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CHAPTER XVI.(Continued.). A second shot from the half-breedgave Perry a closer call than the first,touching the outside of his arm at theelbow sufficient to draw blood.i He lost no time in responding, but hisction was wholly negatived by a lurch

jof tie carriage, and such proved to bethe case with his next shot.A second saddle was emptied by his

fourth ball; however, and this time itwas the* half-breed who "bit the dust,*much to the satisfaction of the fugitives.

"That's good, so far as It goes,- mutteredPerry, with a reassuring glance atbis betrothed. "But this initial misfortuneonly makes the ruffians all thetnore resolute."» Such, indeed, was the case.Another tall and burly man had taken

A tfTAfl *»A Vlo QQQ/VIWiO iQUU) BUU TfOJJ OUVVUi05iU5 Mttfelates by word and gesture.i "That's the chap who gave ColonelJWhipsaw and myself so much to thinkfof yesterday,* remarked Baker. "Ithink he's a connection of Gaddler's. Iniany case he's worthy of his master."He finished with a cry of dismay, remarkingthat one of his horses had

tepped into a hole and given Itself such* severe wrench that it was going quitelame.A glance at the animal caused Perry

£o echo Baker's cry of regret, tut theIncident was now too closely pressed byother hints' of disaster for him to lingerupon it.The new leader of the pursuers was

training every nerve to overtake thecarriage, and several of his associatesimade every effort to keep him company,reserving their fire until nearer, and

» they were now within a dozen rods ofjthe fugitives.

This was the moment for wnich PerryIhad waited with grim and dogged purpose.

Suddenly taking thg offensive, he emptiedhis three rifles in rapid succession,heedless of the return fire, bringingdown the new leader and at least one ofUs comrades.

A Knml nf pnnct«m»it.lnn arose fromthe enemy at this result, bat it was metby a furious yell from Gaddler, who badrecovered his senses.I "Come on!" he shouted. "Don't mind

' ma Shoot them down, all of them.Don't let one of them escape. Lively!"Nothing could have been more Inspiriting$an these cries at that moment.With a yell in response, the pursuers

came on with redoubled fury,i A moment later a second cry of dismaycame from Baker.' "There's a draw Just abead," he cried,Springing to his feet and looking In thedirection Indicated, unmindful of themark he was presenting. "Ah, I Bee aRap which may enable us to pass itShall I try, Perry?"k "Anything that offers a chance."" Baker changed his coarse enough toenter the draw almost longitudinally,feat the "gap" was a snare, being fall ofrocks, and the draw was a veritable

, ignlly, so that his next cry was one ofterror.» "Bold fast, all of you," he shouted.The ditch Is a bafl one "

j Too late he saw that It was oat of theQuestion to pass It safely In any such'ftray or at any sncb gait, and made adesperate attempt to hold np his horses,but the wild yell that came from thepnnners at this moment negatived hisefforts, and the next instant horses andiearriage, occupants and all, crashed Intoone mass in the fatal abyss.While warninsr all to hold fast, Baker

had taken Rood care to practice what hepreached, and the result was that thetwo Imperiled men arose uninjured fromthe wreck of their carriage.! Desnlte all his efforts to save Elflefrom harm, however, Perry had thepain of seeing that she had received ashock which rendered her unconscious,and for a moment he even feared for herUfaThat moment was a fateful one, as it

proved, Sam Gaddler having been releasedfrom his bond9 by his tumble intoKotrln» nfAtnnt.lv

«UD Kuu;t ouu uaitugbis feet uninjured,i* Surround them, boys," he yelled, withfurious gestures; "but take good care&ot to harm them!"The order was obeyed by the thne

Mrs. Cotter and Mrs. Rankle had 'beenReleased from the wreck of the vehicle,ielght or.ten rifles covering the fugitives,and then Gaddlor added, addressingPerry Wynans:"You see that fate has played you a

bad tnrn, sir. Will you continue thefight longer, or will you surrender atdiscretion?"One glance at the pale face of his betrothedand at his surroundings was

enough for Perry. He realized only toowell how anxious Gaddler was to giveIlls men an order to fire upon him, andfee hastened to reply:

"Of course, I am not fool enough to"continue the fight1 under these circumstances.- As you suggest, we are again;at your disposal"

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The wild rejoicings with wtrfch Gadidlersecured the two men will be readily(comprehended.t Then he bent a long and sinisterglance in every direction around him,Aiding himseif with a glass one of hisznen happened to have on his person.

"It seems oar ntue escapaae nas airtracted no attention, * he said to Perry,returning the glass to his follower, "andwe are just as much oat of the way here

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as If we were in the midst of the Saharadesert. The moment is accordingly _agood on,

DAINTY DRESSES. '

ARTISTIC CONCEPTIONS IN AUTUMNAJj COSTUMES.Summer's Daintiness Reflected In Fall

Gowns.Prevailing Colors InDress . The Norfolk

Jacket's Keturn.

IF proof is needed to show that thefall styles will be characterizedby summer's daintiness, a glanceat the accompanying sketch

snouia D8 convincing, no pains navebeen spared to have these two gownshighly wrought, at least in their upperhalves. The left one of these twodresses is of dull green woolen suiting,having a moderately wide bell skirtentirely plain. Its jacket bodiee hasa vest of gathered white mull, whichis finished with a turndown collar anda pleated frill that extends jabot fashiondown the front. A short circularbasque finishes the jacket, and istrimmed with a double cape and twovelvet straps, ornamented with steelbuckles, which keep the loose frontsin place. The moderately wide gigotsleeves are finished with mull rufflesat the wrists. The jacket is not lined.Pink silk, pink silk gauze and whitelaoe insertion compose the other dressof the same picture. Its bell skirt iscovered with gauze and is finishedwith a lace frill inside. The outsideremains untrimmed. The blouse re-1quires a fitted pink foundation, over

two pall and w

No. 1, says the Mail and Express, ewhite clieoked silk, with the skirt trimnbodice is drawn into a deep belt of bhbuttons, and bearing from the neck tmuslin, with an applique lace edge,elbow, are tied there with black ribbonFrench hat, with soft lace falling over

No. 2 represents a gown with a sfcthe hem with two kiltings put on in viThe bodice, which is made of a plain 1:revers, one of the chine silk, the otheran accordion-pleated vest, whioh is tiedset into a bow at the baok.

* » " 11- A.» Iwhich tne tuue ana iaoe insertion aro

laid, and gathered at neck and waist.It is alike in back and front andfastens at the side. A pink ribbonbelt is ornamented with two bows,like ones deoorate the puffed elbowsleeves, and a white tulle bow isplaced at the neck.

Cambric, which is stiff, starchy andcrinkling, is quite the right thing fora morning gown. Let it be madewith a gored skirt, finished with adeep stitched hem. The bodice willhave a high standing collar of moire

TWO ATJT03DT MAIDS.

or piquet, and there will be flaredoufls to match and a folded belt witha rosette at either side of the back,from which fall long stole enda Forcolors white is always pretty, and pinkwith white moire has an establishedvogue. White with a tiny pale greenline is elaborated with lilac moire, thehat being green straw with lilac chiflonbowB. Blue cambrio has collar,epaulets and belt of heavy gray linen.White cambrio has finishings of dullblue duck, and so on. Contrast andsimplicity must govern the choice.

(>*HW STYLE SHOES.No wom&n is coinpr to buy an old

style shoe, if she wants to feel that sheis as well dressed as other women.The fashionable boot and shoe is nowmade on a pointed last, with a straighttip. Common sense and ronnd toelasts are oat of date, and so are thediamond tips. It doesn't cost mnchmore to be in than to be out of fashion.The new stylo shoes are not uncomfortable;because of the narrownessof the toes; all shoes are worn at leastone size larger than usual.

AN OWL FOB THE COIFFURE.

Perched amid tho fluffy locks of' rtnmaof nniflTn

DiOIlU or UiUUUlbO bUO Uwwwav vu^uuiv

ornament stands forth as a perfectlyunique conceit. It is an owl, perfectlymodelled in diamonds, with eyesof yellow agate. Not quite as originalas this owl ornament ia a butterfly ofmother-of-pearl, which is, however,given a brilliant appearance by a studdingof rubies, emeralds and sapphiresupon the wings.

THE NORFOLK JACKET'S RETURN.There seems to be a tendency to a

return of that old style, the Norfolk

Jacket, which was so popular ten year®ago, that, when well made, sets off aslim figure better than almost an}

other garment, and is universally becoming,unless a woman is fleshy toexaggeration. This partieular jacketis cut on graceful lines and ought tohe taken no bv manv slender women.

THE EIGHT THINGS TO WEAB.

In looking npon the array of smartnovelties designed for autumn andwinter wear, one ia bound to admitthat the black and white craze has in

UTTER COSTUMES.ihows a dress of the popular black andled with two gathered frills. The fullick silk buttoned with fanciful silvero the waist a cravat of embroideredThe sleeves, which reach only to thes, while the costume is crowned with athe brim.:irt of flowered chine, trimmed roundindykes of accordion-pleated chiffon,leliotrope poult de soie, shows doubleof the plain, turning back to displayup to the neck with a band of ribbon

no way diminished, its most carefulmanipulation having been productiveof better results, which are largely responsiblefor its sustained popularity.The unique idea in connection withthis blending of opposites is to bringin a veritable outsider in the way ofsome colored or flowered silk utterlyantagonistic to the general colorscheme adopted in the black and whitemixtures. Thus a striped gown willhave a turquoise blue or geraniumpink collar and belt or a black satinskirt will have a white chiffon bodicetrimmed with bands of black lace insertionlaid over magenta or green

i* i.iBut,m riuuwj wt) ctttuie >viutu.

Alpaca «bas come to the fore as aserviceable fabric, and poplin has beenmade popular by the boom given it inEngland through Her Majesty, theQueen's preference for it and lavish selectionof it in the gift of a trousseauto Princess Alix, the future Czarina.The plain undraped skirt will be the

favorite this winter, as the overskirthas not proved, as popular as was expected,there being very few modisteswho could manage the double arrangementas gracefully as the less complicatedform. Flat folds and bands areused in preference to fluffier trimmings,but what the skirt lacks in beruffledfullness, the bodice amplymakes up in its extra dressiness, asthere is no ornamentation missing sofar as that is conoerned. The sleevesare not quite as large as formerly, but

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greater length, coming over theknuckles frequently, .and they aretherefore a little larger at the wriststhan formerly. The double puff haebeen introduced instead of the largesingle one, and is really a very prettystyle if managed welL

COATS FOB COOL EVENINGS.

For cool evenings smarttweed coats,tight-fitting and with horn buttons,are being introduced. Of course, thesleeves are enormous, to fit over thedresses.nothing else would do. Thenthere is the cape, a sufficient protectionagainst any change of temperature,and which is at the same timelight enough to be comfortable underany circumstances. A garment thaiwill meet all these requirements is olScotch tweed woven for the purpose,in pretty heather mixtures, with reversibletartan linings. It has doubleshoulder caps and a rolling collar. TheHighland cape is just as fashionablefor very young girls as for their mothersand elder sisters, and for schoolwraps nothing could be more convenionf1 r\r* rr /inof TPflllv pffpp.tivfland novel, is cut something after thestyle of a man's Newmarket coat, thefront and back cut in ono piece, andthe lajjped seams coming just belowthe waist, giving the appearance of along back. The skirt splits up behindto the waiste and the loose fronts aredouble breastod. This for travelingis perfection.The total value of farm animals in

the United States in 1886 was estimatedat 81,277,111,822. In 1894their value is put at §2,170,816,754.

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A CYCLONE IN FUR.RAVAGES OF THR FEROCIOUS

LITTLE MONGOOSE.

It Created Sad Havoo Among SmallAnimals in Jamaica.Its'Introdnctlonto Vanderbilt'fc

Farm in North Carolina.

THE Indian mongoose lias hisgood points. He is a nsefnlmember of society in his owncountry, and he has a cousin

who belongs so the very highestEgyptian aristocracy, but it is doubtfulif be can be considered a desirableimmigrant. When it was announcedthe other day that an Anchor Linesteamer from the Orient had broughtto New York several mongooses amongthe other consignments to W. K. Yanderbilt,and that the owner proposedto turn these Oriental ratkillers andserpent-exterminators !at large uponhis Southern acres, the question immediatelysuggested itself: "Does heknow the responsibilities he is assuming?"In India and in Egypt the fierce

ichneumons (tharoah's rats), or mongoose,as they are variously called,are held in the greatest esteem fortheir services in ridding the fields ofvenomous serpents and destructiverodents, and in the latter countryhave been classed with sacred crocodiles,cows and scarabs. That is agood record as far as it goes. Nothingcan exceed the certainty and celeritywith which one of these gray,ruddy-headed, broad-jawed, shortlegged,ferret-like, fierce little cyclonesin fur will master an enragedreptile, escaping the deadly fangs,dodging with the rapidity of lightand seizing the vulnerable point withnnprrinc accuracv.No email creature that knows the

mongoose will stand against him if hecan help it; a rat is powerless in hisstrong grip; it is even said thatlarger animals will flee before his demoniacalattack, and yet.Has not Mr. Belmont made a mistakein sending these mongooses to

Mr. Vanderbilt; and will not Mr. Vanderbiltmake a much greater mistakein giving them a roaming commissionin the United States? The introductionof the mild and timid rabbit intoAustralia and the tremendous factorwhich Bif Bunny has become in Australianagricultural affairs should be awarning to the importer of foreign animals,They sometimes develop singularhabits and traits under peouliarcircumstances. The English sparrowis even now piping an amen to thisstatement.But it is not necessary to go afield

fOT examples WHICH may prove ma y\jo-sibility of danger in this direction.Mr. Vanderbilt's is not the first attemptwhich has been made to indacethe mongoose to transfer the scene ofhis labors and nsefalness to otherscenes, and the resnlt of a former ex-periment Was distinctly disastrous.

Several years ago a prominent citizenand popular member of the Governmentof Jamaica, in the West InIdies, was filled with the idea of performinga wise and meritorious serviceto his country. He was a gentie-man of more than ordinary oultureand ability, a legislator, planter, astudent of soienoe, a fellow of severalsocieties. He was, besides, a travelerand an enthusiast. To him was duethe introduction of Indian coolie laborinto Jamaica, to the great benefit andcomfort of many of the planters.But in an evil hour he imported a

pair of Indian mongooses and set themfree in one of his canefields in a valleyof that beautiful, mountainousisland where the producers 01 sugarcane had lost thousands of poundssterling annually through the depredationsof the caue rat.

After tiring of the rat diet the mongooseturned to other food. He hadloved crocodile eggs in the far awayland of his canonization, and he foundthat turtle eggs were not a bad substitute.He soon created a panic inthe turtle market. Eggs of otherkind did not come amies, and whatwas more natural than that he shouldvary his omelet with an oocasionaifowl? Presently the natives rose inarms. It was not so bad ,that theycould not keep no chickens themselves,but it was hard, indeed, thatthey should find all their neighbors'henneries empty. Poultry becamesoarce in certain localities, and themongoose again bulled the market.By this time black looks began to

be cast upon the gentleman who hadintroduced the inohneumon, and from'the most popular he rapidly became

rrirtaf A-reerated citizen of theVuy mvw» .

oolony. INothing was safe or sacred from the

mongoose. In India he had neverthought of climbing a tree. In Jamaicahe acquired the climbing habitand the birds began to show signs ofbecoming extinct. In fact a few yearsof mongoose threatened the extinctionof every other small animal onthe island.Then the people who had been loud

in praise of the gentleman who hadinnocently brought this trouble uponthem cursed him openly, and morethan onoe ran after his carriage, shoutJing his name with the hateful appelIlation, "Mongoose" tacked to it.North Carolina is very much like

Jamaica in many of its features. Thereis little doubt that the inchneumonwould flourish and multiply there ifhe was once given a chance. It wouldbe sad if, after a few years, an outragedpopulace should turn fromchickenless henneries and gamelesswoods to greet the owner of manyacres with the derisive or 6ullen cryof "Mongoose Vanderbilt!"

If the objection is raised that thiscountry is large and Jamaica small, i

4-v.a A0C.111 are not at all p.nal-lillva iuub nuv

ogous, there is ft reasonable answerRemember Australia and her rabbits,.San Francisco Examiner.

The oldest bishop in the world isSophronius, the Greek patriarch ofAlexandria. He is ninety-five yearsof age, and for fifty-fivo of them hehas worn tho miter. Next, after himcomes Archbishop Kendrick, of St.Louis, who has been a bishop fiftythreeyears. Pope Leo XIII. was consecratedfifty-one years ago.

Russia has a population of some 90,000,000in Europo and about 22,CH0,000in Asia.

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SURE KNOt/OHf

Good times comln' sure enough!Silver sun an* showers;

Road that seemed so awful rough, JPrimpln' up with flowers!

Good times comln' sure enoughHardtimes slips his fetter;Fellers workln' fur an' nearTo make the good times better.

Apple-boughs a-ewingin';Taller punklns cllngln',An' all the bells a-ringing*For the good old times!..

Good times comln', sure as fate,Don't know what you're mlsatn'!

Sweetheart leanln' on tho gate,Lots o* time for kissln!

Golden fruit a-pilln';' *. Heavy haystacks smllln*,

i: Sugarcane a-bllln'For the good old times!

Good times eomin'.bet your life fRing 'em from each steeple!

Kiss your sweetheart an' your wife.Shake hands with the people-!

All the country glowin';Glttin' up an* goln' !|Milk an' honey flowin*For the good old times!

.Atlanta Constitution.

PITH AND POINT.The sufficiency of a word to the wise

depends upon who gives it..Puck.The reoording angel never seeks informationfrom a gravestone..Barn's

Horn.The lines that Time traces on her

brow are the lines that a woman nevercarea to read between..Puck."Did you meet Jimpson?" "Yes."

"Like him?" "No; he's nothing morethan a bird's-eye view oi a man.".Puck.One of the times when a woman has

no mercy on a man is when he comesto her store to buy a bonuet for hiswife..Ram's Horn.A woman in New York furnishes

love letters at a dollar apiece, and yetthe world is full of people who are nothappy..Ram's Horn.

It is always chilly in the vaults ofthe United States Sub-Treasury Bailding,because there are so many coolmillions in it..New York Tribune.There is .a frightful lot of love

wasted; people are extravagant withit in their youth,- and suffer for thelack of it in old age..Atchison Globe."Are you and the new little boy

good friends, Robbie?" "Yes, ma'am;he's got a brother that can whip any

* Tnfo*-doy oq huxb bfciooifc -"vauwagv au»v.*

Ocean."What's the old woman crying

about?" inquired the handkerchief."Oh!" rejoined the shirt, gleefully;"she's been trying to do me up andcan't.".Puck.Hicks."Don't you think that Biggiesi3 a good deal of a bore?" Wicks

."Oh, I don't know. Diggles is afine fellow and good company.whenyou have nothing to do and want tobear him talk.".Boston Transcript.

Her lips were bo nearThat.what else coald I do?

You'll be angry, I fear.Well I can't make It clearOr explain It to you.

But.her llp9 were so nearThat.what else could I do?

.Judge."What is verse, as distinguished

from poetry?" asked the inquisitiveman. "Verse," replied the magazineaditor, after he had pondered, "is theterm applied by any poet to the workof his contemporaries, "j.WashingtonStar.

' We must part," ho declared, withquivering lip. The wife stood silent,with averted head. "It is impossiblefor us to live together," he insisted,as he fastened the only life preserveron board to his person. Then thevessel foundered..Pick-Me-Up."Deah me t" said the bore, interruptingthe conversation at a few minutesalter twelve, "I believe it must

be time to go." "Oh, no; it can't be,"said the tired girl, emphatically;"thattime won't come around again till tomorrowevening.".Chicago Record.Mrs. Osogood."Oh, George, dear,

Miss Fitemnice has just 6ent home mynew duck suit. Tell me, can you sug-rgest any alterations?" Mr. Osogood"Oh, I suppose it's all right, exceptperhaps it mignt be improved a littleby cutting off about two-thirds of thebill.".Fishkill Standard."I wonder," eaid Mrs. WoLlup, sittingin the stern sheets, "why that

boy will persist in climbing away outthere on that bowsprit? Why doesn'tbe come here and sit beside me?""That is just it," replied Mr. W.,linking at the man at the wheel;

' 'hewants to get away as far as possiblefrom the spanker.".Boston Transcript.

Plates Hade Oat ot Stamps.The writer had heard of stamp

plates, but had never seen any beforeyesterday. There were six on exhibitionat the fair.wh:te porcelainplates, with scalloped, lace-like edges.Stamps had been dissected and appliedto these in all sorts of ingenionsdevices. Sometimes the heads of twocentstamps were placed in a circlearonnd the center, with little flourishesbetween, made of the numbers, Qwhile the bordering of the stamps Imade spraylike decorations. Stamps Iof all denominations were used and of Ball colors, but 60 cleverly were they Imanaged that considerable examina- Ition was necessary to recognize the Bcomponent parts of the familiar Bstamps. These plates must be a great Ideal of work to do, and they look as Hif water would ruin them, but they are Bingenious and pretty..Worcester I(Mass.) Spy. I

Cryostase.A German chemist is reported to

have discovered anew substance whichhas the remarkable and unique propertyof solidifying when heated andremaining liquid at temperatures belowzero. It has been named cryostase,and is obtained by mixing togetherequal parts of phenol, camphorand saponine, and adding a somewhatsmaller proportion of essence of turpentine.Certain substances, like thealbumens, harden on heating, but thisis the only product that again liquefieson cooling. . Trenton (N. J.)American.