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with his fist. MY dear fellow, your case
has net a leg to stand on. Mana Sahib has
been dead for thirty years.
THE mana lives today.
The words, ringing low and clear, came
from the lips of Golab Singh. He had en-
tered the room and stood confronting the
Englishman. his face immobile as ever,
save for lustrous sparkle of the eyes.
You impertnent rascal, How dare you
interfere in our discussion" Captain Med
hurst cried. angrily.
Il spoke but the truth sahib, was the
stolid reply. The mana still lives.
How do you know it, fool?'
Who should know better. Sahibs? 1t
was l who informed the authorities OF
Lucknow.
An excited ALI betrayed Quin's inter-
est. The captain laughed mockingly.
Il saw and recognized the mana in the
bazaars eleven weeks ago" continued Go
lab Singh; but he must have taken warn
ing and escaped from the city before the
gates were closed. Certainly he was not
there when the search was conducted.
Moreover, | feared his vengeance. So l also
left Lucknow, we'll disguised. And later i
entered your service, Quin Sahib.
''Of all the rot began the captain
Watt interrupted Quin. How could
you have known the mana, Golab Singh?
he added.
81 was in his employ at Bithoor, his
tiny the Hindoo replied. Il was twenty
years old then: l am fifty now
Have you seen him Since-until eleven
weeks ago at Lucknow
Not until then"
How could you be sure of his identity %
II knew his face, his voice; they could
never deceive me. And l will tell you what
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Rare Canine Intelligence.

From the ST. Louis Republic
A striking instance OF the Intelligence of
dog was demonstrated Sunday night in
Maplewood, at the residence of Col w, s.
Moore, local agent of the Miami Powder
Company. The incident has set all Maple
wood to talking.
A St Bernard paved on the door of Mr.
Mccre's residence and whined and growled
in such a strange manner that the people
in the house concluded to investigate They
had observed that his face betokened look
of distress rather than fierceness. Colonel
Moore and others started out to follow the
deg.
As soon as the st. Bernard perceived that
he was being at least partially understood
his whole attitude changed and he friskei
about In Joyful MINER. He watched the
colonel and his party carefully 10 see that
they were following him. and led the way
10 neighboring house about half mile
Instant When this place was reached mis-
motives were at once understood. There
weuged tight between the bars of porch
railing, was small pug dog, that. in his
struggle to secure mis- liberty, had twisted
himself in such position that he was
rapidly choking to death
The st. Bernard stood by and watched
with Interest the efforts of the party 20
extricate the unfortunate pug from his
perilous position. This was only accom-
pushed by breaking the bars of the railing.
As soon the pug was freed the St Ber-
nard manifested his appreciation by jump
Ing on the shoulders of Colonel Moore and
licking his hands in qualification. Then he
trctted complacently from the place and
" as soon lost to view.
No one in the vicinity had ever seen the
ST. Bernard before, but all expressed ad-
nairation for the rare canine Intelligence
that he displayed.
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| N THE CHI ROBE S

The directors of the Central Union Mis-
sion have received notice from the man
agement of the Washington City Bible So
ciety that the directors Of the latter at
recent meeting unanimously voted to do
nate as many New Testaments as may be
necessary to supply the soldiers at Camp
Alger.
The country home of st. AIMS Infant
Asylum, near Berwyn. Nd. was formally
opened Tuesday morning last with high
mass at 10 o'clock.
The congregation of st. Cyprian's Church
will have their annual picnic at Eureka
Park, Anacostia, Wednesday of next week.
The eigf tn International convention of
the Baptist Young Peoples Union of Amer
lea will be held in Buffalo. N. Y, July IA
to II, 1898. The attendance from all parts
of this country and from Canada promises
to be large and representative, and it is
expected will run up into the thousands
An attractive program has been arranged,
and 1t is the aim of the management TO
make this convention the best in the his
tory of the union. The names of many
men of national reputation are on the pro-
gram among them Rev. w. H. p. Faunce,
D. D., of New York, formerly a pastor in
this city; Rev. Drs. A. S. Gumbart of Bos-
son Of Missouri, Lefpuel e. Barnes of Pitts
burg. Pa; ]. w. Meddell OF Iowa, W. L.
Packard of Ohio, W. HI Geistweit of Illi-
nois, H. C. VeddeH ana F. S. Dobbins of
Pennsylvania and many others.
Prof. E. B. Pollard of the Columbian
University will conduct-a series Of Bible
studies. as will also Rev. Rush Rhses, d.
D.. of Newton GENRE. Mass. and others.
The keyword Of 1.-The Convention, around
which all the ADDRESSES will revolve. will
be Fellowship" Al feature of the conyen-
ton will be male chofus' Of several hun
dred voices, now Sbeing trained for the
occasion. T "
Tho hall In which the convention will
meet is the armory Of the 74th Regiment.
and is adapted for theafpurpose. 1t has a
seating capacity Of about 1900 and is To-
Gated in the immediate vicinity of num-
Der of large churches, which will be uti-
lied for the state rallies, the workers con-
ferences and other meetings. The railroads
generally have made rate of one fare
side trips have been arranged, including
Niagara Falls, Toronto, Chautauuua. Wat
kins Glen and other places. The dclera-
lions from this District and from Mary
land, as well as others from further south.
will go over the Baltimore and Ohio and
Lehigh Valley railroads leaving Washing
ton on the morning of July II and SPENDING
Wednesday, the 18th, at Niagara Falls.
An attractive return trip has also been
arranged by way of Albany and New York
and including trip down the Hudson
letter received in this city from ID 7.
Moody, the noted evangelist, who has beer,
selected to conduct Young Mems Christian
Association work among the soldiers in the
various armies Of the United States avs.
From every quarter ] am receiving lettera
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THE BEES AND THE TREES.
A Territory Mystery Tint is PuxxlinR
at Least One Man.

From the Galveston News.
Away back in the SOS there was
Shawnee Indian village on the South Cana
dian river about eighty-five miles west Of
South McAlester, but the old village has
long since disappeared. On the spot where
the young Shwanee buck sung his kiowala
to his dusky maiden and courted his best
girl by the light of the full moon, only an
occasional rock hearth and a few graves
are left to Indicate the former hunting
ground of the red man.
Near the old village site now lives a
white man. Just on the border of this
mans farm is a spot which seems to have
been the thickest settled part of the Shaw
nee village. and here is grove of black
oak trees. In this grove are two very
large post oak trees, one in the south and
ole in the north end of the grove In the
grove can be heard most any day the buzz
zing Of a swarm of bees SO plainly that the
noise has fooled many old bee hunters but
all their search has never revealed a single
bee.
Now comes the most peculiar part of
this most peculiar tale The large post
oak tree standing at the north end of tie
grove is the curiosity of the bunch, for not
long ago young man hearing of the bees
went to the spot and proceeded to look
carefully up each tree In the grove until
he came to the north oak. He was in two
1eet OF this tree looking up When ne neard
nose just like carpenter at work nail
ing on boards and the noise seemed to
come from the tree. He went around 1t
several times trying to locate the hammer
ing, but 1t still seemed to come from the
tree, the hammering continued until he
happened to touch the tree with his hand,
when it suddenly stopped. The man then
went away amaaed. A day or SO after this
man had occasion to again pass that way.
He slipped up to the tree and listened for
the hammering, and sure enough 1t was as
plain as ever. He touched the tree with
the end of his finger and as before the
noise stopped at once. This man and sew
eral others have tried touching the tree
several times since with the same results.
They say that the humming of bees and
the curious hammering can be heard any
day, but no one has been able to explain
the mysteries OF this enchanted grove.
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bed. The lamp was allowed to

went to bed. The lamp was allowed to
burn dimly.
Capt. Medhurst was soon in deep slum-
Der, but Quin. who had been strongly i'm
pressed by the Hindoo's narrative. lay
awake for long time. Finally, when he
vas on the point Of doing on, he was fully
awakened by sound close by. Rip, stand
ing by the table with bristling fur and
pricked-up ears, was uttering deep and
continuous growls.
Quin sprang out Of bed, forgetting in his
haste that his revolver was under his pill
low. He seized the lamp in one hand, and
hurled the door of the outer room-which
was half open-back on its hinges. A
startling sight met his gaze. Golab Singh
lay gasping for breath on his sleeping mat.
and by the opposite wall crouched the old
caretaker. He held a knife in his right
hand. and lifted it menacingly as he pre-
pared to fly at the intruder. AT the same
moment he exposed his left hand, and be-
trayed an ominous fact. The little finger
was missing.
The shock of the discovery, combined
with the knowledge that he was unarmed
staggered Quin for an instant He leapt
aside barely IN time to avoid fatal thrust,
ard then, in his turn, he sprang pluckily
at his assailant. But a savage bark, si-
multaneous with a shout, warned the care
taker to be off. He jerked open the door
leading from the bungalow, and slammed 1t
behind him as he vanished in the darkness
Yelping furiously, Rip bounded to the
spot and shifted the crack. BEHIND the
Jug came Sdpt MeonurSt, MS nalr QlSneV-
eled, and pistol in each hand.
What does it mean?' he cried.
MURDER Quin answered. He put down
the lamp-he had been holding it all the
while-and bent over Golab Sinbh, from
whose chest red stream was flowing.
rs he dead" gasped the captain.
Quite dead was the hoarse reply. He
has just breathed his last-he was stabbed
to the heart"
by whom"
by Mana Sahibv'
I'm heavens name, man, what do you
nean?"
Just what said," exclaimed Quin. THE
little finger of the caretaker's left hand
was missing"
For a second the two men stared hard
at each other. The dog snarled and
scratched at the door.
Il can't believe it; it's too incredulous"
cred the captain. THE caretaker was
here?-you saw that his finger was gone?'
Yes, distinctly"
Tt. may be true. At all events we
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Is not commonly known, sahibs. During
the mutiny the Mana lost the little finger
OF his left hand. 1t was missing from
this man l saw. By the head of Brahma,
l swear it was the Mana himself 1 must
have been mad to betray him to the En-
glish- He will not rest until he has sought
revenge"
"Assuredly. II he was the Mama" said
Quin.
DO you believe this ridiculous story?"
cried Capt. Medhurst
TT bears the stamp of truth"
THE stamp Of fabrication, you mean. II
1 had been the chief magistrate of Luck
now would not have left this lying rascal
Off SO easily"
Golab Singh wisely kept his temper under
control, but he would hear no more. His
dark eyes flashed as he stalked haughtily
tack to his place in the outer room The
Englishmen continued the discussion for
another hour. the one insisting that Mana
Sahih had died years before, the other
holding out for the opposite theory. Then,
with decided coolness between them, they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-25

The laughing plant grows In Arabia and
derives its name from the effects produced
by eating its seeds. The natives of the dis
trict where the plant grows dry these seeds
Of 1t causes the soberest person to act with
the boisterous excitement OF a madman for
about an hour. At the expiration Of tins
time exhaustion sets In. and the excited
person falls asleep, to wake after several
hours with no recollection whatever of his
anticA
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subject in which l always took deep in
terest. have studied the history of the
great mutniy and read everything apper-
tanning to Mana Sahib. The chances
strongly favor the supposition that he is
alive today
NONSENSE cried the captain GNana
Sahib was thfrty-eight years old at the time
OF the mutiny; he would be nearly seventy
II he was living now. After the operations
in Oudh, in 1885, he mysteriously disap-
peared. 1t was -rumored that he had fled
to Nepaul. and thence to Asia but with
out doubt he died in the jungle and was
buried by his followers"
Il believe he is living" Quin said. calmly.
land in India
Then you will believe anything" the
captain cried. sharply, banging the table
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Thirty Languages mt a Conference.

From Tlt-Bits.
Thirty languages were heard at the poly
glot conference given last January by all
the pupils OF the propaganda at Rome in
honor Of the sixtieth anniversary of the
pope's first mass. The proceedings were.
opened by an English priest. who read an
address in Italian explaining that a poly
glot conference formerly took place every
year at the propaganda during the octave
OF epiphany, and that IL had been thought
advisable TO revive the ceremony during the
present year. REGULATIONS were then gfyen
In Hebrew. Chaldaic, Syriac, Arabic, Coptic
Armenian. Chinese. Malabaree, Hindustani
PERSIAN, Turkish. Zulu and Kaf1r being
followed by others In French, English. Ger
man, Polish, Portuguese. ancient and mod
ern Greek. Latin and Italian, Gaelic, Slav
Albanese. Dutch. Roumanian, Norwegian
and Hungarian.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following is a list Of advertised letters ra
n,e lining I'm the Washington %. CT Post-ofice Sal
ur6ay. June 25 1895
OBTAIN any OF these letters the applicant should
call for Advertised Letters"
II not called for within two (2) weeks they will
be sent to the Dead Letter Once "
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From Puck.
Teacher-what is the meaning Of "accli,
mated?"
Pupil-That is wher people have malaria
30 long that they don't mind Il any more.
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THE MYSTERY.
OF THE
OUDH JUNGLE.

Copyright. 1898. by W lillian Murray Grsydon.)
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14
RELIGIOUS.

Nineteen millions of the population OF
Austria, 1t is said, or 20 per cent, belong to
the Roman Catholic or State church.
By way of laying up a few treasures on
earth, possibly, Booth Tucker of the Saliva
tion Army has purchased a $4,000 house in
New York City.
The report presented to the Congregational
triennial council shows an increase in three
years of 81 900 members in the Christian
Endeavor societies of that denomination.
Father Piscopo, the Italian priest who has
begun a crusade against social evil in the
Italian colony in New York, is not yet 30
years of age. His life has been threatened
a dozen times.
1t is stated that the American delegates
at the Worlds Sunday School convention
left the impression upon the English peo-
pie that the Sunday schools in this coun-
try were far in advance Of those of any
other.
Gladstone once said: "There are, ~ may
be, 450, 0O0, 900 of processing Christians in
the world. There is no longer one fold under
one visible shepherd, and the majority of
Christians are content with its one shepherd
in heaven"
The Churchman publishes a supplement
of twenty-eight pages, giving the contribute
lions of every Episcopal parish In the coun-
try for foreign and domestic missions. There
are said to be sos, 2GS communicates and
1855 TeClOTS. Inc lOtal COutIlpullOnS WtIe
nearly S13, 900, 900,
A colored preacher in Alabama sought
admission into a jail to pray with the pris-
oners. He was denied admission by the
jailer, whereupon the preacher Immediately
knelt down and prayed earnestly for the
jailer. The latter was astonished and opened
the Jail at once to the evangelist.
The world certainly does move. Here Is
a New Jersey parson declaring unequivocally
that the man over whom he preached a
funeral sermon had gone to the place APP
pointed for the wicked. However, the SUBJ
ject of the discourse was not a prominent
citizen, but a poor creature who died as
wretchedly as he had lived.
On a recent Sunday Rev. Robert Collyer
preached in the Wesleyan chapel, London.
A London journal, speaking Of this, said
Fifty years ago the now great American
divine did the self-same thing, but there
must have been a striking difference be-
tween that first sermon OF his half a cen-
fury ago and the one he deliver last Sunday
night. Then DR.. CollyeT was working at
Ilkley as a blacksmith; today he Is known
and appreciated the world over as a
preacher, thinker and writer. His life is an
excellent example for any man TO copy, and
the success he has attained may be most
truthfully attributed to the genius OF hard
work."
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14
~oerience in the building of warehouses;"

perience in the building of warehouses;"
Yes
"And that you have carefully considered
the causes which lead to their weakness?'
Certainly"
"And you have applied those considera-
tions to the present case?"
Il have done So"
''Then will you kindly answer me one
more question? Why did that warehouse
fall?"
The witness paused, and Benjamin, with a
pleasant twinkle in his eye, sat down with
almost a bump on his seat.
The pause continued, and the effect Of it
was SO striking that jurymen, bystanders
and all could not resist a hearty laugh,
which terribly diminished the effect of a
long and reasoned reply which the expert
finally went on to give.
THANK you" said Benjamin. 81 have no
more questions with which to trouble you"
The result was irresistible, and no inge-
nuity on the part of the learned counsel for
the defendant could retrieve the lost ground.
The verdict was for the plaintiff.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14
BLACK GOODS

Over 100 new checks to Sc.
lect from. also plain henriettas
and serges, large variety.
rough cheviots and diagonal
serges in correct fabrics for
separate skirts, AZ and SO in
ches wide, on sale at SOC, 75c,
$1.0O and 81, so yard.
SOC, 81 50
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14

all the world like the finest of pure white
spun silk wadded up or woven into Jumps.
The stuff Is borax of lime, and is not SO
good, 1 am told, as the borax that comes
from similar lakes in California. Still it is
Of considerable value, for the lake has just
been sold to a syndicate of Germans for
C 80 600 sterling.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14

America. Antofagasta, though not as large
as I~quique, is almost equally well favored
and there are a half dozen other ports here
in the desert which are nourished by the
business Of making and shipping nitrate of
soda. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14

One case of the Boston Mfg. Co..
Best Grade Bleached Sheet-H
ingfull p yards wide-no nm
better sheeting at any price,
90 at 15c V
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14

One case Of Cambria, Newt
York Mills Muslin, Lons-hn
dale and Fruit of the Ill,
Loom Muslin, all at SC ydOU
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14
Silk w aists SEC

100 more fine silk waists in
stripes and small cheeks, in all the
pretty c%olors, to close them out, $500
waists, at csc.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14

The United Labor league OF western
Pennsylvania has started a movement to
induce employers to change the general pay
day Of all classes Of working people from
Saturday to Monday, or some other day Of
the week.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14
TOLD OUT OF COURT.

A Georgia judge is credited with saying
in giving a formal judicial opinion: I'm
deed, it is always probable that something
improbable will happen"