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IR FAMILY "family treasure," «r tt was CtUed, for the Brudds were ex tremely proud it, was a tiny t-weled case containing a portrait of ueen Victoria. It represented her as * little girl of about 17, and was a.vai- liable I (tie work of art. , I« obedience to bis wife's request, Mr. Bnidd unlocked the cabinet and took tie medallion from the secret drawer la which it was "kept *'Somo of the filagree work at the back |» injured," said Mrs. Brudd, "and we •feght to have that stone replaced." "'Yefe;:^ shall take it np to town to- f rrow," said her husband, "and hare properly examined." He was about to replace the, medal­ lion in the cabinet when his daughter remarked, in a tone of mild protest: • -y$DfBa. BHUDD HANDKb THK MEDALLION *0 THK YOUSO FKLLOW UT CH1LLIWO 'SILBXCB. •"JTou hare not shown it to Mr: Matlock, J#pa.'* .jJBls position was an nnfortnnate one. Jfe had bad the misfortune, or good for- . tone, to fall in love with his host's •daughter, but Mr. Brudd refused his sanction to the match, and although his f- wife tent her daughter a certain amount of half-hearted and hesitating support, Mr. Matlock's prospects Were not at "" all rosy. In the meantime, he was working bard to make a career for himself as an artist There were many who be­ lieved his work showed promise of • ®ceat distinction, but Mr. Matlock's in­ come was microscopic. . In reply to his daughter's protest Mr. Brudd handed the medallion to the: young fellow In chilling silence. It' was an unpleasant situation, but Mr.; Matlock was too tenaciously in love? with his host's daughter to fret much. It is always a great step toward vic­ tory when a man has the women of the . family allied on his side. . "Has Violet never told you how we -- came to possess the medallion?" asked Mrs. Brudd. Mr. Matlock replied in the negative fid begged to hear the story, while Ifk Brudd gave an irritable "Pish!" It appeared that Mrs. Brudd's mother had occupied a position in the Princess r Victoria's household, and her royal mis­ tress had given her this little miniature <of herself as a wedding present . . . "Mrs. Brudd wouldn't accept $1,000 , lor that," said Mr. Brudd, pompously, f iM he finally replaced It In the cabinet aid turned the key. "No more would I, If It were mine," said Mr. Matlock, to which his host gave another significant "Pish!"--as wrach as to say that what he would do for $1,000 was of no consequence to anybody. "When I am married it is going to be given to me," said Violet, with a sly v,,l|K>k at her mother. , ? "Who said so, I would like Id . • know?" said Mrs. Brudd. *. "It was given to grandmamma when \ she married, and she gave it to you V When you married; so of course it will %t»e given to me when I marry," said the SL " .; jroung lady. ^ Later In the evening it happened that ^?i\ Violet and Mr. Matlock were making a V* 1 pretense at playing billiards, while * Mrs. Brudd good-naturedly performed - * ,Ahe duties of "marker." Suddenly it lyt Occurred to Mrs. Brudd that her hus- Ul . '-•> ;^and had left the key of the cabinet in <be lock, and she sent Violet to fetch It. 1 t|v *<• Five minutes later she returned with - . a white face. Girl-like, she had opened :, the cabinet to have a peep at the medal-11:'r - C/Uoq. It was not there. Mr. Brudd was shut up in his library, ,< v ' Where he had been since dinner. They ^ • decided not to give him the alarm, but UM* ^ to go at once to the drawing-room and / 1 ® * a k e a t h o r o u g h s e a r c h . I t m i g h t b e that it had not been replaced, though p-'ji ' J each felt nearly positive that they had fell - 4 seen Mr. Brudd put It back in its recep- ^ tacle. The search was unavailing, tt will do no good to look here any longer," said Mrs. Brudd at last. ! "Can I speak to yon far' ft fsw bn> menta?" ... "Certainly," said his host; "but, of course, you quite understand, Matlock, that if you, want to speak about the subject we have already discussed you are wasting your own time and mine, too. I shall not consent to an engage­ ment between youaud Violet" "Oh, It isn't that," said the younger man. "I want to speak to you about the medallion. I think you have had the misfortune to drop the medallion and break Ik" .. '.j?! "What makesjeu think that?" vi "I found a portion of It underneath a chair In the drawing-room. Here it is." He produced from his poefc&t the fragment of ivory he had picked up unknown to the ladies. Mr. Brudd looked crestfallen. Like most over­ bearing men, he hated to look ridicu­ lous. He had dropped the little orna­ ment In taking it out of the cabinet, and had gathered up the pieces, hoping It would be possible, to get it mended in such a way that his wife would not know of the catastrophe. "I dare not tell my wife what has happened," said, In a tone so diffcr- ent from his ordinary tone that Mr. Matlock could scarcely restrain a smile. "She Is almost superstitious about It." "Anybody will be able to see that It has been mended. Let me paint a new portrait. I could do it within a few days, and I will undertake to say that It will be so like the original that no one will be able to detect the difference. Tou could have thsae pieces put to­ gether, also." "Yes, yes," said his host, "but what about Mrs. Brudd? If you were a mar­ ried man, Matlock, you would know bow unpleasant it Is to admit to your wife that you have deceived her. You see, I told her it was quite safe In my pocket. As a matter of fact, at that moment it was broken into twenty small pieces." "I think that little difficulty might be avoided by exercising some tact" said Mr. Matlock. "I shouldn't say any­ thing to Mrs. Brudd about It until the medallion has passed out of her pos­ session. When It is no longer her own property she won't mind so much." "I don't think I quite understand you," said Mr. Brudd, genuinely puz­ zled. "Didn't I understand that when Vio­ let was married the medallion would be given to her?" Ow*. . _ .ft#* tiwiii* lug selected I where the river is most rapid. The wheel consists of three re­ ceivers, as it were, one of which is seen just leaving the water In the accom­ panying picture. These receivers are inclosed on three sides by wire netting, and, as the wheel revolves by means FISHINtt WHKEL. of the current, each receiver hi sub­ merged beneath the water and scoops up the salmon, as they jump up the rapids. The receiver then continues on j --and he seldom is, unless the woman SHOULD WOWEIi PnOPOBU ? O N th« Eastern States they--the peo- 11 pie have taken up the Amission of- | 0 "gfcotftd r "Won*® do propooo, I think.. Soiftfi times thty.do so without knowing I themfggar-lf gMtfJgt; very. "Geaenifly th«J know pretty well what thsyvre about, however--but the man doesn't. j'He thlnks he tosses the/ apple to whomsoever he will, and he Is seldom aware ofthe jog to his elbow gtven by the Wil#i Venus. "There are so many ways In which a woman can indicate to a man the start© of his own mind--not hers. A woman is always a suggestive possibil­ ity. A man's action is simply the re­ flex of si woman's will. "If a man does not propose, rest as­ sured the woman does not want him to, or else he is the stronger character. "Yet is woman's strength Is in her weakness, as bards of old discovered long ago. A man must think himself master of the situation, even if he isn't exchange. That la vfctoMt.'gw. feitgw is iimkmtmukwpnt He oflead, partly to perhaps, to increase regnhirSJ an<!rvery to astd. tbe remits inBteidto blood- <?- •••••• .. its upward journey, the satmon mean­ while slipping down towards the axle of the wheel until at last, when it be­ comes perpendicular, the fish is shot Into the wooden slide, which may be seen In the picture on the top of the axle of the wheel. From this point it slips into the boat seen in the bottom lefthand corner. There are several of these wheels, which catch many thou­ sands of salmon a day. 1"*-> lets him see how she cares for him. "It really makes little difference who does the proposing, except for form's sake. It is a mutual affair, and a wom­ an has a perfect right to take the in­ itiative If she chooses. But her Innate womanliness or coquetry usually in­ fluences her to use the indirect meth­ ods which 1 have indicated." POOR UNCLE. "OH, IT ISH'T HM," SAID THK YOVMI MAX. r- - "Y-e-s," aaid Mr. Brudd, beginning to see what was coming. "Then get Violet married as quickly as possible. Give the medallion to her. It will be much easier to explain it alL I shall be very happy to help you," he continued, obligingly. "I will not only provide you with a new portrait to re­ place the one you have broken, but I will undertake to find a husband for Miss Brudd, who will be glad to marry her to-morrow morning If necessary." Greatly to her astonishment, Violet was informed the following evening that her father hagtjdfeided to sanction her engagemeht ^ There were now two Ivory medal­ lions--the mended original and the copy.--Forget- Me-Not. ©id Plants. Some tWenty-five years agot when the scoriae (or slag) produced by the an­ cient Greeks In working the silver mines of Lawimur, near Athens, was removed, In order to be reworked by more efficient modern appliances, the seeds of a kind of poppy of the genus Glanclnon, which had lain underneath the slag in a dormant condition for at least 1,500 years, sprang up again all over the uncovered ground. Unknown In modern times, this plant was de - "Somebody has taken It from the cab- . Inet. That is quite clear. Whoever did > it probably thought we should not look for it again to-night. But It must be somewhere in the house. We had bet- '41 **r So to Mr- Brudd and get his help." • The two ladies, of course, passed out £" of the room first; but Mr. Matlock, in­ stead of following them immediately, returned on the pretense of turning down a lamp. The moment he was alone he picked I i a tlny °hj«ct lying under a chair near the cabinet, examined it closely, ] ;,;T-and put it in his waistcoat pocket. Then ;|pihe followed the two ladles to the li- ,V:;h0' brary- tip "Charles, the, medallion Is not In the 4. cabinet!" h d 0 0 ' 1 s u p p o s e I t I s . " s a i d h e r h u s - * ;, 'vband, still without looking up. "It hap- pens to be in my pocket." * ' 'Thank goodness! I was in such a Not 80 Shrewd Sometimes as B* Has Credit for Beinsw "People who put faith *n the tradi­ tional shrewdness of pawnbrokers," said a veteran In the business, "would be surprised if they knew how often they are hoodwinked into loaning more than the value of a pledge. Most of the big shops have experts who are hard to deceive, but they make mis­ takes now and then, while with others of less experience overvaluation is a distressingly common occurrence. "A certain class of sharpers make a living by victimizing pawnbrokers, and they regard them as tolerably easy prey. Colored stones are often used for that purpose, and I have known dozens of large loans to be made on paste rubles and emeralds. The bogus stones are usually mixed with good ones In the setting, and are hard to detect A few years ago an Ingenious gentleman discovered that by dipping an off-color diamond in a weak solu­ tion of aniline ink, he could render It temporarily blue-white and extraordi­ narily brilliant. "He saw a fine field for operation III the pawnshops, and these 'painted dia­ monds,' as they were called, were worked off all over the country before the trick was exposed. A big yellow stone--worth, say $60--would look like a $500 gem, and it was no trouble at all to borrow from $300 to $500 on sn-_'h security. Another common swindle Is a filled watch case, re-enforced at points where it would be apt to be tested, and pawned for solid gold. When these watches were first made there were very few pawnbrokers that didn't get one or two. The works of a watch may also be 'sham.' For years a firm in Switerland made cheap works in imitation of famous and expensive varieties, and forged the name on the tlitti and inside plate. It was only a surface imitation, trot ft was good enough to pass muster at many a shop. Lots of men have been forced out of business simply because they were loaded np with worthless pledges*.'* A Baby in Battle. Among the Chinese present at one of the battles between the two Asiatic nations in the late Chinese and Japa­ nese war, was one spectator of an un­ usual kind. After the capture of a small fort by the Japanese, and the retreat of< sueft of their enemies as had not been taken prisoners, a healthy-looking Chinese baby was found by the victors, lying on the ground in their line of march. The captain of a division picked him up, and) did his best to administer con­ solation. and presently called; one of the prisoners; to whom he offered his liberty on condition that he should take the child to his parents. The captive joyously assented, hut the baby raised a noisy objection. He lifted1 his voice on high and cried s» loudly, when the attempt was made to- ta&e Mm from Ms Japanese- friend, that the latter saw no resource bat to submit. So, holding the baby on his heft arm. while he grasped his saber with tfte rUytd Before the Qne^if, Leonoal Jackson, the young. Ameri­ can violinist who has won many Eu­ ropean honors, recently plhyed before Queen Victoria. She received a jew­ eled brooch from the Queen, who never gives money to the artists who enter­ tain her. scribed in the first century of our era by Dioscorldes and Pliny, and die, appeared from the fi&e of the globe for 15 or 20 centuries. The fact that these seeds should have retained their vitality so long seems very extraor­ dinary, but there are other instances quite as remarkable. For Instance, raspberry seeds found In 1835 in an ancient tumulus, in a eoffin burled thirty feet below the surface, and be­ lieved to have been there since the second century, were successfully planted. And In another case seeds of the Polygonum Convolvulus, dug up from the bottom of a sandpit where they were believed to have been buried for 2,000 years, were still vigorous and produced healthy plants. Centnry Bars to Bnra. Miss Julia A. Bartley, of Toledo, Ohio, claims the championship among woman amateurs, so far as century riding is concerned. , She wears a belt | made up of sixty I century bars, each representing a 100- :]mile spin on her wheel, and a watch fob which contains nine more ornaments of the same kind. Miss Bartley com­ menced to ride a wheel in 1892, but her ambition as a long distance rider did not show Itself until October, 1896, wfeen she code her first century. Once started she covered ground rapidly. In August, 1897, she rode If) centuries, and the next month she reeled off 22, one for every day of the month on which it did not rain. Included in her trophies is a quadruple century bar, representing a run of 404 miles, made Sept. 4 and 5,1898. Miss Bartley's belt and watch guard are to br exhiblted at the Paris exposition. . " MIS8 HAKTL.BV. pdlsonlto^f - MISS Mad* wS&tm Sp«gu£, 0f Ifc*. ewidowofth«TnteOol.gprague, dome* forward with a the claim to a - <»fcmarkable gift Which amounts almost to prophecy. Mrs. Sprague's fas­ cinating philos­ ophy is charac­ ter reading by means of color vibrations, and It Is claimed that she gives practical dem- mks. sPBAotTE. onstratlons of her power by reading even the names of unknown guests, impromptu. Mrs. Sprague says she can not remember when she could not see names and com­ binations of numbers in colors, and supposed for many years that It was something common to every one. Mrs. Sprague Is a granddaughter of the Methodist preacher known as "Father Bowen,"and is said to be a very charm­ ing and cultured woman. ' • To Prevent Worrying. ̂If a woman is to protect herself from the ravages of worry and to retain her youth for a longer period, says a writer in the Buffalo Times, she must come Into more frequent contact with other people--as her husband does--and read good books. She must relieve the mo­ notony of her duties and the limiting Influence of confinement within four walls by taking outdoor exercise--® walk every day or a spin upon a bicy­ cle. In short, she must exercise the body and mind in a healthful manner, and she will find the bloom of health and youth remain with her for years after it has faded In other women of the same age. "The ordinary woman," says a celebrated physician, "leads such a monotonous existence that her mind has no occupation but worry. She is almost made up of worry upon wor­ ry. What she more needs is to come out of herself much more than she does. She must have intercourse with more people and take more exercise. This can be done without neglecting home, and every right-minded man will do his best to secure for his mother or his sister or his wife these aids to the retention of youthfulness of body and mind.". Missouri Girl Postmistress. , Mkse May Caldwell, is postmistress at Carlton, Mo. She lives with her moth­ er, and is her mainstay, the other mem­ bers of the family havtng died when 8-h.e was quite young. Miss Cald­ w e l l ' s l i f e h a s been uneventful, but she Is very p o p u l a r a m o n g her large cirele of actual ntances. After quite an ex- v citing contest she waa a p p o i n t ed postmistress in kisscaldwkll. February, 1898, aud seems to be filling the office with credit to herself and to the satisfaction of the community. right. Captain HigucM marched on to the capture of the next fort, receiving, meanwhile, a bullet through his cap. The baby looked on wonderlngly while the fort was taken in gallant style, and seemed to he quite onmoved by the din and oprewr of battle, so long as he coukl rest upon his captain's shoulder. When the fight was over, the cap­ tain gave the child to some of his troopers, who bore the lhtle «^fpt*u;«- to a Chinese house near by. The Book Tea. The latest craze is the book tea. A number of guests--the sexes equally represented--are asked to afternoon tea, and each Is to wear a badge denoting a book. The book is not necessarily a novel, though the run Is on novels, 11 or Is it necessarily a modern book, though these are more generally selected. The badge, which is a little toy, must ex­ press the title of the book. The guests arrive decorated, supplying and wear­ ing their own decorations, and each has to guess the titles of all the others. Same people are very stupid at it. and some very quick. And there is skill, too, not only In guessing the titles, but ca iu&kiug the orders.* There are two fright. You are quite sure you have It /& Ip/ ^safely?" "Oh, yes," he said. ^ " "May I look at it?" she asked. V f "There's no need for that," said Mr. , Brudd, shortly. If anybody had been watching Mr. Matlock's face they would have seen a namused smile flicker across It An hour later, the two ladies having gone to bed, he went to the library. " Mr. Brudd was evidently annoyed to see him, but the young mas declined to notice It * , V ,«M' " v Cavalry oa the Wane. Carefully collected figures show that the proportion of cavalry to other arms has been steadily diminishing for a long pertod. The artillery has been In­ creased, the cavalry diminished. Aus­ tria, Turkey and Spain are the only countries whose cavalry exceeds ihelr artillery force. . ; The Cat Was All Right. "Mary, I hope you took good care of my animals while I was away." "Indeed I did, ma'am; only forgot to feed the cat" "I hope she didn't suffer?" "Oh, no, iadeedvaia'am. She ate the canary and the pArrot"--Tit-Bits. • ' . f ^ ' « ' f * > - j His Own Work, " The vanity of a certain well-known painter Is ridiculed in a story told of him. It relates that the painter was traveling in a train through the moun­ tains, and as the weather was warm and the painter had not bad enough sleep the night before, he dozed in bis seat He had a traveling companion who Insisted upon talking to him, nevertbe- less, and as the train passed a fine pros­ pect, exclaimed: "Look! look! What a beautiful land­ scape!" "Yep," grunted the painted dream­ ing, and hearing a "shop" phrase, "1 prizes--one for the guest who guesses most and One for the guest whose badge has been most dlffioult to Inter­ pret. Much tea and some time are con­ sumed, and men and women show themselves to be children of a laxgtt-- growth. Alas fnr the Pretty ^ » "This is the era of the plain girl in business," said a leading milliner,, "and the girl whose beauty is so insistent that none may deny it has to stand aside for her plainer sisters. Im will find this is the case In nearly every business establishment ln> the big towns. Not that there la any aver­ sion to moderate beauty in the em­ ployes--that Is often to be desired; but pronounced loveliness is entirely too attractive, both to the possessor and contemplator, to facilitate the Interests of employers. "Go Into any large milliner's and you will see scores of girts behind the coun­ ter who are quite plain, though not positively ugly. You will seldom find one wheise charm of face or grace of form Is so near to perfection as to hold you spellbound.**--Cincinnati Enquirer. painted It myseif!" V i ' Marriage In Bpali y • '̂ ,r Marriage in Spain takes place by'4ay or at night, according to the fortune of the young people or their station in life. If well to do the ceremony comes off la the early part of the morning. 7he Libelous "Ihey 8ay *»' The one term, "they say," Is respon­ sible for nine-tenths of the lies which repetition mnd familiarity finally con­ vert Into seemingly bona-fide evidence. One usually liears an exciting bit of gossip launched forth with these words, while at the same time the speaker adroitly shields herself by declaring that, personally, she does not know it to be time. The man or womp who thus screens himself or herself is noth­ ing short of a ceward.--Woman's Home Companion. ft* eri prerlotisl^.fhiFilirbla they resiii&Md and lived Van Pelt and Moses Tui|fliii«ti& la now not less than ICO or lOO years old, and some people assert that̂ iMi Is older, though she Is Ignorant of age, as were many other colored born in slavery. She Is bright, and remarkably active for a woman of her age. She sees well wlth- m :y* :. * MnS. MARIA DAVIS. out the aid Of eyeglasses, and talks most Interestingly of her earlier days. The dress shown in the accompanying likeness, with the cape, was taken by her from her Kentucky home, when she escaped from that State. She is aaid to be the oldest woman in Ohio. El F. Benson's book, "The Money Market," Is being dramatised torn the London stage. 'Vassar Studies*" by JaJto Schwartz; Is a series' of chnxaicter sketches of college life;. Stanley Waterloo has- Issued' another ^ university novel, called^ "The* T^mnffh- lng of a Man." Mrs. Alice Kent Robertson, a Shak- spearlan reader, is becoming; a suc­ cessful reader of Kipling's works. Frances Hodgson Burnett Is writing a novel, while entertaining American guests at her house in Kent, England. What Is called a "British Dooley Book" hp published by Henry Holt & Company, the real title being "The Hooligans." 'A Triple Entanglement" Is the title of a clever new novel by Mrs. Burton Harrison; an American romance with a foreign atmosphere, as so many of her stories are. * •A Cosmopolitan Comedy," by Anna Robeson Brown, deals with the Span­ ish secret service in the late war; the scenes beiing laid in Paris and along the coast of New England. Cy Warman has written the true story of the great railroad strike of the C., B. & Q. (Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy) Railroad, in a book called "Snow on the Headlight." Sarah Grand's new story, Petticoats, is to appear as a serial. It is another of her studies of women which began with "Ideala," a aeries which she pro­ poses to continue In forthcoming sto­ ries. It has been proposed to erect a monu­ ment to Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, who for many years edited the Magazine of American History. She also wrote a comprehensive history of New York Citjv . gigm JMan and Swan Fight. ! That a swan will figlit fiercely was shown by an exciting struggle between a swan and a park constable on the upper lake In Waterlow Park, Eng­ land. Some India rubber balls had rolled Into the water, and to get them the constable paddled out. in a punt This drew the notice of the male swan, which deserted his consort and the brood of cygnet and went, for the con- stable with great fury. Once or twice he almost upset the punt, by causing the constable to overbalance it in sav­ ing his legs from the bird's beak. It was only with difficulty and risk that the balls were recovered. The swan then followed the punt to the bank, making vicious darts at: the constable. IhrenO-Bitinit Habit. It Is true that women who do much sewing frequently suffer a grea't deal from soreness of the mouth, and are at a loss to ascertain the cause of the trouble. That half of the time it Is sim­ ply the result of biting off the thread Instead of using a pair of scissors for Chemisettes are made of all sorts of material, but those made of fine lawn wfth tiny tacks and insertion are most l><»P6ilar. Linen cuffs and collars are worn with nice waist but those of sheer lawn and lace are much more dainty, becoming and comfortable. Sleeves are made close fitting the en­ tire length, though shoulder caps may be used to make the shoulders broader* If they are deficient. Featherbone is the only thing salt- able to use In the waists of wash dresa- es. Whalebone loses its set and shape in the washtub and stell rusts until It naps. Silk crushed belts are great favorites. They fit to the figure more gracefully If cut on the bias, requiring about one quarter of a yard in width made a trifle shorter on the top edge. If you petticoat (1 do not refer to white ones) blows in between the an­ kles when walking and hangs too straight, you can make it flare by sew­ ing a feather bone tape all around the bottom. Blousy effects are not so much worn as a full effect from side to side In waists. Keep the front quite narrow at, the waistline and run wider toward the unst, and It will give you a mors taperlwg figure, More Popular as He Drew Near. In March, 1815, the Paris Monlteur announced the expected'return of Em­ peror Napoleon from Elba. The first - announcement of the Moniteur was far from polite, but as the little Corslcan approached Paris a gradual change took place in Its tone: "The cannibal has left his den." "The Corslcan wolf has landed! In the bay of San Juan;" "The tiger has arrived at Gay." "The wretch spent the night at Gfcan- oble." "The tyrant haa arrived at Lyons." "The usurper has been seen wltbln fifty miles of Paris." "Bonaparte is. advancing with great rapidity, but he will not pot his floot In­ side the walls of Paris." "To-morrow Napoleon will beat out gates." "The empesor has arrive® a* Fon- tainebleau." "His imperial majesty Napoleon en­ tered Paris yesterday surrounded by his loyal subjects."--Philadelphia In­ quirer. • ' A Popular Minister. Hortott--Why don't yon eeme lo hear our minister? I'm sure you'd like his sermons. Norton--What does he preach about? Horton--He preached about fifteen minutes.--Philadelphia Record. As soon as a man discovers that his carelessness has caused him to lose anything, his first impulse is to ery "Thief." » V-:' • People who amount to anything see so much to do that they can't neg- itct It Mfaas 'nto' m *§Us of this 1 which to htndle ti* the farfirfnt •uvu. In the security markets there Is great public participation. The slonttl talent however, !• mote _ dence than hss heen the case In Ipilt'. time. Pools continue to hid up their spefl claltles without acquiring any greatTvi amount of stock. ̂ The week's speculative business ia'J • grain was to some extent cniNtiflid"-ijFlM the approach of the time of delivery on contracts for September. At such times ' there is an unavoidable excess of pw* chases over requirements of the buyisrs^ ^ and the endeavor to find others willing to assume the surplus almost invariably re* suits in a decline before those having thi?y necessary facilities and capital can persuaded to assume the risk of carrying the grain until it shall be wanted fop. consumption. That is the opportunity the bear speculators, who, understanding | the situation, aggravate it to the ad van* tage of the ultimate buyers and them$%" selves. A decline of not quite 1 cent a bushelf In wheat during the week was chiefly du< to such a state of affairs, there having, been nothing meantime to suggest thaF'\ foreign or domes tic requirements would- be less or supplies greater than had pre*| viously been calculated. Corn gained (':3 trifle in value during the week from fur*yif|j ther evidence of the moderate stocks o|pU: old corn in the country, together with ai|^'£ unabated demand for both foreign andt domestic consumption and some lessening ' of the previous prospect for the lateHBOW*^ portion of the growing crop. The speculative condition ef the pro^fi; viiion market was somewhat similar to v fhat of wheat and prices suffered a mod^it; erate decline on that account. The*4'lS were> however, other reasons for the de^:*:. eJIne in prices of hog products. The de^ 5,; raand from abroad was much less nrgsnl^S: than it had been, and a few cases of yei» ; low fever in the South created the nsuajlS- alarm among those who see in it a posslBftf We stoppage of the Southern demand. * FOE USES BIG GUMS. •m- Krwpp> Ca»non Fired by Filipino* Anareles. '• • The Filipino' insurgents made aa> n«t*: ' " successful attempt early Saturday morn# ing to drive Col. Smith's command out ot. ' ;. Angeles with artillery, the first time the?1 - a t t e m p t e d t o u s e t h i s a r m f o r m o n t h s ^ V They brought two Krupp' guns from Po« ' rac and fired eight shrapnels at the towi* / a t d a w n . O n l y a f e w o f t h e s h e l l s e x « ^ - I ploded and the aim of the gunners being . $ bad no damage was done. Lieut. Ken*, ley's guns of the First artillery werfl /; brought into action immediately and soon} , ' drove the enemy from their position/ r j; f The latest estimate places the numbeC"^ of Spanish monks now held as prisonerf 1 -? In the Philippine Islands at 399. \ t?;' Argogula, the most impregnable strongs___ hold of the bands which have been de« storying plantations and levying tribute •;> on the people of Negros, was taken Toes* 'A day by the Sixth infantry, under Lieutfc5^ j Col. Byrne. The only means of reach- «•••' Ing the town was up an almost perpen# •' • dicular hill covered with dense shrubbery, / and 1,000 feet high. The Americans ae£"? complished this under fire, and an office® ? and several men were hit and rocks were J rolled down upon them. The nativ# strength was estimated at 400. Many! of the insurgents were wounded and cap* tured and twenty-one were killed. The *s! American forces captured a quantity ot stores and destroyed the fortifications. CAN'T CORNER BEEF. f' V1 That'Is What the Secretary of A(ri» culture Tells Us. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson doeip n o t b e l i e v e t h e b e e f s l a u g h t e r i n g , f i r m s - s j can corner beef. The cattle, he said, are- i' owned by too many men. Farmers ancjf A ranchmen all over the country own catf 1 tie. In some instances they are in largf • ' herds, but the great, majority of the cat#- tie Is owned by many men In small ~ * bunches. Secretary Wilson, believes there-are le* , J gitimate reasons for an Increase in thS)^:i'|| cost of beef. They are the general pros#SI p.erity and consequent increased demand; : the fact that the supply of beef cattle ius the country has not increased in propor*t ; tion to the increase in the population*.- and, thirdly, that through injudicious .' ^ management, many of the great ranche^ In the West have been practically, exf'. '7^ hausted, forage grass having been actu* > ally eaten out. by. the roots. • v ^ ••--5 STABBED BY ASSAS&l Young Chicsjto Bookkeeper Killed il»> His Boarding Uoaie.. While he Was lying ill at his boarding 'J;; place, 880% Fulton street, Chicago, SaU *,,. u r d a y n i g h t , W a l t e r F . K o e l l e r , 2 0 - y e a r # / old, a bookkeeper and a recent student o| ^ the Northern Illinois Normal School a Dixon, was attacked by two young mei| . aud stabbed to death. Richard Houeck*.: 22 years old,, and Herman Iluudkausea, both of Miesouci, were arrested for to# murder and made full confessions. How' neck admitted without reservation, that -7 he stabbed Koeller to death deliberate!# , * and in pursuance with a design formed; years ago.. Mundhausen, whose- confess -• w sion was first obtained by placing a de*.: tective in. the cell with him in the guis# , of a hold-up man under arrest, told ffs story Cully corroborative of Hone«k*s* notes at Current Kvents. ,. V Max Regis* the Paris Jew-halter,, fatt- la left Holland.. . .. Immense vein of copper haa been *""id la the center of Butte, Mont. • Whitecaps who whipped the at Peck, Ga* will be prosecuted. Citizens of Hope-well, Pa., are erased* ,;i" ing against "Christian science." j " A school for nervous and hackw«rd! children will be established iu Chicago. Body of George P. Earhart found in the can a l , D a y t o n , O h i o . T h o u g h t t o b o * ; - h ' , suicide. - • f ih ̂ Zach B. Bailey, negro postmaster. Mill* view, Fla., has been arrested for robbing ••••. the mails. Tod Sloan has announced the renewal . of his engagement to ride for Lord Be res* ,V1 ford in 1900. ^'^4 Mrs. Joseph Lippman of Salt Lake was • V.' killed by a stage coach overturning:near l-v? Livingston, Mont. 7'^ *' Said that 100,000 Finlanders will leaved; 1;^ their native land for Manitoba on accoun^'^ of Russian oppression. . Enrico Malatesa, the Italian anarchist, ww in New York, says the worklngmen of Spain and-Italy-are pr»p«riagto re> ̂ 'volt Aa %/s L.ii Ife'te it ' *