I would advise you to get one of two thiugs, either a pair of tongs or a pair of spectacles."

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Vclion of nlil mi,| ilp:it. generally a.-ccpted theory

the cooking of meat relates to the ap plication of boat, but Or. Sawic/.evosky has called attention to the fact that almost precisely the same chemical and physical changes can be accomplishcd by exposing animal llcsh to extreme cold. -Meat subjected to a degree of cold eyual *.o fifty degrees below y,ero of Fahrenheit's thermometer looks and tafctes exactly like meak boiled in fresh Water.