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strange story.

A strange story is told of crazy wo.
man who wanders among the mountains
about Partenheim, in Bavaria. A short
time ago she was the handsome and hap.
py wife of man who had but one evil
habit, that of poaching. One night he
was pursued by forester, and turning,
he shot the man. The deed was seer by
others, and he was obliged to fly. With
his wife aud two children, one Of them
an infant, he went toward the Austrian
frontier, and at night, while all were
sleeping, concealed in 'thicket, the sound
of hoofs was heard. Touching his wife's
arm, the husband whispered "The gen.
darmes!" She started so suddenly and
so violently that the infant nesting in
her arms awoke and began to cry. The
father ordered her to keep it quiet, and
the poor woman held the little one clio
ser, endeavoring to stop its cries, while
the gendarmes had halted and seemed to
be listening. Then her husband laid his
hand on the child's mouth, and held it
there for the ten minutes that his pursu-
ers remained quiet, When, at last, they
rode away the child was dead. The fam
| lily went on its way, and at the frontier
the Custom House officers inquired il
they had anything to declare. 'No.h.
ing" said the murderer but the unhap
py mother, uncovering her dead infant,
told her wretched story, only to lose heI
reason in the conflict OF wifely and
motherly affection.
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MATTERS OF INTEREST,".

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Tie heir presumptive I'd the Gar of
Russia is said to possess a morose and
unamiable disposition, very Unlike bis
elder brother. who died several years
ago. - - ~ '''''
The supply of India rubber is said to
he inexhaustible!a Each trae can be tan
bed for twenty successive years, and
Yields on an average three teasroohfuls
day. s -
2 Woman AZ Amor;con birth in Lon.
don clsima AT sba can nrove that sbe
was the lawful wife of the Duke OF
Brunswick and threatens to sue the city
of Geneva to recover her dowry out ot
its legacy d., aH tNt= (.
= AZ a recent meefino of the Hartford
Ctv Gnarls q very interesting letter ad.
dressed TO the companv from Ministc,
Jewell was read. The letter gave an in
teresting description OF military matters
in Russia. s,
Chinese labor is found to be very un
profitable on the sugar plantations o.
Louisiana. 1t costs two or three hun
dred dollars piece to get the celestials
there, and after few months they, be
came lazy and took to stealing for sup
port. f@yal.ifai
A rocant travo,a, s,ys that in Euvn
ond palest;na no has beep imnresse,
with the ahsencr Of cheerful and eyh;la
ra,ino music esneciallv tNe sinoi1o q
children Yon never hear them sino;no1
A heavy burden Of yoiceless sadness
rests mon the land = ~
o,n;o. o,,o;a dou,,onod - .pos
ton man was convicted of selliu.
liouor and sent to Prison for twent'
davs On tho second lie died 81 deIiriurii
trremens and Investigation showed thau
the dead man was not the |iouor selle
at oll hut n substitute. whom he had sen
to prison instead of GOING himself
80 sliS -.
= lney nave gooa hshlng IN "atefior
Haroor neiana) lalely. Ine iocalit
was visited fecentiv oy immense quan'i
ties OF nsh; ane slioai OF hefr1ngs wa
sucn as 10 oaile description ne ns
were ac'ual,y Weaseq toge'her i1'o On
compact mass ana aie men couia not lie
out more tnan nan thelr nets,iess tne in
me mehse welsnt ol nsn Woulo otesk 'liell m
Inc farmers 1foinl.ne surrounding coui
Try came WIN 'ne'r Gar.s W le"P 'n'
snd h"nahs oame o'e
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EF Recently two young men living in
Detroit, anxious to exhibit their nerve,
laid wager with third person, which
resulted in some rifle shooting of an ex-
traordinary character. A dozen apples
were procured, ,and one of the gentlemen
stood forty feet distant from the other,
who shot with arifle each of the dozen
apples in succession from his head, after
the manner of the late William Tell
Not satisfied with that, the apple-holder
procured common paste board match
box cover, and held it close to bis head
between his finger and thumb, and in that
position allowed his friend to fire three
times at it, each going ''plumb" center.
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STATISTICS.


Baltimore shows population Of 302
S96. bq7alai la
Mexico, in thirty seven years, had
fifty-six Presidents. 81 % ~
1t is said there are upwards of 20,-
600 residents Of Canada who. were born
in the United States. 81 -.
There are three hundred vessels now
in course of construction, at Glasgow.
Half of them will be steamers. s,...s
Total rumber of Oranges of Patrons
of Husbandry in the United States, s.
292; reported membership, 6l9 $50.
One hundred years ago England pro-
duced only 10000, 900 bushels of wheat,
two thirds the crop of Minnesota.
A good deal of the fleece of the Cash
mere goat, bred on the Pacific slope, is
now being brought to the east,and some
of it is worth 80 20 per pound. noi
The whole number Of blast furnaces
in the United States in 1910 was 153,
yielding $1,000 tons Of iron; at this
time there are nearly 600, yielding D.
000,000 tons per annum. a
The Union Pacific railroad company
sold during October 1851 acres OF
land, at an average price of S5 6S
amounting to S109, ,740; the sales aver
age 134 acres to each purchaser. Total
sales of November 1919 400 acres, at
an average Of 81 25 per acre, amount
ing to. s2,795 20l.
The Khedive of Egypt has an income
of S110, 100000 per annum, or more
than half as much as the whole annual
expense of the United States govern
ment, inclusive of the cost of the pub
lie debt To keep our $4,000 or 10000
office holders. our army, cur. navy, and
the public buildings, &c, requires SIT,
900, 900 a month. And Said Pacha, who
has no more subjects than there are cit
izans in New York State, has between
So 0U0 600 and 100000 a month. OF
about S300,500 day rs..
The report of General Newton on thu
work done at He'll Gate during the las
year shows that the progress made ir
driving forward the tunnels and CALLER
les was 2,731 lineal feet The quantity
of rock removed during this perio(
was: bv hammer drilling. 1,750 cubic
yards; bv the Burleigh drills, 1919 cu
bic yards, and by the two diamonc
drills, which were at work during July
and part Of August. 1S5 cubic Yards
The total removal was 1854 cubic
yards.
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gasl,ipp uptts.

q
ssiCut glass fringe is fashionable.
3 The ladies' are returning to collars.
Roman scarfs sashes can be had half
Q yard wide. 80 .4r
New glove boxes are Of seal skin
lined with blue satin.
Evening dresses Of India muslin en-
broidered, are very pretty.
Ultra fashionable ladies exhibit threc-
-cornered tandkefchiefs as the latest.
E Pink lace lin the market. 1t is
used for trinsml9g 8 seveningI dresses.
Puffed sieeE.s pre popular. the ruff
commencing asshe shoulder anG ending
at the elbow.
Knives. dagafu, and other danger
|oIs oj insirl;a ! sfs fa tlss possesssllon qf
women ornament the winter bonnets
Small Jet balls are IN style for ear
rings, also balls of gilt in sickly imita-
tion of West Point cadet buttons.
One of the latest bits Of fashionable
news from, Paris is that court trains
have been discarded for the demi- train.
Flowers intended for opera bobnets
are exquisitely perfumed and delude
rustics into the belief that they are nat
ural. . n.s
| Plush has had its day as a material
for garments among fashionable people
| and Is now used to cover theatrical fur.
niture. 'dYf l.98 .El
A new braid that the ladies are wear.
ing across the top of;the head has rails
ed the already high bonnet two inches
Plaid ,sashes, said to be. thoroughly
Scotch, have been introduced, but don'i
take well with the demoiselles. -
Some of the prevalent styles in even
ing dresses have necessitated the revi
val of the sinful habit Of tight lacing
For morning wear linen sets, embrof
dered handsomely in colors, tare;shown
The man who sells 'em is positive "they
will be all the rage" a., f..., s.s, ~.
Round waists are the most fashion
dple, mauc Will o stlSlCf4 oCdu uOWu tu'
back and only one aide seam instead o
1.-TWO 9'{ss '.fs
Evening dresses are no longer mad'
with overskirts, but the trimming il
such that the idea is conveyed that on
lis worn. 81,
Binding dresses on the. bottom Will
braid is old fashioned. The prope
| thing to do now is to use silkior velve
for binding. aeffh ,ila ;flssaias L
- Some,nrettYholiday fans run up to
point at the top. They are pselul i
ladies are disposed TO put @horrit
MEMS eyes out. .,sss,
!. Camels hair cloth wears well ard cal
be "made over any number Of lines
This recommendation ought to promot
the sale and enhance the popularity 0
/ the material. 3,
There is. nothing particularly newt
the redingote line About ten thousan
are struck off daily all over the countr
and the cry of the fashionable dressms
ker is "still they come" az
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the hammer pan OF gun. Glancing
in the direction from whence the noise
proceeded, he saw the third Indian in
the act of re-cocking his rifle. The
hunter had not time to recover his
knife. entirely unarmed he made for
thicket lying between himself and the
river. By zigzag course be reached
tue bank of the Muskingum, bat the
water was too high to make an attempt
to ford it safe, and too rapid to allow
him to reach the opposite baak by
swimming. No. time could be lost in
discussing plans for further action, for
the savage, although following through
the underbrush by trail alone, would
soon put in On appearance Kerr new
er lacking for stratagem, picked up q
small bowf.erand putting it into the
slack .pf bis bunting shirt above the
belt, Bcerded tree that stood close
upon the, brink of the hank, but several
feet above the waters edge, and took q
positionIupon limb at least ten feet
from the earth W
Not,long after the borderer had ia
ken this elevated position, he saw
through The thick foliage of the tree
the feathered head of the savage dart
ling here afid there among the bushes.
In moment or two the Indian came
out, and following the track of the hun
ter by sight as accurately as the hound
will the fox by scent, he reached spot
exactly beneath his enemy, and stood
gazing right and left for the object OF
his search.
| Kerr believing his most favorable
time had cpme to act in self defense,
prepared himself for the work II
would not 10 to keep silent, for by so
doing he vonld in all probability be
discovered and shot Holding the rock
as nearly OYER the head of the savage
as he cou!ds Kerr let the stone drop,and
breathlesslN watched its downward
course. The aim was good one, and
would have finished the foe had be moi
turned his :hehd just as the heavy weight
was to crush bis skull. The borderel
saw the change of position and the
rock light updna the sayage's shoulder
and bring him miupen his knees. Throw
ing himself fr9m the limb, Kerr follow
ed the hbwldeS and striking astride the
stalwars form lof the Indian, clutched
him by the neck and both went at ful
; length .Rpon the earth. "a t..g ,T.s
The Struggle That followed was fierce
} and of st1ie most f1esperate character -
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Wisrenanu.
A Piucky british Captain.

The first authentic account of the rnas.i
sacre of the Virginius captives has been
received through Francis Coffin, second
mate of the boat Morning Star, who was
an eye witness of the proceedings from
the moment the Virginius entered the
harbor of Santiago de Cuba, escorted
by the Spanish ship of war Tornado,un-
til the last executions took place. The
men died bravely, and the stories Of the
outrages pcrpetrated on their bodies afs.
ter death are not true. Mr.. Coffin states
that the remainder of the passengers, 80
in number, were to be executed on the
7th, but on that morning an English
man of-war, the: Niobe, arrived in port. !
{ The Captain, on coming into 4he bar,
Dor, did not solufe the Spanish fofts.--
He was in bis boat before his anchor had
touched the bottom, and on landing pro
ceeded straight to the Governors house,
and peremptorily demanded that the ex-
ecutions should cease. The Governor
at first declared that he had no right to
interfere, hut the Captain said that in the
absence af an American man of-war he
would take the responsibility Of protect.
ing American citizens, and guarding the
honor of the American flag, 1t is said
he gave Cen Burriel his choice between
yielding to his demands or having the
city bombarded, and the Governor ac-
cordingly gave way. Only for the arri-
val Of :he Niobe, there can be no doubt
but that the fifty would have been shot
that afternoon. All the Americans in
port were loud in praise of the manner
in which the Captain of the Niobe acted.
sscertained a few days after his arrival
that he came in answer to telegraphic
message from the American Consul, sent
after the massacre OF Capt. Fry and the
crew, asking to have an American man.
of-war dispatched to Santiago de Cuba
There happened to be no American man
of war in Kingston at the time, but the
Captain of the Niobe immediately 60,
up steam, and even though he had not
his full complement of men, many oi
them being on shore, without delay star
ted for Santiago de Cuba. One Of his
first acts was to compel the Spaniards tc
remove the American nag from the place
on the deck of the Tornado where it had
been thrown about and trampled upor
for many days more like rag than {
fag He also compelled the Governor
of Santiago to furnish him with five cop
les of the official proceedings in regarc
to the trials-one for himself, ,one for bis
Commodore, one for the American Gov
lernment, one for the British and the re
naming one for the American Commo
kdore. When concluding his story, MIR
Coffin assured the reporter that the Span
lish authorities somehow seemed to have
no respect for the American Govern
ment, and do not hesitate on the slight
est pretext to insult the American nag.
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EFFrom all parts of the State come
cheering reports in regard to the revival
of business. Mills which suspended op.
Grafton during the earlier days of the
financial trouble are resuming work, Civ.
ing employment to large numbers OF
men, and pptting much money into cir
cnlation. The prospects e,that by the
first Of the new year, neerly,if not quite
all the great industrial establishments o.
the Commonwealth will be at Work, with
orders enough on hand, to insure con
| tinuance. ce.-Pittsburgd Commercial.
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Rude boys daily collect about the
horse -guardsmsn on duty at the en-.
trance to the Green Park, London, and
make irritating remarks, knowing that
the statute-like horsemen are forbidden
to speak The fun continues until the
arrival of policeman.
The largest Touring mill in the Uni
ted States in being built in Minneapolis.
1t will cost $500, 900 and contain 40 run
of stones.
Much of the business of the dead-let.
ter Office arises from letters from which
the stamps have become detached.
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EFA curious occurrence agitates s

EFA curious occurrence agitates SO
ciety in Buffalo III A wealthy widow Of
80 has ;ust married her own widowed
son.in law Of 35, the former husband o
her own deceased daughter, who in dy'
ing left to her bereaved partner two chill
dren Or these children the grand
mother has now become the step mother
while the father marrying his mo,her-in
law, becomes the step father Of his owl
sisters in law. The various new rela
tons which are thus established are ex
ceehingly complicated, and the curiosity
and condemnation of the Buffalo people
ore excited in an equal degree.
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~The Allentown Chronicle saws

1The Allentown Chronicle SAYS
A man residing in Sauchon township,
this county, whose name our inquiry
failed to ascertain, had hoardel in differ
ept places about his house $4,000 in
greenbacks. When the recent panic
came upon the country he grew fear.
full lest in the prevailing scarcity O
currency his savings might be discovered
and stolen He went out and offered
some of it to his neighbors on mort
gage; being accepted, he went to take it
out of his hiding place. Six thousand
dollars were found to be so moulded as
not to admit OF Identification
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Sickles is reaping the fruits Of his
diplomacy. It's bad crop.
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M e. A r MA II X EFT.


VeterfnaFy surgeon.
Having had considerable experience as q
Veterinary Surgeon, I offer my services to the
people of this place and the county. Ring
bone and SPAWN speciality. II not re.
moved in six days, no charge will be made.
Place af business, one door west of Scheu
fele's Barber Shop. 5sd' May z7.lS73-Y.
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wIn conversation with iovial cor

wIn conversation with jovial con
sumptive the other day, he made the fol
lowing expressions:
"Confonnd those cats! They make
me curse and swear the night through
on account of their yblls. have mucus
enough of my o9 without their help -
/ get to swearing SO hard that expec
torate tearfully, and l expect to rate low
for it in the future Well" he says, 81
am all ready. l have selected my epi
taph," Which he read to me; 1t running
like this: '--'
"'Twas cough that carried me of,
Twas coffin they carried me off in"
I left him singing "There'u be nc
bowling there
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

A Yankee down in Maine has hit upon a novel way of raising money. The State offers bounty of sixteen dollars for every bear that is killed. This Yankee instead of engaging in the arduous and dangerous business of hunting bears, has gone to arising them. He has established several bear pens upon his farm, which are stock ed with young and vigorous bears of both sexes. As soon as a litter is produced he kills them of, exhibits their heads to the authorities and gets sixteen dollars each. The business is more profitable than pig raising. He gets sixteen dollars per bear, and the bear meat for nothing. Other farmers, jealous of the success, are are abandoning pork and going into the bear business. lsA
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
LUM BER.

desire to call attention to the fact that I have on hand full stock of all varieties of LUMREH called for in this market and am prepared to sell the same at the lowest market price for Cash. Ny stock comprises
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
Dr. J. BLACKMAN'S Golden ErtrNct

Is the only reliable medicine for the relief and cure of all diseases of the Kidneys and Urinary Organs. It cures gravel in almost every in- stance, Incontinence and Retention ofthe Urine, Inflammation of the Bladder, Pains in the Back and Loins are speedily relieved, 20 matter of how long standing. Price $1 per box. Prepared only by H. L. LILLE, Norwalk, Conn. JOHN F. HENRY, 8 College Place, N. Y, Wholesale Agent. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. 7-1y
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

An Indiana undertaken has brought suit for damages against Q customer who unexpectedly recovered after making arrangements for his funeral.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

"A prudent man" says witty French man, ''is like 9 pin; his head prevents him from going to far.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
BANGOR HATH.

Barn Boa oardS. have to offer one-half million feet of Ottawa Stocks, 10 and 12 inches wide, 12, IS, 14, and 16 feet in length. It is an admitted fact that the Ottawa Boards are the best known to the trade, being remarkable for their freedom from the presence of the large black knots so common in Michigan stocks. I can furnish these boards surfaced one side, edges tongued and grooved, dressed full width or narrow, and the quality of the dressing guaranteed. I would call special attention to the brand of IS inch
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
Sawed Shingles,

which have been selling this season. buy them direct from the manufacturer, and am au- thorized to warrant them free from knots, shakes sap and tapers. RIVED PINE and CEDAR SHINGLES always on hand. have, also, large stock of EXPELLED SIDING, made from six inch dry strips, bought last July, and for quality and price will guarantee it unsur- passed. I also offer a full line of seasoned inch and II inch SPRUCE, WHITE PINE and wide; dry inch Surfaced and Rough Cutting up Lumber; II, II, 2 and 8 inch good Lumber, well ssasonsd; Ceiling in every variety, ASH, MAITEWOOD, CHERRY and BLACK VAL NOT boards and plank. I have the largest and best stock of Hemlock Boards and Dressed Pine Sheathing in this section of this State.
 All lumber delivered on the cars free of charge and special contracts made for delivery by rail or teams. Orders by mail will be promptly attend cd to
 E. J. HILL. Norwalk, Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
Eastern Spruce Timber,

of all sizes from 2xs to 4xl2 in Joist, and up to sxl0 in Frame Timber. Only small portion of this Timber has ever been rafted and is conse- quently clean and free from grit and gravel AL so 5000 punches of first oualitv
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-04-25
Danbury News Item.

A Danbury young man, who was once
a clerk, lately went on a farm to work.
The first night in his new position he
was detailed to remove a calf from the
apartments of its parent to another
shed, and while engaged, as thousands
have been before him, in showing the
contrary beast along. the mother reach
ed under the tails of his coat with her
horns, and suddenly lifted him up
against the roof of the building with a
force that threatened to shatter every
bone in his body. The first thing he
did on return ng to earth was TO rub
himself, the next thing was to throw up
his place. He said he didn't doubt that
agriculture was a noble pursuit, and
that the farmer needed an assistant IN
the discharge of his muitifarious duties,
but he didn't believe the Creator de-
signed him for making sky-ights in cow
sheds
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-04-25
OUT WEST

As freight train on the Missouri Pacific
railroad was passing the penitentiary in Jefrer-
son City Mo-, two convicts broke from the
guards and attempting to board it a guard fred
at them with double-barreI shotgun One
of them dropped to the ground severely
wounded. The other climbed to the top of
one OF the cars, laid down and died. Some
two hundred witnessed the affair, and became
greatly excited and threatened to break, but
the guards stood firm, and the officers of the
prison soon got the prisoners under control.
Tho Chiefs and head men of the Kiowas
Comanches and Apaches Indians having Pc
htioned the release of Santanta and Big Tree,
and having restored all stolen property, and
by guarantee for future good conduct, then
petition is granted. Santanta and Big Tree
are now held only until provision can be made
for their safe escort to their own country.
"A graveyard, situated on the banks of the
Arkansas, twenty miles below Little Rock
caved into the river on last week. About 700
bodies were washed away in the rapid current
"A postal clerk named ]. B. Brown was ar
rested at Winona, Minnesota. last week
charged with burning mail matter to save the
labor of distributing the same.
The Secretary of War, upon the recon-
mendation of Senators Mitchell aud Kelley.
has ordered five hundred stand of breech-oad-
ing rifles to be turned over from Vancouver to
the authorities of Oregon for the use of citi-
Hens on the frontier