I k AytSr . g il Mh. . .IS. . HENRY A. PARSONS, Jr., Editor and Publisher. . NIL. IESPERANDUM. Two Dollars per Annum. VOL. XII. RIDGWAY. "RTK" flOTTXTY. PA TiTTTi?ar.AV att?tt or. 1000 .J- A Trontlng Idjl "I go A-li.-hiiiK-" John xxi,( g, A lino, A hook, A rod, A brook, A man absorbed in fishing ; A cast, A bile, "A trout ?" "You're right ; Tor this I hnvo been wishing.' In camp To lip, With trout To iry, Farewell to cares and sadness I No caiv, No strifo In Pik U A lil fi, W hat health and rest and gladness 1 Then come Witli mo, A w ay We'd flee, And epend a month together, I'y Btreaiu And lake Sly trout We'll take, And tk'?p in stormy weather. Cambridge Tribune. DESTINY. On a tiff iroy Jforch Jay n fresh-faced .nnt? ffirl was (Lam tempted to say 'manfully") " womnnfully " making her wt nloiif the main street of a New England factory village. A bright, d irin? f co was hers one that said ns plainly as brown eyes, red lips and tiinuant features nnnid "Here r am. Lat Fate send her worst. I shall fight the pood tight." The very carls on her temples, bloving this way . and that, under her simple straw turban, j:u ieai-iess. ctmost saucy, vet with out Diiy suggestion of that hideous, B.rrtissi.t-Uaasinjr, modem crank of fashion termed "bang." She wore a neat waterproof suit, sensible in length, nun in-'p-r-unu-H3ic 01 une, though a shrewd physiognomist might have been willing to wage r that somewhere amoog ir-hiuuic HuTuing wouiu be found . a vhil riash ef scarlet. .She carried her cotton umbrella without endangering yt-upiu fr t k, una npppuriid altogether biwiut f,-)i!ifi pud self-sustained. A p..-.sin;r stranger, glancing at her eager ir.ru una quiim gair, would think, "That girl is in dead earnest " iSbo looked occasionally at the pic tu e.s va--:i and other pretty trifles ir the sii p windows but without a twinge of envy i;; !i-t Imalthfnl soul. She wat wont iu Hiy that suo could enjoy then: four time a duv (escppt when she car ried In di. iK-r) without the trouble 01 taking euro .of them. Jn short, wn. seemed fully equipped for "possessing' iu tho very l est :-ense. She did stop, however, betore a confectioner's win dow where some tempting orangei were deployed, counted the confentjol a shabby little purse, then snapped the steel clasp wish a dotot ruined shake c the head. "Nettie Randall, you're selfish coward." was her mental com mmt as she walked resolntely on. Turning into a quieter street, yet nol too far from the business part of the villapo, she entered a small frame house by the door of which was tacked a modest tin sign, lettered, "Ladies' Trimming Store. F. & A. Randall.' In ti)H front windows bun? a few rib bona, cheap lace?, Hamburg edgings, etc. a ki st unpretending establish ment, as iunjio closed theeloor npoti herdn'ppintr umbrella snd the peuTnl discomfort ( Ftorai nr.d fast-thickeniug darUnc! s ouf-n.e, a cheery waynth and liUt. frreeted lit-r, end anothi r fresh-f-wed, bn.wn-ived . irl, a yoor or two younger, look; d up with a l ri;,Lt smile, from her scat behind tho counter, where she v. as swiftly and dextrouslv drawing tho bristles throws ti those iadispensa blo aids to eiv.liza'ion. tooth-brushes "Hop, 'a Di-stity V " asked Nettie, la a mutter of C3ime way, as sho hung up her waterproof and pushed he rover shoes under tho stove to dry. (In tsohintition, let it be here statod that these two were once tinging that beautiful poem which begins : ,; Tlio'ii ihe day of my deatiuv's over, And tho mm- of my i'ate hath declined ;u . a tiny, lining cousin caught tho mel ody, and piped out : '1 hough the d.iy of my destiny's Vliued." "Destiny's -'eli-tel" bociaie thereafter, a most ap propHaUi expression, when the ." best JuM f tliemes" seemed obstinately bent Tiu) answer to Nettie's question came jr-iuptly : 5 "Awful I just fifteen cents in the rash drawer 1 I haven't sold anything to day bu' a p.iptr of needles and a yard of elastic." "That ruea oatmeal for supper again, I suppose," said Nettie. "I hate it," she added, savagely, her gocd humor oozin;; away at the uninviting prospect. She had been working all day, for "cut down" wages, iu a woolen factory, and was wet, tired and most unfeutimentally hungry. ' That's becaune you haven't 'got far enourdi in 'Epictotus,"" said her titter, serenely. Nettie glanced around at the hang ing shelf of carefully selected volumes, ancient and modern, gathered for those twr, in years past.by a studious father's loviufjt hand and judicious brain. " Wo can't eat Greek philosophy. If we had tho original manuscripts, we m ght make papyrus soup. I'll tell you what it is, FJo," sho continued de cidedly, as sho put up her feet to warm, " Something must happen protty soon. My pay won't amount to much this month, and the nest installment to Mr Btone falls due on the 17th, you know. Besides, the coal is nearly gone " Oh. de I Those payments to Mr. btone I hat do you suppose ever be oime of that money, Nettie ?" " We have asked ourselves th.it ques tion for the last two yours, Fi. and we don't come auy nearer to tho tolution ef tho riddle whatever we aecom pJisli toward (lie solution of the debt." "Ii it rtdebt, I wonder," said Flo, " a local one. I mean 9 T hnnar U. in a ! iiiurHi one, ana 1 snail not give up try ing to pay it, as long as I can fill a brush, or mop a kitchen-floor, if it comes to that. Our literary ventures don't amount to anything. I should rather writo stories and paint pic tures than make brushes, I'm sure, and you would rather give dramatio read ings than be tied down to a factory bell bnt. Ten nrn Avidontlv rmf. WaaPnA for the temple of fame, and may as well give up. " Furn A I" f pininod M. Ho a mm. for the empty bubble ? It's the money we want, i wisn we naa bacfc all we have spent in postage stamps on the "I suppose it's true (as some editors leii ua, m meir pome nine notes) tnat writers seldom nfpnmnlib nnvtliinir rt t i-. 1 j v real literary merit till thev are at least 11 , : i n - ai ". .. . .mi i j. , o uon it oeioug to me tortun- aie group 01 pnenomenal geniuses" and Flo twitched away her finished brush from the vise, with a quick, practiced movement, and began to spjead the table for their simple sup p 111 tho back part of the store. Jn cold weather they lived in this room as much as possible to Eave fuel. Nettie toasted her feet liiTnn'nnslv. and looked lather admiringly at her pie!y hands lying idly in her lap. Her Wnl'lr nt. thA fuptnrir vna Viv inn mnana aeinmenrai 10 ineir snapenness. ii iur. otone nau only been at home the liifht. fiitlmr Itrniifflit tlia mnnav him from Ashfield, it would have been uii rignt. ur i! fatner nadn t had the -- w - - ...... . 1. . . Aid 1 1 1 'a quivered, and her eyes filled, at the cm tne rye ioar, we are sure that Mr. CI . -LI ' 1 . oauueic is an uonest man, ana ne never would have said that he sent the money bv father if it hadn't been trno." " Why do yon empnasizeMr. Sackett wLiuijfiiy 1 ijon c you suppose Mr, Stone is bonpst ton 9" "I don't know anything about it," said Flo. " People can't always help uii'ir suspicions, .remaps no was at iii.iuic lain iiiiif. Nettie laughed incredulously. " Nonsense ! Don't you suppose peo ple would have found "him out before this if he was a rascal ? I don't think myself he's very amiable. Father very likely put the money in such a "safe place tdl morning that nobody will ever uiiu hi uuiess me 01a nomesteaa snouut be pulled elown or struck by lightning, and then it will probably be discoveroJ in some mysterious cranny of the floor or walla. Secrets come to light in strange ways, sometimes." ' I know one thing," said Flo. reso tntely, "yon and I are going to pay uaoK mat money, Nettie (or tne re- i7.'flinflfrr. ' he very honne l:oia over our heads) if we have to live on drv liren.l nml nut iieal fill- tcpentv wnyn '' ( ah, now easy is prospective heroism " We shall bo almost eld women bv h'lt time, and cinsd nml nolr Utra uot, said Nettie, taking a discontented lite from her butterless bread. Despite "lor buoyant demeanor on the street he wss more subject to ups and elowns iiiun r 10. " We needn't b ITnm nml nol 1 - - j luiillg VIU Uer share of miik from the tiny pitcher "I hope the lamp won't smoke again to nieht. How nice it wonl.l ho tn a new burner I" A short, lmlibinfy fmnro in nn im n (i ' 1 m i ' l monse rubber cloak, with an umbrella n one nana ana a yellow quart bowl in the oilier. nrpRsed n. lipnminir tanc 1 . - - n - againRt the glass upper half of the door 11 1 11 . ... . n. . . iui.ss iuejiivjne i" said jno joytuliv and siirang up to admit her. Their nest-door neighbor, Miss Mary Lavinia Murray (who had given hersell the name of "Mellavino" when a little cmid) was what Flo and Nettie calied 'a walking sunshine faetoiy." Manv a time Jiad her kindly dcoia helped to tide them over a threatened collause in the commissary department, add her guts were as delicately bestowed as they were timely. A simple, unlearned wemun, witn a neart ot goiu "Yon dear things I I do hopo you uu.ru 11 jiiupiiL-u your tea, lor 1 saia to myself this boiled dinner is so savory this afternoon (yon know, my Libit oi two meals a day in winter, my dears), those tills limt. hava a iania li' ; - - avu L get a ctair 1 mustn t sit down." 01. . 1 1 - .. nun uiu, nowever, ana smiled on them, benovolentlv. not to see just how acceptable was her ueignuoriy ouering. " OUCil a UftT. TO IIA ftllVA I It'tt n mercy my good spirits don't depend on tho weather. How did vnn nt. hnmo . Dw" I... ,1. . I.- . irum eue mui, Nettie, ciiiidr' " On. I m used to nil nnria nt days, you know, Miss Mellavine. That 5 o'clock whistle haunts me in my dreams, but I Iwpe for something better feme day. (I believe that is the current pnraso tnese uays.) And what have von elono to rass a wav th tima " Oh, odds and ends, my dear odds ana enas. a little mending and my housework a letter to my sister Oe llnda's eon, because it's his birthday, uii nuiong strangers, aear boy and a bit of flannel sewing for ono of Door T ; .1 i. tit.i. ' , . . iuuiouey s ragged littlo trib. I'm so glad you like the things. Seme folks ain't any hand fo. boiled dinners but I must say I like tnem. You Ret get so much in a small compass. You may cut me cu two yards of that twelve cent inching, Flo. my dear. Now I really must go, (Never mind about the oowi iDis time.; uaieu Btone is very sick asain taken trnrnn an, Id 6ay and Mirandy wants me to come uvur tu-uigm. an a ureaaiui nugetty, and wants to see me about something particular, she says. Mirandy's no hand to do for sick folks, you know, though sue h nut 10 uiame, never caving been brought to it " and flm ulinvf. rnikn.. curls, slightly silvered, on each side of .1.. -. 1 :i; m t . . iu iuuuu Biuniug iace noaaea goodwill , . 0 o jpviugu la the cavernous depths of the rubber cioaK ana stepped oat lntotue raia. l n til nil RhniiA VArv Binlcf Tf ha cViAnM uio wo iiittj imve vu uurry up me pay iiiHi 1 1 h in inn mwrpra nr cnmahAriv - " v bVBUWWWT, said Flo, rather apprehensively, getting uoi uuu-paa reaay ' I shan't worrv over that." onusnnul Nettio, blithely, as she tied on a large uprun preparatory to aisn Wiping, sue had recovered her elasticity since the 1 1 I ... ' 1 Huveuii vi iu parsnips, etc, 1 If there's an out-and-out angel on the face of this selfish earth it's Miss Mellavine. What a difference a good meat maK.es in one s moral barometer. I was cross before supper, Flo dear," said she. penitently eivinar her sister a quick little dab of a kiss on the left ear, " if any one has a right to be cross it's vnn. nlinl nn bnro oil A-wr with no exercise except to do errands i 1 . ' 1 -ri . iu iuo evenings wnen 1 m at Home to tend the store. Vnn'rn t.nri'no an nnA " - - V. II 1 . uuu and patient as your unsanctified sister nei'iiie. Enonch of Miss MellnvinA'a hanatan. tinn remained t.n on'vA a floiin v ri. . w "11 . J VUd breakfast, and Nettie went to her work wim a ngnt neart in tne dark of the Wintrv mnrninD. Hur Hnfv in fl. fn j r - - -.1 nuu iau tory was packing and labeling stock ings. Abont the middle of the after noon her quick eye detected something w mil lt in u mm rti UT.rn iz iri rra thn. . n .t just been brought to her for boxing, 'How s this. Kiehard ?" said uha tn tne messenger, "tnere must ha a mio take. Mr. Barker has Driven von tho Wroncr kind. . These stnekinira j O m vj unit 11 j 1 I , . r uuiiuu auu mv iaoeissav snnnrtinaaii 1 (i ' r WUU1, iho bov eave a knowinor wink. 'T guess it's all right. Barker knowed what he was about. Mum's the word, Miss Nettie, if vou and I want tn kn our places," With snorkling even and .lni - o " nvmiic cheeks Nettie carried the box of stork. IOCS into nn inner rnnm nliDrn ,. nr. u - - w uviv nau ui, JJarKer. the overseer of her dennrtmAnf a heavy, flabby man. with nnlA om. pale hair and a hanging under lip, and wim mm one or two cierKS These are not the riodit. ntnnlrinno t 1 11 A r -w . n,. iur xuy laueis, jur. uurKer. xney are nau cotton." Mr. Barker fumVilnd tba ctnn1rin.o - - ' UVWUAIUO wnu ins iuich nngers, looKed at the labois and then at her with a beery iMy dear young lady, you surprise me. i.ne 6tocKines are all rierht. Ynm legitimate business i cimnln in ni the labels which we provide." iiigner mounted the color in Nettie's cheeks. Her voice trembled. Vint courage did not falter. " men l must decline to do it, Mr. oarEer. Ho. ho. indeed I" nid tba l.mra Barker, with sadden energy. "Here, Simcson." to nne nf tVin donno nls.l-. just passing through the room, "Be kind enough to step to Mr. Wiggins' desk and ask him to settle accounts with thin ex-eepdincrlv r.nncninnUnn 0 -.---uw.iii j.ui.q nuuiuu, uuil iruvilIU UVV Willi a ticket of leave," and Barker turned abruptly on his heel. Nettie's np.rvAand indicrnnti.in naivi.l her through the next few moments, and ... . 1 . 1 i 1 .1 . auou Miie iiau cioseu tne laetorv-nnnr behind her. 'I knew I've done riehl. and T cboli una sometninc to no. hniu won t be very much overcome!" Her sister looked nn snrnrispd af. lu early return. On hearing the Btory she gave a uau-nysterical laugn. 1 1 lrl'1 mnt-nb niv nTnifionna Vrtlffrt That 'drummer' for the Worce'ster firm was here. Do von nntinA omifl.lnn ""J -""-s sirauge r Ncettie looked aroud the room, and oeneia snow-case and rone-lmea niur 1 emptied. We hadn t the monov readv. vnn 1 -1 1 - . .. .7 tuow, saia uer sister, "so the goods had to go. He was 'vewv sahwv.' 'disaarweeablo dewtv.' and all tbnt.Rnri of thine of couree. Such Venteel' kid gioves ne wore, ana suca a 'genteel ;ase he brought to pack the things in 1 1 bBG 1Q Kmnv MlpnIP. wnrlrlnflP onav and never lifted a linger to help. Mean 01 me, wasn t lt V Nettie slowlv sank int.n tba i;tn rocker an:l stared holpiesisly. "Now." said Flo. nrnnpAdin 1 with her brushes, "thenuestion ism but to do next. I shall get two quarts of XT -1..1 1- - . new wneans moiasses, ana start a candy trade tn mnrrnw." " I surmose I micht take a flut bnnkot and peddle the sticks, after vou mak them." said Nettio. bnlf hittpflv n t might strike a gold mine, in the "shape ui u nuii uiu mui or geuiieman wno IS fond of talfv and would Ii'Sta tn o,l,.e D likely bairn about my age." " I hope we won't be tempted to eat 1 , . ? . 1 .. . . tuu mucu 01 lii ourselves. " sain t ha providont Flo. " Whore's the tin nail? ani l Wotfla jumping up with alacrity, "Oh, here it i i7ti 1- ri 1 , :, is. x n ku iu uiu&cruiiia h lor tnn mn asses ri(f nt o , You will need nvv bi iuo uiiuute lor your urusnes now till you teach me how to make thera too. After all. I don't spa bIiv if. nmn'i uu jusp as respectaDie to sell candy as anytning else, 11 fe deal in pure goods and erivA hone.st nipiinnrA T'm onm thors sell their books, and artists their paintings, it s only a question of de gree. "And even monarcha and mut o - statesmen receive compensation, lauched Flo. The molasses was soon bnbblincmpr ilv in the porcelain-lined kettle., and until iub lime ci ennsranr. &tii-rinor 6hou!d rrive, Nettie sat down by her eraser to taxe a lesson in brush-making. "We. can take a few dollars of your pay. Nettie, and lav in a small atnnlr ni nnrtAw . fflU. 1 1 , ' 1 I vouuj tu-iuuiiuw, xua ouiiooi cmiaren will soon find it out. I can take some comfort in bavin c vnn at. hnma In- o time, at least. Why can't we indulge iu u (juou supper to-nignt, as Jong as you nave your payr i m getting reck lesc liei's nave oysters." "Aerreed I" said Nettie, dplitrbtfld tn see Flo so ready (for once) for a com parative luxury, ' 'Scrimp-ation has LD lllUllSJ "Oh. oh "cried he afRtBii in horror. "Labors cf Max Millerl How can you, Nettie? There! The candy i,:i.i . . - . . - ucaur uuuou oven ivuu ana stir quick!" (In the midst of nriri-iria and fun tcr miss luenavine in a sta e o' an wontea excitement.) " Such a snrnrifiB. mv dpnr. t M.i t J - ), UBl aoyoutmnkT But, first of all, I sup pose you ye heard that Caleb Stono is aeaa, She dropped into the nearest chair and fanned herself with her brown check apron, though it was wintry March mi thid a. "Why, no I" exclaimed the girls in a 1... 1 1. 1-1.. "K 1 , - i uicuiiu, wiinM neiuu neia ner spoon suspended in midair, with ropes of taffy -.h. ii i ii . (jiuuuiuuy penuuiuus tnereirom. 11 T must Vipoin nf. Hia a.- ning," said Miss Mellavine, ' or I shall be sure to forget somethinir I oucht tn remember. (He died at 4 o'clock this morning, put iviiranay couidn t bear to nave a mesa of hnlf-ntrnnirA vmman around, she said, so she beggeel me to stay on tnougn J'm free to confess I ached to come and tell you as quick as I deoentlv could.) I can't cpf. mur tho turn it gave me. To think that all this time (but I shall bo sure to let it nnt before I eet around to it. after nil. if I'm not careful.) When I went np last ii it; ii l ne wan nuppn anri r. imnrfvtn. : . . ; i i , t . ..... .' . . niiitiiuir ot me nrs ami t.iia iif.Ma fn nn had gone to bed. I'm so glad you've come, Mellavine,' says she, 'for Caleb is tnat set on seeing you that I was afraid he might try to dress himself to co tn your house if yon didn't come. He's been out of his head, more or less, all dav. but the doctor cava ln'm mnit,.. O ' w MUVLUd small dose of morphine and he's rest ing easier now oho hadn't more than got the words out of her mnntb nlmn ho turned his head on the pillow and ujicueu ills eves. "Is that yon, Mellavine ?" " 'Yes. sir.' said I. pnimr nn tn !,. ' ' o o X: wuo bea. " 'Mirandy ' savs he vnn nn Sit bv the kitchen fire till T want vnn again and to humor him she went. Just as quick as she shut the door he ciuicnea me by tne arm and pointed to a heavy black box that ntnnd nn tIia bureau. " 'There I Them it ia l an bn Tt clutchinar at mv throat nnw na if it V.a.4 fingers Take it away ! Take it away !' I. n I L . 1 1 no milium. Burieuea. "'Yes. ves. nrpsentlv cnid T tn nanifi. him. '"Whv dnn't vnn t.jlrA it 9 Tli hangs around my neck. Here, unlock tne box, and take away the the pack age. It's clutching me, I tell you 1 I e quick I Be quick I' "I did instan be tnld mo fmn'oa -. - VJ"" lORUll to be with a ravin' man, you know), not cAycuiiug io una anytuing important. I unlocked the hnr. and ih.a fii-ot IK; I see oh, I pretty near let it out that niuu, um jou ve guessea it, iiKe as not I declare. I don't know when T Ebnll (rot A .i. . j.. .. uvee iuu turn it gave mo r (rlo and Nettie enhaniTpd nn;v startled looks, and drew nearer to Miss Aieiiavine.wnue the molasses bubbled unheeded in the porcelain kettle.) '"Tell them," he Bays, 'that I've nol had an hour's iipra m'npn T u in there. Their father's put it in my head the temptation came like a whirlwind then oh, the misery! xou h.now tne rest. Afterward I couhl not confess. 'JLhey are Rood rirls ennd lirls. John liindall's danob't.pva nnnbl nut uo anytuing ciso. Tell them to seep it all all. It is doubly theirs, 1 nave so wronged them! I do not want them to pay another dollar account. It is the 011N make. Eear them tn k don't deserve that they should ha-e mercy on my good name but, oh! for uxiiuuujr o taie anu mile Joo s bep them to keep it! They are good girls' Now call my wife,' he says, and dropi u;s head back on the nillnro m'timm another word. There, I've tried to tpll it. word feir word, inst, aa it. bn and, you dear things, nobody couid be iuuuui lu jub it luto your own liandh cuau mv verv own fip.if hnf. fliof wiu iiugejf able man s looks and motions will haunt me to my dying uay, I verilv believe ue araw irom tiie bosem of ha ooi icj dress a racket which she nb Settle a haTulfl. Thn Inch, r.,,,, t " i t? "Fiom Loren Sackett, of Ash laid, to Caleb SfcoDC, 1,800 paymoiit fcr live l 1 tJ.. A 1... 1.. 1 " . v BUJl'K. DL'UL V KlUUDf HS Cit . in Kan dall." For two years hidden in Caleb Stoned i i i . i . , . . . biicuitf uox, wuue two lietoio girls, turned out of their homestead to satisfv uia gumy greea, were working theii young lives out to make good its as sumea loss: FJo and Nettie webt silentlv ot. tb side of their good friend. Mineled with the icexmessible reliof at. crood fnrt.nnp. irerA intv lonl. na ' - Ir J ua lew 1 11 like case would have been able to feel) for the wretched, guilty man who had SO used them and norrnw fn bin cent wife a:d child, that this gain must .1 . - . i-M . . . . . uuiiio irom meir griei ana loss I An I John Randall's daughters were indeed .i i . guuu gins I "After all " said Flo. final! v. lnmiv j t rag np and running to the stove, " I don't believe it's cood econnmv tn lot h,aji J tiuxj uauujr uum 1 Thev kept the dead man's un.ct faithfully, comnassionatelv. made the remaining payments tn tbn neus as it nothing had occurred, then went to Boston. Nettie tn toVo tu. , w h ough course in elocution, and Flo as an art student. They were not wanting numerous Paul Prvs of bntb nun.i.. - HVUUG.a who " couldn't for the life of them see wnere John lianuail's girls got money to fool away on suoh doings I To such Miss JUAiiavina discrpptlv i-onlicl j - -. v. uiai, as far as she could say, it was a present fMAm n t-:-j a t . . ""w n vcrjr aiuu uicuu uameu .Lies tiny i" An Execution of Nihilists The trial at. OdRRBa Ttlloaio nf tba two men conoerned in General Strelni kou s assassination terminated very quicKiy. The following facts were gathered from the evidence given: The deceased war nitiino nn a. aoat. nn tba boulevard quietly contemplating the sea, when his murderer approached and fired a revolver. TIia irpnArnl trna abnt. through the neck, the ball entering his brain. He expired in a few minutes afterward in the arms of some persons wuo naa Hastened ti his assistance, After committing t.liA prima tba mn. derer jumped into a droshki which was awuilinsr him nn tbn bnnlnvard 17a was stopped, however, by a man called xvurriga ana was arrested, together wuh his accomplice, who acted as coachman. A citizen named Labsine, a sold er named Nekrasson and a custom honse clerk named Icnatoviteh nlnn nlarod Part in the cnntnrA. T.nliRi'nn nnd'VaV. rasson were wounded by the murderer in tne struggle. The droshki had been hired by the two men fnr a dav and n half. The horse had been bousht for tWentV-tlVA mhloa ttpn rlotra nravmna w On Searching the nssasnina thren ravnl. vers, three doggers and several flasks of poison were found on them. One of tbem WBS storminc at. tba TTi.tnl da la Crimee. where General Rtrplnilrnft" nlon stayed. The accused declared that the general s death had been resolved on be cause 01 nis activitv in nrnsemiTinnr in quirie8 into crimes against tho 6tato, Mo Wan atl nllRt.nnlA tn tba dnnitaiiafnl Propagation nf rpvnlnf innaw dnntyinoa amonsr the work in ? pIushpr nf Ddpnaa. The two captured criminals, who cave laiee names, were brought before the military tribunal Bt Odessa, and irom sentenced to be hansred. General btrelnikofrs funeral took place with (Treat POmD at tba Patllpdrul. Tba bonrca Was CSCOrtpd hv a larcra dntaAbmant nt luinmry ana artillery and was lollowed i l i i . . uy luousanas oi spectators. The 'execution of tbA place the next morning, after the sen tence had been nnnrnved hv fi-pnnr 1 -ii - j ...... , (iOUrkO. At 7 nVlnpk in tba mnrn. ing the prisoners reached the place of execution, wearing on their breasts pl cards, on Which was the inscrintion " State Criminal." Tho hangman, who iiau, as usual, been brought from hlS Prison at. Mnannm and bo.l , ' " ' V4 arrived during the night, according to CUStom. was dreRedfn tbn rod ahii-h nf the Russian moujiks, the wide trousers lufiiea into mgn boots. The Ecallold, which was approached by five steps, was a rougn piatiorm resting cn ties ties. Two criLbet rose above it and two black posts. Tho local authorities Were Stationed in a nirnln nrnnnd tba scaffold. Tho arrival of tha prison atk was hera'.dad bv t.r,nbvill nnnnd nf tifna ana tne beauuit oi diuois. liich pris oner was attended bv a nriot. n.-i oo. cending tho steps they were received bv the hanorman and bound tn t.h n nriata Tho death warrant was then re-ad by the military attorney, whilothe executioner placed a short ladder under tho right uauu giboet. The usual white shrouds were next thrown over t.liA bpnda nf tba condemned men. One of themmonnted the right hand ladder, followed imme diately by the hangman. When the prisoner was exact.lv nndor tba iMot the rope was slipped round his neck outside the linen shroud. Tho execu tioner then iumrmd nninlrlv fvniv. tl.a I .. ... .. . T VUC ladder, which he instantly withdrew irom beneath the mau's feet. While one prisoner hung struggling in the last convulsions flip 1 t- ... -"r. J 1'"' rouuu uis companion s head in the ssime manner. In three minutes tho execu tion was over. his ex Dbtroi The staca nf a, Wnatprn tbantao tnnl C) - . . HWik fire tha otlipr nveninc. hnt. a mni. Cl I - ..... w iuva a rush for the door was averted by the uiauuger, wno, witn great presence of mind, slinnnd tn tbA frnnt. an1 ,M. . j - i oaiu, "ijadies and centlemen. m Iikva . i ..... r r parea a nine surprise lor you. Au im mense netue oi wnisny punch is now beintr heatpd. and in a four uinni waiters will pass through the audience nnJ J. V -X ft ill ,1 auu uibinuuie it. mier tnat the au dience had tn hn nnlled nnt nna k. fn a. Til. ! 1 . ,..7 r ' uuo. niiiaaeipnw news. The Bald Han's Warning, " If ever I marry I shan't bapV fn mina: mina 8 too coia. I'll chonsa an Amnt.innal Vnmin." "Don't do it, ' eagerly exoloimed his 1. . 1 9 1 ... 9 . . .. paia-neaaea iriena. "uon t do it, 1 imnlnru vnn Afvwif.'a an ain,linnnl 1 j . . j , wM VIMUIWIiAl woman." Brooklyn js.agie. Au Olaheilen Dance. A sojourner ia Tuhiti relates psnences in a letter to Ihe t ee rrts. as follows ! Arnndnv ni.i, i ii.i w... . u uttiieu uanpowaesr elav, r.s the can non were firing salutes all day long me present neet of vessels in the har bor is an eXCentlOnilllv bn-l-n nra tl.n French rear admiral having some ei?ht ur iime vessels, three of them iron clads, and the Russian admiral in these waters navino t.wn notaaia ;!, l,. There was also an Enclish vessel in the naroor wnen wn nincp.) hnt. dm u;i.j - - ' " t auu c-a.icu. away directly. On Mnnd nv mailt, tba natives gave a grand dance in honor of me two admirals. The scene was wild and weird. All thA fnrai rrnnva tij oka arranged in a circle, and in the middle Bt a crowa oi native girls. The French oana struck nn. and tbn iriu rining with a wreath of flowers in each nana. . advanced toward tbn itMn.. . , - - a. VAMUb.V.aD, singing in their native language. After crowninz each of nn tbov ininad h.nj. J "... . WWMUO ana circled around, then breaking, crowaca eacn strancer attain, and im. mediately commpnnpd tba a whola dance. After dancincr till thev i: j 1 . J ncio tireu tnov nasseii trrpnn nnnnannfa around among the visitors. After a very short intorval the nativo men stepped in the circle and danced the .kanaka war dance. The wild contor tions and movements nf tbp dim light from the candles, the gay col- ureu aresses ana tne strange fruits and a ii i . uuwers Bcanerea aiouna made up a very pioturesque scene. The dance took place about two miles out of town, and lasted until 1 o'clock in ine morning. All the next day was spent in seeing the town. Far removed nn Tabiti ia tnm the stir and bnstle. nf tba IDnVIl if nl - t " " , U J CI ouuws BlgQS 01 US OlOSe oonnnntinn with the outer world. One of theso signs struck US in rathtr a ridi sin Inn u 1 1 i .uv.UUU ngut as we were passinir a yard nnm. pietely covered with 6hrubs and guav bushes, in tha shana nf a h.nAn,.aA Kanka boy riding an American bicycle. "u" o"u uuggies are to be had any where, thonch at a ni-attv fai vibb are numerous, and in every one bil- iiuru nr nacateiia tutiioa n.in ia tnnnA For tha benefit of the aristocracy there are the threa plnha tba rKt; i v- w.w.ubuo. bun Army, and the Navy. Taken all in all one can enjoy me in town very nicely. but the leal beauties nf tba inland - - v w Rig oniy to do seen inland. He was an aooommndatina- Anj,,.i - - VVUUUU-.U1 who stopped his tiain long enough at iu.joi4.o, xn., jor a yjuage clergyman to pronoanse a hnntv mnr, ;a j -v wci cuiu- j mi tnv ciupiug passengers. Crime In New York. Inspector BvrnpR. bpnd nf tbn Van York detective force, said to a reporter: "I don't think wn bar a bora vlut would be called a very bad city as com- . i 1 1 .i . . .r. . . pureu witn tne Dig cities oi linrope, he said; "our professionals are doing their Work in the other eitinn. havino- fnnnd it aangerous to engage in it here. They go to juonaon and the other English cities and come back here with lots of BWaST. TheV are Verv anldnm nnncrbt despite the wonderful reputation of the men oi now street nnm nnr.innri ar.t New lork has none of these sections through which strangers may not pass with safety which wa nra tnld nr. tn bn found in the big cities over tho sea. Jt uas not even tnose resplendent end bold haunts of vininna nlnannrH tbnttro boor Of there. We bavn nparlv 9. flfin OfiO people here in the elaytime every day caucus ouuaay, ana i,ow,wo every nieht: the criminnln nnd smini nf V.n. rope are dropped in our streets, and yet me uum uer oi arrests has fallen to 1,W0 a week from 1,900 nt Ion aso. The desperadoes of the eily to-day are the fl-c'Jloins (referring to a lad who has been sentenced to be hanged for tho murder of a Frpnnh aalnnn kppnav a fam months ago); they are only loafers and ijci.iijr tuiBves one aay, nna yet become felons of the most terrible record tba next. We can do nothing to prevent meir crimes, ata we oiten have no basis io worn on in pursuing them afterward. aubbo young ienows," lie continued, 'are the Sons o'f re.-niectnblA run-on to Who are Poor and lmra tn hrinn tlioi. - " """O " Children Ur in awarminoi tanomanta The boys go to school, read dime novels uu uasn papers, anu learn to hang around barroomn and vinit. t-o i-IoI w shows. Presently they are bevond tha 4 1 .1 11. . . uuuuui ui Liit:ir riarenrn. nnn npinm nn . . n " able to cret irom hnmn thA mnna.. necessary to support their vices, they oreoi. mcuioin ana nis companions had a wagon which they used to drive over to Brooklyn and Jerspv. inad nn :il i "f wim uarreis oi nour. whisky, nnnar hams or anvthiner thev Cnnld fitonl frAm the Sidewalk and sell'hnrain Nnnr Vnrlr They went into the Frenchman's saloon no worii a game ot a lew years' standing here. Called the 'faint.inci nnt. ' Tba plan is for ono of the crowd to hand the proprietor a big bill to chango, if possible, necessitating his bringing out his bills from his nnelrnt. TIia dninn- an is tho signal for one to faint and fall on mo noor. ine proprietor alarmed, naturally lavs down bin bills and attempts to do something for the amicted man. Then one grabs his money, and all run. In this case the Frenchman paid no attention to the fainting man, and the others were blulleet. Mad at him fnr bin nairnnitv all came to his place late at night! brone in the door and stole his cigars. The Frenchman hoard them, and came dnsnntaivn. Tba aoor was-open, and all could have es- uiipuii, out lucuioin waited, cocked his pistol ana wnen thA man'n fnm an peared on the last flight of stairs fired and killed him. Ha loft. ,mtbin tn WOrK on but tho hnllut. in bio vlnl,'m'n bociy. i was four weks getting him, ana When I did so, I marked him by a ueuMie x naa bought for him and had put on his neck. I could tell how tbat. was, but I won't. When he was arrested ana asicea how bo came to kill a man who had done OI 111 TIO llflrm Vi ia Konl t was: A fellow is not considered a tough until he hnn dnvunod bin man "The truth in." aaid Poninln W;l , . t ...... . ii 11- liams. in Whose nrecinnt. thia and nna . two other murders have been oommited recently, tho truth is that the.sa fnr eigners determine to brino- tboii. nb;i dreu up like centlemen. Tha n.mi tnem to school until thev iret inn ni,i and too Wild tn ha inmiinmliU then tho boys steal the copper bottoms ' nieir motners' wasu boilers, the rings and brooches th mothers wear, and finally make stealing i .' " 414 juui luuiiiH, gm mills una Vicious resorts,, getting arrested and briuginir their parents tn niond , tbn. at first, but finally g iing headlong into .ne ciiiuvugauco oi crime. Set Free. Entering by chance an upper unused room, That looked upon a noisy city street, Ere Bight could penetrate its dusty gloom, I hear a sound of inse.t winen that hunt And fluttered wildly on the wiudow pans'; llicn paused worn out, then beat and etrore acain. Searching, I found a regal butterfly, All golden-russet, barred with velvet black, Trieoned in sight of freedom, trees and sky. its bruised wings now wide spread now folded back. Caught 'twixt an outer and an Inner frame, it roee and foil and flickered like a flame. With careful haste I drew the window down The half-bewildered captive fluttered free. Hovered a momont o'er the sordid town, Then circled tunward till I could not see. Oh, Death, thus wilt thou iift Earth's prisen barn And fico our souls for fllcbt bevnnd tha stars ! -Laura 1). NichoU, in Our Continent. HUMOR OF THE DAY. The best time trt nnnn mntiTatad oitiro. coin is to pass it when it is offered to you. A fowl in the hencoop is worth two in the baseball field. Boston Tran. script. It IS hard to catch a rhnn'n maanina i. . iieu no carries on a running conversa- nuii t tcauune. Ihe porters who handle kegs of sil ver in tne treasnrv rtfinart.mAnt. ara ruuing in weaitn. Write blainlv nn all nnntol novda Ihe time Of a postmistress in valnahla. ljuuit-viao uouricr-journal. Victor Hnirn wrntA? T forever on the invisible." Then ha went over and nrdprnd a dn van van ojsters and a whole mince pie Detroit Ll n x'kg r rests. A man Who " traveled nn bin aba no" insulted a young lady, and her father nuuuneu uim uown ana traveiea on his shape, too walked all over him Sat urday Might. There is an article ffninir tba vnnnda headed, "Who Kissed Away That Tear?" Well, we suppose it is as well to own up to it first as last. It is a mighty iiiwhu man tnat Won t kiss awnv a taar. tree 3 dun. An exoUanco. in danlnrinir tba nanaa. oitjr oi u certain oauK oiucer s retiring, SaVS " the bank anutninn a. honw lnca n This is certainly a very kind wnv of say ing ne stoio about a iu:ili.a duiliua.- lunker Uaz-lte. A: " How do VOU lika mv bridn ?' Yin you appiove of my choice?" B: "Well. I must confoss that in one point at least she is far ahead of you." A: "What point do you mean ?" B: " Good taste." rnegenae Blatter. The Farmer' Itevietn. rioultural journal published at Chicago, has on editorial headed, "Why does Timothy rnn nnt. ?" Wa cbnii .;.. t if - tt i tiax uti IClJUlig uuuMimrauie iniormation about Tim- uhiij b lersonai uaoits, bciore we can nsK answering that question. Siftingt. A Savaire Still. J. here is a camtal stnrv in Magazine illustrativa nf tba i,.i " . ... vmw t. 4 .14 II T L irresistible tendency of tho civilized savage to revert to the customs of Lis ancestors. The Basuto chief Rantzatii, u nepnew oi wosheth, had been con verted to civilization, 'education. breeches, coats and collars. Ho was a professed Clirist.i Kaffir or London dandy accustomed to kuuu Bouiety migni do expected to dress, J-his hart been his nodo of life for years. But one day an event hap- ycucu. xio was aiscoursing Uuently and eloquently to a meeting cn the importance and happiness of peace, and of a regular life of labor, and of school aim uiiurua attendance. He was fashionably dressed ; nnd aa bn nnba his paper collar irritated hii neck. He tried to put it right, but the buttonhole uro&e. xuen sudd an v tha lnnn ... J -4.w 1'IUK 4 D pressed savage broke forth. Tearing rxir n i i . .. ' 11 uunar, tie cnanged altogether the current of bin unnoni, nr ,. , .... . A OiilA H11CU of this imposture. A something arises mitt.ln -v. a . . 4 ... numu uw it snrinirs nnnn ma nnw it tells me I am talking nonsense. Away With this srmrinnn nivibVatinn I" He tore Off COat. vont and nvaaahoa , 4 ..4,4.44lU until ne stood forth the totally un adorned savace. Then bn mt fia tn tne school in which he had been lectur- ins. auu aepartea; and has since lived his old life. If Rantzani's collar had been but a little stronger, he might t this moment be a model of civilized respectability Chritin ll nt Ivum ir u, In Minnesota a law ia nnn n nn. . . W 1. 44. .VI1.D for the punishment nf men nnili. - assaulting their wives. The new law proviaes tnat any person who shall hereafter brntallv enannlt. and KCDi wife shall be deemed guilty of a misde- ucuur, auu, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to be whipped not exceeding lony jitsiies, or to imprisonment not exeeeaing one year, or both, in the dig rootion of the oourt. The sheriff it to uo tne lasning. JJV examrila wa' nannma 11B not Wlmt WA Vual nn'..L 1 l hnt bat ; - " Y' "- " ww iu our Draine, Tho Tone's Daily Life. A letter from Roma tn tba - -4.U 44 l.l Jenrnal says: The nrespnt. is of rather m-iutnm haUita his elevation to the highest office in the church as not h d him in any way to relax the rather rigid charac ter of his personal ce ndnct. He always rises between 6 and 6:30 o'clock in tha morning, which in tho soft Italian cli mate is not so great a sacrifice as In harsher climes; aud at 6:30 o'clock he is dressed by his valet de chambre, an old servant named Centra, who has long been with him. He then Savs a masn in his private m. - I' DUU111J afterward hears a second said by one of uo muiuiiers wno is on duty. He next leaves the phnnol and fob., a i;l.i. breakfast, after which he looks over the morning papers, and awaits the arrival of Cardinal Jacobini. who is bin cAr-rotnr of state, and who never fails to appear in lieo XIII.'s rooms at 9;30 o clock exactly. His visit lasts a long time. The two confer too-elli eigu affairs which have any reference to the holy see, and in the intervals of their conversation tha nnna vivaa ondionnao to the secretaries of congregations, to lucmuers oi tne aipiomatio corps, and to such distinc niched ntranrrAra aa lia plea3es to receive. Toward noon, by the formal Order of hin nbvaini ana lint. somewhat against his will, the pope goes down into the reserved gardens of the ratican, borne in a sedan chair. He gets into a carriage, and escorted by two of tha "nnbln 711 Q rA a nn t rvmaa back, takes a long ride if the weather is pleasant; after which returning to the PklltCA. At 1 nnlnnb ba iIIimi. .11 - w v.vvu 44 W V. 4444.1, U41 Komans do at that hour. His favorite dish is boiled beef. Only a few privi leged persons are admitted tn tbia a. past, none of them taking part in it, as .uvurumg to me tradition no one is even allowed to take a seat at the holy fath er's table. All that the etiquette of the pontifioial court allows it for the invited gaest to sit at a table just below that at which the One of the pope's nephews, the Gount Camille Pecci, is Leo XlIL's especial favorite, and lives in an apartment graciously placed at his disposal in the Vatican. After dinntr the pope nsaally retires to his Private nnartmanta t.n Work, to triva andinnnea and t.n nn. About an hour befoie tha anoalnn ha takes a little nap, and then a short walk in the Wine of Raphael. At 9 nVlnnk in the eveuing, like all the rest of the itomans, he sups, takes nothing be tween dinner and snnnar PTcont a amall 1 I - WJJ H 41444 14. glass cf Bordeaux wine, in which ha dips a biscuit. At 11 o'clock he goes tO bed. It ill nffp dinrov tbat mnct , . . . H.4IUV4 V44U V IUUO, V, nis real work is done, either with one m uis piivate secretaries or alone. J. niacins, in flm Pr.;v- o-. UU 1 - 44w F IUI.I.O Monthly, writes that experiment has Bhown that animals confined in a close apartment when tbpv mnat. inbala nm and over again their own exhalations uuvuiop tuoeroie ox tne lungs, and that human beings are no less injured by breathing the air of poorly ventilated rooms, he thinks is proved by the fact that of eleven preachers who died dur ing eight years in one county in Penn sylvania, eight died of consumption,
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