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Our State Ticket;
for Governor '
W.I.MAM A. POYNTEK of Ilonne.
I ifiitPtmiit (Joternor
I'. A.UlLHKItTuf orl'.- '
Ki-rrptaiv nfBiale
WILLIAM K. I'OHTEIl of Merrick.
Anililrr nf I'nlilli" Account
JllHN'r'. CORNELL of'ltlclmrdi.on.
rn-Hiir r
JOHN II. MKSEItVE t licit Willow,
Miixt-iutimdpiil of Public IiiMrnction
WILLIAM H..1ACKHON of Holt.
Land CommlHHliinrr'
JAt'Oll V. WULKEof Lancaster.
Attorney Jpiiornl
'i)N8TANTiNlM. SMYTH of Honda.
The dtiinocvatio representative
ronviMition will bo held at Chntl
von on Sept. 0. and tliu populist
rouviHilion will, bo held at
Crawford on Sept. 10.
Here are thq Facts.
Worl 1 Herald.
Many of tho popo-domo papors
tiro quoiiiiu; Judjro Hay ward as
having Biiid, "The railroads will
iiot lot me run for congress."
Now wo put it to thoni fair and
5-quiirf: wlio'h, whore and to whom
did Mr. liny ward nuko tho above
ritatrtiuout? Generid assertions
don't ro in this cainpairn. The
jiooplo want fuclB. No nioro
rainbow chasing: toll us all about
it or shut up. Generalities don't
K.- St. ifotil Republican, August
18, 1W)8 . .
The torld-Horald accepts tho
8SUP.
-. M, L. Huyward, the republican
nominee for povornnr, mado the
Ktatomont at tho IVLilliH'd hotel in
city of Omaha.
The gout Ionian to whom Mr.
Hay ward made tho statement was
'Judge Hen jam in S. Baker of
Omaha.
w The exact liiuguugo used by Mr.
jrlayward in explanation of tho
ivason why he dul not oxorciso
)iis well known preference and re-
main a eandidato for congress
was: TUKH. & M, WILL NOT
'TiBT ME RUN FOR CON
GRESS." If UieSl. Paul Republican tie
siroyimy further particulars the
Worhl-Herald. sugirests that it ad
drotf.s Hon. Benjamin S. Raker,
who will not deny this explicit
statement.
UIDS FOlt TAINTING COUlVf IIOUSK.
idb will bo received at tho
ofJee of tho 'County elork, to be
tiled on orb. fore' Oct. 4, 1SUS, for
painting tho outside of court
!ouso including roof, two coats of
paint.-.. Tho commissioners re-
'-ervi tho right to reject any und
.til bitjs'. Hy Order of tne board.
F. Mri'HtxPS, Co. Clork.
Himingford, Nob. Aug. 18, '9S.
IIids rbn Ha un Coal.
Rids will bo recoivod at tho
olllce of the conuty clerk to bo
filed ou or " boforo Sept.' .'5, 181)8,
for fiirn)Bhinr one small cor (15
tons)iof hard coal, nut bize. Tho
Mmniissioners resorvo tho right
to reject any and all bids.
By order of the board,
IV M. Phelps. Co' Clerk.
3ms you Constuuction of
Jail Duiluinq.
Sealed bids will bo received by
the County Commissioners, to bo
filed on or before Oct. 4, (1898 for
the construction of a jail building
22x30 feet to bo built of stnno and
brick according to plans and spec
ifications to bo been at tho olfce
. f the county clerk.. The com
'u Fs'oners reserve, tho right to
, . t any ami all bids.
Jb Older of the board ,
l)ounj
JT. M. Pueli
Ttiel'fiiilP'N lmtatiloiit t'urlv nf the Xlttt
Ktm'H.UtllViiUlrirt inlionriiv )Wti'd ?o
rt lftamit l n emm-nllmi of ald partAn
l held in lrnwfortl.lHWMiiiiiiiy, XclinisWa
tm the loth dfcjr of Hiitftiitvr A. 1. IHfW, J&i.i
cmivfiiUiin to mnvotio at nun ovlooU . mJ'ttt
uttrtilaf. Tltpnhjivtof wilil convention l'td
imniliiRlnmniiilliliilo for ru)ronntiitiVo from
N.ild district nitd to trannot mirh other uuat
noss amniiy lruporl.v come before It,
Ttif.ootintios of wild Ulntrlct oro entitled to
tho sifmo iriircni'utatlon a In the Kuteoonven.
Ion recently held, It Is recom
rupnilrxl thai no prox!o bo allowed
and lIinL tho delegates nntsont rnt tho entire
vote to wh leli tholr fesixirtlvo counties aro en
titled. W. It WBHTuvrii. Chairman.
Final ProofNotices.
1 M. DOI1HINOTON. UeptHter.
W. It AKKHS. Itocolvcr.
Parlies liarim? notlre In thin rolmnn are ro
otiPotM to rend thn nanin cnrofnlly nml roport to
tli n olllpn for eornvtmn nny orrorn Mint may
exlft. Ihln will provent uuBnihle ilelny in
nmklni? (iroof.
!nnd0niciut Alllnnm, Nob AiiKniit2S, U08
Notieo Ik hrrrby Rlcn that tho fo'.lowlriR.
,nnnirl wittl'ir hai tllnd notlco othU Intention
(itnko ilnnl jiroof in Hnpport of his claim,
nml Hint wild proof will bn mmlo U'foro O.T.H.
llnboook, U, H. ('(irniniosloiifr, at Chadruti.
Neb , on Oftobpr8, IN'.is, viz.
Sylvostof Muldoon,
of Maralnnd, Neb., who made II. K. 1018 for
thn n. o. H ku 2, tp 2n rll w.
Ho nampH thn following witimpw to provo
Ills continuous rcnldencn upon nml I'nlthntlon
Mid land, ilt: William Ariiaw, i:imrlos I'. l)ar
Kon, Alvln C Fowler, Jatuca II. Culvalu, all of
Uhadroii, Neb
F. M. DOmttNOTON. llCRlstor
Lnnd Onico at Allliuioo, Nob.. Amtuit 18, 1808.
Notlco Is hcrrby Riven that iho followlnR
nnmud Kcttler hai filed notlco of lntontlon to
mako Ilnnl proof In support of Ills claim und
that HBld proof will bo tnado befoic llplNtror
llfcolver ut AUInnco, Neb., ou Sept. Z, lbt.
viz;
Charles L Hal),
of Wllloy. Nob., who mode h o No. U7 for lot 4,
e ir sw ijr mm 7, tp ssn, r Ww & u hf so qr neo
IS, tp'jSn. r Klw.
Ho namcM the followlnR wltnessns to provo
bin t'ontlnnntiH rcsldcnco upon and cultivation
ut mild land, viz;
JuniPH McKlnnpy. of Alliance, Neb., OtM
Vcl(strom,JohnOlllIn, Frank Harris, all of
Wllloy, Nob.
F. M. nOBKINOTOK, ltcRlNtor,
U. H. Irfind OIIIcp, Alliancn, .Nob.,Atitf. 2, IMS.
Notlco IB hereby clven that Hip following
lianiwl HOttlor Imn fllod notlco of his lutontioii
to niakn final (iroof In Hiipport of IiIm claim,
and that nU proof will bonmdo boforoT. .1,
O Kfcfo, U. H. t'ommidslonor, lit Hemluirford,
.Neb., on Sopt. 10, Mtf, viz:
THOMAS IMtlNOIiE.
of V rpnton, 8. I who mado T. V.
Hip . p. U wc. 5 tti Uin r 4Sw.
o, lOKl for
Ho naini'Hthu following as wltiiPnins: Thomaa
li. Honklnsand IPrt II. Hopliino of Dimlap,
Neb. , 1'.. 1). lMiHiraud Oran r. roBkot of Hcm
iucford, Mob.
V. M. UOIIIUNOTON, llpRiHtor.
V. S. Land Ofllco, Alliance, Nob. July 8, imps.
Nollco t uareby rWcu that tho followlnR
named sutler has lllcd hlH lntontlon to iniiUo
final proof In support of hU claim, and that
said proof will be made before T. J. O'Kcefo, U.
S. Commissioner, at HemlnRford, Nob., on Sopt,
0, 181'H, Vl7.
Austin M. Duvls,
of HemlnRford, Neb., who mado h o 193 for th
nwV4 seo 17, tp'.Tn, rW)w.
Ho names tho followlnR witnesses toprovo bis
continuous resldcnco uisin and cultivation of.
suld land, viz: William Wlllmott, Stephen A
Ili-awu, Joseph Shadcr, Fred O. Snell, nil of
llemluxford. Neb
.T. W. WEHN. Jit., KcRlstor.
U. S. Land Olllce. Alliance. Neb., July 27, 1808.
Police in nereby Riven that 4
Joun ilinclino,
of DoSoto. N-cli., Hah tiled notlco of Inten
tion to inako (innl proof before T. .1. O'ICcefu.
U. rsCniunitsslouer, at Ik'mliiKfonl, neb., on
Sept.:i, 18W. on timber eulturo application no.
1710 for thn n o U spu 31, tp Vhn, r W)w.
Ho names as witnesses: I,ul(o I'hilllps, Jos
eph Shutter, Fred Huoke, Albert S. Knyeart, all
of HemlnRford, Nob.
J. W. Wehu. jr., ItpRisU-r.
l.andOmcont AUIanae. Neb., July 21, IHW.
Notlco Is hproby Riven that
Alonsco J. Knapp,
of I'cndletou, OreRon. has Bled notice of Inten
tion m miilto llnal Rioof bcfor Heplstcr or Ho.
celver at Alliance, Nek, AtiRust 27, 188. on
tlmberi'iilttim nppllcatiou No nail, for tho w 54
se lk & a Ji sw H sec 17, tp 2ti n, r IX) w.
Ilo uamos as wttnesscs: Jospph II. Low, An
drew J. l'almor, Albert W. l'almer, Fnnk I.
lloueymau, all of Mnrxland. Neb. '
J W. WK1IN, Ju iteRister.
Itonil Overseer's Notl:o to Non
resident Land Owner.
Statu of Nebraska. Uox Untie County, ss.
To Warren W. 1'ut.imin, non-renl(lont land
owner:
You aro hereby notllloil that complaint Iioh
Iwcn mado to inn that thoro ia on tlio aw i bcc
tion ID. Unvnuhlp 2t) north of ranee SI
west. In llox llutto county. State of Ne
braska, nil old uncovered well which Is dun
roiyhis to stock. Said land Is open, und n
common, ami you are untitled thai It said
well Is not tilled or securely covered within
twenty days from this date, I will fill said
well as required liy law. nud tho cost thereof
will lie tiNod as a Hen against the nbovo
fli'scrllmil land, us described In Suction 40.1a,
artlulo I, chapter i, of the computed statutes
of Ib07.
M. l'fTKnsON,
Itoad Ovorscer I) istrlcl No. 17.
isnx iitmei'nnnly, Nebraska.
Dated March 3. lfP8,
First publication Auk. 13, 18!.
Statu of Ni'hrnHka, nox llutto County hh:
To W. 11. Carualmu, nou-residmU lnml
owiht:
Von arn liornliy notified tliat ronii)aInt han
Ixt'u Hindu to mo tliat tlicre 1h on tlio nS of IK'H.
mj'J no M, "uli ip' wvtloii SO. township ill
north, of raniro fifty-one wont in nox
imttn county HUto of Ncliranka nn old un
coTi'rwl wi'U which is ilanKoroiiH to stock
Said land is onou, and a common, and you aro
notified that It aid well U not filled or se
curely covered, iu twenty days from this date.
I will fill mid well ur required hy law, am)
inecoHi inereoi win iMiaxeti ana Hen acalnut
tho alio e described laud, as provided iu nee-.
.I..M lAKm kv.lnli. 1 tf..u...... . .. .1... n ..11...I
utatutosof Ml. M. VKTUKSON,
Itoad OverfcerOiBtrlt-VNo, 17.
Ilox llutto t'ounty, Nebraska.
Hated March 8, ISpm.
first publication Amr. IS, 18(.
?Re Aict of Trt.
A Gerraon forester, ho l considered
as authority, br-s that the oldest trees
in Germany are known to have lived
nearly COO years. The silver fir has
flourished for upward of 400 years, and
the evergreen oak has been known to
live 410 years, whllo other varieties of
oak aro from 315 to 320 years old. The
larch has stood the Btorms and shines
of 275 years, tho red beech 245, the ash
170. the birch 200, the aspen 220. tho
mountain maple 225, tho elm 130 and
tho red alder 145.
OASTOXtXA.
,-liBlU S7X 7fT .Jl. vJX
OASTOniA.
I Bean tie " m mo nans wwars
Bean tLe j1 M TOO HaWAWajS BOEgJlt
I ill ! t-tt-timt
Commissioners Proceedfngs.
Tim following claim for tilling old wells wore examined and allow
od nml warrants ordorod.drnwn on general fund levy of 1S98 in pay
ment of Kiinio, which claims wore urTlarcd fded witli countv trcai'urer
for collection from tho several owners of said tracts of land as requir
ed by law.
Claimed Allow o I
Joseph Nerud pw qr 23-24-52 $7 75 all disal'd
W G Zudiker sw qr 20-25-48 7 5 50
.- " .'- w hf sw qr lfl 25-48 7 5 50
Carl Woitz ' '..,' . so qr 7-25-19 n 50 1 25 f
" '. nw qr 19-25-49 G 4 60
. " ....,..' ;.. ne qr 19-25.49 0 4 75
' , . no qr 17-25-49 8 G 50
. " sw qr J9-25-49 G 4 75
HMnbin ..... so qr 22-20-50 3
swqr20-26-BO 3 U
" noqr 1-20-50 3 3
Joseph Miuuon nw qr 29-27-48 3 3
Win Roth lSU qr 1 -25-51 11 (5
MPosvar bo qr 28-27-52 X2 50 12 50
GWErh nw qr 17-25-47 0 25 0 25
Win Roth '.,'.' Roqr 7-20-51 3 3
J A Hoist sw qr 18-24-47 3 3
Clerk was instructed to advertise for .bids for painting court houso
two coats on outside including roof: such bids to be filed in clork's
oflico by Oct. 4, 1898.
A list of sixty names wore then selocted from which to draw the
pottit jurors for tho Oct 4th 1898 torm of the district court, and tiled
as required by law.
Clork was instructed to advertise for 15 tons of hard coal, nut si?e,
bids to bo tiled in clork's oilieo by Sept. 3, 1898.
Clork was instructed to advertise for bids for tho construction of a
jail building 22x80 feet, to bo built of stouo and brick, according to
plans and specifications to be seon at clork's oflice. Bids to bo filed
on or before Oct. 4, 1898.
Warrant for S124.50 on bridgo fund levy of 1898 was ordered drawn
favor of T. II. Loo, $125 to be charged to his account on construction
of bridgo. balance 50c being deducted for revenue stamps on his
bonds.
It appearing from tho report of county treasurer thatdolinquet per
sonal taxes assessed ngaiust tho following persons were uncollectible
for tho reason that parties have removed from tho county or have no
personal property from which collection can bo made, and that for
over two years ho has made diligent efforts to oollect same, ho was
authorized to apply claims heretofore turned and cancel balances of
such taxes as follows:
C. O. Davison S3 00 John M. Jackson S5 20
A. R. Thompson J8 50 H. G. Burner 53
11. P. Fogg 2 50 P. N. Kirkpatrick 4 05
Hoard adjourned sine die.
Attist: G. W. Duno'ti.
F, M Phelps, Clerk Chairman.
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RELIABILITY
is a quality some newspapers have lost sight of in these
days of "yellow" journalism. They care little for truth
and a great deal for temporary sensation.
It is not so with THE CHICAGO RECORD.
, The success of THE RECORD rests upon its reliability.
It prints the newsall the news and tells the truth
about it.
It is the only Arpcrican newspaper outside New York city
that has its own exclusive dispatch boat service and its
own staff correspondents and artists at the front in both
T hemispheres.
It is the best illustrated daily newspaper in the world.
Its war news service is unapproachably the best.
Says the Urbana (111.) Daily Courier:
"We read the war news in the other papers,
then we turn to THE CHICAGO RECORD to
see how much of it is true."
Sold by newsdealers everywhere and subscriptions received
by ail postmasters. Address THE CHICAGO RECORD, iSl
Madison street, Chicago.
$5.
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and Complete, Outfit.
Fully Uoarantetd.
500 buys a Mandoline
a Birdseye Maple, Mahogany or Ros
wood Finish.
Fully guaranteed.
SR 00 buys An American
J guaranteed to stand.
strings, in Mahogany or Rose
' wood finish.
SEND FOR CATALOGUE OP SHEET MUSIC.
SSO buys a $ioq Organ.
Kimball Pianos 1 Organs
ON EASY PAYMENTS,
Pinnos, Httlo tiscQ, for $50,
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VERV tfESPEHATE.
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An Alllcator Mnk Oat n X.ap.ch
on
Millinery.
Alligators can go a long way .with
out eating, but when they do got a
chnnco at what Is called a square meal
they mill's short work if it It doesn't
modi to matter mu -h to tho alllgatot
what tho square m3al consists of to
long as he can got it down. Anything
that he can do vour without hurting hu
teeth or unduly stretching his swallpw
lng apparatus is food for him.
A number of people visiting the fao
In Central park, Now York, were gath
ered about the alligators' tank, watch
ing tho reptiles disporting themselves
in tlio wator. Suddenly a gust of wind
caught the broad-brimmed hat of a
young girl in tho watching crowd,
whisked tt off hor head and landed it
on tho edge of the b&hk.
Before it could be ruuoverod ono of
tho alligators caught a ght ot It, his
attention wa.3 attracted, no doubt, by
the beautiful artificial roses with which
it was trimmed. He gazod at It rapt in
admi atlon for an instant. His jaws
slowly opened and then closed with a
sna-i over the hat, which disappeared
down the o eature's throat all except
a single roso, which however, did not
escape, for In a moment the alligator'!
eyo rested upon it, and it as quicklj
followed the rest of tho hat into tho
ireaturo's capacious interior. Thon
the alligator winked his other eye, as
much as to Bay: "That was flno. Give
me a dozen moro." Every one enjoyed
the spectacle except the young girl
who lost the hat, who is still, as she
was then, undoubtedly of tho opinion
that alligators aro very impolite crea
tures, whatever other virtues they may
possess.
CARE OF THE PIANO.
If You Happen to Havo One, This Ta
How to Trent It.
A skilled pianist ncvor allows his
beloved instrument to stand up against
the wall In his room, a space of at least
a foot being allowed, says a music
dealer. This is to prevent damp and
allow a passage of dry, warm air. The
precaution is especially nocesiary in a
brick houbo where tho wall is nn out
side one. .llricka are anything but
damp-proof, and unless the wall Is
"furred" thero will be considerable
dampness, especially when the first
fire is lighted for the fall. Dampnoss
is fatal to a piano, bocause, among
other reasons, the rosewood used in
making tho frame Is tropieal wood,
and not capable of rosisting moisture
for any longth of time.
In a carelossly kept piano tho polish
is bad, and tho varnish looks as though
an army of insects had been at work
on it. This is because thn wood has
ntretched and shrunk with great
rapidity, owing to getting damp and
then boing dried again, and a musi
cian seldom cares to buy such an in
strument, knowing that the delicate
interior has suffered at least to some
extent with tlio exterior. Taking
care of a piano is half the battle, and
the less dampness thn leas expenditure
necoaaary to keop it in tvne.
A CIANT TIMEPIECE.
The Wonderful Clock Tlirit Oruameati
riillaitelp'ilV Town 11.111.
The greatest horological wonder in
the world to-dny is the gigantic clock
in the tower of tho immense "public
building" at Phlliidelphia. When
everything is ia running order this
marvel of tho clockmaker's art will be
stationed a dlstanco of 315 feet from
the pavement. Its bell weighs be
tween 20,000 and 2,'i,000 pounds, and is
he second largest boll of any kind in
America, the great bell at .Montreal
being the largest, weighing W.OOO
pounds. The dial of this Philadelphia
titan is twonty-flvo feet in diamater,
and tho striking hammer is as large as
a pile driver weight. The minute hand
is twelve and the hour hand nine feet
tn lungth. The machinery is arranged
so that the clock will strike every fif
teen minutes, the quarter, half, three
quarters and hours. The Roman
numerals on the face are each two
feet eight inches in length, tho dark
part of tho figures being three and
three-fourth inches ia width. As it is
entirely out of tho question ir talk of
winding such a monster by hand, a
threo-horso power engine has beet)
placed at the square of the tower for
that especial purpose.
A IIotne-Made Turklth Hath.
Any ono can fix up a Turkish or va
por bath in his own bodroom at littJ
or no expense. A wood-boated chair
can be placed over a tub of bol.lng
water, and tho bather has onlj' to sit on
the chair and cover himself from his
shoulders downward with a heavy
blanket to get a first-class vapor bath.
Somo people vary the arrangement by
putting hay into the tub no well as the
boiling water, but this is unnecessary
and only adds to the trouble and mess.
The same precautions are needed
against catching cold as with u regu
lar Turkish bath, with tho advantage
In favor of the homo affair that you
can got into bed without having to go
out of doors after getting' overheated.
Tho simple lath as described will cure
rheumatism and sprains as well as re
duco weight to an appreciable extent
Uluttbttard'a Uaitlo.
Few are aware of tho oxistenco of
the veritable Bluebeard's castle. Yt
a, recent writer assures us that this ia
indeed situated a mile or two beyoad
Interlaken, on a lonoly. well-bhaded
mountain road. Upon looking up thd
wooded hillside, just at a bond in the
lane, one sees the ruins of an old castle.
On y moES-covercd walls now remain,
which are the haunts of bats, birds,
and iusectfi, but its stately columns in
dicate its early grandeur. Many doubt
that such a character as Bluebeard
over lived, but in that portion of the
world the story is believed and told by
the natires, until ono fancies ho sees
Fatima e sister at the tower window,
insiously awaitirg some sign vf km
protector.
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ABOUT CATTLE.
One the Lnrr Furbmlo tint Killing of
' , Con In TliU Couutrj. '
The first cattle that wero brought
Into the American colonies were landed
at the James river plantation, In Vir
ginia, in thfl year 1607. They coma
from the West Indies and wero tho de
scendants of tho. cattle taken to thoso
islands by Columbus on his second voy
nge, In tfieyear 14U3, In 1010 several
cows were lauded, and again, in 1011,
nbout 100 head more were brought to
the plantation. This, therefore, waa
the genesis of the cattle business In
America.
In order to encourage the industry
to tho fullest possible extent an order
was passed forbidding tho slaughter of
any animal of tho bovino kind under
p natty of death. Under this reetrto
Man the number of cattle increased to
000 In Virginia alone befor the end
c-f tha yoar 1619.
Tho first cattle brought into tho
J'ew England colonies arrived ut
1 lymouth in 1054, and wero Imported
fri in England by Governor Wlnslow.
Three heifers and a bull made up tho
c;irgo; "In color," the old record says,
"they wero black, blaok and white and
brindle." In 1020 twelve cows were
eont to Cape Ann, and In 16-J3 thirty
moro In 1030 about 100 wero imported
"for the exclusive use of tho colony of
Mnsmcliusctts bay." During thosamj
year 103 were sent from Holland to
New York, bo that by the year 103i
titers were a good many head of
"homed cattle" in the different col
onies. Tho reader naturally thinks of those
animals as superb specimens of tho
bovino race, but they were not His
tory, that in. the curious and interest
ing part of history, tells us that tha
uvernge weight of fat cattle in th
Liverpool market its late as 1710 was
only 370 pounds. What mi evolutioii
in 132 years?
OLD LONDON CHURCHES.
The I'ettUontUl Air With Which They
nru Killed.
The Church of St Mary Woolnoth,
which stands out conspicuously at tint
King William street corner of Lombard
street, London, was closed ten mouth
ago, and It is clear from the stuteinont
of the reutor that tho stop was not
premature. It has been his unhappy
lot to be ofton startled in the course of
his services by a loud j-nt mulled
sound, evidently issuing from tho
Vaults under tlio church. As thuso
vaults are now "hermetically sealed,"
tho phenomenon may well have ox
oitcd the imaginations of timid mem
bers of the congregation. Mr. Brooke,
Aowevvr, recognised the noises only
too .wall. They wore caused by ,tho
falling of leadon coffins, sometlmca
from the height of ten or twelve feet,
in consequence of the mouldering
away of the cotllns of oak and elm on
which they hud been piled. It would
be well if the evils of this relic of tha
barbarous system of intramur.il Inter
ment had onded here. Unfortunately
thn process of "hermetically soaling,''
according to Mr. Brooks's ovidonce
before thp eonsidtory court of St.
Paul's Cathedral, has been anything,
but "hermetical." Mr. Brooke de
clares that for years nearly every
official had died from tho effects,
direct or indirect, of the unondurablo
Knell. '
Arthur Statham, tho counsel rep
resenting the parish, stated that l,0f)l
adults and 428 ch ldren had been de
posited In this horrible receptacle
between 1700 and 1832. In the latter
year according to Mr. Stathnm, tha
vaults wore closed for burials; but thesij
burials in St Mary ' Woolnoth, if?
burials they can be called, wore con
tinued for at loast twelvo years after
the latter data.
Wuuted, Two Good Murderer.
Some curious letter: passed between
Garrick and a man named Stone. The
latter was employed to got recruits
for tho lower parts of uho drama, nd
ono night ho wrote to Qarrlok: "Sir:
The Bishop of Winchester ia getting
drung at tho Bear and swears he will
not play to-night." At first 6ight this
scorns peculiar conduct for a bishop,
but it should bo explained that tho
communication only refers to the man
engaged to tako that character in tho
play of "Henry III." On another
ooeasion Garriok wrote to Stone: "If
you can got mo two good murderers I
will pay you handsomely, particularly
tho spouting fellow who keeps tho
apple stall on Tower Hill; the out iu
tho faco Is just the thing. Pitilt me
up an alderman or two for Richard if
you can, and have no objections to
troat with you for a ooraely mayor."
A Teaoock's Little Fotter Mother.
A bantam hen at Norwich, Conu., has
adopted a young peacook, newly
hatched from nu ordinary looking egg,
to tljo greatest disgust of another hen.
who did the hatching. Thero were'
three pea chicks first, but tho latter
hen killed one and the other died.
Xie bantam soon manifested a warm
Interest in tho peacock and tho poo
lock beeamo attached to his foster
Bother, Although tho peacock ia
Uirec times the size of the bnntam hen
he does not like to bo left alone, and
when his little mother gets out of his
sight it is amusing to hear him set up
his ear-piercing yawp for her to return
to him. The littlo lion In vory faithful
to him, and devotes her whole tuna to
tho plumaged giant
Dancerua t Such Time.
Somo ladies ncvor, never can under
stand that a man of letters should
sometimes bo left alono in his don'
Byron himself says that, however muct
la lovo ho might bo any moment, ho
always felt, even when with the fqir,
a hankering to be back in his untidy
library. There is a story of Lady By
ron entering tho den and asking;
'Do J disturb you, Byron?" "Yes;
Jamnably," answered Childe Harold,
in an intelligible, if not a pardonable
Irritation.
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