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HIS DYING REVENGE.
Worst Thing He Could Do to Former
Rival Was to Have Him Marry
His Widow.

"You know Jack Clancy? No? Well,
listen now, and I'll tell you how he went
to the saints" said the quarry super
intendent, according to the New York
Tribune. "He was a fine, big man, well
liked by the boys. He had a good time
living, barring an occasional expert
ence at home, and when he died every
body regretted it, except, perhaps, his
wife, Mrs. Honoriah Emmeline Clancy,
who was Miss Norah Emma Brody be-
fore she took up with Clancy. Twas a
great courtship, but Clancy won out
in the end, and money changed hands
on the outcome. Clancy lived five
years after his marriage, but no man
or woman ever heard him complain.
One day Clancy crept back to see why
fuse hadn't reached, and a rock caved
his ribs in. The doctor told him he
had to die, and he took it without a
twitch to his eyes. He lay still min
ute. and then he called his best friend,
Red Shaughnessy, to him. Red told me
afterward how it went.
"'Red,' said he, weak as kitten, but
smiling, I'm goin' to dol
Jack said Red, we are
"'Red,' said Clancy, we've allus been
me best frind. Will ye promise me
wan thing that yell do fer me afther
I'm gomez
"'Thot l will answered Shaughnes-
sy, with a weep in his voice.
''Then Clancy said: There thing
thot's long been layin' Hwy on me Sowl,
Red. Do We moind Tim Crinnian?'
g Him do t. said Red. He put the
dirthy wur-rd av spite upon me whin ye
took from him the prisint Mrs. Clancy
and married her.
"'He did thot, Red said Clancy,
weaker and weaker. 'Norah is visitin'
her rich conthractin' brother in the
city now, and perhaps tits betther so.
Red. [ said no word. nor did / aven
the score when Crinnian put the dirthy
word av spite upon me. Ye may hov
wondered thot I did not break the hid
av him. Shaughnessy, I hid off, but
now me time is come
"'Jack Clancy, name me what We
will hoy me do to the civil, and be it
the knocking off av his block, tits /
thot will do it as sacred july to me
did frind.'
'''Thin. listhen close now, Red said
Clancy, clear and straight in his words.
''Tis no knockin' off av blocks thot
will be requirin' ye TO do to aven up
the scoor. Jist see to it, Red, as ye
stuck by me whin I lived-see to it
thot Norah, who bate him out av, gifts
married to him whin I'm dead
"'Thot l will, so hip me the saints!
swore Shaughnessy.
CLANCY pressed his hand. 'The saints
be praised he whispered. Sind for
Father Teddy. dol contint.'
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his family for years. They had been
simply landowners, enriched by lands
growth in value. So it came about
very naturally that the great cleric.
with his brothers, owned the Hoffman
house, at one time famed for it's lux
ury and for the frank beauty of some
of its paintings. Bya curious coinci-
dence, the lessee of the Hoffman
house, ED Stokes, was also member
of very religious family. Yet the
placewas long headquarters for sports,
and was the first in New York to keep
a pugilist in regular employment as d
''bouncer" and as a stakeholder of big
bets.
DIR. Hoffman had celebrated his gold
en- wedding. He lived simply, gave his
money freely for charity and educa
ton and was not in sympathy with the
modern ritualistic tendency in the
church.
AS to this latter curious develop
ment a New York paper recently
printed list of four orders of Episco-
palian brothers and "a orders of Sis
ters. These, while their period of vows
mold good, are practically monks ana
nuns. In some cases, though not usu-
ally, the vows are perpetual.
In the ST. Gabriel's convent in Peeks-
kill of the Sisters of ST. Mary, one of the
largest orders of this kind, num-
Der of girls of fashionable New York
families have just conducted ire
treat" Miss Mary Morgan, daughter
of the trust-malIer, headed the list;
others were of the Schermerhorn,
King, Matoon, Minturn, Bartlett,
Clendenin, and Griswold families and
of 40 others scarcely less famous.
The Clendenins are the family into
which Horace Greeley's daughter mar
ried. Her husband, the rector of the
little church up in Chappaqua, where
Greeley learned "What / Know About
Farming" is wealthy man and one of
the leaders of the ritualistic or High
Church" party.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Farms in wisconsin.

The census report on agriculture in
Wisconsin, for the census year 1900
shows 1926 farms in the state val
ued at 1856, Say $50. Of this value II
per. cent. was in land and all other i'm
provements than buildings. The value
of farm implements and machinery
was S29. 237 .O1O and live stock, SOC, 327,-
GAO. The total value of farm property
was SS11.712,319. The total value of
farm products for 1899 was $157 AS
713. of which So per cent. was in crops,
including forest products cut or pro-
duced on farms. The great farm in
come in 1899 for the state was $115,-
SCI, 1868, and gross income on invest
ment IA per cent.
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TROUBLES OF A DIPLoMATIST.
Disastrous Career of Former POrtu-
Eese Minister Who Ventured
Into Wall Street.

Ten years back the little kingdom
of Portugal was represented by
Souza Rosa, who was the Apollo of
the diplomatic corps, the most popu-
lar man in society of that day,
whose dinners and little suppers,
whose Ianguishing eyes and fascinat-
ing ways are still remembered, says
the New York Sun.
But the handsome Souza had need
of money. His salary and allow
ances fell far short of supporting the
blishment he maintained here
and he attempted to increase his re-
sources by gambling in Wall street,
receiving tips from the beautiful
wife of a noted senator.
All went we'll at first, money came
flowing into the Golfers of the di-
plomatist, there were many more
dinners given in his bachelor apart
ments, many more little suppers
But one day poor Souza got caught,
was sold out and found himself thou
sands of dollars in debt.
There was only one thing to be
done-to sell all he had and ask for
his recall, and this he did as speed
ily as circumstances would allow.
The king of Portugal and the queen,
VINO is said to be very fond of her
handsome compatriot, saw to it that
Souza Rosa did not suffer by his
indiscretion and caused him to be
transferred to Paris where there are
no beautiful wives of senator's to
give him tips and no wicked Ameri-
can stock brokers, and where he has
lived in happiness and contentment
since his unfortunate American ex.
perience.
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made an almost ideal industrial town
Just at a point where the pretty Pas
sale river curves about the brow Of a
low mountain and falls into its lower
valley. Then New York grew out
towards Paterson, and Paterson itself
grew more like city. The grandsons
of the settlers fell into strange ways,
a revelation Of which shocked the com
munitv in the murder of Jennie BOs-
scheiter, a mill girl, by several young
men. Of good family. This tragedy
was the beginning Of a series. There
came fire that swept away millions Of
property; there came death that
closed the great Rogers locomotive
works; there came food that swept
away fortunes; there came the horror
of Bresci's assassination of the king
Of Italy as the agent Of Paterson
group of "reds."
Now these same "reds" have been
the leaders in fury Of rioting which
has called out the militia, checked
trade, and once more given the town
bad advertisement. 1t is hard to real
ize that it is really a good town, with
well-fiIled churches, excellent schools,
a population in the main orderly, and
Jersey Justice" so strict and we'll
administered that the "vigilantes
won't get far with their project of put
ting down the anarchists.
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More Bodies Found,
JURORS DISCHARGED.
Sensation Sprung by Judge Murphy
in the Trial of Frank c. An
drews i'm Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, JNaly 9.-Judge Alfred
J. Murphy, of the recorders court,
created sensation in the early
proceedings Tuesday for the trial
of Frank C. Andrews, former vice
president of the wrecked City savings
bank, which was to have begun Tues
day morning by Diminishing the entire
panel of jurors drawn for the July term
of court.
Judge Murphy said in explanation of
his action:
Owing to the fact that I have received
certain information affecting members of
the jury summoned to appear in this
court this morning, consider 1t proper
in the interests of justice, for the sake of
the defense as we'll as for the people, to
discharge all the jurors summoned for
the rest of this term. l believe this action
will be approved by all the honest and in
telngent jurors. 1t will relieve them from
all suspicion that might be aroused
through the information to which 1 have
referred"
While it has not developed in court,
it has been rumored that several of the
men on the jury were very friendly
with some of Frank C. Andrews close
political associates. These are the
the rumors that Judge Murphy I'M
doubtedly referred to. However, he
will not go into particulars.
TWAS agreed Tuesday by counsel for
the defense that F. c. Andrews should
be tried at once on the last preferred
of the several charges against him,
that of misappropriating $4,000, of the
City savings banks funds,wi the stip-
ulation that trial on the other charges
be deferred, together with the sepa-
rate trial of former Cashier Henry II.
Andrews, to September 8.
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Justifies the Slayer.

Court Commissioner Matile in Green
Bay dismissed the case against Mrs.
Sophia Smith, the Oneida Indian wom-
an charged with the murder of
Thomas Schuyler. The evidence
showed that Schuyler had come to the
Smith home brandishing two revolv-
ers and had threatened to kill the
woman's husband, The court held
her justified in protecting her hus-
band.
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Old Order Reversed.

"Miss Gladys" said old Moneybags,
''if my suit is not agreeable to you,
say so frankly, but do not, beg of YOU
tell me that old, old story that you will
always look upon me as brother"
''Sir," replied the lovely maiden, as
her eye lit up with the deathless flame
Of pure young hearts devotion, Il
do not love you we'll enough for broth
er, but 1 have no objection to taking
you as a husband It'll Bits.
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TREASURY STATISTICS.
Annual Report of the Auditor Shows
an Increase in Accounts Au-
dited and Examined

Washington, July 12.-The annual
report of the auditor of the treasury
department, made public Friday,
shows accounts examined and audited
to the number of 96,4S3, involving re-
ceipts and disbursements amounting
to S5,37S, 110,5S4 against a total of &c.
020 accounts, involving receipts and
disbursements of $500. 761, ola for the
year ended June 80, 1901. The large
increase in the number of accounts
examined and audited is due to the
redemption of stamps under the act
to repeal war taxes. The auditor
makes no recommendations.
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A Well Satisfied Girl.

At an old-fashioned revival meeting
the minister approached Minnie, who
was only ten years old, and urged her
to go forward to the 'mourners'
bench" for prayers, as many of her
young friends had done.
mo, thank YOU" said Minnie, hold
ing back.
But, why?" questioned the minister.
Don't you want to be born again."
"No," replied Minnie; I'm afraid |
might be born boy next time!"-
Brooklyn Life.
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A Nasty Smack.

Miss Primseed-So you're going to
marry the curate, l hear. Well, hope
you'll be happy and all that sort of
thing, but-you mustn't mind my
speaking plainly-I wonder you didn't
choose some one little less meek and
-er-timid, you know. l can tell you
my dear, only very brave man will
wed me.
The Betrothed-Ye can quite be-
lieve that-but do you think you will
ever find one with sufficient courage?
Ally Sloper.
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A Damaging Storm.

Serious damage was done by storm
in Chippewa county. Ole Hanson, a
farmer near Wheaton, had two large
barns and a number of machine sheds
blown down and will suffer a loss of
$4,000 His house was also consider
ably damaged. Crooks and Cum
mings' large hay barns were demol-
ished, their loss being $1,000. Matt
Cheney's barn was struck by lightning
and destroyed, entailing loss of ST.
500. In Cooke valley four farm barns
and other outbuildings were leveled,
and the total loss will be approximate
ly $4,000.
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srent by a CYCLONE.

Racine, Wis, July "a path ten
miles long and about half mile wide,
extending from the town of Raymond
on the east to Husher, in the township
of Caledonia, was swept by cyclone.
Gus Thysen was killed, many persons
injured, over 40 houses and barns
wrecked scores of live stock killed
and hundreds Of trees blown down,
while the damage TO crops and farm
lands cannot be estimated.
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Continuing the Smile.

"All flesh is grass" quoted the re-
ligious boarder.
The star boarder frantically tried to
force his knife through the product of
the beef trust that reposed on his
plate, and said:
"All flesh is grass? Well, this must
be baled ay!''-Baltimo Herald.
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CantnPPI.

Fred w. Stephenson, who it is al
legged shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
William Cooper at Waterloo on the
evening of February s, and who es-
capped from the Jefferson Jail on June
20, was captured two miles from Port
age. Gov Lafollette offered $500 for
Stephensons apprehension. The pris-
oner was taken to Jefferson.
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The Man with the Corns.

''Our minister says that dancing is
hurtful. Do you believe dancing
hurts any one?" said the sweet
young thing in pink.
''Well, yes" replied the man who
was thankful the dance was over; ''it
hurts the fellow who gets his feet
walked on."-Yonkers Statesman.
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navigation right III
New York harbor,
just off; the Bat
terry, the most nav
igated point in the
New World.
Yet that is the
fact; and there is
a hurry call for
money to blast
away the obstruc-
ton. In sounding
and charting a
harbor the men
I'LL -.
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American Patents in Cuba.

washington, july 1I.-Senor Que
sada, Cuban minister to the United
States, has notified this government
of a change in regulations in Cuba
for the registration of American pat
ents and trademarks in that coun-
try. The new regulation fixes the
fee at $35 on American patents and
$3.50 on American trademarks, la
bells, etc
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The Comedy of Pretense.

Eleanor-What made you give up So
ciety, Edmonia?
Edmonia-Oh! Igot SO dead-tired OF
seeing people who are nobody trying
to act like somebody; and people who
are somebody acting like nobody
Puck
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EInne6.

Hazel Woodstock, a 16-year-old So
ciety girl and the only daughter of
Mrs. NJ f. Woodsto ck, a wealthy milli-
ner, eloped from GAINESVILLE to Benton
Harbor or ST. Joseph with 16-year-old
Clarence Mica, and it is supposed that
the two are now man and wife. Mica
is the son of poor parents.
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Coronarative yoIuotiou.

"Be not like dumb driven cattle!"
exclaimed the graduation girl.
"No chance of it," muttered the
cynic in the back row of the audi
forum. I'D like to see the day
when I'm worth as much as sirloin
and porterhouse." Washington Star.
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Perfectly Natural Result.

Moneys curious thing" remarked
the man who had struck it rich in the
Klondike. "My rich relations used to
Aate me because ! hadn't any of it, and
aow they hate me because I've got
more than they ve."-Chicago Trib-
une.
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the place that
knew him is un-
filled. For he was
a good man as well
as rich, and used
his wealth wisely.
The Very Rev.
Eugene Augustus
Hoffman, dean of
the General TheO-
logical seminary,
was reputed worth
$50, 900, 900. II e
had never been in
trade-nor any of
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Priceless.

There's baby at our house:
Came the other night.
He's the cutest little mouse,
Eyes so small ard bright
Little fingers, fat and pink,
When they spread apart
Seem to reach right out and sink
Deep into your heart.
Worth his weight in gold you say?
Goodness bless your soult
That would scarce express II. He's
Worth his weight In coal!
Catholic Standard ard Times.
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After Commencement.

Girl Graduate feel that my mis-
sion is reform.
Mamma-Quite right, my child; and
if you are good and obedient I'll try
to find six-foot specimen with bank
account for you to begin on.-Town
TODics
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-SSS-
The Rnmnnce of Julie Ohm.

a
It's a little late in the year to talk
of marrying and giving in marriage
but romance that waits for di-
yorce courts cannot always lead to
a June bridal.
1t is said that Julie Opp, the &C
+ress. will marry Justin Huntley Nc
earthly, historian, novelist, dramatist,
and erstwhile the husband of Cissy
Toftus-wasn't it?~ One of the Cissies,
ANYHOW. Here's London romance
that touches America closely. Every
one knows by repute the elder Justin
Mccarthy, the author of the "History
of Our Own Times" the gentlest man
that ever led a forlorn hope in poll
tics. the Irish irreconcilable whom
everyone loves. The younger man?
More of an ordinary mortal of the mar
rying and divorcing sort, evidently,
but a decent enough fellow in his way,
and a brilliant writer.
Miss Opp is New York girl, born
on the Bowery, where her father.
Johnny" Opp. owned a saloon of
rather poor reputation. But it is not
true that the girl grew up in the sa-
loon, passing beer mugs with her own
hands, as is persistently told OF her.
Instead, she was reared by her moth
er. in the home of her wealthy grand
father. one of the founders of the
Staats-Zeitung in luxury and with the
greatest care. A portrait of her.
painted when she was but II, shows
the Ioveliest creature one will often
see. Highly educated, imperious. am
bilious. she dreamed of the stage.
She had a brief preliminary period of
newspaper work; more than one New
York printer remembers the tall,
beautiful girl who, in gown of ex-
trene fashion, a-o with her hands in
spotless gloves, descended upon rhe
composing room to make up" the
''Woman's page"
She went to London with a letter
from newspaper editor TO pat"
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that makes trou'
bic is pure ignor-
ance. The schools
are curing that.
Almost all the vio-
lie n t anarchists
are Poles or Ital-
ians-f j n e races
both, but races
that have come
t h 7 o IL g h fever
heats of tyranny
and resentment of
tyrants, W h i c h
leave them little
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A Waste of Energy.

81 don't believe whippings do chill
dren any good" said Mrs. Virgins.
'Why, l whipped Johnny at the pho
tographer's three times because he
wouldn't look pleasant, and he still
looked as cross and disagreeable aG
r."-Tit-B Bits.
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a Connniss eur

Est.Ile-Ah! His proposal was just
like dream.
Agnes-Well you ought to know,
dear. You've been dreaming of that
proposal for years! Brooklyn Life.
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The Girl He LnHRn-

Convict-Ah, mum! if I'd only got
de girl loved | never would hev come
to sech an end as dis.
neutrality-suspicious. would not?
Convict-No, mum. She killed dc
guy dat got her in less'n two weeks
after de ceremony
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EnoIlstrucTed.

Mrs. Blank-My husband has the
clearest head of any man ever
net.
Mrs. Frank-Yes, my husband
spoke of it only yesterday. He said
there was absolutely nothing in it.
Chicago Daily News.
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NINE HORROR
Scores Of Lives Lost in a PennsyI-
va1ia Colliery.
Explosion of Fire Damp the Cause
Estimate Places Number at rs
Money Loss to Company
VIII BE Large.

Johnstown, Pa, July 11.-An eXplo-
sion of fire damp in the Rolling Mill
coal mine of the Cambria steel COM
pany, under West Mont hill, just after
noon Thursday brought death or in
Jury to a great number of the 600
miners at work. Conservative esti-
mates place the number of dead at
IT'S, the mine officers admit that over
100 men are entombed in the mines,
while some miners declare at least
400 persons are still buried. The scene
of the accident is known as the "Klon-
dixie"
Cause of Explosion Unknown.
About a score of American min
ers who were at work in the Klon-
dixie district noticed the presence of
fire damp in their apartment soon
after the explosion occurred, and
started at once for the main en-
trance. They were almost over
come by the deadly gas, but reached
the outside world in safety. One of
the men who got out safely said it
is not known what caused the ex-
plosion, and that it will probably
never be known, as he believed none
of the men at work in the Klondike
district can be saved.
Estimates of Dead.
Johnstown, Pa, July 12.-Just as
day broke through the pail of fog Fri
day the grim details of awful disas-
ter at the Rolling Mill mine of the
Cambria Steel company dawned with
renewed force on the thousands wait
ing for authentic news as to the extent
of the explosion. Forty-seven dead
bodies, all contorted and many black
ened and burned, lie stretched on
rough slabs in the improvised morgue
in the Armory building. Forty more
are in cars in the mine, ready to be
borne out as fast as room can be made
for them. Last estimates of the num-
Der of dead reduce the fatal scope of
the calamity. But these, while fixing
it at around 100, are not conclusive.
General superintendent G. j. Robin
son would not say at this time wheth-
er he thought there were 100 or 300
dead. He says there is no way of
telling until full investigation of the
mine is made. When that will be he
says he has no means of telling. All
rests with the difficulty to be encoun-
tered in clearing the heading of after
damp.
Great Money Loss.
Outside of the property loss this
catastrophe will cost the Cambria
Steel company a large sum.
The company has for many years
past paid the family of every person
killed in it's employ $1,000, outside
of what it expended for medical
purposes, and it has paid every man
who has lost an eye, limb or became
otherwise partially disabled the
sum of $500. It is understood that
the rule will not be suspended.
More Bodies Found.
Johnstown, Pa, July II. - Between
daylight and nightfall Friday 81
bodies were taken from the Rolling
Mill mine of the Cambria Steel COM
pany, in which there was an explosion
Friday At midnight SO more bodies
were loaded on cars ready to be
brought out the first thing after day
light. This increases the dead list to
143.
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Lucky Man.

Biggs-What luck did you have at the
track?
Boggs-Great. lost all my money
on the first race, so / didn't have tc
worry about it any morc.-N. Y. Jour.
nal.