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QUITE TOO SWEEPING.

There was once woman SO woefully
That she swept her whole family into the
street.
She lectured on tidiness, day after day,
Till the children ran off to the neighbours
to play.
And, sometimes, the "lord OF the manor"
would roam
From his beautiful house which was
never a home.
Twas splendid expression of beauty
and art.
But it did not possess homes one requi-
site, heart.
But this woman worked on with her
brush and her broom.
With her servants she battled through
room after room;
She waxed and she polished her beautiful
floors
Till her friends hardly ventured inside of
her doors.
Her carpets so velvety one would refuse
To walk on, until he had busted his
shoes;
Her chairs all so tidied, without and
within,
That to sit on them seemed little less
than sin.
Her children had toys which they never
could spread
or bread
Be eaten where crumbs might be scat
tered about.
For her house was like "wax-work'' with
in and without.
OF dust. just the least little innocent bit
Would bring on something akin to a fit;
And a tidy or picture a trif1e awry
Could never escape her most diligent eye.
Her children grew up and they hurried
away
AS soon as they could, scarcely caring to
stay
Where brooms were a-whisking; they
sighed for nest,
Still neat. but inviting a spirit of rest.
And the day when the last Of her little
ones left,
And the home of their smiles was forever
bereft
She said, while for dust she still searched
up and down:
-'They know I'm the finest housekeeper
in town"
.-Nixon Waterman, in Good Housekeep-
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Turks were so taken by surprise by
the act of England that they did not
seriously oppose the entrance OF the
naval fleet, but when, at the end OF
week, the fleet was forced to repass
the forts it was only at great loss
to the English.
There is nothing in Turkey upon
which money is so lavishly expended
as upon the Notifications on both sides
OF those straits. Gen. Miles inspected
these Notifications at the time of his
visit TO Turkey during the Greco-Turk-
ish war, and says of the Notifications
along the Dardanelles:
For several miles after entering the
straits (from Constantinople) there are
no forts, the channel being wide and
the banks high; but about ten miles
from the mouth the stream narrowsand
there is a sharp bend. Here are the
most formidable works defending Con-
stantinople, consisting of ten forts on
the European side and five on the Ash
attic. All of these forts have been mod
ernized and mount the heaviest of re-
cent guns After passing this point of
the Dardanelles the straits widen again
and there are no more Notifications
until the mouth is reached. Here again
the banks bristle with guns"
From the Black sea Constantinople
is protected by the fortifications along
the Bosphoros. Should the Black sea
fleet attempt to pass into the AEGEAN
these are the first Notifications they
would encounter. Along either bank
of this 20 miles of narrow waterway
are stretched IL forts. Some of these
are SO Anticipated as to be comparative
ly useless, but many of them are mod
ern and mount heavy ordnance. Some
of the older ones date back as far as
the fourteenth century. The pictur-
esque Roumelia Hissar, or Castle of
Europe is among the most interesting
of all the forts along the Bosphoros.
| but it is comparatively useless. The
Bosphoros, like the Dardanelles, is ia
nous in history. Darius with his 700,-
600 men crossed here, as did also Keno
phon with his 10000 men on their re-
turn to Europe.
The fleet which the various internal
tional treaties, and the Turkish fortii-
cations have locked in the Black sea
number among its ships some of the
best in the Russian navy. The fleet is
also comparatively modern. as it has all
! teen built since 1886, when the first
| three shipsswere laid down. The feet
consists of three first and five second
| class battleships, and while not large,
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times turned golden in moments Of
happiness. Unconscious that any out
slider watched her, she lifted them
and smiled at darkness through the
open window. The passes of her
hands as she spun and the sweetness
of life expressed in her face brought
sob up Peggy's throat.
''Ill never be like her, whispered
Peggy I'm peg-legged Spaniard,
little for my age, and ugly. l can't
spin. l can't sew. Sally says squaw
clothes are good enough for me, and
Shickshack has to cut them out, and
we piece them together as we'll as we
can. He's done it ever since we left
his people and have had no Indian
women to help us. 1 can't read like
Ann Rutledge does If l could even
knit could make stockings for Anty-
wine and Shickshack. They are the
only men in New Salem that have to
keep on wearing neips wrapped around
their ankles for stockings"
She set her teeth together so the
grating was audible. Something
stirred behind her, like one of the
hounds creeping near, but she paid no
attention to it. A blanket dropped over
her head.
Peggy fought it with both hands.
hearing the crutch that had laid across
her knees roll to the ground. This
was the last sound she heard. Scream
ing in the muf1ling folds, she felt her
self dragged off the hand-mill and
carried away.
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Couldn,t SPARE Thnt.

In his early days Mr. Tim HeaW, NJ.
P, was clerk. FiRt railway clerk
at Newcastle, then mercantile clerk
in London, he began to make his mark
as London letter writer to the "Na-
ton" Mr.. Parnell gave him his
chance by taking him as private secre-
tary on his American tours in 1879. He
is now the keenest member of the Ma.
tionalist party, and has had seat in
parliament since 1880. Mr.. Healy mar
ried daughter of Mr.. 7. D. Sullivan,
the poet of the Irish parliamentary
party. 1t is tale that is told that
when leaving his father-in-law's house
for the honeymoon he absent-minded.
ly picked up Mr.. Sullivan's umbrella.
mo, no, Tim" shouted T. d., "don't
take that! have five daughters, but
only one rella!"-London Tit-Bits.
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this time as to threaten war upon Rus
STA unless these demands were COM
Piled with, and for 8 time it seemed as
though all Europe would become en-
tangled in one great contest. Russia,
seeing herself far outclassed in fight
ing strength by the combinations
formed against her, finally consented
to the calling of a congress, and it met
at Berlin on June -, 1878, with Prince
Bismarck as president. The congress
settled the many veXed problems con-
fronting Europe at that time, and
among other things left the Darda-
nelles closed. 1t was during the ses-
sions of this congress that the compile
ton of a treaty of alliance between
England and Turkey was announced,
an announcement which played a
prominent part in the settlement of the
Dardanelles question before the con-
gress.
AS this congress was participated in
by all of the great powers of Europe
and as all were parties to the treaty
concluded there, the passage of the
Black Sea fleet through the Dardanelles
even with the consent of Turkey would
be an affront to every nation of Europe
if they wished to consider it such. That
England would oppose it, even to the
extent of a declaration of war, there
can be but little doubt, for it would
confront her with new danger for
her possessions in India and the Medi-
terranean.
The narrow straits which connect the
Mediterranean with the Sea Of Mar
mora and the Black sea have played
prominent part in the history of Eu-
rope from the earliest times. Xerxes
with an army estimated by historians
at more than 100000, including camp
followers, crossed the straits on a
bridge of boats at the time o.. his dis
astrous campaign against the Greeks,
4S0 B. C. All the land invasions of Eu-
rope by the Asiatics necessarily fol-
lowed the same route
The straits were not fortified until
the reign of Mohomet w. in 1863, I'M
der whose direction there was built the
castles of Sestos and Abydos on oppo-
site shores. Inc building OIL lneSe cas-
ties virtually marked the closing Of
the straits to the commerce and the
navies of the world, excepting at the
will of Turkey, until the treaty of Paris
of 1856 opened them again to the
unrestricted passage of merchant YES
sells.
England felt the strength of the
Turkish Notifications in 1907 when she
sent a fleet of warships past them to
compel the sultan to renounce an al
lance he had made with Napoleon, and
renew an alliance with England. The
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A Sufficient Hint.

Sir Ernest Cassel, the London mer-
chant prince, who gave S1,O0l,0O0
toward the campaign against consump
ton, has dry humor, but only oc-
casionally gives rein to it in business
hours. At one period Of the time when
he was building up his vast fortune he
was annoyed several times by boy
Who wanted place in his Office. did
you see that boy, who was just in
here?" asked Sir Ernest of his Office
boy one day after the persistent appli-
cant had made another plea for work.
II saw him." said the boy. "What
does he want?" WELL" said the mer-
chant. che wants your situation, and
If | ever see him again he will get it. :"
The hint was sufficient, for the mer-
chant never saw the pest again.
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and the beard on her chil-saints!
am crawl all over! 1t is not HEALTHY to
BE scare all the time! wear charm
against her. When she take Sbick-
shack think will go to my fathers
poop in Canada. But if l do she will
have nobody but you when she is en-.
rage. And see what is done to you
when we are but out of the house.
sweetheart"
Peggy busted herself in silence and
threw an object from her which bound-
ed among the chimney ruins.
am not going to be a peg-leg any
more. she announced. "I'll not strap
that wooden leg to my knee again"
But you not able to walk" said
Antywine. 81 carry you," he added, in
afterthougbt.
"shickshack will take me on the
horse when he comes. It's so ugly.
Don't you think a peg-leg is ugly,
Antywine:"
Il have not consider" he responded;
adding, with French grace, mot any
thing that belong to you is ugly"
My mouth" suggested Peggy. "It
will not Shut
ut is like the wild plum" said
Antywlne, when the white bud is lust
break through
Though they had been housemates
almost year, Peggy and Antywine
felt that they were just discovering
each other. The tall, silent lad had
once in while ventured on some kind
ness to the girl. There was between
them the Whimsical sympathy of COM
panions in misery.
And 1 am so little," continued
Peggy, after a silence. People think
am only ten years old. Ann Rutledge
is large and beautiful"
"Mam'selle Ann Rutledge," responded
Antywine, lis too large to be carry.
You are not too large to be carry"
But 1 want to be-" insisted Peggy.
Me, l think you will grow" con-
coded Antywine, indulgently.
DO you think will always be
lame?"
II not know. The doctor in Belle
vile cannot say"
"The doctor in 3elleville put that
| peg-leg on my knee. Sometimes I
think if try to use my leg, Antywine,
it will grow stronger. But 1 have to
hop yet when Sally takes my crutch
from me-"
"Shickshacll think, and me, think
| too, she have bring that lameness on
YOU"
81 never contradicted her when she
told him it was fall; but she knows
when she struck me and how it hurt.
Don't tell him, Antywine. Shickshack
is SO good"
"she not fool me-" said Antywine.
Il think now will give you my charm
to keep off evil"
"What is it?"
He took her hand in the darkness
and laid small image on the palm.
She knew it was something which their
religion taught them to venerate.
| ITO Be Continued
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Leap-Year Episode.

George" began the love-lorn maid.
you have doubtless noticed that my
attentions of late have been more than
those of mere friend l love you.
George, and in asking you to share my
lot l."
Pardon me-" interrupted the prac-
teal George, but has the lot you
wish me to share a good house on II
with all the modern Improvements? 2"
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Copyright. 1889. by Herbert s. Stone & Co
CHAPTER II.-CoNr1NuEp.

sNo. But he would rob her of the
last piece and leave her to starve. He
got much that belonged to her people,"
Have you put Peggy's money where
he cannot find it?'
cts in safe place."
HAS he ever made any attempt to
carry her OFF,"
''Me no let him make attempt. Me
watch"
Gas relative, he might prove that
he had a right to guardianship if he
were fit person"
what white man want he can
take from an Indian!"
.'No, ShickshacS, you stand your
ground ard fight him. If he troubles
you again in this community count on
me for all the help l can give. Every
decent man in New Salem would take
your part"
Shickshacl1's face relaxed from
sternness to satisfaction.
Such men as you and the young
chief Yates and the chief Lorimer make
an Indian want to live with white
men"
The tavern directly across the street
1ad it's windows open to let in the
soft spring night air. At intervals a
chorus of bullfrogs came family across
the dark from where the Sangamon,
swelling with freshets, rose frothing
yeastily toward it's brim. AS Peggy
hoped on her crutch around the
tavern she could see white fog float
ing over Rock creek in the valley, like
fairy linen spread to bleach by star
light. One of Rutledge's deer-hounds
Hoped up from the stable down the
slope to bay at her, and recognizing
the intruder, drew back at once with
greyhound's sensitive apology.
Near the east side of the house
stood log hand-mill, one end being
firmly planted in the ground, the other
. followed by burning and scraping.
The pestle, hanging from a long pole
weighted like a well-sweep, was knot
of hard wood spiked with nails, and
had a crossbar handle. In this prim-
tive mortar parched corn could be
readily pounded to meal. A deerskin
was stretched and fastened snugly
over the top to keep grains in when
the mill was in use, and litter out
when it stood idle. Peggy caught hold
of the sweep and lifted herself to a
seat on the hand-mill. She could see,
through deep embrasure of logs, the
Rutledge family at home. The tavern
windows were movable sashes, with
the tough oiled paper like transparent
skin laid firmly upon them. Part of
"a tree smouldered crimson without
flame in the white clay chimney
Shickshack's wife never allowed more
than one candle lighted in his house.
Mrs. Rutledge drew tallow tapers out
Of candle molds and filled six
tranched candelabrum of old English
silver. 1t stood on table surrounded
by the children at their tasks, and the
father, reading paper, brought In the
weekly mail. The younger girls were
sewing; Ann sat at the fax wheel.
'"The Rutledge girls can't say I'm
tagging anybody now, because I'm not
tagging" breathed Peggy. But goody!
can watch them through the
window!"
The most desirable thing In the
world was to be lovely. She looked at
Ann Rutledge, to whom hearts were
s,Giyen on sight. An ungraceful move
ment Seemed impossible to Ann. There
was no angle in the lines Of her tall,
supple body. Her deep blue eyes some
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at the farther side, and the chimney
was ruin upon it's own hearth. Per-
haps wolves or wild hogs made this
place a lair. Antywine had not .his
finder box with him. 1t was impossi-
BILE to get light. The fallen door he
dragged aside from it's opening and
made seat for Peggy.
Stay here, sweetheart" spoke Anty-
wine, using an English word which
he did not quite understand, but trans
lated in his own mind as ''little one"
He made the circuit of the walls,
kicking his way in the dark, satisfy
ing himself that no beast housed with
them. Then he sat down on the door
where he could shelter Peggy from
the wind.
"Are you hurt, sweetheart"
Peggy found her voice with laugh.
"Goody! you've come, Antywine! 1
was trying to walk without my crutch
when you picked me up. | had to
hop"
"How you happen where find your"
81 don't know. The horse stumbled
and fell down, and maybe l was
pitched on my head This blanket was
round me SO tight that fought to get
my mouth and nose and hands out.
1t seemed like there were a dozen
horses racing, and l thought they
would all run over me. But when 1
got up was beside the road, and could
just hear the mud splashing away off,"
"Who is it that steal you?"
"Of. course, it must have been that
Pedro Lorimer man, though | couldn't
see him, and only heard his voice when
he spoke to the horse. He threw a
blanket over me and made me ride on
the horses neck, and I'm so little and
lamo couldn't help myself. Are you
cold, Antywine?"
NO." he answered, with a Cana
dams Indifference. But Peggy gave
him corner of the blanket and babe
him draw it around his shoulders,
which he did
The rain beat upon shingles and
spouted from the cabin caves. There
was snugness in being housed after so
much anxiety and exertion
1--WE wait here" The boy laughed
quietly to himself "Shickshack say
to Sieur Abe Lincoln, 'Antywine, he is
nothing but squaw.' But l find you,
and Shickshack have not"
did he call you squaw?"
"Me, yes: he call me that"
"You are nike woman, Antywine,"
said Peggy, after considering. 81 want
you to be like woman"
'Tonnerre! Why?"
Because you are like one"
Antywine turned this illogical rea-
son in his mind
How can we go home, Antywine ?"
Eve wait" he replied until Shick-
shack and Sieur Abe come back. They
ride the horses you think will run
over you, and they not see you in the
dark. They chase the man to Boards
town"
care you sure?"
II think So"
Peggy's mind at once turned back to
New Salem. 81 wonder what Sally will
do when we get home"
ut is that woman that make squaw
of me-" said Antywine. "Since my
father marry her she has been worse
than loup-garou. not mind the fist
OF tho stick bah but her evil eye.
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as modern fleets go, it would give Rus
STA strong fleet for far eastern service
if it could be added to the Baltic feet
ard what is left of the Pacific fleet.
The three first class battleships, Cath
crime H., Tchesme and Sinope are mon
sters of their kind Their measure
ments are as follows: Displacement,
l0,1S0 tons; length between the perpen-
diculars, 800 feet; beam, 60 feet;
draught, 25 feet. The compound armor
belt has a maximum thickness CT IS
inches, and the triangular rebout is
plated with ten inches This redoubt.
or citadel, is a special feature. 1t pro-
sents its base to the bows, and, mas
much as two 12-inch Sc ton guns are
coupled en- barbette at each of the an
giles, the bow fire is exceedingly power.
full. The six heavy guns are mounted
on the disappearing guns principle, and
when about to fire. OF the seven six
inch guns, four are also disposed for
bow fire and three directed astern.
Another remarkable vessel in this
fleet is the Trisuititelia, which is the
heaviest protected ship in the world.
Some of the vessels of this fleet are
speedy, running from 16 to 10 knots an
hour. The Rostislav burns oil for fuel
and made IS knots on her trial trip.
Whether or not this fleet will sue
coed in getting out of the trap in which
it is caught by International complica-
tions is question that only time can
answer, but if it does it should give
good account of itself in the far east.
or it will at least prove whether or not
the Russians are adopts at naval con-
struction, for the entire fleet is neces-
sarily of Russian build.
DANIEL CLEVERTON.
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Story of the Supernatural.

Nanny" said Pickanniny Jim.
what does ghosts want to come back
to dis yearth foh?"
Oats foolish question. Dey kin
go whahebber dey wants wifout payin'
TO house rent nor cab fare, an mo-
body can't shet 'em out. Sometimes l
reckons dat chooses is de only folks dat
rely enjoys life. "-Washington Star.
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TRAPPED BY TREATY
WHY RUssIA's BLACK SEA FLEET
is LOCKED IN.
ALL EUROPE is INTERESTED
Every Great Continental Power a
Party to the Treaty That Keeps
the Dardanelles Closed
Against Warships.
--HE key that has seemingly

II oJ4yA III IldGh sea llScU, anu uOW
Sk,WI prevents it taking any &C
~ tive part in the war game
in the far east, was the
treaty of Paris, signed March 80, 1856,
and which marked the close of the
bloody Crimean war in which England
and France as allies of Turkey, had
given the ambitious house of Roman
off setback from which it never fully
recovered.
The closing of the Dardanelles was a
stipulation practically demanded by
Russia at this time. Though Turkey
had virtually kept them closed to the
nations of the world when it was to
her interest to do so, Russia had found
that the Turkish fortifications offered
no resistance to Turkeys allies, and
England's navy had played sad havoc
with Russian coast cities. The same
treaty provided for the demolishment
of Russia's fortifcations and arsenals
at points on the Black sea, leaving the
nation virtually defenseless against
any invading force which might be
able to attack her in this weak spot,
as Turkey was liable to do at any time.
The peace of San Stafana, signed
March 2, 1873, and which marked the
close of the Russia-Turkish war Of
1877, and the secret understanding in
reference to the passage of the Darda-
nelles forced upon the defeated sultan
by the car, would have virtually un-
done all that was accomplished by the
earlier treaty had not England opposed
the settlement between the two coun-
tries and insisted upon a congress of
statesmen representing the European
nations to pass Judgment upon the
peace treaty. England went SO far at
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A WOMAN'S NAME.
Origin of the Custom Of Changfn :
IL when She Marrfes

The custom which makes IL proper
for the wife 10 assume the name Of
her husband at marriage Is involved In
much Obscurity. 4 recent authority
advances the opinion that IL originated
from Roman custom and became
common after the Roman occupation
OF England. Thus Julia and Octavia.
married To Pompey and Cicero. were
called by the Romans Julia OF Pom.
pry and Octayia Of Cicero. and In latei
times the married women Of most Eu-
ropean countries signed their names in
the same way, but omitted the "Of."
In spite Of this theory IL is II fact that
as latc as the sixteenth AMI the he
ginning Of the seventeenth century
Catherine PaTT signed her name with
ont any change. though she had been
twice married. We also hear Of Lady
Jane Grey. not Dudley. and Arabella
Stuart not Seymour. etc. Some think
that the custom originated with the
Scriptural idea that the husband and
wife are one. This was the rule Of
law rs far back ~ 12Gs. and II was de-
cldcd I'm the case Of Bon versus Smith
I'm the reign of Elizabeth that woman
by marriage loses her former name
and legally receives the name Of her
husband. New York Herald.