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I Tbe Special (orrespopdent
CHAPTER XXI.
When I awoke I seemed to have had
an unpleasant dream. The bandit chief,
Ti-Tsang, had prepared a' scheme for
the seizure of the Chinese treasure; he
had attacked the train in the plains of
Gobi; the car is assaulted, pillaged, ran
sacked; the gold and precious stones, to
the value of fifteen millions, are torn
from the grasp of the' Celestials, who
yield after a courageous defense. As to
the passengers, another two minutes of
sleep would have settled their fate
and mine.
But all that disappeared with the
vapors of the night. Dreams are not
fixed photographs; they fade in the sun,
and end by effacing themselves.
In taking my stroll through the train
as a good townsman takes his stroll
through the town, I am joined by Major
Noltitz. After shaking hands, he show
ed me a Mongol in the second-class car,
and said to me, "That is not one of those
we picked up at Douchak when we pick
ed up Faruskiar and Ghangir."
"That is so," said I; "I never saw that
face in the train before."
Popof, to whom I applied for- Infor
mation, told me that the Mongol had got
in at Tchertchen. "When he arrived,"
he said, "the manager spoke to him for
a minute, from which I concluded that
he also was one of the staff of the Grand
Transasiatic."
I had not noticed Faruskiar during my
walk. Had he alighted at one of the
mall stations between Tchertchen and
Tcharkalyk, where we ought to have
been about 1 o'clock in the afternoon?
. No, he and Ghangir were on the gang
way in front of our car. They seemed
to be in an animated conversation, and
only stopped to take a good look toward
the northeastern horizon. Had the -Mongol
brought some news which had made
them throw off their usual reserve and
gravity? And I abandoned myself to my
imagination, foreseeing adventures, at
tacks of bandits and so on, according to
my dream.
I was recalled to reality by the Rev.
Nathaniel Morse, who said to me: "It
is fixed for to-day; do not forget-"
That meant the marriage of Fulk Eph
rinell and Horatia Bluett. Really, I was
toot thinking of it. It is time for me to
go and dress for the occasion. All I can
do will be to change my shirt. It is
enough that one of the husband's wit
nesses should be presentable; the other,
Ca tenia, will be sure to be magnificent.
It was at 9 o'clock that this marriage
was to take place, announced by the bell
of the tender, which was to sound full
clang as if it were a chapel belt With
a little imagination we could believe we
were in a village. But whither did this
bell Invite the witnesses and guests? Into
the dining car, which had been conven
iently arranged for the ceremony, as I
had taken good care. ,
It was no longer a dining car; it was a
hall car, if the expression is admissible.
, The big table had been taken away and
replaced by a small table which served
as a desk. , A few flowers bought at
Tchertchen had been, arranged in the
corners of the car, which was large
enough to hold nearly all who wished to j
be present and those who could not get
inside could look on from the gangways.
A quarter to nine. No one has yet
seen the happy couple. Miss Bluett is
in one of the toilet cabinets in the first
van, where she is probably preparing
herself. Fulk Ephrinell is perhaps
struggling with his cravat and. giving a I
last polish to his portable jewelry. I am
not anxious. We shall see them as soon
as the bell rings.
I have but one regret, and that is that
- Faruskiar and Ghangir should be too
busy to join us. Why do they continue
to look over the immense desert? Be
fore their eyes there stretches not the
cultivated steppe of the Lob-Nor region,
but the Gobi, which is barren, desolate
and gloomy. It may be asked why these
people are keeping such an obstinate
lookout.
"If my presentiments do not deceive
.me," said Major Noltitz, "there is some
reason for it.". -
What does he mean? But the bell of
the tender, the tender bell, begins its
joyous appeal. Nine o'clock; it is time to
go into the dining car. -
The passengers move in a procession,
the four witnesses first, then the guests
from the end of the village I mean of
the train; Chinese, Turkomans, Tartars,
. men and women, all curious to assist at
the ceremony. The four Mongols remain
on the last gangway near the treasure,
which the Chinese soldiers do not leave
for an instant.
We reach the dining car. . The clergy
man is seated at the little table, on which
is the certificate of marriage he has
prepared according to the customary
form. He looks as though he was ac
customed to tnis sort of thing, which is
as much commercial as matrimonial.
Here is Mr. Fulk Ephrinell, dressed
this morning just as he was dressed yes
terday, with a pencil behind the lobe of
his left ear, for he has just been making
out an account for his New York house.
Here is Miss Horatia Bluett, as thinj
as dry, as plain as ever, her dust-cloak
over her traveling gown, and In place
of jewelry a noisy bunch of keys, which
hangs from her belt.
The company politely rise as the bride
and bridegroom enter. -. - They "mark
time," as Caterna says. Then they ad
vance toward the clergyman; who is
standing with his hand resting on a
Bible, open probably at the place where
Isaac, the son of Abraham, espouses Re
becca, the daughter of Rachel.
We might fancy we were in a chapel
if we only had a harmonium. And the
music is herel If it is not a harmoninm.
' it is the next thing to it. An accordion
makes itself heard in Caterna's hands.
As an ancient mariner he knows how
to manipulate this Instrument of torture,
and here he is swinging out the andante
from "Norma" with the most accordion
esque expression.
It seems to give great pleasure to the
natives of Central Asia. Never have
their ears been charmed by the anti
quated melody that the pneumatic ap
paratus was rendering so expressively.
But everything must end in this world,
even the andante from "Norma," and
. the Rev. Nathaniel Morse began to favor
the young couple with the speech Which
had done duty many times before under
similar circumstances. "The two souls
that blend together flesh of my flesh
increase and multiply "
In my opinion he had much better
have got to work like a notary: "Before
ns there has been drawn up a deed, -of
arrangement regarding Messrs. Ephrinell,
Bluett & Co."
My thought remained unfinished.
There are shouts from the engine. The
brakes are suddenly applied with a
scream and a grind. Successive shocks
accompany the stoppage of the train.
Then, with a violent bump, the cars pull
up in a cloud of sand.
Everything is upset In the dining car,
men, furniture, bride, bridegroom and
witnesses. No one kept his equilibrium.
It is an indescribable pell-mell, with cries
of terror and prolonged groans. But I
hasten to point out that there was noth
ing serious, for the stoppage was not
all at once.
"Quick!" said the major. "Out of the
train!"
CHAPTER XXII.
In a moment the passengers, more or
less bruised and alarmed, were out on
the track. Nothing but complaints and
questions uttered In three or four differ
ent languages, amid general bewilder
ment Faruskiar, Ghangir and the four Mon
gols were the first to jump off the cars.
They are out on the line, kandijar in one
hand, revolver In the other. - No doubt
an attack has been organized to pillage
the train.
The rails hnve been taken up for about
a hundred yards, and the engine, after
bumping over the sleepers, has come . to
a standstill in a sand hllL
"What! The railroad not finished
and they sold me a through ticket from
Tiflls to Pekin! And I came by this
Transasiatic to save nine days in my
trip round the world!" shouted the voice
of the irascible baron.
"The baron is mistaken," said Popof,
"the railway is completed, and if a hun
dred yards of rails have been lifted here,
it has been with some criminal inten
tion." "To stop the train!" I exclaim.
"And steal the treasure they are send
ing to Pekin!" says Caterna.;
"There is no donbt of that," says
Popof. "Be ready to-repulse an attack."
"It is Ki-Tsang and his gang that we
have to do with?" I ask.
Ki-Tsang! The name spread among
the passengers and caused inexpressible
terror.
The major said to me in a low voice,
"Why Ki-Tsang? Why not my lord
Faruskiar?" "
"He the manager of the Transasi
atic?" "If it is true that the company had to
take several of these robber chiefs into
its confidence to assure the safety of the
trains " -
"I will never believe that, major."
"As you please. Monsieur Bombarnac
But assuredly Faruskiar knew that this
pretended mortuary van contained mill
ions." -
"Come, major, this is no time for jok
ing." , . ; ,
No, it was the time for "defending, and
defending one's self courageously. The
Chinese officer has placed his men around
the treasure van. They are twenty in
number, and the rest of the passengers,
not counting the women, amount to thir
ty. Popof distrimutes " the weapons,
which are carried in case of attack.
Major Noltitz, Caterna, Pan Chao, Eph
rinell, driver and stoker, passengers, Asi
atic and European, all resolve to fight
for the common safety.
On the right of the line, abont a hun
dred yards away, stretches a deep,
gloomy thicket, a sort of jungle, in which
doubtless are hidden the robbers, await
ing the signal to pounce upon us.
Suddenly there is a burst of shouting,
the thicket has given passage to the
gang in ambush some sixty Mongols,
nomads of the Gobi, if these rascals
beat us, the train will be pillaged, the
treasure of the Son of Heaven will be
stolen, and, what concerns us more in
timately; the passengers will be massa
cred without mercy.
And Faruskiar, whom Major Noltitz
so unjustly suspected? I look at him.
His face is no longer the same; his fine
features have become pare, his height
has increased, there is lightning in his
eyes.
The bandits fire a volley, and' begin
brandishing their ' arms and shouting.
Faruskiar, pistol in one hand, kandijar in
the other, has rushed on to them, his
eyes gleaming, his lips covered with a
light foam. Ghangir is at his side, fol
lowed by four Mongols whom he is ex
citing by word and gesture.
Major Noltitz and I throw ourselves
into the midst of our assailants. Ca
terna is in front of us, his mouth open,
his white teeth ready to oite, his eyes
blinking, his revolver flourishing about.
The actor has given place to the old sail
or who has reappeared for the occasion.
"These beggars want to board us,"
said he. "Forward, forward, for the
honor of the, flag! To port, there, fire!
To starboard, there, fire! All together,
fire!" .
And It was with no property daggers
he was armed, nor dummy pistols loaded
with Inoffensive powder. No! A revolver
in each hand, he was bounding along, fir
ing right and left, and everywhere.
Pan Chao also exposed himself brave
ly, a smile on his .Hps, gallantly leading
on the other Chinese passengers.' Popof
and the railway men did their duty
bravely." Sir Francis Trevellyan, of
Trevellyan Hall, took matters very
coolly, but Ephrinell abandoned himself
to true Yankee fury, being no less irri
tated at the interruption to his marriage
than as to the danger run by his forty
two packages of artificial teeth. ?
Faruskiar, my herd I cannot call him
anything else displays extraordinary intrepidity,-bearing
himself the boldest in
the struggle, and when he had exhausted
hi revolver, using his kandijar like a
man who had often faced death and nev
er feared it". ..... .
Already there were a few wounded on
both aides, perhaps a few dead among
the passengers, who lay on the Una, I
bar had my shoulder grased by a bullet, I
a simple scratch I have hardly noticed.
The Rev. Nathaniel Morse does .not think
that his sacred character compels him to
cross his arms, and, from the way he
works, one would not imagine that it
was the first time he has handled fire
arms. Caterna has his hat shot through,
He utters something about thunder and
port hole, and then, taking a most de
liberate aim, shoots stone dead the ruffian
who has taken such a liberty with his
best headgear. - ;
For ten minutes or so the battle con
tinues with most alarming alternations.
The number of wounded on both sides in
creases, and the issue is still doubtful.
Faruskiar and Ghangir and the Mongols
have been driven back toward the pre
cious van, which the Chinese guard have
not left for an instant But two or
three of them have been mortally woundr
ed, and their officer has just been killed
by a bullet in thehead. And my hero
does all that the most ardent courage
can do for the defense of the treasure
of the Son of Heaven.
I am getting uneasy at the prolonga
tion of the combat It will continue
evidently as long as the chief of the
band a tall man with a black beard
urges on his accomplices to the attack
on the train. Up till now he has escaped
unhurt, and, in spite of all we can do, he
is gaining ground. Shall we be obliged
to take refuge in the vans, as behind
the walls of a fortress, to intrench our
selves, to fight , until the last has suc
cumbed? . And that will not be long, if
we cannot stop the retrograde movement
which is beginning on our side.
To the reports of the gnns there are
now added the cries of the women, who
in their terror are running about the
gangways, although Miss Bluett and
Madame Caterna are trying to keep them
inside the cars. A few bullets have gone
through the panels, and I am wondering
if any of them have hit Kinko.
Major Noltitz comes near me and says,
"This is not going well."
"No, -it is not going well," I reply, "and
I am afraid the ammunition will give
out We must settle their commander-in-chief.
Come, major " ;
But what we are about to do was
done by another at that very instant
This other was Faruskiar. Bursting
tbrongh the ranks of the assailants, he
cleared them off the line, in spite of the
blows they aimed at him. He is in
front of the bandit chief, he raises his
arms, he stabs him full in the chest
Intsantly the thieves beat a retreat,
without even carrying off their dead and
wounded. Some run across the plain,
some disappear in the thickets. Why
pursue them now that the battle has
ended in bur favor? And I must say
that without the admirable valor of
Faruskiar I do not expect any of us
would have lived to tell the story.
But the chief of the bandits is not
dead, although the blood flows abundant
ly from his chest' He has fallen with
one knee on the ground, one hand up,
with' the other he is supporting himself.
Faruskiar stands over . him, towering
above him. Suddenly he rises in a last
effort, his arm threatens his adversary,
he looks at him. ' A last thrust of the
kandijar is driven into his heart Faru
skiar returns, and in Russian, with per
fect calmness, remarks:
"Ki-Tsang Is dead! So perish all who
bear weapons against the Son of Heav
en!" , - ..
To be continued.
A 8ANTA FE HOTEL.
Las Vegaa Man Suggests Unique and
"-- . Attractive Hostelry. -
Apropos of a short article from the
Kansas City Star which appeared, in
the Optic last Saturday, referring to
the proposition to mark the old Santa
Fe trail, an enterprising citizen sug
gests to the Optic a project that has
attractive features.
The gentleman touched upon the
proposition td establish a three-story
hotel; of native brown stone In Las
Vegas, and said: "Why should not the
hotel be called the 'Santa Fe Trail,'
and the company be Incorporated as
The Santa Fe Trail Hotel Company V
- "I would suggest a big dining-room
of 220 "feet linear measurement and
have portrayed on its walls the entire
Santa Fe trail from Westport on the
Missouri River to ancient Santa Fe,
with a sketch of the modern scenic
route In addition. Oh the walls of the
reception-rooms and dining-room could
be hung canvases representing the old
prairie schooners, stage coaches, cara
vans, United States cavalry squads, the
roaming buffalo and antelope and deer,
the 'noble redman as he then was, and
pictures of Colonel Doniphan, 'Kit Car
son, F. O. Kihlberg, Colonel Bruns
wick, William Kroenig and . other he
roes of the picturesque way. Memor
able scenes along the way could be de
picted, and such places as Olathe, Kan.,
Council Grove, Bent's Fort, the Raton
Mountains, Red River Station, Fort
Union, Fort Craig, Las Vegas, Pigeon
Roost, Santa Fe, all as they were In
the brave old days.
v "I tell you that ' the names and
scenes and places which made famous
the Santa Fe trail should be perpetua
ted. In what better way could the
end be gained than according to the
plan I have suggested. And, then,
would not the name and fame of such
a picturesque, hostelry bring thousands
of visitors? Would any tourist ever
pass through this region without stop
ping to learn at a glance an important
chapter of the history of this na
tion? "I would further suggest that such
a hotel have 60 rooms; that 45 of the
rooms bear,. the names of the States
of the Union, and be decorated In typi
cal symbolism; that, the 5 territories
each be given a room, and that the for
eign possessions be allowed a place. I
propose my suggestions to the people ot
Los Vega In the form of a resolu
tion. Let us have the amendments of
fered promptly and begin work. I
might add that such a hotel as I have
proposed of native brown stone has
been estimated to cost $80,000." Las
Vegas Optic
The recent census in Bengal reveals
the fact that there are 4,000 baby girls
in that province alone who have been
married, and of this number 600, all
less than a year old, are .widows.
Orchid Worth 5,000.
The - Cypripedium Falrrleanum is
one of the rarest orchids In the world.
It was Introduced Into England some
fifty years ago, and at one time was
comparatively well known, '. but sub
sequently it died out and Is now to all
intents and purposes a thing of the
past One tiny scrap is still known
to exist In England, as well as four
equally small pieces in Paris, but as
flowering plants all specimens of the.
orchid have disappeared, alike in the
collections of Europe and in the Bo
tanic Gardens of Calcutta, where also
they once flowered. For some years a
$5,000 ORCHID.
firm of orchid growers in St Albans,
England, has had a standing offer of
a reward of f 1,000 for a healthy speci
men or the orchid, and as the plant
originally came from the almost inac
cessible wilds of ' Bhotan, among the
lofty Himalayas, these regions have
for many years been searched by ad
venturous spirits anxious to gain the
reward. It is now announced that the
search has been successful, and the
lucky finder, when he lands his plants
in England In good condition, will re
ceive the prize of 1,000.
For Hen and Chick.
While there are several forms of
coops for the old hen and her chicks,
says the Indianapolis News, the one
built on the well-known lines, a full
span, is generally considered the most
desirable, although there are several
ways of improving this old affair. One
of the main troubles with the old coop
is that it was not always-dry, a se
rious defect when one considers how
harmful dampness is to young chicks.
This may be prevented as well as pre
venting the warping of the boards If
the two strips placed across the top
are lapped, as shown at Fig. C in the
illustration.
Then ventilation may be supplied
by placing a number of small holes
In the peak of the roof at the back
and in front, covering a similar place
with fine wire netting, . doubled as
shown in the illustration and at the
point B. This wire will keep out ver
min as well. The lower' part of the
coop Is so arranged that a small door
may be readily opened when it Is nec
essary to let the old hen out, and yet
she cannot get It loose herself; the
slats are placed far enough apart so
that the chicks can go in and out at
CHEAP CHICKEN COOP.
Will and they should be placed wide
apart so that no change will need to
be made as the chicks grow. A little
more lumber and brains put in the
making of coops for chickens would
make the old hen more comfortable
and prevent many of the chickens
from dying of roup.
Feeding Silage to Cow.
Many cows will like silage the first
time they taste it; a few will mince
at it for a few feeds, but' for a few
feeds only. It Is best not to feed too
heavily to a cow just learning to eat
It ; I have had cows eat greedily of it
the first few feeds and then become
turned against it, but a little bit In
their trough for a few feeds and they
are all right again. For a cow, though,
which is used to It, nothing under
eighteen or twenty 'pounds to a feed
will gorge her. Cor. Farmers' Guide.
The Polled Jersey.
Polled Jerseys are simply Jerseys
without horns. They have the same
characteristics and practically the
same blood as the horned Jerseys. The
desirable feature about them la that
they are hornless, writes W. H. Forbes,
of Ohio, In American Agriculturist
A majority of those exhibited by us
at the Ohio and New York State fairs
last season were by a Polled Jersey
sire, bnt out of horned A J O O cows.
A Urge majority of the calves from
such a cross are without horns. When
the calf does have horns the nnit nt
the second cross is almost sure to be a
Polled animal. The American Polled
Jersey Cattle Company has provided a
supplementary herd book for register
ing these animals, if females, as foun-
nauoo stock, me produce of which is
eligible to record In the American
Polled Jersey herd book.
Keep a Sheep Dog.
Every farmer who has a flock of fif
ty or more sheep ought to" keep a good
shepherd (Jog. He is worth a big price
in the first place, and will earn his
cost every year In saving sheep- and
lambs and In doing the work of a man.
Their intelligence is almost human and
they will take sole care of a .flock of
sheep, spending every day. and night
with them if allowed to do so.. It is
better, however, to put the sheep in an
inclosure at night; and relieve the dog
from the tare of watching them. In
the morning he may be sent out with
them, and he will herd them on any
field of land or keep them within any
bounds indicated.
The fidelity of the shepherd dog is
remarkable. In Colorado one night
last winter a herder brought his flocks
and hurried to his cabin to cook him
self some supper, for he was more than
usually hungry. But he missed the
dog, which usually followed him to the
cabin of an evening to have her sup
per. The herder thought it ratnet
strange, but made no search for the
dog that night But when he went
down to the corrals the next morning
he found the gate open and the faith
ful dog standing guard over the flocks.
The herder in his haste the night be
fore had forgotten to close the gate,
and the dog, more faithful than her
master, had remained at her post all
night, though suffering from hunger
and thirst .
On another occasion this same dog
was left to watch a flock of sheep near
the herder's cabin while the herder
got his supper. After he had eaten
his supper he went out to where the
sheep were and told the dog to put
the sheep In the corral. This she re
fused to do, and, although she had
no supper, she started off over the
prairie as fast as she could go. The
herder put the sheep In the corral and
went to bed. About midnight he was
awakened by the loud barking of a dog
down by the corral. He got up,
dressed himself and went down to the
corral, and there found the dog with
a - band of fifty sheep : which had
strayed off the previous day without
the herder's knowledge; but the pool
dog knew it, and also knew that they
ought to be corraled, and she did it
A well-bred shepherd dog the
Scotch collie, if bred from working
stock, Is the best will cost from $25
to $50, but they are worth it any
time.
Stock-Proof Open Gate.
The drawing will give you an Idea
how ' much time and worry can be
saved If you have cattle or horses In
the pasture and through which many
walkers pass daily. It takes only one
BTOCK-PBOOF GATE.
extra panel of fence. Simply place a
panel (Q one and one-half feet past
first post in panel D and panel E the
same distance, but letting C be on one
side, while E is on the other, and at
the same time leave room enough
through which one person may pass
with ease. As panel D fits In between
C and E, it becomes impossible for a
-horse or cow to pass. A shows the en
trance and B the outlet The main
reasons why I say .it is better than a
gate are as follows: .1. It is alwaya
open to people and is shut to horses
and cows. 2. If you had a gate In Its
"place It would so often be left open
by careless, indifferent, thoughtless
people. 8. It Is much easier to make
or keep In good shape than a gate.
Some may say that there Is no need
of either, but if you did not have
some handy opening through which
walkers could easily pass they would
climb over your fence and then you
would soon have two or three planks
off, and probably broken. Farm Jour
nal. .
Poultry Pickings.
It is not always the fat ben that be
comes broody.
The scratching hen gives her chicks
much exercise. '
.Nowhere do souls sour quicker than
in an ice box church.
Pullets hatched how will come In for
late summer layers.
Give the whole wheat to the hen and
soft feed to the chicks.
.Drive the young under shelter dur
ing sudden showers of rain.
Try a camphor ball for lice. Place
one- in each nest as you set the hen.
Whole corn, grit and fresh water are
the best fare for the sitting hen.
The fact that the hen is laying Is no
sign that she wants to leave her young;
Keep food constantly before the sit
ting hen so she can help herself at
will. : .
Thirteen eggs in early spring and fif
teen during late spring and summer
are large enough sittings. - : -
The best friend Is not the one who
gives us most cold cash, but the one
who imparts most warm cheer.
" Covered runs are a protection from
hawks, cats or dogs. They should be
moved to fresh plots of grass each
week...:; v,'', . , viv.-.'
v Whitewash the interior of your coops
and sprinkle carbolated lime on the
floor. This disinfection drives away
lice. - --- - " :
If Bontanlst Burbank wishes to con
fer a real boon on humanity he should
set to work to Improve the strawberry
at the bottom of the box. Chicago
News. . j .
It is costing Uncle Sam a big round
of ducats for rural free delivery. In
return, he is entitled to the very best
highways local effort can give him.
Burlington Hawkeye.
It would be Interesting if the men
of the nation could go into executive
session and find out how many of thent
secretly agree with Mr. Cleveland la
his criticism of women's clubs. Wash
ington Post
Mexico is extending a hearty wel
come to Mormons and Dowietltes, and
the United States will give them an
enthusiastic sendoff if they will only
migrate there en masse. San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Wisconsin has driven out the ciga
rette, and now proposes to tax the
bachelor. There is nothing left for
the bachelor but to come to Oregon
where he can smoke himself to death.
Portland Oregonian.
The Osage Indians might, If they
possessed the enterprise, successfully
track the Standard Oil Company. They
have the money, the oil, the gas. the
railway facilities and the markets.
! Oklahoma Times-Journal.
The sale of Captain Kidd's house
in New York the other day attracted
no attention. When It comes to gen
uine piracy there are thousands of
New Yorkers who have him beaten to
death. Wilmington Journal. :
Once on a time a man stopped tak
ing a very good newspaper because the
paper printed something he didn't like.
The paper survived, but in the course
of time the man went the way of all
flesh and . was forgotten. Augusta
Chronicle.
Missouri has a new game law that
will prevent the ladies from trimming
their hats with the plumage of birds.
The legislators who voted for this
measure may as well save useless ex
pense and decline re-election. Pitts
burg Gazette. -,
Igorrotes are again advertising ex
positions by a reported dog feast in
Oregon. At all events it can be said
for the guileless and shirtless savages
that their style of life makes them in
dependent of the dressed-beef combi
nation. Pittsburg Dispatch.
A Chicago woman shot and killed
her husband to keep him at home.
And yet, unless she took the precau
tion to provide herself with a cold
storage plant, her plans may slightly
interfere with the rules of the Chicago
Health Department Augusta Chron
icle. Heretofore "Elijah III" Dowle has
been" able to satisfy his followers by
giving them a "revelation" whenevei
they became Importunate. But now
some of the heaviest Investors among
them are calling for a statement of ac
counts instead of a revelation. Savan
nah News.
Mr. Hoch announces that he will die
like a Christian, a statement which
suggests the reflection that If Mr. Hoch
had lived like a Christian he could
still have died like one, though the
date of his demise might -ave been .
postponed considerably. Chicago
Chronicle. , ;
August W. Machen, already In pri
son, has been sentenced to an addi
tional term under another indictment
Doubtless he deserves all he Is getting
but is he to shoulder" the punish
ment for the whole crew of scoundrels
concerned In the postofflce department
frauds? Buffalo Courier.
Rev. Anna Shaw declares that wo
men will never get the ballot until
they adopt the slogan, "No ballots, ne
babies!" It is the fool suffragists of
this type that have delayed the grant
ing of woman suffrage so long: What
do you think of the Rev. Anna and her
slogan, anyway? Topeka Herald.
It Is reported that there is a wide
spread and growing desire among the
young men of this country to rush
away to Panama for the purpose of
helping to dig the canal. We regard
It as our duty to publicly" announce
that the walking on the way back from
Panama Is very poor In some places.
Pine Bluff (Ark.) Press-Eagle.
Fitzhugh Lee had the haughty bear
ing of the Old Dominion aristocrats,
but under that exterior of conscious
pride beat the heart of one of God's
noblemen. When the war broke out
be cast his fortunes with his native
State. When It was over, he gulped
down the bitterness and humiliation
like a true soldier and swore allegiance
to the flag of our common country.
Now he has gone to his eternal rest,
with this the Judgment of his fellow
men that there throbbed within the
bosom of Fitzhugh Lee the heart of a
patriot and a true man. Nebraska
State Journal. '
Grover Cleveland pronounces the
women's clubs to be the enemies of
civilization, the destroyers of domes
tic tranquillity and the foe of orderly
government Evidently Mr. Cleveland
has mislaid his copy of Cushlng's Man
ual. St Louis Globe-Democrat
Several neurological authorities have
contended that mental troubles are due
principally to "wine, women and wor
ry." It Is strange, though, that hazard
ous speculation never hurts the mind
of reckless trustees of money till they
are causht-'-St Louis Reonhii.