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BE CONTINUED.
Burke's Speeches.

He is at his best in the speeches on
the American question and the letter
on the same question to the sheriffs OF
Bristol. Here our reason and our moral
sense are with him throughout. The ell
ovation of sentiment is noble. The style
is superb. With all its fervor and force,
it retains the calmness, the sobriety, the
dignity of truth. He hardly ever be-
comes declamatory. He is never vituper-
ative. Only once or twice does he lapse
into the tasteless and extravagant meta
phor which defaced his later style. Po-
litical writing grander or more full of
instruction, moral and prudential there
is none. 1t must be said, on the other
hand, that Burke is not in full posses
sion of the case. He thinks that taxa
tion is tic only ground Of quarrel,
whereas the revolt was in fact no less
against commercial restriction, which
had been rendered more CALLING by the
unhappy diligence of Grenville. What
was Of still more Importance, he was
ignorant of the existence at Boston of a
republican circle, headed by Samuel
Adams, which was bent OH independ-
ence, and when it held loyal language
was but masking it's real intent.
Probably Burke relied too much on
the statements of Franklin, who may
have partly deceived himself. Though
no narrow pleader, he is pleader, not
judge. Had he been judge, he would
have said more about the outrages
committed by the Americans, which
shocked even so vehement friend to
their cause as Chatham, and which no
government could be expected to en-
dure. He would have had better
chance of prevailing with his own gov.
ernment and his own countrymen had
he admitted that thoro was wrong Oh
both sides. .-Cornhill Magazine.
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SUsPENDERs AND OLD AGE.-"There
are many signs indicating that old age
is coming on man." remarked an aged
gentleman to Star reporter; "but one
of the surest is when he finds that his
suspenders have way of slipping OFT
the shoulders. At first he thinks there
is something wrong with the suspend
ers, and he tries to remedy it by tight
ening them mp. For while this cures
the trouble, but in a little while there
is more slipping, and he gets new pair
of suspenders. Even they slip off and
make him feel uncomfortable. After q
while he discovers the trouble is not
with the suspenders, but with himself.
As years roll on a man he gets more
and more round-shouldered, and unless
he has his suspenders braced up by
connecting them with a band behind
the shoulders he cannot keep them up.
l remember, some years ago, hearing
two very prominent men speaking OF
the fact that they were getting old.
One of them was at the time vice
president of the United States, and the
other was a leading senator. What
makes you think you are growing
ole. p one of them asked of the other.
Il found it OUT was the reply, 'as soon
as l discovered that my suspenders
would not stay up THAT has been
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spontaneous.

An anecdote told by London news.
paper Of the late Sir John Millais, the
painter, illustrates the fact that sponta-
neousness in public speech is general
ly the result of elaborate preparation.
Sir John was graceful speaker, but
his speeches cost him a great deal OF
time and labor. At dinner given at
the Arts club Oh Leighton's appoint
ment as president of the Royal acade-
my, Millais was in the chair. He made
an admirable speech-frank, sympathet-
ic, eloquent and apparently unstudied.
His friends congratulated him, Gaying
they had no idea he had the gift of ora
tory or could speak so we'll and SO spon-
tancously. "Spontaneous" he said.
"Why, that wretched speech has kept
me awake for the last five weeks'
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Steyenson's Pity.

One of the sides of Robert Louis Ste.
venson's character is thus lightly touch
ed in Critical Kit-Kats, by his friend,
Mr.. Edmund Gosse:
Stevenson pity was Of very mark
ed quality, and it extended to beggars.
His optimism, however, suffered rude
shock in South Audley street one sum-
mer afternoon. We met stalwart beg
gar, whom I refused to aid. Louis, how
ever, wavered, and finally handed him
a sixpence.
The man pocketed the coin, forbore
to thank his benefactor, but fixing his
eye on me said in q loud voice, "And
what is the other little gentleman 60
ing to give me?'
''In 1uture," said Louis, as we strobe
coldly on, 81 shall be 'tho other little
gentleman.
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Let me say q avord before you pull"
port, and the other covering her heart.
1t was too far for me to see her face,
but the whole attitude expressed such
suffering that it was terrible to see.
What was more, her position put her in
range of every shot the cowboys might
fire at the five Us they charged. If l
could have stopped them, I would have
done SO; but, since that was impossible,
I cried:
"Mr. Camp, I'll surrender the let
ters."
Hold on, boys" shouted Baldwin.
"Wait till we get the property he stole. !"
And, coming through the crowd, he
threw the moose off my neck.
Don't shoot, Mr.. Cullen" yelled,
as my friends halted and raised their
rifles, and fortunately the cowboys had
opened up enough to let them hear me
and see that I was free Of the rope.
Escorted by Camp, Baldwin and the
cowboys, I walked toward them. On
the way Baldwin said in low voice:
"Deliver the letters, and We'll tell the
boys there has been a mistake. Other
wise"-
When he came up to the five, I called
to them that I had agreed to surrender
the letters. While I was saying it Miss
Cullen joined them, and it was curious
to see how respectfully the cowboys
took off their hats and fell back.
"You are quite right" Mr.. Cullen
called. "Give them the letters at once. "
"Oh, do, Mr.. Gordon" said Madge,
still white and breathless with emotion.
'The money is nothing. Don't Think
It was all she could say.
I felt pretty small, but with Camp
and Baldwin, now REINFORCED by Judge
Wilson, went to the station, ordered
the agent to open the safe, took out the
three letters and handed them to Mr..
Camp realizing how poor Madge must
have felt on Hance's trail.
Just as he took them we heard out
side the first note Of bugle, and as it
sounded by fours, column left, my
heart gave big jump and the blood
came rushing to my face. Camp, Bald
win and Wilson dashed out of the door,
and I wasn't two feet behind them.
There was a squadron Of cavalry swing
ing circle round the station, and we
had barely reached the platform when
the bugle sounded Halt" quickly fol
lowed by Forward left" AS the ranks
wheeled and closed up as Il solid line
about us I could have cheered with de-
light There was q moments dramatic
hush, in which we could all hear the
breathing of the windcd horses, and
then came the clatter Of sword and
spurs as an officer sprang from his sad
die.
II want Richard Gordon" " the Off
Ger called
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VOICE FROM THE GRAvE.-A Rus
sian inventor, M. Karnia, has con-
structed an apparatus which is to ena-
BILE people buried alive to communicate
with the outer world, should they
awake from their trance in the grave.
The invention consists in the main of
a button on the inside of the coffin,
situated Immediately over the breast
of the apparently dead person. If the
unfortunate comes to life and begins
to breathe, the first action of the body
is the expansion of the chest; this
presses the button upward and an
alarm bell is set going in the Office of
the superintendent of the cemetery,
who can by means of the alarm i'm
mediately locate the grave the occu-
pant of which has given the signal.
In the meantime, until the grave can
be opened, an air-giving appliance al
lows breathing to the reviving victim
of the trance. A telephone is also
provided in the shape of small mi
crophone, located just above the mouth
of the person buried, and any sound
emitted by him can be heard by the
attendant in the cemetery Office as
soon as the alarm bell has begun ring
ing. As further addition, small elec-
trio light in the corners of the coffin
near the head, have also been thought
of and may be placed there if desired
by relatives. Simultaneously with the
giving of the alarm these lights would
begin to grow. A patent has been
given to the inventor in all serious
ness, and company has been formed
to construct and sell the apparatus.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-28

ROYAL TRADEs.-The Prince of
Wales is said to have learned in his
youth to make stockings. His son,
the Duke of York, learned the trade
of rope-making. His cousin, the car,
Nicholas II, can plough, sow and reap.
The Emperor William is a practical
typesetter. King Humbert is not only
an excellent shoemaker, but cobbles,
also, to perfection. Oscar of Sweden
handles the axe with dexterity, like an
approved woodsman, not even yielding
the palm in this respect to Mr.. Glad
stone. Queen Victoria is exceedingly
fond of knitting. Not many days ago
she finished a woollen coverlet, and
presented it to the oldest and most
deserving of the inmates of an asylum
for disabled working-women, in the
Isle of Wight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-28

GREAT ARTEsIAN WELLs.-Prob-
ably the most valuable artesian we'll
in the United States is that at Cham
berlain, in Brule county, South Dako-
ia. 1t is 675 feet in depth and spouts
about 4, 400 gallons per minute at a
pressure of ITO pounds per square
inch, according to the Prairie Farmer.
The temperature of the water is Is to
80 degrees, and the immense jets is
thrown through an S-inch pipe to a
height of 124 feet above the mouth Of
the we'll. If forced to pass through q
24-inch nozzle, the water shoots up to
a height of 162 feet. This we'll fur
nishes about 100 horse power with
only part of the water, and with this
power the town is lighted by elec-
tricity by means of 500 lights, and the
capacity of the we'll is only partially
utilized. This we'll is but one of many,
and the county which before the dis.
covery of the artesian belt was semi
arid, is now one of the best irrigated
districts in the west.
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aNistellaneous 8eading.
BICYCLE TIRES.

With proper care a pair of tires
should last at least two seasons, no
matter how hard they are ridden.
Few riders understand tho peculiar
nature of rubber, and therefore do not
give their tires the care they require
and deserve.
All animal and mineral oil are death
to pure rubber. Petroleum is posi-
tive solvent of rubber, and a drop of
it on tire will leave its mark. A
wheel should never be left in the hot
sun for any length of time, for in the
intense MONDAY heat the vulcanizing
process goes on, and the rubber grows
harder and is liable to crack. For the
same reason never lean wheel against
a steam radiator. When winter comes
and the wheel is to be put away first
remove the tires from the rims and
wash them. Put them in cool, moist
place. On a shelf in the cellar, if
possible, debated and lying fiat. Do
not hang them on a nail or peg. The
small cost attending fastening the tires
to the wheels the next spring will be
more than compensated for in the fine
condition of the tires.
If the machine is equipped with a
brake, use it as sparingly as possible,
and when it must be applied do 80
gently and gradually.
1t is always better to "back pedal"
than to use u metal brake on pneu-
matte tire. The tires should always
be kept pumped to riding pressure.
When partly Debated and soft they
not only lose their resiliency, but have
a tendency to creep and cut the valve
stem, and become chafed from constant
rubbing against the rims. The more
firmly the tires are inflated the greater
is the tension on the rim, and the less
liable they are to be source of acci-
dent or annoyance. 1t has also been
proven that a well-infated tire is
harder to puncture than one from
which any quality of the presser has
been allowed to escape. The tire on
the rear wheel should be pumped
slightly more than the front tire.
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SPANISH TAXES.

"The Spanish methods of raising
taxes" observed a gentleman who had
Just returned from Cuba, to Star re-
porter, "are somewhat in advance OF
anything I have seen in our country.
In nearly all the taxes levied there is
special prize for certain persons who
pay taxes, arranged so that all tax
payers stand an equal chance of secur-
ing the same, or at least they suppose
they do. 1t is kind of a lottery at
tachment to tax collections. Every
twentieth, thirtieth or 6ftieth payer
gets a prize or drawback by sched-
ule which is arranged by the authori-
ties, daily or weekly. Persons who
have no property pay taxes just the
same as those who have, through the
Royal Havana Lottery, which is run
by the government. The police sell
the tickets and every person has to
buy one at least once week. For
this ticket they pay about what would
be in our money 12 cents. They stand
to win, prizes running all the way
from the capital, which is the largest
prize, down to prize 10 times as large
as the price of the ticket. For in
stance, S25,O00 worth of tickets are
sold every week. Of this the author
tiles are willing to pay back some
weeks $4,000 and alternate weeks $1O,-
900 in the way of prizes. The Cubans
are gamblers born, and they rush af-
ter these tickets as regular and with
the avidity they go after their morn
ing coffee and brandy. While they
can't always get just the particular
number they want, they can get num-
bers that are near it or that end or be-
gin with the numbers they desire to
hold. They know that there will be
some prizes come out OF the wheel,
for the government knows that the
scheme would fail unless there were
returns in the shape of prizes. The
members of the royal family or per-
sons n position are always remarkably
lucky in the matter of drawing the
capital prizes-that is, the prizes of the
larger sums-and curiously enough
there is not much kicking about this.
The police require even the street
tramps to buy at least one ticket a
week. 1t does not need much effort,
however, for the average man and wo.
man in and about Havana are bound
to have ticket even if they have to
forego a meal or two to get it. Now
and then, of course, the street tramp
draws a prize and he is thus encour-
aged to invest again. The weekly
drawings are entirely independent of
the monthly or grand drawings, when
the capital prize sometimes runs up as
high as $4,000 in Spanish money.
Often I have seen the priests of the
churches selling lottery tickets from a
stand erected just outside of the
churches. The churches in this way
pay their own taxes, the sales taking
place after each of the morning services
on Sunday. By this means the gov
ernment raises a very large amount of
money. The prize feature of it, or
lottery, makes it very attractive and
people pay in great deal of money
without even knowing it.-Washing-
ton Star.
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TsaiG, cat your service and badly
q 1

1 salu, AT your service ana Dadly
in need of yours, Captain Singer"
Hope the delay hasn't spoiled
things" said the captain. "We had a
cursed fool Of guide, who took the
wrong trail and ran us into Limestone
canyon, where we had to camp for the
night"
Iexplained the situation as quickly
as could, and the captains eyes gleam-
ed. "I'd have given bad quarter to
have got here ten minutes sooner and
ridden my men over those scoundrels, "
he muttered. 81 saw them scatter as
we rode up, and if I'd known what
they'd been doing weld have given
them volley." Then he walked over
to MIR. Camp and said, "Give me those
letters"
II hold those letters by virtue Of an
ORDER Camp began.
"Give me those letters" the captain
interrupted
"Do you intend high handed inter-
ference with the civil authorities?'
Judge Wilson demandedj
"Come, come" said the captain.
"You have taken forcible possession of
the United States property. Any talk
about civil authorities is rubbish, and
you know it..
IT will never cried Mr.. Camp.
Corporal Jackson, dismount guard
of six menr' rang the captain S voice,
interTupting him.
Evidently something in the voice or
order convinced Mr.. Camp, for the let
ters were hastily produced and given to
Singer, who at once handed them to me-
I turned with shem to the Cullcns, and,
laughing, said, Calls well that ends
we'll"
But they didn't seem to care bit
about the recovery Of the letters and
only wanted to have handshake all
round over my escape. Even Lord Rallies
said, "Glad we could be Of little scrv.
ice" and didn't refuse my thanks
though the deuce knows they were bad
ly enough expressed, in my conscious
ness that I had done an ungentlemanly
trick over those trousers of his and that
he had been above remembering it when
I was in real danger. I'm ashamed
enough to confess that when Miss Cul-
len held out her hand made believe
not to see it. I'm bad hand at pretend
ing, and I saw Madge color up at my
act.
The captain finally called me off to
consult about our proceedings. felt no
very strong love for Camp, Baldwin or
Wilson, but didn't see that military
arrest would accomplish anything, and
after a little discussion it was decided
to let them alone, as we could well af-
ford to do, having won.
This matter decided, I said to the
captain: "I'll be obliged if you'll put a
guard round my car. And then, if you
and your officers will come inside, I
have a-something in bottle recon-.
mended for removing slkali dust from
the tonsils."
Every happy to test your prescrip-
tion," said Singer genially.
1 started to 90 with him, but could
not resist turning to Mr.. Camp and his
friends and saying:
Gentlemen, the G. S. is big affair,
but it isn't quite big enough to fight
the q. S."
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INCOMES OF EUROPEAN ROYAL FAMI-
LIEs.-The incomes of the royal fami-
lies of Europe amount to close upon
100000 a year. Germany stands
at the head of all European nations in
the matter of roysl incomes. That
empire, with population of more
than 45,OO0,000, supports % royal,
princely, and ducal families, and the
direct. cost of their maintenance is
93,300,000. Turkey comes next to
Germany in its royal expenditures,
the total amount absorbed by the sui
tan and his family being about sS,-
100000. The imperial family of Rus
sia costs that country 92, ,450,000, the
greater part of which comes in the
shape of rents from the crown domains,
which consists of more than 1000, 900
square miles of land, besides gold and
silver mines. The Austrian imperial
family has a revenue of s920, 900, all
of which comes directly from the pub
lie revenue of the country. The
British royal family comes next, with
cost to the country. of about s90O,-
900.
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lision was so unexpected; that we both
fell, and before I could get Oh my feet
some one pumped down on top of me
and I felt something cold on the back
of my neck.
"Lie still, yer snealzin coyote of d
road agent" said the man, "or I'll
blow yer neck into hash.
preferred to take his advice and lay
quiet while the cowboys gathered. From
all directions I heard them coming, call
ing to each other that "the skunk that
shot the woman is corralled," and 9th
er forms of the same information. In a
moment I was jerkcd to my feet, only
to be swept off them with equal celeri
ty and was half carried, half dragged.
along the tracks. 1t wasn't as rough
handling as I have taken Oh the foot
ball field, but I didn't enjoy it.
In O space Of time that seemed only
seconds was close to telegraph pole;
but, brief as the moment had been, O
fellow with O lariat tied round his
waist was half way up the post. knew
the mob had been told that had killed a
woman in the hold up, for the cowboy,
bad as he is, has his own standards, be-
yond which he won't go. But I might
as we'll have tried to tell my innocence
to the moon as to get them to listen to
denials, even if I could have made my
voice heard.
The lariat was dropped over the cross
piece, and as a man adjusted the moose
q sudden silence fell. I thought it was
a little sense of what they were doing,
but it was merely due to the command
of Baldwin, who, with Camp, stood
Just outside the mob.
"Let me say word before you pull, "
he called, and then to me he said, "Now
will you give up the property"
Twas pretty pale and shaky, but
come of stiffish stock, and wouldn't
have backed down then, it seemed to
me, if they had been going to boil me
alive. suppose it sounds foolish, and
if I had had plenty of time think my
common sense would have made me
crawl. Not having time, I was on the
point of saying "No," when the door
of 21s, which lay about 200 feet away,
flew open, and out came Mr. Cullen,
Fred, Albert, Lord Rallies and Captain
Ackland, all with rifles. Of course it
was perfect desperation for tile five to
tackle the cowboys, but they were game
to do it, all the same.
How it would have ended I don't
know, but as they sprang off the car
platform Miss Cullen came out on it
and stood there, one hand holding Oh
To the doorway, as if she needed sup
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ADAMS ORIGINAL WEIGHT.-An
ancient Hebrew tradition claimed that
Adam was made up of eight pounds,
variously divided as follows: Apound
of earth for his flesh, a pound of fire
for his blood, a pound of cloud for his
instability, a pound of gracefulness for
his stature, a pound of blossoms for
his eyes, a pound of dew for his sweat,
a pound of salt for his tears and a
pound of wind for his breath. There
seems to be no explanation recorded
for the fact that the original man was
so light in weight nor for how his de-
scendants have acquired such an addi-
ton.
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CHAPTER XIV.
THE SURRENDER OF THE LETTERS.

THE SURRENDER OF THE LETTERS.
If the letters were safe, that was q
good deal more than I was. The mo-
ment the station master had made his
agreed upon announcement he said to
the walkers:
Had any news of Mr.. Gordon?"
"No," said Lord Rallies. "And as
the lights keep moving i'll the town
they must still be hunting for him. "
II reckon they'll do considerable
more hunting before they find him mp
there" chuckled the man, with self
important manner Hes hidden away
under this platform.
"Not r: yht here?" I heard ;Madge cry,
but 1 had d too much to do to take in
what followed. 1 was lying close to the
loose plank, and even before the station
master had completed his sentence l
was squirming through the crack. AS l
freed my legs heard two shots, which
knew was the signal given by the COW
boys, followed by u shrek Of fright from
Madgc, for which she was hardly to be
blamed I was OIL my feet i'll an instant
and ran down the tracks at my best
speed. II WASH t with much hope of es-
cape, for once out from url.cr the plank
ing found, what had not before real
lied, that Gay was dawning and al
ready outlines at distance could be
SEEM However, was bound to do my
best, and I did it.
Before I had run 100 feet could hca1
pursuers, and moment later rcvolv-
er cracked, plowing up the dust i'll front
of me. Another bullet followed, and,
seeing that affairs were getting dcsper-
ate, I dodgcd round the end of some
cars, only to plump into the arms of q
man running ut full speed. The col