Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 29 November 1894 — Page 7

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CHAPTER VI. THE PIECE OF WHITE HEATHER. •For whom should I theTßorland make? But her who joys the gift to take. And boasts she wears it tor my sake? But Jerry, as before, found nothing amiss. She went to bed that night with the foolish whisper tingling in het ears and buzzing through her little head. She mentally resolved lessee that piece of heliotrope it was sure to be Tying somewhere about Bellenden's room in the morning and keep it foiever for his sake. She sat and gazed into the oepths of the quaint old mirror, now at last appreciated, the while she twisted up the golden curls and hung them this way and that way about her fair forehead; by many a device she sought to catch glimpses here and there of nose and chin and mouth,wondering and seeking to aivine of what account they were, those all unknown, unexplored possessions of hers in his eyes? Did he think her pretty? Would he have liked her to be prettier Or taller? Would he have thought more of her had she been as tail as Ethel or Alicia • Would he have said to them the same pleasant things he was forever saying to her ' And the vain little heart counted over one by one her treasures as she yet longed for more, and the little white-ro ed figure grew cold and chilly as she sat there, a small spot in the great, dim bedroom, thinking and thinking, and never a bit the wiser lor it. She had softly got out of the bed and relit her candle after the maid had left, and it was long ere the faint light it shed was finally extinguished: but at length the show was over, and in she crept again beneath the silken coverlet, courting sleep, to find that he had taken to himself wings an 1 fled, only to return by fits and starts to her poor little hot. feverish pillow. The following morning Cecil and his friend Weis to lie o.i to the moor at break, or nearly at break of day, and Jerry had been told t hat her " Goodnight’’ to them might stand for her “Goo 1-morning ’’ also, since they wsuld be miles away among the heather, ere her eyes had unclosed next day. But could she sleep.' While all the stir was going on. while dogs were barking and keepers shouting, and the breakfast b -tling along the passages, the whole pla e, as it were, agog without and within.- Was it likely.It would be excuse enough in her grandmothers mind that she had been aroused by ail the noise and commotion, and that once thoroughly awakened, she could not help getting tip and coming down to preside at the breakfast-table. Neither the granny nor Cecil could sco.d, once the thing were done though the art fill little minx had the wi to keep her own counsel beforehand and accordingly, when daylight began to spread across the heavens, an 1 long, long before she had been thinking alout it, up she rose, stealthily bathed her burning cheeks, on tiptoe performed her hasty toilet, and h shed even her gentlest movements if a ,-tep went by, less perchance they should betray her. It would have been terrible to have been found out with herpurpose unachieved. The break ast was to be on the table at n: < o’clock, and by G Jerry was fully dressed and ail impatience, so that a weary half hoar had to be • ragged through by her poor little fasting frame and t multuous spirit first. She sat down to wait by the open window. It. was a heavenly morning, warm even at that early hour, and breathlessly still. Not a ripple stirred the glassy waters 0 the loch beneath, nor moved the few white fleecy cloudlets which were scarcely visible, hung high in the blue expanse overhead. The tide was at its lowest, and flocks of sea-birds crowded the sandy bays and head-lands, wading, feeding, and chattering. A herring “scow’’ was hanging out its brown sail to dry close to the shore, yet not so close but that its long, straight shadow lay upon the motionless water beneath. A wreath of blue smoke arising from the deck, was also mirrored in the water, showing that others were astir as well asthe inmates of the castle hard by. and presently the little wat her from her turret could perceive the fishermen themselves upon the de k. busy in preparations for the day s work. How she wished that she and Bellenden aud < ceil had been going aboard the little vessel, going to sail away and away on the I lue w?,t> . when the inflowing tidesho Id raise breeze enough to waft h rim her ourse. and when they could hang over the side, by-and-by, "drawing in the shy cod, or the silvery whiting, or whatever came first. Cecil ha I promised that she should go with them the very first night be took his iriend out. but it could not l e that night, she knew, and now that the shooting had begun in real earnest and there had been a great deal of talking about it the evening belore. and arrrngements for shooting tiiis ground and that ground, which betoken every day being filled up, even though Capt. Bellenden had under pressure extended the proposed length of his stay from two to four or five days—now that all this was in store, who could say when a spare night would be found for the whiting bank? The fine weather had evidently set in, when Cecil wo .Id certainly prefer shooting to sea-fishing, and shooting meant being out very late, and returning home ver. tired, and quite disinclined to stir a foot out: ide again. lor a great deal o. the Inehmarew moor lay at a disti.n; e irem the castle, and moreover, like most Argyllshire moors,

there was a considerable area to be traversed if anything like good sport were to be obtained. Young Haymond was often so weary at the close of the day as to be fit for nothing but his bed after supper. Sup; er would be somewhere between 9 and 10 o’clock, and wa> not called or thought of as a dinner. as at some places. M rs. < ampbell, if alone, would have had her dinner at its u-ual time, and Cecil would s ip by himself when he came in. but if he had others with him. the old lady would joih the partyforthesakeofsociability, and turn the whole into a merry meal, though she would not allow a succession of courses at that hour, and sti 1 adhered to the old-fashioned, homely name in word as well as in deed. Now by half-past 9 o’clock Jerry ought to be safe an 1 sound tucked up within her little bed: her hour for leaving the 'drawing-room was 9, and she was allowed half an hour for undressing and never but on that one occasion of the b lliard match had the evening summons been allowed to pass unheeded. Something in her grandmother’s look had sent the little girl quietly off the night before. Jerry, we have said, was a child of quick perceptions. and Without a word having been said, she understood perfectly that granny was not entirely pleased about something or other, and that it would be wiser not to risk any advances just then. Her conscience was just shaky enough to give rise to an unwonted timidity with both granny and Cecil, and she was inclined to lie conciliatory and deferential, and everything that she could wish, in the hope of being kept in favor. But ohl this supper. She had heard the order given, and the hour named, and ever since what tortures of anxiety had been hers! To say anything about the matter beforehand would be most certainly to spoil all, since on some points her grandmother could make a stand even against herself, ana Jerry's bed-time had been one of those jiointson which the old lady had, with the single exceptions above narrated, been in iexible. Je r ry had weakly, as she now considered, given in about it at the first the truth being that she ha t not cared about the matter, since evenings alone with granny had not been amusing' enough to excite an effort, and neither had Cecil’s friends, when they had been present, done much towards public environment. They had usually remained in the din-lag-room, or gone off to the smokingroom, even if they had returned tolerably early from the moor and on other days she had not seen thorn at all. Then granny's visitors hal been wont to sit solemnly round, and yawn, or playthe piano, and talk in whispers. There had been no gtfmes. no fun. no anything. Even granny herself who was a bit toojold for these, had owned she got on better with young folks than with her own contemporaries. It was not then to be supposed that thev could be of any sort of value to the 14 or l ’-year-old little girl, and she had never experienced either hopes or fears connected with them. Captain Bellen len was. oh! how different. He ha I talked to her, told her stories, asked her all about herself and her likings ana dislikings. and confided about hinis if and his likings and dislikings. she had got to know a great aeal about him. and felt as if he had taken pains to know about her. They had had a long ramble during the previous afternoon, and she bad shown him her gardens, her grounds, her stables, and kennels, her home farm and dairy, and several of her favorite haunts. He had seemed to care to see them all, and to hear about them all. He hadseemed to like everything about Inehmarew. and presently he had produced a little sketch which he had taken of the castle turret from a point high up on the Kincraig moor, and which he had thought it would please its little mistress to possess. Her surprise ami gratitude had touched him, and, in presenting it, he iia fallowed himself to say another of those pretty sayings which he would only have ventured on with such a child. Here, we may just remark, for the enlightenment of our readers, that Bellenden was not a flirting man. and. curiously enough, had never been in love tn his life. Perhaps the ’world had opened its arms too wide to him — it does sometimes.

But here was a pleasant little playthin'.' with whom he might ba us pleasant as he chose in return, and he had had no fears, and meant no harm. He had. moreover, found Jerry’s companiorship so preferable to that of the Kincraig party, none of whom were of j his set. or knew his haunts, or could talk his talk, that he had been ready | to make still more of her than be 1 might have done otherwise, and had, i in consequence, wrought infinitely more damage. She was now full of him, eared only for his notice, burned only to be in his presence. Well, she had secured the breakfast time anyway and more, had secured it for herself. Granny absent, Bellenden would have no one to claim his attention but, herself for ho did not greatly favor Cecil when others were by, > besides which, Cecil would t e sure to be pretty fully occupied with the business in hand, the calls on him made by one and another, the oustle of pre, aration. and the start. She knew how it would be with him. For once and again ere now she had got upto this early shooting breakfast, on the hot August days, when it was a novelty, and had let her loose to run about tor a while before the sun was too high and she meant to make the most of those occasions now, should a remark be passed on her appearing. None was—of an adverse nature. Bellenden indeed looked surprised, but it was mere genuine astonishment quite untinged with reproach. "You are a goo i girl: ’’ he exclaimed heartily. "Are you always up with the lark like this? By Jove, you ought to be coin.nr with us How you would enjoy it I wish we had thought of that be ore but perhaps it is not too late now. What do you sav? Will you come?” “Oh-h-h!” Jerrv drew in a breath, and ( ould say no more. "I’ll take care of you if your cousin sees no ob ection," proceeded he. “I oare say there is a h 11 pony somewhere that could be pressed into your service, and if you grew tired by the middle of the day, you could be sent

home with a keeper. What do you think:-’ “Think; Whv. of course I could have a pony, and of course I could go. if only granny and Cecil will let me,’’ almost sobbed < eraldine, tremb ing with excitement and anxiety. "Oh, if they only will! But lam afraid they never, never will. Granny has a perfect horror of 'shooting ladies,' as she calls them.” “But one day on the moor could hardly turn you into a 'shooting lady,’ or else 1 don t think 1 should ask for it mvself,” quoth Bellenden. “I think your grandmamma might allow it just for once.’’ and. as apart from his desire to please her. he experienced a feeling that her company would be an agreeable addition to that of the young Oxonian, he spoke withan earnestness which showed he meant to betaken at his word. "What is it you are in doubt about. Bellenden?” said Cecil, enteringatthe moment: "anything 1 can get you? ’ "Why. yes: get permission tor this little lady to ride alongside of us on the moor. Don’t you think she might? She would be in no one’s way: and I dare say she is quite as good for a long day among the grouse as the best of us.” “Impossible!” said Cecil, with a look of amazement. “My grandmother would never hear of such a thing! Why, Jerry, surely you did not propose it? Was that why you got up?” “No. indeed,” cried Jerry, almost in tears; “indeed I never thought of it, Cecil. Heally and truthfully 1 did'not I only got up to see you off. You know,” she added, coloring and hesitating ever so little, "you know tdo often see you off.” “Not very often. But well?” “And Capt. Bellenden thought that —that perhaps I might go too, if granny and you did not mind.” “My grandmother would most certainly object. She would never hear of it.” said Cecil to him. "But. really, would she not? Ladies do go out. you know: and and ” “Oh, yes: some ladies do, certainly. Not those of our family.” said Cecil, with all the stillness of the Haymonds dead and alive on the subject: “it is the last thing we should ever wish them to do.” “She is such a child,” murmured Bellenden, apart to him, "and different from other children, too. She-must have but few pleasures in this lonely place; why deny one on the mere score of propriety?” , “You own it would be improper?” “Not at all, for a little girl like her. It would be different if she were a few yea: s older At present it could surely do no harm.” "Oh, no harm.’ I dare say. However, it is not for me to say either •yes,’ or ‘no.’ I do not think my grandmother at all likely to consent; but. of course, Jerry can ask her —” " And may I say you will take care of mo?” Jerry was on the wing instantaneously. “No say I will,” cried Bellenden laughing. And somehow Cecil thought of the heliotro|xi as he looked at him, and from him to Geraldine.

It proved that he knew his grandmother best. She was shocked, almost incredulous, eould hardly believe that a man who knew the world as Capt. Bellenden did. could have made such a proposition, and assured his messenger with many an ominous shake of the head, that it was no compliment to her at her age to lie considered 100 young to be at all in the way by young men who wanted to smoke, and talk, and shoot. If Capt. Bellenden thought of her in that light, it meant that she was to be no restraint upon them, and that they might go on just as freely together as though she were not there; and how would she like that? She little knew how uncomfortable it would make her leel. Young women who respected themselves should always be a restraint after a fashion upon yo mg men. and Jerry was really growing to be a young woman now. and ought to feel as one. She took it very ill of Capt Bellenden, the old lady further proceeded, to have mooted such an idea, an idea that but for him would never have entered Jerry’s head and. indeed, sne had meant to tell Jerry to be a little more careful, and not to run on ouite so fast with her tongue when Bellenden was by. in case he took it into his mind that she was wilder and more untamed than she really was; this suggestion of his showed that her caution would have been a wise one and so on, until the pool- little girl, ashamed, aggrieved, and bitterly repentant, all at once broke out into an agony of sobs and tears, and rushed from the room, seeking only to be unseen and unspoken to any more. Go down again? Not tor worlds. Her own chamber, and behind a fastloeked door was tho one place for her now. [TO BE CONTINUED.] Early Infantry Equipment. Among the arms now obsolete, which formed a large part of the infantry equipment in the days when the army was started, was the pike, which was in the form of a spear, with a flat and pointed head, mounted on a s'aff from thirteen to eighteen feet long. The firearm in general use at the time was the matchlock. What would a Sergeant Major of the present day, with his men armed with a magazine rite, think of such a weapon as this: “Attached to the lock of this musket was a pan, also a cock, the hammer of which was somewhat in the form ot a bird’s, serpent’s or dog’s head: this head was split, and a screw compressed or eased the slits. The piece being loaded first with powder and then with ball, some powder was poured into the pan: the pan was then shut to keep this •priming’ from dropping out, and to keep it dry. When the soldier wished to fire, he fastened his burning match Into the slit of the cock, opened the pan, looked to his priming, presented, and pulled the trigger: the match falling into the pan, tired it. “Between the pan and the breach of the barrel communication was established by means of a small hole; when the piece was being loaded, the grains of powder were naturally rammed and shaken down close to this hole, aud when priming, the soldier took care to perfect the communication of the powder in the pan with that in the barrel; thus the explosion In the pan caused the ignition of the charge.”—All the Year Bound

HOME AND THE FARM. A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. Squirrel-Tail Grass an Enemy of the Farmer— C<n»t of Feeding a Cow Method of KraniiiK Gate Posts—Dark Crate Ripening Fruit. Bracing Gate Poatn. A very effective method of preventing a gate from sagging so low that it will hardly shut is shown in the illustration. In selecting the material, the upwright p< st to which the gate is swung should be of large size, strong and durable, at least a foot in diameter and more if possible; Set it deep down into the ground, big end down that it may not rot so soon and lean very slightly, opposite to the gate. Tramp firmly from the bottom of the bole to the top. With two pieces of 2x scantling securely brace the large post, as shown in illustration, placing the braces in the form of an X. These may be secun either by bolts or large wire nails, lOSi A DURABLE GATE BRACE. possibly both can be used to advantage. Tiien after they are properly secured make the job still more complete by running a strand of wiie from tne top of the second fence post to the bottom of the third, pulling this as tight as may be. This method of bracing gate posts is simple and at the same time effective, and if the work is properly done and the gates themselves securely nailed together, there need be little difficulty with sagging farm gates. Squirrel-Tall Grass. Squirrel tail grass (hordeuni jubatum) is a Western speeies of grass which lias become widely distributed

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over the Northern Cnited States It spreads eaily and rapidly. It usually appears in meadows in thick stools. The plant stands erect and (i inches to 2 feet high, theglistening, wavy heads p r e s e n t ing a pretty app ea ratica The stems and leaves are light green and rough to the

SQUIRREL-TAIL GRAS . touch, the floWers form in a dense spike four inches long, and are pale green and often purplish. At maturity the flowerheads break up into sections, each bearing a single seed. Each section consists of a short portion ot the flower stem barbed by short, stiff hairs along its edges: this benrs -even long, slender awns, one of which is expaude 1 at the,base and contains the seed: each ot the awns is barbed. This is considered the worst weed in Nevada. Its presen e in the meadows depreciates the feeding value of hav, as the barbed awns lodge in the mouths and throats of animals and produce angry sores. As the best means of preventing the further spread of this pest the Nevada Station, in tu letin No. 22. recommends that the plants be pulled and burned before the heads appear, as :he seed is fertilized very early and the plant’s power of seed development is very great Dark Crate for Ripening Fruit. Some varieties of apples and pears must tie ripened in a dark place, with a constant condition as to temperature and as to moisture in the atmosphere for best results. It is well established that the Keilfer pear is

vastly improved over the ordinary pro-essof ripening by being picked and ripened in a dark cellar. The same is true with some varieties of

FRUIT-RIPENING CRATE.

apples, among which is the Porter—a magnificant fruit, if properly brought to its best estate, but inferior and of an exceedingly short duration of value as a desert fruit, if kept exposed to light and the ordinary atmosphere. The illustration shows a crate in which such fruit can be placed as picked from the trees, and immediately carried to the cellar. This crate, having its sides arranged like window shutters, admits the air but not the light, should the cellar be well lighted. If preferred, the ends of such a crate could be solid, with the shutter arrangement upon the two sides only. The Time to Plant Evergreens. Evergreens differ from deciduous trees in the fact that there is no time of year when they are not evaporating a considerable amount of water through their foliage. But this evaporation is greater at some times tnan at others, the largest amount being from the new growth in early spring and summer. As a consequence ot this evaporation there is unusual call upon the roots for moisture. It the soil is warm aud moist new roots put out rapidly. At the beginning of the new growth, or a little before, is, therefore, the best time to plant evergreens* V>e notice that some leading nurserymen advise planting evergreens late in the summer or early fail. Their argu-

ment is that the soil is then warmer and in better condition to stimulate cool growth than it is ea'iier. We do not doubt that with care evergreens may be successfully planted in August or’■eptember: hut there is then a considerable new growth of leaves which must be checked by transplant ng. it would seem to be much like planting deciduous treesin midsummer. It may be done, but there must r>e more chances of failure than if the experiment be tried in late spring before any naw growth had been made.—American Cultivator. To Prevent Pneumonia. As pneumonia is essentially a congestive disease, the best preventative measures are those which avoid the causes of congestion. Pulmonary congestion is favored by too heavy clothing worn in winter weather. A serious error is the supposition that a double set of flannels worn next to the skin affords double protection. The fact is that in such a case the inner flannel absorbs all secretion and perspiration, which are there retained Gy the outer flannel. An almost poultice-like action is thus brought about, softening the skin and rendering it highly susceptible to the slight exposure (iver-heatd, ill-ventilated rooms and the sudden transition from these to the sharp outer air. are other avoidable predisposing causes of the disease He who uses a cold srxjnge bath with brisk rubbing every morning. who wears the lightest clothing consisting with comfortable protection. and keeps his living-rooms well ventilated at a mean temperature of G 8 degrees, is employing the best preventive treatment of pneumonia known to sanitary science. having Toma <> >ee i. The tomatoes should be left on the vines until thoroughly ripe, then pick them and lay them in some sunny place until they begin to get soft and show symptoms of decay. Assoon as tills appears mush them thoroughly and add three or four times as much water as there is pulp, and set the whole away until it begins to ferment, which is shown by the frosty appearance of the mass. Now wash the pulp free from the seeds by adding water freely. The pulp will rise to the top and the seeds settle to the bottom, and will be free from any tissues that surround them when in the fruit. Spread thinly and dry in the sun or in a warm room. If the operation is properly performed the seeds will not stick together, and will look as if covered with a short pile like velvet when dried.— American Farmer and Farm News. Canvas Frames. Next to glass for admitting light and heat, place the painted canvas frame. For these first make the fra 1 e the length and width of the bed, and cover it with canvas, using zinc tacks. Then apply a dressing made by mixing over a tire In a saucepan three pints linseed oil, one ounce sugar of lead and tour ounces white rosin. If stirred well, it will be of the consistency of paint when cold, and may then be put on with a brush, one coat inside and two coats outside. Twelve-Point Star Quilt* Next Year’s Small Fruit. The extra care given during the summer and early fall to all kinds of small fruit is well repaid in the crop next season. It these are neglected now, it will be too late next spring to make up for the neglect by anything that can be done then, if weeds arekeptout of summer-planted strawberries from the first, and they are well mulched in spring, there will be little trouble from weeds until the first crop of fruit is ripened. Notes. Square bushel and peck measures are now being manufactured and introduced. They are pronounced in every way more convenient than the old cylindrical style. The Crawford County (Pa.) farmer who gathered IR4 bushels ot straw berries from a single acre has the true idea of beating out the present stagnation in farming communities For the white grub that is so destructive to young cabbage some one says: "Mix one pound of flour of sulphur thoroughly through a bushel of hardwood ashes and give three spoonfuls to each plant.” Hay should be a paying crop on rich land. With a yield of two tons per acre it is one of the most profitable crops that can be grown, and leaves a large proportion of roots in the soil to enrich it. Glass cylinders 5} inches long and an inch in diameter, known as grafting tubes, are in use al the Swedish Agricultural College for grafts and for starting slips and cuttings, and the use of grafting wax has been entirely abandoned in their favor. Another bulletin on peach yellows has been issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. The substance o' all that is said on the subject is included in the advice to destroy every affected tree as soon as symptoms of the disease are discovered.

CHINAREADY TO QUIT WILL OPEN PEACE NEGOTIA. TIONS DIRECTLY WITH JAPAN. China Said to Be Willing to Pay an Indemnity of One Hundred Million Taels Besides All Japan’s Expenses —Special Envoy Dispatched. Bears an Olive Branch. De Ting, the chief of the imperial customs at Tien Tsin, who was recently summoned to Pekin in order to confer with the government as to ways and means for raising money for the war, has left for Japan in order to arrange terms of peace. The departure of the Chinese customs chief for Japan is regarded by officials in Washington as the result of Japan’s demand for a direct offer from China. The De Ting mentioned in the cable is said to be Dietering, a German, who occupies the position of commissioner of customs. That he should be sent as the peace envoy is accounted for by officials on the ground that an indemnity would probably be secured on the customs receipts. It has been one of Japan’s contentions that she would expect to receive the customs receipts of the big Chinese ports in case an indemnity was arranged. It is said that the Chinese envoy will probably be the guest of United States Minister Dun at Tokio. Japanese officials have been accorded every courtesy. Although Japan shows no signs of exhaustion, fiscal or military, her Government and people ought to be satisfied with the magnificent progress already achieved in humbling a power ten times more formidable as to numbers and allied with the most aggressive imperial sovereignties of Europe and Asia. England’ interests are implicated with China's; Russia’s are complicated with China’s. If Japan can arrange peace which, first, shall completely detach Corea from China; which, secondly, shall give no now footing to Russia on the northeast nor to England in the ports and mines of Corea, Japan will prove herself not only a war power of distinguished rank, notwithstanding her insular insignificance and her comparatively small numbers, but she will have outwitted the entire array of European diplomatists who have been hovering over the contest like vultures expecting to prey on both contestants. China will bear watching in all states of negotiation for peace. Shameless in treachery, recreant to pledges, savage to captives, barbarous in all respects in which she has not been partially civilized by force, her diplomats will not hesitate to cheat even their own agent in the negotiations. KILLED LIKE BEASTS. Two Thonsand of the Unprotected People Butchered tn A dispatch to the London Times from Vienna says that a letter has been received there from Smyrna reporting that Zeki Pasha, a Turkish marshal, with a detachment of Nizams and a field battery, massacred 2,000 Armenians at Sassun. The bodies of the dead were left unburied and their presence has caused an outbreak of cholera. Many Christians are reported to have fled by secret paths across the Russian frontier. So far there has been no official confirmation us this news, but if it is true it is time the powers share in the responsibility by their failure to enforce article 61 of the Berlin treaty, which imposes on them the duty of seeing that the Porte takes measures to protect Armenians. The latter declare that they hope for nothing from Europe, but that they still have confidence in Great Britain. Numerous appeals have been made by the Armenians to the British foreign office. The last appeal received says that the Armenians do not wish to see more of their territory annexed by Russia, but if Great Britain is unable to help them they will be compelled to look to Russia, under whose yoke they would be better off than under the yoke of Turkey. A dispatch to the London Daily News from Constantinople says that the energetic action of Sir Philip Currie, the British Ambassador to Turkey, has caused consternation among the members of the Turkish Government. Everything lias been done to keep secret the facts of the outrages. Information from various sources tends to prove that the Sassun affair was most serious. A dispati h from Constantinople to the Standard says that in response to the protest made by Sir Philip Currie. British Ambassador to Turkey, the Porte has unreservedly withdrawn the charge against Nir. Hallward, the British Consul at Van, of inciting the Armenians at Sassun and elsewhere to revolt. The charge grew ou(, of the investigation made by Mr. Hallward into the Armenian massacres ai;d his report to the British Ambassador, The Governor of Bitlis, who is seriously involved in the outrage, made the charge, it is said, for the purpose of revengu The Sultan Las decided to send a commission composed of three members of his military household and one civilian to Sassun for tl> purpose of making an impartial inquiry into the outrages on Armenians. The latest news is to the effect that many of the Armenians who w’ere supposed to have been killed fled from the soldiery and are now returning. Brielle ts. Judge J. T. Terrill was shot and killed at Jonesboro, Ark., by Arney Seymour, a stock raiser. Before falling a corpse Ts rrill knocked Seymour down with a club, inflicting serious wounds. Mrs. Blanche Kaufman, a French actress, was sentenced at Cincinnati, Ohio, to three months’ imprisonment and to pay S2OO fine and costs for shooting her husband several months ago. Two more dead, burned in the forest fires of Sept. 1, have been found in the most northerly portion of the burned district. One was Capt. L. Brook, of Pine City, Minn.; the other cannot be identified. The trial of the would-be train robbers. Overfield and Abrams, was postponed until February at Memphis, Mo., because Abrams is not sufficiently recovered to appear. General McCook has ordered a court martial for the trial of Captain Theophilus Morrison, Sixteenth Infantry, on charges growing out of the erratic conduct of the officer during last summer’s campaign. The body of Sam Sing, the Chinese leper, who lived f,,, uivie Ilian four years alone in a cell at Snake Hill, N. Y., where doctors watched his disease, helpless to aid him, was buried Monday in quick lime at Snake Hill.