"""EEEEE 14* On the case of Governor ( arrbra Secretary of State Coke. to2 law, chargiag that it)Court deeides thaT~cision The Democrats sy wecau investigate sach matters~The Fusionist say no :nvestigation. Why ro investigation |Iie plain. A Fanon Legisia |" ture would be proven guilty of- fraud. A non-partisan Suprem¢Court! Whew!~. "_"___""Washington city is develop4BY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAT)| |sat the pablishing of the) whose coming throws it into par-by fraud, |iMer eee iefemales. It :when it @. 2 ;female deposits but one egy in eachspider, she has a large numUer tocid of, each Sot af Whies shewith » home, and its grubwith future sustenance at the ex-| of the Tife of a spider. Fromithe powerful characte? of the tar-aotula waspTs sting it may be in-Notwithsteodiog all the tarantu-is's | gtTest god pugnacity,there {s ond y the sound ofhuman beings.[t never annoys them-"unless teased.Without adoubt: it is man's friendaod not bis enemy, a9d much woulddwellers in Mexico regret its ab-sence were it destroyed. "ChambersTJourval.. of fear. This ,ewemy ofit bas such an iostinctiveOx Fenswhichond sina at ® volden bue. pe it LIGHTING A PIPEfies bere ead there in the suo Lia Device When Matchesgiftterieg like a Gast wh on one Failed to Do Their Work.mément restingon a-leef,the next paddling up Sebec lake laston ® graaite bowlder, it keeps up 20 | summer in a birch-bark canoe,� saidrel is "_P a New York sportsman, ~~the breezevibration wiogs. tl-. thi. | blew vo bard end constantly that,try as I might; I could not keepamatch sbiase lang snouan to lightmy pipe. Afters balf dozen matchesbad flared out in the lighting ofthem. I made some remarks apropesof my failare.** oLet me show you how to do it,Tsaid my-compenion, en old Califor-nian, «bo was bendling the bow~peddle ~Hand me a bit of thatnewspaper sticking out of yourthan he trembles with fear, for wellhe knows theTfate In store fer bim«bea ecee his mortal foe pecocives| is whetanbouts; Thiy it sec dowsand btstems to the attark:At Grst it ie coetent with fiyingin cirefes over ite intended victim.Gradually it approaches nearer andocerer. At last, when it is withinTa few inches, the taractula rises up-on its hied legs sed etiempts toa,| ing anew icdastry. There is a- branch office of the Fidelity and| Deposit Company of Maryland)im the city whieh furnishes)| bonds for a namber of officeoJholders The cash capital- $500,000. Recestly FicthaghLee was appointed Collector for- th Western District of Virgin | fmand instead of going homeand getting a oumber of his| friends to gv on his bond, ashas been the éustom herevofore,- he went to this Company andaA~was promptly approred by the)Treasury Department. SemuelT~I Rogers, who was appointed |Melvin Carter,Ly i for $120,000 in the same. He received his Ommis-and the next day made upbead in this Vompany,|bave been avoided.is| cies_siyra of life has disappeared from thesecured the required bond whicd | .oits over dead.to the Western North Carolina |. thse economy of the insect world.© District as Collector to sucoved The waspseises hold of the now pros-furnished his ~rste spiderat 4 o'clock in the after- aretwas approved by the)pocket.*oHe took the piece of paper. andcrumpled it up into a@ wad, whichretaised ja the pelm,of bis hand.Thea ptcisinne match he closed bothbands about it to shield it from thewind, after the traditional mannerof the raliroad nevy in lighting hispipe. The flame instantly set thepaper smouldering on top withoutits breaking into a blage. He passedthe burning wad tome and it servedas a pipe lighter equal to a live coal,~the high breeze fanning instead ofextinguishing it. It was the sim-ple invention of a practical mind,en bo legs which served my turn eee ondtarantula, once powerful ~afterward, and I commen de-curl ap beneath the body, aod it vice tos needing tinder fora pipe light or tostart a camp fire.�"N. Y. Sun.Penny Postage.Penny postage for London acd itesuburbs dates {rom the year 1681.Explaining a Joke.erapple with its foe, but withoutsuccess. Like « flash the giant waspison its beck. The deadly feagsThe next in-stapta fearful sting pesetrates de-pinto the spider's body. Its strug-almost cease. A sudden par-creeps over it and it stag-gers beipless like a drunken man,Arst to one side, then to the other. |These symptoms, however, are onlyshort duration. While they last.the wasp, bet se few inches sway,swaits the result; nor does it have)to walttong. A few seconds and allThen takes place one of thosestraoge incidenta which illustratethe perfect adaptation of cireum-"stences, everywhere so remarkable, aod with little appar-ent effort drags it to a hole in the ;ground. Therein [t completely Two girls were riding in a Pitts-buries it with earth, after having burgh cable car, and one of themim its back an egg, was reading a comic paper.ebich in course of timechanges iato| o1 dnTt see the point to this joke,�said the reader, es she displayed tosented a saan in bis shirt sleeves~ber companion @ picture. it repre-| youwithA very prosperous-looking busi-pess man boarded the front platform .of a cross-town car, and, drawinga "well-filled cigar case from his pocket,selected a choice-looking Havana.The driver ~~sized up� the man andthe.cigar case, and his mouth beganto water. The smoker, after biting-loff the end of his cigar, beganfumbling for a match. Failing tofind one, be turmed to the driver andusi:ed bim if be bad-a match.~~Yes, sir,� responded the driverwith alacrity; ~~bere you are, sir.�~Thank you,� said the businessman, lighting his cigar, and sendingthe fragrant smoke wafting acrossthe driver's face.~~Very convenient to have matchesground, sir. I aliers nakes a pointof carrying ~em.�~**Indeed?�T~*Yes; so many gentlemen pull out}a cigar and then find they ainTt gota match.�Puff, puff, and silence.~~} am quite a smoker myself."Course I canTt smoke on the car,but then I enjoy it all the more wheuI get off.�oI suppose so,� said the smoker,absent-minded! y.~~Many gentlemen makes a pointof giving me a cigar, especiully whenthey rides regular. I ainTt bad my-after+dianer smoke yet.� ;oOb,� said the business man in a~Yes, sir; I allers carry matches,as I said before, ~cause when agenticman has a cigar and no lighthe allus seems so thankful for 1t.Generally gives me a cigar, too.�~~Ah,� said the smoker, evidentlybusy in his mind with somethingconnected with business.The driver looked despairingly athim, and after clearing his throat,said:~*You donTt happen to have anothercigar in your pocket, do you, sir?�oCertainly | have"two or three,� "said the business man, testily. ~~Butwhat bes that todo with what youhave been talking about?�The rest of the journey was madein silence."N. Y. Tribune.Hoodoed.oYes,� said the seedy man. ~Iguess I am boodoed. Thank you.That will buy me one meal, at least.Now, for instance, I had a goodthing in a mine out west""~~What part of the west?�oOh, just out west. I was east,know, when i was booming themine. I named it the Oyster.Took pretty well, till some foolsprung what he called a joke aboutau oyster being more than ninetyper cent. water, and then the oldhoodoo got its work in on me in theCouldnTt sell an-4prapebap ot thestock to save my