THE SCRAiNTON TJL1113UJNJ4-1UDAY, JULY 28, 1899.
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COUNCIL MEETING.
Commoners Act on Important Mat
ters FIro Resolution.
Common council met Inst evcnlnR and
listened to the rendlmr ot petition for
nrc llRhtR nnd lire hydrant which, If
granted, would bankrupt the city. Ilesl
dents of Fnllbrnok street wnnt two arc
lights nnd two lire hydrants; residents
of South Sprint? street nnd Ninth ave
nue, one nrc light; Columbia Heights,
Ilghti. nnd plugs; Iteyshnnhurst, light
nnd hydrant: Knst Pike street resi
dents, nrc light. Action was deferred.
The controller's suggestion that $30
be tinnsferred from the contingencies
appropriation to that of spcclnl police,
was referred to committee, as wns nlso
Liveryman Snyder's bill of ?IR for tiro
horses for Columblas from March to
July Inclusive.
Abe Snhm Introduced n resolution
providing for paying $40 n month to
each hose company for maintenance of
horses. Referred to committee.
The resolution authorizing n contrnct
with the Leader and News for advertis
ing n 5 cents n line wns discussed but
no action was taken as councllmen
thought It Illegal and desired to first
have the advice of the city solicitor.
KILLED ON THE RAILROAD.
Joseph Hill, of Laurel Street, Under
Cni-3 nt Ararat.
Yesterday morn-nB at half past ten
o'clock, Joseph II, M, of Lam el street,
who was a trainman for tho Erie com
pany, was killed at Ararat Summit,
lie was getting ready to make a coup
ling when In som'i uauccountahlu man
ner his foot got caught and though he
endeavored to throw himself from the
track he was caught by the wheals
which ran onto his shoulder nnd over
one heel? The trnln was moving slow
ly nnd stopped nlmost as soon as tno
man fell, but the life was squeezed out
of him. He gasped a few times and
died.
Mr. Hill was about thirty years old.
He leaves a wife nnd one child. A
brother, William Hill, of Simpson, also
mourns his hiss.
The funeral arrangements have not
been made.
BIG COAL STORAGE PLANT.
Will Hnvo Capacity of 150,000 Tons.
Contractor Wilson Ready.
Contractor AV. B. Wilson, of Buffalo,
TC Y., arrived in this city yesterday
wljh his wife and registered nt Hotel
Anthracite llv commenced work at
once preliminary to the erection of tho
coal storage plant to be built nt An
t Incite park fur the Delaware nnd
Hudson comnanv.
largo force of builders will b on
the ground in a few (lavs. Hmployment
v 111 be afforded ninsons, carpenters and
Iron workers and several thousand dol
lars will -eioh Carbon.lale business
men through this channel.
Tlu plant will have a capacity of
150,fi00 tons.
RIO.OOO A YEAR.
That Is a pretty large sum tu pay
for wettlnc the gras. yet Hon. K. K.
Hendrick says that Is what It would
cost Mm to sprinkle his Lincoln ave
nue lawn and garden according to the
new water rate. Mr. Hendrick Is one
of the most vigorous kickers against
the new corporation and Is sinking two
artesian wells on his Dundoff street
property In the hope of becoming In
dependent of the ottopu. He vns
quoted 1 1 yesterday's Leader as say
ing: "It certainly looks as though the
Consolidated Water company will be
able to pay the Interest on their mil
lion dollars of bonds nnd have some
thing handsome left for tho stock if
they can sell nil the water they can
get at the rates your paper named yes
terday. I figure that mv lawn and
garden would cost ni-J about ten thous
and dollars per year at thirty dollars
per one thousand square feet."
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Frank Mcponnld and Archie Johnson
were fined $10 each by Mayor O'Neill
yesterday nftt rnoon for creating a dis
turbance at McC.eever's livery yester
day morning at 5 o'clock.
A thousand excursionists en mo to
this cltv over the Honesdale branch
yesterday from Ncwburgh, Mlddletown
and Port Jet vis. Trinity Guild took
advantage of the occasion, served cof
fee and sandwiches In tho basement of
th" old church and cleared $23 In a
short time.
Miss Maud Asch, of New York city,
Mho has been a guest at the home of
S. Singer, will return to thu metropolis
today.
Material Is arriving for the new gas
plant and soon water gas will bo fur
nished patrons nt n considerable reduc
tion in cost, It is expected.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Spencer nnd
children will spend the coming two
weeks at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Y. W. Keeno, of Lincoln ave
nue. Is visiting friends in Brooklyn,
N. Y.
James Moran, an Ontario and West
ern trainman, who resides on Canaan
street, fell off n locomotive tank mil
dislocated his shoulder yesterday.
Mrs. M. F. Barrett has returned
from Plttston.
Mrs. John Cllft, of Grove street. Is
entertaining her nieces, Mrs. Morton
Hlnes nnd Miss Ollvo Uoblnson, of
South Canaan.
Mrs. K. K. Bunnell has returned
from a visit with her parents at Hones
dale. Miss Cora Lee Is the guest of rela
tives In Fell township.
Mrs. J. V. Rogers, of Lincoln ave
nue. Is entertaining Mrs. Stephenson,
of Waymart.
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JERMYN AND MAY3TIELD.
The Windsor hotel, of which George
Edmunds Is proprietor, was entered
by burglars some time during Wednes
day night. The discovery wns made
yesterday morning by tho proprietor,
who, upon entering the bar found tho
money drawer open nnd tho five dollars
In change left there the previous night
gone. Closer Inspection of tho prem
ises showed that entrnnce had boon ef
fected by using an Iron bar on one
of the windows facing Itushbrook
street nnd the open window nt tho rear
facing the bar wns evidently the wuy
tho Intruder departed. Suspicion fell
upon nyoung man who until recently
was employed nround the place nnd
the matter was placed In tho hands
of Chief McCllnley who arrested him at
Scull Pond. Ho was brought here nnd
plnced In tho lockup but ns there wns
no direct evidence to prove ho wns
the burglar, ho was later In the day
liberated.
Joe Collins, a lad employed at tho
Delaware and Hudson breaker, whllo
attempting to close one of tho breaker
windows during yestcrdny afternoon's
heavy shower, In some manner missed
his footing and fell a distance of seven
or eight feet. He was stunned by the
fall nnd remained unable to move.
Fortunately Outside Foreman Hunter
wns In tho brenker at the time and
saw tho boy Just ns he struck the slate
pickers upon which he fell. He, with
the assistance of some water brought
tho boy around In a few minutes. And
after resting a while ho was able, with
assistance, to walk home. Fortunately
his injuries consisted of but a few
bruises, although he was of course,
badly shaken up. It Is thought ho will
be able to resume work In a couple of
days.
Mrs. Bray, of Cemetery street, who
has been spending a few days with
Forest City friends, returned homo
last evening.
Miss Annie Parkyn, of Forest City,
Is the guest of her nunt, Mrs. J. J.
Miller, of Main street.
Miss Minnie Snmson, of Carbondnle,
spent last evening hero with friends.
The open air concert given by the
Maylleld band last evening In front of
Hotel Avery, was very creditably given
and enjoyed by several hundred people
wh6 crowded the sidewalk.
Mr. It. S. Crosby, of Mnyfleld, spent
yesterday with Scranton friends.
T. M. Hart, of Maylleld, made a
business trip to the Electric City yes
terday. Walter Wlnfleld, of Maylleld, was a
Carbondale caller yesterday.
TAYLOR NEWS.
Reds Victorious Funeral Arrange
ments A Dangerous Practice.
Other Interesting Local Matters.
The Iteils, the home team, still
keeps up their winning gate in defeat
ing the West Side Reserves In a list
less game on the School House grounds
yesterday afternoon by n score of 18 to
1. The home boys were In the game
from tho start to the finish and played
n good nrtlclo of ball, making their
opponents look like a lot of school
boi-s.
Rev. L. R. Foster, of Hyde Park,
visited friends In this town yesterday
evening.
A farewell social was tendered Mr.
M. O'Leary, of Pittsburg, at Weber's
rink last evening by his many friends
of this town. A large number of guests
were present. The event wus an en
joyable affair.
There are a number of boys who are
Indulging In the dangerous practice
of jumping on the street cars when the
conductors are engaged in collecting
fares or when he happens to be on the
opposite side of the car. The par
ents of youngsters should warn them
of the great risk taken in Jumping on
and off the cars when In motion.
The funeral of the late Mrs. James
Shea will occur this morning. A re
quiem high mass will be sung at tho
new Catholic parish by tho Rev. Father
Moflltt. Burial will be made In the
Minooka Catholic cemetery.
Viola, the bright and interesting child
of Mr. and Mrs. David Jones, of North
Taylor, had her left arm broken on
Wednesdny by falling off a porch at
her hone.
Invincible commandery. No. 232.
'Knights of Malta, will meet In their
rooms this evening.
Miss Margaret Henderson, of Scran
ton. Is the guest of Miss Janet Inglis,
of North Main street for the past few
days. Miss Margaret Meehan, of Philadel
phia, Is visiting at the Youngblood
residence on Main street.
Taylor camp. No. 402, l O. S. of A.,
will meet In their rooms this evening.
Mr. and Mis. Thomas Jones, of Pond
street, attended the funeral of a rela
tive In Hyde Park yesterday.
Miss Amelia Caswell, of North Tay
lor, is ejitertainlng two of the fresh
air children which arrived here from
New York n few days ago. Miss Cas
well is caring for the little ones In a
royal manner nnd Is to be compliment
ed for her charitable net.
The Misses Wealthy and Margaret
Brodhead have returned home from
their trip to Los Angeles, California.
Willie, the 4-ycar-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. David Owynn. of Old Forge,
died at the home of his parents on
Tuesday. The funeral will take place
tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon. Ser
vices will be held nt tho home at 2
o'clock. Burial will bo made In the
Marcy cemetery.
AVOCA.
The excursion train to Lako Ariel
leaves tho West fliclo crossing at S.15
o'clock this morning. Other sections
will leave about ten minutes later.
Mrs. Sarah Rolls, of Lincoln hill,
has Issued Invitations to the marriage
of her daughter. Edith, to John Frue,
of the West Side. The ceremony will
be performed at the residence of her
PlHilllSlfe'i
mother on the evening of Aug. 8 nt
8.30 o'clock. Rev. It. M. Pascoo will
officiate.
D. Cameron Darrow, of South Main
street, has returned from Montrose nf
ter attending the funeral of his grand
mother at tho venerable ngo of 85
years,
Mlsscte Jean nnd Valerie Mucklow, of
Tamnuqua, are guests of the Misses
Mucklow, of Du Pont.
Misses Lllllo Kline nnd Mary Flegal,
of Wllkes-Barre, spent yesterday at
the Druffnor residence.
Miss Sadie O'Malley, of Olyphant, Is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Kate
Cannon.
Michael Hucklcy, who suffered the
loss of a leg while at work about tho
Langcllffc mine n few months ago, has
been discharged from the Lackawanna
hospital.
Henry Flack has returned home nf
ter spending a few days with friends
In Hackettstown nnd Blalrstown, N. J.
Walter Anderson will leave tomor
row to spend a few weeks with his
brother-In Stnten Island.
The marriage of Miss Margaret ail
rain, of the West Side, to David
George, of the North End, was solem
nized in St. Mary's church on Wednes
day nfternoon by Rev. T. P. Cnrmody.
The bride and her sister, Miss Rose,
were beautifully arrayed In white Per
sian mull gowns with lace and ribbon
trimmings. Both carried bouquets of
white roses. The groom was waited
upon by Thomas Jackson. Mr. nnd
Mrs. George will reside In n prettily
furnished home In the North End.
Miss Mnrgnret Mulr nnd Mnry Bon
stead will leave tomorrow for New
York, where they will leave on Tues
day to spend several months with
friends In England.
The mid-summer dance In Snrsfleld
opera house on Wednesday evening
was one of the prettiest ns well as
the pleasantest event that has taken
place for some time In this town. At
midnight a dainty luncheon was served
In the dining halls down stairs. Mu
sic was furnished by Arthur Davidson
and Agnes Gibbons.
The family of Thomas Gillespie left
yesterday to reside in Pittsburg.
The household effects of Mr. nnd Mrs.
John Dommermuth were shipped to
New Merlden, Conn., yesterday. Mrs.
Dommermuth and family will leave
next week to Join her husband In that
city.
"I have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy In my family for years and
always with good results," says Mr.
W. B. Cooper, of El Rio, Cal. "For
small children we find It especially ef
fective." for sale by all druggists. Mat
thew Bros., wholesale and retail agts.
TUNKHANNOCK.
Upon the reorganization of tho Na
tional Guard the Eleventh regiment,
to which one local company was as
signed, went out of existence, some of
tho companies being disbanded, some
being assigned to tho Ninth regiment
and some kept as separate companies.
Our Company K was one of the latter
and Captain Reynolds immediately
made application to be assigned to tho
Thirteenth regiment, with headquar
ters at Scranton. Tho following clip
ping from this week's Issue of tho Now
Age would seem to show that the ef
fort had been successful:
"News has been received at Scran
ton from tho state department to tho
effect that the Thirteenth regiment
will be perpetuated. The new Thir
teenth will be composed of Companies
A. B, ( D and H of the old regiment
and Companies, D, K and G of tho
Eleventh In Scranton, with Company
G, of the old Thirteenth, at Montrose,
Company I. of the Eleventh, nt Hones
dale, Company E, of the Eleventh, at
Easton, and Company K, formerly of
the Seventh, now detached, of Tunk
hannock." Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Bridlnger, Mrs.
W. N. Reynolds and Mrs. Henry Hard
ing enjoyed a drive to Factoryvllle on
Thursday afternoon.
The following party of Tunkhannock
people left here today for a ten days'
trip to Atlantic City: Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Billings, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Billings,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hungcrford and
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Brown.
Prof, and Mrs. W. M. Wood, of Orls
kunj.. N. Y., are spending their summer
vacation In Tunkhannock. Prof. Wood
was connected with our schools here
for many years and Is now principal
of the schools of Orlskunj.
Henry Harding Is in Philadelphia this
week.
In tho estate of Frank Do Witt, late
of Tunkhannock borough, deceased,
letters of administration have been
granted to A. M. DeWltt, of Falls town
ship. K. D. Robinson, of Forkston town
ship, who Is asking for a place on tho
Republican ticket this fall ns one of
the county commissioners, wns seeing
his friends at tho county seat on Tues
day last.
The pension board of medical exam
iners met ut tho Parker House and
examined two applicants for pensions.
Dr. J. A. Heller, of Factoryvllle, and
Dr. D. W. Sturdevant, of Lacevvllle,
are the out of town members of the
board.
Tho reorganised Tilton base ball
team will play their first game on Sat
urday, their opponents being tha
strong Plttston Reds. These two teams
have played many a close game In the
past and a good game may be looked
for. If they succeed In maklnpr a good
showlnu against this team they will
probably arrange for two games hero
during the firemen's convention.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the dlbcnsod portion of tho ear.
There Is only one wuy to cure deafness,
nnd that la by constitutional remedies.
Ueafnesf Is catibed by an Inflamed con
dltinn of the miicniiH lining of tho Eus
tachian Tube. When this tube gets In
flamed you have a rumbling sound or
Imperfect hearing, nnd when it In entire
ly closed deafness Is the result, and un
lens thn Inllnmmutlnn can be taken out
nnd this tube restored to lis normal con.
dltlon. hearing will b destroyed forever;
nlno cuscs out of ten aio cuuceil by ca
tarrh, which Is nothing but an Inflamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give Ono Hundred Dollars for
any ense of Deafness Unused by ca
tarrh) that cannot ho rured by Hall's Ca.
tarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
V. J. CIIGNBT & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggist!, Tie.
Hall's Family Pills nro the best.
QLENBURN.
Friday nfternoon and evening the
ladles of the Dalton Baptist church
will hold a lawn festival near tho
residence of Mr. Griffin. A cordial In
vitation extended to nil.
Mr. Leon Colvln, of Scranton, spent
Sunday with his mother.
Dr. A. B. Woodward, of Tunkhan
nock, visited his son, Judson, of this
place, lust Sunday.
MIsb Clara Motte, of Hcrp.nton, and
n recent graduiao of Stroudsbun; Nor
mal school, Is visiting- at tho homo of
Mrs. E. i Nortb-us.
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Only Jones.
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The officers of her majesty's Twenty-fourth
nnd Eighty-fourth Infantry
were sitting nround their mess tablo
n Castletown, tho capital of the Isle
of Man, ono evening more than thirty
years ago that Is, all of them except
cno; but thfn that was only Jones,
Nobody minded Jones; even his pecu
liarities had begun to be an old sub
ject for chaffing and Indeed he had
raid such small attention to 'their
chaffing that they had come to find It
little pleasure, and after somo weeks
of dlscomort Lieutenant Jones had
been allowed to choose his own pleas
ures without much Interference,
These were not extravagant, A fa
vorite book, a long walk In all kinds
of weather and a sail when the weather
was favorable. He would not drink
he said It hurt his conscience, and he
did not care to flirt or visit the belles
of the capital he said It hurt his af
fections. Once Captain De Reuzy lisp
Ingly wondered whether It wns pos
sible to "hurt his honor," and Jones
calmly answered that "it was not pos
sible for Captain Do Reuzy to do so."
Indeed, Jones constantly violated all
these gentlemen's Ideas of proper be
havior, but for somo reason or other
no ono brought him to account for It.
It wns easier to shrug their shoulders
and call him "queer," or say: "It's only
Jones," or even quietly to nssert his
cowardice.
One evening Colonel Underwood was
discussing a hunting party for tho next
day. Jones walked Into the room and
was Immediately accosted:
"Something new, lieutenant. I find
there are plenty of hare on the Island,
and we mean to give puss a run tomor
row. I have heard you are a good
rider; will you Join us "
"You must excuse me, colonel; such
n thing Is neither In tho way of duty
nor my pleasure."
"You forgot the honor the colonel
does you," said young Ensign Powell.
"I thank the colonel for his courtesy,
but I can see no good reason for ac
cepting it. I am sure my horse will
not approve of It, and I am sure the
hare will not like It, nnd I am not a
good rider. Therefore, I should not
enjoy It."
"You need not be afraid," said tho
colonel, rather sneorlngly; "tho coun
try Is quite open, nnd these low Manx
walls nre easily taken."
"Excuse me, colonel, I am nfrald. If
I should bo hurt It would cause my
mother and sisters very great nlnrm
and anxiety. I am very much afraid
of doing this."
Nothing could be done with a man
so obtuse regarding conventionalities,
who had boldly turned away, half con
temptuously, nnd Ensign Powell took
Jones' place
The morning proved to be r. very
bad one, with the prospect of a rising
storm, nnd us the party gathered In
the barrack yard Jones said earnestly
to his colonel:
"I am nfrald. sir, you will meet with
a severe storm."
"I think so, lieutenant, but we prom
ised to dine nt Gwynno hall, and we
shall get that far at any rate."
So they road rather gloomily nway In
the rain. Jones attended to the mili
tary duties assigned him, and then,
about noon, walked seaward. It was
hard work by this time to keep his
footing on tho narrow quay, but amid
the blinding spray and mist he saw
quite a crowd of men going rapidly
toward tho great, shelving scarlet
rocks, a mile beyond the town. He
stopped an old sailor and asked:
"Is anything wrong?"
"A little steamer, sir, off the Calf
of Man. She Is driving this way, an'
Indeed I fear she will be ta rocks
aforo tanlcht."
Jones stood still. a moment and then
followed the crowd as fast as the
storm would let him. When he Joined
them they were gathered on the sum
mit of a huge cliff, watching the doom
ed craft. She was now within sight,
and it wns evident that her seamen
had almost lost all control of her. She
must ere long be flung by the waves
upon tho jagged rocks toward which
she was driving. In the lulls of the
wind not only the booming of the min
ute guns but also the shouts of the
Imperiled crew could bo heard.
"What can be done?" said Jones to
an old man, whose face betrayed the
strongest emotion.
"Nothing, sir I nm afraid. If she'd
managed to rount ta rocks, she would
have gone to pieces on ta sand, and
there are plenty of men who would
havo risked life to save life. -But how
are we to roach them from this height?
"How far arc wo above water?"
"This rock goes down like a wait
forty fathoms, sir."
"What depth of water at the foot?"
"Thirty feet or more."
"Good. Have you plenty of light,
strong rope?"
".Much as you want, sir. But let me
tell you, sir, you can't live three min
utes down there; ta first wave will
dash you on to ta rocks, and dash you
to pieces. Plenty of us would put you
down, sir, but you can't swim if you
do set down."
"Do you know, old man, what surf
swimming Is? I have dived through
tho surf nt Nukuheva."
"God bless you, sir. I thought no
white man could do the same."
While this conversation was going
on Jones wns divesting himself of nil
superfluous clothing nnd cutting out
the sleeves of his pen-Jacket with his
pocket-knife. This done, he passed
some light strong rope through them.
The men wntched him with eaner In
terest, nn, seeing their inqulsltlvo
looks, he said:
"The thick sleeves will prevent tho
rope cutting my body."
"Ay. ay, sir. I seo now what you
are doing."
"Now, men, I have only one request;
give mo plenty of rope as fast ns I
draw on you. When I get on board,
you know how- to make a cradle, I
suppose?"
"Ay, ay, sir. But how are you going
to reach water?"
"I am going to plunge down. I han
dived from the mnlnyard of tho AJax
before this. It was as high a leap."
He passed a double coll of the rope
around his waist, examined It thor
oughly to see that the-e was plenty to
start with, and any Inn: "Now, frlenJs,
stand out of the way and let me huvo
n clear start," ho raised his baro head
one moment toward heaven and tak
ing a short run leaped as If from the
springboard of a plunge nath.
Such un anxious crowd as followed
that leap. Great numbers, In spite of
tho dangerous wind, lay Hat on their
breasts and watched I'm. Tie irnu
the water nt least twenty-five feet
beyond the cliff and disappeared In Its
dark, foamy depth. When he arose to
tho surface he saw Just before him o
gigantic wave, but ho had tlmo to
breathe and before It le.iehed him
ho dived below Its centre. It broke In
passlonuto fury upon tho rocks, but
Jones wns far beyond It. A mighty
cheer from tho men on shore reached
him, nnd he now began l:i good earn
est to nut his Pacific !XDiilenco Into
practice.
Drawing continually on the men for
more rope which they paid out with
deafening cheers he net wave after
wave In the same manner, diving un
der them like an otter, and Re' ting
nearer tho wreck with overy wave,
reully advancing, however, more below
the water than above It.
Suddenly tho despairing men on
board hoard a clear, hopeful voice:
"Help at hand, captain! Throw me
a buoy."
And In another minute or two Jones
wns on her deck, and tho cheers from
the little steamer were echoed by tho
cheers of the crowd on land. There
was not a moment.to bo lost; sho was
breaking up fast; Wit It took hut a few
moments to fasten a cable to the small
rope and draw It on board, and then
a second cable and the communication
was complete.
"There is a lady here, sir," said the
captain, "we must rig a chair for her;
she can never walk that dangerous
rope."
"But we have not n moment to '.nste,
or we may be lost. Is she very heavy?"
"A silent little thing; half a child,
sir."
"Bring her here."
This was no tlmo for ceremony;
without a word, save a few sentences
of direction and encouragement, ho
took hot? under his left mm. and,
steadying himself by the upper cable,
walked on tho lower with his burden
safely to shore. The crew rapl.lly fol
lowed, for In such moments of ex
tremity the soul masters the body and
all things become possible.
There was plenty of help waiting for
the half dead seamen; and the lady,
her father nnd the captain had been
put In the carriage of Braddon and
driven rapidly to his hospital hall.
Jones amid the confusion disappeared:
he had picked up an oilskin cat) nnd
coat, and when every one turned to
thank their deliverer he was gone. N'o
one know him; the sailors said they
believed him to be "one of the mili
tary gents by his rigging," but the In
dividuality of the hero had troubled
no one until tho dangpr was over. In
an hour the steamer was urh-en ( : tho
rocks and went to pieces, and It being
now quite dark every one wont Home
The next day the huntlim party re
turned from Gwynne hall, the storm
having compelled them to stop fll
night, and at dinner that evenlne the
wreck and the hero of It were the
theme of every one's conversation.
"Such a plucky fellow," said Ensign
Powell. "I wonder who he was?
Gwynne says he was a stranger, per
haps one of the crowd staylnc at the
Abbey."
"Perhaps," said Captain Marks, "it
was Jones."
"Oh, Jones would bo too afraid of his
mother."
Jones made a little satirical bow
and said pleasantly: "Perhaps It
was Powell," at which Powell iaughed
and said, "Not If I know .It."
In a week tho event had been pret
ty well exhausted, especially ns there
was to be n great dinner and ball at
Braddon, nnd all the otricers had Invi
tations. Tho ball had a peculiar in
terest, for the young lady who had
been saved from the wreck would bo
present, and rumors of her riches and
beauty had been rife for several days.
It was said the little steamer was her
father's private yacht, and that he was
a man of rank and Influence.
Jones said he should not go to the
dinner, as either ho or Savlllo must
remain for the evening drill, and that
Savlllo loved n good dinner, while ho
cared very little about It. Savlllo could
return In time to let him ride over
nbout 10 o'clock and see the dancing.
Savlllo rather wondered why Jones
did not take his place all the evening,
nnd felt half Injured nt his default.
But Jones hnd a curiosity about the
girl he saved. .To tell tho truth, ho
was nearer in love than he had ever
been with a woman, nnd he wished In
calm blood to see If she wns as beau
tiful as his fancy had painted her dur
ing the few minutes that he had held
her high above tho waves.
As ho passed, the "squire remembered
that he had not been to dinner, and
stopped to say a few courteous words,
and Introduced his companion.
"Miss Conycrs."
"Lieutenant Jones."
But no sooner did Miss Conyers hear
Lieutenant Jones' volco than she gave
a Joyful cry and clapping her hands
together, said:
"I have found him! Papa! papa! I
havo found him!"
Never wns there such nn Interruption
to n hall. The company gathered In
excited groups, anil papa know tho
lieutenant's voice, and tho captain
knew It, and poor Jones, unwilling
enough, had to acknowledge the deed
and be mnde a hero of.
It wns wonderful, after this night,
whnt n change took place In Jones'
quiet way. His books nnd boat seemed
to have lost their charm, and ns for his
walks, they were nil In ono direction,
nnd ended nt Braddon hall. In about
a month Miss Conyers went nway, and
then Jones began to haunt the post
man and to get pretty little letters,
which alwnys seemed to take a great
deal of answering.
Before the end of the winter he had
an Invitation to Conyers to spend a
month, nnd a furlough being granted
ho stnrted oft In great glee for Kent.
Jones never returned to tho Eighty
fourth. The month's furlough was in
definitely lengthened: In fact, he sold
out. nnd entered upon a diplonni'lc
eineer under the care of Sir Thomas
Crnyers.
Eighteen months after the wreck
Colonel Underwood read aloud at ike
mess a description of tho marriage of
Thomas Jones, of Mllford Haven, to
Mttiy. only child nnd heiress of Sir
Tbo-nas Conyers, of Conycrs Cns.'o
Kepi, And n paragraph below stated
that Hon. Thomas Jones, with h's
bride, had gone to Vienna on diplo
mats rervlco of great Importance,
"Just his luck," said Powell.
"Just his pluck," said Underwood,
"and for my part, when I come across
nn f thnRa fellows acnln that are
afraid of hurting their mothers nnd
sisters, and not afraid to say so, 1
shall treat him as a hero Just wait
ing his opportunity. Here is to Hon.
Thomau Jones and his lovely bride.
We nre going to India, gentlemen, next
month, and I nm sorry the Elghty
fojrth has lost Lieutenant Jones, for
I have no doubt whatever he would
have stormed a fort as he boarded tho
wreck." New York News.
THE EGYPTIAN AT HOME.
In Hospitality and Politeness Ho
Stands Pre-eminent.
From Pearson's Weekly.
The Egyptian of today may easily bo
surpassed In honesty, courage nnd tho
mnnller virtues; yet In hospltnllty and
politeness he stands pro-eminent. No
Egyptian sits down to a meal without
asking nil passersby to partnke of it;
(luring his thirty days' fast every year
his doors nre open to all, no introduc
tion Is needed; to the poor ho gives un
grudgingly. Though allowed to have four wives,
tho Effendl Is nlmost alwnys a mono
gnmlst. Marrying early, he Is, ns a
rule, a good husband and futher, and
fond of and kind to his children.
To show the direction In which tho
Ideas of marriage are setting, we may
say that one of the first teachers in
Mohammedan law In Egypt some tlmo
ago laid down this maxim, that the
prophet has allowed four wives to any
man who would engage to love all four
alike, but as he had never met nny ono
capable of doing so, he would recom
mend one wlfo as the Interpretation of
the prophet's words. Indeed, the rela
tions of tho wife so resent a man's
marrying ngaln that it Is hardly ever
done.
In abstinence from drinking to ox
cess the whole Egyptian nation stands
a head and shoulders above us. Tho
hospitality of the sheikhs, or village
headmen, Is boundless, nnd takes the
shape of feasts at which Athelstane
might hnvo presided nnd Cedric been
entertained, and both found themselves
at home.
We have seen men sit down to a ban
quet of twenty-one heavy courses,
whore n huge turkey was the seven
teenth course: and the first course
alone consisted of a whole sheep, Inside
which was a goose, Inside that a chick
en, then a pigeon, nnd finally an egg,
which last wns presented to the prin
cipal guest, as containing the essence
of nil.
Tho weakest point of the Egyptian's
armor Is his lack of courage, and very
feeble Idea of what fair play means.
An Egyptian Effendl, or man of the up
per classes, told me with great satis
faction of a duel one of his countrymen
had with an Italian, In which the
Egyptian chose clubs ns the v.enpon to
llRht with, and then disabled the right
hand of the Italian by a sudden blow
before the duel had begun. He actual
ly could see nothing to blame In his
countryman, but rather commended his
promptness In action.
On the other hand, recent events In
tho Soudan have shown that the Egyp
tian makes a good fighting man. pro-
ided ho has faith In his officers, nnd
la not called upon to act for himself,
lie cannot take the Initiative.
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In cases of dyspepsia, nervousness,
catarrh, rheumatism, eruptions, etc.,
the circumstances may be altered by
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Hcod s Sarsaparllla. Try It.
HOOD'S PILLS cure biliousness rick
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DROPS OF WATER.
Student's Experiment Which Proved
to Bo Very Painful.
From tho Philadelphia Times.
To learn just how much pain would
be caused by the constant dripping of
water on tho body, several students at
Wichita, Kan., have tried It.
A gallon of water was to be luored
drop by drop from a height of three
feet, the drops falling at intervals of
nbout two seconds. A gallon of water
contains nbout 61,440 drops, and at this
rate It would take over thirty-four
hours to complete the task.
One of the students was seated nt a
table and allowed his left hand to be
lived immovably to tho table, so as to
Insure every drop striKlng the samo
spot on the back of the hand. The ap
paratus for dropping the wuter was ad
justed nnd the experiment began. For
the first forty-five minutes ho experi
enced no Inconvenience, snve his hand
becoming uncomfortable from being
wet constantly with the cold water. Ar
rangements were then made to keep
the water at blood het't, and It soon
became more comfortable. In abi.ut
two hours a slight redness began to
appear, which gradually got as big as
a quarter. The third half hour the
drops were scarcely felt at all, the hand
being apparently numb to the water,
although sensitive to the touch of any
thing cite. The red spot Increased un
til It wns larger than a silver half dol
lar, and tho dripping of tho water be
gan to become slightly painful. It was
noticed that If nny one told a story or
did anything to divert the student's
attention from his hand he did not no
tice nny pain at all, but concentration
of thousht upon his hand mad tho
pain grow. The water was kept stead
ily at close to degrees.
After nbout six horns nnd n half tho
red spot, which had been first a bright
red, slowly turned to purple, and a
blister began to rise. The pain had In
creased gradually up to this stupe, and
tho young man said he felt as though
every falling drop came with the fore
of a hammer, tho pain reaching th
shoulder, and even n little beyond. Af
ter the blister had raised the blows
from tho drops were not so sever", but
ho said they were bad enough, being a
dull feeling llKe slowly pushing down
upon it.
After nbout eight hours and twenty
minutes the water was shut off. About
15.000 drops had been let fall, the rata
being n little nbove tho schedul?, only
one ounrt two ounces of water having
been used.
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