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SPECIAL NOTICES.


A MEETING or the members OF the Bar OF
the District or Columbia will be held
on TUESDA Y, Aprli1. at O'Clock p M, az
the old circuit court room IN tine city hal.
10 take acton respecting the death OF Ar.
HENRY +. DAVIS
President Bar Association.
WIN. MEYER LEVIN, Secretary.
ATTENTION KNIGHTS-The members OF
Decatur Lodge, No 8, Knights OF Py-
thias, will meet Is special convention at
tner castle natl TINS evening az nc 3Gocs, os
of our LAT DroLher, Albert Woodley, 4. y.
ny W. b. RENNER. K. of r. and s.
tn HREE ilus!rated lectures wi win be
Temperance Union ON the following dates
Tuesday, April Z. Metropolitan NJ. +.
Church: Wednesday. April 3, Vermont Aye
First Congregational Church. Th. vested
~" choir will sing. Silver cole ctiou.
Public cordially invitcd- ap4,6-2t
$40 REwARD-A reward OF $40
Is Offered ior the arrest and convic-
ton, or information leauing to the arrest
and conviction. OF any person found m
properly in possession OF any lanterns.
iarpduiins, picks, bars, axes, hammers.
hand axes, saws. shoveis, barrowS, terD-
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other toois, implements or appliances, or
property OF material OF any KIND used in
the business OF the upde rsigned. For
marks of Identification, etc, address +.
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April, a. b., 1886. SAM CROSS. Sec
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THE annual e!ecIion OF directors for
TIE W aShlngton Safe deposit Com
pany viii be held on the 24th day OF
April, a. b., 1886. SAM CROSS. Sec
rctary. maS5-lmo
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! bO SdOs
! But he wasn't of De Marsacs kind
at all said Despard, hurriedly. HE
was an enthusiast, a fanatic, of the
purest life and, in spite of his nihilist
plots, the kindest heart. II liked
/ Leon Zavertal. I am sure I never
meant to do him any harm"
What harm did you do him." said
Madeline. with dilated eyes.
Oscar Despard WINGED and fidgeted
with hands and feet.
well, it was not my doing; it was
/ De Marsac. It was he who told me
you see, Leon was tracked by the police
and he was on the point of escaping
And you betrayed him." said Made
line, swiftly. For her life she could
not keep the stern condemnation out Of
her voice and eyes.
ct was De Marsac," said the miser
able man, cringing beneath her gaze
He made me give information-ht
discovered where Leon was to be found
and told me. There was a price Sc
on his head"
And you told the police? Let me-
!. hear everything now"
Yes. l told the police" said Despard
! suddenly. He had gone to his sister
| house to say goodbye, when they tool
| him. I supposed if he had been re
captured he would have been put t,
: death. But
But what? Was he not recaptured
| Did he escape? Oh, 1 do hope he es
: capped"
/, capped" he said. dOggedly.
r Then where did he go? Was it the
t that he left me with you? Is he aliv
D now
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SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT CATS.

Throwing a cat overheard from
ship will cause a cyclone.
The Pennsylvania Dutch believe
black cats cure epilepsy.
Three drops of black cats blood is
said to be cure for Group.
If cat washes herself calmly and
smoothly the weather will be fair.
If the family cat lies with it's back
to the fire there will be a squat.
A person who despises cats will be
carried to his grave in a bowling
storm
If cat sneezes three times the whole
family VIII soon suffer from influenza.
time in Germany is an omen of alarm
ing illness.
If it rains On a Dutch girls wedding
day it is because the bride has forgot
ten to feed her cat.
In Ireland the cat must not be taken
especially if water has to be crossed.
A cat born in May will be of
melancholy disposition, given to catch
ing snakes and bringing them into the
house.
If it rains when there is a large wash
ing on the line in Germany it is sure
sign that the house mother has i'll
treated the cat.
Bad luck will follow if a black cat
crosses your path, for the devil prowls
about, especially at night, in the gllise
OF black cat
In Scotland they used to cure cry
sipelas by cutting off half a cats ear
and letting the blood from the wound
crop on the diseased part.
In moving in Scotland the family cat
is thrown into the new house before
Inc family enters in order that it may
absorb any disease or curse left by
former tenants.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-06-11


with a bit of scarlet silk attached. The
picadors take up position in the
centre of the ring with their long
lances held firmly.
Then the bull is driven in. This is
a critical moment The experienced
ones in d moment can tell if the bull
is a natural fighter. or whether he is
/ peaceably inclined. If the former, they
know that they will get their moneys
worth in blood. If the latter, they
have their doubts. The best fighting
bulls are supplied by the Duke of Yer
aqua, the descendant of Christopher
Columbus. The Dukes income is sup
piled by this business.
If the bull is quiet and shows no dis
position to attack at once, the picadors
ride round him, prodding him where
they can with their long lances. The
chulos excite him by the flashing of
their gorgeous colors. 1t is not in the
bulls nature to stand for this any
length of time and soon he begins to
charge right and left. Horses are
has been worked into a perfect frenzy
the matador prepares for her dainty
task. To kill him at one blow is con-
sidered bad form, although it is most
difficult. The popular matadOr sticks
him here and there until he streams
blood in a score of places. When he S
at his widest, the matadOr, by a few
swift steps, works to his left side, and
at the proper instant stands up on her
little toes to her full height, and with
a downward thrust Of the sword sinks
it to the hilt Immediately behind the
shoulder-blade. If the aim be true,
the sword blade cuts the heart in two
and the bull drops dead at the victors
feet. This is considered a great per-
Torrance, and the lucky matador who
accomplishes it the first time is caught
in a shower of jewels, coins and flowers
from all sides of the arena
The cleverest women bull-ighters in
Spain today are Providencia Almeda
and Maria Alvarado. They are great
rivals, and each has an immense fol-
lowing.
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OVER THE HILLS.

Over the hills and far away,
A little boy steals from his morning
play
And under the Dlossoming apple three
He lies and ne dreams of the things
to be:
Of battles fought and of victories won,
Of wrongs o'erthrown and Of great
deeds done
o. the valor that he shall prove some
day,
Over the hills and far away
Over the hills, and far away!
Over the hills and far away,
It's, oh, fer the toll the livelong day
But it mattereth not to the soul afiame
With a love for riches and power and
fame:
On, o man! while the sun is high
On to the certain joys that lie
Wonder where biazeth the noon of day,
Over the hills AMI far away
Over the hills, and far away.
Over the hills end far away,
An old man J gers at the close of
day;
Now that his journey is almost done,
His battles fought and his victories
won
! The old time honesty and truth,
The trustfulness and the friends OF
youth,
! Home and mother-where are they?
Over the mills and far away
Over the hills, and far away!
Eugene Field.
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Constance also professed great dis
81 proval of his manner and aVoWeC
her belief that he was in collision WIFI
the thieves, but she made this remark
: to Lady Esler only and not TO the
world at large.
! Lady Esler could not rest content
until she had. as she said, got to the
bottom of the matter. Accordingly she
/ cast about in her mind for means OF
doing so. but she did not on this oc,
casion take Constance into her conf
dence She prepared to act alone.
| How she managed to obtain Made
lines address nobody ever knew.
Lancelot always said that she mus
have foraged in his coat pockets or
bribed a. servant to obtain the address
for there was no other way in which
she could have arrived at it. To every
/ body's surprise she announced one day
that she meant to go to London, with
cut even maid, and no remonstrances
ayailed anything with her. She went
and went straight to the dingv lodging
house inhabited by Oscar Despard and
asked at the door for Miss Despard.
She's upstairs" said the servant.
Il don't suppose she can come down;
she's been i'll or something. You can
step up if you like
Lady Esler felt insulted but she
stepped up" The girls mode of an
nOuncing her was to throw the sitting
room door wide open and to say:
'Ere's a lady to see yer"
Lady Esler stood on the threshold,
but her eyes were fixed-not upon
Madeline, who rose trembling from her
seat, nor upon Oscar Dspard, who had
turned lividly pale at her appearance,
but at Mr.. Despard's wife. Mrs. Des-
pard was visibly confused and dis
tressed; she stood UP, seemed almost
inclined to make a curtsey, then COW
cred her face with her hands and
burst into tears
Lady Esler's exclamation was one
which revealed nothing to Madeline,
but which seemed to fill Oscar Despard
and his wife with dismay
"Jenningsr' she exclaimed What
are you doing here?"
Mrs Despard seemed all at once to
become rigid with despair and finally
crOuched down upon the sofa and bur
led her face in her hands.
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No, he is mot alive now, Madeline
don't ask questions"
Father will still call you by tha-
name-ten me what became of him?
will not reproach you. l will not be
unkind. Only tell me the truth
She c4me over to his side and gut
her hand on his arm in the old caTess-
ing way, but there was an agony OF
reproach and sadness in her eyes.
Tell me- she said, and l will say
nothing more"
Il could not help IT. said Oscar Des-
pard, trying to exculpate himself u
never thought We should find him there
and l hoped he would get away. but
when he saw us-the police and two OF
three men whom he knew-he just
/ pulled out pistol, put it to his temple
and shot himself there and then. II
was as great shock to me as to his
sister or any one, l assure you, Made
| line. I never thought that he would
commit suicide"
My poor father said Madeline,
thinking of Leon Zavertal.
There was a great confusion Des-
pard went on, emboldened by the ex-
clamation which he took to refer to
himself, 'and in the midst of it all l
got away. l was horriied-over-
whelmed. In the depths Of my remorse
[ remembered that had seen his child
at some rooms that he used to occupy
and l resolved to make inquiries. I
went to the rooms-I found you. Made
line, little child, in a miserable attic.
l offered to take charge Of you and
bore you away-in expiation of my
crime
Would not my fathers sister have
taken care of me if you had left me to
her." demanded Madeline
Child, you have no heart, Do you
not see that l wished to take the bur-
den of your support upon myself?"
defraud Gen. Armstrong and Lady Es-
Ter by making them believe me the
child of your first wife"
Oscar Despard began actually to
whimper. He put his handkerchief to
mis- eyes. You do not understand my
motives" he said. You have no SYM
pathy. I meant to do my best for poor
Icons child by putting her in the place
my own little daughter would have
had. Otherwise, where would you have
been nOw?"
with my fathers sister, perhaps,
whoever she may have BEEN said Ma
define. rs she still living?'
Il do not know" Despard answered
sulkily, land if I did ] am not sure
that [ would tell you. have told you
enough. What gratitude do I get?'
"Gratituder Madeline calculated.
ooh father.''-it was almost the last
time she used the word-"'how can l
be grateful to you for having brought
me up on lies?'
To be Continued.
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HERE'S A FISH STORY.
A Seven-Pound Rainbow Trout Caught
in a Michigan River.

! It looks like dream, but it is not
I and any of the old-time fishermen can
! swear 10 it.
/ Yesterday morning Jerome Van Val
kenberg, president of the Greenwood
I club, on the banks of the Perre Mar
/ Quette river, captured a rainbow trout
( which weighed seven pounds and two
( ounces and measured 26 inches in
length and IS inches around. A tele-
/ gram announcing the catch was re-
ceived by local fish ermen soon after it
was made, and it caused about as much
excitement as the shooting of wild
elephant on State street would have
done
The Pere Marquette river abounds in
ralnbows, and more exciting contests
have been carried on along its banks
than in any other stream in the state.
Many two-pOunders have been landed,
but the larger ones have been so shy
that when three-pounder has been
landed the news has been carried TO all
the fishermen Of the state.
Down below the mouth of the Bald
win, there are several well-known rain
bow holes, and once in awhile one of
the old-timers comes out long enough
to take the breath away from the caster
and usually carry of his leader, and
flies, and he is lucky if he escapes
without a broken rod. By creeping up
on the bank, and peering cautiously
over into the holes on a hot day, these
old grandfathers have frequently been
seen, and many a day has been put in
against them, but they have always
been too foxy
Col. E. Crofton Fox ran against one
of these fellows last week. He made a
cast ever the hole and something which
looked like streak of lightning
flashed before his eyes. When he re
covered from the shock his pet fly rod
was q cripple and half his line was
gone. j. w. Rosenthal, another expert,
went down to take a throw at big
game and he had it. After having his
fly rod snapped like pipe stem he re-
turned to the club and got a bass rod.
Returning to the battle he rugged up
his leader and the second throw
brought out gray-whiskered rainbow
which looked like a whale A tele-
graph pole could not have stood up un-
der the onslaught, and the bass rod
went lame in a hurry. Mr.. Rosenthal
came down Saturday night from the
river and expected to return today but
has been called to Albany on business
Yesterday morning he received tele-
gram from Baldwin, signed by Van
Valkenberg, and stating that he had
caught the fish above described. Mr.
Rosenthal secured tie prize by wire,
and will have him mounted and pre-
sented to the Smithsonian institute, as
the biggest trout ever taken from q
Michigan stream Grand Rapids Press
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PEOPLE ELSEWHERE.

Mrs. John HaIvie is the first wo1.;r
prisoner inspector in Ontario.
Miss Sandmeyer of New York is
spoken of as rising young actress by
Partisan critics.
Paderewski has been obliged 20 can
Gel his English engagements, as he is
suffering from insomnia.
William Theodore Peters. spoken of
as the well-knowr young American
poet" is giving readings in Paris.
Queen Victoria has been so pleased
with Alfred Austin's recent verse hot
she intends to conler knighthood upon
the laureate.
General Baratieri the unsuccessful
Italian commander has practically lost
his mind, and his suicide is said to be
looked for at any time
The duke of Norfolk has been ser
iously considering the desirability of
utilizing the cycle in order to expedite
the delivery of kilograms in London.
Among various pets Miss Frances
Cleveland Lamont prefers AN Attorney
COW given her By George W. Chilus,
who made a similar present to little
Ruth Cleveland.
The daughter OF General Hippolyte,
lately deceased president Of the Hay
tan republic, is at present in Paris for
the purpose Of perfectjng herself in the
French language.
One Of the most successful mining
men of Colorado is said to be Count
James Portales, member of a famous
old German noble family, who has been
in the west about twelve years. He
is skilled metallurgist.
Miss Maria Brooks, the English
painter, ig entitled to place the royal
arms upon her PORTRAITS and pictures.
After she won the gold medal at South
Kensington the queen sent her an Or
der to Faint something for her ma
jesty's possession.
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THE REALLY WITTY WOMAN.

Wide reading is not good conversa-
ton and one may talk about a thou
sand things and not make one of Them
entertaining. A good talker must be
judge of character and must possess
a sense of humOr. Ii she lacks the first
of these attributes she will not fit her
topic to her companions. If she lacks
the second neither man nor devil can
save her from being frequently and
MORALLY dull. Then no woman will
ever really talk well if she is i'm
pressed with a desire to trot out her
learning, to parade her long healed
ness and to show-discreetly- blue
stocking which she wears. We 20 10
the dictionary when we want uefini-
tons, not to dinners Nor will the
truly witty woman deal in perpetual
epigrams or fire off a bon-mOt at every
subject introduced. The witty woman
will take as well as give, for she loves
wit in others, and stirs it up by her
sympathy and her pretty art of listen
ing. She will be sparing of the fun
and reticent of generalities. In gener-
alities the mediocre take refuge and
mediate foolshly upon the life they
cannot understand. No woman has
more success among men than the
witty woman and, strange to say, even
the stupid male adores her. The witty
woman is one of the joys of life. Even
if she has a large waist and small in
come she will find welcome every
where, for she sets the present dancing
to a lively tune and is bird that sings
even when the showers of fate are
YEARLY and pitilessly falling,
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CHAPTER X.XXIV.
Mrs. Despard and Lady Esler.

Your ladyship is mistaken" said
! Despard, hoarsely. You are speaking
to my wife"
! Lady Esler turned upon him with
swift scorn. "Oh, indeed! So you
/ married my niece first ard my waiting
maid afterward. l should feel fiatter-
ed, | am sure. Now that 1 have met
you, Jennings, | should like"
For once Oscar Despard manifested
a manly spirit of protest.
This ladys name is not Jennings,
Lady Esler; she is my wife, Mrs Des-
pard"
"Oh, l dare say it is all the same
to you whether she is Mrs. Despard
or not, the point is that she used to
be my maid, Jennings, l believe" Ley
Esler seated herself and looked de-
librately at Mrs. Despard and Mrs
Despard's husband in turn. Of Made
line she took not the faintest notice.
Mrs. Despard took out her handker-
chief and sobbed Historically.
oh my lady" she said. Il knew it
was liberty, but you see you sent
me so often to see him, so often that
[ could not fail to take an interest -
Sent you to see him? Stuff and non
sense! [ sent you to see the child
the first Mrs. Despard's daughter Now,
| Jennings, tell me the truth; why did
you come to me and say that the child
! was dead, if it was not dead?"
| 'Er-what-wh at-child, my lady?"
| MY great-niece, Madeline Despard.
You told me she was dead
Yves, my lady"
yet there she stands, or is supposed
to stand" said Lady EsIer, indicating
! Madeline with a wave of her hand.
'How's that, Jennings?"
Your ladyship will allow me to OBJ
serve" began Despard, in his softest
tones.
Il shall allow you to do nothing of
lie kind" said Lady Esler. Il am
talking to Jennings, not to you. I want
ar cNpaDation-I have wanted it for
years CT the fact that she distinctly
! assured ne Of the death of my grand
niece, assured me of it so solemnly
that I absolutely believed her"
THE fact is she was tired of MAX
ing inquiries and reports, and, there
fore. declared that the child was dead
IN order TO save herself trouble. my
lady said Oscar Despard who was
anxious to reply for his wife.
Was that the case, Jennings?"
Yes, my lady; oh, yes. I was tired
and l thought it was easier to say that
the child was dead"
How? Why easier? You went on
seeing Despard afterward: you married
him. 1t would have been more to your
interest to pretend that the child was
alive. | suppose that occurred to you
a little too late?"
Hitherto Madeline had not spoken
: she now came forward and addressed
Lady Esler with some dignity.
. Il do not see that you are justified in
/ making these insinuations. Lady Es
: ler''
! DO you not? Probably not. You
y are not in this business. I am speak
Y ing to Oscar Despard who married my
niece, and to Maria Jennings. whom h
+ took for his second wife. And I wan
4 to know, Jennings, how you managed
9 to bring me copy of the certificate o
It that baby's death if it did not die?"
Il Mrs. Despard's handkerchief wa
:. still at her eyes, but behind it she man
> aged to convey a glance toward he
d husband-a glance so full of cunning
n of inquiry. of appeal. that Madeline
is who caught it in the transmit. wa
$. positively appalled,. For the first tim
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A FLOWERY HAT.

Small button roses are very pretty
for the bandeauX under the hat brlm.
A hat that made it's first appearance oa
Sunday had a Dresden silk Tam o.
Shanter crown with aigrettes standing
up in front, and spray of pink button
roses at the back both above and be-
meath the rim