AN UNUSUAL RAINFALL.
FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IN LESS THAN
AN HOUR —1ALL AND A BRILLIANT
ELECTRIC DISPLAY,
BroominaTON, AL, April 14. —-A
most unusual fall of rain yesterday
raised the streams out of their banks,
and carried away many bridges on
country roads, In this city four inches
of rain fell in less than an hour.
‘There was a remarkable fall of hall;
the stones were as large as hickory and
Walnuts, The storm south of Bloom-
ington seems to have been even more
severe than here. The glass in the
greenhouses in the city was demolished
by the bLail. At Minier, 17 miles
west, nearly every glass in town was
broken. The country between Minier
and here was deluged and considerable
injury was done to the Chicago and
Alton track. Piles of ties were floated
away, many of them being lodged on
the rails, The young wheat and gar-
den vegetables were crushed flat.
Kankakee, IIl., April 14.—The
heaviest rain storm in this section fell
yesterday afternoon. The storm was
general throughout Eastern Illinols,
and was accompanied by hail and a
brilliant electric display. For half an
nour the rain fell so rapidly that the
streets were overflowed, The storm
put farmers behind 1m their work for
some Lime, as well as injure the grain
HUW lu.
Pekin, Ills, April 14.—A very
heavy fail of rain, accompanied by
Lil, reschied here yesterday afternoon.
The water fell in torrents, flooding the
streets and many store cellars. Hail
stones as large as walnuts fell, damag-
ing trees that are far advanced.
CovinagTON, Ilnd., April 14.—Oue
of the most severe wind storms, ac-
companied byirain and hail, visited this
eity yesterday afternoon. Hail stones
as large as walnuts covered the ground
to the depth of about four and one-half
inches. Many window lights were
demolished and considerable damage
done to the growing Crops, :
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
— Governor Thayer, of Nebraska, 13
in receipt of formation from Chey-
enne, Banner and other far Western
Nebraska counties, giving an account
of 4 disastrous storm. The wind blew
as hard that graia which had been
sown was blown entirely out of the
greund over thousands of acres. Farm-
ars wust sommence at the beginnlog,
and are unable to do so. They have
no funds to buy seed, and the Gover-
nor will issue a general call for aid for
the nufortunate people.
The boiler in Ozen’s saw mill near
Gladwin, Michigan, exploded on the
14th, wrecking the mill and killing H.
aM. Corey, the engineer, and his son
Aaron Corey, who was acting as fore-
man.
— Four masked men visited the houte
of an old man named Holland, near
Doniphan, Missouri, on the evening « f
the 12th, to whip him. One of tie
gong held the horses while the others
forced their way into the dwelling.
Chey knocked the old man down and
were kicking him when Holland's 14-
year-old son opened fire on them with a
double-barreled shotgun, killing Ed.
Gilman, Jr.,ason of a prominent and
well-to-do farmer of that section, with
one barrel, and Alexander Gatewood
with the other. The other man fled,
Wood Price, an old negro, Was mur-
Jered by his son, Grant Price, aged 18
years, near Russellville, Kentucky, on
the 14th
—Two bullets from a revolver were
fired into the residence of Rev. J, W.
Southwell, Pastor of the West Side
Methodist Episcopal Church, ln Sioux
City, lowa, on the evening of the 13th,
after the family had retired to bed.
Mr. Southwell has been active in
prosecuting saloon keepers and is a
leader io the Law and Order League,
which is the same organization with
which Dr. Haddock was connected at
the t'me of his murder.
—Paul Witte was shot and probably
fatally injured in New York. on the
15th. His wife, Harriet, and Philip
Gubes, a boarder in the Witte house,
were arrested.
—A runper arrived at Plerre, South
Dikota, on the’ 15th, from Cheyenne,
asunouncing the fact that a band of
Indians kad gone on the warpath, and
was giving the agent at Lhat place con-
siderable difficulty, It seems that a
bad Chief, Big Foot, with a band of
about 40 others, refuses either to take
up land or to vacate for settlers, Two
companies of infantry and three of
cavalry were despatched to the scene
and have succeeded In cornering the
Indians. Big Foot refuses to capitu-
Jala and trouble is feared.
—1t is stated that the peach trees in
Kent county, Maryland, number three
millions. 1t is thought now that there
will be a basket of fruit to = tree. A
“rull crop’’ means about two baskets
to a tree, Growers belleve that the
crop will pay better than ‘*‘thirty-cent
corn or sixty-cent wheat,
—~Protessor E. E. Craig was badly in
jured in an attempt to make a balloon
ascension and parachute drop at
Topeka, Kansas, on the afternoon of
the 16th. A strong wind was blowing
and the balloon came in contact with a
telegraph wire, throwing the professor
out, He fell forty feet, striking head
foremost against a carriage.
~ Albert Martin, aged;l7 years, was
killing roaches with paris green, at the
home of his father, in plainfield, New
Jersey, on the evening of the 15th, when
he was seized with a desire to taste the
poison, which he did, He was attack.
od with convulsions and died in a short
time In great agony.
WW. Ball was shot and killed by his
son-in-law, B. T. Marham, at Slaters-
vilie, Virginia, on the 15th. The men
met in the road, Ball opened fire on
Barham at sight with a pistol, He fired
five shots, four of which took effect,
‘but pot of such an exteut as Lo dis
able Barham. Barham fred only two
shots, both of which passed Suough
the head of Ball, killing him initantly,
Last September DB forced
the pistol’s point to
ter,
Prairie. ices hifvo Stakie a the »1-
— Joseph Rusboski!, Antoin Akelatis
and Anton Grauver, Polish miners of
Plymouth, Luzerne county, Pa., were
run down by a freight train at Huot-
ingdon on the 16th, The two former
were killed and the latter was fatally
injured.
—A despatch from Guthrie, Indian
Tesritory, says that Captain Ww.
Couch, who was shot by J. C. Adams
about ten days ago, is not expected to
live, as he is low, and the 1ddications
are that blood poisoning has set in.
When Couch was shot he was putting
up a fence on his claim just west of
Oklahoma City, Captain Couch will
be remembered as the leader
and organizer of the Oklahoma move-
ment.
de
—Services over the remains of Sam-
uel J. Randall were held on the 17th,
in the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, in Washington, and were con-
ducted by Rev. Drs, Chester and Mil
burn. There were present, besides the
family of the deceased, the President
and Viee President of the United
States, the Secretary of State, General
Schofield and members of his staff, and
a number of Senators and Representa-
tives. After Lhe services the remains
were taken to the railroad stalica and
conveyed to Philadelphia on a special
train. The honorary pall-bearers were
George W. Childs, A. J. Drexel, Post.
master General Wanamaker, Colonel
A. K. McClure, ex-Governor Andrew
G Curtin, William V. McKean, Sen-
ator A. P. Gorman, of Maryland; ex-
Congressman W. HH. Snowden, of Allen-
town; Congressinan James H. Blount,
of Georgia; Senator John 8S, Barbour,
of Virginia; Select Councilman Witham
McMullen and Dallas Sanders, On
the arrival of the funeral train at
Ridge Avesue Station, Philadelphia,
the remains were conveyed to South
Laurel Hill Cemetery. A detall of re-
terve policemen led the solemn pros
cession. Then came carriages cons
taining the pall bearers, the family, the
Congressional party and others. In
the line were also George G. Meade
Pest, No. 1, G. A. R,, the Samuel J.
1andall Association, the Continental
Club, the James Page Literary Com-
pany and the Municipal Counetl of the
Irish National League. Many thou-
sand people gathered in the cemetery,
where the remains were expo:ed Lo
view for 20 minutes. Briel services
were conducted bv the Rev. Dr, CUhes-
ter, the Rev. Dr. M Cook and the ev
I. N. Rita r.
--A despalch from
Nebraska, says that
named Charleton beat thelr father and
sister so badly on the 15th that the
girl has since died and the cld man is
in a precarious condition. The sons
have disappeared, Andrew J, Davis,
convicted in Exeter, New Hampshire,
of manslaughter, was, on the 17th,
sentenced to twenty years' imprison-
ment.
—A man who gave his name as Dl.
lie Patterson jumped on a street car in
Chicago, on the morning of the 17th,
and, drawing a butcher knife, cut and
stabbed four of the passengers, none
fatally, however. It is believed bhe
was suffering from delirinm tremens,
— Patrick Smith, aged 62 years, a
baggage master on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, disappeared in Newark, New
Jersey, on the 16th, and on the morn-
ing of the 17th hus body was found in
the canal, A considerable sum of
money aud a valuable cross which he
had when last seen had disappeared.
There were no marks of violence on
the body.
—At Milbank, South Dakota, on the
15th, two brothers named Larsen were
awakened by a noise outside their
house, Arming themselves, one weut
out at the front door and the other at
the back door, to reconnoitre, They
met, and one brother, thinking the
other was a burglar, fired at him and
shot him dead, The dead man leaves
a wife and three children.
—In the case of Samuel Kimball, 16
years of age, who died In New York,
the doctors say that his system oad
been so thoroughly impregnated with
nicotine from cigarette smoking that
the heart was upable to perform its
proper functions,
~A passenger train on the Southern
Pacific Railroad jumped the track near
Lehachapi, California, on the morning
of the 17th, and eleven cars were
ditched. The engineer lost control of
the air brakes, No one was fatally in-
jared.
Silver Creek,
three brothers
. --—
FOOD FOR °
Sacrifice money rather than princl-
ple.
It is a woman's wont to have her
will
Mark your tendencies,
them.
ead books tor what they can teach
you,
Use your leisure time for improve-
ment,
Extend to everybody a kind saluta-
tion. .
i A false flag means 7 rotten keel be-
OW.
Be sure you have not mistaken your
calling.
Injure not another’s reputation in
business,
See what your temperament best suits
you for.
Fortune does not change men; it un-
masks them,
Attend carerully to the details of
your business,
He is below himself who is not
above an injury.
A short absence quickens love, a long
absence kills it,
Our whole life should speak nothing
but thanksgiving.
HOUGHT.
and apply
monumental woe,
Povert
avarice demands the earth,
Kevenge is only the pleasure of a
little, weak and Wd mind,
No one ean lay himself under obli-
gation to do a wrong thing.
Life 1s too short to be spent in mind-
ing other peoples business, :
A DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRE.
A BIG BLAZE IN ATLANTIC) COUNTY
NEW JERSEY.
PLEASANTVILLE THREATENED.
PLEASANTVILL, N,J., April 14,—
This afternoon, about 1 o'clock, the
most destructive forest fire that has
visited this section of the country for
the last 15 years broke out. The origin
of the fire cannot be positively ascer-
tained.
At one o'clock smoke was seen to be
arising from the small clump of large
pines about three miles north of here,
As the wind increased the fire was seen
to be rapidly spreading,and in less than
one hour it was over three miles In
width and about five miles long, plac.
ing several houses in danger, as well as
the whole town of Pleasantville, and at
five o'clock over $23,000 worth of tim-
ber had been destroyed.
The large force of men which al-
tempted to fight the fire had to stand
back and look on owing to the intense
heat, and occasionally when a slight
puff of wind would strike the fire the
flames shot upward to a great height
driving the men back on & run.
All the evening the fire continued to
work its way down toward the town,
but owing to the light wind it did not
make progress, but the blaze had not
entirely died out and at 9 o'clock the
fire had worked its way into the cedar
swamp and played sad havoc there and
in the deer pines, where game 18
abundantly found.
The flames, for over two hours, made
the town as light as day, and if the fire
is not checked before morning it is
feared that a great deal of damage
will be done to the town.
The roaring of the flames can be
heard for five miles, The heaviest
losers are Alfred Doughty, of Abse
con; Joel Richards, uf Gloucester
county; Peter B. Risley, of this place,
and about twenty-five others from all
parts of the stale.
Yoo
Ald w
BENATE.
In the U. 8. Senate, on the 15th, the
imit for cost of public building and site
at Scranton, Penna., was takea from
the calender and passed, Mr, Hawley
gave notice that be would try to call
up the World's Fair hill on Friday.
The Montana election case was dis
cussed until adjournment,
up, and Mr. Dutler
mit. Lost by a
| being 26, the nays 52.
{ erates) not entitled Lo seals were agreed
| Gibson, Kenna and
with the HKepublicans io
uve. A resoluli n offered by
Butler, declaring that there had been
no choice
vole,
Thomas C.
titled upon the inerits of the case” to
seats in the Senate from Montana,
were agreed to by a parly vole—jyeas
82, nays 20. Messrs, Sanders and
Powers were then escorted to the
clerk's desk by Senators Hoar and
Washburn, and the oath of office was
administered to them by the Vice
President. Afier an Execullve ses-
sion the Senate adjourned.
In the U. 8. Senate, on the 17th,
Mr. Reagan introduced a joint reslou-
tion proposing an amendment to the
Coustution for the election of Senators
by popular vote. Tbe Montana Sena.
tors drew lots for their terms, and Mr.
Sanders was placed in the class whose
terms will expire im 1503, while Mr.
Power secured a lease until 1885. A
number of public building appropria
tion bills were passed, The House
joint resolution for the appointment of
thirty medical examivers for the Pen-
gion Bureau was considered, and an
amendment declaring that the ap-
pointment of these examiners shall be
under regulations prescribed by the
President was to-38 to 8.
Without finishing she bill, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE,
In the House, on the 14th, Mr,
O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, announced
the death of his colleague, Samuel J.
Randall, and, after some appropriate
remarks, offered a resolution for the
appointment of a committees of rine
members to attend the funeral of de-
ceased. The resolution was agreed
to, the committee was appointed and
the House adjourned.
In the House, on the 15th, the Naval
Appropriation bill was , the
smendment, made in Committee of the
Whole, striking out the provision for
three line of battle ships, being re-
jected. The bill to define and regulate
the jurisdiction of the courts of the
United States was passed-—131 to 13 =
the Speaker counting & quorum. Ad-
journed.
in the House, on the 16th, a hill was
discussed during the morning hour to
amend the alien land law so as 8 30 Joi
mit foreign capitat to be inv in
mines of gold, silver, lead, tin, cinna-
bar and copper. Mr. McKinley of
Oblo, from the Ways and Means .
Whers Mother Finds Them,
BY GRORGE COOPER,
emer ———
wares the sunshine dies,
Mother does not mind It;
Would you know
Why "tis so?
Deep in baby eyes !
She 1s sure to na ft! |
When the lilies go, |
Mother will pot miss them; !
#he can share
Those more fair; i
Baby cheeks of snow, —
There's the place to kiss them!
When the birds have flown,
Mother needs them never
All the year {
She can hear i
Baby words ~her own |
Song of songs forever!
Demorest’s,
ARULE FOR BOTH.
+And i8 this the girl my opin |
Paul has married?’ sald old Maj. |
L'Estrange to himself. “Why, she is |
nothing but a child, and a lovely child,
too.” i
The soft yellow, twilight was en- |
folding the drawing room in its en- |
chanted glamor, and Dolores, rising |
from her piano, stood with large eyes |
and heightened color to receive her new |
uncle, i
She was only 16, but she belonged to |
the beautiful creole race, who blossom
so early into womanhood, and she had
the dignity of a young princess as she |
stood there all in white, with her jet |
black hair gathered into a net of gleams |
ing gold. |
Young L'Estrange looked first at his |
wife and then at his uncle with natural |
pride,
“Here she is, sir!” sald he. “My lit-
tle Dolores!”
And then the old gentleman courte-
ously advanced, holding out one slen-
der, aristocratic hand, on which
gleamed a diamond of rare size and |
water,
“I am very glad to see you, my
dear,” said he, courteously, and not
without a tender accent of affection.
And from that moment all Dolores’
“1 am so glad that you are nota
“Has Paul given me such a bad |
character as that?" said the old gentle- {
man, smiling.
“Oh, no, nol” cried Dolores. “Bat
ne alwas says ‘My uncle will like this |
until, don't you see, I have learned to |
be afraid of this unseen potentate,
But,” with a shake of the blue black |
curls, “I am pot afrald now Oi Iam
sure I shall love you very, very much! |
“You might try,” sald the major,
looking very much pleased; and from |
that moment Maj. 1’Estrange and his |
friends
“And you love him very much?" |
sald the major, spesking of course, of |
the one Prince Charming who bad en- |
snared the creole's heart.
“On, yes!" ened Dolores, “I am sure,
Uncle Gerald, that there is no one like
tum in the world, No one!”
“And he is good to you?’
“Yes always,”
“And you are happy?"
“Yes, and —except’’ —
“allo!” said Uncle Gerald, *'Here's
a flaw in the diamond --a erumple in
the rose leaves! There ought to be no
such thing as an except!”
“There isn't,’’ stoutly
Dolores. “Only ——
*]t's the same thing,” said Uncle
Gerald, shaking his bead, “An ‘only!’
Come, Dolores, what is it? Open con-
fession, remember, is good for the soul,
What is the meaning of this mysterious
‘only?’ »"
Dolores hung down her head, the
ink-black lashes drooped over her peach
maintained
erm a
pot buy one. And tuberoses siways { tween us two forever and s day. And
make me think of beautiful New Or- | you are sure you're quite nappy now?”
leans, Ob, Uncle Gerald, 1 did so want “Oh, yes, quite,” declared Dolores
those waxen darlings! But Yaul says with emphasis,
it makes a woman extravagant to haye But she did pot know that Uncle
all the money she wauls, Would the Gerald was the magician who had
tuberoses have been extravagant, Uncle | wrought tlus wonderful change
Gerald?” — -
“No,” said the old gentleman, look-
si A A555 HN SI
indian Humor.
—————
| The Indian has a keen appreciation
don’t think they would, Dutnow, little | of bumor, anda is like a child In bis
Dolores, there comes your pony up the | mirthfuluess. No orator can see the
drive. Go for your alring and leave | weak points in his adversary’s armor or
me to sleep.” | stience a foolish speaker more quickly.
But the major did not sleep at gil. | Old Shah-hah-skong, the head chief
He meditated. He faced the financial { of tne Mille Lac. brought all his war.
problem of the 1.’Estrange household | riors to defend Fort Ripley in 1562
and resolved to conquer it, | The Secretary of the Interior, and the
Paul L’Estrange came up from the | Governor and Legisiature of Minne
city that evening in excellent spirits. | sota promised these lndians that for
“My dear uncle,” he said, *I shalj | this act of bravery they should have
have to call on your generomty once | 1he special care of the Government
again. Only fancy my meeting Hall and never be removed A few years
| later, a rpecial agent was sent from
and Ovington on the parade this after- | : Of
noon! And they tell me that Colonel | Washington to ask the Ojibways to
cede their lands and remove (0 2
Praed and young Jenning« are in town i
also, So I have just ordered a little | country north of Leech Lake. The
Auranio’s tor to- | agent a ked wy help, Isaid: *'I know
| that country. I have camped on it, It
| is the most worthless strip of and in
“Ah!" said Maj. L'Estrange.
| Minnesota, T dig s pot fouls,
“1 looked at that chestnut mare, | Minnesota. The Indians are not f
a 3 - : | Don’t attempt this folly. Yon will surely
sir,” added Paul, “She is simply per- 11 ‘“ a ac tid Ind 3
come rial.” e called the Indian
fect, so I told the man to bring her up me Lo grant. ai Lud. JL
ar , | in councll, and said: ‘My red brothers,
here. Iam to have her for $375. IVs | ’
a bargain." | your great father has heard how you
: “Indeed?” | have been wronged.” He said, “1 will
: | send them aa bonest man,” He looked
q 'E g n . f + .
Paul L'Estrange turned quickly | in the North, the South, the East and
around and looked at his uncle, | the West. When he saw me he said:
“Is anything the matter, sir?” said | «“T'his is the honest man whom 1 will
he he matter? Why should | send to my red children, Brothers,
there be?” y look at me! The winds of fifty-five
“Only v4 & an ao becullar— years have blown over my head and sil-
Jnly your tone was so pe
| vered it over with gray, and in all that
| time I have never done wrong to any
man, As your friend I ask you to sigp
| this treaty.”
Old Ehab-bah-shong sprang to his
| feet and said: “My friend, look at me!
money to pay for all these things,”’ | The winds of more than fifty winters
dryly answered the old man. | have uot not blown my brains away.”
“Why, from you, of course,’ sald | That council was ended,
Paul, half puzzled, half amused, “You | ———
have always given me all the money I | An Art Critic
wanted,” RE
“73ut that is no sign that I shall al-
deliberately
“Look
here, Paul, I am thinking of turning
over a new leaf.”
“I don’t understand you, sir.”
“Don’t you? Then 1 must endeavor
to elucidate my meaning a littla, The
bachelor supper atl
morrow evening.”
No.
“Well, to tell the truth, I was think-
ing,” sald Maj. L'Estrange.
“Of what, sir?” questioned Paul.
“Of where you meant to get the
Thousands of tourists, and smong
them many art connoisseurs, have thor-
oughly examined tbe bronze doors on
the east front of the Senate wing of the
| Capitol, says the Washington Poet, but
| it was reserved for a horny- fisted son of
toil to discover a defect in these works
of artisans, These doors
were cast at Chicopee, Mass. , and are
intended to depict scenes in the early
| history of the United States. Promi-
| nent in one of the centre pane's, on the
outas I please. And Y at seriously | right band side of the entrance, 188
thinking of stopping your allowanoe ” i Bgure on horseback supposed Yo repre
“Of—stopping my allowance Uncle | "6 Ihe Father of bis Country retnra-
: y ’. > | ing at the head of his victorious troops.
| -‘He must have just come ont of pasture
my -
Yes. If you want anything YOu | 4 his horse,” remarked a stalwart
fter surveying the door in-
can come to me for it, you know.”
| granger al
“Like a school boy, Uncle Gerald!" | tently, ‘“for he has no stirups, and just
| look, his legs dangle in consequence,”
| This criticism was found to be true,
“Why not?” serenely questioned the | 4nd is the only drawback to the enjoy-
“Do you know, I have | ment of the spirited scenes portrayed
| in bronze, for all the other panels have
| generals propeily equipped if they
| happen to be on horseback.
A
American
“Most assuredly It is,” Paul
swered, with knitted brows,
“Well. then, I have a right to deal i%
an-
gant to have the handling of too much
money. That, I believe, is your opin-
fon also,” |
“Mine, eh?" echoed Paul. |
“It is what you tell your wife,’’ sald | One of the most remarkable accidents
Uncle 1.’Estrange, with a twitch of | recorded in history oocurred near
the corners of his mouth. { Marlborough House, London, recently.
Paul looked puzzled. | At about 5 o'clock P. M. a gentleman,
“Bat she is a woman, sir.’ | 8 well-known public official, was pass-
“And ergo, she has no wants! Is |ing from St. James Park to Pall Mall
that logic, my boy?" | when he suddenly received a violent
“I am always ready to give her any- | blow on his right shoulder which cansed
thing she wants!” exclaimed the young | him great pain snd to stumble forward
MAD, as he walked. He noted s cracking
“Exactly the platform which I oc- | noise at the time, but bad mot the
cause of the shock
“And yet you don’t seem satisfied with | he had experienced Reaching home
Injured by a “Falling Star.”
blossom cheek.
“It isn’t anything at all, Uncle Ger- |
ald* said she, *‘Only—I should like a |
little more money to spend sometimes,” |
WER!" sald the major. “Why, how |
is this? Paal isn’t a miser, I hope.”
“Not in the least,” cried Dolores. |
“PBut—but—he thinks I ought to come
to him for every penny I spend, He |
thinks 1 should keep within a certain |
limit. Of course he's right, but it's a |
little bard sometimes. There's no need
for a woman's spending money, he |
says.”
“Ah!” commented the major,
“And I wanted some bonbons dread-
fully yesterday,” said Dolores, laugh-
ing and blushing. “Of course It's ri-
diculous—a grown woman like me
wanting bonbons like a child; but, in-
deed Uncle Gerald I couldn't help it,
and I was ashamed to ask Paul for §1
to buy French candies with; and if
there's an organ grinder, or a beggar,
or & poor woman selling buttons and
shoestrings, why, I have my rings and
my ribbons and my bracelets, but
nothing else.’
The maior smiled and stroked his
white silk beard as he sat there in the
bamboo chair in the shadow of the
sweet southern passion vines.
“It is & hard case,” said he,
“yes, 18n’t it?" cried Dolores earn-
estly. “Itold Paul he cught to give
we a regular sum for pin money, but
little goose. How would he Jike it him.
self, 1 wonder?"
“AL!” sald the major; “hew, in.
deed?”
“And flowers!” cried Dolores, olasp-
girl along yesterday with the sweetost
the arrangement I propose. Come! | he disrobed snd submitted to a critical
Let's be judicial, my boy. Let us be | examination, but nothing was discover-
perfectly impartial. Fiat justitia, fhiat | ed which in the least accounted for the
colum, you know. If my niece's | great pain in both shoulder and arm.
money is to be dealt out to her a penny | A servant sent to brush the gentleman's
at a time, so must my nephew’s.”’ | cont next morning discovered a scorch-
“My dear uncle,” cried Paul, jamp- | od streak about eleven inches long and
ing up, “1 never looked at the thing iu | an inch wide, extending across the
that light before, My poor, little Do- shoulder of the coat and down the back.
jores. What a sordid old miser I must The mysterious shock was explained;
have appeared to ber. Why didn’t some ' he bad been struck by a meteor or fall-
one do me the favor to tell me what an | ing star.
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Pegi” i A Good Habit.
self hat shal do Uncle Gerald? | .
Shall I make her a regular allowance— 1h the other day ofA habit peu.
a0 much a week?" ; | har to a certain merchant in Boston,
“1 dare say we shall find some satis- which strikes me as being arty
factory method of adjusting the bal. + Wie and profitable. . Byery night on
ance,” suid Maj. L'Estrange, with a | 0 yo ig Just hi RG Site
smile, “It’s a sort of ad hominem ar Bet ae Supe fate hy ten 1.50 Sie
gument, this of mine, 1 must confeas; al ho! think - grt
but it was & real trouble to little Do- ha Hep SE 10 Sufulemg ona Vie I
loies, 40d 0 T thought 1 would Just | {uj sod stience of us Vorary the a
hold up a Jooking glass to you, Nephew |, yrungactionsin which he has taken
Paul. But don’t look .so grave; you part, be conclades In what respect be
shall have your supper at Auranio’s
has done wisely, In what respect fool
ishly, and draws an appropriate lesson
other little luxuries of life which have for the future. All the hasty acts
grown to be necessities to you. But
Dolores must have her bonbons and
flowers and little charity coins also, As
I said before, fiat justitia.’”
“With all my heart, uncle’ sald
Japan lilies and tubacoses, and I