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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

MRS. MARY A. L1vERMoRE is seventy
years old.
RUSSELL SAGE was once a school teacher
in Vermont
QUEEN V1cToR1A's granddaughter row
outnumber her grandsons by almost three
to one.
SPEAKER CRISP keeps order with a beau,
tiful new gavel made Of Georgia pine 1nlald
with gold.
THE Grand Army Of the Republic in In
diana will probably erect a monument to the
late Governor Hovey.
GLADSTONE, since middle age, has grown
two inches shorter, while the increases size
OF his head forces him to wear a much larger
har.
HE Gear of Russia was married on the
birthday OF the Prince or Wales. The Primo
of Wales was married on the birthday of the
Gear of Russia.
THE anniversary of tine death of the Prince
Consorl. thirty years ago, was observed by
Queen Victoria by memorial services in the
koral Mausoleum at Windsor.
PROFESSOR AGAssIz, of Harvard College,
declares that in his opinion Dom Pedro, the
late ex-Emperor Of Brazil. was the best
practical geologist in the world.
IT is only a few years ago that F. T. Du-
bois. now Senator from Idaho, with a salary
of 5000 a year, was trying hard to get a
twelve hundred dollar clerkship in Washing
ton.
Mrs. TAYLOR, ofLittle Washington, Penn,
is known as the Oil Queen, because she has
accumulated q fortune Of S3,00O,0 900 by per.
sonal investments in the Richie County
fields.
SIR EDWIN ARNOLD says that there is a GU
rious little brown. birthnark on the poet
Tennyson's neck; a spot that looks as it a
drop of wine had fallen there and stained
the skin.
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B. ELK1NS.

President Harrison has named Stephen b.
Elkins, Of West Virginia, Secretary OF War,
10 succeed Rsdfeld Proctor. Of Vermont,
who has taken ex-senator Edmunds's seat In
the United States Senate.
Nh. Elkins was born in Ohio in 1s41 and
at Al early age moved with his parents to
Missouri. After going to the common
schools he went to the University OF Mis-.
souri,. from which institution ne graduated
with honor. He studied law Immediately
thereafter and was soon admitted to the
Bar. In 1868 he turned his eyes to the far
West and Joined the expedition of Territorial
officers bound for Arizona and New Mex
leo. Ex-Governor R. c. Mccormick, who
was then Governor Of the new Terri
tory of Arizona, headed the az
pedition. Ever since that time ne
and Mr.. Elkins have been bosom friends and
havs offices together in this city. Mr. Elkins
settled in New Mexico, and began to prac-
tice law. 1t did not take him long to learn
how to speak 1uently and write correctly
the Spanish language. In q few years ne
had the largest law practice in the Territory,
and was considered a rising young man. bis
nonularity increased so rapidly that he was
electad q delegate to Congress in 1873, and
reelected in 1875. Secretary Blaine was
Speaker in Congress when Mr. EiHlns ar
rived in Washington, and from That time
dates their firm and uninterrupted friend
ship. He also met at the Capital Senator
Henry G. Davis, of West Virgins, ana IN
1874 he married the Senator's eldest daugh
ter in Baltimore.
It is said he madea great deal of money by
investments in silver mining in Colorado.
Later te bought an interest in the coal fields
of West Virginia, and has his home at Pied
mont, that State. His wealth comprises
property IN New Mexico. Colorado and West
Virginia. He spends a great part Of his
time in New York City, whence he directs
his vast business interests. In tho campaign
of 1884 Mr.. Elkins superiatended operations
for his friend, Mr.. Blaine. His conversion
to the Republican party took place in 1870.
Mr.. EIkins looks like a typical Westerner
being over six feet high, broad shouldered
and we'll proportional. His face Is always
Clearly shaven and exhibits a firm set jaw
and well rounded cheeks. His complexion Is
rudy and he gives one at a glance the ides
of great physical strength and mental &C.
tivity.
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Simple Cure for Diphtheria.

The late prevalence of diphtheria has
brought out many popular remedies.
One of these. which is frequently
adopted in Germany, is to close the
room on the first appearance Of the dis
ease in the throat of the child. A tin
cup is then filled with equal parts OF tar
and turpentine and held over the fire un,
til the fumes fill the room. This will
cause the little patient to expectorate
copiously, aud to expel the ma'nbraneous
matter. which is the urce OF the mis-
chief. The timely relief thus afforded is
often the means not only OF obvlatiig
the necessity for medical aid, but Of
saving the life of the sufferer fourier
Journal.
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John Greenleaf Whittier. the poet,
celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday in
Newburyport Mass, at the homeo Harriet
Livermore, the schoolmistress Of 'Snow
Bound" It is now occupied by MIR. and
Mrs. Joseph Garland, with whom he has
spent nearly three-fourths Of the past year,
in Newburyport and at the mountains.
Mr.. Whittier Is an early riser. and that
morning he came down to breakfast at the
regular time, declaring he felt better than
usual, although he was a little afraid that he
might not bs able to stand the fatigue of the
occasion. With him for the day were
his two nieces from Portland, Me-, Mrs.
Berry and Mrs. s. T. Pickard, who was
accompanied by her husband, the editor OF
the Portland Transcript.
AS the venerable poet breads anything in
the nature of ceremony earnest efforts were
made to prevent any public receptions. bIt
a number of relatives and intimate friends
called, and those he seemed very GLAD
to see. he also received the Hay.
erhill Whittier Club, a he coula
not find it in his heart to refuse,
for everything relating to the home Oh ms
boyhood touches him deeply, and the fathers
and mothers Of some Of this club were his
old school fellows and playmates.
Z There was one unusually interesting feat-
ure in the mornings reception, and that
was the reunion OF old schoolmates. WIN
the party which left Haverhill in a special
car at s:15 A. N. came three gray,
headed persons who bad been to school
with Mr.. Whittier in the pictur-
esoue old school-house at East Haverhill.
These were James q. Carleton, Of Hayer-
hill: Mrs. Warren Ordways nee Caroline
Foote, Of Bradford, and Thomas B.. Gar
land, Of Dover, N. g.. The club brought an
extremely pretty floral gift:
A UNIQUE souvenir was that sent by tne
teachers and pupils of the public schools In
West Point, Calaveras County, Cal.
From the ladies of Winchester, Va, came
a paper cutter made Of wood from Fort Lou
don. which was built in that place by George
Washington in 1855. .u-
Floral gifts were everywhere. All day
long messages Of congratulation we're re-
ceived.
The eighty-fourth birthday OF the poet
wa very generally observed at Amesbury,
Mass. Exercises were held IN the public
schools, and in the evening the Whittier
Chautauaua Circle and the Methodist Church
held entertainments in honor OF the day.
Mr.. Whittier has resided in Amesbury most
of the time since 1856.
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Oldest House Now Standing in America
Guilford, Conn.,, claims the honor of
having within lts limits the Oldest house
in America. The Old Stone House is

said to have been built in 1859 by the
Rev. Henry Whitfield, once Of the original
settlers of Guilford, for the accommoda-i
ton of his family and as a forti6eationS
for the protection Of the inhabitants
against the Indians. It occupies a rising
ground overlooking the south part of the
village ard commands a fine prospect OF
Long Island Sound. It is said the first
marriage in the town was celebrated in
it. The contracting parties were the
Rev. John Higgiuson and Sarah WHIT.
field, and the wedding table was garnished
with those substantial Injuries, pork and
peas.
According to tradition the stone Of
which the house is built was brought by
the Indians on hand-barrows from the
rocks about eighty rods east of the houses
and an ancient caussway across q swamp
is shown as the path employed for this
purpose. The house consists of two
stories and an attic. The walls are three
feet thick. In the recesses of the
windows are broad seats. At toe south
west corner of the second story there was
originally a singular embrasure com
handing the approach from the south
and west. It was about q foot wide,
with a stone flooring, and was evidently
made for defensive purposes. In the
attic there were two recesses and at the
end of the wing by the chimney in the
second story was a recess, all evidently
intended as places Of concealment. The
house was kept in its original form until
1858, when it underwent suchrenoyationt
as changed its Appearance and Internal
arrangement to q great extent.
The beams are. of oak, and the floors,
doors and window sash were originally
of oak and the window panes were dia-
mond shape. When the house was zee
paired in 1858 it was necessary to 10
move some of the oakentimbers, and Che
present stair rail and balustera were
made from one of-them.
The house is owned by Mrs. Sarah B.
Cone, of Stockbridge, Mass, q native
and fos many years q resident of Gull
ford. The present occupant is MI. +.
s.. Hall, who snperintends the farm.
J Indian relics are frequently found on
this land, and not long sincs q number
| of stone arrow heads and q stone mortar
pestle were unearthed when ploWing.--
Mu York Press.
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Foreign

The German Reichstag adopted the COM
mercial treaties with Austria Hungary, Italy
and Belgium; Emperor William has mads
Chancellor. Won Caprivia Count for his Sue
cess with the treaties.
DESTITUTE woman, who had been put
out Of her home, threw herself and her baby
beneath a train in Chester, England. Both
were killei.
The English holders of Virginia debt
scrip decided at a meeting held in London to
accept the terms of the agreement eff scted
between the Virginia State Debt Commits.
sion and the Olcott Committee for the settle.
ment Of the Virginia State debt.
The daughter OF President Barillas. OF
Guatemala. has just osen married to a Sal
vadorian, Senior Ojeda. The brides portion
is =, cO0,O 700. The wedding feast was a mag
nitcent affair.
BRAzIL's Congress reassembled at Rio
J~aneiro. President Peixotto. in his message
to it, said the overthrow OF Fonseca shows |
the peoples virility. Minor revolts were
reported from Espirito Sanro, Bahia AMI
Pernambuco.
ACCORDING to advices received from
Father Rutgos, the Vicar Apostolic of Mon
golia, Father Mimi, a Chinese priest, ami a
thousand native Christians were massacre |
during the recent troubles in Northern
China.
GEORGE W. HASTINGS. Member of the
British Parliament for East Worcestershire,
was arrested on a charge of having EN-
bezzled the sum Of S140, 900 from an estate
OF which be was a trustee.
AN engagement has taken place at Tortil-
las, Tamaulipas, between the Mexican
troops and the insurgents. The insurgents
were defeated with three men killed AMI Il
number wounded.
The Government of Honduras has granite
the exclusive privilege for a period Of ten
wears TO Gilbert P. Cotton and DR.. r. Fritz.
gartner, as representatives OF tue Loulslaa |
Lottery Company of New Orleans, to operate
a lottery in the Republic.
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Handling Guns to Avoid Accidents.

DR.. George Waters, President OF the
Ohio State Trap Shooters League, has
recently furnished to t~heSp7rting R,oieD,if
of Chicago, some suggestions concerning
the handling of guns in order'to avoid
accidents that are worth bearing in mind.
There have been a great many shooting
accidents among gunners this season.
On the Great South Bay three occurred
in n day, while in the Adirondacks,
earlier in the season, there was quite an.
epidemic Of them. DR.. Waters's rules
are as follows:
Remove shells from both barrels befors
attempting TO climb fence.
Never get into q vehicle OF any kind with,
out removing shells from tina gun.
Keep cool; 1t isin moments Of greatest In
terest that accidents usually occur:
Never suffer a gun, whether loaded or un-
loaded, to be pointed toward any human
being.
There ought to be no more than two
and never more than tarse, in q hunting
II You have never learned to handle a
gun safely and carefully, for the sake OF hui
mainly stay at;hone.
Don't be continually straying of from
your hunting companions, ami you Will De
less likely to have your eyes hlled with orc
shot.
Never beat the bushes or your dog with q
gun; a club is far better for thsformsr,
Il your dog requires punishment use q
whip.
Be sure 40 foreign substance, such as snow
or dirt, finds It's way into the muzzle Of. the
gun; should this occur, the next shot VIM
likely burst the barrel and more than likely !
seriously injure the shooter.
The reckless folly Of drawing 9 gun
through the fence muzEle first Is so giar1ng
that one would suppose that no one but q
lunatic would do such a thing, and yet we
hear frequently Of careless hunters being IN
jured or killed in chat name
If the doctor was accustomed to shoot
ducks from q battery in the Great South
BAY he would undoubtedly have found
many other rules to. add. The greater
number of accidents there have been OF
men putting a load of shot into their
legs or feet. When lying on ones bach
in a battery it is not easy to manage the
gun. The best plan, however, Is to let
the muzzle reach up a little over the
edge of the wing of the' battery; not SC
much as to make it plainly in sight OF
the ducks, but so s never to cover or be
in line with any portion of the body.
Then if the hammer or the trigger IS
touched accidently and the gun dis
charged the load will go soaring into
air. The double batteries are especially
dangerous, and hunters should always
keep their fowling pieces under close
inspection to see that they are never
pointing at their companions. - Nsu
York Times.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

IEmfEnhNSh SG"o oNo .N-I-
In Syria there is a w. C. II Y. OF 5W
members.
The W. C. T. U. have fifty loGal unions in
the Sandwich Islands. s.
China sent a report stating that they had
240 white ribboners in that empiEe.
He who looks frequently at the wine when
it is red will, by n by, begin to Feel blue.
In India the Army Temperance Assocla'
ton has AL branches, with over lF,Voo men,
bers.
Cirizen-"Whv are Won always e owning!p'
PoIicsman-'.Bekase sor. Ord be xoined tin
days pay if if I was ketched smoifin."
The W. C. T. U. has gained during, the
past year 1859 new members. Ene nun
dred and sixty of these come from yapan.
Linneus said of alcohol that IVAN sinks
gradually by this fell poison; first eefayor
ii. then he warns to it, then he bui(ls for IL,
then he is consumed by 1t.
DR.. Roger Dutt, a Hindoo, says that
drunkenness is increasing among tas edu-
Gated classes in this country, owinsto con-
tact with Western civilization.
The Church of Christ Of the Christian de-
nomination Of Elgin, ILL.,, has passed. resolu,
lions making prohibition part OF is creed
and refusing fellowship to those w9ao vote
otherwise. 1t is said to be the secondehurch
in the country to do this. 81
Inebriety is durable in nearly all ases IN
the early stages. After repeated poisoning
or in.o1ications for years, conditions or de.
generations come on, from which rec2veryls
very rare. The drink impulse may ale OUT
or be permanently checked, but the Injury 70
tie brain and nervous system remains.
Mrs. Tel Sono, Of Japan, was q prominent
white ribboner at the worlds contention;
Nine. Angelina of Italy, Mrs. Barayta end
brother Of upper Egypt, DR.. Mansei oiin Mi,
Miss Campbell of South Africa AM Mss
Green OF the Hawaiin Islands brought 'oraial
greetings from different portions " the
globe. Australia and Burmah werr also
Represented. L..
All but nine states out of the forty:iSur III
the United States now make scientltF .en
perance education compulsory Ill theiI com,
mon schools. There arc between t"elYe ano
thirteen million children in Amerifa OF
whom the laws says that they shall &c !faght
the truth against strong drink ana ktstrea
narcotics. In the majority OF these asates
no teacher who has not passed a satsia5eery
examination in the subject is graneea 1ser-
tiicate or authorized 10 teach.
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TAXPAYERS IN A RIOT.

A Repetition Of the Scenes OF 1854
Narrowly Averted in Cincinnati.
The bloody court house riot Of 1884 came
near being re- euacted at Cincinnati. Ohio, a
few mornings g A crowd of taxpayers
cr~ushedinto the County Treasurer's Office to
nav their taxes and avoid the penalty. The
bills being delayed, made it impossible TO
take all the money presented.
One man shovel a revolver under the nose
of the receiving clerk, threatening to SHOOT
If the money was not acc :ptsd. The crowd
outside became ~riotous, throwing stones
through the windows. One man was hit and
knocKed lnsensible, while W women were
crushed nearly to death.
A large police reserve was called out, ana
by rigorous measures tho rioters were
driven off.
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lnIhe House.

9TH DAY.-There were but few Repre-
sentatiyes present when the House met at
noon-Mr. Nc Millin reported a rule desig-
Mating the committees, which were the same
as last year, except that the Committee
on Indian Depredations is dropped, the
membership of Ways and Means in
creased to fifteen and that OF the
Quadro Centennial and on Irrigation tc
e,even, and the name OF the Commerce Com
miltee changed to Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. The power to designate chair
men to succeed any who may die is gi'en to
the Speaker-A current resolution provld-
ing for a holiday recess until Tuesday, Janu-
airy 5, was adopted.
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Washington

SUPERINTENDENT OF CENSUS ROBERT P.
PoRTER's youngest daughter, Alice, aged
three years, died in Washington after a long
and lingering illness.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CRoUNz issued
from Washington the official advertisement
for the sale Of the old Custom House in Wall
street, New York, on January 20, 1897. The
minimum price for which the property will
be sold is 81, 000, 600, the purchaser to rent
the building to the Government until the
new Custom House is completed.
THE Navy Department has taken steps to.
ward securing transports and coaling vessels
for use in case a war with Chilli should be-
come necessary. .
The Major-General commanding the army
has issued a general order giving the names
of officers and enlisted men who distinguished
themselves by specially meritorious acts or
conduct in ~service' during the year 1890 and
in the recent campaign in South Dakota. =.
ACTING SECRETARY GRANT has approved
the revised plans tor the railroad bridge
over the North River at New York City.
The plans provide that the bridge shall be
$50 feet above mean tide, fifteen feet higher
than the Brooklyn Bridge.
SPEAKER CRISP wrote a letter to Repre-
sentative R. Q. Mills, Of Texas, asking aim
if he would accept the second place on the
Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Mills
replied. declining to serve in that position.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER announced in the
United States Supreme Court that the de.
cisions Of the lower court in the cases OF
. Charles McIlvaine and Nicola Trezza, the
two murderers lying under sentence at Sing
Sing, n. Y, are confirmed, and the sentence
must be carried out
SPEAKER CRISP has appointed W. E. Bar
ret, correspondent Of tho Atlanta tGa.) Con.
stttution, clerk to the Speaker, vice Asher
c. Kinds, who served Speaker Reed.
The funeral services of the late Senator
Preston B...Plumb, Of Kansas took place in the
Senate Chamber at Washington. The Presi-
dent and his Cabinet, the Supreme Court,
the Senators, the Diplomatic Corps and mem
bers of the Lower House filled all available
space. Senator PETER delivered an
eulory on his dead colleague.
The casket, preceded by the Congressional
Committee, was then conveyed to the spe'
cial car at the Pennsylvania station. The
Congressional Committee had a special car
for their use during the trip. The two cars
were attached to the Columbia express train,
which lett the city at 1875 o'clock for EN-
poria, Kan.
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South and West.

SAMUEL GoMPERs was reelected Presi-
dent OF the American Federation Of Labor
by the Birmingham (Ala.) Convention.
LeadviIle, Col, resulted in killing four track
men. .
Two colored prisoners In Live Oak, Fla,
suspected of killing P. D. Parramoreo Of Val
dosta. Ca, were lynched by a mob. A
tramp was lynched at Emmett, Nevada
County, Ark, for assaulting Miss Bette Nc
Cough, a school teacher.
A BOILER used by some stone contractors
in Springfield, Mo-, exploded, killing
Engineer Philip Davis, Assistant Engineer
Robert Baer and George Crews.
The first colored man in this country to
be elevated to the Catholic priesthood was
ordained q few mornings ago at the Cathe-
dral IN Baltimore, Nd, BY Cardinal Glib
bons. He is Charles Randolph Uncles, Of
Baltimore.
FIRE destroyed nearly all the eastern half
of Truckee, Cal. The loss Is over $50 900. A
dozen men were injured.
FIFTY cadets and about twenty officers,
being one-ffth Of the whole number OF ca
diets and officers Of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Nd, were at n time In the
clutches Of the grip.
THOMAS H. ALLEN g. Co., cotton brokers
Of Memphis, Tenn, who have been in busi-
ness there for twenty-five years, haveTailsd
with liabilities Of 1914 600. .
JOHN STEPHENS, colored, was killed, and
DR.. D. Hudson and his son George. whites,
were MORALLY wounded in a fight between
whites and colored men near Coatburg, Ella.
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japanese Festivals.

The japanese festivals are easily re-
~membered: 1st OF first month, the New
Year: Sd of third month, Feast Of Dolls,
for girls; 5th of fifth month, Feast OF
FlaSs, for boys; 7th of seventh month,
the day for the god and goddess of Love;
9th of ninth month, the ''escape to the
mountain" the Feast of Chrysanthe-
NUNS. The latter is not now generally
Observed Chicago Times.
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SETTING A BAD EXAMPLE.

The following is a passage from a letter re-
Gently written to a citizen of Hartford,
Conn, by B. Bowser, the United States Con-
sui ut Sierra Leone II am not missionary,
nor the son Of one, butt judge the present
by the past The Christian nations Of the
earth mustset a better example than food
ing this country with rum and gin. and land
ing 1t on thu Sabbath day at the wharf, with
in fifty yards Of the church. I stood on the
wharf last Sabbath and saw steamers come
into the harPor from Germany and England,
and they commenced to land rum and gin.
There were DYER one hundred men employed
all day and the customs officers had to be on
duty. The n&tive kings are p%etitioning the
Government 10 stop the liquor traffic. 1t is
running their seople. One king says, if they
continue, it Epill cause him to leave his
country and III where the white mans rum
can't reach hH people,
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TEMPERANCE
THE WIVES APPEAL,

Some ladies Of R%hineland. Austria, re.
Gently sent q petition to the burgomaster of
Mettman in the following strain. ave, your
petitioners pray your police officers may
visit the inns of this place to prevent our
husbands and sons from staying there far
into the night, while we, your petitioners,
are at home anx1ously awaiting them from
their daily labors. Furthermore, we are of
opinion that the moneys squandered there
could be more adv~antageously spent at
home. In the hope that our appeal will
mset with your sympathy, we remain with
highest esteem. -t5igned) The Wives Of
several Mettman Citizens"