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He Needed II.

HI say, old chappie, hits honly 'arf han
'our to lunch, hisn't hitan said Algernon De
Ton, Mrs. Cochannigan's new English
boarder.
Il believe So" replied Mr. Flipkins
saw, HIM SC glad. Hi nearly fawgo.
meh phaWsphate''
'sWhat is that, medicine?n
NAV; hits ma tawnic, doncher naw-ha
kind Of lowain foodn
so, l see. Yes, it would be bad if you
missed taking it. I'd drink it by the pail.
full if was you. You need something Of
that kind badly"
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m e 8 s ag e was
eommonpl &C e
it simply chnon-
icled a death. So
many messages
of like import.
pass over the
wires daily that
the public pass
es them. by with
careless interest
when they APP
pear in the.
n g w apers.
But this partic-
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him to desist and take the rest which his
over-taxed system seems to demand The
position OF the barrel in the above cut ex-
plains how Mr. Bifkins when tired of stand
ing on his head had assumed, SO to speak,
horizontal position at recumbent, as they
say in French.
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Still clear, on the margin, are notes that Imade,
But the passages marked are beginning to fade
see them all dimly, for. clouded with pain,
These memories serve but to darl1en the brain.
Turn swiftly-more swiftly; my weak spirit
fails.
Through fast tears that gather the gairish day
pales,
Down vstas OF silence the eden voice calls
My trembling hands falter, and 10! the book
falls.
TrITA IT Tr4AyEp
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Though reason spoke sssc:risy and babe me be
ware,
The charm of that story could not forbear-
That story all written in letters OF light,
Fored over by day and dreamed OF by night
Now. Life OF my Heart, ere I close thee for ave
And hide thee from curious eyes of the day,
Each dream OF the past would summon once
more,
AS softly turn all thy glded: leaves O er.
First here is a picture-a beautiful face,
shrink back in shadow, half blind with tn.
grace
How long in my luminous heaven it shone
With glory undimmed, a meridian sun.
See. all through the pages are scattered pressed
flowers,
Once worn as a crown by the joyous youns
kiss;
The lily, the violet. fragrant with bliss.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-16

James 81. Hunting. a stock broker, who
had lost money in bucket shop specula-
tions, shot himself dead in the Washing.
ton building Nsw York.
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BlFKINS' BARREL.
How He Cleaned It-A Terrific Tussle In
Which Nr. Is. Gets Norsted

V1tC1i MI. ID. Nets W CrSCeu
Mr.. Bifkins, being of an obiging DISPOSE
ton, consents to clean the rainwater-bar-
rel. His wife has mentioned the matter
several times, and now he swears he will
clean that barrel if it is the last act of his
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DEATH OF Com. XII SON.
The Oldest, Wealthiest and Best
Known Northwestern Pioneer
Passes Away.
Ad in 81. 2;

From Harvard, IH.,a telegram was receive
ed in ST Paul that stirred many hearts. The
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a TURNED-DoWN LEAF.

have turned down this leaf of my heart to-asH
I shall close the worn volume and lay it away,
For Why should look cen page farther on,
Now the tale it is told and the interest gone?
read all the preface and index at first,
And knew should find it record accursed.
knew should blot half its pages with tears.
And felt it would sadden and haunt me for yeara
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A LETTER TO HENRY.

JULIA II. THAYER,
The evening world., 1888-08-29

dead in the snow, it will Just serve him
right"
She turned to look at the house, but could
not see it. Indeed, she could not see n yard
before her. She tried to find the road, but
failed TO do so.
She wandered first in one direction, then
in another. but at each step sank deeper aud
deeper in the snow. The short winter day
was drawing to a close it was almost dusk
now. Aterrible dread took possession of the
girl she trembled convulsiyely. Would she
indeed perish in the snow and be frozen
stiff ? She could not die, she was SO young
and beloved. Life was SO beautiful, death
was SO very terrible. Then she cried aloud
for help cried with the strength of one in
deadly peril. The wind mockingly repeated
her cries. Her strength failed her,
Panic-stricken, suffering bitterly from the
cold, exhausted, stumbling deeper at every
step, at length she fell against a tree; 10 It
she chung as though it had been a friend.
! She tried to repeat her prayers like a fright
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flushed cheeks, vainly trying to restrain her
tears, for, after all, she was q soft-hearted
little thing.
Presently she sprang up with a pettish ex-
clamation. ~ am going home, aunt" she
said mother will be wanting me. Ihave
stayed too long already"
Are you mad, Nellie ?" demanded Mrs.
Lyster, sternly, that you should wish to
risk your life by exposing yourself in such o
storm"
Nellie stood at the door her aunt's words
only excited her to opposition. He does
not care" she thought if he asks me to stay,
Ill stay; if not, l shall never come back to
his house" Then she said aloud; ~ can
walk home quite easily it is not showing
much now besides, 1 I'm tired of being here.
Unjust go home. Good-by. aunt"
TELL her she must not go, WILL" i'm.
plored Mrs. Lyster; III is certain death to
start V walk two miles to-day. Speak to her,
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whole family connection as lovers. In truth
they aid love each other dearly; but young
girls will occasionally be wilful, young men
will occasionally grow jealous, and love af-
fairs generally have a decided and perverse
inclination for the crooked paths instead of
the straight ones.
A few days before the story commences.
there had been a gathering of the vicinity at
q neighboring farmers, and Nellie, flattered
by the universal admiration her pretty face
and engaging manner had excited, had tested
Willis patience to its tmost limit.
Just before the storm commenced, Nellie
had come to pass a few days with her aunt ;
and, by way of relieving the mol otony of
country life, the quarrel had been renewed.
Will had assured the girl that he did not love
her that she was q firt. unworthy Of any
honest mans love. Harsh words which
Nellie, accustomed TO softest tenderness,
could i'll endure. Now she sat with hot,
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Will. If any harm befalls you, Nellie. your
blood be upon your own head!"
" am not wanted here. / don't care for
the storm; 1 am not afraid, /" persisted Mel
lie, defantly, as she turned to open the door.
"Good-by, Will, " she ventured, timidly !"
and the clear, girlish voice trembled.
Will never raised his head, and youchsafed
no answer. II his life had depended upon it
he could not have asked her to remain.
Piqued by his seeming indifference. she
was very deaf to her aunt's entreaties; and,
regardless Of the friendly warning, she
rushed out into the storm. II was drifting,
and the cold snow flying in her face almost
blinded her. She could not see her way,
there was no path, and at every step she sank
almost to her waist and still, with the On.
ergy of anger, she went on.
He drove me out, " she said to herself
"I shall never turn back. II he finds me
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NeMa SUMMARY.

Admiral Porter Ia quite sick at his cottage at
Jamestown, r. J.
Prince Bismarck is seriously out Of health and
suffers severely In mind and body.
The barge Gov. Jackson founders in Delaware
Breakwaier and three persons are drowned.
Three Republicans are killed by q prematurely
discharged cannon at a Harrison and Morton pole
raising at Canojoharie.
George Sullivan, seventy-fve years old, elopes
with another mans sixty-1ve- year-old wife from
the poornouse In Baltimore.
= Margaret Fennical, one Of the smallest women in
the world, nfty-nve years OF age ana only thirty
four inches in height, dies at Carlisle, Pa.
George Carroll Is arrested in Carlisle, Pa, for
blowing up q clothing store and other buildings by
placing dynamite In the cellars at midnight.
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ened child, but could not remember the
words. Then, with the pure cold snow for a
pillow, fair Nellie Ross sank gently into the
sleep of death.
viii LISTERS rest was strangely troubled
that night he fancied several times that he
heard Nellie's voice calling for aid and his
mothers distress increased his uneasiness.
At break of day he was ready to GO over to
Mrs. Ross his pride was quite Vanquished
by intense anxiety.
The revulsion of feeling was terrible when
Nellie's mother informed him that Nellie was
not at home. Will insisted that some neigh
Dor must have found her and taken her home.
As he returned through the fields, his at
tentjon was attracted by q few ~workingmen
standing beneath II tree. Their gestures de-
noted that they were much excited. With
plying, we-stricken faces, all drew back as
he approached, and Will Lyster beheld a
sight which haunted him until the hour of
his death. Resting placidly, with face up;
turned to the sky and hands meekly folded
upon her breast, no expression Of pain upon
the marble features, only perfect repose, lay
the girl he had hoped would become his wife:
Heaven help We. killed her /" he cried
! hoarsely.
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Answers TO Correspondence.

v q" N"r
". CHASER. Whales sleep on the surface OF the
water.
N. Leu. You do not describe the coin with sur
ncient accuracy to enable us to Judge OF Its value.
Constant Reader. There 10 no Improperly IN
wearing q light-colored overcoat with evening
dress.
II. Tuttle. DIR. Beach's list for the word-bufld-
ing contest contained I, 4S5 words after revision.
No record was kept Of the number Of rejected
words.
Union. 2. Those who believe that O horseshoe
brings good luck say that II should he hung with
the ends downward.
h. X. Fdi1drds. You can vote In New York II
you make your parents home your legal residence.
The question as 10 whether you can vote In The
Kentucky town where your college II situated Ia
one which u determined by the laws OF that
county, You can only vote in one place In any
event.
The evening world., 1888-08-29
NOT ALONE The FISHERIES.
A Canadian Onlciai Says Americans Have
Other Causes for Complaint.
ESPECIAL TO the WORLD

ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 90. -"The people OF the
United States are beginning TO ind out that there
are grievances other than the fisheries question
and canal discrimination of which they have rea-
an oficial In nigh position In the Government ser
vice to THE WORLD correspondent tonight ''The
unwarrantable seizure OF the American ship Bridge
water and her subsequent release and the refusal
Of the Dominion Government TO compensate the
owner for the loss Of some $40, 600 Ia fresh on the
records OF the department ut Washington. i am In
q position to know that the complaints which
OF the harsh treatment United states citizens have
endured al the hands OF the customs officials OF the
Dominion have not been entered without Just
cause. i could enumerate scores Of cases In which
American goods have been seized and detained
without the slightest reason, and when the az
grieved citizens OF the United States sought redress
through the courts they were invariably denied
obtained before any action can be taken against
the Government.
81 may mention the case of an American cii-
zen named OXarart, which IL now being acted
upon at Washington, whose property 10 The value
OF some $50, 900 was seized at Calgary by the Sub
Collector. The customs department here subse-
quently declared the seizure unwarrantaDle, and
mean dime the property, which remained In the
| possession of the Sub-Coliector, was stolen when
the Government repudiated him as an onlcer,
although he was on the Government payroll as
Sub Collector and at the time the
seizure was maze. and denied any responsibility
for the loss Sustained. Oxarart then asked for
permission to carry mis- case before the courts for
| the recovery OF his property, but this right was
denied him, and he was forced to look to Washing
ton Tor redress.
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Then, raising her in his arms, he turned
towards home. He carried his unconscious
burden on into the house, walking Ill one
in a dream, without a word, and laid her upon
the bed. 10
The shock was terrible to the bereayed
mother. Nellie's Rirlish friends lamented
loudly their companion cut of in the bloom
of youth the poor, whom she had helped
and comforted, mourned deeply; but Will
Lyster never spoke. But once did he show
any trace of emotion then. the night before
she was consigned to her last resting place,
when the household had all retired, his
mother alone remained TO watch beside the
body. He came to look upon the chlld-hke
face. so calm in the solemn majesty OF death.
"Oh, Nellie, Nellie.n he cried; Il loved
you 80 dearly, mi / killed you'll"
Then, resting his head upon his mothers
breast, the strong man sobbed like a child.
He never recovered from the shock, but lived
on a prematurely aged man, very grave, very
tender to his mother, but rarely speaking.
never smiling. He has remained q bachelor
even until now. for the sake of sweet Nellie
Ross, ~slumbering in her grass-grown grave
in the country churchyard upon the hill
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MURDERED OLD "POP" RILAND.
One of the Pioneers of Colorado Killed on
His Lonely Ranch.
ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD.

ESPECIAL TO THE WORLD
DENVER, COL, Aug. 20. Old ''Pop" Rfland,
one of the pioneers Of Colorado and well known
for many years on the frontier, has been brulally
murdered on his ranch, near Dotsero, Garfield
County, by c. A. Babcock, who claims that he
was forced to shoot his aged victim In self-defense.
His marathon, however, was confused aud dis
torted. James Al. Riland, u son of the muir Tered
man, is q well-known Colorado newspaper man,
and another son resides at Dubuque, Ia, where
the family came from. What occasioned the shoot
ing viii never be KNOWN. Babcock and Riland
were alone when 1t occurred. Babcock gave him
self up to the Deputy Sheriff ut Glenwood Springs.
Riland was one OF the characters, OF Western
Colorado. His ranch on the Sweet Water was the
nrst located In this section. For nine years 1t has
been a landmark and stopping place for hunters
and tourists. In the early days OF California Gulch
Riland was among the prospectors. twenty-five
years ago he was one Of the pioneers OF Summit
County. Hardly q mining camp In that part OF the
State had enjoyed even O temporary boom but that
he FASTENED TO the scene, eager to be among the
nrst TO win the prize, and more than once he struck
It, but always held on and would not sell when his
claims could be disposed Of at handsome figures.
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A Valuable Suggestion.

A good joke is told of q young man who at
tended q social circle a few evenings since.
The conversation turned on California and
getting rich. Tom - remarked that /" if he
he was in California he would, instead of
working in the mines. waylay some rich man
brains, gather up the gold and skedad-
die" A little girl quietly replied
" that he'd better gather up the brains,
as he evidently stood in more need of that
article than gold"
The evening world., 1888-08-29

LoNGv1Ew, Tex, Aug. 20. Harrison Spencer,
a negro, living on the A. s. Taylor place, one mile
from here, was last night called from his bed
and taken away in his night clothes and it is sup
posed drowned. No trace Of him can be found.
His wife says her husband heard a noise and went
out to see II the stock had not broken into the
garden. Soon she saw q form pass the door and
then another. Then words were heard and she
saw her husband forced TO mount an animal from
a stump nearby and hurried of. The alarm was
given at daylight and the horse-tracRs were traced
to the river. Spencer has been q practical farmer
for years. He declared on the street a few days
ago that he would support the Democracy, and this
The evening world., 1888-08-29
Deaf Mutes' Convention.

The Empire State Association of Deaf Mutes will
meet in Rochester, beginning this week. Thurs
day and Friday important papers relating to deaf
mutes OF the State OF New York will be read by
silent delegates in sign language. The prominent
Silent New Workers who have left this city for the
The evening world., 1888-08-29

TOLEDO. Aug. ga Middle Bass special says:
Gov. Foster has perfected arrangements for a
public reception to Gen. Harrison at Put-in-Bay
Friday next, when excursions viii be run from
Cleveland, Sandusky, Detroit, Toledo and other
lake towns. 1t Is probable there win be no speak
ing and no regular programme. but hand -shaking
and q general good time. A committee from
Toledo visited Gen. Harrison to-day 10 invite him
to attend q monster two-days' mass meeting at
Fort Melgs. ten miles above Toledo. The General
promised TO take the matter into consideration and
said that II he accepts any invitations outside OF
Indiana he will 60 to Fort Meigs on account OF the
historical association"
The evening world., 1888-08-29
From Oregon.

WOLF CREEK. JOSEPHINE Co.. Ore. April 7. 1858.
FLEMING Bros.
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some years past. l have tried several remedies, and the
only one which gave perfect satisfaction was DIR. q. Mo-
LANES CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS. My husband
bought me one box, and three doses worked wonders for
me. ] feel like a new woman. and l write you to return
thanks for so much benefit. Irecommsnd ali my friends
to try DIR. q, McLane's Celebrated Liver Pills.
Mrs. REBEccA CARGO.
Cure sick headache. biliousness. liver complaint. dys-
pepsla. heartburn. indigestion. mllariA. plnples on faoe
and body, impure blood. &e.. by using regularly On. 2.
MCLASE's CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS, prepared only
by Fleming Bros. Pittsburg, Pa. Price 70 cents. Sold
by all drugststs. Insist upon having, the genuine DIR,
Y. MoiAsE's LIVER Pulls. prepared by Fleming Bros.
P~ittsburg.
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A ptece Tn Smell.

Some moro cheese, please" said a small
boy of eight to his papa at dinner "No,
my child, ~ said the prudent parent "you
have already had enough. When ] was q
child l had to eat my bread and smell my
cheese" VERY WE'LL" retorted the small
boy " give us q piece to SMELL"
The evening world., 1888-08-29

A religious society decided to build q new
church this season and the pastor, among
others, was chosen to solicit funds. He did
his work very zealously, taking no only the
widows but the child's mites. He had q class
of children in the Sunday school, and one
himself to the Good Shepherd md then in
quired what the latter did with his flock.
One bright-eyed little fellow promptly re-
piled. He shears 'em!" There was some
smiling at that answer.
The evening world., 1888-08-29

Teacher-May, dear, suppose I we're to
shoot at a tree with five birds on. it,
and kill three, how many would be left ?
May (four years ~old)-Three. ma'am.
Teacher-No : two would be left. May
No. there wouldn't. though the three shot
would be left, and the other two would be
flied awayl
The evening world., 1888-08-29
BRIGHT BITS OF CHILD TALK.

Sayings OF the sases ana Humorists Of the
Failure.
The other day four-year-old Paul's mother
reported that he had been q bad boy and
that i had better whip him. Paul overheard
the remark and said Yes, papa / think il
you'd whip me more I'd be O better boy"
Few children think that way. p. +. W.,
rs Third avenue, Brooklyn.
The evening world., 1888-08-29
Coming Eyeuts.

Picnic of the ~ Entire Nous" Friday. Aug. 81,
afternoon and evening, at Empire City Colosseum.
man Association, Suffers Harlem River Park,
Garden and Casino, Friday evening, Sept. 4.
The evening world., 1888-08-29
BROOKLYN JOCKEY CLUB.
The August Meeting TO Begin To-Day with
an Excellent Card.

The August meeting OF three days by the Brook
Ign Jockey Club will begin at the Gravesend track
to-day. As will be seen below, an excellent pro-
gramme ls announced. The racing will begin at
9. 30. The track at Gravesend can be reached by
trains from Long Island city, from Brooklyn both
Depot, and IRON Bay Ridge via boats from While
hall street.
First Rece.-Pursc ~, 900. for all ages entrance, s2U
each, To the second; weight for age three quarters OF a
mile.
The evening world., 1888-08-29
Picnic OF the Brewery Employees.

At Jones's Wood, tomorrow afternoon and even
ing, win occur the annual picnic for the benent Of
the Brewery Employees Relief Society. All the
now union Drewerles in the city will close, and the
employees, over 2, 700 OF them, will assemble at
F1tty-seventh street and Third avenue at 2 p. n.
and march to the picnic grounds.
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His View Of IT,.

Harry, you ought not to throw away nice
bread like that you may want it som day.
well, mother, should I stand any better
chance of getting it then if 1 ate it now ~.
The evening world., 1888-08-29

Mrs, Lyster sat placidly knitting hand
Some Will was reading, or pretending to read
at the window, casting furtive chances at his
pretty cousin, who, also busy, at beside his
mother.
Nellie Ross and Will Lyster were cousins.
Ever since they had attained the height OF
The table they had been regarded by the
The evening world., 1888-08-29
A GOOd Ridhnnce.

A lady, with a sigh, exclaimed: "Well,
I've lost my lawsuit" "Oh, mamma, how
glad I I'm, " said her child, that you have
lost it. for it tormented you awfully."
The evening world., 1888-08-29
THE v E QUARREL.

HE n o fell in my
riads of tiny flakes
with b~ewildering IA
pidity. The roads
were impossible in
every direction, and
houses were almost
buried indeed. at
LysterlFar it reached
10 the windows,
and vet IL fell steadily.
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COLUMBUS, o., Aug. 90 -Post-or1ce Inspec tors
sent into this State, after visiting every post-onnce
complained of, report that there is absolutely
nothing in the charges made, that Democratic
campaign literature was being transmitted con-
trary 70 law, and that no violation OF the postal
laws has been found.