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INTELLECTUAL ELEPHANT.

Toby Polled OS the Frofesnor'a Hair— Recognized the Wig. The youthful elephant Toby is now the "lion" of the Jardin d'Acclimation. There are all sorts of reasons for lionizing him, says a Paris correspondent ol the London News. He is a recent gift of the Emperor Menelik. He comes, as that emperor says, from a part of Africa where elephants are phenomenal in their sagacity, and he is playful and fond of practical jokes.

Toby is fond of cakes and rice. He likes children and gay people, but he objects to savants of grave aspect. Has he noticed that they do not bring cakes in their pockets? A party of congressionists now in Paris were greatly amused by his tricks today. Toby singled out one of them, whipped oft his hat and walked round the inclosure waving it triumphantly. Then he came back and set it on the owner's head again, but he took off his spectacles and seemed puzzled what to do with them. After looking at them attentively he restored them to the owner. But this time he took off the hat again, dropped it on the ground and seized the somewhat singular head of hair of the learned congressionist and pulled it off, for it was artificial.

It is expected that after this feat Toby will make the fortune of the Paris zoo. He must be a very shrewd baby to have noticed the difference between a wig and home-grown hair.

GEARE IS HONEST.

The Only Ex-Soldier Known to Hut* Returned Pension. Clark Geare, the only man that was ever known to return a pension to the United State?:, is a citizen of Monrovia.

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He astounded the officials of the pension bureau recently by sending back his certificate and $350 in back pensions which had been paid to him. Geare carried a musket in the war of the Rebellion and became afflicted with rheumatish owing to exposure. After leaving the army he grew worse, and applied for a pension. At firs: he was given ?6 a month, and this was afterward increased to ?10. He drew his pension for & time, but as he recovered from his trouble he began to take care ol himself, and neglected to apply for the money when it came due. Of late Ms term of nonapplication approached Its end, and had he not appeared his name would have been scratched from the list. But Geare turned up on the very last day at the pension office in Indianapolis and received his arrears. As his disability had now totally disappeared he felt that he was no longer •ntitled to the pension, and accordingly returned the money and the certificate to Washington. Mr. Geare is a quiet, unassuming man of fifty-seven, with silver-gray beard and hair, is well-to-do, and has a family of four interesting Sons.

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A WICKED CRIMINAL.

IS "CREOLE," A MURDEROUS I LOUISIANA NEGRO.

A CONFES8ION THAT HAS APPALLED THAT STATE.

Confession* Are Halr-RlsIng Failed With His First Man, bat He Learned Why, and Never Missed Again—Slew for the Love of Slaughter.

HE confession at New Orleans, La., of the negro known as "Creole" show him to be the mo6t dreadful monster that this country has ever developed. He has murdered seven people, and his weapon has always been a club,

a bar of iron or an ax. The motive that influenced this creature was two-fold—robbery and a love of slaughter for its own sake. The largest sum of money he ever secured from any victim was $4.50.

Creole has been arrested for two murders only. The first time he was acquitted although he was guilty, and the latter murder could not have been fastened upon him had he not confessed. Unlike many of those archfiends who boast of the lives they have taken, this ignorant creature's crimes are proven by indisputable evidence. He seems to take no pleasure in boasting of his deeds,

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murders is pleasant to his diseased mind. His history is commonplace enough. His father was a slave in St. Martinville, Ibarls parish, who was hanged for murder before the war. As a boy, Creole was known as Joe Pierre. He was I a thief as a youth, and as he grew up he developed a bitter hatred towards white people. This was a legitimate

"CREOLE," THE CRIMINAL, outgrowth of the election trouble ia that part of the state.

He grew into a large powerful man. He is more than six feet tall, and weighs 200 pounds. He is now about 43 years old, and has been actively engaged in 'murder for ten years. He planned his first murder while he was at work on a plantation in St. Martinville. He sought Aubert White, a saloonkeeper, whom he asked to change a $5 bill. While White was fumbling in his pockets Creole struck him in the face with a heavy stick. White was felled to the ground, but before Creole could rifle his pockets a passer-by scared Creole away. He served two years in the penitentiary for this attack.

It made a profound impression upon him. He was not troubled by fact that he had been captured and placed in prison, but he was disturbed because he had failed. He had only stunned his victim and not killed him. Creole had walked eight miles to do his first murder, and his attempt was wholly unsuccessful. He reasoned the matter in his coarse and gruesome way, and came to the conclusion that he had not succeeded because he had attacked his man from the front. He determined in the future to strike from behind. Thereafter Creole acted upon this Idea, and he never failed again.

There Is an intermission of two years after his release from the penitentiary before he succeeded in killing a man. During that time he worked on a railroad, in swamps, and on plantations, changing his name to Joe Alex, because he had become a very unpopular negro about New Orleans. His fellows recognized him as a very dangerous man.

Had Creole been simply influenced by motives of robbery he would not have killed old man Patterson. It was known that Patterson had as much as $100. Creole coveted this money. He watched Patterson one night and when he started for home, which was several miles back from the railroad, Creole followed. He approached Patterson from behind, crushed in his skull with a club and rifled his pockets. He found only a silver watch and fifty cents. Patterson li:ul hidden his money. The murderer threw his body Into a lake.

He was arrested and tried for this murder. He escaped in a remarkable way. In his possession was found a watch which was identified as that of Patterson. Creole proved that he had purchased this watch at New Ibaris. As a matter of fact, he had pawned the watch he had taken from Patterson and bought the other, which was almost its counterpart. i'y.r'-'

It occurred to Creole one day that it he had a pistol he could murder more easily. He stole one from a white man. He was caught and again sent to prison. While he was working in the swamps he learned that there was a movement on foot to lynch him "as soon as he was released. Thisp caused him to take a chance to escabe. He determined that the first man'he met should furnish him with clothing. This man happened to be a tramp Creole

demanded his apparel. The man refused. Creole knocked him senseless with a club. He oould have taken the clothing when the man was helpless, but this did not content him. He must needs do murder as well.

His next murder was that of a colored woman in St Charles parish, the wife of a man from whom he proposed a side of bacon. Mary Baker threatened to tell on Creole, and he killed her with an ax.

His next murder was that of a Spaniard named Roccina Jacque, which was a very brutal and cold blooded crime. Three Italians were accused of it and two of them were lynched. This involve:! the United States government in trouble with Italy. It was finally adjusted by the United States paying damages of $6,000. Until Creole made his confession it was never suspected that the lynched Italians were not guilty. The largest sum he secured from any of his victims was from Alexander Johnson, a colored man, more than 70 years old, whose skull Creole crushed with a single blow. In Johnson's pockets Creole found $4.50. This year Creole has murdered two people, both of them peddlers. The last one was killed June 26. Creole feels no remorse for his horrible deeds. He simply explains that something inside him tells him to kill.

CHICKENS MAY TELL TALES-

Important Evidence In the Edna Crlder Murder Case. At the term of Clinton county criminal court which convenes in Lock Haven on Monday, Sept. 27, the indictment against Paul Koitscb, charged with the murder of Edna Crider, will be presented to the grand jury. Notwithstanding the epidemic of crime that has prevailed in this section for several months past, the heinous murder of 6-year-old Edna Crider, at Anderson Hill, retains an unusual amount of interest. It will be remembered by those who have followed the case along that a blood-smeared and mutilated pair of trousers belonging to John Cushen played a quite prpminent part in the early developments of the case. The bungling work of the party who cut the pantaloons and the manner in which the blood appeared thereon made

It look very much like a trick to cast suspicion on Cushen. The detectives employed on the case concluded that the blood on Cushen's trousers was not human blood, but was that of an animal or bird. It now develops that on the day on which Edna Crider's murdered body was found, the women at Herrltt's lumber camp heard a chiken squaklng, and upon investigation saw

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certain man employed at the camp chasing a chicken about the place. Some time afterward a dead chicken was found in a barrel. It had its head twisted off. Did this chicken furnish the blood that aided in carrying out the bloody trousers trick?

FISHTOWED THE BOAT.

Hugo German Carp Caught at Monay Dam After a Struggle. The boss fish story comes from Montgomery. Frank Barman, George 0ousel, Henry Hartllne and George Nichols set their poles Friday night along the bank of the river at Muncy dam, and yesterday morning when they went out to see what they had caught it was noticed.that Harman's pole was being towned out across the dam. Jumping into a boat the men rowed out and secured the pole, but were unable to land the denizen of the deep at the other end of the line. In fact, the fish, for such it proved to be, had things its own way for a time, and towed the boat at will about the dam. At last the fish was tired out, and when the men succeeded in landing it they found it was a German carp, which, when placed upon a pair of scales, tipped the beam at 14 pounds and 2 ounces.

It was with great pride that they exhibited their catch in Montgomery.

DENVER'S FAIR BOOTBLACK.

Miss Hall Anxious to Earn Money to Go Through Vassar. Gallantry is not dead, and Miss Luverne E. Hall, a plucky young Denver girl, can attest the truth of the statement. Several weeks ago Miss Hall started a ladies' bootblacking establishment in Denver in order to earn enough

MISS LUVERNE E. HALL, money to guarantee her a course in Vassar college. The news of her novel undertaking got into the papers and was spread broadcast over the country. Immediately her erstwhile modest mail began to assume large proportions. From all over the union, east, west, north and south, and even from foreign lands, letters to her have been pouring in bearing all sorts of messages to the maiden bootblack. Some of the letters contained proposals of marriage.

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AFTER TEN DECADES.

Story of LOT« and It* Reward, at It Actually Happened. Forty years ago G. M. McDowell, now a resident of Madison county, Missouri, was on^ of the mo$t promising yoUng men of Yanee$ county, and wliat was known as "the Zeb Vance orator" of that section, says the Asheville Citizen. He loved and wooed a young lady of Yancey who was accounted the belle of that part of Western North Carolina. True love ran smoothly with the young couple themselves, but a barrier existed in the person of an objecting father, whose wrath was kindled against the idea of a marriage, and a decree was written literally in blood, it is said, that they should not wed.

About this time a second young man appeared upon the scene and sought the hand of the beautiful young lady. Seeing that nothing would move the father from his determination, negotiations began, resulting in young McDowell's signing a release, in obedience to the decree, of his rights and claims upon his heart's love. In consideration of this act he was to receive the best horse, saddle and bridle in Yancey county. Shortly after the fairest girl of all that county joined hands with a Mr. Presswood, the successful suitor, and they started as one along life's journey.

Young McDowell rode away on his mettled charger and by and by he wooed and won another, and for more than 30 years they fought life's battles together. About 15 years ago Mr. Presswood died, and a few years ago Mr. McDowell's life partner died. The decree written in blood having passed away with the death of the objecting father, two hearts that years ago had beaten so close together again turned to each other. The lovers plighted their troth afresh, and by agreement Mrs. Presswood became Mrs. McDowell, 40 years to a day from the date 011 which the release was signed. The marriage occurred only a fevV days ago, and Mr. and Mrs. McDowell are living over again the sweet days of old

iwo Honrs' Sleep at Kiphr. According to Max Muller, Humboldt went Edison one better in his seorn for sleep. Muller, in his series of recollections of famous personages, says: "Humboldt went on to say how busy he was with his 'Kosmos,' and how he could no longer work so many hours as in former years. 'As I get old,' he said, 'I want more sleep—four hours at least. When I was young,' be continued, 'two hours of sleep were quite enough for me.' I ventured to express my doubts, apologizing for differing from him on any physiological fact. It is quite a mistake,' he said, 'though it is very widely spread, that we want seven or eight hours of Bleep. When I

was your age I simply lay down on the sofa, turned down my lamp, and after two hours' sleep

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MLLE. CHAMINADE.

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Where Labor Arbitration Works. Compulsory arbitration, if such

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term can be used, has uniformly been decried in this country in labor disputes, but during the short time the arbitration law has been in operation in New Zealand it appears to have worked well. Under the act in question the colony is divided into districts. A Board of Conciliation, composed of an equal number of workmen and employers, can be constituted in any district, and over this is a special central tribunal, which possesses appellate functions, and whose decision is final. The Arbitration Court is presided over by a judge of the supreme court of New Zealand, and he is assisted by two assessors, similar to the practice in our own admiralty court. One of these assessors is chosen by the employers, the other by the workmen. The trades unions have power to sue, and are liable to be themselves sued, not only the union funds being attachable, but the Individual members of it »porsiMe to the extent of £10 each should the common fund fail to cover the liabilities. The penalty for the non-observance of the award is limited to £500. No strike or lockout has oc-^ curred since the act has been in opdra-5' tion.—iron and Industries.

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