NEW POSTAGE
TO BRITAIN
After Colobcr I Rale Will Be Two
Cents an Ounce.
Had Been Under Consideration Some
Time Will Be a Great Boon to
English Who Settle in This Coun
tsChange Will Also Be Great
Benefit to Manufacturers.
Washington, June 4. Postmaster
General Meyer announced today that
un agreement had been reached with
the British government providing for
letter postage of 2 cents an ounce
between the United States and Great
Britain and Ireland, to become oper
ative October 1, 1908.
The matter of "penny postage," as
it is called in England, has been under
consideration for some time, and as
far back as last July President Roose
velt approved Mr. Meyer's course in
urging a "restricted union with Eng
land."
On October 1, 1007, the Universal
Postal Union, which governs the in-
tcrnatirinal postage transactions of
the various civilized countries, re
Iuced the 'rate of let ter postage from
5 cents a half-ounce flat to 5 cents per
ounce, and. 3 cents each additional
ounce, which is the present' rate be
tween the United States and countries
with which we do not have direct
steamship communication, but on mail
on which we have to pay an additional
charge to countries through which it
passes in transit. Under the articles
of the Universal Union, however, any
two states can form a restricted
union. Examples of restricted unions
arc those now existing which permit
;i 2 cent an ounce letter rate between
the United States and Canada.
Postmaster General Meyer believes
this reduction in the rate to the
United Kingdom ultimately will re
sult in an increase in receipts, because
it has been found that a reduction in
the letter rate resulted finally in in
creased revenue. He is also of the
opinion that a lower postage will lead
to a freer commercial intercourse.
Manufacturers, he says, are increasing
their sales in England and must rely
to a great extent upon mails for or
ders and increase of trade.
"Further," he stated, "this will be a
jjreat boon to our adopted English
speaking citizens and their connection
bere, as it will enable them to keep up
correspondence with their relations
and friends in the old country at do
mestic rates."
PREPARES FOR EMERGENCY.
Heney Fears Enemies May Get Galla
gher and Plans Accordingly.
San Francisco, June 4. Convinced
that the "higher-ups" have determined
to kill former Supervisor James L.
Gallagher. Assistant District Attorney
Francis J. Heney announced yes
terday that he will dismiss the case
in which Abraham Ruef is charged
with bribing former Supervisor J. J.
I'urey, because Gallagher's testimony
Iefore the grand jury led to the in:
dictment.
The testimony of a dead man given
before a grand jury cannot be used
in future action. Repeated attacks on
Gallagher's property with dynamite
.and continuous threats against his life
bare led Honey to take steps to pre
vent the loss of Gallagher's testimony
through hi death.
It is Honey's purpose to file a new
information against Ruef in the same
premises and call Gallagheras a wit
ness at the preliminary hearing. If
bis testimony is taken in this way, it
will be on record.
The necessity for such unusual meth
ods is believed to be urgent by the
members of the prosecution, who fear
for their own lives as well as for that
of Gallagher.
This probably will be the next pro
cedure against Ruef in the graft cases,
nnd it is proposed to take it as rapid
ly as possible, as the prosecution be
lieves that the "higher-ups" are be
coming more desperate every day.
Scores Perish in Tornado.
Wichita Falls, Tex.. June 4. Scores
of persons are believed to be dead in
the path of a tornado which is sweep
ing Texas today. Reports indicate
that it i the most terrific of all the
storms which have visited this part of
the country in the last month. Com
munication from most of the damaged
area is cut off. Wires are down and
railro.nl tracks arc blocked. Many
small towns are known to have been
struck bv the twister, but no definite
information could be obtained as to
the extent of damage this afternoon.
Mississippi on Annual Rampage.
St. I.ouis, June 4. The Mississippi
river above Quincy. 111., is rapidly ris
ing, and hundreds of homes have al
ready been abandoned in that vicinity.
Great damage to property is reported,
but so far no deaths are known to
b.ive occurred. The inhabitants? who
bave loft the homos which probably
will be swept from their foundations
if the floods increase, are fleeing to
the high elevations to remain until the
trouble subsides. The Illinois river
bottoms are reported to be inundated.
Steamer Long Overdue.
Norfolk. Va., Jim 4. The steamer
F.uropa. which sailed for Hamburg,
Germany. 45 days ago, bound in re
turn for Norfolk, loaded with fer
tilizer, was expected to make the trip
within 21 days. Nothing has been
beard from her, bowever, in 41 days.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC STOPPED.
Entire State of Montana a Vast Waste
of Water.
Helena, Mont., June 5. With the
greatest rainfall in 28 years, Montana
is experiencing the most complete de
moralization of railroad traffic since
the first train crossed the Rocky
Thousands of passengers are ma
rooned 5my nprsnna nrp rnnrfprt
drowned: railrnnrl trorlt. ar
out in every direction. Land slides
are reported on the Great Northern
near Kalispcll and the rivers are
,
rapidly rising inis is tne situation
m "'-" ' Mann to gather a great deal of sta-
rhe property damage to railroads tistica, information of the census bu
will run into the thousands and many ' reau and the Department of Com
of the big mountain trestles are en-imc,c and Labor during the coming
dangered. There is, as yet, no pros- summer. Subcommittees will also be
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now stalled at Great Falls, Havre and ucc" , ,u, Vc Pr i news
other points in Northern Montana. . ,a,?crs whf Kfa,If,d l ansetr the first
On the east of Helena the Great i'ette ,scnt bv the cfmmlttee ask,ng
West of Garrison th- frnrUs w!'" them Put into shape to be of the
washed out several days ago and no
trains have been able to get through
for a week. This cuts off all means
of transportation to the coast, since
the Great Northern trains cannot get
through from the north.
One of the leading theatrical com
panies is held up in Helena now and
the probabilities are it will have to
remain here a week. The company
has cancelled all its dates for several
days ahead.
SHOOTS AT DREYFUS.
Military Journalist Seeks Revenge for
Insult to French Army.
Paris, June 5. Just at the close of
the ceremonies attending the canoni
zation of Emile Zola in the Pantheon
yesterday, when the president of
1' ranee, the premier and a host of
ministers of state were taking their
departure, I.ouis Antheno Gregoris, a
military writer of note, drew a re
volver and fired two shots point-blank
at Major Alfred Dreyfus, for whose
liberty Zola fought and won.
Men distinguished in all walks of
life filled the Pantheon and, whenthe
shots rang out, there was great ex
citement in fear that the president
had been assassinated, but even the
attempt on the life of Major Dreyfus
created a profound impression. Sol
diers speedily surrounded Gregoris
and he was aken to jail, bruised and
bleeding, with his clothes almost torn
from his back.
Major Dreyfus was not seriously in
jured. A bullet entered his forearm,
but did not injure the bone. At a
late hour the official statement was
made that his condition was very fa
vorable and that no'1 complications
were feared.
With regard to the erasons for Gre
goris' act, the opinion prevails in Paris
that there is much truth in his avowal
that he was driven to the deed by the
appeals to hatred with which the anti
Semitic papers have been filled since
the government resolved to place the
body of Zola in the Pantheon.
PLANS TO HONOR FLEET.
Festivities in Auckland Will Continue
Four Days.
Auckland, N. S. W.. June 5. Fes
tivities to last over four days have
been arranged for the entertainment
of the men ot the American battle
ship fleet and the governor of New
Zealand, all the federal officials, the
mayors and the municipal authorities
arc to participate in the welcome. On
the arrival of the fleet August 8 there
will be an official reception and a re
view of the volunteers, to be followed
by a dinner to the admirals and offi
cers of the fleet in the evening.
A municipal welcome will be given
the following day and will include a
reception by the mayor of Auckland.
August 12 and 13 will be devoted tj
a visit to Rotraqua Lake, where there
will be entertainments by the Maoris.
The governor will entertain the vis
itors August 14 and this function will
be attended by the members of the
legislature.
Police Protect Money.
Now York, June 5. A New York,
New Haven & Hartford train carry
ing eight Adams Express company
cars, one of which contained Sl.'iO.OOO
in cash, collided with a switch engine
in the Hronx yesterday, smashing ,nont. the minister of foreign affairs of
both engines and derailing the cars, j Honduras has ordered the arrest of F.
A dense crowd collected about the.(i. B:,il,.v. former president of the Ex
scene of the wreck, and the reserves j,ort Shipping eompanv, of New Jersey,
wore called out to protect the money, . the detention of the steamer Hold's-1
wnicn was loose on tne tioor ot tne through and her cargo. This informa
car. The police formed a line about 'tion came to the department in a dis
the wrecked cars and held back the ,,.,toll frmn Minister Podge at San Sal-
ihp.i mo., nit muni l.c it-:
moved to a place ot salcty.
McClellan Gains Five
New York. Jure r. A net gain of
four votes for Mayor Met lellan was revised the state department that
the result of the ballots in the first since Mav 25, the date of the reoncn
nine boxes opened yesterday in court ing of trie port of La Guavra. there
n the contested mayoralty election l,nvo been seven cases of plague, two
of 1905. The contents of 35 boxes in . , f which are known to have been fa
all were examined during the day and tab The governmer' has caused to
another vote was added to the Mc-jl,r published daily bulletins showing
Clellan total, the mayor's not gain for . nlatrne conditions. The HitnntM, nlci-.
the day being five votes
boxes so far opened Hearst's net gain
is lis, as against 123 when yester
day's counting was begun.
Typhoon Off Australia.
London. June 5. A "typhoon off the
west coast of Australia is believed to
have wrecked 40 boats and killed at
least 275 sailors. The meager re
ports received here concerning the
supposed sea tragedy say that the
boats comprise the great pearl fish-1
ing fleet. I
NEWS NOTES FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL CITY
INQUIRY TO CONTINUE.
Wood P(j Committee t0 be Very
Busy During Summer
Washington, June 2. The wood
PU,P and PaPeI" investigation Commit
tee of.the house' which presented its
Pmary report to mar. oociy sev
fja! days ago, will continue its inves
.tigations during the recess of con
gresS- Jt js the .purpose of Chairman
i app0inted to vjsit paper mills in differ
cn( sections of the country and take
I tottlinMur 'itisl If It! f -i p e i It I n Ua f.1t
committee will hold a number of
meetings
I MJh aLtl
J "w $ JHf
.. r . . ' .. . . 1 :
isible the committee will visit Canada
1 f .1 .
for this purpose.
Several letters have
i , . , i , I e
!'or ""ormaiion ma io to paper
manufacturers. These letters will be
1 aken h "?pjoye ?.f tl,e ce,lsll'l
I bureau, and the information contained
most benefit to the committee.
Big Drydock for Bremerton.
Washington. June 5. Revised spe
cifications for the naval drydock to
be built at the Iiremerton navy yard,
on I'uget Sound, were completed to
day by Rear Admiral Holliday, chief
of the navy yards bureau. It is ex
pected that the dock will be complet
ed 18 months from July 1. when work
is expected to be started. 1.5 ids for
the construction of the dock have
been asked, and it is announced that
they will be opened on June IS. The
preparations are being carried on
with dispatch, and it is not thought
that any delay will be permitted. The
need of the big navy dock on the Pa
cific has been made clear by the visit
of the Atlantic fleet.
Emergency May Not Arise.
Vashintgon, June 6. Treasury of
ficials declared today, after a study of
the new currency law. there is nothing
in the measure which says that clearing
house certificates are illegal. Tliey also
express the opinion that not a dollar of
the authorized emergency currency will
ever be issued. Should an emergency
arise, they think that clearing house
certificates instead of highly taxed
emergency currency would be resorted
to again. The treasury department is
arranging for $500,000,000 in emer
gency circulation notes in blank for
any bank which might apply for them
under the regulations.
New Postage Rates.
Washington. June 6. Uncle Sam can
write to John Bull more frequently next
fall, for after October 1 it will cost but
2 cents for each letter . instead of 5.
Announcement was made today at the
office of the postmaster general that an
agreement has been perfected by which
the letter rate between the United
States, England, Ireland and Scotland
will be reduced from 5 cents to 2 cents.
The charge will means a saving of
much money, as the trans-Atlantic
mails have boon increasing rapidly in
volume.
Will Send More Marines.
Washington. June 5. Publication
of the United Press dispatch telling of
the critical condition of affairs in the
republic of Panama, aroused great in
terest here, and it was announced to
day that 20(1 additional marines have
been ordered sent to the isthmus at
once, with orders to protect Ameri
can property and help keep order st
the coming election. It is also planned
to detail on the isthmus a large body
of sailors being transferred to and
from the Atlantic fleet if conditions
do not improve before the election.
Metcalf Files His Complaint.
Washington, June 4. Secretary
Metcalf's complaint, filed with the
interstate commerce commission, al
leges that the Adams, Northern Pa
cific and other express companies are
gouging the government. It alleges
the companies last July charged 40
cents per 100 too much on merchan
dise to the navy yard at Bremerton.
Washington. The amount involved
is $1500. The complaint is a test case
to determine the rate.
Held as a Filibuster.
Washington, .Tune 6. Complying
with the reouest of the state deimrt
ya.lor. dated Wednesday.
Plague is Still Raging.
Washington. June 4. The Ameri
can charge d'affaires at Caracas has
From H2.rprortS OIK" dentil frnm ttii n1imi -t
' - - - (,".
Caracas.
World Trip for Middies.
Washington, June 4 Of two hun
dred members of the class at the An
napolis naval academy w,ho will grad
uate next Friday. Ill have been or
dered to report to the Atlantic fleet
at San Francisco, July 1. The mid
dies are jubilant over the prospect of
.the trip to the Far East and home
again by way of Suez canal and' the
Atlantic ocean.
PUT MARINES ON GUARD.
Uncle Sam to be Sure of Fair Elec
tion in Panama.
Washington, June 1. The (Panama
presidential campaign, which is to
culminate in an election the first week
in July, has recently developed "rev
olutionary tendencies" to such an ex
tent as to cause grave concern and
the serious intention to employ severe
measures on the part of the American
government to insure a fair and hon
est election, probably the first in the
history of Central America. The 500
American marines stationed on the
isthmus will be detailed to the elec
tion places. As some precincts will
need no armed supervision, and others
will need several troops, they will be
distributed where they will do the
most good. -
The call for a personal report from
Minister Squiers is the result, it is ex
plained, of new developments. At the
same time, Mr. Squiers may be asked
to explain certain newspaper com
ments to the effect that he has al
lowed himself to become enthusiastic
in favor of one of the candidates. Mr.
Squiers will sailer the United States
tomorrow.
" Railroads in Fear.
Washington. June 5. Newspaper
hammering of the plan to increase
rates has resulted in compelling the
railroads to desist therefrom, appar
ently. The announcement was made
at the office of the interstate com
merce commission today that the
commission had information that new
tariffs would be filed July 1. The law
compels that new tariffs shall be filed
a month in advance of the time new
rates are to go into effect. June 1
has passed, and no increased tariffs
have been filed, indicating that the
plan announced after the trunk line
meeting at New York, looking to in
creased rates beginning July 11, has
Deen abandoned. The shippers vic
tory in this matter is wholy credited
to the newspaper publicity, which
has been persistent throughout the
country against increases.
Hale Calculates Surplus.
Washington. June 2. In presenting
his statement of appropriations to the
senate. Hale undertook to show that
notwithstanding claims to the con
trary the expenditure would be well
within the revenues of the year.
The total estimated revenues are
$878,123,011, while he undertook to
show that the expenditures for the
next year would be nearly $852,117,
894, leaving a surplus of $28,005,116.
He arrived at this conclusion by de
ducting from the total appropriation
of 1909 the amounts which have been
appropriated tq pay deficits, which,
he said, should properly be charged to
1908, and the appropriation of $29,-
187.000 made on account of the Pan
ama Canal, which is made payable
rom the proceeds of the sale ol
bonds.
Cuts Short Third Term Talk.
Washington, June 4. Because Pres
ident Roosevelt's latest declaration
that "no friend of mine" will continue
efforts to nominate, the president has
written to one of West Virginia's del
egates to the Chicago convention for
the specihe purpose ot heading off
what appears to be a united tffort to
revive the Roosevelt sentiment. More
than this, the president's friends, echo
ing his sentiment, say that the presi
dent has expressed himself to the
contrary on this subject in terms
which admit of no uncertainty.
Hitchcock Starts for Chicago.
Washington, June 3. Frank II.
Hitchcock, one of the managers o"f the
Taft campaign, will leave this city
for Chicago tomorrow, where he will
ippear before the national committee
in tne interest ot secretary ot war
Taft during the consideration of con
tests for seats in the national conven
tion. Mr. Hitchcock had a confer
ence today with President Roosevelt
it the White House, and later with
Mr. Taft.
Mail Ocean Bill Very Much Alive.
Washington, June 2. That the
ocean mail bill, which passed the sen
ate on March 20 without a division
and later was sustained by the senate
in the postotTice bill by a vote of 46
to 12, is not killed by the action of
the house in failing to accept it on a
narrow vote of 145 to 153, is the firm
conviction of the friends of the meas
ure. They believe that next Decem
ber it will win by a decisive majority.
Selects Tokio Commission.
Washington. June 3. Secretary
Root has decided on the personnel of
the commission to represent the
United States at the Tokio exposition
in 1912. The commissioners general
will he Francis B. Loomis. former as-
it.-.:it secietary of state; Frederick
J. V. Skiff, director of the Field mu
seum, of Chicago, and United States
judge for the district of Minnesota.
Bourne Going to Europe.
Washington. June 4. Senator
Bourne has informed some of his col
leagues that he expects to sail for
Europe in a short time to join his
wife, who is completing a tour around
the world. According to these sen
ators. Bourne will sail before the Chi
cago convention. Several efforts made
to locate Bourne and confirm the
story were unavailing.
Hopes to Recover Sight.
Washington. June 3. In the hope
that he may recover his Mght. Thomas
P. Gore, the blind senator of Okla
homa, entered upon a course of treat
men today at the Episcopal eve. oar
in.l thrmt liosnit.il in tliis city under
the care of Dr. William Holland Wil-J
mer. Mr. Gore lost his sight in child
hood, and but slight hope is hold out
bv the physicians as to his recovery
of sight. '
BUILD SOON TO PORTLAND.
Northern Pacific Will Construct Point
Defiance Line.
Tacoma, Wash., June 3. From a re
liable source the information comes
that the Northern Pacific will at once
complete the purchase of the right of
way for the Point Defiance line. Deals
that have been pending for over a
year for the Portland cut-off are to be
(closed, and the additional right of way
necessary to connect with the main
line south of the city is to be pur
chased at once.
Attorney Charles Murray is said to
have become connected with the
Northern Pacific legal department and
given personal charge of the closing
of the Point Defiance deals. Before
his return to Tacoma recently, Mr.
Murray was associated with Judge
Gordon, attorney for the Great North
ern at Spokane, and is in close touch
with the Hill interests.
The Point Defiance line and the tun-
, a -1. I -. .! 1.
ine; win oe nunc ny me lxorinern ra-
cific and Great Northern jointly. The
completion of the north bank road to
Vancouver makes the extension of the
line to Tacoma an immediate neces
sity. ,
SAVE LIVES OF BABIES.
New York Philanthropists Plan Sys
' tematic Campaign.
New York, June 3. Physicians and
representatives of 50 hospitals, char
itable and municipal organizations,
nurseries and diet kitchens banded
themselves together at a meeting held
at the department of health to co-operate
with Health Commissioner Dar
lington in a campaign against mortal
ity among the infants this summer.
Every agency known to medical and
sanitary science will be employed to
reduce the death rate in the next four
months.
According, to the plan adopted each
hureau will be divided into districts
so that there can be no overlapping
of territory. As many milk depots,
physicians and nurses as needed will
be supplied to each district. It was
also decided to issue cards of instruc
tions to mothers, which, it is said, will
be radically different to those sent out
before. The cards will be distributed
by thousands.
LINERS EARN BIG SUBSIDY.
Cunard Gets $750,000 a Year on
Mauretania and Lusitania.
New York, June 3. Jhe gigantic
turbine steamers Lustiania and Maure"
tania have earned for the Cunard
Steamship company an annual subsidy
of $750,000 a year, according to a cable
from Liverpool received today by the
New York representatives of the line.
The message stated that the British
government announced in parliament
yesterday that the two great steam
ships have fulfilled all conditions of
the subsidy agreement. The conditions
were that the ships should make 24 J
knots an hour for a trans-Atlantic
round trip.
The Mauretania has averaged 24.86
knots an hour westbound, and 24.42
eastbound. The Lustiania has aver
aged 24.83 westbound and 23.62 east
bound. LEAVES JURY TO DECIDE.
ourts Refuse to Dismiss Charge of
Grafting on Capital.
Harrisburg, Pa., June 3. Judge
Kunkel. in the Dauphin county court,
today refused, to take the capitol con
spiracy case from the jury, and all five
defendants will therefore stand trial.
The decision was a keen disappoint
ment to the defense.
Immediately after the ruling the de
fense opened its case. Ex-Attorney
General Hensel outlined the defense.
He said he spoke for all the defend
ants, and denied collusion or falsity in
measures of the metallic furniture of
the new capitol, as charged by the
state. The defense, he said, would
show that the system of measure
ments was a proper one in all respects,
and that it worked a saving to the
state.
Americans Massacred.
Teheran, June 3. More than 200
Christian Armenians have been massa
cred by Kurds in renewed depreda
tions in the vicinity of Urumiah, and
today that city is being besieged by
the Kurdish tribesmen. Wholesale
massacre and pillaging characterize
the operations of the Kurds through
out a large district surrounding Uru
miah. While this alarming situation
prevails on the frontier, there is the
wildest excitement in Teheran. On
orery hand there is talk of impending
war with Russia as a result of the
Kurdish massacres.
Hearst Has Gained 107.
Now York. June 3. In the recount
of votes of the Ilearst-McClellan elec
tion of 1905 today, seven ballot-boxes
from the first assembly district show
a net gain of four votes for William
R. Hearst. When the recounting of
votes had been concluded for the day.
22 boxes had been recanvassed. which
showed a gain of 20 for Hearst. So
far. 4S boxes have been recounted by
the court, which give Hearst a gain of
10T.
Washouts in Montana.
Butte. Mont., June 3. Seventeen
overland trains on the Burlington and
Northern Pacific railroads are held un
today in this section by the most dis
astrous washouts in the history f the
Northern Pacific in the Northw-st.
Nine trains are held up at I.i incston.
c:ist of here. Five are blocked at
Prummond. west of Butte, and three
at Missoula. 40 miles wet of Prum
mond. Traffic has been tied up hope
lessly since Saturday night.
Claims to be Real Dowie.
Chicago. June 3. "John Alexander
Dowie" has arrived in Chicago from
Munich, Germany, and will establish
hero the church of Moses. He claims
to be the real John Alexander Dowie,
and says that Dowie. the first, the
dead ruler of Zion City, was his
brother, and took his name when they
were boys.
I Old Favorites I
1
Barbara Allen.
(Englinh Version.)
la Searlot Town where I was bornr
There was a fair maid dwelling.
And every youth cried, "Well away,"
And her name was Barbara Allen.
All In the merry month of May,
When green buds were a-swelllng ;
Toung Jimmie on his death bed lay,
For the love of Barbara Allen.
fie sent his man unto her then,
To th town where she did dwell in ;
Saying "you rido to my master,
If your name be Barbara Allen.
"For death is printpd on his face,
And over his heart is stealing;
Oh ! ha-ste away to comfort him,
Oh ! you lonely Barbara Allen."
Slowly, slowly, she rose up,
And slowly she came nigh him;
And all he said when there she came:
"Young man, I think you're a-dying.
"Recollect, reeollfiot, recollect young man.
When I boarded at your tavern ;
Tou drank, you walked with the ladies
round.
And you slighted Barbara Allen."
"Oh yfs, oh yes, oh yes, oh yes,
When you boarded at my tavern,
I made the hpalth go round and roun
My love to Barbara Allen."
lie turned his. face unto her then,
With deadly sorrow sighing;
Saying, "Come, pretty maid, and pity me.
For I'm on my death bed lying."
"If you on your death bed lie,
What need the tale you're telling?
No better will you ever be,
For your bonnie Barbara Allen."
As she was cruising over the field,
She heard the death bell knelling;
And every stroke did seem to say,
Unworthy Barbara Allen.
She turned her body round and about,
She spied the corpse a-eoming;
"Lay down, lay down the man," she saiV
"And let me gaze upon him."
With a sorrowful eye she looked down,
Her cheeks with sorrow swelling;
While her neighbors cried all in a moan,
"Unworthy Barbara Allen."
When he was dead and in his grave,
She was stricken down with sorrow;
"Mother, mother, make my bed, 1
For I shall die to-morrow.
"Mother, mother,' go dig my grave,
And dig it both long and narrow;
Young Jimmie has died for me to-day,
I'll die for him to-morrow."
When she on her death bed lay.
She begged to be buried by him;
And sorrowfully repented of the day.
She ever did deDy him.
"Farewell," she said, "ye virgins all.
And shun the fate I fell In ;
Henceforth take warning by the fate
Of cruel Barbara Allen."
foung Jimmie was buried in one churdr
yard.
And Barbara in another,
And out of her grave sprung a rose
And out of his sprung a brier.
They grew and grew to the church top
Until they could grow no higher,
They locked and tied in a true love knot
The rosy and the brier.
(Scotch Version.)
It was in and about Mart'mas time.
When the gren leaves wer a-fallin'.
That Sir John Graham, in the west coun
tries. Fell in love wi' Barbara Allan.
He sent his man down through the town.
To the place where she was dwelling,
"Oh, haste and come to my master dear.
Gin ye be Barbara Allan."
Oh. slowly, slowly rose she up.
To the place where he was lyin'.
And when she drew the curtain by,
"Young man, I think ye're dyinY
"It's oh. I'm sick. I'm very sick.
And it's a' for Barbara Allan;
Oh. the better, for me ye'se never b
Though your heart's blud were a-spUt
in'."
"Oh. dinna ye mind, young man," h
said,
"When ye was in the tavern a-drinkin
That ye made the healths gae round and
round.
And sliehtit Barbara Allan?"
He turned his face upon the wa
And death was with him dealin',
"Adieu, adieu, my dear friends a.
And he kind to Barbara Allan."
And slowly, slowly rose she up.
And slowly, slowly left him.
And sighin said, she could not stay.
Since depth of life bad reft him.
She hadnft gnne a mile but twa.
When she heard the deid-hell ringing
And every jow the deid-hell pi'ed.
It cried, "Woe to Barbara Allan !
"Oh, mother, mother '. mak' my bed.
And mak' it saft and narrow;
Since my love diet! for me to-day
I'll die for hiui to-morrow."
Carries.
Two Irishmen, meeting ono day, wer
d!siussing looal news.
"Do you know Jim Skelly?" askeJ
Pat.
"Faith." said Mike, "an" I do."
"Well," said Pat, "ho has had his ap
pendix taken away from him."
'Ye don't say so?" said Mike. "Well.
It serves- him richt He should hav
had It in his wife's name." Every
body's Magazine.
A young man Is apt to believe that
he has friends who would die for him