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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Alaska NoWDraWing
Good Citizens.
no bESPFRiMES OF THE WAY
Majority Of Men rcrohsse First
Glass Ticks cts. ana Few stos y.
swsys Are Found.

The officials Of the different steam
ship companies operating vessels
between seattle and Alaskan ports.
report q decided change in The class
n paassnnern wha rutranize thriE
beats. compared wisa fast year. Be-
ginning With the gigantic rush TO the
i1nd n newiy-found mineral wealth.
and extending through the summer
NJ to the beginning - winter, per-
sons Of ali grades % society from the
rich hsnker 10 the common. every
day hobo. passed /ougl seattle on
ts-ir way 90 the Koidnelds.
punko men. gamblers. thieves. es-
capped gailbiris. aud other individ-
ua,s ~ that order. were as plentiful
as nIes around jar OF Washington
honey. Hold ups and burglarirs
we're an everyday occurrence. and
the isvnger % the bunko man were
many
90 the many steamers running n
Aiaska at that time. hardly one
made = passage without discovering
at least one stowaway on board. SO
often dld this occur. that the sail
lng ~ the steamers - often de-
Aalf1 an UAAN Ut ~ AAAfA hNAE HAftfI~
wlse. while the crew proEDecied Ia
the freight and fuel for these OBJ
Hoxlous free passsngerr. They
concealed themselves ia all sorts
81 iiaecs. some burying themselves
in he zeal IN Tbs bunkers. and
others In the chain lockers.
To-day, however. matters have
changed. and the officers % the dif-
fereut steamers report finding very
few u the free passengers" Peo-
rie Ut better grades OF society are
alro coming from the East and go
if.g rorth. At the steamship Offices
u is noticeable that the majority Of
the travelling public purchase first
class tickets. while at this time last
year second class tickets We're sole
TO "A rreater extent.
4 year ago. nearly the whole
ierEth of the waterfront, extending
from the south bunkerE to Schwa-
hacher dock. was the stamping
ground Of fakirs and cheap jeweiry
peddierr. bsggarH. thieves, and
bnnkn men were galore. Through
the efforts ~ the police and detec-
tive force. this class has been forced
- seek other fields. and tranquility
relEns supreme.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
TO SELECT THEM
Commissioners to Be Ep.
pointed by Governor.

REPUBLIC. March "a. c. Lit
tie. state fxh commissioner. arrived
yesterday. 10 - understood he u
commissioned BY Gov. Rogers q
look axer the field and report the
proper persons TO be named for Gem
mlsRianerz Of Ferry countS. BE
apent the day IN interviews with
business men and Old residents The
imp, lance 81 having q good board
Of commissioners n apparsn, when
Il Is Understood that the comma
sionsrs have the appointing Of All
tho officers. and these VIII serve for
nearly ts.o years. or until the next
general election There II some al
versity % opinion ~ 70 who should
be recommended. hut there II NJ
difference Of opinion as regards the
selection - competent and rc=pon-
sibie citizens 20 those positions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
OLD SEA CAPTAIN DEAD

Captain Joseph A. Monroe. aged
nevrrty-one years. well known
atranE seafarine mon. died in this
city today. at gze East Lake avenue.
q heart failure. Fer thirty years
he was captain OF sailing vessels, but
old aEe ovsrtakine him he gave up
ths aca. end was for four years and
= half captain Of the West Seattle
ferry. lie ief, the ferry two years
since. and lived quietly and peace
fully until death came to him at
his home. The funeral viii take
mace Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock. from the Haven d. T..
Church.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
HONORED EMMETT
Emerald Club Meet Saturday
Evening In tho City.

At Iegartnn thss'er Saturday
nlFht. fae Emerald club save an ea-
fastaiaucnt IN csiabrafiop a. thr
lsiss anniversary ~ TIE birth 81
itailert Emmsi. the Irish patriot
martyr a large and apprecssiive
crowd was present Tee program
was interesting and we'll rendered.
Nj. Arthur. who was substituted Tor
Gen. j. q. Meteaif. owing 90 thr lat.
tef'a illness. said v w.as poor frirha
fasn that couldn't ssy Hofne'hing for
iceland
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Or. SCOTT IS DEAD
The msa Ssw yekn orewa
MsageA.

ASHLAND. Va. March q - pr.
Henry scott. who dressed John
Hrown's wounds az Hsrpcr's Ferry,
anu Who examined Browns body
when u was taken from the scsfrcli.
il dead.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
FilIplnos Again Repulsed.

MANILA, March 6.--tI.ate Buile-
tim. Tho Manila Insurgents In tho
vicinity ofthe wsterworlSs were dis
pressed this morning by Kings brig
adj
Three members Of tho Nebraska,
two q the Wisconsin regiments, and
two ambulance men were wounded.
The enemy used a new canon, but
without effect.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Sought for Cold.

TNCoHt Sareh e.--Jnmca ~.
Fulasr. N Lake T'apus was IN the
city yeatefGag ioo!iing fnf his wife.
a voane maa named George Griffin
Nhiir 9nidef vNa 1erkins FOR gold
IN tie frozen REGIONS u the Yukon.
When hs irff his farm n YEAR ago
hia sgife 1a thcre. but when he re-
tufn ete was gone. lie q look
Ing f1f the pair with a warrant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
WILL Be ARRESTED
lou Van Alstine and Emma
Horton In Contempt.

Lou van Aiatine and Emma Nor
tor are 10 De arrested for contempt
~ court. Judge Benson this morn
ina nigHed Daperf ordering the
sheriT u place them under arrest.
md they viii be tried on the 10th OF
this month. Their bail Is fixed at
300 each.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
THEY WILL ADJOURN
thursday OF This Week Leg.
isisture Dissoives.

OLYMPIA. March s.-~on Thursday
~ tnlf week. Al midnight the sixth
Legislators IF the state esili breathe
ns iart There Ia a good deal yet To
be transacted. snf ~ 10 believed that
the last session via rim into the
aushl hours % Friday morning
Hsrp. a. at fvHahinrtan. the Law
unkerp always havn to turn the clock
NHsk
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06

ROME. March q, - The following
hulie,sn relative to the rope's con-
siitien vas posted today st the Vat
lcan;
Generally and locally the patients
condition IL most satisfactory. No
further bulletins win be issued I'M
ell tomorrow evening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Crescent Bicycles
PRICES $500
10000
SPELGER 81 EURLBUT
I2I5.t2i7 Second Avenue
SEATTLE iHkLiNcs.

Tho Lake Union Womea's Chris
tinn Temperance Union viii give @
silver medal contest on Friday even
Ing. March 10th. In the German 81.
r. Church. NJ the corner OF Deuney
way and Stewart street
George n winohoti has rlsd "A
petition before the city council for
the reduction OF the Stewart street
grade tax on Lot 8 block 9. In heirs
Of sarah \. Bells. nrat addition 10
Seattle.
4 large plate glass window IN the
front II Albert ilaneon'r store on
First avenue. Was broken ~ a ham
mer nyinF from The hands Of .
workman at the bench. and IL being
r placed today.
William WAYNE neixin. formerly
81 this city. has been arrested In
New York ON . charge 81 trying 20
fefraud The Waldorf Astoria hotel
out - i,ta.
The people Of Victoria have at last
come 10 the conclusion that the At
tin alien exclusion act IL an injury
e. Them and the proprietor- ~ lead
tns kefels Of that city complain that
thea business has greatly fallen on
Mr. Nccahe. Of the Wilson hotel:
william MekeowB. OF the Oriental;
and sm EldriRe. OF the Dawson,
~ complain. They point out the
iifTersac In this years business and
iast. The register ~ she Victoria
shows 800 guests less IN February
this year than last. The falling of
this year. and the cause assigned. IN
the alien exclusion act.
The local land Office In this city
Is authority for the statement that
300 oHo acres % government land IA
sttii unsurveyed and open for settle
Z nsenL Most 81 this Land IL among
the hxst and richest In the state.
Tho local cffiee calls the attention Of
/ i'm grants u the fact that she land
may Re had FOR the asking The
lnnd efIice makes q a rule 90 survey
lard which 10 applied as a home
stead. and hameseekers are AIDED In
securing locations that suit them.
( =. ~ F1tts has petitloned the
city council for license 90 construct
sewers ar provided under ordinance
number isok
John Had'ry wAs arrested by
o1csr Powers yesterday afternoon.
He IL supposed 20 be insane and Nil,
D. examined this afternoon.
I Ths funeral service Of A. Murphy.
who died at Providence hospital ssv-
rt.alerni days ago uf injuries re-
auitinw from a fall. was hcld yester-
das afternoon At BctteFworth's and
gems chapel.
Alfred W Martin Addressed a
larzr.slxed audience last night Al
I RanrSss hall or she subject. Amer
3 lea fhafl prosper. no matter what
I q done with the Philippians" al
( though bordering on the verge %
I politics. MIR Martin handled the
sub i,-ct IN a SENT POLITICAL manner.
: \ narae viii b. provided for the new
+ Geek this afternoon.
Z : he Semitic hotel building was sold
I Saturday By Sheriff vsade Nauier
an knocked down 10 John MeInnis
Z fer $3.50
Licences 90 we'd have been Issued
I for Da.anno faru. aEc q. and Cesar
ina Dugeni. aged is. both Of Frank
lin Ewing Leo Deputy. age .. and
Ida Jones, aged q. both Of Seattle.
Lem Short a miikmna from
: Georgetown. was rshed out % the
nav sunday afternoon BY officer
John Kelley.
Tho regular monthly business
Z meeting 81 the hoard Of health VIII
+ he held in Or spariinR's Office IN the
Pioneer buiiding tomorrow night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
IN FAVOR OF MILES
lieutenant Mason ToIts OF the
Rotten Beef.

WASHINGTON March s.4-i.ieu-
iennat .ason. Of the Ninth infantry.
VAS the most important Nitness ex-
ninlntd ~ the Miles court % IN
curry today. lie testified that the
beef was uunAlatabie. and that "
causea atserne On three occasions
the entire daily issus % refrigerated
hosf spoiled. and had TO be thrown
away.
The ronrs meets at Chicago on
Thgfsaay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
OHIO RIVER IS UP
Sevon Deaths by Drowning
Already Reported.

CINCINNATI. o.. March G. - The
river has gone above the danger line
and now Registers - n. 3 IN, and Is
atlll riHuR Many families are muvs
ing from their homes. and much
damage In being done all along the
Ohio nnd its tributaries. Seven
dcaths BY drowning were reported
from various points this morning,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Ar the Seattle.

Louis Jamea. FREDERICK Warde. and
Katherine Kidder nndo their initial
nt,i oarnnce ~ ere Seattle tneatef
lar. esenlng in ~ School for Scan
dm. wen known play The
ihenter was crowded. and aisle seats
were ~ premium. while many
raopie were forced 10 stand up. II
~ u stronr. evenly balanced com
many aud the coming week will I'M
GoubtsdiY witness large houses. The
company appoarg this evening. to-
morrow evening" and wednesday
'kBpssnqL pur
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
THEY WANT FOOD
spain's Rcpstristcd Soldiers
Crying Out at Madrid.

NAHID. March a., meeting
hers today Of rrpasrlatssa soldiers. "a
vas decided 10 petition the govern
rleni Ger f0od and arrears Of peN.
~ Valencia yesterday the soldiers
psraata through thr strssts carry
Ing banners on which were inscrib-
"a. I'VE are hgHHry."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
A SEWERAGE SYSTEM
Business Before the Board
of Public Works.

A meeting Of tho bead Of public
works viii be held this afternoon
The main husincss which viii come
up before the board win be cansid
Grafton 81 the bids Ter the opening
a. Taylor avenue. The new sewer
age system On seventh avenue north
wil be- adVprtiHsd. This ayrtem VIII
cover all districts IN the neighbor-
hood ~ the Denny school, aud VIII
be four miles IN length. over 500 lots
wni p, covered. and the cost n this
svates.t IL estimated at 1000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Negroes Leave Illinois.

pANA. IN. March e.--The nili.
tary Guard az the trains last night
say that forty nerroel have left the
city There sFc now only about 90
negroes IN Pans ana they are work.
ing aniy half tire. one hundred re-
groe= viii leave tomorrow for In.
dian territory a. take the place 81
striking miners there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Glacier Mining District.

TACOMA. March Seventeen
aunrtz claims fla the Glacier mining
fis,riet In this county. owned b. J..
W. Knapp and associatcs. ~ Buck
Icy. ssere today hnnded - 4. ~.
hitchcock. ~ Niarneda county. Cal.
for TO 900. the sum ~ $4,000 "
paid down. 81. 900 more II 70 be paid
whom yosaesslon is taken and the
balance IN 1900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
HIS DAUGHTER DEAD
4 Child 81 kIpiIng Dies 81
Pmevmonis Today.

NEW YORK. March s--kipiinE'b
condition this morning In unehanx.
ed. ID viii he a week before he can
take food.
Hin daughter. josephine. died this
asarusnx Of pneumonia. kiriins was
arpri~ed 81 tho sad event.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Casualties ut Hsniis.

WASHINGTON. March s=Generai
otis reports the following cellfofu-
ans wounded near San Pedro Meea'l
on saturday Private Louis uarcan
aud Wilhcim Wheeler. Sergeant
Frank aeSaiiy sprainei hls ankle
In the action ON ths ZANE aay,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Another Railway Collision,

nrfNNIRK. y. Y. March e.--The
Lake shores passenger train eollid-
ed with q switch engine at westfield
this morniag. Twelve were injured.
several seriously,
WASHINGTON, March s. - The
President hast appointed Fred
Wines. OF Illinois, assistant direc-
tir Of the Mint.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Will Take No Nand.

WAsHINGT0N. March G. : the
state department officials deny that
the United States has any intention
Of taking a hand In the Chinese
Italian scuahhle over the lease OF
san Mum bay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06

main Operative untli April I. when
the usual summer schedule will 10
into effect.
The rates for first-eiass passengers
on The ucrmanic. britannia and
cymhrie have been cut from $40 10
$50, and on the Majestic and Teu-
tonic from sTs 60 80. Second cabin
passage has been cut from 1880 10
$3.50.
Gustav echwah. cf the Hamburg
American line. declined To aay
whether hts line would meet the cut
OF the white star line. as also did
James A. Wright, second vice presi-
dent Of the American line and agent
Of the Cunard line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
STEAMER RATES CUT
The White Star TransstIsntic
Liners Reduce Prices.

NV YORK. March g.eThe
Wfite Ftar steamship line has made
q cut to the rates Tor pas5src to
England on several Of ltf ships that
my result n causing q general low
crinT - rBier. The new schedule
goes into rect at once, and VIM re-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
GOES BACK TO caLIFoRxIE

Frank Steel. a detective OF Los
Angeles. arrived IN the city last
night. lie comes after Charlie Har-
per. Who was recently arrested by
Detective Meredith on the charge Of
jumping "A bail bond. Harucr was
arrested on two ohargea ~ assault
with intent IT, commit murder. Ho
was placed under n $4,000 bond aud
then left the city. Detective Steel
viii leave this morning for Los An
Reies with the prisoner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
RICH FARMING LAND
Puya;Iup Boasts Some Very
Fine Ground.

TACOMA March eTo raise
enough on farm In one year to buy
the land IL not gn uncommon inold-
dent In the wheat country. whore
land coatn only from $50 TO 80 per
acre az was done last year and this
when 20 u " busnola OF wheat was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
chiesgo's Schools.

CHICAGO. March s.~Tcn nnw
buildings and 10000 worth II elbow
room fof school children 81 the pro-
rramnfe for 1929 IN Chicago. This
means a few lees rented rooms ami
n ROOD deal more riFhi. air. comfort
and heHtth for children IN IN parts
~ Chicago In and after the year %
gfnra irfn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
Horror Crows Worse.

Tal'LaN. March Slate Buiie.
~ -Four men injured IN the mag
anime explosion died today. and
several others cannot recover The
dee 4 are row estimated AZ slightly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
SIX NEW CRUISERS
The Plans Are to BE- Drawn
Up Immediately.

WASHINGTON. March 9. - Resr
Admsrais Htchhorn and Melville
gave orders this morning foe the
preliminary work W drawing M
mars for stu cruisers authorized BY
the naval appropriation bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
jACKAL RUNS AWAY
agonciIIo Cannot Be Found
at London.

LONDON. March s.-AEouciilo. the
Fulpieo agent who was rescued from
skcrryvore rock when the liner Lab
rador went ashore. has disappeared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06

LONDON. March s-The Daily
News this morning announces the
break up OF the transatlantic line
combine" In consequences OF which
the American line managers have
reduced frst-ciass fares TO $50 and
second class To SIS. II Ii rumared.
according 60 the same authority.
that the White Star Steamship COM
pany win reduce rates to even low
er figures and that a keen rate war
viii enrue.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06

BRUSSELS. March g - Queen
Marie. who Ia dangerously III With
pneumonia. IL better To-Day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06

Mcr7hee's biz dramatic md vaude-
vile company opened n weeks en-
aarenient ut the'rhird avenue theat
er last evening. The company prom
lees 10 enjoy q weeks good trad
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06
CHURCH DEDICATION
Westminster Will Enter Its
New Building In April.

Westminster Presbyterian Church.
of which Rev. Mr.. Gilchrist IL PAS
tor. viii go into Its new building on
broadway on the first SUNDAY OF
April The next thing that win be
done after dedication exercises are
over. win be to send out a foreign
missionary at the expense OF tho
church. Bhe field has not vet been
selected. but win be named when the
time for the enterprise is at hand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-06

The forthcoming translation into
English OF ostrogorslti's "pemoora-
cy and the Organization of Political
Parties" is 10 have an Introduction
by Mr., bryce, guthor OF THE AM
erlcan COMMONWEALTH"
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
An Opera for the Ouenn.

With reference to the bequest made
to the corporation eighteen years ago
by certain Sig. Favale. says the Lon
don City Press, it seems that, in addi-
tion to the money left to form mar
riage portions for city maidens, the
sgnor bequeathed t. .er majesty his
unpublished tragic opera in three acts.
entitled "Elzira." His last request was
that her majesty should command its
representation, and that the proceeds
should be devoted to the poor of Lon
don. That opera is still preserved in
the archives, but up to the present no
step has been taken to insure its pro-
duction. Perhaps one day we shall see
It given in the theater the Guildhall
School Of Music now possesses.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16
Au.,rla's Newspaper Tax.

Austria shares the doubtful honor
with Turkey of having government
tax on each newspaper printed in or
introduced into the country, and the
privilege with Russia of prohibiting
the sale Of journals in the streets. The
removal Of this unpopular tax on
knowledge has been n matter of con-
slant agitation and promises of a
speedy reform have been made by the
present government. The obstruction
ist policy of the opposition in Parlia-
ment, however, has rendered the pros
pect of legislation on this point hope
less, at least within any measurable
space Of time. The Social Democratic
party has, nevertheless, taken n very
pronounced position in the matter, and
is agitating for an abolition of the OBJ
noxious laws. At the head of the pres
ent movement are many compositors,
who fear that the number Of the en-
ployed will be cons 'derably reduced
by the pending introduction Of compos-
ing machines unless in the meantime
the existing tax is removed.-London
Pest.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

The February issue of the Book of
the Royal Blue" published by the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, contains a
very instructive article on 1.-THE Reg
ular Army Of the United States" by
Major H. o. Heistand, Assistant Adju-
tant General. Major Heistand gives
facts and figures concerning the mill
tary department since its organization,
during the war of the revolution.
Some of his statistics are very inter-
esting. During the revolution the
number of individuals actually in mil
itary service did not exceed $1,000; in
the war of 1872 there were All ,622, Of
which 62,674 were regulars; in the war
with Mexico there were 116,321, of
which 42,545 were regulars; in the war
of the rebellion there were 2,259, ,16S
United States troops of whom 17S,975
were co!ored, and $1,000 regulars, the
total being 1896, 6,16S; in the war with
Spain there were 2l9,035 volunteers,
QO,189 being colored) and 55,6S2 reg
ulars, a total of 274,717. Major Hell
stand also gives the number killed,
wounded and lost and the deaths from
disease in each war, including the In
dian wars, and other important facts.
Gilpin observer., 1899-03-16

likes and few likes, but I did not think
him capable OF such dastardly deed
as he contemplated. Thank heaven!
had witnessed the little scene behind
closed doors.
Hearing his call from the call-boy,
withdrew behind some packing trunks
and soon heard him treading the
boards above. I knew that he would
| remain on some time, SO l went into
his dressing room and quickly with
drew the bullet from the pistol. Then
went to my post above and found
the play progressing smoothly. as
usual
l never saw the leading man do as
well; as for the leading lady, she was
accepting his love with word, glance
and sweet gestures which told plainly
that she was in earnest. He was max
ing real love to her; yes, sir, such love
as you do sometimes see on the boards.
We old stagers can tell the difference
between downright love and the make
believe article every time.
When the rivals met in the duel
scene. l can assure you l was more
than an anxious spectator. He, the
hero, met the muzzle of the rival with
the same cool demeanor as hitherto.
1 wondered would he appear as cool,
as brave, had he known of the scene
behind the doors.
The face of the villain was perfect
picture of hellish ferocity, and never
before knew how much of a mans evil
nature could be depicted upon his fea-
fl1rpg Tho Wnr1 oiu tl fra
The sharp crack of the pistols fol-
lowed and the smoke passed up into
the flies.
All! The villain had forgotten his
fall. He started quickly forward and
gazed upon his rivals smiling face.
Then painful silence followed, as
there always does when break mars
the play. The leading man whispered
in an undertone:
Fall man! Why don't you fall?"
But the villain had no ear for hear
ing; he had expected to see the blood
stained corpse of his hated rival
stretched before him-and now he
stood there still alive and breathing.
With a loud oath which could be
heard in every part of the house, the
defeated villain sprang by his rival,
dashed through the little crowd of
stage people who had gathered in the
wings and plunged through an open
window, falling with sickening
sound upon the pavement below.
OF course this was all deep mystery
to every one but myself The curtain
dropped and surrounded by my COM
panions l told the whole story
l could see the leading lady clasp
the young fellows arm tightly when
/ told how l had baked the villain
now broken, senseless mass of flesh
and bones. l stayed with the company
long enough to see the young people
happily welded. This ring, a pure
diamond of the first water, was pre-
sented to me by the bridegroom for
my taking, for the once and only time
in all my life, the leading part in a
ragedy.-Exchange