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Evening star., 1896-10-24

dream For in my sleep methought
went down to Brighton and told her of my
love She had welcomed me with smiles
and bushes. and when 1 spoke her eyes
fell for a moment I stood before her
eagerly awaiting her answer. knowing full
we'll that she would give me the reply /
desired Then she raised her eyes to mine;
her lips opeEed--ani suddenly she vas
gone. Dick entered at the door, and she
was at hts side.
Mortimer. old man." he said, II want
to introduce you to the lady who has prom
ised to be my wife"
And thereupon, most miserable. I awoke
My life throughout the weeks that fol-
lowed was wretched In the extreme For
tunately they were unusually busy at the
Office. SO that had but little time where
In to dwell upon my great misfortunes.
Moreover. being thus completely occupied.
l was not at loss for reasonable excuses
whenever Dick urged me to come more
frequently to his rooms. Ny own deser-
tlon was q thing to which I had to recon-
Gle myself. but for the present would not
willingly be the witness of his extreme
felicity. He sent me q copy of his first
book. which came out at this time, and
even there my unhappiness WAS east in
my face. for the thing was dedicated to
M. c." I can't say I read Il, though
/ had been keen enough about It while
About q month had passed in this man.
ner. when I had a note one day from Mrs.
Luttrell:
Dear Mr.. Mortimer: We have taken
tickets for the Lyceum matinee ON Satur-
day., ana three or four friends are to meet
US there. I wonder II you are free that
afternoon. and would care to meet w at
Evening star., 1896-10-24

the direction of DIR. Bouquillon and DIR.
Rocker. Father Kerby having determined
TO return TO Europe for another year of
sludy before taking up the active work of
instruction The lectures are well attended.
carroll ID. Wright. United States COM
missioner of labor. will commence his lee
tures on economics at 4:45 o'clock Novem-
Prof. W. C. Robinson is temporarily in
charge of the department of political
science pending the appointment of a per-
manent professor.
Twenty seven stale.ts are enroll "A in
the law department Six are masters pur-
suing their Studies for the degree OF doc
tor or civil law; four are bachelors seeking
the masters degree; six are advanced
students for the bachelors degree. and
ten are j ST commencing their legal edu-
cation.
The beginners in the law department
have two recitations daily five daNs in
the week in Robinson's elementary law.
The course will be finished about Noyem-
Der 20, when they will take up FIedemann
en- real property and Clark on contracts.
The Institute of Technology begins this
its first year of indep. ndent existence with
| fifteen Students Regular courses are b.
ing given In applied mathematics and civil
engineering. Every facility is aft Orried Tor
| practical work.
National University.
Prof Wilson of the medical department
has commenced his course in prehistoric
livered last Wednesday and dealt chiefly
with the geological periods, showing the
appearance Of vegetable and animal life
leading up to and preparatory TO the ap-
pearance of man. His next lecture will
deal with the alleged appearance of man
In the tertiary or cenezoic period.
Judge {. G. Cole delivered his first lee
ture in his course on statutory law Thurs
| day evening.
The classes will meet the early part of
| next week for the organization ana election
| of officers
Judge ]. II. Ralston has announced the
opening OF the moot court for Tuesday
| evening, when will be assigned al d
| routine court work commenced.
Owing to the unavoidable absence OF
Judge John Goode from the city his course
IN criminal law has been postponed Until
the LIST of January.
The patent office moot court for the trial
OF patent cases held its first meeting Med
nesday, and will meet hereafter on Thurs
days
The post-graduates contemplate a reor-
Sanizator of the debating society, which
was so successful last year.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
THE PRACTICE OF Law.

The Judge Says There ix Not So Much
Fun In 1t AS There Used to BE.
From the Chicago Record
There's no more fun in the practice of
law" observed the judge. as he softly
brushed away the film of soft ashes from
the live end of his cigar. Thirty Years
ago, when we used to impeach all the wit
nesses on the other side and have two or
three fights every noon recess, it was worth
while to be in the profession.
Il read In my old home paper yesterday
that Bill Traynor was dead. There was a
character. Did 1 ever tell you the story
about him?
"Bill once sat on jury in one of my first
cases 1t was an assault and battery case.
The trouble came up over the attempt to
build fence across a highway. There
were two defendants and four prosecuting
witnesses The trial was held at the home
of the justice of the peace, a clap-boarded
little house right out in a cornfield We
couldn't find twelve men In the township, &C
we agreed to jury of six. The justice $
wife stood in the doorway during the trial
and dictated all the rulings.
They didn't make any case against US
my partner and l appeared for the defense
but We knew the Jurymen wanted their
fees and they wouldn't get any If the de-
PENDANTS won. So We were not very hope
full.
field to deliberate. They were gone about
two hours, and then brought in a verdict Of
guilty and fined each of the defendants So
and costs. The jury was about to be dis
charged, when my partner jumped and
said to one of the jurymen: Say, who are
you? / don't remember seeing you before.
Then the foreman spoke up and said
That's all right. Bill Traynor couldn't
wait. He went on home and we got Joe
here to take his place.
That's fact. Bill had put in a substi-
tute on the jury after they got out in the
ccrnfield. The justice said it was all right
anyway, SO long as there was a majority
of the jury present, but l got up and
threatened to sue him on his bond. SO he
got scared and set aside the verdict and
discharged our clients.
After I came on the bench Bill Traynor
was up before me for stealing a steer, and
l made the instructions to the jury rather
favorable to him and he was acquitted
You see. had q friendly feeling for him
because he had helped me to win one OF
my first cases.
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graph is libel" He put it back upon
the mantel shelf. and selected a pipe. Then
he stretched himself in an easy chair.
sit down. he said. II have not heard a
word of you since you went for your holi-
day in June. Have you nothing TO tell
me? Still confirmed in your r1isogyny?"
You mistake said. II am not a hater
of the sex. l am merely not engaged
You will laugh" he answered, land say
1 judge you by the measure of my own
acts. But, upon my faith. l fancied as 1
came upon you that you would be telling
me in moment that you also were in INV
at something as 1 entered-I thought you
were looking at photograph. l was de-
ceived? You have nothing to tell?''
He had foretold that these conjectures
would amuse me, and accordingly 1 made
shift to find laugh.
Nothing 1 said. Your own good for
tune makes You the weIl-wisher of all. And
yet-has 1t struck you?-the fact that YOU
have secured felicity does but darken the
general prospect. There were a score who
would have been mCst happy with her love,
and maybe ten who already were dying for
erable"
He laughed lightly. YES" he said: 'I
expect the other beggars are cut up. But
they'll console themselves somehow. though
there is none like her. You two must
know one another: indeed, she is already
eager for your acquaintance"
l was steeled. l had thought, against
ail that he could tell me. but upon this
l well-nigh BETRAYED myself. Had she
admitted that her fancy for mel knew
that she had come near to loving me
was dead 1 could have borne my burden
uneompiainingly, and might at last have
forgotten. But that she should deny that
it had exsted-that she had even known
me; TINS was past toleration.
They live at Brighton Dick contin-
ueo. 50 that We are not too far away to
visit them. You must come down some
day with me. / want you to know her.
There are times when 1t were unwise to
be sincere.
Il shall be delighted" 1 said, even while
l reviewed the excuses upon which I should
be able to rely in the event of his some
day rendering more definite invitation
Then turned the conversation into other
channels, and In little while (someWhat
to the disgust Of my friend, who had mucn
to telD I left.
PART H.
1t occurred to me as I Travelled home
ward that Dick had not told me where or
how he had managed to make the ac-
quaintance of Maud. But Of course. he
had been stopping at Sandyhar and had
met her (even as 1 had done) at the sum-
mer residence Of the Luttrells. I won
dered vaguely that they had never men
toned my name to Dick. and that Madge
Luttren, my stanch ally, had not found
means to warn me. And when I had
reached my lodgings I put a match to the
fire. 1t biazed up quickly. and as 1t did SO
l tore my treasured photograph into a
hundred fragments and burned them one
by one. The fire had fallen to heap of
gray ashes before 1 thought of bed; but
IN 1t there had been consumed the whole
structure of hopes which had sustained
my life. and seemed to behold their ruins
in the little heap of gray ashes.
1 went to BEG. and for long hours lay
tossing, prey to a hundred miserable re-
Elections. But with the dawn I fell asleep,
and a cruel fate sent me back the old dead
Evening star., 1896-10-24
A Thoughtful Girl.
From ths Cleveland Plain Dealer.

No wonder the pleasures of courtiny
have declined" said the stout youth Just
look at the fiimsiness of these modern
chairs"
And he pointed to a slender affair CT
white bamboo. touched with gilt
You mustn't Judge by Appearances -
said the stout girl softly. 1--WE had that
chair thoroughly braced with the very
best Of steel rods. and 1t is now guaranteed
to stand pressure Of sixty pounds to the
square inch
Then they both sat down in 1t as a final
test.
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showed me your photograph" said.
She looked at me moment Slowly. the
bewilderment faded from her face, and 1t
appeared she was nightly amused.
Did he tell you my name?' she asked.
He showed me your likeness, and told
me you were engaged to him. / don't re-
member If he told me your name. But
there was no need; do not forget SO cas-
ily."
Maud chuckled-there is no other word.
You had seen the photograph before?''
she said.
II stole it out Of Madge Luttrelrs al
bum the day 1 was to leave Sandybar. !
thought
Surely 1t was little curious to steal
the photograph of lady you had never
met! For 1t is to Mary. my sister. that Mr.
Ferguson Ia engaged. and 1t was her pho
tograph you took from Madge's album.
She is considered rather like me-"
was stunned with the sudden joy and
with the sense of my great stupidity. l
knew that her eyes were upon me, and
would have given worlds to be with her
for moment only. away from this great
crowd Of people.
Il burnt it, said, "a month ago. You
will give me one of your own?'
She answered nothing, and at that mo-
ment the curtain rose. But I was well
content.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Striking an Average.
he Cleveland Leader,

From the Cleveland Leader.
Policeman-"Come. now. you can't stand
here any longer. You'll have to move on
Meek man-"But promised to meet my
wife here half an hour ago."
Policeman-"An right, you retxrn in two
hours from now. Then I'll give you q
Evening star., 1896-10-24
A Curious African Fly.
From the St. Louis Republic.

rroih tne d. LOUIS Repuhl1c.
The most wonderful creature of the insect
family is a South African fly, called the
tsetse. The bite of this fly, which is no;
larger than common honey bee and OF
very much the same general appearance, is
certain death to the horse, the OK and the
dog This being the case il is almost i'm
possible to cross some of the South African
deserts. because the animals used on such
journeys for carrying the water supply of
the party belong almost invariably to either
the OK or the horse species. Livingstone the
great traveller, lost forty-three oxen on one
trip from the effect of the tsetse's bite he
fore he became aware of the acutal cause
of the trouble In the herd
One remarka BILE feature of the bite Of the
tsetse is its perfect harmlessness to the hu-
man family, probing into a mans flesh
by the insects otherwise poisonous pro-
hoscis causing no more Inconvenience than
would the sting of sweat bee or the bite
of a mosquito AS the reader will natural
ly infer from the numerous times we have
referred to the bite" of the tsetse. its poi
son is not inserted by a sting. but always
10y the proboscis. which consists of lancet,
well protected by two external shields.
Horses. cattle and dogs bitten by the
tsetse soon show symptoms of brain disor-
ders, which terminate fatally within any
time from an hour 10 ten days.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
How He Turned Out.
From Judge.

From Judge.
African Explorer-'How did that new
missionary turn out that was sent here last
Year,
King Chewbutts- feller? Wv
that feller turned out to be q regular mud.
ding"
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Divorce md Imprisonment.
nm tho Now York Times


A man or woman imprisoned for life is
practically dead-actually dead, the law
says. as far any outside obligations are
concerned-and the husband or wife of the
prisoner, after going through a certain
form. may legally marry again. Bu-.
strange as 1t may seem. this is never done.
There is no record of u case where a hus-
band and wife have legally separated on
act ount of ole being imprisoned for life In
this country or On the other side" says
Lawyer Abe Hummel. IF man is a thief
or a forger. his wife goes home to her fam
lily disgrace1, but If he commits a crime
for which he is imprisoned for life, only
sympathy for him is felt. 1t H. a living
death. j have seen people who were widely
separated-as widely could be-brought
together at such a time. The only feeling
Is one of pity, and then there is always the
hope of a pardon Adolph Hirschkopf
called the king of Firebugs," who was
sentenced to Imprisonment for life a few
months ago, was granted permission 10 re-
main in the Tombs a week, to give his sig
nature and consent 10 a religious divorce
according TO rabbinical law, which was
necessary before his wife could marry
again. But the wife did not take advantage
Of the opportunity.
Evening star., 1896-10-24

when they are tired
of living commit sui
eide; others get mar
ried. I go to a dent
ist. So helpful have
I found the counter
irritant a dentist ap-
plies to the misery
of "a weary soul 1
aim always to keep
"a few cavities con-
fealed about my
teeth to be used as
occasion demands.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
A Desirable Omission.
Frm the Springfield Republican.

What pity that the last three weeks of
presidential campaign cannot be omitted !
It would save VI such an amount of
wretchedness over the fate Of the nation.
Evening star., 1896-10-24
Catholic University,

The week at the Catholic University has
been one Of unusual Importance. the meet
ing of the board Of dir sctors to select a
rector. to be approved by the pope, the
meeting OF the archbishops and the pre-
sentatfon Of the endowment fund for the
chair OF Celtic languages and litera ture be
ing the principal events.
The Department of sociology 10 still under
Evening star., 1896-10-24
IN A DENTIST CHAIR
Tooth Filling a Counter Irritant to a
Weary Soul.
PAULINE IlPRY's MUSINGS
The Infamous Rubber Dam and the
Agony 1t Inf|icts.
WOMAN LOSING HER JAW
WOMAN LOSING HER JAW

Written Exclusively for The Evening Star
Evening star., 1896-10-24

nearned one thing of my dentist that is
Of the greatest interest to women. In the
progress of the survival of the fittest we
are losing oer jaw, As our brain bulges
our jaw recedes; as our intellects broaden
It Is at the expense Of our jaw. Think of
this. Mary Elizabeth Lease. Susan b. An
thony and all ye other advocates of the
further and further advancement Of wo-
man. What will yon or any of the sex be
able to do In the world with your Jaw ali
gone? That IL. nevertheless, the eatastro.
phe that comforts Our advancing ciyiltxa-
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General Markets.

PHILADELPHIA, March 3O.-Flour in light
demand; winter superfine, S2.5062.7 10; do ex-
tras, S2.75a3; Pennsylvania roller, clear, SO. 40
03.50; do. do straight, $355037O; western
winter, clear, S3.4Oa36O. Wheat firmer; with
5O16c. bid and 7Oa4c. asked for March. Corn
firm, with 35c. bid and 3516c. asked for March.
Oats dull, with 28c. bid and 2616o. asked for
March. Hay firm; good to choice timothy,
Sl6.5O0lT for large bales Beef steady. Pork
quiet; mess, S9.5O0l0. Lard weak; western
steam, S5.3716 Butter weak; western cream
cry, l342lc.; do. factory, 91l3c.; Elgins, 2lc. ;
imitation creamery, 12017c.; New York dairy
ll02Oc. Pennsylvania and western creamery
prints, extra, 23c; do. choice, 22c.; do. fair to
good, lsD2lc.; prints jobbing at 2i627c. Cheese
steady; New York large, 60lO14c.; fancy,
small, 60l0Ac.; part skins. 30516c.; full
skins, 2921ac. Eggs firm; New York and
Pennsylvania, l2c.; western fresh, ll0111bc.; /;
southern l0Is1l1c.
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PnIiticaI Pnrnrrnrhs.

Thomas J. NTullahey, of town, is candi-
date for Recorder, subject to Democratic
rules.
Philip j. Connoll, the efficient and obliging
clerk i'm the Commissioners office, is seeking
the nomination for Clerk of the Courts on the
Democratic ticket.
Sam Losch says he will be the next State
Senator from the goth district Sam ought to
know.
An exchange says Congressman Brumm is
still in the fight for national delegate. So
was Napoleon at Waterloo.
Political cards are being distributed bear
ing the well known features of Hon. Elias
Davis, candidate for County Treasurer. If
women could vote Elias would win hands
down.
William H. Andrews arrived in Philadel-
phia to-day from his western trip in the
interest of Senator Quay's presidential
candidacy.
Fred. Ahrensield who was a prominent
candidat for the Republican nomination of
Poor Director for last year, will try again
this year Ahrensfeld was Middloton's most
formidable opponent last year
James Williams is making an active can
vass for state delegate.
The demand for Quay buttons in this
county exceeds the supply.
1t will soon be in order for candidates for
'truant officer to announce themselves.
Such an official will be appointed by the
School Board under the compulsory educa-
tional law.
There is great scramble for the Legisla-
tive nomination on the Democratic ticket in
the Second district
John Matthias, of MahanOy City, has de-
clined to be a candidate for national dele
gate.
The friends of Daniel Brennan are working
hard to secure his nomination for County
Commissioner on the Democratic ticket.
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A POISONED LIVER.
Don't Keep Poison in Your
Body Longer Than You
Have To.

If your stomach poisons your liver the
consequences may be serious.
What pOisons arise i'm your stomach come
from undigested food which has decomposcd
there. They are absorbed by your blood and
90 to your liver, where they paralyze its
functions and make you bilious.
Finally they go into the blood again and
are carried all over the body, disordering
your different organs, and perhaps making
you dangerously sick.
This is the origin of many diseases which
are not always known for what they are
The poisons of undigested food can only
be got rid of by the use Of u purifying
strengthening, digestive tonic, like the
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
A few doses of this wonderful cordial will
soon clear away all undigcsted fementing
poisonous substances, restore your appetite
aid you to digest your food, purify your
liver and blood Of all dangerous poisons. and
restores you to perfect health.
1t will cure biliousness indigestion, nausea,
headache, dizziness mental depression,
weakness, fever, flatulence, constipation,
loss of appetite, bad taste in mouth, stomach
ache, anaemia, rheumatism, etc, where
other medicines will barely give relief
At druggists. Ten cents for a trial bottle.
Write for free book to The Shakers, 80
Beade Street, New York.
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saying nothing, doing nothing-not even
saving wood-but lying very, very low
meantime.
The Ohio man and the Iowa man repre-
sent the two extremes in anto-couyentiou
tactics. They are playing both cndsagainst
the middle The middle, however, is u big
ouc-a tremendous bulk-and, if nobody
can hrca, out of it with l55 vote, before the
tenth ballot, our Uncle Allison will then be
in fine form for winner if, in the meantime,
the Hon. james s. Clarkson has not been
idle.
with the exception of the gaining Of in
diyidual strength here and there by the
candidates it may fairly be presumed that
the situation will not change very materially
from now till the day of the conventional
any rate, Mckinley will not drop out of the
race, and Allison is not likely to put himself
any further into it, Meanwhile, we hca
nothing of dark horses This may be
ominous, Cana surprise like that Of '7G be
in store for the Republican party and the
ppuntt,yp
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A GAME OF CHANCE.

As an object lesson in politics, says the New
York Advertiser, the widely different plans
of campaign pursued by the half dozen lead
ing aspirants for the st. Louis nomination
offer highly interesting study, Major
Mckinley represents the latter-day American
hustle" in its highest form Of development;
Governor Morton accepts with dignity the
Endorsement of his own state and permits his
friends and advisers to go into Others where
there are no home candidates with a view to
the making of combinations when the proper
time comes; Speaker Reed, content to let
New England do what it may for him. has
been busy for the past four months handling
am unwieldly Republican majority in the
lower house Of Congress- preventing it from
making mistakes and really strengthening
the party and the opposing candidates as
much as, if not more than, HIMSELF Senator
Quay ha, done little else than to place him
self in position where lac can cut ia little
moro ice than usual in the National Conven-
tion; Senator Cnllom put out a lightning rod
early aud is hn,ding it steadily in position
while the Hon William Boyd Allison il
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Live Stock Markets.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Steers steady; rough
stock and good oxen and cows lower; native
steers, poor to prime, Si44.60; oxen, S36D4;
bulls, 81. 75G3. %; dry cows, Sl.756325. Calves
slow; poor to prime veals, S466 Sheep firm;
lambs slow and slightly easier; poor to prime
sheep, S304,50; good to choice lambs, 81 600
bis. Hogs firm at $4.4O0465.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa. March 3O.-Cattle dull;
prime, S4.25G4.30; good butchers, SO. sO14. 10;
bulls, stays and COWS, Sl.7593.6O Hogs slow;
rough fat, $30375. Hogs dull and lower;
prime selected medium weights, $4,000 25;
best Workers, S4.l564.2O; pigs, as to quality,
s494l0; heavy hogs, S4.1094l5; roughs, $50
B75. Sheep lower; choice wethers, $3.9OQ4;
prime sheep, $3.SO439O; common, $29O6b3 80;
culls, Sl.5O92.40 common to good lambs, 1926
6l3 40; veal calves S51D5 75
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FRANK WILLING LEACH announces that
he is in the state chairmanship contest to
stay until the question is decided. Mr..
Leach's services to the Republican party
have been Of such Il conspicuous nature and
characterized by such brilliant successes that
be chosen to conduct the battle in 1886. 1t
would also be a proper recognition of the
hard work done by him for the party, not
only in the state but also in national politics.
at critical times, His systematic, ,pains-taking
business methods Of conducting campaigns
have tended greatly to make Pennsylvania
the banner Republican state it is.