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J THE CHARITY mUl j J By CFFIE A. ROWLANDS I CHAPTKU X. A rarlv ns possible the followin; morning. Sheila Fraser ordered her hor shinned her habit, and, without waiting for breakfast or groom. Iff t home in h. haste for Cr.liglands. Sin- wanted to ! Xirst nt nn interview with tho d;iohcs Aluch dois-niled on how she net.1!! now. "If I can junt drop a few hints. and s jurjiidioe hor flgiinst that girl, not a! Mrs. Frascr's sweetness, or her daug'.i tir's artfulness, will have much avail. 1 nm a rich woman I I never felt so glad of my niomv before." She had divorced a little from tho or I:narv route to Cr.iigtaiuls, because there was a better roid I'v so Joins. and n lie trotted along fleetly, she RitJ.li'iil.v i'9mf upon a Joe cart, in which was seat ed Beverley Uochfort. looking wonderful J.v handsome in his fur lined coat. "Miss Fr.isor, this is nn unexpected jdeasure," he said, as he lifted his ha: n ii.I motioned the groom to tike tlx1 reins. 'Vou an out early." "I nm going to Craiglands, to make in onirics." she said curtly. Beverley only smiled, but she saw at once that he attached a good deal o." meaning to this hasty riJe. Ho cot hwn from the cart. "Drive up an J Jown un'il I am ready. Jones," he commanded, as he walkej up to Sheila's horse anJ stroked the smooth r.eck. "Is there, then, so much cause for anxiety?" he nked. "Are you nerv ous about Lord John. Miss Fraser?" Sheila pursed her lips. She resent.xl ftis manner. anJ she JiJ not quite under stand it. either. "I feel that it would be altogether a T!oaasnt and a wise arrangement if you and I called ourselves friends," Boverloy aid. after a slight pause. "We have so much in common." "I don't think I understand you," 8heila was startled into saying. "I must tf? and explain myself clear ly I know the reason of your hurried visit to Craiglands. It is not sympathy that tnkes you there, but something more akin to self-interest. Oh ! do not be angry, there is no occasion, for, my very dear young lady, I think you are perfect ly right. You se. although I do not credit you with any great amount of sympathy, I have plenty myself. Be lieve me, I am quite sincere. Just now," Ileverley went on, "I said I thought it would be not only a pleasant, but a wise thing for you and I to become friends. I'nion is strength, you know. Miss Fra er: a good old maxim." "Don't you think you had better leave conundrums alone, and speak out traight. Mr. Itochfort?" "I will," he answered, quietly. "Sheila, ve are both persons of determination and j&mbition. My ambition takes one form. .yocrrs another; but on one point we are .alike we would sacrifice much to gam our ends; would we not?" Sheila's cold gray eyes flashed as she nodded her head. "You hate the girl ; I hate him ! Yon are determined that John Glendurwood fdinll make you his wife; I am as equal Ily determined J shall make her mine. Ar a"iw4 so far, the rest should be easy." Tiei!a drew a sharp breath. She loath ed him for his shrewdness in having read her mind so clearly, but his words had brought a new aspect altogether. "It is for you to suggest." she said. leaking swiftly and in low tones. "As you said just now, union is strength, end so " "So yoti agree to be friends, eh?" Bev rley smiled. lie had never had the smallest fear of failing. lie had not watched Sheila so carefully these past days for nothing. He tield out his hand as he spoke and Sheila pu hers into it. "Have you any plans?" she asked, ab ruptly. She was no longer so eager to lie gone. One glimpse at this man's smil ing, handsome, evil face told her that he vould do nil be wished. Kven in the midst of the satisfaction that came with a rush, she could not repress a feeling of jealousy and envy that he should love Audrey and be indifferent to her. Sheila. "I will tell you more when I return from London. My journey there is not wholly unconnected with this matter. And now, I think I must say 'Au revoir.' I sincerely trust you will find Lord John not so bad as rumor reports. Carry my sympathy and regards to her new grace; she is a charming woman, and will ni'ike an altogether excellent mother-in-law." Sheila smiled mechanically, and gath ering up her reins, she rode on. She fjave a sort of shudder as she went, and he memory of Beverley's dark, glittering ryes lingered with her. She felt, some how, so powerless when she was with tiim. Sheila always felt a thrill at her heart em she rode or drove up to Craiglands. r'ow as she passed up the avenue and drew rein at the covered doorway, a man vith powdered hair and grave face came forward to meet her. "Her grace's love, miss, and she begs yon will excuse her this morning; she tloes not feel equal to leaving his lord--thip's room. She begs, also, to thank you, miss, for rmving tuken the trouble to ride over and make inquiries." "I)oes Dr. Sentance think there Is any danger?" she asked, and there waa gen uine anxiety In her voice. "Dr. Sentance considers his lordship's condition very serious," replied the ser vant. Sheila rode back to Dinglewood cross and anxious. She met Dr. Sentance com ing down the avenue, and stopped to ques tion lilm. "The poor fellow has not recovered consciousness yet," the medical man an swered. "I have telegraphed up for Uaw on and Looksley. Miss Fraaer, it is horrible, a dastardly affair, and for the life of me I can't understand It. Lord ilendurwood never seemed to have an enemy in the world ; but upon my word this looks to me like a malicious attack. It has turned out he had next to nothing In his pockets. Of course, his watch was valuable. But who on earth is there bout here who could have borne him a rudj lor a uy thing be has ever done and Mid? I suppose you have sent for fur- her police assistant. Miss Fraser?" he vent on. Sheila confessed she hail not even nought of It. "Are not the MountVrry men milli iei't?" she nske.l. "This is pre eminently a case for an istute detective," he said: "and I should telegraph up at once to Scotland Yard, 'f I were you. As the alTair happened In vonr grounds, of course, it would be :'lensntiter for you to have it sifted thor oughly." "You are quite right I" Sheila said, wnnu'y, although she could have struck 'lini with her whip for daring to dictate to her. "I will send up to London at once." As she said this, the thought of Bever ley Kochfort came into her mind, nud all it once she determined to learn his ad IrcsN from Mr. Thorngato. and telegraph to him to send down a detective, why, she could scarcely have told. chaptkh xi. It was long before poor Audrey closed her tins!, aching eyes that eventful night: she had shed no more tears after that one passionate outburst ; she felt tt much pain and anxiety for this natural relief. All she could think of was Jack Gloudur- woo.I, lying alone in the bracken. Insen sible, half murdered. She accepted her mother's tender comfort, in a vague. lreamy way. All the sudden joy and pride that had sprung into being early in the evening, as she listened to the story of her birth, seemed to have vanished beneath this great sorrow. The sun was shining high In the heav ens when she opened her eyes, and found her mother bending anxiously over her. Constance Fraser gained strength at sight of her child's suffering. She was now the strong, courageous woman ; she put aside all her invalid ways, and rose su preme to the moment. "Look after her well," she said to Marshall, as she donned her outdoor gar ments and prepared to drive over to Craiglands. The duchess, proud, self-reliant, self- possessed as she was generally classed to be, was after all only an ordinary woman, with a mother s heart beating quick and strong in her breast. Her two Ihjvs had been her darlings from the ear liest days of their childhood ; she had nev er been so fond or so proud of her one daughter, who was too much like her father in nature and character to prove a comfort to the other parent. The tenra came to the mother's eyes as Constance Fraser, after speaking all the consolation and sympathy she could think of, mentioned the countess' name. "I will stay with you till Gladys comes," she said, gently; "I am sure there is much I can do." "Gladys will not come," the duchess answered, quietly enough ; and then all at once she broke down. "Oh, Con stance! My dear! My dear!" she moaned, "what shall I do if I lose both my boys? Duncan's days are numbered I know it only too well and Jack, my bonny, my dear, good, noble Jack !" Then Constance knelt beside her and cheered her again. "Y'ou are alarmed by this Insensibility; it is nothing; it often happens with con cussion of the brain. I prophesy that in a week's time you will have Jack out of bed, or very nearly so. Now I want you to look at me; don't you see a change in my face? Yes, I see you do; shall I tell you all about it?" And then, as gently, as briefly as she could, Constance bared the secrets of her heart to her friend. "And you have found your child, Con stance? I am glad. I rejoice, my dear, in your happiness. You must 1st me see her soon. I shall love her for your sake and for poor Frank's; he was a great favorite of mine." Constance Fraser covered her face with her hands, and when she drew them away it was ashen white. "Hush!" she said, almost Innudibly ; "do not let us speak of him. The pain is too deep, too great. Such horrible re morse comes over me when I begin to think, that I fear for my reason. I know now I was deceived, that I doubted him wrongly ; but but that Is all I dare let myself know just yet, it makes my heart bleed." The duchess bent and kissed the sweet, white face. "Have courage! Kemember your hild !" she whispered. "I do! I do!" answered Constance, brokenly. "In her I must live again. Go 1-mamma, I want you to promise to befriend her, to stand by her always." "For your stike and for hers, I prom ise this, Constance; she shall never want a friend while I am alive." John Glendurwood's condition showed no change, and although Dr. Sentance declared he would pull his patient through, he nevertheless felt much doubt and anxiety as to his ultimate success. "It is the mind that is keeping him back," he di-clared over and over again to Mrs. Fraser, and at last ventured to express the same idea to tho duchess. Thut very same evening as Constance was dressing for dinner, a carriage ar rived from Craiglands with a hurried message from the duchess. Would Mrs. Fraser kindly drive over as soon as possible her grace wished to see her particularly." Audrey sat before the fire in her moth er's room; she was clad in a pretty little white gown made In picturesque fashion, and her hands already hud lost the work stains that had seemed ho out of place on them. She was scarcely conscious of what was going on around her. The past few days had sapped her strength, she cured to do nothing, could do nothing but sit and wonder bow her beloved, her hero, was. How little did she guess that, as she sat there fearing, dreading every fresh moment, that her lover was then speaking her name as Constance Fraser bent over his bed. "He has called her so often," his moth er wblsoered, with 'alvriog lip. "Oh, Constance I My dear, you w ill do as be asks I It may be Ms last wish!" Constance pressed her lips on tho brow ntmve those eves that, only a short time ago had been laughing and sparkling with life, happiness and manly vigor. "Be comforted." she said, gently, for as he not lying on the edge of that dark, dread river? "it shall be as you wish." "And Audrey --my wife before 1 die?" the wor,! ven uttered so faint they were scarcely audible. "And Audrey, my child, shall be jour wife at once, without delay." A smile of Joy radiated the oor young feltow's face; he tried to clasp her hand, lo murmur thanks, but be could do noth ing but lie there, helpless as a child lit his utter prostration. CIIABTKU XII. Tho following morning, before Con stance Fraser had bid time to compose her thoughts, and begin to prepare her child for what lay before her, Sheila ciime Into the room. Audrey was lying very quiet In hor little ImvI. and the other girl notiii'd, with anger in her heart, how exquisitely love ly ns that pale young face, pillowed among tho delicate lace edged linen and shadowed by the pink-lined curtains. It made her even savage, in her jealous hatred, to notice what daintiness tho mother nlrendy gave to her new-found child. "I came to tell you," she said, very abruptly, "that I nm going to Iondoti for a few days. Janet will accompany ino. Is there anything that I can do foi you?" Mrs. Fraser shook her head. Sheila went away In total ignorance that tho most viral turn in events was to take place immediately. It was no unusual thing for her to go to London for a few days, as she was a shrewd business woman, anil superintend ed nearly nil the movements of her af fuirs. This time, however, there was nothing that would demand her atten tion, except this former marriage of her father's widow. She determined during her almence from Dinglewood to go herself to Broad borough and make full inquiries about Audrey. "I will not rest till I hnve full and complete proof that she is Frank Ana truther's child. If only I can be success ful and discover any flaw, I think I shall know how to make it disagreeable for Mrs. Fraser and her charity girl." To Sheila's annoyance she found that Mr. Chester was In possession of every fact relating to Audrey's birth, and in a very short time placed these facts bo fore her. "There Is not n shadow of doubt. Miss Fraser," ho said quietly, "that this young girl is Miss Anstruther. I have boon myself to Broadboroush and made every inquiry, and if these inquiries- had failed, the appearance of the registration of birth and the marriage certificate would settle the question. I have Iwen down to the church where Miss Gnscoigne mar ried Captain Anstruther, and have pro cured another copy of the certificate. Here it is." "Which is so much worthless paper. ...-.i ' I,,, . : v. .. f 1 ....... ; , . ...... mm i ok ii) , n.,,a mj a , , u it. ing." Sheiln remarked curtly. "I am happy in being able to assure you that this romance is not true, nnd congratulate you that your stepmother has at least one joy left hor in life. Fate has treated her harshly, poor lady." She arose abruptly, and went away. As she re-entered her hotel, she saw a pile of ltiggaffo being carried in, and in her pretematurnlly sharp way she rec ognized the livery of the footman, who was superintending the portmanteaus ami huge boxes, as that worn by the servnnts of tho Karl of Daleswater. She whispor id to her maid. Boocham. to find out If the family were about to stay nt the hotel, and passed upstairs with the first sensa tion of pleasure she had experienced for some time, which grew stronger as she learned that the countess and her chil dren were expected up tho following day from Daleswater House. (To he ronrlnued.t Heavy (;liori. The wealthy old gentleman on mo up the Hteps dripping with ' inspiration and pulling like an automobile. "Oh, father," faltered the Iwnutlful heiress, nervously, "where have you been ?" "I linveleen attending to that French count who Is after your Lund and my bullion." "Gracious, father, I hope you haven't been rude. The count Is such a deli cate gentleman. Didn't I tell you to handle hi in with gloves?" The old gentleman ami led grimly. "Oh, I handled him with gloves all right." "You did? Oh. I am ko glad." Yes, the biggest boxing gloves I ! could find, and then I put a horseshoe In each." Afruld He'd ( liniiKO. "Could you guess how old I am?" said the girl with the crows' feet, giving a little giggle. "Why. you're about 2L" said tho man who thought he ought to be kind to her. "Bomomlier," hhe said, with more gig gles, "I only gave you one guess." Yonkers Statesman. IS' ol hi iik It lit the Truth. Buneum My physician tells me I am working too hard. Marks The M. D. evidently knows his business. Buneum Why do you think so? Marks I have lx-en comparing notes with a few of our mutual friends and J I find you have worked us pretty hard. I Distinction Without IMfferene. Sensitive Golfer (who has foozled) Did you laugh nt mo, boy 7 Caddie No, sir; I wis laughln' at anlther man. Sensitive Golfer And what's funny about him? I Caddie He plnya gowf awfu' like you, air. Bunch. hi. Temperament. "What kind of a disposition has our dysiieptlc friend?" 1 "None at all only an Indlapotlori.,, WMhlugton Star. ' Uf tZTi J low to (rlntl mi As, To get tlio best results In grinding an ax o must bavo a long, thin bevel say n correspondent of tho American Cultivator. To liavo this bevel usnblo the tool must bo of tho best nlool, prop orly tempered. Now to t!i so.und Mlnt No any that our bevel must vnry no cording to tho hardness or softness of tho wood to bo woikiMl. Why? Be mtso In mi nx the cutting rslgo simply KO.NO WAV. consists of tho middle layer of filters In the blade; next to them Is tho next t.iyer, n little farther bai'k, and so on right through. Thus we can see thttt the edge only keep sharp because lie layer of fibers lying next to It ovelloa It ami prevents It from boa king 'away by lending It part of Its elasticity. The third layer does so to the tKiviut, and so on right through. The harder the flintier the shorter the lievel. the softer the tlmtwr the longer. In reason. Hold the ax as shown In the second cut and keep the edge at right angles to the stone; travel the blade up or down a little when grinding the corners. Always turn the stone toward tho dgo;' this applies to all edge tools, for two reasons: Turn lug from the -,ge will always grind n round, coarse bevel; the olnts of the fibers are left mticli more loose nnd open, thus giving much loss elasticity than when compacted together ns they are by the stone turning to them. Nev er grind dry; It boats the steel there by, r.s shown by taking the temper out of It. Never grind In the center of the stone, ns so tunny do, with the edge parallel to the stone, as It spoils tho Htone for grinding and twists the fillers of the uteel at right angles to their projMT cutting angle. Always give the blade (not the -ye) a dip clean wa ter after grinding. The blade clean, now take a slip, oil stone or m stone and gently nib ;tralght across the bevel nnd then up and down, to rub ofT any wire edge nnd to Inlock the edge libers. Make the first rubs the hardest and the last the lightest. The practice so common of giving the edge a few light turns mi tho grindstone, parallel to the stone. BIGHT WAY. to rub off the wire edge and save rub bing on the finer stone Is a bad one even when the stone Is a very fine grit, as It disturbs the edge fibers and roughens them up Into little taw teeth w uich soou chew off fu UH. Milk Itecords. Several methods of ewtlmatlng yearly records from a few weighing and tent have been proposed. The only abso lutely accurate way to tell the amount of milk nnd butter fat produced by a cow is to weigh nnd tent the milk, at every milking. Cows vary no much !n (he amount and quality of their milk from one milking to another, owing to various causes, many of which are un- I controllable, that entirely accurate re- suits cannot be secured by weighing and testing the milk weunnl at a few milking and using the result as a ba sis for estimating the total production for a lactation jx-rlod or even a month. Many dairymen, however, do not feel they can take the time to secure dally records; nor is this necessary If It Is simply desired to obtain a reasonably accurate estimate of ft cow's perform ance at the end of the year. An ap proximate record Is sufficient for com paring one cow with another or for de termining whether a cow Is up to the profit standard. C. B. Lane, United States Department of Agriculture. Plants for Honey Ileea. The plants that serve as forage for honey bees are: For March, the wil lows, soft maple, elm, alder and dog tooth violets: for April, the above and the June berry, crimson clover, dando- Hon, gooseberry, currant, apple, pear, peach, cherry, plum and rhododendron, although some yeurs they may not bloom until May, much depending upon the section, and climate. During May i those mentioned will be re-enforced by I the holly, lunp tree, ruspourry, persim ne bickberry. alslke. clo- yer Btraw berry nnd white clover. Along ,Q tho 8uU1iner. beginning the latter part of May and tlie flrBt part of June, the mnguolia, cow pea, cntalpa, dalBy, nlfalfa, milk weed, cucumber, melon, aweet clover, corn, buckwheat and nu- merous flowers keep up tu upiV un- til UU In the season, Vert III slnsjr Problems. Without manure or fort Ulcer there Is no farm capable of producing crops year after year, for all soils must be mtp piled with that which should take the place of the substances removed during the growth of crops. Plants, like ani mals, have life, are possessed of organs ami vessels In which circulates a Muld, and which, aided by an appropriate nourishment, develop an organic muss In a given time. The most fruitful soil will be that which In the same time will have produced the most considera ble weight of organic matter reduced to a dry stale. All manure put Into the earth should be In a Mate of liiimus and ns soluble In water as possible, so that the plants can sel.e iimmi It and appropriate It to themselves. Manure consists of nil the elements of vegeta ble matter. As soon as It Is soluble the roots absorb It and coiiinuiiili'aif' It ' the Interior organs of the plant, which secrete It In the parts In which It has need to develop Itself; hence the more a piece of land Is mixed with soIuMm manure, the more It produces plants and vegetable qualifications, only the consumption of the manure Is not tho same In all. In order to derive crops from the soil, therefore, the weight of the plant foods added to the soil, either 1 1 1 the forms of manure or fertilizer. should be equal to the plant food of the crop to be obtained; In other terms, when one wishes to obtain from a Hold which has no trace of manure a pro duction of given weight It Is necessary j to carry and place In this field other organic matters prodiioisl elsew here and of an equal weight, or the soil will lose ln fertility. The Mo.' Ilnlh Tub. Dipping hogs Is nt best nasty work. and by providing a properly constructed bath tub much. If not all, of this work may be avoided, says the Prairie Far mer. Construct a tank of any width and length you please. Just so It Is largo enough, but be careful not to get It IIATII Ti ll roa TIIC IKMIS. more than 1." Inches di-op. A ginxl slaso t make Is feet wide by 10 feet long and 1, inches deep, using lumber 2 Inches thick and l.'i Inches wide for the sides mid ends, and flooring of galvanized Iron for the bottom. Set this In the ground under ll shed near where the hogs are fisl and fill to a depth of alsiiit 1 Inches with water nnd on top of this place half an Inch of crude oil. During summer nnd fall, nnd even on renl warm daye In winter, hogs will gladly use this to wallow In If shut away from mudholes, and It Is sure death to Ili-o nnd skin diseases. The advantage of this tub over pouring tho crude oil Into mtidliob's ns has been suggested. Is that It Is more economical and Is cleaner, besides being more ef fective. Pup Cora. Pop com Is a g'sid crop to grow. csik- clally If the grower Is able to keep It a j season or two In case of low prices. I Only the white varieties ore suitable for market, ns most of the ivru goes Into' popworn balls, and the nearer white, the U'tter, colored varieties liclng sure' to jolI the o fleet and sale of the I Hipped .article. In culture some readily-available fertilizer should be plant ed with the seed, as the young plants are not so sturdy us the snrotits of oth z'-rr: zztZi rJm- - er corn. A good start does wonders for ,1S,!' f!"n- I'"" "'" ' rommand of . ,.,,,,.i. i, ,.i ...-nl the troops at Charleston. lilt l.'l 11. AJI lUU' li t ill, IJJ1II1IJ lie given, i tie urin system is the easiest nud most profitable, and three feet between tho rows Is sulllclent. Kloe corn, which Is the most deslrablo of anv for Planting, can stand thirteen to sixteen Inches apart In thn drill, and do well -if the soil Is good. Buyers' demands are Imm-ratlve and must be met. They are that the corn must be at least one year old, to pop well, and' entirely free from mold, staining by mice, or mice odors, free from silk and husks, and In every way sweet anil bright. Our Hlval to the Houth. The Argentine Republic threatens to be a greater rival of the United States than Is appreciated by most persons. Becouse of the locution of the country, the climate Is a little less subject to great variations than that of tho Unl- ted Stotes, and all crops that can bo raised In this country can bo grown In the Argentine Kepubllc with much less j Gould South Western railroad sys rlsk than here. Tho cereul crops and tem. cuttle-raising are very flourishing, nnd a very promlalng murket Is being open ed up In Europe. Water for Fowls. In the composition of nn egg there Is a large iwrcentage of water. Wo often think that liens In winter are not pro vided with enough pure water. With out water they can no more furnish eggs tuun wuuoui corn or wneat. ll behooves, then, to see that tho fowls are provided with plenty of flno water, and that It Is not In a congealed form, for It Is very hard, If not Impossible,) for a fowl to partake of It when In a solid form, I Ileea on the Farm. Every farmer should have a hlvo of bees on the farm, even If be attaches but little value to the honey. The bees are excellent forugers and carry pollen from one plant to another. In communi ties where no bees nro kept there will be found orchards that do not bear, the cause being unknown, while a hive or( "Faith. Ol'in not." replied the' wit two of bees In the neighborhood would ness. "All th' teeth Ol hoven't got wor change the conditions. traded In this couuthrv. Inborn, fo.HICTnBIAU T. hi-: V1 Island of Guam discovered by Ma gellan. i .jiii it., , i.i in. I,, ih irinrr to Mary IJuocii of Scots, murdered by lrd I iiu nley. PITS Ghent surrendered lo Louis XIV. of Franco. ITU'-' King William III. died and Queen Anne came lo I he throne of Lngliind, 17,'ti.' Koiill Khan usurped the Persian I liriine, Kd.'i The Htnmp act passed by th Itrllish House of Lords. j7'jo (;n,inii 111. of Sweden Ssa- hiiiiiIhI. jS0 British naval ami military etpedl Hon arrived in Aboiikir May. FtOP- .... British .1. Touted the French ut battle of At kir. I'k'.U't James Mmlisoii of Virginia becuiiie Secre tary of Si ale. 1S. Itritish def.nt.d French at battle of Barrosa, In Spain. 1-SI Lord Wi llillgloll defeated the French ami entered Itordeam . . . . Buttle of I .nun. III whi'll NniM.leoll was defeated by Marshal Itluclier. IS'."-.'- -President Monroe recommended nsiignit ion of Independence of Mex ico and the South Aineriinil States. l.VJ.'. Henry Clay of K. niui-ky became Secretary of State. -Catholic emancipation promised In F.iiglaml, . . . John Mcpherson Ber rien of Georgia became Attorney Gt nil of I'nitrd State". 1H.10 petroleum discovered lii Kentucky, bottled nn.l sold as a medicine.... The "Book of Mormon." written by Solomon Spaulding, published In New York.. First gold from Georgia mines received at Fulled States mint. 18.1U Arkansas adopted a constitution. j . . . . Mussncre of thn Alamo, 1H.'7 Bank of British North America opened its first otlice at Montreal. ISI'J - Income tax proposed by Sir ltob ert Peel. ISM -John C. Calhoun of South Caro lina became Secretary of Stnte,... First Issue of the Toronto Globe. 181." Steamboat Swallow wrecked In Hudson river, with loss of many lives. 18I7--Battle of Vera Crus. 1SID -Thomas F.wlng of Ohio took office as first SiM-retary of the Interior. ISoO-- Hubert Stephenson sent the first locomotive through the Britannia tu bular bridge over the Menal straits. lS.'.'l -Jefferson Davis of Mississippi be came Secretary of War. 1.S.M - r.li-ction riots In Milwaukee be tween Germans ami Irish. 1H."." - First stesin fire engine exhibited in Baltimore. IS.'d - 'ovent Garden theater, Iimlon, destroyed by fire. lS."f - An roil V. Brown of Tennessee be came Postmaster General of the I'liiled Stales. troopi IRH2 -Battle of Pea Itldge. ... Battle of the Merrlmsc and Monitor In Hamil ton Itoads. . . .(Sen. McClellnn look command of tho Army of the Poto mac. , I--Princess Alexandra of Denmark arrived in Fnglnnd to bee,,,,,, the I ,'ri,,,' uf lU 1 of ui"H- lsui itoservoir near Mieineiu, r.ugianii, burst, and 270 persons drowned. 180U tjueon Victoria Instituted the Al bert medal as reward for heroic ac tions among mariners, 18(18 Impeachment court convened to try President Johnson, 1S71 Treaty of Washington, between the ('tilted States and Kngland. J87 1 -First meeting of tho Prince Kd- ward Island Legislature. lS7S-Sleamer Sphinx burned and sunk on Island of Cyprus; 700 lives lost. I87l)-Peruvlan port of Iqul.nie block- nded ty Chile. isdd-Knights of Labor strike on ib. 18S'.I -King Milan of Servla abdicated In favor of his son. 1891 France consented to arbitration on Newfoundland fisheries question. 18r Mrs. William K. Vanderhllt se cured an absolute divorce from her husband.... Harry Hayward convict ed In Minneapolis of the murder of Catherine Glng. l)7 tjueen Banavalona III. of Mada. gascar exiled by the French. isiis China leased Port Anio.- n for nlcety-nlne years. B)00 Then tor Francals In I'.ri. stroyed by firo. jooi-Great Britain declined to accent Senate amendments to Hav-Paune. foto treaty. ID0.1 General strike of elevated railroad employes In New York City, llKKl American troops killed 000 Moro In battle near Jolo. Fuels In the (use. "Are you of foreign extractlonT asked the cross-ex a in In I nir lnwvu