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A CASE OF TELEPATHY.
One Lady Appeared In a Vision at the
Time of Her Death.

One Lady Appeared In a Vision at the
Time of Her Death.
A gentleman took a house in Ireland
for six months and was ACCOMPANIED
thither by his wife and daughters. The
house was furnished and had plenty
OF bedrooms. Therefore 1t was decided
not to Use a certain large, long room
with cupboards along one side (Which
had all been locked and sealed I'D with
tape) in which things belonging to the
owners Of the house had been put
away. One evening one OF the daugh-
tiers, going to her room, saw an old
lady wrapped in a shawl walking along
the passage in front Of her. The cid
lady appeared to know her way and
hurried on without hesitation into the
unused room. The girl called her sis
ter and they followed the dame into
the room. But all was silent; no one
was there; the dust lying about showed
no signs Of footprints. Shortly after
the same young lady was reading on
the hearthrug by freight. Looking
up she beheld the old lady standing in
the doorway watching her. Greatly
frightened, she sprang up and, rushing
downstairs, was found fainting at the
drawing-room door. At last the family
returned to Dublin. One day when &
friend was calling the curious incident
which have narrated was referred to.
Tho yOupO lady vary upufIIipolv told
her experiences. The visitor seemed
much struck and asked for an ac-
curate description Of the old lady.
For" said she, that house belonged
TO two old ladies, sisters, and when
they let their house they went to re-
side at Geneva One Of them, answer
ing exactly to the description you have
given, died at the time you saw her
appear. Realm.
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He Was Soon Tired.

Fond Mother-"My dear, don't you
think Of marrying that Mr.. GoOdsoul.
He's hard-hearted, lazy, selfish and
without one spark of humanity"
Daughter-"Mercy! How did you
6nd ii out?"
Fond Mother-"Why, the day went
to visit your Aunt Sally he was In the
same train, and my window stuck and
I asked him to raise it Well, you
mayn't believe 1t, but it's an actual
fact that he didn't work at 1t more than
half an hour before he stopped trying
and advised me the take another seat,
and had all my bundles there, tool
New York Weekly.
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NEW CABLE CODE
A omcial Vocabulary of Pr.,o,.~t.d
Language to Be Is.u.A.

OF Erooo0eefbeo
Language to BE IssueA.
AT the international telegraph con-
tere- which was held at Buda-Pesth
In July II was decided to issue q new
official vocabulary OF preconcerted Ian
guage. This was opposed by Ameri-
can firms who operate private codes as
the value Of these codes would be de-
stroyed. The conference adopted an
amendment to its constitution. In order
10 provide for these codes ana Il has
Just been issued from headquarters at
Berne, Switzerland. Preconcerted Ian
guage Is defined as composed Of words
having intrinsic sense, but not COM
bined into ineligible phrases. Words
In this language cannot contain over
ten characters according to the Morse
alphabet They must be taken from
one or more OF these languages: Ger
man, English, Spanish, French. Dutch,
italian, Portuguese and Latin. Proper
names cannot be used except with their
meaning in plain language. The or
lsfnal sending office can demand the
production Of the sender's code to see
tha' >he rules have been observed.
From a date to be fixed by a future
conference all the words used in pri-
ate kilograms written in preconcerted
language will be extracted from the Of
ncial vocabulary duly enlarged and
compiled by the International Bureau
OF Telegram Administrations The
new vocabulary will include all words
OF private codes. provided they are
true unmutilated words, taken from the
eight languages given above and COM
ply with the above rules. The inter-
national bureau desires all compilers
Of codes and all persons desiring words
from certain codes reproduced in the
official vocabulary, to forward them
before the end Of this year to the Inter
national Bureau of Telegraph Admin
lstrstions, Berne, Switzerland.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
M. P.rkbnr.... View. of rheater..

We commend these remarks Of DR..
Parkhurst, of New York, to his breth-
rem who believe-no doubt honestly
that the theater is inevitably a short
and creased chute to the sulphurous
nit. 1.-THE theater believe in pro-
foundly. AS a means Of intellectual
stimulus and of moral uplift there Is
nothing. with the possible exception Of
the pulpit, that could stand alongside Of
n as an enginery of personal effect,
rrovided only it would maintain itself
n its proper character as the drama
,izad incarnation OF strength. Per
sonally. L would like at least once q
week TO get out from under the in
cnhus of ordinary obligation and to
Weld myself up intellectually and emo
tionally to the domination Of dra-
matte power. could live with fresh
~ life and could write and speak with
: more recuperated vigor. am sure"
Boston Journal.
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Tho. Who Die of old Age.

Only 906 persons In 1,000, 900, ac-
cording TO medical authority, die from
old. age, while 100 succumb to govt.
Is. 400 to measles, 200 to apoplexy.
1000 TO erysipelas, 1880 to coasump-
ton. $1,000 to scarlet fever. 25.0C5 to
whooping cough, 10000 to typhoid and
typhus. and 1000 to rheumatism
The averages vary according to local
ity, but these are considered pretty &C
curate Is regards the population of tbs
globe as q whole.
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What the President saHn.

II take pleasure in stating that I per
sOnally know persons who, once abb
solutely bald, have regained their lost
hair through the use of DANDERINE.
My wife, whose hair was falling out
from some cause, has received great
benefit from it / heartily commend
DANDERINE." Thus writes Edmund
d. Murdaugh, president Of the Terri
tOrial normal school to the KnowltOn
Danderine company Of Guthrie, Okla
homa, from whom Danderine can be
obtained for 81 per bottle, If not kept
in stock by local druggists.
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NEw &sAsEr NEEDED.
inpr'rsh Gould =. n.ds IN In.

fmproveA Gould he Mad. m the
ylos Style OF Types.
sbhia Record: The following
conc -sl9n is reached by DR.. Grifng
and Mr. Franz In q recent investiga,
don onNne legibility Of letters used In
PRINTING! To quote a notice In Science:
The author investigate the size and
style Of type, the color and quality of
paper and the illumination. Type
should not be less than Is millimeters
lO6 INCH In height; 1t should be loaded,
and the Illumination Of the printed
page should not be less than 100 candle
meters tthe light given by 100 candles
at the distance Of a yard. Yet most
school books are printed In small type,
without leads, On poor or glazed paper,
and the Illumination In many school
rooms Is less than two candlemeters.
The relative legibility Of the small
Letters is In the following order: K
N q b bpwulj tvzrof eli &C s.
Thus some of the letters most fire.
quently used are among the most illeg-
lble. The letters used in printing were
developed from those used In writing,
and these were evolved in accordance
with the convenience Of the writer, not
for the advantage OF the reader. Now
that we write chiefly with the printing
press II Is absurd to retain symbols
whose legibility would be greatly I'M
proved by slight modification.
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~, ailce. Of course. might hav. turned
hr e conversation into other channels:
-. somehow she did not feel that she
wanted to do 40.
sb. 81 supposing. Mr.. Houghton."
IN - Oesan' after pause, .T should say
81 - Tue rustic fashion, I love YOU also
yearly. am willingr"
adnisn she tried to say this with
- able insipidity, her face flushed
IN spite of her.
r-a, snton noticed the blush. and
sntWay became himself excited.
'e AZ without betrayine II.
ooou' said he, Il should say. And
INV, II you will excuse me shalI
SPEAK with your father. He "a here 7
understand?
Inen: taking out his watch. ct IA
Nv nIteen minutes to 10. where's
your father"
l think he is'-and never until her
oylng day, will she understand bov
ue'e words escaped her with such per-
ect ineonsequence-"I think he is in
'ne library with Mr.. Paulton."
Uusnton arose, and, putting the
~a'cn back into his pocket, made a to
miss Coates caught his sleeve. She
was trembling, and the smiles had died
OUT Oh her face. Said she: 20. Percy!
Il mean Mr.. Houghton-don't be 30
ioolsn. He will think you ara insane"
he drew the sleeve away gently.
BE careful. Alice" said he. I'VE are
attracting attention. Don't make a
scene"
Inc next moment he was gone. and
In daze Of excitement and confusion
Alice hurried to the conservatory and
dashed in among the palms
When Houghton walked into the L.
orary he found Alice's father and Jack
Paulton smoking and chatting list
lessly.
Major Coates, 1 have Just proposed
to your daughter, and she has accepted
me. Are you willing we should be
married tomorrow"
The cigar fell from the lips Of the
Major, and he looked in blank amaze
ment, first upon his interrogator, and
then upon Paulton, with a slight ques-
uoning aspect in the last glance. Paul
ton burst out laughing, and the Major
turned again to Houghton helplessly,
and said:
Percy, my boy, have you lost your
senses?"
True" the other answered, drawing
a chair up to the table, this requires
some explanation, doesn't it?"
Then he told them of the CONVERSE
ton between himself and Alice, as well
as explaining. incidentally, many Of
his views Of life which bore directly,
and some even which had no bearing
at all. upon the subject at present Of
vital interest.
But Alice?" said the Major. 81
cannot believe she is a party to such
wild plansr'
20, yes, know she will be agree
able~ answered Houghton. She has
said So"
yet / am sure she will have
changed her mind by this time. She
has had time to think it over collect
eddy. I'll go and ask her"
NO." put in Paulton, rising. Let
me do that for you"
III give you Just three minutes,
Jack" said Experimentation Sun
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

There II more Catarrh In this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether, and until the last few years WIS
years doctors pronounced Il q local disease.
and prescribed local remedies. and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced IL incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured By +. ].
Cheney 4 Co, Toledo, Ohio. Is the only con-
stitutional cure on the market. II r. taken
Internally, In doses from 10 drops to q tea
spoonful. IL acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. They ofer
One Hundred Dollars for any case IL falls TO
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
Address, +. ]. CHENEY 4 CO.,
Toledo. 0hlo
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
Election Rules In BinviIIe

Don't shoot the ballOt-box man until he has
fully decided that the election Is against you.
Voters are expected TO repair TO the polls
early A prize Of one barrel Of pure Georgia
mOonshfne Is offered 10 the voter who polls
the most votes before breakfast.
Do not obstruct the polls. When you think
that you have voted sufficiently give some
other American citizen q chance while you
are resting yourself.
There are only 800 different tickets In ne
field, % you ought not to have any great DIM
Guilty IN finding the party you belong 10.
The votes will be counted according 70 the
BIllyille arithmetic. specially prepared for
The occaS SION This arithmetic, under favor
sble cfrcumstances declares that one and
one IN ten. Each man disputing II II favored
with a deed to 4 cemetery lOt--Atlanta Con-
stttut1on.
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Glasgow to Ala don TAXATION.

Il IL announced that, commencing with
January 1. 1897, the city OF Glasgow, Scot
land, will case TO levy taxes Of any kind
whatsoever upon It's residents. The city
authorities have ascertalned that from that
future can be borne by the incomes which
will be received from the public works
owned by the city. Among the latter are
water-works, gas and electric light plants,
street railways. sewage farms and other In
stfutiOns Of lesser ma gnitude. all Of which
are paying large prOfts annually TO the city
treasury.-The Manufacturer.
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An important Difference.

To make It apparent to thousands.
who think themselves Ill. that they are
not afflicted with any disease, but that
the system simply needs cleansing. IL
to bring comfort Home to their hearts,
as a costive condition is easily cured by
using Syrup OF Figs, Manufactured by
the California Fig Syrup Company only,
and sold by all druggists.
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To Re ConsIfiered

First Boarder - That forger you
were talking about yesterday has been
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment"
Second BOarder - That's a gloomy
prospect for a man."
First BOarder-"Well, / don't know.
They get first-class meals at Thanks
giving and Christmas.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

A COPY Of The Companion's Art Calendar
for 1891, which rivals the famous yard Of
Roses'' published by The Companion Q few
years ago, Is given free TO ever new sub
scriber to The Companion for 1897. To new
subscribers the paper n also sent free from
the time the subscription u received TN Jan
uary, 1897. Thus new subscribers viii re-
eelVe. free, q handsome four-page folding
calendar, lithographed In twelve eolors. The
1897. and for q fun year to January, 1eoe
by sending the publishers S1.75, one years
Subscription. Illustrated prospectus for 16q1
free. Address The Youths Companion. 2oS
Columbus avenue. Boston. Aasa
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
Ar.bla,s Laughing Plant.

The laughing plant Of Arabia pro-
duees small bean-like seeds. small
doses of which, when dried and pow
dered. intoxicats like laughing gas.
The person INDUCING In the drug
dances. laughs and shouts like mad
man for about an hour. when he be-
comes exhausted and falls into DEATH
IKE sleep which often Lasts several
hours.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
LEFT DestItutei

Not Of worldly gOods but Of earthly CON-
tort. b the poor wretch tormented BY ma
hria. he fell scourge Z. however. shorn Of
Its thong In advance by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters its only sure preventative aud rene
dy. Dyspepsaa, bAiousneSs, constipation.
rheumatism, nervousness and kidney COM
plants are also among the bodily Affections
which this benencent medicine oVercomes
with certainty. Use Il Systematically.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

r,,s seasons oyster crop In Con-
necticut. which Is now fairly ON ne
-s-tst Is pronounced one Of the best
n... Snovn. The shipments Of oysters
80 month have exceeded those q .
- - 20 BIZ double the amount
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
prescribing Palms.

One of the greatest palm fanciers In
London is said to have discovered that
~ leaves should be washed, not with
nnrs water. but milk and water. which
- q wonderful effect Of preserving
.hsm and preventing the appearances
:, the brown spots which are 90 dis
figuring.
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Mo.. Erplo.iv. sub.t.ao. Known.

The most explosive substance % far Dis
covered Il chloride Of nitrogen. which prop
eriy consists Of three parts Of chloride. unt-
ID with one OF nitrogen It's terribly explosive
charsCter which has 90 far prevented tts &C.
curate analysis, II due to the f1et that II &
q combinatio Of one Of the most active with
me Of the most inert elements IN nature
81. Louis Republic
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Don't Tobacco Spit and Snsk. Tour Lii. Iuay.

IL you want TO quit tobacco using easily
and forever. regain lost manhood. be made
well. strong. magnetic. full Of new life and
vigOr, take -Bac. the wOnder-workeF
that makes weak men strong. Many gain
ten pounds In ten days Over 10000 cured.
Buy No-To-Bac from your druggist, who
mailed free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co,
Chicago or New York.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Snakes and wild animals claim an increas-
ing number Of victims In India. According
to the last yearly return 3,0l4 persons per-
ished from snake-blte, and p, OS6 were killed
by wild animals, tigers and wolves being the
chief dangers.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26
VIVA. the Aver.s. Baby Measures.

An average child measures about nineteen
and a half Inches at birth, n a boy, and half
an inch less II girl. A child increases more
rapidly In length the first week than at any
during the nrst month Of its Hfe.-LAdies'
HRne Journal
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Sold By druggists. 75c.

t'Pilcher keeps his best coat on In the
ofice and wears his old coat at home. "
YES he doesn want his wife to know
girlA"
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Expect not, so send a twO-cent stamp to
the General Passenger Agent Colorado Md
land railroad, Denver, and he will send you
q hne coiOred picture OF one.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Stockenlooper Is sorry that this cam
paIgn Is over" "whyT' Because he can't
continue 20 cure his wife's insomnia by talk
Ing politics to her"
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

'sDickie, amt Il queer that little new
babies allus comes down tn chimneysr'
''Naw. they knows that Janitors don't low
'em In fats"
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

burlington Is not going into society this
dress suit to help out on his election bets"
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

$50 you think Barbara Is In love with Mr..
Frittersr' mo doubt about II; she used 10
make fun of hi. bald head, and now she says
II Is perfectly beautiful"
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ROW.

ROW?
might say, Here, let us expedite mat
tiers; let us get this preliminary bus1-
ness Of love-making over Immediately,
and come to the point without further
ado OF course, II should be some
one with whom one Is rather well &C
quaintsd-as, for instance, You and
L"
Mr.. Houghton"
There, there, you see, heresy win
crop out even in an old adherent! Let
me continue. ! take out my watch this
way and say. Tt Is just 10 o'clock now.
Alice. I love you very dearlyi VIII
you marry mo tomorrow"
How charmingly ridiculousr
That's right. So It is. perhaps. RI
diculous, and ] shall have to turn In
again on my poor old lonely soul-no
one understands"
But, my dear friend, am ] to be-
heve your peculiar theories carry you
seriously 30 Tar a. that?"
Il am profoundly in earnest Ny
affairs Of business are 50 absorbing
that I candidly can give no time to love-
making"
Then you deserve never to get .
wife, II you cannot sacrifice your bush
ness for her. Why. loEemaking Is the
best part Of q woman's lifsl"
All, WE'LL ! had expected to ind In
you. Il not firm believer in my theo-
rles. at least . strong sympathizer.
That settles IT. You are the last straw.
! saall nsyer marryr
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believe Piso's Cure Is the only medicine
that will cure cOnsumptiOn.-Anna N. Ross.
wIlllamsport, Pa. Nov. II. 1895.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Just try 4 iOc box OF Cascarets the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made.
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

"Uncle Simon, why does all the world love
q lOverT' Because they know he will be
spending money as long as he can raise n
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Csscarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels Never slcken, weaken or grippe
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Pearls are very popular. especially
Eifh some women
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Leprosy nrst appeared on the Hawaiian
LOO lepers there, Of whom 500 are women
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

when bllioss or eostye. eat . oase.rei
andy eathartic. cure guaranteed zoe. ne
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Mrs WinslOw's Soothing syrup
ForehiLren teethng softens thsg ums reduces innAm
nation. aIays pain wind collie 5 cent? . bottle
The broad ax., 1896-12-26

Celebrating In 1877 its seventy-hrSt birthday,
THE CoNPANIoS offers its readers many excep-
tionaily brilliant features. The two hemispheres
have been explored in search Of attractive matter
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-25
A LIVE ELECTION FIGHT.
Many Men Want to Be Trustees
of the Mechanics
Institute.
Five Enter the Lists in Opposition t,
the Seven Favoring the Pres
ent Regime.

The first moves are being made in what
is expected to be one of the liyeliest cleo
tion contests ever known in the Mechanics
Institute. Seven trustees are to be elected
on February 25. There are twelve candi-
dates in the field and the nominations are
closed.
What might be called the regular ticket
was nominated by committee of the
older members, mostly ex-directors and
others who have long been Identified with
the management of the institution and
are in sympathy with the present regime.
Invitations were sent out to about 80 of
these, and sixty responded. They met at
the Palace Hotel last month, shortly after
the time for posting nominations arrived.
a. S. Hallidie refused to allow his name
to be brought forward. George Cumming
also refused to run again as trustee, but
his son, j. NJ. Cumming, was made one of
the nominees. The others chosen as the
friends of the management were Henry
Root. Joseph Leggett. G. Howard Thomp-
son. Oscar Lewis, George II. Wallis and J..
Z. Purdy.
There are five men who will contest the
fight with the seven of the management
In the opposition are L. e. Phillips and
?. j. Healey. They both want changes,
bat they are not pulling together, as
Healey supports the financial methods of
the present board of trustees while Phil
lips declares that money has been wasted
and says that an investigation would show
that there has been "divvy" somewhere
even more marked than that recently dis
covered in the affairs of the Harbor Com
mission. George r. Presson, clerk with
Main & Winchester, E. ?. Heald of
Heald's Business College and E. J. Voeel,
an architect, are also candidates.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-25
The Committee Believes That
DR.. Brown Is Mentally
Unbalanced.
INVESTIGATION TO PROCEED.
There Will Be Daily Sessions of the
Committee of Inquiry Next
Week.

Those who have been feeling the judicial
pulse of the committee of investigation in
the Brown VS.. Davidson and Davidson vs.
Brown case believe that that honorable
body is almost to a man, of the opinion
that DR.. Browns mental vagaries account
for his strange actions. and if he be inno-
cent of the extreme charges against him,
that these alterations are the cause OF
some of the acts which his most ardent
admirers pronounce 'undeniably foolish"
do you believe that DR.. Browns mind
is unbalanced" ?"
One of the most conservative and con-
scientious members OF the committee
sighed, shook his head and finally re-
sponded with the rising infection. well,
perhaps not exactly" The conservative
member looked worried. Indeed no one
on the committee seems to feel any Joy
in his position. Ali seem to feel that
whatever may be the result of the investi-
CATION an unpleasant duty intervenes be-
tween to-day and the time when that re-
suit viii be announced.
DR.. Williams, who has known the min
lister who is now OH the rack of public in
spection for twenty years, has said on
divers occasions when the irascible pastor
brought himself into public notice by
some heated words, mo one knows what
Brown will do" DR.. Williams has cler-
ical friend and former schoolmate in one
OF the Atlantic States, and an acquaintance
of DR.. Brown, who Is of the same opinion.
In recentletter to the pastor of Plymouth
Church he says, "Whatever may be the
opinion as TO Browns criminality, the be-
lief l have always entertained of him is
that he is a fool.
'He is not we'll balanced. You can never
hazard 4 prediction as to what he will do
where he will break out, which way turn
or turn up. His relations with the women
in the case prove his utter foolishness.
The mans lack of mental balance is pitt
able.
He is-pardon the garism-badly
stuck on himself. l never knew another
man so much so. Coming a word to tit
his case, ! should pronounce him a colos-
sal ipso-eccentric."
That's the trouble" said DR.. Williams
in seeming soliloquy as he folded the let
Ter.
The reverend gentleman who is under
fire was reported better yesterday, and it
is expected that he will be able to undergo
lAS O4NCo4 VI HIdh4AS d SldISH6nI 10 MS
Jury of ecclesiastical peers on Monday
evening. The meetings of the committee
will be held each evening except Wednes-
day, commencing Monday next, and all
will be held at Plymouth Church. The
exception on Wednesday evening will be
because that is the time for the weekly
prayer meetings. All sessions will be
secret.
Rumors to the effect that Miss Overman
will confess that she was a party to the
plot to blackmail DR.. Brown, but weakened
and withdrew from the conspiracy before
its dramatic climax, are current, but have
not been verified.