Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 23 January 1895 — Page 3

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Calumny.

A whisper woke the air, A soft, light tone, aiul low, Yet barbed with shamu and woe. Ah] might it only perish there,

But, nol A quick and easier ear Caught up the little, meaning sound. Another voice has breathed it clear,

And so it. wandered round From ear to lip, from lip to ear, Until it reached a yen tie heart That throbbed from all the world apart,

And that—it broke! —Frances Sargent Osgood.

War Against Cigarettes.

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A. S. Thomlmson & Company, and a clothing store adjoining, were destroyed I by lire yesterday. The Exchange bank building is al-o damaged. Loss, $150,00U partially insured.

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23.—Ex-

Congressman Ebon F. Stone diefl at his home in this city yesterday, aged years.

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Washington", Jan. 23. General James N. lietlmne, former owner of Blind Tom and ex-solicitor general of Georgia, is seriously ill at the residence of his son here, where he came to spend the winter. His daughter is in constant attendance on him. He passed a comfortable night, but though he is doing fairly well his great age. D1 years, makes his family fear the worst.

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TROOPS ON THE FRONTIER

ffwclve Thousand Mexican Soldiers Heady to Crons tin Uoundary Line and Thousands ol° Others Anxious to Enlist in tlie

Cause—l'resideut Diaz Explains the .Situation—The Ultimatum Sent to Guatemala.

City

Mexico, Jan. 23.—After a

very stormy cabinet meeting Monday night, President Diaz notified Guatemala, through its minister, that he would not concede one iota and that Guatemala would have to give in to Mexico's demand or suffer the consequences.

Other Central American representatives here at a meeting made the statement to President Diaz that they understood Mexico was trying to grasp

claims and that Mexico had all the territory that she needed. It looks as though the other Central American republics were behind Guatemala,

Yesterday all the government st-u-dents marched in the streets with banners shouting "Viva Mexico!'' "Viva Diaz!" and "On to Guatemala." Tlmy assembled in front of the palace from 12,000 to 15,000 strong, clamoring for war and pledging their support to President Diaz. Tliey are mainly composed of students of the law and mining and medical schools.

President Diaz made a speech to the parading students and others, stating that lie would not- recede from Mexico's just rights.

The answer to Mexico's ultimatum is to be received here on the 24th, but President Diaz lias notiiied Guatemala that he will not recede from the original demands. Both countries are preparing for war.

Mexico has been preparing for war for some time and has about 12,000 troops on the border. All the officers

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I DIAZ MAY TAKE

Central American territory. President Diaz denied the assertion and stated poor, i)Ut the plant seems improving, that Mexico would have her rights and in Missouri the con litions vary greattile boundary lines should be as Mexico

THE FIELD.

The Clericals Flock to tlie tiovcriimort .Stiiixlard. CITY

Mkxico, Jan. 2.'].—An inter-

esting story in circulation regarding the probable outbreak of war between Guatemala and Mexico is to the eli'ect that General Porlirios Dias, president I of the Mexican republic, will take commaud of the forces 011 the frontier in person. The report is widely spread in unofficial gossip, and is not without the I range of possibility. In the higher cirI cles it is said mat General Diaz will not 1 leave his seat as chief executive in the pending difficulties, at least not until I in.-, presence is imperatively demanded at tiiy front. The general opinion of those close to the executive is that he I will place the command linally in the hands of one of three men to push the

Guatemalan invasion. Tlio.se three officers are: S?.?Gi*!KTal Bernardo K-ys, governor of the state of Leon, p'Uerai of a cUvisLon of the Mexican army General Jose Vicente niado, governor ihe state of ^Mexico and general of a brigade, and General I Louis Torres, governor of the staie "f I honora and general of a brigade. these three it is pretty well known that tlie choice of the pre.-,ident is General I iieyes of Monterey, wiio is also the 1111uerslood favorite oi General Dia/. as 11 is successor as chief xevutive of tii'( re1 pui'iic. The Guatemalau war will givu I the jjiesident an excellent- opportunity to bring out his protege and push him weil forward in public favor as the hero I oi the Guatemalan episode.

Tic.inpo, the opposition government or.uan of the church in Mexico, has I come out for the federal power in the present crisi.-, and announces that by the side oi.' patriotism 110 other issues are to be compared. It therefore buries the I hatchet in a strong editorial, eulogistic of tlie gem ral government, and says it will not light the administration until the ciose of hostilities, when it will a^ain turn its attention to the oppivussuui which Konnin Catholics suifer in

Mi(.'h., Jan. 2.'3.—

The steamer Chicora, with oO persons on board, is tossing helplessly upon the lake or has gone to the tjottom. Great alarm is felt here and many believe the vessel has gone down.

The oHice of the Graham & Morton company is thronged with steamboat men, discussing the big steamer's chances in the gale of Monday night, bome think she attempted to put back to Milwaukee, and was driven north to the straits. One passenger, Joseph Pearl, a young business man of tit. Joseph, was aboard.

The officers of the boat were: Kd Stmes, captain James 11. Clarke, clerk Keil bimons, first mate lien iStines, I second mate Joseph Marks, \V. Hoi- I man, Robert MoClure, first engineer All.red Wirtz, second engineer. Teh grams have been sent to every port on the lake.

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car terry Anil Arbor No 1 reached Alenominee, Mich., last id^ht, after butl'otI 11iK tho ice of (jreen bay for nearly GO hours, tlie last 10 miles of the trip bein# maiie in the teeth of a .'iO-mile biizyaud. I

steamier is all ri^ht and will return at oneij to .Frankl'ort, .M tcli., with a full loan (it cars.

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CONDITION OF WHEAT.

Reports Made by Special Correspondents in Ten States.

Jan. 23.—The Farmers' Re

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view prints reports from its correspondents in 10 states on the condition of wheat and the water supply.

In Illinois the crop has generally gone into winter quarters in fair condition, though having obtained small growth in some counties. Wherever it is covered with snow the prospects are good. Some counties report ground frozen hard with no snow cover. In such cases injury to the plant is feared.

In Indiana the plant is doing well and is generally covered with snow. Ohio reports generally good conditions. In many counties no large growth has been made, but this small growth is enough to start it well in the spring provided no disaster overtakes it. The snow covering is good.

In Michigan the crop is in fair shape, but too lightly covered with snow some localities. A few correspondents report conditions as poor, but generally no great damage has been sustained.

Kentucky reports crop in good condition. having been generally fairly protected. The start in some counties was

ly. Considerable damage is reported from drouth and poor snow protection. The plant got a slow start in a number of counties, and has not improved much since. The general average is fair.

In Kansas the condition is generally good, though many western counties report injury by drouth. In some fields the grain did iittle more than sprout.

Kebraska reports condition fair, but plant needs rain in many counties. Iowa, conditions vary greatly, all kinds of conditions being found. It will average about fair.

Wisconsin reports fair condition generally. In most places the crop is well protected. In some counties snow has not come in sufficient quantity to cover the lields and the plant is winter killed.

I11 Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky the water supply is generally good, though a few counties here and there report a deiiciency. In Missouri there seems to be too small a supply over much of the state. The supply is good over large areas of Kansas and Nebraska, but the lands most subject to drouth report deficiencies. In some counties the ground is hard and dry. The water supply is short over most of Iowa, in Wisconsin the water supply is fair to good.

SENATE AND

Doings o£ thv

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re.-ter, a well known writer and poet, died yes to I'd ay at his home heath I Boh ton. He was for some time assistant editor of The Irish World, and was the organizer and leader ol: a number ot. itwuoiis .Fenian raids in Ireland and I the north of JOngland. His name was

Ireipiently mentioned in the Bluenix pan- trials in connection with those olf Joe Brady and i'Vij^an. I

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ashington,

Jan. 2:3.—The policy of

the administration as to Hawaii was again the subject of sharp attack and defense in the senate yesterday. The personal clement in the controversy drew large crowds to the galleries, which at times overflowed into the outer corridors, it indicated iittle diminution of public interest in Hawaii now that the course of the administration is the main question of discussion. Mr. Gray and Mr. George justified the administration, and Mr. Gray dwelt upon the persistency and vindictiveness with which the president was villiiieil ami misrepresented.

Mr. Lodge and Mr. Hawley made the critical speeches of the day, the former urgi.ig tlie extent of British aggression iu the i'aciiic, while Mr. Hawley made pointed comment on the consideration given to i^ueon

Turpie spoke against the measure for three hours ami had not concluded when the senate adjourned.

Snowstorm. o.- -An east-bound

Lima, Jan. 2o.paa.~onger train oil the Ohio Southern railroad struck a horse and buggy just as they were appioaching the high bridge at C^uiney, which is 100 feet above the Muimi river. The horse was torn to fragments and the buggy wrecked, but fortunately tiie train was not derailed. The accident occurred iu a blinding snowstorm. Whether any person was killed or not is not yet learned.

Indications.

Fair weather west winds.

THE MARKETS.

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Cincinnati.

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SHOT ISTOTHE CROWD

First Fatal Encounter in mimmrn Brooklyn Strike.

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Su tho House. Jan. 2o.—Tho Indian

appropriation bill, which lias been under

--oiisi.!.!i!ration

test.

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suitatives who visited the state departmeut after the United States had formally recognized the Hawaiian republic. 1 liie debaie was siiil in progress when the morning hour expired and the iSic- I aragua canal bill was taken up, .'dr.

for live days in the

house, \w.- •. iiiaiiy piu sed yesterday. It carried when reported, but, as passed, tiie total was considerably augmented, on amendment alone (to pay the iir.-t inMallment for the purchase of the Cherokee outlet) carrying OJU. Several unimportant amendments were.added to the bill.

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ONE SOY INSTANTLY KILLED.

A Musket Hall Fired Through Ilis llead by a 31ilitiamuu—Another Mail Wounded in I tlie Arm Several Otlicr Encounters of a

Less Serious Nature—The Strikers Are Conlldent of Winning. BiiOOKLYN, Jan. 23.—The first fatal encounter of the great strike took place about if o'clock last night, when in an encounter with a few boys at the HalI Bey street station of the Brooklyn City

Railroad company, a volley was fired by the militia. Henry Alms of New York was instantly killed, a musket ball entering his mouth and passing through his head. Another man, whose name is Williams, was wounded in the arm. The shooting had the instant effect of dispersing the mob.

The ninth day of the tie-up closed without bringing material change in the situation. It was a day of alarming rumors, which fortunately "proved to have slight or no foundation. There were between daybreak and nightfall numerous brushes between the police and militia on one side and the strikers or headstrong, law-defying sympathizers, with their cause, on the other.

The linemen's strike, which was to have tied up the trolley lines more effectually than had been done by the strike of motornien, conductors and other oniplo3*es, was called off before it was fairly on. What influenced the strikers' manager to call the linemen's strike off thus quickly and then to order it on again can not be told. The reason assigned for the latter act is palpably but a pretext. The effect of this move, which the strikers have compared to the playing of a high trump card, remains to be demonstrated.

The developments of the day have not been reassuring, as a whole. In spite of the fact that tnere are under arms in the city 8,000 of the state soldiery and 1,500 policemen are on duty, intramural traffic is suffering a virtual paralysis in which all the industries of the city participate to a greater lesser degree lawlessness is rampant, and altogether conditions are such as may well excite the gravest apprehension.

The disorderly element in the city has I been largely recruited from iN'ew York and other cities, and has, as is usual in such cases, arraigned itself with the strikers, a selhsh advocacy of whose cause affords a pretext for the perpetration of graver crimes that have yet marked the progress of the pending

An enthusiastic meeting of strikers and their sympathizers was held last night at Labor Lyceum, in Willoughby avenue. The strikers, with their families and friends, were out iu full force. As each speaker came forward he was received with wild applause. J. Long, a business man, strongly in sympathy with the strike movement, claimed that every man, woman and child in Brooklyn was in sympathy with the strikers. On a motion of the chairman, M. J. Bo wen, a resolution was passed requesting the mayor to sign the recent resolution ox the board ot aldermen, condemning Un trolley companies.

Adjutant McAlp'.n, who is here us the military and pcrsuiiei representative of Governor Moi'ten, iuui a conference late in the afternoon with Mayor bchiereu., Police Commissioner \veils and orporaviou Counsel McDonald. The adjutant general offered to call out the Third brigade, of the ZS'ew York state national guards to aid in the restoration oi order. He was assured by the mayor that at present there is no occasion for calling out more troops. General McAlpiu promised to have the Third brigade ready to come to Brooklyn on a few flour's notice should its presence here be required.

In speaking of the situation, Walter S. Ross of District Assembly iN'o. 75 said: "We have good reason to believe that the company will soon ask us for a settlement. They hav^ got no new men and can not get any, notwithstanding they have recruiting stations in different, parts of the state. At Albany they hired 20 men and were to have sent them down Monday, but when the rime came to leave that city, the men did not appear. We have everything shut olf at Boston, and I don't think tliey can get any men from any other source. "We have 20 men doing picket duty all the time, night and day. They patrol the streets in the vicinity of Fiftyeigiitli street six hours and then we change them. If the}' see a stranger approach the companies' barns, they intercept him and always succeed in getting him away. "It don't look as if the railroad companies were going on. Of the 1,(500 cars that ordinarily run on Brooklyn Heights, only eight are in operation, exclusive of the Atlantic avenue line. We have advised our men to keel) quiet and to do no harm, and as long as they do this we shall have public sympthy with us."

MONTHLY GEM.

LADIES'

J'Jxtent, of Ilfceiilly Ijiiearllied Swindle at, Clcvotand. Ci.

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.Jan. 2:.—Bushels of let-

ters, many of them containing money, I from all parts of the United States and Canada, continue to be received at the postoiiico for The Ladies' Monthly Gem, the principal proprietor of which is under two indictments for l'raudulent use of the mails, All letters addressed to the concern have been con-

Taking the average daily remittances receivei I as a basis it is estimated that the proprietors of The (-Jem have reaped a harvest of fully $50,000 during the past mouth, and that if the concern had been allowed to run for a few months longer the swindle would havo reached stupendous proportions. The scheme of the promoters was to oiler a line gold watch and tlie magazine for one year for .$:j.25 to all who would send a correct solution to a "snap" rebus. In the very few cases where watches were sent at ail they proved to be brass and worth less than i.

I'ristmcrs

CohUAitu-s, U., Jan. ^o.—At tho penitentiary John Jones, a Clark county murderer, and William Axe, a Cuyahoga robber, got into a fight in the cell tiers. Jones drew a knife a^a lunged at Axe, who leaped from tho tier and escaped.

MAY CARRIAGES UNLUCKY.

Old Superstition Which Has Powerfn! InI flneuce With European ISridal Couples.

The municipal statistics of the city of Marseilles show the observer that on tho 28th of April, 1894, there were regis-

tered at the mayor's offico in that town so less than 94 marriages. Why this enormous number? Because, according to an ancient tradition, couples that marry in tho month of May expose themselves to great danger—death will soon smite tho unfortunates, or, at tho very least, their union will not bo blessed with children. Therefore a large number of Marseillaiso lovers availed themselves of the last days of April to join themselves in wedlock.

This curious superstition is by no means confined to Marseilles. M. le Blaut, a French investigator, ascribes to it an origin in Roman antiquity. Tho Roman poet Ovid said that May was no time for widows to marry or for young girls, and adds that tho imprudent woman who braves fate by so doing will dio early. Plutarch agrees to tho truth of this.

It may bo because of this ancient jirinciple that the Roman Catholic church has made the month of May sacred to the Virgin. However this may he, the idea has certainly perpetuated itself with singular persistence. Tassoni, writing about the middle of the seventeenth century, relates that among tho inhabitants of Ferraras many young nobles and princes who were married in May died only a few days afterward. "It is tho observation of this strange fact, he observes, "that induced the Ferrarese, so it is said, to follow the ancient custom.

At the present day the superstition has not ceased to show itself in certain regions of Italy, in Ron mania, in south Germany, Bohemia, Westphalia, Fngland and France, notably in Saintonge and in the Cevennes, where every one acknowledges the truth of the proverb, "Tho month of flowers is a month of tears." "Perhaps," said^^Plutarch, "the month of May is regarded as unlucky because it comes between April and June, tho months respectively of Venus and Juno, tho tutelary goddesses of marriage, or perhaps it is because May is tho month of tho feast of tho Lemurcs, tho souls of the dead. "—Paris Letter.

TREE

Elsewhere municipalities have taken

up the matter, and in large operations tho district or the department has provided tho funds.—London Times.

lies Loves to Work.

The foreman of a bootblaeking shop in Madison square is a continual surjiriso to the customers. His employer is a padrone, and he is left in complete control. Hi.s conduct justifies his employer's confidence. He is the hardest worker among the half dozen employees and frequently takes the brushes from one of his subordinates when there are not enough customers to keep all busy. Ho never allows a customer to go away unless ho is satisfied that his boots havo been polished in the best manner possible. He is ever full ot" enthusiasm and works with as much energy at tho end of a busy day as at tho beginning. His humor liovcr lags, and his muscles never tire "It is as good as a bracer to watch that l'eliow, said a rounder. "He is tho only man I ever saw who always seems to love to work. "—New York Sun.

Dutcli Toast.

Dutch toast is a simple dish for using up scraps of bread. Crumble the broad and place in a frying pan with a slice of butter or drippings. Add salt, pepper and sage if liked. It should be seasoned quite well. Add a small quantity of boiling water, cover closely so the steam will soften tiie bread, stir several times and serve hot. What with cream toast, codfish and fruit toast, we may have this turco cooked bread frequently with out its becoming monotonous.—Philadelphia Ledger.

I In tho house of a Pompoiian sculptor were iound mallets, 15 compasses, lovers, several chisels, together with I jacks for raising blocks, and nearly ISO statues and busts, in every stago of manufacture.

Tho grains of cornstarch ai'o only about one-fourth the size of those oF tho starch ruado from tho potato.

PLANTING IN FRANCE.-CA

useless Sand lunes Converted Into Valuable Land With I'ines. The French thoroughly appreciato tho advantages to be derived from systematic treo planting. Tracts of sand have been covered with pine forests, and the word lande, borrowed, as it is thought, from the German, is losing its meaning of "waste. portion of consisted of bate sand hills, but the De phmting of pines begun. A variety capable of standing tho severest winters was evidently found, and millions of trees now diffuse heal tin' and agreeable odors, besides furnishing timber for fuel.

Till a century ago a largo the forest of Fontainebleau

The decomposed fir needles, moreover, gradually form a crust of vegetable mold, permitting the growth c-f treciV and shrubs less able than tho piuo to live on air. The department of the Landos, once a barren region, with sand so loose that people had to walk on

The losses by lire and anxiety to produce something more remuncrat ive than pine are now, however, inducing schemes of artificial fertilization. In many French watering places dunes have been transformed info woods, thus holding out to seaside visitors tho attraction of agreeable shado and a change from monotonous beach. Shifting sands have been prevented from extending inland. In some cases dunes havo been ac-- j-'-lll0:"s

SAVED HER SLIPPERS.

A Hit of Hitherto Unpublished History of*3 the War of 1812. This is a chapter of semiofficial, semidomestic history, and it is vouched for by a granddaughter of tho hero's fain-''' ily line, a Chicagoan who now lives on Dearborn avenue.

Prominent in Mr. Madison's cabinet

sat, fourscore years ago, Secretary of tho Navy Jones, tho son of a famous shipbuilder, a man gallant not only in spirit, but in dress and manner. His fitness for his ofiico is attested by tho naval histories of tho war of 1812. But tho successful secretary had moro wit than hair, and a wig was a sino qua 110:1 of his political and social life. All went well with this adornment until the luckless August day in 181-1 when the British marched from Bladensburg upon Washington.

It will bt* remembered that President Madison and his cabinet stood not upon the order of their going on that occasion, but went at. once—to a very retired summer resort. Every one knows how Lady "Dolly" remained behind long enough to save some valualdo White House portraits from having their eyes put. out by English bayonets, but few have heard how collected Mrs. Secretary .Tones was in this national crisis.

Presence of mind is said to be promoted by absence of body. This lady displayed in tlie face of danger presence of both mind and body. As the secretary emerged from his doorway, his hands full of such family valuables as his agitated condition had allowed him to collect, Mrs. Jones confronted him with the appalling words: "My dear, you havo forgotten my slippers. You must go back and get., them."

General Ross was almost at his door bringing imprisonment or death, but tno unhappy man turned back to hunt tho slippers, which, it is only fair to Sirs'. Jones to add, were adorned with diamond buckles. In his headlong quest for these treasures—which ho secured—his wig dropped off in a dark corner, and he did not dare to take time to hunt for it nor to attempt the purchase of another. The she,rn appearance of the secretary, hitherto faultless in all appointments of dress, is said to have very much lessened the melancholy of tho cabinet journey. It is further asserted that during the time of retirement, no matter how depressed any inemix of the presidential party felt over public and private woes, if he but glanced at Secretary Jones peal upon peal of irresistible laughter was sure to follow and that tho despoiled Adonis cordially joined in these bursts of merriment.—Chicago Tribune.

A ?.T:i!a3

Water Midi*.

Tn Perak, a, tkmenis, tir* Ma anaisena v.'hi enjoyed anyv.'hn woi 'd.

course or a i. the water P, the Hint a led This rock, ndiiMil a:

•red with and the I) of

stilts, IS problem of draining the subsoil has been solved, as described in Erhnond About's story of "Maitro Pierre."

quired by companies, which., after plant- ^ouai: on their haunches, ing them, have cut them up into building lots and havo seen them dotted with I villas.

in the Straits

^!0 tobopg:mer

tle Folks.

Pet-

ays have one form ot is probably not to eiso iu the wide

There is a 1

grahito slope in tho niisnver, down which about, two inchis ream having carved siik' of tho bowlder, of which has been

triekh

ho fai.

as glass by the condurtng hundreds of -n.'v,!], women and ed iiito a toboggan.

staid v." a'a years, tho Malay children—have ir C'.llilbilig to tile sit in tho shallow straight out and a •steering and liens in! a pool oi" water.

ri i(

they

with their 1 et each side for wn the ('0

1x\

This is a favorite spoi mornings, as many as 200 engaged at a- time anal sliding so qua ly one alu a i.of in -v fanning rows two, four (i' ev: eight they tumble into pool mii-s oi: seriaming creature.c1little danger in ho game some choose to sit onapiei.

lore ou sunny Iks being

•ows of that

a confused s. There is and, though of plantain, ro content to London Lit-

"It is a curior comments the wile of who has sided a numl Japa.n, "that Americans,

but accepted it'll," nival oflieer of vears in a ("lass, do

not long stand up against Japan life.".:.'. There is something in the air, or something lacking'in it, which is peculiarly trying to us. So many naval ollieers serving a three or six years' duty thero have come home with an ineurable com-, plaint, that it is common talk iu lie service. Two admirals have died of abcess of the liver after several years' residence there, and other officers have had their health seriously impaired under similar conditions. I never was seriously sickin my life till I got out lo the island empire, and throughout my whole stay I fought something. The English residents do not seem to suffer as wo do, which is also a commented upon fact."' —New York Times.

l'ianos.

Excellent pianos maybe bought in Europe at perhaps wo-t birds lie cost of a like instrument here, and even individuals can import pianos to advantage, in spite of the tan if. But a fact that:: works pretty effectually to protect tho home manufacturer is that cither the American climate or the usual steam heat" tends to destroy the imported piano, so that even the temptation of saving', from £-00 to $500 o:i the first cost does not induce many persons fo take the risk of an instrument that cannoi stand the climate. Philadelphia Ledger.

lae^tand'y Tobacco !.aw.

An antiquurian says that tobacco cannot be used in Knglaud save by a violation of law. In !tiG0 a law was made prohibiting the growth or importation of tobacco beyond a few hundred pounds of leaves every year, "to be used in medicine. It is said that this statute has never been repealed.

Bettered.

"1 would like to improve my opportunities," said the good boy. "Cot the firm to leave more money in I ho cash drawer," suggested the lad of ivil propensities.—Detroit Tribune.