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The age-herald., 1897-09-26
Mary had Q little lamb.
But while she it was cuttin She called the waiter up and said, 'This isn't lamb; it's mutton."
 New York Journal.
FINALLY CONVINCED.

'I have been a great many years reaching the conclusion" she said faoughtftiily. "but I guess I may as well admit that my husband is the most ,ndolent man alive"
 When did you discover it?"
 Yesterday evening. He punctur- ed his bicycle tire. Instead of going ahead and fixing it he sat down for half an hour to see if it wouldn't get it's second wind. ."-Washington Star.
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EVEN CHANGES.

Never mind; am going to the goldaelds next spring, and when I come back rich I won't know you"
 And if you come back broke won't know you" = Indianapolis Journal.
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SIZING HIM UP.

My dentist has an eagle eye,
 And vicious tools he hacks with. He's clever. but I've come to think
 He'd make a better blacksmith! Cincinnati. Commercial Tribune.
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SELF SuppORTING,

Does not their love sustain itself? Or does our logic err? She holds her charms, her charms hold him,
 And he, of course, holds her.
 Detroit Journal.
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THE ROSE AND THE THORN.
 And now" remarked the genial gentleman as he rose from the club table, "after an evening of pleasure I go home to about three hours of displeasure. "-Indianapolis Jour- nal
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A SAGE INDEED.
s-Herald.

"A brute? A brute?" said the Cumminsville sage. Well. a pret- ty good definition of brute is man who spends 10 cents for cigars when his wife is just dying for 500 sealslin. ."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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A NATITRAI, RESI1LT.

"So the Mothers club decided in favor, of corporal punishment?'
 Yes. You see the members were thinking uf each others children. ."- Detroit News
The age-herald., 1897-09-26
GOSSIP FROM HAVANA,

 'Is it true that General Weyler's army is crippled by desertions?" "Yes. | understand that three Of his typewriters have eloped. Washington Star.
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THE HENPECKED ONE.

THE HENPECKED ONE. "Beauty draws with single hair," am inclined to doubt, Tor when mine draws I know too well She pulls whole handfuls out.
 New York Journal.
The age-herald., 1897-09-26
About A. D. 1950.)

FOR HIS SUNDAY SERMON. The preacher took the volume down And opened it. 'I wonder If 'twould be sin," he said,
 ITO steal John Wesley's thunder!"
 Chicago Tribune.
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TWO OF A KIND.

IWO UT "A KIND.
 Mrs. Malaprop--Yes, Marie has &C., cepted the prince. She met him at the Duchess of Devonshire's fancy dress ball, where he went in the gar bage of a monk.
 Mrs. Partington-But, then, she knew he was as rich as Crol1us.- New York World.
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A GOOD SHAVER. He-The light has gone out. She-It doesn't take much to get ahead of you.-Town Topics.
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USED TO RouGHING IT.

USEJ IO ItO UGfiING IT.
 Foreign Visitor-Don't you think the United States should have a great navy to cope with the battle ships of other powers in case of war? American-Huh! With one half the country annually swept by floods and the other half continually being kicked up by cyclones. what would we care for a mere bombardment?- ?- New York Weekly.
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HORSE SENSE.

.y'What is horse sense, Uncle Jim?" "I don't know exactly, but a man oughtn't to trust himself on bi- cycle unless he has got it."-Chicago Record
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A BACHELORS IDEAS.

A man never appreciates wom- ans real value til he marrles some one else.
 No woman can understand how the Lord could ever keep her hus- band out of heaven when he is so good to her.
 If man really believed that a girl would grow to look like her mother at the same age, he would move away.
 Every man thinks he has more big trials and every woman thinks she has more little worries than anybody e-se.-New York Press.
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New York Times.
DOING HIS REST.

Daisy-I believe Miss Peachblow will marry Jack Dashleigh if suffi- cient pressure is brought to bear.
 Mazie-Well, I saw them together on the piazza last night, and Jack was certainly doing his best.-Town Topics.
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IOSTAA SWITCH.

On telegraph pole in the suburbs of a New England village was tack ed this notice: "Lost-Between here and the postoffice, real lady's hair switch black mkt with gray With shoestring tide around one end the above which please return to the postmaster and git fifty cents with thanks of owner who needs it badly and will be thankful for the kind ness of any Lady or gent who will return what cannot be of no use to them, but which is a needcessity to her."-Harper's Bazar.
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GONE UP.

g 1"How's wheat?'' "Gone up."
 "Gad! My brokers went short on that How's the firm?'
 "Gone up."-Atlanta Constitution.
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KLONDIKES GAME. "What is the great gambling game in Klondike?"
 Freeze out, I imagine. .''-Philadel- phia North American.
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NO POP. Goes without saying-the difIident 1over.-Boston Transcript.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
FLOATING DERRICK SINKS At PIER.
Had o Tons or Stone for CarEo-Escape OF
the Five Persons on Hoard.

Tho floating derrick Albert sank without
warning near the foot of Wall street last even
ing, and before the two children. tho woman,
and the two men aboard Of her got ashore tho
deck was covered with water.
The derrick came into the slip adjoining tho
pier ut about 4 o'clock, when the tide was be.
ginning to go out, and Capt. Samson left her
shortly after. with the engineer. Fred Paulson.
the engineers wife, and two children. and n
deckhand. Sam Nelson, aboard getting ready for
supper.
Just as they were about to sit down there was
q crashing Of timbers and the boat hccied M
and began to settle. Paulson, divininE the sit
uation instanter, yelled, Jump ashore" The
woman and two children hustled 10 the deck.
and Nelson. leaping to the pier, pulled them
after him. Last of all he grabbed Paulson. who
was in the water by this time.
There were 200 tons OF dressed building stone
aboard of the derrick intended for new Broad
way buildings. the Manhattan Elevated Com
pany's at Rector street and Broadway among
others.
investigation of the derrick's sinking dis
covered that as the tide went out, a pile, which
had been sawed off at low water, came up
through the boats bottom. She sank in less
than two minutes. The boat is 100 feet long
and 80 feet beam. 1t will cost 1000 to raise
her and repair her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
The National Horse show.

That popular equine and society function
known as the National Horse Show Is again
within hail and promises to be even more sue
cessful than heretofore. The coming event.
which will be held at Madison Square Garden
on Nov. Is and tho subsequent days of that
week, will be the thirteenth annual exhibition.
The total number Of entries is estimated at l, 800.
The promoters confidently anticipate an UNI
usually representative muster both inside and
outside the tanbark arena.
The entry list shows a large number of new
exhibitors, includinE candidates from the South
and West as well as from England. Nearly all
the old exhibitors are again in line. and the
total of candidates for the coveted ribbons 10
said to be fully 100 in excess Of last years grand
array, while the quality of the horses entered Is
also claimed to he above the usual standard.
The thoroughbred class is light, but %trotters
of high quality promise 10 be very much in evil
dence. The produce prize. for which the asso-
citation adds 81 900, will bring together a choice
lot of animals by Mambrino King. Quartermas-
ter, Russia, and others. There is a marked in
crease in the number OF entries for ponies in
harness and under saddle, and also in the classes
for harness horses. The hunter and special
classes have not lost any OF their attractive
material, and the programme will be brimful as
ever of spectacular features.
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tlmsn for Brewer Ernst ochs, and you sworc
You wonid kin him after robbing him. You
t o, thnt on ost INV IVES! ss Last sfabfs By i Ssqi sq ny y9 9e tTie "a
= lonely hut in Ridgowood' Do you remember
w want you to let mo alone" said the muir
dorcr. "Ain't you satisfied with knowing I'm
stigeri What's tho use IN trying, to rake up
HATE bnts murder in the Montroso avenue church.
That's one thing didn't do; for | wasn't IN
W w In August that stoiz .was-was done. See;
l wasn't there In August;
Even street, two blocks from the church,"
II saw you at the corner of broadway and
Even street, In on the Tuesday
preceding tho Stelz murder" snid another man.
III also saw you in Ri,dagowood on the day OF my
i0H NFTslp l Mary 'WWssterson, who lives Mt Cyprcss
ny istieer,, After .s Ssst, IL &, a glimpse at tho
ION July o5 this man came to my house in
Ridgcwopd and hired the hut to which Brewer
described to tho police at the time. He hired
tho little house, paying Inc So rcntal. in advance.
s sayi n ,R he e %Sp % t Psy WEEK ssS r'" %i9S aS not SsS r mns
lie also had an iron bar there, which, as ] after.
U 0s6s,s l Learn. ON m0J july y as | pSG saw on This sFG mnn
stiror leave. tho hut. He returned With tho
President of the Etna Brewing Company. MIR.
Ochs entered the hut with this man, aud a min.
ute later came out Calling lOr nelp. ~ the tlnlo
tho Town Constable got to the house this man,
who had hired the place, and communion had
toward Brooklyn. Tho police searched
the house and found the rope and
iron bar. This man got Mr.. Ochs to go
tho house by telling him that his ochs'sl father.
in-law had been injured aud HAD been taken
there after a railroad accident. Tho police
learned that the men intended TO strnngle Mr..
Ochs and take what money no had with him.
This man Stigcr is tho man who hired the hut
from me and paid mo SO on account. ! never
could forget that half finger Of his, because l
noticed it when | gave him So in change for n
hve-dollar bill which he handed me in paying
the rent for the hut"
John Schndd. clerk in the Etnn Brewery, iden.
titled Stigcr as the man who had brought the
docoy note to Mr.. OChs and who had lurcd the
rich brewer to the Ildgowood hut for the pur.
pose of murder and robbery, as the police he.
lieve, since tho men in the hut tried to got n slip
moose about the neck of the brewer after they
had got him into the trap.
Other Williamsburgcrs identified Stigcr as a
man they had seen hanging about the Montrose
avenue church on the night of the Stclz murder
Stiger will be visited to-day by other williams
burgers. who believe they can connect himw with
the Montrose avenue church murder.
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SHOT WHILE 81 rLARKING.
stnnsbury Said His Revolver Wasn't Loaded.
So HIS Friend Fired nj Him.

ELIZABETH. N. j., Oct. 3l.-As the result Of
accidental shooting at Linden, near this city.
this afternoon. William II. Stansbury is In tho
General Hospital here. and Robert Langdon,
who did the shooting, is in the county Jail. COM
mittcd to await tho result Of Stansbury's in
juries. According to the story told here, Lang.
don and Stansbury with several AGO uRintances
visited a saloon in q thinly settled part of the
town. During the afternoon some athletic con-
tests took place. including a wrestling bout be-
tween StanSbury and Langdor. While wrest-
ling Langdon pulled u revolver from the hip
pocket of Stansbury's trousers. Backing away
from Stansbury he leyelled tho weapon and
Ali right. 60 ahead answered stansbury,
sit is not loaded"
Langdon pulled the trigger and there was an
explosion. A bullet was sent into StRnsbnry's
neck. The injured man fell unconscious, and ut
first it was thought he had been killed. He is
conscious tonight, and there are hopes of his
recovery.
LanRdon gave himself up to the police and
was taken to Jail.
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BITU4 Y.

August ]. Dayton, a war veteran. died at his
home, All Sixth street. Brooklyn. on Friday,
and the funeral service will be held tonight.
Mr.. Dayton WAS born in this city in 1929. At the
beginning of the war he went to the front with
the Thirteenth Regiment of Brooklyn and sub.
seduently Joined The Fifty.flrst Regiment OF
New York State Volunteers. He was a member
OF U. 5. Grant Post 327, Grand Army of the Re-
public, the Volunteer Fremen's Association,
and the Society OF Old Brooklynitcs.
Charles +. Smurr, freight traffic manager of
the Southern Pacific Company, died yesterday
in San Francisco. He was born in Ohio in ls49,
and ut the age OF 10 became manager OF the
bus. Two years later he went to Chicago and
represented the Pennsylvania Railroad, aud In
1872 went TO California and entered the service
of the Southern Pacific. where. In 1883, he be.
came general freight agent. On July j last he
was made freight traffic manager.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
WILD WITH Err.
A Young Man stnGEers Into y Troy Police
station on tho Verge OF starvation.

station on tho Verge OF Starvation.
TROY, Oct. 31.-William Clark, a good-looking
young man, staggered into the Second precinct
police station late last night and told Sergeant
Ryan, who was at the desk, that he was dying
OF hunger and that he wanted shelter. Clark's
face was haggard, and n strange look was in his
eyes. He was taken downstairs into the dodgers
room by q policeman and told that he might re-
main there the rest Of the night. Thomas Gil
foyle, the only other occupant OF the dodgers
room, was so startled by Clark's wild appear
ance that he retreated to the furthest corner Of
the room in fright.
I'm dying for something to cat. have not
had a thing to cat in four days" moancd Clark.
Suddenly his gaze fell upon a mouldy biscuit
that lay in q corner of the room. II had been
thrown away by some previous lodEcr. Clark
bounced upon it like n furnished animal. but it
was so hard that he was unable to bite 1t. lie
soaked the biscuit ut the water faucet and then
swallowed half OF it. The unpalatnble food
caused him TO fall to the floor in commissions.
When revived by Sergeant Ryan he Rugged tho
remaining portion of the biscuit tightly and
then patted it tenderly, crying all tho while half
deliriously.
bread. bread; good. nice bread
Later he fell on the floor in n stupor, where he
lay until this morning, when he as sufficiently
strong to leave the station house. He told u
policeman that ho had been tramping about tho
country in search of work for several weeks.
He said he was too proud tn. beg and had lived
upon scraps that even dogs had refused to eat.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
BIoHC1Isr EDGER1H's INJURIES.
Both Feet and One Leg Amputntcd-HIs COM
pnnion Escaped UnlnJurcd.

puitoh NtApo"
Walter Z. Edgerly. who, while riding a tam
dem bicycle. was struck by n Long Island Rail-
road engine on Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn. on
Saturday night, went under the surgeons knife
yesterday at Seney Hospital. 1t was found nee
essary to amputate the right leg at the thigh
and the left leg above the ankle. His condition
is critical.
Edgerly is 30 years old. strong, and muscular.
He is q clerk. and lived with his parents at 1873
DcKalb avenue. lie had been q member of the
Brooklyn Bicycle Club and one of the famous
quad attached to the club. He was probably
one of the best known whGclmcn in brooklyn.
Edgerly's companion on the tandem Mt tho
time of he accident was Ensign HORACE McFar-
land of the United States gunboat Helena. En-
sign Mcfarland said yesterday that be could
not account for the accident. He heard Edgcrly
say. ITO the left" but for some reason tho
steering gear failed to work, and as the tandem
dashed by the swinging gates of the railroad.
which were down Mt the time, the cnginc struck
the wheclmen. Edgcrly fell under the engine
and Mcfarland was thrown about twenty tvc
feet, across the street. but escaped without u
bruisc.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

An area OF high pressure covered the Atlantic
States yesterday and made the day delightful
throughout that region. An area Of low press.
ure was central over Minnesota and created
cloudy and threatening conditions with some rain
from the Dakotas east to Michigan and in tho central
states. This disturbance is moving eastward. and at
its present movement Is likely to reach this section
by Tuesday and make a disagreeable day.
1t was generally warmer in the central States.
thence eastward to the Atlantic. and colder, with
freezing temperatures, in the Northwest.
In this city the day was fair highest ofhciai temper
AZURE 81. lowest 37'; average humidity 63 per cent.
wind southeast, average velocity 10 miles an hour
barometer corrected to read TO sea level, at 8 A. N
30. 80, . p. n. 3o.32.
The Thermometer at the UnItoI States Weather Blu.
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sMeethcart pead. bad Commltted suIeIde.

LINCOLN. ILL.,. Oct. 31.-Ralph A. Mayfeld Of
Chicago died late last night mt the homo of his
parents. ex-senator and Mrs. A. May6eld. in
this city after taking morphine with suicidal
intent. He was an assistant grain inspector In
Chicago in the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
yard, having been, appointed by Gov. Tanner.
lie left n letter to his mother, assigning as the
principal reason for taking his life the death of
II young woman to whom he was engaged to DO
married.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
TWO MEN DIE TOG ETHER.
They Jump from . o.. Paul Bridge Into tho
MissiHsippi River.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 3l.-Jacob Amos, mar
ricd. aged IA years. and Henry Bergenkreuger.
single. aged 80 years. committed suicide yester-
day in a sensational manner. They had been
visiting numerous saloons and were under the
influence of liquor. They went out on the
Smith bridge to a point where 1t is 200 feet
above the Mississippi and jumped over the
railing.
the water. One sank Immediately, but tho
other camo up and foated down stream a short
II number OF eyewitnesscs to the double suicide.
Amos was Treasurer OF the C%igarmakers' Union.
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POST oFF1CE SAFE FLOW OPEN.
The Explosion Supposed to he the Firing OF n
Cannon Near ny.

S~OMERvILLE, y. j., Oct. 31.-The Post Office
in Raritan. one mile from here. was robbed last
night. 1t is in the Cain building. in the heart OF
the town. The big safe was blown open with
dynamite. The explosion awakened the In
mates OF the building. some of whom live di-
rectly over the Post Office. They believed that
Halloween m~crrymakcrs were firing a cannon
in tho street and gave the matter little atten-
ton.
The robbers took packages OF registered let
ters' stamps; xa!uapIe papers, ana u small sum
letter boxes was removed and carried away in
sacks. The thieves carried oil this booty with
the aid of a fast road horse and n wagon which
they stole from the stables OF Morgan Long,
near the Post Office. The horse was found To-
night tied under n shed at Bound Brook. Post
master Hickey cannot estimate the loss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
Death OF tho Inst h Chief.

WICHITA, Kan, Oct. 31.-Charles Bluejackct,
the last Shawnee chief, died last night in the
Indian Territory, aged SO years. He made u
pilgrimage a short time ago to the grave of tho
noted Shawnee. Chief Laulcwasikaw, the
prophet, and contracted n fatal illness. Ho
ruled his people well. and his death has thrown
the whole tribe into deepest mourning. He was
born in Michigan in 1916. His bOyhood was
spent in Ohio. He brought his tribe from In
diana TO Kansas in 1925. His widow and ten Of
his twenty.three children survive.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
oLlabomn,s Winter wheat.

PERRY. Okla, Oct. 3l.-Tho winter acreage in
wheat is nearly double that OF last year. At
this time it is certain that the Territory has pro-
duced %, 900. 600 bushels this year, and if tho
yield per acre next year equals that of this
year. tho crop will reach so, 600, 600. Nearly
alone and the wheat sowing was finished two
weeks ago. Kay county. adjoining Noble on
the north, raised nearly 5000 900 bushels this
year. i is said to be the greatest wheat county
In the United States.
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John n. Ward Found Dead In His Room.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Oct. 3l.-John b. Ward.
alawyer, Vas found dead this morning in his
apartments at 173 Olive street. He had expired
during the night of rheumatism Of tho heart.
Ward was a Yale. graduate. He practiced his
profession but little. Some months ago he had
q strange infatuation for Nine. Calve, the opcr-
attic star, and one night created q scene in New
York by attempting to obtain an interview with
her
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
Fell Dead OF Henri DIscasa.

TROY. Oct. 31.-William Donovan, 35 years
old. while walking along Fourth street oppo-
site the Post Office this evening was seized
with an attack of heart disease. He fell upon
the steps of Keenan's cafe, where he died before
aid could reach him. He was well known
throughout the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR hosDAY.
For New England. fair In the morning, showers In
the evening or night; easterly to ~southerly winds.
For eastern NeU York. eastern Pennsylvania. NsW
Jersey. and DeIGloare. Increasing cloudiness and
rain eastsrIv TO southeriy pinds.
For the District of Columbia, Maryland. and vir-
giniR- threatening weather and rain; increasing east
erly winds.
For western New York. light showers ana generally
cloudy weather; fresh southerly winds, shifting 70
sASteTiy. and cooler.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
A STRANGER IN HIS BUNK.
Capt. PauIson or tho Yacht Orion Finds .
Sleeping burglar.

Lawrence Paulson, the Captain Of the yacht
Orion, lying at the foot OF Thirty-fourth street,
Brooklyn, returned to his yacht at 3 o'clock yes
terday morning. and found q strange man sleep
in his bunk in tho cabin. The Captain sum-
moned a policeman, who arrested the intruder.
He said he was John Murray, 90 years old. He
refused to tell where he lived. He had gained
access to the cabin by breaking through the
skyIight. In his pocket was q revolver contain
ing three blank cartridges. Murray had used u
yawl boat sixteen feet long TO get TO the yacht.
An owner is wanted for the yawl boat. Murray
was locked up, charged with burglary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
New Omcers or Williamsburg Sunday School
Association.

The Eastern District Sunday School Associa.
ton Of Brooklyn, composed of the schools of
forty.seyen churches, has elected the following
MMaacdoweii. Eice.President; Howard James.
Recording Secretary; II. II. Reynolds. Core.
spending Secretary. and George f. Moulton,
Ttraaaurer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
souaa's sunday Concert.

Sousa's Band gave a concert at the Metropolitan
Opera House last night before a large audience.
The programme included numbers by many we'll
known composers. but none were 81 much ap-
plauded as Mr.. Sousa's own marches.