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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. Leroy a. Crenshaw, one of Rich
mond's oldest citizens, died yesterday
evening ofpneumonia.
DR.. ]. A. Hippo, well-known ply
stefan of Caroline county, died Sunday
night at his home in that county.
Mr.. John Pope is very sick at the
city residence OF Major Ginter, III Rich'
mond Drs. Hunter Mcclure and Jos.
A. White are attending him.
John Johnson, colored, aged nine
teen years, has been lodged in Lancas-
ter county Jail, charged with the MUIR
der of Charles Carter, storekeeper's
clerk, at Old Christ's Church, TUESDAY
night. He confessed the murder.
Mr.. J. R. Grimes, a member of the
Richmond City Council, who last week
was censured by that body for having
been connected with the bad manage
ment OF the city gas works. last III ght
rendered his resignation as member.
The resignation was accepted and MT.
Grimes will be candidate for re-elec-
ton.
The democratic executive committee
of Loudoun county met yesterday and
ordered primary election on May for
selection of delegates to the congress
ional convention of the eighth district.
The votes are to be cast for the candl-
dates and the one receiving the high
est plumber shall be entitled to the
whole delegation from the county. The
committee will then name the dele
gates.
Mr.. John E. Massey, State superin
tendent of public instruction, has writ
ten letter to Mr.. J. H. Gwathney, SUI
perintendent of public schools of King
William county, relative to Mr.. Mas
sey's rejection of the appointment o.
Mrs. Fannie Bagby as q member OF the
school board of West Point. MIR. Mas
sey says woman is not eligible in Vir-
GINA as school trustee, and it follows
that the appointment of Mrs. Bagby to
the Office of school trustee is not valid
or legal appointment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-07

C. B. Lands has been nominated for
Congress i'll the Ninth Indiana district.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-22
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-22
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-22

Senator Daniels, Of Virginia, will
speak Thursday on the Monroe doc
trine, and Senator NoIcott tomorrow,
according to notice already given by
them Both addresses are eagerly
looked forward to, and they will
doubtless be interesting, and the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-22

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-22
speech of Daniels a mastery addition
to the discussion

DR. Mott is here | have reason to
believe, mapping out some political
programme, which | will send you in
a day or two, as he is silent as a clam.
The Doctor preferred to talk war
with Great Britain as he sat in the
reserved Senate gallery yesterday, and
though uncommunicative about his
mission here, he painted his words red
with indignation at the disparage-
ment of the Monroe doctrine that Sew
ell of New Jersey, was then dispens-
ing in his dull way across the cham
Der. The Doctor, l am informed, has
already had a conference with Pritch-
ard and the two will get together again
before tomorrow. Pritchard made
yesterday several visits over to But
ler's seat and the two held their little
conferences. / believe a President has
to be thirty-five years of age. That
may keep Butler out of the White
House after all.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-22
John ]. Phoenix,
Greensboro. \. {.
Administrators Notice

Having this day qualified as administra-
tor of the.estate of Zachiariah Baker. de-
ceased, hereby give notice TO all persons
indebted to said decedent that prompt pay
ment is required; and to those holding
claims against said decedent to present
them to me or my attorney on or before the
30th day OF December. 1896, or this notice
will he pleaded in bar of their recovery.
GRAY BARKER, administrator,
of Zachariah Barker, deceased.
HERBERT NORRIS attorney.
This Dec. 81 1896.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-22

Having qualified as executor OF the last
will and testament of Alfred Williams, de-
ceased, late OF Wake county, n. G., hereby
notify all persons having claims against the
estate of said Alfred Williams TO present
the same to me or my attorney, Mr.. Ernest
Haywood, OF Raleigh, n. g., on or before
January Goth, 1897, or this notice Will be
plead in bar OF their recovery. This is also
TO notify all persons indebted to said es'
tate to make prompt payment to me or TO
my said attorney.
ALFRED w. HAYWOOD,
Executor Of the last viii and testament Of
Alfred Williams, deceased.
Ilaw River, ", O., January l3th, 1880.
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

A ranchmnn IN Jackson's Hole, Idaho,
set trap for wolves, and on the next
dsy found that black bear had been
trapped. The skin was no good, how
ever, as grizzly had attacked and killed
the captive, literally tearing him to
pieces. The ranchman reset the trap,
md the next day found that the grizzly
had been caught in it, but had run away
with the trap and log. The man start
cd off on the trail, and after a mile chase
came across the trap with half the
ears foot in 1t, either chcwed or torn
off. While looking at 1t, the grizzly
hove in sight, wild with rage, and the
ranchman, after firing futile shot, ran
for home. He reached his cabin in
safety. and 1t was two days before he
yentured out after his trap.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
THE BOTTLE MAY EXPLODE.

always be in position beneath the bottle
containing the phosphorus, so that Il
the flask should break the fiery fluid
would be caught in a place OF safety.
There is always more or less danger
from the skyrocket-filte particle which
energies from the neck of the bottle,
One of these small, fiery particles m:gkt
light on a woman's dress and set her on
fire in moment. Again, If the neces.
sary precautions are not taken, the DOT
tie might break and the phosphorus
spread all over the floor, causing p SC
rious confagration.
mo chemist could conscientiously
recommend the use of phosphorus for
any such purposes" he concluded.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
EDUCATING THE PEOPLE.

The Chautauqua movement has done
and is doing much work among class
Of people who otherwise would not study
any regular course 1t is, of course, a
serious criticism on tho textbooks of
this institution that they are often su-
perficial and ne' infrequently one sided.
This can hardly be prevented, as the
books are written hurriedly by busy
men who have not time to do thoroughly
scientific work.
Other movements like college and
university extensions and settlements
are more or less subject TO the same
general c1itioism-viz, that their work
is scrappy and superficial. The same
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

"It's dreadful thing" he said, with a
gloomy air, that ice cream makers are
getting so INSCRIPTIONS that they put
glue in the frozen mixture to give II
firmness."
The pretty girl set her lips together
for an instant.
"Thnt may be true" she responded,
rubbing the spoon suggestively over her
empty plate, "but still do not believe
one dish of 1t ever would make any body
stuck up"
And he had to order q second allow
ance.-N. Y. Recorder.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

adding water and heating over n spirit
lamp.
The Florence flask, used by the Ital.
isns principally for putting up wine, II
ound-bottomed and covered will
wicker work. AS soon as the water il
the flask becomes heated streams ol
fire issue from it in the shape of min
iature skyrockets. If the heat be re
moved and reapplied three or four time,
the upper surface Of the flask becomes
dry and the particles adhering to the
side of the flask scintillate like stars
emitting brilliant rays, and many of the
htars will shoot from side to side. Such
exhibitions as these are strenuously
condemned by practical chemists.
Durand Woodman, one of the leading
chemists in New York, whose attention
was drawn to the subject by the writer
said: Tricks and games in which phos
phorus is used should not be indulgnt
in by persons who are not used by lorG
experience to handling such stuff
Phosphorus is one of the most danger
GUS commodities which we have to
handle, and should never be used foi
amusement purposes, or in playing
tricks, unless by n chemist or some one
else thoroughly familiar with its use.
"In parlor magic games, if it must be
used, large kettle full of water should
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
FACING A GRIZZLY,
A Brave Boy Kills an Angry Boar with
Blow OF al Ak.


1t was in September-and the Col
orado sun had done it's duty and made
Phil as brown of face and stout of limb
as any of us-that the geology class,
consisting of the professor and ten pu-
pills, male an excursion into the range
with the object of taking practical
lesson among the limestone beds at
the back of Lincoln peak.
Away we went-feeling very hilarious
at the idea of making an Independent ex-
pedition, even with B1inlers for a gen.
eral-scrambling over rocks and fallen
trees, chasing squirrels and chipmunks,
throwing stones Mt birds and rabbits
and behaving generally Just like what
we were-a parcel of schoolboys.
Presently we emerged from the trees
and came out upon another little open
park-lke stretch of ground Half way
across II our attention was suddenly at
tracted by stir among the high grass.
and out jumped little, dark-colored,
short-legged animal, which looked like
woolly pig-if there be any such thing
in nature.
Away it scuttlcd, and away we all
went, with shout, in pursuit.
Phil happened to be some distance
behind at the moment, being busily en-
gagged in digging a tanantula's nest out
of the ground with his knife; but as
soon as he saw what we were doing, he
came racing after us, shouting: "Look
out! Look out! It's a"
We did not hear what, we were MAX
ing so much noise ourselves.
But the little animal, whatever it was,
was too quick for us and disappeared
into some willows while we we~e still
20 yards behind. The next moment the
willows waved and bent and out
bounced great she bear-a grizzly!
With yell of dsmay we all turned
and scattering like flock of sparrows
when a cat jumps into the midst of
them, fed for the nearest trees. Blink
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
A Really wonderful Flower.

The most wonderful flower in the
world, as well as one of the very largest
blossoms known, is a native of the
Malay peninsula. 1t is simply gigantic
flower without either stem or leaves,
and has more the appearance of a
fungus than anything else. 1t is about
three feet in diameter and has glogu-
lar central cup which has capacity of
nearly two gallons. This cup is always
filled with fetid liquor which attracts
an immense swarm of flies had other
insects. The pistils of this queer flower
distill the liquid and tits believed that the
rank odor attracts the flies in order that
the flower may be fertilized.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

PHIL KEPT COMING ON SLOWLY.
ers, quite forgetting that he was the
general of the little eXpeditionary
force, made such use of his long legs
that he was safely up tree before any
of the rest of us had reached one.
AS for me, never reached one at all.
In turning to run, I tripped over the
AK, and though was up again in an in
stant, the check made me the last of
the fngitives.
The chase was very soon over. In six
jumps, as 1t seemed, the great beast
caught me, and, with one blow of her
paw on the middle of my back, sent me,
face downward, to the ground. with
every atom of breath driven out of my
body.
This last circumstance was u good
thing for me; could not have moved a
muscle if l had wished to. Consequent
ly the bear supposed that was dead,
and instead of tearing me up into small
pieces, as I expected, she began shifting
me all over and turning me about with
her claws.
Suddenly, however, she ceased and be-
gan to growl, and Iheard Blnkers up in
his tree call out: "Go back! You can't
do any good. You'll only get yourself
killed, tool" From which concluded
that Blinkers and the bear had one
thought in common; they both sup
posed me to be dead.
was beginning to recover my breath
little by this time, and in my anxiety
to see what was going forward, made
slight movement with one arm, and
in an instant the bear had that arm be-
tween his teeth. 1t hurt me so horribly
that / tainted, and all that happened
afterwards l gathered from the other
boys.
Phil, when he saw me knocked down,
instead of climbing up tree like the
rest, ran back to where l had dropped
the ak, and, picking it up, advanced to
my rescue.
1t was mad thing to do, there is no
doubt about that; but Phil did it-and
without thought of his own danger.
1t was in vain that Blinkers calledto him
to go back; he did not seem to hear, but
kept coming on slowly, with his eyes
'A-NS' va 'hS pSui, uha ehS "a hSib III
readiness to strike.
The bear dropped my arm and ad-
vanced a step, standing across my body,
growing and turning up her lips until
all her great white teeth were exposed;
but still Phil came on. At six feet dis
tance he stopped. The bear took step
forward, and then another, and then,
with all the strength of his body doubled
by the intense excitement of the mo-
ment, Phil struck at her with such force
and precision that he split her skull
clean in two.
But, even in dying, the bear sue
ceeded in doing some mischief.
With last convulsive effort she
struck out, and, with her great claws,
tore away the front of Pills coat, vest
and shirt, and made three deep cuts all
across his chest from the left shoulder
diagonally downward. Another inch
and Phil must certainly have been
killed. AS it was, he stood for moment
swaying to and fro, and then fell for
ward upon the dead body of the bear
Sidford T. Hamp, in ST. Nicholas.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
Too Good n Thing.

Young Lamb-If 1 was married to
your daughter, sir, should be the hap
piest man alive.
Mr.. Ham-That's what I thought be-
fore married her mother, but was
mistaken.
Y. Ibid she not come up TO your
expectations, sir?
Mr.. H.-On the contrary, she exceed.
ed them; that's what l found fault
with.-Up-to-Date.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
Then How Did waggIes Know?

Mr.. Wiggles-Didn't tell you not to
tell Waggles that we were going to
move? didn't want him to know it,
and to-day he asked me when we were
going to make the change.
Mrs. Wiggles Gndignantly)-I didn't
say word to him about it. Ididn't
tell anybody but his wife.-Somerville
Journal. :
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
The Old Hunks.

Mrs. Chugwater - Josiah, did you
ever notice how common 1t is for girls
to look like their fathers?
Mr.. Chugwater-Of course 1 have.
Most of them look like their fathers.
That's why SO many girls faces are
their fortunes.-Chicagp Tribune,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
PHOSPHORUS MAGIC.
A Popular Amusement Which Is Full oi
Danger and PeriIs,

Parents, school principals and other
tire just beginning to realize the dan
ger attendant upon the practice, which
is becoming quite too common, of using
phosphorus as an agent for playing boy
ish pranks, or for the purpose of max
ing miniature fireworks in parlor
magic shows. 1t Is also frequently
used in "hazing" tricks by college boys.
and Is freely sold and recommended by
amusement promoters.
1t is generally prepared for such pur.
poses by placing a half pint of solid
phosphorus in a pint Florence flask
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
Printing!!
EDUelOpes.

Do not be deluded with the
notion that Printed Envelope is
not seen by anyone but the postal
clerk. Consider your own Enve-
lopes in the light that you consider
others. What an advantage it is,
when you receive letter, to know,
by simply glancing at the corner,
who it comes froml A neat card
on your Envelope will insure i'm
mediate attention, if you are we'll
established; it will assist you in
dealing with new firms, if you have
been in business for few years;
and it will materially help to give
you a standing, if you are just
starting in business.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
Tho Boat Shadnw.

"Of course the fat detective will serve
your purpose better than any of the
others"
"Why Ho2"
because he will undoubtedly make
the best shadow.'-N. Y. World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
Reasoning Backward.

Gent-Mademoiselle looks more beau
tiful every day.
Lady--You have been telling me so
for n good many years. What horrid
sight l must have been to start with
Tit-Dits,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

"Cnn you give me change for five dol
lars?" inquired the usually impecuni-
GUS friend.
Certainly" was the unguarded an-
swer.
"Then lend me three."-Washington
Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

THAT man and his wife run the
church."
"uow's that?"
Hes the rector and she's the direc.
tor."-Town Topics.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

"Did he look like q bicyclistP"
Oh, dear, nc; not in the least. Why,
he could stand up straight with no per,
ceptible effort. ."-Chicago Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
Her Husbands Opinion.

Full many a flower is born to blush un.
seen,
And waste its sweetness on the desert
air."
I wish the case had been 30 with thai
flour;
Ny wife could not have made those bis.
cults there.
N " World
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
As He Read Her Brief Note.

She wants all presents returned" ht
mused.
II wonder what she misses!
Perhaps I'd better go back at once
And give her back her kisses"
Chicago Tribune
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

Fannie-Is my new hat becoming?
Jennie-Yes, indeed it is; it makes
you look fifteen years younger.-Texas
Sitter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

Little Boy Ito his mother, after pa
ternal discipline)-Ma, I'm afraid we
made great mistake in marrying pa.
-TitBits.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
Wanted to Make Sure.

"Wall, Doc" said the old man, per
haps I'd orter not ha' called you. l
guess the OF woman's right 'nough
dead, but l wanted to make sure of the
thing"
To this day the poor old man cannot
understand why the doctor declined his
further advances.-ChicagoT Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
N. Y. World.

Young Wife-What is 'home rule"
that the papers talk SO much about?
Old Husband Cooking sad)-I wish l
didn't know.-TeNas Sitter,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

Mr.. CrimsonbeaL-Wha kind of q
dress do you call that red affair Mrs.
Styles has ON, to-day?
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-Tka q calling
gown.
well, goodness knows, 1t looks loud
enough to all."-Yonkers Statesman.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
might be said of many schools and col.

might be said of many schools and col.
leges.
A more recent movement, the Uni
versity association, is extending its work
III various towns and uses monthly
magazine through which to impart its
information. The editors have accom-
pllshed the remarkable feat of giving
the history of some nine ancient nations
in the brief compass of Al pages! 1t will
be in order next for some enterprising
firm to issue a vest pocket edition of an
encyclopedia of universal knowledge!
The erudite author of the small sam
pie of Egyptian history gives the remot-
est date of the ancient empire as B. @.
3O00l Shades of Petrie, Naville and
Bunsen! Our author, being a bishop,
at once raises our suspicious that he is
writing in the interest of theological
theory, the Importance of which, in his
mind, is greater than any facts that the
competent Psychologist may discover.
Mariette dates the beginning of the
Shinite dynasty (Nena) at 4400 B. G..
and he may be considered conservative
and certainly very safe critic. A little
farther along in his work he tells us
that the foundations of the Egyptian
monarchy began about 1904 b. c."
If our bishop p-author desires to defend
Horne's theory of Biblical chronology
against the well ascertained facts of
Egyptian history, he has perfect right
to do SO, but let him not do it in the
name of Egyptian history. He tells us
another thing that is certainly remark
able for its modesty-viz, that "the
languages of the ancient Romans,
Greeks, Medes, Persians and Hindoos
seem to have had common origin"
Why so much assurance i'll regard to the
dates of ancient history and so little in
regard to much more certain matter
viz, the origin of the languages in ques-
ton? This sounds like faint echo of
the voice of Bopp's critics and oversub-
servience to the one sided and dogmatic
Rawlinson. If popular educational out
lines must be brief, they need not be i'll
accurate, and shortness is no excuse for
slovenliness. Let us hope that the fol-
lowing numbers Of the journal will be
more accurate in statement and better
written, for the movement is certainly
a commendable one. g. w. JAMES.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17
A Better Reaann.

Mack-Is 1t true that Bulllon's daugh,
ter eloped with his coachman?
Wyld-Yes.
Mack-I suppose Bullion is furious.
Wyld-I should say so. He says he can
never get another coachman that will
suit him as well.-Brooklyn Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

Largest Apple Orchard.
The largest apple orchard in the
world covers 1857 acres In Fairmont.
Kan. ....-.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-09-17

Certainly She Does.
"What number shoe does she wear 2"
"a full size too small!"-Chicago Rec
ord,