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and The StTangeSt Of CoStumcS-trouscr
too short for him. shoes that were not
mates. ana ii little checked cap perchcd
on one corner of his head, which resem
bled feather dU>ter.
The tTampS eyes opened. They were
bieary eyes. He stared 1t Chatty: he
stared at the camera.
The TRAMP Now Hclifjcd his head out
Opens His Eyes. of the hollow in the
tree trunk where he
had rcposed.
"Whatcher doin' there, yer imp lie
demanded and. gIaTed at her.
Chatty was laughing slil. Git out .
this. Ctr said tli" tramp in savage
roar, and he got TO his feet ana plunged
toward her.
Chatty was u0 coward. But the man
looked strangely fierce. Perhaps he had
a knife or a pistol. Chatty threw a
glance at his sCOwlinG. h!oatcd face-ani
fled. She hustled over the fence, tearing
her skirt: she SCudded down the hill and
across the creek, Shipping off the stones
into the water twice. Then she sat down
on the ground ana laughed, rather hystcri-
| cally.
Then she critted hcrtceth and started very
fast and looking neither 10 the right nor
TO the left.
Strangely and appallingly enough. she
found them III Il sscmDlel in the han: Mr.. and
and Mrs. Chase, fat ana pompous, who had
the third floor front, and Miss Hawley,
thin and severe, third floor back, and
Mrs. Beatty.
Chatty walked in among them. II was
terrible moment.
Charity BicknciI" said Mrs. Beatty,
Where have you been?"
Taking pictures" Chatty answered,
family.
..Ns-i,E, ~ Iy-;I,s,- ~, morn -, NTrs yc.tt,.
calculated. "How-who--"
IL borrowed it.. said Chatty. 1T was
here in the hall, and he wasn't using il, and
wanted TO take some pictures"
Get your wet shoes off, my dear said
Mrs. WiltSe. who had wavy white Ia! !r and
d soft color in her cheeks, and kind look.
Chatty's lips quiyered at that. She grOped
her way TO the kitchen, for her eyes were
filled with binding tears.
Mrs. Beatty follow
ed her Her temper Bad Half Hour
was well up. When for Chatty.
she had shut the
! door she caught Chatty by the shoulders
! and shook her.
You little plague," she said. "W hat
| do you mean by such tricks? Do you think
! folks Will put up with it? You'll drive
! my best boarfiers out OF the house! You
need good trcuncngr'
! almost ready to break. Her hot tears
! splashed among the beans.
Barley Thurber, meantime, had shut
himself ND in the little dark room up
stairs which his grandfather used for his
! developing room. lie was developing
! Chatty's plates and chuckling over it.
Il like her. he remarked to himself.
'.she's the right stuff, by Jove, if she
| isn't
| He worked for 4 brief space. Then he
/ took eleven negatives out into the light.
.'Strickiand's honsc the soldiers monu-
| mpnt. CuSiin's SawmIi." he said. Coed.
all OF them. She's first-class at select
| ing aad focusing. She's got what grand
| father calls an artistic eye
AT the tenth he gave laugh which de-
| veloped into Il Ioar. BE carried the plate
! into his grandparents room.
'Do you want 10 see coed thing?'
he qucried. Look at that! One OF
| Chatty Ricknell's. Hasn't she fire eye
for artistic effects. thougI?''
The view vas OF d spreading great oak
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Tie Largest Tunnel.

The largest tunnel ever built-the under
water section Of tie Blackwall tunnel, un
der the Thames-has just been finished. 1t
is twenty feet in diameter and one
mile in length, and connects Poplar on the
north side of the river with Greenwich on
the south. Nearly 1000 feet OF this tunnel
had TO sbc driven by compressed air. The
accuracy OF the survey and the danger of
the work may be imagined from the state
mcnt of Tie engineers that while driving
under the river bed there were, at one
time, but five feet and Two inches of earth
bet Ween the top Of the tunnel and the
water. So great was the danger OF the
water bursting through that large quanti-
ties OF clay were dumped into the river
ovcrthe thinncSt spots. Chicago Chronicle.
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a squad OF wooden soldiers and viii expand
or close at viii, so as TO form open or
close columns. One part OF more made IN
This way and all inclosinS a circle fifteen
or twenty feet across. form the skeleton
or IN" walls. and are firmly secured In
place by bands or ropes uIds of hair or
wool fastened around the end OF each
rod. From the upper ends of these rods
similar rods, bent Near 1H,- vail end into
something less than a r..Ht angle. are 50
disposed that the longer portions slope 10
the center, and, being tied with ropes
form the roof Over This i- thrown a cow
ering Of black felt, having IN the center a
large hole, which answers both fOr Il win
dow and "A chimney Large pieces OF the
same coarse black felt are wrapped around
the walls, and outside these. - keep al
tight is bound another frame OF split
reeds or canes. or of some very light.
tough Wood, bound closely together with
strong cord, the pieces being straight
up and down This Is itself secured BY
a broad band OF woven hair stuff passed
around the whole structure and united at
the ends
The folks who live in these portable
villages are strange people. II they should
catch you In one OF tBeir TOhbing expelI-
tiOns-fOF they are n
nation Of robbers Are "a Nation
they would take away Of Robbers
everything you had.
and, making a slave Of You. treat you
with the utmost cruelty, hut II you should
come 10 them as visitor. even though a
perfect stranger, they would entertain you
brother, feed you. perhaps cIOthe you,
give you horse to ride, and provide as far
q they could for the rest OF your journey.
Their villages are generally square. encIos
ing an empty space or forming broad
street, the bOuses being placed on either
side, with their doors toward each other.
But. although these portable houses OF
the TurcOmdns are So sEilfully cOntrived,
they can scarcely Dc said 10 be as light
and handy for their uccupV nts as the shells
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"lRs Mics of Eggs. >,

II is understood in South Water street.
aays the Chicago Record, That the hens ali
Through the country have formed n combina-
ton 10 bear the egg market and force
prices below the lowest previous record.
There are already cnoaGll eggs in The mar
Eet TO make an omclct rs big a S Lake Michi-
gan, but. nevertheless. eggs stil come in
from The country in Undininished process
sion. one dealer. who has 1000 cases to
sell. estimates that there are now In South
Water street, piled high in the stores OF the
commission mrn and packed in the ware
houses OF the cold storage men, about
4O,C00 cases or eggs. This amounts to
about 32OG0.O0a eggs, or, placed end 20
end. a boat 56S miIesO feggs. Ii wouldmakG
take the entire population OF Chicago ten
DAYS 10 eat up all the eggs in South Water
street: orit would IL keOnc man. ifhe ateone
egg a minute for ten hours day. nearly $50
years 10 eat all the eggs in the Chicago mar
ket. Prices. however, are propOrtionately
bow, and the demand keeps tht2Gs moving.
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M Offers-

The auctioneer was trying to dispose ofthe
effects of dime museum whose proprietor
had gone into bankruptcy. The crowd was
not enthusiastic and the bidding was slow
Perhaps You would like TO bid on some OF
these mummies, gentlemen he said. You
don't seem to want anything else. I war
rant these mummies to be genuine. or no
sale. How much am offered to start emf
How mueh?"
There were no bids
= How much am l offered to start a
single mummy, gentIemen?'
There was no response, and the disgusted
auctioneer turned to the nlummies.
Ladies and gentlemen" he said. ''hOw
much am Offered for this crowd of stiffs
I've been talking to?''-Chicago Tribune
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Garry
Their
Houses.

copyrighted, l s96, by j. Carter Bcard.l
The TurcOmans, who live on the eastern
shores OF the Caspian Sea, curry their vii
lagos about with them when they travel
As tribe sets out on Journey every man
packs his wooden hOase upon camel,
which the animal can eashs3 carry and when
a spot is reached where he and his friends
intend TO remain for any great length OF
time, the camels are uniOddeI and a village
started. which it takes about an hour or 20
to build.
Its 10 be remembered that tLe houses are
real houses, and not tents. ana that the SET
tlement is not camp, bat village, The
travelling house or the TUrcOmaH is a marvel
OF skill and ingenuity, AMI is really much
lighter, more portable, and CIn be packed
into much smaller compass than any or
the sO-caIled portable houses that are manu-
faCtured and sold in some parts Of our cOun-
try.
The frame is made OF strong light wood
ldths, about an inch broad By three-luar-
ters OF an inch thick, crossing each other.
when set up in position. ar right angles
about foot apart. and fastened at each
crossing rs the thongs
Use Strings In- OF raWhIde so as 10 be
stead of Nails movable, and The
" b Of framework
may be opened or shut ia the same manner
as those toys for children that consist II
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Sen Trout for Vermont

An experiment will be made in Vermont
this year with 5000 sea trout eggs, which
came from Scotland Tue attempt TO hatch
the eggs OF this fish has never before been
made by a New York fish culturist ana the
small fish will be placed in the pure water OF
an inland lake near Rutland, where they can
he closely watched.-EXchange.
The morning times., 1896-03-15

mold will. after cooling, form the egg.
and may be detached by tapping the mold
lightly. Forming the perfect egg is equally
rasy. This is done by rubbing the edge
OF one hair two and fro over some warm
surface aHd then pressing il against the
edges Of a cold egg.
The morning times., 1896-03-15
strong Evidence.

Ministcr-And do you believe chat ycGr
greatest troubles ccne from hea-ene
cacon-wen, they say that's where
maria gcs are made. Yonkers ~. "
Statesman.
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used by the hermit crab, who instead Of
having to employ other animals TO carry
his house, manages to take it around with
him wherever he goes, and seems to havs
no trouble at all in carrying il himself
The morning times., 1896-03-15
They Caught
the RaSca Is.

IuIl, dIlU SdNtU us dII'
For the man was Pietro Morelli, and
in his arms he carried a bundle, which,
as they subsequently, found-contained
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-20
Jersey CITY.

The Teachers Association me-; yesterday IN the
uigh school Mrs Freese. OF Minneapolis. delivered
an address on physical training. and Professor j. X
Light gave an address on "Pleasurabe knowi-
edge"
All the Republican ward committees throuSnout
Hudson County met and organized last night, and
made ARRANGEMENTS for holding the primaries and
ward conventions.
several defendants were called in the County
Court of Sessions yesterday. and eacl asked TOT a
p,stuon.meNt because his LAWYER was absent.
reese DELAYS annoyed Judge Hutspeth. VINO an
nounced tina: in future cases would be ir'ed on me
ian liked unless good excuse was offered Tor d
pOstpOnement.
John Harvey a brakem who was injured Dy an
Erie train AZ Rutherford February J. died al 81
Francs's Hospital yesterday.
Three juvenile burglars were arraigned before
Police Justice Douglass yesterday. Inc prisoners
were Frederick Jordan. fifteen years old. OF 10.
OeVog1-st: Joseph Wheelihan. sixteen years Oh, OF
%o r RaudOlph-aye., and joseph TAFT eleven years
old Of No Ii Nes,ervelt-st. Tney robbed con-
fec.ioners establishment after enectlng an ehtIaVe
Dy breaking a pane Of glass with orlck Iney
verr held TAFT arrested a lew days asO ior
stealing a pJcketDoOk containing three doIiars.
r.ptain William A. <lpp. for forty years resident
of mis- city died Richmond. Va. on TUESDAY.
IL was sioerntending the work or dredging the
channel captain Kip was "A member OF tne NOlui-
,ear fire iepartmen; and several secret societIes.
His body viii be brought here for burial lie leaves
"A widow.
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HE ATTENDED, TO KILL HER.
THE PECULIAR CASE OF THOMAS COLT.
HI WAS DIsFlGUKEp. AND MISS PLATE HAD
ENCOURAGED HIS ATTENTIoNs-coNvIcTED
or MURDERoUs ASSAULT

III WAS blSFl6l hkf, AND MISS ii-Air HAL
ENCOURAGED HIS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
or MURDERoUs ASSAULT.
Thomas o. colt was convicted in the Hudson
County Court Of Sessions yesterday of assault with
intent 20 Kill The complaining witness was MISE
Caroline Plate. Of Arlington. Coli is afflicted VITA
extraordinary facial disigurements When twelve
years old he was struck in the face with club.
Eiysipclas set in the bones docayed and he los
his nose. To maxi himself more presentaDle NJ
sacrificed the second finger Of his let hahd "hch
vas grated on his face a substitute Tor tAe nose.
His face sill had a remarkable expression ana ne
wore false uustache to cover his defective upper
liz. His palate is affected. ard he cannot arucuate
correctly The unfortunate fellow is thiriy-seven
years old.
Two years ago he met Miss Plate while dong some
work at her fathers house. She is tall comely
blonde of twenty-four years. and according to the
testimony yesterday she made Colt a source OF
amusement. He believed that she was FOND OF MN
and he had been so long ostracsed he fell des-
perately IN love with her He was "A devoted slave
and when he told his story yesterday he said i was
not content when away from Carrie Ihey were
engaged be married. he said, but when the date
arrived She had the wedding postponed. After two
years she dismissed him Their hnal meeting was
on The night OF November 70 1t was an accidental
meeting in Newark They rode in trolley car to
Arlington. They walked short distance, lac ear
ncstly pleading with her To keep her promise TO
marry him. The appeals of the unfortunate ana
discarded lover annoyed her and she decided TO end
IL
This must go further" she said abruptly and
firmly.
Then will 90 further, either be replied
as ne pulled d Nolvcr from his pocket and fired
thrice at her one bullet lodged in ncr back ana
another in her ghi arm The third bail went
asjray. He then turned the muzzic of the pistol
against his own head and fired The wounds Were
not mortal She was able to go home, and he was
carried insensihle to hospital. but ne recovered in
a few weeks ana lodged in jail. He was pen
nil. nd fal Ia a 4.
When his called for trial yesterday the
Court assigned a lawyer, who made an eloquent
appeal in his behalf
Miss Plate IN her story on the stand. denied that
she had encouraged Colt bu, batch Of letters writ
ten hN her 70 him werc producel whLch tcnled 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-20
LOvING-CUP PRESENTATION.

Rutherford Feb I9 (SpeciaD. hundred
commemorative citizens were present at testimonial
dinner 70 E. Percy Sykes al the Union Club House
last night, Mr. Sykes. who is young English
wooen manufacturer and who has become ex-
;remely popular amateur entertainer Is TO
return 20 England in few days After the dinner
and responses toasts by Major C. T. waters COL
lecjor Charles Burrows Edward ]. Luce, Anderson
Price and II y Burlington the latter presented "A
handsome solid silver lovingcup suitably Inscribed.
10 NJ Sykes.
Major Richard Allison presided, and among others
present ex-Mayors Cooper and Shafer. Mayor
Turner. Councilmen Crcar and Williams. Justice
Haywood Or F. K HOLSTER. DR.. ). L. Armstrong
George V. Sloat. Henry Prentss. f. T. Galloway
5. W HOLSTER II Emerson Dean, J. L. Chapman,
George Hagelwede Rudolf Dannheim. Carl Won
Hartz and. w. II. Stevens. The committee which
arranged the testimonial. composed OF IhoMas
s. Byers. II. II Copeland George A. Hand and A. c.
Thurber
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-20
JERSEY CITIES AND TOWNS.
NEWARK.

DR. Charles F. Lehlbach medical officer and sec.
rotary of the Board of Health. has rendered his
resignation 10 take effect March !. The members
of the Board express at losing his services
and appreciation of the effective work he has done
for sanitation in Newark. DR. Lehlbach was APP
pointed medical officer Of health on December l.
1891. His reason for resgning $ that his private
practice makes TOO much of demand upon MS
time.
The Fire Commissioners OF Newark on Tuesday
night decided to adop; a storage battery system.
recommended by Superintendent Bosch. OF the ERE
Alarm Telegraph Department, and TO DO away Will
the old gravity battery system
Charles Drskel found guilty OF simple as
sault IN the Court of Quarter Sessions yesterday
before Judge Kirkpatrick, Driskel who IS anout
lnaliy assault Florence Conn seven years old IN
South orange about two weeks ago Inc yoTTh ing
girls testimony did not uphold the charse' i"e
jury deliberated only short tine
AS a result of a row which occurred on Monday :,
night at the house OF Piers reo a rs been sworn
for the arrest Of Nicola Corca OF New ro ILh
with the latter Mrs Pietro interfered in her hus-
bands behalf and both were knocked down ,o, As As
she lay PROSTATE on the moor she was vera re
not considered serious at that time. but phy
orsa 81 aa and the
Of Corca The latter Is p aln'ter ~ lrs
looking for him.
The Third Battalion OF the LIST Regiment paradea
In the Orangest srmory in run dress ar sea
Grt last July received Their marksmen ana sna,p
shooters badges Rife inspector Howard s a maes
to Captain James K. Walsh. or Company r. ne
also received sharpshooers' badge ana sna rs-
pion badge. Private COoney, OF Company a; re-
celved champion badge. Captain Henry Alters
Of the staff Captain George NJ. Buttle OF company
Screcant baton of Company A. and Corporal
James F. Brown. Corporal Fletcher Walters ana mo
Private william Partridge eof Company u All 'e
coiVed SharpShOoterS badges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-20
PATERSON.

The annual tournament of the New-Jersey Cness
Association, Of which Governor John w Grlggs l"
president opens at Turn Hail. in this city. on feo-
ruary %.
The Tourist Cycle Club last night elected officers
az fojIoys. President George A. Beckwith: hrst
yice-president Alfred r. Barton second vice,presi-
dent G. Walter Bevan: financial secretary, Cnarles
n Norwood. treasurer, George W watson record
ing secretary H. II. Tattersall: captain, mares
Vaughan: first lieutenant. George w Coie, Jr.'
second lieutenant John K. Greenwood color-bearer'
X G. CIaypoole: bugler. Harry g. McGuley. gov
ernors p r. Bevan r. +. Dllistin. G. r. ElDo"'
Wood Mckee Richard r. Ch!swelL
IT, po.au Narchants' Mutual Fire Insurance
Company OF New-Jersey. an organization backed ny
1wne officers for 1896: President. James g. Patton;
secretary John Hendene; the Board Of directors
includes lanes G. Patton and James Gibson, fateI,-
so, Arthur Greenfield Kearny: w. ". Woodward.
Newton: j A. Smith. Plainfcd; p. 5. Van Augien:
New-Trunswick: James +. Bank, jersey ny
Richard Outwater Passaic. J. II Marley. Newark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-20
ONLY A TECHNICAL FUGITIVE.
NOVEL CONTENTION or THE ATTORNEYS FOR
ALICE JONES. THE ALLEGED FORGER.

NOVEL, CONTENTION OF THE ATTORNEYS FOR
ALICE JONES THE ALLEGED FORGER.
trenton Feb 10 Special. -Governor Griges has
n.er called upon TO decide rather knotty question
in the matter OF application from the New-York
authorities for the extradition Of an alleged fugitive
IRON, Justice The person in question is Alice Jones.
- orange who Is charged with having stolen goods
from her late employer. John b. Yates. a New
York jeweller.
After the alleged crime was committed she was
,,oharged and since then has continued 10 live at
no, home In Orange. While In the employ OF Yates
sbe travelled daily between Orange and New-York.
nhe contention therefore. is whether or not she can.
,ar such circumstances. be considered fugitive
~ ,,,stce in the strict sense Of that term Upon
49, dscharge she pursued no unusual course In re-
i"r,Inr 10 Orange. that being her daily custom. as
.untnted out She did not visit New York FOR the
Pacidc nurpose OF committing the alleged theft ana
X n Nee the Jurisdiction Of the New-fork authori-
~ ~ consequently. II remains Tor the latter 10
ucs'a intent-at least. such Is the argument "d-
pred by Mr.. Kohn. counsel for the accused
" o,,Iement OF this rather novel contention l. d
80 mailer as should the Governor uphou II,
e''outI he establishing a precedent TOT any otne
ne H. hat might at some future day assuH, tne
cas eo nhase He has not as YET renueitu az, ny
sai ,s,n being DESTROYS OF fully canvassns ~, ~.
dec,s before settling such hne point III 's ne
ma..er .ation Of the laws governing the question Vi
xtraiditlon between different states
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-20

to pay each married person 81 a month and each
single person g. a month who served In the cooiri
troops of the United States militia. navy or marine
corps and who honorably discharged
movement looking to the retirement OF JACOB -
Van HOuten the centrc-keeper in the state prison.
was started by the Introduction OF d bill alIo"in
him a salary equal 10 threefOurths OF that ~ no"
receives He is eighty-twO years old ana mas
served in the prison a deputy keeper for con
tnuous period OF fOriy-twJ years. Mr.. HICKS mas
taken up the subject OF the fraudulent marking o.
silverware He introduced this morning an act
making 1t criminal TO mark, sell or dispose % an
article as sterling silver unless E5-l0n pure silver
and coin silver goods must consist OF %pl,pv' pure
silver
Education a bill prohibiting the manufacture
and sale OF cigarettes in this state TWO FLANNEL .
ladies appeared before the committee and spoke IN
favor OF the enactment of this bnl They declared
that the law now IN existence is practically inopera-
tive The bill will be reported faVorably, with a
few amendments. and placed on the calendar.
Another hearing will be held tomorrow afternoon
on the subject OF equal taxation. James + Allen;
representing the Erie Railroad in particular and
several other roads in general Will present MS side
OF the ca Sc replying 10 the arguments Of the sup
pOrters 0: the movement made last Monday
on Friday the members Of the committee VIII go
TO Jersey City for the purpose OF inspecting IN
Erie tracks and grade crossings. Tney VIII Poe
chaperoned by the general manager Of tnai road
and Mr. Allen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-20
ARLINGTON AND KEARNY.

Nearly one hundred young people OF Arlington took
mart in a successful leap-year dance. given by NO
Young women in Freeman's Hall In Midland-aVe, on
Tuesday night After the dance the hostesses ana
their friends dlned In the banquet hall. the young
women acting escorts.
The Holy Name Society Of 81 Cecelia's Church
held its annual smoker on Tuesday night In the
schoolroom OF the church building
The Fourth District Republican Association OF
Kearny at its last meeting, adopted. with only two
dissenting votes. a resolution addressed TO the Legis-
lature opposing in terms the passage or INC
Consolidation bill introduced on Tuesday by Assem-
blyman Joseph 7. Mullin
The Harrison and Kearny Township Association
of the Hudson County Committee was organized on
Tuesday night by local members Of the County Com-
mittee George Swiss was elected president:
Thomas chamberlain vice president; l.. r. Travis.
secretary. Jesse Carver. treasurer and David Al
mond ir sergeant-at-arms An executive COM
mittee composed Of member from each election
district was appointed by the chair as follows:
James Allen, George Severance. Peter Lloyd. ID. AL
mond jr. A A. Tallman. Edward Johnston. Thomas
Chamberlain James McGovern and James j. Meop.
A resolution was adopted ind1rsing Colonel /. {.
whitman as a member Of the Patronage Committee
OF the county organization. Another resolution
changing the present method Of representation IN
township conventions referred 10 the Ex.
ecutive Committee. This authorizes the election OF
one delegate each twenty Republican votes cast
in the preceding election.