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• % r : t'; v* !N THE FIELDS "w' Ttirrtn(fTi h«lj?es proow that brttitid th«J)t*!n IliO trsasl f'i Ms glow with j :I^cn «=».? ' THO evening RIUKIOWR FALL; • 4» TIM blackbirds flfing, call .iBBfc.-. Pnt-o ewh m*t«; ': • WhopepUiiTitivo notes rojWy - »r AcrOog tlw lielila ol r>e, :,.r Hie mjnset sky i* Rold out.«|l*IKfll . H.ing the wt»s . nil fiery red,- sTli® cionils :ire Homing bv ; '»* Their beacon* t-jnrenil mi'l <lie With cioee of day. Ton* glows tiie rosy li^lit Ere fall.i tlie tuiuaiar iiii'tit. In golden fleU, wftli searching eyO, A reaper gu7.e« through tlie rye, j He sees a infti<len near; " 6FA« COIU«S--I be wc >111*11 ibsar To liim who waits; "Tier tnensoa utieonoe'iltM. Their beauty gleums revefdod. Her cowr. of Mao ; her 'kerc'.iiof wbitf: : {she comes with footsteps frso and liylit, The tall white lilies nod. And sways the t'oldon rod v About hor path. O The rye her foot stein press, Her pashiu^ feet caress, Cnbenrd 1I10 village Bounds. pare boll 'That swells the »ns;«'ln< to ull ? 4 Tne reaiK'rs im ctiiij; henr <; Tho sweet el.iaies fulling mtiili .... The dying duy. With lowly bended head' '^ilielr evening pravor i« said. t'feneath the quiet skv, f:.r. soon. l(y light so b i lit of harvest,'uinoa, 1 liev mek th* h lU'warJ way, "Their liii^'rli'S foot«io;>s stay To li t to bir 1 Whose sweet song *0010 * to rill God's "Pea. e on -e«rtli" to all. •^free Press. hi i:t;ui:. 'ir •:V' im. Xt -i. • •fey- f. BY W. K. DOAVi:C. <4Pm afraid I shall lvuvo to^give it •-tip, Nellie." and the speaker sighed -.-.wearily; "each day *cems busier than the last, and I'm no longer y young Nellie West, the <l<>et ! > only child, 1 • crossed the mom to/the arm-,hair in •which her father had thrown him- ' and, placing her cool hands on I «.bis forehead said: j "Well, I have an idea, daddy, that - might meet t he circumstances. Why | don't you advertise for some one to j take charge of the practice while you ; take a three month's holiday? llest, and change of scene would ^oou set you up again." "And you would enjoy the conti- •ncntal scamper, eh. dear?" replied jfche doctor with a smile. ••Oh, no! It would be nonsense sfor me to go. A man is so much freer, and can get on so much lietter toy himself. Besides--"' What Nellie West's additional reason was for re­ fusing to take part in the proposed Kfcrip did not transpire. for she hur­ riedly checked her speech, and turn 3d ;%o pour out the doctor's tea, For much more than a dozen years j *Pr. West had practiced in the strag- I •tiling parish of Bcwley-Stratton: and j xduring that time his daily rounds had j •-extended, and the calls upon his skill j Miad increased by leaps and bounds, i *He was making money rapidly, and j lioped in the course of a few years to j retire from the profession. For this j reason he had abstained from taking i a Dartner, while he had all the coun­ try doctor's objections to the services ; •of a strange assistant, who, fresh | /rom the hospitals, would he anxious | *0 try all sorts of "new-fangled" ex- j iperimeats. But of late the work had | ®ecn too heavy for his strength: and, . : Softer duly considering Nellie's propo- ' jf ition, he determined to adopt it An ' My darling Nellie," ho murmured i& passionate tones." ; "Oh! Fred, how could you ask me to meet you at such an hour'?" and the girl shivered more in apprehen­ sion than from cold, as she spoke. , "'Because I knew you wouid be sure to come, dearest. It is not often we get the chance of a few minutes to­ gether. But, tell me Nellie, who was that man that came down by tho 6:45 train atid drove straight to this house? I traveled by the same train and thought I knew him." ,4Oh! that's some one'Aho is going to take charge of the practice for three months, while dad takes a holi­ day. His name is-- .V At that moment 'the lovers--for such they undoubtedly were--heard the "sound of an opening window. Nellie rapidly retreated through the gate, and ran towards the house. As *.he did so she noticed that on the first floor the window of the room which had been prepared for the Hew comer was open, and that St. John himself was stationed thereat, evi­ dently watching her movements. Keeping h;>r face well shrouded in her shawl, Nellie gained the door of the bouse, and reached her room in less than ten minutes from the time she had quitted it. "Doctor's daughter sweethfcarting on the sly," saia St. John to himself, as he closed his window. Didn't look like that sort of girl, either. Still, so much tlie better for lue." r'-r: I" fv" "aulrertisement was inserted, several j #e$ies were received, inquiries were j jptidde into the standing, etc., of the ; Applicants, and a choice was made of j M. certain Charles St. John, who; 4«eemed perfectly suitable for the posi- j ^on of locum tenens during the doc- i Itor's absence. Mr. St. John sent a I testimonial from a Brighton medical < «nan with whom, he wrote, he had i .lived for six months after leaving] €»Hiy's. Dr. West wrote to Brighton, i 4*nd received a short but satisfactory j ineply; and 'barely a fortnight had elapsed from the date of the conver­ sation recorded above ere Charles St. John made his appearance atBewley- j ^Stntton. j jHe arrived late in the evening, and -after a nondescript meal--which was tea and supper in one--retired to his room, pleading fatigue after his jour- j ney. Nellie West had seemed strange- : Ajr agitated that day; and when the inewcomer bad said good-night, she •crept up td her father's chair, and, ; mestiiag on the hearthrug at bis feet, ' tsakl ia a low tone,-- "4 don't like him a bit, dad." '"You don't, dearie?" "Not a bit. He looks crafty, de­ ceitful; you know I can always read laces: and I'm sure--' Having duly Introduced Mr. St. John to his patients and gone over the case diaries with him, Dr. West packed his portmanteau and departed with the intention of rambling through France and Switzerland, with, possibly, a run as far as Rome. Nel­ lie continued her housekeeping duties, aided by the servants, who had been for many years in her father's employ. Charles St. John was out during the greater part of the day, though he generally managed to be home for the 5 o'clock dinner, which he shared with the doctor's daughter, waited on by the sedate man-servant, who was butler, footman and groom, all in one. From the flrst, St John had declined the services of this man out of the house. He preferred, so he said, to drive himself, and he cer­ tainly did not spare the doctor's horses.' '•He don't flog 'em," said Sam, the factotum referred to, a? he was bed­ ding his charges for the night; "he don't seem to drive 'em fast, for they alius comes in cool enough. But he must cover a lot o' ground, for them 'osses never was so dead-beat since I've 'ad to do with 'em." Sam mentioned the matter pri­ vately to his young mistress, but it was hardly one in which she could in­ terfere, In fact she spoke as little as possible to Mft St. John, who had chosen to make love to her in a cool, nonchalant way, which was the re­ verse of flattering. And when on one occasion she had been tempted to snub him most plainly, he had re­ plied,-- "My dear Miss West, you can say what you like to me. You can't vex me. Why, you don't know how de­ voted I could be to your interests if necessary. I believe 1 could even 'Keep watch at t^ie postern gate, Came you never so late,' " and the speaker looked significantly as he ut­ tered these words. The memory of the open window flashed across the girl's mind. ; She blushed furiously; and muttering something about "in­ structions to give to the servants," i left the room, conscious of a most 'sardonic smile on the face of her ! persecutor. j Some three weeks after the doctor's ' departure, the community of Bewley- i Stratton was startled with the news j that "The Crays," the seat of one of I the county families, had been broken j into by burglars, and a considerable ; amount of valuable jewelry carried off. The local police, aided by a de­ tective fiom town, soon established the fact that the "job" was the work of experienced thieves; and they were busy following up a clue--or at least so they said--when they were called to a mansion some eight miles from "The Crays," which had also been burgled, evidently by the same hands. Here the plate chest had been rifled, and the thieves had got clean away, without leaving any trace of their subsequent movements. These two burglaries gave the peo hedge alw>ut eight miles from I>cwiejr« Stratton We're wet to the skin. ; "llarkl I hear wheels," said ono of them. "Now then " They emerged from tho hedge, and one of their number coolly laid him­ self down in the muddy road. As the lamps of the approaching vehicle drew near, one of the quartet raised a shrill "Hallo:" ; , ; "Hallo!" came In reply from t|i€ driver of the gig. **What's up?* "Here's a man been run over," was the explanation; "wc think he be killed. Be you a doctor?" "Yes, I am," was the reply, and the driver dismounted and walked Uf to the group. And then a curious thing took place. Two of the four men seized the new arrival, who was no other than St. John, and slipped a j air ol handcuffs on his wrists, while tho re­ cumbent figure' rose quickly, and run to.the gig. "It's all right!" he exclaimed, ex­ citedly; "everything's here. Hoo- ray:" Possibly the three men who had shared his watch under the hedge were, in their hearts, as elated as was Mr. Fred, though they were bet­ ter trained in repressing their feel­ ings. But when, after a weary tramp, the vehicle, the prisoner, and his cap­ tors arrivtift at Bcwley-Stratton Police Station, and a very complete set of burglar's tools were drawn from under the seat of the gig, in the well of which the proceeds of a fourth bur­ glary were found, the "force" regaled itself lavishly in celebration of the event Little remains to he told. St John, who had had a medical training in youth, but had afterwards "gone to the bad," was recognized as a mem­ ber of the, swell mob. It was subse­ quently found that his testimonials were clever forgeries, and that the Brighton letter had been penned by a confederate. Aided by knowledge gained duringhis "professional" visits to the houses in the country, and by the use of the doctor's horses and gig, which allayed suspicion, he was able to work in co-operation with a gang of depredators, who dispersed after each burglary, carrying nothing with them which would cause suspicion, even had they been arrested. Charles St. John was sent to penal servitude for ten years. Dr. West, hurriedly recalled from the continent, gladly recognized the services of his scape­ grace ward, Fred Sinclair, whom he had . banished from his roof some twelve months before, owing to that young man's spendthrift habits* It was during this term of banishment that, passing away an idle hour in a metropolitan police court, he had seen St John brought up on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, but dis- diarged for want of evidence, and the features of the accused had not been forgotten. A year in London, how­ ever, with almost empty pockets, had tamed Mr. Fred's high-soaring spirits. Very gladly did he accept his old post of assistant to the doctor; and it is rumored in Bewley-Stratton that be­ fore his guardian returns to finish his interrupted holiday, Nellie will, with her father's full consent, become Mrs. Fred Sinclair. SCENES OF HORROR. had it's con- •"I know you fancy you can do so." ! P16 of Bewley-Stratton plenty to talk laughed her father; "but this is non-; about; and when, a day or two later, sense. I'm sure St. John might please news came of vet a third raid on the -any woman, as far as appearances are Grange, •concerned. I only hope my lady pa­ tients won't be fascinated with him and persuade him to set up in opposi­ tion to me." fcv- "Ypu know there is no fear of that, ""dear," answered Nellie, fondly: "my • dad is too much liked--too much re- •• spected--for any stranger to injure t bi'-a in this place. But, dad, 1 wanted "TO ;»sk you--" and the speaker paused. "Well, ask away, dear. What is It?" ' "You haven't heard anything of-- ,, -ol Fred lately, have you?" The doctor rose quickly from his chair. "I thought I had requested you -never to mention that scoundrel's name again?" and the usually calm voice rang in the tone of suppressed anger. "I know--I know," and there was the sound of tears in the girl's voice. •"But are we never to forgive those •who injure us? How can we hope to be forgiven.if--" "You have nothing to forgive, re-1 member," said the doctor in the same ! Iiarsh viJice. "I was the one injured: i and it is not your place, Nellie, to ! preach to your father. Good-night, ! dear," and though his kiss was as fond \ as ever, there was something in the ; speaker's voice which told the weep- j fng girl that the subject must be; -dropped. J But although Nellie retired to her i .'room, it was not to sleep. She sat! v patiently in a chair till the clock < chimed eleven, and then, wrapping i herselif in a shawl, she crept quietly < down it he stairs, and, opening a dour via the rear of the house, stole through the shrubbery and reached the wall of the kitchen garden, in which was .a small gate communicating with a lane. Opening the gat:; with a trem­ bling hand, she found herself almost immediately clasped in the arms of a -tall, ..athletic young fellow, whose •habby attire poorly matched his clear •cut and arista jratic features. an isolated country-house some ten miles away, excitement rose \to fever heat. Two more de­ tectives were despatched from Scot­ land Yard; they made numerous in­ quiries. and were evidently put on their mettle by the sarcastic coni- Work From Force of Habit. "Why do vou work so hard when you already have more money than you can spend?" a Brooklyn million­ aire was asked the other day. "Habit, I suppose," said the mill­ ionaire as frankly as he had been questioned. Then he leaned back in his chair and thought. Finally he repeated, with the air of a man who had looked over the ground and come to a conclusion: "Yes, nothing but habit) but I can't veniently break off money-making now. Primarily we all set. out to make money for two reasons. Firstly, we want to secure existence;secondly, we desire to secure pleasures and luxuries. But while working for these purposes men become ac­ quainted with great projects, and problems, and schemes, and indus­ tries, and if they arc earnest men who have more than a selfish inter­ est in the business world about them, they soon become absorbed in „those things. 1 don't think so iheanly of our rich men as to imagine that they cling to business on account of the money it brings them.after they have already acquired more money than they could spend. But there is a pleasure and excitement in holding the rudder of a great enterprise and sending it boldly ahead in all kinds of weather. Does the sailor love the sea because of the dollars he has made as wages or the dollars he expects to make? Not he. He loves it because his life's work has been identified with it. My work has become my pleasure now, and I could not bear to the Bloody jKiot* of 1877 Koewlled V? the Homestead Struggle.. The labor troubles in Homestead, Pa., recall the terrible events which occurred in Pittsburgh, a few miles distant, In the latter part of July, 1877, where several persons were killed, many wounded and nearly $5,- 000,000 worth of property was de­ stroyed, Before actual rioting had occurred 625 officers and men of the National Guard were sent from Phil­ adelphia to Pittsburgh. On a Satur­ day afternoon the soldiers were or­ dered to clear the railroad tracks of the strikers and to start tho first train east to break the blockade that had exiated for several days. An as­ sault by the mob was the result of tho soldiers' attempt at railroading and one of the militiamen had his skull fractured. This incensed the sokiiehs and they opened fire without orders. Ten persons were killed and thirty men wounded by the first dis­ charge. In less than ao hour thou­ sands of workinir men from the roll­ ing mills and mines had assembled and registered a vow to exterminate the entire Philadelphia command. The military had then entrenched themselves in one of the round houses and round this the mob surged. Fail­ ing to dislodge the military by small arms or cannon they resol ved to burn them out In consequence of the blockade which had existed for two days, the sidings M) the outer depot yards, as well as those existing east­ ward some three or four miles, were crowded with freight cars filled with grain, produce and merchandise of all kinds, besides which a number of oil, coke and coat cars were piled up in the mass. These were fired and when the Fire department arrived on the scene they were prevented from fight­ ing the conflagration. The condi­ tion of the militia atthe round house became unbearable, and after a suc­ cessful sortie they made their escape from the heat-cracking building. Their escape soon became known and 1,000 armed men started in pursuit. The soldiers left four dead upon their route while a large number were wounded. They ultimately reached the County House at Claremont where they entrenched themselves. In the meantime the city was in the state of anarchy. Thousands who had not joined in the pursuit of the fleeing troops gathered about the burning buildings and trains, and assisted in spreading the tlames wherever the torch had not been applied. Dur­ ing Saturday night and Sunday the rioters burned the Pennsylvania Rail road depot, storehouses, round-houses, locomotives and cars, while men, wo­ men and children carried off what plunder they could. The Union De­ pot, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis freight depot of the Adams Ex­ press Company, a large grain elevator and other valuable property were burned. In the Pennsylvania Rail­ road round-houses 125 first-class loco­ motives were destroyed. The loss in property was estimated at nearly $5,- 000.000. On Sunday afternoon the better class of citizens organized to prevent further destruction, and that night the worst was over. grieved at having missed suci an op-1 portunity of wintiing a smi.e from the Queen. » Canine Experiment*. '.";.:i4;'W«9tern correspondent sends to the Youth's Companion an account of a handsome Chesapeake spaniel, named "Whiskers." who has recently become an original investigator in electrical science. One cold evening, it appears, Mr. P , Whiskers' owner, came home from his office^ put on his slippers, and sat down in a large cushionod chair to read the evening paper. Whiskers began to rub himself: under Mr. P--'s legs, between his feet and the cushioned chair, thus scratching both sides and his back at once until he had de­ veloped quite a charge of electricity. When tired of rubbing he took a roll on the carpet, and on getting up, discovered an orange seed on the floor. This he smelled of, and turn­ ing away from it, walked up to Mr. P----'s foot and smelled at his ankle, between his slipper and his panta­ loons. Much to his surprise, he re­ ceived a spark. After a moment of apparent reflec­ tion he proceeded to experiment. He rubbed as before, rolled, smelled at the orange-seed and finally at Mr. P----'s ankle, and received another spark. The experiment was repeated again and again. He seemed to regard the orange-seed as part of the necessary formula until it was removed. Then he discovered that he; could produce the desire result without it. He experiments now every evening, usually taking his spark from the zinc or from the shovel-handle under the stove, although he does not con­ fine himself to these, but tries furni­ ture, persons or potted plants, evi­ dently prompted by something very like curiosity to know how broad a bearing this Interesting phenomenon may have. Sometimes he fails to generate enough electricity to produce a spark. On such occasions fye rubs, rolls, and scratches with extraordinary vigor, and then, with caution bred of ex­ perience. proceeds to take what some­ times proves a snap so sharp as to cause him to snap back--at the spark probably. He learned and now practices this trick, without a hint from any one, and always seems to be greatly inter­ ested in the results. Deal Mutes in Paris. In the National institution careful attention is given to physical culture. Gymnastic exercises, long walks* fre­ quent baths and swimming are held in great esteem, but not trapez exer­ cises, pole climbing and other violent and dangerous forms. The difficulty of giving commands necessarily draws the limits for the students at this kind of gymnastics. In the exer­ cises which they do take, they acquire the idea of rythm, of sentiment, and of harmony,and they learn attention, I order, • and obedience, which are so ! useful to the progress of their educa- j tlon. The institution itself is large and commodioui; well supplied with i all the numerous necessary appll-1 ances and with 9 fine library. There j are at present more than 200 scholars I in attendance and the number tends constantly to increase. The cost per | year for those in the institution is • $250. Ether Drinking. TJhe curse of drugs that will allay pain and suffering is that they will too often be abused and misused. Opium, alcohol, cocaine, and similar soothing medicines fasten a habit upon those who tamper with them from which it is almost impossible to escape. Another one of the drugs is now added to the list which numbers countless victims who have yielded to its influence. Ether drinking has become so common in some of the European countries that stringent laws have been passed to prohibit any one from selling it. In Paris ether drinking has become quite the fashion, and thousands take it with their cognaci. It has a soothing and quieting ef­ fect upon the system, but*its baleful influence will be felt sooner or later. Lately the fashion has extended into Russia, and so viridespread and insidi­ ous has the habit become there the government liassprohibited its sale. It is mixed, however, in some of the cognacs and drinks, and these, too, are being inspected and prohibited. A short time ago/it became so gen­ eral in Ireland (that considerable alarm was caused by it, and the most stringent laws were passed there also. Besides • ruining the general system of the yictim in time it tends to un­ balance the mind, and induce insan­ ity. It is one of the habits which Americans have not yet become ac­ customed to, although its influence may be felt here later. Speed and Form in Ship*. The primary condition for high speed is fineness of form, so that the water at the bow of the vessel may be sep- For day scholars it is consider-1 a rated and thrown to one side, and ably less than half that amount. | broughtjto rest again at the stern be- The following incident is related j hind the vessel with the least possi- by the Chatauquan as showing to | ble disturbance, and the measure of what measure of achievement the , efficiency of form for the maximum instruction of deaf-mutes may be: speed intended is inversely as the carried forward: At the roll-call of i height of the waves of disturbance, conscripts the presiding officer saw j A ship that has been designed to at- approaching him after a certain name j tain a speed of fifteen knots will, had been reached a large, well-formed ] when moving at twelve knots, show a young man, who said: I very slight disturbance indeed, and "1 believe it*~is useless for me to ! in one designed for eighteen knots, leave it long. This is like a big ma- ments of the fcr'Uiewspaper on their t chine here, and it is a great and con- want, of success; but in spite of all 1 stant pleasure to see how smootlT^^, their efforts the theives remained un- it runs and to put my hand down and discovered. adjust it when necessary." j A few days after this third burglary,! I a somewhat shabbily-attired incfi- 1 some Abyssinian Cuntom*. 1 vidua], who, however, had the unmis- Even a chief of very high standing j takable stamp of good breeding in his would ask for dollars without any ap- ! air and carriage, entered thte Bewley- j parent shame, and if the amount of j Stratton Police Station and asked to , j^e gift did not come up to his expec- I sec the inspector. Ushered, into the 1 tations, lie would politely say, "1 re- ; little room, where the official was 1 j puzzling over the most recent reports of his subordinates, and anathem- i atizing their "stupidity" (as he char­ acterized their want of success) the visitor cooly took a chaip, and waited for the official to speak. "What, Mr. Fred!" exclaimed the inspector, as his glance fell on the new comer. "Yes, it's me, Howard." was the laughing response. "Hack again to see you like a bad penny." "Of course,you're perfectly entitled to come to Bewley or any ot.ier place, sir," said the inspector, somewhat I stiffly; "but I should have thought--" ! "Ah! never mind, my old pal; my j wild oats are all sown. I've come here on business. What reward is j offered for the capture of these en­ terprising burglars of yours?" j "Reward!" echoed the officer, in surprise; "Well, altogether, about $3,500. Are you going to turn thief- catcher, Mr. Fred?" "Well, I'm going to try my hand. Now, just you listen ouietly to me for half an hour, and perhaps we shall share that $3,500 between us, if all goes well." submit. to an inspection, Mr. Presi­ dent, I can never pass for a soldier." " For \yhat reason ? On what grounds do you claim exemption'" "I am a deaf-mute." "How!, You a deaf mute? You have answered to your name, and are now carrying on a conversation with me. It is impossible." "It is^Only the movement of your lips as you speak that 1 read, Mr. President. I am entirely deaf." And the truth of his statement was soon established. j quire nothing but your friendship," j which meant that he would be as un­ friendly as possible until the required | sum was forthcoming. The king 1 might have put a stop to it at once, j for no monarch is more absolute or ' despotic in the world. His word, I proclaimed in the marketplace with a prelude of tom-toms. is;the .only law, and he has absolute power of death and mutilation. Political offenders and obstruction­ ists arc arrested, chained, and placed on the small table-land of Abba Sal- arna, a high, rocky, and precipitous mountain about thirty miles from Adowa. So sheer and steep are its sides that the prisoners are drawn up by ropes. Their chaace of escape is j impossible, unless they run the risk I of dashing themselves into eternity [ on the rocks below. On this lonely height there is soil on which they j may grow grain, and there are wells with good water. There is no speaker to keep order, and they may, if they choose, abuse the prime ministers and crowned heads of their heart's content, but they return no more to the ways of the world.--Century. It was a dark night. The rain was coming down in torrents, and four men who were crouching under a You can reasonably expect Just so much money of men. When you ex­ pect more than that you are in a fill way to be disappointed. / The Queen and the Umbrella. I was reading a story the other day that made quite an impression on my mind, writes Mrs. liottoine in her .department, "The King's Daugh­ ters," in the Ladies' Iiouie Journal. It is well known that the Queen of j England loves to go about in simple tfuise among the cottages of the pSor. One day the Queen was caught In a! shower and she entered the dwelling ; of an old woman; the old dame's j sight must have been dim for she did not recrjgnize her sovereign. "Will j you lend me an umbrella?" said the royal lady, who did not happen to have one with her. The old woman j granted the request grudgingly, hae two umbrellas," said the dame, "ane is a'good one, t'other verra old. Ye may take this; I guess I will never see it again." And she prof­ fered a ragged concern whose whale­ bone ribs might be be seen here and there through the coarse torn cover. England's Queen quietly took the umbrella, which was better than nothing, and went forth into the rain, not by one word betraying her rank. The next day one of her Majesty's servants brought back the wretched umbrella, and then the cot­ tager knew tp vrhora she had lent it "Ay, ay, had I but kenned who it was that asked for the loan she wad hae been welcome to my best, to a' that I hae in world," exclaimed the mortified old woman, shocked and when moving at this lower speed, it will be scarcely observable; but how­ ever fine the lines of a ship may be, she must at every speed produce some disturbance, although it may be very slight, as the water displaced by lici must be raised above the normal level and replaced at the normal level; hence, at or near the bow of a ship there is always the crest ol a wave, and at or near the stern the hollow of one. When a vessel is go­ ing a«i Its maximum speed, and is properly designed for that speed, the wave should not be very high, nor should it extend beyond the immedi­ ate neighborhood of the bow; like­ wise the wave of replacement should be the same at or near the stern of a ship, and the "wake," or disturbance of the water left behind in the track of the ship, should be narrow. NOMINATIONS IN IOWA* 1,1 "People" Hold Their State CM* ventlon at I»os Moliiee. !Des Moines correspondence: The People's party convention met at the Young Men s Christian Association hall in thiB eity at U o'clock. About one hundred delegates were in attendance. The meeting was called to order by J, G» Scott. W. O. Weeks, of Winterset, was elected temporary chairman. Prayer was offered by the Hew T. W. AVoodrow, Marahalltown. J. H. Bellangee was elected secretary, Geo. H. Blanehard, of Oekaloosa, reading clerk. An adjourn­ ment was then t t ken to give time lor tho district caucuses. When the meeting was called to order after the rec "ss the following nomina­ tions were announced: Electors--First District, W. L. Drake, Jefferson; Sec­ ond, F. A. J. Gray, Muscatine; Third, K. C, Curtis, Hardin; Tourth, S. J. White, Worth; Fifth, T. E. Mann,, Tama; Sixth, Milo 1-eno, Wapello: Sev­ enth, Capt. liandleman, Warien; 1-ighth, D, P. \\ilson, Fremont; Nimh, K H. Bowman. Pottawattamie; Ttnth, Thj»s. A. Laska, Floyd; Eleventh, J. S. Bartholomew, Monona. Committee on Resolutions--First Dis­ trict, F. A. Pierson, Von i>uren County; Second, F. A. Gray. Aius-aline; Filth, W. H. Calhoun, ^iarahaii; Sixth, G. H. Blanehard, Mahaska Se\enth, J. H. Bellangee, Pol e; Eighth, AV. 11. Bobb, Pnion; Ninth, E. V. Coot, Adair; Tenth, Thomas A. Laska, Floyd; Eleventh} F. toe, Monona. Home of the distiiotb were not repre­ sented and so reported no representa­ tion on the coniiuittec. There was no reference made to lusion by any of the speakers, except in a letter from Perry Engle of Jasper County, who could not be present, but advised them to "keep in the middle of the road" and avoid all combinations. This advice was loudly Cheered. The convention then ad­ journed until 2 p. m. In the afternoon the principal speaker was ex-Chief Justice G'. C. Cole of Des Moines, who said that ho bad joined the new party because he believed in free silver and was found on othe.- issues. J. R. Sovereign, labor commissioner, in his speech declared he was willing to give 99 cents for every (58-c^nt silver dollar they would offer him. The report of the Committee on Cre­ dentials showed there were 342 dele­ gates in attendance, the afternoon trains having brought in large numbers. The Committee on Permanent Officers re­ ported: Chairman, W. H. Calhoun, Mar­ shall; Secretary, W. H. Itobb, Union; Beading Secretary, T. W. Woodrow. Marshall. These were re-elected. Judge Cole, of Polk, and J. M. Jo­ seph. of Union County, wer€ nominated as electors-at-large. The following nominations for Sta^e offices were then made: Secretary of State, E. H. Gil- . lette. Polk County; Attorney General, ' Charles Mckenzie, Crawford County; Treasurer, Justice Wells, Hard'n Coun- j ty; Railroad Commissioner, J. H. Bar- nett, Warren County; Auditor, J. A. ! Bjakesly, Poweshiek. After taking.up ^'"collection of silver the convention ad­ journed. COMING SILVER CONFERENCE. CONCLAVE IN DENYEg Tip^RlENNIAL iflEETINO:-;®!^ KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. thousands of People Witness the Crtnfl 0 Parade and Kevlew--The Order'* Fii»l Cabin in Colorado and Its Present Mac- U i f l o e n t T e m p l e . ' « ' s ' - Greatest |„ it, »•«•«* • The twenty-fifth triennial conclave ol the Knights Templars, which opened in Denver on Tuesday last, marks a new era in the history of the order. This has been the most memorable gather­ ing the order has ever known. Over 150,000 visitors are in attendance, and nearly a quarter of a million dollars fiias been spent in- preparations and en­ tertainment. For almost three years Coloradoans have been preparing for the event, and, according to the dispatches, never in her history was Denver so beautiful and in such gala attire. The national flag, the banners of the Knights, bunting and thousands of the emblems of the cross and crown float everywhere. Many miles of streets have stringers of incandescent lights at tho crossings. These lights, glowing with the brilliant colors of the Knights Templars and national flags, mingled with tho private electric display ot met- chants and professional men, make Dea- ver seem almost like fairy land atnighV From the tops of nine-storied buildings ^ great search lights of many thousand candle power will illuminate the city with almost the brightness of day. s ^ The Knights Templars have praetie* . ally taken Denver and the city surrea- ". dered unconditionally. The lowest esti­ mate places the number of visiting Enights at 50,000, accompanied by about 18,000 ladies. The Knights Templars conc'ave have been held every three years for over - half a century, principally for the elec­ tion of a governing body and an ex­ change of opinions whirh might be ben­ eficial to the order. The flrst encamp­ ment held in this country w'as in New York, June 20, 1816. Ihe attendance was less than three hundred. Since then conclaves have been held as follows: Now York, Sept, 16, 1819; New York Sept. 18, Preparations for Cleaning Marble. Mix together soft soap. 4 ounces; whiting, 4 ounces; soda, 1 ounce, and a piece of stone blue the size of a walnut; rub it over the marble with a piece of flannel, and leave it for twenty-four hours; then wash it off with clean water, and polish the marble with a piece of flannel or an old piece of felt. To take stains out of white marble, take 1 ounce of ox­ gall, 5 ounces of lye, 1 ounce of tur­ pentine; mix and make into a paste with pipe-clay; put on the paste over the stain, and let it remain several days. To remove iron-mould or ink- spots, put i ounce of butter of anti­ mony, and I ounce of oxalic acid in 1 pint of rainwater; add enough flour to bring the mixture to a proper con­ sistency. Lav it evenly on the stained part with a brush, and after it has remained for a few days, wash it off, and repeat the process if the stain be not wholly removed.--National Drug- gist , _ . OXB of the hardest things In the world is for a man who is stuck upje get down. The United States Commissioner* -Have . Keen Nam Ml. The following commissioners, Who represont the United States at the com­ ing International Mo etary Conference, have leen named by the President: Hon. Wm. li. Allison, of Iowa; Hon. John F. Jones, of Nevada; Hon. James B. iMcCrearv, of Ken­ tucky; Hen. Heniy W. Cannon, of New lork; Hon. I rands A. Walk­ er, of Massachusetts. Mr. Allison has been for many years a lea t- ing Senator of the United States, and has been for a long time Chairman of the Com­ mittee on Appropria- SBNArOH M-T..S- N ^ of the Committee on Finance, well in­ formed on financial matters. Senator ..ones is also a leading mem­ ber of the Finance Committee of the Senate and has given special study to the silver question, lie has been noted lor his speeches on financial issues. Mr. McCreary is a member of the House of Representatives, formerly Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. He introduced in the House the bill provid ng for the present in­ ternational moneta y conference and has taken spocial interest in the sub­ ject. Mr. Cannon has for years taken a leading part in financial operations in New York; was formerly Comptroller of the Currency, and is now president of the Chase National Bank of Chicago. Mr. Walker is a well-known writer on economic questions. He has been su­ perintendent of the census, and was a member ot tho International Monetary Confer nee held at Par sin 1878. He is President of tho Massachusetts Insti­ tute of T^chnolo.^y; President of the American Statistical Society and hunt orary fellow of the ltoyal Statistical So­ ciety of London. The city where the < onfer.mce will be held has not bpen named yet, but it is probable that either Geneva, Berlin or Paris w.ll bo selected. The c'ate ha3 not been fixed. GRESHAM TO SPEAK. People's Party Coun'» on Ills Assistance in 111'- CXMIKIL'TN. Judge Gresham will stump Indiana for tho third party candidates, so at least ?ays a dispatch from Indiuuapo is. Third party leaders at head­ quarters in St. Louis were scarcely able to restrain their enthusi­ asm when the fact was announced. The tele- pram was verified by a letter to the effect that Judge Gresham had con- JCDOE GRESHAM EIUTJE<] TO take the stump in the interest of the third party, and would make his opening speech at In­ dianapolis the latter jjart of this mont^i. Chairman Taubeneck received this#fn- telligenco from the Chairman of the State Committee of Indiana, to whom Judge Gresham has written declar.ng his intentkn and setting forth his rea­ sons for making a campaign iu the in­ terest of Gen. Weaver. In his report to the national head­ quarters, the Chairman of the State Committee of Indiana say* that Judge Gresham, in apprising him of his inten­ tions, wrote that he did not refuse the Presidential nomination because he was not in sympathy with the party, but for a reason that was entirely personal and not political. "How do you like that for a piece of news?" said Mr. taubeneck. "It meang that one speech from Gresham, no mat­ ter whether he makes more than one 01 not, in our favor, setting forth the ob­ ject of our intentions and indorsing oui platform, means over 500,000 votes foi n' a n*vrf c fhot tva u'nn 1/1 Vimif IE MASONIC TKMFIiB, DENVER. 1826; New York, Sept. 14. 1829; Baltl- moro, Nov. 29, 1832; Washington, D. C., Dec. .7, 1835; Boston, Sept. 12, 1838; New \rork, Sept. 14, 1841; New Haven, Sept 10, 1814; Columbus, O., Sept. 14, 1847; Boston, Sept. 10, 1850; Lexington, Ky., Sept. 13, 18 >3; Hartford, Sept. 9, • 1856; Chicago, Sept. 13, 1869; New York. Sept. 2, 1862; Columbus, O., Sept... 5, 1865; St. Louis, Sept. 15, 1868; Balti-. more, Sept. 19, 1871; New Orleans, Deo. 1, 1874; Cleveland, Aug. 28, 1877; Chi­ cago, Aug. 17,18fc0; San Francisco, Aug. 21, 1883; St. Louis, Sept. 21. 1888; Washington, D. C., Oct. 8, 1889, ami Denver, Aug. 9, 1892. According to latest statistics in, 1870 there were in the United States 25,844 Knights; in 1880, 50,681; in 1890, 84,923, while last year the census showed 88,0i)4. It will be noticed that in 31 years there was an increase from 25,844 members to 88,094. The grand parade and review of the Knights Templars was an imposing affair, pnd it is calculated that at least 45,000 Knights participated. From early n orning preparations had been going 011 for the big event, and the streets were crowded with people seek­ ing positions 011 the numerous stands along the line of march. The handling of the Knights was accomplished with considerable dexterity. The separate divisions were formed on side streets, and the arrangements were so perfect that every division moved into the line in excellent order. All along the line the p-ople crowded so as to form an un­ broken line three miles in length, and there could ncft have been less than 200.000 people viewing the magnificent pageant One hundred and fourteen military bands furnished music for this great procession. A Masonic Temple of Lugl. The first Masonic temple in Denver, and also said to bo the first in Colorado, was the old log cabin of W. Ot. Russell on what was then known as Ferry street. Tho date is usually placed in the year 1859, but the iirst meeting was held in this cabin, according to the statement of Andrew Sagendorf, in De­ cember, 1858. Mr. Sagendorf was born in Columbia County, New York, Aug. 26, 1828, moved to Nebraska in 1854, and in 1858 following the gold rush to Pike's Peak. Among those pres­ ent at the first meoting in this old log cabin "Masonic temple" were Mr. Sagendorf, Judge W. M. Slaughter, Henry Allen, James Winchester, W. Q. Russell, Robert T. Willis, J. D. Ram- age, Dr. L. J. Russell, O. E. Lehow, Oliver Russell, C. H. Blake, and Samuel Bates. Instead of the old cabin of Rus­ sell, where the Masons used to meet in 1858-59, the order now has a magnificent temple at the corner of 16th and Welton streets, Denvfr. The building lots and furniture have a value of about $600,000 .--a remarkable contrast to the cabin of pioneer days. This temple has been erected since Denver was selected as the place for the present conclave. the People's party that we would have been unable to control otherwise. W'itb a flattering prospect now in Indiana, the encouraging reports receiv. d froir the South, and with the silver States behind us, we havo good cause to fee: hopeful." This nml Tliut. THE idea ot ferrying oars across Lake put Into practic A GALLON a space in a la A Competent Juror. A great many stories are attributed to Gen. Tom Bennett, but this is a the State true one and illustrates his ready wit He was on the bench as Mayor of the city of Richmond in the trial of a liquor case. The witnesses could not remember anything, the place, the man who sold the liquor, or the kind of liquor. It was evidently a case of collusion, and Mayor Bennett became a little impatient He finally took a witness from the State attorney and questioned him himself. "Where was the liquor bought?" he asked. "Couldn't say, Yer Honor," was the reply. "What kind of liquor was "Don't know, Yer Honor." ^ 5 "Do you know whether it was liq­ uor or not?" The question was put a llttje tartly. "Couldn't say, Yer Honor; my mind is a perfect blank." / "Stand aside, then," said Gen. Ben-/ nett; "we may want you for a Juror." The defendant was dismissed by the disgusted Court,--Indiauapolia Jow- nal. 4