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Can Dock ship. at Honx-kous

Washington, Aug. 24.-Ambassador
Fay, in a cablegram to the state de-
partment, received Tuesday after
noon, says that the British govern
ment has directed the governor of
Hong-Kong to accept Admiral Dewey's
application for permission to dock and
clean his ships at Hong-Kong.
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had accepted the appointment

court, had accepted the appointment
made several days ago. This com
rletes the commission, which is a.
follows: Secretary of State Day, Sen
Gtor c. X. Davis, of Minnesota; Sena
ter William p. Frye, of Maine; White.
law Reid, of New York, and justice
White.
John Moore, of Massachusetts, now
assistant secretary of state, will bt
secretary of the commission, and j. r
Macarthur, of New York, assistant
secretary.
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For Annexation of Jamaica,

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 24.-Coinci-
dent with the West Indian sugar con-
ference to assemble at Barbados Sep
TENDER for the purpose of protesting
against a sacrifice Of the colonies, ia
maica is preparing plebiscite to the
British parliament, requesting permits.
sion to endeavor to arrange for annex
alton to the United States.
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Delaware Republicans.

Dover. Del, Aug. 26.-At the regular
republican state convention the fol-
lowing candidates were nominated:
For congressman. John Henry Hoff'
Kicker; for state treasurer, DR.. l.
Heisler Ball: for state auditor, John
A. Lingo. Resolutions were adopted
indorsing the straightforward and
wise craftsmanship of President Nc
Kinley; favoririg a vigorous foreign
policy and the maintenance of the
present gold standard.
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Dewey entered The service in 1854,
Watson, Schley and Philip (of the
Texas in 1856, Sampson and Higgin-
son (of the Massachusetts, in 1851,
Evans of the Iowa. Taylor of the In
diana, Cook of the Brooklyn, Clark of
the Oregon, in 1860; Sigsbee of the
Maine and Barker of the New York in
1859. Chadwick of the New York, Fol-
ger of the New Orleans in 1861. These
men have known each other through
40 years of service.
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VIII Sail on Scptember Z.

Washington, Aug. "a. - The Cuban
commission will sail on the 5th Of Sep.
TENDER, according to present calcula-
tions, either from New York or Fort
Monroe, on the New York, Admiral
SIMPSONS flagship, if she can be made
ready in time. Gen. Butler will be ac-
companied by two aides, and it is
probable that Gen. Wade, chairman OF
the commission, will have three.
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Kills Herself and Two Children.

New York, Aug. 24-Mrs. Kate Man
gan, 2s years old, of 3O52 Third avenue,
at one o'clock a. m. killed herself and
her two children. Catherine, four years
of age, and James ", IS months old,
by means of Illuminating gas. She
had been respondent for some time.
The bodies were found by James Man
gan, the husband of the woman.
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COMMISSIONERS CHOSEN.
Me.srs. Day, Davis, Frye, Reid and
White Have Been Selected by
President Mckinley.

Washington, Aug. 81. - Secretary
DAY, upon leaving the cabinet meet
ing Friday afternoon, announced that
Whitelaw Reid had been selected as
peace commissioner, and that Justice
White, Of the United States supreme
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shows Good Sense.

New York, Aug. ga dispatch tc
the Herald from Manila says: Gen
Aguinaldo, interviewed at Bacoor, de
clared that he was anxious to supper
the authority of the United States il
these islands, and that he had per
suaded the other rebel leaders to ac
cept his views.
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burned to : CrI.p.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Aug. 24.--Mrs. John
Stevenson. of Glenn Station. near Car
negie, was burned to crisp in the at
tempt to save her baby from her burn
ing home. Mrs. Stevenson poured oil
on the kidding wood while preparing
supper.
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DENLY Returns from China.

San Francisco, Aug. "a. - Charles
DENLY, late United States minister to
China, who has just returned to this
country after 10 years of consecutive
service at the Chinese capital, is now
On his way to his home. He approves
of the annexation of Hawaii, but re.
fused to discuss official affairs.
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The field of Waterloo, the scene of
the bloodiest battle of modern times.
the spot beneath whose sod for 50
ears 10000 gallant soldiers have slept
the sleep that knows no waking, now
looks like well-kept garden, with a
cool, shady forest in the background.
Everything wears the smile of peace
and good will to men,
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Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 81. - Six
persons, one of whom may die, were
injured in the explosion of nearly a
ton of fireworks in the manufacturing
plant of George w. Porter.
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One reason why the American army
has. banded Spain so severely is be-
cause.-the American is a rapid-fre sort
of thinker. He is not forever talking
of tomorrow, and putting of what
should be done. 1t is the quick think
of the. Yankee and the quick act that
makes him a forlnida BILE foe.
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A New Yorker has introduced a new
profession, and advertises in the pa
pers that IN one weeks time he can
teach children to play such num-
Der of interesting games that hence
forth they will be of no trouble o their
parents. What is this world coming
TOT If man had made a suggestion
of that sort to an old-fashioned moth
err of 25 years ago he would have had
70 break the worlds record on running
to keep out of the way of dog.
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A Colonel Dead.

ST. Louis, Aug. 25.-Col. c. b. Nc
Lellan, formerly colonel of the Tenth
United States cavalry, but retired five
years ago, died at his residence in this
city of rheumatism of the heart, aged
60 years. The colonel was well known
in the army and had son in the battle
of Santiago.
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As an evidence of the fact that Eu-
rope. not England, is the mother of
the American people. it is necessary to
refer only to. a. statement in the latest
school census report of Chicago, which
shows that people of 20 different ma
localities were located in one block.
The nationalities of the people are as
follows: Americans, IS; Bohemians,
Canadians. 2; Chinese, 2; Danes. 10;
EnghSh, Z; French, 2; Germans, So;
no,aanders. 4; Hungarians. /; Irish, o;
s,ahens' .; Norwegians. 10; Poles. IA;
sos1'ans. =; Scotch, .; Swedes, z;
sNssAG ~elsh, .; mixed pareptsge. IS.
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Chicago, Aug. 27.-An epidemic Of
typhoid fever has broken out among
the troopers of the First Illinois cav
airy who arrived at Fort Sheridan Fri
day from Chickamauga. There were
II cases in the regiment when it ar
rived, aid now there are over 80, many
OF them being very serious.
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Police Magistrate Pool, of New York,
took occasion few days ago, during
the trial of a man accused of stealing
live Holsters from a restaurant keeper,
TO declare that the boiling or broiling
of live Holsters is crime. He told the
restaurant keeper, who was not on
trial, but who admitted that he cooked
live Holsters, that such practice was a
violation of the excise law. The pris-
oner was discharged, and so, also, after
q lecture, was the complaining witness.
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AsnassInated.

Columbus, Ca, Aug. 25.-Hon.
Thomas NJ. Adams. democratic nomi.
nee for the legislature, has been as.
sassinated at Giles. country town in
Chattahootchee county. remote from
here. The deed was committed in q
general row at political gathering
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Gift for Sick Soldiers

New York, Aug. 27.-From Sir Thorn
as Upton, the challenger for the Amer
ica's cup, there was received in this
city cable message stating that he
had contributed $4,000 for relieving
the sick and wounded American sol
Iiers
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Fought Too Hard.

New York. Aug. 81. - Alexander
Scott. the pugilist. died at the Nor
wegian hospital at five o'clock In the
morning of nraemic commissions,
brought on by his exertions in his fight
with Tommy Butler at the Greenwood
Athletic club. Rranklvn-
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Denver. COL. Aug. 26.-At the closing
session of the twenty-fourth annual
convention of the American Bankers
association George H. Russell. presi-
dent of the Savings bank. Detroit,
Mich. was elected president.
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Want the LadrOne Islands

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 26.-Japanese
newspapers received here say that
Japan wants to buy the Ladrone
islands for their fish resources. About
eight years ago, it Is stated, the Span
ish government offered to sell the
islands to Japan, but their purchase
was opposed by Count Inouye.
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A number Of new post Offices are now
struggling TO live up TO the reputation
of the great names they bear. Since
the Goth of July there has been post
Office named Hobson, another Sigsbee,
snother Dewey, another Sampson and
another Manila
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One result of the war is that no navy
in the world will be anxious to tackle
en- American fleet. 1t is an undertake
lug that means the hottest kind of
fighting and a hurricane of shells, big
andlittle. Sailors who can shoot faster
or straighter than the American are
undiscoyered
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Elected Supreme Chancellor.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 27.-The SUI
preme lodge, Knights of Pythias, ad
Icurned Fridays session at sever
o'clock in the evening after having
elected the following officers: Su
preme chancellor, Thomas G. Sample
Allegheny, Pa; supreme vice chancel
lor, Ogden H. Feathers, Wisconsin.
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The new governor general of Canada,
the earl of Mimic, has had great deal
of military experience. He served with
the Turkish army in 1877, took part in
the Afghan war of 1879 and was in the
Egyptian campaign of 1852.
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Preston, Mimi. Aug. PIN. r. Todd
cashier of the wrecked bank at this
place, has been lodged in Jail. At one
time mob, containing many of the
banks depositors, gathered with the
avowed intention of lynching Todd
but Sheriff Blexrud protected him
The defalcation now foots up Sis, 1000
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A Serious Charge.

Stockton, CAL, Aug. 24.-Mrs. Ada
Botkin was arrested here for supposed
connection with the sending Of box
of poisoned candy to Mrs. John p.
Dunning at Dover, Del. from the eat
ing of which Mrs. Cunning and her sis
ter. Mrs. j. Polk Deane. died shortly
afferward
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Washington, Aug. 25.-It has just de.
veloped that the Haytien government
in its recent refusal to permit the es-
Establishment of United States weather
bureau station there, based its action
on suspicion that the United States
intended it as an initiative in territorial
acquisition on that island.
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Starving I'm Alaska.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. "a. - Capt
Abercrombie has sent a letter to Sec
rotary of War Alger from Port Valdes
Alaska, asking the government to send
a steamer there to bring home the
stranded men who are already de.
pendent upon Abercrombie's explora.
ton party for food.
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sailed for Spain.

Santiago, Aug. "a. - Gen. Linares
sailed for Spain on the transport
Pedro Satrustegui with 1900 of his
men. The Montevideo has sailed with
1000 troops. There are $500 Span
iards still here. 1t is thought all will
leave before the end of the week.
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Washington, Aug. 26.-Orders have
been issued directing Gen. Miles to
send home from Puerto Rico all troops
not actually needed for service there.
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summer Ke.ort Burned.

Gloversville, n. Y, Aug. PA spe-
cial to the Leader says the Worthwhile
house, one of the largest hotels at
Worthwhile, a summer resort, IS miles
north of here. was destroyed by fire.
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La Corunna. Spain, Aug. 25.-The
Spanish Transatlantic line steam.
ship Alicante arrived here from San.
t;ago with 1000 Spanish officers and
sailors on board. Sixty men died on
TIA voyapa
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Spanish TRANSPORTS Sail.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 25.-The
Spanish transports San Francisco, Sar
Augustin and Colon left this after.
noon fer Spain with 4,56s Spaniards
including Is officers and their families
and four priests. Eight men died OIL
the way to the ships.
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The Santiago Troops.

Washington, Aug. ~. - Gen. Law
tons report OF the health conditions O
his troops Friday is as follows: Tota
sick, 557; total fever cases, 403; tota
new cases, Is; total returned to duty
s: deaths T.
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The Spanish newspapers made the
mistake OF overlooking the bristles
when they commented few months
ago SO flippantly upon the american
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TarYed and Feath

St, Louis. Aug. ga special to tn,
Post-Dispatch from Carrollton. Ill.
yays: DR.. L. C Lewis has beer
horsewhipped, tarred and featheret
and driven out # the city by a mob Of
indignant citizens. He had threatened
the life of John Hensler. his father-in
law
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San Francisco, Aug. 27.-The steam
er Dora upon its arrival here from
Alaska confirmed the news of the loss
CT the steamer Stickeen Chief, and
says that the crew and passengers, A;
in number were lost
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MAY STAY AWAY sixty Day,,

Washington, Aug. 27.-An order has
been issued by the war department ex-
tending the furlough of volunteers
given leave of absence from 80 days to
co DAYS
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The Fighting Seyenty-First.

Out in Salt Lake City, when paper speaks
of "the fighting Seventy-hrst," one Is in
doubt whether the item refers to the regl.
ment now in Santiago or some mans latest
matrimonial venture.-Yonkers Statesman.
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Three Hundred Drowned.

London, Aug. 25.-A dispatch from
Vienna says that 300 miners were
drowned by the flooding of the Kasi-
mir coal mine at Nience, near Schno-
wiz, Silesia.
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Another sad but glorious day for
SPAIN" remarked the Spanish soldier
as he picked himself up on the next
block after attempting TO force the
American army mule to carry his bag
gage 10 the transport.
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Annexation Movement spreadil

Kingston, Jamaica. Aug. 26.-The
American annexation movement COM
menced on Monday in Manchester is
rapidly spreading and finding general
acceptance as the only visible alterna-
tive to ruin. The promoters of the
movement are pushing it vigorously.
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Want to Keen the Islands.

New York. Aug. 25.-A petition
signed by many merchants and manu-
lecturers of New York was sent to
President Mckinley asking that the
Philippines be retained.
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London, Aug. 25.-According to a
dispatch from Madrid to local news
agency there has been serious fighting
between the Spaniards and insurgents
in Cuba, in which the insurgents lost
500 killed and wounded.
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big Fighters Come Home.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The four big
monitors, Terror, Puritan, Miantono-
moh and Amphitrite, and the cruiser
Montgomery have been ordered by
the navy department to Newport, r. /.
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Judge Taggart for Congress,

Coshocton, o., Aug. 27.-At the Sew
enteenth district republican congress
sional convention here Friday Judge
Frank Taggart, of Wooster, was nomi-
mated for congress.
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The Hawaiian alphabet has but -
letters, and now we've got to go TO
work and teach them IL more. That's
one OF the drawbacks we encounter by
taking them in.
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Cracked n Safe.

Deadwood. S. D., Aug. 27.-The safe
in the Rosenthal clothing store was
cracked and about 1920 in cash, he.
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in notes and
warrants, a gold watch and other val
liable jewelry were taken.
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To Fixht October1.

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 27.-It has been
definitely decided that the Corbett-
Mccoy battle will take place at
Cheektowaga on October /.
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Dayard Reported VERY mr.

Boston, Aug. 26.-Hon. Thomas. f.
Bayard, ex-ambassador to England, is
reported seriously i'll at "Karlstein,'
the summer home of his daughter, Mrs
s. ID. Warren, in Dedbam.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.

A bargain is something you don't want,
bought with money you cant afford to
spend, because you think it is worth more
than it cost.-Tit-Bits
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The battleship Texas, now command
ed by Capt. Sigsbee, has done its fun
duty in helping the Spaniards to re-
member the Maine.
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n is estimated that since the Chris
,ian era began over 1000, 0O0, 600 human
beings have persisted In war.
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Don't be impressed when a man says he
will stake his reputation" on thing. He
may not have anything at stake.-Atchson
Eloba
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A fiddle is about the only thing on earth
that is better second hand than new
Washington Qa.) Democrat.
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A rich mans will is something like the
shower. 1t settles the dust. Il. A. W..
Bulletin.
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CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.

SAN FRANClsCO, Cal
LOUBvILLE. XIV. NEW YORK. n. 7.
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each man divided his roast vcnison and
corn dodger with his dogs Il grew
bitter cold and very little sleep was
had. AZ daylight they began to scout
around and shortly Wild burst Of
trumpets from the pack showed they
were running on sight
See, look on the top of yon rooki
Jacobs was rlght-its white"
Although there was no sun u was
perfectly clear, and there was the wolf
seen through the thin, wlntry air. The
rock was bare. and the animal stood as
" carved IN stone-ov three feet high
az the shoulder Tho dead white hair
was bristllng with rage, and the tail
laahing like an angry cats, one coSd
zee the huge jaws and iron teeth clash.
IT'S nigh three hundred yards, but
let him have Il"
-Four rifles cracked. and the bullets
sang. but the white wolf" was gone.
The yelling Of the DOGS was plainly
heard.
Excited and eager, all hands charged
the rocks. II was a hard climb. They
reached tho top. and the wolf was gone.
inside Of an hour the dogs found the
trail. Tho dogs seemed confident and
ran az racing speed The top OF tho
ridge was covered with n scant growth
Of scrub oak. and on the river side was
sheer rock down sixty feet TO the wa
ter. Right on a point Of rocks that
jutted out into the river the white
wolf" came TO bay. Kemble plainly
saw a huge. gaunt animal covered with
hrlstllng white hair The red eyes
glowed with nre. and for an instant he
lost his head. The dogs were getting
tho worst OF H. and he fred A sud
den FASH and he plainly saw the wolf
disappear over the face OF the clln.
All rushed TO the spot, There was
not trace. AZ the foot OF the cili
the river was open. No splash was
heard. For an hour they watched
and then made a circuit, but the dogs
seemed indifferent and made no effort
And this was the last OF Jim Jacobs
white wolf" II was never seen or
heard OF again In northwestern Penn
sylyanla. There were skeptlcs. but
they were sllenced by the fate OF the
hunters Not one died a natural death
nor long after and Jim Jacobs escaped
the many Dorlls Of the wilderness for
thirty years to be crushed to death on
the Erie railway IN 1866.
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nElFER WAS RESTLESS.
Ana she Made ~ Exceedingly Lively FOR
Time.

Time.
Tho other night the big clock on
the city hall tower had Just sounded
the hour of midnight and all was peace
and quleiness at union station. Just
then. however. half-grown heifer
which was stabbed IN the milk shed OF
the station decided to liyen up mat
iers, says the Pttsburg leader The
immature bovine for some reason or
other became dlscontented with It's sur
roundings and wandered out into the
yards. Once free, the frisky animal
betrayed startling procliyities az TO a
train dodger and proceeded to give
number OF freight engineers heart
trouble by skipping nlmbly back and
forth across the tracks with an evil
dent desire TO hlrt with the headlights
Of the different locomotives. Tlrlhg OF
this, the animal developed an exceed
lngly bad temper and proceeded to
chase everybody In sight up and down
the tracks. For a while pandemonium
reigned In the erstwhile peaceful yards
and the employees organized themselves
into an offensive and defensive body
with the idea OF capturing the now
infuriated bovine. Among the em-
ployes were several who had recently
returned from Mexico. where they wit
messed several bull fights. The yard
master was one OF these. and he took
command, with one Of the station
masters assistants as lieutenant. Tho
running back and forth OF the animal
made the operation OF freight trains
through the yard dangerous and ac-
cordlngly all the signals were blazing
forth the danger signal. These red
discs aid not tend 10 pacify the heifer,
which gaily charged az them as they
appeared. After some trouble the
ynrdmaster succeeded In rounding up
the animal in the roundhouse. whore.
after a few Intellectual attempts 20 butt
the big locomotives on the rails. the
heifer quieted down and was secured
and returned TO the milkshod
An amusing feature OF the perform
ance resulted through the appearance
of a wandering minstrel. who stated
that he could quiet the animal by sing
lng 20 II. The employees gave him
chance. but no sooner had he struck up
the first bars OF "On the Banks OF tho
Wabash" than the enraged bovine
charged and chased him into the tun-
mel.
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Der OF tracks unmlstakably q wolf.
one day N September while he was
absent from home his daughter Ruth
was feeding their one pig, Suddenly
she saw the chickens scampering for
the barn. while behind was an animal
like an enormous dog. gaunt. covered
with rough hair and pure white in
color. II had caught chicken aud was
deyourlng H. Full Of terror she rushed
into the house. Catching up a rifle and
calling the huuso-dog she crept around
the cabin. The wolf had caught anoth-
or chicken. Tho dog was an old bear
hound, and game. lie rushed on the
beast. while Ruth, resting the gun on
one OF the projecting logs OF the cabin.
took long aim and fred. The wolf
gave a leap Ia the air and came down
plump on the dog. In an instant the
beast had disappeared and poor Boston
lay dead with his head half bitten on
The next day kemble and two otherf
started out 20 hunt down the white
wolf" As lure the foroquartor OF a
deer had been hung In the woods few
miles away, and In the early morning
they found this gone. and on the slight
~ frozen snow were plainly seen the
big tracks OF the wolf. They had
twelve fine dogs who hunted by scent
and all were confident that "Ilm ia
eobs white VOLTS hide would come to
the lanyard
The hnll led northwest over a range
Of hills covered with laurel. utterly
sterile. The dogs ran freely, keeping
the men well up 10 the collar About
midday they found pheasant feathers
on the trail.-the wolf had snapped up
one for lunch. Their game was head.
ing for Bakers Rocks"
Il was growing dark as they entered
a Wild raylne. one side faced with
Socks. full OF holes. Here they renolv.
Cd 10 camp. II the wolf holed they
could get al him al daybreak. and n
he tried 70 get away the dogs would
give warning. A hre was bali and
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The close OF the week how grateful
" Il comes TO toillng and weary mil
lionsl Even those who soon NJ rell-
glon aud It's institutions. acknowledge
the wise, II not divine. ordination OF
the Sabbath day OF rest and peace
wise, because n answers one OF tho
greatest Of human wants. as no other
device could answer Il. As the ahad-
ows OF evening shall fall tonight. the
mechanic and artisan Will lay down
their toll armor. the hnger-worn nee
dlo-woman will fold up her work-that
brings. alasl too seanty a plttance-
and hOmeward from every busy haunt
will go the hnst whose hands surround
us with the comforts and luxuries OF
life And how quiet will become the
great city before 10 full OF the music
OF diverse yet mingling labor The
song OF the hammer and trowel ceased.
the oBthems of wheels die away over
the deserted streets. aud solitude aud
repose reign masters Of the hour. soll-
tude. so welcome 10 ever. better sense.
Repose. so sweet after the weeks toll
and TO be unbroken for a day-reposo.
which brings reflection aud medlta-
tion. cultuFing the soul by a review OF
the experiences through which Il has
passed, JOY be with all. ia such hours
OF repose, May they ever strengthen
ua all TO renew the battle OF life with
greater earnestnesB and with higher
aims.-Ex.