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would be SO kind as to wait little while

we"
Lucy stopped short; her voice was
giving way. and she was far too proud tc
yield to the fast-coming tears in Niniar
Martins presence. The young man had
listened in silence,b now he took down
q tin box from its shelf in the safe. and
unlocked it, disclosing sundry packages
of neatly labeled receipts and notes.
"Let me see,' he said running his
eye over them, 'it was note for $500,
believe"
Eyes, sir" answered the old man; "fol
$780,"
"Is this your note?"
ayes, sir"
Ninian Martin tore it in two ard laid
the fragments on the fire. Paul Parker
and Lucy gazed in astonishment as the
handsome young lawyer lifted his dark
eyes calmly toward them.
"Then, Mr. Parker, you may consider
that you have to-day received the pay
ment for very old debt, We have bal
anced accounts"
"Sir, I don't understand you," said the
ewildered old man. Il don't remem-
ber-"
"But I do. It is rather more than ten
years. Mr., Parker, since you put money
at interest"
"Sir?'
Il will be more plain with you,' said
the young man, smiling. perhaps
Miss Parker is not aware that am only
the adopted son of my more than father.
My real name is Nino Berjani. am an
Italian by birth. Just ten years ago
was begging in the streets of Landhill,
starved and penuiless, A kind hand
you know whose, Mr.. Parker-extended
itself to me in the hour Of need.
The old mans face lighted up.
"I do remember now. 1t was So
cent piece; and I told you to come back
just week from that time, and"
"Aud did not come? No, but 1 tried
my very best to come, but was prevented
by the brutality OF the man whose slave
and drudge was. For weeks afterward,
every Thursday, was on the spot at 8
o'clock, watching and waiting for you,
but you never came.
"Well, 1 begged my way to Boston,
having run away from my tyrnnt. ST.
John Martin found me one night in the
streets, perishing from cold and starva-
ton. He had just lost his ouly child. a
boy of about my own age, and somehow
1 seemed to take the sore vacant place
in his heart"
81 thought you wouldn't ha' cheated
me, boy" be said. simply. II thought
your face was q good and true one. l
don't know how to thank you, young
man"
''Then do not attempt it. Perhaps
some of these days" he added, with an
arch smile which frightened up his olive
face like glow, Il may ask you for yet
more favors."
Old Paul Parker went home to hi;
wife sedately triumphant.
And he told his adventures, while
Lucy sat by, smiling and rosy as a May
morning.
Didn't Invest so cents to pretty gooi
Advantage" he demanded gleefully.
And Mrs. Parker answered not n word
but stared until her very spectacle glass
es were in danger,
"Well, neverp' was her ultimatum.
HE wants new favor some day from
me- added Paul, merrily looking int,
Lucy's eyes. "What do you say, mother
Can we spare our little gal here?'
Don't father!" cried Lucy, hidin,
her face, but she didn't look very angry
after all,
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AT INTEREST.

Please, sir. will you give me penny
only a penuy?'
Paul Parker, on whose kindly face Ii e
boy turned his gaze, said:
"See here, boy, I've only got so cent
piece, and its more'n 1 oTght to give
away. l shall be here at 3 o'clock this
day week, opposite this very tavern.
Will you be here to pay it back? Mind,
1 only lend it to you and maybe I'll be
able to find some work for you by that
time"
"Yes, sir" said the boy, gleefullY. as
he scrambled up the side of the wheel
II will be here, sure"
II
~ told you he wouldn't be here
PAUL! exclaimed Mrs. Parker. "a
klowed it. Now what do you think o.
your fine, honest boy?"
Paul Parker's countenance fell visibly
I'm sorry for it, wife--sorry from the
very bottom of my heart. somehow
thought he was different from the com
mon lot of EN-; but I s'pose hNdn
ought to expect much from a lad brou gh
up in the streets, Well, well! Let's
drive on
G.
The slow-passing years had sprinkled
their silver blossoms more plentiiully OF
Paul Parker's head, aud plowed deeper
lines In his wife's face; the little girl a
their fireside bad grown into tall hand
some young woman.
"It's fathers step, mother" said Lucy
Parker, jumping up to open the door
"Well, father, what luck?'
"Bad enough, darter.' said Paul
"Melton's down ag'in with ieyern ager
his wife's poorly, and Bruce has had {
stroke, so he can't work no more.'
"Aud they didn't pay you the money
Paul2' shrieked the wife, shrlllY. "Aut
what are we to do with Lawyer Martin
writin' and writin' for the money we ow,
him?"
I'VE can do nothing, wife,"
"Fether, is it st. John Martin, In
Leeds street lawyer, to whom we ow,
this money!
eyes; what do you know about him?'
"Not much, father; but l met his sol
atsoyeral parties last fall, aud II think
if you were to so there with me and tel
him just how it was, or write, even"
And Lucy Parker. blushing like
sweet-pea, ran 10 get the paper and pei
and ink-bottlo, timidly trusting in tn
efficacy of her plan.
The elegantly furnished little Office ol
Leeds street did not often have sucI
outre equiDages drawn up before it a
Paul Parker's mud besplashed box
wagon and shaggy old pony; and tn
elegantly attired young lawyer, who So
at tie desk examining some papers
glanced up III surprise as the bloomin
girl and the bent old man entered to
gether, like May and December.
"Lucyw
"Ninian! thought your father-I di
not know that"
"Ny father is detained at his couutr
seat, and am acting member of th
firm, Lucy, He took me iuto partner
ship last week"
He turned iuquiringly, and with SOM
thing of start, to the brown faced oil
man, who stood nodestly in the bacl
ground. Lucy introduced her father An
stated her business.
ave are very poor, Ninian,' conclu,
ed Lucy, "anJmy father cannot az PIE
eut hope 20 discharge this debit but
/ am soon 20 have a very good situation
Madam Llyaua5ehonl as masic-taacbo
laud w1 can all sayei 80 II your faith
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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-10
THE FRENCH c0MMIssIoN.

A Washington dispatch says "The
French-Ame1ican Commission, which
was created tn 1880 under a convention
between France and the United States,
to settle certain claims Of French citi-
zens, closed its business April l. The
claims aggr egate about s35, 1000, 600, and
their awards will be less than $500, 1000,
with per cent. interest on them to be
added to the allowances. This remark
able difference between the claims sub
mitted and the awards OF the commits
sioners shows how exaggerated and un-
founded the bulk of the claims must
have been. It happens not infrequent-
ly, even with an arbitrator above the
suspicion OF unworthy motives, that the
very worst cases are passed upon fabri-
Gated testimony. The Mexican govern
ment has protested against the awards
to We'll and La Abra before the recent
commission as being wholly fraudulent
from beginning to end. These cases are
by no means exceptional, but they are
the most notable, on accou Mt of the size
of the awards. When it is asked how
these wrongs are committed the answer
is, by organized perjury, by Justification
of papers, and by other netarious meth
DDS we'll known to class of practition-
ers before these commissio MS, and to pro-
fessional claimants who have reduced
fraud to fine art. II all the facts could
be brought to light which are known to
exist in different forms, the perjury and
the false claims before the Venezuelan,
the Mexican, the French, and the Ala
bama Commissions would astound the
country and almost defy belief.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-10
A Dispute Settled.
lFrom The New York Star,


The other night party of legislators
arose from the green.covered table with
empty pockets and craving stomachs.
1t was too late to get anything to eat at
their respective hotels, SO the yadjourned-
to q well known restaurant and epjoyef
hearty repast.
"How are you going to liquidate?"
asked one of the party, picking his teeth
refectively. -.
-"That's what I've been thinking of. p
said another, who halls from the land Of
bsrds, saints and statesmen, ssand I want
you to stand by me in what I'm going
to do"
The waiter was rung for and to him
the Celt explained thus:
q Boss, we got into little difficulty
here. Each one of us insists on paving
the bill, and, as We are all pretty fush.
neither one will give way. Now. then.
TO settle it, | propose that we blindfoId
you, and that the first man you catch
pays the score. It will be worth a couple
of dollars to- you."
The darkey grinningly consented; !;
they blindfolded him with his own
apron, and he started with outstretched
hands to capture his man. 4 After tumb.
ling over everything in the room and
sustaining several bruises he removed the
blindfold and found himself the only oc.
cupant OF the room! Theefestive feasters
had slid out as soon as The aapron had
been tied on.
II will not take away any from the
joke to say that the bill was settled and
an explanation given the next morning.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-10
THE MILITARY ACADEM ]

The United States Military Academy
at West Point was established ninety
years ago.. The law provides. that each
Congressional district IN the United
States, each territory and the District
of Columbia shnll be entitled to one ca
det at time, and, besides this number,
the President appoints ten cadets every
year. Cadets are admitted between the
ages of II and 81. after passing examin-
ations in certain elementary, branches.
Each cadet is paid $500 d year and is
boarded freeS but is'required to provide
his own clothing, hooks, etc. The sum.
imer months are spent incamp life. On
graduation, after q four years severe
course OF study and training, the cadets
become commissione officers in the DIFF
ferent departments of the military serv-
ice for whichGthey havs prepared them
selves, being pledged to serve in the
army for eight years from the date of
theirfa admission into the academy. There
are nearly 800 cadets in the academy at
time, on the average.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-10
CINCINNATI CRIMINALS.

Evidence That They will be vigorously
Dealt with In the Future.
CINCINNATI, April 4.-The first SEN
fencing of prisoners since the riot took
place to-day in Judge Johnston's court.
Belle Osborn, colored, was convicted of
shooting with intent to kill, and received
seven years. She begged most piteous-
ly when her sentence was announced,
and the Judge began to say as this was a
woman he would modify the sen
tence, when the prosecutor interposed
d vigorous protest, saying this woman
had been before tho criminal courts
again and again and something must be
done to relieve the courts if for no other
purpose. The Judge permitted the
sentence to remain. The only other
case where the crime was homicide was
that of John Murtha, who pleaded
guilty to manslaughter. It appeared
that he struck man with his fist. His
plea was accepted and sentence of five
years was given. .a
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-10
Ben. Buffers Nerve.
l"carp" inthe Cleveland Leader. ]

t"Carp" In the Cleveland Leader.l
Speaking OF duels reminds me that
Ben Butler is descended in part from the
old Cilley stock, and was hence related
to Jonathan Cilley who fell in the noted
Graves Cilley duel. Butler would have
made duelist himself had he been born
in state and at time when the code of
honor held good. But bean-eating Mas
sachusetts never fights duels and Buffers
nerve has had to expand in other ways.
A notable instance of this occurred in
1856, when Ben Butler was young
practitioner at Lowell. The Buchanan
campaign was in full progress, and q
great meeting was being held in the
largest hall Of the city. Rufus Choate,
the great lawyer, was addressing the
meeting and his eloquence had thrown
them into the widest enthusiasm, when
a jar was felt and a crash was heard. The
cry went forth: sttThe fooris sinking. !"
Every body turned pale and tie audi
ence rose for stampede, when Ben But
Ter came to the front Of the platform be-
side Mr.. Choate, and calling the audi.
ence TO halt, said there was no danger;
that the architect of the building was
present and that he would 60 with him
and examine the building and report to
allay their fears. This quieted the au.
dience. Butler said the architect made
an Immediate examination OF the hall
andfound the danger very great. But
Ter very smilingly assured the audience
there, was no present danger, but as the
hall was over crowded he advised them
to quietly adjourn to the Public Square
and there Mr.. Ohoate would finish his
speech. The crowd went quietly out
and catastrophe was averted. As Butler
stepped on the platform he had twhis-
pered to Mr.. Choate with half laugh,
in order to deceive the audience. This
is what he said: eaMr. Choate, I must
clear this house orwe shall all be in hell
in five minutes"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-10
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.

The costly and impressive delibera-
ton with which government buildings
are apt to progress towards completion
is brought to mind by the history Of the
st. Louis custom.houae and post-office,
Just opened to the public. The original
appropriation for the building was in
July, 1870. Thus nearly fourteen
years have been used in constructing
the edifce, while the authorized cost,
81, 600, 900, has been exceeded by so per
cent. The waiting for appropriations
has, of course, accounted for some OF
this delay; but the process of preparing
structures for the convenience Of the
government is generally painfully slow
and almost invariably extravagant, when
judged by the work and payment in
volved in contracts for private citizens.
st. Lonis has been taught by an object
lesson, in all these years, that govern
ment building is never built precipi-
yfOfalu
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-10
Puzzled Car Conductors.
tFrom the Boston Journal,


In certain Of the horse cars OF this
city large placards aveappeared, bear
ing upon their fronts the peremptory
words "Move upW inscribed in charac.
tiers of considerable size, as well as the
announcement in smaller type, that the
conductor of the vehicle is expected to
see to it that eleven passengers are ac.
comodated with seats on each side of the
car. 1t is understood that the conduct
ors on the line are in a state of great
bewilderment over this order, and are
about TO call ameeting to discuss it's
meaning. A list of questions for discus.
sion on that occasion has already been
drawn up, in which the most prominent
items are: "Does the order make it com
pulsory on the conductors in case the
car has less than twenty-five passengers
aboard, to descend into the street and
drag in and forcibly seat enough per-
sons to make up the regulation quota ?
II there are ten passengers on one side
and eleven on the other, and the twen-
ty-second individual present prefers to
stand up and hang on by strap, rather
than squeeze himself in among the other
ten, shall it be the conductors duty to
make him sit down, and may he without
prejudice to his position, whack him on
the head with bell-punch if he declines?
If eleven young children sit on q side, is
it contrary to the intent Of the rule to
allow them to make room for another,
and if eleven very fat men wedge them.
selves into seat, shall it be among the
conductors duties to assist any one of
them to ,e1tricate himself when he wishes
to get out, and will he be permitted to
pry him out with switch-hook if the
operation proves not to be practicable
otherwise?" 1t is certainly not too much
to demand that the company shall give
Q categorical answer to these pregnant
inquiries. ~ !.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-10
CANADIAN CMINAMEN.

The Dominion Parliament at Ottawa
is exercised over a superabundance of
Chinese in British Columbia. A Mr..
Shakespeare has introduced measure
looking toward total prohibition of the
trade in Celestials. ''Traden appears
to best express it, as they are brought
over in cargoea, packed like merchandise,
and sold in bulk to the highest bidder.
It appears to Mr.. Shakespeare that, as
John; can sleep on shelves and hooks and
live on nothing, the white eman has not o
fair shake. This country will not par
ticnlarly regret that John must go from
Canada, for he was always thorn in the
flesh, and since he was forbidden to
come en- masse by way of the Golden
Gate he has persisted in smuggling him
self down from the north in considerable
quantities.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-10
"The Kids Fund.-"
{cor. New York wor. a. j

tCor. New York W0r d.
Only one woman has reached the
Ceur d'Alene Mines SO far, and she has
had no less than fifteen men as an escort
hauling her tent and baggage over the
mountain trail via Trout Greek. She
has located in Eagle City, where the.
generous miners have presented her
with lot and built her cabin. and she
scrapes in considerable quantity of
gold dnst in exchange for the comfort
she dispe nses at twenty-five cents a
drink. Miss Finlay is the lady's name.
and she has well-stocked bar. The
Old story OF miners in the rough craving
for woman g society, and the CRYING of a
baby, is here well exempll6ed. So,anx-
!ous are these good-hearted, rough spec
iments OF humanity to induce the COM
ing OF females that they held a meeting
day or two ago and organized new
scheme which is original in the extreme.
1t is Known as the Kids Fund, L" and is
TO be, with accruing interest, the sole
property OF the first white child male
or female, of legitimate parentage, born
IN the new mining camp. There has
been 81, 730 subscribed and paid into
the fund to date-said fund to be depos.l
tied with the United States treasury de-.
partment in the form Of government
bonds, to there remain until the luoky
youngster shall have, arrived at the
proper age, say eighteen or twenty.one
years, as the case may be, male or fe-
male. Should the child die before ar
riy,ng at maturity, said fund to be used
IN the erection of q monument "to the
memory of the first child born in the
CGur d Alene mining diatricts.p !.