The Roupell Mystery
By Austyn Granville
CHAPTER XVIII.
Alfred Oastjngne remained In earnest
ronversatlon with Mine. Cresson for up
ward of two hours. During that period
the young woman several times retired
to the privacy of her bed chamber and as
many times emerged therefrom, reappear
ing upon the last occasion dressed in full
street costume, and Iiaving her dark hair
entirely couccaled with a profusion of
Monde, fluffy ringlets.
She had on a rather loud, plaid dress
a traveling cape of Scotch woolen, nud
.n bonnet very plainly trimmed. Plain
gold earrings were in her cars, and in
her hand she carried a silk umbrella and
a small traveling bag. On her feet were
a paid of broad, large-heeled shoes and
over those white gaiters which twinkled
in and out from under her petticoats as
she walked up and down the room. Ce
leste looked on wondorlngly and ate her
bon-bons. M. Cassagne examined her
mother with the eye of n critic.
"You'll do," he said presently, "all but
the gaiters. I don't think those white
gaiters have readied London yet."
"Oh, monsieur Is mistaken, I am sure,"
replied Mine. Cresson, with enthusiasm
"I was on Regent street not two weeks
ago. You know I went over there on the
Peter Hobinson case. They were very
generally worn."
lou are wrong, all the same. 1 was
over there myself lately. Gaiters were
worn, it is true, but in much darker
shades. London is always sis months
behind Paris, and New York six months
behind London in such matters. Now,
don't contradict me, child. The English
ladies are not yet wearing them."
Mmc. Cresson urged the point no fur
them. Turning to her maid, she said:
"Bring me my dark gray gaiters, Na
non ; they are a year, at least, out of
fashion in Paris, monsieur. I hope they
will satisfy you."
"You think I am very hard to please,"
remarked Cassagne. "I may be so. I
know the kind of man I have to deal with
In Victor Lablanche, the prefect of po
lice. I will call for you -to-morrow at
ten o'clock. In the meantime I have
quite a deal to attend to."
He took his hat, kissed little Celeste
good-by, and, descending by the stairway,
opened the black door and passed out on
to the street.
"I love Papa Cassagne," cried little
Celeste, as she stood by the window
watching the retreating form of the gen
tleman who bought the bon-bons. Then
looking up at her mother, she added :
"You love him, too, don't you,
mamma ?"
"Celeste is a goose." said Mme. Cres
son, her charming cheek tinged with
color, "and geese mustn't ask foolish
questions."
i 'M. Cassague pursued his way still fur
them into the intricacies of the Latin
Quarter. At last he irtopped before a
small shop, pushed up the latch of the
door and entered. A large, stout man,
"with a pen behind his ear, was seated at
.a high desk, with a pile of proof in front
of him. He nodded familiarly to the de
tective, got off his stool and at once con
ducted him into a private office.
"Ha ! Monsieur Cassagne,' 'he exclalm
d. "What can I do for you to-day V"
t "I Lave two small jobs for you. It's
simply to set two lines of type, and print
me half a dozen sheets of note paper ; also
n couple of cards. I will pay you well
for it. Can you do it personally, so that
no one else will know what you are do
ing? and can you do it right away?"
"I, can. Write out what you wish
printed. Here is a pen and some paper."
"I want you to set up this," said Cas
sagne, as he handed his copy to the
printer. "Set It up In English type, and
ttrike it off on English paper. I will
wait here for it."
Twenty minutes later M. Cassagne
waa on the street. In his pocket, neatly
packed between sheets of tissue paper to
prevent their "netting off," were six
sheets of note paper, and on the top
right-hand corner of each was printed
the words, in bold English type:
"Office of
"SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
"Scotland Yard,
"London. W. C."
ne also bore two cards which read :
i "MR. GEORGE RUSSELL.
, "30 Eaton Square."
Casagne jumped into a cab and drove
fionae;' Arrived there he took off his hat
rtid coat aud washed his hands carefully.
Then he took down from an upper shelf
' an old letter file, and turning to the
letter "II," drew out a letter addressed to
himself, which was written in a large
English hand. Next he took from the
pocket of his coat the six sheets of paper
and the two cards. The latter be put
into a card case by themselves; the for
mer he put on the table.
Then he got a pen aud some ink and
went to work, laboriously but skillfully.
After spoillug three sheets of paper he
produced something he was satisfied with.
Taking the letter to the window he held
it to the light, as if admiring his own
handiwork, and read as follows:
"Office of
"SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,
"Scotland Yard,
"London, W. C July 0, 18
Viet or Lablanche, Esq., Prefect of Po
lice, Paris, France:
"Denr Sir This will Introduce to you
Mr. George Russell, a friend of mine,
who with his wife intends making a
pleasure trip on the continent.
"Any courtesy that you can extend to
Mr. Russell during his visit in Paris will
be highly appreciated by me.
"Yours very truly,
"JAMES T. HENDERSON.
"Sunt. Police."
"That's about perfect," soliloquised the
detective, "because It transgresses every
known rule of French letter writing, and
tlmt alone stamps it as English. The
'Esqulro' is particularly good. English
men, even of education, are perpetually
making that mistake wheu addressing
letter to this country, 'Paris, France,'
also is not bad. M. Hemlerson would
doubtless he careful lest his friend Mr.
Russell (diould present it at Paris, Ken
tucky, or Purls, Texas."
The prefect of police had hardly time
to place himself tn the dljulfied attitude
In which It was his custom to receive his
callers next morning, when the door
swung open, and n gentleman, unmlstnk
ably English nud carrying in his gloved
hands n tall silk hat, and the inevitably
umurcua oi mo raiu-aiuictcii ifriton, en
tered the apartment. He wns nccom-
panied by a lady whose grace of carriage,
and really handsomo face, accentuated if
anything In the eyes of the Frenchman
the villainous fit of nil her garments,
"There should be n law passed to com
pel such people to employ Parisian dross
makers. Rut even then they would never
look like our women," was his Inward
comment, as he arose, and with the po
liteness of his race bowed low as h re
ceived his visitors.
"Monsieur le prefect, I presume," said
the gentleman, in French which was slm
ply execrable. "I have the honor of ad
dressing Monsieur Lablanche, the prefect
ot the Parisian police?"
"I am he, monsieur."
"Permit me to present you to my wife.
Madame Russell Monsieur Victor Ln
blanche."
The Frenchman bowed more gallantly
than ever. Really, notwithstanding their
gaucheries, these English women were
quite charming. In fact, the prefect was
agreeably surprised with his visitors. The
Englishman's manner was perfect. With
his native dignity was blended a delight
ful air of deference and politeness. Not
withstanding his villainous pronouncla-
tion of the French language, he managed
to make himself clearly understood. The
evident cordiality of his manner thawed
whatever reserve the prefect had sought
to hedge himself in with. His heart
quite warmed to the intelligent Londoner.
I have the great fortune to be the
bearer of a letter to you, monsieur," he
said, "from the superintendent of police
at Scotland Yard, our mutual friend,
Mr. James T. Henderson."
"I am delighted' to see anyone who
comes to me introduced by Monsieur Hen
derson," replied the prefect.
He scarcely glanced at the letter. He
was afraid he had but little to show them
after the magnificent department of his
friend, M. Henderson, in London. Still
he should be happy to place himself at
their disposal. What would they like to
see first?
"Oh, the rogues' gallery, by all means,"
suggested Mme. Russell, enthusiastically.
"Or your splendid Bertlllon system of
measurement for prisoners, which you
have brought to such perfection in Paris,"
added her husband.
It was a telling compliment, because
it was true. M. Lablanche had been in
deed the first to adopt the Bertillon sys
tem, and under his supervision It had
attained a marvelous degree of accuracy
and perfection. He had taken the raw
theory of a prison reformer, and reduced
it to a practical science.
"Our rogues' gallery is not as exten
sive as it used to be, he explained.
'Since the adoption of the system of
measurements we have not photographed
any but the most notorious criminals. You
cap probably see more pictures in Lon
don. However, I will show you some of
the most importaut.'
He led the way into a square, high
ceiled chamber, lighted from the roof only.
the walls of which were literally covered
with portraits of the desperadoes of.
France.
"You see we have them arranged al
phabetically, and here is an index book
on the table for Instant reference. Oppo
site each name, you see, I have placed
the Bertillon measurement of all those
prisoners who have come here since the
adoption of that system. There they are,
men and women, from all classes of so
ciety, and of every degree of crime and
misfortune."
The fair English woman seemed
strangely moved.
"Poor creature," she murmured, soft
ly, as her little hand rested involuntarily
on the officer's coat sleeve.
The prefect regarded her admiringly.
Tears of genuine pity were in her bright,
laughing eyes.
"But it is strangely interesting," she
added. "Oh ! monsieur, .?ase show me
one or two of the most desperate and
relate their history."
The prefect turned to M. Russell. The
Englishman was evidently deeply engross
ed in the index, hunting up the charac
ters for himself, in his independent Eng
lish fashion.
"No, I don't wnnt to hear the his
tories," he said, looking up from the book,
with a cordial smile. "I'm perfectly
happy. But Mrs. Russell is an enthu
siast on criminal heroes. She would be
for raising a monument to Jack Shep
purd and Dick Turpin, if I would allow
her."
"It Ik a sad thing to have a brutal
husband," cried madnme, with a pretty
pout, an she went Herons the room on the
arm of the prefect. "Let us leave hlra
to his own devices, monsieur, since he
says he is happy, and amuse ourselves."
The susceptible M. Lablanche was In
the eventh heaven. He was entirely at
the service of madame. So he proceeded
to regale her with short sketches of his
favorite malefactors, and madame looked
on and laughed or became sad, Just as
the proper time.
They had completed the circuit of the
room and were near the door again. M.
Russell was still investigating on his own
account. Mme. Russell, the pressure of
her little hand still upon the arm of her
gallant conductor, looked up imploringly
at him with those fatal eyes.
"Oh ! monsieur," she said, "do show me
some of the prisoners."
"It is not a pleasing sight for mad
ame," feebly protested the prefect. It
was a rule of his never to leave a stran
ger alone in the rogues' gallery. Pic
tures had been abstracted before now by
reic hunters. Still a friend of the Lon
dou superintendent of police, and a man
so evidently to bo trusted; It would bo
all right. Besides it would give him an
other five minutes of the society of mad
ame. As many another man In his placo
would have done, he took Mme. Russell
to see the prisonere. Ten minutes later,
-with a thousand thanks, the cordial Eng
lishman aud his wife took their leave.
CIIAPl'KlR XIX I
"A. comparison of this portrait witn !
the miniature in the locket," remarked
M. Cassagne, "now convinces mo beyond
a doubt that Philip La Scur and Philip
Graham arc one and tho same person.
His Bertlllon measurements, which I
have carefully noted down, arc nt pres
ent of but little use to us, but ns u means
of Identification should we hereafter suc
ceed In running him to earth, they may
prove Invalunble. Beyond nny question
whatever, we may now assume that Philip
Graham Is ju somo way connected with
the murder of Madame Roupell."
Charles D'Auburon stared at his friend
in speechless surprise as ho uttered these
words.
"I think your experience of yesterday
must have turned your head," he said,
at last. "There has been no commuta
tion of Philip Ln Seur's sentence. Being
Htlll a prisoner nt Toulon, how Is It pos
sible for him to have been connected with
the mystery of VlleneuveV My dear
friend, I beg of you not to think any
more of this case to-day. You need a
rest. You have bctn taxing your brain
too much."
"And you, my dear Charles," retorted
Cassagne, "have been taxing your brain
too little. You think that because there
Is no commutation of sentence recorded in
the case of this Philip La Seur that ho
is still In the custody of the prison offi
cials nt Toulon?"
"Most decidedly."
"Well. Philip La Seur broke prison
nearly five years ago, and he has never
yet been retaken."
"Impossible, escape from Toulon pris
on 1 I will not believe It. It is tho most
strongly fortified of any penal establish
ment in France."
"Perhnps; but here Is a convincing
proof of it Look nt this foot note, copied
from the register of Monsieur Lablanche :
'Escaped from Toulon,' and under It ev
ery year since is marked : This prisoner
is still at large.' Besides that." added
M. Cassagne, laughing, "the prefect re
lated the history of this particular pris
oner to my supposed wife, Madame Cres
son, as one of the most daring escapes
on record."
Well, of course that settles It," ex
claimed D'Auburon. "No, I don't want
any more proof. You overwhelm mo as
It Is. But what is the next step which
you propose to take?"
I now intend to find," replied M.
Cassagne, with the utmost deliberation,
"Philip La Seur. alias Philip Graham,
late of Toulon, and who mny be, while
we are talking, at the present moment, in
Paris, and only waiting for this murder
to blow over to come forward and claim
his share of his aunt's fortune."
"But who," remarked D'Auburon, "ma
not be in Paris at all ; but may perhaps
be in Rio Janeiro, for all we know to the
contrary,
THEWESo?
!,iliiB tn lluMrr Mnklwr.
When butter will not gather the
difficulty can bo traced usually to
vnnccd Inctntlon or too low n tempera
hire of crenm. The milk from one
cow long In Inctntlon Is sttllleleiit to
spoil n whole churning. The viscosity
of such milk renders separation of but
ter fnfs olmv imil lintierfcct. It ortm
hnimcns during the winter months that
butter, or crenm. rather, will break or
Roimrnto Into small nartlclcs, which re
fuse to adhere or wither. In spite of nil
coaxing. The only remedy l to raise
the temperature of the whole mass tip
to the proper degree, in this work the
dairy thermometer 13 inmost mum
nensablo. ns it will save much time
nntl worry. If the churn Is a revolv
ing one and the crenm Just breaks Into
minute particles, refusing to gather,
then ndd warm water to that used In
rinsing the butter until it reaches alout
04 degrees. The butter particles win
generally ntlhere after n few revolu
tions of the churn. Trouble of this
kind can bo avoided. Before attempt
ing to churn the cream should be test
ed until 04 degrees Is reached ln win
ter, and should be smooth and velvety
and hnvo the required degree of acid
ity. If this degree of warmth Is not
Imparted to cremn by tho temperature
of the room ln which It Is kept, then It
can be raised to the right degree by
sotting tho cream Jar or can In a
larger one containing warm water.
Field and Farm.
nnclc for DehornlnK.
In the construction of this rnck for
dehorning, there are three Bill pieces
4 feet long and 4 In. x 4 In. These are
mortised 8 Inches each side of the cen
ter for the posts. Four of thce posts
are C ft 4 ln. long, nnd the two others
5 ft. 8 In. long. Three cap pieces 8 In.
x 4 In., nud 4 ft. 2 In. long, are mor
tised to fit over tho tops of the posts,
The -stanchions In front nre bolted at
You must not forget that ln h. nm i,0fwi..n n ' ln. x 4 ln. niece.
these days of lightning express trains, nnd th , ,eavlnR n Rpnco Uj, nnd
and ocean greyhounds one can trav el a I wn ,Q frflnt flvfi lmhfa w(,0 Two
gOOU way 1U liircc wcuks vapeviuiijr u
one has money In one's pocket.'
"Philip Graham never left Paris," an
swered the detective, "of that I feel con
vinced. A man who could escape from
nnd a half feet from the bottom of the
stanchion cut a place for the animal's
neck. The lever, which can be made of
wugon tire. Is 5 feet 0 In. long. A
Toulon Is too smart a fellow not to Inch hole is punched In the top of the
know he is safest when he remains right lever, a second hole 13 Inches from
at home. Besides, when he committed tne top ll0jei an(1 irj no0 n inches
tills muruer ne was in a couuinuu oi
financial desperation. He did not have
plenty of money, as you seem to suppose."
"How do you know that?"
"It has since transpired that Madamt
Roupell had, besides tho loose bank
notes found in her escretolre, a consid
erable sum of money in ber chamber.
That sum of money disappeared on the
night of the murder. I believe that mur
derer was Philip Graham. I believe he
took that tnocey. I believe, if we wait
ionir enough, he will come forward and
declare himself, for tho purpose of claim
ing his share of Madame Roupell's prop
erty." ..... -i . . Lit l .. ui
eil, wny noi a u.i niiu B.ve inui - , -., Im,
a "SrJse. simpleton, justice won't ''8 for toe attachment of two Iron straps
wait. If we don't prove she's altogether on each side, which are fnstened to
wrong, she'll have Charles Van Lith's the left hand stanchion. From the
head under the ax of her guillotine be- lower hole two pieces of iron 14 Inches
fore two more months are passed. It long go to the right hand stanchion.
would be a poor satisfaction for his
1 DEHOnSINO RACK.
Wlutrr Work on Karma,
One of the greatest needs on
tins
friends if we failed to avert such a calam
ity, and brought In our evidence in time
t .. . vi-.Mfi flint t irAforrt mnnr li i il
killed an innocent man. - The next step veBe Southern '"" nowadays Is
will be to call on Madame La Seur. It ire work ln winter. Ever since I
is not unlikely that Philip Graham, after could remember, It has seemed to me
his escape from Toulon, went to see her." that life on the common Georgia farm
(To be continued.) jH too much of a happy-go-lucky style.
ur.sinverr7TSp. et rc"u"? "! "T i!"' T hUH !
It is onlv four years or w since the keep everlastingly at It, ho to speak,
law governing slavery In Egypt has ra 1'" card staid old fann-
,,. ctri,.!,, pnwe,l. nlthoL,h It w.is era discussing full plowing aud spring
.l.. t. onrlv n.-n.ir.nninf l.v plowing, but I IlllVe seen tOO little Of
l""lu ' J - .. , l Hul,-Mnt. ...rl..u I f
Jt 11 UtlWiH WII7VI FUMVW( 1 1111,1 V . J.
the English of the valley of the Nile.
Even now It Is not
easy to keep track.11- lUK
of the natives, especially In the upper' '"CIC "- '" " -
part of Egypt ami the desert, In their .w
dealings In shivery, for there Is a sort a.n1 w,",t0,r nlowlmc. home ar-
gued It was Injurious to plow deep In
dealings
r lwia f nc.tirv uftnrvv nmnn.- fhlm
and the 'slaves held nre too Ignorant '" ?.tl,t!rH V'"!'1 W."H a,,M,nl tM
or too frightened to make known their
state. It Is said that, In spite of the
strictest surveillance, children are now
often bought nnd wild by native trad
ers. Life has always been held cheap
In Egypt, and It Is naturally difficult
for the natives to observe all at once
a law the edicts of which are entirely
contrary to the teachings of their fore
fathers, and also of their religion ; and
It will undoubtedly take more than one
generation of English control to con
vince these Oriental people that slav
ery ! nt o"'y unlawful, but also
wrong.
plow In the springtime to nny great
depth. The truth of the matter Is that
good plowing at any time when the
soil Is In good condition In n good thing
to do. Usually In the spring the sub
soil is too wet to plow, and when It
Is turned up or broken In this condi
tion damaging results are likely to occur.
Jfovr to Kill n I'lic.
The jlg should be thrown on Its back,
and held until stuck. One man should
stand astride the body, with his feet
closo against Its sides and take hold
of tho front legit. In this way the hog
can be easily controlled. Another per
son should do the sticking. A narrow,
stralght-hladed knife, eight Inches
Krminine Kotlm.
IHm I consulted a fortune teller to
day nnd she told me that I was In love
with a pretty girl, but she would never .long, should be Inserted In the hog's
marry me. It looks like I am up throat, nfter making an Incision
against It. through the skin, Just In front of the
Slit Oh, not necessarily. No fortune breast bone. The jiolnt of the knife
teller Is authorised to speak for me.
should be directed toward the root of
tho tall and held exactly la line with
the backbone. When the knife has
been run Into the throat six or eight
Allifh li Smile.
Travers Yes, I met your brother
when I was In Arizona. He's a road lcheg( he d,1)t (ilimuUuK m tm,
agent, wa'. 0f tho hog, It should be given a milck
Easterly-Sir, do you mean to Insult turn (f) ono Bl)le ,, withdrawn. The
mo? My brother Is a real estate agent. Vterleti that are to be cut run close
Travers Oh. I beg pardon, but I together, Just Insldo of the breast bone,
knew It was something like that. nnd wm hoth be cut when the knlfo Is
The snake-nut tree Is a native of 1 tun.cd, provided It Is sharp on both
British Guiana. The kernel of the nut ,H,defl 'tho ,')0 nt A "Ir klIlw' ,n
bears n marvelous resemblance to u "l die ln a very few minutes,
colled oak i,nd W,U bleed out tuoro"S'ly.
.Iclf-ClonliiK iHr
Tlu, ,lim.r doors of the barn should
,ne so arranged that tlit-y will clone of
X,selves; this Is particularly noces
snry If they open Into the granary or
other room, where the animals ought
not to enter. A slmpN' contrivance Is
k.ht to the door, so unit
" ? ' f Itself. Hani- ,
II Will riwu - . ,i,ii,
wre Mores sell spring hi""
answer the desired purine for h eaMj
doors, but the weight and pulley Is to
he preferred for lighter doors A sim
ple arrangement Is to Imvo the black
smith make holes at Intervals In a.lla
strip of Iron, so that It may be smved
to the door nenr the top. Hook a chain
In the hole In the end of this strip, fun
it through a pulley (obtainable at a
hardware store for a few cents) fasten,
cd to the frame of the door or the Jamb,
as It Is popularly known, and on the
im n
J in
nru-oiflsi.to noon.
other end fasten a piece of Iron of the
desired weight. Usunlly window
weights are used for this purpose, but
tlier should not be so heavy, for n light
door, that they will cause the door to
cloxe too quickly. The Illustration
shows the Idea plainly.
wr jtf m i Pimm -
iliiis
0I.V-WrAtmlntcr Abbey (ltjr,i,j
ll.'W-KIng Stephen of I-2Blan4 Cf(mj.
IBM-Chnrlm V. raised the bIck 0( Met.
..1.1S III, i . "l I
ui-u i iigrnus negnn building i ..,.
ment nt Plymouth.
liOOUoAton received tldltiM
ueaiu oi King Uwirce II.
t til I
Srttlnir Tree In Wlnlcr.
Fruit and shade trees may set nny
Mmf ilnrlnir tho winter If the soil Is III
proper condition for the work, snys n
reixirt hr the Oklahoma Station. The
condition of the will at the time tree
are sot has more to lo with the success
or failure of tho trees than does the
season of retting. If tho land Is In
good condition In the fall, nnd the trees
can lie obtained. It Is lietter to set them
then than to wait and run the risk of I
not having the soil In good condition
Inter on. The land should tie In a thor-1
ough state of cultivation and should Is)
moist enough to work well when tho
tfKAt nrn mnt It llini Hrn In WWta! nn- '
. V. v: ..... w.. . ... n ' - -'
dltlon there la no need of watering
them.
Trees set ln the fall may be n little
dlHlcult to protect from rabbits, but
they are usually In better condition to
start growth In the spring than thoe
that have lcen heeled In all winter.
There are not so many poor trees nold
In the fall as In the spring, and for this
reason fall setting usually gives better
results than spring getting.
WelKht, ot Mine I'er riuahrl.
In connection with a very thorough
study of the quality of various kinds of
lime used for agricultural purjiwes in
New Jeney, L. A. Vorhees, of the New
Jersey Station, made careful estimates
of the weight per bushel of the different
materials.
Ills results show "that the weight of
stone lime jwr bushel (heaped meas
ure). Is quite variable and without any
conMnnt relation to the analysis of the
samples. The average weight per
bushel of tho twelve mngneslari Htm
wiw ninety-seven pounds, and that of
the six 'marble' limes was 101 pounds."
The weight per bushel of seven oyster
shell limes exnmlned varied from
thirty-nine to seventy-five jxiundN, av
eraging tlfty-one and a half poundc.
The prepared or so-called "agricul
tural" limes examined were still more
variable In weight.
Keril fur llrrriiliiK Anlmnla,
It Is Important that hreHIng animals
have laxative feeds when they nre put
upon dry feeds after being taken from
the pasture. Bileh articles as oil meal.
flaxseed meal, etc., should enter large
ly Into the ration. When animals are
changed from pasture to dry feeding
there Is a tendency to constipation, and '
steps must be taken to hnvo the (tow
els move freely, or there Is danger of
serious trouble. In ease the above ar-l
tides do not have the desired effe?f.
Lpsom salts or raw linseed oil must
be used.
I.raaou In ltrcliiiri Witalr l.nnila
On King Island, formerlv It ltd rrmi
sand heap, rising above the sea be
tween Tasmnnla and Australia, acci
dent has given a suggestive lesson in I
the use of certain grasses for reclaim
ing arid wastes, a few years ago a
shipwreck cast on shore some niit.
tresses stuffed with yellow flowered
clover. A few seeds took root. fMIIIM.
lug a large area to become covered
with rich verdure. The power of do.
ver and other leguminous plants to fer
tilize poor soil through their nitrogen
absorbing bacteria Is well known.
Itrnaitna for I'riinliiu,
The chief reasons for pruning treet
are to modify the vigor of the tree - to
produce larger and better fruit : to keen
.1... iai.i . . .
tm- urn wiiuiii iitiiniigeaiiie shape and
limits; to change the habit of the tree
from fruit to wood productions, orvlco
versa; to remove surplus or Injured
parts; to facilitate, harvesting and
spraying; to facllltato tlllngo, and to
wain to somo aiuircd form.
1770The British nbnn.loncl tMr '
on the Delaware river ...II.mTj;
1778 Savannah, (Jn nttnclttd bi iL
British.
1770 Gen. Clinton, with H.fiQO ai(a.ui.
rd for Savannah.
hSOO Attempt to nKnMiimti Nipo
Bonnparte.
1803Marrlage of Jerome Uon.Mrt.w
KlUnbeth Patterson.
1S00 The Russians entrrrd IluchirM.
1811 New Orleans attacked b; it,
British under Sir R. Pbc.mUb,,
flni. Jackson nttne-ked tbt Ilriild
camp below New Orleani.
l8X'-Cltndel of Antwerp aurrendrrij t '
tne r rencii.
1837 Boiler exploalon on utMroer ni4 '
Hnwk, on Red rlvrr, with Iom ell
lives.
18.18 Indon and Greenwich nlliij,
first In Ixmdon, ojw-nrd to traffic.
i840 Iowa admitted to the Pnloo.
1831 Library of Congrrns and putd
national capltol at Waahlngtoa bsr
rd.
18.-;t Orrst snow storm In Nor fcj.
land, lasting thlrtynlx hour.
18.18 Fifteen lnd cnmhnl to dtttk b
panic at the Victoria thtattr, Lot
don. 18(50 South Carolina State aulheritW
elxed Castle Plucknej and Ytn
.Mouiiric. i
1S17 First meeting of the Ontario b
ialnture.
1872 Tho Northwrst Terrltorlra Coadi
formal In Canada.
187l Many lives lost In the Tar brvifi
disaster,
1880 A new design adopted for a I'lit
rd Slatrs nnry flnac.
1891 Canada divided Into two protian
IJpjwr and Lower Canada.
1803 Homestead Iron work hut don,
throwing cevernl Ihouaand Ml it
work.
1890 (Jrn. Robert nalli-d to onw
command of the BrltUh form b
South Africa.... MrltUb ttMso
Arloftta stranded off Cat Hittmi
with lona of 21 live.
ppLITICIAg
The Republican Ktnte commlttM
Missouri met at St. Loula nnd unanlsw
ly voted to Indorse the candidacy of V
rrtary of War Toft.
Senator Cullom has Introduced a n
lutlon to amend the roiwtitiitlon n)Ut
limit the lerm of President nnd Vice ft
blent to six years. He ny tliii w
top the bickering over thin quwtioa,
With the Introduction of Mr. CeW
Kfltidemon, leader of the auffrarftw b
England, to an American audlroct
woman suffragists at Cooper I'nloo,
York, the suffragette movfatfot
thought to be grafted upon the LoM
States. .
Gov. Broward of Florida h PP"1''
William James Bryan of Jckonril!
the United States Senate to All wt '
unexpired term of the Inte Htpb
Mallory. Mr. Bryan Is a youn Ml
lug only alwut 110 year old. H
tlve of Florida, ..
Another word for the central
has been spoken by financier of M
standing, Vice President Vnndcrllp of i
big National City Bunk of New ion.
He favors u combination f t f ,
ostein of Scotland and the central Ih
of Issue In Germany.
"Responding to repieHt," 'P"!ji
live J. Hampton Moore of I'M1
lias Introduced n resolution providW
the restoration and continued u,
motto, "In God we trust," on " "
aud gold coins of the I'nlted Stale.
resolution calls for the destruct on i ,
.it... i .,i,i ,.r .liver colni !M
(itii cmild be coined lii future.
... ...
The Aldermen oi tne "---..,
hatlnn, New York City, virtually nj '
Gov. I ugh nnd also .Mnyor W
by re-electing John V. Ah' "JS.
dent of the borough, an olllre W"1
hu had been removed n few .j
by Gov. Hughes. The vote
Tlw ruling of tho Major ;
was Ineligible for re-election M .
bidden by nn cnunlly emphatic W .
The presence of W. c
i Ir, Okla., recently In-p red h e cMfJ
of tho lower house of the Irl lJ r.
pray, that Mr. "ryn inlljt
President of the I'nlted ) BUI
dlntely after the prayer the iiou
Into a storm of appla" tlmt u.
era! minutes. 'Hie Hpeaker ' u;.
l. by putting It ne n qurotlon ,Jou (
Every Democrat present ',"w,."JjI1tii
Later both branches of H a
met to listen to n speech by
nnd he was afterward given
during which he shook hand ww ,
thouMnd people.