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A SAGE BRUSH : : . NIGHTINGALE. fig i , -Tvrjt irnrm ri ti ITTY Ml ms i noi a common name, uor can It truthfully af IrflMd that It la at all suggest- f romance, let itiuy sums was a ...i,.i.i.. voting woman, 1.1 -- but tli!s I,.,. fi s mucii i" mi ..,.. sun. .u L-.ll.o'S IIS tO HIT UllWOUOlOU H I .icill.ll l. i ,,, h i' S 1 IT W H Till' f tin Aurora Hot1!. the only ... . mtii lit if i.M ti rt r i Tit.ci-i n tl I I It Ml I II I MW, ' " I I' Il l ti . v,.rn. ji in ni:nkou io n rn:s i L vit ins lor m:i ri firm i iisi , i. ... it- 1 1 i 1 1 L'l IO 10' l' (T. fl ny - " . til... ii'cic hint' II fllP -III. I li.. -. r ,.,,. d.H'tnr, nrni no reit not n niio ...-i f t f tit "I ain't never irniil- l .... v.. iiiMiit Mr. no won ti ct tl utrutitrora who emtio for n nrn- 111 U n 1 1 ! - ... "Tint T III r M I ( I III I IM I -' i . .... iti-i.rv iiiun iiini iiiv n i m . .i, .t i.i,.r trouble.-, f oik h In thi"4. nt; -uiej re uuii i mm mum. roiil.leil Mint vvny. mwi.i ? .t.. . ... '..Hi n nil ! in'i'h . , . i , i 1 ustij - rw r iiuiiem, mail j ui imriu i in who geoinc. to have acquired the i . i . i.inifitft(rn In n vitv tirofiitin nt. Etinu "o - " I .... . Pfhi' gentler sex wns not well reprc- cT . BUmi nf i , i r 1 I I . l t i Mkattal PUl llrt'l " w u si tii ."v nini the usual proportion, and hnd Kx- i ........ i .... 1 1 m (I li v f 1 ii mil iinirn luiiui. .till irit Itlmi miial I.,..-.. I....... belle. Her education was limited to a not p. Itnl t)i.. minora mi., uml nil ..I.. I.. ...r..T- llmU -'I...!-.,. i .. - ..I l.l.'l.... til I Te ti"' cutis io .m'umhi, i uui and mo 1.1 I II.. n ni.,1 ,.,n i.v ii muuuuia "I 1 - " t VUIB VUL r i . i . ., i i " aiii i' "h"" 1 1 i . . I hv fhn cfTci't of htr nffitptu hit ..I.I ...rnnsa IwiP ti-lw.n aKn gnnn "Tli , L .1 - ii .. I i... . .. .- llnr w i. r.-imn ont file RTroiiL'put In 'Way Down Tpon de Swanoe UUlo,, i .. .... a a - " At . U lli'lif , UHVt V(II-. OWll.l (1I1IV 1-1. 1.. cmuilMuJ cMWai . I . w. I A 1.1 Ilia ...... t I. ... I 1 J .. t Ik. .. U....tl w m m ft' in in i ii.il in turn t'tn. ;0f COUfM Kitty Mlni8 had Htittors, U VI "ill .-"iJ out' ii nn uv Luum; in 111 U lii .il ii'iii niiiti .ii iu in I II1.UI m r.Ts. or t must no conrPMon s 10 ' ' i ii. I i mi i ilia i 1 1 ii ii i ii s 1 1 li i i UK i.iiiiii .i-.iiini ii ii iv ii iiii.- nii"iii,i .fi . M.it , i Vi rui n t Jlufus Kord, the superintendent of i mine, was a confident, flne-looklug n W. n 1 o tho 1 hue or hu nwt'i ml' lllv tin ti id tit nr.irnun. imnN ii..i . . r k ninins iv uv uinu ni tne ont or iij nmuMi, uc nun ii uiini iai'ij iu CDon. si :i more oraeueeo ruviier I.Ll I A i.iii n;ue oone. "If the iiamo had only been Ford," ho fkaA 'Hwored,' " said Tom Reed, com- i: o ion man . in Mr. Turd refused any assistance In .si . . . r i i in' c n i-i iiii. i .ti thm n i rr ii r in :i i tin niiiittii t tin M'l.i tm nil. it.ii."' ui ti touim viiu vtiiiiii- lltl 1111 ll-ll. six nini twenty, "tmsnrui as a pai. s roiiii'iin ons sa Id. He wrr he nil v u in uxner e nee won m- her nrsnc It was Uufus Ford's prlvllope to sit the tnbleon which Kitty Minis wtilt- He was always Kitty's first pnrt- i niu 'i.imr, nun im wij iii.--k Kxperlonce Kitty sat In it tioslde the The older men Joked with Simon MW ntl.l tli.m.rl. tl... 1 'i i i . 1 I. . -. 1 11'lliJ III If W HI i lit) (llil.'i't ti) KlIIIN 1- il'i a son in-law. The ymuurer men irradnallv dronnel "tie at a time, reluctantly leaving I lie hi to Itiifim I. nril- tlm mi v t'teen- , " -rf - An ... T" 1-1 . it might bp said, however, that Tom .1 Met C . ..- I . . , . I .. incAccn IT. On) '"T"I 1AM0 TUB FAVOKITK SONOS. somo time the men about the walls U Ran Hhniittiig: "A oug! a long from the sage bfMh nightingale:" Having no COM to urge as an exeuse, ami being ns willing to "bilge them ni they were anxloiu to nave her. Kitty Minn mounted a chair aml.l great applause ami sang the fa vorite songs. Hurlng the evening Kitty managed to get near to where Tom Ueed was "landing, and she whispered: "Thank you, Tom." His eyes did not deceive him. Somo f his flowers were In her .lurk a&lr, and the golden heart hung from a chain that enelreled her smooth, white throat, Tom Heed did not wait longer, but went to his cabin up the mountain side and lay down, but It was not to sleep. He could not deflne his feelings, could STOOD AMI K1TTT, WUITK-FACED KXCITED. give. If iiuestloned, no adequate cause for the tumultous Joy at his heart. Ho was too happy for reason, too much ex cited for rest It was uear daylight when be fell Into a doze, but Iu his dreams he still saw the blossoms In her hair and the heart of gold upon her breast. She was calling his name louder louder. She was beating on the door. "Tom Ueed! Tom Beedl For Uotl's sake come out! The mine Is on fire!" lie sprang up and threw open tho door. There stood Kit ty, while-faced and excited. "See, Tom! see! There are eight men In the shaft and all of them mar ried " Tom Reed did not wall to hear more, lie saw the pillar of smoke shooting up from the mouth of the mlue, about which the people crowded, the bravest not daring to descend the fatal opening. Even Itufus Ford had lost his head and seemed paralyzed. "AVhat are you about, Tom Reed? Pon't go down, man! Don't!" shouted the people. "Stand by! the fire has not touched the shaft. Pull up-usual signal!" That was all Tom Iteed said. The next Instant he was lost to sight. He had gone down the chain, "hand over hand." After long minutes, a signal came up from the smoking depths. The station ary engine was started, and the bucket rose, holding four blackened, half-suffocated men. Again the signal was given and again the bucket rose, with four other men, aud one of them gasped out: "For heaven's sake, lower away! quick! Tom Reed is roasting!" The bucket flew down the shaft, from which lurid heat gusts now came with the smoke. An awful lapse of agonizing seconds, then came a faint signal to "Haul up!" The bucket flew to the surface euvel- oped in Bama. A cry of horror burst from the throats of strotig men, and Kitty Minis fell, fainting, beside the blackened, blistered form that was snatched from the mouth of the plL "Any other man but brave Tom Reed would have died," was the gener al comment weeks afterward, when it was found Tom would live live, but never again to look up at the sky and the hills that he loved "Why-why did you go down?" asked Kitty, as she sat feeling her lingers they had no Jeweled ring now. "i thought of the wives of the mar ried men. Kitty. 1 was single. What mattered It so that I saved them." "Push, Tom!" He felt a tear on his band and he knew her lips were near his sightless face. "You will want a wife now, Tom. Let my eyes do for both. Father Is will ing." It Is the privilege of queens to pro pose, but then Kitty was a queen, and she Is none the less one now that she Is Mrs. Reed and the landlady of tho Aurora Hotel. If Tom Reed ever bemoaned his ca lamity no one knew It-not even tho wife, from whom he could have no se-crets.-l'Uca Olobe. The Duke's l ourpcno". A clever Englishwoman has recently rvritten. "There ain't nothln' scanty i about a dook. Set him where you will, ! he makes the page look full." This Is a duke of fiction; duke of fact may be a different person. A nobleman of this high rntiK. ininm In Loudon as remarkably close In matters, recently naue.i n .-.. CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA. MwlMta ftn HrOHuht It jo.llce SRWMIU l'li..l..r.h. By both accident and intention, on numerous o,val..u. the art ..f the pho tographer has iirovol nf inn,!,..,... ..ui. jliy In compassing u,e eoiivhtlou ..f criminals. An amateur photographer In Chl. ap city cunningly eouceai.il nn automatic camera Iu the tapestried wall of hi drawing room, for the purpose of se- iiirniK some reliable evidence as to the Miavlor of certain member of hli household during his absence from home. One moonlight night a burglar DNka Into the house by way of the nparltnent mentioned. In so doing hu disturbed the spring which set the hid den machinery In motion, and left an excellent photo of himself upon the faithful camera, which, when produced In court, secured his speedy convletlou. In another Instance, a man who mur dered his mother was arrested by the operation of the omniscient camera. The dreadful deed was committed In n forest, where a student of photog raphy was at work. A particularly pretty glen was so admlrtsl by the art ist that he took three copies of the scene. One of these, when duly de veloped and enlarged, portrayad tba details of the terrible tragedy, and by Its aid the culprit wus brought to Jus tice. During the Jubilee celebration a well known photographer In London took a nuinlvr of street scenes of historic In terest. In one of these picture, where n vast concourse of people were ihmuii bled uear St. Paul's Cathedral, the Camera revealed a pickpocket In tin very act of plying his peculiar profes slon. An old detective, who afterwards Inspected the photograph, said that he knew the man well. He was badly "wanted" for frauds committed on the continent, but the officers were not aware that he was In Iondon. A week later he was arrested. A snap shot at a summer crowd on the sands at Margate came out so clear ly that the knight of the camera show ed It with satisfaction to a numlicr of his friends. Among these was a Scot land Vnrd officer, who discovered among the mass of faces the familiar features of a man whom he had Im-ou bunting for months. Taking the next train to Margate he haunted the beach es until he sighted tho fugitive and effected his arrest. A Portsmouth photographer paid a professional visit to a large garden party ot Southsea where he took a group of fashionable visitors with sa lient success. During the process of development he observed that In the holly hedge behind the group a rather repulsive human face appeared. A fortnight later a lady purchaser of DM of these photographs made the same singular discovery, and averred that the face resembled that of a man who hnd made a futile attempt to rob their house a few weeks prior to the parly. The matter being mentioned to the sllce the district was scoured, and the man who was nn old criminal was arrested and Imprisoned. An Irish housebreaker In llelfnst, evi dently Ignorant concerning the charac ter of the camera, found his way one night into a photographer's studio, on burglarious thoughts Intent, when n large photographic apparatus attract ed his attention. More by accident than design the camera ha.rleen left ready for use, nnd the artless manipu lation of the machinery, by the curious thief, actually produced a picture of himself, which was afterward employ ed to bring about his conviction. Tlt-Rlts. Illy had never "sweetened his coffee i looMug into it a pinn inai "..Km io save tier ratner muca sugar. , D ,n. J .... - - ... ..,.,). . ir. i.ji... ... , iiinn P..'. tvl.n I... .11.1 ........... mc to -. ...uric.-. UI, ..,..... -- ; ,,,,... . ........ ,vl H u . v ctv. . . ...I-p imn IO ,.... ...v - '' - - . I . . ..... . inn. i. ii in a s 11.- - - i there nc uiif"" " .7 torn Reed spent many of his spare i Thc gasman, who naturally ex- - u. nu. .v. ...,. li s II .. IlfK-'.i i" K'."' Inis and nretendlne not to see her F ,.....,. ,., r..ihir fare," said the i.n . n . .... D - .I . nam. In ..I..1.. ......1 (I ll ml ..... .., , mum. Mnke. promptly. - . . .i ,,,... i ,, . , ... i. j i ger. In uch a place they r protect- e.l against their enemies. If al.irmed. Ilw spider drops into tin liquid at the bottom of be plant and remain, theie until its enemy has disappeared. J llni afterward, probably by BMgM of silken cable which It lift spun m It fell. A short submergence In Hi,. digestive fluid Is uot Injurious to the plder. n her 10th birthday Tom sent her a ' , longest route? Wh. nini uunris uv ini'i - ... ,i- vn TllrOUliii iiiu- ii in f no l.iia ii.ni . i,,i, in linTinr ..i r. -i-.... . . nc -- .i7 11 I 1 1 rr 111.11 1111 M III Ilk III i ' I if ii nun 1 I V 1 1 (' I ill "- f t!n tMi.omUn U in t 1 " - InWalf (I . . . . , I .-. ,, I M-1 1 h tl 'mill hf olldny-and In the center of the flow- (ioAlinir. i i ce i. i, i, nni.i. ....... ... ..l, i.a I, ..it . .... .w. i u ir i a . I . n i i niself nidely fashioned from a nugget 1 . . tne aUke In sunrle. unci lonir Up,,t bv blm. t. Duke of dropped a H was rumored that Rufu Ford had f,,.,.nce there tbli mornin and the n,l that Kitty would wear It at the .ltjUian, quite Innocently. ance thai ..v...,i,, r . A often before.' the dlnlmr-room of, chlno Interpreters to Otomk ,i.ei uui WTtiev- nn ii . . - ,. IT no t ion "ciuu ura iroiu mc . " " . ... n ...lln WnminarT tor "orwa, Tom Reed looked at the danc- graduate from tne -''" , . I i- .... - . A.,ninl l.nniriiUMi-n, u ne eausnt tne nasn or a jewei vnrut-. w , . A rxin. tr i-. . r I ..m' tra i ntns ui uuc v ---- iiiiT nann i i li i -re ater the dancing bad three years' progreed 1 Uoght at Berlin. In India the average duration of life of the native Is twenty-four years as against forty-four In Hrltaln. Submarine volcanoes are constantly lieliur discovered, and are at times, lng to their sudden appearance, a great danger to navigation. The sewage of the city of Paris Is now being used to Irrigate nn Immense farm of nearly four square miles' ana. It has proved such a benefit to the land that farmers In the vicinity, who op- postsl It, are now anxious to arrange to receive sewage on their own farm. It has been shown that, acre for acre, water Is capable of supplying a much irreater Quantity of nitrogenous food for man than land can supply. Tho cultivation of water areas Is callea aoulculturc. and Its products, In contra distinction to those of agriculture, are fish, crabs, oysters, clams and other edible marine animals. The art nnd science of "mnrlne farming" are at tracting especial attention In Rhode Island. When thc brain I at work marshal ing (Hens, nroduclmr mental pictures, .i .iiiinir info action stored-un mem ories and Impressions, the cell of It mysteriously potent "gray matter" un dergo a change of form. Cavltle are formed In them, which, as the brain become wearied by long-contlt d oetlon, fill with a watery tluld. Part of thc substance of tho cells appears to have leen consumed In the process of thinking, but In the hours of sleep the exhausted cells regain their original form, the supply of recuperative mate rial minimi from the blood, and on awakening, the mind finds Its Instru ment restored and prepared again for action. R. I. Pocock, the English naturalist, tells an Interesting story of the spiders ' which dwell In the flower of the plteher plant of India and Australia. This i flower Is an insect trap. Around Us 1 npper edge It Is brilliantly color.-d and I weet with honey. Lower down the I walls are waxy, and so smooth tbnt no Insect can gain a hold upon tbem. The i bottom of the pitcher I filled with a , liquid, containing several add, which !posseses the power of d!getlng or ganic matter. The lu.kles Insect i -i.i,.h full into this liquid are gradually absorbed by the plant But while most Inaecta carefully arold thl death-trap, a particular specie of gaMef chooe it . Am.-lUna ulace. By spinning a lit tle web like a carpet orer a part of the waxy intarlor of tb pitcher. It li ena bled to tay there In Mfety. These plder bare apparently cboeen their lnguUr home Jaat becaote of Ite dan WILHELMINA AND HER PEOPLE TEARS OK BLAVEBY. EXPERIENCES OF TWO OF MAHOI'S PRISONED. THE The Hatch Peo. Trent Their Uurrn In I'rnm-r.itic Way, In the St. Nicholas then- Is in article on "A tilrl Uu.vu," written by J. an nette May Fisher. The author say: Almost any day the little (Jitccn and her mother may In' seen drllng In the ptvtt Btraatl of The Hague Their carriage I noticeable only for the royal II Tallin, which are rattier conspicuous. The Dutch iNsiple are fond and proud of their two quis'tw. but do Uot show them that exaggerated deference thai a K-sn democratic nation Bight They are treat is 1 much a we treat the Presi dent of the Dal tad State. I remetnlier being In the beautiful Dutch capital one summer when guccn With ahn ran retimed from a visit to Qennany. The newspain rs comment isl gladly upon the expeotiil arrival, and a g.sMly crowd hung ebOttl the pala.v. Finally the royal party cnine, aeeanpaalad by a iiinatflYtiWi suite. The little Queen vm simply but Itocoui- ingiy dreaaed, she bo wad ami tailed lih winsome graiv to her devoted sub J.its, but hurried Into the alace. ther. by causing some disappointment. Hith er yuisut Lmnia spoke to her on the subj.s-t, or else Wllbelmlna heraelf re peute.l of her shym-ss. for a few mln Btaa later her pretty fare apiteansl at .a window, and she wav.d a most cordial greeting to the people In-low. Another time we saw her rld'ng along the bench at Scheveiilugen, a famous watering place throe mile from The Hague. The young Queen wore a plain habit of bottle-green cloth, surmounted by a co quettish little hat. Sin- was accom panied by her govern. s, the lord chain bcrluln. and an equerry. They made au Impoilng group as they gall 'p. d swiftly over thc smooth, hard land of the North Sen shore. P was the height of the Scheveulngeii season, ami hun dred of people were loitering on the perfect beach. A murmur of "The Queen I coming!" arose, nud Instantly every one wa on the alert to catch a glimpse of her. The royal parly came tearing along at breakneck speed, the girlish Queen anally in the lead. But as they approach. si, Wllhelmlua goo.1 Datneedly drew r.-ln. and graciously re tUrned some ot the many salutations offered her; but. living of a retiring na ture, sli - seemed not really to enjoy such public demonstrations. - ..I'll . i to Uor r Hit.- Tor lure nnd A Ion. - After Vrurn of hulTer Inn Thvy OMM Merc llrrnthc the Air of I'rce.lom Tl.ro. t;li the Full of i.o l.irn.an. When tho Anglo-Egyptian forces, un der the command of tSon. Kltcheiu-T, captured Duulurmtui, the Mahdlst Ktr.uigboUl In Egypt, lullletlng heavy l.mses on the naUvin, In-sUle wnviklug a terrlbU' vetigi-ntuv for tho cruel dentil of one of England's greatest soldiers, "Chine.-" lionlon, the martyr of Khar toum, tliey also IIN-rateil wveral Chris, tlan prisoner who had Neu Iu the hands of the Mahdlst for years aud who bad lxs-u trvato.1 by ihclr captors with gn-at cruelty. Among these prt oner were Knrl N. ufcld nnd Sister Therein ilrlgollul. The former w raptureil by Hie Miilidl's men In IS.." and for eleven yeur has Ihi-ii the un willing slave of a barbaric ruler of one of the most fn mil leal eople on earth. Sister Orlgollal felt Into the hand of the Mfthdl In IHIi Ska hardship through which Neilfeld and Sister ilrlgollul pass,,! during their captivity were most severe and the wonder Is that they are alive to tell of them to day. In tbe 'Til Neufel.l wa Undying medicine nt Lclpxlc, nnd one day hi adventuresome spirit got him Into n quarrel with n fellow hi udetit. A du.-l resulted, and Neufel.l tied the country to avoid arrest. He went to Cairo, stay. si there but a short time, and then to moro effectually hide himself made for the luterlor. He landed nt AssutUl In lsT'd and for two years practiced Wadldne there. When the Mahoin. d Achmi-d rising iHVurnsI Neufeld' love of adventure prompted him to Join the Brltiab troopa, His knowledge f Mm Ns.ple and their language made him a valuable aid to the lliitlsh commander. Moreover, he showed wonderful ' Hlaglng hsllsits, pl)ln Zf Cf ' Iv. ' c iinl., , j5 f BeHae Ml iet, ruo . IL fi f (C O Marehln. 'drilling, et .Vk jrJLJ ( CJ!f?yJ 'r'" round phlloso- ft Lw f V' C ''" "j0 1 - dltehes, lesrn- Nfcs W JfY ; UeftjV, Htsii.ttng guard aatll &Jwjy 1 I U l -rS ' I'oliig'Tsuncl'r'ir, unking BK2m . : ' " "P. iP;f St! ' li"? I'lesiilng camp ,n,t fHH I .IKlf M LSj .llsl.lng liH.ti ii.. f .1 T, V tCliC, r""k,,i' ",rk " Jmir i -i-Saije (iJEmS Kn,,"',',,l'. cl'in- WMj J BErSjtL Telling .lories, making f 1 VLtirWl? Thliiklng that we're not S-sA'lll (. -s,jr:,l,-il in .-t.. er, Hi JAlVl y W iiderlng h.n il.c -lit DUraell's .mliltl-i. The late Lord lteacon-lleld had a two llded nature. When plain Mr. Disraeli nud a young man, he was noted for "love of tinsel, glitter and flamlioy nncc," and for "delighting In line clothes and tine dishes." He was also noted for his mental cleverness and for n certain audacious frankness as to alms and hopes In life, which were high. The Hon. I ; rant Duff mentions In hi "Diary" that at Lord Mellmurne's Mrs. Norton Introduced Dlsrnell to the prime mlulster. "I nm glad to meet you, Mr. Disraeli," said Lord Melbourne. "I hear you'ro a very clever young num. What's your ambition?" "To be prime minister of England, my lord," the frank young man answered. The sage, good humored statesman, who had weighed uiost things of public life nud did not thluk "their metul worth the clink It made," must have been amused at the ingenuousness of the gaudily dressed youth; but In less than thirty years from that Interview Disraeli had rcall.cd bis ambition. Some lime after Disraeli bi-came prime mlulster, writes (Irani DipT, his old traveling companion. Clay, tho great whist player, met him somewhere about the House of Commons and said to him: "Well, Disraeli, when you nnd I trav eled together years ago, who w ould ever have thought that you would be prime minister?" "Who, Indeed?" said Disraeli. "Rut, as they used Io any when we were In the Last, 'Hod Is great.' und now He Is greater than ever." Doubtless the remark clashes IfnltUl our reverence, but Dlsrnell probably did not mean to utter nn Irreverent epi gram. He believed In Ood, "one Cod, nnd that Cod n mighty Cod," nnd In "the chosen rnce the only nice to which Cod has ever npokeo" we quoto his own weirds. He was the only uian of the "chosen people" who hnd ever be come premier of Creat Iirltaln. KAnr NKi'Kr."i. A is. 1 1 Answer. An English tramp steamer had Just been tied to n wharf In Beaton. From her dingy hold there leaped upon the dock a man who was evidently a sto ker. He was black with grime, reck less of face, eager for release from an almost unbearable confinement, and ready for any animal gratification for whic h he could find opiortuuity. As be emerged Upon the main street, looking probably for the nearest leloon, hi iaw a eolored woman walking se dately toward blm. carrying n basket of apples. Full c.f mischief, the sdokor stumbled against her, iiset the basket ution the pavement, and then stood aside to laugh at the Invective which he supposed his trick would bring forth. Hut the old colored woman did not even look at her tormentor. Site In-nt and quietly picked up her apple. There was not even an expression of resent ment npOO her face. She In-nt here und st.s)-d there, and when he had recov ered her last apple she turned upon the astonished man w ith a pathetic dignity that forced te.pect, and said, In tones of simple kindness: "Cod forgive yon, my son, as I do." The rudeness that had counted on a bitter berating waa softened In an In stant. The man's curse lips parted, his hnrd . yes fell, he tried to sx-nk; then lie thrust his hand Into his pocket! and pulled out all the silver he had. This he forced usn the silent woman. "Take It," he said, and then added, Bl she looked at blm In astonishment. "Cod ble you, mother! I'll never do It again!"-Youth' Companion. Do you. like molt people, give more to rellere dlitr away from home than you give to relieve dlitrea a' home? shrewdness In dealing with the na tive, and his courage In action was undoubted. When one day he savisl a whole detachment of liriibth troops by n clever trick which put the enemy on the wrong scent the camp rang with his praises, and for this service he was appointed purveyor Io the army. In the spring of IssT Neufeld gath ered together n caravan of forty re till tiers and, announcing thai he was going o.i a trading trip, started on a Journey Into the Mabdl's country. Many, however, doubted the aunounccil purpose- of the little expedition, nnd ru mors were s.n.n ullont that Neufel.l had Qeefl sent to spy on she MoJull, and that he was to attempt the rescue of Slntlu Pasha, then five year a captive In the Mah. II s hands. Arabian treachery waa raaponaibla for the failure of the expedition nnd for Neufeld' capture, line of hi own meu played the traitor, tunl a body of howling fanatic swoop ed down on Lhc caravan one morning while they were encamped near a well Neufeld' captors held him until March, 1KMN, when he wa taken to Omdurmuu and led In-fore Khalifa Ab dullah, the Mabdl's successor. The dervishes and other t rllwn under the Mabdl's rule were wild In their ea ullntlon over Neufeld' capture, Indlev Ing 111 mi to be an BlgHifclMBi and be was In- night Into tlie (Imdiirman under a strong guard. The Khalifa looked upon the capture a most bnMirtaut. Two cuptlve Europeans told the f inal IciU ruler that Neufeld was not an En glishman, but from another country In Europe. It took Some time for Ab dullah to s.s things In the right light, whlcb wu a lucky thing for Neufeld. He was loaded down with chains, how ever, and thrown Into a vile prison at omdurmuu. During the night the Khalifa apparently modo up his mind that the while man ought to hung whether an Englishman or not and or der were glvcu thut tho prisoner should ln hanged In the morning. Neil feld received the new through the banting of n huge drum cloee to hi ear. The populace was eucourag. il to heap ludlgnltlo on the prisoner; black lave spat at him a he pas -ed on the way to the scaffold. Neufeld did not Mich. The Khalifa's Indecision delay ui matter until noon, when It was iinnoiincisl the march to the HealTold would be continued. The Immense crowds gathered to witness the execu tion of tin- bated "Englishman'' hooted and yelled in wild delight as Neufeld topped fearlessly up and coolly lK-iit his head 10 receive the noose. At this moment n messenger from the Khalifa ordered the execution stopped, unci then It developed II UCClael were srrang.sl only to frighten tlie prlaoner. A few day slater Neufeld, loaded dcew n wltli all the ehnln that could lie faatesed to Mi body, was placed on a camel's back and pnrndsl through the streets of Omdurmau to give the popu I i. o another chuiice to hoot and deride their captive, who was now duly en tered n ono of the Khalifa' white slaves. The first four years of captivity wen full of horrible suffering for the unfor tunate Prussian. The prlion conlted of four walls. Inside of which were huddled ") prisoners, white and black and of both scxee. In the center of this Inclosure stood a stone hut, with heavily barred door and window, luto which fifty of the prisoners in many as could be crowded In were forced each night to belter r- their safety and Incidentally Indict sufferings whlcb would more forcibly remind then that they were raptlvee of tbe MuhcH's successor. The sun Ix-ut down on the stone walls of this hut during the day, and nt night when nearly all air was excluded by the -hutting of the door the heal whlcb the walls gave forth made the breath seeking, cursing mas of sick humanity Inside almost another "black hole," like that of Cal cutta. Typhoid fever, dysentery and other ailment assailed the miserable occupants of this horror hut; the floor swarmed with vermin; now nnd then a bowl of i'ii 1 1 told of a scorpion bite, or an agonised groan would tell of the death of a victim of the terrible heat, which produced nightly cases of apop lexy. Live men and women slept lde by side with corpses and the death of one more only called forth an exclama tion of anger If the dying one happened to fall on or roll too close to a neighbor. All during Neufeld's four year Iu the vile prison the European l,ivo who were not In Irons notably Slatln Pasha and Father librwal.ler, who had gain ed many friends made every effort to secure Ills release from chains and the horrors of the stone lint. The Khalifa was olnlurate, however, until It was inggeeted that Neufeld might lie mil l.e.l lii making Hwder, of which the Khalifa's army was In urgent need. This put the matter Iu n new light ami N.-ufeld's release wus ordered. Tho day after bis release from the prison Neufeld was sent with a strong guard to llalfaclh In search of saltpeter, and In n month returned with enough to make all the powder needed. He was given an Egyptian usslstaut, and a powder factory was established In n vacant mission house still standing among the ruins of Khartoum. Since MM, up to hi liberation, Neu feld has, so far a known, continually worked In thl hut at the powder Indus try'. A ball and chain wa attached to one leg, and he was told It would never In- removed. So far ns known It was still forged to 111 leg when Kit .-heller entered Olllduniian at the head of the triumphant Auglo Egyptian force, The story of the captivity of Sister Crlgollul Is even darker than that of Neufeld. She I,, longed to the Austrian Mission, and with Fathers llhrwalder and Illnoml, two Coymcn and three other sisters was seised at the mission at Deleti, near El-Oln-ld, which wan then being besieged by tho Muhdl, Iu isv'. The capture of Helen nnd the missionaries was due to the cowardice of tho captain of a cotnimtiy of Egyp tian, who surrendered to an Inferior force of the Mabdl' follower. After being made prisoner the eight white men and women were marched to Kl-Obold, where they found the Mab dl In person -upci Ini. tiding the siege ngalnst Said I'aah. They arrived Ik fore the Mabdl so exhausted they could not speak. In-ults and ludlgnltle In describable were heaped upon the Ut ile group. A council of the Mabdl's ad visers wa held and the fate of the cap lives discussed. Hcvcrnl times the sen tence of death ciinio near tieing pro nounced, but It was finally decided the captive were entitled to live, a Mos lem law providing that prlet who ur reiuler Without resistance shall tic spared. The missionaries were called upon to adopt tbe Mabdl's faith, the penalty for refusing Wing death. They held a consultation and decided death to In- preferable. "Wo have chosen death," they sent word to tho Mabdl, but for some Inexplicable reason the Mahdl did not carry out his threat. S.h.ii afterward the sisters were seized and distributed among the Kmlrs SIITtn 0RIOOI.INI. and lhc already bleeding sole beaten with sticks until the feet became swol len and black. Through It all the sis ters clung to their faith and no threat could Induce them to abandon It. Sister Crlgollul, bleeding from a bun dnst whip mark, succeeded one night In escaping from her black mnster and made her way to the Mabdl's but. She f. creed her way Into hi pn-seiice nnd with tear running down her face pro- testisl against the cruel treatment the captives were receiving. The Mabdl's heart wa touched at the lght of the poor woman' wound nnd he ordered the lter released from the tyrannical Emir. After (he death of Cordon and tho fall of Khartoum tho prisoner were taken to Omdurmau, where their life waa not o continually In-set with dan ger, although there were time when death seemed near. Riot were of not Infrequent occurrence and Euronnn were massacred by the dozens. Fathers i tin w aider ami Riuomi managed to en cape Illnoml In Ihhk, Father ohrwnl.l er in UBt, Father OhrwaJ.ler took tho other sisters with him, thus leaving Slst. r Crlgollul alone Iu captivity. NEW TELEGRAPH INSTRUMENT. Can lie Hruied Io the Knra Liken Telephone Hecelver, A new telegraph Instrument, known a a "Morse watch," has been put ou the market. Outwardly II look like an ordluury timepiece, but In reality It I a transmitting and receiving tele graph Instrument, a key and a sounder, Inclnocd In an ordinary watch. -as.-. Thl type of lm.rumcnt. say Elec tricity, I known to the telegraph craft under the general title of "ecret Bound er." The More wntch I o construct ed that the click of the Instrument can A MOBIK WATCH. of the Khalifa's army. On Journeys hither and thither with their Emir mas ters these women were forced to walk barefooted over the burning sand with tbelr f.-et bleeding from innumerable thorn wounds. Tbe torturo of the march was uuipcakable. Tbe Emir took delight In beating tbelr white women slaves, Insult.-d them at every c.piK.rtunlty, and abused them moat brutally. The sun burned their faces until the skin peeled off, and when one of the sisters fell In the rond from fa rtgue the waa strung up by the feet Ik- adjusted loud enough to lie heard In nuy part of a comparatively large nnuu, or I." adjusted to a point where the click I Inaudible unle ss the luatruiueut Is held In con I act with the etr. The More watch Is accompanied with a suitable flexible lo ad baud to fasten the Instrument In place on the bend over Die .sir, leaving both hands fn e for tranacrlMng meaaagaa or other work. It also has a very neat silk con ducting cord, with sns-lnlly designed terminals, so that the Instrument can lie conveniently and quickly attached to or disconnected from the ordluary Instrument of a telegraph line. The employment of thc art of tele graphing has so far developed at the present time that tho telegraph opera tor Is found In one corner of many brokers' as well as newspaper offices, police stations, etc., sud In such places It Is desired to maintain for the transac tion of other business as much quiet a possible. The Morse watch secures that end by permitting Ibe telegraphing to go on to all Intent and purpoaea i perfect silence. Probably the most Important use, however, that the Morse watch will serve Is In connection with the military telegraph aud all offlcea where abso lute secrecy Is one of the drat require ment. A Prediction Fig In y Year oi l. The poet Keats wrote to hi brother (.Vcorge In Kentucky In 1818 as follows: "Russia may pread her conquest even to China; I thluk It a very likely thing that China Itself may full. Turkey cer tainly will. Menuwblla European north Russia will hold Its boras against the root of Europe, Intriguing constant ly with France."