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Nit. Dtlke,. Amus,np sforv.

NEW YORK, April Mrs. Ashton w Dixie. a
noted advocate of woman's rights in England. gave
the only lecture that she viii deliver in this country
this afternoon. Her subject was English Women in
Politics" She gave description Of the Primrose
League and bit satriea in handling it. In men
tioning the of OF the ladies prominent in
the Conservative canse she referred to Lady Ran
dolph Churchill and said that ut the time Mr. Bart
lett another American and the husband of the aged
Baroness Burdett-Coutts, running for Parlinent
IN a London division, Lady Churchill helped him with
his canvass. One tradesman upon whom she called
bethought himself of the old times when the fair
Duchess of Devonsbre is reported have bartered
kiss tor tradesmans vote. The man upon whom
Lady Churchill called limited at this and she said;
why, certainly I'll tell the Baroness Burdett-Cou
4xvSob
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Driven to suicide bv POVERTY.

NEW YORK. April 7.-Hans Stackreid and his wife,
Fanny. a handsome woman of twenty-one years. took
dose of poison early this morning and died within
hour of each other in st. Vincents Hospital be-
tween and o'clock. The husband was Polish
jew He had been out Of work for some time, and
the wife compelled to pawn almost everything
had of any value. Finally, father, mother and FIVE
months old baby boy had to live hard crusts of
bread picked from street refuse barrels. The couple
lived in room only. About midnight Mrs. Deer.
ing heard an unusual noise in Stackreids room. She
went out into the hallway, and there Stackreid,
who looked as though he was intoxicated. His face
was CHASTITY pale his eyes gared and large beads of
perspiration stood out his face. Fearing the
might attck her. Mrs. Deering rushed back into her
room and slammed the door. At o'clock Stackreid
knocked at the door and upon Mrs. Deering's open
ing it. hs said: 1--WE have taken poison, my wife and
l." Then he suddenly fell to the floor Entering the
Staekreid room, Mrs Deering found the wife living
sofs If dead with her babe casped to her breast.
In minute she opened her eyes and said faintly
't9o for the police We are dying An ambulance
summoned and both removed to the hos
pital. The husband died o'clock and his wife an
hour later. The babe at transferred to the
care of Matron Webb. at police headquarters.
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this region, and none have returned alive. The
Lacondons were subdued by the Spaniards, and
few attempts have been made to subjugate them
Since Mexico bscame independent they have held
themselves absolutely aloof from all intercourse with
Europeans The enterprise of the missionaries is
sidered extremely perilous. The government fayors
the conversion of the Indians. Catholicism will
der them amendable to civil jurisdiction. The
party Is composed OF Pass1onst and Jesuit fathers
and their mission has the direct sanction of the Col
lege of the Propaganda at Rome, well of the
archbishop and bishops of Mexico. Catholic organs
point to the undertaking proof that the spirit of
zeal and sefsacree among the Catholic clergy is
biS
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stranrled br : Yon,hfnl cowhor.

BURGETrsTowS, Pa, April 7.-six boys, ranging
in age from ten to fifteen years who have been read
ing dime literature, went into barn. yesterday after
noon, to play cowboy" They had two or three pis-
tolls and ropes. the latter being used al lassoes Dur
ing the play of the lads after boasting of his
ability to throw rope around the neck of an Indian
and choke him to death. gave his lasso sling. 1t
chanced to fail the neck of little James Burton
who started TO The boy held on and the rope
tightened around Jmmy's throat The others thought
It great sport and laughed at the struggles the
little fellow TO get free. This lasted for some time
Finally the mother of of the boys appeared upon
the She quickly released the little sufferer
but too late TO save his life. he died within few
minutes altar the removal Of the rope.
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Perilous nIlaslonary Enterprgse.

CRY OF MEXICO April z.--A party of Catholic
missionaries will shortly leave this city fer southern
Mexico. with view 70 converting the Lacondons =
wild tribe Of Indians, $4,000 In number, scattered
portions of the States of Campeche Tabasco and
Yucatan. The reported to preserve tae religious
and social customs or the Aztees IA their primitive
Is said they still offer human sacrifices to their
gods The country which they inhabit has been
explored but there is popuzr legend in She State of
Tabasco that in the heart of its forests the Laeonons
city with temples and baxaars such were
found by the Spaniards IN Aztec cities their first
landing in Mexico. lew white have penetrated
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A Prnnnr Pnniahmant.

CHICAGO. April 7.-Zeph Davis, the negro foreman
who murdered and outraged little Maggie Gaughan
twhitel, at Greenboros shoe-heel factory, this
forenoon sentenced by Judge Halves TO be hanged on
May l2 Davis interrupted the Judge several tirnes
while sentence was being pronounced. end afterward
declared with am oath that II be could have reached
the spttoon be would have shrown IL ut the Judge
fore the sentence was finished.
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IF Won suffer from looseness of the bowels,
ANG0sruRA BITTERs will surely cure you. Be-
ware OF eouuterfelts and ask your grocer or
druggist for the genuine article, prepared ~
DR.. J. G. B. Slsgert q Sons.
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HIIcIrcssfo 1IiliionS,D

the ncwspnror stated, aud how mnny
women, probably. real tho same. aud
cnvicd her. But little was she to Lo
eLvird, however; for III spite OF her
great wealth she wns miserable 1t was
her lot, in common with myrinds Of
women, 10 suffer from those "chronic
weaknesses" which are peculiar 10 The
female sex. Miserable. nervous. nnd
discouraged. she woull gladly have
given every dollar Of her fortune for
one brief installmcnt Of health How
onsy, and how inexpensive, woull he
tho journey TO health, il DIR. Picrce's
Fnyoiile Prescription WAS selected as a.
remedy, aud the u3e Of tho samo pcr.
Fistcd III; that ia. the experience ui
thousands Of women afflicted in the
above manner, tonchcH Us TO pre-
dict 80. IL Is tho only mcdi-
cino for women. sold by drug
Rista. under n positive guarantee, from
the manufacturers, thnt IL will give sat
isfaction III cvory cnso. or money will
bo refunded. This guarantee has been
printed on tho bOtllc-wrnrpcr. and
faithfully carried out for many years.
DIR. Pieroe's Pellets, or Anti.biIiious
Granulos. cure sick headache, dyspepsia
aud constipation.
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Following tho lead of tie Rcruhlicans
the Democrats have effected AN Or--bi-
z,tion OF campaign clubs. ~ the con-
rention, held in Biltimo.e on July ,,
1SSS. Chnuncry +. Black, Of Penusyl-
NGnia, WAS elected President. Tais nc-
tion seems to- indicate that the Demo.
Gratis will "cnriy the war into Africa"
during thi" campaign. PENNSYLVANIA
has ever been sturdy IN IL KrpnJlican-
ism. but the recent high licun,c rgits-
uon Hnd pcr-ccutton has placed differ
cnt aspect Oh the matter aud il Uould
not be n surprise il the old Ecy.touc
State would 20 for Clcvc:aul Hlucl;
vns defeated in 1850. by the present
governor Of PcnnsylSnnia, Beaver, in
one Of the mot stubhornly contested
Hubornatorinl contests Of tho present
de :nde. ilo is the sou Of the late Judge
jeremiah liEcl; mad vas born In Somor-
set county. Pennsylvania in Nov. 1899
lie wns educated in West Virginia,
at Jefferson College Washington
county, Pa. nul at Hiram College,
where lie WAS foll1w siuirut of james
a. Garfield lic studied law with his
fnthor and WIS admitted to the lnr in
1851. lie entered upon n journalistic
career. contributing to the ScN York
Sun etc. etc. Although Nh G,tivc poll
t;cinn h" did not ran for Office, except IN
1874, when he was defeated ior Con-
grcss. until 1850 wncn Ec wrs ,lc ;ted
.Goycruor on the PNtisDu
ticket. lie is tail. OF good pl yfiInc
mud bars strong resemblance to his
illustTious father.
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Violating his Pledges.

Under the above head the Auburn,
(CIl. Republican OF recent date says:
Another case OF Mr.. Cleveland n
violation Of his pledges ci civil service
reform hn> come t. light in the dismis-
sal O! Deacon W. d. C.. Gibson. ns
Agent Of thu lutianS ia Nevada, and
his replacement hy Rev. 5. 5. Sears
This l. only another evidence Of ;hr
fact that some newspapers. and cspcc-
iNliy on the Republican side, nre ever
ready to buster about something Of
Which they are ienOraLt. MIR. Gibson
was not dismissed" but on the ex-
pIrnt:On OF his term Of Office his sue
ccSsor was appointed in the rerson OF
$. 5. Sears, formerly proprietor of the
lSDEPESDEST, and MS for being Rev.
Preshy eriau--gooi Lord deliver
IL
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AND AMERICA
u AI:I:S.
ENGLISH

Comparisons which prove 10y stubborn
fH't' that high protection fails to pre-
tcct wurkingmcu. III whose behalf the
PIN Tor our existing war tariffs is pre-.
ten lei TO he made, have generally been
drH"u between European countries.
The hscrcr. nTr so conclusive that the
stIlcmcut can he made without fear Of
successful contribution that European
whg,s are lowest in exactly those coun-
tries where protection is highest. Free
Trade" England pays the highest wages
in Europe, and among continental coun-
tries wages go down as protection goes
mp.
We must bear in mind that the mere
statement Of the weekly wages pniI to
English wOrk!nSmcn, us compared with
American, IL cnt,rrly unloading. II the
fact o! how much more the Latter ute
Obliged to pro luce for their money, the
imcrenso hours Of tril and the cu-
hnncrd cost u! living caused by project.
ion ho not nkCn into cpusilom;inn
Upon the most generous c1timnts it
will not be claimed that American wages
HvcHS, above Sd per crut. higher unu
English. The late tariff commission.
packed and extreme body Of projections
lists, admitted that the difference be-
tween English and American wages in
cotton. woIlen. linen aud silk manu-
factories ii worry small To say that
manuiaCiuriu. wages will average %
per cent. higher III thiI country thnn in
England is to put it very literally. II
1t can he shown, then, that our work
ingmcu in thcsc specially protected in
dustrlcs produce 30 per cont. more, man
Tor man. than thc English. Is it not
sound nri,hmetic t. say tina, wages nrc
practically % per cent. lower here than
ia Eugln
What are the fncis? The average
hours OF English factory operatives nrc
from 81 10 OF. week. Tho averngr
hours Gf Am,ricnn factory operatives
are from II to 60 II week. This is n
country Of hard workers aud fast work
era, whether they he employers or en-.
ployod. Tho Manchester operative.
who III England cannot bo persuaded
TO run more than three looms at once,
will run Agn ia Lowell; and the LINN
cnShirc man who runs five looms will
run eight in Fail Rlvor. 10 cite pro.
toctionist authority on this point, il
may DO stated that the tariff commits
Hion OF the Furty-seyonlh Congress in-
vcstigatcd the subject most thoroughly.
| md reported TINT while 5.250 coo hands
IN tho United Stttos created $4,000, 600
in products. 5,l4O.2OO hands in Great
Britain furnished hut 81 10000 in pro.
| duets. Il il not plain that. almitti ng
tho American workin2mnn TO hnyc ic-
coived 80 per cent moro wages, he
cornod il by overwurk, aud not through
protection?
When this whole subject In properly
nircd, as il will be Within tho next four
months, 1.-The poor workingmnn" of
America will bc found 10 have been
mnde tho innocent victim OF well. dis.
gnisoa mnss Of 1ophistry. designed to
enlist lnbor votes for tho pcrprtuhtion
Of un cxotbi,nnt levy upon the pockets
Of tho mnssos, In the interest OF tho
Glasses 81 Boston Globe.
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The SiIrycyor-Gcnorni.

A Washington dispatch Of July 3lst
says:
Tho nomination Of Surveyor. General
Irish of Nevada Is ngnin before the
Senate iD secret session. llo was Ic.
jectod at tho lat session on tho grouud
TINT he wns appointed from Iowa to al
ofllcc In Nevada. uo was rcnppointcd,
howcv,r, nt tne end Of the session. nnd
Ia s,ill serving, having, his friends
claim, undo u good record for himself.
He waB renominatcd ut this aessiun,
and from Ncyaia. but 10 objected to on
tho ground TINT no is really from Iowa.
His nomination wns reported favornbly
from thu committee, however, md ho Ia
understood TO havo won TO his sup.
port quito q strong sentiment in No.
vndn.
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y. J.. GI'I.DAGI:It,
Agent for the

Empire Fence 7InchInc,
With which II substantial fence can bc
made on the ground v,ry rapidly md at
slight cot. The machine is light md
portable. md with It II fruCc can bc
made ui ury kind 4 rIcLets wilL my
sized wire. from io,o- to M. l6
using any num',r OF strands from two
to five. The mughine nnd sample OF
il. work may br seen ut
LAWRENCE BAKROWS' SALOON.
A cordial invitation is extended to all to
examine this machine nnd its work.
H.P. GuIdaEcr,
Agent
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Those visionary moriHls who cInim
that tho Mills Tariff Bill will affect
The mutton and beef markets unfnvor.
atty nro respectfully rciortcd 10 nn tom
in reference 10 the Chicago sheep mnr
kot, elsewhere In this issno.
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The finest stock. tho bcs, variety and
latest stylcs Of Wallpapers oan he found
ut Rcinhartn, who has just received an
immrnso shipment from The East.
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Carson Tribune - Icssrs. y. ID. Ed.
wards, J. Il. Wines aud J. 4. AlcNando
were this morning admitted TO practice
In tho U. q. Circuit Court.
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SHE SEEMED TO KNOW HIN.

From The Detroit Free Press
you know the defendant in this case do your asked
Kansas lawyer Of female native Of the soil.
Know which p she asked.
The defendant Jake Lynch.
DO know Jake LynchT
Yes"
nYou want to know ~ know Jake Lynch-weil IL that
amt a good Why, mister, the Lynch FANNY an -
Can't you say yes or nor
Why Jake Lynch mCther an my stepdads father was
once first cousins, an
Then you know himf
awho Jake Lynchf Me know JAKE Lynch, You're
n stranger in these parts, amt your
That has nothing to do with the case. III you know
@If know him Lsmme tell you that Jake Lynchs
birthday and my brother Hirams is on the same day.
o." a You know him. of course, thenf
q Who lake Lynchf Ask Jake If know him !
Ask him II no ever introduced 70 betty okeitoh.
:" I don't care ask him anything simply want 70
ask Won n Jake Lynch is known 10 you personally
q 'pnssonIyY Well I don't know what you mean by
.u,ssonIy1 but II you know II know Jake an
~ he knows me, / tell you In mighty ie" "ofos
Jake Lvnchs father an my father"
e. thought you wanted me to say II knew JAKE
That's lust what DO want go -
swell then femme alone, an I'll tell you All soouu
1t. Jake. Lynch was Dorm III ii"eo'"' " ~ WIN
IN the county an an
And OF course you know himP
"Who-Jake Lynch Do 1 know JAKE Lynch when
very boss he rid here on was one No e,seu g
a span Of young steers for Why, man, JAKE "e wac
Ann ElIzy skin an her an is the same age !" Jay
an" -,
That will do see that you do know him.
Know him Know Jake3 Why NAH
That will DO" ,,. ,.s rD,-
ewhy, was married on a Chewsday an Jake was mar r
ried the next day. an his odes1 pOy Ill ny o'
Is most the same age, an
That will do"
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II you travel from ono end of Tpperary to the other
where the soil is so rich that the people VIII tell you
with that playful exaggeration which AZ Ill events
is moro than half true that Walking SUCK droppeo ~
the evening, whcro cattle have eaten away mo
grass, will be covered in tho morning with grass-you
will little but sheep walks and the foundations OF
houses that were. What is County kildare pus
a big unpopuated plainf Thousands OF acres are
given up to q vast military camp known Is tho
Corragh, and other thousands are devoted 10 inc run
chestown course one Of tho most fashionable IN
the country, where the landlords dsport themselves
once year. Meath where the Harp that once
thro Taras has' used to be played and its Dig t"in
sister, wesmeath furnishes food for fattenns puochs
and three-yearold heifers. They look for all the
world Like what should imagine an American prairie
to be, with this important difference though, that
the men, where there are men, and not cattle that are
being hunted When this Is true Of those portions on
the country where the land Is good, leave you 70
find out how 1t is in the poverystricken sections
Of the West. Northwest and Southwest OF Mayo
for example, OF starved and rockbound Connemsra
Belfast Is said 10 DO growing and the orangenen claim
that 1t Is because Belfast Is "loyaloyal to England
that is, and disloyal to ireland. believe Beiass
is growing and believe also that the facts why 10
growing not entirely what the followers Of King
William say they are 1t Is large town. and when
tenants In the Province of Ulster evcted they 90
there II they haven't money enough TO go TO America
They starve there too In great many cases Whas
is there for them to do What is there that they can
dol They only understand about farming
You will not wonder that the bare Introduction OF
Home Rule bill cheered the peoples heartA This
temporary animation, am sorry to say, Is not 50
evident now as IL then. The Coercion Act has
not caused the depression On the contrary 1t Is one
of the most potent measures ever invented to Keep
alive the National spirit The late series OF oy-
elections In England the apparent solidty OF tho
Tory Government; the compactness OF the Unionists
still; and the absence OF anything TO Indicate thss
there will be early split or even lato Split ="
this has done IL.
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ANACTRESSS CHILDHOOD.

From Mrs. Bancrofps "reminiscences.
To show In what estimation country folk held the
stage in my childhood days Will tell what happened
10 me amateur entertainment which was given TO
aid churhouildng fund. The programme was
varied one my contribution Of one or two rectations
caused a hutter OF admiration, especially among the
ladies present, many OF whom were district visitors,
as, @Tonderfuii ? "Iost Interesting r Dear little
thingl" HOY clever" When the entertainment
over these ladies asked 10 be allowed to speak TO me.
taken TO them, passed from one to another un.
dergolng meanwhile kind of inspection; they kissed
and petted me. "What a sweet child !" said one. You
must come some day TO see mamma" what lovely
hair said another; the fuss they made about me was
overpowering.
The gentleman who led me to them suggested 10
these ladies that they might subscribe small sum TO
buy me a toy a souvenir OF the occasion. They con-
scented eagerly and az opened their claspedbags
While hunting for their purses they asked with sweet
the daughter OF an actor, the smiles vanished
and the expressions changed In way to have turned
relentless click the owners muttered between their
teeth or fear doubtless Of Srssshn the same air as
fortunate chdlo and drew back from me as II plague
stricken This scene dwelt upon my young mind
! have vivid recollection Of acting In temporary
theatre built the beach Of small fishing town some
abruptly terminated one OF my performances The
floor OF dressing room was simply the sandy Shore
which ! stood. preparing for a Highland nng 10 be
danced BY me. suddenly an unusually high tide took
place. and the water made rapid progress into this ROOM
60 hurried upstairs but not before my thin shoes had
been well filed with water The reader, who may
Aho" the daneestep or a ming, VIII Dc aDie 10 imagine
the effect my wet shoes had upon the stage / must
nave caused q great sensation among the fshwlvcs,
~ho unable 10 control their ecsaces threw herrngs
70 me stage 70 me- with such exciamations as, "The
noonnie Wee bairnie ~ She's Just like ma Maggie ="
On, the dearte - Fling her hcrrfn' u intended
.sse no notice Of this eccentric form OF bouquet $50
u grnnea was y, but some one called out from the
wings Pick them up and acknowledge them thcro
s ,a pe riot" SO, frightened out OF my lifc forced
Se,, alarmed smile upon my face, gathered mp the
, III which slipped from my hands as soon as
~ oon nen OF them, and got of the stage as quickly
Ssioe, ny small arms being laden with these fshy
0ncHhgs. The dance was loudly encorcd but before
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THE PArRoY1zIyG YoUYG DOCTOR.

Ef0m The PaI Mall Gazette.
There is story going about 50 good that ought 10 DO
made public and 50 improbable that it must be true a.
very eminent London surgeononc OF the nghts OIL ,ne
PROFESSIONALS other day observed gentleman ran IN
street He 10 his AID and found he mad broken ms
leg 1t was only a simple fracture, but the man we
badly hurt The surgeon used his unlDrene as spii
and with his own and borrowed handkerchefs bandaaed
limb tightly put the patient in cab ana grove 70 INC
hospital. There they received oy Young
surgeon his locum tenenA You've oannasco this
very WELL" said the hospital surgeon. You hattef me-
said the great gun. Not at all" said the other. su
pose you've been attending ambulance CLASS ahey
say little learning is dangerous thing but the nttie
you've learnt you've put good account can't give
you your umbrella now but II you leave Jour address y,
shall be home1 had give you my eatd SAID
the eminent surgeon And he did
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VIvIPAPOUs FISHES IN FLORIDA.


Not long since couple or gentlemen were out nshinq
near Orlando one is accomplished naturalist
who can name the genera and species Of almost anything
he comes across But there he found something which he
go, down as natural Florida curiosity. 1t little
Ash that produced offspring after the manner OF warm
FLOODED animals II is fact OF interest to naturaliss
that all the fresh waters OF toda are found hshes that
EGGS in the manner Of the hnny tribe generally. The
narent lshes very SMALL being only from and half
" two inches long and tften used for bait for bass
THE exact the and species is not yet known
hut the mention several species OF goby being
yyiparous like the specimens here mentioned
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A WARNING AGAIYsr INA o0URAoE.

From The Boston Transcript
The aye.year.old B. child nses 10 ten stones
moral. -
Now" said she 20 a small boy once knew niue
fellow who told q lie 70 his mother when he ate what
made him sick AMI said he didn't he died and bought
cascade for him and put flowers on It. Now II you
tell naughty stories you die and 60 W heaven Just as
that bad boy ddgs
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Ill


On a street corner l overheard this conversation
between two welldressed. welLappc2ring men. ono
evidently Of Irish BIRTH
ats a case Of much ado about nothing. said the
Irlshmsn. For NV own sake. dent care a rap
whether tho Irish flag is waved from the CITY Hall
not I'm done with It. and all other flags except the
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had got half through It's repetition an alarm was
raised The sea Is on usi The sea is on Us save
the wee lasse" The lights suddenly went OUT and
the scrmmago was awful. I was seized and thrust
into large ashbasket smelt IT. and carried 90 on on
20 rescue me. l can smell those behring's stu, and
have never cared for fish since that experience.