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The state herald., 1899-10-20
THAT TROUT AFFAIR.

Grimsby said that he was perfectly
delighted when Johnson told him over
he telephone that II he would send
lown his office boy he would present
10 him box Of brook trout. John
son had just returned the day before
from the Catskills, where he had
taught the trout.
Put the box in some cool place till
start for home" Grimsby had said to
his Office boy. But Worth street dry
goods houses do not abound In cool
places on midsummer afternoons, and
when at o'clock the Office boy pro-
duced the box of trout for the de-
parting Grimsby he added, with re-
spectful smile: 1T wouldn't do no
harm. sir. II you was to sit in the smok-
Ing car on your way out"
What do you mean?" demanded
Grimsby.
The Office boy said nothing, but
smiled rather suggestively in ne di-
rection Of the trout.
What nonsense" exclaimed Grlms-
by. angrily. They were caught only
yesterday" And he thought what a
delightful surprise they would be for
his wife. They would have some for
supper.
Grimsby lives In New Jersey. and is
one Of that sad-looking band Of COM
muters that press to the front OF the
ferryboat and stand each Night. wan
and weary. under the rays Of the set
ting sun. But tonight Grimsby
noticed that the crowd around him
was thin. In fact, 1t formed a
fairly respectable circle. and some
people made ill-natured remarks
about giving It air." Grimsby was
Indignant. 1t was perfectly absurd to
suppose that trout caught only yester-
day could begin to spoil so soon. Be-
sides. Johnson had told him that the
fish were packed In grass, as they
would carry much better that way than
In Ice.
All the same, It was an unpleasant
coincidence. soon after he sat down
In the train and placed the box under
his seat. that two or three old men
hSui seSsS -
marks OF how close 1t was." and throw
the car windows up with bang.
When Grimsby stepped of the train
he made rush for a carriage. Livery
stable hacks come high, but he felt
like getting home quickly.
Cornella was devoted kife. lut she
sometimes lacked tact. She started to
greet her husband with more than
usual cordially. when she suddenly
stopped and gazed at the box suspi-
ciously. Grimsby came to the rescue
at once:
THAT contains n, mess OF beautiful
brook trout, fresh caught johnson
was kind enough to make me pres
ent OF them" and Grimsby set the box
down with busting cheerfulness.
But they've gone bad. Fred" she
The state herald., 1899-10-20
sprrrow. ms Reed nird..

New York Correspondence Chicago
"a ,er Ocean: Two men appeared on the
ieclivlty below the Grand street reser-
voir OF the East Jersey Water com.
rany at Patterson. n. j.. recently and
stretched on poles fully scventy-fiye
square yards OF netting SO fine tina, II
was scarcely visible, Great numbers
Of sparrows gather every morning on
the reservoir wall. and II was for these
that the men were trying. within two
hours they captured l25 OF the birds.
which In their flight from the high wall
fell straight into the net and became
entangled. Spectators who were curl.
Gus enough TO Inquire to what use the
birds were to be put found the two
:atchcrs very frank They said they
made a business OF sending them &c
the New York market as reed birds.
Further investigation showed that tn.
hen are not by any means the only
ones engaged In the fraudulent trade
IN this vicinity. The netting Is made
by two Frenchmen. They have in.
structed number Of persons In the
way to use II. and. aA the material Il
fapldly destroyed by the birds. the
makers OF II are reaping harvest on
their specially.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
Wives of gfsat Men.

Robert Burns married n farm girl
with whom he fell In love while 'they
worked together In a plowcd field. NIL.
ton married the daughter OF n country
squire. and lived with her but u short
time. lie was nm aus,ere literary ro.
eluse. while she was a rosy. ropiplns
country lass, who could not endure
the restraint Imposed upon her. 30 they
separated. Subsequently. however
sne returned. and they were tolcrably
happy. Queen Victoria and Prince Al.
bert were oouslns-a rare example In
the long line OF English monarch
wherein the martial VOWS were "a.
orcdly observed and sincere affection
existed. Shakespeare loved and welded
n farmers daughter Washington mas.
rlod n woman with two children. II
la easy enough to say she was worthy
OF him, and they lived as married nco.
pie should llye-ln perfect harmony
with each other.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
IBlokraphy of . Grizrley.

1t is said that Rudyard Kipling and
Ernest Seton-Thompson met last win
ter, and spent an evening telling each
other animal stories. The Interpreter
OF the jungle wanted n story Of griz-
ely bear. Mr.. Thompson had one ready
for him. 1t took an hour to tell II.
When he had finished, Mr.. Kipling ex-
claimed: That's fine, Thompson; why
don't you write it?' Mr.. Thompson
has since written ii. under the title of
THE Biography of II Grizzly" and Its
publication will be begun in the No
vember number of the Century Maya
zine. 1t is the first long story by the
author of wild Animals l Have
Known" Needless to say he will Illus
trate 1t himself. The decorative ar
rangement of the pages will be the
work of his wife.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
swANsoN,s rs DROPS"

is the sun of the sick room. 1t has saved
the public, in less than five years, more
money than the national debt of this
country, when you measure the value
of health restored, suffering humanity
relieved of its agonies and diseases.
Money which otherwise would have
been expended in funerals, doctors
and drug bills, loss of labor, etc. II
you have never used II, do not fail to
send for at least trial bottle.
SwansOn's 80 Drops" never fails
to cure. 1t has cured and is curing
millions of people afflicted with Acute
and Chronic rheumatism, Sciat-
lea, Neuralgia, Asthma, La
Grippe and Catarrh of all kinds.
"5 Drops" has never failed to cure
these diseases, when used as directed.
twill cure you. Try it Price of large
sized bottle Sl.0O, sent on receipt of
price, charges prepaid; s5c sample bot
tie sent free, on receipt of l0c to pay
for mailing. Agents wanted. Swan
sons Rheumatic Cure Company,
No. 164 Lake street, Chicago, III.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
RICHES OF THE TRANsvAAL.
Some Idea Of What England Ia Going
to War to secure.

some Idea or Whht EnEihnu Is Gong
to War to Secure.
Just now, when the eyes Of the world
are on the Transvaal and various re-
ports are being put forward as to what
reason exists for plunging that country
into war with Great Britain, report
furnished this government by Consul
Macrum at Pretoria is interesting. He
says: According to report just pub
lished the output OF diamonds In the
Pretoria district during 1898 amounted
to IL ,025 carats, VALUED at GS,S61 ($4S,-
15125). In December, 1897. the output
was 166 carats. valued at G146 ts7lO.5l)
and for the same month in 1898
the output was 3.lO0 carats, with val
ue of e2.3s9 ll,G26.9D. The largest
stone found in 1898 was thirty-eight
and one-half carats. Although the dia-
mond industry is not developing with
abnormal rapldity. there is every cause
for satisfaction. the first stone having
been discovered at Roitfontein only In
August, 1897. The average value OF
ings ts3.9sl per carat, the average
value OF Kimberly diamonds 26 shill-
ings (s6.33) per carat. and those found
at Jagersfontein. In the Orange Free
State. 81 shillings tss20 per carat
The diamonds in the Pretoria district
are found In pipes. as on Schuller's
mine and on Montrose A similar
formation has been found on Roode-
plaats, on the Pienaars river. and an
other is also reported a Kameclfontein
and Buffelsduff. On the DE Kroon
farm, about twenty-six miles west OF
Pretoria. diamonds have been found.
but, according to the state geologist,
not In a blue ground formation. At
Byrnespoort an aliuvial deposit Is be-
ing worked: also one on the adjoining
portion OF the Elandsfonteln farm. The
area OF diamondIferous ground is very
extensive. though its thickness Is not
considerable. The total quantity OF
diamonds found In 1898 In the Trans
vaal was 22 ,si3 carats. VALUED at fiS.-
73o (s2i2.si2.0p. At the alluvial dig
gings i2.2s3 carats. valued at f35.22s
elTl, .06). were found, while from
the pipes i0.5G0 carats. valued at fs,-
5O2 lsil, ,37i9s). were obtained. The
difference between alluvial and pipe
diamonds consists in the fact that river
stones are OF n far better quality and
are generally larger
The state herald., 1899-10-20
Success. of wireless. relesrnphy.

During the yacht races Sig. Mar
conf, the inventor OF wireless tclegra-
ply, enjoyed triumph without mar.
He demonstrated with abundant sue
cess the utility of his discovery for the
reporting of yacht races. From the
great steamer Ponce he sent wireless
messages to Atlantic Highlands, sew
eral miles away, and to the cable
steamer Mackay-Bennctt anchored ut
the starting line. The bulletins were
received without error or delay and all
were as promptly read MS the ordin-
ary Morse message from the wire. The
messages Were sent in continental
code, but We're recorded by the Mar
conf instruments and as readily trans
lated ms the ordinary cable messages.
IL Is declared the tests mean the en-
tire success of Marconi's plan for com
municating with vessels at sea.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
ARE WOMEN TO WEAR wios7
Fnshion's Latest Decree from Parl.
Caused by Bnldncss,


Fnshion's Latest Decree from Parl.
Caused by BaIdne.s.
From the Pit:sburg Dispatch: II is
with pain and dlsmay that we learn
from an alleged scientific commen;
on the course of the fashions that we
are approaching an era OF feminine
wigs. The assertion is backed By a
report of wigs worn by the smart
women of Paris, but the explanation
of the coming misfortune In the line
of .coiffures credits It to a more obvious
relation OF cause and effect than can
be generally discovered In feminine
fashions. The explanation is briefly
that In the past fashions crlmping-
irons and curllng-tongs to produce
wavy and romantic locks damaged the
vitality of the hair. Then the pompa-
dour roll strained II back until nature
proceeded to revenge herself by pro-
duclng nice little bare spots on the
heads of fashionable women. After
which, when the coming fashionable
effect requires more hair than the
feminine head is able to furnish, re-
course must be had to the hair Of com
merce. II fashion calls for wigs. wigs
Will be worn. We can set that down
as settled by the testimony of the CEN
turtles as TO feminine fidelity to the
fashions. Nevertheless. we would urge
upon the better half OF society to take
this scientific fashionable prediction
In the light OF warning rather than
n chart. Dear ladies. preserve your
hair. II you must wear wigs you Will
s'lll be the mistrosses OF masculine
affections.
The state herald., 1899-10-20

blurted out; you can smell item n
mile on. Why. it's simply horrible" ."
Grimsby flushed angrily. MY dear"
he said. you may think you know all
about housekeeping. but when II comes
to fish and game. you're nothing but
a baby" and Grimsby g.ared at her
Indignantly. Besides" he added.
those trout were given to me by one
OF my best friends. and we're going to
have them for supper"
VERY well. num-" said Katie. ho.u-
Ing her apron to her nose. after Grims-
by had gone up stairs, but I'm think
Ing that them poor fsh needs an under
take. more than they do cook"
at has occurred to me" said Grims-
by. when he came down to the table
somewhat mollined by seeing some OF
his precious trout ready for him. that
Il would be a nice thing TO give Robin
son and his new wife u few OF the trout
They get so little in the way OF the
seasons dellcacies. And Grimsby sat
down brayely before his fsh. They GER
talnly had curious odor. bft then
Grlmsby knew that trout were wholly
different from other fsh. and he fell TO
work.
My dear" he sald nnaily to his
wife, do you know these trout are
perfectly splendid; but never cared
for the flavor OF brook trout. II Is a
taste tha, everyone says has to be cul-
,lya,cd. Robinson. though. am sure.
approclatos trout. How would 1. do to
send him over the whole boxful' |
believe in being ncighborly. and they
would be real treat for Robinson and
his wife"
Right after supper Mrs. Grlmsby sent
Katie over 10 the RobinsonS with the
box of trout. and cordial message
from Mr.. Grlmsby TO Robinson.
My GOSH" exclaimed Robinson. the
moment that tho Grlmrby cook was
beyond hearing. what trick In Grlms.
by trying to play on me now' when
be starts to,scnd me diseased animals. |
begin TO object"
Now, Roblnson'a wife had rroa,
admiration for Grimsby. and protested
rchomcn,iy that the gift was a most
generous and gracious one "of course
the ,rou, are fresh. and great rarity
she declared. and began carefully to re-
move the cover Of the box.
"They look lovely" added Mrs Rob.
lnson. when she had fairly got the
cover on. but neither Of ~ has ever
cared for tro"t They are really eul.
tivn,cd taste. you know"
"rmph'" Rrunted Robinson.
Soon after the tohlnaon's maid
mlrhi have been seen vending her way
through the back yard with a cpvered
bssko' IN her hands. She was on her
way 10 the tli.s In the next street.
great friends Of the Roblnson'a
Mrs Robinson sent sweet ltile
note 20 Mrs. nm that ~ friend has
ins. sent IA some beautiful. fresh.
caught trout but. unfortunately.
neither my husband nor I care for
'rout and We hope that you Will nc.
rept them"
".Iow swec, Of hcri" exelalms. Mrs
The state herald., 1899-10-20
THE TRAMP WOW. /.
How tho Ingenious Hobo Won Dst Of
Five Dollars.

FlV6 DohaEHs
There's a queer story connected
with that chair" said an old caterer
of this city. pointing to a substantial
piece of furniture In his private office.
Il had it originally in my bar, for my
own use, but never got chance. 1t
was always occupied by some visitor
or other who couldn't resist the temp
tation to sit down, 1t looked so com
Portable. / got exasperated about the
thing, and one day l was expressing
myself pretty freely when a tramp
wandered in to beg drink. 'Whatll
you give me II l fix that chair so no.
body'll use 1t but your he asked. Five
dollars replied. never supposing he
was In earnest. He went down to the
telegraph office, stole small piee Of
insulated wire and wrapped 1t around
the arm of the chair. There you are,
said he, now watch what happens In
few moments customer sauntered
in, edged over to the chair and was
about to sit down, when he saw the
wire. No, you DON'T. he exclaimed,
ohShihS away. Aou VAL CatCn mel
He got his drink and went out, chuck
ling over his cleyerness. In half an
hour five or six others approached the
chair. with the evident Intention of
camping there. but noticed the wire
and beat a retreat. In the course OF
the day only one man really seated
himself. He was a fat old fellow. and
didn't observe the attachment until h,
had settled down. Instantly he began
to struggle to his feet. Don't you
turn on that currentr he yelled; don't
you dare do 1t, or I'll have you ar
rested!' As soon as he could get up
he shot out. gave the tramp his IS
and enjoyed und.sputed possession as
long as the chair rem:ined in the bar.
Everybody supposed 1t was rigged up
for a practical joke."-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
Misunderstood Him.

A lecturer who protested against peo-
pie going to sleep during his dlsquisl-
tions on heather lanis would. II ho
perceived any tendency In that llrec-
tion, Introduce some queer or startling
statement to revive their tagging at
tontIon. On one occasion when his
audience seemed rather somnolent he
Numbered out; "Ah. you have no Idea
OF the suffering OF Englishn.en in Cen
trail America. on account Of the onor-
nous mosquitoes. a grea. many Of
these pests would weigh a pound. and
they will get On the logs ani bark as
the white men ARE passing" By ihla
time all ears and eyes were Wide open.
and he proceeded to finish his lecture,
The mex, day he was called upcn to nc
count for his extraordinary statements.
But | didn't say one mosquito would
weigh pound" he protested; Il did
say rrca, many OF them would.
think perhaps n million OF them nigh,
do so" But you sail they bark at
the missionaries. perHis;ed his inter.
locutor. No. no. my dear sir. said
they would get on the logs and ON the
bark. You misunderstood me."-Ex.
change.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
THE PREssMEN PLEASED.

The Transoontinental Trip was . Sur
prise to Them.
The following telegram has been re-
t'ived by Mr.. D. McNicoll. assistan.
general manager OF the Canadian Pa
ciiic Railway. from Mr.. W. s. Dingman.
president Of the Canadian Press Asso-
ciation:
Vancouver. Aug. 81. 1899.
"One hundred members Of the Cana
dian Press Association are deeply
grateful to the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way Company for the unremitting cour-
tesy and hospitality which has made
their trip across the continent the most
interesting and pleasant of all their
outings. Though conscious Of the
sterling work accomplished In the
spanning Of continent, for large
part remote from settlement, and In
the opening up of territory as vast ms
some empires, the actual view unfolded
on the Journey has impressed the ex-
cursionists more forcibly than words
can represent. The development all
along the route. in cities as we'll as In
agricultural and grazing sections. has
surprised US. and is most encouraging
to lovers Of solid progress and hopeful
prosperity. The ease and comfort with
which the trip from ocean to ocean is
attended In the cars and In the G. p. n.
hotels. through a service unexcelled
anywhere. Is a triumph for Canadian
skill and enterprise second only to the
financial and engineering victories at
tanned In the building Of the creates.
scenic and developing line In America.
wv. s. DINGMAN.
President Canadian Press Associa-
tion."
The state herald., 1899-10-20
,....,, Place. -, Amusement.

London places OF amusement mum.
Der about $50 or 600. including $50
music halls and provide aeeommoda-
ton for about hair million sight
seors. The capital Invested Ii n llitlc
short OF 100000. without reckoning
places like the Crystal Palace and the
Alber, Hall. Direct employment II
given TO about 10000 people. besides
indirect employment to n hos, OF
tradosmon and workpcoplc. The cap.
itai Invested In similar places of
amusement In Great Britain Ia over
fG.0oo.ooo, This gives employment, to
abou, 100000 people. md provides ae.
commodatlon for i.2s0.000 spectators.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
Hacked BY ltepuiatlon.

The Union Pacihe has added new. mod.
ern equipment TO It's ssryic. both east
and west from Denver. ana gives even
better satisfaction TO It's patrons than Ia
the past. II stands without "A rival ms the
quickest and most elegant route, with
accommodations 20 accommodate all
classes Of passengers. only one night to
Chicago. St. Louis and 1t, Paul. and over
ten houts saved between Denver and the
Pacific coast Ticket once su Eth street
The state herald., 1899-10-20
Do Your Pee, Ach, and uurr.

Shake Into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease. n powder for the feet. II makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
corns. Bunions. Swollen. Hot and
Sweating Feet. Al all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy. n. Y.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
I,.l,r,.at 70 ia ut.t.

Mlddlctown ~. ~ spe, Blltlmore
SUN Donpondon, over the predie.
tlons OF n palmift who had told her
thn, she would be disappointed In love.
villa Ada Jones. the slxtcon.year-old
daughter ~ Mr.. and Mrs Wesley
jonts. of this city, tried TO kill her
self BY cutting her throat In field
near her home.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
G. WITH A TAIL!
Every One Has Noticed the New
&c" In Town.
II Has Come to Stay with Us Forever
Health Follows In Its Traii-A Well
come Awaits II Everywhere.
Not so long ngo cveryboiy's curiosity was
aroused by the appearance In town OF a
new &c"
IL looks like this:

The queer &c with Tau" has made its
way all over the United States, and here as
everywhere it promptly jumped into popu-
lnrity.
Whyl
Because the sc with Tail" is comet OF
health followed 10y coma OF happiness and
JOY. II has come to stay with US and rndi-
ate its benefits in all dircc ions,
The new &c" is part OF the trademark Of
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the ideal lnxn-
tive md guaranteed constipation cure.
They make the liver lively. tone up the
bowels, purify the blood, brace the brain,
put everything right ms II should bc.
Buy and try Cascarets to-day. It's what
they do. not what we say they'll do. that
proves their merit All druggists, Toe, 25c,
or 50c, or mailed for price. Send for book
let and free sample. Address Sterling Rem
edy Co, Chicago; Montreal, Can, or New
York.
This Is the CASCARET tablet.
Ia "a "a \ Every tablet of the only genuine
| IL IL Cnscnrcts bears the ma tic letters
~ 1"CCC.n Look Mt the tablet before
w you buy. and beware OF frauds,
limitations and Substitutes.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
400 Howard aioo.

The readers OF this paper will be pleased TO
learn that there II at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure In all Its
stages. and that Is Catarrh- Halls Catarrh
Curr II the only positive cure now known 10 the
medical fraternity. catarrh being u eonstitu.
uonai disease, requires constitutional treat
mcnt Hall IL catnrrh Cure II taken Internally,
acting directly upon tho blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system thereby DESTROYING the
foundation OF tn. disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature In doing lts work The pro-
prictor- have 10 murh faith In It's curative
powers that they otter one Hundred Dollars for
any case that II falls To cure. send for list oi
Testimonials.
Address y j. CHENEY CO. Toledo. o
Sold by druggists shc
Halls Family Pulls arc the best
The state herald., 1899-10-20
Are You u.lnr Alien. roo,.E...,

II is the only cure for Swollen.
smarting. Burning. Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, n powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy. N. Y.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
Ann iAnnM Him.

New York World; Eiln-That
woman's husband ID treasure Stella
Well. I don't think there's any dan
ger Of her laying ~ her treasure in
heaven
The state herald., 1899-10-20

New York erected IT, tfiuinrhni nfr'i
facing brNryH back" "rfnhably N ~.
prcted that the celebration would turn his
head"
The state herald., 1899-10-20

The somewhat sharp curves at Line
berg on the Second Division OF the
baltimore and Ohio Rail Road are be-
Ing removed and replaced with tan
gent thus eliminating about "a de-
grees OF curvature. About 1900 cubic
yards OF material will be excavated.
The state herald., 1899-10-20

First Lady ClHrk-'"rhcre goes the
Cierk-"Who II shea First Lady CLERK
- don't know but she IL always com
lng In here, and wanting something We
haven't got
The state herald., 1899-10-20

suffering, anu good ueaI OF pucKHcHe,
but thought all women had these
things and did not complain.
~ had doctored for some time. but
no medicine seemed to help me. and my
physician thought it best for me to go
to the hospital for local treatment. I
had read and heard SO much of your
The state herald., 1899-10-20
Injury and Insult.

''Biggier owed me $500" We'll. has he
paid your paid mog He wrote
book OF poetry and came around and
tried TO sell II TO me-
The state herald., 1899-10-20
Greeting.

Hail. great Dewey How dye do
Your. hero through and through.
II our welcome you survive.
You're the stnncheEt man alive.
The state herald., 1899-10-20
stsiisr ~ Properly.

Proud Damc-''l do not SEQ how you
could think OF marrying Into such .
commonplace family M that" Roman
tie Daugh,cr-"oh. I'm not going to
marry into his family: he's going &c
marry into our family. STRAY storloa
The state herald., 1899-10-20

ANY bright bays In your school Jim.
N.Y. "lrsi my Con lin cat u whole
apple IN two bites"
The state herald., 1899-10-20
When sh. Espresso. Herself.

Docs your wife say anything when you
wear a new necktieT'
20: but she says lot when go with
ont one
The state herald., 1899-10-20
A Dcpr-. Ing Outlook.

THAT young woman missionary looked
sad when she went away" Yes; We
fixed her up she won't have to have
any new clothes made for seven years"
The state herald., 1899-10-20

A great many women who are very
attractive when viewed from the bail
ere 20 disappointing fu.i face.