Ligonier Banner., Volume 34, Number 2, Ligonier, Noble County, 13 April 1899 — Page 2

A CIRCUS EVERY DAY.

©h, what a circus a circus life must be, Parading every morning for admiring folks : 10 see! ¥

Bpangles, bangles everywhere, Prancing, dancing ponies there, ¥ands la-playing ‘“‘Boom ba-chink!”’ ¥olks hurrahing—only think! if it's 'such a lark to see it, What fun it must be to be it!

Oh, what a circus, to know that every 'day You can be a circus at the ladies’ matinee, ¥anging by your toes and knees 0 ©On the flying, high trapeze, : Turning somersaults and things, - Riding round the triple rings— J¥f it's such a treat to see it, What fun it must be to be it!

Oh, what a circus a circus life must be! T have another circus in the evening after e,

“*Then to trayel, oh, so far! In the ‘“sacred heifer’s’’ car, s While the engine goes ‘‘“Whoot-choo!” At the hop-toad kangaroo, And the anthropoid grows frantic At the ring-tail’s newest antic. -

~ ©Oh, what a circus a circus life—but say! ¥t might not seem a circus if we had it . every day, ¥Every morning a procession, Fevery afternoon a session, : ¥ very night another show - And then have to travel so. : _+Oh, itmay be fun to see it, : But think what a bore to be it! —HRdmund Vance Cooke, in Youth's Com- | panion. i ey :

SUBURBANVILLE DIVIDED

Torn by a Feud That Grew Out of Two Practical Jokes

& HE danger of loitering between T the lines in Suburbanville is so acute just now that I think it will be wize for me to stay in town for a few days,” said Mr. Suburbanite after making a strenuous kick at the club-serv-ice just to show that commuting had mot dulled his alleged diserimination in such details. “You see, I have friends in both camps, and [ was presént when Liostilities began. The Mc(?oy—llutfiéld foud compares with the Brown-Adams fend of Suburbanville as 39 cents does awith a dollar gold. Three church societies, two yacht clubs, the Young Men's Christian Debating, Bowling and Pais limprovement Society, the Baptist. Boys' Brigade, and eight euchre anil whist clubs are now involved in it.

auvd a man who doesn’t declare himself for. Brown or Adams is looked upon with suspicion by both sides. I can’t hpdge. and 1 can’t honestly range myself with either faction, so -1 fled, ekipped. disappeared, and faded out of sight temporarily. .Tt will take this ‘row about a week to blow over, and in the meantime if un_\"one from Suburbanville inquires for me here just say 2kat ]am out. 1 : . ““These little affairs lend variety to qife in the suburbs. ‘Brown began this coune as a joke on Adams, and Adams retaliated with a joke on Brown, and then c¢amyg the rew. Adams’ greatest fad is the collecting of souvenirs. from spoons purloined from restaurants and hotels to pieces of marble chipped from tombstones and bits of wood from celebrated houses. THis own house is filled with this sort of junk. each piece labeled. and he bores peovle by explaining them. It was during the hot weather last July that this afFair began. Three or four of us were .on Brown’s piazza one very hot aftermoon, wearing as few clothes as deceney would permit. -when, way down the long dusty road we saw Adams coming. wearingea suit of conspicuously white flannels. Brown.was fretful, and the vision of Adams didn't please Hhim. :

“*I went ovér to Adams’ house yesterday,” he said.-‘to discuss the yacht <lub troubies and he led me from cellar to garret showing me his old junk. T'll fix him if he comes here.’ “As Adams came on the piazza Brown greeted him cordially, -and when he was comfortably stretchedout in a stqamer chair he sajd: “ It's lucky you came in, old man. T've got something whieh T think you will apareciate. I was thinking .of sending it over to Van Tassel, but he doesn’t care much for those things,’ ile g ;{souvvnir‘?'_ asked Adams, eagerly. : gt - said Brown, 5()111111111.\'.":\11\(] 2 very valuable one. It became necessary several weeks ago to chop down one of the trees at Washington's old ome at Mount Vernon. This tree, according to authentic records. was standing when Washington lived there. An wnele of mine who happened to be visiting the place secured a section of this free for me. Prom a portion ofit [ have had a frame made. Now. perhaps. Sou would like.the restof it “‘Wonld like it!’ exclaimed Adams. *Why. man. 1 would value it higher than an;-x}:inp{; in my collection, .fil'ay 1 have > Pt 4 “ ‘Certainly.’ said Brown, ‘and I'll get it for younow. & “When Brown reappeared from his ®ellar he bore on his back a log about four feet -long and. fully a foot and a half in diameter. -He s€aid afterward ihat he hated to part with it ‘because it was one of a lot of big logs which Hhe had bought for back logs in his new fireplace. Adams was greatly excited. ““That’s fine he exclaimed. ‘lf you don’t mind I'll take it home now ard label it. Then I will invite yvou all to come over and see it . “‘Pretty warm day for such a load, said Brown, ‘and if you choose to leave it here I don’t think it would be stolen, ‘One of the servants might split it up for Xindling wood, however.’

“‘P’ll take' no such chances,’ . said Adams: o

“We helped him balance that old log on the back of his new white coat, and while we. were doing it Jones came to our rescue by saying: *“ ‘What a funny thing the bark on a lozx is” The laugh that followed surprised Adams. :

- “ ‘ll den’t see any joke in that, said Adams. ‘You must be hard up for someihing to laugh at.’ : “‘That's the explanation,’ . ‘said Brown, “but. really, the bark on a log is funny.’ ; :

“As Adams started back down the dusty street he could hear us'shouting at the joke which he thought was'pointHezs. - :

- “‘Poor old Adams." said Brown. ‘Log from Washington's old home! He'll find the mark of George's hatchet in it probably. It makes me warm just to watch him stagger under such a load. “Teach him not to bother me with his ol junk” : .

. “We ‘watched Adams bending under his Joad until he turned the corner. and the success of the scheme made every-

one joyous. When it got cocl that evening we all walked down to Adams” house to see his relic. He had it nailed up over his fireplace. properly labéled, and he used up all the pints that remained in a case which had been sent to him on his birthday. The pints had been on ice just long enough to be right, and as we drank them we said: ‘Here's to the bark on a log," and Adams said that he could make a better joke thanm that, and he did later. ) v

- “It was too good a.thing to keep to ourselves and -within two days everyone in Suburbanville knew of it. Adams took down his log and burned it, and I must admit that when Tom, Dick and Harry offered him cellar doors, chimneys and old barns from George Washington's home he grinned and said, pleasantly: ‘lt was a good one, wasn’t it?¥” ]

“Brown never lost an opportunity to rub it in, but Adams kept his temper and waited for his chance. It did not come until last week. one evering on the 6:30. Adams and Brown were in the party, and as we were getting off the train Brown, who is very near-sighted, stepped on the skirt of a woman in front of him. There was the sound of ripping goods, and as the woman turned around and ‘Brown began to apologize, Jones said: ‘There is one. train that you haven't missed, Brown.’ Brown's apology ended in a laugh and the woman whose skirt had been ripped naturally resented it. “‘You are a boor, sir, and you ought to be ashamed of yourself,” she said. and before Brown could admit that he was ashamed of himself she had gone. “‘She lookead like an Italian, Brown, and it was lucky that her husband was not with her or you would have had trouble,” said Adams.

“Two days later, when Brown turned up at the station for the nine-three to town, he looked worried. He confided to Van Tassel: ‘l'min serioustrouble.’ he said. ‘and I want your advice. Perhaps you remember my stepping on a woman's skirt coming up in the train night before last. " Well, when I got home last night, I found Mrs. Brown walking up and down the hall very much agitated. My danughter was in the library weeping. :

***Gooed heavens, Mrs, B_rm\'n." said I, *what has happened?” - ' “<*Don’t speak to me. sir. don’t you speak.” she said, and then, rather inconsistently, she added: “Give me an explanation of thisat once.™

S Shis™ was a letter addressed.to me which read:

® ¢ “Sir, it is my misfortune-to live in the same town with you, and as circumstances may bring us together socially. I am going to write to you frankly. l.ast night you nearly tore my wife’'s skirt off, and instead of -offering her an apology you laughed in her face. 1 have learned that you are a churchman and the father of a family. I am an Italian and of noble family. Our race is quick to resent a wrong. Now, sir, vou must send me an absolute apology for your rudeness to my wife, and in it vou must admit that you were intoxicated or you must give me the reparation which one man owes another after such an insult. We Smadas are a proud race. We frequently wipe out insults with blood. Yolurs, sir, ~

- Tr o« <“RACSO SMADA.”’ That's pretty fierce,” said Van Tas-

* ‘Fierce," said Brown. ‘Why, it's bloodthirsty.. Think of it! He wants me to eithersay I was drunk, and thus disgrace myself for life, or fight him and probably lose. my life. My God, I hardly know what to do. I couldn’t sleep last might. Mrs, Brown and my daughters received my explanations with suspicion. I am a disgraced man. ‘What did I do? I wrote Mr. Smade a pacific letter. I explained the circumstances and offered an apology. I told him that I could not say that I was drunk. because T never got drunk. I told him that I had never fought a duel in my life and that I didn't believe in them. I concluded with a little pen picture of my happy home and how it would be ruined unless he showed himself a reasonable man. I mailed that letter this morning. I ecan find no such man as Smada in the directory. and I have sent the letter to the post office. I don’t even know what he looks like. He might come up and wtick a knife in me: ‘Oh. Lorad!" ““Van Tassel comforted him as much as he could and so did Adams and the resi of us. Brown was a changed man. A hauntedlook came in his face. Adams advised him, to get a police permit to earry a revolver. Brown watched the mails closely, and the fact that no reply came to his letter indicated to his disordered mind that his explanation had been unsatisfactory. Adams stirred him up every time that he met him. Twodays :'\go. on the nhw-thirfy. when Brown was telling his troubles toalot of usin the baggage car, Adams asked: .

“‘What name was it that the dago signed to that letter?’ - ‘ **A curious name,’ said Brown. ‘lt was Rasco Smada.” “*Ever try to read it backward?

* *O-src-at.” said Brown. ‘Why, thaflés Oscar, your name. A-d-a-m-s—Adams! Why. Oscar Adams! You. miserable scamp. I understand it now. A joke is a joke, Adams, and I enjoy one ag well as the next man, but this goes a bit too far.’

* Do you remember that log you got me to carry hoine last summer?’ asked Adams. ) e

**That has nothing to do with it, said Brawn. . 4 z

“You have sown the seeds of distrust in my family, and you have wrecked my nerves. You have treated me shamefully, Brown, and I am going to resign from every organization in Suburbanville with which you are connected. and I don’t want you to speak te me again, not even in church.’ *Adams resented these remarks, and by every fireside in Suburbanville that night the Brown-Adams feud was discussed. They are both good fellows. Those who hold that Adams i&'.a(svjllsctified in paying back Brown formed one party and those who held that he had gone too far formed another party. I wantel to call it a draw, but public feeling ran too high. T eouldn’t commit my=eif to either faction, and so I left for a few days. It will blow over in just about a week, and I may then return.”—N. Y. Sun. 2

A Society Leader.

“There’s that handsome Miss Highfly.” remarked the youthful bride; “she’s posing as a society leader tonight.” : : ; “Humph!” commented her better half, as he noted the young lady's costume; “loocks to me as if she was exposing as a soeiety leader.”—Philadelphia Record. '

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T WAS 1y pleasure a few days-ago I to act as guide on a shipping expedition for an old school friend from the states who is visiting Paris' for the first time, and that-as a bride. For awhile it seemed as though it would be impossible to escape the company of the happy man. Indeéed, I am irather inclined to think my friend desired his presence, and why shouldn't she, but as for my own selfish self I wanted the day with my school friend and without her husband. I would, if I could, tell my readers how nice it really is for a lonely American girl way off here in this gayest of all cities to have a visitor from home, and especially one with whom it is possible to talk over old school days. Who can blame me for wanting her all by myself for a whole day, even though it was a day in the shops? Her husband, as it seems most new husbands do, judging from the experience of friends and not my

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own as yet, allowed her carte blanche in her purchases of her clothing for spring and summer. He did not even express a preference for any certain style, or any one design or quality of dress goods. But she, the dear girl that she is, wished to look carefully to her expenses and attempted to practice her first bits of econoiny. 1 might add that a desire for economy was about as far as she got, for when we refurned ‘to her hotel in the evening she was more than shocked at what she cgnsidered her frightful extravagance, though I 'suppose that after I was gone her husband dutifully kissed away all her regrets for the day's expenditures. (N Of course everyone wants to go first to the DBon Marche, and that was our first stopping place. So early in the day her economy had not been forgotten, and we were scarcely in the store when she asked me o take her to the special sales department, or, as she ex-

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that fits like a glove, had two rows of narrow velvet for piping the points. The placket hole was fastened with 12 small cut steel buttons. This she considered could be worn in either afternoon or evening, as the jacket had a very dressy effeet. . )

In the same department she purchased a pretty little short cape of a fine faille silk. It was trimmed over the shoulder with three rows of jet, and wide black satin ribbon to form a V yoke in front and back. A double ruching of chiffon to form a collar with the ribbon around the neck, and in small loops and long ends to finish in- front. It was lined with a soft taffeta of cerise. ) .

Orte more cape that we bought was an elaborate.affair for evening wear. 1t ds called the Manteau Venetien, and this one was made of broadcloth of a light shade of gray, and was rather more than semi long, and pointed in the front and

in the back with a flounce, of a darker shade of gray, and embroidered very elaborately on the plain cloth of the cape in chenille of two shades with a gold thread running through. It had a high flaring collar, elaborately embroidered with chiffon of gray and white to finish -at the throat. It was lined with white surah.

From this department we went to the millinery department, where we saw many pretty things, and bought one. The one we bought was a toque of pink" silkk straw interwoven with satin. At one side was a bunch of tullblown blush pink roses, also deep-hued violets aronnd the crown with white tulle ecaught at one side, and brought in a large rosette. Among the novelties we saw, and which 1 was anxious to have my friend buy, was a pretty toque in which edelweiss and violets are prettily interwoven in the trimming. This introduetion of edelweiss is'one of the things ihat is extremely new, and 1 was sure that my friend would have had something novel to show when she returned home again, much more so at least than the one she bought, which, while pretty, is much -more common.

- Of the many pretty things in silk hosiery in black and violet, with open work fronts; of handkerchiefs with pretty scalloped and peinted borders, with little Dresden patterns, and lace embroidered handkerchiefs — over which she remembsred her intended economy, f)n]y to forget it again—and the gloves in white, gray, heliotrope and blue I could write columas, if space would permit, which it will not. SADIE MERRITT. NEW. SINGLE RAIL RAILROAD. Its : Prnjoctor Clzims That Trains on It Male 'Two BHiles a T Minute. An English inventor has built a railroad on which trains run regularly at -the rate of 100 miles an hour, and frequently attain a speed of from two to three miles a minute. And itis a practical achievement. with full-sized cars capable of carrying 100 passengerseach, so practical, indeed, that ¥. H. Behr, the inventor. has just formed a syndicate for constructing a line on his new system between Liverpool and Manches-ter..-He calls it the “Lightning Express railway.” It will make the distance of about 30 miles in 20 minutes, including stops. Between stations the cars will frequently attain a speed of two miles a minute. The trains run on a single rail set several feet above ground on trestle work, and the motive power is furnished by eleciricity. The cars somewhat resemble a big oblong bun, turned upside down, with wheels set thick along the part that answers for the bun crease, and hedged about with guide wheels, so that it cannot jump the track along which it is propelled. : Work on the Liverpool and Manchester road will begin within a few months. The first line of the kind built by Mr. Behr near Drussels, Belgium, has been in operation several months.’ ! A Dificult Assignment. ; Editor-——What's all this stuft? Reporter—That, sir, is a report of the proceedings of the woman suffrage meeting last night... : Editor--But 1 can’t make head or tail of it. ‘ Reporter—Neither could I. . They were all talking at once.—N. Y. Jour nal. | i

JESUS TEACHING HUMILITY.

Saaday Schocel Lesson in the Inter= national Series for April 16, 1899=John 13:1—-17.

[Based upon Peloubet’s Select Notes.] GOLDEN TEXT.—I have given you an example.—John 13:15. . -

THIE SECTION includes the whole chapter, together with the other accounts of the Lord’s Supper. .

TlME.—Thursday evening, April 6, A. D. 80.__’1‘7)1g,7night before the crueifixion.

PLACE.—An upper room in Jerusalem: perhaps, as Edersheim thinks, in St. Mark’s house. . - { EXPOSITION. .

I. Jesus and His- Disciples Assemble in an Upper Room.—Jerusalem, early Thursday evening (v. 1). After the anointing in Bethany (our last lesson), after sunset of Saturday (the Jewish Sabbath), Jesus the next morning made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and taught in the temple both Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday, April 5, was spent in retirement at Bethany in preparation for the awful day of ecrucifixion. ‘'The mext morning He sent two of His disciples to the city to prepare for the celebration of the Passover.

1. “Now Dbefore the feast of the passover:” That is, immediately before; just as He was about to sit down with His ‘disciples to the Paschal feast.— Abbott. This is simply a note of the time and place. ‘“When Jesus knew:” He was fully conscious that His last hours on earth were at hand when it was appointed that “He should depart,” the Greek expressing the act of going over from one place or sphere to another. This is one reason for or condition in which “He loved them unto the end:” “to the end of all the ages.” The word may also mean “to the uttermost’ (margin of RR. V.), the uttermost of His nature, the uttermost degree possible to love.

11 The Strife as to Whio Should Be Greatest.—Luke 22:24-30. We cannot understand the full meaning of our lesson unless we turn to Luke and read about the contention -among the disciples, probably as they were assembling in the upper room before sitting down to the table. It was apparently twaold, who should be greatest, and vwwho should not be least, and was a very strange scéne on -the eve of the most solemn time in all their lives.

ITI. Jesus Washes llis Disciples’ Feet. An Object Lesson and Its Teachings.— Vs. 2-17. 2. “And supper being ended:” The R. V. is more correct here, during supper. The original phrase is, “and supper having bgen begun,” or served. Jesus, by waiting till supper was fully begun. gave the disciples ample opportunity to repent and take the lower instead of the better places, and to wash one another's feet. )

3. “Jesus knowing:” Fully conscious that He was the Son of God, with all power and glory, to which He was socon 10 #eturn. This verse sets before us tlfe infinite condescension of Jesus, and reenforces the lesson of the act that fol:ows. No disciple could ever claim that he was too great, too glorious, or of too high rank, or of too supreme power, to do-the humblest service for man.

4. “He riseth from supper:” This was the Passover supper, not the Lord’s Supper, which was instituted later in the evening.

6. “Then cometh ITe to Simon. Peter:” In the order of washing. “Lord, dost Thou wash my feet?” The emphasis lies .first on thou, and then, a little slighter, on my.

8. “If T wash thee not, thou hast no part with me:” Cannotsharemy kingdom, my character, my work. Because the first condition of discipleship was submission. to Christ, even when Ie could not understand all the reasons for the command. DBecause this washing was symbolical of spiritual cleansing, and Peter himself understood it so (v. 9). —

9. “Not my feet only. but also my hands and my head:” If the washing meant having a part in the work and character of Jesus, and being with Jesus, he could not have enough of a cleansing so precicus. In spite of his errors his heart glowed with love to his teacher, He had begun to learn hislessOn. i

10. “He that is washed:” Dathed all over. A different word from “to wash” that follows, which means ta wash a part, as thehandsorfeet. “Needeth not save to washi His feet:” The bathing represents the new birth; the washing the feet, the cleansing from daily imperfections, the daily prayer “forgive us our debts.”

13. “Ye call me Master:” Teacher, with the definite article, the teacher. “And Lord:” One who has authority over you. You accept my instructions, and obey my commands.

14. “If I then:” The Tis emphatic. “Ye also ought to wash one another’s feet:” Apparently this is what they had just been unwilling to do when they first came in. Read here vs. 24 and 35.

15. “I have given you an example:” A copy to be imitated, like an architect’s plan, or a.sculptor’s model, or a painting to be copied. “That ye should do as I have done to you:” Imitate the principle, the spirit. the soul of the act. PRACTICAL SUCGESTIONS. The washing of the feet signifies that the soul must be cleansed before one can have part in the Kingdom of God. Jesus’ washing the feet of Judas the traitor shows the wide sweep of His love, and the love with which His church should see)k to help and save even the worst men that may enter the fold of the church. \ BITS OF PERSOINALITY. Senator Coclkrell, of Missouri, is the only senator who uses snuff. Ex-Senator M. W. Ransom is the largest cotton raiser in North Carolina. Gen. Wheeler has recently had set as cuff buttons two buttons that were shot off his uniform during the war of the rebellion. P. Proctor Knott, cne of the beytknown lawyers in Kentucky, has given up his practice to take the chair of law in Center college, Danville, Ky. -

“Mr. Stanley,” said a friend to the African explorer the other day, “I see the American papers are calling youan American.” “Well,” was the answer, “the term isn’t libelous.”

Justice John M. Harlan, of the United States supreme court, has a bass voice of phenomeral depth and splendid quality. As a ycung man there was some talk of his making his living by it. Admiral Schley is a mathematician who can do most of his work without the aid of paper. In Liverpool some Yyears ago he triumphantly beat a professional “lightning caleulator” whe was exhibiting there, :

MANY VICTIMS. = Ice Gorge Breaks in Montana and Twelve Lives Are Lost in the : ' Flood Which Follows. . Glendive, Mont., April 10.—Twelve persons are known to have been vietims of the overflow caused by the ice in the Yellowstone river below Glendive Friday night. Mrs. R. W. Snyder, her brother, Eugene W. O'Connor. her niece, Miss Nellie Reagan, and a visitor, Miss Rose Wybrecht, lost their lives Saturday night trying to reach the Northern Pacific railway tracks, half a mile above Glendive, during the overflow of water and ice. 3 The entire family 6f James Sullivan, wife and six children, whose residence is within 200 yards of the nearest point of the Yeilowstone river, also perished. When Sheriff Aiken and Charles Parker crossed the river amid floating ice they found the Sullivan residence with doors and windows open, and the entire family dead in the rooms. . At 4:30 Sunday morning the third span of the bridge was swept -away. Half an hour later the first span from the Glendive side slid into the water. Hundreds of head of live stock were swept away. -

Anaconda, Mong., April 10.—The recent chinook has made raging torrents out of most of the rivers in Montana, in many cases breaking dll records. The Yellowstone has caused the greatest loss to life and property. Ice jams have backed the water up at Glendive and Miles City, where the greatest damage has been done. At Miles City the ice jammed at the mouth of Tongue river, forcing the water back until the entire south side of the city was under water. Seventy-five houses had to be abandoned, the people having to be rescued in boats, so quick had been the rise of water. Later in the afternoon the water broke over the track into Main street, which ran a torrent. Dynamite has been used and it is supposed that the worst is over. The loss cannot yet be estimated. ‘ CLAIMS ACTION ILLEGAL. . Germany Declares the (,’rqnvhing of Tanus Is Clear Violation of the Samoan Act.

| Berlin, April 10..—Both Mr. White and {the Dritish ambassador, Sir Frank iLusv(JH()s, conferred with Baron von { Buelow Saturd;fy with reference to the | latest Samoan developments. The Gériman government earnestly urges the I speedy appointment and dispatch of the ' commission so as to prevent further dif- ’; ficulties. ) o I A foreign office official, empowered to i speak for the government, tells a cor!res])omlent of the press that the-ac- , tion of the Americans and Dritish is a | clear violation of the Samoa act, that | Germany intends to adhere to this i view, that she considers the new govi ernment of Samoa illegal and that she { has so instructed her ambassadors at ’ Washington and London. |- Berlin, April 10.—The National ZeitI ung, discussing the situation at Sanmioa, | declares that all changes which have !()Ccurred there since the middle of | March are invalid and that the condi- . ticns established by the joint procla"mation of the consuls on January 4 are | still legally in force. While admitting | the “amicable attitude of the American government,” the National Zeitung , says: o | “It must remain undecided for the present whether Admiral Kautz has assailed the honor of the German flag. 1f this should prove to be the case we have the fullest confidence in the ability of the government not only to keep the actual soluticn of the Samocan question in view, but also’ to secure adequate satisfaetion for the real i interests of the German empire.”” Gt

| Washington, April 10. — The secretary of the navy has received the following official advices confirmatery 6f the press dispatches of Friday: . ’ I “San Francisco, April 8. — Seeretary of the Navy, Washington: Malictoa Tanus installed as king on the 23d with appropriate ceremonies. Report by mail. No ,fig)}(in: since the 21st. . N | (Signed) “KAUTZ.” ! KILLED ITS KEEPER. ) :B,ig Flephant Wintering at Argenii tive an., Crushes Frank Fosl ter to Death, g | . | | Kaneas City, Mo., April 10.—"Lajah,” la mammoth elephant owned by lemen | Bros'. Circus company, which has been |» wintering in Argentine, Kan., near | here, on Sunday killed its Leeper, i Frank Fisher. [lisher had returned to | the tent intoxicated and tried to make ithe different animals perform. Com{ing to the elephant, he Kugged the 'beast's trunk and ordered it .to opén i‘its mouth. DBecoming enwaged. Rajah ' crushed YFisher's arm, and throwing { him to the ground, made repeated ef‘forts io pierce the prostrate trainer’s ! body with its tusks. Unable to reach 2 him, Rajah finally .knelt upon Fisher, | crushing his life out before assistance |coul(l arrive. IMisher was 28 vears old | and his home was in Montreal, Canada. He is said to be Rajah’s ninth victim. Declare for Gold Standard. | New York, April 10.—The executive | committee of the Indianapolis mone- | tary convention met in this-City Satur- ‘ day and declared for a monetary sys|tem based upoxi a gold standard, and | sufiiciently flexible to allow manufae- | turers to meet the expansion of trade. Acquitted. S Mascoutah, 111., April 10.—Alonzo F. Pitts, formerly a citizen of this community, has just been acquitted on two murder counts at Garden City, Kan. T'itts had trouble with a nejghbor about a line fence. The neighbor and his grown son attacked Pitts, and Pitts killed the two men. o Lost with All on Board. o Cork, April 10.—While the yacht Alsmyth, belonging to Judge Walter Boyd, of «the lligh' court justice in ireland, was on its way to Dublin Satur|day the vessel went down with all- on board—=23 persons. - i ; Perished on a Glacler. - Seattle, Wash., April 10.—L. .J. Malone, of Boston, Mass.,, who atrived here from Copper river, Alaska, brings news that a lawyer named French, formerly of Chicago, perished on Valdes glacier about three weeks ago. His body was recovered and buried at Valdes. . ; Must Suspend Business, Little Roek, Ark., April 10, — epregentatives of all the accident insarance I companies doing business in Arkansas have been notified to suspend business on account of the anti-trust law - recently enacted by the legislatuve., - -

IN FAVOR OF THE CENTAUR CO. Judge Adams Granted an Injunctiom : in the Castoria Case. In the United States Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon Judge Adams handed f}d\vln an opinion in the suit of the Centaur Company, of New York City, against Samuel W, Eslinger, of St. - Louis, the suit being for an injunction to restrain the defendant from usingthe plaintiff’s renredy, **Castoria.” It was stated in complainant’s bill that the Centaur Company, of which Charles 11. Fletcher is president, is the. sole. manufacturer of “Castoria,” and alleged that the defendant had been selling medicine in packages closely re‘sembling those of the New York firm. A preliminary injunction was prayed for to restrain the defendants from in any way pirating upon the complainant’s business. The bill averred that the damages sustained were large, but could not be estimated. The plea of the defendant was that he had a right to do as he had done. Evidence in the case was taken by affidavits.. Judge Adams, without leav‘ing the bench, delivered an opinion in which he denounced imitators of wellknown medicines._ He said the practice * was a species of robbery and he would grant the injunction sought.

The medicine “Castoria™ was at first protected by patent and later by label and trade.mark. The plaintiff claimed that other decisions similar to the one handed down yesterday have been secured in the Federal courts, cases being innumerable in Chicago. Indianapolis, District of Columbia. Texas and New Jersey. in all of which the courts granted injunctions.

The attorneys in this suit were Seddon and Blair of St. Louis, and F. H. Scott, of Chicago, for the —complainants and Michael Nineally for the defendant. The preliminary injunction is understood to settle the point of law

involved. but -the question of damages will be adjudged when the case haslits . ol final hearine. .

The bottles of the original “Castoria” manufactured by the CentaurCeompany bear the facsimile signature of the pres-

ident. Charles H. I'letcher, on the label, while the bottles sold by the cefendant company bere on the label the words “Pitcher’s Baby! Castoria.” It is said that criminal proceedings will follow,

and that €everal arrests may be made

' PHILATELIC NOTES. - - . [ - “TPostal curds have been in circulation about 29 vears, the idea having been originated by Dr. Emmanuel Hermaann, of Neustadt. Austria. o i Since the tirst philatelic exhibition took-pigcee at Dresden, in 1870, 44 stamp shows have been heid, nearly all | of them in Europe. . ) - The latest rarity to turn up is a fine copy of the 3-cent “Baltimore.” It was on an envelope with four “New Yorks.” and is-lightly canceled. The finder has a small fortune in these stamps. " As @ result ¢f the penny postage ‘scheme between the British colonies, it hag become necessary to extend the facilities of the gesneral pestoilice in London. 'i'he volume of Canadian business alone has doubled since the first of the vear. -

. If the prices asked for the new Cuban stamps can be taken as a criterion of their popularity. they must be making a tremendous hit with collectors. For the 21.,-cent de pesos, the dehomination supposed to have -been withdrawn, 2) cents.is being asked, and the remaining stamps” are held 'at about three times their face value. [5

L. 7 n - FLORISTS ARE SHOWING A variety.of verbena, called the “Mavflower.” raised by a noted California horticulturist. s A _new plant discovered by Carlo Wercekl dn the mountains of C(Cpsta Rica jast yvear, which has been nained [ . * . A v- f “treasure vipe.” N\ ) A hasncdscme variety of “fern—tthe “guiden Tern’—=the under side off its fronds betng golden vellow. asif coated with geld dust. - 1 A novelty in ceraniums, known asthe “Empress.” which bears great clusters of flowers marked with carious white shadings. | A member of {he Phy=ilis family. called-the “shoo-fly.” It should be popunlar in summer, as it is assertal that flies ‘wiilshun the room in which it Zrows. : ; . His Suecessful Efiort. |- N 1 . i . l. “T saw you on a suburban train last night and you seemed to be greatly amused at something an old gentleman was teiling you. . . “Did T really look as if I were tickled®” “Yes. The story you were listening to must have bLeen something very funay.” “By +Jove, I'm glad ‘to hear you say that. The old gentleman is the father of the girl I love best on earth, and he was telling me a varn that I heard for the first time about . Lot peiiel U R 2 nine years ago.”’—Chicago Evening l\cW:} 5 S i Ameriea and Germany. . So- soon as America showed her charaeteristic firmness the German cruiser| leit Manila Bay, and we now protect the German interests.™ In a like manner 21l stomach ills ily before the wonderful power of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.: It strz‘kgs at the root of all disecases—the stomach, and not only cures indigestion, constipatiomn, bil--5 = iy 3 . les | 1 jousness, - liver and kidney troubles,| but ‘cures them quickly and permanently, It makes a hearty appetite and fill§The blood with rich red corpuscles. - i f

Not Quite Ready.—“ All those who want to lead better lives will stand up,” cried the revivalist in a commanding tone. They all stood up excepting the stranger with the chin. whiskers who sat in the front row. “Don’t 'you want to be a better man " demanded ‘the revivalist. “Well, it’s like this, parson,” said the stranger. *“I expect to be a better man, of course, but you see 1 hiuin’t been to town before in ten year, an’ I was calkylatin’ to have a leetle fun ifust.”’— Lleveland Plain Dealer. {

' ' He Was the Man, ‘ Caller—Excuse me, can I speak to your typewriter -a moment? Uity Man—You can’t; she’s engaged:. ““That’s all right—l'm the fellow! " —lllustrated Bits. ,L W . . Instead of cultivating a more definite aim in_life, the average man wastes his time in searchmg for a larger and easier target.— 4. A. W. Builetin.- & e s ~ Time may be money, but it’s hard fora ‘man to make his creditors believe it.—+Chitago Daily News. Ik | i ee O e | ‘Those who are really in society are not as ridiculous as those who are trying to get in.—Atchison Globe. | i-e e { . “The shadow -of the family tree accounts for a goofi many shady reputations.——Chicago Daily News. ) g e o e P : i Songs-about. the Klondike should be writAer in a “miner” key.—L, A. W. Bul‘ietm. e el S ; - Society girls at _a feast might be dalled dinner belies.”’—L, A, W. Bulletin. |