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There are few crue;ties which public
opinion i'll the boys world condemns,
but | am glad to remember to their
hon.r, thai there were not many in
that Boys town who would tie shirts,
and | f%errnntly hope that there is no
boy now living who would do it. AS
the crime is probably extinct, 1 will
say in those wicked days, if you were
such a miscreant, and there was some
boy you hated, you stole up and tied
the hardest kind of a knot in one arm
or both arms of his shirt. Then, if
the evil one put it into your heart, you
soaked the knot in water and pounded
it with a stone.
| am glad to know that in the days
when he was thoughtless and senseless
enough, my boy eve was guilty of
any degree of this meanness. 1t was
his brother, | suppose, who taught
him TO abhor it; and perhaps it was
his W suffering from it III part; for
he, too, shed bitter tears over such a
knot, as | have seen hapless little
wretches do, tearing at it with their
nails and ~gnawing at it with their
teeth, knowing hat the time was pass
ing when they could hope TO hide the
fact that they had been i'll swimming,
and foreseeing no remedy but to cut oil
the sleeve above the knot, or else put
on their clothes without the shirt, and
trust to untying the knot when it got
dry. William Dean Howells in Har-
pcr's Young People.
, 1890-05-22

If one has no cedar chest to store wool
ems in, a very good substitute is a trunk
or flour barrel. The barrel should be
well washed in cold water, dried and
lined with newspapers. These are pasted
in, using thick -four paste with a large
spoonful of alum added to a quart of
paste. Cover every place on the inside
of the barrel, letting the paper come up
to the outside of the barrel. Cleat the
covers together and paste paper on the in.
side. The woolens should be thoroughly
brushed and summed, carefully folded and
laid in. When the barrel is full, the
cover should be pressed down, a stout
MANILA paper put over the top, coming
down well around the barrel, tied down
with Irvine and pasted so as to fit close.
Hang out furs when the sun shines hot;
let them hang several hours, combing
them with a coarse dressing comb. Put
into its box the muff and a strip of paper
pasted around where the cover joins the
box. The fur cape the same.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
, 1890-05-22
Eloped with His Mother-,n-Law.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 2l.-Pounce
Bailey, a wealthy Sullivan county lumber
man, 65 years old, whose wife died last
winter, Tell in love a few weeks ago with a
comely young German glrl, who was
working as a domestic for a farmer who
lived neal Bailey's. The girl had recently
arrived in this country. spoke but little
English, and was Is years old. Pounce
won tie girl and they were married last
month. The girls mother. Mrs. Rather
inc Kline, was acting as housekeeper for
a German in Potter county. She knew
nothing of her daughters marriage
until a week ago, when she was In
formed of the fact by a letter from the
girl. Mrs. Kline is described as an ED
erly oma and by no means proposing.
For all that she had not been in her SON.
in-law' house two days before her daugh-
ter was forced to protest against the con-
duct of her husband and her mother.
They ignored her protests and she told
the old lady she must leave the house.
Mrs Kline did so on Friday and heI
daughters husband followed her as soon
as he heard she was gone, and the pair
are now together in Potter county. Mrs.
Kline canno speak any English and Bal
ley knows no German. The deserted
wife has disposed of her husbands per-
sonal property and gone back to work at
the farmers where Bailey became ac-
quainted with her.
, 1890-05-22

MAYS LANDING, N. j.. May 2I.-
The citizens of PleasantviIle, Atlantic
county, are greatly excited over the dis
covery of what is supposed to be a valua-
Bile silver mine. The mine is located
about three miles above ~Pleasantville, on
the line of the Reading railroad. The
land was recently purchased by Mrs.
Charles McGlade, and Mrs. Mary A.
Riddle, of Atlantic City, who are greatly
encouraged with the progress made and
have great hopes of ultimat 'lg striking
rich deposits of silver. Experts who
have assayed samples say the ore will pay
to work. A shaft has ,en sunk about
% feet with encouraging Ir gress. A
derrick is also being put up To hasten the
work. About twenty-five years ago this
same land was staked out as a silver mirc
and at one time James Car Imam, who was
then the owner, was offered $4,000 TO
tell where the spot was from which he Sc
cured the specimens he exhibited to eX
perts. The offer was refused and his sons
John and George, are now engaged work
ing the precious soil with the owners of
the land. The results Of the present in
v~estigation are being eagerly watched by
capitalists Of Atlantic City and elsewhere,
who are willing to take stock in the en-
terprise if the quartz pans out in paving
quantities.
, 1890-05-22

NEW YORK, May 2l.-Mrs. Florence
r. Masterson, wife of ex,Judge Murat
Masterson, of Prescott, Arizona, the man
whose shooting affair in Mrs. Hopkin-
sons fiat ~recentlyl brought him into no
~toriety, died suddenly today at the Grand
Union hotel in this city. When Mrs.
Masterson heard of the shooting affair
she started east from Deming, N. NJ,
her home, to have an understanding with
her husband, and on her arrival she wrote
to Masterson requesting an interview.
There was nj response and she wrote
again with the same result. Though her
health was always good the excitement
and grief drove her into a condition of
nervous prostratlon and today as she
entered the elevator she placed her hand
over her heart and fell to the floor, dead.
Mr.. Masterson was Immediately notified
and was much affected by the news.
, 1890-05-22

HoBoKEN, N. j., May 2l.-The Or
der of Railway conductors, at its twenty.
second annual convention in Rochester
last week, repealed the non strike
clause in the constitution. There was a
struggle over the question, and the result
has proved a split in the order. Moses
Taylor division, Of thus city, made up OF
conductors on the Lackawanna road, held
a special meeting this morning and voted
unanimously to surrender its charter.
Other eastern divisions have decided to
take the same step as soon as their dele
gates return with their official reports.
The order Of railway conductors was the
only non-striking organization among
railroad men in the country. 1t extends
to Mexico and Canada and has a mem
bership of 1000. The Brotherhood of
Railroad conductors is a rival organization
with a smaller membership, chiefly in the
West, and it sides with the engineers and
brakemen in strikes. The repeal of the
clause prohibiting strikes, in the constitu-
ton Of the Order Of Railway conductors,
was the work of the western men, who
constitute about three fourths of the
membership.
, 1890-05-22

1t is somewhat curious fact that there
are now three Duchesses of Manchester.
The second of these, who became dow
ager duchess by the death of the duke in
Naples, in March, is a remarkable wo-
man. She is the daughter of a Hano-
verian nobleman, beautiful, witty, high
ly accomplished, and an able and astute
politician. Few men in English affairs
have been more influential in inviting or
postponing a governmental crisis than
she, while her social sway was undis-
puted. To his devoted friendship for
this brilliant lady the London gossips
escribe the celibacy of the Marquis of
Harrington. But no breath of reproach
has ever assaulted her grace's name.-San
Francisco Argonaut.
, 1890-05-22

BLOOMINGTON, Ill, May 2O.-Ths
mystery of the missing Nina Deichman
of Belleville is.a mystery no longer. The
girl disappeared from the home of her
foster parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Deichman,
last week. The girl was taken away by
her sister Anna Darnbrough, who had
been teaching school at Belleville, and
sent to the home of her mother, Mrs.
Parke OF Normal. Miss D~arnbrough
gives the following story Of the affair:
my school was out last week and Wed.
nesday l was ready to leave Belleyille.
Near the depot where l was going 10 take
a train for East St. Louis, l met Minnie
as we used to call her. She begged me
to take her with me, saying that the
Deichmans treated her badly and that if
| did not take her she would run away.
She begged so %pltiiully and looked SO dis
tressed that | determined to tBke her
with me-. So | told her to come along. 1
teleeraphed to the folks at Normal to meel
her, as | had to leave her at Alton to go
to visit friends. | wrote a letter addressed
to Mr.. Parke and at Alton put her in
charge of the conductor of the Alton
train, and that's all there is to it. [
could not bear to see the poor littlc thing
so distressed" Mr.. Parke was also seen
and he said the little girl had been left
at the Deichman's by his wife, then Mrs.
Darnbrough, on their promise to treat
her kindly. Now that they had got her
back she would not be given up without
a long fight. Miss Darnbrough said she
wrote the letter to the Deichmans from
East st. Louis, signed Brother" telling
them they would never see the girl again.
BELLEvILLE, ILL.,. May 19.-Having
become now satisfied that the child now
IN custody Of the Park family at Normal
is Nina Deichman, her foster parents
here have placed the matter in States
Attorney Schaefer's hands. who will take
legal steps for here recovery. 1t is not
believed that. he can succeed. however.
because Nina was not legally bound to
the Deichmans. The report is current
here that the child was cruelty treated by
the Deichman family.
, 1890-05-22

An ex- confederatc officer relates that
ut the battle of Fort Donelsou it was
decided after a hot fight TO withdraw
from the fort. Upon looking around
for Cesar, his colored cook, he was
nowhere to be seen. He shouted to
him several times, and by and by was
answered in such faint tones that he
knew his servant was inside of the log
on which he was standing.
Come out of there ~ commanded
the officer.
Cant do iti' he shouted in reply.
But you must. The fight is all
over"
But l can't-dar's TO- white men in
dis log behind me-"
And when the officer investigated,
lie found that such was the case.
They crawfshed out, one after the
other, each having an excuse to urge,
and finally the darky appeared. The
officer was about to open on him, but
Cesar protested;
"Doan' say ons world Dis are de
fust time l ebber got ahead of a white
man, an it's gwine to be de very last.
De mex fout we have Ize gwine TO let
him have whole log to himself, an
FL look fur a hole in de ground."-
Boston Budget.
, 1890-05-22

New YORK. May 2I.-The stock
market was again very active and teverish
today with a general downward tendency,
though it was not till the last few
minute of business when a determined
raid was made that any material impress.
sion was made upon values. The close
was very active and decidedly weak at
lower points.
Government bonds dull.
Money on call close at 4@s per cent.
Petroleum opened steady. Spot g4i,
June 94t. June advanced to 95s. The
market then became weak and spot de.
clined TO SO, June to 934. Market closed
steady.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6s. ll6; American Express, IlS;
Canada Pacific, 8I;; Canada Southern,
59f; Central Pacific. 35i; Burlington,
1914; Delaware, L-ackawanna & Western,
l46; Denver & RIO Grande, lg; Erie,
2ss; Kansas & Texas, I6i; Lake Shore,
Ill; Louisville 4 Nashville, 9OE; Michi-
gan Central, 80; Fargo Express, As;
Western Union, $50; Missouri Pacific, IS;
Northern Pacific, 37s; preferred, S5t;
Northwestern, list; preferred, I45j;
New York Central, l09; Oregon Inn,
proyement, so; Oregon NayiRa-
ton, l06i; Oregon Short Line, so;
Transcontinental, All; Pacifc Mail,
49, Reading. ACT, Rock Island,
95s Milwaukee Il st. Paul, 75J; Texas
Pacific, 23f; Union Pacific, 66J; United
States Express, IS; American cotton
oil 323.
CHICAGO, May 2l.-Cattle-Receipts,
1000. Market dull and 59l0c lower.
Beeyes, 81 75(G5.20; stockers and feeders,
y. OO(G4.20; steers, s.. 609470: Texas
grass steers, 81. 90(93. rs.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000. Market
steady. Natives, s4.00@6. 80; western,
Al5@6.0 90; Texans, a. 0O(95.3O.
Wheat-Easy. Cash, June, 95; July.
94t.
Corn-Steady. Cash, 3Sg; June, 1871
@34; July, 34!@ 34s.
, 1890-05-22

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-When the
house first met this morning and went in
to committee of the whole on the tariff,
Baker of New York offered an amend
ment providing that all articles upon i'm
porsation into the United States, whether
shall pay no less a rate of duty than i'm
posediby the country ofexport On like ar
ticles exported into the United States.
B%ut;erworth opposed the amendment
tunity to ascertain the concensus opinion
on his own side of the house touching
this bill. democratic applause
The committee of the whole had pro
ceeded along the lines of the bill for a
number of days and then a gentleman in
the committee OF ways and means had
t k n he floor held it with amendments
until nearly the last hour go that amend
men,s which other gentlemen might de-
sire to submit could not have the consid-
GRAFTON to determine what the conceusus
opinion was.
Greueer OF Michigan said the time for
the debate had been fnttered away by the
OlutT cllt. llG WAS III lANOI OIlut Dlll
because it was carrying out the pledges
made to the American people. Zap
plause. All this time the house was in
the greatest confusion, in the midst of
which the hour of noon arrived and the
committee rose and reported the bill to
the house.
Mckinley demanded the previous
question on the bill and amendments.
The Democrats demanded the yeas and
nays and the previous question was
ordered-yeas l6l, nays l43.
The amendments were then read in de.
tail. The first amendment on which n
separate vote was demanded was the one
changing the phraseoloey of the tin plate
clause. Adopted BY a narrow margin-yeas
$50, nays l49. The next vote was
equally close, but in this the Democrats
were victorious, the amendment fixing the
duty on jute yarn at IS per cent being
defeated-yeas l43, nays l44. The duty
as fixed by the bill is 80 per cent. The
next amendment. that bringing Russian
camels hair into class 3 of the wool sched-
ule, was agreed to-yeas 143, nays l3S.
The amendment providing hat the duty
on wooden and worsted yarns valued at
not more than 80 cents per pound shall
be two and a half times the duty on I'M
washed wool of irst-class and IS per
cent adYalorem was rejected-yeas 1877,
NAYS l4s. The bill now fixes the duty at
twice the duty on unwashed wool of first
class and IS per cent advalorem.
The amendment providing that on
wooden and worsted goods and all manu-
factured wool and worsted not otherwise
provided for and valued at not more than
three times the duty imposed on a pound
OF unwashed wool of the first class and 40
per cent ad valorem was rejected-yeas
l43, nays IA. This leaves the duty at
twice the duty on unwashed wool and 40
yer cen. ad valorem. The Republicans
who voted with the Democrats on wool
and worsted goods and warn amendment
we're: Anderson of Kansas, Comstock,
Deliver, Dunnell. Fcatherstone, Flick.
Henderson of Iowa. Kerr of Iowa,
Lacey, Linde, Struble, Sweeney and Tsy.
Tor Of Illinois.
Inc amendment imposing a duty Of so
, 1890-05-22

NEW YORK. May 2l.-All Wall street
is talking today aboutthe big railroad deal
by which the Atchison Is to obtain pos
session of the st. Louis & San Francisco
and consequently of the Atlantic & Pa
ci6c, thereby securing a line which will
eventually be extended to San Francisco.
Reports from Boston say that the papers
have been signed, but an official an
nouncement OF the terms has not yet been
made. In a general way it is thought the
Atchison will purchase the entire prop
erty and franchises owned by the st.
Louis x San Francisco. The representa-
tives Of the latter road are the Seligmans.
1t Is thought $40, O00, 900 of Atchison 4
per cent bonds and 81, 900, 900 of Atchi-
incomes now held in the company's
treasury will be exchanged for st. Louis
and San Francisco bonds and preferred
stocks, 1t Is also understood there will
be a new issue of Atchison stock which
which will be exchanged for st. Louis
& San Francisco stock at the rate OF
four shares of Atchison for three of st.
Louis and San Francisco
, 1890-05-22

1t is related that Thomas Carlyle,
while on a visit to the provost of Kir
caldy, a worthy elder who conducted
family worship, was one morning in.
vited by the provost to take the read
ing, and he would offer up the prayer
himself afterward. Carlyle, by acct.
dent, opened the Bible at the first chap.
ter of the Book of Job. He began to
read this slowly and intelligently,
pausing after some clause as if to medi.
tate on the circumstances and take in
the whole meaning On he went, the
servants wondering, the provost
''dumfoondert." Yet no one dared TO
interrupt the sage, as his face was get
ting all aglow. The time passed on,
and yet he was only heating to his
work. After finishing the whole forty;
two chapters he quietly closed the
Bible and remarked, THAT is a marvel
lous life like drama, only to be ap.
preciated when read, right through
Carlyle used to wonder that the invi
taton was not repeated.-Boston Jour
, 1890-05-22

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-At the United
States Brewers Associations thirtieth
annual convention there were present
delegates from all parts OF the United
States representing sl95, OOO, 900 of
capital. Thies j. Leffens, of Chicago.
chairman, in his opening address. con
graduated the association on the improved
state OF brewers inter- SITS as the result OF
the past years work, and suggested the
erection of a complete brewery plant in
connection with the Collumtian exhibits
in 1898.
, 1890-05-22

per cent. ad valorem on all manufactured
silk not specially provided for, providing
ali such manufactures of which wool tr
hair of camel, goat or other like animals
is component material matter, shall tie
classified as manufactured wool. WIS
agreed to-yeas, 1853. nay l42.
The vinegar amendment was adopted
last night i'll the committee OF the who.e
yeas l24, nays 3S. This was the last
amendment and the engrossment and
third reading of the bill having, been
ordered, Carlisle offered the following
amendment: ~
Resolped, That the pending bill be re,
committed to the committee on ways and
meaus with instruction to report the same
back to the house at an early day
so amended as to reduce the revenues oil
the government by reducing the burdens
of taxation on the people instead OF re
ducing duties by imposing prohibitory
rates of taxation.
The tariff bill was passed by u strict
party vote, with the exception of Cole
man of louisiana. who voted with the
Democrats in the negative. Butterworth
voted aye. Vote-ayes 1862. nays, l42.
, 1890-05-22

Shall the towels be fringed or mott
This is a matter of taste. Some one told
me, the Other day, hat fringe was out
of fashion and a hemstitched hem had
taken its place. Indeed, 1 really heard
this same statement long ago, but turned
a deaf a to it, as all my dear old towels
had fringe, and must give my allegiance
and affection to them for a while to come.
But a hem is really pleasanter han a
fringe, and has the advantage of looking
well to the very end. as fringe does not.
Mrs. Stafford in Good Housekeeping.
, 1890-05-22

WASHINGTON, May 81. Secretary
Window today signed orders for the reve-
nue. cutter Bear, directing that she imme-
diately sail to Ounalaska and thence
cruise in Behring sea to guard against
violations of the statutes on the sealing
matter. The instructions will not differ
materially from last years but will be
much more specific. the effort will be
made to avoid a repetition of last years
experience with one man on prize crnis-
ers. 1t is understood that according to
the preset instructions the vessels caught
violating H. law will be dismantled and
be deprived Of all means OF further vic.
lation. Their logs and all skins will also
he aeizad
, 1890-05-22

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2l.-The Chron
iele today devoted four columns to giving
the complete details OF an alleged con
spiracv to capture Lower California and
found an independent republic, followed
revelations claim to involve a number of
prominent capitalists interested in Lower
known citizens of Los Angeles and San
Diego, which latter city it appears has
been Headquarters.
, 1890-05-22
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Gen. Hernandez, commanding the
troops operating against the Yaqui In.
dams, arrived at Guaymas yesterday and
reports the campaign virtually ended.
The steamer Corrigan brought Ill Chi
namen to Guaymas yesterday probably
bound for the United States.
The Montana supreme court today de.
cided the Silver Bow county sheriff s
contest in favor of John e. Lloyd, he.
publican.
At Waterbury, Conn, Geo. w. Rob
erts, bookkeeper and confidential mana
ger of Smith & Griggs Manufacturing
company, has been arrested for the en-
bezzlenent of $40, 1000.
, 1890-05-22

GRAvEsEND, May 2l.-Six f~urlongs
-Belwood won. Drums;ick second, Guard
third. Time, l:l5f.
Mile-Adamante won, Favorite second,
King Own, third. Time, l:44.
Mile and one furloug Amazon won,
Golden Corn second, Geraldine third.
Time, AIT.
Six iurlongs-Pagan won, DR.. He'll
muth second, B. B. Million third. Time,
l:5lf.
Five furlongs -Lord Harry won, Wend
way second, Rotation third. Time,
1903.
, 1890-05-22

WASHINGTON, May 2l.-The Demo
cratic minority of the ways and means
committee as a result Of the consultation
this morning instructed Carlisle to offer
in the house a motion to recommit the
tariff bill to the ways and means com.
mittee with instructions TO report back
the bill reducing the taxation from the
existing rates. 1t is not expected that
the motion will prevail but the purpose
of its submission is to place the Demo
Gratis on record as endea voring to carry
out the views contained in the national
nlatform
, 1890-05-22

The latest device of fashion is that
ladies' shall discard pins and brooches of
all kinds, to wear instead at the throat a
soft rosette of bright silk. These rosettes
are seen in all shades in the London
shops, not only for the purpose just men
toned, but ladies with deft fingers trans
form a last years bonnet with two or
three of these crowded close together;
sailor hats are smartened with these, and
country shade hats have a row of them
like full blown roses all about the crown.
, 1890-05-22
Got SIX Months.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2l.-Guissephe
Carusi, alias Count Montro,e.'' pleaded
guilty before Judge Thayer today to the
charge of libel. The defendant on the
18th Of April issued circulars which con
tanned defamatory statements regarding
his wife, Virginia Knox Carusi, of Pitts
burg. The count" was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment.