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Good Government Pure Homes and Cody Hearts
EVANSVILLE, w. VA, TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1896

never knc-- Bat you must know.
and the man who bad asked
you to be his wife and whom you re-
fused on account OF me. will go TO
him and will tell him as 1 tell you.
that 1 have wrecked no life, that
have not wrecked my daughters hap.
piness. Do you hear me? / have not
lnterIered with your right to be happy
with the man you love. have been
adIudged criminal, have served II
criminals sentence. But 1 AN an in
noceht man, and" he turned and
pointed to the picture OF his wife's
father, THAT man knew it. / sacr.-
fed, not your mother, not you, but
my own standing in society and the
minds of men for the sake Of my wife's
father and his invalid wife"
She gasped, she understood him,
and she trembled from head to foot
81 would never have told vou," he
went on, "only that YOU gave
mp your life's happiness because
of my disgrace. Your forfeited
love for me would never have brought
this confession, for what 1 did was
done to save an old man and an old
woman who Ia been as a mother to
me. III nature could not make your
love surmount my shame, that love is
OF little account. Your mother's
fathers sin made me a prisoner; it
was he who took the money, and the
blame. L have proofs OF all this, and
l am gla1 never destroyed them, for
L must show those proofs to the daugh.
ter whose lack of love makes my word
of no account"
'Father"
There was quality in her cry that
told him more than many words; she
sprang TO his arms, her heart held
closely to his-he was innocent; he
was innocent! and though her life's
greater love might be over and done,
the man who had asked her to marry
him had not loved the daughter of
thief
There was some one in the room,
though neither OF them needed till the
girls name was spoken by the new
conner
"Jack!" she cried out, and cIung
the closer to her father; jack"
"You did not hear me knock" said
he. 81 came to tell you that l reuse
to obey your note; you love me as
love you. and you will be my wife.
And coming in here, 1 have heard
what your father said to you. Your
father-will he not let me call him
mine?"
Her fathers head was raised, and
he looked deeply into the young mans
eyes.
"Well, well" said the tustling voice
of the wife, coming into the library.
''And Jack here! Mark, my DEAR
Annie Mark, is this the happy end
OF all your sadness and pain?"
eyes, said the equity man." as he
placed the hand of his daughter inso
that of her lover. eyes. "-Goaey's
Magazine.
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Ampntltion OF Frozen FINGERS.

All of Dick Snyder's fingers an /
both thumbs were operated upon re.
Gently at the hospital OF the Sacred
Heart by Drs. MacLean and Newman.
Two fingers ON the left baud was taken
of at the near knuckle Joint. and oil
the others on both hands were ampu.
tated, some near the tips and Others at
the first and second Joints. 1t will be
necessary to amputate all the toes OF
the right foot and to remove parts OF
the bones Of both feet.
Snyder is the trapper who was ter,
ribly frozen on New Years Day and
night while endeavoring to save his
companion, Bronkins, in the noun.
tains northwest of Athol, Idaho.
Bronkins persisted and Snyder saved
his own life by encIrcling a small tree
with his left arm, walking around the
trunk all night and swallowing tobac.
co to avoid falling asleep. When he
was brought to Spokane by his young.
er brother, Walter Snyder, it was an.
parent that be would lose some of the
fingers of the left baad, which had
been most exposed while clinginQ to
the tree, but hope was entertained
that the right hand and both feet
might be saved intact. - Spokane
Wash. Review.
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The Raw Material for False Teeth.

"N'here do false teeth come from ?"
said well known bone importer,
echoing n question. "Wouldn't you
like to know? Most people, / i'm.
agine, think that all false teeth are
made from ivory. That is quite a mis-
taken idea, as the majority of false
teeth are now made from anything but
ivory. We import large quar titles of
wall us tusks for no other purpose than
that they may be made into false
teeth. You can go into some big
dental establishments where teeth are
made and yon will doubtless find the
remains of walrus tusks lying around,
and, indeed, n highly polished tooth
made from walrus tusk is Just as
handsome, although not SO lasting, as
an ivory one.
"a dentist once came to me for an
elephants tusk, from which good set
of permanent teeth might be made for
wealthy client of his. He was to
spare no expense. 1 found him tusk,
which, being an especially good one, 1
sold for $3.50 pound, the usual
price being from 81 80 to SO. =
pound. L afterwarI learned that the
dentist made $500 out of that set OF
teeth.
"Of course it would he impossible
for dentists to sell teeth so cheaply a.
they do now if the teeth were all made
from elephants tusks. AS matter o.
fact, so many people are now wearing
false teeth that i doab5 il the ivory
suitable for this purpose woald ever
be found. / am told that good many
false teeth are being made from
vegetable ivory, ivorine, etc. II 30,
the price of teeth must naturally go
down, and in time the toothless one
will probably be able to rep,enish hi.
mouth for IN absurdly low sum. a
set OF teeth for 3I.2j," continued the
dealer, "would create a boom in falls
teeth. "-Philadelphia Times.
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Most Animals "Leithanded -

Superintendent Sol Stephan of tho
Zoo" has made all sorts Of curious dis.
coveries in the habits and character
istics of animals, the latest of which
is that wild creatures are mostly left.
handed. Mr.. Stephan has been en-.
deavoring to verify his observation on
two parrots lately brought from Mex.
leo. He found that in gras - -
ger offered as perch, the parrots al.
most always put the left foot forward.
Usually the finger thus offered is
that OF the right hand. But when
the left finger is offered to the parrots.
they put forward the right foot.
There IS, however, apparently q small
reslduum of preference for the left
foot. This seems to be due to the
fact that men are usually right handed
and offer the right hand TO the parrot.
The left foot is the one naturally
put forward by the parrot in this case.
and through repetition of this action
species of left.footedness is induced.
MIR. Stephan's general conclusion is
that there is no evidence that the par.
rot is naturally left-footed.
The appearance of that left-footed.
ness is due entirely to the fact tina.
those who offer the finger or food to
parrots Go so, rs rule, with the RICH.
hand. Repetition of this process
makes the parrot more or less left.
handed in time. -Cincinnat ENQUIRER.
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The Quickest Telegram on Record.

Some years ago, at a telegraphit
soiree in the Albert Hall, feature o.
the evenings proceedings was tn,
sending Of message TO Teherln, in
Persia, and back. a sending and {
receiving instrument bad heen put ur
in the hall and connected with tn
wires Of the Indo-E European Telegraph
Company.
This line crossed the Channel b,
cable TO Germany, aud then by ian
lines ran over Germany, South Rus
sie, Cauca~us, Armenia aul Persia It
Teherau. st Teheran the wire wa
joined to a second line OF the company.
returning to London by the sam
route. The lines were cleared for the
experiment, and at given signal th,
key OF the sender was pressed by tn,
Prince OF Wales. The instant the but
ton of the instrument was tousIc
click went the receiver. The currep.
had been TO Persia and back Wind
gOr MAGAZINE
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Stages as Chlcken COINS.

One OF tho old Broadway stages, oil
the kind that had plenty OF gaudy
decoration and a picture on each side,
is now doing service in New Jersey
town, ms a chicken coop, where it wa
seen the other day by n New York
Mail aud Express reporter.
The stage has been lifted from it's
wheels and the body placed on four
posts. a large oak tree spreads it's
branches over the coop, aui n stream
flows within few feet oft. Tue step
behind has been retained, AMI the
fowls go to and from the roost through
the same doorway that once the arts.
tocracy OF Fifth avenue used in the
palmy days OF the stage coach.
1t is coincidence that the pictures
on the sides that the rayages OF time
have been most lenient with, repre-.
sent q bnrnyard group o. ducks In r.
pool and chickens busily scratching
the earth, while rooster perched
upon fence, is expressing his eatis-
faction with vOciferous growing. PEG.
pie often express wonder as to where
the old stages are now.
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WORDS OF WISDOM.

The mighty hopes that make US men.
-Tennyson.
Each generation lives in different
world.-Anon.
Politics is the science OF The attain
able. Prince Bismarck.
A lie that is half truth is ever tho
BLACKLIST of lies.-Tennyson.
The sure way to miss sue ,es, is 10
miss the opportunity. -Cha,le'.
They who have light in themselves
will not revolve as satellites. Amor.
A life of pleasure makes even the
strongest mind frivolous at last. -
Bulwer.
Ii you would know the value o;
money, SO and try to borrow some. -
Franklin.
The one prudence in life is concea-
tration; the one evil is dissipation.
Emerson.
Bad habits are as infectious by c..
ample as the plague itself is by con-
bodybuilding.
Tribunals fall to the ground with
the peace they are no longer able to
uphold. Burke.
1t is hard for naughty man ever to
forgive one who has caught him in
fault-Bruyere.
People seldom improve when they
have no model but themselves TO copy
after. Goldsmith.
Choosing a wife is like untS . slrate.
gem OF war wherein n man can err but
once.-Sir p. Sidney.
Sorrow is only one of the lower
notes in the orltorio OF our blessed
ness, A. j. Gordon.
The injuries we do and those we SUI
fer are seldom weighed in the same
balance. &C. Simmons.
He that is ungrataful has no guilt
but one; all other crimes may pass for
virtues in him. Young.
An enterprise, when fairly once be.
gun, should not be left till all that
ought is won. Shakespeare.
II ldleness does not pro luce vice o.
malevolence, il commonly produces
melancholy. -Sy Iney Smith.
No obligation to justice does force
man to be cruel, or to use the sharp.
est sentence. Jeremy Taylor.
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Senale rages snIl ColIect Anlogranls.

The pages in the Senate are once
more happy. They are as bright set
of boys Is one would meet in a ten
days journey, but their youthful
brows have been o'ercast with a priev.
ance. Now that grievance has disap-
ponreJ, because, like the little patriots
VINO pettiJned General Gage on Bos.
ton Commons, they drew up bill OF
rights Bere is the document:
Whereas. the prohibition OF autographs
collecting b. detrimental 90 our interests. aud
as 81 Is necessary for the support and com
ior. OF our wives and children. therefore
be Il
Resolved That we. the undersigned. do
hereby protest anl pray chat we may b8 ai-
lowed to enjoy the privilege granted our il
lustrous pre- 'ecess5rs.
This communication, duly addressed
to Mr.. Bernard O.. Layton. Assistant
Sergeant alarms, was presented by n
committee appointed Tor the purpose.
Mr.. Layton, who is nothing if no.
gool-nature !, looked at the youthful
petitioners aud then read the imposing
document Taking q lead pencil from
his pocket he Endorsed it on the back
as follows
How could q man resis, the plea OF so great
y Tot Oh statpsmeny j cannot Therefor
autographs viii be allowed tobs secured any
time before ll.3I "a. m. and beginning fifteen
minutes aiter adjournment. LArrox.
So the boys have taken out their
auto rSph books once more. aud they
are as happy as the proverbial clam
wnen the tide is high. Washington
Post
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Our Electoral College

Ex-President Harrison, in writing
d the 'The Presidential Office" in
the Ladies Home Journal, presents an
interesting bit of information regard
ing our method of choosing CHIEF
Magistrate. "The origin of the Elec.
toral College," hesays, ''has been the
subject OF much speculation. The only
American precedent is found in the
first Constitution of Maryland, where
provision was made for the choice of
State Senator'S by electors chosen by
popular vote in specified districts. In
the Massachusetts Convention Mr..
Bowdoin said: 'lhis method OF choos.
ing the President was probably taken
from the manner Of choosing Senators
under the Constitution of Maryland. >
An attempt has been made to find the
suggestion OF tho Electoral College,
as we have come to call it, by some in
the method then in use OF choosing
the German Emperor, and by others
in the method of choosing q Pope, by
the College of Cardinals. Sir Henry
Maine thinks that the members of the
convention were to n considerable ex.
tent guided by the example OF the
Holy Roman Empire. And as Mary.
land, where the Electoral College was
FIRST used, was Catholic colony, the
suggestion seems plausible. But there
was this difference: our electors are
not permanent body, but fresh men
chosen every four years"
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Enried Alive Tor n WON

It was on January -, 1897. thai
MIR. Job Bodon, n miner ia the County
OF Derby, was a-digging ut the depth
OF fOriy-iive yards when earth auI
water fell upon him and filed the
mine. On the morning OF the 2Ott
Mr.. Bolen was found, emaoiated, but
alive. Such was the vigor of his con.
stitution that he was able to return TO
his work in the space OF fourteen
weeks, and he had several children,
one OF whom was born within a twelve.
month after the accident. When he
vas thus buried prematurely he was
fmty-niue years old, and he weighed
about ITO pounds. Boston Journal.
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Prog Egg Cnr.oSi,iay.

Frogs eggs are laid before they
really become eggs in tho true sens,
OF that word, says the st. Louis Ee
public. They are always laid uude
water, ond when first deposited mr.
covered with sort OF envelope in To
shape o, thin membrane. In thi
shape they are very small, but as sool
rs they come in contact with the waite,
they rapidly absorb that element, ant
IN so doing go through a queer trans
formation. The thin membrane con
tanning the little seed-liko eggs :
quickly changed into great Jumps o! {
clear ielly-like substance, each sec;iot
joined to the osher, the whole form
ing n string from few inches to sew
eral feet in length On the inside o
each OF these Jumps OF Jelly the egg
come to per ectioD, and 10 due conrs
OF time add their quota Ia the fro.
population Of the world.
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A Salt Storm.

phenomena salt storm visited
Western Wyoming and points in Utah
and Idaho recently. DIR. G. L. Gam.
BILE, Of Evanston, makes the following
contribution to the News, OF that
city, concerning the phenomenon:
The snowstorm which prevailed
here last week resulted in producing
phenomenCn-that has not been wit.
messed for years. The windows in the
stores and residences of the city were
encrusted with deposit of salt which
no doubt came from the Great Salt Lake.
Tho wind prevailing on New Years
Day blew from that direction and OH
the following morning it was impossi.
bic to look from windows that had
been previously clean. One would
think that such q thing was impossi
bic, but such is the fact notwith.
standing. We herewith append n let.
ter from DR.. G. T. Gamble, of Almv,
to which he authorizes the publication
OF his name. 1t explains itself, and
we are ready to uphold him in what
he says. 1t is as follows: The re.
cent snowstorm deposited in Almy
alone twenty tons of salt
"Thir assertion may appear fabu.
Ions, but nevertheless it is true. as il
has been proven by carefully estimat-
ing the quantity on a given surface in
different parts Of the camp. The area
OF Amy is something over nine miles,
and three tons to the mile would mako
twenty 'seven tons of the sodium dc.
posted. The salt would, if collected
and sacked, make ten ordinary wagon
loads. Those who doubt the above
statements go to figuring. Laramie
(Wyoming) Boomerang.
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nr0uybt and Gems

a story is told on w. A. Houtz. n
Parker South Dakota) banker, which
illustrates tba5 genttomau's fine sense
of the fitness OF things. Mr.. Houfz.
previous TO the drouth which once af.
hicted that great State, but is now
happily thing ofthe past, wore n dnz.
cling diamond stud. When the rains
ceased and green things turned brown
he replaced the gem with a modest
opal, explaining that the latter was
more suitable 20 the hard times which
he foresaw. As matters grew worse
and the parched earth refused to sue.
tain n blade of grass where green fields
fed the herds before, he retired the
opal an1 the starched front it adorned
AMI appeared ut the bank i'm q wooden
shirt, remarking that he was adapting
his apparel TO the condition of the
country. When the heavens opened
last spring and South Dakota's fields
were green again and her rivers were
full oi water, he put on his diamond.
because, he said it was OF the first.
water variety and should be in the
swim. Sioux City iowa Tribune.
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THE SILVER LINZ,

There's never day 80 sunny -
But little cloud appears;
There's never n life 50 happy
But has its time of tears;
Yet the sun shines out the bright~-
Whenever the tempest clears.
There's never n garden growing
With roses in every plot;
There's never heart 50 hardened
But 1t has one tender spot;
We have only to p7uno the border
To fad the forget-me.not.
There's never sun that rises
Blu; we know twill set at night:
The tints that CLEAN in the morniu,;
At evening arc just rs bright;
Aud the.hour thai is the sw5etes.
is between the dark and light.
There's never dream so happy
But the waking makes us sad;
There's never dream OF sorrow,
But the waking makes us ga;
We shall look some day with wonder
1t the troubles we have hal.
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NJ ELTON.

Because built my nest SO high,
Must despair
III flercs wind. with bitter ccy
Passes the lower branches 10y,
And mine makes bare!
Because l hung it. in MY pride,
So near the skies.
Higher than other nests abide.
Must lament II far and wide
II scattered lies?
7 shall but build. and build my best,
Till. safely won.
] hang aloft my new-maie nest
Bigh rs OF old. and see il res
As near the sun.
-Do.ie Eadlorl.
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Ranid Cnnniers

Two OF the most interesting auto
nations ID the United States arc those
used by The Government for counting
and tying postal cards into small pack.
ageg. These machines will correctly
count hslf million cards in ten hours
and wrap and tic the same ia bundles
OF twenty-five each.
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PITH AND POINT.

"All the world loves lover " "AlI
the other girls do, at least. "-Detroit
Tribune.
First New Woman-"Awfully bold,
isn't he?' Second New Woman
Yes; a regular tomgirl. Detroit
Tribune.
Let dogs delight 10 blrS AMI bite;
To do 80 is their fate.
They can't be- turned; they never learned,
Yol see, 10 arbitrate.
Washington star.
'You are tagged out; you must
give up all headwork. "Why, that
spells ruin. I'm hairdrssser. LA
Petit Provenral.
Young Girl-"Have YOU book of
sample letters for lovers? CLERK
smiles). It's for my mamma. y
Fliegende Blaetter.
You shoIld never send Your love 10y ma |.
For IL You DO the latte.
You break the postal law eXtlud-
ing perisha3le matter.
New YORK HeralJ.
Teacher-"W Where weee You yester.
day." Pupil (whimperin2l 1T was
all Billy Smiths fault, he hipner lied
me an made me so skatin' with him.
Truth.
All men would have OF wealth shars
Aud no one nee his lot deplorp,
III all would work as harl as men
VINO have so much they need no more.
Puck.
"Beverly, did You make that match
between JACK and Kitty" "Not much
l never encourage young people to
marry; they always expect me to give
them present. Chicago Record.
''Oh, how can I leave thee. my Jewel.
Ny precious one?" Sally ms spoke.
But the case was an urgent one, very; -
80 the diamond was put into soak.
Kansas City journal.
Miss Tenspot fired
young Dimling's heart, did she?"
Spatts-"Yes; but her father did
much better. He fired the rest of
Dimling's anatomy. Detroit Free
Press. 49,
Gadzooks-"You don't mean to say
that so homely girl as Miss Plainfacs
is able to get engagements as an ar.
lists model?" BOUNDS Certainly;
she poses for the designers Of posters"
New York Tribune.
"If you don't do something on this
bill before the 18th / intend to sus
you" "Ah. And will you permit
me to recommend Sharp 81 Steele? L
receive percentage on all they get
out of me. - Cincinnati Enquirer.
Maria" he said nervously, as ne
sat straight up 10 be I, "there's man
in the houss!" William" she 1e-
sponded, "you are very silly. Those
are my boomers hanging over the
back of chair. Washington Star
eyes" answered. the Olympian
Jove, "It has struck us. Hear that
dull, sickening thud. Yes? Well,
that's Juno practicing with thunder
bolts. B." And the king OF gods and men
continued to partake bitterly of cold
ambrosia off the window sill.
"Nhet is the trouble between
Axleigh aud his wife2" "Only little
family jar. He was saying that no
would give anything if he could have
a wheel, and she suggested that no
might take one OF those he had in
his head. - Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Mat,hmnker-'T wonder you
do not make up to Miss Singleton.
She's splendid girl, a bar gain for any
man who gets her" Tom Alley
"Did you ever notice that bargain
is almost always disappointing when
you get it home ?"-Boston Tran.
gcriDt
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4 polite Hlrllmarmnn

Ahigawayman appeared at the house
o. the willow dolbrook in Guantanamo
County ant demanded her money.
Sire pad none aud told him so, where.
upon be apo'og zsd for the intrusion
and, putting some wood in the stove,
departed. Kansas City Star.
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ADVERTISING RArrs.

Advsrtisemsntsw win b inserted e enc dcllsA
per square tor tse frst insertio. and ffty
eens for each subseqSent insertion.
Local, Business and Special neticcs ts~
cents lite, and no notice inserted for les
than one dollar.
Legal Advertisements viii be inserted ~
the rates allowed By law and will, In all cas,s,
Dc shagSd 70 the attorney. and payment viii
DO required upon delivery Of certified cory.
CHAh0H3 FOB ANNouNCKNKNTs-Fo
county ofhce7s, IS; State and Congress, $40.
Terms for can ling advertisements made
known on application 20 the publisher.
SOS rhTrINo executed with ueatness and
ttspstch. GrOrders by mail viii reosivs
pruopt attention.
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sccomplisa IS On TIE oa;si6e. BTibins
the underkeepers would be one way,
but the system is too general to be
worked in that fashion. Escapes are
always planned and carried out
through the underground method
New Orleans Picaynue.
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A GUILTY MAN.
by ROBERT c. V. MEYERS.

HE had nerved her
self to meet her
father. She glanced
i'll the mirror and
saw how pale she
was. Her fat h e r
would be pale, too,
lint hnrv litinrnnthin