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THE WOODLAND BILL. ST ARTHUR E. SMITH. We milder down the aisles of pine, And turn the brow of the hill. And there within the wooded vale O?.i*+ TPAA/11?n/4 1^*11 DWiil U\JT>0 T* Its banks are lined with brier and Tina, And graceful arching treos, Whoee Ban-kissed leaves and cooling shade Invite the summer breeze. At early morn, -when the bright sun Bounds slowly into sight. And floods the woodsand vales around With a rich, golden light, The timid partridge and her brood E'er oome to take their fill From this sweet fountain, crystal clear. This little woodland rill. We stoop and quench our thirst from wfcert The waters slowly run, And where they form a little pool Sheltered from the sun. We prize this gift that Nature gives. These waters cool and clear, Which leap and sparkle through the vale iatJ wuuie ui uc iui^ jccn. Pure as the tear which sorrow draws From the eye's bidden well, Pure as the dew of heaven caught In the modest lily's bell, And purer than the rain which clouds Scatter o'er vale and hill Are the laughing, sparkling waters ot This little woodland rill. Bere lovers meet, at night's fond hour, To hold communion sweet, Here hunters cool their heated browi, And rest their weary feet, Here beauty lingers longest, here Are first seen smiles of Bpring, And here the joyous birds of song Their sweetest anthems sing. Fair woodland stream! a charm thou hast For all who do thee love! Bound thee, with light and joyous wing, Fancy doth ever move! We count life dear if we can not From Nature pleasures cull; But thou art clad, for thou dost breathe E'er of the Beautiful 1 Appi-wro*. Wis. Tie Piccadilly Puzzle. THE STORY OF A TERRIBLE EPISOM IN THE LIFE OF AN ENGLISH NOBLEMAN. By F. W. HUME it ?? CHAPTER HI?Continued. The case seemed to be more mysterious than ever; instead of the maid it was the mistress. Dowker took a photograph of the deceased and gave it to Lydia. "Who is that?" he asked, eagerly. "Miss Sarschine." she replied, quickly; "bat what is the matter with her face?" "Swollen by poison." "Poison?" i "Yes; on Monday last she was found lying dead in Jermyn street, killed by a poisoned dagger." "Last Monday night!" said Lydia, with a gosp, "that was the last time I saw her." 'Look here," said Dowker, qnietlv. "you'd better tell me all about it. I am employed in the case, and I want to discover who murdered your mistress: so ? It ? Mill juie an jwu biivn, Lydia Fenny, who seemed to possess strong nerves, sat down and began to speak deliberately. "I will tell you everything, and help yon to bring the murderer of my pooi j mistress to justioe. bat I don't know any I one who would have killed her. She lived a very quiet life and had few friends, j Lord CalliBton came here very frequently, and she was very much in love with him. "Where she came from I don't know, as I have only been with her about a year, but he often told her he would make her his wife, and she was always imploring him to do so. About three months ago he met some great lady " "Lady Balecombe?" * Yes* that was the name?and fell in love with her. He neglected Miss Sar-' chine and 6he reproached him. There lras a lot of trouble and quarreling be- I tween them, and Lord Calliston stayed away.a good bit Three weeks ago I went away for a holiday, and when I came back I found my mistress in a terrible 6tate. She had discovered in some way that Lord CalliBton had determined to elope with Lady Balscombe, and go off to the Azores in his yacht. Miss Sar chine was mad with rage; she said she would kill them both, and then thought she'd play a trick upon Lord Calliston and go off with him instead. This was on Monday last." "The time of the murder," murmured Dowker. "She went to Lord Calliston's rooms in Piccadilly and found out from bis alet that be intended to leave town that evening for Shoreham. where hia yacht was lying, and that Lad; Balscombe was to follow him early next morning. So Bhe came back here, and, waiting till the evening, dressed herself and put on my bat, as less conspicuous than her own. She intended to catch the ten minutes past nine train from London Bridge Station, and go right on board Lord Call?c4An'o onA indict TlTVm hie KA.ll 1 TIC and leaving Ladv BalscomWin the lurch. "iBte went out about seven with thpt intention, and since then I have heard nothing of her. I thought ehe had carried oat her scheme and gone off with Lord CalliBton to the Azores." "Did von not hear of the Germyn street murder?" "Yob, casually, but I never thought oi connecting it with my mistress, and all the servants here live very quietly, bo they would never think Miss Sarschine was the viptim." "What was she doing in Jermyn street?" "I can't tell you. Lord Calliston ha? rooms in Piccadilly, so perhaps she went there first and then through Jermyn street on her way to the Btation." "l'ou do not know any one who had e grudge against her?" "No?no one." Dowker arose to his feet. "I will call and see you again," he said "but meanwhile give me Lord Calliston'e address in Piccadilly and I will find oui II MISS aarscuiue wuo 01 uio ivuuio VI that night." Lydia Fenny, who was now crying g?ve the neceBsary address and followed him to the door. "One moment." said Dowker, stoDDine. "Wtiere is the dagger that used to be or the wall?" Lydia looked round for the weapons and gave a cry of astonishment. "Two are gone." ' "I have the one, but the other?where is it?" "Miss Sarschine took it down on Monday, and said if Calliston did not take her with him she'd kill him." "Kill him?not herself?" "No, she bad no idea of committing uicide. What are you going to do with the other?" "Try it on a dog, and find out if the eymptoms of death ?re the sr.me: then J will know the companion dagger to ihifc was the cause of your raistre-6' death." "Eut who would take it from her and nee it?" "That's what I've got to find out. She must have met some one in Jermyn street who killed her with it." "It can't be suicide?" "u-.?11- Tl>? ronnnrl io in thft incnlai vein in the neck, so it conld hardly hav< been f-elf-intiicted. Besides, she would not choohe a public street to die in." "When shall I see yon again?" "After I have fonD'l out what tooi Siacs in tac nc-eaaniy chambers on iloit ly last." And Dowker departed, very well satisfied with the result of his inquiries. CHAPTER IV. THE PICCADU.LT BOOMS. Collision oceuDiod a suite of rooms ii ft Mile street Ieaflinsr oil Piccadilly: aii3 very comfortable apartments they were, being luxuriously furnished in the prevailing fashion of the d*y. HiR sitting, room was hung with dark-red curtain* and carpet to match, and the furniture being of the kind designed to promote ease and comfort, it looked verv 6nue. particularly at night. There was a desS " ' * ii.J id one corner 01 me room pueu up ww & disorderly heap of papers. Over this were fencing-foils and boxing gloveB, arranged &gain6t the wnll, and the pictures mostly consisted of photographs oi pretty women and paintings of celebrated horses. There was a small table near the fireplace on which lay pipes, cisjarboxeB, and tobacco jars, and on a sideboard a spirit stand, which was much in favor with Calliston's friends. A Bmall book-case contained an assortment oi French novels, principally of the Zola and Mendes school, and, judging from the shabby appearance of tue books, must have been pretty well read. The whole apartment had a dissipated air, and the atmosphere was still impregnated with a faint odor of stale tobacco-smoke. Opening off thiB apartment were a dressing-room and bedroom, and, though the whole menage was somewhat limited, yet it made np in quality what it lacked in quantity. When Calliston was away his L&ree and Penates were looked after by 8 worthy lady, who rejoiced in the name o 1 Mrs. Povy, generally known by the name of Totty. She was elderly, very stout. with a round red face, the tint of wMcfi was due to health and not drink, as she seldom imbibed anything Btronger than tea. Totty -was addicted to a kind ol regulation uniform, consisting of a blaci dress, a huge white apron, and a muslin cap, Bet coquettishly on the side of hei elderly head. She was one of theso quaint old motherly creatures who nevei offended, no matter what they say, and she frequently lectured Calliston on the irregularity of his life, which that noble lord accepted with an amused laugh. The late Mr. Povy had long since departed this life, and having been what ie vulgarly known as a warm man, had left Totty comfortably off, so that lady occupied "her present position more from choice than necessity. She had a gruff voice, and her casual remarks bad the sound of positive commands, which she found of great use with refractory servants. Totty learned from the papers thai Lord Calliston had gone off to the Azores with Lady Balscombe, and expressed hei disapproval of his action in the most emphatic manner to Mrs. Swizzlfe (a friend of her youth) as they sat over meir ioui o'clock* tea. "Ah." said Totty, fixing her eyes pensively on the little black teapot, "it ain't no good being a reformatory. The way I've talked to him about his goings on, and now look at his goings off." "Perhaps he couldn't help himself," said Mrs. Swizzle, who was tall and thin, and spoke in a kind of subdued whistle. At this moment there came a ring at the door, and Totty hurrying away to attend to it, Mrs. Swizzle made the best use of her time by eating up the buttered toast as rapidly as she could. i When Mrs. Povey opened the door she was confronted by a lank figure in gray, which was none other than Dowker, come to prosecute his inquiries concerning Miss Sarschine. "Well," inquired Totty, gruffly, annoyed at being disturbed, "and what dc you want?" Dowker gazed on the substantial figure or?r! Qir?^A^ UCiViV ****** wuu "A few words with you about Lord Calliston," be said, softly. ""What's up?" she gasped. "Has Lord Calliston bin doing anything wrong?" "No, no," replied Dowker, soothingly, "I onlv want to obtain Borne information about Miss Sarschiue." "I don't know that kind of pusson," said Totty, angrily. "Never mind if you know her or not," retorted Dowker, sternly, "but answer my questions." Mrs. Povy sniffed and would have refused, but there was something in the detective's eye which quelled her, so she yielded an ungracious assent. ""When did Lord Calliston leave town for his yacht?" "About a week ago?on Monday last." "Where was his yacht lying?" "At Shoreham. He went to London Bridge Station to catch the ten minute; past nine train. His yotsh was to leave next morning. "Did he go alone?" "As far as I know," retorted Totty. "II Lady Balscombe went with him you car see it in the papers. I know no more than that?" "How often did Miss Sarschine call on Mondav?" "Once, in the afternoon, to Bee Lord Calliston." "Did she see him?" "No; he was out, go she said she'd call again in the evening." "And did she?" ' "Yes; but Lord Calliston had gon< about eieht o'clock to catch his trails 1 suppose sne tnougnt ne wouldn't go til next morning." "Did she know be was going, to elop? with Lady Bal6Combe?" "Not that I know of." "Did she see any one when she camf the second time?" "Yes; Mr. Desmond, my Lord's conBin.' "Whattime was that?" "About twelve?between eleven and twelve," Bo*k<-r pondered a little. So sh< called here to see Calliston juBt befor? she was murdered, and Baw Desmond Now, the question was, what had Desmond to do with the aifair? "Was Mr. Desmond here on that evening by accident?" "No; he told me he had come to giv? Miss SarschiAe a message from Loro Calliston." "Yoa did not overhear their conversation?" "Me!" growled Totty, indignantly, "J never listen?but -when she was leaving they were having a row." "About what time?" "I think at ten minutes after twelve.' "Did she go out alone?" "Yes; Mr. Desmond followed Bhortly afterward." "Did he say anything?" "No; not a word." Dowker felt pnzzlod. It was evident Desmond had given her a message from CalliBton that made her angry, and she left the house in a rage, but then this d:d not oonnect any one with a design to murder her. Suddenly he remembered that Ellersby had mentioned that he had met Desmond coming up St. James street a short time before the body was found. Was it possible that he had killed MiBs Sarecnine and was then coming away from the scene of his crime? Impossible, because tbe doctor suid the woman inur.t Lave been dead some hours. And yet he might have killed her and gone down St. James street to avert suspicion; and then come up again when he thought the coast would be clear. Unfortunately, he had met Ellersby, jind theD?well, Tiowkw made ud his mind he would co and see EUersby, find out what he could about the meeting, and afterward call on My lee Desmond. He perhaps might give some satisfactory explanation of his in? terview with Miss Saischine, and account for his presence after the interview. If he did not, well, it would ap> bear suspicious. wnue these tnougnrs were rapiaiy passing through iiis miud, Totty had her eyes fastened eagerly on him. "Well, now "I've answered all yom quentioLB," she said, "perhaps you'll tell me what it all means?" "Murder!" Mrs. Povv became quite excited, foi she had a keen relish for horrors. "Lor'! Who's dead?nol Lord Calliston?" "No; Miss SarBcbine." "Miss Sarechine!" "Yes; Bhe was murdered 6hortlv nft&t ene ieft these rooms and after her inter- ' view with Mr. Desmond." "Oh, he is innocent, I'm Bure," said Mrs. Povy, eagerly. "What on earth should he want to kill her for? Besides, he's in love with Miss Penfold." "Oh, and she, I understand, was going to marry Lord Calliston." I "I don't believe she'd ever have married him." 6aid Totty, disbelievingly; "she's that fond of Mr. Desmond, as never was. Where are you going?" "To attend to business," replied Dowker, "and, by the way, where does Mr. Desmond live?" "You ain't going to arrest him for this mtirrlAr?" cVifi Tnt.tr. "No?no?there's no evidence." retortea Dowjjer, "iigbtiy: "Where floes hb live?" "Primrose Crescent, in Bloomsbury," replied Mrs. Povy. The detective'took the address and went down stairs, followed by Mrs. Povy. "Yon don't think Mr. Desmond did it, air?" began Totty, "for a more " "I don't think anything," said Dowker. putting on his hat. "You'll hear soon enongh what is done." As be harried away Mrs. Povy shnt the door and returned to her room, where she implored Mrs. Swizzle to mix her a glass of brandy. "I've 'ad such a torn," she wailed, "aB never was. Oh, it's a blessing Povy died afore he saw his wife mixed up with them na6ty police." CHAPTER V. A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT. Dowker walked along Piccadilly think* ing deeply about the curious aspect the ?oca w?o now assuming. As far as he could make out, Myles Desmond was the last person who saw Miss Sarschine alive, and he having gone oat a few minutes after the interview, it seemed as though he had followed her. The only thing to'be done wob to see EllerBby, and as he was stopping at the Guelph Hotel, Dowker went along in that direction. He followed the same path as he Burmised the dead woman must have taken, bat what puzzled him was the reason she had for going into Jermyn street. "After she found out Calliston had gone off with Lady Balscombe," he muttered, "the most obvious course would be for her to go home, but she evidently did not intend to do so. I wonder if she walked or took a cab? Walked, I suppose. Let rae see; it was a foggy night, and she got lost, that is the explanation. But then this man or woman she met; it must have been a friend, as Bhe would hardly have stopped talking to a stranger, unless, indeed, sbe asked the way. Lord," ejaculated Mr. .uowKer, suuuemj mumping short, "fancy if this murder turns out to be the work of some tramp; but no, that's bosh; tramps wouldn't use a poisoned dagger?unless they took* the one Bhe carried. Hang it! it's the most perplexing case I was ever in." He had by this time arrived at the Guelph Hotel and sent up hiB card to Mr. Ellersby. The waiter 600n returned with the information that Mr. Ellersby was in and would see him, so he went upstairs and waB shown into a sitting-room. At one end near the window sat Spencer Ellersby in a comfortable armchair, smokI ine a pipe and reading a French novel. A remariably unpromising bulldog lay at his feet and arose with an ominous growl as Dowker entered the room. "Lie down, Pickles," said Ellersby to this amiable animal, who obeyed the command in a sulky manner. "Well, Mr. Dowker, what do you want to see me about?" "That case, sir," said Dowker, taking a "Oh, of course," replied Ellersby, shrugging his Bhoulders; "I guessed as much. I thought I'd done with the whole affair at the inquest." "As far as it "then went, sir," said the detective, quickly; "but I've found out a lot more since that time." "Ah, indeed! The name of the assassin?" "Not yet, sir?I'll do that later on?but the name of the victim." "Yes? And it is * "Lena Sarschine." "Hum! And wnat was Bne aoing id Jermyn street that night?" "I don't know, sir. Xhat'6 one of the things I've got to discover." "Well, what el6e have you found out, and how did you manage to acquire yow information? "lhat waB easy enough," said Dowber, confidentially. "I'll just tell you all, sir, for I want you to give me some inf ormation." "Delighted?if I can." "As to the finding out, sir. The hat worn by the dead 'un had a ticket inside, showing it was made by Mme, Rene, oi Regent street I went there and found out it had been sold to a woman called Lydia Fenny, of Cleopatra Villa, St. John's Wood. I, thinking Lydia Fenny was the victim,- went there and found that she was alive, and had lent the hat to her mistress last Monday night." "Curious thing for a maid to lead her miatrooo olothps " Raid Ellersbv. smiling. "It's Renerally the reverse." "I thing Bhe did it for a disguise, sir," explained Dowker, "because Miss Sar?chine vent to Lord Calliston's chambers in Piccadilly." "What for?" "To get infofmation concerning hia elopement with Lady Balscombe." "The deuce!" said Ellereby, in astonishment. "This is becoming interesting," [TO BE CONTINUED.J Tlie Tliiniiess of a Babble. The most powerful microscopes render visible a point about 1-100,000 part of an inch in diameter. There is reason for believing that a single molecule is mch smaller even than that. One reason for this has been deduced from the soap bubble. Scientists have measured the thickness of the envelope 01 soapy water inclosing the air of the bubble when it had beccme so thin as to produce rainbow tints. At the appearance of the shade of violet, it was one-fourth the thickness of the length of an ordinary violet wave of light?one-sixtv-thoueandth of an inch?thus making the thickness equal to one-two-hundred-andforty-thousandth of an inch. As the bubble continued to expand a black patch formed adjacent to the pipe from _ L..LL1.. wmcu lue UUUU1C was uemij uiunu, uuu the thickness of such patch has been found to be only one-fortieth of the thickness of the vielet section, or about onemillionth of an inch.?Electricity. New Testament in a New Language. Queen Victoria has accepted a copy of the New Testament in the Motu language of New Guinea. This is the first New Testament iu the language of her Majesty's latest subjects. It was begun by Rev. J. Chalmers, more than teu years a<ro. and has been completed by Rev. \V. G. Lawes, who has borne a distinguished part in bringing the "Golden Isle" under 1 British rule. The Port Moresby dialect in which the version is made, is t,he | i mother tongue of about five thousand , j natives, but it is the best known of thu various languages along the coasl, and the missionaries have resolved to make i it the literary language for tho entire part of the Island from Possession eastward. As it will be the language of commerce, it will doubtless become the victorious and standard language of New Guineu.?New York Observer. No first-class lunatic asylum is without a man who hag discovered perpetual motion. EMIR SAMORY. A PICTURESQUE FIGURE IN WEST AFRICA. From a Slave He Rose to be the Absolute Ruler ot a Million and a Hall of People ? Vanquished bj the French. EWS has been re1 ce've^ that t h t Emir Samory, who Hf' !p|k has cut a greater fig? ure *n west rn 04 P?st S fifteen years thar "N flny other native,nac I N^r j jjggQ defeated by r .$' the French and waf ' a fugitive from hi* capital. Thert seems no doubt, says the New York Sun, that this prestige and power have at last been destroyed. The French have vanquished their most bitter and formidable enemy, a mdn who rose from a humble slave to be the ruler of a million and a half of people and of a country in the western Soudan, east of Liberia and Sierra Leone, that is larger than most European States. Lieutenant Colonel Humbert left France in September last to organize an expeditionary column against Samory. His base of operations was the French post of Siguiri, upon the Upper Niger. His objective point was Bissandugu, the large capital of Samory. On January 1 he left Siguiri with a torce of a little over 1000 men, of whom 140 were Europeans, and 600 were Tiralleurs. or trained Senegalese soldiers. On January 6 he reached Kankan,and a little beyond that town he found the enemy determined to stop his progress toward the capital. Samory had been getting rea'Jy lor *he struggle. He had purchased a large number of gans from British merchants at Sierra Leone. The French complain bitterly that munitions of war were provided from British territory to be used against them. Colonel Humbert's force was attacked y\ CAPTAIN PEBOZ ANNOUNCE by about 15,000 of Samory's warriors. The attacking force was 6trong enough in numbers to-annihilate the advancing column, but the French had this great 3 nPU*?C%. /Mina nftitM Vkft 1100^ iUCil guuo vvuiu ww mwwm effectively, nearly twice the distance at which the aims in the hands of the enemy were serviceable. They had besidei Maxim guns, cannon and other improved weapons which made them more than equal to almost any native force that could be brought against them. In the first fight the forces of Samorj were completely defeated and fled from the field.-leaving many dead behind and sixty of the guns they had bought of the English in Sierra Leone. The little European contingent came out of the fight almost without a scratch. They then advanced on their way to the capital. In front of Bissandugu Samory had marshalled his force for a desperate struggle. The fight was a hard one. Samory lost 150-kiIled and 300 wounded. The French loss was ten killed and fiftythree wounded. Bissandugu fell into the hands of the French, who entered in on - ' - Z~U~A January 12, wuue ine vau^uisucu u?mory, deserted by his own friends, fled toward the south'. The story of Samory is a remarkable one. When a little boy he was given as a ransom to the Marabout Sory ldrahina for a woman who had been made captive by that chief. The boy early showed that he had remarkable abilities. His intelligence, courage, and talent for intrigue made him, while still a very young man, the chief adviser of the Marabout. But Bamory saw before him a greater future than any his master could give him. At that time the power of the great Mahmadou, yho had consolidated many cf the little States of West Africa into a powerful empire, bad fallen tc offer his death. Samorv looked J^IVUW IMkV* ? ? ?? - m about him for an alliance among the revivified States which was worthy of his abilities and would give him a chance to carry cut his ambitious projects. He suddenly deserted his master and offered his services to Bitiki, the King ol his life, for if he showed any signs of lear it was probable that every member of the embassy would be slaughtered. The next morning he went to the palace gates with his entire embassy and guard, and demanded an audience with the Emir. The party were finally admitted, and with the French Hug flying at their head, they inarched into th( presence of Samory as he sat surrounded by his officers of state, the women of his household, and 200 of his guard. Thet the Captain spoke tbrongh his inter preter: "Alraany Emir Samory, a Captain o! the French Army, speaks to you in tcu name of France, which he was sent here to represent. He will read to you now the treaty which the ruler of the French commanded him to have you sign. Yoi will hear all the articles. Then you can reflect on them; but if, as yesterday, yoi address to the representative of Francc iisulting language, he will destroy the token of friendship which he was told tc give you, and will tear in p ieces the flat now behind him, which is the insignia oi his mission, and will throw the debris at your feet. There will then be war between the French and you, a war withCorctjf, who was glad to have the young man join him. He bad no reason,however, to rejoice in his acquisition, for the wily Samory, by his skilful intrigues, completely crushed the power of his new mister, placed himself on his throne, and began his conquering career. Hfl thf> r.rmntrv of Konadutru ?? ? n and killed its king. The large district of Koni voluntarily surrendered to the conqueror. Then soldiers from all the little States far and wide began to flock to Samory to place themselves under the . patronage of the rising star in West s Africa. He laid siege to Sanankoro, his i native town, and by a brilliant assault . captured its fortress. The most important kingdom in West Africa, Wassulu, i surrendered to him without a blow, t Finally an alliance with the Mandigoes [ made him by far the most redoubtable r chief out of the upper Niger. In the i course of his triumphs he attacked his i first master, defeated him in battle, THE EMTR BAMORY. t made his old patron a prisoner, and the unfortunate chief soon succumbed to the hardships of his captivity. All these > events advanced to the highest the power and military prestige of Samory. He i compelled the King of Bissandugu, now 8 HIS ULTIMATUM LO 8AMORT. hia capital city, to beg his pardon for i the resistance be bad offered, and to pro; claim himself bis vassal. Tbe empire of Samory up to the time of his defeat in January by tbe French was very extensive. It was composed ' of 160 of tbe former little States of that i part of Africa. It was limited on tbe i north by tbe empire of Segu, on the i west by the possessions of the French on ; the upper Niger, and the territory of Liberia and Sierra Leone. Still this im' mense territory did not suffice for his i ambition. He coveted the entire wes- j tern Soudan, and this greed for the acquisition of territory made him for five years most troublesome to the French. For two years he waged almost incessant war with tbe French outposts along the Niger. Nothing but the superiority of their arms and military discipline prevented him from sweeping them out of the country. But while invincible among native Africans, the French were too strong for him. At last, after sus! taming, for the first time in bis career, i defeat aiter defeat, he sued for peace, and five years ago a French Embassy was -* ?+/% flomnpn'fl i Bene wim a buuli? COVUAU iv _ town, Bissanaugu, to sign a treaty with its former enemy. The embassy was received in a most hospitable manner and was lavishly entertained. No town so brisk, so large and handsome was to be found throughout that part of Africa. Samory's horsemen and foot soldiery made an imposing spectacle on parade, and the Chief did all he could to impress his visitors with an idea of his power. The French ! mission was led by Captain Peroz, who ' had been delegated by LieutenantColonel Qallieni to negotiate the treaty, i As the business went on perplexities > arose, and at last Samory assumed a i haughty mien, and it was evident that the embassy was in danger. He dei clined to surrender his Niger provinces to the French. One day, in the presence > of his counselors, he told Captain Peroz in an insolent tone that his son had been in Paris, where he was received as an equal by the President of the French Republic and the Ministers of State. It was a fact that one of the sons of Pronto'a frt?nf?r enemv ha(f been taken to Paris after the cessation of hostilities and had bean made the lion of the day by the newspapers. "This Captain," continued Bamory, "and the Colonel who sent him here, are merely servants of the men in France 3 who have received my son as their equal. 1 If the Ministers wish to make a treaty with me, let them come themselves, and not treat with th?? ruler of a country | p that is much larger than France, though J one of their servants. Now go to your ? quarters," he concluded, aud Captain r | Peroz withdrew from the palacc grounds, while on every side the soldi er/ and 1 people showed by their menacing looks i that the lives of the little party of I i strangers were in danger. Peroz passe i a sleepless night, but be' fore morning he had decided what to 1 do. It was evident that he must beard ' the lion in his den, even at the risk of out mercy, und God will decide the ; I issue." | Samory has great powere of self-conj trol. During this violent speech he did ] not betray by a movement or a gesture any sign of anger or of perturbation. Extending bis arm to the Captain he said: "Sit down." "The servants of France do not sit," replied the captain, "when they speak in T he name of their country." _ Samory made a gesture of ip difference. "Go on; I will hear you," he said. a The interpreter then read the treaty in a loud voice. When he had finished A Captain Peroz dictated to him the following remark: "Almany Emir Samory, you have heard the wishe3 of the President of France. Here is the copy of the treaty. ^ Medilate upon it. I shall now return to b T Ml .l^nAnOA my uujup* x win avran jruui c until the eighth day from this time. If P at that time you do not express regrets ^ for the insults you have offered te France a in my person, and if you do not express f< a wish to reopen negotiations upon the n basis of this treaty, I shall quit your em- | pire, and woe be to the men of your tl country who pass the fords of the Niger behind us." The guards and counselors of Samory a seized their guns and needed only a look f from their master to massacre the little "* party. A gesture from their ruler re- * duced them to order. , "Now go," he said to the French," e and I will order all the gates to be opened ^ for you." j The next day the counselors of Samory came to the Captain tQ express their re- t grets for the unpleasant incidents that had occurred, and to offer to reopen the . . interrupted negotiations. The Captain ? replied that it was impossible, for he had * juit sent a report to his superior officer T AAAiimannoa and a Vl tuc uupicooauii wwui a ouvwj uu?* ? would be compelled to await his re- 0 sponge before reopening negotiations, J Eight days later a letter was received s from Colonel Gallieni "fixing upon March f 25th as the day for signing the treaty. *By that act Samory was to abandon all t his provinces upon the left bank of the c Niger and plice his entire country under f the protection of the French Govern- ( ment. The great difficulty had been the a reluctance of Samory to surrender his 8 provinces upon the west of the Niger, j His white enemies, however, have been j too much for him, and he was compelled r to submit to the inevitable. Thus the f treaty was cramed down his throat, and * it was under these circumstance that i Samory became a vassal of France; and t that Government has since called the * 1,500,000 people whom Samory ruled with a rod of iron its subjects. Samory, however, has chafed under ^ the yoke, and about a year ago he re- t sumed his aggressions. His rebellious c attitude has become more and more pro- j nounced, and it was evident months ago t that it would be necessary utterly to 8 break his power. Last year Colonel i Archinard made a vigorous campaign 1 against Ahmadu, the ruler of Segu,who, { next to Samory, bad been the greatest j Anpmv of Francu. His strongholds were 7 captured, and the once powerful chief la now a fugitive on the border of the Sahara. Having rendered Ahmadu harmless, the French turned their attention again to Samory. It is likely that we have heard the last of Samory as a great factor in the affairs of West Africa. The once humble slave was long the absolute ruler of a large territory. He gained his ascendancy in part through the zeal with which he promulgated the tenets of Islam. He pretended to be an apostle, specially commissioned by Mohammed to extend his faith. Those who know Samory say he is not religious, and that there was no sincerity in his expressed dedre to convert all the people of his country to Mo* hammedani8m. He found,however,that religion was a serviceable tool with which to advance his interests, and he could be as pious as any one if it served his purpose to assume that role. ( Dresses for Girls. i A child's dress of cheviot in gray and J brown mixed plaid entangling a dark * red thread has a smart little jacket C07- i ered with stripes of dark red velvet t opening over a yoke waist of the cloth, * with a belt of velvet. The skirt is E bordered with velvet. I J Another pretty little dress is of gobc- e lin blue wool with three stripes of black r braid edged with a thread of gold as a * border for the skirt, and a trimming for 8 the deeply pointed girdle. Three rows i of the braid surround the arm-holes, ' too, and the deep cuffs are coveted with it. These dresses are suitable for girls from twelve to fourteen years old.?New York World. Aii Excuse. ' 'Ml I I U \ \ \ \ 4 ^ Burglar (appearing unexpectedly)? "Lookin' fer anybody, gent?'' Man of the House (on the warpath)? 'Ah?why?er?excuse me?yes?noWhy, you see, the fact is, the doctor? er?told me to exercise with Indian clubs; I?er?must have gotten this pis tol by mistake."--Puck. The bulk of the Japanese revenue is derived from the railroads and telegraph lines which it owns. ????? TEMPERANCE. TOT TROPHIES OF TEMPERANCE, alk not of the failure of Temperance. Nor ask where her triumphs have been, or wherever her banner hath floated, Oh. there may her trophies be seen! .nd I know in a beautiful future. From the dawn to the setting of sun, . land she-hath blessed and redeemed, Shall tell what bright Temp'rance hath done. ?National Advocate. TEMPERATE SOLDIERS BEST. Out of 70,000 British troops in India 18,00 are teetotalers. Sir Frederick Roberta imself says that "Tor every 5000 teetotalers urolled, the strength of the Britten army it ractically increased by another battalion." "he authorities in India make an annual rant of 8000 rupees for temperance wort, nd give the use of a room in every corps sr meetings, as well as allowing refreshlent bars to be opened, the profits of which o to temperance work, so that the men are ucouraged in every way to remain true to tieir pledge. ^ SPECIALLY SIGSmCAir/. It is stated that the publisher of the Wine nd Spirit Bulletin has bought a tract of Ifty acres of land in the suburbs of Lordsill e, Ky.. to be converted into a select manion and villa district. It is also announced hat ten of Kentucky's leading distillers and realthy liquor dealers have joined in the nterprise and have purchase! lots with a iew of building. What is specially signiflant about thi? transaction is the fact that he title deeds for the estate contain a proviso prohibiting tho erection of places for be sale of liquors.?Chicago Standard. TEX OCCASIONAL GLASS. ' ! It is difficult to convince many otherwise T^ellent people that there is any harm in (Jring an occasional glass of wine or other a toxica ting beverage at the table or elsewhere. They never drink to excess, it is aid, and why should they deprive themselves if a harmless indulgence because other men * 1 AI?r? .Aix mt.1* ire 100 weax w control uieu- nppeiiiMs*. auu> b the usual argument, but in the present ituation of things at least it is a cruel, selIsh, unmanly and unchristian argument. It is the old cry in a new form. "Am I ay brother's keeper ?' St Paul answered his most effectively when he said, "If meat oake my brother to offend, 1 will eat no lesh while the world standeth." There is true manliness in this, the true Jhrist-spirit. "I will deny myself," the postli might have added, "even so harmless Ad so important an article of food as meat, f the eating of it shall cause my brother to tumble and fall into sin. It is not absolntay essential that I should eat meat to sustain ay life. There are plenty of other kinds of ood good and wholesome, to which I may 630rt. I tfill restrict myself to these if by o doing I can save a single one of myfellowaen from a life of sin and shame." Would hat the moderate drinker would apply such ogic as this to himself.?Sacred Heart Be* dew. petition by temperance womet. The petition of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union, for the proection of the home, addressed to the Govmments of the world, reads as follows: lonored fiulers, Representatives and Jrothers?W?l your petitioners, although telonging to tne physically weaker sex, are trong of heart to love our homes, our tative land, and the world's family of tations. We know that clear brains and >ure hearts make honest lives anil happy tomes, and that by these the nations irosper, and the time is brought nearer then the world shall be at peace. We know hat indulgence in alcohol and opium and >. a other vices which disgrace our social life oakes misery for all the world, and most of ill for us and for our children. We know hat stimulants and opiates are sold under egal guarantees whica malce the Governnents partners in the traffic by accepting as evenue a portion of the profits, and we mow with sname that they are often forced >y treaty upon populations either ignorant >r unwilling. We know that the law might lo much, now left undone, to raise the noral tone of society and render rice diffirult. We have no power to prevent these preat iniquities beneath which the whole rorld groans, but you have power to redeem he honor of the nations from an indefen- ' ible complicity. We therefore come to yon rith the united voices of representative romen of every land, beseeching you to aise the standard of the law to that of Christian morals, to strip away the safeguards and sanctions of the State from the * [rink traffic and the opium trade, and to protect our homes by the total prohibition )f these curses of civilization throughout all ,\ he territory over which your Government i ixtends. FROM FATHX& TO SOW. A few months ago I was present In Dr. Jarnier's consulting room watching the jrisoners from the depot filing past. We rere Informed that a child had been brought )v its parents to be examined. These peo>Te were shown in; they belonged to the re* pectable working'class, and were quiet and veil mannered. The man was the driver of 1 i dray belonging to one of the railway stajons, and had all the appearance of a stalwart working man. Tne boy was scarcely ' ix years old; he had an inteligent, rather jretty face, and was neatly dressed. " Jm horn M 1a nnrtmr." said the father. 'we have brought you oar boy; he alarms is. He is no fool; he beeins to read; they ire satisfied with him at his school, bat we annot help thinking he mast be insane, for 1 le wants to murder his little brother, a child if two years old. The other day he nearly ucceeaed in doing so. I arrived just in time o snatch my razor from his hands." The boy stood listening with indifference md without hanging his bead. The doctor Irew the child kindly toward him and in* juired: "Is it true that you wish to hurt your litle brother?" j With perfect composure the little oae re* J died: ' I "I will kill him; yes, yes, I will kill himP J The doctor glanced at the father and asked # n a low voice: J "Do you drink?' / The wife exclaimed indignantly: / "He, sir! Why, he never enters a public f louse, and has never come home drunk." f They were quite sincere. Nevertheless th<$ [octor said: / "Stretch out your arm." f The man obeyed; his hand trembled. Had hese people told lies, then, in stating traat he man had never come home the worse* for Irink? No; but all through the day, yhen iver he bad called to leave a pacsan, one teople of the house had given him something o drink for his trouble. He had become a runkard without knowing it, and the poion that had entered his blood was at this oment filling the head of his little child nth the dreams of an assassin.?Fortnightly teview. TEMPERANCE NEW8 AND NOTES. California brandy, according to Senator Standford, is made "to save the wina which would "spoil." ( General Booth, of the Salvation Army, says that nine-tenths of the evii that he has to tight against in the social department of his worn is caused by drink. According to statistics the breweries of the world consume yearly 4,009,000 tons of barley and 70,000 tons or hops. British breweries consume 56,000,000 tons of barley and 70,000 tons of sugar. England is knows as a "bright little, tight little island," and it must have been very tight last year after consuming its share of the 142,250,000 pounds steriing worth of alcoholic arink which represents Great Britain's "jag" for 1891. Mrs. Hitchcock, President of the Nebraska Woman's Christian Temperance Union, writes that they have the names of 8000 children on the p.edge card?, wuich will be used to decorated the wnite ribbon department of tbe Columbian Exposition. At a certain intersection of streets in Phila delphia there is a saloon on onj corner, a doctor's office and a drugstore ou a second, on undertaker's establishment on a third ana a burying ground opposite. The Ledger calis tnis "a model arrangement." i The Templars' Standard, South Africa, J devotes nearly two pages to a graphic aocount of a meeting held by "two American , ladies*' (Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler Andrew ? and Dr. Kate Bushnell), as a result of which a Woman's Christian Temperance union was formed in Johannesburg numbering sixty members. Those who advocate the use of light wines as a preventive of drunkenness, and point to France as an illustration, should read an article in a recent issue of the Petit Journal, Pari?, which declares that of all the dangers menacing the agricultural population of France the gravest and most difficult to flghs is alcohol power.