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CHAPTER VII. Continued. “Are they, you" cousins, much befo e sou in eve thing '" ■‘ln French and l erman,” conceded Jerry, with lontempt. “They jabber F rench to their maid. and German to their governess, and that is about all they know of anything. One girl I met at their bouse, - ’ she continued, “could speak four languages. They told me so. What do you think I said? I said: *1 <on t believe she ever says a word worth hearing in any one of them.’ And I don’t. She was the very stupidest thing in the world, that girl.’’ “How had she learned the four languages? ’ "By going about. Her parents had been oblige 1 to live in different countries, and 80 they had to s|»eak different lang ages: and her mother was a Rus-ian, or something of tlia: kind ’’ Belien en laughed. “Something of that kind ’’ho repeated to hi seif. It must tie owned he found Jerry good corn i uuy. “Even my cousins’ governess said it wa-no credit to her.” proceeded she: “of course, i. you have to do a thing, you can do it. Now wouldn't you rather ea ni e girl in one language than a stupid n half a dozen?” •■Very much rather.” “But I suppose you do care about them a little.-’ said she next. Sue was not altogether satisfied herself on the sub ect. “I think it is a pity not to know something of French, for instance,” he confessed. “Because when you go abroad ” "1 never mean to go abroad. ’’ “Never mean to go abroad? Never mean to see any o the great sights of the world’? Never to travel?” "Oh. to travel, of course. But that’s not going abroad. ' At lenght, however, Bellenden won his point. It was granny who had set him on, as may have been divined; and his preparatory ignorance of Geraldline's scholastic arrangements had been merely assumed. He had undertaken to br eg her round on the gover. ess project as to which Al s. Campbell had in vain striven with the refractory miss. A couple of hours with Bellenden, a few arg merits, and a few expressive looks did wha the poor old lady could not by her own unaided efforts have e ectcd in a li.etime. Yes. she would have a;,-overne—. a good Engl sh governess against a French one the ILtle girl still made a stand, and in his heart Belien.len agreed with her—but sho would allow granny to look o itfor one. an English on-. a once, and she would •bow i the, -n Ati-ia how -oon she could catch tin with them once she were seta going The thing was done ere the two set foot within doors again, and even the successful strategist, knowing what he did. wa- a.-t--nished at tne ease with winch he hud a complished it. He hal now been some time at the castle, so? the week had lengthened out into i a fortnight, and having once broken ! through the plan of h>s autumn cam- | jaign, and finning himself less and less f disposed to ri-.-i- t. the hospitable presslure put upon him, there is no saying Ito how much further the extension I might have proceeded, had not the ■post- hat larer of evil tidings ■ brought one day a hasty summons to S him to return home as speedily as ffc.ight bo. iiis father a hale and vigorlous .-ir John, who hart scarcely ever ■Xi own an i.cu or an ailment in his life ft-having all at once given way, and ■been taken seriously ill. ■ A telegram was banded in as he was the act o. reading the letter, to the Effect that there was no improvement, Mud that the worst was apprehended. B It was 7 o clock ere either reached I’. Ilendcn’s hand, lie not having returned from the hill before; had he Jeen in the house when the post came 11. he might and would haveleltforthe ■oath that evening, on the instant: but a: 7 o'clock, a tnough he might have started and riven a dozen miles or so a ross the n oor, ho would have found himself stranded tor the night at that point, and it would not in any way have assisted to e<; edite his journey that h" had Jell In- hmarew. Bellenden was a fairly dutiful son, entertaining for bis father that sort of respectful g. t>.twill ii at among the better sort oyomg lr shmen, when no closer ti- exists between , arent and offspring than indulge n c on the one hand, and C penden c on the ether, lie was St'wk. he < s m-r.v, he was ready atonce to do inytuing re mired of him, M.ien the • m „•> arrived; but since there wus pus lively noth ng to be done, for that night at 1 east save to telegraph hi.- return on the morrow, he did not ; lake himself miserable about remaining. He looked out his trains, consulted Ce il about tho chances lor catching the most important. made arrangements for lea. mg by the first stcamlio.it which touched at the Ferry ier. an 1 when all was done, went down to dinner, rather more grave than was his wont, and by no moans in lined to inflict his troubles upon any one e Ise. "He will hardly care to go fishing I to-night, however,” suggested Mrs. I Campbell, aside: lor a fishing party on the loch had been arranged, and on i this account the young men had not ■ changed their morning suits, while • Jerry was also arrayed in a frock suitable” for the occasion, permission for her to accoin > n them having been previously ob'a ne-.. She was now anxiously searchingthe faces all r und. She had heard the bad news, and ba i listened wth a sharp parg at. her little heart, but it bad been almost immediately afterwar. .8 fol owed uh in a still sharper after-pang. Wou d then the night's sea-fishing have to be abandoned, also?

Bellenden must go. but she had known he would have to go some day. any day: and so, although the suddenness of his departtre was hard to bear, stili it could be born, if only only she might have this one evening's pleasure first. It was something to find that teth her cousins and his guest were in morning costume. That, in itself, meant that the plan had not been utterly thrown aside. It might not have been taken into consideration, perhaps: but at least the tiat for the condemnation thereof had not gone forth. If only granny had not taken it for granted that tho boat and fishermen would not lie needed, and countermanded them: Granny was capable of doing this, for her ideas on the score of propriety, though fitful, were occasionally strong, and < ’ceil too was a stickler for the proprieties. Supposing - and then she caught the aside, ami waited breathlessly tor the result. "He will hardly car-j to golishingtonight.” "Oh. 1 don’t know why he should not, grandmam > a.” “But if his father should be dying?” “All the same, he has to be here — among us. And we must talk, and we must do something: and, upon my word, when a poor fellow is in trouble, I should think he would rather be sitting quietly in a boat, not obliged to keep going, you know, and that sort of thing, than in a room. You would have to talk to him und be cheerful if he stayed at home; whereas, if we all go out, ho can be as silent as he pleases. And it is such a glorious fishing night too.” The last argument was unanswerable. Even tho former ones had their weight; and Mrs. Campbell owned that her grandson was in the right, when she perceived that their guest made no demur of any kind, and even rose from tho tuple wit I* cl cc id cd when an early ad ournment was proposed. CPAITFR VIII. “GOOD-BYE, DEAR CHILD —GOOD-BYE.” *’Ti» but silk that birde h thee Snap t. ® thread, wild thou art free; — but tin otherwise with me.' It was a lovely. )>eaceful summer evening, and the last golden gleams of the sinking sun were lighting up mountain and sea when the little party sallied forth from the woodlands surrounding the old castle, and found themselves upon the shore below. The tide was on ’he turn and only a short stretch of sea-weed, interspersed with rock-bound sea-pools, still glowing with reflections of the heavens' expiring glories, lay between them and the boat, which, with its two attendants. showed a dark ob.ect against the gorgeous background. “My last night's fishing on Loch Marew,” said Bellenden. looking round with a sigh, “my last night in this bewitching spot. and ” His eves fell U[K>n the auditor at his side, and he said no more. Perhap something in her upturned ga.e and parted lip warned him to pause. Perhaps he feared to pain, lie could le 1 Inal the little heart was already full. It would be hardly fair to seek to excite further emotion. But Jerry had heard enough. •She felt that he cared, knew that ho had looked with a pensive eye, and heard that he had spoken in a tender tone—it n«*odea nothing further. She was willing now to hold her peace, rather glad than otherwise that nobody seemed disposed for laughter and .esting, and was conscious that tho silence also suited the friend to please whom was at the moment all in all. He was more thoughtful than she had ever before held him. And, in truth, Bellenden had a great deal to think about. It was not only that at any moment ho might be losing, or that already he might have lost a parent; it was not only that he co kt picture to h'mself a mourning household, his mother, brothers, relations. servants, all gathered in waiting on a deathbed: it was not only that he had never before seen himself summoned to attend one: but., as time passed, the young man may perhaps be pardoned if other suggestions and considerations involuntarily rose before him. He was the eldest son and his father's heir. Up to the present hour it had never seemed in the least probable that he would succeed to the title and estate, until Sir John, at a ripe old age, should ha e been gathered to his fathers — and Sir John was barelv past the prime of life. He had married early, and was now in his flftv-tifth year; to all intents and purjoses little older than his 30-year-oldson, and neither one nor other had contemplated a change of dynasty for many a long day. All his life the father had been a healthy, hearty and vigorous man. The son had looked upon him as quite as likely to live as himself; more likely, indeed, in some respects, since Sir John had led for some years past the simple, placid, routine-like life of a country gentloman, whereas Captain Bellenden moved about the world, and fell in with its hours, habits, and customs. Tho two were excellent friends: dined with each other at their several clubs, voted on the same side at elections: paid one another small compliments, and even in private seldom or never quarreled. They did not, to be sure, often meet—but that was nothing. Bellenden was now not only unfeignediy sorry to hear of his parent s state, but exceedly astonished to find himself on the brink of a new standpoint in life. True, after a vague and general fashion, he had been wont to observe, as young men and eldest sons will, “i shall do this or that,” in reference to the property which might one day be his; but had he teen a young member of the family, he would probably have merely substituted tor “shall’ the word “should, and have had quite as much intention of carrying the vague proposition into practical effect. But now. and all in a moment as it were, he found bimself likely to be placed in full possession of the power to carry out every idle humor or visionary plan. His mother would, he knew, defer to him in everything; his brothers, with whom he had always been equally omnipotent. would have no say; no” one. indeed, would ha e any say, as no one

bad had Bay say with the one now passing, or passed, from teh earth. As Sir Joun had rub*d, -o would Sir Frederick rule, supreme and who could have been altogether insensible to such a prospect? It said something for Bellenden. tha be had never given hitherto anv serious consideration to it. During his father's lifetime he had neither intruded nor interfered and it had indeed teen a complaint in the neighborhood that he had be n so little seen there. No one would have guessed how delightful all at once appeared the old ances'.ral halls, the country life, rural pleasures, peace power, and plenty in the eyes that had been wont to contemplate it all only from a distance. He had not wished to care, and that was the secret. Os a happy disposition, he had wisely been well content with his own lot no hard one. certainly and might have gone on being so; but, be it remembered, he was no longer in his first youth, and. be patient with him. kinl readers, if the new prospect opened to his now mature vision did appear indescribably tempting. And then again would steal in more solemn and affecting thoughts. At that sunset hour who could tell what might be passing within the old familiar ho ne of his childhood? Were they a ready beginning to count tho hours until he should arrive.Was all over in that darkened room? Should be find only the cold remains of one who bad so lately glowed with life and health, well, strong, buoyant as himselHo could almost see tho scene awaiting him now. The long line of veiled windows, the somber domestics w th their subdued, important faces, the reverent hush of every sound, and every eye turned upon bimself in anxious expectancy. To him ail would turn. On him all would lean. He mi st be the heal, the front, the center of e ervthing soon. No wonder that, wrapt in contemplations of such a nature, he hung over the boat's side in profoundeat silence, the monotonous thud of the oars in the row-locks, and the faint lapping of the parted waters against the prow falling dreamily ujxiti li;.i car. No one broke in upon his reverie. He was alone with Geraldine, as it were: for Cecil, at the other end ot the boat, was completely separated from them by the two mute figures who plied their oars between, and who at no time loquacious, even in their na tive dialect, were on such occasions absolutely silent, unless especially addressed. "How beautiful it all is!” excla med Bellenden rousing himself at length with another sigh. “How beautiful: 1 shall often think of this night.” Could he fail to do that? Whatever befell him. whatever the future might have in store for him, would not that calm, still August evening on the Highland loch, with its strange attendant circumstan es, its novel thoughts and emotions, stand out in his memory to all tune? It seemed as if he had been months —almost years, where he now was. The place and its surroundings had grown so familiar to them, he had so fallen in with everything, cast anchor, as it were, so fiercely in the soil, that ho could scarcely believe, it seemed well nigh incredible, that, until within the past lew sbort weeks, ho had never even beheld it. And then this dear little girl. How ni e and affectionate she had been to him! How completely he had won her good-fellowship! She would miss him he was sure. Ho must send her something, some remembrance, some really handsome, acceptable present, suitable both for her to receive and for him to give, as soon as he could get ut> to town and see about it. Os course'he should have to go up to town be'ore long. Indeed, immediately, most likely. There would be so much to be seen to. and doneami then his thoughts wandered off again far away from poor little Jerry, sitting wistfully sorrowful and sympathetic by his side, far, far away into all the intricacies and possibilities of his own future untinged by hers. At last they reached the whiting bank, and a little more animation stirred the party. The oars were drawn in, and laid lengthwise at the tettom of the boat. The handlings were taken up, and unrolled. Bait was produced. [TO BE CONTINUED. I Bound to Save Him. Exceptions prove the rule, and the wrong conclusion which a dog may reach from wrong premises may be the best proof that he possesses reasoning power. The following story shews piainlj' that the dog in the case lacked information, but not the faculty of reasoning. When the Gloucester lifeboat was launched in -:867, it was deemed necessary for two men to throw themselves into the sea in order to show the great utility of cork jackets in keeping the upper part of their bodies above water. Among the thousands of spectators who were watching the men floating about was a Newi'oundlind dog, who became much excited at what he, no doubt, considered to be the perilous condition of the men. The dog ran hither and thither, barking furiously, and inhisbestaud mo.,t emphat c canine language trying his very best to prevail upon some one in that large multitude of human be ngs to go to the men’s ass stance. Finding no one to go, splash into the water went the dog, and swam directly to the men, one of whom he he caught by the sleeve, with the intention of helping him out of danger. A struggled ensued; the man tried to shake the dug off, but it was ot no avail. The dog would not. give up nis hold, and finally two men in a small boat were obliged to go to the rescue. | An Interesting Find. In dredging the harbor of Bizerta in Tunis a silver sacrificial bowl was found, which is the most valuable piece of workmanship in the precious metals yet d scovered in Africa. It is oval in shape, sha low, has two handles, and weighs twenty pounds. The inner -urface is ornamented with a design in inlaid gold representing the contest between Apollo and Mar syas. The work is by a Greek artist ot the flrat century alter Christ. The bowl is now in the Bardo Museum, i

ASKS FOR NEW LAWS. SECRETARY CARLISLE PROPOSES SOME REFORMS. fn llia Annual Report He a Few Sadly Needed Changes in ’ Currency Legislation—Would the Bond Lawn. Changes Must Be Made. The annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances has been sent to Congress. It shows that the revenues of the government from all sources for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1894, were $372,802,498 and the expenditures $442,005,758, which shows a deficit of $09,803,200. As compared with the fiscal year 1893 the receipts for 1894 fell off $88,914,063. During the year there was a decrease of $10,952,674 in the ordinary expenditures of the government. The revenues for the current fiscal year are thus estimated upon the basis of existing laws: From customs tjo.iniu.ono From internal revenue 165.000.000 Fr m miscellaneous sources 15,t»6o.<iuu rom postal service 84,427.74 s Total estimated revenues $424,427.74s The expenditures for the same period are estimated as follows: For the civil establishment $91,250,000 For the military establishment.. 53.250.000 ror the naval establishment.• 82,000,000 For the Indian service 11.500.000 For pensions 14o.5oo,o'»o For interest on the public debt.. 31,000,000 For postal service 84,427,748 Total estimated expenditures. ..<144.427,74' The above figures, compared with the estimated revenues, show a deficit of $20,000,000. It is estimated that upon the basis of existing laws the revenues of the government for the fiscal year 1896 will be: From customs $ 185.000,000 From internal revenue 190.(K'0.00<) From mlscellanenua sources. .. 15 (MM? <joo Frbm postal service ’. 86/.M17407 Total estimated revenues $476,907,407 The Secretary thinks many small district offices should be consolidated and a ironeml roorira nivation r\f thrt =r.r vice made. He also asks for SIOO,OOO per annum for investigating Chinese cases and paying expenses of deportation, owing to the new treaty with China. Subject of Currency Reform. The most important feature of Mr. Carlisle’s report is his discussion of the subject of currency reform, in the course of which the administration’s plans of a new system of currency are set forth in detail. Mr. Carlisle reviews the financial statistics referred to in the tabulated statement and charges $3,022,000 of the deficit to the importation of raw tfugar prior to the time the new tariff law went into effect. The income tax will afford no revenue till July 1, 1895, but there is reason to believe the importation of sugar must soon be resumed on a large scale, and he thinks by July 10 considerable collections under the income tax law will have been made. He is of the opinion that the execution of the present laws will yield sufficient revenue for 1896 and leave a surplus of $28,814,920. In urging financial legislation for the purpose of supporting the public credit Mr. Carlisle says: “The well-known defects in our financial system and the serious nature of the evils threuleiit-d by them have dune mure during the last two years to impair the credit of the Government ami the people of the United States at home and abroad and to check our industrial and commercial progress than all other things combined, and our first and plainest duty is to provide, if possible, some effective method for the prompt and permanent relief of the country from the consequences of the present unwise policy.” The Secretary then reviews the circumstances leading up to tho first $50,000,000 issue of bonds, yielding $58,660,917 and increasing the free gold in the treasury to $107,446,802. The lowest point reached by the reserve since the resumption of specie payments was on the 7th day of August, 1894, when, by reason of withdrawals in the redemption of notes, it was reduced to $52,189,500. After that date it was slowly replenished by voluntary exchanges of gold coin for United States notes by the banks and by small receipts of gold in the payment of dues to the government until the 14th of November, 1894, when it reached the sum of $61,878,374. In the meantime, however, the frequent presentation of notes for redemption in gold clearly indicated the existence of a feeling of uneasiness in the public mind. In addition the vast accumulation of money at our financial centers and the general depression in business which prevailed in this country had so reduced the rates of discount that the inducement to keep funds abroad was much greater than in ordinary times and made it highly imprudent to neglect any precaution which appeared necessary to insure the safety of our financial position. Therefore, the second issue of $50,000,000 was decided upon. The proceeds of the sale, $58,538.500. have nearly all been paid into the treasury, according to the terms of the sale, reducing the rate of interest to 2.878 per cent. The transaction justifies the opinion that a 2Uj per cent, bond could probably have been sold at par. Here the Secretary asks for a law giving him such authority, saying it would strengthen public confidence. Preservation of the Gold Reserve. With regard to the redemption of government obligations the Secretary shows his attitude on the hard money question and says the one who presents paper for redemption must be given his choice of metals, as a change would work hardship on the public and nation. This condition cannot be permanently remedied except by great changes in the laws relating to the subject. The situation is the result, too, of three policies: The circulation of United States notes as currency and their current redemption in coin on demand; the compulsory reissuanee of such notes after redemption; the excessive accumulation and coinage of silver and the issue of notes and certificates against it at a lower ratio than is warranted. He continues: “Frequent issues of bonds for the purpose of procuring gold, which cannot be kept after it has been obtained, will certainly cause increased distrust among our own people .as well as among the people of other countries and not only swell the volume of our securities returning from abroad for sale or redemption. hut increase the withdrawal of foreign capital heretofore invested in our domestic enterprises. “It is not the capitalists alone whose interests are affected by the use or threatened use of a depreciated and fluctuating currency and the consequent derangement and diminution of business. A paralysis of business, whatever may be its cause, strikes first the wage-earner. “Under our present currency system, the volume of circulation la unchangeable; It is unalterably fixed at a certain amount and no matter how great the emergency may be it can be neither enlarged nor diminished. The only part us the currency possessing in |

any degree the of elasticity is that issued by the national banking associations and it is' now genert.lly < « needed, I believe, that in this particular, at least, it has failed to meet the requirements of the situation at some of the most critical periods in business affairs of the country.” The National Bank Question. With regard to the “Baltimoreplan” for national banks the Secretary says: “As the plan suggested proposes to exempt the Government of the United States from ali liability for the redemption of national bank notes and place the sole responsibility up n the banks themselves, a guaranty fund f not less than 30 per centum upon the outtanding circulation is regarded as a very proper and necessary feature of the system.” Then coming down to the tariff he says: “The raw materials used in the production of commodities for the use of the people in their homes and in their various industrial pursuits should be free from taxation. If our industries are to be profitably conducted reduce*! cost of production must precede or accompany reduced prices of the finished product. “The late act. while it places upon the free list a < ons derable part of most important raw materials used in our manufacture, left Iron and lead ores and bituminous coal, together with novel B other articles of less consilience, stili dutiable, thus not only failing to put in son ea consistent system of revenue reform but leaving some of our most valuable industries at a great disadvantage as compared with their rivals differently located.” CARLISLE’S ESTIMATES. Secretary of the Treasury Thinks lie Can Get Along with a Million Less. The Secretary of the Treasury has sent to the House of Representatives his estimates of appropriations required for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1896, which aggregate $410,435,079 as against $411,879,041 estimated for the present fiscal year. Following is a recapitulation of the estimates by departments for 1896, with comparisons with the appropriations for 1895, cents omitted: Estimates, Approp’ns, Departments. lb'. Ki. 1895. Legislative $8,336,742 $10,377,617 Executive 1'19,540 194,024 Stat** 1,780,538 2,(Kia,218 Treasury 138.457.25 l 133,73.5.302 War 54,855.629 y . 31,99 * 8 26,72 >.752 Interior 158,929.873 173.525.971 I’nstofiiee , 6,53:’,5’.’6 2,468,982 Agriculture 2,400,330 3,227.282 Labor 187,470 170,011 Justice 6,724,960 7,730,39'J Grand totals 5410,435,079 $415,760,943 The change® of interest in these estimates present as compared with the appropriations for the current fiscal year are as follows: In the Legislative branch: Salaries and expenses are increased about $225,000, public works about $400,000, public printing about $750,000. Treasury department: Salaries and expenses are increased about SIOO,OOO, territorial governments are decreased about $30,000, internal revenue increased $817,000, of which $469,600 is on account of the collection of the income tax provided for by the net of Aug. IS. 1894. The estimates for public works are nearly $4,000,000 in excess of the present appropriations of which about $2,000,000 is for the continuation or completion of public buildings as follows: Allegheny, Pa., to complete. $175,000; Buffalo, continuation, $200,000; Chicago, repairs, $50,000; Clarksville, Tenn., completion, $15,000; Fort Worth, Texas, completion, $40,000; Kansas City, continuation, $100,000; Little Rock. Ark., additions, $58,000; Newark. N. J., completion and additional lands. $200,000; Norfolk, Va., completion, $60,000; Omaha, continuation, $200,000; Portland, Or., continuation. $100,000; Pueblo, Col., continuation, $50,000; St. Paul, Minn., continuation, $150,000; San Francisco, commencement. $150,000; Savannah, Ga., completion, $200,000; Sioux City. lowa, continuation. .$50,000; Washington, I). C., continuation, $500,000; Worcester, Mass., completion, $50,000. Brieflets. Maj. Gen. Stephen G. Burbridge died in New York. China has accepted the English offer of a 4% per cent, loan of £1,200,000. Six murders in two months in Michigan have resulted in agitation for capital punishment. Capt. McKenzie, of the Cleveland fire department, has fallen heir to one-fifth of a $533,000 fortune. Chicago and New York Congressmen will co-operate to secure appropriations for now postoffiee buildings. The first rain for four months fell in Arkansas, putting out the forest fires which had done great damage. Four men who robbed the postoffice at Ticonderoga, N. Y. wore captured by a sheriff’s posse after a desperate fight. Rev. Dr. Henry M. Storrs, who defended Prof. Briggs before the Presbyterian general assembly, died at Orange, N. J. William Brandt, a blacksmith nt Freelandsville, Ind., committed suicide by hanging on account of financial troubles. Avalanches of snow, ice and earth, and not an eruption, were what changed the appearance of Mt. Ranier in Washington. Judge McMaster set aside the allowances made by Receiver Failcy and his attorneys in the Iron Hall case at Indianapolis. Gov. Waite is continuing his war on Denver gamblers. He charges that the clergy are in league with the worst elements. The proclamation of amnesty issued by the Czar includes the Lutheran clergymen who were arrested in the Baltic provinces. Fire which started from unknown causes did $15,000 damage to the box’ ■<: department of the Cudahy Packing Com pany at South Omaha. Judge McConnell of Fargo refused to annul the marriage of Aaron Hirschfield to Dell Hogan, and declared his witnesses to be unworthy of belief. Robert G. Ingersoll, said to boa nephew of the great New York lawyer, is under arrest at Minneapolis, charged with having stolen law books. Tho Anderson (Ind.) paper mills were sold at receiver’s sale to Crawford Fairbanks, president of the American Strawboard syndicate, for $53,000. Many roads are suffering from a car famine owing to increased local busin. while others are sending “empties” East to accommodate west-bound traffic. Missouri River packers are stirred up over the advance in rates on live hogs and packing-house products and may retaliate by shipping via gulf ports. A negro killed A. B. Leigh, a farmer, near Newman, Ga., and had a revolver drawn to shoot Mrs. Leigh, but Lilia, a daughter, seized her father’s shotgun and drove the man from the house. Cincinnati ministers are fighting Sunday theatres. Two of the ministers went to Havlin’s Theatre and stayed long enough to qualify themselves as witnesses. Tho police refused to arrest fie actors until the performance was concluded.

HOOSIEII HAPPENINGS NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY CONDENSED. What Our Neighbors are Doing—ls at tors of General and Local Interest—Marriages and Deaths—Accideats aud Crimes—Per* eoaal Pointers A boat Indian ianar M inor State Items. Bedford stone quarries are closing for the winter. Christian Weiler, aged 57, of Goshen, dropped dead. Jacob Schlenkeb hung himself in his barn at Brookville. Columbia rifles, Anderson’s militia company, will reorganize. The corner stone of the new Court House at Winamac has been laid. The Johnson County school teachers are talking of a professional library. Wheat swindlers are getting in their work on fanners near Newport. Millersburg people rejoice that cigarettes cannot be purchased there. Gentry Giles, 75, was accidentally shut and killed at Rockport, by his son. Campbellsburg has increased the liquor license from SIOO to $l5O per year. There are 10,000 pensioners ia Clark County and they receive annually about 1144,000. The big anti-trust distillery at Terre Haute has been sold to a New York syndicate. The town of Bremen is wild over the finding of a gold nugget the size of a pea in a sand bank near that place. A passenger train ran into a runaway team near Columbus, killing both horses ami demolishing the wagon. A new oolitic stone company has been capitalized at Bloomington for $1,000,000. The new company has already secured options on two large quarries. South Bend fair stockholders have elected new directors. The present debt will be paid and a fair will be held next year. Wabash merchants are working against the establishment of free mail delivery, claiming that it will depopulate the streets and ruin business. At South Bend, recently, a small boy fell in front of a Lake Shore engine. The locomotive passed over him, but he was so thin “it never touched him. The 2-year-old son of John Williams of Azalia, upset a cup of hot grease upon its body, burning bimself so severely as to cause his death soon afterward. Machinists working in the Princeton jail left some tools inside the jail. Ed. Thompson and Win McKinney, prisoners, took the tools and made their escape. A Fort Wayne woman, on leaving her home for a shopping tear, hid her jewelry and pocketbook containing S2O in the rag bag. She forgot all about the valuables when she sold the bag to a rag dealer the next day for a few cents. William Van Zant and Firman Applegate were hunting near Fortville, when Applegate’s gun was accidently discharged, the contents striking Van Zant under the right eye, killing him instantly. Van Zant was 20 and Applegate 18 years old. W. W Stalling, guard of the State Prison South, was attacked by William Flower, a life-time convict, and struck over tho head with an iron bar, inflicting a serious wound. The cut is several inches long. The guard was taking an obstinate prisoner by the name of Baffert before the warden for some misdemeanor, when Flower, who is a cellmate of Baffert’s, made the assault. Flower is a United States prisoner. An outrage was recently perpetrated in Washington Township, in the southern part of Shelby County. A few evenings ago, while preparing to retire, Rev. Samuel Hawkins noticed a strange light shining from the windows of the church next door to his house. On entering the building he was almost suffocated with the smell of coal oil and smoke. He hurried to the stove and found the handsome pulpit Bible and the song books of the church saturated with oil and slowly burning. Rev. J. S. Nelson, a prominent Lutheran, and pastor of a Fort Wayne charge, was given a church trial at North Manchester, on the charge of heresy. Rev. Nelson recently wrote a book entitled, “Baptism Forever Settled, or the Water Line Obliterated,” in which he derides the necessity of water baptism in any form. The case was tried before sixteen ministers, all of whom voted to deprive him of all ministerial functions pending a final decision by the Synod, which will meet next September. Fob years La Porte County has sought to aid in the extermination of tlie destructive groundhog or woodchuck by paying a bounty for every scalp brought to the County Auditor. Thousands or dollars were annually paid out in this manner. This county, bordering on Michigan, persons in that State have taken advantage of this bounty and shipped in hundreds of the scalps and received the reward on presentation. The County Commissioners learned of the fraud and at once withdrew the bounty entirely. A few weeks ago it was reported that a quantity of eoai had been unearthed near Williamsburg, Wayne County, on the farm of James Cranor, and the subject is now receiving further attention. The eoal has been found to lie combustible, and a number o r competent experts pronounced it the genuine bituminous variety. Mr. Cranor has made sufficient research to satisfy him that there is a large quantity of coal beneath his farm, and be announces his intention of pushing the matter still further. Iron and silver ore are also said to have been found near there. Patents have been granted residents of Indiana as follows: Joshua A. Hadley, assignor of one-half to T. C. Smith, Brazil, stove pipe fastener; John F. Bamberger, Lawrenceburg, device for steaming coffee, tea, ec.; Edward Keating, Terre Haute, spaa or arch; Edward Keating. Terre Haute, girder for truss bridges; Edward R. Kit by, Terre Haute, car coupling: William M. Six, W estfield, train time indicators; Alfred Weed, assignor to Arcade file works, Anderson, machine forstripping file blank; William N. Whitely, assignor to C. A. Kitts, Muncie, hay tedder. Mr. John llimler of Seymour, accicentally shot his 8-year-old daughter Rosa with a ilobert gun. Mr. Hinder was shooting at English sparrows, and fired toward the grape arbor, in which his daughter was at play. The ball was cut out of the calf of the leg by Dr. Casey. While out hunting near Rockville, Clarence Hays accidentally shot his cousin, Clifford Cook, who lives at Logansport. The discharge of shot entered Cook's right jaw. The boys were aged 17 and 18 renectively. Clarence Hays lives at Terre Haute and is the son of George Hays, conductor ou the Terre Haute and Logansport Railroad.