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the requirements of the occasion, AID
number of trained walters from q
neighboring city arrive in time to help
serve the supper. The appearance of
this addition to the usual staff rather
nonpluses the worthy butler ut first.
But Captain Hazard remarks casually
that he sent for them at the last mo-
ment, entirely upon his own RESPONSE
bility, knowing that the help kept by
Madam would be unworthy 80 skillful
chef as the butler himself, and Kib-
beys suspicions-if suspicious thoy
are-at once subside.
The Captain knew, If Kibbey did
not, that the new walters were only so
many policemen in disguise. But this
was something the Captain felt justi-
fled in keeping entirely to himself. He
did not even take Madam DunIas into
his confidence on this point.
Very stately and dignifed in her
black satin and point lace, Madam
stands in the great drawing room and
receives her guests. Loo stands be-
side her aunt, and there are presenta-
tions and speeches, and flowers and
music and dancing. Loo's poor head
is in whirl, but she bears tho ordeal
very we'll and acquits herself credita-
bly,, even in Madam's critical Judgment.
Miss Lafarge arrives late. She is
fairly dazzling in silver gau-e and
pearls, with ali her beautiful blonde
hair curled and coiled upon her head
in the most bewitchiDg fashion ima9in-
able. Straightway she forces the Cap
tain to como to her side, and here she
keeps him.
Loo sulks little; then she thinks
better of it, and being really girl of
some spirit treats her rival to q glance
that is intended to be scornful, accepts
Littlefield's arm and whirls away
among the dancers.
So the hours go by. Midnight comes.
Madam has long since excused her
self and gone to lie down on the
cushions in the alcove behind the long
curtains in the supper-room. She will
not retire. Notwithstanding her great
age, Madam's notions of what is due her
guests will not allow her TO seek Tho
privacy of her own room until the last
carriage has rolled away, and the last
guest paid his parting devoirs.
Still, she must rest. SO she quietly
makes her way INTO the alcove, unper-
ceived by any one, not even by the
sharp-eyed Kibbey himself.
Captain Hazard exerts himself to
entertain tho guests--particuIarly Miss
Lafarge, Loo thinks, jealously. And
Miss Lafarge accepts his attentions
with becoming grace. She smiles up
into his eyes and beams upon him in
such o manner that more than one
thinks the future mistress of Bywater
Park will not be very hard to find whom
the right time comos.
All this, however, is going on above
stairs.
fro BE coNrISuEp
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A MODERN
MAGDAI4EN.
BY ~. 60. FARLEY

CHAPTER XIN.-ICoNTrNuED
1 Miss Chidley, greatly disturbed, ad-
vahces to meet the stranger. "My
niece is indisposcd," the spinster says
hnrriedly: II am 30 sorry, but if you
could call at another time"
The visitor looked his disappoint-
ment. "Then 1 can not see her?'
No, no. She is Utmost seriously
indispo.ed."
His rcd eyes twinkls.
Tomorrow, perhaps?"
"Poss bly," Miss Chidley is by no
means certain in her own mind that he
Will ever see her niece. But it doesn't t
matter.
The stranger turns reluctantly to-
ward tho door. He is the same man
who had visited the grave of Judith
Donithorne n few days previous. at
am greatly disappointed" he says,
casting lingering glance about the
room. My great desire being to learn
from Miss Lafarge the particulars OF
tne deatn and burial of lady whom
she befriended at the time of the late
ia lway accident. / may not be in this
Miss Chidley really hopes he will
never be in her locality agan. But
che doesn't say SO. She says instead,
and knowing perfectly we'll that there
is no possibility of such thing:
My dear Marion may be recovered
sufficiently in few hours to grant you
an interview. Sho would be delighted.
know, to give You all tho information
The can. The lady's death was very
lad"
YES" assents the visitor, with an
other twinkle of his red eyes, "very
sad, indeed"
Then he bows himself out. and Miss
Chid!ey hastens to the assistance of
Miss Lafarge.
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DAMAGED BY FLOOD In TEXAS
Houses Carried Away and People Tie.
ported to u, DrOwnctI

houses carried Away and People Tie.
ported to be Drowned.
several inches OF rain fell in Fort w urth,
Texas, aud great damage has resulted. 10.
ports from the West show heavy rains for
200 miles. Tho Brakes aud the Trinity
Rivers are booming. At Benbrook twelve
niles West, tho bridges Of the Texas
and Pacific and 500 feet Of the track are
washed away. The 81. Louis, Arkansas
and Texas for two miles out Is Submerged.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas and the
Fort Worth and Denver have abandoned
their tricks North. The Texas and Pacific
has abandoned trains both East and West
:, At Fort Worth the bottom lands to the
North for two miles aud to the Fast for
farms are gone. The Trinity rose four and
Q half feet I'm an hour, and the dwellers on
the low lands barely escaped. City Marshal
Farmer, Sheriff kichai dsou and their entire
force Tor the time became rescuing corps.
and named tho boats which brought ths
people to the CITY, ahsre they are quartereI
IN large warehouses. There are zoo men.
women and children thus cared for.
Ii: flume and sister are said to have been
washed away, and Mrs II. y. Bentley and
are missing, and said to be drowned. Their
house was carried away. The river there
ts two miles wide, aud all the cabins and
tents are gone. The st. Louis, Arkansas
and Texas operator received message that
the West fork Of tho Trinity was COMING
down with an eight foot rise. Six inches
moro OF water and the water works will
have to be abandoned. Wheat, oats, fruit
and cotton are badly damaged.
Tho loss can hardly be computed, but con.
servative estimates place IL as high ss Ss 0N
700. There is some fear for the little wi.
lages along the Trinity above Fort WORT b.
bus there is no telegraphic communicatlop
and nothing definite can be learned.
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WORK AND WORKERS,

A Newcastle Eng.) rolling mill engine
weighs 800 tons and runs lO, ,GOO- horse power.
Bridgeport, Conn, night freight hands
want raise from 81 50 to 81 IS per night.
The effort at Cleveland to increase fire.
mems pay from $3.50 to 81 900 per year failed.
The National Amalgamated Sailors and
Firemen's Union of Great Britain and Ire
land is now reported to have AZ, 900 members.
The Wisconsin Liquor Dealers Union
claims that it defeated candidates for the
Legislature opposed to personal liberty.
The Lowell brcklayers have returned to
work with the consent of the carpenters.
Boston Bricklaycrs sent the carpenters S9OO.
In the matchmaking districts in Clerkeu-
well, London, the dial painters earn $50 u
week The work is SO bad for the eyes that
20 per cent. Of the dial painters become
blind.
novel feature In the college commence
ments that have been in progress during the
past fortnight may be seen in the fact that
the graduates in many cases took up the
labor question In their essays.
The quarrymen In Bendiuger & Euger's
stone quarry at Lockport, N. ", went on
strike Tor nine hours day instead OF ten
the other day They were only out short
time when the demand was accedet to.
Tho Hollenbeck workings at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, have collapsed, and the fall has crus led
in the Hillman vein workings, permanently
400 men and boys have been thrown out or
employment.
The constitution and bylaws OF tho Ma
tional steam Filters Union were revised at
/ its annual convention last week I'm Boston.
| Delegates were there from Philadelphia, Gin
cinnati, Baltimore, Boston, Washington.
Syracuse, Pittsburg, Rechest r, New York
and other cities.
In Severely, village In Stafordshire,
England, there is a girl who is forewoman
10 planning mill. Her father was foreman
hnt was killed by accident. and the girl who
was often in the mill with her father, offered
70 take his place. Her offer was accepted,
and she has proven herself very competent.
Among tho strikes reported during the
past week have been those Of tho saw mill
men at Bangor, Me. the sboemakers of North
Adams, Mass, tn, boiler makers at Con-
stable Hook, N. j., and the weavers I'm the
mills at Blackstone, Mass. At Fall River
the weavers of the Nara ,ansett mill who
have been on strike return to work this
week.
The operators OF the various mills In and
around Augusta, Ga, are somewhat alarmed
over a threatened reduction of wages. The
mill bosses claim that they are paying from
% to 30 pcr cent. more to their operatives
than is paid by the mills In the northern
part OF North Carolina, which, therefore.
places the Georgia mills at disad vantage
in thematter of competition.
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FIVE GIRLS DROWNED.
iraEic Ending or a Church Picnic
Near Pittsbure.

fragic Ending OF a Church Picnic
Near Pittsbure.
Five young womSn were drowned at Fo,est
droVe Their names are: Miss Nellie Bur.
ton' age 10, an orphan; Miss May Royal. 10.
daughter Of Jacob @, Royal; Bert Freemo, ,
~; Ida Cassidy. %; Miss Fannie Mc(on,h'
Edward shaefrer was the only survivor or
Toe little party, having been rescued ,ust a,
he was about to drown.
r Tho accident occurred at a church pton,c
ING party OF young folks, ali OF whom ,xars
memners OF ths Arch Streot Meth0iist
Epsscopai sunday School, OF AIleuhenv
went 70 tho grove. which 10 ON the PItfsburu
ema Western railroad, eighteen miles Sson
Iidsburg. TO hold q b8sket picnia Aftar
nancheon s six OF the party engaged a battesu
ana went Out on The Conneaueunessing q
creek Tor boat ride. The ssream was
greatly swollen by recent rains and was mn
m,nx very swiftly over what Is known a. the
haptds The boat was q ahaky old nfYatS
anI ie is supposed was lcaking.
Ihis caused great alarm among the vouno
women, who. becoming dsmonstratiye 40
excitcd their escorts that thew eonld not
manage the boat, aud IL was carried into
sne rapids. where II was capsised. and beforn
assistancs could reach them Ave of the AZ
VINO were In tbc boat were drowed.
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icuIture. Horticulture, Domestic Economy, Polite

be in bed and sound asleep. Say at
balf-past three. am to sit up and
watch the plate, which will be stored
in the buffers pantry as soon as the
guests are gone. At half-past three
you must have the wagon ready ut the
side gate here, and the plate will be
ready. It's easy enough"
Yes" the short man says, with a
chuckle, "easy enough. that's certain. {"
well, WELL" gasps Bolton under
his breath, "this Leais me. OF all the
villains over heard of, this precious
pair beats them ALL"
Il don't care straw" Scarth oon-
tinues fiercely, "for any of the folks ut
Bywater. I'd rather rob them than
not. Folks that have must lose, you
know. And parti, ularly desire these
people to lose. hate the young lady.
She know mo the minute she put her
peepers on me, and I've expected daily
to be denounced by her."
Maybe we might carry of the young
lady herself" says the other.
No: she would be trouble. The
silver is enough. I'd like to give her q
little =, W on the head, though, JusJ
will"
"He means Loo," thinks b lton, as
he gathers himself up IN bunch
against the wall. "Let him so much
as Ii t finger against hair of Loo's
head, aud it will be all day with
Scsrth, or whatever he calls HIMSELF u
The two villains now walked slowly
along, still conversing, but in so low a
tone that Eolton failed to catch their
words.
He had heard enough, however, to
enable him to Illustrate their designs,
and this he meant to do. They must
not suspect that listener had over
heard their plot. Bolton realized this,
and ut once moved of down the road.
He was puzzed ut first about the
proper thing to do. But moments
reflection decided him upon q course OF
action. He went directly to the village,
and, hunting up the village constable,
laid the matter before him. This OIL
cial determined to notify Captain Haz-
ard Of the intended robbery, and then
proceeded to lay plan by which the
villains should be taken in the very
act.
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Odds to be preferred to Mrs. McGilli-
cuddy's fourth-rate lodging g-house. The
expense of living is no greater, and sum-
mer in the country is delightful.
Mr.. Bolton already feels invigorated
and refreshed by the change. II a
short sojourn in the country has done
done him good, q longer one will do
him still more good. Therefore,
though he retires at night with the no
tion in his head of his speedy depart.
uro in the morning, yet the morning
dawns and finds him with this idea en-.
tirely dispelled from his mind.
a Mr.. Bottoms first thought is of the
roll of money the butler has given
him. He hastens to assure himself
that the whole transaction enacted in
the Park grounds the previous evening
is no wild chimera, or shadow of q
dream, by drawing tho roll of bills
from their place of conccalment be-
meath his pillow and looking them
over.
II may rs we'll remain here for a
short time." says Mr.. Bolton, who finds
1T Q matter OF conscience to. always
pander to his, own desires, MADAM
Dundas need not know that am with
in thousand miles OF her, and I'll
keep shady. For Loos sake as we'll
as for my own, it may be as we'll for
me TO remain in this neighborhood for
= while, anyway; and here's money
enough, If am cIrefnl, to last until
Madam comes down with that promised
salary"
Tho truth is, Frederic Bolton feels
strong desire to once more be looked
upon rs somebody" or ms an attache
20 the court of somebody. Madam
Dundas is the great lady OF the coun-
try side. and this Bolton is quite we'll
aware of.
Madam might and did ignore her re-
lationship to Frederic Bolton; but
Frederic Bolton never forgot, and al
lowed nobody else to forget, the fact of
his relationship to Madam.
In the country. where everybody
knows everybody else, Bottoms claims
upon the mistress of Bywater Park
were admitted, and he was treated with
Difference and respect by the country
people. This was soothing to his self
love, and created desire in him to
eQntinqe on in this congenial atmos-
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DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

Passenger Train Wrecked ON the
southwestern Railroad, Georgia.
passenger train on the Southwestern
hoad was wrecked three miles west OF Cen
eva. Ga. The train was composed Of a
"eeper, a passenger, express and baggage
car. The engine left the track, aud the two
former cars rollei down an embankment.
Following is the list Of injured:
w. Mitchell. Of Talbotton, injured inter
naIly; j. l.. Black, of New YORK. baiIv
burt about head; j. II. Palmer. chief OF
posce POI OF Columbus. hurt In the back, head
injured internally; Mr.. McNichoIson. OF
New York, face badly skinned and disfiy.
nrei; Mr.. Chandler, OF Savannah, slight
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BLUE EYES
By FRED A. HUNT

what makes your eyes so blue, my dearp-
.fa nS LOVER over asked IN the spring OF the year.
xvh VIZ colCr caught In ttc mossy doll.
What makes your eyes 90 blue, my wife2-
Inc hueband asked In tho summer Of life.
,1Thcy show the hue Of the ocean deep.
"nere your measureless love in my heart
: nv, " nes nsesos your eyes so blue7 2" quite low,
.nsSsncr ne ISsncr asked in tho autumns glow.
rt..ess 20 inc pure love OF our children dear
Yoar" - 49,
~, " nat makes your eyes so blue and briahtp-
= IGS ,Es, c,d man asked In tho wiutry night.
-. .is oocHuso they reflect tho heaycn above
Where We shall continue our earthly love-"
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A FOOLISH BANTER

Ono Young Mas Injured and Another
Killed by an Electric Wire.
In crowd of young men at Columbus,
Ohio. one OF them accepted n banter to take
bold Of AN electric-light wire which was
hanging from pole He was puilei up dh-
tonca and thrown unconscious TO the ground.
william Frost endeavored TO pick him up.
ana Ia doing so touched the wire accidentally
Win one hand aud was instantly k,iied. Il
was some timo be;ore anyone uld be- found
70 renove tho dead or rescue tho injured
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FORGET Us NOT.
By ANNA ornEs rRlrsoH.

Was homeward borno thy spirit on death,
wing,
To that fair land whore saints hosauna sing.
ana pain aud sorrow never cast their blight
And though we mourn for thee and miss the.
st W sore, S'
We would not wish thee back from tranquil
rest;
We lay thee in thy narrow bed upon earth.
brnast, -
Knowing that thou ars only gone before.
Until We meet again. 10 by the hand OF God
10 tnot sweet CLINE whore thastened spirits
NO. dwell.
Dear friend and nciehbor, take our last fare
- s,- wcll
Forgot US not in heaven, as thou art unforrotl
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mo BE CONTINUED.

A REGENT discussion about the neignt
OF trees in the forests of Victoria brings
from the Government botanist the state
ment that he has seen one 525 feet
high. The Chief Inspector Of Forests
measured fallen one that was 1876 feet
lonD = ~ :
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AFTER being totally blind for fifteen
years Mrs. Todd LATHE, of Bronson.
Mich, was suddenly cured. The first
person she faw was her daughter, and
hor first remark was, "Myl how you've
growp," ai .
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CHAP1 Err XVI

YWATER PARK
is brilliantly illum-
mated. Twinkling
lights from myriads
of Chinese lanterns
dot the grounds,
and floods of light
stream from the long
W i n d O ws of the
honse itself. The
guests are arriving,
and the roll of car
riags wheels along
the graveled drive
is inoessant.
Captain Hazard
h q 8 suggested to
Madam that the or
dinary staff ct By
water Park is quite
made lnata to meet
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THE PRESIDENT ana directors OF the Cnesa.
l,eake and Ohio Canal have beeD authorized
to restore the channel TO = navigable con,
dition. The cost viii bg about e6W,Q00.
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CHAPTER XIV.
THE BUTLER's rLor.

N second thought Mr..
Bolton decides there
is no very pressing
reason for his immedi-
ate return to the stufiy
back bedroom in his
city boarding : house.
The airy country inn,
in which he has estab-
lished himself pending
his contemplated me-
gotiation with tn Q
powers that be, at By
water Park. ia nv all
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The reforfeer becomes a fanatic when
he begins TO hse his emotions as sub.
stitute for his fsasonipg faculty,
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-09-19

have undertaken; we have not the ''grace,
grit and gumptiOn" to set to work and do
something. We like to sit and think, and
fall into a vacuOus study about what we are
GOING to do. But when ARE we going to
do it? 1t is sufficient to make one wish
his legs were so constructed as to make
KICKING himself worth the WHILE when he
thinks how downright foolish he is when
his own particular good is at stake. Taking
my own case as an example,: When [ came
here determined to make extra good use
of my time; in fact l resolved to cut very
large swath in the treasures of the thesaurus
OF the English language. and to grace my
self with several accomplishments had long
pinned for. To this effect invested few
dollars in books. l made comparatively
good use OF some of them but others l can
see on my shelf, and can imagine their
bland smileS-if mechanical smiling were
in their line-as they gaze upon me with
all the pristine beauty and interrupted leaf
of their shop days. There they sit as
good as new, and l keep on ''pning'' for
my accomplishments, but am either too lazy
or too foolish to work for them although
the means are at my hands.
How many of us are in the same boat?
Several that know of besides myself. and
still we expect to make success upon gain
ing our liberty! There is no use of dilly-
dallying in this manner: whether we have
trade OF not. if we do not make better use
of our time while here we will be so con-
tirmed in laZinesS as to be unable to work
when we get out; and though the state may
be considerably to blame for it. we. as in
divduals. will have to stand the conse-
quences, and our partner in blame will not
shrink from giving us another scorching if
we do not live legitimately. RONDA.
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If you happen in our Office
When the papers nearly ripe,
Don't chin with the compositor.
Nor monkey with the tjpe.-Ex.

AS we saw a water lily lift its white head
from the mud and mire and scatter its
fragrance upon noXious air. we thought
of some noble characters who have sur
rOundings as strange and uninviting as
those of the lily and yet their lives are as a
continuous stream of sunshine in some dark
place as they bear their burdens and do a
work. the Importance OF which is not real
lied by those who reap its benefit until the
weary pulsatiOns cease and the ear into
which was never lsped word of apprecia-
ton is dull of hearing. like the cora builders
rearing in darkness and silence the coral
reef at the bottom of the ocean, they have
labOred in silence amidst trials and tears
but not in vain, for the fragrance of their
we'll spent lives will linger and out of their
tolls and fragmentary efforts shall arise
that upon which the world shall build a
better future. -GaIlatin Democrat.
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OLD SHOES.

How much a man is like old shoes!
For instance, both a soul may lose:
Both have been tanned; both are made tight
BY col oilers; both get left and right;
Both need a mate to be complete.
And both are made to 60 on feet.
They both need heeling. oft are sold,
And both in time all turn to mold.
With shoes the last is first; with men
The first shall be the last and when
The shoes wear out they're mended new;
When men wear out they are men-dead. too.
They both are trOd upon, and both
Will tread on others. nothing loath.
Both have their ties. and both incline
When polished in the world to shine:
And both peg out-and would you choose
TO be a man or be his shoes? Selected
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When fast young man goes .astray
friends gather around him i'm order to re-
store him to the path of virtue. Gentle
ness and kindness are lavished upon him to
bring him to manly grace. No one
would ever suspect he had sinned. But
when poor girl is betrayed. she receives
the brand of infamy and she is henceforth
driven from the ways of society; the be-
trayer is hOnOrabIy received. but there is
no place for her this side of the grave. So
ciety has no loving or helping hand for her.
no smile of peace or voice of forgiveness.
There is deep wrong in this and fearful
consequences. And yet to our shame it is
said, in this Christian land we boast of hui
man kindness to woman.-Cameron (Mo. J
VindicatOr.
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A labOrer at the Dundee harbOr lately

A labOrer at the Dundee harbOr lately
told his wife, on awakening. curious
dream which he had during the night. He
dreamed that he saw coming toward him
in order four rats. The first one was very
fat and was followed by two lean rats,
the rear rat being blind. The dreamer was
greatly perpleXed as to what evil might
follow, as it has been understood that to
dream of rats denotes coming calamity
He appealed to his wife concerning this,
but she. poor woman, could not help him.
His son, sharp lad. who heard his father
tell the story, volunteered to be the inter
prefer. 1.-The fat rat" he said. lis the man
who keeps the public house, that We gang
till sac often. and the twa lean anes are
me and my mither. and the blind ane is
yerseP, father. "-ScOtch Paper.