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THE wAYNESVILLE HOR
ROR.
Arrest Of Daniel Anderson.

CINCINNATI, March 6.--Daniel Ander-
son was arrested to-day for the murder
Of Mrs. HATTIE, Mrs. Weeks and Mrs.
Weeks daughter. at Waynesville, o.,
last August Mrs HATTIE was the divorced
wife OF Anderson. Willie Anderson,
son Of Mrs. HATTIE and Daniel Anderson,
was living in the house and
was there several days while
the dead bodies were lying
in the room before the murder vas dis
covered. He then came to Cincinnati
where his father was employed, and
when he found he Was 10 be arrested
killed himself. Mr. Anderson vas sus-
pected at the time was arrested and dis
charged on proof OF an alibi. II is
now claimed that proof has been obtain
Ell that he left there at night, went -
waynesyille, committed the murder and
returned before daylight, and that his
son only had guilty knowledge OF the
crime
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WHAT IS SAID or TlLDEs At WASH.
lN6T0N.
A Tie IN the Supreme Court rt--Seaator Car.
penter on Portsr-The Potter Com
mHtee Aistake-Brisf items
Of Personal News.
THE PITTSBURGH RIOT CASES.
The Ohio Democraoy-TheP President 10
Reafirm the Monroe Doctrine.

The Ohio Democracy-The President 10
Reaffirm the Monroe Doctrine.
special Dispatch 10 the Register.
WAsHISGroN, ID. c., NJ arch q.
Judge Black left tot Harrisburg to-
day, and Senator Carpenter goes to
Pittsburgh to take part in the riot brS
berry case which commeaces there to-
morrow. The ease Oi Charles b. Salter
will be taken up first, anil after that the
case OF w. II. Krmball, Don Cameron $
friend. Myssrs. Black and Carpenter
are for the prosecution, t..S
John G. Thompson, who goes to
Coluu bus t. attend the Democratic
State Committee on the 18th. thinks the
Ohio State Democratic Convention to
appoint delegates To Cincinnati will be-
called the 2Oth Of May.
The President will, about the middle
of the week, send Congress a message,
in which hc will take decidedly ultra
Monroe doctrine ground. lie will dis
cuss our treaty relations with South
American republics AMI European ma
tons and contend that the Inter
Oceanic canal shall be under American
control.
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PARKERsBURG.
Suicide Of an Old LAZY.

PAEKkEssURs, March 6-M-s W. ID.
LAuck, OF Pleassnts county, Committed
suicide several days since by taking 9
heavy dose OF paris green Some
months since she had lost Der only
lighter, and this, in connection with q
diseased body, caused the Oh lady to
lose her reason. Her fAmiiT, fearing
she might commit some injU'y TO her
self, kept constant watch over her, but
the other day, while the tGnily we're
sitting in a room engaged ia converse
tion, she quietly walked out, and, gong
to q cupboard, took down a cup con-
tanning paris green and swAlOSed tso
teaspooafals. Medical AID wts immedi.
ately summoned, but nothingnould ave
her life. and she died IN about tvo
houFa
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FAIRMONT, w. VA
The Coal Miners Strike.

FArRIoNr, March 6.-The operators
here yesterday offered their miners an
advance of five cents, making fifty
seven cents per ton for mining coal. The
miners refused 10 go to work for less
less than sixty cents per ton. From
present indications a general shutdown
will take place, as great many OF the
miners have left and more are leaving
for the Cumberland coal regions.
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Ctnotnnati.
DRY GOODS.
New Ydk.

NEw YoRK. March 6.-Dry Goods
Cotton goods market fairly active and
prices very firm; prints In better de.
mand and strong. with an upward ten.
dency. Harmony fancy prints and
Gamers shirtings and crctonncs will be
advanced bali q cent on Monday. Dreas
goods, lawns and ginghsms active and
firm. Rolled iaconcts advanced half .
cent Mems woolens steady. demand
firm. Foreign goods iairly sctive.
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suisaae a . Ths.,r,s.l ManAxsr.

SAS FRAScIsoO, March 6-R q. Cot
ton, . well known tbeziricsl manager,
suicided at Alameda, last night. in .
vacant lo,, with q revolver. He shot
himself through the brain. Hhs body
was not discovered until to-day. He
lsft Q letter % his wiis, saving thai
money matters caused the act Much
money Vas dne him which be could not
oolIect and pay his debts, and rather
than be defAultsr be allied himself.
be lAtsly orgznised . troaps that vsni
through the interior. which 80 snsas-
os~stul and depressed him. Ne money
was iound On hs psrsol.
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Baltanors.

BALrIMoRR, March 6-Fiour-Quist
and unchanged. Wheat-Westsrn ir.
regular and lower; No. 2 western win.
tar red, spot and seller March 81 -
q 49t; seller April 81 44t0l ~:
seller May 81 44i@l AT; seller June
81 4li@l 49,; seller July 81 2st(Sl -.
Corn-Western hrm, closing steady;
western mixed, spot, 55ttaS8c; seller
March Sc; seller April bSt(aS4c; seller
May 5S(Sh3tAc; seller June 6si(S52ac;
steamer SAC. Oats-Quiet ana steady
at 47(S48c; western white 4794Sc; do
mixed 45(SI7c; Pennsylvania 46(S4sc.
Rye-Quiet at 95S98c. Hay - I'm.
changed. Observation-Disclosures but
dull. Butter-Firm; prime to choice
western packed 20S28c; roll 20026c.
Esss-Dull and lower st lie. Petroleum
Dull and unchanged. C0fes-Dull:
Rio caryoes, ordinary to fair, l+Sl6tc.
Sugar-Higher and nrm; A soft stc.
Whisky--Dull at 81 l0i.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6-Flour-
Dull; Minnesota extra medium % %.
good % 80; fancy 81 87i; Ohio extra
fancy 81 O5. Rye Fiour---Quiet st 8 %.
Whsat-DemorsliEed; No. y rcd seller
March 81 42l; No. ? red seller April
81 at. Corn-Firm; sail mixed on track
Sale. Oats-Limited; demand for mix.
ed 4+ic; No. 3 white +5ic. Provisions-
Quiet and unchanged. Buiter-Dull;
extra creamery S5(aS7c; New York and
Bradford county, Pa, extra, T&2Sc;
good to choice 26CS2Sc. Eer-Quiet:
western l2(Sl2}; choice. dull; CREAMERY
l4(9l4t. Petroleum-Dull; refined 73t.
Whisky-Steady at 81 10.
MILwAUKsE, March 6.-Flour-Quist
and nominal. wheat-0pened unset
tied: declined .c; closed demoralized;
No. I Milwaukee hard 81 23i; No.
Milwaukee 81 0i; No. Milwaukee
81 l7!; seller March 81 l7i; seller April
81 ISL; seller May 81 22l; No. 8. 81 OF:
No. 4, 81 90; rejected 9Oc. Corn-Quiet
and steady; No. ?, SIZE. Oats-Eeasier;
No. = 33c. Rye-Easier and quiet; No.
|, 75c. Barley-Quiet: No. 2 spring
80Ic bid. Proyisions-Quet and weak.
Mess Pork--Dull at OIL 80 cash; $ll 20
seller April. Lard-Prime steam 81 I'D
cash; 81 10 seller April. Live Hogs
Quiet and unchanged at - 20tA< S.
Dressed liogs--Nominally unchanged
Rt - NJ.
CHICAGO, March 6.-flour-Nomi.
nslly unchanged. Wheat-Dull, weaker
and flower; No. = Chicago spring 81 22t
@l 2?t cash aud seller and April;
81 23lG1i 224 seller May; No. 5 81 ~.
Corn-Dull and prices q shade lower at
36lc cash; Ioic seller May; rejected 3c.
Oats-Qnict aud steady at 3iIc cash
and seller April; a5ic seller May. Rye
and Barley--stesdy and unchanged.
Pork--Wcak and lower at $ll 82} cash;
sll 65GDll 67i seller April; 81 sO1&
II 81! seller May. Iard-Dull Al 81 10
@7 l2i cash; 81 lbCn7 II! seller April;
~ Is seller May. Bulk Msats-Quiet
aud weak at 81 l5(I6 1000 75. Whisky
Steady and unchanged,
rittsburGh.
PITrsBuRGu, March 8.-Petroleun--
Quiet; crude lower at pilc at Parker's
for shipment; refined ne for Philadel-
phia delivery.
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STATE BoSDs-Dull and nominal.
SToCKs - The market was buOyant
almost throughout the day. The general
list advanced | to II per cent, the latter
Manhattan elevated. Chesapeake and
Ohio was strong and advanced sharply
on the negotiations to make il through
trunk line to the West. Pacific Mail,
Ohio and Mississippi and Mobile
and Ohio were conspicuous In
the upward movement and rose
on larger sales, induced by the
official report that an extension is being
constructed from Cairo to Columbus,
giving il connection with the Northern,
New England and Northwestern sys.
TENS. Ii Was also reported that the
road is about to be consolidated With
the Louisville and Nashville road.
Quicksilver common rose II. and pre-
ferred n per cent. Louisville and Nash
vile rose q per cent. to l62, fell Of l66,
and closed at 1881. Nashville and Chat.
tanooga rose to 10 and closed at l2s.
The transactions on tho Stock EX.
change aggregated $4,000 shares, OF
which 5000 were Canada Southern.
=, fOO W, ". ~ i' ", f-poNS ShVpopVsAc
and Ohio, 1900 Delaware, Lackwanna
and Western, 1900 Delaware and Hud-
son, 1900 Erie, $500 Hannibal and
st. Joseph, 1900 Houston and Texas,
400 Iron Mountain. 5000 Kansas and
Texas, 1900 Lake Shore, 1900 Lake
Erie and Western, >, 400 Louisville and
Nashville, 800 Little Pittsburgh. 400
Michigan Central, 0,7o0 Marietta and
Cincinnati first preferred. 10000 Mobile
and Ohio, $500 Northwestern, 1900
Nashville and Chattanooga, 1000 New
Jersey Central, 1900 New York Gen.
tral, $500 Ohio and Mississippi, 1000
Ontario AMI Western CLOSING ut 29i),
5000 Pacific Mail, 100 Reading, 400
81. Paul, 5000 St. Louis and San Fran.
cisco, 5000 Union Pacific, 1000
Wabash and Pacific. 6,SOO Western
Union, and 1000 Quicksilver.
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FRANCE
Transporting Vessels

Paris, March en-. Danbourg, the
French engineer, claims that he has de-
vised means for Transporting large yes
sells over isthmuses, however steep. and
an experiment is shortly to he made at
Argentenll by lifting a ship Of 1000 tons
from the riyrr Seine and taking il on
rails 10 another point on the river.
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sr. Paul, March 6.--Tbe grim s,svs-
tor ~ Munuger, Markell d Co., q Du.
luth, burned this afternoon. IL cost
$50 100 In 1872, and uas insured ior
S2O,WO. II contained about l,070, 200
bush~is d grain. Insurance about
Ss5.O 900 on the grain owned by David
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N ational Regatta.

PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-The ma
tional regatta OF amateur oarsmen will
occur on the Schuylkill on the 7th, 9Th
and 9th of July. Hereafter il any club
enter professional race il will be eI-
PEELED from the National Amateur Asso-
citation,
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New York Bank Statement,

NEW YoRK, March 6.-Bank state.
ment: Loans, increase S3,5s9,90O; spe.
Gle, increase s6Il, 200; legsls, decrease
S2,0S7 600; deposits, increase S470,6OO;
circulation, decrease Sill 800; revenue,
decrease $l,5l3,550. The banks now
hold $2,Sl4, $50 in excess of legal re-
nuirampnts
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I>ooonouvs worhs Barnsd.

PArTKEsox. y. J., March 6-Ths
blacksmith shop. locomotive erecting
sllops and locomotive building shops.
property Of the Daniorth Looonotivs
Asehinc WORKS. we're burned to-day.
Laaa, G76Oo b toO 90; insurancs,
10000. Over three huhdred men Ars
thrown on, d employment. The vOrts
xiIl Be rebuilt.
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PRODUCE.
new Y ORR.


Nsw YoRE, March o. - Cotton -
Steady st l3itSl3ic; futures frm. Flour
Dull weak aud lower, receipts no.
600 barrels; superfns western and State
81 90(g5 Is; common 10 good - +Ots
5 Is; good to choice s. zoos %; white
wheat extra s. 5000 SO; extra Ohio
s. 75CS7 30; ~. Louis q 65ta.s 90;
Minnesota patent process 81 0Ga
Is. Wheat-Dull and lower; recsipts
1900 bushels; ungraded spring 81 4l /;
ungraded winter red 81 42t(9l a.. No.
2si IS; store 81 &c, 81 AZ sfoat. ungrad-
ell white 81 10 In store; No. I do sales
$1,000 bushels, At 81 43tCai ~; No. 2
red seller March sales l38. 900 bushels
at 81 45jal iGj; seller April. sales
$4,000 bushels at 81 46(Sl 4s; seller
May. sales $1,000 bushels at tl ~
G5l ~. Rye--Dull. Corn-Steady; re-
ceips FOOD bushels; ungrsded $500
60tc; No. 3 53!c; steamer 59tC960c; No.
2 seller March Slc. seller April Gtc;
seller May 5.}c Oats-Demand actiye;
receipts 5000 bushels; western mixed
4St@50ic, white wosern 49(452c. Hay
Quiet and steady At 7Otg75c. Hops-
Firm and unchanged. Colfse-Quist
and unchanged. sugar--Dcmand fair
and market firm; fair TO good 7ttssc.
Molass.s-fair. Rice-Quiet and uE.
changed. Petroleum-Duil; United eOc
crude 6.C97.c; refined 7lc. Tallow--
Steady at 0t666ic. Rosin-steady and
unhanged. Turpontine - Quiet and
steady at 25(o27c. Pork-Insctive: old
mess $ll 7jl9l2 %; new ti2 ~. Beef
Quiet and unchanged. Cut Meats-Un.
s. GA for old, " o7tes7 20. Butter.
Dull; western l5tS2sc. Cbeese-Dull
and nominal; western ll@tl+tc. Whisky
Nominal at 81 TO- wool-Duil; do.
nestle heecs 4S91oc; pulled s3ts62e
UNIV ed 2Vsi2c; Texas De40c. nctala
Manufactured Copper Quiet and un.
changed ingot lake 2+c. Pig lron-Duil
and unchsngsd; Scotch t3f 009p 90,
American t2s OOfS40 %: Russia shertins
si3 25. Sails-Cut s5 soS3 20; elinch
81 sO97 90
CiscpsAn, March q Cotton -
strong and held higher at l2tc. Flous
Dull and unchanged. whest-Easi'
ersi 81 3li. Com-Stroacn st We.
Oais-Quiet at SIZE Rye Dali Of t5c'
Bsrley-Dull and lover st 7es 7se
Pork-Eaxier at tl2 90. LArd-Easiei
at s. Is. Bulk MeAts-Easies; held
aisi 25ts6 0Ot17 %. Bsoon--Quiet s'
5fs7i617tc. wbisky-stssdy and In
bod demand st 81 os. Butisr-De.
mani lair and market 6rm; eboscs
Western Reserve :6(s2Se; ehoiee Cen
ual Ohio 2s92s. unsssd 0.l-6tssdy
at Soc.
TolsDo, March A-Whas-Dull
weak and lover. amber hieAAsna q -
No. . red winter selI1 April q 3lti
seiler May sl s2i: srlles Juss u 81.
Ccm-Duii, high mised ale; He. , 3e(
4lte; seller ApFl 4ljc; ssNs AaY zei
No. 2 white Al; rsjsessd D3e. osc--
Dull; Michiean uSe Csvss -
Mammoth . %; psins g ~: hA !
Nsv OuaAsA, Nsssh A--cs0se-
Dull. vsak and lovss; Mo Gsssss. o.
dinary 30 prime, ls40isSe.
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IRELAE ID.
The Distress CONTINUES.

LoSDoS, March The Duchess OF
Marlborough, writing TO the Lord Mayor
Of London, says the distress in Ireland
continues TO be general, and in some
parts is increasing
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HILI4BORO, Pa.
Killed I'm q Coal Mine

wAsHIxorox, March 5.-HAmilton r.
ButI, OF Hillsboro, this county. was 10:
stznily killed yesterday by Tall oi slate
IN the mines uber he sss at uort.
His or rAber-in-lau. Mart Ga.osAr, bad
Just stepped 10 one side 10 eli his amp
With oil, or be. too, would have met the
same death - BatL The deceased 50
thirty years of age.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

In The Cissuit Coan of OhlS opsniy. Wet
2sy A. D-i. },
vuis,..m n. p-r j" o@-@''D'
Ths ohjss, oi N. sal, . 80 lss pssibas V
obtain dsvDtts frD's TIE 1.fssisf.i froIa Ne
soeAs sf nstrinssuy and .sss--.l u svp.srss
r.. s.as ~ ,s.s is q. ssas.S & Sr " 8% r. + S.ss -.
Z Q sss-sssltsatef ths sssis. tksssisps us alA
dsiendAnt 10 f~,gir.d y, spt<sf ., the hsIl kaiss
" 10 bei1 81 os csrt . .nsv of As Cissuh
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notios thsi u. s,ps-itiOB. a cbsnss stspksss
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March. a. q. isso, h~tsssn ne hsars o'eiot
= = ed .e.s.s = =: y b ,s,d n svs1ssss = ,ss
vlalsdf AB1 " lfofs any esss The iAhing u
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By EsDs 4 hLsr. Awya
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20 tks hheria ~ Ots csspfr. Ssssftns
us eoss.ead Jos Nal ,es ssiss.oss , vniiAs ?
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as9 a. -. ussss. .Ss.s = sssssj
81 t .:.:s. : 3. ]: e. :. s.s SS 4 . sls.iiss = -
%s . ~ :;sTz 4 "A Hs;si1i H:,cIioo.. GA.
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WOOL.


BosroS, March O. 6.--Wool--Quist. Ohio
AMI Pennsylvania 53iCsGoc, Michigan
and Wisconsin 5IC%5sc, oombing and
delains 55lS57 ic; tub washed sc.
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Newspaper Change.

PHILADELPHIA, March q. - Edward
Mcpherson, editor of the Press, has
been succeeded by Charles +. Smith, OF
the Albany Euening Journal.
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Thrss Msn DrowpsA

PIrrssVkSa, March o-TsOnAs Doty,
samuel Morgan and n. @ volbrAdt,
we're droxned In ths Osio river a.
Beaver, this sftsrnoou, vh1s attempt
ins ~ eross IN q skif
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LIVE BTOCK.
CHICAGO.

Suio18o.
CHICAGO, March g. The Drussrs'
Journal reports hog receipts Il, 900 head |;
shipments 800 head Market dull and
fully lOc lower. Mixed packing 81 1850
10; choice heavy 81 1904 65. Sons
sales higher.
Cattle Receipts 100 head; ship.
ments 800 head. Market active and
stronger: shipping 81 9O(A5 i7i, chiefly
- 2jtas4 20; butchers IN moderate sup
ply and firm; cows 81 00t4S 20; bulls
aud mixed 81 0Otgi ~; cornfed Texans
- 90; stockers and feeders fairly active
steady and firm at 81 OOCdi 10.
Sheep-Rcceipts nominal; shipments
900 heed. Market steady and In lar
demand and unchanged.
Cincinnati.
OIxCISSATI, March 8.--liogs-Dull,
common 81 25tD4 10; light a. 2Ods4 ";
packing - 1904 30; butcher a 100
rs. Receipts 656 head; shipments +0t
head.
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BUYING AND SELLING.
GENERAL MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Money Easy at S to 6 Per csnt-eovsrn-
msnh firm--flOur Unchanged
Wheat Dull and Lower
Hogs Dull.
PINAhCR
New York.

NEw YoRK, March 9. - MoSsv -
Easy at SOS per cent Prime mercan-
tile paper 5(S5i per cent. Sterling ex-
change firm at 4S4i; sight exchange on
New York 4S7t.
SILyER-At London 81 7-l8 pence; bar
silver here ll4t subsidiary silver soin
a@l per cent. discount
GovRRNNRSr-Quiet but generally
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Personal News Items

One OF Mr.. sherman managers "
d.y assured me that his prospects never
looked better. They are expecting
boom from the Columbus Convention
Messrs Garfield, Tucker, DuppsA'
Five Fslton and Als, are among
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Heavy Drafts on the Pension Funds Mail
= Oontraots ~ 8.

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The heavy
drafts made on the army and navy pen.
sion funds by the first payment upon
the newly-allOwed claims, have, during
the past month, rapidly reduced both,
until there is not a sufficient balance in
the navy fund To meet payments due,
and it is believed that the army fund Is
scarcely sufficient to meet the drafts
which will be made to June lst, leaving
the payments for the June quarter un.
provided for.
The awards OF the regular mail lettings
were completed to-day. The service is
from 10 10 80 per cent. greater and its
cost from to 10 per cent. less than last
year.
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RAILROAD BoSDs-Generally firm and
higher.
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ChicAo.
l'ittsburGh.

PITTsBuRGu, March 6.-Petroleum-
Quiet; crude lower at oIlc at Parkcr's
for shipment; refined ne Tor Philadel.
phia delivery.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-30

me book he had found among the
medical works; it was Burton's "Anato-
my of Melancholy Next day it was
back again! and while we were wonder
ing who had so placed it, the culprit
came forward and applauded himself for
mending the work Of "some stupid fell
low" who did not know where to place
medical books.
A friend sent me MilIers "Old Red
Sandstone" 1t burst its cover in the
post-bag coming from England, and a
discussion arose as to whom it might
have been sent. At last some one sug-
gested was the most likely owner OF a
work Of that class, and was summoned.
On arriving at the Post-ofiice with the
sender's letter, accosted the Postmaster
General with the remark that / believed
the book then in his hands was mine.
"It is" l said, "the odd Red Sandstone,
by Miller, who wrote" l was going to
add, "The Testimony of the Rocks" 3"
when my old friend cut me short with
eyes, yes, know. the jokes, the jokes"
"Shades of old Joer' l gravely acqui-
esced, and walked off with my books.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-30
SQUARE Fight with a Big Rear.

A young man in Orono, Maine, named
Oliver, twenty-five years old, has just
come off victorious in fight with the
first bear he ever saw. He had pushed
his ak into large hole in tree, and,
on striking something soft, he cut long
pole wherewith to repeat the expert
ment, when, without any dallying, a
huge bear appeared. As bruin poked
out his head, young Oliver struck him a
clip with his AK, but only took off three
Of his toe-nails. The bear then made an
angry plunge at Oliver, and nearly sue,
ceeded in getting him with his ak into
the den. 4. .4s ue 5l, ,a7 y
The young man had by this time con.
cluded that it was either himself or the
bear. 50 he doffed his coat and mittens,
and, bracing himself, struck the old fel,
low terrible blow on the head. This
| seemed only to enrage him the more,
| and as his eyes flashed fire, his ears stood
erect, and his breast protruded, and be
made another dash at bis intended vic
tim. But Oliver was prepared for him,
and dealt him such blow as split his
head open, which finished the bear,
which snorted few times and rolled
over dead. 1t was black bear, known
as an "old ranger" and measured nine
feet from the tip of his neee to the hind
paws, and weighed over four hundred
and fifty pounds. After he had killed
the monster young Oliver became fright
ened. and standing there gazing upon
his carcass, he says he could feel his own
hair rise on end. saa X iez RI sx-.t.
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"IIalf light. half shade she stood;
"a sight to make an old man young"

"A 5s6hs W Aii''AO "h oiu man yOuu8.
But her face had an expression which
seemed out Of harmony with its radiant
and gracious beauty; fixed, inscrutable
look. like that which perplexes one some
times in the marble features of some an
tique statue, whose legend is long for.
gotten. wa. 80
''Speak, then," her husband said,
roughly; "you heard the question" 4
"a gentleman-a signor inglese-
passed by yesterday evening, after sun
set," she answered, addressing Thorburn.
Passed byi" he repeated; "did be not
come to the houseT
There was pause before she answered.
Her husband looked up at her, with his
foot on the spade.
'He came to the door," she said slow
ly, looking at him, and not at her ques-
tioner. 81 was standing here, and he
asked me for a glass Of water."t
"And thenf" Thorburn interrogated
anxiously. "That was not allT' 4k 81
"What more should there beT' the
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Scientific and Literary Blunders.

Some years ago when we moved into
the combined South African Library and
Museum Buildings, several volunteers
assisted in placing the books on the
shelves. One morning the ibrarian,
with an amused smile on his face, showed
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And I feel miserably," said hard-working
man. The doctor questioned him and
found that he had been habtaally costive
for years, that now his kidneys were dis
ordered and his whole system deranged.
Kidney Wort was recommended and faith
fully taken and in short time every
trouble was removed. The cleansing and
tonic power of this medicine on the bowels
and kidneys is wonderful. lI."