EUGENE CITY GUARD.
L, I CAM PBKLL.
Proprietor,
EUGENE CITY. OREGON.
IN THE SLAVE-SHED.
aa afrleaa Woman htlatee Iter Sad Story
to a White Traveler.
These hungry creatures form indeed a
truly pitiable tight After suffering
this captivity for short time tbey be-
some more skeletons. All ages, of both
exes, are to be soon; mothers with their
babes; young' men and women; boys and
girls; and even babies who can not yet
walk, and whose mothers bare died of
starvation, or perhaps been killed by
Ibe Lufombe. One seldom sees either
old men or old women; they are all
killed in the raids: tholr marketable
value being Tory small, no trouble Is
taken with them.
Wit .easing groups of those poor, help-
less wrelchos, with their emaciated
forms and sunkon eyes, their faces a
very plotnre of sad now, it is not difficult
to porcelTe the Intense grief that they
are inwardly suffering; but they know
too well H Is of ao use to appeal for
sympathy to tbelr moroiless masters.
who have been aecustomed from child-
bood to witness ao s of cruelty and bru
tality, so tnat to satisfy tbelr Insatiable
greed they will commit themselves, or
permit to be committed, any atrocity,
however great Even tho pitiable sight
of these slave-sheds does not bajf repre
sent the misery caused by this traffic
homes brokon up, mothers separated
from tholr babies, husbands from wives,
nd brothers from sisters. When last at
Masankusu I saw a slave woman who
bad with hor ono child, whose starvod
little body she was clutching to her
shrunken breast I was attracted by
her sad faoo, which betokened great suf
fering. I asked ber the cause of it, and
the told me In a low, sobbing voice the
following tain:
"I was living with my husband and
three children In an Inland village, a
few mllos from bore. My husband was
a hunter. Ten days ago the Lufombe
attacked our settlement; my busband
defended himself, but was over
powered and ' speared to death
with several of ttje other vil
lagers. I was brought here with my
three children, two of whom have al
ready been purchased by the traders. I
hall never see them any more. Per
haps they will kill thorn on the death of
tome chief, or perhaps kill them for
food. My remaining child, yon see, Is
111, dying from starvation; they give us
nothing to eat I expect even this one
will be taken from me to-day, as the
chief, fearing lest it should die and be
come a total loss, bas offored it for a
very small price. At for myself," said
the, "they will sell me to one of the
neighboring tribes, to toll in the planta
tions, and when I become old and unfit
for work I shall be killed."
There were certainly five hundred
slaves exposed for sale In this one vil
lage alone. Large canoes worn con
stantly arriving from down river, with
merchandise of all klnda with which
they purchased those slavoa. A large
trado Is carried on between the Ubangl
and Lulungu rivers. The poop'.e in
habiting the mouth of the Ubangl buy
the Balolo slaves at Masankusu and the
other markets. They then take thom
op the Ubangl river and exchange them
with the natives there for Ivory. These
natives buy their slaves sololy for food.
Having purchased slaves they feed them
on ripe bananas, Osh and oil, and when
they get them in good condition they
kill thorn. Hundreds of the llalolo
slaves are taken Into the river and dis
posed of In this way each month. A
great many other tlavet are sold to the
large villages on the Congo, to supply
victims to the execution ceremonies.
Much life Is lost in the rapturing of
slaves, and during their captivity many
succumb to starvation. Of tho remain
der, numbers are aold to become victim!
tooannlballsm and human sacrifice oere
monies. There are fow indeed who are
allowed to live and prosper. K J. Ulave,
In Century.
COAL. STILL IS KINO.
Over the Knllre World Its Smoky and
I'uwrrtxil Irtplir Wares.
The present may be aptly termed the
Age of Coal, since the heat and motive
power that sots in motion and rolls
around the whoels of Industry and com
merce is created by the ignition of black
diamonds. It Is, Indued, a pillar of
cloud by day and a pillar of Ore by night
The lambent flame, like the divine
spark of life In the human mechanism,
sots throbbing the great heart of mod
ern civilisation In the piston strokes of
engines on sea and land.
Coal Is king, but it Is only yet In the
Drat flush of Ita glory and Its triumph.
The great development of Its future are
beyond our ken; we can only reason
from Its progress In Vbe past that its on
ward march can meet with no olwt ruc
tion. F-ach decade brings It a fresh vic
tory, raises the pinnacle of 1U fame to a
giddier height and, like the meteor In
t summer sky, it leaves a glittering trail
behind it To It is due the progress
t the species, the advancement of
the world. The great conservator of
power, the annlhllator of distance, the
factor of ecommilo wealth, It has Justly
won, in its modern sense, the laurel of
Ueraclitut as "the primordial prlnolple
f life,"
Petroleum and natural gst have
threatened the world-wide away of Its
flaming scepter, but coal remains the
victor. Year by year (a every land IU
sontumptlon grows the greater, and the
knowledge of its Illimitable deposits be
somes the more accentuated. In Amer
ica, In Kurope, In Asia, In Australia, it
txlsu in the greatest abundance, and
the future may reveal Its presence even
In the heart of the Dark Continent
Every fresh advance on the part of eom
more goes hand In band with an in
treaaed use of coal; Its consumption In
areas with the Increase of life, and
It ever follows closely la the wake of
the fortunes of tbe human family. Coal
poaeeetea a great Inheritance, It exer
lltet a tremendous Influence, and the
brilliance of lt future U bright beyond
the power of metaphor to parallel
Qlobe-Doniocrat , .
Eyes bsve they, but they see not:
Potatoes. Ears have tbey, but they
bear not: Cora stalks. Feet have they,
but they walk noU Moves. Mouths
bsve they, but tbey taste not: Rivers.
Hinds bsve they, but they bsndle not:
Docka Noses bsve tbey, but they smell
(: Teapots. Tongues have tbey, but
tbey talk nou Wagon
Tbr deaths bsve rr lu'ted fr.ira hydro
phobia, lit ivrnlt of bit. I from a mad
rrne in tbe 1ml an villngs' of L-gunt,
N'.M. A f urtb Ujsn is ill, and Ills be
lievid nill die.
B; H. RIDEB HAGCAHIX
'Wall, perhaps yoa are right, perhaps yon
art right, my dear," said tbs old gentleman,
wearily. "I only bops that my time may
come Brat 1 bave lived ben. all my Ufa,
and I know that I could not Uvs anywhere
else. Hut Ood's will be doue. And now, my
dear, eo to bed."
bus leaned down and klsaed blm, and as
she did so asw that bis eyes were filled wltb
tears. Not trusting herself to speak, for she
hit for biro too deeply to do so, she turned
sway and went, leaving tbs old man sitting
there with bis gray bead bowed upon bl
brant
CHAPTER Vl
UWTIS QUEST.
Tbe day following the conversation de
scribed In tbe but chapter was one of those
glorious autumn mornings wblcb sometimes
comes as a faiut compensation for tbs utter
vileneas and bitter disappointment of tbe
season which. In tbia country, we dignify by
tbs name of summer. Notwithstanding bis
vigil and melancholy of tbs nigbt before, tbe
squire wss up early ; and Ida, who between
one thing and another liud not bad tbs best
of nights, beard bts loud, cheery voice shout
ing about the place for "Ooorgs."
Looking out of bor bedroom window, she
soon perceived that functionary himself a
lung, kau, powerful loklug man with a
melancholy fuee and a twinkle In bla little
gray eyes banging about the front tte.
Presently ber father emerged In a brilliant
but ancient dressing gown, bis white locks
wuUi in the breeze.
"ilore, Ueorgel Vv here are you, George r"
"Here I be, sir."
"Ah, yes: then wby dont yon say sol
Hers I have been shouting myself hoarse for
you."
"Tea, squire," replied tbe Imperturbable
Oeorge, "1 bave been standing here fur tbe
but ten minutes, and I beard you."
You beard mel then wby tbe dlokant
didn't you answerP
"ilecause 1 didn't th'nk that you Wanted
ms, sir. I saw that you hadn't finished your
letter."
"Well, then, you outH to. Ton know
very well that my chest is weak, and yet I
have to go hallooing all over tbe place after
you, Now look here, bave you got that fat
pony of yours berer
Yes, squire, the pony Is berei and If It b
fat It beaut for the want of movement" '
"Very well, then, take this letter, and he
handed bim an epistle sealed wltb a tremen
dnus ton. "Take this letter to Mr. Quest at
Boislngham, and wait for an answer. And
look here, sea yon are about tbe place at 1 1
o'clock, for I expect Mr. Quest to see ms
about the Meet form.
"Yea, sir."
"1 suppose that yea have beard nothing
more from Jauter, have youP
"No, squire, nothing, lie means to sot tbe
place st bis own price or chuck It
"And what is his pneor
"Five shillings an acre. You see, sir, it's
this way That army Bent, Major (baton,
as is agent for all the college lam Is down tbe
valley, be be a lioor weuk fool, and when all
these tenants come to bim and say that tbev
must either havo the land at Ove shillings an
acre or go, he gets scared, be dew, aud down
goes the rent of some of the best meadow
land In the country from thirty-live shillings
to live. Of course It dont signify to him n t
a half penny-lne college must sty him bis sal
ary all the same and he dont know no more
alstut farming, nor lain), nor northing, than
my old mure yimler. V oil, and what comes
of III Of courve every tonant on the nines
hears that thine college lands are going fur
Ave shillings an acre, and they prick up their
ears ami suy they must bave their land at
the smiie lljfgor; and It's all owing to that
tinslon varmint, wbo ouiiht to be kicked
through every hull on the place and then
drowned to dead In a dike."
Yes, you're right there, Ooorge; thstslllv
man la a public enemy, and ought to be
trmteil as such, but the times are very bad.
with cora down to twenty nine very' bud."
l m not saying that they ain't bad, squire,'
said bis retainer, bis long face lighting up
"thov are bad, cruel bad, luid for everybody
And I'm not denying that they are bad for
the tenants, but if they are bad for the ten
ante, they are wtia fur tbe landlord. It al'
comes on his slmuldeie In tbe loug run. II
men Dud tlint they ran get land at Ave shll
lings an acre that's worth twenty, why It
Isn't In human nature tn pay twenty; and If
they llud that the landlord must go as tbey
drive him, of course they'll lay on the whip
Wby, bless you, sir, when a tenant comos
and says that be Is very sorry but he limit
he rant pay bis rent In nine eases out of
ten, ir you could Just look at that man's bank
book you'd llud that the bank was paid, the
tradesmen were paid, the doctor's paid,
everybody's paid before be thinks about his
rent Let the landlord suffer because be
cunt belp himself; but l-ord bless you. If a
hundred pounds was overdue to the bank, it
would have the Innards out of him In no
time, and he knows It Now, as for that
varmint Janter to tell me that tie cent )
fifteen shillings an acre for the Moat farm It
nonsense. I only wish I bad tbe capital to
take it at the price,"
"Well, Oeorge," said the squire, "I thins
that'lf it ran be managed I shall lorrow the
money and take the farm in hand., I am not
going to let Janter bave It at five shilling)
an aeiA
"Ab, sir, that's the best war. find
times are, It would go bard if I ran't mm.,
the Interest and the rent out of It too. lie
sides, squire, if you give way Shout tblt
farm, all the others will come don on you
I'm ml saying a woniag'in your tenants, but
where them's money to be made leu oau'l
trust no man."
"Well, well," snld thetquire, "perhaps you
are right and perhaps you ain't Kight oi
wrong, you always talk like Bolomou In all
his glory. Any way, lie off with tbat note,
and let me have the answer as soon as you
get back. Mind you dont go loaHug and
Jawing about down In Uoiaiugbam, because
I waul my answer."
"So be means to borrow the money If be
can get It'sald Ida to herself as she sat, an In
viable auditor, doing hu- hair by tbe omt
window, . "Oeorge can m more with him In
Ove minutes than I ea, lu a week, and I
know tbat he bates Jan or. I believe tbat
Janter threw up the fm m because of bit
quarreling with Oeorge Weil, I suppose
ttiat we niut lake our rbunce."
Meanwhile Oeorge bad mounted bis cart
and dertd upou the ruad to Uoislughaiu.
urgiug bis fat pony along as though be meant
to be there lu twenty minute Hut so sooo
of be was well out b( the reach of the squire's
shouts and sight of the castle galea, be riehs
erateiy turrtVd up a by lane and jogged along
fur a mile or mure to a farm where be bad a
long coofabuUtloi with a man about (batch
iug some rtcke. Thence be quietly made his
way to bis own little place, where be pre
reeded to comfortably gvt bis breakfast, r
marking to bis wife that be was of opinion
that there was no hurry about the squire t
tetter, as "Uryara watnt la the babil of
eomtug to ofll.w at t In the moroing.
breakfast over, tbs philosophic Oeorge fof
into bit cart, tbe fat pony having bese bed
up ouuida, and tsisurely drove tuto tbe ptcv
uresqee olJ Iowa which lay al the bead of
tbe valley. 4 11 along the nuua street be met
many aequaiutanoss, and with each be fouad
It necessary to stop and bave a talk. Indeed,
with two be bad modest half piut A
ktngth, bowvtr, bis labor over, be arrived al
Mr. Quest ofllce, thai, as all tbe Doieiugbaut
which Mr (Jurat hTceToriTurea I
Wully restored, mainly ewmg to his efforts
aod mcoK ' lmV i
lha smal aod quia ksAint oWwevof .
"" H pjumiin winija "
soauded aod knocked, wbartu 4 easts
opened tbe door, aud M answer to bis In
quiries Informed biui that be believed Mr.
truest bad Just ounie over to tbe office.
In another minute be was shown into an
Inner room of tbe ordinary country ofDos
, uiup. and there at tbe table sat sir. Quest
buuself.
Mr. Quest was a man of about 40 years of
age, rather under tnau over, wito a pais,
ascetio cast of fain, and a quiet and pleasant,
thoueb somewhat reserved, manner. Ilia
features were lu no way remarkable, wltb
tbs exception of bis eyes, wblcb seemed to
bavtbeeu set In lus bead owing to some cu
rloiia error of nature, For whereas bis gen
era! tone us dark, bis hair in rticulaJ
being Jet bluck, tliese eyes were gray, aud
Juried extraordinarily Uou their couipeutou
features. For the rest, be was a man of some
pretence, and with the maimers of a geuUe
man.
"Well, Oeorge, he sold, "what Is It that
brings you to Bolslughaaif A letter from
tbe squirel Tbuik you. Take a seat, wW
you, while I look through It C'nipUl Want
me to come and see buu at It o'clock. 1 out
very sorry, but 1 uui't manage that any way.
Ab, I see about tbe lioat farm, Jauter
told me be was going to Uirow it up; ooi 1
advised bim to do nothing of the sort, bat
be Is s dissatisfied sort of a fellow, Janitor Is,
and Major llostoa bas upset the wbuiecouu
try side by bis very ill advised acuuu e-vut
the college lands."
"Janter is a warmlnt, and Major Eostoo
legging bis pardon for the language is an
l sir. Anywhere, tbe.e it la; Janter bas
thrown np, aud where 1 oia to find a tenant
between now aud allcbe imas I dont know;
bi fact, wltb the college lauds golug at Ove
Shillings an acre, there I t no ebanoa."
'I ben what does the iuirt propose to da
take tbe land lu baadr"
"Tea, sir, that's It; and that's what be
Want to see you about"
"More money, I suppose," said sir. Quest
"Well, yes, sir. You ses there will be tbe
ovenanU to meet, and then the farm Is three
hundred acres, aud to stock it proper means
nine pounds ao acre quite, on this here
heavy laud.
,n 1 1: !Hf."V . Tir-r
ffhat it it that brinrrt you to Boitinq
hamr "Tee, yes, I know; a matter of four thou
sand mors or less; but where Is it to ooms
from I that's the question. Cossey'S do not
like laud now suy more than other banks da
However, I'll see my principal about it Dut,
Oeorge, I cant possibly get up to the castle
st 1 1. 1 bave got a churchwardens meeting
at a quarter to about that west pinnacle,
you know, it Is In a most dangerous condi
tion; and, by the way, before you go 1 should
like to have your opinion, as a practical man,
as to ths host way to deal with it To rebuild
It would oust a hundred and twenty pounds,
and that it more than we tee our way to pay
at present, though 1 can promise fifty, If they
can scraps up the rest Out about the squire
I think that ths best thing I can do will be to
come up to the castle to lunch, and then I rjrn
talk over matters wltb him. btay, l will Just
write blm a note. By the way, you would
like e glass of wino, wouldn't you, Oeorgel
Nonsense, man, here It Is lu ths cupboard; a
glass or wins Is a good friend to bave bandy
sometimes."
Oeorge, who, like most men of his stamp,
could put away his share of liquor and feel
thankful for it, drank his glass of wine while
Mr. Quest was engaged in writing his note,
woudoring meanwhile what mode tbe lawyer
so civil to bim. For Oeorge did uot liks Mr.
Quest Indeed, It would not be too much to
say that be hated blm. But this was a feel
ing that he never allowed to appear; be was
too much afraid of ths man for that, and in
bis queer way too much devoted to tbs old
squire's Interests to run the risk of Imperiling
them by tbe exhibition of any aversion to
Mr. Quest lie knew more of his matter's
affairs than anybody living, unless It was.
perhai, Mr. Quest himself, and was aware
tbat tbe lawyer held tbe old gentleman in a
bondage that could not be broken. Now
Oeorge was a inau wltb faults. He was some
what sly, aud, perhaps, wltblu certain lines.
at times capable of giving tbe word honesty
a iiDerai interpretation. Hut among many
others bs bail one oonsplcuous virtue; bs
loved tbs old squire at a Ulshlandman loves
his chief, and would almost, If not quite, have
died in serve bins. Indeed, as it was, bit
billot was no easy one, far Mr. de la Molle's
temper was uoiic of tbe best at times; and
when thiiiKS went wrons. as thev rrettv
frequeutly did, he was exceedingly apt to
visit bis wrath on the head of the devoted
Oeorge, saying things to blm which bs should
not bave said. Hut bis retainer took it all In
the day's work, and never bore malice, con
tinuing In bis own cadging, pig headed sort
of way to labor early and late to prop np bis
master's broken fortunes. Indeed, bad It not
been lor Ueorges contriving and procrasti
nations, Uonbam Cnstle anil its owner would
have parted oompany long before.
CHAPTER VIL
SDWaRD COSRCT, MO,
After Oeorge had drunk his glass of wine
and given his opinion sa to the beat way to
deed with the dangerous pinnacle on the
Boisingham church, be took tbe note, untied
tbe tat pony and rambled off back to Uon
bam, leaving the lawyer alone. As soon as
be was gone Mr. Quest threw himself back in
bis chair an old oak one, by tbe way, for be
bad a very pretty taste in antiquities and a
positive mania for collecting them and
plunged Into a brown study.
Preaeutly be leaned forward. Unlocked the
top drawer of hit writing table and extracted
from it a letter addriwd to himself, which
bs had received tbal very mornlug. It was
from tbe priudpals of tbe great banking Arm
of Oussey Hon, and dated from their head
office la Mincing lane. This Utter ran as
foilowsi
Private and confidential.)
"Dial 8ia-We bave considered your re
port as to tbe extensive mortgages which we
bold upon the Uonbam Castle estates, and
bave given due weight to your arguments as
to tbe aUrtsabl!ity of allowmg Mr. de la
Molls time to give things a chance of right
ing. But we must toil roe tbat we can see
no prrwpeot of any such solution of the mat
ter, at any rate for some years to come. All
tbe Information thai we are able to gather
points to a further decrease in the value of
land rather thaa to a recovery. The interest
oa tbe mortgages in question Is moreover a
year In arrear, prubaldy owing to tbe non
reoalpt of rents by Mr. de la Molle. Coder
these circumstances, much as It grieves us
to taks actkst against Mr. de la Molle, with
whose family we have bad dealings for Ove
generations, we can ave no alternative but
foreclosure, and hereby lustrud yoa to take
" ,"r preliminary steps to bring n
!T i , J? ) K b, e poal-
etskX Ti
of a forced sale,
and shall Dot be astonished It im
aand market, suck a sale should Qsujt to
illllli
loss, although tbs sum recoverable does not
amount to half tbe valuation of tbe estates,
whicb wss undertaken st our Instance about
twenty years ego, on tbe occasion of tbs first
advance. Tbe only alternative, however,
would be for us to enter t-ito possession of tbe
property or to buy It In But this would be
a course totally luoonsl-'nt wltb tbe usual
praitiee of tbe bank, art, what is more, out
eoiifldence In tbe stability of landed property
Is so utterly shattered !v our recent expert
eme that we can not I urden ourselves by
i. b e oourse. preferring to run tbe risk of
mi Immediate loss, whim, bowsver, we hope
Uiut Hie historical character of tbe property
nd lis greet natural advantages starts!
lenliij estate will avert or at tbe least mini
uiUe.
"Be so good as to advise us by ao early
oostof the steps you take In pursuance rt
these Instructions,
"We sre, dear sir, your obedient servants,
uCoeir & bo.
W. Quest F.q
"V, a-We have thought It better to ad
dress you direct In this matter, tun of toon
yu will communicate tbe contents of thl.
letter to Mr Edward Cuasey, and, subject to
our instructions, which are Baal, act in con
sultation with him."
"Well, said Mr Quest to himself, ss hr
folded up the sheet of psier, "that Is about
at straight as it can be put And tbls b tb
time tbat tbs old gentleman chooses to asL
for another four thousand. Us may ssk. but
the answer will be more than be bargaiui
for
Ue rose from the chair and began to walk
np and down the room In evident perplexity
"If ouly." be said. "I bad twenty five tliou
sand I would take up the mortgages mysell
aud foreclose al uiy leisure, it would be a
good Investment at that figure, even a
things are, and besides. I should like to have
that pin's. Twenty live thousand, ouly
twenty thousand, and now when I want it I
bave not got It And I should have bad it If
it bad not been for that tiger, that devil
Edith. Hbe bos had more than tbat out ol
me lu the but ten yeurs, and still lbs It
threatening aud crying for more, more, more
Tiger yes, that is the name for bor, bet
own name, too. She would coin one's vitals
into money if she could. All Belle's fortune
shs bas boil, or nearly all, and mint of my
savings, and now sue wants another five hull
dred, end she will bave it, too. Here we
are," aud be drew a letter from bis pocket
written in s Isild but some what uneducated
woman's band.
"Dear Hill" It ran-Pve been unlucky
again and dropd a pot Shall want fcVXI
by ths 1st October. No shuffling, mind,
money down, but I tbluk that you know me
too well to play any more lark. When can
you tear yourself from the lovely Mrs. Q .
mid come and give your K a lookf Bring
suiue tin when you come, end we will bave
time Thine, TbiTioer.
"The Tiger, yes, the Tiger, begasied, hit
lace working with passion and bis gray eyes
fluting as be tore list epistle to fragments,
and threw tbem dowu and stauied ou them
"Well, lis careful tbat I dou't one day cut
your claws and paint your stripes. B)
Heaven I It ever a man felt like murder I do
now. Five hundred more, and 1 haven't Ove
thousand dear In tbe world. Truly we pay
for ths follies of our youthl It makes me
mad to think of those fools Cosaey ft Bou
forcing tbal place Into the market Just now
There's a fortune In it at tbe price. In au
other year or two I might have recovered
myself that devil of a woman might be dead
-and I bave several irons In tbe fire, some "I
which would bs sure to turn up trumps
Surely there must be a way out of it some
Uow. There's a way out at ever) thing ex
cepl death if only one thinks enou.h, but the
thing is to find It," and ba stopped in bu
nalk opptsiite to tbs wliiaovtuat looked upon
.he street aud put his hand to bis bead.
As he did so bs caught sight of tbe figure
if a tull gentleman strolling Idly toward tin
illice door. For a moment be stared at him
ulaukly, as a mau does when be Is trying to
utcb ths vague clew to a new idea. Tueu
is the figure passed out of bis view, bt
drought bis ll.-t down heavily upon ths till
"toward C'ossey, by Overgo I" bs said,
ilouil "There's the wsy of it if ouly I cuu
work him, aud unless I bave mads a straugt
mistake I think I know tbs way."
A couple of minutes afterward a tall,
Hhapely young man of about twenty-four or
live yeurs of age, came strolling luto the office
where Mr. Queet was sitting, to all appear
ance bard at work at bis correspondence
lie was dark ill complexion and decided!
distinguished looking in feature, with large
dark eyes, durk mustaches and a pale, tome
whut Ssiuib looking skin. Young as tbe
face was, it had, if observed closely, a some
what worn and worried air, such as ooi
would scarcely ex;iect to see upon tbe couu
leiuuiceof a gontleman born to such brilliant
fortunes, and so well fitted by nature to do
them Justice, as was Mr. Edward Cussey
For It Is uot every young man with dark eyes
and a good figure wbo is destined to bs the
future bead of one of tbe most wealthy pri
rule banks in England, and to inherit in due
nurse a sum of money iu bard oash variously
estimated at from half a milliou to a milliou
sterling, buoh, however, was the proesct in
life that opened out be. ore Mr. Edward
Cussey, wbo wot uow supiosed by his old aud
eminently busimm like father to be in process
of acquiring a sound knowledge of tbe pro
vincml affairs of their house by attending to
the working of their country branches iu the
eastern counties.
"How da you do, Quest T said Edward Cos
try, instiling somewhat coldly to the lawyei
and sitting down. "Any business!"
"Well, yes, Mr. Cosaey, answered the law
yer, rising respectfully, "there Is soma bust
neA, some very et'iiousbusiiiess."
"Indeed, said Edward, indifferently,
'what Is ilf
"Well, it Is thlst the house has ordered a
foreclosure on the Uonham castle estates al
least It comes to that."
At tbe sound of this Intelligence Edward
Coaseyt whole demeanor underwent the most
tartling transforniation-his languor van
wdied, his eyes brightened, aud bis form be
cume Instinct witb sctive life and boauty.
" W bat tbe deuce, be said, and then paused
'I wont have It," be went on. Jumping up.
i wont have ill I am not particularly fond
f old De hi Molls, perhaps because be is not
particularly fond of me," be added, ralLer
drotly; "but It would be an Infernal shame
in break up that family and sell tbe bouse
under Ihrm. Wby, tbey would be ruined.
And then theret Ida-Miss de La Molle,
mean what would become of her I And tbe
old place, too. After bmg In tbe family for
all these centuries, I suppose It would be told
to some confounded counter skipper or some
retired thief of a lawyer. It must be pre
vented at any price do vou hear. Quest r
Tbe lawyer winced e little at bis chiefs
contemptuous allusion, and than remarked,
with e smile: "I tad no i lea tbal you were
to sentimental, Mr. Cosxry, or tbal you took
a lively interest In Miss ue la Molle, and be
glanced up to observe lw effect of his shot
Edwsrd Cosaey colore "I did not mesa
that I took any particular Interest in Mlssde
la Molle," besAHl, "I was referring to tbe
family."
"Oh, quite e though I ens sure I dont
know why yoa shouidu' Miss de la Molle
is one of tbe most char ling womeo that I
ever met I thtak tbe m,l charming, if 1 ex
cept my own wife Belle, 'and be again looked
up suddenly at Edward Coesry, wbe, for bis
part, colored for tbe seiud time. "It stems
to me.'ent on the law-- -.""that a man In
your pf.tK hat a mos sr. lend Id opportunity
of playing knight emnt to tbe lovely dam
sel ia distress. Here st the lady with ber
aged father about to be snld up and turned
out of tbe estates whwh have belonged to
ber fa-mly for genera' "we why dotit you
do tbe genenajs and graceful thing, Lie tbr
here la a aqvei, and tot up tbe norgagesr
(TO BX CONTINUaUX
AU of the pen one who were acquitted
ef complicity ia ihe recent Panitxa trial,
at Kofia. Bulgaria, with tbe exception
of Matbeff, have bee expelled iron
Bulgaria. 1
MISCELLANEOUS.
-A men of "mlghf-Tbe cbap whi
doesn't know whether he really wUl or
ot Puck.
St Joseph, Ma, boasts of being1 tbe
only city In the Union which bat two
separate and distinct post-otlloet witbln
iU limits.
Tbe total population of Greenland
at the end of m was 10,2'Jl. There
bad been 102 deaths during tbe previous
etr, of which 81 had been by drown
ing from the native canoet and ten by
other accidents.
Pani t'dnt: Warm mlnoed meat or
poultry 1 1 a crtSam sauce and pile In the
center ol a platter. Break each egg st
shot, buttoredcup, and btke until tbe
egg bi firm; turn them out and arrange
around the meat Good Housekeeping.
The largest tree In the world, so
eordlng to statistics lately published by
the Italian government it monster
shestnut standing- at the foot of Mount
tna. The circumference of tbe main
trunk at sixty feet from tbe ground it
113 foct
The festive Jack rabbit in a ttrict
vegetarian and will not touch grease of
iny kind, nor will be touch vegetable!
that are spawned with greaso. Orchard
IsU In Colorado take advantage of hit
fastldiousnoss and protect their treet
from bit incisors by rubbing the body
)f tbe trcet with a bacon rind.
A certain Young Men't Christian
Association recently invltod a gentle
man to deliver an address. He did to,
tnd flattered himself that he made a good
Impression on the audionce, but was
tomewbat taken aback when the chair
nan at tbe close of his address gave out
the hymn: "Art thou weary, art thon
languid, art thou tore oppressed?"
The will of a prominent attorney In
3inclDnatl it a pocullar document, and
two of tbe provisions bave attracted
wnslderable comment "I desire tbat
to bar mooting thall be held for me, for
inch occasions are utilized by lawyers to
ixplode tbelr oloqunnce without cause.
( desire tbat no orape be worn by my
family for me, but If any member
)hoose to do to the sacae shall be
ibargcd to hit account"
Two young mon were recently ar
retted In Chicago for personating women
idvertislng for husbands. Thoy found
nany dupes throughout the land. Photo
rrapht usually accompanied tho replies,
ind tbe swindlers thon pretended tbat
(be tppl leant were found suitable, and
i railroad fare was forthcoming they
would go and bo married. Tbe prisoners
were hold for trial on charge of fraudu
lent use of tbe mall
"Arkansaw," the alligator slayer ol
East Orange, Fla., recently killed one
f tbe "varmints" that bad three of its
legs bitten off, a portion of Its jaw bad
onen eaton by a stronger kinsman, and
tioles wore found in blm where he had
ST.Id the penalty of a pound of flosh
limply bocause bis opponent was the
itronger. Arkansaw states that alliga
ort feed upon each other to the extent
that regulates the supply to the de
rand, and that If they were to cease
'roin tholr cannibalistic habits they
vou Id ston abound in sufficient num
Mrs to pile alligators four feet deep all
)ver the St Johnt river country.
An Important addition to tbe data
whioh tho recent discussion of the
height to which waves attain bat
Srougbt out, it reported from Portland.
K fearful storm was reoently experi
enced at the Tallatnock Light rock, and
i "dorntek" of basalt weighing sixty-'
;wo pounds was thrown up by the force
jf the waves and full on the roof ot the
llghtkeopor't house, 110 feet above the
lea levol, breaking a hole in tho root.
The waves wore so high that the water
same down tbe chimney ot the boiler
souse ot the fog siren in torrents and
poured out through the tubes of the
taller. The chimney is about 130 feet
ibove sea level. The spray entered tbe
jowl ot tbe chlmnoy over the lamp,
which is 150 foot above sea li.ol, and
ran In ttreamt to the bottom.
OLD-TIME CURRENCY.
The Daus;era That Heset Business Men
Misty Years Afo.
A few davs tiro tbe Albanv Journal
renrlntcd in fao slmlln the first tnim nl
Ihe fJrpt number of the Journal of
aiarcn sa, irou. ine post oi nouor at
Mntaialnir the most imnortant nnwa nl
that day, was given to a tablo filling
nore man a column and a hair, to be
jorrected weekly. In thlt table was
found information about the bank bills
which a person was likely to find among
sis money. One of the prlmo noccs
lltiet ot that time was a bank nntA it a.
lector, and ono of the risks was that a
man might wake up any morning and
ana nait ttie bins in bis pocket worth
less from the failure of the State hanka
that had issued them. Again, a busi
ness man coming from another State
sr even from another part of this State,
needed the detector to tell him how much
llscount the bills, which were e-ood at
their face value in the place he came
trom, were subject to In the town where
lie wanted to use thom.
In the table rcforred to the bills nf
the banks lu and around Albanv. at
Schenectady, Troy and Lansingburg
ire Quoted at nar. but from K'urK,,..
L'tlca, Syracuse, Rochester and Kuffalo
they were from one-fourth to 1 per
nt dl-scount that is. the bills nf
ound banks. The bills nf a tub -t
Cataklll and one at Poughkeepaie are
jnotod as worth 50 cents on a dollar,
one at Fludeon 40 cent, and one in New
York TO cent. The New England bills
ivoraged about one-half of I per cent
llscount but the number of banks re
ported as "broken" is largo, Connecticut
furnishing two, Rhode Island one, Mas
taohusetu four, and Maine five in tbe
tut tn the Journal The more distant
the banks that Issued the bills the
larger the discount Pennsylvania bills
averaged Uf per cent discount Vir
ginia billt t, South Carolina and Geor
gia bills 8, Ohio bills . Mississippi bills
10, and Alabama billt sa Billt that
were perfectly good one day might be
worthiest the next These troubles
witb the old Stat bank billt are
worth remembering and worth re
tailing when a proposition la made.
It It has been In Cons-reaa this at.i,m
to abolish tbe prohibitory tax wbich
ivuo prvTvuve return oi wildcat and
red-dog State banking. Rochester (N
V.) Uerald.
THE ENGLISH SOVEREIGNS.
Jaaee I. Ike Mr.1 Bl!.r.r U u dt1m
ant VI BLIBffl.
There tssmi t, v uu . .
uiuj ground lot
contending that In England the monarch
Wat ever held tn ,u
wj unlaw right,
at least by any other divine right than
-.vH ..-re ino benediction ol
Heaven In acual poaaesslon-Wi pom.
It was not much heard ot till
the accession of James I., ,M WM te4
by him to supplement a noxious defect
of hereditary title, which he was
Ullng to strengthen by an acknowl-
(Jgmont tbat he owed his t irone-tc
election by tbe nation. Tbe faotla thai
Jumos I. was King of Engi'mul by a kind
of adoption, not altogether dUalmilai
tn that which nrovallod undor the Komat
L Empire, and with the working of which
JI. Kenan Is to well pieasoa wsi n
would like to seo it introduced into the
public law of modern Europe. The ex
treme doctrine of divine right wblcb
ShSlespeare puts into the mouth ol
Richard II. Is an anachronism. It be
longs not to the fourteenth century, but
In germ, perhaps, to the closing years
et tho sixteenth and the commencement
of the seventeenth, to the Tudors and
Stuarw, and not to the Plantujjeneta.
In the words
"Not all the water In the wide rough sea
Can wush the halm from aa anointed Kingi
The breath of worldly men ean not depsse
Tho deputy elected by the Lord-"
It Is noticeable that It Is not the heredi
tary title, but election by the Lord, tbt
consecrating balm and not primogeni
ture and rule of birth, on which an in
allonable right is based. 8o in Hamlet,
tbe usurper and murderer, Claudius,
avows himself safe in the shelter ol
that divinity which doth to hedge I
King that treason can but peep to what
It will. A subject and courtier of Eliza
beth and of James I. could not Identify
divine right with hereditary title, in
which they were lacking. Elizabeth,
lndeod, during the Essex rebellion, it
tald to have deteoted lnoentlvet to sedi
tion in the story of Bollngbroko'e ad
venture, and to have exclaimed: "Know
ye not that I am Richard II.?" But II
we are to suppose that Shakespeare wai
wilting as a politician and not at a poet,
it mutt be kept in mind that his politics,
If tbey were not at It sometimes con
tended, those of tbe House of Lancaster,
were certainly in succession those of tbe
houses ot Tudor and Stuart, whose tit Is
was through the House of Lancaster.
Till near the close of the fourteenth
century of our history the doctrine that
the King never dies, expressed In tht
formula of tho Fronch monarohy, "Ths
King ia dead; long live tho King," did
not prevail. Tbe rolgn of the new mon
arch was eipposed to begin, not on ths
day ot what is now called his accession,
but on tbs day of his coronation; tbe la
terval between tbe two was often a law
lass anarchy, and the. King's peace died
with bim. The inoonvenlenoe which
thit state of things produced when say
considerable Interval elapsed between
tbe death of the King and his corona
tion made it necessary to adopt the sys
tem which recognizes no Interregnum.
Contemporary Review.
THE r'RINCE' OF WALES.
Be Does an Amount of Ceremonial Work
Tbat has Never lleeo Equaled.
In the matter of tours, blending pub
lic, social and private functions, ths
Prime bas done, td continues to do,
an amount ot work that has never been
equaled, much loss excelled. During
his Indian visit he was always engaged
in tome interesting publio business, and
varying tbe ceremonial and royal duties
with recreations of an active and exhil
aratlng nature. It bas been the same
with bis European tours. No living
man bas received more publio addresses,
or conversed with more of the public
men ot all countries, or had better op
portunitlcs of acquiring the most cos
mopolitan information. The range, ra
pidity and variety of theso quasi-public
tours once furnished Punch with tht
materWlsfor a humorous tale of maglo
and mystery. An ambitious mortal wat
depicted as intont upon following an
Illustrious Person in his travols by
moans of a nugld opora-hat, which con
veyed bim from place to place. He kopl
up tho chase for some days, flying from
capital to capital, from country
to country, from court to private
castle, from publio ceremony tc
privato entertainment, until, physi
cally and mentally exhausted. h
was glad to be rid ot bis opera-hat
and to resume his quiet life as an ordi
nary being. The story conveyed som
very useful teaching. Reference hat
been made to the pressure of circum
stances, and all that needs to be said in
interpretation of the phrase is that tht
Prince of Walos has, for several years,
been called upon to assume many of the
public functions that were formerly dis-
cuargeu ny iTince Aioert ana mor
legitimately foil upon a King than
Queen. He has patterned his conduol
on the example of his father. Speak
ing tbe first time at the Royal Academy
banquet in 1803, when in his twenty
second year, he said, "I can not, on this
occasion, divost my mind of the associa
tions connected with my beloved and
lamontod father, nis bright example
can not fall to stimulate my effort to
tread m bts rootstops." The Prince
Consort aimed at being short, pithy and
exhaustive. The Helr-Apparont hai
taken bim for his model, but he haa
touched a much greater variety of sub
jects. The published speeches of Prince
Albert range from 1840 to 1800, and art
84 in number. The Prince of Wales
collected addresses run from 1863 tc
1888, and are 154 In number. Elevei
bave boon delivered at Royal Academy
banquets, six at Trinity House, and foui
In connection with the Royal College ol
Music The more numerous addrcssei
touch such diversified subjects a com
merce, agriculture, education, public
works, medical charities and general
philanthropy. They are short, kindly
fid appreciative, obviously bearing
about them the etamp of the Prince ol
Walos' individ iality.-Cassell's Family
Magazine.
The population of Iceland dimin
ished 2,400 between 1885 and and 1888,
being at the close of the lattor yew
89,22. Tbe decline la due to emigra
tion to America. The native fishermet
complain that their basiness is being
ruined by English fishing steamers.
Mr -the cook-book.-Xorristown Her-
id.
-Bacon -"The doctor tald yo . had n
very high fever, last week." Eebert-
guess be was rltrM t .i v ( " " lun-ra on mo sireeij
his bill to1Jlnk.ojnior Mb. Winter, (with;
f loniteri cold tr.Mvn.s .tinntir ma
wissnt'-ninfiiL
Uilhnnl "t I J
-j " aru you were not ex
pected to live." Gus De Smith-"Yes.
the doctors g.,ve me up." "iiow did you
come to get well?" "I np 'tht
doctors. --Texas Sifting
-MisGusblere-"H0W torturing.how
fearful tbe thought must be for a great
inger to know she has lost ber voice!"
s7k Pr,ck,P?"1 ' muca mt torturing
When ahn ..- i ..
. -M . nuw it - nartford
Lampoon.
-"Sir:" he said to the proprietor of a
dry goods store. "I have CilW to notif,
you not to trust my wife on my account
been ten years sin e you bad any credit
at this store: Dot o t Free Pre.
-Oct out ot this- said , u.lor to aa
nUdy looking tip, wh0 hl4 ,traTe,
Into his store "Ttis U nol.-tting
ace for you." "I duubt If it s a fitting
Place for any body," replied the tramp!
ABNER WAti INSURED,
Consequently He Wae Able si
Thousand Unllare Without.,
Abnor Singluton was consUmi
poyed with accident Insurance,
ue spent miicn ot ins time on u,.
nd the agenu assured bl
nai
iu that
tin t,B,t Kllrtui.lf tn,i...l t
nle.
a..... .. ..."Ml .-,, IIBKt,....,.
long, be laid up with a broken i
out any revenue coming In. s
had iuat returned frow . ".
northwest and wai sitting n bu m
when an agent, the most persl.il! '
the lot, came in.
"Ab," wild the agent 'i sn th,.
bave gotten buck safe this tltai.
"Yes, I always yet l.g,. ka(l,
"Ah, and Unit's what Dan lj"ljUerfl u
always said, and so he did umll lu
other day. and then the train run off i
track and broke one of his hgK
came within one of Insuring wltli
just before be started, but rcmemS
lng tbat he always did get bsckJ
right be held out against my m n,
and best interests' of his family .!
now look at him. Lying up ai,:
ablo to pay his board." w
Singleton studied for a moment, m
thonsuld; "What advantages du ,
offerr
"Well, now, I'll toll you: Talcs w,
one of our policies, and in case you B
a leg broken, for lnotanuo, you pi J!
thousand dollurs. Two leP i,
two thousand. Koe? Walt a mumeM
If you are killed your fumlly m '
celve five thousand. Hold on agala. u
you lose one eye, there you have ou
thousand dollars, and as much sgilgH
you lose both eyes."
"That's fair enough," Singletons
swercd, almost converted.
"Nothing could be fairer,
write you up."'
Suppost I
"All right, I am with you."
He was "wrltton up," and the conque,.
lng agont, happy In his achletemt,
took his departure Singleton went out
on the road the next day, and ahortlv
afterward the insuranco company rs
coived Information that In a railway .
cident be bad lost an eye. Several days
lator he returned, and, sure enough, ou
of bis eyes was gone. He shook tbt
agent by the baud, and said: "Old tt.
low, you did me a great turn. 1 im D0
almost incapacitated, and tho clunm
are that 1 shall lose my job with Ui
company, as tho firm It rather Indlnej
to have a prejudice against one-eyei
mon."
Singleton rocolved a Is money and
went home, and, when he had counted
it time and again, he took aglauol
water (?)-from the bureau and put In bis
eye.
"Rather an easy way to make money'
he mused, as he adjusted tho sigbtleti
ball, "and I wonder that I did not think
ot it before. I will now go and hut
myself insured in another couipanj."
Arkunsaw Traveler.
AN UNFINISHED FORAY.
Three Embryo Adventnrers Dose Thsli
Career Under Sad Circumstaaces.
Tommy Janders (reading) "Creeplnr
noiselessly to the door of the wigaim,
the boy scout looked in. The four In
dians were sleeping soundly. Urawiii
his six-shooter, the littrepid youth took
aim at the nearest savage. (To bs con
tinued in our next)" That settles it
fellers; we'll nover know the rest of it,
'cause by tbe time tbe next number's
out we'll probably be in Jlonianoer
somewheres.
Eddy Adklns Well, we can do those
things ourselves, then, 'stead o' readlnr
about 'cm.
Willie Wabbles I wish 'twasn't w
far; ain't there any Indians any nearer
than Montnnnor?
Tommy Jandors I'm glad o' one
thing there'll be plenty of snow on tbe
ground when we get there; makes it I
good doal easier to track 'em.
Eddy Adklns I wonder how much
those broad-brimmed hats cost; we'll
each have to buy one ot them, tbe lint
thing.
Tommy Janders Mcbby we can bor
row tbreo of 'em; we've only gotadollsr
'n' a quurter between us, you know, mi
Willie ain't got a cent
Willie Wabbles Is It always u
c-c-cold as this wh-wben you're campitf
out?
Tommy Jandors (ignoring the ques
tion) I'm always going to aim to hit
'em right under the left ear; that's where
Notch-Handle Kick always aimed. They
jump right up, give a death-yell, and
keel over.
Willie Wabbles-It look's If It ww
going to be an awful d-d-dark night,
don't it?
Tommy Jandors What's the matter
with you, anyhow? Here we're giving
you a chanco to go out on the plains
with us, an' be a reg'lar scout an' bsve
adventures, an' you're commencing M
back out already!
Eddy Adkins Lots o' follcrs'd be glad
to bo in his boots; we oughtor left him
homel
Willie Wabbles I w-w-wlsh I w-w-wu
h-h-ho-o-ome now-w-w Woo-woo-boc-o
o-h-oo-oo!
Wayfarer (down the road, to three In
quiring Strangers Ya-as, I seen three
boys settin' 'long sda the fence buck
there, behind them boards. They looked
like they was tryin' ter camp out; gn
they must be the ones you're lookia'
ter.
Mr. Janders (testing a bamboo csne.
carelessly) Thanks!
Mr. Adkins (taking a leather strsp
from his pocket) Much obliged!
Mr. Wabbles (tucking up his rigM
sleeve) tiood evening sir! Puck.
Two busy doctors meet and speak o(
theinfluenxa. "You must have plenty
of work," says one. "Don't tpeak ot it"
replied, the otherr "I am absoiutei
played out The patiento are kUiln
their doctors at present" "Revenge is
weet," the other retorts. Le Figaro.
Tit for Tat -Mr. Younzer (meetinl
Miss Winters on the street)-'0?.
cold stare) "You have evidently m
mistake, tir." Mr. Younger-"! beg
thousand pardont I mistook you I
your mother." Epoch.
Grindstone "I don't take much stock
In the idea that a fish diet builds up
brain. I've lived on fish, fish, fish tot
three straight weeks and I feel less like
doing mental labor than I did before I
began. Fish phosphorus it humbug
Kiljordan "You have been exoecu'1'
too much from it Phosphorus ot'T
eUmulatet the brains. It won t crest
them."-Cbicago Tribune.
Manager (to young playwright)
Tm sorry we can't accept your plT- "
ioesn't quits, suit" Playsrrlgbt-
Theft unfortunate, air. Will 7"
kindly tnggett wherein it may be im
proved?" Manager "Sorry again. b
I'm just like yon in tbat respect; I do1
know n thing about writing a good pl7
Washington Star.