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The sun., 1897-11-28
CURRENT MISCELLANY.

A heron shot at the Solway fishery
had az yearling trout in his crop-a
goodly number surely for one meal. An
other, shot ON another occasion, con-
tanned 25. I have often watched the
birds when engaged in robbing the
ponds and have seen one under such
circumstances put itself into almost ev-
cry conceivable position; running ex-
citedly to and fro, with outstretched
neck, beholding thousands of yearling
trout in the clear water Of pond close
by, and suggesting good deal Of the
ludicrous. The trout are just out Of his
reach, but he can see them, and one ris-
ing to the surface now and then, almost
within his reach, seems to send him
half frantic.
AT last his "plan Of campaign" is
settled, and, slipping over the bank of
the pond-which is about one foot per-
pendicular above the water and grown
over with grass-he grasps the grass,
or anything he can lay hold of, with
one foot (Which is doubled up, the tar
sus being in horizontal position or
nearly SOY, and with the other leg in
the water and stretched to the full he
gains footing if he can. One wing is
folded to his body, or may be dropping
q little, while the other is outstretched
over the bank and is used as an arm for
holding on. The breast Of the bird is i'll
the water, and there he remains motion
less, with his beak very near the sur
face, though the head is drawn back a
little.
With thousands Of fish near he has
not long to wait before one comes with
in his reach, and dcxterously, with his
head well submerged, he seizes his luck
less victim, losing his balance in doing
so. But never mind The capture has
been made, and the heron calmly swims
across the pond some 80 feet and flaps
out on the other side knowledge.
The sun., 1897-11-28
What We Deserve.

Every country has what it deserves.
This is commonplace, but it seems to
me that we constantly forget this COM
monplacc. We have only to look around
at any moment, to zee what we have,
in order to find out what we deserve.
The difficulty is to ascertain what We
really do have. It seems easy, but it is
extremely hard. Try your hand, gentle
reader, on anything you like-on your
religion, on your press, on your litera-
ture on your science, on your freedom,
on your education. You will be sadden-
ed by what you discover, but you will
be consoled; for the world advances,
now q step forward, then half a step
backward, yet it advances. Meantime
what you have got, that you deserve;
that, and no more; you, mean, as one
Of the people, not you as yourself. No
doubt you as yourself deserve a great
deal more.-Waltcr Besant.
The sun., 1897-11-28
Thumbs Up!

A delicious story is told at the ex-
pense of an ingenue. She was at din.
ner party. 1t was her first, and she was
brayely hiding the fact that she was
nervous. With the ices small cakes GOV.
cred with pink sugar were served. The
maiden surveyed the plate when it was
passed to her and saw a solitary cake on
the farther side covered with chocolate.
IT will take this she gursled sweetly
and essayed to take it up 1t remained,
however, firmly fastened to the dish. A
futter of attention spread through the
company. All eyes were fastened on her
and hers in turn upon the chocolate
cake. The sable waiter rolled his eyes
and grinned "Beg pardon, miss, he
murmured, "but that's mine. Then he
shifted his thumb. Toronto Globe.
The sun., 1897-11-28
Clock Ticks For Insomnia.

"For several years." said CONNER
cial traveller, 81 found it extremely
difficult to go to sleep nights I stopped
at the best hotels and usually had fine
rooms and good beds, but there seemed
to be something the matter. One day l
mentioned the fact to friend, who
said, Get clock I always have a
clock in my room at home, and am ac-
customed to the sound Of it's ticking. It
is curious how silent and strange room
may seem without it. That was what I
wanted, a clock. and bought one.
Now when I go to my room in hotel
usually tho first thing do is to put my
clock on the mantelpiece or table. 1t
ticks away bravely, friendly and ia
miliar sound, and 60 to sleep without
any trouble whatever '-Washington
Star.
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SHORT NEWS STORIES.
Recruiting Officer Gave Him q Middle
Name The Rattlesnake on the Plank.
Sloper's Eloping Girls.

A great many curious facts connected
with the names Of veterans OF the late
war are developed in the work Of the
civil service commission, which is fire.
quently called upon to certify in regard
to the service Of soldiers who seek to
enter the classified service. This work
of the commission develops the fact
that one out Of every eight soldiers
who enlisted in the civil war en-
listed under an assumed or partial
name, which frequently makes it diff
cult to identify them now. A curious
case has just come to light. 1t appears
that A. L. Holmes, when he enlisted,
told the recruiting officer his name was
Gal Holmes" The officer wrote the
name A. L. Holmes.
"No, that is not my name, protested
the recruit. "My name is Albert
Holmes.
"Well" replied the officer, II will
give you middle name" And he pro-
seeded to write the recruit s name Albert
Lincoln Holmes
"You will never be ashamed of that
name" the officer remarked as the re-
cruit stood speechless.
Since that day he has been Albert
Lincoln Holmes. Washington Star.
The sun., 1897-11-28
NOVEL COIFFURES.

deed entire coiffures, which insure a
smart effect at the minimum Of trouble.
There are fringes made on an entirely
new system, being without any founda-
ton, SO that the natural hair can be
drawn through and blended with it in
perfectly imperceptible manner. 1t is
finished with light tresses of naturally
waved hair, to mingle with the wear.
er's own at the sides and back Of the
head. The coil, which is a separate ar
rangement from the fringe, is dressed
and mounted in one of the several new
styles.
There are many clever contrivances
which assist in dressing ones own hair,
such, for example, as the pompadour
roll. This isa circular frame, light and
elastic, over which the hair is combed
la pompadour.
. The prettiest tortoise shell combs for
the side and back have some Of them
ornaments attached to the combs, and
there are others through which the
loops of hair are drawn. There is evil
IDENTIFY a feeling for Spanish combs,
which arc now of modified form, but are
likely to grow larger, and there are
several new bow shaped ones, highly
ornamented, for the nape Of the neck
and for side combs. The chief novelties,
however, are jeweled pins and brooches,
inserted in the full dress coiffure, 50
prettily waved and twisted, quite on
the top of the head, mode we derive
from Paris. There is new back twist
with pretty wing shaped pins intro
The sun., 1897-11-28
Something Wrong.

"This coffee does not seem quite
right, DEAR" said young Mr.. Hunni-
moon to the best little bride in the
world
II know it doesn't, - replied his mex
perienced little wife with tears in her
voice. "And l can't imagine what is the
matter with it, either. 1t lis the first time
ever made coffee, dear, and I'm afraid
I've done something wrong. The seeds
have been boiling quite half all hour,
but they just won't get soft. What do
you suppose is the matter"'-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
The sun., 1897-11-28
Heroic Abolitionists.

Tho story of Calvin Fairbank, the
fighting abolitionist, who spent five
years in the Kentucky penitentiary, with
almost daily terrible floggings OH his
bare back-with anywhere from 20 to
100 lashes at each flogging-and then,
after being liberated, went to freeing
slaves again and was kidnapped and
sent back for l3 years more of confine-
ment and floggings, recalls the many
simple heroic deeds of that day. When
ever we get hold of an old underground
railroad man we feel ourselves in a
time of prodigious heroism. The negroes
who ran away from slavery invited suf-
ferings worse than slavery.
Think of the man who had himself
boxed up as u corpse i'll the south-in
Florida, the listener thinks it was.-and
shipped to an address in the north. He
had some scraps of food in the coffin,
and the corners were loose enough to
let in q little air But the box was
square at the ends and there was moth
ing to show which was the head and
which the foot. Often the negro, al
most dead with the rigid confinement,
was left lying Oh his face, and once he
was stood on his head. the box being
leaned up against the side Of a freight
building the feet end up! Very soon
the man began to suffer agony, of
course. He felt that he would die in
this position. No matter. He would not
reveal himself and go lack to slavery.
Any death would be preferable to that.
So he kept still till he swooned away,
and when next he came to himself he
and his coffin woro On u moving railroad
train. And he did net get out OF box
until he arrived at his destination i'll
Massachusetts, Boston Transcript.
The sun., 1897-11-28
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

"Have care, sir!" she cried, with
menace in her tones. "Haye care, sir
You may 90 too far with me!''
Drawing her regal figure up to its
full height and throwing her queenly
head back with all imperious poise, she
turned her flashing black cye-fashing
with true American spirit, the spirit
that springs to warm. pulsating life
whenever pride or dignity is threatened
with attack-full upon the cringing
creature who covered before her, and
in ringing tones again cautioned him /:
"Have care, sir! You may 60 too far
with me!'
With his whole bearing indicative Of
foiled, baffled malevolence, the car con-
ductor rang the bell.
swell, l guess dis yere's yer street"
he hoarsely growled.-New York Jour.
nal.
The sun., 1897-11-28
The Rattlesnake on the Plank.

"During cyclone at Indianola, Tex,
years ago, said Captain Jenkins, "Jose
Baretti, a Mexican, who was clinging
to a plank, was driven out to sea. To
his horror he found the other end of the
plank occupied by an immense rattle
snake. As soon as the snake observed
the Mexican he began to writhe and coil
in an odd sort of manner and apparent
ly to make attempts to reach the poor
fellow, whose hair was then standing
on end. The hours went by. The snake
kept up his antics, but for some reason
did not get any nearer the Mexican. The
The sun., 1897-11-28
Elcuer'3 Elcring Gir.s.

The six daughters Of Sydney man
named >loper clopcd in turn. This is
the record: Annie went of at 21, Milly
at Il, Carrie and Nellie when they
were II, Al2linn and Florence 10th at
10, The husband Of the latter, Russell
by name, has lccn prosecuted for mar.
rying child. Two more female Slopers
remain, Lacy, aged 0, aud Patty, aged
z. Old man Slopcr has given up his reg
ular work now and sits all day on the
back fence nursing shotgun. Mel
bourne Table Talk.
The sun., 1897-11-28
Good Hearted Postal Clerks.

A parcel containing flowers, without
sufficient postage attached, was depos-
tied in tho Battle Creek, Mich, post
Office the other day. Law and custom
demanded that it be sent to the dead
letter Office, but tho clerks surmised
that the flowers were intended for a
funeral and took up collection among
themselves so that the parcel was sent
OH its way without delay. There was
no clew as to the identity Of the person
who mailed it, and it was clear case
of casting their bread upon the waters
by the postal clerks, even if it did cost
them but few cents at the most
The sun., 1897-11-28
The Kind Actor.

Tho actor is the kindest creature
alive, always ready to help the sick or
the sorry, to give his services for the
benefit of his unfortunate contempo-
raries and to promote philanthropic
schemes for the improvement Of future
generations. He opens his purse to the
needy, grants his money and his best
counsels to the sorely pressed, grudges
neither time nor thought to the consid.
Grafton of the necessities of the least
distinguished of his associates, and it
is Oh record that one actor, noted for
his careless, prompt liberality, Oh being
asked for subscription Of 10 shillings
toward the funeral expenses of stage
carpenter, thrust his hand into his
pocket, pulled forth Il sovereign, and
said, eyes, certainly; here, bury two
of them !''-London Truth.
The sun., 1897-11-28
Things Women Want to Know.

Narrow ruches Of lace are suppressed
ing the black chiffon frills used to edge
collars, epaulets and revers
The English BRIDES travelling dress is
gray lined with heliotrope
silk.
Rare and expensive are pear shaped
pearls. The demand is largely in excess
of the supply.
White cloth skirts are considered
very chic to wear with the fancy blouse
waist for semievening Dress
Roman sash ribbons are employed
very prettily for vests, aud also for
oashes on tea gowns.
The sun., 1897-11-28
The Gallant Cortlons.

Speaking Of the last achievement in
India Of the "anllant Gor'lons,' Black
and White says: mot the least Of the
splendid anecdotes with which the Cor
dons have enriched military history
comes to their fellow countrymen this
morning, and the name Of the piper
who, shot through both feet, sat and
played his friends OH to victory will
long be cherished memory. Let your
boys hear that story. They will be the
better for it."
The sun., 1897-11-28
WOMAN AND FASHION.
The Latest Modes In Hairdressing.
Shell Combs Being Up to Date.
Things Women Want to Know.

The modes of the season as regards
coiffures have declared themselves with
distinctiveness. The styles are effective
and to the uninitiated seem difficult Of
attainment, but women have every aid
to easy hairdressing provided by shop
keepers and professional hairdressers.
There are patent fringes and coils, in.
The sun., 1897-11-28


unfortunate fellow was afraid to leave
tho plank, knowing that he would
drown, and at the same time he was in
horrible fear Of meeting death in more
terrific manner from snake bite. He lay
on the end Of the plank, with his eyes
fixed Oh the rattlcr. In fact, they both
eyed each other, and this they kept up
until midday. when n fishing smack
came along. Tho sailors killed the rat
tlesnake and found that it had jammed
its tail through small knothole in the
plank The immersion Of the buttons
Of the rattle in the salt water had caused
them to swell and ho was unable to re-
move his tail from the hole. To this for
tunate circumstance tho Mexican owed
his life. "--New Orleans Times-Demo-
rrnt
The sun., 1897-11-28
No Rattle Of Chips.

"What are those fellows doing in the
next room?'
"Playing poker"
"Nonseuse! l haven heard the chink
Of blessed chip all the evening"
mo, they have the latest style in
chips y
whats that?'
"The rubber tired Kind. '-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The sun., 1897-11-28

PARTISAN. POMPADouH. NEW YORK TWIST.
duccd in the coils The powdered Golf
fare is Worn to a limited extent. The
hair is dressed III accord with current
modes, with the addition of the powder.
A useful adjunct to hairdressing is
waving tongs, by means Of which the
desired undulations may be acquired
without tho aid Of u professional hair
dresser,
The sun., 1897-11-28
Up to Date.

10 be up to date we wear the new
est thing, read the newest book, see the
newest play, speak the newest slang,
all without any false prudery or incon-
venient propriety, which is quite out of
date. Honeymoons are out Of date, and
you don't lose more than "a hours OF
society-such a blessing, for, as every
ono knows, an up to date girl does not
marry the man she loves, seeing that
he could not keep her in the state neces-
sary for up to date society. An up to
date husband, however, is delicate in
his feelings and does not object to his
wifes friends having the run Of the
house.
One word more as to being up to
date. You will have to remember that
the wheel revolves at rapid pace. We
hurry on, and what was up to date yes.
terday is gone by today. Already the
tickle crowd has got tired Of the new
woman, and the problem question is
growing fiat and tiresome. Some novel
ty is wanting. We are tired Of heaven
ly twins and princesses and butterflies; !;
we arc sick Of women cyclists and lady
golfers What is up to date society to
do to keep up its appetite for novelty?
The sun., 1897-11-28
A Gem Of Pompeii.

The most beautiful house unearthed
in the buried city Of Pompeii is called
the Iomus Vittiorium and belonged to
the noble family of Witt. Instead Of re.
moving the marbles and bronzes and
portable articles to the National museum
at Naples. everything has been left just
as 1t was found, and tables, pictures
tessellated floors, statues and fountains
and ornamsnted walls have been in
closed by the government with glass
thus affording protection from the ele.
ments and the vandal proclivities OF
many tourists Exquisite mosaics and
statuary may be seen, and the rich col.
orings Of the walls are marvelously bril-.
liant when one considers that nearly 10
centuries have passed since the painting
was first done
The sun., 1897-11-28
According to Darwin.

Simkins-Softleigh is trying to trace
his genealogical tree.
Timkins-I'll bet he will find mon
key on one Of the branches. Chicago
News
The sun., 1897-11-28

Anita.
Many rarely fine effusions
To Anita I've indted,
Quite content with her assurance
That she Greatly was delighted"
And fancied that she valued
All my verses rs treasure;
That she carefully preserved them
With enthusiastic pleasure,
But dispelled are my illusions
(which, Town, take most cooll1e
discovered that Anita
llade an idiot Of yours ts0&1.
For my rival lately showed me
That, indeed, with him she's snitten;
Showed me poetry she'd sent him
twas the stuff for her I'd writteui
Edward Jeidell In New York Sunday World.
The sun., 1897-11-28
At the Concert.

"Why Oh earth are they encoring this
woman?"
perhaps they see that she wants
practice. Pick Me Up.
The sun., 1897-11-28
Irnpossiblo In Els Case.

Hungry Higgins-I SEQ the paper says
we oughtn't to never begin a journey
before breakfast.
Weary Watkins-Does it have any
advice for Us blokes that has to make a
Journey to find tho breakfast?-lndi-
annapolis Journal.
The sun., 1897-11-28
10 Necessity Tor Them

Dilson-Whats the necessity for bells
Oh bicycles anyway?
kelson-None that I can see. They
can run people down just as well with.
out them. Gazette.
The sun., 1897-11-28
When the ENLARGEMENT Is Broken.

WHeH Vao 91uB6Ke11e1C II 010Ne0'
The etiquette Of today demands that
if any engagement be broken off after
it has been publicly announced that the
girls mother make her friends and ac-
quaintances aware of the fact. All let
ters and presents that have been re.
ceived by either of the fiances from the
other should be returned, and the bride
elect should return her engagement ring
as well. If the wedding is so near that
gifts have begun to come in from friends
on both sides, those gifts should also be
returned, with letters of explanation.
1t would be in the worst possible tasto
to keep the presents when the reason for
them is at an end.
The sun., 1897-11-28
Pleased to Comply,

; A long suffering tailor recently "rote
one Of his customers as follows:
DEAR SlR-Will you kindly send the amount
of your bill and obligc?
To which the obliging delinquent re-
piled:
Tho amount is Sc 3s Yours respectfully.
Tit Bits.
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At 1880 p. II.

The slangy Youth-Everything goes.
The Sleepy Girl-Yes, everything
else.-Somervill journal.
The sun., 1897-11-28
Those Jealous Girls,

"Minnie says when she takes down
her hair 1t reaches the floor"
1T does if she happens to drop it. "
Ohio State Journal.
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News.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
a Local Endorsement.

In talking oyer the fact that Walker
Whiteside has been engaged to give a
performance of Hamlet in Marietta.
Rev. Mr.. Coil remarked that he had
heard Edwin Booth, Wilson Barret,
the English tragedian, and Mr.. White
side in Hamlet. and that while White
side was not like either of the others,
his presentation of the play was in
many of its parts equal to theirs. and
in some parts he seemed TO excel the
elder and more famous tragedians.
Mr.. Coil thinks the people of Marietta
are to be congratulated in that they
will have the opportunity to see this
wondrously interesting play presented
by first-class actor.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
4 Fine Improvement.

The Dime Savings Society are en-
gagged on a very decided improvement
in their big safe and also their vault
The former is being fitted with two
very fine doors, each locking with a
time device, of the latest pattern, and
absolutely burglar-proof, or as near
that point of protection as can be. The
vault is being oyerhauled in its ar
rangement, and the vestibule to same
will be materially improved. The
hardness of the steel plates of which
the safe is composed is something won
derful, two workmen having been en-
gagged two full days in drilling through
less than two inches of metal which
composes an inside partition. Their
drill is of the hardest tool steel and is
backed by a screw pressure of 5000
pounds.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
IN HARD LUCK.
Property of the EvangeIine Company At
tached-The Matter Settled.

Property of the Evangeline Company At
tached-The Matter Settled.
Two attachments were taken out
Wednesday night against the property
of Rice's "Evangelihe" company, which
has been the attraction at the Grand
Opera House the first three nights of
the present week The attachment
proceedings were brought in Justice
Cameron's court and Constable Thomas
took possession of the scenery at the
conclusion of the performance. The
first attachment was to secure the
claim of C. C. Award proprietor of the
Park hotel, for board for members of
the company during the three days
they have teen in the city, and amount
ed to S71, SO. The second attachment
was made by L. c. Knoderer, an at
tache of the operahouse, and Lulu
Landakcr and Amy Sands memb bers of
the company, the total amount being
So so. At a late hour last night salts
! factory arrangements were made with
the manager of the company for settle
ment of the accounts by the plaintiffs
in both cases taking orders on the re-
ceipts of the company at Marietta,
Parkersburg and Cumberland. The
total amount of the two claims, includ'
ing costs, amounts to about S140.-Ohic
State journal.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-03-12
PERSONAL AND LOCAL.

The Muskingum Farmers Club
will meet Saturday with DR.. B. E.
Hart, Muskingum avenue. Dinner at
twelve o'clock.
Miss Mary Murphy entertained Il
number of her friends at her home on
Fifth street Thursday evening.
Rev F. r. Crooks, of the Gilman
avenue M. E. church, was in Zanes-
vile Thursday on business trip. 1t
is expected that Evangelist Bitter will
lecture in the Clay City on Sunday.
Mrs. j. C. Preston returned home
TO Beverly on Thursday, after short
visit with relatives in this city.
&C. f. Verges, our crack shot, pur-
chased new Old Hickory bicycle from
the agent, f. L. Wittlig.
Mrs. Fred Roeser, who has been so
ill lately, is now suffering with acute
rheumatism.
W. Il. Shryock, of Butler, Pa, is
visiting his brother, L. D. Shryock, of
the Leidecker Tool Company.
Miss Sarah Newton left on the Vir-
ginia for Wheeling, where she will
| visit relatives.
Walker Whitesde played to stand
! ing Room Only" in Dayton few days
ago, and should do the same here, for
his Hamlet" merits large audience.
-Rey, A. c. Derr, of Lancaster, who
supplied the pulpit of Harmar Congre-
gational church last Sunday, will re-
main oyer this week, and on next Sun
day evening give talk to which the
young people especially are invited, on
1.-THE Overthrow of Babylon.
Miss Grace Knox, of Marietta, is
the guest of her brother, Frank Knox
Thirteenth street.--Parkersbu Jour
nal.
Mrs. R. T. Moore was the guest o
relatives at Parkersburg Thursday.
Mr.. c. c. Harrison, of the u. & o
R., was in the city Thursday.
Miss Caroline Archbold, of Parkers
burg, was in the city Thursday.
Miss Grace Rolston left Thursda,
for Parkersburg on visit to friends
The members of the local Shrin
Club will meet Sunday afternoon a
two o'clock at the Masonic ASYLUM ol
Putnam street.