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Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-13

was killed on the 10tn of January by Mexl-
can troops. The Secretaries of State and
War have been instructed to inquire into
and report to the Senate, the facts concern
ing the killing.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-13

made speech on the Chinese question, ad-
vocating the abrogatiOn of all treaties with
China. Debate on the education bill took
up the rest of the dav. In the House Mr..
Morrison of Illinois offered a substitute for
all other resolutions for an investigation of
the telephone scandals. A debate ensued
in which Mr.. Gibson handled Mr.. Pulitzer
without gloves. The substitute was adopted.
Mr.. DOckery reported resolution for a
thorough inquiry into the telegraph business
of the country TO correct the evils of the ex-
isting monopoly. The immediate deficiency
bill was reported and referred.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-13

In the Senate on March l. a communica-
tiOn from the Secretary of the Treasury was
laid before the Senate. Minority report of
committee relating to the district attorney
of Alabama was made and the Senate went
into executive session. When the doors re-
opened a message from the President stating
his position in the matter OF suspensions
from Offices was read. Mr.. Edmunds took
occasion to make brief speech, and had
tilt with Mr. Harris. Executive session
ended the wrangling. In the House, among
bills introduced under call of states was
one 10 repeal the patent laws. Mr.. Springer
offered resolution for an investigation Of
the patent-Office. Bills were introduced for
a government building at Deming, y. NJ. ;
to repeal the internal revenue laws: to create
department of industry and TO admit GER
tain Canadian products free of duty. Mr.
Brumm tried to have a memorial for the
impeachment of Secretary Manning printed
in the Record. but failed to get unanimous
consent. Debate on the Mexican pension
bill concluded the session.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-13

the Senate OH the I'd petition was pre-
sented from the workingmen in government
shops for compensation for overtime put in
since the eight-hOur law passed. An amend
ment was reported to the bill Increasing
pensions. Debate on the education bill con
cluded the session. In the House, a bill was
reported extending time for filing pension
arrearage claims. The consular and dipiO-
matte appropriation bill was reported. Mr..
Bland gave notice of his intention to insist
on the expedition CT business until the silver
bill could be reached. The pension appro
prlation bill was debated the balance of the
day.
In the Senate on the Sd, three messages
from the President we're laid before the Sen
ate. A petition was presented from citizens
of New Jersey for national legislation for
protection of young girls. Also petitions of
New York savings banks for a suspension of
silver coinage. 4 resolution was adopted
calling on Senators to report the names of
their private secretaries. The education bill
was then taken up and debated. In the
House among bills reported from commit
tees was one by Mr.. Hatch to establish agri
cultural experiment stations. 4 resolution
was reported for an investigation of the
pension department. The pension approprl.
alton bill was discussed in committee of the
whole. The army appropriation bill was re-
ported.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-03-13
NEW ORLEANS.
CINCINNATI

TOLEDO
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
oddities of AnimaILife.

Elk teams are not an infrequept sight on
the streets OF Denver.
In 1866 Supt Conklin. of Central park,
New York, imported fifty pairs of English
| SparrowS. whose descendants IN all parts of
the country it is estimated number over 100, =
600. 600.
The beavers at the Philadelphia ZoolOg-
zeal gardens are at work on their winter
houses. They have TO break the ice on the
pond in order to proceed with their work.
and when it is too thick to break from
above they dive and break it by rising up
under it.
For years loon has had its home on the
Schuylkill. near Philadelphia, but the other
day it flew into the geological gardens and
was captured Around its neck was little
silver collar. on which was engraved Memo,
the hermit, 1904" The head keeper of the
gardens says he has no doubt about the
birds great age.
Mrs. 81. II. Neisler, living near Delta,
Ga, in Macon county, had Plymouth
Rock rooster to die last week from over
eating. After its death it was cut open
and found to have swallowed 10 grains of
corn, fifty-two Spanish ground peas and a
large quantity OF meal dough, from the
effects of which death resulted in twenty
four hours.
Topsy, the chimpanzee at the Philadel-
phia geological garden, is growing exceed
ingly refined. She now INDUCES in an
afternoon lunch of toast and tea. She
doesn't drink the tea, but daintily takes the
toast between her fOrefnger and thumb,
crooks her little finger and dips the toast
into the tea and meditatiyely muncheS it,
like real grown-up lady.
A sucking colt in Santa Rosa, Cal, found
half-filled sack of barley in the barn. and,
after nibbling at it, picked it up with its
teeth and carried it to its dam, who was
tied fifty feet away, and put it down in
front of her. The owner saw this. took
away the bag. and hid it in another part of
the barn. The colt found it again, and
again carried it to its mother, who this
time was allowed to eat the grain.
Two SONS of John Haslam, of Waltham,
Me-, while driving through the woods the
other day, came upon two deer-One alive,
one dead-lOcked together by the horns.
The ground was all torn up around them,
so that the dead buck was nearly buried.
The boys shot the live deer and then found
that the other deer had been dead several
days. Its neck had been broken. They
had to get stout stakes i'll order to pry the
deerS' antlerS apart.
An Oregon paper says: ''Newton Miller
moved his family and belongings from the
other side of the river few days ago.
Among the effects was a 6-weeks pig,
which was put in sack at its departure
from the suburbs of FiZzleville. set down in
this textile prison at the factory for two or
three hours. and did not see daylight again
until it lay sprawling in the latticed coop
at the new home Oh this side. The porker
soon rooted the boards loose and made
rush for liberty and Fizzleville. About an
hour afterward it arrived at the home of its
birth, having swan the Willamette river
and trotted mile"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
Transferring Hysteria.

London Telegraph.
The chief French surgeons and medical
professors have for some time been care
fully studying the effects of mesmersm on
the female patients of the Salpetriere hos
pital, and NJ. Babinski, clinical surgeon
of that establishment, has just effected a
series of experiments the results of which
would seem to open up new future for
medical science. M. BabinskI tried to
prove that certain hysterical symptoms
could be transferred by the aid of the mag
net from one patient to another. He took
two subjects. one dumb woman afflicted
with hysteria. and the other female who
was in state of hypnotic trance. A screen
was placed between the two and the hys-
terical woman was then put under the in
fluence of strong magnet. After few
moments she was rendered dumb. while
speech was suddenly restored TO the other.
p. Babinski also effected temporary cures
of paralysis in the same manner. Luckily
for his healthier patients, however, their
borrowed pains and symptoms did not last
long. and they were saved from calamity
almost similar to, that which hefell DIR.
Jekyl when he swallowed too much salts
and irrevOcably became Mister Hyde.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
Had a Taste for Tar.
Detroit Free Press.


"Can do anything for you?" politely
inquired the young man in charge of the
cigar factory office as a stranger entered.
why, yes, guess So" was the rather
slow reply. You make a brand of
cigars called the 'Joax, don't you?"
''Yes, sir. we do"
"And you keep advertising that you are
bound to preserve the excellence of the
brand?'
Yes, SIR"
''Well. I've been smoking the 'JoaXs' for
couple of years past, and it's only lately
I've noticed a change in the taste. l
thought I'd drop in and see about it."
"Why, sir, we are using even better
tobacco"
And the same fillers?"
Better filters, SIR"
''Well, that's probably the matter. Up
to fortnight ago they had beautiful
taste of tarred rope, and my wife used to
inhale the smoke for catarrh. Since that
time they seem to have sort of sheep
Irvine TASTE and the smell is like an old
towel on fire. was going to say that
if"
"Our cigars are made entirely of choice
tobacco, STRIP
''No rope inside?"
mo, Sir"
sob, well, then, I guess I'll change my
brand. Tarred rope lays over sheep-twine
any day in the week with me, ard there's
my wife's catarrh and the baby'S whoOp-
ing-cough to be consulted. Sorry to have
troubled you. sir, but all of us have our
tastes, you know"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
The Three Misses Patterns Dogs.

Washington Special
The Misses Patten, daughters of the
wealthy Mrs. Patten, of California, who
last season completed and now occupies a
palatial house on Massachusetts avenue,
have attracted considerable attention re-
Gently by the fact that they are rarely to be
seen upon the street unaccompanied by
their dogs. each one of which is hand
some specimen of the canine tribe. The
oldest daughters Miss Gussie Patten) spe-
cial pet is huge st. Bernard, which trots
along as obedient to her call as a spaniel
A light. graceful greyhound bounds along
as attendant on the walks of Miss Joseph
inc Patten, while Miss Mamie Patten owns
Maltese dog, diminutive in size, of alto
gether comical appearance. Gray as to
color he would be mistaken at first sight
for a fluffy Maltese cat. were it not for the
bright eyes and intellgent-looking face
This little fellow answers to the name of
Jumbo, his cognomen having been con-
ferred no less on account of his form than
coloring. The fourth daughter. Miss Edith,
is one of the seasons debutantes. while the
fifth and last daughter is still at school, and
will not enter society for several seasons.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
TWAS the Father This Time.

Johnstown (Pa.) Tribune.
A short time ago an elderly German. ac-
campanied by his daughter. a very pretty
young girl, and her intended husband,
called upon the register to take out a
license permitting the young couple tc
marry. The usual questions were pro-
pounded to the contracting parties, and
they were all answered promptly and cor
rectly. As is customary before swearing
the parties, Mr.. Brown asked the young
lady if she fully understood the proceed
ings. and if she were acting under her own
free will, when she replied: .'Oh, father
gives his consent; that is enough" NO.
Mr. Brown said. 81 must be assured OF
your own consent before granting the
license" She then burst out crying and
wept bitterly. Her father then began to
talk to her in German. the young man
sitting silently by. At last her fathers in.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
Cnan2esin ERris.
.ris Cor. London Telegraph.

Paris Cor. London Telegraph.
The old fashioned and picturesque por-
lions of Paris are disappearing by degrees
before the advance of those omniverous and
change-lovlng ndividuals-modern builders
and engineers. The changes are in some
instances not to be regretted, for they have
done away with SlumS of the vilest descrip-
ton, in which a seething population of
rogues and vagabonds had encamped. The
latest alteration and improvement which
has been decided upon by the municipal
authorities IS the prolongation of the Rue
du Louvre, which runs past the principal
entrance to that palace. The new addition
to this street will cut through the limits of
Old Lutetia-that is to say, the city wall
built in the reign of Philip Augustus-and
will run by the site of the old Magdalen
convent, which Catherine de Medicis
wanted to convert into palace so as to es-
cape from the neighborhood of the church
of st. Germain PAuXerros, near the Lou
vre The astrologist Of the period. who
had probably received pots de vim, or bo-
muses., from the inhabitants of the locality
surrounding the convent, told the queen
that she would die near place called after
st. Germain. The prolongation of the Rue
du Louvre will also do away with a good
many of the r0okeries now Astounding on
historical ground.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
AEsrincess in Purple.
BOSTON Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
The Princess Waldemar, of Denmark, is
addicted to the use of purple. During the
few days she spent in Paris she was so fire.
quently seen in purple garments that the
color has become suddenly fashionable here.
Until the other day it was looked upon as
only suitable for old ladies, and now it is
being seen upon young girls and even upon
children. 1t is the armorial color of Den
mark, and suits the fair Princess Marie adj
mirably. One evening at the Dejazet thea
ter she was seen i'll the dress of purple plush
with gold plastron. She is fond of wear
ing a purple velvet capote with a gold
aigrette, and purple velvet mantle lined
with gold. Her latest travelling mantle is
made of purple cloth trimmed with gold
passementerie
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
Capture of n Church.Yard Ghost.

Odruiu w eOkly MIL.
Recently ghost alarms have been very
common in the potterieS and adjoining dis
tricts, and considerable excitement was
caused one night this week after II o'clock
by the mysterious movements of figure
clad in white among the tombs in Shelton
church-yard, near Hanley. The nocturnal
visitor was watched by large crowd, who
completely blocked the adjacent thorough
fares. For some time the ''ghost" was per-
mitted to conduct his peculiar perambula-
ti0nS unmolested but ultimately two men,
berS of the crowd, more daring than the
rest, mustered courage to approach the fig
ure. A close inspection convinced these
persons that so far from being the shadowy.
ETHEREAL spirit which is said to have visited
other church yards in the district, the
ghostly visitant of the burial ground was q
really tangible body.
The snow-whte figure displayed much
uneasiness on the approach of the two ac-
tive men, whose measures for its capture were
not to be circumvented. Fight was useless
and dissolution in thin air impossible. So
Edward Hauptmam, a secretary in the
Hanley volunteers, had toquetly submit to
the unpleasant process of being led into the
crowd he had done his best to terrify, and
afterWard to the more dlSagreeaOle expert
ence of being lodged in the Hanley police
cells by Police Constable Smith. to whom
he was handed over by his captors.
The operator had secured woman's
night-d which. being too small for the
accommodation of his somewhat portly
frame and commanding figure, he ingeni-
ously held before him, expanding it by his
arms, and by this means he succeeded in
his practical joke. He was taken before
the magistrates on Tuesday, but, consider
ing that he had been locked up all night,
and that he had suffered some maltreat-
ment from stone-throwing on the previous
night, he was discharged with caution.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26

DETROIT Free freSS.
Saw citizen trying to ring in fire alarm
the other forenoon. He had key to the
box, and he had the key in his hand as he
hurried up. The first move he made was
to put the key in his pocket and pull out a
pocket-knife. This was followed by a
handkerchief, his wallet and bunch of
keys, He tried four Yale keys in the big
lock, danced around the box twice. and
then got hold of tie right key. tried TO push
it in wrong-side mp, and finally dropped it
into the mud and yelled ''Fire!' at the top
of his voice. Another key-holder came
over to the box, Swung the door open.
pulled down the lever. and boom! boom!
went the city hall bell. Tell you what"
said the first man as the engines began to
arrive. .'ie hadn't been in the store when
the boy came and said there was fire this
whole block might have gone"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
WOMEN OF THE HAREM.
A Brief Glimpse of the Peculiar Fea-
ture of the Orient.

=
ture of the Orient.
Gen. Lew Wallaces Lecture.
One of the conditions upon which a
woman enters the harem is that she give
up all family ties and connections with the
outside world. While pOlygamy is permit
ted in Turkey, not more than five per cent.
of his maiesty's Moslem subjects have hare
ms. Gen. Wallace depicted in humorous
vein the curiosity of American women to
visit the harems. They always have a
great desire to see the poor creatures at
home, and devise some means to raise them
from their degraded condition. After a
visit many of these ladies change their
minds about the fearful fate of the Turkish
women. The Turkish ladies BILE in
| common reception room richly fur
nished. They are attended by throng of
slaves, white and black, who do their every
bidding The mistresses of these harems
wear costumes which the speaker. after
apologizing for his deficiency on the sub
ject of feminine apparel, undertook to de-
scribe. Their clothes are OF the richest
material. OF the general intelligence of
these women their American sisters who
| have seen them do not speak in tatterlng
terms. The conversation between the
Turkish women and their visitors nearly
always runs about this way:
Where are you from?" inquire the lux
uriols wives of the MahOmetans.
From America"
''Where is America"
sits over the ocean,"
''Do you ever 90 out there without wear
ing wells? Aren't you ashamed before the
men?"
I'VE don't pay any attention to the
men,"
1t is the general opinion that ladies of
the harem are prisoners. This is merely a
delusion. Every Turkish woman has her
own slaves to wait upon her.
She can take a ride whenever she
wishes, and she wears what she pleases
without any interference. The Turkish
headdress is, with due Difference to the
styles of Paris and New York, the most
becoming of any in the world. 1t makes
the hOmliest women handsome and the
handsome angelic. The Turkish women
are, next to our American women, the most
beautiful [ have ever seen. GlimpseS of
them can be caught On Fridays, the Turkish
Sunday, or from their carriages. They do
their own shopping. 1t is theirs to buy as
they please and their husbands to pay for
it. 1t is incorrect to say that there is no
home-life among the Turks. Laying aside
the tie of husband and wife, there remains
that almost as dear-parent and child.
The residents of the harem, which means
a sacred or a secret place, are paSsiOnately
devoted to their children. upon whom they
can shower all the tenderness of woman's
nature,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
AND OF s.BUEFAAo BlLL,v TOO.
Alleged Revelations of a Western
Sporting Man. Expert shots ON
the Ssage.

Alleged Revelations of a Western
Sporting Man, Expert shots ON
the Stage.
Cincinnati Telegram.
Billy Limberger, "Wick," the shootist,
who has made shooting guns and dogs
study for the last fifteen years, said this
morning:
"A good deal of this shooting that you
see OF the stage and you read about in eX-
hibitions is not what it looks to be. 1
know a little about this thing. Take for
instance Capt. Stub, the ArkansaW
Shooter, who hit little walls thrown up in
the air fifteen or twenty feet from him with
bullets of fOrty-ive calibre. Every one
who sees him shoot them actually sup
poses he is shooting and breaking them.
but instead of solid bullet he has
about quarter of an ounce OF
chilled shot in his SHE'LL and it
is poor shot who would miss vial or even
mosquito with that charge. Then there
is w. +. Cody. Buffalo Bill" DR.. W. F.
Carver and other exhibition shooters travel
ing with such shows. They announce that
they will shoot balls riding on horseback
and in other ways with Winchester re-
peating rifle loaded with solid bullet. All
their shooting is done, without question,
WIN ouOt III place. Vi a. SOllu Uilll II SOlil
bullet would not be allowed in any city, and
they must assure the authorities that they
will not shoot solid bullet before they will
be allowed to exhibit.
MANY go to the theaters and see an eX-
pert shot or to shoot thinbles off one an
others head. The thimble has string that
IS Invisible attached to it. and when the ex
ploslon of the gun takes place it pulls
these strings attached to the thimble. Then
there is another trick of shutting the candle
with rifle bullet. That is done by placing
the candle in front of solid iron plate.
Any shot striking within an inch and
half or even two inches of the wick will
pull the light out. The conclusion and
splash of the bullet does this The match
trick is similar One-that is. lighting
match with rifle bullet. Twelve matches
are set to make circle on an iron plate
the heads of these matches all point toward
the center. If the bullet hits anywhere in
the circle, the splash of the bullet will ignite
one or all of the matches, the more the
merrier Then there is knocking the cigar
ashes off from cigar; that is done by the
shooters assistant having cigar with
big shawl pin run through it from the butt
to the lighted part. At the report of the gun
he touches he bead part of the pin.
which is in his mouth, with his tongue,
which OF course knocks the ashes off in
front"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
Clever John China man.
German Exchange.

John Chinaman, with his usual shrewd-
ness, has hit upon an article of export from
Germany which has thus far escaped the
attention of the enterprising Teutons. 1t
is neither more nor less than caSt-otf horse
shoes, of which some Berlin firms are about
to ship some 5000 or 1000 tons. The
heather Chinee'' has found out that the
wrought iron of which horseshoes are made,
owing to the constant and even hammering
on the pavement. together with the equine
animal heat, gradually assumes the hard
ness of steel, combined with great malIea-
bility and elasticity-qualities which fit
them more especially for the manufacture
of knives and sword blades.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
The Dru,nrner,s New Game.

Boys, I've struck new game since /
saw you last, and it is going to be popular
sure enough. Cards are all right in a
smoking car with the boys. but what fell
low wants is something that will keep his
mind off from the fatigue of travelling and
at the same time give him some amuse-
ment. Well, when we left Atlanta l ran
up against another drummer who knew all
about this new game. and we hadn't been
at it more than an hour before the whole
train of men. women and children were
playing it. Now, the modus operandi was
something like this: The game is to count
a thousand points. My friend sat on one
side of the car and on the other. A boy
dog, cow sheep or horse counted 10, a man
Is, a woman 20. girl % and cat 80. A
red-headed girl counted 100. We watched
out of the car window until we reached
Alexandria, Va. His score was S75, and
| saw that in ten minutes he was likely to
make the 1000. l made $50. and l felt
pretty certain that l would have TO pay for
the box of cigars. We'll. the train drew
into Alexandria. and there were three red
headed girls standing on the platform, and
1 ran the game out on him right there"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
We LnstaCusIomer.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
A man who yesterday stood gazing at an
undertakers Office was asked by pedes-
TRAN if he was looking for any particular
number of the street.
''Oh. no; am right at home on this
street" he replied. Il just left that I'M
dertaker's and was making VOW never
to enter the place again!'
Didn't he treat you well?"
''Not by long shot! l left him SOS
order and he didn't even ask me to call
again.