Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1896 — Page 9

, FOR TRAIN ROBBERY James Bjown Gets a Twelve-Year Sentence For the Kesler Holdup. HE PLEAD GUILTY TO THE CRIME. M»A* a C'oaaplet* OMtral** aad ImpHcated Job* aad Aba Wife Murderer (looinba Die* Without Kepentin* Hi* Terrible Crime—Charge* Against Haiumnnd tMMcial*—Minor New* Items. Albion, Ind., Jan. 10. — James Brown, tile notorious railroad bandit, entered a plea of guilt to robbing the United States Express company by holding up a train near Kesler on the night of Sept. 12, 1.80.3, and was yesterday sentenced by Judge Adair to 12 years’ imprisonment. In his confession Brown stated that John and Abe Smalley, two desperadoes of this <x>unty, coaxed him to hold up tho train. He said they pulced ties on the track and shot the engineer. The other two then blew open the door of the express ear and larand and gagged the messenger. Then they opened the safe with dvnaniito and took alxmt $16,000, which they divided. MURDERER COOMBS BEAD. T* the End He Declared He W»* Glad ' He Had Killed Hl* Wife. Scottsburg, Ind., Jan. 10.—Walter Coombs, the Little York wife murderer, died yesterday from the wound he inflicted upon himself in his attempt to commit suicide at the time of the tragedy. He suffered.the greatestagony until death relieved him, continually begging to be allowed to complete his work of destruction by cutting his own threat. He did not repent of his deed, and until the last maintained that he was glad that he had killed his wife. ChurgeH Again*! Hammond Official*. Hammond, Ind., Jan. 10.—The. Daily Leader, the official paper of the city*adininistration, and of the same political faith, is out. with an article openly charging the city officials with boodling, and with exacting blood money from infamous houses, gambling dens and saloons. It charges that certain city officials are in the pay of Chicago gamblers. The paper further charges that “one of our officials will make no less than $50,000 during his term of office by dishonest and crooked means.” „• Vitruly I’ritioyer Released. Brazil, Ind., Jan. 10.—James B. Dalgarn, who was sent to prison south from here Jan. 7, 1890, for six years for forging a check on the First National bank of this city, was released here yesterday, his sentence having expired. He lost 899 days of good time by bad conduct, which is more than was ever lost by any prisoner in that institution. He made several attempts to escape and was a most unruly prisoner. .( Stilt For Breach of Promise. Rochester, Ind., Jan. 10.—Suit was begun yesterday in the Fulton circuit ’ court by Miss Emma Krick against Carl Gibson for SS,O<X) damages for breach of marriage .promise. Gibson is a young society man of this city. The wedding was set for Dec; 3,. but the groom did not appear, and he has since declared the marriage off. Judge Baker Did Not Like the Verdict. - New Albany. Ind., Jan. 10.—George Pickerell and Pide Conwell of Crawford county, charged with impersonating United States officers, were acquitted , by a jury here yesterday in the United -States court. Judge Baker scored the jury for their verdict and rcfjfsed to allow them ally fees. Almost Bled to Death, Shelbyville, Ind., Jan. 10.—While butchering hogs John Worland fell on it <broken earthenware jar and severed the artery of his right wrist. He lost so much blood that it is feared death may ricsult, * Reducing Working Hours. Washington, Ind., Jan. 10.—The employes in the car department of the Bal'k, timore and Ohio Southwestern shops P yesterday had their working time cut from nine to six hours per day. Business Failure at Richmond. Richmond, Ind., Jan. 10.—The second business failure here this week occurred ' yesterday afternoon. The firm of George Ca,.’’ ’ M ; h & Co., dealers in toys and bicycles, was forced to dose. •43,000 Fire at. South Bend. South Bend, Ind., Jan. 10.—Fire destroyed the entire stock of Kemp & Schafer’s clothing store. ,It caught from an electriet wire. Loss, $48,000; insur- . ance $38,000. INDIANA NOTES. John Nicely of Petersburg has been arrested for counterfeiting. He, was taken to Evansville by United States Marshal Graves. Three bovs were seriously iniured while . coasting down a mil ar. Kicnmonu. iney Weiit over a bluff and fell 40 feet to the * river below. ■ * • Postimaetet' Harlnttof- Elwood while in Muncie attending a convention fell on the icy pavement and seriously injured himHe is confined to his home. •4-.., .'As a result of the. convention of bituminous miners at Te» - | - c Haute, it was resolved to ask for an advance in the mining scale from 64 to 70 cents, to take effect. April 1. Professor W. M. Groan, a well known educator of Anderson, will establish a col ]ege in that city. Contracts have already been ler for the erection of a large building for the institution. The damage suit of Mrs. Lulu J. T. Kerlin against, the city of Franklin and a contracting firm has been compromised for (250. .Mrs. Kerlin was injured. in the summer of 1894 by driving trite an excavation made in the street,. - I Charles, vne i*-y etu’-oiu - son ot John Dinfl of Nineveh, Bartholomew county, found an old shotgun in the woodhimse and snn- . posed it was not loaded. While playing with his little brother the gun was dist charged,and the latter received the load in I his arm and side. He was not dangerously I injured, but his arm will be crippled.

I — , j.y ,„•«■<> A. ~ ' ■>' It* effect* Physical! r ■*<! Nodal ly. A paper by Miss Josie longleton, read at the monthly meeting of the W. C. T. U. held at the United Br ithren church Jan. 19,1896: “The question In re ard to the use of alcohol is one of the lost important and perplexing Issues of tio day. The time has come when the tern oersnee people will no longer stand idly oy and see homes ruined and Ilves lost by i greater curse than slavery. People are I eglnning to see the terrible effects of alcoh< I upon man and are trying to blot out th* great evil. In the following essay I shs I endeavor to show the effects of 'strong fi rink both upon the man who uses It and J upon those around him. n i It has been argued arain and again that alcohol Is a medicine of great value and that we could rearceiv d<> without It. However, if I succeed In proving that it ruins a man and doesfmnch more evil than good, you will have tn rtgre.e with me In saying that we would lie far better off wlthput it. Fir«t, the man takes just a little alcohol for medicine, then he begin* to use It a little more frequently. All the while he savx that he has too much self central to become a habitual drunkard. But the habit soon grows upon him until he must have just so much alcohol each day or he cannot be satisfied. Even if it is onlv avlassata time that Is enough to poison his whole 'system and bring disease. A glass at a time soon means a little more until the man Is unable to control his appetite Alcohol taken pure acts as a narcotic poison, producing death. Then, beer, whiskey and other intoxicating drinks which have some alcohol in they, must contain some dead!v poison. The stomach of a druuk<>rd has beenexrin’ned and found filled with poisonous germs. As each organ of the body is connected by nerves and Mood vessels to other parts, the poison would of course be carried through all parts of the body. In making beer and other similar drinks, the most impure Abd unclean nmteriiiis are used and these would certainly haven tendency to introdiice disease into the body bv making it unhealthy, it stands to reason that, as the body is connected with the brain it must also weaken the intellectual powers nf the man. You have doubtless noticed that a habitual drunkard cannot reason as clearly and logically as a man who does not usealcohol in any form. This is because alcohol dulls the brain and makes a man very much like a lower animal. Doyon think for a minute, my friends, that God created men with intellectual powers and strong bodies that they should destroy them In a shameful way? Ah no! God created man in' his 'own image, that lie might improve his opportunities and make the most of life. It was not intended for man to use a drink that, has been found to produce fever, rheumatism, gout, consumption. dyspepsia and other fatal diseases , Notice again, that, a drunkard does not usually live long but most hate, hearty, old men are those who have left the poisonous beverage alone. This again, proves that alcohol is very ruinous to a rpan. Now. I shall consider the effects of alcohol socially. Everybody has influence ■ either for good or evil, and if a man is responsible for his own body much more is J he responsible for the Influence he has upon Othei’S Again, the people.make the soeelty and if they are degraded themselves, social life will be the same. Sftppose that a man , who uses intoxicating liquors has a family [ of boys. The son usually looks up to his ■ father as almost a perfect man and thinks what father does is manly and right. Then the boy says, ‘When I grow to be a ; man I will use liquor.’ As he grows older this desire (partially hereditary) to drink liquor and as he says. ‘To be a man.' grows stronger. He is, therefore, very apt. to | form thls'terrible habit. Think of thfr sorrow and pain of the - wife and nmtlw/as she sees her loved ones reeling jrkjfur the , street, slaves to their appetites. Think again of the homes broken up. of the hearts saddened for life, and of the misery and suffering shat drink has caused and then never say again that drink has no bad effects upon society.’ Intemperance brings ruin upon the innocent and helpless, for it invades the family and 'Social circle, and spreads woe and sorrow all around. It cuts down the youth in all its vigor, the man in his strength, nor does it spare tlie old man tottering on the brink of the grave. Then, alcohol not only ruins the health of the man who uses it, but spreads woe and sorrow upon all his associates. Drink brings forth the. brutal side of the man’s nature and doe's not refine or uplift him, so we si e that he cannot influence for good. A hard drinker is not welcome in society for his brain is so dulled and his tastes so vulgar that he has no attraction for the better class of people. . Intemperance degrades the citizens of a country. corrupts the legislature and dishonors the statesman. Then it degrades our country and retards her progress and loyal citizens should endeavor to do away with the evil oil this' account. Intemperance brings shame, terror, misery, kills peace and wipes but‘national honor. It is a deadly foe to a man’s reputation and has caused more evil than any other thing. After doing all this harm, it laughs at the fiiVn It has i nfiTcfed riTprifinffie'^K3pianrace" and curses the world.. Alcohol wrecks and withers, - forever, 'peacejand happiness and makes man a drone in the busy hive of society; , . Now, when we see what a great evil alcohol is and how much misery and suffering it has caused. I think we will all agree'in saying that we would l>e far better off without it.' Let us then do all that we ca,n Jto blot out the great-curse. f . _ New Rush County Fair Association. Rwuvnj.E, Ind., .I.in, 18.— The mag nificent grounds of the bankrupt Rush Country Agricultural society were sold at sheriff’s sale Saturday to >ho Rush County Fair association sos $3,765.81, ■the ainodnt of the judgment andjposts against the society. The gixninds liayo been in possession of the Agricultural society for more than half a century. The new association was but recently 1 formed and vyill continue the Rushville ' fair, the retiring society waiving all rights in its favor.

- 1 J ~= MAKING A BIG BLUFF Mysterious Naval Preparations Being Pushed Forward by England. MAY PAY THIS COUNTRY A VISIT. Mi»ll.* In th* Tna.nuil MW «• Ur*a*tljr Improved—Boath Africa* Troable* Affect the London Htoek KxehMffe. Several Failure* are Expected—Admiration For President Krnffer** Diplomacy. London, Jan. 11. —There was a feeling abroad in London last night tliat there are many details of the complication into which the foreign affairs of the empire has been placed which have not been published, and much speculation is indulged in by the public. So far as official information goes, the situation seems to be improved. The mystery of the naval preparations occupies a large place iu the public , mind, and thf? conclusion arrived at by the attentive public after thus thinking it over is that the tremendous activity : displayed not only in the Utting out of the flying squadron, but iu the rushing ' foward of work in the navy yards, arsenals and supply ships for war mater- j ial do not appeal* wholly necessary on account of the condition of relations with Germany.' It is also felt that it is difficult to see what point the flying squadron, which, together with the existing available squadrons with which it is proposed to join it, will form, it is said, the most powerful fleet of war vessels ever put destined. The situation in the Transvaal is undoubtedly greatly improved, and unless President Kruger has made extortionate demands, such as for the complete independence of his republic and freedom from the suzerainty of Great Britain, and has received the support of Germany in favor of these demands, such a powerful fleet as is being prepared will not be needed at Delagoa bay. In fact, the whole future of South A/rica now ; depends upon the nature of the demands made by President Kruger, whose response, to the queen’s message, addressed to him in the third person through JDolonial Secretary Chamberlain, is, to say the least, not effusive. In fact, it virtually declares that the president will hold Dr. Jameson and the other members of his expedition who were taken ■ ■with him as hostages for the disarm;!- | ment of Johannesburg. The indemnity ' demanded by the Transvaal government from the Chartered South Africa company is variously stated at from £500.000 to £2,000,000. The disturbances in the Transvaal have led to an exceedingingly heavy stock exchange account, espe- ; cially for Chartered South Africa-and consolidated gold lields. Several failures are expected to occur. The workmen at Chatham, Portsihouth and Plymouth worked late last night by electric light for the fitting out of the ships of the' squadron. It is expected that those at the Portsmouth dock yard Mill continue the work of preparation tomorrow. It was announced last evening that the government jias orderefi the storreref small arm cartridges to be increased from 60,000,000 to 150,000,000. One effect of the present crisis has been to impress Englishmen with a ' sense of the marvelous diplomatic scent ; of Paul Kruger, the Biu'r president. The 1 admiration felt by Englishmen for the , South African executive finds abundant ' expression, even in the face of the sharp j reverse he has administered to their , policy and their hearty admiration for Dr. Jameson. Sir Charles Dilke de- ; elared in a speech yesterday that Presi- , dent Kruirer has few rivals among i modern diplomats. -zfCAVSED SOME J’.NCITEMIiNT. '■ lU‘po.rt that Jameson Will He Held ; Vntil Suzerainty Is Abandoned. London, Jan. 11.—Some excitement , has been caused by a telegram from Boer sources in Johannesburg which States that Pit'sidopt Kruger will hold : Jameson until tho London convention is abrogated, which would mean the ' abandoning of the English suzerainty ovi'r the Transvaal. Tho colmriirl office, however, has heard nothing of such astipuliition, and the government is not disposed to believe the report. German Warship at-Delagoii Bay. Berlin, Jan. 11. —A telegram rreeived ' here from Lorenzo Marques, Delagoa ’ bay, announces that the German man- < of-win* Condor has arrived there. Big; Importing House Fails. Philadelphia, Jan. 11.—Keene, Sutteriee & Co., one of the largest exporting and importing firms of this city, failed yesterday. It is .stated that the lialhlities will exceed $500.1X10. The firm was probably the largest importer of goat skins on . this coiithient, having trading stations throughout South America and in Asia and Africa. It also shipped coffees and spices. John AL Fenlin, an extensive glazed kid manu-t'a<-tr.rer. was forced to th6 wall by thq failure. His liabilities are SBO,OOO. Big Cargo of Corn. .. m N ew Qbt.e a xs. Jan. 11. —The British steamship Hadden Hall sailed last evening for Rotterdam with 203.862 bushels nf corn in bulk and 400 tons of other cargo. This is the largest cargo of grain ever caifiod from the United States and it is believed to lie the largest cargo of ; grain ever floated. L -■ —•——-—-— Ex-Representative GeJ>er Bardoned. Springfield, Ills., Jan. IL—Governor Altgeld yofSterday grained a pardon to ex-Represehtative John L. Geher, doing five years' time at the Joliet penitentiary for murder during a riot at a coal . mine in 'tastvell conuty in 1394. The governor holds Geher innocent. I’riiNiim'Ut I'ooriil Man Dead. Peoria, Ills., Jan, 11. —Williaan ‘ McLean, aged 54. traveling auditor of the American Spirits Manufacturing company, is dead of pneumonia and typhoid fever qf ter an illness lasting since Dee. 20. — —y— Wabash is making an attempt to get the free delivery system extended to the postoffice in that city.

THE FAT CAPTAIN. ■la <»rd«r, Ita Mstliod nf Kxeeatina mA I tbe Boy 1 * Comment “Join the militia, if you wish, my boy,” said tbe old man iu bis kindly way, "but don’t get in a company that ban a fat captain. ” “I don’t aee what difference that oaa < ■utce,” returned the boy. “Do yoe ■Mmn to contend that a fat man can’t , be a good aoldier?” “Well, not exactly that, my boy,” explained tbe old man; “but in some I ways yon will find the thin man or the man of medium build preferable. Didn’t I ever tell you of my experience?” “Never. ” “Ah, that explains your doubts, then. You sen, I once had an ambition to we:ir a uniform and inarch behind a bainl, just, like you, and I joined a company that unfortunately had a fat captain. No one thought of the captain particularly at the time tbe company was org nized, but we all learned to look out for such trifles later. While we I were in the armory it was all right and ' everything always passed off satisfactorily, but when we began to drill out of coots —ah, then we found how serious a matter drilling with a fat captain , wa ” “But why?” aiiked the boy. “You . haven’t told me that yet.” “He’d lose his breath just at critical 1 moments. He'd start us out at double I time and then get so winded himself ' tha’ he couldn’t stop us. Gs course we would have to go on. We were too well drilled to stop until we received the order to do so. I remember once he started us out, lost his breath, was unable : to rider a halt or to keep up with the cohmin and we ran three miles before we topped.” ‘ ‘ What made you stop then?’ ’ inquired the boy. “We ran into a stone wall,” replied the old man promptly. “Pooh! IVhy didn’t you scale it? You wen* a nice kind of soldiers, you were. If I'd beeu your captain. I'd have court martialed the whole lot .of you for disobedience of ojriers. ” Then the old man looked at the boy, and the boy looked at the man, and a cha-iii seemed to open up between them. I They were ho longer friends.—Chicago Post THE DEVIL’S CODE. Leg. nd of a Monk, the Devil and a Quick Night** Work. fitockfiolm’s public library contains a i wonderful work which is called “The i Devil’s Code” and which in addition I toils extraordinary name is said tube the biggest manuscript in the world. Every letter is most beautifully drawn and the magnitude of the work is so great that it seems impossible for auy single monk to have done. it. The story of the origin of the manuscript, however, not. only gives it us the work of one man, but also states it to be the work of a single night. The story runs as follows : “A poor monk had been condemned to death; but was told mockingly by his judges that if he was able to copy the | whine ..‘Code’ between darkness aud dawn he would bo saved. Relying upon the impossibility of the task, those who sentenced him furnished him with the | original copy of the ‘Code,’ with pep, , ink aud parchment and left him. > | “Death must have been as little liked 1 : in the middle ages as it is now, for the ' monk, forgetting the hopelessness of , I his task, commenced it. Before long, ■ however, he saw that he could not save [ his own life by such weak exertions, and fearing a cruel and horribje death . I he invoked the aid of the prihee of J darkness,’ promising to surrender his soul if he were assisted in the task. | “The devil kipdly obliged by appear- I ing on the spot, accepted the Contract .' and sat down to ' the work, and next • morning ‘The Devil’s Code’ was finished, i ' the monk being found dead. The copy- 1 j ing clerk from the infernal regions pre- : Buiuably fled away with the poor man’s soul as soon as the wicked compact was . finished. -Pearson's Weekly. AN EDITOR’S NIGHTMARE. ; He Mas Fifteen Years In Suppressing an Insistent Contributor. The former editor of The Scotsman, ‘ when he retired to enjoy his well earn- ■ ed leisure, gave Alexander Russell this ' advice,The conduct of a daily paper,” he Said, “is always a very serious thing, full of dangers and difficulties, but in i addition to its usual anxieties you, my i friend, will every night have to keep . the most vigilant watch lest that, man ; Hill Burton should contrive to insert I his theory about Scotch cheeses iuto your columns. ” It is not necessary to particularize what it was; it will suffice to say that this theory—based upon the exposure of Scotch .cheeses in front of the.shops, and the tr atment to which they were con-. sequc ! ,ly ' exposed?—was not— eompliment;: y or likely to recommend them I to the purchaser.' “D and iiiglif,” said Russell, “for 15 years, I never forgot my predecessor’s " anting. A hundred times* that theory endeavored- to gain admittance into r y columns, and by.most unlocked f<iv* ch 'iiieis'; sometiineFiflufked'coiv" cealed in an article about the Crimean : war, f metimes in one of the divorce ; oases, 'inetinies iu one on the division - of the I'i'ce church .in Scotland, or even in tie disruption itself; b’jt it xtas al-i ways tented and struck out. “It was a duel to the death, for I knpw iat Hill Burton would never relax "li efforts to get his views upon Scotch cheese into print while there was breath a his body. On the morning of the la day of thedifieenth year he Jin to n i. v office-waving a paper* in Iris •hand . sI trying out, ‘lt’s in,, it’s in !’ ' ”*\ it.’ cried I, ‘net in!The Scotsman surely ?’ “ ‘A .' saidlie, ‘inChambers’ “Information For the People.' ” “Myrelief of mind is not to be described. —Pearson’s Weekly. Hqn lames A. Mount, ofi, Shannondale has announced himself as a candidate tor the Rcireblicaji nomination sos governor.

ROAIIE9 LIKE A MON. | A COASTER CAPTAIN’S BTORV OF A REMARKABLE WHALE. at Didn't «m*w,” bvt It* B«mr Wa* Bom*- ' tbing AwM—lt W*M Mighty ffact la L*ngtb and Had »QiM*r Looking Head. Tried to Swamp tbe •ekooner. “No,” arid Captain X A. Croraman of South Portland, “we didn’t encounter the sea serpent, but we had a strange experience with a whale, and I don’t believe anybody ever had the like before. I’ve been at sea, man and boy, sinceiLwas 9 years old, and I never saw the the whale we encountered. I nevefe, <■ a whale before that didn’t blowF .it the one we met didn't, but it gaviwproar that whs awful.” “n sounded like the lions in Central pajk, New York,” said Miss Houston, who was one of the party that had th° . strange encounter. “It certainly was more like the roar of a lion than anything else I can think of,” said Captain Crossmau. The schooner Grace Webster, Captain Crossman, was on her- way fiom New York to Portland with 414 tons of coal. Besides the.captain and crew Mrs. Crossman, her daughter and Miss Houston were on board. The schooner was about ten miles off Wood island and making good headway under full sail, the mate, Merrill Crossman, at the wheel, when there was a I sudden commqtion ahead, and the great head shot up into the air aud was on a level with the deck. One of the crew first sighted the strange creature aud called Captain Crossman, aud in a moment all on board hut the man at the wheel were looking at the strange sight. They saw before them an enormous head, one mass of great bunches, through which the wicked looking eyes of the creature gleamed. They expected the whale, if such, would “blow,” but it .did not theu or after. Once a narrow thread of what looked like steam shot up, but not a drop of water was sent into the air. As they looked at the creature it roared savagely, and then drew close up to the side of the schooner, giving them ample time to observe the head, and all agree that it was very broad ; that it tapered almost to a point, and that it was not very thick through the thickest part. The creature was about 75 to 80 feet in length and had a very broad tail, very different from that of an ordinary whale. In fact, at the time there were three or four whales in sight, and they had no difficulty in noting the points of difference between them and the stranger. The great creature went down head first aud theu made a series of attempts to strike the side of tlje schooner with its tail. It did not succeed aud swam around them, roaring loudly, in evident linger. Then it went down and under the schootjer. Captain Crossman, who had watched for this movement, gave orders to be ready to lower the boat, fearing that tlie whale might come up under them aud break them in two, It was very fortunate that they were not forced to lower their bout, as it proved later to be leaking and would not have carried half ! their number safely to land. 1 For more than an hour the whale con- ' tinned its remarkable acrobatic performance, standing on its head, with its ■ tail waving in the air most of the time. It seemed bent cm hitting tbe schooner, i and it took the best of good seamanship ; to prevent an encounter. At last tbe whale seemed to get tired of what had been fun at first, and it headed for the westward. ! Captain Crossman is of the opinion i that this strange whale must been ' mistaken for a sea serpent many times, Seen but a short distance off, tbe head j would' look more like that of a great I serpent than of a whale. | The creature, while making its long and repeated attempts to hit theschoonI er, continued its roaring when above | water. It would scrape against the side ' of the schooner and then would draw 1 off, seem to be calculating the distance, I and theu strike. The schooner was kept ! off at the right moment, and ! ture missed the vessel every time. It i was an odd experience, and for a time ' there was s<suetlriug closely resembling a panic, tne women being badly frightened: Miss Houston said that the sight of • that great mass standing almost upright I in midocean was something not to be, forgotten. Captain Crossman is uncer--1 taiu whether the whale is a natural fighter or whether it was frightened when it came up out of the water, and as a result of itsjsonfusion made the nr--1 peated attempts to sink tbe schooner. Oue of the crew hit it with a bolt, and many times Captain Crossmau said he could ht-ive hit it with a board from the, deck. He did not venture to do anything i to further arouse its anger and let it go in peace.—Portland (Me.) Press. The irrama. “Horatio,” whispered the heroine, “the villain still pursues us. ” > “Ha!” exclaimed the lover. “But fear neb -the-ravine that 4h—tervencs between us and him?” I “ Yes, Horatio—but the bridge. He I can cross yon bridge at a bound. ” “Fear not, I say. .He has gotyo stop i In the middle "of the bridge and do a Isorig and ’dance. Courage!”—Detroit i Tribune. A Story of Voltaire. One day when D’Alembert arid Condorcet were dining with Voltaire, they ptoposc'l to converse on atheism, but j’Voltairri’'£s§iped them' at once. ‘‘ Wait, ’’ said he. “till my servants have with- ' drawn. I do not wish to have my throat cut tonight.”—G. B. Cheever. The shawls of cashmere are made between Hindustan and Tibet, from the vsobl of the camel, while their sheep also produce fine white silky wool. The whole population is engaged in prewiring the thread and weaving these articles for cemmeijce.

rain and Fever. “If I had my way, I would smash I ery woman's thermometer 1” exclaimed an irate physician who had been roused , from bin slumbers in the dead of night Iby a nervous lady. She had found that Sher little instrument registered fever heat, and although she felt only a slight indisposition she fancied herself ret tonsly ill and sent post haste for the doctor. j “In my opinion, the laity have no 1 business with professional implements; they are too ignorant and too panicky. Many a time a thermometer, for instance, will register heat from some Ideal cause when there is little or no fever. Another time when I was sent for at night after I was comfortably asleep by a frightened mother, I found tbe child had only a canker spot in the month, which, of course, produced irritation and heat, and consequently affected the thermometer. Another one of my patients bought a new fever thermometer the other day, and it was delivered I at the house just as the children wero I starting for a matinee. While they were ; waiting for the carriage she foolishly put the tube in the mouth of one of the little girls, to test it. To her consternation, it registered 102 J-2. ‘You are ill, Maud!’ she exclaimed. ‘You cannot possibly go to the play. ’ “The child, who apparently was perfectly well, protested, and then began t» howl with disappointment, but it was cf no use; the mother was convinced that there was some incipient malady, so the party was broken up, the poor lit- ' tie martyr was put to bed and I was sent for. When I arrived, I found n» traces of fever whatever, only the hysterical remains of a crying fit, brought on by disappointment. What caused the rise in temperature? I cAn’t say. Perhaps the excitement after eating, for \ they had just had their luncheon and were wild about the theater.”—New York Tribune. < Animals and Speech. The theory is advanced by Bayard Taylor that animals remember and recognize the speech of their native land. Once, noticing in Barnum’s museum a hippopotamus which wore an unmistakable look of dejection, he spoke to it m English. The beast did not move. Going to another corner of the cage, he saidm Arabic: “I know yod. Come here to me.” The animal at once turned its head. And when Taylor repeated tbe words it came to him, rubbed its head against the bars and looked up at him with evident delight. Calls for the same species of animals differ in different parts of the world, but each individual will undoubtedly get used to his habitual call. have often been known to pay no'attention to gentle coaxing, but to start off ; promptly at the usual flow of expletivee. —Chicago News. A Double Anniversary. • She—Do you remember what day this is the anniversary of? He —Well, I should say I did. i She—i thought you would. i . He—Humph ! Who could forget tha day his own house was burned? She—George! He—What? She—lt’s the day you proposed to me I Tears aud a scene.—Watchword. Bought Her Own Gown, •»_*" They tell a story of an unfortunate society woman, who, being terribly pushed i fora gown to wear at a great occasion, 1 sold seven gowns for the price of one ta , 1 Mme. X. Among these gpV-us was i hardly rumpled,' and which, though I very magnificent, had evidently beex ' ; worn at iv< st only once. This dr§a? I Mine. X. solei as a model to' Mme. Y./ ‘who was rhe society woman’s dressmaker, and ,v?ho bad been obdurate about making another tiring for the poor little woman without cash dawn. ■ When this “model'’ came in, she I saw a chan.r/ for big return of money, , i so she.cjMfepromised v-rith her cri'stomer ' I aud'agreed to. let her have a model dress, , I just imported, for a very low figjjre. , I Whereat the poor woman paid all the ! money she had received for all her j dresses, and out Mme. A'. Brought the model. The poor woman talked 1 erself blue in the face, but she could not say anything todweteet-heMtelf without be- , fraying her dealing with Mine. X. j so, , poor thing; she danced ip her old frock after all, having swapped all her other ' gowns for the' , privilege. —Cincinnati ■ j Enquirer, jj WHY WE STAND UPRIGHT. A Special Complex Mechanism Is Required For the Purpose. We are so accnstoiped to standing upright as a natural attitude that few of ; us think what a special complex mechanism is required for this pupi'ose. A j moment's consideration will show that I the ordinary explanation of the erect positiojy-4-tte center of gravity to be di- ‘ rectly aboVe the feet His-insufficient, i When a man is suddenly shot, whether from the front or behind, he drops on his face, for tlie truth is that there is much more weight iu the front of the spinal column than behind it. Tlie fact is that when we are standing i-a 'furge nuiTibcr powerful-- musclesi (both front and back) are siniultaneous- ' ly at work, the effects of .their action I being to neutralize each - other. Thus, ‘ i the legs would fall forward were it not i'that, they are kept vertical oq the feet ■ by the strong- tendon (the “Achilles”) at the back of,- the heel. At the same time the muscles of the thigh are tights •ened so as te-prevent hs taking a sitting position, and the muscles of the back are pulled tense so that the trunk does hot stoop forward. The head is prevent--ed from dropping on the chest by the ligaments iu the nape of the neck. That the upright is not its normal position is easily shown by the fact that a man nods as he is falling asleep, for aa soon as the controlling nervous force ia deadeneiFthe.head drops forward by its own weight, only to be pulled back into position again with a jerk when the ; brain becomes suddenly aware of an unusual attitude.—Scottish; American. • ' ■ ... , i it'