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The herald., 1898-02-12
CRIME AND CASUALTY

DR.. Samuel Melvin, one of the best
known physicians in this state, passed
away at Oakland last night while he
slept. He was GA years of age, and was
born in Florence, Pa. He was a member
of the state board of pharmacy, library
trustee and was the Republican nominee
for mayor Of his city at one time
Mrs James Flannery is dying at Oakland
from the effects of burns received early
this morning. She went down stairs. car
rying lamp AS she passed portierre
the fiimsy stuff ignited, and in endeavor-
ing to extinguish the blaze she was burned.
Her face, arms and feet are friehtfully
burned. and recovery is almost imposs-
BILE.
Mrs. Carolina Lang, 81 years of age died
at the Chicago county hospital last night
of starvation, and her husband. Cornelius
Lang, is in the same institution, diving
slowly from the same cause. Lang was a
tailor, and when he lost his Job some time
ago he and his wife became destitute. For
a time the neighbors supported them. but
finally they were left alone When the
police found them today they had been
three days without food and a week with
out fire. Neither of them was able IN
speak when found.
OAKLAND. Feb. 11.-John w. LYNN
who shot his wife five times about fen
days ago. and who has feigned insanity,
suddenly recovered his reason TODAY when
Informed by Prison Keeper Hammerstan
that he had shot his wife. Lynn broke
down completely and denied having any
trouble with his wife. Lynn was a keepe1
at Agnews, and it was at first supposed
that constant association with the in.
mates rendered him insane but the phys.
lcians who have been watching him be-
lieve that he has been shamming. He
denies positively that he murdered Pete,
Camarinas, who was an inmate of the
asylum, of which crime he has been ac.
cused by one Griffiths, former no lent
at Agnewa
The herald., 1898-02-12
COL. SPERRY'S SHOTGUN
DISCHARGED AT JUST THE
WRONG TIME
Stockton's Big Flour Manufacture
the Victim Of the Careless Hand
ling Of Firearms =

SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Feb. 11.-CoI.
George B. Sperry of Stockton was seri-
ously injured this afternoon by the ex-
plosion Of his gun while hunting snipe
on the preserves of the Country club In
Bear valley. Col. Sperry with a COM
panion was enjoying days shooting on
the marshes. His gun was accidentally
discharged. the contents striking just
above the knee and tearing away the
kneecap and mangling the leg badly.
He had become separated from his com
panions and lay for some time before as
sistance reached him. The alarm was
given and aid summoned from the ABB
bott ranch. Everything possible was
done to stop the flow of blood pending
the arrival Of a physician from this city.
His wounds were dressed and the pa
tient made as comfortable as possible
pending his removal to this place.
He was resting easily this evening and
his physician looks for ultimate recov-
cry, though the wounded man will be a
cripple for the balance of his life.
George Barker Sperry was born in the
state of New York in 1862 and was
brought to Stockton in early infancy,
his father, Austin Sperry, having pre-
ceded his family here and established
the business out of which has grown the
great Sperry mills. The firm of Sperry
& Co. was Incorporated with George r.
Sperry as president, and was conducted
by him until the company was merged
into the Sperry Flour company, of which
he is also president.
Mr.. Sperry has always shown great
public spirit and has been liberal in pro-
noting every enterprise for the public
good. He Is man of decided opinions
and has a vigorous way Of expressing
them. He was active in politics but de-
clined public office. The only one he has
ever accepted was that Of position on
the staff of Governors Markham and
Budd. His resignation of the latter was
put in language characteristic Of the
man and was the subject of widespread
comment. Open and candid, he seemed
incapable of discrimination and was
sometimes very fmpolitic In his candor,
but his frankness won him universal re-
spect even though 1t sometimes made
him enemies. He has handsome resi-
dence in the northern suburbs and four
bright children, of whom 1t is said they
inherit all his vigor OF mind and the
graces and high intelligence OF theiS
mother.
The herald., 1898-02-12

Dakota, for the relief of the sufferers by
the wreck of the United States revenue
cutter Gallatin Off the coast Of Massa-
chusetts in 1892, granting to the state
of Kansas the abandoned Hayes mill
tary reservation for the purpose of es-
tablishng western branches of the Kan
sas agricultural college and Of the Kan
sas normal school thereon, and for a
public park and to provide for the revi-
sion and adjustment of the sales of the
Otoe and Missouri reservation lands in
Kansas and Nebraska and confirm the
titles under the sales, were passed.
On motion of Cockrell, Democrat, of
Missouri, the senate at $40 went into
executive session. At p. m. the senate
adjourned until Monday.
NOMINATIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Presi-
dent today sent these nominations to
the Senate:
John H. Burford, Chief Justice, and
Bayard T. Hainer, Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court Of the Territory Of
Oklahoma.
Edwin S. Cunningham of Tennessee
to be Consul at Alden, Arabia.
COMBINATIONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE senate
today confirmed these nominations: N.
E. Malcolm of San Jose, Cal, to be
United States commissioner in the dis
trict of Alaska.
r. C. Parsons, jr, of Ohio, secretary
of the embassy at Rome.
w. Smith of North Carolina, to be
minister and consul general to Liberia.
+. A. Hitchcock Of Missouri, to be
ambassador to Russia.
William McMicken of Olympia, Wash,
to be surveyor general of Washington.
L. M. Berg of Texas, consul at Neuvo
Laredo, Mexico.
Postmasters: California-E. A. Clapp,
Azusa; ]. c. Boggs, Newcastle; c. d.
Bonesteel, Ventura; M. A. Luce, San
Diego; II. Jacoby. San Pedro; 7. A.
Nelson, Stockton.
The herald., 1898-02-12

1t is seven years since a settlement
was started in this neighborhood, large
ly by the influence exercised by Mrs
Humphrey Wards Robert Ellsmere.'
The settlement owes it's new building
to a gift of G12,000 from Mr.. Passmore
Edwards, and it is now confidently
hoped that it will provide a center of ed
ucational and social life in the west CEN
trail and northwestern districts of Lon
don, analogous to that which East Lon
don has found in Toynbee hall.
The herald., 1898-02-12
AlPer'S Health

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Presi-
dent and the members of the Cabinet
were surprised at the appearance of
Secretary Alger at the regular meeting
of the Cabinet today. This is the first
time in eight weeks that he has been
able to attend. The Secretary looked
worn from his long illness and did not
remain long at the meeting, but the
great progress he has made towards re-
covery was noticeable. He leaves to-
morrow morning for Fortress Monroe.
The herald., 1898-02-12
Plyler's Partner Sentenced

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, Feb. 11.-There
was hardly standing room in the Su-
perior Court this morning, when Consta-
BILE Jos. Harveston was sentenced to San
Quentin for fourteen years for mayhem.
Motions for an arrest of judgment and
q new trial were denied, but a stay of
proceedings for ten days was granted.
He received the same sentence as Ply
ler the principal in the crime. The Grand
Jury has resumed it's investigation OF
the Plyler case.
The herald., 1898-02-12

Suit was filed in the United States cir
cult court yesterday against the bonds
men of ex-Collector of Internal Revenue
o. M. Welburn to recover the sum of $41, ;.
O3O. "A, with interest and costs, which IL
the actual amount found to be due the
government on the Norton dsfalcation
This does not include Wellburn's shortage
as disbursing officer, which will probably
amount to $1,000.
The herald., 1898-02-12
A Piece of a Body

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-A human
thigh was found last night floating In
the water at the foot of Pacific street
Brooklyn. 1t is thought that it may
have some connection with the dismem-
bered body of man found in New York
at the foot of Roosevelt street.
The herald., 1898-02-12
NEW YORK YACHTsMEN
Elect Officers and Arrange for Aston
Gun Races

NEW YORK, Feb. 11-At the annual
meeting of the New York Yacht Club
these officers were elected: Commo-
dore, ]. Pierpont Morgan; Vice-Commo-
dore, Lewis Cass Ledyard; Rear Com
modore. August Belmont; Secretary, J.
V. S. Oddie; Treasurer, f. j. Hurst !;
Measurer, John S. Hyslop.
An offer from John Jacob Astor to es-
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ON THE TURF
Winners of Races Run on the Oakland
Track

WluuerS VI UdceS Ruu Oh the Ouklauu
Track
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 11.-Results
at Oakland:
Six furlongs, selling-Seaspray won
McFarlane second, Blue Bell third; time
1:15A.
Three and a half furlongs, selling
Humidity won, Royal Fan second
Amooltopec third; time, 0:42h.
Six furlongs-Midian won. Yule sec-
ond, Woodford filly third; time, 1:14X.
Mile and a sixteenth, selling-Serena
won. Roche second. Highland Ball third;
time, 1:4S.
Six furlongs, selling-Refugee won
Lucky Star second, Midas third; time
lis.
Six furlongs, selling-Melvin Burn.
ham won, Ravelette second, Flandes
third; time, 1:15%.
The herald., 1898-02-12
Warships Wanted

LONDON, Feb. 11.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Glasgow says the Span
ish government has requested the Clyde
Ship building Company to push Span
ish work. The company yesterday dis
patched to Spain a high-paced torpedo
catcher, fully manned by SpaniardS
The herald., 1898-02-12

Mrs c. NJ. Renaud left yesterday for
Pierce, Ariz, to join her husband. She
was accompanied by her sisters, Mrs. p. B.
Soto. who returns to her home at Wilcox
Ariz., and Mrs. James o. Carr OF New
York, who has been visiting her father
Baiiff Appel of the police courts. Mrs
Carr will return to this city later and re-
main until summer.
The herald., 1898-02-12

tablish series of cup races. cups to be
given annually by him in perpetuity In
place of the Goelet cups was accepted.
BY the death OF Ogden Goelet the Goe-
let cups. the yearly contests for which
were among the most interesting events
Of the yachting season. were withdrawn.
not being provided for In Mr.. Goelet's
will.
The herald., 1898-02-12
EDWARDS GIFT
Builds a New Settlement in Swell
Bloomsbury

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Passmore Ed
wards settlement will be opened in Tav-
istock place tomorrow, and Lord Peel
will make an address to the students
and guests. Some surprise has been ex-
pressed at the establishment of a set
tlement in a district so swell as Blooms
bury, but it is not generally known that
adjoining the great square is a large
working class population.
The herald., 1898-02-12

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 11.-One Of
the new bills introduced In the House
today was by Mr.. Mount (Populist)
proposing to change the name Of Car
Isle County to "William Jennings Bry-
an" County.
The herald., 1898-02-12

CALCUTTA, Feb. 11.-Excellent rains
In Northern and Central India have in
sured successful spring crops.
The plague is spreading alarmingly in
the Punjab.
The herald., 1898-02-12

NJ. T. Jones, president of the South
Texas National bank at Houston. who is
making tour of this part of the state, Is
in the city for short stay.
The herald., 1898-02-12

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1.-THE Monadnock
arrived today from Magdalena bay. where
she had been having target practice. She
will leave for San Francisco Monday.
The herald., 1898-02-12
To Cure n Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money if it fails to
cure. Csc. The genuine has L. B. @. on each
tablet
The herald., 1898-02-12
The Bernhardt,s Danger

PARIS. Feb. n.-Mme. Sara Bernhard
will go into hospital next Wednesday and
undergo a surgical operation for the re-
moval of a fibroid growth
The herald., 1898-02-12
LIQUOR LAW
CIVIL WAR CLAIMS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Represen-
tative Wadsworth of New York intro
duced in the House yesterday bill to
refund to the State of New York $42, ,796
paid by the State in 1868 to arm State
troops organized for the suppression Of
the Rebellion.
The herald., 1898-02-12
IN COMMITTEE
Fortifications Bill Completed-Soutt
Carolina Liquor Bill

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE Senate
Committee on Appropriations today COM
pleted consideration of the fortifications
bill. The committee recommended ap-
preparations which double the figures
of the bill as passed by the House. The
amount carried by the bill as agreed
upon is little over $4,000, 900.
LIQUOR LAW
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE House
Committee on Judiciary today killed the
Senate bill to permit the State of South
Carolina to control liquors brought into
the State in original packages. The mo-
tion to report it favorably was lost on
jn
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and Monday

Large stock Of Klondikc goods at
manufacturer prices y y -
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WELLS SUPPLEMENT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Pursuant
to instructions from the Acting Secre-
tary of War; special supplementary
report has been prepared by Mr.. E.
Hazard Wells, who acted as agent for
the War Department, in bringing at
tention to Captain Rays dispatches.
He has traversed the interior of Alaska
and has practical knowledge of the
country that is possessed by few per-
sons. He says, among other things:
There are undoubtedly large deposits
of gold in Alaska, rivaling those of tbs
British Northwest Territory. l noticed
excellent mineral indications on the
Tanana river and in other localities in
1890 l discovered true fissure vein OF
quartz, eight feet in diameter, with WELL
defined casing rocks, upon the Upper
Tanana- This quartz evidently con-
tanned metal. Specimens which | Sc
cured to take out to San Francisco for
assay were subsequently lost in a river
cataatronha. Numerous creeks entRr-
The herald., 1898-02-12

Opposite the Nadeau
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Crippled by
Rheumatism.

Those Who have Rheumatism find
@emselves growing steadily worse all
the while. One reason Of this IL that
the remedies prescribed by the doctors
contain mercury and potash. which ul-
tirnately intensity the disease by caus-
fng the joints to swell and stifYen,
producing severe aching OF the bones.
E. 6. s. has been curing Rheumatism
fey twenty years--even the worst Cases
which seemed almost incurable.
Capt o. +. Hughes, the populsr railroad
encs with Rhcumsusm which convinced hin
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Trains leave Seliusgrove Junction

sop n New York i3p IN Baltimore 3 IL m
%asliiLgtOn pm
Ec+p IN daily arriving At Philadelphia
g 20 a IN New York SO a III, Baltimore 0 rs p N
washington 10 So p IN.
ss7pm. week days arriving at Philadelphia
9 90 IN New \ Ork 80 TAI
Trans also leave Sunbury:
ES IN daily arriving ut Phladeldhia ~ III
Baltimore gj n IN Washington I 10 am New
YORK g 80 a IN Weekdays, 10 % IN Sundays,
I50 m week days arriving at philadelphia
~ Is a IN. New York , IL p III, Baltimore II 50
y II. Washington 10 pm.
1855 pm, week days arriving at Philadelphia
- y IN, New YORK 80 y IN, Baltimore o % = m
Washington u pm
Trains also leave Sunbury at $50 IN and S 25
aE9 ~ p III, tor Harrisburg, Philadelphia and
Baltimore
I.R. WOOD. Gen'l Pass Agent
D u. HUTCHINSON Benl Manager.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Sunbury Il Lewistown Division.
In effect June 20, 1898.
vrsrwARpl Dis STATION. EAeTwARl

Train leaves Sunbury % D IN, ar
rives mt Selinsgrove 5 45 pm
rrains leave Lewistown Junction
s5sam, 10 l3 m. 1897 % MS 27p MI n II IS p IN
Altoona, Pittsburg and the Wost.
Tor Baltimore and Washington IS n IN 02,
% !5 l0!pm For Philadelphia and New
Yeri; = 80 0 81 n m, OF 33 I i3 and lllo IN For
harrisburg 7 o. a IN aud % p IN
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Philadelphia & Erie R R Division.
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY

NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILWAY
Trains leave sunbury daily except sunday:
! n a m for Erie and Canandaigua
q % y N fur Beileiunts Eric ami tanandaigua
ASA III iar.LDok Haven, Tyrone AMI the Wes.
Iiopm forRcleinnte Kane Canabdaigua
: s. y NJ Tor hcnovO and Elmira
S.5 y n tor Wilimsport
Sunday 5 u n m ior Erie and Canandaigua
ssSam for Lock Haven aud IS IN for WI
NoE.sport
Glql II Tor Catawissa and Halelton
= IOg IN, g6j "a IN 90 and - y m tor wilkes
h rrc aud Hszelton
?,aam, 10 20am, o5 p IN, IS j. IN for Shame
kiu and Mount Carmel
Sunday ~ . III Tor WilEesbarie
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Comrades, Aautenti0n.
Beauty IL Blood Deep.

oseuty - 01OOu Deep
Clean blood means q clean ssls
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy
tic clean your blood and keep il cls'
stirring up the lazy liver and driving
purities from the body. Begin teS
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, BLACK
and that sickly bilious complexion bInu
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. Az
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc, ?S'
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New War Songs and Nus,

Two Of the most popula, PM;
music arranged for piano ana pa,ece'|
have just been issued by tho I ). Ofg
Music Co.. Indianapolis. InJ .p opu|
Our Heroes Home, " dedicatoa!br br
Heroes Of the y. 8. Battlesb;n y
Is one Of the finest pationsIp M aa
ever written. The music ;S ~: soo
and tho words ring with ns,sailn S.lin
"DEwEY's Battle Of Manills ill''Wa Ml
Two-Step" is a fine iustrrnMlsl .Ir Msl|
piece snd will live forever as I,a a 'a,'
enlr 81 OF the greatest naval evsot y
the worlds history. Either ous us
these pieces and Poupl.r Mus;oo1 So1 D
containing cont ls pages full sheet mnj
seut on RECEIPT of Is cents. ~uI
Address POPULAR Music n
Indianapolis. Ind,
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ROCK OF ADVERSELY,

In this sermon
DR.. Taimage speaks
60 those who are
surrounded on all
sides by misfort-
une. The text u
I Samuel xiv. 4.
There was . sharp
rock on the one
side and . sharp
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th o tneTe IL only Cne
eure for ha, painful dis
ease. He says: II was q
great sufferer from mus
cuiar Rheumatism for
fwo years. ! could get
no perm q nent relief
from any medicine pre-.
scy.hed by my physician.
! took about q dozen bot
ties Of your 8. 3. g., and
row l am G5 we'll a I
cvervas nmy Life. lam
r2re thht your medicine
rersd me, and I would
Socom mmendit TO any one
.. ~ "a - AlNl
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S.S.S.?Tfsss Blood

keing Purely Vegetable, goes direct 70
the very cause Of the disease and per-
n,snent cure always results. Il Il the
only blood remedy guaranteed 70 con-
tain no potash, mercury or other dan.
gerous minerals.
Books mailed free BY Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
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aNdefdnY from any blood disssSo
Everybody knows that Rheumatism
is a diseased state Of the blood, and
only blood remedy is the only proper
treatment, but remedy containing
potash and mercury only sggravstes
the trouble.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-18

The hot weather has driven quanti-
ties of different kinds OF flies indoors.
One very remarkable four winged Ey
appeared among the number 1t struck
me as being rather rare. so placed IL
in a glass globe in order that / might
become more intimately acquainted with
Its habits and manners.
After some little searching among my
books l found that l had captured
snake fly. most appropriate name for
a creature with long. slender neck and
a fiattened, vicious looking head which
at once suggests the idea OF viper.
This fly Is a highly sensitive little
creature. 1t is on the alert the mo-
ment 1t sees or hears anything unusual.
lifting up its little serpentine head and
glancing from side TO side with much
Intelligence; full of courage also for II
will try to seize small twig or any
thing held near II.
Although its natural food consists of
small insects. 1 find the snake fly will
eagerly accept little morseIs of raw
meat, upon which 1t fastens it's power
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-18

said r .ss 'ss s @ i "a the sss s', s g
grave dan eIda do o o this seconds the should
take
os s ssi
the %as @ S ns ' minute @ % s s
cam. I DO r. n.ss said 1 Give
s % this s vel m ssn ss r1s sn sGSs % s ri
The depot
sa s hs s' HsseT a.a sns cried ns
Ds1 w another woman who for looks was ut " third as
s hs oa Si sasdn assss nss $ Ds y % s % @ s
S"s '4 had restrained hi. feeling. thu.
far evidently touched by
% s @ ns orn s an 70 s @ Ss 11 SSss ar % into
the that jack ns na @ % a m yeS s G t eeT % s ay
Twenty from depot he Berry
= the ROundman
by
man who ran away with
the pretty girl the elderly English
looking man nurse in and and policemen
himself out Of the mude that
Of stranger Yet good No
@ s'' ,ss s The :;s
see he rain % % % 3 the aa 5 uns.r I sas ns asr me ss an ns the time ,s, too s
disappeared
the oSe where
u
climbed up
n he ear o. Dugan ont the box.
o ere n less
Mike promised rolled
him
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10
Ia ngisco
A note hang
TO
he rushed upon Of
Bailey a
Jack responded the a. ss youn like"
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Mr.. Gladstone and Faces.

Mr.. Gladstone's memory was amaxs
ing. more particularly for events that
took place half a century ago. Oddly
enough, where memory always failed
him was in the matter OF faces. This
gift. precious to princes. was withheld
from him. He told how. some 50 years
ago. there was a man going about with
some theory. now sunk into Oblivion, by
the application of which. In connection
with electricity. he estimated a mans
character as a phrenologist does by
feeling his bumps. There were three
faculties. he told me- i'm which I was
lacking" said Mr.. Gladstone. "One OF
them was that had no memory for
faces. and am sorry to say IL is quite
true" What the other two lacking
gifts were Mr.. Gladstone did not say
but this forgetfulness Of faces he evis
IDENTIFY deeply deplored. probably recog-
mixing In IL the occasion OF some miss
understandings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-18

ton might have been too big for little
frankie to swallow, but his adult rela-
tives swallowed the story without q
question.
Hutchinson received the thanks OF tho
truly sublime and declined fee In the
most graceful manner.
I'VE must not forget what we owe to
you, young man." said the English
looking person. addressing the reporter.
IF ever you come 10 New York. you
must surely look us up. Meanwhile IL
there's anything in the world that can
do for you don't hesitate to let me try"
He handed his card to Inglis as he
spoke and the astonishcd young man
read thereon the name Of the owner OF
New York newspaper.
This makes my fortune" whispered
Inglis to himself
The pretty young woman thanked
him very sweetly and apologlzed for her
distrust with great humility.
DO not speak OF it," said he. This
world is so full of bad people that no
one OF us can tell whom to trust. and
the anxiety OF mother
I'm not his mother." said the girl.
with a laugh He's my sisters little
boy / am Miss Ethel Reed"
Then Inglis knew that fate was on his
side with all her forces. In a fash he
saw himself an editor in New York
and the accepted sutor OF the loveliest
girl in the world.
And IL is the narrator's privilege TO
know that Inglis at that moment was
prophet
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Cats Worth Their Weight In GcId.

In London and Paris cats are more
highly priced than in the United States.
and there are frequent sales there OF
tabbies at $3.50 each. Some choice cats.
with rare markings" and points" are
disposed of at $500 each.
One OF the most famous cats In Amer
lea is Ajax. owned by ID. w. Stevens OF
Westfield. Mass. For breeding pur-
poses its actual value has been estimated
at from 500 to 5000. yet II Is doubtful IL
the owner would take several times the
larger sum for him.
The famous cat Nicodemus. which won
the first prize for beauty at New York
cat show, cost its owner. who purchas-
ed IL of a street urchin in Hester street.
New York. the sum OF 10 cents. After
the close of the exhibition the gentle
man received dozen offers OF 81, 500 for
1t, and one woman bid $3.l00.
lady who controls cat farm in
California paid $1,000 for cat in Paris
and considered IL a bargain.