11' Breaking Tp of a Gang Tlint Has Ter rorized Now York City, OATH BOUND ORGANIZATION. & Trlplo Alltnnco of Inconcllnrles Revealed by One of tlio Scoumlrnls Imur anco Ailjiutnrs Said to Have Uecn tlio Initiators. New Yohk, May 31. Following oloso upon, tho twoscoro of apparently lncon illnry flros on tlio uppor Yfost sldo during tlio last threo months comos tho startling rorolatlon that thero aro thrco regularly organlzod gangs of flrobugs In this olty, who aro In tho pay of lnsuranoo adjusters, and bound byhorriblo oaths to lmporll tho llvos and proporty of Now Yorkers for a fow paltry dollars, and not to dlscloso tholr socrots undor penalty of brutal torturo. Months ago during a series of lncon dlary Arcs on tho lower east sldo thorowas printed tho hollo! of Flro Marshal Mltchol that thoso flrcsworo kindled bymorconary wrotchos at tho Instigation of eroaturos whoso Insatlato greed Btoppod at nothing, not ovon tho roasting alivo ot lnnocont nion, women and children in tholr bods. Tho.triul of Grauor, now In Sing Sing, last Kobrtinrv. on It strontrthonoil thin tin. llcf, but it romalnod for tho confosslon of 1 Adolf Hlrsehkopi, a nicmbor of this trlplo alllanco of pillagers, to show conolustvoly that tho Instigators of cold bloodod con spiracy woro robbors of lnsuranco com panies, whoso Interests they were hired to protoct. It is bollovod, too, (bat tho confosslon of Hlrschkopt will lead to- th'b arrest of tho Incondlarlos who aro responsible for soma, It not all, of tbo many flros In tho Colum tms avenuo and Harlom dlstrlots. That tbo police, in splto of their apparont lnao tivlty in tho past, aro now closo on tbo trftll of this gang, thore seoms to bo llttlo doubt. Tho Lender of the Gang. Morris Scboenhauer, whoso real namo tho pollco say is Mark Sohoonholz, tbo allogod loader of tho gang, was arrested last Wednesday by Dotoctlvo MoCauloy of tho central office Ho has bcon arraigned twlco in Yorkvlllo pollco court, and each Hmoromandod back to pollco hoadciuartors by Justlco Ryan, without any. of tho ovldonco bolng mado public Tills was dono to onablo tho do toctlvo to mako other arrosts. In tho moantlmo Soboonbanor has beon kept in oloso confinement at polloo hoad quartors, and has not beon allowod to com municate with his frionds or rolativos. Warranto havo boon Issued for about a dozen moro parsons chargod with arson, but as yet tbo pollco havo not located tho persons wantod. Tho arrest of Scboonhauer and tho Issu ing of warrants for tho other mombors of tho gang .nro tho dlroot results of a written confession mado by Hlrschkopt, wbo Is un dor indlotmont for arson both in this city and Lynn, Mass. Hlrschkopt is now in tbo custody of Flro Marshal Mltohel and will botbochlof witnoss against Insurance Adjuster Samuol Milch, whoso trial for arson will follow that of Police Inspoctor McLaughlin In tho court of oyer and tor minor. Hlrschkopt 's oonfosslon rovealod tho fact that tboro linvo boon tbreo organized bands of incondlnrlcs in tbo city. Tho Three Dciplcalilo Hand. Tho mombors of tbo gangs, known as Isaacs', Grauor's and MMch's, aro oath bound aud haro regular headquarters. Tbo conspiracy Is known as tho "Dark Secret," and each member was duly in itiated. Scboonbauor la said to havo been tho head or "cblof mecbnnla" of tho gang which fired tho west sldo apartment houses, tbo boadquarters ot which was in a saloon In Suffolk street According to Hirachkopf, who flod to San Francisco at tbo tlmo of his Indlotmont soveral months ago, they tried to burn to death Simon Bosonbaum, who was sus pect ckI of betraying tho conspiracy, in a Ore whlrtMw startod at Lynn, Mass. Rosonbaum, who was formorly tbo "cblof mocuanlo" of tho Isaacs gang, was frightfully burned, and upon bis recovery was tbo principal witnoss against Adjust er Grauer on his trial last February. Rosenbaum then testified that bo know ono member of tho gong who was drlvon lnsano by torturo, because his follow con spirators suspoctod ho was a traitor. Hlrschkopt returned to this city and was promlsod Immunity If ho would turn stato's ovldonco. Ho did soandbasboen giving valuable Information to tho dis trict attorney and Flro Marshal Mltobol rogardlng tbo methods of tho threo gangs and their mombors. Monroo Doctrine Criticised. Citt OF Mexico, May 31. Tho press of Moxlco and all Contral America is making rofloctlous against tho Monroo dootrlno, citing cases, principally tho recent ono in Nicaragua. Tolograms announcing riots. lighting ana Killing or 70 porsons in Chi huahua turn out to bo tbo most barefaced fakes. English capitalists are negotiating for a largo tract of tobaeco land in Tabasco state. ' Closing the Bond Contract. t London, May 81. Mr. W. E. Curtis, assistant soorotary of tbo United States ' treasury department, wbo ronchod London yesterday In order to arrango for tho com pletion ot tbo bond contraor, called today at tbo banks of tbo Rothschilds and of J. S. Morgan & Co. In drdor to fix the dato , tor closing tho contract. Yale Hospital to Ho Enjoined. New Haven, May 31. It Is learned au Itboriratively that ordors have beon given (to a proralnont lawyor in this city to apply for an injunction as soon' as work boglns Sn the new Yale hospital for contagious Iseases, which the .Yolo corporation au Ihorized othe last mooting. Whltelaw Kelt! Coming Home, Lonpon, May 31 Tho steamship Now York, from Southampton,' will tako among her passengers Mr. JSvKwiug, Mr. and Mrs, Kugone O'Neill of . Ulttsburg. Mr. 'and Mrs. Whltelaw Hold and Mrs. Rum fcey, with hor daughtors and son, of Chl- 88- ' , Hi j i Hilled While Sleeping on the Track. I LYNN, Mass., May 81. James A. ihlslds, Stf years of ago, ot this city, was truck by a freight train on tho Boston nd Maine system today. Hq had fallen isleep on tho traok. Tho wholo train pass ed over him, and ho died Immediately. ' Germany Stands by Gold. ' London, May 81. A Derllh dlspatoh to tho Times says that tho Hamburger cor Mpondent, which Is often, officially in blred, says that the government Is con jntedl'otrtbe hopelessness of'any aotlon'tai HKf of International bimetalllsHT. ' J imnm MUNYON'S Rheumatism Curo nover falls to relievo in thrco hours and cure n threo days. MUNYON'S Dyspersla Curo is guar anteed to correct constipation and curo till forms of indigestion and stomach trouble. MUNYON'S Catarrh Curo soothes and heals tho afflicted parts and restores them l0r5fivvS & 'F0' n curo guaranteed. MUNYON'S Kidney Curo speedily cures pains in tho back, loins or groins and all forms of kidney disease. MUNYON'S Nervo Curo cures nervous Pcss nnd builds up tho system. MUNYON'S Vitolizer imparts now llfo, restores lost powers to weak nnd debilita ted men. Prico $1.00. No matter what tho diseaso is or hovj many doctors havo failed to curo you, ask your druggist for a 25-cent vial of ono of Munyon'a Cures, and if you aro not beno fltcd your money will be refunded. GEEAT BRITAIN IS MAD. Slio Means Iluslncss and Orders Three Warships to Jcddali. Constantinople, May 31. Threo Brit ish warships havo bcon ordered to Jcddali with Instructions to protoot' tho llvos ot forclgtibrs nnd to Investigate tho klllltfgof tho British vlco consul and tho wounding of tho othor consular officers. Advlcos ro colvod hero from Mush stato that tho losldonco occupied by tho Frenoh, British f.nd Russian envoys tboro hfts been forolbly trftcrcd by Turkish gondurmos, who at tempted to arrest a sorvant of tho envoys. Thoy usod abuslvo languago and woro or pollod with difficulty. This coupled with tbo nowa from Jcddah that tbo British consul and vice consul, tho Russian acting consul und the French consular secretary woro attacked and shot at outside tho town, 1i:ih caused consldorablo excitement In dlplomatlo circles. Tho British vlco consul, ng olroady ca bled, was killed, and the British consul was slightly wounded. Tho other consular oilicors wero seriously wounded. Tho shooting Is attributed to Bedouins. This is regardod as a confirmation of tho rumors whloh havo bcon current for sonio tlmo past ot a contemplated uprising of tho Mosloms in Arabia against tho Chris tian population, and that tho grcon bannor of the Mohammedans would again bo raised In a florco religious war. Theso outbreaks of tho fanatical follow ers of tho prophot havo been frequent In tbo past, and tho present aots of vlolonco reportod would stem to Indicate that a general massacre of tho Christians in Arabia was Imminent. Jeddah Is tho port of Mecca on tho Red eea and is on tho routo by which hosts of pilgrims from all tho Moslem counties in the oast reach tho shrlno of Moh&mmod. Its Inhabitants are a fanatical peoplo of tho most extremo typo, and tho religious forvor of tho Ignorant poople is always kept at tho boiling point. Tho wholo of tho surrounding country Is populated by tribes of Bedouins, mostly of tbo roving sort, though somo settlo in small viliagos, and tho fow European resi dents of tho country would havo llttlo chanca of escapo should tho outbreak against tho Christians bocome general. Tbo city was undor tho government of tbo shoroof of Mecca, who rulod thero from tho tlmo ot Mohammed till It becamo a Tnrklsh possession. In tbo summor of 1858 tboro was on uprising against tho Christians in Joddah, and hundrods woro massacred. BAPTISTS IN SESSION. nicy Denonnco Punishment Tor Sunday Violation or Those Who Observo Saturday.' SaijAtooa, May 31. The American Baptist Homo Mission soolcty continued Its sixty-third anniversary today. Tho following resolution relating to tho Sov enth Day Advontists and Sovonth Bay Baptists, offered by Rov. Dr. H. L. Way land of Philadelphia, was unanimously adopted: "Whereas, In somo portions of tho Unit ed States citizens who lmvo conscientious ly obsorvod tbo sovonth day as a day for religious rosfc ond worship, and who havo. thoroaf tor on tho first day of tho week con scientiously cngngod In labor which In uowlse disturbed their follow citizens, havo for this act boen arrostod and fined and Imprisoned and put upon tbo chain gang, therefore, "Resolved, That wo most solemnly pro tost against this violation of the right of religious llborty for which our fathers havo contended at tho cost ot imprison ment and spoiling of goods and of stripes and even of llfo Itself." Addresses wero mado by Roy. Goorge E. Horr, Jr., of Massachusetts, on "Form atlvo Influences by Rev. E. R Popo of Minnesota, on "A Study In Comparative Religion;" by Rov. D. F. Hudelson of California, on "Chiof Hindrance to Mis sionary Work In California," and by Rov. A. H. Lyon of Idaho, on "What Becomes, of tbo Money," Tho following officers wero elected for tbo ensuing year: Presldont, Henry K. Porter, Pittsburg. Vico Presidents, E. M. Vanduzeo, Min neapolis, and Stopbon Groone, Newton Center. , Treasurer, J. G, Shelling, -Now York. Auditors, Joseph Brokaw and C, B. Canfleld, Now York. Corresponding Soorotary, T. J. Morgan, New York. Recording Sccrotary, A. 8. Hobart, Now York. Fred Fisher's Body Found. SoDua Point, N. Y., May 31. Tho body of Fred Fisher, wbo so suddenly dis appeared on tho evening of May 11 with Jay S. Davis, son of Rev. Orson D. Davis. both ot whom wero supposed to havo beon rjotlniB or foul play, was found on Sodus bay by Charles Burgess of Klmlrn, who was iisnicg on Newark island. An au topsy sbowod that death was caused by iravriilqg. ! 1 A Silver Paper Flop, Nashville, May 81 Tho American Pom.) says editorially today, "Under tho aow management this paper will advocate sound money and oppose nny obange from :be present standard' of valuo. " Tho American announced on Wednesday Ojat Tames M. Head had sold his stock to John 3. Burch and James K. Allison, and that sis connection with tbe paper ceased. Constrnctlon Train Derailed. LA Pobte, Twc., May 31. A construo ion train returning from work threo miles west of La For to was derailed, and E. B.i Hill ot Austin, colored, was killed j loo Winston, colored, bad a leg crushed, ind Charles Brown, colored,, was serious-, ly Injured. Several others,. Including two (voltes, were slightly injured. ' . An Assertion That Now York Will Favor Him For President. UNION LEAGUE OPPOSITION. A Publication In the Now York Sun That lias Set All of tho Politicians ot That City to Discussing Gov ernor Morton's Chances. New York, May 31. Political clrolos today aro groatly worked up by tho publi cation of tho following artlolo in a prom inent position on tho first pagoof Tho Sun (Dcm.): Tho Hon. Lovl Parsons Morton, govern or of tho Empiro Stato by 100,000 plu rality, will havo tho votes of tho Now York statu delegation in tho national Republic an convention noxt yoar if bo wants thorn. Tho Hon. Thomas Honry Carter, chairman of tho Republican national committee, was at tbo Hoffman Houso along with tho Hon. William J. Campboll, tho Illinois jiiuuiuur oi uiu commuico, unci mo iion. Sam Fossondon, tho Conneotlout member, now spoakcr of tho legislature at Hart' ford. All agreed that tho national cou vontlou should bo hold In May noxt year, oarnor tnan usual, and naturally Mr. Car. tor and Mr. Campboll favorod Chicago as tho place. Mr. Carter lator on bod a talk with Gcnoral Harrison nnd will go to Washington. Governor Morton by no word to any of his Republican frionds has over Intimated that ho has tbo slightest ambition concern lng the nomination of bis party for pros! dent Ho has boon ongagod In his duties as governor of tho stato. and notwlth standing tho attltudo of Mayor Strong and tho factlonlsts who surround tho mayor Governor Morton, In tho estimation ot bis frionds, has domonstratod that bis Republicanism goos far boyond noonut no tlons. By tho governor's forboaranco and bis regard for tho futuro oi his party in the stato ho has, in tho differences at the last fow months, ovcrcomo larcolv tho ovi dent determination of Mayor Strong and uis inonus to moKo things unpioasant. Tho Union Lcngno Opposition. Tho Bliss-Union loaguo malcontents workod against Mr. Morton at Saratoga last September. Thoy took this oourso uecauso air. JWott was tho swiftest Repub lican In tho stato to dlscovor tbo racing quality ot Morton as a Republican candi date for governor. Govornor Morton, hli party leaders say, has demonstrated since his oloctlon that bo Is thoroprosontatlvo oi his whole party and has not failed to roo ognlzo as governor tho just nnd righteous claims of even his ndvorsarlos, factional and othorwlsa Tbo authoritatlvo announcement was mado to Tho Sun roportor that Govornor Morton will bo tho cholco of his party in tho stato boforo tho Republican national convention noxt year, and, moroover, tho Republicans of the stato will havo no eco ond cholco. Tho vast majority ot tho Now York dologatos will bo for Morton, If ho Is a candidate, first, last and all tbo tlmo. Another intorostlng bit of nows cama out, and that was that cortaln eminent Republicans In tho south havo wrltton up to Now York Republicans doolarlng them solves to bo for Morton and wishing to bo put in communication with Morton's frionds. Tho govornor is not awaro of this new chapter in tho situation, but It is nevertheless truo. All sorts of rubbish was put Into cirou. latlon concerning tho lnoldont of tho gov. ernor's icntary falntnoss on tbo grand stand at T.dIson squara Storlos of tho governor's ill health aro llkoly to bo spread from now on. It will romaln tho foot that tho govornor in halo and hearty, and his frionds said that nobody but tho govornor himself can -stop tho Now York stato dele gation from waving tho Morton gonfalon in tbo noxt national Republican conven tion, tho frionds of Harrison ond MoKlu- Icy hereabout notwithstanding. Killed on a Steamer. Baltimore, May til. John Lolsnor was klllod and Phillip Waohtor fatally Injured by falling into tbo hold of tho stcamor fciougemoro whllo at work. The Weather. Genorally fair, with possibly local show, "orsj variable winds, bocomlng southorly. FINANCIAL AND 00MMEB0IAL. Closing Quotations of tho New York Stocli Exchange. New Youk. May 31. Jlonev on call p.isi at 1 per cent. Prime mercantile paper 331 per ceni. oiernne exeuanfto nrmcr, with ac tual business In bankers' bills at Sl.SSMGUSH for demand and at S1.87HQ1.87H for 00 days. Posted rates. tl.87Hai.S3 and Sl.ESK'Ql.SO. Commercial bills. 8i.80Ht.60M. Silver certifi cates, 07MSC7H: no sales. Bar sliver, C6J& .Mexican uoiiars, uovemment bonds steady. State bonds dull. Itnllroad bonds qnlct and firm. Closing prices: Atchlton VA New England UH Bur.AiQulncy..., 81 N.J.Central J01?f i,., i., i, as si. i. orui American., u Chesapeake A; O.. 22 Northern Pacific. 6J( Chicago Gas 74 Do. pref loji Cordage 4 N. Y. Central Cotton Oil 28 Omaha 3gU Del. & Hudson.... 129J6 Ontario & West.. 16$f Distillers' Trust.. 2Us" Pacific Mail 23H Erie 10H Reading. 1DX General Electric. 33)4 Rock Island C8U Hocking Valley... 20 Silver Bullion 07H Lackawanna Bt. Paul 67 Lake Shore H0H Sugar neDnlnK...118 Lead ai Texas Pacific 12J Louisville & Nash 68M Union Pacific UH Missouri Pacific. 2&H Wabash pref 10J Northwestern..,. B896 Western Union... 92M General Markets. New YonK, May 31.-FLOUR-State and western quiet; city mills patents, $4.85.U5; Winter patents, $164.10; city mills clears, $4.10 (34.40; winter straights, $3.7531.15. WHEAT No.Sred opened weak under rains neat, lower cablos and foreign selling; later partially rallied; July, 81S82Kc; September, 82H&&J 15.1tic. CORN No. 2 opened weak on rains, rallied, but again sold oil with wheat; July, 57s357c; September. &3Zt56c. OATS No. 2 quiet and weaken July, 33Mc; track, white, state, S7Ot:i0. PORK-Dull; new mess, $13.60314.23; family, $12.50ai3.CO. LARD Dull; prime western steam, $8.95, nominal. BUTTEU-Steadr. stato dairy, 10W17Kc; state creamery, 16c. CHEESE Quiet; large, &37c; small, 5 7Hc EGGS-Steady; state and Pennsylvania, 13M (314c; western, 1313Hc SUGAR Raw quiet; fair refining. 2 15-16c; centrifugal, 00 test, 3c: refined dull; crushed, 6 1-J03W4C-, powdered. iH$ 15-lCc. TURPENTINE Steady at 2tfJa29c and SOHc MOLASSES-Steady; New Orleans. 28d32c. RICE-Qulet; domestic, 4fra66c.; Japan, SH 04Kc. 1 TALLOW-Steady; city, 4Hct country, 4c BAY Quiet, shipping, -60M5c; good to choice, COitTJc . , ATErj.iAL FOR A MINSTREL SHOW. AnEsrptoIo -IstStudylngUuuinrns Knott n to tbo Umplro of tho Nile. Tho avowed Intention of M. OlllvKr Beauregard, ths eminent Egyptologist, to publish a few f tbo muminlllul Jokes of that nnclont cmplro of tho NIlo has neces sarily overwhelmed tho gront host of mod ern humorists with consternation. Egypt lias been claimed as tiio great mother of ilmost ovorythlng olsc, snvo for a baby's sharo which has bcon allotted to Baby lonia, mid It Is to bo dreaded that tho truo nntlqulty of tbo joko will bo rovcolcd among tho other nwful socrotsof tho tombs of tho phnraohs. Solomon's maxim that thero is nothing new under tho sun has long been an accepted dictum, even among tho jokomakcrs, nnd no loss n personogo than Mark Twain has reduced tho joko gorms or, rather, JokoclemontB to soven Aryan ancestors. What thoso seven jokes of tho soven foolish men of ancient days wero it may only bo conjectured, but un doubtedly tho woman's ngo, woman's tonguo.nnd tho mothor-ln-law jokes wero among thorn aud woro cracked by our rudo ancestors In tho old cavodwollings of early Ncanthroplo times with Infinlto gusto. Tho young man wbo stays lato nnd tho old man's boot may havo been lator accre tions. Cortalnly tho young housekeeper and tho man who never pays baok witti cisms do not dato much earlier than tho days of Noah. Tho sprlug poet first appeared on tho sceno In tho days of old King Sargon, who founded tho roynl library of Assyria nnd called for competitive odos. Tho offlco goat Is n purely modern version. Tho sum mer girl and tho chapplo havo n.lattcr day look, but tholr autotypes can bo discovered In tho pages of tho Greek Tiicophrastus nnd tho Roman Pctronlus. Tho nnuvenux rlchesso figure In that latto: ruinuui.i.'r't character ot Trhnalohlo. As for tho pun, that is undoubtedly n rolio of antediluvian jocosity, nnd It Is not Imposslblo to lmng lno tho wlokod old Ncphulim asking ono another, as thoy stood abound and laughed nt Noah buldlng tho ark, "When is a door not a door?" nnd"Whorowas Moses wlion tho light wont out?" It 1m distressing to rcallzo theso facts In tbo casu, but what n harrowing situation wlUonsuo if M. Beauregard shall discover tho ono original, primitive, protoplasmic joko globule, tho father of nlftlieso nine teenth contury jokcletsl Imagino tbo literary soicntists placing this Akkadian joko undor tho mlcroscopo find inviting tho world to gnzo upon tho groat and only "Joktcnsts cozoonl" Tho modern joker could not enrvlvo such a pltlloss oxposo. His occupation, llko Othollo's, would bo gono forover. Philadelphia Record. Negroes Who Owned Slaves. It may not bo generally known, but frco negroes in Maryland, nnd probably in oth or stqtcs, 100 years ngo owned negro slavos. Tho following docdof emancipation, bear ing duto Deo. 9, 1793, Is duly rocorded In rocord book 25, pago 312, in tho clerk's offlco of tho circuit court at F,aston, Tal bot county, Md.: Know all men by theso prosonts that I, Ne gro Tom, lato elavo of Christopher Birkhcod of Talbot county nnd stato of Maryland, being possessed of a negro girl named Grace, who is now about tho ago of 10 years old, who U held by mo In a stato of slavery, and think it in my conscienco that all mankind aro entitled to equal freedom in this llfo and being desirous of Eecurlng to hor llborty and freedom: Now, kndw y c, that I do hereby declare that tho Bald negro girl Grace shall bo frco immediately from tlio dato hereof, nnd I do hereby for my self, my heirs, executors, ndinlnistators, ro nouiico all right, title, and claim from and aft cr tho date hereof. In witness whereof I havo hereunto set my band nnd seal this 0th day of December, anno Domini 1703. His Neouo h Tom Mark Signed,' sealed and delivered in tho prcs enco of us. Pcteu YfEiin. Sauah Tnil'PE. A similar deed of emancipation was ro corded by n frco negro, Abraham Gastus, May 17, 1704. Thero wero afterward othei deeds of emancipation by frco negroes of slaves purcbasod or otherwise acquired. Baltimoro Sun. A Useful Sword. Jules Simon, whon somo ono complained about tho awkwardness of tho academi cian's sword, romarked, "It Isn moro use ful instrument than ono Is apt to think." Thon ho explained. Ho was poor. Ills master, Cousin, wa3 stingy, but talkative. Unoblo to pay for a dinner, ho onco enter ed Cousin's houso to meet th odor ot roast chicken and determined to sharo In tho feast. Ho would stnrvo tho master Into asking him to dlno. Ho crow elo quent. Cousin was for a tlmo carried away by hls'favorlto topic, but soon grew uneasy. Finally ho nroso and showed his pupil to tho door. "But," says Simon, "in tho antechamber tho odor wns so strbng that It gnvo mo tho oourago of do spatr, and I exclaimed, 'M. Cousin, I have not a penny loft, and I am hungryl' Cousin hesitated no man was moro lavish of words, nono less so of everything olso. nut oven his lioart was touched. Imnul- slvoly ho took my arm, ozolalmlng, 'Al lons lo dcbrochorl' And togcthor wo wont Into tho kitchen. Thoro I sawn lino chick en, just roasted to a rich goldon huo, und spitted on my master's academic sword." ban lranclsco Argonaut. The Spread of Banking, Tho Bank of England was established Jr. 1094, tho Bank of Scotland a fow years later, and thoso Institutions wero not long in llnumg imitators. As tradoln the prov inces increased substantial men began to feel tho inconvanlonco ot bolng tholr own bankers and retaining all tholr wealth In tholr oaken chosts. Gradually thoy began to open accounts with somo ot tho London bankers, which thoy utilized for their bust- noss transactions. Doubtless such mon woro besot by many frionds and customors to accommodate thorn through tbclr bank ing account, and thus tho well to do trader developed Into tho country banker with his ijonuon agent, who much preform! tc do business aud Inour onrrlago and post ago with somo ono leading firm In a town to having soveral small customers In the Mmo placo. Kamlly Mugnzina. A Curiosity of nuugarlan Divorce. A fanner was arrested In a vlllaao In Hungary tor firing two shots through tho window ot an inn at his wlfo and her fa ther. Fortunately his aim was bad. On being asked his reason for tho attempt ho stated that ho had already had nlno wives. who had all consented, at bis request, tc b ulvorcod. lib tenth nnd present wlfo, however, acting on tbo "injudicious ad vice" of her father, rcfusod, und conse quently bo felt annoyed. London Stand ard. In the Dry Goods Store. Tclophono Girl I want to look at coins black kid gloves. Saleslady What number, ploaser Tclophono Girl (surprlsod) Why, hovt did yon know that I worked thoroT Son ervlllo Journal. Fry Fish and other food in Cottolcno and tlicrc will be no complaint of indigestion or dyspepsia. It is more healthful, more economical, better in flavor than any other shortening. Genuine put up in pan wun iraae mam steer's head in cotton-plant wreath. Made only by THE N.K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, CHICAGO, and 112 N. Delaware Ave., Phtlarta. PARSON CHOWNC. A Peculiar Chnractcr In tho W'jrel of "The Maid of Skcr." Mr. Blackmoro worked Into 1?h r.tory tho character of a notorious pal of par sons in tho sumo portion of tho county. Parson Chowno actually was rector of Knowstone, and tho tradition of his evil deeds is by no means fnded out of recollec tion. Tlio peoplo toll still of tho manner in which ho rovonged himself upon any farmer who offended him. Ho bad two methods. Ono was to Invito tho man against whom ha meditated evil to dine r-tfh him, when ho would ply him with liquor, nnd when his guest drovo away, down a story, nnd rugged hill, tho linch pin of ono ut Ills wheels would corao out! nnd tho man bo thrown from his trap and break neck or leg or arm. The other way wns less 6ovoro. Ho would say beforo Bomo man whom ho could trust, "I wondor how bad Farmer X. would feel wero his rick to bo flredf" Noxt night tho rick would bo in flainos. Chowno nover entered into alllanco with tho savages of Coleridge. Nor did ho ond his days torn to pieces by dogs, as represented in tho novel. Several of tho talcs told of him in "Tho Maid of Skcr" aro, however, true, as is that of bis having Introduced on applo pip into the cyo ot a horeo that belonged to a baronet to tho neighborhood, against whom bo bora n grudgo. Thu story Is told of Parson Chowno that tho bishop uf Exeter sent word that ho would visit falm. Chowno had a portion of tho road dug up and llllnl with poat wa ter and then covered over with sticks and f urzo and a sprinkling of soil. Tho bishop's carriage wont in, and tho bishop was up set, but Henry of Exctor was not tho man to bo stopped by such a matter as a break down not on tho road, but of tho road and bo walked forward on foot. "Mr. Chowno," sold ho, "I'vo heard strango stories of you." "Wool, my lord," answered tho rector, "so hev I of you. But, my lord, us bo gentlemen, you and I, and us pays no no tlco to tho chlttcr chatter ot a pars'l o' fulcs." Nothing could be brought homo to Chowno. Ho was far too (.'ever a man to allow himself to bo cauglit in his malprac tice. Toward tbo end of his days ho re signed bis living and resided in a houso of his own. Atalanta. OMNIPRESENT HYDROGEN. One of the Commonest Elements of the Earth nnd the Universe. No result of spectroscopic research among tho heavenly bodies has been moro reraarkablo than that which demonstrates tho extraordinary abundnnco with which tho oloment hydrogen Is diffused through out tho unlvcrso. It Is, of course, ono of tbo commonest oloments of tho cartb.enter ing, as it docs, Into the composition of ev ery drop of water. Hydrogen Is also a con stituent part of n vast number of solid bodies, but tho romarkablo circumstance for our present purpose Is that this same element is found in profusion olsowhero. Surrounding that visual glowing globo of tho sun tboro Is an invislblo atmosphero, of which hydrogen Is one of tho most prominent components. A liko conclusion is drawn from tho spectra of many of tho stars. In tho caso of certain 6peolaIJy whito and brilliant goms, of which Slrlua and Vega may bo taken as tho types, tho chief spectroscopic fcaturo is tho extraordinary abundance in which hydrogen is present. Even In tho dim and distant nobulaj gaseous hydrogen Is tho constituent moro easily recognized than any othor which they may possess. Indeed it may bo affirmed that wo do not know any other substance which is so widely diffused as hydrogen. It need hardly bo said that this gas is an important constituent in thoso com pound bodies with which llfo is associated. In that somewhat growsomo exhibition which shows tho actual quantities of tho sovoral clemonts of which an ovcrago hu man body Is composed tho bulk of tho hy drogen forms ono of tho most striking items, and indeed in connection with all forms of animal and vcgctablo llfo hydro gen is of primary Importance. In tho, ar gument from analogy for tho cxlstcnco of llfo In other worlds It Is significant to note that an olemont associated in such an cmphatio manner with the manifestation of llfo here should now bo shown to bo Widespread through tho universe. Sir Robert Ball In Fortnightly Revlow. Employer and Companion. Ono of tho most lrapsrtant secrets of a hunting expedition is this: "Nover allow yourselves any luxuries In a 'tight placo' which your men havo no sharo In," Tbo English sportsman whose advice wo havo quoted tells how he was rewarded in tbo Caucasus for treating his men as comrades and sharing camp comforts with them. Ilo says: One chilly night among tbo mountains I nwoko nt 3 o'clock to find myself warm and snug under two extra nativo blankets. Tho owners ot tho blankets woro squat ting on their hams, almost In tbe flro, and talking to pass tho long, cold hours until down. Having rated them for tholr folly and mauo them tako baok tholr blankets and turn In, I rolled over and slept again. When I noxt woko, it was 7 o'clook, and tho men woro still crouching over the em bers, helping to cook breakfast, their blan kets having boen replaced upon my shoul ders. 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