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Devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, DewesWe^J^P^Jj^^^^titre, felttics end ttie Current News of the Day. ? NEW SERIES. * UJ^^?H^P^ra^ROLINA, A1K.UST 9, 1889. NUMBER :V2. j THE ? BT JOHN KINLKT. I'm told, In rldltiR nonioirhpro West, A stranger found a Hooaier'a n<??t , In oth?r words, n buckeye cubln. Just big enough to bold yueoii Mnb in ; Its Ritual ton, low hut nlry, Was on th? borders of a prairie; And, fearing ho might in) lienlghtcd. Ho hailed the houRo, anil tlioii alighted. 'I ho Hootder mot htm at I ho door Tboir snliilntioiis soon wore o'er. He took llie stranger's horso aside. And to a sturdy ssidlng tied ; Then, having strlp|ied the saddle off, Ho fed him in a sugar-trough. The st ranger stooped to enter in? The entrance elosiug witii a pin? And manifested strong desire To Roat him by tho log-henp tiro, Whore half a dozen Hoosicroons, With milk mid miiflli, tin-cups and spoons. White le'iuln, bare foot, and dirty faces, boomed lnucli inclined to keep their places, But madam, anxious to display Her rough but undisputed Mway, Her offspring to tho ladder led. And cuffed the youngsters up to bod. j uviuxi Hiiortly to pnrtnko Of venison, milk, ni)d johnny cftko. . Ttm mmnum wiwIp k w HUTmPBl,' And glances round tht room would steal. Ono side was lined with divers garments, Tlie otlier spread with skins of varmints ; Dried pumpkins overhead wore strung. Where vonison hnmn in plenty hung; Two rlllen placed nl>ove the door ; Throe dogH lay strotched upon the Hoor? In short, the domicile was rife With specimens of Hisndcr life. The host, w ho centered his affections On gnino and inngo mid ipiarter seel Ions, Discoursed liis wearv guest for hours, Till KotnilllH' all-composing |Hiwers Of sublunary cares bereft, ein ; A ml then No matter how the story ended; * 'i'ho application I Intended Is from tho famous Scottish |<oet, Who seemed to feei ns well 1 know It, That "buinlly duels and clover 'tizzies Ik Are bred ill hIc' away as litis is. T H "FH LITTLE WAIF. j t> S 1 oi ~e ai i-i a a awry ui AiRsumivig iimm ??? By BERNARD HERBERT. ^ CHAI?EI; I. IN TIIE DEATH I'll A M IIF.R. Tick, tick, tick! Wlint endless hours?ami thu uigld onlv just begun. Within the house rcignctl an ominous hush; the inmates went to ami fro from room to room with slippered feet and spoke in whispers. Outside, the moon, liken disk of frosted silver, sailed through tho March night, glinting upon luwn and grove, and resting with a hallowed radiance npon the gables and windows of the quaint English mansion that stood well up on the clilTs, commanding en expansive prospect of the glittering where it washed tho coast ol Dr ashire. Such is a glimpse of Ivy Manor on thin particular night us tho clock struck eleven. It was the tall, old-fashioned clock that tolled tho hour, and then went on with its doleful refrain: Forever?iievciv_ N erur?TOro vor. As the iaHt tremulous stroko died awav upon tno silence, mo ngure ujsui the bed in the south chamber stirred, nil emaciated hand to.sscd buck the sheet, and a face?the face of a man grown prematurely gray and haggard ? raised itself. Hy the light of the shaded lamp in the chimney-corner, the staring eyes rolled from object to object in the dim chamber, but finding not the person they sought, closed, and the head sank back upon the pillow as a sigli left the pallid lips. "I shall neverseo my native land, my home, again," murmured the sufferer; "to-morrow's dawn will find me in another world; yet I cannot go until until I have made my peace with heaven, cleared my soul of the burden that rests upon it, and revealed the. galling secret ti. "t has made my life a burden to 1110. I must seo (1 raeie tonight; I dare not let it go another hour I" In pursuance of his determination, . the dying man stretched forth his hand t ?svard a small table ujhui which stood a little bell. As ho was about to touch it a door opened noiselessly, and a trained nurse entered; a queer, ancient dame who went by the nanio of Mrs. Hunks. She hastened lightly to the ~ bedside. "Awake, Mr. Clifford?" she asked. "Yes?this hour?who's in the next room ?" "Nohodv, sir, just at present." One glanco at the countenance of Orrin Clifford would lmvo been sufficient to as; ure even an unpracticed eye that Death had set its seal upon him. Mrs. lfanks started as she noted the fatal change. sir /.?i: Iiiow are you iceiiug, sir: "I shall not live to see the huh rise," came tlu? dispiriting response. N "Oh, don't sny I lint, Mr. Clifford!" "Why should I not? What is left for me to live for??only my nephew, Mux Hoyden, mid ho is nching for ino to die." lie spoke ns 1 hough communing with himself. He added aloud: "You have been a good, true friend to me in mv exile, Mrs. Hanks. It was not my money that purchased vour kindness?that I know well. Yon have the heart of a Christian woman in vour breast, and 1 fe^l that I can speak to you as I can speak to no other. You have known mo intimately since the physician advised me to come here into your soft English air to die. "Don't interrupt, me let mo speak while 1 have the strength. "I knew that I was ticketed for the gruve before I left New York, more than twelve months ago. lot I lia?l I hope, as who would not with so much IK to livo for? Ho f tried the south of fr Franco, Italy, the Gorman spaa?all in vain! Attended l>y my mnn-aervnntand his?Ilia child, little Gracie, I wandered from place to place until 1 Mettled here, where my wanderings will cease." Ho paused for an instant to take heart, while his haggard eyes wandered about; then in a lowered tono ho 0011t*. tinned: "You have seen my nephew, Max Hoyden, often enough during the past winter; he is my sister's son, my own Sry llesli and hlood, but lie is longing to have me die. being inv nearest of kin, ho counts ii|H?n being my heir, so that ' he can continue to carry on his wild ! courso of life in New York and Paris And ho would bo iny heir if I diet! in testate?bvt I have made a trill! "Hanks, I have mode a will, and th< scapegrueo will Hud that ho has wrunp the last cent he will over wring out ol his jK>or old undo. So why shouldn't I die? Who wants mo to live excopt " Ho was about to say "Grade," when he suddenly paused, adding in an altered tone: "What do you know of this man, Edgar, the lawyer?" "Ho is a trust worthy gentleman, sir, and nmeli resj>ectod in these parts," replied Mrs. Hanks. "He should 1h? hero by this time." "He has ls-en uniting this hour, sir." "Then send him in hero." While Mrs. Hanks hobbled away to obey the command, the invalid fell back litu |?HtUH dTllutifi iu^ . * "Edgar must tell Grade, and arrange the \vhob> fliimr " ? ; During tho interval tlnit tho lawyer remained closeted with his wealthy elient, in tho room adjoining the deathchnmbcr the servants of the household learned from Mch. Hanks the alarming condition of their master, and scarcely had they gono their ways in nwod silence when a wide easement window that gave egress njxm the moon-lit lawn opened cautiously to admit a young girl. A petite slip of a girl, attired in a dress of some simple brown stall", with n crimson shawl wound about her head and shoulders. Though but tho acknowledged daughter of Orrin Clifford's man-servant, little Gracio Garland possessed that exquisite beauty to bo found only in the poetic, creations of poets and painters. To absolutely faultless features were joined a delicate complexion, great limpid eyes like stars, and a wealth of bronze-brown hair that, when loosened, enveloped her like a shining veil. As beautiful in character as she was in face, little Graeio Garland had won her wa.? U> all hearts by her unaffected modesty, her kindness of heart, and her perfect, sympathy with all who suffered. Had she been less gentle, less a simple, trusting child, the affectionate interest which she had aroused in the widowed millionaire might havo occasioned comment; as it was, everyln?dy loved her, and to everyltody she was simply "little (Irncie Garland." She nodded to the old nurse as she entered and turned to close the casement, when it was rudely thrust open l?y a man, withered and bent in form, with a hard, forbidding face, and a mass of shaggy grayish hair that hung down in elfish locks to his beetling brows that shaded his ferret-like eyes. This intruder was Nicholas Garland, the man-servant. "What, are you doing hero at this time of night., flraeie?" he snapi>ed, glaring into the girl's face. "I camo here to see how Mr. Clifford is," was the reply, in a voice fhat trembled with dread. "It's high time you wero in bed, girl." "Oh, father, I cannot aleep to-night!" "Well, go to your room, uiiyhow; you're in the way here." "I hoped that. T might, sit tip with n?y dear protector and friend to-night, faltered (Iraeie. "Nonsense! Clear off to hod!" Oracle glided to the nurse's side. "How is he, Mrs. Hanks?" she asked, tremulously. "Very had. my dear; verv had. indeed."* "Then 1 shall remain!" "J>id you hear me. Oraco?" he said, sternly; "go to Vied!" The girl hent a pair of tearful eyes 111n>11 the old nurse, and Mrs. Ilanks was touched by this silent supplication. Oracie pressed t he old woman's hand gratefully and hurriedly left the apartment. Mrs. Hanks hegan to husy herself with a tea kettle upon the hoh, while Oarlnnd employed his time in studying every object in the room, the nurse included. His attention, how ever, seemed to lie particularly riveted upon the door which led into the chamber of death. "Do you watch to-night, Mother Hanks?" lie said abruptly. The old woman nodded her head w itliont a glance. "< !. > i.l I" K'ii.1 li<> to himself: Humph aloud ho asked: "What have you got thero?" "Tea," was tho curt reply; "you don't suppose a body's to sit up all night without a eup of something to clieci them, do you ?" "I'm sure 1 don't mean to prevent you," grumbled Garland; "you may drink all tho tea that ever came from China for all I enre." "Pear knows, you're an ugly-s|K?ker man, Mr. Garland. I don't see how that sweet ehihl can live with the likef of you. Sometimes I doubt if she is your ehihl at all." Nicholas Garland started, his sunken eyes Hushed lire. "What do yuu say?" he snarled. "1 say what many anot her has said before me," answered tin? undaunted old woman. "And what do you cursed Knglisl gossips say alwmt us?" he demanded. "That perhaps you kidnaped her ovei in America." "Perhaps I did; it's none of yout business, anyhow." Mrs. Hanks made no reply to this in civility, but bent over the lire tc brighten it. At the same moment Garland crept up to a cupboard on the op |H?site side of the room and stealthily extracted therefrom a small phial which he transferred to his pocket. Scarcely had he accomplished tins mnncuvci when fho nurse arose, look n glass froni the table ami crossed I ho room to the same cupboard. "What are yon going to do now?' demanded (iarlaml. "Prepare a sleeping potion for Mr, Clifford," replied Mrs. Hanks. "Now, let mo see ten drops of opium lo?? why, where on earth is the bottle?" " What bottle?" "The lH?llle of opium !" "How should 1 know?" "1 didn't sav you should; but it wa> here at noontime. No one has been tc this cupboard sinee but (Sraeie." "(iraeie! What was she doing there?" * "She dusted it out about dark and ] ' arranged the liottlea. Land sakea! i What are wo to do to-night without 1 ' that opiuiu ?" 1 j A bright thought seemed to strike Nicholas Garland. "ltun down to the housekce|i?r'8 ! room," he said; "I remember she had 1 some not long ago for a toothache. If 1 there's any left sho'll give it to you." "Will you remain here?" "Yes." "Ho," with a significant glance at the < closed door, "might want something < and ring." i "All right, go along." Mrs. llanks hurried away ami Gar- ' land approached the fireplace, and for < some moments his whole soul seemed ' centered ujnin the good woman's tea pot that was steaming away upon the - - lmL -Xdnfftitnty uw * I ?-i Hiiro that the shufiliug footsteps were < rapidly losing themselves in the distance, he cast one wolfish glance about * him, then emptied the dark contents of * tlio purloined phial into the steaming ? tea. ( "That will insure the old beldame H >und sleep fill morning," he muttered, * as lie east the empty liottle into the 1 pilo of ashes on the hearth; "Grace is , out of the way, and by midnight the vnv will lie clear. So far ho " His muttcrioK ceased with a jerk. He 3 raised his head tlio l?otter to lint-en. "Hark!" breathed the coward to his own conscience, "Where was that?in ' the bedroom? No! Ha! Somebody's at the window!" J He had scarcely made tho startling J discovery when the casement was cautiously oj?cnod and a mau entered muf- * fled beyond recognition in a great-coat ami slouched hat. "Hist! Garland!" whispered tho in- 8 trudor. 4 "For God's sake!" gasped the man, recognizing tho voice. "Mr. Hoyden! 8 Where did you come from? I thought you by this time safe up in London!" "So I must be l>y daybreak to-mor- ^ row, in case an alibi is necessary," was the reply. 1 "You started: what did you come back for?" v Max lloyden loosened his wrappings c suflieicntly to display a handsome countenance, but repulsive from tho ravages of dissipation. "I must have those two thousand ? dollars to-night; I have decided that I can't go back without them." "Hut Mr. Clifford refused to let you have another cent," said Garland. "I understand that; but you told me that he drew twice that amount from his bankers only yesterday." "So he did." "Well, then, old lioy, when you go c into his room to-night after the will " "Hush! hush!" breathed the terrified "Come now," laughed Hoyden coarsely, "if you're going to be so chickenhearted I'll do the business myself, and B that without gloves. 1 promise, you;"? Nicholas Garland fretted nervously. "Well, go on," he panted; "quick 1 What is it you want?" "You told hie ho kept his money in his bureau." "Yes, yes!" "Well, when you've nabbed the will just freeze on to all tho money there is there." - "All right! Hut go?go l "As it is bright moonlight, I'll wait for you tlown bnek of the stables." "Yes, yes?go! Oh, for God's sake, g<?!" i "Ono word more. Just you calm 1 yourself, or you'll make a botch of the i whole thing." Garland was pushing his accomplice with might and main toward the open casement when lie suddenly paused. "Hark!" he gasped, in abject terror; "some one is coming. We are lost!" Hoyden also heard the sound of approaching footsteps, and, keenly alivo to the consequences of his being discovered there, he glided out of the case- i incut, which Garland closed just as the door of tlio death-chamber silently i opened. CHAPTEK II. THE NIOUT WATCH. "Who's there?" demanded a voice. "Garland, sir," replied the man, with ditlieulty commanding his unsteady tones. Lawyer Kdgnr strode into the middle of the apartment and glanced about him. ' "Where nro you?" he asked. "Here, sir." rn?n irniU v pronturn duriwl nut. trinit lii.s features in the light of tho large lam)), ho ho remained in tho shadow of the window. "What are you doing there?" "Attending to tho closing of this window, sir." "Havo yon been alone in this room?" "Yes, sir." "I thought 1 heard voices here?" "Mrs. Hunks, the nurse, left mo fivo 1 minutes ago." "The voices I heard were speaking not one minute ago." ' "Impossible! You are mistaken, Hir." ' He had succeeded iu quelling the shaking of his voice, though he was white to the very lips. "Possibly I am inistnken," assented the lawyer. "Now, will you do me u favor?" "Certainly, Hir." "Go to Miss Dred, the housekeeper, and if she has not retired ask her to come to me for a moment upon a matter of importance." Garland's face was a study oh he left the apartment to do the lawyer's bidding. During tho next few minutes Lawyer Eilmr trazed stcmlilv into tlio tiro 1 "The tiling i? done," lie mattered, at * last; "thank Heaven, it cannot l>o undone! Max Hoyden in cut off without a cent. Had there been no will, ho would have inherited all?a fine fortune for that dissipated rascal; but na there i is a will, he may go begging." Tho ruatlo of a rolio disturlied liia reverie, and he turned to confront the houHckcc|>er, who had entered the room, followed by Nieholaa Garland. Hannah Dred was a study of grim1 nesa and reserve. * A spinster of uncertain age, she always dressed in simple black, and waa never known to smile. That she had taken an instinctive dislike to auuiiy T l V-- ; little Grade Garland vat but natural, since Hannah Dred w?* m incapable of the sentiment called loteas would l>e a block of ice. A As site approached thellawyor, Garland, pretending to leave ?by the casement, slipped behind none draperies, thus effectually ooncealiii|ihim?elf from view. "You sent for mc, Mr. Edgar?" the woman asked. "Yes, Miss Dred. Hinjn you aro in charge of affairs here, and I am obliged to return to my house, I felt it best to inform you that Mr. Clifford has made (lis will, which, duly signed and sealed (>y me, lias been placed in tho left-hand corner of the second drawor of his bureau." "And tho key?" "Is bonoath Mr. Clifford's pillow." Like a It nx he stolo to the casement, _ 1 l i ^ ? _ l# J 1 1 ma lev nimseii oui uuset'u imu uuuniia. Simultaneously the door upon the pussigq opened to admit little Gracie, whilo >f botlivthis exit and entrance tlid pair jeforo the lire were unconscious. At light of them Gracie paused irresolute lpon the threshold. "I toll you whore to And the will, diss Dred." continued the lawyer, "in >rder that you may l?o able to place rour hands upon it in ca.se of on ;mergency "Exactly?and it will not bo touched intil?after death occurs." The lawyer turned to the fire to con cal his genuine emotions at thought of lis client's demise, and in the pause hat ensued Gracie struggled in vain to cprcss a sob. At the sound Hannah Dred turned rith ? nlarc. "What are you doing there, girl?" ihe demanded, arrogantly; "were you >avesdropping ?" Poor Gracie yecoilcd as if smitten by i stinging blow.' "I!?eavesdropping!" she faltered. "I see you understand what I said," vas the cutting rejoinder. The righteous pride of a queen Bhot nto tho girl's benutiful eyes. "No, Miss Died," she answered, "I ras not eavesdropping." "Then why are you here at this hour if the night?" "I came in the hope that 1 might be if service to Mr. Clifford." "Not to-night; lean answer for that," ,1m tiio woman spread out Her clawiko hands before the genial blaze of he lire. Gracie glanced pleadingly at the awyer, and was surprised to notice that 10 made a mysterious Bign to her. Full >f wonder she approached him; Mr. idgar also advanced a few steps, and vlien near enough he breathed in her >ar; "Be on hand when all have retiiod." "Wliora?" "Here, 1 For what purpose? "To go to Mr. Cliffo/d; he wishes to lee you." With ever increasing wonder, Gracie ooked inquiringly into the lawyer's 'ace. "Hilence," ho breathed, placing hia linger upon liis lij>s; "you must do as I tell you. You cannot guess, and I am not at liliertv to tell you, how important this last interview may prove to you. Do not fail to be on the spot when you are summoned. Go now; Miss Dred is watching us." At this juncture the nurse returned. "I have l?een all over the house and I can't lind a drop high or low !" Then, at sight of Gracie, she altered her tune. "Dear me, child, whatever havo you done with tho bottle?" "What Imttlo, Mrs. Hanks?" nskod the astonished girl. "Why, tho bottle of opium, to lie sure." "/, Mrs. Hanks?" "Yes, you 1 "yon 'cleared up tho cup board this afternoon." Hannah Dred wan regarding Gracio with oyes alight with malicious curiosity. "I set the cuplioard to rights," Gracio said,"but I removed none of the bottles." "Aro you sure, my dear?" urgod Mrs. Hanks. "Quite sure, indeed, I am certain." "The best- of us are liable to make a mistake sometimes," put in Miss Dred, frigidly. "I havo made no mistake, Miss Dred," was the firm reply. "You seem strangely confident of yourself," retorted tho woman, with a sneer. Gracie made no reply; she went to tho cuj)l?oard and busied herself with searching tho various shelves and their contents. Dawyer Edgar was tho first to break tho silence. "I have a couple of letters to write for Mr. Clifford, "licTsaid, "which will detain mo at the house for an hour longer; if you do not find tho opium before I leave, let mo know, and I will drive into Torquay for a fresh supply." And, turning to Gracio, he added in an undertone, "You will not forget what I told you?" The glance he received was sufficient. When he had disappeared with the housekeeper, and the silence of tho tomb had settled upon tho chamber, a full sense of their loneliness seemed to settlo upon the two watchers. Mrs. Hanks buHicd herself with pouring out a cup of steaming tea, w hile Gracie's eyes seemed to be drawn with an irresistible fascination toward the door, l?evond which her best friend on earth lay between life and death. Comfort with her father the |>oor child had never know n. Tho hours spent in Mr. Clifford's company were all the happiness she had ever experienced; he had educated her, and 'seemed tyltnpe frcr with a fervor that puzzled her as much as it mystified her. It was Mrs. Hanks who spoke first. "Come, child," she cried, "goto bed; you look fagged out." Gracie roused from her bitter reverie, and returned to her surrounding* with a start. "You must bo tired also, Mrs, Hanks," she ventured. "Let mo roll the great chair up to the tire, and you rest for a while. I will watch." "I am tired, that's a fact," replied tin nurse, as she sweetened her tea; "but ] couldn't think of m pping to-night." Gracie turpod av^ynritU ft look o! despair. How was nlio ever to reuoh Mr. Clifford's side without making u compromising explanation to tho watchful nurse. Meanwhile Mrs. Hanks raised her cup to her lips, and drained it to the dregs. "Hakes nlivo!" sho sputtcrod; "how strong this tea is, to l?e sure!" Sho smocked her lips, and made a very wry face. "I declare," she continued, "1 should think it was made o' gunjiowder." Gracie rolled a lingo invalid's chair before the Hre, and gently forced tho old woman into it. "Yon tiltnll rest for half an hour," sho insisted, with winning persuasion. The comfortable chair felt grateful to the weary nurse, nnd sho indulged - "wen, ltminmiiw ii i no thro tt wink," she mnmblod, "providod you keep an our opon." "Yes, you; I'll koop wide awake." "You won't if you don't tuko u swallow o' tea." "Vo/v well; I will if you think best.."XP; Gracife vurod Romo of tho drugged ten out, nilu sip|>ed u little of it. "Strong, isn't it?" muttered the nurse, her eyes already closing with tho effect of the powerful opiate. "Very strong, indeed!" was tho nuswer, with a shudder of aversion. "You'd think it would keep a body awake," supplemented Mrs. llunks, "hut now I'm dead?gone." Her voice sank to a whisper, her head dropped forward upon her breast, and sho Iwgan to breathe heavily. Grncio watched her in startled amazement, as a feeding of dazed numbness was gradually creeping over her own senses. "Strange!" she faltered; "1 never saw her like this liefore. Mrs. Hanks!" She leaned over tho unconscious woman, uud took her hand in hers, as she culled upon her name. Hut there was no answer. I TO IlK CONTINUE!* ] Every Eudy llcr Own bleacher. Business is brisk with the professional faee-beautitiers as soon as summer begins. Women whose complexions ore burnt red bv the sun or tunned brown by tho wind swarm to their "studios" by the score. They get tho I1IU1A.1 Uft H'lllUVl'U 11(1111 (119-11 skins, ns tlwy suppose, l?y mysterious preparations. "If tho women who patronize beautiflersknew the si tuple processes hy which tan and aun-hurn are removed the business of these pretentions establishments would bo pone," said a girl who was employed for a long time in ono of them. "The beat way to take-off tho acquaintance with strong Minds and sunshine," she continued, "is upplicu-tion?of hot, Wfttflanncl. Take water almost ta iling; souk the flannel in it, and then wring out in a towel, winding it in a contrary motion. Apply tho flannel to the face, nressing it upon all portions. Then bathe the skin in rain or distilled water in which there's a little giH>d cologne or lavender water. Tlint's all. Yet women pay out lots of money every summer to get the sunburn and tan taken off in just this way." What May lie Eaten with Fingers. There are a number of things that the most fashionable an.I well-bred people now eat at the dinner tuble with their Angers. They nre: Olives, to which a fork should never be applied. Asparagus, whether hot or cold, whon served wholo, as it should ho. Lettuce, which should bo dipped in tho'dressing or a little salt. Celery, which mar properly he placod on the tablo cloth besido tho plate. Strawborrios, whon served with tho atom on, an they usually uro in tho most elegant houses. broad, toast, and all tarts and small cakes. Fruits of all kinds, except melons and preserves, which uro oaten with a spoon. Choose, which is almost invariably eaten with tho lingers hy the most particular people. Either tho leg or other small pieco of a bird is takon in the fingers at fashionable dinners, and at most of the luncheons ladies ]>ick small pieces of chicken without using a fork. ? Chi'a {jo Herald. A Holy City. Pagan, one of the ancient capitals of lhirmah, iM in many respects the most remarkable religions city in the world. Jerusalem, Benares, Home, Kieff none of tiiem can l>onst tin; multitude of temples and the lavish ness of design and ornament that make marvelous this deserted capital on the Irrawaddv. Deserted it practically is, for the few flimsy huts that stand bv the river are inhabited only by pagoda slaves uml men condemned to perpetual beggary. For eight miles along the river bank, and extending to a depth of two miles inland, the whole space is thickly studded with pagodas of all sizes and shapes, and the very ground is so thickly covered with crumbling remnants of vanished shrines that, according to popular saying, you cannot move a foot 01* hand without touching u sacred thing. Not Much Difference. "Hello, what you been doing lately?" "Studying anatomy." "Oh, conio off, now; that's too much. Where have you been studying?at tho ballet?" "No; in the ball-room." ?iv It nmnt.ntl. IfcM, Mil , mini J. W|MIIJ?T, colly, "Clraball in a iiinii of limited means, l?nt unlimited meanness.?Hurling ton Free I'rcsx. 1 Wf. don't know for certain tlmre is a man in the moon; but wo aredoud auro I there in ono in a honey-moon. 1 "What are yonr views of Europe and the present situation ?" " Photographic," | was tho tart rejoinder. A noon shoo is tho nolo comfort f looked after by many business men ol Lynn, Mass. THE NEWS, Tho fertilizer fectory of E. Hnnh & t?ons>. In Indianapolis, wns destroyed by Urn. Tho hotly of Colonel Join*, of Chicitiiiiiti wan fouud in a manhole, murdered and rob" bod. Wesley Klkltis, an oleven-yoar old tioy of Mnaon City, la , lias confessed to tli? murder of bin parent*. William I'orta, an alledged former who Id wanted in (yowtston, l'a., was arrested in Dubuque, 1a. John Berry, a farmer in Cntifindnixon, N. Y., who attempted to outrage an old lady, was tarred and feathered. Four men, all train hands, were kill si i>y nil accident on tho Chempenkv and Ohio Joseph A. Htarck, of Kaston, I'n., whoso accounts with the New Jersey Central Company were short, committed suicide. Mark Kin#, n minor liv nun i >m?t IiIm if Ifa tmlaiiHi because cupper was not ready.??James Bmlth when convicted in a Cincinnati court of outraging a littio girl, declared liia innocence and attempted suicide. Chief Mayes of tho Cherokee nation, says ho is ready to call a special council, if so desired hy the commissioners, who will urge tho sale of tho nation's lands. The Southern Pacific Uullroud discharged add employes, in ord *r to lessen tho expenses of tho road. During n storm in Chicago a fraiuo cottage was destroyed and eight (Hirsons killed. Another big flood Is reported in West Virginia. William McClintock stnbtNxl and killed John Jones lu l'oint Pleasant, W. Va. James Connty, a barkeeper in Richmond, Va., severely wounded his wife with a razor, ami then cut his own throat. Tho remains of a man supposed to have been murdered were found in the head waters of Ureenbrior river in West Virgina. Ilpn Hates, while umpiring a game of ball In Owenslioro, tCy., becatno involved in a rjuarrel with Frank Morris. It ended in Hates slabbing Morris to death. Charles Slaughter, a farmer living near Kirktnnnsville, Ky., committed suielde. .Morris Crawford was kiekisl to dentil by some men in Detroit with whom ho hud quarrelled. ?Mrs. Myranda lawyor, wife of Itisliop Lawyer, who had Ihvii adjudged insane by the county court, hung lieraelfnt lluntsvill.-, Mo. The soutli rn |>arl of Van Zant county, Tex >s, is suiTering from the acts of a band of incendiaries, alio are burning churches and school-houses right and left. Four of these buildings have b;*?n destroyed within a wek, and eitizms nro lieeoiulng greatly excited.??Chauneey KnifTen, of F>ako Mahopao, N. Y., shot his wife and lilm...II l.nnl.U ._,.u I I,.. ......a., \ combination of nil the cut t.nil mills is prop ?ec!.??The Bell Telephone Company won ita H?iit ngui-.it the Cusbmnii company. Cleveland, O., capitalists have completed Rrrnngeiiiouts to establish nti iron tubing factory in Oitnwn, Out. A. J. llodson, thrift"''WltifalMllfc '"TTfCwflVKg.-?VTayTie" Withyer was nrrcste.* in Luocasier, I'o., while end nvoring to wreck n freight trnln. Upward of half n million dollars havo fieen siibscrilssl in Hyracuse, N. Y., to tho North Amoriean Salt Association, Bowls Brothers, one of tho largest dry goo<ls and commission houses in tlie country, has made an assignments debilities aro <?stlmeted at t4,l'-J0,lKK). Tho allcdged murderers of Dr. Cronln were arrnngod In court in Chicago. A battle is rejiorted to lieve taken piece In Heyti. llippolyto was defeabsl. Mrs. Wm. Irwin and one of her children wore killed lit a crossing in Washington, 1'n., by a train. Mrs. Doles, widow of tho Confed* erato General Goorgo N. D ties, who was kiltsl at Cold Harbor, died In Atlmita, (hi While Michael Morkol, a l'ottsvillo coal operator, was cleaning a gnu, it was discharged, tho load entering his body mid killing him instintly. James Byrne, William O'Neill and John Council were nrresUnl in New York on the chargo of stealing thirty 'liousand jmiindsof coiTeo. 1'homaa Krey, tho murderer of John M. Cooper, has boon sentenced to death In Cincinnati. Tlio stockmen who hung Kato Maxwell and das. Averili admit ttint they assisted in tho lynching. The Knglish syndicate has bought five breweries in 1'aterson, N. J., for UUO. Tlie son of Marshall 11. Mitchell, United Htutes consul at Kingston, has been arrested on the chargo of burglary. Clinuncey llorton, a negro, convicted of brutal assault, was sentenced by a Now Jersey justice to twenty years imprisonment and to par $1,000 line. At the meeting of the Kxeentlvo Board e* tho Knights of Labor a charter was denied the sheet-iron workors of I'iltdiurg, who arft i now on a strike. tins exploded in a mine of tho l'ennsylrnnia Coal (Company in Wilkesharrc, fatally injuring throe miners. Bixteen ixtdies of tliosi lost l>y the fl-iod in WostVirginin Imve boon recovered.?Perry J iron., of Chicago, recovered $7,<115 from the Wabash, Ht. T/otifs and Pacific I tall way for jowelry destroyed on the train l?y lire. Col. Hogor Pago, editor of the Marion, N. P., H num-1 legist* r, was shot and instantly killel. A woman in at the liottom of the tragedy. Hugh Cullan, a veteran, killed himself in New York. Mr. John It. Carter, of Baltimore, wan thrown from hii horse in I/>nox, Mass., and seriously injured The Ht. ('loud Hotel, in Moudvllle, Pa. wan destroyed by lire. Several servant wore severely injured while effecting theli i escnj>e. While hunting for the bodies oi two children Stephen Billy was drowned ii White river Bishop Hoyinonr, of In dianv, |wan mnrriod in Now York to Mrs Harriot At wood Aymur, of Jersey City. Mrs. 1 Inttle Oilmen Heron, wife of ltev David Heron, and formerly of Tonnessoo has lieon sentenc d to death by the Kinporoi of Chorea for preaching Christianity.? Charles Gild n nnd Kerd Carolin were sen teoced in New York tf l?o hanged NO SYMPATHY FOR OUTLAWS i'lin uorernor in hi isnimu i ui mim g Pardon a Noted Outlaw. Hot) Younger, tlio Missouri outlaw, mm die in prison. He is in the last stages of cot sumption, and prominent men of Missou have l>een trying to secure his |xtnlon. Oovernor Merriam said to Colonel Br nough and Kx-Oorvrnor Marshall on the presentation of a large petition: "I mi as well say to you now, once for nil, that shall do nothing in the case?nothing at ul 1 have my own persons! feeling an I prej d.ce in ttie matter, and 1 should not Ik- move to interfere in the case of Boh or any of the j even if llnywood's wifo could con in hu< r from the gravo ami sign your petition, or Haywood's surviving daughter slioul I jo io your appeal." TRUE OF THE WEE 1 . i Average Demand and Moderrate Movement Continues. ilicrllfiu Crop Prospects and other Conditions Makefile Outlook Favorable-? Active l>emaiids for Breadstuff's?General i'Vat u res. Social telegrams to lirtidstrrct's fullj conArm its report of only "an average demand and moderate distribution" in gonerat trade, made Inst week, nnd show n continuanoo of theso conditions. Now York City, Hostou, Philadelphia, Jtoltituoro, Cincinnati, Cleve-iim >*| wt -IiuiSh and'i?aaas in? ? *? ? < eluded in this characterisation. Tbo exception, if any, js tho iron and stool industries at loading points of production. Kau8aH City ro|iorts a decline In the vol uino of trade, and ruins Inve damaged wheat and corn in tho shock in tho region near Omaha and Ht- Joieph. There Ih only a fair volume of trade at l>??roit, U ilveston and Savannah. Crops at the South are promising, and for some days the like lias been true in the Northwest-, whore a wheat crop is now expected equal to that of ISStt. Kiconnive In-at has deereasisl tho volume of general business at New Orleans, San Francisco's lloui* and bullion exports to China are growing rapidly. Aside from the movement in iron and steel there is no unusual or notable ge ieral distribution of staple products. Crops prospects and indications of lieuvy railroad..tralllu cause a decidedly better tone and recovering prices in stock speculation at. New York, though without much Microis-? of activity, liouds arc dull. Money at New York is easier and less apprehension is tell ahout. the anticipated dram to the West. Call loans are II per coot, ami time money 5 p -r emit. Foreign exchange ia weak, and lower on decreasing demand, and a licit-r supply. llroadstuiT.4 prices have I men higher, and the demand for speculst oil and export generally more active. Ilusonu and (Icrniau wheat crop re|>orts are lib more favorable, but those from ikikotu and Minnesota new iiromi-o about as much wheat an last year. The decrease of invisible wheat, both coasts, .Inly I against like date InSH, is calculated at 5,(KM),000 bushels, about St per cent, aial of visiblo wheat !'J,00O,OUU bushels, or 'M per cent. (. rain room islieiugengaged freely, largely for corn. Wheat closes '*? il tfjo and corn }<j\3 higher on tho week. Kxpdrts,. wheat (and Hour as wheat) both coasts this week equal I^KWjOtiu uunurin, i , iu r,v';w UU1I1UIH lust wuck, mill 2,bushels in the fourth week, of July 1MHS. ICnghsh nml French crop reports will to 11 largo extent determine tlie cour?) of nerelty exports. The United States probably curry over into the now crop year tiio smallest whoat blocks within the decide. With fri?o arrivals of raw ::;;gar nnd froe offering*, portly to nir.ve, prices have given way j*c. when sellers withdrew from the market. Tho douinml for rolhiod continues checked, nnd rvlltiKTo am ?hii >harlr* ? Sales of coffee in speculative markets, baaed on weaker cables and more promising crop rejiorta, depressed prices about ?-5o per pound. Dry goods commission men at New York report n steady hut modern to demand for cotton and woolen goods. Nome disappointment is expressed at tho slowness ot Kail trade. Jobbers are proivtrlng for Kull openings, And'ro|?ort n quiet but steady demand. Prices are uniformly llrm with an udvuuco of ono-Kixtcentl>*?u -pruit cloths and more strength in low-grade worsteds. Foreign sdks and woolens are in better demand. Dry goods exports aro light, Haw wool is steady on moderate inquiry from manufacturers. Higher prices-ol finished goods chock sales nnd Induco light re-prdors by tho mills, ltaw cotton is in good demand at New York at 1-lGo advance. Speculation is more active. DEATH IN THE CANON. llailrond President Frank llrown aud Two Men Iiost in Ulali. President Frank lirown, of the Denver Colorado Canyon uiul Pnclllo Railroad, and two of bis assistants, have lost their lives in attempting to make a survey for that roml through the canyons of tho Colorado River. A telegram rec.dved in Donvorfrom Kaniib Utah, states that Itrown win* drowned In the Colorado ltiver, Marble Canyon, July 10, by bis boat lieing caj>si/,>d while running a rapid. llo wia thrown intou wliirl|N>ol and unable to 8 ive himself, while the other innn in the boat was curried down nliout six hundred feet and Anally effected a landing. All the other laatts of thoox|ieditioii went safely through tho rapids. Chief Fogiuoor Stanton's boat rencho I tho point where Drown ! was thrown out one half minute after the I accident happ -nod, hut two late to natch I him before he sank for tho lust time. I Five days after, while the party were | working their way down, another laiat was | driven against a elilT and in pushing it off I it wasca|>siZNl and two boatmen, l'oter M. | Husborougb ami llonry C. ltichards were J both drowned. None of tho bodies have been recovered. Mr. Ilrown wns a member of tho Denver Club, and is reported to have carried a '<50,; 000 insurance on his life. Tho railroad cort poration was organized several months ago for the purpose of building a railroad from 1 Denver through the (Jrand Canon of the > Co erode to the 1'aoiUo coast. THE WEST VIRGINIA FLOODS. ( Much Properly host and Many People in Destitution. Nows received at i'arkersburg, from West ^ Fork and Henry Fork gives a sad story of r wreck utid ruin. Kvery Btoro from tlio head f to the mouth of tile Forks is gone or ruined. Houses, fences ami crops are washed away, and several lives wore lost. Couriors from Tygnrt hring a long list of houses and property, bridges nud culverts ? onil.r.ioau nvuPif fltrtll fill Mid |;WUU. AIIO IIOV VIIIUKfVWa u>?. J crook. Not a single farmer or resident escaped damage. Hundreds are bankrupt, and will have to be temporarily supported p by the county. The commissioners estimate the loss In Lee, Tygart, ISIato and Htoole counties at half a million dollars. At Haulsbury not a single house or briJgo stands on its foundation, and many people ure in tho woods. Help is needed at once. Contributions are being taken all over the city, and appeal* ' for general aid will bo made. AN 11-YEAR-OLD MURDERER. O Wcblcy lOlkins lA?:kc(l Hp for Killing . Until II in Parents, tr| Although (Jovoruor i<nrraboo of Iowa lias olfcrod a reward of *600 for tho arrest o. and conviction of the murderer of John ir KIk ins and wife on tho night of July 10, at r their homo near Kdgewood, no new clues have thus far been obtaineid. Those most " conversant with the facts in the tragedy hold " llrmly to the opinion that Wesley, the 11year-old son, committed tho deed without m assistance. He has not yet been seenjo shod ^ a tear or display tho least emotion the if terrible ?i(Tair. It has l>oon though t? st to >tt place lilin uudor arrest aud ho 1? now yioselj , conilued,