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-.-*-?:?>??. Min imar ' 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. ?.?? 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. - ---* V **?-. .. ". ?!' 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 another woman. I gained strength and flesh. 1 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. 0___?_?_> __!__. _^_^5-_ST_Sa 'Ehw.;.-. ^? 1. ,19 Enterprise. BLUE RI DOE HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS. mrnonia Compound Washing Powder Blue La'ccl Lye <*> F.^.d Label Lye aa ... ~-, Writ'n* Ink ewing Mach-ic Oil Lc. ?, *::_ng aw. iver ,. ?? , rA"BONA Sor la..' 1 I 1 ritte r..J,.... ?_<__*--? _*_____. ka* -? -a. 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." jltttlfeTt). jjaa r**tM*ucntwmrt 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', aaa. aas_M*f**i i:??n.h ?ii,_-r / r,*m?a Pennyroyal pills ? ^_<i~x Oriel ..I and linly a-nnllu> A Wi*rZ%>*\. a.rt, rl..j. r.liable. u?ou? ul M\ v ? \t>. mt.'.. ymli'k Dttd liol n:,.l ....IJa.ullloV . .? anhl.luo rli.l?. Ta? ri, oltirr. /:. hu.?airraM ral.ll? ....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 FAC 3NATURE -OF Sty *%.. IS OH WR -:-R ?ri.r__: of . iif. u -? **yj'j ta sari ? . - 0?__ , V17 1*. HOUSTON, ? Attorney at-Law, 1.1 \ : \ iI I. i s . V a ' ly T. sun:i.i's. Attorney-at-La ir, Ll XIMOTOK, V \. lJOBElt'J (All h'l J, . tttorney-at-Lav, I I \ I" l.'li ?? \ A Lv!.\ K I. GLASGO 1 Attorney ai lair */. ... i ., ,?//<' .////?./-. / _.?7I0 * Notary VuhlU . V , MM pr rou n I ii >? . Bpi* lu i .:oll< ri li !? ? cl.iim-. BtHI .lIMlil t ol a list rart ? Siipli'ti IPI gotntel ii rsl lune ii tmv,< no* ni ; i. < i uml? ? ? ' . til ??>? i - f.. r i. ' i ? ? ? ? ' ? ?? VIM! VI 00 h, \ FiTI ll \ ri.-toi: I) : ii ? i s. 0001) I I'I.I TS AT ' \'; VITA I l-l li I ii i i's tr? ? n? i ? oi r| ir'i ile ?permutotil im*. ib ?? i ?*ti ny, i n his. i ir. roinrt lui ? ' ! . ?? I ' " ' ? I.v , i I., i.s iii i M . r>i i-. i; I I kl I l? rilli _ 1.IIM M.-it,Iii D'! In "ld or yr in ? i ' siri-npTili n ne ii i ii ii a rn k upc* prern II***] 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 if.ii Kemi n- M.. irn ? ? i ' fi uni ir i' ' r.i th.lin i irer>k'i fi in Itu aloient. I ii :\ * ?? *?< ? pcrsoi VA roN MED.CO., ii-to.Mi-*' i'i ila* 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. ?? MK I .?' Tin: rU'itJKCrTI AUK: ! ? v nal, ni Po ni, \ . ? lt urn!. ?,'l:il '?Tn incl U \, ? >l!lU*.l. Clttei, e'nuntica. Staten. Population, Mortality, I nc. Pe ipi*, Al ??.ul*. i .... tl 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 '(Bj******,-*? Tm h I-Mt Ij,.**'*?iconiv^.'.: *.i .'tocnj'ie fut*, h ]a_*0**?aiaO.**?iviU.O. r*.?mto-*i?f Mud we ctn m?>'Jt i bawl ia lau _** tuan lhoa*l faaini- truro Y?'??_.#;t..m. ' i a.aJ "nada! itatiaf ar vjrotft* **lt\ imrtiml l|ion. V. 1 ?' '. lt C."4eni-Ue pr nut, Ir.s cN mjkirrc. Our ? i ' .;.i' ! r?!'"'iss?;ur?J. ; ; A P4MPHH, \-oK ol tetiz (mi* free. (Cr A pati 'J, i?. ?i~l (jrsif.i ?M nr va O'-ia^n Pat.nts," ?i;'?. aw. o, L i ll ! Ill, 5:1 st ai Wi FY 'l In I'll! Ill WI (il 0 a t tn ?BJ t to 1)111 Va D. Tn aaabim bib. Schedule in L'ffcct Decernber 6th, i_?7 Lawn BUENA VIOT.A,VA, _?_Xi aOTTTHWARD I.v Kew York Philadelphia Hall; Wattling? i Bkenatu?s i Junet immy .' ena Via a Natural H klge Roanoke Pulaski B-rist n_ox.ll? ( lmttiiiiii ga ?SBphla SOBTBWaBD ;?v NewOrleaj? kfsmphla Chsttsnoogs a_o*?'illa Bristol 1'iilanki li'iiiii'. ,i. Naturil Bridge Basils Vista Basic Luray Bhenandosfa June! Waa i logon Bah more Philad-phls Ar hew ?"!> .1 ll, P ll: I' II. Il I. p I. ? ; " |. lr a ,i li oo I (.11 ll -J ? io ? I : io v ;;i, P >?' |i iii |? ni |i mi ??i :n ?i ii ii. I' Il .i lu tx ni 7 10 [. ?I ir, ,i 1 ?,"? i> ?i 20 n '.i lip I I :',.-, !? ; OQ a :! 40 .'i .".?in a B 50 ii II HO;, 1 M i. "' ti 20 p tn 111 io 10 p in i" soi 111 ll 18 a :,[ in 1 .",0 [i 'fi tn .; ii |. iii I'I ll I.. ic 0 00 |> iii ii 0 51 j, rn in li 08 j. tn n. ll ;;."> [i in in 1 18 ni .', 58 a in n <; 59 a in tO all point*. Pullman Serviee New York, Nen Orita*?, 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 ' ? ) ? rn itfnii i in. -fully furnish! d. W. ll. HOFFKTT, Agest, lin' l.i. Vi ta. Vs. v, li. u:\ ILI G. I', a . .' "1". \ a. W. P. BKAO ;. T. I'. .\. o ?g5 _^0 I i ?: Lynchburg, Richmond, Xorfol Cincinnati, louisville. iin<i Chicago. IS EFFECT ?! >.... l 1898, Fi*. Bit bl No. 84 Ki S 10 (ii u rn 11 15a a. 12 ?!?'.,. ni :'_' j. ii, p n p m ? iv I....vu,-lo,. ' 'i.i . it Baleoi j Pi I1-... \ rrivi ii t I.\ nell Luis . irrli i fl : Scott*- il \ nivi nt folnmbh. nil. ai Rn | ? nb. . '1 w.ili I; , i i ? . I,,,' d Pe te i. a* . ?,,, |he ". ? 11 f I,. ? '??I Cine Inaatl X . -.; ia bnad*] a i !? L*iIb{ ii.ii. I I") D ni ? iii obj Palls. 6 ( ?) ]i ni i. n lr*Cra la, "Jil j. 7 2ii |' in reatClfitoi IVi). . 8 20 p Bi Va.. Iii t ft. ..... '.' 50 li 111 Irrlve wi.it. Bulj bar. J' lag ttl . i ri \ ? Cloe M.I i.t i. "*?"'?"> ll in inivi Lesli (.ti t K,\. 's ' (l it ni Lrrlri Loniti llb. . 11 -", h IB Irrfvi t'bieagc. ?' ?' 0 p in inivi Kt. Loni*. ,: 68 'i lu irrlvi I ? .. . ? '' !' Bl I* ii I itu; i ? ?? wpfns < ii i> . i um ' lilt oi Korg.to linclnnut i nnd Si [,oi is. No.86 cooneetaut Weat Clifton Forgi alt! '.A'>. .\... 1 ror i'ii.i .ri i,ti TUA! NF A UBI VE AT LEXINGTOH. 1 .'i" |. ni ? I ail*. I'\u pt Sui. !ni f.mii Clifton ' i > i- ?.-. B? Dailv Except Sunda' Iri in R lininl alni J.\ Drbborg. . ter, Tlck*tl aii.I nth laf.iriu i J .[.ly m ti, il. i .?.,,!,.. || lit vii CklM Au .' r B. d O. 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 _