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4 i Holtobv Ash... J Hall J A. BY MARGARET CHAPTER XII. (Continued.) "I roao, palo and weak, nnd trem bling, and gained tho shore. Striking Inland, tho old Hall was Just before me. I walked slowly up tho long ave nue and ascended tho granite steps. Ab I reached tho last step, I stumbled and fell upon my knees. Looking round to sco tho cause, I found an Iron gauntlet, rusted and eaten away, and half burled In tho moss that grew around It I took It up with a strange thrill of awe. How many years had It awaited me, slnco tho flory lover hurled it, like a curse, back In tho faco of his pursuer? Tho door before mo was of carved oak, but worm eaten and de caying. With a sudden lmpulso, for which I could not account, I struck upon It furiously with tho Iron glove. Tho frail fastonlngB, already half un done by tho hand of time, gavo way at my Impetuous summons, and, amid a thousand echoes, tho door swung slow ly on Its hinges and tho castlo was won. When tho cloud of dust ralsod by my sudden entranco had subsided, I passed through tho portal and stood upon tho floor of tho hall. There, where tho lovely lady's flying footsteps had rested lost; there, whero tho lov er had thrown down tho Iron glove, In defiance of tho wronged and deserted husband; there, whero tho feeble old man had sunk down in agony, when, hearing their horses' hoofs beyond tho outer court, ho learned tho full extent of his dishonor and despair; there, whero his menials had raised him, Bhrloklng and cursing in impetuous madness; there, whero they had borne him slowly up the long stono stalrcoso that wound around and around and far nbovo my head to tho lonely room that was to ho his prison and his tomb. The stono flags wero no longer shoul der to shoulder, llko firm friends and true. Tlmo had como between them, as between all other things, and tho dark, deep crovlces on every side wero only hidden by tho long grass that sought to brldgo them over. "Whilo I stood In tho hall I thought I heard a faint, distant nolso abovo my head, and looking up tho staircase, I saw " "Yow!" yelped Mr. Cowley, flinging tho book to tho other end of tho room. "I'll read no more of that I've got to where tho ghost comes in. I looked up and saw Oh, yes, of cour3o you did. But If you imagine you aro go ing to Induco mo to read your raw headed and bloody-bone rubbish, you nro grandly mistaken. Strange that everything ono takes up in thiB wretch ed place turns into a ghost story on your hands. I should not bo surprised any morning to find tho loading article In tho Times turning into a tnlp of a haunted house right under my eyes. It's unbearable positively unbeara ble!" Ho finished his grog and looked at his watch. "Elovon o'clock and tho houso as still as death! I wonder If they are all asleep. High timo for mo to go Oh, Lord! what's that?" Tho sound was in the room exactly overhead a steady, continuous knock' lng that seemed to summon him to tho place without delay, "What room Is that? Tho turrot chamber! Roso said there was somo thlnc there and that was why she moved her room!" For a moment or two tho worthy banker sat llko ono paralyzed, a cold molsturo on his faco and his heart beating a muffled march within his breast At last, his "British pluck" came to his aid, "By St George of England, I won't turn coward In ray old ago!" ho ex claimed. "Man, woman or ghost lot It be what It may, I'll go and meet It!" Ho took the candlo and left tho room. All was quiet on tho stairs, In tho hall, In tho gallery above. Tho knocking ceased. With trembling hand ho opened tho door of tho turret chamber. A tall and slender woman stood alono In tho center of tho room. Her face was hidden by a black mask. A full mantlo, or robe of crimson cloth rnvered her from head to foot. It was nlrded at tho waist by a cord of varlo gated silk, and tho full sloeves wore embroidered with tnreaas or goiu Upon hor breast something shono and Bnarkled in tho shape or a star, In ono hand sho held the casket and tho tress of hair; in the other, a paper on which the astonished banker iw written in largo letters "On that day, I, a child of threo years, had lain speechless and senseless for more than twelve hours. Tho strange nnd sudden Illness terrified avery ono around roe they thought mo dead, and a vcrltablo resurrection from tho tomb could hardly havo created moro excitement than my recovery. I remembered tho recovery perfectly but nil before It was a blank. Now howover, as I Btood gazing on that plc turo, I seemed to romomber dimly somo other stage of existence, somo lost llfo In which I had loved or Buffered In this. It was tho old mystery that had puzzled bo many minds far stronger than mine tho mystery that wo shall all, perhaps, see ono day was but tho dim working of a veiled and hidden truth." Mr. Cowley read theso words with an air of tho utmost perplexity. Ills terror was gone, for ho bolleved tho mysterious old lady to bo human and living llko himself. But what she wanted of him why she held that pa- BLOVNT. per out so persistently, and what' on earth Its contents wero nil about, ho could not say. "Bless mo! what a rigmarole It all Is, to bo surcl" ho muttered to himself. "How on earth did sho get hero? and what can sho want? I wonder if sho can speak English? I'll try hor, at all events. Madam, can I bo of any Bor vlco to you?" Tho figure turned. The very move ment struck a suddon chill to tho worthy banker's heart What If sho was not alive, after all! GrnclouB pow ers! what if ho had boon calling a ghost "Ma'am!" Tho flguro moved. It made no nolso, and yet It enmo nearer nnd nearer. Ho put out his hand to arrest it3 progress and an Ice-cold touch met his own. H6 turner faint and sick. Ho would havo fled, but his feet seemed rooted to tho floor. "Go go from the houso and bring my husband back!" Bald a hollow voice; then tho veil fell aside, and a white, hideous faco glared upon him. Ho uttered a loud shriek, and fainted. , The next Instant, Mrs. Cowley, Roso and Catharine wero In tho room, and Cousin Charles stolo out of the cup board, whero ho had witnessed the scene. "I hope he is not hurt," whispered Mrs. Cowley. "I Bhall never forglva myself for tho trick It he comes to harm." "Mako yourself easy, aunt, he Is re covering," said Mr. Cowley; nnd, snatching his uncle up In his strong arms, ho laid him upon his own bed, nnd vanished before tho banker had seen him. Thero was not much dnngcr, after that, of Mr. Cowley's remaining In tho haunted houso a day longer than ho could help. CHAPTER XIII. It Is strango how ultimately Bcencry becomes connected with somo of tho strongest emotions and passions of tho human mind. We gazo out upon a fair and sunny landscape In midsummer, as wo Ho beneath tho trees, and a vague sadness steals over us, becnuso tho eyes whoso beauty has sunk Into our hearts ennnot look upon It too; wo look up nt tho moon ns sho floats se renely through tho deep bluo sky and sigh, thinking of tho days that aro no moro. Nay, even tho storms that roar loudly over land nnd sea, set us brood lng over the past, and our tears fall with tho rain. So thought Roso Cowley, as sho sat alone In her dressing room ono gloomy morning. Poor Roso! sho had boen washed In many a shower of tenrs, in splto of all her present gayety. Her father would as soon havo bo Moved that Gog and Mngog would come down from their pedestals and fall in love, ns that his merry Roso had fallen a victim to tho little urchin with the bow. Yet it was true. A year after sho left school, sho had paid a visit to ono of her mother's relatives a genu Inc. old-fashioned, hearty English squire. It was at his house that tho mischief was done under his protec tion that she met tho man who was to bo at once tho blessing and tho tor ment of her futuro life. Sho had flrat seen him nt church, where, I am afraid his blue eyes and regular features and golden hnlr had attracted moro of her attontlon than she gave to her prayer book. And when, at tho end of tho service, her host camo up to her and introduced tho handsome stranger us tho son of his oldest nnd dearest friend there wero not wanting thoso who marked tho shy smile, the slight blush nnd tho bashful drooping of her eyes as she greeted him. Roso was a free, wild Rose no longer. Love, even at flrst sight, will bo lord of all; and thero is no tlmo on earth, I think where he plays so many vngarices us during tho visit of a pretty city girl to an old-fashioned English country house. Mr. Vere becamo a constant vlslto at the houso of his friend, and Rose entered upon a new phase of her llfo, and that sweetest, happiest and most foolish of times, when a young girl's heart flrst finds out that it has other work to do besides boating. She would sit for hours, when her lovor was ab sent, recalling every trivial clrcum stanco of their last Interview; and then with a blush nt the thought of her employment, welcome nnothor idea touching in Its tondernoss, to her heart and weep for joy that sho had reserved tho flrst fond love of her young spirit for him'. In such musings such happy com panlonshfpn month passed rapidly away. ,N.o w.ord, of love had beon spoken between tlio two; yet enough had been said (though something nl ways seemedto check tho avowal upon his Hps) to leavo hor happy In th belief that sfie was very dear to him True, he had never asked her to bo his had never told hor definitely thnt ho loved her. But ho had kissed her hand; and a lock of, that beautiful golden hnlr rose and foil with every pulsation of her happy heart Alas for that first sweet, innocent Joy! Ere, long that sunny curl was wet with bitterest tears, and hidden carefully away tho flrst of tho lost treasures which she, llko overy other woman, was to gather around her as sho wont through life, It was her own folly that first came between them. She was young and chlldlsh; perhaps Tain and trifling M Umos. Sho loved him dearly, and yetj socuro In her possession, sho wan it tlmos very cruel to him. For when a man loves a woman truly, sho has it In her power to hurt and tormont talna In n thousand different ways. "Roso took tho heart that had been given her; and, half carelessly, half maliciously, wounded It very grievously. Among tho guests at Howlet Houso was ono who had been sorlously In- mcdlclne at Allcntown, N. J. Dr. Now cllncd to worship nt her shrlno boforo cii'3 thoughts wero flrst directed to the Mr. Vcro had mado his appearnncco. question of llfo Bavlng by his witness- That ho loved hor sho could not help bellovlng; that ho was unhappy about her, she and every one clso around hor know. And yet sho allowed him to hang over her chair to talk to her to brine her Ices to hold her bouquet when she danccd.glvlnghlm encourage- mcnt (In tho countless ways a woman knows so well), without seeming to do so. Mr. Vero looked on and snld nothing, Sho was not engaged to him, and no- had no right to interfere It may bo that ho might havo oskod for such h right!' but in his heart ho disapproved so strongly of her conduct, that he preferred to watch tho drama to Its close beforo ho committed himself In any way Tho crisis came at last. They wero nt a party ono even this man and Roso. Mr. Vcro waB absent, but was expected later In tho evening a pro cecdlng on hla part which did not please his wilful lady-lovo. But sho would not show her displeasure. Sho listened to tho passlonnto words that were breathed In her car, and said to horsolf that she would not "wear tho willow." Come what might with that thought, some chain that bound her spirit seemed suddenly unloosened, nnd she becamo tho gayest of the gay. The band struck up a waltz couplo aftor couplo glided easily away from tho ground around them, till sho was tho only lady left "Ono waltz only one!" breathed that voice In hor enr. Sho . shrank back at flrst, well re memberlng In what terms Mr. Vcro had expressed his opinion of tho danco a few days before. "Oh, I cannot!" "Surely you nro not nfrald of Mr, Vero? Ho is not hero ho will not know. Will you not grant this favor perhaps tho last I shall ever ask of you?" Tho pleading glance of tho sad, dark eyes prevailed, bho rose from her scat. His arm was around her waist; his breath upon her check; his voico breathing passionato words of admir ntlon In her not unwilling car; raid tho absent lover scorned almost forgotten, People made a clrclo around tho room to watch them; for both wero young, nnd graceful, and beautiful, and they moved na If they had but ono soul be tweeu them. Roso's vanity was rousod by tho flattering exclamations sho hoard on overy sldo. Flushed nnd smiling and happy, she floated around; when, as sho passed tho door, sho looked up nnd saw a gentleman stand ing thero with folded nrms, and his eyes flxed Intently upon her faco. It was Mr. Vero. Sho was proud too proud to show how frlghtoncd sho was, though her partner felt her trembling from hend to foot Sho snld that sho was tired, and they left tho clrclo and sat down Mr. Vcro did not como to hor. Sho saw him talking to a lady near tho door, as grave and calm as ever, only that ho never trusted himself to look that way until tho party was breaking up. Then ho crossed tho room and ntood beforo her. "Tho carriage waits," ho said quiet ly. "Will you allow mo?" Ho offered his arm. Ho did not seem angry. No man could havo been moro courteous than ho. lie never spoko as they descended tho stairs together; but at the carriage door he stopped a moment and looked nt hor very , gravely. (To bo continued.) HOW HE SCARED THE TIQER. Illuff Played Hucceiafully by na Unarmed Traveler In India. If not Interfered with tho tiger will generally run from, rather than attack, a man. A writer from India tells a story of how, having sent his guns and luncheon on before him, his attention was arrested by a rustle In tho junglo, and looking that way, ho saw a tiger crouched low, coming rapidly toward him. Ho says: "My first feeling was one of horror, for It acomed x up with me, tho tiger being very close nnd In a rush. Of course, It was not mo. bitf tho nonv. that ho wnntcd. but hnd i, knocked out the latter his own fears at finding a man under him would have made him maul me, too. Thero wns hut nnn thini? in hn dnno nmi to put a bold front on It nnd try to frighten him, nnd I, therefore Instant ly wheeled the pony b head toward him, shouting at the samo moment The tiger stopped short and stared at me, but ho did not offer to retroat. I then moved (ho pony toward him, shouting loudly ns I did so, nnd tho tiger then turned his tall to mo, and, having retired about thirty ynrds. ho sat bolt upright on his haunches and stared at me. I was naturally desirous of withdrawing from nn Interview no unpleasant to me In my unarmed con- dltlon. I thereforo rodo straight la at tho tiger, waving my nrm nnd sternlv ordering him off, and beforo I reached him ho decided to movo hlmBilf, thia time somewhat hastily and In markod contrast to his previous orderly, not to say dignified, retreat nnd. hnvlne nt last routed blm, I lost no tlmo In can tering over the remaining portion of tho Jungle cart track until It emergod upon tho high read. Chicago Chron icle. A GH.EA.T HEJVEFIT Tho founder of tho United States Life-Saving Service, Dr. William A. Nawell. Is still llvlnir nt tho rlno ago of S3 and nractlclnir his nrofcsslon of hng the wreck of n vessel at Long Branch, N. J In which thirteen lives woro lost. This was In 1839. In 184G Dr. Newell entered congress and thero began his agitation for some method by which navigation along a certain por- tlon of tho New Jersey coast might bo rendered less dangerous. Among thoso whom he Interested us supportcrB of his views wero Abraham Lincoln and John Qulncy Adams. Whon the llght- houso bill of tho senato camo boforo the house for consideration, Dr. New ell offered n second resolution, provid ing for surf-boats, rockets, enrronades and other necessary apparatus for tho bettor prcsorvutlon of llfo nnd prop erty from shipwreck nlong tho Now Jersey const. An appropriation of f,10'0.00 wn TMs resolution In the form of an amendment to tho light house bill was unanimously adopted. In the third session of the thirtieth congress, nn extension of tho somen from Little Egg harbor to Cape May DR. WILLIAM WHERE THE DAY BEGINS. The Interiintlonul Ditto I.I no. a llccoc- nlxed by Oar Nuvr, What Is known us the International Dato Line, where tho day chnnges, as vessels sail across the Pacific, lies along tho morldlnn ISO degrees west of Greenwich, but does not follow It ex actly. It dovlntcs slightly to tho east and again to the west at various points In order to include certain Islands Into the area In which tho Amorlcnn duto Is kopt and vlco versa, to Includo other Islands In the area In which tho Asiatic dato is kept When this line Is crossed crnlnrr u'nat alrlnnm'u ffilll fl flliv wllftn ,,, u ,.t i. i I tuuj, L I wag (I, fuii,() uuat. ii.vj uau 'Ph ITnltt.rl Rtntpu niivv rnrnirnlzpH fhn lino ns beginning at n point north oj Siberia, southeast to Bering Strait, through which It passes mldwny, leav ing tho St. Ijiwrenco Island on tho Ameilcnn sldo, nnd, turning, passes In a southwesterly direction, crossing tho 180th meridian at about latltudo GO de grees north, to a point Just to west ward of the Near Islands, bo thnt all of tho Aleutian Islands may bo on tho Amcrlcnn sldo, thence In n southeast- erly direction back to tho 180th merl- d,ai at a latitude of ubout 48 degrees north, thence along tho 180th merldlnn to a point G degrees south latltudo, thence in a direction about southeast by south to a point midway between the Fiji and Samoan Islands, tho Ii,rlon(11y Elands being on the Aslatc Hlde: tnonce a,)0,lt sout" 1,y WC8t to tho vldn'ty at Chatham, leaving It on the Asiatic side; thence In a southwester- ly direction back to tho 180th meridian, where It remains. The rareut of u Drriidful Gum. Thero Is a farm In Wisconsin for tho rulslng of wormwood, from tho oil of which that drendful drink, nbslntho, Is procured. Tho oil has a romnrknblo penetrating power and for this reason 18 mHC" UMUU 1110 maKing or omt mcnts. Abslntho Itself Is hocomlng a power ful curse to mankind. It has secured such a stronghold In Paris that tho government is taking steps to stop tho Rai 01 1,10 Kreon tenor" in nance u waH abslntho In tho hands of Mr Ulster, Campbell, Kerr, and Death wnlch c'll",e'1 Jonnlo Bosschleter'fl 1,ont" Hno lonely nlht nt I'ntorson, N. Ior wn,c cn,no 11,0 man wore son tenced to long terms of Imprisonment. A large doso of tho oil will produco insensibility, convulsions, dilated pu pils, sluggish pulso, nnd other serious offocts the nftor-offoct ofton Including trembling hands, arms, and legs, In Uhe Life - Sa-Otng Ser-Oice of ihc' Xnited States. was secured, with nn appropriation of $10,000. In the next congress nn addi tional appropriation of $20,000 was made, ns tho result of Dr. Nowcll's ef forts, nnd tho experiments were ex tended to other points on tho Atlantic const and tho Gulf of Mexico. In 1857-59 Dr. Newell was governor of New Jersey; and In 1861 ho was ap pointed by President Lincoln ns super intendent of tho New Jersey Const llfc- snvlng Bervlce. Returning to congress in 18C5, he wbb enabled, from Ills four years' experience In tho work, to great ly advance tho usefulness of tho sys tem. In 18GC ho proposed extensions of the service, and successfully advo cated appropriations of $50,000. Todny the government appropriate for this purposo moro than $1,500,000 annually, maintaining nearly 300 res cuo stations, manned by 2,000 bravo and skilled wreckers and life-savers It is snttl that this feature of our gov ernmental system, which Is tinder tho direction of tho treasury department at Washington, has no counterpart In any other country. It Is estlmntcd thnt 22G.000 lives havo been saved by tho methods which Dr. Newell originated, and In grent part perfected, half n coil' tury ago. A. NEWELL tense thirst, tingling in the cars, lllti- slons of sight nnd hearing, and other (llsagrcenulo results. A person in a stupor from tlio drug experiences the most pleasant drcaniB nnd imaginings. Llko all excesses, It kills the gentle emotions, freezes kindness, rouses In man tho spirit of tho beast, nud nccom pllsnes moro vno deeds tnnn are dreamed of. Once tho hnblt of using abslntho Is contracted escape from Its bondage Is most difficult. T.lvlnR Down a lloniloo. A New York hotel that Is dully over crowded with putronngo of tho flrst clnss was designed ns nn apartment houso and occupied ns such until ghosts drove the tenants away. Every night thero were strango noises In each of tho 350 or 400 rooms. Tho occu pnnts lost sleep and nerves. Women woro nfrald to bo left alone In hrond daylight Leases woro ruthlessly bro ken and people moved nwny In swarms. Tho nows thnt tho place was haunted spread all over the country, enticing scores or bold Investigators. Tho noises continued, but no ghost was seen. Tho proprietor wns in despair. Some ndvlsed him to burn tho houso down, others to wreck it. Flnnlly ho sold. Another of New "York's Hoven dny sensations dropped out of mind, nnd presently now tenants, who had nevor heard of tho "hnnnta," flocked In to take avnntugo of tho reduced rates. Today wo witness tho spectnclo or a hoodoo lived down In the very henrt of our great city. Now York Press. rekln'n Xernnrknhle Ilrlli, Pekin Is rich In remnrkablo bells, tho finest specimens being located In tho bell tower on tho western sldo of the Tartar City, and tho Tnchungsu. or templo of tho great hell, beyond the cny wan. tug latter contains tho great boll of Pekin, cast by order of the Emperor Yong-to In 141fi nnd hung in uio present tower Dy tlio Emperor Waulch In 1578. This gigantic object is 15 feet In height. Is 9 Inches thick, nnd has a circumference of 31 feet at tho rim. It weighs 53V$s tons, nnd Is cov ereil Inside and out with Inscriptions from tho Buddhist outras In Chinese characters, Multiplex Tpr prliitlne THecrupli. According to tho Cologne (lazetto, the Baudot multiplex typeprlntlng tel egraph operates so excellently that tho whole telegraph business between Ber lin and Paris, which heretofore requir ed five telegraph lines, con uow be eas ily done over one. FROM A SMALL 8TART. Mnjcullc (Irnnrth or tlio Krupp riant at Kjioii, Oernmny. With the profits derived , from his forge, Frederick Krupp was enabled, In 1818, to build n smnll plant, consist ing or eight molting furnaces, with ono cruclblo apiece, on the spot whero the grent world-famed establishment now stands. Although the good quality of his p)duct was recognized, ho had not nttnlncd complete success at tho tlmo of his death In 1820. Tho cast Btcol works woro carried on by bis widow nud his oldest son, Alfred. Tho 14-year-old boy, who was obliged to leavo school, labored untiringly at tho cru cibles, nsslstcd by two workmen. While engaged In this hard toll, often lasting through tho night, ho lived on pota toes, coffco nnd brend and butter, with out any meat, says tho Engineering Magazine. Ho was master and appren tice, he wns founder and smith, packer and errand Iwy, book-keeper and trav eling man. On Sundays ho wroto up the books and mndo out tho accounts. Tho establishment to-day consists tjf the enst Btecl works at Essen, trio Krupp steel works, formerly F. As thowcr & Co., In Annen, Wcstphnlla, where steel castings of nil kinds nro tho principal product; tho Gruson works, nt Bnckau, near Magdeburg, whero hardened enst armor, armored turrets, crushing machines and so on nro made; four blast furnnco plants, nt Rhclnhnuson, Dulsburg, Ncuwlcd nnd lingers; four coal mines, namely, tho Hnnover mines, shafts Nos. 1 and 2; tho Salzor nnd Neunck mine, nnd tho Hnnnlbnl mine; part Interests In other coal mines; a great number of Iron mines In Germany nnd In 'Spain, it proving ground at Mcppen, 16.8 kllo- nictorH (10.5 miles) In length, with pro vision for extending tho .firing ran go to 24 kilometers (16 miles); three ocean steamers; stono quarries; clay and sand pits, etc. Besides nil this, the Arm of Fredcrlch Krupp opcrntea by contract tho Garmnnta Ship and En glno Building company of Berlin and Kiel. WAVES ALL OVER THE WORLD. Koine Wnvei 17 Feet High, Others 430 Feet I-oilR. Occnn waves do not run "mountain high," although sometimes, to a per son tossed nbout in tho tempest, they seem to do so. Lieutenant Paris Of tho French navy, In observing 4,000 waves under different conditions of sen. found that with n rough sea tho avcrngo height of tho waves was about 25Mi feet, and tho nvcrngo length a trlllo over 4856 feet In a Bniooth, calm sea tho avcrngo billow wns found, to ,bo only 54 feet high nnd 203 feet long. In a heavy sea ho found tho avcrngo velocity of tho waves was nearly GGs feet a second, whilo In a calm sen tho waves moved with nn nvcrngo speed of 35 feet a second. Ralph Abor cromby, who mado observations of waves In vnrlous parts of tho South Pacific, reported having seen ono wave which, ho thought from his calcula tions, must hnvo been 4GG feet high, but of this ho wns not sure. Lieuten ant Paris found tho height of waves to vary In dlffcrci.t seas. In tho region of tho Atlantic trndo winds ho places tho avcrngo height of waves at a llt tlo less than G feet and In tho region of tho west winds In tho South Atlan tic nt nn nvcrngo of a llttlo over 14 feet, whilo In tho Southern Indian ocean tho avcrngo In n fraction over 17 feet In tho Indian trndo winds tho height Is only n fraction over 9 feet, nnd In the sens of China and Japan tho avorngo height Is 10 feet. On tho Western Pacific thoy avorago 10 and a fraction feet Tho grcntcst avorago length is found In tho region of thu west winds In tho South Atlantic, whero the waves average 43C feet In length, nnd the shortest sens aro In tho region of tho Atlantic trado winds, whero they avorago only 213 feet. Noxt to tho region of tho west winds In tl South Atlantic tho longest averngo wnvcB urq found In tho South Indinn ocean, whero they nro sot down at 374 feet, and In tho Pacific, whero tho average is 334 feot New York Press. Two Federal Armlei. 1 There aro two federal armies. Fow persons are aware of thu size of tho iwarm of civil employes resident in tho District of Columbia. Tho following official statement docs not Includo senators and representatives and tho hundreds of employes of congress, nor cntlvo and retired members of tho army and nnvy resident In Washing ton, but merely tho Washington work ing forco of tho departments and tho money pnld out for salaries; Number Aggro employes, gate pay. Treasury dept ....4,881 $ Dept. Interior ....4,440 Government print C,030,G33 55 4,909,733 00 2,993,284 99 2,1Q8,959 00 2.00G.G47 00 832,946 00 779,580 00 382,392 18 255,640 00 134,780 00 133,940 W) ing ofllco 3,150 District ov't ...3,020 ...1,787 War department Don't nuriculturo 804 Postiitllen ilent G97 Navy department ... 324 Dopt of Justice 141 )opt of labor 101 Dept. of statu 95 Totals 19,440 $19,028,505 72 A still larger number of civil officials Is employed In tho postofllce and In terior dopartmcntH nnd In carrying for ward tho workB of construction autho rized by tho government Philadel phia Record. Whom Indian Corn Originated. The earliest specimen of Indian corn grew, it Is believed by botanists, 6n tho plateau of Peru, whero this plant has beon found growing In a condition which indicates that it Is indigenous to the soil.