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    THE RED STORM
Or the Days of Daniel Boone
Dy JOEL
CH.YPTKK VIII.
Allan's cheeks grew red with ruse, but
lie disdained to answer such a false
hood. '.Mr. Norwood don't look like a man
who would receive the- kind of disci
pline yon speak of very patiently," ob
served Boone, surveying with a smile
Allan's stalwart proportions.
"Who knows this young man? Who
can vouch for him?" demanded Alston.
"Those who on me with me to Ken
tucky, and would willingly Touch for my
veracity and honor, are now at Ilarrods
burg." said Allan.
"He Is a worthless adventurer"' ex
claimed I.e Bland. "And I trust I shall
again have the pleasure of chastising his
arrogance."
"Don't be too free." said Logston.
giving hi. prisoner a hearty shake.
"Andrew!" said Boom.
"Vcs. massa," replied the negro, pre
dentin;; himself.
"You are to keep watch of Monsieur
Le Bland and see that he does not es
cape from the block-house. Take your
gun and keep guard at the door."
"Shall I shoot him. massa?' asked An
drew. "Not until he tries to escape," was
the reply.
Til do dat. sir." said Andrew.
"See that you do. if you value your
skin; for look yon, darkey, our lives are
depending on it." added the captain.
"I ken do it just like nuilln. You
ken trust dis chile as fur as you ken
see him."
"And not much further." said Boone '
to himself. Turning to Mr. Alston, he
resumed, in a serious voice: "Trust my
judgment for this time and do not im
agine that I am actuated by unworthy
motives. If I am doing any person the
least injustice in acting as I am, I will
be the first to confess my error when it
becomes fully apparent. I never took
pleasure in wronging any human being,
and I am getting too old to learn many
new tricks now. This Le Bland I know
Is a personal friend of yours; but he is
no true man; he is a spy a wolf in
sheep's clothing, and all the time he has
beeu with us he has ben in correspond
ence with our enemies. Let me assure
you that Kosalthe can tell you more of
him than you would like to hear."
"I dare say you mean well. Captain
Boone. I have no reason to distrust
your friendship, but it does appear to
nie that some enemy has done this."
As Mr. Alston spoke, he looked as
kance at Allan, who well understood
what he meant.
"You wrong the young man, air, my
word for It you do, and the time will
come when you will confess your error.
This very day, Mr. Alston, this good
friend of yours had an appointment with
Silas Girty and the chief of the Miauiis,
and I should not be surprised if we
were surrounded by Indians and French
men before the sun has sunk in the west.
I tell you we are in danger, but I do
not fear it for myself it is of our wom
en and children I am thluking."
"Have I not a father's heart also?
'Am I not at this moment suffering all
the agony a parent's heart can feel?
Is not my darling torn from me by sav
age hands? O, Captain Boone, let us
reconcile these differences and hasten
after my daughter," replied Alston, in a
voice husky with emotion.
"All that mortal man can do shall
be done, and yet the fort must not be
left without defenders," returned the for
ester. At that moment there was an ener
getic knocking at the gate. Ebony was
ordered to undo the fastenings, and a
strong, resolute-looking man, with a rifle
upon his shoulder, entered.
The Individual who appeared was
Bland Ballard, whose services as a spy
during the early history of Kentucky
will never be forgotten. His bold step
and firm bearing proclaimed him all
that he had the reputation of being a
daring, trustworthy and efficient man,
fitted for great emergencies and vicissi
tudes of frontier life.
"Ballard, 1 am glad to see you," cried
the pioneer, grasping the hand of the
scout. "What news have you? What
of the Indians? Auy new movements?"
"Well, cap'u, you'd better stop and
get your breath," said Ballard.
"The fact is, we are rather excited
here, Ballard," replied Boone.
"Should think so, but you'll be likely
to get more excited by and "by, I reckon,
if nothin in the course of nater breaks."
"That's jest what we're a feared on,"
remarked Logston, who had executed his
commission, and was now waiting further
orders.
"There's Ingitis!" said the scout mys
teriously; "there's no doubt but there's
lnglns!"
'"Unquestionably," returned Boone
dryly.
"And there's another kind o varmints
called Frenchmen," resumed Bullard.
"How many?" asked Boone.
"Well, I should naterally say the
woods were full on 'em, to speak after
a similitude of a figure 'cordin to Scrip
ter." "There'll be fighting, then," said the
pioneer, musingly.
"That's about the English on't that
Is, unless sometbiu' "
"Breaks!" interrupted Logston, with
a mischievous smile.
"Sartiniy," said Ballard. "The fact o'
the case is, we must shut ourselves up
liere and bold agin the nateral heathen
of this sile to the very last, and longer
if possible."
"You may shut yourself up as fast as
you please, but I rather expect I shall
take a turn around these here parts, to
nee what's going on; because, you see,
I don't likv to take nothin' second-hand
like," said Joel Logston.
"We all know It, Logston, and there
fore we can't spare you. We shall want
you to do some of your nice shooting,"
remonstrated Boone.
But Joel, when once resolved upon
anything, would always have his own
way, and, notwithstanding all that could
te said by way of remonstrance and en
treaty, be mounted bis horse and rode
war.
ROBINSON
CIIAITEK IX.
Logston crossed tho new clearings,
and took the narrow footpath leading
to Harrodshurg. He had proceeded
about two miles, when he was loudly
hailed as follows:
. "Stop there, you Joel logston; 1 want
a few words with you."
"Hullo! Who are you?" exclaimed
Joel, reining up his horse.
A man with high cheek bones and
downcast eyes, dressed In Indian style,
emerged from the bushes and stood be
fore Logston.
"I'm glad I've met you," said the
man; "it may be the means of savin
much trouble, you know. I'm Silas
Clrty."
"And a mean-lookln' scamp you are."
observed Logston, with perfect self
composure. "Ugh!" exclaimed dirty, with a scowl.
"Oct out with your Infernal Ingln non
sense," responded Joel. "You aiu't an
Ingln, nor ain't fit to be one."
"Be careful, my- fiery lad, because
you'd better bear In mind that you're
in a rather ticklish position about now."
"I nin't a feared."
"Hear what I've got to say, and It'll
be better for you In the long run."
"I never run," said Joel.
"1'Ve come agin' Boonesborough with
a great army, and mean to take it;
not !uu this side t'other world can save
It: but I'd rather they'd give in and
knock under without fightin', for you
know Ingins can't be restrained when
they get a taste of human blood; they
have a nateral hankerin' for blood," r
sumed Girty.
"What terms do you offer, provldin'
they'll give in without com in' to hard
knocks?" asked Joel.
"Why, I'll let 'em all, big and little,
young and od, march out of the coun
try unmoested. Ain't that ar' merciful,
magnanimous-like?"
"Uncommon! But what are you golu'
to do with Ilarrodsburg?"
"Sarve it the same; cruelty's no part
of my natur'."
"I'm beginnin to like you." observed
Joel, with a curious expression.
"You're a game chicken, Logston.
I've often heerd on ye, and If you'll
join us. I'll give you a thousand acres
of prime land as soon as we've druv
out Boone and his fellers, and all the
rest on 'em."
"Now. that's what I call glnerous!"
exclaimed Joel.
"So It is, Logston; It Is the glnerouf
policy that tells In all military leaders,
and I've lately added it to my other var
tues. But there's one thing I e'enamost
forgot to mention. The fact Is, I'm not
a married man, and to come right to the
p'iut, and to speak out manful-like,
there's a gal up there to the fort that
has made a monstrous effect on me."
"What's her name. Captain Girty?"
"Eliza Ballard."
"Who?" asked Logston, with a start
"Eliza Ballard," repeated Girty.
"Bright gal, captain, bright gal!" ex
claimed Joel, with forced composure.
"I know she la. I've watched her
when she went down to the spring for
water. But I've got two strings to my
Ihw, my boy; if I shouldn't succeed with
Eliza, ther's Fleming's darter, as pretty
a cre'ture as ever the sun shone on. So
between the two I expect my heart wont
get entirely broke down."
'"When the Ballard gal's married, I
hope I shall be present at the weddiu',"
remarked Joel, sentimentally.
"I'll make sure on't by askln' ye now.
And hark! jine me in this affair, nnd
I'll say fifteen hundred acres Instead of
a thousand."
"Say two thousand, Captain Girty,
and I'm your man."
"Well, I don't care; it won't make no
great odds; so two thousand it is."
"Give rue that bread hook o' yourn,"
said Joel, cordially extending his hand.
"Here 'tis," responded Girty; "I shall
live to see you a rich land owner yet."
"A lot about six feet by two, per
haps," muttered Joel. "I'll carry your
terms up to the fort and do the best I
can; and I'll speak a good word to Miss
Ballard, for she's a beauty, Captain,
without varnish or whitewash."
"I shall depend on you, Logston. I
knew you was my man, if I could only
see you face to face; ami really, It seems
as though I'rovidence brought us to
gether." "It does so," returned Joel; "I reckon
I'll ride down to Harordsburg first, come
to think It over," he added.
"I wouldn't advise you to . do that
The woods ain't quite safe In that di
tection, at this time," said Girty.
"Hold here jest another word about
Eliza Ballard," suid Joel, leaning toward
(iirty, and making a gesture for hi in to
present his ear.
"There's the place I hear with," said
Girty, thrusting his head toward Joel.
"Take that, you sneakln' renegade!"
crieii Logston, planting a stunning blow
exactly Into Glrty's "hearing place"
that fairly lifted him from the ground,
and landed him head foremost in a heap
of brushwood beside the path, where he
lay motionless, with his heels in the
air. Joel cocked his rifle and pointed It
at him, but dropped the muzzle, saying:
"It won't do; the report would perhaps
stir up a million redskins. Lay there,
you infernal good-for-nothln', while I
give you my blessin'!" he added, looking
contemptuously at the motionless figure
of Girty. "You ain't nobody to speak
on; you're a vile critter; you're a de
splsable turncoat; I don't know nothing
bad enough to call you. If I had a
knife I'd scalp ye, bang me If I wouldn't,
so your own mother wouldn't know you!
Tali about Eliza Ballard, will ye? Give
me two thousand acres of land! O, you
snipe! you mud turtle! you unmerciful
coward! you double distilled villain!
That's my blessin'. Come away, Vesu
vius; don't touch the dirty critter; a dog
la known by the company he keeps."
The woodsman galloped briskly to
ward Ilarrodsburg, bis ludlgnatlon
mounting higher at every step. Several
times he was on the point of turning
back to dispatch the worthless object who
had dared to aspire to the hand of ElUa
Ballard, n young and comely maiden,
upon whom his own affections had b i
placed fur a long period.
"To think," muttered Joel, "t irtt such
a scamp should entrap such a lovely
girl as Klira! It makes nnv feel ugly
all over. I was s fool that I o.du't make
a finsl end of the boasting blackguard."
The last period of Logston's colloquy
wns scarcely tittered when the crack of
a ritle saluted his ears. His horse stag
gered a few paces and fell, severely
wounded. Before Joel could disengage
himself from the saddle, a rltlo ball
whistled through his hunting shirt, grat
ing the skin, producing s plentiful effu
sion of blood. The hardy forester, In
ured to scenes of danger, was on his feel
In an Instant, firm and self possessed,
casting keen and rapid glances around
him to discover hit foes. The smoke
from their rifles was curling gracefully
upward, but they were Invisible, having
hidden themselves behind trees. Th
quick and searching eye of Joel was not
long st fault. In reloading his gun. on
of his enemies exposed a portion of his
body. Logston fired, and the savage
cried out and fell. Another Indian Im
mediately rushed from his hiding place
with a loud yell snd uplifted tomahawk.
The woodsman clubbed his ritle; his as
sailant Instantly stopped, and hurled the
weapon in his hand with such precision
that It would have been fatal to hint
had he not. with cat like agility, sprung
aside, thus avoiding It.
Logston now rushed upon him. think
ing to dispatch him by a well aimed
blow- with his clubbed rille. but the wary
savage anticipated his Intentions. In ev
ery Instance, managed to eiude his furi
ous blows. The conflict went on in this
manner for a considerable time, with no
advantage on the part of Joel. Finding
that this kind of warfare was of no
avail, anil that he was wasting his
strength In vain, he threw away his ritle
and closed with his adversary In a hand-to-hand
struggle.
Logston grasped the athletic savage In
his sinewy arms and dashed hint to the
earth, but found It quite out of the ques
tion to hold him there; for he was nearly
nude, and his skin was so unctuous that
he could easily slip from beneath his
op ponent.
As neither was armed, the struggle
was long and desperate, Joel continuing
to throw his antagonist to the ground,
and he contriving, as often, to slip from
his grasp. Thus they exhausted their
strength, without giving or receiving any
fatal Injuries.
The forester, perceiving that his mus
cular powers were rapidly falling, adopt
ed a new plan of offensive operation.
As often as the savage attempted to
ariso after he had hurled him to the
ground, he dealt him a blow just under
the ear that knocked him down again.
This change of tactics operated admira
bly, and the Indian's swollen and bat
ten". 1 face soon gave tokens of Its effi
ciency ; his energies wero fast falling,
and his efforts grow less vigorous. At
length a blow, well directed snd power
ful, caused hi in to lie motionless, and
Joel was about to grasp hi throat and
strangle him, when he perceived that ha
was silently ami stealthily endeavoring
to get his knife from his leathern sheath.
logston seized the weapon and plung
ed it Into the Indian's bosom. He ex
pired with a hollow groan, and the
woodsman leaned against a tree, panting
with exertion, to rest after the conflict.
Casting his eyes toward the spot
where the other savage had fallen, he
perceived that ho was still living, and
with heroic firmness hail succeeded In
reloading h!s gun, although It was evi
dent from his movements that his spine
was broken. The wounded and wretch
ed, though determined, being had Hot
sufficient command over his disabled
body to sit upright long enough to fire;
but as often ns he attempted to present
his gun, he fell forward upon his face;
and again struggling with the uncon
querable spirit, which neither pain nor
danger could subdue, braced himself with
his weapon fur another trial.
Upon the writhing warrior there was
depicted an expression of mortal hatred
and impotent fury that even Logston
shuddered as he staggered away from
tho spot.
"Miserable cre-tur!" he exclaimed,
"Your back's broke, nnd you can't never
git over it; so I'll leave you to fight it
out with death the best way you ran;
but you'd better bo dead a hundred
times."
Jiwl's horse had gotten upon his feet
again, and did Hot appear to be scriously
injured.
"We ain't worth much, neither on us,
I reckon," added Joel, addressing the
e ii I in n 1, and caressing his neck affec
tionately. "But you mu-try to get me
to Boonesborough some fy or other.
At that stage of the woodsman's upos
trophe to his horse, a cry from the
wounded Indian attracted his attention,
and looking In that direction the cause
was at once apparent. Vesuvius, who
precious to the fight had scented a deer
and followed him some distance, had
now returned to search for his muster,
and seeing the wounded savage sitting
upon the ground, Instantly attacked him.
Springing upon tho ill-fated being, the
dog sunk his sharp teeth Into the throat,
and with continual shakings, dragging
and bltlngs, worried the life from his
body.
(To be continued.
Hobby on the Zebra.
Little Bobby was asked to write a
compoHltlon on some unlmal and be
wrote one on the zebra as follows:
"The zebra Is a hobo borne that
don't have to work becniiHo It wears
stripes. When men wear stripes they
have to work harder thnn those that
don't wear them, but the zebra loafs
around tho zoo all day eating peanuts
and doing nothing."
Fired.
That boss of yours," said Tlminld,
"Is so pompous he always inukes inn
feel 111 at ease."
"Strange," replied Potter, "I felt out
of place when be was talking to me
to-day."
"Yes?"
"Yes, be was telling me I needn't
come back after Saturday." Philadel
phia Press. ,
Where (be Bee la I.sr.
The bee of Mexico does not "Im
prove each shining hour." As there
Is very little cold weather there, no
necessity exists for laying In winter
stores of boney, and the bee is, there
fore, rather lazy than otherwise.
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Feed Hav.
In tho Illustration Udow Is shown ft
feed bug which can bo conveniently
used nt any point w here tho teamster
might t When tieciwmry It can bo
suspended frvlil II fence or tin vchleh
wheel, but when these are not avail
nblc It enn be supported directly upon
the ground or suspended from the bend
of the nnlmnl. It Is tin Invention of
n Texas farmer, nnd comprise n roccp
table for the fcsl. having II bottom
.ti srr.MiKi khom a rr.M t;
tiuide of wood or sheet metal, sides cut
from canvas or similar suitable mate
rial and n win frame sewed Into the
tipper rltn. The receptacle will pref
erably ls square, with four loops In the
frame, one at each corner. Connects
with two of the loops nn VU which
serve as n supirt. Ning formed In
the shape of hooks, brtnv rod connect
ing the supMirt nnd the loops In the
front of the frame. When not In use
the bag can be collapsed Into a small
space nnd carried beneath the seat of
a VehVle or otherwise disposed. Straps
can also be supplied for attaching over
tho animal's bead nnd suspending the
devb-o ns nn ordinary fissl bag.
Th Dntractlir lover llurer.
T1k work of the clover Is.rer hn
proved a serious Injury to tho clover
crop In some parts of the country. It
Is most destructive In tho Middle West.
Tho grub of the lsrer Is a dingy white
InstH-t with yellow head and Is about
one-eighth of an Inch long. The grub
eats out the Interior of the main roots.
causing the top to die. The Injury
caused In this way Is often ascribes!
to unfavorable winters and other
causes. About the only preventive
measure which seems to give any prom
ise of success Is to summer fallow as
Boon its the bay crop bus bevn removed.
At that time the young nre Immature,
und If deprived of food must perish,
as they cannot travel from one clover
root to another. If the meadow Is
broken up nt this time nnd the roots
wither lUid dry the grubs iTlsh. Thus
the spreading of the Insect may lc pre
vented and the land largely cleared of
the Insect. It would si-em that the
modern system of rotation, which In
cludes clover for only a year or two.
would be sulllclent to keep the grub In
subjection In localities where It has
boon Introduced. American Cultivator.
An Aoloinnlle linte,
A shows the Irons for the tipper
hinge. B shows the lower hinge which
has double pinions, while C shows the
catch driven Into the post with the
spring. To open and shut Itself, the
AUTOMATIC GATE.
gnte must be hung about four Inches
out of plumb, having the lower hlngo
(B) project out from tho post that
much further than the upper one. It
shuts then just like a wagon rolling
downhllL The lower hinge (B) must
be eight Inches from slot to slot Ex
change. Theory on Sap Flowing:.
The old theory that aap could not
flow, nor top growth take place while
the roots of a tree or vine are frozen,
has been shown to bo faulty by an
Interesting exerlment at the Missouri
station. The top of a grapevine grow
ing by the side of a house was drawn
through a hole Into a warm room, and
this top leaved out and made several
inches of growth while tho roots wero
tightly locked In frozen earth. Tho
tops store up in their own branches
during the fall the cellular energy for
the earliest growth the following
spring, while the roots are thawing
out, hence the theory that early bloom
ing can be provided by heavy mulch
ing over the roots after a hard freeze
to keep the sun's warmth from thaw
ing the ground is fallacious. When the
sun warms up the tops and the sap
starts Independent of wood action, tho
buds swell and eventually burst into
bloom.
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Ifslliial fur l erlllllr lux
I'ggs nre never so fertile In w Infer a
In (lie warm weather, and nil should be
tested on the elghlll day. A piece of
cardboard, with a hole cut out In which
to fit the egg. Is usually employed to
assist the tester, nnd Ibis Is certainly
nil aid. but by encircling the egg be
tween (ho forefinger nod thumb wn
shut the light out till around It, and
thus obtain the same result. F.ggs
should be festisl In a dark room by the
Mid of a candle or lamp; hold the egg
up against the light, and It will be
more or less transparent, according as
to whether It Is dark or while shelled.
Then, If the egg Is fertile, looking close
ly a dark spot will be sis-n lion I ltd
Inside the shell. This Is the genu which
hn awakened to life, and Is growing.
By the eighth day It Is quite discern
ible, but. If the IK-Iit Is good mid the
operator experienced, fertile and unfer
tile can be separated about the fourth
day, though the eighth Is quite soon
enough for the average poultry keeper.
Park brow n shelled eg,"s are more dllll
cult to test than white, owing to tho
si el! being inure opaque; If liny
are doubtful put them back nnd
lest again the following night. It
Is well to have a fresh egg to
compare with the levied egg, If
doubtful about the latter, the difference
between fertile and unfertile shows
them up more cle.irlv. Be careful the
eggs do not get chilled If tested oil (I
cold night. If there are many eggs
to test It will pay to have one of tho
very quick and convenient tenter sold
by tho Incubator and poultry supply
bouses. New Kngland Homestead.
Ciim rnlrnl I'oaf 1'itllrr.
In removing a fence, those having
cxicrlonv know what a slow, buck
breaking Job It Is to pull the posts by
digging around them with spade and
lifting them nut. lor the benefit of
those having mioli work to do nnd
there Is more or less of It to do on
every farm - I give the accompanying
cut iitnl description of a simple little
device - not original with me conveni
ent and worthy of reproduction.
Hue and two are pieces each 'Jxt
Inches by fii't long. Tbns Is base
board oho Inch by il or S Inches by !l
feet long, well milled together, form
ing a crotch l Inches from end for
chain to pull In. Stand the Jack alsitit
.'1 feet from post, leaning against post
at top. Hook chain around post at
isimt rt t.tj.a.
ground nnd laying It over In crotdi
of Jack, which gives an utmost verti
cal lift. Homer Shirley, In Michigan
Farmer.
lliitfrr Color I'olson.
Coloring for cheese and butter usisl
to be made from nnnatto, but coal tar
odors are so much cheaper that prob
ably four tilths of the coloring matter
Used III Ixith butter II II I cheese lit the
present time Is made from coal tar, and
collseilelit ly limre or less poisonous.
As ill all adulterated food products the
argument Is advanced that the amount
of poison eaten with the butter Is so
small as to render It perfectly harm
less. In fact It Is slated that the ordi
nary consumer of butter would not get
more than an ounce of coloring mat
ter In four years. But there Is no end
to argument a good talker will make
black appear w hite. The only safe rule
Is to discard everything In tin produc
tion of food that has an InJurlotM
tendency.
Tiilo-rciiloal In lloic.
A giMid many cases of tuberculosis
In hogs, we fear, can be traced to tho
creamery, due to the fact that tho
skim milk has not been heated' to a
sulfide ntly high temperature or kept
at that temperature long enough to de
stroy the germs, says Kimball's Dairy
Farmer. Ordinarily It Is assumed that
henls become In filled through bring
ing other animals among them, but
tho (jtiestlon of tuberculosis Infection
through the skim milk from the cream
cry Is becoming ho serious that It will
eventually lead to compulsory pasteuri
zation of skim milk. Indeed, this Is
now required In some States, notably
Minnesota, but tho trouble Is that tho
buttcrinakers do not heat the sklui
milk hot enough or keep It at that tem
perature long enough.
Milking; Marhlnea.
At the National Dairy show In Chi
cago a milking machlno was on exhibi
tion In practical operation. For a great
many years Inventors have worked on
this problem. Several times It has been
reported that tho dltllcultles have been
overcome, and that a practical machlno
was tho result But up to tho present
time the old fashioned hand manipula
tion has prevailed. It Is to be hoped
that tho Inventor has succeeded this
time, because milking Is one of the
hard tasks that comes twice a day,
Sundays and holidays and all. Wo
have machinery to help out In every
other branch of tho business, why not
In the mllklne stable? Field and Fire
side. Feeding; the Ilea.
Peas and beans In small quantities
are of great value to laying bens. They
are so rich In albuminoids egg pro-
duclna "xiaterlaL
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eoinpieiit of France.
I Trm-e for live i'ii rs sl,;ned by
Ci-riiinny and France.
Mill Jacob M'llrc ill-tiovered Ciipn
of I tood I lupe.
M'.'it Onirics I. of Ijigbind crowm-d nt
West Millisler.
lit Ml King Charles I. beheaded.
H'.o.i New York City Incoi p ir ited.
I'l'.i'J M.isx-n re of (ileiii , Scotland.
1777 limit llllllllll enillle.l letter of
linmpir iiinl rcprinnl ng iinM A im i n i.
17ns I'eil.-r.il Street theater, Boston, do-
Slroe, ,y lire.
M7 Montevideo t.ik.ii ly the British.
IMI-I Territory of Illinois established.
IS.",!! 111. I. u li, I, II, e of lil.-ece proclaim
ed by allied powers.
ls.i." Attempted iissasMimt Imi of Presi
dent Jackson nt lli- i-apltol by I
Law reiice.
IMS Treaty of sscc alglied by I'lliteil
State nnd Meticn.
1 K. "i. " Trial of steam engine Mile iSreen
wood, built nt ( 'iiieiiuial I . . . . lold
discovered In Kern river, California.
IS.V Thermometer registered 'I" degree
below lii Kansas Chilian war
steamer Canmlui lost; HIS ei ishe.l.
1S.VS Launch of the steamship lireat
Limn-ru.
lMll Cum -flit toll nf Heceilllg Slat' lliel
nt Montgomery, Ala.
Thirteenth iimcinbneiit to th
Cnsi it nt ion n''oi.!,iii; slavery.
1Si",7 Lvni-uatioll of M.-iicii by tint
French.
IMS A-t etempt lug cotton from Inter
nal tax.
1S7'J Massacre of Jew st Ismael, Ibm
tn it ii in .
Is7.'l I'oHtal frnnklng privilege abolished
by net nf Congress.
lN7t - ! -onion' rrent fin.
1X7." Tli amended civil right bill pnss
ed the House of Itepri'seiitnt Ive .
lX7d- National I-ngue of Basel, all Clubs
nrganlo-d at Cincinnati.
1X7X - Steiimshlp Metropolis reeked tienr
Kitty Hawk, N. C. ; 1 live lost.
1XSI - I'.-irncll nnd Irish associate re
moved from House of Common,
lxsj Baker I'nshn defeated by F.gyp-
tian near Toknr; Ins '.',."' I.
l-XX. - O'lioiiiivau Itossa, Irish patriot,
shot by a woman In New York Cily.
. . . .Cell, (iorioll killed.
1XMU Attmpt to assassinate President
of F.cuudor , . . . House passed Dingley
shipping bill.
lNs.7 Stanley started to relieve Lmln
Pasha .... President signed interstate
eoiiimerce bill.
1.SX.X Lick observatory completed nt
Hamilton, Oil.
1SX!- Crown Prince Uudol,h of Austria
murdered. . . .Two million dollar tiro
In ItiilT.i In. . . . I lisuliii Ion of Piinniiwi
Canal Company by Pari court.
IX'.Hl Slate capital of Ariomi removed
from Prescott to I'hoeuix .... Discov
ery of plot to assassinate Prince Fer
dinand of Bulga nil .... Wife mil
daughter of Secretary of the Navy
Tracy fatally biinieil.
IX'.M Dissolution of the Canadian Par
liament. IS',!.'! Hawaiian commission reached
Washii -gioii.
1XD4 - I'niteil State ship Kearsargit
wrecked on Koncmlor reef . , . . Vad
ium, the anarchist bomb thrower,
guillotined in Pari.
lXIC, St eauiship Llbe sunk nnd live
loHt....lJi n Lilluokalaui formally
abdicited throni of Hawaii.
1X!I7 Pennsylvania State capltol at
llarrUhurg burned .... Alaska boun
dary treaty signed.
1. KM William (ioebel, contestant for
governorship of Kentucky, shot.
llsio I'nlted States Supreme Court ren
dered decision against tho "Betl
Trust."
King Ldwanl recently presented the
King of Norway with a magnificent pair
of carriage horses.
M. Fnllleres, tho new President of
Fiance, Is noted for his devotion to a
simple country Ufa,
Sir Walter (lllbey bears tho reputation
of being one of tho greatest living au
thorities on all kinds of sports.
Sir (leorgt Hose, a former Kiurllk
muHter In chancery, was a famous wit.
On one occasion he said to a Jury: "Do
you not seo, gentlemen, that my lord be
fore trying my client has tried a joko and
reserved tho point?"
The Ciar of Hussla, who Is considers-
l.lv lulriu; Ibn Hvnrmrn tu.lirlit ,.f ...... i-
" J ' - - ' n- - b " - v mull, Q
..ll.. n Itiowl ti,i,..., 41. ..n I.I.. I
IIOIJT fl I,, ,, ..,.. ,.. mult IIVIIUIIIUI
and majestic Cieurlna.
Pope Plus Is said to be the first pon
tiff of tho Unman Catholic church to in
dulg.' In cigars, his predneossors, notably
Plux IX. and I-eo XIII., having content
ed themselves with snuff.
The youngest king In the world Is
Dsttdl Chua of Uganda, Africa, a protec
torate of ICnglnmi. Ho Is now about 8
and holds court seated on a scarlet throne
with a leopard skin under bis feet and
baarlng in his hand a toy gun.
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