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The leader., 1897-02-17
ASSERTING nea DIGNITY.
Tho staiwart Conduct of . coufseeca'
Young Womaa.

Young woman
IL did not take place In the city Of
Washington, because no man in Wash
ington leaves a lady alone while he goes
out between the acts at tbeater-un-
less il be his wife, and, of course, that
doesn't count.
But IL did occur, and the site OF its
occurrence is not west of the Allie
ghanies, where, according to some east
ern thinkers, all the peculiar occur
rences occur.
The man in the case was perhaps 30,
the girl %, and the theater was one in
which the melodrama has its home.
The girl was pretty and there was that
kind of a jaw hedging the lower part
OF her rosy cheeks that ought to have
been a hint to the young man. The
young man was a very fair sample of
the average chap who makes 81 200 to
81, 800 year.
Between them and the aisle sat big
man of so with his wife and two daugh-
tiers, and the big man had voice bigger
than he was. When the curtain went
down on the first act there was slight
scrap between the couple, which ended
in the young man going out between
the first and second acts, because the
wait was short and he hadn't time to
argue. The girls cheeks were redder
than before when the curtain went up,
and the set of her Jaw was firmer.
At the next fall of the curtain there
was slight scrap again, which ended
this time in the young man dragging
himself over four people and leaving
the girl to sit alone until he was ready
to come back to her.
Two minutes later the girl dragged
herself after him, over the same four
people, but she stopped in the aisle long
enough to say something to the big man
with the two daughters. Then she dis
appeared.
1t was long wait, and just as the
curtain started up the young man hur-
ried down the aisle, and was about to
drag himself over four people when the
big man called his attention to the
vacancy which had occurred during his
absence.
The young mans jaw dropped, and he
actually grew req III the lace.
The big man handed him ring with
bright little diamond glistening in it.
''She gave me that and told me to give
1T to you," he said, with menace In his
tone, as he looked over at his own girls,
land she said if you ever came to her
house again or spoke to her her father
would thrash you as you deserved"
The young man was paralyzed.
"And l want to say" added the big
party, "that if the old man amt able to
do it, he can call on me-"
Then he let the young man go, and
the way he went was caution to fly
ing machine.
1t was a clear case of ships that pass
in the night, but with just little more
interesting cargoes than usual.-Wash-
ington Star.
The leader., 1897-02-17
WnA1 Eoos ARE.
They Are OF an Aftinciai Rather Than .
Natural Nature.

A convenient though not strictly sci
entific classification Of fog types is, sea
or coast fog, valley or hill fog, and town
OF dust fog. The last named has been
given the euphonic designation nebula
pulverea. 1t is an artificial rather than
natural condition. Rev. Clement Ley.
who gave large portion of his life to
cloud study, says, in his book on CLOUD
land" that in some parts OF the globe
nebula pulyerea is occasionally SO thick
as TO obsucre almost totally the sun
light, and in Abyssinia has led to the
tradition that the plague of darkness in
Egypt was in reality an unusual dust
fog" The amount of moisture varies so
much in different fogs that the terms
dry" and wet" are used, the scientific
name of the latter being nebula s;illans
In wet fog the particles are apt to be
larger than in dry fog. A still further
division, due, we believe, to Mr.. Robert
ii. Scott, is anti-cyclonic fog, or fog in
which no rain falls, while the tempera-
ture, generally low in the morning, con-
tinues to rise during the day; and cy-
clonic fog, in which rain does occur,
while the temperature remains about
stationary. Before leaving these town
fogs we may notice the part played by
them in affecting the health of the COM
munity. Mr.. Scott has given figures
showing the mortality from diseases
of the respiratory system for some
of the more memorable fogs of London.
We have room for but one of the many
periods he gives. From January &c to
February 6, 1880, London experienced
eight days of fog. The average temper
allure at eight o'clock in the morning
was &c degrees Fahrenheit. The total
death rate was 4s.1 per 1000, rate
unequaled since the last cholera cpl
demic, and there were no less than
1857 deaths from diseases of the res
piratory organs. 1t is not always an
easy matter to trace direct relationship
even where the statistics are carefully
gatherd, but there can be little doubt
that these town fogs arc unwholesome
Indirectly they affect the health of the
community in way few would imagine.
A town fog is an excellent trap for nox-
ious gases, holding them close to the
ground. DIR. r. Barnes, studying this
question, found, by inspection of gas
plants near London, that in foggy
weather the escaping gas was held in
concentrated form in and near the
works. There are other sources of
contamination in foul carnations from
the ground, sewers, etc. On clear,
bright days, even if no wind is blowing
the law of diffusion of gases acts more
effectively, and helps disperse the gases
From Fog Possibilities, by Alexan-
der Meade, in Harper's Magazine.
The leader., 1897-02-17
Fats Draw OdOrs.

Housekeepers who have not had ar
object lesson of the way in which fat
draws odors when fish and butter get side
by side in the refrigerator need only &c
to laboratory, where pertaining ex,
tracts are made to have commercial
illustration of the fact. The flower
fiavors from the roseries of southern
France are imported held in sleeps fat
The fresh roses, or heliotrope or vic.
let's, as the case may be, are laid between
LAYERS of fat and so made into packages
for expectation. When the chemist oveI
here is ready to use them, he melts theiI
encasement to find that the seeming
properties of the flowers are entirely
extracted by and held in the liquid
grease. His next step is to release and
clarity them by various processes of dis
tillation, but it is the power of the fai
to draw out the odors which is the fact
that is valuable to the domestic sci.
entist.-Boston Budget.
The leader., 1897-02-17
oARNgRgo FAcTs.

Missouri papers note revival of
prosperity" IN tho marriage license in
dustry.
IL rs probable that Georgia will moi
be represented by any kind of an ex
hibit at the Nashville centennial.
A damage suit for $50, 900 was recent
b settled in Missouri by the payment o.
$500, half OF which goes 70 the attorney
A bill has been introduced in the
New York legislature which absolute
Iy prohibits the bounding and lacking
of deer within that state.
There are said 10 be 100000 bount
volumes in the library OF Harvard uni
versity, and as many more unbound
There are also several thousand manu-
scripts.
All the chief justices of Kansas, ex
cept the last one, David Martin, re
signed before their terms were up, and
Justice Martin was the only one hold
ing the Office to swear in his successor
Oysters and eggs in course of ship.
ment in the express car of a Santa Fe
train that was blocked by a snowdrift
rear Dodge City, Kan, served to feed
the passengers during a ten hours de
tention.
Vienna is to be added to the cities
which make their own gas. For so
years the city has been supplied by a
company whose works the municipal
ity has a right to buy, at the expiration
of the current contract, October 81, 1889.
The company placed its works at too
high a figure. The city proposed to
build it's own rival plant, and the COM
papy capitulated.
The leader., 1897-02-17
puLEx IRRITANs, M. o

"a surgeon am known TO DO.
with fame commensurate:
NV talent n phlebotomy,
Nv skill Is simply great.
any name is Pulex Irritans;
treat the skin and hide;
4 live and thrive in many lands,
1 And, as a rule. ride.
.1m free and very much at home,
Tn social gatherings;
I'm known in Paris and In Rome,
And 1 consort with kings.
"vith noble ladies have danced
NV choice is aye the fair.
The maids that are by birth enhanced
Are dainty everywhere.
.,Nfy courage is a wondrous trait
A lion I'll attack.
Z You gee that tiger. fierce and great7
I'll land upon his back.
"a horse possesses not my strength,
As can prove with ease.
I leap a hundred times my length;
lust watch me, II you please"
You think, as you this boaster hear,
"A noted light, Is he,
Of men of worth ard deeds a peer"
oh, mott is flea.
"Tis well to balance those who boast
OF friends among the great,
or those who use the 81 the most,
To take pennyweight.
William G. Kemper, In Chicago News.
The leader., 1897-02-17
The Mistletoe.s Grouth.

Nature makes wonderful provision
for the propagation of the mistletoe.
The berries of the plant are much
sought after by the missed thrush, n
bird familiar TO all country people. AS
the bird eats the berries it gets the
sticky seeds entangled in its feet and
bill, and, flying away to another tree, it
gets rid of them by rubbing them of
sideways on the branches. 1t often
happens to be favorable spot for the
seed to sprout in. Once planted, the
berry quickly proceeds to make good
its advantage. Enquirer.
The leader., 1897-02-17

1t is a curious satire upon life that
the car. that dreaded, awful parsonage,
representative of powers that are we'll
nigh superhuman, inheritor of ira
ditions at ONCE the darkest and the most
august in history, and absolute master
of the resources of two great nations,
for Francois at this moment the hand
maiden of Russia, should be delicate,
amiable young man, afflicted with a
nervous shyness in the presence of
strangers, and clinging with an almost
passionate tenderness to the women
folk OF his own family.-London
Speaker.
The leader., 1897-02-17
Japan's Attractive Costumes.

1t is no uncommon thing for Euro
peans who have been in Japan for some
time to adopt the native costume and to
discard the bowler hat, the morning
coat and patent leather boots for gar
ments of silk. 1t is not even considered
effeminate in such circles for men to
wear white silk clothes, in which, it is
.rumored, they look remarkably at
tractive, as the women who have been
to Japan car testify.-Cincinnat En-
uuirer.
The leader., 1897-02-17
Enxland.s Standing Army.

The British army returns for last year
show that the total armed strength OF
the United Kingdom, including reserves
and auxiliaries. was SOC officers and
men. The average strength of this reg
ular army during the year was PFC. 30s
being the highest for 20 years. and tbs
number of punishments inflicted was
below the average.
The leader., 1897-02-17
same Old O1e.

Il am surprised that Jones should
turn out to be so incorrigible liar"
I'm not. What else could you ex-
pect from man with hook nose and
ishy eyesf"
Fish liar joke. Form 1851 -Cin-
,irnati Enquirer.
The leader., 1897-02-17
Oysters with Egg,

Chop in quite small pieces IL large
oysters, drain them well and season
with salt and pepper. Melt one tea
spoonful of butter in the chatting dish,
add the oysters and let them simmer a
few minutes, then add 1h cupfuls OF
milk and two well-beaten eggs. Stir
constantly till the eggs are set and serve
hot on slices of buttered toast. If pre-
ferred, lean ham cut in very fine shaw.
ings can be substituted for the oysters
Toledo Blade.
The leader., 1897-02-17
Inveterate Gamblers.

1t is notorious that Chinese coolies,
having labored for years in foreign
countries to amass an independence,
VIII gamble the whole away during the
first few days of their homsward voy-
age and have to work their passage
back in the next ship.-N. Y. Sun.
The leader., 1897-02-17
Got the Kind He Wanted.

A would-be wag entered the haber.
dasher's shop the other day for the pur.
pose of purchasing necktie.
DO you keep all kinds of ties here?'
said he TO the shopman.
"Yes, sir" replied the shopman.
Then show me pig's-ty," said the
witty one.
Certainly, sir" answered the ready
shopman. Just bend down your head
and we will take your measure. IN. Y
Telegram.
The leader., 1897-02-17
srArr o. ouro. crr or ro1rpo. q

Frank i. S CHENEY mal.. cath that he ID sbe
senior partner Of the firm OF w. j. Cheney
g 70, doing business in the city Of Toledo.
county and State aforesaid, and that said
nrm viii pay the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars Tor each and every case Of cafarrh that
Cure. FRANK r a,ifr~rsvV
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN INV
presence, this 9Th day Of December. A. ID.
lSeall Notarv p.i(;.
Hall sCatarrh Cure y taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous srr-
faces of the system. Send for testi,non;ais
free. y. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. q. >
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The leader., 1897-02-17

Every wooden bicycle rim requires
two and one-half feet of lumber, board
measure, making allowance for one
third waste, in addition. This means
the using Of COCO, 900 feet of rock-elm In
q single year.
The leader., 1897-02-17

Poached eggs may be served as del,
icate luncheon course by preparing
them as follows: Poach the eggs in wa.
ter to which a good dash of lemon juice
nas been added. trim each neatly and
place on round of fried bread. Al
range on a platter and pour around
them a well-seasoned white sauce,
dust little chopped parsley over zach
egg, and serve at once.-N. Y. Post.
The leader., 1897-02-17
poet of Cos, in the Third

century b. c., was of such diminutivs
size that his acquaintances humorously
said Of him that he was obliged to carry
weights of lead in his clothing to pre-
rent himself from being blown awsy.
The leader., 1897-02-17

"Do you rectify mistakes here;" asked a
gentleman, as he stepped into chemists 8.
Eyes, sir, we do, if the patient is still alive"
replied the urbane cIerk.-Glasgow Times.
The leader., 1897-02-17

Generally, those who know the least are
the ones who are always. giving you advice
"just for your own good.
The leader., 1897-02-17

Tits Gurus ter me-" said Uncle Eben,
"ter hyuh how folks will 'buse er gossip be
him her back, an ter see how slad dey ackF
wen she comes 'roun' ter tell de news
Washington Star
The leader., 1897-02-17

1t comes as natural to a woman to know
dry goods as it does to man to swear
Washington Democrat
The leader., 1897-02-17

I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption to sufferers from Asthma.-E. ID.
Townsend, Fl. Howard, Wis, May 4, "a.
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8I.OO FOR IA CENTS.

Now all of above 10 packages, in
Guiding our mammoth plant and seed
catalogue, are mailed you free upon
receipt of about IA cents postage.
25 pkgs. Earliest Vegetable Seed. .oc
81 Brilliant blooming Plants. 81 0o
John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis. Xxi
The leader., 1897-02-17

EvERroSE who doesn't have to light the
fires in the morning breaches against using
coal oil for that purpose
The leader., 1897-02-17

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe, l0c.
The leader., 1897-02-17

Ole Bull, the celebrated yiolinist,
was such a master of the instrument
that he could play a melody of con-
adorable compass on only one string.
The leader., 1897-02-17

Just try a I0c box of Cascarets candy CO.
thartic, finest liver and bowel regulator made.
The leader., 1897-02-17

"Do you like. cabbage!" well, !! never eat
IL, but / smoke it sometimes. Chicago
Record
The leader., 1897-02-17

Every man thinks he never was as foolish
as the boys he sees around him.
The leader., 1897-02-17

Appropriate. sign do you think |
ought to put up in front of my place of bust
,ess," asked man who had opened a
norgue. Remains to be SEEM" sug-
gested the friend who had dropped in
Chicago Tribune.
The leader., 1897-02-17

We have never yet seen man too poor
to own a gun and dog.
The leader., 1897-02-17

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. Hines
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline. 933 Arch St. Phla., Pa.
The leader., 1897-02-17

handkerchief he had been wearing on
his head. A perfect shower of bullets
whizzed about him, but he only laughed
and the rest of us crouched for an in
slant in the shelter of the powders.
Another shot came tearing the air.
With his handkerchief jenkins sig
nailed: missed to the left!"
1t was an awful sight, him standing
there alone-exposed to a hundred guns.
Once more came the yell of the bull
lets.
"Missed to the right" signaled Jen-
kins.
NV heart stood still with wonder.
Again came volley. For moment
Jenkins endeavored to steady himself
BULLS eye" he signaled.
Then he tottered and came rolling
down the rough stones.
I jumped to him where he lay with
two bullets lodged in his breast.
.You - fool!" i shouted.
All the animal hate had gone from
his miserable face as he looked at me.
"Lord!" he groaned. II would like to
ave seen the fightin'. There's gal as
IL knows-who's slavey, an'-an
IT," he choked, and turned over on his
face and died.
The rest of us started running back.
And we did runl But we didn't run as
fast as the wild Soudanese danced after
Us. 1t was chase. None of our men
dared fire for fear of killing us.
could see the square closing up. and
heard the shouting and the cursing,
and all the time knew the blacks were
following right at our heels.
The whole world grew hazy just as ]
fell fainting in our lines.
Then the battle commenced.-Cassels.
The leader., 1897-02-17

Halls Family Pills are the best.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-05
RAILROADS AND FINANCE.

Some Bria. Remarks Suggested by Cur
rent Events.
It Is asserted that railroads don't
pay. This is one of the reasons CIV
en- why the government should not
engage in the railroad business. 1t
is also urged as reason why rates
should not be reduced. Notwithstand-
ing this, however, there seems to be a
keen desire on the part of those who
own the railroads to hold on to them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-05
Goldbug Good Times.

The First National Bank of Olympia,
WASH, has suspended.
A. c. Baily, dry goods merchant Of
Pictou, N. S., has assigned.
The American Paper Box company
has assigned at Nashville, Tenn.
w. G. Harrington & Co., jewellers, Of
Columbus, Chic, have assigned.
A receiver has been appointed for the
Kome Book company of New York
city.
M. Rosenwald, dealer in tailors'
trimmings, at Boston, Mass, has gone
into insolvency.
Wyman ]. May, grocer, at Hartford:
Conn.,, has offered to compromise at 40
cents on the dollar.
The High Falls Sulphite Pulp and
Mining company of Pyrites, N. Y, has
made an assignment.
A receiver was appointed Thursday
for the Covenant Building and Loan
association of Knoxville, Tenn.
William T. Beidler & Co., wholesale
dealers in dry goods at Baltimore, Md,
A receiver was appointed at Knox
vile, Tenn, Friday, for the Citizens
Building and Loan association.
Execution has been issued against
the Hughes & Megahan Shoe company
of Williamsport, Pa, for $4,000.
Alfred Shrimpton & Sons, manu-
facturers of needles, pins, hooks and
eyes, has assigned, at New York.
Judge j. M. Sanducky has been
appointed receiver for the Farmers and
Merchants bank, at Excelsior Spring,
Mo.
The Indiana Machine Works, at Fort
Wayne, Ind, has been placed in the
hands of Frederick Glusenkemp, trus-
tee.
A receiver was appointed in Chicago
on Saturday for the Dime Savings
bank, the directors consenting to the
order.
Perkins G. Perkins, sportsmen's
goods, and the Des Moines Fuel and
Lime company of Des Moines, Iowa,
have failed.
Manley B. Ramos, doing business as
Manley B. Ramos & Co., dealers in
pianos at Richmond, Va, has made an
assignment.
The Duhme company, extensive jew
elers of Cincinnati, Ohio, has obtained
an extension of two years from its
creditors.
On judgments for $4,000 the sheriff
closed Wright Brothers dry goods
store and A. M. Wright's clothing store
at Clearfeld, Pa.
The grocery house of Turnbach 8
| Mcclure, at Wilkesbarre, Pa. was
closed by the sheriff on an execution
| issued by Sturdevant, Fogel &c Co.
A receiver has been asked for at
Jacksonville, Ind, by the Pittsbure
Forge and Iron Co., and others for the
NJ A. Sweeney company, OF that city.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-05
M,cULLOCH'S TESTIMONY.
Although a Banker, He Saw No Gold
from 1884 to 184S.

Although a Banker, He Saw No Gold
from 1884 to 1S4s.
Extract from Men and Measures
of Half Century" by Hugh McCul-
loch, secretary of the treasury under
Lincoln. Johnson and Arthur, page
119.)
Although the double standard exist
ed in the United States, the metallic
currency of the country chiefly, and
throughout the west exclusively, from
the time the bank was organized in
1884 to the discovery of gold in Cali
fornia in 184S, was silver. The capital
of the bank was paid up in Spanish
and Mexican dollars, and its reserve
continued to be in this coin until it
about per cent on Mexican dollars
and per cent on Spanish. I had
been banker for IA years before 1
handled or saw dollar in gold except
the 10 thaler pieces which were
brought into this country by German
immigrants. If Professor Sumner had
been banker at any time prior to
1S48, he would not nave gone so WIDE
of the mark as he did in saying in
the 1885 June number of The North
American Review, 1--WE do not want or
need silver as a circulating medium
and shall not abandon it, because we
never had it." We did have it, and
sooner or later we shall have it again,
and without it's being degraded. We
are not prepared-the world is not
preparation the domonetization of
either gold or silver, nor can this prep
aration be brought about without the
wiping out of a very large part of
public and private debts. Debts con-
tracted when both metals are used as
money would be burden too heavy
to be borne when measured by sin
gle standard.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-03-05

In answering a correspondent, the
New York World quotes from the CEN
sus to show that 5000 families own
over $12 900 900, OOO-over twelve thou
sand million dollars-of the wealth Of
the United States.
At such a time as this the World is
not likely to be accused of assisting
the democratic party. So, accepting it's
figures, let us see what they mean.
The total assessed value of all real
and personal property in Nebraska I'M
der the census of 1890 was $1S4,00O,-
900: Missouri, S7.OOO,0OO; Illinois,
$500 ,OOO,O OO Kansas, $4,000, 900;
Kentucky, s547,OOO,OOO; Tennessee,
$685., 100000; Colorado, $22O,OOO,OOO;
Texas, s7SO,OOO,OOO; Alabama, $685.
100000; Mississippi, $166.OOO,OOO; In
diana, $3.50, 100000, and California, ST.
101 100000.
The combined assessed wealth, real
and personal, of these IL great states
of the west and south, as shown by
the census of 1890, foots up between
Sc 900, 100000 and $7,0OO,OOO,OO0, while
the combined wealth of 5000 pluto
cratic families foots up over $4,000
900 ,OOO-nearly twice as much.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.