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? HE OLD AND THE NEW. He gallon^ away on his flery steed, And his arm u Sh the villa breakneck *X3 at tear - 0 the heath of his ladve fayro; within he rattled his steel a ^ Wu Q g his blade when he went to kneel; TT„ P eaded 3 his love iu that spacious hall— j.ue oid-fashi^aed love that was best of all. He spins away on his chainles 3 wheel, An arraorless knight on a steed of steel; V«?wardhe ?J a h e ‘ e3 flies! wheel ’Tis and a moonless oilioss light, night, s an a t < ? !1 8htle33 youth—he reaches the door And a T kneels •tie gives his to her on a ragless floor. And pleads mustache a faultless curl, his Jove to a heartless girt. HER HAIR. A SOCIAL COMEDY. “Yes,” said Claudia Wallace, with soft, liquid eves uplifted and coral lips apart, “I know it is a worthy object—I always did sympathize with widows and orphans. I’m an orphan myself, you know, Miss Rivers, and I ■would cheerfully subscribe something, if I only could. But Uncle Percy keeps me so close for pocket money and I seut my last $5 bill down this morning to buy tickets for the opsin matinee on Saturday. If I can pos¬ sibly get any funds I will send them to you tomorrow morning. I’m so sorry, dear Miss Rivers! Please let me know if there’s anything else I can do at any future time.” Miss Rivers swept her siljcen flounces out of the room, carrying her brother iu her train—metaphoric¬ ally, not literally. And the iustaut they were seated in the little coffee colored brougham she burst out: “I’ve no patience with that Claudia Wallace! Close for pocket money, in¬ deed! Did you see the rings on her hand, the bracelets around her wrists? I had a mind to say I would take any one of those gaudy ornaments in lieu of a subscription.” “I am glad you did not, Hester,” said her brother, severely. “Why?” “You judge Miss Wallace too harsh¬ ly. She is all sweetness, gentleness and compassion. I saw the tears in her eyes when you spoke of the destitution of Mrs. O’Hare—and you may depend upon it, those jewels are all gifts from her uncle, with which she is not at liberty to part.” “Fiddlesticks!” said Miss Rivers. “Of all fools, men are the worst. If it were not for Claudia’s straight nos8 and blue doH-like eyes, and the two little dimples on her cheeks, you wouldn’t be so eager to trump up ex¬ cuses for her.” “Now you are talking nonsense, Hester!” “Ami? I think not. But you’ll just please remember, Everard, that I told you before we stopped here I wouldn’t give much for all the cash we should get from Claudia Wallace.” “Believe me,’’persisted Mr. Rivers, “you misinterpret her sadly.” “Here we are at Kitty Griggs’ — Kitty is cross-eyed and red-haired, but she will give me a $5 bill—see if she doesn’t.” And Hester jumped out of the car¬ riage and ran up the Griggs’ door¬ steps, leaving her brother to his own meditations. Presently his sister returned with a face of triumphant glee. “Didn’t I tell you so?” she cried, holdiug up a United States bank note. “And now we’ll go home to lunch.” Mr. Rivers was indulging himself in a quite afternoon cigar, just about dusk, when Heater popped her head into the library. “Oh, Everard, are you there? Don’t you want to do me a favor—a very great favor?” “If it isn’t to much trouble.” “Do please go around to San¬ tarelli' s, and see if my yellow wig is ready for the masquerade tonight! I can’t see why they haven’t sent it home! The idea of my pitying ‘Lady Audley’ without a yellow wig!” “Bother your wig!’’ said Mr. Rivers. • * ‘Now do be a darling, and go,” coaxed Hester. Everard smiled. “Well, I suppose I shall have to go,” said he. M. Sereno Santarelli was a fashion¬ able hairdresser on a fashionable street, who charges-fashionable prices —and he came bowing and scraping forward as Mr. Rivers entered his shop. He professed himself “de solated beyond belief” when he heard the young man’s errand. “Mad¬ emoiselle’s coiffure was but half com¬ pleted when the stock of bloudecurls gave oat,” he said. “The lov they had last imported did not match it, sad to relate, but P “Tbe long and the short of i is that I can’t have the wig, I suppose?” im¬ patiently interrupted Everard Rivers. “Monsieur is too rash ! Monsieur waited not to hear me out,” said the Frenchman. “I have yet hopes if monsieur will but wait a fraction of time. Francois!” to a wbite-a; roned assistant, “bring hither Miss Claudia Wolince’s huir; it is of the pule blonde-like Max —it may of a pos¬ sibility work in. It is not even wavy, but we may curl it with tong?, Avt, manipulated by an artist, can conquer everythiug!” The last words were meaningless and unheard by Everard Rivers. “Miss Claudia Wallace’s hair!” That was ... bis took ... He a * stnse in. could penetrate now the mystery of her words of the morning, and his heart gave a great thrill as he recognized the royal generosity of the girl who could thus sacrifice her greatest natural ornament to a cause of charity. “Miss Wallace’s hair!’* he re peated, with i Ling color. “Is it pos sible that-” “She sent it here to be sold mon sieur,” observed the hairdresser, “To be sold?” Yes. He was right; Hester wrong. His instinct had been truer than her reason! “I will take it,” said he, abruptly. “But, monsieur “I will take it—at any price.” ‘ 4nd 8 ? h e paid down a & 20 biU tov th . ® f bean , “8 awa Y Cota’s S” 10 10 ^« wen altb of golden Y forgetful hatr. of ’ xe w be p tt andXm?fiT f . the , ad Dudley, °. .' Ha ' e y° a 8°* f '*-*«? »«” was y Hester’s , f eutera(1 <1U6S X ° n " eR 0 tbe r oo m “I have got it. I paid $20 for it!” he breathlessly answered. “Twenty dollars!” echoed his sister. “Everard, you are mistaken; it was only to be ten!” “Oh, you mean the wig!” said our hero, somewhat crestfallen, as he re¬ membered the unfulfilled errand which had so completely slid out of his memory. “Of course I do. What do you mean?” “I am talking of Claudia Wallace’s hair.” “Mercy upon ns!” cried Hester. “Is the man raving mad? What on earth has Claudia Wallace’s hair to do with-” “Much. I told you she was an angel, Hester, and perhaps you will believe it when,I tell you that to gain money to help the poor she has sold her magnificent hair.” “I don’t believe it,” said blunt Hester. “But I know it.” “Then the world is coming to an end, that’s all,” said Hester, with an incredulous shrug of her shoulders. “But my wig?” “I forgot it,’’confessed the sheepish lover. “I’ll go back for it at once. I was thinking of Claudia’s hair.” Hester looked after him iu comical despair. “Thank Providence I’m not a man,” said she to herself. “And if I were I don’t believe I could possibly be as spooney as some of ’em are.” Back again through the rainy twi¬ light dashed Mr. Everard Rivers, never staying until he once more entered the salon of M. Santarelli and breathlessly asked for the flaxen wig. “Exactly. It awaits monsieur,” said Santarelli. “You sent up the money?” “What monev, monsieur?” “The $20 to" Miss Wallace. Tell her the hair has found a purchaser— that her dream of mercy and charity may now be fulfilled—that-” “But monsieur, pardon. Monsieur does n t fully comprehend,” bowed the hairdresser, courteously. “Miss Wallace left the hair here to be sold; it was a switch we made up for her a year ago; and she never quite liked the color—it was not a good match, she thought—and whatever it sold for was to be applied toward a new one we are weaving—a $60 switch, mon¬ sieur. ” Everard Rivers stared blankly al the l^night of wigs and curls, H< began to perceive that he had been making a fool of himself and iu rather an expensive manner, too. “Ob,” said ha, rather awkwardly. “I—I’ll take the wig if it’s quit6 ready.” He went back, considering how he could best make the embarrassing ex¬ planation of the truth to his sister. “Hesiar,” said he, “don’t laugh at me. I’ve been a donkey.” “ v en often are,” said Hester, sagely. “That’s nothing new.” “Oh, but this is a little worse than the common.” And he valiantly told her the true story of Claudia Wallace’s hair. To his surprise, iustead of laughing she went to him and threw both arms around his neck. “Everard, I am so glad,” said she. “Twenty dollars is a cheap price to pay for being undeceived. I told you before that she was shallow, selfish aud coldbearted; Now you will be- 1,eve 3 when you see that she can pay $60 for a mass of trumpery false hair, even while she complains of having no money to spare for the poor.” Aud Claudia Wallace never could comprehend how she lost the devoted loyalty of Everard Rivers. Seeking Information. “ The indications are,” remarked the man who was looking at the sky with an expression of great wisdom, “that it will be cold aud raw.” The man who has tronble with tbe servant-girl problem meekly inquired: “Which are you talking about, the weather or dinner?” — Washington Star. BAYONETS SHOVED IB THEIR FACES Legislature of Kentucky Again Barred From Capitol Building. TAYLOR WIRES M’KINLEY Appeals to President to Restore Peace at Frankfort. President McKinley received a long message Thursday from Governor W. S. Taylor, of Kentucky, asserting that the condition of affairs at the present time is most critical, that a riot may occur at any time which will cause bloodshed, and appealing to the pres¬ ident to eud the matter and secure peace in the Btate by recognizing him as governor of Kentucky. Governor Taylor declares that he considers himself the legally elected executive of the state and says that a riot may occur at any time which will cause much bloodshed. The communication is in its nature a memorial. It goes at great length into the situation in Kentucky, mak¬ ing an explanation of the conditions there. While definite and absolute information on this point is not ob¬ tainable, there is reason to believe that a specific request for the immed¬ iate presence of Federal troops is not made. STOPPED BY BAYONETS. A dozen members of the house of representatives went to the capitol grounds gates again at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, headed by Repre¬ sentative Charlton, of Louisville. Two bayonets were crossed in front of Mr. Charlton’s nose as he entered the gates, and he was asked for a pass. “I have no pass,” was the reply, “I am a member of the legislature, as are these gentlemen with me, and we wish to enter the hall to hold a session.” “Nobody can enter without a pass,” was the reply, and Mr. Charlton re¬ turned to the Capitol hotel with his companions. They announced when they left the capitol grounds that they would get all the members of the house and senate together, return in a and demand admission. A large crowd gathered at the depot during the morning to greet the train from Louisville. It had been cur¬ rently reported that General Castle man would come in and many of the enthusiastic Democrats expected to see him walk up to the state house and take command of the troops, rout Adjutant General Collier the first thing and then scatter the Republican officials to all points of the compass. General Castleman failed to appear, however, and there was a sorely dis¬ appointed crowd of partisans around the depot when the fact was realized. The apparent failure of Governor Goebel to place an adjutant general in office leaves the troops entirely at the disposition of the Republicans, and for the time being at least has lessened all chance of trouble from that source. The soldiers will continue to obey the orders of General Collier, and there will be no conflicting orders to confuse them. Governor Taylor remains in his office in the executive building, and practically denies himself to all callers. He will not, however, discuss for pub¬ lication any action which he has taken or may take hereafter. The records of the house of repre¬ sentatives which were taken from clerk of the house, Edward Leigh, Wednes¬ day, by the militia while the legisla¬ ture was racing around the streets in the vain endeavor to find a hall in which they could hold a joint session and seat Mr. Goebel, have been re¬ turned to him by Governor Taylor. Boxes of ammunition are being de¬ livered to Adjutant General Collier. The hall of his office is packed ceiling high with cartridges. The greatest activity prevails on the capitol grounds. Blankets for the soldiers are arriving and every evidence of a protracted stay is apparent. New Capitol For flississlppl. The Kiger bill appropriating $1,000,• 000 for the erection of a new state house for Mississippi, at Jackson, passed the senate Thursday afternoon by a vote of 27 to 15. Several minor amendments governing the state-buuse commissioners were adopted, WRECK ON PLANT SYSTEM. Fast- Train Flies Switch and Results In Death of Three Men. The fast train on the Plant system was wrecked 20 miles north of Tampa, Fla., Wednesday night. Engineer Kennedy was instantly killed. Two passengers were killed and a number injured. The mail, express cars and two day coaches were thrown from the track and turned over. The Pullman cars were not derailed. The accident was caused by the train running into an open swith and colliding with a freight car. It is believed that the switch was opened by some person with the intention of wrecking the trsin. LARGEST ARMY ON RECORD To Be Sent to South Africa Against the Boers. OYER FOUR HUNDRED GUNS Burghers to Be Confronted By a Force of 213,060 Red Coats—Largest In the Nation's History. A London special says: Mr. Wynd ham’s remarkable declaration iu the house of commons that Great Britain will have within a fortnight 180,000 regulars in South Africa, 7,000 Cana¬ dians aud Australians and 26,000 South African volunteers is received with wonderment. Of this total of 213,000 troops, with 452 guns, all are now there, with the exception of about 18,000 that are afloat. Beyond com¬ parison this is the largest force Great Britain has ever put into the field. At the eud of the Crimean war she had scraped together 80,000 men. Welling¬ ton at Waterloo had 25,000. Mr. Wyndam’s speech was the strongest defense the government has yet put forward as to what has been done and is being done. The general tone of the morning papers is that his figures will astonish the country. Roughly speaking only 80,000 men are at the front. Ten thousand others have been lost and 10,000 are shut up at Ladysmith. Excluding these there are 70,000 troops who have not yet been in ac¬ tion, in addition to those at sea. Why so many effectives have not yet been engaged is explained by the lack of land transports and the organization of supplies, to which Lord Lord Rob¬ erts is devoting his experience and Lord Kitchener his genius for details. It seems as though the weight of these masses must destroy the equi¬ librium which now holds the British forces stationary wherever they are in contact with the Borer army. Lack of transports or organization will not explain adequately why, when generals at the front request re-en¬ forcements, they get them in small numbers. Knowledge is slowly pene¬ trating to London that large garrisons must be kept in Cape Colony to hold down the Cape Dutch who, as every one knows, outnumbers the British residents three to one. Cable scraps received during tbe last twelve hours do not further il¬ luminate the military operations. Va¬ rious independent correspondents con¬ firm that General Buller told his troops on January 28th that he hoped to re¬ lieve Ladysmith within a week. It is believed in some rather trustworthy quarters that he is again assailing the Boer lines. A further list of casualties published by the war office brings the total from the crossing of the Tugela to the aban¬ donment of Spion kop to 1,985 officers and men. Exceptional activity at the navy yards continues, but a correspondent of the Associated Press learns that this is chiefly refitting work. Three ships will be commenced at Devonport this month. Some unpleasant criticism of the war office has been caused by the dis¬ covery that the sights of the Lee En field carbines are defective. Old carbines have been supplied to the outgoing fourth brigade of cavalry. The only announcement regarding fresh military preparations is the formation of three additional bat¬ teries. BULLER RESUMES FIOHT. Reports Say He Has Again Crossed the Tugela. The St. James Gazette (London) says it is reported on good authority that General Buller has again crossed the Tugela river at three places aud that fighting has been renewed. The war office has no news of Gen¬ eral Buller’s alleged movements as re¬ ported by The St. James Gazette, but the paper says it has no reason to doubt the correctness of its informa¬ tion, although it has not yet learned the exact positions Buller seized. FILES BIQ MORTOAGE. Standard Telephone Company of At¬ lanta Pledges Its Property. The Atlanta Standard Telephone Company has filed a mortgage for $600,000 on all its property, franch¬ ises, privileges of every description. The mortgage was made to the City Trust, Safe Deposit Company of Phila¬ delphia. The mortgage was issued to secure bonds and to take up another mortgage of $500,000 in favor of the Atlanta Trust aud Banking Company. The company will issue- bonds $100 denomination to redeem those now outstanding of $1,000 denomina¬ tion. The new bonds will bear 5 per cent interest and are payable in gold. TAYLOR IGNORES HABEAS CORPUS Clash Between Civil and Military Au¬ thorities Narrowly Averted. WALKER WAS RELEASED Governor Acted of His Own Vo¬ lition In the Matter. A Frankfort special Bays: Governor Taylor Saturday afternoon refused to acknowledge the existenee or permit the service of a writ of habeas cor¬ pus issued by Judge Moore, of the county court. Taylor thus tacitly sus¬ pended the writ of habeas corpus in the courts of Franklin county for the release of Alonzo Walker, a steno¬ grapher, who was arrested and put into confinement after pinning a notice of writ of injunction on Governor Tay¬ lor’s chambers in the executive build¬ ing, Something which, under the con¬ stitution of the state of Kentucky, cannot be done legally except in cases of rebellion or invasion. When Sheriff Suter returned his writ unserved to Judge Moure, the latter announced that he would see that the sheriff was given power sufficient to enforce the mandate of his court. Iu so declaring he used the following words: “No attempt will be made to enforce the writ untif*Monday. At that time another demand will be mad* for the body of Alonzo Walker, and if it is re¬ fused, a sufficient number of men will be given to Sheriff Suter from Frank¬ lin county and adjourning counties, as well, to enable him to take possession of the capitol grounds and carry out the purpose of the writ.” Thus civil and military authority in Kentucky came face to face at last and unless the ministers of one or the other should recede from the positions they occupied there could be but one outcome, and that waB civil war. WALKER RELEASED. Such a crisis, however, was averted when Governor Taylor, Sunday morn¬ ing, ordered the release of Walker. While not recognizing in his action the existence of the writ of habeas corpus which had been sworn out in behalf of Walker, Governor Taylor, by releasing the man, removed the most threatening sign of trouble. The commanding officers of the troops which guard the capitol grounds are careful to say that the situation is en¬ tirely a military affair, and that they extend the writ of habeas corpus very little consideration, but whether they regard it or not, Walker is free, and Sheriff Suter will not be called upon to summon force in the attempt to secure his release. The appalling consequences which would follow such an effort on the part of the sheriff were too much for the more conservative members of the Democratic party, and it was decided Sunday that no matter what Judge Moore should say as an individual, there would be no attempt to take pos¬ session of the oapitol grounds by force of arms. When Walker was released notice was served upon him that the charge against him was Btill pending, and could be pushed at any time if the military authorities should so decide. Various rumors were circulated in regard to the reasons for the sudden release of Mr. Walker, among them being a report that his release, by or¬ der of Governor Taylor, was in defer¬ ence to a telegram from Washington advising his discharge. Governor Taylor was too busy to be seen in regard to the matter, but Ad¬ jutant General Collier emphatically dnied that any such reason existed for Walker’s release. WATTERSON ROASTS RAILWAY. Says the L. & N. Caused the Present Troubles In Kentucky. Henry Watterson. editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, has given out a statement which in part says: “The head and front of our present troubles in Kentucky, at once the source and the resource of the revo¬ lutionary proceeding by which Re¬ publican government has been for the time being struck down and a military dictatorship set up in its place, is the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. “In the recent state campaign it supplied material resources in such abundance as to draw out all the dan¬ gerous elements of society and to put into activity all the forces of political adventure. The two leading parties to the contest were as nothing by com¬ parison with its gigantio machinery for corrupting the election.” The Porto Rican Tariff. The senate committee on Porto Rico has concluded its consideration of the bill providing a form of government for the island. The rate of duty pro¬ vided on artioles brought from Porto Rico to the United States and for articles taken from the United States to Porto Rico is 25 per cent of the Dingley law rate.