HELD UP,
Going noma I Tho feelipg which U, !.
thought carries with it is uppermost
and always present; evorj Jolt of tlio
lieavy lK echoos it. Eight veer, nt
hnrd work in tlio little niiuing viili
of SpriKfi"' I'ooket bnve leou rowardrxl
by it Rulllclcnt amount of the yellow
metal Naturo hntl concealed in these
mountains to comfortably keep mo
until I am stowed away in tlio nIXWQ
earth whose bosom I so often have
dcHccrntod with tho pickax.
Tboro are four, passengers besido
myself, ond Dick, the drivor, to wit: a
yo'iing lady of about twenty, who, I
bolicvo, is a schoolmistress; a fiery,
little rod hoaded Irishman; a tall Ifer
eulos with an imtuonse black mnstacho
ond long hair who had fought Indians,
slain load agents, and been gouorally a
clangorous man by common report." I
understand he runs a saloon at Bilbnry 's
Luck; and last, a short, stout innn
drcssod very much liko a clergyman.
Ho has a round, florid faro whoso good
humored expression is heightened by a
pleaxant pair of eyes overlooking gold
rim mod spoctucles.
A stone on one sido of tho road ond
a rut ou tho other swayed tho stage so
sharply that I am landod in tho old
gout Ionian's hip. I fall full forco upon
n small black leather grip which ho has
been nursing evor sinco we loft tho
I'ooket.
"Hope I'vo douo no harm," I apolo
gize "The road is somewhat nnevon
on this route."
"Not at all not at all I" he answers,
with u sinilo. "You may havo to catch
mo next time, living tumbled about is
excellent for tho appetite. Going far ?"
"Vermont."
"Ah I A grand old State. Born there
myself."
Ho of the formidable mustache turns
and looks down at the speaker as if just
discovering his prcsonco, and then clo
vating his noso looks away again.
"I have been in nearly every consid
erable country on tho globe," he con
tinues, "but knew of no spot combining
bo many happy influences."
"I suppose you have had some strango
experiences."
, "You are right I have. I've beon
captured and held for ransom by Italian
banditti ; almost torn asunder by a
Chinese mob ; an Indian thug made a
pass at me with a olub tho size of a
base ball bat, and I am still alive and
in other people's way. Indeed I have
become so accustomed to meeting . dan
ger that it seems almost dnll to travel
through a country where there is no
chanoeof molestation." And he laughs
good naturedly.
The saloon proprietor favors him
with another glance, and says in decided
accents :
"Stranger, I don't reckon you was
ever held up by agents ?"
"Agents I Do you allude to agents
of creditors f I have met several of
that kind."
Eviilenllv thn vultirnAr Vor.1l Vnniri
whut the othor means, but does not care
to acknowledgo his ignorance.
"Stranger, I means road agents."
Seeing the old gentleman is aa mysti
fied as ever, I explain that road agents
are neither more nor less than high
waymen. "They are getting scarce lu this sec
tion. It has beon over a year since the
sheriff and his posse exterminated Rod
dy Hoogly's bund. Since then they
Lave left this neighborhood very much
alone."
' "Yaas, they did fur the gang, but
Beddy give 'em tho slip, an' I happen
to know that him an' a pard has begun
to operate hereabouts again," the West
erner iuterposod.
This is disagreeable news to me, and
my face very probably shows it. Ho
proceeds to unfold still more, causing
much eonoern among the stage occu
pants. "It's a Leap likelier than not that
they'll hold up this very identical wag
on. That's why I'm here. There is a
reward for Reddy Hoogly, dead or
Jive, and if he shows up to-day" ' .
Here he taps the handle of the heavy
revolver at his side in a significant
mannor. j
It is obvious that the young woman
is alarmed. The Irishman looks
moody, and the little man with the
iugu uai imurustea. . . - -
The prospeot of being robbed is to
me most unwelcome. All I possess in
the world is secreted on my person ;
the product of years of hard, cheerless,
uncongenial labor among rough, un
companionable men. But after all we
may not be disturbed ; Western brag
gadooio is no new thing to me, and I
doubt not but that the saloon keeper
would be as terrified in the event of on
encounter as any one prosont.
"Bedad, av the spalpeens wud foight
wid sticks loiko white men, it's short
work I'd be mukin' av them, the niur
therin' blackguards I" declares the
Irishman.
This sensible remark 'does not afford
much comfort Suddenly an idea
strikes ma I request the loan of a re
volver from tho sombrero owner. He
looks mo over in a superior mannor and
ays witU great decision :
"Well, I guoss not I I rockon I can
make use of these barkers. I allow
you nevor saw mo in a fight, now ?"
I am about to bargain with him for a
weapon when the stage is brought to a
stand with suoh abruptness as to almost
pitch ine from the seat. Loud voices
are heurd in front and the next moment
two avmod horsemen rido alongside uud
order us to alight
The schoolmistress uttors an exoluma
tion of alarm and tho Indian slayor a
groan, while I am partly stunned at
having my worst fears roalized.
We tile out one at a time, with hands
raisod, the muzzles of two riflos follow
ing upon us.
"Now, thon, no foolishness. Evory
mothor's son who has a shooter lay it
down on that flat stone," ono of the moc
Our valiant proteotor obeys with
alacrity, making great efforts to show
may
ininmui intentions.
"ToSS that 'ere hot down born. Trlnlr.
Ijok sharp."
Dick complies. Will this
Hum ?
satisfy
Sorry, ceri(lo:'eii, b it we must take
n; it rolled i:i. l.i tho wallots this
wm"
Again tho long ludred poltroou is tho
first to rospond.
"Bo iu a hurry, gontlomon ! We can't
nun.
I am growing desperato, and have
n half-formod resolvo to spring upon
ono of thom with tho almost certain
rosult of boing killod. The little old
gentlomau, who has hold on to his black
bag, now movos slowly up to one of
mo men, ana, suntting one eye, dolib
ciatoly squints into tho barrol of his
gun.
Wo all staro speoohlnss with amaze-
nicnt at sncu audacity. Few mon would
care to do a trick like that with a friond
at tlio othor end of tho weapon, to say
nothing of ono who rospocU no law but
his own will.
"Well, pop, do you boo tho bullet ?"
mo outlaw asks jocularly.
"Oh, not it is rather too dark in
thoro for that ; but I have no doubt it
is thoro," ho onswors, smiling pleas
autly. "Right you are, daddy, right you
are ; and it weighs a good 'ounce too."
"I see tho bore is ritlod," taking an
othor squint ; "thi gives tho projoctila
a rotary movement, which keops it
from turning length wise, ond thus re
duces the resistance attemliug its pas
sago through tlio air to a minimum."
"That 'ore may bo good picuchin,'
but it won't stop me from shoolin'yonr
head oiT if you don't bo careful."
"I have made a study of gunnery
and explosivos," ho continuod, with
out hooding the interruption. "Now
hero wo have a sphere," oponing the
grip and taking out a bnll about the
sisso of an apple wrapped in tissuo pa
per. "This ball, being dynamite,
thrown or cvon dropped on the ground
would blow us all into atoms, stago,
horses, men, everything, toaring a hole
in tho earth, while its effect would be
folt for quito a distance."
During this speech, dolivered with
the air of a professor addressing a class,
the two rood agents grow more and
moro uneasy, exchanging glances be
tokening thoir dismay. Baddy's mouth
stands open, and the. bad mau of our
party begins to edge away.
"From your occupation, gentlemen,
I jndgo you ore not happy and con
tentod, and your manner of guining a
livelihood is such as to render others
equally unhappy. In a case of this
kind, what is to bo done ? Common
senso klls me the best and indeed the
only remedy is to put an end to the
lives that are a burden to you and a
misfortune to others, even if it should
bo at a sacrifice. For my part I have
always wished to die iu a good cause,
which I am sure this is, and am confl
uent that all present will agree to the
arrangement Let us prepare for
eternity."
TLo e last words uttered with great
solemnity, he bares his head and raises
the dreaded bomb as if to dash it to
the earth.
Instead of preparing for eternity,
however, the fellows utter yells of ter
ror, and digging their heels into the
horses' sides, urge them with all pos
sible spocd away from tho neighbor
hood of what they believe to be a
lunutio possessed of dangerous ex
plosives. One bound and I secure the revolv
ers, determined not to snbuiit to being
robbed without a struggle. But there
is littlo cause for apprehending another
attack. The robbers never drew rein
until thoy reach the ridge of the hill
beyond rifle shot and then ouf cham
pion has only to draw backhis arm as if
to cost the yellowish ball in that direc
tion, to cause them to disappear on the
other side.
Replacing his bat and stowing the
curious' weapon away in the black bag,
he turns aud smiles amiably upon us. I
wring hia hand and endeavor to express
my gratitude.
"Tut, tut, man, that was nothing.
You would, no doubt have done the
same had you been situated as I was;
Lot ua rather think of getting on to
ward our destination." r -
. .-Arrah.'ttow. but you're the boy for
me entirely I Bhure I don't know how
ye did it at all, but it's meself believes
ye have Irish blood in your veins." i , .
'A consultation is held, and it is de
cidod that But shall ride beside the
driver and keep guard with the rifle Dick
always carries with him. Then we re
enter the coach aud soon are bowling
merrily along.
BrQuontly the saloon proprietor, who
Las been quito crestfallen since the ex
posure of his cowardice, begins to twist
about uneasily, and finally asks iu some
trepidation :
"Say, stranger, is there any chanoe
of that 'ere thing goin' off '("
"Oh, . not tho least, not the least I
Rest assured it is entirely harmless."
"But you said if it was droppod on
the ground it would bust and blow vs
all tosmithoroens."
"I perceivo that you, too, are labor
ing u ml or a dolusion induced by the
peculiar grammatical construction of
the sentence used. I did not say tho
ball would explodo, but 'being dyn
amito, and thrown,' it would, which I
believe is correct. Bnt as it was not
that high explosive such a result could
not, of courso, bo expected to follow.
To put your mind at ease I will place
it out of harm's way."
Haying this, he takes it out and
calmly romovos tho tissuo papor, whou
lo I a smooth yellow orango meets our
astonished gaze. After enjoying a
hoarty laugh at the absurdity of tho
affair I oat half of the bomb, which he
has forced mo to take. I have the seuds
yot. An hour later wo enter Bilbury's
Luck, chatting iu a lively manner.
Waverly. Paris Las a canine olotbing shop. .
tlint he is entirely innocent
The Columbian Liberty Bell. .
TO HE CAST JUNE 8 FROM M ETA! COM
TRUUTKD BY f KKSONS AM. OVKK Til
WOM.D.
The Colum'iMn nbcny !''. w'lic.h
win uc cast June 8 ; Jin hits .1 metal
contributed by thousand.) of people all
over the woild, is attracting its share
of interest. The bell will be hutur in
the World's exposition at Chicago and
from there it will be taken to Bunker
Mill or Liberty Island, to tho battle
field of New Orleans, to San Francis-
co, to the place where the great pa
triotic celebration will be held until
the year 1900, when it will go if per
mitted first to Jerusalem, then to the
next world's exposition, which takes
place at Bans. After this last exhibi
tion the bell will pass from place to
place throughout the world as a miss
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t The bell will ring at sunset ; at nine
o'clock in the morning on the anni
versaries of the days on which great
events have occured nnrking the
world's progress toward liberty; at
twelve o'clock on the birthdays of the
"creators of liberty;" and at four
o'clock it will toll on the anniversaries
of their death. By this means the
bell will keep continually in the. minds
of those within rcati of its sound, the
memories of the men and women who
have led in the work for liberty and
peace, and the anniversaries of the
great events resulting from their ef
forts. The production and direction of
tins bell s use has been placed in the
hands of a committee of women, rep
resenting eacii state and territory, one
representative from each republic of
me world and rcprescntions trom the
patriotic societies Daughters and
Sons of the American Revolution, the
Lyceum League of America, the So
ciety of German Patriots: the Humans
Freedom League and kindred organ
izations.
The co-operation of every citizen is
solicited in making the undertaking
successful. In creating the bell it is
the desire of the committee to have
the largest number of persons possible
to take part in it. The contributions
are to be material that can be made a
part of the bell; articles of historic in
terest will be particularly appreciated
gold, silver, bronze, copper, tin and
nickel can be used.
It is directed that in forwarding
material to be melted into" the Dell
that the fullest historical description
be sent with it. This will be entered
in a book which will accompany the
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of money should be sent to the Li
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and West streets, New York, and a
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We are selling Boys' $5.00 Knee Pant
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The shooting at Cluny Castle, Scot
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Probably the first cooking school
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There is more Cattarrh in this sect
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Misleading Brand
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THE MHftlMftirri A ft A 1 nmjto.
More flertrnetlnn TlirrHtenerl Along th
Hnttoui Lands,
St. I.nvtK, ltny 81. High water is again
ilmnleiiiiiK destructive work in tbe Frairis
. tipiitit tlixtrict, la Hie vicinity of Eaut
L'Hio:i'1elet, 111.
Tie Hre of tbe Mlaaiaalppi river is rw
inHi kable, nd a lnryc section of the low
Imid lyln between Kish lake and tbe rlvr
Is stibmerKed. The farmers feur thnt their
crops will be rained. They planted just
after the recent overflow, and now tbeyars
apiin faced with the prospect of a wash
out. On the Missouri side tbe water ban
gained considerable height.
CALLED OM BY MARKED DIROLAM,
A Wealthy Farmer's Struggle With "Might
Agenta.''
Newm-no, N. Y., May 20. While Will
iam Knspp, a wealthy farmer of North
Highlands, rutnnni county, N.. Y., was
dozing, in a chair at hi home he was
nrotiHud by a loud knocking at the door.
Mr. Knapp inquired who was there. The
niiswcr was, "Hammy D." He was asked
what wm wanted and the reply was
"Nothing much." Mr. Knapp opened the
door.
A masked man confronted him and
placed a revolver at his breast. Tbe far
mer called for assist ance and grappled with
the invader. During the strugKlo which
followed Knapp was knocked senseless by
a blow on his head.
As he fell to the floor his son, who bad
been aroused from sleep by the cry for
help, reached the room, and after a desper
ate struggle ejected the masked man and
locked the door. A second masked man
had been standing behind the first, but he
fled at the beginning of tbe struggle.
Mr. Knapp is supposed to keep large
sums of money about his person and the
men evidently meant robbery.
THE ANTI-TRUST CONVENTION. M
GoTernor Altgeld Itocelres Hundred of
Keaponaes.
Chicaoo, May 20. Governor Altgeld has
received hundreds of responses to bis pro
posal for an anti-trunt convention here
June 5. The governors of nearly all the
western states have appointed delegates to
be present. The object of this convention
is to secure law to throttle all trust.
E. O. Ilrown, the Minnesota delegate
says: "I am in favor of removing causes
that make trusts, and I wish the protec
tive tariff destroyed, not promoted. An
other thing f would like to see, and that is
I would like the government to control the .
railroads, and I believe that the applica
tion of tbe single-tax theory would entirely
destroy such monopoly of national oppor
tunities as alone make trust possible.'
But I am not in favor of any direct re
strictive legislation against trust con
tracts." Married Her Father' Coachman.
Wackeoa.v, 111., May 80. Mias An
gurtn Leguard has married her father's
cenchmnn, Charles Yassar. The cere
mony took place secretly several day ago
and the news has only just leaked out. It
is stated that the couple bam obtained
parental forgiveness and that young Yas- '
sar baa tkn made superintendent of Lag
hard's brick yard in Chicago. ,
Prepared to Open the Fair TevMerroiev
Chicaoo, May 87. Notwithstanding ttM ''
shadow of an injunction is hanging ov j
the Sunday opening matter, arrangements 5
have been perfected for the opening of the !,
gate to-morrow and the usual arrange-.
ments for the accommodation of the visiters
have been made. 1
Faying the Second Dividend. "
Hot.lidatsbcho. May 81. A. A. Stev
ens, assignee of the Tyrone bank, of Ty
rone, that closed its door one year ago, it
paying tbe creditors of tho concern a sec
ond dividend of 15 per cent. The creditors
have so for received 40 per cent, of thdi
claims.
A Young Lad Accidentally KUIad.
York, Mny 81. Clayton Eiaenbarte, m
13-year-old boy, was accidentally killed
last night by John 11. Foss. Fos gave
himself 11b to the authorities, and is now
in jail to await the verdict of the coroner's
Jury.
Another Bank Ooe Down. ' ,
Findlat, O., May 27. The People's
bauk of South Baltimore closed its doors '
this morning as a result of the assignment
of ex-Secretary Foster yesterday. It held f
tbe roster company's paper tor a large 1
amount. , . . '
' Three Children Cremated. ,
OoifONsBURO, May 80. The dwelling of
Samuel Skilea, in Chartiers township, was
burned yesterday and three of bis children,
perished In th flames. ., 1 . 1
' THE MARKET REPORT.
. Philadelphia Btoek Market, ;
wnnnKuPstA. May 2B. During the af
ternoon Heading was uliirbtly firmer. After ,
touching lfl' ri rallied to lHon the covering
of short bu t foil back to 10? at the close. 1
Cloteng price: .
Ihijth Valley.. 7 H. B. T. ....... ....
Northern PuclUo 14 llopfd MU
Ho. prvf KeadingG. M.' 72
Pennsylvania... 6lji Iki 1st pid .Vs. ... 37 ;
Umtdiiu; 10? ItoMpdlS'i..,, 8M.
Lehtgh Kav !i Do :M pfd 5's. ... 18
etTuul HO W. N.V. kPu ,
Market unsettled. , ,
Philadelphia Produce Market.
Philadelphia, May 20. Cotton was' dull
and eusy ut per pound for middling up
lunds. "
Hnin was quiet und steady at $18$tO per tonv
for winter. i
Flour There was scarcely anything doing I
nii'l price were weok. W'a ipinu, winter oh.ai
and Ntmiuht at 10?:t.tJ.i; do. patunc at
c.t j -if 4.ir; and Minnesota patent ut ftl.lou
Itye Kloiir. $3.16 per barrel.
CI min On call Wheat had Tio bid for May?
7.1e .Inne: T:M'n. Julv; 7444c Aiiirust. 1
.'jrii 474C hid tor May; 47)no June; 470
July: 48c AiiMiit.
Uuts-41c. bid fur May; SfWiu. June: 40o July.
New York fet
oik Market.
Nfw YonK, May 20.
Miiwoml Pac... a'ih
N. Y. k N. ,..., .
N. Y..O. W... 15
A., T. it 8. F. . . .
I'. It. It. of N. J. l(MiL
Can Southern.., Ml
O.K. I.e.-1 TJ'i
C. M. & rit. P.... !Stl
C.k N. V 107iJ
Chieago (In.... 44
C, 11. ii Q
0.. C. O. K St. L. 41
D. , h. kW l.'ts
Del. & Hiidsou. l'M' i
LakeShoro l"VJ
i.. tc n
Muiihutlan lvini
Noi'Llieru Pao. .. 14-
lio. pref ,
Omaha
Pauillo Mail
'. & It
It. & W. P. Tm m
.'l."ifc
J!OJs '
17 1
3,W!
Huirar TriwtCoju
Tenii Coal T..,i
I'nion Pueiliu.
Western I'uion.
nr.
63
New York Prudace Market. I'
Kuw Yohk. May 29-Who;.t-iw0.al !
lower and ouiet, with 4A.0IMI hug f0r Vxnor
No.Wred 7f.(,c. elevati.r: Wf, In s ?.rej 7.IX i .
hvervd from .tore; No. 8 hard winter Tfcvjo.
2nJ. &rr- S,,r,"f' 70u-
lirn-Market lulVtc lower: with SS.oCOlni."
Sr ;V"..- N '-''," '. elevator do. 41.
V1" M'lrket rjiurkot dull and lower. Ko. 2
ju' Itched: No. 3 oots, Horn. 37h:I7J: J v
w'dte. 4ie; No 8, white. 4un4Uo f trL i
wall, 40a47oi mind, aHH ,
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