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tion of evergreens just north of the rail- road bridge, and another between Com monwealth avenue and Beacon street, and so all over the fens small colonies of cats of all kinds, colors, and condi- tions may be found.
 Quite a number took up their resi- dence in the fens last spring. A few were caught and good homes provided for them. But unless a cat is caught the first few days it never can be, for 1t becomes as wild as a hare after leading a wild life a while. Others may possibly later have found their way back to old homes, still others may have found homes, not few have died, and quite a good number have lived a most miserable life this past cold win ter And 1t is also quite possible that a few take up this life of their own vo- lition and forget they ever had home. | The king of the park is a six-year-old black and white cat that came as kitten in May, 1890. For quite a while he ate crickets and lived without help of human kind. Presently some one rolled a barrel in the bushes, placed some grass in it, and regularly put food near by. Soon the kitten acknowledge ed the Kindness and allowed it's feeder liberties. In time the kitten grew into large heavy-eoated cat, able and will ing to fight cat and dog kind.
 One day a lady named him "Booser," from the peculiarly boosy look when not watching game. Booser Is now well known of many, and has been fed, pho- tographed, sketched and petted. The air of proprietorship never leaves Boos- CT for an instant, particularly in his own section about the Boylston arch, and woe be unto the cat or small dog caught in his dominion. Barring a slight attack of rheumatism now and then, Booser is in good trim. Of course, this is owing to the best care.
 The Maltese found with the ducks have small history, too. Three years ago last winter little Maltese cat took up her abode in the fowl house, and soon there were three. At first there seemed some discontent on the part of the ducks, but, the weather being so unfavorable, they either .relented or the Maltese was afraid of the outside cold and persisted. At any rate they re- mained, and from that day to this every cOlu or wet nlBnI you VIII ma all three Maltese cudd1ed up in the midst of a group of thirty or more mal- lards, sheldrakes, and blacks.
 Although these latter are not as well off as their more fortunate brethren of warm quarters and regular food, yet they are far in advance of the (alasD too many in the fens who get neither food, shelter, nor sympathy from man or fellow creature.
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PorERrY AND FARMING,

Farming in cities by the poor is having quite boom. In several cities the use of much unoccupied land has been given and there will soon be pro- ductiveness in what have been waste places. The poor will be helped and those who have had to help the poor will also be helped. The plan is a good and a sensible one and merits the en- couragement 1t is receiving. But with it there should be another plan, like the plan of the Civic Federation of Chicago, which aims to transplant un- employed or unproftably employed in- dividuals and families from the centers of population, where the labor market is overstocked, to agricultural districts where the demand for labor frequently exceeds the supply. The experiment in
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stuff. The former hooks in the center, where it is ornamented with three large buttons and has double fronts, each of which forms point at the bot tom, curves over the hips and gives a circular basque in the back The up per one of the fronts is trimmed with a large sailor collar of mode cloth and the lower one has pointed revers. The sleeves are full, the strap belt plain and chiffon rosettes appear on the collar Crepon grenadine is by all odds the handsomest and the most expensive material offered. It is deeply crinkled and creased yet it is transparent. It comes in solid colors, inlaid with satin and silk stripes or woven with silk stripes and it is also seen in changeable mixture of colors and of silk and wool. It is a material that has no counter part in the offerings of previous sea- sons, and unless it is to become a stock texture for all time, as is velvet and satin, the money put into it now will be g. sad waste. Just now it adapts itself to stylish effects charmingly. It is draped over an underskirt of silk or satin, often follows classic lines and folds and is weighted heavily with edg- ing of jewels and spangles.
 Summer outdoor and garden dresses are to be made low neck. Women had a fight against that last year, but we must now submit. They may wear ruff fled muslin scarfs as did their grand mothers, and great big baby null hats but shoulders seen by candle-light don't look as well by day as some ven- turesome ones will find out.
 FLORETTE.
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Advertising Rates.

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REIL rARTFF NEFORM.

Tariff reform is working we'll Re- turns from twenty-three countries, for three months ending December 31, 1894, show that we bought from these coun- tries goods worth $9S,5O5,954 as com pared with purchases to the extent of $6S, ,22O,773 during the corresponding months year earlier. The increase in our foreign importattons, from a par tial list of the countries that we trade with, increased s26,2Oo,41S during the three months operation of the Wilson tariff With the exception of Austria Hungary, Belgium, Greece and Turkey, every foreign country mentioned show ed largely increased exports to the United States. the greatest being from the United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and switz- Ierland.
 If the ''robber tariff had continued in operation much of the money that has been spent for foreign goods would have been spent for goods made in this country. We should then have had both the goods and the money in the country. Under the Deficiency tariff we have the goods and the foreigners have the money. Three more cheers for tariff reform!
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The postofflce authorities call atten- tion to the very general but erroneous impression that one cent or two cents will prepay the postage on any news paper. The fact is that the rate is one cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof. Moreover, newspapers and pc riodicals must be mailed entire, and if the advertising or any other portion of them are removed before mailing they become third-class matter. and the rate of postage is increased to one cent for each two ounces.
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FASHION NOTES.

With Sharp Pointed Revers and Basque.
 Cashmere coloring, soft blending of many colors and a tendency to the de- signs found in old cashmere. shawls, is just now popular. This much may be said of the style; 1t is becoming gene rally, and such material in bodice will go with any shade of skirt or with any shade of gloves and other accessories. The reverse of this is true of the sim pie gown of this illustration, for here the jacket bodice is of dark brown cloth, and the skirt of mode colored
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Much horse meat is eaten in Ger many, and, according to the report of an American consul, we can find a market for such meat in that quarter without the interference of the govern ment.
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Billiard balls of cast steel have been made and used at Stockholm. By mak- ing them hollow the weight is made to correspond to that of ivory balls of the same size, but it does not seem probable that steel balls will displace the others for some time to come.
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Notice.

Wecannot accept anonymous or return re- Jected communications. In all cases the name of the writer will be required. not for publioa- lion. but as a guarar1te good faith
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A looker-on in Washington says that poker is all the rage just now among the younger element of society women in Washington; but, of course, it is played under the rose, and only those in the swim are permitted to sit at the green cloth and daily with the seductive chips The ladies play like men-that ts they put their money up before they sit down, and cash in their chips at the end of the game, according to the rules and regulations provided. There has been a good deal of comment and gos- sip recently about the stiff games play ed by some of these women and it is predicted that if the practice keeps up B scandal of huge proportions will be the result.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-02

General Exc Tanga, a Tartar com mander stationed near Mukden, re- gently reported to the Chinese Board of War that between November 23, 1894, and January 8; 1895, he had killed 2OOO Japanese. He said the Japs didn't know anything about warfare. T sent 1000 braves with flags" he reports, Ito strike terror into them. followed by 5000 troops. Instead of waiting in a tdignified manner, the Japanese opened fire from every direction. To avoid bloodshed I was obliged to retire my army twelve miles"
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The German universities have here Hofore been looked upon as places where Freedom of opinion could be counted upon, but apparently in this respect a change is threatened, and committee of the Reichstag is now considering fhe advisability of passing a law con- Raining provision that any person con- wicted of publicly attacking religion the monarchy the institutions of pri- vate property, marriage and the fam lily, shall be liable to penalty of inn prisonment for not more than two wears, or fine of not more than 500 marks. This is directed chiefly against the universities, and is calling out vigorous resistance from a number of the prominent professors, As if the bill proposed were not enough, an amendment has been suggested to the effect that any one who does not be- lieve in the existence of God and the immortality of the soul shall be punished with two years Imprisonment.
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Governor Norton of New York has signed the act providing for the dis charge of insane patients from State hospitals. The new law provides that the managers may discharge a patient when the public interest will not be in- 1urlously affected, and if they decline to do so, judge of court of record may discharge the patient; but in order that the public may be fully protected, the Superintendent must be heard, and the patients history read, before such ac- tion can be taken. This law will enable U large number of quiet and inoffensive Funatics to return to their homes and friends, to remain as long as their con- dption justifies it.
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SLAUGHTER.


 SLAUGHTER, SLAUGHTER The Home - Drapery Co.,, 694 Chapel street tbelow.the brfdgej. will be the place where you can buy at auction Turkish and oriental rugs. portl.;, eres, upholstery fabrics, lace curtains, oii cloths, window shades, and agenelaiI inc or interior decorative goods. Sale will com mence Tuesday afternoon, April I'd, at three o'clock sharp, and continue each afteTnooa1 1 until tn whole stock is disposed of. bdWafa c. Beecher, Auotioneer. ap1 Y
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Senator Dubois of Idaho said to a Tribune interviewer: All of this cry about free silver leads one to believe that the West is in sore straits. There is no doubt but that the West has been having hard times The suffering, though, is not as bad as has been re- ported. Take, for instance, my State, There Is not a poorhouse in Idaho and
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CHAs. H. BROMLEY,

MAKER of Ytolins, Double Bases, etc. IVA. New and Old Violins for sale. hepalr- Ilg a speciality. Bows rehaired. Instruction giYen on the Violin Terms moderate.
 s4tf 253 ORCHARD ST., New HavenVs
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'he 9nmrma1 and Gutrrier

NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-24
Origin oil Some of the Dust.

c largo eztnnt q prolEct
of human activity. In houses and
workshops, on the highways and in
the streets, everywhere there is wear
and tear of things, and the product is
always dust. The wearing and cleans
ing of our clothing is continually
breaking up its fbres into minute par
ticles, and the friction Of clothing on
the skin cnrries nway the scales OF the
epidermis, which are constantly being
shed and renewed.
Every contact of human feet,
horses hoofs and the wheels OF vehl-
cles with paving aud road materials
wears away particles of iron and
stones. The effects Of the weather
and the alterations of cold and heat
disintegrate NIL exposed surfaces. 10
these particles, which form the dust
invariably present in dwellings and
in the streets, there must be added
the iunumcrablo minute cells of vege-
table origin incessantly floating in the
air, and on d complete view the dust
produced by the disintegration OF
meteors by contact with our atnos-
phere must also be mentioned.
Dust accordingly consists OF portions
of all substances, organic and iuor-
ganic, which decay by natural pro
cesses, and ore reduced to powder by
any means whatever. Few OF its
constituents can be recognized by the
naked eye. The microscope alone Gun
detect the nature of many, anu espe-
cially those of the greatest impor-
taace.-All the Year Round.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-24
How to Get a Wife.

Austrian matrimonial ADVERTISE
ments, according to contemporary
correspondent at vienna, ore marked
by IN acceptable humorous audacity.
Here, for instance, is one that ran for
six or seven days: ''Wanted-A rich
lady-no matter how old-who will
finance student of medicine until
such time as he obtains his degree,
when he engages to marry bis benefac-
tress.
Another is quoted wherein young
prince seeks handsome girl with o
dowry of not less than 81, 900, 900.
When the desired mate is obtained all
ones needs are apparently satisfied,
Judging from this advertisement for q
purchaser for ga well-trained monkey,
talkative parrot and o beautiful,
sympathetic cat," which belong to q
lady who, owing to her approaching
marriage, has no further use for them.
The most amusing of the advertise
ments quoted by our contemporary is,
however, that of the very Irish peru
quier who makes wigs for "men OF in
tellect, philosophers, scholars and ply
sicians, whose severe mental labor in
the cause of humanity has filled their
brains with genial ideas, while depriv-
ing their heads of their natural capil-
larry envelopes. These 'artistically
flushed wigs" the advertiser contin'
ues, "whiIe extremely useful arc high
ly ornamental, arc guaranteed abso,
lutely invisible to the spectator. They
can be seen any day in my private
show rooms. "-Philadetohia Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-24

day. Did you ever go into mans
place to pay bill you owed him and
find him out?"
-Plankington (emphatically)-"No,
sir. Did that happen to you?"
Won Blumer-"It did. [ took a
notion, or rather I nerved myself up
to it, to settle up some bills that I
owed. So on my way mp from my of
fee I dropped in to see my fish-man?"
Plankington-"And he was out?"
Won Blumer-"Correet. Then I
tried my grocer-man.
Plankington-'He was out"
Won Blumer-'Right. Plenty Of
clerks, but no proprietor. OF course
I left word that called in to settle
up, but wanted to see the proprietor
first. Dispute about bill. See?"
Plankington-"O5, yes. That
strengthens your credit"
Won Enthusiastically. Then I
called to see my butcher, and I'll be
hanged if he wasn't out also !"
Plankington-"By Jove, but you
were in luck!"
Won Blumer-"No, I wasn't"
Plankington-~"Why not?"
Won Blumer-"When I got home, I
found them all waiting for me. "-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-24
Reading and Talking.

Those who read largely are best fit
ted to converse well, for they obtain
from books and papers interesting
matter for discussion. AS to the man
ner, it can be acquired only by social
mingling with our fellows. A hermit
cannot be expected to be good con-
versationalist. Whether in simple talk
or in the higher forms of conversation,
we need to consider the preferences Of
others and try to adapt ourselves to
them. A real amiability will lend on
indefinable charm to our speech. Alb
ruptness, contradiction, oil assumption
of mental superiority, are to be studi-
ously avoided. Graciousness and con-
sideration are requisite for those who
would make themselves helpful and
agreeable. Children should be en-
not only to listen but mod.
estly bear their part in the family talk,
asking questions freely and relating
their daily experiences as older people
do. .-Harper's Bazar.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-24
Biz Headed Women not Beautiful.

A woman with a big head can never
be handsome, much less beautiful.
The "big head" that is sometimes ac-
quired is not the sort referred to, but
that actual largeness of skull and fea-
lures which sayors of disproportion
and can never be symmetrical when
combined with feminine shoulders.
Websterian massiveness may please
the Willards and the Somersets,
though never the admirers Of beauty
and womanly grace, and to whom size
means nothing Intellectually, provided
the gray matter has room enough to
exercise its precise function. There
is an antediluvian notion that the
small head of the antelope or the deer
signifies type we'll followed by nature
in the construction OF fair women, and
even if the present development OF
brains does physically affect tho race,
this standard must remain the truest
and best while the Venus of Milo con.
tinues to exist. Boston Herald.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-24
Preserving Ship TimbUrs.

A novel process is being attempted
at Camden, Me-, to preserve the wood
OF new 1, 400 ton schooner, now al
most ready for launching. All of the
timber OF the inside and outside Of the
vessel has been soaked in crude petro-
leum to save it from dry rot by expos
ure to the air and to prevent the raw
ages of the teredo worm in salt waters.
Even the vessels beams have been
coated and the tips of the topmasts.
1t is expected that the oil will become
so thoroughly soaked in the schooner's
upper works that the water cannot
penetrate through the wood. Old
wooden vessels which have been con-
verted into bulk petroleum carriers,
after having outlived their usefulness
in other trades, have been known to
last for years after becoming soaked
with either crude or refined oil.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-24
The Diamond Disappeared.

Colonel Andrews was talking on dia'
monds, his favorite theme: "About
twenty-five years ago o man named
Louis Nathan showed me seven-karat
stone.
"'Pnste,' I said.
"Well, he wanted to bet, and I took
him for tenner. We went to Louis
Schwartz, to Maurice Schmitt's father,
to Dinkelspiel & Go. and to several
others. They all said it was rose dia
mond of the first water and was rare
gem.
"All we could do then was to take ii
to lapidary and have it filed. The
first one who touched it agreed with
me, but this didn't satisfy Nathan,
and he had several others take whacb
at it. They NIL pronounced it paste.
The Colonel paused moment, and,
throwing up his hands, said to the San
Francisco Call reporter: 'What dc
you suppose became of it?"
"What?"
"Why, they filed it all away apply
ing the test" and he laughed at the
remembrance OF Nathan's discontinue,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-24
Christian Endeavor.

The Christian Endeavor convention
which meets in Boston, Mass, July
1Oth.15th, has already aroused great
deal of interest. The committee Of
arrangements have been granted the
use of Boston common for big open
air meeting of q patriotic meeting July
4th. Governor Greenhalge, DR.. DON
aid McLaurin of Detroit, DR.. s.
Smith, the author of "America," and
several other prominent persons will
be present and speak.
DR.. Smith is to write special hymn
for the convention. The singing at
the common meeting will be by q choir
of 2,0nG voices, assisted by an immense
orchestra. Fully fifty thousand Chris
tian Endeavorers will take part in the
meeting, in addition to the outsiders
who will be attracted by the novelty
of the occasion.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-24
Scotch Fishermen.

Ashore the Scotch fishermen is the
LATEST of operatives, lolling about the
wharves and harbor corners with his
hands invariably deep down in his
"breeks" pockets, his women folk
meanwhile doing most of the work,
and toiling along bent nearly double
under their heavy creel loads of fish.
Well does Jonny, Oldbuck's serving
wench, put it: '"As sune rs tic keel
O. the coble touches the sand, never q
bit mair will the lazy fsherioons work
but the wives maun kilt their coats,
and wade into the surf to tax the fish
ashore" Their method OF batting the
lines with c multitude of hooks is very
neat and pretty to watch, the whole
being arranged so Systematically. In
this branch of shore labor the men do
sometimes like share.
Some of the fishing villages along
the north and east seaboard OF Scot
land are singularly quaint and pic
turesque, Netherlandish almost in
their details, worthy studies for
Ruysdael or a Van de Velde. Tho
rows of little split fish skewered on
sticks or triangular lath frames nailed
along the cottage walls are quite dis
tinctive features. So also are the cot
tages themselves, with the vermilion,
pan tiled roofs and outlying stairways;
but these are fast disappearing and
giving place to q modern style of
tenement, which makes ono miss the
OLD World forms and warm color.
Well were it, however, if primitive
dirt and archaic scavengering could in
many cases make way for more mo-
dern sanitary arrangements.
The fisher folk Of 10th sexes are
very commonly OF serious, inscrut.
able cast OF countenance, generated, !
suppose, by the precarious nature and
constant risks OF the seafaring occupa-
ton. ''Is's no fish ye're buying" :"
quoth the masterful Maggie to Monk
barns, "It's mems lives" The men
do, indeed, carry their lives in their
hands. and it were strange if this did
not give certain solemnity and God
fearing set to their characters. Tho
Eyemouth people still speak with
bated breath OF the terrible catas-
trophe which overlook them in the
great storm or cyclone of some years
back, and turned well-nigh every
homestead into house of mourning.
The fisherman has q long memory for
such visitations. Tho Scottish Re-
viorv
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Taking Russia's Census In One Day

In the autumn of the present year
tho census of the whole of Russia will
be taken in one day. For this pur-
pose committee, consisting Of up
ward of 200 persons, hos been work
ing more than two years, and the in
structions to the different provinces
will be issued shortly. 1t is believed
that in twenty provinces there are now
upward of 47,000,000 inhabitants,
whereas when the census WAS taken in
1860 in the same districts there were
3O,OOO,OCO. 1t is supposed that the
greatest increase of population has
taken place in the provinces of Kief,
Foltava, Kharkoff, Tamboff, Samara
and Viatka and in the towns of Kieff
Kharkoff, Odessa, Baku, Lody and
Kishineff. - London Standard.