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The Exeter Advocate, 1890-10-9, Page 7Making It Up with the Pumpkin. :FtillitetitieWney Spirit ; Bow tioar to this heart is the old yellow pump - *WI When orebards are barren a etuffing for pies! 'When peaches and apples have both been a 'fadure • And berriee of eie kind have greeted the eyes. fpudly we turn to the Vent of the cornfield, The fruit that our children are taught to de- Apise ; r Mhe tea yellow pimp/tin, ' the mud -covered pumpkin, The pumpkinthat makes such good pies I golden -hued pumpkin, you surely are in You jolly old raecal, so recently spurned; -We ask your forgiVeriess for thus haying wronged When from your dear presence we scornfully turned. ;Comae rolling down hill till we meet you and greet you; 'Your bulk is a feast to our fruit -hungry eyes; We Jove you, phi pumpkin; so well we couid eat For you are a t'elibody!". when made into pies, Vold Weather is Coming. leoston Courier : When the autumn' leaves are falling and the nights are growing long When the bobolinks and orioles have hushed their eumtner song, , When the beauty -blighting breezes wilt the grasees and the flowers, And the geese are flying southward to a warmer clime than ours, When the emiling iceman's counting o'er •the profits he has won, • And the wily coalman adds anotberdollar to the ton, 'When the patrons of home railroads ride no nciore in open cars, And the call for whiskey punches is increasing at the bars, Then go and pay the principal, likewise the in- terest due, And get the ulster out, at once, your " uncle " keeps, for you, Lepittiphy and Business. From a tombstone, in Gateshead, Eng ,the lapwing epitaph ip cepied, says Sampeon's et. Ilnstory of Advertining : Here Lyes Jermy Robbiues Au Affectionate Husband 'and Tender Parent, His Disconsolate Widow in the Hope of a Better Meeting, Continues to 'Carry on . the Long Established Tripe and Trotter Business At the Same Place. as Before Her Lamented Bereavement, nteineter Pause andNotice the Address. .sitcrose the Atlantic in Eighty -Four Hours, The Caneedians have actually under con- e niaeraeion a project whiob, they allege, :will result in reducing the run from shore lo. shore of the Atlantic to eighty-four hours. . The project is to conetruct 6 nail - way eastward from Quebec to the closet of Labrador, somewhere between Bellensle cables and Cape Weebrick or Hamilton ,inlet, and. thence run a service of fent steamers to Milford Haven. . The most easterly point of the Labrador coast is ;about 900 miles nearer to us than Quebec), and Milford Haven is nearer 'to America by folly 300 miles or thereabouts. 'The sayieg effected in mileage, compared with the run as at preeene performedefrom Liverpool to Quebec eer Portland, 'Would reacb, it may be esetuned not lees than 2,000 miles, and it is 'perfectly evident that a voyage of tinder 2,000 milen could be made well: within four days— :nearer three and a half, indeed, than tone inetya. The journey by train from the most eesaterly portion of Labrador to Quebec would hardly take mere than eighteen to twenty hours, eo that the travellers would be enabled to reach the old Canadian cap. ital. -within four and a half days of stepping :on board the boat at Milford Haven; or, Inking into acaount the .railway journey from London to the Welsh port, it would' be possible to reach Quebec within five nays of leaving the metropolis, only three and a half of which would be spent on the water. At present the . voyage occupies Tally seven days, or, allowing for the jour - may from London to Liverpool, nirie and a half to ten days, The choice of the Lab- rador route would reduce the duration of the voyage by nearly or quite one-half in point of time, to say nothing of the extra +comfort eravellers would experience from the aborter period spent on the open seise— London Morning Post., History of the Barber's Pole. 01 all symbols, none is so ancient as the barber's pole; few have caused so much antiquarian research. According to the n Athenian Crack," the ancient Romans -were iso benefited by the first barber who eiune to their city that they erected a estatne to his memory. Anciently barbers acted in a final capsoity as hair -dressers ana surgeons. In Rome they were wont hang out, at the end of their pole, basins, ehat weary and weunded travelers might eibeezve them at a distance. The » parti. nolured staff is said to indicate that surgery twee carried on within, the colonstripe representing the fillet elegantly entwined sound the patient's arm while he was pblebetornized. An »illuminated missal of the time of Edward 1.» has a plate repre. sentimg a patient, staff in hand and arm in Mat, undergoing »phlebotomy. Barbers proper—that is, haindressers and barber eargeons—were distinguished by the color ne the bands on the' poles, the former hav- ing a blue and the latter a red. As far back as 1797 barbers and surgeone were =impelled by statute to dieplay their poles, the latter likewise affixing gallipot and red mg at the end. The fabulist Gay, in his /able on the "Goat Without a Beard," alluding to a barber's shop, speaks of the zed rag pexident» from the pole.—All the :Year Bound. The Perfect Rand. As for the perfect hand, it is rarely one nernee »upon it nowadays. The wrist should be 'mend and dimpled, too; the delicate, eaner fingers ehonld turn backward at the tip of the rosy finger nails; the skin should tra of a soft whitenese. And, now, a word of adv1ce, says the Denton Traveller. Wear rings in proportion to the ugliness of •your hands; and, pray, if your band is worth showing, do not hide it under sparkling stones that anybody can bun - Another sword of advice: When you n' do " your nails, don't put too high a polish upon them or file them into too abarp points; the happy medinra is the baiter forte. Tbere ie nothing that will preeerve the bonny of the hand so well as the oiled &WO to be worn to bed. David Tolmie, of Brantford, aged 75, was choked to death while eating his din. mar yeeterdsy. The Anti -Slavery Conventien, sitting in Teals, recommends that the work of imp. preastng slavery be divided among national toommittees, which shall have a common ;aim, but which shall at separately, claiefly tbrong'h tnitetioneeto Moralize the natives. The Royal Niger Conepany has imposed tax of 50 per cent. On all epirittlons liquors eanded within its territories. Importation nennot be prohibited, as the river ie free to commerce by the Berlin treaty. The company is endeavoring to introduce a =florin tax on liquors all along the West African Met, A BRUTAL BLITORERY. A ii-ew Jersey WOMan enUrtleren Near Merohautnille, A NEGRO ARRESTED. A murder showing the titnaost eavagery• wad bearing startling resemblance to the Leooney tragedy a year and a fortnight ago aroused the residents of Merchentville, N. J., and vicinity overly last Friday evening. Mrs. Annie Miller, the 29-year.old wife of john Miller, a tenant farmer ocoupyingnhe Initholeon farm, a mile and a half south, east of Merobantville, had been abeent for thirty hours without an explanation. She had gone to Mocirestown On Thursday morning, but , she had not returned. In- quiries were made in every direction, and it was soon learned that she 'had not only left Mooreetown on Thursday afternoon, but bad reached Merchantville at about 2 o'clock, where she mede Bonne purchaseat William Smith's store and it thebutcher's shop. LAST SEEN OP THE WOMAN I. ALIVE. Paosing out of Delerohantville by the Blatalatown road, Mrs. Miller had called upon her mother, who lives on Pditoheson avenue just outside, and on her way home. She left her mother's house at 3 o'clock, and walked up Mitcheeon ayeenue. Little Mellie Du Haddleway and her younger brother, ohildren of a neighbor, passed her and spoke to her, as ehe walked on to the piece of dense woodland to make a short oat to her home. A hundred yards ahead of Mee, Miller the children saw a negro in gum boote,blue overalle and elouch hanalso enter the woods. That waa the lent seen of Mrs. Miller alive. Here was a clew that promised well and it was instantly grasped. A Be:arching party was quickly organized by Constables Naylor and Carlin and Farmer Binchman. The eearohers formed a line that moved care- fully through the thick woods. They had been namely organized when two of Hit ch. man's men exclaimed : Here she is 1 " "My God, she's murdered 1 " was the next cry. The searchers soon gathered and they had a horrible spectacle before them. Mrs. Millee's corpse lay half hidden in a growth of brush. A ghastly knife wound had almost eevered her head from the trunk, and it hung by a mere shred of skin. Her thick black hair was disheveled. The body waa in an unnatural position and had evidently been hastily dragged t� the spot. A SHOCKING 1,11311DER. Evidences of a mighty struggle were developed at every turn. The ram which began to beat down in the morning had not effaced the earth's indentations nor dinar - ranged the half-dozen articles the poor women had carried. Her left hand had been caught in the teeth of her aesailant, and was chewed by the demon. The index finger alone had, escaped his teeth. Mrs. Miller had evidently made a supreme effort for her life had grasped the man by the throat, and belled loosened her hand with hie month. He bad doubtless bent her head back, just as poor Annie Leconey's head was bent, and with awful energy had drawn his knife across and into the throat, mining clear into the spinal vertebra. Her linen collar had bean torn from her neck and thrust aside. It was found saturated with blood. Her handkerchief, bonnet, umbrella, a package of sansages and some grectries she had purohnsed in » Merchantville were found close by the &saner corpse, and all were gathered np, but her pocket -book was nowhere to be found Most important of all, however, was picked up a torn fragment of blue flannel. It was ree little thing, but it will play a highly important mission in the solving of Mrs. Miller's murder. The startling discovery was heralded over the country instantly, and people began to emit about for Mrs Miller's slayer. THE NEGRO LINGO SUSPECTED Francis Lingo's name passed from lip to lip as if some mysterious power had breathed it. Lingo was the big negro who was first arrested for the znurder» of Annie Leconey. Just as he had been working for Charikley Leconey then, so he had been working for John Miller, and just as he had failed to tarn tip for his breakfast a year ago he failed here. He was expected at the farm on Thursday » morning and Mrs. Miller had prepared his breakfast before ber departure for Moorestown, but he did not come for it. He appeared at the farm, however, but said he could not work, as he had to go to Philadelphia, and he left. He failed to appear, yesterday, and Mr. Miller supposed' that the threatening weather had, eept him away. Where is Frank Lingo ?" went up from everybody. Constable Carlin went in search of »the man and fennel him unconcernedly talking., to a group of men near John Ciumpnt house in Matolitown. e, THE SUSPECT CAUGHT. , " I want you, Frank," said the officer. "What you want me fob? I ain't done nothin'." Well, Mrs. Miller has been mur- dered." "It do beat h—l. When ane body's killed 'round yere they enatoh me up " exclaimed the negro. Lingo was taken to the lookup et Men. chantville. He wore bine Overalls, gum boots, a light coat and slouch hat, and fit- ted the description of the negro the Du Haddleway cbildren saw in advance of Mee. Miller. It was found that he had not gone to Philadelphia on Thursday, and his explanations of hip movements were seine - what misty. County Physician • Iszard, Coroner Stanton, Assistant Prosecutor Ridgway and Detective Warner reached the scene of the murder and took charge. A eary was summoned, and they viewed the • body. The superficial examination failed to show whether the murderer had been guilty of any other crime, and a post mortem will be held to -day. After these arrangemente the offioials drove back to Merohantville and subjected Lingo to a eevere examine. tion. The negro was compelled to strip in the dark ode built of heavy hemlock planking, and be kept his little beaded eyes fastened upon the officers at every movement. They examined every article of »hia clothing, but could find no traces of Pend, for which they were evidently looking, Lingo looked on apparently unconcerned, but trembling slightly and readily answering all gems- Hons. A BOLD FACE ASSUMED. " Lingo, there were narks of gum boots about the scene of this retarder," pat forth Dr. Iszerd. "Do you know any- body elee around here who wears gum boots ?" » » • ii Yea, sah ; oh, yen!' This prisoner could not, however, name any one» he knew who Woo such foot covering. Ae a last move the Officers produced the bide flannel shirt Lingo had taken off. It wiia torn in many places. "Yes, Bah; thaint my blue ehirt," said the negro; "it's the only lalne shirt Tete got." These latter words be repeseed gen. oral times as he gazed fixedly at thenee- , ment. , 1 "How was it torn here in the sleeve ? " he was asked, s "Guess hit Waa ton »at work," replied the negro warily, » •' "Why this shred fits this torn place, doesn't it? " The little fragment of blue flannel found by the corpse »in the Woods had began to eell its »story. It fitted , the jagged., bole in the sleeve, and Lingo wati ehakeii. » Efie eyes (Vaned wide, he bela hencle din tended over the shirt, eisfitment spread »out,. his lips wove working, but no sound » memo 1 ram» them; hitt »face was » teeitthing, whole massive frame shelling, and he seemed struck dumb, It wan, but an in. stant, however, for the negro coolly die - missed the matter with an "1 don't know." Detective Warner hurried out of the cell; and as he passed the newspaper -men gathered about the lialfsopen door of the cell -passage he Whispered : " Dead, woed 1" The examination ended there, and Justice Knight formally committen him, and» »be was taken to his old quarters in- Camden jail at 9.30 o'clock hat night.' John Miller was dazed by the awful fate of his wife'and as he at in the kitchen, ,surroundedby a sooee of halnsympathetio, half•ourions men, last night he said to Dr. Iszerd, "1 hope they won't make no Leooney oase out of this. I hope, they'll get the right man. The women folke were alnatraid of Lingo, and when I hired' him I told him to keep away from the house. My wife never quarrelled with anybody. She had no enemy anywhere." , The Force of Habit. After 'shopping for the greater part of a , recent afternoon a well-known Brooklyn 'lady witb a letter in her. hand, entered 'drug store. She asked» for and receivee a ,pottage stamp. etAnything elee to•dey, ma'am ? "». in - gaited the clerk. "No, I »thinit not," she replied; please sand it to the house." , '1-1 beg pardon, raa'amee,stammerede the clerk, "but what is it yen Wished to he delivered?" ' " Why—the—the - " Then; suddenly refreshing her mind,» she quickly added: "Oh, well, never mind it,' and » took the postage stamp and walked nat. . The clerk aftervsard 'Bead he had never seen a better illustration of the, force of: habit.—New York Herald. " That's' Right 1." The abominations in human conversation are many; but one heis come in of leite that is peculiarly tiresome.' Whenever you Ely anything that agrees with the opinions of the person with whom you are talking he eneweee "That's right." When Anything is, explained ,to him he says: " That'e right.' , In fact, on the glightest oppor- tunity he will say: That's right." Le °eery conversation of twenty minutes there will be fifty "That's rights.' » It'would be jest as weltif he would • occasionally dein, t That's true," or " That's so," or it I think eo, too," or ei I agree with you," or even " You're mighty accurate." Anything would bebetter than the " nal:Loons iteration" 'of "Thais ' right." The new cOnstitution »�annot » provide against such onttagee, but 'every man with ' the good of his fellow -citizens at heart den avoid using one epressio» incessantly.—Courier. Journal.. Care of the Hair If your, hair is not dead or» dyed or bleached you can keep it in ,beantiful triFp by two brushing a week. » For this pose get get a barber's brush—that is, eti wooden backed boar's bristles brush, mit short. The silver lacuna camel's hair benshes are very pretty for cornpiny ' and bureau ornsmentation, but no good for keeping a wig in order. Poor a few drops of alcohol, an ounce altogether, over the scalp to stimulate it. » Then apply a no comb to remove the dandruff, and that done, brush the head and hair by sections. It may take a month to clean e heaey head of hair, but that accompliebed one brash. -ing a week ,will suffice. And it _will not be neceseary to wash the head. » Any hair that is well kept and becomingly dressed is beantifal, but unfortunately thet pent of the 'toilet is neglected for »some» unknoWn reason.—New York World. Ready to Acknowledge Favors Conferred " You're always striking me for sOme thing," 'said the match b� x to the smeekei as the latter struck a light. » » . it And you always come to the scratch," said the smoker with a grateful sir. »» . The match box was mollified and eltutem Jtmee Tee vane of Philadelphia, has just given a decision in the case of Charles Arentzen and »other peddlers of ,Tolstoi' "neetentzer Sonata," charged with selling obscene literature. » He found that » 'no offence had been committed and disehargea the acciased. The judgment saye; among other things: The book is a novel possessing very little dra- matic interest or literary merit. Its apparent object, as appears not only from its text, but from thee author's preface, is to teach not only that celibacy hi better than marriage, but that rearriege itself is a fall from a pure and Innocent state, is contrary to the teachings of Christ and inimical .to man's higheet and beet spiritual interests; that the true » ideal of a Christian life »is a life of celibacy and of abeolute perpetual and unconditional continence and chastity. 5 * * If in his book he has come » to the . conclusion that marriage is an impure and unholy state of life it must be admitted that he denounces libertinism, lewd.' nese arid it dissolute life in terms still nacre severe. V be teaches that the marriage state is a fall from absolute purity and virtue he at the same time anathematizes a libidinous life 'and licentious practipes. If he opposemarriage as leeslaure and holy than a single life' he at the same time scourges lust and debauchery.with whip of scorpions. There is nothing in this beak which can by any possibility be said to commend licentiousness, or to make it in any re- spect attractive, or to tempt ally ono to ite com- miesion. On the oontrary, all his teachings paint lewdness and immorality in the most re- volting colors, nor is there any obscenity or in- decency in the language used, or in the story told, however it may offend a refined taste, * 13u1 a careful and critical reading of the whole book has clearly convinced us that itis not lis,ble to the charge of either obscenity or indecency. As we have already said, its whole purpose and scope is to denounce those viees in the Severest manner. * The courtwae reminded upon gegument that the Czar of Ruda and the post - office officielei of the United States have con- demned thie book as 'an unlawful publication that the fotmer hos prohibited its' sale within his doneinions, and the latter have forbidden its transmission through the mane, Without dis- paraging in any degree the respect due to these high officials within their respective spheres, I can only say that neicher of there has ever been recognized in this county as 6 binding authority on questions of either lam or literature). The ttonble about the pace that kills is that it doesn't kill enough. • Beware of a woman with dimples, not's° much on account of the dimples, bat beeentse of the woman. At Saratoga lately there were nubile) meneorial services on account of the death of a highly esteemed citizen. The rector of the Episcopal ()hurt* had been itIVItea tO offer prayer, and the chairman, feeling it incumbent on him to do the graceful thing, made tine announcement " The,audienoe will now have the plettefire of listening to a pram by the Rev. Dr, Cary."—Christian Inguver. TnenelinCele.A.Pleil0 SUXMARY. Bishop Farand of Athabasca, doa yen. terday at St. Boniface, elan. A death from °holm* ie reported to have °coursed at 'Bristol, England. Toronzo will advertise for bender to light the *bole cite by gae, an'd may abandon the eleotrio light system. eir Fleeter 'Angevin ridioulee the inea of uldisertlbutetieppre,br ,aleedentry.ysm Parliaent Will not The American flatting echeoner Devid, Cron:tett was eeized at Souris, P.E.I., yes- terdine for 'violation of the fishery law. The body of Dr. Eberson, drowned in Rideau Lake ind'buried in Portland one°. taiy, has been eerie:id off by resurreotion. WS. • , Favorable repoits.ot the Northweat oral; have failed to keep up tbe price of Cana dalnacifioat , stoon the London En. change. ' President Palmer of the World's Fair Says the principal buildings will be located in Wathington Park, and the overflow in Jackson Park. Daring the »past seven days there were twenty-seven bueinesa failures in Canada. Their nuniber was the same for the earns - pending we* loot year. A deepatoh from Berlin denies the report that Germany has demanded satisfaction and compensation from Eneland for the, killing of Germen subjects at Vita. Mr. G. T. Davie, proprietor of extensive ehipyards itt Leeis, has oloeed all hie works and dismissed 102 men because the Knights of Labor sought t'o diotate to him whom be should employ. A grand jury at» Toronto recommended that poor families of priseners incarcer. ated in the Central Prison should receive 40 cents per day, which is the average earnings of .men in the Central Prison. The repore of the Conference Committe on the tariff bill was submitted to the Reuse of Representatives yesterday, and is to' be taken into consideration to.day. Mr. MoKinley proposes to ifit the final adjourn. relent of Congress for Tuesday. Frank J. Down!, a prominent citizen an merchant of Windsor, died on Thurs. day. The deceseed was a son of the late 'James Dongale one of the pioneers of :Windsor, and who was one of the promi- nent figures in the patriotic war. Attorney -General Hardin, of Kentucky has inetruoted the State auditor to refuse; to grant a license to the Frankfort and Henry county lotteries. The last Legis. 'enure wend acts designed to exterminate these lotteeies. The lotteries claim that their licenee 'should be renewed • yeeirly until their charters expire, which will not be for mime years. '' The print of ,wheat in Manitoba averages. 80o. a bushel. 'The population of Detroit, Mich., .669, an increase bI 89,329 since 1878 • The New York Central yesterday de - snared a quarterly dividend of 1 per cent. Hon. D. A hoes has been sworn in as President of the Council in the Quebec 'Cabinet. • » At Belleville Assizes yesterday 'William :Arnot was acquitted on the charge of hill- ing Hannah Cole. Hon. Frederick Billings, ex -President of • t/ae,Northern Pacific railroad, died at Wood. puck, Vt., last evening. The Conference report -on the McKinley bill Was passed yesterday, and the bill is now ready for the President's signature. At Belleville Assizes yesterday Miss Jane Shaw secured a verdict for 550 ageinseGeorge W. Hall in a breath of pro- mise euit. - The royal phyeicians declare there is no cause for serious anxiety regarding the con- dition of the King, and that be will soon be able to resume bis duties. Mr. Carlisle. speaking yesterday on the McKinley Tariff -Bill, said its effect would be to increase the revenue of the country over e40,000,000 per year. , Trinity:English Church at Galt on Sun- day celebrated itsjubilee, when $1,350 was placed on the contention plate e towards liquidation of the church debts. Sir Casimir Gzoweki was presented with' a congretulatory address by fellow civil engineers at Montreal last evening on hay - lag been, honored with knighthood. A. German lady has been arreated at Cannes, France, who had in her possession a number of topographical charts of the fortress and plans of the other defences of the town. -The » representatives of the Board e of Trades west of Port Arthur appointed by the Dominion »Government to fix the grain standard for the season of 1890-91 will. meet to -day na Winnipeg. Frank Glosser, day operator at Lehigh- ton, Pa., was arrested to -day on the charge of having caused by his negligence the wreck on the Jersey Central railroad last night by which three men lost their lives. Judge Tyner, the Assistant Attorney. General of »the United States post -office department, says the legislation which he contemplatee putting in motion against the Lonisiania State Lottery will ale° apply to Church raffles. Advices from New Guinea state that Mr. Healey, the owner of the cutter Isabel, be- longing in Hartlepool, and the crew of the veseen which was engaged in fishing for pearls off New Guinnahane been massacred by the natives. The cutter was looted and then scuttled. It is reported in Winnipeg that the heads of certain denominational colleges affiiliated with Manitoba University have inducad the Dominion Government to refuse lo set aside the remainder of the land grant voted to the university, and to decline to issue it patent to the university. The Italian Government bag been in- formed by several »prefeots that there is apprehension of trouble in their Province owing to the large nurabers of unemployed workmen, who live in the utmost misery. In some towns the men have beociine troubleilome and demand work. An explosion »ot gas =named at the Stirling » colliery, of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company, at Shamokin, Pa., at noon yesterday. Eight men were very eeriously burned, and ten others severely injured. The mine is badly damaged, and work will have to be suspended. A grand demonstration was held in Hum. berstone, Orin, yesterday in honot of the laying of the corner etone for the Ontario Silver Company's» manuftiotory, which is being removed from Thorold to Humber- stone on account of the cheapness of naturel gas as fuel for their works. A young Englishman named Thomas With, left Fender& » township, Ontario, nearly it year ago for Australia via San Francisco. Ris mother in England has written to friends in Eenelon asking as to his whereabouts. » Inquiry shbwa » thet he never sailed from San Francisco, »ancl fears are entertained that he hail met with 6nlpliagyl Aband•slide occurred on:the Shore Line Railway in Carleton, ti.13 yesterday morning, joist before the early tralo WeLlt out. About 130 feet of track was taken down and tone of eertle. It will now be necessary to move tbe Shen Line uether balatal, as many planes along the route are extremely dangerous. Tbe landedide was caused by high tides. TheeSootela iron masters have definitely refused to accede to the terms demanded by their non.» The Cumberland » iron workere, who are now ott strike, offer aid•to the Saotah Cron workers in Scotland » on conditiOn that the'latter haslet upcin eight-. hour shine. The abaindoninern Of all hope of e 13(101eLnent of the tremble hen etiffeued the pig iron market at Glatigoyse- - It is underetocenin Halifax that an Eng.. lieh syndicate » is negotiating,for the pure chase of the sugar refineries of Canada 'with the intention Of nornbining them under one management. The purehase of 'the principle breweries »si the Dominion is also contemplated. Both schemes have meek considerable progress, but it is said that all the refining proprietors have not yet agreed to sell. •' - Count Kleist, who is awaiting trial in Moabil prison, Prussia, for iin attempt at manslaughter on Herr Albert,proprietor of the hotel in which Mlle. Martens, whO was crowned Queen of Ba&uty» at the Vienna Exhibition, resides, attempted to commit suicide yesterday morning by hanging him- self with his» suspenders from a besra in the cent. He was discovered, howeeet, and cut down before life was completely extinot. Yesterday morning, about 2 o'olock, two miles eaet of Bismark, aewest-bound M. G. R. freight broke in two,end the,rear portion of the train was run into by another freight train going in the same direction, wrecking fifteen oars. 'Dee debris was set on fire' by the engine' of the rear train, and several of the oars burned.' Engineer David Burwell, who had charge of ,the engine whioh ran into the other train, escaped by jumping. Loss, from P20,000 to 1$39,000. Mr, Joseph Savory bus »been elected Lord Mayor et London. The fleet }mention of the 51s1 United States Congress is expected to 'come to a close to. day. Greer, who attempted tie corantit sidoide at Watertown, died dn Friday from the wounds inflicted. At the :Quebec Asaines yesterday the jury broughz in a verdict of manslaughter bathe case against Gerabossi, the Italian, .for murder. , The Toronto -City COunoil decided last night that no money could be paid towards 'the consteuction of the Belt Line Railway unless previously voted by the taxpayers. The body of young McDougall, one of tem teva emang men drowned» at Wiaiton three weeks ago, was recnvered yesterday morning on the shore near- Pruder's dock, about two miles from the supposed piece of 'the accident. » , A than named 'W'illiam» Edgecombe, employed as a printee the Western Assurance' Conips.ny's office, 'Toronto, had his arra- crushed while, attempting 10 regu- ,late some machinery in Motion., An opera - ,tion wee performed at the hospital, which it hi honed will seep his band. et Major W. J. Gleason, ohief„ eseentive of the Ohio branch of the Irish National League, states that the league throughout the country has virtually diebanded. Dr. O'Reilly, of Detroit, once treasurer, stepped out of office when hie accounts were satin. factorili examined seine months ago. Mrs. Kennedy, an inmate of the King- ston Penitentiary for about eleven years, died on Friday fromnoonsumpticn. She was buried on Satuiday. She killed a man in Griffintownetiontreal. She was at first sentenced to be hanged, but the Governor- General commuted her sentence to impri- ,eonment. She was 45 years of age. W. J. D. Geer, Kingston, for bigamy, has been Flout to the penitentiary for two and a half years. He married Eliza Jane Cassel - man, WilLiamsbureb, in November, 1888, though he had at the time another wife and child in the county of Dufferin. The» fact of his having two wives was discovered on his making application to be admitted to the Masonic Order. An Erzeronm despatch says the snug. - tion in Armenia has fiecome serious. The Russian Government has massed 72,000 troops on the Armenian frontier. The Turks are expeoting an attack and are 'rapidly supplying the nem& with arms and ammunition, and making other prepare - tions to resist the Russian forces. Russin in els° increasing the frcintier guards on the boundaries of Anstria, Turkey and Persia. The alleged object of this inorease 85 10 provide for the more effective supprese sion of smuggling. On Saturday night at Sillery, near Mun- roe's hotel, an altercation took place between Charles Wilson and the proprietor. A watchman on the booms near by, named Thomas Kelly, alias Hurley, ran up to separate thero, and in the melee which fol. lowed was stabbed by Winne just above the heart. Dr. Brophy was called in and stopped the flow of blood. It was rumored last evening that Hurley had since died, but this is not the case, and the dootor expresses the opinion that he will recover. Wilson has been arrested. MAIDENS ARE MANY. Pretty maiden passing by, . Modest looks and downcast eye, Don't you hear me gently sigh, Pretty maiden passing by? Pretty maiden passing by, Looks so timid and so shy, . Will you love ineeill you die, Pretty maiden passing by? But, alas! she'll not reply, And not ever, tell me why; So another maid I'll try, 'Who may come a -passing by. Advertiser. —The Chicago Pot has 'struck a ohord to which all men, without regsrd to rent, color or previous condition of servitude, will quickly respond. It runs thus : But of life's sweet sueprises there is one that out- does all the rest, And that's to end a quarter in the pocket of a last year's vest. Experbnents have recently been made in Spain on the action of suelight in, maturing wines. Layers of new winenn bottles of colored glass have been exposed to the direct rays Of the Sim, with the reptile that both flavor and quality have been improved. run eTittelOIM EENESVED. The ministere fresh from vacation to -day With vigor are fighting the foe, And the devil ain't haying 11 511 his own way As he did just it short time ago. —Ho' friz it bang—First catch your hair—Nelo York News. —Time is like a woman booting° time Will tell.—Elmira Gazette. "Where in the world is the chalk draWer ?" asked eh° cleng clerk. "What do you want it for ?" "There's a onstonaer here after powdered borax." "Well, he'll have to wait. Pillbox has the chalk put- ting up an order for magnesia. The Marquie of Hartington's shooting party at Bolton Abbey, Yorkellire, killed 4,683 grouse on the Duke a Devonshire's robors ihe West Riding and a large stook are left on the ground. Mr Victor Owen. (Mill, the Duke's grandson, shot 600 birds and 400 fell to the gun of the Hon. A. Lyitleton, Xitola UM' P011 97 V4tc5iAlere A little ocal inoideet put in verse, ale it Itatenreesetiungndoseet utrsincrnt eniet—tee " and b°' e Is run; PM17DM11-2. I'm afritid it's of no nee Miele, the race of xnyhlfe I wont the paee from the fall of thellag,ancl --well, ray time has come » • Don't cry, old man, it's riot like you, yew Need you had ne'er a heart; You Inust not grumble now tbe time has eenee for us both to part, eynectotterevendagey:e pale for ManY a moutinsince 1 first met you at Wray's— And. you've often aeked Regie, to tell of my What made me leave the eacing world and come to this mulct plcuie To meet my death from it broken heart, 'Ike a favorite losiug a race. Just give me a dritalt of brandy and prop me up s et,obitoe rot ;Ncmuesyal oamgl:aeo Clan: fgarniCoyl lnaaardtl iaosym?, youe,o lndome, :unit atno himfol And cheered me up by his dear old face when far frona my friends away, Well, Begie, old man, you little thought' that was a married man, Although at, all to flirt with the girls, you knoW, was never my plan, You thought me a woman -hater, that the rate course was my wife, But little you theught that it woman Was the cure° of early life. I saw her first at the Derby, when the hersee faced the green' And 1 thought as I stood, on the grand stand u Her esyeeslaintleftameeinIen,esvoelr3ilauea,clesoeetnr. u she left ree " like one in a trance; How could I hope to win such a pearl, what . wouldn't I give for the chance? I met her next at the strange's ban, I waltzed 'with her thrice that night, I marred my life at the fatal dance, though it looked eo fair and bright, Within three months she became my wife and her faithful slave, To -morrow one widow more will see when I'm laid in my quiet grave. Thanks, Regie, the brandy again dear boy, at heart I feel so sick, But I want toeell you all of nay tale, and I grieve I shall have to be quick. I feeltino oyonaeoverstrengthmy yteleeasy;ing, ands, miet some No, I'll never jump Beecher's brook again, I'M shaking earthly ties, menthe we seemed to be happy, but I found her love wasn't' real, She'd married my cash And position, and rd thought her as true as steel. sportiman, rich end good-looking, as gocd it • horseman as made, , She thought mo a likely catch, you see, and for me her trap she laid. ' Then 80011 a cousin chap turned up, rich but an awful cad, And to see him lolling about my -house ueed to drive me nearly nead. They said he'd been mixed in some turf affairs of a rather dusty shade— ' It was always a mystery to me how his thou. ands a year were made. I was down for a fortnight's hunting and my wife to some friends had gone, When I had a short wire from Arthur to run up totown the next morn, I cauglet the last train that evening, as I thought it would save me some time If I slept at my show in town that night and got giee, back to Lechle.de to dine. ie I lWret myself iu with ray latch key, but I teemed to be struck with a chill, For voices I heard in the drawing -room the.t,I thought was shut up and still. e I stood like one dumb with amazement, then straight to time° sounds Iran, • For my wife's was one of those voices, the other was that of a man. As I opened the doer of that room, my Godl what a sight met my eyes: wife, whom I thought was in Yorkehire, in the arms of that cousin she lies. ' I scarcely knew what I was doing, I was mad at that moment I know, But I know I hit out from the shoulder and that man *went down at the blow. Then I seized him so tipht in nay arms hie strength teemed like that of it child. And out of the place I chucked that rat, by whose touch my, hands were defiled. Ile left for France the next morning, and his life had a very close shave; But I know he'll remember my wrath that night ard carry the marks to his grave. Regie, dear friend, I get weaker, your hand, and, Charlie, your paw, 'Tis a comfort to know when your dying there are iriends like you e'er more. My story is very near finished, my wife now goee her own ways— In Paris she has it thousand a year and I came to this quiet old place. Send my watch and my rings to my mother, she never could take to my wife, Although to maks her boy happy I knew she'd have given her life, Hark! Regie, the flag has fallen, 'tis a desperate enish we ride— ' Gocelbye, old fellow, God bless you—then belay back still and died. Baseball. THE RECORDS. The baseball season is about over. The races in the three big leagues end as followte: Brooklyn Chicago Philadelhia Boston Cincinnati e' New York Cleveland Pittsburg NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. p. 83 43 .656 79 61 .605 75 50 .603 75 53 .685 73 54 .575 PLA.FEBS' LEAGUE. 63 64 .496 40 86 .320 22 111 .166 NV. L. P. a, Boston 74 45 .631 New »York 73 53 .579 Brooklyn 74 64 .578 Chicago - 71 62 .534 Philadelphia 67 60 .628 Pittsburg 55 67 .455 Cleveland 52 73 .416 Buffalo ............... ......... .. . ..... 34 9J .265 An/EBIcAN AS s0 cIATION. NV. L. P. C. Louisville 78 59 .667 St. Louis 1 ye 50 .600 Columbus 66 52 .659 Rochester 60 54 ,526 Toledo — 61 55 .526 Athletics. .. , 56 65 .463 Syracuse 41 66 .413) Baltimore 33 67 ,275 An »Obcrynnt Youth. "1 had to be away from sohool yester. day," said Tommy. You must bring an excuse, said the teacher. "Who from?" "Your father." iinte an't no good at xnakin' mouse& Ma catches him every time." Military Pride. Lientenant (to' oivilian)—Vehat's your father's occupation? Civilian—He's president of a bank. Lientertant—He is, eh ? Now that's it position I might accept if I ever were to humble myself to become it civilian, ,ef. Pa el ease. Mrs. Upton—Yee, that is my danghtereit piano; but the has scarcely touched it since she has been married. Mrs. Downtown—Jest the same with my darter an' er typewriter. THAT Strikes are not alWayll successful is fully shown by statistics published in the seventh anntal report of the New York Bureau of Btatiotice of Labor. From 1885 to 1889 inolusive 5,223 strikes were re. ported ; 2,333 were successful; 1,104 were partly titteeeseftit Or compromised, ana 1,786 unsucoesafni. Daring he aama period there were 598 threatened strike. The dentande wete granted in no in. stances, in 27' cases they were partly' granted, and iha remaining 51 cane were withdrawn.