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FRAUDS IN CIGARS.

Fraudulent Manufacturers Who Initiate
Popular and Expensive Brands.
Now, there's a cigar" said tobacco
merchant whose firm handled more
than million dollars worth of cigars
year, "that has made great reputa-
ton within the past year, and which is
eagerly smoked by all good judges OF
cigars. and yet there is so much cheat
ing done in this particular brand that
fully two-thirds of the smokers are
swindled. am not surprised, either.
that they do not find it out, as the cheat
ing is very adroitly done. The price OF
the cigar to dealers is twenty-five and
half cents. and yet you can buy the
cigar, or what they pretend is the cigar,
all over town for twenty-five cents. We
will not retail them for less than twenty
eight cents, because that gives US little
enough profit
Are all that are sold for twenty-five
cents bogus?"
They are not the true imported
brand, as rule. Of course, there are
occasional big hotels and restaurants
that are content to handle them at q
margin of two and half cents. The
fraud is effected in this way: Clerks or
boys in the hotels or restaurants where
the genuine brand is sold keep the
boxes when they become empty and
supply them at a fair cost-say fifty
cents apiece-to the small dealers. A
domestic cigar is manufactured of the
exact shape and color of the imported
brand, and the box is filled with these
domestic cigars. The box is genuine,
and the cigars very much like the real
thing. The dealer. by this little game,
clears about thirteen cents on a cigar
pretty tidy profit, and well worth the
ruse even if it is State Prison offense. -
.How can one detect the spurious
one?''
"Only an expert can tell the differ
ence in the make of the cigar at a glance
but if you look carefully at the date or
the box it might give you clew. Fol
instance, l saw some cigars that were
not over week old the other day thai
were in box labeled October IL. The
manufacturers on the other side are en-
deavoring to throw difficulties in the
way of these fraudulent dealers by put
ting peculiar glaze on their boxes
But the cigar thieves soon get hold Of
the boxes, so what are they going to de
| about it?"-N. Y. Sun.
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HER WAY TO SAY mo-"

Ny sweetheart sat knitting. my darling. "
al have had a most beautiful dream"
She feigned not to hear me and made no re-
Said simply: "I'm turning the SEAM
reached for the knitting-a mesh OF soft
That She held in her fingers SO small;
But she said: Don't disturb me, I'm busy
tonight
I'm knitting sock for doll"
"Don't tease me so, darling" 1 pettishly
you're Just dying to hear. I'll be bound"
But she pushed back her curls, as she softly
nJust wait TIL I've knitted around"
waited awhile, and then closer drew.
And breaking of silence the seal.
Isaid ''Now you're ready, let me tell it to
She answered: 'Tm setting the heel"
smiled and frowned. and looked up at the
Regretting that soon must go;
Then looked at my teaser-she held up the
Saying: would you put red in the toer'
"You shall hear me, darling you dearest OF
And laughingly said, as she threw back the
Just wait-I am narrowing now"
81 dreamed of cottage close down by the
Meath the brightest and bluest Of skies"
She answered: .'Sit further away from me,
Ny needles will get in your eyes"
II dreamed we were there in that home on
And that love. darling, love made us
81 told you to sit further of once before;
You're the cause of my dropping stitch"
A. l.st "a ,ros Nctehad thon ,rad1v said.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

AN ordinary woman waist is thirty
inches around. An ordinary mans arm
is about thirty inches long. How ad-
mirable. are thy works, o NATURE
Toronto Mail.
"A New York dentist says that women
who gossip a great deal lose their
teeth soonest by decay, but this asser-
ton won't stop female tongue for ten
seconds. Detroit Free Press.
"A professor of natural history says
animals frequently cry. This is not to
be wondered at. It must be an awful
strain on the feelings of sensitive pug
to have to walk on the street tied to q
dude.-M y Graphic.
"A scientific journal says that many
diseases are spread by the circulation Of
bank notes. This is an important an
nouncent and people generally should
be careful how they receive money
oil City Derrick.
The United States have more than
three times as many miles of telegraph
line, double the number of telegraph
Offices. and forward twice as many tele-
grams annually as any other country on
the globe. Russia comes next.
Somebody says: "All the vexation
and unsatisfactoriness of shopping
comes from going forth with no clear
idea of what is wanted" But that is
not it. The women know what they
want. The trouble is that they can't
buy the earth for fifty cents.-Boston
Transcript.
my son." said father gravely,
handing the youth some money, do
you know why q ten-dollar bill is a car
rier pigeon?" Certainly, father" re-
piled the youth. rocketing the money.
1T flies so fast after it is once broken. !"
-Chicago Tribune.
-''Ah. William" said an old lawyer
to Mr.. w. w. Story, the sculptor. Ito
think you might have followed in your
fathers footsteps! You might have
been great lawyer-you had it in you
and you chose to stay on here in Rome
and pinch mudr' fen
Here is note want you to hand
to Mrs. Lively when you are sure no.
body is looking" said "a New York
society man to colored servant at a
fashionable Fifth Avenue residence.
Eyes. sah," replied Sambo, showing his
worries. "But, mind you, don't whisper
word to living soul" You kin
jess rest easy about dat, boss. Yester-
day fetched dat ar same woman let
ter from anudder gemman. an amt
said a word to nobody yit. You Xxi N
jess rest easy about hit. "-Erchanqe.
-'Ah, job" said Mrs. Shuttle, as
she wiped her glasses, Il see that the
Goddess of Liberty has arrived in this
country" Eyes, yes." replied Job.
..Now if / could be sure that the God
dess of Liberty could be induced to pre-
side over our little household should
be happy" Job Shuttle! Aren't you
ashamed of yourself? What more lib
erty do you want? You were at the
lodge three nights this week and at Z
baseball game every afternoon Do
you want to make your life one grand
Saturnalia?r with your permission, -
meekly replied job. Hereford Post
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FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
JoHNNxs.RuNs AWAY.


The sky was clear, the stars were bright,
The grass waowe with dew, IS
When Johnny rose, put on his clothes,
And vowed what he would do.
~Tn leave my pa, I'll leave my ma;
I'll go from here to stay;
Ny parents both have been unkfnd.
And so III run away. :, 80, -
~P1l take my clothes, I'll take my all,
A slave will not be;
III go out West, and do my best
I'll strike for lberty!
And Johnny started bravely out
And said he'd ne'er return;
He said he'd go where he could live
And let his genius burn.
He Travelled all that summer night,
And bravely through the day:
And then he said: II wish that I
Had never run away. ~
"rm tired and weak-Tm SICK" said he,
With sadness in HIS tone;
1t isn't best to go out West
At least to go alone.
"And now I'm in a pretty Ak,
And don't know what to do;"
And then he sighed and sobbed and cried
Boo-hoo, boo-hoo, boo-hoo!"
The boy, when found, was taken home,
And was content to stays
Said he: I'm cured, and rest assured,
No more I'll run away!'
H. Elliott Mcbride, In Golden Days.
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THE sNARL FAMILY.

Wbere Ne Takas Hin Ufa Ahode and ths
pinaculsy Of running II. Member Out.
IT.. ,:..,. -, a., ~
'y - N'''0 s". 'ioo yc' o,
one mas piue eyes 'nat open wioe WIZ
wonder when she is surprised and
twinkle with fun and mischief great
deal of the tirne-a pretty little rosy
mouth and an abundance of long golden
hair.
Now this hair has long been a GREAT
trial tn Daisy. for IL has To he combed
and brushed every dav. and when She
PLAYS s.housekeepingu under the table
with maple sugar for "tea." or creeps
under the lounge 10 play shear. . the
hair gets badly tangled. and fairly ties
itself up in knots. SO that when it ia
xokbed there are a preat many little
fh1eksfand iurnps from Daisy
But one day when Auntie was brusb-
inc Daisyss hair she discovered what
made ali the trouble. And what do Won
suDpose IL WASP WHY. a family bv the
nal6e Of Snarl had moved into Daisv's
hair. and thew didn't like to be Turned
ont There was Father and Mother
Snarl. and Joi,r nv ana Susan: besides
IA lot of little Snarls., And as Auntie
chased each one to It's hiding place she
extured them and demonstrated with
them on their naughtiness in troubling
Daisy SO.
sThere, Johnny Snarl, l see YOU
hiding behind Daisy's ear. Aren't Won
ashamed to plague little girl so?
Now don't think YOU can escape. Won
WIN have to come out -
- ssAh! that was Susan that pulled so.
She IS stubborn girl. is Susan Snarl
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The lower clergy of the City OF,
Rome are so poorly paid that many Of
them are in absolute penury.
The Swedenborgians in the United
States number eghty-seven churches.
ninety-two ministers and four thousand
members.
The number of Quakers in the
United States is estimated at less than
100000. They have fine college at
Richmond, Ind.
Fifty years ago schoolmasters had
no clocks or watches, but told the time
of the day by mark on, the floor, or it
cloudy, guessed at noon.-Chicago Her
aid.
Western colleges claim that the
average age of graduates is rising there
and with it presumably the standard
of admissions well as in the Eastern
colleges. Boston Journal.
An experienced educator says that
the ideal commencement programme
should always contain three features
d production by member of the class.
one by an alumnus and another by q
well-known CHICAGO Times.
1t has just been made known by the
directors that Hiram College, at which
President Garfield was a student and
subsequently its President. is to be
moved from its present location to
Warren, Ohio, the county seat ofTrum-
bull County.
Among the converted Indians OF
Arizona and New Mexico the real hero
of the Bible is Daniel. The meekness
and lowliness of the Savior do not
appeal to their imagination with the
force of Daniels experiences among the
lions.
Henry B. Stanton's unique book of
racy "reminiscences says that DR.. Beman
of Troy. N. Y, a leader of the New
School Presbyterians, used to repeat the
following with gusto:
We sinned all;
in Gains murder
We sinned furder.
BY Dr. Green
Our sin is SEEN"
DR.. Ashbel Green was president of
Princeton College.
In the year 1900 there were in the
United States 5000 evangelical
churches; in 1850. 4S.073; in 1870, TO-
148, and in 1880, $1,000, a gain of a.
600 in ten years, ending in 1880. The
number of communicates in evangelical
churches in the United States in 1900
was 364, 900; in 1850, 2,529, 900; in 1870,
6.673.000, and in 1880, 10,065, 0OO
Taking the whole country through.
there was in 1900 one evangelical COM
municant in every 144 inhabitants; in
1850, one to every 81; in 1870, one to
every 81, and in 1880, one to every s.
N. Y Tribune
No preacher need preach to empty
pews these days. Let him just pro-
claim from his pulpit that the most of
the Bible is fable, and that those pas
sages which aren't fables don't mean
what the wisest and best men in the
past nineteen centuries have agreed
that they do mean. and that there isn't
any hell. or if there is one it isn't very
hot, and all those people who have the
most to gain by such being the case
will flock to hear him. his sermons will
be published in the newspapers. and he
will gain a notoriety which the plain
preaching of the Word could never be-
stow upon him.-Pttsburgh Pa. J Com
merctal.
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clothes. and explains how they got the,
money to buy them with. John H.
CofyeA, in Harper's Young People.
A SHAGGY "NEwseoY."


True Story of a Faithful and watchfuf
Paper Carrier.
The railroad ran along one side of q
beautiful valley in the central part of
the great State of New York.
stood at the rear end of the train,
looking out of the door, when the en-
gineer gave two short sharp blasts Of
the steam whistle. The conductor, who
had been reading newspaper in seat
near me, arose, and, touching my Shout
der, asked if wanted to see :" real
country newsboy." /, of course, an
swered "Yes." So we stepped out on
the platform of the car.
The conductor had folded up his
paper in a tight roll, which he held in
his right hand, while he stood on the
lower step of the car. holding on by
his left
l saw him begin to wave the paper
inst as we swung around-a curve in the
track, and a neat farmhouse came into
view away off across some open fields
Suddenly the conductor flung the
paper off toward the fence by the side
of the railroad, and l saw black,
shaggy form leap quite over the fence
from the meadow beyond it, and alight
just where the newspaper, after bounc-
ing along in the grass. had fallen be-
side tall mullen stalk in an angle OF
the fence.
1t was big. black dog. He stood
beside the paper, wagging his tail and
watching us. as the train moved swiftly
away from him. Then he snatched
the paper from the ground in his teeth,
and, leaping over the fence again,
away he went across the fields toward
the farm house.
When we last saw him, he was
mere black speck, moving over the
meadows, and then the cars rushed
through deep cleft in the hillside. and
the whole scene passed from our view.
''What will he do with the paperp"
/ asked of the tall young conductor at
my side.
Garry it to the folks at the house."
he answered.
SIS that your homer" inquired.
Eyes" he responded; my father
lives there, and / send him an after
noon paper by Carlo every day in the
way you have SEEM"
'Then they always send the dog
when it is time for your train to passp"
No." said he, ''they never send
him. He comes when it is time for the
train, and comes over here to meet il
of his own accord, rain or shine, sum,
mer or winter
"But does Carlo not go to the wrong
train sometimesr" / asked, with con-
siderable curiosity.
"Never, sir! He pays no attention te
any train but this
"How can dogs tell what time it is,
so as to know when to meet the train?'
/ asked again.
THAT is more than can TELL" an.
swered the conductor; ''but he is al,
ways there, and the engineer whistles
to call my attention, for fear should
not get out on the platform till we had
passed Carlo"
$50 Carlo keeps watch of the time
better than the conductor himself" ]
remarked. ''for the dog does not need
to be reminded"
The conductor laughed, and won
dered, as he walked away, who of my
young friends, of whom L have a great
many, would be as faithful and watch
full all the year round as Carlo, who
never missed the train, although he
could not "ten time by the clock. y
Allen s. Bigelos0, in Golden Days
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proach of winter, multitudes being at
tackled by white fungus, their swollen
dead bodies remaining on the wall or
windows in October, a few live through
the winter. While writing this article
on the first warm day in spring, few
flies have for the first time made their
appearance in our study. These will
lay their eggs about stables in the late
spring. and thus give rise to swarm
of maggots and August flies.-A. s
Packard, Jr., in Youths Companion.
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king Humhert was ,seyenteen years
old before = kingdom OF Italy existed
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natcned IN tWenty-fOur hours after the
eggs were laid. AT first they are but
little larger than the eggs. After re-
manning in the first stage for one day
the maggot mouths, being little larger
than before. After another day it sheds
| its skin second time and enters upon
the third stage of its larval life, which
lasts three or four days. 1t breathes by
means of two spiracles or air-holes at
the end of the body, which communi-
cate with the air-tubes in the body.
There is also spiracle near the head.
When about to transform into the pupa
or chrysalis state, the body contracts
into barrel-shaped case, and turns
brown and hard. This case is called
the puparium, and within it the maggot
becomes pupa or chrysalis.
The house-fy, having as a maggot
lived squalid existence, after a p1pal
sleep of from five to seven DAYS, pushes
off one end of its pupal case, and on
emerging from the case, Immediately
runs about, though its wings are still
small, soft and baggy, much as in the
pupa- Soon. however. the skin becomes
dry and hard; the fluid in the wings
dries, and in few moments the fly
takes flight. -.
If in its winged state the fly is one of
the most disagreeable features of dog
days, and people wonder why flies were
ever made at all, it should be remem-
bered that flies have an infancy as mag
gots, and the loathsome life they then
lead Is scavengers cleanses and purifies
the August air, and aids in lowering
the death rate of our cities and towns.
While most house-fiies die on APP
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
Hot Time at Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 12.-The situa-
ton here tonight is decidedly interesting
one. The Democrats will all be here to-
morrow and one last effort will be made to
elect William r. Morrison to the United
States senate. If it is not accomplished
tomorrow his name will be dropped
and the name of some other
Democrat will be substituted. Republicans
don't appear to be at all disturbed over
coming events and apparently feel perfectly
satisfied with the aspect of affairs. The
only thing which operates adversely upon
the Democrats is what Representative Null
heran will do. They have been laboring
with him all day, but no definite answer
can be obtained from him as to
what he contemplates doing. When
Streeter voted for Morrison, to-day the
Democrats were much encouraged and feel
uncertain now of no one except Mulheran.
The returns from the Thirty-fourth district
will not be received here in full until Thurs
day, the last day for their reception. The
Democrats are holding meetings daily to
perfect their plans for contest, and hot
time is all but certain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
THE posTOFFlCE CIRCULAR

Our Washington special makes public
document which will be interesting reading
to the thousands of postm asters throughout
the country. 1t is, in effect. an official
bulletin announcing the progress of the re-
moYal epidemic which is beginning to
sweep over the country. While there is
nothing in the letter of the postmaster gen
eral which the country will not subscribe
to, still it is probable that it was not in
tended for the public eye. But there is no
way to circumvent an enterpriSing news
paper whose business it is to keep the pub
lie informed on all matters of public inter-
est Thus it is the document appears in
full in this issue of the GLOBE. In his
confidential circular the postmaster general
has very forcibly presented the causes
which will justify removals in his depart
ment The causes he designates are in ex-
act accord with the spirit of civil service
reform. Offensive partisanship is what
civil service reform seeks to eliminate from
the departments of government. In sDeci-
flying the numerous causes which he re-
CARDS as a justification for removal, the
postmaster general has cast a net that will
catch pretty much the whole batch of Re-
publican pOstmasters. 1t catches them
coming and going. and will make clean
haul. Applicants for the places which are
soon to be vacated will understand from
this confidential circular what sort of quail
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-13
Plan to Reorganize West shore.

New YORK, May lathe committee
on reorganization of the West Shore Rail
road company, Of which William Lent is
chairman, have prepared plan which calls
for the appointment of a committee Of re-
organization composed of the bondholders.
Those agreeing to the scheme are to deposit
their bonds with the Farmers Loan and
Trust company and each million dollars of
seven members of the committee, and the
seven persons receiving the highest number
of votes shall constitute the committee
They shall have discretion as to the plan to
be adopted. subject to the following limit
atoms: First, the control of the reor-
gained company must be in the hands of
the majority of the present frst-mortgage
bOndholderS. second, no first mortgage
OF other lien must be placed on the property
of the new company in advance of
the interest of the present first
mortgage bondholders, which shall exceed
in the total SIS, 900, 600; third, in order that
the new company may have reasonable
opportunity to perfect its road-bed, tracks,
equipments, etc., the present first mortgage
bOndhOlderS consent that interest on the
securities of such new company, issued to
them in lieu of their present first mortgage
bonds shall not bear interest for three
years, and that the rate of interest there
after shall be per cent, with the provision,
however, that if sufficient amount is not
earned by the new company to pay said in
terest, the same shall not be cumulative 1t
is understood that unless within thirty days
from May IL, signatures representing $1O,-
900. 900 of bonds are obtained to this scheme
the bonds so deposited shall be returned.
and the Trust company shall give its nego-
table certificate for all bonds deposited
with it.
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NTDDLETON,s POSITION.

The apprehension felt at Winnipeg over
the situation at Batoche's appears to be we'll
grounded, from the tenor Of the GLOBES
specials reporting the engagement of Sun
day. 1t was anticipated at Winnipeg and
throughout the country, since Saturday
nights report, that a battle was in progress,
with the fate of the government troops
hanging tremblingly in the balance. 1t was
felt that the force under MIDDLETON was
insufficient to cope with strong and in
sidiouS foe lurking in ambush and pouring
deadly fire into. the ranks of the troops.
Even to expose hand to the half-breeds is
to lose it. The hurrYing forward of rein
forcements reported in the GLOBE of Mon
day is accounted for by the dispatches of
this morning, which show that MIDDLETON
dared do nothing more than to shell at long
range the intrenchments of the enemy. 1t
isnot shown that even visible impression
has been made or that there are any casu-
alties on the side of the enemy while the
troops report two killed and fifteen
wounded. The result of yesterdays fighting
is not known, unless received at a
late hour, but it may safely be as
sumed that if any advance was made
the list of fatalities will be frightful.
1t would seem from the surface indications
that the only sensible policy MIDDLETON
could pursue would be to maintain his fire
upon the intrenchment, hold the enemy
within his own lines, if possible, and
await the arrival of reinforcementS, and
finally, when his ammunition appears to
be exhausted, carry his works by a general
assault, or to force him to surrender from
sheer starvation by the thorough invest
ment of his works and by constant harass-
ment But the peril is that the enemy
would, in the pursuance of this policy, es-
cape and, breaking up into predatory
bands, forage off the country, incite the In
dams to revolt and lay waste the land by
fire, carrying into captivity the Inflated set
tiers, who are worthy of a better fate than