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teetives. and, on by one. each empieye
was taken into the partners room ana
thoroughly searched.
The inquiry proved useless; but the
detective did not give in.
with your leave" he said, turning TIC
Mr. eardew. well have look at the
O. ereoats now.
Mr. Cartlew led the way. Five min
utes later he returned. looking very
stern. The purse was in his hand aud
one of the detectives was carrying an
overcoat. Mayhem grinned with Joy.
Ills triumph over his rival was at hand
at last. But he changed color, and
sick feeling rushed to his heart, Wien
Mr.. Gardew tapped him on the shoulder
and said:
Come into my room at once.
Wondering and amazed, he obeyed,
followed by the detective.
.Mayhew," said the partner, sternly,
is this your coat2''
eYes. sir; that is my coat.
do you know tina. this purse has
Just been found in that very oyerceat?
NJ boy, won't be hard on you, but you
lad better confess"
Mayhem was too thunderstrieken to
speak. He could only stand and stare
at Mr. Cardew as though he had gone
mad
Come" said the latter, putting his
hand on his shoulder. you are very
young. and perhaps If | give you one
chance you will turn over a new leaf.
You can go. but never let me see your
face again
Still wondering. still amazed, the
wretched youth skunk from the room,
and no one at that establishment ever
saw him more.
How had it occurred that the purse
deposited by Mathew in Jack Langley's
pocket had found its way into the pock-
ct of the plotter himself? Ii happened in
the most simple and yet in the most
wonderful manner. Jack Langley
overcoat pocket contained large rent
at the base. and when Mayhem had in
serted the purse, he had, of course. not
known of this. otherwise he might
| have remembered the ominous fact that
his own coat with the pocket wide
open was underneath. By samestrange
cause. perhaps by the passing of srme
| one in the eloakroom. who stumbled up
against the coats. or by heavy WAGON
going in the street and shaking the
floor, the weighty purse had fallen
from the coat above into the pocket Of
the coat beneath. so that Mayhem S
coat, which occupied the latter position,
received il. And that is why Jack Lang
ley was not disgraeed, and why he Who
would have disgraced him was punished
| himself.-1it-Bits
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LIFE IN THE PARIS CArAcoMBs.
Creatures That Thrive In subtcrra-
ncnn Parts of the French CnnifnI.

mean Parts of the French Capital.
Milne Edwards, the celebrated zoolo-
gist, is making an examination OF the
various forms of life which thrive
among the bones which line the eX.
tsnsiye catacombs of Paris. The little
animals which live among the relics OF
no fewer than 100000 souls, packed
into these underground galleries, are
chiefly insects, centipedes and crusta-
ceans, but they are SO curiously altered
by their surrounding conditions as to
present some interesting features TO
the naturalist. They form an interme-
date or transition species between
those which live in the light of day and
The same animals found in natural
caves.
The prevailing color is white of diff
ferent shades, for light is required for
The development CT the eolors If pig
ments in animals and plants. Some
insects which have red eyes, apparent
ly sound, are blind, and when light
approaches they show no symptoms OF
alarm until they feel the heat of it.
In others The place where the eyes
ought to be l.. covered with integument
and there is 30 trace of the eve. 10
compensate for this deficiency the audi
AIRY and factile systems are abnormally
developed, simple or fortified hairs
growing all over ahe body, helping the
animal to find its prey or avoid some
danger The campedes live on moss,
pcdurelles swarm in the fungi, myria-
pedes eat the old wood and white
worms, beetles and spiders abound
The underground watsris also througcd
with infusoria, cyeiops which feed on
them and an infinite variety Of forms OF
life, all modified in similar wa
Pittsburgh Leader.
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KIND PERSEVERANCE,.
An Instance of ThacISeray's Good
Henrtcdness.

Henrtedness.
Frederick Walker, who did such
beautiful work in art, and who died so
young that all the great promise in
him could not be disclosed, began his
drawings for the Cdrnhill Magazine by
an interview with Thaclteray, wherein
he was much agitated, and the great
writer proved correspondingly kind
Walker had an exceeding reverence
for Thackeray and greatly dreaded an
interview with him.
Bring him here" Thackeray had
said, land we shall soon see whether he
can draw"
So, early one morning, the young man
was taken TO the authors house in Ons-
low square. The drive was a silent one.
for the artist became every instant
more agitated and distressed. This
Thaekeray noticed at once, and did his
best to set him at ease.
Can you draw" he asked. after
little general conversation. "Mr. Smith
says You can"
"Y-e-es, l think So" stammered
Walker.
I'm going to shave" said Mr.. Thack-
cray. Would you mind drawing my
back?"
So he turned about, and Walker made
amost excellent likeness of him in that
position. If the lion had faced him.
subJecting him TO the ordeal of scru-
tiny, it was probable that he could
not have worked at all. Doubtless
Thaoheray knew this, and so took his
delicate precaution. - Youths Com
DaniOn
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TNXisiIng Tnhnncn.

When the raw leaf tobacco reaches
the factory il is in large hogsheads,
packed tightly asd done up in hands, +"
just as it comes from the curing house.
The first process is to strip the stems
out of the wide red leaves and smooth
the heaviest of them into long strips for
wrappers. These are dampencd so they
will roll readily without bursting, then
they are handed over to the slsiIled
workmen, who turn them into hand.
some twists like magic. This process is
most interesting and shows what skin
may be acquired by practice. Each
workman stands at long table, upon
which is piled the loose filters and wrap
pers. At his right is a rack provided
with a Stat bottom, which allows the
twists to dry. Deity taking up a hand
full of loose tobacco and two long, slen-
der leaves, the workman quickly trans
forms the mass into long roll and
doubles il into an ounce or two-ounce
twist Each workman has small coun-
ter scale at hand, set to weigh the exact
amount of tobacco he is to put in each
twist. SO slillful do these men become
that they scarcely ever miss Tie correct
weight the fraction of an ounce The
hest worlSmen roll from 1900 TO 2,10O
Of these twists day. Kansas City Star.
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FIRE INSURANCE AID ARSON.
The Premiums Regulated bs inc
Number of Incendiasy FIRES

xumber of Incendiasy Fires.
The loss of property III the ohlteu
states by fire has declined steadily since
1893. In that year the total loss was
sl67 ooO. 900. The year following 1t was
$40 600 900. In 1895 it was Sl4O,ooo'ooo
and in 1896, 2O,000,000. At the same
ti,oe the value of material property
s,hiect to destruction by iite steadily
increased. The total fire losses @la by
insurance companies have been deefets-
ino for the last four years in the same
ratio. In 1893 they were Slo5'ooV'ooo'
in 1894 s95 900 00 in 1895, so4,0o0,0oo,
and in 1896. $4,000, 600 Massachusetts,,
while it contains no company ranking
higher than fifteenth in amount OF as
sets held by American and foreign com
NAMES doing business in the United
States, has, in consequence OF It's eN-
eellent insurance laws and their strict
enforcement, an average premium rate
of 81 .05 per 500 fire insurance. Iowa
paws Sl72 per 500, the difference beng
because of the greater risk in the west
ern state through the operations OF IN
eendiaries. This has led TO the organ
ization in Iowa of the Property owners
Fire association. whose purpose is to
secure a reduction in premium rates
through the suppression of incendiar-
ism.
In Massachusetts, the Office of state
fire marshal was established many
wears ago The year previous there
" ere only II convictions for incendiaf-
ism. although the number of incendiary
fires was 10. In 1896 there were only
635 of such fires, while the percentage
of convictions to arrests was Sc.
Though the rule is not universal, it
may be said generally that the fires of
incendiary origin are more damaging
than those which arise from accident
or neglect. The reason of this is to be
found in the fact that ineendiary fires
are started usually at night or in the
early morning, when they have chance
to spread.
1t is popularity supposed that the
proportion of incendiary fires to the
total number is larger in the big cities
than in the country districts, but the
opposite of this is true. Moreover, a
fire once started, whether of incendiary
origin or not, in a house, barn, store
house or isolated building in the coun-
try. usually entails upon the insurance
companies total loss, while total loss
in a city fire is extremely rare. In
states or counties in which there are
laws against ineendiarsm and such
laws are vigorously enforced, the fire
risks of the companies are very much
reduced and the premiums charged are
more moderate than elsewhere In
New York city, for instance, there has
been a steady reduction in insurance
rates and rebates, and there are ndica-
,tions of like reduction in Brooklyn
There are $50 fire insurance companies
in the United States, and the total
amount of risks written in year aver
ages $20,000,000 900. This disburse-
ments of American fire insurance com
lpanies and of foreign companies having
American branches amount to $780,
100000 in year, of which sum $70,000,-
900 is for losses, SIS ZOO, coo dividends to
stockholders and the balance expenses
N. Y. Sun.
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A ROMAN PICNIC.
An Incident of the Life of Great
Painter.


Painter.
On the sad occasion of the death Of
Lord Leighton an august parsonage
wrote of him, and justly: There was
something even greater than his work.
and that was the man himself \
pretty incident of the great painters
early life is told by Giovanni Costa.
In the month of May it was the GUS
tom formerly for all the artists in Rome
to indulge in picnic ut Cervara, ii farm
in the Roman campagna. There used
to be donkey races, and the winner of
them was always the hero of the day.
On one of these picnies we had halted
at small town three miles out of Rome
for breakfast. Everyone had dismount-
ed and tied his beast to paling, and
all were eating merrily. Suddenly one
of the donkeys kicked over beehive,
and out flew the bees to revenge them
selves on the donkeys.
There were about 100 of the poor
beasts, but they all Embossed themselves
and took to flight, kicking up their
heels in the air-all but one little dom
key, who was unable to free himself,
and SO the whole swarm fell upon him.
The picnic party also broke up and
fled, with the exception of one young
man with fair, curly hair, dressed in
velvet, who, slipping on gloves and ty-
ing handkerchief over his face, ran
to liberate the poor little beast. | had
started to do the same, but less reso-
lutely, having no gloves. So | met him
as he came back, and, congratulating
him, asked him his name.
His name was Frederic Leighton
Cornhill NaoaZine
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When two men are brought constant
~ together, one of them desiring TO in
jure the other, an opportunity for do
ing so invariably presents itself sooner
OF later. In the case of Arthur May
hcw, il arrived sooner than he expected,
and il fell out in this wise.
About two months after the concert
recorded at the beginning Of this his
tory, the firm were much distressed 10
find that some one in their employ was
robbing them week after week. One
day postal orders would vanish, then
other vaiuables. and so on. Even per-
scnal property was appropriated, and
at length there came the day when Mr.
Car,lew said that the scandal must go
or no longer. He accordingly eommuni-
CT ted with the police, and a detective of
great experience was sent down to i'm
tcryiew him.
Row, so that the news of the detee-
tive's advent should not become public
in the Office, Mr.. Cardew arranged for
HIS visit TO take place at seven o'clock,
when everybody was supposed to have
gone home. And this indeed was the
case. all the staff having departed with
the exception of MaShew.
lie was just about to close his books
for the night and put on his hat and
coat. when the sound of voices in the adj
joining room, which sappened to be
Mr. Cardew's private office made him
draw back and listen attentively. The
partition between the two walls was so
thin that he was able to hear distinctly
every word that passed between the
partner and the detective.
1t may oe wondered why Mayhew de-
sired to oyerhear the conversation. He
did so siEply because he made a prac-
tice Of essesdropping whenever he had
chanc.. in days gone by he had
picked ~ one or two valuable "tips"
by this rather disgraeeful process. and
he therefore listened now with all his
ears.
First II all. said the detective. Il
must ass you II everyone has left the
Office. fer the plan ! ann about 20 pro-
pose TO you, Mr.. Cardew. is one which
must never go beyond ourselves II il is
To have any possible chance OF success"
II believe everyone has gone home,
returned the other; but let us come
a ID make certain"
Hearing these words, the ingenious
Mayhem slipped behind the huge safe
30 the corner Of the room, so that when
.ee two men looked in. they saw no ore
Z. ere.
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Rev. Walter Cotton, author of "Ship
and Shore" and other books, gave a
most forcible illustration of the charac-
ter of an officer on board the ship TO
which he was attached as chaplain. The
officer was always meddling with other
peoples business, and was seldom in
his own place. Consequently he was
most unpopular with the sailors. One
of them, goaded TO unusual irritation,
said one day: Il do believe tina; at the gen
eral resurrection the lieutenant will be
found getting out OF somebody else's
grave!"-Youth's Companion.
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IsunIIN the NNnN.

lie was rather proud of his accom-
plishments in "A business way.
DO you know" he said, 81 have
learned TO run a typewriter myself?"
"Jlave you?" she said, coldly. well.
I understand that's The way with most
meR when they get a pretty one"
OF course il was useless trying to
esplain. In only made matters worse.
as 81 always does Chicago Post.
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Have done anything to offend YOU.
dnrling2" he asked, brohcnly. To-day
you passed mewithout bowling and now
you sit there with such an air OF hauteur
and pride that"
George. interrupted the girl with
an unhending air, but IN her voice
cadence sveeter than music M NIGHT
4 have st.@ meek Eos ION Globe.
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Freshy-Professor, is it ever possible
to take the greater from tie less?
Prof. Potterby-There is pretty
close approach to it when the conceit
is taken cut of a freshman.-In Indian
epolis Journal.
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DE reason" said Uncle Eben. dat
er tricky man hab sech er advantage in
ais here life IS dat de friend who comes
out wifi de homes troof is gwintcr make
ser mad oncet or twicet. sho,"-Wasn
iugtcT Star.
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Seldom Fedd-So poor old slobsby Is
dead.
Ragged llaggard-Yes, but he dieo
trne to de tenets Of dc perfession.
How was date"
"Widout a struggle " Y. JournS'
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During the first month Of Deia's
service i'm lgr new place there was moth,
ing but praise for her good qualities
But one evening the mistress, entering
the Kitchen suddenly. discovered the
traditional cousin hidden in one OF
the closets.
"llow is this Delia--a man herc?"
"Iroth, mn am, ! don't know what te
make uv il. Shure he must have been
forgotten by the cook that was here be
fore. Brooklyn Life
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The black horses OF undertakers
are ala bred by Dutch farmers. who
make this q distinct business.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
cANEA IL BOMBARDED.
Christiaus Attack tho Turks on the
Island Of Crete.

Christians Attack tho Turks on the
Island Of Crete.
Adviccs from Cancn, Island Of Crete,
say: The Christians occupied the heights
surrounding the town Sunday mornin.
and began to lombard Canea. As soon
as the firing commenced Prince George
Berovitch, governor Of Crete, with thirty
recently enrolled gendarmes, boarded the
Russian man.of.war. The Greek consul
also embarked on board another vessel.
The Turks from the fortress replied to the
FIRE Of the Christians. 1t Is reported that
the fighting was attended with bloodshed.
The military governor has been removed
from his post. The foreign consuls ON.
barked on board the various vessels lying
off the town of Cancn. A Constnntinoplc
dispatch says: A Greek warship Satur.
day fired on a Turkish vessel conveying
soldiers from Gambia to Canea. As re.
suit Of Fridays occurrence the ambnssn.
doris decided TO recommend to their re-.
spcctivc governments that the powers oc.
cupy Cnnca, RetimO and Gambia for tho
purpose Of affording protection TO the
Mussulmans. The London Times In an
editorial warns Greece TO the effect that
that country must not think that II can
count on the support Of tho powers to
wage war. With her limited liability, her
dependence on the powers makes It nee.
cssary for her to follow their advice.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Chicago-Cattlc. common to prIme,
S3.5O 10 $500: hogs shining grades.
So LOO TO Sd. 70; sheen. fair to choice. S2,OO
to $4.25; wheat, 10. . red. 73c TO 75c;
corn, No. 2, 2lc to o3c: oats. No. .. l5c
TO lOc; rye. No. Q. 3oc 10 34c: butter.
choice creamery, zoe 10 dc: eggs. fresh.
l7c to lSc; potatoes, pcr bushei. zoe 10
SOC; broom corn, common short 10 choice,
dwarf, $50 to $50 per ton.
Indianapolis-Cat shining. S3.OO IN
1925; hogs, choice light. $500 to S3.I5;
sheep, good to choice. $500 TO $500;
wheat, No. ., sac TO S5c; corn, no. |.
white, olc to 2oc; oats, No. . white, poe
to 22c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $500 to S5.25; hogs,
$500 to S3.75: sheep, $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. ., SSc to Ole; corn, No. . vel.
low, Zoe to gle; oats, No. 2 white, lGc to
17c; rye, No. ., Gle to 33c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
FOR The EAGLE.
1 COLLATION. Of News from
All Over the World.
Feast Of Political, Commercial
and General Intelligence
for Eagle Readers.
He Had Been Long III.

Gen. Alfred Pleasonton. one of the most
distinguished cavalry commanders of the
late war. died at his apartments In the
t;reacon House in Washington Wednes-
day. Alfred pleasonton was born In
Washington. II. c.. in 1894. graduated ut
the United States Military Academy in
1874. served in the Mexican war. did
frontier duty against the Indians until
the civil war began. and In 1861 began
the most brilliant portion of his military
career in that great struggle. He rcceiv.
ell the brcvct of lieutenant colonel at An.
tietam In lS62. was promoted major-gen.
eral of volunteers In June. 1863. was com.
inander. in-chief of Federal cavalry ut
Gettysburg. and was brevctcd colonel In
July, 1SG3. Transferred to Missouri In
1864. h. cleared that state of rebel troops,
aud in March. 1865. was brcvettcd briga-
ier-general of the United States army for
services in that campaign and major-gcn.
eral for services throughout the war. Gen.
Pleasonton resigned from the army In
ISIS and was United States collector Of
internal revenue for several years. Sub.
srluently he was president of the Tcrre
Haute and Cincinnati Railway Company.
In May. lS>S. he was placed on the retired
list with the rank of colonel. United States
army. Gen. Pleasonton for the past seven
wears had lived an almost hermit's life In
Washington. not moving out Of his apart.
m.n,s and denyin. himself TO all persons
save n few Of his most intimate friends.
He felt that he had not been well treated
10y the Government after his distinguished
services in the war. and this. together
with ill.heal,h. preyed upon his mind and
made him rather eccentric. His only at.
PENDANTS were his private secretary. Mr..
Murphy. and Henrietta Roanc. n faithful
colored nurse. who were with him when
he passed away. Dropsy. the effects OF
wounds and age and the grip. caused the
pn,l
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
Rockefeller Aida Rapt,sts.

At n meeting Of prominent Baptists In
Now York City, ut the residence Of j. ID.
Rockefeller. the latter promised to con.
tribute S25O,OOO toward paying of tho to.
tai Indebtedness Of xiS0,OO resting upon
the Baptist Foreign and Home Mission.
airy Societies. Mrs. Rockefeller and her
husband received the guests. After the
meeting was called to order DIR. w. T.. l..
lehOadcs of Brooklyn was elected chair.
man. He referred to the important crisis
In missionary affairs and to the anxiety
caused by the heavy debts. Following
this statement was made concerning tho
American Baptist Missionary Union-thc
foreign sOcicty--by the secretary, DR.. 3.
w. Duncan of Boston. DR.. T. j. Morgan,
secretary Of the American Baptist Home
Mission Society, then made an address.
He said, among other things: 1.-THE Bap.
Tits are stirring themselves by On heroic
effort to pay the two debts which have
accumulated on their home and foreign
missionary societies within tho last four
years. The gross amount required by
April, 1893, II 4S0,OO0-$30O,OO for the
missionary union and $4,000 for tho
Home Mission Society,"" As the meeting
progressed Mr.. Rockefeller authorized the
statement that he would not wish to be
put In the attitude of seeming to make u
pledge and leaving its conditions rs a
burden upon others to fulfill; nevertheless.
II In the judgment of the secretaries Of
these societies and Of leading contributors
In our representative cities who assume
the initiative the cXigencies required the
payment of these debts, he stands ready
to contribute the sum of S25O,OO0 toward
the Sis6,OOO needed, provided other
friends Of the societies will subscribe the
remaining S23G,O0O by July !, 1897.
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RARE RELICS ARE TAKEN.
Famous Nfen's elgnatures Filchct
from Washington Archives.

Famous Meme signatures Fllchcd
from Washington Archives.
Philip McElhonc, son of tho late ]. J.
McElhonc, for years official reporter Of
the House Of Representatives, md Lewis
NJ. Turner, both employees Of the cougrcs.
sional library. have been arrested by SO.
cret service officers, charged with larceny
Of autograph letters from tho library.
Both men asserted their innocence and
were held by the United States Commis.
sioncr In $1,000 bail pending examination.
The arrests were the result Of letter Of
inquiry from q New York autograph dc9l.
or, who stated that he had bought certain
historical autograph letters and wqs Of
fered moro. but had become suspicious
lest they might have been distracted from
Government files. An investigation by
Librarian Spofford disclosed that many
letters were missing from the library,
among them the diary Of George Wash.
ington for 1857, the year Of tho constitu.
tiOnal convention, and letters Of John
Hancock. Benedict Arnold and George
Washington,