Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1901 — Page 11

jlarvcy Uarruff. “ - ■ i 8 I cr hi J • 11 ■ -Tjcnltart. HARRUFF & LENHART, Real Estate Brokers EBtet ° • thirty days time can place your property before 100 non V™* 1 ’ is a good business proposition and costslS?°° buyers ’ This made. Hero are a few bargains . y notilln g unless sale is

wn 2 —4O acre ,our miles south of De■•i'lur one-fourth mile Irom stone road, eto church anu school. Thirty seven Lnd one half acres cleared; two and onehalf acres small timber; all black laud and well tiled, except one small field. Well fenced. 'Mie story plank house of three ■.aims and summer kitchen, fair condition; oir barn with sheds on three sides; cribs, cranary and other out-bi ildlngs. Good driven well and steel wind mill, water tank. Good bearing orchard. price, J2.000.0U. a—|oo acre farm, three miles southeast ,u Decatur. on gravel road. Ei-'htv-tlv-M ,. r es cleared and fenced Into six fields; good fences: balance timber land; oak. walnut anil other timber. Soil mack, sandy, river nottom loam, very pioductlve House of seven rooms, one and one half story solid frame well built and in good shape; also frame house of six rooms.one story. In good condition Frame bunk barn. 32x5i) feet; stable under whole barn, and all in tine -hat*': cribs, granaries and other out-build ings. Driven well with iron force pump, can not be pumped dry; tlrst-clase water; also dug well of good water. Orchard of line fruit; thrifty trees. This is a tine farm aud has been well cared for aud is a bargain. Price. $4,760 00. No 5 —Good 40 acre farm in Lorain county. Ohio.’four miles south of Grafton Station, and four miles southwest of Belden Station, in good neighborhood, near to school and church. House of eight rooms in good repair; good barn, horse barn, granary cribs anil other necessary out buildings. Two good, never failing wells, good cistern; orchard of bearing trees-apples. pears.poaches, small fruits, etc Land all cleared and all under good cultivation. Ten acres creek bottom and balance fair clay soil, all in good condition. A des’rable small farm. Cheap at $1,650.00; one-third cash, balance in payments to suit purchaser, at t> per cent, interest. NO 5.-80 seres of good unbroken prairie land in Kidder county. North Dakota, situated four miles irom Dawson, on Northern Pacific railroad, and twelve miles from Steele, the county seat of Kidder county. Church and school near to laud. This land will make a fine home for the right party. If you are in want of a cheap home and a good farm, it will pav to investigate this offer. Will exchange for small house and lot in Decatur. Is very cheap at $550.00. NO 8. —neve farm on good gravel road running from Union City to Fort Recovery. Ohio, three-quarters of a mile from school, near to church, and good neighborhood. Sixtv-flve acres cleared and fifteen acres in timlier-maple. oak, etc. Land well tiled, fences in fairly good repair. Frame house, one and one-halt stories, six nice rooms and cedar, all in good shape. Frame barn, shed ded on three sides for stables, two gorsl wells, never falling, ard good cistern—always plenty of water. Good bearing orchard of all varieties of fruit. This farm Iles nine m les from Union City and six and oncnalt miles from Fort Recovery, and one mile from postoffice with dally mall. This is a splendid chance to buy a good farm, and will not be in the market long at the price a' which it Is now quoted. Price. $3,000.00. NO 1 0-Lot and six room house, on north Herring stnet in the town of Herne Indiana known as the Donelly home; house has 3 rooms tielow and 3 above, cellar under the entire house, with cement floor two good cisterns, some beating fruit trees, shade treeson ea“t aud south sides. This is a bargain and will sell for WK) im. one third cash nalance to suit buyer at 6 percent interest. NO. II —BO sore farm, nine miles southwest ol Decatur. 1 and J 4 miles from Bluffton macadam road. '* mile from proposed stone road which has been voted for. v, mile Irom school. 1 and 'i mile from church, in good neighborhood. 55 acres cleared and well tiled and under cultivation, balance in small timber, about 60 acres black land, balance sandy clay soil, all very productive. Frame houseoffive rooms, and summer kitchen ard wood house, barn 16 by 36 feet, stable room for three horses, young orchard of ;>0 trees, apples, pears, peaches and cherries, and some other small fruits: 3‘i inch driven well, excellent water, never tails. This tarin is one mile Irom postoffice, railroad station and grain market, and Is a bargain, and will not be in the market long, at the price asked. Price #3.900, tjeasb. balance in two equal payments at 6 per cent. No. 12-80 acres of as good corn land as there is in Adame county. *4 mile from school mile from gravel road. 65 acres cleared and well tiled. 15 acres of good pasture, all well fenced, hewed log house, comfortable, large farm barn, new granaries ard cribs, good orchard, driven well with iron force pump This Is all black soil, and lieafi j miles south west of Monroe, 7 miles from Bluffton. 10 miles from Berne and 13 miles from Decatur. in a German neighborhood. No open ditch on the tarm. Price *4.500. *2.500 cash, balance to suit purchaser. No 13--Fifty acre farm, one-half mile west >f Peterson, Indiana, forty acres cleared, balance tn timber, building timber to build house or baru, sown to grass ami i» n»»l pasture, land mostly black soil and is all well tiled, fences In good repair, and land has been well kept up. log house, can lie used for dwelling for years with little repair. barn room for eight horses and room above tor five to seven tons of bay. corn crib and wagon shed at side of barn, gran ary and shed built seperate from other buildings, wood house, hog pens, smoke

REMEMBER that if you want to sell your real estate we can And you a buyer, and if you want to buy real estate can sell you. NO COMMISSION UNLESS SALE IS MADE. HARRUFF & LEMHART, - DECATUR, INDIANA.

The Life of n Coal Miner. First, the boy of eight or ten is sent to the breaker to piek the slate and other impurities from the eoal which lias brought up from the mine. From there he Is promoted and lieconies a door boy. working In the mine. Vs he grows older nnd stronger he is advanced to the position nnd given the Pay of a laborer. There he gains the exiierlence which secures him a place as a miner’s helper, and as he acquires skill and strength he becomes. when in the height of his manhood and vigor, a full fledged miner. If he Is fortunate enough to escape the falls of rock and coal, he may retain thia position ns a miner for a num her of years. But as age creeps on and he Is attacked by some of the many diseases Incident to work in the mines he makes way for those younger and more vigorous following him up the ladder whoso summit ho lias reached. He then starts on the descent, going back to become a miner's helper, then a mine laborer, now a door boy. and When old and decrepit he finally returns .to the breaker where ho started ns a child, earning the same wages as are received by the little urchins who work at his side. There Is no ineentlve for ambition In the average miner’* life. Ho cannot rise to places of eminence and wealth. Only I !•> cun even be given place ns a foreman «r superintendent, and those are positions which few miners care to hold.— •John Mitchell in Cosmopolitan.

| h JAI Se ; e,e " good borPf l well, never falls 'ess than one quarter mile r.l ' lB ,rtrni lies Price $3 4% a” Lioor 0011 Wedated. , ... i " ' -MK'.'ki cash; balance tn snlr Muu h a ny er - Wl,h I,,terest at Paid N |?v! 4 ko? np hun ' ,re<1 and sixty acre farm five miles northwest of Decatur, on good Jb?Z. e a r «!^'. one hundred and live acres ' n,,vfl ve acres in timber and woods Pasture, some good timber, frame hon«r Six rooms in fair conditio i geo. -e i„r '£ a ?° barn 4tafo feet, corn c,ihs. wagon Hnt d, granary and other out*buildinffA young bearing orchard of apple near and Gnirn'’ ,r T B - B,ape al ' bo1 ’ aml P other small a . bl S ck a "' l Partly c’av. A $ S pe'r .c“. be6D We “ tar,,led ’ N wes?;>7n» t rr tWOacre farmone mile northoioul 1 < , r '" n travel road. 50 acres timb'r t z."ndercultivation, balance small timber and woods pasture, fences lair.v ■rood one atory frame house of four rooms and hut try. wood house and summer kitchen. frame barn, stable room for four horses ("rT.n.T iT hl tf’ ' Va ‘ r,l, ‘ sh “" eorn crib attached to side nt barn hog pens and other out buildings, driven well with Iron b’Jh':'! >ar, . ly black 80il ' 14,1,1 p« r,| y light sandy clay loam land is new and nr, . ducti ve. and is a bargain at SSO 00 per acre. Vue third cash, balance on easy terms. NO. 16. Eighty acres, seven and one-half milen northeast from Decatur, about 4U acres cleared and part has been farmed. D ,na '! ~rnber rich land, mostly black soil, some tile, goo i outlet for tHing. partly fence 1 with fair fences frame house.t four rooms and kitchen, small frame barn, room for four horses and hav above stable, shed and crib for corn, smoke house, good bored Uwith iron force pump One and one-fourth miles from post office and country store, one and one half mile to school, and same distance to church in good neighborhood. Price $40.00 per Here, one-third cash, balance to suit purchaser. NO. 17.— 160 acres one-half mile south of p e . catur. on good gravel road, all cleared but about 15 acres, which is small timber; land can all be farmed but about 5 acres which is broken up by ditch, but Is excellent pasture land to 100 acres black land, balance sandy clay loam, easily farmed and all ’•♦•ry productive, fences fairly good; south half of land has one and one-half story frame house of 7 rooms, in good repair, summer kitchen and dug well, plenty ot water, new 150 barrel cement cistern, frame barn 40xH) feet, stable room for eight horses, granary and crib in barn, hay fork, with hay carrier entire length of barn; also small one story frame house and small stable on north halt of land. This is a very desirable farm, close to county seat. Price $60,00 per acre, onethird cash, balance in payments to suit purchaser, at six per cent interest. This land can be sold in parcels to suit purchasers on same terms as to each parcel, if whole tract is sold at same time. NO, 18. 40 one mile South and one half mile west of Chattanooga. Mercer, county. Ohio, all cleared but about 2 acres which is woods pasture, about 20acres black land, balance mixed Ciay soil, good land: small house and small barn, in fair repair, some fruit trees, good driven well, fairly fenced and an excellent chance for the right man wanting a small farm, will trade for property In Decatur, Indiana. Price $1300.00; $300,00 cash, balance ini, 2,3, and 4 years at 6 percent interest.’ NO 20 M Farm of 120 acres. 100 acres black land, balance good soil and all well tiled. 24 acres of fine timber, one thousand dollars worth of timber can be sold, two story frame house <»f" rooms and good cellar, house painted and in good repair good summer house, a second house of 5 rooms, airnoet new. four good cisterns on farm, driven well with steel wind mill aud watt r tank, largo bank barn 40x80 feet painted and in fit* shape new chicken house 20x40 feet, plastered inside, fence are extra good. This farm lies one-halt mile from gravel road, one mile from School, two miles from Vera Cruz and three miles from Linn Grave Adamscouniy Indiana. This is an excellent farm and is a rare bargain. Price $5800.00. $3100.00 in cash balance to suit purchaser at 5 percent interest. NO 21. M —B4 acres 2 miles from Vera C v»r ami 3 miles from Linn Grove. ', mile from gravel road and sam- from school. 40 arte* black “oil balance slightly rolling but good soil. 21) acre- small limber, irood 6 room house, good cellar with Steele water tank ui c 'liar, summer house barn 40x7i) feel, wagov shed and granary, chicken coop aid large workshop new steele wind p'liuii aud waler tank water can be forced from well t« cellar direct, driven well, farm well tile-4 and 1“ a very desiJahle farm Price $3200.00, s»»'»> case, balance to salt, with interest at 6 percent. NO. 22 M Eighty acres one mile west of Honduras. Indiana, eight miles from'Bluffton. Indiana, and eleven miles from Decatur. Indiana, on slone road, one mile from church, school across from house; all black ground and all well tiled and fenced, small frame house and small frame barn, good driven well and steel windpump. Price 11,700: $2,60) cash, balance to suit purchaser.

Buying n Raaor. ”1 need n new rozor, s.tltl the m.tii who shaves himself. “Better let me get it for you,” suggested the reformed barber, Who. now that he Is a trolley ear conductor, regards hlmflolf ns n distinguished member of society. "All cutlery stores lire filled with razors of the class known as ‘(lead ones. When a bnrbet buys a razor, ho takes It with tlie understanding that he Is to try It out, and If it doesn't work well he takes It back and gets another one, keeping this up until lie gets one that suits him. Buying a razor, you know, is a lottery in which the prizes are few and far between. When the ordinary cltlzeiffgoes to a cutlery store, he picks out what he thinks is a good razor, pays for ft and takes his chances. He picks one out. too from the bunch of ’dead ones’ that barbers have tried ami found wanting. That’s why I advise you to Jet «”-* SeJ it for you. Then It you don t like It I can keep exchanging it until you get a good one. They needn’t know I’ve quit «he business.”- Philadelphia Record. The WoolMnck. Baek during tlie time of Queen I’.llzabetl, an act of parliament was palled prohibiting the exportation of wool. Tills product was one of the gient sources of the natural wealth of Lugland at that time, nnd in accordance with the economic notions of tlie ago the authorities attempted to koci>4t in the country. Imagining that if It went

N o?t?ii?h,!.T?o"' s onß b!4 >f mile southeast rm.'i w h i i Ohlu ' 2 ne half ,nll<! frnin ‘''i"’" l Ibhire good giain and stock uiHrket, ..nooV. H '?? r, V‘ r bottom, oue half ofbul.ince b ack land, tho rest sandy clay soil, all or?>b,h»"' " c " ve lauti ' twi> s ’ or T brick house or eight rooms cellar, all in good repair, orchard of eighty trees, thirty pium trees bearing, goad horse barn 36x30 room for m??. granary for I.Oili) bushels of gram in the barn, room for six tons hav Hbove good driven well with iron purnfu rm ts mm rre L S B,, ' rn ' cemented, crib room to, alio bushels corn, good hog pens and Other out buildings; 120 rods Page wire soS; pnB,M ; b!ll >"io'’ ol fences st might rail post and wire fences, in good condition. Here is the chance of a Hie time. Price SS.WX); Terms. $1.00) cash, balance one. two and three years, with annual interest at 5 per cent. No- 100. ' fine residence property in Decatur, Indiana, six squares Irom tuisiness center, on a stone slieet; corner 10l 83x132 feet, lies high aud dry, fine maple shade trees next iostreets; bearing apple and pear trees and grape vines In good bearing condition line and one-hall story frame ho tee of ten rooms, well built and in good repair, piped for gas. well of good water with iron pump, under roof, good dry cellar, good baru with stable room for six horses: also a large building Which has been used for a carpenter shop, can i-e arranged lor dwelling house with small outlay. A very desirable residence property. Price, Jd.iyjO-00, one-half cash, balance in one and two years at six per cent. No. 101.— Five room bouse on Ninth street, norm of Monroe. Decatur, lot 66x132 feet; house In good repair, except needs painting outside, well finished inside, gas piped for two stoves, good well of splendid water.good cistern, lorty-the truit trees on lot, npnle. pear, plum and peach trees, grape arbor, currant ami gooseberry bushes. This property will make a Hue borne for the right mau. Price, $903.00. NO. 105. -Good residence property on south Nintn street. Decatur. One and one halt story frame house, six rooms and summer kitchen: house newly papered and in good condition: piped for gae; good tank cistern; abouttbirtv bear!ng fruit trees—apple, pear, cherry. This will make you a nice home aud can be bought on easy terms. Price, $1,610.00. No* 106- —Residence property on corner of bixtli and Jefferson streets; house one anil one half story, seven rooms, neat and m good repair, good cell ,r. house piped lor gas. city water piped into lot, plenty of fruitapples. pears, plums and peaches, good grapearbor and small fruits. Thisisone among the most desirable residence properties in the city, and a bargain at $1,506.00. Will be sold on easy terms. NO. 107-Honse and two lots on corner of Marshall and Decatur streets, Decatur, Ind Lots front on Marshall st. One story frame house of five rooms and closet on east lot: house in good condition, newly painted; 56 barrel cistern; city water piped Into yard; lot contains 32 young fruit trees-apple. pear, peach and cherry; grape harbor and small fruit. 11 nice, thrifty young Maple shade trees in front of east lot; 5 foot brick sidewalk and brick walk to house door. No improvements on west lot except four foot brick walk along front These are nice lots on good streets and will sell all together for #1350. or corner lot for $350; about twothlrds cash, balance two equal annual payments. NO 108.-R isidence property, two and a half squares irom court house. Decatur. Ind . frame house of seven rooms.two closets and pantry.house needs painting outside.ln good condition inside.barn sixteen by twentvfour feet, woo I house and other out buildings. House piped for gas. gotal well and cistern, pair cherry and peach trees grape arbor, ail situated on inlot No. 277 and south half of inlot No. 278. on a quiet street in a good neighborhood, near to business center. Price $21X0.1.0; one half cash, balance in two equal annual payments. NO. 109 -One storr frame house of five room*, buttr.v and closet, on Second street, one Square from business center, house needs some repairs, lot 6)1x132 feet, some fruit, nicely located, good cistern, barn on lot. good sidewalk, improved street and is a very desirable location. Price $1,450, one half cash, balance in cue and two years at 6 per cent. No. Ho.~House anti two lots on north Fifth street, one story frame house of six rooms, sun mer kitchen and wood hou«e all in good i epair, goo<l driven well, good cemented brick cistern. Lois are nicely situated on stone street, good sewers paid out. lots well tiled and set out in fruit tre» s. apple. Dear, pe- ch and plum trees, nice irrape arbor. Priee. $1,050.00 for house and two lots, or wili sell house and one lot for $750.00. Terms cash. NO. 11 I—Fine resl lence properly on oor net of llth and Adams streets. Decatur. Indiana, brick house, one and one-half story 8 rooms, rooms nicely papered and in nite shape to live in, good barn 2U bv 24. sided with drop siding, room for two hors<*s, room above for three tons of hav large wood house, city water piped into lot and piped to barn, good cittern, plenty of fruit, pears, cherries, plums, grapes and other small fruits. This Is a very pleasant location and a nice residence property, and is a bargain. Price SI2OO. half cash, balance 1 and 2 years at 5 per cent.

abroad, even though something more valuable or desirable were exchanged for it, the country would lie the poorer. In order to hold tlie Importance of this commodity before the minds of tlie national legislators woolsacks were plneed in the bouse of lords, where the judges sat. Hence the lord chancellor, who presides over the house of lords, "sits on the woolsack." The woolsack, according to a printed description. Is a "large square bag of wool without back or arms nnd covered with red cloth.” Mint Give r Horseshoe. An old manorial rite exists at Oakham, in Rutlandshire. England, where every peer of the realm is bound the first time he enters the town to present a horseshoe to be nailed on the old portal, which Is well nigh covered with these tributes. It Is said that in case any contumacious peer should refuse to pay tills tax the- authorities have a right to stop his carriage and levy blackmail by unshoeing one of the horses. To avert so serious an annoyance the tribute shoe Is generally ready, some being ot enormous size and inscribed with the name of the donor. Z . Faith rare. Towne—Do I understand you to say that Spencer's case was really a faith cure? Browne—Yea. You see. the doctor and the druggist both trusted him.— Chicago Journal.

UNCLE SAM BEATEN The Philippines Are United States Territory Says Chief Justice Fuller. THOSE INSULAR TEST CASES The Islands Wrested from Spain Become an Integral Part of Uncle Sam’s Domain According to the Ruling of the Supreme Court. Washington, Dec. 3.—Opinions were rendered in the United States supreme court yesterday In the last two of the insular test cases. One of them was that known as the ‘‘Fourteen Diamond Ring Case,” involving the relationship of the United States to the Philippine Islands from a tariff point of view, and the other, what is known as the Dooley case No. 2, involving the constitutionality of the collection of duty on goods shipped from New York to Porto Rico. In the former case the court, through Chief Justice Fuller, held that the diamond rings brought in from the Philippines and over which the case arose, should have been exempt from duty under the Paris treaty of peace, as that treaty made the Philippines American territory. The decision in the Philippine case followed closely that of the first Porto Rican case of last term. In the Dooley case just decided it was held that the duty collected on goods car ried from New York to Porto Rico was permissible, but that it was in reality a tax for the benefit of the Porto Ricans themselves rather than an export duty, as was claimed by the merchants who antagonized the government in the case. In both cases there were dissenting opinions concurred In by four of the nine justices of the court. The decisions wore rendered in the room of the senate committee on the judiciary, where the court is sitting temporarily, and owing to the limited space, there were comparatively few persons, and those lawyers, present. The delivery of the opinions in chief, with the reading of the dissenting opinions, consumed a little more than an hour of the time, and were listened to with the closest attention. It is generally believed that the finding in the Philippine case will lead to early efforts to secure legislation for the regulation of our commercial relations with those islands. As the Porto Rican opinion sustains the constitutionality of the Foraker act, no such necessity will arise with reference to Porto Rico. Panama is Serene. Colon, Dee. 3. —The city of Panama continues quiet. Following General Alban’s orders, the Colombian gunboat Boyaci. towing a launch bearing soldiers, has left Panama. The destination of this expedition is reported to be Agua Dulce, and from this point the government soldiers will attempt to clear the remaining bands of Liberals from the department of Panama.

DAILY MARKET REPORT Prevailing Prices For Gram, Pravision* and Livestock on Dee. 2. Indianapolis Grain and Livestock. Wheat—Wagon. 7flc; No. 2 red. steady, 77c. t Corn —Steady; No. 2 mixed, frk Oats —Firm; No. 2 mixed, 4&> s c. Cattle —Steady at $2.7.’» 1 0.f».15. Hng«—steady at ?1.7.vai>.1.>. Sheep—Steady at Lamba —Steady at Chicago Grain and Provisions. L' ’i" ■ Wheat— , Dec $ 73 I .74*4 Jan 73 7 h .74® 4 May 77‘ 4 .7b* 4 Corn — Dec 62* g .62 U May ts4»4 .64 July 04% OatsDec 42 .42S Msy 43 ,«>, July ... 38) a .31, Pork— Dec . 15.36 .lan 1610 16.25 May 16.45 16.66 Lard— Dee ’. 9.5.', 9.57 Jan 9.42 9.55 Ma,' 9.5 u 2.60 Bibs— . Dec X 8.::7 Jan 8.37 8.37 May 8.45 8.52 closing cash market—Wheat. *4 l ,c; eorn, fiZ'gc: oats, 42.',c; pork, (15.3 u lard, (9.57, riba, #8,87. Ijonlsvllle Grain and Livestock. Wheat—No. 2 red and longberry, 74c. Lorn—No. 2 White. Oil a c; No. 2 mixed, 10c. Oats—No. 2 mixed 4s. : No. 2 while, 4<k. . t Cattle —Dull al $2.2.V(i5.25. Hogs—Steady at ILfiOeUI. Sheep—steady at J'2«»2.W Lambs—Steady at 12..W4.40 Cincinnati Grain and Livestock,; Wheat—Finn; No. 2 red. so,-. _. _ Lorn —Finn; No. 2 mixed,BTc. Oats—Stead, ; No. 2 mixed, 47c. Cattle—Dull al $1.7.'425.63. Hogs—Active al »4.1ha,M.10. Sheep—Strong at $I.25«»»II.1O. Lambs —Active at $2.60(g4.70, . .. - Chicago Livestock. Cattle—Active: steers, 24(®7.30; stockarc and feeders, |2.25(®4.Z5. Hogs—Steady at »i.«K®6.15. . Sheep—steady at $3.25 ($4.25. Lambs—steady at $2.50 to 5, ___ New York Livestock CattlW-Stendy at »3.(K)©5.90. _ Hogs—Qui. * <(t #s»m(l. — Sheep—Slow al $2.5093.79. Lambs—steady at ,4.K<#s. East lluffalo Livestock. Cattle— Steady at s3(>W.io. Hogs—Active at $5626.15. "Sli«q>—ihill atll.flbGl.so- .Z? Lambs—Dull Hl s3ta4.fs. . —w'Toledo Grain. Wheat—Finn; cash, - Lorn—Active; No. leash, 64c goats— Active: No. rt'asli, M‘,c, _ MV I

AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY. ■1 SericM of Orders That Ilejnvenated the lilliiK Slaws. A correspondent sends the following storj- of an old Virginia gentleman: Some years before tlie war a gentleman of large landed interests counted among his possessions a plantation on the James river, an estate of considerable dimensions. Other interests kept him awaj' from the old place for some years, during which time there was a marked decrease in the revenue. Upon his return to the plantation lie discovered that many of the slaves were laid up with rheumatism mid other miseries. the farming implements were in bad order and tlie old homestead was fast going to rack and ruin. Calling his overseer he said: “Anderson, I notice a great many old wagons, plows and harrows about the place. Have them brought and piled in front of the house, and on Monday next order all the niggers on the place to lie present.” At the appointed time they camo. The pile was set on lire and the implements destroyed. Tlie following week ho called the overseer’s attention to the sick and infirm horses, hogs and cattle and gave the same order. When the negroes had assembled all the animals were knocked in the head. The Friday following the landlord again called his overseer. “Anderson. I see a great many sick niggers around here—many who seem to be laid up witli rheuiSHism and are good for nothing. Give orders that on Monday morning at 10 o’clock they all appear in the front yard.” The effect on tlie slaves was magical. On Saturday men who had been unable to walk were skipping around like children; tlie sick grew well suddenly, and from that time on the plantation was most prosperous.—Exchange. FOOD OF AMERICANS. An Engrllxh Womnn Tells of the Strunge Thin ( qa She Ate Here. An English woman who visited America a short time ago has been telling her country women about the "strange food across the water.” Os course she discovered green corn, but she had been prepared for that. Oyster crabs were quite new to her. "They look like Boston baked beans,” she explains, “but they taste much better.” An oyster cocktail filled her with awe and enthusiasm. She tried it at Delmonlco’s and thought it was soup. Os course in England one didn’t serve soup in a glass; liut, then, neither did the English serve boiled eggs in a glass. One could never be sure of Americans. Os canvasback duck she has a poor opinion, but thinks she might like it better if Americans would have it cooked or even warmed. As for terrapin, she sings its praise. She found it much like calf’s head, and she always liked calf’s head. Shades of Maryland gourmets. what a slur is there! “All the puddings in America are pie or ice cream.” she says, but it must be understood that pie does not mean game pie. The Yankee pie Is a tart and is übiquitous, she explains. She sat next to an American man who ate a lump of cheese with his strawberry pie and turned a plateful of ice cream over both, but she doesn't know that that Is a general custom. The oysters were good, but had most impossible names, and the cockles (meaning clams) are excellent. On the whole, Yankee food and coojjing are good, but there is too much of the food on the table at one time.—New York Sun. Portrait of Cocker. Edward Cocker, who lived In the reign of Charles 11., is chiefly known to tlie present generation by the saying in common use. “According to Cocker.” which means in accordance with arithmetical rules. I saw the other day amid the treasures of a private collector a copy of the first edition of Cocker's immortal work on arithmetic, published by T. Passenger nt the Three Bibles on London bridge. Only two. or at most three, perfect copies are known to the book collector. One is In the British museum. This particular copy, its brown morocco pitifully faded, bears on its title page the inscription, “Cocker's Arlthmetick, Perused and Published by John Hawkins by the Author’s Correct Copy.” It contains what purports to be a portrait of “Ingenious Cocker.” Experts, however, shake their heads over the authenticity of this work of art. There are many engraved portraits of the epoch, but there was only one Cocker. The British museum copy has no portrait, and there Is too much reason to fear that this embellishment was added by some Ingenious owner of an earlier century. Cocker died In 1G75. This rare relic of the past bears date 1678.—Scotsman. Georxe’i Fnther. Augustine Washington, the father of George Washington, was engaged In 1732 In making pig Iron nt Accokeek furnace, In Stafford county, Vn.. about fifteen mill's from Fredericksburg, when hi*, famous son was born. This furnace had been built by the Principle company, composed of English capitalists, ns early as 1726, on land owned by Augustine Washington, aggregating about 1,600 acres nnd containing Iron ore, Mr. Washington becoming the owner of one-sixth of the furnace property In 'onsldcrntloH of the transfer of bis land to the company. In my opinion the man who kills bis fellow Is tlie hero of barbarism; the mail who risks Ills n»n life to save the Ilves of others Is the only hero that a true civilization enn honor.—Andrew Carnegie. —a———l II IM For nil misfortunes there are two reiuediee*time and silence.

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