Prisoners
Dy I!. S.
CHAPTER Vlll.tContiiiued.l
Now 1 remember," interrupted Ml
AYinter, with Iter pleasant laugh; "of
course. Please don't tell me sny more
My Mall wn number number two linn
dred and sixtv "
"Four," suggested Tyars
manner thnt it n in reality
tion lit all.
"Yes; two hundred and
In such ft
no sugges-
sixty four.
There wa an empty seat on
my ng:u
hand."
"And an old p-ntleman occupied that
on your left."
"My father," she explained, aim ply ;
but In the tone of her pleas.int voice
there wag something which made Tyars
look gravely at her with a very slight
bow an if in apology. Oswin Craoc
glanced at his sister with raised eyebrows,
and she nodded almost impenvpt ihly. He
had not heard of oM Mr. Winter's death.
In less skilled hands this Incident
might have led to an awkward silent:
but Agnes Winter had not sjient ten
years of her life in a whirl of society for
nothing. She knew that one's own feel
ings are of a strictly individual value.
"You," she continued, "took the va
cant Rem."
There wa something very like a ques
tion in her glance. Oswin (trace did not
look pleased, and his eyes turned from
one Taoe to the other searchinjrly. Then
she seemed suddenly to have received Rn
answer to her query, for she turned to
Helen and launched into narration gayly.
"I will tell vou." she Slid, "why these
details are engraven so indelibly upon
nuch a poor substance as my memory
It was rather a grand night; royalty
was present, and the theater was almost
full. In front of me were two men who
'id not appear to lie taking an absorbing
Interest in the play, for one was draw
ing something which I took to be ft map
uiKn hi program- "
"It was a map," confessed Tyars, light
ly. 'While he whispered earnestly at in
tervals to his companion. I came to the
conclusion thnt he was trying to persuide
him to g and look for I jvingstone. which
mggestion was not well received. At last
he turned round. I thought he was ad
miring, or at least noticing, the new
diamond star in my hair, but subsequent
events proved that he was l.vtking over
my head. I was disappointed," she ad. led
aside to Tyars.
"I both noticed and admired." he ex
claimed in self-defense. "There were
two diamond stars, one much larger than
the other.
All except Oswin laughed at this feat
of memory.
"Well," continued Miss Winter, "at
the first interval this irreproachable
young man left his seat, came round,
turned back the chair next to me, and
6hook hands with the man in the pit!"
The pith of the story lay in its narra
tion, which was perfect. The lady knew
her audience as an able actor knows
his house. By some subtle trick of voice
the incident was made to redound to
Tyars' credit, while its tone was distinct
ly against him. The easy, cheery, honest
humor of voice and expression was irre
sistible. Even the Admiral laughed as
much as he ever laughed at a joke not re
lated by himself.
"He was," explained Tyars in hia un
satisfactory way, "a friend of mine."
At this moment the door was opened
by Salter, who announced that dinner
was ready. As they were moving toward
the door Oswin suddenly stopped.
"Where is Muggins?" he asked.
"On the mat," replied Tyars. "He
was rather shy, and preferred waiting
for a social invitation. He is not quite
at home on carpets yet."
"I have beard about Muggins," said
Helen to Tyars as they went downstairs
together, "and am quite anxious to make
his acquaintance."
So Muggins was introduced to his new
friends, standing gravely on the dining
room hearthrug with his sturdy legs set
well apart, his stump of a tail jerking
nervously at times, and his pink-rimmed
eyes upraised appealing' to his master's
face. He was endeavoring to the best of
bis ability to understand who all these
well-dressed people were, and why he was
forced Into such sudden prominence.
Moreover, he was desirous of acquitting
himself well ; and that smell of oitail
noiip was somewhat distracting to a sea
farer. He formed the subject of conversation
while this same soup was being discuss
ed, and Tyars was almost enthusiastic
on the subject, somewhat to the amuse
ment of Miss Agnes Winter, who was not
a great lover of dogs.
The dinner passed off very pleasantly,
and many subjects were discussed with
greater or less edification. Miss Winter
seemed to take the lead, in virtue of her
seniority over the young hostess, touch
ing upon many things with h?r light and
airy precision, her gay philosophy, her
gentle Irony.
Admiral Grace was the only person who
succeeded In getting a piece of personal
Information from Tyars, and this by the
bluntest direct question.
"I once," said the old gentleman, "was
on a committee with a west country baro
net of your name a Sir Wllbert Tyars
is he any relation of yours?"
"Yes," Tyars answered, with just suffi
cient interest to prove his utter indiffer
ence. "Yes ; he is my uncle."
There was a short pause ; some further
remark was evidently expected.
"I have not seen him for many years,"
be added, closing the incident.
When Mis Winter's carriage was an
nounced at a quarter to eleven Tyars rose
and said good-night with an unemotional
case which might equally have marked
the leginnlng of intimacy or the consum
mation of a formal social debt.
When Agnes Winter came downstairs
arrayed In a soft diaphanous arrange
ment of Indian silk he was gone, and
the three young people as they bid each
other good-night In the hall, were con
scious of a feeling of insufficiency. None
of the three attempted to define this
sensation even to themselves, but it was
not mere curiosity. It Is worth noticing
that Claud Tyars name was not mention
ed again in the house after the front door
had closed behind hixn. And yet every
person who bad srn him that evening
was thinking of hlinj ujoa tin r'l tit
and Captives
MCk.JIMAN
impress of his ningul.ir Individuality h.-id
been left.
"'Ain't wot I'd call a sailor man, eith
er," muttered old Salter, thoughtfully
scratching his stubby chin with a two
shilling pie.v which happened to 1h in
his hand as he returned to the pantry
after closing the front d.v.r. "And yet
there's grit In him. Sort o' 'bad weather'
man. I'm thitiklu'."
Osw in 'j reflection as he slowly prepar
ed for sleep we iv of a mixed character.
He was not unite sure that the visit of
his lite shipmate had Nvn an entire sue
ivss. 1 1 m own ersonil interest In the
m.in had in no way diminished, but the
light of feminine eyvs cast llvn their
friendship hid brought that difference
which Always route to our male acijuamt
.uiivs when we Introduce theni to our
women folk.
CHAPTEK IX.
It was not yet 1 o'clock the following
morning when Claud Tyars left the door
of the quaint, old fashioned hel where
he was staying. The usually busy street
were still comparatively empty. Washed-
out housemaids In wished out .rot ton.
dress were dusting the front doorsteps
of such old world folk as were content
to continue living on the eastern precincts
of Tottenham Court road.
As the young fellow walked briskly
through some quiet streets in his drvss
there wn this morning a slight sugges
tion of the yachtsman that is to sty,
he was clad in blue serge, and his brown
face suggest?, the breezes of the oornn.
H-yond that ther was nothing to seize
upon, no clew as to what this powerful
young man's calling or profession, taste
or habits, might be. He stopped occa
sionally to look info the shop window
with the leisurely Interest of a man who
has an appointment and plenty of time
upon his hands. Any one taking the trou
ble to follow him would have been struck
with the singularity of his choice in the
matter of shop windows. lie appeared to
take an interest in such establishments as
a general dealer's warehouse. There wm
a large gncer's shop on the left-hand side
and here he stopped for a considerable
time, studying wirh gre.it attention a
brilliant array of American-tinned pro
duce. A tobacconist's was treated with
slight heed, while the wares of a large
optician appeared to be of absorbing in
terest. The dxr of St. Katherine's Ioek had
been open only a few minutes when Ty
ars passed through the building into the
London lVx-k. On the quay, under an
iron-roofed shed at the head of 'he dock,
a rsl-bearded, clumsy man was walking
slowly backward and forward with that
idle patience which soon become second
nature in men accustomed to waiting for
weather and tides. When he jiereelved
Tyars he lurched forward to meet him.
Tyars acknowledged his Jerky saluta
tion with a pleasant nod, and they walk
ed away together. This burly son of the
north was the man with whom Tyars
had exchange! a shake of the hand one
evening in a Jn.Jon theater when Mis
Winter was Beated close by.
They walked the whole length of the
block, avoiding with an apparent ease
pitfalls In the way ring-bolts, steam
pipes and hawsers. At the lower end of
the basin, moored to a buoy in mid-dock.
lay a strange looking little steamer. Her
chief characteristic was clumsiness
clumsiness of spar and general top-heaviness.
Her lw were originally very
bluff, and being now heavily Incased In
an outer armor of thick timber, the ef
fect was the reverse of pretty. She. was
rigged like a brig, and her tall, old-fashioned
funnel, rearing Its white form be
tween the ma.sts, suggested an enlarged
galley chimney.
Although she was the strangest looking
craft in the dorks, where many quaint
old ships are slowly rotting to this day.
It was said among the dock laborers and
custom officers that the vessel had Ix-t-ii
built at Trontheim, in Norway, for a
steam whaler; that she had been bought
by an Englishman, and was now being
leisurely fitted out under the miitervlsion
of the red-haired Scotchman who lived
on board. Her destination was a iiro-
found mystery. Some thought that she
was to be a whaler, specially fitted for
the "north water," others boldly stated
that she was d.stined to open up com
merce with China by the northeast pas
sage. "I think," said Tyars, critically, ns he
stood examining the little steamer, "that
you have got on splendidly, Peters. She
look almoHt ready for swi."
"Ay," responded the red-faced man,
slowly.
He wan no great conversationalist.
With his great head bent forward he
stood beside the tall, straight man, and
In his attitude and demeanor there was
a marked resemblance to a shaggy, good
natured bear.
"Y'ou have got the new foremast up, I
see. A good bit of wood?"
"Fine I"
He shook bis head sadly from side to
side at the mere thought of that piece of
wood.
"And the standing rigging Is all up?"
"Ay."
"And the running rigging ready?"
"Ay ; them riggers was fools."
Tyars smiled in an amused way and
said nothing.
A boat now put off from the strange,
steamer and came toward them. A small
boy standing In the stern of It propelled
it rapidly with half an oar. I'rosentiy it
came alongside some slimy steps near to
them, and the two men stepped Into It
without speaking. There was something
hereditary in the awkward manner In
which the boy jerked bis hand up to his
forehead by way of salutation. They all
stood up in the boat, the older men sway
ing uncomfortably from aide to side at
each frantic effort of the boy with the
half oar.
When they reached the steamer Tyars
clambered up the aide first, stepping on
board with the air of a man well ac
quainted with every corner of the ship.
He looked around bim with an uncon
scious pride of possession at which a
yachtsman would have laughed, for there
was no great merit In being the owner of
such a ludicrous and strange craft. Pe
ters, the red-faced sailor, followed, and
a minute examination of the vessel be
gan. Below, on deck and uo aloft the
two rvn pverhau'el tege'her every foot
of timber, every bolt nil. I seizing. The
taciturn old fellow followed his employ
er without .mil's ling a word of praise
of his own haiiv'lwoik. He did not even
deign o point i.nt wli.it had been done,
bill followed w.'tl Ills head bent forward,
his knitted linger clasped behind his
bark. A It hi;. petted there was no need
to draw attcul.nn to such detail, for
here again Tytr.it displayed the unerring
jmwers of his ogular memory. No tiny
alteration cscnpJ him. There seemed M
le In hi inln. I a Minute Inventory of the
ship, for without effort ho recalled the
exact state of ever thing nt an earlier
period, vaguely designated ns "before I
went awn v."
When the inspection w.i finished the
two men walked slowly aft. and, stand
ing there beside the high, old fashioned
wheel, they garcd forward.
"I believe." slid Tyars. at length, "thtt
l have loun.i the man I want - my lirst
mate."
"Aye." said the old fellow, In a non
committal voiv.
"A royal navy num."
Then was the faintest whistle audible
in the stillness of the deserted dock.
Tyars ..ked down nt his companion,
whose g.ire was steadily riveted on lte
foretop gallant mast. The whistle was
not reH'nted. but the straightforward
sailor disdained to alter the form of his
twisted lips.
"I had." continued Tyars. calmly, "an
other very g.vod man -rook an. I steward
but he died .of yellow fever."
l'eters turned slowly and contemplat
ed hi employer's f.uv Ix'fore answering.
"Ay."
"This fellow was Just the sort of chap
I want. Tlenty of hard work In him,
and always cheerful. Sort of man to die
laughing, which, in fact, he did. The
hst sound that passed his lips was a
laugh. "
A they were standing there, Peter,
the younger, emerged from the small gal
ley amidships, bearing ft tin filled with
potato peelings, which he proceeded to
throw nverttoard. Seeing this, the proud
father eyed his employer keenly, and
moved from one sturdy leg to the other.
He clasped nnd unclasped his hands. At
last he threw up his head boldly.
"And the lad?" he said, with some
abruptness.
Tyar l.toked critically at the youth
and made no answer. His fa.v hardened
in some Indescribable way, and from tho
movement of mustache and beard, it seem
ed a if he were biting his lip.
"There's plenty o" work in him, an
he' cheerful." almost pleaded the man.
Tyar shook his head firmly. Had
Mis Winter s-en his face then, she
would hive admitted readily enough that
he was a man with a purpose.
"He Is t.. young. Peters."
The carp.nted shullled awkwardly, his
lip close pressed.
"Have ye thowt on it?" he inquired.
Tyars nodded.
"I'd give five years o' my life to have
the lad wT us," he muttered.
"Can't do it, Peters."
"Then I w inna go without him," sai l
Peters, suddenly. He thrust his hands
into his trousers pockets ami stood hik
ing down at his own misshapen boots.
The faintest shadow of a smile flick
ered through Tyars' eyes. He turned nnd
looked at his companion. Without tlm
slightest attempt at overbearance, he
said ple.is.mtly :
"Yes, you will, and some day you will
thank Ood that the boy was left .behind."
Peters shrugged his sho-il.Ivi and
made no answer. For the first time In
his life he had met a will equal to his
was perhaps easier to give In to it be
cause in method It differed so entirely
from his own. It is possible that in the
mere matter of strength Peters was a
mental match for his employer, but Ty
ars had the Inestimable advantage of ed
ucation. The little boat was urged to the shore
In the usual Jerky manner, while the
Clumsy, ren-iacei sanor s.oon wnicniug ,
J 1 !l 1 . ,
from trie deck. lie noted now tyars was
talking to the toy, who laughed at times
in a cheery way.
"Ay," muttered refers, with a short,
almost bitter laugh, "there's somu that
is born to command."
As Tynrs passed out of one gate of
the London and St. Katherine's I lock, a
lady entered the premise by another.
They ptiss.-d each other unconsciously
within a few yards. Had either leen n
moment earlier or a moment later they
.1-. .lit, 1 l.al-ft frif't.
Tl.a l,.,,.r,l,0 ,rnr-Irnri- tr.ii.lu.i1 t.!j'a"d H"H
hat respectfully to the lady, who was
Mid Afciios Winter.
CVa Xtm continued. )
I'lnunelully Si-akliii.
Tom What would you do if you
suddenly came into possession of IpO,
(jtst? Jack I'd take the first bout for Eu
rope und buy u title.
Tom Hny a title?
Jack Sure. Then I'd come back nnd
marry a girl v.'ith more money thun
sense.
Ills InnlgnUlrunre,
Mile What's the matter with
Sum w ley?
Olles Do you refer to the Smnwley
tliut Is president of the Iturulvllle In
surance Company?
Miles Yes.
Giles Oh, he's Bore because he Isn't
big enough to bo investigated.
Better SUM.
He hnd proposed, but she liesltnted.
"I will work day and night to make
you linpl'j'," lie mild.
"No," she protests, "that would be
asking too much. Supitose you work
during the day and btay homo ut
nlfe'bt."
Heredity.
Illggs What a slow-going chap Ills
Is.
DlgKH Yes; be evidently takes after
his greatgrandfather,
Jilggs How's that?
Dlggs Tho old man was a dead ouo
when. IIlx was born.
Modesty.
Lieutenant I have a very pretty
compliment for you one of the yourni
ladles thought I was the author of
your latest poem. Tales.
Tea was cultivated In China 2,700
Fears before the Christian era.
A Monte-Mml tlrooiler.
The brooders sold by manufacturer
nrr uusually nil that n it claimed for
:licni, but w ben one desire to tsinioiiilo,
u homo made affair run bo const nictrd
by anyone with u little Ingenuity which
Mill work nicely. Take two boxes of
convenient size, three fret siinrt by
llfrcu or clglltovit Indie high Is n good
slo, and set one on top of the other,
cutil'ig u hole through each dlrcctlv
In the middle. The hole In the Isittoin
or floor of the upper box Is covered
with mi Inverted tin pall, or can, which
Is perforated nt Interval of two
In. -lies, using n w ire uall for I In w ork
and punching In. Kit this can snugly
over the hole will place the regular
hro 'tier lamp underneath It. resting on
floor if the lower Nix. A little door
1 iiin.le In the side of the lower box
so that the lamp may be properly lit
tended to. Tho roof of the upper box
Is llutsl with canton flannel, a are also
S . t. I: T Ml I
IIOir-M AIC IIIUKllitll.
the sides, except the front, which Is
left open and across It, three Inches
from the edge, Is nulled u strip I dou
bled I of canton flat. lie!, which U cut
In strips an Inch wide. A walkway Is
built from the ground to this opening
through which the chicks pass. Essen
tial xciitilatloii may be had by l-rlng
a few tiny holes lu the upper box at a
point furthest away from the lamp.
Exchange.
Hun! 'ni In llir Orclmnl.
The best orcliar. lists are averse to
growing anything In the orchards but
the trees even when the latter are
young. They nrgne, and properly, that
the growing trees need all the virtue
there Is In the soli and that If the ap
ple crops In future years are to m of
suy value they must be provided for
dwlng the earlier years of the trees.
TIrvo are fruit growers, on the other
liaiiV who insist that a h I crop will
bo of v'Mietlt to tho trees, and that thl
may le roiislredeil no under certain
condlth-ns nnd up to certain limits.
If the soli In the orchard Is kept up
to the highest state of fertility so that
the tree will not suffer the want of
the portion of tho fertilizer taken by
the hoed crop, then the latter can do
no harm, Indeed, !t will be of value
bemuse the soli will receive n certain
amount of cultivation which, perhaps
would not l' given it If It were not
for the hoed crop. Work tho hoed
i crop In the orchard cautiously, un.l
w n tell
the effect on the trees.
A I'rofllnhle Imiilrinrnl,
On soli that is Inclined to lump tip
some Implement niunt be used whirl
will level the soli readily, und nt th
same time crush th clod. Such un
Implement can readily be made tit lioin-
nnd be quite ns effective as those which
must be Itoiight for the purpose, If one
l nas ii loaning lowar.i iiinuui .icrureii .i--I
tide. This holne-lnndo clod crusher
leveler can me made of u lotf
'of liiird wood by splitting it In half.
The lo should be ubout two feet In
diameter to work to the best ndvnn
tagc. Lay tho two halves of the log
side by side with tin? rounding part
down ittid fit either end, about n foot
from the end, Kplke a two-by-four strip,
letting them projwt out Hiilllclently far
at one Hide ho that nn Iron strip or
hoop may be set over the ends,
Into which to book the whltlletreu
CLOD-CRUSHER AND I.EVKLKR.
chains. This implement can be made
at small cost, and unless the logs are
too heavy u good team of horses can
handle It nicely. The Illustration
shows the Idea clearly and bow very
Blutple It Is. Indianapolis News.
l'reaer vIiik Kg,
If eggs are cheap In the local mar
ket preserve theni for use In the fall
and winter. The water-glass way Is
the best Dilute the commercial solu
tion with ten times Its bulk of wuter.
A gallon will cover seventy-five dozen
eggs. Next winter they will bring only
a few cents a dozen less ' thoji fresh
eggs. Preserve only fresh eggs. No
process can Improve a stale egg. Pack
In wooden or earthen vessels, putting
the eggs In from day to day with a
wooden spoon to avoid breakage Keep
them covered with the solution and
keep the vessels covered and In a cool
place.
JZmZJ
'iiXV l .-i--M f I F, I
mi-Ihu for I Melt.
When chick lire remote,! from the
InmhMter to the brooder gicnt cure
Miotlld be tiil.cn thnt the' lo not be
con hilled. The Hoof of the br I
er diouhl be coierel with line, clean
chaff. l ine sand nnd clean water
should be In the brooder from the be
ginning. All the Hue, dry blend
crumbs they will pick up every two
hours should constitute the f I for
several days, gradually lidding rolled
outs, hardbolled egg, cracked wheat.
Johnny cake, millet seed. etc. .Milk mid
water should nlwny bo kept In the
fountains. When three week old
iniike nmshe of bran, meal, middling,
beef scraps, table refuse, nil salted to
season nnd mixed together with skllll
milk. Alfalfa lcne mny nlso ho
thrown Into the brooder In the place
of Mraw or chuff. The itutsh lu the
morning, wheat nt noon and cracked
run or kiilllr corn at night c.uiHtltiit.t
the main feed to keep the chick grow
ing.
XI ore lllru on llrlitu Xlrtile.
Hultrr men may well find food for
thought In the ligilPM showing the big
Increase lu the oh-o output for the la-.t
six month of the past ear. siiys the
American Cultivator. There wn nn
Mcr:ige gain of mmo than a inllll.ni
uiid n in. mill as ininpa red with the
same period of the preceding ear. The
figure. Include both colored nnd un
colored oleo, and the relative gain lu
many dairymen that the product final
the uiicolorol product hiiggeM to
Iv reaches the consumer lu some mys
terious maimer, having inipili-eil tho
yellow hue without the payment of tho
in cent tax. Nobody seems .to he buy
nig or using uucolored oleo In a ret ill
way, yet the output of the product Is
Increasing to nn enormous extent. The
resent high price of butter Is, if
course, a stimulus to th logu but
ter Industry.
fthnii of Ideal Hairy Cow,
Whether she be a llolsttlu, a Jer
sey or whateicr she may be, y.m will
Hud the t pi. al d.ili' ... with In.ny
head and strong J. iw, long between the
cic.s and nose, with broad muzzle. She
Miould bate a bright, protruding ee,
which mentis strong nerte force nnd
action later oil. She should hate a
t lilts neck nnd retreating brisket. The
lines nboie und llow must not be
straight, or she will Meal from ynii.
She should be slightly depressed be
hind the shoulders with a sharp chine
- Hot too straight n backlsiiie. She
must have large organs of reproduction
nnd large heart girth, wide between
fore legs and sharp on shoulders,
which gives large heart notion nnd
Mroiig nrtcrlal circulation. And last,
but by no means leist, she must have
n good Udder, for one half the value
of II cow 1 In her Udder. Which should i
be long from front to rear.
Holder for liar Hark.
I used a pair of the Jointed braiH
to a commonplace fop buggy, write
a corrcsHii),eiif. The Illustration ex
plain the position of brace on rack
when statnkxrd Is up and down.
HoltlKII KHt 1IIK llAVII.M IC.
Fasten braces on outside of standard
and on Inside of bed piece. ty taking
brace ninl trying you can kooii tell how
fur buck to fasten It.
I'lli llo Well on Alfalfa.
When your plgn weigh nUmt fifty
pounds each, turn about twenty-live
head In an acre of alfalfa pasture and
they will miiko a gain of about loo
pou.no, eioo ,.oi, oK ..' K, .... "ens. ..
1.. I. . I la... I. I .. ..
says nil iiiiiiiiiiu iiirmer. j ney will
Heed no other feed, but can be given a
supplementary feed of grain If you
wish the gain to be better. From this
you can (Igure up a tine return for the
uko of an acre of alfalfa l',.)i() pounds
of pork, worth at the low llguro of i
per 1U0 pounds, flX. Hut prices ore
much higher now und you can get
more for your pork. Again your hogs
will almost always bo free from any
disease.
Poultry Pointers.
Never refuse a fair prlco for a bird
that you do not want for breeding pur
poses. At the same tlmo never sell a
good bird that you want yourself.
Do not feed tho newly batched chick
ens too early ; wait at least twenty
four hours. There Is sufllclcnt amount
of feed in the shell for tho chick this
length of time.
In feeding fowls always keep In view
tho fact that the excess of food over
and above that required for warmth of
body and egg production will bo con
verted Into fat. Journal of Agricul
ture. Cowpraa for fertiliser.
In green manure testa made at tho
Kansas Agricultural College during
last fall cowpeas were found excellent
to sow both lu com and wheat stubble.
The crop also makes good pusture, and
Is a good winter covering, since cow
poas take their nitrogen largely from
the air by means of the bacteria which
grows on their roots, the soil Is actu
ally made more fertllo by the growing
of this crop. It Is a hot-weather grow
er, and quite bard
FKEVEEEOLY
l.'UO .1 u. ile M . .Id , lirnnd Master
of the Templar, burned at I'ntU.
l.'l.'.H ltisurr. i t ...it of the j-'ilsalilry of
I I'riili.-e begun,
lol'l Amerigo Y-s. I stltrted oil hU
I third viiviig.-. going n far it I'.na-
goiila.
, l.MrJ Ci.liitnhu il!.-d from Cu.fi In
I s.'iir. h .f a passage to I lie S.niili Sen.
I 111 lit Ass tsiiimtl.in of Henry IV. by
1 1 ft n i ' I ii .-.
llllS I'nltitiilst sill.-d the ensile of
i Prague.
Ili'.'l Wedding ,,f Edward Wliisl.ov nil
Susanna Wh.ie, Ii: l couple man led
III 11 nn. nt Ii colon .
ItlX' Mnrcolnil de M il iliac l- liead. d for
conspiracy again! !t i. lull. it.
li'.ll Earl of Stratford b. leaded In
I Tower of London mi n false i-li.irg.t
I of tr.-nsoii.
1"I'J England declared war ngilmt
Ernies, and Spain.
177 Admiral Anson defeated I'r.-n.li
ll.s t ofT 1 'Itlls'et re.
1 77 I'rof. Cassinl dm-overi-d lite rev.
llltl. ill of Vrtlll.
177'. Cm ini'iiinl Cmigrc m"t In I'h !a-
l.-lplii.t.
I7'.'l Slavery nbulish.'d III I'reii.h do
m : 1 1 i . .1 1 .
17 Treat v of I'nrU rmtehided.
'17:
Yiiis-iun! ion for smallpox first ap
plied by I 'r. .V iiner.
lSt l.ord Itirou mtnni the l.irli-n.-ll.-s.
1MI ternis XVIII. ent.r. I I'aris I tht
lirst rest .rar imi I .
WJ'1 famous State prison nt Sing Sing,
N. V., -pelled.
IM" N.-iv iik banks suspend.- I speelrt
pat in. nt.
lSp; Ccii. Ta.r il.f.-nt.-. I the Mexi
cans nt Itesa.-ii de la Eitliiiii.
1 H : i(,it it Astor Opera In. use. N.-it
York.
,SV1 ''"' "f . hlrni IVrslrt. destroyed
''' arili.puiKe.
IH.'.. I ulversal Industrial Exhibit Ion
opened nt Paris hjr Eouls Napoleon.
1H.7.I Napoleon III. declared war ngniist
Austria.
1 Hilt JjipnnciM. violins' re.vlved at
Washington.
lS4!o ... Ironi-lnd Merrliunc destroyed by
( 'ollfederate.
IHik't Trial uf nsnaitsiniit Ion conspirators
begun In Washington.
LS 17- Kul ratified Alasknn cession
treaty.
1M1:-I iiion Pacific nnd Central I'ltelflo
rnilrond completed.
1S7H - (''lltetllll.ll Expollloll o;s.e.i In
Thill!. lelpilln.
ISM Mexican Congress ratified Irenty
With Eiiited Slates.
IHStI Thirty-two person killed by hur
riciin.i nt Madrid.
1KHM -. Phonograph exhibited for lirst
time in perfected fi.rin. New Yolk.
lSliJ - I'nioii Printers' Home at Colorado
Springs d.'dicnted.
1S. I -Torpedo boat Erii'ssi first vessel
of modern navy, built mi inland wat
ers, launched at I tiilniijiie, Iowa....
Itra.llian government Metered diplo
matic relations with Puniigal
Earthquake shocks in (iivnv,
1NH7 - m h , n m i lire in Pliihurg, Pa...
P.uruiiig of charily bazaar in Paris;
ISO persons perished.
lS'.iS - -Execution of n who nltemiite.l
to
nssasMlnate King (ieorue nf
(Jns'i
,;), I'J - El'll pt loll of Mount IVIee
liinj--Japanese battleship Halsuse sunk
by mines; -(.Ml perished.
Heller TeiichliiM of Three l.
Another interesting test of the prcen,-
day I hods of public scho.,1 education as
compared with the known resullu of leach
ing more than half n century ago, hn re
cently been liuiile nt Cleveland, Ohio. Ac
cording to the School Journal, lints" of
words and arithmetic example contalne(
in the examination pajs r of the Spring
field (Mass.) high school ,i iHUl, which
wore, submitted to the ninth grade of (!,,,
Springfield school In 1S!I.,, ,IIV() nw
trhsl in one Cleveland school. Following
Is the list of words: Accidental, nccessl.
ble, baptism, chirography, characteristic
deceitfully, descendent, ei ,tr,. Pva1'
escent, fierceness, felgnedly, gluul lineH
gnawed, heiress, hysterics, ImlM-clllty !
concolviible, liioonvcnlcnco, InelhYient' r.
resistible. The comparative result M'liov
that the pupils of 1M( answered 40(1 pep
cent of tho words correctly, those of h1
IS1.2 per cent, while the Cleveland puo'll
In this year of grace spelled (ll.y .M.r ,.,.iit
correctly. In the case of the nrllhnieilu
papers, the percentage of correct reoll..-
for Itt.lll uina Jill I I.. D..i .. ... "I"1'S
, onnglle, IH,
It was ni.l, and in Cleveland seh.w.i ..I
the recent test wn S7..ri,
Antrrleuu Nteel for r'rUeo
Chairman (Inry of tho lTn,,(, , ,
Steel Corporation says that the steel mill
of this country will have n dimcultv in
supplying San Francisco with all th
steel needed for rebuilding, as It will h
six months before any Urge amount will
be called for.
To Mtudr Native llllol,,,,,.
The Field museum of natural hstor
at Chicago has received a gift of "(Mn7
from Hubert Y. Cummin to ,fa"y '
expeiiHr. of an ethnological exploration 0
ths native tribe, of the Pl.illppl,,,.. ' '