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uAh, Aunt Martha! Iwonder if you'll

"Ah, Aunt Martha! wonder II you IL
be surprised, too, at my news! l have
made al announcement which has stricken
two men dumb with astonishment al
ready. And yet it does not seem SO
strange, does it? Mr.. Severn seems
scarcely to believe that have given away
nearly all my fortune"
"What nonsense said Mrs. Gynne.
Severn had vanished.
"You do say such extraordinary things
at times" declared Mrs. Gwynne. "Peo-
pie will really believe, at length, that
You are not quite right, Geraldine
"Aunt Martha" Geraldine stood up
riobt before her. "You don't believe
me, either? 1t is true-truc! That was
why I went to town to see the lawyer
and"
Mrs. Gwynne had fallen into chair.
"What! Then all have to say, Ger
aldine, is that you are insane. absolutely
insane. Who ever heard of a girl giving
away her fortune before"
"Perhaps not, but"
"You will regret this"
Geraldine gave strange, slightly bit.
ter smile.
81 hope not"
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

Ladies who bite thread slowly commit
suicide. Most silks are soaked in acetate
of lead, which is deadly poison.
One factory in New York is credited
with making fifty different kinds of
cloth for wearing apparel out of hemp
fibre.
Recently in Sweden glass composed
of fourteen substances, of which phos-
phorus and boron, are the most impor-
tant, has been produced.
DR.. Brown-Sequard is not discouraged
by the sudden collapse of his life elixir
sensation. He is still engaged in manu-
featuring the elixir and processes bound.
less faith in it.
1t is claimed by practical scientists as
a demonstrated fact that the material de-
velopment.of the United States has been
in almost exact coincidence with the
growth of our patent system.
DR.. Norman Kerr says that the use of
narcotics and stimulants by woman is on
the increase. Alcohol leads the list and
then follows chloral, chlorodyne, ether,
chloroform, sal-volatile, eau de Cologne.
The last is usually taken on Jumps of cut
sugar.
A Belgian has lately invented a musi-
cal shirt, on the cuffs of which fragments
of score are printed, so that if the in
strumentalist be ilutist, harpist or cor
netist, he has his entire part under his
eyes, and need not carry any further
music about with him.
An Austrian sculptor, Frederick Beer,
has discovered process for dissolving
marble, and then molding it like metals.
The name of the marble thus treated is
beryt. The new product costs little
more than plaster, and is we'll adapted to
the ornamentation of houses.
The increase of capacity Of. the Suez
Canal resulting from the use of the elec
trio light for night passages is equiva-
lent to widening the canal from its pres.
ent bottom width of twenty-five metres
to thirty two metres-an operation which
would cost at least 500, 1000, 900.
An interesting astronomical discovery
is announced from Italy. After ten years
of investigation Schiaparelli has found
that Mercury, the. planet nearest to the
sun, has rotation like that of the moon.
The planet turns once on its axis during
the period of its revolution round the
sun, so that the same side is always
turned toward the sun.
A prominent English scientist, on hear
ing the news of the sudden death of the
late Joseph Biggar, said that the famous
Irishman might be still alive if he had
happened to nave at the time of his at
tack dose of nitro -glycerine in his pos,
session. Nitro-gIycerine, taken in small
doses, will ward off severe attack OF
angina pectoris, of which MIR. Biggal
died. 40 - s''-'=; -
Captain Zalinski, of pneumatic gun
fame, is now engaged upon the produc,
ton of quick firing gun similar to the
Hotchkiss six and three pound guns,
but to discharge shells filled with
blasting gelasine. If such a gun can be
devised capable of being quickly aimed
and used with accuracy, it will be hope
less for any torpedo boats to attack
large ship.
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Legal Descent of PrOperty.

Where husband and wife are lost at
sea, the law always assumes that he,
being the stronger, survived her by some
minutes or hours. On this supposition
he inherits her property during the few
moments that he survives herr, and on
his death his relatives inherit it from
him. In seven different cases, followed
up in the French courts within the last
ten years, it was found that the wife out
lived her husband, and the practice of
the law had to be reversed.
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pITH AND POINT.

Every day is fine one to the Ponce
Justice.
An early spring-Jumping out OF bed
at 5 o'clock. k.-Tsras Sytings.
"The dear olo times"-When green
back was worth about forty cents.
A lobster can't be styled ''well red''
until it has been boiled. d.-Rerchant 1rao-
eler.
Sword swallowers ought to try saws
awhile. They would be more toothsome.
Toledo Blade.
Even the humblest toiler in the land
can resolve to live fora hire purpose
Ne,o York Neaos.
Only truly selfish man can realize
fully how utterly selfish other men can
be.-Sonerville Journal.
The slow thinker can at least ciain
that there is plenty of wait to his mlno.
-Biyhanston Republican.
She became good compositor,
This Vassar maiden spry,
Commanded highest wages Tor
She never could make pi
"Why are you here, my poor fellowf'
asked the visitor of the prisoner. "Ds
walls is so thick I can't git out. Oats
why, see9"-Racket.
When reports relating to the lndlans
are fled in the Interior Department. We
suppose the Iudians f-e is the one used
-Pias5u,y Chronicle: - -
"Now, my little man, tell me, what's
vour nlace at school2" "Please, si., Ill
get promoted, I shall be the last pul
one. -Fliegs,de Blaetter.
Judge-"Prisorer. do you confess you
guilt2" "No, your Honor, the speech o.
INV lawyer has convinced even me OF ml
entire innocence. FRegende Blaetter.
The man who's always deep in debt
Is seldom known to float
On fame's high wave-yet none tne less
he - tH''' - - ~Washington Post.
Everything depends on good oegln
ninu. and when baker starts IN business
he should remember that great deal oe
ponds upon his making tirst-ciasS tars'
Statesman.
"Mind, don't want to be flattereo'
said q feminine voice confdentially pf
hind photographers screen, "but de
try and idealize it all you can. ."-fa'm
delphia Record.
..What makes the tea so weak, Mrs'
BROWNE" asked Jones, the wag OF the
boarding house. sits been listening h
your Jokes about the hash, Ireckor, re-
piled Mrs. Brown.
doctors are queer men," remarked
Dobbin to his wife. ''Why" asked the
ladv. "Because you can't show then
your tongue, without they show yoe
their bill. > Washington Star.
Dudley-"You look at me as if yo'
thought I was a fool, eh?" Stranger
"Why, no; you can't be such a fool after
all. Your remark shows that you read a
mans thoughts at glance. .'-1s1as Syt
ings.
Visitor Ito a schooD-tNow, children,
what do you suppose was the first thing
7 did when went to school?" Small
Bow ION back seaD-"Tllbet you stuck
a bent pin in the teachers chalr?'-Neu
York. Sun.
Mastered Its Intriracies. .-Man-"Are
you getting an insight into your employ,
er's business7" Boy-"Well, l shou'o
smile! know it better than he does.
elbow long have you been here" "a
week. Chicago Times.
Wife-"Did you find out what allied
the clock last night after told you it
wouldn't run2" Husband-''No; | sat
up till nearly midnight and took it all to
pieces, and I saw nothing wrong with It,"
Wife-"Well, I've thought what is the
matter with it. forgot to wind it,"
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uJerry! jerry"

"Jerry! jerry"
1t was her young brothers voice, and
it startled her from ftful sleep. She
started up confusedly. The boy called
again. His room was just across the
hail. An acrid odor of smoke touched
her nostrils. Throwing on her wrapper
and weak-kneed with fear she threw her.
self against the door. The hall was
dark. She opened the door OF the boys
room-a dense cloud rose toward her and
smotc her in the face.
She cried out aloud-once, twlce-ior
help and then uttered the boys name.
But there was no answer.
The fire, which had smouldered at first,
now broke out fercely.
eddy! Eddy" cried the girl and
threw herself into the room.- She could
sec nothing. She was blinded-she
could not breathe. She stumbled over a
PROSTATE body.
"Eddy!" she stammered again.
Then she felt herself wrenched away by
strong arm, and some one had seized
the boys inanimate form and dragged it
out of the room and her with 1t.
The next clear thing of which she was
conscious was tongue of fame running
up her pretty dressing-gown and OF
being suddenly enveloped in Arthur
Severn's coat, while this covering and
his hands and arms stifed the just-born
blaze. They stood in the hall and the
cloak-and the arms-wcrc still around
her and she was trembling in their clasp.
Lights flashed out at the other end of
the hall and people came rushing along it,
and Mrs. Gwynue appeared, white and
breathless.
sMerciful heaveni" .....
1t was only little fire, after all,
started from the boys bed-curtain having
taken the blaze of candle which he had
left near it as nc dropped asleep. 1t
was not long before the lad had been re-
stored to consciousness, the tattered cur
tains torn down. the charred bedding re-
moved.
But Mrs. Gwynnc did not regain her
color. What was that she had seen2
Should she ever forget it, Geraldine
Arthur Severn! Why, he had held her
in his arms! He had held her in his
arms and she had not seemed to struggle
she had not seemed to move!
All the next day Mrs. Gwynne went
about in sort of dream. Finally, enter
ing the drawingroom at twilight, as she
had done the day before, she staggered
back. If there had been any doubt in
the nigat there was no doubt now.
Geraldine and Severn were there near the
fire, very close together, and he was
bending, bending down over the uplifted
face.
"Aunt Martha"
"Arthur Severn started and stood up
right. It is Il mans misfortune never
to look heroic thus caught in the act.
But Geraldine only smiled divine smile.
"Aunt Martha, Mr.. Severn and 1 are to
be married next month"
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An hour later Mrs. GTYnne said:

Au HUUr IaVel -tas' IVY HHo '".s'
"And so this was the reason for your
giving up your money!"
eyes. My money kept him away
from me. And-aud I wanted, beside,
to make sure that he loved me for myself.
And he does He doesm
Mrs. Gwynne looked at the radiant
face for a long, silent minute.
"You are certainly" she observed,
with slow deliberation, "the most eccen-
trio girl ever knew in my life"
And Geraldine only laughed-NeU
YorE Mercury.
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Rice is the main food of 470, 200, 900
persons, Or more than one-third of the
whole human race, and it enters largely
into the diet of the remainder.
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Indignant with EmIp.

LONDON, April 3.-Thc Times has an
editorial rcproachinn Emin Pasha. II
points out that after British money and
enterprise cxtricated him from an unten-
able position he is now assisting Germany
i'm an anti-British movement.
Francis DE winton, who was connected
with the Emin Pasha relief committee, is
bitterly indignant with Emin for entering
the German service and declares he has
in his possession letters from Emin writ
ten while he was in the interior Of Africa.
in which Emin begs tn bc rescued. Sir
Francis says he regards Emin as man
absolutely devoid OF gratitude and gencr-
osity.
ZASzIBAR. April 3.-Emin Pasha ac-
cuses the British consul Of falsely de-
case, the real plaintiff being Stanley
Emin appears To bc mistaken IN this, the
real plaintiff being the Emin relief COM
mittee. The general belief in that coli
ticians are making IA catspaw Of Emin.
LONDON. April 3.-Thc Times CORES.
pondcnt at Cairo says: In an interview
with Stanley, he said: "Emin had botl
English and German officers, and hs
cannot bc blamed 10 he though,
Things have gone unfortunately awry
since Emin returned and il il likely that
matters were misrcprcscnted during hi,
illness. IL he wins over the Arabs h,
will add to his reputation and moi
hurt English interests; still the Ger
mans cannot he too cautious in
their natural desire to secure trade routes
] have heard Of no action either by th.
Germans or by Emin that would chill IN,
sympathy with them. Emin's proclama
ton reveals soreness and was unneces
sary.
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VICTORIA TO RESIGN.
The Aged Queen win Permit the Prince Of
Wales TO Mount the Throne.

LONDON, April 3.-It is now stated on
the highest official authority as well as
being matter of common gossip In par
lament and at the clubs that the queen
is seriously considering the step of abdi-
eating the British throne. The recent re-
ception of the Prince of Wales by the
German emperor has had great effect
on the aged queen, who is now convinced
that her son ought to have a chance To
play the leading role in England during
the rest of her life, which is certain to be
short. The queens bodily inilrniity is In.
creasing, and she is so rapidly running Ia
flesh that massage is necessary to assis,
her breathing. One strong objection the
queen has TO abdicating is the con-
tingency of being called ex-queen,
She wishes to assume the title of
queen regent for the rest of her life. A
special bill will be introduced in parlia.
ment, when she il willing To resign the
actual throne, and the Prince of Wales
will be crowned king of England and EN-
peror of India. The queens daily food
consists of tea and toast in the morning
a chop, stale bread and cocoa at noon; al
5 in the afternoon she has tea and crack.
ers. Her dinner consists of clear soup
UNDERGONE beef, chicken salad and claret
She is not allowed any beer, champagne
or vegetables. She passes quiet evening
with the Princess Beatrice and Prince
Henry Of Battenberg, playing the piano
singing, and playing cribbage. Poor Bat
tenberg finds this dreadfully dull, and af
ter the queen has retired for the night, hs
goes out and smokes his pipe by tn,
lonely sea or drinks beer at the bar.
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FIGHTING FOR DIAMONDS
Exciting Encounter Between a
Salesman and a Robber for
$i.5OO Worth OF the
Jewels.

CHICAGO, April 3.-An exciting hand to
hand encounter for 81, 800 worth of dia-
morls, occurred to-day in a room at the
Palmer house. A young man registered
Sunday under the name of Ralph Allen.
To-day he sent To several jcwclry stores,
asking that some diamonds be sent for
inspection, saying he was laid up with a
sprained ankle. Salesman Bigler was
sent from Hymans 4 Co., to make in
quiries and found Allen apparently all
right. He was still suspicious, however,
and when he returned with the gems had
a porter stationed outside the room door,
After discussing the proposed purchase
for several moments, Allen grasped a
heavy cane and felled Bigler To the floor.
The salesman struggled up and grappled
with the rufilan, meanwhile yelling 10 the
porter. The latter, however. lost his
wits, and when Allen broke away and
ran down the hall allowed him 10 get
past. To the persons who attempted to
stop Allen he shouted: "Catch that
insane man" pointing back. Time
keeper Dr.gg was not tn he fooled,
however. and captured Allen. Papers
found in his possession indicate that he
came from Washington and that possibly
his right name is George A. Pierce
| He refuses To disclose his identity, saying
| that this is the first time he ever was IN
| trouble and charging il To liquor. Hs
| does not want his folks to know II. Sales
man Biglcr has n severe scalp wound, but
| is not seriously hurt.
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CLEVELAND. Ohio. April 3.-Presidcnt
Phinny, of the non-partisan Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, has issued
a notice that Miss Mary L. Lathrop, of
Denver, Colorado, the national organizer,
will traverse the Pacific coast in the in
terests Of the society, commencing early
in May. Party questions will have no
place in Miss Lathrop's addresses. Of
flcers of the union bespeak for this lady
warm welcome from ministers and tenn
perancc women and beg the hearty CO.
operation of persons on the Pacific coast
Those desiring the services Of Miss Lath-
rop in temperance work may address her
at No. 142O Champa street. Denver. Colo
RADIO. or the general secretary. Miss Duty,
Cleveland.
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l. william the Author.

VIENNA, April IA telegram from Ber-
lin announces the publication of alpamph-
lot entitled, "Hc goes; What now?" II is
reported that Emperor William himself
was the author of the pamphlet. In any
ease, IL betrays an intimate knowledge of
affairs. II states that secret socicty,
including among its members the en-
peror. Caprivi. aud General Du vernois.
minister of war. proposes to reconcile the
democratic parties alieuatcd by Bismarck
and that the emperor has adopted the
social theories Of Lasalle and Tainr. I,
compares him to Sayonarola and Con-
stantine, and says that lac has taken the
new social doctrine into his own hands u
save the tottering thrones Of Europe. The
pamphlet has caused "A sensation.
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Races nt WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-The third days
races of the new Washington Jockey club
took place at Benning's race course to-
day. The weather was fine and the track
good. Following are the events:
All ages. six furlongs,-Beck won, on
ward second, Fairal B. third. Time. l:1T.
Handicap, ,three-year-olds, and upwards,
milc,-Cornelia won, Frank Ward second.
Pelman third. Time, 1 AZ.
Three-year-olds, and upward, six fur
longs,-Shotover won, Nina A. second.
Faustina third. Time, 1:l7L.
Three-year-olds and upwards. one and
one-sixteenth miles-viIlage Maid won.
Bess second, Gypsy King third. Time
1:53E.
Three-ycarolds and upward. one mile
and furlong. over five hurdlles-Dead
heat; Jim Murphy and Bassanio. in 2:O7.
In the run-oif Bassanio won. Time
2:11.
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A ROMAN OUTRAGE.
American Ladies Arrested Accused oi
ShopiiftinI.


Shopiifting.
ROME, April 4.-Americans i'm Rome are
wild with anger over an outrageous incl
dent. The wife of wealthy Californian
who is living at the Hotel Royal, went
into the store of Fernando Iii Giovanni,
l03 Via Barbarino, To examine some coral
and shell ornaments. She was accom-
panied by her daughter and two other
American ladies'.
After looking over various trifics offered
for sale, they were i'm the act Of leaving
when the merchant claimed To have
missed some petty ornament and made n
great outcry. The ladies were indignant
at the idea of being suspected, but Di Gi-
ovanni called the gcndarmes and had the
whole party taken through the streets To
the police station.
Here the ladies burst into tears and pro-
tested against the disgrace brought upon
them without the slightest proof. Consul
General Bourn heard of the matter and in
half an hour Vice-Consu Wood was at the
station. A committee of American gem
tlemcn hurried down from the Hotel Our
rinal to assist i'm the work of cxtricating
the ladies from their humiliating position.
In the meantime Di Giovanni had
signed an accusation. Then he was
joined by "A friend who also keeps "A store,
and who thought he remembered seeing
the ladies in his establishment just before
something disappeared. When the mcr-
chants learned that they were accusing
| people of high position and wealth they
withdrew their chArgcs and signed an
apology.
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WASHINGTON, April "a reform con-
ference organization formed for the pur-
pose of bringing religion into the settle
ment Of political and state affairs, to-day
adopted a platform, declaring in favor OF
employing teachings Of the bible in the
settlement of public affairs. aud the i'm
scrtion of the name of the supreme being
in the constitution. The platform also
approved the Blair Sunday rest hill and
all measures against gambling, pool sell
ing and the liquor traffic. The committee
reported that "A call had been made upon
the president who received them kindly.
The president, II was reported, said for
good reasons he did not wish to be com
PEELED To make IA response To their adj
dress setting forth the objects of the asso-
citation. and added that its objects were
so complicated that il would require time
for their consideration.
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BRIEF TELECRAMS.

OTTAWA. April a-priNate advices from Cal.
gary Indicate s.5aD Mormon emigrants are eN-
pested from Utah this spring 10 join the Mormon
colony.
NEw YORK, April S.-The British freight
steamer tonncmaia went ashore this morning at
Jones Inlet. Long Island. The Come mara left
here March n for London, aud WAS evidently re-
turning Ia port when stranded
CuArrANooGA, Tenn. April 3.-Riehari Cat
trcn, In resisting arrest last night. shot and killed
p-puty sheriff George Gibson, seriously wounded
deputy sheriff Charles Hosett and was endeay-
Oring Ia escape when tattren was shot by Dep
uty sheriff how. He uiay die.
wAsHIN INuroN, April 1-A number OF well
known ladies, including the wives of >enaiors
Jones, Mcmillan, Payne. Hearst. Mrs. Mhitelaw
Reid and Mrs. Frank ilatton met yesterday and
d-'ided t. i>slle AN address calling upon the
women % America for contributions for a bronze
statue 10 l,e presented To francr AS token of
friendship.
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while temporarily insane, terrified his
family, consisting Of his wife and three
children, by wishing them To remain quiet
while he set fire To the house. He then
fired the bed containing his sleeping five
year old daughter. The house was soon
in flames and the ncighbors with difficulty
rescued the little ones, one Of the rescuers
being seriously burned. The maniac Sc
cured a shot gun and threatened death To
all who attempted To approach him. He
was next seen To- jump into the flames and
after "A few groans all sas quiet.
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cLARkSoN INTERVIEWED.
what He Has tn Say About Prohibition q
Iowa.

Iowa.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-In an interview
to-day regarding the anti-prohibition
movement i'm Iowa, First Assistant Post
master General Clarkson said the prohi-
bition law has had seven years trial, and
while il had proved an admirable law for
agricultural counties and smaller towns,
has failed to find public opinion to en-
force it in the larger cities and in coun-
ties on the Mississippi river, which are
largely settled S;t;h BY people onsn OF tsc, au,
that Il cannot be enforced in
which the temper of the people would
never permit. The republican party has
never been united in support OF the meas
ure. As many as fifty or sixty thousand
republicans were opposed to IL. hut have
gone along with the party. willing to see
the experiment tried. Now that II has
been tried seven years and failed in part,
they insist that the law be amended 10
give prohibition To so per cent. of Iowa
where public opinion favors and enforces
IL, but that some other method OF regu-
lating and rcpressing the traffic be given
to the 10 per cent. of the state where ex-
perience shows il never can he enforced.
The demand of yesterdays convention
for silent platform will not be success
full. Ii is not the temper of Iowa people
to be silent on any question. The pres
| ent legislature should. in my judg-
ment, modify the law as de-
manded by experience or actual
| n constitutional amendment does not
meet the question. Seven years expert
| ment should be followed bv action. Be
| sides, do not believe it right to vote any
| thing of an experimental character into
the constitution. All good people wish to