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The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
HeRolsM OF 4 Soy.
H Rsscusd Several Psfseas 81 ths 1ish
Of Eafs Own Lafe.

4s Rsscuea several Psfseas ~ ths 1iah
Of f1is Own Lifs.
A terrible railroad accident happened
ln Hoboken, N. j., . little while ago
An accommodation train, running too
fast In the fog, crashoA into standing
express. There was schoolboy on the
express who had been sitting in the
rear car studying his lesson. As the
express train slowed up . feeling OF
oppression took hold Of him. He sud-
denly remembered hearing his grand
father once say that the rear car was
the most dangerous one in the train.
and acting on an impulse OF the mo-
mcnt he got up and went through ono
car INTO the third from the rear. He
was scarcely seated when he felt the
car crumbling beneath him and found
himself entangled In Q mass of men
and wreckage.
Wounded and bloody, the boy extri.
Gated himself. Above the rush of es-
Gaping steam rose the agonized cries Of
the unfortunates pinned beneath the
broken timbers. Men were dazed and
aghast.
IAN axl an axi" shouted . shrill
voice.
The schoolboy was the first togather
his wits and start the work of rescue.
With an ak he saved three or four men
before the older bystanders had begun
to think.
Then q cry Of horror from another
point called an excited group of men
together. Beneath tho wrecked en-.
gine, amid the dropping Goals and es.
Gaping steam, was seen the figure OF .
man. The sight was the more siclen-
ing because the dead locomotive was
liable to topple over any instant and
crush whatever lay beneath II. There
was cry for volunteers
The conductor called; the engineer
called; but all held back Not all; out
of the crowd came o slight figure whose
clothes were torn, whose face was al
most unrecognizable from blood and
SCOT, and whose hands were black from
merciful toll
.'I'll go! Let me go guickl" cried the
schoolboy.
The crowd stood back, while a few
made IN effort to stop him but the
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
HUMOROUS.

-"Are you not ashamed not to dc
any work all the year round?' "Oh,
would rather be ashamed than work" !"
Fliegende Blatter.
Don't you think it is rather cow
ardiy," said the bald-headed professor
to the fly, ''for six-footer like you to
jump on me in this manner?"-Wash-
ington Star.
-Hc-'I don't like cranky women.
want wife who will be easily
pleased" She-"Don't you be appre-
hensive, brother; that's the sort you'll
get."-Hallo.
Foreign Visitor-''Is it true that
one man often hangs jury in this
country?" Litigious Native with evil
dent regret)-"Yes, stranger; but not
with a rope. Buffalo Courier.
tive been terribly deceived in Chap
pie?" ''IH what way?' Thought him
regular empty head, and now he's
been telling me he has ringing noises
there continually" - Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
-Mother-"You have drawn that
donkey very nicely, Johnny, but you
have forgotten one thing. Where is
his tail?" Johnny-"Oh, that donkey
doesn't need any tail There are no
flies on him-"-Once Week. .
Aunt Maria-"Are you sure that
Mr., Spoonsr loves you?" GARRETT
guess you would think so, to hear the
silly things he Says to me-" Aunt Maria
"But how do you know you love him?"
Carrie-"Because they don't seem silly
to me. Tit Bits.
81 should think you would be an
unwelcome visitor at the houses where
you call" said the philosopher to the
bill collector. You would think SO.
but it doesn't appear to me to be so.'
ut doesn,t9" mo; I'm generally in
vited to call again."-N. Y. Tribune.
An Oriental exhibitor wished to an.
nounce to customers that purchases
would have to remain with him until
after the juries of award had Made
their announcement, and placarded
this: Goods sold will not be delivered
untiljudgment day. "-Harper's Drawer,
Carlyle lay awake all night on ac-
count of the cock growing in his neigh
boris barnyard; but when the neighbor
reminded him that the cock did not
crow once all night long, the Scotch.
man answered that he lay awake everv
moment expecting him to crow the next.
Every Mother Knows It.-Mr. Din.
widdie-'I see that Mrs. Gladstone has
written an article on children, in which
she says they need change" Mrs. Din.
widdie-"Don't l know that? Don't
they come to me two or three times
day, and ask for nickel or a dime?r-
Pittsburgh Chronicle.
Takes Work Nowadays.-'sYou mig
gers, says Uncle Nose, ''dat thinks Won
is gwine to git up dem golden stairs
widout climbin, and climbin' hand. is
mighty much mistakened. | des want
tc tell you right now dat de yallervator
is stopped runnin' eber since de DAYS oh
ole 'Lijah. indianapolis Journal.
Said an exasperated father at the
dinner-table: You children turn IN
your noses at everything on the table
When | was boy | was glad to ret
enough dry bread to eat" 81 saw
papa. you are having a much better
time of II now you are living with ms
amt you?" remarked little Tommy.-
Tit Bits.
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NOVEL MEMORY JOG.
rust the Thing to Hang ON the Inside er
the Pahtfy Door,

S09t tm8 ImAuB 70 nAsA8 o-A ~..~
the Pantfy Door
The illustration shows novel way
10 jog ones mory-rather more ar.
tistic than the good old slate-and-pencn
fashion that has its disadvantages as
we'll as its lack Of beauty. The memo.
randum must always be copied from
the slate, and that, In itself, is quite an
item Of disadvantage when body is II,
a great hurry. In this case, small
five-cent pad of paper is used, and when
the memorandum is needed it can be torn
off in q twinkling and tucked away in
ones pocket, or ones butchers or gro
GERS pocket, II one is fortunate enough
to have the mountain come to Moham-
med instead Of Mohammed's being
Obliged to put on her bonnet and go
down town to the 'smountain!'
The tablet is designed to be hung on
the inside of the pantry door or in any
other equally convenient and conspicu.
ous plnce--conspicuous anyway to the
housewife among her mixing bowls and
patty pans. The tablet In the accom-.
panying illustration is. made OF piece
Of prettily-graiued hard wood, with
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28

THE SOUTH AMERICAN PEccARY.
which animal was wearing as near =
gratified smile as his piggish face could.
"Watch-hog," cried quick-tongued
boy:
The boy was correct; for the animal
belongs to the swine family. Its ma
tive country is Central America, but II
has been most numerous in Mexico.
This peccary had been brought to
the place when young, and as he grew
up he adapted himself easily to the
new condition. He knew well his
duties and his privileges in the locali-
ty. He was at this time about the size
Of sheared year-old sheep. He was
covered with rather stiff brown hair,
and fourished occasionally a very
short, goatish tail.
The kennel of this curious "watch-
dog was q nest Of hay and rags (the
latter usually toted thither by him
self under the staiis, which were q
little distance back from the main door
of the stable. He gave little attention
to any person In company with the
hostlers, but II these were absent he
was very jealous Of anyone who came
into the building, trotting about near
Lis aide, and uttcring threatening
sniffs and grunts II the stranger
touched anything.
His usual mode Of attack was o side
blow Of the chops, bringing tusk Of
considerable size into q tearing ac-
quaintance with the intrudcr's trou.
sers.
Dogs were liable to similar attacks.
They were generally shy Of the pecca-
~, bristling up to their best, either
from-fear or rage, at che sight OF the
strange animal who had assumed their
vocation They doubtless regarded
him as q ''scab," as men who have
abandoned work call those who venture
to take their places-
Pee" could climb the stairs over his
kennel as easily rs dog. He could
even mount short ladder.
This facility In going upstairs was
most striking whenever hen broke
out In Q consequential cackle. The
pcccaEy knew what this meant, and II
no person was near enough to prevent
he was up In the hayloft in jiffy. and
hunting for the egg about which the
foolish biddy was Dragging GO loudly.
Though the animal was quite teacha-
BILE his owner had been unable to bring
the creatures moral nature up TO de-
gree that would Withstand the teInpta.
ton Of freshly laid egg.--Chicego
Inter Ocean.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
Long Chains Popular Again.

The fancy for wearing jewelry IS
growing apace, and long watch chains
are becoming popular again. If the
lovely jeweled ones are beyond the limit
OF price, then the old-fashioned gold
ones which have been in oblivion for
years may be brought out for duty. 1t
is not at all necessary that there
should be watch at the end of tho
chain, for the utility element is q
minor consideration. A brooch fas-
tens it at the neck, and it may be fes-
tooned lower down and lose itself in
the trimming of the dress, suggesting
a dainty little watch tucked away in
the folds.
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Open to Reasonable DoubN.

Science has brought to light many
strange facts, but it is difficult to de.
eide whether the following statement
Is made for sober truth or burlesque.
Isaac Zangwill, the author and writer
for the Pail Mall Magazine, says that
sewer gas is beneficial rather than poi.
sonous, and he predicts that we may
yet live TO see it manufactured artif.
cially and conveyed to residences
through pipes for the purpose of i'm
proving the health OF the inmates.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28

an incision parallel to the rolled edges.
Then cut q longer incision at right an
giles witlfand connecting the two lat
eral cuts. Through the opening thus
made the different layers Of paper are
revealed. Draw the inner one gently
out, holding the ends Of the paper
down with the fingers, and being care
full not to tear the paper. After slowly
drawing out the whole, the parallel
bands of paper forming the rungs OF
tho ladder will be found to be Joined
by two spirals. Fold these spirals over
twice, natteuing them with the hand.
They will then form thu sides of the
ladder
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
A Curio,ity Among Coiors.

1t is a curious fact that the color Of
yellow, whether it be vegetable or ami
NAL, is much more permanent than any
other hue. The yellow Of flowers
petals is .he only color known to bot
anists that is not faded or entirely dis
charged upon being exposed to the
fumes Of sulphurous acid. Take the
viola tricolor (heart's ease) as an illus
tration. If exposed but moment to
these fumes the purple tint immedi-
ately takes it's flight, and in the wall
flower the yellow shines as brightly as
ever after ell other colors have fed.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
WINDOW Ely TRAP.
low to Rid a Room Successfully Of tho
TrAuhloao,uC Tpaocfs

How to Rid q Room Successfully Of the
Troublesome Insects.
Flies are the pest and worry OF all
tidy houselzeepers, and how to rid q
room of them is an unsolved question
to many. This is quito easily accom-
plished by taking advantage Of the
flies habit of flying to the window or
place from which light is admitted,
and to accomplish this, darken all the
windows with heavy shade, or any
material, cutting hole in one Of the
shades, over which is firmly pinned
a sheet of the common transparent fly
paper, and, If possible, have this To-
Gated at one OF the east, south or west
windows, from which the most light
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
Twins at Sixty-Three.

In June, 1892, Mrs. Harrison Breed
love, Of Carson, City, New, presented
her husband with bouncing pair Of
twins. This fact Of itself is not ''out
of the ordinary but when it is known
that the lady was sixty-three years Of
age at that time, and the husband over
seventy, 1t becomes an item worthy Of
record In all annals devoted to oddities
respecting human beings. The Breed
loves are said to be the Oldest couple In
the world that were ever so favored.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
A Student Of Women.

"Well, I'm going home to quarrel
with my wife"
Great Scott! Are you looking for
trouble?r
'Oh, no. But want her to do lot
OF small favors for me. After the quar-
rels over she'll do 'em all at once te
show she's made up agaia."-yhicage
Racorl.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
MortaIlts from Yarious DIseasea.

According to the census of 1860 of
every 10000 deaths in the United
States is of calculus, s5 of Bright's
disease, 40 of fevers other than typhoid,
SO of rheumatism. 10 of scrofula, 1870
ofcancer, ,150 of apoplexy, 14s Of whoop-
ing cough, 100 Of dysentery, 100 Of
meningitis, 800 Of soarlatina, 240 Of
ague, 25o OF convulsions, 80 Of typhoid
fever, $50 of heart trouble, 4so OF
diphtheria, $50 Of diarrhea, and 1,42o Of
phthisis.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
THE TOY LADDER.

How to Cut Ono Out Of Single Sheet Of
Paper.
The pretty little toy ladder shown In
the illustration is ingeniously con-
structed out of q single sheet Of paper.
To make similar ladder, take an or
dinary sheet of strong note paper and
roll it up finely and evenly In the d.
rection of it's longest sides. Insert the
point of the scissors perpendicularly in
the rolled paper at a slight distance
from the edges At each side and make
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
Right In His line.

Spencer see that Corbett has made
quite hit in London.
Ferguson-He ought to. He Is IN the
hitting business.-N. Y. World.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
AN EFFECTIVE WINDOW FLY TRAP.

may be obtained. 1t will be but .
short time ere the flies in the room will
be sticking to this paper in their effort
to be near the light. This is far easier
and more cleanly than placing paper
about the room for them to accident
ally light upon, or killing them with
poisoned liquid pyrethrum powder
American Agriculturist.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
Doing Nobly,

Mrs. De Style-How is your daughter
doing at college?
Mrs De Fashion-Beautifully. Nine.
Bringemupp writes that she is the best
dressed girl in her class.-Good News
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
WOman'e War,

II was o dreadful story, the latest scandal out,
That Mr.. Brown sat down to tell young Mrs.
Brown about.
She listened to IT, eager, till all Of It sho
heard
Then cried OUT "Stopl DO not care to
hear another world"
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
Summer GreetInrs.

"How do you dor" and How do you do?"
Said the secrsuckcr coat and the yellow Shoe
And the willy" hat e'en dared TO lntrude
And they all got together and ''howdy dudei"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
She Was sorrier.

she-George, do you know that you
snore?
He-Do 1? I'm sorry to hesr it.
She-So am I.--Truth.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
Already That way.

Toni believe I'm becoming dull
Fred (who means to be comforting)-
Nonsense It's positively absurd 70
speak Of your becoming SO.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
At the Musicale.

He-What is your favorite air?
She = Millionaire. : Detroit Free
PresA
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28

Song of the Sunny South.
Iwould were an icicle;
Iwould my melting soul
We're going on bicycle
Pellmell towards the polel
I'd like to hear blizzard whizs,
And get goodly slice;
Ny sole desire this moment y
To put myself on ice.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28
Puck.
By All Means,

Hazel-Sandstone has asked me to
lend him five dollars, nnd don't know
whether to do it or not. Would you?
Mute (earnestly)-I would, old man.
He invited me to dine with him this
eveniup-Tife
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pECCARY WATCHDOG.
Elsw Peculiar Creature Guarded PENN
sylsania Hotel Stable.

0DW . Peculiar Creature Guarded . PENN
sylnnia Hotel Stable.
The villa peccary, in droves, is .
dangerous animal, but know Of one
that was tanned and served as guardian
Of q hotel stable.
The locality was on that noble drive
up the Wissahickon, five or six miles
from Philadelphia. The hotel was o
much-uscd stopping place for Jockeys
and sporting men.
One fine day many such people were
standing about in front Of the house
and stable and several boys were chas-
Ing each other among the groups. One
Of the boys had short whip and maze
himself obnoxious by delivering sting
ing strokes as often as he could on the
legs Of the smaller boys.
Suddenly the boy with the whip
uttered . loud cry Of pain and fright,
dropped his whip, and pressed his
hands to his leg, whence drops OF blood
trickled slowly down.
In reply to inquiries rs to what allied
him, he screamed out in his rage and
pain: THAT peccary bit me; and I'm
going to get q pistol and shoot himln
II don't blame the pec,'n said by
stander to the crowd; ''he struck the
beast with his whip. an the critter
wasn't interfering with him nor no
body"
sYes, yes, yes! he switched the pee,
and me too, and me too, and me too,
ahoutad the small hova ne <hav ryofh
cred about.
'sThat's my Watchdog" said the sta
bleman, nodding toward the. peccary-
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| cannot live with

II assure you, sir, I cannot live With
out your daughter"
"Oh, you overcst!Inates s-me."-Flie-
ferde Blaetter.
The Van Buren press., 1894-07-28

THE SOUTH AMERICAN PEcCARY.
which animal was wearing as near .
gratified smile as his piggish face could.
"Watch-hog," cried quick-tongued
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-03
HARD ON HAWANANS.
Reader Tells What He Knows
About Matters.
A PROTECTORATE WAS ARRANGED.

He Saws the Provisional Government Was
Recognized When 1t Was Declared by
Only a Small Handful of Men-Thurber
Radical Disturber of the Peace of the
Country.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Mr. P. w.
Reader, of Cedar Rapids, Ia, upheld the
administration and Blount's report in
the Hawaiian inquiry. Mr.. Reader,
who was in Honolulu at the time of the
revolution, testified that it was made
possible by the connivance and willing
assistance of the representative of the
government Of the United States. There
was quiet when the marines landed, and
no danger threatened American inter
ests. The troops were statione>i at Arion
getical point. There were certainly no
American interests there to protect.
Commenting upon the statement of
witnesses favorable to the provisional
government that the Boston was absent
from the harbor together with Minister
Stevens for 10 days before the queens
attempted coup de main, Mr.. Reader
said that the Boston steamed into nort
when needed He said, upon the au-
thoritv of Minister Peterson, of the
queens government, that Minister Stew
ems gave assurance to Tburston that he
would recognize provisional govern
ment when it should be formed, and had
declined to aid the queens counsellors,
saying he could give no counsel to the
queens party while Marshal Wilson was
at the head Of the police. As contirma-
ton of this statement, he actually recog-
nized the provisional government when
it had been proclaimed by onlya handful
of men and when but an hour old. The
provisional government was without
men and without money to procure their
services. Stevens kindly stepped in and
proffered the valuable help Of the United
States navy.
He spoke of Minister Thurber as a
radical disturber of the peace, and said
that he and Stevens were in perfect ac-
cord. He saw no excuse for the declara-
ton of protectorate. The ills of the
queen and preceding monarchs he
charged to the Americans who were
their advisers, and who were substantial
ly the same class Of men who now have
charge of the government grasping,
money getting, unscrupulous set, who
would continue to ran the government
for their own interest in the future, as
they had run it in the past.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-03
THE HARRY HILL CASE.
Other Disclosures of This Sensational
Case Brought to Light.


ATLANTA, Feb. 1.-The Harry Hill
forgery trail was continued here and
continues to be the one absorbing topic.
The case is replete with all the ele-
ments of comic opera. The story of the
floating of the whisky company which
was to make all the parties concerned in
it rich beyond the dreams of avarice, its
final collapse, leaving no trace behind,
and the subsequent disposition of some
parties in Atlanta high life, who had
indorsed the paper of the concern to re-
pudiate it being highly of the serio-comic
order.
Among the testimony of the morning
was that of cousin of Harry Hill who,
as he testified, was for day or two, the
sole representative OF the con-
Germ having been left in charge
by Harry, he testified that Harry
had induced him to indorse certain obli'
cations of the company to the amount
of So, ,500 giving him collateral security
for the same, two notes signed by Mrs.
Fannie Lowry Porter. and offered to
drive out to Mrs. Porter's house and
get her to verify the notes
as being genuine. This he declined
to do as he said Harry's manner was SO
earnest that he believed him to be telling
the truth, but afterwards when he had
placed these notes in the hands of col
lectors they were declared to be for
geries.
Mr. G. Sellman, president of bank
in Monroe, Ga, testified to having
handled note for 81 ,000 signed by Mrs.
Porter, and which his bank had dis
counted; of his having taken it to Mrs.
Porter in Atlanta and of her having pro-
nounced it as genuine. The note was
paid at maturity.
Mr. Lod Hill. uncle of Harry, testified
as to how Mr.. Echols came to him and
proposed that he influence his sister to
sign note jointly with Mrs. Porter for
$50 900 to float the Wilson whisky con-
corn on to success.
Mr. Hill declined Mr.. Echols' propo
sition, he said, on the ground that
the fact of Mrs. Porter going
into this venture without the knowl-
edge of her husband and brother
would be sure to get out, and would
make trouble. but Colonel Echols insist
ed that Mrs. Porter WAS woman of
enough spirit TO carry out what she had
set her mind upon in spite of any oppo
sltion.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-03

THE New York Sun says Of the
new railroad in Africa: The road
is completed to Nkenge. twenty, five
miles from its starting point in Ma
tadi. 1t is now fairly on the pla'
teau behind the hills that overflow
the foaming cataracts of the river.
The road thus far has been hewn out
of the toughest of rock. skirting first
the Congo and then zigzagging up
the Mposi River Valley. where a
number of costly bridges were
thrown over the troublesome stream.
Nearly all the difficulties Of the en-.
tire route have now been conquered,
and rapid progress may be made to
Stanley Pool, where steamers from
far and near will bring freight to the
cars. Facts are Stubborn things;
and this railroad must astonish the
small army of writers who affirmed
a few years ago that white men could
accomplish nothing in the trying
climate of Congo Valley"
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-03
He Was Rearrested.

WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. Been
Earnshaw, the ex president of the Wetzel
county court, and a leading politician,
who was arrested here two weeks ago
for forgery, was rearrested and is now in
Jail. He was released on bail, and it
has since developed that his bondsmen
are insolvent, having sworn that they
were worth the arlornt when they are
not. Earnshaw is i slick citizen, and
giltedged security will be required be-
fore he is again released.
Huntsville gazette., 1894-02-03
The French Tariff,

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The PaT's CORES
pondent Of The Telegraph says that to
the customs committee the minister of
commerce said that the French govern
ment would have preferred not to modi-
fly the tariff, but that the fall OF prices
in America and the critical condition of
French husbandry must be considered
He also advised great prudence in con
sequence of the industrial and CONNER
cial crisis. Thus out of 95 steamers re
Gently assembled at Msrseilles, 90, rep
resenting $1,000 tonnage. had to be laid
because they were not required