Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 16, Number 32, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 24 October 1894 — Page 2

AT FRIGHTFUL COST. A Mob Repulsed and the Law Vindicated in Bloodshed. 'Would-Be Lyncher* Attetnpt to Secure Possession- of a olored BruteThree Are .billed and Twelve Wounded. ' 'Washington Court House, 0., Oct 19. —Three men were killed and almost a dozen injured, some fatally, by the militia here Wednesday evening in the endeavor to keep mobs from lynching William Dolby, colored. Dolby was brought here on Tuesday, guid Tuesday night the first mob rumors took shape. The local militia was ordered out, and. later two companies from Columbus reached here. Much indignation was manifested at the action of the officials in thus pntting a bar hetween the mob and their prey, and on all sides denunciations were frequent. All classes were represented among those who took this view of the situation, though many deplored the lawless spirit manifested. Later in the day a special grand jury was impannelled and the negro was indicted. The militia companies formed at the west side of the court house" while the sheriff and Deputy James lSusick went to the jail for the prisoner. \ Struck Down by a Soldier. | The sheriff and his deputies had hardly emerged from '.he jail door

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DAGMAR MARIE FEODOROVNA, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. Recent reports arc to the effect that the Czarina will be the virtual ruler of the Russian empire until her husband s recovery from his present serious illness, or his death The empress is forty-seven years of age. a daughter of the King of Denmark and sister of the Princes* of Wales. She is said to be a woman of remarkable executive ability and almost marvelou* tact, and has always shown a keen interest in the welfare ol the Russian people

when the acknowledged leader of the crowd, Henry Kirk, who married Mrs. Boyd's sister, rushed toward the trembling wretch, protected by the fiworo officers of thelaw, and breaking the thin ranks of the stalwart guard seized the culprit with a hand of iron. Quick as a flash the qmsket of a soldier was swung with great force and Mr. Kirk was dealt a blow in the face. The angry .crovvd rushed madly forward and in the rush swept one gallant boy around the corner and uway from his company but lie quickly returned to his post. The curses and imprecations of the thoroughly maddened crowd grew in volume and the wretched prisoner trembled like an aspen. His saddle • color became purple and he had to be supported. Col. Coit rallied his men for a supreme effort and the prisoner was almost carried up the steps and into, the courthouse. There was then a scene of intense excitement, men armed with staves and any form of weapon rushed blindly almost onto thcfbayonets of the soldiery and some so far forgot themselves as to rush almost on the troops. Warned th* Mob. X’ol. Coit, commanding the troops, •topped on the steps of the courthouse to warn the excited people to disperse, and after his earnest warning had fallen on deaf ears,he shouted: “Load,” and there was a uniform clicking of hammers and every soldier prepared his piece for trouble, if trouble must come. I'lcaded Guilty. Once up to the third floor of the courthouse and into the room where the trial is held, Dolby was soon legally declared a criminal. At exactly 41:5‘3 he -was led into the courtroom, pleaded guilty, and in three minutes he was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment, ten days in each year in solitary confinement. Meanwhile the mob was clamoring for admission. The crowd grew in numbers and the accessions proved an inspiration to the tired leaders, who had exhausted themselves. Called for Reinforcements. Col. Coit at this juncture telephoned the adjutant general at Columbus for 200 additional troops. “If you want me to bring the man to Columbus,” said Col. Coit, with characteristic emphasis, “I will do it, but it will cost blood.” Col. Coit then made a speech to the crowd. “It looks very much,” said he, “as if you intend to make nn attack on the legal authorities. There will be trouble if you do. I call on law-abid-ing citizens to disperse and go to their homes.” Attacked the Courthon.p. This was received as other warning's had been. The prisoner had been taken to a back room in the sheriff's office on the third floor. At 6:10 the crowd, largely augmented, surrounded

the building and with huge improvised battering rams battered the doors in rapid succession. The troops were hastened together in the courthouse at all entrances. The doorS were'barricaded from within and furniture piled against them. The soldiers stood with pieces cocked and bayonets fixed and waited till the doors would yield. Huge stones were thrown against the doors and the noise was deafening. All the time loud and angry yells came from the crowd. Col. Coit went Si to the crowd and said: "If any man of yfin bit one of my men I will direct him to aim directly at that man’s heart.” Fired on the Mob. At 7:55 the south doors were broken and immediately there was a deafening and continuous volley from two score of muskots. A pandemonium of yells and curses and a dense smoke filled the corridors. The law had been vindicated at frightful cost, for this was the list of dead and of wounded: The Victims. Killed—James Judy, aged 25; Smith Welch, aged 19, and Mack Johnson, of Williamsburg, Clermont county. Wounded—Hugh Ammerman, shot through the hips, dangerous; F. L. Nitterhouse, shot through both ankles, one foot almost severed, since amputated; shot in foot; John McCune. shot in leg; John Korn, shot in foot; Emert Ellis, thumb shot off; George Keating. 14 years old. shot in both legs and groin; William Sams, fatally shot through the bowels; Frank Smith, flesh wound in face; DeWitt Dale, shot in arm; William Laum, shot in abdomen; Ellis Webster, shot in body. It was reported at midnight that three attempts had been made to place dynamite under the courthonse. It

was said that a large quantity of the explosive was wheeled to the building in a hand cart, and that the dynamiters were frustrated by the militia in each attempt. The leaders stated at midnight that the plan to lynch Dolby would probably be abandoned but that he would be riddled with bullets when led from the courthouse to the railroad train. Fully two-thirds ofJtliuActive members of the crowd were armed with revolvers. Dolby Taken to the Fenltentlary. Columbus, 0., Oct. 20.— Dolby, the assaulter of Mrs. Mary U. Boyd, was successfully taken from the county jail at Washington Court House early Thursday morning and brought to the penitentiary under of four companies of the Fourteenth regiment. Two More Victim. William Sams and Hugh'Ammerman, Wounded in the riot, have since died. This increases the death list to five. JOINT DEBATE. Mensrs. Thurston and Bryan Dlacass Politics In Nebraska. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 19.—Remarkable interest was manifested in the joint political debate Wednesday afternoon between Congressman W. J. Bryan and John M. Thurston, candidates respectively of the democratic and republican parties for the United States senate. The seating capacity of the at the state fair grounds, estimated at 7,000, was taxed, and the partisans of the two speakers, supposed to be equal in numbers, were warm in their plaudits of the good points made. They discussed the income tax, government foreclosure of liens on Pacific railroads and the free coinage of silver as being subjects of equal importance and probably of parinterest to the people of Nebraska. The tariff question was left for discussion at a lA® date. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 20.—The joint debate between Congressman Bryan and Hon. John M. Thurston in this city Thursday night was heard by 15,000 people from nearly all parts of the state. Thurston devoted his time mainly to the tariff argument wholly in line with McKinley, and cited the prediction of Blaine as to the present situation. He attacked Bryan on his support of the tariff-reduction bill and the bill to repeal the federal law. Bryan defended his course in congress, saying the federal elections law was centralization of power and taking the government awiiy from the people. He contended that industries were reviving. Ameer’* Death Not Confirmed. Simla, Oct. 19.—The Indian government docs not confirm the announcement made by a newspaper of Lahore that the ameer of Afghanistan ia dead.

YOUTHFUL VICTIMS. Flames Destroy Four Young Lives at Nyaok, N. Y. Grandchildren of the Methodist Missionary Bishop of Africa, Rev. William Taylor, Burned to Death— Three More In lured. New York, Oct. 28.— A terrible fire occurred at South Nyack Monday morning, destroying the elegant new residence of Rev. Ross son of Rev. William Taylor, Methodist bishop of Africa, burning to death four of Mr. Taylor’s children and seriously injuring three workmen. The children burned to death were: Harriet Taylor, Ada Taylor, Arthur Taylor, Schultz Taylor. Two other children of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, Stewart and William, escaped by jumping from an upper window. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, who barely escaped with their lives, were taken to the home of a neighbor near by. They are prostrated with grief at the terrible misfortune which overtook them. The bodies of the four children who lost their lives were recoveied from the ruins of the burned home at 7 o'clock a. m. Their remains were removed to an undertaking establishment. The Taylor residence was built of stone and had been occupied by the family only two weeks. The financial loss has not yet been estimated. At 4:19 a. m. a big blaze of leaping flames was seen on the south mountain, which was reflected on every building in the lower part of the town, and the dense darkness that preceded the dawn was lightened by the fierce firelight. The scene of the fire was at once located as being the new house oF Rev. Mi 1 ! T&ylor. The house was quickly enveloped in flames. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were almost blinded by the smoke, which was growing more and mbre dense every moment, and they saw at once that the most they could attempt would be to get out and even that seemed impossible. By hard effort, however, they succeeded in escaping from the- building. Then they saw that their property must go and with it tiieir children, wlibse escape and rcscuc-werc cut off. A laborer named Michael Mullaley and two decorators, Edward Sinta and William Ruth, jumped from a third story and were badly hurt. All three were carried, to Adolph Gucrber's residence, on Washington avenue, and were afterward taken to Bellevue hospital, New York, by the steamer Christenah. The funeral of the four children who were burned to death was held at St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church at 11 o'clock a. m. All four charred bodies were placed in one rosewood casket, ltev. J. B. Taylor, pastor of the church, officiated, and Rev. Ross Taylor, the bereaved father, was present alone and made a few remarks, telling several pathetic incidents. lie said a regular Sunday evening prayer and prafee service was held attheir house and fijpe last act of the children before going to sleep was to pray.

BIG FIRE RAGING. Timber and Farming Land* Near Akron* 0., Ablaze. Akron, 0., Oct. 23.— For forty-eight hours a fierce fire has boen raging west of this city. It started in a swamp, but" has spread into the highlands, and 700 acres of timber and farming land have been burned over. The damage already done will amount to 845,000. All day Sunday, Sunday night and Monday men and women fought the flames. Many fences and haystacks have been JSurned. Houses and barns unless a strong wind should come' from the west or north, in which case many could not bo saved. One call has come to the Wty for 800 men to fight the fire, but fearing they would not be able to collect their pay, only a few responded. THE IRON HALL. Affairs of the Defunct Association Soon to Be Closed Up. Indianapolis, lud., Oct. 23.— The affairs of the Iron Hall are to be practically closed within the next ten days. Monday morning the first general report of the permanent receiver, James F. Failey, was filed. Only two shares of the bankrupt trust association remain, the life division and the payment of matured certificates. Three hundred thousand dollars will be reserved to pay these trusts, and 8250,000 will be reserved to protect imperfect claims,, of which there are 1,100. Attorneys in ten months are known to have received 834,550.2 - AT A RIPE OLD AGE. Mr*. Chaffle, 102 Years Old, Die* a* Adrian, Mich. Adrian, Mich., Oct. 23. —Mrs. Hannah Chaffle, who was 102 years a month ago, died Monday morning at the home of her grandson. She was born atPomfret Center, Conn., September 24, 1792. She well remembered George Washington and his wife. She came to Michigan in 1833 with her parents and settled in Hillsdale county. She came to Lenawee county in 1849 and has lived in this city thirty years. Mrs. Chaffle is survived by her brother, John Uoodell, of Gresn Island, N. Y., who has passed his 100th birthday. She leaves two sons, twelve grandchildren and sixteefi great-grandchildren. FURIOUS GALE IN _ KANSAS. Many Hmises Demolished and Several Per* / sons Injured. Winfield, Kan., Oct. 23.— This city and surrounding country was visited by a destructive windstorm Sunday night. Many buildings were injured or totally demolished. Edward Welter and family were buried in' a cellar under the ruins of their farmhouse fourteen hours, but Were rescued alive. Ten houses were blown down in Gueda Springs, 18 miles south of here, including two hotels and a mill. A number of persons were injured, but no loss of life is reported.

JURISTS CLASH. Nebraska Judges at War Over the Rosewater Case. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 18. Probably the most remarkable instance of the clash of judicial authorities in the history of American jurisprudence occurred in Omaha Tuesday when the Criminal branch of the district court, presided over by C. R. Scott, was ordered by the other five judges of the district, sitting 'as a court, to transfer to their docket the case in which Editor Rosewater of the Bee is accused of libel by the wife of ex-Bheriff Bennett; This was the result of a motion by Mr. Rosewater before the five judges to. Rave some other judge preside aA the trial since he regarded the prejudice of Judge Scott as a bar to a fair trial before him. When the court clerk handed Judge Scott the order of the five judges to transfer the case there was a scene. Court business was suspended and dreds of people flocked into the room\ to hear the fracas. In a manner indie-/ ative of half-suppressed passion Judge Scott said: 4, We have now met at the cross-roads and I do not propose to take either side, but instead, I am going to tread right lh the middle of the road. Here I am, an American citizen 62 years of age, and stand upon a broad gauge platform that will permit mo to give every man a fair and impartial trial. If I did not want to give Rosewater a fair trial the motion might be excused. 'There is no law to take this case off my docket, and it will stay there. If there is any monkeying about it someone is going to be cited to appear for contempt. and I think I am pretty good authority on contempt." Tuesday afternoon Judges Hopewell, Ambrose, Blair, Keyser and Ferguson ascended to the bench for the purpose of sitting in banc to determine if the Bennett case should iie removed- from Judge Scott's docket. The judges ordered the clerk to produce the papers in the case at 9 a. m. to-day and cited Mr. Rosewater to be present for trial. When Scott heard this he at once entered in his journal a decree nullifying the order of the five judges and cited Rosewater to appear in his court at 9a. in. to-day for trial. He further instructed the clerk that if lie attempted to carry the papers in the case from his courtroom lie would have him jailed for contempt. Omaha, Neb., Oct. 19. —The most remarkable, situation in the history of the district court appeared Wednesday morning when two different judges in two different rooms were engaged in hearing the same criminal case. Judge Scott, known to be a personal enemy of Mr. Rosewater, editor of the Bee, announced Tuesday that he would certainly insist on trying the criminal libel suit of Sophia Bennett against Rosewater despite the request of the editor for a changes of venue and the decision of the five other judges that the case should be taken from Scott and tried by Judge Ambrose.

When court convened Judge Scott took up the case, being upheld and supported by the county attorney, and entered upon the hearing of a motion *to dismiss, Mrs. Bennett declaring her intention to refuse to prosecute before any judge other than Scott. At the same hour Judge Ambrose called up the case and continued it until 2 o’clock. Judge Scott heard and granted the motion to dismiss, presented by Mrs. Bennett, and delivered a long declaration of principles, declaring that the other judges were swayed by fear of Rosewater, and insisted that the other judges had no right to transfer the case from his docket, but that he had exclusive jurisdiction, and in exercising this jurisdiction he dismissed the suit. OOQK’& GANG, The Noted Band of Desperadoes Attack a Train—They Secure Little. Parsons, Kan., Oct. 23.—The Missouri Pacific passenger, train No. 228, on the Kansas and Arkansas Valley branch, was held up by four or five masked men at Coretta siding, 7 miles east of Wagoner, I. TANARUS., at 10 o'clock Saturday night. Ail* empty Car was placed on the main track and the train struck it. The robbers commenced a terrible onslaught and two men are reported shot. But little is said to have been secured. All the cars excepting the sleeper were shot full of holes and not a whole window remained. Express officials say that their loss would not exceed 81,000. The train carried a small amount in the local safe and the robbers were unable to break into the through safe. While two of the robbers were at work in the express car the others went through the train demanding the money and valuables of the passengers. Before they had completed their work a freight train drew in sight and Cook ordered his followers out of the train. Firing a parting volley at the train they rode oft in a northerly direction. FROUDE IS DEAD. Great Historian and Religion* Writer Passe* Away at London. London, Oct. Anthony Froude, LL. D., the celebrated religious writer and historian, died at 6:30 a. m. Saturday, aged 76 years. [James Anthony Froude. LL. D., youngest son of the late venerable R. H. Froude, archdeacon of Totnes, was born at Darlington. Devonshire, April 23. 1818. was educated at Westminster and at Oriel college, Oxford, where ho was graduated in 1840. In 1842 he became a fellow of Exeter college. He was ordained a deacon In the Church of England in 1844. His theological writings were condemned by the university authorities and he accepted an appointment which he hau received to a teachershlp in Tasmania. It was in 1856 that ho published the flfst two volumes of his ‘‘History of England From th* Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada.” The twelfth and final volume appeared In 1870 In the autumn of 1878 Mr. Froude. visited the United States and delivered a series of lectures on the relations between Groat Britain and Ireland, taking the position that the Irish were themselves to blame for a largo proportion of the difficulties In which their country has been Involved. because of their own internal Jealousies. During the last year of his life, he devoted most of his time and attention to the writing of books, ncting as the editor of several magazines. His health bad been gradually failing until lie was able to move about bla house und garden no longer.]

SIXTY KILLED. Awfol Result of a Dj namlte Explosion In a Brazilian City. Baltimore, Md., Oct. 28.— Capt Hodgins, of-the coffee bark Dom Pedro 11., now in port, gives a graphic description of a dynamite explosion that occurred in Rio Janeiro a few days prior to September 6, when his vessel sailed for Baltimore, whereby sixty persons were killed. A Brazilian soldier discovered, near the English cemetery, a subterranean magazine, in which the insurgents of the recent rebellion had oonoealed a large quantity of gunpowder, cartridges and dynamite shells, which they evidently intended using against the government. The sojdier reported his fincT to the general commanding, and a rough cart, drawn by two mules, was sent to the scene to remove the contents of the hidden magazine to a place of safety. A detachment of soldiers accompanied the cart and a curious crowd of citizens followed it to the little hill which had been dug out to hold the explosives. A quantity of the shells had been placed in the cart and a pile of others had been passed out close behind it, when one of the soldiers while in the act of handling a shell dropped it among the others. The same second an explosion shook the earth. A sheet of flame shot upward, and a clond of whitish smoke hid everything from view. The vessels in the harbor rocked at their moorings, and the entire city was thrown into wild excitement. More Than a ton of dynamite had exploded from the dropping of the shell. The soldiers and mules were blown into fragments, and only the iron tires of the cart wheels were found. WHERE OUTLAWS HOLD SWAY. Reign of Terror In Indian Territory—Organized Hands of Desperadoes. Washington, Oct. 23. —The Indian office has received advices by telegraph from the Indian territory giving briefly an account of the lawless condition of affairs in that section and asking that some action be taken by, the United States authorities which will restore order and protect citizens in their rights. It is stated that armed bandits are in practical control of the territory. The Indian police are powg erlcss to protect the people and pre* vent robbery. Lawless gangs infest all sections. Men are held up by highwaymen in broad daylight and robbed. Life and property are not secure either by day or night. The express companies have refused to trans port money and no other means of carrying funds have been devised. There are three well-known organized bands of desperadoes composed of thieves, thugs and tough characters from all scctious of the country who make a business of pillaging the people. Asa result a reign of terror exists, and the people of the territory are at the mercy of these gangs. It has been suggested that in the present emergency the territory could be placed under martial law and troops directed to clear the territory of the gangs which now infest it. This would be an extreme measure and would not likely be resorted to unless all other methods fail.

TD DO DOUBLE DUTY. Plan Money by Appointing Army Officers as Indians Agents. Washington, Oct. 23. —Hereafter, when an army officer who is serving as Indian agent, is relieved from that duty, another officer of the army will be detailed in his stead. It is said at the Indian bureau that President Cleveland prefers to have army officers act as Indian agents, because they usually command more respect and obedience from the Indians, than the civilian agents. I ‘ is also understood to be the purpose in the future to have these officers detailed to act as agents when civilians are relieved. There are now fiftyseven Indian agents, and of this number twenty-one are army officers. The average pay of Indian agents is nearly 81,500, with expenses. An army officer, acting in such a capacity, does not receive a salary as agent, hut gets only his regular pay as a commissioned officer,-with necessary expenses. Thus, at the present time, the government is saving annually about 830,000 in having them serve as agents. If, in time, agents should be abolished altogether and the array officers appointed in their places, the saving to the government would be over 880,000 annually. FALLING WALLS. Collapse of Building In St. Paul—Seven Men Injured. St. Paul, Minn., Oct 23. —Pahst Brewing company are engaged in tearing down an old building at the corner of Wabasha and Third streets preparatory to putting up anew one. At 8:40 Monday afternoon the walls collapsed and buried seven workmen beneath the ruins. A large force was immediately set to work to rescue the men, and all were taken out alive though some will probably die. The injured are: Frank Mullen, probably fatally: William Wbalen, arm amputated: Andrew Wllzah, severe Injuries on tbe bead: Jacob Schmidt, scalp wounds; Steven Shier, rib broken and severe Internal Injuries; Andrew Nelson, badly cut and bruised, but not serious; Eugene Brodhugen, dangerously injured about tbe bead. The building inspector had warned the contractor of the danger. SUICIDE OF A MURDERER. Herman Richter, Who Killed His Mother, Ends Ills Life at V ontjac, 111. Pontiac, 111., -Oct 28.— Herman Richter, who was confined in the county jail here, having been indicted for the murder of his mother near Longpoint last summer, forced the look Monday in the door leading from his room to the jailer’s room. He secured the latter’s revolver and shot himself in the temple. Death was instantaneous. It was the belief of those who knew him best that he was not of sound mind when ha murdered his mother.

PRECIOUS CUSTOMS RECORDS. Three Volume* Filled With Letters es Hamilton, Gallatin and Others. Safely stowed away in the archives of the collector of the port, in the Philadelphia custom house, are three quaintly bound volumes that shed an interesting light on some of the difficulties mec and overcome by the founders of the republic. They constitute the record of the beginning of the customs service of the government, and are composed chiefly of manuscript circulars and correspondence, covering the period fiom October 15, 1789, to 1805. They are of great value in estimating the remarkable administrative capacity of three of the early secretaries of the treasury—Alexander Hamilton, Oliver Wolcott, jr., and Albert Gailatin. Some of the letters are entirely in the secretaries’ handwriting, showing the comparative leisure or limited conveniences of the officials of that period. All, whether letters or circulars, bear the autographic signatures of the writers, and these include many names famous in the annals of the republic. Even President James Madison found time to personally sign circulars addressed to the collectors of all the ports; while Timothy Pickering, secretary of occasion to pen a long letter to Okoigc'Latimer, Philadelphia's second collector, relating to the issue of a passport to a Frenchman of this city who desired to go to St. Domingo, but who was suspected of having, designs upon the government of Gen. Toussaint L'Ouverture. At that time, it appears, the collectors of some of the ports inthe United States were empowered to issue passports. Most interest attaches to the circu* lars issued by Alexander Hamilton, because they convey the first instructions as to methods of collecting tariff duties ever issued in the United States. One of the embarrassments he Tabored under in framing them may be inferred from a paragraph in a letter addressed to Sharp Delancey. the first collector at this port, dated November 30, 1789, in which he adopts a tone of apology “for mentioning the practice of the British customs,” because, he explains, “we derive our language and a great measure'of our usage of business” from Great Britain. In this letter, which is a long one, covering many pages? Hamilton’s farreaching discernment is shown in the fact that some of these instructions are still of vital force after.more than one hundred years of commercial expansion. That, in composing his instructions, he sought aid from other sources besides British practices, is evidenced iirapotlier letter, in which he requests a copy of the revenue laws in force in Pennsylvania immediately preceding the act of congress levying a duty on imports. Throughout the first volume of thes* precious records are numerous other instructions, notes of inquiry and suggest ions, signed by Hamilton, but some, no doubt, emanating from his able assistant secretary. Tench Coxe, a celebrated Philadelphian, and regarded by many as the ablest writer on political economy this country had produced up to that time.—Philadelphia Record.

CHAMPION EGG-EATER. The Clever Trick Tlayed on Pat Matter by the Hoys. Pat Maher lias long borne the reputation of being the champion egg-eater of his locality and boasts that he once ate six dozen raw eggs, shells and all. at one sitting. J'Snt the boys got the best of Pat one evening recently. As usual, they offered to give him all the liquor lie could drink if he would swallow a certain number of eggs. “Eat a dozen of eggs, shells amj all, in our presence and you can get drunk at our expense,” said the spokesman. “Wan dozen hin eggs!” exclaimed Pat,, with a contemptuous laugh. “Why, that will be nothin' but a lunch, lit*! ho! ho!” "We didn’t say hen eggs. You are to eat one dozen eggs of whatever kind are furnished you.” “All might, boys. Pm wid ycz. Oi’m just as equal t’ goose er turkey eggs uz O’ am t’ the fruit o’ th’ hin. Oi’m ready, lads.” The “boys” went over to the bar and procured a monstrous ostrich egg that had long ornamented the sideboard. It was fully seven inches long and four inches in its smallest diameter. The contents of the shell had, of course, long been removed, but this fact was not apparent on casual inspection. The egg was carefully carried to the table by which sat Mr. Maher, beaming and smiling over the free drink which was soon to be liis. •‘Here's the first egg, Pat,” said the spokesman,quietly; “the waiters will be along with the other eleven presently.” Mr. Maher gazed with bulging eyes at tiie giant egg, then at the gang, each of whom preserved an impassive face. Solemnly he pushed his chair back from the table, buttoned his coat aud fixed his battered hat firmly on his head. Then, with ono reproachful finger directed at the shell upon the table, he said: “Hoys, it's not roight, it’s not roight. Oi didn’t ask that thim eggs he all hin eggs. Oi would a’ been satisfied with dook eggs or goose eggs—onythlng in rason. Hut when ye bring th’ progeny uv th’ illyphunt before Hie, it is toime foor me to renounce me bargain wid ye. Oi wudn’t eat wan o’ them illy' ph lint eggs if Oi cud.” Pat got no free liquor that evening. —Pearson’s Weekly. Striking a Balance. She was young and good looking, hut very rural, and the drummer in the seat back Os her did want to move over and talk to her, but she didn't give him any chance. Finally ho offered to put the window up for her. “No,” she said, ”1 don’t want it up.” *T beg your pardon,” he responded. “You don’t have to,” she chirruped, -••‘but if you want to set in this seat with me, why in thunder don't you. I promised my husband this morning that I wouldn’t talk to any man that wasn’t homelier than he was, and he said if I would keep that promise he was willin’ to let me go clean ’round tho world by myself. You never seen my husband, did you?” and she moved over to make room for him, hut lie heard soven 'people laugh, and ha packed out and went Into another car, —Detroit Free Press. '