THE MYSTIC HOPE.
tfThat la this mystic wondrous hopo In me,
That, when no star from out tbo darkness born
01es promise of the comlnc of tlio mom:
"When all lifo iwerm a jat1ilet mystery
Through which t-ir blinded eyes no way can see;
When lllneucoiii:-,andllfe-rowHmo&t forlorn,
Still dares to laugh tho last dread threat to
scorn.
.And proudly cries. Death Is not, shall not bef
X wonder at myself! Tell mo, O Death,
If that thou nil'rt the earth: If "Uust to dust"
Shall bo tho end of lovn and hope and strife,
yrom what rare land Is blown this IMnir breath
That shapes itself to whispers of strong trust,
And Mis tho lie If 'tU n Ilo of life!
Mluot J. Savage.
MY AUNT'S HOUSE.
'Wo were very well off until our nunt.
who wanted to do us an ill turn, died,
aind left us l'er house. Of course we
"were very pleased at first. It was a
pretty, rambling placo, with n low
veranda quito covered with ivy and
roses, and an old fashioned garden, with
trim straight borders and neatly kept
gravel paths.
There were three of us Matthevr
Jane and 1. Matthew was a clerk in a
lank when ho was younger, hut as our fa-
-ther had left us each a little sum of money
when ho died wo persuaded Matthew
to leave his work, for ho had never been
strong, and now that ho was getting
elderly wo could not benr to see him
roming back palonnd tired from his desk
in tho evening. Wo wero very happy
together. Wo had n nice garden to our
"house, where Matthew spent most of his
"time, and though wo lived in a small
-way it never occurred to us to wish for
tmore. But now that this unexpected
fitroko of good fortune had befallen us
wo began to consult what wo should do.
"I think wo had better livo in tho
3iou.se ourselves," said Jane. "Tenants
awe always a trouble, and it would bo so
aiico to have that pretty place."
Jauo is quite young hardly more
'than -10 and it is necessary to check her
when sho is too forward in giving her
opinion; but Matthew is always very
.lenient with her, and ho said at once,
"Yes, tho garden would bo very pleas
.ant in the summer, and wo should have
jao rent to pay."
I always have to think for them both,
and 1 spoke up decidedly: "Thero could
.not bo a inoro foolish idea. Livo in it,
i indeed! What should wo want with a
groat placo like that for dust and mica
to run riot in? Wo must let it of course,
and tho rent will make a nice little ad
dition to our income!"
I aui tho eldest, nnd I say it without
prido I have moro common sense than
Ixith the others put together; therefore
thoy generally fall in with my opinion,
jeven though they may not altogether
xtgreo with me.
"Lot us go nnd look at it," said Mat
thow, -'unit then wo can decide what to
lo for tho best."
I Qty aunt's house stands about thro
utiles out of tho town, in a pleasant lit
tlo hamlet; a branch lino runs out past
it, bo that it would bo a most convenient
placo for a gentleman of business.
It certainly looked very pretty on that
anmmer afternoon, and I could almost
ocho Juno's wish that wo should make it
onr homo, but I know bettor than to in
dulge such thoughts, and turned my
mind to practical considerations. "Lot
.tm go over it," I said, "and see what ro
tpairs it will want."
"Thero is something wrong with tho
water pipes evidently," said Matthew,
jib ho pointed to a largo pool in tho mid
dle of tho kitchen floor.
"Yes, they must bo thoroughly looked
to, of course, and 1 think tho wholo
Vplaco must bo painted and papered; it
will nover let whilo it looks so dingy as
it does now."
"I must say tho rooms are very small,"
aaid Juno. "Don't you think while tho
workmen are here they might knock
down tho partition and make a nico
drawing room."
I generally snub Jane nt once; It an
swern'best in tho end; but this remark
lind so much to justify it that I could
'not but listen to hor, and Matthew took
aip tho idea eagerly.
Well done. Juno!" he said. "That
would bo u grand improvement: but if
wo throw that piece of tho passage into
tho drawing room how shall wo got
xound to tho dining room?"
"Wo must mako another passage," said
Jane decisively.
"Yes, but wo cannot mako n passage
-without a placo to mako it in."
I had been silent so long only bocnuso
2. had been revolving something in my
mind. "'Listen to me a moment," I wild,
"Wo will curry out your idea, Jane, but
with nn addition. Wo will throw tho
jpassago into tho drawing room and run
tip an outside corridor, with French win
dows ojwning into thu sitting rooms."
"Capital!" they both exclaimed at
once, and tho matter was settled.
Wo agreed not to employ an architect,
lint to ongago a working builder to car
ry out tho plan under our own direc
tions. It was it much ploasanter way of
doing it; tliero was no estimato to
frighten us, for wo determined to take
one thing at a timo, and only go as far
;aa wo found it necessary. It was a con
stant amusement to go over to tho houso
oind boo how things wero getting on, and
il.think we both agreed with Matthuw
'when ho said, "Keally, I Bhnll bo quito
sorry when tho work is done."
It was not so pleasant, howover, wheu
the bill came in. How It had mounted
up ho enormously wo could not tell, but
tho hum total fairly staggered us, 1 un
dertook to write to the builder and de
mand an explanation, but wheu it cumo
wo could understand it less than tho bill
itelf.
"I think wo had butter put it into a
lawyer's bunds," said Mutthuw.
To this, howover, I would not givo my
teonmmt, "Wo bhnll only Iomi more in
UUocud," I nald. "Wo must nay an in
.daUment now, and when wo liavo let it
wo tutu pay Mm mst out of tliu ivnl."
Whwi wo liavo vi Itl" Tho wordu
'Nuwed Into k household iliruo Utfgro
lOtttt Johki4 fw day urrlvt'd, Wo put mi
judvofUj-tniieut in fcovorul und
(HMttiy jmjojiJo iviuui lo tx Hi nut ll-oy u
im puna oltjtotlnii or nlUfr to mukw.
tome too far from tho town, and some
too near; some wanted moro bedrooms,
und somo oven .disliked our dcllghtlnl
corridor.
"Very pretty! Oh, yes, very pretty
indeed!" said ono lady ns wo pointed it
out to her; "but it is n perfect wilder
new of cold drnughts!"
We were silent: we could not deny it.
Mntthew said something rather feebly
about cocoanut matting, but tho lady
left without listening to him.
Things were getting very desperate
when one day a gentjemun called and
I lid that ho had heard that wo had a
houso to let. Instantly wo wero all in
tho highest state of excitement. Jane
and I flew to put on our bonnets, and
Matthew reached down his hat and stick.
Tho gentleman told us that his name
was Wilton; that ho had seen our adver
tisement in tho paper, nnd that ho want
ed n houso some little way out of the
town, as his children woro not very
strong.
"How many children have you?" in
quired Matthew.
"Oh, several," replied Mr. Wilton.
"Is this the house? It looks very pretty."
Wo had become so accustomed to hear
tho house found fault with that our
hearts warmed to him at these words,
and wo parted mutually pleased, after
showing him over tho place. Wo heard
from him in a day or two, accepting our
terms. Our house was let! Wo could
scarcely believe our good fortune.
Wo took nn early opportunity of walk
ing out in that direction, and paying a
call on a friend who lived in a house not
far from ours. Tho conversation soon
turned upon our new tenants, and Miss
Caxton's words confirmed our worst
fears.
"I am so sorry you have got such a
tribo of rampaging children into your
house," sho said. "I wiuj going by the
other day, and heard a great noise, nnd
thero wero two boys crawling over tho
roof of the corridor. Their mother was
leaning out of tho window trying to
reach them with a broom, and as ono of
them got away from her ho put his foot
through tho glass. You nover heard
such a sot out as they mado in your life."
Our hearts sank to zero. Tho Wiltons
had taken tho houso by tho year, nnd wo
did not seo how to get rid of them at a
moment's notice; yet beforo six months
much moro a year had elapsed our
poor house would bo a ruin, and our
garden a wilderness. It was not alto
gether with disappointment, therefore,
that in a few months' timo wo heard that
Mr. Wilton had decided to leavo tho
neighborhood, und would bo much
obliged if wo would release him from our
agreement.
Wo gladly consented, though with a
little outward show of reluctance. But
wo could not quito understand why tho
Wiltons wero so eager to bo off. They
had had tho houso remarkably cheap,
considering their requirements, nnd it
seemed ungrateful, to say tho least.
They wero no sooner gone, however,
than wo found out tho causo of their
haste. Our houso was a wreck. Tho
term may seem a strong ono, but it is
not too strong for tho truth. Both pa
per and paint were practically gone, tiles
off tho roof, windows broken, pipes out
of order everything was a ruin where
once all had been so neat and beautiful.
Wo watched tho builders at work this
timo with very different feelings. Thero
was no pleasuro in it now, nnd though
tho bill was not so heavy aa it had been
beforo it mndo no difference, for thero .
were no funds to meet it. '
What was to bo done? Matthew Bug
nested that wo should sell out somo of
our capital, but that was clearly im
possible, for wo should then havo littlo
left to live upon. It was a difficult
' point, but as mfunl I hit upon a solution.
, Wo would mortgage tho houso! Mat
thew did not altogether like tho plan,
but, us ho hud no better one to propose, !
j I carried tho day. Tho house was mort
' gaged, nnd both bills paid off. j
' Moid ha passed away, and still tho
houso remained unlet. Ono gentleman
was very much inclined to take it, but
thero was no coach house, and though
wo woro sorely tempted to build ono wo i
dreaded bricks nnd mortnr too much to '
venture, unless he would havo taken tho
houso for at least suven years. A widow
lady offered to take it if wo would let
her" havo it freo for tho first two years,
nnd wo wero rather sorry afterward
that wo had not closed with the pro
posal, for thero seemed no chauco of
anything else turning up. Meanwhile
wo had to reduce our exjionsos daily to
meet tho drain of tho interest.
"Tho next thing will bo that wo shall
not bo able to pay our debts," said Mat
thew gloomily, but it is always tho dark
est hour before tho dawn, und only a
few days aftor ho made tho remark wo
hnd an offer that bade fair to removo our
difficulties. A gentleman and his wife
camo down to stay at an hotel in tho
town and look about for a house. Di
rectly I heard of it I got Matthew to go
with mo to call upon them, for 1 felt
that such an opportunity might not oc
cur again. Mr. and Mrs. Do Couroy
woro most pleasant people; ono could
see at onco that thoy had been accus
tomed to move in tho very best society;
thero was an ease and grace about thorn
that contrasted pleasantly with our local
manners. Thoy received us most kindly
und mado an appointment to see tho
house.
"I can hardly hope that thoy will tako
it," I said, as wo walked home; but con-,
trary to my expectations thoy wero en
chanted with it, and fell in with all our
wishes with tho most surprising readi
ness, I did not wish to say anything
about a repairing lease, for I was afraid
they might not like it, hut Matthew had
been so alarmed by our previous advent
uro that ho insisted wn it.
Mr. Do Courcy was mod gentlemanly,
I must say, "1 should havo pro)ced it
myself if you had not thought of U," ho
wild, with one uf tho Ihiws of IiU that
mndo tno fed that my Imnuot was very
fchubby nnd that tlii'iv wun darned placo
in my Kuiiday huwl.
Hmih tolitouuM iMiiiitNl a like return,
and when lio luked lu if it would initio
ny tUlfi'ivnco if lit) Mhl the nmt ywuly
lktM of huiu tol ly, tw ( would lk h
lfoo4 dual moro coim-nluut Id IiIiii, wd
. i . i i i. . i. 1 1 i. '
COUUi omy rupijr mux it wuum uiuku iiu
differencontnll.
"It will oo nwkwaru, all tno same,
said Matthew to mo afterward. "We
havo had to go into debt already, nnd if I
wo are to get no rent for a j-ear wo shall
have to go in deeper still."
"I know that, but what could we do
We might havo lost them altogether if
we had refused, nnd with such excellent
references our money is safe enough."
When a thing is done there is no use
in discussing it; wo had got our tenants,
and I think wo wero glad to get them at
any price. No people could havo been
more pleasant than thoy were; they
made no difficulties about anything
and were always friendly and cordial
whenever wn'saw them. Again and
again we congratulated ourselves on our
good fortune.
Wo wero very glad all tho samo when
the year drew to a close, for of course
wo had been obliged to pay tho interest
as usual, and jis wo had only our regulai
income witli which to meet it wo had
gono into debt on all sides.
"The year will bo up in a fortnight
now," I said, when Matthew was groan
ing one day over our unpaid bills.
The next day was fine and bright, and
1 proposed that wo should go out and
call ui)on our tenants. Wo thoroughlj
enjoyed our walk; the pleasantness of tho
day, added to tho near prospect of relief
from our difficulties, raised nil our spir
its, und we chatted gayly along tho road
until tho houso cumo in sight.
"I think they might keep curtains iD
tho windows," said Jano as wo reached
the gate.
"Nonsense, Jane!" I replied sharply.
"You aro always finding fault about
something or other; no doubt it is tho
latest fashion to havo no curtains."
"Tho houso does look rather odd,
though," said Matthew; "in fact" He
broke off suddenly, and quickening his
pace went up to the dining room win
dow and looked in. Jane and I followed,
and pressed our faces against tho glass.
Tho room was bare!
Not a stitch of furniture was left; car
pets, curtains, all woro gono. Jano burst
into tears.
"Jano, how stupid you aro!" I ex
claimed angrily, but more because of tho
growing dread at my heart than that 1
really thought her stupid. "Of course
they aro house cleaning."
Matthew said nothing. Ilo went up
nnd tried tho door; it was open, and we
rushed in. Tho empty rooms echoed to
the sound of our feet; tho bare walls
seemed to mock our misery: our tenants
had run away, and wo wero ruined!
Whatever Matthew's faults aro I must
ndmit that thero aro sparks of nobility
in his nature When we had proved be- i
yond a doubt that our fears woro cor-
rect Ins first words wero, "JMow wo
must think how to meet our creditors."
i "Mntthew," I cried, in a sudden burst
of remorso, "it has all been my fault.
I Oh, I wish wo hud nover had tho houso
at all; but you shall do just what you
think best now."
"Very well," said Matthew, "we will
sell tho houso and pay off tho mortgage,
and then wo will sea how wo stand with
tho world."
I felt it was right, and I said not a
word to hinder him, but it was not tho
affair of amomont; nor when tho houso
was sold at last wero wo in any better
position than wo wero lasfore; for in ad
dition to tho back debts which still had
to bo paid thoro wero tho legal expenses.
I was not at all surprised toseo streaks
of gray in my hair, nor to notico how
many new lines had appeared on Mat
thew's forehead. As for Jano sho cried
all day, which only mado mo cross. 1
could seo no way out of our troubles,
and I did not oven try to adviso Mat-
thow. The sky was so dark mid gloomy
that it seemed impossiblo for any light
to appear.
"I supposo wo shall havo to go through
the bankruptcy court?" said I bitterly
ono day.
"No," said Matthew; "thero is another
way, and I want to consult you about it.
If we sell off somo of our capital wo can
payoff all of our debts."
"But how shall wo live?" I exclaimed.
"Wo must tako a littlo cottage and
keep no servants, and I must try to find
somo work as a copying clerk. I am
afraid that is all I am good for now."
"Matthew! You a copying clerk
again? I cannot let you do it."
"Thero is no other way," said Mat
thew cheerfully, "and so wo must make
tho best of it."
. I said no more; no, not oven when 1
found that after all our debts had been
paid wo should not havo onough to livo
on, unless Jano and I found somo em
ployment. I know that Matthew was
right, and that it was tlioonly honorablo
thing left for us to do. Jano has gono
out us companion to an old lady, and 1
tako in needlework und keep our tiny
cottage in order for Matthew and my
eelf. Wo aro not quito unhappy, in spito of
all our troubles, but wo feel tho break
up of our homo keenly, and when I seo
Matthow como in, worn out and weary
from his scantily paid labor, nnd think
of tho happiness ho used to enjoy aa ha
went about helping thoso in poverty nnd
distress, I feel that tho best wish I can
liostow on nny ono who has an aunt is
that if sho should dio sho may not leavo
them her houso. M. B. Whetingin Bos
ton Truo Flag.
Oriel" of Tliue Measure.
The division of tho day into twenty
four hours originated with tho Egyp-,
tlnns, then passed to Babylon and Qreoce,
Why divided into twenty-four instead j
of somo other number of hours it is im- I
IKXssiblo to say. Tho Chinese reckon
twelve hours to tho day und nlghtovi
deutly making their hour to correspond
with tho timo of tho apparent passagy of
tho Bun over ono of the twelvo rodiacal
signs, St, Louis Republic.
An unprincipled French girl dellber.
ately appropriated boven of Whtttler'4
ikmuiim, whluh ho tian-lated Into lutr own
iungiiugo and iiuiixhI them to Imi printed
as her own In PurU pniwra mid uinga
Ktlltw, When tho fraud was ilUuoveivd
by mi Anifrii'aii Uo Mdly dwiJun d (hut
Wlilillvr liud tdolt'ti tho iKwnmfiom her.
m) WWW CTAIflC
'Ull UlUll
Playing the Game of Law for
Many Millions.
SENSATIONAL WILL CONTESTS.
Tin- Ailoplnl Son of Mrn. Ilopklns-Scarlrs
I'ri-ptirlii lor h Hitter I.ecul I'lght.
Claim on thti Sriuniio i:taln A (ir-al
Scotch Claim.
Ol all t ho complicated cases in modern
tvill trials the ea-e of Timothy Hopkin
miinsl Kdwuril K Sear lex bids fair to
prove the most complicated, nnd If, at N
now threatened, it brings out the Inside
history of the Sout hern Pacific railroad for
MltS IIHI'KINS-SKAItt.lCS.
year past, the public will
n dozen
cer-
tainly be siirleited with
Kimsational iiu-
tails
No four men ever worked more se
cretly and thoroughly us one in every
tliinu from the election of a United States
M-nulorund theexpendiii!' of $100,0011.000,
down to the nomination of a congressman
or the disehurue ol aulerk, then the famous
HIk Kour or California Stanford, Crocker
Hopkins and Huntington
Crocker anil Hopkins are dead. Stanford
is in the United States senate, and now
.Mr Collis Potter Huntington is mightily
interested in the great will case, for if .Mr.
Seniles holds the vast estate lie is ex
pected to vote witli .Mr. Huntington and
tints maintain his position us controller of
the Southern Pacific All the cliuracters
ol t he drama are personally and histori
cally liitere-sting. Murk Hopkins, creator
ol tin; vast fortune now to he fought for,
was a rugged New Knglunder and un
"Argonaut of 4!" in Calilornia. In four
years lie returned and married his cousin,
Mary Krai ices Sherwood, then went again
to California and in dim time became the
famous millionaire and railroad king.
.... ,, , 1STo .,. r,.r,.lvP(i
lltle nlUer of Sio.ooo.ooo, or thereabout.
flint was the lowest estimate of it then, and
some think it has more than doubled wince.
Kdwin K Searles is also a Yankee, but of
type so different from bluff .Mark Hop-
TIMOTHY UOl'KtNS.
kins that he lust-muted Hie widow. TU
was ami I reserved, refined and cultured,,
and ranked high in New York as a deco
rator and household artist, wheu ill health
drove him to California in 1SS1 He was
employed by .Mrs Hopkins, whose prevail
ing passion it was to build and furnish
line house, and in IK.sT they were married.
Several folks nose were thereby put out
of joint, including twocousins of .Mrs. Hop-kltm-Searles.
old Indies who had no support
save a pension granted by liur. Hut tho
main objector was one Timothy Hopkins,
born Timothy Nolan His father, an Irish
laborer, was drowned in California and his
mother died ol griet. tor she had la-en ship
wrecked on t tie way to California and lost
her only child beside Tim, ami suffered
greatly, only to laud and litul that her hus
band was no more Timothy Nolan was a
bright boy. however, and was taken by tho
childless Mr and Mr Mark Hopkins. In
time they grew to like him so well that
they gave him t heir name, reared and edu
cated him in line style
Imagine, then, t he astonishment of all
parlies when the will of Mr. Hopkins
Searles was opened and it was found that
every dollar was given to her "beloved hus
band." There wasn't the slightest men
tion of any great charity or of any of her
dependent relatives, ami only this legal
mention of the adopted Tim.
XI
MIIS. ANN DKAKK SKAMAN.
"The omission to provitlu for my adopted
on. Timothy Hopkins, Is Intentional and
not occasioned by accident or mistake."
It 1 the exact language prescribed by the
fctatuu- of California for disinheriting a
natural lielr Then "tho uelglilioni did
talk,1 It wu remembered that Mr. Searlv
was but forty .uaiid.Mr. Hopkins twenty
year older when they married, slid that
Timothy Nolan llopkln had prow-nted.
Nuvurtheli'VrimH'y had rviulvrd quite
a hnndomt) advance from Mr. IlupMi",
nnd when lit) man led a nievuof tliu widow
kha MvMiiilid him tHW.uw and dt-isliil It
hit wtft) u nmlillU'ilit linili-h.ll iul
grnuiiiU t Hall Manm, uuid . Weill) liilU
Iiiuii Han J'r.iiH'isw-Mlil in Im4viwi fl,
lW.UJ ll miw Hl iiiwdu ifioiMirMruf Uv
Southern Pacillc. with a salary of $10,000 a
y Tim wns In. Inpan when hr heard of his
foster mother's death, and hurried home nt
once. He became nn object of interest to
the California -ml of .the great railroad
combination, its they naturally Inferred
that .Mr Searles would continue the policy
of his late wife in sustaining .Mr Hunting
ton, while young Hopkins would vote the
stock otherwise. And the million of slock
belonging to .Mark Hopkins' estate are am
f.le to decide the control Now. .Mr Tim
Hopkins hints that If Mr Searles cloe.s not
surrender, he (Hopkins) will publish the
secret history or tin- mail. Including a
thousand literally stunning details. If he
does the lovers or gossip will certainly ho
entertained, and the trial will be the fea
ture of the decade
Second In interest to the Hopkins rase,
and but barely .second, is the suit brought
against Laurence Drake and others by 14:1
persons claiming to be the uatural heirs of
Mrs. Ann Drake Seaman She died In
1S78, leaving fl.OOlUKXI wortli of real estate
in New York city, about fcJ.iMKl.OUU worth
in Chicago mid perhaps S-MKMiuo of personal
property, alxiut three-fourth ol which she
had willed to her second cousin, Ijilirelice
Drake. She was very proud of her descent
from the great navigator. Sir Kranci
Drake, and tor many years before her
death, at the age or eighty three, was ec
centric tot lie verge or insanity All the
other Drakes received something, but the
Seaman and other relative were left out,
the natural result of which wits a suit.
Kifty witnesses were examined, but tho
surrogate finally decided that "undue in
fluence" was not proved.
Notice of appeal was filed, but nothing
further was done. Now the Seainaiis come
forward witli two startling allegations
that t he alleged will wits a forgery and
that their attorney was bribed by the
Drakes to let the appeal go by default.
And that attorney was no less a person
than Smith M. Kly, once mayor of New
York, and now dead. It is conclusively
proved, in lact admitted by Ills legal rep
resentatives, that lie received a heavy fee
from Laurence Drake, but it is claimed
JlHIN WILSON
that this was not a bribe, that it was
merely to pay him for assisting in a speedy
settlement after the appeal was abandoned
liy the contestants Ail the real estate is
tied up by injunctions, all who have
bought or leased are in a quandary, and
threatening letter are Hying about.
One or tlir.se hints at a murder. It was
received by Lawyer George W. Wilson,
counsel inr the contestants, and reads,
"Take care you do not follow Townseud."
Townsend was the lawyer found dead last
November at the foot of the Palisades,
near Weehawken After a searching in
quiry the jury decided that he had com
mitted suicide, though there were suspi
cions of murder, and it now turns out that
he was to have been an important witness
for the contestants It is hard to believe
that any one interested in the will would
consent to murder, but $t.00i),000 is a great
deal of money, and some men get very
much excited at the prospect of gaining or
losing so much
Some very queer testimony was Intro
duced at t lie first trial, showing Unit Mrs.
Seaman erected monuments to hor dead
dogs, scattered gold pieces on the parlor
floor when visitors called, regarded Mr.
Drake a t lie owner ol her house und her
elf as tenant, and believed that she could
JIKS. lim.l.K CALLAfillAN.
float on water at will without sinking.
Nevertheless the surrogate decided that
she was "competent." Mr. Uiitrence
Drake, the principal beiiellciary under tho
will, now resides in F.urope.
In a secluded gleu in the Adirondack
mountains live an old Scotch farmer, a
sort of hermit, named .toll it Wilson, who
claims that his daughter, Mr. Belle Cal
laghan, of New York city, is the rightful
heir to the vast estate lu Scotland now oc
cupied by the Karl of Airlie. And the evi
dence he adduces has proved siilllcient to
take a shrewd lawyer to Scotland to prose
cute the claim. In TM Id great-grandmother
owned the estate anil made a will
concerning it so much I freely admitted
by all. She Intrusted the will to her
brother, the Karl of Airlie. The troublous
times came on the "rebellion of 1745" and
the earl have ever sit.ee held the estate.
More than one Scotch lawyer, however,
has hinted that the will left the property
to "The oldesttlatighter of eacli succeeding
family of the testator's direct Hue." In
the present generation that daughter Is
Mrs. Belle Calliighan, daughter of John
Wilson. Fifty year ago, just before he
left Dundee for America, a lawyer thero
offered to prosecute the claim for a big
contingent fee, but .Mr Wilson refused,
Ilo was a rellgioiisenthiisiast.ancl is now a
hermit and devotee. Hi daughter U moro
worldly and wants the property, hut timo
ami prescription areagaiuxt her
Uixt mi the list, and Intereotlng as a
brnutiful "fake," it the claim or Mrs.
KIIai Iv Knight, of : 1'utiiiim avenue,
lirtHiklyu, that sin- had recvivtxl a it-gsoy
of over f,uu,uu from the i.ute of Lord
Anuitii, lu Swiltaitil Thu hhUIU wvrtt o
biuviiltiiiM i list Un hrwiht wr ti
m1mI till iliMimlltw iirMiil t4d reooritt
iiivIiik Hint ''Sir Unbiht" wtu formurjy
(he hum fxnuri itubililHiikt- wemsu III
Aitu'rt, Mild itbPHL.li fiiu tJUiid dV
tUrwl tliHl unlaid Aiiimii Jf tlltHl. So
lUixouU off J f IlKAbl r:,
Tim Cen-eles Coll of WorrJ.
Ponsonby A load seams to bo on your
liud, Popinjay. Whr.t'.s up?
Popinjay 1 am disturbsil ny an arucio
have just read. Tho writer proves that in
182 years the earth will bo so ovcrpopula
tcd that there will uot Ikj enough food for
people to eat.
Ponsonby Why should that worry yu
You'll be dead by that time.
Popinjay Hut how about my great-great-grandchildren
JcweTlers' Circular.
Very Thoughtful.
Simpson Miss Diana, I love you desper
ately. I am
Louise Ono moment, sir! Please let mo
givo you this fauteuil 1 keep it handy for
such occasions, for I do liato to see so many
gentlemen ruin their trousers by kneeling
on tho floor! Munsey's Weekly.
Did Hn Cct It?
A number of young men were standing
on tho corner of the street the other even
Itur relntimr their various experiences with
girls. Finally ono ot ttionumuer.wiio eiui.
tered, said: "You know M-Mu-Mary IIoll
riglit, b-boys?" "Yes, yes," said two of tho
number. "W-we-well, I had her out on
the p-po-pond rowing tho o-oth-other night
and I a-as-asked her for a k-ki-kiss." "Did
you get it" asked one. " W-w-wait a min
ute. 1 says if you d-do-dou't let mo do it
I'll p-pull the p-plugout of the b-boat and
d-drowu you." "I'll bet you got it then,
didn't you" said another. "W-wait
minute. You li-liaven't heard of her b-bc-Ing
drowned, have your" Lawrence Amer
ican. A Iteini-dy.
Fitzdude How are you progressing with
that .Miss Hute? Hits she consented to bo
yours!"
Smallpay No! Confound it. There's
... niu,.w.l 1 Ht. win- ti vminrr idint.. who
nil uu.ii(.i,tv. ... .'."j, n ,
Is the heir to a million. I wisli lie would
realize that his presence is entirely super
fluous. Fitzdude I saw an advertisement lu the
paper the other day that ought to interest
you.
Smallpay What was it ?
Kifdndu Snmethiiu- truiirauteed to ro-
Lmove superfluous heir. America.
IllvilU.
Little Barbara has a brother Max, who
is her rival as well. The other day she said
to her mother:
"Mother, is Max older than I am?"
Her mother said lie was.
"Well," she responded, in a tone of emi
nent displeasure and disappointment,
"well, that hoy beats me in everything,
and he has heated me iu boruin', too."
Washington Star.
A Very Vulirar Joke
"Was there much of an attendance at
Mrs. Soshle's reception?" asked a depart
ment clerk of another.
"It was a regular carbuncle."
"What do you mean?"
"Why. a carbuncle is a groat gathering,
isu't It?" Washington Post.
An Object I.ckhoii.
High Priced Doctor You are now con
valescent, and all you need is exercise.
You should walk ten miles a day, sir: but
your walking should have an object.
Patient All right, doctor; I'll travel
around trying to bo tow enough to pay
your hill, Puck.
Impossible, to Itettirit It.
"Say, Binks, 1 came in to seo If you
could let me have my umbrella back."
"I'd be glad to, Snicker, but tho fact is
Jiinpson, who borrowed it from rno, has
lent it to Paxon, and Paxou's gono to Eu
rope." Harper's Bazar.
Not Whut Yt'iiH Mxpeotmt.
"Well, Kenniboy, whom do you love?"
asked Kcnniboy's father.
After a monieut of deep thought the an
swer came:
"Kenniboy," he said. Harper's Young
People,
Overheard lu 1 tO'-i.
"That's it," said Columbus, as land first
broke upon his visiou. "That Is America, "
".ortu or soutur asKeu ins mate.
"That I can't say until I've seen the
map," returned tho explorer. Puck.
A Ti-itimpai-nnt I.I.
"Boy, I read in your eyes that you hav
told a lie."
"Papa, that Is impossible. You cannot
read without spectacles." Texas Slftings.
Hh Earned IIU Name.
"Why is It that men call you tne re
ligious editor?"
"Because I observe the holidays so relig
iously." Light.
The llurghir of the Future,
The burglar of the. future conies
Ailown thu croovu of time,
In broadcloth clail mid globsy bat '
A graduate of crime.
The very latest thins in boots,
Tho newest ktylu in ties;
Ills uolu get up will (111 the duds
With envy and surprise
He'll wlpu UU HhotM upon the nuU
With air urban- mid bland,
And leave IiU hat nnd overcoat
And .tick uH)n tho btnnd
Ile'll mako a (-raciout boiv and say,
"I hope I don't Intrude,"
Ere be will enter for lul die
If folk should thiuk blm ruila.
He'll bs our prduit when he take
Our wjwu and diamond pm
To ktaaV without apoloje 4
lU'd think u Krtovoun niii.
He'll nk iHtliieJy for loan,
And ny. "j tmar I'm rash
Kxeuvi hh, nr -owt'l iiiutlon It,"
The "I'lltt iiu Moopt our c U,
Iiu tlUrrM frwu tbo bad ot I pat
Tlit) future' g,iuK lo b
T will alum im ikuuro ioa
.1 Otwth ti.- ttjrbM u k.
TkiL iuw4uil (biff
XlM Ufehit in tljam.
Tar I toi.'t ilw im urn' mr Mil,
Uulifc-t il-rtJ ihMiu..
-Ku'lmni.