tn,.n , , n,4nJSJ3Efw. MrirtiWlOllii4iMiiP' f to ) P1NETREE SIDING. ICKETT, tick, tick, rattlon tho Bounder In tho little box Itko structure which Borvcs ns water and coaling stntlon ns well aa dlBpatcUcr'a oITlco, inldwny be tween tho towna of Bluoflcldn and Port nu Diablo, on the 8. P. & L. railroad. tiM Overhead Uio sun poura down in pltl 9tm glaro, making tho nlr quiver nnd wtrl In a wavering sort of danco over tho slrntght ptretch of track on cither lde of tho elation. Upstairs, In his glasa-lncloBcd cage, tho operator stta In his shirt alcoves, wowplng tho perBplratlon from his faco nnd Dock and gazing moodily at an open letter on tho desk In front of him. it Is a short letter, on tho company's paper, aad signed by tho division bu IMsrlntcndont, but Its fow typewritten llac havo had a wonderful effect on lie operator. Only a sharp, buulncsa llko letter, written by a bUBy man who cannot afford to waste ttmo on trlfloa: "Dear Blr: Certain details of your previous history, which you thought fit to conceal when you cntorod tho em ploy of this company, having oomo to tho knowledge of tho writer, your serv ices "will not be rcqulrod after Thurs day, July 31, when you will recolvo your pay In full to that date. "Your successor will arrlvo on tho special following No. C. Very truly yours, J. M. L , "Division Superintendent." Thp 31st! That Is to-day, and ho hSB wnly received tho letter an hour ago! So ho was to bo turned out on tho world t a moment's notice, without a chanco to proparo himself for tho noxt stop In tho struggle for existence! To bo dogged all bin Wo by that ono black wet t bis youth, which he had hoped feurled forovor. It was always tho auune old Htory? Itko Banquo's ghost, It would sott down, but, spreading Its rlaly arms, effectually barred his en trance Into tho paths of honest com petition for what many claim as a tight, and which ho only asked to bo allowed to,,work for n livelihood. c ' 1I1b cars arc ringing and his head turns as though a thousand dovlls wcro making a cast of Jt In molten steel, fcvejl tho, clatter of tho tolegrnph In strument, which during tho long, lono ly hours spent In his glass cage, had become llko tho voice of an old friend, ksji the train orders and message A&sbed through tho little station, now rsoen t mock and Jeer at him with its -jceauoless rattlo and tick. f Andabovo all that groat dazzling orb 'continues to blaze down upon tho shrinking earth until tho verdure on the billsldo above and below the sta tion w Uliars and curls, and tho glass cage Is llko an oven. The operator's head seems to be on fire and his brain throbs bo violently that ho cannot think at till clearly. TTbero is but ono Idea around which his macntal forces rally and to which his Wrves redpGud -retaliation! And this 4d.e, growB upon him Irresistibly. ' gfcall ho tamely kiss tho foot which (kicks him out of a position In which ;feo has over tried to best subsorvo tbo interests ot his employers, and which She now loses through the malice (ho iho tetta himself) of one of tho superior subordinates of tho company for which they both work, and who uses as a saeana of satisfying his splto an error committed and expatiated twenty years jsgel What claim had such a cur en We which should bo respected by tho xxt el humanity? Would ho not bo doHg tho human raco a favor by rid- "Ulng the world of such a travesty on !mAbt The human raco! Bah! What did he we tho human race? Had not START BACK IN HORROR. tjjo haad of his fellow-man been W&tu&t him for twonty years? Was Kg sot a pariah, ono cut off from social Sapamunlcatlon from his fellows, liv fhlt traveling, working under an as ctquaed. same, ever endeavoring to ob literate and dispel tho old shadow! He fcad, striven to live a life which should jbQ blameless from tho world's point of frt&T and those fow with whom ho had becd thrown In contact, and who knew jaaUgtit of his previous history, could c4 no aspersions against his charuc r, But to what avail? It was his fate. Purely It had been that every man's and shauld be against him. So be it his own hand should be raised Against the unforgiving raco of Phari sees. And the operator knows that his present position, albeit his tenure of jtt'ls but short, is such as to render jrocii a wholesale declaration ot war JrJoubly effective. Hotter and hotter blazes the sun Jfram an almost white sky, and wilder pnd wilder glaro the eyes ot the opera tor at Plnetree Siding. Suddenly they happen to rest on a wire running close to the glass In front ioC the Btatlon, and light up with a wild er gleam than ever, while his working features distort themselves into a ma licious grin. Tho towns of Bhieflelds and Port au Dtable axe lighted by electric light, tho jpUat being situated at Blueflelds. PI Promptly at G.30 every evening th dynamos nro started up, running until 0:30 tho next morilng. Tho wires con necting the two points run directly in front of and cloao to tho station at Plnctreo Siding, and it Is oao ot thesq wires which has caught tho attention of the operator. It Is now 3:45 In tho afternoon, and not a cloud has crossed tho faco of that hanging ball of flro which threatens to shrivel nnd scorch to a cinder every thing on which Its beams rest. Tho operator goeu over to tho window nnd attaches to tho electric-light wiro, from a portion of which ho carefully removes tho Insulation, tho end of an other piece which ho holds In his hand. When this Is socuro ho carries tho other end over his desk, and kneeling down, spends sonio minutes In arranging It In somo manner below; bringing two frco ends up through a liolo In tho top of tho table. This done, ho takes from n closet several round and greasy-looking sticks about a foot long, and, de scending tho stalrB, placcB them at reg ular Intervals along tho railroad track, connecting them nil tOKCthcr with wires, which ho afterward brings up stairs and joins to tho arrangoment underneath tho tablo. Then ho returns to his seat, and savo for his trcmbllnn hands and tho pocullar glaro of his eyes, performs his routine duties In thf usual manner. Tick tick, tlckoty tick. It Is the call for Plnotrco Siding. Tho operator openg hiB key and answors promptly. It 1b a mcsBago from headquarters announcing that tho special following No. 6, and carrying tho dlvlson superintendent and tho now operator for Plnetreo Sid ing is duo at B:G0, Just thrco minutes after No. 6's schedulo time. Tho oper ator's eyes flash; It Is as ho haB anti cipated. Ho wires tho track clear and waits. Promptly at 5:47 No. G, tho vestlbuled limited express for tho cast, dashes past tho siding with a rattlo and craBh that causes the operator, whoso nerves are lenBo to tho breaking point, to eprlng to hiB feet in nlarm, fearing that the destruction meant for tho special has overtaken her predecessor. But the express whirls safely by and tho oper ator has tho satisfaction of seeing his Innocent looking messengers of death flying untouched but waiting his will tc fulfill their (IovIHbU mission. And now tho operator's breath comes short and sharp and his eyes glisten nnd glaro as though tho fires ot hell woro lighted behind; his lips are drawn back over his teeth and his long fingers work nervously, as If longing to execute tho finishing touch which shall culmin ate the awful catastrophe ho has planned. Gold help tho poor men on tho train so Bwlftly rushing to theli doom, and God help tholr waiting fam ilies, for tho operator at Plnetreo Sid ing who holds thoir lives in his handi is no longer a man but a demon. Suddenly tho whlBtlo of the approach ing special Is heard and tho operator bounds from his chair and rashes to the window, eager to feast his eyes for n moment on tho Bight of his nearlng vic tims. Everything is complete. Ho has but to press together thoso two tiny bits of wiro and tho entire telegraph line will bo transformed into a hissing, blazing serpent, carrying death and de struction to the poor operators nlong Its path and wrecking the instruments, thus stopping telegraphic communica tion all over tho llnoj while at Plnetree Siding only a scattered tanglo of wood, Iron and human flesh would mark the annihilation of both the special with her human freight and the operator as well. For ho 1b qulto willing to sacri fice himself to achieve hiB end, and counts tho cost but little it wtth the forfeit of his llfo ho may encompass tho rovengo ho has bo cunningly plot ted. But there 1b no tlmo to lose; already tho special Is Blowing up In front of the station, and, leaping to tho table like a wolf upon his proy, ho presaeB the twe wires together. But no boom or roar ol the expected explosion follows, nothing but tho escape of steam as tho air brakes of tho specM bring her to -a stop, and tho operator, realizing that his schemo has miscarried, flings him self upon tho wires, biting them togeth er with his teeth, cursing, praying, blaspheming and shrieking aloud In his mad rago and disappointment. But all to no purpose; and as the division superintendent and tho now d!spatche enter tho room they start back in hor ror at slcht of tho body of the operator as with black and twisted features he lies across tho table, still grasping In his hand tho wlre3 by which he had hoped to avengo himself for a life ol scorn and enmity. A glanco revcaU tho whole plot, and with cheeks palei than usual they cut tho wires and re storo everything to its original state As tho now operator brings in tho dy namite which ho has carolully removed from the track, and looks over at hit predecessor lying straightened out on the floor by tho wAndow, ho shudders sc that tho division superintendent jumpi forward to catch tho stuff, thinking In Is about to drop it Next morning tho Blueflelds Exposi tor calls the attention ot the citizen to tho wonderful mercy of providence which by permitting a fuse at tho elec tric light plant to blow out, so cutting off the current just before tho special following No. 6 was duo at Plnetret Siding, had saved tho Uvea ot 60veral picmjaeut railway officials, besides 8 Icy?" Vmount of damage to rallwaj oroyiny. And when the coroner gavt to tho public tho verdict that tho oper ator at Plnetree Siding had como tc his death from tho effects of the in tense heat ot tho previous day no men tlon waa made of the letter found b the division superintendent on the ta bio best io him. Watto In England potatoes art grown almost entirely as an esculent, about 4,000,000 tons aro annually used In France in the manufacture of itarcl and alcohol "AUNTY" WRITES ONE. rHE REAL LABOR FALLS UPON HER MISTRESS. imnnnetiili Trias to He Truthfnl Bat tha Clock and th Messages to the Uranddanehtar Ara Confuting Knda with Blgh. UNTY crossed tho floor with her heavy, plantation tread and set tho clock down on tho mantel, says a writer In tho Chi cago Dally Nows. It had, in its day, kept company with old Creole mahog any and carried It self in lordly fashion among Its peers, but now for many years, on account of some obscure derangement, It had boon retired to humblo society. "Tho clock doctor, ho Bay Bho all right, now, an' jest as magnflcua as she over wcro; only you'll jest havo tor wind her up, please, ma'am," said Aunty. Tho mistress cheerfully aroso and essayed tho novel task. Tho key turned In its placo with in finite difficulty, as It it dragged after it tho wholo weight of the unwilling years and there was a strange groan ing and creaking within and a convul flvo shudder ot tho whore machinery and framowork. But it began to tick and tho hands began to move. Aunty surveyed It with) awe and do Ught "Sho goes trlbulatln along as poart HIGHER THAN EIFFEL, i f From an eyrlo altitude of 1,150 feet Chicago proposes to look down on the test ot tho world. A tower which sur passes In height tho Eiffel structure of Paris is projected by the cltlaenB of the Windy City, and already land on which to build has been secured and actual work begun. This cloud disturbing structure Is the outcome of a patriotic desire by Chlcagoans to Hy tho Ameri can flag higher than any other banner In the world. Tho structure Is to be known as the City Tower, and as an at traction it will outrival anything ever before undertaken, except the World'B Fair. Tho base of tho tower Is to be 32G feet square, and it will occupy an entire city block. At the base, from the four corner supports, each of which Is 50 feet square, will rise arches 200 feet across and tho same In height. as ever ehe did. How nachal It does Bound!" "Whore did you get Buch a fine old relic, Aunty?" asked the mistress, not ing its points. "My ole mlstr's give her to mo arter the surrender. Thoy was all broke up nnd tho olo plantation was 6old and they -went to N' Orleans ter live. An' now, honey, I'so ready fer do letter If you Is." "Yes, Aunty. "Who Is the letter for?" 'Hf. Mnil1niii1itit. TTn,. mnMiAi tvn her wr me an' I let her go to N' Or- P'mkm "IM'iMllfflM i'i M XI I ' J " WWW liHinii I I iliiiKwirtlM loans tor otay with her fathor. You boo, thoy didn't got erlong " "Who, Aunty? Your granddaughter and her mother?" "Bless yor heart, no! I moans her father an' mother, an thoy separat ed an' he's got another wife an' she's got another husban." "Oh, well. I havo written 'My dear granddaughter.' Now, what next?" "'I wns mighty glad tor hear from you all an' that you was well an doln' well.' "Sho glvo ono when Bhe ortor glvo twelve an' sho glvo twolvo when she ortor glvo one," Bald Aunty, interrupt ing her droning recitative. Tho scribe looked up in bewilder ment Aunty's eyes were fixed dis tressfully on tho clock. "Didn't you henr her strike?" "No. Never mind tho clock now, Aunty." "Ho said eho woro all right," mur murod Aunty, sadly. "Wo will consult him again If she is not, but now wo must wrlto tho let ter If you want It to go in tho next mall." "I dooa want It tor go powerful bad." "Well, then, what next?" " 'I am well and doing well at pres ont, but I havo had mighty pore health this winter. Bo a good girl an' don't ferglt your poro olo gran'mother.' If her father don't let her come up here 'foro long I'm gwlno down there." Tho scribe caught her breath and drew her pen through a line and a half. "What you do that fer?" complained Aunty. "Nover mind. Go on." "You worries mo bo, scratchln' out tho wrltln', I dono fergot. Oh! 'Won't you please let my gran'daughter come & j These arches will support the first land ing, which will have 90,000 square feet of flooring, where 22,000 persons can bo accommodated at one time. There is a distance ot 225 feet from the ground to this first landing. After nssslng the first landing there is no other landing until one Is another 225 feet up In tho air. There, at a height of 450 feet, there is to be a platform 150 feet square. This second platform is about aa high as the top ot tho Great Pyramid of Egypt, or the Washington monument Six hundred and seventy five feet above the ground is the third landing, tar higher than any building in Chicago. At an elevation ot 1,000 feet above the earth Is tho fourth land ing, and from these stairs lead up to tho very top of the tower. From the Chicago Dispatch. up an' see me. It It's only fer a day?' That's fer her father," said Aunty. Tho writer paused. "If I'd listen at her Aunt Lulu I shouldn't never have let her go with J him. Tell -her I'm a-comln' down ter see her. Ho beats her with his crutch and don't give her nothin. 'Don't think hard o mo 'cauEe I didn't sond you anything Christmas. I was away from btme two monthB water-bound." The mistress laid down her pen. "Oh, Aunty, what a story'." "It's Jest ter satisfy her, honey, ao Bho won't think hard o' mc. Tell her I'm comln' tcr see her in a week or two an to bo sure an look out fer mc." "Now, Aunty, you know I can'f spare you in a week or two." "Co'bo I docs, an' I ain't a-gwlne. But sho kin bo lookin' out. I wish," added tho kind bouI, regretfully, "that I could send her some fruit But how can I? I don't know anybody gwlno there." "Why, Aunty, thero's always lota of fruit In tho city market and you can Rend her a dime or two bits any time In a letter and sho can buy some." "Law sakos! So I kin. Huccomea It you al'aya thinks ot everything? That head o' yours Is plum fUll all the time," said Aunty, admiringly. "Is that all, Aunty?" "Oh, tell her ter bo suro ter ax her father ter pray fer me." "Aunty, I wouldn't. He seems to be a bad fellow." "But you see, honey, I don't want him ter be mad at me, 'cause mobby then ho won't let her como an see me. I don't reckon he alma ter let her como, nohow. Ho took her nway ter keep her, but ho needn't have gone nt It that reverent way." "What name shall I wrlto on the out side?" "Rov. Jim Brown." "But, Aunty, It's for your grand daughter." "Ho gets tho letters on' he'll know who it's fer. And now there's another ono an' it's to tho Rev. Jim Brown. An' thentlf yon ain't anything partlckler to do, I'd like ter have you wrlto ter my daughter out on Tlckfaw, please, ma'am." Two hours later the amanuensis laid down her pen with a long sigh ot relief. Tha OrlElnal ot Mr- Caiaubon. Many years ago Frederick W. My ers, in an article on George Eliot, told us how once, when he called upon that great woman and George Lewes, ho found the couple vastly amused over tho fancied discovery by a friend that the portrait of tho pedantic, capricious and Jealous Mr. Caeaubon had been drawn from Lewes. "But whom did you draw It from?" asked Mr. Myers. Mrs. Lewes pointed solemnly to her own breast and said: "From myself." This old story Is brought to mind by a paragraph in Mrs. Annie Field's "Days with Mrs. Stowe," in the cur rent Atlantic Monthly, from which It appears that Mrs. Stowe was the friend who identified Lowes with Casaubon. t thi nnmmer of 18G9 Mrs. Field called upon George Eliot at her homo In St. John's Wood, in London. The novelist expressed tho great love ano admiration which she felt for her American contemporary. "Many let ters had passed between Mrs. Stowe and herself and she confided to ub her amusement at a fancy Mrs. Stowo had taken that Casaubon in 'Middlemarch Lewes. Mrs. Stowe took it bi entirely ewes. Mrs. Stows took is so entirely for granted In her letters that it was impossible to dispossess her mind of the Illusion. Evidently it was tho source of much harmless amusemen at St. John's Wood." Had NeTwr Ileard or Illm Ilafore. "A now slang phraBO is picked uj nnd worn out in a day in the great cities of this country," said a com mercial traveler, "but sometimes years elapse before they are ever heard in rural districts. I was sidetracked In a small mining camp in southern Ore gon a few days ago and was playing freczeout with oomq of the natives. In the course of events I got throe tens ana .made a small bet. A big, rcd-shlrted hoosler opposite raised me. I raised him back, and he came back at mo with another raise. " 'Well, I'll have to call you, I said. My name Is mud.' "Ho raised up from his chair, seized my hand in his big paw and shaking It enthusiastically, said In all seriousness: "Glad to know you, Mr. Mud. My name is Jenkins.' " San Franclsw Post. NEWSY TRIFLES. The fruit season for Georgia growers has been ono of bhe most successful over known. Sixteen out of the eighteen asBemblj districts of San Francisco have womat suffrage clubs. Tho coBt of a London four-wheeled cab is from $350 to ?400, that of a han som about 350. In Russia the principals "in a duel partake of breakfast together before going out to fight. A flowering plant during Its lifo le PLld to abstract from tho soil 200 tlmee Its own weight in water. It is proposed to celebrate tho 400th anniversary of the discovery of Natal by an exhibition next year. English radicals aro asking for tht appointment ot public defenders to op pose the public prosecutors. A forty-four-year-old chancery case has just been decided in England, and there was a little money left for tht contestants. The piles of old London bridge, driv en 800 years before, wero found to b In good condition when the new brldg was erected. The city attorney of Helena, Mont., warns the council that the indebted ness Is over the limit and future con tracts will be illegal. A New Orleans man who rides home on a street car Is met every evening by a pet cat, which waits for him at his usual place of alighting. In Albania tho men wear petticoats and the women trousers. The women do all the work and the husbands at tend to nothing In particular. .-Cbf Ha Conldo't Ue. Of na tolnent person whose great subtlety of mind was being discussed, Huxley said that the constant over-refinement of distinctions in bia case de stroyed all distinctness. AnytbiDC could be explained nway, and so one; thing camo to mean tho same as its op posite. Someone asked: "Do yon mean that ho is untruthful?" "No," replied Huxloy, "ho is not clear-headed enough to tell a He." A Singular Form of Monomania. There Is a class of. people, rational enoughs in other rcspocta, who aro certainly mono maniacs In dosing themsolTcs. Thoy aro con-' stantly trying experiments upon their stomachs, their bowels, their llvora nnd their kidneys with trashy nostrums. 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