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' 5" . 4 J Knitting Hong, Ktitch by stitoh, and row on row, Thin Is the way the stockl.ig mtiBt grow H Cliokoty, clicVety, day by day, The slondor glittering needles gay, . ,. , Hush-a-bye, laby, grandmother sings; Hither and thither the cradle awing. Tiirl and plain, and plain and purl, Bo it for boy or be it for girl j Two and two 1 a neat device; ; " ; Loam to shift the thread in a trice. ' ' ' nimh-a-byo, baby, grandmother sings; Hither and thither the cradle swings. Inch by inch tho long log growB, i ' Straight and narrow for fitting close", A vrry poor leg, is the Baying well-known, "i j. at cannot vape a sock of its own. Hum 7e, baby, grandmother sings; Hither bi.d thither the cradle swings. Count the stitches and halve them now, And ono half set In a slnglo row, And back and forth, outside and in, Knit the hool on the single pin. ' IliifCi-a-bye, baby, grandmother sings; ' j Hither and thither the cradle swings. KuU it long, aud narrow midway, To ronnd it, and bind it off, as we say; Take up tho loops on either side And add a few more to make it wide. Hutth-a-bye, baby, grandmother sings; Hither aud thither the cradle swings. Now each sido narrow, or slip and bind, To shape tho lnsttp as you will find; Then knit straight round till you near the toe; This is the way tho foot must grow. Hush-a-bye, baby, grandmother sings; nither and thither tho cradle swings. Then narrow once more, aud narrow away, T- lug it off, a knitters Bay; f here is a stocking fit for an heir I Now knit tho mate for he must have a pair. IIiiHh-a-byn, baby; when you are grown Yovir feet may bo worthy to climb a throne. Uarrirt McSnm Kimball. IN THE DARK. "I cannot fee what possesses you, Ervine., to net you do I" complameo y rs. Grancy. " You know very well that yoa will never bnve such another oppor tnnity to secure ft rich husband. Duo is Morgan InRraliam all cut and dried to your Land, rich and agreeable and handiotue. 1 must pay 1 never aw a landsfirner man. And not a creditable mal in the way, for neither your cousin nor Yawhti Short can hold a candle to too in point of beauty." Well, mamma, and if I don't want Mr. Morgan In graham?" said Erviue, Indolently, without raising her eyes from her noveL Don't want Mr. Morgan Ingraham ? Then who on earth do you want?" in aooents of despair. I'm not sure that I want any one to marry. I am only just twenty, and as strong and healthy as an orthodox Tfmnff rdftlxdnn ahoiild be. I suppose ' it is not imperative that I should have a husband V" Ervine answered, calmly, still, to all appearances, deeply inter ested in her book. " Well. I suppose Quite differently, What do you think your aunt invited you here for but to get a husband ? Certainly not for love of either you or I. She hates us both. And ehe con siders, as tihe distinctly told us, that she will have quite done her duty by us, now that she has educated you, when she has given you one season in society under her prestige and a chance to make a match. " Mamma, I am extremely obliged to Aunt Jerome for my education, as I have told her: and I mean to put it to such use as to pay her back every cent she expended on it, as I have not told her, but she will ilud out some day. As for her invitation here, I accepted it be cause I thoncrht I miaht as well have one little toate of life before settling dowQ to soler realities and hard work; but to marry at her command, or any one's elne, I have no intention of do- in." " No intention of marrying ? Then what are yon intending to do, may I ask? questioned Mrs. Urancy, in a pasHion. "I suppose we are both to ko to the poorhoiife !" "Not at all. Your income is the same as it ever was sufficiently large to enable yon to live comfortabl kbly. X I intend shall make no demands on it to work for my living," Ervine said, flrtaly, turning a page slowly and de liberately with her btrng white hand, "Work fur your living 1" with fine scorn. " And wlmt do you expect to dor ' Hcallv. mamma. I have not decided. But Mr. Ingraham would not be likely to refund me, do vou think, a position 4 sulcolady, or, perhaps, cashier, in one of Lin numerous ebUl-iinhments, were I to apply V" " Ervine, you try ma beyond all en durance! Eur Leaven's sake put down that lx)ok and let n talk senae ! You can marry Morau Ingraham if you try, and vou mutl" Mihs Graticy threw aside hr novel now, and atood up, revealing ht ratrong, bhapely young figure at it b"ft. Mamma," hha commenced, proudly, " I am quittt willing to Ulk funnel I havo talked sente from tht ti. id. Don't you suppose Mr. lnK"ham known that I aoi poor and have Imeu asked here entrap him becuuae he U rich into a marriage? Aunt Jerome lout any opportunity of lotting him know the true btute of affairs ? Have you Lt any opportunity of throwing me at Liu head? IjHtiue tell ou OLce fur all that I will not marry him ! That I hats him I That I will fcot mary any man, 'not be- cause hj is rich, and yon and Aunt Jer ome deRire it. I will not so lower my self I" And with this1 violent outbreak MisKJi!rvine GranCt ' walked out of the room assigned to herself during her stay at Jerome Lakes.and out into the coolest, shadiest, most secluded depths oi tne great park that inclosed the noble old mansion. " It is a shame 1" she cried, throwing herself back downward upon the yield ing moss, and folding her white round arms across her flushed face, "that I should be flung at Morgan Ingraham as Morgan Ingraham flings his bait at tne fishes in Aunt Jerome's lakes I But then" after a pause "it is my own fault. I had no business to come here and let myself be placed m this hu miliating position. If I had only gone to work immediately 1 would never nave seen Morgan Ingraham, and he would never have had a chance to despise me. Despise me J Yes, despise me, who am ten times more neaunfm and more in telligent than Vashti Short and Adella Jerome, who may yet smile on him and force their society upon nim as tney please, since they are rich and cannot bo accused of fortune-hunting I Well, I will roctify my mistake I will go away to-morrow, i No one shall prevent mef" Ilaring made this rash, but, perhaps, not quite unwise resolve, Miss Grancy fell to musing; and she was just on the borders of slumberland when voices aroused her. She had not been aware of her proximity to one of her "Aunt Jerome's Lakes," but, in fact, among the evergreens not twenty feet away, lay one of the deepest and most seclu ded of the pretty sheets of water which gave its name to tne nne old estate. And, evidently, some one was robbing it of fish. " Diamonds I I should say so !" ex claimed one of the voices, energetically. "But, then, it shows the old mans sense to invest in those. You see, dia monds can always be disposed of to ad vantage. Just take them out of their setting and there is nothing to betray their former owner, or that they nave been used, and you can get full value for them." "That's a fact ! I'd rather By Jove there's a fish for you I What fun this is !" "Poachers I" thought Miss Grancy. "I'll walk back. It must be near archerv time." But there was not mucu excitement . i . i ml m archerv thai aicernoon. j.ne xair contestants had no audience. Presently two carriages full of new guests rolled nn to the erreat porch, and Adella and Miss Short threw down their bows. Ervine put a few more arrows in the gold, without half-trying, and then com menced to gather together her equip ments. 'Why stop so soon, Miss Grancy ?" asked Mr. Ingraham, making ms ap pearance. "Because I am tired oi u, anu n is time to dress for dinner. You know that there has been quite an aocession of cruests ?" Yes; the carriages passed me as i came in the parK gates, l naa Deen down to the village. I have a friend stopmnar at the hotel there." "Yes?" said Miss urancy, moiner- . . n ... ently, as they reached the rose-terrace . . . ... . . 31 l - at the le:t oi tne oid mansion, ana oroKe off a srrav of blood-colored roses and disappeared, humming a gay little tune. It was unusually gay at Jerome ljases that nieht. The summer season was fairlv inaugurated. The great dancing' parlor was thrown open, lanterns cr learned among the ehruboery and iwo musicians played delicious music on the balcony. Ervine waltzed to her heart s content and to every man's delight. There was not such a dancer in the room. v. - " Mav I have this waltz. Miss Grancy?" queried Ingraham, long before any one had dreamed oi saying good-nignt. am retiring eaily." I am sorry, but it is promised, Good-night ;" and in a moment more she was whirling away in the arms of a very dark young man who was to all appearances deeply enamored of ber. Inaraham v. -Iked away. "Evidently she doesn't careP he said. It was nearly twelve when the guest separated for the night. "Oh. I wish it wasn't all overl" Ervine sighed, stepping out upon balcony that opened on the rose-terrace and was empowered in fragrant masses of bloom. " But it must be ! I must iro !" One by one doors closed, and little by little the stillness of midnight came on. The moon shone whitely on the silent park and the open rose-terrace, with its silvery fountain and dew-iaaen nowers, The soft July breeze blew the damp, ramhing odors against the girl s wist ful. resolute face. The leaves whis pered enticinsdv. and the soft, sweet voices of the night made restful music. A servant came into the great parlor, back of Ervine, and put out the flaming lights and closed the windows. "Leave this, just a few minutes, John," ahe begged, smiling, as he came to her balcony. "I am going away from here to-morrow and I want a few minutes more of the roses and the moon light. I will fasten the window and bar the shutters." "Very well, Miss Ervine, he re sponded, respectfully and kindly. When he was gone the girl drevf a great chair near the window and threw herself into it, where fhe could see the moonlight and the waving tree-tops, and yet be partially screened from the cool, dewy air. Lying there and plan ning her future she fell asleep. When the awakened she could not tell how long she had been unconscious, but there was no moon; the room was cold and damp and black, and she was trembling and her heart was throbbing violently. She drew herself up and tried to think, and then a sudden faint, soft sound brought her swiftly to her senses. Someone was in the room some one had come in at the opened window, had passed her in the darkness without per ceiving her, and was groping a way across the parlor. She grew calm at once. It was a burglar, of course; but the house was full of people, and she had but to let him go his way and then steal softly after and arouse some one. lie could not do any harm, and he should not even escape, with her on his track. She gathered her black tulle skirts closely around her, and guided by the stealthy footsteps which sounded dis tinct enough to her alert senses, moved as noiselessly as a spirit across the greet room. As she approached the hall she hesi tated. She had supposed that the burglar, if he knew anything about the house, would make directly for tho butler's pantry, where were locked stores of solid silver. But he was apparently feeling for the foot of the staircase, Yes, he gained it and commenced ascending. Ervine followed, scarcely drawine a breath lest she should be discovered. The head of the great stair case reached, tho man groped his way along the corridor until he came to second corridor, where he turned. Quick as a flash it came to Ervino that Morgan Ingrah&m's was the room sought; and then the words recurred to her which she had heard, dreamily, in a distant part of the park that after noon: " Diamonds I I should say so ! You see, diamonds can always De disposed oi to advantage. Just take them out of their setting and there is nothing to be trav their former owner, and you can get full value for them." Morgan Ingraham wore magniticent diamonds. His watch was monogrammed with them, his sleeve-buttons were of untold value, and his studs, though small, were of the choicest water. All this passed through her mind like the transdent but vivid gleam of lightning and, too, that Morgan's room opened on a balcony, from which any desperate man could easily jump to the velvet sward below, Tho thought was no sooner framed than Ervjne's satin-slippered feet carried her with a few swift bounds throus the darkness to Ingraham's door. It never occurred to her to call any one now, only to arrest the thief before he should force his way into his victim's room. She was not a minute too soon. Tho man was already fumbling at the door, Ervine put out her hand in the dark ness, and, with some fateful surety, seized both of his. The captive gave a little, half-smoth ered imprecation of surprise, and made a struggle to free himself; but Ervine's hands were too strong, and for a mo ment she held him fast. She did not 6cream, nor could she tell what it was that smothered her with a great fear, a great uncertainty, until the man wrested one hand from her clasp, and, with unerring aim, caught at ber throat, demanding, in a low, concen trated voice: "Who are you ? What are you about ?" Ervine knew the voice. The man, at the first touch of the fair, white throat, with a bunch of withered roses lving against the bare breast, recognized the sex of his opponent. It was the girl who struggled now; but the man's strong right hand clasped hers. "Who are you?" he questioned, again, but in a changed voice. Still ttrvme was mute. Bull she strug gled to free herself. "I will not let you go," he whispered. " until I know who you are I Until " His hand slipped up Miss Grancy's arm, and touched a bracelet she wore, a tiny line of gold, with a crucifix dang ling from it. No one else in the house wore such a trinket, " Ervine!, Miss Grancy ! Is it you ? Tell me?" But she would not. Then he sud denly threw both arms about her, and drew her close to his breast. Worn out by her useless attempts to free herself, Ervine's splendid figure yielded to his embrace. Only her heart throbbed madly. For a moment the two stood thus in the darkness, the man's pulses quickening and answering to her beat ing heart. I know you," he said presently, " and I think I have frightened you, Did you take me for a burglar?" "Yes," whispered Ervine. "Will you please to let me go now ?" " No; not until you tell me why you ried to capture me. " I thought," with a little constrained laugh, "you were going to steal your own diamonds. I heard some strange men, who were fishing in a distant part of the park, talking about diamonds this afternoon, and how easy it was to sell them." Ingraham commenced to laugh softly, in the darkness. "Why, it was Jack Valdon and I. Jack is an intimate friend of mine, and came to see me on a little business. He only arrived in the village in the morning, and goes away thi morning, so I could not per suado him to com? up here. But we went fishing together in the afternoon, and after dancing last evening I went to the hotel and played cards with him until quite late.- Coming home it had grown quite cloudy, and in the park I lost my way. WThen I found the house all was darkness and stillness, I went round to the rose terrace, and thought would sit on the balcony until some of the servants weTe up, rather than rouse the house. There, to my surprise, found a window open, and so con cluded to try to find my room, though, unfortunately, I had no matches with me. W here were you ? "Asleep in a chair by the window you entered. I must have awakened by the time vou were half across the parlor." " And how wasityou called no one? " I expected you would go directly to the butler's pantry and I could run up the stairs and arouse the house, in stead of that you went up the stairs too." Again Ingraham laughed softly. " Yes, to Bteal my own diamonds," he said. " Whose diamonds were you talking about 7" demanded Ervine. "About Miss Short's. I was de scribing her to Jack. He thought he had seen her in the village, and I asked if she wore a blue dress and a great array of diamonds." " Wrell, I have made a great goose of myself," said Ervine, with disgust in her tones. And then she straightened herself, suddenly remembering that she had been standing all this time with In graham s arm about her. " Don't say that," retorted her com panion, without loosening his clasp. " I am glad it has all happened; and I don't mean to let you go yet; for, per haps, here in the darkness I shall have the courage to declare what your freez ing eyes will never let me say when I can look into them that I love you, Ervine, and want you to marry me." "Me me, Mr. Ingraham?" said Er vine, blankly. "I -I " "Stop, Ervine! Don't tell me that you care nothing for me. Give me some hope. Tell me that you will try to care for me, for you are the only woman I ever wished to marry tho only woman I will ever marry I" "Mr. Ingraham, you cannot accuse me of having encouraged you to talk to me in this way, said Emne, proudly. "No," he broke out, passionately. " I might have known better than to have appealed to you ! I believe you are utterly heartless! But Ervine," softening. "I love you. Eemember that, always." He unclasped his arms, but Ervine did not stir. Instead, she did a most strange thing, considering that she hated this man." She put up one of her strong white hands, and drew down his head until it rested against her soft white cheek. And Mrs. Grancy was in a state of beatitude, indeed, the next day, when Mr. Ingraham announced to her his betrothal to her daughter, although she did not see, and never know, quite how it all came about. or Morgan and Ervine never betrayed the. secret of thoir encounter " In the Dark. Words of Courage. A creat deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage Every day sends to the grave a number of obscure men who have only remained in obscurity because their timidity has prevented their making the first effort, and who, if they could have been in duced to begin, would in all probabil ity have gone great lengths in the career of fame. The fact is. in order to do anything in this world that is worth doing, we must not.stand shivering on the brink, and think of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble as we can. It will not do to bo perpetually calculating risks and adjusting nice chances. It did very well before the flood, when a man could consult his friends upon a publication of one hun dred and fifty years, and then live to see its successes six or seven centuries at terward; but at present a man waits and doubts, and LewitaU-n, and consults his brother, and his uncle, and his particu lar friends, till one day he finds that he is sixty yearn of age; that he has lost so much time in consulting first cousins and particular friends that he has no time left to follow their advice. There is such little time for over-squeamish-uess at present, the opportunity so easily slips away, the very period of his Ufa at which man chooses to venture, if ever, is so confined, that it is no bad rule to preach up the necessity, such instances, of a little violence done to feelings, aud of efforts made in defiance of strict and sober calculation. Hume Life for the Blind. In an address before the college for the blind at Upper Norwood, Henry Fawcett, the blind postmaster-general of England, said that, speaking from his own experience, the greatest service that could be rendered to the blind was to enable them to live aa far aa possible the same life as if they had not lost their sight. They should not be impris oned in institutions or separated from their friends. Few who had not ex perienced it could imagine the inde scribable joy to them of home life. Some persons hesitated to speak to the blind about outward objects. The pleasantest and happiest hours of his life were those when he was with his friends who talked about everything they saw just as if he wa3 not present, who in a room talked about the pictures, when walk mg spoke of the scenery they were passing through, and who described the people they met. Wlen with the bliud people should talk to them about and (Tescribo everything they saw. The sneaker concluded by remarking that there was plenty of good will to assiut th blind, but what was required was betvrer organiy.auon. The Wonderful Bank of Morocco. O. Woodman gives this reminiscence in the Frpresimuin's Monthly : Adams A Co. and the Adams express company did a very profitable business in receiv ing from brokers and others notes of the several banks of the ountry and presenting them for redemption, charg ing double rates for this business. At that time there were a class of banks in Indiana known as free banks. Any per son who could purchase $50,000 worth of bonds could deposit them with the auditor of state and receive that amount in bank notes ready for circulation when signed by the bank's president and cashier, and these notes were re deemable only at the counter of the bank. It was an object, therefore, to the bankers to place the bank where it would be difficult to get at, and then loan out its notes and let them circulate as money. Under instructions I kept three or four men ready to start on a moment's notice to hunt up these banks and present their notes. Many of them were located in towns which had no ex istence except on paper, and were very difficult to find. At one time when all my men were away, except one who was sick, I received a package containing 81.000 on the bank of Morocco. This bank. I learned from the state auditor, was located on the Grand Jfrairie, about fifty miles west of Lafayette and one hundred and twenty-nve miles from Indianapolis. The Lafayette and Indi anapolis railroad was then running about fifty "miles of that distance, and tho rest of the way had to be traveled on horseback and coach. rrocuring horse at Lafayette, I started (vest through the prairie with scarcely a track to smide me. with si.UUU m my pocKet, and I did not find a person who had ever heard of Morocco until I reached the little town of Rennselaer, where finally got some information. Pushing on until nearly night i saw before me two log buildings, and riding up to one, which proved to be a biacK smith shop. I inquired the way to Mor occo. The smith told me I was already in the town, and I inquired where the bank was located. He informed me that he kept the bank in his house, and asked what I wanted. I told him. It was then dark, and I had no alternative but to Btay with him all night, though . . T 1 T 1 he toid me ma acuommouatiuus xur travelers were very poor. He turned my horse out on the prairie to graze. and I got a very good supper at his house. It was very warm, and he mad a bed on the prairie, where we both slept. I ws a little uneasy about sleep ing out on the open plain with money in my pocket, and he onered to put it in the bank and did so. In the morning after a very comfortable breakfast, we proceeded to the business for which came. He went to one corner of the lotr cabin and commenced taking pota toes out of a barrel, and after taking out a bushel or more, produced a bag of gold which was marked $5,000 and counted out fifty $20 gold pieces, and handed them to me and put the notes and his bag of gold back into the barrel and covered with the potatoes. Afte receiving my money I asked him for his bill for meals, lodging and horse feed, but he refused to take anything and re marked : "You are the first person who ever found" the Bank of Morocco, and if you will keep its location to yourself I am satisfied." I promised to do so and left for home. Mr. Dunn c::ditorof state, told me afterward that several persons had tried to find the Bank of Morocco, but he thought I was the only one who had succeeded. WISE WORDS. Cheerfulness is an excellent wearing quality. It has been called the bright weather of the heart. Impoliteness is derived from two sources indifference to the divine and contempt lor the human. Faith has a vision of its own, but no light in which it can dhtinguish objects except the light oi pray tr. Each man sees over his own experi ence a certain stain of error, whilst that of other men looks fair and ideal. They that will not be counseled can not be helped. If you do not near . . .1 reason, she will rap your knuckles. Thev say fortune is a woman, and capricious. But sometimes sue is a k""" . 1 " . , L - . 1 woman, and gives to those wuo mer. Count up man's calamities and who would seem happy? Bat in truth ca lamity leaves fully half of your life un touched. "To acquire a few tongues. Bays a French writer, "is the task of a few years; but to tie eloquent in one is the labor of a life." The dishonest man gives no more light in the world than a tallow candle, and when he dies he leaves as bad an odor behind him. Considering the unforseen events of this world, should be taught that no human condition should inspire men with absolute despair. Be willing to do good in your own way. We need none of us be disturbed if we canuot wield another's weapons. But our own must not rust. A Colorado horse, belonging to H. C. Gill, walked into a lake, and after wading in tho shallow water 100 yards from thore lay down and drowned him self iuVater but two feet deep. A clear case of suicide. Kerosene oil, clock and rifles are tho principal United States export to Japan. Iist year the Jupunese bought 81,!s03, ,58 worth of oil. We are Builders. We are bnildere, and each one Should cut and carve as best he can. Every life is hn a stone; Everyone shall how bis own; Make or mar shall every man. Life is short, yet some achieve Fortune, fame, in war or art; Some mis their chance and can't retrlevf ; Some fail because they stop to grieve Some pause with fainting heart. 'Tie the bold who win the race, . Whether for love, for gold, or name. 'Tis the true ones always face, Dangers and trials, and win a place, A niche In the fano of fame. ' Strike and struggle, ever strive, Labor with hand and heart and brain; Work doth more than genius give; He who faithfully toils doth live, -Tis labor that doth reign. HUMOR OF THE BAY. Counter irritants Women shoppers who pull goods to pieco " I ' r.oTcs buy anything. ' The latest style ribbon is in various shades. So is the old gentleman's face when the bill is presented. noopskirts are to be revived aud there is a great deal of bustle in the feminine world. Neio Haven Register. "One thousand stocking makers of Chemnitz, Saxony, are coming to this . country." If this is not a yarn, there must be something on loot. A cook can tell an egg when it is bad, if it should happen that any person would like to have conversation with an egg of that kind. Picayune. " Chinese barbers shave without lather." That reminds us that our old schoolmaster used to lather without shaving. One is said to be as painful an operation aa the other. NorrUtown Herald. ' Why dost thou soar, my love ?" sings Celia Thaxter in an exchange. Probably it is because he has been trying to mount the fiery, untamed bicycle, Celia. It will make any man soie.Jiockland Courier. SCIENTIFIC NOTES. Henceforth the telegraph offices of France are to record in detail all thunder-storms which may be observed. The evil effect of the electric light upon the eyes is due, it is supposed, to the constant changes in the intensity of the light, whereby the eyes are greatly fatigued. The labors of the Seismological so ciety of Japan have established the fact that there is a chronio center of dis- . turbance within a radius of a few miles from Yokohama. It has been computed that the power of the steam engines of England would suffice to raise from the quarries and place in position all the great pyramids in eighteen hours. Teachers of the elementary classes of the colleges of Paris have been ordered to conduct their pupils into the galleries of the Museum of Natural His tory, to explain to them the differences of the several kinds of animals, plants and minerals, and to incite young puf dis to collect specimens during their walks around the city. Holes may be bored in porcelain by means of an ordinary machine drill. The drill is kept moiot with oil of tur pentine,and caused to revolve rapidly by taking one twist of the string of m bow about it and drawing the bow quickly backward and forward,( after the manner of using a saw, while the head of the drill is held in position by a loose oiled brace. It is believed by many scientific men that a close connection may be traced between the remarkable electrical phenomena lately observed all over the world and the excited condition of the sun. As the sun has not yet reached the culmination of its period of dis- turbance, it is thought that yet more startling outbursts of nature's forces may be seen ere the close of the present summer. ' Count Enzenberg, who has an estate in the Tyrol that suffers very much from lack of natural moisture, but on which, from the formation of the hills and the density of the woods, he has long believed that there were hidden springs, has employed the microphone to solve the riddle, and with exoe llent success. Along the foot of the hill he has several instruments, and has con nected them with an insulated telephone and a small battery. In the time of night, when the vibrations of the soil are fewest, he listens for subterranean ripples, and already has been able thus to discover several springs, ureu u has turned to practical purposes. i ,. " Disparaging the Prophets. It is just as well to bear in mind, when you read the wild prognostications of Mr. Vennor and his great rival, that a rain fifteen hundred miles square no more makes a rainy day on this conti nent than a fly-speck on the dome of the capital makes the District of Co lumbia, or even all of the dome, black. Anybody can say, "there will be rain and thunder-storms and cyclones in the United States during July," ami it would be a mighty tafq thing to bet money on. What we want, what the mntr( fUmoi- tor. is a mm who can tell us when and where . . .i . .. the cvclone is going to strike, and whom it will hit. And up to date that man hasn't ba;d a word about the weather.
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