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Jurors Nav Attend church.

The court of appeals, in its recentl
decision affirming Judgment convictingI
Giuseppe Constantine of murder i'm
the. first degree in killing Pietro
Galictti at Utica, held, among other
things, that the fact that during the
trial the jury, in charge of officers, at
tended church, where the sermon was
upon the prevalence of crime, was in
sufficient to justify a new trial, when,
it was shown that the officers, as soon
as they discovered that anything might
be said which could prejudice the jury
at On-e left the church with them, and
that the trial judge thereupon stated
to the jury, and at the close Of the trial
charged them. that no opinion uttered
by the preacher should have the slight
est weight upon their minds in form
ing their verdict. The evidence
showed that the murder was COM
mitte1 in IN affray. and that there
was and interval of from half a min
ute 70 two minutes for deliberltion
while the defendant was threatening
the fatal act. The court held it was
not error for the judge, in charging
the jury upon the question whether
there was sufficient time for such a
degree of deliberation and premedita-
tion as would constitute the crime, to
illustrate a nlinlte OF time by his
watch. The power conferred ON the
court of appeals by sections 52S and
542 of the code OF criminal
procedure to order new trial
in capital cases was not to
be exercised upon the mere ap-
pearance Of some error to which no ex-
ception was taken, unless the sub
Stantial rights of the accused could be
seen TO have been affected by it.-New
York Times
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Sir Edwin Arnold, besides being poet
lis a sportsman, yachtsman, traveller ani
.cyclist.
The Duchess Of Teck spends annual,
$4,000 in philanthropic work-one-fftl
the amount granted her by Parliament.
Prince Albert of Belgium will SHORTLY
set forth OH q tour of the world. He will
follow the route adopted by the present
czar.
Mrs. Charles Stewart Parnell, widow O,
the Irish leader, is about to take up he.
residence at Trematon castle, near Ply
mouth.
Ellen Terry sells her autographs TO-,
25 cents each, and with the money SO OBJ
tanned will endow child's bed in an Eng
lish hospital.
Miss Mary Rachel Dobson, eldes,
daughter Of Austin Dobson and u gradu
ate Of London University, has Joined a
missionary settlement of college women
in Bombay.
The Horticultural Society of Shrop
shire, England, has taken upon itself thu
expense of erecting Il statue to Darwin
at his birthplace, Shrewsbury. It will
cost $4,000.
Queen Adelaide, widow Of Dom Miguel
King of Portugal, has taken two VOWS al
the Convent Of the Benedictines, at So
lemes, France. She is 66 years old and il
the mother Of seven children.
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Well Done, MY Lad.

At a certain wel-known school it
was the custom, many years ago, to
make a boy who was in the black
books staud out in the middle of the
hall during dinner time. dinnerless.
whila the other boys dined. 1t was al
so the custom for each boy to say
grace in turn.
One day poor, dinnerless boy had
also to say grace. Pointing with his
thumb over his shoulder he said it:
For what they are going to receive,
the Lord make them truly thankfulv'
sit down, my boy. and have your
dinntr," sang out the amused head
master. And the boys sprang to their
feet. and cheered him long and loudly:
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Where 1t Is Really Cold

Cold is merely Il relative term. ,i'he
resident of semi-tropical countries shiv-
ers when the thermometer falls to so
degrees, while the Laplandcr and Es-
quino think it comfortable at zero.
For real cold and plenty of it. one
must go to the Polar regions. Think of
living where the mercury goes down to
80 degrees below zero in the house in
spite of the stove. In such a case fur
garments are piled on until a man
looks like a great bundle of skins.
Dr. Moss, of the Polar expedition of
1876, among other odd things. tells
of the effect Of cold on wax candle
which he burned there. The tempera-
ture was 80 degrees below zero; and
the Doctor must have been considera-
bly, discouraged when, upon looking at
his candle, he discovered that the fame
had all it could do to keep warm. 1t
was so cold that the flame could not
melt all the wax of the candle, but
was forced to cut it's way down. leav.
ing a sort of skeleton of the candle
standing. There was heat enough.
however, to melt oddly-shaped holes
in the thin walls of wax, and the result
was a beautiful lace-like cylinder of
white, with a tongue of yellow flame
burning inside it, and sending out into
the darkness many streaks Of light.
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CHAPTER \IN.

Lady Hilda had resolved to go. 1t
would be far easier. she thought, to beg
her bread than TO remain in this luxurious
home. where the spirit of murder lay over
the threshold. Nothing could shake her
onviction-nothing could take from her
the certainty that Ance Pitcairn had
done the most foul wrong.
OF course it was useless to speak--no
one would believe her. She would be de-
rided as mad and wicked: she had no one
single proof to give of the truth of her
words-nothing but that she read murder
in Anice's face. To speak of it would be
stand by in silence and see that sin
crowned with success. She could not
remain to see Anice triumph in her wick
cdness She sought Lady Pitcairn and
tod her she must go.
The mistress of Branksome looked up
from her work in wonder.
go. my dear" she said, in surprise,
''after YOU have been with us three years
and have become one of ourselves!"
Il shall never cease to be grateful"
said Lady Hilda. "but l must co.
Just as we were preparing for Anice's
marriage--at least stay until that is over"
said Lady Pitcairn.
But the girl turned away with a sick
shudder
Il cannot," she said; and from the tone
of her voice Lady Pitcairn knew that it
was useless to say more.
will YOU tell me why you are going,
Miss DUNN she asked, sadly
Il cannot. Dear Lady Pitcairn, you
have been kind as an angel TO me; add
one more Kindness to the rest-let me so
without question:
What have you thought of doing?"
continued the kindly lady.
Lady Hilda sighed.
81 must 90 out as companion" she said.
Il do not know enough to be governess.
Il will help you, them" said Lady Pit
cairn. 'Indeed. think l know of some
thing that you would like. Lady Harvey.
who dined here yesterday, was speaking
to me of her young cousin. the Duchess of
Nailn. She wants a companion"
You have been very good to me- she
said, "and have overlooked all my faults
and failings. Do you think l should be
able to undertake such post as that?'
Yes, l do said Lady Pitcairn, decd-
edly. 'Three years have improved you,
until l myself see no fault in you.
think your manners perfection. l tell
Anice that if she would but copy your
high-bred grace she would do we'll"
''Then you think [ might please the
Duchess of Nairn:" she asked, anXiousy.
Il am quite sure of it, replied Lady
Pitcairn. "The duchess is young girl
quite young-only seventeen. and marvel
ously lovely: they married her to the Duke
of Nairn, who is sixty if he is day"
How cruel!' cried Lady Hilda.
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To be continued.)
A Pioneer Mothers Ingenuity

Some years ago the mother of a fam
lily found herself at the beginning of
winter with the most meager provis-
ion for warmth. She was in a new
country and a long distance from mar
kets, and although the farm on which
she lived yielded plenteously, the prod
ucts brought but trif1e and scarcely
paid for the marketing. Among the
serious lacks was bedding and furni-
ture, for sleeping rooms. 1t was not
difficult to fasten together some pieces
OF timber to make bed-frames, and.
after the old fashion, cords We're laced
through and through as a foundation
At this stage the careful woman stud
led and thought out a new plan.
In the granaly We're scores of bags OF
wheat bran. A sudden attack of Group
i'll the little circle and the need of a
warm bran bag gave her the cue Pro-
Vldlng suitable ticks, she filled them
with bran and spread them evenly over
a not very full straw bed placed over
the ropes. Half a dozen bran bags the
size of pillow, but not very full, We're
then baSted together at the edge and
fastened to the corners of the bed
frame by suitable strings Under the
little bags and above the. larger ones
three little tots slept for an entire Will
ter. y thick comforta; BILE was spread
over all. and they all agreed that a
nicer bed it would be impossible to
find
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ASSERTED HIMSELF.
The Old Man Didn't Count for Much.
bnt He Owned the House.

1t was Sunday afternoon and the
Old gentleman responded in person
when the doorben rang. Furthermore,
She old gentleman was not in the best
OF humor. However. of course the
young man didn't know that, or he
would have been ready to dodge.
The young man, it may be explained.
Just to show that everything was in
accordance with the rules of polite So
ciety, never had met the old gentle
man, but he had met the old gentle
mans wife and the old gentleman's
daughter and had been invited to call
whenever he was in the city, and it so
happened that he was in the city this
lovely Sunday afternoon.
'1s-aw-Miss Brown in?" asked the
young man.
Now it SO happened that the old gen.
tleman had his opinion Of anyone who
said 'aw," and it was not tiattering
one, either. Consequently he growled
out something to the effect that she
was not in.
$50 sorry, you know" said the young
man.
l. he olo SSutlellitIl uitlll hiiON, DlI
he took it for granted and made no
further comment
Then it seemed to dawn upon the
young man, who was fumbling for
card that perhaps he had made mis-
take.
''rhis is-aw-her house. isn't it?'
he asked.
ut is not,' returned the old gentle
man, bluntly.
"Oh-aw-beg q thousand pardons,"
said the young man. Thought it was,
you know. So sorry. My mistake"
He was turning away when another
thought occurred to him, and he quick
ly turned back again.
Can you-aw-tell me where She
aw-lives?" he asked
Here replied the old gentleman.
"But you told me-
II told you it wasn't her house, and
it isn't her house." interrupted the old
gentleman. It's my house. l don't
count for much in it when she and her
mother are both here, but it's mine just
the same. She may get it some time,
but don't want any out-of-town dudes
figuring on it just yet. There are
enough in the neighborhood who are.
going to be disappointed
AS usual, however, the young man
was equal to the occasion.
He said, "Aw"-Chicago Post.
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'Cruel!' repeated Lady Pitcairn, sad
ly. 1T is the way of the world, wealth
and title can always purchase beauty.
Lurline-that is her name-Lurline al
ways knew that she must marry the high
est bidder, and he happened to be an old
duke instead of an old earl The duke
and the duchess are both in the north
now," continued Lady Pitcairn. every
now and then the duke grows madly
Jealous of his child-wife. and whirls her
away to Woodheaton Abbey, one of the
most gloomy spots in England. We will
drive over to Lady Harveys and ask her
to write and mention you"
After few days it was settled and
every arrangement made Miss Dunn
was to leave Branksome for Woodheaton.
She had received two or three letters from
the duchess; kind, gracefully written, and
full of kindly sentiment. The journey
from Branksome to Woodheaton was a
long and tiresome one. 1t was evening
before Lady Hida reached the little sta
ton of Arlhorn. a carriage awaited her
from the Abbey. She had expected some
thing dreary, but she had never dream-
ed OF the reality; yet the very dreariness
had beauty of its own. There was
beauty i'll the weird silence that reigned
over these great moors; in the great green
eXpanse that in its undulation rasembled
a great green sea; there was beauty in,
the bloom of the heather, in the short
grass, i'll the groups of trees that every,
now and then broke the monotony. in the
vast eXpanse of blue sky, in the great
stretch of purple hills that lay behind the
moors.
broad road shaded by trees wound up
to the Abbey. Lady Hilda looked at the
scene in wonder-the gray, frowning
walls, covered with ivy the huge towers,
the green valley below, and the trees that
seemed to be so curiously mixed with the
walls and pillars. The great entrance
gates swung open when the carriage
stopped. and she found herself in large
stone entrance hall with a superb roof
OF grained oak, a hall quite as large as
any ordinary house; q pretty maid, neatly
dressed. came up to her with a smiling
courtesy.
Are You Miss Dunn?" she asked: and
Lady Hilda's beautiful face flushed as she
answered:
Yes
Her grace wishes me to say that she
feels sure you must be tired after that
long journey, and she hopes that you will
order what you wish and go to your own
room to rest
She was only too grateful. She follow
ed the pretty maid up the long, steep,
vaulted staircase, through the long, dark
corridors, through rooms of gloomNst as
pect; even the pretty maid breathed more
freely when they reached the western
wing; it was far more light and cheerful;
besides which the fittings We're of a mod
ern kind.
(TO be continued)
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I.u Ro not start in the direction of Pretty
bay. or l should have noticed it,
Let she was found in Pretty Bav."
said Lady Hi!da.
ohe must have forgotten what l said
said Anice. '''i'
She rose and flung herself in her moth
er's arms.
"Mamma," she cried. "take that horri-
ore ,., shrek from my ears--I cannot bear
Lady Hilda still went ON with her oues-
tons.
: how long had your sister left you be-
asked.
Not long-not three minutes. I had
only time to fasten one skate. Oh mann
ma do not let them torture me. l could
best!'
. Ihey moved aside with murmured
words of pity as the wretched girl fell
senseless in her mothers arms; they car
RED her to her room, where kindly hands
tehded her and warm tears fell over her
1here was nothing more to be done-the
once bright house was shrouded in grief
ana mourning, while the unhappy parents
Wept tor the fair-haired daughter whose
life was so abruptly cut short.
words are too weak to tell what passed
when evening brought Sir Leofric. He
was frantic with grief; he would see An
Ice; 1T was useless to persuade him-he
would see her and hear from her own lips
the story of his darling's DEATH
You are sure you warned her, Anice?"
ne repeated hundred times. Il told you
the ice was broken on Pretty Bay
L did warn her." was the never-f failing
reply. Il told her not to go near. She
said she would be careful. l could not
do more. | never dreamed she would dis
regard my caution; I cannot tell why she
Went there"
The false words died on the false lips.
She buried her face in her hands, and
he, touched by the passionate sobs, did all
he could to console her.
I'VE are left alone" she cried. "Oh.
Leofric. you must love me now, or shall
die, too'
He did not know of what love she spoke
but he took her trembling hands in his
and said:
"Of course I will love you always, An
ice; have no one else on earth now to
love except you, who should have been
my sister,
She hid her face, lest he should see the
guilty love there; she was thinking of a
lovers love, and he of Il brothers affec-
ton.
Was she mad? God, who sees all
things, alone can judge. Is not all pas
sion madness? Is not sin or crime mad
ness! Who shall say where reason be-
gins and where it ends? Who shall pro-
nounce her judgment? for her sin began
when she opened her heart for Il love she
knew could never be hers
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Explained.

Insects are ordinarily unable to fly
through a net whose meshes are three
or four times the size Of their bodies.
A bird would dart through such an
aperture without hesitation. Several
explanations have been offered for the
conduct of insects in this respect. Felix
Plateau lately made experiments re-
ported to the Royal Academy of Bel
GUM, from which he concludes that
the peculiar faceted structure of the
eyes Of insects is the cause of their diff
ticulty in traversing nets. TO an insect
he thinks, a net looks like continuous
partially Opaque surface, the separate
lines being unnoticed, and according
ly ON approaching a net the insect
alights before discovering that it
might have continued it's flight and
passed through.
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MHchinery.

When there is humping or knock
ing il piece Of machinery, 1t is often
difficult amid the surrounding noises to
locate the one particular knock. En-,
iginerrs make use of q rubber tube
about a yard long, one end of which is
placed in the ear and the other passed
over the suspected srots. The vibra-
tions from all other parts than the one
covered being excluded. it is said to
be an easy matter to locate a jarring
noise, and, when found. to observe the
intensity and perodicity with which it,
occurs.
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STORM KILLS SEVEN.
ILLINOIS CYCLONE DOES TER.
RIBLE HAVOC.
Home of A. c. Mcdowell Is Destroyed
and the Inmates Crushed = Bodies,
Torn and Mangled, Are Scattered
Far and Wide by the Wind.
Destruction Near San lose,

A cyclone of terrific energy swept across
the region around San Jose ILL.,, at Z
O'Clock Friday evening and left destruc-
tion and death i'll it's wake. At midnight
seven deaths were reported and three per-
sons We're severely injured. 1t is prob
able that there We're other casualties in
outlying districts.
After a day of terrible heat, the clouds
began to pile up in fantastic forms at
about 5 O'clock and the air grew thick and
oppressive. The heavy clouds in the north
especially grew dark and darker Every
one instinctively feared the coming of a
cyclone. About o'clock darkness fell
suddenly upon the earth, broken here and
there by vivid lightning. Soon, with q
rush and Il roar, came tornado from the
north, carrying with it boiling and tossing
clouds. Every one ran for Il place Of
safety, many seeking refuge in cellars.
San Jose escaped damage only because
the storm rose north of the town and
passed above it.
Half an hour after the passage of the
storm messenger came galloping into the
town on Il foaming horse. He reported
that terrible destruction had been wrought
on the farm of A. G. Mcdowell, two and
one-quarter miles north, and summoned
the assistance of surgeons.
n terrible scene was that at the home
of the McDowells. The cyclone had
struck the farm at it's northern line and
swept across it, cutting a pathway of
destruction. The Mcdowell homestead
was utterly demolished, the house being
blown from its foundation and torn to
fragments, its timbers and furniture scat
tered to the four winds. The barn had
shared the same fate, and it's contents
blown out of sight. The seven occupants
of the house were killed, and their man
gled and torn bodies were scattered about
the ruined homestead. Three injured
were taken from the ruins.
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CHAPTER XVIII

The funeral was over; the sullen gloom
that follows sudden and terrible death
had fallen over Branksome Neither
wealth nor rank had been powerful
| enough to evade the usual routine. There
had been a coroner's inquest, and the
verdict unanimously given was ''acci-
dentally drowned" The jury declared
that they could not attach blame to any
| person. and they expressed the deepest
| sympathy with the young lady who had
witnessed the terrible accident without
/ being able to help. Sir Leofric had gone
| from his home. He told them he should
return when the smart of her grief had
passed by; but at present he could not see
| them nor endure the place.
| The Gny came when Anice Pitcairn was
able to leave her room and take her place
| once more in her fathers house. For
| many iong weeks she had refused to quit
| her room; she would not have the blinds
| drawn. One morning she sent for Lady
| Hilda.
Miss Dunn" she said II want to know
why you never come near ne? | iifve
been III so long. and you have never en-
| tered my room
Then Lady Hilda went to the door and
closed it. She fastened it carefully. and
coming back to Anice. stood over her.
Il will tell YOU she said; "snce you
ask me for the truth, YOU shall hear it;
| have no sorrow, no pity for you, for
| believe before heaven you are guilty of
your sisters death!'
A low cry came from the white lips.
She lay silent then. Lady Hilda watched
| her keenly-her eyes We're bright with the
fire of Indignation. her face with the light
of Just and righteous wrath.
81 ought to have denounced You at the
time" she said; Il ought to have said then
that | believed you to be Il Murderess in
deed, as l knew you to be one in heart
| ought to have cried out that you were
guilty, but l did not; | looked at your
mothers face al your fathers gray hair.
and | could not But, speaking before
heaven, Anice Pitcairn, | believe you
caused your sisters death"
'You are cruel, wicked, and UNJUST!
cried Anice You have no proof of what
YOU say. You speak to me in this cruel
manner, and it is all suspicion-nothing
but base, false suspicion. You have no
proof
Il have no proof. except my own strong
conviction. and my knowledge of the ter
riblc passion that swayed your heart. |
believe that You have told false story.
that you have deceived us all, that you
never warned your sister, but let her go
without one word of caution, when you
knew that death awaited her. l believe
that you delayed. instead of Fastening.
when you heard her cry. May heaven par
don me if l misjudge YOU! do not think
| that l do
| A low. hoarse voice interrupted her:
! "You are wrong-quite wrong-wicked-
ly, cruelty wrong
THAT is as heaven sees" said Lady
One of the white, trembling hands
clutched at hers.
..You are quite wrong" said Anice,
..vour words are quite false; but promise
me YOU will never repeat them, that you
will never tell any one what you think;
o,hers might suspect me if you did, and
u ;s falscNall false. My mother was kind
to you; she brought you home here, and md
made you one of us. Oh: promise me, for
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Paris Executioner.

Deibler. the Monsieur de Paris" has
resumed his post as eXecutioner if re-
ports are to be credited. Formerly,
France had q head cutter for every de-
parhnent, but of late years, until his
recent resignation Deibler filled the Of
fee for the entire country, having 400
executions to his credit. He used to be
something of dandy. but more re-,
Gently avoids publicity as much as pos.
Sible.
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Crops Destroyed by Hail.

destructive hailstorm passed near
Sioux Falls. S. D., early Friday morning.
Ihe storm started three miles west of
Dell Rapids, and went in a southwesterly
direction, destroying absolutely every
thing in its path around Garretson. One
branch of the storm passed over Sher-
manto'vn and Luverne, MINI. Here it
went i'll two paths, one north and the
other south, across Rock and Mobiles coun-
ties. The path of this branch of the storm
was over ten miles wide. 1t is estimated
that fully 100000 acres Of crops were
DESTROYED.
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WITH H~>JLLET IN HIS HEART.
Il Chicago Man Bids Fair tn Iaye to Q
Good Old Age,

The medical men of Chicago are amazed
by a case of almost unprecedented vitality
in that city. Charles B. Nelson was shot
in Washington Park recently. The ball
lodged in some part of his anatomy, the
medical men could not say just where
So experiments We're made with the
Roentgen rays, and the results have been
most astonishing. A radiograph has been
taken which shows the bullet imbedded
in the heart!
The stransest feature of the case is
that the doctors believe that he has every