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of over thirty thousand men with sixty guns
was dispatched in four divisions. To meet
this, the Nipal government had but six
thousand regulars and half that number of
irregularS or militia available, as the rest of
the army was scattered over the seven hun
dred miles Of frontier, keeping newly con-
quered territory in subsection. After a hard
struggle. with varying fortune, Sir David
Ochterlony was successful mainly through
great superiority in artillery; but the re-
verses were at first so numerous that sue
cess was at one time despaired of. At Fort
Kalunga less than six hundred Gurkhas
kept at bay for more than a month General
Gillespies division, $500 strong. The first
attack, on Oct "a, was repulsed with
considerable loss. Heavy guns having been
brought up a few days later a grand as
sault was made by four columns, with the
result that Gillespie was slain, and the as
SallantS forced to retire to Dehra, there to
await q battering train from Delhi. When
this arrived, on Nov "a, breach was
made. and the fort again stormed; but the
British were again beaten back with heavy
loss, and all idea Of carrying by assault was
given up. After few days bombardment,
the fortress was demolished, and the seven-
ty survivors abandoned the ruins. The Brit~
ish loss in killed alone exceeded the whol@
number of Nipalese engaged.
Having thus shown that they could fight.
few of them on one of these occasions
proceeded to give evidence of the WE'LL
known Gurkhali sense of humor by stroll
ing into the British camp to have their
wounds dressed; ingenuously observing that
they preferred the English doctors, and
wished to be fit for the morrow'S fighting.
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An April Fool.

Detroit Free Press.
mo person liv.rt can play another April
fool Joke on me with impunity. pulLed
FATTY as he stamped about his office. This
Is The last wear that I'm open to any such
trickery. I'm going to let other people
alone and they've got to reciprocate or take
the consequences. -
After Fatty had said things rapidly for a
few moments some one Ventured 10 ask nm
what had happened.
20 l went to one of those parties FAST
evening where they think it's funny to put
up jobs you and play Jokes on you Just
because it's All-Fools' day cheWeu OIL OIL
caramels stuffed with cotton, took punch
that had nothing stronger IN 1t than RED
rain water. had cake Sugareu Win salt
found the sleeves to my OVercoat SeWeu up
and opened my umbrella on leaving only 10
be suffocated with an avalanche OF corn
starch Great joke, wasn't IL! snouteu
Fatty as everybody roared
This morning l oversight and mad 10 race
for the street car. -,
There was another general laugh at the
thought of Fatty running.
II lust made il, and right ahead OF me
stylish Young lady entered the car ana we
naturally sat down side by side because
there were only two seats left. Then dis
covered that, in my hurry, 4 had Iofgot 70
mt on gloves Thinking it better form 10
tion them there than to be without them,
got them out OF my pocket. As extendeo
NV hand upward there was rivulet OF rice
from every finger OF the glove 1t ran over
me and into her lap, while all the TOOL pas
senRers laughed, and that sap-headea joke
" walked right up and congratulated me-
fried 10 explain for the benefit of the lady,
hut no one would listen. She simply shriv-
eiad me with a look and asked some man
across the aisle to exchange seats WITH
1.
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VIII You Walk with Me the Day.

"a Derry Duologue)
viii you walk with me the day Rose O. Doherty,
To Trilig Banks away, Roseen Dhu?
To ribbon You are ready,
And the is shnn steady
wan you walk with me the day, Rose aroo?
III no walk with you the day, Mr.. Cassidy
Not the long nor little way, Master John
The sun is shinin' steady,
And for Trillig Banks L m ready,
Senee I'm walkin' there the day with. Cousin
Con-
What's your raison?" 'who was he that on a
pleasure boat,
When he'd wired Domestic duty keeps me here,
1 caught out exchangin' kisses
With some ''~ht young Miss or Mrs.
through Cons telescope from off of Derry pier?''
Twas myself between the putting Juno's paddle
boxes,
l confess it, caimin kisses with a will
From no foolish, forward stranger,
But, safe out of stormy danger,
From my sister off the liner at Moville.'
viii you walk with me the day, Rose O'Doherty ?
There, jewel, tbs too you're takin' on"
could bear tiff you'd-plame me
But with kindness-so to shame me,
Yes! I'll WAIKIKI walk-forever-with you,
john
ALFRED Perceval Graves in the Sketch.
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rious-raindetl but fitfuI tempered buckslxin
colored mount, followed them meditating.
Did they know what was going on at the
Broken Arrow Church,? He was inclined
TO think not; and as he so concluded he
laughed consumedly and mended HIS pace.
AS he came up, the disheveled procession
had just halted, and its members were look
ing a tri1e blankly at each other, evidently
at loss as to what move came next.
While they stood so, before u hat or a
bonnet haG been moved, Il flying vel
pushed aside, the organ inside the little
church burst into joyous strain, which
any of them who had sufficient musical
knowledge might have recognized as the
wedding march from "Lohengrin, and Miss
Eula. leaning on the arm of young Nc
Gregor, appeared in the doorway
A headgear of filmy white framed her
rosy face, a long veil hoated behind-for a
wedding veil and it's attendant wreath of
orange blossoms was. indeed, as the mad
anne had SAID, the only Easter bonnet she
would be needing, on this, her wedding day.
Mr.. and Mrs. NIcGregor stood On the
church steps in the glorious spring sun
shine, and. received the good wishes and
congratulations of their neighbors before
entering the carriage-the first of it's sort
III OJO TITO cOuuly-LO DC driven 10 tie
Scotia.
Bush Thompson, still wearing his flower
toque, and more dead than alive, was
showed forward by Pearsall, who never
disdained any bit of amusement which the
gods might vouchsafe him, to make his de-
voi:s.
Don't you go back on your scheme.
Trot right up and make your bow, coun-
kn6 who
bled as he met the brides laughing eye,
yet managed to shake hands and mutter
something about having tried to do honor
to the occasion"
This cue was taken by all the others,
and tone of CHASTITY jauntiness assumed;
but it deceived nobody; and when the
story, with all the trimmings that cowboy
wit and ingenuity could add to it, came
over from Drake City, the crowd became
SO sore upon the subject that it is danger
Gus for anybody to hint in their presence
at such thing as millinery, and certain
death to mention Easter bonnets.
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A WEATHER STORY,
Along with Which No Affidavit Ii
offered.
Philadelphia Times.


Philadelphia Times.
Yes, 1t is q fine day for March," said q
downtown politician few days ago to q
reporter TO whom ne had just been intro
are going, to have barrels of rain in less
than an hour" The reporter smiled i'm
credulously. The day was beautiful one
with clear sky and balmy air-and there
did not seem the remotest possibility OF
even q passing shower. You don't seem
to believe me- said the politician, but my
friend, Mr.. Smith (who had introduced the
twol knows that L can never make mis-
take in this matter" Mr.. Smith nodded as
that even some politicians are fools. This
was about noon, and before the clock
struck ] the rain came down in torrents
and continued all the afternoon. The news
paper man was simply amazed and meeting
Smith in the course of thes evening, he
asked him how il was that his friend had
so accurately gagged the weather. THE
story is a strange one" said Mr.. Smith, so
strange that you will scarcely believe It,
yet 1t is absolutely true in every particular.
About ten years ago our friend (the poll
tician) was engaged i'm farming over in Jer-
Sey. One day a terrific thunderstorm burst
over the village in which he lived. be was
in the house when the storm broke but de-
cided to go over to the barn and look after
a steer that was pretty sick. On the way
over he was struck by lightning. Those
who saw the stroke say that a ball Of blu
ish-green fire ieaped from the clouds, struck
our friend squarely on the head and re.
bounding burst into thousand flashes OK
flame. They rushed at once to where the
man lay, apparently dead. His body was
positively black and there was a sickening
smell of sulphur around. The body was re-
moved to his home and doctor sent for.
The physician pronounced the man dead,
but one OF the neighbors, a crank on cleo
tricity insisted that there was stil slight
hope of saving the mans life. Everybody
there, including the doctor, laughed at him.
but he went to work to resuscit1te the man.
For the greater part of three days he rever
left his bedside, not even TO go across the
road to get his meals. On the fourth day
he thought he observed signs OF returning
animation. Encouraged Mt This he, re-
doubled his efforts, and, to make a long
story short succeeded in saving the mans
life Ever since then our friends has been
curiously affected by the weather. When
ever it is going to rain large hve-
pointed star appears on the palm of his
left hand This remains blue until the rain
pours down and then it suddenly changes to
crimson. If thunder accompanies the rain
a similar star-smaller and with only four
philosophers on the palm of his right
hand No pain is felt, but when thunder
storm develops the man suddenly loses MS
memory and his hearing Is also badly az
fected. Strange story, is IT not! 1hanks,
l generally take mine straight
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Sir WnIter scott.s nescendnnts.

A London newspaper writer relates the
following interesting story:
The recent marriage of Miss Mary Jose
phine Maxwell-Scott in England recalls to
d writer in the Sketch the story of the
the most pathetic in the whole range of
family building. Miss Maxwell-Scott is a
MISUNDERSTANDING of Sir Walter
Scott, and her alliance to Mr.. Alexander
Dalgleish is the first that the great-great-
grandchildren of the poet have made. The
writer referred to says:
1t was SCOTS dearest wish TO found a
Mouse which should carry on the traditions
of his great ancestors, who were cadets of
the SCOTS of Harden, now represented by
Baron Polwarth. Scott reared Abbotsford
at enormous cost, but here his work began
and ended His eldest son, who succeeded to
the baronetcy. survived him only fifteen
years, and died in 1S4I. unmarried, at the
Cape And so the baronetcy became ex-
tinct. His second son died at far-on Te-
heran, also unmarried.
So the name of Scott was left to his
daughter Charlotte, who married Lockhart,
the biographer Of Sir Walter Her son, Wal
ter Scott Lockhart. adopted the name of
Scott but, with all the extraordinary fd-
tality that had overcome his uncles he, too.
died unmarried ut the age of twenty-SiX,
and so the estate passed to his sister Char
lotte, who married j. r. Hope, Q. c., a
member of the Hopetoun family and he, or
course adopted the name of Scott. They had
three children. but their only son died in
childhood. and once again woman came
to rule. This was Mary Monica
In 1874 she married Hon. Joseph Con-
stable-Maxwell, third son of Lord Herries,
who, as a matter of course. adopted the
name of Scott. They have had six children,
the eldest OF whom, Walter Joseph Max
well-Scott born in 1875. is in the army. He
has two biothers and two sisters living.
Mary Josephine, who was married recently,
was born In 1876. Thus ii will be seen that
the present generation of SCOTS have been
These are all excellent names, with honor
able histories behind them, and vet in strict
genealogical sequence. the present genera
ft.{., ~ ~ h4ah fhs 3,s.;.7o -
Is very Ear removed from the author OF
ftXVa VfrIcy.1
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ODD STORIES ABOUT BIRDS.
where Wild Ducks Come When You
WhistIe--A Novel Breed of QuaiIs.
New York Sun,

New York Sun.
An amateur naturalist, who returned from
a trip South the other day, in relating his
experiences to a reporter, said that two OF
his observations seemed to be of nature
to interest the readers of the Sun.
"One was new or rather hybrid breed
of uuails,' he said. I'm the southern part of
South Carolina and about forty miles north
of Savannah lies an unfenced tract OF lanG,
$1,000 acres in extent, that mas been turned
into q game preserve by lot of sportsmen,
of whom the majority are citizens OF New
York They found there breed OF birds
known as the Florida quails. They were a
smallish bird that would get up before the
dog to height of six or eight Feet ana
then fly away in q line as straight as a
stretched, string. It was as easy 10 XIII
them right and left as to pot d chicken.
They were a very nice bird on the table
all that any one could ask for, in fact.
but the ease and certainty with which they
were killed made them undesirable in the
eyes of the club men,
Now. the Virginia quail as all gunners
know. is a different sort OF bird, especially
are shot regularly every season. When
they get up they may rise fifteen feet, and
it may be thirty. and then away they go
Nke a bullet from a rifle. To knock down
a couple of them-that'S sport So the club
men determined to stock their preserve
with the Virginia quails, and some hum
dreds, perhaps thousands, were brought
down and turned loose.
THAT was begun about eight years ago.
Now although the Virginia bird Is larger
than his Florida eousill, he took kindly to
the society of the little one; in fact, may
ried her and raised a family And you Wall
have to travel far to find a race to beat
those hybrids The Florida mother was. as
said unsurpassed on the table, and the
hybrids have inherited her good qualities.
THE Virginia father bird WAS bullet in the
air and the hybrids have inherited his
wings and even improved on them. Ihey
are not so large the Virginia bird, but
where he fled with a wlir they disappear
with a zip.
Next TO the hybrid quaiis IA interest are
some Of the water fowl Of Port Taml
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privileges EntaiIed.

Harpers Bazaar.
whats the matter, Johnnie you seem 70
be feeling good?' asked enc of his father ;
neighbors.
T. our house." said the boy, as he muncned
ORC doughnut and waved second in the
air. a.,
inquired the puzzled neighbor.
ITS Just immense," cried the boy. Best
thing that ever happened. It's Just the boss,
tell YOU.
II have heard that it Sometimes did woT-
ders'' observed the neighhor, but didn.
suppose boys knew much about II. Has tt
benefited you, Johnnie?
ssPeneflted me?' echoed Johnnie. YOU
iust bet II has. It's great. When you're
christian science, YOU know, YOU ainst never
sick Benefited me? I should say 1t had.
| / lSin slosh around in the snow all day now
and eat fourteen doughnutS and ma never
saws u word. fer ! can't he slek-see.
Just can't be sick"
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The Night Express.

The clear moon glitters on smooth metal rails
That flash or gloom in deep midsummer night,
And the keen sparkle of electric light
Shows long sinuous snake that booms and walls
As it darts throbbingly and dips or trails,
A ghostly messenger in magic flight;
And now in some deep forest, out of sight,
/ hear its changing bells and shrieKing halls,
Then, suddenly, upon some slope OF hills
That lies uncovered to the shining stars,
/ see it flashing with imperious stress.
And | can feel the passionate vital thrill
That lifts the living engine and its cars.
That flames and thunders in the Night
Express.
George Edgar Montgomery.
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Spring Humors

degree. As a spring blood purifier and
tonic it is just what YOU want.
This cure is characteristic of Hoods
Sarsapariila. No othet medicine effects
such cures No other has such power to
purify the blood. The tetter is written by
the son of a well-know1 grocer of Dayton
Ohio:
&C. l. Hood & Co., Lodell, Mass:
Dear Sirs:-Tor eight years l was a
sufferer from hip diseast. had three run
ming sores on one of my hips and could
not walk across the floor without crutches,
which was obliged to use all the time in
getting about. Every winter was worse
and was confined to my bed 6 or z weeks
at time. finally began taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla and it has made perfect cure.
feel confident it saved my life.
l Atm Now Well
and hearty aud have never had any trouble
with my hip since being cured by Hood
Sarsaparilla. l feel very thankful for this
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The Record OF the Gurkhas.

Frederick p. Gibbon, in Pail Mall Magazine.
About the year 1914 the Gurkhas took a
fancy TO certain portions or BrTtish territory
on their southern borders. and forthwith
possessed themselves Of the same: q natural
sequence which the company most incoll-
siderately resented. On being demonstrated
with the invaders airily expressed an intela-
ton OF taking more. After fruitless negotiil-
TONS war was declared. aud q British fcrre
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great medicine and earnestly recommend
il to all who are afflicted as l have been.
or who are suffering from any ailment that
is caused by impure blood. 1t has done
wonderful work for me. The sores are all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-10

That pinple on your arm. those erup-
tons, itching and burning hives, just as
surely indicate impurities in the blood.
which should have prompt and careful at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-10

tention, as do boils, carbuncles, ulcers,
salt rheu1n and the severest forms of
scrofu1a. Hoods Sarsaparilla cures all
humors of the blood of every form and
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Gle and Miss Eula, he rode in the center
of an equine rainbow which shamed the
glories of the springtide plain, and paled
the fires of sunrise.
They rode hard, and as men and ponies
warmed to their work, the great square or
round bonnet box which each man carried
became an intolerabie nuisance.
Bush finally, in desperation attached his
sombrero to his saddle ties, cast away his
encumbering box, and, perching the toque
it had contained upon his head, tied the
filmy white strings firmly beneath his chin
I'm going to get this bonnet to the Quar-
ter Circle G., and get it there in good
shape" he announced defiantly to Pref.
who snickered at the sight of his tanned
and weathcr-beaten face in its vernal franz
ing; but I'd rs soon pack a winmill and
pump as that old box"
Others who jeered, yet looked enviously
at him, as he swung ahead, his tulle
streamers flying. while they shifted their
light but trying burdens from one aching
arm to the other.
Pref finally broke his, box, trying to at
tach it TO his saddle ties, and, in despera-
ton, pinned his flaming scarlet trophy upon
his pony's head.
Snap Davis, a man of resource. took Oft
| his sombrero, which CHANGED to be of the
stiff. steeple-crowned variety and. spiking
his yellow Tam OShanter atop of it with the
long hat pins, set it back in place and
buckled the strap below his chin.
This rational plan appealed to all, ana
was generally followed, Pref, having
now better horse than on the outward
trip, was fast disappearing. Quirts and
spurs were brought into requisition and the
cavalcade which began to leave wake of
flowers like a bridal procession, settled
down to a pelmell race.
They came, about IL o'clock, pretty wen
punched, into the road leading to the Pen
dleton ranch, and beheld old Hank Pearsail
closing the big gate after him he rode
forth in particularly gorgeous array.
Miss Eula?" he queried in reply to Pret's
hail, why, she and her father left for the
church more than half an hour ago. BY the
| jumping jack rabbit. you boys are sure got
up regardless, TO do honor to the occasion.
I like yer spunk. ] didn't know but you'd
wear Grape
Some few OF the riders checked little
Grape. Why should they wear Grape? But
most OF them had on too great head Of
speed to halt.
They swept past, and Pearsali on his SCI
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-04-16

be, embsjador de Espsha, ha ipformado al 60
bierno de los Estados Unidos que el de Madrid
ha ordenado al general Blauco, 10 suspension dt
hostilidades en- Cuba una amnistfa sin plazc
determinado
Espsfa dard Cuba la autonomfa del Cana
da, cuyo sistema desarrollsrA 81 gabinete cuba
no.--Eepa6a reitera sus condolencias de simpa'
tfas por las vfctimas del <Msine,, acepts Ia
amistosa Intervention de las potencias extran-
jeras en- este asunto 81 el case le fuese someti-
do. FL gabinete de Washington en- dos sesio'
nes celebradas lltimsmente resolvi6 tener on
oaenta 10 anteriormente expuesto, sin que clio
alterase el mensaje del presdente Mac kinley,
que serA preaentado al Congreso sin niDguna
variaoi6n, pero hacienda oonstar la actitud de
Espaha. Sc dice que los insurrectos oubanos
no aceptan el armisticio.
Idem idem l2.@El general Banoo gober
nador de Cuba Sc ha negado recibir Ia vista
de despedida del general Lee, consul de los
Estados Unidos en- la Habans.-Todos los in.
tereses norte- -americanos en- Cuba, han sido
puestos bajo la salvaguardia de los c6nsulea
ingleses.
Un telegrama de San Vicente (Cabo Yer
de), dice que la escuadrilla de torpederos esps-
foles estA preparkndose preoipitadamente para
hacerse la mar. Espera 6rdenes de Madrid
para salir embellishments. e.-Ss tienen notioiaa
positivas de que una formidable escusdra
espaiiols ha salido de Cadiz con rumbo Cana.
rias. Escolta una segunda hotilla de torpedo.
ros, oompuesta de seis buques.