- lwwy
:
Ir I
EllA N , Ih3I. H
EFFORTS ARE MAKiNC TO H
HIM OFF.
, Conference by Recd and Allison V
cUh $ 'tho I'resldeilthil Sitnatlon-
Malno Illan'x Proposals of4Wlthd ,
In Ccrtalu Events Coldly Ueeoive
tbo Iowan-Tho Name of Ilarrisot
1
1
Itred and A1ltson Cnnfer.
1 , AMIINOTOf , March 27.-A s
conferetico , it is said , was held a
capitol Sunday by Reed and All
' with Manley and other leading at
cuts of each man , and ntethoc
steinnning the McKinley tide were
cussed at length.
Allison was asked whether he w
withdraw in the interest of Reed
should be found that Reed had r
i1 more real strength in the nat. .
, convention. He declined to give
rr reply. Reed said pcsitively that
any time in tiie proceedings of
convention Allison received more
t r than he did , he would authorize
I supporters to vote for Allison , if
rI son would enter into a like arri
Incnt with him in the event of It
followers being more numerous.
1liis plain proposition from
Maine candidate put Allison some
Into a corner , which he attempt
1 get out of by resorting to diplon
lie said he teas afraid that if
avowed candidates attetnpt ; d to t :
I' fei their support to each other th
i terprise would fail and McK
would be the beneficiary. In
1 opinion the only safe method of
fi ceduro in order to defeat McK
wasfor the other candidates to a
upon a dur1 horse who was not t
1 named in the preliminary ballotir
to be formally placed before the
vention. Reed asked whom he hs
view in such an emergency. All
after much seratalaiug of his head
t pulling of his beard , finally re
that he thought , taldng it all ii
ex-I'residcnt Darrison was the
' wan that would fit such a situatic
I Recd rs said to have objected v
ously to Mr. Harrison under any
+ t cumstances and the conference er
1 Allison's proposal has revived
of MiIlarrison's withdrawal ha
a string tied to it , and it is said
members of the house have reec
letters cautioning them not to be
quick to endorse the eandidat
others , but to hold themselve
readiness to ] end their aid to Bare
at tbci proper time. It is asserted
letters of this tenor have been set
I leading Republicans in Ncbrc
ka was and throughout the Soutl :
, West. The Indiauaus , althougl
I tensibly committed to McKinley ,
, ready for an emergency that w
urtlle Harrison a Strout ; probabil
( A NEW CURRENCY BILL ,
\ Y
t ton-Partiltan Cotntuission of Nine
ports Proposed.
WASnINGTON , March . . - At
t opening of the house to-day ,
Ileatwole , Republican of Minn
: introduced the following resolu
I which was referred :
S "Whereas , In lieu of our prescn
adequate banking and currency
t tern , it is desirable that Cons
have the aid of such recommendat
commission of
non-partisan
1f as a
P erts might b be able to olTer.
' 'Resolved , That the Presiden
i hereby authorized to appoint
citizens eminent in trade. poll
t economy and banking , to act witi
comptroller of the currency as
r commission , and that such corn mi ,
report its conclusions to Congress
r { The Treasury denartment hat
strutted the New York subtreasu :
t raise the premium on gold bars
S 1-16 to 3-le of I per cent. The de'
lent s purpose in the issuance of
I order is to do what can be done h
lately to prevent future export
gold.
( The order has a triple pur
First , it will raise the price at w
gold can be exported profitably
price exchange now being dangers
second , it i
t near the export point ;
girded as good policy to get ri
coin instead of bars , because
r former frequently has lost we
through abrasion ; third , it is inte :
to meet the action of the Ban
England in raising the price of
' bars to 7 ; shillings 10 pence , and
a practically lowering the rate of
change at which gold can be shi
from the Cnited Statcs to Great
amn to about LSSI to $4.SS.
Treasury officials admit the issu
t , of the order , but well not talk fui
concerning it.
The Hancock Statue Levied Upon
WisI1IxGToN , March : ; . -The eg
lriau statue of General IIancockw
has not yet been erected , was let
upon by a constable yesterday f
t debt of $ S0 , which the compiler
bigraphieal cyclopedia claims is
him from the sculptor , henry
Elliott The levy ivas an illegal
a the statue is uh eadv the prop
at the government. The unvei
will take b place about May 1.
Labor iinoekod Out Davis.
,
t WASlIINGTON , March .7.-Sea
Davis' friends are attributing
presidential knock-out in Minne
Yo the labor organizations. Du
the great railroad strike of two yy
i ti'go Senator Davis received a
t graplih appeal from labor leade
% St , Paul asking him to take the
) .of Debs. Ile replied sharply , de
lug his opinion that the strike sh
be crushed if it took the whole pc
e of they government. This answ
said to have been used against r
1 ill the recent campaign for delegr
,
NEWS IN BRIEF
' ,
A mutiny has broken out in Bol
A number of persons have been kl
The Italian Senate adopted
credits far further operations
Africa.
1 I'rofessor Fessenden has suc.e
i in perfecting a meter to measure
force of 1 rays
Charlotte Behrens , leading lad
I i Robert lfantelVs company , secur
) divorce in Chicago.
f Two white boys blackened t
faces and robbed the station aget
f : Ramer , Ala. They were captured
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A NEW COPYRIGHT LA
The Hoaeo Patents Committee Plan ;
a l1oat : borough Revision.
WASHINOTON , March 27.-The in
tigation of copyright laws , which
been carried on for several weelc
the House committee on patents ,
probably lead to a more or less e
prehensive revision of the copyr' '
system. One of the principal chat
likely to result will be the establ
mentof a bureau of copyrights in
neetion with the Congressional Ii
ry , which now has charge of all
copyright business , but which has
a sufficiently large clerical force
properly handle this work.
Mr. Spofford , the librarian of (
gress has been asked to report to
committee the amendments to
present law which he considers dl
able , and when the committee
discussed his recommendations , a i
stitute for the Treloar bill , embi
ing such improvement as meet
approval of the members will
drawn up. Then General Dra
chairman of the committee , will
mit the bill to all copyright lean
and other organizations which ha'
legitimate interest in the subject
elicit their opinions. More hear'n '
before the committee may be it
necessary. The urograin outli
will probably take tnostof the rem
der of this session , so that tlrer
little probability that any new
will be enacted before the next
lion.
TEXAS WOMEN ACT.
rho President and Congress Potitono
Check Territory Outlawry.
1VICmTA FALLS , Texas , Marcel 2
The following petition is' being
merously signed by the women
North Texas :
"To Grover Cleveland , President
the United States : Ifolce Smith , See
tarn of the Interior , and the memt
of Fifty-fourth Congress of the Un ;
States ;
"Calling your attention to the
merous robberies and high crii
generally which have been commit
by the outlaws of the Indian Territ
citizens who .
on the law-abiding
adjacent to said Territory , we ,
undersigned mothers , wives , dau
ters and sisters of Wichita coui
Texas , appeal to you for protect
for our sons , fathers , husbands , brc
ens and selves from the said outla
"We believe that as long as
present state of affairs exist in
Indian Territory the people who
around its borders will be in dan
and subject to attacks by these cr
inals and outlaws. The Indian
ritory is a government nursery ;
resort for criminals , and we petit
you ( our representatives ) who are
power for the relief from them , 7
relief we earnestly pray and p
tion for , and it can only be gI
us by the settlement of
territory by civilized people. It
useless to look to the officials of
states adjoining the territory for 1
tection or relief , as we well scr
that the Federal government ant
only has sole jurisdiction. She
this appeal to you who are empowe
with authority to act and protect
lives , property , interest and rcpt
tion of those you represent reach
and you fail to grant this petiti
you will be held responsible by b
God and man for any further crii
committed by the murderers and i
bers who inhabit the Indian Territc
Working on a Territory fur.
WAsnINGTON , March 2'-The Ho
( radian affairs committee today 1)
I protracted executive session on
subject of an Indian Territory 1
rue Flynn and Curtis measures w
nade the base of discussion. Only
first three sections were covered ,
he committee will meet again Sat
jay and thereafter from day to t
antis a bill shall be perfected.
The Hawaiian Cable euestlon.
WASHINGTON , March 27.-The Se ii
Committee on Foreign Relati
briefly considered the Hawaiian ca
question yesterday , but defer
action until next Wednesday , wlee :
will make an effort to dispose of
A bill has been drafted by the ct
mittee , embodying what are belie'
to be the best features of the Scrim
and Spaulning bills
An Electric Heating Trust.
BOSTON , March 27-The Ameni
Electric Heating corporation , twi
includes all the companies of imp
tanee engaged in the manufactur
electric heating apparatus , has b
formed with Ileadquartersin this c
It is controlled by a syndicate of I
ton , New fork and Western eapi
ists. The company will have a eap
stock of $10,000,000
South African Natives Revolt.
CAri : Towx , March 27.-The M ;
beles of the Inzza and Filabusi
tricts have revolted and massacred
white settlers , inclnding Commiss ;
tcntley. The 'fugitive whites
ftocicnig to Bulu vayo and Gtvelo
protection. A detachment of seven
ftve volunteers with a Maxim gun
been dispatched against the native ;
Robert Mantell Married.
CmcAoo , March -Robert Man
and Charlotte Behrens , the actri
were married by Bishop Samuel 1
tows t-day , at the home of Attori
It. A. Wade. The bride was forme
llrs. hula and was granted a diva
yesterday.
Senate Cuban Resolutions Adopted
WAStuNGTON , March 27.-The c
ferees on the Cuban resolutions hi
agreed to accept the resolutions
passed by the Senate.
Russia and France Alone Oppose
lrltish-Iyptiau Expedition.
CAuto , March 27.-The commiss
of the Egyptian debt has decidec
advance the $ . ,600,000 necessary
meet the expenses of the Briti
Egyptian expedition against Dongc
Of the sum needed , $1.000,000 is avv
able immediately. The English , C
man , Italian and Austrian memb
of the commission voted to adva :
the money. The Russian and Frei
members voted against the prop
Lion and left the meeting after r
testing against the use of the rese
fund. , _ - -
"
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A I WORDS SPOI
iILL UPBRAIDS ELKINS
WEST VIRGINIA.
he New Yorker Denounces the Prol
Change in the New Mexico Legislat
Meeting Tlme and a Lively Exeh
of Words Followa-The Federal
Bill Passcd.
Work in the Senate.
WASIIINGTON , March 28.-When
senate met today the legislative
iropriation bill was then taken
he pending question being on
notion of Mr. Sherman to strike
,11 provisions relating to the chi
: f compensation from fees to sale
or United States district attori
nd marshals.
Mr. Allison spoke against the p
ice of placing "riders" on approi
ion bills , but he regarded this ref
, s exceptionable and desirable.
"This position of the Senator f
owa" ( Allison ) , said Mr. Hoar ,
minds me of the Scotch lassie who
he had found the best way to get
f a temptation was to yield to it. '
At the close of the discussion
: mendment by Mr. Visas was defer
n a viva voce vote. A roll call
owed on Mr. Sherman's amendn
to0. .
to
nd it was defeated-1S -
vas accepted as a test indicating
doption of the proposed change f
he fee to the salary system for
net attorneys and marshals.
111 . Hll moved to strike out
irovisiou that the legislative assen
f New Mexico should meet in 1
'This is a small , mean , contempti
tolitical trick , " he exclaimed t
Teat vigor. "It is a provision sues
nto this appropriation bill to fi
lie approval of the President"
The Senator explained that the r
nt. Legislature , which was De
ratic , would meet in December , bi
as attempted ay this atnendmen
tut off the meeting of the Legisla'
ill May in the hope that a Re pub !
iresident might be inaugurated in
aeantime. It was a contempt
rick , to ' 'sneak in" a political ad'
age.
. 'What right have you to say 'sm
'd ' in ? ' interrupted Mr. Elh
'What authority have you for sac
tatement ? "
"Ab. " responded Mr. Hill with i
ion , "I thought I'd stir up the si
or from New Mexico. 1 see be
urn the author of this plan , who
he minute is here to whisper in
ar in support of it. What I mean
sneaked in' is that it is unwoi
hat this political trick should trie
onnection with a great appropria
pill. "
'But the senator has made scr
barge , " persisted Mr. Elkins ,
Lim contnue his explanation to
ertion of 'sneaking in. ' What c
Le irean by that ? "
" [ mean that such a political p
ias no place here. It has crept
neaked in. Will the senator d
hat this is a political amendment
Mr. Elkins responded that
louse of Representatives in the e
ise of its rights had introduced
reposed change.
Mr. Hill reiterated that the amt
aent had "crawled in. " Of eoi
he senator from West Virginia we
leny it. When lie denied that
ras a political trick he showed
apacity for emergencies.
Some senator in the rearof Mr. .
rhispered that 1h . Elldns had
wade a denial. "Then if he has
enied it , he will deny it , " contin
In. Hill , "for he does not wan :
ather this petty little political p1 :
The senator asserted that appre
tion bills should not be n
'se.ivers" to receive all the "sera
very one might seek to put
hem.
Mr. Cullom , in charge of the 1
aid that he was surprised at this c
urst of excitement from the
cork Senator who , he feared , "wc
ave a spasm before he got throup
"Oh , no ; ' interrupted Mr. Hill ,
was never cooler in my life. "
Mr. Cullom explained that
, mendment came from the lions
he regular way. He expressed
ope that there should be no perse
eflection or the delegate from i
Iexico , to whom Mr. Bill had
erred as sitting beside Mr. Elkin
TEED AGAINST M'KiNLI
he Oklahoma Republican Conven
Likely to Be Oulto a Warm Ont
GUT111IE Okla. ; March 2&-Evv
hing indicates that the Republ'U '
erritor ial convention at Ok1a11
ity to-morrow will be exciting f
tart to finish , both the Reed and
: inley factions claiming a mayor
n attempt will be made to shut
[ enry E. Asp , the Reed manager
declaration that Guthrie having
ougressman and asking for his
ornination is entitled to not ] :
lore. Then a move will be starte
reak the whole machine by hat
fie convention elect a national e
litteeinan. This trill be vigorol
pposed by the Reed men , as it
poll the bargain they iave made ,
fie IlcKinley men , with the as
nee of the country delegates , ex1
carry it.
Rich Hill Policeman Claims Mien
RICK HILL , Mo. , March 2S.--Ja
, . McCarthy , a policeman , has t
otified that he is one of the heirs
30,000,000 , the estate left by
randfather , Mordecai Price. '
roperty is situated in the heart
laltimore , and has been subject t
inety-nine year lease , which has ;
xpired. The claims of McCarthy
ther heirs will be prosecuted at 1
Relieved to have Been Murdered ,
DEXTER , Mo. , March : 'S.-R.
hompson , probate judge of Stodd
aunty , is mysteriously missing an
s feared that he has been foully d
ith in Cairo , ILL , as he went ti :
'ridgy ' of last week to get a $1
kieclc cashed.
No Linseed Oil Trust Receiver.
CITICAGO , March 28.-Judge Gibb
: ] s morning declined to appoint a
aver for the National Linseed
ompany and dismissed for want
quity the bill filed by Louis A.
uard , asking for the receiver. .
I
REED'S BOOM LAUNCHEC
] lassachucetts Is Enthusiastic for
Speaker.
BOSTON , March : 8.-Tho boos
Speaker Thomas Brackett Iteei
the Republican nomination for
presidency was formally faun
[ lore to ( lay by the Republican :
convention , , arnd ] the greatest
thusiasm. The delegates came
only one name in their minds as 1
hoiee for the presidential non
lion. Consequently , any referen
the man or his sentiments wad
signal for cheers and applause ,
Igain and again the building t
bled with shouts and handclaps
; hcers and waving of hats as the
rations contested with each oth
manifesting their admiration for t
favorite.
Congressman Samuel 1i' . NeCa
Winchester was chosen perina'
; hairman. His introduction was
signal for a great ovation. In
speech he devoted himself prineis
: o laudation of Speaker Reed anc
vords were cheered again and as
The resolutions which were
iresented by Senator Lodge , pl
inwaveriug support to the nati
: andidate ; arraign the Democrats ;
or measures to insure a surplu
Irovide for coast defenses , new
ships and constant reduction of
public debt ; denounce the present
, ff law and call for a new one tc
Tamed for protection and
trocityr denounce the present
ier agitation ; oppose free silver c
lge and call for dollars as good a
) tlter dollars ; oppose state banks
uphold the national banking sys
all for strict enforcement of the i
service laws ; demand restriction
mmigration by strong laws ; cal ]
igid adherence to the American r
: iple of the entire separation of chi
Ind state ; demand a vigorous for
lolicy , with protection of all inter
in the American continents and
itrict enforcement of the Monroe
rifle ; express sympathy for and i
.o . the Cubans su ccess in their st
; le for indepecdence and close :
"Massachusetts Republicans I
lever undertaken to pledge of
heir delegates to a national con
ion. We do not intend to do so n
3ut we think it fitting to declare
lecided preference among the ca
fates for the Republican nomina
o the presidency. We present to
national convention for nomina
Ls president , and we urge all our
igates to give their earnest , un
sad active support to a fearless lea
dried in many hard conflicts , a ma
rational reputation , of unblemb
; haracter , unswerving Republican
sad great abilities , the Hon. Tim
3. Reed of Maine. "
The applause wasespecially mar
vhen the Cuban and gold statu
planks and tine section referring tc
eparation of church and state '
'cad , but all previous demonstrat
were not to be compared with the
hat followed the mention of Rc
came as the nominee of the Re
leans of Massachusetts for the P. .
lency. Then the enthusiasm rose
limax and round upon round of
) Iause rolled up through the hall.
Then followed the election of
telegates at large to the national
eotion : Senator Henry Cabot Lc
if Nahant , 1V. T. Murray Cran
) aloon , Eben S. Draper of Hope
nd Curtis Guild , jr. , of Boston-
; hosen by acclamation.
PRIVATE BILLS FIRS' '
Phe house Lays Aside Appropria
Work to Consider Personal ClaitC
WASHINGTON , March 28.-Mr. I
) urn , Republican , of Iowa , in
louse to-day antagonized consi
stion of the sundry civil appropria
) ill which Mr. Cannon , chairma
he appropriations committe , 1
iotice lie would call up , by mo
bat the house proceed to the consi
stion of private claims. Mr. Can
Ipposed the motion , but on a vi
rote lie was defeated-SS to 0 ; ; .
Mr. Cannon demanded tellers
Ilr. Grout , Republican , of Vern
; ailed out : 'Vote with the Appros
ion committee and adjourn iIay
l rain Mr. Cannon was defeated.
; annon then demanded the yeas
lays , which were ordered. The
all Tesultcd-'i'l to ' 7.
The announcement of the vie
ever the Appropriations commi
vas received with great jubilation
lie members interested in pr ]
) ills. The House then went into c
mittee of the whole for the consid
ion of bills on the private calends
MILLIONS FOR DEFEN
he House Votes S3G,000,000 for
New Battleship.
WASHINGTON , 1areli 28The n
ppropriation bill was passed ye :
! ay by the house without substar
mendment An effort was made
he advocates of a larger iucreas
lie navy than was authorized by
gill to increase the nuwberof bas
hips from four to six. This incri
ras supported on the floor by Me
sanley , Cummings and Johnson
alifornia , and opposed by Me ;
loutelle , chairman of the comma
nd Hulick and Robinson.
The House , by a large maim
rood by the recommendation of
ommittee , the proposition for
attleships mustered but thirty-
otes , against 134. Various o'
mendmeuts were offered , but
ailed. Mr. Mahon , Republican ,
'ennsylvania , caused some amusen
y movinsz to name the ships Qi
feed , McKinley and Allison.
The bill , as passed , carries $31t
34 , and authorizes the construe
f four battleships and fifteen tors
oats , the total cost of which evil
1 the neighborhood of $35,600,000.
rcKinley , Protection and Sound Mo.
ChIARLESTON , W. Va. , March 2
'he ' Rennblicans of the Third c
ressional district met here and ct
svo delegates to represent the dist
1 the national Republican convene
. The delegates f i
t St , Louis.
and sound mot
[ chinleyprotectiou
Free Coinage Resolution.
2S.-Sea :
WASHINGTON , March -
lien introduced a resolution dec
ag that Congress should not adja
; ithout restoring the free coinag
liver and taicin , from the Secret
f the Treasury the power to i
ends _
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THE Y0IITII S' CORNER.
SOME CURRENT ETCHINGS FOR
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
Clirl t In ( tin home-Au Angel Una varos
The Gates of Ilell , a Pen-Picture by
Dr. Tnlnulro-Tho I'easant and Ills
Friends , u Story with a Moril.
jFl
SONG bird , perched
In the orchard -
chard near ,
Poured forth her
notes on the
morning air :
Then flew to protect -
tect her bird-
lings dear ,
From a truant
boy who
dered t
She fluttered about and cried with
"Ole ! Spare my darlings ! They'i
my care. "
But her'cries of fear were all in
Her birdlings are gone , lien lie
bare.
I
She sings no more in the orchard
But chirps to her disappointed
Of their birdlings sweet , no more t
and of cruel fate.
Of cruel boys ,
So grief-worn mothers , in sad de :
Mourn for their lost ones and fir
rest ;
They were once their joy , their
and care ;
But Rum has robbed the dear 1
nest.
the song bird's
But law protects
Avenges their brood in field and
our own
But laws , which answer
liest ,
the Homes of
Refuse to shelter
-Ram's Ho
The Tramp and the IlouSCWIfe
hadn't bat
who
One day a tramp ,
for several
thing to eat or drink
feeling n
consequently
was
and
along to a farm-1'
used up , came
milk
just as tine wife was pouring
dish.
a pan into a
of
"I pray thee give me a quaff
milk , " said the tramp , as he la
in order to Won
as bad as possible
her sympathies. "
"We don't feed tramps here !
looked a
she
the brusque reply as
caller with stony eyes.
I am pe
madam
"But , my clear ,
'
ing while you have plenty.
mercy , I pray you ! "
"That milk is for the dog , " she
as she placed the dish on the earth ,
drink at the h
you are thirsty , go
pond. "
not even give i
"And you will
quart of skimmed milk to keep
lamp of life alight till I strike a j
"Get thee hence ! " she commar
around foe
in reply , as she looked
ax-handle.
"I go-mum-I go , but-- " '
"Here-what's the matter of the c
shouted the woman ere the tramp
reached the gate.
rred sum
"He's evidently stalk
that astonishes him , mum. Say ! 1
'
in the house'
you anyparis green
"I have. "
"Don't you keep it on the shelf
the milk ? "
"I do , and alas ! I see how it is !
milk has been poisoned and the d
a goner ! "
Moral.-"When you want a thing
want it bad , " said the tramp , a
calmly pursued his way , "then h
time to let somebody else have it ! '
The Peasant and Iris Friends.
One day the owl remarked to
who had h
crow that the peasant
moved into the cottage beyond the v
was a good fellow , and the crow pt
the word to the jackdaw , and the
date to the parrot. Then the fox twa
to know what was up , and being
informed , he took it upon himse
notify the other wild animals of
forest , and pretty soon it was :
"Resolved , That the peasant bei
good fellow , we will visit him and I
our good will. "
In due time there was a great gal
ing of birds and beasts , and at a
nal each one cried out and appla
in his own pe' uliar way. Things
mighty lively , and the assemblage
flattering itself that it was doing
proper thing in a proper way when
peasant appeared with his hair St
ing up and his eyes hanging out ,
exclaimed :
'Ali ! Lack-a-day , but what in T
is all this row about ? "
"We have come to show our fri
ship for a bully boy ! " was the chi
"Had you come as enemies , I w
have brought out my shotgun and
tested myself , but now , alas. I am 1
less and undone ! "
Moral.-The man "in the hands o
friends" mayy be pitied even by his
mies.
Overboard In a Gale.
Capt. Manuel Caton of the Ac
fishing schooner Sea Fos , just in t
the Georges fishing banks , tells a ti
ing story of his adventures in the
gale and snowstorm , says the Ba
Herald. While the vessel was labs
in the worst part of the gale he orci
the crew to set up the mainsail. to i
her away from dangerous shoals to
ward.
"When the crew had cast Off
stops , " said the captain , " F ream }
the down haul , to clear it as 11ey b :
ed. The wind just at that mon
caught the canvas , and with a sls
came to the leeward , striking m
the back , and in the instant I
twenty feet away and overboard
struck the water face down , but ,
tunately , I was to the leeward , an
I came up I saw the craft broadsid
drifting toward me. One of my 1
named Marion , saw me disappear ,
quick as a flash , sent a coil of rope 1
; ing after me. His aim was true
1
I L
t
O -
{
If }
t I !
as I came up the rope lay against my f
arms and I , grabbed It. I was sooa
alongside , but In the worst part of my '
scrape. The Fox was rolling fearfully ,
while the cross seas threw me around
like a ball-one moment I would hang
against her side and the next be far t
away. The reef tackle soon swung
toward me and I grabbed it , but I didn't
find my new hold any improvement. I
was thrown in all directions , but held
on. I swallowed lots of water , and the
wrenching I got was fast using me up.
My men would have bad hard work
lifting me up with my wet clothes
had the vessel been at the wharf , as I
weigh more than 200 pounds , and , excited -
cited as they were , it was useless for
them to try it there. I told them I
couldn't hold on much longer , and to
make fast a rope and launch a dory.
After many unsuccessful attempts , they
managed to get a boat over the rail ,
but no one came in her. I knew I could
not get in alone and shouted for sonic
one to come In lien. They hauled the
boat back as near as possible , and ,
making a daring leap , two brothers ,
August and Manuel Louis , reached the
dory , which the others rapidly let drift
down to me. There was still danger of
a capsize and leaving three men in the
water instead of one , but the boys , after
a struggle , got me in , and we were soon
on the deck of the Fox. "
The Gates of hell.
Rev. Mr. Talmage , in one of his sermons -
mons thus outlined the "Gates of Hell : "
Gate the first , Impure literature ; gate
the second , the dissolute dance ; gate a ,
the third , indiscreet apparel ; gate the
fourth , alcoholic beverage. "The trine t
CLIP is the patron of impurity , " he said
" " "The ofl-
speaking of the last "gate.
cers of the law tell us that nearly all
the men who go into the shambles of
death go in intoxicated , the mental and
the spiritual abolished that the brute
may triumph. Tell me that a young
man drinks , and I know the whole
story. If lie becomes the captive of the
wine cup he will become a captive of all
other vices ; only give him time. The
courts that license the sale of strong
drink , license gambling houses , license
libertinism , license disease , license
death , license all sufferings , all crimes ,
all despolsations , all disasters , all murders -
ders , all woe. It is the courts and the
legislature that are swinging wide open
this grinding , creaky , stupendous gate
of the lost. "
Bran Trick on the rtnhhit.
An ingenious limiter living in Oh
City , Pa. , has aroused the envy of the
local hunters by his success in stilling
rabbits. At one end of a rubber hose
he has fastened a tin whistle , which he
covered with calico to prevent the dirt
from clogging up the whistle When a
rabbit takes to the burrow the hunter
inserts the hose , which from its pliable
nature can be made to follow the windings -
ings of the hole , and when It is near
the rabbit the hunter blows through the
hose , sounding the whistle. The rabbit
loses no time in making for outdoors ,
and is then caught or shot by the
hunter.
An Angel Unawares.
A daily paper reports the followint
which is an illustration of the way
each one who does likewise is treated
beyond the river :
"Four years ago Henry Lewis , a poor
candy-seller of Brooklyn , found an old
lady sitting on his doorstep and took
tier into his house , where she remained
a member of his family until a few
months ago , when finding herself a
serious burden on him , she insisted on
going to the poor-house. A few days
igo she fell heir to $300,000 and returning -
ing to Lewis' home , she turned it over
to him for the kindness he had shown
tier. "
Christ in the Ilome.
A recent writer truly says : Keep tli'
tamp of love shining day after day amid
the multitude of cares and home duties ,
he criticisms and thoughtless unicind-
nesses , the thousand little irritations
of home-life , which so tend to break
peace and mar sweet temper. Let home-
love be Christ-love-the kind that
never faileth. Wherever else , far away
r near , you pour the bright beams of
your Christian life , he sure you bright-
: n the space close about you in your
rwn home. No goodness and gentleness
futside will atone for unlowingness and
uncharitableness at home.
lie 11ay I'ty Tel.
Herr Otto Lilienthal has continued
iris flying macliine experiments assidu-
iusly since his recovery from the ned -
ient he met with last year. Ile an-
aotmces that he has discovered a'nevr
principle , which consists in using , instead -
stead of one large framevrork , two
smaller ones , placed parallel , one abovei
: he other. Besides affording a similar
means of adding to the sail area with-
rut increasing the breadth of the ma-
: hine , this makes it much easier to
handle while suspended in the air.
An Unhappy ilaa.
"Hang the suck ! " exclaimed Mr.
ikinnphlint , "I forgot to notice how
nuch money I had in my pockets when
: started down town this morning. I
'cund a 50-cent piece an the seat when
: got up to leave the car , and I don't
chow whether it had dropped out oo
fly pocket or some other man had lost
t. I can't tell whether I'm half a dol-
ar ahead , or whether I've had a nar-
'ow escape from losing half a dollar' "
-Chicago Tribune.
The Way They Do In China.
In China , in times of pestilence , per-
ons are permitted to witness gratu-
tously theatrical performances and dis-
) lay s of fireworks , the object being that
heir minds may be distracted from the
) retailing epidemic. In large towns
) laces are provided in which those who ,
n desperation , give up the battle of life ,
nay quietly lay them dawn and die. i
Twelve average tea plants will pro.
y
lute one pound of tea ,
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