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Council Proceedings.

Council convened Monday evening at
seven O'Clock, Mayor Wean in the chair.
The old council being present they pro.
ceeded TO close up the business for the
year that has just closed. The following
bills were read and passed;
John Robinson, cleaning new council
cnamDer,r...'''.'''''. ',...........,....,.s w
q. Il. Sutlin, moving office ilxtures,.......... 50
John White, lighting lamps, 90
II. N. Goodwin acct. OO
Same, election expenses and postals,...... 81
W. W. Wells, labor on Streets ..............l36 A
Ed. Hackett, marshal 80 W
The old council then adjourned sine die.
The new members, Measrs. Johns, Shell
don and Kirk then appeared and were
sworn in. The Mayor then appointed the
following committees: ,t.. 4
Streets, Messrs. Hemenway, Kirk and
Johns. Sidewalks, D. p. Sheldon, J. Shell.
don, Hemenway. Ordinances, d. p. Shell,
don, Johns and Lang. Public grounds,
Johns, Kirk and Jas. Sheldon. ? Public
buildings, JAS. Sheldon, Lang and Hemen-
way. Fire Department Hemenway, Lang
and ID. P. Sheldon. Finance, Lang, Kirk
and Johns.
Adjourned to meet Thursday, May 9th.
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The union" sewing machine, with the
reversible feed Is seli-threading through
out, except the eye Of the needle.
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We should economize at all times, but more es
pecinlly when times are close. Observe the pur.
chases Of your thrifty neighbors More substantial
benefits can be obtained from ifty.cent bottle OF
DIR. Blgel0ws Positive Cure than dollar bottle OF
any other cough remedy. 1t is a prompt, safe and
pleasant cure Tor all throat and lung troubles
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Then he put on a coating Of mustard md
moistened it with hot WATER
Then he put on a layer of red pepper and
then sprinkled the whole with water, 90
that 1t made nice thick paste. He tied
that upon Charley's face and then put o.
bandage soaked with hot water over that,
and then he tied the red stocking on once
more. Then he went home and Charley
went to bed. During period Of about
twenty minutes after Arthur had bowed
himself out. Mrs Charley was firm be-
lever in sbeoI. Charley made her believe
it. He howled, he swore, he danced and he
stood upon his head. His wife at first asked
him .'if it ached worse" Then she didn't
until in moment of wild frenzy he tore
the plaster from his face and dashed 1t at q
picture of 1.-Two Cherubs. (which was hang
ing upon the wall.
Then Charley tainted and she had a
chance to look at his face There was
the swelling, the mustard, the pepper and
two days. beard all mixed together. The
removal of the plaster had also caused the
secession of a considerable section of cut
icle, and take 1t altogether it did not look
like the same face which Charley's wife
used to think "too sweet for anything" She
thought that his face must be sore, and she
remembered that once when she was lit
tie girl she burned her finger one day and
her mother put some cold molasses on the
injured member, and that took all the pain
away. So she took the syrup pitcher and
poured its contents on Chariey's face.
Two ladies who lived down the block
called just then to see who had been in
jured in the house. as they had thought
they heard somebody groan there. One of
these, when she found out the cause OF the
trouble, said that sweet oil and lme-water
was good for burns She had some all pre-
pared at home, and she kindly offered to go
and get it. While she was gone the other
lady thought that flour was good for burns,
so they threw handful of breadstuffs upon
the molasses. Then the other lady came
with the sweet oil and lime water mixture,
and they poured that on. Just then the
family washerwoman called to see If they
wanted to have their washing done the fol-
lowing day. AS Charley still seemed to
'suffer some pain" they asked the washer
woman, who was old and Irish, and they
thought ought TO be WISE as to what to do.
She thought that 'blue;ng" was the best
thing in the world, and so they added an
other color TO Charley's face
Well, the two ladies stayed with Char
ley's wife that night and they have since
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CONFINEMENT

We war gittip' on tol'able we'll
Matildy. the childers and me-
II we didn't cut much of swell,
We were as snug as we wanted to be.
Their war plenty to do in them times,
An although t'wan't so very big pay,
We managed to save a few dimes
On our dollar'n quarter day.
But there came q rich banker along,
An he built house over the way,
Then evrythiug seemed to go wrong
With Matildy an me I'm that day
Our cottage got dreadfully small.
An we wanted, as never before.
A porch, an bay-wIndow, an han,
An our name on plate on the door.
Now, never was much on advice,
But there's one thing I reckon know:
When a mans got enough to suffice,
He'd better just keep along so,
An mind his own business alone,
An not give his jealousy vent,
For the best thing poor man can-own
Is q lot of good Datured content.
Eugene Field. in Chicago Ncecs.
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die Of the floor, and accompanied it with a
series of words, the majority of which h 3
wife had never heard before.
1t was an hour before Charley got quieted
sufficiently to sit down, and about that
time lady member ventured to ask IL they
had sickness in the family. She was told of
the affection which had overtaken Charley,
and she was all sympathy at once. She
had suffered just so herself, and the only
way to cure the trouble was TO make cold
applications upon the outside of the cheek.
So she went home, and Charley's wife
made neat little bag and filed 1t with
chopped ice, and then tied 1t on his face
with long red stocking. W
This had the effect Of changing the pain,
and made Charley feel as though he were
having needles thrust into his brain.
He could feel the hair stand upright on
the top Of his head. and his eyes protruded
from their sockets to such an extent that
his wife thought that Charley was going
crazy.
Pretty soon the ice began to melt and to
drip down upon Charley shirt bosom, and
to meander around his cnliar. and course
slowly down his spine. and Charley in his
delirium felt as though he had been fishing
and fallen overheard Then he began to
pace up and down the room, and kick the
footstools, and stare out Of the windows,
and look mkindly at the cat; and just at
this juncture a friend of Charley and Mrs
Charley arrived. His name was Arthur,
and he had been drug clerk before he be-
came dude, and in consequence his inti.
mate friends all called him Doctor"
He was much interested when he heard
how his friend was suffering and he smiled
superior smile when Charley's wife ex-
planned what she had done for him. What
was needed, he said, was couRteF-irrita
The teeth and the interior of the mouth
were infiamed and there was undoubtedly
fever there. A hot plaster of some kind
upon the outside would be just the thing.
He said that IL Chariey's wife would get
him the materials he would prepare some
thing which would ease the pain almost
immediately. So they all went 70 the kit
chen and Arthur turned back his cuffs and
began work. First be ripped open the bag
which contained the Ice and laid II out fat,
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

l
Ladies in the Cadet Club of the
STATE University, Missouri, are said to
drill with guns and to be making ex-
cellent progress.
| There is demand from China for
$50 Christian missionaries at once:
Converts are multiplying in all parts of
the empire. Chicago Herald.
| AT the autumn meeting of the Uni
tartan State Conference of New York. it
was decided to raise $1,000 to employ
State missionary.
There are now sixteen educational
institutions in the country in want of
presidents. This is one OF the results
of the policy of giving inferior wages
for superior teaching ability .--Currenf-
In the Zurich University one-tenth
of the students are females. Twenty
nine young ladies study medicine, four
teen philosophy, and two political econ
omy. Out of these forty-five female
students, fifteen are Swiss and ten Rus.
sian.
The state of feeling which charac-
acterizes revival is simply an interest
in religious things, Christians then
feel strongly, and because they do thus
feel, they pray and work for the saliva
ton of sinners. Deep and earnest
feeling is at the bottom of all effective
Christian effort.
The late Bishop Fraser, of Chester.
England, exclaimed one evening twen-
ty minutes before services: IL have not
single idea what I am to preach
abont." He flung off his coat, and in
his shirt sleeves sat down at table,
and in twenty minutes emerged from
the room with the heads of a sermon
which thrilled and electrified vast
congregation for nearly an hour.
The annual report of the Presby-
terrain Association of Baltimore shows
that $685. s have been expended the
past year in church improvement in
and near to the city. During its twelve
years lie the society-a board of local
church ension-has discussed $685.
500. IS. Formerly there were twelve,
but the number has been increased to
| thirty.
| The New York churches are en-
! gagged in the agitation ola continuation
of the half holiday that was generally
adopted by the business men of that
city during the summer months. Rev
DR.. r. S. Macarthur said that he favored
it because it aims at the religious I'm
provement of men. One object con-
templated by the Saturday half holiday
is to induce larger numbers to attend
the house of God On the Lords day,
Those who have carefully looked into
the matter affirm that since this move-
ment began this result has been secured.
IN. Y Tribune.
Since the date of disestablishment
and abandonment there has been
some dispute as to the right of the
Episcopal church in Ireland to call
itself, as it was wont to do, THE
Church of Ireland" and not long since
prominent government official was
taken to task by the church authorities
for so doing. The question was sub
mitted to the law officers of the Crown,
and Lord Plunkett, the present Arch
bishop of Dublin, has been officially in
formed that the proper legal title of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in that
island is 1.-The Church of Ireland. "
| Christian Union.
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In India the mongoose is the great ally of
the native In his constant strife with
snakes. or the mOngoose there is tale,
sufficiently familiar, no doubt and yet apt
i'm its application. In an American railway
carriage there cslce journeyed a quiet gen.
man, having between his feet basket Of
peculiar shape. An mquisitive stranger
asked him what the basket might contain.
" 1t contains a mongoose," was the answer.
Sand what Is mongoose," the stranger
queried "A mongoose," the gentleman
replied, politely, "is an East Indian ani-
NAL that kills snakes" And what might
you want mongoose for now?" continued
the inquisitive stranger. - Well" an
swered the stranger, 81 have brother-in-
law who has been little too fond of tan
gle. foot whisky, and sometimes he sees
snakes, and so am taking this mongoose
to him to kill the snakes" The inquisitive
stranger hesitated moment, and then he
said: "But those are not real snakes your
brother-in-law sees!r II know it," re
turned the quiet gentleman. land this is
not real mongoose. - Christian Union
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PUNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

Theodore Roosevelt says that the
bite of skunks in Kansas and Nebraska
produces hydrophobia.
-Pompous physician Ito patients
wife) why do you delay sending for
me until he was out of his mindp"
Wife-"O, doctor, while he was in his
right mind he wouldn't let me send for
you "-Chtcdgo Tribune.
-.sWhy does marriage make men
thoughtful" asked young lady of an
old bachelor. "Well, l suppose it is
because they are continually wonder
ing what's going to happen next. y
Boston Post. ..g rss
do You think you could carve the
turkey, Mr.. O'Dynamitep' said the
landlady to. her new sboarder. swell,
l should blush to hesitate. Why, was
one of the men who helped to blow up
He'll Gate. ',-New Fork Journal.
III the nations of Eastern Europe had
particle of sympathy, for telegraph
operators and telegraph editors. they
would never fight. The heathenish
names from that country are enough 20,
make a needle cross-eyed. -DenveF Isib-
o. - 80 : =.
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Pare T ga arc ,no;sis ~ moon sistancv
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sn''u:,s " mwy.I IN ;~ aan. s's
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zen zen. minutes ~ nave 'n MAJ : ;S or ~ "a
cold sweas anu 'ane ene luz s1q
Jury think ne Is nired PerJurer.--c.
4. sun.
Washington Irving once said to
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IooTHAcHE CURES.

What Loving Little Wife, Aided by
Sympathixing Friends, Did to Allay Her
Husbands Anguish.
A young, newly-marrled Denver man
went to his home on Velton street the other
night, taking with him severe case of
toothache. AS soon as he got into the house
he threw himself into an easy chair and
began to groan. At about the same time
his face on the side where the aching tooth
had many years before attained home
stead began to swell. In about thirty min
utes his left cheek bore strong resem-
blance to an old-fashioned apple dumping
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TWO ANGELS.

Across the night the silence reigns I'M
As death and birth again are merged in
By US the watchers, not word is spoken
Until, at length. we catch the bells clear
tone.
And then we turn with heart-warm words Of
Handfast and smiling. OF fair wishes fain,
Earnest that, through the year we now are
Loss may be lesssned, pleasure vanquish
pain.
Alb, yet. for all goodwill, must sorrow nnd usi
How many years, begun in hope and joy,
Lie shrouded In mist of tears behind MS,
Or dark with sins regret can ne'er Destroy
The hands 20 warm in New Years passive
The eyes so full of love shine here no more;
The gracious hps-in dreams alone we kiss
Their music echoing: "only gone befors,'
still zone increasing purpose" that we doubt
Fulais itself through all the years re-
Trains:
Mid symphonies that casual diseords rout
Times losses go to swell eternal gains!
From leafless bough, from cloud inert. there
springeth
Full bud or verdurous blade, with promise
fraught;
From winter discnthralled, each blithe bird
singeth
The miracle Of life from death outwrought.
Across the night the silence reIgns un-
broken.
Two angels DER each threshold now have
trod;
One bearing uttered speech. on words un-
spoken,
This issuing from, that going back to. Godl
John Moran. in youths Companion.
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prepared by the hands of generous mother
for large family. The more the jaw on
larged the louder the young man howled
and rolled about in his chair. His wife
was several years younger than he, and her
sole experience with the to0thache had
hitherto been limited to one Or two mild
attacks caused by an excessive consumption
of carameis. She had usually cured her
pain with creosote. and as soon as Charley
had found time between his groans to tell
her what was the matter with him she got
the creosote bottle and told him to open his
mouth and let her see the tooth which was
troubling him. He complied, but as she
could not tell by the looks which one OF the
teeth was making the trouble. and as Char
ley could not cnlighten her, she thought
she'd better pour little of the stuff into
the neighborhood of where she thought it
probable that the tooth was located.
just as she got this idea into her head
she happened to think that there was an
other toothache panacea in the house. 1t
was in small phial, which a peddler had
left there for trial.
She thought that it would be good plan
to mix little of this stuff with the creosote
and pour the mixture upon the infected
jaw. So she made nice little combination
in tablespoon, and telling Charley to open
his mouth she poured II in. She was a lit
tie excited and nervous, and her hand shook.
and so the fluid penetrated to every nook
and corner of the young mans food recepta-
Gle. There was a yell of agony which
awoke every dog in the neighborhood, and
Charley performed hornpipe In the mid
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AT the wedding breakfast in En-
gland recently, one of the bridesmaids
expressed a wish to see that mystic
document, wedding license, which
she had never beheld. The request
occasioned a fearful discovery, The
clergyman had quite forgotten to ask
Tor the license. the bridegroom had left
IT to his best man to look after, and
this the best man had forgotten to do.
OF course, the marriage was not legal.
The wedding party was broken up in
dismay, and the ceremony was per.
formed the next day.
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"What are you reading, dearest?'
And he takes the fair face in his hands
and raises the ripe lips till they touch his
own, bent down to seek them.
ga Legend of Fair Women,'" she am
swers when she gets her breath
''Tennyson. Ell? An, vanityi reading
about yourself"
1t is a year later. They are married
The hour grows late He Is not there
Once again Tennyson Is on her lap and she
is reading He enters.
"Hullol Not gone TO bed yet? What
have you got there?"
"A Deserted House," she says, mourn
fully. And he asks no moro San Fron
cisco Chronicle
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EXCITING ELECTIONS.
How Mexican Partisans Fight Parllamen-
tary Election Battles.

How Mexican Partisans Fight Parllamen-
tary Election Battles.
Parliamentary elections must be rath-
er exciting in Mexico, judging from the
liveliness which accompanies municipal
contests in that delightful country.
Even when local feeling runs high it is
rare that these latter struggles give rise
in the United States to anything worse
than strong language. In Mexico, on
the contrary, deeds are considered far
more effective than words, especially
when carried out with revolver and
bowie knife. Thus, we read without
surprise that at Buztamente the other
day the two factions turned out heavily
armed and fought in the streets for
several hours. After time, too, they
appear to have fred and stabbed quite
promiscuously, without caring whether
they killed friend or foe. The fighting,
we are told, twas of a perfectly indis-
criminate character. When hostilities
were at last suspended by nightfall the
state of the battlefield demonstrated the
prowess of the combatants. Six dead,
fifteen MORALLY wounded and large
number of less damaged Mexicans were
included in the list Of casualties. The
result was not considered satisfactory,
however, from an electioneering point
Of view, and the leaders consequently
agreed to renew the struggle on the fol-
lowing morning. We are not aware
how often municipal contests take place
at Buztamente, but if they are Of fire.
quent occurrence the population must
bein fair way to reach its vanishing
point. Br0okkan EdQLe
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preciate my genius
Good gracious,
J0hnnie! What do
you mean?''
"Why, Pm a.
eultivating IN y
genius Pm ago
ing to be a great
American humor-
LIST. So tod ay.
when the teacher
asked me where
they sent Nap0-
leon into exile, /
just gave her .
witty answer. F"
Where did you
say they sent him
into exiie?"
Z" ! said: To
Philadelphia, be-
cause that's where
people are buried
alive :"
"A n d W b at
them"
"Why, she made
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declared that Charley Is the worst-tem-
pered man whom they ever saw.
Charley is better now, but be says that he
will not get out of the house for month to
come unless he wears a fnask.-Denper
Tribune Republican.
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me stand on chair with ali A-B-C book in
my hand and fool's-cap on my head. She
was born in Philadelphia, found out"-
Puck.
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A MoNooosE.

An American Tale About u Useful Indian
Bird.
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wit Misplaced.

ma / don't like the teacher in our
school,"
"why not. Johnnie? thought she was
so kind to you.
swell, she used to be, but she don't APP
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LABOR NOTES.

Two hundred men were thrown out of EN-.
ployment yesterday by the burning Of tho Beck
Bransiord Il Ekdahl Furniture Company at
Union city Tenn.
The North Chicago Rolling Mill Company
Connellsville pa region for S9jO000, and will
erect 700 ovens and make their own coke.
The glass bottle works of Cunningham Il Co.,
at Pittsburg, started up yesterday after being
idle seven years, and the Minerva, Ohio. green
glass bottle works will start up Monday. The
Massillon green glass factory has also resumed.
The management of the Geneva worsted mill
at Providence, II. l., the weayers OF which are
out on strike for the reinstatement of n weaver,
has posted notice that the mill will be shut
down to-day. The weavers have appealed TO
the local organization OF the Knights OF Labor.
There has been great deal Of trouble dur
ing the past few days at the mines OF Binney
4 Co. and Carrolston & Shafler, at Sharon,
Pa. One night some person turned stream
of water into the Shaifer bank, flooding II so
that work had TO be suspended. Miners We're
put on guard ut the mouth Of the shaft, but
were attacked and battle onsued, in which
fourteen shots were fred
John Lynch. David Lewis, and Conrad Hess
Ter, the recently'appointed delegates from this
District to the national union convention OF
brioklayers which meets In st. Louis on the
18th instant start for there tomorrow. They
have been instructed to vote for the enforce
nlent OF the eight.hour law, and TO maintain
the same standard of pay as received at pres
ent, namely IS cents per hour. The new eight
hour rule, II adopted by the convention, will
go In efect this coming summer,