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VOL. XXXXI. LADIES' SUMMER WEAR. Some Special Offering for This Week. THE MODERN STORE.— I Ladies' Washable Shirt Waist Suits ■. Good, well made, nicely trimmed percale suits in light and dark ■ colon, at a special price of *1 69. Nice quality plain chambray anlto in g Woe. champaznH. etc. flounce skirt*. & 6*. Big variety S in madras. chambray. Pk's. noveltf cottou suitings, etc., f'. f-5 •» 1 | Ladies' Washable Skirts I Dock skirts, nicely m«td». special, encb. Better gradts in white H sad novelty snitincs. f 1 50. $2 to $3 each. Miss<rs duck shirts. •*!- ia to ■■ fcj in length 75c each. g Ladies' Shirt Waists We carry nn excellent and complete line of the well known \ ictona j and Acorn waist-?, which range froin sl. f1.25, $1.50, t- to 11 Just arrived 35 dozen dressing -acqnep, in.lawn and percale- light and dark colors, also plain white, worth at least 75c, all to go at 50c. 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ASPAIJD lIOUS?ILLON* wfs thoroughly acquainted , wKh; ja savage warfare, and he kn - w \ all the pacific m. s :~o suc cessfully an 1 so long us* d by 1 ren. b missionaries and traders to control sav age character, but the eni-rgen'-y no*.v up»n him was startli: l ','. It c n'u-ed bin. The fact that he had taken a sol euwi oath of allegiance to the Amora in gf'Ti-riiment could liav • been pu-h. d aside lightly c-nough upon oc casion, but he knew that certain confi dential agents left in Vinceusn s by Governor Abbott had. upon the arrival of Ilelm, gone to Detroit, and of course they had curried thither a full r i-ort of all that happened in the Church of St. Xavier when Father Gibault call ed th»* peopl? together, and at the fort when the British flag was hauled down and la banniere d'Allce Boussilion run up in Its place. His expansive imagina tion did full credit to itself in exagger ating the importance of his part in hatiding the post over to the re'.els. And what would Hamilton think of this? Would he consider it treason? Th» question certainly bore a tragic suggestion. M. Itoussillon lacked everything of being a coward, and treachery had no rightful place in his nature. Hi; was, however, so In the habit of fighting windmills and making mountains of molehills that lie could not at first glance see any sudden presentment with a normal vision. He had no love for Englishmen, anil he did like Amur icass, but he naturally thought that HeJm's talk of lighting Hamilton was, as his own would have been In a like cast, talk and nothing more. The fort could not hold out an hour, be well kn*v.\ Then what? Ah, he but too well realized the result Resistance would Inflame the English soldl -rs and madden the Indians. There would be a massacre, and the belts of savages would sag with bloody scalps, i He shrugged his shoulders and felt a i chill creep up his back. The first thing M. Itoussillon did was h sre Father Beret and take counsel of him; then he hurried home to dig a great pit under his kitchen floor In which he burled many bales of fur anil all his most valuable things. He work ed like a giant beaver all-night long. Meantime Father Beret went about over the town quietly notifying the In habitants to remain in their houses un til after the fort should surrender, which, he was sure, would happen the next day. "You will be perfectly safe, my chil dren," ho said to them. "No harm can come to you if you follow my direc tions." Belying Implicitly upon him, they scrupulously obeyed In every particu lar. He did not think It necessary to call «t II ousslilon place, having already irlven.M. Itoussillon the b*Ht advice he tould comi-jaud. Juat at tins earliest break of day, ivhlle yet U gloom of night scarcely felt the sun's upproach, u huge figure itiadc haste along tho narrow streets la the northern part of the town. If ony person hail been looking out through the little holes called windows In those Bill ill and ray less huts It would have been easy to rfcognlze M. BOUSHIHOII by his stature and his gait, dimly outlined as he was. A thought which seemed to him an Inspiration of genius had taken posse.sion of him and was leading him as If by the no <■ atralght away to Ham ilton's lines, lie was freighted with el oquence for the ear of that commander, anil as he strode along facing the crisp morning air he was rehearsing under Ills breath, emphasizing his periods In tragic whispers with sweeping gestures and lilieral facial contortions. So ab sorbed was he In Ids oratorical solilo quy that he forgot due military precau tion and ran plump Into the face of a savage picket guard, who, without re spect for the great M. ICoussillou's dig nity, sprung up before him, grunted ravernously, flourished a tomahawk anil spoke In excellent anil exceedingly guttural Indian: "Wall, surrender!" It Is probable that no man ever com piled with a modest request in a more docile spirit than did M. Itoussillon upon that occasion. In fact, his promptness must have been admirable, for the savage grunted approval and straightway conducted him to Hamil ton'# headquarters on a battenu lu the river. The British commander, a bale man of sandy complexion and probably uu dor middle age, was In no very pleas ant humor. Some of his orders had been misunderstood by the chief of Ids Indian allies, no that a premature ex posure of Ills approach hud been made to the enemy. "Well, sir, who are you?" he gruflly demanded wjien M. Itoussillon loomed before him. "1 am Gaspard itoussillon, the mayor of Vlncerines," was the lofty reply. "1 have come to announce to you officially that my people greet you loyally and that my town Is freely at your com mand." He felt as Important as If bis statrmcnts had been true, "Humph! Thnt's It, Is II? Well, Mr. Mayor, you have my congratula tions, but I should prefer seeing the military commander and accepting lil t surrender. What account can you give Hie of the American forces, their nuin bt-r and condition?" M. Itoussillon winced, inwardly at least, under Hamilton's very undefer entlal iilr and style of address, it piqued him cruelly to be treated as a person without the slightest claim to respect. He somehow forgot the roll ing and rhythmic eloquence prepared for the occasion. "The American commander natural ly would not confide lu me, M. le <iou vcrneur; not at all. We are not very friendly. Ho ousted me from office, he offended me"- He was coughing and stammering. "Ob, thunder! What do I care? An swer my questions, sir!" Hamilton gruflly Interrupted. "Tell me the num ber of American troops at the fort, sir." "I don't know exactly. I have not had admittance to the fort. I might be deceived as to numbers. But they're strong, I lielleve, M. le Gouvcrneur; at least they make a great show and much noise." Hamilton eyed the huge bulk before him for a moment, then, turning to a subaltern, said: "Place this fellow under guard and see that he doesn't \> •? away. Send word Immediately to Captain Far*.-* worth that I wish to see h iat one. The interview thereupon closed ab ruptly. Hamilton's cm;.- trie:: bad niv en hlni a detailed account of M. Umu sillon's share in submitting Vineer.:. • to rebel dominion, t:i,d he was n>t in the least Inclined toward treating him graciously. "I would suggest to you. M. le flour vcrneur, that my official i.o -i'.:o:i de- f mauds"— M. Banaoillon began. But; he was fastened upon by two "U; rds. who roughly hustled i.::a aft :-:ii bound hint so rigidly that he eou:d i scarcely move r or toe. Hamilton sr.iii -d coldly and turn-d ; to give some orders to a stalwart, rud dy young offi er who in a ca:r>e had just rowed alongside the l .-.tteau. "Captain Farnsworth," he said, ac- j knowledging the military salute, "you , will take fifty m a .ml make every-j thing ready for a reconno: •.-ai:ce In the . direction of tiie fort. We will move ( down the river Immediately and choose i a place to land. Move lively! We have j no time to lose." In the meantime Beverley slipped j away from the fort and made a hurri d ; call upon Alice at Rousalllon place. Thei* was not much they ccuhl say to each other during the few moments at command. Alice showed very Uttle excitement. Her past experience had fortified her against the alarms of frontier life. But vbo understood and perfectly appreciated the situation. "What are you going to do?" Bever ley demanded in sheer despair. He was not able to see any gleam of hope out of the blackness which had fallen around him and into Ids soul. "What shall you do?" he repeated. "Take the chances of war," she said, smiling gravely. "It will all come out well, no doubt." "I hope so, but—but I fear not." Ills face was gray with trouble. "Helm Is determined to fight, and that means"— "(Jood!" she Interrupted, with spirit. "I am so glad of that. I wish I could go to help him. If I were a man I'J love to flglit. I think It's just delight ful." "But It is reckless bravado. It Is worse than foolishness," said Beverley, not feeling hc-r mood. "What can two or three men do against an army?" "Fight and die like men," she replied, her whole count-nance lighting up. "Bo heroic!" "Wc will do that, of course. We—l do not fear death, but you—you"-- His vulco choked hlin. A gunshot rang on* clear In the dis tance, anil lie did not finish speaking. "That's probably the beginning," he added In a mom nt, extending both bands to her. "Ooodby. I must hurry to the fort. Goodby." She drew n quick breath and turned so white that her look struck him like a sudden and hard blow. He Ktood for a second, his arms at full reach, then: "My Coil. Alice, I cannot, cinnot leave you!" he cried, his voice again breaking huskily. She made a little movement as If to take hold of his hands, but In an in stant she stepped back a p.ice and said: "Don't fear about me. I cnu take care of myself. I'm all rl- lit. Vou'd better return to the fort as quickly as you can. It Is your country, your Hag, not me, that you must think of now." She folded her arms and stood boldly erect. Never before In all his life had he felt such n rebuke. He gave her a straight, strong look In the eyes. "You are right, Alice," he crii d, anil rushed from the house trt the fort. She held her rigid attitude for a little while after she heard him shut th.i front gute of the yard so forcibly that It broke In pieces, then she flung her arms wide, as If to clasp something, and ran to the door, but Beverley was out of sight. She turned and dropped !ns<> a chair. Jean came to her on! of the next room. Ills queer little face was pale and pinched, but his J iw was set with the expression of one who has known danger and CIIII meet It some how. "Are they going to scalp us?" ho half whispered presently, with a ilnnliler llig lift of his distorted shoulders. Her face was burled In her hinds, and she did not answer. Childlike ho turned from one question to another llieonseqiiently. ' Where did Papa Itoussillon go to?" he next Inquired. "Is he going to fight ?" She shook her head. "They'll tear down tho fort, won't they?" If she heard hlni she did not make any sign, "They'll kill the captain and lieuten ant and get the fine flag that you set so high on the fort, won't they, Alice?" She lifted her head and gave (lie cowering hunchback such a stare that he shut his eyes and put tip a hand as If afraid of her. Then she Impulsively took Ids little misshapen form In her arms and hugged It passionately. Her bright hair fell all over hlin, almost biding him. Mine. Itoussillon was 1} lug on a bed lu an adjoining room moaning diligently, at Intervals ban dllng her rosary and repeating a pray er. The whole town was silent out side. "Why don't you go get the pretty flag down and hide It before they come?" Jean murmured from within the silken meshes of Alice's hair. In his small mind the gaudy banner was tln* most beautiful of all things. Every day since It was Met up he had gone tn gaze at It lis It llotteri d again t the sky. The men had frequently said In ills presence Unit the enemy would take It down If they captured the fort. Alice heard hit Inquisitive voice, but it seemed to come from far off. His words were a part of the strange, wild swll'l In her bosom. Beverley'* look as he turned and left her now shook ev ery chord of her beln;:. He had gone to Ids death at her command. How strong aflil (rue and brave he was! In her Imagination she saw the Hag above him, saw h1 in die like u panther lit bay, saw the cay rag snatched down and torn to shreds by savage hands. It was the tragedy of a single moment enacted In u flashlight of anticipation. She released Jean so suddenly that he fell to the floor. She remembered what she had said to Beverley on tho night of the dance when they were standing under the flag. "You made It and set it up," he light ly remarked. "You must see that no enemy ever gets possession of It, espo- cially .Is' l I.i i I:." "I'll s•; down ami it th'Te'.! (i-ii.o -r of that." -liti in t'- ' sai.u> spirit. And now SLL- stood thc-r.\ AT Jfvaa without s.-eins liim. :;iid renor : 1 the wonls under ln'r Lr *ll. "I'll tab? it down and hide it. Tii' T ph:ra't l-ive it." MUJO. Kous illon I>l : an to call from tlic otlicr room in a loud, complaining voice, but Alice pave no heed ta Ler querulous di'inanJls. "Stay. hert>, Jean, and take care o* Mamma Itoii33illon," she pri'seisily ...! to the hunchback. "I am uoiu;,- out: I'll be back soon. Don't you dart- leave the house while I'm gone. Do you hear'-" She did not wait for hi 3 answer, but, riiejfltl AAMm k K yfr 1/ ' V I 'Ms i/\ , //N. "Wrtih, tui rcitdcrV matching a hoodllk;- f.v cap from n oa tiie wall, she put It on sad hastily left th" house. Down at the fort Ilelm "Uj Beverley were making ready o resist JI-'.miitoti's attack, which, tii- y k;:e>v, would not be long d-fcrred. The t ».-o heavily charged cannon were planted «o as to cover the space in front of the gate, niai some loa.k-J musUetH were ranged near by lt-ady for use. "We'll give tiiem on? good blast,"' growled the captain, "bstozo t'. cy over power us!'' Beverley mad? no rcspou v in words, but he was preparing a b;t < 1 Under on the end of a stick v. ith w' ' '• t > tiro the cannon. Not far aw. y I > heap of lflgs was burning in tin* fc '-.': area. The British o:Heer. air.- ntioned as at tiie head of tl:»* Hiu' a. .".".icing dl agonally from the river's 1 .i.U. halte<l his men at a distance of Ui >■> yards from the fort and seemed to be taking a de liberately careful survey of what was before hi in. "Let 'cm come a little nearer, lieuten ant," said Helm, his jaw setting itself like a lion's. "When we shoot we want to lilt." He stooped and squinted along his gun. "When they get to that weedy spot out yonder," he added, "just opposite the little rise in the river bank, we'll turn loose on 'em." Beverley had arranged his primitive match to suft his fancy and for proba bly the twentieth time looked critically to the powder In the beveled touehhole of his old cannon. lie and Ilelm were facing the tsieniy, with their backs to the main area of the stockade, when a well known voice attracted their at tention to the rear. "Any room for a feller o' my size In this here crowded place?" It demanded in a cracked but cheerful tenor. "I'm kind o' outen breath a-runnln' to git here." They turned about. It was Onele Jazon, with his IOIIK rifle on his shoul der and wearing a very Important air. He spoke In English, using the back woods lingo with the ease of long prac tice. "As l's a-eomin" In font a-huntln' 1 tuck notice 'at soinepln' was up. I r.ee a lot o' boats on the river an' some fel lers wl' k'uis 8-scootlll' around, so I Jes' slipped by 'em all an' come in the back way. They'd plenty of 'em, I tell you what! I can't shoot much, but I tuck one chance at a buck Indian out j un der an' Jes' happened to lilt Mm In the Icf eye. He was one of the gang 'at scalped me down yander In Ivalntuck." The greasy old sinner looked as If lie had not been washed since he was born, lie glaneed about with furtive, shifty eyes and grimaced and winked after the manner of an animal Just waking from a lazy nap. "Where's the rest of the lighters?" he demand's! qui/.ilcnlly, lolling out bin tongue and peeping past Helm so as to get a glimpse of the line. "Where's yer garrison? llave they all gone to breakfas'?" The last question set Helm oIT curs- I rig and swearing In tho most melo dramatic riiKc. Onele Jazon turned to Beverley and saiil In raphl French, "Surely the man's not going to light thoso fellows yon der?" Beverley nodded rather gloomily. "Well," added the old man. Angering his rllle's stock and taking another glance through the gate, "I can't shoot wo'th a cent, beln' sort <»' nervous like, but I'll stan' by ye nwhfle Jen' for luck. 1 might accidentally hit one o' '••in." When a man Is truly brave himself there Is nothing that touches hltii like an exhibition of absolutely uiiselllsh gaineness In another. A rush of admi ration for Onele Jazon made Beverley feel like hugging him. Meantime the young British olllcer showed a Hag of truce and, with a I)lu of men, separated himself from Hie line, now stationary, and approached the stockade. At a hundred yards ho halted the file and came on alone, wav ing the white clout. He boldly ad vanced to within easy speaking dis tance and shouted: "1 demand the surrender of this fort!" "Well, you'll not get It. young man!" roan I Helm, his profanity well mixed In wh.li the words. "Not whltfe there's a man of us left J" "Yc'd bettor use sol" soap on Mm, cap'n." said Onclo Jazon In ICngllsh. "('iisslii' won't do no good." While ho spoke he rubbed the doughty captain's arm and then patted It gently. Helm, who was Dot half as excited as lie pretended to be, knew that Oie'le Jason's remark was the very esseneo of wisdom, but he was riot yet ready for tin- diplomatic language which the old trooper called "si ft soap." "Are you the British commander?" he demanded. "No," said the officer, "but I speak for him." "Not to me, sir. Tell your command rr that I will hear what he has to say from his own mouth. No understrapper Will lie reeognl/.ed by me." That ended the conference. The young olllcer, evidently Indignant strode back to Ills line, and an hour later Hamilton himself demanded the unconditional surrenderor the for: nu'l garrison. "Fight for It!" Helm stormed forth. ' Wo are soldiers!" Hamilton held a confab with •* fleers, while his forces, usdor CDvar cl tha town cabins, wire depJoyiarr so as to form a half circl2 alxut ti:*"- Bto ':- ade. Some artillery appeared r.r.d wa j planted directly opposite tha ??at?. act three hundred yards distant. Oc? £!ast of that battery would, as Hclra well knew, level a part o* the stock ade. "S'posin' I hev' a cannon, too, soein' it's tha fashion," said OCCIJ Janon. "I can't shoot much, but I "_i;.;b: 'em. This little one Ml do mo." He set his rifie against tho wa!l and with Beverley's help rolled on? of the swivels alongside the guns alrer.dy in position. in a few minutes Hamilton returned under the white flag and shouted: "Upon what terms will you surron ".Vll the honors cf war." Helm firmly replied. "It's that or tight, and I don't •are which!" Hamilton half turned away, as If done with the parley, 11K n facing the fort again he said: "Very well, sir. Haul down your flag." Helm was dumfounded at this prompt acceptance of his terms. In deed the incident is unique in history. As Hamilton spoke he very naturally glanced up to where la banniere d'Al ice Itoussillon waved brilliantly. Some one stood beside it on tin- dilapidated roof of the old blockhouse and was al ready taking it from its place. His aid, Captain Farnsworth, saw this, and the vision made his heart draw in a strong, hot flood. It was a girl in short skirts and moccasins, with a fur hood cn her head, her face, tlirillingly beautiful, set around with fluffs of wind blown bro*.»n go!d hair. Farnsworth was too young to be critical and too o'.d to let his eyes deceive him. Every detail of the tine sketch, with Its steel blue back ground of sky, flashed into his mind, sharp cut as a cameo. Involuntarily he took off his hat. Alice had come in by way of the postern. She mounted to the roof un observed and made her way to the flag just at the moment when Helm, glad at heart to accept the easiest way out of a tight place, asked Oucle Jazon to lower It. Beverley was thinking of Alice, and when he looked up he could scarcely realize that he saw her. But the whole situation was plain the Instant she snatched the staff from Its place, for he, too, recollected what she had said at the river house. The memory and the present scene blended perfectly during the fleeting Instant that she was visible. He saw that Alice was smiling somewhat as in her most mis chievous moods, and when she jerked the staff from its fastening she lifted It high and waved it once, twice, thrice defiantly toward the British lines, then fled down the ragged roof slope with It and disappeared. The vision re mained in Beverley's eyes forever aft erward. The ICngllsh troops, thinking that the flag was taken down lu token of surrender, broke Into a wild tumult of shouting. Oncle Jazon intuitively understood just what Alice was doing, for he knew her nature and could read her face. Ills blood effervesced In an In stant. "Vive Zliomh Vaslnton! Vive In ban niere d'Allce Itoussillon!" he screamed, waving his disreputable cap round his scalpless head. "Hurrah for CJeorge Washington. Hurrah for Alice Itous sillon's Hag!" It was all over soon. Helm sur rendered himself and Beverley with full honors. As for Oncle Jazon, ho disappeared nt the critical moment. It was not Just to his liilnil to be a pris oner of war, especially under existing conditions, for Hamilton's Indian allies had some old warpath scores to settle with him dating back to the days when he and Simon Kenton were com rades In Kentucky. When Alice snatched the banner anil descended with It to the ground she ran swiftly out through tho postern, as she had once before done, and sped along under cover of the low bluff or swell which, terracelike, bounded the flat "bottom" lands southward of tho stockade. She kept on until she rench- Slie lifted (( hltjh and nutvid U. nl it point opposite Father Beret's hut, to which she then ran, the Hag stream ing bravely behind her In tho wind, her heart beating time to her steps. It was plainly a great surprise to Fa ther Beret, who looked up from Ills prayer when she rushed In, making a startling clutter, the loose puncheons shaking together under her reckless feel. "Oil, father, here It Is! Hide, It; hide It, quick!" Khc thrust tlm flag toward him. "They shall not have It! They shall never have II!" lie opened wide his shrewd, klinlly eyes, but did not fairly comprehend her meaning. Klie was punting, hit f laughing, half crying. Her hnlr, wildly disheveled, hung In glorious uinsHeM over her shoul ilei-H Her fin-e lien mod triumphantly. "They are taking the fori,'.' she breath lessly added, again urging the llag upon Mm. "They're going In, but I got this mill ran away with It. Hide It, father; hide it, quick, quick, before they come!" The during light lu her eyes, the writching piny of her dimples, tho mad- I Nip all- Intensified by her nttltm e and I the excitement of the violent exercise Just ended, something compounded of i ifl these nml more, nffected the good I priest strangely. Involuntarily he j crossed himself, iim If against a datiger •llS charm. "Alon Dlou, Father Beret!" she ex | claimed, with Impatience. "Haven't ! you ,i grain of si use left? Take this flag and hide It, I tell you! Don't stay there gn/lug and blinking. Here, quick! I They saw ine lake It; they may be fol i lowing inc. Hurry, hide It Home where!" | lie comprehended now, rising from til i knees with a queer smile broadeti ; lug on his face. She put the banner In , to his hands and gave him a gentle j push. I "Hide 11, I (ell you; hide 11, you dour II lit goose!" Without speaking he Inruci! the *ln(T over iiml over ia bis hand until the flag was closely wrapped around It: then, stooping, lie lifted a puncheon and with It covered tlie gay roll from sight. ' Alice caught him in her arms and . kir-sed him vigorously on the clieek. llcr warm lips made the spot tingle. "Don't you dare to let any person have it! It's the flag of George Wash ington." Slio gave him a strong squeeze* He pushed her from him with i>oth hands and hastily crossed himself, but his eyes were laughing. "You ought to have seen me. I waved • the flag at them—at the English—and one yoilng officer took off bis bat to | me! Ob, Father Beret. it was like what is in a novel. They'll set the fort. , but not the banner, not the banner! • I've saved It, I've saved it!" Iler enthusiasm gave a splendor to her countenance, heightening its r!cb"s of color and somehow adding to its natural girlish expression an audacious j sweetness. The triumphant success of j her undertaking lent the dignity of conscious power to her look, a dignity j which always sits well upon a young | and somewhat Immatttrely beautiful | face. Father Beret could not resist her fer vid eloquence, and be could not run away from lier or stop up his ears while she went on. So he had to when she said: "Oh. if you had seen it ail you would have enjoyed It. There was Oncle Ja zon squatting behind the little swivel, and there were Captain Helm and Lieu tenant Beverley holding their burning sticks over the big cannon ready to shoot, all of them so intent that they didn't sec me, and yonder came the English officer and his army against the three. When they got elose to the gate the officer cried out, 'Surrender!' and then Captain Heini yelled back: 'Blessed If I do! Come another step and I'll blow you all to hades in a see ondr I was mightily in hopes that they'd come on. I wanted to see a cannon ball hit that English command er right In the face, be looked so arro gant." Father Beret shook his li"ad and tried to look disapproving and solemn. Meantime down at the fort Hamilton was dcmaudlng the flat;. He had seen Alice take It down and supposed that It was lowered officially and would be turned over to him. Now lie wautini to handle it as the best token of his bloodless but important victory. "I didn't order the flag down until after I had accepted your terms," said Helm, "and when my mail started obey we saw a young lady snatch it and ruu away with it" "Who was the girl?" "I do not inform on women," said Helm. Hamilton smiled grimly, witli a vexed look In bis eyes, then turned to Captain Farnsworth and ordered him to bring up M. Housslllon, who when lie appeared still had bis hands tied to gether. "Tell me the name of the young wo man wlio carried away the llag from the fort You saw lier; you know ev ery soul in tills town. Who was it sir?" It was a hard question for M. Itous slllou to answer. Although his humili ating captivity had somewhat cowed lilm, still Ills love for Alice made it Im possible for bim to give the Informa tion demanded by Hamilton. He chok ed and stammered, but lluaily man aged to say: "I assure you that I don't know- 1 didn't look—l didn't Bee—lt was too fur off for me to—l was somewhat ex cited—l" "Take hlui away. Keep bim secure ly bound," said Hamilton. "Confine him. We'll see bow long It will take to refresh his uilnd. We'll puncture the big wind bag." While this curt scene was passing the flag of Great Britain rose over the fort lo the lusty cheering of the victo rious soldiers. Hamilton treated Helm and Beverley with extreme courtesy. Ho was a sol dier gruff, unscrupulous and cruel to a degree', but be could not help ndmlr -1 IIK the during behavior of these two officers who bad wrung from bim the best terms of surrender. He nave them full liberty, on pnrole of honor not to attempt escape or to aid In any way in enemy against him while they wcro prisoners. Nor was it long before Helm's genial and soeluhle dis|>osltioii won the Eng lishman's respect and confidence to such »n extent that the two became al most Inseparable companions, playing cards, brewing toddles, telling stories and even shooting {cor 111 the woods together, as If they hud always lieen the best of friends. Hamilton did not permit Ills savage Cllles to enter the town, and he Inline- ! dlutely required the French Inhabitants • to swear allegiance to Great Britain, j which they did with apparent lieartl- ! ness, ull save M. Housslllon, who was | kept In close confinement and bound like a felon, chafing lugubriously awl wearing the air of a martyr. Ills prls- . on was a little log pen In one corner of the stockade, much open to the | weather, Its gaping cracks giving lilm a dreary view of the frozen landscape through which the Wabash flowed In a frond, steel gray current. Helm, who (rally liked hlui, tried In vain to pro ture bis release, but Hamilton was In exorable on account of what lie regMrd i nl as duplicity In M. Uousslllou's con duct. "No; I'll let blnt reflect," lie said. "There's nothing like a little tyranny ! to break up a bad ease of self Impor tance. He'll soon find out that lie has jvcrratrd himself." f TO nx coimi»nitn.J When Wntrr Ineronsen Klre. "Will water add fuel to fire?" re marked the Inspector of combustibles in the fire department of New York city. "Not In ordinary circumstance#. In certain cases It might. Take that of a building burning with n quantity of paints and their solvents. Chemical combinations may bo formed by the addition of water which would result In the generation of Inflammable gases und so thwart the efforts of the fire men; also that of 'banana' oil. a lac quer composed of soluble cotton, fusel oils and ether. When water reaches this and liberates the gas It adds fuel to lire, as in the case of a hose stream striking floating or running oil and dashing it Into flumes. Then there Is calcium carbide. You get a pretty hot lire when water Interferes with it." l.luMnlttK It united l»oek. An extraordinary effect of lightning j Is reported from Lake Grundllcu, In 1 the Nantes region. A violent tempest ! burMt over the lake, with vivid light ning and thunder. A numls-r of boots were mi the lake, and whllti they were hurrying to bank there was a tremen- ' dons peal or thunder. Almost Imnie- j ' dlutely there fell among the boats the ' dead bodies of a large flock of wild | ■ ducks, some of them roasted to n nice i t.v, and some charred to a cinder. ! Roast duck cooked by lightning reads I like a novelty, even In the freaks of j meteorology. If It could only be adapt ! Ed to the "quick lunch" system! No. 21. VV YORK STREETS. JGW SOME OF THE OLD ONES GAINED THEIR NAMES. I lu'.tr Church IlntT More to Do Vlth bcilanlas Thru Than All Other tuthoritlea C'orulilnril— TllP Ilea»»»u Criioilniir Killed Street. The churchwardens of old Trinity church had more to do with nauiiag the streets In the lower part of old New Yprk than ah other authorities com bined. To be sure, the quaint burgo masters. before the first Trinity church was built, after hearing the pros and Cons of landowners, found names for many streets significant of certain es tablished facts, for streets and byways below Maiden lane on the easterly side of the lleere straat, afterward changed to Great George street, in honor of King George, by the authorities of Trinity. Then our patriots ignored the name and called it Bloomingdalc road and then the Broad way, simplified ; into Broadway. TliV» present Trinity church, at the ; head of Wall street Is the third edifice of that name, the two preceding struc tures erected upon the same ground having been burned, but the first was one of tho first churches erected in this city, and Trinity has nlways been tlie wealthiest corporation, patronized by the richest and most Influential families for ages. The churchwardens of this church had their own way about nam ing the streets from the church to what Is now Twenty-third street, west of Broadway, ulong the Hudson river front, because they owned that im mense property. in tho olden time Queen Anne of England owned what was known as the Queen's farm, which covered tho land commencing at St. Paul's church and extending to what is now Twenty third street, bounded by Broadway on the east and the Hudson river on tho west •' Vestry street was so r.tyled by Trin ity because the church bad a vestry In that street between Hudson and Green wich streets. Church street was so called because It bounded the west side of St. Paul's churchyard. Rector street was honored by the residence of the rector of Trinity. Barclay and Ve eey streets were named after two cler gymen of tho church. Trinity's officers determined that tho main artery of the city should run through It? land, and, grounded in their belief in tlieir ability to carry out their Intention. Hudson street was laid out St. John's park and many other im provements werp offered as Induce ments to purchasers of land, and St. John's chapel was erected and finished In IHO3, one of the handsomest pieces of church architecture In the city. Trinity counted without an expression of the majority of the people and fail ed In Its endeavor. The arrogance of the church fretted the good people, and more to spite tho churchwardens than because Broad way was nearer tho center of the city Brondway acquired the preference, and the glory of Hudson street departed, never to return. It has been remarked that the streets laid out by Trinity on the farm are all perfectly straight, while many In tho lower part of tho city ore wonderfully crooked. The explanation of this lies In the fact that scarcely a small bill existed on tfoe farm, while below thero crooked lanes and byways, to say noth ing of cow paths, were turned Into streets, which ran In devious ways around hills, valleys and swamps. Many streets were named after tho owners of property adjacent to or through which tho ways were laid. Moore street was originally tho lino of the first wharf erected In tho Colonel Moore was formerly a largo "" owner of the lots when first built upon. John street was named nfter John Ilurpcndlug, wlio resided In Broadway, and John street when first laid out passed through Ills garden. Cortlandt, l)ey and Beekinnn streets were carried through tlie property of the men after whom they were named. Ann street was named after Ann Beekman. Van dewater, Roosevelt, Rutgers, Gouver neur, Harrison, Llspenard. Bayard, Do Lancey. Rlvlngton and Wlllett streets were so designated because tliey pass ed through the property of people bear ing these mimes. Hester street was named after one of the Bayard family ami Catharine after Catharine Rutgers. Henry street was named aftef 1 n son of the Rutgers fnm- Iv, and Jacob street bounded tho Ja- Lelsler estate. Frankfort street .. i also it boundary of the same es tate. i/clsler was a native Of Frank ' furt. James street was .named after a i mouther of tho Do Luncey family, as I was also Oliver street. Batavia lano was so called because tho Roosevelt 1 estate, through which this street was run, was called New Batavia. Division street was originally the dt i vision lino between the De Lancey and I Rutgers farms. Leonard street was named after ono of tho Llspcnards, and Orchard street was cut through tho orchard of tho Do Lancey farm, i Sheriff street was called after Sheriff Wlllett, through whose estate it was carried. Mangln and Ooerck streets were named offer the two city survey -4 ors who laid out tho river lino. The first mayor of Now York after the Revolution, a true patriot, wns I James Dnane, who was honored by tho j naming of Duane street after him. 101 in, Orange and Mulberry streets were laid out through public property in the vicinity of tho Collect pond and owe their names to tho peculiarities they suggoot. Cherry street was origi nally run through "the road by tho cherry trees" and named accordingly. New York Herald. Rogues differ little. Each began Its a disobedient son.— Chinese Proverb. When Ten Was Slew. Tea In the seventeenth century was offeri-d ns a curious foreign drink. It was prepared with care and drunk with bramly afterward us u corrective. A learned physician, Dr. Lister, wrote (Jiat "tea and coffee were permitted by God's providence for lessening the num ber of mankind by shortening life, as a kind of silent plague."—Besant's Sur vey of London. ItlcuHliiK In l>UanUe. By an unlucky blow with a hammer Mr. Benson had disabled ono of bis thumbs. "That's too bad," said a friend to whom lie showed the dam aged member several days afterward. "No, It Isn't," replied Mr. Benson al most resentfully. "It is one of the best things that ever Impj ed to me. H Ims taught nit to appreciate that thumb. I never know Its value before. I. found out by actual count the first day that there were 257 things I had been using that thumb for every day I of my life without ever giving It a ! thought, and it was practically India pen ibl<? for every one of them. Please i open my knife for me, will you? I Thanks. That makes 288."