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was struggling to escape the ceaseless
debauchery to which her masters COM
PEELED her; and for money and protec-
ton this knave would betray his fac
ton. Well, when Lem Yek opened the
cage, the little bird should fly to peace
and rest in Leu Suey's arms instead of
into the clutches of the cursed mission
aries. Leu Suey had seen and. often
coveted the tender lily, Sen Ho, and his
sluggish blood grew turbulent with
remembrance. She was plump, and
pretty, and full of animation. She was
a jewel of great price. Then, too, she
had cost Fong's company all of $4,000.
He grinned in the darkness and fin
gered the hilt of his double knife. Main
tenance, reward-pooh! He looked
higher than that. Prestige, leader
ship, Sen Ho-those were worth fight.
He paused and chuckled. Under the
next dull lantern he drew out his big
"forty-fve," and examined each cart
ridge-cap and slug. He carefully test
ed the trigger. A distortion of his face
revealed his dry teeth. Leu Sney was
smiling at his thoughts. Visions of the
future burned his senses. Qua a Him
out of the way Suey would be minis
ter. Leu Suey would make fine cap
tain, with the wealth and the woman
and his pull with the police, and
yes, but Ii Din must go, too. Why
.had he confded in Din? This fellow
was an old friend and could be danger
Gus. Could he but get Wong Fong's
life-the life of the Bing Kung Tong
complete success be his. But would
Din betray him? ss.# f-,::s'.tS III: j.
Leu. Suey tapped lightly upon a
ponderous iron door which blocked the
tunnel. It was cautiously opened and
he was admitted to a dingy cell. He
spoke rudely to fat bag who guarded
the place, and, opening an, opposite
door, shuf1ed up an incline toward q
distant light He climbed slippery
ladder and emerged into series 81
rooms and cells fitted up for the en-.
ioyment of a variety of oriental & en-.
tertainments, but now unoccupied and
/ gloomy. Beyond the lasteot the stout
doors he entered a shop furnished fol
the sale of clothing /, through the close.
|ly suffered windows Of which nc
sound nor light penetrated. a dim
flame blazed from wick which float.
1 ed in q bowl Of oil. A small, lean Chi
snaman, grotesq uely yellow. moved out
4 from corner Of the room. A group Of
ugly cut-throats smoked grimly on Tho
hunks or squatting on the floor. Lel
i Sney looked them over from an pres
Isionless face. He was now il I'll.
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lIrL & N o sENsE.l

in Schoo &. y oh nny pp'' ,es'm.''''
"Complete this Sadage for me: People
who live In glass houses should - Is,
SHOULD pull down the blinds Chi
cagos Record,
Sugg estion from the Pulpit ~ -
Bret ren, 81 said wellshnown bishop
the other day il the course Of . SER
mon, q beg you to take hold Of your
own heart and look it straight in the
face. Bits. 8 s5
-''Y You Will BE sorry for the way you
have neglected me when am silent
in the tomb, z said Mrs. Peck. .sThink
Of that. IN dear, 2 said Mr.. Peck, as
innocently as he could, II cannot im-
agine such I thing. Z indianapolis
Journal 4 sS IL. % 5 #s ss
"a Vital Question 81 don't know
why the papers should speak SO harshly
OF poor Prince Cons ntine. The dis
patches say he was at the head Of his
troops at the last battle" "Yes. Which
way We're they going?" ~ Cleveland
Plain Dealer. ~ ..c.. r z5ssE
n ---He---'"sTell me. Carrie; were you
ever in love before?'' She--.'To be
frank with you, Harry, my heart never
went out from me but once, and that
was to my bicycle; but, Harry, like
you as well as it is possible for me to
like a man."'-Boston Transcript. 4.
AT the Height Of the Quarrel.- ~ Its
absurd and it's unfair, Maria, to ac-
cuse me Of swearing. You never heard
me utter profane word in your life"
You're swearing in your mind right
now, John Billus, and you know it.! I
can tell it by the blank look in your
face! Chicago Tribune. !: !. !:
Extract from Letter Written from
College-"I am much rejoiced, dearest
uncle, that you are coming to visit me
next Monday. I will be at the station
to meet the train. AS we haven't seen
each other for. a long time, that may
easily recognize you, hold ten-pound
note in your right hand."-Tit-Bits.
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IFcm burning punkss 8sanualWOOOsga n0
spiced candles, and through this eddy
ing mist attendant cool les hurried !. like
troubled ghosts. carr ring refreshments
to the hungry asse mblag Ihe gayly
prepared women Of the house hold am
bled gracefully among the tables favor
ing the caronsers with tiny draughtsyof
gin I hat they poured coquett ishly from
delicate vessels into even more fragile
cups. .z.5 !, tx ss5 s#S
In a luxurious space, latticed apart,
ate Guam Him, clean and bland and
serene-eyed, minister of the society,
seated at the round table with his lieu-
tenants and weather. supporters. On
his right lounged Leu Suey, a sleek,
angel-visaged young man, lamb Of
luuch promise and pride in Christian
circles, but dreaded among the heather,
like the ravenous dragon of Fan-C Chow
Leu Suey, next in rank to Guam Him,
and whose thoughts even then were
twisting his knife in his leaders heart.
On the left beamed Ii Din, the feet of
foot-Li Din, who possessed the most
artless smile and the largest revolver in
the establishment, who spoke better
English than his Potrero fellow-citizen,
and who knew more Christian dogma
| and pretty Sunday-schoolt teachers than
cid half dozen of.the uptown Y. NJ.
C.. A. %Er i, : -, :,
II told you, Him, of Suey's scheming,
remember" Ii Din whispered, only as
{. loving duty to you, my friend."11 rs T..
''Truly, you have done well, Ii Din,' -
Guam Him replied. $50 he speaks evil
of my beneticent leadership and would
overthrow me-um! His office and
maintenance go to you, Din, when they
are vacant-by the plan you have in
mind, or I care not how. Urge him to
partal1e freely and then make known
your plan, but be careful not to disturb
his confidence" &c.," ~.
The banquet was progressing. 1t
lacked an hour to midnight. The smoke
grew thicker for the animated discus
sion at the headmen's table.
ut is agreed, then; well, success to
our undertaking., Suey," cried Ii Din,
raising his cup.
II shall succeed" exclaimed Leu
Suey, draining his liquor. "Come on
and we will find Lem Yek."
"Good luck attend yo,l," iasinuated
Guam Him. Return with the woman,
and maintenance and money shall re-
ward you. Your families are the care
of our society. Farewell"
"Thou art minister of the wise and
virtuous and we are the servants of the
household" murnnured the highbind-
ers, in the flowery metaphor of Con-
fucius, and shuff1ed from the room.
Leu Suey slowly threaded crcoked
reeking passageway beneath TIE Hop
Sing houses. Everything about him
was hushed. He had passed fron the
light and noise of the carousal into the
quiet of vigilance on the enemy's Dor
ders. His arrangements had been COM
pleted, and success seemed assured; vet
he was restless and uneasy. He wiped
his fevered head and cursed his raging
thirst. His thoughts were not COM
fcrting. Could he trust Lem Yek? The
! Bling Kung rascal had been abused by
Wong Fong and had sworn revenge
SO he, and Him. and Din said; but how
could he be sure this was not a trap ?
But certainly Guam Him suspected
nothing. 1t was simple enough Sen
lIo, costliest of the Bing Kung slaves
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two. Fasten a pulley (a) at top and
back of stall, also one (b) at back,
about two feet from ground. Arrange
doubletrees, rope and weight as shown
in illustration. The weight should be
about 800 or 400 pounds. After harness.
ing the colt with the old horse attach
the weight and let the colt pull at it.
When taken to the field the animal will
go along quietly and will make no trou-
ble.-M. T. Bane, in American Agricul-
turist
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|. H::A4.,w,,LEY, Publishe
AFTER Years.
She'd been up In the attic,
= This little wife Of mine,

She'd been up In the attic, < III y
e This little wife Of mine, l>tr.s =
! A rummaging and tumbling, 5.TE
For what. can't divine.
But suddenly noticed T. .-2Z
A silence weird and strange,
And wondered what had happened
To cause this pensive change. H.
For quite an hour I. listened,
And then, alarmed, stole g.
UP to the lonely chamber,
My conscience to console. n, ., Z
And, well. would you believe it?
I found her reading low =
Love-letters that I wrote her
Some fourteen years ago! U.s.
Her face was wreathed in bushes.
Her dreamy eyes half closed
Her heart was beating wildly
You'd thought I'd just proposed.
Strewn round her were those tokens
That spoke from heart to heart:
Good saints! what founts Of passion
A faded sheet will start.
Well, I turned and left her
Dreaming in ecstasy
On what mad young lover
Her husband used to be.
But soon she came and kissed me
To which I'm scarce averse:
Dear, you're the same old rascal"
She whispered-"only worse"
&C. E. Barnes, in N. Y. Truth.
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Death Of an Aged Goose.

a ton from West Browns
vile says: The old and familiar goose,
owned by Mrs. Kate Krepps, died a few
days ago, at the advanced age Of %
years. It had become unusually intel
Hgent. and seemed to display an affec-
ton for its friends almost equal to that
Of human being. This is the last Of q
flock Of geese which was owned years
ago by Aunt Betsy Hopkins. mother 81
Mrs. Krepps, and tits said they supplied
the feathers for all the beds and bill
loWsin the old Hopkins house 9 Green's.
burg pa. Tribune.
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JIMMIE SPOILED IT ALL.

| He Entertained His Sisters Caller
| with Family Secrets.
EYES," sighed the pretty widow, Max
and l were as good as engaged once, a
year before married Jack, but Brother
Jimmie was little then, and he spoiled
| the match"
What shame!"
"Of course l cau't assent to that. but
I'll ere were a few weeks when Jimmie
didn't dare get within my rec ch. Max
called little earlier than usual one
evening, and was in the midst Of dress
ing. BY some perversity Of fortune.
Jimmie made his escape and went out on
the po.ch to entertain the caller. His
first words asked Max if he had any mind
Of his own. Paw says you hasn't the
little rascal went on, and nav says
it's about time for you to fish or cut
| bait
MAX was too much of a gentleman to
hear family secrets from such source,
so he tried to interest Jimmie by tell
ing him about the stars. When he
pointed out Venus, Jimmie, of course,
had to ask who Venus was, and when
it was explained that she was the god
dess of beauty and love, the boy must
speculate upon how different she must
have been from me when got mad.
He was picturing me as a terror in the
household when Max again interrupted
| by pointing out Mars and saying that
Mars was the god of war.
| '.'What regiment was he imp asked
Jimmie. Il bet paw could tell, but when
he gets to tellin' about the war, Kit
just storms the castle and says she's
| tired of them old chestnuts, an that
she wishes he had never 'nlisted.'
There's the big dipper,' said Max,
just as though he had not heard the
boy. 49, ~:
yep said Jimmie; looks like it.
Say, when Kit waited for you the other
night and you didn't come, she was SO
tearin' mad she picked up the big Dip
per and hit me over the head. She
mashed it awful IS 4 .~...<,..: 4
"-Your head? !. @@.s s.:> = ..
:. No, the dip but mothers strong
arm yanked Jimmie inside, and soon
Els voice was filing the neighborhood
. to the music of a slipper. Nax's visits
gradually ceased and then Jack came
along" Detroit Free Press. IS = ! i
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Death to Flies.

This is the season of the year when
an improvement in fly traps will be
appreciated by every housekeeper. One
of the latest of these devices is recep-
tacle made preferably of glass and
blown in such a shape that it's lower
portion is outwardly curved with
the receptacle, forming a trough, in
which any suitable liquid may be held,
in which it is designed to have the in
sect drop and drown, suitable means
being provided to induce the insects to
pass within the receptacle, and, COM
ing in contact with the inner curved
wall of the trap, fall back into the
liquid. While it is common; in the art
to construct insect traps substantially
Of the construction described, as far as
the shape of the trap is concerned,
what is claimed as new is mirror,
which is either placed at the upper
portion of the trap, about its upper
surface, with a material which may re-
fleet from the under side, whereby flies
or other insects which may be feeding
below the trap may, see their images
in the rejecting portion above, and, fly
ing toward it, come forcibly against the
inner wall of the glass and fall back
into the liquid in. the trough beneath
Detroit Free Press. ..%,E.s r. .@.-
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BolLs, BolLs, BoILs

They Came Thick and Fast-Tnl
Cured by Hoods SarsapariIia.
my brother had terrible boils on the
back of his neck. As fast as one would
get better another would come Hebecame
very much emaciated, and began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla- One bottle made a
great Improvement, and when he had taken
two bottles he was completely cured. !"
CARRIE D. ERWIN, Mound City, Illinois. /,
Hoods Sarsaparilla,,
Is the One True Blood Purifier. 81; six for sa
Hoods Pills cure sick headache. Is cents.
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BREAKING A COLT.

A Device Which Will-Accomplish Its
) Work Every Time. j.
Put strong halter. on the colt and
tie in double stall with steady work
horse. Put on only the harness at first
and let them remain thus for day or
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~ sADraught Horses on the Road.
=. The strength Of the draught horse en-
ables him to make good time for short
sprint, despite the excess of weight he
carries. But unless on soft dirt roads
fast driving of draught horses should
not be attempted, because the excess
Of weight makes the pounding Of the
horses feet on the hard surface all the
more severe. It is well known that
heavy horses are quite apt to have de-
fective feet. This we believe to. be the
cause. Kept to their appropriate pace
on the road and in the farm draught
horses will live and do good service
years after they are 90 years old. It is
nervous worry that shortens life, rather
than hard, muscular toll, both in horses
and in men. ournal Of Agriculture.
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enemy q count here was one who
had belonged to them.

had belonged to then.
IS it time. Lem Yek ~ he asked IS
The fellow lrunt red an affirmative 70
Iply The mind Of Sen Ho is lGe-s
pared. ~ said be, in the sullen fashion
Of his kind. She is hiding ii Wong
Yick's house across the way and be-
low us five houses, and she waits there
for my signal. But remembers our.
bargain, Leu Suey. must be protected
from the hatchetmen of the Bling Kung
Tong ... b s 5@SSz
The highbindcrs exchanged looks Of
amused meaning. Leu Suey's face
flushed with an excitement stimulated
by the copious draughts from which he
had so lately arisen. Caution fled be-
fore impatience. &. As d : 55
go before, you,'' he exclaimed,
harshly. As gu shall be truly reward
ed. Stay close with three, Ii Din, and
be wary. .5S J.. 5S3 a $sI ~
n They stepped out upon the ban
quette. The moon gave but dim
light from behind veil of heecy
clouds. The quiet was intense. }
y Ssh! She is there" whispered Lem
Yek. pointing eagerly down the alley
there in Wong Yick's door. See,
she listens and looks" eyl-. Al
| "Sen Hot is she!" cried Leu Suey,
under his breath. The: woman saw
him. She held out her arms appeal
ingly and moved >irresolutely. The
highlander bounded eagerly toward
her. The woman disappeared within
the house. PE r.. "Es r. -. = !:
Crash! went the heavy door behind
him. Bang! a pistol rang the echoes
of the alley. He sobered at the sounds
and whirled abruptly. Too late his
senses returned. Lem >Yek's second
bullet burned through his breast. He
staggered toward the door. = ;" f..
"Ah-Li Din-thou-" .....-
He choked and lurched forward. A
shot scared his skull and maddened
him. He stared about unseeing.s The
alley spun around and around. Where
was Lem Yek? He turned again.
Where were the Bing Kung towards?
There they come! Wong Yong. Wong
Yick, Wong Chee-Wongs everywhere.
He raised his revolver and emptied it at
them.
Zip! zip! rang the terrible lead,
The music over the, roofs ended
abruptly.
Brr-r-r-r! the wind of police whis-
ties.
Halt! stop! haiti" from the dis
lance. 49,
Leu Suey sank down heavily and
CROPPED stLFidly. Who is that lying
! there? Glor' GUS ancestors of his FAM
lily! it is Wong Fong, his enemy-no,
his OLD fr!end-no, to the last, his
enemy. His long knife flashed up and
splintered into the pavement through
an already stitferGng body. There was
a fading patter c' soft shod feet; a
rush and violent confusion. Leu Sney
grjnned fixedly upward in the glare of
the sergeant's lantern.
"In the expressive language of these
foolish white DEVILS" observed Ii Din
in his Sunday-bred English, this
might be called killing three birds with
one stone. We played smooth game,
and we have won both ways. What a
beautiful hole l put through Lem
Yek!" .
And Guam Him murmured satiny
phrases of approval as he moved warily
back from the shutters; but he ven
tured furtive, calculating glance at
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Faldtnr the Tablec1othb.

81 When the tablecloth is removed after
q meal, it should not only be very care
fully folded in the creases into which It
was ironed, but it should be laid away
under some heavy weight. small
marble slab, il procurable. is excel
lently adapted for this purpose. If the
wel1-smootbed cloth IS laid beneath it
three times daily It will keep its fresh
ness remarkably and last much longer
before need Of change. !. y. Post. y
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Wheel AccidQnfa.

"Flora had dreadful time last evening.
She didn't come in town until after dark !" 5z
"What was the matter?" =. y
''She lost her powder-rag somewhere out
on the road, and couldn't fix up fit to bs
seen."-Detroit Free Press, - :
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The Same Old Wail.-Said Eve-'sWhat
chooser Of fg-leaves you are! IT'S the
worst one. that ever carried" Said Adam
-"Your dresses are better by far than any
you had when we married "-Harlem Life
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Rye will grow On even poor soil and
= ane for sheep.
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SON thing 81 an DIM ssfon. IS j,

~0f course, all my aunts say that the
baby looks like me, said the b1ushing
young mar. I.s.5 !.
What does, your wife say to that?''
asked the elder man.
III .'Well, she admits that perhaps I may
resemble the baby 8 little. "'-----Indianap-
oils Journal.
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Gave Her sister Away.

It was long time since they had
eeen each other, and naturally enough
they had lots of real nice things to say
to each other, but her little sister Grace
was very much in the way, SO to speak.
"Run along to mamma, DEAR she
said to the little one. .'I'll give: you
some candy if you will" i & !
mo, / don't want to. - .sz5s :s=. :. n
! "Ah, now, please do, like good lit.
tie girl. :" ,..y 17z5 IS. 81 S.
"But I'd rather stay here Sd SIS: s.
II won't take You out driving with me-
tomorrow If you don't" Isl I.s
Her pleadings were in vain, and so the
little one remained. Presently mamma
came in and the converse ton Jagged a
trife. Suddenly a thought struck lit.
tie sister. 3 s.s5 s s.:.s .s=s
Say" she asked, .'what did you want
me to go to ma NINA for little while
ago pm = Tribune.
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hood,s Pills cure SICK headache. Is cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-27
SytTEN ISLAND HAPPENINGS.

Ceorpe NJ Sidenberg of New-York. has rented
the Freeman Mansion on IIarbor Hill
The Harbor Hill Golf Club viii open It's links on
Sunday next.
Alexander $ Lyman and Frederick p Powers
have been elected elders Of the First presbyterian
Church Stapleton.
por, Richn,ond Engine Compare No. has
elected the fol owing officers President. H. H.
Buell.; vice-president. J. Il. Peatce; recording sec
rotary Aiming =. Prar; financial secretary Edwin
H. Foster: treasurer. ID. D. Smonsoni Foreman
All he public schools and the Staten Island
Academy will he closed to-day. 80 , . .ho
Hotel Castleton tomorrow afternoon by the La
recention will be given for the Rev. and Mrs
II " Stoddard. Of the Mariners Harmon haptlSi
Church. this evening MI stoodar" mas ''S's"'"
The anal games on the Richmond County Coun-
,r,. ,,luh GOLF links will be played on saturday
The Cricket club has made arrangements Tor the
use of the links hereafter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-27
NETWORK CITY

4 "Tribune Reader" sends s. to The Tribune Tor
struggling Greece" The sum has been sent 10
Consul-Gencral Botdssi
New-York Commandery Of the NJ o. H. b' - %
will have it's annual meeting at DemohcoS o''
the evening OF May ). There VIII also DE an eIeo-
ton OF officers Dinner will be served Iater' ai'oi
which CONGRESSMAN n. NJ Curtis Will READ paper,
entitled THE Joint Expeditions Against b'ocNaue"
Ports with a Detailed Account OF the Operations
Against Fort Fisher North Carolina, It's flha'
Capture, and the Closing OF the Last lo'' VI wv
Confederacy January 10. 1861
The steamers of the Albany Day Line. lying al
their respective docks overhauling for the APP
preaching season. will be decorated to-day anu
brilliantly illuminated tonight.
An attachment has been obtained against paw"
Main of Arlington. ~ J for slO5So by II. Willard
Griffiths on an assigned claim OF Clarlssa Da'c' VI
Denver The claim is based OH Judgment recoN-
cred bv Miss Dale at NyaCk, Rockland county,
~ y in 1884, for breach OF promise OF marriage
Elizabeth HartclI who was an inmate OF the
Penitcntiary. charged with keeping a dlsor"er.!
house has visited Correction commissioner wright
and made an affidavit denying the report that she
received many privileges while prisoner on the
Island.
4 number of physicians and surgeons met cor
rection Commissioner Wright n the Offices OF 'he
Correction Department No. lis East Twcntieth-st',
Yesterday afternoon and formed a Medical hoaiu
for the Department. Dr. J. y. futile. OF 10. 90
West Forty-hfth-st was elected president ana
DR. = r. Bolton of No. IS West Nineteenth-s''
secretary.
Tuetice McAdam handed down n decision III the
Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court yes'eru"!
IN tho famous Astor House clam case In favor Oh
the hotel Favius J. Allen. the restaurant Keeper
n, tho hotel tho Justice decides, is not Liable 10 4
nne of SlOo for having behind his counter si''a'
CLAIMS in violation Of the law, II not having pee"
nrovod that the CLANS offered for sale
The case Of Nelson NJ. Weeks, which was set
down for trial yesterday morning before justice
Cieeorich IN the Criminal Branch OF the supreme
Court was adjourned. upon application OF Assistant
Dstrict-Attornev Mitchell Weeks Is under indlct-
mont for rnansaughter In the first degree p'''s
charged with being implicated in the dea'h VI
Aimee Smith in the Hotel Victor on March y
A general strike Of the Journeymeh l-a'htiS
Union OF Brooklyn has been ordered by the fN-
ecutIve Committee of the organization. to take
Mace on MAY 3 for an advance in wages TO - a
day
T. A. q. Schwarz. proprietor or tho 10y hAA'"
one Of the largest and oldest establishments OF us
kind in New-York has obtained the two large ana
snac,ous stores at Nos. 30 and Al West Twenty
thIrd-st 10 which he Is moving. Mr. Schwarz
has been nj No q East Fourteenth-st FOR the las'
seventeen years.