Ligonier Banner., Volume 32, Number 35, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 December 1897 — Page 3

:§ "~ Or, &n Interrupted Current. % o LY HOWARD M. YOST. Copyright. 1896. by J(B Lippincott Co. - ! - \ | : 34— | P CTEA.PTER VII.—CONTINUED. ; } © “Hap'e" these mysteries any. relation j %0, orfiny connection with, the sealed ~cellar’y’ Sonntag finaly said. - | -~ ' “Th# woman said nothing about the " strang evenis /being located in any particulati place, and I did not think to ask her,”fii replied.. The old lawyer’s ques-/ tion opened up a new train of thought. | Coul(fll‘?‘it ‘be possible that the. strange ~woice il had heard proceeded from the seal? eellar? . = : | — “ARQ! I 'suppose ‘the women are superstitious and . think the place is : rhau"ngea..{ Such ideas generally get | abro&d about old;’long vacated housess | But Jou jdo not .mind their talk?| You fire not afraid of ghosts, are you?” | i The old fellow’s eyes twinkled merrily. . "‘fiell 1 have never come across any | of those shadowy beings. I could tell better after I met one. 1 hardly think - “talk alone could frighten nie,” Ireplied,: - somewhat shamefacedly, remembering | how mnearly I had been unnerved the | night before by my own reflection. "' ~ *I pvill be over some time to-morrow, _and will see if anything can be doné regarding the mysterious cellar,” Mr. | Sonngag said, as I rose to leave. “And —papdon me for referring to the nnfor- | tunake affair—have you heard of any | - new frevelopments in the robbery case 2" * *What!” I exclaimed, “you know of it , -t0027% . : i . * “Clirtainly. Ilived nedr Philadelphia “at thfe time and I read the papers,” he»f replifid, smilingly. -, - ‘ | *“lfiseems I cannot escape hearing of thatfterrible affair,” I said, bitterly. “Anf I acted the part of a fool, too, in the gnatter. -Instead of putting forth " everf effort to find the perpetrators T let fae thing go; let others, who could “not Ppossibly have had the interest in the ffase that I had, undertake investigatins. I am rightly served for my supijneness, for I have heard ‘nothing about it at all. ‘I know what I knew " the inorning of its occurrence, xgoit a bit more. Others have failed; I intend to see now what I'can do.” ' " “You intend going into the affair; then?” he said, dryly. ' {l} “I| do, with all the energy and resource I am possessed af . P ' “Do you know how near you came. to being arrested: for |the crime?? ~Sonntag asked. -, e 1. ¢ *“YWhy, yes. I know, of course, that | +voul have happened could ahything | hav een found against me.” i “Yl], there was enough to hold you, | on slispicion at least.” ol | “Then why did you not arrest me? | 1 a@d sure I was willing. I courfed a | triag” . & . _“¥ was very seriously talked of i amgng the trustees. But the president oppbsed it, for, one,” Sonntag said. - - _“?'es.:.l know he really believed me| inndcent.” . (i bl “Put his objection was not the strong- | est%nfluence which arose in your be- | ‘halfy” continuéd my agent. “The | st‘rq;' gegtv,, mb‘st-bowerful opposition to | youf'arrest came from one whose influence outweighg even the president’s.” | #Qne of the ’%nstees?” I asked, eager- | «:, 'fs.” ’ B : . : : . . “You c_annotij mean—" F “S¥lvester Morley,” interrupted the Tawler. | , ' - . “Mir. Morley!” I exclaimed, jojfully. | For A knew, great as Sylvester Morley’s | inflgknce was, 'fihe:e was one who wield- | ed g greater, since she could influence, her father. Was it her sweet self that hadfcome to my aid through her fath®r? It would be happiness+to know thisf but then—why had she passed me Without a greeting?+ | Mjy face must have told a whole story to the shrewd old lawyer. 'When I turted toward him again there was a| very grave expression on his face,and & confemplative look about his sharp eyef as he regarded me. *“You seem highly elated by this,” he | saidl - i s - “Gh, I am. What young man would notgfeel highly honored in knowing

’? 2 3 2y . ; L 4 F, \ b ?s‘%@ . . 4 > |eF A ‘ e ¥ ! , - **4h! She loves you then.” - that a mgn of Mr. Morley's standing had defended him ?” I exclaimed. _ The old fellow saw the blush which spread over' my face, however, and he smiled us he replied: *“I do not court your confidence, but it is plain therelis so% power behind Mr. Morley which ledithat gentleman to defend you. Now, belleve me, Mr. Conway, I do not ask for curiosity; there is a grave purpose in Khe question lam about to ask you,” ~hefiwent on, as the smile died from his fade and what seemed to me to be deep coficern appeared instead. *“The question is this: Are\you an especial friend of Miss Morley’s?' Are you engaged to marry her?” = . “No. But, had the suspicion of the : rofi.bery not fallen upon me, I probably "~ wguld, have asked her to Be my wife long before now,” I replied, rather wondefing at myself for telling this to the _old fellow on so short an acquaintance. . jAh,she lovesyou,then?’’ - - ['That I cannotsay. I'believe she did _ think very highly of me at one time; *"‘i”«‘u«“z’xxw&éf

then. Whether her feeling for me has changed or not I do not know.” :

“You have stuck to your promis { $ omise, then ?” { iy x .

“Why, certainly!” I answered, with some indignation at the implied doubt of me. ¥ 4 ‘“Now about the investigation you desire to engage in,” Sonntag said, changing the subject rather abruptly. *“What do you propose to do? How go about it?? ! . o

“Oh, hire some smart detective,” 1 replied. “I suppose that will be the only way. What else canldo?” “Do you think the bank officials have done nothing? Do you think you could find any shrewder detectives than have undoubtedly been working on the case? If the bank with allits tremendous resources has not succeeded in running the ‘robbers down, how can you expect to succeed when your limited means would make your search merely a superficiaf!' one?” - :

“But, heavens, man! whatam7Jtodo? Carry this load to the grave? Why, Mr. Sonntag, this suspicion of me, you cannot imagine what a horrible thing it is, how it darkens my life!” I exclaimed, in bitterness of spirit, as I realized how hopeless my case seemed. ‘ “You have been patient so long under vour trouble, a little more endurance will not hurt you,” Sonntag said, in answer‘ to my despairing words. “You'll come out of it all with flying colors some-day. Now it may not look so to you, but, to me it appears that you have done a great deal yourself, in the investigations which mno doubt are still in progress.” = e . “How.can thatibe? Ihave done noth-

ing.” boe s » [ Gl .~ “And that is exactly what I mean. That very course seems to meZto be a great feature in the search, though you. cannot see it in that light.” Sonntag smiled in a knowing way: . “ljn what respect has my supineness aided the case?” I asked, curiously.

’ “By allowing the real perpetrators of fthe crime to feel secure in their posi- | tion, knowing as they probably do that }!;_you are still the only suspected party.” | I was much impressed by the ald fel{low’s words. - ‘ iy | “You ought to have been a detective,” I remarked, at ' which he turned his isharp glance toward me and answered: { “Yes, I might have done something iin that line. But I prefer a quiet life.” . Sonntag followed me out to the buglgy. I took up the lines, but a thought ibcy:curred to me, and I delayed my de|parture to voice it. 5N i |1 “Do you know Mr. Morley?” I asked. /" “No, I donot,” was Sonntag’s answer. | “Then where .did you get your in|formation” about, that gentleman’s de[fense of me?”’ ) L

- *Oh, such news gets out sometimes. Still, I don’t| mind telling you. It was from Horace Jackson I received the information.” ¢ - :

“From Jackson!” I exclaimed, in surprise. “You know Jackson, thén?” ! “Yes; merely a speaking acquaintgnce, though. He comes here quite fzequently.”‘ s “How can he get away from -the bank?’? I asked.

“He is not employed there mnow, Jackson has become quite wealthy, at Teast so he hi‘;ms"elf says. He has made some big strikes speculating in coal lands. He said he.could not afford to devote his time to the bank for a paltry salary when his interests outside had grown so important. So he left about five or six months ago.” . ““Then he did finally fulfill his threat of leavingy” I remarked. ‘“He was always talking about leaving,” I continued, in explanation. “As he still held on to hg position notwithstanding, it got to be a standing joke in the office about Jackson quitting the job.” © “Ah, indeed? ‘He seemed, then, to desire that every.one of his associates might expect/his leaving at any time?” remarked the lawyer, with a significance I could not then account for.

“I suppose so, or he would not have reiterated his intention so frequently. And#he’s become rich? No wonder. e told me once he was interested with Mr. Morley in a few business ventures. Well, he’s lucky. You'll be over, then, to-morrow ?”’ S e “Yes. Good-day.” [

CHAPTER VIII.

"When I again passed the depot at Sidington on my way home, there was a lady on horseback talking to the

agent. : ! : It needed no second,glance to tell me it was Florence Morley.- Her face was turned toward the fellow, and so she did not sée me. ‘I drove along slowly, keepifig my eyes upon her, and debating in:my mind whether I should stop and address her or not.. |

It was a strong temptation, and only fear held me back, a cowardly fear too. I doubted how my overtures might be received. I had chosen my course of my own accord and I would follow it. If it was contrary to her wish =she would find a way to tell me. L n After passing the station I allowed my horse to continue at a walk, so that Florence must catch up with me if she intended to ride to her home from Sidington. ~ L =

|/ The resolve to stick to my promise was growing weaker since Sarah’s comment upon it. A word fromn Florence, I knew, would cause me to break it, and I really was impatient for that word. Soon the sound of approaching hoofs beating the hard road reached me, Nearer it came and nedrer, until finally 1 caught a glimpse, out of the corner of my eye, of a swaying petticoat. She pulled in her horse to a walk, and then I turned my head and glanced at: heri My heart was in my throat when I looked, but the smile that greeted me dispelled my fears like mist before the morning sun. ;

' But the smile was not all that told ‘me of her emotion at again meeting me. \The deep brown eyes were suffused 'with tears. With my own heart leaping \for joy, I reined my horse to a standistill. In an instant I was at her side. | She extended her hand, and with my \assistance sprang lightly to the ground. . Itook her horse’s bridle over my arm \and, with the disengaged hand, helped her climb into the buggy. Tk + “Tie the horse to the back axle, then lcome here beside me,” were the first words she said. T lest no time in obeyAng. ! , | Imagine, if you please, the overtehelming- joy to be seated once more ‘beside her who held my whole heart in erkeepfqg. i fi g .+ I could not trust myself to speak, and it was she who began. o b

RR O St S e L S s ISt T ' st not, I certainly will pot tell you h(J_w happy I am in again meeting an old friend.” : i

The soft, sweet tones of her voice, which 1 loved so to hear, ad now a tremble to them. I glanced at her, and —well, Florence was still my tirue heart, as she had been throughout, notwithctanding my doubt and fear. . “The past year has been an eternity to me,” 1 finally said. / |

“And who is to blame for that, I wonder? And, too, when was the mystery cieared up, since you are now speaking to me?” she said, with a joyous lauglh, which told me as plainly as words could how she had missed me. !

“It is not cleared up; sometimes| I think it never will be. I could not have found fault with you had you forgotten me. Will you forgive me when I copfess I was fearful you had?” - i *No. Ido not think I can quite forgive that. What reason had you for mistrusting me?” she earnestly asked. “You passed me this mierning, you know, without bowing.” ' “I was so startled, and we had gone by before 1 realized that it was you who were standing there. That was a slight cause for mistrusting me, sir.” “It was and lam very sorry. Indeed, I have been a fool right through the whole affair. I see it now. I had no right to make such a promise.” 1 “Well, I do not tbink you were a fool. But, forgive me, that promiseé was a foolish one, and—and just a trifie_uinkind.” The tears again started in her eyes, afid her voice took on the tremble which went so appealingly to my heart. “Never again will 1 be so foolish';’% 1 exclaimed. “I will see your father and

: " | L BR | l g g &7 TRV \ K N ‘ O goy, S 5 o | # B Lo M . A 3 Ry &' ARNTEREN Dy ' | . & Y/ [ aon, | L\ | foße TN | ~ N\ (( SRS , \ LTI | \ A J O\t~ N\ gl 45 | L e i M i "( ] 3 | ":}1;.,.’;; 'A- 4‘, :‘». AR e U ) X “l"’ B \ , ‘ L A T R 1 ; : 1 £] L g Mo R, : "Andwhat\didyouanser?”' : ’ tell him I have broken my promise, that it was impossiblé to keep it, and that it is simply absurd to subject us to the misery 'of a longer separation. May I tell him that? May I speak for both of S ?> ; 1 She hung her head, while the red flush spread over her face.: Then,_she murmured: ‘“Yes, speak for both of us. Why not, sincé it is true? Perhaps you’ll find father has changed his views a trifle.” ‘ “Not in his opinion of my innocence, I hope,” I said. “I have been told he strongly objected to my arrest. And I know whose influence caused him to do 50.2 1 ip N

“Not mine, really,” Florence earnestly replied. “Father believed you weré innocent, and took the stand he did for that reason. I did not know about the robbery until after the first meeting of the trustees. It was at that meeting that he opposed your arrest. I remember he felt quite triumphant afterward, for most of the trustees insisted upon your immediate arrest, and it was only after father said that he would never consent toit that they gave up the point.” : “Now that is pleasant to hear,” I cried, joyfully. “What reason have-you to think he has changed his views regarding the promise?”’ o “This morning, after we had passed you, I said: ‘That looked like Nelson Conway.” Father laughed at me, and answered . that it must hdve been "Fn hallucination produced by constantly keeping my thoughts upon you.” ; It is impossible to describe the fascination of Florence’s manner when she told me this—how maidenly bashfulness blended with love’s boldness, how the blushes dyed her ‘smooth cheek, while her eyes shone with a confident, happy light. ;

“Then -at lunch this noon father asked me if I—l liked you as much as ever. ‘Liked” was not the word he used, but never mind, we’ll use it now.” “And what did you answer ?” I asked, eagerly and expectantly. ‘| “That not a day went by that I did not think of you. And oh, Nelson,” she continued, her voice deep and full inits earnestness, “that was not half the truth. Why should I hesitate to confess it to you, my dear friend ?”’ ! Here I made use of my disengaged arm. I could not help it. I drew her closely to me and kissed her blooming cheek: o ) Sl “I-certainly shall not go on if lam interrupted,” Florence said, in gentle remonstranee. - - “What did your father say in answer?” I finally asked. _ “He said he thought perhaps it was unjust to both-of us to insist on your keeping the promise.” : | “Did he say that?” I exclaimed. “Then Florence— but really it is enough tosay that the dear girl promised to be rhy ‘'wife, even though the suspicion shofi‘ld not be removedl from me, providing Mr. Morley’s consent could be gained; and she moreover promised to do all she could to help me gain his consent. : ' [TO BE CONTINUED.] Congressman’s Good Intentions, A member of congress was going home very late a few nights ago when he met a young man who was hopelessly drunk. The congressman hgppened to know where he lived and kindly guided him home. The congressman had no sooner pulled the bell than the door was pulled open and a tall ‘and-vf}g-orous woman appeared. She said not: a word, but grabbed the intoxicated young man by the collar and gave hima shaking that fairly loosened his teeth. Into the hall she. shook him and slammed the door. The congressman was descending the steps, W;E!n‘ the door opened again and his friend flew out of if as if flung from a catapult, He landed gt-}hytoatghthasmzfin%g ;; the congressman picked himup. Hewas very much. frightened, and he was alThoay, Sely H ansged Lo guip outl.

REVENUES AND DEFICITS.

Painful Delay in the Returns from the Dingley Tariff.

In his speech before the Home Market club in Boston the other day Chairman Dingley was long en prophecy as tfo what revenue his bill would produce—next year—and short on facts about the actual revenue producing power of his and other tariff bills. He said: “Itis certainly surprising that the same men who looked on without criticism while the tariff which they had framed showed a chronic deficiency for years, amounting to nearly $200,000,000, should be so much disturbed because the new tariff has not produced adequate rev~ enue in the first few months it has been in force.” s o )

If Mr. Dingley means that the deficits during the operation of the Wilson bill reached $200,000,000 he is sadly mistaken. The total deficit during the Wilson law amounted to $86,000,000, The deficit during the McKinley law was $72,000,000. The deficit of the Dingley bill to date is $42,000,000. The total deficit, sihce deficits began in 1892, amounts to $200,000,000, of which -the McKinley and Dingley laws are responsible for $114,000,000, and the Wilson tariff for $86,000,000. Mr. Dingley isn’t candid in his statements, to say the least. L X

Retorting in kind, it might be said to Mr. Dingley that it is surprisihg that men who were so disturbed over the deficits under the Wilson law should not have fraimed a.law to stop the deficit which was said by Mr. Dingley and Lis: associates to be the cause of all our national ills. i

“Stop the deficit,” was the cry of our republican friends, and hard times will disappear and the.currency question will settle itself. .Our deficit-hating frrends were summmoned by the president to Washington in extra session to frame a bill to provide adequate revenue “immediately.”” The answer to the president’s summons was the Dingley bill, which has produced in five months and a half a deficit half as great as the Wilson bill produced in the three‘years of its operation. ' Mr. Dingley resents criticism of the deficit producing quality of his bill. Baut will Mr. Dingley tell us what his bill was for if it was not. te put an end to the deficit? Having failed to provide revenues equal to the expenditures, his bill fails to meet the purpose for which congress was convened. Not only is it a failure, but it is worse than a failure, because it makes matters far worse than before, by making the chasm between receipts and expenditures wider than ever. 2 : But Mr. Dingley is not cast down. *At the beginning of the next fiscal year” we will get revenue. What statesmanship! Congress called together last March to provide greater revenue “imanediately,” passes a law of which the best its author can say of it is that it will. begin to be effective a year from the time it became a law., DBut if Mr. Dingley’s prophecies are no better on this subject than upon others upon which he has tried his powers the treasury will be enjoying deficits after next July, Mr.Dingley sees “improvement,” but the officials in Washington do not. A dispatch from Washington relative to the revenues says: :

“Two-fifths of the working days of the month have now passed, and have afforded total receipts of $9,585,146, of which $3,992,707 has been from customs, $4,932,648 from in‘ternal revenue, and $659,791 from miscellanéous sources. ‘This indicates total receipts during November of about $24,000,200, which will not be an improvement over Oc%ober. > : :

““Both the customs receipts and internal revenue stand at about the average ftor October, and it will require an increase of about $6,000,000 per month to put the treasury upon a self-supporting basis.”

With no improvement month after month,our friend from Maine continues to prophesy perfection in the sweet by and by. While waiting for the Dingley lay to produce adequate revenue, the MeKinley administration may .find ttself under the painful necessity of issuing bonds.—Utica Observer.

TARIFF DILEMMA’S.

Republicans in, Trouble’ Oveir the Dingley Law.

The republicans will discover, if they have not yet reached that stage of enlightéenment, that the Dingley tariff dilemma has two horns. ‘

Just now the tariff tinkers are squirming on the horn of a deficit, but, with an optimism worthy of Mark Tapley, they laugh at the suggestion that they are hurt, and assert that after December the deficit of $60,000,000 will be made up by increased importations and prosperity will dawn. Is that so? ‘

For the sake of cheerful amenity let the asserfion be accepted. What, then, bave the republicans gained? ' To be sure, they have cured the deficit, but at what expense? ‘American manufacturers were promised a glorious dawn of prosperity after the Dingley bill had performed its perfect work. Will an increase of importations so enormous as to yield an extra revenue of $60,000,000 be considered a blessing by the manufactuers of this country? ; W. 8. Gilbert’s paradox in “The Pirates of Penzance” is nothing compared with the /delightful paradox perpetrated by Dingley, which promises a tremendous boom in the way of importations and a sunburst of prosperity to home manufacturers as coincidentally beneficial results. - &

Protection which does not protect is one horn of the dilemma. Protection which produces a deficit is another horn. If the republicans escape the one they will be pierced on the other.— Chicago Dispatch.

- ——During all of Mr. Hangpa’s brief career as a political boss, and as senator, not -a’ word has ever passed his lips which would subject him to the least suspicion of knowing an¥thing about any public question, or of having the least conception of the duties of a private citizen or a public representative. He has simply earned and enjoys the reputation of an unserupulous political boss. To place upon his shoulders the toga- that has been worn by Wade and Sherman would be a ludierous misfit. To set him up in the senate to be gazed at for six years as the flower and blossom of the business man in politics and in office would be a satire on the period and a severe object lesson for the future. —Cincinnati Enquirer. | ,

~——llf Mark Hanna is to be sent to the genate from Ohio, it would be meet and proper for the Marylanders to complete their work of centralizing the powers of government in the hands of one man by serding to that august assemblage the grandnephew of Napoleon. If we must have “the man on horseback” in this vountry, give us the right article.- Bt. bonlfll’tepubilc. e gw

' COLD COMFORT. Figures Which Make.lt Look Blue for L : Republicans. : A republican newspaper, intending to furnish comfort and cheer to its: party, produces a table of election returns’ from the several states which 1 voted this year. The figures show that in ten states the repuklicans had a total majority over the democrats of 141,025. £y . It would be much fairer in computing election returns to compare the majorities this year with those of 1896. That would show the gains and losses—the growth or decline—of - parties. For that purpose of instructiof, as an object lesson, let this table, showing republican majorities in six states for the two years, be carefully studied: .4 1896. 1897. Pennsylvania .....ccvee000...295,072 144,312 Massachusetts .c0vee5vee....173,365 - 85,957 Maryland .....cecceeseeeces. 32,224 7,109 ONRID ... oiiiiveaonssisanvess A 1,487 28,135 JOWR ..l ic.iiiennniansnooavesss 60,602 30,000 New Jersey ..ccveceensenace... 87,692 - 8,248 POLANS ;. i thidsveeis oo avesns 101,408 303,758 Republican loss in six States in one year...........:.........397,644 The: total majority in the union in 1896 (McKinley over Bryan) was 651,016. Of this majority nearly 400,000 was lost in six states in 1897. This is almost two-thirds of the republican majority in 45 states. ' 1 . But more is to be added. The following states show a change from 1896 to 1897 as follows: Rep. maj. Dem. maj. : in 1896. in 1897. New York ...d1eeee5ec5..:.268,469 68,609 Kentucky ..ccooveeverecess 281 17,326 Totals ..c.olievodsnssess..26B,7so 85,933 Republican loss in two 5tate5..........364,685 Add republican loss in six states, as above .....iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidine el 397,644 Total republican loss in eight r states from 1896 to 1897...........762,33¢ + This shows that in the eight states named all of Mc¢Kinley’s national majority ‘was swept. away, with 111,323 votes left for the democratic side. The states of Nebraska and Virginia were included in the figures of the republican organ. To include them in this table would Sshow a greater republican loss. . i With unity, good candidates, an acceptable platform and a vigerous campaign the democrats are certain of victory in the congressional elections of 1898, which will be an assurance of a democratic victory in the presidential election of 1900.—Chicago Chronicle.

HUMILIATION FOR HANNA.

Ohio Republicans Are Not Swarming to His Standard. )

Considerable interest has attached to the casei of Marcus Alonzo Hanna, United States senator from Ohio, who is a candidate, for the full term, for the seat he now holds by virtue of appointment. Mr. Hanna became a national figure as manager of the McKinley campaign, and, naturally, the whole country is more or less (principally less) interestedin his struggle to-escape being pushed ofl the political earth. Mr. McKinley thought so well of his campaign manager that he took John Sherman out of the senate and put him in the cabinet, in-order to produce a vacancy in a berth into which Hanna thought he would like to slip. Gov. Bushnell took the hint and made him a senator. It is now said that Bushnell covets the place which Hanna would hang on to. . :

Uncertainty still invests the future of the .great Ohioan. He is in doubt as to whether or not he can command the number of votes necessary:to elect him. There are.those in Ohio, republicans, too, who wouldn’t give two cents for Hannd, as an object of adoration. He is énot loved overmuch in certain Buckeye republicangcircles, and there are g. 0. p. camps in Ohio over which flags would not’ be dropped to half mast if your Uncle Marcus Alonzo were to pass in his political checks. In so far as the legislative vote in Ohio is.concerned, it is clear.that the Buckeyes have voiced their approval of any course of action that will résult in keeping Mr. Hanna at home. If he shall succeed in éapturing the prize, his victory will not be due to the irresistible force of public opinion applied to his case, but rather to the facilities that are afforded for showing the public how little ice it cuts. If he shall be elected it shall be interesting to note his bearing and speech when he is approached with a view to securing his influence for the promation of a scheme to put the eléction of United States senators in the hands of the people.—Binghamton (N. Y.) Leader.

POINTS AND OPINIONS.

——The republican party is now in search ‘of a competent surgeon to remove Senator Chandler from its vermiform appendix.—Omaha World-Herald. . ——Although Mr. Hanna’s inclination calls him to Washington, he hesitates to leave the susceptible Ohio legislature without a chaperon.—Chicago Chronicle.

~——Mr. McKinley has not yet told us what he meant by saying that he is highly gratified with the result in Ohio. Such a remark is calculated to make Mr. Hanna feel uncomfortable.—Atlanta Constitution. - , ——James G. Blaine said in 1878 in congress: “It is impossible to strike silver/out of existence as money without results which will prove distressing to millions and disastrous to tens of thousands.”—lllinois State Register. ——The republican organs were saying a few years ago that the republican party was too great to be bossed, and now, republican papers from Maine to Oregon are crying out against the bossism with which the g. o. p.is afflicted.—Binghamton (N. Y.) Leader. ——That feature of the Ohio election laws which was designed to’ expedite the collection and publication of the returns, so as to reduce the opportunity for fraud, seems not to have worked like a charm in"all parts of the state this year.- -Cincinnati Enquirer. - ' - ——Certain large carpet factories in the east have suspended. What! with this prosperity and Dingleyism to boot? This reminds us that the increased tariff op carpet wools is given as one reason jor the suspension of these mills. Thus does Dingleyism take care of American labor.—Wheeling Register. ——A chorus of approval goes up from the republican press at the declaration of the National Sound Money league that international bimetallism is dead. The wigh is fa@he;" to the thought. The bimetailic plank of the St. Louis platform was m‘e*e bait for gudgeons and there {s a natural desire to P?lek&%*:iFlF | oblivion along with the othe&u& and false pretenses thatlf’ggn Rloyed by the republicen perted e SRI L et

FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. 1 LPIELYS DALLY. ) As sweet a child as one could find, If only she were prompt to mind; - 3 Her eyes are blue, her cheeks are pink, . Her hair curls up with many d Kink—- . .She says her name is Allie; - But sad to say, : AT Ofttimes a!day | : : We call her Dilly Dally. . . If sent on errands, grave or gay, = . She's, sure to loiter by the way; S No matter what her task may be, “I’ll do it by and by,”’ cries she. . ‘ And so, instead of Allie,.- ‘ We, one and all, ‘Have come to call 1 ' . This maiden Dilly Dally. - = ' I think, if she could only know How wrong it is to dally so, ' Her tasks undone she would not leave; Nor longer mother’s kind heart grieve; And then, for Dilly Dally, - » W¢'d gladly say, Each well+spent day; ““This is our sweet Allie.”” | : —M. K. Buck, in Our Little Ones. ; KITTEN AND BEAR. - . Passy Frightened Bruin Up a Treec and Kept Him There.

_Chris Burns, the veteran first sergeant of troop D, has a kitten which during the summer camp}ng of the troop at the Lower Geyser basin made her home within the sergeant’s text. Here, curled up on a pfir of army blankets, she defied: the world in general and dogs in particular. When the latter approached she would elevate every. bristle on her brave little back, her eyes would glow like live coals and her tail would swell up.threateningly. 1f the dogs approached too near, she would hiss and exhibit the usual signs of hostility until the intruders had vanished from her reighborhoed. . " One day, when the camp was bathed in sunshine and every soldier in camp felt lazy, an inquisitive black bear came down the mountain side and, whether because he was in search of adventure or because attracted by a savory smell from the cook’s fire, began to walk about among the white ¢4ents of the cavalry command. Jn * Suddenly the kitten caught sight of him. Dogs by the score she had seen,

ol 1 §\§& ,/!{” [ ] y . N | PO || Ay | 7T e }, /‘{ s \7\/*\ V& PRSSEBy F A) ) : . e "» //‘}jr: /0 //k /A ‘ RRAREE SR, \i . N L S oy T~ . - AR i) S //f/’ &1 o/ AN l Q‘\_ ’:/l ol v? B D W\ 'l’4;/';/%:‘“:1‘.3 »/Ngrééaffff‘/ | Sy ||| (I ' | 2 | ! 2 f' . ‘ : I iy ' R, f y 'i & fii “J*fi i'l v 7 - A ; | '\\}(fl‘{//g \Ve N&V/ S N\ N AIIyERND) // vy N 49 ‘l:i,“ @////E\J\M i‘,h KITTEN KEPT CLOSE GUARD OVER \ HER CARTIVE. . but this particular “dog” was the largest and the hairiest dog she had ever seen. But she did not hesitate. It was enough for her that an enemy had invaded her special domain. Hissing: forth her spite, while her little body quivered with rage, she darted forth at the bear. The onslaught was sudden, and one glance was enough for Bruin. With a snort of fear, Bruin made for the nearest tree, a short distance away, and did not pause until he was safely perched among the upper branches. Meanwhile the kitten stalked proudly about on the ground beneath, keeping close guard over her huge captive, her back still curved into a bow, and her hair 'still bristling with righteous indignation, while her tail would now and then give a significant little wave, as if to say: “That’s the way I settle impertinent bears.” B - The soldiers, who meanwhile had poured forth from their tents, could scarcely Dbelieve their eyes; but there was the bear in the tree and the kitten below, and there were those who had seen the affair from beginning toend. " And perhaps the strangest part of it all was that the bear would not stir from his safe position in the Lranches until the kitten had been persuaded to leave her huge eremy a clear means of retreat! Then-he slid .shamefacedly down from his perch, and ambled hastily off towards the mountain.—Lieut. Charles D. Rhodes, U. S. A, iQ St. Nichclas. . ¢ . ) .

How Alligators Are Hunted.

* There are men in the swamps of thé south who make their living by hunting alligators. Their mode of hunting the saurians is very ingenious, as well as successful. Inthe summer, when the swamps dry out, the alligators which abound there live in holes ten or more feet deep, and inclined or = slanting. The weapon of warfare ' used wupon these creatures isa long polesat the end of which is a sharp steel prod and a hook. This is run down into the hole, and the alligator is prodded until he becomes angry. Then he snaps at.the pole ;and is caught on the-hook. He is then drawn up to the mouth of the hole and shot through'the eyes until Gdead. The teeth are extracted and thie hide drawn off, and bsoth are sold at the nearest tawn. If the alligator is young, some parts of the flesh -are eaten by the hunters. - . - - Mouse Upsets Courtroom. - One of the most jeculiar and.amusing occurrences in the history of the Sandusky (O.) cotamohn pleis courtroom created considerable excitement. Judge Wildman was rendering a decision ona motion and Official Stenographer Watts was busily taking down, when he suddenly jumped up and let out a wild whoop. A mouse had run up one of his trousets legs and was making it uncomfortable for him. Everything wasinan uproar at once. Bittbrn'eyg‘gna s-pie&”-tors to the number o 1 150 did not know w;‘z\wns wrong and a panic almost ensued.| Many ladies made & rush for fhe i w@%%éfi ed betore

- WELL-TRAINED ZEBRA.. To Be Seen Any Day in the Streets of - B _//Livcrbool, England. < Liverpool, boasts one of the biggest wild beast emporiums—if not the biggesf—in the world. It is the famous house of Cross. - Mr. William Cross, of Liverpool, is known at the ends of the earth. He always has some queer argosiés on the sea consigned to him—perhaps a _shipload of reptiles, a dozen elephants, or a few thousand parrots. The above photograph represents some - of Mr. Cross’ marvelous ability in training animals. The zebra is notoriously hard to tame, yet here is-one that will actually” carry a lady through the

| , R i : Y -S - S A, A sl *% A ,\ f . { 2% ';;;. "_ “‘"\ I}////// 4(7 S N . TITTTIVRG 4 S N az’ Ll R e b 2 R S %'Y L > RTR — N wb 2 R T L S VTN g e R QR T, 7 S R ist o S, e, - VeV, Jlafe, e U\‘\W";EW{: s=R TAMEST ZEBRA EVER TRAINED. crowded streets of a great city, obedis ent to the slightest touch of the rein—for all the world like a pony that has been “used to children”—to quote the familiar words of an advertisement. It must, indeed,"be a novelty to take one’s rides abroad on the brilliant back of a reél;live'zebm, and quite apart from being a capital “ad” for Mr. Cross’ wonderful establishment, this docile specimen is something of an achievement, representing as it does many weary months of patient and unremitting Jabor. “At first,”the appearance of this lady, mounted, caused some excitement, but the novelty soon wore off. The animal will actually lie down and get up at the word of command.—Strand MagaZine. -

PET RAT ACTS MEAN.

Bit Its Tiny Mistress, Who Had to Be . Talken to the Hospitak

Children sometimes adopt strange animals for pets. In Philudelphia two litgle girls can be seen almost every da¥ playing with a pair of tiny alligators, and a neighbor of theirs, three-year-old Violet Ricketts, of 1525 Summer street, took a great fancy to a rat. Last week she was carried to.the Hahnemann hospital suffering intensely from a bite in'thehand from the animal. - The rodent which caused the child’s injuries belongs to the next-door neighbor of the Ricketts, and was captured in a trap several years ago and tamed. It is in the habit of running abeut the neighborhood, and for a long time has been a frequent visitor at the Ricketts house. .

~ The. child and the rat became great friends.. The other afterncon the little girl ‘was feeding it when a big dog belonging to her father came in the room. The rat. became -angry and jumped at the baby, catching the little one’s hand with its teeth.. The child’s eries brought her mother, who tried to set the dog on' the rat, but the dog refused to interfere, as the pair had been long friends. - ' . The rat then turned upon Mrs. Ricketts, who had a hard time to prevent it biting her. She finally threw a piece of wogqd ‘at the little animal, and he ran through a small hole in the kitchen by which it had been aceustomed to go and come to the adjoining house. The child was taken to the hospital, and the physicians found it necessary to take five stitches in the wound.—Chicago Chronicle. . -

- KILLED HIS KEEPER. How an Elephant in India Was Punished for the Crime. "Did" you ever see an - elephant whipped? I don’t suppose you would ever forget it if you did. They fre.quently do it in India, because ele‘phants ‘are very cbstreperous at times. ~Recently an elephant, Abdul, was convicted by court-martial for killing his keeper, and sentenced to 50 lashes’ and two years’ imprisonment. ~ Two elephants led Abdul to ah open space, and in the presence of the whale battery -the . punishment began. The culprit. trumpeted in fear, and made an unearthly noise. B -There were 14 elephants on one side, and the officers and men of the battery on the otherthree. Inthecenter of this hollow square stood Lalla (No. 1), the flogger, and the prisoner. The latter was chained by the fourlegs to as many - heavy iron pegs, and could not move. Fastened to Lalla’s frunk was an immense cable chain. When all was ready ‘the major gave the word, and down came.the chain with a resounding whack. - Abdul roared for all he was worth. ~Fifty times.was the operation repeated, and then Abdul was taken to a\ compound, where he was to remain ‘a prisoner for two years.—Answers. ~° -~ Truly Wonderful Pig.' " Pennsylvania boasts of a wonderful blind-pig. It was born blind and at+, the tender age of three months wassold to a neighboring farmer, who took it home in his wagon. The road was not only crooked, but was cut by several cross roads, and it passed through a village with a dozen cross streets, the entire distance being two miles beyond the village. The pig was turned info a small lot, and the third day afterward the little blind fellow was back with its former owner. There was no other way for the pig returning home than by following the road over which it ggd been carried in the box. Still, as dumb animals perform these feats by instinet, a blind pig would be on an equal footing with any other. ' Where Cows Wear Earrings. , A cow is the last creature one would ?,\pect to see with earrings, yet every cow in Belgitm must wear them now. The director-general of agriculture has issued a regulation that all animals of the hovine species are to wear earrings as soon as they have attained the age of three months. This is a hygienic measure, intended to phovent the in. Nfl%g:’“fl?mm fering from tuberculosis. " Breelersare . gn ik b e e