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Evening journal., 1896-03-25
Iangdon,s Statement.

"Iangdon said that he went TO tho
house ON Sunday morning and remained
until Monday. He said that tho girl was
taken ill in the afternoon, and that ho had
fallen asleep and did not awaken until II
o'clock Monday morning. He thought
the girl was sleeping, so he said, and left
the house without disturbing her. That
night, he said, he stopped at a hotel, and
in tho morning he was surprised 10 read
in the newspapers Of the girls death.
Iangdon is held TO await the action Of
the coroner.
1t will be several days before the result
of the autopsy shall be definitely known,
and then an inquest will bo held.
The father OF Miss McGrath IS "A press
man In the employ OF the Philadelphia
Times. The McGrath family seems to
have had more than share Of misfortune.
In January, 1895, their son. William II.
McGrath, fred a pistol bullet into tho
temple OF his s-ycar- old daughter Lillian,
and while she was gasping her last he
went into the cellar and shot himself, the
wound proving fatal.
Evening journal., 1896-03-25

1000 pounds Pepsin Plug Tobscco at &c
plug. Cigars CSC. SOC. 65c and 81 90 per
box. Durstein, East Second street.
Evening journal., 1896-03-25
A MYSTERIOUS MURDER
Philadelphia Capitalist Involved
In a Scandal.
HE IS ARRESTED IN HIS OFFICE.

Annie McGrAth, Who Lived Secretly with
:. y. Langdon, Found Dead Under sus-
picious Circumstance Is an Exten-
sive Operator In Coal aud Railroads.
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The Drummer. Dilemma.

''I was born under an unlucky star, :"
said 9. E. Jameson, Baltimore knight
Of the gripsack, to reporter. "Oyer in
Maryland there are two men named
Curtis doing business in adjoining
towns One Of them has been a customer
OF mine, while could never sell much
to the other one. was told that the
one whose trade / wanted and could not
get had been presented by his wife with
twins. A bright idea came to me. ]
would seal his trade forever. sent him
the best baby carriage could buy. Then
In a few days went over there. He
was the maddest man ever saw. 1t
seems that he is bachelor and every
body in town had guyed him.
"Then ! went to the other town to
see my customer and he was mad. It
was he who was father Of twins and a
rival had given him carriage, with the
information that he had seen me buy
one for another customer who had a
baby. haven t straiehtened 1t out yet,
and I'm doubtful If ! ever can. Wash
ington Star.
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Manuscripts by Dickens.

What have become of the manuscripts
Of Dickens earlier works? Some light
is thrown on the question in Mr.. Shool-
ing's paper in The Strand. The manu-
script of "Our Mutual Friend" was Civ
en-, as is we'll known, by the author to
his friend Mr.. Dallas, and subsequently
bought by Mr.. Childs, the publisher,
Of Philadelphia. The manuscript Of
"Pickwick" was, Miss Georgina Ho-
garth states, never preserved in its en-
tirety, though stray fragments have
turned up, and are dispersed about the
world, but it was not given by its au-
thor to any one. 81 don't think" adds
Miss Hogarth, she attached much i'm
portance to his manuscripts in those
early days" Portions Of the original
manuscript Of "Oliver Twist" figure
among the numerous interesting fac
similes whieb accompany the article.
They are taken from fragment Of the
manuscript still remaining, which be-
gins with the twelfth chapter and ends
with what is now called the forty third
chapter, wherein is shown how the
Artful Dodger got into trouble" coli
yer Twist" was written in a much larger.
hand than were most Of the later works.
The manuscript shows some notable va
riations. The manuscript of Nicholas
Nickleby" is one of those which have
vanished, but facsimile is given Of
part Of the revised proof Of the preface,
which shows a long passage struck out
by Charles Dickens London News.
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A Keen Eyed Engineer.

An old engineer was getting his
sight tested by doctor who lived in a
house facing large park. The doctor
used to say to his patients, "Look over
sight was to be tested, he had arranged
with his son to take his bicycle half o
mile into the park and be oilipg it ID
due time the old man was led 10 the
window, the doctor saying, as usual:
"What do you see?''
The old man, peering out, said u
see q young man STOPPING beside his bi-
cycle.
''DO your" said the doctor. II don't
see anything at all. -
Nonsense, said the engineer. "Why'
he is oiling it.
The doctor took up pair OF field
glasses and plainly saw the same.
Magnificent sighti" he said.
The engineer is still drawing MI
wages. .-Elmira Telegram
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sCNativis,u" In Paris.

The directors of the Paris Grand Opera,
in answer to criticisms that, although
subsidized, they were producing foreign
instead Of French works, recently drew
up list by which they showed that
during the past 20 years they bad
mounted 88 operas by Frenchmen and
only 6 by foreigners, the two outsiders
being Wagner and Verdi. M. Maurel,
the Partisan critic, has now carried the
statistics back to the beginning of the
century.
1t seems that the last generation Of
FTenchmen were not so particular as 70
,lA s 90 F-encp aaa IF ggsiaiAE7 s5ftis e1nc
On the other hand, it appears that only
5, 9s4 performances Of French operas
have during this period been given, as
against S,149 representations OF works
by foreign musicians. The French writer
la1nents that his compatriots preferred
foreign works, although in fairness II
should be said that the list probably in.
cludes the operas Of Meyerbeer, Rossini
and other great masters Of a previous
generation, who, although not French
by birth, were practically Parislan by
adoption. London News.
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Professor Drummond tells the story
Of little girl who once said to her ia.
ther: Papa, want you to say some
thing to God for me, something want
to tell him very much. ! have such o
little voice that don't think he could
hear it way up in heaven, but you have
a great big mans voice. and he will be
sure to hear yon." The father took his
little girl in his arms and told her that
even though God were at that moment
surrounded by all his holy angels,
sounding on their golden harps and sing.
ing to him one Of the grandest anc
sweetest songs Of praise ever was heard
In heaven, he was sure that he would
say to them: "Hushl Stop the singing
for a little while There's little girl
away down on the earth who wants &c
whisper something in my ear. "-Ram'i
Horn.
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Rrn,,a un ths partr.

At : card party in the northwest o
few evenings ago cross eyed naan was
posing as the man who knew q all Civ
inc his positive opinions On every sub
.Sect In loud voice and otherwise max
ing himself general nuisancs. y Bos-
ton girl was particularly annoyed 8 the
lordly afr be assumed and the assacks hs
had made ON some Of her pet theories.
She made up her mind to boWl him over
II she ever got chance.
Il came sooner than expected. a lew
minutes later the Boston girl was the
mariner Of the cross eyed man, who i'm.
mediately proceeded TO give elaborate
instructions as to how certain cards
shonld be played to insure theln the
came. He finished BY saying, I" NCW, So
ahead. Miss Back Bay, and remember
/ have my eye On you" eheneysg look
! e DID, bat in the moss innccent way
luinable, said. which aTe Mr..
5onesiss Es broke mp the party. Wash-
inntou Post.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1896-06-11

Slavery survived in England much
later than is generally supposed. The
word bondage" in Northumberland
still means female farm servant. The
coolies and salters-i. e., salt miners--of
East Lothian were actually slaves till
I7Y5. II they deserted their service. any
one harboring them was liable to PEN
aItv of IS If he did not restore them In
~ hours. The last slave In England
was not freed until 1899, and in lS4z
there was cody living who. as well
n his father and grandfather, bad work.
ed Is q slave in q pit q Musselbnrg.
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.sThat pointer Of mine is great dog, "
declared Howard Vernon as be petted
bis 81, 900 dog, Glenbeigh. II can al
ways depend ON him. When he makes q
point, know that he has scented bird,
and / know that he wiz not move
muscle, while / have chance at it.
1T was hunting quail up at Point
Reys when lost Glenbeigh ] knew he
mnst be pointing in the hrush some
where, but looked everywhere for him
and could not find him. The next day
I resumed the search. with no better
success. but on the third day ] found
him in . dense thicket Standing per-
fecsly rigid, with his tail sticking
straight out behind and one foot mp. 4
ouaii had run into . hollow tree, and
the dog stood at the opening pointing.
The quail dared not come out, and the
dog, true to his training. wouldn'
move. he had been standing in that po.
sition. without so much as moving
foot, for 65 hours, and when ! tried tC
lead him away he could not walk. -
San Francisco Post.
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NO. 35.
THE BUTTERFLY.
How the Gorgeous Beauty Bursts From
His Ugly Outer Shell.


Last summer I noticed q milkweed
caterpillar travelling across the piazza
floor, evidently i'll search of his final
shelter. We secured him temporarily
under tumbler, but there, to our sur
prise, he proceeded to spin his little
web and hang himself head downward
from the bottom of the covering glass
days we saw the whole process of change,
even to the splitting of the caterpillar
skin and the final wriggle from it that
changed him into the most exquisite
transparent, nile green chrysalis, buc-
toned with gold. Toward the end of two
weeks this began to grow opaque, and
gradually we saw from under it the
thorax, antenn@, head, wings and alb
doininal rings in perfect coloring OF
black and red. One fine morning "he
burst this outer shell of sin and hatched
himself,p not "a cherubim," but
more tangible aerial creature, though
not able to float off at once, as perhaps
even cherubim do not. No; his wings
were only as big as dime pieces "And
still the wonder grew" as we watched
them grow and unfold under our eyes
in breathless amazement, and one at
least in reverence and awe. 1t seemed
such q definite change from death into
life. 1t was not so difficult then to i'm
agine o soul freed from its mortal en-
velope since this marvel could be done.
The little creature, after expanding
to its full size, became very sociable,
liking to be held on the finger, and after
I had once unrolled his probosois with
pin and guided it to drop of sugared
water quickly learned to find his food
and sucked up drop "in no time"
After few days he floated out Of
carelessly opened window, and was
glad and sympathized, for I, too. longed
to try my wings beyond four walls.
Milkweed caterpillars are common
enough (Danais Archippus, believe,
but cannot verify, and it is a most
charming and exciting experiment, ess
pecially for an invalid, to try.-Boston
Transcript.
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Wagner, writing in 1846. said OF
schumann: sHe is highly gifted mu-
sician, but an impossible man. When J
came from Paris, went TO see him. ]
told him Of my Partisan experiences,
smoke Of the state of music in France.
then Of that in Germany, spoke OF liter
aturs and politics. but he remained as
good as dumb for nearly an hour. One
cannot 20 ON talking quite alone. An
impossible man r. Schumann gave an
account Of this interview which practi-
caIIy agrees with that Of Wagner. u
have seldom met Wagner" he said.
ssbut be is man Of education and spirit.
he talks, however, increasingly. and that
one cannot endure for long together. "
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GOOD POSITION
And Good Business Education Nearer
Home-SpeCial Offer.

And Good Business Education Nearer
Home-SpeCiaI Offer.
On June the 10Th Draughon's PractI-
cal Business College, Nashville, Tenn,
will open branch school In TEXAR-
KAMA, under the management of Prof.
r. r. Luman, who has not only served
as Principal of Draughonis Nashville
College twelve months, but he has for
years kept books for some Of the largest
6nsne 10 .rannnasae-- -aaAA Sent II
teachers. se4ssbz
This branch school bSa 40 necessi-
tp. as the Nashville Fs found 1t
difficult to accommodate alarge atten-
dance from the West and other sections.
Il will give the same advantages as Civ
en- in the Nashville school. II is gener~
aIly known that Prof. Draughon' g course
of book keeping is considered by busi-
ness men by far the best in the Union,
whila the other departments are second
TO none. Prof. Draughons College
guarantees positions under reasonable
conditions.
THOSE who enter the Texafkana school
within reasonable time will receive a
special discount. For catalogue, etc.,
J.F. DRAUGHON. Pres't.
Nashville, Tenn.
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The Ideal Panacea.

James L Francis, Alderman. Chicago,
says: 81 regard DIR. Kings Nrw DiscOv-
cry as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs,
Colds and Lung COMPLAINTS, having used
it in my family for the last five years, to
the exclusion of physician's prescriptions
or other preparations"
Rev. John Burgds, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes: II have been Minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for 50 years
or more, and have never found anything
so beneficial, or that gave, me euch speedy
relief as DR.. Kings's New Discovery
Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now. Trial
bottles free at NatchitOches Drug Com
pamy limited.
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What is

Castoria DR. Samuel Pitchers prescription Infants
and ChlIdren. IcOntalhs neither Opium, Morphine
otheF Nasootic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
for ParegOric Drops, Soothing syrups and Castor OIL
It is Pleasant. Its guarantee Is thirty years. by
Millions Of Mothers Castoria destroys Worms and aays
feverishness Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curds
cures DiarrhCea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and atulency
Cast0ria assnates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural Sleep Cas-
toria is the Children's Panaceathe Mothers Friend
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Sir William Fraser states, in volume
of "reminiscences which has just been
published, that Napoleon III, while in
exile at Chiselhurst, matured a plan to
restore himself to the throne. A private
Yacht, Of which the late Mr.. James As
bury was owner, had been actually
chartered for the purpose of landing the
former emperor on the French coast,
whence he was to repair in disguise to
Chalons. where an army corps was en-
gagged in maneuvers, there throw Off his
incognito and lead the troops into Paris
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1896-06-11

We ought never to be willing to live
any year Just as we lived the last one.
No one is striving after the best things
who is not intent on an upward and a
forward movement continually. The cir
eular movement is essential, too-the
going around and around in the old
grooves, daily tasks-yet even IN this
treadmill round there should be constant
progress. We ought to do the same
things better each day. Thon in the
midst Of the outward routine our inner
life ought tobe growing in earnestness.
In force, in depth.--J. r. Miller.
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usaful Reading.
Mrs. Browning says:

. We gel no good
By being ungenerous even to book
And calculating profits, so much hcip
Nv 10 muoh reading 1t is rather whom
We eIoriously forgot ourselves and plunge
soul forward, hesdlong into books profound
Impassioned for its beauty and salt Of truth
'Tis then we get tho right good from book.
It must be remembered that the wom-
an who wrote this was profound
scholar, one who delighted in hard study
and who was educated far beyond most
women of her day. She was able to
"plu,ge soul forward" into many books
besides sensational novels. The rule does
not apply to those who find everything
which is not exciting bore. brooklyn
Ea0le.
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An extraordinary tAIe b eeld by Ma5or
Prvsa Gordon of wound ispsived fn
the Waterloo campaign By one Duaald
AZ the Ninety second regiment Re haf
heen shot il the thigh By nua lal1s
The ball was extracted, bUt iae
wound did NOT heal a Iarss nbsnsss
formed. Poultioes were applied. and on
A incision being made. 70 and bahold !
4 5 franc piece and frane pfscs wase
extracted, together with ) bit Of cloth.
the lager coin having been his nsavly
ip the center and forced into the shape
cf a cup. Notes and QusEI
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The Roman pen, or stylus. was an
iron implement, sharp at one end like
an awl and Fat at the other like paper.
cutter. II was used for writing on tab,
lots Of wood or ivory covered with wax
The sharp end was employed for writing
and the fiat for erasing or correcting
what was written.
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NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA. THURSDAY, JUNE II, 1896.

religious, after the manner of his kiud.
He worships his ancestors-as, indeed,
he ought, seeing that they did bag
thing for HIM in bringing him into the
world so small. At home Chimah's
hobby Is singing, and he is forever prac-
ticing duets with his wife, the midget
Princess Josepha, who is seen by the
side of her gigantic sister.
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A Funny sIinprint.

One of the most ludicrous announce
ments that ever appeared perhaps was
made by L1nde " newspaper In the
earlier half Of lie p-czent century to the
effect that Sir Robert Peel land party
of fends were s!scoting PEASANTS III Ire
land. I" The words Iaispt'r;td, Of course,
were friends" and ''piieaSants. -
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ssIt ssernsa sort Of strange at first, "
said q stroller, "to see one legged
man hooking at the display in a shoe
store window, for it didn't seem es
though he would take more f1an half
an interest in shoes, but as d matter =
fact he appeared to be as much inter
ee.ad ar anybody. New. York Sum.
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Mrs. Ncwwife--I bought a lovely
bottle Of medicine today. wairanted 70
cure ST. Vitus' d4rce. 1 eniy paid 80
cents for it.
Her Hatby-Bdt neither Of us has
that disease.
"I know, but IL was marked down
from so cents. "--Philadelphia Record.
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uOw It Happened.

How did you"- the visitor began,
when the ossified man hastened to say:
"How did l get in this condition 9
Certainly. A young woman gave me the.
marble heart when was young map,
and it spread. Cincinnati Enquirer,
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CouIdn.t End II.

How is it / never see you killing
sir1e?' asked an idle person. -. ~
II can't find the time" said the busy
rnanrin perfect innocence. - Indianapolis
JournaE
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Castorias.

"castoria Is so well adapted to children that
recommend 1t as superior to any prescription
known to me-"
H. A. ARcHER, NJ. D..
III So Oxford ST., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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.Castoria..

"csstoria Is an excellent medicine for chill
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
DIR. Q. c. osoooD,
Lowell, Mass.
"castoria Il the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the
real aiinterest of their children, and use castoTia
snstead Of the various quacl< nostrums which
are Destroying their loved ones, BY forcing
opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other
sending them TO premature graves"
DR. ]. r. KzNcHRLcE.
Conway, Ark.
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The csntaur company. " Murray Street. New York city,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1896-06-11

"our physicians In the cbiidren's depart
ment have spoken highly Of their expert
ence In their outside practice with castoria,
and although we only have among cur
medical supplies what Is known a. regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits of castorla has won Us to look with
favor upon IT,"
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIssENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
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ALLEN c. SIXTH, Pres. ''
The sun., 1896-02-29
NO Room FOR DEMOCRATS.
Brooklyn to Be Governed on Strictly Re
publican Lines.

During his months occupancy OF tho City
Works Department in Brooklyn Commissioner
Theodore b. Willis has been engaged mainly on
the question OF getting rid OF the Democratic
employees who were left by his Mugwump pre-
deccssor. and filling their places with Republi-
cans Of the Wurster-Willis stripe. The job has
been one OF difficulty and delicacy. owing to the
fact that before Mayor Schieren laid down tho
cares Of Office he gave civil service q big boost
by bringing even the laborers in the City Works
Department under its operation. Mr.. Willis.
however. is an adrolt and versatile statesman.
and yesterday his factional friends announced
with much glee that he had solved the knotty
problem. and that today his official axe would
lop Off the head Of every Democrat who could
be spared and was not protected by civil service
rules.
1t was said that the decapitations might even
pioyees are to be selected from the ranks of the
nti-Worth- Buttlng element in the organiza-
tlon.
Last evening Mr.. Willis announced the reap
pontment Of Major, a.. G. Tate to his $4,000
job as Register of Water Rates. Major Tate
nnce he rendered to the administration forces
In the General Committee reorganization fight.
Among the doomed officials in the City Works
Bureau are Charles II. Lansing and Russell
johnson. colo:ed Democrats. who have been
able to hold on for several years. owing to their
fidelity to duty. Their dismissal was demanded
by II delegation representing the colored Repub-
lican organization. and yesterday MIR. Willis in
two sable Republicans would get their Jobs. 1t
is expected confidently that the Democratic
wedding out will now be extended to all the
municipal departments.
Mr.. Willis and n few political friends were in
conference Mt his office in the municipal build
inI until midnight last night l;efore they re:
tired the list of the employees to be discharged
and OF those to be appointed in their places was
made up. but it may be subjected to II little re-
vision when laid before Mayor Wurster this
morcing.
1t was said on reliable authority that there
he We q. is m isspi p.ln frp,n he
City Works Department, six from the Office of
the Registrar of Areas. and six from the Tax
Collectors Office.
Worth-Buttlng Republicans, as. we'll as
Demncrats. are to make place for administra-
tion Republicans. 1t is said that ex-Assembly-
man John ii. Reed of the Seventh ward will
oust Peter Min from the Water Purveyor's
office. that Superintendent OF Streets Flocken
will hold on, and that ex-Alderman W. II.
Coison will be appointed Superintendent OF
Sewers
Mr.. Willis frankly admitted last night that
the changes were impending. and he said that
economy, retrenchment. REFORM" were the all
inspiring motives in the reorganization of the
department.