The Cedarville Herald, Volume 25, Numbers 1-26

r i&iil «M Stomos^l. Tfc^pfat fi;r th* JSggt -ywaiher 0 * lira wt'MW coarse wMt cf#p * 1 Ms ! (MUnirii *ihnm$A$f IVfc. 30*#** hr : Mio^Tlrartrat Kotw* efS|«iBf%W; Ik vinting Iter fristd* Sfft&T* Hiker. - ....*. t . 3?Cov l MaSkerrii 1 1 * average, i(& Marchas!, MW»Mary JfeJfeill, who fcw been her ritfcra lo r the pwt eroaib, W t lY*«!a**daj fur her home fa Bette t&ptwb O . c- fa ll Iroe o f live to li/p u m la n d freak teaaaw! eo®**- Tou »i!t *Le> ffad ’the finest Hre o f cakes and • t|e le tt{ tr e a d a t Choper'a* „. \ Prof. dorfeut a s s laid tip, the-'first o f t i e w«fc, suffering with the “ g rip* ' ' •' - - Mr*. Fntair Tartoss and daughter, o f X * yh hare hem the gue?tB o f 3i***4- H* Andrew ibis week* _ ■ W akteo - T o teat M good grain and. stock f e r n near Ceffarrilte Col­ lege. A» to my reapoowWltty I refer you to 3Jr. W« R, Sterrett ox Mr, 0* 35, Cooley, fJcdarville, O. Address J W: L iggett , New Oalifornw, 'H »|00 CoGBtl^pito,' ' • , ’■Mitt Rolan* Kyle, wha has been lu Osneiaiiati this winter, spent sev­ eral days with her father, Roland Kyle, of feast o f tow n ,, ‘ . , * A t CtopfePa yott will find knitted ‘ .cafsttp, prepared mustard, howerad te l, S«M oil, jxpper s a u e \ eetery atwee, wnrehetrterahire sauce, .sweet t yetwfjrMsv', ’*• 35. G.‘Lowry has keen granted the contract for wiring the new R , 1’, church for electric lighting. Sno«r Rail Fhmr, 55c.' .Jffsroiani, "" Mtst Mayme Day, of Kusbeylvaiiia, OhUf, Who Is visiting her aun t, Mrs, , J , H . McMillan,’ northeast- of town, *will-give an elocutionary entertain­ ment a t Jamestown this evening. •’ MW Bay is a graduate. from Byron ■King's school o f Oratory, Pittsburg, and fa considered fins. - - 1 Butted aiid eggs wanted. - • - MarcJmnt, ■, ■ Mrs.j J \Y. Pollock expects to Rave,Monday, for Colorado Springs, Col., where she will visit her (laugh te r, Mrs, Jennie Aitkeu. Mrs, Pol fo)k expects to benefit her health ' while gone, she being afflicted with rbearoatianr. ^ Corn Meal i 8 c per sack. Marchant. .. Mrs. Belte McMiHan, who fell on the icy sidewalk several weeks ego, is how able, to sit up; Her many friends will be pleased lo hear this news. D r. P*. R , Madden, P ractice lim ­ ited to EVE, EAR* NOSE AND „ THROAT, G lasses A ccurately Ad ju s te d , Allen Build ing , X en ia, 0 TeUphpti e,— Office He, 73, Setidcoce Ho. ly, h The popular,O. H . & D. R /R , are from their advertising department issuing; the sotig, “ Under the, Shade o f the •Palm,1’' a selection from the comic opera, “ FJofodora” which has been the mge over the-eastern 'an t central states during the past year. The song can be obtained by writing to the Advertising BepartinenfbF the above company, with fifteen cents eh closed,- Those who have been forth mate in hearing this famous opera wi) greatly appreciate the music.' The C. H, & D, R, R , in securing such rights have certainly struck a popular chord with the people. Ask for premium coupons with all ctefa purchases a t Cooper’s, A iled load o f young folks drove to tits home of Mia* Edna Towrialey, Friday night, where they enjoyed little ‘WiabiJiiy*” **t itad * k id fise ala wv«** *•< tmM to sTm relief tt*di l tried Ayer**CfKtry r*«* f rtf. Only oae-feurtk t i Hut bottle mnawl'wiiii.** • L, Hawn, Rewfaj^o®, -Owt, NeglectedcoWsalways Setdto sonietblcgserious, T&sy run into; chroiilc fc-ronebitis, pneumonia, astiima, or consumption. Don’t wait, but take Ayefs Cherry Pectoral just assoonasyourcqi^a begins, A few doses will cure yon then. h for as . orataerf Tkrm wt* eMto _' H«I. Golden Rule, 55e. Mareliant, This first of the thirty-seven indict meets against Springfield's saloons has proved victorious for the Law and Order League. 1 Saloonist Burk w as committed for selling to minors after * four hour deliberation h r the jury. The other eases will immediately fol­ low. Boiatuts* Sfc per peck.* Marchant Reward, MOO. The readers o f this paper will lie pleased to fearto that them is a t least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages and that is l atari'll. Hall’s Catarrh- Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh & leg a eotustUutkmal dteyase, requires constitntionsi treatment, Half's i;«- tsrrh (hire is taken, internally, acting Another land.deal took j ^ c e this week wbereint H arry Johnson spld his farm o f 101$ acres to Chas. Gompton. o f Fayette, rxnmty, tor $-5,500. Mr. Compton m il soon occupy his new farm. H is object-in locating here,is to school his children. The deaf was made through Squire Bradford. Other deals are on that are likely to termi­ nate shortly. Farmers are seeking land in this section in order lo be near our school and college; T h e . rural routes and telephones were also Strong inducements, A can o f succotash 'for 10c a t Coop er’». Baked Beans 5, 10 and I5c, canned Xnjin, .Cooked Hominy, Rhu- t e b , Cherries and Rasplierriesfid per can, ■ As for attending public pales, the people of this section as' a rule go to most Of"them /hu t there is to he a sale on Tuesday, Feb. 18, that* you will- regret if you do not attend. The owner of the farm has sold the place and, consequently, will not reserve anything. This Farm is well stocked from the finest blood, and by attend­ ing yon may be able to find just what yon wdut. As fog implements every thing is A l, This sale will be* held four mites east o f Cedarville and two mile 3 west of Selma, on what was the J , W\ Marshall farm. ■, ' . , 'j": ' ; ’ , The test issue o f the Saturday Evening' Rest contains a poem from the pen of our former townsman, W. D. Ntsbet. W» D, is gradually step­ ping up, aS this periodical, stomta a t the top as a,weekly. ’ 'The Allen Family Band .drew -i light crowd ThUrsday evening. , Mr, G. W. Goleman, ol Webster City, Iowa, was bare, this week .and purchased from Andrew Bros, eight head o f Red Polled *cattle and one head from- Harry Stormont. Mr. Coleman is an extensive cattle man and came here for his stock; recog­ nizing the standing of Cedarville stock breeders. D. Bradfute & Son sold two head o f cattle a t a recent Chicago cattle sale for an average of $557 50, We do not know what kind of weather we Will have Tuesday, hut there’s one thing certain, that is J* W, Marshall will have a- large sale that day. Better attend. .Messrs,, d. H. Wolford, H . M. Barber and WiH Blair are today ap­ praising the property of the late Rob; ertG ray , having been appointed by the Probate Court. Miss Daisy Gray has been appointed.administratrix. Lake Herring, 3 for 5c. *; Matehant. New York k .making great prepa­ ration* tor the welcome of Prince Henry. A special opera has been ar­ ranged for the Metropolitan opera house the night Hew York’s guest- will occupy the “ royal Jbox ” I t is wud that the decorations for the theatre will cost $20,000, The prices will be aS follows: Orchestra chairs, $30 each; dress circle, $15 each; 1st balcony, $ 1 2 50 each; balepiyy, $ 1 0 each; family circle, So each. The last k the lowest price o f admission. The college hoys failed to win th rir; game o f basket ball Tuesday evening with the Berninary and Y. M, U A, boys of Xenia. It Was expected tha t they were to oppose the former, but a member of the latter team was run in, which accounts for the home hoys’ defeat. The ,Y. M* O* A, member made 33 out of 42 points for the Xentana, a« it Can be seen tbnt the college boys were up against it. Then mmt ur mmmo&#L TM# Vfcfe% Use# Mt^dy 3U*perie4 The aad newt « f .the death of Mr-: Bow K. Hawisw #** anttouneed^ Thursday moriitog, fee havisg p«Wrt* away^Wednesday wight i t about, ten lAloetc, Mr. Wbtrxwm was iakau Uf* * week ago Tuesday but his atdkoe#t was wot conrid Jred serious A few day* later poeumnoia developed aw l; tor several days before hit death hi* corniition was critical, f ' The deceased spent roost of h s life on hia farm, almost four miles south o f town, just off tht-Jamsetown pike Hi* qutet disposition won biro. many friends who regret the-sad pews nt hi* death. He was one o f' the wealthy farmer* o f this section,.having at the time of bis death considerable o f thfe* world's goods about him. ’>• Mr, Harrisin was a bachelor *nd wa* forty six years o f age- H ia only brother, Mr, W„ B, Harrison, of X eub . te now iu Florida and has been sent for, Mr; Rap^r Baker, a brother in law, arrived' here Wednes­ day night, from Canton, bu t be came too late, as the end came before be reached the bedside. LACKEY-STORMONT. A very pretty wedding was -solem­ nized Wednesday the home of Mr, and Mrs. Calvin Stormont, .when their elder-daughter, Effie,-became the bride of Mr. William H . Lackey, The ceremony was performed by the bride’s pastor, the Rev. Dr. -J, F , Morton, assisted by P ro f W- R. Me- Ghcsiiey. iu the presence of tihoiil fifty invited' guests. After the cere­ mony the guests wt;r« invited to thy dining room; where an elegant wed­ ding dinner was served. The newly married couple-wetje the recipients of many beautiful and use­ ful prCseute; The groom has pre pared a neat cottage on his .farm just off the Jamestown pike- and the cou­ ple will go to housekeeping immedi­ ately. A reception will he odd this even­ ing a t the hoiiie of the groom's pa­ rents, Mr, and Mrs, Given Lackey, o f near Jamestown.' ' Mri and Mrs. Lackey have the best, -wishes of a host of friends; , The Her­ ald extends congratulations. ■ : n.ospisMc?. , QmnU fif io the A 'ro fi, ('edartiftc, tumi W iim ifU fftom True(ion Comjtax}/, ite sueeenmr* ttndtuotigH * th$ r ig h t operate and rm in l tin an etectrte street ratfroad, or a street rail- road over and upon Grove street . ami JfaiH street in the tillage, oj CeiktrullCf Greene Gowsty, Ohio w ith the righ t to erect and mala - tain the appurtenance* necessary f o r its maintenance and opera-r t im . j SL z ai 3 AX 3 U 8 fcL , i ^ e b l o o f fbldiage, 2 o lh , 5Iarchans.‘ Miss Jennie Bratton . is visiting her. eistet Mary in Chicago. ■A t present there are prospect* for an .irlmieuse Crowd, to be in attendance a t the public sale of J.‘ W. Manhall, held a t his residence on the Columbus pjkeTuesday, Feb. 18, at 10 a, tu. L IS T O F LETTER S , L ist o f lette i f remajining uncallec for in the Cedarvuie postoffice tor the month ending Feb. 15, 1902. . L ist No. 7. Powers,- Kizzie' < Pence, Thoe. Senior, Fred Senior, Mrs -Silvia - ' CARDS, i Barnes, Mrs. Ten ah Pufffer, .Fletcher Senior, Mrs. Silvia. T. N, T abbox , P M flit* was iheir fitet game. Taking Ur i l iw i s to i t ll , » «« 1Vv<rJ.tHiWg i„to codridmrion, the directlyuimntiro blood and t o a e m u * f . J ; r ■ *arft«* o f the ik ta h y tie- f ^ w ; J r ”® W tr )W the foufiiteridu of tiie dteeate, j f<>™ m favor o f Xenm. After the and giving ike patient etreogth by igarne> Mr*. Condon entertained by, buikitog upjhecoiietiiutioa «wd uarifet giving an oyffer anpper to Ihe Xenia ^ ^ ! S ' S ^ m ! U ’ «kr^^£l,™w, , '"1 m m U lt * * * « « “ to ,., uwttfive ponreff, that they offer One * Dollars for any tnm that it teHa ,o dure. Send for list of tesiimo* x h tl, Addrrte, .. ■ - f i j j l l p luvu n ^ ? & * ^ Mmt r n m ftm hm tm nmM . ’Family PHI* m the heal. fteima MM ma and Imre*#*), . 1 ; t. OL I N ' A . DOBBINS, AftOKHW* AT-DAW, A T « rrlh le M istake. A celebrated German physician was once, called upon to treat an aristocratic lady, ih c ^ o le cans* of whose complaint was high living and lack 'of ixercise. But i t would never do to tell her so, so bis med« leal advice ran thus: ■’A rise a t 5 o’clock, take a .walk in the park fo r one bonr, then drink a cup o f tea, then walk another hour and take a cun of chocolate, Take breakfast a t 8 ?’ H e r condition improved visibly un til one morning the carriage of the baroness was seen to approach the physician’* residence a t lights n ing speed. The patient, dashed up to the doc* top s office, and on his appearing on the scene she gasped out, ” 0 h, doe*' tor, I took the chocolate first I" ’Then drive home as fast as you can/' ejaculated the astute disciple of iSscttlap, rapidly writing, a pre­ scription, “and take this emetic. The tea must he underneath.” ...Tha grateful patient complied alad ettite' tinned to improve. A M onster of PaL I n Yladosta, Ga,, recently a hog was killed whose grosB weight was 1,260 pounds; his net weight was 955 pounds, Each ham weighed 102 pounds. This fat monster pro­ duced 510 pounds of lard , or Dearly a tieTcc and a halt**enough to last a small family about four years. Be­ sides the lard, there was nearly a wagon load of sausage from this one pig, to say nothing of b ig dish* t win of hog's head cheese, liver pud- ing and other products, C A S T O R I A For Infants and Children, fti KMY m Hiv*Aifays'Bwgiti IB sadk Hm y * $ ? ' I « p * w e f -• ’VV hkmw The Xem*. CeUrviite, James town sr,'i W;lrp:r.g:;;n Tr.ieti“.n mwobtaic-il ts«t- l.jsd «jtsseats in writnti' fu rs ni.ijority of ait the t o t . freuliji#. (,r :1>utt;ng on eiaeh *tr*?ef, or part tliensjf oc tile JTOrtteof said iam)t njitrosJ henjinut Hlt^enbed; oiul, frhiclt e<msCJ3t>are now on fits-'with tiro efevlr, WiutkiLAx, rfae w>ii<e of toe apjiKcanmi to the eoumil qf said Villas? for leave to eonjJrnct, opi-rate and uisiaUiirl «aiJ„stpet xaitroad has been iJat.V'jiubJMHsU accovains to law; by the t Jerk of Mid vlltex-: «w , WBe qtast The Cettervlllv, Jamestown an - Tr.ienoo (Vjinpmy hssr pro­ poseJ to carry priswiigere tm jsai<| street ra>* ; ro;id itt tlw lowest rat-} of fare Ofiferon. b) any eorporaiion. in jlv ljtu l, or inllvuin als,. viz.:—for adutfcj onJ pervins over. 12 years finale far..: 5 cents, tS-rkets In packa*. .- .of 33 for$i.C0 or Inpockss-sof Hitor 35 cents: fpr cbiWren under 12 years' or ?ge single fare. 3 cents or tickets in packagiS ot £5 for {30Cents, or 12 for 25 cents; and when reqatm l far said CtmncU It will sell tickets of anv other number in packages at the same irate, f t wffl tarry passengers; adults and children, for the same ran s of fares ■froma distance of' three miles without #nd corporation to any point within toe same on sold route. I t ' will issue and receive traasfen? over any ofbar atrort toilngtci iu sjid village when like Ifansto ? are issue., and rcarlyed bs* such other stet-i milroa-l or street railroads, fc'roni i>ojnts uddway S>etWeen Jamesiowp and Cedarville, and from like {joints inWway ixtween Cedar- vilie and Xenia. It hinds itself to make »<> diserimination in rapjsof fares dr freight, and has agreed to construct,, opirate ;ir»ta maintain “-jid-stoeef r-droadr >*O.WTBEKBFOfU! Ilii ITOflDAlXBD hv the Village C-ounHl of the Incorporate Viliage of CMlafvifii, Cr h i -County, Obit-, aa.folioWS: >.. . : . ’ . K kcth » ' L—That nersnissiftn art1 tne sanie is* to irehy-gr nte»l toTheXcoi-J, 0- darviltf, Jafneaiow n aiul Wjlmington i m - tioit Conipmy, itssweiSOrs Cind es*ign+ to cunatrnct, ospiip, op1r*t» a’nd mi.InMn ;■ streetrahDM-tto X* operated with jhjw . t other than animal end steam, with the tie.- essjiry jmles. wires, overhead work, switches, turnouts, and other appurtenance* oversm, Upon the following street* and avenues ol v-j.ul \ illage lOwit; Jn the Village of Cedar S !h-, fire , u ■ County; 0iiio—Bjginningot e west corporation line in toe center of (,'rovfc street; tin nti.' eastward over, and rfprtl ?ai«i Street to its .intersttiou " itlt .liain sm-Pt; th nee routheriy oyer and upon slid Main street to the ton th corpora tion line- 1SocTtOK II,—Ttie trucks of said railroad Bluil 1mof uniform st-tridard gil.'ge f-tfe/t inches) and may be I;iwl ip each portion of said streets a* to form the I-.w»t jjosdhle hindrance- or intpniiiuent to toe or'frt.rry*' use of s»id streets. The mils shall b,»'of Stnodard.roake and weight. ^tiTtQS JXI. The construction of suit! railway roust he executed according lo tin best moderh practices and most be up to Jatd in every, way.1 All poles apd wins shall be enjctwl, operated, and mnntaiued so 5s to cause no thriotis interference ana shall he.so-located as to nos pre^i tit ingress to or egress from any honsv. sdj<icent_w.'d.k, or ilrtvewav as too same may now tic estat* lislisd,' • ■ H ectics IV.—‘Tliesaid Xcnirt, Cedarville datnestown and Wilmlnggon Company roust itnnrove and. resurface thespace be­ tween alf .rails and for 13 inch is outside its main track and maintain the. same. SECTIOS V.—Whenever it is deemed necessary td remove any street crossings, or gutters,-inorder to la y e r relay the tracks of raid railroad* any such stm t crofainys, gutters or payeniems shall be promptly re­ placed in aSjtood condition as nefore ittre- moval and without coat to said village. 8 lJ»TION VI,—Thecura w l in toe op­ eration of said street railroad shall in* of VhdiKstmsko and latest construction, de* eign snd.finish, aduptot to the comfort and ojnvenlejoai of the passenger* and liglitid with electricity. Through carsshall oc run a t intervals not exceeding two hours, be twc»n tlterjocfsof C A. Jl. arid 10 o'clock e. M. didiy, and as frequently, during, l>e fore and alter the above schedule aa huei- mas warrants, subject to unavoidable, or necessary delays. SECTION V ll.—The period within whii h said railroad shall he constructed and put into opt.ration is hereby fixed at Oitom-r 1st, W 2 , nml sooner i f .prju ttcahie, and in the event of ft failure to begin and prosecute the work of construction within three month? from tim date of toe passage o f fids, ordinance, this franchise shall become TOid an l Of ho eifcct unless file same shall f;av< been extended, or rc-cnarted, or rtiicwwl according to law. SECITIUX VIII.—This franchise is grant ed fo the said TheXenia, Cedarville. Janus town and Wilmington Traction ComiHmy for the period of twenty five years from and after the date of tee passage of this ortii- nance, and for such further time as may tie granted at the end of s.du period accord ingtolaw . aEt ilu X I X —The work of construction o f.raid street railway ahail be commenced and larriedon nn u r thcaup rrisionof the street committee of the cuun 11 o tjviv\ vil lage, or of auch civil engineer as tue coun­ cil oraaid tommittee on rtreeis may di #ig- nate, and such Work o f con*;rmiion uiiritr this tinlinanc;- may lie begun atidfompl.-icd at any time alter the going into c ect of tots oriiin mce and within the period meit timed in so tiun 7 SEOTaOXX- -This ordinance shall take Mlcrt and I mi in force from and alter, the iftriitet period by law, provided thitT i.e’ Jimis. rcdarvlfle, Janustown and Wil­ mington Traedon C'otnjany. its successors. .or assigns, or autliorixetl agent or agmte Sh.il wit in thirty (30) uays from the pas . Sag# of D,is ordinance, file with tint tteik of tile raid Village of Ced;irvlil.* ttritt n sc CHitmce of raid Ordinance wstu alt the stipulations at d provisions thereof: oth-r- wise this ordinance sin.11to hull and v»i i. SECTION XI. - t ’pmi the filing of raid written arci pianw duly oxecuttr., tins or- djiiancqand All its stipulations and pro; visions almll b;* in foriu nnJ become ft «md- ing oidigitinh alike Oidig.itory on all par- lie* hereto, *>SECTION XII,—Any other Stjb-nrb8n tr.u iion cornu my which may to grant'd a franchise on Me atresia, avenues or puMic plact-s within said village snd desiring ten use any part of the raid The Xenia, Cniar- ville, Jatncatnwti arnt Wilmington Tito lien, Shall he {^ranted such rigid bvsaid.com- pafiv f-iKiil the payment, of Oh.-liaSf fto coftt of donsirtuttin and maintenance of am h part of raid railroad as' tnay be so used jointly. ' Passul February 10th, 1002. J, II, WOLFORD, Mayor. Attest: JOBS O. JfrCOUXIlbto Corp, ( letk, a o tq u n c S m ents . Wi- sfe nnthotlted hraiifuiumC .TOdlltJA IlAIiXET'I'its a t«ndrl:.it« foe c-rt'Srvcost- M!ssWx):« subject fo thit April Rvpnbllcftrt Ttlrriry eketu n. n s k COBBY* . A U C T I O N E E R * Pi*dinj)fnfeA», Felrtufti «mi Bniisfitc- lion GuATAnfgefi. j L ITeSephonis XI nMldencto ( ed .nd; «• fi­ ll, Ohio, fm i. Our annual sale of Uodtes and Children** Muslin lYnderwear begins Thursday, February 6th, The goods for this sale have been Selected from some of the best manufacturers in these goods^land^are selected for sty^e^wear and durability, n ~ * * * * . ' - v ’ . Plain Cambric Corset Covers, well -'.'.vi gc „ Trimmed in facepr embroidepr, endless varlety, sizes 32 :t p - 4 4 . ’ , , - , * , ' ;\4 P » ,.. yvv ;. v . # 25c Finer Corset Covers^ exclusive styles at 35* 50, 75 and $1 CrimtBtdSkirts —» • -i " ' | . . 'v-‘ ■ ■ . : . We have never shown such a large collection of White Shirts*. .They are made right and the price is. just , . -about the cost of muslin In each case. ■ * r ’ ' Plainand tansy Skirts.- Plain Skirts, with ruffle, good muslin, good width . 35c Embroidery trimmed,white skirts, excellent value 50c Elaborately trimmed white shirts with lace and inser­ tion Or embroidery at , ......................* , 75 & $x Very fine handsome white skirts at $2.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, .$ 3 - 5 °» $ 4 * 00 . $5-oop $6.oo, $7.50 and $10- _ i B W i a r t i ^ V.- ■ ■ For this sale we have more* than. 2000 muslin drawers at 25c a pair. Plain and trimmed mus- , * iin and cambric, the greatest value ever given for 25 cents. You cannot afford to make muslin underwear after seeing these.1 Finer drawers at 39,50, 59, 75c and $x,oo , . gownsi gowiisira--- i y .y ,;v'V For everybody^ whether large or small, from a^c to $3, all prices between. Ladies muslin gov/ns, embroider^ trimmed all sixes 39c* Extra values in muslin and cambric goods, splendid., , styles at 50c: Finer gowns at 75, $1, $1.25* $ 7 - 5 ° and UP’ ” ' ewiflrtti’sUnderwear For this sale of all kinds and grades. Good,muslin Drawers , at 12AC. .Embroidered trimmed drawers at 25c, Drill waists . a t i2-ic. Misses^ Drawers, large ruffle* at 25c. Misses' gowns well trimmedat 50c. Soiled underwear. We will sell what underwear we have in stock that are soiled from handling at about one-third offthe regular price. • J o b e B r o s . & C o . , , 0 . ■ ' ’ The MiHeris Thumb, I t is by the thumb the niiller teats the character and qualities of the grain ho grinds. Spreading the sample over the fingers by a peculiar movement of the thumb, he gauges its value by the thumb itself, Con­ tinual action in th is way makes' the thumb assume a shape resembling the wide flattened head of the bull­ head, or Tommy Logge, a fish prev­ a len t in mill streams, which in con­ sequence is popularly known as the miller’s thumb.—Chambers’ Jou r­ nal. ■ ■ O ptim istic Boers* Bennet Burleigh, the noted. Eng­ lish war correspondent, reports a suggestive conversation between a British officer and a Boer field cor­ n e t under a flag of truce. v The former asked, “When do yon th ink the war will he over P’ “Oh,” replied the other, “ when you people are able to catch a h o rs e with an ox wagon; n o t before/’ The Robin* The Tobin is one of the first of the song birds to leave th e south, often appearing in the middle states early in February* H e is about eight inches long, and his coat is a dark slate color, w ith a chestnut breast. The heat is Very bulky and rough in appearance and is formed of roots, leaves, twigs and grasses and sometimes entirely of &ud and lined with fine grass. I t is usually placed in a crotch o r branch from fou r id th irty feet from th e ground. The eggs* three to five irt number* are of a greenish blue. The food of th e robin is chiefly worms, and i t is Wonderful how many one robin can eat in a short time. Rather S tartlin g ., James R. Keene was coming up. Broad street the o ther afternoon ap­ parently .in a' thoughtful mood. He was walking slowly by the excava­ tion of the old Hanover Bank build­ ing when a resonant voice bellowed ou t:, ] ; ’ " , , t , ; “Say, Keene, Keene; you thick headed mule, lidw many times have I go t to tell you no t to tu rn t h a t Mo Head at That folce, Mrs. William Astor tells th is good story o f a clever re to rt made by one of her coachmen: She bUil been out driving in Central park, where it is her hab it to fake a tu rn every a fte r­ noon when the weather is fine. The coachman, owing to a too lively use h i the whip* had nearly run in to an­ other vehicle and had displayed had judgment generally. “Jam e s/’ said Mrs, Astor a fte r re ­ tu rn ing t o il e r residence, “you were very careless today. What was your head given you fo r if no t to use?” “Mem,” feaid James, “if f h ad anv head sure Pd no t be here working fer you a t $35 a month.”—New York Times, 'kiaam, vtio mim tout* stuff Up Until after 6 o’clock? I ’ll fire you, that’s .What I’ll do for you, you pigheaded fool 1” Mr. Keene looked up from his thoughtful attitude, and an angry flush surmounted his face. As- the voice continued its angry tirade Mr* Keene turned around curiously. He found that the voice emanated from «aforeman of the Work o.n, the other side of the street, who was shouting to one of his workmen down In th§ excavation whose name is probably spelled Kean.^New York Times. Hot That Kind of UWf. An odd circumstance occurredth# other day in an English churth lit Leicestershire. The lord of the man- i or had brought an action againal | the parson for shooting upon hi* lands, and, imagining himself to do addressed from the desk Ja tba Words, “0 Lord, forgive u* our tm* baa **# /1 h# t m In %$ m mid #wor* Ih§j£6ttld aee him hanged im i W liera p e a rl* A re Found. Old geographies make th e Persian -found in different p a rts o f -Amer­ ica . I n the Mississippi river and its 'tribu ta rie s' in M innesota.and- Wis­ consin quite a number o f people are engaged in fishing f o r the >mussels i n which the pearls are found. I t is said th a t one pearl is found in ev­ ery te n mussels fished from th e wa­ ter. The fisherman ,does n o t worry about this. Helkeepf the shells and takes them to th e bu tton factory, Where there is always a demand, for, as you know, hoys and girls use Up a good many bu ttons in the course o f a year, and no one ever knows what becomes of them . A floating but­ to n ' factory built on a boat travels up and down the Mississippi. . I t stops a t a place long enough, to use up all th e shells and then goes on where there is ano ther mussel bed o r where the fishermen accumulate a heap* Some o f the pearls a re very valuable and have been sold f o r as Urge's price as $50,000, No Deprivation* The twelve-year-old scion of * Boston house was asked to spend a fo rtn igh t camping ou t w ith & 3 boy consihs. “ You m ay go, George, If you will promise me n o t to g a t in to a cane* while you i r e there,” said hia .amf* ions mother, “ fo r I should expect to hear you were drowned every single day,” she added, w ith earnestness. T he hoy reluctantly gave' his promise* How faith fu lly he kept it m clearly shown by the folloriog le tte r which hbs m o ther received in due time: Tteftr Mothiw—i ' n -having tha beat Wwt of a tfaaa, trod l don’t tatted a bit stout tha ca.no*. VeetstAajr was th* onijr AT j Tv* re*uy watated t* try one# for we **te ' ro ta s am ** a nut* lake to another cam*. S u t to jr’Yn been teaching tae how t* *wt», and -Ned m M ho and I c*fl>d ***** Santas a 3d let th* other lour take th* two C*h«*, raid ho vre did,, and *wata back a*atn too. Wasn’t that sreat? And i knew you’d be t>t**aed to think I «* ‘ taetnbetvd nty tm tati* . Toor atteeUoaaW ^Y o u th 's Companion, ■A' Gbivsr Boy OrgboUt, In the west of England there is * very clever hoy organist, who is at- traciing conrideritWe notice in «$*' ideal circles at the present tim«- i* only tea years old, yet he is ***** ficivntiy advanced Rt musical mat* .tats to perform the,works of th* great mastern with peculiar in s# t and power* H* began pl*rm |tlJ< wbwit‘li!i wm of « fi