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[hoes value to our ears. ` ' I pray that I may new ; such an agony of terror any human countenance. I Eh`, T-Tahr-ham! nu.-......: My -God!" cried Mtg!-Ianchard. ms` .~ face the com of the sheet. Where is { the clock?" j Where I left it 155: night," I said. ;under your bed. L!sten!-thera: I: ; goes!" 7 V Ah: `I .......I-_ LL- ._-..nI-- : .......a..uu uuuur. tms ume."- ' I. I am deeply: grieved at `the stupid ; mistake ..I have made." I replied. "but `I took the wrong bag this morning. and I have come'back for the right one." 5 ay xrom me exxec_ts of the chzug. " Hell. he exclaimed, `n a s_tartl`ed tone, -what's brought you back? I :recknned you'd be- making that pre : sentatxon about this time."- "T Am r1a.:-nfun o-nau.\.a ..ovu._ _._._.,. 3 --Lea m wt was unvmg (0 the palace. My time was fully taken up with re : ceiving greetings and rep1ying'~to the ` enquiries or my friends, and it was not . my pfomlse to Mr. Hanchard. till half-past ten that I remembered I wen! i at once to my room, where I had left Ttion. when I onenod the Dreious bag, but to my consterna- if T R ?m-an`-awn -`J aua ueparteu. ' ' - ` ' . When I entered Mr. I-Iancha1,'d's room in` the morning I found him sleeping heavily. A small bottle. labeled chlor- al." stood on- the`tab:e at his bedside, and -I came to the conclusion that he had been seized chiring the night with one of his neuralgia attacks. On the oor at the head of the bed was the biack bag. I picked it up without awakening the sleeper, and :1 few min- utes later was driving to the palace. lily time WES f|IHv fklih 1111 with pa. VLIL UK 5'lI'." -'1 think -111 let _5~ou take the respon- : Slbllity `until to-mo:-row," I replied. * "I'll leave this bag in some safe place L in your` room for the night, and gat it in the morning. I picked up Mr. 1 Hanch'sIrd'a walking-stick andwith it" Pushed the bag with its precidus con- ;tents well underneath his bed, and . arter again pIeag1ng'my word that ` the Prince should receive the" gift In , time to judge of its musical capabili- _~fieS. bade` myj companion gobd-night . ' and departed. ' When 1' av-afnv-AA 11- ~cra...I1......:v.. _--...' . auupuun. : ~' "She's all ready for husiness now,"`he ` said, handing the clock to me. Put ` her back in the bag and take her with ` you, and be mighty careful you don't Jar her, for them works is easy put out of gear. ` - "T fhinb -1911 no u-.. a..v..`. .1... ____ -.. 3 ayuxx U1. uu.cI:u0n. - P "I hate._ t_o part with her, and that's --the plumb` truth,_" be said. f"It'_'s' too ; bad as I can't be somewhere around to ; hear her say her little piece." He took ; the handkerchief I had 'brQugFht, andv carefully wiped the crystal and the in- scription. ' "Shaw :1`? ..-...:.. c..- 1'.....x..-.... ..-_. .-.u_ _ no-nu ner over." . _ _' I obeyed hls instructions, and `then, at_hls request. went to my own room 162' a silk handkerchief, with which he wished to put a, nal polish` on the case. When I returned he `was sitting up In bed. regarding the clock with a look ofarfectlon. '1 horn on .-....... -..xn.. 1...- -..2 u.---- our and We ` HUB- .`I guess it's not going to iake a E deal or dlerence after all, then, he . said. Apd now," he` added, If you ll. 5 be so kind as to give me the black handbag you'll nd in the top of that Lltrunk, I'1_1 just get her xed; up, so that she'll reel off. -.her. tune.a1l:r`Ight at ,_eleven o'clock to-marrow, when you hand her over." " . T n'hc-xnnl hln hp-n=6......4:...... .-s 11-H- .........5., uuuI:J.`u1Ke 1:. me more 50 as he was now physically incapacitated from making the presentat1on'in- per- ` son. . ` `UT thin-no-_ 15-- __. ,,,n - - uuyu. ' He accepted the -misfortune with- philosophical composure, and I assured , him that he need be under no appre- `> hension with regard to the timely de- } livery of his chiming clock, as I would` ` willingly undertake It. the was new nhvstnanu in.-am.nn.,.+.a ` uuuuuulg H-IEEX` B.u.:' - I did _by best to reassure him, but _the' question was eventually settled in. a. manner neither of `us had foreseen. While ascending the stairs to his'T)ed- room Mr. Hanchard slipped, and gave his ankle a. wrench so severe as seemed to preclude the possibility of his put- ting his` foot to the ground for several days. uvm ixnumaavlue. During, the evening my companion evlnced__.sympton;s_ of _nez'vousne5$,_a.nd several times expressed a. dc{uht as to 'whethez_- h`e` w_o1_1_lg1 be able tp :;ummoV } suicxent courage to'f1`ace royalty. "I'll 1 make a. mess `of it sure," he said. "'1 1 guess I'll have to let you do the pre- aenting after all." 1' AIR 1... 1.... 4.. .. ----- -- L---- - ung 11 days. From Liverpool to Londn Mr. Hanchard and I traveled together, and at his earnest request I `consented to postpone my return to my owh quar- ters at the Palace until the following` morning. and remain as his cues: at a small hotel, which he assured me was`_ . o.-`taivorite `stopping-place with tourists" ' 11-om Thomasville. Thu-Ina #1... sugar... _;.. --._._,-LA j was protuse in his expressions or gra- titude. ' ' I `JULY? 25, 1901. .u:. "MY -G0d" V Lee the nntnr nf nu. cheat am.-. 'L~r ng-`\'.'I see in `Inn "Here's more strange talk in `.7113 magazine," said Mrs. Ransom, with an expression of scam onyher sharp"1`e=.t- tux-es. I guess it's just as well, Hiram Ransom, that .we never were blessed with money so's We could immigrate down below, as you've always wanted to. . H What's the matter now?" lnquired Mr. Ransom, patiently, although his wife's snort of contempt had waked him from an agreeable slumber `on the hair-cloth lounge. ' I "Matter!" echoed Mrs. Ransom; "matter enough, I should say! Here's I a column of questions asked by a par- cel of young folks. and what does one ` of the young men want to know?" Mr. Ransom feebly shook` his head. He wants to know," said his/wife, rattling the magazine, `wha.t 532.1:-y ought a young man to have to marry?` "I`ha._t's the way these city" folks marry on their daughters so easy! But I guess Sarah and Ellen and Jane will stay with us till they're sixty before `I'd bemean myself, or let you, Hiram ' Ransom, by offering a young man :1 salary t.o.ma,rry om 0! 'eml"-Youth s Companlon.'F uuv run. - On the way up there were m3.n_v mu- sicians on board, and the la t night out a concert was given, at which '1`. R. Punuphrey presided. u an: can 0-: nad. around it. , But it is in the staterooms tvhere the ivell-bemg of the passenger has been zealouslry guared. Every ar- rangement and detail which could pos- sibly cont:-ibute`to the comfort has been provided. From main truck to kielson, from stem to stern, the ship is kept scrupulpusly clean. As many wended their way up town after view- ing the vessel and enjoying the hospi- I I:a.h-ty of Captain Foot, they were con- strained to say she" was the tines: `ves- sel with the most popular skipper on the run. On or. ....... .._ AL- uruuscrluanly grand. The dining saloon is exceptionally large for a. ship in: the proportions of the Islander. Its nis}; coul_d scarcely be ner `it'wou1d'seem. The furnish- ings of the ladies cabin, the lounging room and other parts are of the finest. ' One of the attraction. which is always looked for by the sea. tm\'ele1- is a chance to promenade. The IsIand=_-r`s cabin is so located that a. splendid walk can be had around it. ' Rm if {a in Oh; anao.-,...`.._.- ...u_____ L: It would be difficult to give an accur- ate description of the vessel and her appointments without going into the mlnu-test details. The shlp_'s_exterior ls well remembered by many Sing- Wayans, but the interior has been so completely changed that it was abso- t lutely unrecognizable yesterday." The ` ttings are most elaborate and the de. corations are all of artistic merit and present a. harmony of view which is ` lndescribably grand. The dlnincr Snlnnn la nvr-Aneinnau . xrunt page or tne "uuuy Axasxuxx Sunday'afternoon ha.lf~O4 the pd-pu-I iation of Skagway accepted the cordial invitation of Captain Foot to inspect- the st_ea.mship Islander. Ca-'ptain`Foot '-\'as-personally In charge, and he was very solicitous to see that everybody had a. chance to see the ne Ship and Dartake of the g:od things. He was most -ably assisted by Agent Dunn. 3-.Ir. Pumphrey and every memberof the crew. They were all- just as polite and V atten't1ve.as though those aboard had Dzid their hard cash to bebtaken care 0 . ' . Skagvway heralded the arrival cot}-`I9 ~Cax'1a.'dian Pacic Navigation .Com- pa'ny s steamship Islander in its port ~ on her rst trip by the following glow- mg report, which appeared on th: front'pa.ge of the Daily Alaskanz. I "1H'Ir1a\_v'nffarnnnn h!I`f~hl Qha hr-;n`1- nan nmeu the explosion. My royal master was kindness itself. and my friends did their best to make me forget my terrible experience; but to. thisday I carry on my face and body spars which serve as unpleasant reminders_ of the time when`! was made the dupe of Mr. Amos Hanchard, and so nearly tell a. victim to his chim- ing clock. - ' ` uuuon. is still a. mystery. - There Was little doubt `that he had selected me from the first as a. tool 95Decia.lly adapted to his purpose, and that the sprained ankle was merely a. ._Dre_tense to.ensureVth.e dellvexgy at his lhtcrnal clock by my hands.- Had it not been for` the unforeseen neuralgia attack, which had driven -him in 111: 8~80ny to the -use of the chlora.1_ bottle, he would doubtless have 'been' jin sate i hiding" before the hour for whih` he had timed the explosion. Mv~ r-mm? rrintfnu m..- u.r...a......... u---a i 1,3; ___..._.__._____:__.._..____ was found that offered any ciue. Whether he was an anarchist crank. working for his own hand, or the emis- lary or some physical force" organi- nation. is still mystery. , There was um. Ann... `n.-. xv... 5...: 1 Rested on the poor ma.n s seat- Think of that! "Vengeance!" hissed he in his ,v:h!s- ers; , ` While exultant leaped his blood: And he sat upon-the bonnet - With a. horrifying. thud!- Think of that! , Getle i-eadm-_ But she never smiled again! Think of that!- Antl they buried him next day, In the sticky, yellow clay- Think of that! Oh, he did nqt swallow poison. And It was not s_u1cide: He had overlooked the hatpln = `In his anger, so he died-- For a. hat, Gana 1-nndm-_ Oh. the-man was ravln madl (`Twas .the only hat. e he . Think of that!) ` ` But he didn't dare to swear. He could only sit and stare- Think or that! * So he waited for ,the curtan. Then `went out to get a bowl, `While the longing tor revenge: Was throbbing madly in his son!- Thlnk of that- Gentle readm-_ and she sat upon his hat; Think of that! . Seven dollars gone to smash. With the quickness of a. ash- Think of that! -. But she settled down demux-e1 VVlth a. sigh of sweet conten At the added sense of comfort_ That the. silken headgear lent; Think of that. I Gentle reader. When the angry man came E-ask, With a. visage thunder-blackt. \V1th visage thunder-b1a. M,alden's hat,- _4 Covered o'er with feathers sweet. Rested the =.No`. she did not go insane, But she When the E-a visage __M,a1den'a =No: she did r_Iot4go insane, ZIEZIJ ) -2-: She was very, very fat. And she ha. -_Th1nk For hat, Gentle reader, Think "of that! -. --Sa.n Francisco Bulletin. zrmnk of that- Gentle reader, Think of `that! Thin}: 01 that! Gentle teader, ` Think of that! '1'n1nx of that. Gentle reader, Think of that! Boomerang Vengeance. A Warm Welcome. T06 `Mercenary. -2-: In China all fence gates that swing must swing in. In America most gates - swing out. In China all doors that svcizxg open ou`:v:ard. In America doors open inward. The reason given (or swinging gates and doors thus in China-is that they are more conven- lent when swung that way and it is the custom. In America the gates zmd doors are swung In opposite d1rect.1onl_ tor the same reason. ....... -- 0 Don't let your chickens. assist you in cultivating your strawberry beds. -.VVhen the strawberry plant begins to grow in the spring. there is a cornpace little green ball in the centre of the plant, which is the mature plant 12! embryo. That little ball is pleasant eating to the hen, and she will nd if and pluck it from each and every plant. So, if you have let your hens range in your strawberry beds, you, m'c.';t- r.;t expect a. good crop of fruit.- J_. G. Leland. . - lulu FBI}; ..-, --.,-... -...- _,-..- .- g-v - --- It you have no bed; start one. It you have an old bed. plan to replant it. If you nd the old berries yielding thinly and the old varieties of plants varieties. Here are some that are running out. try some of the newe: worth of notice in case you wish to try, some new berrie: The Seatord, sam- `.`ple, Atlantic, Rough Rider, Clyde, -Hunn, Gladstone. Nick Ohmer, Prldo of Cumberland, -Aroma and Glen Mary. There are other new varieties that of- fer all the desirable features of iino shape, high color, juicy avor and {H01 licness. v - / O _ .The Corn-Worm. a, b, eggs; c. Iar*.'a;) d, pupa in cocqon; e, f_. moth. . quarter _lu.ches long'."rather robust, ta< _,pering toxiard the head. In color the worms vary from pale green to dark brown. There are several black, shin- , ing, elevated tubercles on each seg- '.ment, each bearing a short, brown _ hair. The full-grown larvae make 9 round hole in the earth. the inside . .walls of which they cement over. A6 ' the bottom of these chambers the lar- } .vae change .to pupae, in which form; ; they pass the winter. Fall plowing is ; recommended to break up these cham- , bers and expose and destroy the in sects. " any ciaaiv nun 1; abvul See to it that you have a Strawberm bed of liberal dimensions on your. farm. You ought to have this de- licious, wholesome fruit in abundance. and, in case you have not yet grown it, begin this year to grow it. . LIIE VOID \\ arm. The corn worm is known in the South as the boll-worm, as it injures the cotton-boll. The adult insect is `about one-third larger than our illus- tration. It is a heavily bodied moth. with yellowish-gray or clayey-yellow. fore-wings, tinged with light olive green, marked with lines of darker; green and dark brownor black. The hind wings are of a paler shade, witi a. broad, blackish outer band inclosing a pale spot toward the apical portion. The adult insect deposits its eggs in: the tip of the ear among the silk. Af- ter hatching the Iarvae feed until about} "one-third grown. when they begin to tunnel through the kernels` under the husks toward the butt of the ear. The u1l-grown worm is about one-and one- u=a.\.uuanv.:1u, uur nzxuuu uuu L181` DYFUII. England is practically the only Eu- _ ropean country to-day that freely ad- mits, our beef. Erratic France opens or closes her door, according to the . crop yield of that country, and the agrarian party in Germany holds the key to her door, refusing to open `on. the flimsy pretext of disease. Corn- tries of lesser importance follow the lead of the two larger. The imsy pretext ot disease is so whwarranted as to merit the condemnation of the (whole American people. I _ I , It Is Predicted that in Five Year: the Qual- ' y ol Cattle wm Greatly Iinprove. 5 l I predict that in live years the qual~ , lty of cattle will have so improved as ,to be beyond the expectations of the `most sanguine. in tact, the wonder- itnl Vreformation` is already shown in: the young stock on the ranges, and is ga revelation to those who have han- ."dled that class of cattle. . By their. lruits ye shall know them, and one ' ha's only towatch the shipment of cat- , tle trom the great breeding grounds 0 }.'l`e_xas, New Mexico and Arizona for { the next three years to get an idea. as ; .to what the Shorthorn has done -for .the' breed and for humanity. some one has said that thelitrature of is 'people was an index to its `character. 7The literature and press of :1 country, may mould the character of its people, 2 but he who provides the bee! supplies the brain and culture of the author or. editor. Give me the power to select the beef or a people, and others may, choose its literature, or its armies, for. with pure, high-bred, wholesome been , I will produce the brains, the culture fand the development or the one nntl ' the bravery, the manhood, the endur- , ance and the patriotism otthe other. Good, wholesome, pure food is an es- sential for the developmentof the 11?.- tion. As breeding and the purity of our meat products develop, in the same 3 ratio will w increase in intelligence, I culture, nement, prosperity and` commercial importance. Eng1'ir.'.l, _ which holds theproud title of mistress ' ofpthe seas, the foremost commercial nation of the world, also holds the ti- , tle of "beef eaters. The land of the beef eaters. the birthplace oi the Short- horn, produced her Gladstone and her. Beaconseld, her Bacon and her Byron. Rnolan in hnnr-fin-)'Hry flan nnlw `C`n_ FUTURE OF BEEF. `rho Strawberry Bed._ u. ;1...:. -..... 1.....- .. ..'.. The Corn \_\`orm. n nu-um-u In 1...--. JAMES EDWARDS. PM.` OONVBYANOBB. At his oi ceand In the evening at 6S,Mury Stree WAN I`ED- I`RUSTWOR l'HY MEN AND \\'OM;-JN to travel and advenlse for old estab- :l_`8rlu]ed house of solid nancial standing. ,Sala%. a year nud expenses. all payable in cash. cauvnsslrx: . . I alt-addreewig qslgeg 's71`ff'5 x?3 08%|`. 855 Caxton B1 3., Chicago. MARR/IATcE- __________________.______._-- WANTED - TRUSTWORTHY ` ;gjn\'q!_nqd estab- `next Watchmaker, Engraver `and- Manufacturing Jeweler. .` DIAMOND HALL! Is47%sogers um nu. .....J .. .... -.., .... .... |.A|\. 1.11595 1: unpy -py.UU PE!` Suit. ' , ' ` About 10 dozen Duke of York Bows have come to hand. They-are the newest ; secure one at 25c. before they all go. _ V . Our Sult Department} is still well assorted with all of the season's I latest novelties. ' ' l ----_- ----w ---v tI{l\a\u AD AUW- . I - Have you notxced in our window those lovely Striped_ Serge Outing Vsuits-' T1_1Y are ttle tatest style, perfectly made and the t is guar- anteed, whxle the pr1_ce us only $9.00 per suit. ' v Ahnnf In An-mu `hut... ,.4x7-..:'_ -n-,.,,- 1,, . .- . .... 5 O 4, . 1.3. HAMBLY ":.;.::: Qrrc.-q.Q._q,aL..- - A _ _' - -..D _-.... ....--- iv vynn -quvvn. uu WCCIS. Our new Sunb-eam collar 1'5 meting With great _suqc_s. It does npt cost much to wear them-2 {Sr 25c. Ox-blood Shirts have been hard to get. We have them "now inlalbl sizes and the price is low. Lr___ __`__ AA_`' 9 0 ` See our Crem _Serge and Flannel Suits`; they are stritly u-_to-date`. We have hot weather Qlothing ingreat variety, manyenew 1ines-_hav- ing becn added to our stock_ this week. _ ` . ` ' r\.... ....... C....J........ --n- ` ISSUED BY . 305- Do11 {:`be misled by other goalie. These'\_jll ai` n_o -xmgtteixf wluerq _\'x)11l1lI'11el11, but he sure tl1"ut_ e'nc`n and ev'ei=y article ,is. stamped I817 Ro;.:o1-s B1.-o,._?- _.; none gen1_1ine wit.11o1u:.. ~ ~ , WI`) GUARANTEE each piece.. .\Ioney1:eunded if it does not,` wear sz1tis_f_acto1'i)y. A ' ` __ ' f- VVE SELL all our goods at the VERY _LQ\V_l3ST .l.'RICI'}S, when quaklity is cm1side1-e(l.` ' _ \\'e {we here to S'[`,\Y and to Please. ' ""7"'-.__`~`,.... .l..`l...: `-- Gr %!% Harvest Tools & ain Cradles . Machine Oil` . - ' -for Spraying ' Has the %|_.ya rgest% Stock, the Bes"tW Goods and the Lgwest` Prices` PURE ' PA ms` -GREE~N-l- L HUNTER BROs.?& A. P. BASS, Iznnlt pnmnnuynn __ . DOKII IIIB OI Jo I1 ONE DOOR.._EAST OF BARRIE HOTEL. LICENSES! Iount ff'1`he Men for Men 54 DUNLOP STREET. BARIIIE I V Kni.\3'es'z.m"`cTI._i.|V=o1-ks $4.50 per l`) Tea $p_qons .. '- 3.00 K.` % ' SHOP NEWS. BINDER TWINE. PLYMOUTH I R. Pkocron, % Ifolophono 70, . opp..8uk.o!`.l'or9nto We hav the most stylish turnouts in town. the I mosgcomfonable carriages and the best horses. On . tried nlwags patronized. Special facilities for weddings an funerals. Cub meets alltmins. Baggage called for and d_ellvered.: LIVERY nan SALE STABLES5 BUc+:Au.A.M.&H_I:wTo~E! Luce style, When Harvest Comes N W, R. PiR_0iCTOR, You will want the best "J you can get in Binder . I Twine. 1_'lachine.Oi.l, V Forks, Bindin g Gloves and Grain Cradles.. We have what you want at lowest prices. I. 2...; Hardware Store Jopposma POST omcs. ; successor to 1'. E. Baker. IITIIVTTII i I EIUYI Both late of J. Henderson's. BARRIEJ her give a street; car conductor a nickel _ Jun Like a alqn. i "Oh. no: she's not at nllnwhat you ! would can a really feminine woman. She ntfects 1nus_c_uline ways." |nH0w?Dl . . "Well. for instanpe. yesterday I saw ; when Vane. hid: ve; pennies -In her- p.u"a'"'.` ' '3 5 .'.-A ... -` ,._. . -. .. ` I anus . w.-nu-u Luz: uu.L_' Ul ule ruiuecs. . "Morgan's men knew by the maneu-, vering and thering "when they were faced by trained soidiers.'nnd the ti :-st charge ofrthe Union cavniry had in'it the impetus of-delayed-vengeance. The Cu-ionists who rode in that-charge bad `old scores to settle. and .\ic:t-L*:'1n s tired veterans were ova:-'wheime`d. After Morgan had escaped from the peniten- ' tinry at Columbus and had reorganized I his command andwasngain raiding Kexmxcliy hundreds of Union soldiers` on ihOh' way home for discharge left. their trains and joined 1n-the pursuit simply to get a crack at the old raider. and Morgan knew when itheir ries spoke that he was up against the real thing." ` ~ ` Lu-.`_v wclv \.'i.llJllll`EU. ' ' "Morgan. it must he remmniiereci. made his whole and with artilitit~_v and a wagon train. but he was not In_ Ohio . to `tight. and he demohsti-am! at r>.u`-t- the ease with which a peat-ut -at dist:-it-t may he invaded by a 'molii. (`cilimll and at the same time the peril iurcIv- s ed in such a venture. In atexv lays 50.000 militiamen were in-the elzll against him. At first he pia,ted Wit}: these gt-eenvsoidlers. but at "I:1st' tit.-y hung on hie anks. eager for 21,321.: as bulldogs. in the last days iIohsoiJ's men. who had fdlioweti .\:m-gnu fur hundreds at miles through three states. closed in on their-.oid enemies with a glee-fuiness that exceeded anything-lot the kind 1 ever saw in the army. and Judalrs men. closing in, on the othetj vi side. settled the rate of the raicletrs. Z ".\YnI-0-nn u I`1'l1'\ I-nnm 1... cl... ............ I 1 i I I \U IJIU l|UUX'c_ ' I remember." continued the mnjm- "one case In which a woman s*.'.:\_1>1'4`. her carriage horses in the p:u:4'Cn~ t'.',1V two:da,vs'to.keep them om. if .\l,o gun's hands. Isaw 1\lo1'_2'm1`s_nwzj rid.-I by that house and saw some at rimm- stopto listen" at the`: 'urjn.. : `of hox'"ses' feet on n carpon-(1`om'. _h::r un- parlor horses were not Some- of ourun.oig11bo1`s, d4rov_c.-' "ilwlr `km:-.-:.-. cattle and sueeg 80 miles mm _t .se- In- tqrior and: sve1'e away from luvitnu :1 week. ;\1orgau s men looted mm mas} lt`_t..una- some of them hm] L(.'t.~' .31` ~c;'IHc-o strapped to their saddles when they were captured. "\lnv~o'n~n H lain:-O I... _.......__.u,_,,,u cu-u.:'\n yuuyxc nu av 3cu':i. ' ' ' Th comedy of the raid w:1s'fv1'. nlsljed by the people of the dlsn-icm xx holly unused to war. xvholly .u_n;-. rl~` pared for lt and with ('.`::1_-._'_'.'v:`atc~l V ideas of the feroclt_\'-of .\Im`;.':m's Run For two weeks lt was `only xxocessnry forsome mlscI1le\'o'.1s boy to slmut / `Morgan ls coming! ln any v!ll::5::e in central or` southern Ohio to ox-eaze :1 paufc. I know that manyof the l'l(l`3!`5' u after Morgan got no rest nlglzt or day. `` sleptlu tlzersaddle. and not a row of 1 them fell -off their horses in sleep. At the end of the rald they Wm-o as ex- 1 hnusted as Morgan's `men. but with 1 a more dlfllcultwasla to pa-rform they 7 never received half the praise ,:iv:.=:: 9 to the raiders. -61' m.`...,....I....'.n -..._u.____,. .. uuuna. . ' ' ` ' There was hard 1-Iding'nll fhe tImo ` lfor Morgan's men. They left behind ` `them a wreckage of b1'ol;on- down I horses. They kept ahead othohj t'n~__ I ion `pm.-suers simpl:.' hoc-smse they .-m`1 `horses right and let : and x'em:r.i11tod .-E the men, but they were m1:1!I`_v c-.'1"ptur g ed. and that fall.Oho gave the '.vm"` __p:u'ty.1_h_e l`argest`majoriz_v I:; the _hi_s- frog" of the state up to that t'iineL "lb J fact, the Mor;'an_1'a.`_d. by c.'u'ryin,r: the . I far into the peaceful d!stxricts' cit Iu- I mana. and Ohio. provoked.` a furiousti 1 feeling of..1'esentmout, which iuu i ( enced people for 20 years. Tlui nnynmhr no f`\n main vvvnnv 4-.... 3 This was the. most rcnm.r!::xig!ic; said 3 quuuy ,cu12gp1'uL1 an new ms t 1 of _the..v.'ar.. It carried pzmic-and .c on-_g_ fusion into Ohlo and Im1I.':na.A b\'xtiIn`f I I I results it was ofvno benet whatever ` to the Cc:21`ode1-ate cause. Mo:-:ra.n be- , lieved that tliere would lie` an pzzising .1n~ the Confederate interest in Kon- ! tucky. 1'hore__'w_:_1s`not., Ho bo'.Ir-v<-d 5. ;'tl1d; t__he, peacef Dem,oc1`:1ts V11; X31}1o~l i .w'ouldgIve him`-at least secret s_up:`oi`t. I but when his men stole the lxorst-s of I " 3 the peace Democrats the latter joimd l `I `the ranks-or Morgan's pu`:-s:w1's. and { before the raid was half over the whole."state was aroused. and um: who had taken no iuterostzgn the, war provlous to that time shouldered -the!;` I s'quir1'el ries to fight the raiders who were stealing their horses and 'c':1 :1"y-" mg the horrorsvot war to_" t`.xe`irii-er'_v V |_doo1`s. ; ' urr\\.....- _._... 1...: .,,<;__ _,' _n .'. In. ; 1 `J11-lUIlJ4l-Id kl- Morgnn, with :`1 wel`l organized bri-` gnde of cavalry 4.000 st1'cpg. sxvoptr northward from the Cumberland .rive=x- through Kentucky to the Ohio river at [B1-undeubcrg. 40 miles below Louis-_ I S'1lle. Thefe he cnpturod~two steam- . I i clnnati. not more than ten miles} '_from the city, andthen moved east\vax'd;. lexmecting to cross the Ohio river at 5 Bulngton. but was driven buck. made another u.t,tc-mpt at Wellsvillq. but was 1_1na1ly_,ca1')t_ured at New Llshcz). 1 . . '|"hIu tvn: fha nu-mt rnrnnv-!.~nIln` rniri I bouts. crossed ue" river. swept`t11x;o1zgl_1 southern Indiana. gallopod around Cit;-. i`C . It Carried Panlovand contusion Into ` Ohio and Indiana. but Reunited 1.: K0 Benet Whatever to the. Cond- ernte `Cutie. A ' ` A ` ' "Cavalry riding," said the major. is exciting. but very exhausting business? Long distance raids in an enemy's country can he` mndeoniy where tI;)("'i"-p are 11 good `many horses. John .\Ior;_::m could never have made his raid through Indiana and Ohio in 1863 if the counties raided had not been well supplied. with the best horses in the west. When he started from the Cum- berland. river, in east Tenuessee.vMo1'-' gun believed that he would sweep ` _\ Aeverzrthing before him and thtit. if properly supported. he would engmn-e Inciuuati. u\:-_...... ._..nu. _`_..n ;_._..._:_-.1 1...: THE FAMOUS. ROUGH -RIDING CAM- , PAIGN OF THE CIVIL WAR. MORGAN S RAIDERS. The chiming clock. IHE BA`R1ujs'I ` Exgmxxfk; ' THURSDAY oats. black nnke, ucmeu to death with It." ~ `clock from my hands and'putt1ng` it away again, "I want you to- do me a. favor. ,The Prince's birthday is the . ! ' I "And now," he continued, taking the I I I I day after to-marrow. Do youl think I . You can Work me an.1nterv!ew with I 1 His Ro_yal`Highness?", 1 : `'7 think fhnf nn.I-.. 4.1.- _--.-n-- ~'- I uuul n "I may safely promise you that he. shall receive it either from your hands > or /mine," I replied, `and Mr. Hanc.ha,rd ucu,' 1 IEDUECI. . _ "I: there should be any dxmcuuy, he I suggested, maybe you wouldn't mind 5 taking charge of the thing yourself. g and seeing that His Royal Highness 3 ' receives` it at the right time. I'm ; ! Dlvedged to get it into his hands on his I birthday, and cable the club at its an- L niversary meeting that night. It'd kina ; 0t_ be a . disappointment all round it th `Prince and the timepiece failed to con; nect on the right dayvand at the right hour." ` H? u._.... ..-n_v_ _,,,n - . nu; nqyal n1gnness?", V! think that under the peculiar cir- ,; cumstances it might be easily-mam 1 aged," I replied. "If thorn n'hnu`l.-1 1... ....__ .-nus ,.,v-V -9 - .u_em.-1 ne saw, "and all my own idea, I'te1l you 1t'sgmade me solid for the presidency next `year. They were tickled to death with "Ana n! '1 kc. any-.H-.....1 A-1-:_, AL- V turously. I-examined it with an adn1lx'atlon : `~Wh1ch I freely expressed. Ain't she a e beauty?"l asked Mr. Hanchard, mp- "But you haven't seen the ! l best of her. yet.- The Prince was born ; at eleven o'clock, wasn't he? ' look here. Well. He turned -a. couple of keysancl set the hands at the hour he had named. Immediately, (mm 9. tin:: set of bells, concealed within the works, the British National Anthem chimed forth, followed by the whlrrlng of wheels and :1 little click. That's n-`hm `r Mn .. t-Inn` ...._._n i | Y '1 i I m wneels and a. nttle click. "That's xghat I call a neat compli- m_ent."_ he said, and all idea. yo 1t's~madn ma =nlEA ca... nu." Presented to V rm: PRINCE OFSCOTLAND On the Occasion of his 50th Birthday. \ I By the i Prince of` Scotland Club orVThomas~ ville, I11. _ A 1 I W` i i ! i i i I 1 F r i uyure H13 U\\'H l'Q:lJ.lU\_|) o - '_ He was late in putting in an appear- ance next day. and his eyes` were -heavy with the effects of the drug .. which he had taken. I-Iethahked me? heartily for the assistance which I had rendered 'hlm,'and informed _me that he was subject to neura`gic attacks or` `such extreme severity that he was at ~ times hardly responsible for his a.c- ' tlons. We became fairly intimate, and ; 1 round him an agreeable conversa- , `tlonalist, a. shrewd judge_`o1' human 1 nature, and insatiable in his thirst for lnformation. He was particularly in- ..;tsreSted in English court~ll1e,, and cate- chised me thoroughly as to the customs V - and appearance or princes and` prin- cesses, and my own duties about the person of my royal master. Will vmu fan Infn mu neon.-m-..-.. uu:r." He diveq to the bottom aims trunk. and~produc`1"an oblong case of dark \ green morocco l'eather.~_embossed with my mastei-'3 crest. Opening this he 3 ext;-a;cted aamall gold traveling clock. of e;zqu1site"bea.u'ty in workmanship 1 and design. The` crest-' was outlined fr": 1 brillgants on both sides, am} on the 5 back was .t.he following Inscription: nion hen, -Aug. , , ' `.`HoId on -a moment." he said. J -haven : shown you the thing rm tak- -1ng._ I guess you'll admit it : a hum- mer." ` - ~ 17. .u_.-,-. .- .. . .. .`V V us person." Most of our club are Brmshers." said Mr. Ha.nchard,- in explanation.` but they thought the thing would have `more Anglo-Saxon-Alliance frills on it It a. native-born-American did the pre- senting. See? `"T"hA `Pr-Inna -111 ha ,!.....1.. ......-.u-a-,1 n ncuuug. bee ."' The Prince will be deeply gratied." I said, as-Mr. Hanchard stood beam- -ing. ' T-Ynhi no. v- _........._4u V... --n- A-- uuutuuun 0! I113 mrmuay. The paragraph concluded by. stating ; that M3,. Amos Hanchard, president of the club, who is short!-y leaving for I the Old Country on`_ private business. was deputed to makemhe presentation in person." ' ` Mac! no nu- nun. .._.. 'I I_la.1_\-___n H-IIEUE DE EU]: {.0 Q0 1116 8. S000 U.lI'." V I followed him. -into his cabin, , and the first thing he did waeto pro- 2 - duce a. -newspaper tromihis trunk. It ..waa a. copy of the.Thomas,vi1ie"`Cour- I ier". or a comparatively recent" date". ` and Mr. I-Ianchard, standing with one v hand on my shoulder, smiiingly indl- 5 cated a paragraph which he desired 7 -me to read. Itwas headed, "A Gift to 5 Royalty," and described a. meeting of ` the Prince of Scotland Ciub," at` which it had been decided to present a f sultablegift. to my-royal master on {he - occasion of his birthday. ` Thu nnrngrrnnh rinnnhua 1-my :9-uihsn - 1,;_ my In:uu;uu-:._ 4 e _ 3 `l _I wo,u_ld'_ have hastened for the doctor, ,` I but he assured me It was un_necessar:.',_: , as he never traveled without an. opiate, ' and at his express desire I lefj; lifm to `prepare his own remedy. _ ' ' ; ' `I-Tn was 1299 in nufthiov In an ntgnnnr. 5 peraon or my royax- master. - 1 Will you step into my stateroom. `. .I've-got somethmgthere that I'd like . real-well to show you." he said on `the- evenlng of the rth day. "I think you i might be able to do me a. good turn." I followed him. -intn `hie mahh-I 1\i euralg!a or the dpti nery," he `gasped. as: assisted mm to has cdbin.` "Its `hell upon earth, air. t11_1`I `can get at; my med!clne.j' ' ' I wnnh-1' hnvn hngfnnt-:1 !m- Hun am-rm` 2 r. we pout;-. ....._-~_ v _ ... ,,.-| I evinced 9. polite interest, but did` . not geek to prolong me interview; and , 1:4; probable that our gzcqualntance '_ would have remained on {he same dim . Jant rooting but for an` Incident which ? .occur'red late that..n,lght. I was p'-:.c- l mg the `deck, preparatory `to turning ; in. when `I-met Mr. Hanchard stb.gge'r- i mg towards thecompanion. He_'was4 ` .egl_dent_1y s_ufex`!pg extreme agony. and ; I c_ou1c_|'_do no less than offer him my .1`h`I_ - ' < - ` ` UK '.L`nDInElVlllE, J.lU!lUlln ~. "A citizen of the United States, sir," he said, as he shook me wa.rmX_v by the hand, but otgood old British stock,.., sir. and maybe, it the truth were! known, more 01.9. Britlsher a.t.-heart V than yourself, as you might think, sir, . tle 1':ond.". . .... it you knew my` errand across this lit- `! nvlnnnrl 1 nhfn int:-`-1-nnfn but did I l.x'x'h'e ~_ uiiub Au Lu; cqyn-I; nwuwn ';_. I was returning Irom` a . holiday . us the United `States: to" re- sume my duties about the person of a. 'cex-- taln royal personage, and` as the New York _ `papers -had given a I coocldeal of prominence to my goings , '_ and comings, my identity was ipretty `generally known to my fellow-passem .e'rs.A Among them was -a_ tall, thin man, who on the third day out intro- duced himselt as Mr. Amos Hanchard or Thomasville, Illinois. "A nurlonn n! Hun '| Tv-Mina l'nbnn uh " , By 0. Langlon Clarke. ' Twas on boaid a Cun- axfder, bound from New York to Liver- pool, that I x-st met A the "man who `was re- sponsible _for what has certamly beexi the -most remarkable Inci- dent in my experience. -. `I man v-ah"-nhfa frnr-n` urcxy spurious. ` The Identity of the man who callud himself Amos Hanchard was never dlscovered. The force of the explosion I had mutilated him beyond all recogni- tion, and in his steamer trunk, `which way. only partially destroyed, nothing- an pusulme. ' An accident to the hansom which coxgveyed me delayed my journey some`- what, and it was almost on the stroke- `of elevn when} entered Mr. Hunch- ard`s bedroom. He was sitting up in `bed, watch in hand. He had evidently Just a.w.kened. and seemed still drow- sy from the effects bf the 'dr`ug. ' in a =+n.n.;a Hell." he 91012 iwm I 1 sum; mm unconsciousnr:-w. " `Several days elapsed urns I I"- gained my senses and was I-..D2. '0 r- alize how narrow had been my e.-cape.` not only from losing my !i,'c. `out from becoming the successful mo! 01".: de- vilish `conspiracy. The inner s-:.-.:,' o' the chiming clock was not at tr.-3 :'_-:1 revealed to the public, but was kept u profound secret as between'm:,- royal master, one or two Scotland Yard de tectives and myself. ' ' ' Enquiries discreetly made on the am 7 er side of the Atlantic showed nu there was no such organizaon as a Prince of Scotland Club in Thonms Ville. and that time cozgy which I had been rst misled was en- tirely spurious. ' TBA lnvutbu -1 41., ._-_- --I " - of the paper by. -uc yx CUJUUS D38, D11! t0 1115' consterna- tion, when I opened it I discovered that I had brought away the wrong; one. Theerror was easilyexplained. The bag which I held in my hand was almost an exact counterpart of that which contained the presentation clock. It was tted up as a_ Dortable med!-' cine chest, and one vaqant pocket was -evidently intended for the chloral bot- tle, which I had seen.on the table at Mr. Hanchard's bedside. There was nothing for it but to rush back to the hotel and rectify the mistake as soon as possible. ' An armtana 4.. 51.- 1.-..-. .- - - I plug over 9_ 10w f00tSt0O1, 6 .-H 'l:63.`V`l1Y. The tall probably saved my hie. A- ! I went down a glare_o:` blind`:-3* list.- 1 lled the room, there,ca.me :-. Io-fen-`In I 3'08-'1`. the side of the room max` {in `o-' was swept away like pan---, mm :'1--1 .eV'X`5'thing grew black 1.-I-I`.-ze r. e 241-? [ I sank into unconsciousncu. 5 ISOPGFQI Hath. Alnvus-_1.1 4 any nuznuxl countenance. I Mr. Hanghard uttered :1 2`:-!g!:t.'-.:I I Yell and rose up in bed. 1.'::- .:e=r~.bv astonished, I started back and, :rI;-- ping over 10w footstool, tr.-H The 1'21! hrnhnhlv cnvnn-1 nu. 1: . A- U\iDi I A3 I` spoke thevmuled notes of the '1k- chiming the National .-krxzhem came to our ears. 2 T um... MM; 1 ......-- _-.;__ ke"d tuc-