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FRAGoNARD AND BoUcHER.

In one year Nine. de Pompadour is
said to have spent 500,OOOf, in perfumes,
Are many such customers to be found
now? Nine. Dubarry owed her per-
fumer 2,275 livres sol at her death.
History does not say whether this was
for a years perfumes or whether the
account had run on Luckless Du-
barry, who might have escaped had she
but believed in her danger! Grasse is
the better for her death, for to this
day a series of pictures which she COM
missioned Fragonard to paint for her
pavilion at Luciennes remains in the
house in which that painter dwelt-
'Maison Malvilan," still occupied by
one of his descendants.
How did Fragonard himself escape
Perhaps, as the walls and staircase of
his house would seem to indicate, be-
cause he knew how to go with the
times. He sometimes was heard to
say that Mature had let him be born
poor" and had said, "Tire-toi de
Faffaire CONNIE tn pourrasr At the
critical period of the revolution he
certainly did so with great success.
These walls are ornamented with
revolutionary emblems. but they are SO
skillfully and artistically combined that
the effect is excellent. Bundles OF
fasces, Phrygian caps, heads of Liber-
ty, and heads of so-called lovers Of
liberty are there in all their grim
austerity: and yet, amusingly enough,
it is evident that the painters imagi-
nation has sometimes strayed into
paths more congenial to it, for the
cords which bind the fasces together
never can help tying themselves into
true lovers knots.
mir
barry depict courtly lovers Of the
Louis XIV period, and are, of course,
highly conventional and somewhat
superficial, but, in spite of strained
composition, singularly graceful. They
show, perhaps, what Gainsborough
might have been if, like F'ragonard.
he had been a pupil of Chardin, and of
"the Anacreon of Painting" Boucher.
IF you take the old masters seriously,
you are a ruined man." said Boucher.
when Fragonard, who had won the
grand prix de peinture, was going to
Rome. He did not take them seri-
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for fear lest suspicion should be raised
against him.
At last it occurred to him that maybe
some of his friends in Bristol might
help him, for he knew that there were
merchants there who dealt in precious
stones. Accordingly he set about re-
turning to England. He was too poor
to pay for a passage and so he had to
work his way across the Irish channel,
landing at Portsmouth and walking
afoot down to DevOnshire as far as
Bideford. There he put up at poor
inn and sent word to some friends in
Bristol whom he could trust, to come
to him.
The fame of Captain Avery had
Travelled before him and his friends
came down by post in answer TO his
message.
They found Captain Avery in the tap
room when they arrived. He was half
tipsy but he had sufficient wits left
to ask of the landlord that he and his
friends should be shown into a private
room. Then he took out a leather bag
from his breast and poured out be
fore them upon the rough deal table
such a streaming, glistening heap or
diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphlres
as dazzled their eyes and left tnem
standing dumb-founded. Then the pl-
rate scraped the jewels back INTO the
Ieathern bag again and hung the bag
about his neck, where it had been De-
fore. and he was just as poor as ever.
He and his friends sat for long
time discussing what was to be done
At last it was determined that Ger.
tain honest. respectable merchants or
Bristol should be asked to take charge
of the Jewels and to dispose OF them
from time to time as they could
Accordingly a week later a party OF
gentlemen came down to Bideford 10
see Captain Avery. Again IN the PACK
room Of the inn he poured out upon
the table the little pile of jewels be-
fore the dazzled eyes of the merchants.
AS soon as they had recovered from
their amazement they began carefully
inspecting the stones one by one Inen
after consulting together they told
Avery they would take the stones and
sell them from time to time, paying
him his money as they disposed OF
them. Then the stones were counted,
a recent given for them, and the mer-
chants took their leave, carrying away
the stones and leaving little money
for the pirate captains present needs.
Captain Avery remained in Bideford
waiting to hear from his friends, the
merchants. He waited and waited. A
week went by-two weeks. but not a
word from the Bristol merchants. BY
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OF tropical shore. Then they hoisted
SAIL and bore away eastward toward
the far distant coast Of Africa. bound
for Madagascar and to make their for
tunes.
There is no need to follow the be-
ginning of Captain Avery's adventures.
1t is only necessary to say that he
was so fortunate IN his cruise of sew
eral months that ne was able TO
gather around him and under his own
flag such a fleet of pirate vessels that
he field strong enough to undertake al
most any venture that he chose in
those out of the way seas. So with his
fleet he cruised about the south coast
of India for awhile, making now this
capture and now that until one day, off
the mouth of the Indus river he came
up with a large ship which he thought
at first was a Dutch East Indiaman
homeward bound.
They had really come under richer
prize than any peaceable Dutchman in
all those waters.
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his neck. a little leather bag IN which
was treasure of glistening. shining,
precious stones-diamonds rubies, en-
eralds-enough for a kings ransom
The historian of this famous pirate
says that he designed to sell his treas
ure and perhaps to settle in Boston,
but that there was nobody in that
little colonial town who knew the value
of such gems or would dare to handle
them.
So the pirates sailed away back to
England again. There they separated.
some going this way and some that.
Captain Avery settled in Ireland, his
leather bag of jewels still hung about
his neck. But he himself was now
grown so poor that he had to beg his
way from place to place without even
food to eat except what charity gave
him. His vast treasure might as well
have been so many pebbles from the
seashore, for he was afraid to offer
a single one of his diamonds for sale
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The pirates fired at once across the
ships bows expecting that she would
at once surrender, but she Immediately
hoisted the Mogul colors and stood
upon her defence. 1t was a short light,
however. for in a little while the pi
rates had hauled up alongside. had
grappled. and presently were pouring
aboard of the devoted prize; half-naked,
screaming yelling like mad AMI driv-
ing the poor Indians helter-Skelcer
down below
Then it was that Captain Avery
found indeed what 4 prize he had cap
tured. She was" says the historian,
''one of the Graf MoguPs own ships,
and there were in her several of the
greatest persons of his court, among
whom, it is said. was one OF his
daughters, who was going on I'll
grimage to Mecca
No one can tell just how great was
the treasure taken from the MOgul
ship. One can only know from Captain
Averys after history that it was enCr-
NOUS.
All that day the pirates wc,e busy
stripping their prize and making r9er- y
evening came they sailed away yelling
and cheering over their booty Ike mad
men, leaving the Great Mogurs ship
floating upon the water. stripped of her
inestimable treasure, helpless and 81
lent.
The pirate fleet was composed mostly
Of small sloops and brigantines. Cap
tain Avery's own ship was far the larg-
est and most powerfully armed Accord
ingly for safe keeping, all the treasure
which they had captured WIS put
aboard his ship.
People talk of honor among thieves.
If there is such a thing Captain Avery
did not have any of it. That night
when the feet was all sailing toward
Madagascar there to share their booty
according to agreement. Avery gave
orders to change the course of 1.-THE
Duke and when morning broke the
other pirates found that the captain and
all the inestimable treasure which they
had just captured was gone, never to
be seen again. Nothing was there but
themselves, the boundless stretch of
ocean and sky.
And now for awhile IN the gloom and
indistinctness CT that far away past,
we see only a dim image of the figure
of Avery. We know that he cams in
his ship and his pirate crew to Boston,
in the Americas, where for while he
and his men were seen about the
streets and harbor front; strange, con-
SpicuouS figures, now and then tipping
and drinking in the taverns. but al
ways appearing objectless. aimless, mo-
rose, sullen.
What would the good people of Bos-
ton have thought had they known that
the pirate captain had, Sung about
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EnIAL AFFECTION.

Mamma-Now you cannot say. John,
that baby does not love you What do
you think she has pleaded with me 10
ask you for2
Papa-What, dear?
Mamma-Well. she wants lock OF yoYzt.
Baby-Yes, papa, do let me have IL my
wocking-horse has lost its tail-and-
CTableau9
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-09-20
FOR IRRIGATION.
Chairman Smythe Congratulates the Dele
gates on the Progress Made.

Chairman Smythe Congratulates the Dele
gates on the Progress Made.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Sept. lin
opening his address at the national
irrigation congress this morning Chair
man w. F. Smythe congratulated the
delegates on the great progress of the
past year, especially in Kansas. Ne
braska and Texas, holding that the en-
actment of irrigation laws meant a
new Kansas, a new Nebraska, a new
Texas with sure crops. small farms and
industrial independence. The Carey
land grant law was heartily Endorsed
and the action of the states affected re-
viewed, with recommendation of fur
Their legislation to assure to the states
absolute control over their irrigation
work and the ZOO, 900 acres given to
each. The action of Secretaries
Smith and Morton in estab-
fishing irrigation bureaus in
their departments was applauded as
evidence of the growing recognition of
irrigation as a national question. The
decision of United States District
Judge Ross in the California irrigation
case was scored, and earnest prosecu-
ton of the appeal to the United
States supreme court urged. The good
work in behalf of irrigation in the
east was set forth.
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SANTA FEE WOULD LIKE 1T.
Southern Pacific Likely to Start q Live!
CalifOrn' n Rate War.

Southern Pacific Likely to Start Lively
California Rate War.
Chicago, Sept. lS-The action which
1t is alleged is proposed by the Southern
Pacific in lessening it's train service
from Ogden to San Francisco, with
view of forcing as much traffic as pos
sible over the Sunset route, will, il per-
sisted in, result in the liveliest kind of
a fight for the California business. The
Rock Island and the Burlington, both
of whom would be shut out by the ac-
ton of the Southern Pacific, say that
they have no intention of going out
of the through business to California.
no matter what the Southern Pacific
may attempt. If they are shut out of
their connections at Ogden. they will
in all probability not only reduce their
rats but make an alliance with the
Atchison and deliver business to it at
Kansas City. The Atchison road would
be a distinct gamer by any trouble
that would cause the Rock Island and
Burlington. to deliver passengers to 1t
and it would be more than glad to see
such arrangements go into effect.
The railroad officials quote Vice Presi
dent Stubs as their authority for the
assertion that the Southern Pacific is
contemplating the reduction in train
service and the strong denial Of Presi-
dent Huntington telegraphed from New
York, leaves them in a fog to what
the intentions Of the Southern Pacific
really are.
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WHOLE FAMILY KILLED.
Six People Hurled into Eternity by q
cOmOtiye.

Six People Hurled into Eternity by q Lo-
connective.
LYNCHBURG, Va, Sept. 17.-Six per-
sons were killed as a result of rail-
road crossing accident at Lawyers
station. II miles below here, yesterday
afternoon. A vehicle containing six
persons, supposed to be Joseph
Callahan, of Rustburg, Campbell
county, Va, two women, girl of
about 16 and two small children, were
crossing the tracks of the Southern
railway when it was struck by the
engine of southbound passenger
train. Five of the occupants of the
vehicle were killed outright and the
young girl was SO severely injured
that she died shortly afterward.
The parties were unknown in the
neighborhood of the accident, and it
was only with difficulty and some I'M
certainty that they were identified as
the family of Mr.. Callahan. The rail-
road officials are at loss to under
stand how the accident occurred at
the place named, as they say the track
is visible for distance of 200 yards or
more. and the occupants of the vehicle
should have been able to learn of the
approaching train.
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MEXICAN CONGRESS.

President Diaz Makes n FelIcitous Addres.
Before the Assembled Legislators.
CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. 17.-President
Diaz, on the opening of congress last
night, made long address in which
he reviewed in detail the industries,
political welfare and prospects of the
republic. There were many facts
brought forth in the address up
on which the Mexican people
can justly congratulate them
selves. The president referred to
the continuance of friendly rela.
tions with foreign powers. his efforts
to secure an amendment of Ghe extra
dition treaty with the United States
in the matter of offenses against pri-
vate individuals and the quarantine
against Central American ports. He
said much to indicate the growing
prosperity of his country, giving sta
tistics about the telegraph, railroads,
postal and customs receipts and the
liquidation of the debt.
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INCREASE OF ODD FELLOWS.

Report of the Grand Secretary and Treas,
urer Before the sovereign Lodge.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept 1.-THE
sovereign grand lodge l. O. o. F.. ad.
journed early to attend 4 clam bake at
Longport, given by the local commit;
tee of Odd Fellows. Before adjourn:
ment reports were received FROM
the grand secretary and grand
treasurer. The formers report shows
the following state of the order
Tor the past year: Total number OF
grand lodges, Sc, a gain of 1; total
number of grand encampments. so;
total subordinate lodges, 10, SOC, gain
Of 297; subordinate encampments, 1910.
q gain of SO; Rebekah lodges, 1897. o
gain of 1856; lodge limitations. 3,s45
sncampment limitations. 9;4O7; total
lodge members, 100. 79s; encamp
ment members, 134, $50; Rebekab
members. ea5, 1se; relief paid
by lodges in North America,
q. 99a, 457.07; relief paid by encamp-
ments, sos4, $40. 90; by Rebekah lodges,
s45.31394; total relief paid, $685..
81. 90; revenue received by lodges in
North America, 81. 474. S2s. O6; by en-
:ampments, S6l5, 932.O7; by Rebekah
lodges, 1857, $40; total revenue, IS, 427,.
$40 SO.
The report then gives some interest
ing statistics of the order from its in
auguration in North America in 1880
Up to December 81. 1894. including
Germany, Denmark. Switzerland and
Australia. The limitations in subordi-
cate lodges were 2,O12, s4s; members
relieved, 1909, 562; widows and families
relieved, ZIG, 17s; members deceased in
that time, 1874, 1914; total relief paid,
e67, S2s, $40. A.; total receipts, S176, 7S6,
2O2.
The report of Isaac A. Sheppard,
grand treasurer, shows receipts OF
BOO, Col. IS; paid out from certificate
No. 6,26s to No. 6.66s. S62. Os3; balance
IN treasury, S2s,6O1.O2. The report
shows that the assets of the sovereign
grand lodge at this time consists of cash
n treasury, SIS, COL. OF, SIS, 900 in Lehigh
Valley railroad bonds, and 5000 IN
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore
.ailroad bonds. The total available
issets as per his report of August 90,
1894, were sea. 221.25, showing loss
this year of s4,65Oo3.
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FIGS AND THisTLES.

No PRAYER ever hurts a prayer meet.
ing by being too short.
THE more an enemy hates us, the
more our kindness will hurt him.
MORALITY is only the polish on the
candlestick. 1t is not the light.
THE best views are sometimes right
At the end of the longest tunnels.
WHEN we come close to q giant, he
often turns out to be only q common
man ON stills.
LOVE sees danger afar off, but the
loved one too often turns deaf ear to
the warning.
WE may not all be able to do great
things, but we can all be faithful in
little ones.
The man who isn't religious enough
to do right when he isn't watched, isn't
religious when he is watched.
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BANKS OFFER ASSISTANCE.

Some of Them Propose to Exchange Gold
for Silver Certificates.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE true
amount of the gold reserve at the close
of business yesterday was sos. 34s GAG.
Since the recent heavy shipments of
gold set in the government has re-
ceived number of offers of gold in
exchange for notes This is particu.
larly true of banks in the northwest,
where small notes are in active de.
mand in moving the grain crops.
Other banks apparently disin.
terested. have offered gold in ex-
change for silver certificates. Several
of the banks offered gold suspected of
being little under weight, as it was
stipulated that it be received at it's
face value. Some of the other condi-
tons imposed by western banks could
not be accepted, but in all cases where
the government consistently could do
so the offers have been accepted.
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PROF. RUNNEBAUM, of Berlin, sent by
the German government to examine
the timber resources of our Pacific
coast, expressed amazement at the
waste he witnessed there. He said the
end of American forests was near at
hand unless they were protected by
law against the reckless cutting
and confiagratious. Americans were
sweeping away not only the mature
trees. but the saplings which were the
rightful heritage of future genera
tons If nothing is done by your
government you may live to see lumber
shipped from Germany to Puget sound, !"
no said
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Death ut . Wedding Feast.

COLUMBIA, KY, Sept 17.-John and
Simon Hancock, brothers, both of whom
have been desperate men. were shot and
mortally wounded at the residence OF
Lane Hatfield, in Green county. Jacob
Hatfield, who is a brother of Lane, had
just been married and was giving q
reception. After the table was set the
two Hancock boys entered the house
and got on the table and Kicked the
refreshments all over the room, where.
upon the Hatfields. both of whom were
armed, drew their pistols and fired.
Simon was shot four times and John
was both shot and stabbed. Thew are
not expected to live.
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A GREAT DISCOVERY.
A Claim That the Lost Art of Harden
Copper Is Found.

A Claim That the Lost Art of Hardening
Copper Is Found.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Sept IF. L.
Hogan, a young mill worker of Pitts
burgh claims he has rediscovered the
lost art of hardening copper. He
showed samples of the metal after 60
ing through his treatment One sam
pie was in the form of a trolley wheel.
Copper is the best conductor of cleo
tricity, and the harder it is the better
its conducting qualities. He has made
some wheels for the Second Avenue
Traction Co., and says his invention
will make big improvement in rapid
transit He says he can make copper
so hard that it will be as brittle as
glass. He removes the sulphur from
the copper. and thinks the man who
applies his process to the making of
steel will make fortune.
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TICKET IS PUT OUT.
New York Republican Convention Doe
It's Work.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 1S-The state
Republican convertio closed it's ses-
sion tonight after following very close
ly the work mapped out by it's leaders.
1t named this ticket for presenta ton
to the people of the state in November
next:
For secretary of state-John Palmer,
of Albany.
Comptroller-James E. Roberts, of
Erie.
State treasurer-A. B. Colvin, of AYR
rem.
State engineer-C. w. Adams, of
Oneida.
Attorney general-E. F. Hancock, Of
Onondaga.
Judge of the court of appeals-Col.
Ora E. Martin. or Broome.
The platform demands the enforce
ment of the Sunday liquor law and the
preservation of the Sabbath.
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

MISSOURI In 1890 had i.csc, 7oo acsea
sowed in oats. which produced sS'oo
:49 bushels-
Missouri grew In the census year
thirty-one tons of hemp from seventy
nine acres.
Tue frst rye producing state Is PENN
sylvania, with SS8 ,04l acres and S.14s
1874 bushels
NEBRASKA, according to the last CEN,
sus, had lis, sos farms. having 81. sos. ~
acres. AE es
ILLINOIS claims the largest number OF
improved acres on her farms. having
81, e6o. 600.
TIE farms of Kansas produced in the
census year an estimated value OF $685.
orc, 0s0.
TIE increase in fruit farms In this
country has been mainly in the west
and southwest.
NEVADA has the smallest number OF
farms of any state-l,277, with 1.O81. 410
acres.
TIE best sugar manufactured in this
country in 1898 amounted to 81 ,0s3 ,S23
pounds.
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The Chicago Record says: Notwith-
standing the fact that many people
trace the Missouri river in name. from
the Yellowstone country to the gulf OF
Mexico, United States engineers are
asserting the possibility of that stream
bccoming only dry ravine. Govern
nent gauges at Sioux City, Ia. show
that the registered measurements for
twenty years indicate gradual de-
crease, until in 1895 the volume OF
water passing that point is 0per cent.
less than in 1873 Engineers account
for the decrease in upper Missouri cur.
rents by saying that the artesian basir
of South Dakota is draining it
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The entire family of Charles S. Krue-
ger, father, mother and five children,
ranging in age from to 20 years, now
lie buried in Greenwood cemetery at
Michigan City, Ind. The family was
recently poisoned by eating diseased
pork. and despite the best medical
skill, one followed the other to the
grave, after suffering untold agony.
The physicians pronounced their dis
ease trichinosis. their bodies being lit
orally alive with parasites. Death was
a process of slow torture.
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INSIDE of thirty days some of the
new currency designs over which the
bureau of engraving and printing has
been working for several months will
be ready for issue. The denominations
will be the 81, Sc, SIS and $40 bills. The
work has been tedious, but it is said OF
the bureau that the result win more
than justify all the care that has been
taken to make the series a noteworthy
one
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-09-20
DIDN'T LYNCH LEW THOMAS
Osaxe City Rapist Is safely Landed in jail
Mt Linden.

Usage City. Kan, Sept. 1S-Lew
Thomas. the Eskridge fend who last
night raped the imbecile daughter OF
McElfish. is safe in Jail at Linden to
which place he was taken at 1 O'Clock
this morning after an unsuccessful at
tempt had been made to lynch him.
Today the feeling is quieter but much in
dignation Is expressed at the Hardness
In meeting out justice to criminals gen.
orally. 1t Is not believed that another
attempt at lynching will be made.