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A TALKING MACHINE.
1t will be ON Exhibition at CoIum-
bia Hail Wednesday Night.

At Will be On Exhibition at Column
bia Efall Wednesday Night.
1t is seldom that an opportunity il
given in this part of the country to heal
and see a large improved Edison phono
graph, and those who desire to have thei1
curiosity gratified should not fail to at.
tend the ''Phonograph Concert" at Colum.
bia hall tomorrow night under the aus
pices of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. The machine that will be used is
provided with an attachment resembling
the bill OF large horn through which the
phonograph addresses the audience. A
thorough test yesterday afternoon demon
strated that it can be heard in any part Of
the hall with satisfactory distinctness.
This phonograph is the same size and
make as the one used recently in repro.
ducing one of Gladstons's speeches in this
country. 1t can reproduce almost any
thing in the way of music, including pi-
ano, horn, violin and brass band. The
human voice is its favorite, however. The
programme tomorrow night will include
band music, solos with piano acconpa-
niment, comic recitations, speeches
and variety of very interesting
numbers. Preceding the concert there will
be short lecture upon the philosophy Of
the machine in which the mechanical and
scientific principles involved will be clear
ly explained. During the evening the real
merits OF the phonograph will be tested by
having somebody sing or speak into the
trumpet and have the song or speech i'm
medlately reproduced in the presence of
the audience
AS means of education and amusement
the phonograph is a whole show within
itself. The possibility Of reproducing hu
man speech by mechanical means is some
thing truely wonderful but after all the
, 1892-04-26
A BIackguard Congressman.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-In the pension
investigation this morning an exciting
scene occurred. Raum denied the truth
OF some statements made by Congressman
Enloe, Of Tennessee, chairman of the COM
mittee. The latter sprang to his feet with
the. exclamation; you are liar" and
terfered and prevented Enloe from getting
at Raum. The latter finally left the room
and the committee adjourned,
, 1892-04-26
Going to Enforce the Law

OZARK, Mo, April 26.-Attorney-G General
Wood passed through here yesterday on
his way to Forsythe, to attend court there
men who composed the mob at Forsythe,
who killed Deputy Sheriff Williams, will
all beindicted, as the attorney general is
going to be with the grand jury and see
that indictments are found against the of
tenders of the law.
, 1892-04-26
The Tnifv CInh.

Atthe meeting Of the Unity Club last
evening at the Unitarian church, it was
decided to study THE History of David
Grieye," Mrs. Humphrey Ward new nov
Ell. 1t is said by critics to be a superior
by the same author. Mrs. #. G. Brown
will be the leader, and she invites all who
would like to join in this study to meet at
her residence on the evening of May 9th,
two weeks from last evening. The presi-
dent of the club will be instructed to call a
business meeting of the society ON next
Monday evening at the church.
, 1892-04-26
The Horseshoe Smnerstttinn.

Washington Post: fDo yez remember
the talk about soigns and superstitions the
other even, Mrs. Flannigan3"
"Oi do. Have yez tried the horseshoe
yet?''
"Faix, an we have, an it wurruked to
wonst. 1t hadn't been up two hours be-
fore it fell on Michael and broke open his
head. Now all he has to do is to lie in bed
and draw his money from the lodge"
, 1892-04-26
STATE POLITICAL POINTERS.

The Seattle Telegraph thinks Colonel J.
Hamilton Lewis is an eloquent, suaye
young gentleman, who may be governor
one Of these days, but not this year.
The Post-Intelligencer and the OLYMPIA
TRIBUNE are the only papers of prominence
in the state that have failed to get onto the
fact that the bloody shirt is rotten poIiti-
cal chestnut, which has lost its power to
fire the loyal northern heart. - Everett
, 1892-04-26
=-----7----
GORDON--BELLTNGS.
A Very Pretty Afternoon Wedding--
The Guests Etc.

RAe GWeSCs ETC
A very pretty wedding today was that Of
Miss Gertrude Maud Gordon, sister of at
torney M. j, Gordon, and Charles A. Bill
Hngs, son of ex-sherff William Billings.
The wedding took place at the Thirteenth
street home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. j. Gordon,
Rev. H. II. Buck officiating. The house
was prettily decorated with plants and
ceremony were: Mr.. and Mrs. William
Billings, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Gordon, Mrs.
Skillman, Mrs. John Gain, Mrs L. G. Den
mis-, Mrs. H. III. Buck, Miss Card, Cleora
Billings, the Misses Ash, Messrs. Agnew,
Bowman and 70. G. Macdonald The
bride and groom left on the 2:15 train for
Montreal, the brides former home. They
will be gone about four weeks and on their
return will reside on Water street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
, 1892-04-26
They Want Divnrce.

GREENsBURG, Ind, April 26.-The pres
ent term of the circuit court here, which
has just begun, is notable for the large
number Of divorce cases on the docket.
There are 21 cases docketed, in 12 of which
the wife is the complainant. This is the
largest number on single docket in the
of
, 1892-04-26
Competttire Examination.

Competitive examination for scholar
ships at the EHensburgh State Normal
school will be held at the office Of the
county. superintendent, in the Bettman
block, this city, on April 30, beginning at 9
O'Clock am. Z. r. BYRNE,
a26-3t Supt. County Schools.
, 1892-04-26
BartOn,s Handh0nk.

# you want to know all about the state
Of Washington, its constitution, its re-
sources and the names of state and county
officers, with great deal of other valuable
information, purchase Barton's Handbook
for 1891 and 1892-price, $1.00.
, 1892-04-26
A Picture Frame Factory,

NJ. O'Connor has opened a picture frame
factory in the Woodruff building, where he is
now prepared to accept orders of every de-
scription. He has large and capable force
of men at work.
, 1892-04-26
Cbaan Rates.

For cheapest rates to st. Paul, Milwau
kee, Kansas City, Chicago and all points
East and South, apply to ]. @. Percival,
agent Union Pacific r. r. matt,
, 1892-04-26
A.RIlts

Has just received fine line of refrigera-
tors which he is offering at abargain. a2O-tt
, 1892-04-26
Baseball Games.

Tacoma beat Portland yesterday 10 to 3.
Following is the standing of the clubs Of
the Pacific Northwest League to date:
CLUBS PLAYED Won Lost Per ct
, 1892-04-26
The Best i'm the market.

Did you know the new Davis Best was
now the best flour in the market2 Try it,.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03
The Virus Of viuers.

DR.. Arthur Stradling, we writing of q
number of vipers which are presented to
him, says: "Vipers have very large
poison glands, and OBJ tanned the venom
by allowing them to bite on small por-
celain spoon made on purpose, covered
over with oil silk, like drum. The
fangs, sinking through the silk into the
hollow Of the spoon, would each dis
charge tiny drop OF globule of virus /,
and this l would collect and store in
fine glass tubes or on dried blotting
paper. There are many other methods
of getting the poison, but I th ink this
is the best.
ssIn India the natives procure cobra
venom by inducing the enraged reptiles
to strike at shell, across which leaf
is stretched. Each of my snakes could
be depended upon to yield poison once
day, but 1t was only trace at time
just a glistening speck that you could
hardly see. Of course this was slow
process, and one day made calculation
that if my sixteen vipers had been kept
in full health and vigor, and had yielded
daily all the year round, and surprising
that it had been possible to keep the
fluid without letting it dry up, it would
have taken more than seven years to pro
duce quart. This will give you some
idea of the fearful strength of the stuff,
when you think how minute is the
quantity injected a. each bite.
"The experiment which I was max
ing just then consisted chiefly of soak
ing scraps of meat, bits Of hard. boiled
egg, and things of that sort in the pois-
on, and Analysing the changes which
resulted in them after given interval.
And from these and from similar trials,
it was found that this fluid had the
power of dissolving the albumen of
flesh like the gastric juice has; so it is
thought that one great use (perhaps the
greatest) of the venom Is to aid in the
digestion of the serpent's food. OF
course, it might do that. and serve as
ammunition to kill the pr ey as we'll. p
Manchester Times.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03

In animals the faculty of amuse.
ment awakes very early Our four.
footed friends seem to be aware OF
TINS, and make 1t part of their par.
entail duties to amn>e their young. A
ferret will play with her kittens. a
cat with hers, a dog with her puppies
A mare will play with her foal, though
the writer has never seen COW try
TO amuse her calf, nor any birds their
young Ii their mothers do not
amuse them, the young ones invent
games OF their own.
a hook OF ewes and lambs were
once observed in adjoining fields, sep.
arated by fence with several gaps in
u. "Follow my leader" was the game
most in favor with this flock, the big.
gest lamb leading around the field
and then jumping the gap, with all
the others following in single file;any
lamb that took the leap unusually
well would give two or three more
enthusiastic jumps out Of sheer exu-
berant happiness when it reached the
other side. Fawns PLAYED a sort OF
cross touch from one side to the other.
the touch" in each case being by the
nose.
Little pigs are also great at com
bined play, which generally takes the
form OF races. Emulation seems to
form part of their amusement, for
their races seem always to have the
winning of the first place for their
object, and are quite different from
those combined rushes for food, or
causcless stampedes in which little
pigs are won't to indulge Racing is
an amusement natural to some ami
mails, and, being soon taught by others,
becomes one Of their most exciting
passtimes.
Many horses and all racing dogs,
learn to be as keen at winning as
schoolboys. Birds delight in the free
and fanciful use of their wings. There
Is all the difference possible between
the flight Of birds for ''business" and
pleasure; and many kinds on fine
days, will soar to vast heights for
pleasure alone.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03
without an admixture Of some less costly
liquid \ New York Herald.
AZ Plea for Better Raada.

In the Atlantic Monthly Professor N.
s. Shaler thus pleads for better roads:
Judged by the standard of our local
ways, America as whole must be re-
garded as the least advanced Of coun-
tries which>are commonly classed as civ
! ilized. 1t is true that our great trans
portation routes, those which are plowed
by the steamers of our inland waters
and traversed by locomotives, are we'll
organized, wide-spreading, and efficient
in high degree; but these ways serve
in direct manner only narrow belt of
country on either hand. They have q
high interstate and international value,
but little relation to the needs Of local
life. So far from meeting the necessities
of rural neighborhoods or aiding in their
development, they have tended to re.
tard the growth of the less conspicuous
but really more important channels of
communication, our common country
| roads.
A very strong argument could be
made to support the point that the
United States would have been in all es-
sential regards more prosperous than it
is at present if, in place Of its railways.
it had secured system of highways
constructed and maintained in the high
est state of the road makers art. It is
true that our great export industries
would have been much less important
than they are now. 1t is true also that
prosperity in manufacturing which has
brought great bodies of our people to
the Birmingham state of hived employ
ment would not exist. Many of our
cities would be but country towns, and
the buffalo would still roam over much
of the country to the west of the Missis-
sippi. On the other han d, our farmers
would know more of one another than
they do at present. Though they could
not market their corn in Liverpool, they
would still be able to take it to mill
without the sore tax which the bad
roads SO generally levy upon them, or
which the toll-taker requires as the price
of passablc way. In such a we'll
united community, distance counts for
little against the duties of life, or
against those pleasures which are in the
highest sense a part of human obliga-
ton. The farmers could attend their
town meetings, If they were so fortunate
as to live in part of the world which is
governed by local parliaments. They
could do their duty by their churches,
and have share in the festivities which
enliven and enlarge their days. On the
contrary, where the roads are bad, all
the duties of the citizen and the social
being are most imperfectly done. The
people get in the habit of hermit life;
the winter season, which should be the
time of social intercourse, is passed i'll
seclusion; households have but little
touch with one another, and any real
communal lite becomes impossible.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03
THE cRowN o. EHE YEAR.

Give me the Autumn-Sraeious Is the
Spring,
With all her dainty hayward promising,
Her sweet shy secrets. half concealed, half
told;
But Winter scare has loosed on her his hold,
And she's as fitful as her April days
Give me the golden corn where peoples
blaze,
The laden orchards, and the strange rich
glow
That dreaming Summer Ger the earth doth
throw
To paint the reddening leaves before they
die
Trysting with Autumn as she passes by.
Here is fulfilment: joy OF work that's done.
The hour of triumph ere the last sands run:
Fair is the Spring yet tired hearts find
cheer
When Autumn's patient strength crowns all
the Year.
Christian Burke, in Atalanta.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03
A Nice Legal. roinr.

A negro whose bruised and swoller
face and tattered clothing bore eyi
dence OF rough handling, recent,
limped into the presence of a South.
ern magistrate.
II wants you ter arrest Sam John
sing fob batt'ry, sah." he exclaimed.
'For assault and battery, YOU
mean" suggested the dispenser of jus.
tlce.
''No, sab. Jess fob battery, sab. y
How can that be?"
"Well, sab, it wuz jess dis way.
Nah mewl bruk inteh Johnsing's COIN
patch, an wen Johnsing druv i'm
hum he call me no good, fool mig.
gah."
"Yes."
III w'an'tgwine to STAN dat nohow,
so ups an CUFF him whack wifi 0
fence stake. sah."
why, then, you assaulted him.
Eyes, sab, did, sab. But he dono
de batt'ry. He mos battered de life
Outen me, sah."
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03
The Only One Ever Printed.

These is a 3 inch display advertisement in
this paper, this week, which has no two words
al SO except one word. The same Is true OF
each new one Appearing each week. from The
~. Hart er Medicine 20. This house d; ace- q
Crescent" on eyeryt hing they makeand pub
lish. Loox for II. send them the name of fhs
word and they will return you BOOK, BEAUTI-
suL LiTHo0RAPHs or SAMPLES TKEE.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03

We have noticed that good peo-
pie usually wait until guest has re-
peated all the gossip she knows be-
fore admonishing her on the sinful.
ness Of gossiping.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03

BROWNS Iron Bitters cures Dyspepsia. Ma
laria. Biiousness aud General Debit Gives
Strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves--
creates appetite. The bsst tonic for Nursing
Mothers. weak women and children.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03

MALARIA cured and eradicated from the
system by Browns Iron Bitters, which en-
ton. Acts like charm on persons In general
III health. giving new energy aud strength
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03

President Mcleod insists that ever letter
received at the Reading railroad Office shall
be answered on the day of its arrival
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03

Albert Burch. West Toledo, Ohio saws,
Halls Catarrh Cure saved my life
Write him for particulars. Sold by drug
gists, 75c.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03

Kaiser William OF Germany il only 30
years old, though already the father Of seven
children.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03

Rev. DR. Hoffman. who owns tho Hoffman
House New York city. is the richest c.ergy-
man in the world
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03

DON'T fool with indigestion nor with a
disordered liver, but take Bcecham's Pills
for immediate relief. Is cents a box.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03

Ifaffiicted with sore eyes use DR. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-waIer. Druggists sell at CSC bottle
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03
Worst Form Of Eczema
Hoods Sarsaparilla
ADVICE TO w OMEN

If you would protect yourself
from Painful, Profuse, Scanty.
Suppressed or Irregular Men,
situation you must use
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1892-11-03
August.
Flower

What is August Flower for Z"
As easily answered as asked. It IS
for Dyspepsia. It is a special REM
edy for the Stomach and Liver.
Nothing more than this. We believe
August Flower cures Dyspepsia.
We know it will. We have reasons
for knowing it. To-day it has a.
honored place in every town and
country store, possesses one Of the
largest manufacturing plants in the
country, and sells everywhere. The
reason is simple. 1t does one thing,
and does fright. Itcures dyspepsiao
Middletown transcript., 1892-04-28
4 nv church l,re.

The congregation of Forest presby-
terian Church want a new pipe organ
and as the amount needed for the
purchase Of the same has been secured
the contract for the instrument win
be made as soon as possible. 1t is
the intention at present to have 1t in
position by the second or third week
In September.
The securing OF the required
amount has been the aim of the peo-
pie ofthe church for. three years past,
and with the contamination of that
aim comes feeling of satisfaction
which one always experiences after
being successful in any worthy under
taking. The young ladies of the
church have been adding to the
Fund by entertainments. suppers,
ETC., and have striven in every way
to help the cause. For their work
they have the thanks of the congre-
cation and officers of the church.
Friends outside Of the church have
contributed literally and the pastor;
Rev. F. III. Moore has received nearly
$500 in this manner.
AT congregational meeting last
Sunday morning over $500 was sub.
scribed toward the fund After the
seryises last evening another meeting
was held and arrangements perfected
looking toward the purchase of the
instrument. The following were
selected as committee to make the.
selection: Misses Myrtle Houston,
Vinie Lynch, Lena Pleasanton and
Mrs. J. B. Maxwell and Rev. F. Il.
Moore, Samuel Pennington, g. w. w.
Naudain and DR.. T. h. Gilpin.
The organ now in the church is for
sale. The amount of money in the
treasury for the purchase Of new
instrument is something over $500.
Middletown transcript., 1892-04-28
GALENA.
GALENA, Md, A

GALENA, Nd, April 81
! The Galena creamery paid 81 1T pei
hundred pounds for milk received during
March.
- The congregations which assemble at
tine M. E. Church at the regular services
are large and listen with great interest to
the sermons by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Mel
son.
- Rt. Rev. Bishop Curtis of Whining
ton, conducted services at the Catholic
Church here on Sunday. Vespers and a
sermon by the Bishop comprised the even
ing service. A new thousand pound bell
was hung in the bellfry Monday, and has
been rung regularly three times day
since. 1t is gift to the church from a
Catholic lady who was house keeper for
the late Father Murphey who recently
died at Elkton. =
= The brutal murder of DR.. Hill at
Millington, caused intense excitement
among our people. Such crime COM
mitted so near our town and in district
usually so quiet and peaceful causes ser
ious apprehension. Five or six negroes
who are supposed to have been concerned
or who probably know something of the
facts are confined in the jail at Chester
town.
= The new Cemetery Company Of
Galena was organized by the election of
the following officers President, w. T.
Hicks Secretary and Treasurer, Henry
Parr Directors, T. Il. Horsey. J. Thomas
Pennington, F. FL. Taylor, DR.. j. W.
Latimer, W. T. Hicks. The ground lies
between the Catholic Church and the DIR.
Dulany property. The site is beautiful
one, the ground is high and will be taste
fully laid out and ornamented.
= Rev. Mr.. Sutton of the P. E. Church
preached on Sunday a very interesting and
instructive sermon to large congrega-
ton. The Northern Convocation of the
Pc. Church, Shrewsbury Parish, will
commence at St. Andrews Chapel Tuesday
next, May Sd, at which time several
clergymen will be present and make ad-
dresses of an interesting character. The
Convention will continue three days, and
the sessions will be held on alternate days
at the Shrewsbury Church and the Chapel
| here
Middletown transcript., 1892-04-28
The Dance at smyrna.


The most brilliant dance the young
people of Smyrna ever arranged came
off in the Opera House at that place
last Thursday evening. The hall
was tastily decorated and large
number of handsome ferns, palms
and potted plants were placed on the
stage. Oglesby's orchestra of five
pieces furnished music. that was pro-
nounced perfect. About forty
couples were present, and everything
possible was done by the committee
in charge, to make the visitors have
a good time. Excellent refreshments
were served at 10 o'clock and dancing
was then resumed until $50 A. NJ.
The following persons from Middle
town were in attendance: Miss
Helen Naudain, Miss Bessie IL. Rey-
nolds, Miss Mary P Cochran, Miss
Matte Lockwood, and Messrs. How
ard A. Pool, G.. Victor Reynolds,
Harry Griffith and william F. Metten.
The party returned home by train
the following morning.
Middletown transcript., 1892-04-28
Great Fire in Philadelphia.

Last night at eight O'Clock fire
broke out in the Central Theatre and
soon extended to the Times Annex
and number of other building on
Eighth street, totally destroyed them.
In the Times Annex were all the
presses, type and much; other Valu-
able material necessary to the pubi-
cation Of a great paper. The loss
there is placed at $3.50, 900 with two
thirds insurance. About sixty persons
were more or less seriously injured.
The performance at the Central was
about to begin when the fire was dis
covered and considerable excitement
ensued. The injured persons were
among those who were in the midst
of the stampede. Several of the
actors employed have not yet been
accounted for, but it is not believed
that any perished in the flames.
Middletown transcript., 1892-04-28
Wall Paper.

New, beautiful and cheap. Thapkin
my customers of Middletown and vicinity
for past favors while connected with Mr..
Schrietz, 1 wish to state that have pur-
chased Mr. Schrietz's interest in the busi-
ness and shall devote my time exclusively
to paper hanging and sign writing, and am
now ready for spring work with new and
carefully selected stock of 2400 pieces OF
wall paper, at popular prices. I have a
few small room patterns that I will furn-
ish and hang at 16zc. per piece, and other
patterns of good blanks which will
sell at prices ranging from to 10c. Our
customers who wish to hang their own
paper can have it trimmed on one or both
edges without additional charge.
Parties intending to purchase wall paper
should take size of the room and heighth
of wall before leaving home.
Call and examine our stock before clean
ing house. Respectfully,
W. L. STUART.
Middletown transcript., 1892-04-28
BRowN--McKEE.

A pretty wedding took place Tues
day evening at 6O3 North Tenth
street, Philadelphia, when Miss
Emma Florence Mckee was married
to William G.. Brown. both of the
same city. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. J..F. Meredith. of the
Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church. The bridesmaids were Miss
Althea Mckee and Miss Ida M. Brown.
The groomsmen were w. Brice Bar
row and Walter L. Brown, and the
ushers, Mervin Gernand and Charles
Eckman.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Rice and DIR. r.
b. Mckee Of this place, were present
at the wedding.