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Marble Hill press., 1892-12-08

A hotel man at Sparta, KY, told . negro
he would kill him Thanksgiving Day II q
debt Of $40 was not paid. The negro fall
cd to pay. and the hotel man meeting
him on the street, kept his word.
A San Diego paper a,cusss Federal o.
6csrs Of . conspiracy with Mexicans "a
capture Chinese In that country, kidnap
them to the United States after robblno
them, and then dsport them under tha
exclusion law. 4
Near Dallas, Texas, one Dave Neville
and Mrs. Andsrson oonspIrsd and assas-
sinatsd Vie lsttsP's husband In the NEST
deliberate manner.
Marble Hill press., 1892-12-08
EPlIOME OF THE WEEK.
BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY FOR
BUSY MEN.
Condensed Telegraphic Reports Of the
Important Events of the Past Week
All Over tho World.
FOREIGN,

FOREIGN.
President Carnot shas summoned M.
Brisson to form new cabinet. 49,
NJ. de Lesseps and other directors re-
fused to testify in the Panama Canal
scandal at Paris.
The international Monetary Conference
at Brussels is in fair way to reach q
compromise, with an early adjournment.
Prominent physicians at Berlin incline
10 the theory that Kaiser William has q
cancer in his ear.
The long expected crisis in France has
materialized. The Cabinet has resigned
on point arising from the Panama
scandal.
Dr.. Kopp. Of Breslau, and the Arch
bishop OF Cologne will be made Cardinals
A big fire ragged in Edinburg, Scotland,
early Sunday morning. Loss over ST.
100000
United States Minister Coolidge ID
making move for an extradition treaty
with France.
The Home Rule bill will be delayed in
Parliament until after the franchise
measure.
Chancellor Won Caprivi made master
ly address before the German Reichstag
in behalf OF the new army bill.
The prosecution at Paris against the
Panama Canal has proven the death OF
that concern, but it is predicted that the
prosecution will prove fiasco.
English Fair Traders want tariff
placed on grain.
Playgoers at London complain that
Henry Irving is being spoiled by over-in-
dulgent critics.
The success OF the French Governmen mt
in the press bill matter is credited as a
personal victory for NJ. Loubet by the
Paris papers.
Marble Hill press., 1892-12-08
FLAWING A TITLE.
Queer Real Estate Transa cti0n at De
Iinuuent Tax Sale.

Iinquent Tax Sale.
Talking about funny real estate
transactions, said real estate man
the otLer day to New York Tribune
reporter. Il think about the funniest
and certainly the most unique, took
place in San Diego Cal. 1t was at q
delinquent tax sale which is con-
Quoted on the principle of reducing
bids.
That is to say. the tax collector
must accept the bid Of the man who
will pay the delinquent taxes and
take the least fraction of the lot in
payment therefor.
Theoretically you might suppose
a bidder wouldn't be willing to take q
fraction 2atrinsically worth less than
the taxes he would have to pay, but
practically that consideration doesn't
come in at all, since his ownership Of
even an infnitesimal portion OF the
lot prevents any one else from getting
q clear title to it and in that way he
is amply secured for the amount OF
taxes he pays
For this reason rival bidders at
these sales are in the habit of bidding
for ceedingly qualifications OF lots
until some time ago it was thought
that the limit had been reached when
q man bid for the one thousandth OF
an inch of lot But the bid I refer
to made the transaction seem gigantic
| IN comparison.
The bidders were three men named
Payne. Frame and Kipp, and Tax
Collector Kennedy began the proceed-
| ings by reading: Lot A, block 261;
New san Diego; taxes due, SIG. %.
Payne began by saying that he would
take the whole lot
| "lhis was followed by a series OF
reducing bids, until Kipp called out:
One thousandth OF an inch. One
hundred thousandth said Payne in
tone of triumph, feeling that was the
limit but it proved to be miles above it
"One millionth, said Frame.
One billionth. suavely remarked
Kipp. One trillionth, called Out
Frame, as he got ready to put up the
money. One quintlllionth. bawled
out hipp. Il
80 cts see. said Frame trying tc
remember his arithmetic. Never
mind the next two steps I'll run her
down to one octillionth, as he looked
around in triumph.
You haven't touched bedrock
Marble Hill press., 1892-12-08

and much of his
time was occupied
in quelling revolts..
For more than a
half century before
his time the history
of Mexico is a rec
ord of nearly chron-
ic disorder and civil
war. Within that
period, till 1876. the
country had fifty
two Presidents or
Dictators, another
Marble Hill press., 1892-12-08
TO PENSION MRS. JEFF DAVIS.
Bill introduced in the Alabama Legis-

1HtrUuuCeu III t1e 79THU'nH
lature Meets with Favor.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 3.-There
was a bill introduced in the Legisla-
ture yesterday providing for an annuity
of $500 year for Mrs. Davis, widow
of jefferson Davis, during her
life. The bill met with much favor. 1t
will undoubtedly be passed. Bills con-
tinue to pound railroads. One intro
duo ed to-day prevents railroads, steam
boats or other common carriers from
forming pools to fix rates. The penalty
is fine of not more than $1,000. A bill
which will interest capitalists making
loans in this State was introduced at
the last session but failed to pass
Marble Hill press., 1892-12-08

of E. S. Cook. .
Methodist minis
ter, and from .
child a member OF
the church and
sunday-school. He
began work. n e
in the Sunday.
school in Chicago
at the age of seven.
teen, teaching In
his own church
school and at the
same time in one,
and much of the
Marble Hill press., 1892-12-08

A British consul 10 China Dr. Jounoo
Hcott who has rittsu the 1rst Coronn
grammar declares that - tsoso
language h even more liGeult
the Chinese. He sstmateo ~ o0
%00U years. VI Z,
Marble Hill press., 1892-12-08
DAVID c. COOK.
The Pioneer PGb'isher OF SssSay ssAeel
J. terasu.e

David C. Cook of Chicago, the widely.
known publisher of Sunday-school
literature, was born in East
Worcester, New York, in 1850, son
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
PENNSYLVANIA PeIt-Auat re,

The amateur traqpers and hunters OF
the Lebanon and Sohuylkill valleys are
now reaping their harvest by securin
the skins OF the small wild animals so
prevalent in Berks, Lebanon, Montgom-
cry, Lancaster Lshigd an1 osher coun-
ties, and sending them to some Of the
leading furriers iu the country. The
foxes, skunks, opossams, raccoons,
muskrats aud other animals caught in
these counties for their fur alone number
thousands annually. In a single season
Resding dealers have alone pIrchasel
and shipped to Philadelphia, New YORK
and other furrierS as many as
25,OOO to $1,000 skins. Tnis
wear these animils have bsel ex.
ceedingly plentiful anl the shipments
have been very heavy. S)ns OF the
finest skins are sent from Phila lelphia
and New York to the centres OF the fur
trade in Germany an1 elsewhere, AMI
there prepared according to methods
with which they alone seem conyersant,
after which they are again seat back to
this country in flushed state, aud
bring high prices. Many far ners' boys
make extra pocket money by trapping
these animals, aud their traps caa b;
found in the fields, in the woods al1
along the stream.-Bostoa Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
All Sorrow in Polio, Hss iqlaeIsrs.

sIem glad to get away from Police
Headquarters, said Inspector Byrne'
the other afternoon as he hurried out OF
the big white building on Mulberry
street.
'It's all sorrow there" he went on
"nobody ever comes to Police Head
quarters to bring sunshine. From early
morning until late at night it is the
same old story every day in the year
rascality, thievery, persecution, tears All
broken hearts. | hear nothing there
that is pleasant Nobody cones to Police
Headquarters who can stay away, an
the whole place is forbidding aad
gloomy, aud l am glad to get out into
the sunshine where mea and women arc
free aud contented looking. PclicC
Headquarters is the place to CALL mans
blood and turn his heart 30 stone. 1t IL
the saddest place know Of" aul. New
York's greatest detective hurried ont
into Broadway for stroll that he might
forget about it.-Msp York AaA aai Er'
press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
RsiIr0ad Statistics.

The railway mileage in the United
States is 1853, ,597.05 miles. Michigan
shows the largest increase within the last
year. The total length Of track for tao
United States, including all tracks,
sdings aud spurs, is 2)9,O5O.67 miles.
The number of railway corporations is
1897.
The total number of locomotives in the
United States is 29,923. The number of
cars used is 1, ,164,13S
The number of tons Of freight clrriel |
one mile per freight engine is 4,72l, 627,
and the number of passengers carried one
mie per passenger engine is 1, ,413,142.
The total number OF men employed on
the railways is 749,301.
The 155, 404.O6 miles OF line which
are made the basis Of statistics are repre-.
scnted by railway capital to the amount
of 50, $50, ,444,175 which is equivalent
to $50, 4S1 per mile of liac. Assuming
that the remaining mileage is capitalized
at the same rate the total capitalization
of railroad property ia the United States
would be 50, S9l, ,435, 400. The increase
in railway caDital for tae last year is
$444,263,793.
The total number Of persons reporic |
by railways as killed during the past year
was 632O, and the number injured wa5
20, 0,O3i. OF the killed, 2ll5 were EN-.
ployes, 2S5 passengers, and 1891 were
classed as "other persons. The latter in
cluded large number OF suicides. OF
the injured, 22,390 were employees, 244i
passengers, besides 4?0) unclassifei.
The largest number Of casualties occur
to men engaged directly in handling
trains.
Railway travel is found to be the least
safe in the States south of the Potomac
and Ohio Rivers.
The express companies Of this country
pay to railways as rentals S20,2)7,7l1 a
year. They are in reality engaged in the
business of quick delivery OF freight, and
as such should be amenable to CONTROL
Troy (M. ~ Standar7.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
Ponies for Export.

If properly done, good profit m1y
be realized in breeding nall ponies alt
exporting them to Eaglaad. Forty
years ago they were bought in Scotland
and the North of England a. SIS to S2l
per head, at three to four years old; no v
they sell, one year younger, az S7j t.
500 per head. They are used for w0rS
in thin coal seams, and the smtller they
are the better, if perfectly sound, OF
good constitution, and strong for their
size. This should De from nine to eleven
hands, full grown-thirty-six to forty
four inches over the withers, and very
compact in form. They may be grown
on poor hilly lands, for short pasture,
il the grass be OF COOL quality, suits
them best. The broken rocky districts
of New England, and 50 on south to
Georgia aud Texas, might be utilized for
small.ponY breeding, AMI where tle
climate is mild they may run ou. all
winter; but in windy places aad stormy
weather they shoull have thick ciump'
of trees or belts OF forest lan1 in their
pastures to shelter them at night. Tne
leaves there make nice, comfortable
beds.-Nep York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
The Kilkenny Cats,

During the rebellion in Ireland in
1893 Kilkenny was garrisone1 by troop
of Hessian soldiers, VINO amusel them
selves in barracks by tying two cats to-
gether by their tails aud throwing them
across a clothes line TO fight. The Off
GERS hearing OF the cruel practice, re-
solved TO stop it, and deputed one Of
their number to watch. The soldiers, on
their part, set a mau to watch for the
coming officer. Ole dag the sentinel
neglected bis duty, and the h.avy tramp
of the officer was hclrd ascending the
stairs. One of the troopers, seiziny a
sword, cut the tails in two as the ami
mails hung across the line. The two cats
escaped, minus their tails, through the
window, and when the officer inquired
the meaning OF the two bleeding tails
being left in the room, he was coolis
ted that two cats had been lighting and
had devoared eaca o'i', IL but theif
tails. Detroit Frel =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
Washington.

President AND MRS. HARRISON gave the
first state dinner Of the season. According
to long-established etiquett'. the dinner was
in honor of the Cabinet The Marine Bani
pIayei and the W hite House was never more
beautiful with floral decorations.
A BIG dele ,ation OF Tam many braves
visited Washington to ask the Democratic
National Committee TO select New fork City
as the place for holding the National Con-
vention.
SECRETARY and Mrs. Blaine gave a din
ner marty at Washington in honor OF Presl-
dent aud Mrs. Harrison.
REPRESENTATIVE Ro5zR Q. Mills. OF
Texas, has written a letter TO Speaker CRISP
resicninZ his position as Chairman OF the
Committee on Interstate ami Foreign Com
merce.
The Senate Elections Committee decide
the Florida contest OF Davidson VS.. Call By
recommending that Senator Call be permit
ted to retain his seat
THE portraits OF ex-Speakers Galusha A.
Grow and Samuel J. Randall, painted for
the State of Pennsylvania, were presented
70 the House by Representative c. w.
Stone anl then hung. During part OF the
nroce sdings ex-Speaker Grow occupiei
seat with the Speaker pro TEN.
SECRETARY or STATE BLAINE has in
s,ructed Minister Lincoln TO confer with the
English Government on the question OF an
international conferences on the silver
question.
REV. DR.. ScorT, the Presidents father
in.!aw. celebrated his ninety-second birth
day at the White House.
SECRETARY BLAINE instructed Minister
Ersn TO urgs the Chilean Government TO
hasten its reply to our denanis in she Ba'tl-
more affair.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
Land Trans'o7m3l By Ants.

A traveller in Central Australia has
discovered that the surface Of the county
las been greatly changed By what may
appear at first thought ridiculous
agency-the white ants. On plains AMI
in thickets their nests are so numerous
that it is difficult to drive among them.
The clay with which the nests are built
is, when cenented with resinous matter,
as hard as brick, an when the nests fall
to pieces they form clay flats, almost
imperyious to water aud not elsily cut
I'D by traffic. The work OF these crea-
lures can be studied in all stages; first
in the thickets, where they are com.
mencing work; then in the more open
country, where they have crowded out
the timber; next on the plains, where
half the hills will be found deserted; aud
lastly on the clay fats, where they have
almost entirely disappeared and the scrub
has begun to grow again. The nests
are further remarkable for the large
proportion of iron they contain. - Trenton
(M. J) american.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29

cereal in this form also abroad, with til;
hope of teaching the people to like 1t
Wherever corn dishes of various sorts
have been prepared and distributed by
them, they have been received so favor
ably as to give good grounds for con-
fident expectation in this regard.
In Great Britain aud on the Continent
also, travelling cooking-schoois, main
tanned by philanthropic effort, go from
town to town, instructing the people by
means of lectures, literature and exper-
imental cooking, in the proper prepara-
ton of food. Arrangements are to be
made for having at least one dish pre-
pared from corn included ia the exhibi
ton OF each such school, the teacher;
being given preliminary instruction in
the methods of preparing the grain.
Circulars including recipes, with intorma.
ton as to where the meal can be obtained.
NAV be handed around at the meet.
ings. There is room in Europe for the
consumption of several hundred million
bushels annually of American corn, much
of it as food for human beings who do
not now get enough to eat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29

asked the young woman to whom l had
become much attached in a single evel-
ing, to accompany me as far as her oil
home in Cuba, and promised her father
to take good care OF her. Somewhat to
the astonishment of us all, she took the
notion of begging her father to let her
accept my offer, and he finally con-
scnted.
"We were just in the nick Of time al
Buenos Ayres to head off the runaway
ship. The Captain had taken out his
papers already when we arrived, and was
planning to sail the next morning. Bat
he and all his mate, were quietly
arrested while still on shore, and | my
self took command of the vessel, shipped
a new crew, and with my newly-dis'
covered treasure from the heart OF the
desert, sailed for the West Indies, where
l spent a happy month at the young
lady's home in Cuba.
ut is needless to say that she became
Mrs. Farlow, and you are quite well
enough acquainted with her to excuse
me from expatiating further upon her
beauty aud other attractive qualities. -
Boston Transcript.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29

A satisfied air and toothpick are IN
separabe. .--Bost0n Journal.
1t is proposed TO fine old bachelors for
contempt OF court. t.-BostOn Journal.
Local pride is most apparent in peo
PIE with land for sale. --MLraukee Jour
aal.
The deaf aud dumb man gets no credit
for having never told q lic.-Brookly
Eagle.
Good looks go a long way, but finally
the paint wears off and there you are.- -
Gal1est0h Necs.
Client-"What makes you so certain
that you will be able to break the wilIl'
Lawyer Gn a whispeD-"I drew itl"-
NeT York HeraH.
The pain Of loss is inse?arable from
previous enjoyment. This is the reason
why nothing is mist until It's dew
BinghamtOa Leader.
Jinks-"Brobson regards himself a.
the one man in a thousand" Filkins-
"There you're mistaken; he thinks he's
the other 999. ."-Nep York Herald.
"Rehypothecated" is a pretty long
word, and so is "kleptonlnis." But
syllabication can never cover up the fault
of the plain English "thief. ."-Paei.
Customer-"I want a clock to run
thirty days" Jeweler (politelO-"'m
sorry to disappoint you, sir; but we con-
duct an exclusively cash business. -
Je,celers' Weekly.
Visitor-"Do you take notes when you
preach, sirl' Country Parson (sighin 3
.-"When eau get 'en. But iu this
parish its mostly garden truck aud do
nation. ."-Neu York H:raN.
"Your iauce is a Bostol girl, l be-
lieve" "Yes." "Then 1 suppose she
is familiar with Browninsl' "I beg
your pardon. The true Boston girl is
never familiar with anybody. ."-Bo'toa
Gazstte.
Phreuoiogist-"Your bump OF imagi-
nation is abnormally large, sir. You
should write poetry" Vlstor-"I do
write poetry. Only yesterday l took a
poem to an editor, and that bump you
are feeling is where he hit me. Don;
bear on it 50 hard. ."-TM.B Bits.
Sometimes the schoolmas.er learns
more than all his books have ever taught
him from the simple-mnded seventeen
year.old girl who sits in one of the back
seats and looks at him shyly wlthou
speaking when he asks tae dates Of the
Punic wars. -Somsr5Wc JuraM.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
Grewinu Cotton in Africa.

The first cotton grown in the German
East African possessions was sown last
year, near Tauga, but owing to the fact
that suitable machinery was not to be
had the product was not ginned. The
company has lately planted twenty-five
acres Of land with Egyptian and Sea
Island Gotten, besides supplying a con.
siderable quantity Of seed to the natives,
who pledge themselves to sell their pro.
duct to the company.
Tie German plantation has been
placed in shape to handle any size crop,
having fully equipped plant, with CO..
ton ginning machines and cotton press.
philadelphia Rsoord.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
Lake In a Crater.

Some forty miles northwest OF the In
dian pueblo OF ZIni, New Mexico, on
the eastern border of Arizona, may be
seen. it is said, strange curiosity of ma
ture-a great shallow salt lake, at the
bottom of bowl-like depression, some
hundreds Of feet deep and about three
miles across. The basin is dazzling
white, with crust OF salt crystals.
About in the centre rises small black
volcanic peak, and If one will take the
trouble to ford the salt lake--which be
will iud disayreeable, but not danger,
Gus task, and climb the peak, he will
find its crater half filled by lakeles Of
pure, fresh water. .--Picayaae
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
hlarminq Forests Destruction.

"The Government must provide some
means for preserving the vast forests OK
the great Northwest" said J. F. Col
barn, Of Montana, at the Palmer House.
"The destruction wrought by the fores!
fires in Montana, Oregon and Washing
ton aud other Northwestern States re-
Gently is only a recurrence OF what has
taken plae annually for years. The
legitimate operations Of llmbermen in
these DAYS are making vast inroads On
the forests with a rapidity that is simply
alarming, AMI wlen TO this is added the
wanton destruction OF great stretches OF
heavily timbered lanl by fire, it is eyi-
dent that orr timber resources cannot
stand toe drain much longer. When
over 80. 900, 900, 900 feet of lumber is
being taken from our forests each year it
behooyes the Government to make more
definite arrangements for the con'ersa-
ton Of American forests. The railroads
alone are using 100, ,OOo, 600 ties a year.
Already We have arrived at stage where
the natural wood cror in certain direc-
tons shows signs Of exhaustion, and he
mere question OF material supply as
sumo, national Importance. The
Woodworking concerns and the various
industries of lumber production in his
country consume ray product eacl
reor which is estimated to be worth
$1,000, 900, 900. But there is some
thing beyond this phase to be consId-
cred. The effect of the great forests IN
increasing the rainfall and the humidity
Of the air must not be overlooked. Other
nations are not so Indifferent to the
value Of their forests. France and Ger
many have their forests under weil'regu-
lated departments. In Germany large
tracts of forests are ualcr the supervis'
ion of the State aud are made to yield
revenue. Young trees are planted in
nlace of those cut down. Russia looks
closely after her forests, and IN some
nloces forbids the use OF wood as fuel on
steamboats, and railways. India has
forestry department that is made to yield
q large revenue each year. In some
countries seeds and plants are largely
distributed, this custom being especially
followed in Bohemia, Switzerland ana
South Australia. - Chicago Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-29
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

Two children o; Arthur Bisert, OF Rox.
bury Mass. died from the effects Of drink
ing from a flask OF whisky they found in a
closet.
JUDGE EARL was appointed by Governor
Flower, OF New York, to succeel tie late
Chief Judge Ruger OF the Court OF Appeals,
and Deputy Attorney-General May Jnard was
nominated to I'LL the vacancy caused by the
elevation or Ear.
CHRISTOPHER PEAasg CRANcH, the we'll
known painter and poet, died at his home In
Cambridge, Mass, aged eighty.
The Connecticut Legislature met at Hart
ford; the House adjourned for a week.
FIRE in New York City destroyed tina
Springer Building Numbers 3. Z and Q on the
west side Of Union Square, burned
out six firms and caused an estimated loss OF
$3.50, 600. The adjoining building, occupied
by Tiffany G Co., jewelers., was badly dam
aged by water. Brentano Brothers were
damaged to the extent of 500, coo, mostly
by water. Louis Rheims, millinery, lost
s25O,OC0
DAVID DoRAMUs. aged ninety-two years,
died at ClosteT, \. j. OF grio, and arrange
ments wer. made for his funeral. That
morning his wife. also aged ninety-two, died
OF the same disease. an it was settled that
she should BE- buriel witn her husband.
TIE jury in tns suit of Senator Quay
against the Pttsburg Penn Post returned
a verdict Of guilty.
AN unexpected explosion Of an uncovered
blast in New YORK City killed two workmen,
injured three Others and damaged number
of houses causing a great deal OF excite
ment in the street. SOMEBODY'S carelessness
causei the accident.
SUPERINTENDENT PIERCE, OF the New York
State Insurance Department issued re-
port severely cen nsuring the New York Life
Insurance Company's officers tor bad man
agement, but declaring the concern perfectly
solvent