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STANGELY MM!
ONE OF EDISON'S ASSOCIATES
SOUGHT IN VAIN.
After 3Iany Years of rerilous Trav-
els He Disappears at His
Own Home.
Last Seen Boarding a Car for His Eesi-
dence in Orange, N. J Futile
Search by the Police,
Love for a Pretty Sonth American Nurse
Girl a Possible but Not a Eeasonable
Theory for Voluntary Absence
Murder for Money an Idea
Strongly Harbored.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Signal Office, Wichita, Kun, March
1. Tbe highest temperature v.-as26,
the lowest 5, and the mean 10, with
with brisk and high north winds decreas
ing at night, ceuerally cloudless, slightly
warmer weather, buc with a trace of snow
at 9:30 a. m.
Last year on March 1 the highest tem
perature wnsf0. the lowest 33 and the
mean i'2 o, 28 s warmer than thityear.
'UEI Li. JoiIKSON. Observer.
War Depaistmext. Washington'. D. C,
March. 1. 8 p. m. Forecast until S p. m.
Sunday:
For Kansas and Colorado: Fair weather
followed in Colorado by light snow; vari
able winds, warmer.
For Missouri: Warmer, fair weather;
easterly winds.
STEANGELY DISAPPEARED.
Semantic Sentiment or Poul Play Takes
Frank McGowan from Home.
New Yop.k. March 1. One of tho most
mysterious disappearances ever reported
to the police is that of Frank McGowan.
who was last seeu on January 15, when lie
boarded a Christopher street air ou his
way to his home in Orange, 2s. J. For ten
years McGowan has been in the employ of
Thomas A. Edison. He was the hero of
the remarkable series of adventures that
befell the expedition sent to South Ameri
ca by Edison m search of a peculiar kind
of bamboo to be used in his ekcttirj light
system. McGowan, who was a protege of
the great inventor, endeared himself to
Edison by succeeding in a dangerous un
dertaking when other offorts had
failed. So indispensible was this
kind of bamboo fibre that Edi
mn sent two expeditions to scour the
world in search of it. Vf hen they botli re
turned unsuccessful, McGowan voltin
teeied to hend a party. After a bunt of
two years, during which lie endured hard
ships enough to kill a common man, he
reached the growing place of the bamboo
and returned home, after traversing nearly
the whole of South and Central America.
Hin health was completely shattered and
he felt discouraged, for, while his search
had been successful, it was so protracted
that Edison's fertile mind had had time to
invent a substitute for the peculiar species
of bamboo that he had ventured so much
! discover. Edison remembered his
iichievement by the present, of $2,000 and a
block of stock in his company, and McGow
iin went to Battery beach for the summer
In search of health. This he apparently
regained, for he had grown as robust as
i-ver when he went to Orange last Septem
ber and superintended the erection of some
buildings that Edison was putting up.
On January 15 McGowan called at the
rigar manufactory of Ernst F. I'eau, 13
Clinton Place, and after transacting some
business there left for his home. Since
then nothing has been seen or heard of
him. When it became known for sure he
Was lost Mr. Batchelor, ot the firm of Edi-f-ou,
Batchelor & Johnson, started a sys
tematical search for McGowan. All the
hospitals, asylums and otiier public insti
tutions within 100 miles were visited: cir
culars containing a description of the
missing man were distributed, three of
Pinkerton's detectives weie cniDloyed and
Inspector Byrnes sent out the fourth, but
so far no trace of McGowau has been dis
covered. John F. McGowan, the missing nun's
cousin, knows more about Frank than
anyone else, but he is altogether in the
dark as the reason of his strange disap
pearance. He is of the opinion that the
man has been murdered lor his money,
lie said: "There is a reminiscence in his
iite lo which 1 paid little attention but I
liow see it might possibly account for his
strange disappearance. He contracted a
fever while in South America and when
at the point of death a beautiful native
irirl took pity on the young American and
nursed him back to life. Frank
never tired of telling of this
girl's devotion to him. He
baid he had seen many beautiful women
during his voyages around the world, but
he had never met one who was quite as
lovely as his little nurse. I used to laugh
at hiin fr his sentiment, buc he merely
smiled and went on singing her praises.
It might be that he felt a longing to see
his pieserver avi.un and started oil on tbe
spur of the moment, but that is vary im
probable. There was no reason for his
T-nipIoying any secrecy about such n step.
No one would have tried to prevent Ins
goingand none knew better than he the
lolly of making such a step without tho
necessary preparations."
CLOSING A GAS DEAL.
Indianapolis, Ind., March 1. The trans
fer of the property of the Illuminating Gas
company snd the largest natural gas com
pany of this city to a syndicate ol Xew
York men who are said to be the largest
stockholders iu the Equitable Gas Light
company of that city, was consummated
yesterday. The price is about $2,000,000.
Bawn Jeaimonowski. of Amsterdam, is
the central figure in the purcinw. Allan
W. Fletcher, of this cit, is in Xew York,
supposedly to close the deal.
NEW YdliK, March 1. When shown the
agove dip.tch this morning Mr. Fletcher
did not seem to bo pleased at its contouts.
He said he was president of the Iudian.iDO
lis Illuminating company aud admitted
ihatsome negotiatiaus of the kind had
been commenced.
DIED WHILE WATCHING A FIGHT.
Kansas City, Mo., March 1. A .special
to tho Times from Lamar. Mo., says: Dur
ing an entertainment which was held at
the Short school, twelve miles west of
here, last night, fournien became engaged
iu a serious quarrel. Mrs. Henry Short,
who was present, witnessed it aud during
ing its progress she fainted and died. She
was subject to heart disease. Six men re
ceived painful wounds iu the course of the
low, which is said was begun by the three
Swett brothers, who had been drinking
whisky. Warrants have been issued but
up to j:40 tonight no arrests have been
made.
THE SALOON-KEEPERS INDICTED.
Cincinnati, O., March 1. One hundred
nnd sixty-three indictments against saloon-keepers
for selliug liquor on Stiuday
contrary to an old statuto of the state
were returned today by the grand jury in
Ccviugtou, Ky. This includes all th- saloon-keepers
in Covington exceps two.
AFTER CHICAGO PROPERTY.
CHICAGO, III., March L A daily paper
says: "Now that Chicago has won the
prize Tom Plait, of Ntw York, wauts a
slice of Chicago nrooertv and his ncimr
Mr. Irwin, lias bought for him twenty-five
acres of land on the corner of Stewart
avenue ami Sixty-third street, pnyinw Cor
it ?76,009. '
ANOTHER RAISE IN RUBBER.
Xi.w YoilK, March 1. The manufactur
ers of rubber boots and shoeii have ad
journed their meeting until Wednesday
next, when they will meet at the Hotel
Vendome, in Boston. At their meeting a
few days ago it was decided to advance
prices of rubber boots and shoes 10 per
cent, but an advance of 15 per cent is now
contemplated owing to later news advis
ing a further shortage in the rubber crop
and further rise iu prices, led by a specu
lative movement, in Europe.
AN'OLD SETTLER GONE.
KANSAS Citv, Mo., March L Henry
Harrison Rutliffes, oue of the pioneer set
tlers of this city, died today at his home on
the corner of Twenty-seventh street and
Cleveland avenue. Mr. Rutliffes came
here in 1543 when this city was known as
Westport landing. He was the owner of
considerable property, and leaves a wife
and two sons. He was in the SOth year of
his age.
SHAEEPEE AUD SLOSSON.
The "Wizzard" Beaten in a Not Very Ez
citing Game.
New YOP.K, March L Checkering hall
was packed to suffocation tonight at the
meeting of the giants, Shaeffer aud Slos
son. who played the last gama of the series
with the 14-inch ualk. Neither had lost a
game. Slossou led off and scored two.
The "wizzard" failed to score. In the sec
ond inniug Siossou made a run of 135.
The wizzard made his first two
points in this inning. In the third
inning Slosson made 2 and ShaelTer 100.
From the third to the twenty-fourth inn
ing little good play was accomplished. Iu
that inning Slosson made a run of 5'J.
From this to the thirty-first inning tho
play was devoid of interest. In the thirty
first inning Slosson made the requisite 47
to put him out. The score was: Slosson
500; .shaeffer 313. Average, Slosson 1G 4-13;
Shaeffer 10 13-30. Cation, Daly and Jves
decided after tonight's "play not
to play off the tie, but to
divide the thitd and fourth money,
amounting to $1,200, among themselves.
The last game of the billiard tournament
at Checkering hall was slightly attended
this afternoon. Miurice Daly and William
II. Catton were the contestants. Cattou
won. Daly, Ives and Yattou are now tied
for the third place. Score: Catton 500,
Daly 471. Average, Cattou 15 5-13, Daly
14 2!-3:.
PUT ON THE BRAKES
If you find you are goimr down hill in
point of health. Failing strength, im
paired digestion and assimilation are the
marks of decline. Check these and other
indications of premature decav with the
grand vitalizer and restraining tonic,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Beginning
at the fountain head, the stomach, the
Bitters remedies its inefficiency, corrects
its errors, and set it vigorously at work.
The digestive organ is thus enabled to
thoroughly seperate from the food its
nutritive principles', which tho blood as
similating, is enriched. Thus is the sys
tem nourished, and being nourished
strengthened, and abnormal waste of its
tissues stayed. Appetite, the power to
rest well, a regular habit also re-established,
and tho various functions move
once more in their natural groove. The
Bitters", moreover, is a specific for and pre
ventive of malarial complaiuts, rheuma
tism, biliousness aud kidney troubles.
QUITE A SENSATIONALISTS.
St. Louis, Mo., March 1. George Jobes,
the natty young man who related tho sen
sational story here about his friend Mark
A. Baren, a Chicago sporting man, being
shot by one of the Kentucky Hatfield's,
proves to have been Baren himself. Why
be circulated such a story about himself i3
a mystery, but it is known there was no
shooting as alleged on the Iron Mountain
train. When Baren went from here he de
nied the story circulated by himself.
Cancers, aud cancerous tumors, are
cured by the purifyiug effects of Ayer's
Sarsaparilla.
THE RIVER STILL RISING.
EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 1. The river
is still rising aud is now forty-two and
ouo-half aud rising at the rate of an inch
an hour. Enterprise and Scuflletown,
several miles above, are flooded and the in
habitants have been driven to the hills.
Thousands of bushels of corn has been
ruined.
"Perched upon a bust of Pallas," or
better yet, on some handy shelf, the sensi
ble housekeeper has her bottle of Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup, and when tho child
has a distressing cougti or a touch of
croup she cuies the little oue in no tune.
"What do prechor talk 'bout today,
brudder Julius?" "Oh, ho telled 'bout
Sanisou beat dem Phillistines, en, you
kuow I mose cry to tink dem poor creeters
couldn't get no Salvation Oil.''
THE SILCOTT SUSPECT.
CnEHALls, Wash., March 1. The .sheriff
arrived here today with the man arrested
at Toledo yesterday supposed to be Silcott.
He gives the name of E. E. Thayer and is
apparently attempting to conceal his iden
tity. Ho claims to have been a resident
of Washington, D. C, and to have kuown
Silcott.
Peaks' is the purest aud best soap eves
made.
VIRGINIA'S STATE DEBT.
Richmond, Ya., March 1. Resolutions
providing for the appointment ot a com
mission to confer with the bondholders
with a view to the settlement of the stale
debt, in conformity with the provisions of
the Ruldleberger bill, passed the legisla
ture today.
NOMINATED FOR SENATOR.
DeMoinu5, la.. March 1. At a joint
Democratic caucus this evening S. L
Bestow, the defeated candidate on the
Democratic ticket for lieutenant governor
last fall, received the nomination for
United States senator.
YOUNG LINCOLN RECOVERING.
London. March 1. Young Lincoln is re
covering from the shock and other effects
of the last operation. All tho serious
phases of the case are greatly mitigated
today.
Compare Hood's Sarsaparilla with other
blood purifiers and you will see that it is
by far the best.
Ircervin;y Juirt.
"Who was that ringing at the fi oat door
last night f
"The policeman.''
"What did he waatP
"He wanted the baby to stop crying. It
kept him awake.'" Life.
A Willing Confederate.
Fond Mother (addressing infant) Yen pre
cious little lump of aweetnesi! I should just
like to eat you up.
The 2Cext Eldest I wish you would, tna!
I'll help carve. Burlington Free Press.
Let Us Hope 5o.
'By George! that was awfuL A freight
train of fif ry-four cars, loaded with pig iron,
ran over a tramp yesterday."
"Oh, merry 1 I do hope the poor fellow
wasn't hurt." Harper's Bazar.
Tabooed by Society.
Enuna I notice yon don't speak to "Mr de
Conyne any more.
Lurv No; I haven't any use for a girl who
wears a blue sown with a brown dog. Dry
Goods Chronicle.
rail, fcr x Starter.
MKglisfair.au (visiting: western town Haw
ful peal of thunder you 'ad 'ere hi ai-ht.
Real Bstate Man Yes, it -wasn't bod, coa
rukcinfr that our town's oulyswo years old
Ciricago Lyre.
OBSERVATIONS ON WHIST.
rho Great Importance of the Trump
I-ead Tho 1'Iuesse aud Unblocking.
In whist there is more ignorance displayed
in the management of trumps than perhaps
any other branch of tho game. The average
player generally makes the error of leading
out his trumps from a suit of four or less
when he has no business to lead them at all.
The old rule "when in doubt lead trumps"
has caused .more havoc thau would readily be
lupposea. But if the whist student will bear
in mind 3ust what the trump is for and the
reason it is played at all, he cannot go far
wrong in his trump lead. It is obvious to
any one who has studied at adl the philoso
phy of whist that trumps can only be used
in two ways to advantage: (1) to exhaust
the trumps in the opponents' hands and,
by having one or two left over in
your own, to use these one or two
as cards of re-entry for the establishment of
your own or your partner's suit, or (2) when
you haven't enough trumps in your own
hand, so that by leading you can exhaust
those in your opponents' hands, to make
tricks by trumping. The first is tbe offensive
play; the second is the defensive, j'Xho reason
why whist authorities will notrmder ordi
nary conditions, permit the original lead of
triunp3 from a suit of four, is because four
may not be enough to exhaust the trumps in
tho opponents" hands. For instance, A has
four trumps, B, his partner, has one, C has
five and D has three. Now if A should lead
out lu3 trumps, after the fourth round ho
would not have any left, while C, his left
hand opponent, would have one. Consequent
ly, A would be playing his opponent's hnnd.
But if the trumps aro evenly distributed
then A's trump lead would be proper under
certain conditions. The only way, of course,
that ho can tell whether they are evenly dis
tributed is by watching the fall of the cards
during the first two or three rounds to
notice, for instance, if either of his opponenti
signals for trumps. Then again, if A has
good plain suits back of his four trumps, a
trump lead may be correct even if one of his
opponents has five, for A may be able to forco
his opponent's trump hand.
The main object for A to determine is, of
course, whether ho can exhaust tho trumjis
in his opponent's hand. He can almost ahvayj
do it if he has five trumps; he may do it if ha
has four, possibly if he has three and good
plain suits to force with. But all this de
pends on the fall of tho cards. The hand
which follows deserves to be carefully studied.
It illustrates the skillful use of the trumps by
two partners aud also how a suit may be un
blocked, two very important points. It also
brings into play one of the subtleties of
finesse, and shows to what an extent the
finesse can bo carried.
The hands are as follows:
A 7, 2 hearts, 3 diamonds, q, kn, 9, 8, 6, 4
clubs, k, q, 9, 3 spades.
B A, 10, 8, G, 4, 3 hearts, 5, 4 diamonds,
k, 10, 5, 3 clubs, 10 spades.
C Kn hearts, k, q, ku, 9, 7, 2 diamonds, 2
clubs, a, kn, 8, G, 2 spades.
D K, q, D, 5 hearts, a, 10, 8, C diamonds,
a, 7 clubs, 7, 5, 4 spades.
Q clubs turned by A,
Round 1 C k d, B 4 d, D 8 d, A 3 d. D'a
play of the S deserves attention. He does not
wish to block his partner's suit and ho re
members the rule which applies to the case.
When your partner leads originally from a
suit of which you havo four play the third
best and then the second best, othenvise you
may block his suit in the fourth round.
Round 2 C kn d, B 5 d, D 10 d. A 4 c.
Round 3 A S c, C 2 c, B 10 c, D a c.
B's finesse here is remarkable and shows
great EkilL Here is probably his reasoning:
A leads from his fourth best. I (B) have tho
k and 10, consequently A must havo in hit
hand, outside of the k and 10, all but one
card higher than tho 8. This card is just as
liable to be in C's as in A's hand; therefore
1 will keep my k and play my 10. As it hap
pened, the a was the one card hirrher held bv
tho opponents, and D held it; but if B had '
played his k he would have lost the trick.
This play gives a good insight into the finesse.
Round 4 D a d, A G c, B 2 d, B 10 s.
Round 5 A kn c, C 2 s, B k c, D 7 c.
B makes another play which deserves at
tention. When you havo four trumps and
your partner leads, it is your duty to call his
attention to the number you hold as soon as
possible, so that he may avoid leading onco
too often. This can be done bj' tho return
lead (when you hold three by returning your
highest and then next highest, and when ycf
hold four or more by returning the fourth
best, or by echoing playing an unnecessari
ly high trump before a low trump on your
partner's lead). Hut it happens in this case
that B has no means of informing his partner
as to tho number bo holds. He knows that
the kn is good, but if he passes it A may lead
again. B therefore takes tho trick with the
k, aud in the next round returns a plain suit,
in tho hope that after that the fall of tho
cards will show A that he (B) has two trumps
left.
Round 6 B a h, D 5 h, A 2 h, C kn h.
Round 7 B G h, D q h, A 7 h, C G s.
Round 8 D k h, A 9 c, C S s, B 3 h.
Round 9 A k s, C a s, B 3 c, D 4 s.
It is useless to continue tho game by
rounds. B now brings in his hearts, and A
and B tako all tho rest of the tricks. A and
B make 4 by points.
I desire once mora to call attentiou to D's
play of the diamouds. By playing his 8 of
diamonds on C'-s lead, and then his 10, ho is
left with tho G, which had his partner had
an opportunity ho could have played on C's
lead without blocking C's suit. This could
not be done if D had held up the 10.
Tom Lansing.
How Pattl Looked When r. Girl.
Not long ago an old portrait of Adelina
Patti turned up in New York. It was made
when she was about 15 years old. At that
time her wonderful voice was just beginning
to attract attentiou. She was, however, al
lowed to sing but Uttle, as her friends feared
that should she attempt much while so 3-ouu
it might result in
injury to her voice
later on. Tho por
trait is republished
hero from The New
York Dramatic
News. Mme. Patti'e
present tour of this
country is said to
be proving quite as
successful as have
any of her previous
ones. Already in
New York there 13
a clamor for seats,
although she will
not appear there
until the latter part
of March. It is
said that Patti's
nightly honora
rium during this
tour is 56,505.
TATTI .43
$3,500 less than was stated when her tour was
first contemplated. Prices for Mats a: her
concerts range anywhere from $4 to $10. In
New York the maximum at tbe Metropolitan
opera house for orcbistra chairs wdl be ?7.
George Floyd says that "Ernaime" hasba
played 3,000,000 times in th:s country and
Canada.
ShootiD a Decoy.
Iom i 'minded of a rather good yarn I
have bvon promising for some time tu spin,
says a writer la Forest and Stream. .The
jofca is on a first class all around sportsman,
and a jolly good feUaw be irioo, ready for
anything, from an early morning start and
frosty wait on the tay for a chunc at the
ducks to an all day tramp ta the backwoods
after the wily fox. E fea practical joker
as Weil as a i-portsman, and is alwy- ready
V) work off a "rr" oo. tin boys, k w wire
all nnunially hilarious when at ia?t he had to
succumb ami own fcnetf octwitawL Be had
rot ts the t of .ir.e a fevraj reps.
A OIBL
snd many a minute Had J given to concocting
plans for getting even.
At last my chance came, and in this way:
Out on a gunning trip I had the good fortune
to shoot a superb fresh water shelldrake, and
when I went home I said nothing to Lucien,
but began to perfect a scheme that took shape
in my mind almost as soon as my bird drop
ped. Lucien lived on the banks of a pond in
which ducks would now and then light, and
he always had his gun ready. I carefully
skinned my bird, stretched the skin over a
wooden decoy in as lifelike a manner as pos
sible, and then began to think how best to
make it seem alive. My device was merely
to fasten one end of a line to the decoy under
tho breast and lead it through a ring in a
stono sunk to the bottom of the pond, and
from there to some bushes up on a high bank.
All being arranged, I took my position,
and one of the men went to the shop, just be
low the dam, and told Lu to hurry up and
get his gun to shoot the queer looking bird
that had just lit there. Lu was at first sus
picious, but finally went up to take a look.
The bird was moving around, ducking, etc.,
in such evident life and spirits that Lucien
was for onco at least completely taken in.
Ho dodged down behind the dam, crept care
fully to his cabin, got his gun and as steadily
crept back. Reaching the right spot, up he
came, looked over to reconnoiter, and, being
entirely convinced, banged away. How the
feathers did fly! And how we all shouted,
and how disgusted Lu looked, I will leave g
your imagination.
Old 3Iea IVith Tonus "Wire.
"What can a young lassie do wi' an auld
man?'' asks the poet. The problem is iic
doubt difficult, but, according to the official
statistics of Scotch marriages just issued, it U
one that a goal many ''lassies" aro not un
willing to face. In the year embraced in
tho latest return 49 bridegrooms were
older than their brides by 30 years and up
wards. No instance in which tho figures are
reversed is recorded by the registrar general,
and though there were two wives between 0
and 30 years older thau their spouses, there
were no fewer than 1S6 instances in which the
disparity was tho other way. When we come
to a difference of 15 to 20 years, the elderly
brides are just JL0 to 3S9 elderly bride
grooms. When the difference is from 10 to
15 years, the elderly wives are only 71, while
the elderly bridegrooms number 1,054.
How the objection on the part of the men
to seniority in their partners gathers
strength, however, will be best shown by
going to tho other end of the scale. Thus in
2,961 marriages the contracting parties were
of tho same age; in 3,070 the husbands were
one yp x older than their wives; in 1,774 the
wives were ono year older than theii
spouses; in 2,780 tho husbands were two years
older than their wives, and in 1,079 the
wives were tho same as regards their hus
bands. In 2,337 the husbands were three
years older; in 668 the wives we're so; in
2,001 tho husbands were four years older; in
466 the wives were the same; in 1,508 the
bridegrooms had the advantage by five years
over their brides; in 260 the latter claimed
the same; in G,C79 Che husbands were be
tween five and ten years older than their
wives, while in only 456 capes wero tho con
ditions of tho case of Burns' ballad reversed.
I.ondon News.
Didn't Sixo Them Up.
Practical Joker (to clerk in music store)
Havo you note paper?
Clerk Wo keep only sheet music.
P. J. Well, isn't sheet music note paper!
Clerk How much will you take?
P. J. Ono sheet.
Clerk Can't accommodate you. We sell
it only- in choir lots. Detroit JournaL
A lieteou for Mothem.
He was cautioned not to touch the pre
serves, but just so soon as his mother turned
her back ho was at them. Returning, sho
saw tho half empty bottle. Calling Willie
and desiring to make her rebuke particularly
impressive sho asked:
"Now, Will, if you had alittle boy and he
diaobeyed you about preserves, what would
you do to him ?"
"What would I do! Why, Pd say: 'Billy,
you can go and finish that bottle, but if I
catch you at them again I'll wring your
neck.' "
What could she do? Philadelphia Time
A Shrewd Janitor.
Friend of Janitor And why don't you
make tho little scamps quit sliding down the
banister?
Janitor Not for the world would I stop
them. They save me the trouble of polishing
the brass railing. Texas Sittings.
A Discriminating Shot.
The following i3 told of a couple of western
sportsmen. Tceir names were Hoffman and
Cowan, and both were excellent shots, and
not a little given to boastiDg of their skill.
Ono day thy wont on a deer hunting expe
dition, and after getting into tho woods
where they expected to find deer, they sepa
rated. Shortly after Hoffman heard Cowan's
gun fired off. when he immediately -went over
to the spot where he heard the shot, expect
ing to be obliged to help Cowan to hang up a
deer. He found Cowan very busy loading his
gun, and shouted out:
"Hallo, Cowan! What did you shoot at
just now?"
"None o' vour business! Go along over the
hill!"
Surprised at this short and crusty answer,
Hoffman looked around and discovered a calf
among the bushes. Again he cried oat:
"I say. Cowan, did you shoot at that calf V
"Yes, I did ; but it's none of your business F
'Why, what made you shoot at itf
"I took it for a deer."
"Well, did you hit it P
"No; I missed it.''
"How did you miss itP
"I wasn't quite sure that it wasn't a calf."
"You are a pretty sportsman.3 rejoined
Hoffman, '"to shoot at a calf for a deer, and
miss it at that!"5
"Don't make a fool cf yourself."' replied
Coaa. I shot at it just so as to hit it if it '
was a deer and miss it if it was a calf !r Nc '
York Ledger. I
A TXord ot CanUou.
H5 bad carried my satchel down to the
depot froai the hottlat Birauagnani. Ala.,
and. still carrying it ia hu band, he strolled
about and got in Tee way of a bajjpage trncr
beinjr passed by aaotier colored man. The
latter came to a stop and indignantly de
manded: 'To' pusdos, dar what yo doiar
" Wlio's a pueca.. tahr
"Bi a leelie kt-erfsi, "ah; 1 hain't dna
ia! lo bctaMrfesci In t sort o' way r
3kxj Dayo fcaoT ho I Is"
41 Aa' do y' kaow rho I x?r
I repreaatsdo baggage departsxtstof s
yr& raiirtsid, sabf
"Ea. Ass I rsprcssEte as- uabhc -wfcat i
rch "neff to her aay bazars W travel tod,
.ah! By! cccta' yo o su' waiK aay mis
take! If" yo do dar'il be a mighty feaarcicj
' baggage k jo bors dfyirtxaea!
yew TorTc Saa.
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY.
To WU: The Unholy Taking off of Utnua
F. Suwtelle, of Kocliester, X. H.
Tho Sawteilo murder case at Rochester, N.
H., is one of tho most remarkable of those
mysteries which from time to time startle a
community. A connected acsount of events
bearing on the case, which have thus far
come to light, will be of service to all who
are interested in it and enable them to intel
ligently form theories with regard to it.
TASKES DOODLE SAWTZUi.
In 1S12 Hiram F. Sawteile was born in
Boston. He began life as a carpenter and
finally got to shoemaking. As an advertise
ment he used to go about whistling "Yankee
Doodlo" and carrying a shoe over his shoulder
and another iu his hand. Thus he attracted
attention, soon becoming known as "Yankee
Doodle" Sawtelle, and made hb fortune. He
died, leaving a wife and two sons, Hiram
and Isaac.
Isaac Sawteilo was not a young man of
good character; in fact, ho turned out a
"tough." About 1S76 ho was sentenced for
three cases of assault to thirty years iu
prison, but in December, 1SS9, was pardoned,
having led the prison officials and bis friend
to believe that he had reformed.
Going to his home in Boston, he found his
mother in possession of the family proport y,
which was being managed by his married
brother, Hiram. Isaac complained that it
was managed badly and persuaded his mother
to transfer tho management from Hiram to
himself. This was done. There can be littla
pleasure to a family in the return of a mem
ber who has gone wrong and served a term
in the penitentiary; but for Hiram Sawteilo to
find his brother back to supplant him must
have been irritating in tho extreme. At any
rate, there was "bad blood" between the
brothers.
On Saturday, Feb. 1, 1aac told Mrs. Hi
ram Sawtelle that Hiram had given him per
mission to tako her little daughter, 7 yean
old, to Manchester, N. H., and that his
mother was to go also. On the following
Tuesday Hiram received a dispatch from
Rochester announcing that tho littlo girl was
very ill, and the next da' Mrs. Sawteilo was
called. Hiram Sawtelle started and has not
since been seen alive, though Mrs. Sawtelle
did not go at all, Isaac having telegraphed
that tho child was better. On Thursday
Isaac returned with his moher and tho
child and reported that he had heard nothing
from his brother, and on the next Sunday
started out to search for him.
Little Marion Sawteilo told her mother that
her undo had forced her to tako somo "black
medicine"' which had mado her sick, and dur
ing the night ho gave her some pills, but sho
threw them under the bed. Tho next morn
ing her undo asked her if she had taken them,
and being afraid of him sho declared that she
had.
Mrs. Sawtelle at onco concluded that Isaac
had murdered her husband. Isaac came back
from his search for his brother on Sunday
morning, but in reply to questions said noth
ing and soon left tho houso. Hiram's disap
pearance was meanwhile reported to tho po
lice, and Isaac was sought for. They missed
him on Sunday, and then began to track him.
A party started out from Rochester in
search of Hiram. They came upon a blood
stained wagon, a bloc.1 stained ax, a doven
shoe, which was identified as belonging to th
man they sought. It was in the wood about
twenty feet from tho road. Near it w.os a
red spot in tho snow, which a physician pro-
ii o u uc o d to bo
blood. The next
discovery was a
bloody handker
chief marked "S,"'
then a piece of
cloth hanging to a
sapling's branch.
Near a deserted
farm house, in tho
woods, partly cov
ered by underbrush
and half imbedded
in the frozen earth,
lay the body oflgr
Hiram Sawtelle. T . -t
Tho murderer
had attempted to nmAir f. sawtelle.
dig a grave, but failing in this, he bad cut off
the head and arms and thrown the corpse in
the incompleted grave and pded on the brush
wood. The man had been shot through the
heart. It is supposed that Isaac met him at
the station, drove him to tbe deserted farm,
shot him as ho sat beside him, and thus dis
posed of his body.
Meanwhile the police tracked Isaac to Port
land, Me. Ho went to a hotel and registered
as "J. Bridge, Dover."' The hotel clerk rec
ognized him from a published de.-cription and
notified the police. He was put under sur
veillance and soon af Hr arrested, it is sup
posed as he was meditating going to Detroit
Ho admitted that he was Isaac Sawtelle. He
was taken to Boston and lodged in jad.
Ile Conldn't Say. -
"Who's running this hotel, anyhotrf1 asked
a landlord of a traveling man, who "wara't
disposed to accept tbe situation as mceldy a
be might have dona.
"AVbo's running this hotel P
"That's what I said."
"lVoll, I can't say. I haven't mode up ray
mind yet whether it's the cockroaches or U
nocturnal insactti thatrnaV" ideoo nothinc bat
a fantastic dre&ni of bop". Yotsll have Ut J
figure it cut for yoanlf."' iierchaat Trav
eler. Out of Her Klexneat.
Women are proverbially as much alietvd
ntb t desiro to make a little raoaey s men,
and they ore sometimes inf eaioc in dvruaoz
tbe method. A few day 0, in iTing a
lady faer chang from a dollar bdl. tb con
ductor of an EigLth avscae car dropped a
dune, aud it rolled under tne wctwna! Soar
ing. The conductor give the pa;nijar an
other dene and laid hi ould get tas lest
pwx at th- stable. A few taiauv later an
elderly. ell drt&jed and icees yd -vsniAa,
with rather a supercilious air. boarded tk
car and toofc a vat din-ctly opposite the Udy
svno had dropped tfee coin. Se pal her far
and giMveed a.1 the- tarea of the otbT paweo
grs vrtin a bored and cut-of-ber-elEi,s Joote.
Finally ber ey rested oo ia ten rrml piea
a the 3oor, Dd, leaning forrrcrd, & twet
oaed to tbe coadector acd taitl:
-PJea psci tip tbe tea wa: pe reUrh I
trao test careless eaotjgis twdrop."
"Certainly " repbd tc coadGeW. mtfe
pna, as be w-lbd to ths rear of tbe ctr w Kts
oai nu&iag. y sunpi to get ib roooey
Tbe cr tfJ cu-iy t nil of petsser, "so
ke r to ftn tb OKKxrj 003d. d tferr
ban -aaidtiarsxitiy let a bread tatA Kgm
cam isuk. Tie woajaa r vat m l le
fa, bwi tbe c3tof-!sr-eleasHt took -
skler2b"y ister.tffkd. Xen Tert Sea.
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Tlio AVay TTe Do It.
Lawyer Have you any opinioas regard
ing tbe puilt or innocence of tbe defendaut?
Possible Juryman 2u, sir.
Lawyer What havo you read about tiiis
case?
P. J. Ain't read nawthin' about it.
Lawyer Remember, you aro on your oath.
Do you mean to tell me that you haven't read
anything at all about a cat so celebrated as
this one?
P. J. Io, I ain't read nawthin' about it.
I can't read.
Lawyer Oh, I beg your pardon. You are
accepted. Philadelphia Inquirer
L'eware ot Imitations, there is (July Ono
SS&SSC
tomt'tvliat Aucicitt-
Jack Rapid (behind the pceisce examining a
coin suspended from the bracelet of the pre
miere danseose) Why, wliat a rare- coin!
Stamped with tho old Roman effigy too.
Where did j'ou Ret it
Rival Coryphee (in en audible whisjier)
She got it from Julius Ca?sar for a birthdsiy
gift. Philadelphia Press. -
A Trtt or MurUsiiumshlp.
First 'dan How far off can you hit a spit
toon? Second Man With a gun ? As far as I can
seo it.
First Man No: with tobacco spit.
Second Man Well, not quite to far.
Lowell Citizen.
The Trouble Wu in tlin Trr.
Indignant Guest Walter, this steuk is not
fresh.
Waiter Beg pardon, sir, it's fresh off the
Ice.
Indignant Guest Then tho ico is stale. Get
fresher ice. Texas Sittings.
All Klslit, I.'evertlielrM.
Marie Did tho marriage ceremony come
off nil right?
Louis1 Yes: still it can't baid that there
wasn't a b'Uu ia thrro- cdicto-c iluavy's
Weekiv
PURFLV a vegetable compound,
made entirely of roots and herbs
gathered from the forests of
Georgia, and has been used by millions
of people with the best results. It
CORES
All manner of Blood diseases, from the
pestiferous little boil on your nose to
the worst cases of inherited blooc
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Catarrh and
SKSfi - OlfKER
Treatise on Blood and SkinDueay maibl
tree Swift Si-ecifi Co, AtUata, Ga.
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