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QUEER ACCIDENTS.

Georgia negro lost his life by having open knife
IN his pocket as he mounted his mule.
screwdrver slipped from the hand OF Joel Allen OF
Greencastie Ind and gouged his eye completely from
It's socket
Roman Rover OF yandas, III, broke his neck in fall
ing from HE bed lie struck his head in such manner
as 70 bend II under his body.
Frank Arbuckle OF L0uisvile KY fell from his sond
story window head hrAt Into al empty barrel lie 10
supposed TO he fatally injured.
Samuel Cuslstt Of Amsterdam n ", broke his leg by
letting q stone upon IT, then his began to bleed
and he died from loss OF blood.
while playi In front of an open FIRE place with dog
little Nellie Burton OF Nashville Ind lost her balance
fell backward and was literally roasted alive.
son OF BENJAMIN Justice Of Hawks Bridge ~ j., IL
years Of aye first lost his feet then his s by Keeping
tightly strapped skates upon his feet several hours
Walter u ~ year old son Of Joseph White OF Colsrane
township Pa. Jumped into tho horse msnR.r 70 md his
ball The horse snapped at him and bit one OF his ears on
Hannah Tyler OF New Haven. Conn, lost her speech
nrteen years ago She fell from chair recently and
although severely injured she recovered her voice ANA
now converses freely.
After John Coleman OF Scott H., had f-lled large
When tile dropped 10 the ground his body was caught
between the two ends and he was killed.
Two young women the birthday party OF Jesse ray
lor Fnilny, Ohio moved his chair from under him AZ
he attempted 10 take seat between them Jesse Tell
and broks his neck One of the young women Is now
maniac through greet
John Kirby 81 wulIanstown ~ j., fell asleep on HIS
work bench while reading = newspaper The lamp set
the paper Aarr the intense heat caused the lamp 70
LuTst and the burning oil few in all directions Kirby
shoes were burned IRON his feet before hs was aroused
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Some ChscagOans who have lnvested Their
Money - the I-sse star state.

The Northwest Texas Cattle Raisers' Asso-
ciation has been in session for three days ut
Fort Worth. The organization has a member
and represent u grand tOta OF 400, 900 cattle.
There are several who can boast OF the owner
v Nhpp al cH% 10 oysr ed sns ns si
mess ln Texas we're tho Harold Brothers who
1873. The aggregate Of iiheir worldly posses.
sions amounted TO $4,000. This sum they in
ing out with 400 cattle. To-day they arc the
owners OF 60 GOO bend and are reputed to DO
Of 1872 they sold head md this ssan
they expect T., brand $4,000 calves. For the
last six years they have been grading up with
Of the best herds in the State.
The arges. ranch in the State is that Of
River; He began buying land four years ago
securing 270 900 acres at IS cents per acre. In
the mean time the price has advanced from 81
controls 100000 acres. To enclose. his landed
p2sssessi9,ns 25Q miles OF fencing is required.
is not the largest in the State. but ID generally
conceded to DO the finest; having been graded
herd IS evonced BY recen, sale Of 40 " year
ior Texas ycarngs is SIS, He, branded over
more this son Mr. aooGasRt Ives s ON f hs
ranch r and H gives his personal attention TO az
Tho Matndor ICattlo Company's ranch is sit
Psea Rver oy sna eSs se
Ts fis for SG to ei
erinR OF Chicago was formerly interested in
this ranch The Worsham Cattle Company in
WilbarSsr and Hardiman counties. have 35 900
head. Their ranch covers territory forty by
m ,n OF , Stevens S3 W"rsham for 100000 They
beeyes and branded $500 calves. VIM. Young
OF Milwaukee,. a gentleman we'll known on
Treasursr and a ge'stockhoIer in this COM
IN VIII eapta
SsfSsss q M $sTss asSss
,rd TEs r%eSns 8 TsSss ranch eTqpsTty
is generally supposed. could name ease score OF
wel.knoYn Chieagoans who are more or less
in the 81 cattle
pany; recent organization. has from IL. 900 to
10000 head on the Colorado and North Concho
Rivers; The herd. which is well graded up.
President; c. b. Moore. Secretary; w NJ .Dar-
linHtop; Treasurer. and I, Darlington Resi-,
12i.8s0 acres in Tom Green and Andrews
counties. which he intends to fence and stock
At ONCE. This track lies within eight miles Of
property John r. ,Hoxie has 81 900 acres Mr..
HoXie has also little patch Of ~ 500 acres in
the Fan Handle an and large and finely stocked
we'll Abncr Taylor and Col. BsbeocE the latter
tract Tor building the State ELI" House at Austin.
receive for their outlay 5000 900 acres OF choice
land; The cost OF the structure was, to be
81, 0OOO 900. 1t is the Intention OF the parties
to fence their {, property rs soon as practicable
Hereford and POllcd Angus bulls.
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INTERVENING FACTS.

.urs only ONE produces mature salmon II ali eggs
would be moving mass OF salmon.
The completion OF the iron bridge Of the Atlantic and
another to the il Of hish bridge Il spans a dark
"i S's So.
S &c % ss : Of
FIR s ra Of ns s y t The The ss
the size OF the note
Henry Todd who lives in Darien e the wssthies, cot
s snS III" him sso s
He !. no" " @ cid sud s wor'h
OF athousand well-todo persons and smother thou.
sand Of poor persons there remained alive sitter Aye
nifty years there rsnainsd Of the prosperous s Of the
s And OF I q e
life among the well to do was so years and among the
The great cattle range Of Wyoming under the military
Of F. feS s %s %s
70 these can Be added .Ss ys!u. q lie horses nd
.,9ss % shs GRANGER, making ss: t'" Of
s:i @ Isss % IT,
ss S's ~ M
per and per cent o. nicEs /. believed ,hs. tie
..: grew oat Q, the fact .h.. pattern
eagerly sought after by numismatists on account OF
been p.r.iaiy d.,srmnsd BY AZ old ms'd II rhl.del
Il. star She S8s s The
twssn The age Of = and ~ are a. roliows
And j. - and 'sS II Is and ~
:.s and sa srs Il Ia .r Vii ,Ssi y
fore be sssI TIM from T. to rs IL hs 9 S tide Of Sr
are taken In the great lottery
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Dakeas saa DrsWns1.
"Give me your opinion Of these, young
man." said tho east side grocer. a. he spread
before tho reporter handful OF coffee beans.
They aren't very regular In size. are they
Now compare them with those. and tell me
which you think are the better"
The grocer placed a second handful along
side Of the others. The two lots wero Of the
same dark brown color. and at little distance
Closer inspection showed that while the cote.
beans first shown were not all Of the. same size.
uisrily the beans being very plump and large.
know what you are going to tell me, and
at Tst EiahScs my one would say AZ, s3 T91y
Well. the difference between the two patches 10
that those which showed you fret are fair
al neHsr w xrsW On ses
Whist kind OF q bush did they grow on 7"
No bush at all; They are 4 mannfactured
lieye 1t. for its a fact on which you may safely
FISK your Inst los, dime; They are nothing more or
are made in moulds and baked nferward.
Each ono Is almost perfect In shape and all are
alike. You won't IND genuine coffee beans to
y1 SGf ~ ra ;S but 4 ses thu,
spectacle grocer would bo foolish enough to
give oans " sSo Ta buys No. Sase ss
to one Of he imitation. Nobody examines
bad coffee. all the time. I'm sure | can't tell
sSsf |. The as, ana grind Il myself
ground coffee. but when coffee is bought in tho
liant mind sot over the dinicaity By making
coffee beans to order"
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TIE SLAYER OF 100000 RATS.
A Life Spent In Destroying Rodents.
rro,n N, rbiyoL-,pbt, R,rord


1--WE killed over q quarter OF a million OF
ges aS Gesory n0 Psi ssIS sag 0s
S. years Of age, Ho lives alone at Ais Henry
street His only companions are HIS ferrets.
aSH ana Fa Tnih SrSs mt
panions. are two fine blooded Scotch terriers.
Kitchen Their master values them at $500.
ror hays eeeE
nptly says: They have, chewed up more rats
than amy other dogs in the world" .,-o.,
the e'i house ' English jack told how he came
to, take up the disagreeable business: When
shs acaunntancs 81 Wsef the este ae
ThG me With him to this cGunry
xitS S S% e ts Il. G i1snds
gave me his ferrets and advised mo to take Ip
first lob i undertook was to rid old Matthew
Baldwin,s house on the River road be;
tween Tasony and gr 10, .,n o. rats
at this my first venture that somehow be-
creased. Now nothing suits me better than to
PeEie AND jack FOR the rats S as they come " out
Of their holes to escape the ferrets who are TN
pursuit OF them Then the dogs fall on them.
my ears. II the rats come out in numbers then
take a hand. for consider myself as good as
either Of the dogs and between Pickle. Jack.
and me few eyer manage to escape.
During the war was summoned to
over month and half l Killed 10000 rats.
which the rebel prisoners were stationed. !
allowing the rebs to eat EN-.
Il fiatter myself that no man In this country
knows more about rats or their habits than
do. I have watched and studied their ways
over quarter OF a century. and +! think thcre
Will steal anything and eat their way into any
thing but iron. They have but four teeth. two
IN the upper and two In the lower jaw. and
ity. have often heard Of deaths SECURING by
ts tee from harm: Take look At my hand I:
cover pin head that does not bear some kind
OF u scar. Ihave been bitten hundreds of times.
but an application Of salt and whiskey speedily
"Ferrets are troublesome animals to take
care Ut, ! have spent much money trying to
domesticate them. but never succeeded. l
hall Tor the purpose q increasing ny stock. as
they die. rapidly. They are worth about sl5
apiece. / lose about $500 worth year. Some-
rats. or wander through drain pipes OF Into
sewers. and never return. As soon as l let
them out 81 my bag they scrimmage around a
disappear They will go wherever u rat goes
Having but few bones they can work their way
through any building. Rats get terror-stricken
emersing AZ from the holes. Then it IS sure re
death for them. So frightened do rats become
at the sight Of ferretss that I've seen them time
around in dismay. and then Jump into the
yawning mouths OF the dogs"
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A Mype-.ssper.ses.itive Man.

From TIE ST. Louis Republican.
He was good he was brave, still was sadly afraid
That women priced only his rental;
Yet ideal devotion he sought In n maid,
For the goose was, you nee. sentimental.
But she was so charming. 50 winning, and sweet,
The darlingcst girl In the city
Such plain, quiet fellow could never compete
With his rivals both handsome UNI witty.
when one eve in the course Of his wooing.
He forgot to be frightened. proposed was engaged,
Ere either knew ,si What they Were doing ,x
In soft words that won't bear repeating,
And then us he rose. his departure to take
He turned in pretence OF inspecting some toy,
But twinged with sharp melancholy;
To imagine life could he crowned with such 10y;
OH worse than fool IN my folly
It's my wealth that she nets while my heart she be-
Such jewel demands rich setting,
And her rapturoIs smiles are bu' feminine wles,
As III md when too late for reyretung"
And meanwhile she stood there adorng his back,
And felt her poor heart beating faster
At thought OF her freedom now gone all to rack,
Al the touch OF her dcstiny's master
quick fash OF feeling gave warning Of tears,
So she doubled her lists to night down her IL mrs,
Assuming frown quite ferocious.
In the pier glass beside him rejected;
Making tsffs At her SO r.. Hsss Ssrs f0sd
Too hurt Tor rsprosehins he durrediy left.
And q letter awaited to discover.
That an accident. hapless. her life had bereft
Or her super sensitive lover.
She answered the idiot whose heart she had wrecked
So suspicious man she could never respect,
Then took to her he'd with a fever.
liz sailed with u spirit so heavy II near
Had sunk the ship in midocean;
But returned; they were married early last year,
Aud forgot is their courtship's connioton.
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THE WHITE HOUSE.
How President Arthur has Made II the Most
Attractive House In Washington.

From TIE Gastronomer.
81 have been n visitor Mt the Executive
Mansion under every regime since Pierce went
edge OF the subject It is Just a quarter Of q
Hss' b spe e. 4. FRI es Hi S S hs White ss
cessors. President Arthur is the nearest APP
preach to I h,m in elegant and decorous hosP,
house ceased to BIO home, and for while. at
least.. it was headquarters. Gen. Babcock
the ery H ha Gen Rs bh h
tory Mth adayes came crowd OF Ohio village
dent Garfield did not live long enough to give.
House life under his ADMINISTRATION but Presi-
dent Arthur ipsnite OF the most humdrum c9b
has has had ESo no heln; either He He as
who are little too stately neither the Cabinet
nor the Cabinet ladies have been Of, any use to
h% mhs whe b
soIa IS II mourning; Mrs. TslsE lives Il coI-
culture Consists In holding up de icately paint.
with nm assumption OF artistic ecstasy, Wei,
that's neat; y must have cost heaps dutys
ut has been charged and generally believed,
I said. that Gen. Arthur likes to surround
himself with tho politicians with whom no was
Intimate In the old quarters in the northwest
corner Of tho Fifth Avenue Hotel"
Not at all" my Washington friend replied.
All the talk about the boys was newspaper
talk. based ON nothing. II President Arthur
hns not turned his back entirely upon, Tom
has never allowed them to become White
House decorations. and they have found better
cheer at Wizards with Tom Ochitree than
at the White House with Chef. II was expect
ed when Arthur began that II he did not dis
card the boys no would have q 'low-to adj
ministrat!on.'' and IT, he did there would be
trouble We have all found we were mistaken.
The President talks pol itics to the boys. when
saSy sS t IN RM as h. always @ but
, uncomfortable, Early I. his administration
ceived ut the White House table. but one din
ner settled them; they found themselves un-
accountably nervous In the presence OF the
man who had become President Of the United
States; their appetites failed them the oysters
were chilly and the soup was cold; the conver-
hand and found It dreadfu!y uncomfortable
trying to eat with their forks: some OF them
spilled their soup and ,oyerset their wine in
trying TO SOP II up with their napkins.. The
White House board was not the place for them
and they had the good sense to see and &C.
Knowledge 1t. =. The boys keep away from the
White House dinners and receptions. and they
had lived. by Jove. II the Presi dent goes Oh as
he has begun, when he goes out Of Office he will
have earned the distinction orma king tho White
House socially. what 1t ought to be-the fret
house In the land"
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What's In . Name.

Prom the Traveller Magazine.
"Where do you 20. my pretty maid 2"
The tnsinuating drummer said
I'm going all the way" said she
To my humble home in kankakeev
Then after waiting little while
May ask YOU sir, where do you go ~
And the drummer answered with n smile,
s. To my lOrdly home Ut kokomoi"
Then outright spoke the conductor bold;
There's some mistake between you two.
NyOu're going home. you've missed your hold,
For this train goes to kAlanaZoor
'yOh, what shall do =" the maiden cried,
"They II think I'm dead, my ma and pev,
Too badr' the startled drummer sighed;
Come TO my friends in waukeshAr'
And she smiled and blushed and most forgot
That lie was but u stranger man.
And that mistake altered her whole lot,
For they got married at waukeyan.
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Computation.

From the llrornia Spirit or the Times.
"Why must we mourn for vanished light,
For pleasures lost as fair US flee ting,
Aud weep beneath the eyes Of night
The memory OF our morning greeting
Is Joy too weak to live AWAY
Ia life 80 fond Of pale browed sorrow
That every hope which blooms today
Must fade and die before to morrow 7"
But, nay" q voice within replied,
SO sweet could not choose but hear IL,
God never yet hath light denied
To those whose souls can draw them near II.
Look up IN trust aud see beyond
These clouds OF i'll. this vain reptning,
Fathers strength sustained and fond,
A Fathers love. securely shining"
But doubling still and weak. moan,
:" Your Heavens too far-give something nearer;
Why are we left to stand alone,
With all gone by that made life deArerf
The friends we seek clasp hands and part,
The souls we love draw throbbng near u.s.
Eye speaks to eye, heart leans to heart,
Then nAught remains to help or cheer uS.'
"And yet, and yet" the voice rang clear
And proud as love and faith could make It,
"While memory holds your friendship near,
Can love or change or sorrow break nf
Soul meets with soul-nn instRnts ray
Can forge chain no time can sever;
Through life, through death. by night and day,
Thus meeting once, they meet forever.
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About 8 o'clock Saturday afternoon. as Cant.
ID. u. Tinker old whaling master, and one OF the
crew OF the ightshp were coming from Beitets reef.
in the large schooner rugged boat attached to the ship
monster lifted itself out of the deep md the forked
spout Of right whale was cast high into the air Capt
Tinker estimated that the whale ut least OF sixty
barrels capacity and had not less than = 600 worth Of
oil and bone inside his Capt Tinker 81 eered to-
ward the whale, tackled and retacked after him. got
within 10 feet OF him once and within IL feet OF him
hour and saw him sink rise and spout ve successive
times IL there had been bomb lance board there
We're three certaintes of killing the whale II was too
late when Capt Tinker arrived in the city to return with
y boat aud weapons probably the whale is by this
time navigating the waters OF the Guf strean
lanc and is more than hundred years since there's
any record of such fish In Long Island Sound although
II 10 recorded that quarter Of century
Ates right whaling waters between Fishers
Hsland aud Montauk Point.
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TAs vasssnsa easar.

v~e-.a e>-
~-,-.
TO The chslr bsus ~ ess.
But vsinly through Il made listening search
For the voices oscs held % dear
No iach Of meiodious Art was there,
SIN srssd We, the shssds Of pruiss,
Yet misssd with pang sss familiar air
OF the choir Of my boyhood days
The swsss pure ZOOS % y essfsvosee.
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and trouble. ien 2 diesseses from the ordinsry
t. h Rs Nslscn: s shs rstisSd to rat With her
fnsli b. her bed. and besought her to arise.
am s.d ..ia sSss ee n mob n Win follow
YOU here, and when they and have given you
;Ss, thsy bYfn my house and sy;sIythins
years and Il lose my home lose my -, al" "'
Mrs, Nelson babe him. call her son. and che
es" lie WAS u starting s.rnss. the EorHsss
whom Mrs. Nslson asked him whether the een-
s%sn f. Te9sp che wa. to go was her
:, mo y! s madam" w.s the truthful reply. He
How. then n" can ak of him favor denied
By BIZ tr!sndY BY. VIII relieve your fears.
IN. LIMO %orninG will sit up ali night and hold
WITH sIacrity: when he VIE, sssin !nterpessa.
With 90 many HELPLESS little ones to s. tSrs ssd
not SSS sn sha II q. 'Rs sn sne
outside. d. Nelson entered the house. s "' and
asked MIN what was the matter.
-. oh. pr. Nelson. is that you ~ no shouted.
was JUS. telling your wife that the mob are
my properly Win Be- burned. and Be E ruined ned
b. Nelson ,. s sssr niles set n y ssr;sa
rection,. The mob 10 not thinking OF you. BE
a man."
AT this very hour the mob was visiting Mr..
, Mnidrow,s SesidSnce many miles away. and
assured. He dried his tears. His mortified
wife insisted that the horses should not be
brought out Mt that time OF night. DIR. Nelson
talked long and comfortingy to his weeping
wife. and after. many directions, departed
mother and children were proceeding on their
way to the Mississippi River. they saw u paper
fastened In the top Of a notched stick. at u fork
in the road. They found written upon 1t. In the
hand Of the watchful father:
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From Temple bar.
| have dainty playmate, dear
In none other to me here
OF my own clan;
\ brass. grit collar decks his throat,
And shines like silk his glossy coat
OF black and tan.
Companion OF my lonely walks,
He trots beside ME oft. and talks
As best he can;
Then, wild With sudden glee. will rush,
And bark defiance II n thrush.
Hiei black and tani
Across his puzzled brain there throns
Confused ideas OF right and wrong;
He has no plan
OF conduct for his daily guide,
The god he worships dwells inside
His black and tan.
But should the world from me forbear,
And with unreasonable stare
Some weakness scan;
One faithful heart. know, would ache,
We're with life for aye to break.
All black and tan
You're very human, little friend.
wonder IL psrchance you end
Where began
Maybe, l used to prank and bark,
And my complexion Save the mArkD
Was black and tan.
Maybe. we're not 80 far apart;
Where Ia the point from which I start
To be u man
II we can nnd fhi. missing link,
My black and tan
corsToRp Dici
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News from Indiana.
From the Indianapolis .Sentinel

Hugh Stout Button lad. IL years old.
Montgomery county has over 100 miles of good gravel
roads and In preparing to build more.
Miss Netc OF Marion performed the feat of
writing 26D words postal card every word being
perfectly legble.
Some low.born being has been forging the Hon. Joe
McDonalds to drafts and passing them unsus
pecting saloon keepers
Frank Cook of New Albany will be 100 old In Sep
TENDER next. Notwithstanding his great age Mr. Cook
IL in good health and enough to follow the
cupation Of Gaming chairs.
The patent right swindere doing the farmers OF
Miami county by selling them the " Eureka tongue sup
ports for farm wagons The lightning rod get
ting in their work
The wife of John Oliver of Jefersonville has been
totally blind for many years. She does all her own
Homework including the cooking and ironing besides
the milking Of the family COW. She refuses to have
servant girl about the house
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The Bets q . keasseky 0aabier.
YSops Ms Louisville Courier. Journal

George Herman IL In q dying condition at the
City Hospital. Perhaps while This IL being written his
soul has passed from this world to the other There
no man in the city Of Louisville who dressed beite[ OF
spent more money than George Herman. lie WIS., D
very prince OF the gamblers Every body knew George
Herman. and everybody liked him. He liberal
who needed money asked him that they didn't get
IT, He was generous to n fault.
~ have known George Herman for many . year"
said gambler. He was the only natural gambler
saw. I with him one evening when he
wa. in a crowd. lie bet fellow who had sone sou
than he could The fellow took the bet up and leorge
the bet. George would bet on anything ! WAS
one evening when couple Of fellows passed BY They
ennes bet $50 that the nrst fellow would heat the
second to Fifth street He took up. and bet vas
that . fellow would put his hat on sideways He bot
another &25 that the fellow would turn the rim Of the
hat duwn lie won both bets The fellow not only wore
his hat the side, hut turned II down the side"
He was high roller" said Of the boys who had
played with him. and thorough gambler. I snw him
stack up night much 81, 500 ON the turn OF q
was made however, and he won"