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sallop-then came another three four
five, until it became impossible for him to
tell the number. As they came nearer the
swift gallop quickened into mad race.
Manuel raised his head as the horsemen
came into sight; the leader of the party
loudly urged his stecd into a break neck
pace, and Manuel recognized the voice Of
Don Antonio de Vargas The weIl-nieh
exhausted man on the bank Of the aceuuia
made an effort to hail them, but the clatter
of hoofs drowned his weak voice az the
old Don and twenty of his retainers rushed
by in the darkness. Manuel could not see
the mingled look of anguish and hatred on
the face OF Don Antonio, nor could he OBJ
serve that all the riders were heavily armed.
AS they dashed by him he indistipctly
heard their voices in sharp, broken SEN
tences But two words clearly reached his
ears: "Enrique-dead.''
The noise Of hoofs quickly died away on
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lay; his eyes were wide and staring:
his lips moved without giving forth O
sound.
Sister Manuella took seat by the bed
side, and stretched forth her hand to
undo the bandage on his head.
'Alcaria," he gasped, do you not know
me?'
long indrawn breath, the trembling
Of the nun.
Manuel, is it yOu?" she asked in faint
voice, ,sweeter in cadence than he had ever
heard 1t.
"Oh, Alcaria, my lost
stop, padre; be quiet came the in,
junction in calm voice; ''you must not
excite yourself; the doctor said that ex-
citement might bring on delirium''
"Do you not fear to touch me?''
"No"
"Do you not hate me?''
II never hated anyone was the calm
reply. You must he quiet While / re-
move the bandage,' and her trembling
fingers touched the blood-stained cloth
that bound the PADRES head
You understand you know that it was
but TO defend my life. 1 struck him
down-him L loved as a brother-killed
him.
II fear for you padre,'' said the gentle
voice as Manuella unwound the bandage;
1.-The excitement is dangerous; be calm
Enrique lives
With violent motion that roughly tore
the bapdage from his wound, which bled
a!resh, Padre Ramon sat upright in the
bed; his voice rose almost to scream as
he repeated the words: Enrique lives;
Mother of God, 1 thank Thee.
He stretched upward his arms and fell
back upon the pillow in q swoon.
The times., 1897-03-14
MILLIONS IN PAINTING.
The Hertford-yyalIaCe Collection Is
Worth S7.50o,OOO.

The Hertford-WaIIaCe Collection Is
Worth S7.50O,OOO.
The celebrated Hertford- Wallace col
lection OF pictures bequeathed to the
British nation by Lady wallace is esti
mated to be worth 81, 500, 900. Her
magnanimity, says the Boston Transcript,
is all the more noteworthy because she
was struck off the queens visiting list
many years ago.
Sir Richard Wallace died ON July 20,
1890, leaving behind him the most IA
nous art collection OF any Englishman.
The whole OF Sir Richards great wealth
and the peerless collection OF pictures,
which includes nineteen exam pies of
Meissonier and fifteen OF Greuze, were
given to his wife for her own free dis
position.
Prior to his death, however, he ex-
pressed his wishes to his wife that after
her death his superb collection OF works Of
art should go to England's national gal
lery, and that his wish in this respect should
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"Lo siento, bermano." Il am sorry,
brotherD came feebly from the lips of En-
rique, and then he tainted.
While the doctor dressed the wounds of
the unconscious man the sheriff made in
quiries regarding the affair All reports
agree that Manuel had but defended him.
self, and SO the sheriff decided. IF Senior
de Vargas should de- he said, ''Senor
Salaza Will not run away"
Manuel knelt beside the doctor as the
latter dressed Enrique's wounds, and the
little stream of blood from the punctured
artery in his neck fell on the American s
hands.
why, man, you'll bleed to death if
that is not stopped said the young
physician. "Stand up here and let me
fix it,
Its only a SCRATCH" was the reply,
'attend to him. pointing TO Enrique.
But the doctor insisted and the spray
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or blood was checked none too soon,
for Manuel's face had become pallid and
his limbs were getting weak.
Some one should notify his people, !"
said the doctor, as he again gave his at
tention to the unconscious Enrique, "he
may recover and he may die"
Il win tell them,'' said Manuel. "Have
him taken to the hotel and l will let his
people know"
He bent over the prostrate man, and
his eyes filled with tears. Then his
emotion overcame him, and he kissed
Enrique on the cheek. MY brother,
my brother" he exclaimed in choked
voice as he arose, Mother of God, spare
him. lie walked with uncertain step
to the door, and then summoning all his
strength, drew himself erect and stepped
out onto the street.
Some minutes after the doctor said, re-
ferring TO Manuel: "He seems TO be weak,
and it is possible he may not be able to
reach home. Some OF you men had better
ride out and notify Don Antonio Of what
has happened"
Two Mexicans, who stood in great awe
of Don Antonio, and yet were ever ready
to serve him on account of his generos sity,
volunteered at once to get their horses
Manuel was weaker than he seemed TO be.
He had lost a great deal OF blood, and be
fore he had reached the plaza, where he
had left his horse, he was obliged to sit
down several times. When at least he had
reached the plaza, and while he was pre-
pairing to mount. two men passed him
They were talking OF the aifray in the
saloon 1t was too dark for Manuel TO
hut. no n.lI nj 1inIN hnpt
what they said
That fellow is going 10 die said one.
mo hope for him. said the other, ''he
was dying when we LETT the place. or
course, the doctor didn't like to say so,
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A GENTEEL AFFAIR.
How Mr.. Scott Met a Stranger
Named Richards.


Named Richards.
One day a stranger came into our camp
at Yuba Bend, and after looking about for
awhile he approached a miner named Scott
and bowed and smiled, and inquired:
kin you inform me if thar is a gen
denan in this yere canp-a reg'lar gen.
tleInan?''
Thar be-" promptly replied Mr.. Scott.
as he drew himself up
I'm glad to h'ar it. I'm from the canp
down at Dead Hill They told me down
thar that 1 couldn't find a gentleman up
here"
And who be yo'?'' demanded Scott.
TIN gentleman. sah-a reg'lar gem
tleman, and I'm delighted to meet yo'
Ny cognOmen is Richards. As a gentleman
you must know the meaning of the word
'cognomen-'
''In course / do replied Scott, who had
never heard the word before in bis life
"Hev yo' any pertickIer obJeck in view?''
Il hev. As gentleman / would ike
to hev little scri;nmage with another
gentleman Yo' bev said yo' was a gen
tlenan, and I'm gentleman huff to taxa
yo'r word fur it."
Want scrimmage, eh7''
The times., 1897-03-14
Copyright, 1897, by Richard Linthicum.
PART l.


PART l.
The sheep were in the folds on the
mesa The DronZcd shepherds OF Ell Rito
had eaten their toruIlas and chill con carne,
smoked their corn hUsk cigarettes, spread
their colchons on the floors OF their huts,
devouuy said their prayers and gone to
sleep.
The faithful sendnels that guarded the
sheepfolds We're all sleeping, but with one
eye open and one ear cucked; no prowling
coyote might hope to enter the loosely con-
structed corral and snatch weak lambkin,
for the scent of the senuneis was keen,
their hearing acute, their courage above
suspicion, and their Intelligence but little
less than human. Man is not so uniyer-
sally faithful TO his trust as is the shepherd
dog.
IL was a night in early spring The
heavens were radiant with stars The air
was soft, and laden with the fragrance OF
the sproUlng sage. Each star shone with
a briiIiancy that would have rivaled that
blazing forerunner of the seven wise men
lighting the scene as fairly as would a
crescent moon in less clear and tranquil
atmosphere And in this glorious star
light hovered the spirits Of peace and con-
tent. Here were "A people, patient in pow
erty, happy in ignorance and as pious as
were those amongst whom dwelt the Vir-
gin that brought forth Messiah.
The mud townoI ii RiIp y,iS IA darkness,
save for signle light that snone from
window in the house OF the good priest,
Padre Ramon. 1t was 10 o clock, so
there was none to see the light nor remark
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''And you followed suit?'' queried the

"And you followed suit?' queried the
colonel.
''I had to or chaw my words. He's
an ole buffer, but he can't skeer me Off"
''As to bluffin'," said the other, ''Rll
Wharton, which is me, has never bin out
bluffed by anythin on two legs or four,
and it's too late to begin to crawfish now.
If that old galoot kin stand a snowslide
he'l find me right alongside OF him to the
bitter end
You both realize the danger, do you?''
asked the colonel.
I'VE do they replied, in chorus
There's tens Of thousands of tons Of
The times., 1897-03-14
Americas Great Crop OF Hav.

Theproduetiono Of American hay amounted
TO 65,00O,000 tons in 1898, $4,000 coo
tons i'll 1894, A ,O0O. 600 tonsin 1895 and
100000 tons in 1886. In other words,
the production of hay has declined one
third in four years, and there has been a
considerable, though not cOrrespondingIy
large, decline in the market value Of the
ropduringthe four uryearssucceedsng 1892
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The times., 1897-03-14
INNS Cat Goes Hnntirr,

There is cat that goes hunting at
HoiSin gton, Kan, It makes it's home in
the roundhouse, where a railroad man
placed it to get warm one day when he
found it half frozen in the street. The
men made practice OF shooting birds
for it, and now the cat VIII follow for 3
mile or more any man who carries gun.
and at sound OF a shot VIII run for the
Embellishments News.
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be carried out she arranged several years

be carried out she arranged several years
ago.
The magni ficent Hertford collection
comprised, when it passed into Sir Richard
Wallace's hands, splendid assortment OF
paintings, porcelains, bronzes. decorative
furniture, jewelry, and other works of
art. his ow N purchases during the
past thirty years included many of the
choicest examples of old Japanese art,
which he was one OF the first TO bring TO
the attention OF European connoIsseurs;
OF the masters of the Italian Renaissance,
notable the productions in silver Of Ben
ventuno Celini and his immediate fol-
lowers. and OF modern French painters
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There is nest of thTushes in the glen;
When we come back Wen see the glad
young things"
He said. We came not by that way again;
And Time and thTushes fare on eager
wings.
Yon rose"-she smiled-''but no; when
We return
Ill pluck IL then Twas ON a summer
day.
The ashes OF the rose in Autumn's urn
Lie hidden We'll. We came not back
that way.
We do not pass the selfsame way again,
Or, passing by that way, no thing we find
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Asit before had been; but deartil, or stain,
Hath come uponit, or the wasteful wind
The very earth is envious, and her arms
Reach for the beauty that detained our
eyes,
Yea, it is lost beyond the aid OF charms.
If, once within our grasp, we leave the
prize!
Thou traveller TO the unknown oceans
brink,
Through Ufe's fair fields say not. An
other day
This joy III prove;'' for never, as I
think,
Never shall we come back this seITsame
wayi EDITH NJ THOMAS
Evening star., 1897-01-09
NOT IN HIS CLASS.
Representative Curtis Tells of Meet
-&RE n PuUilfat.

representative Curtis Tells OF Meet.
ing ~ Pugilist.
Although some of them hit pretty hard.
there is nowJ&nd Hen story on member
of Congress that is actually too good to
keep and hh, tellalt himself. Representa-
tive Curtis of Kansas tells enc. He was
advertised to speak at a certain town in
his district, fnd on the same day prize
fight was arrhnged for in the same vicinity.
The political meeting proved to be by far
the biggest drawing card and in the even
ing the httls hotal was crowded with the
admirers OF" both politician and pugllist.
The pugulist was feeling sore over his re-
cepfion. de wasn't used to such shabby
CROWDS, and complained emphatically.
Soy. what yer GIT feier out here for
an trun lm down loik this, l don't want
ter know? l comes to you wild the glad
neart ana yer gives me der marble hand.
l don't loike II nole. Seer And the god
OF siheWs and scientific hitting leaned back
against the wall in gloomy disgust. while
the village small boys and men formed an
admirihg circle about him. In the other
corner Of the room Mr.. Curtis and his
friends We're discussing politics.
Nv old allow to make your coming quite
society AFFAIR, remarked one of the viii
iase dudes IN sack ccat and a chimney
pot nat as he lounged Familiarity up
see the state central committee had ar
ranged for Charley Curtis to come today,
and he drew the biggest crowd
= SOY, who Is this yer Charley Curtis?
Somebody chases me wild is name since the
minute landed. What's 'issrecord? Who's
e licked? Curtis, Curtis I amt never seen
no such name in the Perl!ce Gazett,s so he
amt much lugs. He amt in my class,
nohow. see?'
shouting with laughter, Mr.. Curtis
friends brought him forward and intro
duced the rivals to eacn other. The pugulist
squared himself disdainfully as he heard
the words member of Congress"
knowed you wasn't in my Glass;" he
responded, loftilv. "Jaw-whackin' amt in
my line see?'
Ihe whole crowd saw" at the expense of
Mr.. Curtis.
Evening star., 1897-01-09
Trolley Roads in Europe,


when the delegates appointed by the
Glasgow town council to proceed to the
continent to investigate the prevalent sys-
tenn of electrical traction returned thew is
sued very expensively gotten up and Law
ishly illustrated report, which was evil
IDENTIFY intended to be conclusive We COM
mented at the time on the singular cir
cumstarce that while much money and
time had been expended on minutely ex-
amning number of continental systems
or electrical traction, some OF them old, the
tramWays committee had not thought it
worth their while to give the least atten-
ton to electrical practice as it exists in
the United States, admittedly ahead of the
rest Of the world in this particular.
Subsequently it appears to have occurred
to the committee that a research which
was Intended to embrace the examination
of every successful system of electrical
propulsion could hardly be considered COM
plete without some reference to America
and they accordingly dispatched their gen.
through the chief centers. These gentle
men have, in their turn, just issued their
report, not document so pretentious by
any means as it's predecessor, but not less
valuable. perhaps. in the clearness and
| lucidity with which the conclusions to
which the authors have arrived are ex-
pressed. Those conclusions are practically
Identical with those Of the preceding re-
port, and there Is now consequently practi-
cally no doubt that the trolley principle
will be adopted for the whole Of Glasgow.
1t is true that provision is first being made
only for first experimental line. that from
Mitchell street to Springburn. but the troll
ley once installed Is sure to spread, and,
despite the claims being made for conduit
and electromagnetic tramway systems. it
| will be generally conceded. we think. that
the Glasgow authorities have arrived at
a just and sound conclusion. We notice
that special commissioner, which 'The
Glasgow Herald" has had the enterprise to
dispatch on the same errand, is of an opin-
| ion that Is mainly Identical with that ex-
pressed in the two reports We trust that
once Glasgow makes a definite start with
| the equipment Of a power station 1t will
| not be found necessary to send to America
for the steam engines.
Evening star., 1897-01-09
HE COULDN'T SWIM.
But He Kept Hold of the Anvil When
He Went Down.

but He Kept Hold of the Anvil When
He Went Down.
They were talking about swimming at the
city hall the other day, and among those
engaged in the discussion was Jim"
Springman. the well-kncwn deputy mar
shall Sprirgman has charge of the cage
at the city hall where the prisoners are
detained before being taken into court, and
also has charge of their transportation to
and from the Jail. He is a man of many
stirring adventures and of remarkable ply
sical powers. Therefore his remark that he
cannot swim his own length was heard
with not little astonishment.
But although l can't swim, I've been
overheard several times" explained Spring.
man land have yet to be drowned. How
ever, came pretty near it one time during
the war, when l was employed as an iron
worker down a. the wharves. That day
was carrying a seventy-five-pound anvil on
my shoulder along the wharf when the
first thing l knew I was overheard in about
twenty feet Of water. l went right down
to the bottom, but didn't stay there but
a second, and up I came. The moment
got my head out of water 1 had sense
enough to grab hold of a pile, and there
hung until they fished me out with a rope"
did they ever get the anvil, Jim?" ask
ed one Of the crowd.
Did they?" remarked springman. "why.
man; you may believe me or not, but
never let go of that anvil. You see," went
Cn Springman ignoring the smiles of the
crowd, Il was walking along with the an
VII on my left shoulder. and when I went
time tG let go Of 1t. So when I bobbed up
the thing came up with me, right on my
shoulder. too. just where it was when 1
dropped overheard. You see. 1t was all done
I'd let go of it. and"
But the crowd had dispersed.
Evening star., 1897-01-09
OUR OWN MAKE.
One Piece Of Architecture That Could
Not BE Assailed.


There was an air Of tolerant superiority
about him, which made his unfavorable
comments on the things brought to his
attention doubly hard to bear. His Wash
ingtcn host was doing his best to show
him the city in such manner as to leave
good impression, for he had announc ed
his attention of writing a book as soon
as he got back to London. But what
ever he saw served only to bring to mind
something in Europe that he liked better
Very good" he remarked as one
Of the department buildings was brought
to his attention. Very good in it's way
But it has the defects which always result
fro m the efforts of mere copyst."
I'VE are inclined to regard that as
very handsome building" said his enter
tainer, mildly.
mo doubt. And it does well enough
Yours Is a young nation, one that cannot
be expected to hold any great emnence
for its achievements either artistic or po-
litical."
you mean that We haven't any style Of
oCr own?'
That expresses the idea"
You come with me. I'll show YOU q
style of architecture that reflects the, ma
tfonal spirit of this country; something
that's our own design and that commands
the respect of two continents. There it Is
the Washington monument. One look at
1t tells the whole story, and IL doesn't need
any f1uted columns or flagree work around
the corners to make people admire it.
either. Upright, massive and immutabie'
It's the biggest thing Of Its kind on earth,
and 1t means business from the ground
clear up to the topmost molecule OF the
lightning rod"
Evening star., 1897-01-09
TESTING A WATCH.
How English Timepteces Are Tried as
to Their Correctness and Regularity.
From tha Jewelars Review.

How English Timepieces Are Tried as
to Their Correctness and Regularity.
From the Jewellers Review.
There has been matchmaking at Coven-
try as long as there has been a watch
trade in England, which is for the last two
hundred years or thereabouts. There used
to be three centers of the English trade,
these being Liverpool, Coventry and Lon
don: now there are practically but two,
Coventry and Birmingham. The test of a
good watch is that 1t should obtain a Kew
certificate, and of the watches that go 20
Kew 75 per cent are from Coventry.
At Kew no watch has yet succeeded in
getting the 100 marks which signify per-
lection, but Coventry has come nearest
with 92, and is always well to the 'front.'
The Kew test Is no light one. The watch
is tested in every position and its rate reg
istered, not only per day. but per hour; 1t
is hung by its pendant, hung upside down,
hung on each side, placed dial down and
back down and at any number Of angles
and to finish up with Is baked in an oven
and fsozen Ii an tee pail No wonder that
uatch with Kew certificate is a COM
fort to Its owner,
When it is considered that it makes
1900 vibrations an hour and must not
vary a second week, while a quarter
turn of its two time screws. meaning the
millionth OFF an inch, will make a differ
ence of 20 seconds a day. the delicacy of
its adjustmefit Will be appreciated, as will
ais the risl11of iHtrusting its repair to any
but skillfu1 handss
Evening star., 1897-01-09
AN INFANT TERRIBLE.
She Made a Man Blush and the Girls
Giggle.


Literal children, or more properly,
children who take your chiding literally,
are holy terrors." relates a young man,
noted for his politeness to ladies. 'I was
In herdic the other day, which was much
crowded, though no one was standing at
the time. Presently a lady and gentleman
got In and l gave my seat to the lady,
leaving the old gentleman standing. I'M
mediately young lady sitting in one end
of the herdic, called to her little sister, a
child of six. perhaps. who was sitting near
the door at The other end, to come to her
and give her seat to the elderly gentleman
The child came willingly enough, and
while the sister was reading her lesson
in manners, passenger got out, and I
took a seat Never let me see you re-
main seated again, when people older
than you are standing" closed the lecture,
and the child was crowded. half sitting.
half standing. between the older sister and
the lady next to her. Two minutes later
a pretty girl got in and. of course. as the
only gentleman in the herdic. I gave her
my seat No sooner had 1 done so than
that small terror was on her feet.
ooh, mister" she said in sweet, shrill ac-
cents, you take my seat, you's older than
me- And everybody laughed. of course;
trust a lot of giggling girls for that, for
the only place on earth that I could have
taken seat" was on the sisters lap.
from which the child had slid. l didn't
take the seat butI did take to the street,
and walked five blocks in a drizzling rain
to get away from the giggle of those girls.
Evening star., 1897-01-09
GOLD BY THE YARD,
Remarkable ThiR1ess Attained by tlc
Beaters of the Precious Metal

ri"" Atirsoh s NethiF
The beating of the innumerable little
square pieces of gold which are used to
cover domes and signs, and so on, forms
distinct industry in the gold trade which
employs large number Of hands and re-
quires no small amount OF skill
The long, low building In which the work
Is carried on is filled throughout the day
with the sound of hammers. On every
side little boxes containing tiny rolls of
geld are to be seen. which, although only
measuring an inch and a half In length
arc each worth about flo. The gold is re-
ceived in bars one-eighth of an inch In
thickness, an inch III width and weighing
24o pennyweights. This is rolled out into
a ribbon thirty yards in length.
1t is then given to the wcrkmen in strips
measuring seven yards, each of which Is
cut iato $50 pieces. These are now ready
to be beaten out by hard. They are placed
protected by fine skins) in a tool known as
the clutch, and are thoroughly pounded out
on great granite block set in the ground
in such way that there is absolutely no
vibratory movements. The process is re-
peated several times, the gold as II spreads
being continually subdivided until il is of
the exact dimensions required.
The skins in which the gold is beaten are
SO delicate that they will tear as easily as
paper nevertheless they are of so fine a
quality that they will withstand the con-
tinual hammering for several years. The
gold. which is finally beaten down to 2eo-
0o0th of an inch. is rubbed with brine be-
fore being placed in the skins. in order that
IL shall not adhere to them.
Easy as this work of beating out the
gold may seem, IL is in reality an art Of a
very delicate description. The workman
must know to a nicely precisely how hard
or gentle the blows of his hammer must be,
and also the exact spot on which they
should fall Accordingly. very superior
class of men are employed In the business.