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he thought he recognized. In response
10 his hail, one man came out into the
road, and Ben knw ne was with friends
again AS the men came out of the
woods he looked al them a moment as If
ne could not trust his senses. and then
broke into an almost uncontrolla5le nj
or laughter. in which the men joined
some OF them were dressed in pieces of
carpet. through which they had cut
noles for their arms. Others wore
dresses, While still others had garments
i!l-htting and grotesque. At last. when
there came lull, one of the men said:
1t was this way, Ben. All that Tarfe-
tons band wanted was 10 get back
their prisoners They scattered all of us
in short order, and when some of us left
our clothes on the tank. they gathered
them in too. We had sorry time of it,
but the most of us have got something
to wear: And you have, too. 1 see
Me- Oh. yes; l have TO hang on to
my buttons when 7 laugh, but l don't
think any of you will be troubled again.
All night the stragglers kept coming
into camp, many of them dressed in
CARDS as strange as those Ben had first
seen. and each new arrival was greeted
by renewed shouts of laughter On the
following day they rejoined Sumter.
and as they were ready for the march,
Ben Rowan said: That was the great
est Fourth of July yet. l think it'll
stick in our minds for some time
And it did.
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point that is is heavy. This lowers the
center of gravity and enhances the
spinning quality. ASA matter of fact.
top could be made as big as a house
if it was desirable. The only trouble
would be the machinery required To
spin it. In China it is accomplished by
means of a long cord TO set it going
and board or stick TO hold it steady
at the top until it is fairly in motion
Once off, however, these Chinese affairs
will spin for long time and as they
are lacquered and painted in various
colors they present a sight which woult
cause something of a sensation if il
happened on this side of the world.
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an Old medal and a lead pencil. and
then all the fun can be had without
cost
The top which sings like an aeoIian
harp is composed of tin, and looks very
much as two small bells would if their.
mouths were placed together. Through
the center is the axle or pivot on which
the affair spins. ad inside of the top
are several reeds such as are used in a
mouth organ. AS the ton spins air
ruShes through holes in the sides and
plays on one or more of the reeds. caus-
ing II TO emit musical note B. strik-
ing the apex of the top as il SPINS YOU
may change the key of the music. other
reeds being thus set in motion The
ballet girl top is shaped like a stage
dancer without arms. The dancers
skirts are made of iron The lower
hem OF the skirt is perforated. and
through the holes therein the air plays
on reeds as in the top just described.
The dog tops are somewhat similar
The air enters holes in the sides but
instead of encountering reed il blows
whistle
There is nothing very strange about a
huge teetotum. but the top which
spins by means of a spring is more in
teresting. This top is cut in hall. The
spring is concealed in the upper half.
A small post attached to the lower half
fits in hole in the upper half. By
pacing the two halves together and
turning the upper part on the post you
wind up the spring. Then by pressing
on the upper end of the post YOU sud-
denly release the spring and the lower
half of the top is made thereby TO spin
for considerable time. The top which
balances on a slack of tight wire; has a
groove in the point, of course. It is
composed of an inner spinning disc and
an outer non-spinning frame work. The
inner disc is set spinning by means of
a cord The top is then set UP OF
wire, the latter fitting in the grove.
The motion of the spinning disc causes
the whole affair TO balance itself and il
can be made to slide up and down by
holding the wire in the direction of an
inclined blame.
Cinnamon are great kite flyers and
top spinners. Their mammoth tops are
hollow like barrel and made of very
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the shade and rest after the fierce on
slaught of the preceding day.
But Ben Rowan. whose face glowed
with good nature. for not one in all the
army was better liked than he. had not
felt quite bold enough to express mis-
wish TO the general, and as he turned
from watching him he saw that MANY
of his companions were running toward
the bank of the river.
Hello: what's on foot now?" said
Ben, ready for almost any enterprise.
We're going in swimming Ben.
Come on"
But l can't SWIM" replied Ben, rue
fully, for, with all his strength. SWIM
ming was an art which he had never
been able to acquire.
That doesn't make any difference.
Come and join us. It's hot, and you
lan cool off. anyhow"
IN THE WATER.
Ben yielded, and soon was in the
midst of the hundred men, who had
laid aside their clothes and were dash
Ing about in the water like a company
of boys on that hot July morning. He
found himself at a disadvantage, how
ever, and the shouts and laughter of
the men were loud and long, as, taking
advantage of his inability TO swim.
some of them upset him in the water.
and even were able to duck him by
their combined strength. glad of their
opportunity to settle old scores in this
fashion. Ben's laugh was among the
ioudest as he rose suffering from the
water only 10 receive the fresh on
slaught Of others. Come on. all of
YOU he shouted. IT'S your turn now.
but Il viii be mine tomorrow" The
shouts increased as a fresh band ac-
cepted his challenge and succeeded in
spite Of the fact that several of their
mum Der We're thrown headlong in the
attempt, in forcing Ben's head once
more under the water. A call from
She men in the camp was not answered
by the excited swimmers. who were
about to start again for the boxer. as
he stood undaunted and waiting 10 re-
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Our Congress.

The following appropriate and keen bit
of sarcasm is from the Washington News
Letter The house of Reed met on Mon
day. as usual. The speaker took the chair
and said to himself: Mr.. Speaker. you
will now come TO order He further re-
marked: Il do not believe in the efficacy
of prayer. hence we will dispense with the
ceremony today" Then he stated that the
proceedings of the previous meeting
would be considered approved without
reading.
The speaker then announced las there
was no unfinished business on hand. and
even If there was do not consider my
self quorum al this stage of the game.
hence we viii pass the order Throwing
his eye to a cock on the lift side, he said:
Did | hear a motion TO adjourn? Well.
1 should smile. Ny hearing is very acute.
and when IL comes to adjourning, l am
a quorum from quorumville.'
He put the question IF | am in favor
of adjourning. ! will please signify by
saying aye. If | am opposed. | don't
know myself. l have it, The house is
adjourned" So ended the great proceed
ings of the house of representatives.
which stands nearer TO the people than
any other branch of the government.
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Bright Stories For Young Readers.

gaZed wildly about him. On every side
therewas confusion, and where safety
lay was a problem he could not solve
He turned and started swiftly out with
the stream. hoping that somehow he
might be able TO follow his companions
to the other shore; but when the water
rose to his chin and once or twice ne
almost lost his footing. ne knew that
safety could not be found there. Death
BY drowning was as sure as death by
the enemy's bullets. Checking his flight
and with difficulty regaining his IN
right position, he succeeded in making
his way back into the shallower water,
and then stood for a moment striving
TO collect his thought and decide upon
some course of action. The increasing
Uproar in the camp warned him that
he had no time to waste, and turning
quickly he began to try to make his
way through the water, which now
only came to his waist. Falling,
stumbling, struggling, the desperate
boxer made his way onward and had
almost gained what he thought would
be a safe position, when suddenly he
found that the water farther down the
stream, even near the shore, was be-
yond his depth. With a desperate effort
he again regained his footing. and then
scarcely realizing what he was doing.
sought the shore and darted swiftly up
the bank. He had hoped TO ma smell
ter in the forest. but in a moment he
found himself in the midst of a band
of men. who greeted his appearance
with a shout that increased the confus-
ion of the already desperate man.
He gazed wildly about him and quick
~ realized that he was in the midst of
the prisoners, whom doubtless Tarle- |
ton. or whoever. was leading the at |
tack, hoped to release by the sudden !
onslaught. 1t suddenly dawned upon I
him that these men were not armed. /
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Tons of Brains.

Pittsburg News: There are said to
be narly 100000, tons of brains in this
world. The statement looks more like
fiction at first. One suspects that
Richard Harding Davis or Stephen
Crane may have added a few hundred
thousand to the figures as represent
ing the amount of their own gray mat
ter. But the total is vouched for by
one of those extraordinary dabblers in
figures who like this sort of calculation.
There NAV be that quantity, but a
good deal of it must be very shop worn.
and some of those whose brows are
bulging must have got their contents
at bargain counter sale. For instance,
take those disciples of the Aubrey
Beardsley cult. They run so much to.
convolutions that one is pardoned for
thinking their brains may be a little
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".

Presently along the road came the rum
BILE of Uncle Petronchka's teleoue. Jack
saw the three consDirators lift up their
packs and go to meet the old peasant
the wagon; he saw money change hands.
and then Uncle Petronchka drove off
toward his farm. while the three men
passed the little wood once more, walk
ing at a quick pace toward 10 north.
Hardly were they out of sight than Jack
sDrang to his feet and. set off along the
road IN the wake Of Uncle Petronchka.
Late that night a score of police sur
rounded the farm house of the old farm
er. dragged him out of bed and captured
the packs of dynamite. Dragged by
tOrchligiht 10 the steps of a carriage near
by. Petronchka was Mortified TO perceive
therein the Grand Duke Alexis Alexand-
dorvitch. seated beside his little acquaint-
ance, Jack Langdon. When he learned
that what he thought were packages OF
smuggled clocks really contained deadly
explosives. Petronchka broke down utter
ly. and told the whole story. giving de-
scriptions of the three cOnspirators. which
afterwards led TO their capture. and COM
pletely verifying the account conveyed
TO the grand duke by little jack Lang
don.
Jack had saddled his own pony and
ridden. at fun gallop. into V. where he
quet The news of nihilistic conspiracy.
however. secured him an audience With
the result that Petronchkas house was
surrounded, the dynamite captured and
the state records saved.
And now. my little hero said the
governor. when all was over. what re-
wards can l confer upon YOU for the
great service YOU have done to Russia -
Jack thought a moment and then an
swered: First / should like poor old |
Uncle Petronchka TO get off. and second !
ly. | want leave 10 explode hrecra ckers |
on the Fourth of July.
With an amused smile. the grand duke /.
wrote the following order and handed il /
to the petitioner:
For the reason that Ivan Ivanovitch !
Langdon has placed the empire under /
an obligation. IL is hereby ordained.
"First-That the prisoner Petronchka /
be remanded indefinitely in the custody 4
of the said Ivan Ivanovitch.
'Second-That the said Ivan IvanoviIch |
be permitted on the Fourth of July next
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BEN ROWAN.
/ SURPRISE FOR THE BOXER
OF SUMTER'S ARMY
a Revolutionary Fourth of July.
BY EVERETT T. ToML1NsoN.
copyright. 1897. by 5. s. Mcclure c

copyright. 1897, by S. S. Mcclure Coz
Ben Rowan was Familiarity known as
he boxer Of Sumter's army" Tall,
With broad shoulders and deep chest.
he also boosted that there was not in
South Carolina a right arm like his
own. The wrestling matches and
rough and tumbles'' in which the sol
iiers of the revolution frequently in
iulged in the quiet OF the camps were
his delight, and it had come TO pass
that Ben Rowan was the acknowledged
champion. Not a man could stand be-
lore him. and on this Fourth OF July
morning in 1850. when Sumter's men,
With their 300 British prisoners, had
gone into camp by the banks of a lit
lie river. Ben had been almost tempted
10 try and draw the lank and powerful
Thomas Sumter himself into a friendly
bout, for Ben well knew that the title
which the British had bestowed upon
he leader, the South Carolina game
SOCK was well deserved. And now
Sumter had thrown aside his hat and
GOAT, and with his boots off, lay
stretched upon the ground. enjoying
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Greatest Nation ON Earth

THE Britons proudly boast that the sun
never sets on the queens dominions. as if
obey were special subjects of solar favor
itism." writes William George Jordan on
THE Greatest Nation on Earth. in the
July Ladies' Homo Journal. But it is
equally true that there is always sun
shine on some part of Uncle Sans great
possessions. When it is D. m on Attoo's
island, Alaska. ii is 1886 a m of the day
following at EastDort. Me If we locate
the centre of the United States. calculat-
ing it at midway between longitude g. of
Eastport and longitude 1893 of Attoo's
island. il will be found on the 126th de-
gree of longitude. about $50 miles west of
San Francisco. in the Pacifis ocean,
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twisted-like their work Then the man
who gets UP the yellow kid supple
ments. The coloring matter in his head
must be some thing more lurid than
gray. If it is yellow, it is not first-class
stuff. and therefore does not count in
the sum total. Cigarette fiends, and
there are many of them, probably have
just smoke wreaths inside their skulls.
but the smoke being solid counts in the
alarming total.
For the 100000 tons of brain there
are an awful lot of follies in the world.
There must be a ton of foolishness TO
every ounce of brain. so the sum total
of folly must be almost as heavy as the
reputed weight of the world itself
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ceive them. The call was repeated. and
this time the startled bathers stopped
and listened. Shout followed shout
and the sound of guns broke in upon
the stiffness. Here and there among
the trees they caught a glimpse of
scarlet coats. and men who wore a red
rag in their hats the badge OF the
tories Of South Carolina
''Tar.eton. Tarleton was the cry.
and in a moment a scene of indescriba-
bic confusion followed. Some of the
men darted into the forest, while those
who could swim struck out for the far
Their shore with strong and lusty
strokes. expecting every moment to
have their fight checked by a bullet
The uDToar in the camp grew louder
and shouts and cries and the sounds of
guns were increased in such a manner
as 10 redouble the confusion of the
startled swimmers. Ben Rowan and
his challenge were both forgotten now
in the excitement and every man was
intent only upon his own safety.
Poor Ben stood for a moment and
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bestl''
The other two nihilists laughed in
chorus as their companion boosted of the
coming destruction of the grand duke
record room-wherein so many manu-
scripts dangerous 10 the existence of their
brotherhood We're stored. As for Jack
Langdon, young as he was. he could rot
hsl9 out understand the nature OF the
plot which had unraveled itself before
MIN. and he shuddered involuntarily as he
glanced at the three heavy packs. which
ne noW Knew 10 contain dynamite All
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ensuing 10 explode firecrackers and squibs
in such Quantities as he thinks nit. in
honor of his native country.
And third-That the municipaEty OF
V be ordered 10 supply the SAID ivan
IvanOvitch with one ton of the very best
firecrackers which its merchants can
import across the frontier al the eX-
pense of the government
Given under my hand and seal;
E. (Signed) ALEXIS ALEXANDRVITCH-
Governor for the Car.
And so Jack Langdon spent a happy
Fourth of July In Russia after ALL
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What he Wanted.

Cincinnati Enquirer: Here is a mighty
good book. said the persistent train boy,
How to Win q Woman
Say: look here said the baldheaded
passenger If you've got one on how TO
lose EN- I'll buy it of you at your own
price
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Not a Mere separation.

Cincinnati Enquirer: WalIace-I hear
that you got separated from your money
while you were ct the seashore-
Hargreaves-SeDarated? 1t was an alb
solute divorce.
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ODD NEW TOPS.
Amusing Toys That Spin by Means
of Springs and Strings.
PY TuEOnOR NATEpc

Some really odd and wonderful spin
ming tops are being used this summer.
In the toy shops and on the sidewalks
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And then. signalling to his outriders.
the governor drove on, leaving Mr.. Lang
don rather annoyed, and little Jack very
angry indeed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
THE WRIT RAN AsTRAY.
Superior Court Judges Would
Not Sit in Bank to
Hear It.
Attorney Crittenden's Vain Att:mpt
TO Gather Together a Galaxy
Of Jus tices.

Attorney James Crittenden appeared in
Judge Hebbard's court and asked for a
further postponement of the habeas corpus
case wherein he was sentenced to Jail for
contempt of court.
Judge Hebbard said he had already.
granted all the delay that was right. He
deemed that he had exhausted his discre-
tionary powers and that the matter must
be heard. according to the previous order
OF the court, at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Crittenden replied that he would
not be ready 10 proceed at that time; that
he had been attemp pting to get ali the Su-
perior Judges to sit in bank for the pur-
pose of hearing the argument in this case
but he had not yet been able to make the
arrangement.
To this Judge Hebbard respond ed that
OF MIR. Crittenden is not prepared to take
up the matter he would dismiss the writ
and remand the petition, but if he wished
would at once grant another writ, returna-
BILE before Presiding Judge Seawell. As
for himself, Judge Hebbard said he was
not willing to let the matter drag along in
his department any longer.
Mr.. Crittenden gave notice that he would
object to such proceeding, but the court
refused to reconsider the determ nation
already announced.
When Judge Slack ordered the i'm
prisonment of Attorney Crittenden for
contempt because he appeared in court In
the Ashley Baldwin seduction case with
loaded six-shooting revolver in his hip
pocket, Mr.. Crittenden applied to Judge
He bbard Ior writ of habeas corpus. His
Honor granted the writ and made 1t re-
turnable before all the Judges of the SUI
norinr cif i,,h
This provision by Judge Hebbard for
submitting the question to all the Judges
sitting in bank" is by his compeers
gently spoken of as can inconsIderate
act" for the reason that the Superior
Court never sits in bank.
AT the annual meeting of the Judges on
the first Monday of January Judge Heb
bard broached the subject and asked his
colleagues to ascend the bench with him
for the purpose of reviewing Judge Slack s
action.
Judge Wallace was the first to object
He said that the act of one Judge of the
Superior Court in committing a man for
contempt done in the presence of the
court ought to be regarded as the act of
the court, and that he thought the person
who considered himself injured should be
invited to apply to the Supreme Court for
any relief to which he deemed himself en-
titled.
Now Judge Hebbard is impelIed to dis
miss the writ, remand the petitioner and
let him proceed further as he may be ad-
vised.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
release and now finds it brought about by

release and now finds it brought about by
other means.
& The President" Senator Morgan
added, escapes two duties, one to his
country and another to his manhood. l
am willing he may escape both. I am
willing that Sanguilly shall be thus i'm
molated. But 1 wash my hands of it
here, in the presence of the Senate of the
United States. am not guilty, thank
God, of that"
Call read dispatch from the New York
Herald of to-day to the effect that Consul
General Lee had called upon Secretary
Olney for warship, inquired whether
there was American ships of war ready to
be sent to Havana, and had declared that
he would not stand another Ruiz murder.
He was asked by Morgan whether he
thought the dispatch was authentic, and
he said he thought it Just as authentic as
the dispatch announcing the pardon of
Sanguilly.
G. ray read press dispatch saying that
Secretary Olney had received cablegram
to-day from Consul General Lee stating
that Sanguilly had been released. THAT"
said Gray, Twas the end we had in view
So much has been accomplished by and
through the Secretary OF State, who
throughout all this sad business has never
failed to assert the power and dignity of
his country in behalf of these Spanish
American citizens"
Daniel Cd. } of Virginia-We can say at
least that the joint resolution introduced
the day before yesterday has not delayed
the release Of Sanguilly. Laughter.]
Hill (D.) of New York moved the con-
sideration Of executive business. The mo-
tion was rejected and the consideration OF
the Indian appropriation bill was pro-
ceeded with. No progress was made.
The fertilization appropriation bill was
reported and placed on the calendar, and
at 6 P. NJ. the Senate took recess until
7:30 P. NJ.
The first twenty minutes of the evening
session were devoted to private pension
bills.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
House to return the Senate bill donating
TO the Daughters of the American Revo-
lutlon a site in the Washington monu-
ment grounds for the erection of a memo
rial museum.
Consid Grafton of the Indian appropria-
tion bill was then resumed-the question
being on an amendment to substitute
United States courts for Indian courts in
Indian Territory.
Teller (silver) of Colorado, and Hoar
(R.) of Massachusetts favored the amend
ment on the ground that the Indian
courts were corrupt.
The amendment was agreed to. The
Indian appropriation bill was then passed
and the postoffice appropriation bill
taken up. 1t was laid aside, however, and
the House bill passed authorizing the
Territories to fund their indebtedness at
lower rate of interest.
Quay (R.) of Pennsylvania gave notice
that tomorrow he would call up the bill
to forbid the sale OF liquor in the Capitol,
and Hill gave notice (sotto voce) that he
would oppose it.
At 11:4O the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow.