Ligonier Banner., Volume 29, Number 46, Ligonier, Noble County, 28 February 1895 — Page 2

o BABY'S HANDS. o Dainty, dimpled, little things, Soft as angels’ plumey wings, : Naught to do but grow. ; Awkwardly you move about, Up and down, and in and out, " . Tell me do you know . Why such antics you go through? What you're trying now to do? Where you wint to go? ; Daiuty, dimpled, little things, ' . Clutehing, as your cradle swings, | At thin noth‘i‘rgnegs. Who.can tell what you will hold : When your grasp is firm and bold? May be honor—-may be gold— May be nothingness! e : Dainty, dimpled, little things, ; - Whatsoe'er the future brings, : There'll be work for you. : Though you still be soft and white, You cannot your dutfes slight While there's work to do. ; i There'll be buridens to be lifted, { From the bad good must be sifted, . From the false, the true: s And though you're so soft and small, / ©Of this work, a, part will fall, Little hands, on you. L —Womankind. . > Al, P fl | : M%Yo g Y. PP ARGUERITO { {l2 vELASQUEZ ‘v‘ i <" Y// ~ was a person e of some no(il - 7 toriety on the £ Vil : 3 ;{/.Jfi/ - American side gl s 4 | of the Texan m IR YA frontier. i Nl i = } ” ‘ N 7 1 i l I‘herg were il W‘l X patriots, inoil gt deed, " when eRN . members of Bis acquaintance, notably sheriff's officers, sctight his society with an ardor that was difficult to withstand. The present was one of those occasions, and although Marguerito had shown some eoyness about accepting the nrgent in- " vitation extended to him and had, ‘ moreover, given the state officials some healthy exercise before allowing them to deliver it personally, yet he had eventually given way to force of cireumstances. ; : o Fortunatgly for themselves, the representatives of law and order in Jacubaya knew within one hundred miles or so the localities where Marguerito was likely to be found. His natural modesty would, they were aware, prevent his crossing’the American border, where his return had long been awaited with anxiety by certain of his eompatriots. Therefore the chase had been short. | Y | Still, while it lasted, like most of the ‘ proceedings in which Marguerito was actively concerued, it had proved full of interest to the persons sharing in it. But now the object of all these attentions had recognized the uselessness of further resistance, and feeling that he had done his best, was prepared to rest upon his laurels. - Wherein his friend, Don Carlos, agreed with im. -The pair, acéompanied “by a large “proportion of the population, made their way toward the courthouse, a building which but unflatteringly illustrated the quality of the law dispensed therein. As a matter of fact, \%o“efore it became a hall of justice, it ad been a loft, .and access to it was still gained by means of a ladder. Marguerito, followed by the judge, the jury and the crowd, mounted with impassive® slowness, and he was shbrtly occupying a prominent position in the court.’ Dam Carlos, who suffered from a constitutional objection to climbing, had elected to remain in the yard below. Knowing from past experience that the

trial was likely to bea lengthy process, Be gravely seated himself upon the ground and px{‘e‘pare(}\l to await events. 1t should be ei:p‘la’inefl that Don Carlos wwes not handspme. | Neither was he geod Still, h"eigposse%é‘ed merits which might have been patent to the casual observer. In complexion he was black ,and tan, being ruther like a dachshund in: the facei,’ while he strongly resembled a greyhound in the figure. lis, tail, however, it was impossible to “olessify, for it belonged to no species Jr epoctt. Owing to his having been aropped by his nurse when a baby, it had a break near the tip. which caused ft to curl over his back in coquettish manner far from exemplifying the real solidityr, of his character, while its length would have done credit to a cat. Mon Carlos hiraself seemed to be aware that it was not the latest fashion in tafls, and he habitually underwent ‘many things in a vain endeavor to sit upon the whole of it at once. He was “thus engaged, upon the present occasion when, glancing up, he chanced to catch sight of a bull mastiff which was strolling into the yard apparently in search of stray refreshments. Don Carlos prizked up his™ ears and blinked his eyes, into which the light of battle gradually crept, until the intruder, unconsecivus of danger, drew nearer every morient. ‘ In the meanwhile the sonorous tones

of the judge, mingled with the drawl of the witnesses, sounded clearly from the open window of the loft above. It appeared that Mzrguerito was accused of horse stealing this time. and as he listened to the details of his error, as described by the sufferers from it, he felt by no means eertain but that this might be the'last of his many adventures. © “Judge Hopper's got a hanging look about him this-morning,” he medi- . tated, with an unemotional face. ‘lf 1 get off this time I will go home to - Conehita, and they shall find me no more.’’ . . : . : The last witness for the prosecution _tinished his tale of woe, and a feeble effort was made at defense, while Marguerito wondered idly if he really were as‘great a ruffian as the evidence seemed to imply. ' Silence broken only: by the buzzing * -af flies fell'upon the close room, as the jndge seated himself in his wooden ¢hair and prepared to sum up. The yulprit, who jvas locking through the window at his side, appeared to be the only uninterestéd person present. A ' deputy standing near was about to call - his attention *»othe proceedings when, following for an instant the direction . of the ;fixison’pr’s'g"&ze, he, too, bew.xpe .. absorbed. Wb OF e e ~ 'The sheriff himself then glanced at s the . wipdaw,. through whish, slarg i % _to make them- | walves Heard, and. after oné look hy L :’%i‘l Y A SS",_P,,‘ % ,*,,,i‘?:fi;< m e wei Bt each otherln Ataze: b i A “with a simal % innseds” Woverment they took & hurRIS s e, v ek w&,w@sss@wv‘wgflww-%& sl i dgen R S e R s e i

their faces, they made for the ladder, accompanied by the prisoner and his guard. ; : it oA

The judge, being left alone in the loft, frowned severely at the empty benches, as he said with impressive dignity: ‘‘l guess this court will now adjourn.” Then he tucked up his sleeves and made good time for the yard. A vigorous struggle for the best view took place betwecen Marguerito and himself, without either man being in the least aware of the identity of the person by whom he was jostled. Nor would it have made any difference if he had known, because not even for a free pardon would the accused have consented to forego the enthralling sight on which he was feasting his eyes. : :

Affairs were just at their most exciting stage. The bull mastiff, itappeared, had drawn quite close to Don Carlos before perceiving his presence. He had, then, instead of apologizing for the intrusion, critically examined Don Carlos’ tail, afterward giving vent to an insulting bark. This brofight matters to a climax, and in less. time than it takes to tell the two dogs were 8o inextricably mixed up that but for the appendage in question waving over the scene like a flag-of battle, it would have been impossible to distinguish one combatant from the other.

Q{ere ‘was no necessity for the haste displayed by the spectators in reaching the seatof war, for the fray promised to be as long as it was sanguinary. No quarter was asked or desired. The stranger possessed a vast ‘amount of staying power, inasmuch as when’ he once took hold little short of extracting his teeth made him let go again. But the military tactics of his opponent were new to him, and prevented his getting an opportunity to show what he really could do.

Don Carlos dashed-underneath him and sent him sprawling in the mud; he jumped over his back and gave him a perfunctory bite in passing, and he harried his front and rear guards both at the same time, until the bull mastiff felt that, for all the good he was able to effect, he might as well be a toy ter-

Yier. The ironical cheers of the crowd incited him to fresh endeavor, and he spent himself in frantic efforts to gain the mastery. ’ - At length, however, he saw achance. Making a sudden dash while Don Carlos was in the act of executing one of his wonderful léaps, the bulldog met him in midair, aud at last obtained a grip on the enemy’s throat. ! Both dogs fell to the ground, the stranger savagely worrying his apparently, vanquished antagonist. The crowd showed signs of a desire to interfere, but Marguerito waved them back. “Let’em alone,” he said, placidly, ‘“‘and bet your boots upon old Carlos.”

The intelligent animal, as he lay beneath his conqueror, appeared to understand and -to be encouraged by the faith reposed in him by his master. He gathered his long legs together, planting them firmly against the enemy’s body, and the next development of the case was that the bull mastiff was seen to be taking an entirely involuntary flight through space. Lo ‘ Don Carlos, meanwhile, slowly arose, shook out his tail, and—yawned. The discomfited interloper, after a short period of meditation in a dust heap, picked, himself out of the' dirt. He looked back at the field of battle, glanced at the open gate which he had entered, and then in a depressed manner he evidently made up his mind that it was time to leave. He accordingly did so, and mot until he had

———— e~ ( oY = ) s = N é‘(@,«, =GO ]l ';4:‘ ¢ ,l’ \ \ oW A 8 0 1 ) , | % W~ X l ‘ ,fi/;;/ 74 "? / | ‘ N,WP 7 {{‘/’“" ; = il &m [' 77;;: (== l [ 0 /8| [ 7, / o& § G YRR A Cfatd . 2 :”‘,';' ‘/ ‘:,}///}"l “ ‘é i b = | , ; Ky “ AN ENTIRELY INVOLUNTARY FLIGHT. l slowly lurched out of sight around a ] sandy corner did Don Carlos creep up | to hismaster for congratulations. That | gentleman mutteéred something in ' their native Mexican that was clearly | intelligible to his companion, for Don Carlos’ eyes said plainly that he found 1 life a very satisfactory thing. With unlooked for docility Marguerito turned to ascend the ladder leading to the | loft. | Brought back to everyday life by his movement, judge, jury and audience followed suit in a silence too blissful for breaking. ; I | The prisoner, impassive as ever, resumed his careless survey of the room, i létting his gaze rest longest on the 'benches occupied by the jury. | The judge took his seat, scrutinized the faces of the crowd, and, apparently satisfied by what he read there, cleared his throat and began. : ' “Gentlemen of the jury,” he said, “‘when we were interrupted by unforesecn circumstances a short time ago 1 opine that you were just a-goin’ to declare that accordin’ to the best of your belief the pris’ner was innercent of the charge agin him.” ) | - “Yon've struck it, jedge,” uunblushingly responded the jury. iy ‘ The judge frowned down an attempt at speech on the part of the sheriff and turned to Marguerito. : : *‘Pris’ner,” he said, ‘‘you heerd the remarks of them gentlemen opposite, 80 you may take it that the proceedin’s is concluded. But don’t get up to any more of your tricks in this country, for it 'pears likely that next time you won’t get off s 0 easy. Andnow, what'll you take for the dog?”--Pall Mall Ga--4zevttle-; : i . * g X . Gl e .. She Was Grateful. The plain tailor-made costumes so. much in vegue with young ladies are oceasionally the cause of amusing mistakes, A young lady in a street car fgdfie’ up her seat to an elderly woman. The old lady, near-sighted but grate “ful,'was prompt in her acknowledg: sents, “Thank you, sir,” she said; e e et Yoee | —Berlioz was dyspeptic, but could i&?»figgfl:&m ate | w %@ e e @fi%&%f@f@éfl}@é\% R A el R T R

| » ACQUITTED. | A Verdict of Not Guilty Rendered i in the Howgate Case. | i The Jury Deliberates for Seventy~Two i Hours—The Charge of Embezzliag ’ . 811,800 from the Government i : - Is Not Proven. 7 ‘ ‘WasHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Capt. Henry W. Howgate was acquitted Sunday of the charges of embezzling $ll,BOO from the government while holding the posi= tion of disbursing officer in the United States signal service, and of forging a voucher for that amount to | even up his alleged wrong-doing. i The verdict was rendered about. noon - Sunday, when the jury had been locked |up nearly seventy-two hours. Capt. Howgate received the announcement ‘ without emotion, but after he had been taken to his cell beneath the court- { room he danced for joy in the realization that part of the burden and anxiety of fifteen years had been lifted from his shoulders.

Judge McComas entered the courtroom at 11 a. m. Sunday, and received ~word that the jury had agreed. The attorneys in the case were sent for and ;I,Howgate was bronght from his cell and took his usual seat beside his faithful daughter, Miss Ida Howgate, who ‘was on hand promptly as usual. Judge McComas had instructed the jury to bring verdicts upon three distinct points. The first of these was whether the government was disbarred from prosecuting Hotvgate because of the statute of limitation. An affirma- ‘ tive reference onvthig.,point would have the effect of not OE’ly throwing out 'the indictments charging forgery i and embezzlement, but of disposing in ' a like manner of all the other indict- ' ments against the defendant and thus setting him free. The verdict as an- ! nounced found for the government on “the issue upon the plea of the statute ‘of limitation. It found the defendant 1 not guilty on the charge of forgery and also upon the charge of embezzlement. ‘ Judge McComas then discharged the jury. |

District Attorney Birney said he was very much annoyed at the verdict. I the jury had found that the statue of limitations applied in the case, he would doubt, he~said, the right to bring Howgate to trial on the other indictment, but as the jury had decided that the statute did not apply, he would, according to his present intention, give the defendant another chance to show whether he was not guilty.

{lfourteen years ago important frauds affecting large sums of, money were discovered in the signal service accounts, and Howgate was charged with having committed them. He was arrested, but by a ruse escaped from his guards and for thirteen years remained in New York city. Although a reward of $5.000 -was offered for his _capture, he was not arrested until last fall. | - &

- KILLED AT HIS DOOR. Mysterious Murder of J. R. Zollinger at : Newton, la. . NEwroxN, la., TFeb. 25.—J. .R. Zollinger, a. meachant of this city, was brutally murdered Saturday night. A littlie after 9 o’clock his wife and daughter heard his footstep. on the porch, and opening the door found him in a dazed condition. He was able to tell them some one had struck him, but before he could reveal more he lost consciousness and died a few hours afterwards. A wound on the top of his head indicated he had received a heavy blow there, and a club found on the sidewalk near the house appears to have been the weapon used. The walk is spattered with blood from there to the house. The affair is shrouded in mystery, as no motive has yet appeared for the deed. He had about $6O in his pocket, but that was: not taken. The murdered man was a prominent citizen of this place for many years and served several terms as sheriff of the county. During the war he was an officer in the Twentyeighth lowa regiment.

: TO SUCCEED DOLPH. i George W Mcßride Elected Senator frem Oregon. - SALEM, Ore., Feb. 25.—George W. Mc~ Bride, ex-secretary of state, waselected Saturday on the thirtieth ballot as United States senator to succeed Dolph. It was a narrow escape from a deadlock, for had the election beenr delayed fifteen minutes longer the time for the adjournment sine die of the legislature would have arrived. [George W. Mcßride, senator-clect, is 41 years of age, a native son of Oregon and a lawyer by profession. He has served in the state: legislature and held the office of gecretary of stute for eight years, going out of office lass January.. Mr. Mcßride has never been identified with the silver or anti-silver clement, nor has he ever been in a position where he was obliged to make a record on the question. Inasmuch as he was elected by Dolph’s supporters, however, it is reasonable to suppose that he will not ally himself with the freecoinage peple.] ;

BARREZED FROM FRANCE. An Order I®sued Forbidding the Impor= tation of American Cattle. PAmris, Feb. 25.—At the cabinet meeting M. Gadaud, minister of agriculture, made an order in council forbidding the importation of American ecattle into France on aecount of the Texas fever and pleuropneumonia, with which ' they are alleged to be infected. This order is undoubtedly the outecome of the persistent protectionist agitation in the rural districts of the north of France. Ever since the new cabinet entered office M. Gadaud has been besieged by agrarian deputations and petitioners. - Pneumonia Rages in Illinois. BroomiNgToN, IIL, Feb. 25.—Pneumonia i$ prevalent throughout central 11linois so as to be almost epidemic, [t is prevalent no less in the city than in the country. A number of deaths have already resulted. In some instances whole families are affected. The dis-. ease first made its appearance about the close of the recent blizzard. Poisoned by Mistake. L Cutcaco, Feb. 25.—DBurke Waterloo, assistant city editor of the Chicago Herald, took an overdose of bromidia at 8 p. m. Sunday, and soon after died from the effects. " . . : S A Famous Chorch Burned. . : PivrsFIELD, Mass., Feb. 25.—The old Peru meeting house, one of the most famous churches in the state. bas been entirely destroyed by fire. 1t isone of the last famous old churches of early Massachusetts and held a prominent place in Berkshire history. The fire is _supposed to have been ineendiary. - ¥ ig Order tor Erelght Cars. New York. Feb. 25.—ThLe New York Central Railroad company has placed a divided order with Buffalo and Detroit car builders for 3,000 freight cars, This is the largest order for cars placed by oy railway since the spring of 1803,

HOPE REVIVED. - , Comments by Dun’s Agency on the Busi- ' ness Situation. ’ ‘ New Yorg, Feb. 25.—R. G. Din & Co.’s weekly review ot trade says: “The surprising success of the new loan, and the great confidence it has given to investors on both.sides of the water, and to business men here, encourage many to hope that it may be the beginning of a real recovery. In twenty-two minutes here subscriptions are supposed to have been at least five times the amount of bonds offered, and in two hours at London they were twenty times the amount there - offered. Considering ~the power | which the control of these bonds .gives ‘ to regulate foreign exchanges and to | prevent exports of gold, the transac- ! tion has indeed greatly changed the fihancial | situation, in spite of the fact that government revenues are still deficient, and that domestic trade shows scarcely any gain as yet. The industries are not enlarging production, nor have prices of farm products imnproved. Buta very important source of apprehension and hindrance has, for the time at least, been removed.

“Wheat ‘fell to 56 cents Saturday last, and has recovered 57, only a quarter below the price a week ago, while, cotton and pork are unchanged, and hogs and lard are a shade lower. * ; o

*The volume of domestic trade represented by excharges is but little larger than last year, with allowance for difference of working days, and 32.5 per cent. sm_aller than two years ago. The more accurate test, the daily average for the month is 6.3 per cent. larger than last year, but 844 per cent. smaller than in 1803. :

*Dealings in iron and its products are moderate in volume, with some discouragement in most branches, though structural works at Pittsburgh are very busy, and the demand for wire nails and barbed wire has never been surpassed. But nothing is doing in rails, plates are quiet, and bar is as low as ever, though in rather better demand for car works. : *'The exports of domestic products from New York are smaller for the week. and since Jan= uary about 81,600,000 smaller than last year, while the imports have been §3,200,000 larger. The government customs receipts for the mocth thus far have been only §9,431,108, and internal revenue ¢6.286,905, and the total re< celpts being $5,278,347 less than expenditures. “The fallures for the first half of February show liabjlities of §5,550,986 against §8,534,072; of manufacturing concerns, $1,592,319 against §3.749,845 last year, and of trading congerns, $3,353.019, against $4,703,749 last year. The failures for this week have been 302 in the United States against 288 last year, and in Canada 36, againstsl last year.

SILVER WILL HAVE TO WAIT.

Senators Agree on a Compromise Which Postpones Free Coinage Legislation.

WasHINGTON, Feb. - 21.—The silver bill of Senator Jones (dem., ‘Ark.) was before the senate Tuesday. Senator Jones failed in his effort to fix a time at which the final vote should be taken.

The question was then open for debate. AtB p. m. the republican opponents began a system of obstruction tactics under the lead cf Senator Aldrich. Thiswent on for some time. In the meantime negotiations were being carried on for a way out of the difficalty. TFinally the following resolution was offered by Senator Wolcott (being the one agreed upon among the negotiators): :

“*Resolved, That it is the sense of the senate that the welfare and prosperity of the United States require the enactment of & law for the free’ and unlimited. coinige of silver at the ratioof 16to 1. : “Resolved, That in view of the fact that this congress will expire by law on the 4th of March, and that there are important appropriation bills requgng the attention of the senate, it is the sense of the senate that consideration of such a law be not entered upon at this session of congress. T

WasHINGTON. Feb. 22.—The vice president having on Wednesday laid Senator Wolcott’s resolution before the senate, Senator Jones (dem., Ark.) said that the friends of the silver bill, not wishing to incur the risk of an extra session, authorized him to say that they would not further proceed at this session of congress. The resolution was then sent to the calendar.

SLAIN' BY TURKS' SWORDS. A Total of Over 7._2—&)— Lives Taken in the : Sassoon Distrl,ct. | ! St. Louis, Feb. 21.—The first description by an eye-witness of Mooshir Pasha’s ‘‘march of blood,” as it has = come to be Lknown, has just been received by the repubiic from Moosh, Asia Minor. The account is written by a native of the Sassoon distriet and had been ‘sent by a secret messenger through the territory of the sultan to insure its safe arrival. Mooshir Pasha, the military governor of the city of Eizenan, .started, by order of the sultan, irto the Sassoon district last September. Innumerable burned villages and 7,239 lives constitutgd the price of this official visit. The European commission now investigating has just reached the gity of Moosh, the town from which the republic received its dispatches.

In His Own Behalf. ny MixNEAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 22.—0 n Thursday Harry Hayward was upon the stand in his own behalf in the Miss Ging murder case. In answer to qguestions he declared the testimony of Blixt and his brother Adry to have been almost wholly false. He said that he had played roulette and faro in almost every city of any size in the country. He further said that Miss Ging had often insisted upon his taking her money with which to gamble. He ac-. cused Adry of being the one who held up the buggy in which he was riding with Miss Ging and Miss Vedder. He then attempted to aceount for his use of all the time between 6:45 and 7:43% o’'clock on the evening of the murder. "The prisoner’s evidence was hardly begun when court adjourned. Killed by a Bursting Gun. Saxpy Hoox, N. J., Feb.: 21.—Fremont P. Peck, first lientenint of the ordunance corps, was almost instantly killed on the proving grounds here Tuesday afternoon by the bursting of the breech of a Hotehkiss gun. The test of a 4 7-10-inch Hotehkiss rapid-firing gun was under way, and two rounds, with fixed ammunition, had been successfully fired by Lieut. Peck. When the third round was fired the breech of the gun ~ bursted, and fragments from it struck Lieut. Peck on the face and back, causing injuries which resulted ‘in his death 'in a few minutes. * A Yort Blown Up. ¢ Hoxe Kona, Feb. 21.—The information -that has come here that an explosion which recently eccurred in the - magazine -of the forts of Takao, a - treaty port on the southwestern coast of the island, and was at first ‘under~stood to be of a compardtively trivial character, was terrible in its results. It is now said that the explosion killed 2,000 Chinese soldiers attached to the forts and injured many others. A squadron of Japanese warships is patrolling the island. - o 1 ¥lames Drive Passengers {nto the Water, . New York, Fel. 21.—Report comes t from Rio Janeiro that flames broke on . the ferry boat Terceira,-in the bay of - Rio Janeiro. It is estimated ¢hat there were from 100 to 150 persons on b‘;gfl &ghe time The fire burned ek ity Yy e e | gers Wete. “fiflnfiwm’gf ard, and iflwwzm%wwfwm

PRISON OR EXILE.

It Is Said That Liliuokalani Will Be Al- : _ lowed Her Choice. ; *HoxoruLv, Feb. 11, per steamer Gaelic, via San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 25.— The government has caused the arrest of 381 persons since January 6, of whom ninety-four have been tried before the military court. Sentences in but twen-ty-four cases have been made publie, twenty-three natives charged with treason and V. V. Ashford, charged with misprision of treason. Fifty-five men have been released by the authorities; the military court acquitted two. Three men, Cranston, Johnson and Mueller, were deported. V. V. Ashford, charged with misprison of treason, was found guilty and sentenced to one year in jail and fined $l,OOO. Ashford has practiced law in Homolulu since about 1884. He was banished several years ago for conspiracy against the = monarchy. Twenty - three natives, convicted of treason, - have received sentences varying from five to ten years. In one case a fine of $5,000 was remitted by President Dole. Prince David has been found guilty. His sentence has not been made public. Thirteen persons are at liberty with the understanding that they leave the country within a- reasonable time and not return without permission from the government. British Commissioner Hayes gave the men to understand he would not interfere in their behalf, as they admitted their guilt. : It is understood that the queen's sentence will be five years for the part she has taken in the trouble.. Probably she will be allowed to leave the country without serving the sentence if she so desires. Twenty-four natives have ‘been sentenced to prison for terms ranging from seven to eight years. The ‘sentences found instant favor among the people generally, though some thought Ripikane at least should have been summarily dealt with. "In regard to the dispatch sent by Secretary Gresham to Minister Willis about.demanding a delay of execution, Attorney General Smith stated that the governmenthad no intention ofexecuting the condemned men until the military court concluded its labors and every . fact Dbearing on the case was brought out. Mr. Smith intimated nothing would be done until the United States government is in possession of the facts in each case. According to the attorney general the queen will not be sent out of the country. ' WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Minister Willis has been instructed to insist on postponement of the execution of American citizens in Hawaii until the charges and evidence can be looked into. T )

MET AN AWFUL FATE.

An Aged Couple in Connecticut Burned to . Death. :

~ Happay, Conn., Feb. 25.—People on the way to church Sunday morning made a horrible discovery about 1 mile back of the village of Middle Haddam, at what is known as Hogs Hill. For some thirty years Thomas Cavanaugh, an industrious farmer has lived in a little story-and-a-half farm house there with his wife. The house" is down in a valley completely hidden from the sight of the neighbors. The church-goers were surprised to see that .the house was a mass of ruins, with only ‘here and there a bit of smoke arising from a dying ember. A search of the ruins was begun. The searchers soon came upon a man’s body, badly burned and barely recognizable. = Near by was found a pelvic bone, which was all that remained of the woman’s body. From the location it was concluded that the couple, who were about. 60 years old, were asleep at the time the fire started and were burned in their bed. SISTERS ARE SLAIN. Sad Accident at a Railway Crossing av » { ¢ Linden, O." ; ToLEDO, 0., Feb. 25.—At Linden, a station on the Nickel Plate railroad 10 miles east of Fostoria, Sunday morning a west-bound freight ran into a double rig containing a party of young people on their way to church, killing two and probably fatally injuring two others of the party. The dead are: ' Miss Allie Hunt, aged 19, and Miss Bessie Hunt, aged 16. The injured are: Miss Margaret Hess, aged 17, badly hurt internally; Miss Loiuse Camp, aged 19, leg and arm broken; Walter Briggs, the driver of the rig, slightly injured. : A YEAR IN PRISON. Punishment Fixed for Ex-Treasurer Wood- . ; ruff, of Arkansas. ‘LittLE _Rocg, Ark., Feb. 25.—The jury in the case of ex-State Treasurer Wm. E. Woodruff, charged with embezzling government funds, reached a verdiet on Saturday night, finding him guilty, and assessed his punishment inthe penitentiary for one year. He was tried here twice before, but the state failed. to convict. The case went to Perryville on a change of venue, fited by. his attorneys. i | A NORTH CAROLINIAN GETS IT. Senate Confirms Nomination of Senator ; Ransom fer Minister to Mexico. . WasHINGTON, Feb. 2.—The president sent to the senate the nomination of Matt W. Ransom, of North Carolina, to be envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Mexico. The senate immediately confirmed the nomination. . : sold for a Song. i Sloux City, la., Feb. 25.—The Sioux City elevated road, the second of its kind built in this eountry, was sold Saturday by the sheriff for §50,000 to A. B. Robbins, a Minneapolis capitalist. The road has been running under a receivership for some time. The line cost nearly a million. B A Veto, - - WAasHINGTOX, Feb. 25.—The president has vetoed the bill authorizing the Kansas City, Okl?h‘uma. & Pacitic Railroad company to construct a road through Indian reservations'in Indian territory, Oklahoma and New' Meéxieo. Wil Sell Pntent Medicines, MmLwAUKEE, Feb. 2. — Ex-Gaw. George W. Peck has embarked in the patent medicine business. He is now president of the reorganized and enJarged Septicide Medicine company. The capital stock will be increased from $50,000 to $lOO,OOO. Articles of incorporation were filed Saturday. = | Big Uension Payment, | stovemroy; Wis,, Feb. 25.—Mrs, ‘Gjertson, poor widow living in Mandt~ville, received one day last week from Washington a dratt for 5,500, the s represcnting pension arrearages due Bae e G e D

FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. A TROUBLESOME CHILD, - My Maud Louise is o Paris doll L With tho cunningest turned-up nose, And four white tecth, and u parasol, And lace all over her clothes. ; ' And, gdodnéss, isn't “he just the worst! ' She's never o moment still. . ‘ She sucked my red balloon till it burst—‘Of course she was deathly ill She's'always running away to hide On purpose to maka me search: . : SHe jumps 021 wagons to steal a ride, Ana giggles aloud in church! : She broke the blade of my pocketknife; : I haven’t a dish uncracked. Lo Why, cvery day of her naughty life | - She has to be simply whacked RO I'm just discouraged. Won't some of you Whose dollies are good and mild . 7 Please write me, telling me what to do - To manage this dreadful child? =Juliet W. Tompkins, in Harper's Young People. : e ; , CLEVER PICKPOCKET. The Grand Dake Won His Bet, But He, . Too, Lost His Valuables.

It was a curious thing to bfag about; but it is said to be a fact, narrated by a foreign journal, that upon'the occasion of a certain dinner given by a Russian grand duke to the French ambassador the Frenchman ventured to say that.in picking pockets no people could surpass the thieves of Paris. ; : 1 “I should not woender if the St. Petersburg pickpockets could give them | a start,” replied the grand -duke. And. seeing a smile of unbelief playing around the features of the ambassader, he added: “Will you wager that before we rise from the table your watch oor some other valuable will not be taken from your person?” 1 S - The ambassador accepted the: wager for the fun of the thing, and the! grand duke telephoned to the chief constable, asking him to scnd at once the cleverest pickpocket he could luy his hands on. The thief was to. receive the fifilvalue of every article he managed to steal, and be allowed to-go unpunished. The man came and-was put into livery, and told to wait at tabld’ along with the other servants. The grandduke told him to give him a sign as soon as he had picked the pocket of the ambassador. DBut he had to wait along time, for the ambassador, whose watch was | the article to be experimented upon, always kept on the alert, and even held his band to his fob when conversing with ‘the most distingui% guests at the table. At last the gra duke received the signal. Ile at once requested the ambassador to tell him the time. The latter triumphantly put his hand to his pocket and drew forth a potato instead of his watcl, « There was| a general Rurst of. laughter, in which the ambasgldor himself joined, though with a wry face, for he was unmistakably annoyed. To conceal his feelings he would take a pinch of snuff. His snuff-box was gone! Then he missed the seal-ring from his finger, and, lastly, the gold toothpick which he always carried with him in a little casc. Amid the laughter of the guests the sham lackey was requested to restore the articles; but the grand-duke’s merriment 'was changced into alarm and surprise when the thief produced two watches, two rings, two snuff-boxes, etc. His imperial -highness made the discovery that he himself had been robbed at the same time.

NOVEL MOUSE TRAP: It Is so Simple That Each of Our oy ;Readers Can Make One. 3 Mice are very knowing little animals, and are often too shrewd to be caught by even the best steel traps. To make a very cffective mouse trap take a large jar—the kind used for jam and preserves —and tic- "over the top a piece of stiff brown paper. In the center of this cut a cross. Set the jar in a eloset, and suspend by a string a picece of toasted cheese or bacon rind ¢ver the center. If the mice cannot easily reach the top of the jar a runway may be constructed by placing one end of a board on the edge of the jar, and allowing the other end to rest on the floor. If there are any mice about the bait will attract them. Just as soon as the first mouse reaches the center of the paper he will drop through into the jar, and the paper will fly back ready for the next comer. s . T

The same kind of trap may be used for catching rats, only a barrel must be substituted for the jar. A rat will soon gnaw out of such a trap if not prevented. The best way to avoid this is to fill the barrel partly with water. . This trap is a great favorite with eountry people. They lay a goodsized stone or brick in the bottom of the barrel, and pour in just enough N 7 0 B ™ ] R e TR Al u : / //!/'[ lsgfl e - ,i"l. i ll\ «m‘ ::::gla.“ | : H{f i W’ g e THE lIOMEMADE MOUSE TRAP. water to come level with the top of this. The first rat which tumbles in, of course, climbs on the brick to get{ out of the water. As soon asanother 'vietim arrives there isa fight for possession of the only dry spot. The noise attracts other rodents, so bymorning a dozen or more may be swimminyr and squealing and fighting for dear life.—N. Y. Recorder. | ¢ A Duslness Proposition. .- ‘ ~ “Mamma,” said Willie, ‘“‘do you pay Jernie fifteen dollars a month for lookfrgdafter me? o o _ ; “No, sixteen,” said mamma. *“‘She is a good nurse and deservesit.” 5 . “Well, I say, ma, I'll look after myself forten. Youwll save six by -it.”— Hoarper’s Young Péople. e ~ Didw’t Like to Be Called Names. . “How do you like that little French’ girl next door, Polly?” . “Don’t iike her at at all,” said Polly. “She calls me names, She called mea jma‘amselle yosterday, and I ain't.”--Hurpers Bazor, = . ¢ oo £ TR e A e | ®He proposed to me on a sheci of W@Mgmz ~ Master—What did youdo? = = *weeamwxfi"wwm Wallyenite. o s s w s B, e L e e e R s SRR S e b e R R N R e

~ BRUIN’S BOXING MATCH. Evidently tho Bear Did Not Understand ' the Laws of Gravitation. = . - “A couple of us weresplitting slabs in the Madawaska woods. along in the fall, when, all of a sudden, the head of the maul flew 0. The maul struck a tree, glanced; and took Bill on the side of the knee. It keeled him over so he couldn’t do any more work that day, and I had to help him back to the camp. Before we left, I took a bit of cod-line out of my pocket, ran it through the eye- of the maul, and strung the maul up toa branch so it would be easier to find when I wanted it. " “It was maybe a weck before I went for :that maul—a little more ‘than a week, I should say; and then, it being, of a Satnrday ‘afternoon, when there was no work to de, and Bill's leg being so much better that he could hobble alone, he and I thgnght we’d stroll over to where we'd beecn splitting, and bring the maul'in to camp.. . -~ = - ““When we got pretty near the place, and could see through the trees the maul hanging there where we had left it, Bill all of a sudden grabbed me sharp by the arm, and whispered: ‘Keep stilll’> . % i . “‘What is it? said I, under my breath, looking all around. ‘ ‘Use your eyes if you've got any,’ saidv hé; and I stared through the branches in the direction he was looking. = But there was a trunk in the way. As soon as I moved my head a bit, I saw what he wvas watching. There ‘was a fine young bear sitting back on his haunches, and looking at the maul as if he didn’t know what to malke of it. Probably that bear had once been hurt in a trap, and so had grown suspicicus. That there maul hanging from the lirgb of a tree was something different from anything he’d ever 'seen before. Wondering what.he was going to do, we crept a little nearcr, without makin’ ‘any noise, and crouched down be‘hind a spruce-bush. T S ‘‘The bear was maybo a couple cf vards from ‘the maul, and watehing: it as if he thought it might get down any moment and come at him. . A little gust of wind came through the trees and set

NN E oY : %’;"t\'é,r"rf%;fi'z ‘ '- ; e 4, U X, . fi. N _.l'o' ",?\h / £ 7S el sl 578 el SR e AN | @m«k}%; i el ,\? ’Jim‘;/ &\L ; - el : N i e ) (@=nlbrt, =59 - 2 :;;;v.: a-‘:',!'(: "‘, : ; “.’\\y‘“ : nid - ) ‘/ \.\\vt\\g\".\\\ it ha T 8 e .‘ Jt‘/é}'f"}‘ W ST\ "‘/"’s@{; Ll A WHACK THAT MUST HAVE MADE HIM ; ... BEE STARS. the maul swinging a bit. He didn’t like this, -and backed off a fcw. feet. The -maul swung some -more, and he drew off still further; and, as soon as it was quite still again, he sidled around it at a prudent distancc and investigated it from the other side of the tree. “‘The blame fool is scarcd of it,” whispered Bill, scornfully; ‘let’s fling a rock at him!"- : “‘No,” said'l, knowing bears pretty well; - ‘let’s wait and'sec what he’s going tordal e e - “Well, “when the maul had been pretty still for a minute or two, the bear appeared -to make up his mind it didn’t amount to much after all; he came right closé up to it, as bold as you like, and pawed it kind of inquiringly. Tha. maul swung away, and, being hurg short, it came backs quick and toolt the bear a.smart rap on' the nose: #Blll and I both -sniclkered, but the ‘bear didn’t hear us. : He was mad right off, and, with a snort, he hit the maul a, rretty good cuff; back it came like greased lightning,\and took him again square ox the snoufi\with a whack that. mus% have made him-‘«.a{',ust see stars. - “Bill'and I .could ‘hardly hold ourselves;. but-even if we had langhed right out I don’t beliéve that bear would have noticed us, he was so mad. : You know a bear’s snout is mighty tender. Well, he grunted and snorted and rooted around in the léaves a bit, and then went back -at the maul as if’ he was just going to knock it into the other side of to-morrow. He stood up to it and he did hit it so hard that it seemed to disappear for-half a second. It swung ‘right over the limb, and, | ‘while he was lookirg for it, it came down -on th¢ top of his head. Great Scott! how he roared! And then, scratching-his head with onc paw, he went at it again with the other, and hit it just the same way he’d hit it before. I tell you, Bill and I pretty near burst as we saw that maul fly over the lMmb qgain and come down on the top of his head just like the flrst time. Youd have thought it would have cracked his slkull; but a bear’s head is as hard as ‘they make them. i ~ “This time the bear, after rubbing his:'head and his snout, and rooting somec more in the leaves, sat-back and secmed to consider. In a sccond or twa he went up to the maul and tried to, talke hold of it with oné paw; of course! it -slipped right away, and you’d have thought it was alive ‘to sce the sharp way it dodged back and canght him ‘again on the nose. . It wasn’t much of a whack this time, but that nose was ‘tender cnough, then! -And the bear pot desperate. He grabbed for the ‘maul with both paws; and that way, of' course, he got it. With one pull he ‘snapped the codline and the victory was his,”—Charles G D. Roberts, in B¢, . Niohalgg - 500 oo do b v Hesring with the Fingors. ~ There is sald to be in Indiana o baoy who hears with his fingers. When he ‘was nine years old he bad a yery seri‘ous_illness, which loft him practically deaf, - For o long time the poor little fellow led a most unkappy life bocause fio’ could, sot Toas, Wha kAR sald by ~others; but one, day, several months ‘ago, while his mother was conversing _with a visitor, he happened to place his ‘hand on her throat, and observed that while his hand restod thore he conld Deer partoctly, Later on bo ried the. cxperizment with otticrs, and discovered that, . by making use of the sense of ‘malce.up for all that he had lostby the ‘twoublo which had befallen his cors. The rosult ot Bo I n keh hosidss 15d thon B ever obpboted 6 Be dimin. clthonnh Be ke S A *‘«*jg%“wni% e