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Weeks Floral Guide for 1891.

No lover Of fine plant or garden
can afford TO be without copy. 1t
is an elegant book Of over leo pages
81 X l0a inches, beautiful colored il
lustrations of Sunrise Amaranthus,
Hydrangea and Potatoes. Instruc-
tons for planting, cultiyating, etc.
Full list of everything that can be
desired in the way Of Vegetables and
Flower seeds, Plants, Bulbs, etc.
Also full particulars regarding the
cash prizes of 81 900 and $500. The
novelties have been tested and found
worthy of cultivation. We hope it
will be our good luck to see the
Nellie Lewis Carnation and taste the
Grand Rapids Lettuce. 1t costs
nothing because the 10 cents you
send for it can be deducted from the
first order forwarded. We advise
our friends to secure copy of
james Wick, Scotsman, Rochester, N
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The WESTINGHOUSE CRED1roRs.--


THE WESTINGHOUSE CREDITORS
The creditors Of the Westinghouse
Electric Company met Saturday at
Pittsburg. 1t was stated that 1885,
900 are due Pittsburg creditors and
$500, 900 to outside creditors. Vice.
President Banister told the commit
tee that the company was doing we'll
The average daily business of the
company for three months past was
$4,000. and with proper manage
ment the company will pay 100000
A proposition was deferred the di-
rectors to sign, saying they would
accept preferred stock at par, pro-
vided the company can sell GOO
shares at $50 (par) Stock to the
amount Of $4,000 was then taken
and 5000 more promised. The
paper will be sent to the other cred
itors. It is thought the company
will pull through.
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A GOOD TURN.

"Feller come along to my place
about a year ago." said Wayne
county farmer on the market yes
terday, "and introduced himself as
an agent for book to be published
in about two months. 1t was a sort
of pioneer history of Michigan, and
he wanted to put in my wood-cut and
write up my history"
eyes"
swell, | didn't care much about
it, you know, but, as his terms were
low. 1 kinder thought it might be
all right. The old woman got onto
the scheme, and she wanted her pic
tur' in
"Yes."
"Wall, the boys said it would look
pizen mean to leave them out, and
so Iconcluded to put the five of us
in. Teller said he'd group us, you
know. / was to go in the middle,
with the old woman and the bows
kinder webbing around in a circle .
eyes"
"Feller stayed all day, took down
some notes, and carried off Is dollars
and our pictur's."
"And you haven't seen him sinceP,
mo"
"Nor received the book ?"
"No."
"He must have been fraud"
mot doubt of it, but I'm kin.
der glad of it after all. He hadn't
been gone an hour when Bill begun
saying as how his pictur' was to
look the peartest, and them hree
boys fit about it for a hull month.
Then the ole woman got an idea
that her pictur' orter he in the mid
die instead of mine, and fur six
weeks we never spoke word. Then
our two nayburs got down on us
cause the agent didn't call on them,
ana In one way and another we have
been made miserable. If the book
had cum along there'd hev been no
holdin' any of u.s."
"But it won't Gomez
Il guess not. l may meet the fel-
Ter around here some day, and if 1
do, l shall walk up to him and say:
"Put 'er thar young mani You
are $25 ahead, but by swindling me
you hev saved the hull burned -
family from chawin' each other into
splinters."
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A MISTAKE OF THE CLERK.

One Sunday, during high mass at
twelve, in the chapel OF the little vii
lage of Glengariff, three ladies of the
Protestant faith were obliged to take
shelter from one of those heavy sum-
mer showers which so frequently oc-
cur in the south of Ireland. The
officiating priest, knowing who they
were, and wishing to appear respect
full to them, stopped down to his at
tendant, or clerk, who was on his
knees, and whispered to him:
''Three chairs for the Protestant
ladies'"
The clerk being-an ignorant man
mistook the words, stood up and
shouted to the congregation;
"Three cheers for the Protestant
ladies ~ which the congregation i'm
mediately took up, and gave three
hearty cheers, while the clergyman
actually stood dumbfounded.
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There are in the world 1904 Ian
guages and 1000 religions.
In the London Spectator it is stat
ed that Mr.. E. T. Chaplain by hyno-
tizing a laying hen induced her to
SIT on a number of eggs until chick
ems were Matched.
A centrifugal machine for making
sugar has lately been invented which
is continuous draining, works auto
matically, and is said to accomplish
as much as the ordinary machines.
1t has been proposed to make the
upper half of war balloons OF very
thin steel, and the lower portion of
ordinary material, the whole so con-
structed as to hold hydrogen instead
of ordinary gas.
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BIRDS WITH TEETH.
Monsters That Used to Worry The Fish
in American Waters.

The old phrase GAS rare as hens
teeth" has lost its significance in the
modern discovery of birds which
possessed teeth, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. This was the re-
suit of the explorations of Prof.
Marsh of Yale College along the
shores of the great ocean that once
extended from the Gulf of Mexico
up through the North American
continent, and to and unknown dis
Ito the northwest. In the earth
that was once the beach or perhaps
a shoal of this great inland ocean the
the skeletons were found. One es-
peciaIly would attract attention
from its size, if nothing else. 1t
represented bird 6 feet in length
if stretched out to its full dimensions,
and was at first glance a gigantic
loon, the sharp bill, the large feet
and other parts pointing to that con
clusion, though there were some diff
ferences. One was that this ancient
bird had not the Yestige of a wing;
again, its bills or jaws were filled
with teeth set in seperate sockets,
exactly like those Of certain reptiles.
1t did not take long for the emf
nent paleontologist to present this
curious creature as it must have APP
peared in the flesh, and we have a
tall, rapacious animal, with enor-
nous webbed feet to enable it to
swim, and pair of bills especially
adapted not only for capturing large
and active fishes but for swallowing
them, the tips of the lower bill being
connected or held together by car
tilage that would expand or give
like that of the snakes under pres
sure.
The sight these creatures must
have presented on their premordial
sea must have been singular one.
Unable to fly, they swan about, div
ing into the water and beneath it
like the loon and penguin of to-day
propelled by the powerful webbed
feet.
These birds have, in the estimation
of Prof. Marsh, eminently reptilian
characteristics and were the descend
ants of some remote reptilian ances-
tor.
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Electric Ritters.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and SO popular as to need
no special mention. All who have
used Electric Bitters sing the same
song of praise. A purer medicine
does not exist and it is guaranteed to
do all that is claimed. Electric Bit
ters will cure all diseases Of the Liv-
err and Kidneys, viii remove pimples,
boils, salt rheum and other affections
caused by impure blood. Will drive
Malaria from the system and prevent
as well as cure all Malaria fevers. For
cure of Headache, Constipation and
Indigestion try Electric Bitters. En-
tire satisfaction guaranteed, or mon
ey refunded. Price SOC. and $1.00
per bottle at e. G. Williams, Jr. &c
Cos. Drug Store.
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former Carlisle Indian Pupils Killed.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan, ls.--A special
from Carlisle, Pa, to the Ledger
says: "Gapt. R. II. Pratt, manager
of the Indian Training School here,
received the sad news through the
mails from Pine Ridge Agency that
three of the Carlisle pupils, named
White Horse, Little Bill and Mack
Cutepi, were killed in one of the re-
cent skirmishes, and that Clayton
Brave, another pupil, was wounded.
The letter does not state upon which
side these pupils were engaged
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You are feeling depressed, your appetite
is poor, you are bothered with Headache,
you are fidgetty, nervous and general out
but not with stimulants, spring medicines
or bitters, which have for their basis very
cheap, bad whiskey, and which stimulate
You for an hour, and then leave you in a
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Is Consumption Incurable ?

Read the following: Mr.. G. 81. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: "Was down
with Abscess of Lungs, and friends
and physicians pronounced me an
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Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio,
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New Discovery for Consumption I
would have died of Lung Troubles.
Was given up by doctors. Am now
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e. G. Williams, Jr & Co.'S. Drug
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SELECTED RECIPES.

Roast Sweetbreads-My way is to
boil sweetbreads, then trim and dry.
Dip them in beaten egg, then in
rolled cracker crumbs, and put in
the oven in a pan with butter and
little water Put them in hot
platter and make gravy in the pan.
Stewed Celery-Wash and look
over celery carefully, then remove the
green, coarse outer part Cut the
celery in small pieces, and stew in
little broth When tender, add
some cream or rich milk and little
-four to thicken slightly. Season
with little salt and pepper, and
serve as side dish.
Apples With Bacon-Here is an
old-tashioned dish: Green apples are
very nice to use, but at this season
of the year good firm apple viii do
just as well. Fry some beacon quite
brown. Have the apples pared, cor
ed and quartered, and fry in the fat.
Keep the beacon hot, and put the
apples.on the slices before serving.
Delicate Cake Without Eggs
Possibly a young housekeeper may
read this and be surprised tolearn
that nice cake may be made without
eggs. Use one cupful of sugar, one
cupful of flour, one-half cupful of
cornstarch, one half cupful of butter,
one.half cupful Of sweet milk and
one teaspoonful Of baking powder.
Fried Cakes Without Eggs.-I
have made fried cakes without eggs
by this recipe: One-half cupful of
corn starch, enc half cupful of sour
cream with one teaspoonful of sale
ratus dissolved in it, one cupful of
sweet milk, one and one-half cupfuls
of sugar, one teaspoonful of salt and
nutmeg. Add -four enough to make
the dough little sitter than when
you use eggs.
Apple Pudding-Pare, core and
chop very fine six apples; mix these
with six ounces of grated bread
crumbs, six ounces of currants
(washed and dried), five ounces of
moist sugar, little nutmeg and
little grated lemen zest. When these
Ingredients are all thoroughly mixed
add six eggs, the yolks and whites
beaten separately; butter mold and
pour in the mixture; let it simmer
for three hours; serve without sauce.
Pressed Chicken-Boil two chick
ems until the bones will separate cas-
lily from the meat, then chop it fine,
while the liquid in which it was
cooked boils down until only about
one cupful remains. Add about one
half as much chopped ham as chick
en- and two rolled soda crackers;
pour the stock over, season pretty
highly and mix well. Putin long,
deep pan and press down tightly.
Lay cloth over the top and put a
weight on it. After being left over
night it will slice nicely.
CHOCOLATE CARAMELs.-One pint
of brown sugar, one gill of sweet
milk, one half pint of molasses, one
half cake of Bakers chocolate, and
good teaspoonful of butter; boil over
a slow fire, stirring until the ingred-
tents are dissolved, and occasionally
afterward, as it burns easily; test it
by dropping little into cold water;
II it hardens quickly, remove at once
from the fire, flavor with vanilla and
pour into buttered tins. One should
be careful in adding the extract, as
the heat is likely to set fire to the
alcohol, especially if added while on
the stove. When cool, mark the
caramels in squares with buttered
knife.
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A new idea embraced in Ely's
Dream Balm. Catarrh is cured by
clenzing and healing, not by drying
Vi. tits not liquid or snuff, but
is easily applied into the nostrils.
l effect is magical and thorough
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Price SO c,
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,r no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price rs cents per box at r. O. Williams, Jr.
l. Co.'S Drug Store.
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The evening world., 1891-07-03

mad when the evidence was given.
Two doctors proved that the lady died
OF glanders, and il was proved that, In u
ht OF payfulness, she had kissed a
hunter, and that the horse in question
was suffering from that complaint.
A verdict IN accordance with the eyi
dence was given.
Mr.. laming did not return all night
But IN the morning he came into my
room.
I'm order TO drive the Duke away" he
cried, she has told Harald all She has
proved the poisoning. and the Duke is
preparing FOR fight. Follow mo-"
We went TO the police station, and Mr..
Laming told all he knew
How are you acquainted with these
factsy' asked the Inspector.
- employed a detective, who is Mr..
Ellenborough's valet"
What do you want 2"
i hand you some of the poisoned
sweetmeats, and | ask for the ar, 3st OF
the Duke de Carignano at once as the
only means Of saving the life of Mr.. Har.
aid lenburough.
Mr.. Laming and were driving rapidly
TO Lady Algea's residence, when car
riage passed.
/ did not see who was in il. but his
quick eyes did.
lie stopped our carriage. turned, over.
took the other, and called TO the occu-
pants.
Re left his own carriage and entered
the other.
What thoy said know not. but sud.
denly Gaw the two men embrace each
other, and shortly afterwards. when
was called by MT. Laming, found that
The evening world., 1891-07-03
He WAS A BOGUS HUSBAND.
A Half Blind Woman Says She Was
the Victim Of a Conspiracy

Briefs will be submitted to Judge Bartlett,
in the supreme Court, Brooklyn, Monday, in
one OF the strangest cases that has recently
come to light.
Esther Kushneer, OF IS Essex street, asks
that the divorce obtained by her husband,
Abraham Kushneer, be set aside for the rea-
son that the decree was obtained by conspir-
acy and fraud.
Her story is a remarkable one Through
her lawyer, c. s. Mashblr, She says that seven
years ago she married Kushneer, and he
went to live with Isaac II. Sugarman, a real
estate dealer and restaurant and boarding
house keeper at 13S East Broadway. She was
sent to II Chrystie street to board unit rooms
were taken.
After her child was born, she says, her hus-
band left her, and with the Sugarmans en-
deavored 10 induce her TO consent TO a divorce.
She refused.
Soon afterwards the Sugarmans, she alleges,
informed her that her husband had gone to
Australia. one day after she moved to 3S
Essex street man called there and said he
was her husbands brother. lie visited her
often, bewailing always his bro,her's conduct.
TWO weeks later he declared that he was
her husband who had returned from Aus
tralia, so changed in appearance that she,
hall blind as she was, did not know him. lie
finally succeeded In convincing her that he
was really her husband, and She lived with
him ten weeks, believing In him.
Then he left her, declaring that he was not
her husband but John Pagan, his cousin.
Kushneer then brought suit before Judge
Bartlett and obtained an absolute divorce on
the ground that his wife had lived with Fa-
gan.
she was unable to cOfend the suit.
Now she says Kushneer Is marTieo TO q cousin
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" Well, there's your dollars. Be quick,
for want to sail"
II beg your pardon, ;" said Laming.
Laming rapidly told him the position of
affairs.
My gracious. SIR" said the Ameri.
can, for such he was, you are in luck
The vessel is the Raven, and l saw your
Italian go on board. I'll get the stars
aud stripes athwart your slow-sailing
Raven in four hours from this. Put
your officer on board and Wen send
you and your prisoner back by the first
homewaTd bound ship"
We never came athWart the Raven.
1t was a hot chase. and a hotter end
to ii.
1t was very bright night, and there
was a full light on the Ravens quarter.
Laming and Harald had good tele-
scopes.
They both saw him.
Five minutes afterwards Capt. Cherry
said, I'VE have hailed her and she makes
no sign. In quarter of an hour We will
be athwart. and then, IL she don't haul
down I'll send a shot into her."
She never hauled down; we never came
" Ha! the ship is on fre :" suddenly
cried the captain. She's alight in the
stern"
There was Babel Of sounds.
He has set her on ire, whispered
Laming. Put more sail on, captainm
Within ten minutes the Raven burst into
great mountain of fire, and then no sign
OF flame was to be seen.
We picked up two boatfuls from the
Raven, but he was not among them,
Mr.. Harald said TO Mr.. Laming: II
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KnaPPS RoeT Rs a1rR194 azEE

November weather when Mr.. Laming
called me into his room and said, Wat
son the name he agreed 10 call me by
Watson, the end has come!h
He was very pale.
What has happened 2" ! asked.
The poor Princess is-dead."
"Deadh / cried, for ! had seen her
only two nightG before.
We were in the neighborhood of Ply
mouth where Lady Algea had invited the
Duke and Princess to pass few weeks
Poor young people, they would have
avoided each other. but the Duke and
Lady Algea forced them into each others
company, and then nursed their hate for
the uniutentionRl display the couple made
of their innocent love.
"Who killed herr"
" Harald Ellenborough."
" IIaTald! Oh! not Il not intention
allyn
" Yesterday was her birthday, and the
Duke asked him TO give her box of bon
Harald had no 6usp'cion, and gave them
TO the poor lady. She ate two or thTee of
them and is dead she died in four
hours"
Now, you will speak ?" cried.
Not yet. ! must learn what will hap
pom, think that HarRld himself is safe,
for he is IN his loom, and will sec no one
except his valet" "
How did you learn these particulars ?"
BY piecing bits OF evidence together.
Keep al home, and be ready for action.
Harald knows nothing of the cause of her
death"
That same day the inquest was held,
and asked myself if bir, Laming was
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Duke is jealous enough of her TO kill Tie
poor woman, Harad only runs danger
from the Duke himself. for Lady Algea
does not desire his death.
" Do you think she loves him ?"
LADY Algea is incaVable of love-" Mr..
Laming returned; but her eager cling
ing to Harald is the result of fate. 1t is
just possible that his death would give
her relief"
do you mean TO say that she would
not feel his DEATH"
After day che would find happiness in
being released from him.
But, Mr.. Laming," said ], :" if there
is really murder going ON, you ought to
interfere"
4" II is tho misfortune of the lsw that II
is fitted TO punish crime rather tnan pre-
vent it. What would n magistrate cay If
told him that couple of persons TO whom
/ have never spoken were contemplating
the death of third? He would ask my
proofs, and have none. InEtead OF saw
ing him, should be lost myself for, in
all probability, should be sent 20 au asy.
lum for the iuaRne. No, i muGt work
without help from the law. and that 10
why Rm talking TO YOU. You must help
me-
" How can I ?"
" wish ycu would play shs part Of my
servaut-my friend.
/ hesitated, bnt he offered me such
terms not that they had weight with
me-thOt determined 10 go with him, il
only for change.
- l am your man, said I,
Three months had paansd, aud il VIZ