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ARKANSAS.

PROTEST OF THE LEGISLATURE AGAINST GENERAL
ORD's ORDER PROHIBITING THEIR REAssRM-
BLAGE.
The following is the copy of protest of the
members of the Legislature OF Arkansas against
the order of Major. General Ord prohibiting
their reassemblage as legislative body. 1t is
now receiving the signatures of the members -
Whereas, F. o; g Ord, Brevet MajorGeneral com
manding, ETC., did, the 18th day of April, 1867
direct Isaac Murphy, as Governor of the State OF
Arkansas, to notify and inform the members of the
Provisional Legislature of said State that their re-
converting Is Incompatible with the recent act Of
Congress called the Reconstruction act and that they
Will not reassembei and whereas, Isaac Murphy, as
such Governor, did, on the Goth day of April
1867, publish order whereby It ordered among
other things that such Legislature dissolved:
now while we, the undersigned members of such
Legislature, Will obey the order of General Ord, and
VIII not attempt 70 meet again Legislature yet
we respectfully but earnestly protest against any
legal light or power In General Ord prevent the
meeting OF such Legislature, and that his order 10
that effect we claim TO be unconstitutional and Illegal
as also do claim the order OF Isaac Murphy based
on the request direction Of General Ord as afore-
said. We claim and insist such Legislature was and
Is In no sense proVsona but the Legislature of the
State OF ARKANSAS, created and elected according to
the forms of law and the Constitutions and as such
had right 70 meet at the time which It adjourned
In July next And we respectfully request General
Ord 10 file this with the papers OF this Office TO be pre-
served among them by the proper department of the
Govern -
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FINANCE AND ooMMHRCn.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TFLFeR APH, I \
Saturday, MAY 25 1897 II

o. y
There was very little disposition to operate
in stocks this morning, but prices were without
any material change. Government bonds were
firmly held. June 1905 sold at 1866, and
for 10 4Os; 1905 for old 6-2Os, and 1f1S for 6s
of 1881. City loans were unchanged; the new
issue sold at 10lb@102. , III
Railroad shares were the most active on the
list. Reading sold at 5l9, no change; Pennsyl-
yanla Railroad at 609, slight declines; aud
Minehill at SO, no change. e ~. f5e.y
In City Passenger Railroad shares there was
nothing doing. Ga was bid for Tenth and
Eleventh; l9s for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 66
for West Philadelphia; IL for Hestonville; 30 for
Green and Coates; 27 for Girard College; and 9S
for Union. .f .e f.r f1 % ifn ~
Bank shares were firmly held at full prices.
Mechanics sold at 316; and Commonwealth at
81, an advance OIL. III was bid for First Ma
tional; l04 for Fourth National; 154 for Phila-
delphla; "a for Commercials; 100 for Northern
Liberties; 107 for KensingtOn; 55t for Girard;
and 90 for Union. it
Canal shares we're unchanged. SchuylkiII
NAVIGATION preferred sold at 80 81 was bid
for Susquehanna Canalj and 56 for Delaware
Division.
Quotations of Gold-1O9 A. M, 1874; II A. NJ,
1874; IL NJ, 1861; / p. NJ, 1877, decline of S
on the closing price last evening. b
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY
Reported by De Haven q Bro No. 40 s. Third street
BEFORE BOARDS et r'r'
l0G sh Read R".-...- SIS 100 sh Read R........ 5k
FIRST BOARD; ,,.,
SoS SSS 81 q @ y, 70 sh h GSmW11h B
1900 Pa RI m 6s........ 935S 20 do.--...trf- 5i%
$1,000 Lehigh 6s '84-. S8Z 100 sh Sch Nv Pfb00- 80
5000 CumV I'm Spc bs.l05X 200 do.......-.la- 80
$1,000 PIN ETIes ss-' s21 100 sh PennS R.assO- SO'f
AFTER BOARD. l''t
1880 zoos -Au-csl0eH 900 sh Ocean o:...... 2x
$500 City 6s New....-lOlX 200 sh Egbert On..... u
tioSo LehigS Is S1.-... ss sh Penna -;
$1,000 Leh Val bs...-... 81 II do-sbwn-ls- 81
,o sh MinehIIl Nine R , Ss 100 do do ss;S sN
No second Board Saturdays until further notice.
-Messrs. De Haven q Brother, No. 40 South
Third street, report the following rates Of ex-
change to-day at P. M.;-U. s; es Of 1881, 1lls
@111b; do. 1862, 109a@1O9J; do, 1864, 1053@
LOG; do, 1865, 1864 0106s; do, 1865, new, 1850
1887; do 5s, 10-40s, 994@99s; do. 7'SOs, Aug, LOG
| 0l064 do, June, 105a0l054; do., July, 105a@
@li9a; do, July, 1864, l1sB@lls5; do. Aug. 1854,
l18b@l1sa; do, October, 1854 ll7b@1l71; do.
December, 1854, l16I@l161; do, May, 1856, ll43
| 01l42; do, Aug, 1865, 1l3a@119l; do, Septem-
Der, 1865, 1l2b@1131; October, 1865, 112s@1l3.
Gold, 137@1374. Silver, l30@l3l2.
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The Opera in Chicago.

CHICAGO, May "a - The Strakosch- -Parepa
opera season, which commenced last Monday
and closes to- morrow afternoon, has been the
greatest financial success ever known In Chicago
for the same length of time TrOUat0re was
given on Monday, Norma on Tuesday, the Barber
on Wednesday, GioU0Rni on Thursday, and Don
PdsqitdLe will be given tonight, and the Barber
to- morrow afternoon The house has been
crowded to overlooking every night, and every
seat is sold for tonight and TO morrow The
receipts OF the week Will be fully II not more
than $4,000 Parepas greatest triumph was In
the Barber. The audience were enthusiastic to
the last degree, giving her perfect ovation aud
letting loose carrier doves with bouquets.
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Markets hv TeIegranh.

New YORK, May 25-Chicago and Rock Island,
S7zG; Reading, i03! Canton Oompany,42 Erie; 5s16
721S; Plttsourg and Fort Wayne s52S; Michigan Cen
Iral, l!91s; Michigan Southern. 66sG; New YORK
Central H5; Illir os Central 1l5i4 Cumberland pre-
ferred, s01s Virginia 6s 6 Missouri 6s 9sS Hudson
River 100; United States Five twenties 1882, l09H;
DO 1854 1886 do 1865. I006; do issue. los; do.
lO40s, 99ss Seyen-thirties first issue 1865; do. all
Gold. 1877.
NEW YORK, May 2S:ooCotton so quiet at &c. Flour
and declining Corn quiet and unchanged. Oats
quiet and steady. Rye quiet; sales of bushels
Sl72@t79 Pork firm; New Mess $23@232O. Lard
quiet and unchanged. Whisky quiet.
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Bishop McGill of Richmond, has left for
Rome.
The two Senators Morrill, have sailed for
Europe.
--Ex-Governor Welles, of California, will
make New Orleans his home.
Rosa Bonheur is indignant at the reports
that she is insane.
-Morphy, the chess-player, is TO take part
in the coming Chess Congress in Paris.
The Rev. George Hepworth will make the
address for the Boston Fourth Of July.
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FROM CALIFORNIA.
Burning OF Idaho city,

SAN FRANCISCO, May PA Boise City tele-
gram says Idaho City was destroyed by fire on
May ~. All the main street, from Bear Run to
Moores Creek, including the Office of Wells,
Fargo Co. was burned
New York advioes to May / have been re-
ceived overland In advance OF the steamer
which left ON the same day.
arrived, ships M. Nottebohm, from New
York, ID. Haadley, from Baltimore, Celeste,
rom sidney; barques Resolve from Bordeaux,
Nottingham from Sidney, via Valparaiso.
Legal tenders, 1915 -
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Arrival of Steamships.

NEW YORK, May 25.-Arrived, steamship
Etna from Liverpool. Her dates are to the llth
inst, but have been anticipated. A
The steamship Hermann, with Southampton
dates to the l4th inst, will be up at III o'clock.
The steamship Ocean Queen has arrived from
Aspinwall. with over 800 passengers from Cali
fornia and S569000 in treasure.
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From Europe bv Steamship.

NEW YORK, May 25.--The steamship Her.
mann has arrived, with European adylces to
May A.
Mr.. Walpole has resigned from the English
Home Office, but discharges the duties until
Mr.. Hardy can take his place.
Lord Devon will be appointed President of
the Poor Law Board.
The Prince of Wales will remain in Paris
ten days.
Luxembourg is TO remain in the Zollvereln
King William of Prussia and the Czar of
Russia will travel together to Paris in June.
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Vessel Struck by lightning.

FORTRESS MONROE, May 25.-Arrived, schr.
Martha Maria, OF Bangor, Me-. from Whining
ton, n. @. to the West Indies, with hard pine
lumber. She was struck by lightning on the
18th inst, on the southern edge of The Gulf
Stream, shivering the topmast and mainmast
and settling the vessel two feet in the water.
The shock Frustrated all the crew. Captain s.
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SECOND EDITION
FROM EUROPE TODAY.
Commercial Advices 20 Noon.
Bv Ghe .ARanfio oabls.

LONDON, May 25-Noon.-The opening prices
Of o.day were as follows;-Consols for money,
93A Ellie Railroad, 80; U. s. Five.twenties, 72I4;
Illinois Central, 20.
LIVERPOOL, May 25-Noon.-Cot opens
firm, at lid. for mddling uplands, and ND for
bales.
Corn has advanced to sos. Sd. Common will
mington Rosin, rs. 3D. Other articles un-
oh
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Fire in New York.

NEW YORK, May 25-About o'clock this
morning fire occurred at No. 142 Centre street.
occupied by solomon Houssman, dealer in pic
to the stock is estimated at $4,000. partially in
sured in various city offices. The damage to
unknown.
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Death of a GOvernment CLERK.

WAsHINGToN. May 25.-Richard O. Washing
ton, Chief Clerk In the Appointment ONCE OF
the Post once Department., died here last even
ing, aged "a years,
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NOT A FEW

Of the worst disorders that affect mankind arise from
the corruption that accumulates in the blood. OF all
discoveries that have been made to purge 1t out
equal in effect HELmB0LD'S COMPOUND EX-
TRACT OF ARSAPARILLA. it cleanses and reno
Yates the blood, insis the vigor of health Into the
system, and pnrges out the humOrs which create dis
1t stimulates the healthy functions of the body
and expes the disorders that grow and ranke in the
blOod.
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Two TABLEsPooNFULS of the Extract OF sar-
sapSS5a st 1891 r1p and one boSe Is eausH to salon
of the Syrup of sarsaparilla, or the decoctons as
The Secoccn is exceedingly troublesome. as it
% g S Il is Weaker than the de-
cocton; for uid saturated with sugar Is susceptible
Xasr alone and hs s S3OsS SS
tSnaSs ts soac uSa By the large proportion
the patient Obliged TO take with each dose Of sars
keep tie decoc09 rrOm sPonIg nIG Here the sdySn @
paTatiYe view are strikingly manifest.
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CURES KIDNEY DISEASES.
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CURES RHEUMATISM,
HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU
CURES URINARY DISEASES.
HELMBOLD's EXTRACT BUCHU
CURES GRAVEL
HELMBoLD's EXTRACT BUCHU
CURES STRUCTURES.
HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU
CURES DRoPsY.
zor the diseases named above, and for WEAK
NfSsES and PAINS IN THE BACK FEMALE
COMPLAINTS and DISORDERS arising from ex-
cess Of any Kind IL Is Invaluable.
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TfsD no USE IN THE UNITED STATES AHM1,
ad are also n very general In all the state hO5-
FPlITAIs FlT a and PUBLIC SANITARY INSTITUTIONS
throughout the land, well as ln private pTchce'
ana are considered as Invaluable remeaies'
PRINcIpAL DEPOT,
HELMB DIS
DRUG AND CHEMICAL WAREHOUSE,
No. 594 Broadway, New York, and
No. lO4 S. Tenth street, Philadelphia
Sold by Druggists Everywhere.
Beware Of CQuntsTfeits'
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STATE OF THERMOMETER AT THE EVENING rELE.
IAN sa,S saAPH OFFICE; Ss,opM 20
FOraddtttonaI Marine NeOs see Third Page
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
Barque Atlantic. DeHaan, Bremen, L. Westergaard
sehr Elizabeth Ann, DecOste. Halifax, E. A. sOuder &
sc6r E. A. COnant, FOss, Boston, Warren. ersgs &
schF >. 8, Wright. Brown. wenaest B. Brown.
schr Progress. Foxwell, Rappahannock, Captain.
ARRIVED THIS MoRN1Ks.
Br. schr Racer, Sparks 67 days from Palermo, with
sc6r Z. Welsh, Robbins. 10 days from calais. with
sehr w; F. Gushing. Cook, days from Charleston,
win lumber 10 Norcross a Sheets. -.
schr Restless, Ba Sier. from Boston.
Steamer Diamond state, Talbot, IS hours nom Bai-
Steamer H. L. Cav, Ier, ls hours from baltimore,
Steamer T vulcan. Morrison "a hours nom New York.
with mdse to W. M. Baird q Co.
Correspondence Of the PAaadelphts E1enanoe
Barbados, and Gentle Annie, from Gardsnas, Passed
ParS 5 Ine So SaPeIa HAVANA VSS Is on the csp Dealing
BaEaSss DaePPss dST tor RiGeoS oE Mose7ee %
81. MaTys Ga, went to sea srP MInH H. FErp
MEMORANDA.
shin NonpareIl Lowe, hence, at Liverpool cath inst
seamshiP star Of the Onion. cooksey, from New
scnr Express, Brown for Philadelphia, cleared at
Sehr w a. Crocker. Baxter hence at Beverly 2ist
instant. - -.
from East Greenwich 23d inst 80
schrs n g Miller, Anderson. and sinaloa Steel for
Boston; NJ 3. Lunt, Brown and Crown Point, 6eavey,
for NewburypoTt all from PHILADELPHIA, At HOlmee'
Hole 2st Inst, and sailed 23d.
schrs r. Sawyer, Reed; A. Amsden Bangs; and s. b.
Wheeler I'm &McGlaughlin, hence az Salem 2lst Inst
sehr Eliza ana Rebecca, Price, for Philadelphia,
sailed from Wexford 23d inst
schrs s. Wilson, Novel;. hence for Boston; Convoy,
from Dix Island; and Wave Crest Davis, from New
buryport, both for Philadelphia, at Holmes Hole zzd
inst, and sailed next day. i. fL. -.
schr Express. Conant, for Philadelphia, cleared at
Bangor ed inst
DOMESTIC PORTS. - 80.
NEW YORK. May 2t-Arrived. U. =. reVenus ouIter
Mccullough, Merryman, from cruise .yo.e,,,,
Steamship Hatteras, Alexander ttona ~ 'ei>'
Barque peucalion. Turner nom Slnsnb6n@e' ls5bara
Bardue Live Oak. MITCHELL nom LeBnot
Baroue Bidwell, Churchl from hpenc4 Ay res. -,
Bardue P o. Warwick Chicnestet tLy.a aei4 s"n0NVs
nardne MaQdalena, 8earle. ifoln .AsplnW WAus
1lsrddne NJ Rnfcher Nickeraon, nom HAVANA
BrIg Tammo Fraud. nom hlo JeueIo
Big Constant, shaw, from hlo Janeir0'
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

PORT OF PHILADELPHIA............. MAY SS.
STATE OF THERMOMETERS AT THE EVENING TELE-
GRAPH OFFICE.
IA. IL A. M..........752 70 p
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Scrofulous and Mercurlal diseases destroy what
ever parts they may attack. Thousands die annually
nom protracted diseases Of this class and from the
prison. satisfy yourself of the OF the
assertion. The system best reslsts the inroads OF
these diseases by Iudclous combination of Toncs.
HELMBOL LD'S HIGHLY
CONCENTRATED
FLUID EXTRACT SARSAPARILLA
ia a Tonic of the greatest vaue-arresting the In
Veterate disease after the glands destroyed and
bones already affected This is the testimony of all
who have used and prescribed 1t TOR the last sixteen
years.
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xOw is THE TIME To USE A PRE-
vENTIVE.
There Is None Equal to HeImbOld's
Highly Concentrated Fluid Ex-
tract sarsapRrIlIa.
PURE AND HEALTHY BLOOD REsIsTs
DISEASE.

IN THE SPRING MONTHS the system naturally
untergoes change, and HBLMBOLDS HIGHLY
CON NCkNTRATED EXTRACT OF SARSAPA-
Rd1.LA is an assistant of the greatest value
GIVING BLOOM TO THE PALLID CHEEK,
BEAUTIFYING THE COMPLEXION.
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PROTEST OF THE LEGISLATURE AGAINST GENERAL
oRD's ORDER PROHIBITING THEIR REAssEM-
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1T ERADICATEs ERUPTIyE and ULQERA-
TIVE DISEASES of the THROAT. NOSE, EYES,
EYE LIDS SCALP, and SKIN, which so dishgure
the appearance, PURGING the evil effects Of mer-
curry, removing all tants, the remnants of DIS
EASES hereditary otherwise. and Is taken by
ADULTS and CHILDREN with perfect SAFETY.
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An interesting letter is published In the "Medco:
ChirurRcal Review" the subject OF the Extract OF
Sarsapara in certain affections. by Benjamin Tra-
Vers r. r.. s., etc Speaking of those diseases, and
diseased arising from the OF mercury he states
that NO remedy Is equal 70 the Extract OF sarsa-
narla. ita power extraordinary, more so than
other drug am acquainted with, 1t is In the strctest
sense tonic with this Invaluable attribute that It is
annIicahie 10 state of the system sunken, and yet
SO irritable as renders other substances OF the tonic
class unavailable or Injurious"
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NEW BOOKS!. NEW BOOKS!!
No JoQuE by II. K, Helper,

NoJoouE by II. X. Helper.
Miss RAyENEl's Confession,
TnE LAST CHRONICLE OF BARsGr
Nor A llERO.
Mrs. WyNNARDs WARD,
The Npnthl'eS--THr ATLANTIC, llhHrE
DEMoRtsrs, Copy AND PETERSON.
S W, MURPHY
July l9-3t. Fort Smith, lrk,
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DOMESTIC JARs.-lIast night, after ly
ing down in my chamber, and being unable
to sleep, dsliciousy y cool as It was, ! could
not help overhearing, from the thinness of
the PARTITION and the open transoms, a
dialogue between the occupants of the adj
joining apartment. They were evidently
man and wife, whom few years Of matri-
mony had robbed Of the sentiment they set
out with.
"Jsne, don't crowd me so keep your
own side Of the bed This is anything
but tender tone
Why, William, am not crowding
you and if | was, yon ought to be too gal
LIANT to tell me. of it. There was a time
when you'd have kissed me for what you
scold me for now y The feminine voice
shook little at the conclusion of this sen
tence.
Perhaps SO but what's the use Of
talking of the past? Gallantry is played
out that's for lovers, not married people?'
"Didn't you declare, William, you'd
always be my lover?'
Il don't remember. suppose l said a
great many foolish things in those DAYS.
You want to get up scene, Women are
death on scenes
you're downright rude, William
you'll make me hate you, Mr. Thompson.
Jane was evidently getting up her temper. |
If you said foolish things in those days,
did one when married you"
IL wish you hadn't
so do |, with all my heart you can't
regret it worse than do
detest being an unexpected confident
of any one, particularly of men and their
wives, had already coughed and hemmed
a dozen times to let them know | was an
unwilling listener; but they didn't heed
me-
"Mr. Thompson, you're brute You'll
repent this, I'll find men who will treat
me politely, you won't.
"rm not sure you havnt, Tn sleepy
Do stop that tongue of yours Jane, you're
more OF devil than ever thought"
"I'm the DEVILS wife, you wretch. Pll
get up and sleep somewhere else, so will
This was getting too bad, was resov-
cd to hear no more, so | cried out fire -
" fire = very Justify, Jane and William
were up in a second As | ran into the
hall, they were there, too
Jane was pretty, and the tears in her eyes
caused her to look prettier; and her white
robe falling gracefully about her form.
made her more than fancy hal painted her
AS got opposite the door, Mr., Thompson,
who was Juggling away alta trunk, said to
me 4" AS you have nothing, sir, will you
be kind enough to take that bundle and
fishing tackle in the corner? Never mind
my wife. She II take care of herself"
did not pause. | hurried down the
hall. Iwas convinced that Mr.. II. was
lrute, and bis wife a suffering saint.
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NlCur SCENE IN 4 BoWDlNG Hou,E.-
f. \ lady, whose husband is in California,
Calcutta or Chicago. suddenly awakened
from her sleep tho o,her morning, about
two o'clock and ,pHuging from her bed,
dashed out OF her room, C dsshpiW'f,
screaming at the top Of her voicc, "Mur-
der! Help. Murder Man in my room y
etc, etc Under ,ht circumstances Il was
quite natural. masmuch as morc than one
mistake ofthis kind had happened m the
house recently. Now, it appeared that no
less than three husbands were absent when
they should have been thcre, and consc.
quently there was more or less wonder,
mixed upwilha species Of apprehension Oh
the part of three wives, each one wondering
whether it was her husband who had thus
forgotten himself or the room
80, come up, quickly" shouted the ter.
rifel female, holding on to the outside
door knob
I've got him in
Lifts my Josey," said another dis
consolate, "Pll learn him better. Con
found these night suppcrs now he's been
at one of them, and has mistaken the room,
and there I've been alone all night.
"Hss he got whiske,s?" anxionsly
asked the wife upon reaching the landing
on the upper floor
" Yes, man, great big bu,by whiskers,
laying right along side OF my cheek when
awoke. Dear me, if my Alexander was
here, he'd learn him better, I'll warrant
you" ..
Joseph! Joseph JoSey - shouted the
wife at the door
No answer came not even agrunt, incl
dent to inebriaton.
May be he has jumped out Of the win
dow, suggested the four or five females all
at once, who made a splendid group Of
long white drapery.
Here-heIp! bring a light-brng a
light shouted several of the females.
Presently light was brought, and sew
eral of the male boarders appeared, all
armed to give the thief or robber such treat
ment as he had justly earned for himself
The door was opened and in rushed the
valiant squad, and sure enough the fellow
was still in bed. with the top Of his head
just peeping above the sheet.
"Come out Of here, you scoundlel ''
said one Of the men, at the same time
grasping him by the hair
The tabeau was strikingIy interesting
and graphic
! The Iesoute boardcr almost fell from the
impetus he had given himself for, instead
Of jerking out man, it was nothing more
| than " frizzled chignon" which the love
/ ly occupant of the bed had forgotten to take
/ off when she retired for the night 1t had
been detached in her sleep, and grazing hel
cheek. awakened her. The alarm, of course,
was quito natural. The boardcrs had a
hearty laugh, and all retired to happy
dreams -PhHadelpAia Press.
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In seas of InRoc,n, joy
prolru.Iing Will vigor think neyerto tire,
limaginci ,ha. uauSht would iycoy.