Show A scranton pa paper of late date has this kate field told a reporter in washington the other day that the worst brandy she ever tasted was that she bought whilst traveling in the prohibition hibi tion state of iowa she explained the statement by adding that she generally carries a half pint dint bottle of brandy when traveling for medicinal purposes and she was not at all pleased over the quality of the atie article she purchased where prohibition holds sw sway a judging by miss fields remarks mai as she is not likely to vote the prohibition hibi tion ticket this year the columbus ga gasun sun forgets very slowly in a recent article it declares that if it were possible to take Geron geronimo or the most merciless and treacherous apache or comanche educate him improve his intellect bring him in contact with decent society allow him to absorb a knowledge of ordinary gentility without in the slightest degree decree toning down or S subjugating alln g his 1 I inherent ferocity or direct directing ing an and d reforming his moral perceptions e tio its I 1 in n him would be embodied I 1 cep the e exact et cou counterpart n t erhart of general sherman 13 frequent references have appeared in the news newspapers apers of late re regarding arding a boy in ban 71 daquin valley jal cal who if half that is said of him is true is an extraordinary and unaccountable phenomenon it is reported that by touching hi I 1 inflammable flammable objects and even by looking at them he sets them afire his name is willie wilhe brough and he is about afif fifteen teen years of age one paper states that his parents have refused to harbor him declaring that lie he is possessed of a devil and another states that insurance policies are cancelled on houses bouses in which he is permitted to take refuge it is a strange case it is said of mrs langtry that she married in order to keep her family mainly it is said to educate her brother from the time of her marriage until the day she left him it is doubtful f ua if she ever saw him when he was not under the influence of liquor between them they spent all of their money and she was thrown upon tier her own exertions she discovered that she could be no less attractive upon the stage than she had been in society she has pensioned off thedoor the poor worthless sot whose name she bears and she is now going goin to get a divorce from him this is a all there is to be said on the score of her married life the only wonder is that she has done as well as she has hap the action of 0 the french governa t in authorizing the expenditure of within the next three years upon new war vessels shows a belligerent disposition somewhat out of keeping with the most moat heavily taxed country in the world the french navy is supposed to be at the present time superior to any other navy with the exception of england and if the proposed expenditure in new construction st is properly applied it is 18 not improbable that it might give to the french a naval force equal to that of their neighbor across the channel in desiring such an armament it would seem as if the french authorities had in view a possible war with england but then the chances of international misunderstandings are so numerous in europe that thai there is no telling enst waat the situation will be three years hence when these war cruisers will have been put afloat vet woolworth killed a large P icky mountain grizzly bear at the head of wolf creek montana a few duy du 0 go |