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sTons,

The acreage of winter wheat for the
present season is estimated at 29953, ,639,
which is 2,311 ,96S acres greater than the
area sown in the fall of 1897, and i pos,
800 acres in excess of the winter wheat
area actually harvested in 1898. The
acreage of winter rye is estimated at 81
per cent less than that of last year.
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been one of the hardest fighters for the
plum, threw his forces to Quarles when
he saw that his own election was impos-
sible, and Isaac Stephenson, Judge Webb
and ex-Congressman Cook, the other can
didates. followed suit. 1t required 100
legislative and caucus ballots to end the
fight
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GOMEZ ASKS $50, 900, 600.
Refuses to Disband Cuban Army Until
This Sum Is Paid.

Maximo Gomez the Cuban commanding
general, is determined to retain his alleged
army unless the sum of $60,000,000 is
forthcoming from the United States. The
insurgent leader is to all appearances un-
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The great differences in temperatures
shown in this table were due to the sit
uatiohs of the places with reference to the
cold waves and low pressure storm CEN
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Along the Adriatic sea swallows and
other migratory birds are caught every
year by the hundreds of thousands. and
eaten by the Italians, who spread nets,
in which as manv as 800 to 500 of the
tired birds are caught at once. 1t is
difficult TO stop this ', holesale murder,
because, on sight of an official, the
hunters spies give shrill whistle and
the nets disappear.
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VALUE OF CROPS FOR 1898.
Estimates Given Ont by the Depart
ment of fARricuIture.

The final estimates of acreage, produc-
tson and value of the following crops in
| the United States for 1893, made by the
statstician of the Department of ~Agri-
| culture are as follows:
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the meantime concentrated at three
points, Calvocan, Gagalangin and Santa
Mesa.
AT about ! o'clock the Filipinos opened
hot fire from all three places simulta-
neously. This was supplemented by the
fire of two siege guns at BalikBalik and
by advancing their skirmishers at Paco
and Pandacan. The Americans respond
ed with a terrific fire, but, owing to the
darkness, they were unable to determine
its effect
The Utah light artillery finally succeed
ed in silencing the native battery. The
Third artillery also did good work on the
extreme left. The engagement lasted over
an hour The United States cruiser
Charleston and the glnboat Concord, sta
toned off Malabona. opened fire from
their secondary batteries on the Filipinos'
position at Calvocan and kept il up vigor-
ously. AT 2:45 o'clock there was another
fusillade along the entire line and the
United States sea-going double turreted
monitor Monadhock opened fire on the
enemy from off Aialate There was inter
mittent firing at various points all day
long.
American Troops Advance.
With daylight the Americans advanced
The California and Washington regiments
made a splendid charge AMI drove the
Fllipinos from the villages OF paco and
Santa Mesa. The Nebraska regiment also
distinguished itself. capturing several
prisoners and one howitzer and very
strong position at the reservoir, which is
connected with the water works The
Kansas and Dakota regiments compelled
the enemys right flank to retire to Cal
voCan.
The losses of the Filipinos are known TO
be considerable. The American losses
are estimated at twenty men killed and
123 wounded. The Ygorates armed with
bows and arrows. nade very determin-
ed stand in the face of hot artillery fire
and left many men dead on the field.
Though there was no concerted uprising
in Manila, several attempts were made in
the city during the night TO assassinate
American officers.
The American Outposts are the ones
formerly occupied by tie Spanards on the
outskirts of the city, while those held by
the insurgents are about mAe away TO
the north and east. The distance be
tween Calvocan and Paco. the extreme
points of the fighting, is six miles. Cal
vOcan is the most northerly of the insur-
gents outpOsts. This is the town bonn
barded by the Charleston and Concord.
Balik Balik, where the insurgents had two
field pieces, lies to the east of Calvocan
and much nearer to the American lines.
being close to Pandacan and Paco These
two small towns are very short distance
from Aondo. the American outpost. and
almost directly west Of Santa Mara. They
are on a road running wes wcrd from
Manila.
The positions which the Amerio ms held
at the beginning of the fight were former
ly occupied by the Filipinos. AT the siege
of Manila the IA = ives drove the Spaniards
from these positions and took possession
of them, but finally gave them up at the
request Of Gen. Otis, falling back about a
mile, where they established new de-
fenses. Some Of these were captured by
the Americans.
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The largest workhouse In the world
is at Liverpool. and it has accommoda.
tion for no fewer than 5000 inmates
It Ia not, however, often filed.
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STATE OF OHIO. CITY or TOLEDO,
IyrCAG (t1TNTg ss.

LUCAS COUNTY. 90
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senior partner Of the firm Of f. j. CHENEY &
Co, doing business In the City of Tole,.o, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm viii pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case ot C4tarrh that cannot be cured
by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
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enee. this 9Th day of December. A ID. 1856.
~
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directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for testimonials, free.
r. j. CHENEY s. CO.. Tols 20. @
Sold by Druggists. re.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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been deprived of his right leg, how
ever, when young man, and though
he weighed over 800 pounds, he had
learned to get around as nimbly on the
wooden substitute as if it had been the
real thing.
In fact, this wooden leg rather en-
HANGED his value as an officer, for it
was far more efficient in subduing
troublesome citizens than any club
would have been. He could fence, kick,
trip-up or belabor with equal facility,
and the stranger who doubted Peg
gy's" prowess had only to develop
symptoms OF desire TO create rough
house" in order to be thoroughly con-
WINGED.
Owing TO Peggy's enormous weight
he used to wear the head of small
lSeg strapped to the bottom of his leg
to buoy him up on muddy days
WI E=e DId 1t.
After IL was all over the editor of
the Hawkville Bugle looked at the nc
tress rather reproachfully.
What have l done that you should
try to horsewhip ne?" he asked.
Nothing; nothing at ALL" she an
swered, cheerfully. IL simply needed
advertising. that's all."-Chicago Post.
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CAUGHT IN A TRAP.

We left Edward Robin mounting
guard at the head Of the attic stairs
He could see lights moving about in the
house below him and hear the hoarse
cries of the bandits as they ran from
chamber to chamber in search of plum
der.
Presently a terrified scream informed
him that they had discovered the hid
ing place of old Caleb Shurker and were
dragging him forth to make him sur
render his hoard He was pleading pit
eously for mercy as they forced him to
accompany them TO their chief With
blows. curses and insults the ruffians
drove him before them until they reach
ed the lawn in front of the dwelling
where Claudius Smith was awaiting
them.
Robin now left his post and APP
preached one of the dorner windows.
Looking down from this coign of
vantage. ne deserted the shadowy forms
of the outlaws grouped around the per-
son of their chief. who was standing
under the branches of an apple tree
sternly questioning his quaking pris-
oner. He could hear the hoarse bass of
the bandit and the quavering treble of
his victim alternating in inquiries ami
replies. but just what passed between
them it was impossible TO make out
AL at once the bandit shouted angrily
''Blarst my eyes. what a stubborn
fool ye be- If yen not tell where the
gold is hid. why. then. We must hang.
that's all Then. turning to his men.
theless it missed its mark. for as be
was in the act of delivering it q Tory
rushed precipitately into the attic and
jostled against him. At the same in
slant the sharp report of firearms. the
shouts of triumph arose in deafening
tumult from below. Another Tory came
tumbling into the loft.
ave ara betrayedi'' he shouted in
tones that quavered with fear. Rum.
captain. run. for the Americans have
surrounded the housei''
Then he and his comrade scurried
nway in the darkness and concealed
| themselves in the lumber that Uttered
| the attic. Their chief stood at the head
of the stairs looking down upon tn,
tumultuous scene below ike one petri
fod- The light of the torches. born,
hither and tmther by his men as they
fought to escape from their assailants
threw itful CLEANS upon his counte
nance. and Robin could see that it haC
/ turned a hideous. hvid hue from baffieC
rage and despair.
Presently a deep voice thundere,
| above the din.
"Claudius Smith is in the loftl u
and at him. menl Give the outlaw n
| quarterl'
at this Claudius uttered dehan
| laugh.
A AYE, but re must catch me FIRST. y
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blarsted rebelsl'' he gfowIsd Between
his teeth
Then he turned and ran quickly to-
ward one Of the dormer windows
Scarcely had he reached it when there
was an onrush Of footsteps on the mar
row stairs. and a number of furious
frontiersmen sprang one after another
into the loft. where they scattered and
began searching the lumber and rubbish
for the bandit chief Presently one of
them caught sight Of him as he was in
the act of crawling through the dormer
window. With a shout of exultation he
hurried after him. arriving at the WIN
dow just in time to see the fugitive
scramble nimbly down the sloping roof
20 the gutter. swing himself to the
veranda below. slide down one of its
pillars and escape across the lawn to
the place where his horse was tethered.
In the meantime Robin had narrow
ly escaped death at the hands of the
other assailants. On their first coming
into the attic they had passed him by
unnoticed. and he had since been too
much bewildered by the strange events
transporting before him to pay much
heed to their movements. Indeed while
they were searching the loft for the
Tory chief he was engaged in admins
tering to Zadie. who had reiapsed into
| Inconsistencies when Claudius swung
| his saber at her defender. The from
tiersmen came upon him while he was
chatting the hands and temples of the
girl with the idea of restoring her to
her senses and, setting upon him furi-
ously, would have dispatched him in
the darkness had he not warned them
| quickly that he was not an enemy.
''Hold. my fine fellowsl' he cried.
would you slay a true American p
At this they dropped their weapons,
and one of them lit torch and held il
close to his face For a moment bC
scrutinized the young mans counte
nance keenly. Then he broke out into 8
cry Of amazement:
"By the powers above. it's Edward
RoblinI'
The young man glanced quickly a
the speaker. and his heart sank within
him. for he found himself face to fac
with his relentless prosecutor, Farme
Price,
(To RE c0NTTNurp
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few seconds Of profound silence. during
which Robin stood over the opening
with uplifted weapon. ready to strike
down the next Tory who might be bold
enough to show his head. Then the
stiffness was broken by hoarse voice,
mingling strange oaths with direful
threats.
1t was the voice of Claudius Smith
"Out of my wsyl Make rooml'' he
roared. pushing his comrades tc the
right and left as he strobe toward the
steps
One of the Tories pointed to the open
ing into the attic.
There's an armed devil yonder.
he said. land ye'd better not go near
him.
Coward Poltrooni'' shrieked his
chieftain. beside himself with fury
''D'yethink fear man. God. or devil8'
Blind with rage. he leaped upon the
steps and mounted them with the agili-
ty of tiger. AS his head came through
the floor Robin struck at it savagely
with his saber.
Steel rang against steel, sparks scin-
tillated in the darkness. and the weapon
flew out of Robins hand 1t had
glanced off the blade OF the saber with
which the outlaw had been shrewd
enough to cover his attack
The Tory chieftain sprang into the
attic triumphant He saw in the gloom
the form of a man crouching away
from him and raised his saber aloft to
deal a deathblow. The next instant
the blade cut cleaning swath IN the
air and descended swiftly
The blow was well intended; never
sneir way to Caleb Shurker's to make
him surrender his hoard.
This announcement had an eIectrify-
ing effect upon the men.
"Claudius Smith on another Of his
raids. dye sayf The robberl The muir
dereri'
And with these EXPLANATIONS of rage
they hurried away to prepare them
selves for action. Accustomed as they
were to respond to Sudden alarms the
men of this border settlement were not
long in making ready for the road.
| Within a few minutes after the mes
| senger's arrival they were prepared t.
ride to Caleb Shurker's rescue. and
| placing herself at their head. Polly con
tinued her journey.
She had now eight men with which
to oppose 70 outlaws. Conscious of TIT
] inadeauacy OF this force. she turned L
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One of them ran Of quickly and soon /
returned with q stout cord A running /
moose was made at one end Of it and
he was hurried beneath the apple tree.
Snow, my lads. swing him upi"
commanded the Tory cbieftain.
An indescribabls uproar followed
these words Robin could see nothing
but a struggling mass Of men surging
around the prisoner. whose body pres
emily shot up above their heads. dan
Cling at the end of a rope. But he was
not permitted to witness the end Of the
tragedy. for at that moment he heard
the sound of footsteps upon the attic
stairs
Instantly divining that some skullTipg
Tories had left their comrades to come
hither and plumber in secret, he ran to
the head of the fight and. picking up
his saber, awaited their appearance
through the opening he was just in
time. for the next instant the first Of
the bandits reached the top of the steps
He was in the act of passing into the
attic when he received such a rap on
the sconce from Robins saber that he
plunged headlong to the floor below,
where he lay like one dead This had
the effect of dampening the ardor Of his
comrades.
Peering through the opening, Robin
observed that they hesitated, consulted
together snd then beat a hasty retreat.
He heard them running down rapidly
through the house and knew that they
had gone to bring others to their assist
ance. Although he realized that he had
no hope of successfully witbstanding
the odds that would be brought into
requisition. he determined to defend
| Zadie to the last. He fully believed that
the outcome of the struggle would be
| death. Nevertheless this did not de-
| p<ive him of his courage.
| While he was waiting the return of
the Tories the girl regained her senses.
''Where am ~ she moaned feebly.
Robin fastened to her side.
a'Be STILL Zadiel'' he whispered. bend.
ing over her. Your safety depend;
upon it. 1t must not be known that
you have taken refuge here.
Eyes. yes. know now" she moan
| ed sadly. 1.-The Tories have broken int
the house. They are after my husband
gold. Oh. poor. poor Caleb If they de
prive him Of his money, it will xii
him
Suddenly the stairs resounded 60 tb
tread Of many footsteps. accompanied
by confused shouts and the rattle o
steel against steel The Tories were ap
preaching. Some of them were carry
ing torches whose light already pene
trated the darkness of the loft.
fastening back to his post. Roblil
could see them hurrying toward tn
stairs hike a pack of hungry wolves
When they reached the bottom of tn
flight. he drew back into the shadoN
and waited
Presently a flaming torch was pre-
truded through the door. followed by
ferocious face searching the darkness
Robin swung his saber and the ras
intruder fell backward down the steps
carrying two comrades with him TIL
crash of their fall was followed by
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CHAPTER VIII.
PoLLY's DESPERATE RIDE.

FULLY y DEcfktkAIk klDk-
Shortly after the departure of the
bandits Polly put On her cloak and
bonnet and stole cautiously out Of the
cavern Two Tories were mounting
guard on the platform outside. but they
merely raised their eyes ~ she passed
them and made no attempt to stop her.
1t was evident that so far Richard
Smith had proved as good as his word
and that he guards were acting under
his instructions
The sun had not yet sunk behind the
mountains when she reached the clear
ing where the horse was awaiting her.
She found the animal tetheFed to a tree
near by and. taking 1t by the bride
led it through the bushes TO the trail
There she mounted and proceeded as
fast as the rugged way weuld allow to-
ward the valley. At first the necessity
of advancing cautiously was a sore trial
to her patience
''Oh. why can not ride fasterS' she
muttered. THE Tories are already on
their way to plumber the Shurkers. and
I have not a second TO spsre il 1 would
bring them assistance. "
Then she remembered that the band
had started off without their supper
and that it was not likely they would
attack their victims until late in the
evening
They will stop to eat. = she unused
land Will undoubtedly delay their at
tempt until late at night. At all event
will soon reach the foot of she noun
tains and can thea ride rs fast as
like. -
This reflection served to console her
and she became reconciled to her snail
like pace AS she was skillful horse
woman the steepness OF the descent
which at times was dangerously abrupt
did not appall her in tie least The ami
NAL she rode was accustomed to tn
rough trails of the mountains and clam
bered down the precipitous incline wit
sure and cautious strides.
Twilight was beginning t. fall whe
she reached the foot Of the range Their
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DAILY SERVICE, YORK RIVER
LINE.


Daily service via York River Line
will be resumed. beginning May 18th
on following schedule: Leave Rich
Eond via Southern Railway 1880 P. M.
West Point. $500 P. NJ, arrive Balti-
more 8 80 following morning. Return
ing leave Baltimore 500 p. NJ, West
Point 8 100 A. N. arrive Richmond o:2O
A. M. Close connections are mads at
Baltimore with Baltimore and Ohio
and Pennsylvanisr railroads 60 and from
Philsdelphis, New York, Atlantis City
and all points East. Steamers leave
West Point and Baltimore daily, K
cept Sundays. 81
Fare between Richmond and Bslti-
N ore, first-class. one way, 81 80, round
trip, good for ten days "a 90. Round
trip tickets, Philadelphia, $0.o0, to New
York, $780, good for thirteen days.
@. w. WESTBURY,
Travelling Passenger Agent.
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she turned into highway that branch
ed off from the trail and urged her
horse 10 a gallop. AS Goshen was too
far distant Co admit of riding there for
succor. she determined TO scour the
roads in the neighborhood of the noun
1ains and arouse the whole region TO as
-sist her But as the country here was
but sparsely settled she realized that
she must ride like the wind.
Come. old fellow. " she said. bend
ing forward and patting the glossy neck
of her steed; you must do your best
for me tonight -
Then she drew n whip from the sad
die and piled it TO the animals TANKS.
And now began that furious ride which
As still preserved in the traditions of
the region.
The gallant horse responded nobly to
Polly's urging and dashed forward at
Increased speed. On. on they flew.
through forests. fields ana swamp
lands. up hill and down. trailing a
cloud of dust behind and awaking the
echoes in the neighboring hills with the
sound Of hoof beats For mile after mile
this furious gait was maintained. and
yet not the sign of human habitation
appeared along the way Polly began
to despair.
'-Can it be possible. " she thought.
~'that no people inhabit this countryr'
Just then she arrived at a turn in
the road and uttered little cry of de-
light For few rods ahead could be
seen cluster of dwellings with smoke
curling mp from their cliimneys The
buildings were only log huts. but this
an itself was encouraging. for il indi-
Gated that their owners were stout
hearted pioneers. who would hasten to
respond TO her call
As Polly galloped furiouay into the
settlement she aroused all the dogs to
yelping. so that when she drew rein the
inhabitants came running from their
houses alarmed by the disturbance they
raised.
What is it. galf'' cried a burly
-xrontiersman excitedly. Have the In
~juns come over the mountainsT"
mo. not that. painted Polly. 'but
something far worse. Oh. if you be
true men arm yourselves and mount
your horses at once. for a neighbor
stands In need of your aid "
By this time eight sturdy fellows
were gathered round her. with circle
of gaping women and children in the
background
"A neighbor in trouble ?" asked their
spokesman. Then tell MS his plight.
lass, and Wen stand by him.
Hes to be robbed and murdered. =
cried Polly. ''Oh. make haste OF it will
be too late.
Then. seeing the men still looked
questioningly at her. she added
"Claudius Smith and his gang are on
he asked quickly. ''Have any Of ye goi
a roper
The suggestion acted upon the pas
sions Of the ruftians like a spark applied
to gunpowder.
Hang the REBEL Swing him upi
thy yelled, crowding around the pris
-oner and shaking their fists in his face
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An old westerner, now residing In
Chicago, tells of picturesque char
acter who was marshal of small rail
road town in old-timc Kansas. He was
known in The town as Peggy" Bow
man, and his proud boast was that no
matter what excitement might be go
ing on me never lost his head. lie had