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TRI~~~~ WEKYElrO A LITTLE WHILE. It is so natural that we fall asleep Like tired chiLdren when the day is done. That I would question why the living weep When death has kissed the laughin. s lips f ofne. We dosnot sigh vhen golden skies have danned The purple shadows and the gray (,f night, t Because we know the morning lies beyond. Ard ive must wait a little while for t go when. grown weary with the care and strife. Our loved ones find in sleep the peace they crave, C We-should not weep, but levrn to count , this life A prelude to the one beyond the grave, And this be happy for them, not dis tressed. ( But lift our hearts with love to God, I and smile. And we. anon, like tired ones will rest, It wo will hope and wait-a little while. -Ella Bentley. 1KENNEDYA BY ANNABIE DWIGHT. A pretty cove making in from the ocean, a strip of white sand, and some tall, gray cliffs for n' background; and sueh a bright, breezy morning: The cool waves leaped joyously in the June sunshine, and caught a thousand glit teriug rays in the golden light. Kennedy was just pushing off for the ymc t, as Beatrice Grant, actom pauoW W her friend. Miss Lizzie Ful torncame down to ttie pier. lkennedy was the new skipjper. The last one, Dawson, had been discharged I for drunknness, and this man put in big gace. Kennedy was dark and handsome, of magnificent build, and had a decidedly picturesque look, in his red shirt and r zwhite str;Lw hat. Beatrice who was quite an artist, I L looked at him appprovingly with her great, calm, innocent eyes, as, seeing C tat shi wished to speak with-him, he ( his boat -about, and stepped outupon the'pier. t -is the Spray nearly ready, 'Ken- t np 9" she asked, graciously. "Our t rIived today, and papa says :4K 6y WaftIng now for you and alite smile revealed the I 1WtJ3C her -rhite teeth. ithe nd i fair. we can. start to Mtas Beatrice," said"Ken evtb an Answerin~g smile, which ~~~~ rhet~ otenderness, as - to. admire her. ay, and as she ddso, g silk gleve fell upon the o F'ton w as rather near looking back, whispered hur- b y-to Beatrice: I "I believe that man has picked up t our glove."n Beatrice turned back. s Kennedy was standing quietly, with ~ olded ar'ms, looking after her. t ' Kennedy," with a sort of cold state- c liness, "did you pick up my glove?" i1 " Your glove, Miss Beatrice?" he b said, Imperturbably. "Oh no!" And then, as the young ladies moved n a. he threw himself once more into a the- boat, and pulled swiftly for the Spray, riding gracefully at anchor s just off the shore. n Once on the deck of the daiuty yacht, a he drew from1 an inner pocket or his r loosened shirt a small, crumpled. gray glove. This he smoothed gently in I hir strong brown jalm, tenderness and ib amusement both struggling in the smile which crept! into his hazel eyes. 'Aproud little ladly," he said softly,t bs e pit the glove back again. It wvas a jolly party which left Grant Ledge Otn the following morning, for a cruise along the Atlantie coast. e Mr. Grant wa's the reputed possessor of a handsome fortune; and his mnother- f less daughter, lovely, talented1, andl just 19) had invited most of her own particular set. with one or two elder- 'a *ly ladies. for propriety's sake, and now t they were off for a month or two of de lightful sailing. Among the party' ther" were one or two would-be lovers of the girl, and occasionally, to escape their sentimien tal speeches, shte would find Kennedy, and talk' to him about the weather,t and the course of tl-e yacht. etc., and Kennedy, thoroughly understanding her maneuvers, would aid her withi only half-repressed amusement in his eyes. But one time, as she approached the wheel where he was standing a lurch of the vessel threw her forward, and as he caught her upon one arm, he brushed his lbps lightly over the bright brown waves of her hair. A delicate, bright color flooded her cheeks instant Iy, and the small head crested itself with the statel'iness of a queen. "Kennedy!" she cried, indignantly; "you forget yourself: How dare you presume so?" Kennedy's dark face smiled down at her with a conscious strength and manliness.t " I dare to 'presume'-in many ways, Miss Bee, if I cared to," he said, calm ly. "You must not call me Miss Bee." * the girl corrected, haughtily, fire flash in g from her clear brown eyes: "that name is only for the friends in my -own station. And do not smile at me in that way. Kennedy: Your very look Is presumptucu5." Kennedy bit his smiling lips under his heavy moustache. and turned his gaze seaward. 'MIg Beatrie." be snidl gentiy: "you, are a very for'tunate .adly, as prou(d as on are happy. Pray heaven that -you may always rule as royally in your king om1 as you do now. You think me resumptuous. Your father's skipper aring to touch a tress of your love r hair! I am quite innocent of pre uiption. Except in a pecuniary Way, am the peerof any nanon this vessel. 'roud as you may b-, my little queen. Cennedy dares to love you with a love hat will never die!" Turning his eyes once more upon her. ie saw that Ehe was trembling, and hat she seemed powerless to move, rith her wide eyes fixed upon him in a ort of fascination. The night breeze was blowing up Dol. Kennedy let the wheel slip abot, n1d taking a wrap from the seat, olded it defly about her. "There!" he said soothingly. "It is old here; go back to your friends. Zennedy will trouble you no more o not fear." And he returned to his post, not gain looking toward the slender fig re which moved slowly away from tim. The next day Beatrice, with a great ssumption of carelessness, inquiredof er father where he had found Ken edy. and who the skipper was. "Why, I thought you new," was he ready response. "Kennedy is the on of old Lady Kennedy, down at Nirch Landing,- two miles below our lace. She is a reduced gentlewoman. nd her son is a fine fellow-very much bove his present position. He was a vild boy, however: ran away to sea, iid learned navigation In a hard chool. He might have sailed master f a large steamer to China, but his aother, to whom he Is quite devoted, s growing old and feeble, and he ronld not leave her, although he could nd no em'ployment suited to his ca tacity. He applied for Dawson's >lace, and I was glad enough to get ilm, for he is a thoroughly good sail ,r."' Beatrice was very quiet all the rest ,f that day, and watched Kennedy hyly from the corner of her long ashed eyes. But to all appearance, he tad quite forgotten the little episode f the preceding night, meeting some hance remark qof hers with a gravely espectful salute. and immediately at er requesting her in the most mat er of fact manner to step aside, as he great boom swung about. There were no-more cozy chats with Cennedy. Beatrice was - angry with erself to find that she missed them; or, the man could be a most delight ul and entertaining companion. Somehow his WasIonate words, so tfferent from any she had ever list med to, hainted Beatrice.. The sense es compliients of' tihe young gentle &Mu $Wad.*h yatht al A a l*"ge coun Sagain on the tg ith him, but she astoo rd - At last, wbzen they were nearing ome, came a terrible gale, when the eavens were black above them and 'e sea black beneath, and all pande ionium seemed to be let loose, as the torm 'shrieked about them. Beatrice, half dead with terror, felt e Spray crash upon rocks, and was anscious presently of Kennedy's voice iher ear, and Kennedy's strong arms earing her across the deck. She clung close to him, not too proud ow to hide her wild, white face gainst the coarse blouse. "The others first," she said, when bie became conscious that he was iking preparations to send her shore in one of the boats with the ~st of the party. So she remained with her father and ennedy. Then a line was rigged to elp) them over. "You go first Mr. Grant." said the kpper, "and I will bring Beatrice. 0," lie insisted, gently, as the old ian hesitated: "I will surely bring etrice." and he smiled a strangely rand, fearless smile into the father's ys as he drew the girl toward him. "Yes, papa." said Beatrice. "Do not ?ar; I know Kennedy will save me." She clasped her hands about the ln's neck. and stood so, looking back t her father as he swung himself over tie side of the vessel. And Kennedy did save her. They amne ashore. Beatrice half senseless ihis arms. hut alive and unharmed. They were all saved. and a week iter saw them in their own home. Beatrice was quite ill for a day or vo, but when she was able to come own stairs, she sent for Kenendy. He came in, (lark and handsome in is splendid young manhood, and miled at the slender figure in its white rraper. "I sent for you." she said shyly. "to sk your forgiveness for my foolish reatment of you. Papa." laying a 'hite hand on her father's coatsleeve. you told me not long since, to chloose husband. I have chosen!" and she mde a swift gesture toward Kennedy, -hich brought him to her side. "Bless my soul!" cried papa Grant. aughng a little, and growing very red a the face. "perhaps Kennedy doesn't hoose you:" "Mr. Grant." said Kennedy, framing he girl's sweet face In his strong. varm hands. and kissing. tenderly andl eerently the drooping white lids and he red lips. "I love her, and I do hoose her above all other women.I ould give my life to make her happy. Not a word about his poverty and er riches-no cringing semblance of elf-destruc'tion. Kennedy was quite s prou.l inlhis way as Beatrice herself, "Well. well." said Mr. G;rant. wink nug a tear 'out of his kindly eyes. "you esrve her, if anybody does, Kennedy, ou saved her life. Be good to her, .itnnedv, if yon don't v~ ant ma" to Ienntulv smiled, withrot nn nwm. and took a crumipled glove from his poc(ket. "I eouln't help it." lie declared, as Beatrice caught it from him with a little stamp of her dainty foot. "I couldn't, and wouldn't. have given up1 that precious little glove if my life de pended upon it" And he kissed her again with an audacity that was refreshing to be hold.-Saturday Night. KNAP3ACKS OF MANY NATIONS. English Soldiers' the Lighteit Because They Rely More Upon Transports. When the Germans heard of the re cent enormons casualty list on the fatal Aldershot field day, :;)ut whill official inquiry has been held. there was much self-complacent head-wag ging and many unkind things were said regarding the stamina and marching capacity of Thomas Atkins. As a matter of fact, any body of troops under indentical conditiolns would have had an equal casualty list; but the Germans do not realize these conditions. because in their maneuvers they. and indeed all the crack contin ental armies, without doubt. 'do these things better." But the Germans ca, march and so can the Frenchmen and Russians, and, moreover, thetwoform er in "marching order" carry a b'g ger load on their backs than the Brit ish soldier. Marching with them is an important accomplishment, and one not to be taken for granted. The German recruit. after he has had his parade-drill ground thoroughly into him, is taken out to stretch his legs. First, he marches In uniform only. then he is given a rifle to carry, next his knapsack. and so on unt:1 his march ing order is at full weight. During all this the distanCes are being gradually lengthened, and finally the pace is Increased. When trained he is going his 20 miles regularly twice a week, and he may be called upon to do a 30 mile march occasionally, and, fit as he is, he accomplishes it "on his head." That Tommy Atkins can march, tco, nobody will deny, but when compar ing his comparatively spasmodic pedestrian efforts with those of the foreigner, general conditions must be taken into account and here he does not, as a rule, compare too favorably except after a fortnight or less in the field. Then, again, though some of our authorities differ os the point, he must have a breakfast to march up on, and a -small amount of food every live hours or so, and an occasional mouthful of water to wash the dust out of his throat. They get all these things on the con tinental maneuvers, as in fact, an o ce n. thei front has said that so far as hard ships and lack of food are concerned, the Transvaal is a paradise compared to Salisbury Plain as it formerly was. ] The continental soldier carries a heavier kit on his back thani the Brit ish soldier because he relies less up on his transport. and no matter where the baggage train is he can always pitch his tent at night and roll him self up in his blanket. When in heavy marching order Tom my Atkins carries a coat and cape, mess tin (comprising plate, frying pan and kettle). a valise holding spare uini fofm, shirts, socks, boots. brushes, etc., a canvas haversack for sniwl articles and a water bottle. Th:s weighs complete, with rifle, pouches, bayonet and 100 rounds of amm'uni tion 66 pounds. The German is provided with a great coat, one blanket and good sheet, a quarter of a tent n'nd pole, a mess tin (which for the present is also his water bottle) and an axe. His valise (ontains a spare pair of boots. three pairs of socks or foot rags if lhe is a Bavarian), spare uniform and fatigue dress brushes etc. The whole equip :ment., with bayonet, rifle, and 150) rounds5 of bali cartridge, weighs 72 pounds. The Frenchman carries much the same. including tent section and blan ket. but no waterproof sheet or hayer sack. Tim compafny cooking pots are divided up among the men. A drink ing cup and spade c'ompletes his rig out, which weighs, with rifle, bayonet and 110 rounds of ammunition, 72 pounds. The Russian carries only 68 pounds of kit. but then he has no blanket or waterproof sheet. lHe is only bur dened with 75 rounds of ammunition. which is fastened about him in some what clumsy fashion. So far as food is concerned thle ied coat, for ali the millions that are spent on him, really fares worse than his conscript comrades. With them biscuit and coffee or chocolate at 5 a. m. is the rule. Dinner Is at 12, and conlsists-and1 this is on mnnlenm vers, too-of soulp, meat. sailad and beer for the Germans. and one pinit of wine per man for tihe French. At 0.30 Is a supper of cold meat. salad, bread and cheese and more wine and beer. The Russian menu is varied with salt fish, but lhe fares weli on the whole.-London Express. Ameriean Lace Curtains. There is a general impression that all lace curtains are Imported, but it has been stated i'ecently by a dealer that 4.500.000 pairs of curtains are made annually byv the dozen large mills now operating ill the United States. It is only within 15 years. however, that fis has become the( case, the first mill having been opened in 1885 in this stat&. It was thuought at first that th~e lace pr:oducedl here could not equal the English in quality, but In a fe yeai's the~ American manfacil.turs wer-- ma~uking lace euir tains oif as fiue qua lity as the impoi't e .-- New York Tribune. Plow Early for Fall Whea'. It is especially important that the ground should be plowed early for fall wheat during a dry season. It is nec essary that the ground become com pacted before the seed is put in. If early plowing is impossible, accom plish the same results by dragging and harrowing until the seed bed is well flued. The soil moisture is then retained much better than when the ground is loose the roots of the plant become well established and are not so easily affected by hot. dry weather in autumn or freezing weather in spring. Infertile Egge. The average poultry breeder feels that there is too large a proportion of infertile eggs, and of course he blang, the breeder from which he purchased the eggs. In some cases, there is ru.-. questionably carelessness in sending out eggs. In some poultry yards, the management is so reckless that tke shipper does not really know whether his eggs are fresh or not, and, under these circumstances It is simply crim inal to send out an egg until it 'is tested, that is tested to see if lt-is fresh enough to go out. I have . - ceived eggs that were-elearly too old to have been sent out. If the manage ment of the flock is what it ought'to be, the stock is what it ought to be and the eggs are fresh, there ought not to be so much los as there generally is. I do not wonder that breeders do not guarantee their eggs. There are several reasons why .tids would not be practical. If the bredi er is not sure of the eggs himself,: of course, le does not want to guaranltee them. If he is sure of them, or rela sonably so, he can not take the te sponsibility of their care and miansil ment after they get into the hands'of the buyer. He can not always tr to the honesty of the buyer. If .-e eggs are to be hatched by the fueu*S tor, there Is chance for ruing.1 best eggs that were ever laid. e operator may be a novice; though t carefol novice does not ,ve so Mr trouble as the careless man who1 experienced. I have known incvj tors to be run at a temperature -a difference of 15 degrees every day41t would not be right to shoulder sponsibility for-such carelessn on the Mani dwho sold ti' eggs. lttfe more are at bot -ends: of line wo9d uee V gratifyng The Youag Colts. As a rule, on the farm likes the c Most ex perienced fame well-settled principles as to the. Ing ai t of colts. It is . ally thought best not to-f6eegraid to them; but we ob serve that a phectical farmer writes in a letter to aA exchange that It is no waste of ftoea to- give a young colt oats. but a genuine profit. "If the mother's milk is scant, or she is hard worked, and the colt cannot be fed often," says this writer, "then it is well to teach it to drink fresh, sweet milk. I have done this and the colt learned very readily to drink and be come a great pet, selling as soon as weaned for $100. But then there was soe blood, as well as milk in his makeup. Not allcolts are so tractable. A little one we have now, as black as Black Beauty and only a couple of weeks old, is as tame almost as a kit ten. and will come whenever I ;.o near him. If the colt is left loose in the stall with his mother, when about two weeks old he will begin to nibble at her oats in the box. Then fix a little box low dlown where he enn reach it easily and leep in it all the oats he will eait. He will not over eat but he will grow and grow and he an honor to the stable. "Above all things do not let a young colt follow the mother when she is working in the field or traveling. This wears him down more than one can feed up in a good while and it is a cruelty to the colt. A mare may travel 20 miles in a day plowing or in work of that kind. Why should the little colt do the same. It is an easy matter to separate the mother and( colt. the habit soon forms, and makes it still easier. It is well, too, to subject the young colt to tying, but he should be watched a little at first to see that he does not injure himself. A colt subjected to the halter and to handling is half broken."-Farm, Field, and Fireside. Ideal Pruning. The ideal prup~ng is that which comn-. meces in the nursery rows when the trees are 8 year *old and continued eahl year until the trees have served their usefulness in the orchard where they have borne fruit for many years. It is therefore an operation which commences with the nurseryman, and it is his office to see that the trees are symmetrical and with the limbs at the proper' distance from the ground. The best and In fact the common way with the majority of nurserymen is to remove just after they have started, the buds which are found below the point where the head of the tree is to b'e and other undesirable places. This is readily and quietly done by rubing off these young shoots or iuds with the hands. It may be nec essry to repeat this operation dur ing the first one or two seasons. The secold season, when the trees are transplanted, remove all superfluous limbs ilose to the body of the tree with -> shiarp knife. (lutting- black the of the previous year's growth. Th!s Is the time when the orchardist should receive the tree; yet It is common prac tice to wait until the plant M-3 at tained its second or third year. In any case, the year the trees are MIaIy et In the orchard. they should be A~ei I-"ded in, cutting to a bud which on 1Wght varieties will be left on the outSide, and on the more straggling tioeties is left on the inside. This -b.* sto form the new limb and tai' e"ce with its fellows in forting thelmain branches of the tree. If 'ne deO ligher-headed trees than thos*e whb the nurseryman has to furnish. hduiply needs to take up a leaier, sted at the head, at the dlswi'ed pohit:nd removing the lower branch es. year after the trees are plapte' should be gone over care fully, an 'a' Imb removed here or there, tbe..objet being to prevent rub bing f and to allow the top to be: re - . open.-Hone and Farm. . papI op Stables. -In my t elr o e e state I find -that t*ere little improve ment In- cow stables. They are . .tter condi tIon than 20' -ago. The time. has mustbea change. In ugs of many dairy ng. sa-l-. er because of d Por ly ventilated a m1posible to keep' the ilkgbs and not -1nst o&a Cows are foretC j ?. They are .ed Consequently Jitional'.wd ter quarter St'ables . can be kept . infected 'and and..conveni piortant plaip light. - Light h nes s ','.. I the aitaTY .disease ani build st Let thle'*th of the' s8 A made for," .from a8' the cold-air will xiot be forced down Intb the stable. The iron pipes a. sume the temperature of the air of the stable and are more effective in drawing off the foul air from near the floor than any other kind. The character o-e Important in a cow stable. It should he waterproof, so as-'to save all man ure and to prevent fermentation and consequently contamination of the air. -Cement floors with roughed surfaces are probably best, being inexpensive and durable. Brick answers very, well for flooring, provided It Is lal& on a firm foundation and the spaces be tween the bricks filled with cema~nt. The cattle should be made as com fortable as pcasible, and in my ex perlence I have found that swinging stanchions are the -miost satisfactory. The mangers should be openi so that they can easily be cleaned. I would advise partitions batwveen the heads of the cows, as this tends to prevent the transmission of contagious diseases. like tuberculosis. There should be no dark corners or dead spaces in the bairn, where (lust and trash can accu mulate. Walls and ceilings should be as smooth as possible, so that they can be kept whitewashed and free from dust and dirt. Good barns are not necessarily very expensive.-Dr. Leonard Pearson, in American Agri culturist. Farm and Garden Notes. Pick beans closely and they will bear longer. Never hoe or cultivate them when they are wet, as this causes rust. Asparagus plants are generally set too near together. The biggeyt stalks come- from vigorous plants set three feet apart and manured lavishly. Indirect manures are those which do not furnish the plant with food direct ly. but by freeing the plant food locked up in the soil are beneficial to crops. Weeds are usually intorduced in tim pure seed, especially grass and clover seed, and carried from farm to farm or scattered along the roadside by threshing machines. On the Pacific coast it has been shown that onions can be kept from sprouting if placed in cold storage. The bulbs are kept for .almost any length of time in fine condition. Linie may be applied to the surface of plowed land where it will work in of Its own accord. It is best put on a field In the fall. When applied to mowing land, spring applications are satisfactory. Winter and autumn irrigation are growing in favor. The land when thoroughly soaked during cool weath er is in better condition for plowi~ng the following season and needs less water during the summer. Common salt contains no essential elements of plant food and is conse quently of little value as a fertilizer. Occasionally some little benefit Is noticed upon Its application. This is probably due to its effect in liberating TO FREE AN ANARCHIST. HOW A WOMAN'S CURIOSITY UPSET AN INGENIOUS PLOT. Thrilling Account of the Attempt to Re lease Berkmann, Who Is Cenfined in the Allegheny Penitentiary for Shooting H. C. Frick Daring the Homestead Strike. The Pittsburg correspondent of the Chicago Record, writes as follows: Woman's curiosity-responsible for many things-led to the discove:y of the tunnel by which Alexander Berk man, the anarchist who shot Henry Frick during the~ dark days of the Homestead strike, expected to crawl to freedom. Had Miss Jenuie McCarty not been so curious to know something about new neighbors it is possible that Berkman. would now be at liberty. The western Pennyslvania peniten tiatry stands on the north back of the Ohio river in lower Allegheny. On three sides of It are houses, some of them being within 30 feet of.the prison wall. Sterling and Refuge streets meet at right angles at the southiistern cor ner of the prison. Miss McCarty lives on the corner of Sterling street, and almost directly opposite is a two-story brick house at No. 28. From a sentry's box on the top of the 35 feet high pris on walls officers of the penitentiary could look into the windows at No. 28. The house is owned by J. W. Langfitt, an engineer in the penitentiary. In the middle of May a man. giving bis. name as -Thomas Brown and his @dress as Chicago agreed to purchase the house from Langfitt by paying 10 cash and agreeing to pay the re in. installments of $250 every inqnth s. Of course every woman *t lghborhood heard of the sale , :to see the new latter were - four or gWqnan All-the fur --- w flewchairs,a8 some cots,. a was. always open. She was Mrst up in the morning in the neIght hood and the last to go to bed at and played the piano contin , If the postman.a r, the gro cer's e vegetables or the mili an .was delivering bottles of milk it was the same. Everything was handed to the woman through the window. The front steps and pavement w',re never swept, and the woman appeared to do nothing but play the piano, and her voice, a rich soprano, could be' heard all over the neighborhood. "Well, I don't know, but things look mighty funny," said Jennie McCarty one night in June while she and some neighbors were enjoying the music. "That piano wouldn't be going all the time if it wasn't for a purpose. I hon estly believe those people are building a tunnel wider the street to blow up the penitentiary." Langfltt, prison engineer, whdowned tile house, was sent for, and the day following the door was opened.. Warden Wright and the other prisoin oieers never allow themselves to be surprised at anything prisoners may do, but what they saw in this house dazed them. In the front of the cel lar was a closet about six feet square. In the bottom of the closet was an et: caation six feet long and two and a half feet wide. The hole led under the foundation of the wall and out un der Sterling into Refuge street. The tunnel was explored as far as the guards could go, but foul air in the hole drove them out. After making sure that there were no men in the tunnel the party ex plored the house. In a pantry on the first floor was found an ordinary blow fan, by which air was forced through galvanized pipe into the tunnel. At tached to the roll of the fan was a leather belt, and this was also around a large buggy wheel, between the spokes of whieh was a handle used to turn It. Each revolution of the whete1 caused the fan to revolve and blow air into the pipe. Tile latter ran along the roof of the tunnel, which at no point was less than two feet deep and wide. In the front room of the house stood tie piano. On the wall alongside of the instrument was an electric push button.' The wires from this also led into the tunnel. The latter had been properly braced, or shored, the wires ~eing neatly tacked to the woodwork holding up the roof, and the iron pipe also held firmly by hooks. An electric bell was found in the tunnel, and the reason for the existence of the push button was plain. The woman, seat ed at the piano, without stopping, could press the button and alarm the men working in the tunnel should dan~ ger arise. Over the piano was a large mirror and another w s at t'i wcman's back. Without turnihg her head she could see people coming along th'a street from either direction, and at the same time watch the sentry on the wall. But little furniture was fcund in the~ house. Cheap matting was 0:3 the floor ad a great quantity of cooke~d meat.~ in the kitchen. Tfhe dining moomi table was just as it had been left after a meal. There were six soup bowls, which had been used, and six kjpives and forks. This led to the belief that s!x persons were in the plot, and -that they had gone away hastily. Down in the cellar at the entrance to the tunnel was found a suit of elothes, in one of the pockets of which was a cipher letter. It was supposed to be a letter of instructions to the es Daping convict telling him where to go. Several experts P.gree that in the coM bination of Hebraic, Russian, German and shorthand characes there Is omething about the East 72d street elevated station and First avenue. NV_ body has yet been found who can read the cipher. - When it was found impossible to ex plore the tunnel from the Sterling street end because of the foul air which the blow fan could not drive ut, excavations were made on the outside. Men who have crawled in went over 150 feet parallel with the Refuge street wall, and the tunnel was easily found. After crossing Ster ling street It runs close to the peniten tairy wall. The latter is built on plies, which were cut with a saw and Jatch et by the tunnelers. The prison end of the tunnel was give feet from the wall and within 40 feet of the prison hospital. It terminated under a large flagstone, which wIRas over a thin.crust of earth and gravel about three inches thick. Between it and the prison proper was the large - prison stone pile on which convicts work. The flagstone was so wedged - In the earth that it could be moved p like a trapdoor sufficient topermit th. passage of a man. Nothing could be .effsI the convict to drope stones if he knew the the end of theP'amW, hole and puU he sOatton. be were missedand the stone wield an prsureB overeeme Berkmap tie evident . away. He at the earth nea2t seemed to be Ms feet When e e asked him aboat- it' 'e~ ~ erely uncoveringHeW *s j . canary. In that end of rard thereis plenlty Berkman gathered enougP t~a 0. m biruds. WASHINCTON NOMENCLRTURE.- ., (o President's Name in the Senate, s in Bos, Directory Full of Themt. In the Senate' there is no nee responding with that of any pe~ft In the House there are 'four-Aoans > Pennsylvania, Pierce of Tenneeee, Polk of Pennsylvania and Taylorio labama.. In the city directory of Washindt~on all presidential family names are re peated, and In some instances- tiu. 'hristian names. There are 14 John Adamses, two Fames Buchanans, one William Hen- & ry Harrison, one Benjamin Harrison, L3 Andrew Johnsons, seven James Monroes, two Franklin Pierces, one Fames K. Polk, 12 John Tylers, four artn. Van Burens, 13 George Wash.-. ngtons with no. middle names, and ne William McKinley besides the presdent. There are 18 Arthurs, 18 Clevelands, 10 Fillmores, one Garfield, 71 Grants, 20 Lincolns, a raft of Miadisons, Tay lors galore, Washingtons by the page and a number of McKinleys. Washington, Jackson, Lincoln and ~~ Garfield are the only presidents hon ored with public statues. Washing ton and Lincoln have two each. There is none of any i-ice president. Daniel Webster is the only cabinet offer and senator who has been so honored, for Garfield never took h.s seat as senator. i The army has one general. Scott. The navy has Farragut and Dupont The supreme court has one, John ~ - ay, first chief justice. The above list does not include the statues ini Statuary hail. The city directory of Wash'ngton always includes the president, not one of whom ever was or is a resident of the city, and the same is true of all cabinet officers, heads of departments. senators and representatives and all other officials, few of whom call Washington their home. Most visitors, and many who live in Washington, speak of Jackson square or park, forgetting that this, the most generally known square in the city, is Lafayette. The Best Way.. Castletoni-Whalt do you think! Here's a fellow who writes and says I borrowed $10 of him over eight years - - ago, and he wants the money' Clubberly-Whly don't you. write him hack and tell him it takes more than eight years to chatnge your di positon'~d-uck.