The Reformer. Before the monstrous wrong him down— One man against a stone wall of sin centuries thoso a building: Smooth For walls hit porphyry, they coldly glass The fiving storm, No chink, No crevice lets tl} he He the sun wheeling thinnest arrow in Rory a 5 figiits alone, and from ramparts evil 1ousand faces ments the red lonely Stands with neath the 2525252525257 525252525252 525257V The Plot § That Failed : 2s 252525252525257 a2325dadndh 2525, (By Neal Marun,) Ivan ente: 2 i gese Ye 2 dhebids do something ; far \ 48 Ar away just when 1 » inne “100 making her m When completed Mi 4 1OTLuUn the her ibrary A moment later beautiful, and bringing with neen winter eyes, her wind-blown cheeks like many roses She bowed coldly to who stood erect her, and, 1 » £43 % sail and requested returned f Miss | from drive she come to the ghe enter exquisitely her a air in het ath bright gra; hair, and her the and soldlerly addressing Mr Dawson, sald, with distant courtesy “You wished me?” “Yes; this gentleman has requested the honor of your hand in marriage, and it Is my wish that you accept it It is such a union father would have desired.” “I thank you, Prince Barnakoff, for the honor, but it is impossible! You know,” addressing her guardian, “that 1 love and am engaged to Mr. Staine” and I shall marry no else.” Prince, before to so0 a8 your Dawson, purple with rage. “No, 1 simply refuse Prince Barnakofl.” “You shall, I tell you!” Dawson, ringing violently “Ivan, call Mrs. Dawson.” to sald Mr. the and she received orders from her hus band to watch the refractory young lady, and not to allow her to see any one except her maid, who was devot ed to the Dawsons. The wmext morning, when Elinor was to go down to bres that her she roan) found and K in ie lox prisoner were doors si that Wis a il when Dawson rof h fellow keeping, was, he start to find the Chief of the Third Section, of Petersbure's po Next day was Friday, and there was no time to lose By noon next Rallston Stainer held his beloved in his arms, and that very afternoon the chaplain of the | British Embassy officiated at the wedding of Rallston Stalner and! beautiful Elinor Bayle The Dawsons were ordered to leave Russia within twenty-four hours, and a fine of fifteen thousand rubles was imposed on Prince Rarnakoff; but the | ruined gambler would not pay it, and he went to prison for five years then, late as Count Gourkl, 8t BOC TO! lice day A CABBAGE-WORM SCARE. teract Effect of Wild Stories. The Department of Agriculture has in effect the operation of a land sea Not since the “kissing-bug" craze of 186% has there been any- thing like such a furor as was creat ed by the discovery of the so-called “cabbage snake,” the ’bulletin de clares, in Tennessee, Bouth Carolina, and Louisiana, in 1903. That year the scare was practically confined to 1 States fin nn neighboring | Bout This ¢ ture i dnd re and terion OC age has become a great annoy in capi | ance ) mar correspondents, Lo to ch “POLLY PORTER. Parrot Who Naver Forgot What Ha Once Had Learned. is calling Hing boy! to tales, saying, naughty with grea most impatient when he t : (81 at break shrieks 1 rece. ros attention Polly pte cof. Polly ‘akes a piece it; if it throws it down. He enjoys of grapes, holding it down claw while with the other beak he opens grape after grape, eats the seed and casts pulp away He easily crushes a pear or an apple to get at the seeds Last his owner, a New York boy, to friends as a present wi foe! breakfast!’ Hie iy: wants extmines Le a bunch with one and his speech For some months Polly moped and members of the family by name. If let out of hig cage he fought the pug and whipped the cat; when shut up in his eage for punishment he would persistently work at the wires till he would force them apart and walk out defiantly. Recently he began upon his old lessons, and now repeats the erties of the newsboys in the street: “@xtrah! Bxtrah! ‘Journdl’-—‘Sun’ ~'Herald'!” And he sings quite well “Yankee Doodle,” which was taught him last summer, Good-by, Polly!