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ritalMi lfe$wMt imuflfirld grpuMfc I KICK UK II.1IL1 : ONLY TEH CENTS PER WEEK. $prinfirld grpublu- OLDEST DULY URGEvT CIRCULATION. tESI ADVERTISING MEDIUM. VOL. XXXIII NO. 43- jmtiji SPREXGFIELD, O., SATURDAY EVENING. PEBKUAltY 1!. 1S-.7. PRICE TWO CENTS. firi.fr EV f- WtATHER FACTS. Viiiitotoi teb ll.-Ohlo Fair weather, lower followed by hkber temperature Springfield, li, O., 1 19, 1SS7. J February WE HAVE Ransacked the house for odd coats and placed them to gether in one great pile. The remains from a year's selling are these. They're more pleasantly situated than they were, yet they show a certain amount oi discontentedness from the loss of their nearest and dearest friends, P. and V. To all whom an odd coat would interest ; to any man in full uniform with the excep tion of a brown, blue, gray or mixed coat, cut in style or out ol style, we commend an nn meltr tncrtpr-rinn nf rriPQf ' garments with prices ci in . tWO. SOme Once, SOme twice, I some three times. Not every size, thoutrh : you'll be twice suited to once fitted ; $i, $2, $3. $5. $6 and $S. Coats and vests are next added. Prices are being re vised to make easier selling and easier buying. A stroke of red ink shows the extent of the markdown. Some $5, SOme S-l. SOme St less tO make them gO quick and in- , 1.-1 j duce thicker CUStOm during a dull between-seasons month. Men's suits and trousers Monday. Separate Attention is called to bro ken lines and closed lots DrOUrfnt tO llgnt DV tne rum- , mafe of inventory, which are ' . i u J r r..i u ' iu uc nau iui nine cnuuyu iu , .!.. : '.r.t-t'.r.r, .t,r "Wkl- " '- ' who study economy m tne matter of men's, youths' and children's dress. We are in the midst of children's knee pant suits, in ... . . r . which we find but one suit of this, another of that, two of the other, and so on. Lots and sizes broken, but what are left are none the less de sirable as to looks and weara bleness, yet the price has to be taken down because you expect it. There are opportunities to buy boys' knee pant suits today which were not thought of yesterday. Next, boys' sailor suits Odds and ends are being cut in price to figures calculated to well nigh close them in a week. Kilt suits for littler boys, many odds in your favor. SivrintThpid : Onlvr One Price r s Clothiers. N E. G. WHITNEY, Solicitor of American and Foreign PATENTS AS COUIVSELJL.OR' IS ALL riTXNT M1TIHS. Room 5 Arcade Building, SfRLNOFlELD, O. Ilrmrli liearlen: Washington, D C; Lon Inn hug.? Paris, France. PAUL A. STALEY. Attorney and Expert IS 3PA.TEIVT CAJSES, SOufOITOB OF PA.TEST8. liooiu e .A-iviulo Untlcliiitr dr. j. t. Mclaughlin, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. KLMUIEDTO 10(5 West Main St, TMnphnne 4P. COAL! COAL1 wim. MEM & Ills. Limestone M.. sprlnstleld", U. Ti:U.l'UO.f 0. 135. w H "iiinTiim unnniu I SECOND EDITION HUE. ROSCOE C0NKL1W. AGAIN. He is to be President (of the New York Athletic Clnbi on the Death (Now Ex pected) of William B. Travers. Sllr t.mrvlrvr Is lo Ak tli l'ot for Lrav to Krlrnit Urr Nun High VntT!tmlinr- Ing at Chimpi Bv the oc Med Press Xmv ii.k. Ktb lW-lt was repotted on the stuck oxchance ) tMerd 1) tint 111 the ev ent of the death of IIII1111 It. Tra rrs tlie presidenc) of the New York athletic club would be offered to Kieoe ("onUliuj. .Mr. 'lraversis in BenniuH ami when last hearvl from was In a critical comlition. llltli V.V litem Cmrvi.o, Feb IS) The village of Cuin- niiiiKN III., near Chicago, Is prttt) well flooded out, water ha In risen eight inches .nice Thursda) night, compelling the street 'tars at One Hundred and fourth strett. Chicago, to stop running. The schools " blien ,tKlI, the water In the tlooiled portions of the town hail ilsen in Mime places ten inches since tlie daj pre loin. The watt r in the riv er had n-en a foot, and the ditches leading to it were crowded to their utmost caia"itv. The enatest suffering was In the northern part of the town, where th state of the water was Mich as to coinju'l a number ot families to Ieae their homes. SISTER CENEVIEVE. she 1 nnl. It Wldrr 1 lolil of lTf uliif". Ciminnvti, O. Feb. l'i special from Clnllicothe, Ohio, sas: Mster Genevieve, who recentlj ewred her con nection with the conent at Newark, Ohio, is here with Mrs. Malum-, an old friend "! fnner nun, who was with Mister U.enewexeln tlie com ent. There has bet u 1 ,u.n,al ot her religion: bister Genevieve pi f;Ntiiat a wider held of .iiserui- 1 ness awaits her in the world outside tne coin ent and slie has applied to the poi tor eave tu retract her wiws. Kilr smt.ii.Dp. Ivncvsth' Pa. Feb 19 The east . '., ,.i.i.r .i.! ...!, 1.,1. ,!,' ut.uini iirw" ....... ......w... road omke lu tnojiear coinus, eari f ,luirMr. The rear portion was run Into hv mlotl,t'r frelSht ,ram' wretking several cars and throwing them on tie west track, ine nvt bound lreight ran into tne wreck; xne result U'liig that two engines and tweut np CRTS" 0f these .rains were badlv w recked. o one injured. Concrews Today. Washington. Feb. 13 Hot e. Mr. Mat-son, of Indiana, from c mmittee en in valid pensions reported back the depeml- ut ih-hsioh wii. with the president's veto message thereon. He asketl that the report j be printed in the Keconl, and gave notice I that he would call the bill up for action Thursda next. Consideration of the veto message on tlie dedendent pension bill has bts.n postponed (131 to 311 until Thursda next. Storm nt l.otic Itranth. Iimi HiivNCii. Feb. 19. The storm last night was the heaviest that has visited this section of tho Xew Jersej coast in mon, iiHh. I lie wlml tore iliivtT. A lAflre I iiumlHT of telegraph wires and damaged several cottages m the course of construe- . ... . w. tion. The high ea inaile iniuads on Ocean aenuebum. nig stck on llittnl. Vvvv Hvvr. Feb. 1!'. The works ot the C.ood.vear metallic rubber shoe compa- ny at Xaugatuck will cloe down today for .:. :...!..... ..i t... , r...r.-i t.. , an indefinite period. The are reported to i have fl.500,OTO worth of l.nlshed stock on illnrf Oter the .to Washim.ton, Feb. l'i The house com mlttA on invalid pensions bill b unani mous vote decided to report back the de lieiiilent pension bill with recommendation tltat It lie passe.1 ov tr the president's v eto. Manslaughter. Ktw YtiiiK. Feb. 19 The jur in the case of Captain Unger, who kllleil August ltohle, has returne.1 a veniict of "guilty of manslaughter m the first degree." Kltht Iluurant St. Louis. St. Loi is, Feb. 19 At a m-ssioii of ritv ronncil last niriit the bill lmiur eisht !,.. .. . )...( ,.j i.imp fur i.kiruiv ami. hours as a legal da s plovedb the cit was pas se.1. SATURDAY'S PDLICE COURT. ire 1'ien.u t.niitv to it-r.ivinf sn.len . (.MMls. Rll.l ii.sriiteiite.1. lviei Ives the man arreste.1 on Thursilav 1.. !.,..i. Mir-lisl I'll. tin. ..Ii.ImIii lli., ..j irv'.. - J I tactofsclmg railroad brass to the Kast 1 street shops, was brought before t fie mayor this afternoon and entered i a 4!ea of guilt. Ives was the "in. utile man ior me oos, having ooiigui tons of contraband goods from tl.e joung- sters, which had bts?n stolen by tin m from theards. He gave the ofhters the tip , rJ" Vt " V," ffr. "' . "L 1 MAC iHii iliv. -.-.--, u.vn. mv. " " ' I 1 t. pieces and then he would tli-iiose of iL The particular charge to which he pleaded guilty was the selling of sit-hve pounds valued at S-i, knowing it to have been stolen from the .railroad companv. The major hxed tlie I sentence at S.iO and 20 ilaj.s in jail. S K hdwards, arresttsl last night for be ing drunk, was fined $"i and sentence stts pended on condition that he would leave town on the farst train, vvliich he promised lo do Young Mcdibliens, held on suspicion, waslttgo Itai klulta llenetlirt. rurstiaiit to announcement. Mr. (). 1'. Hradfonl. of the Champion Machine Co , fonuerl the well known American express agent, was married Thursda evening at the residence of the bride. Xo. 105.1'ussell street, Covington. Kv., to Miss Ixitne Meeks, an estimable voting lad of that cit. Mr. and Mrs. Ilradford arrived home at 0 o'clock last (Frida ) evuung. ami have gone to housekeeping on east Libert strett. '1 lie associates of Mr. Ilradford at tlie shop 1 presented him with an elegant sidtMioard ! and dining room stt. i Mnore Again lli.charKed Argiiuients were heaid before Squire Stout this morning in the celebrated Moore rape case, and the tleremuiit was dis charged, the squire not deeming; the evi denteof sufficient weight to justlf Ills be ing bound over to court. nn Ex-fount) 'treasurer V,m. S. fl OHIO LEGISLATURE. He-imit Hemloo, Slils-sn-venUi tlpnernl A srmbljr. O.I I Mill . Ftb Is bl-VVTF. House hill fur s-ile of Wabish and Krie caml considered and n ft rrt d to coiiiiinltie mi public works. IlilN passed. House bill forbpringtield to build tit) Inll and market house, limine hill cuing probate judges power to grant gem ral injunctions. Senate bill annulling the child libor law. fcemte bill defining the fees of sheriff" for Ipoardlng prisont rs. Hills introduced. linc lioiriis of edu cation power to oiiiipel the attendance of pupils. For the election of a president of the board of trustees of Adelbt it college, (.'lew lam! Hoi !-. Hills passed Ilnuse bill for thu nteiition and return of prisoners brought from another state as witnesses 111 caes of feloui House lull 1 reating justice coiirt in Clev eland Bills introdiH ed. The general appropria tion bill ll.r.oo.loJ). For the sale of piop ert) b) administrators when pttitioned for b two or more hurt. Hoard of elections in Cincinnati to control the billot loes. (.'.minion pleas court to dls.solve tertain cor ixrations on intitiou of three-fifths of the stockholders uisttad 011 one-hlth. The house defeated Hruuiback's bank bill. CONGRESS. fsnufl Spssinn r.irty. Intli Conre. Wv.MllM.TON, Ft I). If. SlVlf A number of bills were rejHirtisl and re ferred Creili ntials of Frank Hiscock. senator elect from New Vork. were presented. The substitute for tlie senate and house hills relitiw- to I'tali poljgamj was agftwl to, and the bill will be a la when signed bj the piesldint. The river ami harbor appropriation bill was taken up. b it not disposed of. Hoist bedate amendments to invalid pension appropriation bill were non-concurred in Senate amendments to sumlrj civil bill were pirtiallj considered. MORRIS IS FREE. The AlleiC' Murderer .if the lloutliettft Keleiuetl ntitl the lroet utlon Irlunlljr lrliutniletl. Charles Morris, the young colored man ' who was accused of the murder of old Mr. ami Mrs. Douthett and burning them with their farm residence, mar Xenia. last , then on trial for the murder of one of the old couple, but has been held in jail since .awaiting trial for the murder of the other, was rtleaseii last evening b Judge Hawes, on the security furuishetlb the father and i,hur..f Morns, whirl, is iie.arlv in elfwl I ,m jiw n recoinliance, to appear at next I ,.,,, .f ...mrf This Is suoo.ise.1 reallt to lia,, abaniloninent of the prosecution in theta.se. Morris w as an emplov e of the niunlertsl couple, and Ills actions mid talk on the , monilng of the nre ra.se.1 suspicions ii.at he had muniertsl tl.eagtsl couple, a id then. ? T '..'"L85 , ,.i!2.t "Lla,Ue I nan UICU llIC IH'U-. urine uu nun. I .1 . i''cr5 r. ."V "u"'. " i'.'l " f,. . '. "":' April, and who was aciultte.1 am r one oi i preM,tat,on at the First Lutheran church r3" INI! Mnk "" I'la'r ami Dtt soo the longest and most wtarisonie trials ever Kndav night to a verv large and highlj- - moiistaihe w hich 1 had been I held iii Creene coiiutv. wherein exwrt I , U . J ' S .. M5 ears accumulating, had a great jigged hole, M"mi3S ,T"e "UtotaI r:tbun,t, "' " ;-r-e ne,half was o.i fr.m. nil . r the stale, mid who was rendered with a finish, spirit and eifect i-wept aj, ami gone. I knew not whither. I IrfiMins lliai .'ii. aiiu ii iMitiiiii-ii twrnetrator still remains unexplained. LJET DDACC TUlCVC I OneAlre-.dyArre.ted nnd the Mime. ..ii Vlanj Others In 1'oHnalon or the Oltl. rer. Officers Xorton and N'lcklas.accompanied hv detective Sehultz. of Dav ton. went out! i , ....1. .tnr.l,. ,fl..r,u,n nn the ' lookout for some of the parties vv ho are said to have sold Israel & Son the brass. A..nr , to ulm h has ftnnHt liromrht the j ll'lij-vi, v.v.t . ..- . .. m-j n .... tn ....? aa Him rMstiipis nl fltnlen C(K1(k The' ofiicers have the names of ten i r eleven Imivs and voting men, who, if .' '. .. .....si tl CirtCII HlMi iia vviilif, invii, "" caught, will have to clear theirskirts of the i...enu. ..r off. r tlie lust neiultv for their charge or stiiur the just ptnaii lor "'eir ti-itisirressions Onlv one victim was m"- transgressions Onl one victim was cured In the raid vesterda, a oung main of is or l'i. named right McDermott. a famil name winch shines with great bril- "". ' "' ""'.; rested on hast strett. Wright was ar-' 1,lu F'1 "ur,u ""-"""-J"'"i' i from w.mlow son Harrison Mre't and ' ...its.. ".- s js CELEBRATING THEIR VICTORY. l'ul.llr leetln(;et Monit) Mcht t the tolore.1 Teople Over the l'nssnge of the Arnelt Illll x- ....t..,- ,. . i.ui.i .i u, u c.n,..t ..nil r.K.nla.st night to make arrangements for suitab. ctlebrating the passage of the Ar - p-ttljUL Such a meeting will, hovvever. oe iieni loiiiiuniM iiiiiu mis is .ur .rfcu- lar meeting night of tlie club, but this will be waiveil and the mts?ting made an open one. to which evcrbod interesttsl is in vited. Committees will doubtless be ap pointed charged w itli getting up a propt r nrogramint for stub a celebration and car- rung it into effect. Ihe occasion will he imjuIp ii memorable one. Tlie Oreenhackers In Cnmiltnt lun. Tvvent-two locat greenbackers mi t in consultation over the Central in irket houe last nurlit to selet t a delegate to the national i greenback comtntion at Cincinnati. Febru-i i .. ., .,- i. . .i ' ,.r.i..,li,.T a..,,. . ntw.ii nt fnipliiiinti plirii- 'art 21 and 21 W. A. Hame was chosen, but declined, owing to tlie fact that he ha 1 ., 1, , .1.,..,!.. r....r-..it n. .1 ;itI(.,a.tIl(. Knights of Labor of this cit iu a eouvention to be held at the same tune and place. 11. A. Aside was thin selet ted as the delegate. Cnurt llriefn Little business was done in the court of ,,, ,,ltfas toda. The c.se of McCune, Iannis X Gr.swolJ vs. W. II. Dickson, to set aside" a couvej ance. was argued and submitted to the court, but was not decided. Tlie case of Mar Tttt.le, executrix, vs Fannie A. Tuttle. a suit on tlie s ttlement of an estate, was argued and submitted. Next week the court will be otcupied witli criminal business. Suit fur Divorce. .1. J. Miller, Esq . as attorney for Kliia- beth Turner, tntereil suit tills afternoon for divorce from Levi Turner. The parties were married In Kajelte county and have one child, .Jessie, agisl four jears. tl. result of the union dross neglect of dutv and extreme cruelt are tlie grounds for the divorce. .lint Ixnrtlr Hlghl. Win. A. Ilrand ikM, Xh US. C. A. I! . lias instructed its delegates to vote for I). C. rutnam, of Springfield, for department commander of Ohm Urbana Citizen. ew 3illlinery Mure I Mr. II 15 Wragg hxs just njienetl up I witha full line of milliner goods in tlie room formerly occupied b Fulton A lllies, tast Maui street. Mr. Wragg's long experience in the business is sutlicient to gu irautee an excellent selecttd stock of . BniKU ff.r .i.,, .dles , ci1(K),e from His j formal ojienlng will not take plate until Hit in the sea-on, but lie has alreadj a choice stock from which to make selec tions. Itujers will tind it to their interest to call and examine his goods. Ar.,Mii. .niirder.l hut tlie misiert as to the ' ""' "c1.iR:..maiiu.i j......, .rsj...,c.j . . loncs 10 ine iione-painic school anil s ta cniell nuirdertsl. iiuitiieinsurv asioiue ,,.. iIs4,if resents a most accents- n.uieiti. n,.....L..r i ... ilson. H ,, Jack Lewsali K.L Benton . loiterinir tinned Saturda). as tljliig from persistent toda). but did notiiln,' oe)oml tlie .. . l.k.iiui.ue. iitninv. vuiiii uiivriik. liutirxi, wuilll 011111, HORRIBLE HICCOUGHS. Win. II. rgnl IkIiI, a Well-Knnun Cll lieii, nl Ieitlli' Ooor rom b I'eciillm MllllKl). Mr Win. II. Argabright. a well known methiuic of this cltv, and mill wright at the East street shops, Isljiiu mi) low at his residi nee in the Miatller building, north Market street, from a nial idj as ie- uhar as it is horrible. Mr Argabright lives with his wife, a pat it nt faced little lad, and his son. Win. . Argabright, n painttr. Mr. Argabright's genera health has been fair, but hve weeks ago he was taktn down with a fever and left the shop for his bed, to which he has bet n con imed ever since. A phvslclan wascilled in who pronoumed Mr. Argahright's illness a ft vt r of the low t pnus lorm. iwowetks passeil during whith he grew steadil) worse. Three weeks ago he became de lirious and vas vti vPM l w ith 101 1 nt llltroi f.lls. bmce that inoineiit until jesteniaj (Fnda) thev have not left him for a moment, dav or night, and unless speed relief is ob taiued winch now seems to have at last lietn found the man will hiccough himself into the grave. The spasnoilic motions incurred about six times to the breath, or a little ovt r 100 times to a minute. To a well person, it is Inconceivable that tlie unfor tunate man has during the last three wet ks hiccoughed over li.OOO times to the hour, or an aggregate of bttween 1,000. l00 and -t.OOO.ouo times since he was iirst attacked. During this time his sufferings have been terrible. N either night or day has afforded linn a moment's rest or an Instant's Immu nit from tlie terrible scourge. The hic coughs were of great violence, and racked ami tore him In a wav that was pitiable to behold Dr. AI 1'oUer was hnallv. called after the first plivslcian had proved jxiwerlessto be of anj assistance, and estertla about noon slf'IHIIHi IN llltKAMMI tho hiccoughs, at least temporaril. Totla Mr. Argabright Is somen hat better, but he is still so low that the slightest change lor the w orse w ould prov e fatal. During the continuance of the strange inalad ever imaginable rimed was tried. The many friends of Mi. Argibright and his faiuil unite in tlie hope that he ma recover. "RUTH, THE MOABITESS." Contain Ilrllllnntly llpnderr.l t-.teiitnc to r I,urce Audience. The t harming cantata of "Kutli. the joilhitess" received its second successful which were unmistakable. The choruses. interpreted b about lift voices, were e- client, ami me soios were snug most st-, nsi.iuj "j ii iimi,. ""' ;uh ..,.-. r (Soprano) "' " " ' Mii Jessie L Wolt Rutli.ic.i.traltoi Jlrs i. eo I rrankenberg "I'l'er up looktti nice a smrm-swepi tlls Carrett t. liiiiatt trht. and its baldness was cruellv emiiha- "oa llltssot oali tint Reaper, (Tenor) Oeo.r frankeuberg Jewish Maiden, (Sopranoi . Mrs. Mary llllams ' Pro! A .Mammes ""'"i, , performance, , , nhctai'cy. dlwctlnn "d untir g zeal and cntliisn, f Prof. Davidson. Mr. I.ute Fntricenberjr and I Ml. Miij Xelso.. R!nf..l the Choruses ble coiublnatioii of light and heavy music I and is ver.v su'table to an audience mixed ' .....,'.,... . .... .i" as ... t. ....... i.r.s. Parties fiom Iltllt fontaine are urging iroiessor uaviusou 10 prouuee ine caiuata there, with the same chorus and soloists. IT IS A LAW. The Hill Aiitliarliing the Itj to Isone Mxrket Sennle. Hnnse liomU 11ns Pnsse.1 the The bill prepased b Citj Solicitor Sum mers and submitted fur approval at the last meeting of the cit council, authorizing the j issue of S150.000 worth of bonds for the S-.-..WS.. v.UVVs. ........ .-. s...... .. .... market house and c.t building puriKhs. ' ... . . ... i rul the legislative gauntlet and became a i . . . . .. , .. ..,. .. law inside of three das. Yesterda it passetl the senate without reteiving a single . negative vote. It went through the house i., a single dav. aNo. without a single word or vote of opposition, 'ihe c.t sohcitor. tor fear the bill .night strike a snag somew litre, weni over io toiumuus hlm-elf esterday. but found it in no danger. If a two-thirds v"tecan be secured for tlie resolution providing for a special elet lion, that subiei t and the iinestion of whether Snnngheld wants a police judge can be submitttsl to a vote an time after i '' ' "' " J,T af 'mI, he tC.S?hee! held Tun members of the council are otll oi lue cilv, mi it win rtsiuire ine vine of ever one of the other members, except one. to puss the measure, vote is necessar. as a two-thirds BAD COLLISION. llrAy mill ItucKT Come T.ieether with a Inlelire. While Mr. Win Snyler, a memlier of the wealth famil of Sndcrs living west of the citv. was sitting in Ids bugg in front of Fa liter's west Main street grocery, one . Of Dana llowmaiis heavv dras came along and caught one of the bugg wHtsel-. and badl twisted the axle. Mr. Snvder. as up in arms in an instant anil wanted to make it hot for the driver. Olllcer Mast happened along and was asketl to arrest the latter, but on Investigation d'scovered that Mr. nderhail allowed his bugg to st mil too far out In the street, not allow ing sufficient room for the passage of a wagon out side the railronl track, ami that the driver had hugged the track tight and did what he could to escape the calaiuit. He ,k,iMiii..itlt liinile no nrrist lint It ts ....,i.-i,..i nm sv.i. r .nit i,niiif.nit fop ...M. . l"" sy..j..v. ..... .. damatfes. Mnv.ir'it Court. Iu Ma or's court r nda af tt rnoon, Cha. Hocking, tlie coioreil barber who stole the cigars from Fred Sehluter's baker on Limestone street, and then tried to jump through the glass door, anduho was tracked bv a trail of blood around the square, was lined SJ"i and tosts and given J0 das m jail l'at Kane and Jas lterrv. drunk and dis- 'orderl, and Tims. Connors, drunk, were each nneil one anil costs E'he Valtntine, tlie degraded white wom an, charged with the larcen of some corn in connection with her dusk paramour, was dismissed tn Heiinett, who was previous! bound over to court, was brought before the iuaor esterda afternoon, changed his plea to guilt of petit larcen j, and was given Si", and costs and JO das in jail. 111. I s,.t t.et the Men. Chief Walktrwent down to Osbom this morning to see at unit the men reported ar rtsted tin re, but found that the had been discharged sometime esterdi. The Os tium authorities not thinking the evidence sufficient to hold them. Starke) X .c.iw.len. Of tl e Arcade Hoot and Shoe House, sold last vear iiiuct tliousiml, the result of retailing at wholesale prites. Vt HI tt ill I ,a.llli7vV1MC"lfr CONE CMIMERIXC. An Attempt to Light a Cigarette Over a Lamp Meet3 With Very Disas trous Eesults. . I os Almost Ineslliiirthle Not n Cent of Inmiriiire on the I'r.iperty. V .tin nt try Mih-t rlptl.ois Are In Order. Four or five evenings ago I was suztd with a wild desire to smoke a cigarette. I don't smoke eiguittos as a rule, or as a bevtrage, but purel as a solace. 1 cant smoke tin. m graufull, iitlur, liki a prututd iliuli) with pluit of leistue and an unoccupietl lot under his hair, borne fellows can light a cigarette and inhale about a .ard and a half of the fumes of burniiu paier and orphaned cigar stumps into their bre ithe di pal tmeut and then t -lel it In a long, straight, gra streak that stands out in front of them and reaches half w 1 aiross the lot. I can't do this Once when 1 was a little bov, with no possessions but one siisnMider anil an ttkerated tooth, a brothi r of mine told me it was more fun to inhale a cigintte than aiithlng He gave mea"Siveet CaiKir.il" and tin n went into j an adjoining room. Aliout half in hour later he was summoned in haste to the bed side of a sick rtlative. It was me. I was sltkerthan sickness He came in with a freshlwiiiened "iiiileon his face, and looked on me as 11a on the vtrge of ettrnit. He asked me did 1 inhale tlie cigarette. I told him no. but tint I had done the best I could I had chewed it up tine ami swal lowed It. I lieggisl him to believe that I I had tried to inhale it, but it was too big to go into in lungs. He said he didn't mean for me to inhale the cigantte it-tlf. but just the smoke. I asked him wh he hadn't said so in the Iirst place in tune to' save in life? I Hut 1 didn't start out to tell aliout cigar ettes, at all. 'I he other night 1 wanted to ! smoke one, however, and didn't have an I matches bo I placed the cigarette In in I lips and stuck it over the top of the lamn chunnev. In an instant theie was a crack- I ling sound and a wild, lierce flame I leaped half wa to the celling. I ' started back In affright. and ' then went to trie looking glass. What I ' I was comparative! barefooted our and aim e the mouth nini is a uniiuion uni nan a loai betttr than no loif at all. but half of al iiioiisUslie is worse than anvthin ' vou evert sail imt..iitit i t n tout M.,,. I.alf nf ... L ..".' '' . , ':V ","1-""1 "' " I sized b the rank, tropical lilxuriint growth of bur on the other side. V.iturall, I am ""' t,1,Kl looking I wt nt into a photograph B'"t'r mice aml tlie sight of tlie back of my iieau niohe me iieau rest ltui v on can ( imagine how much worse than usual I looked with one side of my nasal foliage swtnt awav hv the detourlll element. Loss, Si. 000, no iiisiiraiiie. I COIlslllteil lilt famill lilrlier. He he- this juncture the leuler will please burst forth into wild, demoniacal laughter) I '"" v." "'. "....-" -.!- t.i ciiuiueo iiiwi ineinairanii loin mm lo look I at the wreck of in former self. He told I me to trot out the wreck. I pointed at the smoldering ruins and tottt ring timbers of, mv late moustache and bowed 111 head ' He asketl me how it happened. I told him I I was trjing to light a cigarette. He said 1 was I fool enough to think that moustache I was long enough to light a cigarette with? j Whetherjie was a humorist or a craz man I don't know. The distinction is trilling. I asked him could hedo anthing forit put piece in. or face it. or an) thing of that sort.' He said mv but he did not share .frit tlu 1uvtknn.iuiiw flint I full I In na - the df f esndeiic that I f e t. He was ciieernil lie even latighe.1 nuietlv once or tnice Fmallv 1 e said that it would have w' rinaii, i esaui mat u vvoiiui nave to come off or eNe I must wear the othtr side in a bib. I told him to take it off. He tunied up the gas and niblied his hand alnngtheupperlipfor a tiuie.iliiringwhicli I discovered that he liked cheap cigars and was addicted to handling tlie cat. Finallv, he said ver gravel that as far as he conld dist over, the site hadn't been injured b the accident and that with care and time. I could raise anotl er en;, .. the same spot Finallv the bartiti took up a razor. ,M,ir,i; ,i.ti i.. ti... -i,-.ir n...i .in vvhelteil it a moment on an otisolele n ., i fr, ,, .. ,a " , f ,., ' MlWnber' The awful dee.1 wa., done. I r". ..r-.aUhe rnet?ioi:!nthe glass Then I la back and convalesced. v hat 1 had seen made t ver hair on my lit ad stand still with wounded pride. This thing ol going buefooted below the nose is a nuisanco that cannot lie too strong! condemned. M npiier lip looked simp! abnormal iu Its u ikeduess and 1 was strongl tempted to purchase a Jirse for it. It ecmiil to Is' a full octave hi length from one end to the other, with severat minor passages. I'reviottsl it had been si 'airs with a diminished seventh. I asketl the harbtr whtlher it would 1 grow again. He said it would under ordi- n tr conditions. l answt red that I tlidn t I care ., fr it tlitre .vs. muler the noe- Then I sallied forth into the cold atmos- phere. with a turiotis feeling that 1 was e- posing more than good hri cding im rmitted 1 hid i sneaking feeling that ni ap- lx'.arante on the street would create a social levoitition, ami cause the throbbing of coiiimineto cease temporaril. rora moment I actu ill felt jubilant. Thehrst part I met was a g. nth man who had somtthlug of mine, but who ordinaail acted with as much insolent e as though the obligation vvt re the otlur wa. The tiling l' linl "I mini) was a note good for 90 , ...... .. , tins. It was better for 'Hi dav s than most an thing else. He had held it for a good deal longer tlian that, but I was not dis posed tn civil at such an old visitor at our house as he was veil. 1 exiiected that I would liesochaugtd b tlie bereavement of in moustache, that he wouldn't know me. Hut lie did He was onto me bigger than a wnlf in !(ss than no time. I don't even be lieve'that he knew aiivthing hail hapiiene.1. Anj how, he sanntiicd up and nude a re mark about the weather ver), ver) hot weather the kind of hot weather that the Vniversalists don't belli ve in. Then he asked me If I could do anj thing for linn, that dav. 1 told liim no nothing, unless it was to grant an extension of time on the note. He imimrtuiied me. mil 1 pointed tragi. ail) to the sc ir on in) f ice where in) moustache had once been and asketl linn what le meant b) tackling a man who had just stist lined a personal loss Hevanked out the note and isunting at the figure on it. askesl what was mj per sonal loss to hi-. We then parted, I in) wa) and he mine. I liegan to hive some doubts about tlie social revolution and the commerce throb business s,rtrai jH-tiple whom I met passed me bj with a nod. just as though everv tiling was alioitt as usual, thank Ou. Hut tinali) I saw iu-t ahead of me, coming in mv direction, a girl on whrm I had been secretlv absent that i, gone for some tune past. Mini) she would discover something unusual iu nt) apiearance. 1 came to a dead halt before hu u i.. ........ . ... tier mill strut k an attitude. I ft It at that i' -taut as though in upper lip was as big as a dinner plate and was cut too low in the neck to Im n-ieclable blie looked at me a momiiit and thtn said with a "thrt-f little in lids" giggle- ' Oh, si, vou've been having our mous tache shaed up tr trimmed, haven't 0ll'.'" 'I rimmed' (.reat Texas' M uper lip was as bald that moment as the photograph of a pint of Alderne milk Tlien she continued prettil, "Vex time ou have a moustache, dear, raise some hair on it and wear It pompadour. Da day." I da-da-ed. I am now open to sugges tions from friends as to the best wa to ac crue a moustache. I have purchased a barber's book on moustaches tutltled "Ev er man his own raiser." It is said that b its ue an man can learn to shave himself without the Use of a beard. Ci.i.H)LhT. CHANCINC THE STREET NAMES. Tlie Street Comnillee to lltporl nt et Meeting nt C.iunrll. A meeting of the strett committee was held .it the olhte of the cit engineer FruU) night to further consider the mat ter of changing the names and if possi ble arrive at some agreement. 'I here were present Messrs. Hanika. Funk, Thomas, K. T., Koru and Ackerson, a niajont of the committee. fiernh. Heindl and Cit Fngineer Moler were al present The color business which had Nt 11 proposed to Mr. Iliirnett's siib-10111-mittee the night before w as the subject of a gre it deal of merriment, and man were the jokes cracked at its exense. It was found that it would besimpl Impossi ble to get the colors so adjusted that all tlie Irish shout 1 have green and none orange, that the red head and blue-head beer should be properl recognized, as well as all other interests. After discussing the matter thorough the committee arrived at a deitslonand will rejxirt at the meeting Tuesda night. The committee was unanimously in favor of using numbers for the north and south streets, as west First stnet, east First street, etc., and the letters of the alphabet for the east and west streets. The favor, as in ail plans proposed, leaving Main and Market streets as now named and begiuning with them in naming and num ber. In this there is no difference from tlie plan mentioned in Fridays IU rim ic. The engineer was instructed to go ahead and prepare a plat giving two or three strettson each side of Mam and Market streets, with their present names and the proposed names. This, the engineer did this morning. On tills plat, Columbia street is north A street: N'orth street, north II street: High street, south A street; AVash uigton strict, south 11 street; Center street, west First street; Factor street, west second street. Limestone street, east First street; Spring street, east Setond street. Calling the east and west streets "streets," instead of "ave nues." was a mere oversight, and the latter w ill lie agreed upon for the report. . Ver like!, too, the committe will report in fa vor of beginning with Fisher and Winter streets as west First street. Instead of Cen ter. Tuesday night the committee will make thilr report in accordance with this pro gramme, and offer for adoption a resolution instructing the committee to go ahead and assign the names to the different streets. The matter of numbering the houses was also Informal!) talked of, and the universal opinion is in favor of changing to the Phil adelphia plan of too to the squire, but no report will be made at this time. THE TRIGGER. tegular Weekl) Practice Mntch rrlilny Afternoon. The Springfield Shooting club held Its! regular weekl practice shoot Fridav after-' noon at its range. Some ven fair work was done, Mr. Henry Croft, senior, espe cial! distinguishing himself. The coudi tions were 200 jards off-hand, possible 100. Following is the score . Henri Croft. Jr T ; 9 S T S 9 7 fi-73' 9 7-SO 4 tv-i" I 5 P-t.S b 10 w j j.errln 10 5 S 9 47 7 S 3 ASM J'C Trimmer -h t s t 5 K. Slack 5 i S S 3 1 s J7 I S Trimmer 7 in 9 5 3 s 6(1 G b 4 3-& J S. Lessner. 6 4 J II. Duke 7"t. t.-f 5 i IU 7 1 Henry Croft. Sr s Hi s In lo n lo s-s 10 10 10 7 s 7 10 S 10-J OHIO SOUTHERN SHOPb AFIRE. Another Sinnll Hlme nt the Shops Last lcht, 1 roln nn Kxplo.le.1 Lump. The Ohio Southern people seem to be in hard luck. Their partly reconstructed round house was ablaze again last night Shortl) before 7 o'clock, the whistles at tlie shops sounded the alarm, which put the Central and Southern bo) s in readiness to rescind before the telephonealartn was sent in. Hox 24, corner High and York.was then struck. The men from both houses got out in good time and shape, and made tlie run without an) accident. A second alann was turned in from the box itself, which caused the men at the other houses to get read) in case a third alarm was struck. The blaze was plalul) seen from the Central house before the department started and was found, on arrival at the Southern shops, to lie hi the pump house. Three lines of hose were stretched and the blaze got under control in a very brief time. One side of the building was con siderahl) charred, but the officials sa) this morning that the damage will not amount tooverSJ".. The fire w as caused b) the explosion of a lamp hanging on the wall. COUNTY DINNER Serve.1 on VVnshinsttin'n lllrthtlny at Teinperniit e Hull. i Some of (.eorge v ashingtons children are going to serve a grand dinner at Temperance hall next Tuesda). Word has reached tlie committee hav mg charge of tlie matter from all parts of the count) and citj of turke)s. chickens, roast beef, boiled ham, bread, butter, cream, milk, salad, pies, cakes, canned fruit, etc , that will be brought in Altogether an immense amount of provision is coining enough for four or hve hundred people. Dinner' will be served from 11 o'clock until late In the afternoon. Arrangements will be made to st at about one hundred at a time. The' price will be onl) J5 cents In the evening a mush and milk supper will be served. Resides the supper there will be a Martha Washington social and old folks' concert all for Uric One feature of the da) and evening will be the Martha Washington costumes worn b) the ladles. A general good time. Ever) bod) invited. The I eailers. Tlie "Unardman A (Ira)" pianos, and the "1'alace" org ins are surel) the leaders among the piano and organ family, for ever) mnslcian and every society w ho Uses these renowned instruments, or hears mem vnluntaril) praises them. It F. Brandoui A Co are wholesale and retail dealers in these widely and favorabl) known instru ments. txraawii l I m.p T .Ln .lw i im Athur fmm.it It-, mm pissige that refrains from publisliingSund a) iu uisij ai t tl vvliis- uuiiiai in iriii I OPENING MONDAY, FEB. 21, '87. :vkv SPRING DRESS GOODS A large varitt at the most moderate prices. Ginghams and Prints. New Sati t us, about Wednesda. this week. New- Hamburg Embroideries. MURPHY&BRO. 4S VM1 5( MUESTONE 9T. II. C. 1.1 ON. Tiiro. num.. HDFIL&LYON RELIABLE FOOD PRODUCTS 0 AND KVMILY SUPPLIES. The Ilest Canned and Bottled Goods. Slilttlj Pure and First-ClaM (iiKpds, at Lowest Prices. The Late C. T. Ward Grocery, J7 AVEST MAIX ST., Corner of Center, Springfield, 0. OUTER'S CKl FIIKVTEU HATS! STIFF AND CRUSH. T.IUI.GUGENHEIM OLD RELIABLE J. D. SMITH CO. JOLOBK BULLDING. Curner We.t Hlgli Ht. nnd Walnut Alley, ! AND STATIONERS. Blank Book Work ail Legal BUakia Sprvrially. Genuine G orga'8 Bank Very finest. Kxtra large thick strips. Ho'Hud Herring b) the single one or keg. We have the Iirgest and best Xo. 1 Shore Mackerel iu tlie . it). Try our Small Spiced Pickles, 0LY Lie I'ER iJUAKT. Choice- Mixed Pickles and a verj fine line of ltottlol Coo-ts. New ork Cream Cheese : we keep only the vest. Fane) Groceries a speclalt). S. J. STRALEY & CO. 10 VM1 IK KXST HIOU STKKKT, Tree Delivery. Telephone 43. DENTISTRY. OR. J. C. OLDHAM. DENTIST. OPERATIVE DENTISTRY A SPECIALTY. No. 9 E. Main Street DR. A. A. BLOUNT Would respectfully announce that ht !iad resu nctl the practice ot DentHtry la thll city. Office and Residence. No. 185 South Limestone St, Dr. Frank G. Runyan, DENTIST. W Rooms In Buckingham'. BuIldlng.OT.r.. M-.Murphy.lt llro.'.3tore.-e P93IM attrition gt ran to ttn prerTlo o nstur te-th EDWARD Y. AVAKD, GARDENER, KIM Iitlt -A.t nut. nnHell, O. Pninlnc (Snipe Vines, Fru't and Par tial Tiees a S.ecialtj. fS'Kttlmates Riven for vimllni;. Sodttlnf, hicmaUuc.f. TODAY innni ninnrnn DUIWDIIIULmD t:s:ej POINTERS it ltKit,- uuv tin tittei ii. oi rtmtste, m tnr scriptural sense, and the word though it ni4v notinit barjily ts seldom out of plare .bI.I issues. iiiliil !AV xtsl tXM Ci tntrnest. Fancy Grocer