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FOR LAND.
Water of Ar 1his Engine of Destrue,Ion
 Is Intended.

A moderen arrlored fighting ear, which travels through the air like a bird, runs along the earth like a rail- road train, and floats on top of the sea, or dives beneath it when danger is nigh-such is the combination war machine, tue plans of VI hich are now on file in the War Department at Washington.
 The man wh conceived the idea of building such craft is by no means q crank. He is a practical engineer and machinjst, an inventor of no little reputation. u member of the Association of French Inventors of Paris. and an honorary member of American Inventors, He is Charles A. kunzel, Jr.. of Hoboken.
 Kunzel, who is about B years old. came to this country about thirteen years ago. Since then he has spent his leisure time and muc.i money on the building of models and in the making of plans for an aerial ship. His airship is to be an oval compart- ment haloon, 135 feet long and thirty aeet ide, supporting bullet proof ear of aluminium.
 The speed can be accelerated by means of fans placed on top of the car. These are to work in opposite directions upon two shafts, one of which passes through the other, and have a power almost great enough to lift the ship without the aid of the balloon. The car is whale back shaped Its odd features are the mechanism and the presence of powerful screws in the stern, which will operate either in the air or on the water, and six wheels fastened at the bottom Of the car, used for land servIce.
 Gas engines are to furnish power The fuel used is to be manufactured aboard the ship from coal oil and naptha by a process Kunzel Is keep ing Il secret The surplus gas is to be st ored in tanks, purified and used as needed by the balool, to which connecting pipes extend from thee
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When They Were Naughty.

There were some queer modes of pun ishment for naughty girls and boys in our grandmothers' days. When stitches went awry in patchwork, the small fin gers were smartly snapped with the sinewy forefinger aud thumb, the for mer capped with heavy thimble of huge dimensions. This was much more severe than the mere telling would im- ply, and the young culprits soon learned to dread it. Another punishment for minor offenses WAS to tie the naughty child's pinafore over it's head and rap. ping the victim with stiff busk, snatched out from the bosom of her dress. evidently carried there for that purpose.
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Mena has established q Board of Heahl..
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 STATE NEWS.

AIena is to have bank. R. NJ. Dneley. of St. Louis, is ta open one nt MeIIa.
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 "Aunt Betsy" is closed down to- day. Col Edward $. Ready is authority for the statement that she will remain closed down until there is more water in the big ditch on which to feed ier. Aunt Betsy" was evidently very hungry and made quick work of large meal the last big rain left in the city for her. She has done her work nobly and well, and is now ready and waiting for another rain to show that she can easily repeat the operation she has just completed. Meanwhile the city Of Helena remains dry.-Helena World.
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Lady Hayter.

Lady Hayter, known in London as the Zenobia of the Liberal party, is not only an accomplished woman of the world, but also one of the most inde- fatigable of women travellers. With her husband, Sir Arthur Hayter, she has iourneyed twice around the world, hunt ed kangaroos in Australia, elephants in Ceylon and tigers ill India and has explored the Yellowstone park and the Yosemite valley. In spite of her taste for outdoor life, she is said to be con summate artist i'll dress, and her toilets serve her as the frame to charming ,;ct:...c -c..s
 At the last meeting of tho Political Equality club of Lewiston, Pa, the fol lowing statement was made: The tax payers are in the east ward, 127 men and 103 women; in the west ward 13T men and 80 women; i'll the south ward, 46 men and 13 women; whole number of men paying tax, BIO; whole number cf women paying tax, 205. The number of women paying tax i'll the borough IS almost two-thirds the number of men, yet they are not supposed or expected to know how this money is expended and have no voice as to how it shall be used. Js this taxation by representation?
 This town was once my home. Miss Hay and Miss Yates organized this Lew iston club I rejoice to see that it four ishes and that it's members can make out so strong case. Their taxation argu- ment is certainly good one. Laura NJ Johns ill Boston Woman s Journal
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 A week ago last night the mal boxes at the depot were opened and all the letter mail stolen by unknown parties. The letters were opened, money and yaluables removed, if they contained any, and the papers buried in the saw-fiust near the BohlenHuse ice factory. Some colored laborers in stirring around in the sawdust Thursday afternoon found the letters and turned them over to the police. The officers ex- amined the boxes and found them in perfect condition, showing that they had been opened with a key Joneshoro Sun.
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Every Breath You Take

bu m Dr. Huston
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Sugar Baet Culture.

F. Cagle, wso is proposing to ex. pertinent with sugar beets here this season, received n large package of seed yesterday bsr express He Is going to plant them on tract of land one mile east of Mena, and sev- eral farmers in this vicinity will also plant small tracts. It is believed that our scil and climate are well adapted to the growth of the sugar beet and that it will become q prom inent product of this country in the near future. Mena tArk. Star.
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The large store of the Smoker Co, burned at Philadelphia Sunday night. The loss was immense. not only to the company; but also to the farmers around that city, for this firm was one of the few who were advancing supplies to the dronth- stricken people -Fordyce Chronicl - Enterprise.
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a"a Assembly Knights of Pythias

Fo. !iot Springs May IS to a1. Ropta '. '''s oecasioD rhe Cotton Belt Hot ss s Alll sell tickets Pine Bluff 10 lsra p.lnes and return Ut $3. .65, one N 'lcke's on sale May 18th to return limit May 18th 1897.
 ". FARLEY, Agent.
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Fifty-fve new members were en- rolled at q meeting of the Fr@hel Association. held in Little Rock Wednesday night Mrs. Henry NJ. Cooper, nt whose residence the meet ing was held. read paper ca. "The Training of Children and the use Of kindergartens
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district schools and at Lebanon Aca-
denny, West Lebanon, Maine. In 1871
he graduated at the academy and in
1915 from Dartmouth College. He was
editor Of the Johnstown On. Y.) Jour
naP' for a short time, then moved to
Troy, where he studied law and was a
newspaper reporter. He was admitted
to the bar in 1879, and since that time
has followed his profession at Troy. He
never held public office until his election
to the Fffty-fourth Congress.
PINGREE INAUGURATED
LANSING (Mioh.), Jan. 1.-At high
noon to-day Hazen S. Pingree Mayor
of Detroit and Governor elect, appeared
before Judge Greene of the Supreme
Court and subscribed to the oath as
Governor of Michigan. The ceremony
was very informal, only a few personal
friends of the Governor being present.
After assuming the Office of Governor
Pingree and party went to Hotel Dow
ney, where an informal reception was
held. All the other State officials were
sworn in to-day and assumed the duties
of their respective Offices
The biennial session of the Legisla-
ture will convene next Wednesday, at
which Governor Pingree will deliver his
inaugural address, which is looked for
with much interest. No United States
Senator will be elected at this session.
Governor Rich, who retires from Office.
has been twenty-five years in public
service
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Hundreds Of People Witness the Inter
esting Ceremonies.
Legislatures to Meet Within the Next
Two Weeks in the States of Miss
Ouri, North Carolina, Colorado, In
diana, Illinois and North and South
Dakota, Which Among Other
Duties Will Elect United States
Senators.

ALBANY On. Y.), Jan. 1.-Governor
Frank S. Black was inaugurated to-
day. Pleasant weather ushered in his
inaugural day. The ceremony was a
simple and impressive one. The Gov
ernor took the oath of office in the As
sembly Chamber, in the presence of
hundreds of Republicans from all over
the State. The desks had been re-
moved and seats provided for about
], 800 guests.
Governor Black and his staff arrived
here on a special train from Troy at
1875 o'clock this morning under a mill
tary escort, and was met at the station
by the Tenth Battalion of Albany and
the Third Brigade Signal Corps. The
military escort left the Gubernatorial
party at the State-street entrance to
the Capitol.
Governor Black and staff proceeded
to the Executive Chamber, and met the
retiring Governor and his staff. Sec
retary of State Palmer and the Episco-
pal Bishop of Albany, Rt. Rev. William
Crosswell Doan, were also waiting.
The inaugural party passed to the
Assembly Chamber at 11:3O o'clock.
After prayer by the Rev. Bishop Doan,
Governor Morton was introduced and
delivered his address to the people of
the State as their retiring Chief Execu-
tive, and the manner in which his re
marks were received was a testimonial
of the appreciation of his auditors. Gov
ernor Morton's speech consisted of a
lengthy review of recent constitutional
and statutory enactments and few
congratulatory remarks to his success
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The Secretary of State then admins
tered the oath Of office to Governor
Black. His address was brief. He
said, addressing Governor Morton:
THE sentiments which you have ut
source, but they have an additional
force coming from you. In these days,
when criticism has passed down into
denunciation, and fitness is too often
measured by the power to bestow, the
task of public office has become ardu
Gus and full of danger, but it is to-day
your singular fortune to lay off the
robes of public station with a larger
share of affection and respect than is
often accorded to a retiring public ser
want. If your official acts have not al
ways met the peoples approval, you
at least have never lost the peoples
confidence. And no higher testimonial
can be written to any man than this,
that in these contentious times he stood
at the spot where every conflict
centered, and so commanded and dis
posed as never to relax his hold upon
the faith of those who trusted him with
power. This great measure of satisfac-
ton and reward now belong to you,
and as you retire to enjoy it and share
the pride of its achievement with those
whose close companionship will here
after surround and sustain you, hope
You will indulge me the high privilege
OF adding to the general applause my
own experiences of appreciation, not un-
mixed with personal sentiment"
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sprained, and H. T. Haines was SINH
larly hurt,
DESPERATE CRIMINAL.
important Capture rlade by the Police
at Dallas, Texas.

DALLAS (Tex), Jan. IA burglar
giving the name of Charles Wilson and
residence Butte, Mont, was captured
mere to-day robbing the house of Eu-
gene Crowder, a wholesale druggist.
ohlef OF Police Arnold says the capture
Is the most important made by his force
III years. Wilson, he says. is an alias.
ana That the prisoner is one of the most
desperate criminals in the country, hav-
ing operated in New York, Chicago. St.
LOUIS. SAN Francisco, Los Angeles and
New Orleans.
Chlef Arnold declines to make known
" lison true identity until he commu-
hicates with police departments in va
rlous parts of the country. with tho
nope of capturing confederates
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RAILWAY ACCIDENT
Several Cars Wrecked, But No One
Dangerously Hurt.

DES MONIES Qa~). Jan. IA pas
senger train on the Keokuk and West
ern Railroad, with 100 people bound for
their homes after the late teachers con-
Venuon, was wrecked this morning
twenty-five miles south of the city.
The track was new and the grades
soft after heavy rains. The rails
spread, and the engine, tender and three
coaches We're dumped into the ditch.
the baggage car and smoker being COM
pleely turned over. One coach. with
about forty passengers, was turned
half over. and the passengers had to be
taken from the windows, but none were
dangerously hurt.
Eugene Chapman of Des Moines was
cut about the face and seriously
though not fatally hurt. Baggagemas
ter c. L. Sherwood had an ankle
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MANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION.
The Proposed Joint Mandament Will
be Delayed.

MONTREAL, Jan. IA report comes
from Crane Island, in Charlevoix Coun-
ty, to the effect that after reading the
Bishops mandament there Sunday last
the cure ordered all copies of 'L'Elec-
teur" in the local Postoffices awaiting
delivery to subscribers to be burned.
The Postmaster demonstrated, declar-
ing that it was contrary to law, but
upon the cure assuring him that he
would take the whole responsibility,
the papers were burned.
1t is now understood that the pro-
posed joint mandament against the
Manitoba school settlement will be de-
layed a week, owing to the death of
Archbishop Fabre, and that the docu-
ment viii be accompanied by letter
written by the Archbishop recently ex-
pressing his appreciation of the doc
ument
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FIRE AT EAST BOSTON.
Sohdor Iron Works in Flames-The
Loss Will be HEAVY.

oooIoN, JAN 2.-Fdre started soon
al'er O'Clock this Saturday morning
~ the condor Iron Works. corner of
ooNaor and Thorndyke streets. East
noston' and three alarms We're sounded
III quick succession. This was done
more as matter of precaution agains.
.he spread of the flames to surround
ing property rather than to immediate
iieeus' as the locality is very danger
GUS one. The buildings of the iron
noiAS comprise one large building and
.nree or four smaller ones in the ra.r
ne ,aoter nave all been destroyed. and
.iie rorIner is probably a total loss Al
.i-oush The fire is still burning. III is
peiieVed that it viii be confined IN its
present limits. The loss will be ba.,,,,
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The Governors brevity I'm speech was
surprise to those not familiar with
ceived hearty appreciation. This
ended the ceremonies
After the friends Of the two Governors
exchanged handshakes with them, the
inaugural party went to the Executive
Mansion. where Governor Black and
staff received the public in large num-
bers from until o'clock.
Ex-Governor Morton and family left
for their New York residence this even
ing.
Frank S. Black of Troy, the new
Governor Of New York, was born in
Limington, Maine. and grew up on a
farm, receiving his education in the
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Six.Day Bicycle rIatch.

WASHINGTON, Jam. 1.-The score in
the six-day international bicycle race
at the close of the fifth day (to-day)
is as follows: Waller 755 miles IL laps.
Maddox 73O miles laps, Ashinger 73O
miles 2 laps. Hunter 729 miles 8 laps,
Lawson 72S miles 6 laps, Forster 727
miles l lap
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The Commodore Sails for Cuba.

JACKSONVILLE Fla-), Jan. 1.-The
filibustering steamship Commodore left
Jacksonville this morning with a cargo
of arms and ammunition. Three miles
below the city she stuck in the mud,
and the revenue cutter Boutwell,, pass
ing down the river, pulled her off and
escorted her safely across the bar.
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NORTH DAKOTA.

BISMARCK On. d., Jan. Mot
more than a dozen members of the Leg
islature are here. The Senatorial situ-
alton is this: Hansbrough has a far
greater following than any other can
didate. but he lacks about ten votes of
majority Of all the Republicans in the
Legislature. 1t looks like no caucus, g.
long fight in the Legislature, and the
final defeat of Hansbrough.
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Harvard Sure to Win.

NEW YORK, Jan. .1.-Harvard will win
the intercollegiate chess championship
for the third time in succession. Her
score of eight wins cannot now be
eQualed by any of the other college
teams in the tournament.
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A Murderer Hanged.

NEWCASTLE Oel), Jan. Ed
ward Wright was hanged here to-day
for the murder of Emma Crumned in
May last. Both were colored.
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r1ajOr and r1rs. r1cKinley.

CANTON (O0, Jan. 1.-Mr. and Mrs.
Bellamy Storrer of Cincinnati and the
Marquis de Chambrum of Washington
spent to-day with Major and Mrs Nc
k1nley. The President-elect and his
wife will leave for Cleveland ON Sat
urday morning in a private car at
tached to a regular train on the Cleve-
land, Canton and Southern Railroad.
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King Humbert iii.

ROME, Jan. liking Humbert is ill,
and the New Years ceremonies at the
Quirinal We're postponed. The King is
suffering from a cold.
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Ashes of Kate Field

iioA1o. Jan. 1.-The copper urn
eoif'ainlng the ashes of Kate Field ar
,'ea III chicago to-day in charge of
-, 1oionel Ihomas H. Taylor. editor of
rne boston Globe Miss Lillian
, nitihs, VINO will take the urn ON 70
Auourn, was waiting at tho
uuitorlum Annex to receive char
ana her meeting with Colone, TIL.
was Oh tragic nature. Kate FieId 49,.
MISS Whiting had been fast friands
eihdhood. She will proba bIv
ieaVe for Boston to-morrow
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Two Suicides at Austin, Texas.

AUSTIN (Tex), JAN 1. Following
that of County Treasurer Jernigan yes
terday there were two other suicides in
this city last night Howard c. Bell, a
prominent drug clerk, took morphine,
and his dead body was found on the
outskirts of the city this afternoon, and
George Gurst, a tailor, was found dead
III his place of business this morning.
He had hanged himself.
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Admiral Skerrett Dead.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1-Rear Ad-
miral Joseph S. Skerrett, u. S. NJ, re-
tired, died at his residence in this city
at midnight last night Admiral Skier
rett retired voluntarily July 9, 1894,
while in command of the Asiatic sta
ton. He was for a number of years in
charge of the Naval Home in Philadel-
phia, and since his retirement has re-
sided in WaShinectnn
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rIrs. Beecher Improving.

STAMFORD Comm, Jan. 1.-The
physicians attending Mrs. Henry Ward
Beecher state that her condition Is
gradually improving.
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Three Children Smothered.

HANOVER (Pa.), Jan. Last even
ing the three children of Mr.. and Mrs
George Outer, who live in the country
about four miles from this place. were
smothered. Mrs. Outer left the chill
dren locked in the house while she went
away, and on returning found the three
children in corner dead. 1t is said a
spark from the stove set fire to the car
pet, which smoldered, filling the room
with smoke and burned the floor
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burglary at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1-Soma
night burglars forced omen q 49, aas' ,asl
h1,,,a' ,ae ocuooer Hardware Company's
- shattered the safe with dyn-
onn ana escaped, after securing s15-
ooo worth of stock certificates from The
nrn. The documents, however. cannot
oe used by the thieves, as they are NOT
ihaoe transferable. There had been no
money left in the safe Thursday night
wheh uhe place was closed. Ordinarily
1he ROBBERS might have secured a large
sum. ~ sc
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SENATORIAL CONTESTS.
Vest Will Likely Succeed Himself in
Missouri,

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-Political interest
hereabouts in the coming biennial ses-
sin of the State Legislature centers
upon the selection of a United States
Senator to succeed George G. Vest. Mr.
Vest is candidate for reelection. Half
a dozen names have been suggested as
contestants, but none are considered as
serious opponents of Mr. Vest, and at
the present outlook 1T is safe to say that
he will succeed himself The much
discussed measure known as the ''fel-
low-servant BILL" and a serious attempt
to regulate or abolish racetrack gam
bling, are the legislative matters re-
ceiving most attention.
NORTH CAROLINA.
RALEIGH On. c., jan 1.-Promi-
nent Republicans from al parts of the
State are here, to participate in the com
ing Senatorial fight. Interest is greater
than ever before in a similar contest.
Republicans here all declare for Pritch-
ard. The Secretary of the Republican
State Committee arrived this afternoon
to open Pritchard's campaign. He says
there are seventy-two Republicans in
the Legislature, and as eighty-six is a
majority, Pritchard lacks fourteen
votes. The Populists claim sixty MEM
bers out of 10 composing the Legis-
lature.
COLORADO.
DENVER, Jan. 1.-The Colorado Leg
islature, which convenes in this city
Monday. January 11th, will elect a
United States Senator to succeed Henry
M. Teller. The election, however, is not
creating the usual interest, as it is gen
orally conceded in political circles that
Mr.. Ielber will succeed himself, and that
there will be no serious opposition to his
reelection.
INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 1.-The Legis-
lature will meet for organization next
Tuesday morning, and there is a strong
to hold the joint Republican
caucus to make the Senatorial selection
that same evening, but the election does
not occur till January 10Th. The Re-
publicans have a majority of twenty on
joint ballot. The candidates are
Charles w. Fairbanks, r. w. McKeen,
General Lew Wallace and Judge r. S.
Taylor. Mr.. Fairbanks has been in the
field a number of years, and Mr.. Nc
Keen year and half. General Wal
lace and Judge Taylor but recently per-
mitted the use of their names. The
supporters of Mr.. Fairbanks claim
enough votes to nominate on the first
ballot in the caucus.
ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD Qll.), Jan. 1.-The IL
linois Legislature will convene Janu-
ary 9th. The most important business
before it, and the all absorbing topic at
present, is the election of a United
States Senator to succeed John M.
Palmer. There are six candida tes-
William E. Mason, Clark E. Carr, ex-
Minister to Denmark and for some time
Speaker of the lower house; John NJ
Hamilton of Chicago, Samuel w. Alleq-
ton, the millionaire pork packer, also
of Chicago; Congressman Robert r.
Hit and Martin B. Madden, a Chicago
Alderman.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
HURON Is. d., Jan. MANY Pop
ulist members of the Legislature gath
cred to-day to discuss the Senatorial
question. The Kyle men were so hope
full Of the outcome that they expressed
their entire willingness to go into eau
Gus.
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FINANCES of the Turkish Empire.

CoNSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 1.-Sir r
vincent, Governor of the Imperial OF
toman Bank, has made a report TO t5he
sultan On the finances Of the empire
Ihe report shows an average YEARLY
deficit Of II, 900, 900 (Turkish) since 1890
But Sir Edgar insists that there is moth
ing to prevent the restoring of a bal
ance. II the problem is honestly Crap
pied with. He recommends a reduction
in the military expenditures. and sug-
gests other reforms.
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SOUTH DAKOTA.

HURON Is. d., Jan. MANY Pop
ulist members of the Legislature gath
cred to-day to discuss the Senatorial
question. The Kyle men were so hope
full of the outcome that they expressed
their entire willingness to go into eau