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the leaves. That gave Is some tenn
porary relief. Carrying all we could
for future use, we staggered on again.
cat daylight the next morning we
were not in sight Of Salton. And
now Marie, who had been compelled
to halt frequently for rest during the
night, moaned that she could go no
further. Hardly had she said SO, when
she tainted and knew the chances
were that she would pass direct from
that faint to death.
Grooming with horror, | took her
insensible form in my arms and plod-
ded on, determined either to save her
or to die with her.
sphe early morning sun was so pitt
lessly scorching and / was SO fast
burning up inside that the latter alter
native of death was rapidly enforcing
itself.
Suddenly heard shout. Never
again will any sound be SO pregnant of
Joy to me. Aquarter Of mile ahead
and coming toward us was one of the
slow-moving, numbering desert wagons,
drawn by four horses, but coming to-
ward us at snail's psce.
II tried to answer the hail, but my
throat was so parched that not even a
whisper passed my lips,
''Then | attempted to rush forward,
but stumbled with the precious bur-
den in my arms. When came to my
self again, Marie and were stretched
out side by side in the wagon under an
awning, while a physician gave us his
attention alternately. We reached
Salton that morning, and there found
Mrs. Mason all but crazed by sus-
pense. Il was she who had prevailed
upon the doctor and two men to go
out in search of us.
THAT night we were on train
again, whirling toward Los Angeles.
at the latter place it was necessary for
Marie to rest for three days before
she was able to proceed to Frisco.
"And what became Of her?" asked
Ned Wyman.
81 received this note from her last
night, " Jack answered, pulling out a
perfumed missive and { azing affection
ately at it. HShe promises to become
my wife in the Fall, and my object in
hunting you up today, old fellow, was
to bespeak your services as best man
on that glorious occasion.
s'0f course I will, Hargous, Ned
answered promptly. 'sTha only CON
dition | make is aThat the ceremony
must not take place on such desert
as you have been describing to me."-
New York journal.
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A Wonderful Timepieee.

Theodore G. Rohrer, of Newcastle,
Penn, who constructed a wonderful
automatic clock number of years
ago, containing many figures, and
which attracted great attention all
over the country when placed on ex-
hiDition, has nearly completed another
timepiece which displays marvellous
mechanism. This clock exhibits scenes
in the Revolutionary war, and Mr..
Rohrer considers it even a more re-
markable piece of work than his for
mer effort. In addition to these clocks,
Mr.. Rohrer some years ago construct
ed one of the most ingenious pieces of
miniature mechanism to be found in
the world.
This consists of three gold studs, in
one of which is diminutive watch
which keeps most excellent time. The
combined weight of the three studs,
which are connected together by a
strip of silver metal which passes on
the inside of the shirt bosom, is only
one ounce and half The stud in
which is contained the watch has a
base about as large as three-eent
piece and, with its surroundings of
gold. presents much the appearance of
a mariners compass. When the studs
are on the shirt bosom they are about
two inches apart. By revolving the
upper one-in much the same manner
as a stem-winding watch is wound
the little timepiece is wound up for
action. In setting the hands the low
er stud is revolved.
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His Foreign Tour.

A hard-working business man was
sitting at his desk the other afternoon
looking as fresh and sweet as a daisy,
when a friend dropped in on him.
"Myr exclaimed the visitor, ''you
look good enough to eat. !"
81 do eat, responded the worker,
in tone of veneratlon for the an
tiquity of his harmless little joke.
The visitor laughed just because he
was feeling good.
"Haven't you been away this sum
mer?" he asked.
"Oh, yes; 1 went away in June and
returned in July"
"Ab, where did you go?"
II Wis ted foreign shore"
''Is that so? No wonder you are
looking we'll. Did you have good
time? But, of course you did; you
look it,
"Had fine time, but it was toe
soon over"
''Where did you go.
II left Detroit at 7,30 P. NJ. june
80, went over to Canada in a rowboat,
and came away at five minutes aftel
midnight July |. Detroit Fre'
I Press.
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Love in Masquerade.

dreamed that love came knocking
At your door one winter night,
While the specter trees were rocking
In blast Of savage blight.
"oh, perishln poor Love pleaded;
"ope the door, for loves dear sake. :
But although you heard and needed,
Still no answer would you make!
Not one word Of sweet replying
Would your naughty lips have said,
Even if Love had lain there dying,
Even If Love had lain there deldl
Then dreamed that Love o'er-ruled yc
For in tender voice he cried,
may. dear lady, sadly fooled you,
Since I am not Love, but Pride"
And you straightway oped your portals
With a merry and welcome nod,
To that wiliest of immortals,
To that masquerading god.
All, you oped your portals lightly,
Not for Loves, but pride's dear sake
Yet, 0 lady, if dreamed rightly,
Love soon taught you your mistake
-EDeAR FAwcETT, in The Centur
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Wild COssack Riders.

In I'll Century, Messrs. Allen and
sachtlA IN, who went around the
world Ii bicycles. give the following
account Of one Of their experiences
in Turk stan:
One the chief incidents of our
nleasant sojourn was Afforded by Gov
ernor ranof. We were invited to
head ths procession of the Cossacks on
their an ual departure for their sum
mer end lmpment on the mountains.
After usual religious ceremony,
thew fleI out from the city parade
Ground. Being unavoidably detained
for n fe,E moments, we did not come
mn untilH some time after the column
had starHed. As we dashed by to the
front with the American and Russian
aags Autltering side by side from the
bandls-S lars. cheer after cheer arose
from II ranks, and even the Cover
nor arl his party dotted their caps in
ackpol dgment. At the camp we
were / ,red with special exhibition
Of bor nanship. By a single twist
~ the ains the steeds would fall to
| the or ID, and their riders crouch
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down behind them as a buiwark in
battle. Then dashing forward at full
speed, they would spring to tho
ground, and leap back again into the
saddle, or, hanging by their legs,
would reach over and pick una hand
kerchief, cap, or a soldier supposed to
be wounded. All these movements we
photographed with our camera. OF
the endurance Of these Cossacks and
their Kirghiz horses we had practi-
cal test. Overtaking Cossaek cour-
ier in the early part of a days jour
ney, he became so interested in the
velocipede, as the Russians call the BIZ
cycle, that he determined to see as
much of it as possible. He stayed
with us the whole day, over distance
of fifty-iive miles. His chief compen-
sation was in witnessing the surprise
Of the natives, to whom he would
shout across the fields to come and see
the tomasha, adding in explanation
that we were the American gentlemen
who had ridden all the way from
America. Our speed was not slow,
and frequently the poor fellow would
have to resort the whip, or shout,
Slowly, gentlemen, my horse istired;
the town is not far away; it is not
necessary to hurry So" The fact is,
that in all our experience we found no
horse of even the famed Kirghiz or
Turkoman breed that could travel
with the same ease and rapidity as
ourselves even over the most ordinary
road.
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"What made Mr.. Borely resign
from that target company after he'd
spent all the winter and spring in or
it,"
"oh, he didn't like the Office the
boys offered him. .
''What was it-Lieltenant?"
"No; target. - Hsrper's Bazaar.
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A CurlOns Fact.

''It is a curious thing" said the
artist, shut when you begin to study
anybody or anything asleep they or 1t
will wake up at once. He was trying
to catch very pretty girl on Long
Branch boat. She was reclining
gracefully on her right hand, the ell
bow which served for that hand being
supported by guard rail, and, con
trary to the custom of pretty girls in
looked really prettier when
asleep than when awake. But Just as
soo9 as the artistic eye had settled
dom to this fact, and the artistic pen
Pr had begun to reduce it to paper
he began to get restless and fidgety,
ana shortly aiterward walked up.
4 4 have tried it on animals, he
continued ''ana i is the same. We
have very pretty cat at our house
I. and sometimes when she aurls herself
i have tried to gsts study from cat
life; but just as sure as the attempt is
made she begins to yawn and stretch,
and finally opens her big eyes on me
with an expression of We'll, what in
the world are you trying to do with
me now, I'd like to know?'
son railway trains have attempt
ed to get some mans expression while
he is asleep. He will wake up at once.
1t is the same when man or woman
is Ell g lged in conversation or thought.
As soon as you get to work on her
profile or back hair or the rake of her
bonnet a woman viii begin to squirm,
to turn this way and that, until she
finally singles you out. She will do
this without the slightest idea what
you are doing"
All of which reminds me that al
most any man of strong will can by
intense thought and exercise of will
power compel woman to turn her
head and finally single him out of a
crowd. She will not know why, and,
really l don't know why, but it is so,
for have tried it again and again,
Men are less impressionable. Yet
there are probably few men who can
not be awakened from the soundesr
sleep by anybody looking them intent
ly in the face. Pittsburg Dispatch.
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A sooty chimney can be cleaned ny
firing gun or pistol up the fue. The
conclusion dislodges the SCOT and it
/ tumbles down.
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A HUMID TIME.
Thermometer SO. -


Humidity S4."
"That's not bad. {"
''Not bad? What do you mean
Not bad? Why the weather today is
simply suffocating."
To emphasize his opinion Ned bent
over and drew long drink from the
syphon of vichy embedded in ice.
Perhaps" said Jack Hargous,
''you believe that this isn't hot, when
I tell you that not very long ago
struck temperature of fully 160-and
no sun shining, either.
''Ratsl' was Ned Wyman's con
temptuous retort.
"But Tn telling you the truth, my
dear fellow"
And where in the world did you
strike such terrible heat as that would
be?"
SIN the hot room at Turkish BATH
the other night, Jack answered, with
out even supposition Of smile.
"Humphl" grunted Ned. 1t was
decidedly too warm for such iesting.
He picked up the seltzer syphon agaif
and eyed it as if me litating whether
to turn the stream op this audaciou.
fellow who ridiculed weather SO hot
that it wilted suffering humanity. 4
HNo, you don't" laughed JAG.
lifting bottle Of ink from his frientsr
tffritfis- rstr,irl r1rc rr5ruifiifig'. v'p0Yssy
81 have seen too much Of the West eo |,
ever allow man to get the drop onl|
me. II
Ned good-naturedly returned the
syphon to its bed of ice and reached
feebly for a cigar, which he lighted.
"Wyman, " growled Hargous, s'why
don't you show some animation?"
"How can fellow, when the
weather is SO beastly?"
"Yet, if all men were like you the
tropics would never have been dis !
covered, aud the world would be ages
behind its present development
Speaking of travel and heat, have you
any idea where the greatest heat is
Bombay" suggested Ned, indif-
.'No, not exactly, In Bombay 1l0
IS pretty hot, and when the mercury
gets up to 115 the people openly as
'ert that the weather is being import
ID from the internal regions. But
he greatest heat I ever met was where
.he mercury climbed to 14O.
''In the shade?" gasped Ned.
''Fhere wasn't any shade there"
''Where was it?"
''On the Colorado Desert. /"
fOh, that's III Southern California,
sn't it?"
eyes, and extends over into Arizo-
IA. It's the dreariest, hottest place
IN the Continent. .
''Did you find the heat really nm /
comfortable there?" Ned asked. I
eyes, decidedly So" 4
I'm mighty glad, was the growl- /
d answer, THAT there's one place on
'arth that's really hot enough to make /
Tou admit it.
1T was year ago, resumed Jack, /
that struck the most humid expert
snee of my life. A party of us New
Workers were making leisurely toura
through the West. Whew! but the
Weather We struck in Arizona wa
'eally frightful-that is. in the por
ions near the desert. We were travel
ng in a magnificent vestibuie train,
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Business.

He-If I should promise to You.
what would be the outeomeg
she-It would depend entirely on
the income. New York Press,
The Washington times., 1894-08-02
FATHER AND SON DISAGREE.
Dispute About an EmpIoye Ends In Split
ting the Firm of Gill & Son.

Dispute About an Employe Ends in Split
ting the Firm of Gill & Son.
William S. Gill yesterday filed petition In
equity against Alexander J. Gill, Theresa NJ.
Gill, and Florence H. Mccartney, trustee, for
dissolution of partnership between himself
and his father, Alexander J. Gill.
The firm was formed February z, 1891, and
was known as Gill & Son, and was for the
purpose Of manufacturing and selling candy
at No. 1014 street northwest. A receiver is
asked in order to take charge OF the affairs Of
the firm, and that the assets be used to pay
off the debts. In October last William s. Gill
says that he and his father got into dispute
over the conduct of an employe Of the firm.
On July last he gave his father notice that
the partnership must terminate. His father
at that time insisted that the employe men,
toned should be discharged. The debts Of
the firm at that time were $4,000. His father
is insolvent, but wants possession of the busi-
ness, and he charges that his father procured
a sale OF the assets under deed OF trust to
secure the payment OF $500 TO William 8.
Gili's mother, Theresa NJ Gill, July l3, at
which time Mrs. Gill bought the property in =
lump.
Since then, he claims. his father Is continu-
ing the business under the name OF his mother
and that the property. No. 1014 F street, is to
be leased in Mrs. Giil's name. He wants the
sale set aside and an injunction granted re-
straining his parents from interfering with the
assets of the firm. Justice Bradley issued
rule in the cause in equity court, No. 2, re-
turnable on the 7th instant.
The Washington times., 1894-08-02
Had 10 Haue a Bah.

In the morning of a sultry July day Prof.
Botkine, of the University of California, was
sitting on his front steps at Berkeley.
He was delightedly watching the efforts Of
his pet toad to capture very large angle
worm, and his enjoyment was enhanced by
the fact that his beautiful German wife, who
usually declined to interest herself in an v
thing which she even suspected of a connec-
tion with science, was seated beside him, Civ
ing eager little pressures to his hand and
uttering pleased exclamation in her pretty
foreign accent whenever the toad made an
extra effort.
The worm gave little wriggle as 1t began
to come out of the ground. when. quick as
fash. the toad made leap and seized the end
OF the worm in its mouth.
Then began the tug of war. But the toad
was not to be discouraged. 1t jerked and
jerked until 1t fairly stood on its hind legs,
Skill it could not dislodge the worm
At this interesting point train whistled.
HEAK SflWa. 1sald the QsQtessQr, ptbase g;
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DEATH OF NEIL DUMONT.
He Was at Ono Time Assistant United
States District Attorney.

He Was at Ono Time Assistant United
States District Attorney.
The well known lawyer, Neil Dumont. died
yesterday morning at his home, No. 623
Massachusetts, avenue northeast, after a long
illness from that fearful disease cancer of the
face. The dread complaint made its first ap-
pearance several years ago, and although
everything that medical science could sug-
gest was done to stay its ravages the efforts
of the physicians were fruitless, and Mr.. Du-
mont endured the greatest agony until death
came TO his relief.
Mr.. Dumont was at one time assistant
United States district attorney Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and in this capacity earned
the reputation of being an excellent lawyer
and energetic prosecutor.
During the war Mr.. Dumont was member
of the Eleventh Massachusetts regiment and
was wounded several times in battle.
Seventeen years ago he settled in Washing
ton and at once became prominent. He was
a member of st. Johns Lodge, No. II, A. F.
A. NJ, Washington R. A. Chapter. No. 2, and
the Third Army Corps Society. He leaves
widow and four children. The funeral will
take place this afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock from
his late residence, and will be under Masonic
auspices
The Washington times., 1894-08-02
The WARREN SHOE HOUSE,
GEO. w. RICH.
9I9 F STREET,
REMOVALS AND REDUCTIONS.

Changes in Different Departments by Viz
tue of Decreased Appropriations.
Under the legislative. executive, and judi
cial appropriation BILL which the President
has approved, the changes provided for take
effect Immediately, except the reorganization
of the accounting offices OF the Treasury De-
partment under the Dockery plan, which does
not go into effect until the 1st of October.
The First Assistant Secretary OF States salary
is increased from $3 500 to "a, 500 year. and
the provision for !. 900 clerk for proof read
ing OF the laws of the United States is omitted.
Between $50 and 400 clerks are dropped in
the War Department. 800 of whom are in the
Record and Pension Division. Secretary La
mont anticipated this legislation several
months ago. and all the changes provided for
in the War Department have been made.
In the Navy Department there is reduc-
tion of S., 900 in the appropriation for clerks,
and as a consequence nineteen clerks have
had their salaries reduced.
The changes provided for the Treasury De-
partment went into effect yesterday. In the
Secretarys office there is an increase of
S3, $3.50 by the transfer of clerks from other
Offices. The Treasurer's Office loses two
clerks at 81 900 and one clerk at $500.
The following dismissals of clerks from the
Department of the Interior, ordered some
time ago. went into effect yesterday: James f.
Wilkes, OF Ohio; Miss Sallie F. Patterson, of
Massachusetts,, and James S. Cowden. Of
Louisiana, clerks of class /; Edward Mitchell,
of Virginia; Morris Keim, OF Virginia; Mrs.
Helen NJ. Whipple of Minnesota; William T.
johnson, Of Pennsylvania, and Horace ELL
maker of Ohio, clerks at 81 900; Andrew King,
OF Missouri; Albert A Lott. of Tennessee; Miss
Grace Teulon, of Maryland; Clinton d. Roosa,
of Ohio; Stephen NJ. Long, Of Wisconsin;
james ]. Norris, of New York, and Greed W.
Childs, of Alabama, copylsts at $500.
The Washington times., 1894-08-02
Notes from the canitol.

The conferees on the agricultural appro-
priation bill have rejected the Russian thistle
item of 81, 900, 900 to exterminate the weed.
Consideration of the Williams-Settle North
Carolina election contest has been postponed
until Monday.
The conferees on the river and harbor bill
have reached an agreement, after a confer
ence continuing almost week. 1t is under
stood that the report will be made to-day,
and that it will show considerable scaling
down of the Senate amendments.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture yes
terday agreed to permit Senator Washburn to
favorably report the House anti-option
bill, the members reservlng the right to op-
pose the bill when it shall come before the
Senate. As reported the bill will carry an
amendment providing that the delivery Of
articles affected by the bill may be made at
any place in the United States other than the
point denominated in the contract without
incurring the penalties provided in the bill.
The figures showing the aggregate increase
in the general deficiency appropriation bill
made by the Senate Committee on Appropria-
tions were made public yesterday. The total
increase over the House bill is 1905. .1S7,
making the aggregate appropriation carried
by the bill 81, ,91O, ,219.
Representative Haines. Of New York, has
introduced a bill to appropriate $780, 900 to
complete the post-ofice building in Troy,
NY.
Representative Caminetti has introduced
bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior
to change the boundaries Of the Yosemite
National Park when it is shown that ldnds
more suitable for agriculture, mining, or
other purposes are included in it and are not
required by the public interests or where it
com prises territory located for mining pur-
poses before the establishment of the park.
The main question before the Senate yester-
day was the sundry civil bill, which was dis
cussed at odd moments throughout the day,
with the result that great many important
amendments were adopted. Final action on
the bill was not reached, however, owing to
the large number of amendments proposed.
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bursting into her reflections with remarks

bursting into her reflections with remarks
which sounded perfectly ghouiish.
Now here was this Canadian comingl And
how was she to be properly interested in his
old bacteria and not disgrace her husband by
betraying her ignorance on the subject? she
asked herself.
Manifestly he must take bath, and every
thing possible must be done to make the bath
room attractive, so that he would stay there
as long as possible. She went upstairs, and
her own dimpled hands got down new cake
of perfumed soap.
She eyed it critically. Perhaps his severe
scientific mind would be Disguised with such
effeminate luxury.
She would place beside it cake of white
CASTLE. Then, whatever his. tastes, he must
be pleased.
She put the alcohol and cologne bottle
within easy reach, got out smooth and rough
towels and bath blanket. saw that the
shower bath worked, and, with sigh of re-
lief, went down stairs to impress the cook
that during the entire afternoon there must
be plenty Of hot water in the boiler.
Suddenly happy thought struck her. She
went into her husbands study and brought
out every book on bacteriology that she could
ind. These she ranged on shelf at the foot
Iattha AatbtDh Standing egf Z littlh hsyand
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'Oh, not at all" she answered rather in
coherently. .'or rather / should say he likes
to be persecuted-that is with some con-
fusion, he will be delighted to find you here
when he returns. He was so sorry that he
had to go to town for a few hours. IN the
meantime hope that you will let me look
after you."
..Thank you very much. Perhaps you
would be so kind as to explain to me few
things I should like to know about Prof.
Botkine's theories on bacterial"
He was surprised to see deep flush and a
look of distress come over her face.
Here he was, plunging into science the very
first thing and turning shy besides. Oh, she
must send him of to that bath It seemed
rather awkward. but she nerved herself to the
effort.
mo, Mr.. Smith," she said gayly. ST am
sure that could not tell you anything on the
subject. and 1 cannot think Of leaving you
here alone. You must let me make you COM
Portable. know that after your journey you
would like BATH
He looked amazed and then embarrassed.
THANK you, very much. Mrs. Botkine," he
stammered, 'sbut do not care at all for .
bath. [ shall do very well here, and"
mo, nor she said nerv6usly. ~ know
1hls xqu m only af1aiA Axhat4 IN ~ hof