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THE HILLS OF HOME.
Sweet come the bells at evening, and
clear the sparrow’s cry,
And like two white swans floating, the
steamers wander by;
where cattle roam,
And dear the cry where
among the hills of home.
Kildees fl;
I long to leave the noises that make the
ears so tired:
I long to give up striving for power
long desired.
For peace comes in the ringing of bells
where dun doves roam,
And in the cry where kildees fly among
the hills of home,
WILL T. HALE.
A DEBT OF HONOR.
“Who
yellow hair, Duff?”
Loraine, as he and his friend stood on
is the young fellow with the
whispered Captain
ererd round a couple of ecarte players
at the Nebulus Club.
“Archie LiWyard
“Never heard of he's got
card fever pretty strongly, eh 7’ he
ed, as they to
end of the room.
the
add
the other
him;
moved away
flung himself into a seat, “he's just go
ing pace fast as he can.
known him
legs and Eton collar!
charming
wenk to deal with a fellow like that.”
“Ah Loraine,
any great interest, “and who's the
he's playing with?
“A friend of Val
I fancy. Mr. James Ruthven by name
Why will your like
ways choose such opponents?’
“You don’t think
“Oh,
the as
gince he was so high, all
womnn, but
remarked
man
Travers: a colonial,
gsters
inter]
DufY,
square,
airy 11? .
Ho. MOS
“Everything is all
doubt, only Archie Lidyard's about
fit to hold a card against
experienced a
the Apocalypse with t
Canterbury. 1
man, 8
window be made to gh
he remarked, testily, t
“Yes, I'l
waiter quickly, as he jum;
window sill beh
sir a
nd the «
the two friends sat, and
sle with-the window
“Is this young frien
asked Loraine,
panion
the card table
“Archie Lie
I should ea
was still wat
like hig mother
h the young jacl
not at present, at
wis a big iron:
ie
lossal fortus
his money to his w
Archie's minority
till he reached hi
until that time
not exceed a cert
oot tlire grh & £31
=i through 8 con
!
his debts | sending
wu
and
in no more! it
He's
there's
Ir Woman,
Course,
do for hin
But I say, Duff,” broke
Capt. Loraine, “it does seem
hing she wouldn't
“Very
off
sad.
that the Nebulus Club is about the
est place in Loadon.”
As he
a sharp bang. and the
down from behind them
cold.
walter leapt
“You won't feel anything more of the
dranght now, I think, sir"
dressing Duff
“Oh, is it
he said, ad
You
shut now?
precious long time about it.
Some one pear the card i
to the waiter,
table ca
and he hurried there: at
the same moment Archie Lidyand rose
“No, | take my
night,” he zaid, wit
laugh: “what's the
Mr. Ruthven?’
“1.et
won't revenge to
amount of my
me gee, £500--ves, £500 But
your
there's no hurry if
check book with you,
you haven't
You can send it
round to my hotel any time to-morrow
I don’t leave for Paris till the
mail.”
"Thank
night
you," said young Lidvard
had it with me
at the Bavoy. 1 think”
“Yes, No. 40." replied Ruthven. “Yon
rotund.
suddenly, “I can discharge a portion of
my debt at once.” The flush deepened
on his cheeks as he fumbled in his
pocket book and drew out a check: ho
glanced at it, and his hand shook a
little as he beld it toward Ruthven,
“This is for £300." he explained: “you
shall have the rest to-morrow.”
Ruthven in his ture glanced at the
check,
“To Eva Lidyard!” he read.
aloud, In a tone of some surprise,
“My mother,” replied young Lidyard,
a little sharply. “I think you will find
the indorsement all right. I will give
youan lI OU for the balance.”
He was about to call for the walter,
when the man, who had been standing
at his side throughout the transaction,
handed him the writing materials,
Archie Lidyard wrote the acknowl
edgment, spoke a few words to those
around him, and then left the room;
it was evident, in spite of the young
man's calmness and unconcern, that
the loss was a serious one and the even-
ing's work no laughiag matter,
Kut James Ruthven was naturally is
half
being a millionaire to feel no slight sat-
isfaction at the respectable sum of his
winnings Five hundred and fifty
pounds was a total worthy of consider.
ation, and it must be confessed that he
at the slip of paper bearing the
pretty signature of “Eva Lidyard” on
the back with a certain ainount of com-
placency before retiving to rest,
He morning
loud knocking at his door
“Eh? what's the
what do you want?’ he inquired, start
was aroused next by a
Come In matter;
ing up.
“A lady tO See you, gir.
“What?
Ruthven admitted the servant, glane-
ing at his watch as he passed; It was
just 9:30; who could wish to see him so
SOOT,
‘A lady to see me, did you say?”
“Yes sir”
“What
Ruthven, dublously
“1 can't rightly
sort of lady 7 inquired
say, sir,
in black.”
“Did she give you no card?”
“No, sir."
“Most extraordinary:
tell
down and
her
go
ask her if she can you busi-
ness."
In a few minutes he returned.
“It's a Mrs. Lidyard, sir, and she says
business is very private.”
Like a
back !
*AsKk her hn
rood ’ pe said,
“Mrs, Lidyard!”
signal
the sitting
I will be
He dressed hurriedly: v
ily
he
closed
room De
sitting
vite
i111, blazk-robed figure advancead to
god to come to
1
FORen vol
Mis
two ineffectual
sa d
:
ontinuesd
tell you eveything: 1 can do
but if
Yesterday,
throw myself upon your
on going through
a cheek that Lad
sent me Is ' day before t
searched and
veil v 48 4
finding ft, willy telegraphed
2COouUnts
ewer
not
to the
did
hesitated,
My
astes, and an in-
boo i ~~ + fis av ” . +
rminkers stopping payment I not
f " she
SUS ft thas
“1 am very unfortunately placed
wn has extravagant t
nsufficient
to indulge
She looked at Ruthven piteons
understand.” he
son «poke io
waited for my him
implored him te tell
Mr. Ruthven, have
back that
mt I dreaded
And oli,
me, and give me
y
4
pity on
Ruthven rose immediately, and a sec
irned
“You ean count on my discretion,” he
said .pityingly as he placed the check In
her band.
“Oh! how can I thank you—how can 1
ever thank you?”
hysterically,
she
most
Then,
riedly,
“May I write you a clhieck here. v9
from the bag she carried.
“Mr. Ruthven, is it not?"
She began to write, and then turned
to him quickly.
“But £300 is not the whole amount.
“Will you tell it to me?”
tuthven replied shortly. “Five hun-
dred and fifty-five pounds.” It was one
thing winning monhéy at the Nebulus
from Archie Lidyard, a bit of a sox-
comb and a great deal of a fool, quite
another thing taking it here in the cold
morning light from his mother, still
quivering from the anguish she had
undergone,
“Here jt is,” she sald, rising. “You
see the indorsement was not even a
clever forgery,” she added, with a 1it-
tle sob,
Ruthven glaveed at Vt: there was a
certain similarity in the signatures, no
doubt, but the one he had seen last
night was firmer, with a touch of mas-
culinity, wanting in this
No, as she said, it was not even a
clever forgery.
me, Mr. Ruthven,” she
him her band, *“No,
she continued, as be made a
“1 would
rather go alone; thank you agalu, ang
have done for
sald, offering
please,”
movement to accompany her
James Ruthven wis not a sentiment
al man, but he was rather pleased with
Mrs. Lidyard's parting words, though
it was perfectly clear to htm that he
had little to
after all, It was a clear gain to
exchange a worthless hit of paper for
2 check for £550.
His complacency
turbed for at least
well, and
with absolute serenity,
cab the Si
of the Westminster Bank,
The cashier teok the slip of
done deserve them, for,
him to
undis
Heo
paper
I'hen he took a
remained
two hou
read his
to James's Square bn
paps
Ruthven with a keen
fore disappearing
“Will you step this way?
Ruthven
obeyed, conscious that
ored glance
”"
looked up astonished
the clerks wer
curiously as he
ushered nto the manager's sa ctun
“1 shall be glad Ir
how this check came Into your posses
an ld Ruthver
into the the 1
watching him
w/l explain
you
the manager,
while
sion,” as
CRIne room, ciishiie
stood with his hand on the door
“I really
Ruthven
don’t understand * begat
No one,” replied the manager, “of
the name of Eva Lidyard ha
this bank?’
ount.” excls
Why
not two hours
with
“NO EN
“No account!
check for me
There
count
was |
nok
ol bg Out
extraording
idvard, a most
has happened. Your mother
me this ge”
“My mother is
nor
vard, quietly
fhen I've been swindled
wan," tleclarsd
portion of his
” 3
his
il try Seotland Yard.”
leaned chair
And Yard
taelf discussing the problem
while
Seotland
sented an couple of PAsSKenge!
were comfortably seated in a ro
of 11
Arriage he night express
“Not morning's eh?’ re
marked one of them to his pretty gold
a bad work,
en-haired companion
The girl laughed,
gi 3 don’t break the bank at
Monte Carlo, Bob, I think 1 shall go on
the and play old that
white wig was awfully becoming.”
“Youn managed it beautifully,
you
stage
ladies;
Neil
able to do, with my wits and your
looks: but any way, this is better than
shutting windows for crusty gents at
ping his arm around her waist Lon
don Truth,
Elba's iron Mines,
The Iron mines of the Island of Elba
appear to have been worked uninter-
ruptedly for at least 3000 years: local
tradition says 4,000. According to this
tradition the people of Syracuse were
the first to work the mines. Later, as
we know, the ancient Eiruseans used
them, and after that the Romans,
They still appear inexhaustible to us,
as they did to Virgl! (Aeneid X., 1/3).
Up to 1754 the amount of ore exea-
vated annually is estimated at 4,000
tons. From thaf date until 1851 it is
said to have been about 14,000 tons:
from 1851 to 188% abont 120,000 tons,
in 1881 400,000 tons were taken out.
The government, fearing that at this
rate the ore would soon be exhausted,
fixed the annual maximum at 180,000
tonx, at which it «till remalas. The
ore is of the highest quality, but the
methods of extraction used are still
very primitive,
In the 22000 electoral colleges of
Mexico the vote of lust month for the
re-election of Porfirio Diaz to the Pres
dency was unanimous, Never in any
previous Presidential election in Mex.
ico, or, perhaps, in any other republic,
was there a result so remarkable,
declared
of n
lias
construction
A special commission
the
ship canal between the Atlantic ocean
impracticable
and the Mediterranean, across the ter
of The
originally suggested ns a
for the
from
Was
of
of
ritory France seheme
eans
transit
the Bay of
sibraltar
to and
and Toulon,
evading (
war vessels
Biscay
» various quiet but useful
ch Gerald Balfour is
the benefit of
CAIry
Ireland the
ent of horse breeding ocey
place IY
government is
en xt
18 understood that the
contemplating the issue of a roval com
im to Inguire into the whole sub
§
the chairman wil
I proba
Farl of Dunraven
Pennsylvania papers tell of a man
vho is swindling farmers means of
double-end founta one end of
p contracts
and
The
id a pron
signature
York Sur
duty
w
of
ey
ari
Ar
faith!
fsvorge
151
i!
Finance agreed to reco
mend an inerease of 21.0060 a
Year in
his salary yf ti
To the surprise « ee pub
lic at large, if not of that of his friends,
Mr. Brown has put a veto on this pro
“in view of the preb-
lens in financial and monetary matters
with which the city is confronted, this
is not the most suitable time for such
action.” :
time a Brooklyn official ever refused a
proffered increase in salary. The inei
dent is rare enough, at all events, in
municipal history to warrant more
than an incidental notice, It
less to say that Mr. Brown's suggestion
has been heeded and the committee's
recommendation “withheld for the
present.”
i= nend
In noting the
army of Major George E.
that he saved the
sassinated. Major Robinson was an
war.
tion at Washington City. When
Seward was thrown from lis carriage
Robinson was
him. On the night when Booth shot
tack upon Seward, Robinson was in
the secretary's room. The assassin, on
aatering, was seized by Robinson, but
Ing the secretary. But for Robinson's
i killed, A gold medal was given to Robe
inson by Congress for his services, and
when Hayes came to the White House
he was made a major and paymaster
uthe Army.
in each
American erematories more men
thie
It is noteworthy that, thongh
of the
than
movement abroad was practically
Lady Dilke, of Eng-
woman having
When ef
1873-74
Jdirope, in Eng
women have been oremnated,
he
by women
“un
land, i a
German
Dire
vere made in the
Continent of 1}
Ihe
been cremated at len,
forts YORE
the
land and in
of the cremation
Hose Mary
prominent
an i
I'nited Btates
of the
Crawshny
, in favor
dead, Lady
was one of its
advocntes, A nuinber
well-known women
have expressed ther
in favor of Among
Milier, Mrs. Lipph
Mrs
crematio
Olive Th
it, Mrs. J. C. Croly.
Wilcox, Mrs, Alice
1
rhe
Kate
leveland and
ublic meet
aferred to
hould be
I'he total
‘nited Nliates
rematory wi
when hoe !
with mold How's this?
“No,” said Mr. Pitt
not bear one.”
iis cloak, took
invalid’s bedside and be-
If un-
fre
i
have
wrapped in
a seat hy the
gan talking
able to endure the cold
“Pray allow 1 he exclaimed sud-
denly, and without taking off his cloak
ie buried himself in the other bed and
the He was
strongly opposed to risking the fleet in
Mr. Pitt was as
absolutely resolved that it should put
himse
continned conversation
the November gales
much warmth It the
warmth, indeed, in the room.
“I am positively determined that the
fleet shall gail,” sald Mr. Pitt. accom-
panying his words with the most lively
gesticulations,
“It is impossible! It will perish!”
mid the duke with equal emphasis,
At the moment the discussion waxed
hottest another dignitary of the realm
was only
ministers deliberating on a matter of so
sitpation,
The fleet did put to sea, and Mr
Pitt's judgment proved to be right.
Linemen on Bicycles.
The practical utility of the bicycle
adoption by telegraph linemen The
New York and New Jersey Telephone
Company bas equipped its linemen
with bicycles, and the time required
to locate breaks in the wires Las been
reduced to a minimum,
Catching Sharks Near rawail,
Lieutenant and some fifteen
members of Company E started out on a
steam launch a little after 10 a8. m. Sunday
for the purpose of doing what they could
with a certain family of sharks reported
: the harbor.
, pre
{ovne
to have been seen outside
}
They stocked the launch wel YAratory
y 8 Bun
Just outside the harbor unmistakable
in the shape of several flus were
noticed project above Lhe uriace on
Wi ad } al dipre’
tue waler made Lhe soigiers
hair ment A
baited with a large p » Of
thrown «
} x rit
Uris i ACU
HOOK
tr and at
POTK Gna abe
tac lie wns ver
bite and a pull,
was
¥
nna
-R1ZeQ Bh
tement
wugn, 1
been thrown
Was caplure
men in the
1
dwindle am i It has also
’
.
been observed that the death of these
trees invariably follows the rainy seq.
wom kod i
moisture become good conductors
lead the the
from the The wires to be sure,
have been insulated but
soni: the leaves being witli
1
and
current down into tree
wire.
the protective
layer has been quickly destroyed by
the friction of the and the
line becomes bare, producing thus re.
sults that it would have been well to
avoid. And the electricity is the only
is
y convince one's self to com.
branches
thing that can be accused of this
suffices
pare the conditions of the frees tray.
ersedd by the wires with that of neigh
boring trees. It has often been noticed
that in a storm all the trees through
which wires pass die in a few hours,
while the surrounding ones are pot
touched. This is a very serious souren
of complaint and causes some lawsaits,
A HOT RAN
A Queer Cift,
A queer present has just been made
to the President of the French Repub
lic by M. Paul Robiguet., It is a mini
ature of the ebony coffin of Napoleon L
about a fil h of the «ise of the real one
and made of the same wood. M. Robi
quet is the grandson of Edward Ise
Marchand, an old Waterloo officer,
who was charged by Louis Philippe
to construct this coffin for the prisoner
of St. Helena, This singular gift has
heen placed in a glassease In the Muses
d'Artillerie, hy the side of the moldings
of the Emperor's face and hand.