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South and west

JACK CHATHAM (colored) was hanged ut
Bclleviow, La, TO: the murder of another
colored man named Williams. Jealousy and
a desire for revenge prompted the deed.
4 TERRIBLE six-sided duel, in which four
men lost their lives, is reportedi in the follow
ing dispatch from Denver, COL: "George
Howard, owner of q herd of 5000 cattle, and
John Kelley, owner of Il herd of 1000, wer
driving eastward in company from Arizona
North of Trinidad, COL, on the plains, the
two herds were to separate. Howard was to
take The old Santa Fe trail to Kansas City
and krc!ey WIS to drive northward to Den
yer. On the route accidental changes OF
cattle had been made. and Howard insisted
Oh having his stock taken out, but was un-
willing to deliver ke2ley'S and it WAS finally
agreed to settle the matter by a baltic be-
1wccu six picked men from each party. Ac.
cording!y twelve men arranged themselves
on horscback-the two sides fifty feet apart
and at 4 signal from their employers the
fiyl! was TO begin. Attic first fire four men
were instantly killed. George Lester, of
Kcclcy's party, wis sho! through the breast.
One of IIowarl's men fell with Il ball
through his head, and two others of the
same party wcro shot through the heart.
DiSinaycl, the Howard party, with tho cx-
c~eption of thyir employer, fled to their camp.
Kelley then rode up to Howard aal pro-
posed that they should light it oaL. Howard
declined, saying tllat lo understood the
matter to have been settled according to the
term; o. battle mad. beforehand. An eIui.-
able exchange of cattle WAS then male. The
dead were buried by the other men from both
parties, and the drorrT+. with their hrrd; III
charge, separated for ..le.: respective roI!1'.
llEAvy fros:s have occurred in various sec
tons of the Northwest.
4 FIRE at S;I$:n,iilr. Cal. destroyed the
buildings of two entire business blocks,
causing an estimated loss of $lD,No.
STEPHEN DAY, Gga seventy, secreted
S73,uO, the savings of Il lifetime, in Il tin
box in his house ut Mount Holly, Ohio. In
the Temporary absence of himself anu vile
some unknown person entered tho house
and stole the contents OF the box.
YELLOW fever reports from Er""iS'lil''
Texas. show that up to the I'D there hau
b.cn Il total of 1,S.D cases and lG3 deaths.
At Pensacola, Fla, there had been 4l cases
and forty-one deaths. .
As Il train conveying ii circus was coming
ror,d a curve near Point Lick, Ny, the
fourth car jumped the track and rolled down
-, cul.ankrncnt, followed by fifteen other
cars. Three men were instantly killed: three
were probably fatally injured, and seven or
al sht others were seriously wounded. Two
of the killed were employees Of the circus, and
the third WIS O. boy who was stealing n ride.
4 cage containing a tiger broke open and
the animal jumped out, but was captured be.
fore he had done any injury.
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WISE WORDS.

Hope is fatigue ending in decep'
ton.
Flattcryis effective only with a weak
Man parlons and forgcts; woman
pardons only.
There is little in the world hut that
has cost some one deeply.
One forgivcs everything to him who
forgives himself nothing.
TO be faithful without loving is tC
have the p ltriotism of virtue.
Choose that which is hest and Gus
tom will make it most agreeable.
We should believe only in works
works are sold for nothing everywhere
Love comes when we expect it the
least and when we dread it the most,
You can get the respect of honest
men in one way %only-hy deserving it,
Hate enters sometimes into great
souls; envy comes only from little
minds.
Gold is, in its last analysis, the
sweat of the poor and the blood of the
brave.
What is commonly called friendship
even is only Il little more honor among
roglcs.
What is becoming is honest, and
whatever is honest must always he ne
coming.
Only those faults which we cncoun'
ter in ourselves are inSulfcrahlr to us
in others.
Generosity is the accompaniment OF
high birth; pity and gratitude are Its
attendants.
The path of genius is not less OBJ
structed with disappointment than
that of ambition.
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Paranini'S Pet.

One day, while approaching Paris in
a diligence, after his visit to England
Paganini had the modification of see
ing his beloved Guarnerlus fall from
the roof of the coach. The delicate
instrument receird Il palpable injury,
| and had to be taken to Fuillalme, the
famous maker anu rrpairer Of violins
established in the French capital.
Vuillaumc not only mended tits the
story goes-but made in exact fac
smile of it, taking both to the Italian
virtlloso with the mark that the two
Instruments. lying side by side in his
laboratory, had puzzled him as to their
identity. The dismavcd musician
seized first one and then the other,
played upon both. and carefully en-
aminrd them, together and apart. and
ended by rxcIaiming in distress that he
could not decide which WAS his own.
lie strobe about the o wild. CO
static and in trarS-fait!i and fury
alike struggling for the mastery in
him, till the honest pariSian. overcome
by the sight of a grief and Il b"wildrr-
mpnt SO genuine, and never from
the first intending t" deceive his
client, asked him to keep both ri"linS
as a pledge of his esteem and almlra-
ton, ut the same tim" pointing ont the
sham tiuarncriuS. for which rhcgT;Tt
i'm honorable place in I'aganini'>
household. WHO can douh: after this
that new violinS may he made to look.
and speak, as we'll as old "n"s,-lH
the Yfur R0UHd.
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The Footsteps Of Decay.

The following is n translation from an an
cicnt Spanish poem, which. says the Edin-
bnroh Rprie,r. is surpassed by nothing with
which We are acquainted, in the Spanish
language, except the "Odeof Louis de Leon:'
Oh, let the soul It's slumbers break
Arouse its senses and awake
To see how soon
Life, in its giorieS, glide away,
And tho firm footsteps of decay
Come stealing on.
And while We view the rolling tide
Down which our precious minutes glide
Away so fast,
Let rs the present hour employ,
And deem its future dream a JOY
Already past.
Let no vain hope deceive the mind,
No happier let us hope , find
Tomorrow .nan to-day;
Our golden dreams Of yorc were bright,
Like them the present shall delight
Like them decay.
Our lives like fastening streams must be
That into the enculing sea
Are doomed to fall
The sea of death. whose waves roll on
Ger king and kingdom, crown and throne
And swallows all.
Alike the rivers lordly tide.
Alike the humble rivulets glide
To that sad wave;
Death levels poverty and pride,
The rich and poor sleep side by side
Within the grave.
Our birth is but q starting place;
Life is the running of the race,
And death the goal;
There all our glittering toys are brought
That path alone of all u%nsought,
Is found of all
See, then, how poor and little worth
Are all those glittering toys of earth
That lure Us here
Dreams of q sleep that death must break;
Alas! before it bid us wake,
We disappear.
Long ere the damp of earth can blight,
The cheeks pure glow of red and white
Has passed away;
Youth smiled, and all was heavenly fair
Age came and laid his finger there
And where are they?
Where is the strength that spurn ed decay,
The steps that roved so light and gay,
The hearts blithe tone?
The strength is gone, the step is slow,
And Joy grows wearisome with woe
When age comes on.
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From WASHINGTON

Up to the present time tho moneycd value
of donations to the Garfield Memorial Hos
pital fund amount to about $4,000.
A FoRMAL reception was rendered to En-
gineer Melville, of the Jeanette, in the Ma
sonic hall. Washington. The hall was
crowded, and Mr.. Thompson, ex-secretary of
the navy, made an address, at the conclusion
of which Engineer Melville, Lieutcnants
Berry and Danenhower, and Ninderman and
Noros took their stand at the foot of the
platform and received the greetings of tile
audience, while the band played Russian and
American national airs.
SECRETARY TELLER has decided to reopen
for settlement 100000 acres of land in
Northern Dakota which were withdrawn by
Secretary Schurz.
The interior department has made the fol-
lowing distribution of funds for the educa-
ton of the Indians during the present fiscal
year: Support of non-treaty schools already
established and to be established, $4,000;
increased attendance at schools now estab-
lished, $4,000; establishing new industrial
schools, $4,000; contingent expenses of
agency schools, $4,000; purchase of stock
cattle for industrial school, $80,0OO; compile
ton of school building, outhouses, ETC., for
industrial school near Arkansas City, $15.-
600; support of above school $31,5OO sup.
port OF industrial school at Genoa. Neb., $751;
500; support of Indians in schools in States,
ST. Zoo.
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\! French s%avant, VI. R'Gnarl. has
been trying the effect OF blood diet
uppn three m%otlrrlrS> lambs. The
blood WAS fed to them in tn" form OF
a dry powder, and they tllriv~l wonder
fully uDOn it.
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RRADrRY #. ,JoHNsoN has hee

GENERAL BRADLEY T. JOHNSON has been
appointed by the Baltimore circuit court q
receiver for the Yorktown Centennial associ-
alton.
A SLIGHT shock Of earthquake was felt the
other day at st. Louis and other parts of the
West. At Vincennes, Ind, the shock ratified
the windows of houses and lasted three min
utes.
At Huntsville, Texas, five convicts who
were attempting to escape from tho peniten-
tiary were fired upon by the guard, and one
was killed, another wounded, two others were
captured and dogs put upon tho track of the
fifth.
FIVE persons entered an old boat to cross
the Miami river at South Lebanon, Ohio.
During a playful struggle for possession OF
the oars the boat capsized, and -four of the
party-Newton AMI Ella Wallace and Abra-
ham and Belle Lucas-were drowned.
The Mormons of Utah are defiant and
have refused to give up tho records and
positions to the men appointed by Governor
Murray to fill vacancies occasioned by a fail.
ure to hold an election in August. This re-
fusal is in defiance of the law passed by Con
gross which disqualiios polygamists.
JAMES CUMMINGS, n prominent member Of
the notorious James gang of robbers, ha:
been arrested ut Princeton, Ill.
A BOW at a political meeting in Lancaster
S. c., eliminated in q fight between white
and colored men. Four colored men were
killed and many more wounded.
DIAMONDS and valuable jewelry worth
$4,000 were stolen from the Cincinnati e1
position building, shortly after the door!
were opened the other morning, from the ex
hibit of C.. Oskamp. The diamonds were in
securely kept in q show case, which wa
opened with ease by two men, who helped
themselves and then quietly walked away.
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Captain Mayne Reid, the no velist
who now has his home in Frogmore,
England, has had his claim for pension
allowed, and the United States will
hereafter pay to him SIS a month
while he lives. lie was Il second lieu
tenant in the First New York volun-
teers, and went through the stirring
scenes of the Mexican war, getting
bullets at Chapultepec and other i'm
pressions for future utilization in.story
books. His claim was filed about two
years ago. He sets forth in his afli-
davit that he'is quite poor, living on a
small hired farm, and that the SIS a
month will help out his meager income
and make him comfortable. He is
sixty-three years old.
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Ero,or AyJo Cro,ua

One greasing lasts two weeks; all others two
or three days. Do not be imposed or by tie
zer's, with label on. Saves your horse labor and
youtoo. 1t received first medala at the Centen.
NAL and Paris Expeditions. Sold everywhere
No poisonous drugs enter into the compo.
sition of Carboline, a deodorized extract OF
petroleum, the natural hair restorer and
dressing as now improved and perfected. Il
is the perfection of the chemists art.
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If you feel dull, drowsy, debilitated, have
frequent headache, mouth tastes bad, poor
appetite, tongue coated, You are suffering
from torpid liver, or "biliousness.' Moth
ing will cure you so speedily and permanently
as Dr.. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery"
Bv all Druopists.
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IU3 ENTN OTNEET,
BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. l, 1880.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. I, ISSU.
II. II. WARNER g. Co.: Sirs-I was almos'
blind, and was given up to die by my doctors
when your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure re.
stored my sight, cured my liver of its tor
pidity and freed me of the distress of con;
slant constipation, biliousness and general
debility, Miss DELLA SHERMAN.
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The valve of agricultural implc-
ments yearly produced in the United
States has increased tcn-fold since 1898.
In that year the census showed'it to
be $6,90O,000. Now it is more than
$68, O00,0 900.
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I'm the Times of Philadelphia We
nl<,ryc: Mr.. John Mrtiratll, 1886
Christian street. was cured ny II.
Jacobs Oil of severe rheumatism.
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Nh. II. PERc1vAL says that if population
goes on at its present rate in 214 years the
world will have reached the %frightful average
of 700 inhabitants to the square mile.
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Who has not seen the fair, fresh young girl
transformed in q few months into the pale,
haggard, dispirited woman? The sparkling
eyes are dimmed, and the ringing laugh
orders of the system which DR.. Pierce's "Fa.
vorite Prescription " would remedy in a short
time. Remember, that the "Favorite Pre-.
scription" will unfailingly cure all "female
weaknesses" and restore health and beauty.
By all druggists. Send three stamps for DR..
Pierce's treatise on Diseases of Women (96
pages). Address WoRLD's MEDICAL AssocA-
TON, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Gave instantaneous relief. ~. .'a-
cchs Oil. Neuralgia. Prof. T!rc.-".
Louis POST DispNtch.
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The Bilious,
dysreptic or constipaled, should address, with
two stamps for pamphlet, WORLDS DIspEN-
sAgY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, n. Y.
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HARRISON COUNTY, Miss, compels non-resi
dents visiting within its limits to pay q roat
tax in money or work it out.
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IInppy md Thankful.

THERE are 2i5 volunteer fire departments
in New York State, with 1,02S companies and
2G;131 members.
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One hundred and sixty s~tonecuttcr,
are at Scrk on the Washington mon
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There are twenty-one railway cor
porations in the United States having
each a capital above $23,O0O,O0o, and
gross earnings from S4,044,516 on the
incomplete Northern Pacific to SD
| 1898 on the Pennsylvania Central,
as follows:
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Flies ana Bugs.
Flies, reaches. ants, bedbugs, rats, mice
gophers, chipmunks cleared out by "Rougf
on Rats.O l5c.
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Totals. 81, O6l, 4ss, 120 S173, $685. 49,

Edwin II. Flood, a Philadelphia
builder, is engaged upon probably the
most extensive building operation ever
attempted in that city. 1t is the cree
ton of eight hundred houses upon all
the vacant land between Seventeenth
street and Islington lane and Diamond
and York streets, comprising in all
aDout forty acres. All the woodwork
in the buildings will he prepared and
fitted at Il large saw and planning mill
specially erected. n brick yard capa-
Die of making $4,000 bricks Il day has
also been erected. All the clay used
in the manufacture Of bricks is pro-
cured from the excavations for the eel
lars of thencw buildings. The lumber
is purchased Ivy the million feet ut Il
time. All the hardware used in the
buildings is bought in quantities at a
time sufficient to cover the entire
building operation. The paints, glass
and other ncccSSarieS entering into the
construction are also secured in large
quantities. There is now under way
the first inStallmcnt of l04 houses.
They are all tcn-room houses, and alike
in finish. The fronts are OF the Queen
Anne style, and are of Philadelphia
pressed brick, ornamentcd with black
and buff cove brick. Over the window
and door heads runs a broad course Of
Tennessee marble and a panclcl base
of the same material reaches to the
window-sill. The floor Of the vesti-
bulcs will be laid in marble and wains-
cotrl with the same material. This
is one of the ways by which that city
continues to have cheap houses.
The story Of the poisoning of 100
Hungarian husbands is n OF the
most extraordinary on record. Thekla
Poppy, a gypsy woman OF seventy
wears, invented or discovered a poison,
acting slowly hut surely, and in its
effects initiating the symptoms of
disease. This poison she sold by the
bottle to those women whose husbands
obstinately refused to die to suit their
spouSc's plans. For two years she
piled her trade, selling her poison at
the rate of $25 to $50 a bottle. About
two months since, however. a rich
peasant died under suspicious circum-
stances, Which led to ugly rulnors re-
sulting in the diSintermcnt OF his
body. But no traces of foul play
could be discovered, and people were
forgetting the sensation when the
daughter Of the cd gypsy suddenly
Mortified the community lS conf
ing before the court and
testifying that she gave the wife of
the dead mar a bottle of poison pre-
pared by her mother. She saw the
wife pour the poison into the hus-
bands coffee and told her mother What
| she had seen. Her mother answered
that she would poison her if she did
not hold her tongue. Subsequently
|. she quarrcled with her mother about
| some property, and in revenge deter
mined to betray her. The gypsy and
the widow were both arrested, but
stoutly denied the crime. The Judge,
however, overheard the two talking in
tie Jail, when the widow said to the
gypsy: "Well, 1 am young and pretty.
lie was old and ugly. Why should he
not die?" 1t was found that the crime
had extended through the entire COM
muaity, and dead husbands in the
region are being disinterred and exam
ined by the score.
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90 Cents VIII Buy
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1t is said that Thomas A. Edison
has had issued to him no fewer than
s96 paten ts.
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England derived last year $2,76O,OOO
from the duty on carriages.
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This will be the greatest railroad
building year on record. Already,
since the lst of January, nearly six
thousand miles of new road have been
built in the United States. During
the corresponding period last year
$3.50 miles had been constructed, and
that was regarded as great things.