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CHAPTER I.
"Of courso, 'rare, palo Margaret's'
namo will bo on tho list tomorrow:
Has any ono present n ulnglo doubt
on tho subject?"
Tho speaker was a llttlo rcd-halrcrt
girl, with a small, prottlly-tlntcd face,
and a pair of curling, disdainful Hps.
Sho was ono of a group of girls who
Blood In tho quadrangle of tho Medical
Col logo for Women In tho ancient city
of Edinburgh. Ono of tho clnsscs was
Just over, and tho students wero Ming
out.
"Why so positive on the subject,
Totllo7" asked anothor student, a tall
ind somowhat delicate-looking girl.
"It Isn't always tho roost likely who
pass."
"Oh, but Margaret Crawford, you
know!" exclaimed pert llttlo Tottlo,
with an uplifting of her fair -ytbrowfl.
"Why, tho professors all think she's
unparallolcd In tho history of croatlonl
Did you hear old Cormall yesterday,
when Mary Cunnyngliamo kicked up
that awful row? 'Ladles, I am
nshamed of you ashamed of you!"'
Miss Tottlo nodded her ruddy head In
imitation of tho professor's solemn
nnd ponderous manner. " 'Thoro Is
not ono lady whom I can trust In the
whole class except, of course, Ml3
Crawford.' That of courso put tho
whole matter in a nutshell. Well, 1
roust say 1 shouldn't llko to bo held
up as the model girl of any class r
of any profession!"
"Don't bo afraid, Tot you'll never,
havo that to fear!" cried another shrill
young volco. "Hut, I say" lowering
Its sharp tones "haven't you hoard,
,glrls, that thoro'B.somothlng odd well,
'shady, I suppose, In Iho wordabout
Miss Crawford's father?"
"No!" cried half a dozen eager
toIccs. "What is it, Mlnnlo Do toll
us! I nlways thought there must bo
Bomo reason for Miss Crawford'B aloof
ness," added ono of tho voices when
tho others ceasod.
"Well, It was only by accident I
heard it," said Mlnnlo Whyto, glad of
un opportunity to air her superior
knowlodgo. "It was through a friend
of tho pater's novor mind who. Ho
'began o speak about tho big failure
of tho Wostorn Dank you rcmombor
,it, two years ago. 'Thoy wero all a
'bad set connected with it,' said ho,
'and tho manager of tho Glasgow
Ibranch was as bad as any of them,
Ihough ho got oft scot-free. His namo
is Jamos Crawford, and no's now in
qnlto an Influential position in a Lan
cashire town nolton, I bcllovo it Is.'
Of courso that Miss Crawford's fath "
"Hush-sh!" ran through tho llttlo
group, and tho speakor Bank Into sud
denly confusod sllenco.
A girl emerged from tho door, ana
was now 'walking across tho quad
ranglo, closo to whoro tlfo group of
girls wero stnndlng. Sho looked at
them qo bIio passod and nodded, smil
ing; but thoro was something fo:-cod
and unnatural about tho smile, and
every girl thoro felt certain sho must
havo overboard what was said.
"Sho hoard every wo," Bald the llt
tlo red-haired girl In a low tono.
"Woll, wo can't holp It It Isn't our
fault. I really don't seo that a girl
with dlsroputablo connections should
put on tho airs that Margaret Craw
ford does. To seo hor walk across tho
quadranglo ono would think that tho
wholo college bolongod to hor!"
It Is wonderful how unjust and un
charltablo women can bo to each
other.
For somo reason or other Margaret
Crawford was not liked at tho college,
and her follow-Btudents wero ' rendj
enough to believe anything to hor dis
credit, or that of her peoplo,' without
making any offort to And out the
truth.
"Bho thinks at least that Dr. Cle
' laud belougs to hor!" said Mlnnlo
Whyto, with n llttlo laugh. At whloh
Bomo of tho girls frowned, for Dr. Paul
Cloland was ono of tho outsldo lec
turers, and as ho was young and not
unhandsome halt of tho girls woro In
lovo with him.
Mcanwhllo Mnrgarot Crawford walk
ed on.
Tho girl was proud, as sho had boon
Judged; but at that moment hor proud
heart folt as It It would broak In two
Bho know Bho was dlHllked and dls
trusted by hor follows, and why?
Uccauso hor position wns ono which
compelled' hor to koop at a dlstanco
from them, and to avoid making nny
- M At - .1-1.1 I I 1 . .
oi muHu irieuuBiuim which girls aro
always ready to make, nnd sotnotlmes
Just m. ready to break. Margaret
Crawford know tho aspersions that
'bad been cast on hor fathor's charac
ter, and, though sho belloved that they
vero utterly falso for Bho loved hor
fathor as few children do yet, In hor
proud, Independent way, sho resolved
that sho would novor allow theso ub
wrslons to bo shared by any one etso
invo only herself.
Sho walked through the quadranglo
and out Into tho broad, luvol street.
It was a day In April, ami balmy "and
warm with tho breath of nowly-ar
rlvod spring. Tho sun snouo warmly
In Margaret's oycB as sho took her
westward way, uud for a moment tho
girl's heart thrilled with tho hope and
Joy that tho mora senso of living
brings to all young creatures In spring,
She had gone to tho end of Forest
road, and was Just turning Into tho
meadows, whoso budding trees una
Kreonlng grass eeomed to Margaret tho
most beautiful thing eho had ovor
ri, whn a rapid step sounded be
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hind her, and the next moment a voice
spoke her namo.
"You are going homo, Miss Craw
ford, I sec. la It not a charming day7"
Margaret might bo proud nnd self
contained, but she was not as com
pleto mlstross of herself as pooplo sup
posed, elso sho would havo been able
to keep back that deep blush that
rushed to her checks, and to conquer
tho wild, sudden heating of her heart.
"Yes, It Is lovely tho llrst really
sprlng-llko day wo havo had," sho
said, aa sho quietly gave him her hand.
Paul Cloland walked by her side as If
he had a right to do so, nnd almost In
sllonce thoy went on towards tho "Mid-
dlo Walk," as It Is called, of tho
Meadows.
Though Cloland was a tall man,
whoso upright figure and long strides
wero moro llko thoso of a soldier than
a student, Margaret was nearly as tall
as he. Bho was llnoly built for a wo
man, nnd the dignity und grnco of hor
carrlago wero almost queenly. Her
fair, palo face, with Its foatures clear
ly cut as a cameo; Its dark-gray cyoa.
shaded by long, straight, dark lashes;
Its penciled, level eyebrows; Its mouth,
both proud and sweet, was a contrast
to Cloland's dark, strong-featured,
squaro chin and brow not exactly a
handsome face, but tho faco of a otrong
man.
"So you will know all tomorrow?"
ho said at last, as It ho wore pursuing
a thread of thought. "I supposo you
do not fcol at all anxious as to tho re-
bUlt?"
"I confess to feeling a llttlo anx
ious," Margnrot answered. "I havo
been expecting to pas3; but now I nm
beginning to seo what a dreadful thing
it would bo if I did not. It Is ra easy
to fail sometimes."
"You will not fall. Don't, let that
thought worry you," said Cloland
quickly. Ho paused a moment; then,
with ono Bwlft glance down at tho
graceful, fair head crowned with lta
dark sailor hat, said, In a lower and
deeper volco: "Thin is a matter of
great importanco to you, I see. May
1 ask, In tho ovent of your passing,
what you are going to do?"
"I am going to remain In Edin
burgh for a. time. Dr. Knight has
promised to uso his influence to got mo
Into oni of tho hospitals," Margaret
answered, readtty enough. "When I
feel that I havo gained as much knowl
edge aa I enn there, I am going back
to Lancashire Dolton or Bury, prob
ably 1 here to start for my sol f."
"And so I am never to seo you any
moro?" Cleland asked, In a dangerous
ly quiet voice.
Margaret started a llttlo; tho Bhadow
of a quiver passod over hor Hps.
I don't think that follows. Dr. C'5-
lnnd," she snld, trying to wpcalc as
quietly nnd ns composedly as beforo.
As long as I am In Edinburgh, I I
hopo I may still seo you occasionally.
You havo beon very good to me you
havo helped mo a great deal. Do not
think I am ungrateful to you for all
your kindness undo3orvod and disin
terested kindness as It has been."
I do not want you to bo ungrate
ful, and I don't wp.it you to think
anything I did to help you was disin
terested," ho exclaimed, his volco sud
only becoming passlonnto with emo
tion. Thoy wero In a very qulot part
now In tho narrow lano, -with Ivy
covered wall on ono side and a ratling
on tho other, which led up towards tho
torraco In which Mnrgarot had her
lodgings. Ho paused, compelling hor
to do tho samo, facod hor, and, suddon-
?7 taking both her hands In his, neld
them closo. "Margaret. Margaret,
can't you guess tho truth? I lovo you
with nil my heart! I have loved you,
I think, from tho llrst tlmo I saw you.
Do you remember ono night two sea
slons ago when I had Just started lec
hiring? It was a Sunday night, nnd 1
was at St. Giles; thoro was n famous
jireachcr there By chanco, as It
stomed but It wns not chanco, Mar
garet I went Into tho very pow In
which you wero. I had no hymn book,
and you offered yours, bo gravely, so
sweetly, without any proud rcsorvo or
coldness. I rememhor tho hymn. It
was 'My Times Aro In Thy Hand.' It
has boon a fnvorlto wltl mo ovor slnco,
Mnrgaret, I havo loved you slnco then,
with a lovo that has grown stronger
and dcopor, until It seomB llko a part
ot my, being which I enn't tonr nway.
Thoro Is no other woman In tho world
thoro novor will bo any other woman
In tho world for mo but you. Mar
garot, do you lovo mo? Can you ovor
lovo mo.
Tho words woro pourod forth bo rnp
Idly, so passionately, that Margarot
was quite unable to Btom their torrent.
Sho stood qulto still, without word or
emotion, hor faco vory palo; only onco
or twlco that shadow of a qulvor
passed ovor hor lips again. When ot
last Cloland paused, and looked Into
hor faco eagerly, scarchlngly, as If for
his answer, Margaret mado an evident
effort to spoak. Though twlco sho
oponeil hor lips, no words camo.
Her volco was vuy low when at last
tnoy did come.
"Dr. Cloland, you havo dono mo a
great honor tho groatest honor I ever
expected to receive; but I should bo
repaying you badly Indeed If I gavo
you tho answer you ask for. You for
get what I am. My father's, namo has
boon dragged through tho dust. Thoro
are many peoplo who still bollovo ho
was guilty, though ho has escaped
iroin tne punishment of tho law.
"Only today I ovorhenrd my fellow-
fltudents discussing tho point. What
over ho is In truth and I, his daugh
ter, bcllovo him Innocent of the dis
graceful crimes with which ho wa3
charged in tho eyoa ot tho world ho
Is still looked upon as ono who only
4taped public dlsgraco by accident or
hU own Ingenuity."
"Margaret, do you think so llttlo ot
in love as to Imagine I am not willing
it take upon myself whatever burden
you may havo to bear?" demanded
Cloland, In a low voice. "My darling,
If you know him to be innocent, so do
I. Ll3ten to mo, Margaret; you havo
never hoard tho story of my past. My
father was In business for many yaars.
It is now about ten years slnco ho died,
und ho died by his own hand."
Margarot uttcrod an cxclamntlon.
"Ho was In difficulties and forcaaw
nothing but ruin beforo him. It was
a fearful affair. It killed my mother;
she died soon after. I was left, tho
eldest of throe boys. 'I was Just start
ing my career then, and tho knowl
edge of my father's fearful end nearly
unnerved mo for tho future; but I man
aged to pluck up courage for tho uako
of tho others. They aro both off my
hands now; but cometlme It w&h a
hard atrugglo.
"I am not a rich man, Margaret, but
I havo sufllclcnt to keep my wlfo In
comfort. My darling, you will not re
fuse now? I faliall not handicap you,
Margaret; you can pursuo your call
ing after you come to mo If you aro
set upon IU I love you too much. I
respect you too much, to set any re
strictions upon you. Only promise to
love nw, to bo for mo only as I will
bo for you all tho days that wo both
shall livo and I shall bo content."
Margnrot stood sllont, with droop
ing head; but a soft color had slowly
davened In her cheeks. Her heart cried
out to hor to yield. Sho lovod Paul
Cleland oh, surely novor woman be
foro had loved any man as sho did
and nil tho womanhood in her longed
to cast Itself on that strong protecting
tendorness of his, which would guard
her against nil tho world. To bo his,
to havo him as hor own It seemed to
Margaret no earthly happiness could
bo greator than this.
As ho lookod down at tho downcast
faco, nnd saw the soft color creeping
into it, Paul Cloland's heart beat high
with liopo, und, bending down, ho
whispered:
Margaret, answer me only ono
quostlon, and I shall bo satisfied mean
time. Do you lovo mo?"
It seemed to both ns if the west
wind blew moro softly, as If tho birds
ceased singing, tho loaves paused in
their rustle, until her answer came.
It eamo at last, a low murmur, hard
ly moro than a breath "Yes."
And then Margaret felt thoso strong,
loving arms about hor, and hor head
arawn down to that sholtcr that, It
Scorned to her now or, tho pity or it!
war to bo hor resting place forever.
(To bo continued.)
WHITE ELEPHANTS.
Hvcrjr Ono Stumli lit a House Glided
with Gold.
In Burmah, before that country be
came a dependency of Great Britain,
only tno King was allowed to own a
whlto elephant. Ralph Fitch, tho bold
and enterprising merchant of Good
Queen Bess' day, was tho first Eng
lishman that ever set foot in Burmah.
Mr. J. Horton Ryley, In his most inter
esting book called "Ralph Fitch, Eng
land's Pioneer to India," allows the
traveler to toll his own story, and
quaint indeed Ik his account ot the
white olophnnts. When ho was at
Pegu In 158G tho king had four ot them
"very atrango and rare," which woro
housed in a great state at tho royal
palaco. When one wns brought to tho
king, ovcry merchant In Pegu had to
pay tho monarch halt a ducat, "which
doth commo to a great summo;" but
after they had given their present thoy
wero frco to vco tljem often as thoy
pleased. The king called himself "tho
King of tho Whlto Eolcphants," nnd
would not permit nny other king to
own ono, oven at tho risk of war.
inoy tio very great service" says
Fitch, "unto theso whlto elephants;
every ono ot tiiem btanueth In an
houso glldod with goldo, and they
do fecdo In vessels of silver nnd gilt,
Ono of them when ho doth go to tho
river to be washed, as every day they
do, gooth undor a canopy of clcUio of
golde or sllko, carried ovor him by
six or eight men, and eight or ton men
goo before him playing on drummei
shnwmes, or other Instruments; nn'o
when ho Is washed and commeth out
pf tho rlvor, thero Is a gentleman that
doth wash his feet In a silver basin,
which la his ofllco given him by tho
king. Thoro Is no such account made
ot any black olephaut, bo ho novor bo
great."
Vnrnlnj of Mrnlnt Fittleuu.
Edward Thomdlko says that mental
work Is not a simple matter of mental
energy or quantity ot poslttvo or in
hibitory nervous discharges, but or
their direction ns well. Mental futlgu
is not into pnysicai luiigue anu ro
quires different trcntment. Its warning
signs nro moro complicated, les3 olllca-
clous, and thcrcforo moro often neg
lectful. Tho warnings that wo do havo
aro not measures ot tho degrco ot In
ability, but Indcflulto und nt present
Ul-undorstood signs ot danger. Tho
degrco ot mental Inability does not
vary proportionately to tho amount
ot work dono without sulllclont rost,
but increases much less quickly up fo
u certain amount ot mcntul work, ad
then may Increase much fuster, so that
ouo straw ot mental work may then
break tho earners back.
uiara wnai a rooiisn young man
that Tom Brown is. Maude Yos,
that's Just what I told him when ha
oatd he was going to propose to you.
A MYSTERY HO MORE
AND CLOUD IS LIFTED FHOM
INNOCENT MAN.
Taylor narrow Who Hit llecn Sought
Far mill Nrnr for Tiu Veurn I-atoly
Discovered an n I'nralftlo at l'ortlnnd,
Oregon.
Taylor Barrow has beon found nnd
tho veil of mystery that enshroudoU
his dlsappearanco ten years ago has
beon lifted. Ho lived south of Ham
ilton, nnd with two companions on
Juno 14, 1890, wont to tho Oakley races
and was never heard of again, says the
Youngstdwn Signal.
His family nnd friends thought that
he had met with foul play, nnd his
body had been secretly hurled to hide
tho crlmo. Tho mysterious disappear
ance filled many columns of the news
papers at tho time, but without avail.
Ho could not bo found. But yester
day a telegram was rccelvod by his
family from Portland, Oro stating
that under tho name of Chas. Dumont
Taylor Barrow was a paralyzed Inmate
of tho City Hospital and would dlo.
Tho sufferer wished his family to
claim his body. When ho left homo he
was accompanied by Harry Pltzer and
Hudson Scott, two prominent citizens
living near Sharonvllle. On the day
ot his disappearance It was shown that
bo drew $2,800 out ot the bank and
this only made tho suspicion of foul
play stronger. His companions left
him in the city and thought nothing
more of him. On Tuesday, Juno 19,
Mrs. Barrow came to Sharonvllle nnd
going to tho Victor Hotel, of which
hotel Scott was proprietor, Inquired it
he had seen her husband. Scott told
her that Barrow had left them at the
depot and was taken by surprlso when
Informed that he had not returned
home. A search was at onco Instituted
for Barrow and the nows that ho was
missing spread broadcast. Days
passed, the missing man was not heard
from, and ugly suspicions grow apaco.
On July 3, 1890, a man named Boyle, a
former schoolmate of Barrow's, arrived
in Cincinnati and stntcd that ho had
mot tho latter In Chattanooga, Tenn.,
a fow days previously, and that tho
missing man had assumed tho namo ot
Charles Dumont. Scott accompanied
Boylo to tho ofllco of a notary and had
this statement sworn to. Scott then
vl3ltod Mrs. Barrow and hor "brother,
John Williamson, at fho farm, and
displayed tho sworn statement. Wil
liamson stated that he bollcved Boylo's
statement, but Mrs. Barrow scouted
the Idea, and said that Scott had paid
Boylo to swear falsely. Scott then
went to Chattanooga, and, although
he hoard of Taylor Barrow, or Charles
Dumont, tho latter had left that city.
Scott then offered $500 reward for tho
r ;c '!
Fearful
Fate of
Lepers
According to Wcllesloy C. Balloy, su
perintendent of tho mission to lepers
In India, there are 1,600,000 lepers In
India and tho east. Tho condition of
these afflicted peoplo Is terrible and In
many placcB they nro treated with
shocking barbarity.
In Chlnn several years ago a man
darin attempted to stamp out tho dls-
easo in an atrocious manner, lie in
vited all the lepers to a great feast, set
fire to tho building, and all who es
caped tho fire perished by tho swords
of tho troops surrounding tho build
ing. Within tho last few months a
terrible story has reached us from ono
ofYia missionaries of tho Rhenish
Missionary society of the burning nllvo
of at least forty lepers In Sumatra.
Wo nro told by lepers from Nopaul
In tho Himalayas that to be n leper
thero Is to Incur tho death penalty, nnd
In order to avoid this fato thoy somo
tlmca flc,o Into British territory. Even
In some places whero tho leper is not
allowed to bo put to death ho Is treat
ed with great barbarity. In Japan they
aro called "hlnlm," which means "not
human." In India they aro often
Train-robbing ns n business Is now
practically a thing of tho past. In tho
west, says an old deputy United State3
marshal. I remember not many years
ago thero wero 300 mnrsnais pauouing
tho Indian territory and yet scarcely n
day passed without a murder or a rob
bery As high as twenty muruers wero
t0mmltte'd In the tcrrrltory In one day
nn.i in the Chickasaw nation nlono 138
murdors wore committed In ono month
Between 1880 and 1895 forty-nlno
trains were hold up; mall clerks and
express messengers woro killed nnd
thlrty-nlno train rouuera sum ueuu
whllo committing robbery and slxty
levon captured and convicted, Flvo
express carB wero blown to pieces and
an endless number of safes destroyod
and their contents taken. Eleven dls
tluct gangs havo flourished, besldoa
uumerous lono highwaymen and two
or threo hnnded crowds. Tho govern
ment has spont something llko 1500,000
In running down outlaws in Oklahoma
and Indian territory In ten years. Ono
of tho biggest robberies that ovor took
placo In the Indian territory was at
X
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dlscovory of tho missing man, and
nows camo repeatedly. Ho waa re
ported seen at ono tlmo at Kansas City,
Mo., later at Ft. Scott, Kan., and in
1893 word enmo that ho had been scon
In Denver, Col. At tho time of Bar
row's disappearance ho was the Butler
county agent for W. H. Hill of Cincin
nati. Rumor had connected Barrow's
name with that of a grass widow somo
tlmo before his dlsappearanco, and It
Is said that sho also dlsappcraod about
tho tlmo that ho did. But tho coun
try folks would havo none of theso
explanations. Taylor Barrow hod, In
their opinion, been murdered. In tho
mcantlmo Mrs. Barrow, tho supposed
widow, and hor only son lived on tho
homo farm near Sharonvllle, amply
provided for by revenues derived from
proporty owned by tho missing hus
band nnd father. Tho B-yoar-old son
grew to a stalwart youth, but no mes
sago over camo from tho missing fa
thor, and the wlfo and boy mourned
him ns dead. A brother, John Bar
rows, left the homo some years ago to
secure a position as motorman on tho
Vine and Clifton electric road, and at
present lives at No. 2833 Falke Btreot,
Corryvlllo.. A blue-coated messenger
boy stopped Barrow as ho was leav
ing his front gate to go to work and
handed him tho dispatch above re
ferred to. Stopping but a moment to
gather tho news It contained, John
Barrow hurried to a telephone and
hastily sent tho contents of the mes
sage to his sister-in-law at Sharon
vllle. Then, ns ho paused, ho thought
of Hud Scott. Another turn ot tho
crank nnd tho telephone exchange was
notified to call up Mason, Ohio, whero
Bcott now owns a hotel. A few brief
wordB nnd tho message was delivered
to Scott, and ho took tho first train
for Cincinnati, nrrlvlng thoro about
noon.
Mr. Scott was seen at tho Dcnnlson
Houso In company with Miles Osgood
nnd Col. Jack Frey, and stated that ho
had been relieved of a load ho had
been carrying slnco Barrow's disap
pearance, nnd that his wlfo and daugh
ters had suffered oven more thnn ho
from tho dreadful circumstance. Ho
had acquainted them of tho nows Im
mediately after receiving It, and ho
sobbed as ho told of their happiness
at hearing It. John Barrow was seen
yesterday, and stated that ho knew
nothing of his brother's wanderings;
nothing. In fact, moro than tho news
that tho long-missing man was dying
In tho far west. Ho had thought that
tho nows that he had been located, oven
If it wero'on his deathbed, would be as
sweet to Hudson Scott ns to tho be
reaved wlfo and son, and ho had wast
ed no tlmo In letting him know. Mr
Barrow stated that none of the fam
ily would go to Portland, Ore., but In
the ovent of his brother's death, whlcli
tho physicians said was certain, the
body would bo brought to this state for
burial.
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Their Lives
in the Orient
a Blot Upon the
Name Humanity
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driven out of houso and home, some
times being "stoned nway" from thoir
villages.
After they are driven nway from
their village they will wander Into
tho Jungle, where thoy build them
Bplves a little mat or reed hut and cko
out a torrlblo existence, living on
roots, or on whatever mny chanco to be
thrown to them by pnssors-by. They
will sometimes tako up their abode in
a cave, or in a hole under somo great
rock. It must bo borne In mind, too,
that these pitiable objects are some
times women nnd children of tender
years. Sometimes a mother will be
hunted from her homo with a babo at
her breast. And If wo remember that
In many Instances tho victims of tho
dUcase nro absolutely helpless, having
lost fingers and toes, or even hands
nnd feet, leaving nothing but useless
stumps which continue to waste and
slouch, nnd that the disease will some
times have robbed them of sight and
almost of the power of speech, it will,
I think, be allowed that such piteous
cases aro In themselves tho very quint
essence of human misery.
Adair, on tho Missouri, Kansas & Tex
ns railway, when tho Cook gang car
nou away n,uuu rrom tne express
messenger, tho nulls und passongora,
It waa tlm slickest haul ever mado,
Tho gang had confederates In St. Louis,
who toai mem tno government was
going to express ? 125,000 on a certain
train. It would reach Muskogee on
April 1, 1891. Tho gang selocted for
tho placo of hold-up a lonely spot near
tho water tank, south of Adair. When
tho train pulled up for water twgman
Jumped Into tho cnglno an9 'covered
the fireman and onglneer. Another
uncoupled the train, while tho engineer
was ordered to pull out. Four mon
wont into tno express car nnd suc
ceeded In oponlng tho safe, whllo six
others altcndod to tho passengers. The
gang hud sent n man to Adair to cut
the wires so no news of tho robbory
coutd bo sent out. Thoy also broko
tho coupler on tho express car so ns to
dVay tho train. With $142,000 In tholr
y.'ketB tho gang escaped into tho
ttoods. Tho money was never recov
ired, but most ot tho gang aro now
fleiii
COAL PRODUCTION.
ballad States No it the Grontoit Frodocea
of This Fanl.
Tho scarcity of coal In Europe and
many Inquiries about American coal
that this has caused, and tho new ox-
port trado to somo extent that lias
resulted, emphasizes tho fact that this
country Is now tho greatest coal pro
ducer in tho world. Tho production
for 1899 Is estimated by tho Engineer
ing and Mining Journal to havo been
244,581,875 tons. Tho statistician of
tho Geological Survoy cstlmatos that
it was 258,539,050 short tons, which
is un amount far In excess of tho pro.
ductlon of nny previous year, and
probably greater than tho production
of Great Britain. In 1889 tho produc
tion of bituminous coal In this coun
try was 95,685,083 short tons. Ton
years later It had risen to 198,219,255
short tons. In 1889 the anthracito
production was 40,714,721 long tons.
Ten years later it waa 53,857,490 long
tons, an lncrcaso of about 32 per cent.
Tho valuo of tho production of 1899
Is estimated at ?2C0,000,000, nbout ?51.-
000,000 moro than that of tho pro
duction of tho preceding year. Ono of
tho encouraging foatures of this in
creaso of production nnd tho increase
of trado that It indicatcif-both at homo
an'd abroad, is thn with tho exception
of Pennsylvania anthracite, tho coal
doposlts of tho country nro practical
ly Inexhaustible; that tho known do
posits havo scarcely been "scratched
on tho surface." Pennsylvania is still
tho leading Btnto not only as tho pro
ducer of anthracite, of which sho has
nlmost a monopoly, but also ot bitum
inous coal. Illinois Is next, West Vir
ginia is third nnd Ohio fourth In-
diannpolIsPrcs3.
"Brcud Upon tho Waters."
The reward of a generous deed sel
dom comes moro opportunely than it
did in an instanco reported by the
Cleveland Loader. It appears that a
prominent Clovclander named Cole,
who has recently died, was forced to
leavo Cornell university, at tho close
of his sophomoro year, for lack of
funds. He went to Now York, and be
gan a canvass of mercantllo houses and
offices, In search of a position. Among
many others, ho visited tho ofllco of a
produce merchant, who seemed greatly
taken with his personality. Tho re
sult of tho Interview was that tho mer
chant said to Mr. Colo: "Young man,
go back and finish your college course,
and I will foot tho bill." Mr. Colo ac
cepted tho offer, completed his courso
with credit to himself and his strange
ly found friend, nnd at once entered
upon a business career. It was not
long beforo he prospered In a business
venture, and found himself ablo to re
pay tho sum advanced for his educa
tion. Ho went to Now York, sought
out tho ofllco of his friend, and step
ping up to his desk, laid down seven
hundred dollars. "Mr. Cole," said tho
old merchant, "if it wero not for this
money my credit would have beon
dishonored today. Maturing obliga
tions would havo gone to protest. You
have saved mo." Youth's Companion.
The Crnfty Ants Ilulld a flond.
Something new and interesting
about ants wns learned by a Mount
Airy florist For a week or bo ho had
been bothorcd by ants that got into
boxes of seeds which rested on a shelf.
To got rid of tho nnts ho put Into exe
cution nn old plun, which wns to placo
a meaty bono .closo by, which tho ants
soon covered, deBerting tho box of
seeds. As soon aa tho bono becamo
thickly inhabited by the little creepers
the florist tossed it into a tub of water.
Tho nnts having been washed off, tho
bono was again put in uso as a trap.
Tho florist bethought himself that ho
would save trouble by placing tho
bone In a center of a sheet of fly paper,
believing that tho anta would get
caught on tho sticky fly pnpor whllo
trying to reach tho food. But tho flor
ist was surprised to find that tho ants,
upon discovering the naturo ot tho
paper trap, formed a working force
and built a path on tho papor clear to
tho bono. Tho material for tho walk
was sand, secured from a llttlo pllo
near by. For hours tho ants worked,
nnd when tho path was completed
thoy mado their way over Its dry sur
face In couples-, as in a march, to tho
bone. Philadelphia Record.
rucking Wns Valuable.
"Here's my bonnet, Just come homo,"
said tho publisher's wlfo. Ho watched
her opon tho box, and romove layer
artor layer of tlssuo paper. "Geo
whizz!" ho exclaimed, "now I under
stand why It cost so much." Ho had
Und some experience with the paper
trust himself. Philadelphia Press.
A Mllllonulro Toucher,
By n decreo of the supremo court of
Mexico tho claim of Mrs. Mary D.
Graco, principal of tho Tompkins
school, Syracuse, N. Y., to the Vacas
and Bismarck mines In Durango,
worth $7,000,000, Is afllrmed. Tho do
clston puts Mrs. Graco In full posses
sion of tho mines, said to bb tho rich
est in Mexico.
Golden Kngln Shot.
Another golden eaglo has been shot
by a gamokeopor on tho Hill of Rot
tal, Glon Cove, and sont to Klrrlomulr
to be stuffed. It is stated that thoro
aro only two or three mora of theso
birds left In Scotland now.
Tim UlRRrst Hturcoon.
The largest sturgeon on record was
caught in tho North sea. It weighod
525 pounds, but tho delight of tho fish
ermen wnB tempered by tho fact that It
did ?750 worth of daraago to the nets
before It was killed.
It Isn't tho man who was born with
a silver spoon In his mouth who makos
tie most stir.