Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 December 1877 — Page 8

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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1877.

THERE is an extra freight every night now on the E. & C.

TERRE HAUTE'S intrepid fishers have put up for the winter.

EVERY room in the Terre House was taken last night.

MISTAKE in the almanac somewhere sure, is this May or December?

LARGE quantities of whisky are being shipped to the south from here.

CAM anybodv tell who wrote the line: "Though lost to sight to memory dear

HER/ has paid over $1,000 for express hiJls ou goods from the east this past ttll.

THE assignees' closing out sale at Bannister's will continue but a few days more.

THE St. Joseph's Total Abstinence Society will give their grand annual ball on Easter Monday.

THE grass in the depot dining room yard is quite green and fresh, making it seem like spring there.

HUNTERS find ready sale for the rabbits they kiil if not too old. They were at a premium Saturday.

A TASTRY cook is wanted immediately at the depot dinning room. A woman is preferred, call on Mr. Taggart.

SOMETHING seldom heard by mortals will be the chorus of fairies on next Tuesday evening at Centenary. 4

IT is the horse-car drivers that hive a chancc to study the proverb of the "early bird and worm," these mornings.

THE L,ogansport train from the north the delight ©f the rail road folk*. It comes in loaded with passengers every day. -»i

THOSE fragrant hot scotches made ffPorn pure imnorted whiskey, at Kloer Bros.' Terre Haute house bar, are very popular.

IN the bastardy CARE of Segrate vs. Uaring, tried before Es*j. Clark, Saturday, the defendant was bound over to appear before the court.

THE handsome front of Ehrhch Bro's drv goods establishment has been greatly improved and beautified in appearance hv a new oat of paint. 'J'

Ir outside township Trustees performed their duty half so well as Trustee Fisher we would now have excellent, instead of miserable roads.

THE Teffer* & Sheeselv wiolen mil id running to the full extent of its capacity. The public is raoidlv finding out that bargains can be had there.

TERRE HAUTE IS evidently a city of 'brotherly love' judging from the manv business firms of & Bro. There are nine firms of brothers here.

THE good Samaritan restaurant up •lairs, just opposite the postoffice, is the place to get hot coffee cakes, ginger buns, and advice, open at all hours, tramp9 fed free.

NEARLY every day the stand in the lobby of the Terre Haute House is in receipt of fine cigars and tobacco. A large number of daily papers also kept on hand.

THERE was a dance at the southwest corner of Eighth and Oak, the residence «f Mr. Patrick Murphy, on Saturday evening, at which none but the upper ten were admitted.

IT seems that ex-sheriff Wm. H. Stewart's injuries from the discharge of a shot gun in the hands of his son Frank were not nearly so bad as at first reported. He did not lose an eye.

THE ladies of the Aid Society are making verv extensive preparations to give a (prand affair at their entertainment at DOwling hall. They have changed the date from

20th to

the

am.

CENTENARY Sunday school had an attendance of

559

on last Sundav, a re

port of which should have appeared in Monday's issue This Sunday school is tfrulv an immense institution.

How busy the attornies are can be inferred from the fact that several of the leading members of the bar lunch at their offices, at middav, not having time to go to their residences for dinner.

THE watch which will be given away rt the Red Men's bull on Christmas eve, can be seen at O. Trask's It an elegant time piece, with a handsome gold chain attached, and is very valuable.

FOR a good comfortable specimen ot a hotel co Billy McDo-ald, of the union depot dining rooms, takes the eye of a cdtic. His meals and his neat kitchen are both pleasing evidences of his well deserved reputation.

"THE last hours or Mary Queen of Scots at the Marble Palace" continues to tie a riddle which all the patrons of the house are anxicus to solve.

The notice was sent out from the east to the papers. Mr. Jauriet will return to-night and will explain what it means.

IF you want to make a really useful and handsome present, go to Ryce & Walmsley's and select from their magnificent stock of carpets, lace curtains, velvet and brussels mats and rugs, ottoman, bass acks and hundreds of other tasteful and appropriate articles for gifts. This is the way to invest money so as to get Hralue received.'

ADD yet the post-office boys are not happy, with a fore* of carpenters and •pattering calsominera, slamming around Ailing their ears with noi and their hair with whitening. It makes them anxionstjr watch and calculate how long, oh gosh, bow long. Some ti ne next year they hope to again enioy that serene quiet and blissful repose of the ideal poet-master.

DEATH.

A iler Bursts and Mangles

Men Mercilessly.

trm

Haute

-J

Two Men Blown to Atoms and Others Severely Wounded.

fVincennes' Sun Extra December 10.] At a few minutes before

o'clock

roar and shock, ten times worse than the greatest earthquake ever experienced here, was felt throughout the city, and manv of the citizens residing distant from the scene of the disaster recounted below were at a loos to know its cause. But to those on Upper Water and Second streets, the caute was painfully apparent. One of the boilers in the Wabash Valley Foundry, on the corner of Water and Perry streets, had exploded carrying death and destruction in all directions. So far as ascertained but two men were killed outright, and their mutilated remains presented a scene not soon to be forgotten by the thousands of citizens who had congre^a'cd :i«- the theater of destruction within a fu\v minutes after its occurrence. The names of the men are John Miller, or "Jahnnie Miller," as he was familiarly called by his associatess. with whom he was a great favorite, and who was a builer-maker and engaged at work on the instrument of his death and the other is James Colman, who was not employed in the foundry at the time, but was standing near, talking to Miller. The body of Miller was blown over one hundred feet away from where he was stand ing. his body striking against the coraer of the upper story of the house of Mi Buck, one of the proprietors bf the foundry, and crashing in the weather boarding as though it were but paper. The top of his head down to his mouth wa9 blown off, and his brains carried away in different directions. Colman's bod} was blown some forty feet through the door of a blacksmithshop and against the forge. The whole upper portion of his head was blown oft' and presented a most ghastly spectacle.

The boiler, which was a horse power, and was being tested or rather had been fired up for the purpose of repairing. Miller was seen trying to stop a le where the steam was escaping, a few minuter before the explosion. The firebox was blown off, and the whole body of the boiler with, the pipes, &c., weighing several thousancLpounds, was carried with tremendous *'crce across Water street, thence across a square to Second, and across that street and into a yard beyond, where it landed against the Andre boarding hou&e. On its way it grounded off. near the earth, a green tree twelve or thirteen inches in diameter, standing at the fence of the foundry yard. Passing along its course- it crushed and plintered board fences and tore off one corner of a cottage

011

(nd street. The end of the boiler struck the "solid pavement making a deep indentation, and bounding upward passed through the boughs of a tree fifteen or twenty feet high and fell, as before stated.

Some of those connected with the foundry, stated that the boiler was well supplied with water and the gauge showed a low pressure, but the above results would lead to a different conclusion. We withhold comment as to where the blame attaches until an investigation" is had. The coroner is now holding an inquest.

LATER:—Only two men are known to be seriously wounded—Stalder and Dalston, two employes. The latter had his leg broken and sustained other injuries.

CANDIDATES BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

Some days since we referred to the fact that quits a number of distinguished democrats had been announced as candidates for state offices whose names were to be submitted to the democratic state convention. As the Sentinel circulates in every county in the state, we regard it as proper to lay I core our tea rich unnour*ui! ents of candidates as have come to our notice through the state press and otherwise. They are as follows:

FOR SECRETARY OP STATE. Hon. David S. Gooding, of Hancock county.

Lycurgus Dalton, Esq., of Lawrence county. J. G. Shanklin, Esq., of Vanderburfe county.

A. T. Whittlesey, Esq., of Vanderburg county. Hon. Henry A. Peed, of Martin county-

Hon. James B. Hendricks, of Pike county FOR*TREASURER OF STATE.

Hon. D. F. Skinner, of Porter couutv. j$Hon. H. H. Walker, ot Laporte county.

Hon. Joseph HendersbH, df St. Joseph county. Wm. Fleming Esq., *f Allen county.

Hon. John S. Williams, ofTippecanoe county. Hon. Edgar Henderson, of Madison county.

John J. Cooper, Esq., of Marion county. Wm. O. Foley, Esq., of Decatur county-

Patrick Shannon, Esq., of Vigo tyBenj. F. Welker, Esq., of Floyd county.

Henry Kramer, Esq .of Spencer tyJno, B. Ruger, Esq., of Tippecanoe county.

Ja6. B. Ryan, of Marion county. Wm. Walker of Laporte county. FOB STATE AUDITOR. Hon. A. T. Armstrong, of Howard county.

John Nestor, Esq., of Warrick county* R. D. Slater, Esq of Dearborn county-

Jas. M. Hoskins, Esq. of Clay county. Louis B. Fulwiler, of Miami county. Col. Jas. Keigw in, of Clark county. Dr. Jno. M. Youart, of Marion cou." ty.

We have so far heard of no announcements for attorney general and superintendent of public instruction. These, however, will doubtless be brought fixward in due time. The list we give above is quite formidable, but not too large, and there is room for more. We shall take pleasure in announcing them as they may appear in the state press, or are osherwise brought to our attention.

IT is whispered about among the rail road men that the genial and popular conductor G. W. Penn is no longer a lone bachelor, that has taken a fair assistant conductor for lift. *•.

A Washington special to the Chicago Tribune say6: 'Officers of the state department says that they don't think that Emery Beauchamp will receive the appointment as minister to Brussels. The claims that he is now presenting for the jlace are mainly of a social character. Persons familiar with the diplomatic service 6ay that his career, as consul has not been such as to distinguish him.' If the state department officers could only have seen this nondescript diplomat galloping through 'he country in a coach and four, with outriders, bearing down upon his devoted native tity of Terre Haute in the style and state of a Pasha or a Bey, they would not hesitate to unanimously recommend him for a foreign appoirtment, and, in the language of Deacon Richard Smith, the foreigner the better. —Indianapolis Journal.

THE TERRE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTE

OUR BEAUCHAMP

THE BELGIAN MISSION.

Below ai given some comments by the press on the proposed appointment of'our Beach' to the Belgian mission. I* is only proper to say that the pressure brought by the solid Indiana delegation of both parties in congress, by Secretary Thompson and numerous other distinguished.statesmen, from the north as well as the south, upon the state department and the president to secure his appsintment as minister to Belgium, was altogether without the knowledge and possibly without the consent ot our distinguished diplomat.'

It is another experience similar to that of Don Hidalgo Nelson, who was pushed for the Peruvian mission by admiring congressmen from the west without his knowing anything whatever about it until he saw mention of it in the papers. The known modesty of Terre Haute'6 diplomatic delegation precludes the idea ot their crooking the pregnant hinges of the knee at the foot of the throne when thrift may follow fawing. Both must be forced to enter the service of their country.

P. S fearl Beauchamp sails in the Citv of Richmond for Cologne (his old cost) on Saturday next. This is what the paper®, say:

BELGIAN MISSION.

Emory Beauchamp, of Indiana, now Consul at Cologne, is being pressed for the Belgain mission against all competitors, Sanford not having been confirmed, by the entire Indiana Congressional delegation and Secretary Thompson. The trouble in this case seems to be that Indiana alteady has one mission, that to Mexico, held by John W. Foster, but he is not very popular, and would be willingly sacrified]—Cincinnati Commercial.

Again we are informed by a Washington dispatch that Mr. Emory Beauchamp, of Indiana, is 'backed by the entire Indiana delegation in Congress and by Secretary Thompson fr appointment as Minister of Belgium.' The columns of the Journal are open to any person who gun inform the people of Indiana who Mr. Emery Beanchamp ,is.—[Indianapolis Journal.

the west side of Sec-

.. .GEE-WHIZ!

LIR

Hon. Emory Beauchamp, formerly a distinguished lawyer of Terre Haute, and now consul at Cologne, has been presented to the President by the Indiana delegation for the mission to Brussels. This gentleman will be remembered as having met General Grant on his last visit to Germany at Verviers, from whence he conducted him over the border to Rhenish Prussia, where he was received bv the Kaiser's Governor-Gen-eral and feted by the American consul. Mr. Beauchamp has distinguished himself in the consulates of Aix-la-Chap-pelle and Cologne by his official ability and elegant hospitality, and is eminently fitted by his command of the foreign languages, his accomplished manner and diplomatic experience for the Belgian mission.—[National Republican.

THE question is how many saloons are there in town, how many ot them have their licenses all correct and how many are running without a license? A list of licenses granted will be published in a day or two, and the police will promptly close up all places not on the list. It is a good idea, and justice to those saloon men who have honestly complied with the law.

A MAN, no doubt very poor but honest, whose wife has been asking for wood from Trustee Fischer recently informed that official to give her no more, as she spent the wood for worthless things instead of using it to burn and that as long as he could work and could get work he didn't want aid from the township. Such a man is an honor to the place. .v. re

MOTHERS, take a look at that large display of elegant fur goods exhibited in the window of Bauer & Springer's millinery rooms. It is a very attractive sight to all ladies and children, and the goods are so fine, the prices so cheap, it is worth a visit there and examine them.

THE "chicken, dog. cat and o'hei pet animal fair which is to be held from the 2ist to the 25th inst promises to be a success. All eries close December 21st at one o'clock. An entrance fee of ten percent, will be charged. Coops will be furnished by the association to exhibitors by them paying rent.

BIBLES! BIBLES!!

COURT HOUSE ECHOES.

THE CIRCUIT COURT

From Wednesday's Daily.

was in session this morning, Judge Patterson on the bench. The case of Wolf vs. Miller, for right of property, was tried before the court. Decision reserved.

The reward for the capture of the murderers of Armstrong. (Flowers and Piney,) which has been in dispute and the case concerning which had been taken Clnv county on a change of venue, was this morning distributed on an agreement between the claimants. Denehie and Bahlridge of Rosedale, wh.j arreted Piney get o..e half, and Stack and Wade the other half. These parties will again subdivide prob ably evenly so that each of the four will get one quarter of the total reward or $250,00.

and the city and county each

township,

itJ

BILLS ALLOWED.

Joseph H. Briggs, poor, *$

16 24

C. W. Brown, books and stat'nary.

182

os us W or 5 2 5 LICENSES ALLO VED. F. & A. Faust,

George J. Kadel. At ten o'clock the Board adjourned, going to the poor house, for the purpose of inspecting that institution.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Richard Dunnigan to Mary Sherrer, sub. lots

41, 42

and

43,

in-lot

in Dunnigan's sub.

28, $350 00.

Jare and Wm, Sumnei to Owen Fredericks,

47 .32

acres in Rose's *ub. of in-lot

no, $1,400-

George W. Agin, to Eliza Hartman, part of in-lot

block

ghey's sub,

Koach and Gau-

$3,600. sP

Daniel M. Stark to James A, Pound. 15 acres in the south west corner south east If north east section

17,

$662 00.

Pierson

John C. Burns to Loui.ie Burns, in-l^t 41, Gilbert place $1

00.

The deeds for thqfTuller property as partitioned by the court to the heirs, (published in the GAZETTE at the time) were placed on record. "'l

Wm. Mounts '/fo" "Jacob W. Hall, acre •'in south west corner west north east section 34 Harrison Township,

$900.

Wm. Sams to Malinda D. Havworth 50 acres in the north south-east 3^, and

acres off the west end of section,

Linton Township, $1,060.00 Wm. H. Gray to Sylvester Winningham, 1 acre in north-west corner of south west section

Lost Creek,

$45.00.

Josephus Collett to Max Joseph

100

acres in-lot

VFRENCH

See in another part of this papet an offer «f high priced Bibles at low rates. The offer is genuine, and all orders and letters will have prompt attention. We suggest a Bible is a handsome Christmas present

RIDDLE & HUNSAKER'S grand establishment is a very busy place to visit, they are doing an immense business these davs, not excelled and scarcely equalled In* town. Their display of clocks, watches, jewelrv, silverware, ladies and childrens underwear and variety goods, gloves, hose, bonnets, hats, and f.ne goods is a museum to see.

FOLEY BROS., the popular hatters, are enjoying the fun of along drawn out surprise party by seeing the astonishment on the faces of their customers, when in formed that those nice caps are only one dollar that have always been seeling for one dollar and fifty cents.

Remember the beautiful operetta of Red Riding Hood next Tuesday evening at Centenary.

4 16-

Collett's sub.,

$200.00

Robt. Bt Purcell, to Benj. J. Akers, undivided interest

70 .75

acres in south

north west and

17 .25

acres in

north north west south west section

31,

Pierson townsnip,

$300 00.

MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Robert T. Collins and Mary Ann Coffee. James A. Murry and Jennie A. Oliver. #r'4 .-.ii-fJUSTICES COURT. H,.

Esq. Cookerly: State of Indiana vs. Ed. Garrity for as ault and battery on the person of Timothy

Ghay.

The case is on

trial as we go to press, MAYORS COURT. Only one case up to day a very common drunk, fine

$6,20.

THE hay and corn market is not only well filled every day, but if supplied with good quality at bottom prices. While the GAZETTE is a friend to the producer it will likewise offer a friendly suggestion to the consumer, which is for those who have horses to teed during^the winter to consult old Mr. Probability, see what he says the weather will be. It the indications are for rain go straightway fill up your grainery with corn, and your loft with hay, as the roads will soon be bad and when they are, prices will be double the present rate.

CLASS.

The young people in the high school and a number of others will, after the holidays, commence the study of the French language under Rev. Alex Ster rett. That gentleman was asked by a young ladv some time ago if he would teach a class and what he would charge. He replied that he would, and added, rather jestingly, that he would charge but ten cents apiece a lesson. He was a little surprised, therefore, to learn that a class was being formed, which will number from thirty to forty to undertake the study.

THERE has been a change in the management of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad, (better known to our citizens as the C. D. & V. railroad.) Edmund Du Barry has been removed from the office of general superintendent and Mr. C. Mallory appointed te that position. /. It is an appointment good tor the road, satisfactory to ail interested railroad men, and will be a benefit to the traveling public and Terre Haute shippers.

Bismatck, in addition to the loss of his favorite dog Sultan, has lost another canine pet, Nero, which was poisoned. An autopsy was made, and the fact proved. The intestines were then, according to Bismarck's order placed in a tin case and sent to Berlin. The rest of the dog's body was deposited in a handsome box, which was covered with a velvet pall, and buried in the park of the chateau. Eight men employed on the grounds attended the funeral in proces sion, habited in black. The prince has offered 300 marks, or $125, reward for the discovery of the poisoner.

THE question is almost daily asked by the property owners who paid their good money for the grading and graveling of Center street as to when our city dads will give them a crossing over the I. & St. L. track, but as yet no answer has been given.

If a man who attends sheep is a shepherd, does it follow that a man who attends cows is a coward?—Oil City Call.

WM. HOWARD.

Text of hh Complaint Against the Council

And the City ot Terre Haute.

STATE OF INDIANA.J S VIGO COUNTY. In the V140 circuit court, November term,

1877.

May,

The total reward was $1,000

of which Dr. Armstrong offered

$500,00

$250,00.

Thomas Si Rupp vs. Jennie St. Clair, on a bill for horse shoeing, was dismissed by the plaintiffs.

The case of Marion Cassady v*. S B. Davis administrator of Angelive Cassady, deceased, was tried before the court.

The case of Eggleston vs. the city of Terre Haute is being argued ihis after noon before Judge Patterson. $"4. THE COMMISSIONERS' COURT met this morning, the full board being present.

Wi:liam Howard v*. the

Ma\or and Common Council oi the city of Terre Haute, in Vigo county, Indiana. The plaintiff complains of the defend nntk, and says that on the

1877,

15th

day cf

he was appointed as one of

the policemen of said city, by the police board of said city, with the concurrence of 9aid common council, at

$2.25

per day,

which sum the defendants agreed and promised to pay to the plaintiff for his services a* such policeman. He further says that he faithfully performed all of lus duties as such policeman until the 1st day ot Angus*,

1877,

nt which mru- h-

was notified by said police board and said defendants that he should no longer act as sue!) policeman. And the plaintiff further avers, that on or about said 1st day of August h6 was unlav/fully and in violation of the city charter, removed from his said position as policeman. Said plaintiff says that up to the time of said removal, he had not been guilty ot any neglect of duty as such policcman, nor was there any other good cause for said removal nor was there anv other charge preferred against him. But said police board assumed authority to remove the plaintiff at their own option, without cause, under section

of "An ordinance

in relation to the police force of the city of Terre Haute," as follows: "Said chief of police and policemen to serve dunng the pleasure of sukh police board, and to be removed at any time at the option of the same." But the plaintiff avers that said clause in said section

said ordinance is invalid, and that the city charter, the general law of the state of Indiana, confers no authority to pa9s such an ordinance, but said clause Of said ordinance in conflict with section

53,

clause 8th, of the acf for the incorporation of cities, which authorizes the city council to pass ordinances, empowering the mavor or board of police to remove from office any officer or member of such police "for neglect of duty, or other good cau9e." And the plaintiff say9 that ever since said ist day of August,

1877.

he has

been ready and willing, and is still ready and willing to perform his duties as such policeman, but the defendants have re fused to allow him to Derform his duties thereof. He further says that he is still legally a policeman of said citv, and that he is entitled to pay for hi9 services a9 such from August ist,

1877,

11, 1877,

$2 25

to December

the time of filing this complaint,

per day,

133

$299.33%•

dsys—making

A-nt* the plaintiff says that

by reason of said breach of said contract he ha3 been damaged in the sum of $300.00 for which sum he demands judgment. CARLTON & LAMB,

Attys. for plaintiff.

OUR BEAUCHAMP.

.,4. "HOLE HART."

Special Disp&tch to the Cincinnati Gazette. There was an amusing scene in the cabinet on Friday, upon Secretary Evarts mentioning the fact that Emory P. Beauchamp, of Terre Haute, was indorsed by most of the Indiana delegation for the Belgian mission. Beauchamp is at present consul at Cologne. His application has been pressed with great industry, and many telegrams from prominent citizens of Indiana have been procured urging him. The Washington newspapers also have been loud in his praise Secretary Evarts spoke of him as a gentleman from Secretary Thompson'6 town, and inquired particularly after this neighbor of his. At this Postmaster-General Key proceeded to tell a little story he had learned, illustrating Beauchamp'* fitness tor a position under Mr. Evarts. It appears that a y£ar ago Beauchamp addressed some touching letters to a young American lady traveling abroad, and in one of them he made a tender of his whole heart, of which he wrote'hole hart,' and that the rest of his epistle corresponded throughout with this phonetic system. At this there was a general laugh, and Mr. Evarts turned it on Secretary Thompson at the expense of his neighbor and candidate, Beauchamp. Mr. Thompson defends himself, when asked if they have many candidates of this high standard, by declaring it has always been a matter of surprise that Beauchamp was ever appointed consul, and it continues a surprwe that Mr. Evarts keeps him in. After the cabinet meeting, Beauchamy called on Secretary Thompson to inquire how his case looked, and was advised to pack up and leave for Co ogne at once, and to be thankful if he succeeded in keeping that. It begins to appear that if any fit man wants that place with his 'hole hart' it will. 89911 be open.

WHAT A LOVELY FLOWER is the lily of the valley, and how closely resembling it in purity is the complexion which has been embellished with GLEXN'S SULPHUR SOAP, tjtat wholesome aid to beauty.

HILL'S H'ALK AHD WHISKER DYE BLACK or BROWN. 50c.

They come to your door and demand hot coffee and mince pie they stop you near your home and want money for a lodging they unfalteringly put "the door bell out its socket and demand a new shirt and a few dimes. How many of them ever ask if you have a little work for them to do? Alas! work is pot what they come for.

A girl of sixteen, at Manchester, Cape Ann, while on the way to church last Sunday, was passing through a piece of woods, when a tramp came up, and, seizing her, threw her to the ground, when she struck him over the head with a Bible she held in her hand with uch effect that he was glad to let her alone. That was a good use of the Scriptures.

There are six families in West Middletown, Alleghaney county, Pennsylvania, that can march out sixty eight children on dress parade/ The smallest family contains ten aqfl the largest fifteen children.

A six passenger spring wagon got the filling knocked out out of one of the front wheels Saturday night on the corner of Sixth and Locust streets and was abandoned by the happy ^mi'y.

LICKSHINGLE'S UMBRELLA.

HOW HE MANAGED TO KEEP IT— BUS SJESS RULES AND BORROWS. V*" M' From the Oil City Derrick: 'Len'me yer umbrella a winnit I'

Such was the exclamation of Jones a| he rush«d into the office of Squire Lickf shingle, yesterday. 'Certainly, certainly,' said the 'squirf laving down his newspaper ard taking fresh chew of fine-cut, *glad to acco' modatc von,' and he opened a drawer his desk and began rummaging througl his legal forms and blanks.

Jones darted into the corner, seized thi green gingham relic and was preparin. to fly with it. 'S'op, stop, stop!'said the 'Squire, rais' ing his hand majestically *not too fast young man. Wait till I make out th4 necessary papers.'

Jones dropped the umbrella. On corn, of course. After pumping his lanruf| foot up and down, and tying a hard kno in his countenance, and undoing it agai he echoed: •The necessary papers?' 'Yes,'said the 'Squire, sternly, *th necessary papers,' and he continued hi search among the blanks.

The right one found, he filled it out ti a jiffy and handed it to Jones to sign. As Jones read the paper his kn knocked together. It was a mortgage or his house and lot as security that h4 would return the umbrella in good orde within fifteen minutes. He faltered: 'Wh-why, 'Squire, I only wanted tc borro jour umbrella to run across th street with. I'll fetch it back in two sec onds.'

The 'Squire shoved his spectacles u_ over his bald spot until they formed two skv-lig ts in his intellectual roof, an looking Jones full in the face, said: 'You only want to run across th street. You'll return it in two seconds Young man, that's what they all say. take rio stock in it. Man wants but litfli here below, but, by the Good Samaritan, when he wants hia umbrella, hs wants it I have known people in my time who have listened to the fcong of the siren, who came to borrow umbrellas, until she has transformed them into a people without an umbrella between them and the pel:ing storms. 1 am not one of that kind. I have lived a long time. I have accumulated a fortune. Why? For the simple reason that I have not spent my substance in buying umbrellas. That umbrella which you hold in your hand is certainly not of uncommon beauty, nor is it of great value. It if simply a gingham umbrella. A green one, at that. But it answers the purpose fbr which, etc. I have had it since I was a boy. Why? Because no man, neither the son of man, has ever taken it beyond the range of my vision without first signing over his estate that he would return it in good condition. It may not seem neighborly, but it's business. Here is the mortgage there is the umbrella without beats the rain of heaven. You have your choice.,' and the old man resumed his newspaper.

Jones thought of his wifr and babies and the pleasant home that was all his own. Then he looked at the rain that was pounding at the doors and windows, as if to get in out of the wet. A glance at his new overcoat, and Jones was decided. 'I'll risk it,' he said, and, stepping to the desk Wtth measured tread and slow, he clapped his name to the mortgage, and was off with the umbrella.

&AZETTELETS.

Sutro, a five

A camel race is to be run in Nev., which will be followed by mile race against horses.

We make our own faces iii a measure and old ladies are sometimes more beautiful than their grand-daughters.

It is the custom now to buy two wedding rings insteed of one. The groon wears one now as well as ihe bride.

The 'Breton' sets of chemisettes and and sleeves are much favored this fashion is neat and showy, giving a quiet 6tyle to the toilet.

Ex-Senator Stewart thinks he knows something about contraction. The house I in Washington he rented for $18,000 last] year now goes for $4,000.

The Boston school committee has I adopted an order authorizing the com-! mittee on high schools to organize a Lat-1 in school for girls in that city.

The pineapple flavor furnished to ice cream and candies is reported as produced from butyric either or acetate ot butyle. both produced from coal tar.

mdkerchiefs can no more be stowed away in pockets, but must be carried in the nand or attached to the waist, and therefore none but nice ones can be used.

A Wisconsin paper complains of the scrimping magnanimity of a penurious municipality' which refuses to erect street lamps to guide the wayward feel of belated citizens.

A New York fashionable belle who has been married three years has sued for a divorce from her husband because she is engaged to another young man, whom she wishes to marry.

A woman lacking only a few days of I being a hundred years old recently applied to the authorities r.fan English town I for relief, remarking that.nhe 'didn't feel able to support herself.'

Immense stores oi wild honey were recently found in the ftshures of the rocks in the mountain region in California' by by the workmen engaged ih blasting a roadway for the Southrm Pacific railroad

The man who didn't know It was loaded tried it on his own hand in North Carolina the other aay, to show that it wasn't He blew his hand to pieces, and the ball lodged in the*reck of the other party.

A local news item in the Montreal Witness of Friday reads thus: 'Jo10 Baptiste Tekanakenseroken, farmer, is held on a charge of assaulting Lazare Anionwokes at Caughnawaga.' The blows struck could not have been harder than the names.

AMERICAN BELLES.

America la Jastiy proud 01 her beautiful ladles, bat how manv mar their beaoty, and lose their health and yonth, become prematurely o:d, by nejecting to take proper ears of their teeth. There ean be no excuse for this, as SOZODO *'T, pronounced by all worthy a place between ths sweetest lips, cannot be ha4 Ln ail civilised countries.

Sfal&zg's G!as, useful anl always ready.