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Dnlh by rll From String,
TECUMSEH, Nob., July 25. A a
result of a fall of fifteen feet from a
awing and alighting .on his head, the
first of tho week, Will C. Abbott, 10
years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Abbott, who Uvo near hero, died today
of brain fever.
- - . i.i.,,!
Lout ft Foot.
M'COOK, Nob., July 25. Goorgo
Morgan of Wichita, Kan., had a foot
cut off In tho Burlington yard hero
late laBt night. Ho was riding on tho
trucks of the midnight passenger train
and rode as far west as Uenkelman,
over fifty miles, with his foot In tho
McCook yard.
ICnforclnfr tho Prohibition I.nvr.
ST. EDWARD, Nod., July 25. Un
dor direction of tho prohibitionists thin
town was raided by ton men armed
with warrants for the arrest of Whlto
& Gibson, Eagan & Clark, Julius Phil
Hps, Hahn & McCllntock nnd Pctor
Laudoman for selling liquors without
llccnso. A supply of liquors or all
kinds was found in possession of tho
first three firms named.
Smnll fox Situation Improve.
TABLE ROCK, Neb., July 25. The
omallpox situation Is gradually Im
proving. Only ono new capo developed
f the nast week, which was tent to C.imn
Clark. This was a man who, It Is rup
P03ed, ventured a llttlo too closo to
the camp two or three weeks since.
Quarnntlno has been raised on all but
three houscs-jindwlll doubtless bo
raised on them tho later part of thU or
first of next week.
IlnntliiRB' New l'nittonice.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 25. A mcs
sago was received from Mr. J. M.
Clargc, at Washington, announcing
that Secretary Gago had ordered tho
purchase of tho Lynn site for tho Hast
ings' public school building. Tho otto
selected Is nt tho corner of Third strcot
and Hastings nvonuo and dlroctly west
of tho court house, and its dimensions
aro 125x151 foot. Tho prtco at which
it waB submlted is $9,500.
Mitpol Out n Program.
HASTINGS, Nob., July 25. Tho
street fair officers met and mapped out
a program of events for tho street
fair woek. Tho following purses will
be hung up: Horso racing, $1,250;
firemen's tournament, $500; shooting
tournament, $500; band contest, $500;
base ball, $500; foot ball, $200; miscel
laneous sports, $1,000; agricultural dis
play, $750; civic parade, $200.
Crop Acreage In Ilutlor County.
RISING CITY, Nob., July 25. Fol
lowing is tho official summary of tho
acreage of various crops of Butler
county for tho year 1899 as shown by
tho returns of tho assessors, with a
comparison with 1898 returns:
Whent, 1899, 35,083 acros; corn, 127,
0G0; oats, 58,499; oarloy, 2,640, nnd
meadow, 14,629; 1898, wheat, 30, 30,721;
corn, 140,030; oats, 55,312; barloy, 1,728,
and meadow, 23,821.
l'laimlni; for llcuulon.
SUTTON, Neb., July 25. A meottng
of old soldiers and citizens was called
in the opera honso to complete tho
necessary arrangements for the fourth
annual G. A. R. reunion at this place.
Tho organization will be permanent,
as enough shares have been sold to
guarantee Its future success. J. C. Mor
rill was elected president, with F. M.
Brown vlco president, A. W. Clark,
treasurer; W. J. Lcgg, secretary.
Typhoid J-'ovcr nt Alllanro.
ALLIANCE, Neb., July 25. Within
tho last few days some ton casod of
typhoid fever have developed In this
city, and many of them arc In the
best families, whero sanitary condi
tions nro good. Tho city water Is con
sidered perfectly pure. Tho business
portion of tho city Is In a bad sanitary
condition nnd It Is probablo It arises
from that source. A general cleaning
up has been ordered by tho mayor.
Now Uond Ordered for lid .Jay.
AINSWORTH, Neb., July 25. Tho
case of Ed Jay, bound over to the dis
trict court on tho chargo of stealing a
span of horses, came up for hearing
before Judgo Wcstover in tho adjourn
ed session of the court and a now bond
was ordered, said bond to bo approved
by Sheriff Murray. Jay was placed in
Jnll pending tho securing of bondsmen.
His case will como up for trial at the
September session of tho district court.
lloya Tiro of Homo,
WYMORE, Nob., July 25. Thoro
seems to bo nn epidemic among tho
boys of this place, ranging In age from
Vourteen to seventeen years, to run
away from home, there having boon
four cases within tho last two tven
ings, and twlco as many moro thwart
ed by tho parents of othor boys who
would havo gone. Tuesday night Davlo
Knowles, slxteon years old, ran away,
In company with a boy from St. Jos
eph, and last night three n.oro climbed
Into a cattle car and started cast.
One. War in tho Pen.
FREMONT, July 25. Frank Boyd,
who ntacked H. G. Seavltt, president of
tho beet sugar factory at Ames with
a knifo and nearly laid him out a fow
weeks ago, pleaded guilty in district
court. Judgo Grimison gave him a
sontenco of ono year In tho ponttontl
ary at hard labor. Boyd's attorney,
as well as tho county attorney, nsked
that a light sentence bo given, as Boyd
was sorry for tho lit of passion which
Impelled him to uso a knlfo. Tho pris
oner Is but twenty years old.
Wheat In VleldlMK Wull.
HARVARD, Nob., July 5. For tho
first time In several weeks there has
1 lieUU IIU JUIIl uuitllti wiu mow ntcn,
i ...l.itn miinli r9 )i i-i ttma line Imnn o'npm
1 WltU I1UIO wind, una hicuih unuauuru
have often been compelled to go four
to six miles for water. A largo num
ber of machines nro busy threshing
tho winter whent from tho shocks
without stacking, which Is generally
yielding twenty to twenty-eight bush
a oIb, though somo fields run less and
, some more. Tho oat crop Is largo and
i will mako a lino yield, while corn con-
r tlnues very premising.
To Meet the Hoy From Manila.
GENEVA, Neb July 26. Captain
Claudo Ough has gone to San Francis
co to receive his discharge with tho
boys of tho First. Samuel White of
Hebron Is on his way to tho coast to
meet his son Charles, who will be with
tho rest of tho boya from Manila.
Par m Hnnil Hnnatruclr.
FAIRMONT, Neb., July 26. While
Peter Torgeo, a young man, 32 yearn
old, was shocking oatB on tho farm of
Nicholas Lutes, six miles east of hero,
ho waB sunstruck. When ho was pick
ed up his mouth was drawn around to
tho sldo of his face. He Is still alive
this morning, but very low.
Ilaby PoUoneil by l'ly Paper.
COLUMBUS, Nob., July 26. A 2-year-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Kruo died within an hour after drink
ing tho wator from poisoned fly paper.
During tho temporary absence of tho
mother tho little follow tipped up tho
plato and drank part of tho contents.
As tlio family live on tho extreme edge
of town n physician could not bo called
In tlmo to save tho child.
Fatally Injured by lip!olon.
DEWEESE, Nob., July 26. A
threshing machine engine blew up on
Joe Finney's tarm, four miles oouth
of Dcwcesc, nnd seriously Injured four
men. Roy Norwood, who was feed
ing tho thresher, was hit by the large
cnglno whlstlo, which was hurled
through the air with Buch force as to
knock young Norwood nearly ton foot
and inflict Injuries which will cause
his death.
Liven by Wolf Hunting.
CIIADRON, Neb., July 26. Fifteen
gray wolf scalpo danglod to tho saddle
of Petor Watson, as ho rode Into town
Saturday, followed by his pack of stag
hounds from a six days' chnse In Sioux
county, on the Wyoming Btato line.
Watson enjoys tho distinction of be
ing tho prlnco of gray wolf huntora,
who never scalps tho less pestiferous
coyotes, and the cattlomen vlo for his
oorvlces. He Is now in the employ of
the Western Nebraska Live Stock as
sociation on a yearly salary.
Drowned In tho Platto Itivcr.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 25. Roscoo
M. Bates, a young man 19 years old,
was drowned In tho Platto river a fow
miles west of Doniphan. Ho was In
bathing with other young men and ac
cidentally got beyond his depth. Be
ing unablo to swim ho drowned before
any of his companions could roach
him. Immediately search was com
menced for tho body, but It was two
hours before It was recovered and then
it was found threo-quartors of a mile
down the river from where ho disap
peared. t
Itcports nro Incomplete.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 26. Reports
from tho various counties In tho state
containing agricultural statistics aro
being received dally at tho labor com
missioner's office, but a largo portion
of them are necessarily incomplete and
unreliable. Quito a number of coun
ties have refused to report, alleging
that Iho law under which tho labor
commissioner makes tho demand is
unconstitutional. However, Mr. Kent
hopes to have the reports compiled
and ready for publication within two
months.
Klfialntr Hug Prom Manila.
INAVALE, Neb., July 26. Lemuel
Curtis, whose brother John 1b a mem
ber of tho famous Kansas volunteers,
now homeward bound from Manila,
received a paper from tho Philippines
ono day this weok. Carefully wrapped
and enclosed within Its pages was a
perfect speclmon of tho kissing bug.
Tho bug Is quite n beauty In Its line,
being black-bodied, with gold hands
around Its neck and seal brown wings.
It measures one-half inch In length
and has a very sharp stinger nbout
ono-olghth of an Inch In length. Its
Identity Is fully known by nn article
in tho pnper It camo In describing tho
bug In every particular.
Payment for InHiiranco NotleeH.
LINCOLN. Nob., July 26. Doputy
Insurnnco Commissioner Bryant has
formulated tho following rulo regard
ing payment for tho publication of
Insurance notices:
Printers' fees, when not otherwlao
specially provided for by law, are $1
per square for tho first Insertion and
50 cents per squnro for each subse
quent Insertion. A squaro Is ton lines
forming a portion of a column nearly
square. Printers will In all cases send
their bills to this ofllco for approval
when a requisition will bo mntle upon
the company. The fee will bo paid di
rect to tho publisher by tho company,
but n duplicate receipt must be filed
In this ofllco.
Itun Over by a Freight t'ulioono.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 20. The
funeral of Mrs. Charles Burgoyno, who
was killed at TUton, Neb., took placo
from tho Baptist church In this place.
Tho manner of Mrs. Burgoyno'B death
wa3 most tragic. Tho family had been
visiting at Tilton. Snturdny nfternoon
tho daughter started to como homo
and had boarded tho cnbooso of a
frolght train, on which she was to go
to Norfolk. Mrs. Burgoyno had also
climbed on tho car, and was standing
on tho rear platform. Sho was Just
In tho net of kissing her daughter
good-byo when tho train was backed
up to couplo onto tho cnbooso. Tho
car was Btruck with such forco that
Mrs. Burgoyno was thrown backward
onto tho track and the car passed over
her body, cutting It In two and killing
her almost instantly.
PlutiH for Now State lltilldliigM.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 26. Tho stnto
board of public lauds and buildings
wns engaged yesterday examining
pluns for tho new state buildings at
Hastings, Grand Island, Beatrice, Lin
coln and Nebraska City. About fifteen
architects submitted plans for tho vnr
Ions buildings. Iho buildings will con
sist of tho following: Ward ImlldlngB
at tho Hastings and Lincoln lnsnno
asylums, school buildings for tho sol
diers' homo at Grand Island and tho
homo for tho blind nt Nebraska City
and nn addition to tho homo far the
feeb'.o minded nt Beatrice.
THIS STATE IN BRIEF
Plan Accepted.
LINCOLN, July 27. Tho Board of
Public Lands nnd Buildings today ac
cepted tho plans drawn by Roberta
& Wood of this city for tho now wing
of tho Lincoln asylum. .
? Wheat Harvest 1 About Otrcr.
ARBORVILLE, Nob., July 27.
Wheat harvest Is about through and
farmers arc commencing to harvest
oats. Tho quality of tho wheat Is tho
very best and tho yield 1b from twclvo
to thirty-two bushels to tho aero.
Oats aro going to bo n heavy yield and
flno quality.
I'nator In Police Court,
SILVER .CREEK, Neb., July 27.
Rov. Charles F. Haywood, pastor of
tho Methodist Episcopal church of tills
placo, waB arrested on complaint of
having nccepted a treat of a drink of
whisky In Adam Roth's saloon. Ho
was brought beforo Justice Pollard,
found guilty nnd fined $25. and costs.
Rev. Mr. Haywood gnvo notice of ap
peal to tho district court.
fit. Kdward Will Greet tho lioya.
ST. EDWARD, Nob., July 27. At an
ndjourncd session of a mass meeting
last night nrrnngemcnts wero made to
glvo tho twenty-throo boys that on
llsted from this place In tho First Ne
braska a grand reception on their ar
rival. A committee of ten was appoint
ed to escort tho boys from Columbus
to St. Edward. A fow days afterward
tho boyB will bo given a banquet.
ARcd Mnn Commit Suicide.
HARRISON, Nob., July 27. Louis
Cnmmenzlnd, nn old man living fivo
miles south of this placo, committed
sulcldo this morning by cutting his
throat from enr to ear with a razor.
Depression caused from n long slego
of IllnoBS was tho cause. Ho was un
married and has mndo Ills homo with
relatives hero and In Omnhn. He la an
uncle of Mrs. F. O. Kuntz of Omaha.
Hastings Orgnnlxliif; a Street Fair.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 27. At a
special meeting of the city council to
day an ordinance was passed repeal
ing the ordinance relating to tho li
censing of vnrloiiB forms of amuse
ment, refreshment stands, etc., and n
now ordinance delegating this power
to tho street fair committee, giving
the committee nbaolute control over
tho Btreets to bo vacated by tho city
during fair week, was passed.
Grasshoppers Hurt Corn In Place.
DANBURY, Neb., July 27. Corn 1b
now tasscllng nnd will bo a very good
crop If tho grasshoppers do not got
too thick. Thoy aro hurting corn In
places. Alfalfa will mako three crops
this Biimmor and on tho uplands ono
crop of hay and ono crop of seed will
bo harvested. Wheat Is making only
about one-third of n crop. Tho dry
weather In Mny hurt tho crop hero
about eight bushels an acre.
Carrlor Pigeon Captured.
BRADSHAW, Neb., July 2". A pig
con that appeared exhaiiBted wub cap
tured by J. Belchers of this place. On
examination ho found a paper In a
small tube attached to tho pigeon's
leg, stating that It was owned by Dr.
F. S. Morris of McCook, and to return
It, which Mr. Belcher did. This car
rier pigeon Is one of a number of
young birds thnt Dr. Morris Is training
to use In tho practice of medicine.
Shot III tho Leg. --
BENKELMAN, Neb., July 27. Yes
terday Albert, tho 8-year-old son of J.
P. Pierce, living threo miles west of
Halgler, Neb., waB accidentally Bhot
In tho leg by tho dlschargo of a tar
got rifle. It was another caso of "did
not know It was loaded." Tho ball
took effect In tho leg Just below tho
thigh, ranging downward, and came
out Just above and insldo tho knee.
Tho wound Is pnlnful, though not so
rious. J. W. Itogerx Dead.
TRENTON, Neb., July 27. J. W.
Rodgers, an old citizen of this plnco
and nn old soldier, wns yesterday
burled with Impressive ceremonies by
tho Trenton post, Grand Army of tho
Republic. Rev. Badcou of McCook
preached the funeral sermon to a
crowded audience. Nebraska has lost
a splendid citizen iind tho town an
influential Christian gentleman. Ho
leaves a widow and ono son resident
of this place and many friends.
Iteport of Mortgage Itecord.
LINCOLN, July 2i. Labor Commis
sioner Kent has received reports of
the mortgage record slnco Jnnuary 1,
1891), from thlrty-soven counties In Ne
braska. Of this number twentj-flvo
counties hnvo reported the amount of
farm property mortgagos filed during
tho months of January, February,
March, April, May and Juno, as being
far less than tho amount of farm prop
erty mortgages released. Reports irom
the remainder of tho counties aro ex
pected within tho next two or threo
weeks.
Tho following tnblo is n comparison
of tho total amounts of tho mortg.igeu
filed nnd released during tho six
monthB In twelve counties:
Counties. Filed. Roleapod.
Holt M.OUUI na.lUM
Huyeu 2,401. 82 13.1KI.W
LuilctlHter 326,716.39 fil4, 211.55
Otoo 2U7.3.V.3) 371.660.1!)
I'awneo 187,114 41 1S1.M2.18
Kllluiore 259.SMM.9a 3M),3I5.91
FurmiB Mi,l"8.r.'l H3.CP3.M
Phelps 192,990.00 229.191.68
l'latti) 2Sti.hSI.Ctl 341. 50.1.71
Red Willow G!l,fi31.Z5 HO.440.2C
Sherman 87.312.3S 112.!i58.8:i
Valley M.3.U22 111,110.01
Ten Tlioinand Kubierlbml.
HASTINGS, July 27. A fund of
110,000 has oeen subscribed for tho
Hastings street fair, and purses ag
gregating $0,000 nro offered for the dif
ferent oventB, as follows: Horso
races, ?1,G00; base ball, $500; shooting,
1500; band contest, $500; foot ball,
$200; miscellaneous sports, $2,500; civ
ic parado, $200; firemen's contest, $500;
agricultural exhibit, $750.
Already applications and entries nro
being received from all quarters of tho
country. Tho money Is guaranteed
nnd tho nrrangomonts arc progressing
with marvelous cclorlty.
A COTTAGE
BY ELLA RODMAN CHURCH.
ff v N- UR houso was
uuiquo n n tl so
pretty, as wo told
each othor every
hour in tho day.
Wo had furnished
it principally with
packing boxes with
tho addition of a
fow such trifles as
mattresses, Swifts
bluo ribbons, otc,
A
trotonno, smnll
muslin, pink nnd
ami tnerouy dovoiopou a gut for up
holstering that, but for tho circum
stnuco of going to housekeeping with
ucxt to nothing to spotul for furniture,
might havo kopt company with thnt
countless array of gotns of purest rny
sorono, and llowors that nro born to
blush unseen.
It wns renlly exciting to tako old
kitohen chairs nud pnint thorn n bright
vermilion, putliug in scats of brond
scarlot and whito worsted braid; or
to convert n fossil romnin from somo
olio's great-grnudmother's parlor into
an ebony affair, with a ntripo of dead
gold. But dabbling in vermilion is
almost as dangerous as a tigor's taste
of blood, and wo found it difficult to
refrain from giving everything a cont
of moltod scnliug-nnx.
Shellac, too, is a delusion and a
snare; and ono of us was found walk
ing in her sloop, with tho varnish
bottlo and brush in hand, just nbout
to try its vlrtuos on tho countonaiico
of hor unsuspicious rolntivo.
Aside from our orentivo fnoultios
our cottage may bo said to havo been
furnished from othor pooplo's garrets;
and whilo collo'ctitig togothor our
bousohold goods, wo found oursolvos
laslitig covetous oyos on every pieco
of furnituro that lookod at all out of
tho common way. The possoBsivo
pronouu, applied to n local habitation,
was particularly fascinatiug to Boho
minus like oiuhoIvob, who hnd hitherto
hnuutod city bonrdiug-liotiROB, until
Iho obliging doiniso of n distant rein
livo somowhoro in tho .western wilds
put us in possession of nn elegant in -sufiloionoy,
on tho strength of which
wo becnino lnutlod proprietors; for tho
cottngo wns offered to us for "n moro
song," aud wo hnd strong hankerings
nftor a roof of our own.
So, after siuging tho song, which
meant making quite a hole in our bank
stock, wo set about transforming our
purchase with suoh womanly energy
tlint wo wero soon rcgardodus tho ospo
ciai torments oi ail tuc suiftloss mon
in tho neighborhood, who professod to
do odd jobs. Thoy did not like boing
interrupted in tho amusing occupation
of twirling their thumbs to do things
light ofr, or not at all. "Just liko
womonl" thoy grumbled; and with all
injured expression or countounuco,
thoy crawled about their tasks, and ac
complished about as much in n day as
wo could havo done in two hours, hnd
wo been gifted with tho physical
Btrougth.
But things got dono somehow; nnd
having worked liko boos insjdo of tho
house, and provided oursolvos with
tho traditional "respectable woman,"
who scorns to bo the indispensable ap
pondngo to suoh households, wo woro
ready to stop existing and begin to livo.
Bo delicious was that first meal undor
nur own roof, though it consisted of
bread nud butter and round hearts,
jaton off a packing-box; and wo felt
very much liko children playing "baby
house." By nnd by visitors camo; visitors
from palatial mansions, who assured
us that our littlo nest was oharmiiig;
"so liko things ono sees abroad." But
ono lady, nn envious sort of person, nf
lor glancing rnthor superciliously nt
nur rockory and ferns, aud othor rural
belongings, asked, earolessly:
"And you don't feel afraid hero, with
all theso dark woods so noor?"
"Afraid!" Wo laughed at tho idea.
Wo novor thought of such n thing.
Evoryono told us that it was a particu
larly safe place.
"JJvcry placo is safe," ropliod tho
visitor, sontontiously, "until some
thing happons."
Now, wasn't it hateful of hor? Wo
hnd very littlo poaco after that; aud
nlthough ono sido of the cottago was
closo upon tho road, wo could not for
got that tho other was in tho shadow
of tho woods. It was a one-storied af
fair, too. Our sleoping-room wns
downstairs, and upstairs was only nil
attic, whero tho rcspccUblo woman oh
joyod tho sound slumbers of tho un
imaginative On tho night of tho vory day when
wo had boon nrousod to n houho of
our unprotected Htnte, our fears cul
minated. Dot pooh-pooted tliom,
lo bo nuro, and protandod not to bo
disturbed in tho least. But tho con
viction that wo wero destinod to havo
our throats cut iu tho silonco of tho
night was gaining upon mo. I glared
about, uneasily, in tho moonlight;
but tho troes only cast riiiot shadows
over tho road, and tho vines tromblod
i littlo in tho night air.
I was roitflod, finally, from a half
sloop by a subdued sound of voices
uudor tho window, and an aguo-llt im
mediately took possession of mo, I
Bhook nnd shook; tho very bed was
shaken under mo, nud I woiidored
thnt it didn't waken Dot.
Tho Mrotchos outsido woro probably
discussing tho easiost means of effect
ing nu entrnnco, of course, with tho
Dbjoot of plunder, and I immediately
ran over in my mind au inventory of
our nvailublo possessions. "Your
silvor, or your lifol" would, doubt
less, bo tho war-cry; and 1 thought,
with a groan, of our groat-grand-mother's
tea-pot, thnt had been nnob
jost of worship in tho family ovor
Biuco I could romombcr; end a hide-
TRAGEDY. I
ous-looking idol it wns. Thoro wn3
not much clso boaido spoons, forks.
ami a few trifles. But if tho worst
camo to tho woist, wo could mako a
stand upon thnt tea-pot. l'orhaps wo
had bottor follow tho cxamplo of tho
lono lady, who nightly plnccd her sil
ver in a bnskot nt the foot of tho stair
case, with n noto requesting burglars
to decamp nuiolly with their booty,
and not moloit tho inmates. If wo
could only nrouso Matilda inhornttiol
And whnt a dosirnblo slooping-plnoo
that attic seemed to bo just theiil But
I dared not nttempt to move.
rrosently Dot whispcroil.
"Aro you awake?"
"Yes." I ropliod, with chattering
Icoth, "I havo been nwnko for an
hour."
"do havo I. What can wo do?"
"Bid each othor farewell, liko the
Babes in tho Woods," was my cheer
ful reply, ns I drew tho bedclothes
over my head, "aud depart this life
with what grnco wo mny."
"I'risoilla Driftwood!" oxolaimod
Dot, bouncing up in bod, with flash
ing eyes. "I'm porfeclly nsbamod of
youl Dopartthis lifo iudood! After
nil wo hnvo douo to got scltlod in a
homo of our own. Lot them tnko tho
silver, nud welcome; it isn't nl nil liko
ly that thoy want us. But nnylhiug
is bottor than this susuenso."
Aud Dot wns fairly out upon tho
floor nud nt tho benufot beforo I could
stop hor. Tho moonlight showed
everything distinctly, nud I felt, ns I
layod thero, Blinking and helploHs,
that I wns living in a story, nnd that
nil theso inoidonts woro purely imngi
nativo. I road lately of a horo'iuo who
was descrlbod ns "a graceful young
lady, with n wealth of golden hair."
My aiftor Dot was nil this, and niutih
moro, aa sho flitted about with tho
sof toiling grnooof moonlight upon hor
fnoo; and, wrapping heisclf in nsenr
lot shawl, sho graspod tho teapot nud
ran to tho window.
Two inou woro thoro, nnd n wagon
thoy wero fully equipped for thoir
outragoous spoils aud with a spasm
of courago Dot throw up tho sash, nud
thrusting tho teapot at thorn, gnspod
out:
"Tako it quickly, aud bo oft! Thoro
is nothing elso iu tho houso worth
taking."
Ono of tho burclnrs immodlatolv
rnisod his hat ami camo noaror; tho
othor starod at tho apparition with a
vacant gnu on ms face.
"Sure, nn' U'b ornzv slin In. inKrn
ly," ho muttorod, with a decided
uroguo.
"Go this instant." continnml Dot.
gottiug vory indignant. "I toll you
wo havo nothing elso for you, and you
havo nonrly killed my sister!"
"Wo nro really vory sorry," said
uio tailor oi tuo two. "Jititwo nro in
considerable trouble, and would bo
glad to know if thoro is any gontlomau
about tho houso?"
"Nouo that is nwnko," ropliod Dot,
with great caution, as she lookod
steadily at tho speakor.
But ho bogau to laugh nnd to my
groat nmazemont, Dot lnughod, too.
"Thoro cortainly isamiBlakolioro,"
said tho gontlomau, who had changed
his opinion ns to hor boing a lunatic.
"Wo havo mot with a serious aooidout
in tho breaking down of tho wagon
nnd woro discussing tho proprioty of
asking for holp, not knowing that
your houso wnfl ocoupiod ouly by
ladios. l'rny, pity tho sorrows of n
poor young man, and forgive tho
alarm that I would uot, for worlds,
havo caused you."
Hero 1 camo to tho resouo, having
pooticnlly attirod mysolf in a disrepu
table wrapper that should havo boon
iu tho rag-bag long ugo, and with my
hair scrowed into tin ugly littlo knot
on tot) of mv head: but of nil tliin f
only booamo conscious whon it was
too into, it din not Boom enough that
I had boon nnmod PriHcilln. X wns
fatod always to appear nt a disadvan
tage; wuiio tuo nanio oi uorotny
could not crush iny moro favorod sis
tor. Wo finally camo to an understand
ing; and now that tho veil of terror
was lifted from our oyos, our biirglnrs
resolved thomsoIvoH into a vorv ninn.
looking young gcutlomoti, and his
uiDorninu ounriotoor tuo forinor of
whom bad lost tho niilit-train a mlln
or two off, aud hnd engaged tho latter
to drive him to his fnthor s residence,
nbout ten inilos distant. But Tat
rick's vohiclo unvo out nnexncotodlv.
and rotirod on tho disabled list just
in iront or our tlomicilo; and after
disousnintr tho mattor awhile, and nl.
most propnring to spend tho night in
tuo road, thoy Unit just tlocidod to
pull our boll, when Dot made nn nn
oxpoctotl onset upon them witli tho
silver teapot,
Mr. Trying oxprosflod his thanks for
tho nrtiolo no (onerously ofloiod, but
could not soo that it would bo partic
ularly useful in thin omorgonoy, nud
Dot retired in great confusion.
Tho travelers wnrn dirnnfod in n
hoii30 of ontortainmont for man ami
boast, about half a milo oil', and with
mnnv thanks nud nnolouies. our now
acquaintance departod.
"I doclaro," oxclaimod Dot, as wo
sought our couch ngain for what ro
muinod of tho night, "I have a groat
mind to throw that hwrid old teapot
out oi tuo window; suon an nbsurd
flguro us I must havo out with it!"
"You nood not mind tho tonnnt." T
groaned. "Think of my wrapper!
j-iio urst rag-man tnnt comos along
shall hnvo it."
Ju a day or two Mr, Irving camo
nud brought his inotlior n chnrming
elderly lady, who soomod to tako us
nt onco uuder her wing, and condoled
witlinqin tlio most motherly fnshjoh on
tho fright wo must hnvo suffered. But
nil this wns to Dot, of course. I ouly
camo in ns mako-wcight; for my hair
didn't "ripplo to my waist" on that
eventful uight, nor did I hnvo prosence
of mind enough to putonnpicturosqito
shawl. Such n picture, Mrs. Irviug
paid, had been drawn for hor; but I
didn't ait for tho portrait.
Our fascinating visitor wont into
quite nn ccstnoy over tho cottage, but
said that sho did not think it right for
us to livo there, llor son proved to
bo of tho snmo opinion; but a gront'
many sundown woro cast by tho ovont
which resulted iu tho brcnklug up ot
our cosy nest.
Having a fatal gift for ovorhonrinpr
things not intoudod for tho public, L
ouo afternoon caught tho words:
"You told mo nt our first meeting,
Dot, that thoro wns nothing in tho
houso worth taking but tho nilvcr tea
pot. I quito disagreed with yon, but
I did not daro to say ko thou. Will
you givo mo whnt I think the greatest
valuable of tlnjin nil?"
Of courso ho enrriod off Dot nud
that ended tho tragedy.
CINCINNATI'S CHEAP GAS.
Iiilrrrilrd l'rrnu Sny Thnt It Colls
Nolhlnc to Miuiufucturo It.
It coRt3 nothing to mnko nud soil
gas. Tho Cincinnati Gas Company
enn soil it nt sovcnty-flvo cents n
thousand foet or ilvo cents n thousnntl
foot, nud tho prico it charges will all
bo profit. Tho by-products, chiof of
which is coke, moro thau pay tho cost
of producing tho gas.
Thoso startling facts havo boon re
vealed in tho gas agitation in Cincin
nati, nnd thoy como from tho books
of tho Giiioinnnti Gas Company. Thoy
havo been unintentionally sot forth by
Atioruoy wnrringion, tlio chief couu
sol for tho eompnny, nnd M. M.
Whito, I'reBidont of tlio Fourth Na
tional Bank, nnd gonornlly rcportod
to bo tho heaviest individual holdor of
gaa stooks in Cincinunti.
Tho Btatomonts which provo that eras
costs nothiug wero mndo by Warring
ton in his speoch boforo tho Board ot
Uity Allairs, nnd by Whito in nn inter
view in n Cincinnati liowspnpor, in
whiohho said tlio city Bhould adopt
General Hiokonloopor's sovonty-llvo-oout
gaa proposition. Whlto unid:
"At tho priocs'offerod by tho gaa eom
pnny tho stock would probably pay
eight per cont. on 80,000,000, which,
on a 200 basis, would mako tho stook
a four por oont. non-taxnblo security,
which in theso days ia about as good
as auyono cnu got. It would bo a
vory happy solution of tho outlro
quoRtiou if tho city nocopts tho offer
of tho Cincinnati Gas Company."
Attorney Warrington, in nu nrgu
inoiit boforo tho Bonrd of Oily Affairs,
hold that tho consumption of gas is in
creasing 8.7 por oont. oaoh year, nnd
thnt tho consumption noxt year would
boflGl,050,8G9 oubio foot. A third of
this, ho estimated, would bo at tho
fuel rate of fifty cents, tho rost nt tho
rnto of Bovonly-flvo cents, mnking tho
nvorngo cost to tho cotinumor sixty
six nud two-third oonts, and tho iu
como to tho company Sflll,U00.D8.
Tho explanation is thnt tho valua
ble coke, tar, ammonia aud othor by
products moro than pay for making
and distributing tho gas.
An export in municipal nffairs said:
"This accidental contribution by
Whito and Warrington to tho truth
about gns manufooturo will suroly
travol all ovor tho country, nnd ovory
whero it goes it will bo a tromondoua
nrgumont for gns nt fifty cents or ovol
a lower llguro."
An Australian Hiding Outfit,
Tho Australian's outfit is nn adapta
tion of tho Briton's. Tho coloninl
saddle- grows n peaky pommol nnd a
high protecting cnutlo; tho mild Eng
lish knoo-roll becomes iu Australia n
firm, deep, six-inoh pad, and ovon tho
back of tho thigh is hold iu placo by n
solid ilnngo sowed upon tho sndillo
flap. As with his saddlo, so with tho
rost of tho stock-ridor's equipment
it is ns tho Englishman's, but moulded
and strongthonod to nternor iiango.
Tuo mild and mostly ornamental
hunting-crop booomos n tou-foot and
torribly ell'ectivo stoolc-whin. Tho
chnin, tho curb, tho doublo rein, and
all tho moro or loss fancy attachments
nro Htrippod from tho bridlo in favor
of tho simple snafHo nnd a hcad-nicoo
and siiiglo roiu of loathor, so substan
tial as to dofy tho roguory or torror of
any ordinary horso to break them.
Cruppor, broastplato, martingnlo
theso aro usod or loft aside, according
to tho build, tricks nnd tompor of tlio
mount, with a einglo oyo to usofnl
noss, and no thought of tho ornamen
tal. I spoak of a workaday attiro and
Baddlory, not of tho Hooting glorios of
a holiday rig-out; and speaking thus,
it must bo Baid that tho Austrnlinn'B
outfit is plnnnod with a single oyo to
utility. Harpor's Mngazine.
Sir Henry Irvine' Jolco,
Sir Henry Irvine is nlwavs Sir
Honry Irving, whothor on or off tho
stage. So markod is his individuality
that during his latest visit to this
country n Now York practical joker
addrossed a lottor to him, tho ouvolopo
of which contained merely n pou-and-iuk
portrait of the actor aud his hotel
address. Tho letter was oronintlv de
livered by tho hotol olork, nud n re
porter to whom tho wag confided his
joko followed to loam tlio effect,
"A-n-a-h!" mused tho actor. "thl
dosorves au nnswor."
Thoroiipon ho sentod himsoli nt his
dosk and inditod nu ironical letter of
thanks and iuolosed it in nu onvelopo.
"ion don't know tho address?"
"It does not mattor," returnod Sir
Honry. "I think this will reach him
without diflleulty."
On tho ouvolopo ho lud drawn tho
faoo of a donkey with a pair of onor
moiis ears, tho ends of which covered
tho paper from corner to corner.
Philadelphia Saturday Evoning l'ost.