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t ' y- ; . t _ _ ISSUED SEHI-WEEBL^ t. a. oeist & SONS, Publishers.} % ^amitg llemsBaper: 4?r the. promotion of (he jjjolitital, godal, Agricultural, and gommcmial Interests o(f the $eogle. { ESTABLISHED 7855^ : YOEKVILLE, S. O., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1902. NO. 93. || THE M1 8 OF ORA W : B X 5 Copyright, mi, bo Chartn P. J0*?1n Synopsis.?Prince Neslerov wants to marry Frances Gordon, the charming daughter of an American who is building the Transsiberian railroad. Frances * ^ ?? At-- m?TrU/i< is lnieresiea in me iuhuucs ui ?iaur mir PaulpolT, a stalwart Russian blacksmith. She asks Neslerov to use his influence for Vladimir. Neslerov goes to Vladimir's hut. The blacksmith has talent and shows Neslerov a picture he has painted. It is the portrait of a woman of rank copied from a miniature. The prince is excited and asks for the original. Vladimir's father says It has ben lost. To Vladlmer old Paulpoff confesses that he lied to Neslerov and still has the miniature. Neslerov has the Paulpoffs sent to Siberia as nihilists. Prances Gordon goes to the forge with books for Vladimar. At the door of the lonely hut she encounters Neslerov. The prince presses his suit violently, and Frances stuns him with a pistol shot in the head. Gordon wishes his daughter to marry Jack Denton, an American bridge engineer. Frances demands that her father intercede with the governor for Vladimir. They start for Obi. Neslerov boards the same train, which breaks in two, and Neslerov has Frances alone in his power. Neslerov drags Frances before a priest and bids him to perform a marriage ceremony. Jack Denton comes to the rescue. Neslerov is beaten off. Denton nearly kills Neslerov in a duel. Jack promises Frances to save the blacksmith. Jack repairs a disabled engine and hauls a caj; containing the wound ed prince and Frances toward udi. un i the road they meet Gordon, returning with a special car for his daughter. Frances will not expose Neslerov's baseness. Neslerov sends his creature Jansky, chief of police, to the Siberian mines to recover the original of Vladimir's picture from the Paulpoffs; also to put Denton out of the way secretly. Princess Olga, cousin of Neslerov, visits the palace at Tomsk. She recognizes in the Vladimir picture the portrait of Princess Alexandra, the deceased wife of Neslerov's brother, and connected with a mystery at Graslov. CHAPTER XII. princess olga begins to act. T OW, Therese, tell me what you have learned. Why did ? ^ the fact that the picture of Alexandra hangs upon the wall of Neslerov's room make you faint? You have learned something. Tell me." Therese was sitting In a chair, her face white and drawn, and In her eyes was n bewildered look. "It wag not so much what 1 heard, princess, as what I knew and suspected," she answered. "I know what you know. I suspect what you suspect. Tell me what you beard." she said sternly. "It was in the serfs' hall," she said in reply to the princess. "I was eating; no one seemed to ask who I was, aud they talked as servants do. Vladl* mir Paulpoff is in danger of his life." Princess Olga gave a start, but recovered her composure. "Go on." she said. "Tell me all." "It seems there Is an American?I do not remember what they called him? but he is an American who builds onuges over me rivers lur iue ucn railway. He knows Vladimir Panlpoff. He Is also a friend of that American -r- girl?you remember?we met at the fair In Moscow?" "Frances Gordon? I remember her. She gave liberally to the charities. Well?" "It would seem from what I heard that the governor Is In love with her, and that she rejected him. These things are well known among the serv* ants. It seems the American and Neslerov had a fight and Neslerov was Injured." "He told me he fell from a horse. Go on." "It Is believed among the servants that Vladimir Is also In love with the American girl and that she Is In love with him. And the Amerlcan?I don't know?but he may be In love with her "? also." "Three lovers! She Is fortunate?no, I would say most unfortunate. With one true and honorable lover any woman Is fortunate, but with three?and one like Neslerov! It is too much." "You do not seem to suspect where the picture came from." "Do you mean the oM painting of my cousin, the Princess Alexandra?" w "I mean It. You say it hangs on the wall of Neslerov's room. It Is undoubtedly the one painted by Vladimir." "And when Vladimir and his parents ?? /. /-? Qllmrl* Vnolnrnv trwilr the ?Vt*M* arui iu uiuvnu (ivb.v.v. painting?" "Yes. Vladimir is talented, as you know?at least as I have told you." "Then Vladimir must be near this place." Therese shuddered again. "He is?he is in the dungeons under this palace," she whispered in terror. A sudden change came over the princess. She walked in agitation to and fro across the room. "Then Xeslerov must suspect that Vladimir holds the key to the mystery of Graslov." she said, stopping again before Therese. "I do not know what he thinks. The American also is here under a charge of conspiring against the czar." "Oh, then it becomes clearer. These Americans are shrewd. This one, perhaps, in order to gratify his love of truth, has set himself the task of discovering the truth about Graslov." "Who knows?" asked Therese. "Rut how would he know anything about the mystery of Graslov?" "True, but you say Vladimir and the American girl are in love. Vladimir ^ may have discovered something and told the girl. She may have told the American, who may not be a lover, but ifSTERY || | <sl OV I? y Ashley Towne ff ^ ]$$ a mend, sue may have enlisted Ins efforts In the task of unraveling the mystery.** "It Is possible." "What else did you hear?" "Nothing; that Is all. The American was arre ed as he was about to leave for Perm. Vladimir was brought from Tivoloffsky, a small village near here." "By the orders of Neslerov?" "It must be. since they are in the dungeons of his palace." "And that Is all yo:: .jeard?" "All?everything." "It is enough to place me upon the right scent. You must not, however, give way to these fits of unconsciousness. Be stronger, be brave." "It Is all very well, princess; but If a you bad lived for twenty years with the horror of that crime overshadow- v ing j'ou, wuu a constant ieur or tne 01- i berfan mines weighing upon you, you 8 would not be calm." "Poor Woman! I appreciate your t feelings in the matter. But try to main- <3 tain your composure, for one mistake t now. the slightest suspicion on the part E of Neslerov, may destroy the efforts we * have made during the last two years." "Six months, princess." J "For you, since your husband died. 1 I have been working upon this mystery since I returned from Paris two years t ago. If God spares my life, I will s avenge the crime that was committed 8 against our branch of the Neslerovs." I That evening the princess met Nesle- a rov in the dining room with no show of <3 emotion. Her smile was as winning t and her wit as sharp as ever. "I have not seen you during the aft- t ernoon, fair cousin," said Neslerov. s "But I have not forgotten you. I have c been gathering the resources of Tomsk to give you a fitting welcome to our v city. Tomorrow night there will be & v reception and fete here in your honor." b "Tomorrow night? That is quickly j? >> h uuue. ~ "It does not take long to arrange such a thing here. We have so few social c pleasures that when the opportunity h occurs we grasp It greedily. The offl- ? eers of the garrison and the head offl- & cials, with their families, will attendYou must not expect to see the grandeur of a fete in St. Petersburg or Par- d is." o "It wuuld weary me," said Olga. The perfecting arrangements for the fete made Neslerov hurry away, and Olga was soon left to herself. She had resolved upon certain plans, but the activity of the palace in the preparations for the coming festivities seemed destined to balk her. She roamed through the great rooms alone, scanning the faces of those she met, speaking to few, but watchful for the opportunity she craved. It was nearly midnight when she became discouraged and went to her room. The servants of the palace were still at work arranging the rooms for the dance. But the princess did not retire. She sat down near a window and waited. From the ballroom windows the glare of lights spread out upon the surrounding trees and buildiugs. From below came voices of those who were making ready for the reception. Therese caine in to prepare her mis- | tress for bed. I "Not yet, Therese," said the princess wearily. "I shall not retire." "You will make yourself 111," said Therese nervously. 1 "Do not fear?I shall not be ill. But ^ I am not ready for bed. I must wait? ^ and act." e "You will learn nothing tonight" t( "It is a night to learn. Leave me alone." Therese stood a moment watching ^ the princess with a wistful, loving glance, and then she went to her own room. gj The princess sat with scarcely a mo- jj tion for more than two hours. An ob- n server might easily have supposed she ^ had gone to sleep. But suddenly the j( glare of the lights from the ballroom died away, and the princess-rose to her y feet. g "It is finished," she said, "and they are weary. Tomorrow night will be a severe one, and they will retire at a once. Some one must be on guard? t) and gold is powerful. Tonight I must B learn something." ti Still she waited and soon all was silent in the palace. "I wonder If Neslerov is asleep," she 8 said. "Neslerov! I could almost hate the name, though it is my own. How ~ so cruel and heartless a mnn became 15 a member of our family I cannot con- P ceive. Even though the relationship * - 1?*-1? 0 i.-: remote, some cousinsmps removeu, 1 believe, yet I regret that any should " exist. No?not now?I am glad; for a were he not sufficient relation to war- " rant my presence in his detestable palace I could not have this opportunity to learn the truth. Oh, Ne- ^ slerov! Vengeance will be mine?and ^ It will be sweet." * She had incased her feet in light I'a- 8 risian slippers, and In these she step- n ped noiselessly from the room. The v great bare corridor was dimly lighted and no person could be seen. While caution was necessary, It was ^ not because Olga feared. She was too * powerful herself to fear Injury in the palace of Neslerov. If the governor * suspected the purpose of her visit, she v would be no longer welcome, and the n solution she had so long sought would v be delayed. Silently she crept down the great ivinding stairs Into the main hall. This ivas a wide, high apartment, and from t opened many doors Into other apartnents. On one side were the offices of :he government of the province, on the )ther the living rooms of the govern>r's household. The doors upon the left, leading to he reception room, the governor's oom, the great ballroom and the dinng room, were closed. Two of those >n the right were open. In one room here was a light, and from It came he subdued voices of two men and the dor of tobacco. The other room was lark. The princess remembered these ooms. She had seen them in her infection of the palace. That from, vhich came the voices and In which a ight was burning was the office of the luperintendent of police. The one next o it was a smaller room, connected vlth the other by a door, which was ocked. This small room had been inended for an office, but was now used or the purpose of storing books, rec>rds, police material and desks. It was art of the suit allotted to the superinendent of police. Olga stood in the hall and listened. Jhe beard the nauie of Paulpoff. With i fluttering heart she darted into the larkened room and took up her posiion near the closed door between that tnd the office. The two speakers sat near that door, vitli a round table between them, and ipon the table was a supply of liquor md cigars. The work of preparing the palace for he festivities on the following night lid not come under the supervision of he police, but all connected with the lalace were Interested, and these two vere the last to retire. The speakers in that other room were tansky, superintendent of police, and nspector Unsgethop. "The whole thing is a complete mysery to me," said Unsgethop, speaking omewhat thickly, having drunk coniderable liquor. "It is a mystery. iMrst we receive one command, then mother, and we do not know what to lo. The governor is not wont to act hus." "You are not the first to have felt he Influence of this great mystery," aid Jansky. "The governor is disreet." "Oh, I said a complete mystery. I rould not call It a great mystery. That 1+ 4-r\ tKn /Horn Itv nf a nola. rated case." "So It Is. It Is one of the most celerated cases In all Russia." "That Is too much! One of the most elebrated cases In all Russia, and they avc not been in the dungeons more tian three days! The matter could carcely have gone beyond Tomsk." "Nevertheless I spoke truly." "Then there Is something abc.it It 1 o not know. When I reflect, It seems f course that this must be the case. UHm It is a mystery. First we receive one command, then another." llse why should we receive secret orers to capture?arrest, If you like?an .merican and a convict already punlsh& and?well, see that they become lost ) the world ?" Princess Olga gave a gasp as she ' eard this. "There Is one thing about It," said 1 nsgethop, who was now getting drunk nough to be independent and indlsreet, "if something Is not done soon I ball wash my hands of it I don't ke the looks of It Of course, one light kill a blacksmith convict and no lquiry would be made, but that Amer:an?that is different." "Keep quiet for a few days. Have < ou not seen that the governor has a uest?" "Yes, a beautiful one." "That is Princess Olga of the great nd powerful Neslerovs. She Is dlsj.ntly related to the governor. And, ince you are interested, I will tell you , be story as I know It." "Oh, there is a story, then. I thought j "There is a story, and It is one which , he governor would not like to have rought Into prominence while the rlncess Is here. The elder brother of leslerov married Alexandra, a cousin f Trlncess Olga. This was something ke twenty-three or twenty-four years go. No; I think It must be twentyve or six. Well, they were well mated, hose two. Prince Alexis was the heir o the great estate of Graslov and his ercditary title, besides being Prince k'slerov, was Duke of Graslov. A ear or so after this happy marriage a ou was born to this couple. He was ained Alexis, after his father. He rns a flue young fellow, so I have card, nud grew sturdily. When he i'as a year old, or perhaps two, Prince ilex Is died. Now, it so happened that he old Duke of Graslov, who was still vlng, had had a quarrel with Princess Llcxandra. Her branch of the family ras not friendly to his, and things did ot go right, and they quarreled. Just rliat that had to do with the story I o not know, but 1 am telling you whatj, everybody In Term knew at that time. "At that time Prince Nicholas, now governor of Tomsk, was fifteen years of age, and was the favorite of his father. It was commonly reported that the duke preferred to see his younger son Inherit the title and estate rather than have it go to the s<$n of the princess. Anyway, one day, twenty years ago, the young prince, then about three years old, or perhaps less, was drowned in the Kama. At least that is what was Bald. The boy wandered away from his nurse and walked to the river. Some of his garments were found on the river bank, and it would seem as though the little fellow had Intended to follow the example cf the boys of the serfs be had seen and was going to take a river bath. However, ? - " * J me uouy wuu uevct iuuuu auu iu? poor princess was broken hearted. In a year she, too, died, and at the time her branch of the Neslerovs charged foul play. It was openly said they accused the old duke and Prince Nicholas of having murdered her. It was not proved and was not tried. The two branches remained at feud. The old duke died and Prince Nicholas entered into bis Inheritance, but he has not used the title, probably out of consideration for the feelings of his relatives. "Now we come down to the present day. It was openly charged by some of the other Neslerovs that the servants of the house of Graslov were involved, and It was thought at one time that certain others not of the household knew something. Among these was the family of an Ironworker, Michael Paulpoff, consisting of himself, his wife and a child. Bnt the Paulpolls disclaimed all knowledge, and were so stupid and Innocent looking that they were dropped from consideration. But It seems that an enmity has long existed In their obscure minds against the governor, and they have been secretly working to fasten the murder of Princess Alexandra upon him. Whether they knew anything at tne time or % neiner noun* uuc uju^ told them, I do not know. Certain It Is that they have some knowledge they will use against our governor. They were sent to Siberia and were unable to work at the mystery. But this accursed American came and was Interested. He swore he would fasten this murder upon Neslerov because Neslerov had loved that American girl, daughter of Gordon, the engineer. Now you see why the American, Denton, and the powerful young blacksmith were arrested, and why, even though in the dungeons, nothing more can be done until this princess leaves. Neslerov declares he Is Innocent, but the power and influence of her family, If joined with the efforts of the American and the Paulpoffs, might destroy him. Am I understood?" "Yes, perfectly. Neslerov Is ours, and we are his. We must be loyal. Let the prisoners remain in the dungeons until we are free to act Then?well, even now we might forget to send them food." "That Unsgethop, Is the very Idea. The princess will dance merrily upon this floor while they starve to death on the one below." The two police officers chuckled, and Olga, having learnea enougn, crept i back to ber room. She was passing through the upper corridor when she was startled by a shadow as of a man. A young officer In command of the palace guard was making his rounds. He stopped short when be saw the prim cess; then, discreet as all young officers about the palace were, he saluted and was about to pass on. She stopped him. "Lieutenant," she said, "this Is my room. 1 wish to speak to you alone." He hesitated. lie knew that she was the Princess Olga. He knew she would not seek his presence for pleasure. He feared the displeasure of Neslerov, but the winning beauty of Olga conquered, and he slipped Into ber room. "What Is your name?" she asked, her manner turning at once to that of the stern woman of business. "Michael Dermsky. princess." "Your position?" "Lieutenant of the guard." "How would you like to be a major of cavalry?" "Major of cavalry! Such a promotion at my age- from a lieutenant?" "It is possible?even more is possible. But you must obey me." "You are the Princess Olga, but I must obey the governor of Tomsk." "Walt." she said, and from a secret receptacle she took a folded paper upon which were a few words and a great seal. She held It for him to read. He dropped to his knees. "The seal of his majesty the czar!" he said in nu awestrlcken voice. "I obey?com maud me?I obey." "Rise. When will you be relieved?" "Soon." "Come to me and say nothing to any one." "I obey; I will be dumb." Quickly, though she was weary, Olga sat down and wrote a letter. It was Bcarcely more than finished when the officer returned. "Is there not a train to Tobolsk this morning?" "There is. The train.your highness came on returns today." "Take this letter to Tobolsk. Give It Into no other hand but that of Count de Muloff, governor general of western Siberia. Do you understand?" "I do. And If the governor should"? "Remain at Tobolsk. I have arranged for that In the letter. You need never fear the present governor of Tomsk." He bowed, placed the letter In his bosom and retired. With a sigh of weariness and of relief the princess threw herself upon her bed and was soon asleep. TO BE CONTINUED. tv" For sudden attacks of dysentery or colic, give equal parts of tincture of rhubarb, essence of peppermint and camphor. Dose: Ten to twenty drops in a wineglassful of sweetened water at intervals of 15 minutes. pijsttUanwujs Reading. CHANCE FOR A DEMOCRAT. Senator Morgan Says Roonevelt Cannot Be Elected., Senator Morgan, of Alabama, who has been spending the summer and fall months in the mountainous regions of Virginia, has returned to Washington, looking hale and hearty, and in fine trim for resuming his legislative work. The senior Alabama senator has been keepijjp a close watch upon current political events and appears to find much comfort in the result of the recent congressional elections and the prospects of Democratic success in 1904. Speaking on this subject, he said tonight: "T nee in the results very much to encourage Democrats. There was no general organization?none of a national sort by the Democrats, and local influences, one way and another, with tickets in the race other than congressional, all played their parts. On the other hand, the Republicans were wellorganized in their congressional fight, keeping up their organization, as they always do, to the finest point. If the Democrats could do so well as they have done, with poor equipment and with little -or no national organization against the odds, why should they not feel hopeful and even sanguine of what they can do with a national issue In the great national contest for the presidency?" "We will win in 1904," he added, "if?" and then the senator paused and smiled?"a bear down in Mississippi does not eat Roosevelt." "You don't think, then, that Roosevelt can win?" "No, I do not, I don't believe the wiser heads of the Republican party want him. They can't keep him where they can rely upon him. Every now and then they have to lasso him, and bring him back' to them. We will beat Mr. Roosevelt, if a bear don't get him." On the lately mooted question of representatives from the south in Republican conventions and of the southern states, in congress, the senator said Vimicrht President Roosevelt was concerning himself Just now solely with the question of representation in the national convention of his party in the south. The indignities to which the president had been subjecting white Republicans in Alabama and elsewhere in the south, he believed, was certain to precipitate trouble in the next Republican national convention. The appointment of such men as Jones to the judgship and Roulhac to the district attorneyship in Alabama was not, in the senator's opinion, going to captivate these gentlemen and their friends of the Republican party. The senator expressed his sympathy with the white Republicans In their efforts to lift their party, and reiterated his conviction that the Republican party in its national convention would be compelled to deal with the race problem. As to the T)0S8lble revival of the question of reducing southern representation in congress, Senator Morgan said with emphasis unusual with him: "The Democratic party should meet that issue in convention with the simple, truthful, straightforward declaration to this effect. The Democratic party is, has always been and always will be a white man's party.' That is the sort of plank that will win votes in this country."?Washington special of November 11, to New Orleans TimesDemocrat. INTERSTATE TRADE IN GAME. Synopsis of Lavrs by Department of Agriculture. United States Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary, Washington, P C.?In order to secure a more general observance of the act of May 25, 1900, entitled "An act to enlarge the powers of the department of agriculture, prohibit the transportation by interstate commerce of game killed in - * * * fnr nthpr violation 01 iucm iuwo, unu ^u< purposes," the department invites attention to the provisions of the Federal and state laws relating- to shipment of birds and game. These laws are intended to preserve for the common good certain animals and birds that are valuable as food, for sport, or as destroyers of pests. They are generally supported by public sentiment, but are frequently violated through ignorance, as comparatively few persons realize the rapid increase in protective legislation or the numerous restrictions which have been imposed on the trade in game. Sportsmen, market hunters, game dealers, commission merchants, railroad and express agents, and all other persons concerned should familiarize themselves so far as possible with the regulations now in force. Copies of state laws may be obtained from fish and game wardens or secretaries of state, and a summary of the Federal, state and county laws (published as farmers' bulletin No. 160) may be had on application to this department. The most important provisions of the various laws may be briefly stated as follows: 1. Shipment?It is unlawful for any person to deliver to any common carrier for transportation from one state or territory to another, or for any com mon carrier an consignee Knowingly iu receive any wild animals or birds killed in violation of local laws. This prohibition applies not only to game killed out of season, but to that captured in an Illegal manner (by traps, nets, etc.,) or for illegal purposes, as in some states, for sale or shipment. 2. Packages must be marked?Every package containing game or birds, or any parts thereof, when shipped by interstate commerce, must bear a statement of the contents and the shipper's name plainly marked on the outside. Inattention to these details renders the shipper liable not only to loss of his game, but also to heavy penalties f evasions of the law. 3. Evasions?Shipping game trunks, butter boxes, or egg cases; coi cealing it among other goods, marl ing it "butter," "dressed poultry" "houeshold goods," addressing it wi a tag made specially to hide the shi; per's name and statement of content or resorting to any other device conceal the nature of the shipment are all evasions of the law and su Ject the shipper to the same penalti as for its direct violation. False marl Ing of packages is treated as a serloi offense under some state laws and punishable by special penalties. 4. Special restrictions?Four-fifths all the states and territories prohit export of deer at any season; all tho in wnicn quau occur, except inree in n south, prohibit export of these bin at all seasons; and practically eve: state where prairie chickens are foun prohibits their export. As a result these restrictions, It Is almost impost ble in the west to ship quail or pralr chickens to market outside of the sta without violating some law. 5. Western game?All the states ai territories west of the Mississippi ri er except six prohibit export of i game protected by local laws. Of t] six exceptions, Louisiana and Tex, prohibits export of all game except few birds, while Arkansas, Missou Montana and Wyoming either prohit export of certain species or practical cut off export trade in game by mea: of other restrictions. Eastern deale in ordering or receiving such gar from these states encourage direct vi lations of local laws and may rend themselves liable to the penalties pr vlded for violating the Federal law. 6. Alaska game?Under the act June 7, 1902, the shipment from Alasl of any hides or carcasses of det moose, mountain sheep, mounta goats, or parts thereof, or any wi birds, or parts thereof, is prohibit at all times. Trophies, specimens f scientific purposes, and live game ma however, be shipped under permit fro the secretary of agriculture. 7. Game for propagation?Stat wmcn pruciiuii. expun ui ucau 6a.?i frequently allow shipment of live bir Intended solely for propagation, some cases under permit from sta authorities. Parties contemplatli shipment of live birds should lnfor themselves fully as to all local regul tlons. No permits for the shipment game from one state to another a issued by this department. 8. Game for private use?Sor states, especially those which issi nonresident hunting licenses, pern: sportsmen- to carry a limited amou of game out of the state for priva use. In some cases this game.must 1 tagged, carried openly, and accompa led by the owner. To insure safe tran it of game, careful attention should 1 paid to such local regulations. 9. Insectivorous birds?Robins, swa lows, cedar birds, meadowlarks, flic! ers, night hawks or bull bats, and few other insectivorous species, as w< as such birds as longspurs, snow bun ings and shore larks, which are usef *? J--*--maasJo a# nroo^a arp n Ill UCBU UJIIle O^CUD U1 nv>.uu, . _ caslonally killed as game. They ai however, generally protected, and u: der no circumstances should they 1 sent to market or shipped out of tl state. 10. Birds for millinery purposes Statutes even more stringent thi those protecting game birds have r cently been enacted by many states f the preservation of birds which are n included in the game list. Under the statutes birds which are in demand f millinery purposes are protect! throughout the year, and sale and po session, as well as killing, are proli bited. It should be remembered th the principal centers for millinery su plies are nearly all located in stat which have such laws, and the pu chase of native song birds, as well i of herons, pelicans, gulls, terns or s< swallows, grebes or other plume bird should be avoided. The shipment these birds or any part of their plur age is prohibited by the provisions the Federal law. Ostrich feathers a not subject to these restrictions ai their use should be encouraged. James Wilson, Secretary. ' Panelling By Electricity. Cow punching by cowboys under tl picturesque conditions of wild westei life will soon be a lost art. Electrlcl is taking the cowboy's place and r ports of its succescs in this novel fie credit the new agency with remarkah success. 'One of the largest packli houses iir Kansas City employs ele tricity to drive cattle into the be sheds instead of shouts, clubs, whi] and prods. The electricity is applied by means two Insulated wires, connected with tl light wires of the catching and knocl ins pens. The current passes throui a stick and connects with two bra points on the end. "Punchers' is tl name given the sticks. There ore tv punchers, each six feet long, in tl catch pen, and five, four feet long the knocking pens. The insulated wir are about twenty feet long, thus co ering a distance in the pens of aboi thirty feet each. One hundred ar twenty-five volts of electricity a turned on, enough to make a shar stinging sensation without leaving mark or bruise on the beef. The woi of punching is done in half the tin and with half the exertion. The effe of the magic touch on the steer amusing to see. A steer touched on the left hip iinm diately throws his hindquarters as fi as he can to the right. Then he cocl one ear straight ahead and one straigl back, switches his tail and starts vei straight ahead. He don't care for second attack. There Is a look of su prise in his eyes, and he seems to kno that all the trouble lies in the end that stick. He doesn't stop to get ma ?Philadelphia Press. Or READY WIT. ln Many Good Examples of Anawera n_ That Tarn Away Wrath. As a specimen of ready wit it would or be difficult to beat the retort of Charles Burleigh, the great opponent of the p. slave trade. He was in the middle of 8; one of his eloquent denunciations of to slavery, when a well aimed and rotten _ egg struck him full in the face. t,_ "This," he said, calmly, as he proe8 duced his handkerchief and wiped his k. face, "is a striking evidence of what I U8 have always maintained, that pro-slajs very arguments are unsound." The late John Bright was frequently 0f happy in repartee. Once, in the course ,lt of a speech, which was punctuated by 8e interruptions, he was saying: "Perhe sonally, I do not feel disposed to wage (j8 war against these Philistines," when an py unruly member of his audience shout<j( ed. "He-haw!" "If, however," Mr. of Bright continued, without a pause, "my ,j_ friend at the back of the hall will lend je me one of his Jaws, I shall be encourte aged to reconsider my attitude, in view of the historic success of Samson when jd provided with a similar weapon." v. A good example of the witty answer ill that turns away wrath was furnished he by the Abbe de Volsenon, who had been a8 unfortunate enough to offend the great a Conde and to lose his favor. When the ri> Abbe went to court to make his peace >lt with the offended prince the latter ly rudely turned his back on him. n8 "Thank, Heaven, sir," the Abbe exre claimed, "I have been misinformed; ne your highness does not treat me as if o- I were an enemy." "WViv rtn vnn rav that?" the Drince o- demanded. "Because, sir," answered the Abbe, of your highness never turns your back ca on an enemy." ?r, The great Duke of Wellington anin swered a similar insult with equal, if Id more curshing, cleverness. When the ed French king introduced one of his field or marshals to Wellington the field mary, shal turned his back on his former enem my and conqueror. Louis Phlllippe was naturally indignant, and apologized to es the duke for such rude behavior, ne "Pray, forgive him, sir," the Iron ds Duke said, quietly; "I am afraid It was in I who taught him to do that in the te Peninsula." ig M. Grevy, when French president, m once extricated himself from a prea dicament with wonderful presence of of mind. He was being conducted around re the salon by an eminent artist when he saw a painting which displeased him. ne "What a daub!" he exclaimed; ne "whose is it?" lit "That picture, M. le President," said nt his cicerone, "is my own work." te "Ah!" said the president, without any be sign of embarrassment at his awkn ward mistake, "In our country, when s- we particularly wish to purchase a be thing, we always begin by running it down,"~and true to his part, he pur J- chased the offending' painting tnere ana k- then. * a The late Sir Francis Lockwood had ill few superiors In the art of repartee, t- The genial lawyer was a tall man, and ul for some reason, not altogether transc parent, an unruly member of his audi e, ence once called out to him In the mldn die of his speech, "Go It, telescope!" be "My friend Is mistaken In applying tie that term to me," Sir Francis quietly said; he ought to claim it for himself; ? for, though he cannot draw me out, I m think I can both see through him and e- shut him up." or On another occasion one of his polltlot cal opponents rudely called out in the se middle of a speech: "All lawyers are or rogues." id "I am glad," Sir Frank politely res' joined, "to greet this gentleman as a ,1_ member of my profession, but he need at not proclaim our shortcomings to the p. world." es Equally prompt and happy was the r. retort of a youthful looking member as of parliament who was advised by a ?a bibulous member of one of his audil8( ences to "go home to his mother." of "I think," the young candidate said, n_ "my friend might follow his own adof vice with advantage, for he does not re seem to have outgrown his affection for 1(j the bottle."?Baltimore Sun. How Doos Find Their Way.?In the old days of the James River Canal a fine setter was taken by his master on a packet boat which was so crowded tie that the dog was put in the captain's rn cabin to be out of the way. His masty ter reached his destination after nighte fall and had taken so much wine by Id that time that he was carried off the de boat, and no one remembered his setig ter. c- Next morning the captain took the ef dog on deck with him, but was much ps afraid he would Jump off to the towpath and try to return that way, and so of handsome an animal would have been tie in danger of being stolen, k- Carlo, however, lay perfectly quiet, ,'h but with an air of listening that atss tracted notice. Toward noon he heard tie the sound of the horn of a packet comfo ing from the opposite way, and as the tie boats passed each other he made a leap in and was next heard from as having got es off at the place where his master had v- stopped, and as having gone at once to ut the house where he was a guest. Could human intelligence have surre passed that? P> This same dog lay on his master's a grave and refused food until he died rk from starvation. But I do not give this ie as a case in point. ct A gentleman who lived one hundred ,s miles from a city moved there with all his possessions, including a bulldog e_ which had been raised at his father's ir v,r,mo whprp hf> had hitherto resided. U3 He was locked up In the car with the ht furniture and in the bustle of unloadry ing he disappeared, and two days afa terward he reached his former home, r- coming by an inland route, as was ,w known by parties who recognized him, ot so that he evidently marked out his own path without reference to the ralld road on which he had been carried away.?The Christian Endeavor World.