Queens County Review 18970212

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QUEQiS CQUNH REVIEWa
rtHMAat Mtary PildaT Moralai; at ntproST, QUEEIB OOURTT, h. t
CHARLBS   D.   SMITH,   Proprietor.
HetJietoJ.
Ittmtin ud MteUc Styli
IIEVIEW OFFICE ky Pmr hum.
miVOJLXJ   COriEW. JTXVK   CTEWTI-.
A   F.\Mll-T   VfelV'»l\VI>ER   or   I.Of'AI.   -•».>U  liENERAI.   IXTEI.I.UiK}«.E.
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VOL.    Ila
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FBEEPOKT, Na Y., IBIDAY, FEHHUAllY lL>, 180^
NO. 15.
vuiiurciAi.
fHEFREEPORTBANK
CAPITAL. »iO.OI».
Maili Street,   •   Freeport, L I.
MHIM J. RAKDALL. PrMldent. OHAVNCXY T. HPRAOt-E. Vl« PrwUdent. WILLIAM ff. HALL, Caahler.
BOARD or DIRBCTORB.
J. Randall. Cox.
I E. Oolder. iH. Comwrll, I p. Saitlh.
m
i'lace.
William \..	
U. Wealey Piiir, (laorva Wallaee, Colea F'eUII, Harvey H. KailUi. M. lUluUII,
tleorfe H. Hall.
*ac«« taaal holldftra. ttom ». a. m. to ¦H. IMAra fadllUaa aad ladimaMata In I daaaHawat aaaai W tlioM ofirtUiar tbe TaA ar RraaklrB Baaka, or Traat Cow m, tad aacrr atfiamadalton aa far aa la
1 wMh coMarrativ* maaacnBant. .araaaaltlMralaof Ihraaparcmtpald on illimdli, thraa moalba ariaara, "la laaaM «m all paria of Earupe. aH»a a BMMtat bankiwr boalona. aeaaaaw  o€  corMirallooa,  companlea, to. cMSa, aUi., aallrfu j. Rathe *allafa4.-l Imi (uarantaed. iagalrtaa will receive prumpt attantion. aad •to riaartallr aaawerad.
Bank of Rockville Centre.
Av«., RockTlllo Caaira, I. I.
_r        W* do a Goneral Banking BiuduoM h it Dapoali and Dianmnt.
Obrtenat Paid on Bpooial Depoaibi. ¦Mkinc Honra—9 A. H. to 8 P. M t»Mday, 0 A. )f. to 13 H.
BOARD Of DIRBCTORS.
Cliarloe L. Wallace.
  ^    .         Anatin f^imwell.
jr. PlilUlpa,        Pranrla F. Wllaon, __   ». UeMott, .liihti T. Darlaon,
li««r Davlaan, Kilwanl T. Thoraton,
HamllliiB W. Peanall.
[jL r. PIIII.LIHH. PreaidenI.    .v Omxau. KNIIIHT. Vlre-PreaMent.
HIRAM II. HMITH, Caahler.
AltbonKh the teniloncy of money is downward all oret the worlil, it is ehoapcr in New York than anywhere •lae.      	
Tbe most common fatality reported ia tbe newspapers these days is Ibe eremation of yonog aud helpless ohil¬ dren throagh tho carelessness of their parentr. ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Cotton still maintains its plaoe at the bead ot the list of af^ricaltaral ex¬ ports. l|he total Tftlae of the exports of tbe same prodaots for 1895 was aboat 9100,0(10,000 less than  in 1896.
Natural gai has beea declared a mineral by Judges Lacomba and Wal¬ laee, of tbe United States Circnit Conrt of Appeals, tbereby exempting it from ilaty when piped into tbis eonctrr.
The iron prodnot of the conntry for 1896, IbO'Jgb less thnn in IHOr,, leaves tbe ontpat of tbe Unite:! States level witb tbat of Ureat Britain, tbe two conntries together mikini; abont four- fifths of the world's iron.
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OR. O. H. HAMMONO, natilhfr.tJL
DR. COWIN CARMAN,
iWjf •MITH ana   BCDCLL BTRCCTB, PRCerORT, L. I.
OR. O. L. LUSK, OaaHbOaaar fcr Ika Towa af Hoapataaa,
'     ROCKAWAV BCACH. N. V.
THOS. O.CARMAN, D. D.S.,
—DBNTtaT	
MAfir  StRKBT.   rUCBPORT,  R.  T. OBi» hoara: t a. ai. u i p. m.
&r. JL. O. Rooanthal, ^ :-CXPCRT DENTIST-: m MAIN VrRKRT.    HKMPRnUD. N.   T.
Ono of tbe best-known South .Afri¬ can millionairen bas frankly t.>lil bis frienda that he baa no intention of CTer marrying, bcoaase he knows be is so ugly tbat no girl wonld wish to marry bim except for money.
A jonrney aroand tbe world ia nnt a rery formidable or expensive eionr- aion aa arranged by the Canadian- Anatralian line. All modern comforts of trayel ace offered for less than $600. Tbe trip is all by water, except across the continent.
A German naturalist bas cnrionsly dereloped tbe "scarecrow" idea. The dragon fly is a deadly enemy of the moiqnito, and the naturalist bas fonnd by many experiments tbat tbe dried bodiea ot a few dragon flies suspended by threads around abed keep tha mos¬ quitoes at a distance.
HELP   THAT    COtKES     TOO    LATE.
Tin a wearisom.) worlil, thia worl.l o( ounl. With Its ;auglc« smnll nn.l meal,
Il» weeds Ibat Amothor the aprlnif floiven*. And Its bapleas strifes with lain;
And the darkest day ot its de..iolato dnys Sees the help tbat ooies too lote.
Ah! woe forthe wonl that it never sal J
Till tha ear Is loo iknt to hear, And woo lor fhe lack ol Iho falntia;; heal
01 the rloslnc shout nl cheer; Ah! woe forthe la^gird feet that tread
In the m.iuruful wake ol tbe liier.
What bootcth hnlp when the heart Isnunil.?
What bootetb a broiceu spar 01 lovo thrown out when thu lips nre dumb
And life's bnrk driftnih far. Oh; far nad fast from tho alien past,
Orer the moanins bar!*
A pllllnl thin? the Kirt t>diiy That Is dross nnd mthinn w >rffi,
Though If it had i^om.i but yoslor lay. It had hrlmnmd with swoet tho earth —
A fading rose In a deith-eoid hand, That perished In wnnt ,iQd dcarlli.
Wbo fain would belp in this world ot our., Whero sorrowful steps ind.st Inlil
Brine help in time to the waning powers Eru tho bier Is sproal with tho pill,
Nor flood roeerv.is when tho flaj.i nro furiod Anil the dead twyonJ your cull.
For Ijaltling most In Ihls weary world, With its tansies smitli nnd great,
I.s lonesome nigbt and its weary day.s. And Its struggles forlorn wilh fate.
Is that hitierest grief, too deep for lenrs, Of Iho help that comea too lute,
—Margaret E. Sangster.
connlv.    Amon;; the men   in  hia em- |     I rejicntcl the meassga to bi; cntiro ploy were several Englishmen who,   it ' Batisfnction.
was said, bad certain dark paKCE in tbe I     'Tbat's nil right,   my lad, and now history of thoir lives which  it was to ¦ be off,     "Bnt, wait n minnle—" their best interests to conceal,    Tbey       Ko paused  and  to.ik  a  brand  new were not   withont   future   f.rospeeta, I silver .lollar  from  hm pocket and imt however, and bight nfter night.  When | it tn bia lip'.
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WM- R- LONQCNECKER, D. D.S., •VROBON DENTI8T.
With Lnntaneoker Brotliers,
MB ratvoN Bvairv, Baeeatva
¦ocaa,« A, M. TOtp. M.
y, L. SMITH,  ¦TBRIRAR* MIROROIt aaa URNTtK I.L. L
rRANCIS B. TAYLOR,
LAWTBR.
CORNBR MAIN ANO PULTON dXm,
¦aaapataad, L. I.
WM. A. ONDCRDONK, •I A**siaij  aad OaaaaaUi al-Uiw,
<Ul>^«ml OWUaall
Oaeo, Ko. an Main Street, H«lldliiB,»IPIonrl, IIEMPSTRAU -t at HeaMeuor, Front Ht., noar UrlV Orlmlnal buaineaa.
C. V. BALDWIN,
SMBANJO SOLOIST.Kc-
CiBCift EBgatoRMRU at Low Ratcf, AMtem, HESnTUD or FWUNRT.
Tha Bcientiflo Amerioan snggestt that ou January 1,1900, a new division of tbe yaar into thirteen months be instituted, tbe first twelve months to have twanty-eight days and the uew month twenty-nine days, and thirty in leap year, and many calculations wonld bo simplified.
Fourteen centenarians died in Great Britain laat year, of whom eleven were of the gentle, talkative sex, ahowing tbat loqnaoity promoten longevitr, and that however it may be witb tbe new woman in tbat oountry, tbe old ona holds her own, giving Father Time a harder tussle than he gats in hia tnaale with his oia sex.
BlISINKaa CARIMk
WATKIN W. JONES A CO.,
GUI RMTABLlaNRO
Rill EsttteilDsonnce Agency,
Par Rockawav, n.y.
C. S. RANDALL, ArohHaet,
(NBsacwr. Broaklrn ave.. and Mala a., opp
Rallraad DeiioL, rreeport. I.. I.
naaa aad BtaaMratloaa ytapand far all claaas afhalMiaaa
CHANLES L. SEAMAN,
Carpenter *"«> Builder,
rRCCRORT.  L. I.
Eatimataa ciMwrfally givrn.
Uuu tmcta lakea.
6B«ME A CILSOR UTIOR,
CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS. rREEPORT, L. I
Onvtaa rwnllr rumpleieil Mi* review
Bl'ILDINll  wa are   pcrparrd  In laXe
oaalrorla fnr dnl .laaa »..rk
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CLSCRT A. SCDELL. Auctlonaar,
rnaaroMT. I. I
.nd rrrtofiat PropertI
Ptleaaf Real Eau caadaaiad on beat u-
JOHN P. WRIGHT.
AVCTlOIiEKR,
Kfwiilrmf-'
rmKiEn»RT. i. i.
PIANOS   TUNLD
B| aa b^art Baa Tsrt Taaar.
OROANS RfPAIRHD.
Prioes RBBcoiiabl&
am.« at i«B
The Secretary of State for India lias made this strong statement; "Tbe Qovernment of India oannot but ao- knowlege tbo great obligation nnder whioh it is laid by the benevolent ex- ertiona made ^by missionaries, whoso blameleaa example and self-denying labors are infusing new vigor into tha stereotyped life of tho great popula¬ tion placed nnder Euglish rule."
The evil of a large laboring popnlC^ tion whiob passes back and forth from Europe to tbis oonntry ami which flows iu and out of Canada has become moat sorious, maintaioa tbe New York New*. Tbis romigration F<egi>n thirty years ago in tbe Scotch bnilding trades, whose members by the hnndred worked in New Voric in tho summer and in Scotland in tbe winter. It ex¬ tended to otber trades and otber coun¬ triea. A very large nnmber of per¬ aona, numbering at least 500,000, move baok and forth aeross the Atlan¬ tic, earning onr high wages and enjoy¬ ing European cheap living. At De- troitand other points on our Canadian border the same practice exists in daily romigration. Tbe new immigra- ti->n law wiil pat a slop to tbis and it will greatly improve tbe intelligence of our immigrant population.
The moat expenjive book that was ever published io tbe world is tbe ofB- cial history of tho Civil War, whioh is now isaned by tho (ioveroment of tba Unite<t States at a cost up to date of tJ,3Sl,3i,S. Ol this amount 81,181,- •291 baa been iiai.l for printing and binding. Tbo remaimlor was ex¬ pended for aalarics, rcni. etationery, and otber continiteot and misoellana- \>ns expenses, and for tbo purchase of records from private individuala It will require at lea«t three yeai > longer aud an appropriation of perhaps JiiOO, ¦ 000 to oomplete the work, eo that tbe total cost will nn.Ioubtedly reach $3,000,000. It will consist of ll'J volumes, including au index and an atlas, wbich contains ITS plates and mapi^ illuslraling tbe important bat- tlea of tbe war, campaigns, lootes of maroh, plans of forti and photographs of interesting scenes, places, and per¬ sons. Most of these pictures are taken frora photographi maJe hy the lato M, 1'. Brady of Woebini^lon, Seviral years ago the liovernment purchased his stock of uegalives. F.ich volume will, tberelore, oost an average ol abont S2''.,7n"., wbu'b proliably excee.ls the coat of any book u! the kiii.l Ibal was ever ia«ne.l. Coinos ar>< sent free to public libraries, an.l l,3l7,l)0i) have I'i'oo ao dialril.ul.-.l. Tlie atlas cost fii. Tbe remain ler ol the edition is sold at prices rauijipg from fifty cents lo ninety cents per Tt>lume. Hut tbere docs n.ll seem to be a largo populai demand, for ouly Tl,I'.II copies bave btfen iKiI.I, for a total ol *iiO,IM. The books oao be obtained by addreasing Ihe Secretary of War. Ti:e material used in the priparati in ..f tbe«e his¬ tories la laken from both the Federal and UoafcJeratc archives, and ia purely ulBeial. The report" of com¬ manders of armies, cort'5, biii;a.lea. regiments, etc., ar« carefully e.lited and arranrxl ao ai to give a cons<cu- j tiva aoeoiinis of all cD^agiment*, wilh BfliMio dflieatioB aBd aaaaoaaaar/
A ROMANCK OF
TWO CONTINEiVrS.
LOST   BBLATlVEB.
Ailrertisoments under Ihis hea.l will be insortoj at the ra'.o of 0 I. n line.
McPHEIHON, GEOROE.—A liberal re¬ ward will be pai.l to any |ier.<on who will fiirnUh Inforniatl.iu roluilh'.; to the prpsont wboreahouts of aa<.r^ McPherson, who Is sui.posoil to hove left EuBlan.l In ISTH. He la bellers.l to have gone tn either Australlii or Hr-ith Atrloa. rho missing man will learn somethlni; to hU a IvantaKo by eommunlca- IIOK wlih John Uealon, Trafalgar Dulldliin. CbarloK Cross, Lon.loa.
MARTIN, AGNES.—Uae hundred pounds will be paid fur information whleh will lead to tha discovery of the present wbereabouii. of Agoes Martin. The yoiinK woman, prior to her ulsaDpearancs from EnRland In IB79, was alio known by her stance name of lun Morton, Address John lleaton, Trafalgar Buildings, Charing Cross, L'indon.—Lloyd's Weekly.
DE.NVEB, Col., U. 8. A.,) .Tnly 10, 1896. 1 Dear Sir: Chance led me a few days ago to pick up a copy of Lloyd's London Weekly. The date of the paper was a little more than a year old. As I glanced through its col¬ umns 1 saw the notices which I en¬ close herewith.
I am in possession of several impor¬ tant faots relating to n certain Oeorge MoPberson, who is doubtless the per¬ son referred to in your advertisement. These I will communicate to yon without expectation oLreward, With regard to the woman, Agnes Msrtio, whom you mention as having disap¬ peared in 1873—tbo year in whieh Mc- Pherson left England—1 cannot spesk with authority. I bavo in mind a woman, however, who may have been the one you seek, but ber name, snte- ceileots and present whereabouts sre alike unknown to me.
The facta concerning George Mn- PhersoD, whieh are at my disposal, are scarcely likely to afford you satis¬ faction, and aslhey are aasoo^ated with the darkest period ot my life, I state them with a most pronounced feeling of relnotauoe. I cannot but feel, however, tbat a knowledge of tbe cir¬ cumstances of tbo case may be of con¬ siderable importance to you, and that I wonld be guilty of an act of injus¬ tice if, fur personal reasons, I with¬ held theiu.
lo order that what I have to say witb regard to Oeorge McPfaerson may bo Ihorougbly un- derstooil, it will be necessary for me to tell you a little of my personal history.
I uas born in New York, and early in life prepared to enter the medical profession. After graduating from Harvard I attended a medical college in Now York Cily, but before I was admitted to praotioe I became in¬ volved in ao unfortunate love aflair, wbich resulted in my leaving home to seek my fortune in Colorado, A few months later, after a oootioued ruu of hard luok, I msde my way to Moo- tana, whero I entered the service of Samuel Freeborn, a prosperous ranch¬ man.
Despite his rough exterior and gruff manners, Freeborn possessed many admirable qualities, and was exceed¬ ingly popular wilh tbe men in bis em¬ ploy. Most of the latter were youug follows who had drifted as I had done from States east of the Mississippi. They wero a good-natured tot and free from many of those belligerent qualities which are generally credited to thc cowboys of the West.
About t.n miles distant from Ibe dwelling of Hamuel Freeborn was the raneb of .\louzo Marqaan.l. For Dearly two years prior to my arrival in Montana a leiul ba.l existed be¬ tween these two men, au.l it freiiuent- lv happened that when their retaioera met in tbe course cf tbe general 'roundup" consideralilo ill feeling had been displayed, though no bloo.l had been sbed.
Freeborn ba.l r. daugbter whoso re¬ markable beauty an.i grutle luanurrs were extolled by bar.ly meu for many a wide league around.   Despite heron
not engaged witb the herd:., they were to be fonnd sitting around "Lon" Marquand's gamiug table.
1 had been on Freeborn's ranch abont three months when the time arrived for a round-np. .K new cause of dispute bad lately arisen between Freeborn and Marqnand, %nd I bad been told to look for trouble.
One nigbt, while I was sitting alouo before our camp Hre, awaiting tbe re¬ turn of my companions, I fell to thinking of Mildred Freeborn. Since 1 had flrst met her she bad interested me greatly. She bad taken to me kindly, and often while 1 bad been sitting with tbo men in tbe diniu'^ room of tbe ranch house she had sent Nettie, her servant, to me with the request that I should vinit ber in ber little library, .\lthougb 1 was con viuoed that 1 occupied a high place in her esteem, 1 wss far from deceiving myself witb tbe tbousbt tliat 1 bid inspired ber witb anything moro than a mere friendly regard, t was still under the inlluence of a former love affair, nnd though I aJmired an.l ro- spocted her I bad felt no Inclination vlfto offer myself as a suitor.
I had found bor an ioteroatiug study, however. In tbe course of our frequent conversations I hsd observed that sbe was dominated by a spirit of passionate unrest. The life she led on the plains hud become irksome to her. Sho craved the social glamour an.I ex¬ citements of cities, which she had known only iu the oooks cbo reail, I had lived in the unknown country and was familiar witb its customs and its sights. When she sought my company it was only that she mi;;ht hear de¬ scribed those things she so fonjly hoped one day to see.
'Pbere were times wbon I grew weary of her quesliouing, but bor thirst for information was insatiate and sbe held me tu my task.
Dnring the last few days, however, her conduct had undergone a change. Sbo had become more petulent in ber manner, and uow sui; mad iwatigdfipaa ol avoidiug my society as she formerly been anxious to seek it. As I lay beside tho blaziag sticks, striving lo find some reason for her altered de¬ meanor, my reverie was suddenly iu- terruptod by tba arrival of Tom Bax¬ ter, one of the cowboys who had been branding oattle during the afternoon. "Wal, Diok," ho drawled, ns be seated himself carelessly beside mc on the gronnd, "bow's that thar coffeo oomin' on? I'm all-fired hungry, an' thar's lot o' bard work ahead fer us all tonight."
"What's np—anything special ?" I asked.
Nope. I reckon thar's notbin' what yer might call bpecial, exactly," be said slowly. ".Still, a fellow never knows what's liable to happen when these here Marqnand boys is 'round." He pansed, and aa I glanced toward hiiu I saw an expression of gravity steal slowly over his rugged features. "Confound their blasted hides, any¬ how I" he exclaimed impatiently. "I'm afeerd one of tho pesky lot is brewin' a peck o' trouble fer our old mao this nigbt. Wimmen's a fuuny lot—dog¬ gone 'em all, I say-au' ull bear more watohin' 'an childreu will."
"What bave women got to do with it, Tom?" X asked, in surprise.
"A reg'lar howdy-do, that'a wbat, as yon'il lind ont afore this round-up's done, I reukooi" retorted Tom, dis¬ gustedly.
"Surely yon don't mean—" I began. "Kin yer keep a secret if I tell it ler yer?"  he  domaudel, as  be  eyed   me curiously.
I lookud nt bim questiouiogly. "Kin yer?" "Y^s."
"Wal, Iben, just keep yer eyes peeled fer trouble agin tb.' suu goes down termorrer nighl. That gal u' Freeborn's is u likely one, but fer all that she's prepariu' to take tbo bit atwecu tbem glis'uen' teeth o' hern an' bolt bor daddy's trail. One o' thrm Marqnand buys—an English lad named Mcpherson—has beeu shines on ber fer quite a spbll. Of course, her old mnn wouldn't have him 'round tho place, but somehow or another tbey contrive to meet pnity often, an if thar ain't a game of skip put up be- Iwcen 'em while the old man's off on Ihe round'up, my uume ain't Tom Bax¬ ter."
"Doesn't tbe ol.l man suspocl ? " "If be did d'ye tbink bu'd be uut hert V Nope ; he doesn't know a word. Yer see, uono of the fellers want to tell bim of it oo Miss Millie's accuunt. 1 reckon, tbou^l be ought to know. Still, it aiut no biisinssa of mine—ex¬ cept"—
He paused, and a deep flush sulTuso 1 his leatures.
"Wal, yer soe, I was spoons on Net¬ tie a bit ago. But when 1 discoverc.l Ihat some job bad been on atwixt Mc- I'berson an' Nel, an' that sbe thought moro o' McI*ber.iou tlmn iho did n' nu*, I lassoc.l ray feelin'H an' i^ept 'cm frmu ruunin' wild. 1 never knew .]Uito ju-t w ii.tt mnt .III ti.'tweou th"ni two. | .McriicrcuD lii»l bBL.ii at Mnr.pian.i'H fcr a muutb or i-o, wiien Nettie oomo along au.l iiskcl the ol.l mnn if bo ncede.l wimiuiu iielp abont the iilnce. Sbe was sort n' run .lown at the heul, un' said abe ba.i nu fricD.ls, so tho ol.l man took ber in. Misi .Millie took a for! o' fancy lu her, «n' abe'a been wurkin' up at Freeborn's over since.
"One uigU', while 1 wai spoons on Net, 1 ...ee.l ber   leave   the   house
vironinent an.l lack  of   opporlunilies
for inleilectiial iloyelopmeut, .Mil.lred ! f""" "»e path to Ibe lilllo pastnr' lut. Freeborn was distingninbe.l for ber I fhar' 1 fca McPhDreon woitin'. Wbeu maidenly grace anl numerous ac- j Nft come 'ip to wbere be ntnod be complisbmenK    J<be   was    n   cainble i''"Sfod ber an' lol.l ber to lie off.     She
musician, und |.o4>escd hu cx.-cllent voice. .\h a couv.-r.-;atioualist nhe wai. vivacious au.l well inf.iroied. Slui bad a carefully selected library, wliioh comprise.l several liuii.lrc.l volumes, and woa au lu.lii-lriiiiis htudi'Dl. It was well kn.)wn that ^he lial loii^' tried to prevail up.>n hir father to permit her to visit tbe ll.i.'.t, nn.l tb«'. life on tue pl»in« was iiuongenial It ber. Freeborn, however, w.is loatli to part for even a uttie while trom lb.' one individual wbum b.' luuu.l it p.i.s sible to love, au.l ripeatcdiy .lieliuc.l to permit her to K'arc Inn;. Stran as   It  mar seciu. nu   one   amun
.lidn't g.i, but .lallied nriiuu.l liiin fur a while, a tryin' lo hug him, an' tellin' all tbe Ibing.! abe lii.l given up Irr biui. He anawere.l ber sort o' grui' like, an' thru turue.l away au' left ber. Net weut l.:ick to the house, su.l l.iniol.y 1 see Misa .Miilu' '-To out loors on' ruu .lown to.the pastur' je.-t at Net bad .lone. Thir'i4uol .McPiicrsuu a^'n. nn' tbey wa'.kr.l up an' diwa th . pr.<ir{.' I..r nii;ii a bull b >ur in tb-' m..iinlij;ht.     W»i', i.ince tieu "--
Her.' r..'n piuscd, fur we lia 1   l.jtu mark.vl the upproieh o; Freclmrn. TUc ..1.1   mau   Kurreyt.l   us   iuu I'.y. ),^r ' Puon he   alvin-ed an I  lai.l bis   haul
mauv admirers ha.l ba I   Ihe   temcritv ; ou mv Bb.)ul.l.'r.
to   seek   ber   bau.l.     Ibis   mar   h»ve       "l>!ck, my la.l,   yer wont   be macu
I'cen due lolbe fa,'t Ibat o wbuleao.-ue ¦ ""*   e"'t   here   t.i-tji.'lit,   fer  yer  loo^
rcfpeet for Ihe choleric temper of old ; '"'"u tuck.rc i ..ai alrealv.       1   want
Freeborn impelled Ih.m tu keep tbeir i'-f    '¦" '   »   m»-"»s'
distance,  but   it   was   more  prolwlile
Milii
that the spirit of revoience with which Ibe fair Mildre.l usuai:> lu- Kpiro.! members ul tbe opposite sex bade them rccugnize their own uu- wjrthin«s«
.M the time Ihat I entere.l Free liora's service ti;c fssd bciwccn Free burn an.I Mar.piand was at its beigbl. Mar.inan.l was a man uf mid.lic nge AD-I qa«'.Mu>iialiie prasiticei.-. Year by year bia unce •ari;e furinoe ba.1 uruan smaller and smaller, an.l be was uuw atriviag Jeaprralclv tu regain ail be bad loal.    He was an lavelcral*  ^am
Mat, aad hia raaati hcaaa waa tba r«-  a lot, hat it Wf'a't aa aa.   I'm attt at MtU tbt mmaim to Iks Um,   Wtamyamtatt^iaL"
ut lie'll lie  worryiu'  about   iii"   a bit.   1 reckon, an' it'll   make her mind easy. Wi.l yer take il?"
"v^ertaiulr," 1 replie.l.
"Yer ain't got  nu paper, hev yer'^ '
"Nu, Uut 1 will remember wiiat you tell m.."
fsc  old  mas   fa-.-MtsteJ  and looked ILouKbtluliy lalu the dre.
"TeM ber," be liecau,   aloa^y,   "tell tier, 'D.-ar .MiUm.'   \i.it tbol. uoa. '
"Ves," I   replied  with a  amile that was unperc'ire.l.
" 'licor Millie. Ibe c>w» ijev been a ealriu' Uae.    Marqaand trie.l lo swipe fMlia'
Here ! Tell Millie 1 kissed it twico where the w.imau is. She'll knuw what I mean."
1 turned ttwav, and, nTlcr selecting a freeh pony, rode o!l toward thc ranch.
It was a bonutifii! mo.-inligbt nigbt, and as I opc.l along tbe trail the wurJi ol tbe simple message still sounded iu my esrs, but as my heart warmed to- ward the aitectionato father I began to feel certain misgivings oooceruing my receptiuu by his elanghter at tbo ranch. Tom Baxter's warning was still fresh in my mini, an.l something witbinjaaJjjlJ'ue' I would bo too lato to ayert nn iS^landing calamity, I tbtUHt my BJ ur liirTVer 'uto the side ot my pouy, aad hastteue 1 fnster on my way.
At length tbe moonlight enabled rae to discover, about a mile eiistant, thc group ol liuildiu^s on Freeburu'e ranch. Uncj more I ur^^ed my weary animal lo a fresh bur.st of sp.'cd ami was rniiidly ucaring my dettinatiun wbeu I hear.l tbo booF-lieats ot ap- ptoachiug bors.^s.. Peering eearohiugiy in frout ot mc I saw two riders—n man and a woman.
No sooner Imd 1 ma le Ibe discovery, however, than 1 was cougeiuus of the fact that I, too, was perceived and that it was tho iuleution of tbe riders to avoid rao. They turned abruptly to tho rif^ht and started castwar.l across thn unbroken prairie pr.iuud. In o moment I was atier them,
Tbut tbo horsewoman before me was no other than Mildred Freeborn 1 wa.i assured. Sbe was mouuted ou n Heel Koulnoky tborongbbred thnt bad been tho gift of her father. Her com¬ panion, wbo was unknoiyn to me, wa? mounted ou a Toias pony. Both ani¬ mals were fresh, aud 1 waa on tbe poiut ot ubauduniug the chase as hope¬ less wheu 1 perceived that n diUerencii had ariseu between Mildro.l an I hot companion. Tbe young woman seemed disposed to draw rein anel await my approach, while h.'r companion ap¬ peared, by his goblures, to urge her to Uei' woman's will al length prevailed, howcvi^T, and, as 1 etrew more nenr thoy stopped their horses and turned tbu beads of the animals in iny direction.
Upon arriving nt tbe spot where they awaited me, I reined in my ex¬ hausted horse and raised my bat. The salutation whs acknowledged by tbe pale-faced girl to whom it was ud- ilressed, but as I observed her clo.sely I saw that she hung her bead.
"Miss Mildred, I am the bearer of n message from yonr father," I said coldly. "Will yuu reoeivo it hero?' She nodded, and leaping from my horse I walked toward her and paused besido hor stirrups. Tben I repeated tbe simple message tbat ber lather had bade^mo deliver aud placed the silver dollar in ber hand.
When I Unished I retreated a step or two and watched ber expectantly. In n few moments I saw Ihe teari trickling swiftly down bor cheeks. 'I'hen she suddenly swayed in her sad¬ dle, and wonld bave fallen had I uol assisted her to dismount.
Upon seeing the young woman io my nrms ber companion, wbo had been regarding me witb vindictive oyos, thrust bis spurs against bii horse's sides aud slarled toward me with a curse.
"Be off, or I'll fire!" he cried, ai his hand closed npon the revolver in bis belt.
Without making a reply, I strove tc discngago myself from tbo nrius of the woman who wos now bysterically sob bing on my breast. Before 1 was abli to free myself, however, his weapot was levelled ut my bead. I uow per ceived that any attempt to offer resist ance would be futile. Uesiguing my¬ self to tbe inevitable, therefore, 1 placed my nrms aronu.l tbe ropeutaul | girl, and, looking her wonld-be de¬ ceiver fairly iu tbu faco, I awaited my j fate.
For several moments we remained tbUH, and I saw tbe vyen and brow of the l^nglisbman grow gradually darker and darker.
"Take it, Iben," hu hissed. My brain reele.l, a sickening sensa¬ tion of despair pervaded luy body, and my limbs trembled beneath me.
'rbero was n lun.l report, but no j llamu burst forth from tbo pistol bar¬ rel that hail threatene.l me. MoPher- ! son's weapon fell from his band. He i reeled iu biu Ka.ldle an.l bis borso took ' frigbt. With a snort of alarm the I pouy plungeil iu:illy forward and ! made ol), dragging its rider boside it on tbe grouu.l I
Da'^ed an.l bcwil.lere.l, 1 marke.l its  , flight, and as 1 looked 1 saw a woman   i standing a lew paces distant,  Sbe, too, gazed for   a   few  moments   alter   the   , ilisappeariuif  steed; then   she   threw her arm acro.ss her face and stsggcre.l   . tuwar.l a pony that was stan.ling near. Tbis sbe muuuted   witb iliffi^ulty, and - before 1  bail   recovered   from my   be- Idormeni i.be wa.s ^oue. I assisted Mil.Ire,I to Ihe bouse, and tben   went   in  i-earcb   of   Nettie,   lier ^ mil.I.     Her room was empty, nor   did 1 i-ver see or hear of ber again. j
On tho following .lay tho body ol i (ieur^'e Mcl'berson was fonnd on the ! stiuro of a smalt lake about two miles away. It was burie.l iiithuut core- . mony a few hours later near tho spot ' wheru it was discovered. i
This is tho extent of my   knowledge I of   the   unfortunate   man   wbom   you i have aoiijjUt     I was tol.l by   Mildred,  | who is now my   wife,   that   bo   repre¬ sented   him-elf   ns I.eing the heir to a ¦ valuable   English estate.     We  seldom [ speak of him u.iw, and my wife knows  ' little irure of hia auteci lents   than I <lo.     ItfKrettiQ.- tbat   it   his   fallen to , me to coinmunicnto t j tou tbo  melan- cbi.iy  paiticul:irs  hereiu   set   forth, I  j remain, ro.-p, etfiilly yours, ;
Hi iiAiiu HAii.uriiT, M. D. — New Yurk Jouruul.
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I..ei:OK    lltOVE^    IS   STYLE.
Tight plovcs are a thing of the past. According lo llio latest authority ou gloves, noiucn who conld squeeze tbeir hands into size .'i; now voluu- tarily ask for sixes. Freedom is the fashion here as elsewhere.
r.E.vTii ov THE Dronrj^. Tho news of tbo death of ''The Duchess," otherwise Mrs. Hunger- for.l, will he received witb regrets by a large circle of persons. Sbo was not a great nuyeli.t. Butih.; certain¬ ly hnd tbo gift of .loing work of a healthy, popular sort. Liko Mrs. Maxwell (.Miss Brnd.lou), Mrs. Hiin- gcrfurd's output wus immense. Yet thero wn.s uever auy Blovenlincss in ber dialogue, foi wbicb sho bad a great gift. !n laet, 1.0 much was this FO, that many wondcre.l Ibat aho did not tnru ber ottention seriously to play writing. To tind fhe snmo ligbt- nesF of touch an 1 felicity of phrase one bad to go tu Ffnueo lor uuo like ber. To a less degree she had somo of tbo iiiialities of the evcr- omusing liyp, .Mrs. Uungerford will bo missed.—New York Sun.
DE.VOfXi'ED  A   women's  ORPEH.
At Plainfield, N. J., tbe cougrega- tion of Hope (Jhaiiel is aroused over its pastor's denunciation of the secret order. Degree uf Pucabonlas, to which most of Ibe wumen members of the church belong. Hov. O. Kennedy NcwoU has been pastor of tho chapel for the lost fonr yenr.s, und well liked until last Ijnnday, when bo launched forth against thu ritual employed by the order at tho funeral services of its mombers.
These forma, Mr. Newell said, seemed to him liko n. return to tho ap¬ peals to heathen gods. The funeral service of tbo order includes tb0drop¬ ping of three wbito carnations into Ihe casket, frMeh-aat^junbolical of pnnty; and faith, nud loyfthAnd the singing of "Floa As a Bird to'"'»fcfl Mountain." At the coucliision of the hymn a white dove is released, which ia supposed to represent the messenger carrying the soul of tho departed oao to heaycu.--Trenton Amorican.
LESSENS  NAG cnso.
Mr, N, Coo Stewart, the President ot tbo Cleveland (Ohio) Soroeis, is nn enthusiastic believer in tbo guod wo¬ men derive from clnb life. "Theclub influence," she said at a recent meet¬ ing of her society, "goea right into the home. It makes women better- natnred. They nag less after they bo- long to clubs because tbey seo tfaem- solvcs in a true perspective. Women who tako no iuterest in affairs outside tho walls ot their own homos got an eiaggcratoel idea of their own im¬ portance and ol tbeir trials and vexa¬ tions. They beceimo cross because their hnsbauds do uot seu thst their molehill troubles are ns weighty as mouutaius. Theu they fret and Inme. Lat a woman join a clnb, and sho soon learns tbat she is not of great im¬ portance, after all. Association on an equal footing with other women coon smooths down the sharp corners and makes a woman mora lovable and even- temporcd."
Mrs. Stewart also thinks that club' experieuco makes women bettor finan¬ cial managers in their homes. "The interests of tbo club tond to stimnlate tbo mental facilities. Tbo woman who lesrns to think can make a dollar go threo times as fnr as one wbo doQS uot exercise her judgment. Oive a woman brains nnd $.~i lu money, aud ehe will make her funds go as far as a stupid woman cau with ilo. That is a true statement, aud can be substantiated by iustanecH. Five dollars, jilus brains, will du as much as SU'i, minus brains." —Now York Hun.
nEii n.tin  i'ori-L*R.
Tho noticeable increase iu tho num¬ ber of red-haired womeu in Chicago last year is construed by many as an I iudicaliou tbat tlTe blonde womau is ! passing out of sight an.l a new fad has | como to interest tbe loir rex. .K few years ago every red-beaded woman wished she wos a blonde ur a brunette. I because tho white horse ga? made life 1 a burden to her. Ued hair and white \ horses weie so closely associated that i tbo urchins ou thc streets would laugh whenever n redheaded woman passed, | au.l tbe bleached blonde was the not I ural result as a means ot escape from j unpleasant nolicc.
Tbe wbite burse has been forgotten, ] nnd red huir is all the go now. Tbe I woman who is tbo possessor of a head j ul rich, deep red, or auburn bair, bus I reason to feel well contented, for it is : bard to imitate. Tho bair dressers hove strnggU'il hnr.l to meet Ihe re : qiiiromeulM of tbe fnsbion, however, ' and tliey eau turn out a pretty good imitation of thu real thing, provided ' the snbjeet is not o brunette, whose j hair is oi the blue black variety. !
Actresses wear red wigs on thc '. stage and have their hsir dyed to tbu ' proper shade for the street. Theatri- I cal managers .lu not encourage the ; foil, huwever, because tb-jy say it is « j har.l matter tu provide costumes thot i will (,'u weli with tbe n.w shade. i
In Pons tbe white horse pleasantry bos   nut died out,   nn.i a red-hea led ' wumuu IS tbe si)>ual fur u smile in tbat city yet.       But it is  grouually dying out, aud it will not be loug iiefore tbe fol   will  sjirend  to   tbe   music   balls. Anna   Hel.l  ou.l   liiiilliert   both   huve block hair au.l wear   nu   wigs   on   tho ; stoxe, but .Vnna was heorl   t-j express ' her ailmiratiuu uf tbe warm tiut «hi!c in C'bicagu, bu^   expresKe.i   .luubts   as tu tbe ability  uf   th"   hair .In s.s.rs tu cbouge ber ravtu locks t.i tbe fashion able shade.
Ouilbert's manager says  there   will not be u black haired   woman   on   the stni;.' lusi.le   uf   a   ycor   if   tbo   craze ' ountiunes, but the angular Yvette   de- j dares sh.; will never chanpe ber co!..r, because she dues not liare   lu   .Upend upon   ber   bair   to   eiruw   a   crowd.--; Chicago Iribuut'.
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Mrs. .Jane .Seymour, of .San Francis : CO, has bequeathed 81.'.,''00 to variuus cbaritiei.
Mrs. Stella Ciibson, a trained none, r.f I'hicagu. vuluutetrs her services oud will gu to Ciil>3.
MiasSupbrona Breckinri-lgc. .laugh- ItrofC.-Uael W. C. P. Breckinridge, waa admitted to Ihe bar by Uie Ken¬ tucky Court of Appeala.
La iy Jaue Harn-;! Swinburne, mother o. .Mgcriiunl.'barles S»iQ i.u rue, Ibe poet, ba> jnsi .1ip.l in Koijiaad at tbe age of eigbtyscveo.
Prmiaa Eliiabath, widow of Priae* LaopoM,«( Lippa. ia iaUat OstaaU.
She was boru Princess of .Schwarzburg- I Rndolstodt, aud was sixty-three years of age.
Miss Hthcl Relic Appcl is one of tho best kuown ilosiguers uf book covers in New Yurk. Sho says the greatest need in her profession is originality thot is jiructical.
Ono uf tho directors of the First Notiounl Bank of Huntington, Ind., is 0 woman, Mrs. Freilericks Drover, an.l onother woman, Mrs. Sarah Francos Dick, is its cashier.
The Marquess of Dnffcrin has ac¬ cepted tbo Presidency of the movement started at Bristol to celebrate tbe 400th anniversory of the discovery of North .\merico by the two Cobots."
Ibo wife of ft t'lilifornia millionaire bas taken five little girls to reor as her owu children, believing it to be her boundon duty to open ber home to those in need of a uiolher's core.
Heroottcr tho women of Chicago will bavo to poy frum S-1 to $5 for the privilege of weoring to places ot pub¬ lic amusement bats Ihat ore high or wide enough to obstruct tbo view.
Tbe estate ol the lote .Abigail Dodge, better known as "Hail Hamilton," has bc.jn inveutoriodat valued atSSl,0'29, of which amount Sl'i'ill is in real estate in Beverly and Homilton, Mass.
Miss Florence Mnrryot, tbe well- known novelist, has started in Lon¬ don 0 sohool of literary orl, for tho insirnction of persons of both sexes de¬ sirous of entering tha literary pro¬ fession.
It is said that English women will help to celebrate tho -cumpletiou of a sixty years' reign by their Queun by gowning themselves according to Ihv styles in voguo when sho ascended the throno.
One of the fow women bonk Presi¬ dents in Ihe oountry is Mrs. D. H. Marsh, of Croton, N. Y., who began by befng s director aud stookholdei io tbe First National Bank of that town, onl was, ujian tho death of het bitabasd, ch.:igeu President in hir pbic.\
Tho .Austrian f^Sfernueut is prepar¬ ing meaaures to admit women siatieDta to all faculties of the universities ex¬ cept tho Ibeologioal, and alsu to give women who hnve obtained medicol degrees at foreign universities the right to proctico nfter having aodorgone examination in Anstria.
Mrs. Mariah Lloyd Steele died a fow days ago, at Annapolis, Md. She was tbo daughter of Francis Scott Key, author of "The Star Spangled Banner." Hho was born in 180,5 at Blenheim, uow Bladensbnrg, Prince George's Connty, in tbe old Lowndes home, now occupied by Benjamiu Lowndes, one of tho family.
FASHION NOTES,
Among tbe most popular ot the oon- servative styles aro velvet hots in sailor shape, trimmed with a profusion of softly curling plumes. fi'A velvet jacket baa a high flaring collar lined with ermine. From this collar tu the lower edge of the jacket arc wide facings of ermiue.so arranged as to turn back, nearly covering Ih* frjnt of tbo jacket.
Black alpaca, lined with flannel, luakesa thoroughly comfortable, warm nuderskirt for wiuter wear. It is bet¬ ter than a skirt of flannel alone, and will be found to last well and prove satisfactory as long as you neod to wear it.
A very smoll, ronnd hot has wings standing out frum cilber side of the front of tho crown. Bock of these is a bunch of bird-of-poradiso feathers, very long, bnt quite closely cnrled. Tho brim of this hot is edged witb velvet roses.
A smoll bonnet is of velvet laid on io folds over n fram3. It is very broad over tho hea.l from ear to oar, and a very rich coronet ot jet stands np am) rolls back from the frout. At tho l.sck of Ihu crown is a cluster of ostrich plumo.s, with a very full aigrette.
While ermine is not used in largi quantities fur urliuary wear otber than ns oveniug garments, it is largely employed in trimmiugs and fur tho smaller ileius of dressy nccliwear. A favorite combination is seal and er¬ mine, aud tho cuutrast ot tho white anel ilork furs is very effective*.
An attractive toque ia made with > very full pufl of velvet, with a frill at tho up|ier edge ot the pnff. Tbii stands np all arnnn.l tbe edge of thc toipie, and the soft crown fills the space iusi.le. Tho Iriminiug is ol bunches of velvet tluwers and ratbii high, cuuMiicouns luokiug ostrioli plumes.
Afternoon let toilettes ore becoming yery eloburote works of art. Tho most stylish aud eli'gont ore of satin broco.le, silk velvet and rioh, soft silks, oil lace trimmed. Some are made witb (irououDcoil trains aod shuw Wotteou backs au.l luose frouta The loosely Huwiug stvle ot teagowo is worn at strictly feminine fuuctions.
A writer in a popu or publication criticises wbat aru rolled treak bats, an.!, indeed, tbere is nu name ao ap¬ propriate for some of these monntrus- iiics. .\m.in'.; the peculiarities ol those hats are cnrled feathers uver twu feet lung. In the wind they uncurl BU.I fiy uliuiit. switching the faces uf pos'ers by, au.l making tho wcarcrr uuspcakaijly ri.liculuus.
A wumau uuled fur being always well guwutd gets a toilor-iniide gown every eeosou, uul iib-.'k it the seoond yeor {..r secun I besi. Tbeu fhe has a well lualo lllack silk or satin skirt, »itb several silk waists, 0 liKhtuolored hllk, with twu tiudicfes fur special oc- casious, ani erery summer sbe invests in fuur stylish slurt waists. With this war.lrobe siie is roa ly fur anything.
A novelty bat is msde uf velvet rib¬ bou and fluwers. Tbe brim is mode ol iL.lerlaceil strands uf red and black velvet, su arranged as tu furm blocka Tbe unler i.ide of tbe brim is covered witb small velvet rL.Bes placed close tugethur. Tha crown 11 in block work similor tu tbat described, tbe strands of velvet ruuning togelber at Ihe mi.Idle uf tbo lup ol tbe crown. The trimming is of sprays of velvet ruses with foliage.
Thc new Knt;hsb cruiser I'uwerful. dnring her trials in tbe English Cnau- uel. ha 1 a liltlo black oat un board, and her pr.-aeuice la said to bave given euntl'lence to Ihc alukers and en¬ gineers. ^^^
When as iiiea nnee geta into the labyrinlb of th* brain there ia do kDcwiag what tara it aaj tak* m abmt 4avBlopB*Bla may
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17. "Then liie hl»:li priv«t rosft \ip, nn-I «ll :boY (trnt were with him. anti wt\e flllfil with iniltKnntlji).'* Tho pn'ot».1'Dit vtr.-**- tt'tl ot miiUltuile^ comiii»( to Jt ruMUm to Ut* hcRleJ, KUil they were hi-aliHl. evnry ono. It M>em.^ that bli^tjcinc cnme oven from tha shadow of Petttr rnlllnEt iinon them. Mti!t.- Uidi* ol men anJ women Violiwvetl aad wer' 4<lded to the Lord, and many Mtfua aad wou- iler^ were wrou,(hi hy tho handfl of thti ^pi'fltlo^, but tt wn» all ihe work of tbe risen Christ through them hy Ht.t Hplrlf. Th«* ume Chrbt Htoi to-day, and the ffimu Spirit is in t3very t>e:lt»rer. but where ntjf the slfjns nnd won i^rs to the glory of Otia't Is it because bellevrni do not live t > lionor Christ asthe apoMies did?
18. ''And laid their baiidp on the anoailes and put thom in the common prison.' The high pritMt nnd the 8ad»Uioecs were rery rells- ious people and pn>re4!4ed to worship the on" liTiu^ and true God. yet tbey tbu** manifested tbeir tiuKer aKnin»*t thesie mun t^eoause they honored Jesus ('brit>t rlnen from Xit* dr'ad and becnuso of the miKlity workHdooe In Hin name. Tho margin of verse 17 sa>-9 th*\v wero fllled with envy, and thi»re are Hliil mnnv religious people whose strnuK*) and 9eemini(ly hateful couduct to others can he nocouuted for only on the Kronnd of envy.
19. "Hut theiingel of tbe Lord bv ni(.'Mt opened the pris n doors and brought tbem forth." When the Lord wants Hi.* people till night in prison, tbat is the plnco foi thi>ni to be. as in chapter iv , 3. but when Ho wuu;h theqt f)ut of prison He bni tingels enough to minister to Ihem. and one nng''' hti!) more power than i\ll the soldiers on tarth, nnd prlsjn doors or walls are nothing to them.
20. "Go, stand and speak In thn temple to the people alt tho worls of this liftv" The words of God nre tj pi rit nnd life (John vl.. 63V Christ Is life and npart from Him is no llfo (Col. iil., 4; I John v., 12). If we have life lu Christ, It Is that ^ve mnypa^slt onto others by holding forth the word o( ilfe(rhil. ii., 16). If we havo the hrend of life aud llvlug wiiter, It is thnt we t::ny pnss i)n the snme to thoso who have them not. Five Hmall loaves in tho hands of Christ f»(l nver 6000 people. He is the very same Jesus.
Ul. Tbo apostles did as they were told and *augbt tbe people In the temple. The high prieat, with the council ana senate, ass"m- hlod iutho morning and seut totbe prison lo bring the prisoners. Il wa«evldeutly some- 'hlugvery important tbnt tht«e meu, Teter Hud John, shnuld be dealt with severfly.nnd hence tbe calling together of the whole sm- tte aa well as the counati, and uow thnt they faad them safely in prison—ns Ihey sup- posed—was the time to do s )methlog very decided.
'22, 23. The prison shut safely, tbe keepers before the doors, but no pnsoaera in the prison—this is what the offlcers came nnd found aua returned and told. The rulom were taking counsel togtMher against the Lord and againut His nnolntot], and thu Lord was having them in derision (Ps. il., 2,4).
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NEW YOaK STATE NEWS.
Tlm raa|>la'a Havlaaa. ^ '
Tha laiiMia ot the 117 savian banka la Kew York Slats lor Ihe yaar radad Daaaa- %er SI laat, Died wllk Iba Blala BaaUaaDa* nar1iiit.at, show amremteTasearsaaolMtli' I73.«31. ss eompilTad with fltt^mMtOm previous year, aa lacrsaaa of *n,MI,4Bk The axKrrirate sarnlus ol thaaa baaks kaa la-' rreaai'd Irom •W.M6.I11 10 •(•.MMIT. rherr was naariy •1,«M,0M mora taaaay da- p.^ite.1 In tha )-rar thaa was laken ealkf .l..|»if llors. The amount depoaltad wa* laaa 111 ISDI! tban the ynir before by •l.iOt.m. Ill* t.ital amoDnt deposited laal year balatl •20N.!iai,2l9, anil In ilies •110,107,118. 'Tkaia was muoili nior» money withdrawu laal yaat Ihan in (he previoun year, Iha llgursa show- liiKa total for 189* .'.f •107.R».«(M, aa earn- pared with •197 SM.IN ia IWS, Ibe iBofaaa* Iwlnii •«0,IM.7I».
TllO followina lt> a sammaiT ol tho ooadi** li.-.n of tho SRVinirs Imaks oo January li        ..
llMnurera—Beads and morlgasaa, ttttt . tlte.OH; stook and Iwod invealmaats (Baffeat vaiii..!, •992.799.1190; amount loaned onaiaak, • l,W8.970i lanktnv h.iiiHs'aad lots (<itl- niaie.1 value\ •lii.gM.lin: olber real aMaM lestlinaled valiiel, •1,93$.797| cath oa <l» |M-.slt, t4'J.08S.«S2: caah on ham). ••.Ml.Ufi .ilhiT assets, •9,7I«.903; total, <8ia,l71.«>l
LInhllltlBS-Amount .lue .leposllors, •TH,' I't.SHH: surplus. •i)S.«U.S!)7: other llaUU' il«. (.<I43.M)7; total, tau.l73,ri32.
Th.. uumtier of opoii aooounis oa Jannaq I wns 1.736,068. The salaries paid by IhaiO Institutions ancroirated •l.tU.Slt. Tk« other expensaaof ihsbnaks were •7!)H.8t4a The total amount ol jntort'st oro^Hed 10 da- ' poi^llors in tbe year wns •3S,4II,$69.
Adirondack Lan.l For Slala.
Oovernor Ulack yl<.lie.l the Adlrnndaak woods itetilaK informailon In support of kli plan to aoquire land vrlthin tho lluilla ottk* proposed Slate park.
The proposllloD of Ihe Ooveroor 10 ao» dvmnsuch landa as tUo Ulato needs, iaataaf ol buylQK It al prioes fixed Dy tba owaiW| whl.'h are always exorbitnnt. Is laoatviHf widespread attention.
Ilen-tofore the land ownora and laialMI kinin. bavo had Ibelr owrt wav wilh tka woods. They have ooulrollcd LeRlalalac*. ' Inn.l lioards aud forfst commlsalona. llw lasl errat purobase made by Ihe Wata wW frum Ur. Seward Webl>, of 7S,IM0aerea %l •• nn acre, and to Dr. Wobb waa (Iraa tha urlvllogo of cultlnK the soil timber. Aa Iha ' state vants snveral million acrca suoh a piiM w.iuld be prohibitive.
As the purchases are in tbe Intarast otpak- lio health the aoveroor thinks Ihe Slat* aaa rondemu. His bill will ba luugbl b^r Iha OMa who linve enrlohcd Ihamsolvea out ot tha woods at the expense ot Ibe BtalSk
bo inilln>milliuiisil"iilliiin of whalhar' r prod uol siiresoI!MV42£aB markatMla
will thel Hlute Instltutlona
Usited Stales Consul-Oennnil Uo-ren, at Bnrcelcca. In a report to Ihu Hlale Uopurl. ini'Dt, says Ihat lr.>m April lo October InHt IlK-re were 178 bull AiibtH In H|>in. and I2IS Lulls, value.l at I.100,I100, and 67*) bomm, valued at (200.000, wero kllla.1 durlUK the exbttiltloQS. Tbo.umlierof mata.lore-. was Hveuty-thre.', an-l lorthelr servloealhoy re¬ oeivo.! upwar.inf tnbooo.
The iniiiadoreii reo..|ve aaiariea In ao.'.ir.l- anou with tbKir renown and popularity. Home of tbe i-ont kniwu, Ihe rapcrt aayi., Kst Irom (SOO to ttna fur cusb llcht In wbleh they tak.. pnrt whili. the tieat known are p:ild IU hlKb IU fr'.m •.'>oa lo •8-JO a lighl. 'i'h.. fumous Ou..rrll» apiM-aroJ lo slxty^ilirht lights, killed 171 IiuIIh, ao.l re.'niv.vl or liis rewanl Just •91.UOO for atK.ul four moullis' wi.rk. ComUla, another woll-known lljrhlnr, fought f.irty-tbriw time.., ki.ied iriliulls, nut r«-eivu.l •11.000. H.-izzanllnl was in the rinK iweniynin.i iliuea, kili.id sixly-cight bulls and Ul*'!'' •2I,70U.
rhey wereIh..fav...rlteroala<lorn«, alllioiigli lliere were other leaser lights who reo*lv«l I Igh aalarlw lor thrir llghllog (|ua'iil..«. .'^'.me, the r.insui'Ueueral aayf, ap|Hsared lo ih.i ring onoe or twioe and tboy wer.. iho« mint ruoeivel ibeamnilaet remuuaralloa. Mr Isiwrn c.vo.'iudea thnt buil ngbtlug Id H|«iu 1. the m.Mit p.jpuiar Apirt in tbe country, and Ihat. ralber than dimlulahlug. It la rapidly ..n the Increaae.
STUDYING   OUR   COTTON.
Aillrondack Luittberlna Baaaoa Aotloai^*'^
Tbo lumberlngaeaaon Is unusually aallva, nnd an  Immenae uumbar of logaara 1 ' liauleil In tba lumber eampa iu Iha P lliver saellog, Essex County. HIrallar i
of Uamlllun County. Throughoat thai rondarka Ihe avnmgs depth of snow la la ly Inohrs, and Iha los oaponda, laksa aad streams Is fully aa thiak, wbluk la Uckly favorable for lombarlng luierwia.
To Cllllio Prison Labor.
Ooneral Austin Lathrop, Suparlalaadaek ol Htate Prisons, In oompllanoe with Ikk Prison Labor law, has sani olraulaia aail requlaltlnn blanks lo Ihs Couaty Olark, Ik* Counly Treasurer and the Superlalandaal at IhePoor of •very.oonntylnlhaBlato, aadia , the Mayor ol ovary munolpailty, forike par- poae ot seouringlhepalronagaotall potltlaal illvlHons of thv Stale for tka pioduslloaa at tbe Industries la tbe thriie Blale pMM* under his oharge. Already theae aanouaw mcui.H are bearing fruit In thewayol raqaM- lloa> for supplies, and.ars alao, II ia said. OHUsIng a groat d«al ot oppoalllou la Ihaaa localities, Ixicauss a oompllanoe with tka law means a removal of patronaga from local Industries. The Slate prison aulkorl> llrs say this uompatltlon Is Ika natural oat> 1      .1 .u        . . -   -      - .              conic of prisop produollnn, for. It OOBTkita
Krow..und wellJhevjaJjWrTW If limwi J»^-tia^employod In   productive   labor.
pti. nre mun% 16 walk nud uii manner of sick-      ^m ^ i"IIIIIIWllllliH   i siisiilliiss ot V
Dcss healed, tbo prison walls and  falthlul
gunr.ls nel nt naughi, Ihe ruler* may well sk. What ntxi'/   \Vu know whereuuto these
things will   grow—they will keep growing
tiutii to   Hlin   every   knee   shall bow. nil
king* fall down liefore Him, nod all nalloua
Ber\'e Him, and tho Kingdom and dominion
under tlio whole heavous lie given to the
saints ot Ihe Most High. 29, 16. Hcarlag from s.irae one Ihat tbe
firlsoners were teaobing tho people In tha emplc, the cnplain and ofllocrs want an.l brought Ibem without vloleno... Tho aamo power that took the apostles out ol prison, and that sent Ibu soldiers to Ihe ground when tbev oame to tako tho Lord Jesus in Qnthsemane might have arreated this cap¬ tain and his olllcers il Ibe Lord bad thought tiert, but His plan for tbem now seamed to be thnt Ihey snould quietly go with the oHI- ccrs. Quiet submission t» olroumstances, trusting Ood to arrange Ihu otrcuinstaaces. Is tbo way of peace for Ihe believer. I Und grent help In this word, "Do as oocsslou rervA thee, for God Is with thee" (I Sam. x.,7.)
27, W. Being set belore tbe counell, Ibe bigh priest accuses tbem of tilling Jeiusa- lem wllb thrlr doctrino and making the council guilty of the death of Christ, and this In spite of the command of the ciiuucll to atop teni^blng lu the oame of Christ, There Is no re;ereuce to Iheir escape from prison, perlin|is bt.enui'e Ihey felt oompe.lcd lo ncknuwiudge the hand of Ood In tills nnd .itircd say n'Mhing atjalnst it, perhaps lor olhcr reasons.
29. '"llii'ii I'eter and the other apostles answered nnd rnl.I. Wu ought lo obey Ood nitlier Ihnn meu." In the presence o I the council tliat put Cbrlat lo dratli they leared uot Ihe Fame trentmenl II such had lieeu the will ol Go.I lor Ihom. Thoy bud prayed not for deliverance Irom their enemies, but for b.il.incus in luHchlug wlinlorur thu rfsult might L« (chaiiter lv., 29 31). They remind 114 ol tbu liiends ol Daniel, whu, ivllb Ihn llerv furnnc.. befori'them, Icnied not to honor Oo.l HU.I ilufy the king. Tho fear ot Ood dii- l-.veri. Irom all Icnr of men.
30. "I'he (lo.l of our fathers rnlaed up i.sus, whom he ilow nnd banged on a Iree." The end ol all their convoraallou as well ns Ihe liegiuniugli Je«us Cbrist, Ihe same y..s- letdiiy. to-day nml forever (Heb. xlll., 7, H). Thov aro not afraid to Insist upru tho fact that tiMi rulors af tha Jews ciuclllod Chrisl, nud with triumph they assert thnt Qod raised lllm frnm the dead.
31. "Him hath Ood exalted with His right hnnd lo tie n Prince nnd a Saviour for to glvn repentance to Israel au.l forgiveness ol siua." HiimWed unto death nnd cruolHed bv llis uneniipi., Ood ralso.l Him from Iho denJ aud gave Hiro glory nud exalted Him to give r.- punlunco unto Israel flrst II they would ac¬ cept n, lor up to tbislime It Iwks ns If Chrii-t might hnve rolnrneJ lo give flie kingdom to Israel II only they had lircn willing to nccept Him. Si-e A.'ts III., 19-21 R. V., and remem¬ ber that all the Inilliivers thus far, thou.h uumb..riiig many Ihoufnods, were all Jowr.
32. "Anil we nie His wline-ws ol theae Ihlngs, and so is aln.i thu Holy OhosI, whom Ood hath given to them that obey Hliu.' Heetb«rNirtiiersblpol Ibe Uoiy Hplril and ibesu In themselves, weak and unworthy reiM.-l-.. Reulbo L..rd > own wor.la In Acts t , a. nud lef usbe wlliingto hu His irllnesseat Iheu we may be sure Ihal nil our ways nnd wor.is will be clioien for us and our work will I* iu Ibe pre,en.'". nn.l power ol O.id, according io Jer. I.. 7 H. -Lo son Helper.
BULL   FICHTINC   IN   SPAIN.
Tha K»yni Amh Maaana.
Tbe tollowing ollieers were eleotad at Ika convocation In Albany ot Royal Aroh Maaoai" ot the State; OtandHlchPrieal—Joka WabhL % Jr., OouvemeuriDepuly Grand Rl(k FHMl.'t —John W. Palmer. olBrooklyD; Orand ¦iBR —John Crane, ot Roobatteri Oraad Sartka— J. Harris Ballatou, ot Brooklyu i Grand Saa- retary—Okrlalopher O. Fox, Buffalo; Ocaad Treisurer—H. H. Russ, Albaay.
In the appolDlments Ihe Rev.  Jamaa B> Uurtay, ol llonivlai, was asain ohOMB Okaa. laln.AUrcdA. Gutlnie, of Albany. Oantala of Hoal; Ua3rge A. Newell, of Medina, Prta*   - olpal Sojourner; John   w.   Ferris, ol Naw York, Royal Aroh Captain; Adolph MaahM.    -.- ol Naw York, Maater Third Telli Joaaph A.     . Slurtevanl, ofTkeraaa, Besond Vail; Viaak T. Gilbert, ot Buffalo,   Master  rinl  Villi Oeorge HcGown, ot Palmyra, Laeluier, aad William H. piaddlag, of Albany, HeDUaal.
doing (o Ike litauaaralloQ.
Oovernor Blaok, his stnlt, and Colonel Orlflllhsjils Private Heoretary, nre preparlB( to go to Waahington In a body to witnuns Ihn iiiaugnrallou of Mnlur McKlnley. Il ta at- IMcted Ibnt Ibe Legislature wllltakea moesa during Inauguration week.
Humo discussion bas Iwen beard ol a hill appropriating •IS.dOO lo pay Ihe eznanaaa of Kcnllng a regiment of tbs National Ouafd 10 lake part in the parade up PenatjrlTaala avenue on March 4. Mambera ol Iba LaRla. latum bave conforred with Oeaaral Horaaa Porter and nthem la New York City. Tka Id.'a ho* lieeo practically abindoaed.
Mr Tom H'«bi, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister I'lenlpnleallary fro n Japaa lo the CaMed Hlotea, arrived al Oalvasloa, Teao*. irltb a rellooe. When Interviewed Be eal.l Ihat bla risll to Ihe H/iulh wa.. du.. to tbe fael hat Japan Is verr esieaalveir enaage.! la :h« mannlactnra of ooitoa gooda    The Jap-
30W they prefer Egyptiaa aad AmaHaaa eec- .'ID, and Bspealallythe Staple growa laTesaa, lecaute It poaasMea length aa I Mmagth aad
t  prelera'oia   for   mitn.,   iiuna of gu-ftm.     Be
laid that be bad <^oo« South to lavasHgale .l.e eotl/.o trade generally aad report lo his J.Temniiieai upon Ibe eondlllgaa as ke iiuiid tbeoi.
Coro (ae •¦ rieiirU aaack.
Il haa baaa aae«4ealaUy diaeoveraJ Ikal 10
xxry a saa ap to Uk aeek Ik we: saad l« a
psaeiKaByawtala caia te a||aiill dam
Cashier Durk Conleasea. Henry Durk. Iha former eiishler ot tha First National Uank ul Niagara Falla, wko la out on ball, lia% mnde n full coafaasloato IbeFcdirnlnutliorilies. In It he relalaaall the Irananellnoi wlih Cnbiuel C. R. Gaaklll IIII.I Ihu various irovements wblob bronxkl nbout Ibe wrecking of the bnnk.
< •..*rel   Nnn..
I'rlnoncr bi lli.-I'lii'f;.juiiiy Penitentiary will be fet ll. woik making garmeula for Ik- nniti.*. and f|unrryln(,- stohei.
William J. Coons, ol Syracuse, has baaa n|.|H>lnte.l an sionogrnpher at Ollnloa Prison from Ihe civil service eligible list.
Mus Kale Iliiist. of Greenwich, baa kaaa nppnlntiid as elerk In the State Board ot Ba. gentl..
rbomns Crane, ot New Vork CHy, an la* mate of Iha Slate Vidunteer PlreoMa'l Il..me. Hu.lsi.n. .'uininilled sululde by aai¬ ling'his throat. Hu wiui k«veuiy-ona yaaia ol.l.
The empLiyes oltho Couriruollan Daparr 11 i-ni ol Ihu Capitol at Albany warklac b> .li.y's hilior were laid off owing to tha taal ihKl Ihu appropriation of laat year I* aK. bnii.led.    'Ihrue hundred menaraaffaoM,
ralcoll n. Camp. Prealdeat of Ihe Jeflkf.' son Coui.ty .Vatlooni Bauk nud the JeffeiaoB Counlr Havings Bank, who was Ibe oldaal Imiik offlcial In uorthern New York, died al Wni.r.own altera hrlnl ll!nrss. Mr. Camp hail Juil (lasaed his eightieth blrlkdajr.
NeiHon Lov.-laas, one ol ibe leadiag aiH- Hens ..f Odessa. Bchuiler County, ael a lernlilu death. In coiniHiny arilh bla arnod. daughter, be wus driving along a eouatn r. nd, whea n ruiiuwav team dai*lied lalo kil culler, demollahing it. Oue of lire kniaas full onlhe wreck. crushlng'Mr. I,ovelrasM .1. alh. HL« gran.ldaughter escaped uala* lui.'d
Allegany Is to bavn a canning faelory.
I'wego midenis will anri aa opfrahoaaa
llergeu wauls a waler»..>rka sydea.
The {..agialalure has given Perry Ika lailll right to build a •ia,aO'i tuwn hall.
Wnyland la to bave lelepbouio ooaaastica wilh Oatb aud Dan«villr.
The pT'ipoaltloa to Ikio'I Niacara Falla lac Ihe i.urpoau ol kuil.lin/ u oouveotldn kail hah 1 neu deolded a.lver»«ly.
Tiienet Ineumno: the N.ai;ara Fals aa4 l.i.-.p<'ualau llrl'Ige lUilwuy lurlbslatl 11^ m..uibs waa •l,8M.M.
Kvery Websrille flreoiaa In good staadlail Is each year exempted from payiug laxoa oa ttsun worth III raal a>iaie. rhe plaa may tm I.led in<:ubii.
tVhea Cherry C:eek gel, her new eladrla IiK It plaul iaupsra'.Inu Siuelairvilii will ba 11..< onlv vllla«.> In ^iaautauiiua Ooualf Ikat wi.l ln> la darkaeas nights.
r. O. FariaaBof Urocl'in, lor Iklrtjr yaaia
;i merchant nl Ihal village, nada aa Mllaa
, mint lu the forenoon.   Twu b.iars latar aa
"^ re..Hvel aollea of bli appololnaal loaa Aa>
nemi.ly eirrkablp.
Biinil nefehaoli la   weilan' Hav farti   :
TI.ey ore aolifyiac palioi
now Isjtm oa prvaipl faroMala.
Kuparlataiulfal AMrMfa, of Iha IMa iM'imeai ot PnhHa Worka appatMMa MM* *? I>«r ot luapaaor< al mteaarf «a Ihf ttfMbr'. tun woek gmmlfttwatd ea Iha laailli
flslli lairs lall
''>«>*¦)
Ikal
Meeral
'J-ka lailara of Be I. kla aaM la I nf itat flliafa I  llMi 1
pa>iil