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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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