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VOLUME XXXIV.- CAPE MAY CITY, SEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1888. TOOLE NUMBER 1782: t

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A HEW 0BLEAJ8 COURT IH 1823. | On s certain occurfon there tu pre* l excitement in the city. Two eminent ritlxen* had quarreled about a hog. It wai a queatkm of the identity of the anU ma], and impossible to doubt their good faith- They became irritated and more ! obstinate in proportion to the prolongation of their dispute. Attest It waseri- 1 dent that there would be no yie'dlng on . either aide, and tbey want to law MoreauLtekt waa retateed for plaintiff, and Maxurean lor defendant-two of tin \ magnates of the bar— and fee* wcropakl them Immensely tefger Utah the nine of ' the hog. Oo the day of trial the renrtroota waa crowded to suffocation! for much fun waa espected. It waa, of ' courae, a jury caae. Moreau I.ialal read • the petition, in which the hog waa mi- ' nutoly dercribed and aaaerted to be a blooded one, worth flee hundred dollar*. ' The anawer waa a general denial, putting plaintiff on full proof of what he ' alleged. It aeema there waa but ione wltnem to identify the hog. That wit- 1 nes« wai aworn, and cooflrmed the. do- ' sortpttoe to the petition. Be waa a farof the pariah of St. Bernard, nhoot ' lixty year* otd. of postleroua fiame. He eridcatlj* *■ very little accuitomed to ' the position heTiad been called to. Hia whole face waa expreaaire of primatire eluded fcls teaUfflony In faror of U,e ' plaintiff, Moreau Lialet raid, " The wit- ' neaa ia yours, Mr. Maxurean." Maeorean fixed on the witoeH hit impelioux eyes, and aaid, with of. " fected cmphaalx and to hia moat eflecUre dramatic atylo : •• Sir. remember you are hereon .oath, to testify In a earn of the utmost importance, although may appear trifling to your simple unIt b not merely a hog question, it b a question of honor, whether one of our moat respected fellow cilirena unjuxtiy, unlawfully and ( fraudulently retains In hb possession property that belongs to another. I pat || you on yonr guard for your own sake. V,„ I rnnv H. < " —I tnr ... 1 ,1 If Ik. U indicted perjury

- slightest wilful inaccuracy In yonr erldensc shows that you do not speak the " truth, the whole truth, and nolhiug but ' the truth. Besides, you may be sued for damages in consequence of the injury ' yon may do to the defendant's rcputa. . I " Now," continued Maxttreau, " I 1 I compliment yon, air, on your minute de- 1 ) scriptlon of the plaintiff 'a hog, which b ' milling from hb pen. 1 will not crossexamine you on any subject. I am full ' of admiration for your memory, and I ' want you to be equally particular about ' defendant's hog. It won't do to say in general terms that they are exactly ' alike." At this point the Implacable tor- 1 mentor began to puncture and scarify j the witness, much to the merriment of the bystanders. " What do you know ' of hogs ? Whence your extraordinary ' faculty to discriminate among them, and ' so Tlridly to remember their roe poetise physiognomy f llow long bare you 1 II red with them I What opportunity ' had you to examine the defendant's hog ' and the peculiarity of Its formation? hare you measured its ears, its tall. It" J legs, its no e, the length and height of ' its body > I want to know whether in all these details tbe defendant's bog Is ' exactly like tbe plaintiff's missing one." 1 All these questions and many other* " had been successfully put to the witness. 0 who had been driven almost to tbe verge 1 of desperation. At last, bring made con- c scions by the inceaent burets of laugh- '' , ter from the audience that lie waa an ob- ® Ject of ridicule, he exbibiied symptom 11 of marked irritation. It exploded when 1 Maxurean said to him : " Well, air, all * these details are very confused and un- v reliable. Give us the tout ousmMr of * the hog. Group all these details togeth- " er, and tell us bow tbe enure hog exsct- . lr looked." ''

The witness measured Maxureau from head to foot slowly and deliberately, and said, " Yon want a /hwhwffr of defendant's bog?" " Yre, air." " You want the court, the Jury and the whole audience *> know how the animal looks, altogether, lrom Its nose to Its tail, and from tu tail to lu feet ! " "Yea, sir ; you fully comprehend my meaning and desire." " Well, air, that hog looks exactly ' Ilka you, and both you and the hog could au« be more alike If you were twins." There waa a roar of laughter in the audience, bnt this lime at the expense of Maxureau. Tbe Judge hinuelf, the jurors, the member* of the bar, and all other persoea present were convulsed with laughter. Maxureau calmly waited for the re*, ration of order. Then he blandly laid correct ly the moat accurate description can give this court and jury of defendant'* hog is hit being so like me that vow could not tell one from the other!" "Yea, air," doggedly answered the ; tea, air, aoggeaiy snawereu the

witness, who wu much encouraged by the effect he bad produced on the audi. " 1 thank you, air, for the precision of 1 your language. 1 have no more questions to ask ; " and the wltacis withdrew 1 from the aland. By this lime Moreau UMet had be- ' oome various. He knew Maxnreau's 1 temper, whose unnatural calm portend- ' " Vr- Moreau Ualet." aald Maxureau, 1 with the kindest Intonation, " will you 1 do me the favor to hand me your petl- ' UOBT" After having read it loudly and dla- 1 ttoctly. an a* to lie beard by everybody ' present, be said : " May It please the ' court, gentlemen cd the jury, It Is plain ' that tbe plaintiff has f.Ued In make out 1 his cane. You have beard me rod from 1 this petition the moot mlnutedcscilpd. n 1 of hit missing bog, and hb own witness ' jmt given yon what he tbluka the 1 , bast and most faithful representation of ' portraiture of the one alleged to be to 1 defendant's possession. Well, H 1* un- ' questionable that there is no point of re- ' you to my person. I rest my caae here. ' The pUhitlff must bo put out of court on the evidence which he has himself addeeml." Moreau Lbdet looked blank, and waa ' no longfr Inclined to laugh, and well bt MfM'.M There "was an Instantaneous verdict against hb client. Maaareeu wetted up to hb defeated adrorsary, 1 and opetuhr hu fcoM sndH-bux, offered ' 1 Mm a pinch, saying, " Moreau, what t

A Wight to the Death. | ed arua ox rax xuan or * men-tat. , Thomas S. Moore, a well known and substantial citizen of Garrard county, j Mo„ tells a graphic story of a desperate | e encounter that occurred on the crest of a khob of hb neighborhood several days ago between i couple of enraged bulla, to which both were killed. Tbe salmalx wandered to these heights, and, I upon sighting each other, at once "en- , gaged in a duel to tbe death. Those un- , acquainted with tbe 'instincts of such r creatures cannot easily Imagine what extreme ferocity they sometimes display. In speaking of the incident Mr. Moore f "kl: I " Being interested ut the study of gcclogy, ! happened to be on the knob at the time, and waa startled about four o'clock to the afternoon by a fearful bellowing. Looking some distance [ ahead, I saw Ike animals advancing to- [ wards each other with their noses on the I ground, turning this way and that, and canting dust into tbe air with their forefeet. Whan only a few yards apart they [ suddenly leaped to the attack with a ' frightful noise and began toxgore orch ' | other with frightful energy. Above the ' ( fierce and noisy trampling could be > beard the grinding of thrlr interlocked t borna and the violent snorting of brutal i The brccxci blew aside the dust, I and revealed tbe tigerish character of I the onset, as with wide set limbs ant] I tails curling in the air. they charged I again, stabbing with their pointed horns. I Tiny streams of blood shot down their t necks and side*, while their distended t nostrils emitted a reddish foam. < " Tha prodigious -trength of these ! magnificent animals thus brought into t violent activity afforded a spectacle both * tunuiltnnns and thrilling. The exertion ' of the encounter added to the pain of t each newly indicted wound; inflamed i their combative spirit to the pitch of r lowing up a temporary advantage, t plwfigod his horns Into the chest of his s j pilrtigwl

(antagonist and, with a quick upward jerk of the head, ripped open the flesh to I depth of several Inches, while from this gaping wound Jets of arterial blood lie- , gan to spurt. In a lowering passion and with gleaming eyeballs, charging fur. iottsly upon hit adversary, the wounded making a horrible opening, through ( which tbe cutrals gushed. " The Impetuous anil stormy nature i of the contest bad cirried the combatants to the verge of the cliff, but, blind with deadly fury, they saw no danger. Each, mortally wounded and weakening momentarily from profuse loss of blood, waged tbe battle with that fiendish des- . pcration shows only to wounded animals It was evident, however, that a crisis near at hand. The situation had resolved itself into the grim condition of the death struggle. VVlih lowered heads they barked away a few yards, defiant, implacable, and again collided with a force that seemed to split their very skulls. f" This terrific shock staggered the 1 • bull with the chest wound and forced 1 hit eyeballs from their sockets. He aud- ! denly plunged forward to his knees on 1 the brink of the precipice, and remained 1 in a quivering stupor, with bis open mouth burrowing in the dust. The ' other, tottering and covered with blood, 1 but still terrible ia his weakness, cbarg. I ed heavily upon hia kneeling and sense- ' less foe, struck him In the Sank wilh the I of a ponderous projectile, and ' hurled him headlong over the precipice. 1 The body executed a somersault to mid- 1 air, fell with a noisy crash through tlso 1 upon the rocks below, where ll " The remaining bull seemed to real- ' lie to a alupld way the danger to which ' a way which

j he himself was exposed. He drew back j from the brink over which hia hideous mu rile hsd been momenlarlly UmrsL and with his entrails trailing on the ground, staggered a little distance off. I fell prone to tbe ground, rolled over on g his side, shivered a moment, and then ( lay alill to the embrace of death. The ■ battle lasted nearly an hour, and to f point of sanguinary details and tragic horror has no parallel within the limits , »l my recollection." Medical Hints. , of mustard. For nose bleed, get plenty of powdor- , alum up the nostrils. I A hot flat iron with a fold of flannel I over it will relieve neuralgia very lYThe white of an egg, with a little we. I ter and sugre, Is "good for children with , an Irritable stomach. 1 , Ring worms will yield to a treatment . of borax. Wash with a strong solution ' , three times a day and dust over tbe line, [ dry powder. 1 Coffee pounded in a mortar and , roaathiLon an Irqn plate, sugar burned

, on hot coals, and vinegar boiled with . myrrh and sprinkled on the floor and , furniture of a sick room, are excellent , Dr. Shepherd expressed in the Zossert J the belief that consumption b due to a , constant Irritation of the air passage*, and that cold air breathed at night la , one or the greatest Irritant* Those . who live moat of tbe time in the open air are tbe Insist likely to suffer phthisis, , their lungs are so accustomed , cold air are not to be Urllated by Hat , night. ( An East Indian morning draught call- , ed "tiger's milk" Is not generally Add the beaten yelks of three ; eggs to two table-spoonsful of powdered ( white sugar, three clores, the rind of , a lemon, and halt a pint of Imperial f Crown brandy. Pour over It a quart of , warm milk, sfl-ving rapidly, and , serve Immediately. This la recomendcd for those who lire In malarial districts. A wtoegtsssf u! * ill b* suHeirnt In this J cllmsU— Mrdsrof (Wr. A writer to Forest sad Stream sejs ! that frogs are dying out. The supply . of frogs lo New Yotk markets comes mainly from Canada and places c.( sparse population, where they a e not . extend vely eaten. Forty years ago American did not est frogs, and every , umrrirtotoe lousu, uaitMneU large * 0Mb. Now they are almost oxttoct near dtte* to the state of New York, and , do not breed and grow rapidly enough L pay to catch them. He has tried to » feed tboq without soeceas, end conxhir* A bog culture a delusion. *

| Something for Nothing. U Is always impossible to gel something for nothing honestly. It Isslwsys Impossible to give something for noth. 1 a tog bcneficlently. This is as true in -, other realms as in the commercial. It ' e is violated by other methods than those f of the gambler. ' s The man who give* t dime or s dol- 1 tor to a beggar for nothing does nothing ' J to alleviate poverty. - He increases it. ' This is the lesson which the laggard 1 i_ brained world has been so long in learn- 1 „ tag. But we have learned it at last. 1 h This lazy kind of chanty is not charity 1 t at all. This careless benevolence is not benevolence at alL He who makes the 1 e beggar earn the dime or the dollar, be- ' fore or after, by service first rendered or - by industry to be awakened and set to 1 t motion, does a charity. But be who 1 r gives and neither demands a compensau 1 I tog energy before nor arouses a compcn ' g sating energy after, gives nothing. He r . has only helped a man to violate the uai- f . versa! and inexorable moral law against 1 all effort, however disguised, to gel ' . something for nothing. A young girl is c r thrown upon her own resources by her " , father's death. She has had an average c 1 education; no better and no worse than r . that of t hundred thousand other girls. 1 s She straightway sits down to write an *! | article— DMl probably a poem- for the 11 I press ami hopes to rum aMvcIIhood by * , pen. Why? Has she any special > I to impart! any special ex- * I pcrience of life to bestow? any Are of " genius wherewith to enkindle other Does she possess any equip- 81 I inanity? Not at all. It may seem to he ° : has nothing to give and yet she ex. 11 : disappointed when the prem of her 8 school girl composition romee hack "de." I dignant if any one were lo suggest thai tog. But what else can one say of the I teacher of men. by prose or verse, res

1 quires preparation of some sort know. 0 ledge of facts, knowledge of literary art. , power of expression, power of f .cling. ) ready possess. A man in middle life ' . cSntrivcil to' save a Utile nt nr. v. and . wants to borrow a Utile more front his j ' | friends. For what! Togo into busi- , grocery, drygoods, millinery, what not. ' 1 aids to the work of bringing demand I , anil supply together. I pay him his 1 I me. But docs this man know any of ' , these tilings? Not at all. He knows no | more of price and qualities of sugars, or 1 • broadcloths, or calicoes, or bonnets. than 1 know. How then can he expect ' I to sneered? For what does he expect 1 | to pay him a profit? This is our old , friend, or rather our old enemy, ami the ' i of all mankind. Something lor sell it without knowing how. 'llm'to 1 . buy and sell goods requires aamncban.l special knowledge as to make them fail* Something fur nothing ought ' faiL . 1 Look around you and you will lind that all the men of great success are '

I over. But you see only what they havr . i received, and not what they have given. ) to fill, because they have been trying. 1 , consciously or unconsciously, to get I something for nothing. And that is ; i never a road to an enduring success. - ; i Tht Christian ! Culinary* Ma-imF , , Long 'sating gains no meat. All sweets are not wholesome. No economy without efficiency. I Eat-well Is drink-well's brother. 1 , 111 beef nerer made a good broth. The stomach hates long sermons. All meat Is bad to a full stomach. The best fish is the one that's caught. , I There is reason in the roasting of eggs, , Who dainties love shall beggars prove. , Hunger will break through stone , The bones ere quiet when Uto Mom. ach is fulL When good cheer is lacking, our r , friends will be packing^ Pride is V loud a beggar as want and , great deal more saucy.— I.ucullus, in TaUt Talk, There is scarcely to be found to the ' There is found '

: whole flock of little "foxca that spoil 1 the vines" a more mlscbevous one than 1 ' extravagant speech, It so permeate all 1 grades of society and all periods of hu- 1 man life, that *t kre sometimes almost 1 ready to exclaim "who will show ns 1 any good?" or who will ten us the sober 8 truth, or present I he colorless statement, that w* can ourselves determine the | right or wrong of the whole matter? It ( affects very often the earnest, hard- f working reformer who la so wntlous to ' the cause that be has espoused that it ia J difficult for him not to exaggerate, when „ the wrong bo so desired to set right ep-. . pears and really la so very monstrous. . Yet the ready defense even of vice Is q often provoked by the manner of the aL tafck Upon It and the wisdom that has Its foundation on the rock of truth is need- j ful to make permanent and effectual ^ headway against It. . Reducing the Surplus. P The disposition of the Surplus In the 8 l\ R Treasury engages the attention of l' our Statesmen, but a more vital question | hex our attention, and that is the reduction of the Surplus Consumptives. Btoqe * the disc very and Introduction of Dr. c New Discovery for Consumption ^ there hu heed a marked decrease in thr " mortality from this dreaded disease, and " is possible to Hill further reduce "the number of Consumptives. Iftjw f By j, keepteff constantly at Ijend a bottle o£ „ Dr. King's New Dlaeovery and using *c- y SKrss'jr. a Cold, a Bore Throat, a Cheat JJ or Hid. Pup. Taken thus early a euro 0, Is guaranteed. Trial bottles free a: „ Marty A Mecraj a Drug Store 1 pj

BOB BURDETT-S HUMOR, he first Began to Write. Robert J. Burdett— Bob — has just been licensed to preach by the Dover BapUit Church, of the Philadelphia Baptist Association. and will soon leave the ice* field. He says he preached hia first sermon one summer Sunday while he spending his vacation to some * The slorv of Burden's touching devotion to his wife, now dead, la familiar to . many. He was si that lime local edl. of the "Peoria Transcript." He had , work. Dog fights were scarce and hu- , beings were disgusttagiy-sabaxand poaceablc. His page was dull. , At home was bis wife, iU of the disof which she finally died, and to , two at noon ami wrote imaginary lo. , read them to her. Thev were grossly and funny. They did not , ttially made her laugh, and one day she ' said: "Robbie, ilxi- ridiculous stuff of ( is bad enough to print. Having t that I survive It. why don't you msybe, when one .toy Mr. Emory, edl- J tor of the paper sent to Robert, requclAh ! ■■ said Itnbcrt, rubbing bis hands ' (etched him : ' He's going to raise my c "Mr. Burden." said Mr. Emory, when the audacious youth was scaled, two ,

; body who' is a driveling idiot, Mr. BorI protested 111 youth, moving lastly to J ' to rt^rth Im'1 ffboto'" ' ,C iT"1™' *n-d ' ' ask?"1 n" M' E<""V "" ' "rh,',l",ou I " I met an Intoxicated man the- other clandestinely and .'urre|UUtously 'while \ there's nothing avaricious about me, g ■Kilt ! 'exclaimed Uto editor, surprised. b

[ "You ? "Well, don't do so any more, t They make me melancholy. They are ' \ dreadfully lugubrious. Tltcy secern to ! emanated from a wrecked brain. < [" You ran go to your room. Mr. Burdett. ' I wouldn't hive thought it of you. 1 If there's anything funny to be written. I'll write It myself." « Burdett went home all broke up. He t resigned the next dey and crossed the I Mississippi. "I left." says the humorist ! the act and felt like a guilty thing ' Always be oo time. boys. This little * story has its moral: Tbe office boy { saulkcd Into tbe room half an hour af- , ter time. He skulked because ho saw e 1 the boss sitting at bis desk ns he passed ( ' the window. The office boy was feeling ] 1 awfully sheepish and didn't know what , I to say. But the boas did. lie aaid . ' pleasantly, "Good-morning James. 1 . ; am glnd to see you so prompt this mora. , tog. Let's sec (looking at bis watcb), , you must be some forty minutes ahead J of your time this morning." (ltvrascvL , 1 dent that the boss had by tome unac , countable "means become acquainted < , with James' titbits.) "James, I fear , nanus.; "James, 1 tear

I that you are injuring yourself br too , close application. I'll give you a holi. I day to-diy. And, James," be added, es tbe office boy was slipping out, thinking ' himself lucky to get off so easily, "you i need rest, and you needn't come Back . again until you bear from me." The first American newspaper, Publick Occurrences, was issued on tbe 2Sih of September, 1090, and according lo Merrill, to his work on "Newspaper Libel," Mr. Harris, its sole publisher, editor, and reporter, thus announced his Intentions In his proapectus: I "It is designed that Uto Counircy shall furnished once a moneth (or, if any Ghitof Occurrences happen, oftener) i with an aooount of such considerable i things as hare arrived unto our Notice. ■ order here unto, tbe Publisher will t take what pains he can to obtain a Faith- t Relation of all such things; and will 1 particularly make himself beholden to I such Persons to Boston whom tre knows I have been for their own use the dill- t gent Observers of of such matters." 1 PublJck Occurrences did not reach a ' second number. It waa Interdicted as t contrary to law, and nearly fourteen elapsed before a second attempt made to give the '-Countray" an- ' A youth of La Orange; G*., aaaembled ■ friends to the parlor of a hotel a lew t nlgUu ago to wliaeas his marriage to a < young lady who was to run away from "1 her parents for the purpose. But at the • appointed time it wis discovered that 1 the girl had proved (tl-!n-»! and "It I pp. d off wilh another fallow. Toe ebon. fell " en lover went home and put a muatord 1 on U» beck Of Us bead. - v

Saying* of Wise People. ' Happiness la a great promoter of health. Idleness ia one of tho seven deadly ' 1 A heart unspotted is not easily un- ' ■ daunted. ' " . j Idleness ia the chief author of all mis- 1 1 chief. ' ] - Castles in the air co t a great deal to 1 1 A tool has not stuff enough to make a 1 • good man. ^ ^ j bis own hands. ' their hands are"" " mbM"" j ' The love principle is greater than the ' When our hatred is violent, it sinks c even beneath those we hate. 1 1 Tip II. is the foundation of alt koowl. t .jfce. and the cement of all societies. 1 intelligence, integrity and couragcare c Fill the measure with good wheat and 8 God is ail lose, it is He who made 11 everything, and He loves everything 1 that He has nude. Hu <Uy b tweeo.^ ^ ( h, h b h-lp and things we cannot hrip. ' if the mind Is not occupied with some = si busineas it rushes into mischief, 11 or sinks into melancholy. Whatever Ignominy we may have in. " cttrred. It is almost always In our power to re-establish our reputation. J oo. to speak ill requires only our si' " What is past is past. There is a fu- b tu e left to all men who have the virtue P

■Steep is a thing Ihnl hells have no 1 1 more business to itfmflPrc with, than ' 1 creating us. Dr. Holland. j llow poor this world wott'.d be with, out Its graves, without the memories of ' ■ its mighty dead. Only tbe voiceless J He that speaks III of another common. ' such s one as he speaks against ; for, if 1 he had civility or good breeding, he * The first great lesaon that a voting J A good test of the purity of our mo. • practice in carrying them out. Indeed, ' to perform an action which is prompted The Bible Is like a lighthouse. It 8 took fifteen hundred year* lo build it. ^ Testament, ts potto pb.ee and thc^rap. 8 tog all over the world. That one light " TaNr Talk for November, another seasonably.fitted number, full of Thankagivlng sentiment snd pabulum. The • book opens with the discovery of tbe » bv'jotcph Whltton; then follows " Anuy joicpn nniiton, then follows An-

cient Thanksgiving Days," after which, • "A Thanksgiving Dinner," whereto ' , Rorer shows two ways of over- 1 coming that delicious difficulty ; she also 1 a second paper chasing up another difficulty ; " How to Live on a 1 Thousand a Year." Among other articles interesting and profitable to tbe 1 ■ arc " How Mrs. Husk in ' Fuel ant! Kept Warm ;" Tillie May Forney's '• Fashionable Luncheon 1 and Tea Toilets;" "Ethel's New Home;*' ' " New Things for Table and Kitchen ' Housekeepers' Inquiries;" with their 1 answers by Mrs. Rotor; also a full list of economical menus for the eutire 1 month. Other entertaining and tostruc- 1 reading will be found In " The OrIts Sweet and Discordant Rec- ' orda," and " How to Prepare it." "Tbe Fluttcrbys" Folly," "Fashionable Crazes" ' Woman's Exchtnge Movements;" " Seasonable Grocery Hints," aod s 1 " Thanksgiving Problem," all the solvof which arc promised a prise, llow ' muoh mcatful matter can be crowded 1 together for a dollar a year is a problem ■ presume tho publishers alone can ■ solve. TabU Talk Publishing Co., 402, ' 404 £ 400 Race 8L, Philn. I — I

> Salesman— Those confounded dress . goods don't go off worth a cent. They've b been in stock now for over a year and 5 wc haven't sold more than fifty yardsall t Proprietor— What did they coat us ? "Thirty-five cent* ; and Pve been of. fering them for a quarter." "Why not try them on the bargain ' counter?" - , ' "I suppose we might try It." , "All right. And, Mr. Tatlng, mark ' them at (cventy-ninc cents. We must ; ' get rid of them romo way."— Boston t | Transcript- | Munemitsu Hntsu, Japanese minister , i at Washington Is a moat abstention! ' i as regards stimulants, but being a f inclination to taste of American mix- . ed drinks as an experimental proceaa. 1 does not like onr fancy tipples, hew. ' A few days ago he tackled a ginfor tho first time. "Ha 1" be exclaimed, in an Oriental way. "It buzzes a fly and eting* like a wasp." He ' r will hereafter confine himself to tea 1 . drinking. A car containing several elephants wu t alongside a locomotive at Chestertown, Md., one day last week. One of ' the elephants put his trunk out through j crevice to Un car, reached over lo the' tender of the looomotlve, lifted the Ud off the -water tank and helped himself. 8 The other tlx elephants .ltd the same, L ami to a short time the lank area dry. j o train hands did not teethe perform- 1 » sc-r, and only when tbe eegtneer tried j {! lo Stall hia engine did be find that the J tl water **a gone. '*

An U ndsrground Fight With an j Alligator. Ktmiuukx, Fla., Oct. JS.— Most of th , old hunters who made (heir beadquan era here tea or fifteen years ago, are nor . dead or have moved down into the evet triads fastnesses. Tbsy do not like civil . with its horde of newcomen and, like the Western pioneer, the; , keep moving in front Ned Bessie: was one who is wel! remembered her a most expert and fearless banter His specialty, though, waa alllgato hunting, and he never teemed happy un less hunting them to hie narrow "canoe or telling slorlra around a camp fire o his adventures with the ugly brutes. In the dry seasons the prairies ol from the lakes, which are usually cov which are the haunts of the 'gator, be dry, and the sauriane dig bl; or wallows, where they retire fo their winter's sleep. These holes an large, making It easy for a man ti crawl to, if he felt so Inclined, lleaele; and throe others were out bunting on: day, and in their ramblings came to t piece of prairie where the 'gator holo were very plentiful. Besslor no soone: litem than he deter nined to aecun a 'gator, Taking off tho stout leathet rope or larisl that wax at hit saddle how then began exploring tho holes, chuck log down sods and clay balls. Boon hi hail a response to the way of a loud arte "Thar bit be," said Beasley, '"and hil be meal, too!" lie saw that the fastening around hb end to one of the boys, totd him lo hold steady, and he said impressively : Lying down, he begau worming hit way into the 'gator's winter h me alow, ly. The hissing became louder and Herccr, while the violent efforts of the alarmed saurian became plainly audiBcaaley's entire body soon diaappcared, and the party ontsldo listened to peered, and

tbe conflict going on In the ground un, dcr their feel with unconcealed anxiety. Soon a faint "Haul me up, boys," wai briird. and tbey began hauling to the rope. It was hard work at first. The 'galor seemed greatly disinclined lo forth, and bis shrill biases were redoubled and bo began bellowing to a frightful manner. The strong musky odor issue!) from Rid holo* In dense volumes, and il seemed a wonder thai pbere. "Hurry up, boys." came another smothered and fait direction, and the boys pulled for all they were worth. This lime they brought forth their view, then his body, and laaliy bit bead, gling six-fool saurian, that was disputing every inch of ground with itsstrong rifle shot put an end lo hu struggles, He said afterward that the beast gave him a tight tussle, and that at One time it seemed as tf be would be dragged down tbe bottom o! the hole and drowned, if he didn't let go. But be secured a good brace at a turn of the hole and held on till the 'geior became flur. rlcd, and then he easily held him. Beasley said that generally they wero asleep, when he found them to Ufcsc holes, and that if a man knew how to them, there was no danger. He is credited with having captured scores ofthe scaly reptiles in this manner. "Maria," said Mr. Jones the other evening, "I believe I'm losing my eyesight. 1 can't begin to see as well as 1 once did." "It's too bad, Jeptha," aaid Mrs. tt a too oaa, jeptna, ' aata sirs,

Jone*. sympathetically. "Now I can . read the flnest print by gaslight without "Second sight,, eh?" asked Joces in "Nothing of tho kind, Mr. Jones If I needed glasses 1 should wear them," anI, f— T1 Am— - — "Well, I wish you would lend mo some of your good eyesight. Here's the evening paper. I haven't read a word of It. Just skim It over and give Mrs. Jones fidgeted a little. Then she , took the paper aod, holding it off at arm's length, began to glance It over. "Why don't you set It up to the next block ?" asked Jones. "I always hold a paper at a distance,' > aaid Mrs. Jones. "Well, why don't you read something ?" "I will. Why— what Is this? Miss Bmilb, daughter of our esteemed — oh, goodness gracious, Mr. Jones, ain't thai awful? Poor Bally 1 And to think we haven't heard of itmurdered in her own homo and to the pretence of her family. Jeptha, I feel faint."

• "Sally Smith murdered I" exclaimed e Jones, "thai red-lieaded Smith girl that 1 could snatch tho roof off a woodshed! 1 Not much! I don't believe a word of It!" "Yes, ahe la! Poor Bally— In the • presents— present of her family— numerous and costly— why " ' "Let me see that paper," aaid Jones as he made a dive at It and upset the "Oh, 1 made a mistake— um—um. I She was married to Mr. Saltus, her fa- ' tiler's clerk, and it'a the presents of the family. Shall I read something else ?" "Do," said Jones, "I like your style. . It's exciting. Next!" , ' I'll Irj politics next. T-h-e lte-j e-c-t-e-d T-u-r-k-o-y !" "There," snarled Jones again, "you needn't spring any Thanksgiving story on me — give me facia" "It ain't turkey, U's treaty I— " "Maria," Interrupted Mr. Junea, "1 | like to hear you elocuto, but a Utile of , goea a long ways. You let your imagination run away wilh the farts, Go down .to-morrow and get measured for a pair of ipoca— untU then 1'U guess I what's to lbs papers." And Mr. Jones slam pod viciously on a black bead that had aMmMcd off his wife's dress, "Under lite impression that was killing a cricket os the hearth. Georga W. Ohilds'nsaar aluto a street e*r while there is ■ soen isandtag. No matter what her station in life, the moment she gets to ho gets up. This often sabamssas some of Mr. Child's acquaintances, who are not to the habit { of giving up their seats to ladies, as I they usually follow his example, so that | Is rarely a woman left standing to 1 s car to which Mr, Child* rids*.