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Eight Killed In n Riot.

BUESos AYREs, Feb. 0.-The cleo
tions Monday throughout Argentine
were accompanied by many riots In
Santa Lucia parish the mob fred upon
the police, who defended themselves.
Eight were killed and thirty-six
wounded, some OF them fatally. The
elections resulted in a complete victory
for the coalition party.
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SIOUX FALLS, ). D., Feb Il. The di
vorce case Of Blaine VS.. Blaine is prac.
tically settled A decree will be granite
10 Mrs james &. Blaine, Jr., by de.
fault The defendant has disobeyed
every order OF the court and is now iD
contempt for having failed to pay the
suit fees and alimony,
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Sarah AlthsA Is Insane.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16-Sarah AL.
thea Terry, who gained such notoriety
by her divorce suit against ex-senator
Sharon and her subsequent marriage
with Judge Terry, has become insane
over spirtualism. She has disnpneared.
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JACKSON, Team, FeD. lj.-True billi
have been found by the grand jury
against n, S. Whsts aad J. W. Theus
president and cashier OF the bank OF
Madison, which suspended In Septem
Der, 1890. They are charged with ie
ceiving money for deposit knowing the
insolvency OF the bank.
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Cause Of tho Hotel ROYAL PIre.

NEW YoER. Feb. l5.-The fire marshal
in his report OF the Hotel Royal 6ro
finds that the fire started in the ele-
vstor shaft in one Of the upper stories
and was probably sau'ed by the ele
vator man rsiug q candle TO discover q
leak In the gas pipe.
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GeorgIaas favor Cleveland.

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb 15.-The Atlantis
Journal prints a poll Of the state oi
Georgia on presidential preferences.
Correspondents were instructed to In.
view twelve OF the mos. prominent
democrats In each county. The resnli
shows an overwhelming majority aor
Cleveland
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-02-17

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 9.-Theodore
Grim, a prisoner in the county jail
awaiting trial in the federal court on
n charge Of selling liquor TO the In
dians in oconto county, hanged him
self in his cell Monday morning,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-02-17

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. a-At
the city election Monday the liberals
carried their ticket by the heaviest
plurality ever known here. It will not
be less than 1900
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-02-17
Mother
and Baby
Happy. Why?

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A Few Reasons why the Perfection Baker and Roas
Cooking utensil in Use.

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THE TREELESS PRAIRIES.
A Theory That They Owe Their Nude Con.
ditlon to Fire.

Theory That They Owe Their Nude Con.
dition to Fire.
Much attention has been attracted by
theory recently advocated with great
ingenuity by Mr.. Miller Christy, in En-
gland. that our western prairies owe
their treeless condition to fire. This is
by no means new theory, but Mr..
Christy has developed the arguments in
its favor more fully than had been done
before.
Readers of Cooper's 'LeatherstockinQ
Tales will remember the vivid descrip-
ton of prairie fire in the account of the
last days of old Natty Bumppo, and no
body who has any knowledge of the
power and sweep of such confagrations
will question their capacity for destruc-
ton.
According to Mr.. Christy's view, the
prairie fires, at the same time that they
have exterminated the forest trees, have
also enriched the soil by the successive
deposits of many layers of ashes, which
possess great value as manure, SO that
the sweeping off of the trees has not
been an unrniXed evil.
Where great forests may once have
hidden the face of the earth, according
to this view. we now have the broad
and wonderfully fertile grain fields of
Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Iowa, Nebraska
and other states, and the agent that has
wrought the transformation is that de-
structive and fearful element, fire.
In support of his views, Mr.. Christy
points to the facts that trees are found
even on prairies in spots where they are
to some extent protected from fire, and
that young trees readily spring up in
many places. only TO be swept away
again when the flames race reroSs the
grassy levels that SURROUND them.
Youths Companiou.
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COPYRIGHT ,eSs

A spell Of sickness
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August.
Flower

What is August Flower for -
As easily answered as asked. It il
for Dyspepsia. 1t is 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 an
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,
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Clara lifted up the homespun linen,
and there, sure enough, lay the spark
ling treasures! She looked at Marian,
almost inclined to disbelieve the evi=
dence of her own SENSES:
"But, Iinldah,'' said Marian, quietly,
~ saw il with my own eyes-the hor-
rid, d@arfed creature gather up our
rings and charms and drop them into
his pocket. l saw his face, very white,
with his glittering eyes and red, tan
gled hair. / felt his very breath upon
my face"
Dreams. dreams. dreams!' muttered
Huldah, impatiently. Are you ready
for your breakfast, young ladies?"
But neither of the girls could eat after
the hideous- night they had passed.
They rewarded the old woman literally
for her grudgingly given hospitality,
and set out to walk down the moun-
tain side, with what speed they might.
"But knew it was no dream" said
Clara, in whisper, as if even the
copses, and birds, and powders of rock
had ears to hear.
About week afterwards the maid
who daily came up I'd brush Miss Wyn;
ford's lovely golden hair was brimful of
tidings.
''Dear heart alive. MISS" said she,
ibid you know that Widow Huldah
Dale, who lives up on the mountain,
where you stopped all night in that
tremendous storm, you know"
YES" said Clara, impatiently. 'Go
on.'
well, she's got crazy son that's
| been wapderin' round in the woods,
Twin on nuts and berries, like wild
man, these three months, for he's esq
capped from the asylum, where they
didn't use him well noways, and his
poor mother hadn't the heart to put
him back there again; and last night he
slipped on them rocks by Creefers
creek and fell Ia and was drowned
And Widow Huldah, she takes on just
as bad as If he wasn't poor, deformcd
| creature without common sense-and
to think she's KEEP that secret all the
years she lived there, havin' mad
| SOM"
Clara spoke no word, but her eyes met
those of her cousin Marian.
"Thatexplains the mystery" said the
latter, quietly. poor Huldahl no won-
der she was so unwilling to shelter us
from the rain. She must have herself
taken the jewels from him afterward,
and told falsehood to keep the awful
secret"
Poor Huldahl' sighed Clara But
Marian, how wonderful that our lives
were preserved. Suppose, in an instant
of mad caprice"
She stopped short, and shuddered, iri-
stead of finishing her sentence.
And the two innocent young girls,
kneeling at their prayers that night,
thanked Heaven with tremulous fer
vency for the perils they had escaped.
Helen Forrest Graves, in N. Y.
| Weekly.
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NARROW LODGINGS.
Encamping Over Night in the Hollow Of
Tree.

Encamping Over Night in the Hollow OF
Tree.
To be lost in an unknown country
with storm coming on is dangerous
and uncomfortable situation. Only a
hunter familiar with woodland craft,
and possessed of courage and hardis
hood, can hope to escape death or seri-
GUS misfortune. A hunter who had
lived for many years among the Indians
went out on a beaver hunt and got sep
arated from his companions. The snow
fell thick and the wind blew violently
when he tried to find his way back to
camp, and he was soon compelled to
admit to himself that return was inn
possible.
As had only a bow, arrows and
tomahawk with me, and no way to
strike fire, was in a dismal situation;
and as the air was dark with snow I
had little more prospect of steering
my course than / should have had In the
night.
AT length / came to hollow tree, with
hole at one side that could get into.
| went in, and found the place not only
dry, but about three feet in diameter
and high enough for me to stand in,
while considerable quantity of soft,
rotten wood lay at the bottom.
l concluded to lodge here for the
night. With my tomahawk chopped
off the branches of fallen tree and
set them against the opening, until
had it several feet thick all round. with
the exception of a space left to creep in
at. Then | prepared block that
could pull in after me to stop this hole.
When / went in / took my tomahawk
and cut down all the dry, rotton wood
| could get, and beat it small. With
this made bed like goose nest, and
with the small sticks stopped every
hole, until my house was dark.
took off my moccasins and danced in
the center of my bed for about half an
hour, till my feet and whole body were
agreeably warmed.
The snow in the meanwhile had
stopped all the holes, so the place was
dark as a dungeon though / knew it
could not yet be dark out of doors 1
coiled up in my blanket and had a Fair
nights rest. When / awoke all was
dark. I could hear the storm Still
raging, and concluded would remain
where was.
After awhile tried to find the deer,
and as had nothing but the sense #
feeling to guide me, the operation torix
some time. At last l found the block,
but it was heavy, and SO much spow
had fallen on it that could not move it.
i was terrified. OF all the hardships
/ had ever endured. this seemed ne
worst. ! worked desperately, and at
length. after what seemed hours of eff
fort, l made my way out of the den
The only guide l had by which to
steer my way was the trees; as tie
moss generally grows on the northwest
side of them. if they are straight. /
went on slowly, and toward night came
in sight of camp.-Youth's Companion.
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A BOY REPORTER.
An Incident In the Life Of Great Nov.
al&st.

An Incident In the Life Of = Great Nov
elist.
The reporter pencil has trained many
hand for the novelist's pen. 1t trained
Charles Dickens, who, at the age OF
nineteen years, did reporters work OF
such excellent quality as to draw from
the late Earl of Derby, then Lord Stan.
ley, d prediction that the STRIPPING re
porter was destined for great career
Young Dickens had reported the last
part of Lord Stanley's speech in the
house of commons against O'Connell
When the proofs of the speech were sent
to Lord Stanley, that gentleman re-
turned them with the remark that the
first two-thirds of 1t were so badly re-
ported as to be unintelligible; but that
if the gentleman who had reported the
last part of it so admirably would call
upon him, he would repeat his speech
and have it reported again.
Young Dickens, notebook in hand,
made his appearance at Mr.. Stanley's,
and was reluctantly shown by the serv-
ant into the library. When the master
of the house came in, he expressed
establishment with his eyes as well as
by his words.
II beg pardon" said. he, but had
hoped to see the gentleman who re-
ported part of my speech"
81 am that gentleman" answered
Dickens, turning red in the face.
20, indeed!'' said Stanley, turning to
conceal smile.
Sir James Graham then came in. and
Stanley began his speech. At first he
stood still, addressing one of the win
dow curtains as ''Mr. Speaker" Then
he walked up and down the room, ges-
ticulating and declaiming with all the
fire he had shown in the house of COM
mons.
Sir James, with newspaper report
before him, followed, and occasionally
corrected Stanley. When the proof of
the speech had been read by the orator,
he returned it to the editor with note
predicting the future success of his
young reporter.
Many years afterward Charles Dick
ems, the popular novelist, was invited
to dine with Lord Derby. The guests
were shown into the library, and Dick
ems, though he had forgotten the Incl
dent of the speech, felt a strange sensa-
tia,.. as if he had been there before.
At last something recalled the report
ing adventure, and he reminded his host
of it, Lord Derby was delighted to
recognize in the popular novelist his
boy repOrter.-Youth's Companion.
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not Speak-She had no voice to scream
1t seemed to her for the moment that
she must surely go mad with terror
The creature, whether apparition or
reality, crept stealthily across the
creaking floor to where the girls neck
laces and earrings lay glittering on an
implanted pine table, and uttered a
strange. chuckling sound as he gathered
them together and dropped them into
some receptacle hidden away in his
clothing. Then, horror of horrors. he
approached the bed, leaning over and
listening so intently that they could
feel his hot breath on their temples for
an instant!
Asleep" he murmured. asleep
And when Clara and Marian next
dared to open their eyes he was gone.
They lay there trembling and fearing
a repetition of the strange visit until
daybreak, and then hurried down to
Huldah Dare, to tell the story of their
nights adventure. The old woman list
ened, with an incredulous face.
Nonsense" she croaked; "all stuff
and nonsense. You were dreaming."
"But our rings and necklaces, and
Marian's coral brooch?"
There they are" said Huldah, with
motion Of her head toward the pillow
of her own rough couch in the corner
Il came up last night to see that you
were sleeping well, and saw them all
spread out, and knew IL wasn't safe, 20
] brought them down with ne and put
en- andsr my pillow tag safe keeping"
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you written anything lately

-"Have you written anything lately
for any of the Magazines" "No. I'm
shut off from the whole lot. Every one Of
them have accepted stuff of mine, to he
paid for on publication. 1t is way
they have, confound them, of hanging a
fellow up. 1t may be years before anv
Of them publish my contributions, and
In the meantime I'm shut Of from send-
Ing them any msre,"s-5osten Tran
script
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A REAL SPECTER.
The Avesome Apparition That
Two Girls Saw.

"it will be such fun" said merry
hearted Clara Wynford.
81 don't think it will be fun at all, -
said Marian Dale, gravely. 'Only see
what dismal place it is under that
ledge of rocks, with only the
owls and the criclets for neighbors.
Let us run, Clara, and we shall surely
reach home before the storm breaks I"
'Hushr' Clara held up her finger rs
a low growl of thunder rolled along the
edge of the horizon and the big drops
began to patter among the leaves Of the
beech-copse, on whose outskirts they
stood Another five minutes and the
tempest will be upon us in all it's force.
We must not lose an instant in seeking
shelter"
but suppose old Huldah will not ad-
NIT us?''
at is all nonsense to suppose any
thing of the kind. She cannot refuse us
shelter in storm like this"
And, seizing her companions hand
resolutely, Clara Wynford almost
dragged her along over the rough in
CAPABILITIES of the mountain path to the
little cabin which nestled beneath an
overhanging ledge of rocks. Once.
twice, she tapped, and, receiving no re-
Spouse, boldly pushed the door open
and entered, while Marian followed
with beating heart and checks blanched
by vague, underlined terror.
A fire of sticks blazed on the huge
stone hearth, and an old woman sat be
fore 1T smoking short, black pipe. She
turned her head as they entered.
why didn't you say Come in HUI
dah?" inquired Clara, with good
humored imperiousness. Didn't you
hear us craving admission?"
II heard your knock" hoarsely an
swered the old crone.
And why didn't you reply?'
IL want no company" was the brief
answer.
But Clara Wynford, instead of being
repealed by this ungracious reception,
drew a wooden stool to the fire, beck
oning Marian to follow her example.
You're Gro old thing, Huldah,"
she said, laughing. Would you have
kept us out in the rain?"
Better to be drenched by the rain
than to seek shelter like this" said
Huldah, her face still turned away from
her unlimited guests.
"Why, Huldah, you speak as if this
place were uncanny."
80 it is" said Huldah, sternly.
Are there ghosts here, or evil spir-
its?" persisted Clara, the words sound
ing strangely in her gay young voice.
CLARA! Clara!' pleaded Marian. pull
ing her sleeve, don't talk so; you
make my blood run cold,'
But it's all nonsense" laughed Clara.
'Oh, do listen to the rain. how it pours
upon the roof, and just see those vivid
flashes. You can't turn us out, Huldah,
now thatwe are here"
Huldah Dare's rigid old face softened
somewhat as she looked into the fresh
beauty of the sweet young countenance
upturned to hers.
II would never have invited you to
come in, Miss Clara" she said; but.
since you are here, must do my best to
make you comfortable.
And you will give us some milk out
OF those darling old blue-rimmsd bowls
and some rye srssds" /
"YsSs
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THE FARMERS DAUGHTER.

sing the Formers Daughter, born
To make the farm life CHEEKY,
Who, singing at her task al morn,
At eyen-tide not weary
Has still q song, and still smile
For every living creature,
And lips that speak no word OF guile.
And face, and form, and feature
IA full OF life and health, the farm
+ I'm her sees natures sweetest charm.
In ways her own she lives to learn
Some useful lesson daily,
And from i1fe's round OF care can turn
To question wisely. gayly,
All things that grow-the earth, the sky,
And fruits and flowers in season,
And always getting some reply
That satisfies her reason;
And satisfied, she comes to know
All useful things the earth can grow.
Dumb creatures own her constant care,
And learn her steps to follow,
And broods Of chickens, far away.
In dusty beds to wallew,
Obey her call, and run and fly,
The mother hens contented
To gather with them o supply
or food. In haunts frequented
To see the youngest get their share
The birds about her come and go,
In careless, wantoa pleasure,
And sing the sweetest songs they know
To charm her hours Of leisure.
The story al her life she knows.
Their love songs sweetly breaking
The charm Of sleep, when morning shows
That night her leave is taking;
r. And wide awake, she grcets the day,
And turns from rest with Joy away
In city streets, she little hears,
But sounds that startlc, weary,
And city life TO her appears
As restless ALL aud dreary:
And city ways seem lacking al
In hearty sest and feeling,
And city woes her heart appall,
And want to greed appealing,
Shows life to her so little known,
+, She gladly turns to seek her own.
Where others faint, she wearies not
In any round of duty:
And home for her is one dear spot
That daily grows in beauty.
Beneath her hand all flowers bloom,
And fruits, full ripe or growing
For these she finds abundant room,
And proud she Is OF showing
These blessings Of the earth. sent dow
By God Himself our lives to crown.
Dear girl, the world has many ways
That end alike in sorrow,
And idle hands find tedious days
That change not on the morrow
For you, the seasons come and go,
To every sense appealing;
For you, the buds TO blossoms grow,
And these their fruits revealing,
In time will show how blest are they
Who natures laws and life obey.
Il T. Sherman. in Country Gentleman
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An Explanation.

81 have never given you credit for
knowing very much, madam" said a
blunt old bachelor, but
Sir" she interrupted. ''Doyo wish
to insult"
But" he continued. II have always
admired your grsos sad bssuty."
II will aceept your apology" said tns
iady,-Tssas SistinSA