AS On 15035 a One Who Fedled. He started out to make his name A household word; He has not won the bauble fame, And few have heard That there Is such a man as he Upon this twirling sphere— He failed, but it were well if w Had more such failures here. He missed the goal he had in view And grieves to-day; The grave lies just beyond him, He's bent and gray: Yet though he failed In winning fame, He's won a greater prize: Few men have ever neard hig name, But they'll weep when he dies, -8. KE. Kiser. too ——————— A NIHILIST'S ‘SACRIFICE. The dark, heavy clouds were drift ing slowly across the sky, driven by a | steadily rising wind. The moon, shin- ing through the rifts, lit up for a mo- ment the grim, Siberian prisen be- low, throwing the low buildings into strong relief, then leaving everything blacker than before as another mass of clouds obscured its face. Here and there around the place, a light flickered feebly, showing the po- | sition of the sentries; and they, but- toned up tightly to keep out the biting wind, paced slowly to and fro. Inside the prison all seemed still, and to the unsuspecting guards was so; but in the | outer block of buildings nearest the | river, a scene of silent activity” was | taking place. “Have you got your off 7” inquired a voice, in a whisper, “Almost, Ivan. But do not hurry: the guard will not be round for an hour yet. What a lucky thing it was you managed to secrete these files. Now, our comrades can escape “with Give the signal gently, Ivan” Ivan silently went to the wall of the cell and tapped three times, almost in- | audibly. A moment later two similar | taps were heard from the other side. | “Yes, they ready, Chakoff, and will await our signal. What a grand night it is for the attempt!” “Providence is helping us from awful horror,” off. “Bseape—freedom!” broke in Ivan, “Oh, what thoughts does freedom con jure up. Baek to Moscow, whether in danger or not, try and win a wo man for my wife.” “What? Then that is bind us. Although we fore being I joined by ties of friends ing can break. Let mu story.” continued Chakofl, “Five long, weary years ago, when 1 wag a free man in Moscow, | loved a woman who loved me in return, and fs still troe to me. “Bat I had a rival I never | saw. nor even learnt h ame, and he determined to rid » from his path “One night, at ety's meeting, the police broke in and 1 was arrested. From what was said, I gath. ered that the information have come from one who could be no other than his rival.” For a moment the me only their heavy breat their emotion. A strange indeed, take place in of a prison cell—each to have cause of the other's impri be taken to a Siberian hell live together for many years, and then, just at the time they intended at- tempting escape, to suddenly discover each other's identity. “And you were my rival?” Chakoff. “And [ told you my never thinking it " Clank! clank! clank! approaching. “To your place continued, forget cursed irons | us, | are to escape this said Cha to 10 be we are ifp that noth tell you my another tie never here, met il i} ord SOL «1 wi m is n while sod my mst silent! telling of wnition, nrkness win the ont: to n were ng Pee to LT SON io said story, The guard was hoarsely ting in a moment the exciting climax through which they had just passed, and only thinking of the promised liberty, All unconscious of the danger which threatened, the guard walked slowly to the door. and. unlocking it, looked into the cell. A deep groan smote his ears, “Shamming again,’ he muttered, with a Russian oath. “A taste of my knout will do him good!” Stepping forward, he was about to carry out his brutal intention when the figure on ihe floor, which the light | of the lamp he earried reveal, sudden ly sprang up, and seized him in a terrible grip round the walst. Simul taneously another sprang from the darkness, and stifled the cry for help | which was rising. The lamp dropped to the floor and went out, and a rifle luckily fell on the rough bed of straw. To and fro the men staggered, no | sound being uttered. The emaciated frames of the convicts, desperate as they were, proved more than a mateéh for the herculean strength of the guard, and slowly they gained the upper hand, A few moments later he | was lying bound hand and foot on the | floor of the cell “Bo far, so good,” said Ivan, taking the bunch of keys, “Take his great. cont, Chakofi; it may be very useful to us.” Proceeding cautiously into the open | wind-swept square, Ivan arrived un. | seen at the next cell, and, selecting a key from the bunch, he liberated the overjoyed men inside, A few moments served to release about twenty, who armed themselves with pieces of the chains they had so lately worn. Suddenly a loud for help, In stantly answered by the nearest guards, fell upon their cars, and they realized that In some way the cap toured man had eluded the vigiianee of Chakoff, Instantly a scene of wild confusion began, The prisoners, some of them there for a very little offense, quick! he followed; for the soldiers dare not use their ritles for fear of hitting one of themselves, This put them at a disadvantage, and, being taken by surprise, and also outnumbered, the convicts made short work of them, and at a signal from Chakoff, ran to- wards the river, and, plunging in, all safely reached the other bank. The officer ip command had been stunned by a blow from the butt end of a rifle in the hands of Ivan, which the latter had wrenched from | the clasp of a wounded soldier, and therefore, no instant chase was given: but the deputy governor was quickly on the scene, and he taking the com- mand, a strong force set out in pursuit | three hours later, * » $ ® - = . . A band of fifteen hungry and weary men rested the night following the escape in a clump of woods, Keven | the day's march through the broken | country, and the remainder were sleep. | ing, not caring whether they were re. captured or not, Ivan was keeping guard over the | camp, and, finding it a difficult matter to keep his eyes open, he walked to the edge of the wood, and looked out | into the darkness, A tremor shook | and he muttered a startied exclamation, In the distance, per haps not a quarter of a mile away, he saw the camp of Cossacks! He returned and awoke rade, “What his com is the matter?’ asked Cha standing up. “The sokllers are here,” was the low reply. “They have ridden to the north of the wood, and, Knowing we are here, wile attack us to-morrow, Then we may expect no mercy; we shall be shot down like dogs.” For a moment Chakoff did not | He was thinking of Clarissa, woman who held such a place in his heart. Ivan seemed to know what was passing in his mind. “You are thinking of—of muttered, brokenly. “And it was | who in my blind spoilt two lives. And yet she | beautiful that I would have anything to win her for my Chakeff, say you will forgive her, Lio at hatred, Was so done wife, me!” “What did I say my story last night? beg for that. Bat manner? We shall hrough the woods, Cossacks with thelr low.” “You do not know the country,” was | reply. “This wood only extends 1 few miles south, and if we followed | it should get to the monntains, where death would be yot just as sure as from the bullets of our enem rifles! No, the only way oldiers™ “Which is impossible,” said Chakoff, , therefore, we die at he continued, conversation when I told you It is 1 who must why talk in that continue at onde those brutal fol where horses cannot the we slower, fu is fos’ ith a sigh; break of day. those around, had awakened soldiers are very only waiting a There are armed and armed and weak. and Friends" for the the sleepers, near to us, and are while before attacking forty of them, well fifteen of ux, un If we become the | ittackers and do not wait for day fight, or two might escape the confusion and darkness.’ “There another way,” said Ivan, stepping forward, “by which nearly of you may escape.’ “What Is it? Tell us your plan,” one standing near. “The dawn near, plan cannot wait. So to the edge of the wood and watch, Then if a num ber of the Cossacks detach themselves from the main body and after an hour | do not return, follow Chakoff's plan” tut what do you intend to do?” In quired Chakoff, anxiously. “You ean watch witn the others” was the low reply. “But if you escape | and once again se—see her” he added, brokenly— “tell her I begged foe for | giveness, Yon ean take care of her | better than I. Give me your great coat, Chakoff, it is neccessary. If you | are successful you will get another; if not-well, you won't need one. Good-bye, and forgive me.” ! “Come back, Ivan! come back!” eried | Chakoff. But too late. He had dis | appeared in the darkness, .- - ® #® - - @ * fo “the about strong. one in 1% said therefore my in As the first rays of light broke from the horizon the watchers beheld al A figure crept toward the Cossack | eamp, was challenged by the sentry | and taken before the commander. An | excited Interview followed. Ivan was pointing towards the wood. “Is he a traitor?” the watchers won- dered. No, that could not be; but it foot, The camp became a scene of bustle and activity, and a few minutes later three parts of the men were mounted, They formed in charging order, and dashed along the The sound of beating hoofs grew fainter in the distance, and at Suddenly one of the anxious watch. ers started up and declared he heard a wild ery of terror; but he was the only one, and hig statement was dis. credited. An hour passed, and no sign of a return, ‘The sun began to rise, and the remaining soldiers were becoming uneasy. Suddenly from out the wood dashed a band of wildlooking men, armed with chains, clubs and the one who is leading with a rifle. They fell upon the unprepared Cos sacks, and, after a stubborn and dead: ly conflict, scattered them in all di rections, Then the visitors, after eating of the food they found, followed in the path of the company of soldiers tot " deep chasm, at the bottom of which they dimly discerned the mangled re maing of horses and men, Descending, they searched among the gruesome mass, and at last found great tenderness. And they reverently buried him just as he was, in his large, gray coat-a look of in finite peace on his face, s $ ® % ® 8 % - In a cozy little room, household, n man On the sat a litle child, “And why did your brother Ivan Jump over the precipice, father?’ he nsked, A tear came to the man's eye, he jiooked tenderly at his wife, “When he went to the officer, Ivan, he must have convinced him in some way that we were eseaping round the far end of the wood. He let him lead { the men there, and, going at full speed, in an English snd woman were knees of the former and is it not his bedtime? GLUTTONOUS FEATS. Anthentie Insinnoes of Abnormal Capacity That Seem Incredible. The Evening Standard of London gives in an article on gluttonons feats some instances of abnormal ‘capacity that woukl appear ineredible, were it not for the statement that they are sustained by unimpeachable record. Eke of Norfolk, England, te Dr, Jessop, agreed ne. at a entire hide, of and Jerry call at bones the ii the one sitting, barrel amd entrails, The animal was cut in small made into seventeen great attacked one after anoth- er until he reached the ninth, when he halted, much to the consternation of his backers, who thought he was about to give up the contest, He had however, when the call was to bw After planations he the remaining ¢ ing meat pHeCes 1s Dies, to inquire brought on. proceeded to ight ples without ther delay. Nicholas Wood in the enfeenth century held the title of champion enter of England. He ate at a single meal a whole an entire bog and a peck of He lefeated only and then a trick of a sportsman, who wage he could not “fill his belly two <hillings’ worth of victuals.” ex friy iit BEY. sheep, damsons, was once red that took the bet and in finish with sirloin of beef, The COnSui entire wero Hi conditic was 10 th of he Wor HK thie food within a em The sportsman six pints uighty in which he scaked twelve penny loaves of fresh Wood nt the but fumes of concoction overcame him and he asleep and lost the Rogerson, ihwed fs rahi y thnt two shillings’ tain limit of time of bought ale bread tacked Hess, the the wager dower of the before L3H ix¥) n Lr lon vig of as a gentleman was an epicure gland never saw He paid and every man employed on his even the codk, ployed like since his chefs stablemen, fin A relay of to travel between and Eugland to supply him with delicacies. His entire fortune of £0,000 was expended in gastronom When It cooked his Iast meal, which f an ortolan, and then sitlcide, An cating conlest women, held at Portsmouth early in this century, fair sex had both appetite and capac ity. On this occasion a girl ate forty three pounds of cherries and six penny of bread. Khe dist competitors by eight pounds, effort killed her, place bend iu} Was i fi 1 the Wis e ft ontinent be insisted yitted fw iween indulgence was gone, Conn shows that loaves but the SAAN Tommy Atkins and the Scouts, “Well, In my opinion, the only bloomin® beggars In this bloomin’ ivsion wot ‘ave earned their bloomin’ in this ‘ere campaign are them there Gurkhy scouts!” The above comment, the Tirah-and the commandant joyfully of the reported RCOUTH-~ in and suffered and endured to an ex tent for which even the luxurious pay can hardly be The pessimistic utterance to the who gave Yet two points are thereby made clear<the marvelous amount of finished work put in, and the admira- ble maner in which most difficult and hazardous duties were performed by “them there Gurkhy scouts.” In a recent speeca before the Mili tary Society of Ireland Lord Roberts emphasized his appreciation of the utility of these skirmishers, and ad- voeated the extension of the system for future operations on the frontier. That this new departure was the most successful and most striking fenture of the expedition, and that the junovation was more than Justified, have been generally conceded, and on the Gurkhy scouts has been ungrudg- ingly conferred the title of “The finest Hill soldiers in the world."-—Black. wood. Sierobes and Tiekets, The question of the possibility of the conductor take his ticket to punch it, on the Western Ralleond of France, on the ground of possible contamina. tion. He stood out for his hygienic NEWS FOR THE FARR SEX. MEROUS FEMININE TOPICS, Return of the Big Hows--Embroldered Muslin Popular---Famously Beautiful. Increase of Women Travelers, Ete, Military Training for Gir. 1t is sald that the New Mexico Mill tary Institute, at Rosswell, was to have been an institution for the training of boys only, but the New Mexico girls decided they wanted and needed a thorough knowledge of mili upon the faculty and declared open war if their admission to the school was refused. The faculiy, realizing that resistance was impossible, threw open the doors of the institute, reported that the chances of the girls are good In the way prizes in drilling and honors. fnstitutional Return of the Big Bows, Big bows for the neck so much in vogue seem to be a reaction from the tiny cravats. One must have the bow small and ing. Ribbon is, of course, but silk, mousseline de lace and mull sare some of the many materials employed, These bows and ends are not at all in keeping with the tallor-made effect of the shirt waist, with which they are too often worn, but fashion is strange inspiration and combines the most unlikely caprices of toellet w the utmost disregard for we long bows and have certainly the of covering fences, bh is, per their for existence, the sole, favorite, taffeta, | th ith ends merit edi whi reason Embroidered Maslin Popular, is becoming ns and without whic Embroidered muslin popular as the plaited wardrobe © overworked over chiffon an exist nowadays Paris and cuffs wile ¥ ards from yokes collars Ure § of a muslin chemisetios i he pince of the | Wan nn FeAsOn The sertings 1 y lace, hut is almost sirikes the and y soft a and the stiff linen mbroldered m the ront uslin say, has a tendency to mal feb twenty ial Advertiser Famonusly Heantiful, beautiful woman according to Mrs, Harlow is, without doubt, Lady There has never mpare first appear beautiful The land, iams, most Hel wen any witli her and she ever 4 3 4s caded in sinee she 53 11 miu wry, was BOO lilies, most bre in white dress bn eaves, She Is ex jini 13 fair, of her fresh fact that ith Int mlon wo in other houses she to live jife in her own Ww walking out and resting during a portion of the day; while every night, tno matter what the att she invariably after 11 has made she-not even beautiful sisters, the late Duchess of was an ideal duchess, so splendidly bandscme, and with such and yet so gracious, an air; who, with her rich coloring, is like a Rubens picture; or the unmarried sister, Lady Ulrien Duncombe, who is most like Lady and with an added charm green and some donbtiess, x doe to the out w 1.0 yviog a 1 ¢ wears herself fis =O many oiher nen do. Even when si people “ manages raction, says o'clock. No a greater WOON time than one in my her a purity which lends to her young beauty. zine, » Increase of Women Travelers, As the world grows smaller the num. ber of women travelers grows great, that the greater security, economy and rapidity of travel have opened new opportunities for ambitious women, At the present time there are the traveling companion, the courier, the war correspondent, spotident, the commercial traveler, the doxically enough, is usually a teacher. I would leave out of consideration the traveling compaaion, becanse she is proper and is not a traveler per se, 1 might also add the woman explorer, because in the past ten years Mrs Alice Le Plongson und Miss Kingsley have won name and fame in this fleld of activity. Women are both fitted and unfitted for travel. They have less strength and daring than men, but, on the other hand, they have more tact and a greater regard for the rights of others. In many parts or the far East small mobs of criminals are apt to attack the stranger within their gates, When this occurs, the male traveler usaally gets off better than the fe male. On the other hand, a far greater source of trouble springs from the wanton or ignorant violation of native customs and religions laws. Here Intter the Louvre, Notre Dame, | the Madeleine and the Hotel des In valides, Harper's Bazar, | Bachelor Girl Colonies, several of the uptown avenues, Fright in the heart of upper tendom, live the cownies of bachelor girls of lof New York City. They are women {of refinement and culture, some means and undoubted business capacity, with {idenls beyona the ball bedroom and ity cheerios and lonesome environ. ments, and at the same time they are | women who are alone In this city and self-supporting To such women Lcomes a question absorbing and | Irritating moment. Driven by one after another of the exigencies of busi ‘ness life io new quarters ax the clty moves uptown, they do not know where to turn until the common nw of necessity drives them into communism. They do not call them- selves by any high sounding name, {by any name at all, but they just got together to form some sort of a co operative establishment that will give them a general table, a roof tree and ‘a place to eall home, “Oh! you know, can live so much better and cheaper this way,” they sald, when I questioned some of them. “And you never quarrel?’ 1 asked, “Oh: yon ought to see how well seven women oan they answered, laughing. The colonies flut a of a continuous fiat, ning in and One's own, i In “How to live” be- of here werk or we get along together,” mve for thelr typical shut-off with everybody run- and no place to call room for all and a 1e da sel elght roonis-—not Gut but a rl which no * each gi row A gen room, pantry and Inundry, with well lighted i kitchen COUrse, speci Hu Of general fopis the complete the inventory. they have rirl on many old ti traditions for faded away tl A plano, a nd n wolnen in those walls few ected of wi library any f a oF A books a well » old story #0 the law of «hint sing way for Herald. Adien to the Pall, the ariing the hair 0 to puff. bandean style } Huling i of wearing in again, and a p separation of the front threate Pomp dour center of ns usury the T he potent for men shining Mado Cann deserting the from is lke it. "They sleek, ina bands as flat as their woman, “Xo another. “They like bangs, curity and ringletty.,” But the average man smiles benignly., and when the happy medium between the puff and the bapndeau appears he gazes in acep admiration, The chignon, when worn now, Is placed on the top of the head in the form of soft loops or fuffy curls. The [nape of neck is left uncovered, Combs are used more than ever, and the broad shell ones are particularly pretty. A new and becoming way of dressing the hair is to have two ban- | deanx descending rather low on the forehead, with the pair turned up in | wavy curls at the sides. The coiffure {js round at the back. On the top of {the head the hair is rolled with two waved marteaux separated from the front hair by a band of velvet or satin, on which are fixed two gardenia bios goms, When the hair is worn low two | tortoise shell ping, with diamond.in- crusted heads inserted on either side, serve the double purpose of security and of adornment, #OIIN " 53 do not like 4 ates,” Oe don’t.” wn they BAYS says the Fads and Fashions, | Hydrangea blosoms trim the Sum. | mer hats, and when the pale bine tint Lie combined with the pink lHlac shades ithe effect is charming. A =ilk gown of a golden brown, with ia light stripe in which there is the | faintest tint of pink and green, has a ‘pink yoke and lapels and facings of the green, Dull finished crepe de Chine, lustre less Hernani, India crepe cloth, Hen. rietta cloth, drap royal, nuns veiling, and Carmelite are the fabrics most fashionably used this season in pre paring mourning outfits, A new matelasse silk shows a shadowy ground of pinkish mother-of- pearl gray, with figures of shaded flowers and shaded green follage and a narrow line of stem-green satin crossing the lustrous surface, A beautiful petticoat is of white silk covered by embroidered dots in b while the scalloped ruffle has v tions of black, and the trimming at sign tu. Oasiwere color and trimmed With Brussels Icy ihertion and wie THE KEYSTONE STATE. News Gleaned from Various Parts. Latest ——— MURDERERS CONFESS. The Statements by Preston and Wirebsehk are Made Public. Preston Pieads Jon! ousy-— Wirsbsck Claimed He Was Noi Conscious of Mis Actions Grangers beore Gov, Stone Other Live News. All doubt as io the ments] condition of Jouns Presion, Jr., the wile.murderer whe was executed at West Chester, was removed when the dead man's confession was made known by Depity Wardens Jobo Cilower. For fifteen months Preston simuisted in sanity with remarkable cunniug until the day preceding his execution, when be re. lleved bis wind 10 Deputy Clower. From the time of bis arrest to that hour he bad been in soit of a lethargy and communi ented with no ome, “Jonas, why do yor persist fo acting erazy longer 7" queried Deputy Ciower upon presenting himself ai the doomed man’s cell, “The governor has refused to grant you epother respite, and you will surely pang.” “Yes, I guess it's sil up with me pow.” sighed Preston, *} bave played my game and lost.” “Why did you kill your wife 7” he was asked, “Well, repiled U'reston, ‘maybe I was only jealous Bhe Intended 10 leave me and the thought of it was more than 1 eould bear. Bhe wasn't contented, Bhe Ipsisted that sbe was going, and I got mad. Alter some bot words between us I grabbed an ax, and the rest is koown.” “Why bave you seted sc strangely since your arrest?” ssked, “Because I wanted to escapes the galiows,’ resumed the murderer. “1 wonid rether ie io a cell ailfetime than be hapged. It's fearful to thick of.” “Why did you decline heretofore 16 converse with your minister, Hew, Mr. Ussher 7° * Because until now 3 bad bope of escape on the ground that I was erezy,” be sald, “1 dida't kpow what that man might have gone out and said if I bad talked with him." he Wireback's Statement, The statement which Ralph W, Wirelack made has been made public, It is a lengthy and rambling account of bhislife and the shooting, He argues that he was unjustiy convicted of murder in the first degrees be. cause the crime was not premeditated, and that when be barricaded the bouse he had oo thought of doing Mr. Landis or any other person any bodily barm. He claims that he did pot know what he was doing when be thot Landis, and that he was notin bis right mind at the time, Grangers Condemn Schoo! Cut. Pomona Grange, No. 5, composed of Con. iumbia and lower Luzerne counties, met at Orangeville and passed usanimousiy the foilowing resolutions “Whereas, Heal estate is paying a Inrger share of taxes than it should in comparison with other property; and “Whereas, The Governor of this Stats bas made an attempt 10 take a part of the { school appropriation from the already over- “Aud whereas, Equalization of taxation has been defeated Ly tbe machine power; “Therefore be it resolved that we em. phaticaily condemn the action of Governor Stone as unwise, unpatriotic and usnconsti- Wwtioual “We further resolve that we ask the State Grange at its next meeting to appoint a siltabie commitiee to mscoriain the consti. ‘tutional power of the Governor on this vital juestion, and be it farther resolved that we { roudemu the Governor for the removal of a { falthfol secretary of agriculture to make room for one who, while ina subordinate position, used his offices for partisan pur- Hobs, Tragedy nt Leeebburg. A double tragedy occurred nesr Leech. wirg. An Dadan shot and fatally injured a roman, apd then, placing the wrapon to iis temple blew his braios out. Mrs. Annie Aberietti kept a boarding bouse in Leech mrg, and among ber boarders was an Ital an named Jchn Stevenl, Stevenl, it is tialmed, awed her money, which he refused 0 pay. She went to a bouss about one-half nile Lelow Leschburg, where Stevan! was topplog, and demanded the mon-y. Ste- seni, wbo bad boen drinking, drew a revol- rer and shot the woman twice in the head. de then sent the weapon toward his own tend and sent a bullet through bis braio, lying aimost instantly, Saved Lad From Awflal Death, Bix-yenr-old Willlam Jaco's was on the rack in front of a Lehigh Valley passenger raln as it rushed out of Hazleton, He fail «d 10 bear the train approach, avd Henry lipple, the Orem an of the locomotive rushed st on the pilot and reaching out in front of Le cowenleher, seized young Jacobs, and vith a powerful effort threw him out of the way of the englae. The boy was only slight- ¥ burt, A —. Thrilling Leap to Save Himeslr, In order to save bimeel! from a fall, Ed- ward Trout, a lineman employed Ly the Delaware Cousty Telephone Company, at Chester, made a thrilling leap from a high sole, Walle working on the pole his hand mme in coninet with a live wire, asd he uvoiuntarliy siarted back, losing his hold. 4s he was about to fall, Trout jumped, fall ng a distance of 35 feet and sighted on » grass plot, practicaily uninjured. Horses Killed by a Train, While Beubem Scheldy, postmaster st jobeidy's was driving a double team the wam was strock by a fast passenger train 0 the Lehigh Valley Raliroad at Lauray's. Mr. Sobeldy was thrown to the platform of he station, The only Injury be sustained wae 3 hile an ons of bis Iga. Both horses
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