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A QUEER CONTKOVERSY.
Main? Farmors Disputing Over tho
Skunk's Rat Catching Ability.
Tournament* Have Been He-Id by
Shooting; Clabti for the Purpose of
Determining; Thia Impor.
inn! QneHtlon.
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The $100 bet regarding' the ability of
an average Mame skunk to -catch an
average Maine mlouse is still unpaid, and
until the question is definitely settled
the advocat.es of the proposed law pro?
hibiting the trapping of i foxes eau
.... make no headway against popular
prejudice. Last spring the Sun- gave
an outline of the. dispute. It was in?
tended theil tOaSettlo the whole ipiest ion
byan open field trial between a skunk
nnd.'wiy-jiumber of healthy mice which
.. thc' lbs. trappers might choose to pro
i.-Tj'j,': iliiec. Since then three tournaments
Vi ?liav|t?;be?en held, anel though every one
ia,", ;A^a;i^j?rga"ly atteneled and much money
.-.;-'-"','?? "4" wagered.eni the result, therjeferees have
??'[ "*?.'?? bo^rj%iri?ble to render a'decision in
".'?iavair of tither side.
V.ai-RuSanet trial the skunk was shy
and so frightened at the crowds of
men that- he wouldn't pick up a mouse
when it was placed under his nose,
tlioitgh il is claimed that he caught and
ate. two mice after the men had gone
sway. While this answered thc de?
mands of sciene*i\,it. was far from satis?
factory ter the bettors, who insisted on
seeing the skunk catch ami eata mouse
before they paid over their money. At
tho -second trial held In Sidney in Oc?
tober a tame skunk that had been kepi
hungry for two days was introduced
into thc pen iimong the mice. This
skunk had no trouble'in catching three
mice, all of which he devoureel in the
presence of the spectator^. Before a
decision could be given the men who
had. wagered money againlst the skunk
declared that the mice had been caught
recently; and we're in a dazed condition,
which unfitted them forltrial. Upon
hearing this argument trie referee re?
fused to declare the skunk the winner,
and appointed a tljird trial, which came
oil in Kandolph early in November.
Ten tame white mice were turned
loose in a-tightly fenced area two rods
minaro, and when the-guests bael as-yeni
bled and the bets had been made the
tame skunk- of the previous meeting
was put, among them. The skunk was
not hungry and paid noheed to the mice
that scampered about at his feet. A
mouse was killed and feel to him to
sharpen his appetite, after which he
seemed to have no trouble in catching
all the mice he wanted. When be had
killed four without making any at?
tempt to eat them, the men who had bet
on the .skunk demanded a elecision,
claimingthai thc skunk hiid fulfilled his
" contract; but. the fox champions dt>
murred.StPnngthat white mice were not
sa agile ns the wild field mice, and as
*'"*''' sorting that the two rods' liniita
... '. .; tion of the pen gave the skunk am ;td
., ? vantage which he eould not get in the
ope.ni field. For these reasons the
? ?!?.,?'?au referee declared all bets off and ap?
pointed a fourth meeting, to be held
*'.:. .a.) i4- Chelsea next May.
"?' '- ,jw;e6Mf':iiberse)/ the Brunswick Fur club
and others who hunt foxes willi dosjl
' say that the welfare of all the apple Ol*
. .chards in Maine depends upon the re?
sult of this contest. They say tbat by
, . . usicir a i.cw bait, which basapecnMar
fascinating smell for foxes, thc trap
i - ? pors ara Killing off all the foxes in
Maia*?and taking them at a time when
the fox is practically worthless. One
trappes who passed two weeks in the
Aroostook county last February came
home with more than 300 pelts. In
KceTsaebec county the new scent has
been, used with such effect that a man
, may travel all day in newly f arlen snow
Base, not see' a fox track. It is further
asserted that no sooner did the foxes
disappear from their haunts than the.
mice begun to girdle the "apple trees,
killing whole orchards in a siilgle win?
ter. For those reasons flue men who
hunt foxes with dogs asked the state
te put a stop to trapping, and came' be?
fore the legislature with the no mes of
more than 5*000 orchardists attached
to I heir petitions. In the debate which
followed Secretary McKecn. of the
board of agriculture, said that skunks
killed more mice than foxes, and as
foxea killed skunks, the hunters
were trying to preserve the wrong auri?
llia!. This assertion' was disputed by
all the hunters, and supported by a
I ii umber of the fanne'rs present.
Tl en :i membei*o'f the Fur club offered
to bet $100 that a skunk couldn't catch
S mouse in an open field. . This was
grabbed op by a farmer, and before the
(?'.min it tee adjourned more than $1,000
had been wagered on the result.
No law was passed last winter, the
legislature thinking it best to wait and
: arn tho remit of the field trial. Mean?
time Loth factionis have been busy in
;;? :-;ilii-i;]ng support. The fox hunters
(ici-Iatv that unless the. trapping by
scented meat is stopped all the orelia reis
In Ittjjfe wi.'b-be ruin??d and nobody
,euf*9 r:,ii<e 'Hiv hard cider. The farmers
'I nally confident that the foxes are
TC-r';iiii^ilg tlie poultry business of the
Mate .iiud killing off all thc skunks,
- which keep the mice in check. Though
?ii e.: l-a-gislntiire does not meet again
la ri'L-iilar session u n't il January, 1890,
Hie tax hunters have obtained .learlv
10400 signatures to their petitions, and
1. iv.- wagered $5,000 that a skunk can?
not catch a mouse,; mid offered a reward
of $500 to any man who over saw a fox
kill a skunk. From the present indica-'
lions the controversy promises to be?
come one of tho issues in the political
eompaign of 1S08.?X. Y. Sun.
rKliiu Ulm Ont.
II ii nston?I'd like to go shooting to?
morrow, if I could only get o dog that
?.".ns well trained.
Ethel?Obi I'll let you take Dottie,
thom! She can stand on her hoad, nnd
shako hands, and play (lend, and say her
prayers, and elo lots of things!?Fuck.
ilulliiat na a Lilatrlhutlna- Agency.
Bellas! lal the first of the distribu
ion methods which may be combined
lader tba head of "agency of man." The
discharge of earth ballast by vessels
coming from abroad haa been a notable
monns of distribution of plants by seed.
We have just seen how many sevds may
germinate from a very small lump of.
earth, and thc possibilities in this direc?
tion of the many thousands of pounds
of discharged ballast arc very great. In
fact, the. ballast grounds in thc neigh?
borhood of g*;at cities are invariably
favored botanical collecting spots; they
have usually a distinctive flora of their
own, and from these centers many
introduced plants spread into the sur?
rounding country.?Nature.
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A Desperate Woman. fe-rfPS
Experts in insanity tell W*'
us that wher anyone goes
insane, fretiuently their whole nature is re?
veled. They do and say exactly the op?
posite things to what they would do in
their sane minds. A mother whose mind
breaks down under extreme nervous ten?
sion may turn upon the one object in all
the world most precious to her?her baby.
The terrible nervous tension under which
many women live and suffer because of
some weakness or disease of the ir sex,
keeps them on the very verge of insanity.
The constant drag and drain upon the com?
plicated and delicate organism affects th*
whole nervous system and works upon thc
brain with an almost irresistible madness.
Thousands of suffering women have been
literally saved from the' insane asylum by
the timely influence of Dr. Pierce's I'avorite
Prescription. It is the one perfect and pos?
itive specific for every derangement of wo?
man's special organism. It is a scientific
and permanent cure for those severe,
chronic, complicated cases which doctors
usually consider hopeless. It is. the only
medicine of its kind devised by an educated
and skilled physician.
Mrs. Sarah E. Rairt. oi Dayton, Casi Co., Mo.,
in a letter to Dr. Pierce, writes: " lt was in the
winter of 1890 that my sufferings commenced. It
was close to my time of confinement, rtook the
jrrip, and that with the labor pains all went to
ny head. I suffered dreadfully, and when I gave
birth to my little boy I kept getting worse. I
doctored but nothing did me any gooet. I had
nervous spasms and was delirious?Oh, no tongue
can express my sufferings. I was advised by ?
lady to try your medicine and I did. I got *ue
bottle of the ' Favorite Prescription ' and ona of
Ihe 'Golden Medical Discovery.' I had taken
two-thirds of the medicine when it commenced
Its work. I began to feel better, and still con?
tinued getting better. In a short time I felt like
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am now forty-one years of ag*. Tnls ii true, and
it wm your medicine that saved my life."
Dr. Pierce's 1000-page illustrated book,
"The People's Medical Adviser" sent, paper
bound, free for the cost of mailing only, 21
one-cent stamps: or, cloth-bound 31 stamp*
Address Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
. THE SWORD OF SALADIN.
A BlnckNmlth Sn5 a Ile Know, tho
Secret of Itiui.imrus steel.
Thc Damascus blade of Saladin may
yet be." duplicated, lt will bc if thc
claims of Janies H. Duffy, a Machias
port (Me.) blacksmith, are justified by
the practical results which he prom?
ises. Mr. Duffy asserts tbat lie discov?
ered thc long- lost art of producing'
Damascus atssl, and also the ancient
method of hardening'copper and brass.
Ten years lias thc "Michiasport Wiz?
ard," as _a neighbors call him, spxiit
patiently experiment iu^ with the
metals, during which time he has often
severely taxed his financial resources.
He elex'lan'K, however, that for hisS?en?
tices he has been more than repaid bj
his success.
Mr. Duffy was iirst led into making
experiments when ho. openee" his smith
shop in Mach in sport. He was born in
Bangor 54 years ago. and after a few
3-ears' schooling learned t_*i trade of
horseshoeing anti blacksmith ing. AV lu 11
he moved to Machiasport thc canning
industry had began to grow, and the
soldering coppers useel in the factories
were amt to him for repairs, ile no?
ticed that the coppers wore.away rapiel
ly ami that when two-thirds of thc
business end of one was worn away it
had to be cast aside.
Mr. Duffy thought that if copper
could be welded twoolel soldering tools
that were worthless might be welded
into one that would be worth some?
thing. Thc difficulty was Ui find the
tray to weld them, lt couldn't be done
by the ordinary way eif heating, be?
:'ause copper became soft when heated,
:uiel therefore as solde-ring tools they
would be no goexl after having bevn
welded.
A few years ago bs astonished the
factory men by taking a lot of cast off
soldering coppera sod bringing then
:>ack nicely welded and as perfect, as
lew ones. In fact, they were mop
>erfect than new ones, for not emly dill
hey hold the heat as w*21 as the new
tools, but they did ne>t wear away so
liiickly, anel for this reason alone they
vere, more valuable.
Then thc wizard surprised his inti
nate acejuaintai.ees by proelue'ing from
lis laboratory B copper sworel, Milich
ie proceeded to bend Into a circle and
et it spilllg hack into shape again,
vhich. Say* thc Boston Globe, it did as
he most, perfect Damascus steel
roadd. Nwcl he astonished them by
iroelucing a copper razor, with which
ie gave himself a perfect, shave and thc
?cor still retail?d ita keen edge,
The' wizard will talk about thermal?
ly of the metal he proehie-es. but is
eticenl In regard to tbe proe'css
brough which he puts it. Tie will only
ay thai in his experiments in at lempt
ng to weld copper without rendering
t permanently soft be ?roch upon thc
ecret Of the ancients' method of muk
lg Damascus steel.
'lie poa.tire that he has it. He says
hat, although be has made some won
erful discoveries, be has learned that
bese arc but the beginning of a great
eries of discoveries that, must follow
s part of these. The tr.uisinututiou
f metals, he thinks, la One of these tbs 1
?ill follow upon his discoveries.?IS. Y.
Jerald.
Mhlpplna SnnpplDK 'lurll.-a.
Jiuj-e. live snapping turtles are' e-eim
ng to the New York market from
irand "Rapids, Mich. This is a new in
Iustry started in a modest way, but
iliieh shows; great possibilities, lt has
een conducted by one man, who since
uly 7 bas expressed 3,500 pounds of
napping turtles to New York, Pbilsdel
ihia anil Cincinnati. The turtles wen
ll caught in Muskegon lirer, near the
ead of the- lake. The river for miles
ip is infested with turtles in such nuin
-?rs that the- supply VOAJ altneist be- sniel
o be nnlimiteel. Tbe*" grow and thrive
here in the most flourishing manner.
11 wann weather they are active anel
an readily be- caught by those who
-now how to do it. Turtles arc in good
Icmanel in the lnrge cities by rest.iur
nts and hotels, which use them for
naking terrapin. They rue handled
nd shipped in strong sacks, nnd those
?celred h?re have weighed from ?four
o forty pounds each, the av. raga bring
mm M to 'jo pounds.?N. Y. Times.
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WILL GROW KAFFIR CORN
A New Plan to Fortilizo tho Arid
Bogions of tho Wost.
Xew Milla Will "?*?? *<* ?c I*"* tp
to Grind thc Corn?It Mnkcs tt
Flour Finer Tiena Tlmt
of Wheat.
A new industry, which is expected to
havo a great development during 1S9S,
I id whic-ih will add largely to the agri?
cultural n: i.urccB of the arid region of
western Kansas, Nebraska and Okla?
homa, once reckoned almost a part of
the groat American desert, ls tbs rais?
ing cf kaflir -corn. Kafiir, as its nain.
. sta, la of Africa origin, and la a
selbntttnte for both corn and wheat.
For two or three yearn past the depart'
unlit of agriculture has been c.xpiii
II. ci. ling with it, and it ha* bee ni found
|v uliarly adapted to the drought
*t ricken region of the wost, where a
crop of Indiani corn cannot be realized
? ftener than once in three years on the
average. Kaffir, it is claimed, flourishes
beat where there, is least rainfall, and
the seven plaguesof-Ksasaa?drought,
sand, alkali, hot winds, grasshoppers,
chinch bugs and fake rainmakers?will
bo a.ike powerless to affect it. If al!
tba! the advocates of the new cereal
claim for it proves true, it will prove a
boon, indeed, to the dry district, and
may even drive out its eighth and great?
est plague?the mortgage- holders.
In appearance, kaflir seems to be a
cnaa between corn and .sorghum, its
season for growth is about the same a.*
tliat of native! corn, and it is eiiltivated
ia much the same manner. Tho stalk
grow to a height of from four to six
feet and are about the size anel thick*
^.s of ordinary corn statics*. TtlC stalk*
ir more loaves than those of Indian
rona, however, and these loaves are
broader, longer and of a deeper
The grain grows at the top of tba atalh
and the kernels-, which are unprotected
bj husks, aro considerably smaller timi
those of the native product and of a
dark purplish hue. These seeds, or
kernels, are very hard and finn, and In
grinding them there is little waste, on
account of tho thinness of thc hull. A
bushel of the grain weighs 00 pounds,
the- sam.- sa wheat,'but when ground it
requires six or seven pounds more of
wheat to make an equal amount of
flour. Though the new grain is not
wi ll enough establisheel to determine
its average yield per aero, it is believed
that, in this respect also it will have a
considcraiblo advantage over frhSSt.
Tin- one objection which was thu- far
prevented the cultivation of katlin from
roaching any considerable proportions
has been the inability of existing milla
to grind it into flour suitable, for mak?
ing bread. Many Kansas fnrnn rs and
a few un Oklahoma raised a little of the
now grain as an experiment during thc
past season. Hut w,hon they took it to
tbe local mills, most of which SM
equipped for tho old burr process of
[-rinding, the result was found unsat?
isfactory, as the flour, though excellent
fer eattle, was not ground fine enough
for house use. To overeome this difli
JUlty two or three of the men, who are
interested in. establishing kaflir as a
?tapio cereal, wont to Chicago, win * ?
i series of experiments with different
einds of machinery waa carried on.
As .v result, it w.ik found that, the
Inest of roller machinery worked sat -
sfaetorily in reducing tho i.ew grain
md turned it into flour whiter and of
iner quality than that Obtained from
eVheat. A mill at Martinet;.'. Kan., ha
?Arcady bein eqeiipped with the new
naehinory. and is doing a lively bu-i
ies*. In grinding kaflir flour. It is an
louneod that a big mill, specially
quipped for this work, will Ik- erected
n Chicago, and will soon be ready for
rperatioB.
The flour made from kaflir btu been
xamined anel pronounced SS nutritious
IS wheat or corn. The bread made
rom it is as light and as agreeable lo
he tasia as the- best wheat bread. It
lelaimed thal rho new ki ml or flour will
nswer every purpose to fulfill which
ndian corn anel wheat are now relied
n. Thc prospeots of the now grain
cern every bright, and if it endures the
est of ;i year or two of trial we may
xpeet to soo its cultivation . xionsive
? adopted, at least in the region where
aire is . infrequent and uncertain
ixnry and disapjeointment is often thc
)t of the farmer who relies upon the
wo great Amerieanstaples.?Wasliing
>n Star.
Another Solomon.
A horse dealer in a -Scotch town hat*
ig hired a horse to an attorney, the
itter, either throiv?h bad usage or some
tin r canes, killed the horse, when the
euler insisted upon payment by bill
' il was not eonvenient to pay cash.
ho attorney hud no objection to grant
1)ill, but said it must be at a long
ute. The dealer told bim to fix his
vvn time, when the attorney drew a
romissory note, making it payable on
IC day of judgment. An action was
lised, when the attorney asked the
residing judge to look nt the hill. linv
g done so, thc judge replied: "The
ill is perfectly good, and as this is
IC day of judgment I decree that you
ay to-morrow."?iSpnre Moments.
Hleni < inin.- In Africa.
Tliere aro four different grounds on
?hieh Kuropean nations base their
laiins to territory in Africa. One li
ctoal occupation; another is a treaty
its a native chief, conceding terri
>ry; a third is the claim that the neon
ation of the mouth of a river gives a
ght to tho country which it waters: :.
lurth- is thc "hinterland" theory, by
hieh is meant that a nation w blob OC
Dpiea a strip of territory on tho coast
as a right to the country lying behind
. (if these grounds of cia I tn, tbe first
I least likely lo be I'llltitcl il j but BS
j ths others, tho same chief maj give
anocssions to two Or three riva! aa*
ions; or thc territory which is Claimed
y one because it is watered by a river
ie mouth of which il controls may be
laimed by another bscsuai it is in the
hinterland" of territory which lt poa*
BSSes on the coast.?Youth's CotOpsn*
\ t'll'ir linne.-r.
Ile (after a walla)?Do you know, I
mild die waltzing.
fihe (out of breath)?Perhaps you
mid, Mr. llopnot; but that is no rea
? n why you should expect other* to
ic with you.?lloxbury Gststts.
Abont the I: le ph nm.
"A-rrah, thin, Moriiirity! an' phwnt is
aim bits nv bone a-ahtickin' eiut ar his
lout', Oi dunno?"
"Sbure, on' thim'a fer t' pick his* t-tct*
id whin Ire 'ts got t'roug-h atin'i.ishay."
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THE WOMACK-STUBBS CFF/ KS.
The mystery e;f tho taro Womack
check-., which played such a conspicu?
ous ]. art in Ino fetui.bs investigation,
lins been solved. Tim grand jury ol
the Hastings Court of hiobmond liael
before them Mr. Qi ear Baaghn an,
who turned over tiie two checks give.,
Gram! Cominan lor Stubbs by air. J.
W. Wotnaelr, of the American Book
Company.to * wel-known ex-Conled. r
a'e leader, who in turn ph?ed th'ni
before tba ?.Tee?gating oo__u I Mr.
Banghmano explained to tbs prsnd
jury that he obt lined the checks fte m
afr. Montgomery Watt, who fant.,
them among sonc t'U'-h at I e si ore- ? f
Wes. dt Jot n-oii, ft well arti v. ii boo
and stitti ne iv linn thara. Ar. S\e
mack at odo tune Lad a i:esk n th
store cf tins lirni nntl it is Supposed t e
left tho checks wiih oth< rpapen which
wtrcfoundina pile'cf rubbish. The
grand jury adjourned until January 0,
when it will hear Mr. "Wc st mid other
witnesses.
TO DIE CARPET BAGR
A Simple find Easy Way to Color Carpet
Bags, ko They Will Not Fade.
To color carpet rags so they will not
fade one shoulel be' sure to gel the Fast
Diamond Dye-s for cotton. lhere are
some twelve fast and special colors,
while for wool there' ure' tiliotit thirty.
All of the Diamond Dyes that are marked
fast will make colors that do ned fade' or
crock.
lt ?impossible to got satisfactory col?
ors on both wool and cotton with the
esme dye, sltI|OQgh senue cheap dye
Unit nra able to make only a few colors,
claim that tli?-ir dyes will color both
cotton jitid we ol. A trial soon shows
by rained gooels the falsity of these
?aims. Take.' nothing bat th?' origins
and reliable Diamond Dyes that bare
beeni used in thoneands ot home's for the
last twenty years.
A LOG-XPLOSION.
\\ h 1- the fam ly l Edward Rose -
borough v\e e Baste?? around tue! li>?
p are in then 1 onie i; C ft lotte, N. C.,
a stick o wood mis thrown on to r -
plenisli the lire. Almost instftiitl;
;here was a teirilic upi sion .nd
broadside eif i _!a_ rained from ihe lire
place. When the Hutue cleared awn
and the extent of the damage tame to
be COUnte el up it w a found tl at every
one of the fain ly bael been ser.tm-ly
woiinde el
1FMAN VoFE Hl'.AKD FIFTEEN
HUNDRED MILES.
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 5.?It ia be
ieved the long distance tele phone re
orel was broken to-day at Gallatin,
?erjn,, when John H. Conner, ri pre
entative cf the Bell Company, talkeel
ri til thc operator in Noifolk, Va. The'
ircU? used i asseel through Nashville,
jvansville, Tere Haute. Imbat 'Spoils,
*it_burg, Fhiladelphia, Washington
ni Bichinoiul to Norfolk, making fully
fteen liuiidretl rn les.
PIOTURES BY TF.LEGR1PH.
The New- York He aid recently prc
entcd the first piaetieal les* foi news
ajier purposes of ihe tra_emission of
ictures by electricity, The pictttiv
'wired" was that of Nelson Cox, the
lisepiaiilieel juror in the Eli Shaw trial
t Camden, N. J,, and ft comparison
hows that the likeness was aol lost in
he transmission.
THE C.ROnTtH tjFTFXAS.
The State of Texas made great pro
re ss dunng tho year just ended. It
i estimated the. Slate (.ailis 160,000 in
opu'fttion. The State is now wt ll COT
reel with farms anel la&cbe*, thara be?
lg little good land left not. under fence'.
he preiduets ol field*, nu.ches, f.etor
k and mines dorins; 1HU7 easily f.iots
p $800,000,000. Tho gi ea'cst advance
as been in agriculture ftDiKaftttle.
lalroad nd factory building has been
low?bss, if any th.ng, than tisud. The?
il podiict on ur und C i_eana moves
hat thc Slate will soon be recoiievl ns
ipi ling mino of the Middle States.
'I hough tue Republican ami bolters
ersrspaperi of New York would have
ie public, believo that every thing is
rosperoiis there, Ihe State's Income ll
3 re.'duced that it is proposed even to
ix tho dope sits in the' a tvini's banks of
ie State. When taxes must be increas
1, the poor are always the sufferers.
k is constitutional to tax their rainy
ay's fund, saved from their wages, but
i.-i unconstitutional to tax tho surplus
iconics of tho plutocrats who havo ae
rired their riches by moans of special
gislat ion in their iuterost. ?Alexandi ia
azett',
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....ii,.i ir..i........ ai lirosiKu..t**n4e
?l.mi. Lr particular., tf.tlci.BUll ?
" la* far Loaloa." ia Uttmr, bj i
IMNh
?.-? 'B'*?i.!i ie*??**>eJ*easa**aaae?a-aaasjB*?,*aa*aa
^ I ^r ?
hkui tanais jWa-aaalvo for Aa
aeaka40a*< (ar. Yooo^Ai :, 1V*? ul*
flra| iaa -S ttanaian seal 1 Vaevb of
I v I Ul wi,
Rtt.*** IJ^aa>ajCiB9srfii)
van* -aad atw('.e^fttaf?a?tHti'r
OBaWl>irjr*>hiru? nor rHoaual
mot mac otic.
,*?# jaWfM */afa#a>Xe??eea.'aOT*?
SSeAsal*
Anarer Sanwiy ferCoiv li;
t .on. 9 otu- S fc r.'iof h, f j . n ri bo
Worm3,Ce)fivi'l?i";vs Feverish
?sea and Lobs o? S
A GREAT ."AMTAIUUIU.
Negotiations are in progress for the
purchase of a argo tract of land near
''un , ;<m lip ii which to et eat one of
he largeai Banatariums in the United
states. \ Ne* Voile syndicate, with ?
rtpital of $2,000,000, haa made no
offer for a dtairab.e site. Tie insti?
tut (.n ir ( i be ci the moat com?
plete (rf ita kind in this i i.vy. The
bini ing will incl de in i a
?artatagantentae ery lindern i-ci ..
il vice known io the medical fraternity.
wliil from au arehitectnral point of
a*ear it will preaent an ini.i-?>!-iii[?-r ap?
pel, nv cc. A corps of experienced
physicians will i>?; In oonatani attm
dance. Thegrounda sariounding tbe
rnain building will be laid off it< Ihe
meist attractive ?lyle of tbe landses] e
gardener's art, and for the convenience
of those who prefer ti e privacy of bom*1
to hotel life while under the ei.ro of
the in titi Hon, a nun ber"of handsome
and comfor abl* furn shed cottages
will 1 s proa ded.
A MIGHTY MEAN MAN.
Wea Ball ia the name cf a Sm th
?.ninty ( Kan.) furn.er, vi.oe IT-yo.r
i d- (11, g uer died Ined Tuesday, says
the Kansai Oily Journ 1. Be cawe io
iown nt' i r ii c lliii, f -nnd one,it is sui I
thal I ad I ic i ba !lj dun aged in a lire'
ilial lie loud buy for $3. Loading
li. cn ii into his wagon, so the story
.?( ea, he drove around io thc dill'i rent
sarpentera of thc ti wain searcb of mi"
a li?> would repair it. Koowirg 11 int
Kail wis well oh*', tho carpi liters fn
lignantly refused to do the work, and
ie was eoiiijie 1 d io take the casket
?onie'did icp ir it iii the kitchen of
.lie house ? I ere his dead dauglit< t lay.
rho loca' papers look np lhe all- r.and
tis belies ed chat tic country wi 1 bo
nude to ' wann for Hud by Mk i-eanda
il el reighbori.
ak. W ..^t.aic.i*^ with ths ;?*-' >..->iey <if Itu
ballad pt.i.. ol a? *r>. v.-ni ac*bjr c-x.i.n
nsrli.u nt Mats ii.afi, Hist the
Seaboard Air Urie
s th* graat coun??<itif liak tc.-,wt-?ii thc .'.?..?
aud ahaSoaihsi
lt* Tv* OaTr Yaeattholad aud Uapr.ss Traill*
ilise QsrMh, Attraailr* **J (ktlv.alevt
tK le fal ai kau L.t.. caa.
sT*arr Touia,
vitattvins, ai-csors. v.ir.u. ncTHO'j.u
kUiH, iJUAii. T.a*aifir.y,
Muaurta, iiasnu.E, armit
ATLAStTAa,
IW IILtAM.IAim.Nttr.Pi.ir, MOMTGOMERS.
MA I fASCfli, MeMtlttl AWUSTA.
axAi. mixico, california.
ill rr*.-/*-!.
? TsaLSvsaar c.xi* iii
aejaacnSB* traverse thc l-'aincu
FRUIT BELT
at ,"* fin la. the Csrolinaa aud Georgia.
fear TlalaaSa. Mat*. l'nUlais or descriptive mit
t, ada., esjl/ to any Agent af Ute Sedbuurd 4 Sf
ia., m lUcm
r. j. AnaiaaoN, oin-l Paswa hit,
jroaTanoum, va..
8T. mn, v. ?u7mVt^~H. W. B. GLOVER,
rue ina, a lae" Mfr Sa." BM. fiaSo it*-*
8
paa*a?a?TeF'i
Vr ?Vc^laH***! I cudary nrTop
llary III.OCI) r<>lSO**7 pcriimni-ntlj
raroattnlStottdays. Yoa>*aaMtrMtcdai
homo forpanir prico limier "imo j* uai a n
tjr. Il you pr i(.rtor.iiu'ilicroieTi)wl!lfoi>
tract to psymllroail lin caticl hotel bil Is.and
kosherf*"-,If -.ol il tu ; ure. If you havo taken mer
tmr/, lo?U?r
P.Ina, Huco
linplrs, Co-spar Colorcx! Apo ts, fleers ns"
inf p.rtof thoh-eciy, Mulror Eyobroxv* tailing
?ut, lt Iel thia Mri .'Hilary III,(MUD l'OIMlS
Hilo pnt-iali, find rilli hi.vo ni lira and
soua i'.'itcleosIn moma, BoraTh rout,
? ia run tc *,to na--. Wo solicit Uio rrinst .ilmtt*
caaos end eh-e. I leo co th?s world eora
?jswwssMiiiiitcurd. 'i'bla di caoo Ii -.a ni**,!
jafflod tba skiajof tho most ri:;.] ont illara.*
Sans. asOO.taVO malta! behm ? ? r u.eonot.
SEE
THAT THE
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IS OH
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,
V17 1*. HOUSTON,
? Attorney at-Law,
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ly T. sun:i.i's.
Attorney-at-La ir,
Ll XIMOTOK, V \.
lJOBElt'J (All h'l J,
. tttorney-at-Lav,
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Lv!.\ K I. GLASGO
1 Attorney ai lair
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Convenient i K4 kngp, -*i_i| '? 11 ? i I aa I bb*
Ii'jji lilim i. .
Car* !? rjuii I ?? i??' ikoicnnli I . i.'i lu
deeeiVJ I lu iniilul lons : ln?ii?l ni ' i ???< B*?
Vit.1 li*-..-1r-' H 'ni ii nie il 'i : oin ilmpiiiki flop.
not li ? \ i i' I'i lei tl fi in.M nri. fl lol |6
willi lilli jl nu i I I. i nf . i li I ' l' ' ' i' ? I'
nnii.it lon . re 'pp nun pie he* Blid "it ile i1
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irer>k'i fi in Itu aloient. I ii :\ * ?? *?< ?
pcrsoi
VA roN MED.CO., ii-to.Mi-*'
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li
X. HELL,
Attorney it-Lau*
C?xis aroa v*.
?lill | nettie In I lip f< Bit* ol I 1111 i .1 i-. i > i
i i t i i i i i ii c. I tile in I i tel 1 Dild
in i i I u i xii (.ivi ii to tl . . i lin tin
On
DU. JOILN T. WU SON.
DENTIST.
_t__toroa Va.
Waaliincton St. near Jeflersi ii
,vN > >a^i**^*-B**r????aa)i>?w?d
A Standard
Reference BooL $
An finy omheof Facts
m* THE *m
J Times Almanac
K R 1893,
ired lo r5pecia lylnter
st P pie of Virginia.
\.. i. ; ii.! h uni lomoly
: om i i'll Iks cst. ' ?I Almanaa
n iha s mill.
Pr re. by mal', 25c.
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Mortality,
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h. . *te .
ti, o, |?r no* ?? :r 'i h rim.*., Rich*
/ i i i. I V i Band III* I ?linn' "f oilrt
i* n*w sub?rlbar to Th* w.-okiy
ft Tim*-, and si c> nnd th* Almanao
$ will i o tent rou fr**.
*c On Saiant Times office and
throuah newsdealers.
j Nearly 500 Pa-fes. I
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Waahington md Mempiiic Convonient
Bcbedulei for pat?engera noni Le_ngton for
th" Nor li and South.
' -i nl'lils goli g.
fill iii..i tm* ii ii ?-! excclli 11 i
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lin' l.i. Vi ta. Vs.
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Cincinnati, louisville.
iin<i Chicago.
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No.86 cooneetaut Weat Clifton Forgi alt!
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TUA! NF A UBI VE AT LEXINGTOH.
1 .'i" |. ni ? I ail*. I'\u pt Sui. !ni f.mii Clifton
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B? Dailv Except Sunda' Iri in R
lininl alni J.\ Drbborg.
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B. B.
rime-Table in Effect Nov, 14th
lsi)7, 'til Fm Uki- Notice.
_
Ml\l il
Neiirriiiuit'M),
LvU'xInaton, I 80am 2 00pm
Staunton, el 0?Un -1 50| in
liarrisonburg, ii 88am ti M pm
Train i conn*?ta with Southern lt. lt. at
lal l i-i'i.Illira nt 7:00 S, 1:1. _* StlBSb r_'
I .until >n .'uni liarjn r's Ferry tlivlalon.
?.',1 i I'i
pM Pssa l'
l) in.ain ,"i 4D | in
8 K.'iuii 8 l.i pm
li .Vinni il
100.-iii ii
in liam :
.v Sttsabt rgJun ? ut]
n|'i ii Ita '1 nm
Vim lu .-ter n | 0an
topeneon ii 09am
nari?town i; 4A_n
r Herr* i- I <>r\7 Agaa ' l 1-;l" ?
iTaahiiigtou | 9 -ju..,,,. ! M| ra ll 30 , in
altimore I 80a '?' u,l ra IS 16 pm
hiladelphia I 8ls -1 B5| ?> 8 5> asa
,.u \ ora ?'. i ii! ia i; 30] ni 0 82 am
.'i pm
83 | tn
18 |in
Ji? | tn
ii run i: sn.
-/Nen Yolk
'hilaelelphla
baltimore
ITaahlng?s
Int I era Ferry
hail?towu
tijllli I.M'll
finch?tar
[iddletown
u| on Road
r Btraaburg
Train IT and 1
li
PSB
1 ll
i'll i a, Paas.
aili DI neilin II 80| tn
nm 12 '.'' |'in I 86pm
7 80am 2 i"i tn I 80pm
s 00am 8 40pm 5 80pm
I I'i .'mm 5 28pm 7 88pm
II 26am 5 50pm s 15pm
12 net m ii 38pm 8 52] tn
\1 11'|.ni ii 45pm '.) 02pm
12 83pm T 15pm
12 44pm 7 80pm
12 47pm 7 88j rn _
.,',.( willi Southern H.
. nt iStraabnrg Junction at 12 50 ami ? Il p.
i UniT?onl urg.
il
Mixed.
Il
Pssa
rSanlacM-_g 8 *5p?
st ur i n - 00am 3 48pm
Lexington 9 88am 8 80pm,
Mixed.
HIiHI n iu
.' Di) m
Mixed Tra Ina Southbound. Leave* nlr
...t.'i al 4-5S a rn _h1 8:45 ii m. Arrivi's ut
raaburw Junction al 8:13s_ sad 10*38 a rn,
illxtnl Traina Northbound. LesT? Win*
ester al 1:45 pm and 11:80 v '"? a\n?_ nt
trper'a Ferry al 1:10 paasad 1:36 nm.
Connoet:ct
I'rnin - ro Boret* al Barpar'a IVrry with
l.i I.iniit.il Knjini-H (ruin Ifiivitij* nt 18 41
n ninl HM i> in arriving al Chloago st lilts
and It.-OOnoon, and with brain lea-dog si
4 pm, swivlng stCindprts*. it":4*)a m.
Loula6:00 p rn, ai_eoe>-0- al Wsrertori
ll:in a m. Blair? nt ll uhrstown 12:40
i_t_gt_i J?te-OB with truin an-tag at
?derick al 1158 p m.
*raia46 oonmrts with Fnt-t tentibnU
limit llnrper* Fi fry al 0 44 pm for fbi
:,,, ni 10 81 pa tor Pit?tsars sad ll 55 n
Fort'ii.e-iiiiin.i aad BS. I.ouIh. Arrivo ut
itabarg al 7 Ofl a ? CUasse at 0 4a a r
ii in nutt ut 5 00 p m. und St. Loui. at
lt) um
u'.liiiiin FiJiu'i' Bleeping Can run throunb
e i ti i i ti ii ii t i pt Losla ssat Chlasgo on ult
,ri'H? tr.iiiii.
or mti>H,ticketn.biiixi.nK(i rhaeksd. apply
any ot*hv< ol the lt A e) Railroad ?rt> ! ?'?:.
'row.Trnvi'llini; run?nger Agt.a BrthaSta
WM.entKKNK.dPiiiriilUniintfr
ll. MARTIN, Manager, ol Pawrgei
Jha _
