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. VOL.Xltl. Alliance Department. ^Adopted a* the Count)* Ogan by the C#un- ^Alllanoe JulySth, 1W9. M. J i’ATK, Amsociatb Editor, To whom all Communications on Alliance Matter* should be addressed. and good admit* of no doubt. The Herald euggeata that it may change the fate of politthal parole* and nettle the dcatiny of the United States in 1892.— We ithaU see. Reliable atattatit* are unfortunately not attainable, except km to the Southern portion of the country, and the return* frofn that section are a* to Iowa: Mem tier*. Nemh*rft. — . 1 Louisiana -iO.OdO Virginia JilV.OOO R*»Hal Xotlf*. Texas 3r>U,oOO Tefim , «ftee 150,000 * o V »lit » JI A MlHsiatippl . .05,000 The fteveral Sub-Alliancea trading at Alatwimar.. .86,000 Bamberg are reQ<i« ated to aend one del- (uorgiu too,(WO egatc to every twenty membera, u ith their Huftineft* Agents, to a meeting to b« held in'Bamberg, Saturday, Decern ber 7th, 1889 at 1»'o’clock a. in. 2w C. B. Free. Thr Pood Work 8o*a On. Dr. W. B. Rice organized Horse Pon 1 Alliance on the 25th ult. The follow ing nffii-cr* were elerpMl: President.—Richard Morris • Secretary. —K. H. Starr. Treafturer.—E. W. Morri*. Door-keeper — A. E Morris. Business Agent.- J. W Morris Florida 80.000 South'Carolina.4.vmt0 North Carolina.90,<100 Then there com<‘ Kentucky 30,000 Arkansas 80,WU) Indian Terri tory 4.000 KahKH-s 50,000 ittwwri 65,000 th* Statcft of New WOOOLAWN FLOWER. With a cup of burntahrd Rold, An.l Ka |*<aU Mil a-flame, Whn-h Utt* far y wiotf* unMd, Wh.ioan teil Uit* dowar'a uaaa Fooutl Jy me the other day. Hi<Men ie a f'*r» st Oraka, Waie«v<l t»y t Im-ca««oade a Am tl fulh> into the taka' Uonmwi like a carp.-* grrmm, Ma>ie a M>fl, d.'li>;Utful bed. An.) the i.a\x rniK* formed a I T,» |»ri>t*rt if overhead, j While Hie Oraltiltl.'M, H.'-iBE Noi.I like iruunl < to teepavray Au.v * *ih* wn«». im^iiik by Might |»*ni-lvc t.iat c«Aorad ray. Flm la the Faith. At a regular meeting ol Gents Branch Alliance, 1\0 609, held on the 2dd No vember l&ftt, the followiug resolution was unanimously adoptetl: Resolved that we the farmerft of Gent* Branch Alliance, (‘ontinue the u-m of Cotton Bagging exclusive!v. for 1 the year l8w.—" -T. K. W * LEER, .. President. _^oe B. Gillam, Secnpiary: York, N’ewrJerM*)*, Maryland, West Vir ginia, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Wiscon sin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Dakota. TlnftH have been organized, most of them under a aeparate jurisdic tion from those of the .■south, ami their returns are not yet in. But fie move ment haft gone and is going like a ftnow- bull'dow’ii a mountain side, without noise, and minding its own business — Keom tbo figures given you»\vill see that I rather underestimate than overesti mate the total of the rank and tile. HOW IT OUIOINATKD. This great movement had its hhth at the home of Evan Jones, of Dublin. Texas. That was away back in 1876. and it w aft then but-* local organization among the small farmers to protect them selves against the big* rA.ichmen. The But I arti acd t;ie tnianl* n-jc.-.e<! Hi** tl.M***r from lu Fit ii.trni.i-a I... v brida ',Or a r. \ ul dia ••.n. Word i w to i rlf U*e wkU* Ms > |hii'«we tliere it il:.»iI *.-! !• ■ *» t. u siittie fV..’ . a i.'nu rt ii ^sivt like you. —Flav.-I .-•.n.i .iia.M luTlarper'* A CAM OF TOiXIS. — —■•rekUa Tkraagh Uearyla. The State Exchange of the Farmers’ Alliance U ready for busiucftH, with headquarters iu Atlanta. President Corput explains Its buai- ne«« methods as follow*: The exchange does business for cash, acting only a* broker*. Wc K~rp Riff ] ted oh all markets, and our goods art* ' hougbF from the cheapest |K>«sible . •ourcr*. 'I’he jobln'r and manufacturer I ortmght into com|>et!tlnn and w herever the home markets coui()ete we give them the preference. Man ufacturer** and dealers generally are i ready to give un fair prices, some below any heretofore furnished to the trade in any quantity. Yet it I* the policy of | some merchants to disafTect tncmlters and cause them to look w ith distrust u|H»n the management and purpone* of | the exchange. It will take time overcome this trouble. W hen that U done, for it will be done, the merchant* who are now fighting the exchange w ill flud they have been handling a boom- erang. In the matter of farm supplies we is sue weekly trade bulletins to trustee stockholders. In wagons, fertilizer* and (arm implement* we prefer to give prices on appPcation, as in such in stance* we can make a freight arrange ment w hich is insneticial but docs uot apply to all points alike. Thi* plan also shuts out would-t>e agents. Arrangements have Ihsmi made to buy fertilizers on time w^hen au Alli ance uote is given. The trustee stock holders tlnd out how much is nee tied for cash or credit, from etch member. They then arrange with the.mauufac* turer or dealer. They fake I mm each buyer his individual note, uro|H*rIy se cured, and massed upon by the local finance committee, for the quantity he wants. To secure it* pa> ment tliey give a j«dnt note signed by every tm.ni- ^latter succeetled in smashing tire organ ization to atoms, but after the nature ol ther a Corns these had tin* usual gravl- ta^yjon properties aud agait) resolved theitvseIves Into their component part*, as it were. It took ioinr years, how ever, before the death-dealing blizzard* of the eaKje kings again blew thes** Atoms into kqtllcient numerical cob* • slveness to mukv a solid bi.s-k. This was in At the annua: meeting that yearNMe Farnter*’-Sta»c Alliance bAd repre-ehtsMl st.tts regular” annual meeting oter 2,700 suleuUjnmtfi; * t tncmb i drip then estimate.l at about I<$0,i>iO, and or- yatiir.atioti wa- progress^g s«»n rapidly that’the State secretary found siwyersri— assistants tiecesHHry. In JityiiHry, l«tS7 it vva* necessary to hold a called tm Ingot the State Alliance iu that Mat* aud the acting president, hating learn ed Uiaf the Fat mcr*’ l nion, of Louisi ana, was un organization having the same constitution, objects. |»ur|Kw>» and in every way Identical except in name, sent a delegate fr«o) the lexa* Alliance to the meeting of the Fanners’ State Union with a friendly greeting andov- ei turcs tending tow ard a concert of ac tion and an invitation to the Union to send a delegate to the called sess|«»n of to I tt»e State Alliance of Texas The dele gate was cordially received by tlp.‘.Stu8e Union, bis overtures .accepted courte- + oasly and res|Mmdcd to by electing a delegate to the Texas State* Alliance and conferring on him full i**\ver to rep- L Te*ent the Lotrisiana State Union iu any ctl'ort to extend the‘work. From this |H»iut on other Suae* came in, ami the result, so far as the South ern State* are concerned, ha>* l>een given above. Thesa Farmers’ Alliances in the various States had vartons titles and have still, but at the forthcoming Con tention they will midountcdly all l*e merged Into one organization, to In- known as the National Farmers’ Alli ance and 1 •►-operative Union of »mer- ica, the strongest Agricultural associa tion of theavorld. I . UaUnciv sunmwr sfternoon. wheo ttM wild is a* » it as a hreu.U And tho sunlight M •of to nut I.) Uk- uwet dduate and ethersal of hauw The scene is a wide lawn which iookaovor a turrat*«. out to is^u It is stuulsd only by a couple of tinge willow* wuicb grow upon the very «stgo of the lorrar.*, one of them unload ■Uuidtug half ouUtde 'the stone parapet with which the lawn is surrounded <sa tht jjm "i aft If du- tlays after Hie iudtvldu.-tl notes do. the local Unance committee does iu ty there is little if any risk run*. * By thi* plan of sure and direct deal- Ing’we will save from $2 to |5 |a>r ton on fertilizers, f » to $IU on each w agon, and 25 to 26 per cent, on agricultural Implement* and farming machinery.— It is safe to say that a general saving of 25 per ceht. can be made .from the low est prices heretofore obtained In lead ing article* like sugars, meats, coffees brogans, and coium goo .* there will he but Hale reduction. Th&t will be the case also on acid phosphates, kainitand cotton seed meal but the manipulated gondiftnust come down. Orders for fer tilizers should be made soon before pric- «* go up. The rub-Alliances will gat their price* through their trustee stock holders. As soon aa they have paid up the first two instalments an called for they can begin to buy. They give their orders to th« trustee stockholder w ho •ends them to the County trustee stock holder who bulks them and sends to the FUte buslnee* agent, with the cash, or •uch papers ait may be agreed on. The exchange will deal a« far as pos sible with car load lota, on which price* are often 16 to 20 per cent. lower than ott-'fttnall orders. Co-operative stores will be allowed if they deal with Alli ance men only. The farmers’ produce will get to market through the State ex change In this way: They w ill send earn pies to the State business agent of anything they have., to s*lh * He will aell by the sample and the gooda roust come up to the sample sent. By bring ing buyer* and sellers so close together the profits of the middle men will be wiped out and the farmers pocket the profit, X w H AT IT rURCOSES. * The declarat i«»n ««f purposes of t he new amalgamation of Farmers’ societlc* to be adopted at this tkiiivcntlou reads a* follows: I’iofnundly irrtp^esfted tfiat we. Thw fanners of America, w iio Mre united by the Ktronca.id faithiiil ties ..f rinaiictHl ami home interests, should, when « r gauized into an iis-ocim ton, set fortti our declaration of intentions, we tlierctorc resolv»4- . , I. To lalwir for the education of the side* toward Uw* vlior* The turf is smooth and woil kept, mid iu Ui* utkkile i* a lawn tennu ok. pfctur*quely marking th« center - of tin.* tennis ground where two people have been playiu^ Under the willows, which stand witbio a (•«* fv» tad oUh-T, tr* jdoeed • tptettil oid nntic *eat *( i-sr>,d stoM. and her* the - players have m aicd thorriietv^ to rest They face the house, although by moving a little ahsix the half circuiar >lone Isiuch they might Is? face to lacii-wi^b the loveh far stretch of blue water tual »|Mirkie* iu the suu twbrre the lawu. The tors*** Itself, h 1» trup. (• very well Wurth looking at. WWW <8d rokanab man *k)U, ev idei11 ly built in Lite days when oo- ' kaiiai architecture was n.4 a revival, but a ' oontemp.rary ta*hi<>n. The .krbum.ine lias grown luxuriantly at»>ut .is piaroas, and the ■ tall elui* have ruacited u ladgtit troiu which . y can U ud over and -htulow the old house lovingly E verywbsrv tue kunsiiine In** like gt'id, mui the /ay colore.I that have found ksLtiiit iit in tlie <'ra:iuii^« of the roof • arc to united hun bri^htiiL** by lUgluwr t/v<*r a tali lattice which reaches up to a gabled wiadhw lie in great ma»M* the trad- : tag brauebe* of • trumpet *ree)>er, of whtcb | the g'*rge«>u*i ts llb *tuJt«l out in vfvUl v'ftiafaf* ~ amid the deheste leave*. Tne casement to which the vutos reach hit* IntiuiiJ pane*and j the window l> swung <>|ieh. diMdutiug within a dainty musliu ruitum X 1 bn whole n~pert of the mansion Is on* of •legantw, wealih aud redncmeut.ahd quite tn keeping with it are the two young people j who are reefing from toeir tenm* upoH the stone brock. Due b a ytsmg man. swarthy of and wiui d;ir* eyew. lie u rather almvc inMiutn height, and te of elegant fig ure. Hi* hand, w loch lies carcle*>ly U|*m the raopwt in bu lap. b of unusually flue |«v portion*. i.M is by no uka^i* bundsoute, but he looks the gentleman to th* Up* of hisr fingers. His dm* u chndly of white Qanncl, and leave* Ins Imndwnuc throat aiunvered. HU hair i* wavy, aud from it lie ha* pushed lack bis cap of the name material as the n of bb attire. His companion b a girl of w>me 20 j^ars or therealiout. She is a fair haired, blue eyed rreauire, with wonderfully line hai*l» aud fort Indgcd, *he is «o (K litu In liguro that one cannot but wood^r how *he cua play teimis without gett.ug blown aw*y by the toll or * wept ulT her r?ot by the rm.b of t!»e game. 8he b attired d) a gown of the iuo*t cuim.ng sppwront >iiti{auny. contrived with ttw perfection of the dreannaker'* art to l«e r>. and It would have lag bad form." * Aw the second—well, do you think tits In forai for n young lady to prom be to the gen nan with any man without oonautF Lng the ti.ie - lie has |in*m»swl to marry f* “IbHind ucrself. u> marry W the way ia which Aunt Fanny puts it." ‘’Aunt l’i:t iv always did have the knack of suyiit; ()i< nasueal th Inga that anybodf could think of ' ”Which aim perhaps the r*eaoa that yon just quotetl her to nm ** He laugh.* w ith an evident relenting frqpns the fit of vexation that bee been growing npou him , “You rc clever. Glady*," be myn ”1 wood*-r t but 4 am ever so foolish as to get into an u'-’umciit with you." “H.MI.. I." “N«*t that you are ever right, hot that yon are so cIumvo'" « ••— — •'And vet f u soy women cannot argue." “No more ran they You do uot argue: you elude “Which is much the same thing, idace It ferve* my purp we amt put* off jour arg* caetit." “Which shows that you do not argne to be Convinced of the truth, but to get the better of me " ^ “Oh. no. merely to prevent year getting the liettcr of ,nia. Don’t you think that we had tletter finish the ftet* Tins stone is very comfortable, but it is somewhat cold. 1 won- dor If the old (J reeks iu Alma Tadema's pic tures do not find U ookl sitting uu their mar ble bein’he*.’ must tu’otb sit there, so far as I can see, to the •ud of time.' “ "Ob. I meant the originals, not the pict- know ( ran bent you I ny ume an that *0\t% “But I think that is not fair Yon a girl caunot serve Ilk- that." “That isn’t my luqkout." - “Chivalrous!" ' “1 have never observed that yon girls felt at all bound to show any merry V» my set In the line* wbenr w* cannot begin to mate them." “But that is altogether differsoV.* "How is it dtlferetit f* "Y«ai know it is different." “But bow is itf" \ ' Oaswnl General Mnihr. of Frnakfta t en 1W Mala. In a report on of Uermany. says. “Aa array «i facts such as prmsnt llisiesslvss upon the subject of corporation may help o0r to fonw some alee of its iiRpurtanoe onto Its influence hers Lou than fifty ago nwoperatinn was tatrednued into Ger- many. Today there are 4.*M ou-operadve aacisdea Of these 2.30U are popular banka and Iismi encietiea, KT7 are engaged la Iwdae trial (KRh ami agrimltural skae pursuita, M are lalsu sneietiee (2 industrial and flK agrF “Are you going to finish this game or are cultural), 73 are warehousing societies AM you notf* ' “Ob, I can finish It at any time. I am In no hurry, thank you. The pleasure of Itav- ing you to look at acnais the net is too great to j>eended hy fiuUhing the net prematurely." “But this game would not finish the set, anyway." “ Who said It wouldr “Will you play T “Flay, then, if you are In so desperate a “Keult." . The second tedl falls lightly at the feet of Otadyn. who lightly tooees It bark. Tbwo catches it Just as it b reedy to strike thr J «nmg, healthy, well trained and tatailigeafc Imiuntrlnl and 8 agriculturall. 678 are socie ties of production (<4H industrial and M3 tg- n on If undi. rt7 are mutual asenraone w.irisliea, 71*2 are sorietiee of oousumptinn, wbo buy cheaply, divide and oonentna. and SI are building societiea \J% Inti ^niT^rflvylpf irOTTi x lllflur j to the United Hlatw. nine hundred out of every thousand are fitted to enter the vn- rious walk* of active American Ilia Few ecuIgnuHe — ees than 15 per cent- ore under ten year*. US per cent, are between twenty and fifty, but by far the larger part are hearer 30. Tbe emigrants are, as a rula, Tne thing they look must is a knowledge of the Knglifth language They hare a good education and one whtcb has. specially fitted them fo that branch of busitteae or latmr ia which they have been trained and In which they usually continue when ilUy go to the United Htatsa "Of ttmee emigrating, factory operatives constitute 35 per cent., day laborer* *l) per ootmortable m the play, ami yet to tm shape ly and becoming st th^ sa:q* tituo It u of the sofUsvt of nii.4 ;:ray wuoK’u fabrics clov erly combined uiin Mlai.t u hue not far from Corn col<,r, but of a certain vuftuee* and stjiidinoa taut procl .• .i it as one of the B»o*leru and stvluh aiiade* ouly to lm found -iMXllIibe Alliance bui.lAUlAiX .4d« ^t^ T ^ m pro-hnnams off ^-sr-clxw «H’*m«Knic govo» nmcni-ifi a atrtrtir nr*n- |iartii*Mn spirit, and to bring ab<»ut » more |H*rfori ujiioii of utid crMs-rs. 2. That uc dcmaiid equal rights to nil anH si»ccial favors to none. J That we return to the old principle ol letting the ollice s* , ek ihe tnan, iu- *tead of tli*’ iiihu ae«‘king theofllce. 4. To endorMJ the motto, ’tin thing- eswintial unity, and in all thing* char ity.” 5. To duVelop a lietter atate mentally . morally, f»oi iajly and financially. 7. To create a better imde.r-tauriint for aiiatainiug our ci\il odlcerKin main- taiuing law aud order, 7 To coiiitautly strive to secure en tire harmony and good-will to all inan- kinl ami brotherly love among our selves. 8. To suppress personal, local, seo- niau. uA' tual.ei * iilovk* «<f cxiK'tly tbe nainv ».iado a* the go** n cover the “.n’s well shaped hood.*, and tde ti iv Up of a pheasant’* feather pvi'jn fH)."h her slyli*b. clou? fllting cap. “No," the girl remarks, after a pnn*r la which she lias evidently boeo pondering deeply up«>.i womctiiiug which her couiponiou has tand to her, “I do not iu tbe leant ►.<« why 1 should uot tlance the genuan with Wnl Wadlcighly l have known him, you know, ever since *ve were in pma/orca \V*‘ grow up together, you niay say ’ - “So you have often reminded me," tbe Other rugiles, with a cbiser approach toasper ity th jo *>euis at all nec<b ul or a(>pro]irtst«. “Tliat is the excuse for going everywhere with Will Wadlcighly. lically, Uhuly*. the way iu which you cltu^ to tho tio* of youth ia age L» something alosilutcly touching.'' Thoo," *he returns with unmoved cross, ler* Than a Mill is*. TbR New Y«rlr Herald of reoeni date 1mm e two eolman articin oq tbe Farm er*’ Alllanve. Thla greal—4 newipepar of tbe Wesfe- Contluent has a fair idea of tbe Auteuitaral movemant tbe world baa ever koowa. In the ia a million mcmbttrk and It !* yet tnlte very In finer aa to age. Tbatlte ap North wiy be equally great tiounl and uatiotiHl prcjudic«‘s, all un-- aeremty, “you are beginning to get healthful rivalry and all selfish aiubt- t’ou. . 9. The brightest jewels w hich it gar ners are u*his of widows and orphans, and its imperative couiin.vids are to visit the homes where lacerated hearts are bleeding; to H*»uage the sulTerings of a brother or slst* r: bury the dead; care for the widows and educate theor- uhai)*; biexercisecharltv toward nifen ders: to construe words and (le d* in their most fav*»rab|e light; granting honesty of pur|iose and good intentions to others, aud to protect the principles of Hie National Farmers' Alliance and Co-operative Union until death U* laws are reason and equity, its cardinal doctrines inspire pur/tv of thought ami life, its intention * is\“IVace on eartli and good-will to man/’ . Congress met on Monday. Thomas B. Reed of Maine, the brightest and bitterest Republican member, w as elec ted a|>*aker. Tho Democrats had the comfort, however, of electing their candidate, Rev. Dr. Mllburn, chaplain. Our State legislators are hard at work. A great deal.of legislation ha* been mapped out, but it is too aeon to guess what will be done with a great majority of the proposed measures So far Asiuioifte Justice liclver of the SuprenieCourtandJudgeW.fi. Wal lace of tbe Seventh Circuit have been re-elected. Gov. Richaruson has ‘ap proved the act aoceptlng the Clemnon Bequest and Unless tbe U. S, Supreme Court intervene* the Farmers’ College will soon be a fixed fact. A bill to raise tbe County liven— for selling liquor to five hundred dollars baa paa—rtdj* three- -reeding* House and gone to tbe Senate. l For other local matter see fourth j»lg anti you know perfectly well Unit it u not of the sligblitt um) iu all ibo world to <lo tb it. Yotr w Ul only have it to be eorry for, you know, and it wuu’t in the least affect me." “N«»tbing scorn* to affect you but your own will" '■Certainly not. What else la tbe world iv (here that even for a moment you con pro tend i* of so much ootihcqucucui’’ “Humph! No wonder Auut Fanny says yod want the earth." “That i* ex.'ioedingly unkind of Aunt Fan ny. but it is also slang, no that by tutyrng it she uveng s me." Tho young man throws a tennis ball up into the air, aud as it fall* he deftly catches it apon hi* racquet, where be keep* it in mo tion much os a juggler keeps things np. Glady* watches him with a qniet look of amusement iu her eye* half hidden under the lids. Sue it evidently |ierfect miktree* of the situation, and is amusing bertelf very well. A* for Theodore, be evidently isdetennine-l to keep hi* temper, albeit tlier* in something In bis mien wuic'a surest* that be knows what it is to lose it in a conversation o( this tort. He endeavors to fix Uls attention upon the tmll ho is Mesinx, and iio |pts the last n*- mark of hi*companion g<. by without ryX v - "Come." GliiiStSTSto a momont, “p«?- haps you can tell tne why 1 should jpot dance with Wjit You alway^have aome axoaUert masculine reason why I should not oo the thing* which I particularly wish to do, aoyou proliably have one now." _ “Do yon particularly wish to fiance ibt* german with 1)111)1" “Of eourje I do. In the first place, he dauce* l«tter tban 4 aaybody ebe that I know, except you. and you are not to ha ikera. (p the tocnod place. 1 have prom toed»to, and 1 am not fond of havlug to break my promtom; au<l iu the third-place, thirdly and lastly, my a year i brethren, it wiil make Kate Weal furious." to you for tM rompfiment I dar* eay yew , would not have put in Lm rrwrvnttca if yen hvl btou tflking to TTadk-ighly.*’ “CYruuiily uot. It w. nll net h»v* She rinee as she speak*, and walks toward the tennis court. “Uautr* all, isn't itT she remarks. “Ye*, but before we go on with the tennis, Gladys. I do wish yon would promise me uot to dance tbe german with Wadiuighly." “Ob, have you harked liack to thatf That ie really tedious of you. Thoo." t “1 shouldn't hark buck To that tf there had been auy show of coming to a decision. Y«»o have loft everything just where it was be form we began to talk.'" .“Why notf Wasn’t tliat a good placef" . "Of course not, or I shouldn't have •>poked aliout it at all. I <lo iwh tk> it bocauee 1 find it phwxant, 1 assure you." “Oh. no. I did not mean that you should-' “Thank you." "You are not obliged to be grateful, i was only acting m self dofeuee. It is your serve." “And yon proniieeF* “Don’t undertake to be obstinate with me, Tbco. you know that it is uf no uw in the world." Tbco looks an Instant at bla coin pan iou, aad then, with the evident fear of losing control of his temper, be goes to the furtlier court, where hi* back is in tbe *ea, and taken his ploro rendy to serve. Glady* ktaixU ready to receive^ when eaiMeniy she ceh’be* tight uf something on the water below the terrace which attracts her atteutioa. so that she al lows the fird tiaU to go by without even an attempt to play it. “1 wasn't rraily." she calls out “I beg your pardon Play!" Tbe ball comes hurtling along so swiftly that It i*evident that tbe player U putting his Vexation into bis a-rvice and follow* it* prulcoe*** along ltie lawu toward tbe bouse “Fift en, love." calls tbe server “You are real nieen to aervif toe thnee bor rid swift Iwlls,". Gladys criea “You know I cannot return tli' “Oh. no. I did oht mean that yon should, he retort* in ber ownX>rU*of a few monseut* before. “That to the way In 'which you take ad vantage of your strength." she says panting ly. “I think tennis kbuuid ljia v a game of skill." “By ell means. Thirty, love. Gladys changes her c<nirt with theejrof one who to much abused, and another s I mil whixzw pa*t-)ier fext. “Forty, love." call?* Then. .Since one more of thews swift aorvices will rauw her defeat by a love set. Gladys calls a halt. “I don't sew, Theo," she remarks, pausing with racqut-t poiwd in tbo air as t/ elie wire not in Gm least tbinking of the gaino. “what in the world )<>u are always making such a fuw sJouJ^JJtUl JVadi^ghly fqr,, L invo nover done anything to make you think I care for hint." “Oil, dear, no, my love.” Theo returns, with - in air somewhat k-ircasiic. “ You do not car* 'or anybody, to far a* ran hejudgud by any .uing j*ou show You ore clover enough for Hint, a: least You do u<>t wear your heart —if you baveone. w hich Ihere is grave reaism to doubt—ou your aleeve for daw** to peck at I'lwy " r ■ But Glady*Walks down to tho acL “Now, what do you mean by thatf** she demands. “I to you mean toaoruse me of be ing beat tlmd Not that lbei*e would be auy uoveily in euch a charge if yon did." “Play!" calls Theo, without leaving tb* service position. “I will not play until you tell me why yon should select Will a* tbe especial mark of your wrath or jealoi^. or whatever you choose to call it" “Are there other*, then, at whom I have reason to be jealous etoof" “Of course th&t to not what I meant. Theo." “No, of course not.’’ “Then tell roe what 1 want to know. Yon always fly out at the mention of Will's name like a hull at a red rag." “Wed. then, it to because, whatever may be tbe state of your feelings to him. be to car t&inly in love with you." u How perfectly lovely! You can’t expect me to give up the pleasure of dancing with a man wbo to In love with tne just because you happen to be out of sorts about it." “ft seems that tt to useless for me to expect anything of th* sort," returns her betrothed. “Will you play or will yon notf" “Ob, 1 will play, of cdurse, if you like." Bbe walks slowly to tho back of tbe court, but site puts oo an air. of such virtuous retdg- nation that Theo begins to feel that be most somehow really be a wretch, aad th* conse quence to that be serves a bell that she returns without difficulty. As she to clever at placing she wins the stroke. “Forty, fifteen." Gladys unties to herself as she c’uangss court*. She feels that the gam* to not lost after alL In hi* wuh to be reasonable Tbeo serves two faults, to that th* score to brought men ID per cent., skilled laborers, im-iuding profewoona) men. 13 per rent., miner* 6 per cent., and ID |**r cent with no definite trad* or occupation make up every hundred that leaVw Uvruuui porta for tb* United 8ta*aa"— Luudun Edition New York Herald. - Tb* OflWprfag ef Crime. What test an unreasoning, almnat aacoo- ecioua, abandonment to a career of vrUn* could poasibly be exported for the offspring uf one of our prisoners who bad twee saril te I )*u. ir I hg course of a not vary lung Hf«, tuirty or forty times! Bbe bad been steeped . Hi sin from earliest girtkood. and the ante ] mode of escape from It with which she wa* acquainted waa th# drastic remedy of suicide. Bhc knew the name of God only aa an oath, tow had never said a prayar la the winds course of bur life, and ahaolulaly refused to be taught oo*. last it should act aa a kiad of charm In oompeiltng bar to give up some of her iniquities This woman had a child —an fntelllgvnt lit tle girl uf 4 yaars old—and she ctelihenaSaly sold It for a small sum to a companion of hha trade and posiUoa with herself, in order that it might be trained tn gain meoej for Its pun-bairr in tb* folhiwing manner- It was carefully taught to swear and to lisp all tba meet horrible and disgraceful utlura oes it to pwsibl* te coocetvs, ami than it waa taken every uigbt to on* or another of th* many public bouaae with which tbe neigh lx vbund isetned in order that it might be act upon a table and desired So amuse the men wbu sat driuking roupd it by ponrtng out from Its In fant lips voltoy* *>f oat to and bbuphomtoa ground for the seo»>ud time, and fur a mo ment they have quite a lively little rally la the end. however. Tbeo sends the ball flying out of tbs court. “That to in ins," criss Gladvs “Advantage out. It was over the line hors." “Then I mud. have this oo*," h* returns, raising his rarqusft with the evident in ten tion of pounding tb* ball. ,“Ynu ers t»x> mean, Then.- 4 with you auy mure if you *MEFe that way." “I’ll promto* never to serose Hr mv tif# If you will pn>0us* not to danos tbs gsrumo with Will." - -r “That to taking advantage, ton, Ishoulda’t think that jou wmild be willing to take a fa vor from s girl when you know she dues not waul to grunt it,* • “Theo you do not want to grant me a fa vorT “On tbe contrary. 1 am charmed to grant you any thing in muma. but when it comes to giving up the best partner then* to to bo bad to tb* german, (list to quit* another thing That to simply tyranny on your part; to ask it, I meuii." ■■ 1 1 : - - -— “Tbe idea «f anybody’s being able to tyran ulse over you to kiuiidy ludicrous." “Thank you." “Ob, don’t mention it, 1 beg. Are you reed JT . “Ye*, only" “Only wuatf , ^ “Only If it to to make any dlffvreoc* with your servk*e I may a* well tell you—byt no: oo second thought it Isn’t worth white." “But wbut to itr «■ “Oh, nothing. It was only aomeihing about Will Wadlelgldy; that to ail.” “Cussfouad Wdl WadUnghlyl What about tdi at" " Hadn’t w* better finish tbs game first and talk about him afterward/" “Just as you pleas* Do as yon Ilk* Play." - “No, watt, Tboo. Fvrhapa I had better tell you uow You laww how jou r* always juiupiug at conclutooos without anything to fuuoii them on. j Was oo lciillumes* to be shown to the is uid “Certainly 1 do act know anything of th* oality with which this unfortunate kind" k “But you are." “to that what yon had to tell dm about wuir “Not exactly, but it lends up to tt." “Oh. it toads up to it." “Now, Thoo, if you get cross, I won’t tell you a single utotwnl thing roura* “Mors! Mother of Monral Have you told me anything yvtf" “More than you understand, and lees than you think." 4 ’to that a conundrum F* “No; it to an oracle." The y<>ung man regards her with an air wholly |*Tpiexad am) more than half angry. Ho to *vtd<xiUy divided iaiuvwcn a desire to shake her aud an inclmaliou to regard the whole mattur as of no puwdbl* oouaoquonos At last ho says stiffly; “IX) you happen to know what th* score tor “Certainly. It to my advantage. But speakiug of Will, you kuow time you always fly out so when 1 speak of him that you never know exactly to hat I say about him. Now you mally do not iu th* least know what 1 izu3 anemooo. “Of course 1 do. You said be cam* ov*r last night to ask you to dance this german with him and tSkt you accepted." “Now see to what lengths of willful into understanding a man’s jealousy can lead him! 1 said nothing of tbs sort," “What did you say. tbeur “1 said he came over ia»l ni^ht to engage a partner for tho german. You oskod In your most harcaxtic voice if he succeeded in engaging one, and I answered that be dxi Wain’t that the rotrvemrrton r — “WeH, what if it was/ isn’t that th* thingr “That ia as yon look at K. Whom do you suppose be asked to dahoe with him f" “Why, you, uf course." “Oh, nothing of the sort. Be Invited coos in May, and •be accepted the invitation." “Honestlyr . ' v “Certainly. Do you think I would bs guilty of asything in so bail form as to d&ore the german with another man while yon were called out of to wo r "Glady* Aplost! You’re the most-aggra vating girl that was ever ma<le." “Then you will peybaps finish tbe game" “Ob, l (other the game I I’ll give you that. ffletp tow As t rtosd Aadrew U i Vriboerto I ucidsnU rather pi rmsl gard u> this noraUst and me For an young *- ■ fully tklrty-ive yeats with Pumea My in a curious way During my at house I was aiui else*, and when at felt tbs want of them. Livi at Marly. I bed asst ef bv the viflags hlanksmtok. I difflmlty I had tn tbe many curious their tarn There were can friends near my oonetry borne,'awl I duced them to pitch road there was a, aad here the pegs wens driven te One day in tbe middle of our gaase a purity ff—tto- man ap^mmebed and watebsd offr gseia f noticed a peculiar a wkwneinsm eti the peT ef my partner ia tbe gsms, ami to my e^ brakling hto reply wee- “I can’t pitch, hn» cause there Is no lem a peraen than ML Aif andrs Dumas watcbltg aa" Frssemiy them was a diepatsd pshte an# a hot dacustem. and M Dnmnff mrkstoty sene exHtsd-. for A* aptinmehsd, flasasd. aad began somewhat in tbkr way ’’Vhradt en la eh- press my ilellght, my aanaMaasal, te be prceoot at a ri nslmaaes of epmt, far hare ter have tne old Greek games atosr agate. M ir only the Fugllsh wh^=-^ Tliea qu of the party esptetesd te IL Dumas that wo were Amesieaas, not Pogltei. and that the game was mere snmama te the United Htetes than m England. That SMto- taent i«*trwd to both ptosms end puaale bteh Theirs being broken, M. Dumas joined te thr game, taking off hto coat, and was -at gap aad happy as tbs youngest ef ea A day or se after weed I called ea hha lh hto request In Parte Be at nano loid me, hv bto quick, impntoivv way. Ihoelory ef a yoagff arttot wb* had drawn a bad number aa# would hove to join By a strange for# I bad young Frenchman and a substitute to There happened to be mousy over, which French gsatlmnaa I was at once put th* farts te said 1 had no doubt thai forthcoming and be ■ «m tbe Idea at ie n led obtained fori U. tat tho fumto woe might am them mre. With bto -Tisse Is I likely te be branded/ And the education of.! many of the inmates of our prtonas bee been ef e similar eoture.—Blackwood’s •There IU1IM4M IDSL V and be absolutely t a only a Le;rateU* n to frea Now, w| Com* rouufi behind the trsllto so that 1 may kiss you." “Certainly not. This was not a lows set" But uevsrtbelem she goes.—Jane G. Quincy In Bo*tou Courier Hr Efforts are being mad* to captaro deesrtem from tb* army of L’ucto Hem, and te punish them severely ia tb* bop* thereby of reduc , lag tb* uu nber of dsawtiooa It to mid that i tber* were so many deeertione from the army I that tb* secretary of war contetnplated rato tag tbo reward of $30 for tbe aprehension of a deserter to $IU0. toval detectives are al) { tbe liuic on tb* t<x>kout for <Uecrtera “M'utof tbe recruitsfitvl th* lifeof asoktier 1 entiruly different from wbat Um j pictured it i to be," mid DetecUv* J. M Fuller, “aud after tbm* or four weeks spout in idle- ; ness becotn* .desortora Our list* show that I umrlv five bundrwt men have deserted dur mg tbe summer I brbws that nearly all of thee* meu cant* to this city. I am informed by army oflkvrs that tber* to a set of uieo wb» follow up eultoting In t.i* army and then ■ lessrung a» a butonew. It to certain tliat sums of those whom I have captured have liiroe tim**. Tbe purposo was to defraud tli* government out of boonty money and Uietr J clothing. “Asa gtaeral thing it to easier to team that : a man to a deserter than U to lu prove H - Tb* information in pomuaeion of tbe govoru merit uf au enlisted |xirsr>n to master iudeed 1 Tb* color of hto hair aad eyes and auy birth marks be may have are recorded. Hume of’ the men do uot recollect thouijolveeth* name under which tboj eultot. so that tho noun smurtlmm to wors* that, aselsm"—Now York Hun. Owe *f th* Clevnter lt*gubstl*sm Th* following Isa fragment of convcrsatkia i caught iu an elevator ia tbe Drsxto building yesterday “IV*4, that’s a very good regulation about ears, hqt I don’t sue why it doesn't apply to th* wrtnto person I suppn**, however, tbe attendant must b# very clear i;i bto bearing, •o that u* won't make any mintake in isixiipg hto uasseagera" “Why. what on earth abnutf*' TiXZ. It Learning a Language, man sets hun self to learning a Ian yon thinking to set of regulations hung up la the elevator car •'Don't yon see tb* fifth ml*/ It my* *Tbe attendants must keep tbetr ears cleao.’" “FkhaW It mys they must keep their’oars clean. Tb* e to a little rubbed, that’s all."— Philadelphia Inquirer Will you set about tt at m “I can." 1 replied, “for have to rail on M. L I aad I sbrntefant be i yo« the uiotosy at ( “Tbm. my dear you can I will not ml i until yeto return." I sens Id tech I to L . aud pat tbe earn mined tb* reapuoaibtbty and gave tee Oh two bows I was bach, tetd 4t wee M. Dumas an > put tbe usonry te bto tod with Jay. w to gut aad •to |te Ml I 1 wggitee I my tryteg tbe tytbe ef tba purses of certain friends ef mtee fee Hii sem ■tdi wautlug. Tbm M. bugged rasa I left a m r od fortune carried me o’clock that night tte wasted were clvsu to M. Duma Tslling 1C Puma* the mmes tributors, I placed the300 »raao and five franc piece* end small < tnantelpieca M. Dumas kwksd at them a moment and said: "No, not them . If jna placed them there some poor devti would be tur* to come and ask tee for • loaa. aad bow noted I refuse him! Tbe esnaew —eld be goo* In ea lusUitt and ihm I term Id ber obliged tn Ml up all nigkt te order toutefcu it up, and m U to I have overrun my wsrirteg boors fur this artist. So giro the money to me. I will pot it eatof tegkt," Aud, taking a key out uf hie pocket, Dumas locked up tew money ia e drawer. Bering received Mm money be bed* am leAe a tefif nmt JUe tehte. knd-l wrrkeil btei write ■ I was eiwased at the rapid way her worked. TH* pact) liar kiad of paiar, a blue with floe*, has been before describud. Ae h sheet was covered with copy be would throw H on tbe boor. R snail teg a curiraturs ef Cham’s, which rspre-nted M. Dooms with a pen tn cue bead and another hlteohhd to km nose. I laughingly called hto attenuooto H. “1 only wish it wurepomfble. thm perk ops I could supply tho demand," he rapheA U had beau noon when l first m* Duoms at work,. Wbat lutorruptiom he bed met with duiieg tbe day I could net knew. It was after 7 o'clock ia the sveptog when $ toft tem. and he was tettt srriUac. Ae i«tor sras covered with teeeto ef aseaueertpL—F. io New York Ttiam Wietr Own Bate. It ts no fionU well koowa that the samd called “ttekerV cp our burnt, are ly tekm srith a naked haek. Next te order of oMig ng tho grow* np Ash of tbe i amordtng te Engltob Gladys nuaages, by rteurning-aad afterward volleying a difficult ball, to bring it to “Deuce." "Every game of thto set has been a <kuo* set," she observe*, te a manner intending to soothe ber lover, that be nay not yield to tb* temptation of sendinr tbo swift balk, which are quite too much for ber. “Every gam* you play Is Ukdly to have thr deuce to pay ia it eooosr or later J* Pot into good humor by thto jest, Tbm serves an easy ball aad loam the stroka. “Advantage out," bo ealla “Now 1 am going to win," Gladys cries. Incautiously, aad the result to a ball which mhffteotTfdmaoaai “Doacs!** « “Oh, buw mean of you!" “Tbm you should act have ho—ted. Toa guag* with earnestness and determination be will be surprised hittamlf by tb* rapid program which be will make Tbe secret lies not only in studying it regularly, hut in gtv lug odd moment* to it. Lb* tim* that would otherwise bs wasted. When 1 resolved to town Votopuk 1 bad really ao time at all to give to the study. I bought a grammar aad a pocket dictionary and carried both books in the sti* pocket* of my ouat VFk*u 1 rode oo tbe street cars 1 glanced at my two UxAa I suppose that 1 pa-sed together ao hour and a half a day in Uus manner In two months 1 could read Vniapuk aud writ* K. 1 have an acquaintance who toaruad it in the earn* way U* was very busy and got ia only a few minutes at tt each day. but be to a thor ougb Votopuk scholar now Tber* to ao language that cannot be learned la this way provided, of oourm. that the students Mm * linguistic aptness.-lotervk w in Globe . applying fey — I fear, tor Itsqiwvlng F*r*lgw llodtos from the Kje. To ranHiv* a forrign body from tbe eye wrap dry whit* silk want* around and thoroughly over tbe end of a wooden tooth pkik. brush with this carefully over the part of the eye where be substance to lodged, and .. It will become entangled fra th* idlk. Bite of steel or any sharp substance which may be- o»m* Imbedded te tbe eyeball may b* re moved by thto ossaaa A geutleman coos was ri.liiig on the ears when a window era* thrown open to front of hire and be caught a ciiwler that gave him excruciating pain. - Be began to nth the eye with both bands, srhm be wee directed by a friend totting near to tot the painful eye alone end rub the otter * ewe This be did and reltof followed seen.- Exchange. — The first bait used to * ttaff, tolvery tonkins tonne*, or mud eel. which tarn bam teptettew In a wide moothad pickle bottte If tois can not be ted. the first halt may vary fhsm a ■lip off a ssactertoV tail to white# tobacco pips stem threaded upon the tew into above the hook, or ao tech and a half ol towyar’e rad lap*. t But, according to ait ted tetenNMt ** After you’aveoae* made a etout tot|jb jhs tomtras. there**, nothing beats a fraek ent bait fram their own tails, wfcieb seeme ir mentor, aw thoogh tt were orda hied Hha m tote pip* ur rad tape to worry waM te toaaarra, bal when tteff jMMn* iters *1**1 ao bag wet wears heir o#ff taA"growth's Com an ana sots Utesbit ef pan km. Is the let, bnt hto u» All th# Year Kognd connection «Hth Hotel “— 1 te to cook Diamond Cutler ito aa apprenticeship for that th* ted tom not bn adapt him to my buA know #f f At tbe jawful attempt has been teak* by toectrtrity. The rurranta, whieh smew for teg, wars formed tea wire*, whieh cooked on thto new gn/a nnmbsr of Thr I • W* of hto — What to to Bey. mister, afore that kid mm t< year ted te poted work the f—set on the cider tmr\ an’ he ain’t et moefa etos but oarruts ail kls Ufa -Jewtesr’s Weekly. mlt SmnMmwm