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It. IK I'-' If r V ; K IK k T y hA "N I THE FIRM OF ORIN & BARRETT No financial throe volcanic Ever yet was known to scare It; Never yet lwis any panic Seared the Arm of Grin anil Barrett From the Hurry and the fluster, From the ruin and the crashes, They arise In brighter luster Like the phoenix from his ashes. When the banks and corporations Quake with fear, they do not share it, Smiling through all perturbations Goes the firm of Grin and Barrett Grin and Harett, Who can scare It? Scare the firm of Grin and Uarrett? "When tbe tide-sweep of reverses Smites them, firm they stand and uuie It, Without walling, tears or curses, This stout firm of Grin and Uarrett. Even should their hourr go under In the hood and inundation, Calm they stand amid the thunder AVlthout noise or demonstration, And, when sackcloth Is the fashion, With a patient smile they wear It, Without petulance or passion, This old firm of Grin and Uarrett. Grin and Uarrett, V'ho can scnre it? Scare the firm of Grin and Uarrett? When other firms show dizziness, Here's a house that doesn't shure it. Wouldn't you like to Join the business, Join the firm of Grin nnd Uarrett? Give your strength that does not mur mur, And your nerve that does not falter, And you've Joined a house that's firmer Than the old rock of Gibraltar. They have won a good prosperity; Why not join the Arm and share It? Stop, young fellow, with celerity; Join the firm of Grin and Uarrett. Grin nnd Uarrett, Who can scare It? Scare the llrm of Grin and Uarrett? Sam Walter Foss, In Christian Endea vor World. HIS AMERICAN BEAUTY. By Joseph Sebastian Itogers. Denton first met her at the Marlow's reception. He had Just come In from the frosty night and was standing be tween the portieres, Idly surveying the throng that lllled the rooms. "No, there are several here I've never met," he wns saying to Miss Marlow; "for instance, the tall young lady with dark hair and brown eyes, over there by the cabinet." "Oh, Mildred Arnold She Is pretty, Isn't she?" replied Miss Marlow, with a touch of condescension in her voice. Then she led him across the room and presented him. That night as Denton walked home he thought to himself that he had never met anyone quite like Miss Arnold. There was n distinct personality In the pose of her head, the wave of her hand, the bend of her arm; and a certain sub tle suggestion of herself In things about her person. Her fan, for Instance he would have known It nmong a hun dred, though he had never seen It be fore, nnd the rose that breathed on her bosom seemed to take life from hers. Her voice was clear, full-toned and low, and her dark eyes reminded him of deep pool reflecting all the shade of the moving heavens. Ten days later, Denton called. "I brought you this," he said, un folding an American beauty rose, "be cause I have an idea that it is your fa vorite flower." I "How very queer. It Is my favorite, lf, Indeed, I have any, for I am dearly fond of flowers." Then she took the rose and thanking him, laid It against her face. "Two of a kind," thought Denton. After that he used to think of her as his "American Ueauty." They became very good friends after a time this man of society and the gentle-mannered, book-loving homebody. Perhaps it was her literary taste that attracted Denton, for he himself was an author and at that period was writ ing his "Thirst of Tantalus," which afterward threw society into a flutter of excitement. Perhaps the spiritual faculties of the man found fellowship in the all-pervading presence of the young woman's deep nature. When spring came Denton called, the first bright day, to take her walking in the country. They boarded an electric car and alighted at the further end of a pretty little suburban village. Uefore them stretched a smooth, white road shaded by great, sturdy trees. On either side of the highway the wild lilacs were blooming, nnd the air was filled with the subtle breath of spring. After a time they came to a bubbling stream winding through a rocky gorge. "I used to come down here to fish and dream, when I was a boy," said Denton, taking the path by the side of the stream. They walked on for some distance until they came to a ledge of rock at the base of a towering boulder, trelllsed with budding vines. "What a beautiful spot!" said Mil dred. "This was one of my favorite haunts," said Denton. "Many an afternoon I've dreamed away while more practical peo ple were working and achieving some thing;" and then, quickly "but you do not like practical people, do you?" he added. "That depends," Mildred answered, looking brightly Into his questioning face. "There are practical people and earthly practical people. These latter I cannot endure." Denton's face lighted up with a pe culiar Interest. "Whom do you call 'earthly practi cal?" " he asked. "Money lovers," Mildred replied, "or those who seem to have but one object In life money making. And for this they subvert all their higher faculties, misuse their talent, and die before their time." , x "Then the man who paints a picture or writes a book and in doing so caters to the public taste for the sake of mon etary gain Is 'earthly praetlcul?' " ask ed Denton, gathering up a handful of pebbles. "Indeed yes." He threw a pebble Into the water and sat silent for a moment and then "And such n man would have no place In your esteem?" he ventured In a care less tone, as If asking an Idle question. "No," said Mildred pensively, "I think not." " There wns a long pause. The rippling of the water at their feet and the song of a blue bird from a tree near by filled up the Interval of silence. Denton arose. "After all, I suppose you are right," he said, with a troubled countenance, "when I come to think of it, I must agree with you." "Why of course you do," Mildred an swered, arising and looking around her. That night Denton revised part of his manuscript by discarding some ten or fifteen pages and filling up the gap with newly written matter. It was several weeks later that he dined with the noted publisher, Lint ing. "The great secret of success in mod ern novel writing," said I-lnting. as the wine was circling, "can be summed up In one word 'risque.' " Denton went home, searched through the waste bas ket, found the discarded pnges nnd ngnln embodied them In his uuinuscr,pt. "What will be, will be," he muttered. As soon as the weather glow warm, Denton posted off to the mountains and society looked knowing when It was learned that Miss Marlow was also there. At the clubs In town, the gossip was that Denton nnd Miss Mnrlow were constantly together now sailing some mountain peak, now taking long walks over the picturesque roads, or sitting on the veranda In the moonlight evenings. He this as It may, Dcnto.i must have worked during the summer, for when he returntd his book wns finished and In the hands of the publisher. He was not long In calling upon Mil dred. Mrs. Arnold, whom he met com ing out of the house, told lilm to walk back to the dining room pantry. He stole quietly forwnrd and stood In the doorway. Mildred was there, wearing the daintiest little apron In the world. Her head was turned from him, but he could see the roses on her cheek, and her hair shone like ebony beneath the light. She was cutting chocolate. "Just In time for the caramels," laughed Denton. She turned quickly, and the knife fell from her hand. "You!" she exclnlmed, her face ra diant nnd her eyes scintillating bright ly. He held her hand a trifle longer than was necessary. "What a stately little cook you are, 10 be sure," he said, surveying her from head to foot. She wlthdiew her hand and stepping back a puce, began to auk him a score of little feminine questions how he came, how he knew she was there, why she didn't hear him coming nnd the like. Then she assigned him to the task of chopping up the remain der of the chocolate, while she busied herself with the pots and pans. Soon the enndy was bubbling thickly upon the stove. Denton snt down. A spirit of silence came over him as he dreamily fixed hls'eyes upon Mildred. "Did you spend a pleasant summer?" she asked, dropping a lump of butter Into the candy. "Lovely," replied Denton, and Miss Mnrlow rose before him. "Danced every night, 1 suppose?" she queried, slowly stirring the candy. "Yes, Indeed every night," he repeat ed nt random. "And lots of pretty girls?" brightly. "Lots of them." She rested the spoon upon the edge of the pan nnd glanced quickly at Den ton. "What's come over you?" she asked. "I don't believe you've heard a word I've said." Denton ceased drumming on the edge of his chair and raised his head. "I was wondering If there was any one on earth quite like you," he replied, In a low voice. The girl's dark lashes fell heavily upon her dnmnsk cheeks. She turned aside and resumed the stirring. "Why?" she asked, archly. Denton was silent for a moment, and then, quite slowly: "Because you're so different from all that I've ever met; for that very rea son I've something to tell you and Look, the randy!" he suddenly cried. So Intent had Mildred been upon Den ton's conversation that she had allowed the candy to boll over. More than that, it was scorued and a wretched failure. So also was the remainder of the even ing for Denton. The Interruption hud Jarred upon him. He went homo soon after without speaking the words thul were upon his lips. Several weeks later his book appeared. At first it made no great stir, but when the Criterion published a severe criti cism of the work, classing It with cer tain French novels, and styling It a "living picture," In an Incredibly short time It ran Into Us tenth edition. Den ton was taken up and borne aloft upon the shoulders of society, so to speak. He was wined and dined and lionized from morning to night, until life began to be a burden. Hurrying along the street In the di rection of his club one afternoon, he saw Mildred Arnold about to enter her carriage. As she took her seat her eyes fell upon Denton and she motioned the coachman to wait. "I thought I recognized you when I came from the house," she said, giv ing him her hand. "And I, too, recognized you half way up the square," said Denton. "Which wny do you g3?" she nsk-d, seeing one of the horses grow restless. "Down," said Denton, and the word echoed strangely In his heart. "Ah, I'm sorry you're not going In my direction," and then, very softly, "Have you been quite well?" "Very well, thank you." He rested his hand upon the carriage window and came a little closer, but It seemed to him that a great distance lay between them. "I've been wanting to see you," ho said, with a slight show of embarrass ment; "there was scmethlng I started to tell you the last time I called, but the candy boiled over," ho explained, smiling frankly. "This Is hardly the place to tell you," he went on, riveting his eyes upon the silk tassel that hung from the carriage curtain, "but I'm go ing away In a day or two fr several months, and though I will see you upon my return, I want you to know among the first. It Is this when I come back I'm going to be married." She was leaning slightly forward, her lips were pressed together and her face was pale, but otherwise she was pas sionless. "Then I'm sure I wish you n very, very happy life," she replied, quite gen tly. Denton bowed and drew back from the carriage. She smiled down upon him as she held out her hand. The color had come back to her cheeks In a great scarlet Hood, and he thought he had never seen her look more queenly. "Good-bye good-bye," she repented, nnd the next moment Denton stood alone. It was a January evening. A sug gestion of closed doors, closely-drawn curtains nnd a glowing hearth perme ated the cold, Invigorating air. Denton buttoned his top coat and throwing his shoulders back started at a brisk pace down the street. He had returned to the city the day before and was now on his way to see Mildred Arnold. He Btopped on the way at a florist's estab lishment nnd selected a magnificent American Ueauty. Somehow the house seemed strange bs he gained the steps. He rang the bell nnd stood wondering how she would receive him. What a deep light had always glowed In her brown eyes, heretofore, when she came to meet him. Would It be the same now? Or was he lost In her estimation one of the "enrthly practical." A trim maid whom he had never before seen opened the door. "Is Miss Arnold nt home?" he asked, removing his silk hat. The servant looked puzzled for a mo ment. "Oh, they've moved," she finally eald. "That Is," she went on, uncon cernedly, "Mrs. Arnold went south, so the girl next door says, right after the young Indy died." Denton strrted back and the rose fell from his hnnd. A thousand images of Mildred flashed before him, and the sound of her low voice rang In his ears. "Here Is your rose sir," said the ser vant. Ho took the flower. In n dazed manner he turned and went down the steps. It had begun to qnnvv and the ground wns white. Slowly he wan dered along the street, his head strangely bent his breath coming in great gasps. Something touched his elbow. He turned, thinking some one wns about to wake" hint from a dream. The dim light from a la :ip fell upon the pinched and plaintive fnco of a lit tle girl, clad In tatters and Bhtverlng with the cold. "Please, sir, my mother's very III nnd has nothing to eat I th-thlnk she will die!" Denton put his hand In his pocket and gave the waif a roll of bills. As ho turned away he recollected the rose he carried. "Stop!" ho called to the child. Then he went to her and placed tho flower In her nrms. "Tell your mother, child, to take this. If she dies, to her." he said, pointing upwards. A Daring Bicyclist. There Is a man out west who can rldo a bicycle down u steep nnd long ladder and enjoy It. His name Is E. C. Terrell. That Is to say, between the mending of his broken bones he brags about It nnd makes preparations to ride iigaln. At Seattle recently this ground nnd lofty blcycllFt m'Mle extensive prepara tions to ride di-.vn a ladder HO feet long. The top rested ngalnst the corner of the Stratford building. The rounds of the ladder were IV.it inches apart, and as Mr. Terrell's wheel was only 28 Inches In diameter, the dllllculty of his un dertaking may be Imagined. At the appointed hour Mr. Terrell np peared on the root of the building with his bicycle. He was dressed In the regulation bicycle roBtume. nnd gazed calmly down at the spectators from his airy perch. Suddenly he stepped forward, took off his cap and bowed. Then mounting his wheel, which was held In place by two men, he fixed his feet (Irmly In the toccllps nnd gave the word to let go. All that the spectators saw was a streak of wheels and two wildly gy rating legs. The rumble of the wheels over the rounds of the ladder sounded like the rattling of a stick over a picket fence. When Terrell reached the bottom he was going nt the rate of a scared coyote. He ran about 200 yurds before he could bring his wheel to a halt. This feat of Mr. Terrell Is a remark able one, and has probably never been duplicated. His person benrs ample wit ness to the fnct that It Is attended with great danger. He bears scars on almost every por tion of his body, the result of his dar ing ladder riding. Twin., im irhH lunlcen his nrms. The top of his skull has been split open, his ankle broken, his Jawbone crushed, his teeth knocked out, besides sustaining many minor Injuries of which he bus kept no track. A less persevering man would have given up the dangerous sport long ngo. On one of his rides at Ellensburg some time ngo, Terrell broke his Jaw bone and had several teeth knocked out by a peculiar accident. Half way down the lndder there was an Iron rod bracing the sides of the lad der together. When the wheel struck this rod It not only threw the rider out of his saddle, but the spring In the Iron sent the wheel bodily Into the nlr. It struck the ladder fully twenty feet further down with such force Hint It smashed the rung nnd plunged through the ladder. A portion of the rung entered the rid er's face Just above the chin, piercing the Jawbone nnd badly shattering it and knocking out three of his teeth. Mr. Terrell has been engaged In rid ing down stairways and Indders for three venrs. and since October 7, 1897, he has" made fifty-eight such rides. He says that as each wheel sinks nearly half way through the rungs of the ladder, when It emerges It leaps into tho air and comes down with a bound. The length of these bounds Is what must be calculated upon. There Is a line uncertainty in the rider's mind as to Just where he is going to land next. No fee Is charged for these exhibitions and no collection is tnken up. Mr. Terrell Is a newspaper correspond ent and gets his living from that source. There ure very few persons, however, who would care to follow his footsteps. Electric Motor In aScarf Pin. The smallest electric motor In the world, says the New York Herald, has been built by D. Goodin of McKinney, Tex., whose business as a watchmaker has trained him to handle delicate ma chinery with the exquisite care required In mnking a motor that moves with all the regularity of a big machine and yet is so small that Its owner wears It as a scarf pin. The motor Is so small that It does not cover a silver dime, and It weighs only 9-16 of un ounce. The armature Is about the size of a small slate pen cil. The front of the motor Is of gold, highly polished, and the commutator segments are also of the same metal, so that, viewed from a little distance, the scarf pin has the appearance of a very valuable and rnther curiously de signed pin. It Is only when standing near to Goodin when he is wearing the scarf pin that its nature can be dis covered. The first thing to attract the atten tion Is the buzzing of the machine, which, by means of a current obtained from a small chloride of silver battery carried In the vest pi l:et. Is kept in operation nt a high rate of speed, and with a noise like n small nest of hor nets. The field magnets of the little motor are made of two thicknesses of No. 22 sheet Iron scrnped down and polished. These are held together with gold screws and wound with No. 26 silk cov ered wire. The nrninture Is of the four pole type and Is wound with No. 36 wire. The little brushes are of marvelous thinness, having been constructed of copper, hammered down with much pa tience nnd enre. There Is a small gold switch on a black rubber base, made with a pin, to be worn on the lapel of the vest. Mr. Goodin hns found his novel scarf pin an "open sesame" to nil places where electricity Is the popular topic. He has been lionized nt every electrical exhibition held in his section of the country, nnd the wonder and Interest aroused by his scarf pin seem never to grow less. He has been nsked to ex hibit it In public, but Is content with the homage paid to his talents In his native town, nnd refuses to show It publicly elsewhere. Dogs In the Klondike sell at 300 to $400 a pair. In New York the dog catcher impounds better animals In de fault of a $3 license. Chewing tobaco is J5 a pound plug; all over the United States good plug Is 30 cents. Horses are worth $400 nt Dawson. A nice horse can be bought for J 1 60, and a blooded roadster with a record in the 20's for 1250, any place In the United States. Klondike eggs are $1 each. In New York the same class of eggs are sold 20 for 25 oonts. PROBLEMS OF WAR. It would eeem to he a very difficult thing for the railroads to move a great army at a few hours notice without producing a congestion of passengers nt metropolitan points. But the rnilionds sny that under present conditions there would be little trouble In making the transfer. They declare that by reason of extrnordliuuy emergencies during the past ten or twelve years they are equipped for almont any service that might he demanded of them. "At the beginning of our civil war," says F. E. Daggy, city passenger agent of the Illinois Central ltallroad, "there were few completed roads la tho west and south, and there wns the greatest dllllculty In moving any large body of persons, either soldiers or excursionists. Hence there were no gateways to differ ent sections nnd no cars to do more than meet the ordinary exigencies of travel. "Hut the times nnd conditions have changed wonderfully since then. It Is only my personal and unolllclnl opin ion, but 1 believe every lullroad In tliu country today Is equipped to carry any number of passengers In any given di rection on n few hours' notice. In the event of wur with Spain all the soldiers required to be moved toward tho bouHi would have no trouble in getting there. Thirty-seven years ago the troops were transported on box cars, with boards nulled crosswise for seats. Tho roads could cniry every one it them now In first-class pascsngcr curs, elegantly up holstered. "This state of things hns been brought nbout llrst by the system of excursions at certain seasons whereby many peo ple are carried to and fro at a cheap rate. To accommodate this compara tively new phase of trafllc large num bers of cars are required to be kept In reserve. "Hut the second and most Importnnt reason Is the World's nFIr at Chicago. Nobody outside of railroad circles can guess the vnst lirmbcr of enrs that were especially constructed to curry people In every direction to nnd from Chicago during the few months of the exposition there. Why, the Illinois Cen tral moved nn urmy of sightseers every day. So did the Pennsylvania Central and other trunk lines. The facilities are still with us for moving nn equally large army of soldiers. Just now, nnd for some months to come, perhaps, there will be no excursions. Extra pas senger enrs are In reserve on our road, tor Instance, at Chicago, St. Louis, Mem phis. Jackson, VIcksburg. New Orlenns and all along the line. Unusunl travel from any direction would bring these enrs Into Immediate service. "Say that troops are to be massed quickly at Key West. The only point In the whole country where there would be any danger of congestion Is Jack sonville. Fin., for In that city nil the lines bearing troops to Key West would necessarily be over one road, unless ships should receive soldiers at Mobile and New Orleans. "It Is a mistake to suppose that the troops would have to be piled up In cities In order to be moved en masse In a given direction. For Instnnce. the men fr in Wisconsin. Minnesota anil Northern Iowa need not go to Chicago at all. They would converge townrd Freeport. 111., and pnss on through to New Orleans. Men from Kunsns, Ne braska, Colorado and the Northwest would not touch nt St. Louis, but pass through Kansas City to Memphis and straight on to New Orleans or Mobile. In order to keep the Unfile going, how ever, the line might separate at Kansas City and one-half pass through St. Louis. Michigan woul 1 hnve a straight run to the south through either Louis ville or Cincinnati. "Admitting that Chicago would be a gateway for the north, there are three straightaway outlets toward southern ports or to Jacksonville, Fla. Tho first Is directly south. The second Is through Indianapolis nnd Cincinnati nnd tho third from Cincinnati to the southeast. Troops from Texas and the southwest would mnke straight for New Orleans through Houston and Dallas. The army from the New England stntes, New York nnd Pennsylvania would move down from Boston, New York nnd Phil adelphia through Wilmington, Fortress Monroe nnd over the Plant system to Jacksonville. "In fnct, as I said at the beginning, there will be no trouble getting troops to Key West or nny southern port In ease, comfort nnd with must nstonlsh lng speed. In twenty-four hours ns many men could be landed In Key West ub could be gathered In that territory which is within twenty-four hours' reg ular run from Key West." Frederick W. Lehmann, an attorney, said: "It is difficult to prophesy what the condition of Cuba will bo In the event of war between tho United States and Spain. However, one of three things must follow. The Island may be given independence; this country mny estab lish a protectorate over It; or It may be annexed to the United States. "I don't know what freedom and In dependence would accomplish for Cuba, for I cannot say whether or not Its peo ple nre capable of governing them selves. I hnve not studied their char acter and am not acquainted with their ability to restrain themselves. "The character of the protectorate which the United States might estab lish over Cuba would be regulated en tirely by agreement. It would cover whatever considerations the two gov ernments might wish to embrace In the contract. However, the duty to pro tect should always carry with it the right to restrain, and America should not attempt to support Cuba In any manner without a. reciprocal agree ment that this country shall be permit ted to place such restraints upon the government of the Island as shalll be deemed necessary to keep It at peace with the world. "If Cuba Is annexed to the United States, It enn demand to be made a state Immediately. She has a suffi cient population and, theoretically, that Is the prime qualification for statehood. Wre cannot consider the character of the population It Is immaterial wheth er it Is good or bad. Color and na tionality are not barriers. When a ter ritory has the population It bus the right to be a state, and. If Cuba Is an nexed, It will be contrary to all prece dent to deny to her the high privi lege of governing herself. She has 1, 000,000 Inhabitants and many of our states have a much smaller population than that." The constitution of the United States does not say what population a terri tory can have before it can become a state, and a careful study of the acts cf congress, creating states and terri tories, shows that the number of Inhab itants of a new state has been a secon dary consideration. In recent years the admission of states Into the union has been prompted by partisan considerations. This ac counts for the fact that statehood has been given to a small territory like Idaho, with a population of 85,000, nnd denied to a large one like New Mexico, with a population of 267,000. The estimated population of Cuba was, in 1897, only 1,500,000. Only 22 of our states have so many persons with in their bounds. Cuba's population Is much greater than that of any of the American territories. It Is six tlmos that of New Mexico, which has 267,000; forty times that of Alaska, which has PAft. ....-...-.. II. .... Il.nt -. A.I- ! au,uuu, ttuvi'iui'i'ii iiiucn uiui ui jrizunn, which Is 90,000; eight times that of In dian Territory, which Is 180,000; nnd five times Hint of the District of Co lumbia, which Is 285,000. "War Is precipitated," says General John W. Turner, "not by declarations, but by overt nets. Not that there Is Kolug to be any wur-O dear me, not" The general looked up from his desk In his ofllcu In the Laclede building. His kindly face wore nn expression of shock at thu very Idea of hostilities. Nobody would have dreamed at that moment thnt hew as a brave soldier and nut a Quaker. "Hut," nnd his eyes sparkled, "If thcro should be war, all previous theories of how It will be started aro liable to bo displaced by facts. "Now In 1846 General Taylor went down to the Sabine river with his sol dlcrs. War had not been declared. Ills mission .va h apparently to guard thu border. He marched Into tho terri tory claimed by the United States, und when hit hnd passed the ltlo Grande ho met with armed resistance and the bat tle of Palo Alto resulted. Thus war be gan without nny one declaring It. Aft erwards congress formally recognized the existence of hostilities. "War nowadays would come In tho same way, by some net of war, either premeditated or forced by one country or the other. When the conlllct Is well on, the president may send a message to congress, after all acts of diplomacy have failed, and It then rests with con gress to recognize Hint u slate of war uctually exists, "Just who would command the army depends upon whether congress desired to Interfere In the selection. If It did not, Gcnerul Nelson A. Miles ns the ranking olllccr would have command of the Held, directed by the president as commander-in-chief, through the secretary of war. Hut congress has the power to create the olllce of lleutennnt general and turn tho whole army over to the command of a civilian, "The coast defenses would be first manned, and the standing urmy pushed forward to conduct the opening cam paign, The mobilization of the urmy of volunteers would follow, and the troops sent to Galveston, Pctisncolu, Tampa Hay and the ports or the south, where they could be gathered by ships. "This, however, Is merely theory. The massing of troops Is done by order of the president, nnd the natute of that order would necessarily depend on the purpose to be nccompllshed." John V. Johnston, an old nnvnl offi cer, has lived In St. Louis since the civil war, nnd knows much of both sen and river lighting. He entered the navy In 1S38, served until utter the Mexican wnr nnd then resigned. During thu civil war he commanded a gunboat, and since then has kept up with naval affairs. "In the navy there 'b no officer em powered to extend authority farther than the squadron over which he has control. If there should be wnr with Spain the North Atlantic squadron would bo commanded by either Admiral Klrkland or Admiral Slcard. The last record of Klrkland shows that he was at Mare Island, nnd he Is the mnking officer of the navy. Slcard Is next. But the president, through the secretary of the navy, might Ignore the selgnlorlty of commissions and deslgnnte un ofllcer of lownre rank to command the squad ron. "Wnr Is not so enslly precipitated at Bea as It Is on land, but overt nets can readily be committed, Suppose several of our ships are sent to Havana. A riot ensues. Our vessels are nppenled to for protection to tho Amerlcnns liv ing In thu city. The Spanlnrds, In soma mad moment, fire n gun nt our ships. We respond In kind. The cannon from the forts answer. We shell the city. There you hnve war, without a declara tion of hostilities. Hut even even then It Is not too lnte for the Intervention of dlplomncy. If thnt falls, then the pres ident will notify congress, which may recognize the situation by a formal declaration. Then the Atlantic squad ron will move towards the east and the Asiatic squadron descend upon tho Philippine Islands." Swallowed a Mouse. I have Bwallowed a live mouse whole. From that text I feel ns though I could preach a powerful sermon, point ing to this moral; Do not sleep with your mouth open went through. You may rend with the I shall tell the fearful experience I how It feels to swallow a mouse alive. On a recent Thursday night I retired as usual, about midnight. Often when the light wns out I had heard a mouse gnawing nnd squeaking about the room. On this particular oc caslon, however, I henid no such sound The fact Is I awoke with a start, fee lng a slight choking sensation about my throat. Without rising I rubbed my throat sleeplnly. As I became gradually awake the stifling sensation became more pronounced, and I sat up and tried to swallow. It was then that the muycles tight ened and I felt pain. My throat was entirely stopped up and I could scarcely breathe. I tried to swallow again, and the obstruction slipped downward a lit tle. Then I was pnralyzed to hear a squeak come from Inside of me. In Btnntly I recognized the sound. It was the little mouse that was wont to play about my room. He had crawl ed into my thront on some errand of exploration while I Blept. 1 didn't know what to do. I realized I must do something, and do It quick ly, so I grasped at my neck and so tried to clutch the beaBt and keep It from dipping down any further. I knew the further down It got the harder It would be to get It out. But I clutched in vain, for the mouse wriggled and kicked frightfully. I wns really so frantic nt this Juncture that I don't know very well what I did do, when he flnnlly crawled beyond my reach. My sensations were simply Indescrib able. My head swam and ached. I think I reeled about the room. My senses were nil benumbed. I felt a terri ble, sickening pain all over me. I could feel the tiny demon clawing away In vain effort to get back to my mouth. At that time, though, It seemed to me it wns trying to gouge a great hole through my Inside. Finally I had sense enough to go Into tho next room. I could scarely make a sound. At first my neighbor did not understand, but when he did I wns sent flying to the doctor. He treated the matter with provoking good humor, nnd dosed me with emetics. The mouse had reached my stomach by that time; at least the doctor seem ed to think so, because It had quit cawing and was comparatively quiet, Only a trail of fire and pain remained where It had clawed Its dreadful way down my throat. There was nothing more for the doctor to do, and he started me back home. I hadn't gone more than a hundred yards when the uni verse began to turn over again, and I discovered that the quarts of emetics I had swallowed had got In their work. There lay that dreadful mouse before me In all his drowned misery. Now, I'm all right, except for a sore throat. But I Bleep with my mouth hut THE ADVENTURESS. Can there bo more than one llattl Ely? Might as well ask If there were two CleopatraB or a multitude of Hel ena of Troy, says the Philadelphia Times. Yet If the stories that have Hooded the narrator since we have had two talks about the Philadelphia clrl who set all Kurone aflame, who Induced the uncle of the Kusslan czar to steal the crown Jewels and led to the down fall of nn American minister to tho court of St. Petersburg are all true. Huttle Ely Is a multitudinous person. Yesterday wo listened to a schoolgirl friend, who told ub that Hattle had never married a man named Black ford, but hud been connubially united, to a railroad conductor named Black mail. Today there arc a acore of writ ten assertions thnt we were right in our original statement thnt her first hus band's name wns Blackford and that Is probably right but wo are further Informed that her first name was Liz zie, although to some of the old-tlm bucks of Philadelphia the name Hattler will come bnck with sharper and fonder recollcctlons. She was such a re markable adventuress that her career appears to excite considerable Interest., and therefore another story of her life from one who claims to have known, her well may not prove amiss. It Is from one who calls her Lizzie, and for the ensuing nnd nddltlonul story of her ratanlo career he Is responsible. It runs nbout this wny: Her maiden name was Lizzie Ely, and she wns the daughter of a prominent clergymun of the Presbyterian church, and one of the company of northerners who, many years ugo, migrated to Mis souri. He there founded Marlon col lege, nbout which was subsequently built a very thriving and prosperous town. When Miss Lizzie had attained the age of 15 she was sent by her pa rents to n boarding school In West Vir ginia, where alio remained quietly for about one year. She was there con sidered a remarkably Intelligent crea ture, possessing a slight and delicately molded figure, but at the name timer superb health, while her disposition, tastes and general accomplishment gained for her favor and admiration. In the routine duties attendant upon her educational culture she displayed remarkable talent, acquiring as If by Intuition what to all others came only after the severest application nnd loll. Her literary compositions were models of originality and skill, nnd In a word her proficiency gained her the highest grade upon the roll. It wns here thnt Bhe first displayed those mar velous faculties which afterward dis tinguished her nnd which proved them selves to be sufllclcntly subtle to lead astray the Grand Duke Nicholas. It was here, also, that she took the llrst Btep In her bold, adventurous career, that In a moment divorced her from her parents. While nt the above named school she formed the ncqunlntnnce of a youmj man named Blackford, nnd resorted to the most strategic measures In order to enjoy his society. The affair came under the notice of the head of the school, andl extraordinary means were taken to keep them from meeting. It Is stated that u. quarrel ensued between Miss Lizzie and. her preceptress, at the climax of which the young girl dashed from the room, vacated the premises and met her lover a short distance beyond. But the honey moon had barely passed when the two discovered that they had made a mis take. Quurrela were frequent, and sub sequently, when a separation was im minent, Blackford was found one fine morning In his bed, cold and dead. Tim crent curse of this woman's life "again our new Informant Is talking ir the statements mauu oy an who kiicw her nre worthy of credence, was her con stant nnd habitual dissipation, and yet neither domestic trial nor Indulgence upon her part seemed to affect her graceful figure or mar the attractions oC her face. The young widow, "Lizzlu (Blackford," was known everywhere, nnd everywhere was she courK2 by cer tain beaux of society. Young, gay, ac complished, the mask she wore for a long, long time, was taken for her true face, and the dangerous and wicked ele ments of her character were completely veiled nnd obscured by the pure, tendei and Innocent light of her countenance. There was a certain well-connected young gentleman who met and "lovedV at first sight." At last he proposed to her, and wns accepted. Before the day appointed for the marriage arrived, however, nn ugly rumor reached hla ears, and he refused, accordingly, to ful fill his obligations. The woman, deter mined not to be baflled, promptly Insti tuted a suit against htm for breach ot promise. A compromise was proposed, and she resigned the case upon condi tion or the payment of a large sum oC money. A short time after this a bad rumor was set afloat concerning; her and a prominent lawyer, and the wife of this gentleman happened upon one occasion to find her husband In the woman's com pany, assaulted Lizzie Blackford and knocked her parasol across her face. She maintained against several men sr. regular system of blackmail, and ex torted from one well-known individual the sum of JS0.0O0. Suddenly she left Philadelphia and proceeded to New York. So great was her fascinating In fluence, and so marvellously well did! Bhe play her part, that she became en gaged to a young man, and, report says, married him. At all events, she dropped at this time the name ot Lizzie Black ford and called herself Mrs. Lizzie: Phoenix. The next heard of her was that she had sailed for Paris. In com pany with a member of one of the best known families In New York. She fig ured also In other European capitals, and at last made away with $175,000 worth of royal diamonds. An old copy of the Paris Gaulols of June, 1874. printed at the time of the? mother and the expulsion of the Phila delphia girl from Ruslan territory, con tains an Interview with the young wom andescribed as "Miss Feenlx Black ford" In the Grand hotel. Paris, and reading as follows: "She is slight and graceful In stature, like a person of good family: not pretty, but attractive. Unfortunately her teeth. have not the luster of the pearls In her casket. In conversation Bhe calls the Grand Duchess Constantine 'my mother-in-law." She declares that the only jewels abstracted by the grand duke was a decoration of diamonds and em eralds which adorned the breast of one of those portraits of St. Nicholas which wealthy families In Bussla cover with gems. It was taken by an ald-de-camp of his highness to the Mont-de-Pete, which obliged him to break It up before lending 2,700 roubles on It. That oc curred a few days before the departure of the colonel for the Khiva expedition. The unfortunate officer was thrown Into prison, and then only were the police convinced that the frequent robberies at the Marble palace had been com- Jmltted by the Grand Duke Nicholas. "And were you arrested 7" I asked. " 'Yes. and passed a week in the pal ace of Count Tropoff, minister of police," "With the diamonds?' " 'Oh, no; the grand duke warned met on the previous evening, and I had de posited my papers and Jewels at the American legation, where the police were able to convince themselves tl at none of them had belonged to my mother-in-law.' "Miss Feenlx declared that everything: was restored to her when she waa coa oucted to the frontier." bi erJMK 'Tr:!ismr -"HW."