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A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
San Francisco Boilermaker Has Fires Built
Below Him In u Smokestsck.


Below Him In u Smokestsck.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1i.-Michael
Purcell, boilermaker, was making
repairs inside the smokestack of the
steamer Wellington at the Folsom
street wharf when fires were careless
ly started below him. He was strapped
in chair suspended from the top of
the stack about 40 feet from the
hampers and it was impossible to go
up and to go down without assist
ance. Dense volumes of hot smoke
began rolling up the stack. while
he shouted loudly for help. The heat
increased every moment until his
clothing caught fire. He beat upon
the iron with all his power and shout
ed for fully ten minutes before his
helper on the outside, Martin Philpot,
realized his plight and rescued him
just as the rope supporting him was
catching fire. lie lies at his home in a
critical condition
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Every little while reports come from
the great oceanic spaces of the orient
of elemental disturbance, such as
earthquakes, tidal waves and hurri-
canes, that result in loss of life that
make disasters on this continent seem
tame in comparison. The latest horror
is a typhoon that swept the Philippine
islands and left 5000 dead Between
the Spanish bosom and the typhoon's
sweep the Philippines are in a lamenta-
bic condition. The awful strength of
one of these hurricanes in southern
seas is quite unimaginable by those
who have not had experience of these
disturbances.
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A number of Turks. immigrants who
believe in polygamy, were turned back
at New York. 1t appears that the in
terpreter who put the questions was an
Armenian, and he managed to make
them testify that they believed in the
Koran. which sanctions polygamy, and
were therefore polygamists and dis.
qualified for admission here. The
young men protested that they were
bachelors and had no intention of get
ting married, but that made no diff
ference. One Armenian seems to have
got even at the expense of the "un'
speakable Turk"
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Aged Loulsville MIIlIonalre Dead

R. A. Robinson, one of the oldest bus.
mess men of Louisville, Ky, died re-
Gently at the age of so. Death was
FASTENED by collision year ago with
a cyclist.
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John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia,
who is one of the heaviest and most un-
RENTING advertisers ever known, says
his method is simple: "My plan for 20
years has been to buy so much space in
a newspaper and fill it up as wanted"
There are many ways to advertise, but
Mr.. Wanamaker sticks to one, and is
Satisfied with II
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Yellow Fever Commission.

Gov. McLaurin has appointed DR.. H..
II. Harralson Of Biloxi, DIR. Harris A.
Grant of Water Valley, DIR. j. r. Tack
EFT of Biloxi, DIR. J. III. Purnell of
Vicksburg, DR.. S. r. Dunn of Green
vile, and DR.. II. M. Folks of Jackson a
commission to proceed to Cuba for the
purpose of making clinical study of
yellow fever as found in that country.
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Children Mysteryously Poisoned.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11.-Willie, Antoi-
nette and Lille Sobotka, three small
children of Bohemian family, were
mysteriously poisoned yesterday.
They had been sent by their mother to
their grandmother's house on an err
rand. While there Willie, aged nine,
suddenly began vomiting. He was
hurriedly taken home, but soon died.
The two others then grew suddenly
i'll. Antidotes were given them and
they will recover. The parents are
frantic.
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At Dardcn, Union county, last week,
a difficulty took place between Elmo
Swain and Monroe Nowlan. Swain shot
Nowlan in the mouth, the ball passing
entirely through his head, killing him
instantly. Nowlan was a renter on
SWANS place, and the trouble come
abont by Nowlan turning his cows in
the field against Nowlan orders. Great
excitement prevails i'll that district.
Nowlan was only II years old.
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The board on geographic names In
Washington has at last issued bulletin
giving the correct photography of
places in Alaska. The mining region
is to be known as the "Klondike," and
not as "Clondyke," as it has appeared
in some of the official charts. The lake
on the Chilkoot Pass to the Upper Yu-
kon is "Lindeman," and not 'Linde-
mann" or "Linderman," and another
lake in the same region is "Lebarge,"
and not "Labarge," as it is usually
spelled. Similarly the Lewis" river
should be the "Lewes" river. "Dyea,"
at the head of the Lynn canal, has been
transformed into "TaiYa"
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Important Reduction.

The railroad commission met at Jack.
son last week and made very inn
portant reduction of cottonseed rates
over all roads in the State in Missis-
sippi, except the Gulf & Chicago. A
20 per cent. cut was decreed by the com
mission, and the clerk was instructed
to inform all railroads interested that
the reduction was to be put into effect at
once. The board reached this decision
after hearing the representatives OF
the various railroads on the subject.
They also rejected the proposed local
tariff on the Kansas City railroad.
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100000 Post once Theft.

New YORK, Dec. lit was learned
yesterday that one of the biggest rob-
berries in the history of the New York
post office occurred on November o.
The amount involved is said to be in
the neighborhood of 100000 and was
taken from registered letters in the
railway mail serqice on the section OF
the Central railway of New Jersey.
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New Fiye-Cent Piece,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The house
committee on banking and currency
has under consideration a measure to
provide for the coinage of a nickel
fve-cent piece as substitute for the
one now in use. The proposed coin
will be made by novel process of an.
healing, which will make a more sym
metrical half-dime than the piece now
in uSe
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Pingree Will Oppose burrows.

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 11.-Gov. Pin
gree has exploded bomb in the ranks
of the supporters of Julius c. Burrows
for reelection to the United States
senate by appointing ex-senator John
Patton, Jr., to a place on the Blair
monument commission, thus showing
that he is going to support Patton for
senator in the race against Burrows
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New YORK, Dee. 11.-Charles Zeanoli,
a barber, yesterday pleaded guilty te
defrauding an insurance company, ad'
hitting that since 1888 he had collect.
ed insurance on four wives, one moth
er-in-law. one daughter and one en-
ploye. His stealings will run up into
the thousands.
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Georgia Convict Problem.

The bill which has been pending in
the Georgia legislature for some time
looking to state supervision and more
humane treatment of the state convict.
was defeated, leaving the question OF
the disposition of the states convicts
at the expiration of the present lease
unsolved.
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Reached the Low Water Mark

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1.-THE Mississippi
river has reached the low water mark
of 1864. The guage stood at zero yes
terday. Assistant Weather Observer
Herndon says the prospects are that
the gorges in the Illinois river are
breaking, and this, with the heavy
rains in the central valley, will make
a decided rise.
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FARM PRICES OF GRAIN.
Agricultural Bureau Issues Bulletin
Comparing Prices on Some Cereals.

Comparing Prices on Some Cereals.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE agricul-
tural department has issued the follow
ing:
The only information now available relates
to the average farm price of certain products
on,the first day of the present month. The
farm price of corn as indicated averages % &c
per bu against 2L5c last year; that of oats,
2l.a. against 1910 last year; that of barley,
BIC, against 81 &c last year; that Of rye, 4i7c
against 409c last year. that of buckwheat,
AZ. lc, against 80 &c last year; that of hay s665
per ton, against LASS last year. The average
for the products not given are withheld for re-
vision as are also the estimates of the acreage
Of winter wheat and rye and the condition Of
these products
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Fast Record for a Youth.

CHICAGO, Dec. i1.-Jacob Erb, the 16-
year-old boy who, in company with
Frank Williams, was captured after
holding up and shooting John McCosh,
is said to be the son of a wealthy saw.
mill proprietor of Vancouver, b. c. He
has confessed to completely in a mum
Der of holdups in Chicago during the
past two or three weeks.
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These are the states which elect gov
errors next year: Alabama, Arkansas
California, Colorado, Connecticut
Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan Pingree's sue
cessor), Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada
New Hampshire, New Jersey, North
Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, North Dakota
Tennessee, Texas. Vermont, Wiscon'
sin, Wyoming and New York.
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BURIED GOLD STOLEN.
Man Afraid to Trust the Banks Is Out
Three Thousand Dollars.

Three Thousand Dollars.
FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 11.-John g.
Haynes is prosperous farmer of
Breckenridge county, but he is afraid
of the banks and for several years has
boarded up his money, secreting it
about his house. Dollar wheat and
equally good prices for other crops
had disposed of everything. Fearing
that robbers might attack his resi-
dence some night, he buried the
precious yellow metal and made daily
pilgrimages to it to see that it re-
manned safely slowed away. Yester-
day his breath was nearly taken when
he found that Wednesday night rob-
bers had found and carried off the
cold
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Indicted on the Charge of Murder.

The grand jury at Brook Haven,
Miss, returned an indictment against
j. =. Fore for the murder of L. E. Mat.
thews last September. Fore shot Mat
thews while the latter was sitting in
his buggy, and pleaded in justification
that Matthews was trying to draw 9
weapon.
The leader., 1897-12-15

DIR. Powell, of California, believes
that germs are not the cause but the
concomitants of disease. As the doc
tor is willing to take all kinds of germs
into his system, and suffers no ill eff
fects, it is possible we are living under
another great medical delusion as seri-
Gus as that of blood letting.
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LONDON, Dec. 1L-According to a
special dispatch from Lydenburg, in
the Transvaal, a body of armed high
waymen have robbed a mail coach
from Pilgrims Rest. about 25 miles
northeast of Lydenburg, of $50, 900 in
gold coin and bullion,
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Uranium Found in Colorado.

DENVER, Col, Dec. 11.-Uranium has
been discovered near Black Hawk, Col.
The mineral is worth 81, 800 per ton
and the agents of French syndicate
have announced that they will buy all
that can be produced, as it is much de-
sired by the French government fol-
hardening and solidifying gun metal
and armor plate.
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Hold-Up Near Yazoo City.

A man by the name of Plunket was
recently robbed near Yazoo City. The
men who did the work are supposed to
have been white men, although they
made an attempt to disguise themselves
by backing their faces and hands.
They got about $3.50 which the victim
had just received that day for cotton he
had sold.
The leader., 1897-12-15

The commissioners report on the
subject of railways in the State will
show an increased trackage of seventy
miles, laid in Mississippi during the
last two years. 1t will also show an
increased valuation of the Memphis
division of the Illinois Central railroad,
the assessment being raised from slO,-
600 to sl2, 900 per mile on the main track
and from s., 500 to s., 1000 per mile on the
sidings. The New Orleans q North
western, formerly in the second-class
will be reported as in the first-class
now, change raising the privilege tax
from SIS to $50 per mile. Raised as
sessments of the railroad companies
property have been the rule generally
with the commission. The report will
show decrease in the number of
wrecks, due no doubt to the various i'm
provements that have been made in the
method of running and handling trains
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Lee Fioe Does 400. 600 Damage.

GALENA, Ill, Dec. IL. "A food, caused
by heavy rains, practically destroyed
the government locks at the mouth OF
the Galena river. The locks were built
seven years ago at cost of 500. 900.
The damage was caused by a great ice
foe, swept down the river by the flood.
The leader., 1897-12-15

Gen. Paul Vandervoort, late com
mander of the q. A. R., and one of the
promoters of the G.. A. r. colony in
Texas, writes from Demings Bridge,
Tex. that he has closed II deal with
John 4. Pierce, the cattle king, for
land for colony, and that at least H.
900 colonists will move in immediately
after the new year. The undertake ing
is fashioned after that at Fitzgerald,
Ga
The leader., 1897-12-15

DIR. hansen lived on dog meat and
slept in frozen garments for weeks
without injury to his health. but pleads
that his constitution is giving way I'M
der a course of American receptions and
handshakings. The terrors of the arctic
region are nothing in comparison with
the penalties of fame.
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Cottonseed oil Mill at Meridian.

The contract was awarded last week
to C, NJ Rubbish for the erection of a
large cottonsced oil mill by the Meri-
dian Fertilizer and Phosphate Company.
About 500, 900 will be invested in the
new enterprise. This will make the
third large cottonseed oil mill for Meri-
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Mississippi Historical Society.

A movement is now on foot to resur-
rect the defunct Mississippi Historical
Society. Several years ago this society
was in a flourishing condition, but for
some reason, of late years, it has been
allowed To die out.
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Dec 11.-Rev.
Frederick w. Wey. an Episcopal
clergyman Of Waynesville, N. c.. where
he is in charge of missionary work
among the mountaineers, was robbed
of wallet containing $50 in money
and $500 in checks while changing
cars at the New Haven depot.
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Death Came suddenly.

Col. f. Whit Thomas, postmaster at
Dyersburg, Tenn, and formerly a
newspaper man of Paducah. KY, died
suddenly the other day.
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Pepjtentiary Boari of Control,

The pcnitentiary board of control
met at jackson last week. The i'm
portant subject of leasing the different
places to work on shares was discussed.
Many wellknown citizens were before
the board on this matter. Last year
the board had thirteen farms, and it is
thought that about the same amount of
land will bc cultivated this year.
The leader., 1897-12-15

In Iowa a woman sues for divorce on
the ground that "she had married the
wrong man." Should the court decide
in favor of that plea it would offer a
tremendous premium on vacillation of
feminine affection.
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She May Escape Punishment.

Kate Mathews, who was convicted
of murder at Waco, Tex. and SEN
fenced to five years in the state
rcformatory, may escape punishment.
1t transpires that the Legislature, in
passing the act establishing the
state reformatory at Gatesville,
created the institution exclusive.
ly for the male sex, and persons
of the opposite sex can not be ad-
mitted inside its walls under any cir
cumstances. 1t will be necessary, it is
and if she is arraigned for new trial
her attorneys eau plead former jeop-
ardy, aud she will go free.
The leader., 1897-12-15
Seven Charged with Murdar

OF the 10 prisoners in Jail at Brook
haven, Miss. when court convened, the
other day, seven were charged with
murder, and not entitled to bail.
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Mississippi Presbytery.

The Mississippi Presbytery held a
very interesting session at Wesson last
week. H. b. Groves was elected mod
orator and j. II. Long clerk. The next
session will be held at Natchez in April.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE health
and police committee of the board OF
supervisors put the quietus upon the
prize fighting industry in this city for
some time yesterday by refusing any
more permits for pugilistic or ''physi-
cal culture" exhibitions to the big
ol,,h
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Hanged Hlmself to : snpl,nx

The dead body of b. Radford, a farm.
err near ST. Bethlehem, Tenn, was
found hanging from sspling. He had
committed suicide.
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Elliott Wins n Medal.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE Dupont
trophy was won by j. A. Il. Elliott, OF
Kansas City, who defeated Fred Gil.
bert, of Spirit Lake, Ia, in one of the
prettiest races ever witnessed. Elliott
killed his rs birds straight, while Gill
bert missed his sixth and tenth birds.
The leader., 1897-12-15
A SlCKENING SPECTACLE.
six-Day Bicycle Rider in a Pitiable Ment
and PhYaIcal Condition.

NOHUftTUH'
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE great six
day bicycle race at Madison Square
garden has narrowed itself down TO Is
riders. The great surprise of the
night was the retirement of Rivierre,
the Frenchman. He is believed to be
actually out of his mind and is in a
pitiable physical condition.
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Sixty of the SO senators and 245 of
the 35s representatives Of the Fifty
fifth congress are members of the bar,
the total of both houses being: Law
yers, 305; all others, 142.
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Okl.hom. CHI Burned to Death.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Dec. 1.-THE i0-year-
old daughter of Mr.. James Rish, OF
Canadian county, was burned to death
while playing near an open fireplace.
Her clothes caught fire and her flesh
was cooked to the bones.
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Postal Savings BANKS Indor.ed.

COLUMBUS. o., Dec. 1.-THE Ohio
State Federation of Labor passed a
resolution indorsing the proposed
postal savings banks A resolution
opposing the extension Of time to put
safety brakes on cars was passed also.
The leader., 1897-12-15
BuIIding for Kickapoo Indians.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Representa-
tive Curtis called on the commissioner
of Indian affairs to secure favorable
action on plan to secure $40, 900 for a
building for the Kickapoo Indian
school in Brown county, Kan.
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In Denison's Valley, Va, near Bris-
toll, Mrs. Rebecca Carlton, quite aged,
was found dead on the floor in her
home, having been assassinated.
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Mere Bow sentenced to Be Hanged

HALIFAX. N. S., Dec. 11.-Yesterday
Lyman Dartt, aged is, was sentenced
to be hanged on March 8 for the MUIR
der of Asard Devoir. He was convict
ed on circumstantial evidence.
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Preacher Charg sd with Murder.

Frank Hammond, a prominent col.
ored leader in church circles, was found
dead in the yard of Rev. E. Jones, col.
ored. near Rhine, Ga. 1t appears, il
reports are true, that Hammond was
fond of the minister's wife, and the lat,
ter, being suspicious, set trap for
Hammond. He pretended to be going
off to attend to some religious duties
and concealed himself to await further
developments. That night Hammond's
body was discovered lying in Jones
yard, face downward. Jones is charged
with killing Hammond.
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Charles r. Harris a brakeman on
the Mobile & Ohio railroad, was run
over in the yards at Meridian, Miss,
and lost his left leg.
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Lived to u Good Are,

Louis t. Templeton, aged Oh, Q
pioneer of Hopkinsville, KY, died re.
Gently. He was born in North Caro-
lima but immigrated to Kentucky in
early life.
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DECEMBER-lSs7.

Rev. DIR. Edward Everett Hale said in
q lecture in Boston that he found that
nine ont of ten in class of girls in one
of the city's public schools had never
heard of Noah's ark.
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Death of q Minister.

Rev. j. A. Braswell, pastor of the
Water Valley circuit of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, died at his
home at Taylor's, Miss.
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Proxrrssixe Huntsxi,ls.

The Huntsville (Ala.) city council has
awarded contracts for new water
works plant. 1t is stated that work
will soon begin.
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She-"Oh, Charles, papa has lost all he
had on the board of trade. We are ruined!"
He" Not ruined, dear. | have Just been
elected to the city council. Brook Ign Life.
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George jackson. aged 20. was thrown
from his vehicle in runaway in Henry
county. Tenn. His skull was crushed.
and he died.
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Call For Aid.

The trustees of Clinton College have
issued an address to the Baptists of the
State, asking aid for Clinton College.
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There is no happiness in having and get.
ting, but only in giving; half the world is
on the wrong scent in the pursuit OF happ
ness.-Henry Drummond.
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Victim of "a Saw Mill Explosion.

George Bullock, one of the victims of
the explosion at liatcher's steam mill
at New Albany recently, died last week.
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His Parting shot.

He latter being rejected)-I shall never
marry now.
She-FooIish man! Why not?
(Niciousyl-If you won't have me, who
will ?-Philadelphi North American.
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The man with swelled head doesn't usii.
ally suffer as much as those who are com.
PEELED to associate with him.-Chicago News
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Phe proprietors of the Meridian
Miss fertilizer factory have perfected
plans for the erection Of . cotton seed
oil mill.
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Nothing takes as well as advice that co.
incides with our views.-Washington Demo
crat.
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When>a popular society gives an amateur
entertainment there is one thing sure-you
must take part or buy ticket.-Atchison
Globe.
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Any woman win finally get tired of he;
husband, if he is habitual Wash
fngton Democrat.
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Everybody at fire knows best how Ia
put it out.-Washingto Democrat.
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Never take girls Judgment Of beauty.
-Atchison Globe.
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SOUTHERN oLEANINos.

John ID. Sutton, whose appointment
As storekeeper at the Hannis distillery
At Martinsburg. w. Va, is subject TO
the decision of the supreme court in
the injunction case against Collector
White, has erected q monument over
the grave of Col. Pat Duffy, whose
body lies in a Charleston wv. Va. GEM
etery. One was a confederate and the
other a federal soldier. The Suttons,
Duffys and Kellys Col. Duffy's mother
was a Kelly had always been neigh
bors and close friends. When the con-
federates camped on Mr.. Sutton's
fathers farm it was by the request OF
Col. Duffy that the house and 1t con-
tents were protected, although John ID.
sutton was i'm the Union army, and his
father was a strong Union man. When
visiting the Charleston cemetery re-
Gently Mr.. Sutton's attention was called
to the unmarked grave of Col. Duffy,
and, remembering with gratitude the
noble qualities of his chivalrous nature,
he decided to thus mark the resting
place of his friend and benefactor.
Jim Glover and Sam Fields, both
colored, were hanged from the same
gallows at Abbeville, Ala. Glover was
con victed of killing his wife, and Fields
for numbering his mistress. Five thou
sand persons gathered about the gal
lows, which were surrounded with Q
curtain in order to have private
a. ha rtain
for the negroes to make speeches to the
crowd, and a regular farce followed.
The condemned men declared their acts
justifiable, and asked all who agreed
with them to hold up their hands.
They led prayer, laughing. The two
men spoke two hours, after which the
curtain was lowered, as in theater,
the black caps adjusted and the traps
sprung. Both strangled to death.
A Woman Told to Hold Her Tongue.
Rev. Arson West, presiding elder OF
the Decatur (Ala.) district of the Meth
listers in that conference, has created a
sensation by commanding a woman
preacher to hold her tongue. The fe-
male evangelist was conducting big
revival at Hillsboro Ala, and her audi
ence was being gathered from SO miles
around. She is said to have started a
wonderful wave of religious excite
ment, when the presiding elder came
along, and, considering such an excite
ment unseemly, especially when agi-
tated by woman, put a peremptory
ending to it, and positively enjoined
all female divines from speaking in any
of his churches.