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OF A IV' !.. nt .... ...,.u ni'niss n l v u ,"'i.t. Hf. and . .itltitO Hie m- -. Uv why; perhaps u luretooquc.-r. Kur Instance. 3b,!L m.-l.I.-tit that happened a l'rur . l Hint select ''faiouablo world known !" , i!,.eller. re- J n ,..i inT oue morning xti me io " v" . , , . WioBW-Jitll-belBbt. , t your help. Mr. Lowe." she LidJ ilwn itopifJ awuwar...y. r' ...irethatatsev- ir you aic ui - .. ' . r turtle tills season 1 jaDUi"u"" r ,lve beeu Jewels auJ ornaments ',. uhH,ofcours.',caus.'daKreat uli'n been actually taken atbinuH. w.uioui " .. 1..MU nr who Mill 11. hid ifjnlvi'ral wild tales of artl- i I ... r.ml.l.m.iMn blriDf MfB UllS'CU 111 llirrn" - erin?. tad tuelv wa lum'n l"'cu' 'au wbo wan the culprit. The .... a n I I I ti llf ImlllCUSe a mil tbfy always disappeared ,-'f wnwaui-nlly no public notice r, i r.i..,! m tin. mutter. In one tjram.v, ,wtu the police had been con- ii. in.......il1.1.i fnr tliem jf TMtt could be no doubt tbat i.'lXwmi person who mixed In !?jijn equal: probably a woman, j til allowed Iter love of Jewelry lur fn illshnncsiv. 1 area, then, that the er tblef ,.... II ipt-persoU in sociciy 1 i sum, itlrlnr. I im i.'niii vi. Two or three things . sined at a dame wblcb I gave Now, I am giving another ; wit Thursday, and I am. of lew. most auiloua It should not oc- lijin.n, at any rate lu my bouse. 1 :;!it 1 would enyase your servloes in? evcnluj, toi"lfyou detect auy psuspldoua, Of course, you w ould va:ed as a tuest." JmaJe arrangements about terms. p It in ajWil tlint I xhould be iu- imi u an EuKliHlimau, by naiue Burke. iPiM, .Mrs. i:o-iter," I nld, ttilj, "jou Uou't susiiect anybody :irtico;ar?" 'UVihesald. but I noticed w hat acjSt iras a look of anxiety on ber tirl maje a mental note of it. WltsileaviiiR, Mrs. Register said: (tw. Sir. Lowe, jou quite under iltifrt must be no ex)OKe. If j-ou t bj dlicoverli'.s, they must be pNusccreta. I can t have a scene k'tai It must be hushed up." I iwnnwd to tlie otllce impressed IttoWi-a. First, that my task nn and thn t i. xllMrtact and yield very little acoadlj, that Mrs. Iteirlster f more, or, at any rate, guessed ;.ujujae cared to tell. 3i-UyrwlnS arrived, and I went lf!,tM mansion. Practically, "jMirominKlc with tlieuuests. ,n V w, 1 rJ " " ,l,L 'i Nothing aeompd t0 me more ,m. w than tlmt ti,., i,..i.. x.. moni the brilliant throng 'ur rooms. Everything Bungarlan band diseoui-sed wtft of dance mnain n,.. !f " aniouS the hlshcst In the C"' no,bln6 -'irred of the Li nTh nw- 1,111 about two 'in tbeniomiiio. ...i.n.. . .. t. in . i was sii nu,Scornt'r ' tUeconaerva-l?n,Sr!t,!'!loklS-aP'-r- U '' J.?- 'n partlcubir I :5aiar ut U'nmond ear-drops, coD,eIntofllshIonnRaIn- oD i " ",nuolwpur of pre- ,, . "l.'"na them well KiImLT..".. ""r wt're very rre7;:;;ai;:e,ytobBworti1 'War.-, S P,p!e were sttlns , ' f U"f- an'1 tb-r flirted all ,, r"1'1'. without any . J "their length. went into the 61b w: ,u. ,ue c"r. where 'ta, K 'd,aiTossanJ wamlned IftbaM- i. "-"Ktt. which she It ,m ; , ""''e l,r accident. I our f...M "M' us the n: ""u tmef. to I Cjj corn."i. 1 anJ wiln- hUf iwrner.w herel was almost J an m "r"it.,r hiul,p'nn strolled I JM!rofn 'Ring man, Ktt!n.,i?-. bl't I had noticed t know! " ,h Kuests- He waa .iofi;,n.to PV"youe, and was ' n" eve rnni.. .i. ?lajiii.n.. me nuie ,:'roan7rne- looked ca re- iu? Fim-.n... . ""oWfv. , "7 "iory, to aee If 'la h iV"1 I,Ukll It up. He ?"4.'iwf? ',?lnoec, the vinal- I had nnt rr," I Some crow th con o 4 KLEPTOMANIAC. servatory, and look at the vinaigrette nsain. Without thinking about It, I put It to my nose. The next thing I remember Is, that I found myself sitting In a chair. Grad ually, things became clearer. The vinaigrette lay by my side. It was drugged. For a few minutes I bad lost consciousness. I still fWt dizzy and sick, but knowing tbat everything de pcuded on my being prompt and acute. I managed with au effort to pull myself together. Tbeiianxie the question, What should I do ucxt? Should I go straight to the man who had tampered with the vinai grette? A moment's thought showed me that tbat would be worse than use less. I had no proof of auythltig. The situation must be allowed to develop Itself before I Interfered. After some little reflection. I decided to go hack to the drawing-room, where I could see what was going on. I'nder any circumstances I must not lose sight of the girl to whom the vinaigrette be longed. For nearly half an hour I waited In vain. She danced with two or three different men, but did not seem to have uUsed lu At last, arter one of the dances, she appeared to be looking for something. With what was, I presume, an apology to her partner, she skipped across the room to a group of girls. Evidently she was asking if any of them bad seen ber vlunlgrette. For some time she got no Information, but presently a girl who was parsing, leaning on a man's arm, turned round and made some remark, pointing with ber fan to the conserva tory door. The owner of the vlunlgrette gave a little nod of thanks, and hurried across the room. All tills time I observed that the man who had drugged the scent bottle, and who was .chatting with some of the people standing about watched the girl closely. As soon as she had left the drawing room he broke off his conversation, and strolled quietly townrd the conserva tory. As he passed through the cur tains I noticed that he glanced around to see If he were being followed. Tbat settled It; I had found my man, and must act promptly. Mrs, Register was standing near the piano. Remem bering her Injunction tbat there was not, under any circumstances, to be an expose or a scene, It was necessary to proceed with caution. I caught ber eye without much dllllculty. She under stood ut once that I had something to say, and disengaged herself from her friends. "Will you come with me to the con servatory?" 1 said, quietly. "I believe I have solved the mystery." She turned pale. "Very well," she said. "Give me your arm. Be careful w hat you do, Mr. Lowe," 6he added, In a troubled voice; "It must be hushed up." When we reached the conservatory we found, Just as I expected, the young lady lying back In a chair unconscious. Her ear drops were missing. "Miss Benton has fainted," said Mrs. Register. "One moment," I said; "there Is no cause for alarm. lo you eee what has happened? Ilerdiamoud ear-drops have disappeared." "Do you know who It Is?" she whis pered. "Yes. ner vinaigrette has been drug gednot sufficiently to do ber any harm. I saw It done." "What shall I do? Fetch General Register, will you? He must advise me." "Which Is General Register?" She came to the curtains and pointed him out to me. "Very well." I said. "Chafe Miss Benton's hands, and try to bring her round, but don't eend for any help at present." I dou't think I ever felt so reluctant to proceed with a case as I did at that minute. The man whom Mrs. Register had pointed out as ber husband was Hu man who had drugged the vinaigrette -who bad followed Miss Benton Into the conservatory. In a word, ueuerai Register was a kleptomaniac. "Will you come with me Into the con servatory. General?" I said. As I spoke I look..H him stemlv In the face. He turned deadly white, and his eyes shift ed nervously about the room. . "What's the matter?" be saiJ. husk ily. "Is anything wrong'.'" "Miss Benton has fainted." "Oh." he murmured with relief. "And her ear-drops have disappear ed," I added. For a moment I tUougut he was going to drop down. I put my arm through fcls, and led him toward the conservatory. He was trembling like a leaf. When we got well Into the shadow of the curtains I stopped. "General RejrU ter." I said, ouietly. "take my advice. and give them up to me at once." "What do you mean.' ue hoarsely. "rse eur-drops. it win pi '"' scene." He rut a trembling band into the breast pocket of his dress coat and gave me the ear drops. He did It like a man In a dream, and I really believe uiai for the time being he was unconscious. Then he turned away and left me drawing-room h,"riediy. t "Will b not ccme?" wld Uiei-ft ter,wlt!) an awful in, of terror In her ' ''';ral Heglster I nt well." I re Plied. Hore u,v il. -.ir..i.R - I he poor woman wnt M-arl-t. Sh. -"' I i,..,t. ,, , voi-ph- M.eveiJfnr I,,,,, ,... a,-,, . m.,s't "ad a faint su.pi.-i.,,, ,hl. ,',', "d was anxious t.. ;,v.. Illm rii)m ,h to- ilisra.'e an.l r:u,.l.,. She was taon.iulii.v ittiiUTvel. MN I.witon showed ;.! of returning o.u- SciollMii, "Now." I mi ..,., ,., oardiops hack Int., ber ,ars. m,,. Wuu-t klloW what ha happon,.,!." Mis. I!,.t-;mr r,.,,-;,,.,.,, ,,., trembling lingers. "Send soiihMi.e to 1 i,,U after til s girl I'll stop with her till 1.;, ,..,.. (I,,! you in 1st g and Cud your bisbainl. Make ha.te." 1 1 1. . s gnlii, unilv. "or jou in . ,,0 i., t ,.. My work was not in:;e over. When Mr, lleirirfter found her husband lu h'.s dressing ,-, ,e .ls , f,.,,,.,.,! the point of committing suicide. She saved him. A number of trinkets, some 'f great value, were found In his safe. There . (,f whim., imy n,. explana tion. On that point the General was mad. There was no objeei lu bis steal ing ladies' ornaments, as he Is a wry wealthy man, and bad not put Iheiu to any use. There was not mud) d.lllculty In tind Ing their respective owners. I returned them myself, asking each one as a mat ter of courtesy to make no Inquiries as to how hey fell iiitu lll.V possession. ItulTalo Times. TRAPPING THE CUNNING RAT A Novel I'lun for Milking H,era IH-- troy line Another, The following novel plan of trapping rats was described by a writer in t'oru bill iJune. IMmi): The cunning of ra:s makes attempts to cati li them in traps almost futile, their keen scent reeogni.. lug the places where a band has been, and warning them to avoid so danger ous a locality. The use of gloves smeared with aniseed may lull the stix plctoiis of the animal; but traps will never Ik- the means of greatly diminish. Ing Its numbers where It bus fairly es tablished It.self. Tim best course to take where the extermination of a colony of rat.s becon-es a necessity is to make them help to d.-stroy one another in the following i"iiuner: A number of tubs, prop inlouate to the number of rats In the phut' from which It Is de sired to rid them, should be placed alut, the middle of each occupied by a brick standing en end. The bottom ef tboi tubs tdiould be covered with water to such a depth that aUiut an Inch .f brick projcits above It. The top of the tub should be covered with stout brown paper, upon which a dainty meal of bacon rind and other scrap dear to the rat palate figures, n sloping board giving the rodent facllitleH for partaking of It The feast should be renewed for several night, so that nil the rats in the neighborhood may get n know of the good food which Is placed within such easy reach. Wheu It Is Judged that this jKdlcy has been pur sued long enough, the center of the brown paper should be cut in such a n. anner that any rat venturing on 11 will be precipitated Into the cold water below. It might lie thought that the re suit of this would be the capture of n rat, or at the most two, for each tub prepared, but no such meager result for the trouble that has been taken ueed be feared. The rat, finding his trust abused and himself struggling In the water at the bottom of the tub, soon re covers eulllcleutly from the shock to discover that there Is an Island of ref uge, on to which he clambers, and squeals his loudest for help. Now the squeal of a nit In trouble attracts ev ery one of his kind w ithin hearing, and very few moments will elapse liefore the victim of misplaced coulidence Is Joined by one of his friends. The new comer la as quick to discover the chance of escape from a watery grave as was the original victim, but when bo attempts to avail himself of its pres ence. It lecomes apparent that there Is not room for more than one uixni It. The first comer resists with tooth and nail the efforts of his companion in trouble to dlspoRsrs him of bis coign of vantage, ami the squeals which form an aeeom pmiimcnt to the fight for a fooling upon the brick, attract more rats to the scone of the tragedy. The ront'.lct waxes more and more furious as rat after rat topples Into the water, and by morning ltednigglod corpses In plenty will glad den the eyes of the man whise losses at the teeth of the ra: have Induced him to adopt this means of thinning their uuinlH'rs. Some years ago the plan de scribed alsive was tried In a city ware house, with the result that 3,mh nits were destroyed In a single night. Hoard's Dairyman. The. Man and His House. The ordinary polite Inquiry. "How d" you do'.'" calls for nothing but a con ...niioicil'v tsdite response: but If a man Is past "the allotted age," and a philosopher besides, it may elicit a re ply full of meaning and worthy of record. vvio.n Job n Oulncy Adnms was eighty years old he met In the streets of B.'ston an old friend who shook bis trembling h.iml and Mild: c, wi.l nior.iii s'. And how Is John Quiiii v Ail ui s to day?" Thank von," was the ex-rresideufs answer. "John yulu'-y Adams himself Is well, sir; .,ul:- w-H. 1 thank you. But the h'tiso ': he IIv,'H !lt present is becoming dilapidated. It Is (t,.riIlg upon Its foundation. Time ,,,,,1 seasons have nearly destroyed It. ,s roof Is pretty well worn out. Its walls are much shattered, and t trem Ues with every wind. The old tetn nn: Is becoming alnc m umnhnbltaM.-. and I think John yttn-y Adam, w II have to neve out ,f It soon; but he lmse.f is l.e weli. 1-!, With that the vcu.rable sixth I resi dent of the l-u.t.d Mat.-, moved on. w!;:::M::;ia"--tha.i,bad the Capitol at h.ngn.n. U I, the last of eunu he M'J. Ui content. a Two-Cent Pieces. , '..,..: rent ; "" ' was first coin- rJ1" !M h a,,,,OThe Is,,-Con-Tc-S 1.1 ' , ,..,.,, Feb. .. ,.r this coin was BU1 ' 12. I3- v one work. Lard eiioush if b PICTURESQUE ATHENS. The Mr t. Are Mad Ilrtlliant lr Marlite lluiinn, If the tlree mountain lucloslng the lit in of Allien,. Mount J 'a nut. is ine highest il.ctn recti: Mount I'cntllicns i t. nil recti, witii lis regular triangular shape suggest, ng ihe pediment ot a temple, is the most Imp.w.ng; but Ihe thyme -covered, hone producing lly mcitus i:i.:a; recti has always been most Intimately associated with Athens, l I rs nearer to the city, and from almost all the streets and all the windows looking eastward can be seen it curved line marking the blue sky above, except nil the rare gray days, when clouds resi ug mi Us top arc an Infallible s.gn f ruin. The .nioi;s hue or the mountains and the smaller h !U forming an Inner circle around Athens, comli.tied with the view r the sea. lend an additional effect of airiness and buoyancy to the aspect. In the long, straight streets of the new town from end to end. nothing Impedes the V ew on e ther oidc. la pra.s'iig Ail, ens, we must no: d aw a veil ocr her defects. Such Improve ment as are Indispensable to a modern :ty have not kept pace with her grow tii in extent and allluence. The stag, s of Ih.s progress can he seen in the struc tural llicijualit ics even of Continuous dwellings. Tlne dwellings may I t liionoioglcally d.Udcd Into three cat--gor.es: those of the tirst settlers, when all were poor, and the main ticos.li was at any rale to be housed; those of the thrifty citizens, who roll the want of more space and greater convenience, but b.nl bit!,, regard for external ap pearance nr Interior comfort, ami con sidered carpels and plate-glass a lux i:ty, and ceii chimneys of small eolise iioetice; and those ,.f the wealthy Im migrants, who gae an Impulse to the budding or elegant houses among nil who. thanks to lin reus ug prosperity, could afford to Imitate them. The proximity of the ipianies of Hy- ttus and I'cutellcii, enables Alliens to supply beiself with a building ma terial which no other city could have at c.iial cost. Marble. In itself an euibel- l.(-hllient. Is profusely used, and lose none of its brilliancy lu the dry atmos phero, whose transparency makes pleasant to the eye even the light col ors spread oil the stone walls, which In otle-r latitudes would hardly be bear able. The agreeable effect thus obtain ed is Increased by the trees lu some of the streets and Mtiarcs. as well as In the gardens of the better das of house. But Athens might and would be more verdant slill were It not for the lack of abundant water. This want was felt in anti.ii.ty as well; to It may partly be ascribed the epidemic re cor.led by ancient historians In times of war, when the number of Inhabit ants was Increased by those of the sur rounding country seeking refuge within the walls. Antoninus Plus endowed Athens with a perfect system of water works. They consisted of subterranean galleries col lecting the waters of the neighboring mountains. To tho-e old Komaii aque duct., successively discovered, repair ed, and utilized, Athens still owes her scanty supply of water. Projects for Increasing the supply are ever talked of, but will be deferred so long as the municipal finances remain no better than the national. Meanwhile, the macadamized roads betweeu the flue sidewalks are hardly watered. This fact and the nature of the soil, noto rious for Its thinness since the days of Thucydldes. account for the dust, which I the greatest blemish of Athens. An Kngllsh lady was heard to admire the plctnresiueness of It whirling cloudu; but even were that single representative of au optimistic minority ou a tine day. succeeding one of rain, to see the town and the clear outline of the distant mountains through a dtislless atmosphere, she could not help regretting Hint the same effects are not artificially attainable. On the whole, Athena will show to best advantage If visited after Con stantinople and other town In Turkey, as the standard of comparisons will be fairer than that afforded by the great capitals of the West. It must not be forgotten that, If one of the most an cient, she Is at the same time oue of the newest among Kuropenn towns; nor ought the long period of her decline ever to be lost sight of when compar ing her with other towns. The traveler who. remembering that long period of Turkish sway, counts ou receiving an Oriental Impression from the aspect of Athens Is doomed to disappointment. F.ven the national garb Is fast disap pearing. It may still be worn by a few elderly Athenians. These, and a peas ant here ami there selling milk or cheese, recall the day when their dress was the national one. It Is, however, the uniform of ceraln soldiers of light Infantry, who may be seen parading the s'reets or mounting guard at the palace, lu all tin- while splendor of the fusian'elle. The wide blue trousers of the Aegean islanders are not less rare, nor i there mm h chance of seeing them at the Piraeus, among the craft from the various Islands moored along the rpinvs. The uglier an i cheaper j product of the slop-shop has replaced the picturesque drapery of the olden tin,e The monotony of the modern . costume Is broken only by the priests with their long black robes and their , ar hats -'TuMic Sp rit lu Mod ern Alie ns." by 1. ILkcIa-. lu Ceo- tury. ! heiond I'lildle. , t IihIi Hi. ml. M.iny cl.nrms. Puppy 'l"s- In In r n rrns. i V., nth ! r n if. Cm, I re -ct -Inir.iiig Still it s' i ' I.o IT sigl ". .,,..k. at lor; W.sli- he n a cur. T,c, in. k. Turn- i ,.p-d: "TntM. go.. I night, Pi,!,,' tired." -New Yrk WrM. XX but M MesflK. primary teacher In a Wutervllet wo,n,v sclecd P'k for subject. "The i. , i lliveth a cheerful giver She In- ooired If anv on- kiu-w wnai n meaiii, when a little I year old l.y said: j, , I know what that '"Well. (i'-Tgo Edwin, what Is It?" .. means rive n whole lot and don't cry ove" it,"-TnpTlu,e. NOW KLKCTIMU CADS. AN ENGLISH COMPAN TO PUT THEM IN USE IN LONDON. Cluiiiiril ttiut I I i trk-.il Aiitoniol.l Uin lias I ecu ttilxcil tij Ilia 1'utt-iit Held liy the lom inj-1 hrce Mini dr.d uuj I if l ulu, l'un ll... ,1. Vut, I'limp, NoiMetra Wlille livnch ciiicrpr.c is expo taut ly awaiting the perfection nr the horse lcs carriage ou Ihe gasoline or g.m en glue principle bct'oic embarking c tensive capital in so new a li.hl. tin liughsh have found practicable auto niobnl stii by the lis,- of electricity as a indue power and have already pu: u to a practical application. A company has already been formed, known as the London 1 i lei t ileal Cab Company, with a capital of jiToO.i iio. ami iu the course of a few weeks iloll cabs, most of w lilt ll are already built, will be started lu the streets f London. It U claimed by the projectors of this company Unit electrical autouioliiilsni has been practically sohed by the mechanism w hose patents they bold, and the amount of the iaini.il these men have Invested in the enterprise is certainly the guarantee uf the good faith of their claim. The statement will pass without contradiction that, whetfi cr or not it really lias s.,l,d the great problem of the limes, the company cer tainly believes that It has. Parliament recently passed the road locomotives act. which authorized me chanically driven w heels to pass along tne yucen's highway sat a rate of speed not to c ,1 fourteen miles an hour. It was the passage of Ibis act that started the company some mouths ago upon the scent for a thoroughly prac ticable automobile cab. Tiny engaged Mr. W. ('. l'.ersey, the well known ling j l.llMlOX S KW Kl.l l IUK' ('All. '.Isli electrical engineer, as their elec trical manager, securing with him the 1 right to use his electric vehicles and the j sole use of the Important horseless car- rlage patents belonging to Ihe Itrillsh motor syndicate. I Previous to taking this step the coin . pany thoroughly Investigated all the I autocar liivcntiotiM in the field, liy turn I they studied gasoline, petroleum, hem zollne, and the various explosive oil and 1 spirit powers, with the result that they ! discarded them all a powers for use In such crowded thoroughfares as i those of London. No choice was then ' left but electricity, mid w hen the Inves tigators examined the contrivances whose rights they have since purchased they unhesitatingly do had the solution of the Lie I that they vexed problem. j HATFIELDS OF WEST VIRGINIs. Notoriotn Family thwt Hiih l.nni I Iteen u Terror tn Iih I.ooility. I The plotnriw berewitb presenied are ' reproduced from large photograplis which a iv the lirst ever taken of ii ' group of llalliclds, of llallield McCoy , vendetta notoriety. In the large print i here reproduced will bo seen Mitchell I Hatfield ami family, babies Included, ! with one exception, ihe yonngesi being ' too far In front of the baby carriage to be seen. The reader will notice that one of Mitchell's bands litis been pa illy ' shot away. 'I bis was done not fur from where (be photograph was taken. Seven men attempted to capture blni ! and wounded blni thus, a.s he was dodg ing along Mate Creek. Mitchell re turned their lire and killed one and wounded throe, lie has not slept lu a house In over six years. In the lifsl place, he said, he enjoyed the open nil' better; secondly. It was not always healthy for a llallield lo I ped up In a small bill-like abode with s i s of sworn onoiulox liable to come pi-ow-llug about. Mitchell said all a llailb hl had lo do was to blow a born ami lie would be able to muster three hundred Mingo County men at nn.v moment. They have a system of signals that are well umlerst'SMl. That part of West Virginia Is very rough. It being impos sible to travel It except over ceiialn well worn paths. The Ilatllelds live well enough, and always go n lined. They are a sober 'people mid all tin y want, they say, Is to In- let alone. The three llallield youths seen In the Illus tration are of another family, and like nil other Ilatllelds. each lad owns a good gun and knows bow to use It. The r . i-i'lilw, MITdlKLL IIATKIKI.I AND FAMILY I1ATKIKI.I) Ml A 1,1' HOOTi:itS. Is.ys were found to be bright young chaps and when ropicsted they gave s un"' very clever exhibitions of sharp shooting. When askol If they slept with tlnir weaMins within easy reach one of Hie Is.ys replied. "Well, I reck on." The corresKiinb-nt also elusion tered Home of the McCoys while ell route In lIiHitgla. "Hud'' Mi-Coy proved to be a former iiciunititanee. He used to teach school In Martin County. Ken tucky. lie hud little lo say lllsillt the war with the Ilatllelds being again re sinned. He bad not beard of It. lb-hopi-d It was not so. as enough bbWl had l en spilled. One of Nelsons t apt it Ins. The fifth ship v. the Theseus, Tap tain Itnlph Wiilett Miller. This gentle man, whom after bis prematuiu death NEW GARB FOR OHIO the I thin penitentiary system, luiracteri.cil as the "model new fen I ii re that is well worthy M f i n-v1 e the novelty of distinguishing good -conduct prisoners from Ihe others by their dress, l inler the new plan the coin Id are graded according to their eoiiiluct and, accordingly, their desire, confirmed by their conduct, to do right. It makes pro visions lor giving convicts who are of honest inclination an opisirtnnily to begin life anew outside the prison walls under tnvornlile auspices. 'lin le are three grades of the new prison uniform, ami they sre pictured ill the New Yol k Jouriuil us abuM. The dress of (be best or first urnde does nut differ great!) from i! rdimiry ilre.s of working uieclintin s in Ihe outside world. ller) prisoner desirous of mending bis life considers it a distinction to wear tins superior dress of merit, as it imiy be culled. It, formation is thus eucoiii aged with in I In- prison w alls. The second grade uniform is a loud check, mid is suimsc. In net iis a cheek on (lie prisoner's conduct, ll is a very distinguishing lunlge of llie prisoner's behavior, and very few there are who w ill remain iu this cliiss when it is possible to obtain a civilian's suit which carries with it a certificate of a char prison rosin!. The regulation suit of stripes is worn by the third grade prisoners. In this class the wearer's punishment is ever conspicuous and constantly remind )i i in of Ins disgrace and the fact tlint he Is classed aiming the worst of the prison's ililllllles. Nelson styled "the only truly virtu ous iniiii 1 ever knew," was by birth a New Yorker, whose family had been loyalists dining the Ainerbnn Uevo lutl. n. A letter from him to bis wife gives an account of the light which Is at once among the most vivid, and, rroiu the professional standpoint, the most satisfactory, of those which have been transmitted to us. Of the These us' eiitriince Into Ihe battle he says: "In running along the enemy's Hue In the wake of the Zealous ami tiolb a III, I observed their shot sw eep Just over us; mid, knowing well tbat at such n moment l'rencbincn would not have coolness enough to change their elevation, I closed them suddenly, and, running under the arch of their shot, reserved my lire, every gun being load cd with two and some with three tumid shot, until 1 had the tiuenicr's masts in a line and her Jlbbooin about six feet clear of our rigging; we then opened wllb such effect that a sec ond breath could not be drawn before in r main and liil..eumasts were also gone. This was precisely at sunset, or torly four iiilnutes past II; then, pass ing between her and the Zealous, and as close as possible round the off side or the tiollnlli, we anchored by the stern exactly In a line with her, and abreast Ihe Snai'tlafc. We hail not been many minutes In action with Ihe Spa rl into when we observed one of our ships laud soon lifter knew her to be the Vniiguanll place herself so directly opposite to us on the outside of her that 1 desisted tiring on her, that 1 might not do mischief lo our friends, and directed every gun before the 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .-1 s. t on Hie A . i ll 1 1 1 1 1 (fourth lieiieb), ami all abaft It on the Con iiicrntit. giving up my proper bird to the admiral."-Nelson, In the Hattle of the Nile," by Captnln Ma hati, in the Century. Nursery Picture Screen, A writer In the Housekeeper do scrilnv a picture screen for Ihe nursery. It is made out of the two armed towel racks which fold up against the wall when not In use. tiet them with as long arms as yon can. Now take iwo plecin of bed-tlckliig or heavy nni-1 m, make it as long as you wish your screen high, having honiincd a two Inch hem In the lower part, ii it. I li wide a the nuns are long. Hem the shhw and sew a little standing rullle of Swiss or Ch'na silk to the top. This will complo.ely bide what will be leTt of the founda tion. Then get your box of advertising curds, calendar pictures, etc., punch tiny boles In each upper comer and tie to. ihe foundation. Place each top of under card beneath the upper one and lie. Nail to the fireplace, window or corner, wherever you wish to put It, and, If wanted out of the way, fold both arms buck to the wall. It requires lory little work to make a sere m like ,I,,H' O ' lidltll - lie told me I was so Interest Ing and so beautiful. Maude And yet you will trust yourself for life with a man who begins deceiving you even at (lie commencement of his courtship. P.ostoii transcript. A new volcano, which is emitting Im mense ipiantlthw of smoke, lava and lire, has been discovered at Jalcolan, Mexico. q STATE PRISON CONVICTS. which the National Prison Congress bus system of America." is nlmul to be ndded n the study of reformers iu other Stales. It is ORIGIN OF A PHRASE. Mow " I Acknowledge the Torn" First I sine to !! I neil. Indian corn, the chief product of the Middle West, sometimes attains a great height. The stalks pictured herewith were grown on the farm of l. S. Har per In Henry County, Iowa. They re mind a recent w riter of the origin of the phrase, "I acknowledge the corn," so much In use by pisiple generally. A Western until and a son of New Kugland fell Into conversation on a rail way train. They pnssol some slunly liMiklug corn, and the New Kngland man remarked: "That Is line corn." Whereat the Westerner replied: "Thai? We don't think much of corn no higher .i'uAKvr-ti.'ii TV-. so mic luw'A (on. than that out where 1 live. It may bu good corn for New England, but not for the West." The Eastern man could not believe that corn grew lo be more than six feet high III Ihe West. His comsinlou took bis name and address and promised to send blni a few stalks of big Western turn. A few week pnsseil away. Tho New England man received a long Itox by express; In It were several stalks of com more than iieven feet high. Ho wrote to his traveling companion this concise sentence: "I acknowledge tho corn." A Jury f 'ujnleil by Ilea ut I Till Women The Jury (lu the "Martha Washing ton" cuse, a famous trial of forty year ago wherein tho enplalu of the steam Isiat "Martha Washington" and others were charged with burning the lsat to secure Insurance) was chosen with dif ficulty. Inning their live weeks' Her-vli-e the memlMTK of It were assailed on every side by the r.ealous feminine syin pallil.ers of the accused. Hy every art ixmslhlc to youth, beauty, and wit, and the reckless liblitidiHi of lives largely spent In the companionship of adven turers, were they approaiiiiil. "If you do not go Into that Jury room and vote 'in guilty,' In an hour you will In a dead mail," said the wife of Captain Cuiuinlngs, confronting an aged Juror on the staircase. Sprung from au old and resMs'ted Massachusetts family, she wnaa singula rly beautiful, brilliant, (lashing woman. As ttllve Chaplu she bad gone In early gltiliiHMl to the West, and become eniiinoiisl of the pictur esque river captain. Cnmmlugs did not see tit to marry her, and went off to Mexico Slid opened 111 gamblllig-liouse ou the Klo (irauile. due day as he sat dealing fam there, his nihil need present, ed herself. IHsgulMfd lu mans attlro ami armed with a brace of pistols, she had made ber way without detection to the Klo Cniiide. She was a skilled shot, and could lilt a dollar across a room, levelling a pistol at the recreant lover' bead, she wild 111 a short, sharp voice: Captain Ciimmlng. marry ine, or take this lu your hifi'1." The astonished i-a plain replied. "Why, Olllc, tny dear, Is that you?" The marriage ceremony was performed that day. McClure't Magazine. Slie -Are you lucky at cards? He Yery lucky. I always win. She (arch ly How alxuit love? He (promptly) Just a lucky. I always lose. Puck. O mm Pi Ml 0 Uiuttfjj-ft to talk. O o 0 o 00
