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THE ELECTION IN THE NATION. Democrats Gain a Number of Congressmen. Bs th Parties Claim Control cf the House- Roosevelt Elected by Twenty Thonsand. Washington, No vi 9.-The congres? sional retaros show large Democratic gains, mainly io Kew York aod North Carolina. Tbe Republican majority of 72 in the present boase is red need to SO, and probably less. Later retaros ?ill doubtless reduce this figure farther. Nev York State gives Roosevelt about 29,000 majority i which is one-te o th toe Republican majority io 1896 Great? er New York is tremendously D?mo? cratie aod all bat one of ils aew con? gressmen beioag to that party. There are scattering ?*ins sod losses elsewhere, but on the whole, the coco try seems to be Republican. Io the west the Republicans have profited by wheat and "imperialism" aod make apparent gains. The senate will have ao increased Republican vote-whether a majority or a continuance of the present plurali? ty it is too early to say. Washington, Nov. 9, l a. m - Chairman Babcock or the Republican congressional committee has just made : the following statement to the Asso / elated Fresss : While I am satisfied that the Repub? licans will control the house of repre seotatives io the 56th congress, it is impossible at this hour to indicate what our majority in the boase will be Dnoficial advices from western States snow that we have more than held our owo aod my conviction is that we shall control ch e house by a safe majority, probably not far from tbe. figures which I gave oat last week. Tbe figures referred to by Mr Bab? cock were contained io bis prediction tba!; tbe Republicans would have a majority over all of about-25 Since early evening Secretary Kerr of tbe Democratic congressional com- j mittee and a small corps of political stat iniciaos have been workiog oe re? taros received at Democratic congres? sional headquarters. To the Associated. Press, Secretary Kerr said at 1 o'clock : The Republi ~ cans have lost cootrol of the boase of representatives. We will have from 186 to 190 members and will organize the boase of tbe Fifty-sixth eoogress. The majority of the opposition will be from 15 to 20 over the Republicans and perhaps more. Oar advices indicate Democratic gaios in some of the States as follows : Alabama 2, Illinois 5. Iowa 1, Kentucky 3, Maryland 2. Massachusetts 2, Missouri, 2. New Jer sey 2, New York 6, North Caaolina 2, Pennsylvania 6, Virginia 3, West Vir giniia 1. This is a total of 37. Oce district io Delaware is doubtful with j the chances in favor of the Democrats *' In figuring a fain of throe io Vir? ginia, Secretary Kerr includes two dis? tricts which elected Democratic con? gressmen io 1896 who were unseated by the present boase. Charlotte, Nov. 8 -As a result of the elections io North Carolina to-day. the Democrats have woo the greater victory to the political history of the Slate. They have swept everything, electing a legislature - by an overwhelm tog majority, carrying their Stare judi? cial ticket aod electing six oat of nine ooo pressmen, with the probability of two others, who rao as populists, but who were supported by the Democrats Tbe elections, with one or two minor exceptions, passed off quietly There waa ao exchange of shots between whites aod blacks at ooe ward io Win? ston, bot without damage. A negro was shot aod wounded in Manoo, aod several bystanders in Ashe ville were shot aod wounded by a wild negro. Gov. Russell voted in Wil? mington, home place, aod left oo the afteroooo train for Raleigh. At Max too a party of red shirts entered his ear and told him that be ought to ride is a second class coach with the oe groes. Surprisingly large Democratic gaios are reported from every county Al a asnal thing the cono ties gaio from 400 to 1,000 over the ele 31 io o of 1896 The eastero counties roll up tre meodeoos Democratic majorities New Hanover, of which Wilmington is the county seat, is Democratic by over 400 In Edgecombe county the Dem oeratie gain was 2,300 . The Democrats elect tbe following congressmen : First district, Jobo H. Small ; Third, Charles R. Thomas ; Fifcb, William W. Kitchin ; Sixth, Jobo D. Bellamy ; Seventh, Tbeodore F. Klotta ; Niotb. W. T. Crawford. Atwater, Populist endorsed by the Democrats, is probably electee, io the Foarth district. Geo. H White, the negro candiste io the Seoond, is re? elected. R. Z Dinney, Republican, is re-elected io the Eighth district: Wade H. Harris. ?o 18S7 Mr. Tbomas McIntosh of Allen town, Tenn., bad an attack of dysentery which became chronic "I was treated by the best physicians in East Teuoessee with? out a cur?,''* he says "Finally I tried Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After using about twelve bottles I was cored sound and well." For sale by . J. China. FIGHT FOR RIGHT OF WAY Generai Young's Dashing Battle at Las Gu?simas Pass. TOLD BY TEE BUBOES OP THE DAY. Cavalry Lcd the Mareil on Santiago. Heavy Spanish Force? Across thc Front-Yonnsr Attacked With Odds Against Him - No Anibash. bat a Well Flan ned Battle. [Copyright. 183S. by the Author.] m. ,0 MUCH has been said about Young having fallen ' into an ambush at Las Gu?simas that it is necessary to go ?into details in or? der to show that .-such was not the lease. When tho ?J ?general gave his Ijlast orders to the f;chiefs of the reg iular squadron to ^advance along ?the main road to (Santiago, he waa in a position where he could point out to them the Spanish line, the main road leading to it, the general direction of the trail over the high hill and approximately the junction of the road and trail which was to be the junction of the rough riders' and the regulars/ column at the supreme moment of battle. As the rough riders had a difficult hill to climb, General Young gave them more time than he did the regulars. The squadron of the First regulars, un? der Major Bell, had the advance, that of the Tenth, Major Norvell, moving in support Captain Galbraith's troop of the First was to occupy the high ground between the regulars and rough riders and make connection between the two columns ac the same time. While waiting 20 minutes for the rough riders to gain time, General Young placed two Hotchkiss guns in sight of the Spaniards to draw their fire. Mean? while General Wheeler reached the front, and-General Young asked if he had any changes to suggest or orders to give. He called attention to General v Young's violation of rules in dividing forces in the face of the enemy. General Young said that he had thought of that, but in view of the situation assumed the risk. C eneral Wheeler had nothing further to say. Then the Hotchkiss guns under Captain Watson opened fire, one at 1,000 yards and one at 900. Finally the range was calculated at 950. The squadron of the First immediately ad? vanced, but the troops couldn't keep touch owing to the dense chaparral. In order to reach a ground where they could advance in line it was necessary to get within 500 or 600 yards in front of the Spaniards on a plain under view of the enemy. The first shell of the Hotchkiss gun was answered by a volley from the Spanish. Having fought the Cubans on that ground, they had perfected their range. A few moments after the firing began General Young heard firing away off to his left, and seeing that the ad? vancing regulars didn't answer it he concluded that it was directed against Wood's column, that Wood was up and engaged General Wheeler became uneasy when he saw that the advancing regulars did not return th? Spaniards' fire. Young told him that their silence was due to fire discipline. The regulars were not to pure, but to advance and secure cover. The Spanish fire became so hot Young ordered the Hotchkiss guns under cover; This had the effect of stopping the Span? ish fire. In a few minutes the Hotciikiss guns opened again. Captain Mills re? turned from the chaparral in front and reported to Young that the regulars were advancing and getting cover. Ma? jor Bell, leader of the squadron of the First, in advance, was instructed to push forward and get under the cover of the hill occupied by the Spanish, a point 300 or 400 yards on their front The regulars had to crawl through the unfiergrowth and -to cut-wire fences. They had wire nippers, one to every five BATTLE AT THE PASS. men. Shortly the regulars could be seen ascending the difficult hill. General Wheeler intimated to Young that he was overmatched. His three troops of the Tenth cavalry were close up in sup? port of the First. There was only ono troop held in reserve. General Young called Wheeler's attention to the firing on Wood's line, which indicated that Wood was advancing as fast as the reg? ulars. General Young ?aid to Wheeler that he had the utmosc confidence in success. Captain Wainright's troop of the First waa off on the extreme right of the regulars, followiug a road north of the main road which would turn thc Spanish left Wood's advance would turn the Spanish right, it seems from reports of General Young's aids that the Spanish flanks were tamed simul? taneously, and the Spaniards retreated in a rout. Captain Beck's and Captain Galbraith's regular troops formed a junction with Wood, and then the line of battle was contiguous from end to end, from Wainright on the extreme right to the left of the rough riders. The fight lasted about 1 hour and 20 minutes from the time the Hotchkiss gun first opened until the Spanish flanks were turned. There was some firing for 20 minutes more, but it all ended at 9:45 a. m. General Young sent orders np the line not to follow the Spaniards. The day was very hot. Hif men were very tired and were wet through from a heavy rain that had falle?, the night be? fore. The line was rearranged in the ex? pectation of a counter attack. The Spanish largely outnumbered the Americans af; Las Gu?simas. Their pa I pers boasted that 2^00 of their men j had checked the whole American army. Cubans asserted that the Spaniards numbered 3, Q00 that day. Other esti? mates placed it at 2,500. Young's total force was 96 5. After the battle General Young ad? mitted to Wheeler that he (Yoting) had made one mistake after all. He ?aid that that wa3 in the matter of deploy? ment as his column advanced. One troop had diverged, to the left instead of go? ing in direct. General Wheeler replied: "I have watched the game from start to finish, and i:! I had it to do over wonld not change oue iota of your plan. I nev? er witnessed a battle that was carried ont so entirely without change of plan. ' ' The only interference on the part of General Wheeler was to urge General Young personally to keep under cover. General Young is a giant in stature. His exposure that day, noticed and com? mented on by all, was not done fer bravado. He did it to set an example to officers and men who had never been under fire before. He thought that if they saw thsir general taking the nsnal risks it would have a good effect. General Young said to Wheeler that he had throughout the utmost confidence of success, adding: "General, if I had' lost this battle and still lived, yon would have my resignation. My object of fighting this battle was to get Las Gu?simas for the army's camp. " The total loss in General Young's command was 65 killed and wounded. The strength of the squadron of rough riders was about equal to the strength of the squaiirons of the First and Tenth cavalry present The rough riders lost eight killed and the regulars eight In the regulars Major Bell and Captain Birom were wounded. Seven out of the eight killed in the regulars belonged to the squadron of the First, which had the advance. The casualties in the regul?is' col? umn occurred at the beginning of the advanco, near a small church. Just as he wasr starting forward to lead his men in the rush for cov? er, while in ad? vance, Major Bell GE2i- YO?NG- u- * v was shot through both shin bones. On an average the mea in the regulars' column fired a little short of ten rounds each. This was due to the fire dis? cipline, in the fire discipline men are taught when to fire, to fire at the enemy only, under certain circum? stances, and the number of rounds to fire for a given purpose. Unlimited fir? ing is permitted only at the supreme moment. Seldom is there firing at will. The story of the ambush of tho rough riders wa? started by an adjutant of the regiment, who lost his head during or before the- battle and rushed back to Si boney, where he spread fearful tales of ambush and slaughter, stating that Colonel Wood had been killed. This man had formerly been a regular officer and was tsoon disposed of af ter the bat? tle. In point of fact, as soon as Colonel Wood re?-ched the top of the hill over which the trail ran he threw out an advance guard and took every precau? tion against enrprise. Owing to the dense bosh, reconnoitering was diffi? cult At 7:10 a. m. his advance pickets saw signs of the enemy. The line was then deployed in skirmish order and began to advance carefully. Firing began immediately. The Span? ish line was long. Wood deployed an? other troop on the right and left to ex? tend his line. Still the Spanish over? lapped both flanks. Two more troops were deployed on the flanks. Firing was heavy at short range, and on Cap ain Capron's front was terrific. Capron was mortally wounded. Finally Wood brought up his last reserved troop. The whole line advanced slowly, but steadily, forcing back the enemy's right The Spaniards were driven from their strong position among the rocks. They took position 300 yards in the rear. Wood's line advanced, and the battle again became heavy. For a short time the Spaniards north of the road, in front of the regu? lars, en:31aded Wood's line. The right troops of Wood's line turned their fire against them. This spirited assault of the regulars in front caused tho evacua? tion of L'he north end of the ridge. The junction of ?The rough riders and the regular? was chen complete, and it was a running fight until the Spaniards were beyond range. Major Brodie of the rough riders was shot through the arni while on the fir? ing line. Captain Mcclintock bad both bones of his leg broken on the firing line. Lieutenant Thomas of Captain Capron's troop was shot soon after the fall of the captain. General Young, the director of this dashing affair, is a veteran cf the civil war. At one time he commanded a brigade of dismounted cavalry in the Shenandoah valley. General Escario commanded the ?Spaniards an Las Gu?si? mas. GEORGE L. KILMER. St. Louis has oue church to 2,800 of population. New York one to 2,468, Chicago one to 2,081, Boston one to 1,600 and Minneapolis one to 1,054. HEADED FOR SANTIAGO. How Shaffer's Columns Closed In on Their Prey. LEADEBS AND MEN TELL OF IT. Tho First Plans Went Awry -Sup? plies Couldn't Be Landed Ahead of Consumption-Army Had t.*> Fijrht Quick-With tlie City In Sight, thc Cry Was. "Go at Them!" [Copyright. 1S9S. by the Author.] IV. EN. YOUNG'S victory at Las Gu?simas, June 24, had a decisive bearing upon the Santiago cam? paign. It showed the army that the Spaniards were not risking heav? ily in the defense of passes far out? side of the city. The American leaders believed that the Span? iards were in? tending to make a stubborn fight, in the vindication of their honor, at the gates of the city. The troops generally shared this view. It had been intended up to June 24 that Lawton's division take a strong de? fensive position north of Si boney land? ing, on the road to Santiago, that Kent's division encamp west of Law ion, while Wheeler's division would hold the road from Sibo:2ey back to Daiqueri, thus keeping up laud communication between these two landings. These positions, within easy range of the navy guns, were to have been maintained until all the troops, artillery, transportation wagons and animals, rations and am? munition were safely landed and dis? tributed. Tho adjutant general of one of the divisions, who was in a position to know the inside cf things, told me at Camp Wikoff that tho affair at Las Gu?simas forced the rapid movements of the a^my forward upon El Caney and San Juan hill. The capture of that position drew the army westward to Savilla, where there were excellent camping grounds, good water, room to deploy the divisions and to receive the Spaniards in case of attack. It was supposed by many of the general officers that the army would halt in that camp for some time in order to get up artillery and put the whole outfit in shape for an attack in the di? rection of Santiago. In spice of the efforts of the staff de? partment? it was impossible to land and transport supplies faster than the men and animals at the front consumed them. There was a lack of steam launches, lighters, scows and wharfs. The army never had a three days' supply of rations ahead. There bad been much marching and countermarching to get the troops into position, and it was very hot. Soldiers had no changes of clothing. All they had with them was a roll containing a blanket, in some cases a shelter tent, their arms and haversacks. Perspiration soaked their underclothing as though they had been in a bath, and the fre? quent rains drenched them on the out? side. The soldiers say that while they would not have minded this state of things ordinarily, yet, following their long voyage, it left no time for recupera? tion. The extreme heat and the peculiar odor rising from the soil affected their appetites, and they could not relish the coarse army rations, nor procure any? thing whatsoever for variety. Those who bad recourse to the native fruits, I especially the mango, paid dearly for it. The mango is a little larger than a peach, shaped like a pear. Its meat is coarse, like that of the pumpkin; its rind like au apple, thick and tough. The experi? enced Cubans warned Americans against eating mangoes, as they said they con? tained the germs of fever, but as they were very cooling to the throat some men, especially the volunteers, could not resist the temptation. While the army was strung along the Santiago road between Daiquiri and Savilla, the region westward toward Santiago was reconnoitered Just how complete these reconnoisancs were is a mystery. I asked the staff officers and division generals whether it was known beforehand that the approaches to San Juan heights were exposed to Spanish view and fire from their works on the crest, particularly the road and trail at the crossing of the San Juau river and its tributaries. I could learn nothing. The answers were, "I suppose that this was known afc army headquarters." The fact remains that on July 1 before the battle opened the troops found them? selves blocked in the road and in the beds of tho streams after daylight with? in view of the Spaniards and within range of their small arms. It was stated that a certain general, who refused to commit himself on any points likely to lead to controversy, ex? amined the region thoroughly and rec? ommended that trails be cut parallel to the main road aud on both sides of it. General Chaffee said that the region far south of the road to Santiago was examined with a view to making an at? tack upon tho Punta Gorda battery. The Punta Gorda battery was the first objective thought of after tho army set its face toward Santiago from tho east. This was the strongest battery on the bay and by taking it Sbafter's army would have turned Morro, and, in fact, captured the key to the laud defenses of the harbor. But the ground in rear was impossible for an attack. El Caney had been thoroughly recon? noitered as early as June 27 three days after Las Gu?simas, and three days be? fore tho attack upon it. All the partic? ulars as to approaches and defent>es were known at headquarters. There was a difference of opinion around headquarters as to the impor? tance of El Caney. General Shailer said, 41 We did not wish to leave it as a shelter for a strong Spanish outpost on the right flank of our line, "' when it should move forward against the high ground east and northeast of Santiago. General Lawton's division was to con? stitute the right wing of the assaulting force, and I learned from his headquar ters that Lawton W2s unwilling to hurl his division against the height assigned him for capture, leaving the Spanish in possession of El Caney close in his rear. It should he said, however, that Gen? eral Lawton believed he could take El Caney in half an hour, and other gen? erals, more especially Wheeler and Young, who had looked the ground over, said about the same thing. These opinions were based upon information gained before El Caney had been re-en? forced and strengthened. When Lawton came to attack, it was another matter. Wheeler says that he asked Shafter to let the cavalry division take El Caney, but Shafter said the task had already been given to Lawton, and he could not change it. On the 28th and 29th of June the whole corps moved forward from the Savilla camp toward Santiago, bringing up between La Redonda and El Poso. El Poso is a narrow defile between mountains. Before descending into the defile, the troops obtained from the tops of the mountains on either side of the road glimpse's of Santiago and El Caney with their defenses and of the moun? tains and valleys intervening. On the 30th General Shafter gave out his order of battle, which was to carry the San Juan and El Caney road heights, in order to bring Santiago city under his guns. From the highest to the lowest the soldiers said that the preparations for this attack were far from what they had expected, from what they should have been, in order to insure success and what they might have been after a few days' delay build? ing wharfs and roads and putting on wagon trains. General Shafter says frankly that tho preparations were not what he desired them to be, but the army, composed wholly of northern men, was in a hot and sickly climate, the rainy season was coming on, when tho already bad roads would be made worse, a tropical storm due at that time might drive the navy as well as the sup? ply ships far out to sea, and it was ex? pected that General Pando, with 8,000 Spanish troops, would join the garrison in the city. Under these conditions Shafter decided to force the battle at once. From that time' on until the begin? ning of the parley over surrender, the elements active or threatening, the im? petuosity of the troops, especially when they came within sight or range of the Spaniards, as well as the restless and unsparing energy of "Pecos Bill" Shaf? fer, combined to rush the army forward at a pace only compared to that of a hurricane. All this time and afterward until the American flag floated over Santiago the spirit of tbesoldier&was: "Let us go at them ! Let us go at them!" This is not to say that there was indecent haste, that the men were ready to rush head? long into disaster. The resuit shows that men of all ranks were prepared to go at the task in the deliberate manner set down for them in their instructions. They never for a moment forgot these instructions, line upon line and precept upon precept, and it was their coolness and self control which saved the army from horrible disaster and gave ita vic? tory when the turn of a hand might have precipitated defeat. The Spaniards said that the Ameri? cans violated the rules of warfare by cot retreating after receiving a volley from the enemy. This method of fight? ing is not set down in the American tactics. By going ahead in spite of and in face of repeated volleys the well trained regulars took tho Spaniards by surprise, quite as much as tho smoke? less powder and deadly accuracy of the Mauser amazed the Americans. Lawton had about 5,000 men for the attack on El Caney and the El Caney heights before Santiago. The.infantry division of Kent numbered about 4,500 men and Wheeler's dismounted cavalry about 2,500, making 7,000 for the at? tack on San Juan heights. Both columns were ordered to take their places on the night of the 80th for a forward move? ment. Chaffee's brigade, 1,500 strong, took the trail from La Redonda north to a point on the ridge east of El Caney blockhouse, followed by Capron's bat fl caw M ; Kihi I) OK BATTLE OK JULY 1. tery, while the brigades of .Miles and ^Ludlow marched by read from El Poso to the Ducourean Mouse. Lawton's at? tack upon El Caney was to begin early iii the morning. The divisions of Wheeler and Kent bivouacked along tho road between El Poso and San Juan river. Grimes' bat? tery, which was to co-operate against San Juan heights, tcok position on the knoll at El Poso. Capron's guus were to open on El Caney early July 1, Lyw ton's infantry to follow up by attack. Grimes was to wait until the battle was well at El Caney, then Lombard San Joan blockhouse and trenches. Kent and Wheeler were to hold their troops in column around and behind San'Juan crossing, awaiting orders. On the mor rosv the fates would decide. GEORGE L. KILMEK. Make use of time while it is present with you. It depends upon your will and not upon the number of days to have a sufficient length of life.-Mon taigue. ROSARY BEADS. S?key Were In Use Amonj the EixuScGS Before the Era of Buddha. The prevailing idea in regard toa rosary is that it belongs solely to follow? ers of the Catholic religion. But take away the cross that is hanging to the beads and we find that one must turu to the dim, mysterious east for tbs origin of the rosary, for it is among the tem? ples of India, China and Japan that the first sign of the practice is to be found. Ancient pictures of the Hindoo gods de? pict them with chaplets of beads in their hauds, and it is believed that this method of keeping count of their many prayers was in use among the Hindoos before the era of Buddha, or at least B. C. 500. The use of the rosary seems especial? ly suited to an eastern clime and to the repose of an oriental mind. The Bud? dhists are fond of using very smooth beads of glass, polished jade or coral, and it has been thought that the smooth, cool beads gliding through their fingers as they murmur the holy name for thou? sands of times help them to arrive at that state of holy abstractiaa from earthly things which is so much prized among the followers of Buddha. The favorite Japanese rosaries are made of polished wood, crystal, onyx and chased silver, and the Japanese Buddhists repeat in endless devotion "Narnu Amida Butzu" ("Save ns, Buddha"), while their Chinese "brothers have the blessed name "O-Mi-to-fu" forever on their lips. A rosary of very great size was recently brought from a temple in Kioto, Japan. The largest bead is about six inches in diameter, and the rosary entire is about 24 feet long. The huge beads are of dark brown pol? ished wood. They are hollow and have each a figure of a god inside the little shrine, which can be seen through a lattice of brass work.-Cincinnati En? quirer. FALSIFIED HER AGE. A Court Trial That Disclosed a Queer Phase of Kassian Society. Even in Russia, it seems, despotism does not go the length of forcing a woman to tell her age or of punishing her for stating it inaccurately. A cer? tain Princess Eugalytcheff was recently tried at Moscow and sentenced to life? long internment in the province of Olo netz for embezzling 140,000 rubles. After the proceeding in court had come to an end and after the noble lady had retired to the country for her somewhat prolonged rest from urban gayeties and temptations a too careful official discov? ered that among the papers in the case was the princess' certificate of baptism, and that she had changed the date of ir from 1847 to 1867. Instantly this grave crime was brought to the notice of the authorities, and the convicted embezzler was summoned to meet the charge of falsifying an official document. Then a curious fact was disclosed, and a sur? prising amount of light was thrown on Russian society. The Prince Eugalytcheff, who was cited as a witness by the prosecutor, said that whether his bride was 20 years older or younger than her certified age was a matter of absolute indifference to him. All * xiuld say was that he re? ceived the s*m of 3,000 rubles for giv? ing the lady his name, that immediate? ly after the marriage ceremony he pro? cured for her a separate passport, and that since then he has known nothing more of his wife or her private affairs. The jury gallantly declined to convict the accused princess on the "trivial charge about a woman's age," and she was sent back to her provincial exile. Princes evidently come cheap in Russia, and this is perhaps the most in? teresting bit of news in the whole story. -New York Times, J A Disastrous Ending. Two Detroit merchants were sitting on adjacent stools and taking a 15 cent lunch, when one asked the other if he consulted his.wife in his business affairs. "Can't do it," was the response. "I've tried it a dozen times a month for years, but it always winds up just about as it did yesterday. I asked her if she thought she could discuss a little matter of business calmly and dispas? sionately. She said she could, but had never known me to be able to do so, I complimented her sarcastically on her 'angelic' temper, and she at once ac? cused me of being angry. I told her that I was regarded among men as hav? ing a very equable disposition and that my employees called me Old Suavity. She called attention to the fact that her pet dog, that weighs about a pound, was called Danger. Then I told her straight from the shoulder that I de? clined to be made angry by her taunts and odious comparisons, but served pointed notice that I was going to have the respect due the head of the house. She laughed cheerily and declared that I was entirely too touchy. " "But what about the business confer? ence?" "Oh, I slammed the door and left" -Detroit Free Press. Ice Broke the Spell. There is a curious little tale about Captain Bagot, M. P. for South West ; moreland, which cannot fail to interest j those superstitiously inclined. It is said i that, some generations ago, a witch j cursed Levens Hall, the seat of Captain Bagot, and said that there would be no direct male heir to the estate as long as the Kent-the river which runs through ! the grounds-flowed Such has indeed ! been tho case, until in 1895, when, j owing to the severe frost, the Kent was, ; for a time, entirely frozen up, and a few i months afterward Mrs. Bagot presented ; her husband with a little boy.-London Graphic. How ? BasMal Man Got a Wife. Blusher is the most bashful man i j 8ver knew. " "HOWt on earth then did he come to i get married?" "Ho was too bashful to refuse." 1 Boston Traveler. } - i- ? ? ^mwm j The "White" runs light. The "White" j sews right.