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NAVARRO.

B. H. Issitt and bride intend going
to housekeeping with his brother
George.
Mr.. Larson is on the sick list.
Fred Moore, OF Woodbine, was in
Navarro Tuesday with furniture for
B. H. Issitt.
George Issitt's little boy is ILL.,
B. Forney was down to Ramona,
Monday.
Roy Rock, Of Chapman, visited his
parents over Sunday.
Quite number from here attended
the sale at Brightbill's, near Abilene.
The dance at George Issitt's Friday
night was well attended, and every
body reported good time.
B. H. Shank took load Of hogs to
Woodbine, Tuesday.
During the cold weather q number
Of cattle in this vicinity died.
George Pitts, OF Dillon, was in Nav
are last Tuesday.
Chas. Pitts was in Abilene, Tues
day.
j. 0. Rock and wife visited at John
Shank's one day last week.
+. L. Shank, OF Woodbine, spent
last week at home. He had a very
sore hand.
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BoNACCoRD.

February is putting forth some fine
winter weather.
The young people Of the vicinity
are enjoying numerous sleigh rides
Mrs. Halbert's eyes are much better
after troubling her several months.
I A merry crowd Of young people
gathered Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, At
the home OF Peter DeMersseman and
gave Miss Alta surprise.
The farmers surely enjoy "Uncle
Sans" generosity this cold weather,
with bad roads.
A jolly crowd Of "serenaders" were
out one evening last week. There
were fifteen in one sleigh drawn by
six horses.
The G. E. society held their usual
services Sunday evening.
Several OF the farmers have been
losing cattle as results from the re-
cent cold.
Harry Cooke lost horse one night
last week.
I. Stark expects to move soon to
farm near Donegal.
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ENTERPRISE.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Kishner. Monday, a son.
Revivals at the Il. M. L. church.
Rev. Smith Of the German NJ. 4.
church is assisting in the services.
George Etherngton, OF Abilene,
was in the city on business.
Mrs. J. L. Hilty and dau ghter,
Luellan, left Saturday for their new
home in Oklahoma.
Mr.. Mathews, Of Topeka, is holding
cases In the Star Office.
Miss Dolis Allen is assisting in the
Star office
Four boys, recently suspended from
the high school, repented and were
permitted to return Monday.
Eugene Freeman came over from
Detroit Sunday to visit friends.
Mr.. Hainer is improving after a
serious illness.
Miss Alma Christensen is still quite
low.
H. j. Ho.stock, Of Lawrence, was in
the city on business, Tuesday.
VIM. Hare had a sale Wednesday,
and will move TO Dillon soon.
Harry Murphy has purchased the
German property and will move to
town soon.
Geo. Jones will move in the Hilty
property across the Rhine.
c. T. Ackley has moved into the
Paul property.
Miss Agnes Dederick visited In De.
troit last week.
A. Purdy moved bis family here
from Salns. Wednesday.
Mesdames Cy and VIM. Corning
and Leon, are visiting relatives
and friends in Salina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson, VI Lincoln,
Kas., are visiting friends here. They
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ACNE

Thomas Armstrong and sister have
returned from Topeka where they
had been visiting With their grand.
iater, Peter Snidsr.
Miss Myra Engle is spending . few
weeks 10 Salina,
Mrs. Henry Starr is home from
Nebraska where she was visiting
friends.
4 D. 5, Engle will move on the Ben.
jamin Gish farm.
c. l.. Fry lost one Of his driving
horses on Thursday night.
The continued cold is hard on thu
stock in this vicinity. Some are
dying. Charles Eoffm an has up te
the present time lost eleven head,
Farmers have plenty Of straw but ne
grain.
Glen Fry has hauled lumber to
build new addition to bis shop.
J. L. Eugle and wife visited at
Adam Boyer's on Sunday.
W. H. Engle is filling bis ice house.
j. NJ. Engle has bought Benjamin
Gish's farm.
Geo. Lenhart is on. the sick list.
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MOONLIGHT.

Married, Miss Ida Mellinger, Of
Milford, to Mr.. Fred Msrtz. They
will reside at their home near Chap
man.
Noah Sollemburger has sold bis
farm near Moonlight and will move
to Abilene.
Miss Mary Hoover who has been on
the sick list is improving.
Gene Steel has purchased o farm
near Sutphen Mill where he and bis
will move in the spring.
Joe Aker purchased 20 head OF cat
tie from John fourier Of Upland.
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BANNER CITY.

Mrs. James Cosgrove died Thus day
and was buried in the Catholic GENE.
terry Saturday. She had been q sui.
ferer from asthma for a number OF
years and on account Of her age was
unable to overcome the last attack.
She was nearly %.
James Feeney went to Kansas City
Thursday.
Frank Lloyd made business trip to
Marquette Friday.
C. G. Bennett Of Gypsum City was
in town Saturday.
For first-class watch and clock re-
pairing go to A. S. Percy, Banner
City. He will fix it right.
H. &. Gould was called to Solomon
Saturday on account Of the illness Of
his father and mother. He returned
Monday and reports the old folks
much improved.
Ted Monninger entertained party
OF schoolmates at his home Friday
evening.
Mrs. H. G. Gould went to Hope
Tuesday to rent house.
Grandpa Manning came down from
Gypsum Saturday, returning Mon
day.
DR.. Kingbery was initiated into
the mysteries of Woodcraft Saturday
night.
W. H. Elliott is at Banner Springs,
Kansas, for the benefit Of his health.
V. A. Banker, district deputy N.
W. A., Of Salina, is in this vicinity
soliciting members for Funston Camp.
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COUNTY REFLECTIONS
n SPECIAL REFLECTOR CORRESPONDENTS.

John Cusick and Miss Kate Meagher
were united in marriage at the Cath.
Ollie church Of Solomon, on Monday
morning at $50.
Lewis Bigler and children, Flora
and Charley, went to Abilene, Friday.
There will be a box social and q
valentine box.at Bethel school house
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spence visited
at Mr.. McFarland's. Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spence pleas.
antly entertained. a number OF their
neighbors last Friday evening, 1t be.
ing their twenty-seventh wedding an
niversary. Oysters were served and
also other delicate lunch.
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will locate here II they can purchase
a good farm.
G. j. Alstrom will leave the farm
soon and 90 to Lindsborg to 60 into
business. No doubt he will find that
farming in Dickinson county is the
best paying business after all.
Geo. Wright fell and fractured his
right hip Saturday.
j. c. Adams is seriously i'll at his
home four miles east Of this city.
j. A. Kshler and wife OF Abilene
spent wednesday evening with bis
parents. He has moved from Herring.
ton to Abilene,
Mrs. John Ostberg visited at Ma.
yarre the last OF the week.
Scott Spaulding spent several days
in Solomon last week.
Mrs. Green Of Canton is visiting
her son.
Fred Delker and A. Gugler Of
Lyons spent Thursday in the city on
business.
Miss Lena Keye held cases on the
Star last week.
j. II. Hemperly, Of Oklahoma, WAS
in the city on business the past week.
Prof. Harry Peterson Of St. Johns
school has declined the position as
principal Of the Enterprise schools
and Mr.. Ford Of Chicago, will sue
coed Prof. Short.
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Frank Shirts, Of Illinois, 10 visiting
at L. C. Blair's.
Miss Ruth Barnes, who has been i'll,
Is improving.
VIM. Ssndow shipped iour carloads
Of cattle and car Of hogs last
Wednesday.
D. D. Nuss shipped . carload Of
hogs last Tuesday.
FL. Rumold made flying trip to
Kansas City last week.
TIC. Davis went to Chapman on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Harley and daughter, Sadie
Monies, left Monday for Ohio.
Born, Feb. 9. to Mr.. and Mrs. +. E.
Gantenbein, a daughter.
G. W. Pitts was an Abilene visitor
last Saturday.
There will DO . box social at Day.
ton scboolhouse on Friday evening,
Feb. p.
Miss Olive Pitts spent Sunday at
home.
Qnite a number Of Dillonites at.
tended the box social at College Hill
last Friday and they report good
time.
J. NJ. Mosley has shipped in a car
Of corn.
Carrie Palmer, Of Hope, was the
guest Of Mrs. l.. S. Bohannon the first
Of the week.
August Wahl made trip to Her.
ington last Saturday.
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WILL0WDALE.

Vera Mccoy has been quite sick
the past week, but is now slowly i'm.
proving.
Miss Alma Castor, OF Solomon, was
the guest OF Miss Lottie Hobbs the
first Of the week.
Miss Cora Cook spent Saturday at
home.
Nellie Dobson entertained few Of
her intimate friends Saturday after
noon in honor Of her fourteenth birth
day. All enjoyed a pleasant time.
William Lewis was home several
days from his railroad work on &C.
count Of poor health.
Mrs. George Lilies, Of Manchester,
spent several days last week visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, j. Karr.
Donnie and Clayton Skaggs, Of Sol
ONION, have been visiting their sister,
Mrs. Chas. Dobson, this week.
A large crowd attended the sale at
Browns on Wednesday. Everything
sold at very good price.
E. X. Brown and family spent Mon.
day with N. Davis and vile, near
Manchester.
John Davis, Of Abilene, visited rel
atives in this vicinity last week.
H. Keller butchered several hogs
one day last week and one was so
large they could not scald it in
barrel.
The dancing party at Geo. Scotts
last Friday evening was attended by
. large crowd Of young people. The
evening was enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Graves spent
Sunday at VIM. Bluuderdeld's.
A sled load Of young people have
been coming out from Solomon to
help in the meetings at the U. B.
church.
The West Buckeye school is going
to have box social Friday evening,
Feb. 81. A good program will be
rendered and everybody is invited.
Girls, bring your boxes with supper
for two.
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TALMAGE.

J. H. Norman purchased the Merri.
field farm. Consideration $1,000.
Mrs. DR.. Montgomery who has
been sick for some time is improving.
Clarence Pearson spent Sunday at
his home in Enterprise.
Elmer Whitney is on the sick list.
J. H. Norman shipped carload Of
cattle to Kansas City, Monday.
Trowny Luke is finishing filling his
ice house.
Will Boyer has added a turning
lathe and trip hammer run by steam
engine to his blacksmith shop.
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BUCKEYE.

Little Ruth Zigier was very sick
last week.
Charles Patton came home Friday
from Navarro to visit his parents.
Miss Grace Kugler visited at home
Saturday and Sunday.
Elmer Hoyt came home Saturday
on account Of Mrs. Hoyt being sick.
Miss Carrie Kug'er visited at W.
Gorbet's on Sunday.
John Coffenburger is able to be
around.
MIR. and Mrs. 0. E. SINNERS visited
with Mrs. A. E. SINNERS Monday.
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Table Linens.

Big assortment new patterns at
very low prices, open and double bor-
der effects. All qualities from the
cheapest to the fine double satin
damask, widths run from 5S to u
inches Prices 45c, SOC, SOC, G5c, 75c,
$l.00 to $l.50.
Big lot Fine Ginghams. Look at
them. Buy now and get choice pat
terms. Get your summer sewing
done during the cool weather.
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Muslin Underwear.

The kind that Is made right. The
kind that is made out Of the right
material. The kind that is sized
right, The kind that is trimmed
right. The kind that is priced right.
Ladies' Gowns, Ladies' Petticoats,
Ladies Chemise, Ladies Drawers, La
dies Corset Covers.
Ever wear OUR MUSLlNp It's
right.
Muslins and Sheetng out to make
uniformity in price throughout the
entire department.
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White Bed Spreads.

We begin them at SOC and it is
worth more. Then 500 for our 75c
grade, CSC for our sl.25 grade. Bet.
ter ones correspondiugly low. 100,
200, $50, and on up to 500.
Fringed Quilts l.50, 1859 on up to
|2.60.
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Display Of Pyroersphy.

There will be a display Of Pyrog-
raPhy at Hubbard's book store on the
18th. 10th and 10th Of this month.
The work is done by Mrs. E. r.
Thatcher and pupils. All interested
are invited to call and zee II. cam
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Taken up about Jan. ID, light red
2-year. old heller, white face. Owner
can have by proving property and
paying charges. VIM. BIEsEcKER,
Section /, Grant Twp. 22-2c
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GARFIELD.

Listen for the wedding bells in the
near future.
Mr.. and Mrs.. waddle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Kelley spent Thursday at VIM.
Birchsll's.
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For Sale.

SO-acre farm, 4 miles west Of In.
dustry, | mile south; % acres in pas
ture, 30 acres in wheat; fair build
ings. Price $1,000. Calvin Dorm
burger, Industry, Kan. 22'l*
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Engraved cards, Jaccard's best. oil
stylss and sizes; also engraved Ste
tionsr3 Of al kinds st this Office. II
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For Sale.

For Sale.
Few fine Barred Plymouth Rock
covkerels. Mrs. |. Stark, 2 miles
west, ! mile south OF Acme. ~ 8c*
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Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Ask your druggist for Il
today and accept no substitute.
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Better goods at various reduced
prices
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Ccrofula
This root Of many evils

This root Of many evils
Clandular tumors, assesses, plmples
and other cutaneous eruptions. sore
ears, inflamed eyelids. ricketts,, dyspep-
sia. catarrh. readiness to catch cod
and inability to get rid Of It easily, pale
ness, nervousness and other ailments
including the consumptlve tendency
Can b. completely and permanently
removed. no matter how young or Old
the sufferer.
Hoods Sarsaparilla was given the daughter
Of Silas vernooy. Wawarsing, N. Y. who had
broken out with scrofula sores all over her
face and head. The first bottle helped hef
and when she he'd taken SIX the sores were III
healed and her face was smooth. He writer
that she has never shown any sign Of tho
scrofula returning,
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EmbrOideries and
Laces.

Same old way. We can't improve
t.
Big lot, look at them, &c a yard
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a stomach pump. This, StryZeWski
says, hurt him "a good deal.
Then the auae>thetic was admins
tered and he was obliyious of his sur
romdings until The middle Of the aft
ernoon, though he entered the operat-
Ing-room at half past ten a. IN. The
operation itself, however, took only a
little more than two hours.
The diseased portion of the stom-
ach was severed from the unaffected
part, and the membraneous walls were
then Sewed together. II required
about 100 stitches TO sew the walls Of
the stomach. The other organs were
rearranged and the hole closed in the
wall of the abdomen.
Then followed the weary and al
most hopeless struggle for life. The
patient rallied from the shock Of the
double wound, but on account Of the
enforced idlenesS Of the ordinary di-
gestive organs, his life hung by a
thread.
For three weeks not a mOrsel of
food. liquid or solid, entered the mouth
or stomach The patient was kept
alive by injections of liquid nourish-
ment and stimulantS.
The wound caused thirst. but he was
absolutely refused water, as a drink
of water, the physicians said, would
be almost instantly fatal. His thirst
almost crazed him, but he kept be-
fore him all the time that if he Strug-
sgled on and bore the suffering. he
might live, and life was so dear to him.
and the thought Of leaving his wife
and boys without protector so bit
Ter. that he gritted his teeth and grim
~ fought on.
At the end Of three weeks he was
allowed the first nourishment-a lit
tie milk. Gradually he was placed on
milk diet, and the crucial period
having been passed with the assimila-
tion of the lacteal fluid, he ate soups.
Now he Is permitted to eat prac-
ticaly everything that goes TO make
up the bin of fare in households.
Pastry. Of course. he avoids.
He is getting stronger all the time,
WALKS ob'ul anu SltN lu the sun ana
reads. At present he weighs more
than he did before the operation. and
has the appearance simply of man
who Is recovering from an illness. with
no suggestion Of death or decline. He
expects that he will be able to resume
his daily employment in a month.
The operating surgeons say that the
portion of the stomach affected bv the
cancer and removed was at least one
third Of the whole organ. The opera
fion is believed 10 be the first Of the
kind in Wisconsin.
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aid-de-camp to the queen in 1897. He
has been lord lieutenant of HertfOrd-
shire since 1892, and is honorary
colonel and lieutenant colonel of the
Hertfordshire yeomanry cavalry. In
1865 he contested the seat for the
south division of Warwickshire, and
sat in the house of commons as menu
Der for Brecon in 1S69-7O His daugh-
ter, while not beautiful, is extremely
bright and witty, and is much sought
after.
Waldorf Astor is p years of age,
and, unlike his father. is an American
citizen. He has lived in England since
his boyhood, and, both socially and
politically, is English in his ways.
He is a good oaTsman, a fine horse
man and is fond of hunting. He was
born in New York. but knows little
or nothing about his native country.
He was a college friend of the son of
Lord Eosebery.
Upon the death of his father young
Waldorf Astor will inherit the great
er part of an estate valued at $780,
600 600
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-s2-ez.A-.-~--~sF ss-sssZz
STOMACH HALF GONE
Wisconsin Man Receivers from q
Severe Operation.
Et Was Performed TO Rid Him OF =
Cancer in His Digestive Organs
but Few cases Like Ii ON
RECORD,

Though nearly one-half Of his stom-
ach was cut away TWO months ago.
Charles stryzyWshI, OF Oshkosh. Wis,
i getting more healthy and stronger
every cay, ana the process OF dIges
riOu appears To be performed much
more completely ana DeueHciaI-y than
by yer! large proportion Of persons
who are bless seD-ur, as some Cyspep-
tics might put it, cursea-wIth d
whole stomach.
len years ago Stryzewski was a ro-
bust man, apparently III perfect
health. lie was employed in one Of
the local factories. and so steadily did
he labor that he was enabled TO accu-
mulate enough money 10 purchase d
home for his wife and TWO sons, and
also to lay up q sum for a rainy
day.
About five years ago he began to
have trouble with his stomach, and
his health began to fail. 1t was sup
posed that he had catarrh of the
stomach, and he was dosed and treat
ed for that ailment. But all proved
unavailing. He became emaciated,
and was unable TO perform his daily
labor.
His ailment was finally diagnosed as
cancer Of the stomach, and he was in
formed that his case was hopeless.
But Stryzewski is far from a cow
ard. He determined that rather than
the wound of a surgeons knife. Al
though informed that there was al
most no chance Of recovery, he went
to the hospital and prepared himself
for the ordeal.
On the morning before the opera
ton was performed he was given alb
sOlutely no nOurishment. Borne to
the operating room, the stomach was
further cleansed by the application Of
The Washington bee., 1902-08-02
THE PEOPLE OF ACRE.
Little known Region of south Amer
len in Dispute Between Bolivia
and Brazil

The region Of Acre. in northern BO-
livia, has been disputed territory be-
tween that country and Brazil for
nearly 80 years. The little country
has come into public notice recently
because Bolivia leased a part OF the
Acre region to an Anglo-American
syndicate. Brazil objects to this
business arrangement. and has
threatened to break off diplomatic re-
lations unless the contract is re-
scinded.
Except that the country is rich
in rubber, little is known about it.
1t occupies a triangular space be-
tween the boundaries of Brazil and
Bolivia, and Peru and Bolivia, with
the Benz river as the base. The pO.
sition of the sides of this triangle a.
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Treasures ss the AEt...

Explores in the neighborhood Of
Chama, Guatemala, have discovered
treasures during their excavations IN
search Of mines. Coins and Jewels.
decorating corpses buried centuries
ago by the Aztecs and Montezumas
have been found. So far the vain.
abies have amounted to over $4,000
Workmen on the Chama plantations
are wild, and have abandoned their
usual work to hunt for buried treas.
ures.
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CAPITAL SAVINGS BANK,

Cog F ST., n. W., Washington, D. c
Capital $4,000
Hon. John R. Lynch, President.
J. A. johnson, Vice-President
Il. H. Terrell, Secretary
l.. c. Bailey, Treasurer
d. B. McCary, Cashier
Directors:
John R. Lynch, DR.. W. s. Lotion,
Warfeld, Mckinley, L. c. Bailey,
Robert H. Terrell.W. s. Montgomery,
Wyatt Archer. Iohn A. Pierre, Henry
Z. Baker, J. T Bradford, J. A. John
son, Or. a. w. Tancil. Howard H.
william.
Deposits received from 10 cents up
ward. Interest allowed on IS 90 and
above. Collections meet with prompt
attention. A general exchange and
banking business done.
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Announcement
VOight, JeWeler,
725 SEVENTH STREET n. w.

Meat to J0HnsOn'8 GrOcsry)
beg York where
have made extensive Jewellery and Svewre The same have
lived, ale mp died. aid 1tfdy inspection.
Ladies I4k Solid Gold sold elsewhere; SIS
Ladies Solid Gold Rings and worth the price,
Ladies Genuine Diamond all ofthem
Ladies' Solid Gold Lognette Chane all the latest styles
Ladies Solid Gold Brooches S25oup too S25.
Gems Solid Gold Dumb bell Sleeve useful present
Gents k GoIdIed warranted for
Buons S up little each button
Gents Diamond Studs $3.50
Solid Gold Rings, genuine stones, from
Sol SilverT
Solid Silver Teaspoons from 81 90 half dozen
Ladies's Silver Watches,
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COURTS LADY VILLIERS.
ion of William Waldorf AstOr Wants
to Marry Noted British Society
EAVOriIe

Lady Edith Nilliers, one of the
bright and shining stars of English
society, has, it is said, received pro
Posal of marriage from Waldorf
Astor, the son of William Waldorf
Astor, who renOunced his American
citizenship and became a British sub
iect. Lady NiIliers is said tu be hesi-
tating between young Astor and 4
peer.
Lady Nilliers, daughter of the
earl OF Clarendon, was born February
20, 1877. Her father, who is lord
chamberlain of England, was born
in 1916. lie married in 1876, Catoline,
eldest daughter of the third earl Of
Normauton. Lord Clarendon was
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srmpathy Rerween Trrin.-

Twin brothers living in Anderson
county. Kentucky, are said by the Har-
rodsburg Democrat 10 have married
sisters, and 10 each have been born
three children of the same sex, with
the same birthdays. One felt a shock
in his foot and said the other, who was
ten miles away, had been hurt. In ths
evening the absent brother turned up
with three mashed toes. Ths t~iaa
weigh the same to sA OUneA
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interpreted by the two countries is
the cause of the dispute. \ traveller
recently returned from Acre says, in
the New York Tribune, of the ma
tives that they are in many respects
like the Bolivians. but that there are
among them tribes of a lower class
than can be found elsewhere in that
part of the world Some of them
are said To be cannibals, and all are
shy and averSe 10 the invasion of
their country by the whites. They
are experts in the art of using darts,
spears and javeiins, and delight in
practicing with these frCm the bush
on iutruders, whom they usually at
tack from behind.
They wear no clothes, but have
elaborate headdressea made of feath-
ers and beads, and me younger ones
wear strings of coins and metal disks
around their necks ard wrists. There
are no horses or mules in Acre, and
the llama is used as the beast of bur
den.
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Poor Pay for Teachers

Teachers of private schools in China
are very poorly remunerated. They
get about one cent day for each pu-
nil