MX CASTLE IN TUB A lit
If I coutd so bailoontmr,
And biui tha rhua U) afMUtit
I'd Journey to discover
My oasUa In tha air.
It stmiUs, thwt stutoly butktUitr, .
Beyond the yellow moon,
Where ttuihwuieu' bill cau iover
. omue,
Not area by bftlkxm.
Tna water-rate euUwtor
Ha eye It door In yaln, t .
l ,i run wuh s
No water, but rluuiiWKtwK
Its iwof. li.t been cou.nrwU!
80 very high and uvik
No kve-iaru cat, cau cltuubor thoro
- Vo frtghtvu goutta sleet,
My neltrhbor' hM can uew
Defy tha ifAnl wall,
Bvue thoro ara no uelKUboc
Or hen-coof uunr At all,
80 In th garden nodding,
la rich profusion grow
Tobacco trw and cauliflower,
And ros-w all a-row.
Ot could I muU my caatle,
I'd never need to thtufc,
Td never need to aerloMe,
And olotho luy drewm to Ink.
So when I'm not o busy,
111 blra a bl balloon,
And tail away with I know wboiu-
tioyoud taa yellow niouu.
The Iron
Assessor,
T waa iu LubU'u that tt
--JV i,u.iw.n.ul . lint vnu WiMI)
? never there; for 1 uo not
uiiNUU tbo LiK-blHu (xuti
which tinluy th trntn from
the Uoerliti station whljwe,
and which la visited by
thousand of summer Idler
In their outltuni In the
Spreewald. I mean tha Lualthoa o
twenty year ao, whera a atrauiMr
seldom appeared, and whera tho o.ily
connwtlon with tho city wa the post
watron. Tbo social center of th place,
at that time wa th Star, Willi Id
Hebe, Ernestine, somewhat ld. 11
true, but fleet-footed atlll. Hero the
younger generation drank their beer
and, now and then, their puueh. In
tha Star, 011a evening, sat together
civilian ami soldier la their com
fortable huutlti-jaeketa. An old or
fleer bad Just tiuUhed so tucredlble
a hunting story that no listener dared
venture a Bret word, wneu anativiuy
tha door opened, and th chief-Justice
an tared. Now the chief Justice ap
peared at tho Star only when some-
th rur of unuuiu uuiMrtanc n an uni-
penwl In LneblH-n. 80. after tho Unit
Kreetluira anme on au mut: -vnni
ta It Judge? Murderl Kuibexxl-tiietitl
Elopcmentr"
"All wronc. nentlemen. all wrong.
returned the Judge. "WorJ much
worn'! We aro to have au uunuirrkHl
aawMr: and kIikv tho new m
spread, the girls, under tho pretext
of calling on my Uiuik litem, huvo uut
Blven mo a moment' ieace. 1 he
wlao, rich, hnndtomo. fat, thin, tall,
short, blonde, brunette. nd what
not? OverwhelmiHl with tho ava
lancho of aucsUona, I have Jwt mini
ml to encHDO with my life ami
now. Ernestine, a ulatw of Imvt."
In a few moments tho Judgo lmil
recovered aniflclonUy to iwtb.fy tlw
universal curiosity aliout tho now-
comer. Ilerr von Koliltmuiii. tlij
newly-appointed assesHor. had Wit
Introduced to him as a hltfhly-Klfted
Jurist and accomplished gentleman,
whoso only w-akins lay Ut his bt-lug
a sworn woumn-lmtir.
It waa a chilly March evening wlin
the long form of Assessor vou ham
baum sprang from tho city stage. Hit
was a man of about :. with closely
cropped light hair, a long, curly, red
dish beard, ruddy complexion, and
merry blue eyes. Ills flue, well
featured face awakened confidence,
and Its owner would have bad some
claim to positive beauty, bad ho not
been so thin. II went directly to
ward the 8tar, where ho hod nlremly
ordered rooms. Ernestine, In hi
freshly-starched, snow-white apron
stood with beaming face In the door
way to greet the new guest, who ti4-
turned her welcome ' with a bnlf-s:ip
pressed exclamation, and an ntnlil
"These ofticlous olil women r
A few hours later, around tho long,
old-fashioned table of tho Star, wax
gathered a laughing company. Not
In the least wearied by his Journey,
Kahlbaum was brimming over with
wit and good-humor, lie related
tory after story, and proved himself
not only a clever speaker, but alo-
what Is much more rare a charmuig
listener. As the company aiimratcd,
It was universally agreed that the as
sessor was a valuable addition to their
gatherings. The married members of
the club knew not how to excuse
themselves to their better halves for
their late return, except by souinllnjt
the praises of the new arrival. Anil
so among the mothers of the little
city curiosity waxed strong, and
through the dreams or many a re
spectable dame hovered the fuco of
the woman-hater.
But Fran von Kesselsohrciilr, the
colonel's wife, could find no sleep, al
. though her enthusiastic husband had
long since yielded to the poppy god,
No romantic fancies filled her head
however. Was she not a daughter of
practical England? Persistently her
mind returned to tho new assessor,
Berr von Kahlbaum, the woman
hater, should be summoned before the
wives and maidens of Luebhen.
Maud, her dear sister, to whom she
had been a second mother, wns near
ly 25 years old. She ought to marry
Perhaps the assessor might be the
husband for Maud. And the little
fran fell asleep with a murmured,
"Yes, that will do."
The next morning the colonel had
scarcely scrambled on his tall brown
Lisa to ride to his green lads on the
parade grounds, when Btabillnsky,
private, gardener, and erraml boy, re
eelved orders from his nilstrewi to
rm himself with the market bnsket
Stabllinsky prepared woiidorlngly
to execute so unwonted a commission
He laid aflde his blue apron, and a?
he squeezed himself Into the sotno
what narrow livery of hU prciliw
sor, he gave vent to his bewlldennein
In the purest Idiom of his native field,
Then he grasped hastily the brown
market basket and his brond-brlmmed
hat, and was ready to follow his nils
tress. Frau von Kesselschmidt hastened
fo the weekly market, Htablllnsky fol
lowing at a reHiMK'tful distance.
Strangely enough, tha little woman
had no eyes for the display of fresh
vegetables, or the fat woodcock; her
looks were fixed on the last bouse on
the main stroke, while Htablllnxky
gazed at the pretty country girls from
the Spreewald, and bashfully ex
changed with one or another a silent
greeting. Suddenly the Utile cloud
vanished which had gathered on her
forehead, almost hidden utuler the
curly golden locks. A mischievous
smile curved her rosy lips enough to
show the gleam of da.ilng white
teeth. From out tho carefully "watched
house, with a bundle of papers under
his arm, had Just appeared an elderly
gentleman, whom we recognize as the
chief-Justice. Frau von Kcssidschinidt
walked toward him, and stretching
out her hand, exclaimed cheerily,
"Good morning, Judge. How bit
Paula and Enm this morning?" These
were the fvvo unmarried daughters of
the Judge.
SIlcb the death of his wife, many
years Imforo, tho chief-Justice had led
a very secluded life, Frau vou Kcsk
elschmldt was the only lady upon
whom ho called. He would gladly
have .stopped to chat with her, but
the case of Kaiser versus Meyer wiih
called for 11 o'clock; It was already
Jate, and uever In his whole life had
-.in
4
j he kept a oc.so waiting. With a wo.
umu a reily wlU rrnu vou ivcei.
ncluiiMl had guessed the tltouunt or
tin Jmlii She explained that her
erisinl Iml her iu tho nolghborlhMtl of
tlw omt'thoto, as she cotdd ttttd
what slio wished at Ihe miirliet. Then,
iu If by chance, aftr couip'ntulitg of
hot huslmud'k latv hours, she mcii
tlonvd tb new assessor. Hot btt
biuul had sold so imn-h aUiut him
that she tuvist kuow him, coM what it
might.
"That will Ik a haM task." ex
claliued tha Jttdgts "for Kahlbaum Is
a sworn woman-hater."
"Not m harl as you think, my dear
judgo, if ywu will ouly help
And tlw little Frau lmked half.
hesetvhlUKly, half sffetloimtely at the
Judge, Ulllll ll WlslUHl IU HIS HUtKWt
heart Kalor versus Meyer to the
devil.
Frau vol KesneliH'hinldt saw that
hIi had wmi her oliit,. Vlw now bus
tlly .explained- to tho Judge that be
was b stlv the usual complimentary
dlimiT ta his new H.wlstaut at his own
houv, UtsttMut of at the War. and
that ho whs to Invite ladles to he
present. All olijivtluns wer ov
ruled, oik after anthir, by the iwv
Into llttl KiiBllxhwoiiHin, who offered
to furnish menu, dishes, and servants;
and flunlly tho Judge gave a nduetaot
consent. At the very door of the
urtdnm they agrsd vm a list
of guests, eight ladles and eltiht sen
tlemett. ad Frau vou KesiM-lscbiuldl
arranged matters so skillfully that nil
formldahK rivals to Maud werw omit
teil. -
"The prlniiml thing Is, however, my
dear Judjio." 'and with mis tno cn
versathut closed "that the nsser
shall havc uo suspicion that ludks
are to appear at this dinner. I win
answer for their secrecy, If you will
malortnk a similar, but oven more
difficult; tank with tlw gentlemen. And
now gool-by, my dear friend. With
a rhsrmlns smile she offered lsth
lunula to the judge-they suhh! Iu the
Mitranco hall of tho court-nntiswwio
raised. thtm with nmeU confusion to
his Up, not noticing that tho parties
to Kaiser versus Meyer, Who iwm
hen waiting already a half hour for
hi in, ww watching tlie oiraUw
from over the Italustrado.
That very evening, on his return
homo, tlw Judge found that Frau von
KcKsentchuildt had spent the after-
ncHin with his daughter Etna and
Paula, who presided him with ths
menu tor the luimrtant event on
ths next day the six ladles were In
vited and tmund over to sllwiut. on
tlm third day c.itne the dinner.
Frau run Kesselschmidt hail orders!
Iter Iswutiful china and cut gma car
riml to the Judy's. Stablllnsky, with
a ulnnl waiter, was to sene, aim on
this ou anion U was to wesr the a.ilit
livery f lite Kstdsehmldths. Hut
alas! tbl was Altogether too small.
In vain Ud the tiillor lt out to tuelr
full extent the seaiu of tlw blue
frock and the velvet bre-cho. They
were still very siwdl. The faithful
servant, however, squeezed and twist
wl himself Into tho uncAinfortahl Kitr
ments. Th black-nnd-yellow strlisd
vest waa 110 lnrr than friwk mid
hreechea. Tlw bhssl msh.xl to his
broad faN. Ills head was bursting.
Hut what mattered It to him? IUd
be not feel so much the cooler fr hi
long whit stockings and bis broad,
patent leather shoes?
Tho r nests were assembled, at the
Jifilge's. bnt the huutm !)! not ap-
tear. They Jokra anil lamruci ntHiui
the iswr ft-lhr.v, but two pimple were
uot ipiltei comfortable: th Judtje. w ho
could not forest now Katiitmuin
would tak the surprise; and Ktnbll
Insky. who was In a condition border
ing uiMtn apoplexy. Huddeuly a ring
at the bell. All wns silent.
"Herr Assessor von Kahihanin,
urglcd Ktahllluskr, and at the same
moment the long torn of th iswwr
apsnret In the doorway. Thinner
than ever bo looked Iu his closj-Mttlug
evening , stilt. ,
Kahlbanms forehrad dnrkcnetl nt
the slifbt ts'foro hi 111. lie took a Imlf
otep bnckward, but immeillately bis
jmd brwHllPg coniiU!ret. no greeteo
formally the host and bis dnuKbters,
showing himself a master of knlshtly
wairtesy; and altlinugh I he pail fel
lowship that made hint snch a ravor
'to among men Is forbidden among
ladles, bo was soon acknowledged by
ill to b exceedingly attractive.
Dinner was served. The assessor
wns oblltrrd to bike out the d.-tuvhter
uf his bout, but Maud was seated at
his left band.
Maud could scarcely bo called re
markably pretty. Hut her bright,
round face, with Its halo of golden
hair. It great, clear blue eyej, dear
little Htuib nose, and fresh, rosy
mouth, waa truth and franknona Itself.
Htm was of medium height, with n
round, graceful ticure. The nssts'ir
1ld not seem dlsideawd with his
neighbor, aol as he spoke English
fluently, before the oysters bad dls
apismred a lively conversation had
sprung up lietweon them, nlthouuh
Krna waa-not neglecbsl.
When MtabllliiHky, red as a cliciry,
ipsar-l In tho dwrway with the
mt-tu!tcn, was he careless ubout
iho threahold of tho strange house, or
did ho Htnmhle In his jjreat shoes?
However this nuiy be, with a fearful
jrash, followed by a second 0110 sug
gestive of distant thunder, there lay
liie five foot four Inches of Stahlllnsky
unong the fragments of the shattered
turts'ii. High over hint splashed the
saves of soup, fhero wus a unlvtr
al outi ry.
"My best tureen!" rose, to tbo lips
;t Frau von , Kesselschmidt. lint a
ivariilnir gluuco from her busbund
liroiigbt her to hwself. Htablllnsky
lid uot stir.
"For heaven's sake, get up!" cried
Colonel von Kesselschmidt
Stubilinsky went so far as to raise
his head with no appealing look, but
remained as tint ns if nailed to the
door. Tbo consternation of the com
;nny waa Indescribable. The tiswwsor
done remained unmoved. He could
hardly repress a sarcastic smile us
ho murmured under his breath, "For
unto every sin coineth its own pun
ishment" The ladles lind atoned for
their deceit
Htlli Sla't'liiiMky did not move. Maud
voiced the tlioiKfh ft ull when Fh'
t,ti!!,!'1 to Miggest that the peer boy
nlelit. hav" li 111-t liliim il'. S'i! wii:
'hi only one who had a word of pity
ior tno rmttiriu w, i;nt wns
soon relieved of oil anxiety; for as
fha seivnnts ruhrd In with cloths to
Iry the Ibsir. ftlahlllnsky, with one
(rent Hiring, (llsapHui'ed His euhi
.ivory wns never made for such a
tfniiii tin be had given It In tils full,
ind showed, in conseipieiici1, opculiiKH
Mtilcb Stiilillliii'ky would not for his
llfo havo exfiosed to tho gu. of the
ompany. Like Moltke, bo.niid 'skll-
rully made his retreat at. a moment
ivhen th enemy alutitlon wus, ill-
verted.
Dinner was followed by dancing.
Tho nswwHor shrugged his shoulders
ind loolu-d for his hut. but Maud,
who leiirly loved to dunce, kIiiiiccnI
besetitrhliiKly nt lil 111. lie hoHltuhd a
moiiieut, and then said: "If you are
willing, Miss Carilngton. nnd if you
,vlll excuse my lack of skill, I will
:hidly lniiee with you."
Tho at ruins of a polka filled tlw
room, ana tno whole company stood
ipeflchlcHM as the niwessor, the wonian-
hater, stepped out with Maud to
lance. It was easily seen that be was
imicquainted with the most approved
forms, but with perfect cooliuns he
lint Ida arm around his little friend,
plucod her hand at his back a cus
tom not permitted In the best society
-and Blurted off. The lookers-on
ould not refrain from smiling, and
1 wicked little snb-lleiitennut ex
claimed as he let full his monocle:
"Ton my word! It looks ns If a soda
wafer were dancing with a maca
roon."
Kahlbaum scarcely noticed the at- J
teiitlon which h hud excited. Ho
was now fully occupied Willi the
pretty youug girl, who waa muunuUig
to make herself very ngrmibht to
him. Where wera all his well gieuud
oil principles ttk'Mhist women in gen
eral and marring In particular ?
Why wns this woman different from
all others? He pressed tho sort, White
hand more vlosely w hint. Maud
tittered a cry, Th ator looked
down at her, and seeing how pule hIm
was, led lii-r to nit adolnlng room,
placed hw III a chair, and hastened
to bring a glass of water, Maud's
sNter and tli bostins were issm at
In side, overwbeliuliig her with quo,
tlons. 8he nnsweitHl ouly that she
wns not well, that alio would iiko to
go homo.
U11 their, way homo, Maori refused
any explanation of her sudden fnlut
nesw; but one In her chamber aloiio
with hep slstr, great tears gatlitrel
hi her blue eyes as she threw her
arms around her sinter and stain
nieitnl: "Now I kuow w hy ho hale us, -why
he has sworn never in, marry. He Is
n crlnMe.-he wenm a splint at I1U1
back."
Fra't von Kesselschmidt liaiketl at
her sister Iu stsHvhless aiuaKemeiit
and tvniod automatically: "A splint
-at his backf As Maud went moiv
and mora bitterly, however, shs trbH
to awaken another train of thought:
"Why. my darling little sister, sure
ly so sisin you cannot liavw "
"Hut I felt It." sobtK-tl Maud. "He
Is a cripple. He laid my hand nt his
back as we danced, anil then 1 -1 rctt
.-(lis splint It is frightful. Iw will
never marry, and 1 I she hid
her fne on her sister's shoulder.
inning ttiln sceus, Kuhibauui lay
iiihiu a sofa in his coiofortnuie ro.011,
biowing thotiBhtfully Into the air blue
linns from bis Havana. Huddctily lie
exelalnioil with a somewhat forced
lanifh: "What a fool to go back on
all your theories! At though alt
women-folk were not of tho mate
hysterical, futtbless set. Miss Carllug
toii sHms tvumuinble, yet she Is Jtud
like the ret. Away with them alir
Fran von Kesselschmidt, Maud, and
the aswwsor passed a restless n la lit.
The first fell asleep toward morulig
with a satlstlisl smllo and her favor
ib "That will do," on her Hps, Maud
hail, Indeed, soon fallen asleep after
the excitement of the evciilint, Imt she
was toruieiiUHl with frightful dnants,
Kahlbaum. after a wakeful nlkiit.
left his hiHisA la th gray llirht of
nrly dawn. Just as the long-drawn
tonm of the reveille smmilet through
the slumbering city. Ills head was
heavy, he felt oppressed. He knew
that. In spite of bis nliiht's strnggbs
a chamtN w hich twenty four hours
More ho would hav thought Imixm-
slble, had taken place within htm. and
ho sought Iu nature to regain Ida lost
elf. In vain. Ha heard on all sides
Iho tender love-song of tho wild dove,
and shutting bis cars, ho found him
self watching thoughtfully tho grace
ful springs of two soulrrels cbnslng
each other from branch to branch.
"Why not dare auch a spring ami win
that hnpptnoHM so dear to the poet?
fan It bo wholly Imaginary? No, no,
hr gon,l, true eyes" And with
these word be ItKhted a cigar and
walked thoughtfully back to bis
rooms.
A soldier's house I early nstlr.
While Knhtbnum was wandering
atsuit Iu the park, making gtod res
olutions, Utile Frau von Kessclm-huihli
was sitting tH'fore Iter dek writing to
each of the Indies present at the din
ner of the previous use, Thr was
to uo a bail at the Cosmo 011 the fob
lowing evening, but she Invited them
to drink coffee with her Unit after
mstn. Ileforo 10 vVhs'k, Stahlllnsky
ruturueri with the accept. nice of all
tho In .Ilea and the assurtuice from the
baker that the hiovltahtn crenm-cako
should 1st at baud punctually at 5
o'elisk.
At 4 tho ladlea began to arrive.
These goaslpbig little assoiubllea were,
in truth, a arfct horror to our little
KiitfllHh friend; but making a virtue
of nicoshNy. she tried to entertain her
guests as well as she could. .Maud
iltd uid apisttr. Her presence . bad
been forbidden, under tho pretext that
site needed rest if she lutouricd to be
present at tho Casino ball.
The usual fai cy-work had Iss-n
brought forth, tho scnant glrl ques
tion had tMitti exhaimted, the sister of
tlm mayor's wlf a hail been iiiiiiiiIiikmis
ly condiinniMl foe tho capital crSuio of
smoking a tigaiotto in her garden,
grout lireuiii-M hud already appiHtml
In the enko Imaket when Uie hostess
took advantage of one of those rare
pauses Iu tho conversation to remark
carelessly: "Ijnlles, Wi need no
loiiKer wonder why tlm asstv Is
such a woman-hater, ami why bo has
foresworn marriage."
ily tlit'tr iirer and Instant attejtton,
by their "ah'a" aud "oh'a" of astim
Uliiiieiit, It was evident that the la
dles, one and ail, had given limn and
thought to the solution of this riddle.
"Yes," continued Frau von Kesscl
schmldt, "behind his hatred for us
lim a sorrowful atory."
"Probably an e.wly, unfrtuiinto
lovcvalTalr," nmiarked tho iMisUoaa
ter's wife,
"Not at all, my dear friend," replied
tho huxtes. ",No! Kalilbnuiu 1st
cripple,"
"A cripple!" came iu unison from
the circle,
"Yea, and therefore lie cannot and
will not marry." '
Erna and Paula, the elderly daugh
ters of tho Judge, dropped their eye
bashfully.
A moment of painful slliwce fol
lowed. And It was only when the
little frau waa positive that Interest
In her newa had reached the highest
pitch that she continued: .
To, Clio poor fellow ha something
wrong with hi back. He wear a u
lmil' splint You cao euslly aaaure
yourselve of tho truth of my atato-
iiinitt tomorrow at the ball, if you will
ask Kahlbaum to duneo with you In
tho cotillon. As ho guides his purtuorj
tho support can easily bo felt"
The ladicM protested Indignantly,
but each to herself resolved to under
fake a Journey of discovery uimn tho
biwrk of the poor inaa at the very tlrst
opiKirtunlty. ,
The next evening found r prctKmla
tives from every house in town wend
ing their way toward the Casino.
Kvon Kahlbaum, yielding to his de
sire to sisj Maud once moro, Johu-d
inn merry tnnmg. Tho meeting bo
twwsn tlio two wo sotnowhnt con.
stiMlmed. However, Kolillnum thought
uuu in Dan-urea and pink rosea,
with her perfect shoulders and soft
eyes, a thousand time prettier thuu
before; and ho dovotod himself with
such success to hor entertalnnumt
that alio soon forgot tho iron apllnt
and even tho danco which she dearly
loved. A brilliant polka brought the
thoughts of both hoc to tho ballroom.
and offering hi hand without a word,
he plunged with her boldly, yes, even
wiih inspiration, into tho whirling
ma,0. -
Ah! tbero It wa oiraln. tho fatal
Iron!
Maud grew elkhtly nalo. but con
trolled homelf by a Violent effort.
After tho dance, Kiihlbainn left the
ball-room, but lu the nauso before the
cotillion, ho returned to seat himself
in tho circle besldo Maud. He had
dutormlnod to try bis fata during this
vory aance; nut, in so aetorintnlng,
ho had reckoned without tho coffoo-
party of Frau von Kwetsehmldt
It was during tho verv first fltrnre
that tlio gmioral' wife, a thin, faded
nuiy or uncertain, ae. , duoliled tb
mako upon tho ossesMor the experi
ment mrggmtcd by tlio clover little
Bngllsh iwoviian. 'Beareely had they
taken tho. first ships when Kahlbaum
became suddenly awaro of a nervous
hand scrabbling up and down bis
back, amd beating a regular tattoo on
his splual column. At first, ha paid
little attention to It thinking that U10 .
... .. , .I...... 1
gisHl lauy luusi wti vacessneiy uerT
mis. Hut the Investigating tnitoo be
came more and more bitetiso, Now
Kahllsiuui had the iiilsfortuue to bo
so ticklish that the outstretched flnur
of a signboard neurty Uinnv him Into
convulsions, For soma time ha eon
tivlled himself, but flually he begau
to wriggle ami twist tinder the merci
less hand of hi paifnior, lit face
bomiu to twitch ciuivulslvcly.
Frau voa Kowtclscluuldt had
wauinM tho fliitt expisiiuont with
evor-lucre.isflig"' lnlert and alarm,
ami a slut realised tha outcome, even
without the sinking hstk of the gen
enil's wlfi slit iu tirnit red aloud,
"Poor Maudle!"
Meantlma tha osstwsir, wiping tha
dniis of moisture from hi brow, had
led hl,paruKr(JJier chair and was
turning toward hi own place In the
circle; but alas! between, , him , Mid
Maud stood tho mayor's wife, who,
wi'.h a gracious smile' bade him . re
turn to tho diinet. thtly a few turns,
and again commenced the same tor
turing groping. Ily the most lucnslt
bla turnings and twisting tha poor
man tried .ta escape; but the mora he
twisted, tlw more determined grew
the search uf his portlier. Thu may.
orVwIfa, abrlHl in her cotiscten
tioiis examination, paid im ntioutlou
to tha pMHilUtr iiiirt einonts of bef
partnbr: tha whole company, on the
I other hand, we-, remarking iuhiu tlm
I extroordlnncf lsd,avlor of tha mrw
assessor. Tny wtilsvend that he had
taken too nioeu- wtua, Maud was In
despair, And her Mister resetted tho
cuiTou- part j- 'from the . bolumi of her
Heart, . ,.
No sooner Inul thl elty mother,
overwhelmed with grief at her dU-
covury, let the poor victim slip from
hor arm thaa ha ww claUued by Ui
iswunaster wle, woo, uudauuted
by tha general Indignation at hi te
havlor, offered hvr baud to put him
again to th tost
It was a try tug position for the uu
fortuiuita man. llu felt that lw was
Die object of universal attention, that
a catastrophe awaltis) him. 8HII, be
would not be ruilo 011 the very first
evening of hi entrance l ito tha best
siH'Urty of Luatibou; so he took with a
shiver the proffered hand. The or
chests struck up a noisy galop.
Kahltiauui had but one rislro,lo git
this frightful d uice Into the past and
returu to Maud. Ho whirled inaily
Into the crowd. Away went tha Uu
gei at tho same uuuueut, up aud
down, up ami down. Hwtlde himself,
tha poor fellow excialuiwl, "please,
please stop tlckttiig mo!" At that
vory Instaut tha noisy music, which
had been merely tho pMuda to the
.liiueo. whs hushed, aud the winged
words ihIiixhI through the ,hall. ,
A uioimail of omlnou lleiicH A
burst of la ighter." Tin "issttmlistcr'
wifo thought bent to faint. llpci
confusion arose, In which Maud took
reruifo with her sMer. who wrung lo r
hands In despair. Th Innocent vic
tim, as white ns a klui't, staggered
Into a sldtvroom, whom he was alsmt
to sink exhausted on a sofa, wheti
ho heard the voht of the mayor:
"Sir, your behavior of this voufng
glvi you uo light to linger Iu Iteso
room. I must earuisnly
Kahlbaum tttrued: "Wlmt liupu
ttonrel Who gave you a right to crtt
hixe my behavior without knowing'
my ulHlvlr,
"For the personal Insult, J'ou will
give mo aaUsfacilon later. Now, 1
command you to leave the house Im
tiustlttteiy,' answered iho mayor hi
exeitinl ban4.
Tho assessor Iss'aiue still paler, nnd
whir know what might have hap
pened, f Colonel You Kesseistiiutidt
inul not rushed into the room,
"Hohir bo cried to the two angry
men. "The nsm-ssor Is Inins-eMt A
misunderstanding. A wiw r."
"A wager?" demanded Iu utilsou the
mayor and the assessor,
"Yt a wager," repllinl tlje csdmicl.
"Let me get my brth audi will tell
you all nlwut It" With some hl
taUon ho wmliuuisl: "ttonaHiian told
the ladl tl'iit Kntilbuinii was a crip
ple, aud they laid a wuger that they
would find out thl very evening
whether ho reully vera au Iron splint
at his back, as wu pjHrtod. Prob
ably our frioid iur U souiewiut
ticklish, but he' uot to blutue for
that."
This account was lutorniptisl by the
cry of tho mayor, "1011, too, iieu
wigr and tho exclamation of Kahl
bamii, "I, a splint at the back!"
"Yes, dear sir, a spllnt-thiit Is, a
Uttlu one, but tluit Is not your fault,"
ri'snnied tbo colonel.
"True. fclghed tho mayor, "he can't
help that"
"Tho devil! I haven't any spliut ni
my bock!" shouted the angry nss.ssor.
"1 am as sound and strong as you ire.
Who started this Infernal nonsense?
Who "
"Hut the mnycr' wife, pardon uie.
dear madam," the mayor' wife pod
ded sadly "the mayor' wife has ac
tually felt It Just let me see!" and
the colonel made a siidilcti''grnb al
Kahlbaum' back.
"Yes, but what I this than? Here
Is the splint!"
liotid mug the dear laugh of the
assessor. He reached miller his cent
and suddenly drewifortli-a' key of
eidiMsal dliiieiiHloiis. ' ; '
"Hero Is tho t-pltut, geti.tIeiiieu.M ,
Bewildered ll.tlil Hpmi'ii'C.n, lllCV III
gBsted at tlio assi"ssor'a house-key.
which certainly, 11s far lis slao was
coitcerneil, would havo done honor to
the tertiary period. , ,J'.
When Kablbaum had c watered his
laughter, ho explaliKMl that it waa ap
old student habit of his to have his
servant fasten hi house-key Into bis
vest girth, before ho loft homd; 'Ki-s-solschmtdt
who had, more,, thnu -half
bi'lloviHl tho tale of yho splint ww
Joined heartily In the dnsesstr's laugh
ter. Hut tho n-gyor sllppod quietly
away .with his iKMlwig.- nfer' having'
shakeu hands with Kalillituin, It was
left with Kesselschmidt to ; make
further explanations to the company.
Those were received with tlm kixnit
appreciation. Only those most closely
coucot'tiod In 'the alTiilr did not feel
(julto sallstied with thl unexpected
solution of tho' mystery. ,
"'
Tho next morning, the whole city
knew of the enuiiu'eincnt of Maud and
tho "Iron assessor." v, 1
whratToiT b iilo bp" p e kd!
Our farmers are so out of conceit
with both wheat and .shcip that they
may not take kindly to Die suggestion
of disposing of one to make moro of
another. And yet It to clearly appear
ing that wheitt Is an excellent feed
for sheep, and If one can find a fair
price for mutton, the wheat can be
marketed with the wool on,, a H were.
Tho linglleh have been experimenting
with several grains ' to 'determine
Which are boat for getting sheep Into
condition, : 1 m '
Tho olllclal report aluwa, -that,
though there waa small difference, be
tween tho grains, t'io actually ulglu
ost result wns got with' wheiut, .but
both oats, and outs with linticy;' iif&r
ly approached It whilst barley given
alouo showed a less favorable result
and wheat with oat the lowest of all.
It would apiaur that between food a"
so nearly approaching one another lu
chemical composition as these, the
difference In llvo weight obtained are
llkuly to be small, but that tlio mix
ture of oats and wheat' Is no)- so suit
able; while to ' the ' rest barley
given alone Is 'hardly so good' a food
as the other. A regards whont, the
experiment prove that this moy be
both aafely and profitably used for
fcoultig sheep. For tho third year In
succession wheat has beerj tfled, and
each time has shown Very good r
ulf. S. F. rBfcraJ Proa.
A Case That Startles
a Scientific World.
Covered in a (Jrave for
Two Months.
I lie HiHly tlicu Jhiir I i, Sch'iiiifii' (Skill
' - 'Applied.' Ul'turu to" ih Litud
. of (ha Mvliig.
v-il, .
Nevailrt.'tMllo, U'iutar &lh. Some
tlino diitlng thl curly summer tlw
ipiestloit of being' buiind allvs and r;
miilidug (u Unit t'oiiilltlon for a perhs)
of two mouths, -according to tlm pi ou
nce of , the India fakirs, wits dls
cussed .with considerable force and
t'nvor IU aud ubout thl little village,
when It wns suggested that if sub
Jm-t could b found who would sub
mit to, a lest a gsid, round sum of
money' could 1st rnlsd tp defray lb
hxS.iw aud a a bonus to the sub
ject, , " . , ,
,,As an experiment, aud lu ths Inter
st of st'U'uctv UN effort was iiiude and
a sitbjis-t w fj'tmsl, mu, 1k the
uiu of V-VHi, utitveri to, have tla test
mails, he offui'iug 'himself for tha or
deal ,
Ariiihgemmii were begun, and the
subject, a' Ny, of (his place, got
himself In readiness; but 'the authori
ties, fearing that some Injury might
bo doue him, tied a pulille otduloit
waa I'tiUier against It, ordered tha
pitshsHllugs loptd, , a
Nothing iliuiiilcil. and believing that
tt could Us succiHwfully accomplished,
tho proiunters ehuimcil jihelll tactics,
ml. after letting ili umttor die out
of pulille pot hi, Went lilstill It' lu. a
sysieuiiitlc mauuef, taking liito ilu lr
ontlileui e only those - In wWim th y
"ould place the ( imst ilmpllctt trust,
.vim wero fsilevers hi and would as
dst In this moMt cxtrnorillimry test.
The only known people, who. ever at
tAinptml it were, tha Inhabitant of
India, a (Hirttou of whoa:, II Is mid.
Intvo priMtleed It for n great many
vwirs, and who do It for h mr pit
tance as a menus of livelihood, ' ' v
imrlng the World's fair Prof, t-y-rttonr
prisse1 to the manager that
4s an attraction, nod for the sum of
firi.tmn, he would submit to a test of
this kind, rmalulttg In this mummi
fied condition for frmii shir, tl nliKiy
my' TlieniAnai-ers alsmt . to
hrmnge with him fnrtniVxpcrlmeiit,
whcii Uie nuthorttlo Mused to let
It protHMMt, fearing a falluri, nnd, that
thy might be held for premeditated
murder. -
A suitable place was secured where
the utmost secrecy . could b main-lillti-xl,
nud under the Immediate ,si'
ivrvlon of Hr. C. A. Mills, lr. J,
N". ChhII.ivioI. J, K. sISXWell. of tills
plai-e, mid II. M. AlelJiutdilin, for
merly of Denver, Cel., ,prepuratloiiH
W4ra Is guu. " '
They culled Into their ronmii a few
f their isrsoiinl frltiidV. O, Tut
ie, tiarehc Knowiitui and Kdwnrl"
IHner nnd, taklug the guide and rule
'aid down bvdhojw who had conduct
,d sm h.les's lu the mst, iiollug every
Mirtlcuhir, Hint no mistake would
!.. inadw, fnf thi'lf delerili'mitlou was
o ii ake It a succv-ss, If stit b a thlifg
Were posMitile.
Mr, Nye, Meg a bachelor, and with
no liuuitdlute relatives, and .who tins
vn of a Mviug'dlsMMiltion, with no
place ho could call hmv was a Vamt
edriilile subject t
In him tiny found cue whom they
ould trust in their preparation, and
dionld it, by any turn, prove not a
iitceca, there. was V'l'.V Utile llktil
Sooil that any ' ipjthma would be
sked. br. tf st. no Ifirestlgallot s
vmild ls ptpihed. The natural Infer
li",. .would Ik that be bad gone mi
mo of his wandering, and, should be
Ver iiiiiiu. H' would Iw only w hat
thio.saiidii of others had done, ami
,v,in I n cl'iw-i-d among "lite mix
leg," Should It prove u smtiss, as
iliey hostl and bi-lbA-e.1 It would,
tlien they would accomplish what tlw
IvIIIzM world bud said could not Is)
done. Should It prove a smves,
lolciico would Im advanced, and a
complete revolmlou in I tie study of
Im gniit iittcHtU.it of.- In and death
would tak place, It, wpuld opeirn
iew chiiiiiiel fdr the Investigation of
he biiiiiutable laws of iniliue. It
vnidij revolutloiilice the doctrines ntid
inu'ilies of the past aces, and make
'or themselves a reputation secoud to
touei lu , thi history of the know n
.vml.1.
Had thls'iest pnivinj ,1 failure, tills
'irtliie never would have Isvn wrlt
ten, and otily a few 'could have an
iwereil tlie 'iiiesllou al to' the whero
ibonts of l-vl Nye.
After. the preliminaries,, which con
dsteil of a complete clcarisitig of the
lystent by cutting off the' supply of
iourlrhiiieiit In a systematic manner
nch day for thirty days,, there was
t diminution of mutter tiikcit into the
ituui'tch until It wns red need to the
minimum, after which he wns placed
oil n slab, after having ' his buigue
turned back lu his mouth and tilled
,vlt Is cot ton, nlso bis nontrlls niuffiirM,
fter this to all appearance he, wns
lend. Ills pulse ceased to beht. bis
'leiirf was still, bis eyes wcre'glassy,
mil no sign of life was visible. At
ihls time there was n feeling of.uu-
est and uncertainty among the little
unrty of experimenters, but It was no
time to falter or turn buck. r There
was one of two things that was sure
o lielt wns either going to be a'
fatlure-or a success. They' had gone
too far to even hesltate. Ills face waw
then cleanly shaved nnd ready to pe
put tit lilt living tomb, or rather to
be buWetl alive.
, Tho pluco. of Interment was In a
ellar. A , tw'o-tttid-n-hulf grave ,wn
dug, Tho body was carefully wrapped
mil encased in au alr-tlght box, when
It was lowered and neatly covered
with nil tho earth thrown out, nnd
lliero left ,to rest, waiting for tlio res
lrroetlon. which wus at that time set
'or January. 1st. or New Year's day
following. The burial took place or
Monday, October 1, 1801.
A careful 1' watch was. conducted
every even jug. The doors were nil
lemii'ciy locked, nnd bolted, tho grave
wiih marked carefully, so Hiero could
lie no tampering with it without de
tection.. Only uiiiong tlii'iiiHilves, and
'villi the greatest caution, was there
any word spoken or sign given.' Klglit
long ''week 'of .watching, tilled with
kiipys and four, and then a council
was held, to determine whether or not
It was time, to . resuscitate hint, or, at
least, "'to make 'the , effort. The strain
on: their1 nerves Was such that it, was
dortdoil not bWnlt any longer. Could
It ' bo successfully performed In two
mouths, there would be no question
about their being able to accomplltdi
tho same thing In three. ;
. Monday evening, iK'ccuiber 3d, was
tho time set for the reappearance of
Mr.1 Nye, either In llfii or death. If
the latter, then all would be forgot
ten. If Iho former, then a gloiibus
awakening' find a successful experi
ment that would startle tha world.
After removing the. earth mid lift
ing the bo from lis position, It wus
with trembling bauds and .boating
hearts 'that the. -lid was removed, and,
to tholr great .surprise and joy, they
found the body remarkably Wo wheu
two months before It was laid away,
except a wonderful growth of hnlr
and WiilskeTs," All doubt seemed re
moved. 'All ' exclaimed with one
breath, "A success!'" '
A bath, tub had ban brought la
which wo now 111111 with wafer,
nulla warm, The cotton from lit nis-
trlls, imoihu sufl cur was removen.
Ills toiitftta was laid out In Its natural
position, ami the body placed lu the
warm water. .Now cams the wah.
There was but one sentiment and that
was. "It must be a success;" each
took turns In rubbing the Issly until
It had relaxed its rigid condition
color returning to the fc. The blissl
bikini to circulate, and lu lest than
an hour signs of life begun to apis-nr.
Then hot Miulll'M were applied to
Urn head and bowels. Air wa aril
ticlnlly pumped Into hi lungs, and
aftr a few sharp aud vigorous pump
ing of the body a start and gasp
wer noticed, then followed a twitch
ing of the niuscli-s, nnd lu hs than
two mliiuic more he wns silling up
muisslstisl and' In' a wild, lialf scnnst
iiuiPiier like one who had awakened
from a bad dream, and all was wll.
Very llsiit stimulant wsre given him.
Ho wn dressed lu warm woohn
('.allies and laid lu a warm bod with
hot lion at his feet. Th Is-st of at
tention was .given him, and by morn
iik lw' was aide to contcrse with
tliose armmd' him. When It Iss-amo
Kiimvu that lhi h-st had leon md
'hero .was aoiuo excitement In and
ilmiit the town. Kveryiswly Is miw
rndjr to eoliKi'ttluhita them on their
uucesii, and few there are who hsik
t It J11 ft skciticnl way.
The doctor hare ths detail of the
wind procedure nnbil down, and will
mtbllsh them lo the world aud glv
inimaully the lament of what must
now be considered tho greatest dis
covery lu this world's history,
Mr. Nye will prepare a detailed ac
Count of Ids experience while In the
under world, of which he has a vivid
recollection.
... A CHINKHE ri'ZXK.
Difficulty of Igniting the Place
, , Mentioned in War Dlspatchi
"Perhaps soiuo who are trying to
follow th so far. brilliant campaign
of the Japanese lu tho war with their
colossal enemy," said a naval otllcer,
"have bwu pusthnl to flud Hie where
abouts of many of th place men
tioned iu dlsisuchs. It la no wonder,
fot tho sHHtig of those names has
been carried out under two distinct
systems, tho continental 'tF.unuswii)
and tha Km-ilsh, and a few have boon
further wsiiglisl by tho telegraph af
ter Iho cwrresoud(Jita have trans
udtUsl then. Kor exiuupl, the old
fal.!oiid ggr,iphlcul word sslt
chow by Ih) KngU! utoy be written
hhlau by the lYcneli, or chu by oth
ers, and it wits reduced to Ju by the
cabla tho other dujr in at least one
caso-WelJu, which a'ay be found In
some atlases as V-u beou. Ileferem
l as also been made to the Imperlul
paj.H'1 at Ja hoi, which has been
marked on map Zbchol . Mid even
fchohi'd, wliieli lust nnplensuatly ug
xcwtlvu spelling U a inlsuniier for the
feuutliig park, thoturh the name does
ien hot rlvtr. When In doubt It
may lie well to try all name by both
the contlitcutnt aud . Hugllsli systems
f pronouiicliitlou, aud to start h tuu
uip, for tdllKT sisdllug
"A few random note may add In
bnt lo our lninion of the rather
Indlfferertt map wtrntstaisM, ami may
show tlmt In (iilim, as elwuiicre.
niiinist havo mtulugs and lu some
ciisos iMttertainiug oin. To begin
with the cardinal mIius, north, aouth,
cast ami wtt, are, respectively, Pb,
Nan, .Tung and Kl; m that tlH lmmr
taut city which we call Pckln is, in
fact, Poh-Klng, and means northern
capital. Nun King used to bj the
soutliern co pi tol Itcfore th present
Ta 'IVlag or sublimely pure dynasty
inuiored to It existing quarter. The
two proviuces Khan-Tung and Slum
Kl are, Tessvt1ve1y, e. of the hills
and wA of tm hills, the cbanicter
ftlmu being a corrupt form of the orig
inal pictorial r.preeiittttloii of three
mountain peak. Hie province which
con tab's Ilia capital Is fhlh-ll, ni-oii-lug
ttimlt rule, Issituse JN'h-KIng,
tho soun-e of supreme power, is In It.
The province tf Llnu Tung, ali called
Shbig King, between the Ya-lu river
and tho 1rro.1t wall, has the appropri
ate moaning, remote distance.
"Tlio Northern dialect Is so differ
ent from that of tho Month, that Uie
native themselves are often com
p,icd lo communicate, with euch
ether throtigh tlio written chanaier,
er still moro strangely, through plgeou
Kndlsh. i ' .
!'Auiotig the worls most commonly
uwM . wiih tlio naipes of towns ar
tlms descriptive terms: Foo, In old
t!ini meaid a' city or district of the
first elawt; t'how, one of the soeoiul
ardor, and Tslen of the third. For
merly a chow contained about 2,510
families; but as towns and lit lea grow
in tho process of time, even In China,
while the languages Is said to bo im
mutable, these uiKs do iot now ex
press a very exact nie iiilng a to the
sine of tho places. It may assist also
to note that keen or kow Is mouth or
gate; geographically, ehun Is Island,
aud Imu or hu, a lake. In the title
ra-Meu-Wan, where the papers tell
us the Japaucao have just lauded u
force In the rear of Pert Arthus, wan
means luirlHu-, nnd Just as our word
linlk'atos a pliu-e of shelter, 0 this
cluiritt'ter wan Is built up of cymbal
for 'water' nnd 'to bond' denoting a
place where the ahore curves around
a txxly of w.iter, making a safo an
chorage. " "New Chwong', which npiaws on
siano' nwips ns Nleou-Tehuang, report
ed to be captur(d, means Cowtown;
Miauuhalkwgu must be Intend, -d for
Minn llal-Kwun,' the plact where the
gri-.it wall ends nt the shore. If It bo
true tliiit'4o,(NK Japanese have lauded
.near lt--they will bo less than 200
miles from lVkln. Takuar, where
several Japatiew 'warship wvre re
ported to have been sighted on the
loth Inst, must bo a misprint for Ta
Kit bar, off the mouth of the Poi-Ho.
H that bo trms there l little wonder
ot t.lc. reMrtMl consternation In Pe
king, , for lfmcrina that the Chinese
fleet Is powertesa at piTsnt It a
.Tupatieiie stpiadrou liaa also Ikh-u seen
otf Ntng-Po rrraniptll Waves), about
100 miles south of Shnnghal, the ves
sels aro no drubt ready to Intercept
tho Southern Chinese mciwif-war mid
coal likely to bo brought from For
mosa. ,,
."China Itsplf IsNir several native
titles, "Which have bmni translated,
the Celestial Kniplro and IletieutJi-tlie.
Heaven, ' AU-lHtweeu-the-four-8itis
and tho Middle , Kingdom, but per
haps among Itiai -own lieU'rogBiioous
people It Is best, known as the Iilght
eon PiMiiui's,'''vh1cJi hist name, If
KuropomJeiiiloiisy will keep Its hands
off nnd let the Jupaiicso halve or
quarter the' empire, will probably have
to be changed, orovlded also ,Uiat no
mhdake are m:t(lo bv tho niuekv
.faiaileae. It is aornie comfort that
,tuo seat of '.war has lieen removed
fiHim Coitvor',vo had tlhe most Im
portant place there spelt In four dif
ferent ways, and other name under
guise which -'no fellow could find out.'
Tlm recent eoriveted chart Issued by
tho hydrogrnpliifo ofliee has, however,
filled goiiio blank spots which we have
boon accustomed to see marked
'Corea." '
. "Our atlases, -na has been noted,
lira Imperfect, - and even In China
thoro la dmu'tb of luformatum about
Hh owii geography. More thau twwity
jroam ago a party', of American navnj
omcors at Tlon-Taln, wlslilmr to vlalt
.the Kou-po-ivGW find Nan-Kow passes
iijroiigii tuievgreat wall (or P),tHK)-mlle
rainipart), also the Ming tombs and
other point of Interest nnd the only
guldo being absurdly extravagant In
hi dijnniiuds, .Mluhrtcr Ijow pernundiHl
us to go without .a guide, and after
roughly tracing: a nilimwerlpt sketch
map, of Mi roads, ate:, which waa bur-
..1 e.. Ih a J'lUh Watloll. W9
suocimdisl wnliMtitly, wwl the wrtW
i...a .1.- ..l-f.-M,,ti nrii-ewfli Of help'
hig to mako a more elaiwrate t"py j
the map for tlw use or ur e a u s
tliai." Waalilnghai Htiir.
LA r A Y OTM IN A MYAl V ' A.
Th Ureal Kreiiclimau'a Kxis-rl-''-'
lu the Army of Washington.
Ijtfayette was only Hi ycai of g
wheu be took unto hlmsvlf w.f,
who wns even younger, and -uu'y ft
wiien hm blossoiiied out Into a Mb"
Bmlged general of the American atuiy.
Ho must have he-n tu young nun
old, for wo find nowhere In th r,v
ord of hi brilliant nebkveiiieiils
iqsin tha field ths sdogles that
might have been warranted for the
freshness and cxulH.raiM of youth.
lJtfuyette apisored In the awful
day of the whiter Bt Valley Forge,
when men luy, starving and unclad,
sxisised to tho peril of an tmpre
eedotttwlly severe winter, and horse
were dying by hundred from exss
urn aud famine. Tlw HoJIalh of
IJrltnlu's might Ihctt is-rvaded the
land. all-Kiwrful lu aiua-rlor num-b-rs,
splendidly eiiilpsMl and mn
IiikIv luvtilnerahle. It wns then this
modern Ihivld who roplhtl to (ieiieral
Is'' deprecatory Injuncibui ns it the
UMlessiies of flsfhtlng th. enemy:
"It may b so, general, but Mrltlsb
mdrtlers have been beateit and they
may bo again. Al any raie, i am
dlsioMd to luiike the trial.
lu alertiM'ss, strategic skill and r
sIh) energy, Uifuyette was Indom
liable. Ills love of America and the
principles Involved In Its mementoes
stniBKle was Utile short of Idolatry.
When he returned to France, after
his first term of service In the lb-v-oloiloii.
It was to apis-ai to the French
king for new sinew of war In the
way uf men and money, "ml n ob
tained them.
It Is only within tht year, In the
monument erected at Iold's Fnry.
that anr slgiilfteaiit r'OKidfl of
thn servh-e of the French allh In
tha Revolution has ben made by the
sou of thn early patriot. This, It
I to be hoped, I but lh prelude to
some grander memorial to the young
luro. No more lnisrtunt feature of
tha historic struggle Is chronicled
than tho coining of tb lxjr-ildler lt
his self-equlppiil expedition. Ikuorltig
nit wmmiinil of his king and defy
big tbo danBi'M of the long and haz
ardous voyage and tho presence of
hostile fleets. Ktrnilltely forget fill ns
w have been of the obligation due
to I-afuyette, Iho Itevolutlonary
fathers and the generation that fid
lowed them were prodlgul lu their
recognition of Ills meumrable services.
After year of public acrvke to Ids
native country, and uf suffering aud
Imprisonment in the cnus of liberty
h sought for France, Ijtfiiyette was,
tiMin his relesMo from the A urn Han
prison, claimed as the nation's iiuct
by hi American admirer. With all
his old-time enthusiasm, be came
nearly half a century after his tri
umph at Yorktown to receive the
hoti'iive of his old iHimrade and their
aratef til children. His Journey through
tbo twenty-five state of the Amer
ican l'nlon was akin to oue nf the
historic "trlumplm" nf mine Hainan
emiH-ror. He had bait hi fortune lu
the terrible vicissitude through w hich
he bad passed, and contrress voted
hlin what was then a munificent for
tunethe sum of f2irt.ss In recog
nition of Ids services during the Ib-v-otuilon.
The - last lustrum of Ids
eventful llfo was spent peacefully In
his beloved France.
Tho name of Lafayette stands In
history's page unsullied by the breat.
of slander, sn epitome of nil that was
tha Ideal of loyalty and of that nobil
ity of character that knew only the
loftiest principle aud held them "un
allotted Is-fore the world." The 1Kb
of September marked the one hun
dred and thirty-seventh anniversary
of tlio birth of this hero, one of the
Messiahs of human liberty In modern
tlmeaNew York Mall nud Express.
TWO WltO.VCiS IOXT MAKE A
HlCillT.
Because salwsis ow pcrnnttoil to
to m,i on Kuiiday lu Condon or A11
telos (If they are, a 'rtiwrtcd) is no
excuse for violating tin law in Fossil.
ltnue gambling may lie permitted
openly In other places, 1 no excuse
for permitting gambling in a saloon
r. L. Ksll.y.
City Livery Stables.
Stylish Turnouts Alwavs in Readiness.
Having lately purchased the entire interest in the stables of Feter
Cook, we are now better prepared than ever to meet tlie demand ot
the public as we are now iinikiug and are preparing to make many
ftiitmtontial, improtenienta. Teams boarded by the day or month.
Traveling men a specialty.
Independence Tailor Shop
T. LAYTON JENKS, Proprietor.
SATISFACTION
a m. ktim.
ESTES & ELKINS.
., INDEPENDENCE OREGON.
Draying and - Hauling,
DONE TO ORDER.
Charges Low and Prompt Service.
You will nnd our teams on Uie street, or else leave orders at the falsos Hotel. Fu mttur
and rinuo onrefuily movoit.
The WEST SIDtt
Has th Most
In Polk
PRICES THE LOWEST.
tJ0B-
.1,
A. W. I)ocksteader,
(SiHwi'HHor to Ctiinies Stunts)
, . , -l'HoruiEron OF- .
Pity
Met aai feasfsr Co.
Independence, Oregon.
Hauling Done at Keasouuble Rates. Sib wood for s
In FumsIL Itocause minor ace not
k.ajt out of saloon In ner places,
Is no excuse for permittSng minors iu
enUt a Mttloon lo FossM; ficiUier la It
an excuse that the parent of mliiors
give priiilion or go 1tb them omtb.
IPs-aiiiM MUum keepers aHI lily
to UabMual drunkard lu other Umtm,
Is m reastrtt why Fount! saloon
g.-ois-r should do It l)ecau one s.
bxu kesns'T ells wiilsky to a pereoa
at tlio tlino In drunkca or btoxb
tAt.fJ ctmdltbai, ttie turt. excuse an.
iUe-r pH-rson for diHog , AU thtssi
ibmK ara fHdufsa by law, aaiixsi
kwpoi give a lKvy bond to nut do
rlswo (urtiiibli thlngn, and avsry
bowl oualit to ba forfted every tbna
any ot t eoiiittUisia ara broken. If
tlio oflb-ar of Ineortsa-atwl towos
would ac to It fliat tha bonds of wtr
mm kMt mM'1' Hwt
none ot tha cotnlltJou ot th Iwnd
were vhated witlfut a il,) toss Ui
Uut (MTwrn who bnsVo tlio Isaid or hi
suroib, tlicra wiaihl b l oecashm
for t3ia White Klbtsm woiumi to re
iLonatrato against Ihxaiaing saloons,
but boudamea would ba tuuderto g-t
Chun they ara at present Fossil Jmlr
uaL CUKFRVY WILL KI.NO,
A curfew ordinance will b offered
at Uia next Hahtn eouwU nasrtlug.
Tha boy and girl ara gctUng very
aauglHy on the strwts at ulgbL-Usl-la
observer.
BAILE0AD8.
TIME TABLE.
udeie aaalb MoU Lias
leaves leaves
Indeinanas. Uwtutwih.
10 a-M
. . Umu , .....
tl:lt 12
l.-M 1
IU) : t:i
East and South
via
The SHASTA Route
of tha
Southern Pacific Co..
Cslironila eiirM Intln run dally jaopptni
nt sil iuu Ulu Portland and Umu jr.
Staith . Kortta
lii"f."l V. iwilsiid Ar. s-JsiTiT.
iiyav.u. I.e. AHwny Ar. .
new. a. Ar. Han rrsncisce L.v. 7.-ojr. a.
Roburg Mail (lsoy.)
lim. " ""arrive.
Pnnland .... S:3B.S. Itoneborif ...1AIP. .
Ui-Our.... 7, , s. Cortland a, M,
t bs alljla Ml
I'ULl.MAN BUFfETT SLEEPERS
and
H wtid-C lass FIecdng Car attached
to all through train.
it I, 1.
West Side Division.
Between Portland an) Corvallla.
Mail train dally (except Bundoy.) ,
T 'Sis inil v Portland Ar
a 111 1 Ar.lu(lriwnUfnee..Ar
p m I Ar I ..nam. .... . l.
6J8p m
ldt p at
IM p m
At Altaoy and Cnrvsllls, nonnect with trains
onv-n l'acluc rsJlro4.
Exprew train dnlljr (exoept Monday)
4 Sip m
T:i p hi
t..M.firUtid .,
Arll:m
I Ar
Meamnvllle Mr I ip n
Oragonian Railway Division an
Portland and Yamhill Ry.
Airlle mstl TrUweekly.
IhSiam
Sal pin
OAp nt
tv hirtlsnd . A r
tv. UonmouUt i.e
A r Alrli . L
MS pm
Throitsli tleket losll point In the Fira
Klattw, ( a 11 nd h. unit Kiipm. can be obtained
feimf. M.BTlVtlt, Agent, Independence.
It KOKHLEB, K.P. RCH4KHM,
MmiHKr. Ami. U. K. A I'sk. Aft
ItllOlNP. OKKOON.
W. H. Ray.
KCUEY & RQT Proprietors.
Made to order in any
style. 4 A perfect line of
sum pics always ou hand
select from.
GUARANTEED.
W B. Elkim
Complata
"'0FFIGD
Countv.
WORK THE BEST.