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REFLECTIONS FROM THE PENCILS OF "TELEGRAPH" REPORTER S. Apportioning the City into Councilmanic Districts Arrangements for a Winter Carnival at the Toboggan Slide. Officers of Several Corporations and Societies Other Locals. COUNCILMANIC APPORTIONMENT. Result of the Consideration of the Subject by a Committee.

After a full and free discussion of the subject, the special committee appointed to reapportion the city into Councilmanic districts under the new inter municipal law is ready to report to Councils. The number of tax ables and Councilman in each ward will be as follows Ward. First Second. Fifth Sixth Taxable. 833 837 761 1,034 1,093 1.966 NO.

2 2 2 3 3 6 Ward. Seventh Taxable. No. 1,426 4 931 3 1,016 3 Ninth Total 9,857 28 This apportionment reduces the mimlicr of Couneilmen from 36 to 28. All the wards lose, except the Sixth, which gains two mem bers.

One Councilman is assured to every three hundred taxables. The committee in their report will say: "To arrive at the precise number of taxable inhabitants resident in each ward, jour committee, after full discussion, determined to adopt the records of the county commissioners' office for the enrollment of male residents liable to and exempt from military duty which gives accurately all the male inhabitants. The assessors' lists for the year 1887 were carefully gone over and the number of female property owners resident in each ward were carefully counted and added to the male taxables already secured from the records of the County Commissioners. Thus, we believe, we have accurately ascertained the total taxable inhabitants in each w'ard to be as reported by us." WINTER CARNIVAL. Arrangements Completed for a Great Event at the Toboggan Slide.

"There are no flics on the toljogganists, was the remark of a slangy youth when he heard that a great carnival is announced by the Harrisburg Toboggan Club for Thursday evening. A meeting of the club was held last evening, when committees were appointed to make all necessary arrangements. Mr. A. W.

Davis, connected with Bacon's establishment, on Market street, has been engaged to direct the grand display of fireworks, will begin at 8 o'clock, and continue about two hours. This will be no child's exhibition, but a pvrotcchnical display that will be worth seeing. In addi tion to the electric lights that illuminate the slide as the sun there will be suspended alwut the club house and on the slide large hinese lanterns that will give the whole a very pic turesque effect. The Paxton Military band has been engaged for the occasion and after a short street parade it will furnish music on the grounds during the evening. 1 he schutes of the slide will be put in the best possible condition and the nearest approach possible will Ihj had to the carnivals held in colder latitudes.

An effort is being made to have a special train run up the Cumberland Valley railroad Thursday night as far as Carlisle. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Meetings of Various Corporations anil Societies for that Purpose. The Middletown and Harrisburg turnpike company has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Joseph B. Ewing, A.

B. Dunkle, secretary and treasurer; Dr. C. II. Saul, superintendent; Messrs.

C. P. Mason, Josiah Dunkle.Dr. O. II.

Saul, E. F. Kaufman, Samuel Dunkle and C. F. Reehling, directors.

Harrisburg Bridge Company Officers. At the annual meeting of the Harrisburg bridge company yesterday afternoon these officers were elected: IVesidcnt, Col. Henry M'Cormick; directors, Messrs. William R. Gorgas, R.

A. Lamberton, James M'Cormick, Hon. Simon Cameron, David Watts, Wm. K. Alricks, Dr.

George W. Reily, Wm. Pcnn Lloyd, George. Oyster, Hon. J.

M. Forstcr, Henry M'Cormick, and James M. Cameron; secretary and treasurer, Dr. II. B.

Buehler. Officers of the Wheel Club. A meeting of the Harrisburg Wheel Club was held last evening at which the following named officers were chosen for the ensuing year: President, E. E. M'Farland; vice president, II.

W. Stone; secretary, Charles P. Lusk; treasurer, G. A. Hutman; captain, Frank Rohrcr; lieutenant, Frank Cook'; bugler, G.

A. Hutman; Executive Committee, E. E. M'Farland, If. W.

Stone, Charles 1'. Lusk, George Oves George A. Gorgas. HAVE DAILY MARK.KTS, And at Four Corners In the the City. Lower Pnrt of Ed.

Tklkgraph. The question of markets now occupies the attention of the average citizen. "Progress" would snggest that the capitalists who are thinking of locating a market house might do well to look further into the subject. The demand is not so much for a market house as for daily markets. These moneyed men could form company, establishing four or five daily markets.

Property could be bought or leased in good locutions, suy around Thirteenth and Derry streets', Market and Fourth streets, Second and Mulberry streets and Race and Dock streets. This would be a great convenience, loth to the farmer and citizen. The farmer would not freeze on a cold winter morning nor lose time during harvest, and still he could dispose of his produce to this market company. The citizen could procure what he wished more conveniently and at what lime he wished it. Tho market company would not be the loser but the gainer, as they would profit more by selling direct thun in renting stulls.

PnoouEHS. Esteemed Kind Words. Harrisburg' Call. The Thlkahaph put on lots of stylo last evening. It not only had plenty of good things, but called ujion its readers in a new and handsome dress in order to tell them.

New type is always an indication of pr.osjer ity, and the Call bestows its best wishes to its contemporary for a contiuancc of it, as it' enters upon its fiftieth year. HarrlHburg Patriot. The esteemed Tklkcuapji comes out in a brand new suit of type. This is a New Ycur's gift to its readers that ought to lc appreciated. Queer Complaints.

ior Beaver gets all sorts of letters Pennsylvania and elsewhere. luy com iUJLUJM'll' ford county, who thouirh he couches his grievance in good Entrlish, to the effect that the writer is trou bled with cpemies got after him and made his life burden, lie wants tho Governor interfere. Officers Inslulled. The following officers of Perseverance Council, No. 12, O.

U. A. M. were, installed last night: George Yousling; V. C.Jolm Filmore: H.

John Felsinger; F. Oliver Anderson; A. R. Peter Heck; I Simon Grove; John Liidwick; J. Elmer Keefer; O.

M. Arnold; John Ludwii'k; John Felsinger. HI eel ton's "King." Cornelius King, colored, thought he was monarch of pretty much everything down at Stcelton and endeavored to enforce his commands on Win. E. Lowery with a revolver, threatening to make a sieve of William.

Justice Suavely sent King to jail for trial. A nig Family. There are 07 prisoners in the county jail, awl Warden Moyer and Assistant Elder ure "Jiinir cood cure ot them. will re jo the number very materially. identlv COAL MINERS ORDERED OI.T.

They Fix Their Wages and Say Who Shall Work. A Pottsville dispatch of last night says: A meeting embracing 1, 500 representatives" of she miners of this region was held at Mount Carmel to day. It was resolved unanimously to strike unless the demand for the continuance of the eight per cent, advance is conceded, and even in this event to mine no coal to be handled by "scab" railroad employes. A meeting of representatives of Districts Nos. 12 and 14, K.

of was held here today to confer with Chairman Lee and other leaders, and conclude upon a scheme of suggestions to the meeting of the joint commit Iee of the Knights of Lalor and Miners' Amalgamated Association which assembles here to morrow. The district meeting endorsed the action of the Mount Carmel meeting, and passed a resolution to the same effect, which will le submitted to the joint committee meeting to morrow. A Foil Strike Ordered. The lalior leaders have ordered a full strike for Tuesday of all Schuylkill miners except pumpmen anil those engaged in dead work. At 10 o'clock to night Chairman Lec said: "The strike is on.

Not a company's collierv will le working to morrow. A few individ' uals have offered to give us the advance, but they dare not ship by the Reading or Lchijrh roads, llus leaves them only the Pennsylvania, which line, however, has scarcelv nnv connection. I leave at noon to morrow for Scranton to have a conference villi Powdcrly by special arrangement. Chairman Lec expresses entire confidence that the joint committee will decree a gen eral miners strike, and savs that even with the concession of the eight per cent, advance, the men will emphatically refuse to mine coal to be handled by "scab" railroaders. Lee also savs the delegates from the miners' as semblies to the Reading convention have since been discharged, showing that it is not only the striking railroaders whom the com pany is determined to punish.

Secretary Joseph Cahill, of the Lehigh strikers' relief committee, says he to day made investigations on the ground of the reports that the Tamaqua round house had been broken into and engine cabs burned off, and that the water tank at East Mahanoy tunnel hail been tampered with, and found both statements to le false. Telegrams and written 'communications were to day early sent to President Corbin, to which no reply has yet In cn received. Congressman lirumm and ex Deputy District Attorney Wilhelm, leaders of the jxditii al wing of the Lalior party, were closeted several hours with Lee, Bcnseman and other la bor officials. They strongly counseled against a strike, but were told that they did not know the inside workings. The Shamokin Meeting Resolves on a General Strike.

The Shamokin Tekqram savs: A meet ing of Knights of Lalxir and railroaders was held here to day, and ns a result a gcueral strike of miners and railroaders will le made to morrow throughout the anthracite region, except in tho Wyoming Valley. The miners strongly condemn the course of the railroad company, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and made an appeal to men who contemplate coming into the region to seek work to remain awav until the strike is set tled. They also advise hotel and loarding house keepers not to entertain "scabs," and declare their intention to fight to a finish. The entire coal region was represented at the meeting. The sentiment of the meeting was unanimously in favor of the lockout.

Every thing is quiet. Business is greatly depressed. The miners declare they can stand out six months. A Miners' Strike Sure to Come, Advices received nt Reading lust night from the interior towns of the Schuylkill coal regions say the coal miners will undoubtedly strike this morning, when all coal traffic will, of course, le susjciided. This will make an addition of 25,000 to the ranks of strikers, and swell their number to over 40,000.

Philadelphia Strikers Condemn Ike Railroad t'oinuny. The strikers in Philadelphia yesterday passed resolutions' censuring the company for violating its agreement to arbitrate differences with its employes. General Manager M'Lcod issued a notice asking all employes who have liecn threatened wish personal injury to rcjiort the matter at once to the general superintendent and the offender shall Iks promptly prosecuted at tho expense of the company. The strikers in Philadelphia are still firm, and declare that the company is way behind with its work by reason of their action. The officers of the company deny this, uud say they have only been a little inconvenienced'.

They declare that they have new men to tukc the places of nil the old hands who have struck. Will Pay the Present Rales. Lcntz, Lilly operating the Park collieries; J. C. 1 1 ay don operating Glcndon colliery; Kncvals ojerating IVimrosc collicry.all situated near Shamokin, have decided to pay the present rate of wages and continue work pending a finul settlement by the Reading coal and iron company.

Mill ('reek coal company, operating the Middle Lehigh colliery at New Boston, and other individuals throughout the region are exacted to take similar action. THE MINERS REPLY TO MR. CORIIIN. A Temperate Mtntcitirnt of I he Crlnls. Their Views of The first reply from the miners to Presi dent Corbin's letter comes to duv from As sembly 0320, Knights of Labor, of St.

Clair, composed of alxmt 700 miners. The letter is by Captain W. H. Holmes, editor of the St. I air hpitii let's.

He is master workman of the assembly, but docs not sign himself in that capacity, wishing, as he savs, to give no offense by signing such a title. Among other things the letter, wbieb is quite long, says: i our circular to miners lias lccn gener ously and faithfully distributed in this region. It is so novel to the miners to have the presi dent of their employing corjoratioii address them in this way and ko directly that they assume you are desirous ol a rank answer to such a trunk document, anil they therefore presume to answer it, hoping you will give their reply the honest consideration thev ure giving your circular. lirst, let it lie understood that there is no outside question attached to this matter be tween you and your miners. It is simply and purely a question of wages.

Recognition of their organizations, railroad difficulties, discharge or employment of these or those men do not come into the consideration of this question. 1 he letter then states that under the pres ent plan of making demands miners, "bended by blatant loafers and red banded adventurers," do not inarch from colliery to colliery, causing riot and loss, but that the affairs of the men have Im cii placed in the hands of a joint committee composed of men their honesty atisin and their gen eral eood churucter. letter continues The men fully appreciutJiour nrgunyvft with reference to the iiiainteiihkUi'C fy' the agreement made lictweeii yiuir general manager and their representatives for the past four mouths, us they also do the xint regarding the loss that will ensue to lioth your company and your men should (lie collieries be idle. Their reply to the first roMsitioii is that in keeping your part of the agreement you huvc not only done them merited service, but have enhanced the value of your projM rty, increased your business and placed your company iu a better condition financially and morally, ami they can nee no reason why you should decline to continue the present wages, if only teuiKtrarily, at least, while the market prices uud the output warrant them. During the past four months, for the first time in fifteen years.

the men have been ciuibled to make wages sufficient to keep then like decent "condition.1 jnilies in anything liev have been clothing their children their debts. muking themselves horn tin (which they have loen unul I vour honesty to them gu and during this time youl tb HARRISBURG, TUESDAY EVExfifG, JANUARY 3, 1888. VOL. IiVII. NO.

2. ESTABLISHED 1831. JL LAST EDITION. THE SAME OLD STORY. A YOUNG MAN WHO YVANTJJ RE 1 II fttarta a Mut VIJk KMMronii Resolves, Which Then Turn Up In OT1 Saasfe Old Condition.

WjlGten tar the Tbleobapii. The dark niuht had thrown its heavy, clus te ring folds around the feeble, aged form of '87, and whirled it off into the bottomless past just as the bright and youthful visage of oo jknmA Kninfv Tn mora nrnHR.io 1 ati OO UCklllo 1 1'" guage, the clock had just struck twelve, and its last strokes were fairly drowned in the marry ringing of glasses and discordant clat ter ot horns anu revcrnerauons oi guns ami pistols that rose on the night air from all quarters of the city. The new year was just ten minutes old when Jeremiah lie Lyle Tomkins turned with uncertain, hesitating steps from the broad, blazing JJoule vard of Market street, and entered a narrower, darker thoroughfare along which at very distant intervals glittered a row of slectric lights that grew dimmer and dimmer in the misty air until they were lost in the classic shades of Schuddcmageville or Sible town. With the friendly assistance of the balus trade he climbed the steps ot a nobie man sion. found the keyhole ten minutes later, and entering softly, proceeded to find his apartments by the feeble light of the hall lump.

As he turned on the gas he caught glimpse of himself in the mirror, and as all me 111110 ueiaus Ol ins uum urn rumnled cuffs to his crestfallen collar and crashed hat, caught his eye, he paled visibly, and then, with a sudden inspiration, he raised aloft his right hand and sternly faced his own reflection. "Ah, hat" he exclaimed, "From to night I am a new man. '88 shall attest to me a spotless record, and the blots and stains of my past lifo shall perish with the dead year. He ceased, and in the first flash of his newborn rcsoluttonshc pulled out a sweet scented, new morocco diary from his pocket and with a triumphant carve of the pen mude the first entry. Ho gazed on it proudly for a moment, and then turned eagerly to his desk.

He sorted over its miscellaneous contents and dragged to light half a dozen faded diaries that had once been with hopes of fulfilment, but had died an early death. Father search brought to light stacks of letters, some in envelops of various pale, delicate tints, scaled with many hues of wax and odorous with perfumes of different strength, from delicate lavender to powerful mask. There were billet doux of a different kind, too, envelopes of a pronounced red and yellow shade, and addressed in a bold, masculine hand. All, with a reckless disregard of caste, were gathered in one vulgar heap and ruthlessly consigned to the fire that cracked merrily in the open grate. As the greedy flames devoured them, and finally wafted the last fragments up the broad chimney, Jeremiah began to disrolw in a very satisfied frame of mind.

"Ah!" he muttered, as the fumes of egg nog anil whisky punch began to steal away his senses, "I am a free man' again. My. unreceipted bills arc gone, destroyed; those wretched diaries, phantoms of the uncompleted past, will trouble me no longer; and as for the dear girls, if I did engage myself to three of them, why it's all right; their letters are burned and I'll forget them entirely." The clock struck one, and he slept. To him la dreams that night there came strange visions. He saw himself a new man.

lie was wandering from one to another of his old haunts, and his companions, won over by his persuasiveness, were forsaking the festive schooner and the sparkling wine glass and pledging themselves in future to ambcr hued lemonade and fizzing soda. He was at the club, and the boys, with knots of blue ribbon tied in their button holes, were sitting round the tables playing "Authors" and the beau tiful game of. "Snap," while over the bar room door was suspended the sign, "Ham's Mild Drinks Sold Here. The scene shifted, and he saw Market Square, now a broad, paved surface, teeming with the roar and hum of business and thronged with the human tide that poured into it unceasingly from the main arteries of the city. In the center was a granite pillar, and with glowing pride he react the inscription: "Erected to Jeremiah Tomkins, who converted the youth of the town from the paths of evil, by his admiring citizens." Jeremiah awoke.

That bright dream was hid last. II. Monday was clear and cold. It wan fitting weather for tho beginning of "the New Year, And the streets that had echoed all day long to the tread of many feet 'grew still more crowded as eventide came on. The snow clad asphalt glittered and spurklcd like countless diamonds under the broad glare of the electric lamps, the shop windows were one blaze of light, and the that hung over their portals il uminated the merry faces of the pedestrians that came within their radius of light.

The street cars rolled by with a merry ringing of bells and flaunted their red flags audaciously to the breeze, while the gilded saloons shone with unwonted splendor and beckoned with their flaring red lamps, and enticed with their catching music the revelry loving passers 'by. As the crowd was at its thickest a solitary figure turned into the Iloulevard from a side street. It was Jeremiah I)e Lyle Tomkins. His patent leather shoes spurklcd radiantly. His flowing trousers exulted in a broad pur ple stripe his low cut coat and vest of black diagonal displayed a large expanse of laven ler tie, bearing in the center a glittering amethyst, and held in place, ly the huge flaps of a fresh laundricd collar.

1 Ills mustache was waxed to perfection, his eye glass was carefully adjusted, bis tall hat presented a calm, unruffled front, his gloves were spotless, his cane was uniquely carved in imitation of an elephant's head, and over II this grandeur a cream colored overcoat was lightly thrown, while on bis face shone the fresh gMw of newly formed resolutions. He trod the flagstones lightly, regarding with a pitying glance the half tipsy individuals who frequently staggered past him, and giving only a stony stare to a couple of "grind ten" who iu times pant had been well known to him. Ho wandered through tho crowd for several blocks. Sunday and Monday he had toiled hard, writing profusely in his diary, and making out a complete set of resolutions for future guidance. His brain was tired and be grow thirsty.

A bluzing globe bung out in front of him. Through tho half drawn curtains he saw familiar faces and caught a gleam of crimson and amber. He entered and strode to the bur. "A lemonade, he cried, in a ringing voice. The bartender trembled.

A hush fell on all tho assemblage. You could have heard a pin drop. One brief moment and titan a shout arose. "Hurra for Jerry "Have an egg nog with me, Jerry." "Jerry's turned temperance." "Whut'll you have, Jerry?" Jerry calmly raised the glass to KTh lips, drained it to the dregs and, bringing it down with a ringing clutter, faced the crowd. "Listen," he said.

"With the New Year I have entered upon a new path. I have seen the evil of my ways. I have for sworn liquor, MM irom henceforth lemonade shall ne my strongest indulgence. Come, my friends, turn from your evil courses and enter with me this New Year upon a life of tem perance principles, and you will find that On the quiet night air rose a shout of rage, smothered cry, and with a dull, heavy thud the form of Jerry Tomkins was landed In the gutter to keep company with half dozen empty kegs and a cose of bottles. Jrive minutes later rosepajo and tremb 1 .4 lingand shook flltn from ruined garments.

'M l)!" he shrieked, with levelish Viatred, "ha! ha! ye ghosts of the past, 7ll resurrect you in great shape to nitrfcjt, hanged if I wont." He shook his fist wff futile rage and vanished in the crowd. ill. Again it was midnight. The Boulevard was deserted. The bare cobbles of the car track shone far in the distance, and the cold night air rushed swiftly through the city from the far off hills of Cumberland.

The distant stars twinkled feebly, and in the silence one could almost hear the floating ice grinding' against the massive piers of the old camel back ark, far out on the dark waters of the river. Up a side street from the Boulevard turned a Gurney, and the clatter of the wheels woke from sound slumbers the inhabitants thereof. Block after block it rolled on, and under a friendly electric light it stopped. "Driver," said a voice from within, "one moment" The speaker held out a card in the light. "Drive on," he said, "and stop at the third door.

The address is No. Rue de Third avenue." The gurney stopped at the curb. The driver dismounted, and unfastened the door, and two figures stepped carefully out bearing a heavy body. They mounted the steps, placed their burden against the door and pulled the bell. "Had to do it, Jerry, old man, you've lost your key.

"Hole on, ielicrsh, whasn the masser Whoop er up fur '88." Thi3 voice fell on the empty air. They were gone. Up in the capitol the clock, struck one. Jeremiah DeLyle Tomkins had resurrected the recently buried past of '87. William Murray uraydos.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Brief Mention of the movements of Yonr Friends and Acquaintances, llev. G. S. Bradford, Wilmington, Dela ware, is at the Lochiei.

A. lortcnbuugh, of Halifax, met his many friends here to day. Itcv. Dr. T.

T. verctt, ot Carlisle, nlit mined the Telegraph sanctum to day. Mr. P. F.

Collins, of Bellefonte, the well known railroad contractor, is in the city. Congressman Oscar L. Jaekson, of Law rencc, is in the city on his way to Washing ton. Mr. John J.

Curley, of the Philadelphia Iteeord, was married yesterday to Miss Ella F. Conway, of Atlantic City. Mis. Kate W. Adams, of New German town, who was the guest of Mrs.

Dr. Gray, North street, returned home to day. Mr. J. A.

Kramer, the lhird street plumber, has justTeturned from an extensive Western trip anu is much pleased with the country. Mrs. Corl, or Cameron street, has re ceived portraits of her two sons, Joseph, of Cincinnati, and John, of Oinaha, crayoned by Joseph. Misses Mazie 1 rank, ot York, and Alvena Hartenstine, of Baltimore, are the guests of Miss Annie E. Thompson, at 1073 South Ninth street.

Mrs Mary J. Poff, nee Mary J. Right mcyer, ot Jioseaale, Allegheny county, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. William Van Horn, No. 315 Herr street.

Dr. L. Webster ox, of Philadelphia, son of Dr. Thomas G. Fox, of Hummelstown, is visiting his brother John, in this city.

Dr. Webster Fox is yet a young man, but his name has already liecomc famous as a skillful physician and specialist. Mrs. ot ban Jose, Califor nia, arrived in Jlarnsburg last night and will be the guest of her brother, Mr. Fred.

Blessing, on South street, for two or three weeks. Mrs. Eyster once lived in Harrisburg and has a large circle of friends here who will be glad to renew the old acquaintance. She is a lady of fine literary attainments and is a popular contributor to leading magazines in poetry and prose. LAID TO REST.

Funeral of the Late Dliwt Rase Keennn IniprcttMive Mervices. The funeral of the late Miss Rose Kecnan took place hi morning from the Pro Cathedral. Impressive services were held, which were largely attended. The pall bearers were Messrs. John P.

Dohoney, John Kirby, Charles Swan, Mark Anthony, Frank Sales and Wm. M'Faddciu Itcv. Father M'Bride preached the sermon, which was full of beautiful thoughts. Rev. Father Bradford, of Wilmington, conducted the service.

Other clergymen assisting were Father Barr, deacon Father Benton, sub deacon; Father Igo, master of ceremonies, and Father Reily. The floral tributes were lcautuul and appropriate. Miss Kecnan was a devout Catholic and an active worker in the congregation. When found dead in her bed ast Thursday morning a rosary was aliout her wrist, and in her hand was clasped the crucifix attached to it. This was not removed, and she was laid in the tomb with the emblem still held in her cold hand.

TIIKV WERE HAVING FI.UV. A Liate Hour Incident on Market Street Last Night. The crowd consisted of a man and two females. This was at Third and Market. Time 11 o'clock last night.

The females clung to the man's arms and did not walk in a straight line. They wob bled. Yes, they wobbled a zigzag way that threatened the downfall of the trio on the slippery pavement. In fact the two females were the worse for liquor and pre entcd a disgusting spectacle. One of them pulled herself together and said: "Thish ish hap'est Noo Year ever struck, an donchewfergit it.

Then gave a lurch forward and was alout to collapse in a heap, when her outstretched hand came iu contact with a post. She grabbed the post. It was her only salvation. bbe held on like grim death, although her companions tried to drag her away. She wouldn have it.

iinally they pulled her loose and. the three pnrsucd their zigzag course down street. They were having fun, they were. But such fun! Zjotta Twenty three Yearn Ago. "I saw dear little Lotta in 1864 twenty three years ago," said an old Harrisburgcr last night.

"I was sent from Harrisburg to Cincinnati to take part in a court martial and having nothing to do one evening I sauntered out for amusement and dropped into a variety show near the hotel. lormcd one of the company, and she wasn't considered a star. She played a solo on the banjo and sang a funny song, and I tell you she could everlastingly plunk a banjo. I guess Lotta must be about 'stccn years old now." A Telegraph man guessed she was about that age. Printer) Will Dance.

Monday, January lf.th, the annual ball of Typographical Union, No. 14, will be given at the armory, Harrisburg printers arc very wide awake and the occasion will be a pleasant one. The Moral Side or the Cane. "I have always held that prize fights are brutal and a disgrace to our civilization. The man who becomes interested in them and encourages them is also of a low, brutal nature." "I guess you're right.

By the way, some of the English papers contend that in another round Smith would have knocked Kil rain out." "They do, eh That's what I call gall. In five minutes more Kilraiu would have made soup loncs of Smith. I don't sec why those duffers stopped the fight on account of darkness. Mrs. Fanole What a talker Mrs.

Cumso is, to be sure? Mr. Fangle Yes; her conversation greatly resembles some railroads I could name. Mrs. Fannie Why Because it goes so fast Mr. Fangle No, that's not it.

Because it lucks terminal facilities. London revels almost entirely of metal in Mt14 irrcljJw i ibbKn 1 FIREMEN IN CONVENTION. Chief Engineer Lynch Re elected Position of the Firemen Outlined. Common Council chamber last night was crowded with firemen and others interested in the convention called for the election of a chief and two assistant engineers of the fire department. There were thirty delegates in the convention.

George Xutz, of the Good Will, was chosen chairman, and Messrs. J. Earnest, of the Citizen, and John Eoser, of the Washington, secretaries. The organization having been completed, the convention at once proceeded to business. Chairman Lutz asked for nominations for Chief Engineer and the names of Wm.

H. Lynch, of the Friendship, and William Grimwood, of the Citizen, were presented. One ballot decided the election of Lynch, who received the votes of the Friendship, Hope, Washington Hose, Mount Vernon, Good Will, Mount Pleasant and one of the Paxton's 19. Grimwood received the votes of the Citizen, Susquehanna Hose, Reily Hose and two votes of the Paxton 11. Then came the choice of a first assistant engineer.

The names of Jacob Kohler, of the Hope; Theodore Erb, of the Mt. Vernon, and John Keiser, Susquehanna Hose, were placed before the convention. Two ballots were required, the first resulting as tollows: Kohler. 15i: Keiser. 9.

and Erb, 5i. On the second ballot the Washington Hose delegates went to Kohler and he was declared elected. One ballot settled the choice of second as sistant engineer. John Keiser, Susquehanna hose, and John Fitting, of the Mt. Pleasant, were named.

Fittins received 18 votes and Keiser 12, electing the former. Mr. Levi Wolfinger offered the following resolutions, which were adopted Inasmuch as the City Councils have not pro vided, under the act of May 24, 1887, for a fire department accordance with the provisions of the act, nor has the ordinance recognizing the fire departtment, approved September 16, 1881, for the election of a chief and two assistant engineers been repealed and Whereas, The Mayor has appointed a chief and two assistant engineers, to govern an independent organization the fire department and there is a doubt as to his legal right to make those appointments; therefore be it Resolved 1. That in view of the rights of firemen by which the fire department is governed, we, the legally elected delegates, under the provisions of the said ordinance, to the firemen's convention to elect' a chief and two assistant engineers, regard the act of the Mayor as unwarrantable, either by law or wisdom, in the assumed duties of the chief magistrate of the city 2. That the wisdom of the Select Council IB highly commended by this convention for the careful anu prudent action in the consideration of nominees of the mayor for chief and assistant.engineers for the department.

3. That in any event the firemen, in their manhood, will not forget their duties to the people, notwithstanding the action of the mayor in annulling, as wc believe, the legally constituted authority in the election of a chief and two engineers of the fire department. 4. That we, as firemen, will be governed by the laws and ordinances of the city, and respectfully request an opinion, through the Council, from the court as to the legality ot the action of the firemen's convention and the mayor. MISS HALL'H PARTY.

Happy Young Folks Gaily Tripping Last Evening. Miss May Grace Hall, daughter of Hon. Louis W. Hall, gave a most delightful party last evening to a large number of friends at her father's residence, Second and South streets. Guests wefc present from New York and Philadelphia besides Miss Hall's young friends in this city.

The elegant parlors were lavishly decorated with flowers and plants, the whole Tresentmg a charming scene. The toilettes of the young ladies were superb. Dancing was the chief amusement of the evening to the music of Mr. Harry C. Jones' piano playintr.

Those present were the Misses Vinnie Pat tison, Philadelphia; Mabel Carlton, Nellie Hall, Bessie Bent, Katie Marklcy, Grace Hall, Katie Dunott, Miss Stenger, Cham bersburg; Carrie Reily, Carrie Bigler, Kit tie Egle, Eliza Haldeman, Messrs. Don Haldc man, Itichard Haldeman, Louis Hall, Horace Snodgrass, George Reilv, Rob. Wallace, Harry M'Cormick, Vance M'Corinick, Frank Dunott, George "Bailev, Mr. Norris, New York. A Delightful Party.

One of the most delightful occasions of the holiday season was the New Year's party held at the residence of Mr. S. M. Ebersol, 221 Reily street, yesterday. The train from Carlisle, which arrives here at 8:50 A.

at. brought, among its passengers, the following ladies and gentlemen as invited guests: Messrs. Ab. Wetzel, Harry Dillcr and Dr. C.

R. Johns, and the Misses Minnie Henig, Minnie Wetzel and Margaret Wetzel. There were also present Mrs. Dr. John R.

Lefever, of Lykens, Mr. and Mrs. M. Ebersol, the Misses Lillian and Ida Ebersol and Mr. Ed.

Miller, of this city. The visitors from Carlisle presented Mr. Ebersol with a beautiful steel engraving entitled, "Can you Talk." During the day the principal points of interest in the city were visited, and the remainder of the time was spent in playing games, etc. Mr. Dillcr and Miss Lillian Ebersol rendered some fine instrumental music, which was much enjoyed by those present.

Tho hostess, Miss Ida Ebersol, is to be complimented for the excellent dinner and supper prepared for the guests. Tho visitors from Carlisle returned home at 9 o'clock last evening, highly delighted with the day's pleasure. In Honor of a Visitor. A surprise party was given at the residence of Mrs. Halfpenny, No.

1112 Montgomery street, in honor of Miss Sadie Curts, of Jersey Shore, The young people enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and departed for their homes at a seasonable hour. Those present were: Miss Sallie Coleman, Grace Bendall, Nellie Montgomery, Lizzie Willetts, Sadie Curts, Annie Wert, Minnie Walzcr, Alice Barnitz, Lylie Haniill and Messrs. George Hoyer, Geary Willetts, George Coleman, Abe M'Bride, John Kinneard, John Stevenson, Wm. Anthony and Robert Hughes. AN OLD JAIL BIRD.

Harrison Fredericks, the Horse Thief, Has Served a Term. It seems that Harrison, Fredericks, who is in jail for stealing a horso and buggy from Liveryman Tittle, is an old thief, who has already served a term for horse stealing. Detective. Anderson this morning lcurncd that away buck in 1881 he stole a horse at Catuwissa, but managed to get out of the scrape in some way. Then he deserted his wife in Shumokin, stole a horse at Lykens, and skipped the country.

A couple of years ago he stole a horse anil at Wilkes Barre, was captured sent to the penitentiary. On serving term nc retumcu to wiiKcs uarrc another team. Tho detectives until he. abandoned the iPflfi to make his escape. r'imvky stole unother team near WiJJpjurr(.

unlj managed to get out of thatfonnlry with it He next stole the tcunfrom Mr. Tittle for which he is now in jail. The Luzerne county authorities wani him when Duuphiu County gets through with him. It is said Fredericks' wife is in the almshouse. That he is a desperate rascal is shown by his remark that if given half a chance he will e.Hi ape from the' Ltauphin county jail.

He will not be given he ghost of a chunce, but is closely watched. Organization of the Poor Hoard. Late yesterday afternoon the Board of Poor Directors effected an organization, us follows: President, A. II. Shopc; resident director, L.

W. Clemson; clerk, George A. Garverich. Henry D. Bach man was chosen steward, and Mrs.

Bachman matron at the almshouse, Attention Camp IS, H. of V. All members are requested to attend the meeting of the camp this evMiiuit Installation of ofiicrs aud important buHjncsj. mm MIRROR OF LOCAL HAPPENINGS. them, nothing but praise and kindly feelinc.

because you treated them justly, and your officials in this section will tell you 'that grievances have been few, that the men have lieen contented, and that any aid or recipro city tne men could show the company has been freely brought to lar; and lot us add again, parenthetically, that should a strike occur in this region the employment of special policemen will be an unnecessary expense, as your men will diligently guard your property against vandals and destruction. As to the second proposition th loss to both sides that you reiterate so frequently none ran appreciate this point more thoroughly than the men and their families. To your company idleness means loss of dividends to people well provided with the wherewithal to exist and lie happy. To the men it means starvation, misery, discontent. To go into the mines to labor requires courage.

No coward has business there one's life is held as naught Having only brave men in your employ you will appreciate their courage in standing for their rights in the race or tne starvation, the misery, the dis content apd the odium they must suffer if idleness ensue. Your men are oppot! to a strike, and to the very last man thev will ex ceedingly regret it if it 1 forced uix.u thenu They considor their demand a jnst one. They nave liven making it for yours suflcnng meanwhile tho degradation of half living, ami now that they hive hud another taste of what it incans to live as honest men, they will lKar much lofore returning to their condition of the past fifteen yeors, prior to Sep teinlior t. IIAFPBM.MJM IX LITTLE PKUItV. Itenthof a Bunker's Wife Kami Sleighing.

The iirls were ou Time nliiH nf the ear l'ersonal ana General olrs. Special to the Tei kokafu. Xewpokt, Jan. 3. The wife of William illis, cashier of the Perry County bank.

Acw liioomficld, died at her home this morn ing, of consumption. She has ln en a sufferer for the Mist four years. We have excellent sleiirhinir here now. and the fanners are taking advantage of it to get their produce to market, and convey coal. salt, to their homes in return.

At this writing (9 o'clock) snow is falling, indicating iL.l a 1 .1 1 iiiai tne Meigning will oe Hotter still. A leaj year party came from Millerstown to Newport last Saturday night, and took supicr at the Miller House. The girls were rather premature, but they wanted to com' mence in time. The ISontmen's club are erfecting arrange inenfs for the reunion ef the Uiatmen, lWt age railroad and forwarding men, to le held here on the 24th and 25th of this month. reeling the heed of a foundry and machine shop in this place, since the destruction of Thomas Urothcrs' establishment, a number of our citizens have organized a joint stock company, and will build a new industrial es tablishment when spring opens.

here has liecn no ice cut here vet for our next Hummers supply. Pleased are thev who ao not nave to use ice. i. There were only fourteen deaths in New port Ixirough during 1887. Five of the de ceased ranged in age from 64 to 79 vears.

and the balance are liotween the aires of and 9 years. A new undertaker has moved to town, but his prospects for Itonanza arc not very flattorinir. unless there should be an epidemic break out. which is not likely, as our town is the cleanest and neatest in the entire Juniata Valley. Mr.

mid Mrs. Josiah W. Rice, who were married iu Harrisburg last Thursday even ing, received a "ieinng. here last night. Mrs.

liu took charge of her school this morning just as if she huud't lieen married. Spoiled Ills CbanreH for a Cabinet Pavilion. IHLsuurg Penny Press. Ex (Jovcriior Pattison seems to have got tired waiting on (i rover to show some interest in his protest against the Union and Central Pacific railways. If Mr.

Pattison will rcmcinlicr what Ci rover did with Spark for opjHtsing land grabbing railroads he will re muin quiet, if he desires to keep his )osition as chairman of the Railroad Investigation Commission. One of TennrMMee'M Xo one throws stones at Congressman Clans, of Tennessee, His autobiography in the Congressional Directory says that lie lias long lieen an earnest Sunday school teacher. He dresses in black, has a white lieard, wears old fashioned, si I vor bo wed stcctaclcs, and looks both venerable and righteous. He is very sensitive ulxnit his name. During one of his seeches he overheard a colleague remark, "That's rather a line exhibition of (lass blowing, isn't it He never forgave the flippant scukcr.

HTKKI.TOX'H WATKIt CO.MPANY. II Will Soon be a Thing of the Pa Igal KiepN Taken. Attorney General Kirkpatrick has asked the court for a writ dissolving the Stcelton water company, on the ground that it is not proceeding to carry out its work. This proceeding is a mere formality, as the Stcelton water company abandoned its franchises long ago. No work has ever lieen done on the line, alt hough the talk indulged over it would fill volumes.

Stcelton capitalists will no doubt take charge of the matter and organize a new company. Helping the I'nforlanalra. Two of the "Scouts of the Yellowstone" party who lost the. financial trail in Harrisburg and got stranded were assisted in a clever way last night by Mr. Crabtree, Itta's brother.

He gave each of them six dollars to pay their fare home, to New York, and by this time they arc "ou the Rialto" in I'nion Square, recounting to their fellow actors what a niii', soft fly by night simp they had. Mr. Crahtrvc is to Ik commended for his kindness, ns is Frank Dietrich, of the Franklin House, who took care of the unfortunate Indies of the troiqic and saw that they did not suffer. Lighting a Cigar. "Never light your rigor from another man's cigar," said an old smoker last night.

"The light ou another cigur is dull and the chances arc that your cigar will not get well lighted, anda Miorly lightcd cigar, no matter how good tho tobiu co is in it, will not smoke well. Always light your cigur from a cicnr flume, uud light it good. You get fifty xr cent, more satisfaction out of it." A Carpenter Injured. While engaged with a force of men in the construction of an iron bridge over the Pennsylvania railroad tracks, ncttr the Paxton fumiices, to day," Wm. II.

Korsythe, a carpenter, who lives at Sl.l.Kldcr street, was i. i. i 1 1 mi iv hi jiii nun nvn rviv lujurcu. lie sustained a painful scalp wound Uftf'triOT' bruises uU.iit the chest. wTIT1ove.l to the hospital.

Au jKiallailoa Cere tan These rifi'iccrx of Dauphin Conclave, Nti. 96, I.VneKMidcnt Order II opt sophs, were in fAnlcd lust evening: Archoii, L. O. Phillips; prowsr, Augustus R. Foils; prelate, Rev.

JU'Koy F. linker; iiiKs ctor J. P. Gobi; warden, H. W.

Tcohmevcr; sentinel, Conrad Orth; trustees, II. hineyer. It. F. ShofTor mid J.

W. Mchargtic. Servient at Hrrt Cbarch. Rev. Dr.

Young has gim an interesting scries of meetings ut Griu Methodist church. Last evening his theme was the "Agony of Our I I in Gethscmniic. His subject this evening will lie "Christ or ltarralias which It will Is? illustrated with line stcrooptiemi iews. MfHurnidi Hall. A miisiincriulo bull will be held by the Stcelton dancing i liiss in ibat place to night.

Harrisbnrgers who wish lo attend can go in Tagg's four horse wagon which will ntsrt' from in front of the court hose at 8 o'clock. i Marriage I. lee awe Recorder Swab has issued the following marriage Jhi'iisrs since 1st: J. Ward, of Atchison, Kansas ami Cora M. ArnollJf llamslmrg; Henry Perkins, cif CotX and Lucy Green, of Middletown.

a a It It of lo ly 1 as lie BUSINESS HEN ALARUED. TRADR AND IMH'HTRIAL CONCRRNKD INTEREST In lkMlBW Ktrike T1m Ina Mill Now Hhort ol General Nimhm Pmralyaia imnm Predicted as the Renal! of a Iag MlrikeBaat aeao Men Will I'rge Arbitral Im. THE COAL MIXERS STRIKE. Some of the KOreta tlripalea by Iron Mill Men. By Associated Press.

Reading, Jan. S. Had the strike on the Reading railroad proven surressfuL and traffic lieen entirely paralyzed, shore could not have more genuine alarm throughout the great industrial region of the Schorl kill Valley than there is to day. The proprietors of large furnaces and iron works in this section predict that if the mines are shut down for two weeks the majority of the large establishments will lo obliged to eloseowiuir to the lack of a suni.lv of crml. Many of them have been runnin' for weeks slu.rt of ewl.

and nnw of them have les thaa week's supply on haiuL They gave the railroad romjmny orders lor coal aowr month ng. but the officials have not liecn able to fill them. If the strke continue any length of time, many smaller 'establishments in this city and vicinity will lie romrllel to close down. All the' industrial cities ami towns in this section, such as Reading. Rinls lioro, Xorristown, Potts town, llainlnirg and smaller places, receive their coal over the Reading railroad, and with the stoppage of work at the mines the trade will lie entirely The Pennsylvania railroad shi very little coal to these places.

Many laaaatriea lalrrealea. It is estimated that in this city alone from three to live thousand men are 'emploved in the iron works which are in urgent need of coaL Xot one has over a week's supply. I tie time between sundown ami daylight is usually the busy time for the shipment of coal over the Reading road. The average run of cars through this city during these hours is four thousand ears. Last night but one thousand were run down, and to day only a few short trains went down the road." Reports received to day show that of the 63 collieries in the Schuylkill region, forty of the largest of which are controlled "by the Reading company, hut six are at work.

The mem Iters of the Knights of LaW in this city, while refusing to strike, have promised the Schnplkill miners support, the hame as they are giving the men in the Lehigh regions. BsMiaeaN Men Will Strive for Arbitration. There is a movement on foot among the business men of this end of the Schuylkill Valley to hold a meetinir in this citv and bring snch a pressure to liear npon'lYen ident Corbin as to cause him to consent to the arbitration of the miners' troubles at least. It is anrncd that the immense industries of this section of the State cannot afford such a fearful paralysis of business and trade. The strike will not only throw 30,000 miners out of employ, mcnt, but 30,000 iron workers as welL thus swelling the numiier of idle to 70.000.

THE TMO.H PSOX STEEL WORKS. Mlgsm mt BnnmllM Yet tUUr Ma. rhlafawa to nim arts Ala. By Associated Press. PirrsnriiO.

Jan. 3. Two weeks have elapsed since the Edgar Thompson steel works closed down for rciuurs. Xo scale of wages has as yet Iwen offered to (he men employed in the converting department or rail mill, and flic men seem very indifferent as con cerns the prices they will lie asked to work lor this year. 1 he furnace men have been offered a reduction of ten per cent, less than last year, hut will bold a meeting this week for the iiurtKnie of askimr for an increase of from fonr to six or cent.

All the laUirers employed around the mill on repairs will I susK iidcd to day, and on Wednesday, it is rumored, all the machinists who are now working, aliout 75 in number, will also stop work. Everything is very quiet, and it looks as though the mill will lie idle several more weeks. THE STRIKE IN PHILADELPHIA. llath BMea Firm, With mm Slaa mt Pear. By Associated Press.

Philadelphia. Jan. 3. The irror' rail road strike is still on, and isrharactct ed by the same determination of both sides to re main firm. At the various depot and stations in the city to day there is the tereo tyjied statement that the business of the road is proceeding as smoothly as could he wUlied, and this statement is uniformly contradicted by the strikers, who stale thai the Reading company do not make public the actual num ber of the men on strike, and that they are crippled for lack of proper belli.

At Front ami Noble streets aud at Willow street wharf the work of receiving and delivering freight progressed the same as usual. Officials reisirt nearly every mnii who was at work on Saturday at his fiost to day and doing his work. IIKLIEr IX A STKIKE HHOW IXH, Thaaah Prim at InMrailaa Ara Nat Caa rlaalve. Ily Associated Press. Pottsville, Jan.

3. The reimrts re ceived at the main office of the Philadelphia and Reading coal and iron company in this city this morning show that out of a total of forty collieries oicrated by the com any but live arc at work tolay. This, however, is not to lie accepted as conclusivclyindicat ing a strike at the idle collieries, as the men had not resumed since tlie Christmas holidays, and although expected to do so to day, a failure to do so may crbaps be merely ajKstioiicine4it Mnd ing the action of the joint committee of the Knights of Labor and Miners Amalgamated Association, which moots to day. The ic ier is, however, trowing that there will Is? general strike at the mines. Meanwhile there is no apparent change in the railroad strike.

There is no interruption of traffic. THE MIXKIIH tut OIT. Oaly a Few lli rl la OaeraiUav. lly Associated Itcjm. Shamokin, Jan.

The miners strike weut into otieration this niorrnW at all adclphia and 1'cadiug company's oolliorjjel this set lion, with the ecvpljoUYftfnTlCorth Franklin numbers cmeffJV In addition to wiose U0rtG.linK romitny' ci lleries llt luinm vnit mil ml Ik. llVnu! owned by the I'nbm coal rom titoi prise, owned by the Knter pris coal company, and the Garlirld, owned by the Garfield coal comjiany. An arrangement was entered into at Xcilsou, Neil son shaft, the Kxcclsior, the Hickory Ridge, the Hickory Swamp and the Ijuieaslor collieries, whereby the proprietors agree to iay the old rale wages until the strike is settled. The collieries now idle in Shamokin give employment to men. Cake Baraera Wave la Itraaala I'acka Ky Aasot laled riTTttni'RO, Jan.

3. It is stated that the reduction recently made in the pri of coke wilt not afToct the wages of I be coke wisrkers. has been decided that I be reduced price will only lie in otieration during this month. This decision relieves the coke district of great anxiety. hnd lieen thought that a reduction of wages would certainly follow the reduction prii but the oN rators have agreed la hange the wages for the prcsenL They also decided that the reduced price would I only temporary.

rrealdear Carbla llaa Na Frar mt Fanber Trail Ir. AHNnrlatcd Press. New York, Jan. 3. Austin Cnrtnwhen seen to day in reference lo the strike on )r (end ing svslrni said that everything, i it nc anew, was aiong simmni ym.

nau no I car ot any luriucr inmu Ij In A rrt I AMERICAX STEEL WANTED lib Which to Coer Italian War By Associate Press. WASHtycTOX, Jan. 3. It is reported that the Italian Government is ebdeartging, through its minister lo this country, to make arrangements with American tuuulx1urert of steel for fumUhinjj armour late for war vessels, the intentions brinjr to wvure a source of steel to supply the outside of Enrol in event of war on that continent. Miner ar Aohlaaa St Warts.

By Assoruied Press. ASH LA n. Jan. 3. The Knights of Labor miners, at a meeting Lore laet nififct, derided to go on strike, and a a cxwocnre there is hut one Reading eV.lliery in this district working to day, and thatooe is hort handed.

Riley Vtajny hare made a satisfactory agreement with" their etuploves. and I heir collieries are in otieration. ilia agreement, it is said. i a routinaata of the rate of wages in force during I lie few months. Fatal Bamaafeaa la lsrMtt t'oaalr.

By Asnortalm! Prr H. I.ANCti K. Jen. J4in Juhnsoo, of 1 May town. wLile Marietta last Fri day.

was BMnrl, three town roughs i.ciir unn ht injuries may jro? falsi. Fiai.U M'Cann, Genre Sar i 1 jreant and tJuH Hot list, the assailants have disapjx iL No raae is known the aaulL Few Pajwrs Mane linen la. Lrbanon IkaUy Tlutes. The IlAKBisnttm jrt the new year in a handontne new dress. VThere are few ajer more deserting.

rt Funn utimi. TW Oaly Mas Wba V.xrr vt4l Waaa with a falM Stn. A dispatch from Detroit, Mkhifan, ays: lacncrai John i uiiord is very ill al Lis i dence here. ChriMtna niht he was taken with spasms, and the next day it was lomtr that his whole left side jsas flv, has not left his lied since, and hA threatened with a recurrence of tbV It has len said that no man surtVea ing hit with a solid shot from a rannon. AlN Malvern Hill, July t.

I Mi, IuHwd, them a captain, was lying on his face with othe supiMirtinir a lMrrv.bcn a solid shot rf the ground eighty feet dUtant. ciatKX into the air and fell on Itolford, Mnl the left side of the head. skull about the ear half war head, broke his jaw and tlrerisel lar none. 1 be nor threw liim air aliout three loot, and he fell full lent on his face and was left for dead. Two weeks after lie was in IM.y Prison.

Richmond, unconscious and delirious. He was taken in exchange to IUliimore and placed in the hospital, and fr six' weeks he was so violent that he bad to I chained. ConMaonsness finally returned, and lie recovered rapidly and soon rejoined his regiment. But in the Wilderness he received a severe wound in the neck whk has caused him more annoyance than the solid shoe The shot rut am ay a portion of the law klmac be tween the shoulder blades, and the revolt i nervous twitching of the lk and I vouldrJ and a complete shattering of his nervous i canixation. He is obliged to kern an le4 trie battery almost ronManily applied to lba siiot, ana to take otaatea lo quiet his i Gen.

Pnlford will prolwhly live only a fea days. The SilaatUa la a Xat hrtL "Look here now!" trie Haas, what fuc you get all your fellers on our yard around? ion miarhirl meaning. "Xo, by St. Xirhola! It is toothing hot a little game of tag that JohtUNoff and I are playing," vrplic Alexandrwrsky IVtrrbolL "But every one of our idler has got a snow ball under his arm. says the Anstnaa gamin.

"Oh, yes; hut that's only to keep the hoys cool, you know. Thev re a fully blooded." "If there going lo lie a row," exclaim' Ileppo, Vwunter mcah inn "Hut I don't want to ficbt. and I am iust a hungry as I ran "You may lie hungry," says Juhnny IJully. but you loach that turkey "if jou dare." "If I can't crow prrtlv 'toon, I I i. 1 "Ul.l, NlllliU I'll 11 II niIBUU.

Ilarrv mmd i'arrra Jlimi. One Sunday not long ago. Warren, eibt. and Harry, six years old. the wideawake sons of Mrs.

Ik. who reside in Iowa, were rehearsing a wild west show and lms ing each other in the yard, hile their mother was writing in (he library The Uy making considerable noise Mrs. Ik, after speaking to them pcvcral timed, told them to come into the house, as they were too noisy and it was Sunlay. Yt arren lay clow i I lie wof a in the wrlor and Harry reclined on a lounge in the tailing room, the doors of all three room I icing njen. After thinking over their trials for a shta lime Warren said "Harry, I "spise Sunday, don't you?" Harry replied "les, I "test it; don't vou?" lllal la Delicate 11c White of tworjrgs fa tablesiMtonfuls of rream, one large pci of flour, one rup of white sugar, one rupfc of cold water; flavor with lemon, i.tne pie plate with paMry, pour in the mixtt and hake at once.

A Ll'MPof mhIs laid uim the drain i ii down which waste water aKM rs will pivctil the clogging of lbi piies with jrrea, se cially if I he pi flooded every wet with boiling water. Lkmo.v Ma km a la kk. Take Icmoas eel and extract the Med; lil the lemons until soft add the juice ami the pulp, with a Hind of sugar to a nnd of Icuiou; to. thicken. GRAHAM PlVIUXtl.

Two cupful ofA ti rali ara flour, one rupful of luobwwc one rnpful of sweet milk, one rupful of cbojud 1 rahans, two tcasMtfuls of wla. tMeaia 1 three hours. 1 ItolLEU PoTATOK ought lo Is laid out I on a plate, and are then a good frtiau sr mashing as if freshly rooked. If htj hcaird up they will often sjioil in one nigfeu SrxiMiB Caek. One cupful of sugW and three fro: brat wrlL add ooe cupful flour and one lahh onful of imkiny twdcrj mix well and ladwe.

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TisT Vc. tnTiHinm The market Is nrta ntTt market nnn torso' Ho; prime strata. Ve. IMitler The lancv oi is a aou II1MJ I a. I luarket Is uull and uucnanpr ITraoutrn Tbe market Is duM sfaTv i MAm nil a ii if Us ra all tnul.le voa 1.