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SHEEF.HERDINC. iA gray, slow-moving, dust-bepowdere< wave, That on the edges breaks to scatterini spray, . 'Round which my faithful collies wliee and bark To scurry in the laggard feet that stray: 'A babel of complaining tongues that make The still air weary with their ceaselea tret; Brown hills akin to tliose of Galilee, On which the shepherds tend theii charges yet. The long, hot days, the stark, wind-beatei nights; No human presence, human sight oi sound, Grim, silent land of wasted hopes, when they Who came for gold oft-times have mad ness found; 'A bleating horror that foregathers speech. Freezing the word that from the lij would pass. !A.nd sends the herdsman groveling with his sheep, Face down and beast-like on the tram pled grass. The collies halt, the slow herd sways and reels. Huddled in frieht above the low ravine, iWhcre wild with thirst a herd unshepherded Beat up and *3own?with something dark between: !A narrow circle that they will not cross. # a fiiinrr tKiQ* otnnj t.hp nirulrlest in their run, IA etiardinc; dog too weak to lift his head Who licks a still hand shrivelled in the sun. i-Shar!ot M. Hall, in the Land of Sunshine, Prescott, Ariz. EOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOC e Heiress of Morthwoofl ? OOOOCOOCGOCCCOCCOOQOOC // "TT EMIMA ANNE HAYWARD! I Great 'Caesar! What a name!" "Now, Frank, I will have none of your confounded nonsense. I suppose you want your wife to be a Daisy, or a Primrose, or a Lily?a pretty wax doll, with flaxen curls and folue eyes, like the heroin? of a penny novelette." Aoid Colonel Beresford emilcd sarcastically as his eyes rested (on the handsome face of his son. "You are very much mistaken, fath <er," replied the young man, as be .turned from the window from which be had been gazing with admiration on the fair scene which even winter icould not succeed in robbing of its tchnrm. ''I assure you I have no such Ideal as you describe. But don't you bdmit that it is most unreasonable to have my future wife chosen for me ."Without either consulting my wishes lor those of the lady herself? You know [We have never seen each other." "Fiddlesticks!" growled tho colonel, "that's all sentimental rubbish. Remember that Oakfield Park is heavily mortgaged, and we shall be beggars If you throw away the chance of this brilliant marriage for the sake of your ridiculous sentiment. Why, there are hundreds of fellows in your position ;who would envy you the prospect of marrying the heiress of Northwood Manor. "Besides," he added, in a more conciliating tone, "you will have plenty of opportunity of seeing her. Lady .Westborough, her chaperon, has incited you to spend some time at NorthWood for the purpose of making the young lady's acquaintance. Her coming of age will be celebrated in about a month, and your engagement will have to be announced at the ball which Will be given on that occasion. Before - * * Sir Fbiiip s aearn ne mum* mi iuwc arrangements, although his daughter {was then only six or seven years old. IThe poor fellow had once been under !a great obligation to me. and he Ithought this was the best method of repaying it." "I wish he had chosen some other ."way of showing bis gratitude. However. I have no objection to becoming acquainted with the heiress, but nc power on earth will compel me to marry her!" and a loud bang of the library door prevented all further re monstrance from the colonel. ?* **** Three weeks later. ' The soft straic^of the intermezzo tc 'CavalleTia Rusticana" were resound Ing through the richly furnished draw <nc.rnom of Northwood Manor, and a? the last chord of Mascagni's beautiful composition subsided the muslciar rose from her seat and was about tc leave the room. "Play that again, Miss Granville Please do," pleaded a young man, lay ing aside the book in which he hai tried in vain to feel interested, am bdvancinsc toward the piano. ' That seems to be a particular fav iorite of yours. Mr. Bercsford, l>ut I'n afraid I cannot wait to play it ovei (again?Lady Westborough will he won Bering what has become of me. Ym Inust remember," she said, as sh< turned to collect some scattered piece of music, "you must remember that iam a dependent in this house. I an lonly Miss Hayward's companion. Con Bequently. I cannot afford to spen< fall my spare moments at the piano however much I should like it." "I can't bear to hear yon' talk ii that way," he exclaimed passionate ly. "Oh, I am' not making any com . plaint," she replied quickly, pretend Ing not to notice the unmistakabl tenderness in his tone. "I am treate< very well?almost like one of the fami ly, and I am quite content. But. in " deed. I must go now and look afte Miss Hayward. She is laid up wit! la bad headache, and " "Oh, bother Miss Hayward!" lit tnuttered impatiently. "Why are yo always reminding me of her exisl lence?" "You ought not to speak so disr( Bpeetfully of your future wife." an there was the faintest suspicion c raillery in her voice. "My future wife." he echoed. "Sh Is not my future wife. I will neve marry the heiress of Northwood." The corners of the girl's mout twitched slightly, and thf-re was a mis s?>ii/n7niia onnrkle in her dark eves. VUlCiVwv vj.? _ ^ "You are very foolish," sho said, "t fellow a silly prejudice to spoil you prospects in life?great heiresses ar not to" be met with every day. 0 'course 'Jemima Anne' is not exactly pretty name, but that is no fault c ihcrs. After all " "But it's not her name?It's herself, lie interrupted, irritably. "I neve met any one I disliked so much." "Oh!" she exclaimed. "I thought fwas only her name you objected to fend she carelessly plucked off th* p?! 1 fels of a flower which was fastened i tier belt. V ' "But, Miss Granville?Violet,'* and he pressed the hand which rested on the piano, "surely you know?you s must know that I love you?'.1 "Hush! You forget who I am. Don't 1 be so foolish as to dream of marrying a penniless girl. Remember Miss Hay wara will do or ago io-inorrow, ana 3 she will then liave complete control over an immense fortune?a fortune r which will be more than sufficient to enable you to fulfill your loftiest ambitions." "Violet, darling, I beg of you not to r mention her name to me again. It is quite impossible that she could ever ? be my wife. What do I care for her wealth or her possessions? One word from you would make me a thousand times happier than all the riches in the ? world." "Don't make rash promises, you silly boy. Of coursc you will marry Miss Hayward, and I shall be one of the first to congratulate you on your engagement." "Tf vnn faro ro Yf>rv liftlo." ho paid. bitterly, "at least do not mock my feelings. I assure you I cannot marry Miss Hayward, and I intend writing to my father this very evening to acquaint him of the fact." . "Promise me," sbe said, earnestly, "that you will not write to Colonel Beresford for two or three days more." "Of course, since you wish it. I can' not refuse, but do not imagine for one single moment that there is the slighti est chance I shall ever change my j mind." [ * ***** [ Frank Beresford was seated before I his bedroom fire, gazing vacantly into i the bright flames, and indulging in the bitterest and most gloomy thoughts. He was to leave Xorthwood Manor the next morning, but where to turn his steps he knew not. He dare not go back to Oakfield Park and meet his father, whose dearest hopes he had so keenly disappointed by refusing to marry the heiress: and yet?oh! bitterest thought of all!?the woman for whose sake he was willing to sacrifico pvprvthinc treated him with cold indifference. The young man's serious reflections were suddenly interrupted by a knock at the bedroom door, and the butler announced that Misg Hnyward wished to speak to him for a few minutes in the library. By no means relishing the idea of a tete-a-tete with the mistress of Northwood in his present frame of mind, he slowly made his way downstairs. When he opened the library door a radiant figure, sparkling with diamonds, advanced to meet him. "Violet, dearest," he exclaimed, impulsively, "this is indeed a pleasant surprise. I expected to see Miss Hayward here, but I suppose there was some mistake." "There was no mistake," she replied, and there was an amused look in her beautiful dark eyes. "I am the woman whom you so often declared you hated, whose very name was the subject of your ridicule, and whose hand and fortune you spurned with contempt? in one word. I am Jemima?Anne? Hayward." and she pronounced each syllable slowly and distinctly. "What? You?" he exclaimed incredulously. "Then, who Is the lady whom I have always believed to be the heiress?'' "She is my companion, Violet Granville?we simply exchanged places. Forgive the deception, Frank?it was only a little trick of mine.. You see"? and there was a ring of triumph in her voice?"I was determined that my husband should love me for myself, and not for my money." | "Darling, can it be really true?" and he drew her tenderly toward him. "Did I not tell you that I should be the first to congratulate you on your engagement to Miss Hay ward?" and she laughed gaily. 1 "You little minx! Who would imag| ine you could ever deceive me so cruelly! But you must let me call you Violet. It has become so familiar now that I could scarcely change it." "Oh, you may call me anything you like," she answered, her face beaming 1 with love and happiness, "for after ' all, dearest, what's in a name?"? ' Woman's Life. Barometric Bees. ' Whoever observes these interesting ' insects finds it easy enough to foretell exactly the kind of weather to [ be expected. At least this is the I opinion of many raisers of bees, j Generally the bee stays at home when rain is in the air. When tic sky is simply dark and cloudy these , busy workers do not leave their dwell* ing all at once. A few go out first as though the queen had sent out j messengers to study the state of the , atmosphere. The greater numoer rey main on observation until the clouds j begin to difsipate, and it is only then , that the battalions entire rush out in search of their nectar. A bee never j goes iout in a fog, because it is well , aware that dampness and cold are two fearsome, redoubtable enemies. 3 We do not mean, however, that the bee is a meteorologist in the absolute sense of the word. Its cleverness . consists in never being taken unI awares, for it possesses untiring vigilp anoe. Often one may observe the sudden entrance of bees into the hive [. when a dense cloud hides the sun. and even though the rain is not in r evidence.?St. Louis Globe-Democrat. I) "Corbett"?A Saddle Ostrich. ? Down in Florida they have an osf??I V> whlnh \a O 4nf/ir. U 1V.U laiuj ?i uivu to u Utviucui; *utv>t t- esting place to visit. The star feature is "Corbett,*' an ostrich, which has >- been broken to the saddle. This wiry d bird weighs somewhere around 250 if pounds, and, with neck erect, stands' about eight feet high. His rider keeps o his seat by tirmly grasping the two r wings of the bird. The gait of the ostrich is a lumbering sort of dog trot, h which becomes delightfully easy when 5- the bird is traveling fast. Unhampered wtth a rider and traveling with o the wind, this muscular creature can ir outstrip any horse. The ostrich is as e ferocious as he is stupid, and his keepf er has to exercise constant care, for a one kick from this untamable creature if is almost certain death. He strikes straight out, and with his claws can " tear a man to ribbons. ;r Ostriches swallow their food -vflthout chewing, and If you wish to demit onstrate this, feed him half a dozen oranges In rapid succession. You t- will plainly see a series of bulges In it his neck as they go down.?New York Sun. / DELIGHTFUL SUMMER H( I THE GRAPE A summer house is more than a dell not be a costly affair. Little folks get ev etructlon, thickly overrun with vines an than clean earth. The baby can sprav hottest summer days, or the toddlers with doors upon four sides and in eithe Grape arbors yield as much profit as ph prune the vines as not to waste all the ful wood. Fruit buds, it should not be that is to say, wood of last year's grov growths come out, tlie more richly fru shoot will often grow fifteen to twent; old vine need not mean spoiling the pr OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOQO ? The Life of a Mosquito. ? Q Tl?e Summer Pest and the Efforts to 0 a Exterminate Him. X ? 8 GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO' "| ~T IVE genera of mosquitoes are represented in this country, namely, Anopheles, Aedes, Megarhinus, Psorophora and Culex. Most of our species belong to the genus Culex. The mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles are the ones which are responsible for the transfer of malaria. We have in the United States three species of mosquitoes of this malarial genus Anopheles, namely, A, clayigermacullpennis-quadrimaculatus, A. punctipennis and A. crucians. Many localities can be practically rid of mosquitoes by the adoption of any one of three measures: Either by the drainage of the swamps or ponds In which they breed, or by the use of kerosene upon the surface of the waters in which they breed, or by the Introduction of fish into fishless ponds so that they may eat the larvae of the mosquitoes. In all mosquito-extermination work, however, it must be remembered that they will breed sue cessfully In any transient pool or water or in any receptable where water is left standing for a week, no matter bow small this receptacle may be. The common and widespread mosquito, which occurs from the White Mountains in New Hampshire to Cuba, and from British Columbia to Mexico, lays its eggs, numbering from 200 to 400, in a raft-like mass on the surface of the water. The *ggs are laid side by side, standing on end and stuck close together in longitudinal rows six to thirteen in number and with from three or four to forty eggs In a row. The egg mass is gray-brown from above aud silvery white from below, the latter color being due to the water film. The eggs are laid early in the morning before dawn and in warm weather will hatch by 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the same day. The larvae are active little creatures known as wrigglers, which are so often to he seen- in rain-water barrels and horse troughs. The anal end of the body is provided with a long respiratory tube, into which two large air vessels extend quite to its tip, where they have a double orifice which is guarded by four flans. This tube isNO. I. ~ NQZ. ANCPMELES PUNCTIPEflMIS. CuLEX TM? SHOIITF ? CfMiLP _ OlSriNCUlSMES Cuut V WtAvE ? ahopmeles , M ru o * Aho n ic l e a ' QVKDWIMACULAYUi. HALF-GROWNLMP ^ ?c<;. IH BRtATMIN M?5&1 ^T-enua *C?0-, " y p*0*0PWO?A ClUIAH* .?>. FIITALC XS, ~ - r\?UH0l I , V. ii sues from the eighth segment of the abdomen. The ninth segment is armed at the tip with four flaps and six hair3. The flaps are gill-like in appearance, though they are probably laoly locomotory in function. The )USE FOR LITTLE FOLKS, "1 VINE ARBOR ^ ^ ~~ " ight if there is room for It. It need en more good out of a rough lath cond floored with nothing more costly rl there upon his blanket through the play games. Build it low and broad, r square, round or octagon shape. ;asure, if one is at the pains so to ir strength in maintaining unfruitforgotten, come out of new wood? 7th. The nearer the roots these new itful thev will nrove. A visorous y feet long. Thus cutting away the ecious shade. mouth parts are curiously modified and are provided with long cilia which are kept constantly In vibration, attracting and directing Into the mouth minute particles of animal and vegetable matter which are to be found in the water.. The wriggler remains at the surface of the water when breathing through its respiratory tube, but descends when seeking for food. It undergoes three different molts, reaches maturity and transforms to a pupa In a minimum of seven days In hot summer weather, taking much longer in the early spring or when the weather grows cool in the fall. The pupa is well Illustrated In the accompanying figure and differs radically from the hair-like or trumpet-like organs issulug from the thorax instead of from a respiratory tube at the other end of the body. The pupa remains at the surface of the water In an up right position, Dut wnen aisturoea wriggles actively to the bottom, floating upward again in a very short time. The pupa stage lasts in warm weather but two dayg, at the expiration of which time the skin splits on the back of the thorax and the adult mosquito works Itself out, resting upon the old pupa skin until its wings unfold and then flies away. The duration of a single generation may be within ten days, say sixteen hours for the egg, seven days for the larva and two days for the pupa. This time, however, may be indefinitely enlarged if the weather be cool.?Philadelphia Record. Arm Was In. Shark's Stomach, Doubt having been expressed as to the authenticity of the finding of a rnnn's arm in the stomach of a ten foot shark, Coroner Vaugh filed a certificate "of death" at the Health Department of Charleston, S. C? and the arm has been burled at the Potter's Field. Before having the arm interred crowds of fishermen viewed it, with the hope of identifying the owner, although this was not possible. The Coroner got positive information from the crew of the lightship that the shark had been captured and the arm cut from the stomach and a record of the case has been filed for the courts.?New York Sun. Harmless Insects Considered Polsonons. In Central America, and among the Mexicans in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California, many harmless insects are generally considered poisonous. This is due to a spo' ahopheles'qvsopimaculatus v -eNcAwrD /a or 9 POSITION _ NO. 6. POPA or ^ PUPA of CULEXPyHOlHS. ^NOP^ELE.6 ^ "T^- <SUAD?IHACULATUi '"" ftfl -fffCAWOGO-- . ' A "" V\ & P* IXLMUO 11 HA?? IjJ |UAWVAK CULBXPUNCI^^^^^^ ru.1 G*OsvH * Pu^A i ' *ABwA-?mla?<??-. clal cause. It arises from the fact that the blood of these people is so vitiated by unclean diseases that an insignificant bite or scratch is apt to bring on blood poisoning followed by serious results. - tre Naial War 1 -It is the Limit | "li "T" AVIES are soon to disappear, j\ according to a critic in the New York Herald, who has (g been watching recent mechanical developments. He knows that nothing is more likely to become nbsolete than an existing naval institution the moment something better is discovered, and he points to the rapid ' extinction of wooden warships propelled by sails when the MerrimacMonitor fight demonstrated that with such vessels the greatest squadrons under the ablest commanders were at the mercy of a little iron monitor. Man's command of the air through aeroplanes and flying machines, and his utilization of a water blanket to protect submarine boats, will, says this critic, render ships that float on the surface worthless. The floating war ship, he says, will be subject to attack from above and from beneath by enemies which it cannot reach. He draws, therefore, an interesting and thrilling picture of a naval battle of the future, which includes a fight between a flying machine and a submarine boat This, he says, is not so Improbable as it seems. The flying machine can, he says, see the submarine beneath the surface when it would be invisible to men on a vessel, just as the fish hawk can Tmi TS<f?>*6trntorc* CAH UACH <\H* #?IN* IMTWr "'r^VT.i"' oieit WITHIN owe tAurjTZ. HUGE LANCES TO DESTJ locate its submerged victim. As the aeroplane can move with celerity, it can hover over the submarine until the latter is compelled to come to the surface for air or rises for attack. Then it can?drop dynamite bombs upon the submarine and train rapid flrers upon its thin shell. The submarine, however, wil? not be quite helpless. A well-aimed shot from one of Its bow rapid flrers (which can be uncovered the moment the nose of the boat rises above the surface) would Instantly put the flying machine out of business, thus clearing the way for other submarines to rise to the surface or for a bevy of friendly flying machines to come up. Meanwhile, there would be no vessels In * sight , England, having ascertained the fact that France is equipping herself with a large fleet-of submarine torpedo boats, and having always in mind the fact that only twenty-one miles of sea separates France from England, has been casting about for some means of defending herself from submarine boats in general and those of France in particular. Roughly speaking, the idea is to arm a very fast steamship with an explosive tipped lance and let her run up and stick the luckless submarine FIGHT BETWEEN SUBMARINE AND FLYING MACHINE. boat before its navigators can make it dive again. In the carrying out of this plan England intends to fit one of these marine lances to the destroyer Starfish. Probably there will be one of these boom like lances on each side of the ship. They will protrude before the bow, just as a lance is extended before the rider ,who carries it. Each lance will be tipped with powerful explosives. Submarine boats are necessarily rather slow. They can neither come to the surface nor dive below it as quickly as a fish. As a matter of fact when a submarine torpedo boat comes to the surface either to take an observation or for fresh air, it takes some minutes to submerge the boat again. Those few minutes are to be takeu advantage of by the destroyer, which travels at a very hiph speed. When the submarine boat comes to the surface it will be seen by the destroyer. Before it can sink again the lonon onrrvinc hnnt will have dashed up to It and speared it with one of the explosive booms or lances. The submarine torpedo boat is then expected to retire from business. What Marriage !)?? . Marriage is an institution which enables a man and a woman who love each other to multiply their pleasures and their happiness by two and to reduce their sorro-ws by half.?Max O'Rell, in New York Journal. There i3 nothing in words unless they are Drooerlv strung together. I j. ????MfcM A . RECOVERY OF WRECKS. I A New System of Balilne Sunken I Shipa. On account of the many disastrous accidents which occurred on the sea during the last few years much atten NEW QEBMAN METHOD 0* BAISINO SUNKEN BOATS. tion Is again being paid to the invention of a system by means of which sunken ships can Successfully be raised. Among the latest proposals to this effect is an invention of a German engineer, which has been patented. The inventor employs two cylindrical caissons of such Immense size as will enable him to raise the longest ships. As shown in one cut, the caissons are sunk to the bottom of the sea on each side of tho vessel. The inner parts of the caissons are equipped with strong hydraulic machines. The latter draw heavy chains attached to both caissons tight; the chains run over a pulley nxea in tne caissons. iu order to prevent the caissons from moving out of their original place they are provided with heavy arms anchored to the ground. As soon as the caissons have been placed in the required position the chains are drawn tight, and tnus slip below the bottom | *0Y SUBMARINE BOATS. of the vessel. In this way the caissons come close to the vessel. They are then pnmped empty and raise simultaneously with the vessel, as shown in the second illustration. A second strong chain is then drawn beiow the caissons themsJves, worked in the same mann*- by means of hydraulic machines, until the vessel has been lifted entirely out of Uie water. Trials JSC ? li the vessel suppobted by caissons. recently made in the North Sea are said to have given entirely-satisfactory results. Horgn Knew How to Jump. John Garberick, an Ohio farmer, has a pump at his barn where he waters his stock. One of his horses would take hold of the handle with his teeth and pump until he had sufficient water to quench his thirst. The other horses when thirsty would appeal to him and he would pump for them. The horse quickly wore out the pump handle and Garberick put in a cnam pump. The wonderful horse Is now studying its mechanics, and frequently attempts to operate it.?New York World. Beea Swarmed on His Hand. The Strand Magazine publishes this Interesting illustration of the vagaries of a swarm of bees. The man who had this peculiar experience was working In an English garden, when a swarm of bees came off, and as he stood among the flying insects the queen alighted on his hand and was joified by her subjects, making a cluster on his arm weighing Ave pounds. He received but two stings, aud these by accidentally crushing bees between his lingers. Flea of ? Stammerer. It is said that Henry Guy Carleton, the playwright, who stammers very badly at times, not so long ago stopped Nat Goodwin on the street and said to him: "Nat, will you g-g-give me half an h-hour for f-f-tive minutes' con-vers-sa-tlon?"?San Francisco Argonaut _______ 1IN0R EVENTS OF THE WEQ! 1 ' WASHINGTON ITEMS. The report that Secretary Hay wa? to resign is denied. The President expects bim to return to Washington in the fall. Secretary Long formally adopted designs for the medals to be awarded navy officers and men who fought in (he West Indies. Rear-Admiral Sampson's profile Is on the medals. Attorney-General Knox Is Investigating trusts to determine whether the Sherman law is being violated. Representations looking to an arnicable settlement of the tariff controversy were made by Secretary Hay to the Russian Government through Ambaa- -;; sador Tower. The St Elizabeth Government Asylum for Insane, near Washington, will be extended at a cost of $1,000,000. The President's yacht, the Sylph, was ordered into dock at Norfolk, Va., to undergo repairs. OUR ADOPTISII loiiAAiio. There were four bubonic plague deaths at Honolulu, Hawaii, from May 29 to June 9. The volcano Kllauea, in Hawaii, Is showing signs of renewed activity. Insurgent officers and men, following the course of General Cailles, continue to surrender in the Philippines. A series of special revenue stamps will be made for Porto Ric<j? The . Philippines Commission will permit proceedings in the courts to be conducted in English and native dialects. DOMESTIC. ' .r? Three 1)oys, all under eleven years ^ old, were drowned below the dam of the Ward's Paper Company, at Grand Rapids, Mich. Homer Bliss, at Mount Clemens, Micb., confessed to killing his father, but said it was accidental. Oil was struck at. Cnsack's well, No. 2, at Jamestown, Tenn., at a depth of 375 feet The south bound cannon ball train ' was wrecked dear Beebe, Ark., *Vut no one was killed. ^ William H. Musham was appointed Chief of the Chicago Fire Department. Excessive heat killed W. B. Bradford, of Utlc'a, N. Y., who was riding on a train in Missouri. * Forest Park was selected as the site for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition* to be held in St. Louis, Mo., in 1903. The choice was made by the Exposition Directors. ; The business portion of Scott, Ohio^ j a village, was destroyed by fire. A mad dog bit two adults and nine' children in Chicago before being killed. After killing his wlfe-typcutting her throat, William Banter, living near Barrington, Mass., kitted himself in the same way. The taxable value of Chicago this year ha expected to be about $300,000,000. A wagon containing four men was struck by a train at Baltimore, Md., and the men were killed. ^ The consolidation of all electric light, street railway and power concerns within 100 miles of Niagara Falls is under way. , When the police arrested her son. Mrs. Anna Prigger, Indianapolis, Ind.? dropped dead. A - -1-1.1 -A _-ni !/??. hs All eiguiecu-nuiu mu kiv uj Charles J. Patterson, of7'New York City, disposed of $1,000,000. All' but $35 of tbe$&0,000 stolen from the First National Bank of Mineral Point, Wis., was recovered. A plot to kill game out of season in Colorado was unearthed at Denver, and many valuable skins seized. Kentucky oil producers are considering the formation of a protective combine. . The $2,000,000 endowment fund being raised for Brown University, Providence, R. I., was completed. During a performance of Berwick's circus at Staples, Minn., the brother of the proprietor, who was acting as a clown, dropped dead. Heart failure was the cause. -J FOREIGN. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced that all coal valued at less than six shillings per ton would be exempted from duty. During the eastward trip of the Anchor Liner Furnessia, Richard Walk?, of New York City, jumped overboard and was drowned. < The French Army Committee decided on two years' compulsory military' service. The Grand Jury, at London, brought in an indictment for bigamy in the case of Earl Russell, and the trial now goes to the House of Lords. One Chinaman was killed and four fatally injured by an insane companion at Ladner, B. C. Prince Chun, brother of the Emperor of China, sails for Germany July 20 to apologize for the murder of Baron von Ketteler. The Egyptian Government ordered twenty-five locomotives for the State railway from the Henchel firm, of Cassel, Prussia. Boers administered a flogging to Paul Botha, the former member of the Cape Assembly, who voted in favor of the Treason bill at the last session. - J 4U<V Ttie captain, mate ami iuui ui iuc crew of the bark Falkland, wrecked on Bishop's Rock, Scilly Islands, perished. Lord Lansdowne, British Foreign Secretary, again began In a tentative way to consider Nicaragua Canal treaty negotiations. In the fleet manoeuvres off the island of Tsusima, three Japanese torpedo boats were in collision. British Indian troops replaced the marines on duty at the Taku forta in China. Germany secured twenty-two steamers for the transport home of her troops in (Jliina. Earl Russell was committed to the London Central Criminal Court on the charge of bigamy. The Deutschland arrived at Plymouth, England, lowering her owo ' speed record from New York City. British shipping merchants are uneasy over the increase in the number and tonnage of foreign vessels entered and cleared at British ports last year. A violent storm burst over a large area of Southern Russia, flooding sev< eral towns and greatly damaging crops. Sentenced to banishment, a Paris thiof stabbed in a judge's room the wAmon whnm ho oa/miuo/1 nf tomnHni? ??VUi?u " "VU* wv UVVUUl,W v*. fcV-JJ/v.-o him to a career of crime. Two Czechs named Oraovle and Zaroa were arrested at Prague, Bohemia, on a charge of being implicated in a plot against Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. . ^ ^