Greencastle Star Press, Greencastle, Putnam County, 26 October 1895 — Page 2

A Sufferer Cured “Every season, from the time I was two years old, I suffered dreadfully from erysipelas, which kept prowing worse until my hands were almost useless. The bones softened so that they would bend, and several of my fingers arc now crooked from this cause. On my hand 1 carry largo scars, which, but for AYER’S Sarsaparilla, would be sores, provided I Tjjf’was alive and able to carry anything. Eight bottles of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla cured me, so that I have had no return of tlio disease for more than twenty years. The first bottle seemed to reach tho spot and a persistent use of it has perfected the cure."—O. C. Davis, Wjiutoma, Y.’is.

riio I nIvjn.

» * * • w vj v v# * ri fi C-i-O.

How a Yoong Sulf'itle Spent Moment* on Farth.

nis Last

•mz o::i7 world's fair SatsaparilSa AVER'S FILLS Frjmola Good Digestion.

ROASTEO COFFEE,

The best article in town, Also the fullest stock of

And

L. WEIK&CO.

0\Ac%\. S\ovt v\\ OiYce\\c.t\sW.c.

G. M. BLACK S Lifery, 8i anil M 8tal Franklin St., near northeast corner public square Best Livery Rigs. Farmers’ Teams Fed. Horses Boarded. Call and see. tf2 WANTED, dourer Seed.. 10,000 bushels of clover seed. The highest market price will be paid. W. P. LEDBETTER & CO., 19tf Fillmore, Ind.

It A 1L HA r TI MET A liLEBIG FOUR. EAST. •No. 36, Night Express 2:39 a m t “ 2, Ind’p’lis Accommodation 8:12 am t “ 4, Flyer 12:36 pm • “ M, Mail 4:15 pm • “ 18, Kuickerbacker 6:21pm WEST. •No. 36, Night Express 12:32 a m • “ 9, Mail 8:50 a m • 44 11, Southwestern Limited 12:38 pm t 44 6, Mattoon Accommodation 4:36 pm t “ 3, Terre Haute Accomodation... 7:30 pm •Daily. tDaily except Sunday. No. 36, Night Express, hauls through cars for Cincinnati, New York and Boston. No. 2 connects with trains for Michigan divisions via Anderson and to Cincinnati. No. 4 conTiv.ctb fv./* sinsAe’"i. - and Wauasu, Iml. No. 18, Kiiicktoil>ocker t hauls through sle pers for Washington, D. C., via C. & O., and through sleepers for New York via N. Y. O. R. K.; also dining car. New coaches illuminated with gas on all trains. F. P. HUE8TIS, Agt. VANDALIA LIME' Id effect Msy 19,1895. Trains leave Greencaatie, Ii d., FOK THE WEST. No. S, Do!!y 9:?^ am, for «♦ T..od!b, “ 21, Daily.™ 1:86 p m, “ “ 7, Dally.™ 12:26 p m, “ “ “ 16, Daily 8:45 a in, “ “ “ 8, Ex. 8un__. 6:18 p m, “ Terre Haute. 1“ 76, Ex. Sun 7:05 am, ‘‘ Peoria “ 77, “ ™.™ 3:55 pm, “ Decatur. FUK THE feAMT. No. 20, Daily.1:35 pm, tor Indianapolis. “ 8, Daily 3:36 pm, “ “ 2, Daily.™...... 6:03 p ra, ‘ “ “ 6, Dally.™™.... 4 30 a m, “ “ “ 12, Daily 2:35 a m, “ “ “ 4, Ex. Sun 8:45 am, “ “ For complete Time Card, giving all trains and stations, and i. r full information as to rates, through car: *c.. address J b. . GWLINQ, Agent, Greeucastle, Ind. Or E. A. Ford, General Passenger Agt St. Louis, Mo.

d)) Lougv)ut.WffflL3A)rr tO»c«6o pvco 7 j In effect May 12,1896. NORTH BOUND. No. 4*, Chicago Mall 1:12 a m “ 2°, Through train 12:09 p m “ g". Mail and Accomodation 12-37 p in “ 44t, Local Freight 11:25 a m SOUTH BOUND. No. 2*, Louisville Mall ?.-47 e m “ 5v, Mail and Accomodation 2:33 p m “ 1", Chicago and Atlanta Flyer..., 3:09 p in *• 43t, Local - 11:26 a m *Daily. IDally except Sunday. Pullman sleepers oh night trains. Parlor and dining cars on No. 1 and 2. For complete timecards and full information in regard to rates, through cars, etc., address J. A. MICHAEL, Agent. F. J. Herd, 3. P. A..Chicago. •t*-

New Method of Exterminating the Peat

Discovered by a Spokane Rian.

A. T. Church, of Snokar.e, has discovered a sure way uf exterminating

Washington

Most persons on suicide bent arc satisfied with doing' a clean, thorough job,

bein'/perfectly w illin;,'to leave out any I the arc h enemy of the n extra fancy trim :tings that would ! farmer the ground squirrel, make the deed more horrible, but not | ^r. Church s method of exterrainaso William O. Uieh, youngest son of T. tlon, says the Tribune of that city, G. Kich, a wealthy real estate owner, comes under three important diseovorwhose family moves in the first circles * es which he has made by a close obof Binghamton society, and is well | Serration of the ground squirrel s

known in New York, who cut his throat i habits.

recently at Binghamton with a razor. I 1- He has discovered that a squirrel Young Rich, plough in the best of ' v °n t dig out of a hole if any obstruc-

healtli physically, had for some time exhibited morbid tendencies. One morning he did not come down to breakfast, and when his meal was taken to his room ho refused to eat, saying that ho did not feel well. Ho did not appear at dinner or supper. His grandmother called at his room, hut found the door locked. She summoned Dr. Farnham, a friend of tho family, and a panel of tho door was re-

moved.

The young man was found lying on the bed, his throat and head horribly gashed. On tho walls he had traced in his own blood: "1 have no pain; it is better so. Boor mother.” With a penknife he had eat several words on his thigh, while on his chest he had carved a crown. The young man’s parents are at Uichticld Springs.

BETTER VENTILATION.

Important Alterations in the Sennte Wing of tho Capitol at Waahlngton. There will be some very considerable improvements in the arrangement of the rooms at the senate wing of the capitol when congress reassembles, among them the removal of tho senate post office from the inappropriate location in one of the corridors on the ground floor to tho large room heretofore occupied by the committee on patents. Tho new location for the post office adjoining the eastern entrance to the senate wing is particularly well chosen because of commodiousness and its convenience of access. By tills change the large corridor will be cleared of obstruction and the ventilation of that part of the building will be improved, as fresh air from outside can then be admitted to tho building through the windows, which have hitherto been closed. This is in accordance with the recommendation made by the scientifle expert who spent some time investigating the possibilities of Improving the ventilation of the capitol building.

GHOSTS DISTURB HIS SLEEP. Young Ohio Man Thrown Out of Red by Alleged Spirit*. Local spiritualists and students of psychology are excited over a remarkable statement sworn to by Miss Reno Leonard, a young lady of Hamilton, O. Sho declares solemnly that James Holly, a farm hand, who works for her lather, nine miles west of here, is tormented with spirits. She and nine of her young male and female companions hero say that an evening or so ago they were in Holly’s bedroom out of curiosity, and saw the mattress, with Holly lying on it, move up from the bed, lifted by some occult power, and rest suspended in midair. The alleged spirit throw Holly from his bed, and will not aUow him to sleep. Ho is twenty years old, and has worried so much about it that ho is almost a living skeleton. All through the hot season ho has slept with blankets tightly wrapped about him through fear of the ghost™ OUTBUTTED BY A NEGRO. Disastroun Results to a White Man Who Thought Ills Head Was Hard. George Brady, a white man with more nerve than discretion or common sense, made a bet with Sam I'raig, a colored deck hand at St. Louis, that he could outbutt him. The stakes were fifty cents, and a large number of sports made heavy ^i\Je bets, odds being on the negro. Tho two combatants stood a few paces apart, ducked their heads like two billy goats, and rushed upon each other. The concussion shook the house. When Brady came to lie was at the dispensary. He was taken there in an ambulance. The top of his head had withstood the jolt without visible sign of injury, but his nose was broken and three teeth were gone as the result of the impact. Dr. Newcomb put his nose in a splint and sent him home. The negro wasn’t hurt. * Of course not.

MARRIED IN A HAYFIELD.

A niuflhlng Malden and a Smiling Youth YVa.te No Time In Irksome Formalltlea. Maud Muller was rather outdone by a hayfield episode which took place north of "Bucyrus, O., recently. J. Peifer, a justice of the peace in Jackson township, was working in a hayfleld when he was approached by a young man who asked him if he could attend to some papers for him. The squire was willing and the young man left, saying ho would bo back soon. In a short time he reappeared and drove into the field. A lady who was with him produced the papers, which proved to be a marriage license, and standing there with pitchfork in hand the squire tied the knot, the happy pair never leaving their seats in the buggy.

Largest Steamer In the World. The Hamburg-American Packet company is having built at Belfast a twinscrew steamer of twenty thousand tons, which will be the largest in the world. The new vessel is intended primarily for freight, but it will have elegant cabins for two hundred first-class passengers and provisions will be made /or fifteen hundred steerage passengers. Tho big boat is to be ready in ten months.

A Mormon and a Gentile. Through an agreement of the leaders of both parties in Utah, the coming state will send a gentile and a Mormon to the United States senate, and another feature is that both senators will be of the Silver persuasion.

tion is in the way, so he won t have to

dig through solid ground.

3. A squirrel will not dig into a hole if it Is obstructed so as to make his en-

trance difficult.

3. A squirrel will not traverse any extent of territory if he is not sure that there are plenty of holes in which he can hide if ho is pursued. In the vicinity of Mr. Church’s place he has filled all the squirrel holes with briar bushes, and for a distance of ten rods the squirrels have entirely disappeared. If briar bushes are not handy, Mr. Church says a wad of paper will answer the purpose just as well. Mr. Church has examined tho results of killing squirrels with powder, sulphur and other materials now in use in the surrounding country. He is firmly convinced that, while the weapons used will kill the squirrels, they will be just as bad or worse the coming summer, because a home is already in readiness for them. If the holes are stopped up tho squirrels do not seem to thrive and spread over the country. "The experiment, moreover, will cost nothing, and I advise the farmers to try it,” said Mr.

Church.

WHAT WE DO WITH OUR FEET.

A 1'vmlnlne Critic Who Took Delight In Observing Mon’a re:l»l». What do men do with their feet and legs at dinner? Same tiling they do at breakfast and luncheon—wind them about the limbs of their chair and hook on by their toes. She sat in a well-known Broadway restaurant the other evening, says tho Now York World, and amused herself, after she had appeased her hunger, by watching the men’s pedal extremities. Some who had feet of generous length caught the heels of their boots on the lower front rung of the chair, and hung their feet up, as it were, while they dined. Two men with short legs and feet to match actually kept on tiptoe through tiie meal. A few wreathed their legs around those of the table. One laid his left foot flat on the floor sideways, and stood the right one upon it, changing base from time to time. Several hoisted their hoofs on the chair rung, which brought their knees so high their owners had to sit on the bias to avoid raising the table from the floor; a few scattered their pedal belongings under the entire width of the mahogany, tangling them up with the trotters of their vis-a-vis to such an extent that she wondered it wasn't as common to walk off with another man’s legs as with his hat. In tho whole cafe theAe were not three men who placed their feet flat upon the floor and kept them there. She couldn't help thanking fate for her petticoats, for who knows wha» antics girls may go through while satisfying their birdlike appetites? Tho Earth’s Model. Four leading French scientists—Villard, Cotard, Seyrig and Tissandier— have succeeded in making a wonderful model of the earth. It is a huge sphere, forty-two feet in diameter, and has painted upon Its outside all details of the earth's geography. At Paris, where the pygmy world is being exhibited, an iron and glass dome has been Greeted over the globe. The building is eight-sided, and is well provided with elevators and stairways, which makes it an easy task for tho visitor to examine "all parts of the world." The globe weighs eighteen tons, but i s so nicely balanced that it can easily be rotated by a small handwheel. The entire surface area is five hundred and twenty-five feet, which is sufficient to exhibit all tho mountains, rivers, islands and cities, even to the principal thoroughfares of the latter.

Tho Inventor of the Safety. The Cyclist is amused, it declares, to hear of the many people who have invented the safety bicycle. The paper says: “The other day a banquet was give'll to the Eugitw hi.CTitbl, FruolVe has lately put up a monument at llarleDuc to the Mioliaux who claimed the invention for France, and now the ‘D. U. B.’ assures us that the invention is due to a German named Philip Moritz Fischer, of Schweinfurt-on-Main, who between 185(1 and 1855 built a wooden safety, which is yet seen in the museum of that town. Tho pedals are on tho front wheel, the size of which is ‘J9 centimeters (30 inches), that of the back wheel 60 centimeters (26 inches), and tho length of the machine is 470 centimeters (57 inches). It has a spring saddle, luggage carrier, a brake, which acts on the back wheel, a lamp, a bell, and even small mudguards.

Dutch Funeral Curt. A funeral car in Holland is the queerest, most medieval looking of conveyances. Imagine the horses entirely hidden under long, sweeping draperies of black cloth, like the steeds in the illustrations to Froissart. These draperies reach to the ground and all that is seen of the horse is his solemn eyes peering through the eye holes. The car itself is driven by a coachman draped also in black, with a perfectly huge shovel hat, rather like that of Don Basilio in "The Barber of Seville," only much more exaggerated; while the coffin, or Sts absence, is completely hidden from view by tbe mass of heavy black draperies that descend from the roof of the car nearly to a level with the wheels. On the whole, the car looks like a perambulating mass of black cloth, and Is neither imposing nor lieauteous, though distinctly authjue in appearance.

i on U JU. IH TV MU Tmln«Ml to i »rry Ammunition aucl to Sock Out the Wounded In Rattle. Some very Interesting experiments as to the utility of war dogs were recently made in connection with the Dresden international dog show on the race course near Dresden, says a foreign exchange. A company was supposed to be covering some transports of horses against an imaginary enemy. In order to do this more effectually some non-commissioned officers, accompanied by dogs, were sent forward to watch tho approai h of the enemy. They advanced about a mile and a quarter, whilst kei ping up communication with the company by means of the dogs. In this way the company was kept fully informed as to the movements of the enemy, and could stop the transport of horses in good tiifle before the attack. The same dogs were also used for carrying ammunition to the firing line, each dog being provided for this purpose with a kind of saddle holding aliout three hundred cartridges. The animals will go along the lines, stopping in front of every man, who takes the number of cartridges he requires. When the ammunition is exhausted the dog will hurry back to receive a fresh supply, and thereupon resume the distribution. The dogs are also trained to find the wounded and attract the attention of the ambulance men in various ways, some remaining near tho man and barking until assistance arrives, some rnuniug off to find an ambulance man and lead him to the spot, and others taking the man’s forage cap or tearing away a piece of his clothing and carrying it to the attendants.

RIP VAN WINKLE IN CHINA. IXa Stopped to Watch >t Lengthy Gumo o) Chen*. A Chinese writer, Tcheng-Ki-Tong, describes Chinese chess as a game of patience. It is played with three hundred and sixty-one pawns, and tiiff player sometimes deliberates half he. hour before moving one of them. Literary men and ladies are said to be fond of it, and what sounds more llkely, "people who have retired from business." There are three sounds, the writer says, which help to turn one's thoughts toward what is pure and delicate; the sound of falling water, the murmur of wind in the trees, and the rattle of chess pawns. In the time of the Tching dynasty, as the story goes, a woodcutter who had gone to tho top of a mountain for a day’s work found two young men there playing chess, lie stopped to look on, and presently became deeply interested. and after awhile one of tho players gave him a piece of candied fruit to eat. The game grew more and more exciting. The woodcutter forgot his work, and sat hour after hour with his eyes on tiie board. At last lie happened to look at his ax. The handle of it had rotted away. That frightened him. He jumped up ami hastened down the mountain to tho village. Alas, among all the people of the street he recognized not one, and he found on inquiry that several centuries had passed since he started out with his ax. THE VICTORIOUS WHEEL. It I. Capturing the Royal Lsdlrs of Europe. The bicycle, according to the London Queen, is pushing its triumphant way into the most exclusive and impenetrable circles of society. Among royal ladies, the first convert was the beautiful Queen Margherita of Italy, who is such an enthusiastic wheel-woman that the cycling club of Milan recently presented her with a golden bicycle—the first in the world. Her everyday wheel, however, is of English make. The duchess of Aosta was among the earliest of women riders, and it is said was taken to task for it by the king, her uncle, but succeeded in converting both him and the queen before tiie matter was ended. The young queen of Holland rides, while the princess of Wales and her daughters ride tricycles at Sandringham, and even appeared in the parks of Denmark on tandem tricycles. With such high examples, of course, the ladies of the nobility are not left behind; and some of them possess very beautiful wheels of ivory or silver plate and oxidized metal. Lady Dudley owns one enameled in white, with lining of blue and gold, and ivory handles. But with all tliis magnificence these ladies probably reap no more pleasure cr benefit than the untitled American who spins along democratic roads on a plain black and nickel wheel, the equal for the time being of any duchess or queen of them all. BACK YARDS ARE WASTED. Old Gardener Tell* How the Spare Can He Well ytlllxed. An old gardener 'told a Cincinnati Times-Star reporter that the most wonderful thing about city folks is their ignorauce of what they could do with the little strips of ground surrounding their houses, and especially with their back yards. “They are not big enough for lawns,” said ho, “so most people just use them to walk on, but if they had some gumption they could enjoy t'nany a garden delicacy of their own raising. A strip twenty feet long and a foot wide against the wall would furnish enough grapes for two to eat. The next foot would supply them with peas; the next with beans; the next with radishes and turnips and lettuce; one bush in each of the four corners would produce plenty of gooseberries; another foot in width would supply all the strawberries, another foot raspberries; another, blackberries; another a month’s supply of potatoes; another, sweet potatoes; another with several fine messes of corn, and so on. There are ten feet planted, hut give what I have named twenty feet, as almost any city backyard could do, and they would grow wonderfully. A back yard twenty by twenty would raise plenty of small truck for two people, yet how many back yards arc wasted!”

«n m LOAN’S AWFUL FATE. Ilia Alcoholic Hrcatli Canght Fire anil He W:»* Ilarued to Death. The manufacture of distilled spirits, locally known ns hoochinoo, has been carried on by the natives of Alaska for a long period, and at times during the early days of tiie Cassier excitement it was freely purchased by the white miners as tiie only liquorobtuinahle, owing to the strict enforcement of the prohibitory clause against the importation of liquors into the territory, says tiie Alaska Mining Record. Hoochinoo is nothing more or less than raw alcohol, being distilled mainly from brown sugar or molasses and corn meal. Undiluted tho stuff has a double proof strength, makes "drunk come" freely and but a few swallows of it will set a man howling in demoniac glee, and nothing but an Indian, with his copperlined stomach, can stand a protracted spree on it. The Kako Indians probably lead all others la the manufacture of these spirits and as proof of their knowledge of the art of making a double proof article, we give tho particulars of the awful fate of an expert Kako distiller which happened recently on that island. It seems that this Indian, while engaged in the manipulation of his little coal oil can still, imbibed too freely of its tricklings and in a drunken stupor lay down by his fire of cedar logs and fell asleep, with his face uncomfortably near the fire and his breath fanning the flames. Through some reason known only to the medical fraternity gas accumulated in the stomach and the breath of the sleeper reaching the flames the alcohol gas ignited. The sleeper suddenly leaped to his feet with a terrifying scream and fell back writhing in agony. Tiie man was burning internally. Smoke and even flames were issuing from his mouth and his agony was something awful. IDs loud screeches brought the members of the camp about him, who looked on iu silent, terror-stricken awe, unable to do anything for his relief. The combustion continued until the Indian was literally consumed inside and for some time after the spirit of life had fled.

W 0M Y T —111:

BIN’S FALt;

—like flowers, fade and wither with time j

Ik'- 1 !' e::: i Ml" I

is only known to til health y woman i cheek: Tiie neni ous strain caused by the ailments and*

- -

XN'/Y™\ Ii'pains p culiart >tlv

'

sex. and the labor, and worry of rearing! a family, can ofteni I

be traced by the lines in the woman’s face* Dull eves, the sallow or wrinkled face ar.(| those "feelings of weakness” have theil ris,- in the derangements and irregularities! peculiar to women. The functional deg rangements, painful disorders, and chronic weaknesses of women, can be cured withl Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. For tael young girl just entering womanhood, fori the mother and those about to becomer mothers, and later in “the charge of life,’ the "Prescription” is just what they need ;j it aids nature iu preparing the system for I tiie change. It's a medicine prescribed for I thirty years, in the diseases of women, by \ Dr. K. V. Pierce, chief consulting physician I to the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Insti- ' tv.tc.at Piuflalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce’n Favorite j Prescription will cure the chronic inflanima-1

tion of the lining membranes which cause I such exhausting drains upon the system.

It cures nervous prostration, sleeplessness, , faintness, nervous debility and all disorders arising from derangement of the female .

organs and functions.

Mrs. Ji:nnie Williams, of Mohawk, Lane Co. %

Oregon, writes: 4 ’I was sick for over three years with blind dizzy spells, palpitation of the heart, pain in the back ami head, ami at times would have such a weak tired feeling when I tirst got up in the morning, and at times nervous

chills.

The physicians dif-

fered as to what my disease was, but none of them did me any good. As soon as I commenced taking Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, I began to

t better ; could sli

Mrs. Williams.

get better : could sleep " ^liams. well nights, and that bad. nervous feeling and the pain in my back soon left me. I can walk several miles without getting tired. I took in all three bottles of ‘ Prescription ’ and twoof * Discovery.* "

QUINTON BROAD8TKERT

W. B. VESTAL.

ffliiil Estate anfl Loaa Aieacy BROADSTREET & VESTAL Sell, trade and rent real estate and negotiate loans. All business intrusted to them receives prompt attention. Call and see them.

WOMEN SAILING SHIPS.

The Ideal Wife.

Striking Illustr.itloun of Their CnpAbll!ties in the Seafaring Line. It is not often that a ship has been in charge of a woman. The wife of the captain of the Jefferson liorden took her husband’s watch occasionally when the vessel was short handed after the mutiny and murder of the officers. In 1*69 the ship Denmark was brought into port by the captain’s wife, the captain himself being laid up and incapable of doing 1 anything except give advice. Another striking illustration of woman’s capabilities in the seafaring lino is afforded by the case of the bark Rebecca Crowell, which left New York for liuenos Ayres, but became disabled during a severe gale three days after leaving. Several of the spars and sails were carried away, and the captain and first mate were injured to such an extent that they were confined to their berths tho rest of tho voyage and rendered unfit to manage the vessel. There was no other person on board who understood navigation except the captain’s wife, and she undertook the task of conducting the bark to the point of destination. The second mate was a young man twenty years old, able to take the helm, but ignorant of

as-

sumed the command of the vessel, took observations, calculated the latitude and longitude regularly, maintained her place on the poop, and directed the course of the vessel. After exercising control for fifty-eight days, during which the vessel encountered violent gales and shipped heavy seas, she conducted the vessel, with its valuable cargo, safely into the port of liuenos Ayres. In this actual impersonation of “the sweet little angel that sits up aloft to keep watch for the life of poor da :k,” the captain of the Rebecca Crowell was indeed fortunate iu his matrimonial venture.

the process of making observations. The captain’s wife, therefore.

She never tells her husband anything of the least unpleasant character. She never corrects the children in the presence of anyjpersons, even the family. She can play a g \me of chess or whist in a way to make a man glad when he wins a game. She encourages the servants and holds them responsible for the work they are employed to do. When tho family diatribe threatens sho knows how and when to deftly change the subject. She dosen’t affect bloomers, but fascinating muslin things that are fresh and dainty and indescribable. She can get rid of a guest who bores her by simply folding up a newspaper, and the other never suspects:

Hood's Sarsaprilla, taken at this season will make you feel strong and vigerous and keep you from sickness later on’ Grains of platinum have been found in Colorado and California. A bald head is unnatural and unnecessary. Hall’s Hair Renewer will nrrveut it

The leading article in the November number of The Forum will be a discussion of the third-term question by Profossor John Bach McMaster, the historian,entitled“TheThirdTerm Tradition.” Mr. McMaster cites the well-known historical precedents against a President third term, and thinks there is no reason to believe that the old-time amipathy to a third term is one whit less strong than it ever was. Mr. McMaster says that while our practice ot choosing Presidents, not because of their fitness, but because of their availability, is in theory all wrong, in practice no harm comes from it; for under our form of government we do not need a President of extraordinary ability; the average man is good enough, and for him two terms is ample. What we want, in vr. McMaster's opinion, is a strong government of the people by the people by tho people, not a government of the people by a strong man, and we ought not to tolerate nnything which has even the semblance of heredity. Mr. McMastes counsels the advoates of a third term for M;\ Cleveland to remember tho doctrine of the illustrious founder of their party, that 'in no office oan rotation be more expedient.”

TheturqueUehas been found in New Mexico and Arizona. Shoe leather is now manufactured from red beech woo I When you bury an old animosity, never mind a tombstone.

»

I

\

HIS RELIGION ALL RIGHT. It Was Any Kind That Was Neceasary for tho Occasion. In the “Reminiscences of an Emipraut Milesian" is the following curious anecdote: Stack, formerly of Walshe’s regiment, was ainonff the officers of the Irish brigade who went on half-pay at its dissolution. He hud remained on half-pay so lon^ that he became the oldest colonel in the army. iTe obtained liis"promotion to the railk of major-general after a somewhat curious interview with the duke of York, the commander in chief at that time. Having solicited the honor of an nudience of las royal highness, he received an intimation that the duke would receive him at the horse guards next day. He was punctual in his attendance, and cei,,g .i..rod'ace,« tv. the coaiviiv.iidd i.. chief was honored by the customary question: “Well, colonel, what can I do for

you?"

"I perceive, sir,” replied Stack, “that there is a brevet coming out, in which I hope to be included. I am the senior colonel in his majesty’s service.” “True, Col. Stack; but give me leave to ask you of what religion you are?" "I am of the religion of a major general.” The duke bowed, and Stack was gazetted. IVtriMnl Oy.ters. A bod of petrified oysters has been found on the top of Big mountain, just back of Forkston, Wyoming county, Pa. Some of the specimens are of mammoth size, one in Mr. Reynolds' possession measuring twenty-two inches long by nine inches wide and weighing forty pounds. The specimens range in all sizes, from thisdown to the ordinary edible oysters of the present time. Some of inv specimens show the eye of the oyster perfectly, and in all of them the meat is easily removed from the shell. The bed seems to be confined to a small mound, resting on a small plateau, at the extreme top of the moun' tain, near tho Sullivan county line. •

MUNGJMS.

INTERESTING CONCLUSIONS. , Mothers Agree on One Vital Subject. [SPECIAL TO OtU LADY HEADERS. J Young girls, to the thinking mind, are ever subjects of the deepest interest.

borne lead lives of luxury, while others toil for mere existence. bepiinite. However, as their paths in life may lie, Na1 ture demands of them the same obe-

dience. All are subject to the same physical laws, and suffer in proportion to their viola-1

tion.

Young girls are reticent through modesty, and often withhold what ought to be told. Yet they are not to blame, for Information on such subjects 1ms been withheld from them, owing^d the false interpretation of a mother’s duty. In such cases they should do as thotisands of young ladies are doing every day: write to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass., giving as nearly as possible their symptoms, and receive her freely given advice anil timely aid. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the young girl’s most trusty friend. It can be obtained of any druggist, and speedily relieves and cures irregularities, suspension, retention, and all derangements of the wumb and ovaries. 9 It banishes promptly all pains, headache, backache, faintness, nervousness, sleeplessness, melancholia, etc. Young girls must know that self-pretervalion f« tke fir»t law qf nature. • —\

A