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Kl' Devoted to Agriculture, Politics and the News Day. , J "^tmS^^BL^^JTlI^UOLlN A, AUtiUST 9, 1889. NUMBER 32. j|| tm m. ?uun riniiAt. I'm told. In riding ?om?wborti Went, A lUMgtr found * Hooslor's nest > In other words, a booheyo cabin, Jnst big enough to hold Queen Mali In; Its situation, low but airy, Was on the borders of a prairie; And, fearing he might bo benighted. He hailod the house, and then alighted. Ibe Hooelor met htm at the door? Their salutations soon wero o'er. He took the stranger's horeo aside, And to a stunly sapling tied ; Then, haylug stripped the saddle off, He fed hint In a sugar-trough. The stranger stooped to enter In? The entrance closing with a pin? And manifested strong desire To seat him by the kw-hono flro. Whore hnil a dozen Itoosleroons, With milk and mtinli, tilt-cups and spoons, White Imads. hare feet, and dirty faces, Keeinod liinen inclined to lu?>ii their places. But madam, anxtoua to display Her rough but undisputed away. Her offspring to the ladder led. And onffed the youngsters up to bed. Invited shortly to partake Of renlson. milk, aqd johnny cake, - - The iik ?nnw imete a Hearty iiiwit" And glance* round the room would steal. One aldo waa lined with dlvera garments. The other spread with akina of varmints; Dried pumpklua overheat were strung. Where venison hams in plenty huug; Thro rifles placed above the door; Three doga lay stretched upon tbo floorIn abort, tbo domicile waa rife With specimens of Hoosler life. The host, who centered Ida affections On gamo and nuigc and quarter sect Ions, Discoursed hia wearv gueat for hours, Till Homnns' alheotiipoeing i*>wer? Of sublunary cares bereft em ; A nd then No matter how tbo slorv ended ; The application 1 Intended ' 1m from tlio fmnoun ScottInh |*M>t, Who aoeined lo f?el m .woll 1 know It, k That "butrdly chieln tunl clover liUzlct I Are bred In ak>' away aa this in." I' THE LITTLE WAIF. A Story of Absorbing Interest *-? By BERNARD HERBERT. ^ 011A PTE H I. IN TUB DKATI1 ODAMDER. TiaU i:-i- ii -l xicn, viv.iv, tU'K I What endless hours? and tho nighl only just begun. Within the hOnso reigned an ominous hush; tho inmates went to and fro from room to room with slippered feet and Bpoke in whispers. Outside, tho moon, like a disk of frosted silver, sailed through the March night, glinting upon lawn and grove, and resting with a hallowed radiance upon the gables and windows of the quaint English mansion that stood well up on the cliffs, commanding an expansive prospect of the glittering sea where it washed the coast oi Devonshire. Such is a glimpse of Ivj Manor on this particular niglit as tho clock struck eleven. It was the tall, old-fashioned clook that tolled the hour, and then went on with its doleful refrain: Forever?ne vor, Never?forover. As tho last tremulous stroke died awav upon the silence, the tigurc u|>on the l>ed in tho south chamber stirred, an emaciated hand tossed hack the sheet, and a face?the fare of o man grown prematurely gray and haggard? raised itself. By 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 thev sought, closed, nud ^ the bona sank back upon the pillow as ' ? a sigh left tho pallid lips. "1 shall never see my native land, my home, again," murmured the sulVerer; "to-morrow's dawn will find ine in another world; yet I cannot go until? uiitil I have made my peace with heaven, -cleared my soul of the burden that rests upon it, and revealed the galling seorot that has made my life a burden to ma. I must see Gracie tonight; I dare not let it go unothcr hour!" In pursuance of his determination, the dying man stretched forth his hand toward a small table upon which stood ~ a little bell. As ho was about to touch it a door opened noiselossly, and a trained nurso entered; a queer, ancient dame who went by tho name of Mrs. Hanks. She hastened lightly to the bedside. "Awake, Mr. Clifford?" she asked. "Yes?this hour?who's in the next room?" "Nobody, sir, just at present." One glance at the countenance of Orrin Clifford would have been sufficient to assure even an unpracticcd eyo that Death had sot its seal unon him. Mrs. Hanks started as she noted the fatal change. "How are yon feeling, sir?" "I shall not lire to see the snn rise," a*-. came the dispiriting responso. "Oh, don't say that, Mr. Clifford!" "Why should I not? What is left for me to live for??only my nephew, Max Boyden, and he is aching for mo to die." He spoke as though communing with himself. He added aloud: "Yon have been n good, truo friend to me in iny exile, Mrs. Hanks. It was not my money that purchased your kindness?that I know well. Yon hpve the heart of n Christian woman in vour breast, and I foci that I can apeak to ?011 as I can apeak to no other. You are known me intimately since thp physician advised mo to come here into your soft English air?to die. "Don't interrupt mo?let mo apeak while I have the strength. "I knew that I was ticketed for the grave before I left Now York, moro than twelve months ago. Yet I had $ hope, as who would not with so much 1 to live for? So I tried the sooth of Franco, Italy, the Gorman apoe?all in :./> vain! Attended by my man-servant and his?his child, little Uracie, I w andered from place to place until I settled here, . WUfUD UlJ w iiimciiu^o nui uvnou. i . Hiit pauso<l for an instant to take heart, while bis haggard eyes wandered about; then in a lowered tone he continned: "Y<m have seen my nephew, Max Boy den, often enongh dating the past 1% winter; he is my sister's son, my own flesh and l>lood, bnt he is longing to havo me die. Being my nearest of kin, '^a. ho oourits ujK>n being my heir, so that can oontinuo to carry on his wild Ana bo would be my heir if I died intestate?but I have made a willl "Hanks, I have mado a will, and the scapograco will find that ho lias wrung the last cent he will ever wring out of his jK?or old uncle. So why shouldn't I die? Who wants mo to live excopt " He was about io say "Gracie," when he suddenly paused, adding in an altered tone: "What do you know of this man, Bdgar, the lawyer?" "He is a trustworthy gentleman, sir, and much reflected in these parts," repliod Mrs. Hanks. "He should bo hero by this time." "He has lssin waiting this hour, sir." "Tlion send him in hero." While Mrs. Hanks hobbled away to obey the command, the invalid fell back omtnig-lilu |)lttqwaTUUW)UUK . ' "Edgar must tell Gracio, and arrange the wholo thing." During the interval that the lawyer remained closeted with his wealthy client, in tho room adjoining the deathchamber the servants of tho household learned from Mrs. Hanks the alarming condition of their master, and scarcely hod they gono their ways in awod silence when a wide casement window that gave egress upon the moon-lit lawn opened cautiously to admit a young girl. A petite slip of n girl, attired in a dress of some simple brown stu(T, with a crimson shawl wound al>out her lieud and shoulders. Though but the acknowledged daughter of Orrin Clifford's man-servant, littlo Qraciu OarInnd possessed that exquisite beauty to 1m> found only in tlio 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 Iteantiful in character as Blie was in face, little Grocie Garland had won her way to all hearts by her unaffected modesty, her kindness of heart, and her perfect sympathy with all who suffered. Hod she been less gentle, less a simple, trusting child, the affectionate interest which she had aroused in the widowed millionaire might have occasioned comment; as it was, everybody loved her, and to every I sidy she was simply "little Grncie Garland." She nodded to the old nurse as she entered and turned to close the casement, when it was rudely thrust open by a man, withered and bent in form, with u 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 here at tbis time of niV^ry Ttracie? he snapped, glaring into tne girl's face. ^ "i cnrao nero 10 see now air. umford is," was the reply, hi u voice fhat trembled with dread. "It's high time you wore in bed, girl." "Oh, father, I cannot steep io-night!" "Well, go to vonr room, anyhow; you're in the way here." "I hoped that I might ait up with my dear protector and friend to-night, faltered Graeie. "Nonsense! Clear oft'to bed 1" Grucie glided to the nurae'a aide. "How is he, Mm. HanksV" she asked, tremulously. "Very bad, my dear; very bud, indeed." "Then 1 shall remain!" "Did you hear me, Grace?" ho said, sternly; "go to lied!" The girl bent a pair of tearful eyes u|h?ii the old nurse, and Mrs. llunks was touched by this silent supplication. Graeie pressed the old woman's.hand gratefully ami liurriotUy lolt the upartinout. Mrs. Hanks begun to busy herHelf with n tea kettle U|m>m the liob, while Garluu<l employed hia time in studying every object ill the room, the nurse included. Ilia attention, how over, seemed to Iks part icularly riveted u)>on the door which led into the chamber of death. "Do you watch to-niglifc, Mother Hanka?" he said abruptly. Tho old woman nodded her head without a glance. "Good 1" said ho to himself; though aloud he oaked: "What have vou got there?" leu, was inn curi rujiiy j youuon i supjtoso a body's to Hit up all night without a cup of something to cheer them, do you?" "I'm Huro I don't mean to prevent you," grumbled Garland; "you may drink all the tea that ever canto from China for all I care." "Dear knows, you'ro an ugly-spoken man, Mr. Garland. I don't see how that sweet child can live with the likes of you. Sometimes I doubt if she is your child at all." Nicholas Garland started, his sunken eyes Hashed fire. "What do you say*?" he snarled. "I say what many another has said beforo me," answered the undnunted old woman. "And what do you cursed English gossips say alnnit us?*' ho demanded. "That perhaps you kidnaped her over in Americat" I'eumps l did; its none of your business, anyhow.". Mm. Hanks rando no reply to this incivility, . but bent over the tire to brighten it. At the samo moment Oarland crept np to a cupboard on the opposite side of the room and stealthily extracted therefrom a small phial which he transferred to his pocket. Scarcely Had be accomplished this maneuver When the nurse arose, took a glass from, the table and crossed the room to the same cupboard. . "What are you going to do now?* demanded Garland. "Prepare a sleeping potion for Mr. Cliftora," replied Mr*. Hanks. "Now, let me nee?ten drops of opium to why, whero on earth is the bottle?" "What bottle?" "The bottle of opium 1" "How ahould I know?" "I didn't say you ahould; but it was here at noontime. No one has been to thiB oupboard since but Graejo." "Gracie! What was she doing there?" wiro uubhii 1* Ulll ttUOUt UAfK IQ(X ] arranged the bottles. Land sakes! i What are wo to do to-night without I that opium ?" 1 A bright thought seemed to strike Nicholas Gnrlnnd. 1 "Run down to the housekeeper's ' 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?" 1 "Yes." "Ho," with a significant glance at the < closed door, "might want something J and ring." i "All right, go along." 1 Mrs. Hanks hurried away and Gar- 1 land approached tho fireplace, and for < some moments his whole soul seemed 1 centered upon the good woman's tea pot that was steaming away upon the . Ii/\1 a pn jnotoxt A , ? nL i?> sure that the shuffling footsteps "WcTB' ' rapidly losing themselves in tho distance. lie cast nnn nriilfluti rrl?*nr?o uliniit I him, thon emptied tho dark contents of * the purloinea phial into the steaming ? tea. "That will insure the old beldame sound sleep till morning," ho muttered, as he cast the empty bottle into the pilo of ashes on the hearth; "Grace is oat of the way, and by midnight the way will be clear. So far so " His muttering ceased with a jerk. He raised his head the better to listen. "Hark 1" breathed the coward to his own conscience, "Where was that?iu the bedroom ? No I Ha! Somebody's at tho window!" He hod scarcely made the startling discovery when the casement was cautiously opened and a man entered muffled beyond recognition in n great-coat and slouohed hat. "Hist! Garland!" whispered the intruder. "For God's sako!" gasped the man, recognizing the voice. "Mr. Boydenl Where did you come from? I thought yon by this time safe up in London I "So I must be by daybreak to-morrow, in case an alibi is necessary," was the reply. "You started; what did you come back for?" Max Boyden loosened his wrappings sufficiently to display a handsome countenance, but repulsive from the ravages of dissipation. "I must have those two thousand dollars to-night; I have decided that I con't go back without them." "But Mr. Clifford refused to let you have another cent," said Garland. 1 "I understand thai; but you told mo j that he drew t wice thai amount from ( liia bankers only yesterday." 1 "80 he did." \ "Well, then, old l?oy, when you go ( into his room to-night after the will " "Hush I hush!" breathed the terrified uicnlrt; "pyut? guv uiuj uwi jw-ul. ? "Come now,1' laughed Boyaen coarsely, "i' you're going to be so chickenhearted 111 do the business myself, and , that without gloves, I promise yon." Nicholas Garland fretted nervously. ] "Well, go on," he panted; "quick! j What is it you want?" "You told mo lio kept his monov in his bureau." < "Yes, yes 1" I "Well, when you've nabbed tho will just freeze on to all the money there is there." "All right 1 But go?go!" "As it is bright moonlight, I'll wait for you down back of the stables." "Yes, yes?go! Oh, for God's sake, g? i" k "Ono word more. Just yon calm yourself, or you'll make a boteh of the whole thing." Garland was pushing his accomplice with might and main toward the open casement when he suddenly paused. "Harkt" he gasped, in abject terror; "some one is coming. We are lost!" Hoyden also hdard the sound of approaching footsteps, and, keenly alive to the consequences of his lieing discovered there, he glided out of the casemont, which Oarlund closed just as the door of the ueath-ohamber silently oponod. CHAPTER II. THE NIGHT WATCU. "Who's there?" demanded a voice. "Garland, sir," replied tho man, with difliculty commanding his unsteady toncB. Lawyer Edgar strode into the middle of tho apartment and glanced about nun. "Whero aro you?" ho asked. "Hero, air." The guilty creature dared not trust his features in tho light of the large lamp, so ho remained in the shadow of the window. "What are you doing there?" "Attending to the closing of thia window, sir." "Have yon been alone in this room?" "Yes, sir." "I thought I heard voices hero?" "Mrs. Hanks, tho nurse, loft mo Ave minutes ago." "The voices I hoard wero speaking not one minute ago." "ImpossibleI You are mistaken, sir." He hod succeeded in quelling the shaking 'of his voice, though he was 'white to the very lips. "Possibly I am mistaken," assented the lawyer. "Now, will you do me a favor?" "Certainly, sir." "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 as he left the apartment to do tlio lawyer's bidding. During the next few minutes Lawyer Edgar gazed steadily into the Are. "The thing is done," he muttered, at lo.t a ? I mov) ? ! ?? *XWi?OMy IV VMUJUVV W Qll" done! Max Boyden is cut off without a cent. Ha<l there been no will, he would have inherited all?a fine fortune for that dissipated rascal; but as there is a will, he may go begging." The rustle of a robe disturbed his reverie, and he turned to confront the housekeeper, who had entered the room, fqllowed by Nicholas Garland. Hannah Drcd was a study of grimness and reserve. A spinster of uncertain age, she always dressed in simplo black, and was never known to sinile. That she had taken an instinotivo disliko t9?qnny v % little Grade Owbod ^ai but natural, since Hannah' Drod wti ? incapable of ) (he sentiment called loxolw would be a block of ioe. .1 As she approached thellawyer, Gnrand, pretending to leave by the casement, slipped behind hoi o draperies, hua effectually concealing himself from riew. "You sent for mo, Mr. ildgar?" the woman asked. "Yes, Miss Drod. 8in? > you aro in )lisrge of affairs here, and t am obliged (o return to my house, I ft it it best to nform you that Mr. Cliffo d has made lis will, which, duly sign? I and sealed jy me, lias been placed in the left-hand sorner of the second draper of hia nireau." "And the key T" \ "la bonoath Mr. fllifTinlk nil low " Liko a 1} irx he stole to the easement, ind let himself out unseen and unheard. ^Simultaneously the door upon the passigq opened to admit little Qraeie, wliilo >f botIk this exjt and entrance thO pair >oforo the llnywere unconscious. At light of them Gracie paused irresolute lpon the threshold. "I tell you whore to find tho will, lli.is Dred." continued the lawyer, "iu irder that you may bo able to place rour hands upon it in case of an !mergence.* "Exactly?and it will not be touched 1 mtil?after death occurs." The lawyor turned to the firo to con- , ;cal his genuino emotions at thought of lis client's demise, and in tho pause hat ensued Gracio struggled in vain to epress a sob. At the sound Hannah Dred turned with a start. "What are you doing there, girl?" the demanded, arrogantly; "wero you javesdropping ?" ' - 1 Poor Grade recoiled as if smitten by k stinging blow."' 1 "II?eavesdropping!" sho faltered. "I see you understand what I said," vas the cutting rejoinder. The righteous pride of n queen Bhot nto the girl's beautiful eyes. "No, Miss Dred," she answered, "I vas not eavesdropping." "Then why are you here at this hour if the night?" "I came in the hope that I might be )f sorvice to Mr. Clifford." "Not to-night; lean answer for that," oid tho woman spread out her clawike hands before the genial blaze of ,he fire. Graeie glanced pleadingly at the awyer, anil was surprised to notice that le mode a mysterious sign to her. Full if \vnn<1nr alio Aimiwoolinri liim Edgar also advanced a few steps, and ffhen near enough he breathed in her Bar: "Be on hand when all have retired." "To go tc^^iPciiffiartl; lie wishes to lee yon." With over increasing wonder, Gracie looked inquiringly into the lawyer's face. J "Silence," ae breathed, placing his a ? Ll- 1?wa nvf J- a- T I uimci U[A/U tmu AipBf jOU aiuou uu ikj i tell you. Yen cannot guess, and I am not at liberty to tell you, how important this fast interview may prove to you. Do not fail to be on the spot when you are summoned. Go now; Miss Drcd ij watching us." At this juncture the nurse returned. "I have 1 wen all over the house and I can't find a drop high or low!" Then, at sight of Gracie, she altered her tune. "Dear me,-' child, whatever have you done with the bottle?" "What bottle, Mrs. Hanks?" asked the astonished girl. "Why, the qottle of opium, to be sure." Mrs. Hsnlfo?" "Yes, you 1 "yon "cleared up the cupVwtaWl fir is nfhirtiAnn " Hannah Dred was regarding Qrocie with oyes alight witli malicious curiosity. "1 set tho cupboard to righto," Grscie said,"but I remoVed none of tlie bottles." "Aro you sure, my dear?" urged 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, Misa Dred," was the firm reply. "Yon seem strangely confident of yourself," retorted tho woman, with a sneer. Graoie made no reply; she went to the cupboard and busied herself with searching the various shelves and their contents. Lawyer Edgar was the first to break the silenoe. "I have a oouplo of letters to write for Mr. ClilTolftriloTlaid, "which will ilntain mn at l.hn limine tnr an hmir longer; if you do not find tho opiutn before I leave, let me know, and I will drive into Torquay for a fresh supply." And, tn* 'ing to Gracie, ho added in an undertone, "You will not forget what I told you?" The glance he received was snflicient. When he had disappeared with the housekeeper, and the silenoe of the tomb had settled upon the chamber, a full sense of their loneliness seemed to settle upon the two watchers. Mrs. Hanks busied herself with pouring out a cup of steaming tea, while Gracie's eyes seemed to be drawn with an irresistible fascination toward the door, beyond whioh her best friend on earth lay between life and death. Comfort with her father the poor ohild had never known. The hours spent in Mr. Clifford's mmmnv were all the havminess shs had ever experienced; he had educated her, lod 'seemed tier with a fervor that puzzled hot a* much as it mystified her. It was Mrs. Hanks who spoke first. "Come, child," she cried, "goto bed; yon look fagged out," Oraeie roused from her bitter reverie, and returned to her surroundings with a start. "Yon must ha tired also, Mrs. Hanks,* she ventured. "Let me roll the great ohair up to the fire, and you rest for a while. I will watch." "I am tired, thafW a fact," replied tho nurse, as she swectrftea her tea; "but i oouldnt think of mpping to-night." Graeio turned a^r?with ft look of deBPftir. _ SJS ffit'V * ' ^X;. - How was she ever to rench Mr. Clifford's wide without making a comprouising explanation to tho watchful inrae. Meanwhile Mrs. Hanks raised her mp to her lips, and drained it to the Iregs. "Hakes alivo!" sho sputtered; "how itrong this tea is, to Ihj sure!" Hho unackcd her lips, and made a very wry race. "I declare," she continued, "I should think it wnc made o' gunpowder." Gracie rolled ? hugo invalid's chair before tho fire, and gently forced tho old woman into it. "Yon tshnll rest for hnlf an hour," she insisted, with winning {lersuasion. ' The comfortable chair felt gruteful to the weary nurse, and sho indulged -^WelTfVJMTOimi If I TO-tako K wink," 8he mumbled, "provided you keep an oar open." "Yes, yes; I'll keep wide awako." "You won't if you don't tuko a swallow o' tea." "Very well; I will if you think best." , Gracie poured some of tho drugged tea out, and sipped a little of it. "Strong, isn't it?" muttered \ the nurse, her eyes already closing with tlio effect of the powerful opiate. "Very strong, indeed!" was tho answer, with a shudder of aversion. "You'd lliink it would keep a body awake," supplemented Mrs. llanks, "but now I'm dead?gone." Her voice sank to a whisj?or, her head drcpjH'd forward U|M>n her breast, and sho Is-gan to breathe heavily. Gracie watched her in startled amazement, as a feeling of dazed numbness was gradually creeping over her own senses. "Strange 1" sho faltered; "I never saw her like this Iwfore. Mrs. Hunks!" She leaned over tho unconscious woman, and took her hand in hers, as she culled upon her name. but there was no answer. pro lis CONTINUE!" ] Ererjr Eudy llcr Own Bleacher. Business is brisk with the professional face-beaut ifiors as soon as summer boginB. Women whose complexions are burnt red by the nun or tanned brown by the wind swarm to their "studios" by the score. They get tho marks of exi>osure removed from their skins, as they suppose, by mysterious prepn rations. "If the women who patronize beauti tiers knew the simple processes by which tan and sun-burn are removed tiie luisinoss of these pretentious establishments would bo gone," said a girl who was employed for a long time in odo of them. "The beat way to take off the acquaintance with strong winds and sunshine," she continued, "is application of hot, wet flannel. Take water almost boiling; soak the flannel in it, and then wring out in a towel, winding it in a contrary motion. Apply the flannel to the f.ice, pressing it u]>on all portions. Then bathe the skin in rain or distilled water in which there's a little good cologne or lavender water. That's all. Yet women pay out lots ol 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 moBt fashionable and well-bred people now eat at the dinner table with their Angers. They are: Olives, to which a fork should nevei be applied. Asparagus, wliotlier hot or cold, wlier served whole, as it should be. Lettuce, which should be dipped ii the"dressing or a little salt. Celery, wkioh may properly b< placed on the table cioth beside tin plate. * Strawberries, when served with tin stem on, as they usually are in thomos elegant houses. bread, toad, and all tarts and Bmal cakes. Fruits of all kinds, except melon: and preserves, which aro eaten with ( BJ'VWU. Cheese, which is Almost invariable eaten with the lingers by the most par ticnlar people. Eithor the leg or other small piec< of a bird is takon in tho lingers al fashionable dinners, and at most of th? luncheons ladies pick small pieees o chicken without using a fork. ? China go Herald. A lloly City. Pagan, one of the ancient capitals c Burmah, is in many respects the mof remarkable religious city in tho worlr Jerusalem, Benares, Home, Kieff?non of them can l>onst the multitudo c temples and the lavishncss of desig and ornament that make marvelous thi deserted capital on tho Irrawnddy. Dt sorted it nracticnllv is. for tho fo^ flimsy huts that stand l?v the river ur inhabited only by pagoda slaves an men condemned to perpetual beggan For eight miles along the river ban! and oxtending to a depth of two mile inland, the whole space is thickly stut ded with pagodas of all sizes an shapes, and the very ground is t thickly covered with crumbling ren nants of vanished shrines that, accon ing to popular saying, you cannot nun a foot or hand without touching sacred thing. Not Much Difference. "Hello, what you been doing lately "Studying anatomy." "Oh, come off, now; that's too nine V here have you been studying?at tl ballet?" "No; in the Iwdl-room." ? < 1 T? 1 i "1KB, BIT,' MIU ropiujli;, tuiifiiu' c?Uy, "Graball is a man of limits moans, bnt unlimited meanness.?Bu ling ton Free Press. Wb don't know for certain there is man in the moon; bnt we are dead su there is ono in a honey-moon.. "WHATare jonr views of Europe ai the present situation ?" "Photographic was the tart rojoinder. ^ I A good shoo is the sole looked after bj raanj business tueu Itynn, Maes. 4-i i THE NEWS. Tlio fertiliser fectorjr of E. Ilanh ft tVjna, In Iudlanapolis, won destroyed by Urn. Tbo hotly of t'oloiifl Join-*, of Cincinnati wan found in a manhole, murdered and rob" bod. Wiflry Klktus, an oleven-yuar old boy of Mason City, la , luis confessed to tli tnurder of hi* parent*. William Porta, an alledged former who In wanted in UwlHtnn, l'a., was arrested in Uul>u<itio, la. John Berry, a farmer in Cnuandaigua, N. Y., who attempted to outrage an obi lady, was tarred and feathered. Four men, all train hands, were kill *d by an accident on the Cbeanpeaku ami Ohio. Joseph A. Htarek, of Kaston, l'a., whotioaccounts with tho New Jersey Central Company were short, committed suicide. Mark King, a minor livbecause supper was not ready. James Bmttb when convicted in a Cincinnati court of outraging a little girl, declared his innocence and attempted suicide. Chief Mayes or mo i^neroKee nation, says ho Is ready to call a special council. If so desired t>y the commissioners, who will urgo the sale of the nation's lands. Tho .Southern Pucilic Itullroad discharged 33J employes, in uitlir to lessen tho expenses of tho road. During n storm in Chicago n frame cottage was destroyed nod eight |>orsoii8 killod. Another big flood is reported in Wast Virginia. William McCllntock stabbed nnd killed John Jones In I'oint Pleasant, W. Va. James Conaty, a barkeeper in Kichmond, Va. .severely wounded his wife with a razor, and then cut bis own throat. Tho remains of a man supposed to have been murdered were found In tho head waters of Greenbrier river in West Virgina. Den Dates, while umpiring a gnmo of ball In Owonslioro, Ivy., becamo involved in a quarrel with Frank Morris. It ended In Bates stabbing Morris to death. Charles 81-iughtor, a fanner living near Kirkmansville, Ky., committed suicide. Morris Crawford wns kicked to death by some men in Detroit with whom ho hud quarrelled. Mrs. Myranda Lawyer, wife of Bishop Lawyer, who had been adjudged insane by the county court, hung herself nt Ifuiitsvill Mo. The south rn |?nrt of Van feint county, Tex-is, is suffering from the acts of a band of incendiaries, who aro burning churches and school houses right and left. Four of these buildings have been destroyed within a w.-ek, and citizens aro bocomlng greatly exeitod. Chnuncey KnifTen, of Lake Mahopno, N. Y., shot his wife and himself. Domestic trouble wns tho cause. A combination of all the cut r.ntl mills is pro- j p ??1. Tho Dell Telephone Company won its suit ngnKit the Ctishtimn company. Clevolund, O., capitalists have completed arrangements to esiAimsu nn Iron tuning factory in Ottawa, Out. A. J. Godson, WftifjlT '"TTFCworlcs. ?vV ay tie Wilhyer was arrested in Lancaster, l'o., while eDd-avoring to wreck a freight trnin. Upward of linlf n million dollars hivo heen Rubscriliod in Hyracuse, N. Y., to tho North American Salt Association. Lewis Brothers, one of tho largest dry goods and commission houses in ttio country, litis iniulo an assignment. Mobilities aro estimated at 14,131,000. The allodged murderers of l?r. Cronin were arrnngod in court in Cliicugo. A hnttlo is reported to have taken place in Havti. Ilippolyto was defeated. Mrs. Win. Irwin and oue of her chilJren wore killed nt a crossing in Washington, l'o., by i a train. Mrs. Doles, widow of tho Confod" 1 erato General George N. 1) >les, who was I killed at Cold Harbor, died 111 Atlanta, Ga> While Michael Merkel, a Pottaville coal r o|>erator, woo cleaning a gun, it was discharged, tho load entering his body and killing htm instintly. James Byrne, William O'Neill and John Connell were arrested in New York on the charge of stealing thirty j 'housand iKiundaof colTee. Thomas Prey, 9 tho murderer of John M. Cooper, has boon en ten cod to death in Cincinnati. Tho 3 stockmen who hung Kate Maxwell and Jus. t Avcrill admit that they assisted in the lynching.?The English syndicate has bought 1 five breweries in I'aterson, N. J., for $2,801),000. -Tlift inn of MnrMlmll II. Itifrlmll ' United Stutes consul at Kingston, has been 1 arrested on the charge of burglary. r Chauucey Ilorton, a negro, convicted of brutal assault, was sonteneod by n New Jersey justice to twenty years imprisonment 3 and to i>ar ? 1.00;) flue. [l At the meeting of the Executive Hoard o? j the Knights of Labor a charter wm denied f the sheet-iron workors of Pittsburg, who are . i now on a strike. Uus exploded in a mine of the Pennsylvania Coal Company in Wilkeabarre, fatally Injuring three miner*. Sixteen bodies of thos> lost l>y the fl-rod if in West Virginia have l?en recovered.? it Perry Droa., of Chicago, recovered f7,fi!5 I. from the Wabash, St. I mil is and Pacific e Railway for jewelry destroyed on the train f by fire. Col. Roger Pago, editor of the n Marion, N. C., Timeji-He^/isUr, was shot and a instantly killed. A woman is at tho bottom of the tragedy. Hugh Cullan, a voteran, w killed himself in New York. Mr. John R, " L*rtor, or Haltlmore, was mrown irum uu \ horse in Tj?nox, Mass., and seriously injured r' The Ht. Cloud Hotel, In Moadville, I'a. ^ woa destroyed by lire. HeTer.il servant l_ wore severely Injured while effecting thel j escape. While hunting for the bodies o K) two children Htephen llilly was drowned ii j. White river. Bishop Hoymour, of In j. dlanx, |was married in New York to Mri 0 Harriot Atwood Aymar, of Jersey City. Mrs. IInttte Oilison Heron, wife of ltov David Heron, and formerly of Tennessee has lieen senteno. d to death by the Kmporo of Corea for preaching Christianity. Cbarlee Gibln and Kerd Carolin were sen tsooed In New Yort 6r be hanged -v ,0 NO SYMPATHY FOR OUTLAWS ^ The Governor of Mimouri llcfum-a t Pardon a Noted Outlaw. r. Bob Younger, the Missouri outlaw, niui die in prison. He is in the Inst stages of coi sumption, and prominent men of Missou a have been trying to securo his pardon, re Governor Merriam said to Colonel Br nough and Ex-Governor Marshall on the presentation of a large petition: "I mi I as well say to you now, once for all, that J shall do nothing in the case?nothing at a '? 1 have my own personnl feeling and prej dice in the matter, and I should not bo niovi to interfere intbccaseof Bob or any of the ?rt oven If Haywood's wife could coin# tx?< ? from the grave and sign vour petition, or ?I " ? "I t ?t -I.O..II i/l Iimjrwuuu b sui titiu^ uiu^uwi fiwm ju la your appeal." TKME OFTflB WEEK, 9 Average Demand and Moderrate Movement Continues. * KiCfllfiu Crop l'riMiircls and other Conditions Makefile Outlook Fnvornbl-?ActWu OcniamlH lor Un-adttlufTM-CjiMirral Features Special telegrams to Bradst reel's fally confirm Its report of only "nil average demand and moderate distribution" in general trade, mode last week, and show n contitiuanoo of theso conditions. Now York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, CleveP > ? >! W. fiMrt* m<t Man Vsaaniiiaia a? in? eluded ia tbis characterization. Tlio exception, It any, js tho iron and steel industries at loading points of production. K mi Ran City ro|iorts a decline In tlio volumo of trade, and rains liave damaged wheat and corn in tbo shock in tho region near Omaha and Sis Joseph. There is only a fair volume of trade at lO'roit, (Jalveston and Havaunnh. Crojw at the South are promising, and for some days the like lins been true in the Northwest, where a wheat crop is now expected equal to that of 1SS8. Kxccssivo heat has decreased tho volume of general business at New Orleans, Hsu Francisco's flour and bullion exports to China are growing rapidly. Aside from the movement in iron and steel there is no unusual or notaolu general distribution of staple products. Crops prospects and indications of lieuvy railroad trulllu eaii'-o a decidedly butter tone and recovering prices in stock speculation at New York, though without much incrois" of activity. Bonds are dull. Money at New York is easier and less apprehension j* tell about the anticipated drain to tho \V? st. Call l >ans are 3 \H?r coot. and time money 5 p*r cent. Foreign exchange is weak and lower on decreasing demand, and a l>ett r supply. Itreaiistuffs prices have tieen higher, and tho demand for speculst on nnd ex|K>rt gon,.^nii,r n.....? ? n? J """? "vimw wheat crop reports ore nC more favorable, but thoso from Dakota ntid Minnesota now promi-e about as much wheat as last year. The decrease of invisible wheat, both coasts, July 1 against like tlaio Inss, is calculated at 5,(M0,<)tK> bushels, about St per cent, and of visible wheat l'J,000,000 bushels, or 08 per cent. (Jrain room isbeingengaged freoly, largely for corn. Wheat closes ili^u and corn higher on tho week. Kxptfrts, wheat (and Hour as wheat) both coasts this week equal 1 ,:tNo,:M0 LushelH, against I ,-ili 1,'JUM bushels lust week, and bushels ill the fourth week, of July 1(W8. Kuglish and French crop reports will to a large extent determine the course of neroby exports. The United States probubly carry over into the new crop year the smallest wheat stocks within the decode. Witli free arrivals of raw sugar and free olTorings, partly to nir.ve, pricos have given wny }{c. when sellers withdrew from tho market. The demand for refluod continues checked, and refitisra are still stnriujr Uniir request. J '-T>i bales of coffee in speculative markets, based on weaker cables and more promising crop report*, depressed prices about 'J-Ito per |X)und. Dry goods commission men at New York report a steady but modorat'.) demand for cotton and woplen goods. Some disap|s>intnient is expressed at the slowness of Fall trade. Jobbers are pre|?arlng for Kali openings, and'report a quiet but steady demand. Prices are uniformly '-firm with an advance of one-sixteentfoiu -print- cloths and more strength in low-grade worsteds. Foreign sdks and woolens are in better demand. Dry goods exports aro light, flaw wool is steady on moderate inquiry from manufacturers. Higher prices-ot. finished goods check salos nnH InHihYi licht, m-nrHnrs hv thn mill* lUur cotton is in good demand nt New York at l-lOo advance. Speculation is mora active. DEATH IN THE CANON. ltallroad President Frank Ilruiva aud Two Men Iiost in Ulalt. President Frank Brown, of tbo Denver Colorndo Canyon and Pacific Railroad, and two of bis assistants, have lost their lives in attempting to make a survey for that road through the canyons of the Colorado River. A telegram roe deed in Denver from Kanab Utah, stub's that Brown was drowned in the Colorado River, Marble Canyon, July 10, by his bo-it being cajwiK-.-d while running a rapid. He was thrown into a whirlpool and unable to sivo himself, while the other man in the boat was carried down al>out six hundred feet and finally effected a landing. All the other taints of thoc>X|)cditiou went safely through the rapids. Chief Engineer Stanton's boat rcnclie I the point wliero Brown was thrown out one half minute after the accident happ -ned, hut two late to reach him before he sank for the last time. I Five days after, while the party were I working their way down, another lioat was I driven uguiust a cliff ami In pushing it off i it was capsistsl and two boatmen, l'eter M. I HuHborough and Henry C. Richards wero 1 ?odh Hrnivnml NtMlft of thtt IxxllPH hilVt* been recovered. I Mr. Ilrown was a member of tlio Deliver Club, and is roportod to have carried a #'<50,i 000 insuranco on bis lifo. The railroad corporation wns organized several months ago for the purpose of building a railroad from [ Denver through the Grand Canon of the > Co orado to the l'aoitio coast THE WEST VIRGINIA FLOODS. t Much Property Lost and Many People in Dcelitution. News received at 1'arkersburg, from West j Fork and Henry Fork gives a sod story of r wreck and ruin. Every store from the head f to the mouth ot tne rorks is gone or ruinea. Houses, fences anil crops are washed away, and several lives wore lost. Couriers from Tygart bring a long list of 1 houses and property, bridges anil culverts gouo. The list embraces overy farm on the . creek. Not a single farmer or resident escA|*ed damage. Hundreds are bankrupt, ami will have to be temporarily supported r by the county. The commissioners estimate the loss in Ijee, Tygart, Mlato and Steele counties at half a million dollnrs. At Haulsbury not a siugle house or bridge stands on its foundation, and many peoplo ure in the woods. Help is needed at once. Contributions are being taken all over the city, and appeals ' for general aid will be made. AN 11-YEAR-OLD MURDERER. o Woolov Kllf tna liticknil ITn fnr Killlii0? ,t . v ltolli II in I'arcnK. r| Although tlovernor l<nrri.boo of low? has offered a row/ml of >5(10 for the arrest * q. and conviction of the murderer of John ir Klkinn nod wife on the night of July 10, at ?y their home near Kdgewood, no new cluea I have thus far lieon obtained. Those most " conversant with the facts hi the tragedy hold ll" firmly to the opinion that Waaler, tho 11'l* year-old son, committed the deed without in .uiaijuira I in tins not vot been seen to shed ck ft lour or display tho least emotion orer the K terrible ultalr. I'. his boen thought t> at to iu place lilm under arrest and be U now oloeel/ oouflaed.