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Iumber FreIpht Rates

SIOUX CITY iowa, Feb. 23.-The Great
Northern and Sioux City and Northern
Roads have issued a joint circular, an
nouncing that the rate on shingles, lum-
ber, logs and similar commodities from
North Pacific coast points 10 Omaha and
Sioux City will hereafter be cents per
100 pounds.
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Heavy Discount on silver.

VANCOUVER (B. c., Feb. 23.-on and
after March lst the chartered banks here
will only accept American silver at 20 per
cent. discount. The former discount was
5 per cent. The reason is to get rid of
American silver. as there is too much in
the country at present. The merchants
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the Senate
and House.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The Senate.
without hitch or delay, passed the dip
lomatic and consular and Military Acad-
emy appropriation bills, and then took
up the executive, legislative and judicial
appropriation bills.
During the discussion the House bill for
the opening and adjustment of accounts
of George w. Jones of Iowa was laid be-
fore the Senate. Sherman said the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations had already
considered the matter favorably, and
asked that the bill be put upon its pas
sage. That course was taken. and the bill
passed, its venerable beneficiary being
present in the chamber at the time. and
bowling thanks.
Without disposing of the legislative
bill the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-In the House
Hatch again antagonized the Indian ap-
preparation bill with the anti-options bill.
but he was again knocked out, the House
deciding to take up the Indian bill.
The bill passed for the relief Of George
w. Jones, first United States Senator
from the State of Iowa and late Minister
to Colombia.
The sundry civil bill, with Senate
amendments, was referred to the Commit
tee on Appropriation.
Bland asked that it be reported back as
soon as possible, as he proposed to have
the amendments fully discussed in Com
mittee of the Whole.
At this point Hilary A. Herbert of Ala
bama. the new Secretary of the Navy in
Cleveland's Cabinet, appeared, was ecog-
nized and accorded hearty round of ap-
plause. The applause was so persistent
that he was obliged to come forward and
acknowledge it in few words of thanks.
Then the conference report on the army
appropriation bill was presented and
agreed TO.
Without disposing of the Indian ap-
preparation bill the committee arose and
the House adjourned.
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STRIKE OF sw1TcHMEN.
Trains Entering Chicago Several Hours
Lnte.

CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-An trains entering
this city over the line of the Chicago and
Western Indiana road. were from one to
three hours late to-day. Through mails
were put through on time. The officials
of the road did the work of the switch
men, and say they have no fear of strike
in other branches of the service. They
expect to be running as usual within a
few days.
The general managers of the roads
centering at Chicago met to-day and dis
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Death of Edward s. Hoar.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Edward S.
Hoar, elder brother of Senator Hoar and
Judge lockwood Hoar, former Attorney
General, died in this city last night of
pulmonary disease, in his 10th year. In
early days he was District Attorney in
LAWYERS there.
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New Orleans Races.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 23.-The track
was fast. Five furlongs, Lotion, Jr.,
won, Champagne second, Con Kinney
third, time l:02t.
Six furlongs, c. B. Willingham won,
Turkstone second, Reindeer third, time
1:l7t.
Five and one-half furlongs, Redwin
won, Modjeska second, Penurious third,
time 1904.
Seven furlongs, Vesator won, Big John
second, Wedgefield third, time l:29l.
Handicap, one mile, Duke of Milpitas
won, Lockport second, General Marina
duke third, time I:421.
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President NfuryeI Very IN.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 23.-The condition of
President Aldan Marvel of the Atchison
Company, who is now at the Hotel Del
Coronado for his health, is regarded as
serious. His physician, DIR. Bridges of
Los Angeles, came down by special train
to-day, but it is difficult to obtain any
authoritative statement as to the malady
nf his natient.
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Tramps Arrested.

Los ANGELES, Feb. 23.-Five tramps
were brought to this city this morning
from Pasadena and lodged in jail. They
have been engaged in holding up and
robbing people in that city. They all
gave fictitious names.
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sundry CivIl APPROPRIATIONS Bill

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The House APP
propriations Committee authorized the
Chairman to move non-concurrence in
all the Senate amendments the sundry
civil appropriations bill, including the
Sherman 3 per cent. bond amendment.
The silver men will insist on vote on
the latter before the bill goes to con-
faraDca
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THE FLOOR GAVE WAY.
Serious Accident at a Masonic
Entertainment Near Toronto.
SEVERAL PEOPLE SUSTAIN SEVERE
INJURIES.

The Behring Sea Tribunal of Arbitra-
tion Convenes at Paris-FIve Hum
dred Houses III Kadikey, RUSSIA,
Destroyed by Fire, and Three
: Thousand People Rendered Home
less-Financial Agitation in ireland
on Account of the Dread of the
Effect of Homo Rule.
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Nominations by the President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The President
sent to the Senate the nominations Of Ben
ton Hanchett of Michigan, to succeed
Judge Jackson as United States Circuit
Judge in the Sixth District; ]. E. Coch-
ran of Nebraska, Consul to San Saliva
dor; r. B. Lewellyn of Utah, Probate
Judge, San Pete County, Utah.
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viii have enough members in the next
Senate to reorganize that body without
outside aid. Still, if the aid should be-
come necessary, it is pretty well settled
that the Populist Senators will vote with
the Democrats. Senator PETER gave ut
terance to such a statement to-day.
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Internal revenue ReceIpts.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-The total re-
ceipts from internal revenue for the irst
seven months of the present fiscal year
were S96, ,414,7S6 being $7,715.50 more
than for the same period of last year.
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A Banks Affairs in Bad shape.

LINCOLN (Neb.), Feb. 23.-The State
Banking Board has taken charge of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank, at Elk
Creek, Johnson county, whose affairs are
in bad shape. The true condition of the
concern cannot be learned until further
examination is made. The deposits are
not large. Holmes, the cashier, is under
arrest.
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BEHRING SEA CONTROVERSY.
The Tribunal of Arbitration Meets a
PnrIS.

Paris.
PARIS, Feb. 23.-The Tribunal of ArEi-
tration to settle the Behring Sea contro-
versy between Great Britain and the
United States, met here to-day to form
ally open proceedings. The members
have not all arrived yet. The proceed
ings, which lasted but half an hour, were
purely formal, and the commission ad-
journed until March 25d. The arbitrators
and counsel attended this evening ball
given in their honor at the Elysee.
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The Next Secretary of State,

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The next Secre-
tary of State, Walter @. Gresham, arrived
from the West Tonight, and stayed at the
Buckingham. He would not submit to
an interview, but told the reporters he
was here at the request of Cleveland,
whom he will visit at Lakewood to-mor-
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Democrats VIII BE in Control.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-Recent events
in the West indicate that the Democrats
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AID FOR GOVERNOR M'KrNLEr.
Movement on Foot to Assist Him In
His Financial EN- mbarrassments.

WATERFOWL On. ", Feb. 23.-The
Lincoln League. a Republican organiza-
ton of this city, has started a movement
for the purpose of aiding Governor Nc
Kinley of Ohio in his financial embar-
rassment. Resolutions, with that object
in view, were adopted at largely at
tended of meeting of the league tonight.
The idea set forth in the resolutions is to
start subscription, in which the amount
will be limited to 81, the fund thus Gre
ated to be given Governor Mckinley as
a testimonial for past services to the Re-
publican party, as an expression of SYM
pathy in his financial afliiction, and as a
provision against his threatened retire
ment from political life in order to re-
trieve his fortune in business.
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A Most Deliberate Suicide.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. pa most deliberate
suicide was committed here this morning
by Joseph A. Sampson. The act was
done with dull razor pulled along the
throat with shocking deliberation and
persistence. The jugular vein and ar
teries were severed. The dead man was
a well-known insurance man, and worth
a quarter of miEion or more, and had
no known cause for the deed. He was 65
wears old
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steamer Burned to the Waters Edg

Steamer Burned to the Waters Edge.
VICTORIA (B. c., Feb. 23.-The steamer
j. R. Mcdonald caught fire off Provost
Island from an over-heated jacket, and
was burned to the waters edge. She is
total loss. The crew escaped safely.
She belonged to the Pennington Transit
Company of Seattle.
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WANTS TO BE NATURALIzED.
A Chicago Chinaman Applies for Citi-
ZenShip.

- O11KO3fs.O OiII1ItiIlIuII <ADUIIOS IOI NILI-
ZenShip.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-Moy All Kee, for
seventeen years an officer OF the State OF
California, in the position of Court Inter-
prefer, now wealthy resident of this
city. to-day applied for citizenship, pre-
senting first papers granted in New York
City in 1880. The court took the case
under advisement. He was educated
very we'll in English by Governor Stan
ford, in whose service he was engaged
formerly. The case is peculiar, as the
first papers were issued before the Act of
Cinnamon
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intend to take silver at par and ship it to
the States.
Ex-police Court Clerk Cook Arreste,

Ex-Poiice Court Clerk Cook Arrested.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 23.-Chief of Po-
lice Crowley received a dispatch to-day
from Astoria, Or, announcing the arrest
there of Joseph B. Cook, formerly Clerk
OF one of the Police Courts of this city,
who absconded several months ago and
was discovered to be over $1,000 short in
his accounts.
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FRIENDS OF FREE COINAGE.
Proceedings of the American BIZ
Metallic League.
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
MAKES A REPORT.

The Diplomatic and Consular and Mil
tary Academy Appropriations Bills
John V. f. Findlay to Be Arbitrator
for the United States In the Matter
of the Chilean Claims Rejected by
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A Nomination Rejected.

WASHINGTON, Feb, 23.-The Senate re-
jected the nomination of John V. F.
Findlay of Maryland to be arbitrator for
the United States in the matter of the
Chilean claims.
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The Hobart Estate.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.-The estate of
the late w. S. Hobart has been appraised
at S., ,273, 900.
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Two Miners Killed

DENVER lCol.l, Feb. 23.-Two Italians
were killed and two injured in the coal
mines at King, Colorado, by a premature
blast to-day.
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Protest Against a Cordage Factory.

SAN Francisco, Feb. pa petition is
being circulated in this city protesting
against the passage of the bill before the
Legislature providing for the establish
ment of cordage factory at Folsom
prison. About 5000 signers have already
been secured, the majority being en-
ployes of the Union Iron Works, Pacific
Rolling MILL, Spreckels' Sugar Refinery
and Tubbs, cordage factory
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Fontane and LEROY Appeol.

PARIS, Feb. 23.-Charles DeLesseps,
Marcus Fontane and NJ. Sana Leroy, COM
mitted for trial by the Judicial Chamber
on February 9TH for giving or receiving
bribes, appealed to the Court of Cessation
to-day for reversal of the committals.
Three Thousand People Homeless.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 23.-Five hun
dred houses in Kadikey were burned
this evening. More than 5000 persons
are homeless. The damage is estimated
at 5000, 900 francs.
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Mormons May Now Vote in Idaho.

BOISE idaho, Feb. Ex-Governor Nc
Connell to-day signed the Story bill,
which enfranchises the Mormons. This
measure adds about 5000 to the voting
population cf the State.
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ANOTHER STRIKE THREATENED.

1H7Is 5H1NIIAI- III INIsiA I r4-N I9Ds
KANSAS CITY, Feb. %. = Trouble is
brewing among the Missouri Pacific
switchmen in this city. At stormy
meeting last night the question of a
strike was discussed. Their grievance is
that they get no extra pay for overtime at
noon or night. The matter will be sub
mitted to the General Grievance Com
mittee, and if their demands are not COM
piled with strike is probable at once.
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cussed the situation. 1t was decided that
any reasonable demands by the men
would be given careful attention. but no
terms would be made with men who pre-
sented demands and refused to allow
time for consideration. Both the officials
and switchmen of the Santa Fe declare
there is no probability of a strike on that
system.
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ST. PAUL (Minn.), Feb. pa Pioneer.
Press special from Pierre, S. D., says:
The divorce bill. requiring six months
residence in all cases and one year where
personal service cannot be had, is law.
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Death of am Ex-Congressman

ATTICA On. ", Feb. 23.-Hon. r. S.
Stevens, ex-member OF Congress, died at
his residence here this morning at 2
o'clock.
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Free Gold Gettiup Short.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Secretary Fos-
ter has advised that 81, 100000 in gold be
taken to-day from the sub-treasury in
New York for export. This leaves the
free gold in the Treasury at S3.0Do,OOO. If
the free gold is much further reduced it is
believed Secretary Foster will sell bonds
to protect the reserve.
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Special to the REcoRp-UN1oS.

the Senate.
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United States and Brazil Steamship Co

New YORK, Feb. 23.-The Directors of
the United States and Brazil Steamship
Company held a meeting this afternoon.
1t was learned afterward from C. p.
Huntington, one of the directors, that
the matter of receivership for the COM
pany was discussed, but no definite ac-
ton was taken. Another meeting will
be held tomorrow. which it is expected
will result in an application for the ap-
pointment of receiver. Four more
libels were filed to-day in the United
States District Court against the vessels
OF the steamship company, for vegetables,
game and fruit furnished the steamer.
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Six Thousand Acres of Rich
Placers in Utah Jumped.
MINERS PROTECTING THEIR CLAIMS
WITH WINCHESTERS.
Remains of the Late General Beaure-
gard Laid at Rest With Military
Honors at New Orieans-A Fund to
be Raised to Assist Governor Nc
KiIfley In His Financial Embar-
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

raSSnent.
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FRIGHTFUL CRIME.
A Man Kills Ills Wife and Child to Get
Insurance Money.

Insurance Money.
OTTUMwA Qowa), Feb. 23.-The fire
which burned Adolph Noises house, wife
and infant yesterday, proves, on the evil
.dence of the Coroner's Jury, a frightful
crime. The jury has ordered the arrest
of Neise and his wife's sister. The story
of the other children is to the effect that
their mother was lying on the bed with
her head crushed when the fire was dis
covered; that the floor was sprinkled with
some fluid supposed to be kerosene, and
that their father covered their faces so
that they could not see the flames. Mrs.
Neise's life was insured for $1,000
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THE idear' muttered Blanche Everts
in Mabel Sheriden's ear. ''Miss Eaton
knows the class is large enough al
ready. All of our set too! It's .
shame!'
But Miss Eaton's calm courtesy held
them in check. and it was with an out
ward show of politeness that they
acknowledged Janie's timid nod One
or two welcoming faces were there.
and, with Miss Eaton's friendly clasp
upon her fingers, jamie promised to
come again
And come she did through the chill
winds of late fall and the cutting
storms of winter, filing quiet niche
among the girls of widely different
life from hers. So retiring was she
that they hardly minded her presence.
save by grudging acknowledgment
that Janie's lessons were invariably
we'll learned, and that though she
isn't like US, she's not so troublesome
d we expected"
But with the new year the. shadows
that had fallen upon Mrs. Turner's
face darkened Janie's also. Allie was
slipping out of life. Too weak to sit
at the window now. she would lie with
eyes resting upon the little plant in
peaceful content Thanks to Janie's
watchful care, the geranium had
thriven wonderfully and now stood
greenly vigorous And oh, Joy! he
meath the velvety leaves two tiny
clusters of buds were slowly expand
ing, and in few weeks more would
burst into bloom.
But would Allie tarry long enough
to see them? Great tears rolled down
JAMES cheeks and fell upon the plant
as she moved it where it could reap the
benefit of every sickly, struggling ray
of winter sunshine.
"Pretty blossoms by and by, Allie"
she would say, bravely. And Allie
echoed, feebly:
by and by"
Weaker and weaker grew the little
one, larger and larger waxed the buds,
until one February morning the pale
sunshine looked in upon two glowing
scarlet clusters.
''Oh, pretty! pretty" piped the
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time the story of the little plant that
had cheered tho tedious days Of the
patient sufferer-heard it with . pang
at her tender heart at thought of the
lost opportunity for making glad the
heart Of one OF Christ's little ones
II wish I had known BEFORE" she
sighed.
Very lonely were the days for the
sad-eyed mother and sister. Sleet and
snow gradually changed to beating
rain, and slowly but steadily the sod
den earth grew green. Again small
buds formed under the sheltering
leaves of the sturdy plant; again the
slender flower stalks shot up with their
clustered promise.
when Easter comes, we will put it
on Allies grave" sighed jamie, vague
~ comforted ut will be in blossom
then"
The church bells were ringing, and,
with little caress of the plant that
Allie had loved, mother and daughter
fastened t. the morning service.
''There is nothing to keep me now"
thought the poor mother, as she locked
the door upon the deserted room.
When jamie entered the Sabbath
school, she found the assembled girls
in discussion so absorbing that they
noted her presence with the slightest
of mods.
well bring lilies, of courser said
Blanche, with decision; clusters Of
those big Bermuda lilies. They will
look lovely. l mean to ask Miss Eaton
if we can't decorate the font"
Wouldn't roses be prettier?" sug-
gested another voice. "Pink roses
would look sweet against the marble"
mo; lilies are far BETTER" reioined
Blanche, with emphasis. And the vote
of the class was, accordingly, for lilies.
''What is it all about?" asked jamie,
timidly, of her nearest neighbor.
''Oh, our Easter flowers" answered
the girl, carelessly. fumbling with the
buttons of her long gloves. 1--WE all
hopelessly reviewing her scanty posses
sions At all times money was scarce
in the shabby home, and the pennies
that had fallen to Janie's lot were pitt
fully few. In little pasteboard box
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WORKING ON MOUNTAIN TOPS.
Neither Men nor Animals Do ~ Emcient
Work as Mt the Zen Level

Neither Men nor Animals Do ~ Emcient
Work rs ut the sea Levei.
Some practical facts are furnished by
the experience of the workmen engaged
in the construction of the Central rail-
way over the main range of mountains
in Peru. The line starts from Lima, in
latitude 12 deg. The summit tunnel of
this line at Galeria is at the height of
1865 feet. or little under the height
of Mont Blanc. but it must be remem-
bered that the climate conditions are
very different and more unfavorable
in Peru than in Europe. Mr.. E. Lane
the engineer in chief, finds that the
workmen up to an altitude of 5000 to
10000 feet do about the same relative
quantity of work as at sea level, pro-
vided they have been Injured to the
height or brought up in the country.
At 1900 feet the amount of work de-
teriorates, and at IA, O0O, 900 to Is, 900 a
full third has to be deducted from the
amount that the same man could per-
form at sea level.
Owing to the absence of malaria the
percentage of efficient labor at the
greatest elevation is a very high one.
Men coming from the coast are not
found capable of doing efficient work
for about two weeks on an average
when taken to high elevations. The
capacity increases and reaches its
maximum in few weeks or months,
according to the constitution of the in
dividual. The majority of the laborers
are ''Cholos," or Indians born in the
Sierra. They are found inca pable of
doing efficient work on the coasts or in
the warmer attitudes without n long
course of decentralization. If gangs of
these "Cholos" have for special pur-
poses been taken down suddenly from
the Sierra to work at attitudes of from
1000 to 5000 feet. sickness and fever
have resulted from the change.
Mules and horses are found to do
about the same efficient work proper
tiOnately as human beings up to about
1000 feet i'm this district Mules stand
the climate best, but. again, require
some weeks for acclima tiZation, and If
urged to undue eXertion at great alti-
tudes they are liable to drop dead sud-
denly. 1t may be remarked that the
region of perpetual snow in the district
begins at about is. 900 feet.-Nineteenth
Century.
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aisle. and stood close to the busy group
before her presence was noted At an
exclamation of one of the girls, Miss
Eaton glanced up to see the shy face
peeping out above the brilliant bios
SONS.
why, Janie!" she said, and went to
meet her with outstretched, welcoming
hands.
Into them jamie thrust her burden,
abashed by the looks of surprise and
disapproval which greeted her gift.
perhaps you can put it in some cor
ner. 1t is all can give" Her voice
broke. and one irrepressible tear rolled
down the imploring face. Il was go
ing to put it on Alice's grave-but she
would rather it would come here. And
you said-we-we were to give up
something"
Before Miss Eaton could speak she
had turned and run swiftly down the
church and out into the quiet night
"Miss Eatonr' exclaimed Blanche
always the first to speak-''surely you
are not going to put that common geran-
ium with the lilies!' The horro. of
her tones was reflected in the seven
faces.
Let me tell you its history first, :"
and Miss Eaton's face was strangely
moved as she seated herself on the pull
pit step with the little plant in her
arms.
And to the listening circle she told
the story of JAMES, treasure, and the
little dead child who had loved it so
well. II think, girls" she sale, in
conclusion, ''our dear Lord woulc say
of jamie, as He once said of another:
She hath done what she couldv"
With tear-wet eyes Blanche impul-
sively lifted the geranium and set it in
the midst of the white glory. And
there it shone, spot of fire amid the
snowy garlands, when, on the golden
Easter morn, the church was filed
with earnest worshipers And many
wondered at the sight, but in the seat
by the door knelt a woman and a child
with happy tears.
One more surprise was yet in store
for jamie ere the day was past. Late
in the afternoon two shabby figures
passed in at the cemetery gate and
made their way to distant corner,
where lay little unmarked grave be-
side longer mound. Janie's heart
ached still, as she thought of the bur-
den she was to have brought to show
to stranger eyes that loving hearts
watched over these graves; but she
grasped her mothers hand the closer
and crowded back the tears.
"Why, jamie dear! look!'' cried Mrs.
Turner, in glad surprise.
jamie brushed her hand over her
eyes, and, at the sight which met
them, gave a joyful cry. The low sun
light sending its level rays across the
quiet city of the dead gilded the dear
- bare and neglected no
longer, but heaped high with silvery
lilies, while on the baby mound the
scarlet geranium burned and burned
''Mother!" jamie, kneeling by Alice's
grave, lifted face glowing with JOY.
1T is Miss Eaton and the girls who
have done it! 1 never told you, mother,
but thought they didn't like me-and
see how kind they really are. I'll
never doubt them again!'-Marion
in Harper's Young People.