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Evidence Against Scott Jackson Accumulating.

WITNESSES ARE ALL POSITIVE.

So Far the Defense Has Failed to Break Sown Any of Their Testimony—More Expert Testimony Connecting Jackson

With the Crime Evidence Produced at the Fourth Day of the Trial. CINCINNATI, April 25.—The fourth

day of the trial of Scott Jackson for the murder of Pearl Bryan brought out still more damaging evidence against the prisoner. Allen Johnson, who was on the stand when court adjourned, was the first witness. He reiterated his testimony about Scott Jackson and Pearl Bryan visiting WaLlingford's saloon on the Friday evening before the murder, and was positive they left the place in a cab. The defense tried to break down his testimony, but failed in every attempt.

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Bryan, the mother of the mur­

dered girl was recalled and testified as to Pearl's confiding nature and inexperience in the ways of the world. She had no idea that Pearl was in trouble or had come to Cincinnati.

The prosecutiou next putL. D. Poock, the Newport, shoe merchant, upon the stand. He told-of a partial confession made by Jackson in the office of the chief of police in this city. At that time Jackson was shown a valise. Ho said it was Pearl Bryan's. He was asked Jhow he knew it was, and Jackson said ijecause she brought it with her. Jackson then said that the stains in the valise were blood stains, and that he •thought the vaiiso had contained Pearl .Bryan's head, although he was not «ure. Jackson then said Walling took the valise to Kugel, and that he thought the head was in the river, that the head was thrown, into the river in parts, and that later lie, Jackson, threw the girl's clothing'into the river from the suspension bridge.

Mr. Poock then identified the valise in court as the one he saw at that time. Mr. Poock gave an account of his tracing the dead girl's shoes back to Greencastk. He had no interest in the •case, but done what he had at the instance of the county authorities.

Dr. W. H. Crane, assistant demonstrator and professor of chemistry at the Medical College of Ohio, was the next -iritness. He had analyzed the dead girl's -stomach and had found cocaine, fie thought it had been administered 'through the mouth and not by a hypodermic process. Dr. Crane's testimony •was clear, concise and thorough and in many respects his was the most satisfactory medical testimony yet offered.

Dr. Dickore, the eminent Cincinnati •chemist, was called to the witness box next. He had analyzed the mudstains ©n Jackson's trousers and testified that lie had found the clay to be exactly like 4hat found at the spot where the dead -jdxl's body was found. He had also examined the bloodstains on Jackson's eoat, the valise and Walling'a cap, which,.it is said, Jackson wore that might. He pronounced it all human 3looL

Court. recessed with the doctor still -jQii.the stand. At the afternoon session the prosecution continued its examinations of Dr. tHckore. He said: "I found in the ^palise glued to the side by blood some Jttttle pieces of earth. They were too •mall for chemical analysis so I took a T^icroscope and compared them with t'ik»~soil at the spot where the dead body was found. Itnadthe same.characteristics."

Upon cross-examination the defense to show that the soil found on trousers and in the valiae might come from some other point than TP\rt Thomas.

The witness said: "I heated the soil found in the valise, and the iron in it -turned, the same shade of red as in the soil at Fort Thomas when similarly heated. Soil a little east of the spot where the body was found will turn three times as red."

Will Wood was next called. After testifying how long he had known Pearl Bryan and Scott Jackson he stated that Jie had introduced Jackson to Pearl /Christmas, 1894. After that Jackson shad been a frequent caller at the Bryan ^residence. He and Jackson were quite .friendly and in August or early in Sepitember Jackson told him that he had had improper relations with Pearl Bryan. Wood did not believe it then, but sf&er Jackson had come to. Cincinnati he received iiaveral letters from him sand in one was a prescription which he was asked to give to Pearl Bryan. He iiad done so. Jackson returned to

Oreencastle the'.Saturday before Christmas. Wood said: "He asked me if I had had the prescription filled. I said I had not, after taking the advice of two or three friends. I saw him a day or .two later. He said an operation must be performed. We saw Pearl Bryaiz once before at her home. He said he snust get the pmseriptiou Ivck. It might go against him in court. Wednesday afternoon we went the -house. He nsked Pearl for the prescription and jsaid he would get it filled. As he left the house }ie said: 'That will never /cause anybody any trouble.' "The next day lie talked about an •/operation. He said it could be easily arranged. He asked me to send her flown, if he coiild get a rwm. At first

I refused. Th^n he asked me to do it as a friend, and I finally consented. He left about Jan. 4."

Wood here wanted to tell of some letters he had received from Jackson, but as they could not be found tliey were passed for the present. Wood then identified two letters he had received from Jackson after ihe murder. One of them stajbed that the writer had made a big mistake and would likely get him into trouble. "Stand by me ttas let"ter said three times. "The other one was written Eeb. 5, signed D, and asked

Wood to send a decoy letter to the Biyans, telling them Pearl had gone to v.Chicago, or some other place. The let' ier ended as follows: "Stick by your old chum, Bill, and I will help you out the same war or some other way some .time,"

Wood said his relations with Pearl Bryan were purely social and thath« had never said otherwise to any oae. His only interest in the oas« wm to ahield the family from disgrace. WotA fy'was then excused, but will be reoalled.

Cabman John Belli testified to minUlf jFearl Bryan at the Grand Central

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and taking her to the Palaoe hotel, back to the Grand Central depot, and then to the Indiana House. He took a letter for her to Scott Jackson at the dental college the next morning, and got an answer which he gave to her at the hotel.

Belli said when the girl came she had a gold-headed umbrella and two valises. He identified the big, bloody valise. She had a hat with two red roses and an imitation sealskin cape.

Dave Wallingford was then called. He testified seeing Scott Jackson in his saloon on Friday evening Jan. 31 with a woman who answered Pearl Bryan's description. He had loaned Jackson $2 on that evening. He soon afterward saw Jackson and the girl leave the sittingroom and go to the street. A cab was on the sidewalk and they drove away a moment after, down Plum street. He wouldn't say who was in it.

Then he identified the dress found on the murdered girl's body as the dress the woman in his saloon with Jackson wore also the hal found by Miss Mary Morgan as the one worn by the girl. His testimony corroborated that of Allen Johnson, his negro porter.

Court then adjourned.

CYCLONE IN VIRGINIA.

Two People Killed and a Numbn of Others Badly Injured. ROANOKE, Va., April 25.—Yesterday

afternoon about 4:30 o'clock, a cyclone accompanied by hail and a very heavy rainfall struck the city of Salem, 7 miles west of here, and besides blowing down several barns, unroofing outhouses and uprooting trees, completely demolished two houses, in one of which a family of eight colored people resided, all of whom, and three others, were in the house at the time of the disaster.

Jane Harris and her 5-year-old son were taken dead from the ruins and of the others, four were badly injured, one, a 4-year-old girl, being fatally hurt.

Surgical assistance was promptly rendered by physicians and the wants of the homeless were also attended to.

Tho cloud, a dark funnel-shaped one, came up suddenly from the southwest, cutting a complete swath of about 150 feet wherever it passed.

While considerable damage was done to property in other places in Roanoke county no further loss of life is reported.

Followed in the Wake of the Other. FREMONT, O., April 25.—Sandusky

county was visited by another terrific hail, wind and electrical storm last night. Much damage was done. In some places the hail was as large as eggs. In the oil fields numerous tanks and derricks were struck and demolished, and hundreds of barrels of oil consumed. The residence of Dr. Yetter, east of this city, was wrecked by lightning, and the family seriously injured.

THE PORTE'S LATEST ORDER.

AM American Mlssoinary Forbidden to Give Relief in Armenia. LONDON, April 25.—A Constantinople

dispatch to The Chronicle says: "By an order from Stamboul an American missionary at Hadjin has been forbidden to give relief. The vali there has formally accused him of being the abettor of tre&son on the ground of the pretended discovery of an insurrectionary plot, in connection with whioh many young men have been arrestod. "There are many threats of a renewal of the massaores at Kharput. Crowds of Armenians would emigrate to America, but the government refuses its permission. "Typhoid fever is raging all around. It is unsafe for foreigners to travel without an escort."

The missionaries of the American board at Hadjin are Bev. John C. Martin and Mrs. Mary I. Martin of Dundee, Que., Mrs. Josephine L. Coffing of Dresden, O., Miss Eula G. Bates of Abingdon, Ills., and Miss Agnes E. Swenson of Chicago.

BURGLARS CAPTURED.

They Had KxploslTes and Burglar Tool* in Their Foisesslou. TOLEDO, April 25.—A special from

Bryan, O., says that the four men who robbed the bank at Pioneer last week were caught six miles south of Pioneer Thursday night by the sheriff of Williams county and his deputies. They were "spotted" in Bryan two days before, and there was evidence that they had returned to secure what booty they had left.

Late Thursday afternoon they became uneasy and left Bryan. The sheriff and six deputies followed, and captured the quartet, but not without difficulty. The robbers, who were armed to the teeth, showed fight, but superior numbers conquered. When searched a large quantity of explosives aud burglar tools were found on them. They refused to give their names.

Militia Driven Out by Federal Troops. SAN FRANCISCO, April 25.—It is cur­

rently reported that United States troops from Fort Canby have taken possession of and are now occupying Sand island, having ejected the Washington state militia therefrom. The state troops were protecting fish traps from striking fishermen. Sand island is the property of the federal government.

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LITTLE ROCK, April 25.—Marshall Audorsoii, colored, was hanged at Malvern. Ark., yesterday. He was convicted of killing Tfcmi Hanson, his wife's brother, near Malvern last September. Anderson made a statement on the gallows. He declared that his life had been sworn away. He claimed to have killed his victim in self-defence.

Root Klver on a Rairpage.

LACROSSE, Wis., April 25.—Root river is on a rampage and is the highest it has been since 1882. A large wagon bridge was washed out near Brownsville, Minn., and a section of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul tracks is undermined. The bottom lands through which the stream flows are all submerged.

Sbarter H»urs For Half a Million Mea. PITTSBURG, April 25.—In an interview

here President Gompers of the American FadarptioB of Labor stated that ever 800,600 men would make a demand lor a shorter day on May 1 and that most of them would get it without a struggle.

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BUSINESS IMPROVED.

Least Dun Says So In Weekly Report.

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INDUSTRIES NOT AFFECTED.

An Overstocked Market Is Only Being Reduced on Account of Seasonable Weather—strikes of Great Importance Threatened Prices of Commodities Lower.

Receipts of Grain.

NEW YORK, April 25.—R. G. Dun & Company's weekly review of trade says: Business has been favored by seasonable weather, and the distribution of products has made fair progress, not yet reducing retail or wholesale stocks far enough, however, to materially improve the position of industries. These stocks have apparently been larger ever since the fever of .buying last fall, and the actual buying of consumption mailer than has been generally realized. Hence all the great industries are emb&rrassed by lack of adequate demand, and in some cases the accumulation of goods in anticipation of demand has gone about as far as it can.

Strikes of some importance are threatened in the building and window glass trades and the working force is lessened "by stoppage of some factories because orders are light Again, prices of commodities are on the whole lower than ever before, having declined about 2 per cent since April 1, and 17 per cent since July, 1890, or October, 1892. The fall in manufactured products is a little less than it was April 1, but in farm products greater.

Speculation is swayed by trifling influences when markets are very narrow. The recent advance checked buying of wheat for export, and Atlantic exports for the week were only 1,081,264 bushels, flour included, against 1,768,873 last year, while western receipts were 2,094,657 bushels, against 1,357,408 last year. Sine July 1 Atlantic exports, including flour, have been only 72,9J0,000 bushels, against 87,500,000 last year to date, though western receipts have been about 177,0U0,000 bushels, against 139,000,000 bushels to date last year. With generally fair prospects as to winter wheat the price has dropped about two cents, nearly half the rise based on gloomy reports early this month.

Corn receipts continue heavy and the price is a shade lower. A single enterprising buyer was able to push up the price of cotton an eighth, though the progress of planting gives promise of a large yield, and the receipts continue as large as in 1893, though about 386,000 bales larger for the year thus far.

Cotton goods were bought less freely last week, and the northern mills have taken scarcely any cotton this month. The feeling is more hopeful because retail trade is better. Th6 situation in woolen goods does not Improve, though women's dress goods are selling fairly, especially since invoice prices of some French goods were advanced, but the mills for men's wear, hosiery and carpets are rapidly decreasing production.

Sales of wool inoiuded about half a million pounds Australian and some domestic for export, but were in all only 4,063,100 pounds, and for three weeks have been 9,197,700, of whioh 5,070.300 were demestio, against 17,409,800 last year, of which 9,292,500 were domestic.

Leather is weaker, with heavy sales, averaging about 8 par cent lower fox the week, although hides at Chicago area shade stranger.

Neither pig iron nor manufactured preduots have improved in demand as yet, though further combination have raised prices of rods of bar iron to I. JO,, while steel bars sell at 1.15 and nails are to be 15 cents higher after May 1. Brokers at Pittsburg are still selling steel billets 00 cents below the pool

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ices, though it was formed more than weeks ago, and Bessemer pig has declined there to $18, with grey forge stronger. Structural anglesjare a shade lower, though some good contracts are expected, and there have been sales of 15,000 tons steel rails and. 2,000 tons cast pipe for Newark.

Many consumers of copper are working part time, and lake is offered at 10.65 cents.

Tin is dull, but a shade higher at 13.4 cents, and lead with large western sales at 3.07 1-2. Makers of tin plates have agreed to maintain prices, $3.70 being still quoted for Bessemer coke, full weight.

Failures for the past week have been 238 in the United States, against 280 last year, and 44 in Canada, against 37 last year.

DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Runaway Accident Results Fatally Prominent Marble Dealer.

EVAXSVIIXE, Ind., April 25.—H. H. Uhlhorn, one of the most prominent marble dealers in the state, died yesterday from the result of injuries received in a runaway accident the day before. The horse that he was driving took fright and ran away, throwing Mr. Uhlhorn out of the vehicle.

His head struck against a stone curbing, fracturing the skull and causing concussion of the brain, three ribs' beine also broken in the fall. Mr. Uhlhorn weighed over 200 pounds and never gained consciousness after the accident occurred. He was taken to"" St. Mary's hospital for treatment and died yesterday. He has many relatives in Cincinnati, from where he originally came to this city many years ago.

Men Hurt, Cars Destroyed.

PITTSBURG, April 25.—By the colision of two trains on the Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania railroad at Gallitzin tunnel, three men were badly injured and a number of cars were destroyed, the wreck taking fire. The injured men are: Fireman J. D. McKendree of Altoona, Brakeman T. W. Carnahan of Youngwood, Pa., and Thomas Vincent of New York, a colored porter.

Burglars Beaten.

CYNTHIANA, Ky., April 25.—In the early hours yesterday morning thieves made an entranos into the side window of the Oynthiana Lumber company's office, and after breaking the handles and combination off the large safe gave it up as a bad job. The safe contained a considerable amount of mony.

EI|1MI Orders Torpedo Boat*. LONDOK, April 25.—The British government has given orders for the construction of 30 new torpedo boats destroyers.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

The House Considers Pension Matters and the Senate Appropriations. WASHINGTON, April 25.—Although

yesterday was private bill day under the rules, the house decided to proceed with the Pickler pension bill, and the whole day was consumed in the discussion of that measure. The debate was devoid of interest. The feature was the opposition of Mr. Connolly (Rep., Ills.) to the section of the bill which granted pensions to Confederate soldiers who deserted and joined the Union ranks 90 days before Lee's surrender. It is not probable that a vote will be reached before Monday.

At the night session 11 private pension bills were favorably passed upon, including bills giving the widow of Major General Sprigg Carroll a pension of $50 per month and General W. A. Morris $75. The Morris bill was reported by the committee at $100 per month, but Mr. Pickler, chairman of the committee, moved to amend by making the rate $75. He explained that there had been considerable comment upon the tendency to give large pensions to officers and officers' widows, lie thought the complaint was not without just foundation and advocated moderation in fixing the amount in such cases.

The senate gave the day to the sundry civil appropriation bill without completing it. The debate was largely of a formal character. The joint resolution giving to Senators Mantle of Montana and Clark of Wyoming tlie salary from March from the date of adopted. And then at 5:40 senate adjourned.

4, 1894, instead of the election, was o'clock the

CONGRESS MAY ADJOURN MAY 18.

Republican Senators Think They Can Be Through by That Time. WASHINGTON, April 25.—The Repub­

lican senators held a brief caucus yesterday for an exchange of views on the subjects of final adjournment and order of business before adjournment. Senator Chandler suggested that adjournment ought to be possible by May 18 and was supported by an almost unanimous vote of the caucus. Brief speeches* were made by Senators Allison, Frye, Cullom and other senators, all concurring in the opinion that an early adjournment was desirable and possible.

It was the general opinion that the appropriation bills should be kept to the front until disposed of, and no more adjournments over Saturday are contemplated.

Senator Sherman was authorized, as chairman of the caucus, to appoint a steering committee of nine to take charge of the details as to the order of business in ^ase it was found possible to consider ower than the appropriation bills.

It is understood that the Democrat leaders have practically agreed that congress shall close as soon as the appropriation bills can be disposed of, and that they will make no opposition to their consideration with as much dispatch as is consistent with their ideas of the demands of 'the public business. They will expect, however, that opportunity shall be granted for the consideration of one or two measures, and among other things will ask that a vote shall be taken upon tho resolution to unseat Mr. Dupont as senator from Delaware. The Democrats think that in case the vote is taken on the proposition the resolution will be defeated.

Mining Rate Not Changed. PITTSBURG, April 25.—The standing

committee of ten, appointed by the coal operators and miners of this district to settle all disputes, met in secret session yesterday. It is learned that the meeting was a lively one and the discussion of uniformity brought out soma bitter words from both sides. Roger Hartley Was particularly aggressive and claimed that he was being discriminated against and should not be compelled to pay the 70-cent rate. As four operators and five miners on the committee opposed him he was overruled and the rate will remain at 70 cents.

Silver Circular.

ST. JOSEPH, MO., April 25.—W. T. Foster, chairman of the state central committee of the national silver party, has issued a long circular calling attention to the coming silver convention in St. Louis July 22. He denounces both the old parties as the touts of Wall street and the Rothschilds, and urges union with the Populists.

Alice Mitchell's Father Dead. MEMPHIS, April 25.—George Mitchell,

who, for many years was engaged in the furniture business here, died yesterday in the 69th year of his age. He was the father of Alice Mitchell, who killed Freda Ward in 1892.

Have the Gypsies Got Roy.

ELWOOD, Ind., April 25.—Roy Gibbs, aged 13, has disappeared from home, and the belief is prevalent that the gypsies have stoled him.

Indications.

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THE MARKETS.

Review of the Orain and I-iivestock Market* 1'or April 25. ]'itt»iiirg.

Cattle—Prime, $4 45 good butchers, UU@4 10 bull.-., stags and cows, $1 7UIC£A 70 rough L"at, UUT^Y 75 fresh cows and springers, $15^45. Hogs—Prime light, $O S0(S53 So heavy, (50@3 (55 common

lair, $2 ~5ITG.I 00. I^HEEP—Ex­

f!i 65(tSii 70 good, 40(313 50 common, $2 76G3 00 spring lambs, $3 50(3 4 00 veal calves, $3 60(^4 00.

Cincinnati.

Wheat—72@7ilc. Corn—31M@32e. Cattle—Selected butchers, $3 tiOuS-J 00 fair to medium, 13 15(3(3 50 common, 50® 3 00. Hogs—Selected and prime butchers, 98 50 packing, 3 30(83 40 common to $ 3 1 0 $ 3 S 7 4 Lambs—98 8004 85.

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mixed, 93 40$8 00. Cattle Poor to choice steers, 93 00®4 15 others, 93 250 4 00 cows and bulls, 98 26®8 60. Sheep— 92 2603 bo lambs, 93 75®4 00.

New York.

Cattle—93 00®4 00. riheep—93 26®3 85: lamb*, 2d®5 00.

TWO SNAKE. STORIES.

TOLD BY A GENTLEMAN WHO IS AWAY UP IN SERPENTOLOGY.

Snakes That Should Not Re Killed—How the Black Snake Hunts and Captures Its Food—Rescuing a Ship From a Python

Who Had Calmly Taken Possession.

"Sit down and sharpen your pencil, while I overhaul my mental shelves,'' remarked Mr. Thompson, curator of the aoological collection in the park, in answer to a request for some snake stories. "Before giving you some of my experiences I want to enter a protest against the indiscriminate slaughter of our common harmless snakes, such as the black snake, garter snake and the like. Every farmer should protect them, for they are beneficial, instead of being harmful, as is generally supposed by a large majority of humanity. Any naturalist will tell you that the food of the black snake consists largely of rats, mice, etc., while that of the garter snake is principally insects, such as grasshoppers, caterpillars, etc. "Now for some of my experiences. In my younger days I was crossing Ashby's gap, over the Blue Ridge, Virginia, in company with an uncle of the famous Black Horse Cavalry Asliby. We were making a portion of the ascent through I quite a deep cut, when our attention I was attracted by a toad, which rolled instead of hopped down the side slope. Ashby pulled up the horse and said, 'There's a black snake after that fellow.' An instant after the snake thrust his head through the fence, and on observing us drew back. In the meanwhile the toad had gathered himself together, and was hopping at a lively gait up the road. Ashby remarked, 'Now I will show you something,' and sprang out of the buggy and caught the toad, which he carried a short distance and released. Returning, he turned the buggy and drove back down the road some 50 steps, when we alighted and tied the horse. Climbing over the fence on the opposite side of the road to that on which the snake had made his appearance we stealthily worked our way up nntil we came in sight of the point where he was first seen. Lying down in the long grass and peering through the rails, we did not have to wait long before the snake reappeared. "He looked about for a few seconds, and then descended the slope down which the toad had rolled, and followed his trail up the road. On coming to the spot where it had been picked up, he began to circle, precisely as a dog would acton losing the i£ent. He gradually increased the size of his circles until he struck the spot where the toad had been put down, when he made a bee line after it. We leaped into the road and hurried after his snakeship, who as soon as he discovered that he was being followed turned up the slope and squirmed out of sight through the fence. Ashby said, 'I am sure you are satisfied now that a black snake hunts by scent. "Now I shall have to take you out to South Africa. I lived In Durban, Natal, which is about 1,000 miles around the Cape of Good Hope, up toward Madagascar. One morning I received a note from the port captain, asking me to come down to the harbor with all possible dispatoh, as a python had taken possession of a German brig and I was wanted to capture it. Taking one of my keepers with me, I hurried down, and found quite a crowd on the jetty, among which was the crew of the brig. On inquiry I learned that there had been a shower during the night, and in the morning the mate had ordered one of the men to go aloft and shake out the sails, in order to dry them. He started up, and on reaching the maintop turned and came down on the clean run. The tar was instantly ordered to hades and numerous other places, while the valiant mate started aloft to attend to matters on his own hook. No sooner did his head get on a level with the top than he came down at a gait which far excelled that of the disobedient sailor. He instantly raised the alarm, and the entire crew lost no time in getting on shore and spreading the report that the rigging was full of the biggest kind of snakes. "With the assistance of the port captain's binoculars I had no difficulty in making a critical examination of the entire upper works of the vessel, which was anchored about 100 yards from the shore. The result was one large python, coiled around the laps of the main and topmast. Borrowing a sack, I managed, after much persuasion, to get two of the crew to pull myself and keeper off to the brig, where they left us and turned back to the jetty. I unrove the flag halyards, made a noose in one end of them and hunted around un#il I found a stout piece of reed some six or eight feet in length. Climbing up the shrouds, I make my attack through tho lubber's hole by punching his snakeship with the reed, to the end of which I had ti'ed the noose. He put his head down through the hole for the purpose of fighting me, when ho was ir.stanrly noosed around tho nock and the halyards made fast to the ratlines. In his violent efforts to effect a release he drew back with such force as rp.pidly to choke himself into insensibility. Calling to the keeper to hold the mouth of the sack open, I watched until I thought he was nearly at his last gasp, when I squirmed up on the top, loosened his coils around the masts, lowered him into tho sack, when the keeper immediately cut. the noose. By the time that I reached the deck ho had nearly recovered from his severe wind stoppage. I gently opened the mouth of the sack to have a good look at him and discovered from his bloated appearance that he had recently partaken of a hearty meal. On the arrival of tho at®w on board il was discovered that the captain's fox terrier was missing. I therefore concluded ^at the python, la swimming across the harbor, had struck the vessel's hawser, up whioh he had crawled on to the deck, swallowed the dog and gone aloft to dijMt his meal."—Buffalo Commercial.

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THE PAWNBROKER.

His Life Not a Happy One From His Own Point of View.

"Yes," said the pawnbroker, "the public has an idea that we are a hard hearted lot, but that is only one side of the story. A man in this business who had tears to shed wouldn't have a roof over his head inside of a year.'' "You mean you can't afford to pity the misfortunes of others on a cash basis?" I queried. "Very few people come here on account of misfortune. You saw the young man who went out as you came in?'' "Yes—an actor, eh?" "Very likely. Here's a watch he brought. The works are second class and the eases filled. I can buy a carload at $15 apiece. He was hard up and came here to make a raise. He said his wife was dying, and he wanted $25 on the watch. When I offered him $5, he wept, but if you'll follow him two blocks you'll find him in a saloon, spending part of the money. Nine out of ten customers don't hesitate to lie, and ten out of ten would beat your Uncle Isaac if they could.'' "But people pawn their clothes to get food,'' I said. "Perhaps so. Here's a dress a woman brought in an hour ago. She also wept. She had a story about sickness and hunger, and she declared this was her wedding dress. From certain earmarks I know she bought this dress secondhand. I know she paid $4 for it. I strained a point when I offered her $2, but she'll go out and call me a highway robber."

But you never get taken in and done for?" "Don't I? Well, I'd like to seethe pawnbroker who hasn't been done up! It's a cold month when I don't get beat, and by the very people -whom you would sympathize with most. See these shiners?" "Yes—fine diamonds." "Want 'em for a dollar apiece?" "You don't mean it!" "Glad to get it, sir. They were left by a woman who wanted to raise money to bury her husband. I was half sick and very busy and gave her $60 on them. They are paste—only paste. She came in here to beat me of course, and no doubt had a good laugh over it. Here's a locket set with pearls, which my clerk advanced $30 on. The weeping man who brought it wanted to bury his dead wife with the money. I can buy 'em at wholesale for $3 apiece. Don't you believe all you hear about your uncle having a heart of stone. There are plenty of people who wouldn't beat a street car, but we are considered fair game for them, and they'll lie like smoke to take us in. It's a great place for tears, sighs and tales of sorrow, butthe main idea is to give your Uncle Isaac the cold drop, and it's done oftener than I care to acknowledga"—Detroit Free Press.

MYSTERIES OF THE LOUVRE.

Walls That Are Believed to Hide the Bones ot Sfnrderetf XCen.

Every one who has 'done" the Louvre will remember the low pitched and somewhat gloomy halls in which are stored the treasures of Egypt. Beneath these lie yet more darkly mysterious vaults, inaccessible to the public, though approached by a wide and handsome staircase, such as would lead one to imagine that it oommunioated with apartments of some importance. Yet one finds at the bottom nothing but broad passages disposed in the form of a cross, and without any sign whatever of door or window.

A recent examination, however, of the solid stone walls gives experts reason to believe that the masonry is more recent than the rest of the structure in this, the oldest portion of the fortress palace. M. Vaugneux, a well known critic, believes that many of the bodies of victims killed in the revolution of 1830 were immured here, and that the government was afraid to reveal the fact when the remains of their comrades were collected beneath the Colonne de Juillet.

On the other hand, M. Blondel, the architect of the building, and M. Normand, the secretary of the Society For Protecting Parisian Monuments, hold, the opinion that these subterranean passages led to the oubliettes, into which Catherine de' Medici cast those who were unfortunate enough to incur her hate or fear. A judicious exploration would clear up the matter and settle, too, several doubtful points as to the foundations of Lescot's original citadel. Unfortunately, the annual grant does not provide for any such archaeological research, and it would be necessary to appeal for funds to the generosity of the chamber. —London Chronicle.

How Fast Does Electricity Travel?

The above question is frequently asked in every day conversations, but is seldom answered to the satisfaction ofr. the querist. Wheatstone says that, tlyfe

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of electricity from point to poi^it along a proper conductor is practicably instantaneous. Various attempts lvave been made to ascertain the exact n(umber of miles which the current 'will travel in a given length of time. According to the most reliable estimates which such experimenters have, made its speed is not loss than 114,00/0 milos per second. The writer adds "Such speed is inconceivably groat. The mind cannot contemplate it without staggering. ^St. Louis Republic.

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Teacher (to class)—Why is procrastination called the thief of time? Boy (at foot of class)—Because it takes a person so long to say it—Harlem Life.

The first hint of paper making In Europe was in Constantinople. The process was brought from China by way of Samarkand in A. D. 651.

Stern duties need not speak sternly. He who stood firm before the thunder worshiped the "still small voice."— Dobfcll.

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