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BOUGHT A TRUNK AT AUCTION AND FOUND A CORPSE IN IT. Sun From Sal! Lakl- I‘ily lo l‘ll “'zh' Sold as Im-IulmI-d [3:122:11 Hyslery Tllfll Iiuflk‘s Ilu- “(Nun-n them when the trunk was delivered at his hmr‘n. “’th the business was mpleted he hurried away. Later 1n Iue uu‘y ue nought a [lUKeL for Chicago and left on an east-hound express train. The trunk reached Chicago Feb. 16. 1893, nine days after it was started from Salt Lake City. The Northwestern Railroad into whose freight yards it came. had it put upon a truck and sent to No. 166 Jefferson street. No person named Morgan lived there. and the people at that number had never heard of any such person. So it was taken back to the freight sheds and lay there un- til July 25, 1893. As no one had claim- ed it, it was turned over with a lot of other unclaimed boxes and packages to the warehousemen, “'akem & Mcâ€" Laughlin. No. 504 North \Vater Street. who kept all the unclaimed parcels of the Northwestern road until the legal tune has expired, and then sell them at auction. There was a sudden burst of sickenâ€" ing gases that made the men reel back. Then they saw the body of a human being, bent and doubled and jammed into the box. The flesh was almost en- tirely decomposed. About: the only parts preserved were the bones, the teeth, the mails and the hair. They hurried to the police, and soon the box was on its way back to Chicago to be ffiamined by the police and the Coroner ere. At 8 O’clock in the morning of F9137. 1893, a trunk of the ordinary size and of strong make was delivered at the freight station of the L‘nion Pacific Railway in Salt Lake City. With the trunk came a slender man, about thirty-five years old, with dark hair, dark mustache and beard. He wore a soft felt, hat. He seemed to be nervous and in a great hurry to get through his business He snid he wished the trunk shipped by freight to Chicago. He said that his name was G.M.Morgan and that he lived in Chicago at No. 166 Jefferson street and that he wished to have the trunk sent to himself at that address. THE TRUNK \VAS NEVER CLAIMED. The bill of lading was made out, the trunk was marked household goods and Morgan was told that the charges would be $17.55. He said he would pay them when the trunk was delivered At least :1 score of attempts at iden- tification have been made. Only two have any suggestion of truth about them. The Coroner's jury decided that it is the body of Oliver Pike, of Fayette, 0. He lived in Stetcombe, \Vash., and disappeared in Eebruary. 1893. Several of his relatives looked at the body and were certain it was Pike. They based their identification upon the shape of the nails. the teeth, the squareness of the shoulders and the color of the hair. But it must he that the Coroner's jury was mistaken and that the relatives of Pike have erred; for on July 2,1893. five months after the mysterioustrunk was delivered to the Union Pacific Comâ€" pany at Salt Lake City. Pike's halfâ€" sister got a letter from him. and Pike was seen in Seattle July 3, 1893. The other promising identification was made by two Frenchmen. They say it is the hotly of a rich Parisian,Jean Prosper Chazal. He appeared in Salt Lake City with many diamonds and much money, and a young travellqu companion, Mlle. Rolande. ’1‘] that; in Salt Lake City he was SE a certain Jules, nick-named th sin. because he [led from Pari: the suspicion of having done murders. But they say that Chazal had conspicuous fillingsiu his teeth as the teeth of the murdered L perfectly sound. There are several points ahr mystery worth :th91 that the murdered m a. person of some care with which the and the very elabor plan for preventing that the murdered 11 something which mz the mur erer’s whil with him. A murde Hm“ GHASTLY DISUUVERY. \VHO “'AS THE VICTIM 6 several points about this orth attention. The first is urdered man must have been )f some consequence. The which the murder was done :ry elaborate and ingenious pre_ven§ing discovery mean ‘ promising identification y two Frenchmen. They say mly of a rich Parisian, Jean uzal. He appeared in Salt with many diamonds and 3'L_a.n(t 3 young travelling ed man must have had 1 made it well worth while to make away urderer of that ability Of course there is a. possibility that the. murdered man was a defaulter or embezzler, flying from the law, and that his travelling companion, who murder- ed him, found this out. That would introduce a further and very grave complication. There is $31,000 reward for the discovery of the murderer. would not have wasted his time and run the risks for a. few dollars. So it is pretty safe to say that the murdered man was a citizen of some note in his quarter or town in the country from which he came. CAT SUE In the Tyrol g cats marry early If it rains on a If it rains on a Dutch girl's wedding day it is because the bride has forgot- ten to feed her eat. If it rains when there is a large washâ€" ing on the line in Germany it is a sure sign that the house mother has ill- treated the cat. Throwing a cat overboard from a ship will cause a cyclone. A person who despises cats will be carried to his grave in a bowling storm. If the family cat lies with its back to the fire there will be a squall. If a cat licks herself against the grain take your mackintosh with you. If a cat washes herself calmly and smoothly the weather will be fine. Bad luck will follow if a black cat crosses your path, for the devil proxyls aboutuespecially at night, in the guise Bad luck will follow if a black cat crosses your path, for the devil proxyls about. especially at night, in the guise of a. black cat. . To dream of a black cat at Christmas time in Germany is an omen of alarm- time in Germany is an omen of alarm- Ing illness. The Pennsylvania Dutch believe black cats cure epilepsy. Three drops of a black cat’s blood is said to be a. cure for croup. In Scotland they used to cure erysipe- las by cutting off half a. cat’s ear and letting the blood from the wound drop onv the diseased ’part. In moving in Scotland the family cat is thrown into the new house before the family enters. in order that it may ab- sorb any disease or curse left by former tenants. A can born in May will be of a melanâ€" choly disposition, given to catching snakes and bringing them into the house. In ’l‘hibet any person who kills a cat, accidentally or otherwise, will have the sins of the cat transferred to him. In Ireland the cat must not be taken to the new house by a moving family. especially if wage; has_§o_be qrossed_. If the cat sneezes three times the whole family will soon suffer from in- fluenza. A Millionaire oll‘ers $l00.000 to “'hoq-ver Can Save llis Falling Eyes. Charles Broadway Rouss, a million- aire merchant of New York. is doomed to be blind in a very little time. At present he cannot discern objects at a distance of a few feet. and reading is an impossibility. He heard of Nickola Tesla and his wonderful accomplish- ments in electricity, and thought pos- sibly that genius might be able to re- store his sight by the use of electricity in reanhing the nerve centre of the. eye. He consulted an eye specialist and after the talk with him called on Nick- ulu. Tesla. Mr. Tesla at once said that he could do nothing for Mr. Rouss as for as his eyesight, was concerned, but. would give a shock of electricity, which might be of some benefit. Mr. Ronss said if he could not: get good eyes he was willingjofitake anything, senâ€"Mr. Tesla The Maxwell school district in Sodus, N. Y., is stirred up over a. row started by the biggest boy in school. George Hardy. 19, undertook to overawe the teacher, a slender young woman. bare- ly five feet in height, named Maynard. Trouble had existed for some time, but on Monday. Miss Maynard ordered Hardy to her desk. \Vhen he refused to come and dared her to touch him she overpowered and thrashed him soundly, despite the fact. that he weighed nearly 200 pounds. Hardy seemed cowed, but on the fol- lowing morning he got two other youths named Dunbar and Pulver to help him lock the teacher out. Summoning a trustee as a witness. Miss Maynard broke in the door and thrashed all three boys in less than five minutes, The Maxwell N. Y., is stirre by the biggest Hardy. 19, um teacher, a slenl 1y five feet in Trouble had ea sent 100.000 volts through Mr. Rouss's body without the latter feeling it. Tesla shared the current with Runs-s, who declared beforehand that he did not care to die alone in case of an acuiâ€" dent. There is a standing offer of $100,000 to any person who may restore to Mr. Ruuss his eyesight. their her The dis proud 0 like Sax A “NE\V \VOMAN" TEACHER. Trustee Lr comt weigh :k fem I‘l( PRINCELY OFFER. Jn’s. lies .1; can be lDE ale att :hool, \:t Lruste SECOND POINT year 1893 was the \Vorld’s ich many foreigners were 1 the far West. Many of uers came over before the and travelled about the ., instead of doing itufter- 'd, it wouldmbe esye‘cially M 1501) decl 1 weight i ed cowed, but on the fol- g he got two other youths and Pulver to help him er out. Summoning :1 witness, Miss Maynard door and thrashed all UIPERSTITIONS only athle a Dutch girl 8 the bride 1 girls who are fond of here who that 20 no pc She the now ver strepgt} , whlch i minutes, He says »unds and was the Fredonia it “'9 met in no romaniic way 'Twizrt "glow and gloom;" He wooed me on a wmter day, And inâ€"a, room; ‘ Yet, through life's hours of stress anc storm. “'hen griefs befell, Love kept our small home corner warm And all was well. Ned thinks no woman like his wifeâ€" But let that pass; . Perhaps we view the duel hie Through roseabe glass; _ Even if the prospects be not brlght. \Ve hold it true _ The heaviest burdens may grow hght \Vhen shared by two. Upon the. gilded scroll of fame, Emblazoned fair. I cannot hope to read the name I proudly hear; But, happy in their even flow, The years glide by; “'9 are behind the times we knowâ€"â€" Ned and I. HOUSE FURNISHING. We have seen humble homes so taste- fully furnished and so cosy in appear- ance that they were more pleasant than elegantly furnished apartments where money had been lavishly expended, simply because there was a sense of fitness and harmony about them. It was once the prevalent opinion that the decorations of homes Cuuld not be accomplished without great expense. and that only those having ample means could afford to gratify a taste in that direction. But of late, people are be- ginning to learn that rooms may be made attractive with very little ex- pense if the little things that go so far toward making up tasteful house furn- ishings are carefully considered. The day when cold, dead white walls, straight-backed chairs, horse-hair cov- erings for furniture and bare mantels were considered elegant, has gone forâ€" ever we hope, and in their place we have articles that cost less and are far more comfortable and graceful. In this daisy dolly the flower should be worked in solid white, the centers in yellow and_ the stems and leaves in green. “‘8 are In And Speaking of old-fashioned furniture reminds us that perhaps some of our readers may have one of the heirlooms which our grandmothers styled “set- tees.”- By removing one of the arms and cutting off the legs so as to lower it, you have a frame which will do very well for a sofa. A set. of old springs fastened to the seat will make it much more comfortable. Place several thick- nesses of old comfort on the springs and cover with cretonne, rep. or any of the pretty furniture coverings now in the market. The back and arms should be padded. the covering securely tacked in place. and the edges covered with [urâ€" niture gimp.A ruffle or valance may extend from the seat to the floor, or it will be very nice without it. Another pretty lounge is made of a. long, narrow box with castors placed under each corner. The lid is fastened to the box with hinges, and the pad- ding placed upon it. The cover is of blue denim (putting the light side out) and a. full ruffle, which reaches the floor. will conceal both ends and the iront. A large pillow, also covered with denim, is placed at the head. It makes a very comfortable restin place, and the box can be used to ho d the bed clothes that are not in use. A small box covered. in the same way may serve {he double purpose of footstoul and shoe uox. Have any of our readers, in parlor, sitting room or bed room, an unused fireplace? Perhaps a stove has taken the place of the cheerful, open fire that once burned upun the hearth. lt may be made an ornament. to the room instead of the ugly blank that it is in many houses, by the use of a board screen covered with clufl: and decorat- ed with autumn leaves. Have a lighi wooden frame made and rover iL smoothly with unbleached muslin. Over this, any material, such as 52min. China. silk, silkolene, sateen or even Silesia may be used. Of course, a rich mater- ial produces the best e_ffect_,, hut “cheap goods of a. pretty color looks U than one would suppose. Cut the terial in long strips half as wide a screen. Tack the cloth to the edg the ‘frame, laying a small pleat e two inches all around. Draw the ( edge of the material to the cent: the screen, lay it in large pleats sew it firmly to the cloth. A b of ferns, autumn leaves and gr: tied with ribbon. is placed over joining at the center of the screer the screen is covered with heavy in ial, such as rep or furniture broca< is prettier put on plain. and ma ornamented with a border of aui leaves that have been waxed or ished, addingr a. graceful bit of fer 0t deco descrle THE “OUT-OF-DATE everytvhi Iâ€"well, is my ki THE HOME. and 'e m ery I‘EN LITTLE DAISIES ifid tfier ma: thes 1D Will own of date )ne rfashior bélpu Queer mlgnt rould I may be autumn \VaYS maâ€" ; the e of ken fire It 30111 5 in was a trlum} uity. It had stand with a and a small 1 The back and from. the top the old waln scoured and the entire st seen recently at the houss was a triumph of economy uity. It had formerly 1 stand with a shelf a foot f1 uity. It had formerly been awash- stand with a. shelf a foot from the floor and a small drawer just below the top. The back and side pieces were removed from the top, and all that remained of the old walnut stain and varnish was scoured and sandpapered off. Then the entire stand received two coats of common white paint and one coat of white enamel. The knob was remov- ed from the drawer. a brass handle put in its place and lines of gold paint were added here and there about the table legs and drawer. The top was then finished with a scarf of felt in a. dull shade of blue, with a border across the ends. It made a piece of furniture that would not have been out of place in the parlor of a cityjnansion. Another friend needed a bookcase very much, but the family exchequer was not in a condition to warrant the purchase of a new one. There was an old walnut bereau in the attic with the mirror broken out and 3. Walnut bedstead that had long since passed its period of usefulness as a bedstead. As the man of the house was handy with tools, a little persuasion induced him to undertake the work of making a bookcase out of this material. The upright pieces to which the mirror had been fastened were sawed off, leaving the top of the bureau plain like atable. Pieces of walnut from the bedstead were fastened to each end of the bureau. and into these three shelves were fitted. The ornamental top of the headboard was removed and used as a cornice for the bookcase. \Vhen it was all sand- papered and varnished. and silkoline curtains had been hung in front of the shelves" it was found to be entirely or red, green or black. Cut 11: the size and shape you wish the seat to be, and fasten it to the chair with brass- headed tacks. setting these about an inch apart. 0r, tuck a piece of closely woven. strong canvas to the seat, put on a little padding of some kind. and cover with plush, velours or bro- cade. Finish the edges with furniture gimp. If the frame has been cleansed and revarnished, or painted with white enamel, and the work neatly done. the effect can scarcely fail to be pleasing, papered and varnished. curtains had been hung shelves, it was found satisfactory. An old chair thatl cane seat may be made Knives are often ruined by pressing too hard on the knife-board when clean- ing them in the effort to get out stains. This may be done more rapidly and without any fear of spoiling iii-n1 by simply rubbing them up and down a few times with a damp cork dipped in emery powder. When the stains have gone the knives may be polished on the board; but in can be dispensed with al- together, if preferred. Another excel- lent plan is to rub the knives with a piece of raw potato dipped in Bath brick- dust. It is perfectly marvelous how quickly all stains disappear under this treatment. After frying doughnuts or fritters or anything of that kind, shave off a few slices of potatoes when you are done with the grease and drop them into the sizzling fat. Let them cook an instant, and set on the hack of the stove to cool very slowly. In the course of half an hour remove, to a. place to cool more ra- pidly. anl just before the grease gets beyond the pouring stage strain through a cloth into a. clean jar. You will find that the lard is nearly as sweet as ever. being only a little darker, which does riot prevent it from frying satisfactor- l y. Fine carving knives should be treated with the same care as afine razor. They should be kept in a box, tray or drawer. by themselves; and on no account should the edge of a. knife be allowed to touch any hard substance. It goes without saying that they should be kept excluâ€" sively for the one purpose of carving. A NE\V DESSERT. A’ choice new dinner dessert to be us- ed as a substitute for ice cream is made in this way: \Vhip a pint of cream to a froth, and color with vegetable color- ing either a. very pale green or rose color. Soak a. fourth of a box of gel- atine in a quarter of a cup of cold wat- er until soft, then set it in hot water until it dissolves. Stir three ounces of powdered sugar into the whipped cream, so lightly that you do not break the froth. Then strain in the gelatine and mix thoroughly, but very lightly. When the mixture begins to thicken. season gradually with [our tablespoonfuls of sherry and one-half to a teaspoonful of vanilla. Add half a cupful of blanch- ed almonds chopped wry fine. Pour into small cups or punch-glasses ready for servmg and serve very cold. if a more elegant dish is desired, garnish the top of each cup with candied fruits or flowers in very small quantities. 3. pxecg For :11}i these things I ask your pardon. earâ€" That 1, being fond and true, Have sometimes in my fondness doubted I feared ma] \Vith But now I stake m life upon troth, . And trust you as my soul. Of all a. heart's fond faith I give whole To your most tender keeping â€" 3 ing 10th, Since love and life are one, to you both. The lover, women complain. does not always survive in the husband. Butis it not equally true that the sweetheart does not always survive in the wife. The latest style of tailorâ€"made cos- tumes from Pans are made with very tumes Iron short, full ed and trix tons I feared mkrupt and 1‘15 small drawer wk and side 1 be top, and a d walnut stai sea I love you more than tongue can say. *ed to lose you, dear, some, mal dayâ€" .se 1 love you more than to: can say. YOU, brief distrust. with sudden biting full basques, elaborately bra trimmed in front with frog [)1 ml with the skirt; also braided chair that has a. worn-out may be made almost as good ' the frame is still good. Get f leather in its natural color green or black. Cut it the HELPFUL HINTS leét I might be of love that flowed so free; se things I ask your pardon CONFESSION Arthur I. an 1 frier 1111 vqry rald- glVE full dis ELIE our Some Bendable E 1'“in HI In Austra ple of Irish The hardc diamond, is are annually sold in Lond Edison predicts that i; horseless carriages will L1 .A glass of warm milk, t tune, often proves a reme lessness. The cars of the Chicago and North- western Railroad are dusted by means of compressed air, forced through a. hose nozzle. Boston claims to have the longest paved street in the worldâ€"JVashington street, which is seventeen and a. half miles in length. The natives of Africa. gorged them~ selves with watermelons as early as 2,500 B. C. This fruit grows wild all over that country. A race between an ostrich and a. biâ€" cyclist, at Cape Town, Africa, resulted in the victory of the bird, which soon distanced the wheelman. . Inebriates are not allowed to marry m \Valdeck. Germany. unless they can give satisfactory evidence of reforma- tion. The largest spider known to entomo- logists makes its home in the most hil- ly section of Ceylon. It spins a huge mfg of yellow silk sometimes ten feet \"I‘ e. The little town of Verona, Me., has a population of about 500, and is quite an old settlement; yet it has never had a doctor, a clergyman, or a lawyer, re- slding within its limits. The results of advertising were illu- (rated in Bath County, Ky. A man there advertised for the return of a. lost cat. In less than a week 332 of them were brought to his house. A bunch-ball tree over 100 years old. and 100 feet in height, in Essex. Conn.. has a current bush growing between two of its branches. In the past ten years the bush has produced fine fruit. The knife of the guillotine is weight- ed with 1:10 pounds of lead, and requires just three-quartes of a second to fall from a height of nine feet. It cuts through flesh and bone as easily as it would cut Cheese. “Which is more necessary to man- kind, the horse or the cow This ques- tion was discussed before a debating so- ciety in Rose Township, Mich, and de- cided in favor of the horse, by an al- most unanimous vote. A lucky find delighted the eyes of a. hunter in Bracken County, Ky. He cut down a. tree to dislodge a possum, and in the tree found four possums. two Coons, five squirrels. and nearly 100 pounds of honey. ['ncle Jake Lawrence. of Uniontown. Ky.. is eighty-four years old. and has reason to be delighted. For years he has been without teeth. and now a new set of natural ones are showing themselves in his gums. Two young women have secured em- ployment as gardeners at Lhe famous Kew Gardens, near London, which are said to be the richest in the world. The girls were accepted on condition that they wear trousers while at work. A Chinese tramp was arresred in Oak- land, Cal.. and searched, it being sup- posed that he had opium secreted about his clothes. No opium was found up- on him, however, bu; he had on seven shirts. three pairs of pautaloons, and two pairs of socks. A suicide in Lyons, France, arrang- ed a rude guillotine for himself. A sharp hatchet was weighted with a. sledge-hammer. just over a block. The inventor placed his head on the block, pulled a, string, down came the hatch- et, and off came the man's head. A mouse appeared on the floor of the William Street Baptist Church. New Bedforil. during divine service, and so alarmed the ladies that a portion of the exercises was nmitled. Then the men present engaged in a mouse-hunt. Line little animal was caught and i e . The inmates of a female orphan asy- lum in Naples. when over eighteen years of age, are sent to a neighbor- ing church, to be chosen in marriage. Attired in black they kneel before the altar and the suitgrs pass before them. each selecting the girl he thinks will make the best: wife. Thuringia. Lu the village of ' fields to gathe companied par! son. aged 6, \ Whilst: busy amongst t1 woman was taken ill :1 turned home. where she a. little. girl. \\'hen the from school he met his lobby, who gave him 21 had deli A gentleman of a $60,000 Stone and which he intends to It will be carefully stone and brick a marked. and replam mother must aunt. “0h!” know yet, sh! ging up turn 115 on gue II} 17d and gBt, the little fell lives in the vill joyful event. 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