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FEVER SCARE IN VIRGINIA
Thirty Cases of Dread Disease Reported In
Soldiers’ Home at Hampton.
THEJOVERNMENT SENDS EXPERTS TO INVESTIGATE
tement Follows Report and Quarantine Is
rdered—Three Deaths Sunday.
Newport News, Va.,
krty cases of what is
Jcnniue yellow fever at
3oldiers’ home near
HamptOT^Rid three deaths from the
disease were reported Sunday, but it
cannot be stated that all of them were
caused by yellow fever. , Newport
News and Hampton have quarantined
against the soldiers’ home. The gov¬
ernment authorities of Old Point have
already adopted this step, and no
strangers are nllowed to enter the res¬
ervation. Quarantine Officer Hobson,
of Newport News, went to the soldiers’
home Sunday night and verified the
statement that there are now thirty
cases of the disease at the home, and
that there were three deaths from the
malady Sunday. While no one out¬
side of the soldiers’ home knew any¬
thing about the existence of yellow
fever until Sunday, it/ is said that the
disease made its appearance three
days before. The most rigid quarantine
regulations will be enforced to pre¬
vent the spread of the malady.
The news created great excitement
in Newport News, Old Point and
-Hampton, and the most vigorous meas¬
ures will be resorted to to prevent its
read. There are 4,000 old veterans
tlie homo. i
Fend* Experts to InreotiKiate.
jington dispatch says: Sur
ral Wyman, of the marine
fvas informed Saturday night
reak of what it was feared
r ow fever at the National Sol
tHome, at Hampton, and imme
riy dispatched surgeons in the ser
k from Washington tqgpvestigi
rauthoritieu, a, repair. on
and measure
prevent | r the himself spreacVWvhe. will to disease. Hatnp
yman charg^pfibi go
^preventing ! few days to take
^it a spread
develops into gerf
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Lskan.s HAVE ENOUgI
frt Frflniitco a Till/Tiro Batteries Manila. Arrive at San
From
The United States transport Han
Dck has arrived at San Francisco from
Manila, with the Nebraska regiment
and two batteries of the Utah artillery
on board. The returning soldiers
cheered themselves hoarse at the sight
of the little fleet of launches, and from
the decks of the transport shouted
greetings and messages to the people
on the craft below.
Colonel H. 13. Mnlford, of the Ne¬
braskans, who is in command, soon
appealed at the railing.
“I don’t think you will see any of
ns returning to Manila very soon,”
said Colonel Mulford, in response to a
question. ^
“Just one man in the entire regi¬
ment re-enlisted. Only twenty-five
remained in the Philippines to engage
in business.
“The Nebraskans had as much work
in this war,” continued Colonel Mul¬
ford, “as any regiment, volunteer or
regular. Our doath roll, in the Phil¬
ippines from gunshot wounds, acci¬
dents and diseases is sixty-two. In¬
cluding the sick and wounded who are
re coveri ng, we dropped all told 204
k the Hancock are more than
wounded soldiers. The
kmt is glad to know that
istered out in San Fran
tremcn Badly Hurt,
ve-story brick building at
turday night did $150,000
[dozen firemen The wereiujured building
fed by smoke.
by the Trinity church cor
IsTof i and was occupied by a num
prominent firms.
MORMONS GO TO ENGLAND.
Twenty-Nino Missionaries Sail From
Philadelphia For Liverpool.
Twenty-nine Mormon missionaries
from Utah sailed on the steamer Pen
land from Philadelphia port for Liver¬
pool, Saturday; They are nil young
men. In speaking of their missionary
work in foreign lands, they said:
“There are 3,000 Mormon mission¬
aries now at work all over the world,
and the number is daily increasing.
Every man goes on his own expense
and because of the faith that is in
him.”
They refused to disenss the recent
mobbing of three of their elders by
whitecaps in Georgia.
STEEL COMPANY REORGANIZED.
New Birmingham, Ala., Concern Will
Have Capital Stock of £>80,000,000.
A Birmingham, Ala., dispatch, says:
The Sloss Iron and Steel company has
reorgonized as the Sloss-Sheffield Steel
and Iron Company and will be incor¬
porated in New Jersey in a few days.
The new organization will have a cap¬
ital stock of $20,000,000 with half 7
per cent preferred and half common
stock. The Central Trust Company,
of New York, will act as depository.
ELLiJAY. GILMER COUNTY, GA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3. 1899.
Two of the surgeons dispatched to
the home reported at once that the
symptoms very much resembled tlioso
of yellow fever, and that whilo they
could not be positive in their diagnosis
as yet, they were inclined to the belief
that the illness was the dreaded yellow
jack. The government will adopt strict
precautionary measures to wijl prevent a
spread of the disease, and fight its
progress with all the skill and resources
at its command.
Sunday^afternoon the surgeon gen¬
eral received a dispatch from Dr.Was
din expressing his conviction that the
hospital authorities had been correct
in their fears and that the disease was
genuine yellow fever. Surgeon White,
of Washington city, and Surgeon Wur
tenbaker, from Wilmington, N. C.,will
go to Hampton, and other assistants
from the service will bo directed to
proceed there as soon ns the exact
condition of affairs can be learned and
the needs of the situation known.
Surgeon General Sternburg, of the
army, declared to an Associated Press
reporter at a late hour Sunday night
that he had no official knowledge of
the reported outbreak of yellow fever
at Hampton. He expressed himself
as highly incredulous of the truth of
the story, saying he had no intima¬
tion even of the question of the fever
at Hampton. Still, he said he might
not get the earliest news‘in such case,
as rejJbrta probably would be first sent
to the managers of the soldiers’ home.
Norfolk Applies Quarantine.
The Norfolk, Va., board of health
has quarantined against Old Point,
amptoiwind Newport News. Police
cers^^L. ''sen sent ont along the
i> watch for ^ygg. SftU
i’or craft. There in mack
Governor Wood, of the
ildIeRHfom% confirms the report of
exisfenee of feyer there. Hampton
been quarantined from Old Point,
y cars stopped running
|-----S- place Sunday night.
ARE UNDER ARMS.
Friends of the Dominican Govern¬
ment Expect Outbreak By
the Revolutionists.
A dispatch of Sunday from Puerta
Plata, San Domingo, stated that the
situation there is critical. An ont
break is momentarily expected. -A The
friends of the government are under
arms and ready for action to protect
property and preserve the peace. A
feeble attempt was made to seize the
body of President Heureaux by the as¬
sassins, Hamon Caceres, Manuel Ca
ceres, Horace Vasquez and Domingo
Pichavda, who are in the country
about Moca, with their followers.
Governor Pepin has assembled
troops in Moca, and the governor of
Lavega Real has 10,000 men. The
minister of the treasury has arrived at
Moca in hot haste.
The government is taking steps for
the protection of business and the
finances of the country,and expects to
carry out the contemplated cancella¬
tion of the state bank notes. In
Puerto Plata there is an urgent de¬
mand that the government send a
sufficient force to Moca to hunt down
tho assassins of the president.
TRIED TO RECAPTURE^ALAMBA.
Filipino Rebels Again Repulsed—One
American Killed and Six Wounded.
A dispatch from Manila received at
London Monday morning stales that
the rebels attempted to recapture
Calamba, Sunday, but were easily re¬
pulsed. The dispatch says that one
American was killed anil six others
wounded. The Filipinos’ loss was
heavy.
CARPENTER COMES HOME.
Late Military Governor of Puerto Principe
Has Four Months’ I.eave of Absence.
General L. H. Carpenter, late mili¬
tary governor of Puerto Principe,
Cuba, and on a four months’ leave of
absence before going to Porto Rico,
arrived at New York on the Munson
line steamship Olinda Sunday morn¬
ing. General Carpenter said he was
relieved from the military governor¬
ship when the province of Pueito
Principe was merged into the province
of Santiago. After a brief visit to
Washington the general will visit his
family on the coast of Maine.
AGREE UPON NEW SCALE.
Operators and Miners in Coal Creek Dis¬
trict Have Amicable Settlement.
As a result of the conference held
between the representatives of the
miners and the operators of the Coal
Creek anu JelMcc mining district, in
Tennessee, the operators have agreed
to make an increase of 10 per cent on
the part of the scale of the miners’
wages. all possibility
This action removes
of labor troubles in the mines.
JUDGE CHAMBERS RETURNS.
Chief Justice Arrives At San
Francisco and Talks of.
Samoan Affairs.
Chief Justice W. T. Chambers, of
Samoa, arrived at San Francisco Friday
on the steamer Moana, accompanied
by his family. He is on a four months’
leave of absence, but says that his
business in the United States is of such
a nature that he will not probably re¬
turn to Apia, In an interview, the
chief justice said:
“All i3 now quiet in Samoa, but I
cannot answer for the future. Both
Mataafa and MMietoa affect to be sat¬
isfied with the present arrangement,
which abolishes the office of king and
vests the responsibility of government
in the consuls of three powers. I feel
sure Malietoa is sincere in this.
Though fairly elected, and after the
election accepting the kingship, he
nover had ambitions in that direction.
As soon as the commission arrived he
proposed to resign, a spirit which later
proved to he in accordance with the
plans of the commissioners, and I have
every reason to believe that he will
live up to his bargain.
“Mataafa is ambitious. For many
years he has thirsted for power and
will not be so easily satisfied. At the
same time he is a man of exceptional
ability, is shrewd, and I have never
thought the interests of the natives
would especially suffer in his hands.
“Yes, my decision has been sustain¬
ed by the commission, and it has pub¬
lished the fact in a proclamation.
“With respect to the future, I can
say little. Iu its work, the commis¬
sion has endeavored to eliminate from
tho original arrangement all of the
features that have appeared faulty or
weak. Those sections have simply
been struck out, leaving nothing in
their places. What will rob tho whole
document of proper effectitifepess is
the tripartite treaty undei^rhich it
will have to operate. I am sure no
government iB Samoa will succeed un¬
der such an arrangement. The sooner
the powers see this and formulate
some correction, the better for all con¬
cerned.”
Judge Chambers said he bad finish¬
ed up all of the cases to come before
the court this summer. Tho commis¬
sion is empowed to appoint a chief jus¬
tice ad interim to net in case anything
arises before a permanent appointment
is made. Up to the time Chief Justice
Chambers left the commission had not
decided who the new man would be.
qua!
Four Negroes Dio On Same Callow* at
Baltimore, Md.
Upon one scaffold atfd simultane¬
ously four negroes were ushered into
eternity Friday in the Baltimore,Md;,
jail yard. Three of the men, Corne¬
lius Gardner, John Myers and Charles
James, paid with their lives for crim¬
inally assaulting Annie Bailey, a thir
teen-year-old negress, while Joseph
Bryan, the fonrth member of the quar¬
tet, killed Mary Pack, a negress with
whom he had lived.
. A fifth negro, Daniel Rodgers, con¬
victed of killing his brother-in-law,
Charles Lewis, was to have occupied
the same scaffold, but his sentence was
commuted to life imprisonment by
Governor Lowndes.
The necks of James, Myers and
Bryan were broken by the fall, and
they died almost instantly. Gardner’s
cap became disarranged in the fall,and
his contorted face was visible to the
spectators. He was apparently con¬
scious about one moment, after which
he slowly strangled.
DH. KERFOOT ACCEPTS
Serrctaryship of Southern Baptist Home
Missionary Board.
Dr. F. H. Kerfoot, of Louisville,
Ky., has announced to the Southern
Baptist Home Mission board his ac¬
ceptance of the position of secretary.
Ho 'will remove to Atlanta, Ga.,
about the 1st of September and enter
upon the duties of the office.
Doctor Kerfoot has been for ten
years professor of Systematic Theolo¬
gy in the Southern Baptist Theologi¬
cal seminary at Louisville, Ky. He
has filled this position with distin¬
guished ability. This is the largest
theological seminary of any denomina¬
tion in the country.
Doctor I. T. Tichenor, whose long
and distinguished services as secretary
have been thoroughly appreciated,
greatly approves of his successor. Dr.
Tichenor will be retired as emeritus
secretary.
BRICKMAKERS ON STRIKE.
Ten Thousand Workmen Thrown Ont of
Employment at Chicago.
Ten thousand men were thrown out
of employment and work was stopped
on 200 buildings in the course of con¬
struction in Chicago during the second
day of the strike of the union brick¬
layers of Cook county.
The tie-ups came first on the smaller
jobs, where the contractors had not
taken the precaution to increase their
supply of bricks in anticipation of the
strike. The bricklayers aud hodcar
riers were forced to quit for want of
material, and following them the car¬
penters were compelled to lay down
their tools.
ASSESSED BY JUDGE.
North Carolina Officials Enjoined From
Fixing Tox Upon Telegraph Company.
A Raleigh special says: Judge Si
monton has granted a restraining or¬
der forbidding the corporation com¬
mission from assessing the value of the
Western Union Telegraph Company’s
property in North Carolina at $1,000,
000, and directing that it be assessed
at $600,000. The order is returnable
before him at Asheville September
13th.
I
CITY OFFERED
A PERCENTAGE
Atlanta Street Car Company Makes
Sensational Proposition.
INCLUDES 0PTI0NT0 PURCHASE.
Offer Was Totality Unexpected,
flay Result In jltDiiclpal
Ownership.
An Atlanta dispatch says: The fol¬
lowing proposition from Joel Hurt,
which plans to give Atlanta a percent¬
age of the earnings of the Atlanta
Railway and Power company and
places the city where it may become at
will the purchaser of the street rail¬
way system, was made to the electric
railway committee at a meeting Wed¬
nesday afternoon. The offer was the
crystallizing point of the day’s sensa¬
tions and threw into the background
every other feature of the long debat¬
ing and wrangling over the franchise
fight:
Atlanta, Ga., July 26, 1899.—To
the Committee on Electrife nnd Other
Railways of the City of Atlanta. Gen¬
tlemen: I herewith suggest the fol¬
lowing propositions to the city gov¬
ernment which, if acceptable, I will
recommend and endeavor to have
promptly accepted' by the Atlanta
Railway and Power Company and the
Atlanta Railway Company.
The recent financing of these com¬
panies provides for a bonded stock is¬
sue of $2,000,000 and a bonded in
bebtedness of $5,000,000, of which
there is reserved for future extensions
and improvements «$750,000. The
bonds in and reserve^will ligUmE station build of a suffi¬ new
power capacitj^SMBtaght
cient the city's
for streets domestic and to and stPpJgffihower manufacturing and lights
pur¬
poses. It is estimated that,
building a lighting si
be left in reserve a la
bonds, whichjvill thelirii] be
le. xne bori
6 per . cent, except
bondp of the old AJJj
road company,^
cent.
I propose
earnings, dividewB^^^^Wapita^Soc^nli
the
be the first year 4 per cent; for the
year 1901, 5 per cent and thereafter 6
per cent. All dividends above 6 per
cent will be divided one-fourth to the
stockholders and three-fourths to the
city for improving the streets and for
public schools.
The companies, acting with the city,
to lay out and build all extensions of
lines which may be needed, aud in the
event of any disagreement, the same
to be determined by a commission to
be established by the state legislature.
I am moved to suggest this propo¬
sition by a consideration of the fact
that the franchises which have been
granted and have for years proven un¬
profitable to the owners of the street
railway companies, have now grown
to a value on account of the increased
population of the city, which merits a
consideration of the advisability of the
city’s securing, if possible, a fair in¬
terest in the future growth of the
property, and the further considera¬
tion that the owners of a large major¬
ity of the stock of the companies are
Atlanta citizens, who will be satisfied
with a reasonable return for their in¬
vestment, and who, it is believed,
•would be willing to so adjust these
public utilities as to secure to the city
great benefits in the future, which
might otherwise' be enjoyed by foreign
investors in the stocks of the com¬
panies, and which could not be re¬
claimed until the expiration of the
present franchises, running from forty
to fifty years. further
It is believed that by this
method the ciMk Atlanta can now
secure and hold flR'eserve the right to
own the properties which may in the
near future be deemed advisable. Re¬
spectfully, Joel Hurt.
BLACKBURN TAKES A HAND.
Former Senator Accepts the Job of Organ¬
izing Kentucky Democrat*.
A special f om Louisville,Ky., says:
Former Senator J. S. C. 'Blackbnrn
has been selected by the democratic
nominees and Chairman A. Y. Young,
of the state central committee, to be
chairman of the state campaign com¬
mittee. Mr. Blackbnrn has accepted
the place, and is preparing to enter
upon the duty of managing the pres¬
ent campaign.
Within two weeks the campaign will
be formally opened with a big meet¬
ing at which the principal speeches
will be made "by Senator Oeobel and
Mr. Blackburn.
IRON MOULDERS QUIT.
Employes of Stov’ Jvork. at Chattanooga
Inaugurate a Strike.
Fifty iron moldprs in the Mountain
City Stove works at Chattanooga went
ont They on want strike higher ^ednes^y and morning. smaller
wages
hours, which the company refuses to
pay. The strikers are endeavoring to
get the 150 mol&Jfa out of the Cfotta
nooga Stove wonts.
PRESIDENT HEUREA UX KILLED
The Ruler of Santo Domingo the
Victim of an Assassin
at Moca.
Advices from Fort de France, Is¬
land of Martinique, stale that General
Ulysses Heureaux, presideut of the
Dominion republic, was assassinated
at Moca, Santo Domingo, Wednesday
afternoon.
The name of the murderer is Ramon
Caceros. He succeeded in making
his escape, but an energetic pursuit
was at once begun. Vice President
General Wenceslao Figuereon, imme¬
diately upon the announcement of the
president's death, assumed the direc¬
tion of affairs.
At present calmness prevails every¬
where in the republic.
A Washington dispatch says: Pend¬
ing official advices of the assassination
of President Heureaux, of Santo Do¬
mingo, no formal action will be taken
by this government. Hon. William F.
Powell, the minister to Hayti, is also
charge d’affaires to Santo Domingo,
while this government is directly rep¬
resented in the republic in the person
of Campbell L. Maxwell,who is consul
general, and John A. Read, who is
vice consul.
Washington officials recall attempts
which have been made heretofore on
the life of President Heureaux. Secre¬
tary Hay paid a brief tribute to the
work of the deceased president, saying
he understood that he had given the
country a good administration.
Should the developments of the next
few days show a feeling of unrest and
uncertainty regarding the future af¬
fairs of the island, a United States
man of war will be dispatched to that
vicinity to look out for the protection
of American interests.
MILLER TAKEN TO SAVANNAH.
Presence of Troops Prevented Lynch !ng
nt Bnlnbridge.
Two companies of Btate militia or¬
dered to Bainbridge by Governor Cand¬
ler to prsvent any further lynchings,
arrived at 3 o’clook Wednesday morn¬
ing and were at once placedon duty
around the Decatur county jail.
John Miller, alias Williams, the ne¬
gro died, whose life wasthEe^M^tadras not
End untfBHious
Tear of his office at 6:30'
nesday morning.
He fell off the porch in the rear of
his office, sustaing fatal injuries and
dying at 12:30 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Alexander S. Erwin was one of the
most promising young men Athens
has ever produced and his death is a
great loss to the state he has served.
REGRETS OF M’KINLEY
Transmitted to Italian Government For
the Tallulah Lynching:.
An official communication received
at Rome says that the United States
secretary of state, has instructed the
American embassy to assure the gov¬
ernment of Itally that the United
States will adopt every legal measure
warranted by the facts to insure jus¬
tice iu the Tallulah affair.
The communication adds that Sec¬
retary Hay has expressed to the Italian
charge d’affaires at Washington the
regret of President McKinley for the
deplorable occurrences.
SAFE IN ATLANTA JAIL.
Sheriff of Pike County, Alabama, Sares
Prisoner From Mob’s Vengreance.
Sheriff Reeves, of Pike county,
Ala., reached Atlanta, Ga., Wednes¬
day afternoon with Albert Wright, one
of the negroes who was identified by
Mr. Ogletree as one of his assailants.
The sheriff had to slip his prisoner
away. He states that when the train
reached Newman, Ga., there was a
crowd at the depot looking for the ne¬
gro. They searched for him, but did
not find him and permitted the train
to pull out. The negro had been hid¬
den on the train and reached Atlanta,
badly frightened but UDburt.
FIGHT OVER EVANS.
Rumor That Pension Commissioner Will
Be Given Post In Cuba,
A Washington dispatch says: Fol
lowing a report that the presideut will
make a change in the administration
of the pension bureau, it is now re¬
ported that Mr. McKinley will ap¬
point Pension Commissioner II. Clay
Evans governor general of Cuba.
Mr. Evans has aroused the antago¬
nism of the old soldiers by the strict
construction he has placed on the pen¬
sion laws, and it is understood if he
is not removed the G. A. R., at its en¬
campment in Philadelphia, will adopt
a resolution censuring the administra¬
tion for its pension policy.
ROOSEVELT SCORED ALGER.
Bough Kider Advised President to Oust
tho Secretary of War.
A Washington dispatch from Wash¬
ington says: It has developed that
Governor Roosevelt wrote a letter to a
cabinet officer a short time ago urging
the retirement of General Alger; that
General Otis be relieved of his com¬ j
mand in the Philippines, and that '
General Brooke should be succeeded
as military governor of Cuba by Gen¬
eral Lenoard Wood. I
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rnm Mmm
Often in the morning there comes a feeling
of weariness, indescribable ; not exactly ill, nor
fit to work, hut too near well to remain idle.
A Ripans Tahule taken at night, before
retiring, or just after dinner, has been known
to drive away that weariness for months.
WAHTED WTED: A •as«* «f bad health that R IT'A N’B will not bonrflt. Send five eentfi to Ripans Chemical Co
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HURT AMENDS OFFER.
Proposes to Give Atlanta More Liberal
Share of Street Railway Profits.
An Atlanta dispatch says: Mr. Joel
Hurt, with the authority of the Trust
Company of Georgia, Friday morning
submitted to the council committee on
electrio and other railr.adi an amend¬
ed proposition more liberal than the
one origrinally offered by him.
The new provides that
ock
Jevelop
Tnon
ft _ u _ fh ay from
(ho postmaster at Flovillo, Ga., in
which he stated that Elders Rogers
and Porter, who were mobbed by
whitecappers, appeared there almost
naked. The men told an awful story
of their cruel treatment at the hands
of the mob, and of tlieir escape
through a stream.
It was stated at the headquarters
that the work would be given up in
Jasper county for the present, but
that it will be continued later. The
Mormons do not feel that they are
called upon to abandon the field on
account of the lawlessness.
CAROLINA EDITORS
Elected Officers For Coming: Tear at Thler
Annual Meeting.
The South Carolina State Press As¬
sociation at its annual meeting elected
the following officers:
President—E. A. Aull, Newberry
Herald and News.
First vice president—N. G. Gacza
les, Columbia State.
Second vice president—J. L. Sims,
Orangeburg Times-Deraocrat.
Secretary—C. C. Langston, Ander¬
son Intelligence.
Bureau chaplain—Rev. Sid H.
Browne, Columbia.
Executive committee—M. B. Mc
Sweeney, Louis A. Appelt and J. A.
Hoyt.
SENT FOR TiIF.IR BAGGAGE.
Mormon El<l«*rs Were Not Hurt By the
Whitecappers.
The latest news in regard to the
missing Mctmon elders is to tho effect
that on Wednesday two men from near
Flovila, Ga., Messrs. John Thomas
and J. J. Singley, arrived at Mr. Cun
nard’s with a note from the Mormons,
asking Mr. Cunnard to send their hats
and baggage. They also said that the
whitecappers did not hurt them, but
escorted them to the line of Newton
county and told them to “burn the
wind” and if they ever came back they
would be killed. The shooting of
Mrs. Cunnard seemed to scare them
out of whipping th e Mormo ns.
SOUTHERN’S EARNINGS.
Past Twelve Months Show Incrense of
Oxer a Million Dollars.
The net earnings of the Southern
Railway company for June were $506,-
128.72, a gain of $106,151.65 over the
tame month last year. The earnings
for the past twelve month# have been
$7,997,330.70, an increase over the
previous twelve months of $1,025,-
577.65.
The gross earnings of the Louisville
and Nashville for the first three weeks
in July show aa increase over the
same period lnRt vear of $230,170.
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WHAT DICKY HEARD.
A little boy and a little bug. Thai
boy was Dicky. Tho bug was little
Mistress Tumble bug, anil she was
slowly and carefully crawling up a
sloping mound of earlli, carrying
home a bite of something good for her
babies’ breakfast. But every time
she reached tho top of the little
mound of earth, Dicky would tip her
over on her back, when sho wonldroll
helplessly down to the bottom again,
while Dioky shouted with laughter.
It was such fun—so Dicky thought.
Tho little bug was a eouragoous
and persevering little ereatai-e, how¬
ever. No sooner would she land all
in a heap at the bottom than another
brave effort to reach th^op ■ffgu. would be
begun. She would olowlj
over to her feet and bM?*n to orawl
up again, only to be tipped over oq
reaching tho top aud to roll down the
little hill again.
Dicky laughed till the tears stood
in his eyes—the little tumble-bug did
look so funny rolling heols over head
down-hill I The little bug did not
laugh, although Tin not sure but that
tears were in her eyes.
She was crawling bravely up the
hill for the elevontlr time, when Dicky
heard a whistle close behind him, and
turned about in terror to find big Ben
Walden reaching for tho long, siluy
curls that clustered under Dicky’s
plaid tam-o’-shanter,
Ben was the horror of Dicky’s life
just now, for he had a way of reacli
ing for those sharpening silky curls, taking out
his knife, it carefully on
his boot, when he would pretend to
ent the curls off, one by one, count¬
ing them carefully as he pretended to'
lay them down upon the ground bei
hind Dicky.
It was all so real that the little boy
would tremble nil over aud cry as
though his heart would break. Bui
Ben would laugh, nnd snatching off
Dicky’s cap, that was the joy of hia
heart, would propose to rub it in the
dirt, or to cut the top out with his
knife.
He finished his “fun”—as he called
it—this morning by standing Dicky
on his head in the dirt, then went off
laughing, with Dicky screaming after
him through his sobs. “It’s mean,
mean, mean for a great big fellow to
plague a little fellow no I”
Then Dicky rubbed the tears out
of his eyes, brushed tlie dirt off bis
clothes, and finished just in time to
find the little tnmble-bng triumph¬
antly reaching the top of the little
mound of earth.
Dicky put his finger ont quick to
tip her over again—but what do you
suppose he thought he heard V “It’s
mean, mean, mean for a great big
fellow to plague a little fellow sol”
Do you suppose it was the squeaky
voiced little tumble-bug that said it,
or something inside of Dicky that be¬
gins with a c-o-n ?
Whichever it was, Dicky drew Ins
hand back, stood still a minute, then
walked away with a very thoughtful
look on the little face under the plaid
tara-o’-shantor.
Feilier of Tlilvtu-slx Children.
The smallness of the birth rate has
given the people of Ontario some wor¬
ry of late, but those of Quebec have
nothing to fret over on this score. In
1890, under the premiership of the late
Honore Mereler, a law was passed
which encouraged fecundity by grant¬
ing a fee simple for 100 acres of hush
land to enoii father of twelve or more
children. A return just prepared
shews that 3.500 persons have claimed
this reward of fruitfulness, and the ap¬
plicants row number nearly 200 per
annum, fine Individual proved that
he was the father of thirty-six living
children, and ns a consequence conceiv¬
ed the idea tiiat he was entitled
three free grants of land, while sever¬
al cases of families of from twentv
to thirty have been noted. The aver¬
age size of the families of the appli¬
cants is fifteen—New York Commer¬
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