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How an Heir II Sald 10 Have Beea
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NEw YoAK. March 2l.-Bsrjsmin r.
Mhtlden, % LUDLOW, Vermont, guardian
for Alexander hiewart, an infane man re
siding IA CAvendish Vermont, hiss hled ~
the lniied States circuit court a femefk--
bla compliant agaiusl Judge Henry Hilton,
Executor Of ihe estate OF the late A, Il Stew
az, iu which he maintains certain release
u olaims against tho Stewart estate thst
eomplhinsnt gave were irauduleu,ly co.
lalnsi by the executor ana therefore null
and void. Alexander S ewart by his guar,
dian claims to be cousin and heir At law OF
tue late A. I. Stewart. complainant states
he began action against tho estate Tor
20, 900 600 In June, 1873, Defendant well
knowing plaintiff and others were true and
legal heirs at law, devised and executed n
plan to procure diecontinuance OF action
and obtain ut a email per centege OF piain'-
IFS interest In the property. Deiendan, en-
gagged u. q. Joyne, Price, Lew
Is ana Ira Shaier, all OF
New Yo'k. Lewis went TO Csyendi,h
ana by promises got plaintiff 10 come here,
and by furtaer promisss secured from him
n release OF all claims. Lewis kept Stew
art 10 practical custody while here, refns'
ing % allow him 20 visit or receive irlends
or his lawyers. He even caused plaintiff 70
exchange his lawyer for one Shafer.
an agent of defendant, That on
Maroh ist. 1879, he was induced bv prom.
Uses 10 agree 10 discontinue suit while still
IN custody OF dsfendanrs agents, and
sig'ed a full release OF all his claims against
the estate The promises refsried to were:
THAT on or before AuguBt S0,h, 1879, de.
PENDANT would lake plSihtiH independ-
antiy rich FOR lie, by the
payment OF rs great q sum as
plaintiffs interest and claim was
WORTH that plaintiff shou,i he lairJy deal'
with; aud should receive not less than $780,
900; that defendant would bny for him =
good farm in Vermont and stock II with
horses, cattle and sheep, and tina, costly
dresses and other articles should
be given his wiio and daughter"
Plaintiff AYERS that defendant has broken
all those promises, and plaintiff holds he Is
damaged 10 the eJ'cnt of SAC,0OO. On
S.pterGbe 10Th, 1879, being insaue and Ia.
capable OF tTansscting business, plaintiff
made over power OF attorney TO his son,
Matthew Stewart, 10 collect 10 his behslI
damages due. Complainant prays that re.
lesss ke so made.
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The Kansas cattle Plasus.

A dispatch from Empoiia, Kansas. says:
The following facts regarding Tho cattle dis
ease at Neoaho Falls and vicinity have been
obtained: Yesterday morning party OF
Lyons county stock men, accompanied by
several Newspaper representatives started
ior Ncosho Falls on special train to exam
Inc the status OF the loot and month disease
which, il is reported exists there in such
malignant form. Al Junction the party
was joiued by Governor Oh ok. VIM. Sims,
secretary Of stste, Tho board Of agriculture,
and DIR. Holbrook, United States Veterinary
surgeon. the latter was detailed by Com
missioner L ,ring. The train reached Neo-
sho Falls at 2 p M, and the party was met
by Northumberland Finney. The first
place vipited was that of Dan Keith, five
miles north of town. This gentleman has
100 cattle. During the holidays he notiosd
tho tirst symptoms OF the dieease, which
has been proved oeYond doubt o be the
tina foot and mouth disease. OK his herd
about thirty are ifacted. The sight pre-
scented in the coral was almost siokeuing.
Some OF the mammals Wer5 seen with one
foos Of, some with two, while Of naf1 had
none at all. MANY OF them were lying
down, appearing 10 have little life left. DR..
Holbroo6 at ones began au examination OF
the cattle, and found symptoms OF the
dreaded dissase prevalent in oil. Some
were affected at the heel, and several ap-
peared TO be recovering. 1t is learned that
The Grst symptoms noticed were that of the
Jerking MP of one LEG of the cattle Affected,
and the arohipg OF its back ~ il cold.
Thsre il no doubt the fatal poison which
PRODUCES THE disease was tirst cOsnm,lai-
GA, cd to this herd and afterwards 10 othSfs
In the ne lghborbocd. Xeith's csttA are all
natives. The next place visited wss Ir.
Goodrich and his stepfsther, inward Hind.
mans, who hove ninsty-si1 head, and thir-
ty.hve are affected by the disease. which
was arst ao:ieel shYss weeks ago. The
majority OF the cattle presented singular
feature, the halls of nearly all being much
flsttened, which, an investigation showed,
was the result of Pressing. It asSms she
disease checks the circulation OF the blood,
which allows the body 10 frsese. A COW
was seen with her two hind feet just ready
TO come off When the trouble was first
noticed, MIR. Hindman separated the ef1l CT
ed cattle from his herd, and put the greater
portion in wood corral some dittance from
the sheds. Before proceeding TO the third
and last plsca visited, there WAS b consulta-
lion of the state officials. DR.. Holbrook
gave his opinion that the foot and mouth
disease existed in q very contagious form.
He suggested rigid quarantine as the
means of preventing lta spread, and showed
how necessary this was, IS the disease WAS
the most easily spread of any known TO vet
rinary surgery. He thought the best plan
wouId be TO kill and burn all the cattle in
the afflicted herd Governor CLICK favored
quarantine regul stions, and spoke OF the
inefficiency of the laws to do anything in
the matter.
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Carp Ponds.

As tnere is frequ ent enquiry made in re-
gard 10 Carp ponds, the following descrip.
ton from the report OF the fish commits.
sioner of Massachusetts for 1888, may be of
ytlus to many of your readers: Carp ponds
snould be flowed loan or grass land, the
deepest part running through the center,
sloping to the outlet where it need not be
over five or six feet deep. The rect of the
pond should be shallow. This would ena-
BILE the cultivator to control the water, and
b. drawing it off slowly bring all Of his
fish into small compass. Very
little more water is needed than will
supply the evaporation When streams
are damned for the purpose of making
ponds the overflow may be taken around
the pond and the supply fIoman inlet at
the upper end or side. The fish may be fed
on ali kinds of vegetables. When the pond
is large they will obtain large part Of
their food from the pond. 1t is question
of pssturaga and feed as to the numbe
kept in pond of given size, as their food
is inexpensive, being easily obtained on
any farm, the keeping of large numbers in
a small place may be often desirab e.
Water snakes, frogs and every kind Of fish
that prey upon other fish should be kept
out OF the breeding pond. or any other
place where young carp are kept"
EDWARD d. HICKS,
Fish Commissioner.
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Letter from Female Physician.


Letter from Female Physician.
1914 SECOND AVENUE, NEW YORK, May /
1888 MY speciality is diseases OF women
and children. like Allcock's porous
plasters because they are 30 quick and Ell.
Client and never irritate or mark the tender
est skin. ] have found them most ueeful in
my practice, and they are certainly the best
plasters now made. To illustrates. my son
of ten years OF age took bad cold and
coughed incessantly; no medicine would re-
l;eve him. After some twelve hours APP
piled an Allcock's porous plaster to his
throat and upper chest. The cough ceased
entirely in an hour, and the next day the
boy was well.
/ told the case to gentleman who suffer
ed in the game way; he, too, was cured IN
TWENTY. four hours OF mis- cough by ALL
cocks porous plasters Another patient
suffered from pain in the small of the back
-Allcock's porous plaeters was applied at
night, and next morning the pain had
cessedS Again, a young lady suffering from
neuralsic pains around the heart, by my
advice nsed Allcock's porous plasters, and
wss entirely cured in three days. Finally,
a LADY, canae to mo with cold feet, which
copstantlv required night and day-this
sometimes is q symptom OF uterine conges-
toni applied an Allcock's porous plaster
to the sole OF each foot and her feet got and
continued warm. She wore the plasters
over week.
Thus have recently tried Allcock's por-
GUS plsste,s, and take great pleasure In
bearing witness to their remarkable cura-
tive power. JANE M. BAKER, n. d.
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"Where do you bury the dead animals
that are collected about the streets OF WASH
ingion?' queried Washington Republican
reporter LAST evening upon meeting an at
tsche of the dead animal service on the
avenue.
Bury them'" he lsugoed; shat Is
o very good joke. Why, there IL not
the smallest portion Of q horse. for in.
tsnc., that is wased. Everything is sold.
The skin IL takss of ret and sold at a good
Fl .ure. 1t is converted into leather. Next
the hoofs are removed and converted. into
sglue. The flesh i, then boiled down, the ia
bang used for soap grease ana the lean
for fertilizer. The bones are sold at
rather good figures. So you see an
old desd horse is o pretty good Investment
after all. He furnishes glue, leather, soap
aud bones for knife handles and other fancy
articles, while the farmer manures his vege.
tation with the refuse"
"Are dogs and cats similarly treated? ~
asked the reporter.
"They are" was the reply, "only thell
skins are converted into kid gloves instead
Of boots and shoes."-[ Washington Rspuo
liCau,
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An Ingenious Device.

Another ingenious device to gain an easy
livelihood came very nearly costing two St.
Louis men their lives recently. Early in
Decem Der one of them conceived the idea
that he and his companion could be manu-
factnred into Siamese twins by simple sur
gical operation, aud they employed sur
geon to perform it. A piece OF skin about
four inches wide by three deep wac cut and
raised from one arm of each, exposing the
bare flesh beneath. Then the two arms
we're Drought together, the pieces of skin
Tapped one over the other, and the arms
bandaged firm and tightly together, The
men were told it would take between twenty
and thirty days for the two arms to grow
firmly together and during that time they
must remain quiet ia their rooms and eat
drink and sleep together. Their meals were
brought to them and they ate quite heartily
until about the fifth day, when the healing
process began, aud then they lost their APP
petites. The pain at this lime became very
severe, and for Two or Il rec days both men
we're compelled to take to bed because one
or the other was TOO sick to Sit up. Finally
fever seized both OF them and the doctors
were compelled 10 cut them apart in order
to save their lives.-TPbil delpnia Press.
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his plea baing that hIs 'blsok tooth
aohed p and that Only human ileAh could
cure (. The iuii ~ u "A Tepulslye 0ne, ana
SIC 81 Johnston deals for the most part
with far more oaredul tonics, whittier va
will follow MIN after one ilnal grim quota
tiOn:
"Ths expression long pic is not Joke,
nor n phTass invented by EuTopeans. pu'
ono frequently used by she FjlanA, who
look upon corpse AZ Ordinary butcher
meat, and called u human body pusku
baloys, or long pis.' la oontrAdi,tinetlon
20 puaka dina, or rel pig Tao flesh was
never eaten raw. but was either baked
whole In the ovens or cut up aud stewed In
the large earthern pots that they use for
cooking Certain herbs were nearly a.
ways cooked with the flesh, either TO pre-
vent Indigestion or as sort OF savory stuff
Ing. N man was 10 DO cooked whole,
they would psiot and decorate his face a,
thou gh he were alive, and one Of the chiei
persons o. the place would stand by the
corpse, which was placed In u sitting posi-
ton, and talk In mooking strain to 10 FOL
some time, when IL would be handed over
to the cooks, who prepared IL ana placed II
In the oven, filling the inside OF the inside
of the body with hot stones, so that be
would be well cooked all through.
Mall Gszette.
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A EUROPEAN journal relates that a few
months since Horkmen employed upon
some con s,ruotlOus on the bank OF tho river
Dn,lpsr, la contra Russia, empl Dyed the
electric light Ia enable them 20 prosecuts
their lsbors OF night. The brilliant rays oil
tight attracted 90 many millions OF noctur.
nsl moths. beetles and other insects that
from time 10 time II was necessary TO stop
work and set ali hands to destroying the
clouds al winged victims that frequently
completely ooscured the light, This aug
gestsd the idea Of using tho electric light
to destroy nocturnal insects prejujiciAl 10
agriculture, and experiments in that direc'
iion are TO be tried next spring. Not on ly
to insects, bur fish, the light proved fatally
attractive. Its rays, directed 10 the surface
OF the water. drew together vast quantities
OF sill the fishes found In the Dnoiper, and
when within the charmed fields OF illumins-
ton they lay crowded tog ether in masses,
seemingly blinded and stupitied. The
workinen, improving the opportunity
made \ notable raul OF fish.
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Oil ON the Waters.

The various experiments which have been
tried of late in order to test the power OF oil
to apate the fury of sea waves have been
eucce ssf1l enou, h to vindicate once more
the wise men of old who made proverbs.
There can be little doubt that, however
''tronbled" the waters OF the sea may be,
few gallons Of oil will effectuslly still them.
A correspondent, who has witnessed rev.
eral experiments, writes that most OF the
Scottish herring fleets will in future have
with Them an oh boat, so that In the event
Of a sudden gale arising they will be able
so to calm the waters as TO allow the fish
ing boats either to ride out the gale or to
make for q place Of safety in the track OF
the vessel containing the oil. Says our cor
respondent: Had those boats which re-
Gently, but with great difficulty, took of
four passengers from the disabled Atlantic
steamer been provided with couple OF
GALLONS of oil stored in convenient bladders
the work OF removal would have been done
With far less trouble and with almost no
danger to life ."-[Psll Nell Gazette.
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Cnnnibalisn in FIJI.

Mr., st. Johnston in Camping Among
Csnnibals" furnishes evidence that canni
belsKn 10 on the wane, even in the wild IN
terror Of Fiji. On his way back to the CAPT
tai he spent night in . store on the bank
Of the Vain smala--the first Englishmar
who had penetrated thus far, This mar
cave him q gruesome picture OF the state Of
things when he fret came TO live in the Sc
ones.ered and then turbulent locality
EVERY mans hand was raised against his
neighbor for the staple reason that be was
his neighbor. Often past his little house
he has seen the canoes go down the river
bearing gifts from one chief to another o.
deed mon for the oven. and sometimes
bloody joints or limbs just torn from ne
victim, wrapped in fresh leaves for the
crown of feest.n There il no question,
Mr., st. Johnston asserts. that the Filian
ctnnibal loved human flesh for its own
sake, and did not merely eat the sisln
enemy ont Of revenge. A chief weuld order
to be dubbed some one he considered
would be good for cooking
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The Human Hair Trade.

Addison, in one OF his quaint articles on
fashion, gives O humorous description oil
the rise and fall of the hairy towsrs on
adies' heads. AS fashion wilied II, the
structure varied in sze and shape, and as 1t
was with the ladies OF Queen Aune's time
many years ago huge ''chignons" and enor.
nous plaits disfigured the heads Of all
womankind, the dealers in human hair and
their accomplices the hair-dressers, grew
rich, blessing the latest within OF the most
whimsical among the deities. But men, or
rather, women, grew wiser, and all at once
the heads, bus recently bowed down by the
weight OF artificial hair. were liited up aho
nidsous bangs" and classical coils took the
place of the former mOnstrosties. The
bs "a sa,myd rsdicsl, and hair.desleri
were OIL the Drink Of despair. But by and
By the discovery was made by one
woman and auooher that not sll haiI
would "friz." and that even plain Knot OF
hair at the back of the head could not be
produce without the aid OF the hair dresser
The apparently simple shape required, 10
act, much more attention than all the
abandoned wealth of plaits and trssses
Hsr-dressers could no longer be numbered
among the simple workmen To satisfy
their lair customers they had to become
artists, producing bangs of airy curls, soft
coils, ana artificial partipgs yylng with
nature in perfection of W workmanship. Lone
hair had formerly been required, and high
prices we're paid for it, whether it came
from O tair-hared German village girl, q
bride of heaven in the Italian convent, OF
whether it had been the pride OF Chinese,
who had only parted with 1t after death
Now, however, it was no longer quantity
but quality, that was required, and soft
glossy hair, though short, grew to be high
" valued More attention was also paid &c
color, golden hair the admiration OF poets
and painters OF all times, becoming the
white and reddish-brown hair, is difficult
To
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nAIKspALE AND HoAR.

WASHINGTON, March q. Press. J-Msjor
P~ksdale, member of congress from
M3tissippi. wig, according to testimony
taken by the dbpiah county subcommittee
OF the senate, made speech at Hszlehurst
advising the democrats to carry Copiah
county by the shotgun II necessary, and
hang Button, the republican candidate, was
before the senate subcommittee this morn.
ing, end made statement under oath
la his own vindication. He denied the
charge IN toto. He said the history oil
Copiah county had always characterized
with love of law and order and in even the
last cleo ion there was nothing Inconsistent
with ia .t record. He made two speeches in
Hszlehurt 10 one day before the last
election, one IN the afternoon 10
a procession OF country people
on horseback aud tae other in the EVENING"
10 the local democratic Clubs. He could
not remember whether the mounted men
In the afternoon procession were armed
with eho. guns. His attention was called
TO statements Of witnesses about his
speech, Al d be proDouuced al assertions
that np had encouraged violence
fslse. Senator HOar asked if in
witnessed allusion to the peacsable and
law alb Gi0g conduct OF Copieh county he
included the killing of Mathews II have
Nothing t, cay WITH reference to that. 1t
was pc s1nal difficulty between those two
parties L. is before the courts there aud
exoress no opinions"
you have said the people of Copish
county siand high in general character,
and YOU have announced that there was
nothing in the concuct OF the election In.
consistsnt With its past history. Now
wish to ask whether II IL should
turn out that this mounted crowd
went about The houses OF colored
men, whipping them, shooting
one of them, declaring as they did ", they
did it to compel the negroes to flee to the
woods in large numbers, and that Mat
tbews was shot because of his influence as
a republican leader-whetber that would
change your m nd as to the character OF the
psop!e
been accom- panied by your statement; you
ara yourself giving testimony in matter
which you PROFOUND to me. think that
after the trial Of Wheeler for killing Mat
thews and the facts are brought TO light
then | will answer the question
Senator Salisbury asked IL IL was right
and fair when person was likely to be
placed upon trial Tor his life to ask wit
i,ess OF Bsrksdale's prominence to express
an opinion of the guilt or innocence of the
party. and gave an opinion on an entirely
suppositious case. assuming the facts to be
SO AM 30.
fNorE.-H sre.ensued sharp colloquy be-
tween aessrs Barks dale and Hoar in which
hard words were given and taken, the
Mississippi congressman apparently COM
ing off first best. Owing to the
lateness of the hour at which the matter
was received the. wires working badly. we
ARE compelled to hold it over.-ED
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sllaollor gallery yosnF M Lord could me-
iAlh sifAlNhi. hat plsylng card stood 40
sdrerise on the iAlret aud he beFan hif
Operations. lie could no more sss ihe card
that hs could have seen the polft ~ .
needle n tho sane distance. TIE nnly WsY
lu NhiOn he Gould ~ any pVedhilitf have
known whafe n stool was w Watchdog tins
delicate ahadnWa rent uni ON tHra
side hy ih- fisnfer psaifhnsr', lir cent
tEH bullets Rtii trinrf hH ht, huf escn OFF
ihtm landUd wilhiH tWsntleih ui an iuGn
no ih1 mafh. Then Mr. Lnrd bet hottie
70 champagne wl'h Mr. Mckee Rankin On
tho next shot, That time he cut The cart
a. NO ~ can ~ whip. From this p1itt
Out Mr. Lords sh0Or az Vas wonderful.
Ne oouldu't stand without Sigh " waving
motion, but lac shot tha heads from postage
stamps, hit small obiros moving through
the DIR and accomplished other wonderful
things. Frank LORDS pistol shooting ~
quite mp TO DIR. CEryeT's rifle 'hoonng.-
Nav NnFk ann