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FELL OVERBOARD ] And the Board of Trade Hold an Inquiry at Cardiff. The Board of Trade inquiry into the eir- cumstances attending the loss of life on board the steamship Dartmoor, of South Shields, whilst on a voyage from New Brunswick to Barrow-in-Furness, with cargo of timber, was resumed at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on ] Wednesday before Mr. T. W. Lewis, stipen- j diary; Admiral Grant, Captain Anderson, and Captain Bi^iey, nautical assessors.—Mr. Wal- dron appeared for the Board of Trade. Mr. Ivor Vachell for the master (Captain Lascelles), and Mr. T. Vaughan for the owners (the South Shields Shipping Company).John Vain, th* second mate of the Dartmoor, described the manner in which the deck load was lashed a to the vessel. He sent the boy Dowse to fetch a couple of "stoppers" from the fore part of the ship. The lad not returning, he went to see where he was, and then heard a shout. Looking over the side of the ship, he ( saw the lad just rising to the surface. Every- thing was done to save him, but in vain, and the boy was not seen again. The accident 1 was apparently caused by a piece of timber snapping. The order given to Dowse to 1 execute was not a dangerous one, and witness himself did it afterwards.—Mr. Walter Run- J ciman, the managing owner, produced the plans of the steamer, and gave the captain an ex- 1 cellent character for ability and care.—.Tames f Barton, an apprentice, heard the splash when ( Dowse fell overboard, and saw him rise to the surface. He telegraphed to stop the ( 3ngines, and this was at once done.—Mr. J. D. Ilenrv, a journalist, who was a passenger ;)n the steamer, also described the occurrence, c and said everything was done to reseue the. unfortunate laid from drowning.—Mr. Perry, ( a Custom House officer, said the vessel carried a total fleck load of 41,944 cubic feet of timber. —Mr. W. Fergus son, a Board of Trade sur- t vevor, said (his quantity woufd represent quite 9 600 tons of deck load, which was, in his t opinion, an excessive quantity, and raised the 1 centre of gravity of the ship about 23 inches. 8 From the manner in which the ship behaved, v he thought she was deficient in stability. He based these statements on calculations he had q made for his own satisfaction. The figures he had given, however, were only approximate. t He belinVed the deck load was excessive, i: although he admitted that it was exceedingly wel' stowed. In making his calculation of a cargo, he had included 598 tons of water bal- p ast.—Mr. Vachell briefly addressed the court, r nd the inquiry was again adjourned.—Judg- r »nt will be delivered to-day (Thursday). c Aiding and Abetting the Shebeener. WHAT IT MAY COME TO. 1. Dan Murphy, I arrest you on a charge of aiding and abetting your son in shebeening." Ther blazes, ye do sure, me son has bin dead this two years." (t 2. Aiding and abetting, ehr Where are you taking that cask? I shall arrest you." Please, you are mistaken, constable it's not beer, it's paraffin." 3. "Aiding and abetting the shebeener, are you, by selling him meat? Come along o' me." 4. "In having a shebeener as tenant in your house, yeu are aiding and abetting, and I shall fine you £ 700." 5. Do you know that by supplying a shebeener with coal you render yourself liable for aiding and abetting? 6. Being a next-door neighbour to a shebeener justifies me in locking you up." 7. Look here, little 'un, I've a good mind to run yer in—by playing with the children of a shebeener I could charge yer with aiding and abetting." «

FOUND HANGING IN A WOOD. A Cardiff Grocer's Assistant has a Sad End. About three o'clock on Wednesday afternoon Mr. John Morgan discovered the body of an elderlv man hanging by a rope to a tree in Penylan Wood, Llanedarne, and accordingly reported the circumstance at the Cathays Police-station. Constables Lavington and Noel proceeded to the spot indicated, and, having cut down the body, removed it to the mortuary in Working-street. The deceased was subsequently identinfd by Mr. Charles Clements as his father, John Clements, aged 53, a grocer's assistant in the employ of Messrs. Stranaghan and Stephens. He left home, apparently in good spirits, on Mon- day evening, but as he did not return home that night the fact that he was missing was re- ported to the police, who since then had been instituting inquiries as to his whereabouts. He was a man of cheerful disposition, and, although his disappearance was a source of anxiety te his relatives, the idea that he had taken away Ins life was not entertained. I

TOLD LIES ABOUT HER. So She Thrashed Him in Front of the Magistrates. At Coleford Petty Sessions on Wednesday (before Mr. T. C. Palmer, in the chair, and Mr. Isaiah Trotter) Thomas Fox, a youth, of Cole- ford, was summoned for usiag obscene language on the 26th ult. Mr. Male defended. The allegation was that defendant used most inde- cent language towards Miss Leonora Morris, dressmaker, of that place, who was out walking with a young man named George Burford. Mr. Male cross-examined the witness as to what was going on in the lane, and the sugges- tions were indignantly denied, George Burford, collier, also gave evidence, denying that anything took place which could be any possible excuse for the defendant's con- duct. Mr. Male having ^ddressed the court, The Chairman said the case would be dis- missed. Directly the defendant had left the dock the witness Miss Morris rose from' her seat, and upon meeting Fox she hit him over the head two heavy blows with along, thick stick, gaj||ng, Tell the truth." The act was witnesse^by the court generally, and created a tremendous sensation. The girl was prevented leaving the court, and The Chairman ordered her to be placed m the dock, and, having been asked to explain, Miss Morris said the defendant had told lies. The Chairman said a gross offence had been 3ommitted, and she must suffer for it. She i would have to go to Gloucester for fourteen 1 lays. The justices, however, took the evidence of I bhe witness Fox and Superintendent Ford, and ;he court then said that the defendant had been < juilty of an act of violence which was wholly mjustifiable. She had no business to take the aw into her own hands under any circum- ] stances, but in a court of justice it was doubly .vrong. Defendant said the lie the witness told was inite enough to warrant her doing it. The Chairman said the defendant would be created for contempt of court, and must be kept n custody until the rising of the court. She was then taken down by a policeman, i md after the list was gone through again )laced in the dock, and having now expressed I •egret for what she had dene, and after a severe ■eprimanding from the chairman, she was dis- 1 sharged. I

NEW DOCK FOR BARRY. What are the Intentions of the Directors of the Company P It is now understood that the directors of the Barry Dock and Railways Company have defi- nitely determined to commence the construction of a second dock at Barry towards the close of the present year. Everything is in readiness for the inauguration of the work, and the resi- dent engineer of the company (Mr. James Bell, C.E.) is this week in London in consultation with the chief engineer (Mr. J. Wolfe-Barry M.C.Inst.C.E., of Westminster) on impor- tant business connected with the proposed new undertakings, which not only consist of a new dock (which, as we have already annoupced, will be formed in convenient sec- tions), but extensive additions to the railway system as well, for which preparations are actively being made in camera with a view to obtaining the necessary Parliamentary powers next session. The new dock will afford facili- ties by means of several new tips as soon as 'I the work can be pressed forward, so as to obviate in future the possibility of delay in dealing promptly with tonnage arriviag at Barry.

TONNAGE RATES AT CARDIFF. The Bute Docks Company Revert to to their Old Charges. On the 1st of August last the Bute Docks Company made a reduction in their tonnage rates in respect of vessels in Classes 3 and 4, 10 per cent. being conceded in the former class and 15 per cent. in the latter. Class 3 included vessels trading to the Mediterranean, the rate upon which is 7d. per ton these included in Class 4 are vessels trading beyond Europe, upon which a charge of 9d. per ton is made. A circular issued by Sir William Thomas Lewis on Wednesday notifies owners of vessels that on and after the 1st of December next the reduc- tions of 10 and 15 per cent. in Classes 3 and 4 respectively will be discontinued, but arrange- ments will be made for the re-taring of coal wagons free of charge in certain cases. Wha object the Bute Docks Company had in making the reduction has ever remained a mystery, but the general opinion amongst the freighters and shipowners has been that it was a set-off against the decision of the Barry Railway Company to re-tare wagons free of charge on shipment. Now that the Bute Docks Company have decided to give similar facilities to freighters at Cardiff in regard to the weighing of empty wagons, they consider it advisable to place the tonnage rates on the same basis as before the reduction, which now again puts them on au equality with Barry and Penarth.

Welsh Ladies' Choir. The Welsh Ladies' Choir held the first concert since their return from America in Andrews's Large Hall, Penarth. Ite function was well attended. The choruses, Clychau Aberdyfi," Spanish Gipsy," and God is my Guide," were thoroughly appreciated, wnd the solos were all accorded encores.

Conservative Clubs. FLOURISHING EXAMPLES AT CARDIFF. Town Working Men Hold their Annual Meeting to Discuss Club Affairs. The seventh annual meeting of the Cardiff Conservative Working Men's Club was held on Wednesday evening in the meeting-room at the club, in St. Mary-street, Cardiff. Mr. Harry Cousins, senior vice-president, occupied the ohair. There was a large attendance.- Mr. Mills (as secretary) read the report of the management committee, which stated that the club had made very satisfactory progress during the year. The number of members clear on the books to September, 1892, was 1,025; the number who had already paid their subscriptions for the quarter ending September 30 last was 839. The income for the year amounted to J65,915 15s. 3d., being an increase of JB169 10s. 5d. The liabilities of the club showed a decrease as compared with the preceding year of j681 9s. 6d., and the balance to the good of the club an increase of JET20 7s. IDd. The aôSetB showed an in- crease of JB58 18s. 4d. The committee con- gratulated the members upon the financial position of the club, it never having been in a. sounder state since the opening. The ooBamittee mentioned that the only distin- guished visitor who had honoured the club with his presence this year was Mr. J. M. Maclean, the candidate for the boroughs. Turning to the main object of the club's exis- ¡ tence—the political—the committee congratu- lated the members upon the unopposed return of two of their vice-presidents to the town council, viz., Mr. C. E. Waring and Mr. H. J. Cory, and upon the success of another vice-president, Mr. G. Beynon Harris, in the Riverside Ward. The action taken by the club delegates at the last conference of the c N.U.C.A. at Sheffield, backed up as they were by the able assistance of Mr. Robert Bridcut, so drew the attention of the con- ference to Cardiff and to Wales, that the committee flattered themselves the approach- ing visit of the National Union to Cardiff was partly due to the efforts of the delegates on the occasion mentioned. Arrangements had been made to present to Lord Salisbury an illuminated address. On Monday, the 27th of November, a smoking concert would take place in the club, which would be attended by a number of the delegates. On the Wednesday following a meeting would take place in the club, when addresses would be delivered by as many of the prominent dele- gates to the conference as could be induced to attend. Mr J. H. Davey read the auditors' report, which stated that the books were found to be correct. The balance-sheet was taken as read. Councillor Hughes, in moving the adoption of the committee's report, and also that of the auditors, congratulated the members upon their position financially, numerically, and politically, the club now standing in a better position than ever. (Applause.) Referring to the approaching visit of Lord Salisbury, the speaker pointed out that if the club had uot year by year sent delegates to the annual conference of the National Union of Conserva- tive Asoociations to impress upon the party leaders the importance of organisation in Wales the conference would not. be held in Cardiff this year, and they would not be honoured with the presence of the ex-Premier. Mr. Spiller seconded, and the two reports )U" were unanimously adopted. Mr. Mills was re-elected secretary, with an increase in his salary of from £120 to £130 a year. Messrs. fieo. Padfield, William Spiller, and R. Hughes were appointed delegates te attend the conference of the N.U.C.A., and also the annual meeting of the South Wales division, Messrs. Mackadam. Hughes, and Sullivan being selected to present an address to Lord Salis- bury. There was no opposition to the re-election of the president (Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, Bart.), the vice-presidents, the chairman (Councillor Hughes), vice-chairman (Mr. W. Spiller), and treasurer (Mr. J. Sullivan). For the election of the committee of twenty the 250 who voted selected the following:—Messrs. R. F. Ban- fili, A. E. Harris, R. W. Hedley, J. W. Jonnson, F. C. Mackadam, A. Prosser, T. Williams (members of the old committee), and the following new members —Messrs. J. A. Aubin, C. Bord, J. Clair, J. Davies, R?es Davies, T. Dickenson, Stewart. — Edwards, J. Gage, J. Monkley, B. M. Morris, 8. W. Pearse, H. R. Waisop, J. Williams. The proceedings closed with votes of thiwVw. Three cheers were enthusiastically givee for Mr. J M. Maclean, the Conservative and Unionist candidate for the borough.

MUMBLES BAY. A Road to Langland to be Proceeded with. We are informed that at last there is an immediate prospect of the coast road to Lang- land Bay being proceeded with. The owners of the land en route have now come to an agree- ment by which this long-desired consummation is to be accomplished. When the promenade at the Mumbles was laid out, and the road taken round into Bracelet Bay, it had there to come to a sudden termination just at the point where the real beauties of the ooast open up. The land- owners, amongst whom were Lord Swansea, Mr. Nicholl Monger, and Mr. Graham Vivian, were unable to agree as to its continuation, but, as we have said, the difficulties have all been swept away, and the landowners are themselves about to construct the road through their respective properties right away to Langland Bay. To the Mumbles, as a pleasure resort, this will be an inestimable advantage, as the beauties of this part of the coast can hardly be excelled. The extended roar! will be nearly a mile and a half in length. It will keep to the edge of the cliff till near Langland, where it goes inland a little, and joins Mr. Jenkins's new road at the top of the hill. The contract has been let, and the work will be at once commenced.

Boy Blown to Pieces. A sensational fatality occurred in the Great Northern Station, Bradford, on Wednesday evening, just before six o'clock. A boy named John William Tullan, employed by Messrs. Riley, chemists, Cheapside, was conveying two iron cylinders of compressed gas for magic- lantern purposes, when he let one fall. There was a terrible explosion, and the greater part of the lad's chest, head, and arms was blown away. Many people were near at the time, bu happily none were injured. The deceased, who was thirteen years of age, had only been a. few days in Riley's employment.

I Jury are Dissatisfied. 0 THEY WANT TO HEAR MORE EVIDENCE. Coroner's Inquiry at the Death of an Aberystwith Sailor at Plymouth has to be Adjourned. We recorded on the 3rd inst. an accident that happened a I Plymouth on the previous night to an Aberystwith sailor named Edward Richards, engaged on the steamship Brenner (Captain Cotton), then lying in the Great Western Docks Millbay. So severe were the injuries sustained by Richards that he subsequently died, and at the inquest, held on Wednesday, the jury were so dissatisfied with the evidence tendered that they adjourned the inquiry until Friday, in order that someone from the ship to which the deceased belonged might attend and throw light on the sad occurrence. The inquest was held by Mr. Johns, county borough coroner, at the South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital, to which institution the deceased was removed immediately after the accident. Inspector James watched the case on behalf of the Great Western Railway Company. -William Richards identified the body as that of his brother, aged 24 years.—John Daly, Great Western Railway police-officer, stated that he saw the deceased enter the docks about 8.45 p.m. on Thursday, the. 2nd inst. He was the worse for liquor. Witness told the night watchman to see deceased to the ship.—Robert Henry Mills, night watchman, deposed that he was told to see Richards to the ship. He left him at the gang- way.—James Manning and William Turner, shunters in the employ of the Great Western Railway, stated there was a line of trucks drawn up near the Victoria Soap works. They were passing about ten o'clock, and saw a man in a crouching position between two trucks. They found the right arm useless and a wound on the thigh. Manning fetched Watchman Mills, whilst Turner remained with the deceased.-Mills (re-called) stated that he was called about ten by Manning. He went with him, and saw the deceased. He had him imme- diately conveyed to the ship, where he was taken charge of by the two men who were on board. There had been no trucks shunted between half-past eight and a quarter-past ten that evening.—Dr. W. Square said the deceased was admitted to the hospital about eleven o'clock. He was brought there on an ambulance. An examination revealed that tke right arm was fractured. There was a wound about the size of a five-shilling piece, which he should think was pinched out. The man's body was also covered with bruises, which were evi- dently freshly done. Deceased was attended to, and next day was apparently better. On the 6th inst. he found gangrene had set in, and, at Richards' own request, the arm was amputated at the shoulder joint, as the only chance of saving his life. The deceased died the same afternoon from shock to the system. He made an examination after death, and found that the arm up to the elbow was quite dead. The gan- grene had also spread very rapidly. The bruises on the deceased's body were fresh.-The foreman intimated that the jury did not think sufficient evidence had been produced. They wanted somebody from the ship.—The Coroner quite agreed, and promised to communicate with the police, who would, if possible, have evidence from the ship by Friday.-The Brenner sailed on the 4th inst. for Sulina, in the Black Sea.

MORLEY AT MANCHESTER. He Talks about the Position of the Liberal Party. Speaking at Manchester on Wednesday, Mr. John Morley replied to the platform speeches of members of the Opposition, and next referred t) the Matabele question. He said the Govern- ment had no intention of sending out in hot haste a cast-iron scheme of their own with respect to that region. When the time came those concerned would enter into com- munication with the High Commissioner as to future arrangements, and the proposals made would be referred home for the approval or dis- approval of the Government. Care must be taken to secure just treatment for the natives, and not to come into collision with strong local sentiment. Dealing with Irish affairs, he did not deny that the present situation involved no ordinary strain upon Irish patience and constancy. He would tell Irishmen, how- ever, that every single vote they gave for a British reform was a vote for passing the Home Rule Bill. The combination between the British Radicals and Irish Nationalists was one that would show that the statement that Ireland did not want the Bill and had no enthusiasm for it was merely the self-flattering Unionist cant of the hour. The Liberal party was irrevocably committed to the effective prosecution of the measure of self-government for Ireland.

The Prussian Elections. A Reuter's telegram from Berlin on Wednes- day says :-The returns of all the elections to the Prussian Diet have now been received. Of 433 candidates elected, 149 are Conservatives, 59 Free Conservatives, 90 National Liberals, 91 members of the Centre, 14 of the Freisiunire People's party, 6 of the Freisinnige Union, 2 Danes, 18 Poles, 2 members of the Farmers' Alliance, 1 Guelph, and one deputy whose poli- tical colour is uncertain. The net result shows a noteworthy increase of the Conservative and agrarian element, to the detriment of the Liberals and Radicals, as was the case in the last election to the Reichstag.

A Correction. In our paragraph of the 4th inst. relating to the thefts from football players at Port Talbot, it wa.s stated that the clothes were left in a house adjoining the Coffee Tavern. We are asked to state that the room in question is fully thirty yards from the tavern; the key of the room was in the possession of one of the players, and the management of the Coffee Tavern had nothing whatever to do with the charge of the clothes. We think it right to give the explanation and to express regret if, unwittingly, the wording of the paragraph has given rise to the idea that the Coffee Tavern management had charge of the clothes which some thief or thieves rifled on the occasion in question.

On Saturday it is understood that the Marquess of Salisbury will attend the funeral of Sir Andrew Clark, at Essingdon, which is two miles from Hatfield House. At the special service in Westminster Abbey, at noon on Saturday, in ( connection with .the funeral of the deceased, it is understood that Mr. Gladstone will act as one ] of the pall bearers. After the service the 1 remains will be conveyed to Essingdon for in- ] terment in a newly-constructed vault.

I Tithes Collecting in North Wales. 1. A tithepayer who has bought in fiis own cattle. 2. What! you come to collect tithes from me ? 3. Peaceful obstructionists. 4. The Bailiff (triumphantly) There, I've only beer olot three days, and I've already collected 3s. lOJd." 5. A warm reception from two strapping wenches.

A SEAL N THE NETS. Singular Capture by a Fisherman in Swansea Bay. While Mr. Frank Davies, of Fleet-street, Swansea, was proceeding towards his fishing nets on the Swansea Sands on Wednesday morn- ing he noticed a peculiar-looking object in the nets. To his surprise he found it to be a fin specimen of the seal tribe. He had but little trouble in capturing it. It has a lovely black coat. Mr. Davies lost no time in getting this rare visitor to a place of safety, which he did without causing it any injury. It measures 3ft. 9in. long and about 2ft. 6in, to 3ft. round the girth. It is fully 40 years since a seal was captnred in Swansea Bay.

CHARGED WITH FORGERY. A Pontypridd Ex-Publican is in Custody. On Wednesday (before the S; i, a diary, Alderman W. H. Mathias, Mr. T. I'. Jenkins, and Dr. H. N. Davies) at Pontypridd Police- court a respectable-looking man, named Thomas Williams, a cattle dealer, and at one time the landlord of the Bridgend Inn, Ystrad, was brought up, charged with forging the name of William James and his wife, Jane James, of Trealaw, and attempting to defraud them of JB18, and Arthur Llewellyn, Cymmer, was charged with aiding and abetting. Mr. Bruce (of the firm of Walter Morgan, Rhys, and Bruce) prosecuted, and it was alleged that the defendant had forged the marks of the complainants on a promissory note, amount- ing to £ 18, payable to the South Wales Union Bank. Both the complainants, in the course of their evidence, stated that they had never signed nor placed their marks on- the bill, nor had they authorised anyone to do so. Mr. Evan Parry Thomas, formerly a clerk in the employ of Mr. John Thomas;, auctioneer, Pontypridd, stated that the body of the bill was in his handwriting, including part of the names-the letters" iam James and Jane James." The letters "Will in William was not in his handwriting, and he did not know who had placed the marks on the note. Mr. William Herbert Woodliffe, cashier at the South Wales Union Bank, proved that the promissory note had been handed in at the bank by Arthur Llewellyn, and the note credited to the account of Thomas Williams. The money, however, had never been paid to Williams's account. Sergeant Thomas Davies, Pontypridd, deposed that he arrested the defendant Williams at Merthyr and Llewellyn at Dow-' lais, after which both were committed to take their trial at the next assizes. Williams was also charged with forging the name of Lewis Hopkins, a man who at one time lived in the parish of Coychurch Higher, biu who, it was proved, had died three years before the day on whioh the alleged signature had been written. This bill was for J650, of which sum the defendant attempted to defraud the South Wales Union Bank. In this case only sufficient evidence for a remand was taken, and the case was adjourned until to-day (Thursday) at Cymmer.

Rhondda Glee Society. Mr. Smith, of the Bailey's Estate, informs our correspondent that the secretary of the Rhondda Glee Society (Mr. Jones, Tonypandy), has received a letter from Mr. Tom Stephens fixing the date of his return as the 16th of November. Preparations are now being made accordingly.

PEMBROKE DOCKYARD. Transfer of Joiners and Machinery to Portsmouth. During the present week twenty shipwrights have been employed at joinery, owing to the pressure of work in that department, and yet 40 joiners are to be sent to another dockyard from here, ivbgre the local officers say their 'services are required. The transfer of men is said to be caused by the wages grant for the year having been overdrawn. The expense (borne by the country) of transferring these men, families, furniture, &c., to Portsmouth will be considerable, Ten of the men leave for Ports- mouth to-day (Thursday), ten on Saturday, and the ethers in re-lays, according to future arrangements. A great deal of excitement has been caused here, as well as at Pembroke and Neyland, where many dockyard men live, at this somewhat sudden Admiralty order. Oil Tuesday evening a meeting of the Pem- broke Dock Chamber of Commerce was held at the Market-hall, under the presidency of Mr. H. A. Jones-Lloyd, when the following resolu- tion was carried unanimously This chamber having heard of further intending discharge of employes and of the rumeured removal of machinery from her Majesty's dockyard, Pem- broke, to that of Portsmouth, It was resolved that Lord Kensington, Mr. C. F. Egerton Allen, M.P., and Mr. W. R. Davies, M.P., be asked to make representations to the First Lord of the Admiralty with a view of retaining the machinery at Pem. broke Dockyard, and to ascertain whether artisans of a different class can be entered to take the place of those men transferred to Portsmouth. It was also resolved to intercede for the pre- vention of further discharges of workmen, if contemplated. SUICIDE OF ONE OF THE JOINERS. On Wednesday evening William Thompson, aged 24, son of Mr. Thompson, master painter at the dockyard, committed suicide by banging himself behind the door of his bedroom in his father's house, Upper Laws-street. Dr. R. Williams was called in, but the deceased was beyond resuscitation. Deceased was a. joiner at the dockyard, and was cne of the 40 to leave here by transfer to-day (Thursday) for Ports- mouth, and it is believed that this must have preyed upon his mind, as so far no other cause can be assigned for the act.

LAZINESS BREEDS EVIL. As true as this saying is in general life, it is only too true that a sluggish and inactive liver is the beginning and cause of innumerable evils and complaints, such as jaundice, indi- gestion, furred tongue, sour stomach, flatu- lency, bitter oily taste in mouth, yellow and fatty covering of eyeballs, frequent headaches, especially over eyes, pain in right side and under shoulder blades, costiveness and consti- pation, hemorrhoids, general depression, languid feeling, burning in palm of hands and sole of feet, palpitation of heart, sleepy and tired feeling after meals, with pimples and other eruptions, sleeplessness, bad dreams, tickling sensation in the throat with collection of phlegm, &c. If any of these symptoms are present it is evident that the liver does not act properly, and Warner's Safe Cure should at once be employed, being the only special remedy which promptly restores the liver to healthy action and establishes good health. A short trial will in all cases prove its efficacy, as is verified by the following statement. Mr. o Hall, of 15, Oarlton-street, West Hartlepool, suffered all these symptoms, which made life a misery and work an impossibility. He says:—"I have suffered from torpidity of the liver and bilious- ness from childhood, and have tried various kinds of medicine, but they gave me little relief, until I was persuaded to try Warner's Safe Cure, and I can truly say it soon cured me. I advise all similar sufferers to give this marvellous remedy a trial." Lc212

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He Was a Ba-a-d Man. THE CAREER OF LUKE SHORT, A TYPICAL WESTERN DESPERADO. The following account of the life of Luke Short, a typical Western desperado, is con- densed from the "obituary" of him printed by the "Chicago Herald" apropos to Short's recent death at Gueda Springs. Short was born in Arkansas thirty-nine years ago, and moved to Texas when a. child. His father settled near Fort Worth, and young Short became inured to the rough life of a cowboy. He grew up in the saddle, and when but a boy became noted as a quick and accurate shot. Those were wild days around Fort Worth, and the shedding of human blood was looked upon lightly. In 1876 Short entered the United States service as soout, and went with Crook's ex- pedition into the Black Hills country. In carrying dispatches from headquarters to a distant outpost one dav Short was attacked by a band of fifteen Indians, ambushed among the crags in the foothills. The first intima- tion he had of their presence was the singing tf the bullets around h-is head. Putting tpurs to his horse, he rode toward the out- most, turning in his saddle to look for the redskins. Soon they appeared from behind ¡he crags. Short returned their fire, and iropped the three foremost in quick suc- jession. The survivors urged their ponies, Mid two, better mounted and bolder than the others, were closing in upon him. Deliber- ately checking his horse's pace, Short turned n his saddle and dropped the two Indians «ne after the other, uie other ten Indians contented themselves with taking long dis- tance shots at the scout, who was soon safe in the camp with his despatches. One night he was dealing Spanish monte when two horse thieves went against the game and dropped all they had. They de- manded the return of the money, and pulled their guns. Short was too quick for them, and when they were picked up both men were dead with two of Short's 45-calibre bullets in their bodies. Neither had time to pull a trigger. Later, in the same region, Bhort killed two other men of the same character. In the spring of '81 Short was dealing faro at Loa Rickabaugh's saloon at Tomb- stone, Ariz. There he shot and killed Charlie Storms, who had a record of killing three men. Storms had a grudge against Lou Luke Short. I Rickabaugh, and got fighting drunk and stag- gered into Rickabaugh's place and began to abuse the owner. Rickabaugh stepped out at a side door and left the house. Storms then began to abuse Short, who was left in charge, and the two went for their guns, when friends stopped the fight. Storms was induced to leave, but in two hours he came back. Some one told Short, and he stepped to the door, determined to have the trouble out on the side-walk. Storms stopped in front of the door and pulled his gun. Just as he pulled the trigger Short fired' and kept on firing. His bullet entered Storms' breast, and Storms staggered out on the side-walk and fell. D$e first bullet entered his heart and carried with it a portion of a pocket handkerchief that hung from the left breast pocket of Storms' coat. While the shooting was going on Bat Master- son, Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, and others stood around, but none of them interfered. Short was arrested, bui acquitted, as the killing was done in self-defence. In February, 1887, Short was proprietor of a gambling house in Fort Worth. Jim Courtwright, a "terror" *vith a record of five killings, had been his special officer, but when the big strike occurred on the Missouri Pacific he left to take charge of a body of deputies. In a fight with the strikers Courtwright and his deputies killed four of the strikers. Popular opinion pronounced Uhis murder, and Courtwright was held re- sponsible. He tried to get back his job in the White Elephant, but Short would have no more to do with him. He then gave it out around town that he would run Short out of Fort Worth. On February 7th Courtwright called at the White Elephant, and, meeting Jake Johnson, Short's partner, said that he wanted to make up. Johnson told this to Short, but when Short went out his gun was ready for Court- wright's game. "Let's shake, Luke," said Courtwright, raising his right hand. In the hand he held his revolver, and as he pulled the trigger Short shot, the bullet taking off Courtwright's right thumb and entering his side. Short continued to pump lead into Courtwright's body until he fell dead. Short pulled the trigger five times, and four of the bullets were. found in Courtwright's body. Short was again arrested, but was freed, as Court- wright was the aggressor. In May, '83, a rival gambler named Web- ster, aided by the city government, compelled Luke Short to leave Dodge City, where he was running the Long Branch House with W. H. Harris. Webster "had a pull," and used it to get Short out of the town by a law placing restrictions on gambling, but only enforced against Short. Short made a trip to Kansas City, where he told his story to friends. He returned to Dodge City with a strong following of oowboys. He opened his saloon and defied the authorities. During the time he remained in Dodge City Luke Short owned the place. In Salida, Col., in the spring of 1882, a footrace had been arranged between Kettle- man, the sprinter, and Harry Campbell. The local sports backed the Leadville man, while Short laid thousands upon Kettleman. Ket- tleman was "fixed," and lost by four feet. When Campbell crossed the tape he was de- clared the winner. "What's that you say?" asked Short. The referee turned, to look down the barrel of a big six-shooter. There he shot Charlie Storms. I "Oh, yes," he stammered; "your man won by a foot." An attempt was made by the backers of Campbell to get the bets, but Short and his friends were too much for them. Short's last shooting adventure was in Fort Worth, in January, 1891. A man named Wright one night pushed a shot-gun between the folding-doors of Short's gambling house and took a shot. The buckshot passed through Short's thigh and took away the tips of a thumb and two fingers. Short shot at Wright through the glass door, hitting him in the arm. Wright hasn't been seen in Fort Worth since.

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AREN'T YOU GOING TO POP P A young lady was desirous of buying a parrot, so she went to a bird fancier's, and, after examining a good many birds, asked theprice of one that took her fancy. "I suppose you would like a bird that talks, miss?" asked the fancier. "Well, yes, I should," replied the young lady. "Then, miss, I cannot honestly recommend the bird that you have picked out, as it only seems to know one sentence, which, by the bye, it is continually repeating." "What does. it say ?" inquired the young lady. "Well, I will begin at the beginning, miss. You must know that that parrot belonged to a very poor family—a sailor son brought it from abroad—in fact, so poor that the mother was constantly running to the pawnbroker's. When the cupboard was empty and the children were hungry they always used to ask their mother: "Aren't you going to pop?" Through hearing the phrase so repeatedly the parrot picked it up, and that, apparently, is all it has picked up. Now, that isn't a nice phrase, is it, miss?" asked the fancier. The young lady reflected a moment, blushed slightly, and then said archly: "But there is more than one meaning to the word 'pop,' isn't there?" "Certainly, miss," replied the fancier, with a quiet smile. "Well, I think I'll have the bird, please; I rather like its appearance," decided the young lady. The next afternoon, when George—that was his name—called on the young lady, and they were alone in the snug little parlour, the parrot eyed him gravely and asked: "Aren't you going to pop?" George gave a slight start, and glanced at Miss Ethel, who was busy looking out of the window, and then remarked that it looked like rain. Miss Ethel made no reply, but that parrot repeated the query, looking straight at George, who was seized with a. violent fit of coughing. Then there was a dead silence until the parrot, clinging to the brass of its cage, head dowmfards, again asked the momentous ques- tion, with almost a shriek. George could stand it no longer—Miss Ethel was blushing most becomingly and her eyes were downcast—the love that had been bottled up in his broad bosom for three years, and nerham A-o- that carrot would never have been uncorked, was now poured forth; and half an hour afterwards, when he left the house an accepted lover, he was not quite certain whether he would like to ring that parrot's neck or buy it an annuity for life. Marriage will settle the question. What puzzles George is how the parrot got hold of such a phrase. Perhaps Miss Ethel will enlighten him some day.

A SUPERSTITIOUS VILLAGE. An old woman in a village near Salsburg recently died. Her death gave great satisfaction to the other villagers, for she was looked upon as a. witch, and feared accordingly. After the funeral several of the chief inhabitants repaired to the Wirthschaft to celebrate suitably the relief experienced at getting this dangerous person safely underground; but while they were drinking pleasantly in came a messenger to say that the cow of one of those present, a neighbour of the deceased, had died suddenly without any apparent cause. The meeting, horror-stricken, adjourned in a body to examine the cow, and unanimously agreed that the animal had been bewitched. No doubts were entertained as to the perpetrator of the deed. Evidently burying was not enough to stop this dangerous old lady, and it was decided, after earnest discussion, to adopt the old plan of making a horse jump over the witch's grave, and thus put an end to her powers. A horse was accordingly fetched, but, strange to say,nothing would in- duce him to jump over the grave. This in- contestable proof of the unholy influence emanating from the spot caused the public excitement to increase. The mayor of the village decided to use a somewhat drastic means, much in favour in the Middle Ages, viz., to stab the witch's body with a red-hot pitch fork. The body was exhumed, the fork heated, and the whole ceremony carried out. By the time the oompany had finished their work, and gone back to refresh themselves at the Wirthschaft, the authorities of the neighbouring town had heard of what was going on. A party of mounted police were sent to the village, and all those who had been concerned in the affair were taken into custody. ———————————m

"Another bank gone Democratic" is the forcible way in which a sensible Kansas man refers to bank failures. First Traveller: "I onoe saw a diver who stayed half an hour under the water." Second Traveller: "That's nothing at all. I saw one who never came up attain."

I A NAKED WILD WOMAN. Fannie Siddons, the insane girl who es- caped from the Laurytown Almshouse, and for whom the mountains have been searched by numerous bands of men, is, according to the story told by two boys, roaming about in a perfectly nude condition, and as wild as were the original dwellers on these mountain sides. John Kugler and Thomas Serrick, from Sandy Run, tell a. remarkable tale. It ap- pears that the boys, while walking through the woods, heard a wild shriek. As they broke through the brush they saw the nude form of a woman crouching on the ground. Her dishevelled hair hung in krtots about her shoulders, and a wild glare seemed to fill her eyes, giving a wolfish expression to her thin, emaciated face. The boys stood spellbound until the strange creature jumped to her feet, uttering a piercing shriek. The story of Fanny Siddons' disappearance Wris at once recalled, and no one doubted that the wild woman described by the boys was the absent almshouse girl.' A searching party at once set out to find and capture her. At the same time word was sent to the poor authorities. Then Willie Brandmyer, a lad ten years of age, related a story similar to that told by the Serrick boy. He said he encountered a woman stark naked near the old picnic grounds. His statement corrobo- rated that made by the other boys, and there is little doubt that it is Miss Siddons. How she eluded the searchers is the mysterious she eluded the searchers is the mysterious part of all. It is supposed that she has discovered a oage somewhere in the forest, from which she comes only when in search of food. At a meeting held by the poor authorities the story of Miss Siddons' mental affliction was for the first time made public. The cncninstanoes surrounding it are extremely pathetic, and ha.ve excited the sympathy of the entire region. She was, it seems, de- serted some years ago at the altar by a man who is now a resident of Pittston. The treat- ment she received at his hands is said to have so affected her mind that she became insane. The hallucination that all mankind was her enemy took possession of her, and it was to escape their presence that she took her mad flight to the mountains weeks ago. The search for her will be pro sw* ted day and night until found.

WISE AND OTHERWISE. "Was the play bad?" "Well, I guess it was. Why, even the gas went out at the close of the second act." Father (rebukingly): "When I was a little boy I never thought of asking such questions. Tommy (the youngest): Ah, but, papa, when you was a little boy I bom." Fweddie: "You look all broke to-day; what's the mattah ?" Chawley: "Aftah me bath yesterday my vally fohgot to come awound to dwess me, and I pahsed a. howible night in the bath- room. A reporter, in describing a suicide, said: "it is quite certain that he is unmarried, and there is absolutely no apparent motive for the self-destruction." Mother: "I'm sure I don't know who you took your laziness from, Johnnie. It must have been your father. Johnnie: "Not at all. Pa's got all the laziness he ever had." First Amateur: "Are you fellows going to win that football game next Saturday?" Second Amateur: "Can't say. We don't know yet who is gning to umpiro." Mamma: "NovV", Teddy, we must all try and give up something while times are so hard. Toddy: "I'm willing." M amma "What will it be, dear?" Teddy: "Soap." "I can tell your fortune, and find out your future husband for you, lady," said a gipsy. "If you find him out as often as t find my present husband out," replied the lady, "I shall never marry again." Country bride (looking over bill of fare): "John, what's 'Patty de fee grass?" Groom: 'Sh! Don't talk so loud, or people'll think we're ignorant. It must be Fremh for celery." Francis (four years old): "Mamma." Mam- ma: "What is it, dear?" "You never saw me before 1 was born, did you?" "No, love." "Then how did you know it was mc? Dentist (impatiently): "Well, if you can't oalm yourself I can't fill your tooth, for I'm inst about as nervous as I can be." Patien "What's the matter?" Dentist: "Why, I've got to have a tooth filled myself this after- noon." A certain Herr Pollak, now at the Chicago "World's Fair," claims to be the fastest talker in the world. He titters very little in the "dead" languages; he prefers the "quick." Merchant: "Have you had any experience in china ware?" Applicant: "Years of it, sir." Merchant: "What do you do when you break a valuable piece?" Applicant: "Well—er—I usually put it together again and place it- where some cus- tomer will knock it over." Merchant "You'll do." "So you want to be an office-boy, ehP queried the merchant, good-na.turedly. sir." "What can you do?" "Anything." "That's the same old answer," said the merchant. "Do you expect to get paid for doing anything?" "You bet I do." snapped the boy. "You don't expect me to do anything without pay, do you? That's what the other man expected, and I got out. The boy took the job. Tommy: "Doesn't it say in the Bible that "a soft answer turneth away wrath, mamma?" Mamma: Jean' Tommy: "I don't. believe it, anyhow." Mamma: "Wli v, dear?" Tommy "I shouted at Billy Buckeye to-day, and he answered me with a. soft to- mato, and I've been mad clear through ever since." The following elegant extracts are from the speeches of a flowery town (iouncillor in Shrop- shire, delivered within the li.,t month:- "The question is flooded with importance; our throats are threatened to be cut a red herr in <_y suspended over our heads by a string." Airs. Madbrass I must say you're inclined to be too severe with the children. After all, boys will be boys." Mr. Madbrass (who has discovered his youngest hope smoking a cigarette) "Yes, but it's when they will be men I get angry."

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