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NLY A FARMER'S DAUGHTER, MRS. FORRESTER. iwfWTttHWWfmfWtn mil mmtttf tTtin CHAPTER XII.-Cootlnued.) On her return from the ride, Winifred went, wis her cuitom, to the little kitting room ippropriated to the use or Madame de Montolleu. Lady Orace wna ilttinj there, too. She kissed them both. "You bring the outer air in with you, my child," eaid the old French lady; "you are as fresh as new picked rose." "We bare had a good canter across the common, dear madame It makea one feel fresh. Did you both have a pleasant rl?" . a . "Yes," said Lady Grace, "and I find you have got the ponies Into ueh order that they are as quiet aa lambs. At least Evans gives you all the credit." "He wanta to see you drive them In the park," resumed Lady Grace; "he says with a new set of harnesa, and you in the front seat, there would not be more elegant 'turnout' In London." "Fancr such honor and state for a farmer'a daughter!" aald Winifred, half erave. half ironical. Ladv Grace took her band and drew her toward herself. "My dear, what alia yon to-day? You are not like yourself. I never heard you sar these thiuga before. Has Mr. Hast- inirs anything to do with It? Your man ner to him was most chilling. Did he ever offend you?" "Offend me? Lady Grace how should he? He was far above me when we met before." But her voice trembled, and she hilr rled from the room. "Madame," said Lady Grace, "can you throw any light on the subject do you know at anything ever passed .between thenj tit should ranks bet seek! prouU ana resenr.1111 towara nimr Madame de Montolleu hesitated. "I should not feel justified In teltfag this to anyone else; but you have her interest as much at heart as I have. The summer before last, when he first came home, they met by accident. He was handsome and fascinating, and, I believe, the first man of ton and breeding she ever met with. No wonder, then, the peor romantic child fell in love with bim. Somehow they met again, and he made an excuse to call at the Farm, and she was at home alone. I dare say he took a fancy to her, large-eyed, graceful child as she was, and flattered and talked to her as men of the world will. She mis took it for love for a romantic devotion, no doubt, such as her foolish little brain had conceived might be possible between a great gentleman like the master of Hazell Gourt, and her own humble self. 1 warned her I wanted to spare her the heartache the misery that such a de lusion might cause her; but, poor child! she was so honest, so true herself, she could not believe the man she worshiped as a hero could be capable ot what she deemed baseness, and at last, by a cruel lesson I am not at liberty to tell you bow she found that, while he was feign ing love for her, he was, in truth, devot ing his real attention to her cousin Flora. It was a grievous blow. Perhaps his pres ence brought back a bitter, remembrance, and she Involuntarily resented what she deemed his inconsiderate cruelty." "I cannot understand it," Lady Grace aald. "Twice to-day I saw him look at her as I should have fancied a man could only look when he loved a woman dearly. And yet you may be right, for I remem ber fancying there was a tinge of regret in his expression." ... , m rm tn the old French iaay. o. Hastings took his hostess, and Jrd ar- old followed with Winifred., iney wi side by side at dinner, and Errol ten as if be could scarcely take his eyes off her. She laughed and talked with Lord Harold low, almost caressing voice, mr, Hastings thought; and it made bis diooq boil. Errol had, of course, never beard Miss Evre sing. When they went into iu drawing room he said to her: "I hear you sing very beautiruiiv, aiis Eyre. Will you give me the pleasure 01 hearing your voice?" "I do not think my singing would givs you any pleasure," she answered, coldly. "You are. of course, accustomeo to u highly cultivated voices mine is only rude, untaught, country one." He drew back, wounded to tne quic. "Do cdme and slug, Winifred," ex claimed Lord Harold. Sittina- down to the piano, she sang ner mast touching, plaiative songs, one after the other, with a pathos that went to the heart of each one who listened. She nev er sang more beautifully than on that night, and Errol leaned against me em brasure of the window, where his face was screened from observation, and drank In every tone of the voice, which was not only beautiful In itself, but which he loved. He never loved her be fore or afterward as be loved her that night, listening for the first time to the exquisite tenderness of her voice. When Winifred finally left the piano, she passed close to the curtain, and Errol came forward. She spoke on the Impulse CHAPTER XIII. Lord Harold Erskine had never been to stay at Endon Vale since Winifred bad lived there, and this was the only reason Lady Grace ever had to regret her presence it kept the nephew whom , he loved away. Once, when she had a letter from him, ahe read It, and sighed heavily as she laid it down. Winifred understood what the sigh meant. She summoned np courage the next time (hey were alone and said: ' "I know you are unhappy because you do not see- Lord Harold, Lady Grace. Please let me go away somewhere for a time, and let him come here, if he does not like to meet me." . "I do not think, my dear, that he minda meeting you so much aa that he fears his presence might make you uneasy." "Ob, Lady Grace," cried Winifred, "why should you why should he think of me? Am I not here from your kind ness and charity? I was only too much honored by hla ever thinking of me; but he will have forgotten me now, and why should we not meet as If such a thing had never happened?'.' "I will tell him," Lady Grace aald; and she wrote to him that very day, begging him to come. The next day he arrived, to his aunt'a great delight. The meeting between him and Winifred was cordial and unaffected. The restraint wore off, and they relaps ed into an easy friendship; at all events, the young lady did. Of course, as soon aa Lord Harold heard his old friend Errol Hastings was at the Court be betook himaelf at once to see him, although ha. was coming to din ner the following day; "I shall most likely sleep at the Court to-night, aunt, and we will ride over to gether to-morrow morning. Ot course, he stays here the night?" "Of course, my dear," and Lord Harold rode off. The day seemed a little dull to Winifred after he had gone. She dreaded aecing Mr. Hastings again, particularly before Lord Harold; aad then she won dered if her name would be mentioned between the two men, and if ao, what they would say about her. Mr. Hastings had an unpleasant recollection ot Mr. Clayton'a remarks about Miss Eyre's flirtation with Lord Harold Erskine, and an uncomfortable aense of the latter'a present golden opportunities; and Lord Harold remembered uneasily that some thing hsd been said about Hastings and Misa Evre wandering together in the Maxell woods. By common consent, thea, her name waa avoided as much as possi ble, and the two mea had plenty ot other tonica for conversation, until the next dav. The .'allowing morning Lord Har old bethought-himself of ealjing on the Champions, and Mr. Haatinga volunteer ed to accompany him. They found Lord lancing and his sister playing croquet with Flora and Reginald Champion, and on invitation Joined in the game. It waa curious enough that, although Flora look ed handsome, and need all tha arts they bad one thought fascinating, both these men contrasted her unfavorably with her comin. The two gentlemen did tot arrive at Endon Vale until It waa time te dress for dinner, and only Just appeared in the drawing room aa the gong sounded for the second time, Bir Clajtoa gar of the mqment. "4fter all, my singing waa not worth your thanks." "You did not aiog for me ha answer ed, bitterly. Later, thinking over the events of the evening, he found It an utter Impossibil ity to arrlve-at any definite conclusion as to the feelings and motivea which in Winifred's conduct toward him. Was his preface really hateful to her? did she bear an unrelenting anger iu him for his unworthy treatment of her long ago? and had every Testige of the love he knew ahe had once borne him died out? "Bah!" he thought, "I am a fool for my pains. Is it possible that I, who am to all intents and purposes a man of tha world, should find myself eating my heart out for the love of a simple little coun- try girl? To-morrow shall decide my fu ture course of action, and if I see she does not care for me I will school myself to meet her with Indifference." At breakfast the following morning both Sir Clayton and Lady Grace Far- quhar pressed him to stay until the next day, and he consented. "And now," said Lady Grace, "you young people must go for a long ride this lovely morning, andH ahall ahut myself ud with my husband and hla learned folios. Lord Harold went to order the horses. Winifred no longer rode the quiet old bay horse, but a handsome chestnut Sir Clay ton had bought for he Until the previ ous day Winifred had never in her life been provoking or a flirt, but ot course those qualities must have been dormant somewhere in her heart, or they would scarcely have cropped up like the drag on'a teeth at a moment's notice. The whole ride through she flattered and flirt' ed with Lord Harold, and uttered little malicious, biting remarks to Mr. Hast ings, with the most naive, unconscious innocence. The ride must have been fraught with considerable enjoyment for Errol, as ev ery turning, every fence, every heath seemed to bring to Winifred's mind some agreeable reminiscence connected with her other companion. Aa they were nearing the park gntes, a farmer stopped Lord Harold to speak about some busi ness, and Mr. Hastings and -Winifred rode on. Errol bent down toward her presently. "Miss Eyre, have I no hope that you will ever feel kinder toward ma than you do now?" "I hare no unkind feeling' toward you, Mr. Hastings." "Then shall I say less indifferent?" "Can one help feeling indifferent?" re torted Winifred. He turned aw.-iy, stung to the quick. Winifred kept up the same demeanor toward the two men during the whole ride; and then at night, when' she went to her room, she cried bitterly, and hated and reproached herself unreasonably. "I do love him I do love him!" she sobbed to herself over and over again; but the next morning she was as cold and repellent to him as ever, and would hardly wish hiin good-by before he mount ed and rode away. The afternoon's post bag contained two letters In the same handwriting one for Winifred, the other for Lady Grace. The correspondent was Mrs. Clayton. "Dear Winifred" (she wrote to the for mer) "Do ask Lady Grace Farqnhar to spare you to me for a week. Mr. Clayton has taken a villa on the Thames for the summer, and I am going to apend few days there before we go to town for the season. I expect to be very dun and quiet, so-that if you come to me you will be performing an actual charity." The note to Lady Urace was coucned in tn-ich the same terms: "Do spare Wini fred, and persuade her to come to me. My husband and aunt have quarreled, and I am so terribly dull." Mrs. Clayton received Winifred with open arms. "I am so glad you have comer she ex claimed; "your companionship will make me forget half my troubles. W shall have a tete-a-tete dinner to-night Mr. r.Uvtnn la In town." Winifred had not been five hours in her frlend'a house before she wss aware that Fee had made a miserable marriage; tha she had bartered all her possessions for an inadequate value; and that she almost, if not quite, hated the man whose name ahe bore. Dnring the time that Winifred stayed at the Cedars, she had plenty of oppor tunity of observing how this ill-assorted couple lived. Francis Clayton a manner to hla wife was in itself an offense, al most every word be addressed te her con tained a covert sneer, and ht seemed to find no greater pleasure than In thwart ing her wishes and contradicting her or ders. Winifred detested him, aad was sys tematically cold and repellent in her man ner toward bim. Ha saw It, and laughed secretly to himself. "Little fool!" he -thought, contempta ously, "she assumes these sirs ot virtuous Indignation with huge propriety. Per hapa the simpleton thinks that I am in lev with her!" n wdonhld nli attention on leelns that they annoyed her. If his wife iat down to the piano, he would get up and leave the room, or else exclaim:' "For beaven'a lake, Marion, don't make that horrid noise; you have not a vestige of voice left Do get up, and let Miss Eyre aing. Her performance is worth listeniug to. Come, Miss Eyre, won't you ing me something?" "No, I will not!" cried Winifred, an grily, one day, tean of vexitloa In her eyes. "If you cannot admire the beauty of Fee'i liuging, I take it ai n compli ment that you should praise me." "My dear Misi Eyre, pray don't be violent," nid Mr. Claytou, with a ma licious imile. . "I am afraid your temper is eetting spoilt by Mrs. Clayton'a ex ample; mine hii luffered already from her baneful influence." "1 think ahe must be an angel to havo livoH with vou ao long!" Winifred ex- clnimed, in hot, angry championship of Her friend. She waa notworldly wise enough yet to abstain from taking up other people's quirrels. t Mr. Clayton remembered her worda, and bore malice toward her for them. (To be continued.) MOSQUITOES IN LOUISIANA. They Are Man and Active, and One Is Momter la ! "You may talk about your mosqul toes ud here in the North," said a resi dent of Bayou Sara, "but If you should spend an hour or so fishing In some of our .Louisiana swamp bayous you would wonder that you ever complain ed of your New Jersey or Staten Island mosquitoes as an Instrument ortorture. 'There are eight or nine different va rieties of mosquitoes batched in those ! dark and noisome swamp bayous, and no matter which kind samples you yoo will wish it had been some other kind. for it will seem that no other kind could bite quite as bad as that one. There are gray mosquitoes long, gaunt, woman- looking fellows reddish-brown mosqui toes, black mosquitoes of a bluish cast and one that Is nearly green. The one that will strike you as the most for midable Is one we call a galllnlpper down there, and It resemmes mat harmless Insect both in size and make up. It to easily half an men long in body, with a spread of wing an luch wide, and a kit in wnicn it carries us tools that Is as long as Its body. This fearfully equipped Insect mon ster has a saw, a gimlet, a lance ami a suction pump. As he can bore through your boot and puncture your foot with ease and dispatch, you may wsii iniag tne how much Drotectlon clothing or gloves are against his assaults. Fortu nately, though, this giant mosquito itn't poisonous. The damage he does to your physical comfort Is done by his boring and sawing and lancing or tne flesh. That hurts like pounding your thumb with a hammer, and leaves a spot that will be sore and tender for days. "All the remaining eight varieties are full of venom and vim to get It where It will do the greatest harm to the greatest number, but the worst of all Is the smallest one of the lot This Is a gray mosquito, not more than an eighth of an Inch long, but every place that he sinks his stinger In on you will instant ly rise up as big as hickory nut turn as red as fire and pain like a hornet's sting. As the reservoir containing that lnsect'i venom cannot possibly be larger than a fly speck, the virulence ot it may be imagined. "The experienced person never goes fishing In those mosquito-Infected bayous," continued the Loulsianan, ac cording to the New York Times, "un less be has his bead and face Incased in netting, fixed on a light steel frame, and with thick gloves on his hands. Gloves, though, are no bar te the big gallltklpper mosquito's kit of tools. "W by does any one go nsmng in rnose noisome places? Because the fishing Is always good, while It never Is in the open water bayous of Louisiana. Perch, bass, Jackflsh, as the pickerel-Is called down there, and other fish of fair game quality axe abundant In those dark. sluggish, root-tangled waters, and the enthusiastic angler Is willing to dare the mosquitoes and other poisonous denizens of those swamps to obtain a few hours' sport with his book and line." ADYENTIRES OF YOUNG LADS SMITTEN WITH A DESIRE TO SEE THE WORLD. HEROIC attempt to have a vacation at all cost was made by a cer tain boy, whose experience Is related In Chums. He Joined a circus with the' intention of becoming a lion-tamer; but there was no va cancy In that department, and before he made up his mind what else ij in., i- j ih. o mm npon e women nun in as leui uiia. us lie wouiu lite .is uw, m " t r had to help to put up and take down the great tents at each stopping place. Incidentally, he worked all the rest of the time at odd Jobs. The circus men. in fact, found him so useful that they locked him op In an empty leopard cage each night, In order that, after having been kept at work all day by a rope's end, he might not have a chance to abandon his circus career after dark. Ultimately, the boy 10d for twenty-four hours In disused lime kiln in one of the towns he visited, and finished bis outing ny giving it self up to the police authorities in Order to be sent home. Not long ago an American boy, tliluklng that a vacation spent on his uncle's farm was likely to be wflhout adventure, stowed himself away -and Journeyed a long distance on the Suffers of a freight train. He thought he bad done a rather fine thin, but the railway people held a different opinion. "It's our turn now." tbey said. Then they explained to hlra that to send him back again would cost three dollars, and he already owed them three dollars for the trip down. So he was taken to the machine shops and directed to earn six dollars by filing tubing smooth. A watchman was deputed to keep a fatherly eye on bim after hours. , , .. 1 The new hand managed to wre to bis people; but. very wisely, they agreed that to "serve bis fee," might teach bim a -useful lesson, so they paid no ransom. It took the boy aearly three weeks to file his way to liberty. At a harbor of Continental Europe, in which a submarine war vessel waa undergoing tests, a third yotwjr-ad venturer was smitten with a desire to become a "stowaway." He was continually begging one of Jhe crew whom be knew, to smuggle him on board- At last, after a quiet little talk with the boy'f father, the sailor consented. In the dusk of evening the bey arrived at the meeting place appointed, close to the sea. "We must blindfold you." said the sailor. This was done, and then the boy was led about here and there for gome time, between two grinning mariners, and watcbis by a grinning parent. When he was thoroughly dazed, he was pushed into a nirrow, cold metal apartment, and cautioned to keep perfectly still until some one came for him. "And mind you keep that bandage on till you're told to take It off. added the sailor. The boy walted-for hours, It sjaemed to hlm-hardly daring to breathe, but trying to think that he was hiving a great time. Then he took off the bandage, he was in total darkness. More hours went by, and no one came back for him. He was now not only hungry, and cold, but also frightened. No sound reached him. Was be really alone in the submarine boat In the depths of the sea? No he was not. At 1 o'clock in the morning his father, still gmlling. rescued him from an old ship's iron cistern. In which he had been Imprisoned on the beach. The submarine boat nd her crew had, in the meantime, been towed awsj to anolher seaport; -t the boy was no longer Interested in a seafaring life- FRIGHTENING A STRANGER. ODDEST COUNTY JAIL IN THE UNITED STATES.. rfBli"". II , .1 J J - tl .-r . t ..-r Klin, ' vf . : .i a Classified. Stories of Father Tuylor, the sailors' friend, are perennial In their warm hu man Interest He was a man wbo, at all times, spoke with an engaging frank ness which sometimes became more brusque Jtlian was desirable. A banker from the est End of bos ton once visited Father Taylor's church during a fervid revival, and varied the usual character of the meeting by rather pompous address. Its Diirnort was that the merchant princes of Boston were a very benefi cent Set of men, whose wealth and en terprise gave employment to thousands of sailors, and that it was, above all, the duty of seamen to show their grati tude to the merchants. At the close of tits speech the banker was somewhat taken aback when Fa ther Taylor rose and asked, simply: Is there any other sinner from up town who would like to say a word?" An Easy Job. A certain member of Parliament has expressed a pronounced disbelief in most of the wonderful tales told of the precocity of children. He contends that the stories are usually manufac tured by older persons, with the sole object of making amusing reading. Once in a while, however, hli theory re ceives a setback by something in his own experiences, and be confesses that he has come across some genuine hu mor and some unconscious witticisms. One such was brought to his notice very recently. A Sunday-school examination was in progress, and the examining visitor put this question: "What did Moses do for a living while it was with Jethror Following a long silence a little voice piped up from the back of the room: "Please, sir, be married one of Jetn ro'l daughters." - Pleasantry In Passing;. "Well, I declare," remarked the thin man, who was being uncomfortably crowded by a very stout person, "the trolley company ought to charge pas sengers by weight" "Think so?" retorted the stout per- son. "At that rate it wouldn't be worth their while to take yon on at all" Phil adelphla Press. The tftr i 4jsW' .J'i.' mm, Bchem of North Carolinian Failed to Work as He Kxpectsd. Between two towns in North Caro lina I met a man driving an ox to a cart and on the straw in the cart was a young man who appeared to have met with an accident. Of course, 1 Inquired what happened and the father aald In reply: "Wall, stranger, that's my son Ben and I reckon I kin give It to ye truiuht. Me and Ben was up to Groversvllle this tnnwnln' to git a pair o' butes. We went Intq a stoh and asked fur butes and In that stoh was a humble-lookln' critter who was eatln' crackers and cheese and asklu' the way to PlnevlUe. He was a hum ble-lookin' critter, wasn't be, Ben t J'He was, pop." "It wasn't none of Ben's blzness about the critter," continued the old man. "but he was feelln' kinder colty and wanted to do suntbln' smart. He looks the man over and then se says: 'Pop, I'm goin' to skerr that kuss outer this town and half way up the mounting.' " 'As how?' sez I. "'By yellln' In his ear,' sez he. "'Mebbe he'll skeer and mebbe be won't,' sez I. 'He looks powerful lonesome and down-hearted, but yo' can't aUus tell how a critter will per form'.' "That's what you said and I aald, wasn't it, Ben?" ' "That's what we said," sighed Ben. "I didn't want you to yell, but yo' felt colty and wouldn't take my ad vice?" "I Jest wanted to skeer him, pop." , "Yes. yo' wanted to skeer him. Yo' got around behind him and draweO a long breath and let 'er go. It was a mighty yell, Ben the powerfullest yell I ever beard. I'm braggln' abooi that yell, Ben." "Thankee, pop." "But It didn't skeer nobody like you' thought It would. The stranger Jest rl up slow and drawed back his fist and let yo' hev It on the nose, and yo' didn't know nuthln' fur the next fifteen mlnlts. W hen yo' cum to ne said yo' could hev mo' If yo' wanted It He said that, didn't he?" "Yes, pop, be aald that," whispered Ben. "But he didn't want no mo'," contln ued the father as he turned to me. "He a-ot all he wanted and some to spare, and so we put him In the cart and are takln' him home fur the doc- ter to work at. Mebbe he'll die and mebbe he'll git well. If he dies shan't blame that humble-lookln' crlt ter 'tall. If he gits well he won't never do no more yellln' In anybody's ear, oirtess thar's a handy hill to dodge be hind." "That's all and the purceshun will move on." GEO. P. CROVELL, SucoeMor 10 E. L. Smith, Oldest Established House in the valley DEALER IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Flour and Feed, etc. This old-eftalilished house wLl con tinue to pay cash lor all its goods; it navs no rent; it employs a cierk, but does not have to divide wiih a partner. All dividends are made with customers in the way of reasonable prices. Graham County Jail, at Clifton, Ariz., Is probably the most unusual In America. 7 It comprises four large apartments, hewn In the side of a hill of solid quartz rock.- The entrance to tie Jail Is through a boxlike vestibule, built of heavy masonry and equipped with three sets of gates of steel bars. Here and there In the rocky walla bales have been blasted for windows, and In these apertures a series of massive bars of steel have been fitted firmly In the rock. The floor of the rockbosftid Jail is of cement, and the prisoners are confined wholly tn the larger apartments. In some places the wall of quartz about the Jail is fifteen feet thick. Some of the most desperate crim inals on the southwest border have been' confined In the Clifton Jail, and so solid and heavy are the barrleas to escape that no one there has ever attempted a break for freedom. The notorious Black Jack was there for months. Clifton Is one of the great copper mining camps In Arizona, and has the reputation of being as depraved a community as yet exists on the frontier of civilization. In sumier the mercury there frequently rises to 120 In the shade, and in the winter it never goes below 40 degree. WITH THIS TRAINED OSTRICH HE HAS A WINGED STEED Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior, recently vlslttd the Hot SDrlnus ostrich farm, and had the ex perience of riding behind one of title largest ostriches in the country. The ostrich Is known as "Black Diamond;" who Is big and fleet, and docile as a well-trained horse. Black Diamond was bitched to a runabout, and Sec retary Hitchcock had the novel sensa tion of riding behind this bird that trotted as fast as a horse can run. "LUXURIES" ON BATTLESHIPS. scribed might be abolished and the space given to what ny be called ne cessities. There will be little discussion outside of the flag rank as to the necessity for two bath tubs In the elegant and spa clous quarters set apart for the ad mlral. The additional bath is provided for the gdest of the admiral In case he should have one, which seldom hap pens. New York Times. TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA. Lumber Wood, Posts, Etc. Davenport Bros. Lumber Co. Have opened nn oflice in Hood River. Call and get prices and leave orders, which will be promptly filled. THE GLACIER Published Every Thursday $1.50 A YEAR. greatest at mercy. firmness is tht great Modern Teeael Carries 830 Tens of ' Unnecessary Articles. Rear Admiral Bowles, chief of the Bursnn of Construction, has made a calculation baaed on investigations made by officers of his bureau of the weight ef "luxuries" carried on a nat tleshin of recent construction, tn the preparation of plans and designs for war vessels there hi almost a constant contention betwen tb several bureaus in regard to the weights mat snoom be carried, each branch contending for the Installation of machinery and de vice dnemed essential. These contro versies are usually settled by a eom promise. In which something Is yielded by each, but the result Is often sat isfactory, and pot Infrequently has proved detrimental to the efficiency of the vessel. At a recent meeting of the Board of Construction Admiral Bowles declared that on each battleship there were 350 tons of luxuries, a statement which startled the members of the board. Included In these so-called luxuries are materials of every description that cannot be classified as necessities, snch aa furniture, ice machines, refrigera tors, radiators and the machinery re quired for them. It Is pointed out that flagships are suDDlled with two bathrooms and ap purtenances for the flag officer, while one bath tub Is deemed sufficient for the ward room. In which fifteen or twenty officers live. There will be un doubtedly a protracted dlseussTon ai to what constitutes luxuries, but offl eeri cencraly believe that much of Hie ... . . I , T . - . weights WHICH Aatci.-ai oov..j ur A Ball of Fire from the Sky. One of the strangest freaks In elec trical phenomena ever reported oc curred In Northern California recently. During the day the thermometer had fallen and about four o'clock there was a slight fall of snow. There bad been no thunder or lightning during the day. Suddenly and without warn ing, from what appeared a clear spot In the heavy bank of clouds overhead, a brilliant ball of lire shot from the sky and struck the ground on a farm about two miles east of Anderson, a small hamlet. The Illumination was plainly visible In Bedding, thirteen miles distant A few seconds after the descent of the fire ball there was a loud report, like a mighty explo sion. The shock was felt in Redding, where windows rattled and bouses shook. In the village of Anderson tht people were panic-stricken. Glass In windows was broken, walls were cracked, houses rocked as though tossed by an earthquake, and tele phone, telegraph and electric light wires were put out ot action for a tlma. Bin Stock inar. The term "blue stockings,' as ap plied to woman with literary tenden cies, Is not now considered either ele gant or appropriate, although as first used there was some warrant for Its employment Its origin is traced to the days of Samuel Jobnron, and wai applied then ai now to women wbo cultivated learned conversations and found enjoyment In the discussion of questions which had been monopolized by men. About 1750 it became quite the thing for ladles to form evening assemblies, when they might partic ipate In talk with literary and ingeni ous men. On of the best known and most popular members of one of these assemllles was said to have been a Mr. Stilllngfleet, who always wore blue stockings, and when at any time he happened to be absent from these gatherings It was usually remarked that "we can do nothing without blue stockings," and by degrees the term "blue stockings" was applied to all gatherings ot a literary nature, and eventually to the ladles who attended the meetings. rigareaof 1002 Show Decline In Roma I o port from tb United States, Tbs latest available commonwealth statistics throw some light on the course of trade between America and Australia during 1902 and Indirectly Indicate the possibilities of 1903. The largest increases were In rail way and telegraphic materials, the de mand for which will be well maintain ed during 1903, as will that for flour and grain stuffs, as Australia will re main largely dependent on outside snp plies until the early part of 1904. There will, however, be a decrease In the Imports of arms and ammunition. Many of the decreases were unques tionably a result of the Imposition of the federal duties, while others were occasioned by the uncertainly with respect to the final shape of the Im ports. The decline In the values of the Imports of organs, harmoniums and pianos shows the extent to which the spending power ot the residents in the rich state of the commonwealth has be come reduced. The heaviest decrease was In boots and shoes, but this was occasioned largely by the heavy stocks caused by overshlpments In 1901. The total value of the American imports during the first ten months of 1902 was fl,563,- 710, as against f2,115,100 during the corresponding period -of 1901, a de crease of 501,393. The decrease In Australia exports to America was extremely marked, the value falling from f2,140,Ot54 In 1901 to 1,101,385 In 1902, a decline of f978.679. or nearly 50 per cent. This was occasioned by the short supplies of various descriptions of pastoral pro duce, caused by the ravages of drought, the exports of greasy wool, for instance, falling from 22,581 In 1901 to f 7,499 in 1902. A considerable portion of the Ameri can goods shipped to Sydney are re exported to the United States, the quantity consigned to ports other than Sydney being comparatively small. Brisbane Is the nominal terminal point of the Canadian-Australian line, but the bulk of the trade Is with Sydney, to which port the vessels proceed after leaving Brisbane. The course of trade between the com monwealths and Great Britain, France. Germany and other countries has been affected in precisely the same manner as that with America, sayi a corres pondent of the Xew York Times, and it Is estimated that the total falling off for the year will amount to several million pounds. Whether 1903 will show an Improvement remains to be seen. 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