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A Sad Calamity.
[NssU York Hsekiy.l

Small Clerk-Och fadder, dat gun vat you
sole Meester Sehmallwitz last week bursted de
Wrist dime he wire it of an killed him Diet.
Proprieter-Mine gracious! Dot vas AWFUL I
] sold him dot COON on drHSt.
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Fully Equipped.


Bromley, hear you are going to housekeep
ing"
Yes. Darringer."
"What have you got toward it?
"a wife,
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She Took the Cake.
TDeiroii Free Press.l

Young Lady lat bakery)-Give me dozen
Boston kisses please.
Clerk-With pleasure, miss. Just wait ons
until put piece Of ice in my mouth.
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TIE EQU4TOR'S EDGE.
Life on Land and Sea-In the Heart
Of the Tropics.

COcoanuis and Tigers-Snakes BY the Hundreds
and Palm Trees hy the HilioRs-The nalays-
How they Lock and How they LiEe-Their Sc
cluded WomeH and Lazy MeH-The English Set
Elements at The Straits OF Halacca-SinEap0re
And IFS Wonderful Traae-The First Glimpse OF
India-The Kings OF Madras and their Sacred
Cattle which Draw Carts for English aud CHI
nese Merchaats-The Chinese in the Indian Ocean
How they are GobblIEg up Trade AID their
Dangerous Tendencies.
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Stern Parent Ito young applicant for his
daughters handl-Young man, can you sup
port family?. Young man (meekly)-I only
wanted Sarah.-Neo Haven Palladium.
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Up to the present time Anthony Comstock
has taken no action in regard to the much
talked-of Cherokee strip.-Rochester Post Ec-
press.
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The King women are as fine looking as the
men and quite as well made. They are as black
as the ace of spades, but their forms are per-
lection and their walk is that of a goddess
They are the most picturesque women | have
seen, and their striking costume and fondness
for jewelry adds to their natural gifts in this
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s~z Al You want the best Ezs
He S HIN III q CHIN e.

OR EhSfLAGE-CUTTER,
send to the old and reliable Empire Agricultural
Works, 30 years under the same management
Mnard Harder, Proprietor, CobleskiI \. y for fully
illustrated, descriptive and fres Catalogue, showing
why ensilage pays"
Nention The National TrihzsS
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The Malays are Mohammedans, and they
have a language Of their own. They write the
characters Of the Koran, and they keep their
wives, to some extent, secluded Most OF them
are too poor to have the harems of the Turks.
and polygamy prevails as a rule only among the
wealthy. The men are better looking than the
women, and the latter age very early. They
are full head shorter than the average Ameri-
can girl. Their faces are brown, their fore
heads are low, and their limbs while young are
plump and their forms slender. They dress in
cotton or silk, and their dresses cover nearly
the whole of the person. Some of them wear
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MALAY NAN.

during a call that paid him, do nothing but
enough TO keep themselves from starving, and
they live from hand to mouth. There are very
few wealthy people among them, and the men
are sailors coachmen, or gardeners. The Hotel
De La Paix, where l stopped at Singapore, lost
two good China boys during my stay, and
among the applicants for their places were two
Malays They offered their services for the
price Of the Chinese servants, but said thew
could not come earlier than in the morning,
and they would need from II till l for their
noon siesta. After this they would be willing
to work from I until at night 1t is needless
90 say that they were not employed. They do
not make good servants, and their chief occu-
patton is loafng and smoking.
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the American, and are clean cut, broad chested
and robust. Their hands and feet are small,
and their color is that of dark muatto. They
live in villages scattered throughout the jungle
and in the cities.
The average house is of one story, and con-
sists of a hut matched with palm leaves and
about Is feet square. They live largely on
rice, salt fish and the fruits which are here so
plentiful, and some, of the poorest use palm
leaves as plates. The cooking utensils and
household furniture is very meager indeed.
The kitchen furniture is an iron pan and co.
coanut ladle. The bed is mat spread upon
the floor, aud the family squat down upon their
heels or sprawl at full length when taking
their ease at home. The younger children are
seldom clothed, and l have yet to see baby n
swaddling clothes. This, however, means no
suffering in Singapore. The place is only so
miles from the equator, and the temperature is
the same the year round. The sun rises and
sets at the same time every day from January
to December, and the weather never demands
oVercoats.
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rresnondence NAr1ox.I. Tn1nuvr.

loorYrIourrD BY FRANK G. CARPENTER, lssal
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The better classes of Malays have, to GER
tain extent, adopted foreign dress. You will
find china in the houses Of the rich, and the
Sultan Of Johore who is Malay Rajah, speaks
English, employs EnglishmeR to help him
govern his province, aud has adopted our postal
system. He has an English carriage, and his
palace is fitted up like the fine houses of
America and Europe. He is Mohammedan,
and has several wives. don't think he has
ever taken pilgrimage to Mecca, but many of
the Weather Malays do this once or twice in
lifetime, and missionaries tell me they find
them harder to convert to Christianity than
either the Chinese or the Hindoos.
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Lille on shlpb0ard is different IN the tropics.
There is no stopping below ia stliiy cabins, aud
the whole Of the long bright day is spent on
the upper deck. 1t is ike living in tent upon
the sea. A great canvas covering. large enough
70 carpet the three stories Of large city bouse.
is spread above you 10 keep OF the rays of the
sun. The sides are open, aud the moist soft
air Of the Indian Ocean blows through. keep
ing you delightfully."- cool, though all nature
outside seems 10 be burning up. We have al
Of our meals upon deck, and at night there are
little globc-like lamps placed upon the deck
tables for those who wish to read or write All
OF our meals are served Ia table d'hote and
each consists Of 1t least a dozen courses.
There is coffee upon rising, breakfast at 9, tiff
1u or luncheon at noon, and dinner at 6.
There Is a piano upon the upper deck
and a library IN the cabin and our
company, which at this writing consists of
an Australian concert troupe Of six ladies and
gentlemen, an Arch Deacon Of the Church
Of England, z siamese Prince, a yellow
skinned man with features like those of
an Indian, who is on his way 10 buy
pearls from Bombay merchants to sell to the
Chinese, and a rice merchant, together with
3 dozen Malays and Hindoos, make up our first
class cabin passengers. None Of the Malavs
viii eat al The same table with the Europeans
and the half-dozen Malay ladies who are on
board have not yet been seen by the men. The
Malays are M0hammedans, and these yellow
skinned men are very jealous aud very careful
OF their wives. They believe they would be
doing wrong 10 eat with Us, and the Captain
tells ne he often has HindOo passengers who
Will not e2t at ali while upon the water. or Il
they must, from the length Of the voyage, eat
something, they bring their own food
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spent week among the Malays at singa-
pore, Penang and J0hore. The first two are
small islands belonging to the English, living
on the edge Of the Malay Peninsula, and Jo-
h0re is a Malay Kingdom, forming part Of the
peninsula itself This peninsula is a long,
marrow strip Of land extending down from the
southeast end Of the mainland Of Indo-China
and making with the great Dutch Islands Of
Sumatrs the Straits of Malacca 1t is SEQ
miles long and from 60 to I50 miles broad, and
though on the main line Of ocean travel, is but
little known 10 the world. IN The heart of the
tropics, It's rich soil is covered with dense
jungle Of luxuTiant vegetation and its shores
are bordered with great cOcoanut palms which
may be seen by the thousands with the glass
as you sail by them in the ocean steamers. 1t
has forests Of the finest Of hard woods and uu-
DERIVING great part Of il are mines Of the best
OF tin ore, which Is exported TO the amount of
more than 100000 yearly. The jungle is
filed With wild beasts, and while / was at
Singapore q man brought into the city 80 ven
Omous snakes, for each of which he demanded
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COCOANUT TREE. sages. lou can thus
walk through the streets without getting into
the sun.
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Speaking of East Indians, there are 10000 of
these people in the Straits settlements, and
there are Il, 900 in Singapore alone, They are
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/. Fight With an Eagle.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Dec. N.-Just
before dark last evening Frederick B.
Hubbard Was walking on street at
West End when all ola sudden large
eagleswooped down and alighted on his
shoulder, burying its talons deep in the
flesh. Hubbard was startled by the in.
cident, but, recovering, made move
with the right hand to grab the assail.
ant. This was resented by the eagle,
which thrust its huge beak completely
through the palm. A lively tussle fol-
lowed, Hubbard striving to throw the
huge bird of, while the latter exerted
its best endeavors to prevent that result.
By q strong: effort Hubbard disengaged
himself and threw the eagle to the
ground, .Apgered by this, ,.exploit the
bird fastened its beak into the aeshy
part Of Hubbard's left leg just above the
knee; At this moment. Hubbard man.
aged tosecure firm grip on the wings
Of the eagle and held him prisoner
until assistance arrived. Though carry
ing three severe flesh wounds, the hero Of
this fight has the satisfaction of captur.
ing one Of the largest bald eagles of its
kind ever seen in this locality. The
eagle measures seven feet and three
Inches FROM tip to tip Of itg wings,
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Pine Straw Begging.

AUGUSTA, GA, Dec. 21.-A well. sub
stantiated rumor has it that New York
and Georgia capitalists have purchased
tie plant Of the Acme Manufacturing
Company of Wilmington, N. O., and will
erect several mills throughout the South
forithe manufacture Of pine straw bag.
gipg. The'recent trust in jute bagging
has been a thorn, in the side of. planters,
and this will give the new article decided
popularity at the start. The display Of
machinery and specimens Of the bagging
at the Exposition here was instrumental,
to q large extent, in.the formation: of the
company for an extensive use of the ma
chinery.
The figures in the transaction are not
known. The trade was made in New
York last week, and it can 70 relied on
that the sum must hsve been hand.
some one to make the Acme people part
with their effects and rights. A mill will
be erected in Augusta and several more
in various parts of Georgia, as long leaf
pine straw abounds in great profusion in
the extensive pine forests of this State.
The headquarters of the company or
association will probably be In Birming.
ham, where the machinery will l.be made,
Work will be begun early in the new
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Mary Ann's Turn.


a lady, attending small church in a
rural district, tells an amusing story Of
the manner in which the musical servi.'
ces we're conducted. The 'a music il. asttemp:
ted BY the choir was Of ford and pre-
tentious character; and altogether beyond
the abilities of ambitious'singeru. '',i3'2
The relation between' the pastor and
the congregation. was 5; evidently of the
simplest and most npaflsoted.nature. In.
ode Of the selections!there occurred q long
and snowy soprano solo, in cheap imita-
ton of the Italian style. Tho young
woman who attempted it sang gayly on
till the clergyman evidently thought she
had atjoysd her fair share ofsaltention
and glory. Accordingly he raised his
hand asa signal, ,-and-the music ceased.
Let thatEYoung woman With thef7et
feather have done singf11l' ana .lst-sMar5.
Arm Guilty sing; the Arest.r ut, isa Mary.
Ann.a tprh now. \ 2Hallpeys Wslkssa;,,,, s;,,,
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- It is said that the great oil fields Of
New York and Pennsylvania are rapidly
becoming exhausted. The supply has
fallen from 100000 to $4,000 barrels
per day. Searchi is being made for new
fields.
= Stop that cough by the use of Ayers
Cherry Pectoral-the best specific for all
throat and lung disease. It will allay
inflammation, aid respiration, and strength
enthe vocal organs. Ayers Almanacs
are free to oil. Ask for one.
A Persian cat was able to spread
scarlet fever amidst q large community
Of children III Chicago. This animal
had been petted by sick child, and in
its visits TO several neighbors' houses it
carried the disease with. it.
|,sS-No suaererfrom any scrolula disease,
who will fairly try Ayers sarsaparilia.
need despair Of cure. This remedy
purges the blood ofallimpurities, destroys
the germs of scrofula, and infuses new life
aud yigor throughout the physical organ
;zatiou.
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Ne came away fromsiti feeling stronger.
for,s thisswork' 'tbat rs. before 8 2 saeh IF us:
Those teachers who :miss these meetings,
are doing themselves an injury, and an.
injustice to their patrons and pupils. AS
soldiers going, into battle take the touch.
Of tbs elbow fiom their eennrades, * 50
teachers need to meet together for coun:&
sci and encourag agsment- compare
notes; TO get hints from each other, and
:to discuss methods. entration; of
effort is the watch. word i'm all lines Of.
business, and il must be true in the
teaching profession, oriwe will fall TO the
rear. Then let us, keep up our iorganizs
tionand manifest our pride and interest,",
.insit tsby attendance esupon titssme eetings.Ss
!so 1le9a6k;s 1l9ak out ifor the announc cement Of the
next meeting at Wiiliamston -. :5,ssi Il
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burglars and Safe. Makers.

An officer of one Of the great safe.
making concerns talked very frankly
about his business the other day. Said
he: "We do not make safe that we
would guarantee against burglars. They
are as smart as ne are. Safe.makiDg is
like the science of warfare. Each new
improvement is met by something that
beats it, and so another step in advance
has to be taken. We have to try to keep
ahead of the burglars. We have got 80
far as to make safes of solid metal and
tremendous weight that We will insure
against drills and all other tools for forty
eight hours in an open lot, but We cannot
insure them against tremendous explo-
si7es. Good burglars carry few tools
now. They take high explosives in
compact form and little arrangements
for blowing or. putting explosives in the
cracks of the safes. They used to use
powder, but it is not powerful enough
for blowing loose solid doors that weigh
many tons. We first got ahead of them
by putting India. rubber in the places
where the doors ft into the frames, but
they beat that now by pouring in an
acid that eats the rubber out. They put
in small wedges increasing in size till
they make an opening, then putty up all
the rest of the crack, put in their e1plo-
sive and attach fuse.
"We do beat their drills, though. We
make the safes Of combined layers Of
hard and soft metals. The drills that
work through hard metal will not wolk
in softer metal, and, as they cannot tell
which is which, or where each metal is,
they are de6ed. The best of our devices,
though, is the use of little steel balls in
the walls of burglar.proof vaults. When
the drills strike them they get no hold,
and even if a ball should be held and
broken through, another would fall in its
place. York Sun.
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Carolina's Prize Horses.

COLUMBIA, December N.-south Gar
olina, is admitted, carried on the palm
at the Augusta National Exposition Tor
the best exhibit made by any State or
any locality. The exhibit made by the
department Of agriculture has received
full notice and just commendation. The
fact, however, that South Carolina, and
pf1nc'paAay Ienuie.on' ~ Sousa oa.o.ua'
carried on sne iauiels' slu "na. "a' uo:o .
sups'ans'al' s.e uu'A ofsu' p.e. =
sae ao,se eAniDe, nAi noa Doon 's1l'u'
Sucn, noaeyef' = sae .aae:
ine Pl,ngelpAt e1naO,sv.s "ole "ooI !;
o ousn ssocs latm, II, 9@neq y Aus4eeno s.
emy.ae ol,tena,elgn. 81 laase nsan -
ssGa'e'ou' s@l '.' snu :; s'ty '.'
= r. r.. tha narcharo,, ~ bs.vv arade class
eWoisodb;nrn. stneh, farm literally sw;ent the
F. field. The frat premium for atallioI1s
;1,,,t ;w,as taken bv National Hero. the fi,st
and SECOND premiums for two year.old
atalliona was awarded to Sultan and
Calinh. the first and second premi.
INNS for the best yearlipe stallion. the
best brood, mare, the best 6lly 5 years
old, the best flly / year old, we're all
given to horses owned and exhibited by
Woodburn stock farm.
In the combination class, the first pre-
MUM for the best colt or flly of 1888
was awarded this farm, and the first
premium was also awarded for the best
colt in the general sweepstakes class. ,
In al twelve premiums were a8afosa icle
to Woodburn stock farm and the annl-
mails exhibited by tnat larn brought out
ribbons from every ring IN Wnicn t5ney
were entered. ...,i.s..f
j. Earle .Lewis's well.known stallion
Margin took the. first premium in the
standard bred trotting class as the best
stallion. The premium waa awarded
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Tie Rabbit Foot.


President Cleveland did not stick to
the rabbit foot this year, and there are
some people superstitiouy enough to
believe:that he broke his luck. It will
be remembered that when Mr.. Cleveland
was nominated in 1884 an admiring
friend down South sent him a rabbit foot,
taken from one of these animals killed
in graveyard at night. with instructions
that he should keep it in his pocket
throughout the campaign. he did so in
1884, but this year he was occupied with
the tariff 10 such an absorbing degree
that he forgot all about the rabbit foot,
and some of the believers in this emblem
of good luck think that he should never
have put it aside.
Congressman Dougherty, of Florida,
is an earnest believer in the rabbit foot.
He says that when he was frat nominated
there was great opposition to him. One
day during his campaign he was training
a lot of young hounds and they scared
up rabbit which ran into burying-
ground and disappeared under tomb.
stone. When he went home he mention.
ed the circumstance, and his friends
decided that he must have that rabbit.
Some of them were so superstitious that
they vowed they would not vote for him
unless that rabbit vas caught. The
moon was shining brightly, and party
went out one night and caught the rab-
bit. One Of the feet was cut off and
mounted, and Mr.. Dougherty says he
carried it and was elected in spite of the
odds against him.
Judge Hare, one of the Texas con.
gresham, was threatened with defeat
for denomination last summer. His
rival had carried two or three counties
in the district, and apparently vas going
to win the prize. Some of Judge Hare's
friends sent him rabbit foot, which he
carried. It had gold band and chain,
and was beauty of its kind. Thejudge
put this talisa1enin his pocket, and mol
only walked away wishhis competitor il
his own party, but had prsss.iaallz pt
opposition at the polls in November. II
thinks there is nothing to equal the charm
of the rabbit foot.
Representative Nlansur, Of Missouri
ran three times for Congress aud We
defeated. He got the Democratic nomi
nation in 1886, but things looked quit,
uncertain for q time, as Col. Hale, hi
competitor, bolted, and vas supported b,
the boilers, and the Republicans. Col
Mansur's majority was only seven hun
dred and thirty in 1886. A month o
two before that campaign closed an oil
friend and client, Who had moved from
Missouri to Florida, sent him The foot o
awhile rabbit killed in graveyard
The foot was beautifully mounted witt
gold. Arequest that he should keep
constantly about him came with th
present. The instructions were carrie
out in spirit of complaisauce more tina
q belief in it's charms.
Col. Mansur "got there in 1886, an
this year he carried the rabbit foot agai
and had majority of4,7OO. The sam
gentleman who sent Col, Aausus . sebb
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All of which goes to prove that the
upper part Of South Carolina, and espe-
cially in the neighborhood of Pendletou
and Greenville, is fast becoming region
where stock raising is leading business
and fine horses specially. The impor-
tance of such an industry to the State
cannot be overatated, and every one
wishes those engaged in it abundant sue
CESS Correspondence Neaos ontg Courier.
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foot sent one to his soD, Fred. Hoppe
who ran for treasurer of Livingstone
county, Missouri, and was elected byasS'
majority Of three, when eyerybody said !
he couldn't be elected at all. Col. Man
sur loaned his rabbit foot toa young mana
who got e legislative Office in Jeffersoas
City in the winter oflsS6 81, and he tooS
was successful beyond expectations. It
was often said that when this became;
known at Jefferson City a !: number of
the Senators and Representatives who:
understood the art ofshutling cards sup:
piled themselves with rabbit feet. ~
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A man in the northern part of
Maine recently moved abarn. After the
barn had been raised on rollers the man
placed himself underneath the building
and turned it tsround. f.g.a
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Ee.ens, 1tehn seaiy, skin, &C, tTestaEssss..a Tt,ss.a

Tho simple application of tswayne's;
Ointment; q without any internal medic
cine, will; cure any casea OF letter, Salt
Rheum, RfngworIn, Piles, Itch, Sores,.
.Pimplasg Eczema, all. .Scaly, i Itchy Skin
mo matter how o Estimate or long.
standina.lt js potent, effeotiYe, and costs
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STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO,

STATE OF OHIO, Cry OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS County, s. S.
Frank. j. Cheney makes. oath that he
is the senior partner, of the firm Of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing hnsines, in: the, City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said, firm will pay. the sum of
one hundred dollars for each. and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured.by
the use of Halls Catarrh, Cure. $500
''.''1sl.l ~ FRANK JoCHENEY.
Sworn to- me before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9Th day IF Qecem.
8 7st5.,i,,. 4: ~, y, sBHAsssi; 5glB;g Pt5iags
.@-t-7s' ssy 4'f--ste,.s :5-A
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and
mucus surfaces Of tho system. Send for
testimonials, free.
j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
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