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Bl * BEN'AL ' OF STATE JURISBICTIQN. IK-I What tho KailntuJt Say to tho Retonl OriUr Rif | of tho Xebrask * Transportation Moard. UK I Oma&a ScpttbUcM , Kf T5 * Union Pacific company yesterday B | ; omp ! ted tba ameer to the state board of R ; era poctlion relative to the lattcr'a order , I * p&saed Julj 5 , last , concerning rates. The mt\ \ -answer opens with a denial that the slate lli b ° ard ° f transportation has anj jurlsdic- II -tion Us paas or make the order referred to. Tfi Jtalleges th re was not anj petitioner M * complaint filed with tho board making any Plj i attaalc open the tariff or schedules of rates III * fofc opon tho line * of respondent com- II Pny. or tbo e of another In this atate II * suwe November of ' 87. Further , that II tb board made no investigation of IlJ th * abiect matter of said order , | \ * * ! that the board hsu no power or autbor- lT | , My ad r the laws of this atate to make or * AhiI the formula contained in aaid order. < Tfcoa semes a description of the route of I tint U-jfam Facile through the state , and I * * " " tfce otatoon ef uome familiar fig- , * * , tiie me e pertiaeut pait of tho answer I ' < is tesiHMd wtOi ike allegation that the tr.if- . * * t tiie atate m managed and oDerated P' ' amlet a jeutt arraagenient and tariff , that vrimt m k WB as the local dwtancc tariff , fcwmaiw 2 v. 1 , If3h7f was and atill is K a < wtooaaM < t and proper schedule ' ' it tntadftMtataea to and from point * -wtthm tfc3 atatM , ami at the time B | [ -el tte adwptMB was a reduction afipfo .MBat B .Kty per ceut upon previous . rutes , ftM-tber that since the adoption of K said tariff until the present time but about ' Kl * gb * moatfee have elapsed and that during i ; aaul Uibo stud tariff hat Hot operate ! upon K the lwsuittM men ot Nebraska sufficiently B loa twr it to determined or found that a redttcfaen ean justly Ixs made. Further , B that durmg the greater part of 1-87 and B - aatil November ef that year the tariff iu B force on the haes of the Omaha & Kepubli- B -can Valley railway was higher thau the B i rates made by the tariff put in force B | November 1 , lba7f that tho rov- B * oaes derived from business Bl I transported over said road daring the tirst B J 4bar MM rtaof' - were $37(100 less than B , * tbe epratiag ex i-cuMse of tbe road during Bi the isum-c period u the proposed schedule V 'was apphettf to the busmess done , than the Br -volume ofbusiness / during said period Bl , being greater than fur the corresponding Bfi months hi ' teat the local biumes * tf mi. the Union Pacificist ! its main line during Bit ' 67 not than the was more operating ei- > BJl peases coaaected therewith ; that the B | IothibIu referred to will , if applied to the BB xisUsg da&sideation of Ireigbts , result Bff I in a net loss of about 13 par Bf ceatef the gross earmncs within the state , BJ and wilt | lBdict reat and irreparable dam- BJ age spon the stoi-kholdeni. It is fu'tber- B | mere alleged tnat the stockholders of the I Bf Usioa Pacific railway company have re- j Bf' caived bo dividend from their iniestment Btl in the stock el said eompauy for the period ! Bfi of bv years last past , and that the ltepub- B | ) licaa Valley railway compvny has never. Kg j through its earnings or otherwise , been f | able to pay a dividend upon its stock ; ) | wherefore the respondents pray that the p said order may be cancelled and not be en- M forced. m y For a farther defence , it is assured that mil the rates and charges fixed by the II November , ' 37 tariff are as low as can be II made , taking into consideratio the operating j and other legitimate expenses. Keferenta MM is made to the territory tributary to tho v lues of road operated , being sparsely e settled and largely und veIoped. f. Here follows an extended reference to the particular manner in which the Union lj Pacific came into existence viz , by direct | j governmental appointment. And by M reason of the provisions of tho act by m j -which it was created , the company hold B | that it was authorized to fix it ? own rates , B | subject only to the power reserved \ by the act itself until such time I I as the Bet earnings of the entire road and telegraph , including the amount allowed I | J for services rendered for the Uuitcd States , I | J alter deducting all expenditures , shall ex- mpjj < aed 10 per cent , per annum. Bj | "Wherefore respondents further submit B I that said board of transportation und tho WA secretaries thereof and their tribunal have if ; so authority , jurisdiction or power to con- jSj" " * trol or fix , revise or correct , dimin- § ish. or increase rates on their f A lines. Furthermore , it is alleged that H .a large amount of the traffic carried M bj the Union Pacific liadway comp.iny 1 consists of interstate shipments , and tnat 5 § * ihe proposed order , if eniorced. would IJ cecedsitate the modification of its tariffs in m respect of rates and charges made for the W < arnage of such business , and the respond- Ji nts allege and maintain that to that ex- II tent the proposed action of the said board If of transportation is beyond the power of B the i-aid board in that it interferes with 'p and regulates and controls interstate V commerce. Further , it is alleged that H the said pretended order ol July II -5 , 16S8 , was not served upon m\ respondents or either of them or any officer ' B of the said respondents by any sheriff or • M constable or other officer authorized to B re-erve the same. Further , aud lastly it jB is al'eged ' that it would be contrary to law 9 to enforce the said order , and that it would be impossible for the said respondents or w -either of them to comply with said order ft without violating the laws of H tho state , for the reason , that f | said order was not brought to the notice of Bj reapomlents , or either of them , as stated , B until July 11 , 'riS , and since the said order 9g by its terms , if enforced , will result m v. raising certain of the rates now charged y npon the lines of respondents , they say % they cannot comply with the same by % putting the rates in question in force on or u before the-JO th of July. 'dS , withoutvioiating > the laws of this state in that behalf neither * -was it physically possible to prepare , print * and publish said tariffs in or within said B time , or to physically carry out the terms M and conditions of said order. m The answer bears the signature of T. L. \ Kimball , acting general manager for the 4 [ Union Pacific and Omaha & Repub- ! lican Valley Railway company , ' i The attorneys of all other roads in the state \ -Are also preparing like answers , and they , I when completed , will bo filed with tho ' board at Lincoln. t ; f Committed Suicide. Dcdlix , July 20. Dr. Jamea Fidley , 1 ; the medical officer in attendance at Tulla- ' mere jail during ilandeville'a incarcera- j ; tion there , and who wai subpoenaed to ap- I ; pear at the inquest at Mitchellstown into B j Mandeville's death , haa committed suicide. rfc Tba evidence at the inquest , given to show that il&ndeville was subjected to ill-usage -while in jail , seemed to prey upon his mind. His suicide confirms the belief that a/andenlle was cruelly treated by the prison olicia ' s. Dr. Ridley left a statement regarding the nrison treatment of Messrs. O'Brien and Mandeville , as evidence to bo given at the inquest. On resumption of the inquest to day council for the prison board asked an adjournment for a few days to enable them I to procure the evidence which Ridley would have given. Dr. Cronin taid the illness of tho deceased Tas caused by a sudden change from the normal condition of life. DHleywho raped the crippledwoman at SteriinjT , "was arrested , pleaded guilty , and in default of $1,000 bailwas sent to jail to await triaL The pastors of Nebraska City \j \ ; churches have pooled issues and will 2- i hold nnion services oa Sunday ereninsa | : -daric the hot weather in tto citv Dark. B t I bTbM _ . " W mW K Lmm I • * * * - - * > -a _ i . . . * * * * 'BBBB BBBB 3BBfcS& - - Wki - - * - t • t 5t B % - ' THE TARIFF BILL FINALLY VOTED ON. Tlie Measure Goes Tltrotiyh the IIo ] & by a llalhcr-Cloio Vote , Washington , July 21. When the house met this morning tho galleries wero filled with spectators attracted to tho capitol by the announcement that to-day would wit ness tho close of the great tariff debate and tho vote on the final passage of the Mills bill. Promptly at 11-H0 tho bill was called up and Mills , after offoritig two amend ments intended to correct typographical errors in the bill , moved the pre vious question ou them , and they were adopted. lie then proceeded to address tho house , beginning by stating the conditions of the ilnauces of the govern ment , placing the surplus at $129,000,000. This , he aaid , represented unnecessary taxation drawn from tho people and piled up in the treasury. It was taxation levied upon the pnuluct of labor. This enormous amount of money was constantly lowering prices and piling an enormous load on labor and increasing the benefits of tho privileged clashes. The majority had attempted to briug before the house a bill to rcduco this taxation aud le en theiullowof money into the treasury. By amendments inado iu committee of tho whole , tho relative rate of duty had been placed at12.00 on the hundred. This moderate bill had been met with a storm of denunciation , and characterized us free trade message. Was 42.90 on $100 freo trade , what stato had a 5 per cent of taxation in majority ot suites it did not exceed $1 on tho $100. Mills theu took up the bill in detail , be ginning with tho chemical schedule , where the rate ot duty bad been reduced from $32.87 to $2 ; ? . 17. Ou earthen and crock ery ware the reduction had been $7 in a hundred. They callod that free trade. If $ o2 on a hundred taxation was free trade , in God's name what was protection ? Sugar showed next to the largest reduction in the bill larger thau in hemp , jute , iron aud iu everything except wool. Yet tho bill had beeu called a sectional measure. To get $0,000,000 of protection onsuirar tho government had to collect $38,000,000 of tariff duties. In the provision tho reduction was $1 in $100. More freo trade. it was less than $1 in cotton goods. Was not that moder ate ? Ths duty still ramaiuiug at § :50.07 : in wools and woolens the reduction was $20 on a hundred and most of that had been caused by placing wool on the fiea list. Tho manufacturer would got free wool and 40 per tent protection , or 5 per ceut more than be now got. And atill they said the bill was a free trade measure. Articles amounting to $20,000,000 had been placed on tho freo list , and $ ( JWO,000 : of that was wool. Cotton had beeu the chief product of this country , yet tho republican party had put it ou tho free list , and they were right. l > ut when it wai proposed to touch wool tho combi nation that made protective tariff was struck , and they said , "You bhall not touch it" The next article on tho freo list was tinplate , $7,700,000. iSot a pound of it was produced in this country. The committee proposed to give this money to the consumers , yet their action was called free trade. Salt was next Because a few people were intorcsted iu its manufacture the committee was stigmatized as freo traders for puttiug it on the free list. Burlaps were not made in this country. It had been placed ou the freo list. Hemp and jute made up $1,700,000 of tho fres list. With all the milk that could bo given this baby industry it had failed to grow. It was dying aud must soon disap pear. The republicans had used tho .same argument in favor of striking down the augar industry. Opium paid $16 = ,000. It had been placed on the tree list. Cotton ties and bristles ( tho latter produced iu Russia ) had also been placed on the fies list. Yet the committee had been taunted with being free traders. Thoir opponents said : "If you want anything free take a free drink of whisky. " [ Loud applause. ] The taxes on express companies or telephone companies , ou all tho wealth of the country had been removed , but none of the taxes on labor had beeu re moved. Wool grew on tho sheep. There had been much sympathy expressed for ahoep , but the democratic party sympa thized with men. It wanted cheap cloth ing for the pcor. The republicans wanted duty kept bo high that neither wool nor woolens could bo brought in. With a pro duct of three hundred million pounds of wool and a need for six hundred million pounds , what wero wo going to do ? Dem ocrats proposed to let in wool free , and let our workmen make it up into clothing. The bill was in tended to banefit the condition and in crease of wages of the laboring people. The government should not meddle with the people. They could tako care of them " selves. They were the most intelligent nd best people in the world , and could iiive employment to all of the laborers it congress would but let them alone. Why should wo net have free raw material , and have an opportuniey to con test en equal terms with foreign manufac turers ? We would have a fan ield and an opon fight. Tho demo- : ratic party intruded to appeal to tho virtue aad intelligonce of tho coun try. Money waa being poured into his listrict in Texas to beat him for re-eloction to fifty-firat congress , but ho wanted the : ountry to know that tho people of his dis > - triet were not for sale. The committee had reduced the duty on steel rail , $17 to $11 per ton , and again it had been charged that that was an effort to dtstroy an infant in- luitry. In conclusion he referred to tho suit of clothes produced by McKinley during his ipeech. He said he had nothing to take back. He had inquired into it and had found that the $10 auit had cost $4.93. He bad heard that that suit was to be photo graphed and uied in tho campaign. He wanted to photograph in the brain of every voter the fact that tho $10 uit cost less than $5. We stand hero in the face of the American people con tending for the rights of the people who are plundered and wrongsd , who are ap pealing to congress to do thom justice , who are appealing for protection in its best sense and asking congress to shako the hand of monopoly from their pockets and let them have the proceeds of their own labor. And , Mr. Chairman we will do it. As Mills finished he was warmly ap plauded by his fellow democrats and the galleries , all of which were by this timo crowded. During his 6peech Mrs. Cleve land and her motaar , Mrs. Folaoni , entered the chamber and took seats in tho front row of the executive gallery. All the amendments ware agreed to with the exception of that on cotton ties , on which McKinloy demanded a yea and nay vote , which was ordered. It resulted , yeas , 170 ; nays , 12tj ; and the amendment stands as agreed upon in committee of the whole. Gear , of Iowa ( republican ) , voted with tho democrats. Randall was paired with Hogg , of West Virginia , The previous question was then ordered on the final passage of the bill , and the yeas and nays were ordered. Sowden had raad a letter from Randall , asking to be paired with a friend of the bill , and expressing himself distinctly as opposed to its passage. The vote was then taken on the final passage of the bill and reaulted , yetfs , 162 ; nays , 149. Sowden. of Pennsylvania , Greenman and Bliss , of New York , ( democrats ) voted against the bill , and Fitch , of New York , Nelson , of Minnesota , ( republicans ) voted for it. The four independent members also voted for it. When the speaker anaonnced the pass age of the bill the democrats broke in cheers aud waved bandanas wildly. A motion to adjourn until Monday wa3 de- * ffi * " * H 'S ' " i " * 7 , i yav-i.C i f | p ' * " . ' ' Bumariij ' ' * ? ' ililif Jnnu iflr # Bumar > 'ltlrtin m ufiaMB MJ' " " - taai feated , and the house at 2 o'clock took a recess until 8 o'clook this evening. The Conspiracy Case ol Hoge and Murphy. CmcAao , July 21. A peculiar staco ot affairs developod when tho case of conspir acy against Chairmen Hogo and Murphy , of tho Burlington strikers was called up in court. Neither of tho accused were pres ent , and Frank Collier , attorney for tho and representing tho Burlington company , prosecution , surprised everybody in hear ing by a request that tho case be continued. Lawyer Collier explained his reason for this strange action by saying : "Hoge and Murphy are now out of tho city on an ex tensive four , doing virtually the company's work. Counsel for defenso made no objection to continuance and tho court granted a post ponement of a week. Hogo'a clerks , Informors Kelly nnd Mc- Gilvary , wero held to the grand jury in bonds of five hundred dollars each this morning. Tho prisoners have been in cus tody at tho coutral police station , and alter their examination were taken back thcie for safe keeping. Federal Courts in Nebraska. Washington special : Representative Dorsey was before tho senate commit tee on judiciary to-day and made an ar gument in favor of his bill requirin additional places for holding terms of the Unitod States courts in Nebraska , llo encountered many objections to tho measure from members of tho commit tee , who claimed that tho judges of tho district and circuit courts of Nebraska were opposed to tho bill ; that there was so littlo business on tho calendar of both a civil and criminal character that the additional terms and places for hold ing the courts proposed in tho bill waa unnecessary. 'Tho committco gavo Mr. Dorsey no encouragement , but prom ised to consider tho bill , and individual members said that they might frame a substitute bill similar in character to the ono that passed tho Forty-ninth congress. Mr. Dorsey insisted on hav ing court held at both Norfolk and Kear- ne3' , and .showed the necessity of tho ser vice and tho great benefit tho people ol the western portion of tho state would derive from sessions at those places. Mr. Edmunds objected , saying that there wero about 123 criminal cases on the calendar , to which Mr. Dorsey replied that ho waa happy to know that there were so few , as it showed that tho people of Nebraska wero law-abiding in tho first instance , and that in tho second place they knew enough to know that when the government of the United States reached out its strong arm tho best thing to do was to compromise and pay the lines imposed. Several bills proposing the reorganizing of United States courts , simi ar t < > tho one proposed for Nebraska no ably Minnesota and Arkansas have m * t with the same fato that threat ens Mr Dorsey's measure. The bills af ter passing tho house ha ire been amended in the senate so as to make them worfch- esa. esa.The The Editor of Harper's Magazine evi dently thinks that poetry is good reading for the hot months , and has therefore provided a liberal supply for the August Number. It is not all original. "The Leather Bottei" is an old English rhyme ; and the Sonnet "While not a Leaf seems Faded" is by Wordsworth. But to the original charms of these verses must now be added niue illustiations for the first by E. A. Abbey , and a full-page drawing for the latter by Alfred Parsons. One of Mr. Abbey's sketches is used as a frontis piece of the Number. Other good poems are "The Guest of the Evening , " by Robert Underwood Johnsou ; "My Walk to Church , " b } ' Horatio Nelson Powers ; and "Aubade , " by Annie Chambera- Kctchum. In addition , there are some capital lines in the Drawer , every one of which is sure to be found , whether or not it is pointed out The Baggage Agents' Deliberations. New York , July 19. Tho national as sociation of general baggago agents to-day heard the committee report on the trans- portatation of corpses. The report recom mends absolute refusal of any bodies affected with smoll pox , cholera , ty- hna or yellow fever. ladies having died of diphtheria , scarlet fdver , typhoid fever , ersypelas and measles must be wrapped in a sheet saturated with chloride of limo or bi-chloride of mercury. They must bo encased in air-tight iron caskets , covered with wood , tho in terstices to be filled with disin fected sawdust. Interstate transpor tation of any corpse must be upon health permits , and the disintered remains to be rejected. Such are the recommtnda- tioas which the committee will submit to all health boards , reporting the results at the-next meeting to be held in San Fran cisco in January , 1S3 ! . Tho excess of bag- gago check was adopted. Burglars Make a Big Haul. Providence , R. I. , July 20. The sea shore residence of H. B. Aymer , of East Warren , N. J. , located at Wicklord , was ransacked by bnrglais last night. Entrance was gained by a basement window and , although the family were in their several sleeping apartments , the rob bery was not discovered by thom until they arose. The burjjlars took away a large quantity of silverware and plate and gold watches and jewelry were taken from tho very rooms iu which were tho sleeping occupauts and owners. Bu reaus and dressing cases wore over hauled , and from Aymor's room abont $15,000 iu bank stock securities was takeu. Every room in tho house was entered , ex cept those of tho servants. This bold work showed a most thorough acquaintance with tiie premises. Tho robbers ovidently took matters leisurely , and the costly fabrics taken , with which it is supposed they packed the silver , covering tho whole with a sack , showed that they were profes sionals. The Lard Question ; Washington , July 20. Tho honso oommitteo on agriculture to-day further considered various measures before it re lating to compound lard. The sub-com mittee which is charged with tho duty of recommending a lino of action upon the subject was unable to agree upon nny pos sible legislative measure. At this morn ing's meeting Conger , of Iowa , moved tho adoption of a substitute for the original Butterworth bill , which substitute is pat- i torned closely after the oleomargarine act , j with provisions for branding , inspecting and taxing compound lard. The commit tee adjourned after some discussion , with the understanding that a final vote will ba taken to-morrow. Six Men Robbed'by One. j San Luis Obispo , Cal. , July 21. The itago running between this place and Tem- pleton wa3 robbed by a masked man last night while crossing the mountains about five miles from here. * From six passengers he took about $500. The robber opened j the Wells Fargo Express company's box \ and the United States mail bags and took from the former about $1,000 , after which he left Tho sheriff and a posse have gone in pursuit. - - 'J " * iMTwnrmn'J TALMAGrE. THE BROOKLYN D1TINB IS 0AMP. Bo Discourses to Troop and Civilian on the Uses of Stratagem , A Graphic Portrayal of the Battle Through Life to Final Victory Beyond the Ambus- cado of Sin and Sorrow * > Pcekskill , N. Y. , July 22. Chaplain T. SeWltt Talmage preached to-day to tho Thir teenth Regiment of the New York 8tato Na tional Guards , now encamped here. Tho reg- Jraont assembled at 3 p. in. , when people from the neighboring country , towns and cities were present In immense numbersA milita ry hand conducted tbe musical part of the service. Cbaplaln Talmage's sermon , which was on "Uses of Stratagem , " was based on Joshua , Cb. 8 , v. 7 : "Then ye shall rise up from the ambush , and seize upon the city. " He said : Men of the Thirteenth Regiment , and their friends hero gathered , of all occupations , and professions , men of the city and men or the fields , here Is a theme fit for all of us. One Sabbath evening with my family around me , we wero talking over the scene of the text. In tho wide-open eyes and the quick Interrogations and tbe blanched cheeks , I re alized what a thrilling drama It was. There Is the old city , shorter by came than any other city In the ages.spellcd with tuo letters AI AI. Joshua aud his men want to take it How to do It Is the question. Ou a former occasion , In a straightforward , face to face fight , they had been defeated : but now they are going to take It by ambuscade. General Joshua has two divisions iu his army the one division the uattleworn com mander will lead himself , the other division he sends off to encamp in an ambush ou the west side of tbe city of AI. No torches , no lanterns , no sound of heavy battalions but 8,000 swarthy warriors moving in silence , speaking only in a whisper ; no clicking of swords against shields , lest tnc watchmen of AI discover it and tbe Btratagem be a failure. If a roysterlng sol dier In the Israelltlsli army forgets himself , all along tbe line tho word is "Hush I" Joshua takes the other division , tbe one with which he Is to march , and puts It on the north side of tbe city of AI , and then spends the Dlght In reconnoiterlng in the valley. There no is , thinking over tbe fortunes of tbe coming day , with something of tho feelings of Wellington the night before Waterloo , or of Meade and Lee the night before Uottys- burg. There he stands In the night , and says to himself : "Yonder is the division In am bush on the west side of Ai. Here Is tbe division I have under my especial command on tbe north side of AI. There Is tbe old city Blnmbering In its sin. To-morrow will be the battle. Lookl the morning already begins to tip the hills. The military officers of Ai look out in the morulugverjr early , and while they do not see tbe division in ambush , they be hold tho other division of Joshua , nnd the cry , "To arms 1 To arms ! " ring through all the streets of the old town , and every sword , whether hacked or bent or newly welded , Is brought out , and all the inhabitants of the city of AI pour through tbe gates , an Infuri ated torrent , and their cry is : "Come , we'll make quick work with Joshua and his troops. " No sooner nad these people of AI come out against the troops of Joshua , than Joshua gavo such a command as he seldom gave : • Fall back I" Why , they could not believe their own ears. Is Josuiia's courage failing biml The retreat is beaten , and the Israelites are flying , throwing blankets and canteens on evcrr sldo under this worse than Bull Run defeat. And you ought to bear the soldiers of Ai cheer and cheer and cheer. But they hazza too soon. The men lying in ambusli are straining their vision to get some sicnal from Joshua that they may Unow what time to drop upon the city. Joshua takes his burnished spear , glittering in the sun like a shaft of doom , and points it toward tbe city ; and when the men up yonder in the ambush see it , with hauk-like swoop they drop upon Ai , and without stroke of sword or stab of spear take the city and put it to the torch. So much for the divis ion that was in ambush. How about the di vision under Joshua's command ? No sooner docs Joshua stop in flight than all his men stop with him , and as be wheels they wheel , for in a voice of tbunder.be cried'Halt ! " One strong arm driving back a torrent of flying troops. And tlieu , as he points his spear through the golden light toward that fatal city , his troops know that they are to start for it. What a scene it was when the division in ambush which had taken the city marched down agaiuat the men of Ai on the one side , and the troops under Joshu.1 doubled up their ene mies from the other side , aud the men of Ai were caucht between these two hurricanes of Israelitish courage , thrust before and be hind , stabbed in tbe breast and back , ground between tbe upper and the nether millstones of God's indiguation. Woe to the city of Ail Cheer for tbe triumphs of Isreal I Lesson the first : Tljcre is such a thing as victorious retreat. Joshua's falling back"was the first chapter in his successful besiege- ment. And there are times iu your life when the best thing you can do is to run. You were once the victim of strong drink. The demijohn and decanter were 3'our fierce foes. They came down upon 3ou with greater lury -than the men of Ai upon the men of Joshua. Your only snfety Ig to get away from them. Your dissipating companions will come around you for vour overthrrtw. Run for your life 1 Fall back ! Fall back from tbe drinking saloon. Fall back from the wine carty. Your flight is your advance. Your retreat is your victory. There is a saloon down on next street that has almost been the ruin of your soul. Then why do you go along that street ! Why do you not pass through some other street rather than bv tbe place of your calamity ? A spoonful of brandy taken for medical pur poses by a man who twenty years before had been reformed from drunkenness , hurled Into Inebriety and the grave one of the best friends I ever had. Your retreat is your vic tory. Here is a couverted infidel. He is so strong now in his faith in the Gospel he says he can read anything. What are you read ' ing ? Boliugbro 'ke ? Andrew Jackson Davis's tracts ? T > ndall's Glascow University ad dress ? Drop them and run. You will be an Infidel before you die unless yon quit that. These men of Ai will be too much for \ ou. Turn your back on the rank and file of un belief. * Fly befcro they cut 3-ou with their swords aud transfix you with their javelins. There are people who have been well-nigh ruined because ther i isked a foolhardy expe dition in the presence of mighty and over whelming temptations , and the men of Ai made a morning meal of them. So also there Is such a thing as victorious retreat in the religious world. Tuousands of times the kingdom of Christ has seemed to fall back. When the blood of the Scotch Covenanters gave a deeper dye to the heather of the High lands , when tbe Vaudois of France chose ex termination rather than make an un christian surrender , when on St Bar tholomew's Day mounted assassins rode through the street of Paris , crving : "Kill ! Blosd-letting fs good in August ! KUL Death to the Huguenots ! Kill ! " when lady Jane Grev's head rolled from tbe executioner's block , when Calvin was im prisoned in tbe castle , when John Knox died for tbe truth ; when John Bunvan lay rotting in Bedford Jail , saying : "If God will help me and my physical life continues I will sfay here until the moss grows on my eyebrows rathei than give up my faith , " the days of retreat for the church were days of * victo ry- ryThe Pilgrim Fathers fell back from the other side of the saa to Plymouth Rock , but now are marshalling a continent for the Christianization of tbe world. The Church of Cbr.st falling back from Piedmont , falling back from Rue St. Jacque . falling back from St Denis , falling buck fiom Wurtemburg castles , falling back fiom the Brussels mar ket place , yet all the time triumphing. Not withstanding all the shocking reverses which tbe Church of Christ suffers , what do we sec to-day ? Three thousand missionaries of the cross on heathen ground ; sixty thousand ministers of Jesus Christ iu this land : at least two hundred millions of Christians on tbe earth. Ail nations to-day kindling m a blaze of revival. Falling back , yet advancing until the old Wesleian hymn will prove true : "The Hon of .Indali shall break the chain. And give us the victory aaln and ajj .In ! " But there Is a more marked illustration of Victorious retreat in tbe life of our Joshua , the Jesus of tbe ages. First tailing back from an appalling height to an appalling depth , falling from celestial hills to terres trial valleys , from throne to manger ; yet that did not seem to suffice Hitn as a retreat. Falling back still further from Bethlehem to Nazareth , from Nazareth to Jerusalem , back from Jerusalem to Golgotha , back from Gol gotha to the mausoleum in tbe rock , back down over the precipices of perdition until He walked amid tbe caverns of the eternal captives and drank of tbe wine of the wrath of Almighty God amid the Ababs and the Jesebcls and the Belsbazzars. O men of the f pulpit and men of tho pew , Christ's descenV from heaven to earth docs not measure hall the distance. It waa from glory to perdition. He descended Into hell. All the records of earthly retreats aro as nothing compared with this falling back. Santa Anna , with the fragments of his army flying over the plateaux of Mexico , and Napo'eon and his army ro- treating from Moscow into tho awful snows of Russia are not worthy to be mentioned with this retreat , when " all tbe powers of darkness seem to bo pursuing Christ as Ho fell back , until the bodr of Him who camo to do such wonderful things lay pulseless and stripped. Methlnks that the city of AI was not to emptied of Its Inhabitants when they went to pursue Joshua , as perdition was emptied of devils when they started for tho pursuit of Christ aud He fell back aud back down lower , down lower , chasm below chasm , pit below pit , until bo seemed to strike the bottom of objurgation and scorn and torture. Ob , the long , loud , jubilant shout of hell at the defeat of tbe Lord God Almighty 1 But let not the powers ot darkness rejoice quite so soon. Do you bear that disturbanco in the tomb of Arlmathea ? I hear tho sheet rendlngl What ineani that stono hurled dowii the aide of the hill ? Who Is this coming out ? Push him back I tbe dead must not stalk in this open sunlight O , It is our Joshua. Let him come out He comes forth and starts for the city. He takes the spear of tbe Roman guard and points tbe way. Church militant marches up on one side and the church triumphant marches down on the other side. And tiie powers of dark ness being caught between these ranks of celestial and tcrrestral v.tlor , nothing Is left of them save just enough to illustrate the direful overthrow of bell aud our Joshua's eternal victory. On Ills head be all the crowns. In His hand be all the sceptres. At His feet be all the human hearts ; aud here , Lord , is one of them. Lesson tbe second : The triumph of the wicked Is short Did you ever see an army In a panic. There Is nothing so uneontioil- able. If you had stood ut Long Bridge. Washington , during the opening of our sad civil war , you would know what It is to see an army run. And when those men of AI looked nut and saw those men of Joshua In a stampede , they expected easy work. They would scatter them as the equinox the leaves. O , the gleeful and jubilant descent of the men of AI upon the men of Joshua ! But their exhilaration was brief , for tbe tide of battle was turned and these quondam con querors left their miserable carcasses In the wilderness of Bethaven. So It alwars Is. The triumph of tbe wicked Is short You make $20,000 at the gaming table. Do you expect to keep it ? You will die In the poorhouse. You made a fortune by Iniquitous traffic Do you expect to keep it ? Your money will scatter , or it will stay long enough to curse j'our children after you were dead. Call over the roll of bad men who has prospered and see how short was their prosperity. For awhile like the men of Ai they went from conquest to conquent , but after awhile disaster rolled back upon them.and they were divided into three parts : misfortune took their property , the grave took their body , and the lost world took their soul. Iain always interested lu tbe building of theatres and the building of dissipating saloons. I like to have them built of tbe best granite and have tbe rooms made large aud to have tbe pillars made very firm. God is going to conquer them and they will be turned Into asylums and art galleries and churches. The stores In which fraudulent men do business , the splendid banking institutions where the president and cashier put all their property in their wives hands and then fail for $200,003 all these institutions arc to become the places where honest Christian men do busi ness. ness.How long will It take your boys to get through your ill-gotten gains ? The wicked do not live out half their days. For a while ttiey swagger and strut aud make a great splash in the newspapers , but after a while It all dwindles down into a brief paragraph ; "Died suddenlv , July 22d , 18S8 , at thirty-five years of age. Relatives and friends of the family are Invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday , at two o'clock , from bU latu res idence on Madison Square. Interment at Greenwood. " Some of them jumped oT ! the docks. Some of them look pru sie acid. Some of them fell under the snap of a Derrin ger pistol. Some of them spent their last days in a lunatic asylnm. Where are Wil liam Tweed and his associates ? Where arc Ketchum and Swartwout absconding swlnd- dlers ? Where Is James Fisk , the libertine ? Where is John Wilkes Booth , the assassin ? and all the other misdemeanants ? The wick ed do not live out half their days. Disem bogue , O world of darkness ! Come up , Hil- debrand and Henry II. and Robespierre , and with blistering and blaspheming and ashen lips hiss out : "The triumph of thewiclod is short" Alas for the men of Ai when Joshua stretcbos out his spear toward the city I Lesson the third : How much may be ac complished by lying in ambush for opportun ities. Are you hypercritical of Joshua's man oeuvre ? Do you sav that it was cheating for him to take that city by ambuscade ? Was it wrong for Washington to kindle camp-fires on New Jersey Heights , giving the im- precession to the opposing force that a great army was encamped there when there was none at all ? I answer , if the war was right then Joshua was right in his stratagem. He violate. ! no flag of truce. He broke no treaty , but by lawful ambuscade captured the citr of Ai. Ob , that we all knew how to lie in am bush for opportunities to serve God. The best of our opportunities do not lie on tbe surface , hut are secreted ; by tact , by stratagem , by Christian ambuscade , you may take almost any castle of sin for Christ Come toward , men with a regular beslcgement of argument and you will be defeated ; but just wait until the door of their hearts is set ajar , or tbey are off their guard , or their severe caution Is is away from home , and then drop in on them from a Christian ambuscade. There has been many a man up to his chin In scientific port folios which proved there was no Christ and no divine revelation , his pen a sclmetar flun g into the hearts of theological opponents , who , nevertheless , has been discomfit and cap tured for God by some little three vear-old child who has got up and put her snowy arms around Irs sinewy neck , and asked some sim ple question about God and heaven. Ob , make a flank movement ; steal a mcrch on the devil ; cheat that man into heaven. A five-dollar treatise that will stand all tbe laws of homilctics may fail to do that which a penny tract of Christian entreaty may ac complish. Ob , for more Christians in ambus cade , not lving in idleness , but waiting for a quick spring " , waiting until just the right time come ? . Do not talk to a man about tbe vanity of this world on the dav when he has bought something at "twelve" and is going to hell it at "fifteen. " But talk- to him about the vanity of the world on tbe day when he has bought some thing at "fifteen" and is compelled to sell at "twelve. " Do not rub a man's disposition the wrong way. Do not take tbe imperative mood when the subjunctive mood will do just as vrell. Do not talic in perservid style to a phlegmatic nor try to tickle a torrid tempera ment with an icicle. You can take any man for Christ if you know how to get at him. Do not send word to him that to-morrow at ten o'clock you Diopose to open your batteries upon him , but come on him by a skilful , per severing , God-direeted ambuscade. Lesson tbe fourth : The importance of tak ing good aim. There is Joshua , but how are those people in ambush up yonder to know when they are to drop on the citv , aud how ire these men around Joshua to know when they are to stop their flight and advance J There must be socio signal a signal to stop the one division and to start the oth > r. Jo h a with a 65. < ! r on which were ordinarily liung the color * of battle , points toward the siry. He standu iu such a conspicuous posi tion , and there Is so much of the morning light dripping from that spear-tip. that all around tbe horizon they see it It was as much as to say : "There is the city. Take it Take it now. Roll down from the west Surge up from tba north. It is ours , the citv if Ai. God kno-sau I we know that a great leal of Christian attack amounts to nothing simplv because we do not take good aim. Nobody knows and we do not know ourselvt. which point we want to take , when we ouglu Lo make up our minds what God will have Uh to do , and po nt our spear In that direction ind then liuil oubody , mind , soul , time , jternity at that one target Iu our pulpitb .ud pews and Suuday-schools and praei - meetitigs we want to get a reputation for • ayiug pretty things , and so c point our spear toward the flowers ; or ive want a reputation for saying sublime things , and we point our spear toward the stars ; or we want to get a reputation for lu.s- tor.cal knowlege , and we point our spear toward the past ; or we want to get a reputa tion for great libernlitv , eo we s ing our spear all around ; and it strikes all points of the horizon , andou can make out of it ivhatever you please ; while there is the old norld , proud , rebellious and armed against ill righteousness ; aud instead of running any [ urther away from its pursuit , we ought to turn around , plant our foot in the strength of the eternal God , lift tbe old cross and point it In the direction of the world's conquest till the redeemed of earth , marching up from one side and tbe glorified of heaven marching lown from the other side , the last battle- nent of sin Is compelled to swing out tbe streamers of Emanuel. Ob , Church of God , : ake aim and conquer. I have heard it said : "Look oat for a man vho has only one Idea ; he is irresponsible. " [ say : Look out for tbe man who has one dee , and that a determination for soul-saving mJUL mniiu iqg - * j iv. " aJ.i. " > - . " " - gmsS T V ilMMMMMMMaMnMB > aMaiMMi I believe God would strike mo dead If I darW to point tho apcaro In any other direction. Ob , for some of tho courago and enthusiasm of Joshua I Ho flung two armies from tbe tip of that spear. It Is sinful for us to rent , un less It Is to get stronger muscle and fresher brain and purer heart for God's work. I feci on my bead the hands of Christ in a new or dination. Do you not feel the name omnipo tent presure ? There la a work for all of us. Ob , that we might stand up afdo by aldo and point the spear toward loose religion or what Is called "liberal Christianity , " which la so liberal that It gives up all tho cardinal doc- trins of the Bible , so liberal that it surrenders the rectitude of the throne of the Almighty. That Is liberality with a vengeance. Lot us decide upon tbe work which wo , as Christian men. have to do , and , in tbe strength of God , go to work and to it It is comparatively easy to keep on a parade amid a shower of banquets aud hand-clap- ping , and the whole street full cf enthusias tic huzzas ; but It I * not so easy to stand up iu the day of battle , tbo face blackened with smoke , tbo uniform covered with earth ploughed up by whizzing bullets and burst ing shells , half the regiment cut to pieces , and yet the commander crying "Forward , march 1" Theu It requires old-fashioned val or. My friends , the great trouble of the kingdom of God In this day Is the cowards. They do splendidly on a parade day , and at tbe communion , when they have on their best clothes of Christian profession ; but put them out lu the great battle of life , at the first sharpshooting of skepticism they dodge , they fall back , they break ranks. We confront tho enemy , we open the battle agalust fraud , and lo ! we find on our side a great many people thxt do not try to pay their debts. And we open the battle agalust lutempcraucc , and we find on our owe side a great many people who drink to much. And we open tho battlo against profanity , and we find on our own * Idc a great many men who mako hard speeches. Ami wc open the battle against infidelity , and lo ! wc find on our own aide a great many men who arc not quite sure about the Boolcof Jonah. And while we ought to be massing our troops , and bringing forth more thau the united courage of Austerlltz , and Waterloo , and Gettysburg , wc have to be spending our time iu hunting up ambus cades. There are a great many in the Lord's army who would like to go out on a cam paign with satin slippers and hold ing umbrellas over their heads to keep off the heavy dew , and having rations of canvas-back ducks and lemon custards. If they cannot have them they want to go home. They think it is unhealthy among so mauy bullets ! I believe that the next twelvo months will be tho most stupendous year that heaven ever saw. Tbe nations are quaklug now with the coming of God. It will be a year of suc cesses for the men of Joshua , hut of doom for the men of AI. You put your ear to the rail- track and you can hear the train coming miles away. So I put my ear lo the ground and I hear the thundering on of the light ning train of God's mercies and judgments. The mercy of God Is first to be tried upon this nation. It will be preached in tbe pulpit ? , in theatres , on the streets , everywhere. Peo ple will be invited to accept the mercy of the Gospel and the story and tbe song aud the prayer will be "mercy. " But suppose they do not accept tbe offer of mercy what then ? Then God will come with His judgineuts , and the grasshoppers will eat the crops , aud the freshets will devastate the valleys , and the defalcations will swallow the money markets , and the fires will burn the cities , and the earth will quake from pole to pole. Year of mercies and of judgments. Year of Invitation and of warning. Year of jubilee and of woe. Which aide are you going to be on ? With the men of AI or the men of Joshua ? Pass over this Sabbath Into the ranks of Israel. I would clap my hands at the joy of your com ing. You will have a poor chance for thl3 world and the world to come without Jesus. You cannot stand what Is to come upon you and upon tbe world unless you have the par don and the comfort and the help of Christ. Come oyer. On this side Is your happiness and sifcty , on the other side Is disquietude and despair. Eternal dcteat to the men of Ai 1 Eternal victory to the men of Josbual The Family JJook-Case. Tho family book-caso will be recall ed by many who were reared in tho country. Little was known of its his tory , somotimes , as tbe chances were that it had been bidden in at a "ven due , " as auction sales were called some years ago. Its scars showed that it had experienced the battles of life. In its best days it stood in tho parlor , but finally was banished , to the kitch en of theold house , where it bocamo a general receptacle for almost every thing except books. You might iind a copy of Fox's Martyrs , perhaps , with the covers gone aud tho leaves rum- pied and torn. Youthful paint brushes had been busy with the illustrations , and the pious Latimer in a red suit might have been seen slowiy roasting over a green lire , and tho other vic tims of holy zeal wero submitted to martyrdoms that Mr. Fox never dream ed of. Robjnson Crusoe , s6 mutilated and changed that his own man Friday wouldn't recognize him , rnigh t bo fouud there ; and the remnants of the once happy and united Swiss Family Robnson scattered about on tho shelves. Then there aro school books , old and discarded , odd numbers of magazines , copy books , old newspapers and other . odds and ends of literature. Father keeps his shaving utensils in tiie old book-case , and mother stufls tho shelves with dried herbs ; Susio puts her rubbers there and Bob lias a corner for his skates. When the blacking-brush cannot be found any where else it is generally in the old book-case , and there is a mingled odor of hair oil and horse medicine. Texas Sifting s. An Earthquake Societj' . At a recent session of tho Science Association , a learned professor made an eloquent appeal in behalf of a soci ety in Japan that was established to study earthquakes. He said the soci ety was small and poor , but deserving sympathy aud aid. There are unusual facilities in Japan , we leran , for stud- ing earthquakes for they occur almost every week. The wear and tear of a society organized for the special pur pose of investigating the phenomena must be very great , and it is no won der that tho soc ety is poor , as the professor says. When an earthquake comes thundering along they have to leave what ever they are doing and at tend to it. Should it be in the dead of night it makes no difference , they are bound lo turn out. Wives may scold about it , children cry , "don't go , pa pa ! " but the demands of science are imperative. It isn' t a pleasant ex perience , poking about in the night trying to investigate an earthquake. The earth is liable to open almost any where and swallow the investigator , and if he escapes that ten chances to one he will be caught by tho seat of his trousers when the fissure closes. This is extremely wearing on clothes and keeps the society poor. If friends of science do not feel able to contrib ute money to the earthquake society of Japan , they might at lest forward some of their cast-off pantaloons. Texas Hiflinga. Soraethiug Desperate. "I met young Sampson at tho g-ate as I came in , Lulu , " said the old gentleman , "aud he seemed in great liaste. " "Oh , papa , I have just re fused him , and I'm afraid he may do something desperate. What did ho say ? " "He asked me if the boys down tit the Crescent saloon had all gone liorne. " New York Sun. For 31edicinial Purposes. Customer : "Give me a dose of whisky. " Druggist : "What's the matter with vou ? " Customer : "Ague. " Druggist : "Oh , you shake for the drinks * you ? * ' Washington Crit'f 0 A TALE OF TIIE TELEGRAMI. , i , , 1 it was n lovely dny In May ; tho aun waa ( mining brightly , and tho air waa ladon with that balmy frngrnnco that lends tho special clmrm to Hpring days. I waa standing upon the roof of ono of the leading hotels In tho city. 1 had been examining tho telephone wires on tho roof , on which wo hud lately placed a now patent arrangement for tho purpoBO of overcoming induction from tho neighboring telegraph wires. I Htood holding on with ono hand to a Ntnndiird for telephone wires for eovcral minutcH , Inst in thought , I bud stood thus for perhaps flvo minutefl , when I wnn brought back lo tho realization of niypcnHoby iiBound which , coming upon me so middcnly , seemed to freeze tho blood in my vcin , boiuI a chill down my buck , nnd a nervoiiH tremor through my etitiro nystem ; It wiiH the unmistnkeablo cry of a manmci \ Turning quickly towurdn tho direction from * j which tbe sound camo. I naw tho author of it with hm head just ahovi ) the opening of tho trap-door , through which I had gained ncceuM to tho roof , ami tho door of which I j hml left Hwunir back upon its hingcit , j I recognized at once that tho man wan mad. i IIin wild expression showed it quite plainly. J For an iiiHtanb I stood motionless , not knowing what to do , when again that langh j rang out upon tho air ; and 1 noticed that ho < was ascending to tho roof. Quick as light- j ning my mind took in the Kituution , and I rushed desperately towards tho man intend- j ingto Htriko him with all my force , ami | knock him buekwnrd down thollight of staira to tho lloor below. He saw my intention , nuil tried to gain hIio roof before I could reach him ; but tho dihtaneo between us was only a few feet , and he had not risen ubovo thu roof higher than his waist when I forced him back. I Atood upon the door a Bhort time , ex pecting every iniuuto that ho would renew the attack , when hiuldeiily I heard the report of a pistol from below , and was conscious ol a whizzing uoibc in the air. Looking down , 1 noticed a small hole in the trap-door , and that tho bullet had passed uncomfortably near my leg iu its upward - lliglit. i I did not relish the idea of being shot nt in | this manner and stepped immediately off tho j door. ; 1 had Bcarccly done so when thero was an- S other report , and another holo in tho door , • directly upon the spot whero I had boon titiuidiug. | What was to bo done ? AH at once 1 noticed that tho ends of the Htnplo used for fastening tho door on tho in side projected through tho thin boards for ' somo distance. Quickly passing a ropo I had around tho knob and under tho sharp ends of tho staple , I took two turns round them , which wuh all there was room for , and drawing the ropo tightly , fastened the ends aa securely ua possible. This whole performance lasted but a < bw seconds , but the pistol sbotH contimii"t iu rapid succe'ision , and I judged that by this timo he had emptied tbo beven chambers of his revolver. The firing had censed , and I iiotired tho door moving slightly , as though force waa being brought to bear upon it lrom below. I took hold of the door with my handsand held it down uh hard us 1 could. The mad man hcetned to be pushing against it with a tremendous force. What was to be done ? The rope was a weak thing at the best , and I felt that ib could nob long hold out agaiiiHt the efforts of a strong man. AH at once the thought of calling help by telegraph came into my mind. I had heard of cases of telegrams being Bent without iu- Ktiuments from the scene ofrailwnyaccidents and 1 dctei mined to try for myself iftlie mad man could only be kept within bonds long enough to allow me an opportunity. I waa an expert telegraphist , having Bpent " * * a number of years in that business before en tering tho telephonic Held. Although I was a an old telegraphist I had never attempted the feat of telegraphing without an instru ment. But the situation called for a desperate act , and after looking at the fastenings on the door to see that they were becure aa possible , I went quickly to the edge of the building , where a number of wires werestrungon brack ets. These wireu I knew to lead to the posb- oflice. 1 had a email pair of pliera in my pocket , and wizing a wire I cut into it with tho pliers , and then bent the wire in order to break it. The pliers were Fmall , and it required a Blrong effort to snap the wire , but 1 nceom- piished the feat in a few seconds. Now camo the diflicult part. I was trembling with ner vous excitement. Putting the etuis to my tongue , I felt the circuit clobe through it and all was still. No one waa using the wire. I now took the wires in eaeli hand , and , as well as the wires would allow , I called li boveral times. This was done by holding tho ends of the wire together to form tho dash , then bcparating them and striking quiekly throe times to form tho Morbo letter 1 $ . PJucing the ends to my tongue , the circuit closed , but I felt uo signals. I again repeat ed tho call , and placing the ends again in position , distinctly felt tho shocke , which baid plainly , "I. I. $ . " -i Taking hold of the wires again , I sent the following message slowly , and not without blunders : "Send hplpto roof of Hotel. Madman trying to get ou roof. Am in great danger. Work quick ! " Telegraphist aro generally quick of per ception , and the operator grasped the situa tion at once. s Placing the wires again to my tongue , I felt him answer slowly , and several times over : "OK. . " "O.K. " I wrote back "O.K. , " that he might know I understood. And now my message was sent , I hastily dropped the wirea and ran to the trap-door. I was none to soon. The slender rope wa giving way under the powerful strain , and I threw mynelf upon the door just in time to prevent it snapping. I could hear the man below breathing heavily , as though he were putting forth great exertion. He soon renewed his pushing. I could tee the rope waa giving way under the strain ; home of the strands were broken , and the door creaked and groaned. I bore down with all my might , and suc ceeded in keeping the door down. He paused a moment , and then pressed upward again. For several minutes I succeeded in keeping the door in its place , but finally , after a long and hard push , the rope broke , and the door flew up a short distance , but I managed to blain ib down again. I could not hope to hold it , however , and I felt it gradually ri.e , and I waa pushed up bodily , while the madman got his head and shoulders above the aperture. His face was flushed , and he looked wilder than ever. "With an exultant cry he cleared the stairs and sprang upon me. I was indeed in a desperate position , for I felt I was no match for my antagonist. AVould help never come ? I warded hira off as best I could , but he : hitched me with a grip like iron. I struggled fiercely , but I fear this story would never have been written had not help arrived at this moment. I heard shouts from below , and the next instant several men came quickly np the stairway and gained the roof. Taking in tho the bituation they seized my assailant , who , though making a desperate resistance , was overcome and held down by superior num ber ? . I almost fell into the arms of one of my de liverers , and for a bhort time Beemed to have entirely lost my strength , while great , cold beads of perspiration appeared on my face. I was besieged with questions for several minutep , but as soon as I could make myseli lieard I told them briefly all that had hap pened In a short time I felt as vigorous as ever , tvith the exception that I could nottasteany- thinir , tho electric shock having for a time interfered with that sense. Afterseveral days , iow ever , it began to come gradually back , md in a few weeks I was as well as ever and lone the worse for having called the ligiit- ling to aid in saving my life. Ci 'I ' lj m What He 3Icaut. Donn Piatt is noted for the ellegi- jllitv of his hand writing , and when 10 sent a note to a friend the other Jay the friend was shocked to read a aostscript which read : "I aro in a jlamed hornet's nest. " After some urther study it was discovered that ivhat Piatt had really written was : : < I am in a blessed haven of rest. " He meant the Providence Hospital- -Journalist. t I i i
