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The VOJ, XXIV. 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 ■ 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 Ml ■z&i 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 JCo.lOS] 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. 1 Do yege want an up-to-date, live newspaper — one that will keep yon posted on affaire at home and abroadt You will answer the question affirma¬ tively by sending us your name amd eubsoription for this paper for a year or at least six months. . V M, ywmw ”u...“ .. - > _ ‘* 5; H; , "a , . .1: . ' 4 « ' A . AV '9‘ 7- V ., C i f .. 7' , : ‘ t“ ‘ - o o » ‘ 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¬ cial Advertise