State Ledger

KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST. The three banks of El Dorado have on deposit $700,000. Kansas now has 500 creameries skimming stations and cheese factories. A perceptible shock of earthquake was felt at Mound City at 9 o'clock of January 3rd. One firm at El Dorado paid out $4,000 to farmers for poultry the two weeks before Christmas. Judge A. W. Dennison, of Butler county, has just marketed 221 full fed 3-year-olds for $9,764.17. James P. Webster, the Mitchell county farmer who recently died, was a nephew of Daniel Webster. The Rock Island ice house at Hering ton has been doubled in capacity. It now has room for 2,000 tons of ice. The Shawnee county poor commissioner has among his "regulars" George Washington and William K. Vanderbilt. The town of Pratt is so completely filled that a vacant room could not be found in which to hold a poultry exhibit. The Elks of Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Missouri and Arkansas, held a joint gathering in Joplin, Mo., on January 8. John Lindsey, a rural mail carrier of Atchison, built a postoffice on a light spring wagon, with mail pouches and equipments, glass windows and a stove. The supreme court has decided that the officials of penal institutions have full authority for transferring convicts from the Hutchinson reformatory to the Lansing prison. B. F. Williams, who has been connected with the Santa Fe freight department for nearly 19 years, has resigned the place of chief clerk to Assistant Freight Agent Maegley. A force of men are building a new Rock Island depot at Enterprise in place of the one that was destroyed by fire last month. The new depot will be a frame structure, larger and better finished than the old one. A farmer near Argonia has 80 acres of sandy soil which was considered almost worthless, having failed to raise either wheat, corn or oats. He then tried fruit and has better profits than others have on good grain land. At the home of O. N. Gray in Jewell City, a little boy sat down to his Christmas dinner in company with his father and mother, his two grandfathers and his two grandmothers, and his great grandfather and great-grandmother. A poor man in Auburndale, who has been helped by charitable people for many years, has this year bought five or six lots and built a house. He paid for it with his own earnings while his wife worked for neighbors to make the living. The death of Judge M. S. Adams, who was speaker of the house of the Kansas legislature of 1862, brings up reminiscences of that session. Nearly all the members of both house and senate in 1862 have died. Among them were John J. Ingalls, P. B. Plumb, Sol Miller, C. K. Holliday, Sam Lappin, Thos. A. Osborn, G. W. Smith, C. V. Eskridge, P. B. Maxon and Geo. A. Reynolds. Of the survivors are F. P. Baker, D. M. Valentine. Alex Banks, who was chief clerk, still lives. No other survivor is just now recalled to memory, if there be any. During December more than $100,000 in life insurance was written by agents in Ottawa. Most of it was of the endowment kind, with heavy premiums, the sort that is taken as an investment. The Fort Scott flax tow mill is running on full time, employing 20 men, the farmers receiving from $2 to $3.25 for their flax straw. A $20 bill issued by the First National bank of Hawaii, at Honolulu, showed up ih the counting of cash in a Wichita bank. By a decision of the supreme court where a pro tem judge is appointed to try a case at a certain term of court and the case is continued to the next term the judge pro tem has jurisdiction. The Johnson county teachers' association presented Miss Edith Barnett, the county superintendent, $a handsome silver tea set. Attorneys will ask the legislature to extend the term of the appelate court another year, for the exclusive work of closing the cases in hand. The mother of Dr. Mitchell, at At chison, is 84 years old. She was married at 14 and now has ten living children, 120 grandchildren, 120 great grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren. She still rides horseback to church. D. Tennyson, a farmer of Marshall county, put twenty tons of clover hay in his barn loft 20 years ago. This winter he is feeding that hay. It is bright, but has settled down to a compact mass and requires cutting to handle it. Mr. Doom, of Verdi, shipped a carload of alfalfa seed and got $2,000 for it. The state treasury received $87,000 from county treasurers in one day recently. Lieut. Governor Richter has appointed Charley Sessions his private secretary. J. A. Newman, chairman of the Santa Fe telegraphers, has moved to his farm in Oklahoma. There is in prospect a new Missouri Pacific link between Marquette and McPherson. Senator Henley, of Lawrence, is in favor of using convict labor in improving country roads. Osawatomie voted bonds to the amount of $40,000 to build waterworks by a vote of 216 to 106. The mining products of Kansas in 1000 are estimated by Professor Haworth at $18,222,028. Miss Jessie Morrison, of El Dorado is visiting her sister, who lives on a farm in Butler county. Assistant Secretary of State Hill P. Wilson is about to publish a book of biography of Kansas men. The Christian church at Newton is out of debt and is able to raise the pastor's salary another $100. Hugh Cameron, the Lawrence hermit, having had his house burned four times, has dug a cave to live in. Grandmother King, of Minneapolis, now 104 years old, lives with her son, Rev. J. L. King, who a grandfather. The milling plant of Joseph Oliphant & Co, in Cooper Hollow, near Galena, is burned. The loss is $500, insurance one-half. Near Jamestown Clarence Hartwell fell on the ice while hunting and his gun exploded tearing his foot so that amputation was necessary. John Mahan, of Abilene, judge of the court of appeals, proposes to remove to Seattle to resume law practice. He has lived in Abilene 30 years. The proposed new election law to prevent a name to appear as a candidate on more than one ticket on the blanket ballot, is already prepared. The Nicholson plant at Iola is to have four more furnaces containing 1,200 retorts. This will cause an increase of 100 men to the force required. The jury in the district court of Allen county rendered a judgment for $400 against a doctor for malpractice, the patient having sworn that his broken leg was set "cattawhopperd." The commissioners of Butler county paid the cost of the Jessie Morrison trial, $5,500, and passed a resolution favoring a new trial and insisting that Miss Morrison be vigorously prosecuted. The habea corpus suit to get Mrs. Carrie Nation out of the Sedgwick county jail was filed, tried, and habea corpus denied by Judge Dale, being disposed of in a few minutes. The petition for a writ was then taken to the court of appeals but Judge Dennison said it would be impossible for that expiring court to take up the matter. The first settler of Lincoln township, Dickinson county, located his claim in 1859. During his journey in a wagon to the claim, with his wife and baby, the wagon upset and his baby was killed. His nearest grist mill was at Council Grove, and he only got at that mill 150 pounds of flour for his load of 18 bushels of wheat. His name is Henry Whitley, now a prominent citizen of Solomon city. Major Wm. Bishop, formerly of the 20th Kansas, now major of the 36th infantry, writes to his brother in Salina, that after he is mustered out he will remain in Manila and practice law. Fort Scott and Bourbon county officials divide the revenues from liquor sellers between the city and the county treasuries. Two farmers took loads of wheat to market in Wilson, one of which weighed 119 bushels and 50 pounds and the other 128 bushels and 40 pounds. Topeka is to have a plant for the manufacture of portable x-ray machines, static machines and lightning rods. Thirty men will be employed. Columbus sends out a denial of a smallpox tale sent from there. It is now claimed that there are are only 25 cases in Cherokee county instead of 200. R. F. Morrow, son of Bob Morrow, the older hotel man, and his father-in-law, J. J. O'Rourk; both of Lawrence, have purchased the Throop hotel in Topeka for $80,000. December 26 was the heaviest in Wichita in point of receipts of hogs at the stockyards this season. About thirty carloads, or in the neighborhood of 2,000 hogs were unloaded and sold. Judge M. S. Adams recently died at his home in Cannon City, Colorado. He was a member from Leavenworth of the Kansas legislature, and speaker of the house, in the sessions in 1862 and 1868. He was later a candidate for member of congress, at the time of Sidney Clarke's last nomination and election. Something New in the Philippines ---Rebels Sent to Guam. Manila, Jan. 9.—General MacArthur has ordered the deportation of Generals Ricarde, Del Pilarfi Mizon, Lanera and Santos to the Island of Guam. Nine regimental and four subordinate officers with eight civilians, including Trias, Tecson and Mabini, notorious as assistants of the insurrectionists have also been ordered to be deported. It is General MacArthur's intention to hold most of the active leaders of the rebels, who have been captured, in Guam until the resumption of a condition of peace has been declared. The first municipal election was held successfully at Baguio, Province of Benguet. The Igorrotes took part in the election. The Filipinos in Manila have been enjoying recently a novel experience, in the holding of free, open political meetings. Most of the adherents of these meetings were made by former officers of the insurgents all of whom asserted that the best way of securing personal liberties is to accept the liberties by the constitution and government of the United States, which is what an American sovereignty stands for. The audiences were greatly interested and many of these attending the meetings signed the federal party declaration. The construction of a rebel prison at Olongapo, in addition to those at Manila, will be begun shortly. Five Hundred Miners of Gallup Gallup, N. M., Jan. 10. Five hundred coal miners of the mines of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company are out. Work is the mines was suspended several days ago pending negotiations. The trouble is said to have originated in orders issued by the company discharging members of a recently organized union. General Manager Kebleer declared that under no circumstances would the demands of the union be granted or any of the strikers be re-employed. A labor leader predicts a general strike in all the southwestern mines. To Settle China Matters Here Washington, Jan. 10.—At the suggestion of Minister Conger at Pekin negotiations have been going on looking to the removal from Pekin to Washington of the negotiations between the powers on the subjects of indemnities and commercial treaties. There appears to be no reason to anticipate serious objection to the transfer, as most of the powers have appreciated the obstacles at Pekin in the way of an agreement on the two subjects of indemnity and commercial treaties. Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Stock New York, Jan. 10.—A rumor has bobbed up again to the effect that the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroad will eventually become a part of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad system. The story flew around eastern markets persistently. While this rumor could not be confirmed, the stock was in demand and advanced to 40. For some time there has been considerable activity in this stock, and it recently rose from 36 to 40, afterwards declining to 37%. Omaha Reaching Out. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 8.—Omaha is to have a new auditorium with a capacity of seating 20,000 people. The auditorium company has concluded a deal for the purchase of a block on Howard street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, for a consideration of $55,000. The structure will cost $200,000, and considerably over half that sum is already secured, with pledges in sight for the balance. Six Feet of Snow in California Yreka, Cal.. Jan. 7.—The snow storm has passed all previous records, seventy-two inches having fallen since Thursday evening evening and it is still snowing furiously. Buildings are falling in under the tremendous weight. North and south bound trains, epgines and snow plows are snowed in at different places in the country on the line of the railroad. Arrest of Suspects. Manila, Jan. 10.—Several insurgent camps have been captured and destroyed recently in various districts of Luzon and Larro. One camp was captured in the mountains of Marinduque. A scouting party of the Forty-sixth regiment captured a core of ladrones near Pilang. Arre's of suspected insurgents continue numerous in Manila and its vicinity. Worse Than Boer Rebellion. London, Jan. 9.—The Daily Express which continues to publish instances of English and other European contracts for iron works going to the United States, announces the probability that an American syndicate will provide a summer steamer service on the Thames. "This American invasion," it says, "is much more serious than the Boer invasion of Cape Colony, but it served the Britishers right for their discouragement of inventors and progress F!FTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Reapportionment Bill Passes the House as Kansas Wants it. NINETEENTH DAY The senate resumed business without the appearance of a break in its proceedings. The senate received a message from the president regarding the report to the war department in regard to irregularities in the (u)ban postal affairs for the reason that prosecution, are being initiated to bring the senate back to report the report should be made public. The senate without a word of comment gave the army reorganization bill precedence over the ship subsidy bill. In the house Mr. Mr. instead (Pa.) offered as a means committee to inquire into the alleged abdgrendition of the right to vote in Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Carolina, and report the facts to the house. The senate will consider the resolution by a vote of si to S1. TWENTIETH DAY. Senator Harris (Ks.) introduced a resolution directing an investigation by the interstate commerce committee whether there now exists a restrain competition in transportation rates over lines between the Mississippi river and the Rocky mountains. The commission to represent the senate. Senator Harris by resolution would call upon the president to send the senate copies of all instructions to officers of the government in the Philippines since such officers have been conducting the war. Mr. Hill (Ct.) and Mr. Levy (N. Y.) each have bills before the government to maintain the legal tender of silver on a parity with gold. Senator Harris fitted to congress on additional deficiency estimate of $3,000,000 for army substance. TWENTY-FIRST DAY. After disposing, by reference, of some resolutions on the calendar, the senate took up the plea of Senator Hearl said that one solider to each 1,000, the senate was not excessive, that his opposition to the bill came from the policy of military control of the Philippines. He then sent the entire population. Senator Hearl then offered a resolution provoking the senate to fight to the death of their entire population. Senator Hearl then offered a resolution provoking the senate to fight to the death of their entire population. Senator Hearl then offered a resolution provoking the senate to fight to the death of their people. In the debate in the house on Mr. Olmstead's resolution southern members declared that suppression of the negro vote in the south was a violation of the constitution, and was finally referred to the census committee. TWENTY-SECOND DAY. The senate passed the two bills which ratified the treaties with the Cherokee and the Creeks, with amendments which send the bills back to the legislature. The senate also wishes of the tribes in relation to mineral leases, and as to townsites. Senator Pettigrew, with dilatory tactics, prevailed over the senate, which would advance the business of the senate. The senate passed the bill extending the mining laws to saline lands, making them subject to location and purchase under the mining laws. Senator Bacon introduced a resolution declaring every document in any department of the government is subject to the call of the senate. He also introduced a bill will certainly reach conference this week. The house continued its debate upon the reapportionment bill, Mr. Littleton, of Maine, making a two hours' speech in defense of his state's quota; during which he had a number of sharp exchanges with Mr. Hopkins, enamourman in his speech, a question whether Mr. Hopkins' bill will win. He used a bill to appropriate $5,000 for experimental artisan weils on the western Kansas plains. TWENTY-THIRD DAY. The debate on the army bill continued at length. Senator Lodge speaking of the commercial results of action taken on this measure. He argued that the army bill would toward commercial supremacy of the world, and the necessity to be always ready to protect such a position against the jealousies of nations who have been struggling for it for a century. The senator also argued that the experts guards for the men who will in the near future be constructing the isthmian canal. Senator Hoar offered an amendment to the army bill that would allow the experts to investigate the effects of the army canteen upon the health, discipline and morality of the army. Senator Warren, (Wyro) introduced a resolution of thanks to Captain C. E. Clark and the officers and men of the battleship Oregon, for running the Oregon at forced speed 14,000 miles, in condition for instant service and for the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago. Senator Vest offered an amendment to the arm, bill making having punishable by expulsion from West Point academy. The debate in the house on re-aportionment is upon a choice between the Hopkins bill, and the former providing for 377 members, which cuts Kansas to seven; the latter increases the membership to 366 which leaves Kansas eight members, which cuts Kansas to five; the former provides for the minority bill, being a substitute for the minority bill, especially Mr. Curtis. TWENTY-FOURTH DAY. The senate spent five hours in discussing the army bill, without reaching a vote upon it. The trend of sentiment in the senate finance committee seems favorable for a greater reduction in war taxes than was made by the house bill. The senate military committee agreed to accept a modified form of Senator Hoar's measure for the appointment of a commission to investigate the effect of the army canteen. The house substituted the minority, or Burleigh bill, for the Hopkins reapportionment bill, and, after defeating several proposed bills, passed the 102.1 bill increases the representatives to 386 and retains the present eight from Kansas. A bill passed the house fixing the mileage of electors who bring the votes of the states to war. There is already pressure to get admission bills before the house. Arizona starting it. Tams Bixby a Candidate. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 5.—The formal announcement of the senatorial candidacy of Chairman Tams Bixby, of the Dawes Indian commission, is made, making four avowed candidates for the seat of the late Cushman K. Davis. The legislature convenes next Tuesday and as the time approaches the interest increases, but it is still impossible to forecast the outcome. Robert G. Evans, of Minneapolis, is now credited with forty votes. The re-election of Senator Knute Nelson for the long term is conceded. Waldersee Submits. Shanghai, Jan. 8.—A dispatch received here from Tien Tsin says Field Marshal Count von Waldersee has notified his staff to cease hostilities, but that some of the commanders have not been informed of these instructions. It is explained that they are in the field after boxers. Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang have again urged Count von Waldersee to ask the commanders to desist from hostilities. Twenty-Eight Dead. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 10.—Twenty-eight dead bodies lie at the morgue, and twelve persons more or less seriously injured lie at the different hospitals in the city as a result of the terrible fire which occurred at the Rochester Orphan Asylum. Of the dead twenty-six were children of both sexes, ranging in age from 2 to 14 years, and the cook and a nurse. The fire was caused by an explosion of natural gas which occurred in the boiler-room. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE Makes a Good Showing for the Schools of State. Topeka, Jan 10.—Governor Stanley's message to the legislature is said to be the longest on record, exceeding one of Governor Humphrey's which has stood as the longest. The governor's first subdivision contains the following statement: During the two years just past, the number of school children has increased from 425,949 to 508,554, we have builted 340 school houses at a cost of more than half a million dollars and now have an attendance in our colleges and universities of over 10,000. During the period mentioned, the value of our agricultural and live stock interests has increased from $265,161,756 to $334,254,159, and our bank deposits from $44,547,255 to $541,362,637. Our principal industries being agriculture and stock raising, it is a source of gratification to know that more than one-half of the depositors in our state banks are farmers and stockmen, and that more than half of the deposits in such banks are made by these two classes of citizens. There has been a decrease of our bonded indebtedness of more than three millions of dollars, and we pay a much lower rate of interest on our public indebtedness. During the time mentioned the people have reduced their mortgage indebtedness about eight millions of dollars. The message favors placing all the educational institutions under the control of one board of regents, composed of six members, not more than four of whom should belong to one political party, with the head of each institution an ex officio member, and the providing officer of such board in all matters relating to the particular institution of which he was the head. The question of the erection of new buildings and maintenance of our several public institutions is one of great importance and calls for very serious consideration. The state cannot afford to be parsimonious in making needed provisions for the maintenance of these institutions and the care of those dependent upon the state; neither can it afford to be extravagant and profligate While the lobbies, which from time have deemed it necessary to beseige the members of the legislature in the interest of appropriations for the several state institutions, will be absent, others will be here in their places. I trust that in the exercise of your wisdom you will see no impropriety in excluding lobbies from the floor of the two branches of the legislature. Of the election laws the message recommends that ballots be so arranged that a voter may by a single mark cast his vote for all of the nominees of his party if he desires to do so; and that there be two sets of judges and clerks with two ballot boxes, so that the ballots might be counted each hour, which would result in the counting of the vote shortly after the closing of the polls, with little, if any, additional expense. A law should be enacted providing that no man's name should appear upon the ballot more than once as a candidate for the same office. The governor recommends placing the penitentiary and the reformatory under one board of managers with only three members. The railroad commission subject is spoken of as a matter of duty of the legislature to enact a law creating a board to settle and adjust differences. It also endorses the recommendations of both the treasurer and the auditor for legislation which will give the state a profit upon its money while it is idle. The message recommends a commission to revise the present assessment and taxation laws and report to the next legislature. Colony for Indian Lands. St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 8. A large colony has been formed here to locate in the new country in the Indian territory soon to be thrown open to settlement. The leader of the colony is John Bender, a well known resident. The colony will remain as close together in the Kiowa country as possible, and much of the work will be done on the co-operative plan. Marked Coins a Fake. Omaha, Neb. Jan. 7.—Referring to a dispatch to the effect that all the banks had been notified that all the gold given to the Cudahy abductors was marked, Mr. Cudahy's counsel said the statement was untrue. There are no important developments in the case. Gen. DeWet and the Dutch. Piqueberg, Cape Colony, Jan. 9.—The Boers boast that their present incursion is only a big patrol, preparatory to an invasion in force by General DeWet. The latter's influence over the Dutch is so enormous that there is no doubt that his actual presence would result in a general uprising. The Dutch have undoubted faith that if he had a sufficient supply of arms and ammunition, General DeWet would even now be able to bring the war to a successful termination. KANSAS STILL HAS EIGHT Representative Long Led the Debate for Minority Bill. Washington, Jan. 10.—By a vote of 165 to 102 the house accepted the minority reapportionment, or Burleigh bill, which increases the membership of the house to 386, and leaves the representation of Kansas unchanged. The following states make gains: Illinois, New York and Texas, three each; in Minnesota, New Jersey and Pennsylvania two each; Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin and Colorado one each. The bill provides thus whenever a new state is admitted the representative assigned to it shall be in addition to the membership provided in the bill. After other amendments were voted upon and voted down the house passed the bill. Mr. Long of Kansas lead the debate and Mr. Curtis acted as his lieutenant, and it is due to efforts of these members that Kansas retains her full representation. REPUBLICAN CAUCUS Names Senator And State Printer by Unanimous Vote. Topeka, Jan. 9.—The republican caucus of the members of the Kansas legislature was presided over by Senator John C. Carpenter, of Neosho county, with Representative J. H. Stavely, of Osage county as secretary. State Printer W. Y. Morgan was the unanimous choice of the caucus for a second term. There was but one nomination made for United States Senator. Representative Grosser, of Dickinson county, Mr. Burton's residence, nominated J. R. Burton. The nomination was, on motion of Representative T. L. Hogue made unanimous. The committee appointed to wait on Mr. Burton consisted of John R. Seaton, the oldest member of the legislature in point of time served as chairman, with Senator Stewart, the oldest man in years in the senate; and Senator Wulfekuler, the youngest senator; Representative E. T. Riling, the youngest member of the house, and Representative W. E. Ward, the earliest nominated republican member. Colorado on Hanging. Denver, Jan. 7.—Among the bills introduced in the legislature was one by Senator Stewart, of Pueblo, for the restoration of capital punishment. This is a result of the recent lynchings in the state. Three men have been summarily executed within a year. Another bill introduced by Senator Park of Denver, requests congress to call a convention to frame a constitutional amendment making the election of senators by popular vote. Why Soldiers Dld Not Vote. Topeka, Jan. 8.—State Auditor Cole has received a letter from Major Surgeon W. P. de Niedman, dated at Manila, stating that a typhoon was responsible for the ballots not getting to the Kansas soldiers in time for them to vote on November 6. The Hancock was laid out on account of the storm, and did not reach port until six days before election. The officers did not have time to get the ballots to the troops at the front. Commission Men Are Brokers. Omaho, Neb., Jan. 5.—J. N. Garner, special internal revenue agent, has decided that cattle commission men came within the meaning of "brokers" under the revenue law of 1898. The act provides for a tax of $50 a year upon all brokers, but the word has never been defined and cattle commission men have held that they were not brokers within the meaning of the law and have never paid the tax. Chinese Refuse to Sign. Pekin, Jan. 9.—The report that the Chinese court has instructed the Chinese peace envoys to refuse to sign the joint note of the powers to China is confirmed. The court referred to the objections of the southern viceroy, which are the same as the court have. Prince Chang, however, informed the court that it was too late and a reply from the court is expected shortly. To Locate Towns in Klowa Country. Guthrie, O. T., Jan. 7.—The special agent of the interior department from Washington has reached Anadarko who is to locate the townsites in the Kiowa and Comanche country and will enter at once upon the business assigned him. It is understood that there are to be four counties in the new country, five with the Wichita country. Fire in Orphan Asylum. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 9.—Fire broke out in the hospital of the Rocchester Orphan Asylum on Hubbell Park and the flames spread rapidly to other sections of the institution. It is known that nineteen of the children perished and it is feared that many more of the victims will be reported later. There were 109 children at the hospital and a corps of about thirty nurses and attendants. Two of the women attendants are among the dead. The property loss is over $20,000. "I am so Glad you are well, Dear Sister." This picture tells its own story of sisterly affection. The older girl, just budding into womanhood, has suffered greatly with those irregularities and menstrual difficulties which sap the life of so many young women. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound can always be relied upon to restore health to women who thus suffer. 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It is thought by that means the practice whereby the walls and fences of the city are covered with unightly posters may be discouraged. Great Northern Tunnel The big tunnel on the Great Northern railroad, in the state of Washington, is ready for use a month earlier than had been anticipated. The "bore" is 13,221 feet in length, one of the longest ever made, and it has taken three years to complete it. It has made two towns, Cascade and Arlington, on opposite sides of the mountain. Worms Feeding on Poison The foreman of a laboratory of a Detroit firm of manufacturing chemists reports that recently on opening a cask of white powdered arsenic consigned to the firm he found upon it some twenty-five caterpillarlike worms, seemingly very happy feeding upon the deadly poison. He had never, he said, seen the like before. Compromise Doesn't Blind County. The referee appointed by Judge E. G. Smith of the Circuit Court at Yankton, S. D., in the case of Yankton county versus the bondsmen of the late A. W. Petterson, county treasurer, to recover the amount of the latter's defalcation, has decided that the county is not bound by any compromise entered into between the county commissioners and Mr. Petterson. Czar's Three Little Daughters. While in the crimea the czar and czarina generally spend a great portion of each day with their three little daughters. They are deeply attached to three tiny princesses, of whom the eldest, Grand Duchess Olga, can speak fluently French, Russian, English and German. The imperial nurses are entirely managed by Miss Orchardson, the English woman who brought up the late grand duchess of Hesse's orphan children. Bilious--Got a Cold? You're bilious, got a cold, you have a throbbing sensation in your head, a bad taste in your mouth, your eyes burn, your skin is yellow with dark rings under your eyes, your lips are parched and you feel ugly and mean, as if you wanted to kick a lame infant or kill a canary bird. Your system is full of bile not properly passed off, and what you need is a cleaning up inside. Don't continue being a bilious nuisance to yourself and those who love you, but send out at once for a box of CASCARETS and work off the cold while you sleep. Be sure you get CASCARETS! Don't let them sell you a fake substitute. Women as Curates. One of the Liverpool clergy of the established church of England is trying to employ church women as regular supplementary curates, and he suggests that much organizing work of the parish might be better done by women than by clergymen. He declares that he can get three women to work for the price of one curate and to do three times the work. Song Birds for Northwest. Sir Henri Joly, the lieutenant governor of British Columbia, with the assistance of the Natural History society of that province, is taking steps to import large quantities of song birds from England and eastern Canada. It is believed that they will be rapidly accelerated and will thrive in British Columbia. Madame Melba. Madame Melba prides herself on being a "natural song bird." She did not pass through a protracted period of voice culture prior to her operatic debut. From childhood she has been able to sing with ease the most difficult music, and she mastered the complicated score of "Aida" in a few hours. "I cannot even remember," says the fair Australian, "when I first began to trill a note. Educational Lobbyists Governor Stanley of Kansas has administered a hint to president and professors of state colleges and schools that they are not paid for hanging about legislative halls pushing schemes for appropriation bills. 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