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NO GoosEBERRY PIE FOR HER.
The Old Lady Had a Dinner That Sur
prised the Knowing Gamblers.

The Old Lady Had Dinner That Sur
prised the Knowing Gamblers
The old lady entered restaurant
which, rightly or wrongly, is known as
the resort of the gay and careless. She
was typically countrified in appearance,
her spectacles resting on the bridge OF
her nose, her hat being old fashioned
and her gait and general attitude those
of ona fresh from the little farmhouse.
Without, however, any sign Of halt
ing confidence that was to be expected
of a stranger to city ways, she sat down
at the most conspicuous table i'll the
room. A surly looking short card play
er, who, although it was 6 o'clock in
the afternoon, was Just getting his break
fast, stared at her With curiosity. Two
detected turf gamblers. prevented from
attending the races on that day by bad
luck on the day before, who were solac-
ing themselves with strong waters and
who hadn't spoken to each other for
half an hour, observed her with slight
smiles.
well, now," said one, "ihot's
funny old girl 70 see III here. remeln-
Der seeing Ter kind in country towns
when 1 was in the show business. I'll
gamble on what she'll order. She'll
have gooseberry pie and milk, and she Il
eat the pie with her knife. They don't
have no forks where she comes from. :"
But the other would not bet. He said
merely and not unkindly, "She doesn't
seem to fit this place. y
They could not hear what she ordered,
but they could see that there was moth
ing flippant in the attitude of the wait
err who went to her. She ate with delib-
Grafton and then departed. One of the
two unsuccessful patrons Of the turf
called the waiter and asked, "What did
that old lady order?'
"Why, les see, !" answered the wait
er, 81 think she had pigeon and pint
of fzz She's very fond of both. y
The gamblers looked surprised.
"Who is she?' asked one.
"Why, don't you know her?" querled
the waiter. tThat's Mile. Lanconi, the
head dancer IN this new burlesque at
the Jupiter theater. New York World.
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4 Useful DOG.

"You say that I'm not altogether OBJ
jectionable to your parents, " he said
ruefully.
enc" she replied, father and moth
er both speak very highly of you. "
"Then why does that big dog assault
me every time I come near and chew a
piece out of my clothes?"
"Oh, you mustn't mind Rrutus. He's
trained to do that. Aunty has gotten
almost enough samples from him to
make lovely patchwork quilt -
Washington Star
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MERELY A BLUFF.
It Might Have Worked Had an Explana-
ton Been Made.

ton Been Made.
Ex-Congressman O'Neill of Missouri,
who was in the city for week or ten
days recently, has friend in Washing
ton, Frenchman, who has the happy
faculty OF beguiling the hours in such
a pleasant manner that the Missourlan
often gets to bed long after the chimes
of midnight have tolled the beginning
of another day. About a. IN. a few
nights ago it occurred to Mr. O'Neill
that nature had some claims upon him
of paramount importance with those OF
his French friend, and just for a bluff
he suddenly broke off the conversation,
which took place in the lobby of the no
tel in which the retired statesman was
stopping, and said to the clerk i'll loud
voice:
Call me at 6 80. I've got to take an
early train %
The Frenchman excused himself hur-
riedly and departed, and with heart
rejoicing in the success of his strata
gem O'Neill sought his couch and pre-
pared to press it until the dinner bell
should summon him to his days task,
for he had no intention of leaving fer
several days to come.
About Is minutes Of O'Clock q vio-
lent rapping at his door aroused him
from the sweetest part of his slumbers,
and familiar voice in the corridor was
heard to exclaim:
"Pardonnez-moi, Meester O'Neill.
Eet's nearly seek o'clock
"Hang itr' exclaimed O'Neill,
"what's that to me? Go away and let
me sleep"
At this the pounding at the door be-
came moro violent than before
bud you sod you wanded to geet COP
to catch re TRAIN, and 20 l hat COON to
wake you. Geet COP, geet oop, or you
will meez &c TRAIN, and the pounding
continued.
1t was no use to demonstrate. O'Nellls
friend insisted on making him get up
and omen the door. Then he explained
that he had heard him tell the clerk to
call him in time for the early train, but
as he had kept him up so late the night
before no feared that the clerk might
forget, and accordingly he had come to
the hotel to see that he did not over
sleep himself.
lyon old lnuttonhead" exclaimed
the Missourian. Don't you know that
l left that order just to get rid Of you
because 1 wanted TO go to bed to get
some sleep? Don t you know it was all
bluff"
"Bloof?" exclaimed the Frenchman.
"Bloof, Meester O'Neill?"
Eyes, bluff, " repeated O'Neill.
$50! Why you not tell me zat:' de-
manded his friend, land l woot not
hat come. ';-Washington Post.
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Fine Business
d Opportunities

For rent for the balance of
1895 and for year 1896, store
house with living rooms above,
recently occupied by S. U. Byrd,
millinery store with living
rooms attached, and a conven-
lent and well located dwelling
of nine rooms, with nice grounds
and fertile lot attached. All To-
Gated in the thriving village of
Mappsville, Va, and convenient
to school, church, depot and
navigable water tributary of
the Atlantic. For terms, &C.,
call on OF address,
NJ w. Mock,
~Onancock, Va,
or JOHN w. GILLESPIE,
Mappsville, Va.
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at the time, having failed in his at
tempts to extort money from Jew,
sent him back by force to Tetuan, in
Marocco, from whence he had come to
Gibraltar. The Jew afterward went to
England and sued the governor for
damages.
Lord Mansfield, who was then known
as Mr.. Murray, was counsel for the gov
ernor. In the course OF his defense be-
fore the jury he said:
"True, the Jew was banished. But
where? Why, to the place of his ma
tivityl Where is the cruelty, where the
hardship, where the injustice of Danish
ing man to his own country:'
Mr.. Novel;, counsel for the Jew, re-
torted: "Since my learned friend thinks
SO lightly OF the matter, ask him to
suppose the case his own. Would he like
to be banished to his native land?"
The court rang with peals of laugh
ter, in which Murray himself joined
with right good will-Youth's Com
paniOn
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I" stops for passengers on signal tcconductor
y" daily. except Sunday.
r. Fl. Nicholas, superintendent.
Cape Charles, Va.
R. B. Cooke, Gen'l Freight and Pas
senger Agent, Norfolk, Va.
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HlfTed j. LilliStOl,
UNDERTAKEN,
-ACCOMAC c. H., VA
Always keeps in stock a select
stock of
COFFNS AND CASKETS

of all grades and sizes, with
Trimmings to match. Among
which are white velvet and silk
covered caskets for children, and
cloth covered and polished cas-
kets of all sizes. Will attend
funerals at short notice any
where on the Peninsula, and also
meet steamboats, and trains with
hearse whenever notified.
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Ste amer POCOMOKE.
CAPT. HEwARD.
Tuesday and Friday for Cris1eld, TangierIsland,
Finney's ,Onancock, Shelltown, Pitts Wharf &C.
dar Hall, Rehoboth, Powell,s; IcEomoke City,
Mattoponi, ana snoS Hill. RETURNING
Mondays ana Thursday, leaves Snow Hill 6
o. M: 6:45. pocomose City 8, powell's
1910 Rehoboth Q, Cedar Hall $50, Pitts wharf
10, Shelltown 1918, Onanccok $50 p. M, Fin
ney's 8, Tangier Island $50.
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1t is figured by Edward Atkinson that
cotton fiber prepared by hand i'll India
is four times as strong as that torn and
tortured by power gins, as in this coun-
ivy
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Homo Thrust.

1t is said that the saying, Much may
be done with Scotchman if he be
caught young, which has passed into
historical witticism, was first spoken by
DR.. Johnson in reference to Lord Mans
field. An amusing little incident is said
TO have given rise to the remark.
Lord Mansfield, having received his
education entirely in England, always
considered hims@Aan Englishman, but
the fact that ls born in Scotland
was once referr with great effect
-, e, !, .9{s3$A -. : c.:1,-, l+e...
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INDIAN DOGS.
They Have No Love For the White Man
and Show It.

They Have NO Love tor the mite Neu
and Show It.
Kickapoo Indians are very fond Of
dogs, both alive and fricaseed. Around
their tepees, or wickiups, or Queen
Annes, or whatever they call their
abodes, there are always half dozen
wolfish dogs An Indian dog hates
white man as far as he can sec him
and loves an Indian as far as he can
smell him, and that is saying q good
deal
When white man driving through
the Kickapoo country sees dog by the
roadside, his natural impulse is to whis-
tie in friendly way, for somehow in
wilderness of prairie or forest dog is
comfortable sight:
But the instant you whistle to an In
dian dog be turns his tail and is out Of
sight quicker than if he had been kicked.
An Indian never whistles to his dog
when he wants his beast to come to
him; he places his tongue against his
teeth and h;sses-
The celored population of Oklahoma
go sImast D D. aaGS 8 tRs - 81
ans. Those who live i'll the blackjaAes2
sand hills are dog rich. These dogs have
deep rooted aversion for the white
man also. When an old colored cotton
planter comes to town, some Of the dogs
are sure to follow, and when the old
man walks mp town the dog stays right
between his feet like a country dog un-
der a wagon. And whenever white
man comes within swapping distance
the dog gets busy.-Kansas City Star.
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SUMMER SCHEDULE @zs
OF THE krsSSsa,..
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Railway Company

Untilfurther notice. will run their steamers as
follows, weather permittlng,) leaving South st.
Wharf at $50 o'clock p. m.
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Pitt had a fiery red face and terrible
scowl
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freight ana passengers received Tor ell poInts
on the N. Y, Phlla. and Norfolk, Wicomlco anu
Pocomoke r. R. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia Railroads.
Positively no froight received after 90 p, m
and must be prepaid to ell points, except
on the n. Y. Phila, and Norfolk Railroad
Willard Thomson, B. L. Fleming,
Gent Manager. Gent Frt. Il Pass. Agt.
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J. R. Richardson, :,
Dear Si,:-In complying with
your reGoest relative to the test
/ have. given the Hagey stove,
can Say it has given perfect sat,
isfaetion, and find it does all
that the advertisement claims
for it to do. Yours truly,
w. R. Fisher.
Reads wharf, Aug. 81, 1895.
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TESTIMONIALS OF PURCHASERS.
This is to certify that bought
of J. R. Richardson, last Febru-
airy, one of the Hagey's King
Heaters. 1t has proved most
satisfactory in every respect,
being a great economizer of fuel
and a king of heaters. I have
used coal for the past eighteen
years, but since buying the King
Heater I am so much pleased
with it that [ have abandoned
the use of coal and will subst1-
tute for it wood and another
Hagey's King Heater.
Respectfully,
Henry Z. Upshur.
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NEWS OF THE WORLD.

Lisbon-Senor Lobo D'Avilla, minister of
foreign affairs, is dead
Tangier-Moule Abdul Aziz Sulatan, of
Morocco, is lying seriously Ill at Fee.
Tangier-Two cases of cholera have been
discovered here.
Madrid-Further reinforcements will start
for Cuba about the middle of October. Ac-
cordng to the Correspondence the insur-
gents number $4,000. 1t is proposed by the
government to arm the whole colonial army
with repeating rifles.
Westvile, Fla.-Y esterday morning two
negroes we've shot to death and several
wounded by band of masked men in the
northern part of Holmes county near a
large saw mill owned by Graves & Beatty.
Flushing, Holland-The Spanish steamer
Manila, bound for China and the Nor%e-
gian steamer KAMA, bound for Antwerp.
sank soon afterwards, and six of those on
board were drowned. including the cap
tain. The Manila was badly damaged.
New York-A special to the Herald from
Montreal says: The firm of E. Frank
Mosely & Co., leather merchants of Mon
liabilities are estimated at 100000 assets
not definitely known, but probably small
Havana-A dispatch from Santiago de
Cuba says that railway train filled with
troops en- route from Caimainer to Guam
tanamo was fired hpon yesterday by rebels
who also placed upon the track a bomb
which exploded, killing two soldiers and
wounding seven.
Bangor Mcmillan Murphy, of Sagi-
naw Mich, one of the best known lumber
men in the Northwest; died yesterday, A
widow and family in Saginaw survive him.
Deceased was 81 years of age.
Richmond, Mo.-The first steps toward the
prosecution of DR.. G. w. Fraker have been
taken, when the prisoner was brought be-
fore Justice McCuiston to answer to the
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SHY AT THE ELEVATORS.

NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS FAVOR
THE MILLS AND TRACK BUYERS
WHEN 1T IS POSSIBLE.
Grand Forks, n. D., Sept. 3.-Wheat
has begun to come into market rapidly,
and significant fact in connection is that
the track buyers and the mills at points
where these come into competition with
the elevators are getting the largest part
of the grain, while the latter are getting
comparatively little. The reason as
signed for this is the report which has
reached the ears of the farmers that the
elevators have entered into a combine TO
lower the grade Of wheat, and make up on
this years crop their losses of the past two
years 1t is certain that at points where
the mills come into competition with the
elevators the former are grading wheat
much better than the latter, and every
thing goes their way. That is true of this
city and other towns near here. At one
point it was claimed that the elevator
agents was Informed by the travelling rep
resentative of the company that unless he
graded everything No. he would be dis
charged. These things reached the ear of
the farmer and wherever he can he is
fighting shy of the elevators.
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charges Of obtaining life insurance money
by false pretenses. The charge was prefer
red by a. S. VanValkenburg, representing
the Kansas Mutual Life Associa ton, Of To-
peka, Kan. Dr. Fraker pleaded not guilty
to the charge.
Perceton, Ind.-This place was swept by
a, destructive fire this morning, and before
the aid sent for from Fort Wayne arrived
the business portion had been destroyed.
The loss will reach $50, 600.
San Francsco-In the Durrant trial this
morning most of the session taken up
with testimony of witnesse who discovered
the clothing and other belongings of the
dead girl in Emanuel church
Stettin-Emperor William, Emperor Fran
els Joseph of Austria, the King of Saxony
and the Bavarian and other princes started
early this morning TO kolbitZow, where an
engagement was opened between the guards
corps and the second and third army corps
and it is expected that the second corps
will be overpowered, as the ninth corps
will be unable to affect junction with
them before tomorrow.
Indianapolis, 1nd.-Mrs. PitZel and her
daughter Dessa, the only child that escaped
the murderous clutches Of H. H. Holmes,
went before Coroner Carter this morning
Mrs Ptzel, while looking upon the trinkets
found in the chimney of the 1rvington house
where little Howard Pitzel's charred re-
mains were found, went into Mysteries, and
she sobbed almost continuously during her
testimony. She told of the disappearance
of the three children from ST. Louis in COM
pany with Holmes and of her travels to
Ogdensburg, n. Y.
San Francisco-The steamer City of sgd
ney, which arrived from Panama last night
brought particulars of the capture of Flo
renciO Bustamente, one of Antonio Ezeta's
favorite liteutenants, by the Salvador au-
thorities 1t is supposed by the Spanish
Americans who came up on the CITY of
Sidney that he has been torn to pieces by
an Infatuated mob or publicly shot in the
streets Of the city of San Salvador long
before this. The surrender of Bustamente
by the people of Nicaragua came by way Of
return for the friendly act Of Salvador In
the Corinto affair. The arrest of Busta-
mente while aboard American ship is
said to be in direct violation of international
law, and the turbulent little Central Amer
lean republic may be called to account for
its high handed action by the United States.
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WORLDS CROP SHORT.
WHEAT YIELD DECREASED IN INDIA
AND EUROPE.

WHEAT YIELD DECREASED IN INDIA
AND EUROPE.
Vienna, Aug 29-The international
seed fair was opened here today in the
presence of the imperial representa-
tives The estimates presented repre-
sent the American wheat crop at 39O,0O0,-
600 bushels; rye, 21,500,000 bushels
canadian wheat, $4,000, 900 bushels, and
Indian wheat, 6,27S,000 tons, against
6,S23, 900 tons in 1894 Americas maize
crop is roughly estimated at 100000
600 bushels larger than in 1894
Compared with 1894, the decreases in
Great Britain are: Wheat, 81 per cent;
barley, 80 per cent, and oats 25 per cent
The decreases in France are estimated
at: Wheat, % per cent; rye, 20 per cent,
and oats, 20 per cent. The decreases in
Bavaria are estimated at: Wheat, 35
per cent; rye, 40 per cent; barley, so per
cent, and oats, As per cent.
The Austro-Hungarianl percentages
for wheat and oats are better; but rye is
decidedly lower. In the southeast coun-
tries of Europe the percentages are most
ly better. Wallachia and Bessarhata
average so per cent increase. These are
the most remarkable changes and SIM
liar comparative tables have been pre-
pared for the whole Of Europe.
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JOHN SHERMAN YEARS AGO.

FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY
CONFERENCE 1875
Exhibit "C''-First Session, Page 1897
Treasury Department,
July Is, 1878.
Dear Sir: To that part of your letter
of the 18th inst, in which you ask my
views in the matter confided in the mon
etary commission, 1 have some delicacy
in replying very fully. During the none
tary conference in Paris, when silver in
our country was excluded from calcula-
ton by being undervalued, was strong
ly in favor Of the single standard of gold,
and wrote a letter which you will find
in the proceedings of that conference,
stating briefly my view. At that time
the wisest of us did not anticipate the
sudden fall of silver or the rise of gold
that has occurred. This uncertainty Of
the relations between the two metals is
one of the chief arguments in favor of
a monomentallic system, but other argyll
ments, showing the dangerous effect
upon industry by dropping one of the
precious metals from the standard of
value. outweigh in my mind all theoreti-
cal objections to the bimetalic system.
/ am thoroughly convinced that if it
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BALFOUR EXPLAINS.
HE HAS NOT CHANGED HIS ATTI
TIyDE ON BI-METALLISM

HE HAS NOT CHANGED HIS AIIl-
tube ON BI-METALLISM.
London Sept. IA. J. Balfour says to-
day: II do not know why persons inter-
ested should be perplexed over my sup
posed change of attitude on the question
of international bimetallism, for no such
change has occurred. My answer IN the
house of commons, which has given rise
to so much unnecessary discussion, ex-
plicitly stated the opinions which 1 have
long held and which I thought all BIZ
metallists held also. My answer was
textually as follows:
I am and always have teen in favor
of an international agreement, but l have
not the right to pledge my colleagues, and
l do not believe that any international
agreement would result from any inter-
national conference
''It is only as regards the statement that
1 had no grounds for thinking that a
conference would result in an iternational
agreement at the present moment and
that an abOrtive conference would do
more harm than good, that any difference
Of opinion may possibly be found among
bimetallists. In my judgement, how
ever, there is but little prospect of a con-
ference succeeding unless governments
who are to be represented come to some
understanding on the main points at issue
before the conference assemblies. No such
understanding, unfortunately, at present,
exists, and until it does exist a conference
would probably do more harm than good"
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were possible for the leading commercial
nations to fix by agreement an arbitrary
relation between silver and gold, even
though the market value might vary
from time to time, it would be a measure
of the greatest good to all nations. My
earnest desire is that you may succeed
in doing this.
You are so well informed upon the sub
ject that 1t is not worth while for me to
enlarge upon it. The statements and
documents sent you by the director of the
mint will give in authentic form most of
the material facts which bear upon the
question, and your own investigations on
the silver commissions will, am quite
sure, supply any deficiency. Very truly
yours,
(Signed) JOHN SHERMAN.
w. S. Grosbeck, Esq,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
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then we have such extremes as is seen in
psychological manifestations, where dis
positions feelings and customs completes
ly change. Great sinners become devout
saints, Unitarians become Papists, and
hence the labOriOuS intellect so often
sinks into state of absolute idiocy, the
lowest grade of intellectual being, that
Last scene of all,
That ends this strange, eventful history,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans
everything.
Benjamin Robert Hayden committed
suicide whilst suffering from mental dis
order-a man Of disappointed hopes and
ambitions driven by desperation to die by
his own hands.
Sir Edwin Landseer, who came under
my personal observation, died from gen.
eral paralysis Of the insane. The ruling
remarkable artist. Whilst in an asylum
he was visited by a friend; he was sup
posed to be engaged in portraying 1.-THE
Death of the Prince ConSort," his last
touches being devoted to a dog who was
to form one of the sad group. He died
Oct. 1, 1878, thus closing laborious life
| and an existence replete with all that
human genius could expect. He looked
old before his time.
Joseph Mallord William Turner who
Q1eQ In 1901, amaSSe0 a fortune OF tl4O,OUO
He had reached the highest pinnacle Of
fame when his mental and bodily condi-
ton began to deteriorate, and, disappear
ing from the world in which for SO long
he had figured as a beloved idol, betook
himself to excuses in stimulants, and
died in an obscure suburb.
Musicians, though men of marked gen.
ius, are often eccentric, but our records
do not give many instances Of mental
arrangement occurring, as in the case
with poets and artists, but I have come
across several myself Poor Ascher. the
composer of "Alice, Where Art Thou, :"
died of general paralysis of the insane.
He was genius. I recollect his father
telling me that he had seen the audience
in the opera house at Berlin rise as a
man, led away by his extraordinary
pianoforte playing. l was at his death>
bed, and shortly before I we'll remember
taking him to piano and putting one Of
his own pieces before him. The effect
was wonderful and for a moment he
seemed to revive, but it was only a
transient light, as his poor paralyzed
fingers could not play the proper notes,
whilst his recognition of the wrong
chords was palpably apparent in him.
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THE ENCYCLOPEDIAS.

We are receiving great many or.
ders for the thirty volumes of Cham
bers Encyclopedia for $3.50, in accord
ance with our advertisement. It is a
wonderfully cheap publication. We
will send set free to any person who
will get up club of fifteen annual
subscribers, new, with the cash, $15.
1t is a library in itself.