LIFE IS NOT LONG. Dear heart, life is not long: song! Ere the dim night shall close, Drink thou the light and pluck the love- liest rose; wrong: Dear heart, life is not long! Dear heart, life is not long: And thick the thorns where all the roseg throng! Ere the rose-day be past, Be thou a garden where shall bloom the last: Pray thou thy prayer, still sing thy sweet- est song— Dear heart, life is not long! ~[F. L. Stanton in Atlanta Constitution The Anarchist Conspiracy. In his office at New Scotland Yard sat Inspector Murphy, chief of the “'specials’”’ told off to keep watch over the anarchists, He was en. grossed in the perusal of a large offi- cial-looking document, when he was interrupted by the entrance of two of his principal subordinates, Detective- Sergeants Mulligan and Magee. They had come to inquire if he had any orders to give them before they left the Yard’ for the night. ‘‘Ah, boys,” said the inspector, looking up, *‘I was just going to send for you.” “More work, sir ?’’ said Mulligan. ‘Ave, and hot work, swered the inspector, cant of just received word from the French police th sien Miasme, Louis Roche and Lerat, peared from Paris some weeks ago, are reported to be in London. “Miagsme, Roche and Lerat.” re- peated Mulligan, thoughtfully. ‘““They are the fellows who were tried for that Notre Dame aren't they ? *’ ‘Yes, and who should have been hanged for it,” replied the inspector. “I was in Pari the time, and at- tended the trial. There was no doubt but they were guilty—they them- selves hardly denied it—but the Was Ir wanaged. and the jury was geared for their own skins, and the end of it was that three most viliai ous murderers were let society agai “It was a biz business, that Notre Dame explosion,” said Magee. ‘Faith big enough f{ The churel i women and scores of them were killed or inj One de and his wife and two davght were sitting ploded, were simply believe, at this m representative of Ia Tar family existir who at time of the outrage, and now, too for all I know, was serving with his regiment : a] hat son Roche and Lerat t I ex . ment. ‘Yes, it was reported in the French papers tl he result of » trial he swore he have the od derers yet. | SOON cooled down. has made no move months ago. Frencl h police { too,”” an- with a signifi- 3.1 1 is 3 . shake his head. I have who disap- atflai anair, 8 at Care ISD n- loose on family—the Comte Ia Targe Er8——W 10 just where the bomb ex- out. I the only wiped sment, the de g is the son in iam. er meets Miasme beara’ 11 ETE i Mull ey be trouble was igan’'s com- of the w of his mother's mur- dare however. he when ould say At any rate, he and that's seven to business, The me that Miasme, Roche and Lerat are said to be here for the purpose of committing out- rages in revenge for our surrendering that ruffian Marquis, They say, too, that they are well supplied with money, ti here it comes from is a mystery. t the case, the sooner we get truck the better.”’ The for 8 mo- ment, and searched among the papers on his desk. Then he handed to the detectives several photographs. ** These,” said, "‘are poriraits of the three ruffians taken when they were in prison in Paris. Look at them well, and see that you don’t forget the rascals’ faces.’’ The two detectives examined the photographs closely. An anxious and prolonged consultation followed. When it was ended midnight was far ast. The two detectives left the ‘Yard’ and turned down the dark and silent Embankment. The difficulties and responsibility of the task that night committed to them lay heavy on their minds. Neither of the men spoke as they walked slowly along, lost in anxious thought. Suddenly Mulligan stopped and caught Magee tightly by the arm. At the same instant there was a brilliant flash of reddish light about two hun- dred yards in front of them. next second a tremendous report al- most deafened them, iy UR ii ie { wueh wher that's on the paused inspector he act. Mulligan, however, quickly pull- ed himself together. “The anarchists, by heaven!" he cried. ‘‘Come, Tom, we may catch the scoundrels yet.”” Without an instant’'s hesitation the two men rushed off at breakneck speed along the Embankment towned the spot where the explosion had taken place. As they neared it they slackened their pace and kept a sharp lookout #0 that nothing might escape them in the darkness. A second later they observed a dark mnss lying huddled ap on the pavement. They ap proached the object warily. It was the body of a man. A moment's ex- amination showed them that he had been killed by the explosion. His right arm was blown simply to frag- ments and his right side was a bleed- ing mass of flesh and bones and He was quite dead. Detective-Sergeant Mulligan struck a light and examined the dead man’s face. “The chief hero of the Notre Dame Subsequent investigation confirmed the detective’s thicory. They left no doubt that the man killed that night was the redoubtable anarchist, Louis he was carrying while on his way to commit some diabolical outrage. experts pronounced to be of excellent known gome time, At other communication the French was received police, the communication it From ap- it was said that the outrage intended of the houses of parliament, or, at any rate, of the Clock Tower. The bomb had been prepared by a person passing among the anarchists under the name—assumed, no doubt—of La Revanche. This person was reported to be a man of some wealth, and at the same time a skilled chemist, and he was devoting both his talent and money to the cause of anarchism, He appeared to be known personally to few of the brethren—indeed, for purposes of safety, he mixed little with them, living in rooms the West End of London, where he pre- pared his bombs, and meeting pro- fessed anarchists only from time to ti in order to plan outrages and provide them with the means of earry- i them out. Miasme, Lerat and the late Roche were his especial in- timates and hosen instruments purposes nis in neo ing . some CR anarchist circles by refusing ace confidence in any others Laan tha which Louis Roche ] not in the I.a Revanche and his gociates, and that another attempt at ig be expected at any According to the rumors 4 the militant an- hists in Paris this would p he form of an explosi wich arsenal, or at 1t dockyards. wWeiving communication Ins or Murphy had another titation with his subordinates, “This,”’ said Magee spector had stated the ymmunicat) couraged ’s- outrage might moment in atn mg robably n f some of Lae nore this pect COn- & when the in- effect of Of police's ef anarchist.” y awkward Hligan. ‘We know ir haunts and their we one know nothing ut this La Revanche, except that ¢ is a gentleman i live ] est End, and is probably t That's too vague We can had yman living in West 3 :. 3 ’ and vet whil @ 8 iree y cessation of ah PW eve ry Lon there will be It's true oy only Minsme n outrages, he is said now toemp and Lerat, but eve: he will secon get oth take their pine sinews of war, and ney and a bomb manufactory we | have plenty ' “That's quite true, Murphy. Fhe then is. how can » ¢cateh them cEpersdoes to He aug | as 3 es, carries the ong as he has in of outrages ' said Inspector pressing question we trap La Re- shal vanche?'’ “1 wns * said Mulligan, ‘that when we're fortunate 2 to trace Miasme sud Lerat. we should then——only shadow them La Revanche must meet them time or other, and when could shadow him until we discover where his bomb factory is, then we might eateh the lot. “A plan,"’ inspector. ‘But, no doubt, Miasme and Lerat meet others than La Re- vanche. How could you tell which was which!” “Well, probably, they don’t meet many gentlemen—French or other wise,” argued Mulligan, "so we should shadow all the well-dressed people they speak to or have dealings with, ts. 1.3 2 thinking, ‘ i eno not arrest SOHHn he does we sensible answered the chanee of La vanche."’ The inspector lay back in his chair and reflected. only catching handed him a telegram. envelope and glanced sage. Then he whistled, “By Jove!” he exclaimed; ‘'they are going it. Just listen!” Portsmouth, 11:20 p. m. sion in harbor. Explo- No injury to person No trace of perpetrator Send officer to investi- gate, “What do you think of that?” “Looks like another bungle,’’ said Mulligan, quietly. “Faith it does,'’ answered the in- spector, ‘but it may put us on the track of the rascals. Mulligan, start you by the first train and make searching inquiries,’’ Mulligan did start by the first train and did muke searching inquiries. These inquiries resulted in a pretty certain opinion that, as he said when the telegram was received, there had been another bungle. He discovered that at Southsea a foreigner on the night of the explosion had hired a small rowing boat and that that boat hd not been returned. He discov ered further that fragments of a row ing boat similar to the one hired had been picked up outside Portsmouth hnsver. On owing rar of | ath i the pho anha of some hesitation, identified Minsme ns the fforeigner who hired the boat. From these facts Mulligan drew the conclusion that Miasme had made an attempt to blow up the dockyard or the shipping in Portsmouth harbor, and had perished by the premature explosion of the bomb. And this conclusion was shortly afterwards confirmed by advices from the French polize. These were to the effect that among Paris anarchists it was stated that the dockyard was the object of attack, and that since the attempt was made Minsme had been missing. It was added that much dissatigfac- tion existed regarding La Revanche and his skill as a bomb maker, but archists possessed funds he still con- trived, in spite of his successive fail- ures, to maintain his position, ‘“‘And long may he,’’ was Inspector Murphy's comment on reading this “He's doing more anarchists than all the police in Eu- put together. The best thing that could happen would be for him to go on blowing up his friends until they were all in fragments, and then for him to blow up himself.” Inspector Murphy had not very long to wait. Some three weeks after this conversation he received word of an attempted outrage at Hampton Court. The inhabitants of the palace were awakened al midnight by a tremendous explosion. The guard turned and, after considerable trouble, discovered the a man in the gardens, like Roche mi z exploded’ hi Murphy called it to blow up Hampton ( inspector examining he had no him as the third of the rible t of desperadoes—lLerat of the means thout @ out, Evide ntly he, Miassme, bad been Insped tempting On the d id mself as when at Jourt. the diff m had perished y had Oners ngt the innocen Dame. were still the Circuiln is explos d mms ran as follows i. Let La Revancl We he has Ne ! POCOivE ’ aped, addon best £4 A0aon. But the 8 { © rn : ie i grave “that's wh ently Surely tip as that f {i : 1 failed to ls But the inspector was only joking, and half an hour later he and Mul gan were in Belgrave road for the lodgings of ti Rey ancl T them, too y 11 it’, he name passed under with his landiady was not La Revanche, T Cave £ scription of h i i m, and stated that the which took him away and his » and what he had left behind nonstrated identity with 1a Revanche, It consisted of several uncharged bombs, a large bottle of sulphuric acid, and the materials for compounding an explosive powder of great strength. Evidently he had left in a hurry. To Mulligan was delegated the duty of tracing the missing man. fhe task was no easy one, and for more than a month his reports were not altogether satisfactory. He had traced R to Paris. but de his Ia Revanche there for a long time he completely lost sight of him. One morning, just after Inspector Murphy had reached his office at the “Yard,”! the door opened and in walked Detective Sergeant Mulligan, Though entirely unexpected, he was received by his inspector without the slightest indieation of surprise. “Well, what's up now?’ Murphy asked in his quietest manner. “Oh, I've finished the job. sir,” replied Mulligan. “Found La Revanche?’ asked Mur- phy. Mulligan nodded his head. “Had him arrested ?¥’ asked Mur. phy. Mulligan shook his head. ‘Failed to establish his identity?’ asked Murphy, in a tone of disap- pointment, “No, 1 had some trouble over that,” replied Mulligan; ‘but in the end he admitted it himself.” “Admitted it himself!” cried the inspector. ‘And why did the French government refuse to arrest him?’ ‘Because he's the young Comte de Ia Targe whose father, mother and two sisters were murdered by Roche & Co. at the Notre Dame explosion. The inspector looked steadily at his subordinate for a moment; then he whistled to relieve Lis feelings. “What are they going to do with him?’ he then oy “Decorate him and send him back to his regiment in Siam,'’ was the answer, —{ London Truth, : ; I ie = WA A wh Li day. nail with a of NOTES AND COMMENTS. | Puinaperraia hag long gloried in the title of the City of Homes. She ean now be also christened the Mat- rimmonial Paradise. According to the returns of the tenth census upon the conjugal condition fof the United States, Philadelphia can, of all the cities of the Union, boast the small- est proportion of single persons among its total population, It is estimated that there are 2,500 Chinese women and girls in San Fran- cisco, Of these about 1,000 are mar- ried women; the rest are slaves. In spite of much that has been written and said to the contrary, there is nota | single Chinese male slave in the Uni- ted States. Unfortunately this cannot be said of the women, the great ma- | jority of whom are subject to a | eruel bondage that is the sad blot upon Chinese social life, Tur newest profession introduced for women who are poor, educated and well mannered is that of “'denti- | cure.”! This is an English ery. The “denticurist’” takes care of the fair clients’ teeth, giving them | the skilful cleansing with dental in- | struments wl by z OCC digscov- i ich is usually done he dentist, and which must sionally supplement the personal at- tention received from the and fi daily de GWT er's own brush, ntrifice JHE, Tue English sparrow threatens to great a pest in Austral is here, and several of the vial Legislatures have recently i I authorit ed lnws whereby OCR i certain funds at their 1 eCcomoe as iB Oe fi= | ¢8 ‘ompeiled to spend fs0lit £2 a colored 100 Al i % However be rated » helm, must at Wu, Marruewsos, five, of Wichita, Kan., the real Buffalo Bill ing been given to him When asked how William F. Cody came to get the title, he replied: "Well, you see, Cody worked for me when was a young fellow—he is only n I reckon he had } gut read Indian . and how much was to bs made by that kind of a reputation, and he was nlways fond of talk and show. 1 never was any hand to wear my hair jong, and go swaggering about the country blowing about what I had done. I've had my hair get preity long at times, but was always glad to | get it cut. when I could get back to | a place where I conld. Cody knows he has no real right to the name, but if he wants to show off as a dime novel hero, I have ne objection. 1 1eckon seeing so many of those In- din lies has sort of disgusted me with talking about mv adventures, though I've had about as many and thriliing escapes as any of ‘en cap tell.”’ 1864, forty-five now ein to glories See A SOVEL point in the law of wedding presents—if there be any law on the subject—was raised before a London magistrate by a well-dressed middle aged man. Can they be seized for rent ? It bas never been satisfactorily settled whether wedding presents given before marriage can be claimed by the donor, should the expected ceremony be indefinitely postponed, for different magistrates have given different rulings on the subject. A man cannot get back a ring he has bestowed on his intended, but some times he has succeeded in recovering a piano or furniture, The gentleman who made the application had his questions written down, and was pre- pared to place on the same record the mugistrate’s answer; but Mr, Lush- ington declined to give advice on the subject, merely remarking that ‘it depended on what the wedding pres- ents were.” Anparemiy the land- lord saw nothing in them beyond mere portable property, and treated them as such. There is no poetry where rent is concerned. = a ] Alameda, (Cal.) milkimen keep & not pay bills, THE JOKER'S BUDGET. | JESTS AND YARNS BY FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS. Compensation -- Floored--A Wife's Bright Idea--A Sympathetic Strike ~=The Parlor Military --Etc,, Ete, COMPENXNBATION. Of dog days I do not complain, The heat I do not mind; I do not utter words profane, And am to all resigned. I try to be content and gay, My temper I control, And, oh, 1 chuckle at the way They're freezing at the Pole! ¢ —{ Judge. FLOORED., “Yes,” said the young man, “1 believe the people are right when they say this summer has been the hottest ever known.”’ ““8ho!’” exclaimed the oldest in- habitant, * Well pursued it's mighty hot, anyway,” the youth. wilted yesterday two minutes after | put : “My collar ’ it on Sho! ‘““ I've seen it {i} x f wit 2 Del ‘ anid the oldest inhabitant. the co » 11. iiad on at all,” = £0 hot that P rt re you pu [New York Press. ik HT IDEA. Mr. C + that r. iat two lit ’ 3 : ne answered it Aan $ i i % th i i i % PARLOR MILITARY. jon’t eare if dn’t devots Your coin- captain is ROOK, ww idiot. Maye Ie o1 Ix ar PTY On Siar WHY HE DIDN'T WANT IT. Jones] say, old man, have you dollar you don’ Smith-—Yes, here it is. Take it. Jones—Awfully good of you, old man. You are sure you don't wan it OQ Smith—Yes, absolutely sure. It a counterfeit.—{ Truth. SOMETIMES “Isn't it a nuisance treacherous memory? “Not always. Some days ago my wife told me not to forget to vall a veterinary physician for her poodle forgot.” —{Chica- AN ADVANTAGE, to have go Record, A WEE CONNOISSEUR, Aunty (finishing story)—And so Prince Goody-good married her and they lived happily ever afterwards. Helen (thoughtfully)—Now tell us USACCOMMODATING, Tramp—Will you give me a few nents? Gent] never give beggars. Tramp--You never give anything | to beggars! Do you think I'm go- ing to become a bloated bondholder just to accommodate you? If you do you are fooling yourseif badly. —{Tex- | as Siftings, i RAPIDITY. i anything to “Are these colors fast?’ she asked | of the new clerk. ! “You, indeed. You ought to see them when they once start to run. — | [Washington Star. RISULT OF THE FAMINE. First Tramp~What's the matter with sleeping in the coal-yard to- night? second Tramp-—You'se a fine one ter foller. They ain’t bin no soft coal dere fer a week.—| Judge, HE OVERDID IT. The Man with the Big Valise.— How far is it to the Northwestern Railway Station? The Cabman (with an eye to a profitable fare)=Abcut two miles. The Man with the Big Valise (con sulting wateh)—Pghaw ! Then I won't be able to catch that train anyway. Guess U'll ride over in a street dur FOR MARMORIOUL; E218, *Mamima is thinking of buying a dog.” “Really! What kind?’ “Oh, she’s not particular as long as it matches the carpets.’ —{ Boston Budget. A LITTLE TWITTER. “1 am all at sen over thi execinimed, throwing ie, and am 4 ¥ s&s 3 i-97 deasick? it 3 Hie twittered softly, to try gave nim courage FORCE OF HABIT. city editor to get away quired while in the patent medicine business. Second Reporter—No? Reporter—Nop; my description seem y be able from the habi 8 rat il head- © new ’ iB, i ed up of ¥ penitentinry “A Cure for 2 oul * . . suflfalo Courier. elo IT 8 AN Tr . WIND. The summer sun is firing 3 The woods and all the streams, tree is perspiring the hili-top gl OF XO EARTHLY ofessor-—-You do not nlerested In well, haps the poo Ved Washing MIGHT Cf Visitor—Well, will ted States? think you the ni Tommy—Oh, I dunno. Mebbe I'll try for itafter I git t old to be a pitcher.—{ Indianapolis Journal. over YO NO HARM DONE. Fond Mother—Why, Jane, you les the baby swallow that pi mum, safety pin. Truth. Jane-—Yis, was a RERVICEABLE. “Don’t think this chicken is excellent? Boarder—Yes: 1 should think i$ would outwear even Russia leather, — {Chicago Inter Ocean. you . spring teed Drinks and the Teeth. While that awful drill wens whiz-z-z, ind the boss of the situa- tion sardonically looked down, the speechless patient with the rubber dam under his teeth listened, between jumps, to the philosophical rumb- lings of the ivory carver, and along about © midnight recalled this much: “Do you know that filings come generally are badly injured by the iced tea and iced Beverages of any kind?” Of course, the man in the chair cheerfully grunted out as inteilis gently as the other side to a dentist's argnment always does, and the tooth carpenter went on: “People will eat hot dishes and wash them down with fced drinks, snd then wonder why their teeth ean’t stand such a terrific and sud- den change of tunperature. It'sa marvel that the testh do not erack completely with the alternate roast- in and freszing. Filled teeth are ex. tremely sensitive to such action, and neuralgia frequantly results. But until doomsday the unhealthful ice mizing will keep up."'={ Philadelphia
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