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fr f . 1 k I i sft.HEfiaK fATALcorTin;ajMNWR Copyright. 189". by T. Tennyson Ncely. CHAPTER XIX. Surrounded by Fire. Truer words wore never spoken than when Travcrs declares they had hot work beforo them. As the others comprising the llltlo party of defenders come tumbling out of the- compartments which they hnve defended bo bravely, they, too, dis cover the advance of the guerrillas, marked ns It Is by a dozen waving flambeaux hastily snatched from the flres. Jack Is by Instinct a leader of men. His quick mind grasps a problem nnd almost on tho Instant solves It. He seems to know by Intuition, as It appears, Just what sort of action ults an emergency. Speedily ho placos his men where they can do the most execution, nnd J n tho darknoss they crouch along side tho carriage, awaiting the coming if the enemy. V . , There Is hardly a breathing spell be? 'ore those who come running nlong the rallwny track will bo close enough to Invito an opening of tho engage ment. Tho guerrillas of course cannot see 1ho carriage, since all lights have been extinguished; but knowing tho nature of the ground, they are nblo to guess Its present position with wonio degree of certainty. Jack is there In the van ready to give a good account of himself. Ho haB regulated matters so there may bo no great waste of ammunition. Smlthers and himself nre to open the hall, and if it becomes necessary, the others will chlmo in. The two comrades arc close togeth er, and have time for tho exchange of a few sentences ero the nearest lorchbearers come within the range where they havo marked an Imagin ary dead line. Then tho ball opens. Doubtless tho advancing guerrillas understand tho sltuation as soon as the double flash cleaves tho darkness up tho rise, for their savage shouts seem to Increase In volume. Those In the load are naturally the ones to suffer when meeting with wich an obstacle. Two torches ure seen to plunge downward, and those who carried them will hardly givo further trou ble. Still, behind presses a throng; tho catastrophe has not dulled their en ihuslasm, but rather whetted their ap petite for roxnoge. Again Jack and Smlthers let loose. They are ns cool and collected as though practicing at wooden targets. Knch second Is the signal for a double discharge, and the regularity of this death dealing report stamps Itself upon the mind with awful distinct ness. Unseen by Travers, two heads have appeared at tho carriago window. An overpowering curiosity to see the nn tnre of tho danger that haugs over tbem hns Influenced Jessie and the Spanish girl to thus endeavor to sur vey tho scene. They discover tho advancing i- tenches,, and. hear theshoujot. the -assailants: . then comoi, fiie... reports' oT firearms atijl tho .terrlbjejonf usfon mat ensues uowu inoiragif. secret ly one bfliiese gentle hearts Is pray ing for the safety of tho man who has ottered his body as a bulwark be tween those desperate dovlls and her self; for Jessie Cameron has Indeed mado a startling discovery, though she does not as yet broatho Its na ture, even to her stepsister. Meanwhile, the fusillade has borne fruit. Even brave men might re coil beforo such systematic firing. The shots continue to ring out as if y machine work each discharge Then the ball opens, might bo tho pulsation of a mighty Sieart capable of sending leaden hail whistling through space. Krom incarnate rage the shouts blond Into cries of alarm yos, even of terror. Tho advance Is not given up. but a now system of tactics brought Into Play. One man gives his torch a toss into ho Mirrounding Jungle. Anothor tecs tho point and follows suit. For u Vluf Interval tho air seoms filled wim ilaniboaux, oach describing a parabola and landing In tho thicket. Jack understands what it moans, nnd has no liking for 1ho advnnco that must follow, since it means tho TiOIble Arrival of the guonillaa at Zwf Copyright. l$tt. by Street nnd Smith. the car, nnd a posslblo hand-to-hand conflict that will work against them on account of inferior numbers. Ho sees many dark forms stumbling forward over the bodies of those who have fallen; the torches have not gone out, but kindlo incipient conflagra tions among tho dead leaves. "Fire! Give It to them hot," Is what Squire John exclaims. With a crash the others open. Even Ah Sin enn do his share, since Jack hns no use for a retainer unable to handle n gun, and in the early days of their Intimacy taught tho Coles tlal how to aim and lire, though the Chinaman cannot bo broken of gun shyness, ami persists In shutting his eyes each time he pulls trigger. Such a wholesale discharge Is enough to qulto finish the business. Tho advance has boon feeble be fore, but now It ceases entirely. When the seeds of a panic are sown they germinate with lightning rapidity. .From lip to lip the cries of alarm pass. Perhaps never beforo In all their experience have these harbarians met with such a desperate resistance as this. They melt away, theso fierce guer rillas. In the dim light their fleeing figures can bo seen in various quarters In despernto flight. Tho shots contlnuo so long ns any are In sight, nnd while probably lacking In execution, cer tainly add to tho temporary terror of tho mob. Some have sought safely In tho for est, and Jack's attention being called to this fact, ho nwnkens to a now danger that confronts them. Tho dead leaves and brush catch fire easily at this time of the year, since tho opening of tho rainy season has been delayed. Already in half n dozen places, where tho descending torches alight ed, can bo seen n rapidly-spreading blaze. The breeze seems to bo In creasing with tho passage of each minute of time, nnd fanning the flames Into vigorous life. Jack knows better thnn any of the others the full measure of tho now danger menacing them. Still, what can bo done? There is a fire for every man, somo of them already burning so fiercely that it would tax tho ingenuity of a single Individual to encompass tho de struction of tho blaze. Should they attempt to extinguish the flres that already begin to snap and cracklo as they greedily seize upon now material, they will natur ally becomo a target for thoso of tho bushwhackers who may still lin ger near. Hence nothing can be done. Tho others begin to notice the in creasing light. They comment on tho fact that presently they will offer fair targets to the aim of the enemy; but strangely enough none of them appear to grasp tho most serious part of tho Impending disaster. Even Smlthers, usually so quick to see such things, makes no mention of it. It is suggested that they seek the Mnterlor once moreNon of tjieihtnre,! Io'llif to-ido so. Tliofgunrdnnd?Ah: 1 Sin j,flnd an asylurnin tho1i(enilScomja punniunb us uuiurir. - W9KM; Smlthers nppears to dislike this di vision of their forces, and ono of his first acts upon entering Is to ex amine the partition between. His scrutiny appears to satisfy him, for "lie nt onco opens a.n assault on tho wnll, which proves to be a mere shell, and In wretched condition nt that; for under the vigorous mea sures brought into play by tho ener getic agent, there Is an opening mndo through which tho stoutest of the party can pass with case. Don Roblado nnd Sponcer are keeping watch at ono door, nnd Jack opons tho other in order to take an observation. Ho Is really startled and not a Httlo worried nt tho amazing progress mndo by the flres. They havo eaten their way along on that side of tho track until the linos of separation have ceased to exist, and all am united. The flames, fed by doad leaves and branches from trees lopped off dining tin passage of some West India hurricane, now leap hungrily Into tho nlr, us though snapping at the branches overhead. Travers cum ot remember ever see ing a fire stnrt with so much vim. And while ho leans there at the door, his mind endeavoring to plan now methods of meeting tho deadly dangers that keep cropping up so continually, ho fools a touch, and ex periences a burning sonsatlon. Some monitor of tho heart, somo marvolous intuition of the spirit tolls him It Is tho hand of his Highland lassie that telegraphs thus to his soul. "Is tho danger over?" she asks, softly. Itoblado and his friend loan out of tho other door and compare notes over tho situation. Sinlthors has passed into the next compartment to epeak with tho guard, and no one Is near but Juanlta, Jessie's faithful friend and stopslster, who loves hor with the blind affection which the Aztec worshipers felt for their sun god. "That would bo hard to say," ho replloe, softly. "Thoso mon aro dos perate characters, and although we havo temporarily boaton thorn off. they may return. I hope you will npt ho alarmed, however. Wo -have been able to hold out this far, and give a good account of ourselves, anil, with the favor ot Heaven, will con tinue to do so." "Wo nre undor heavy obligations to you!" Bho says; nnd Jack smiles grimly nt tho way Fate managos his case. "I hopo on will not think so. No man could stand by and not lift his liana to defend ladies," Is what ho maungos to say. "Pardon you art not a Spaniard, sonor?" Travers suddonly remembers that ho no longer holds the pebble In his cheek; ho has boon talking In his natural tones. "Only nn American, lady," ho re plies. "I thought so," ho hears her say, as though to hcrsolf, and immediately follows by asking nloud: "You ap pear to be more anxious than before, and I imaglno wo are threatened with somo new danger. You see I nm brave. 1 would know the worst. So please lot us understand what Is com ing next." "It will como from tho fire," ho says, quickly. "I understand whnt you mean," she Says, as she leans out of tho door, RJNf! Wmm III ZZttar "lo the danger over?" sustained by his arm "tho forest is afire. Wo aro In danger of being burned allvo. Well, sir, that Is a terrible fate to face, but I had rather meet it than fall into tho hands of thoso wretches;" and Jack, remem bering the savage appearance of tho guerrillas, fully half of whom were black dovlls, can heartily say "Amen" to her words deep down In his heart. What Jessie characterizes as a forest fire has really reached tho dig nity of such a conflagration, for tho flames have seized tho branches, nnd shoot upward with n vehemenco that promises n wonderful result. If tho wind grows stronger It will sweep over tho ridge and run a course of miles until checked by some stream or savannah. "Can nothing bo done? The heat is already becoming so dreadful. Per hnps the carriage may tako fire, and we will loso our refuge," Is what Juanlta says, just behind them, Jack has been considering tho mat ter, and trying to decide which of (wo evils Is tho lesser. Ho realizes that whatever Is done must bo accomplished quickly, olso tho intense heat may cause tho old tinder-box of a railway carriago to take Are. Before- Travers ean.mako any fur Iherrom'ark; unohJEhc subject ho ffiettrelSmi therslllrig" aloud oMho it'doctor" in. hoT3mo$t comparffii6n,tv and it suddenly flashes across his mind that It was agreed ho should pass under tho name of Dr. Jim. Evidently his presenco Is needed. Smlthers shows somo trace of ex citement in tho tone of his hail, and it mny bo set down for certain that when ho allows his well-trained nerves a Httlo holiday, there Is good reason for alarm. (To bo Continued.) PANAMA CLIMATE NOT DEADLY. Temperature and Rainfall Not Worse Than In the United States. Thero is n widespread belief that tho climate of Panama is so fatal that the construction of tho canal can only bo accomplished at an enormous sac rifice of human life. Uoth malaria nnd yellow fever may bo said to bo to-day practically undor control, and those aro tho two diseases, says tho Scientific American, which aro most to ho dreaded when tho great con struction camps nre assembled nnd work is in full swing throughout tho whole longtli of tho canal. According to Gen. Abbott, tho records of the hospital of tho old Panama canal company show that the total death rate among tho laborors was far less than is commonly supposed, bolng in fact from 44 to 07 per 1,000. It seems, moreovor, thnt the rainfall has been the subject of us gross ex aggeration as tho diseases. It varies from about 130 Inchos on tho Atlantic to sixty-fire inches on the Pacific, a record that can be duplicated In the United States, whero tho average rainfall on the Atlantic coast Is about fifty inches and tho fall on portions of the Pacific coast compares in total precipitation with that of the Atlantic terminus of tho canal. Furthermore, It will bo news to many residents of our more northerly latitude to learn that the temperature ranges at Pana ma from 70 degrees to 85 degrees fahronheit, and that It is very raroly that the thormomotor roaches the high temporaturo which Is experi enced when a hot wave passos over the United Stated. A poor man may bo a crank, but a rich one is oecRtrI& t LEGISLATURE o NEBRASKA A Synopsis of Proceedings of the Twenty" Ninth Gen' cral Session. SENATE Theso bills were read a third time nnd pnsed In tho somite on the 14th: S. F. Gl, allowing any one, whether tin officer or not, to seize a seine or not being used Illegally. S. F. 70, to provide that Inobrintes and those addicted to the "dope" habit be confined in the asylum for treatment. 40, providing n penalty for overwork ing a horso or mule nnd for unneces sarily tormenting nuy other animal. S. F. 11, providing that corporations shall net ns guardians, trustees, etc. This bill was objected to yesterday because It was argued that It would place all of the probate business of the state In the hands of foreign cor porations, but today there was no ob jections to It. A large numberVif bills were reported tor general file and many recommended for passage. HOUSE The house, on tho 1 lib, took up hilts on third rending nnd passed- To give to cities and villa ges the right to foreclose tax sale certificates Immediately after their purchase anil to provide intes of In terest In such tax sale certificates. Providing for n state nccountnnt at a snlary of $2,000 u year. Giving to res taurant nnd boarding house keepers tho same legal protection against fraud as Is accorded hotel and inn keepers. Providing for the payment of the entire county road tax In cash. To make tho penalty for breaking nnd entering npply to buildings of all characters. Providing for construction ot plunk, brick, stone and concroto sidewalks in cities under 50,000 popu lation. Making tho open season for deer and antelope August 15 to No vember 15; on prairie chickens, sago nud grouse, Scpember 1 to November 30; ducks nnd other wild water fowl, September t to April 15; jacksnlpo and yellow legs, September 1 to May 1; wild pigeons, doves nnd plover, Juno 15 to August 1; trout, April 1 to October 1; other fish, April t to November 15; prohibiting killing of qunll dining 1H0.10-7 and fixing open season on them after 11)07 from No vember 1 to November 30; limiting number of geese or brant to bp killed per day by a single hunter to ten; gamo birds twenty-five and prairie chickens ten during. Che- mouth of September. The bill Imposes a fino of f 3 a bird or sentences of ten dayB for each for nil birds killed In excess of the legal number. Providing that tho proceeds of Inheritance tax shall be used for tho construction of perma nent roads and go Into the road fund. Vesting In the State Hanking Hoard discretionary power as to tho Integ rity and responsibility of persons ap plying for blinking charters. Appro priating tho 515,000 balance from the World's Fair state fund to enable Ne braska to parlelpato in tho Lewis and Clark exposition In Portland, Ore., nnd providing for the appointment by tho governor of n board of commis sioners to carry out tho provisions of this act. A call of the bouse was necessary to secure tho twothlrds for an emergency clause. ..SENATE -1? fraternal myeloctetlirneniber- i tt " "-" i piijjjprov jWoriiroWhfT ffi fairsToflldi unou in"ine com- 'ninTeoor,th' irairnTTWo senate on the 15th. House roll No 30 wns recom mended for passage, giving the frater nal societies the right to Incorporate. All tho orders were Included and sen ate files Nos. 10 and 12 were Inde finitely postponed. House roll No. 102, by Ward,, to give ?.1,0f0 to the South Bend hatcheries was recommended for passage. House roll No, 140 wns re commended for general flic Tho bill regulates tho speed of motor cars. Sonnte file No. HID, tho Shreck drain ago bill, was recommended for gener al file. House ioll No. 128, by Rouse, regulating the payment of hotel bills nnd providing a penalty for neglect thereof was read for the first time In tho senate. Sennto filo No. 7. by Shel don, wns passed without the emer gency clause. Tho bill provides a 1 mill levy to pay the stato debt. Sennte filo No. 21, by Vore, to regulato tho passngo of traction engines over bridges was recommitted to tho com mittee. Senator Oitlin't roaptiortlon ment bill was recommended. HOUSE When tho houso met on tho 15tii Jones of Folk called up his resolution calling for an Investigation of tho nctlon ot tho stato board of public lands nnd buildings for having used, to build cottages at tho Norfolk asylum, $100,000 thnt was appropri ated two years ago to rebuild the west wing of tho asylum, which had boon destroyed by fire. A motion to table tho resolution was dofeated. House roll No. 133, by Jouvenat, to provldo a guaranty deposit fund on Interest bearing deposits, in stuto bunks, by an annual tax of one-fifth of 1 per cent on deposits, to be paid by the banks, was defended by Its Introducer and, opposed by Howo of Nemaha, Ferrar of Hall, Wilson of Pawnee and other members. The bill was recom mended for Indefinite postponement. Theso bills were introduced; To per mit state officers, In case of emer gency, to purchaso stationery costing loss thnn $25 without intervention of tho state printing board. To rodlstrlct Nebraska Into senatorial and repre sentative districts. To amond chapter 43 of the Compiled Statutes of tho stat. of Nebraska of 1903, by adding a new section. To prohibit tho stealing of, or attempting to steal, rides on trains, engines or cars, or nny part or portion thereof, or climbing thereupon while slntlounry or in motion, and to provide n penalty and punishment not exceeding sixty days In Jail nnd $25 fine. Authorizing county boards to ac quire title to land to bo used for pub He road purposes. To nmend sections 5 nnd 15, chapter 28, of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska for tho year 1903, relating to tho fees ot sheiirfs, and other county officials. Fixing tho salaries of sheriffs and tho manner of appointing and paying their deputies. To fix tho minimum nuinbor of trains and rogulnto tho running llmo on rail roads In tho state of Nebraska. SENATE Tho senate got busy on engrossed bills on the morning of tho ICth nnd pnssed theso measures: S. F, 107. transferring $2.G4fi,15 from tho penitentiary special labor mnd to the general fund. S. F. 104, allowing coun ty courts to dlspenso with administra tion of estates and to entor decrees In certain cases. S. F. 128, providing when n husbnnd or wlfo Is competent to testify for or against each other, S. F. 113. to prevent tho Illegal ex penditure or public runds. S. F. 123, to repeal the statute providing for the appointment of county attorneys. S. F. 100. to transfer $0,939.45 from tho In heritance tnx fund to the general fund of tho stnto. S. F. 120, to provldo for suspended sentences In cases of wlfo desertion. S. F. 80. district clerk feo bill. S. F. 11(1, providing for tho pay ment of road taxes In cash or labor. A motion by Sheldon of Cass was adopted to not consider IT. R, 40, pro viding for tho establishment ot n binding twine factory at tho uttito pen itentiary until tho uppropilatlon bills hnd all been considered. HOUSE In tho hoiifit on the lf.tll II. It. 20. by Hlchnrdson or Madison, appropriating $35,000 for general re pairs at the Norfolk Insano asylum, Including the rebuilding of tho qld wing, was favorably acted on, despite the protest of Jones of Folic, who wnnted the bill to lay over until tho investigation committee appointed un der his resolution yesterday reported. H. It. 02, by Ernest of Johnson, pro voked much discussion, being nn ap propriation bill. It provided $10,000 for nn agricultural pavilion nt tho Stnto fair. It wan recommended for passage. If. H. 110, Junkln's anti-trust bill, wns amended so as to havo suits brought under this net Tor Its enforce ment In tho stato and not county courts. Tho bill has been recommend ed for passage. H. It. 1D5, by Bouse of Hall, requiring saloonkeepers to glvo guaranty bonds of $5,000, wns recom mended for passage, but Hortou moved to except It from the commttteo's re port nnd hnve the bill recommended for Indefinite postponement, Tltirns moved to except 11. R. 1G9, his bill to allow university regents to condemn land for university purposes, which had beon reported for Indefinite post ponement, and recommended It for pasKftgeAfliF, 198byjiElIiIej'gon of; 03 tnlifl nminnft Holt--, To nmend nn net to regulnte the pur chase of supplies nnd to crente n Hoard of Control therefor. TIip Board Is composed of tho members of tho Board or Public Lnnds and Buildings nnd is authorized to purchase supplies in wholesale quantities. S. F. 200. by Oady, by request To allow the etato board to grant certificates to osteo paths when latter have diploma from n school of osteopathy, SENATE On tho 17th S. F. 00. In creasing tho salary of tho gamo war don and flsh commissioner, was pass ed. Standing committees- roiorted as follows, for tho general file: S. F. 181, allowing a township, road district or precinct to voto a tax of 25 mills for tho improvement of public roads. S. F. 51, making stnto warrants draw 4 por cent Interest; school district war rants, 5 per cent; warrants of town ships or sub-divisions less than a county to draw 7 per cont interest. S. F. 50, 51, 52 and 53, bills to amend the present decedent law. II. It. 52, legalizing the uso or voting machines. II. H. 20, to pay to formor Attorney General Front $240 which ho pnld for n bond. II. It. 08, to provldo Jury trials In Justioo courts. II. H. 07, to provldo for h chnngo of venuo where cases aro to bo tried In Jusllco courts. II. R. 100, to provldo for payment ot coat In changes of vouuo from ono justice court to another. II. R. 99, to fix feos for jurors In cases trlod in Justice courtB. Among now bills were tho fol lowlni:: Establishing n. stnndnrd for stato printing. To label penitentiary made goods and to regulate the sale thereor. A judicial apportionment bill, recently printed herewith. To make Justice ot the peace outsldo of towns overseers for tho poor nud to compel county boards to employ physicians for country districts, to be pnld not moro than $200 yearly. To authorize tho leasing of tho home for the friend less when vacated. To fix tho salaries of deputies to stato officers nt $1,800. Tho present law provides that the de puty secretary- of stato and deputy state superintendent shall oach re ceive $1.500' a yoar. Each Is now get ting $1,700. uiayinnciMieservQ,'Qiqtno a'Qf llsh- tv.atstffip Engner5JSJ3x ooaniajs. kmv'j, ny uilltgnnof HOUSE On the 17lh H It 111. br CopBcy of Custer, providing for tho distribution of the temporary school fund on tho basis of the number of school districts instead of population, was indefinitely postponed. Jncksun of j Antelopo mado a strong plea for tho. bill, urging that It wns needed In tho western pnrl of tho state, whore tho Bparsely settled communities did not get their just share of this fund. Ono it 3ni of business wns to hear and act on commltteo roports on forty bills'. Tho general file, containing forty tlireo bills, wns entirely cleaned up. All (he bills which sifted through tho Htrnlner of tho committees go direct ly to the gonornl file. Cnsobcoi' of Gngo won Ills fight to compol mem bers to sign applications for supplies hofore receiving any at tho first ot each session. Tho hill provides that at tho end of ench session the Stnto Hoard of Public Lands nud Buildings Bliull Invoice loglslntlvo properly left over nnd hold It for tho next session, nnd that no member shall bo supplied until ho shall havo mndo written np plication on regular blanks furnished for thnt purpose. McClny's bill, appro printing $10,000 to re-lmburso T. P. Konnard, was recommended for pas sage. Tho hill says M. Kennnrd. ns secretary of state under Governor Fur nas, expended out of- his own jioeket $10,000 iu tho prosecution of claims on tho sale of Indian lands. Ho wni to receive 50 per cont ot tho money thus collected. Tho houso revenuo committee reported forndefinltc post ponement tho fusion caucus revenuo bill nnd the report wns confirmed by the house. The bill wns rather volum inous nud made swooping ohnngos In the present revenuo Inw. Senatorial Districts. Tho apportionment bill Introduced by Glllln of Dawson wns amended by the steeling commltteo as follows and placed on general file, on the 11th. Following nre tho senatorial districts as arranged by the measure: District No. 1 shall consUt of the counties of ItiiiinnlKoii nud Pawnee and be entitled to one utm(or. Dlalt let No. 2 sluill consist or tlw countfi'M of JobtiHon. Otcle, tn and Netnnhu and be entitled to one sena tor, lJlstrlct No. 3 shall Cnnslsi of the, counties ot Suundc-is nud Sarpy and be entitled to one senator, District No. 4 shall consist r tln county of Douglas nnd be untitled to four senators. ' District No. 5 slmll cmiHl'et ll the counties of Cuming nnd Hurt and be entitled to one HPiiutnr. nistrlet No. C shnll consist of tlu counties of Thurston, Dakota, DInoii and Wuyno and bo entitled to one senator. District No, 7 ahnll rnnsini of thh counties or Fierce, Madison and Stan ton mid lie entitled to an Menatur. District No. K shall eotlsiM if thf counties of Cedar, Knox nnd lloyd ami shall lie entitled to one senator. District No. 0 ehull consist of the counties of Holt, Wheeler, fliiiPeM nnd Antelope nnd be entitled to one sena tor. District No. 10 shall consist of the counties of Boone, Merrick nnd Nance nnd be entitled to one senator. District No. 11 shall cnnsNt of the counties or Dodge nnd Washington and be entitled to one senator. District No. 12 shall consist or tho counties or Platte anil Culfax and lie entitled to one senator. District No. 13 shall consist of the counties of Hnll, Howard and Greeley and be entitled TO one senator. , Dlstrct No. 14 shall consist of the , counties ot Folk and York and be en titled lo ono senator. District 2iv. 15 shall consist or the counties of Butler and So ward and be entitled to one senntor. District No. 10 shall consist of the county of Lancaster and be enUI,,d tw tWO senators. - Dlstilct No, 17 shnll consist of tli county ot unge ami be entitled lo on LatrhjNjW&hpIL cprfsJW fcM,,vvo'IlwVJ",,i-"' fr ptltlcTaftinfSMn'il tow DlfltrlcttfNoWfA'shnll counties of Jefferson nnd Thnjcr and be entitled to one senator District No. 20 shall tnnlst of inn counties of Hamilton nnd 'liy an J be entitled to one senntnr. District No. 21 shnll consist or tho counties ot AiIuiiih and Kearney uml be entitled to one senutor. Dlstilct No, 22 shall consist or tho counties of Franklin. Webster en I Nuckolls nnd be entitled to one nena tor. District No. 2.T shnll consist of the counties of Phelps, Harlan, Gosper and Furnas nnd be entitled to one remitm-. District No. 24 ihull consist of the counties of Frontier, lied Willow, Hitchcock. Hayes, Chase and Dundy anil be entitled to one senator. District No. 25 shall consist of tlio counties or BufTulo and Dawson and be entitled to one senator. District No. 2C shall consist of tho counties of Sherman, Valley, f'u-te--, Loup nnd Blaine and be ontltlel to ono senator. District No. 27 shall consist of lh counties of Itock, Brown. Keya P. hi. Cherry, .Sheridan, Box Butte, Dawes and Sioux and be entitled to one sena tor. District No. 2S shall consist or the counties of Lincoln. Perkins, Klh. Deuel, Cheyenne, Kimball, Ban r Scott's Bluffs, MoFherson, Lojjnu, Grant, Hooker nnd Thomas and be en titled to one ho. utor. Force of Dynamite. Dynamite oxplodos so rapidly thnt Its force Ib oxortod iu the direction from which tho greatest pio-ur-comes. That Is, If tho dynamlt" l placed on tho ground, tho oxjiol o force Is down; if It ho hung nwa n t a wall Its forco attacks the wall: 'f It bo hung under an object Its force Is upward. Cost of Capital Punishment. France was on the verge of nbe'sh ing capital punishment because of th expense. Yet the salaries of the exe cutioner and his assistants amount to only $3,800 a year, with fees of $4 for each execution outside of Paris, nnd It cost $300 a year to "stablo" the guillotine. London Births. Tho average of births In London H 11,000 a mouth. It Is computed that a single month's births of male ha)M would nearly suffice to replace tha men lost by England' on tho Boer battlefields. BRffia-Kfias." (SK?.-tBT-' uMm&m&S3EF ' eon7(ftiVvAifS?w. .