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Z WhiteHand A Tale of the Early Settlers of Louisiana, Y AUSTIN C. DURDICK OIIAPTHII XXII. (Continued.) IW aiimo momenta nflcr (liU nil i ii I, mt nrfunril wua apokrn, mil the mil soiiinla flint liruk- llm alllliicaa wero lliu obaof I ho' iiuiriiila. "Hluill micli it finil mockery aland?" lit length aillil Hi. IIi ii'h, Hi ugn-iy, "l.i't It In- torn In atuiilor mill cunt liable. Hjr ml law iif JiHllrii or rliclit run " "Jlulill" Interrupted Lobola, who liml now nerved hlmaclf up to the rnnlllct. "Vml lint in ii liii ii iiaclca dlalurbiilice wlii'H you tliiia tin. HioilKht In I In' lili'ii uf nmiiillliiu tlui Iiimi.I uf iniirrlfiKo between my, wlfn niul myaelf. Eiu I Hxik tin- llniil atcp I t-onaollcil with tint ituvoriiur, mi. I lie hiulo mn K "Hi niul I hnn hla pli'ilgu of miatnlnliiK mo. Yiiii have lii'iiM my wire' atory. That I mod Nt r t n iifin in ttnlu her IiiiiiiI, I niliiilt, for I aiiw mi In terloper waa iilmilt to kitn It'll till' llv frmil ini'. Ami miw jimi know nil, Home fnrlli I truat lintliliiK IMiiy oi'i'iir lo innr tin' linrinoliy of our social Inter. o irao." 'J'urnliiic lo Ml. DimiIk, Iiu added, n tri umphant look ai-tlllng on III ahuri fen tiirciti "Ami n for j on. air. I tnut you Hill aeo I liu iifii'olty of ri'iunvliiit your aclf from tho aoclcly of lho who cnU only tin iiinili' unhappy liy your prcacncc. If jml linvx lliu romiiiou aenao I auppoao you have, you will aco tin' noceaalty of tliUl ami If yon Imvu tint fci-.liia of n Ki'titk'inmi, yuii will not healtnte." (loupnrt nilaod liU rla-qu-d lunula to wanla heaven, t'xrlnlmliiK: "Una It tunic to thla? Muat nil my liopra tliua full buck upon my hrokiii lirurl, nml the inrrl ilri'iim of ji-urn i n I lu black drapalr? Loulae, beloved of my mil, loat, tint mill i-horlaliol imi " Ilia wonla fulled liiin, mnl In bowed lifil In ii pnaalounti' liurat of tonra. Ill ii inomrnt morn lie hoard n low cry of hopeful lone, nml n pair of tirina with 'twliiml about hla nock. Hi' looked up. lint It wna nut Loulae. It wna tin1 fluw luir ryrn of W'lillo llmiil Hint nut hla own, mnl darkly atnliii'il nrina were en twined nhoilt hla neck. A voice of thnnkanliliiK m-it fell on hla cur, nil. I In' aw tho luillmi Klrl on Iiit knt-ca, with licr lunula claapod, her trniiliiK oyoa raUc.l heavenward, nn.l giving .thanks lo the Ureal Spirit. Kt. Ilcuta alnrtod na he gaicd Into till ilccp lilui' I'yi-a fiiatriio.l turhlui. A moment mote, hi' hoard liU nmiiii pronounced In n tnui' awect mil famllUr, Hint miiilu Ills licnrt Ihiiiii I wild ly in hla Iwamn. "Ill a arena hns iiroirrcaaeil rnr rnoilith," now apoki' tin- one Simon bo-Ik-trill to In' hli wl.'o. "Hlmon l-olmla. your wlckedlioaa hna nunc tu n rl mux, nml Imck on juiir onu head almtl full thu terrible couaciiuenei-a of your inoihliiit tloiial" "lln ha, limine, ynu linri' gone too far now! Lolwla uttered, loullili-ntly. ir you Imagined your marring wna hut n Jrat, you wi-rv lulatnkiii. You'll tin t thn knot too atronicly tlc.l to ho mat off ut will." " "I'iKir fil,' Cnniiot you opi-ti your ejoa? Hlmon Lobola. ill. I you think Loube St. Dcnla woiihl liuii' mnrrlul you while lift' n-inniiiiHlT llll you think lic woiil-l have atooped to mnti- with you hIm-ii tin icravu wua iipt-u lo lu-rV" "A nml arc you tint married tu liu-? An- you not my wlfoV "I think jou'd liml me n hnnl oni- lil mnuiiKi-; for nt Ihla very moiiiint, wen you not hclicntli my mil Ice, I uouhl dull leiiKo you to inortnl eomhiit, nml 1M aeno j on norai- lli.in (loupnrt ilhl. Look, Hl mon! I)nu't you co Hint Imllnu youth reatlm; In (loupnrt'a nrma? How 1 hurt' lointcil for thla moment! t'p-up, m) fntherl Thy t'lilMrcn nro mife, mil If they hnre ri-titniiil to thro lu iicIihuki-I Kiilaea, If naauri-il they left theu lu thiamin- wny!" "UnwV' Knapfl Hlmon. atnrtlni! hock nml turiilnij pnli-. "You yon " "Why, 1 mn jour wife, Milium, If you any ao; hut It you keep me, you ahull Unlit n ilui-l with me every inornliif. nml we'll nltcrnnle till one of ui fnlla; llrat morn liiK. platola next uiornliiK, awor.la. You Jin ve aei-n mo ahuot Home." At Ihla juiieturu thu truth hint fureeil llaelf to tin- ohl muriula' uilnil. "It muat liet" he nhlapereil, aeltlns h'a. liohle aim hy the hnml. "It inunt he my own liohle l.oulai Aaauro mo I ilo not il renin." "You ilo not, futlicr, for I nm your own Iinli. lint aei'lure runie I .oil Inc. Don't' enat her off tu-niuao her al.lu In duaky!" "la It poaaihle!" Kiipel l.nholn. na l o anw I.onNo alak on her fnthcr'n luxom. "Thi-ru'a heen tjotne foul witchery here aomii ileep, InfcTrtnl inuuliltiiitlon! lAi.ila! I.oiilael The aon la the ilniiKliti-r, nml thn ilmiulitcr la thu ami! Thero'a a foul plot hi-rol" "Ay!" cried Louis, trarliiR tin) rich gown In) wine from hla boily, nml ro-u-ullui: the llitlit iimlreu of n l-'rciich of ficer, "there hna lieeti H foul plot, nml you enn weU explnln III" "Me ciplnln V" atnmnii'riil tho rillnln, KiixltiK llrat nt lliu youth nml then nt thu mniili-u, who yet worn her Imllnu ilreaa. "Who nro youl" ho cnapcil, atnrllni: to wiinla tho ai-eiultiif Imllnu, mil ncliliiK tho ilnaky arm. "Hpi-ukl Wlui nro yuV" "I nm onu whom you oiko soiifht for ii wlfi-1" "Loulao St. JullcuV" "Yea." "A 111 IJupoJ bi-fooleill Ilut lliero'g n plot!" A few niomcnls more ho gate! upon tho two lui-tmuorplioaeil ouch, nml then, utterly powcrlcas from mini ilellrlum, ho mink down. Ilut Hlmon I.ohola wna not the only one lu tho ilnrk. Tho ohl mini nml Ht. Denla were loat lu uiuiixemeiit. Tho lat ter hml cliupcil hla own lovcil one to hla liosoin, nml aha hml whlapereil into hla eur (ho sweet promlao of love once more, yet lie c-oulil nut umleratiiml It. "I aco you nro nil natoulahs-1," snhl I.oiiIh, "mnl I will toll you whnt 1 know of thla funny nITnlr. Ho alt down nml llateni alt ilown nil of you." Ami ilown they ant, Coiunllii keeping close hy her coinpniiloii'a alile, nml aeom I nvc na huppy its tho teat of the linppy OUCH. "Now llslcn," roninieni'oi! I.ouls. "You rememlier on Hint nlitht when wo plnyeil 'hhlo nml liml me' lu tho ynnl, l.oulao mnl I went off Into tho hoiiao lieforo we hhl. Wo hml plnuncil to hnvo aonio aport with (loupnrt. I.oulao nml I never rent Ixeil how much wo rcHcmhlctl cnili other until wo cxclwiUKCil Kiirha, When I anw her In my i-lotbea, alio looked juat II'. o my own aelf In n minor; iml h n I li ml put on her dresa, whkh hml to he let out hut very little, alio naautoil mo I wua her counterpart, mnl when I lookul lu tho mirror, I could hnvo aworu alio atoo 1 he fore me. V- liml ri-ncheil the coiner of tho ha r n, ut i I wna itliawln:,' l.o.ilao where to hi le, lueulliiK then lu 1m o' Kline niyaelf In the aluhle, when n inr.y vt iutlluua rutU-d i- aolteil up u ua, Afid havlnj utttti ut, hurHl tai IhroiiRli tho poatrrrt. A wny they (ok lia, mnl nil nlitht they kept on llironifli tint deep foreat. Ollf uf thi-lil apoko to inn lu tlie Clilcknanw toiiKiio, mnl I wna upon tho point of niiawerliiic him, when the HioiiKlit alriick mo Hint lie uuiy wiau eil to try If I know tho liiiiaunu-e; an I pretended lo know nolhliiK of II. Yoll know I leiirni'il u ureiit denl of It from ohl On k how. After I hml llati-noil to their eiiiivpraullou, nml I found that I- tho Klrl -wna to ho rnrrleil to Iso,r or lenna, while the liny wna to ho Inken up to t lut Niilchcx. Of rourao, I then knew Hint Hlmon lihola hml a hnml In thla, for ho hml koiik to New Orlcntia, wheni hi' meiint to hnvo Loulao tiiken, niul there force her to iiinrry hlui, while I wna enrrleil off iinolher wny, perlmpa to ho killed -mid thu ho would hnvn nil our fnlher'a wenllh. Ileforo lllornlliK, wo niine to the nlnee whero wo were to aeii n rule. I did once feel llko ftltlliK Imttlo In tho whole puck: hilt I wna wholly un n ruled, mid Hie IhoiiKlit wna dropped. I lii-KKi'd to ho nllnned to auenk n few PiirtiiiK word with my i-oimiiiuhm, mid they urnnled my reiiueat. I told Loillao whnt I hml henrd. 'Now,' in Id I, 'they don't mlatruat thu rluiiiKi we've inula. I will let tin-in allll think I mil the Klrl. mil lliu you will ho free of Hlmon while, If ion ko lo tin) Niitcliex, atlll reliilnlliK your innlo dalKilln-, you enn nt uny luoiiieiit auve youraelt from ileath ny revi-iilliiK ourelf. At nil evetita, hotli i-oiicliided Hint It would he heat for each of ua to continue thn deception, nml we did ao. And now for Iioiilao'a atory." Thim culled upon, I.oillne (oiiiiiiemi-d. Hho told how alio wna tnken to I no ill hiKi' of the While Aiude hy HtuiiK Her pent; how they men lit to kill her, nml for vi lint atrniiKo piirpnao; how IvMittall lutercetleil for her, mid how It wna nr- rnnKi'd Hint alio ahould mnrry tho prln-i-ea. "Hero I wna puiilcd," anld liuUe; "hut I ilelermlued to throw myaelf upon Coillillhi' frleudahlp. I told her the ae cret of my aex, mid naked her to ante me. Kin- thruw her anna nhout my neck nml proinlaed to keep-illy aecret, nml ho to mo a alitor, while alio pnaaoil for my wife. Ko my aecret waa anfe. Only alio told her fiilher when ho wna on Ida dentil l ed, mid lliu he wna led lo nhaolve me from my promlao to remain Willi Hiein. OIIAI'TWt XXIII. I.oiilm- went on mnl tolJ her atartliint atory, mid na alio did ao, more Hinu one hrluht look of holy Krnlltiido wua mat upon tho heniitlful ( oounlla. "And now." anld alio, lu eon -lililon, "I nm iihlo to Klvn you aome clue to tho Krent mxatery which limlerlii-a Hie wluue. When Htunir Hcrpciit wna upon Ida deutli Ih-iI. ho ai-nt for me, mnl he told me nil, mid he k'nve mo thla paper In token of hla truth. Head It, father, ami know whnt n illlnln you li:iu kept heneatli lour room," Aa liulae honied her father the pnper. Hlmon I.ohola atnrled to hi feet. "Uncle!" ahouted lnil. aprlntln fur wnnl mid tiuahliiK hlin Imck into lit elinlr. "Tony, wnleh this tunn, mid aco Clint ho doea not leave Hie room. Old Tony, who had a I nod hy mnf honnl nil, now muled to Kimon'n aide, and na the villain k-nn-d upon the liiiito bulk of the ucKro, ho tittered n atllled fronn, mid acttlod bni-k. The mnniula read tho paper nloud. It wna na follows: "Till la my hond, that I will pay to HtuuK Herpeiit one hundred InrKe pleiea of (.'old. In Trench coin, when he ahall hntv reliiovcil Uiula nud Inillao Ht. Ju- Hen from their home. And ho, on hla pnrt, promlnca Hint aald Iiuls alinll 1 1 killed, nml Hint Louise alinll lie amt safe ly lo the middle trull on Lnko I'ontchiir traln. SIMON LOIIOIH." That wnn ennui:li. Hlinon denied It all. I hell awure, then drew hi auord, nml then Tony knocked hi m down: nml ere Ion;; nflerwurds hu una tilT.cn from the roiiiu. Ileforo noon, Louise hml rotitrivel, Willi (!Hiinlln'a naalatance, to remove the hut atnln from her akin, nml when she atood, nil white nud pure, alio aaw n tear on Coqunlhi'H dark iheek, "Whnt la It V she naked. "NothiiiK." wna tho reply. "Ah, tell mo tho truth. Coiiualln will not deceive her slater." "No no," murmured the nohlo Klrl, throwins in-r nrma nhout I.iiiiIsi-'h neck, and pillow lln; her hend upon her bosom. "Hut you will forflve me. Cuiiunlla Jins left her ieoplo forever, hut alio hua nut left her akin." "Ilut tell me nil, my Bister." "Coiiialla loved tho White Ilnnd, mid alio wus only n alster. Now Cuipinlln hns acen nnother with tho name beiiutlful fare. Ilut she doea not murmur. Shu la lontent; only " "(Jo on. my alster. Tell mo nil." "If CMunlln was while, sho could love; O, my slater doea not know how alio could lmve been loved hml alio not hem ('oiitinllu'n alater!" I.oulnu hnd rend Hie flrl's aecret, nml na alio Kazed Into those soft, mild fen t ii res, she uttered, with nil the truth of her soul: "Counlln does not need n whiter akin. Hho is bountiful enough. I know Co luulln'a heart, and her fuco la na pure na Hint." The maiden princess blessed her alater, mid wiped away her tears, fur aho heard auino ouo coining. On tho next morning tho room where Hlmon I.ohola had been put was found empty, nud tho idnve I'ott-r wna also found to bo iuIssIiik; but no searcli wna made for them, fur tho onu was worth less nnd tho other carried unlit enough In punish bill) with Its shnuio nud bur den. And now Joy was onco more lu St. Ju lien's household. (loupnrt mnl Louise wnndered nhout together, and for u whllo Louis wna loft alone, for tho only u.'her yoiini; person with whom ho could naso cluto aeemod to ahuu him. Ouo day I.oulso drew her brother one able, nnd wlilspered with him, for alio hud that moruliiK found Coiiunlln lu tears, nnd tho poor princess hnd murmured tho thought of Rolnit bnck to tho homes of her fnthers to Ilo ilowu by their Braves. Hut whnt I.oulao anld lo her brother tuny not bo known mily, nn hour Inter, IxmU nnd Coiiiallu wulked nwny down In the gar den. At length tho old cure, Father Lttintuct, made his visit to tho chntcmi, nud there win work for him to do. tloupnit and Louise were miido ouo for life, nud thla time tho hluslilitir girl wna fastened. Hut tho work ended uot here. Louis Ht. Julleii hnd spent many hours with Coiiunlln, for ho had become her teacher, nml ho hnd opened to her mind (ho riches of thu (Jri-nt Hook. And whllo she hud studied that, hu had studied her. At first ho wus surprised nt tho won ilious depth of her iiilud, hut ho wna ua lesa awed by Its subllnio purity mid gran deur of conception. Ami thus ho probed her heart to Its inmost depths, nud hu found It na nohlo nud puro ua It was gen erous nud loving. Uio hu know It, hu hnd loved her, nnd almost unconsciously tho story of his lovu dropped from hi lips. "Coiiunlln," ho wlilspered, "thou didst lovu my alster for her fuce. Mlno Is llko It. Lovu mo. then, and bo mine for llfo. I lovu thee, for thou nit nil lo.o and I purity to ii'." And ('oiimillii placed one of her soft lull la lu hla, nud Ikon rested her head. upon h!l boaom, ahd tit her 6lrlc trwsr fell orcr )il aliouldcra, lildbnc her fact mid tho tears that slioiio thero, alia am awi-rml lilmi "Cixpinlln ran Klra theo all her heart, mid bo lo Hi eo n slnro for llfo. Ilut If you mnki' her your wife, O ho sure ynu will never regret It; for (:iUnllu a heart would break if yuii loved her no more!" Tor a long time tho panic mused by the fenrful plot of I ho Indiana Inaied nmoiiK tho colonists, hut they gradually waded out of the daUKer, iIioiikIi Hulr way waa HirotiKh iniiili blood. The Mut chcx had sealed their own doom, nn t n few short years aiilllced to awecp iliem rriiin the Hat of Indian tribes, and tho unco powerful tintlon wns known no more on en rlh but lu nnmo mid the history of the pint. Hlmiiii Lobol Jollied the l-'reneh fiirei', linvlug received n lleiiti-liniil s com mission from I'erler, and lie fell at ihV siege of one of thu Nnlchcx forta Ho n Nutihet Imllrt found the life of hlin who la ital thought to barter nwny thn llfo of nnother through thu linnda of tho Nat chez. Troubles cmne now thick mid fast upon the hnrdy aettlers, nud onio tho mamma told hla children that If they wished, hu would sell nut mid return to Tram'. Hut they did not wlah It. Ht. Denla wua hup iy enough whero ho wns, for IaiiIso waa n aultlcleiit shield against every III from within, nnd hla own bravery nnd forti tude swept away nil other fenr. Anl Louis foun I himself lu possession of n trenauro tho Intilnalc merit of whnli were eicry dny developing theinai-he to hla underalnlidliu; mid after a few abort month of weddel life, all do ihtt vmilahed from Cuipinlln's mind, for alio was nssured Hint a lore like h'-r hus band's could never grow cold whllo sho remained true nnd faithful. ' "No," anld Ht. Denis, "we will not re turn, for In this colony, now surrounded by dangers and gloom, I can see tho germ of n nation. A soil so productive, with resource and natural advantages si mighty, must one day ho reclaimed to civ ilisation of the blithest order. There la no reason why lbs great vnll y of tho Father of Watera should not. nt no very distant time, become literally the Oar den of the World. Ami," he nibbd, wlil o hla dark eye burned, and his hoaum swell ed with deep i-inollnn. "inny not thi.se who have nlrejdy subdued the wilier ncss 111 the Ksst, at souiu time imet u of the West, and, ns one fundi) In th New World, bidding adieu to the thro.-iis of the Old, raise tho stnn Inrd of n util'o I nation, with n government cotiimeustirato w llh the grandeur uf the result, nml with n perpetuity of purpose worthy the mem ory of those noble ploii-er who llrat grappled the dark terrors of the wilder lie, and opened the way to l he archi tects of a new and more glorious r-nlm?" (The end.) inTTiiurr ilia Nrviric. Htoik-s of Yuiikif shrcwilncH have nlwnyn bifii widely circulated, but when one gets nhcad of n Yankee there Is very little snhl abuut It, especially on tho part of the limit from the North. Hi'Vi-rnl ilaya ago n hotetki opor nt ii Kiniill xtntlou on one of tho roads run ning out of Memphis put the laugh on a drummer from the North lu n very good way, nml the truvelhig innn wns compelled to bent n hasty retreat. The drummer arrived nt the hotel about 8 o'clock In the evening, am) fearing that he uouhl not be aide In get any supper hu asked Hie landlord what he could get to cut. "My friend," anld the liotelkcepcr. "I can give you anything from a pickled elephant tu a lirolleil ciliary bird's tongue for Htipper to night." Tin.-drummer luoked nt Hie man. nnd. thinking Hint hu waa Jesting, decided to cnil Ills bluff. "All right, my friend," said the drum mer; "I'll take some pickled elephant." "Very well," mild the host; "I'll go and get It." Hu wna gone nhout live minutes, anil when he returned said: "All right, sir; supper will be ready In n moment. You'll have to tnke a whole one, its we don't curve them af ter ilnrk." The ilrumtner decided that lie was not very hungry, nnd took sonic clioeso sandwiches. Memphis Scimitar. rientjr of Tlmt Kind. Joni-R to Smith Hello, Smith, what's the matter with jour bookkeeper? 1 m-o you advertise in the Morning Iluglo for n new one. Hceu falsifying figures. ch? Hinltli No, lie's reslgued. doing nest for the benefit of Ids health. Jones (Jolng west, cli? Hy the way. 3ld ltecswnx: Is nu excellent liookkoeii- cr, and I'd rei-ouuiicuil lilui to you. Htullli-Ohl Iteeswnx lie blowed. Why the old dolt don't know the first princi ple of bookkeeping. Jones There s Just where you're mis taken. He borrowed my two volumes of 'Grant's Memoirs" bound In calf, price $10 ltiBt mimiiier, ami Is keeping them yet. As a book-keeper lie's a prime success. Tule of a Tender Heart. The boy In tears naturally ntlractcd the attention of the sympathetic man. What's happened, my boy?" tho latter asked. "Perhaps I can help you." "I lost n (iiiarter," answered the boy, and when I go homo I'll get licked for It." "Oh, well, don't cry," returned tho nyiupiitlietlc mail. "Hero's another quarter. How did you lose the first one?" " Matching," promptly replied tho boy. Chicago Kvenlug l'ost. Correct. Miss Hosting They say she's ex tremely haughty. Miss Tours I should say. Tho last time 1 saw her she went sailing down tho street as Miss Hosting Why do you use Hint senseless expressloti? How could sho go "sailing" down the street? Miss Tours Kasy enough; tills wns tu Venice. Philadelphia Press. Tlitnklnu or Itithr. I'otn-I didn't know lie bad any chil dren. Dick Oh, yes, ho must have one, nnd I suppose It's nt least n year old, Tom Ah, you've seen the kid, then? Dick No, but when I wns In Ids of fice yesterday 1 asked If ho bad nny Ice. water, and ho said, absent-mindedly: So. 'Itn 'nuts n Jlnky "titer, does 'Ims." Philadelphia 1'rcss. lit l-'nre'lioiwlit. "Htruoter tells mo he'lias stopped giv ing bis wife any pin money." Htlngy of hlin, I nny I" Oh, no. He leaves n smaller amount In Ills pocket for her lo help herself to when shu'llilnks lie's asleep. It gives he more pleasure and she novel' tells bin It Isu'i enough.- Philadelphia 1 1 ill-letiu. OUR STRENUOUS LIFE MAKES EUROPE "RICH IN ELEGANT AMERICAN WIDOWS." T may be naked If American domestic habits liavo not something to do with the frequent breakdowns of American nerres. Ifi perhaps the ma jority of cases, lu cities nt least, the day Is admirably arranged so as to give the business mnu no rest whatever until he gets Into bed. It hns come within our observation that, In our civilization there nro three sys tems of living out the ordinary working day. Thero Is the French system, which Is thnt of the continent of Europe In general; tbcro Is the Lngllsh system; and there la the American system. The last combines the chief feature! of the other two. The Englishman goes to work late and comes away early, but during working hours he works all the time. Ills luncheon Is light, nud eaten hastily perhaps at Ida desk. For this bo makes up by a leisurely breakfast and a leisurely dinner; while bo has the early part of the morning and the latter part of the afternoon to himself. The Frenchman, on the other band, goes to work early, and works hard until noon. The .American Is apt to underrate the energy with which the Frenchman works while he Is working. Hut at noon works ceases, and he sits down to an abundant meal, well cooked, well nerved and eaten with an appetite and In peace. After his dejeuner lie has bis petit verre, his smoke, and perhaps a game of dominoes or cards, while he discusses politics, the arts, or the topics of the day. He takes his two hours of refreshment an a matter of course; he has no prickings of conscience at wasting time, nor searchlngs of heart lest some one else should "get ahead of him." Even the laborer, who In America cats his cold midday meal Id a ditch or behind a pile of boards, genemlly sits down In Europe to a decent table deftly served, nnd however coarse his food, has time to cat otherwise than as the lower animals. Then with mind cleared and cheered, nnd body strengthened and refreshed, tailoring man and business man return to their tnsks, to work bard and late. The American system, as we have said, combines the chief fentures of the other two. The American goes to work early, llko tho Frenchman; like the Frenchman he works bard; like the Frenchman, he works late; but, like the Englishman, he takes no time to himself at midday. His luncheon Is the merest "snack"; It Is often cooked badly and served worse; It Is oftcner still, perhaps, drawn from a paper In bis pocket, and not .served at all. As for any Intellectual repose or mental distraction from the grim facts of work not only Is It not thought of, but the very Idea would be laughed to scorn. From the moment of setting forth to the moment of re turn mind and body alike are deprived of their proper nourishment .and rest. It Is scarcely strange, therefore, that Europe should be rich In elegant American widows and orphans, and the churchyards at home too full of young men's graxes. Harper's Weekly. VAST DEPOSITS OF LIGNITE IN NORTHWEST FURNISH TEN years ago the lignite deposits that underlie 31,500 square miles In North Dakota, 25,000 square miles In Montana, and smaller though exteuslvo areas In Wyoming and South Dakota, were considered al most worthless. To-day one can hear from both merchant and farmer everywhere over the plains that "the lignite Is tho salvation of this region." LlgUtC Is the brnukcnlen of tho Germans and that of thu northwest hns a higher fuel value than the European varieties. The percentage of fixed carbon ranges from forty to sixty, with an average, as shown by eighty analyses, of fifty-oue, or ten per cent, higher than the German llgnlto and fully as high as the bituminous coal of Iowa and Missouri. Its contents of moisture Is thirty-two per cent nnd out of this fact arises the difficulties connected with Its use. On drying the llgnlto "slacks" or crumbles, but loies nothing of Its fuel vnluo In consequence It proper nppllances for burning flue coal are used. Slacking does not take placo rapidly; and In summer lignite that has been exposed In heaps to ordinary atmosphere conditions for eight or t-n weeks may bo burned on ordinary grates with little loss. During the winter months the "green" coal shows no tendency to crumble If the lignite Is -rleJ before burnlug the energy to volatilize the con tained moisture Is saved. Devices are already In use which burn the Hue lignite successfully. In Germany, where great quantities of lignite are used. It Is dried and brlquetted. Hy this process the percentage of fixed carbon Is raised and tho fuel value of the llgulte materially Increased. Pressed Into firm blocks of convenient size and free from dust tho llgnlto briquette Is a popular fuel, says the Ilevlcw of Iievlews. OLD-TIME CHRONICLEa Ilattle of Leiluoton Described In an Ancient Hook. The Sons of the Hcvolutlon recently selected tho 10th day of April bb the tlnio of their nnuual meeting there after. This Is the anniversary of the battle of Lexington. In 1773, the lultlal conflict of tho Hcvolutlon which brought about American freedom. In n qualut old book this Is recorded of tin battle thus commemorated: "1. And It came to pass that Thomas, captain of tho King of Britain, pri vately sent n chosen baud of mcu.about the eleventh hour of tbo night, to a place called In the Itnllan tonguo Con cordia, to destroy the storo houses of the people and tho Implements foi war. 2. Yet, notwithstanding It was the night season which the soldiers set out, nnd the governor kept a strict watch. the people of tho provlnco bad notice thereof. '3. And there assembled together of the peoplo of the nrovluco, three score nud ten persons, and the soldiers of tho King of Hrltnlu were 800 valiant men. "4. Ami when tbo soldiers were col lected together they shouted with a great shout, and as they shouted they shot at the people of tbo province, nnd It was said thnt somo of tho people were Bin In. "0. And It camo to pass that John, captain of n company of the province, when he heard the Bhoutlug of the men of war, that ho armed himself nud ran, nud about 400 men followed after blm to tho buttle. "(I, And they overtook tho soldiers of tho King of Hrltnlu nt n plnco called lu tho vernacular tougue, Lexington, HOUSE-CLEANING TIME. -rS T I .1 ,wJ 7 i - jtK V- M J '1 11 1 . 0Z. m "Who's Boss Now?" CHEAP AND POPULAR FUEL nnd they fought with them there; nud the soldiers fled by the highway of the country; nnd John nnd tho men who were with him followed hard after them, warring as they went, until thou comest to a mountain that lookest to ward tho town. "7. And the men of Britain were very weary and chafed In their minds; nnd It was nhout the going down of the sun when they asccuded tho moun tain; nnd they rested them that night. "8. And on the morrow they passed over the river and went Into tbo town, and the number of the slain of the men of Urltntn were thrco score and five persons; and thero fell of the people of the provinces two scoro and ten men. "0. And It camo to pa6s when It was known throughout tho laud of Colum bia that somo of tho peoplo of the provinces wero slain by 'tho soldiers of the King of Hrltnlu. "10. That tho leaders of the people cried out, saying: 'What part hnvo we In Qcorgo, or what Inheritance In the bouse of Urun'swlck? Lo, ho hath cast us off as aliens to his house, and dealeth with us as his enemies. "11. Then tho people strengthened themselves greatly, and encouraged one another to fight manfully for their country, their wives and their little ones. "12. And tho people accustomed themselves to tbo exercises of war; nnd Instead of tho volco of melody and tho songs of glndness, tho sound of tho trumpet and tbo shouting of tho warriors wero heard." Pins were first manufactured lu this country soon after tbo war of 1812. 4 mot v: i4 LIKE AN ORIENTAL PRINCE. Whlttaker Wrluht, the London Pro moter, Lived. Whlttaker Wright, the noted English promoter, whose recent arrest In New York on the charge of swindling U familiar to news piper readers, bad some fastidious tastes. Ills house at Lea Park, Sur rey. England, can only be accurately described by thnt much abused word " p r 1 n c ely." In trans forming what was once an w. wuiaiiT. unpretentious En glish house and estate Into an enchant ed palace set lu tho mldttf of a modern fairyland he acted the part of a Monts Crlsto, nnd tho magic wand used In the transformation was the sum of $1. M0.000 expended on It Mr. Wright bought the property sev en years ago. and Immediately engaged a small array of architects and con tractors, whom be ordered to set COO men nt work In carrying out the pro jected changes. He himself took up the work of changing the landscape, having under blm competent men to carry out his every whim. He took long walks over his broad acres, set tling in bis mind bow he would Im prove on nature. Where there was a bill, say, he would decide to bare a lake, giving orders that the eminence should be carted off and put some where else, and If there happened to be a chasm where Mr. Wright believed a grove would have a more picturesque effect, why the chasm had to bo filled up and trees planted over IL He had two artificial lakes con structed and In them placed artificial Islands. Beneath the surface of one of these stretches of water, be built a sort of glass conservatory, the entrance to It being on land, so that on hot days, he and bis guests could bask In the coolness that lies under the water. -or the other lake, too, be conceived a fea ture that Monte Crlsto himself would have approved. This is a sort of cav ern, which one enters by boat through a rock chasm. Then there are steps hewn out of solid rock which lead to a ball that Is a glitter with Oriental ornaments nnd handsome statuary. Statruary Is, In fact, a hobby of Mr. Wright's and a feature of his Lea Park estate. One piece represents a gigan tic dolphin carved out of a single block of marble. It weighs thirty tons, and. as no railway could carry It, was haul ed to the Wright estate by traction en gines. There Is nlso a magnificent fountain, formerly one of the glories of an Italian palace. Whlttaker Wright bought It In Italy and engaged several Italian sculptors on the spot to go to England and superintend Its set ting In place. WORKED IN ODD MOMENTS. How a Fumnus Frenchman Utilized Time That Ue Might Have WaateJ. Mme. De Genlls, In n work on "Time," tells us that tho famous Chancellor d'Agucsseau, observing that bis wlfo always delayed ten or twelve minutes before she camo down to dinner, and reluctant to lose so much time dally, began the composi tion of n work which he prosecuted only whllo thus kept waiting. At tho end of fifteen years a book In threo quarto volumes was completed, which run through tbreo editions and was held In high repute. Mme. Dc Genlls profited by this example. Having to wait nt the dinner In the Palais Itoyal for Mme. Dc Chahtres. who was al ways fifteen or twenty minutes late. shu utilized the time, by copying a se lection of poems from eminent authors. It Is told of a German critic that ho could repeat tho entire "Iliad" of Ho mer with scarcely an error. How mnny years, think you, did he spend In depositing thu Immortal epic In bis brain? Ycnrs he had uot to spare or mouths or weeks or even entire days, for ho was a physician In tho full tide of practice, but ho contrived to store in ins memory tno iwenty-rour uooks of the old bard of "Sclo's Itocky Isle" lu the brief, disconnected snatches of time from hurrying from one patient to another. Dr. Mason Good, n cele brated English physician, performed a similar feat, having contrived to trans late tho whole, of Lucretius during his long walks In Loudon to visit bis pa tients. Success. ' J ublleo of Free Libraries. rnneheatcr. Enelnnd. Is nhnnl In celebrate tbo Jubilee of Its freo libra rles. It Is calculated that during the fifty Tears o-.uuu.uw reference books bavo been read or consulted, i THROW FEW 8NOWPAU.P. Bilk Hntsi Onco Tritiptlnit Tarctte, (let Unacallird Nowaday, Snowballing hns gone out of style. Why this I the case nobody Is nblo to say, but llm t It is true Is apparent to anybody who happens to think on the subject. It tuny Ins liecatiM of tho mild winters of the Inat ten ynars nnd tho scarcity of snow the priwout goner ntlon hna never learned u toy of anowlmlllng. or It mny be mnt the growing tendency to regard n boy who threw n snowball lu thu samo cntegory with the person who, threw a brick or nny other kind of n mis alle baa bad n tendency to throw tho aport In disfavor. It Is moro thnti probable, however, that the first reason Is the true ono. In former yenra, when a winter meant n carpet of whllo over the earth from December to .March, snowballing was ono of tho recognized sports of child hood. In thoso dnys flourished tho snow .fort, with ramparts nnd out works, and mnny nnd fierce wero tho battles That raged between tho de fenders of the fort nnd the attacking party, nnd tho ammunition nlwnys consisted of snowballs. Hut during tho last decade a scarcity of snow has made such n thing as a snow fort an Impossibility. It wai In the training to defend or attack the fort that the boys of other days becamo proficient In tho use of the snowball. When they wero not actually engaged In battlo they would do target practice on silk hats, cats, dogs or anybody who happened to pass, by. But now, whllo at times during tbo winter thero Is plenty of snow for the fashioning of snowballs, tho present day boy Is not trained In thu sport. Ho never saw n fierce snow ball battle that prevailed In tho dnys when his father wns a boy, and bo hns come to feel that throwing n snow ball at a passer-by Is about as bad as throwing anything else. Staid old peoplo rejoice exceedingly as well as marvel that they can pass a schoolhouse nt recess tlmo when tbo snow Is thick on the ground nnd not be greeted by n well-directed vaj.ley of snowballs. It used to bo considered absolutely fatal for a man to wear n silk bat on a day when tho Snow wns of the proper consistency to fashion Into a projectile. Now a silk hr' cnu bo worn with absoluto Impunity nny dny In the winter. Snowballing was once the time-honored and v.ull-estali-llshcd prerogative of the boy. But tho pendulum has swung the other way; It Is no longer considered bright or cute for a boy to hurl a wet spheroid of snow Into tho left ear of a sedate person walking quietly down the street. And tho sedate person Is not sad that this Is so. Cincinnati En quirer. ONE OF KENTON'S ESCAPES. Hla Uae of a Unrnlnp; Olnaa r-eemed Mlracnloua to the Indiana. The fact that Simon Kenton, one of thu most noted frontiersmen of his dny, had a shock of red hair may have had something to do with the saving of his scalp, for a red-haired man was always a matter of curiosity to tho Indians; but his own resourcefulness wus his rent protection. Kenton wus the hero of more remnrkablo escapes from the Indians than any other man of his time. Ho wns eight times ex posed to ruuulug tho gauntlet, qnd thrice were the fagots piled to roast blm. "Kenton's luck" was a fnvorlto expression among tno friendly pio neers. On one occasion, says- the In dianapolis News, when Kenton fell Into the hands of the savages, ho was bound band and foot and about to bo burned at the stake. As a last resort bo called for his pipe. His bands wto loosed that he might use the Hint, steel and tinder. He waved nwny tho snvago who wus fetching them. In his pocket he had u burning-glass which had been given him by an Englishman. Extending bis band toward the sun. ho mado an In cantation. The glass, encircled by his thumb and forefinger, was unseen by the savages. The tobacco In the pipe began to burn, and clouds of smoke wero soon rolling from Kenton's mouth. Tho In dians wero nmazed. Never had they seen a pipe lighted without fire. Smoking out the pipe, Kenton again mysteriously lighted It. Ouo of tho Indians, bolder than tbo others, ap proached for tho purpose of making euro of the thongs that bound the pris oner's feet As ho bent over tho cap tive to do this the burning-glass wus focused upou his head. There was a smell of burning hair nud llosli. Tho Indian Jumped to his feet, rubbing his head. Meanwhllo Kenton, again using the glass, set the leaves at his side on tire. He struggled to bis feet aud beckoned to au Indian to unbind his ankles. Tho frlghteucd savago dared not refuse this wonderful medicine man. Kenton approached tbo heap of fag ots which had been prepared for roast lug him. Waving his arms ubovo his bead, he picked up a vowder horn that had been dropped by ono of tho sav ages. Ho trailed soma powder along tho ground. Again tho burning-glass wns mado to work a wonder. It was focused ou tho trull of powder, and tbo horn wns blown to pieces. This wns too much for tbo red men. Fearing that worso was coming, they fled In terror. Kenton did not tarry, but ran through .tho bushes and mado his way, uuopposed, to the white set- tlements Twopence Karned. Seeing a friend step ou tho platform of a weighing machine Mr. Pueor stepped up behind him. "Let's see how much both of us weigh," ho said. "All right," the friend said, dropping a cent In tho slot. Tho Indicator flow around to tbo fig ures 207 aud stopped, "How much do you usually weigh?" nsked Mr. Pneer. "Ono forty-three, I guess-. That's what It was-tho other day." "Then my wolglit Is 154. Thanks." And Mr. Pncor's countenance glowed -with serene satisfaction as ho stepped down. Hlglicat Murder lUto. Tho United State una the blghojt murder rate of any country lu tho world.