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f liiMWm!5! 1 . .?-. NJ m IV .i 1 ! I; I The Bow of Orange Ribbon I A ROMANCE OF NEW YORK J t By AMELIA E. I1AFLR. Author of "Friend Ollvlrw." "I, Thou and the Otliar One." Efc. J I Copyright, WO, by IHMii. McaJ and (im;iati X ' CHAPTER II. (Continued. "Of nil earthly things!" said Mrs. Cordon. "A letter from that poor child. (Catherine Van Heemsklrk Shi' has more wit than 1 expected So her father won't let her come to me. Why, then, upon my word, I will go to her." CnpL Hyde was Interested at once. "You will go to-morrow?" he asked, "nnd would It ho beyond good breeding to accompany you?" "Indeed, nephew, I think It would. He patient; to-morrow morning 1 will call upon our fair neighbor." Tho next morning was damp, for there had been heavy rain during the night; but Capt. Hyde would not let his aunt forget or forego her promise. A negro weman was pollening the brass ornaments of the door, and over Its spotless threshold she passed with out question or delay. A few minutes aho waited alone In the best parlor, charmed with It far off air and Eastern scents, and then JMatlam Van Heemsklrk welcomed hrr. In her heart she was pleased at tho visit. She thought privately that her JorlB had been a little too strict. And Mrs. Gordon's praise of Kathcrino and hor declaration that "she was Incon solable without tho dear creature's so ciety,' seemed to the tond mother the most proper and natural of feelings. "Do but let me see her an hour, madam," sho said. "You know my sincere admiration. Is not that her voice? I vow, sho sings to perfection! And what a singular melody! Please to set wide the door madau." "It Is the bravo song of the bravo mon of Zealnnd, when from tho walls of Leydcn they drove away the Span lards;" and madam stood In the open loor, and called to her daughter, "Well, then, Katherlno. begin again tho song of 'The Beggars of the Sea.' " At tho second verso, Mrs. Cordon rose and said, "Indeed, madam, I find my good breeding no match against such singing. And tho tuna Is won derful; It ha3 the ring of trumpets, and the roar of tho waves In It. Pray let us go at once to your daughter's." "At work are they; but, If you mind not that, you aro welcomo Indeed." Then sho led the way to the large liv ing, or dining, room, where Katherlno stood at the table cleaning the sliver llagons and cups and plates that adorned tho great oak sideboard. Joanna, who was darning some lino linen, roso and made her respects with perfect composure. Sho had very little liking, either for Mrs. Gordon or her nephew; and many of their ways appeared to her utterly foolish and not devoid of sin. Hut Katherlno trembled nnd blushed with pleasure nnd excitement, and Mrs. Cordon watched her with a certain kind of curious delight. Her hair was combed backword, plaited, and tied with a rib bon; her arms bare to tho shoulders, her black bodice and crimson petti coat ncntly shielded with a linen apron; and poised In one hand she held a beautiful silver flagon covered with raised figures, which with pntlent labor sho had brought Into shining re lief. Conversation was easily maintained. Madam Van Heemsklrk knew the pedi gree or the history of every tray or cup, and In reminiscence and story an hour passed away very pleasantly In deed. Then Mrs. Cordon, after bid ding madam an effusive good-by, turned suddenly nnd said, "Pray allow yoru daughter to show mo the many ornaments In your parlor. Tho glimpse I had has made mo very Impatient to soo them moro particularly." The moment tho parlor door had been shut, Mrs. Cordon lifted Kath arine's faco between her palms, and said: "Faith, child, I am almost run off my head with all the fine things 1 have listened to for your sake. Do you know who sent mo here?" "I think, madam, Capt. Hyde." "Psha! Why don you blush, and stammer, and llo about it? Now, Capt. Hyde wishes to see you; when can you oblige him so much?" "I know not. To come to Madam Semple's is forblddon me by my father." "Oh, Indeed! Has your father for bidden you to walk down your garden to tho rlvor Dank?" "No, madam." "Then, If Capt. Hydo pnss about 3 o'clock, he might see you there?" "Three?" Tho word was a question moro than an assent, but Mrs. Cordon assumed the assent, and did not allow Kath erlno to contradict It. "And I prom ised to bring him a token from you ho was exceedingly anxious about that mattor." Katherlne looked thoughtfully around. Thero was a small Chlneso cabinet on tho table. Sho went to It and took from a drawer a bow of orange ribbon. Holding It doubtfully in her hand, she said, "My St. Nicho las ribbon." "Thero, there! I can really wait no longer. Some ono Is already in a fever of lmpatlonco. Good-by again, child; my sorvlco onco moro to your mother and"s1,tcr," and so, with many compliments, sho passed chatting and laughing out of the house. Katherlno closed tho best parlor, and lingered a moment In the uct. Sho felt that she had pormltted Mrs. Cor don to make an appointment for hor lover, and a guilty sense of disobedi ence Hindu bitter the Jov ot expecta (Ion. Hut she kepi her own counsel, nnd doubted and debated the mutter In her heart until the hands of the groat clock were rising quickly to the hour of fate. Then she laid down her tine hewing and said. ".Mother. I want to walk In the garden. When 1 come hack, my tusk I will finish." "That Is well, .loanna, too. has let her work fall down to her lap. Co, both of you, and get the flue air from the river." This was not what Katherlne wished, but nothing but assent wns possible, and the girls strolled slowly down the box-bordered walks together. When they reached the river bank a boat rowed by with two English sol diers, stopped Just below them, and lay rocking on her oars. Then an offi cer In the stern rose and Katherlno saw Capt. Hyde fling back from his left shoulder his cloak, in order to dis play the bow of orange ribbon on his breast. Katherlne went bnck to the house as merry ns a bird. She chatted of this and of that and snng snatches of songs, old nnd new. And all the time her heart beat out Its own glad re frain, "My bow of orange ribbon, my bow of orange ribbon!" CHAPTER III. Joy in the House. "Honored gentleman, when will you pay me my money?" The speaker was an old man, dressed In r. black coat buttoned to the ankles, and a cap of silk nnd fur, from beneath which fell a fringe of gray hair. Tho Inquiry was addressed to Capt. Hyde. He paid no attention whatever to It, but, gayly humming a stave of "Marlbrook," watched tho crush of wagons nnd pedestrians, In order to find n suitable moment to cross the nnrrow street. "Honored gentleman, when will yon pay me my moneys?" The second Inquiry elicited still less attention. "I do not wish to make you more expenses, captain," nnd Cohen, follow ing the Impulse of his anxiety, laid his hand upon his debtor's arm. Hyde turned In n rage, and flung off the touch with a passionate oath. Then the Jew left him nnd walked slowly towards his store and home. Ho soon recovered the calmness which had been lost during his unsat isfactory Interview with Capt. Hyde. "A wise man frets not himself, for the folly of u fool;" and, having come to this decision, he entered his house with the Invocation for Its pence and prosperity on his lips. Soon there was a little stir In the street thnt peculiar sense of borne thing more than usual, which can make Itself felt In the busiest thor oughfure nnd Cohlen went to the door and looked out. "The Great Christopher" had come to anchor Capt. Hatavlus do Vrlcs. There was quite a crowd on the wharf. Some were attracted by curi osity; others, by the hope of a good Job on the cargo; others, again, not averse to a little private bargaining for any curious or vnluable goods tho captain of the "Great Christopher" had for Bale. Joanna Van Heemsklrk hnd had n message from her lover, Capt. de Vrlcs, and sho was watching for his arrival. There wns no secrecy In her love affairs, and It was nmld the Joy nnd Bmlles of the whole household thnt she met her ntllnnced husbnnd. They were one of those loving, sen sible couples, for whom it Is natural to predict n plncld nnd hnppy life, nnd the first words of Hatavlus seemed to assure It: "My affairs have gone well, Joanna, as thoy generally do; and now I shall build the house, nnd we shall be mar ried." Joanna Inughcd. "I shall Just say a word or two, also, about that, Hata vlus." "Come, come, the word or two was said so long ago. Kntrljlntje, mljn melsjo, what's the matter now, that you never como once?" Katherlno was standing at the open window, apparently watching tho honey-bees ninong the locust blooms, but really perceiving something fnr be yond them a boat on the tlver at tho end of tho garden. So the question of Hatavlus touched very lightly her physical consciousness. A far sweet er, a far more peremptory voice called her; but she answered: "There Is nothing the matter, Hata vlus. 1 am well, I am happy. And now I will go Into the garden to make me a fine nosegay," and she walked slowly out of tho door and stopped or stooped at every flowerbed, while Jo anna watched her. Out of sight of the window, Kath erlno ran rapidly to tho end of the garden, and, parting tho lilac bushes, stood flushed and panting on the river bank. Capt. Hyde's pretty craft shot Into sight, and a few strokes put It at tho landing stair. In a moment he was at her side. He took her In his arms, and in splto of the small hands covorlng hor blushing face, he kissed her with passlonato affection, vowing with evory kiss that sho was the most adorable of women, and protesting "on his honor na a soldier" that ho would make her his wife, or dlo a bachelor for her sake. And who can blame a young girl If she listens and believes, when listen ing nnd believing mean to hor perfect happiness? Not women who havo ever stood, trembling with lovo and Joy. close to the dear one's heart. If they be gray-haired, nnd on the very shoal of life, they must remember still those moments of delight the little lane, the tlre-llt room, the drifting boat, that Is linked with them. If the) be young and lovely, and have but to say, "It was yesterday," or, "It was last week," still better they will understand the temptation that was ton gteat for Katherlno to overcome. And, as yet, nothing definite had been said to her about Nell Semple, ami the artangement mnde for her fu ture, so that In effect, she was still free, since Nell had not spoken. On the night of De Vrlcs return there wns n great gathering nt Van Heemsklk's house. Conspicuous In the happy, chattering compauy, Lysbet Van Heemsklkrk bustled about, In tho veiy whitest nnd stlffest of laco caps. Very soon after sundown, Elder Sem ple and madam his wife arrived; and the cider, ns usual, made a decided stir among the group willed he Joined. "No, no, councillor," he said, In an swer to the invitation of Jorls to come outside. "No, no, I'll not risk my health, maybe my vera life, oot on tho stoop after sunset." "Well, then, neighbors, we'll fo In side," said Jorls. "Clcau pipes, and a Bnowball (glu mixed stiff with su gar), or a glass of Hollands, will not, 1 think, be amiss." The movomont was made among some Jokes and laughter, and they gathered near tho hearthstone. Katherlne came and stood behind her father's chair. She let her head fall down over his shoulder, and ho raised bis own to clasp It. "What is It then, mljn, Katrljntjo klelntje?" "It Is to dance. Mothor says 'yea,' if thou art willing." "Then I say 'yes,' also. For a moment aho laid her check against htm, and the happy tears canto Into his eyes, and he stroked her face nnd balf-rcluctnutly let Hatavlus lead her away. At that day there were but few fam ilies of any wealth who did not own one black ninn who could play well upon the violin. Jorls possessed two, and they wero both on hand, putting their own gay spirits Into tho fiddle nnd tho bow. And oh, how happy were the beating feet and the heating hearts that went to the stirring strains! It was Joy ami love and youth in melo dious motion. The old looked on with gleaming, sympathetic eyes; tho joung forgot that they were mortal. MIsh Katern Van Heemsklrk and Mr. Nell Semple will now hab de honor of 'bilging de company wld de French minuet." At this announcement, made by tho first negro violin, there waB a sndden silence; and Nell rose, nnd with a low bow offered the tips of his fingers to the beautiful girl, who roso blushing to take them. Nell's dark, stately beauty waB well set off by Ida black velvet suit and jKiwdered hair and gold buckles. And no lovelier contrast could have faced him than Katherlno Van HceraBklrk; so delicately fresh, so radiantly fair, she looked In her light bluo robe and white lace stomacher, with a pink roso at her breast. Neil bad a nntural majesty In his carriage; Katherlne supplemented It with a naturnl grnce. Ab sho wns In the very uct of making Nell a profound couitesy, the door opened and Mrs. Cordon and Capt. Hydo entered. Tho latter took In the exquisite picture in a moment, and thero was a flro of Jeal ousy In his heart when ho saw Nell lead his partner to her seat, and with the deepest respect kiss her pretty fingers ere he resigned thorn. Hut he was compelled to control himself, as he waB ceremoniously in troduced to Councillor and Madam Van Heemsklrk by Ida aunt, who with a charming effusiveness declared "sho was very uneasy to Intrude so far, but, In faith, councillor," aho pleaded, "I am but a woman, and I find tho news of a wedding beyond my naturo to re sist." (To be continued.) dET A LOCATION Nebraska Epworthians Will So euro PormanontHomo. DEAL IS ABOUT COMPLETED Trml of forty Airi. south of l.lnroln Turk, Mill I'mlHility li I'lirilumid Hint l'lttt-tl up to r.nti'i-tulii tliti nmnil .Vftnt'iiilily. AND GERMANY MAY STRIKE DEPEW TELLS SOMETHING NEW. Latest Story Put Forth by the New York Senator. Senator Chnuncey M. Depew BnyB that this Is his latest, and ho guaran tees It to bo now. Ho told It to a gioup of friends at the Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday night. "I wns walking down Wall Btreet to day," he said, "hastening to keep an Important business engagement, when l was stopped by a man who sold: " 'Pardon me, senntor, but I see you have been taking an active part in this state election, and I am anxious to leurn what you think of tho result,' "I am naturally much pleased by the election of Gov. Odcll,' I replied. " 'Hut there was a big slump In the Republican vote In tho city and Odell'a plurality was very small. I was afraid that this might havo a serious signifi cance for tho future of our great par ty.' "I replied that I did not think so, and, remembering my appolntmont, Bought to get rid of my questioner, but he persisted: " 'You greatly rollovo my mind,' he raid. 'So you nro sura you arc pleased with tho roault of tho election! " 'Quito bo,' I responded. " 'Then you will be glad, I know, to lend mo fifty cents.'. "I said that there had been a slump In tho stock markot that day and I could only lot him havo a quartor." Now York Times. Negotiation base been practically completed for the purchase by the unl et rs of the Nebraska conference Ep- worth league of an Irregular trad com prising tome forty acres just south of Llnrol.t park for permanent use as an assembly ground. Some tif the pre liminary papers looking to the transfer havo been signed and there Is no long er much doubt thnt the deal will even tually be consummated. It will depend probably, upon the zeal with which the rroject Is supported by those who may wish to are the anuunl gatherings of the league comfortably and permanent ly housed on property of Its own which will nfford It the opportunities so es aentlal to expansion. It Is Intimated thnt finnnclal consid erations nre the only ones now to be conBldered In the furtherance of the transactions. The league Is said to now have some 4,0UO of the profits of Its assemblies of the past few years to apply ttpon the purchase. The total price of the land Is said to be some thing like 18,000. nnd that the league will require n considerable sum for per manent Improvements in case the land is acquired. The property which It Is proposed to buy IIcb Just south of that portion of Lincoln park which has been occupied by the race course. It Is a natural park, made picturesque by the mennderlngs of Salt creek. The only strnlght line In the proposed boundnrlcs Is that along the north line. The Intending purchasers have gone Into the large tract Just south of the park and have picked out just what portions they think will make them the hnndsomest nnd most available properly. South of Salt creek they will have enough land to make a splendid drlvewuy anil thoj will control the creek on both ot Its banks, The land Is now practically all tim ber land with no underbrush untl plen ty of blue grass. It Is considerably higher than Lincoln park and not so susceptible to overflow. The work ot parking It will be very much less expensive than wns that of preparing the present Lincoln park, nnd It is claimed that it will be much more beautiful thnn it Is possible to make the park. HIitppliiR- Oolii to Africa. The sum of $500,000 in gold wns shlped to South America December 3. Several banks were Interested In thin shipment, which Ib snld to be for uc count of tho Argentine wheat move ment. Argentina recently drew on Iondon for gold, but thlB later pur chase Ib made hero because or the lower rate. A telegraphic transfer of 1300,000 In gold to San Francisco was made by the BUb-treasury touuy. Con it Limited Wrecked. The Pacific CoaBt limited, westbound on tho Illo Grando Western railroad. ran into a huge rock slide two miles east of Westwatcr, Utah. Tuesday morning, one man being killed and two injured. The englno was demolished and all the cam except the rear Pull man derailed. None of the passen gers were seriously hurt. Macedonian Atroritlea. A Vienna. Dec. 2, dispatch says: The Evening Post, n Hulgarlan papor, prints a story of further and horrible ntrocltles inflicted on Macedonian Christians by Turks who, among other things, placed red hot Iron caps on the heads of tho Christians, poured boiling petroleum over their feet and. In some cases, binding sixty or seventy prisoners together and leaving them to starve to death. Willi Ik tin- Miiiii't Vriirmclii Owes CM rr-lia of I In- I'ullH'i-liinil. A llerlln. Dec. 1!, dispatch says'. The published statement that Ccrmnnya claims against Venc.ucla amounted to fifteen million dollars Is Incorrect. While the German government Ib not yet ready to publish the delatlH of demands persons who hnve seen the papers say the totnl Is about two mil lion tlollnrs. President Castro repre sents to Germany that Venezuela hns little creult nbioiul. Hint the country Is Just emerging from a civil war dur ing which planting nnd Industry were partially ruined ami that therefore no matter how much Venezuela may desire to sntlsfy Immediate claims ngnlnal her It Is obviously Impossible. An ngreemenl on the subject imiflt in-.,vliln fur itnforri'il tmvttictits. The seizure of the customs house, thereby iintirlvlnir tho imh eminent or an '"' nortant means to aiinuuisicr the ountry would ndd to the Internal dis tress anil disorder. While President Castro's proposals are not disclosed there Is reason to believe that they Include the emission of bonds ut a moderate higher rate or Interest, with some stut of a guar antee that If the Interest or tho Instal ments of the principal are defaulted certnln Venezuelan custom Iioubb may be taken over by Germany CURu, How FOR .N CIQAnETTE HABIT, Over LUMBER STOLEN FOR TIES l.agUlallou ?er the Monroe f Bpl' for I). A It. (1. Hallway, ltnltml States District Attorney Erl M. Cranston has filed n suit In the fed eral comt at Denver, Colo., against the Denver & Hlo Grande Hal I road com pany and the contractor furnishing It with ties for Its road, to compel an accounting Tor timber alleged to have been Illegally cut rrom government land In the southern part of this state. A restraining order was at once Issued by Judge Hallett to prevent the relllng or any more timber In the regions mentioned In the complaint. Frank J. Park, the timber agent, who has mnda the affidavits upon which the suit Is based, estimates that between 40 million and no million rect of lum ber have been Illegally taken from the timber reserves. a New England Mother came It In Her Son. The other day a wise Now England mother suddenly camo upon her son i.nd heir, n youth of tender yoars, nutl discovered he was Indulging In a ilgnrettc. "My boy," alio Knld, "If you must smoke, why not be manly ami smoko a cigar? Come with me." And sho led him Into the house and bestowed upon him a large, black fumcr, and brought htm a light, nnd sat down by him while he enjoyed tho fragrant weed. She wan with him, too, when his lowvr lip began tt tremble nnd bin eyes to glow yellow, and a wave of "hftiVy whiteness overspread his face. "Nice cigar, Isn't It?" she said In icr pleasant way. "So soothing and est ful aud enjoyable. Don't you find It so?" The lxy couldn't steady his volco .utllclently to reply, but he forced himself to tukc another puff, and wbeu his hand with the cigar In It dropped he gave the smoldering thing a glance thnt expressed nothing but the deepest lonthlng. "1 always like the looks of these nlr large cigars." saltl his mother. "They seem so " "Pp please dnlon'l, mother," gaspod the boy. "I-Ilhlnk I'm gg-gnlng to die." And twenty minutes Inter he- prom ised In a broken voice thnt he would lifter agnln attempt to smoko until she told him he wns old enough t begin. Exchange. LETTER WAS ALL RIGHT. Kngland'H Food Hupplr. Tho following are stocks of bread stuffs and provisions In Liverpool, Flour, 71.000 sacks; wheat. 1.023,000 centrals; corn, 78,000 ccntrnls; bacon. 7,700 boxes; hams, 3,800 boxes; shoul ders, 1.600 boxes; butter. 12,300 hundred-weight; cheese, 70,000 boxes; lard. 600 tlercea prime western steam, and eighty tons or other kinds. In tiio endlesB rnco ror wealth men are too prono to forget the ordinary claims of humanity. It Is always better to concedo something than to Insist on a demand that la both Just and merciless. llrfnr to Arbitrate. Tho Dominican government today Informed United States Minister Powell that It could not agree to submit the polntB or disagreement with the Im provement company iu nimiumiuuai arbitration. Tho question Involves tho payment of 4,r.00,000 by the govern ment to the Improvement company, an American concern. NliooU Hweetlirnrt. At Whitehall, Ind., Thomas Living ston last night shot nnd fatally wound ed Fannie L. Freemnn. his sweetheart, and then shot himself. Hoth nre still allvo, buwt their condition Is critical. Clioleru DtH-rrnilng-. Surgeon General Orollly haB recolved a report from Colonel Adair, chief sur geon In the Philippines, to tho effect that there haa been an Increase of cases of malaria and dysentery among the troops In tho Philippines nnd n de cided decrease In the number of cases of cholera. C'hii I.eime the I.iincU. The federal supreme court, In an opinion by Justice White, sustained tho power of the secretary of tho Interior under direction of congress to leaso mineral lands held by Indians. THE LAW IS UPHELD Uuuruntlno Art of Colorado Deelarad to l Coiiatltutlonal. The United Stnten supreme court has sustained the constitutionality of the stock quarantine law or Colorado. The decision was announced by Justice Hnrlan, and was based on the case of Iteed vb. the People of Colorado. The law prohibits shipping o cattle and other live stock Into the stato rrom nointn nnutli of tho thlrty-aixtn paral lel or latitude between April and No vember unless they benr bills of health. The law was attacked as unconstitu tional and also as antagonistic to tho Interstate commerce law and tho ani mal Industry law. but the. court held the law lo be In accord wlththe right or tho state to protect Its wn clti- zons. Unlawful Cotiiblimtlou. The Kansas City court or appeals haB decided that tho combination or brew ers that exists In KatiBaa City Is a trust, anil as such It Is expressly for blddcn by the statutes ot Missouri and Is unlawful, nnd that any man who owes one of the brewers In the com- blno need not pay his bill, anil tno brewer can not collect tho debts even by going Into tho courts. This decision was made In the suit or the Ferd Helm Ilrewlng company against n saloon keeper who owed the brewing company. Moduli Seem Maater News from Somallland Ib hriomlng serious, nccordlng to the Iondon cor respondent of the Tribune. Not only havo the Somallcs levees proved them selves cowards and mallgnerB, but the Hrltlsh outpost at Hohotle Ib In a bad way, owing to the deaths from malaria. The mullah Is adopting a threatening attitude and though his efforts are not expected to achieve much, still it is quite concolvablc that the garrison may be bo reduced as to succumb to an at tack. Allowed to Iteilgn. Upon the recommendation or Col lector Stranahan the secretary or the treasury has allowed William H. Theo bald, a special employe in the custonm service, to resign. Mr. Theobald, who was dismissed rrom tho service, re quested to be allowed to resign, and his request has been granted. Awarded 100,000 I)mw-f. In Justice Drugo'n court In New York City Tuesday morning Mrs. Jennie leys was awarded 1100,000 damages against the New York Central for tho death of her husband In the tunnel accident last winter. Leys was mana ger or Altman'a big atoro and had an Income or $30,000 annually. It Is tho largest verdict recorded In the tunnel suits. How Clever Qlrl Answered Missive of Her Bashful Lover. A bashrul man courted a girl for. three years without daring to propose. Finally, while he wns visiting the country he decided to proposo by lot ter. He sent the missive, nnd for the next two hours was one of the hap piest men on earth. Then he began to believe he had been precipitate, and was asBnlled with doubt. That night he did not Bleep. Ho thought all sorts of things, nnd vainly wished ho could Intercept tho letter before It reached her. Hut that was manifestly Impossible. It wns nob un til tho next morning thnt ho received an Inspiration ns ho was passing a telegraph office. Hushing In ho seined a form and nervously pennod tho following: "Posted you wrong letter yesterday. Pleaso do not open, and deliver to mo on my return." After that ho breathed more rreely. Thnt evening n telegram was await ing him nt the hotel. It read: "No; you posted right letter. It waa about time." Man'a Right to Sleep. A case which waB heard In an Enu Jlah court the other day Illustrates tho dlffltjulttes Imposed by a civiliza tion whliih compelB us to live In close proximity one to another. The de fendant cfpuld not Bleep at night, and therefore I ho kept a gramophone and m "angelia" going In the small hours o amuse liVm. The plaintiff, who was i neighbor Iwas within sound of thjHf amusing Instruments, orwl .tlercforo could not slcco A.'- waB a dreadful dilemma and It Incidentally raises tho question of tho right or ono man to amuse himself at the expense of his fellows. Mr. JiiBtlco Jelf took the right course, wo think, by issuing an injunction against tho defendant whereby he Is forbidden to enjoy his gramophone between tho hours of ten at night and eight In the morning. Tho necessary noises of civilization aro disturbing enough. But It would be obviously unfair If every man afflicted with Insomnia should Insist upon keep ing tho rest ot tho world awako for his amusement. Titled llrltliher Hecka nlvorra. The hearing In the sensational suit of Sir Charles Craddock Hartopp ror a dlveorce rrom his wire wan resumed at Ixindou Tuesday with Lady Hartopp In tho witness chair. Sho said sho had taken a cottage in the, country ( where Sir CharleB accused her or Improper conduct with Earl Cowley) with the object or Inducing her husband to lead a quiet life. She denied that her ob ject In asking her husband to agree to u divorce waB to enable her to marry the earl. Cuban Children May (lo. Commissioner of Immigration Sar gent, who recently returned from Cali fornia, after an Investigation of the community presided over by Mrs. Ting lev, of thcosophlcal fame, will recom mend In his report that the Cuban children now detained In New York be turned over to the priestess of that cult to bo raised In her faith. Sargent claltnB that nothing could bo found, morally or otherwise, In criticism of Mrs. Tlngley'B San Diego home. Tho treasury can not go Into tho religious merits of the case, under the law. Nugget from Manila. A native named Hlos, In Tayabas province, styles himself tho descend ant of Cod. He will bo a God-forsakon hombro it tho constabulary get hold of him. nios, the self-styled descendant ot God, should bo given an opportunity to visit tho home of his ancestor. Tay abas Is not a fitting place for a man or hlB illustrious descent. There was a young man from Shang hai, who remarked, "I cannot see whal, with bloomin' club dues and tho high price of hues, those blokes In Manila don't dal." The Cavtto Chlno who poured mol ten brass into a retort which was par tially filled with wator or nonalloylng material did not live to learn better, but his fato should bo a warning to others who do not know that all ma terial substances do not harmonize with each other. Manila (P. I.) Free dom. Drugging Flowers. Ever slnco the days ot that floral abomination, the green carnation, we have known that flowers are sub- eeptiblo to Influence of drugs and can' bo made to change their colors by proper, or, rather, Improper, treat ment. This branch or florlculturo has been pursuod further by Inquiring peo ple, and It seems that plants are as liable to tho effects or poisons as aro human beings, writes the London Tat ler. If you glvo a flower too much chloroform, it will not agreo with It. In the words of tho operator, "It droop.B and dlos." It is difficult to soo what Is tho advantage of this particu lar study. Every ono knows that flow ers can bo killed far too easily. It fomo scientific person would find a way of causing them to bloom all tho year round In our cllmato, that would bo something of a discovery leas scientific, perhaps, but much more ac-ceptab -i ... -.j3. "' -'" -.riauuUmij.,,,, v - vv MM&ui&(i .-.-.-v-w..- -in it"-'iiiH,mViMMi.,i -ikat?.:u, : Zi$Rr '