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The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-01-17

well, my dear. II was like this.
When was q little more than forty,
there was certain Mrs. Verdis, a poor
seamstress. who did plain sewing for
me. She had been my hOusemaid she
left me to marry q wretch who deserted
her, aud left her to support herself aud
her year-old baby Sic fall 80. and l
went to see her two OF tdre. tlmss aud
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An Infant CiaIryoyant.

La HARpr. H., May -23-Little Dora. the f.
year-oid daughter OF lincoln HamMn residing
near here. IL, q prodigy. Her father and
mother are fond Of playing checkers and
the child has always watched them With great
interest. Dora is possessed Of the wonderful
faculty whiob Is Iatiously claimed TO be mind
reading. or second sight. This consists ID
being able to readily name the soots on any
set q dominoes which may he produced from
looking at tie backs OF them, or she will select
from the set any number asked for. all the
dominoes being turned lace downward and
thoroughly shifted about. II Que be slipped
out of the Get without her knowledge
reply that the number Ia missing. The child
cannot count II ON one to six. but will answer
the spots as thus: Five and q six" six and
. four" or any other % um Der more readily from
the backs OF the dominoes than frum their
faces.
The child has hefn subjected to over one
hundred tests and has never Jailed to call the
right number. White paper has been pasted
'over the backs Of the dominoes to prevent any
chance Of her having learned the backs and in
every instance she ha. successfully Indicated
the number vn the opposite side Dora is aually
proficient in naming, the spots on PLAYING
"knaye."" heart" or diamond"
There IA absolutely m deception practised IN
the matter and the childs power developed
during last month ID u m, stery.
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I.oc.ei Fast 10 n Letter Box.
.tro,n ne SEQ Hsrte Renis.r.


Letter Carrier s. FalBh Hull locked himself
to the letter boz at tho corner OF Chapel and
College stIeeis late last night. and was unable
70 Tree himse)funtjl pas.er by had sent to
the Post ONCE and secured a key. The acct
dent was pecu lar one. and is without prece-
dent here Mr. Hull was hu'ryiuG along from
box 10 box NJ 1880 0 clock on mis- final rou n d.
HIS Key was attached to IA small but strong
chain. and The chain was fastened about his
waist 10 such way that 1t coult be taken Off
only bv having the key end OF the chain. 1t is
customary for the carriers to put tho key ia u
breast pocket after opeuing n box. the box
being fastened again with Il spring lock.
Accid cntally MIR. Hull's KEY did NOT not strike
the pocket, but slid down inside Of the box lid
nn6hserved hy the carrier. Mr.. Hull slammed
up the loosely closing door. put gu the paddock
and snapped 1t. Then he darted onward He
Only went about two tcet. however. lust the
length OF the chain The suddenness OF his
stop camsoh severe jar TO the carrier. and. as
Mr. Hull Is heavy man. there was consider
able OF strain on the post.
Ihe letter carrier was very much surprised
when he found that the end OF the chain WAS
held iRst by the lid, nf the box He involuu-
tariiy thrust his hand into his pocket for the
key. and then realized for the first time that
the Key was inside OF the box and thar he was
prisoner To remove the chain from his
body was out OF tho question. 30 Mr.. Hull stood
Quietly by the post until a young man hap
pened to pass along. He informed the youth
OF his predicament. and messenger was sent
to, the Post ONCE for another key.
Before he Was liberated Mr.. Hull stood faith
fully to his post for fully half an hour.
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edges. The blank was dropped 10 q milling
Inachine. an! when II came out = serond or two
were raised little above the level Of the sides.
The verb milling" is this raising Of the rim
ing" IL this pluin raised rim withou. refer
ence to any corrusatious anywhere. The pur-
pose of the milling Is to protect the surface Of
the sides from wear.
The mtllcd blank was dropped into a stamp
Ing machine. from which 1t dronped . perfect
ped into corrugated collar. and the piece. OK
nandnE under great p,essnrs. the rim, was
larly corrugated. These parallel potches or
corruGations generally callei the milling. con-
.siitute the recalling" Tha term 10 adapted
from it's architectural use to express small
c'nvex moulding. especially when such mould
ings are m nltplied parallel to each other.
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Freaks ofsaie Missouri Cyclone.
From yhc t;toJs. DeAocro'. T-r


CsNTRALfi. Mo-. May AT J. q Tucher's
farm a horse was carried over his dwelling
and dashed to death 10 the field beyond. wills
u The cyclone ca ried 'SI1ire Jarman's two
story house iity ieet into the air. The heavy
%ters ev north and sh
into splinters. and yet MI jarnan and wife
Robert i.ancs'on's family carriage lieap.
peared in the cioudA and has not been found
A son Of Mr. NJ. S. Bush and one Of Mr.. Eaean
Of C-ntralia took refuge behind hedge. an
the eSeons pSea a savs ths hedge 70
burst occurred and the earth WAS deuced with
water. ,
from Ir .'ohn :. .ohns"n's neId and left half ;.
nile be- end in nLo her tcld. A wagon had all
t.rs; oses wfenched from the wheels and the
Nathaniel Gordon dwelling a ose in the mir
10 q he cht Of NJ. ieet. when The sides seemed
ciouni. The family were away :on, home. No
San'nel fray taw the storm coming and
u narrow escape. HIS dwsilirg was demoi-
q; /. Huen took shelter'behind hedge with
BIS family. and saw bis rcat cart sail up into
the clouds while his dwelling escaped.
%.on Gsn,,aII1 ~ rom r, the nof,hwss' AMI the
within iourtb Of mile II The city limits the the
lightning strnckI large tree In the centre Of
!9 Ss VIII Se sts,@ esuS Sss bs
fearful commtion. hesitated in its course.
AMI then suldenly commenced to move
trlcal disiurbance eau sed By the holt of light
Ling is what. changed the course OF the storm.
When first discovered there seemed to be half
q dozen small cyclones whirlng aud twisting
10 the air: independent OF each other. Then
suddenly 1t concentrated and formed one huge
mass Its motion was very slow as IL was
liiteen minutes travelling eight miles.
Straws were driven into trees and telegraph
poles. aud Ut one point pine shinRle was
diiyen hair It's length into a zee. Alter the
cyclone rnssed It was followed by hot scorch-
ing air. and then BY q doluGe OF rain.
At Mr. Geo. ZauGston's several lai &c steers
wers carried from ono pasture and deposited
in another unninr"1. while at the same place
twenty-five @ hogs were, kiliei
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DEATH RRAKKLY NET.
A Recent Mtntary Execut,o. in One OF the
Msxiesa 6tates.

II
Mexican 6tatss.
Frem ne Globe Dsmneraf
Ell PAso. Tex, May 27.-Montsrey and the
State OF Nueto Leon has been the theatre OF
many military irseed,e', but the shooting OF
Salvador Estupefron, Second Lieutenant OF the
Mexican Cavalry. on May 10 was the saddest
that has ever darkened the annals Of the State.
A brief history Of the event which led to this
mornipss execution h necessary to proper
understanding Of The Ease.
Laet Dscembsr company Of the Thirteenth
Regular Cavalry wac ordered TO do special
duty at cadereyta, s1noli town on the Gulf
road. Tho company was In comm and OF . First
Lieutenant and tho deceased. A dispute arose
between the officers. and Lieut.. Estu porron
fearing. as his friends say. that his life was In
danger. drew his pis oil, but did not shoot at
bis superior. 1t is claimed that he enapped
the pisto'. but 1t missed fire. For this offence
! he was placed under arrest and tiled
by general court martial aud sentenced
to death. There were oXtrnuating cir
! cumstances admitted and the case was carried
10 the highest Federal courts Tending 90.
cislon the first officer Of the company was shot
dead in the portals at Monterey by ono OF his
soldiers: and the soldier, while yet the smoke
was curling from his weapon. WINS shot down
by tue Canta!n Of tbs company. Whether these
will never ou known. but the finding OF the
court " as approved. and y ,werful personal ap-
peals by persone inttma ately associated win
fITesident Ts D,s, were MSnaysillng. "
tss esi%s h:ls MIG ss .hls ssss s.
hur,ying of mustpripg feet. auick com IN aDds
and rapd evoIntions aud in a few moments
the garrison fell into line Tho gate 10 the
rear of the barracks was opened, aud The
foot. issued forth. followed oy. their band wi h
mutded instruments. The Fiuh cavalry lol.
formed square. three sides Of which consisteI
Of the re-psctive regiments; The fourth was
the wall OF the barracks. TIE GsnSrAl CON.
position in the centre. When The troops halted
the commanding -oificer cried. "Att-ntIon!'
Fix bayonets He thea apnUun ced the ZEN
tence and added:
II any man moves In the ranks or gives any
fault. with the senlenre he shall be complied
tn prisun from one 10 Hve years dependinc on
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Alter the New or,.an. M. thod.
From me Minneapolis Tribune.


HELENA. Mont. May 17.-pemorsville IL one
q the boom towns ~ the flaihead country.
n cons siderahle part NJ the population About
week a9o ThomaA Burns. a rancher. while
crossing the main strear was shot In tho back
and killed by Jack Jurden. = tin horn gambler.
Jurdsn was arrested: Hs e!aimed Il was accl-
ing il from one pocket to Another though the
evidences was abundant that 1t was p; emedi-
tated killing. Jnstice Charles W. Shepherd
discharged the prisoner.
.Jurden was i'm nj ediately rearrested. as the
hired by a saloon Keeper to XIII Burns on Ts a.,
count Of difficulty over a woman: low
took h,m from the ,ail. carried him to the Flat
head River; shot him 70 dea'h. and threw tho
was held, Justice Shepherd was Denounced a.
an associate and friend to tho lawle class.
with request to leave town. He demurred
on account Of some property he owned.
OF his property and Shepherd let.
The sun., 1891-05-31
Her Husband Cost Her 500 In Cash.


MAscourAH. H.. May l9--The town of Saint
Lthory. south of here comes TO the front A
year or SO ago Chris Bergmier woopd and won
Miss Annie CanieI. the charming daughter ~
wealthy and influential farmer. The young
lady was possessed OF considerable property in
The, The yonIs s couple for several weeks; when n
iady iresh TEN a. college appeared Ipon tue
scene: ,,h hS mcH,e Young nsn promotly fell in
wife. She accepted the offer which awoRe the
young man to The en- harrassing position he
had Placed himseli IN by getting engaged to
two different young ladies at once. summon
Ing up all the courage he possessed, Chris
mont with her
The thought OF giving up the old love for tn.
new was net pleasant to Chris and he begged
Annie 80 remain true to him and he would
marry her; lot come whnt would. He next went
70 the college bred girl anil asked her to re-
Lease l, him f,om his enaagepent. She was sen
rassed young man that che considered 500 a
very modest price for her release. After con-
siderable wrangling the money was raid ard
Chris BeIemieE and Annie lanier were made
one one BY The villae. PREACHER. The stranGest
rart q the transaction was that the bride
PAID the money TO her rival for the release OF
the man whom she afterwsrd married.
The sun., 1891-05-31
Husband and VIE.



One year ago Mary Henmann was employed
u necswear factory Ut 25i Monroe street.
garry y. Dean. who committed suicide at tho
She'mnn House Thursday. was a travelling
sale;m9n Miss fe!nmaln was attractive
fellow .. amd on ~ his BUSH ess 'rln. 70 the ocs
case OF love al. .Arst ght One evening dean
escorted Mi.s Heinnann, to her home Ut 0l3
West TIVE IN street, and after thar he was a
frequent call-r. her family ob'sctsd to tho
Intimacy They quietly stole away ard were
married. On their return II = orni hurst over
their heads ana Dean left he house. For \
short time IN" ynung couple coiresponded, but
From the day o. he wsddi ne the young brI Q
had never looked Ipon the face II hcr husband
until Yesterday. when size ea2ed unon hin as
he lay upon marble slab al mo Monroe sireet
morgue. Out In the rear room the body Inv
o,ered with a sheet. The attendant IifIed ihe
cloth from tho lace OF the corrse; showiun the
old old, On. Harry; H"'r,. mGaned the young
then; with lingering l1ok. she left tho room
One letter directed 10 hi- wife merely said
Ny dear little vile, am sorry for the trouble
have caused you-iorGivc me. Harry"
The sun., 1891-05-31
Deadly Foiaon In Her Glove.

1T was tho poison from the gloves that
Shortly after i O'Clock yesterday morning
Lieut.. CosRrove, one Of the Oldest officers in
the police service. received a message at the
a few minutes after he reached his home. IFS
Henry s!feet. his wife lay dead In his arms.
L. % years old, went to q ball at Apollo Hall on
Blue Island avenue. That afternoon ste had
done soms rS shrnpping nlons 81 State street an!
Kid gloves. She wore them TO the ball that
evening. On removing them she found they
had slightly stained ber hands. The index
finger OF the right hand had been prcksi hv y
needle In the mornIng the finger was swollen
aueeted. and that night a ph hysicisn was called.
Or: Way ordered the hand and arm poulticed.
but the poison had reached the shoulder.
Cosgrove went on duty his wife bade him good
by and seemed In excellent spirits. At 8 o'clock
The sun., 1891-05-31
trnm theaien',nc, Am.ytcan

Terjsssen gyes tine following forhulr:
WhiteIOxlde OF Zine subnilra!e Of bIsmnth.
and msss into paste With alm.nd oil
minims Of .perpermnt. oil. II Grains oil
campbor, and draehm Of o,a. houauei.
Bright Red.-Oxide OF ztpc. subnitrale OF bis
puth. and diplumbate Of ninmlas-oi each. 10
draehms; eosin. ~ graiAs. dissolved in q
minims :camphor. l2srains; almond ol sui
fsss' 3 %sss ':s :. q sOeS: siss .us
nitrate 81 6hissauthi h plnmbats oi alumins-oi
camphor. ~ Rratns; carnine. 80 grains dds
solved In 80 minims OF solution Of smmoniSJ:
almond oil sunclency; sss bouquet. TX
SEia Color .v.vaAilIen. . drschps; ,incture
d,.ehpss;o pEeaipi..tsd ehslk ara oxide 81 zinc:
SsspsiiSf q si%s 81. Soaaa:
dSssSp. .sp lgs si%sns SI S SSS e M.
Ssssh as; si%cnS oil. % Ssschms; 1 ss.s,s sSeosnut
stloks.
The sun., 1891-05-31
PREACHER AND CoUN1EREEITER.
More SkilNui n Drawing CONGREGATIONS
than In Moulding HAIR Dollars.

| Nnhs IN HOutolnG HAN Dousrr.
Irsm the chicago herocsn -
| Early on Wednesday morning last Thomas
]. Porter Of tho United States secret service.
with United states deputy marshal and the
| City Marshal OF Stone Fort, n small village Z
dozen miles from Cairo ILL.,. drove rapidly over
| the wooded hills mile distant from Stone
Fort. They stopped their team on top OF the
| highest hill and then walked q quartet OF q
| milo and came in sight OF q loR cabin. The
three mon surrounded the cabin. and Capt,
Porter walked to the front Of tho place while
his two companions opened . rear door and
entered. Ht.N
In a moment man rushed out and past
Can't Porter, but tho latter had his revolver
drawn. and he grabbed him by the coat collar
and pressed tho muzzle OF his gun against the
man . temple. Take your gun down." the
man said with wonderful coolness; IN sur
render." ..
And he did as did also three other mon
foun In the cabin. Can't Porter and the mar
shals marched their men back 10 Stone Fort.
and now the fellow Capt. Porter caught is ~
The man arrested IL jeremiah Holmes He
has wondsfia hissSry Ae Was nampfiHl H.
sIeesea eI 9ei' superistendent OF a SUNDAY sshoS.
M,h G%si almsr nsa Ta namea sis x'1s SSa s
only through a pure accident that Mr.: Adkins
dssoysrsd we true pT ssE ad NJ hSas
last Week kol%es left his home. saving be
vas sqg toSIst soms friends Of bis sopss. psa.
md his wirc ciesped out Brother Holmess
npnr,ment. and found III one corner Of tie
plsiI b CO. nterieit, SOME, ,oi tie pIeess ei9s
very. badly moulded while Others wsIs fatty
kins i"st o time in n otiiyns the United Ntstes
au, ,horit;e,. aud Capt Porter was soon on his
way to tu9noin He made SL g an inSe.tisHti .ho
e S"a ss'' II S%
eo1Ee Eoiess asssrnsa hsS co,,..s.s # an" said can
Porter yesterdey alter his return. But It is
ss SE him hfs wSsa
would @ @ have Eil!sd Y hin: y. rSs isii9w @ i :
ssen, 'as sassddi aef and %
sns ns Renss war, S ss E H. s
seemed to hav. q ready eift oi CAB. and had !
1sGs II : :.a Gs sssS ssr ds sr, h
IS deserted them i;s the Sss%SSs,lisas Ear SsaIaS;
eonsresatiSns Or q circuit dcTn there; found
money. He said he hadn't made a great teal
Of The m9nry but nes0e 6e. 6e az s eond
Holmes ia a vsry frank fellow. ami be told |
me how ho. sharper, was recently taken in
by sharpers. He got q green goods circular |
from New York notifying him he could get
$1,000 worth of counterfeit money, that |
cou ldnt be detected. Tor 1900. He went down |
10 New York and dropred his 5000. bringing |
back some knowledge and o package OF saw |
dust"
Tile three men captured with Brother Holmes !
were released as they know nothing about The l
just before his arrest he was talking religion |
TO them. and had converted two and they had
Their astonishment when Holiness true char |
actor was revealed can better be imagined than |
about as dreary place IA could be i'm agined. |
being he darke,t and poorest section OF Egypt. |
hut splendilly situated Tor the kind OF work |
Holmes did.
The sun., 1891-05-31
One Way to Smoke Economically.


. He took one last. long pull at what there was
left of his cigar. thei eby dangeripg hs NOUS
tache, leaned back IN bis chair. and sfnwiy blew
the smoke toward the ceiling Aith eveiy inui-
Best fifteen. .ceot oiaar in The oty" to said
as he threw the ciGGr stub away aud cIeamiiy
watched the smoke ascend.
Nonsense" retoftef the man On the other
side 6f the table. Where did you get it.'
Binkum's. IN State slfett " -
Thought so. Not a good cigar IN his khoH"
80 Ny dear boy have you tried hI > new brand :"
The luestiouer WAS lanCuidiy earne>t tut
the other Was vel p eniiye I as he re pied:
five tried EN- alt Ann then auit him. I can
got better f,r len cents at Mahogan IN Dear
born street = =.
The tone was u tribe nkg Atat1ne Gnd the
response was quick AMI sharp: d.
tell you I'm no' Have you tried them?"
oh. no: m quite satistied with what g.r."
Well. you try this. II you doD't like 1t bet
ter than any YOU ever Rot at Binkums IN ad-
NIT don't know good cigar" -
Thank you. old man. LII nut 1t IN fny
pocket and smoke 1t later. YOU'VE got pretty
biz shy on this play stlll,I,ll try it"
Then ho ieaned back III his chair again. and
few minutes later. when be was alone. he
pulled the cigar on: OF his po!kSt- looked at 1t.
and muttered:
"A lew more suckers who sre stuck "a their
own cigar stores or are sore at Aome other.
and can last out tho week on that fve-ceL ter
] bought day before yesterday THIS 10 the
sixth man I've worked on that dodge"
The sun., 1891-05-31
NO ROOM FOR NEG GJGs.
The Name OF 81 CoIorcd III. II. Isci-rtca y
the Western Authors and 4Ar,t,t..

,.'- - fyon. IN, EonsoS tTA Joarsd
| The Western Authors ard Artists Club con.
! ven1ion adjourn sd last e!e tiIG, bul.nsj III
| aiterit Lad wrest.ed With Its name. finally
leaving it unchanged ana had fonGAtawotar
battle oyer the admission as n m"",hcr o.
colored man. at last practically reiusin;, 10 al.
Late in the afternoon the report o' tie u m;
hership Commit'es was made i !Ic!"'e!
z, eolored man. %! Wiser orce, Iuvcr,uN,
Ohio. ami acontributort to Fra" Lr, '-'. ,og'
es,ns see hS AND Jts dtEar aga r. Il wax va"
like II torch In II powder magazine vi: ~ ~.
came known thata coicred man la. ara!!e!
he was on his feet in an insran, t. ia, t.,.; J.,
s!dns ga sctne wsrs ths hsrS"T %"n ii hnF Il IL thu
One lady m.mher couldn't Sat wn5 Il" -.
fessor didn' form IN nu,hor c!np amonGms
at the doors OF th, cnb. half i e u Other
sreeches followed. spercAeSS "i . few reA,",,'re'
es each. but they AL ,u,n ne' no "t.o'Fs ted ~
There were th"so who sroE" in de'"i ot
ne solnie, nnns n y, admisSil"n d. h"N";"r. 20,
borough were classmates ~ c"'!n.... am! y "t'
be who presented the nam. A r'He a. 4" .
admis, Ion OF tllis map. I,;n.. GIohr- ped
heavy gun for liie oihe! sid. Ee st"et a.
incidentally. that Prof Scarborough s>t"c "n,v
degree OF LII D.. and rhtt llr is II a"u',, -
the American hilo!ogi al Soc:n' uiu. Z Hl'!
q number OF Yale and Harvard pro'c'- = a.
many distinGuishe authors AMI eincaf r'"l
the country. who ARE hot ashamed DvraE Er'l''
disgraced brcRusa they ate GS~ocialed ~ dr..
cussion " ith colored gsntl.gian. 1T me-
hard shot ard til" authors ir, scat rlcet
good d. al.
her approval oi admitting the ;';o!"Nr or on
ground that it WAS lhc hltStinn ibing to j
Prof n bi,als had stated that he ln..W hu -
be a broad M. nded Chr slipn Us w-!l IA 20
of blond in;ellec'. and Miss e(iitas on ur!e
that prejudice 10 laid aside for Sile ruuli
no reason why such u nan ought not +" n. fd
mitted t. membership In the cIun il he "'''vi
TO come. =. ,
Mr. John sullivan OF this city de "n!ed ~
proposition TO admit tho co!ored l.nu,. iEdkIL.
Il strong speech in his favor. ,.
Mrs. Mary Ford. wife Of the er.A|lrrm4n,
placed the question upon tho h"7i Of worth
II tho man / intellectual. II lac can ir"du .
good literature. and is geurcn!ar nj az
which qualities she rndsi slOod Tim +" ros5"s'.
she saw no reason WHY no ou..hl hot - ter"rl
q member For her paEI. -ha -aii. sh" ~
di cus5 question with an in'el gLVa! maH O.
woman. wh@,her white or black
Then the Note' anne. iir-t 20 Noto E,r"n NJ
name separate from The Others, aud "a ~
lion was carried by Il vote Of inS. a D. ',"n
was made to place tho nam" o. l.! I, -"
borough upon the table in,,".init" - hat ""'
carried by the same Vote, ;lii trt o. '..t 1"'n-
bers o! the club. about forty, Ieius!ns to We.
The sun., 1891-05-31
The Butcher Birds Larder.
Prom me Cinb,. Demoeroi.

The butcher bird" said Albert BeaI of
iba Rbnarte; Gal. ,is the most sagael,.u- ard nt
tne le, same time the nos cfnei Of irds A I'a,r
turn y rat nest they will Immediately pounce
npon the wretched creatures. kill them or drag
q an orange tree to be deyopred at leisure
sn.s uns ot6ST PEI, moEntRS saw butcher brd with
back Of ihs neck. and with il flew up into an
orange tree; He then nailed the reptile on 10
athotn and sat And wat he'd 1t. He lot the
and would az il more nrnly. They Kill their
game by ths wholesale and treat y In this
destrnctiye to aophsrs and rats they are con-
eldered the friend OF the orange grower"
The sun., 1891-05-31
She Downed and Punished u Negro Thief
From M. WathhroDn pnu

rom H~ W.GShHf6'6n fnn
One dark night last week 4 'slandsr blond
youna lady. who .Aa. f2ns il Tor 9ymnastic
s,esl springs was Wslking along a dark 81 rect
,oupe lady wasn't tipid, any way. One partit-
ntily dark place pn her way homo was where
st.eest6r nearly square sshe was passing
axaiast ,.! hes, snd before Che snsW xhAt he was
run, Ipn, loE, alI her sood sense and good muscle
nine-tenthB OF the gontl-s sek do. -.
But beiote the negro had time to- get out OF
fngers booked ,l Int the COLLAR q bic ragged
on the brick ravtment. 1'hsn she dropped on
her s., knees on shs scared nesro's chest and
bampsdit UP and down on the bricks till he
poeketbook from where tho negro hsd dropped
II anu went on her way homo, her cheeks very
red. but the glorious light Of an athletic VIC
This particular young lady By the way, can
Jump and catch the Tor OF the, oornioe over an
strength OF her dimnlet fingers. raise herself
up,till her ohm Is on u level With her hands
eight or nine lines without Stopping
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Ediscn's Story.

Edison's accomplishments are not all in the
electric line. He can tell q good story capi-
tally. He told one tho other day about an ex-
peEIence he had recently in an up-country
town In PENNSYLVANIA one Sunday morning.
cold rain WAS falling. and be got soaked
tthEouth. When be reached his hotel the first
CANT give II to you" said the clerk.
Eh? Can't give II to me- Why not p
A., Because trs sYnday We can't sell any
well; but I'm wsI thronsh," said Edison.
Wei, III tell you what ws can do" replied
the clktki We can Givo you kodak"
Whats kodak 2" asked Edison
You 'Hst do W 70 your room and prsss the
Edison got the drink.