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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-03-28

Tho "nic-nack" parties have died
away, but surprise parties have taken
their place
Miss Laura E. Green, an estimable
young lady of this place, was visiting
Friends at Allentown last week.
The measles and mumps are raging
in this section, thinning the attendance
in the various schools throughout the
township.
The Georges school was closed on
Wednesday last, because the teacher,
(Alvin II. Silfies,) was in attendance at
the funeral of Minnie Silfes.
Quite a number of our Little Gap
folks attended, execution of Oliver
W. Stangly on Thursday last.
Mr.. Benjamin Correll, OF this place,
celebrated his Sind birthday anniver-
sary on Sunday last. Mr.. Correll is
great consumer of tobacco, and the
following articles was presented to him
by various friends on this occasion:
five papers of smoking tobacco, three
smoke pipes and one box of matches.
--Silas L. Beer, the popular miller of
this place, has left our town, and now
resides with his father at Walnutport
The Little Gap mill is now in charge
of John Costenbader.
The Overssers of the Poor, of
Lower Towamensing township, on
Monday, sold lot of paupers to the
best bidder This brings out the old
tYuism, II is no disgrace to be poor, but
It is devilish inconvenient
Alvin H. Silhes, of this place, cele-
brated his oath birthday anniversary
on Thursday last.
Wesley V. Stiles, of this place, paid a
visit to his brother, Josiah, who lives
on First street, Lehighton, last week.
Minnie, a daughter of Josiah M
and Mary Silhes, of Lehighton, died on
Sunday night, after an illness of only
three days, she was aged years, {
months and II days. The funeral tool
place at IL a. m. on Wednesday, the
services were conducted by Rev. S. B
Stupp, pastor OF the Lutheran church
ct Trachsville.
Miss Diana Kunkel, student a
the Kutztown State Normal School
visited her parents and friends at thii
place last week.
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Liabilities.
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
Assets.

Cash in Treasury ....,.........,........a alol9 Oh
LiaDilities............. ......... .sOGs0 90
We the undersigned. duly elected Auditors Of
the Borough Of lehighIon, Penna, do certify
that we have examined the accounts Of Ezra
Newhard, Treasurer and find them correct to
the best Of DIR knowledge and belief.
THOS, J. NUsBAUM,
j. II. ESCH, Auditors
j. j. KU1Z,
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Orphans Court Sale
OF VERY VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE f!
Saturday, March 28th, 1891,

Pursuant 10 an order OF the Orphans Court Of
Carbon County, Pa, there Will be exposed 70
public sale on
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SHERiFF's SALE
-OF--
Valuable Real Estate.

By virtue OF writ " Fier Facias, No, 8.
April Term. 1891 10 inc directed, VIII be sold hi
public vendue, at tile Court House, IN lhe
borough OF Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Ia"
on
MONDAY, APRIL is, 1891,
at One O'Clock P. NJ, the following described
Real Estate, to Wit:
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After suffering for q number Of years
with asthma, James Kleintop, OF Ber-
linsville, Lehigh county, son Of Charles
aud Harriet Meintop, Of this city, died
Saturday evening last. He was born
in Millport, this county, on December
25, 1876, and was accordingly aged 40
years. He leaves q wife and seven
children to mourn the death Of a kind
husband and affectionate father. In
terment took place in the Lehighton
cemetery Thursday
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-03-28

All that certain piece. parcel or lot Of land
lying and being situate In the borough Ol
Neatherly, Carbon County, Pennsylvanla.
bounded and described as follows, to VII;
BEGINNING al "A stone corner perches from the
line OF land Of David i'etry, and perch IRON
the westerly line Of the track from which ths
lul for j. T. Briel Is taken; thence at the dis
tance OF two rods from said line Of letfys hlnus
leaving said two rods form road, north 81 ue-
grees and 40 minutes, east 30 9-l0 perches 70 q
stone corner; thence by said road and other
land OF A. Beers, south 20 81 degrees. east I3
perehes tn Il stone corner I rod from Ed.
Dougherty's land; thence along at a distance o.
rod from said DOugherty's land aud irCm land
of Peter hughes lslid rod left for road snuth
6S degrees. west 50 perche5 TO stone corner Que
rod frOiu land uf Lewis DrumbOre thence along
at tie distance Of rod IRON said Lewis Drum
bOres land and from land of said David fetIN
north 2s 3 4 degrees; west Il 10 perches to the
place OF beginning, tsaid rod also left Tor TOad,l
containing 10 acres and 80 perches, strict meas
ure, more or less.
Siezed aud taken into execution as the pro-
perty Of J. I. Briel and Will be sold by
HIP. LEVAN,
Freyman s. Heydt, Sheriff.
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
sheriH's ONCE. Mauch Chunk, Pa, March
lsths le9i.
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THE ONLY
BOOT AND SHOE STORE
IN WEISSPORT.

We were in the city this week and
made extensive purchases il Fine and
Medium Footwear Boots, Shoes, Slip
pers, NC -and are now prepared to
offer unprecedented bargains in our
line. Will you call ll We would like
you to, because we can save you money.
1t is feat to fit feet" but we can do
it nicely and cheapy, and what more
do you want. But keep your eye on
us, we'll quote prices later; in the
meantime don't fail to call and take ad-
vantage Of what we off,r.
Respectfully,
u. 8. KRESGB.
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at Ore O'Clock P. NJ. the following described
Real Estate, tO-wIt;
All that certain lot or piece or parcel Of land
situate Ia lausanne township, carbon county,
and state of Pennsylvania, bounded and de-
scrlbPd as follows, tO-wit; Beginning at stone
corner west OF the Buck Mountain Rail Road and
in the NOrthwardly line Of George Smithers, Jr..
tract; thence by land Of Frank Freed north
eighty five degrees and filty-fOur minutes, west
eightOne-huRdredth perches to stone corner;
thence partly by lands claimed by Lewis Hiek-
niger north seven degrees and forty-three mlii-
utes, west one hundred and fourteen and forty
two omerhundredth perches TO 2 stone corner
south OF the Ruck Mountain Rail Road; thence
along said Rail Road and lands OF SAID Wllllam
Freyman north siXty-eight degrees and hitY-
seven minutes, east siXty-ntne and siXty-hlne
One-hundTedth perchps 10 stone corner; thence
by lands OF the Buck Mountain Goal Company
west iifty and nine Cne-hundredth perches 10
stone corner north of the Buck Mountain Ran
Road thence along said Rail Road south twenty
two degrees and thiTty-minutes, west nlnely-nVe
aud sXty-three one.hundredth perches 10 the
place OI beginning, containing lhlrty.tw0 (32)
Acres, One llundred and ThlrtY-eislt Perches
1he improvements thereon consist oil a
Two-sIoRY FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
tixIs and 1s feet high, with shingle roof, and
necessary out buildings.
Seized and taken into execution as the. roper.
tv OF George Bachman, aud Will be sold BY
HIP. LEvAN, sheriff.
RAPsHER g. CASSIDY,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
sherlGf's Ofice, Mauch Chunk, Pa, March
18th, 1891.
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punLlC sALn REoIsTER.

The sale Of the real estate at the
late Daniel Clauss, decd, will take
place on April 4, at o'clock p. m, on
First street, Lehighton. A nice pro-
perty. See advertisement and bills.
On March 2s, at ten o'clock A. NJ,
Mrs Ellen Beckendorf, administra-
trix, will sell at Public sale, the
house and lot on Pine street, this
borough. See advertisement and bills.
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rs Payer has been entered at the T.ehirh-
q 20 Onles aa seeond olass- lIattef.
I he Carbon Advocate
alal hNHIamToN. PHNNA.
eATURDAY, MARCH rs, ls0l
our srwATon AT WORK.

Bsna Fide Circulation Larger than that, OF
shy weekly Newspaper ih the County
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eill2O


Total amount Of pts...............siS3s9 27
Total amount paid out per orlers....... 1870 2t
Balance on hand.......,......t 1919 on
Liabilities.
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SHERIFF's SALE
-oF-
Valuable Real Estate.

By virtue Of a writ OF Levarl Facias No. %,
April Term. 1891, to Inc directed. there VIII be
sold at public verdue. at the Court House IN the
Borough OF Mauch Chunk, Carbon county, Penn
sylYanla, IN
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1891,
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-03-28
CHERIFF's SALE
-oF--
Valuable Real Estate.

ID I % " 7
II, April Term 1891, to me directed, there will be
sold at publlc vendue. at the Court House. In the
Borough OF Mauch Chunk, CARBON county, Penn
sylyania, on
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1891,
at One o'clock P. NJ, the following described
Real Estate tO-wit;
All that certain lot or piece Of ground situate
on the nOrthwardly side Of Railroad Street IN the
Village of NesquehOning, Township Ot Mauch
Chunk, Carbon county, PennsvlVania. and num-
hered IN the plan or plot 0f sail village Ninety-
six, containing IN trent or breadth on said kail-
rGad Street thirty six feet and extending thence
nOrthwardly at right angles from said railroad
feet five inches along the westwardly line, and
one hundred aud seventy feet along the east
wardly line 10 Centre Street. Bounded west
wardly hy lot No NinetY-fOur (9D owned by the
NJ. T. church. northwardy by Centre Street
aforesaid. rastwardly by lot No. Ninety-eight
(0S), ard sOuthwardly by said Railroad street.
fhe Improvements thereon consist ola
Two-sToRY FRAME DWELLING House.
2sx3o feet with One-stOrv Frame Kitchen, i3x26
feet. attached, and necessary out buildings
seized and taken into execution as the proper
ty Of James Cadden, and will be sold by
H. P. LEvAN. Sheriff.
FREEMAN & HFYDT,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
Sherift's once. Mauch Chunk, Pa, March
18th, 1891.
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We the undersigned duly elected Auditors.
having examined the foregoing account Of Peter
Helm, Treasurer OF the Lehighton Poor District,
for the year ending March i7th 1891, certify that
the accounts recorreet to the best OF our knowl-
edge aud belief.
7. T. ifSf}5' ESG5' Auditors.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-03-28
Annual Statement
OF TnR
| ehighton Poor District.
PETER Helm, Treasurer, in Account with
the Lehighton Poor District, for tho Year
Ending March II, 1891.


To Balance on hand March "a, i890.....3 $50 as
To Cash received from William Schadel,
Tax Collector, on Duplicate for 1870. 3h q
-
Total.......... y92 90
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23
New York Produce market.

FIDUR-Closed dull, light change; fine
graded of spring $500 100; fine grades OF
winter 35Od4 5O.superfine spring $3.50
AIS; superfine winter 4.20@5.25: extra No.
2; spring 4 2O@440; do. winter 4.4O@ 400;
extra No. l spring 4.4O05.40; do. winter
G0M5 40; city mills extras 5.Oo@5 70
for West Indces. southern flour closed
quiet with prices aasy; trade and family
extras 50@5.25.
WHEATSUptions opened quiet and ac-
tive at l2c higher on covering by the
shorts. but after the first brief rush was
over the market settled back, and during
the afternoon. on lower cables, reports OF
fine weather in the west and large receipts
at Minneapolis, prices declined Sharply,
closing %01c lower; spot lots c!oseo
easier. spot sales No. 2 red winter l.O7H@
l.OgX. No. q do. June 1.07%; July 1.O4B;
August 100 September 991s.,
CORN-Options were moderately &c.
tive and weak, closing l@Hc lover; spo,
lots closed easier; spot sales NO mlAeu
n; do June 63H; July 6OB; 90. August
5J3z. 1900
OATS Options we're dull and closed
quiet: spot pales No l white so; NO. q 40
~; No. mixed 43, No. do June 4l7s
July ilH, August 36% oooA,a :,
PORK-Closed dull; mess 72Co0iz o'
Tor new. .o
LARD Closed quiet at 81 July $50
August Gal.
MOLAsShs-Dull; 13c for 5O-teat
RYE Nominal :. -,
sUGAk-Rsw dull but firm at iui
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23

The storm yesterday afternoon
did a good deal of damage. A tree
in the back yard of Mr.. RosenthaPs
grocery store and the Farmers AL
lance headquarters, was split to
pieces and it fell across several
buildings, smashing two wagons be-
longing to the delivery department
of the grocery business Of Mr.. Ro-
senthal. 1t smashed in a part OF
the roof of a neighboring tenement
house
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23
Naval Stores.

NEW YORK, June 22.-Spirts turpen-
tine-Dull mark ct still noted in this line,
while prices were about steady quoted at
38L@3s1k. Rosin quiet and uuchanged;
strained las; coed do. l 47La.
WILMINGTON, N. c., June 22.-Spirits
turpentine firm at IS. Rosin closed
lar firm at LEO. Crude Turpentine firm.
Hard 14O; yellow dip 2.4O; Virgin 2.40.
SAVANNAH, Ca, June a. Spirits turpen-
tine firm at 35H. Rosin firm at l.35@1 40.
CHARLESTON, s. @. June 22.-Spirits Tur-
pentine steady at 35 bidRosin firm; good
strained at 1.30.
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23
EP|T0ME Of The ].
WORLDS COMMERCE,
The Latest News by Wire
of the Markets Of the
Business World.
LITERPOOZ MAKET GOOD
The american Market Takes q
Tumble and Seems Uuable to.
Regain its Former
Prestige.
LIVERPOOL MAKET GOOD.
(Bv The United Press.)

New YORK, June 22.-Messrs.
Hubbard, Price and Company, in
their cstton circular tonight, say:
"The market has so constantly de-
chned that people have come to re-
gard it as almost impossible that it
should ever take the upward course
again, and the bulls are not only
depleted in pocket, but in courage.
The result is that, though the Liv-
erpot, market shows a net advance
Of 5-64 for the day, new York has
sailed to improve substantially and
closes at about Saturdays prices
on tlfis crop and l to 2 points
higher on new crops. During the
day prices were fractionally lower
and August sold privately at &c.,
though no trades at that figure
were made openly and large num-
Der of buying orders SO limited re-
main unexecued. Spot sales in
Liverpool were 1000 bales, and the
official cable reports more demand,
while private dispatches advise a
better feeling in Manchester"
Receipts at ports to-day estima-
ted at 1900 bales, against 2,547
bales last week, and 1905 bales
the same week last year.
Spot market is easy and un-
changed; middling uplands Ss; sales
164 bales.
Transactions in futures $4,000
bales.
4
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23
New York Money Market.

NV YoAK, June 70. Money closed at
per cent; lowest highest IA. Exchange
closed firm; posted rates 4.S6%@4 49,;
actual rates 4. 4.8511@4.S5& tor 60 days and
488M4.S9 for demand. Government bonds
closed steady; currency skies LOG bid;
fours (coupons) 1.18Z bid; four-and-a-
halls (coupons) 100 bid.
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23

prices; &C. test centrifugal 81; fsir refin-
ing ~; refined fairly Held with q tair de-
mand; cus loaf and scrushed SIX; pow
dered s4M tgraHulated a SIG; mould. A
5-l6; cuhes ~; contectioners' A i-16.
OOFFEE- Spot lots quiet; tair Kio
eargoes 19L.
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23

Liverpool spot cotton closed
steady; middling uplands 4 9-16.
1000 bales.
Fvures closed easy.
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23
We're as Busy as Bees.
M To~oooc4 This week it will be hustle az
IlC vi tx J6NI from early until late. Yester

I1V. V1NVJIOC. 110H eaT1y thII Idte' ItstTuay
"corker list OF busy days The tide of trade has
and there et until all all sad"
to-day regular patchwork of Every
eferescent with the choicest in its line
pecaies the front where benefit
thing need hint. dollar will
did before in any Of our lines you spend it.
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23
Baltimore PFOduceMarket.


FLOUR-Olosed, dull; Howard street
and . Nd Western super s;5o@s:7S; do extra
wheat paibnt S 560@a.65; spring wheat Dat
ent Is. 60Q5 65j do. do. straight 6.OO@5 40.
WHEAT-Eosy; No. 2 red spot 1860
1.0SH; July y 4. .h2N@t. .021f }. September
99@991; st3sraer, No. 2 red i.O2. South
orn wheat nominal; Fnitz l.030l .OS: Long
befryl.O501 49,. Receipts 1 ,1O4 bus; ship
menu i ,2oy bus; .stoek 1876 bus sales
iiGORNwDuil; mixed spot e4ae4k; the
month 66; July IS; spot No. q white IS;
Southern corn frmer-white 74@75: yell
low steady at 10 = Receipts 81, ,a28 bus. !;
ship. a, 1857 buA!i stock 40 ,260 bua.. =.
OATS-Closed dull and lower;. No. 2
4s. Receipts 14,Oo0 bus; stock S2,s62
RYE-Closed quiet; No. 3 sc@s5. stock
'PROVIsIONs-Oiosed moderately &C.
tive; mesa pork old 1900; new Is. 90: bulk
meats, loose shoulders 514; long clear 6sk; !;
clear rib sides. 6I; sugar. picked Shoul-
ders 61f; su9ar-cured smoked shoulders
III; hams, NH@l2.
LARD-Rehned 8. i.
COFPEE-Ulosed steadS; fair Bio car
SUGAR-Closed quiet; granulated ~.
Chicago Produce Market.
CHICAGO, nj, June 22.-Whest closed
unchanged for july and 1sc lower for Sep.
t. mber. Receipts 81 cars. & orn was very
stI ong on covering Of short sales by st.
Louis specnlator and closed 11Ss higher.
Receipts 233 cars. Oats we're strong,
closing 80 higher. Receipts 147 cars.
Provisions were inactive. Pork closed
211c higher. Lard closed no higher.
Ribs closed 219c lower.
WHEAT-Closed July 95s<; August
925S; September 90.
OORN-Closed June 6O1; !, Au-
gust 54H September 53%.
OATS-Closed July 1875; August 325s;
September 3lN.
PORK-Closed June 1O.3711l; July 1O.421S
September 10.57%.
LARD-Closed June 625; July $50
September 6.55.
RlBS-Closed June 5.971a; July COS
September $50.
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23
Cincinnati Produce Market.

PORK-Regular closed 11OO@11.l2 !;
family 11.500i1 62L.
LARD-Kettle dried closed 6%@6M.
BAOON-Short clear sides closed 6,871a
$3.50.
WhISKEY-Sales Of 748 barrels finished
goods on the basis OF lie per gallon.
Cotton closed dull; middling uplands,
81.
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23
Raleigh Tobacco M arket.
(RKPORTHD BY T. n. JONES & Coz
RALEIGH, N. c., June a.

Norfolk Peanut Market.
NORFOLK, Va, June 22.-The Peanut mar
ket is firm; prime 8; strictly prime 81;
fancy 3%.
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23
The City Cotton Market.

In sympathy with continued decline in
New York and Liverpool.
Our markets. very weak.
The state chronicle., 1891-06-23
=. FIRST GRAND j.
Auction Sale OF Lots,
At Durharn, N. c.,
July +. .7t'h, 9th and 9Th, 1891.

Excursion Tickets Greatly Reduced the round trip will
be sale al Of the Richmond Railroad
Lynchburg and Durham and Durham and Northern :. H.
There will be Grand Public Auction residence and
business lots, in the beautiful welaned and healthy
urbs OF Durham, n c. the 9TH, 8th and 9th Of July
The auction without reserve No prices fixed or
limit put On the lots advertised for sale - .i
lots are beautifully located and adjoining the great Trinity
College Grounds fronting 60 alleys feet
wide in Being outside the city limits they free from
street car by the Durham Consolidated Land and
Improvement Companynow the Trinity College grounds
the Company continue the property
giving purchasers advantage country city
for cheap probably within
six months.
There opportunity specuor
ter opportunity for cheap and desirable delightful
healthy climate and within few minutes walk of the famous Trinity
College, which will its first term Durham September 1
1891 aording fine opportunity educate young heapl.
factory United States largest smoking tobacco factory in the
United Sae the largest fertilizer factory North Carona large
cotton ctory other smaller but important smoking and plug
tobacco factories four mammouth warehouses for the sale of leaf oba
CO., three banks eleven hurche good schools fine graded school
four railroads. street line successful operation electric lights
telephones water works e purest and best water the State and
Durham the home of State PRIDE and the leaders Of
Durham that first turned the eyes the world toward North
Carolina, and gave credit for producing something besides
"Hooppoles, Tar Pitch and Turpentihe."
More has been by Durham Enterprises advertising
North Cvrona than all the balance the State put together
More money given objects
unng of humanity by the citizens Of Durham than by the balance of
the State put together.
Durham has the outside world change
of North Carolina than the balance Of the State together
Durham claims be the weahiet the State and accord
popuaiOn the weathiest in the South.
Five mlonaires who made their Durham, reside in the
!. town.
A Fl N
Cast your lot where there money, hope make
Raise children refined community liberal
minded gentlemen and this of ITSELF will be advantage them So
COME TO DURHAM and and your children always like
Paul. who boated that he Roman citizen rise before audience
and exclalm with PRIDE II am citizen OF Durham
Terms Liberal that all Can Buy.
Descriptive catalogues maps
= on application to
F. r. WHICH
Secretary and Treasurer, DURHAM, N. G..
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-11-12
Free to January, 1902.
FORCERIES.

Never was there a time when there
were so many defalcations, breaches
of trust and forgeries as are being re-
vealed every day. One may well
stop and ask whether there are now
any honest men. The fast pace that
this American life leads us, the rush
and strain for wealth, the lowering of
the public tone and the recognition
that mere money wins, all of these
things have conspired to make men
reckless and'to lead them to adopt the
maxim: Anything for success" 1t
is not worth striving for when one has
to pay such 1 price for it. Better by
far preserve ones health that is almost
certain to be lost in such an unequal
contest. When you feel blue and
weary of the world take a dose of
RElD'S GERMAN COUGH AND
KIDNEY CURE and stop all of these
morbid feelings at once. This great
remedy contains no poison and can be
obtained Of any druggist.
SYLVAN REMEDY CO., Peoria, III.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-11-12
SENTIMENTS ITEMS,

PRESIDENT HARRISON has beaten all
previous records, shaking hands with
seven hundred visitors in twenty-three
minutes.
THE drop-lctter service on the cleo
trio road between st. Paul and Mime
apolis is very popular. The boxes are
placed within easy reach on the side of
the car.
DIR. SHELDON JACKSON has succeeded
in transporting sixteen Siberian REIN
deer to Alaska. The animals were on
board ship from one to three weeks and
arrived at their destination in good CON
dition.
In London the omnibus fare from
Charing Cross to the end Of the line has
been reduced to a half-penny. This was
rendered possible by reason of the re-
ceipts for advertisements on the back
of the tickets.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-11-12
BOOKS AND

Tue statement is made that "IArna
Doone," ono Of the most successful
novels Of recent times, is to be drama
tiled by its author, r. d. Blackmore.
CANON FARRAR has written n histori-
cal novel about the time Of Nero, and
it is said that he adheres moro closely
to historical facts than is usual In such
books.
Miss BERTRAM EDWARDS, the English
novelist, abstains from meat and be-
lieves in cremation. She Is quoted as
saying that she ''hates" both Tolstoi
and Ibsen.
GLADSTONE and Tcnnyson are of the
same age, cighty-two, and the former has
recently made one Of the greatest
speeches of his life, while the latter has
just written n comedy.
THOMAS HARDY, the novelist, began
his career as IN architect in English
Dorchester, and his first published work
was IN essay on the use Of colored
brick and terra Gotta in dwelling houses.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-11-12

1t is said that one of the electric
lighting companies has adopted an in.
g~enious scheme for carrying its wires
through the underground conduit. A
small terrier has been SO trained that
when a light cord is attached to him he
runs through the tube to the next out
let, and is, in fact, the most expert
wire runner in the country. After
each performance he is treated to some
favorite morsel, and thus he has come
TO look on his work as n most enjoy
able pastime. Pitts burgh Dispatch.