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"Iy A wful Dad"

Kato Field writes from England:
"Apropos Of Albert memorials, the
newly erected statue i'll Hyde park is
the most hideous thing the human eye
ever beheld. The figure is seated, en-
veloped in great robe. AS the bronze
is gilded, it is impossible to view the
shining mass when the sun falls upon
it. From the back the statue looks like
a huge gilded pill and is familiarly call
ed Albert the Gilt They say that when
the Prince Of Wales first beheld it he
threw up his hands, exclaiming, my,
awful dad' thus pertinently applying
the title Of Charles Mathews last COM
edy. The Edinburgh memorial far out
shines metaphorically, I mean--the
Hyde park monstrosity."
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PUIlMAN's MARROW ESCAPE.
Cholly Tells Us tho Baron Came. Pretty
Near Pulling, the Dnkc's NOSE.

Cholly Tells Us tho Baron. Came. Pretty
Near Pulling the Dnke's Nose.
Baron Otto Won F'ritsch, very clever,
and agreeable German nobleman, is in
town on avisit and tells good story,
Of how he was offered $1,000 TO pull
George Pnllman's g nose in Chicago the
other day, zr e4. a
1t seems that the baron was the duke'se
agent at the Chicago exhibition and had
charge Of the Pullman exhibit in the
Transportation building.
He found Pullman hard taskmaster,
and being rather hot tempered himself
he finally quarreled with his employer
and told him to go to the deuce.
A Chicago newspaper heard Of the
quarrel and sent representative to the
baron offering him 81, 00o in cash if he
would pull George Pullman's nose in
public.
The baron longed to accept the offer
and would have done so had his accounts
with the millionaire been settled.
He restrained his desires, settled his
accounts and then offered to do the Job
Tor half the original sum, but the paper
was then bent on another sensation. and
TIE negotiations fell through
| wonder if the duke knows how very
near his nasal organ came to getting q
"dnmmcd bad twist y
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'RuLEs FOR SKATERS.
Captain johnson Gives Timely Advice {
the Venturesonaa

Captain johnson Gives Timely Advice to
the Venturesomos
Captain C, W, Johnson of, the, tug D.
L. Libbey and resident Of Winneconne,
has, frona a thorough knowledge OF the
difficulties and dangers which rbeset the
skater, when he goes through the ice,
compiled a list Of precautionary meas
ures, which he does not expect to be
followed explicitly, but which he is in
hopes viii be needed by the venture
some.
His timely warning contains excellent
advice to all skaters, and thosuggestions
are as follows:
First. When you go skating take a
ball of strong cord, to one end of which
is attached a heavy fish sinker, so that
il any one goes through the ice you can
stand far enough away from the hole
and yet renderthem assistance by throw
ing thoweighted end OF the line to them.
Second. If you go through the5ic
where there is astron & current, trysaud
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/, The Mystery -ofaAmbergris.,,

aAlmbergris is an? odoriferons, fatty
substance, often found floating. upon, the
surface Of the ocean or upon. shore,
where it has been cast by the waves, It
is known to- be a morbid secretion Of
whales, but whether it is found in
their bodies irrespective Of species Of
age or, whether in the estomach or intesA
times 'isjnot certainly known The best
authorities are Of thesopinion that it is
formed only in the intestinal canal of
the sperm whale (Physeter .maorocephae
lus).
Lu1nps of this curious substance range
in weight from one-half ounce to 100
pounds and upward, the largest lump
known to history weighing 1S2 pounds,
and was sold by a petty oriental mon
arch to the Dutch East India company
over 100 years ago. The season S take Of
ambergris by American ,whalers seldom
averages 100 pounds for the whole fleet.
In 1892 it was only 81 pounds, and in
1889 but 70. These figures will not seem
SO small when it is known that the 7?
pounds taken in the year last nameo
had a market value Of $23, ,2OO.-St.
Louis Republic.
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HIS 800 ANXIOUS WIVES,
Should tho Ameer Of Afghanistan Die They
WSuId All Be Shot.


WSuId All Be Shot.
There is a certain village in the Mid
lands where the illness Of the ameer Of
Afghanistan has been followed With
painful anxiety. The. reason Is to be,
found i'm the following curious butt /
beheve,s perfectly authentic story: Some
years ago: an enterpriaing, young taller,
left the, village; in question and went
abroad to seek his fortune. He ,eyentuo
ally found hisway to Kabnl Here great
luck. awaited him., He obtained the pat
ronage of royalty and became the poole
OF Afghanistan., He had left sweet
heart behind in England, and. as soon
as he found himself On the road to for
tune he sent for the damsel to join him.
She came, but here fortune deserted the
tailor. His intended bride in her turn
obtained the patronage of royalty, with
the result that she eventually became
one. Of the 300 wives of Abdurraham.,
!, This, however, is only the first act Of,
the tragedy, It, is understood that, by
the laws Of Afghanistan, when the
ameer dies, the whole Of his 800 wires
must be shot. The laws of the Afghans
are as immutable as those Of their ancient
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neighbors, the Medes and Persians, and
the whole Of the little Midland village
where the ameer's English wife was
born and where her parents are still liy-
ing has been during the past week or
two in high state of excitement over
the possible fate Of the young lady, For
tunately the ameer seems better now,
and it is to hoped, if only for the sake
Of his wives, whatever their nationali-
ty, that the Improvement may continue.
In the meantime cannot diplomacy do
anything for the young woman? At his
time Of life, and with q equity habit to
boot, / should have thought Abdurrah
might have been. induced to get along
with 800 of them. If, however, he must
have a round number iA the family cir
Gle. perhaps an exchange might be ne
gotiated. London Truth
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A SElck HOTEL BEAT.
A. . schemer Hs Could Give the Clerl
Points and Not Half TRY.

A. schemer he, Gould Give tbs Clerk
Points and Not HALF Try.
The fellow had no baggage when he
registered first at the Markham House
Saturday, but had q very glib tongue
and told such q plausible story that he
was permitted to register, and given q
room4 He waa we'll dressed, and very
pleasant spoken fellow; and his bill for
extras soon assumed startling proper-
lions The hotel people became alarm,
"a, and after he had been there several
days party. stopping there told them
he. was 4 beat The olerks fixed up q
scheme, and that evening he got into the
fellowss room'on' senne pretekt after he
hadretir irad, and calmly gathering up the
feMow's coat, vest andt pants told him
they could be redeemed at the office for
the. amount Of his bill. ,aef l.;
=. The fellows nerve did not desert him
even ii this extremity: he borrowed q
maokintosh coat from the clerk which
reached to HIS heels, which he pputt, ~ "a
over his underclo clothing, III order TO 90
after some money, and walked to the
KipabaA House, where he boldly regis
tered and was ishown;ltO asroon; ldax-.
ing word, that when his baggage arrived
It was to be kept until he got up in, the
morning. S,.s,s...' 9.......>,,, ,@a.l ao,.
At about 8 o clock on Sunday morn,
ing he came jumping down stairs, max.
Ing . great noise OF q tale of = robbery,
,inswhfoh shehad lost his clothes and $85
inrcash.s, The hotel management withl'
out stopping to investigate the feilowYy
got ehima pew;suit Of clothes and paid
him $85 rather than have, such notorie.
ty attached to the. house The fellow
then walked back to The Markham house,
paid his bill, obtained his clothes and
jumped out Of observation-disclosures
Times. .~ ..5.@. W..
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He Hears with His Fingers.


James, the 1o-year-old son Of John
Hartman, a farmer, south of this city,
had spinal meningitis one year ago and
was left practically deaf Several
months ago he happened to place his
hand on his mothers throat while she
was talking and found he could under.
stand everything she said He expert
mented with others and found that the
sense Of touch in his case would. make
up for the deficiency in hearing. Hecul-
tivated it and now is able to hold con-
,yersation by placing his hand upon the
throat of those he is talking with. He
places the ball of the fingers upon the
larynx and understands perfectly. -An=
derson (Ind. } Dispatch.
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Hoston's Latest Fad.

A fad in the shape Of fairy stones"
has come to light in Boston. The stone
seems to be a bit of petrifed earth, with
what looks like cross marked upon it,
and is said to come from ST. Patrick, in
Virginia, whore there is mountain
full of them, supposed to have been
planted there by the fairies as far back
as the days Of the crucifxion. Believers
in such things Or folks who love to pick
up fads are having those fairy stones
mounted as pins, watch charms, etc.
Boston Letter.
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SENTIMENTAL FLAPDOODLEy
An American Family, Including a Dog
Make q Sensation In Paris.

An American Fam1ly, Including q Dog,
Make Sensation In Paris.
An Aneri can family in Paris, accord.
ing to LIE Temps, has excited some no.
tice in that sensation loving capital by
its conduct over the death of dog. The
animal was a great pet in the family,
and on his falling i'll all the experts in
dog maladies were at once summoned
AS he persistently grew worse, he was
taken to an establishment for the care
OF dogs, a sort Of private hospital, and
orders given that every attention and
effort should be made to save him.
Members of the family called two and
three times a day to inquire for Kwil,
as the dog was called; but, despite all
care, kwik died. and there was nothing
lett for the sorroWing family to do but
bury him. An undertaken was summon
ed and poor Kwik made ready for the
grave. An oak casket, fitted into sec
ond one Of lead, was prepared and a
grave made in the private plot of a
friend OF Kwik's master at Vaucresson.
All official red tape was duly complied
with, and on the day of the interment
the funeral cortege comprised three car
riages
The ceremony ended, the ,lndertaker's
bill Of 800 was duly presented. This
Kwik's mourners found so very moder-
ate that the sum Of $40 was added to.
be divided among the grayediggers.-
New York Times.
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THE CURRENTaF FRENCH CRAZE,

Extreme Legislation Promised rs the Re-
suit of tho Spy Mania.
The succession Of fanatical crazes in
which the French people have been in
dulging in the pasttwo years has placed
upon the statute books some of the most
nonstrous laws that ever disgraced
monarchy, not to say a democracy. The
present spy mania promises to add some
amazing legislation Of this description,
The law,against espionage laid before
the chamber by the minister ofs4war,
now awaiting enaetmenb lis Of this char
aoter. The pretended purpose Of the bill
is to enable the, penalty Of death against
traitors. suoh, as Captain. Dreyfus, to be
inflicted, but It contains q number Of
insidious clauses which would enable
government not troubled with sorup1es
Of conscience to get rid Of its enemies
by trumping upNspurious charges OF dis.
closing state secrets. r ai#l@@
For instance, it proposesto infliot,five
years imprisonment and 10, 900 'franos.s
fine on any unqualified person who shall, /.
even without intent Of espionage, have
procured, got hold u or published any
plans, documents or Information CON
cerning g4the national defense OF, the ex-
ternal safety ofsshe state. This proposal
is,strong yydanonncedaby the oppositiun.
newspapers, !. and sevenu the,, ministerial
Debats admits that it is going a, little
too far. It is hardly surprising that
some Of the London newspapers are de-.
olaring that the only. safety for foreign
ers is to stay away from Franoe.-Paris
I,atter
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Cautious Investors.

Toronto is to have a $1,000, 900 ho-
tel-that is, if the Ontario government
will give site and the city will guar
jantee the interest on the greater part of
the anticipated cost of the building.
Toronto capitalists are evidently runs
ming to caution in hotel Investments
Montreal Gazette. z-....z-.,
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"BLAlNE, A TRAGEDY"
A Drama For the Stage, Which VIII Not
BE Enacted In New York.

BE Enacted In New York.
An American playwriter has been for
some time engaged in the composition
Of drama Of contemporary life in
which the chief character is to be ia
nous American statesman, now deceas-
ed. The title which he has chosen for
it is Blaine, a Tragedy 1t certainly
looks like bad taste to dramatize, at
least in this generation, the career Of
the American here named, but the au-
thor maintains that he can do it inof-
fensively and in such way as to dig
nifty his subject, as the life Of Mr.. Blaine
was full of dramatic material, and as
there were scenes in it which would be
especially serviceable for a drama of
real life. He says that Shakespeare made
use Of personages who lived not long
before his time, and even of some who
were his contemporaries, and he gives
the names Of other playwriters who have
used their acquaintances In their stage
compositions. When reminded that even
the greatest and most picturesque Amer
icans OF past times, FROM the days of
Washington to those of Lincoln, had
never been used uccessfully for dramat-
10 material, as Shakespeare used the
kings Of England, he replied that this
was a thing which would surely yet be
done in this country, as IL has been done
in other ,lands,sand that, in any event.
it is his purposesto begin the undertak,
ing. a.,s,. .h..a 4a,as .ds
ITS there any manager, in New York" ;"
We asked, "who would bring, out your
tragedy" ..~
II do not know, but there is a man
ager in, Chicago who will bring it out
if it suits him. ~ 5>"@ 7 q"
"Do;yous not fear that there would be
Q storm .ofs popular reprobationif you
should make your chief character re-
semble the original2''4 ay-..,n..ss, gat,
1T there be anything Of the kind, or
il the work fail to prove attractive, it
will withdrawn after the first or sec
ond performance: But there are IN my
subject, striking elements for d first
class stageA drama and fora swimming
one that Shall not think. ofttits failure,
until after it has .failed;I,' 1. ay, sr; vs.
~ Would not the relatives, Of, thesda.4
ceased statesman object to the work. and
get out an injunction against its per-
formanoe7'' '}ss'v,* u
IF such an objection shall be raised
by any one entitled to speak with au-
thority, or. after that one has been pres
ent at performance, of it,lit will be
discontinued. The man Of my. title role
has been a subject Tor painters, sculptors
and other artists, and there is no good
reason why he should not be madeta
subject for. dramatic artists. - ~s.@
After; the playwriter> had expressed
the, views here reported. TheS Sun report
or asked q theatrical manager as to the;
prospects Of a drama Of the kind spoken
of. He answered that he did not believe
single respectable, manager in.New
York or anywhere else would bring it.;
out, and that, if brought out in any
American. city, it would be a fat fail.
ure. He believed that the execution of
the playwriter's project would not be
tolerated by'the theater going oommuni-
ty.-New York Sum-.
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Chicago's Enormous -Four Hundred.
a ''society, directory" just publish
ed indicates that there are 10000 !peo-
pie in Chicago's -Four Hundred. This
could happen only I'm Chicago. = Cthfiica-
90 tRacord M. W. d
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WASHINGTON, D. c.. Fob. 1.-THE
house committee on ways and means
hold another conference over the Presi.
dents bond message to-day and again
adjourned without reporting any con-
clu,ion. but with brighter prospect
for agreement ahead OF 1t.
Tomorrow Secretary Carlisle will ap-
pcar, it is expcf:cd, with the contract
for tho salo Of tho forthcoming bond
Issue to settle question which arose
to-day. Democratic members OF tho
committee prophecy that the Republi.
cans will unite with them upon plan.
This belief 10 based on no definite state.
mcnt from the opposition, but on the
general demeanor OF the Republicans
and the sight OF Mr.. Reed in conference
with Mr.. Cochran for an hour.
Most Of tho time was consumed in a
discussion OF plan ouercd by Mr..
Cochran to meet the present emergency
aud possible exigencies OF the future,
which would confer large discretionary
powers upon the executive branch OF
the government.
He made it verbal proposition, but
alter the meeting reduced the plan to
writing and will present it tomorrow in
the following form:
Whenever it appears to the secretary
Of the treasury that al additional sup
ply OF gold or silver is necessary to the
treasury to enable it to maintain the
parity between the various coins, and
forms Of money Of the United States as
required by law, the said secretary is
hereby authorized 10 procure such gold
or silver as NAV be necessary for that
purpose. by issning therefor obligations
OF the United States conditioned for the
return Of like quantity Of the same
metal as may have been thus obtained.
and for the transfer TO the holder OF such
obligations OF an additional amount OF
said metal not TO exceed per cent OF
the whole amount thus obtained.
Mr.. Bynum withdrew his resolution
in Difference TO Chairman Wilson's plan,
which covers in part the same ground.
and Mr.. wilson had amended the form
OF his resolution by adding a clause
which stipulates that none of the pro-
ceeds OF the bond issue shall be used to
dctray current expenses Of the govern
ment. The change was designed TO
meet the objections uttered BY Repub.
licans ns the former meeting, but their
views upon it were not ELECTED upon it
during the session. Another change
was made in Mr.. Wilson's resolution by
leaving blank the term OF tho bond, and
question was raised whether the con-
tract with the bankers did not atipula,e
for thirty-year term.
Earlier in the meeting, Mr.. Cochran
made speech in favor OF his PROPOSE
tion. claiming for 1t that it did not dis
criminale against either metal. Mr..
Bryan. OF Nebraska, asserted that its
intent was solely in the interest OF gold.
Among the Democratic members OF the
committee who were listed as doubtful,
a conciliatory feeling made itself mani
feat. but i: NAV not result in an agree
ment. Republicans say that their
course cannot be decided upon until the
Democrats present some definite meas
ura IN thcm
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a CishZaD MOTHERS ACr.

Tnkos Her Two Smn,i Children nud
browns Them nnd Herself In III. Frozen
luyrr.
PrrTsnvHGm, Feb. ll.-Mrs. Amelia
seibert, wife OF William L. Ssibert, Of
Coraopolis, was drowned to-day, to-.
gether with her two children, n girl and
boy, aged respectively five years and
nine months. Tho coroner's jury do.
cidod that instead OF accident, as nj frat
reported, tho calamity was murder and
suicide. The story revealed at tho in.
quest Ia that Mrs. Ssibert, while labor
ing under temporary alteration OF
mind, took hor infant in hor arms and
her little girl by the hand and went
to the river, walking over milo
through tho snow aud leo before she
found hole in the leo at the lower end
OF Neville Island. She WAS seen on tho
river by neighbor. who thought she
was crossing to friends on the other
side ..
John and William Seibert, brothers,
and their families. have been living
happily as neighbors in Coraopolis for
years. During the recent blizzard
John'a homo was destroyed by Gre.
Tho excitement so Affected Mrs. William
seibert. who was In poor health, that
her mind became unbalanced. when
found. Mrs. Seibert had the infant
cla'ped in hcr arms and tho little :irl
was by her side. 1t is suppo sed that
sho forced the girl under tho water aud
then jumped in herself with the babe.
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BRIEFS FROM TIE WIRES.

Tho Chilean government has IN.
nounccd it, intention to purchase nil
the railways OF that country.
Tho Agc.lIcralL, tho only morning
paper OF Birmingham. Ala, was sold at
receivers salo yesterday to Frank T..
O'Brien for S2O.Ol0.
Yesterday afternoon fire originated in
tho Wholesale establishment of George
W. Stout, and it was cntiroly DESTROYED.
.lho loss will reach about $ll5,00 on
which tlere is $S5, 900 insurance.
Tho employees Of the Iron.cad Manu-.
featuring Company. Mt Brooklyn. who
went ont on strike on Saturday morning
because their wages woro reducui ~
pur cent, returned to work to.dny. 4
comprnmiao wa, effected.
Empre4s Frederick. OF Germany,
Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, IL
visiting her mothor at Osborn House.
London, and Mas liocc,cr, the Elbo
survivor. will be given M audience by
both tho QuOcn and Empress FrcdoricE.
Mrs Adda NJ. smith hns begun suit
Tor S25,0O1 damage, against tho sons
ana dnughtor Of tho Into ox.President
Il. i. Hayes, at Fremont. O., for pcrma.
mont Injuries clnImed to hava bo0n re-
Ccived IN n runaway caused By largo
and licrco dog ownod by tho Hayes.
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FINANCIAL QUESTION
Stirred Up In tho Senate by n Resolution
Tr,,u Sop,t,r Uiii

NtlFrcu Up III tuC scTisitc VI u EcbOluLlOn
From Senator Hill.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE
financial question again came forward
in the senate to-day when Mr.. Hill
(Dem., n. Y.) presented resolution
defining the policy OF the government
to pay its bonds in case the parity be.
tween gold and silver could not success
fully be maintained. Mr.. Stewart (Pop.
representing the radical silver element,
submitted counter resolution declaT-
ing that tho government had no legal
right to prefer gold to silver. The reso.
lutions wont over under the senate
rules, but they offer an opportunity for
renewal OF spirited conflict over the
financial situation.
MIR. Hill sought to secure action on
his resolution to-day and it is believed
he will push it tomorrow. 1t is con.
siderably improbable. however. that
the senate will specifically define the
government policy On gold payments in
case the bi-mc,allic ratio is disturbed.
Most of the day was spent on the post.
office appropriation bill. spirited con-
tcs, beng made against tho senate
amendment giving tho postmaster gen.
eral discretion in expondinc the $780,
000 ior railway postal routes. There is
such freedom OF debate in the senate
that Mr. Allon Pop, Neb.) branched
oil on nn elaborate presentation Of the
alleged frauds in the last Alabama elec-
ton. Mr.. Alcn presented tables. sup.
ported by allidavi,s. showing that 900
fraudulent votes wero counted in tho
"back holt" OF Alabama.
Mr.. Pottigrew, OF South Dakota, pre-.
senled a resolution directing tho Presi-
dent to secure private counsel to prose.
cute the right, OF tho government
against the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific railroads. Tho senator said he
would have some interesting statements
to present as to irregularities in the
management OF these and some other
roads. Tho senate had not completed
tho postoIlico bill up to tho time OF ad-
lolrnmpnt