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King or the GypsIes.

A modest brick house, standing a little
way back from the street, in suburb of
the city of Dayton, Ohio, is the property
aud for part of the year the home of a
gypsy of wide repute, the heir apparent
to throne in Little Egypt; and here,
and hereabouts, is the rendezvous of
numerous baud or tribe. This settle
ment is widely known as the home of
some of the richest and most influential
families of gypsydom, among them the
Stanleys, of which the present head,
Levi, is called the King. This Levi
Stanley is short, thick-set man of some.
thing over seventy years; he is still
strong and active, with ruddy cheek
and bright eye. Much of his time is
passed with the ira, cling parties, while
his eldest son, Levi, Jr., stalwart,
handsome man of fifty, assumes much Of
the aItive direction OF affairs, looking
after Property, etc.
|a {ing scattered about to the north of
az many fine farms owned By
~ TsuSSes, s for1 81 iSs However, 1ssna nesr ess
eyPey may be to the primeval man.
ne pae rot yet developed strong liking
for tho labor Of the primeval occupation
Ihe travelling and camping parties are
the noet interesting and picturesque
ieatuse Of the gypsy life. These usual.
" consist OF single family, the term
iamiiy meaning the whole blood connec.
tion. 1t may comprise one or a dozen
wagons and from three to four to nearly
half a hundred people. They make lone
OF short journeys, as directed by the
n'ng, stopping at each place as long as
the state OF the horse spd palmistry trade
warrants.-- CHICAGO Herald. s
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q. TRADE TRADE, OF; Z. II E s,
pecIdi t4legrams to BIdE8 =

~.
pseiai kilograms % Brads l5sl5
caeFete improvements 81 {ka nay snssst
offgeneral smerchandIse East 'of the ittssssss
Mountains, With more sensonabls NJ kfhsr,
and and onssqaently a more active dsmand
stapie goods, Rrioss Of cattle and hogs gaS
orally tend lower, on free movsmsnt; wneat'
hdepres,e,i on the Pacific Coast by free Of
terinss and long Interior stocks; groceries,
dry goods and drugs are fairly active.
The bank cearings at thrty-five cities for
january aggregate 50, l39, U44 ,94l, or 7M per
cent more than in January, 1859.
The movement of flIur has been dull and
prices have been shaded.
Stocks Mt Nav York are officially reported
nj anout 2S2, 900 barrels, though it is notori-
Gus that the total on dock and in store here
Tar exceeds that aggregate. Reports to Brad
streets show l,7el ,7O7 barrels in stock, first
an second hands, at 53 cities February l,
ah increase or IL 95l barrels since January /.
Wheat reacted some after advancing lc. on
heavy sales, depressing cables and indi6er-
rnce OF exporters, closing 4c: on the week:
nr@.rssss ~ras reports Of avalabis stocks Of
on Esoruafy 7, or ,5s5 s7 6ishsis Yess s'ls f}}sls
ohJanuary i. Tue months decrease for both
Goa Is IS 1856 76l busles. Compared with
a year ago Eastern stocks are . 276 737 bush
els iarger, ami for both coasts ., 977, l59 bush.
els larger BradStrsets totals with Beer
Dohms report OF stocks in Europe and afi Dat
therefor, February l, shows a decease OF O..
o. $3.50 bushels during January. or S.3 per
cent, and decrease OF Is 925, ,584 bushels
compared with February l, 1889, o: 1l.6 per
cent
Export purchasers OF corn have been free at
Atlantic ports, but free offerings and large
supplies depress d prices. Exports of wheat
are larger because Of large amount from
the Pacific coast. Exports of wheat (and -four
as "heal) this week from both contS equal
S,2l4.9lI bushels, against l,6l3,S5i bushels
last week. Tho total shipped July to date
is ofo32,U9S bushels, against SO, ass, 500 bush
els In like rortion of 1888 So
Sugar Is depIeisei and weaker for both
law and refined modei ate GeIingsand dis
couraSing cables, the latter declining /. 10,
lbt Sugar has been iirmer specuativeIy
at New York, and later in di,!ripuIive lines
advanced Is &c. |
Dry gooIs are more active, but trade as @
whole does not equal expect ,tions, Ginghams,
prints and wool dress goods are most active.
frioes are steady. Cotton goods are strong,
| some wide brown AMI bleached sheetiugs hav-
| ing advanced. Print c,olhs are very firm at
late advance. Wool is inactive, prices favor
ing buyers, particularly on pulled and terri
| tory grades. Larger port receipts and weaker
| cables have depressed cotton prices mt al!
markets except New York where strong
speculative buying his advanced prices &c,
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MORE LAND FOR SETTLERS.

The sioux Reservation of 10000
Acres Expected to be Opened.
1t is expected that the President will short.
iy issue a proclamation, opening the Sioux
Indian Reservation, embracing 5000, 600
acres OF land in Dakota, to public settlement.
These lands will be dispose of to settlers
under the provisions of the Homestead law.
Iu addition to the fees each settler will be re
1uired to pay Sl.2o per acre, and upon tho
full payment of the money due, will be en-
titled to patent. Land offices will be es-
tablished at Chamberlain and Pierre, Oak.
The portion of the lands living South OF lot
AZ will be annexed to the O'Neill district in
Nehraska
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OVER A HUNDRED LOST:
An Explosion Entombs Them
in an English Mine.
Sixty Muti'atcd Bodies Recovered
Flooding of Adjacent Pits Causes
tho Deadly Gas to Explode.

suc UcAuiy SaS 10 IXpIOue.
An explosion occurred in coliery at
Abersycbau, in Monmouthshire, ten miles
northwest OF Newport. Three hundred miners
were imprisoned, and for several hours no
communication could be had with them. An
opening was finally effected and many Of
them were rescued. Sixty mutilated bodies
were taken out 1t is esti mated that II ON 100
to $50 miners were killed..
/ . The cause OF the explosion was I he flooding
OF ste pits adjacent TO. thai IN which theex-
l@f22Ia oscuETs ~ ding Rf these
iessssd Sssl s.5l5 Mo ): is<4! .5,,.! IS H. 81
great quantity cf ges, as ths t,ep!osidd<h <has.
tremendous force. sgIt TWAS thenrd at tho dis
tance OF a mile An the gearing IN the shaft
was thrown into the air, as from the mouth
OF o volcano. aeua. si. :. 'taneousty q waste,
bright volume or Il ,me snot up ward, followed
by dense, heavy column oIssmoke.
The first party Of rescuer5 organized en-
deavored to penetrate tho pit through the
eli workings. They got far cnou yh 20 be able
to sss groups OF the dead, but they could noe
reach them, and were comp .lled to retreat
by the suHocating volumes OF smoke that
rose in that direction. Upon tn, first sp-
pearance OF u ulmiDutlCn in tne volume of
smoke rescuers went down the main shaft,
and reached the scene OF the catastrophe.
They rescued a large number OF miners yet
alive, Lut all very ia lily burned, and they
NUT Lifted that the recos snition OF their iden-
tity Is iu.nosSiple.
LATER The total number Of fearfully
mangled and turned bodies that have been
brou, hit to the surface reaches 200, and there
are moro in the washings.
Ths scene at the mouth OF the min is heart
rendipg. Widows by scores aud orphans by
hundreds standing in groups wailing and
&t>>- hs>y.
dead hoping to fad some m aus Of identify
ing husband or father in the piles OF black
ened and distorted trunks. which is about oil
that remains of tn, victims.
A very pathetic incident in the work Of
rescue WIS ths fndin, OF the bodies OF p
father aud his five sous lying in q group.
They had not been burned at all, and they
appeared to be ca mly sleeping. All of them
had died from sulfocatiou. Several OF tho
men who had volunteered for the work of
rescue were made sick by handling he burned
bodies, an were obliged to come to the sur
fac.
Tue mortality among the injured is fright
full Details are area, and shelter and sur
gical appliances are entirely inadequate to
meet the sudden demand. AT least 80 deaths
have occurred among the l50 who were
cued alive. The total death-roI will undoubt
edly reach 800
Thtr- is great distress AMI suffering among
the miners families, owing to the lack of
food. The local authorities and people arc
| doing oil they can, but are unable to relievs
half the urgent cases. Outside aid has been
1 Appealed iDr. ~. .SlhAf.A $40
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THE EASY ROAD.

By the road Of "By-and-By"
Stretching on forever,
One who travels comes at last
To the house Of ''Neverr
Verytall, and very high,
Iron barred securely,
Those who enter find themselves
Guarded very surely!
"By-and-By" IS an easy road;
Through soft fields and moses,
No high hills, no sandy soil,
Anywhere it crosses.
If lard places come between,
Round them it goes winding,
Very slowly leading on,
Smoothesttravel findingl
Looking on ahead, one sees
But a soft mist showing. -.
sySeee5' --~i.se. ).
But there comes an end, some day.
Where one sees forever,
DARK and grim the iron gates
OF the house OF "Neverr
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THE Winds MAD WORK.
A Terrible Storm Sweeps Over
Western Pennsylvania.
People Crushed to Death Under the
Walls of Buildings Blown Down
Nnrrnxy

feopIe Crushed to rRth Under the
Walls of Bn nldingS BlOwn Down
Narrow Escapes.
Western Pennsylvania has been visited by
the worst storm in m ny years. Snow, hail,
rain AM wind have been playin havoc. In
Pittsburg snow has blockade1 many OF the
streets and stoTp,d TRAILS, while telegraph
and telephone lines are breakiny down under
the heavy weight Of ice, with which they
are coated. In the mountains the storm is
raging with terrific fury, and reports are
coming in Of serieus damage TO property.
KAT Blaiy Snlsth 2arf factory was
Cf - Barr, gsH5FzI saaaaSsr, and Mr.
Bueey. one OF the firm, were instantly kill
ed, aud workman whose name could not be
learned injured. Mr.. Burne,'s TO y was i'm.
mediately taken from the wreck. 1t was
mangied beyond recognition. Mr.. Barr's re-
mains were recov, red two hours later.
AT Uniontown the roof was blown Off tho
Methodist Episcopal Church, n part Of it
aligh Ing on tn. house OF John Brown, Just
north OF the church, crushing it to pieces.
TIE roof OF the .arse new building lately
erected ty the Pennsylvania Constructor
Company be.ow town was also blown Off, A
horse and wagon driven by james Russ was
blown over Gr.y's Hill. The wagon is lying
on its back with the wheels whirling in the
air, No one was seriously hurt.
10 tmaster Bakers new house was nearly
demolished, so .mss Frat k .nberry's hous,
and John w. Ringers house was leveled. III,
telephone and electric light wires are all
down. None of the coke works are running
south OF Uniontown. The Redstone Coke
Company's offices. at Brownfel1. were blown
down aud enti: ely demolished. The end was
blown out OF the en- sine house at Lsfth, and
the War. ell G'ass Works wrecked. TIE roof
OF ihs Lutheran churcn was also blown Off !.
AT Connellsville the storm began i'm the
morning and did not subside until rate in the
s,yesi,Sg %pscksS the n
mates having a narrow escape from death.
The Catholic church is in n dangerous condi-
ton and number OF other huu 81 3 in the town
are wreckel.
At Dunbar the Knights of labor hall was
entirely blown away. A report from Lesen-
ring says all the large shafts of the Ii. G.
Frick Coke Company are down. Tue snow
fall Is from SIX to ten inches in del tn
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PICKED UP THE HOUSE.
A Peculiar Railroad Accident which
Caused Three Deaths.

A peculiar accident cn the Chesapeake
and Onio, near the Zig Pennsylvania tunnel
between Hinton and Lowell, w. Va, caused
the teath of three men. A freight train,
which WAS going down the track at the usual
speed, ran into an open switch and dashed
into the i1nal station.
The little house was picked up and carried
into the river. The operator, who was In
the signal station, the fireman and tie en-.
gineer were all drowned. The tracks and
rcadbed were much damaged.
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House Sessions,

/ 32ND DAY-In the Hou &c the contested cleo
tion cas-, OF Smith vs. Jackson, from the
fourth district OF West Virg gnia, was taken
up. Mr. O'Ferrell, OF Virginia, made speech
In which he excoriated the Speaker for his
rulings, and Mr.. Wilson, Of West Virginia,
held him up 20 ri'licule. Final n vote was
reached, and Smith, the contestant, was
seated, the repu' Leans for he first time
since the struggle began h.v,nG secured O
quorum.
33RD DAY.-In the House the usu filbus-
UcrrTs
proved by constitutional qu ram, and a
motion o adj 'Crn was lei,aiei. TIL Speaker
then laid beio or. tho House various bil.s for
reference, among them the hill ITO relieve
the Treasurer of the United States from the
amount now charged to him and deposit cd
wi; h he several States" This bill the Speaker
referred, under the rules, Il the Committee
on Ways and Means. Mr. Bland moved it's
reference to tho Co rmitt.e on Appropria-
tions. The Speak decline to entertain the
motion. and a parliamentary struggle be.
gan which after the usual diiatory motions,
counting the quoruns by tho Speaker, ETC.,
the bill was referre | TO the Ways and Means
Committee. The House then adjourned.
18th DAY.-There being tacit understand.
ing between the Republicans and ID .moerats
That no effort would lie made for the transac.
tion Of business to-day, q large number oil t. @
members having gone to attend the funeral
of Mrs. and Miss Tracy, the clerk was per-
Snitte1 to read the journal in its abridged
FORM, The Democrats di not wish to go on
record as approving the journal, and conse-
qaeptly demanded thsysas and nays on that
4p5kQn<n ~ & - x. |. J. y
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"You must bo very quiet" he said,
gently, though the charge seemed un.
necessary in greeting the almost stony
figure that awaited him. "Sleep must
come within an hour, or death or hope.
less insanity will result; but 60 to him,
look and speak quietly and naturally,
and if it is you he is dying for "a shud,
der ran through the girl we may save
him yet"
The girl rose and went to the glass.
"Look aud speak naturally" Even in
that hour of anguish she wondered
II tho face there was hers. He
would not know those pinched
cheeks, those staring eyes and bloodless
lips. She stood moment biting her
lips, rubbed her cheeks and then smiled
at the glass. That wonderful thing. a
woman's love, had triumphed oyerpat ti;y
|DSSah 1lsnsS,s; 81 7z7iSuzi;szS5
In her desperate endeavor I'd rescue her
beloved from his grasp.
The doctor led tho way to the sick.
room, opened the door aud stood aside
as she entered. Bertha swayed for an
instant as she caught sight of the pitifui,
wasted form extended before her; but
again Love triumphed, and swiftly ad-
vancing to his bedside, she bent above
the wistful eyes and said, clearly and
softly:
Love, did you call me2"
For moment the face looking into
hers retained the eager, searching look
it had worn for days; then it died away,
and one of perfect content filled its
place.
."Berthal" the pinched lips tried to
say.
Eyes, Bertha, she cooed, softly Law
ing her cool lips on his; esand now, dar-
ling. shut your eyes. / will put nv
cheek against yours, aud we will rest. I"
Like a tired child, he obeyed her,
--~sszs.S -his-ir irooSt or-tfo--cool. soft arm
she slipped under it, while the peachy
cheek that lay on his seemed to possess
an almost magic power.
"He is saved!" the doctor murmured
to the happy, bewildered mother; and SO
it proved, for Frank Hepburn awoke-
very weak, indeed, but rational, "readv
TO drink gallon of beef.tea, and be mar
ried that very afternoon" he whispered,
family.
When Mr.. Wade returned to the Office,
ne found Weaver had drawn his pay and
left.
HE knew wouldn't keep him an
hour, Mr.. Wade said, while relating
the circumstance for the hundredth time.
at the Hepburn Wiley wedding, two
months later. "What kind of a heart
must 1T be that would try to separate
such couple as thatln
And he glanced with almost fatherly
pride at tho handsome pairswhowere
standing under asI66t1Ta : = h. xocslsinu
'showering upon thu - * z| ]||::s'7 IS.
"Bless my heart!" he added softly;
"surely the angels themselves must as;st smile,
on such wonderful love as theirs.9-
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A FAMILY WIPED our.
Jacob u. slater, HIS Wifc and Four
Children All Drowned.

Hhh III o""cus
The four children OF Jacob X. Slater were
skating on the lake at Bennewater, about six
miles from Kinston, N. Y, when the ice,
which was but few Inches thick. gave way,
water.
Their shouts were heard by the members
of the family, who lived near by, and the
father and mother rushed to the rescue. BY
the time the parents reache the lake the
children ha disappeared beneath the ice.
The mother, frantic with the thought Of
her ch,ldren's peril, rushed upon tue ice,
which gave way beneath her weight, and sh !,
sank below the surface.
Mr. Slater theI attempted to reach his
wife, and he, tco. was drowned. The ent:r
family is wiped out OF existence.
Hundreds Of people are gathered about the
lake scar ching Ior tho bodies.
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neuAfrow ouch In which? : i6 < \ I3{t,5Sk ~
.sen we're hneea e4neAkht the Sncss
: Two were reac he'd, but the others are dead
and their bodies have not yet bsen reco oyereds
The ill-fated town lies in the narrow onlch
through which Canyon creek poura its water
into the south fork of the Ceur d. Alenes
II had about two hundred inhabitants, who,
nave des rted their wrecked or menaced
homes and places Of business.
The nearest town is Gem, also upon Cam
yon creek, and three mil, down the stream.
Later in the day another disastrous avail
anche swept upon a boarding house connect
si with the Custer Mine, which is situated
upoi Nine Mile creek, about i've miles from
Burke The boarding house was full of
miners. six OF whom were killed; the Other
had narrow escape, and a number were
more or less injured The disasters are not
surprise to those familiar with Topography
OF that section. The towns are situatei in,
worry MARI ow gulches on either side of which
abrupt mountains arise.
The snowfall this winter has been unore.
cedeated in the history OF the country.
Within the last few days SC has been rainipg,
hard, which had the. effect of loosening the
coeur d'Aisns mining dissffcs sesS,s:
richest in the world, both for gold and silver.
IL includes the famous Bunker Hill and Sui.
livan mines, perhaps the greatest fissure vein
In America. The principal town is Wallace.
The other towns are Wardner, Osborne,
Burke and Gem.
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THE LOST LETTER.
DY ANNA PIERPoNT sIvIrER.


'Jimmy!' called Frank Hepburn, the
handsome young bOokkeeper for Wade
Brothers.
Jimmy the office-boy for the same
firm, as IS usual in such cases, did not
hear. 1t is a singular fact, not vet ex
planned, that deafness is more prevalent
among office boys than among any other
class of wage -earners.
t'Jimmy"
Frank Hepburn called more shorplv
this time, and Jimmy relinquished
his favorite occupation of draw
ing cats. with .--rad--4iaL--- M, A.
firms noteheads, and slowly approached
Mr.. Hepburn's stool.
<l ''Take this letter to the postoffice, and
SNrop it into the box marked City and
W quick, please
Jimmy took the letter, placed it care
fully between his teeth while he put on
his hat and coat; he then surveyed the
envelope closely, and asked
"What's that mark in the corner for,
Mr.. Hepburn"
"Olear out, you rascal" laughed the
young man, slightly coloring. ats a
!secret-society Sign. Now go!"
As the boy passed from the Office,
Weaver, the cashier, looked up and
yawned: swell, it's my lunch. time, {"
and a minute later he was hurrying after
the leisurely Jimmy.
'I'm going past tho postoffice, Jim,n.
he remarked, as he overlook that yoslth:
Segiye me Hcpburn's letter and In drop
lgtfDr tyoii.' \ *.
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The iniiuenz1 is increasing in the City OF
Mex co, and It Is said 80 many deaths are
occurring that there is not sufh .ient num-
Der OF hearses to carry the bodies 10 tho
Cemeteries
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Sobriety was the Sxxtchword OF the half
dozen men who ran it. Whenever q
drunken man or woman was seen on the
street the machine was brought out. The
victim was placed on the broad of his
back in the box. Then the command
was given and the occupant was run out
of town. 1t was seldom that man got
the second dose of the ''sobering ma
chine" The tramps soon got to dread
the ride of mile or so, and they never
returned after the first experience. The
wife beater Jared the same, and its in
fiuence had salutary effect on this class
Of people. The old inhabitants say that
the "sobering machine" of nearly half
century ago was much more effective than
the threats and violence of the White
Caps of the present day.
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The Soldering Machine.

There is some talk here, says Doyles-
town (Penn.) correspondent of the New
York Times, about reviving the "sober-
Ing machine" Forty years ago it was
familiar piece of mechanism. Simple in
construction, durable in use, it served its
purpose well and effectively. In those
days drunken man was rare sight. A
few citizens of this place remember it
we'll. 'Jack" Reynolds was one of the
men who manned the machine, and he re-
collects when it did yeoman service. But
the persons who fell victims to it are too
modest to recall its purifying effects '
! 1twas deyised because va aecessArs,
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UbTQ N.Y. sa>S3p the two succeeding weeks
he frequently repeated the call.
"I,will strike while the iron is hot,
he said to himself, and on this very eve
ming had determined to know his fate,
when the sight of Hepburn's letter upset
his plans.
!, 81 will know what is in it, he thought,
, fsperately. 81 can open tits very
~! felessly sealed. Hepburn can't ccme
between us again, if can help it'll"
He hurried home, and holding the
envelope over steaming kettle in his
mothers kitchen, soon had its coveted
contents in his hand. 1t ran thus:
''BERTH6, DEAR: was wrong, and you
were right Can come and be forgiven
have fine business offer from house in St.
Paul; IL do not get favorable reply from
you tomorrow, shall accept Il, and 20 i'm
mediately. Life without you is uncomfortable
here. FRANK 49,
"You will get no answer tomorrow, y
Weaver mu.tered; "and once safe in the
West, my coast is clear. What an idiot,
to intrust all his happiness TO a letter
But then, he's SO terribly proud; he
thought it would hurt his dignity less to
write note than seek an interview"
Yes, Weaver was right; Frank was
proud, and SO was Bertha. A trivial
lovers quarrel had come between them,
and Bertha, feeling sure Frank must see
In time he was wrong, did not try to
right herself. She would gladly meet
him halfway in any effort at reconcilia
ton, but farther than that her womanly
self-respect would not let her go. Mean.
time her evenings were lonely, and when
Mr.. Weaver called, he found her very
ready to be entertained.
On the day ate: W Weaver obtained thi,
letter, no watched Hepburn narfossIS
and saw he was restless and d =. 4 r. r.
by.night that he was25