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hat Befell the "Kathleen." ? Told by Herbert R Reynolds and Set Down by Fiedeiick A. Ta'bot. A thrilling trutcdy "i tli<* s?'?. rlmvluK h<>w an titfuritttoil cachalot tried ruiji |iihiun? with tin* American whvW Knililccn ' The sturj i?> told hy tho third siat?< .if th<> ill v??t>si?l. and forma a dramatic chapter in tin- annals in the whaling iu'tuntry Whaling is at all times an exciting and exhilarating vocation, but It h?*l dom happens in the strenuous battle between the hunters and the mam mals that the monarch of the ocean comes off best. Yet now and then dramatic tragedies are reported front tho whaling-grounds, and the roll of fatalities caused by the prosecution of this dangerous calling is apprecia bly lengthened. Il is doubtful, how ever, if the whaling Industry can fur nish uiany such another thrilling ad venture as that which befell tho whaler Kathleen during her last sea eon in the tropical seas In quest of the cachalot or sperm-whale?which, liy the way, Is one of the "gamiest" "loniuers of ih? The lo?riii cetacean tribe. ^rque ef'H * reRpectab^ old W. VvTm o S' e,.l?. ?'? "'<1 ??tts. She h-i'nJ <lf,,r<1' Massachu 'or many yearH and ! "? ^"S'"MS home a jii-rt. brought valuable ??o? f0,ihe,vy Keas. a,Soth fiom the Whaling ?heW2?9rof?o!:/rn' Kew n??ford on ^ --Cl or October. l an i ti,? ? ESRM?SS expert l??, ?"ek" U'e n""it ran ?cB1't Massachusetts, and ?Ired miles oVVhille" a.c,?me of h,"> the KnthL, ",yB?f waK bached "?'? trip the ca. t ,in ^ nmte- ?n l,v his nretiv Wus accompanied sMm-J 1 Uy young w"e. and the ? ? i s company also included a grey Af.ican gome eIgIlt Out hii ? i ?f (hp ca?'tain'8 wife. " '40" mi ? ng*Rround was tlio "12 <>f ' Bra^n ( )0<! n,iU s off lhe coast the cch-tinfVV?,Ch t,0,,ical waters We hul ii " '0,I11<' >M ahundanco. Zt ? R'"15 very far, however, Me J! our first trou K?lo, n;,'Z"Z? :c;'n.rid'"r';;; "?"?"?ess Pbout lue a straw, and we had a stiff to keep oft the dangerous coasts fr.ifch we passed. r Tvvfrny days ?Ner leaving port we rn ol?-selves in the Oulf of Mex r; ' t,u> vessel's nose was then pointed towards the Cape Verde Isl | d, wh,re we increased the i0'?; '? r ?for,y by uiki?- on tPhlL , I " Portuguese sailors. tPhe captain taen sot his course for 1 H:o de I" Plata, and ten davs fefterwaras we fell |n with another wn? h i whaler, which had had a SMth !lnd WaS roturninK to port i. 1th some ninety barrels cf oil We gammed" this vessel (the colloquial rxpiesfiion for exchanging visits) and ?he good fortune of ho,- crew some ' hat put our captain on his mettle I!iU? f,ftl' W? had ,lot even caught one ? 3 W ' let a,ono captured Bad luck, however, seemed to dog *is throughout tho voyage. We reached the hunting-ground in due course and cruised about for several days, but our only haul was a tiny bperm-whale,scarcely worth tho trou of PU"u|hb. To make matters Morse \y? lost our second mate and ourled aim at sea on the 2d of Peb ruary. The captain, disgusted at the ill-fortune that was attending his efforts, resolved to leave tlQs hunting ground and try u Bomewfaat more northerly region. We started off In 1 he southeast trades, and experienced the moat diabolical weather until we had crossed the Line. Worse still avo spotted no more whales, which greatly annexed both the captain and ourselves, seeing that we had -low been out nearly five months. Wo wers bearing ui> towards the "Indward Isles one bright evening, And were anxiously scanning the seas for signs of a "spout" to cheer us up, when tho captain came on deck and* sniffing tho air, exclaimed: "Smells like sperm-whale about here. Bet you a plug of baccy we raise whales to-morrow." I was not disposed to accept the skipper's challenge, for wo all knew that his faculty of smelling the mam mal? was so acute that I should in evitably lose. And, sure enough, the captain was right in his surmise./ It was the 17th of March, and wo wore in latitude thirteen degrees north. Bad luck was still behind us. we told ono another, for we regarded' that ominous "thirteen" somewhat significantly. Wo wore lolling list lessly about in our bunks in anxious expectancy, when suddenly the look out bawled: "There rocs white water!" He j meant that a whale was churping and splashing the wave's with his tail. "Where away?" roared tho skip per. "Two p ints on the weather bow!" ] "All hands on deck!" shouted the captain, excitedly. "Sporin-whale! Jyook lively!" Thfl various members of the pv?a> ' sprang from their bunks and tumbled I up the companion-way as fast as pos sible, falling over oue another In their haste. The deck, which had q moment before been almost dissrted. was now a soene of the most Intense excitement and huatle. The Portu guese tailors were running to and fro, getting out tho tacklo and lowering the boats, and abovo the babel of tongues the lookout's voice conld bo heard distinctly as he sang out, ??There she blows!" I rushed to the ship's aide ?ad saw :t whale blowing quite clg^e to us. Then up taint! another, followed by u third, fourth, aud llith, until pres ently i ii4* sea all round us was a mass of fountains as the mammals rose to the surface to spout. By a stroke of luck we had run into a veritable school of '?arhalotH. The captain showed not the slight est sign of excitement, although he was inwardly boiling over with the good fortune that had come his v/ay. He quietly climbed up aloft so as to obtain a good survey all round, and I soon followed'him. "flee! We have run into about three hunnred of Vm." he remarked, and 1 do not think he was exaggerat ing in the slightest,.for on all sides as far as we could set? were the black. lolling bodies of the whales, blowing their spouts of water high into Jhe air. it wag certainly the largest school of whales that any of the old, experienced hunters on tho Kathleen had ever so?n. Truly the Fates had been kind to us after five months' idle cruising about, through storms and calms, with only a single In significant catch to our credit. Tho captain was determined to prolit as much as possible by this stroke of good luck. "Lower every boat," ho yelled, and in a few sec onds, amid much groaning and squeaking, the four whaloboats which we carried were being swung from their davits Into tho water. As soon as the boats touched the water the crews, eager for tho coming fray, tumbled into them and got the tackle aboard. Soon they were pulling might and main away from the ship. Whaling tackle comprises a har poon attached to the end of a long length of Manila rope an inch and a half in thickness. The harpoon is fitted at the end with a hook having a single barb, which, however, is iixod on a pivot, so that it can awing round easily. The harpoon is at tached to a heavy pole or strong, tough wood, specially selected so as to withstand the severe strains to which It is subjected. Otis edge of tho harpoon is ground line unti. it has the keenness of a razor, while the other is quite blunt. The rope attached to the harpoon is carefully coiled in tubs, so that when it is ra pidly paid out there is no .possibility of it becoming entangled and thereby pulling at the catch. The length of rope within the tub varies, somu con taining only six hundred feet, while others hold twelve hundred feet of line. The shaft of the harpoon is ap proximately thirty inches in length, and is made of the best soft Iron, so that, the danger of its breaking under the heavy and sudden strains Im posed is rendered a remote contin gency. Three harpoons?or, to quote the whaler's parlance, "Irons"-?are generally carried in each boat, fitted one above the other in the starboard bow. The harpoon Is used solely for hooking the catch, and is absolutely useless for killing it. For this pur pose lancos resembling long, thin spenrs are utilized. They are each about four feet* in length and have broad points as sharp as razors. The wooden handles to which the points are attached aro'about four feet long, with light lines lixed to them, so that after a thrust haB been made the lanceB can be withdrawn if nec essary with little exertion. These lances are carried on the port bow,' and when thrown by a skilful whaler penetrate right into the vital parts of the catch, thereby quickly render ing him bora do combat. ' In battling with u big, powerful whale very often two or tliYeo thrusts will be required. In the spacs of a few minutes the whaleboats had left the Kathleen's side. Tho captain's decision to dis patch all tho boats simultaneously practically denuded the whaler of Its crew, the persons left on board com prising the captain, his wife, tho cook, aud a cabin-boy. This, of course, left tho skipper plenty of work to do, since when the boats are out, owing to their beiti^ low down upon the water, their range of vision is limited, and they have to receive instructions from aboard t,he whaler, ono of the crew being stationed in tho crow's nest for this purpose. .In this case this.work had to be car ried out by tho captain. I was lin charge of the bow boat. "First blood" was drawn by the chief mate, De Viera, who got his harpoon well home in a big whale. As for myself. I oould not get a glimpse of the school; but presently the cap tain's voice caine bellowing over the water: "Keep going to leeward, Rey nolds, and you'll run right into 'em." My men bent to their long oars, and wo bore down very rapidly, We kept Koing for an hour, and then I descried a big bull whale, and at the first shot got a good hold of him with my harpoon. Now the fun began in real earnest. He was a h1r brute, capable nf yielding, I , ?h?l*ld thin!:, ' aoma forty barrels r?f oil, so I de termined to stick to him, come what might. Soon I was able to gel a lance home, and the bloog spurted out In a fountain from the puncture. I made In bis body. He lathed his till about In Impotent rag*, and tne water was quickly churned up into pinky foam. Then the great brute "soundefi" ?that Is, dived In an attempt to get away. The rope attached to the har poon fiev/ out like lightning, with a hiss en? a roar. Two or t^irte Ulfttf I attempted to stop his mad career, but directly I checked tho runnlng out of tho line our boat, careened right over on its beam ends, ami for fear of being overturned 1 had to let bim hsve more rope. Towed by this monster cetacean our little craft trav eled through the water at breakneck speed, throwing the spray In all di rections, and iho men had dlfllculty in baling (ho water out quickly enough to prevent the boat from be coming waterlogged. "I'll hold on to him if he takes ns to Uracil!" l exclaimed to my men, who were in a fover of excitement at the sport offered by our catch, JJut presently, as I knew would bo the case, the whale came tb the surface again to spout; and then, getting close up to him, 1 jabbed my lances Into him for all I was worth. For tunately every throw told, and we promptly backed out of his way, as ho was now In his death-struggles. He plunged his tail in all directions, and as I knew the cachalots are very pugnacious I kept a sharp eye upon him in case ho decided to rush at the boat. At last, however, ho expired, and we set out to tow him to the ship. The first mate had also made a splendid haul?a big cow whale?and I saw him towing his quarry up to the ship, where he moored her on (ho port side, and the tackle was run out from the masthead of the whaler in order to raiso the dead mammal ii\to the light position to ho stripped of its hluhber and other products. At this moment the skipper caught sight of an enormous bull whale on the starboard quarter, and, overcome by the excitement of the chase, he yelled, "111! there, mate! Get after that bull. We'll see to the cow." Nothing loath, I)e Viera and his men bent to their oars again and made their way towards the bull. He was a wicked-looking brute as ho lay upon the water, his largo bullet head standing out like a rock. His back was studded with large lumps, which showed that be had been pre viously harpooned more than once, but had always succeeded in making his escape. Now, a bull whale who has got away from the harpoons a few times is the most dangerous and vicious brute to tackle, lie alvays shows fight and does not take long to make up his mind to attack you; nor does lie wait to bo harpooned first. This fellow was about a hun dred feet in length, and I Bhould think weighed about the same num ber of tons. l)e Viera and his men pulled lustily towards the whale, but he did not wait for them; he turned his bullet head in their direction and canio straight for them. It was an anxious and thrilling moment, but the danger did not daunt the mate Standing in the prow, with his har poon poised in tlio air, ho calmly watched tlio approaching monster At the psychological moment he plunged it with such terrific force into the cetacean's back that it dis appeared from sight in the flesh. The wlialo "sounded" immediately, and rather unexpectedly, taking tne line out with a buzz and whirr.' Jn fact,* it. ran out so rapidly that the friction 011 the gunwale twice set it in flumes, j and the men in the boal^wero hard j put to keep the heat downTwith buck ! ets of water. As suddenEx as he had i j dived, however, the brute stopped his mad career, and the slack waX quick ly hauled in. Ho then rose the surface directly ahead of themrHwr' spouted terrific columns ot water into the air in his rage. The boat was cautiously approach ing tho. mammal?whose ponderous tall was lashing the water into clouds of spray and foam?In order to get another thrust home, 'when, without a moment's warning, f.the whale set off at full speed. Tho men could not pay out the rope quickly enough, and the boat was towed at express speed through tho water, whilo in hor gun wale, where tho running rope chafed the wood, a big rent was charred by tho friction. ' De Viera, however, stuck tenaciously to his quarry, and' was too much preoccupied in his task to observe i+a tactics. But from our position wo took in the situation at a glance. The wlialo had directed its nose towards the Kathleen, and was now bearing down on her broadside at full tilt. He "was traveling at over twenty miles an hour, spouting and thrashing the water furiously the whole time. At this Juncture I realized the cauBO of this unexpected develop ment. The whale was bent on re venge. Evidently the cow whale which De Viera had previously killed was tho bull's spouse, and he could now see her dead body rollinir lessly on the water, which .was dyed for yards around with her life blood. So great arc the ties of af fection between male and female whales that a bull will defend his mate through thick and thin, and at such times is a highly dangerous foe. De Viera, who had up to this point held on ti^htlyv saw that something unusual was going to happen, so with his hatchet ho promptly severed the harpoon rope. That action saved bis boat and companions: Tho whale, however, never swerved for an in stant from his object. As he ap proached the Kathleen he slightly ducked his head, for all the world lSUc a charging buffalo, and smashed clean into the barque right amid ships, just undor the wateriine on the starboard side. The ' Impact wes terrific. The huge aqua?* head of the whale, *Jlad with tta ?avert) tons of spermaceti, crashed through the hull ot the barque aa ft It were c*fd board, and we distinctly heard the groaning and splintering of the tim bers. Hitting tho aide of the ehip so squarely as this made the barque shiVer freni stem to stern* and, hainff empty and light, sho almost rolled over. jiAflet_tbe UftMfik 3fte Stale. as ho pushed his hoad through the hull, liftoa it s-iiKhily, ami the barque listed tt*a> from him as though raised hv a (ran.- K\ideiitl> leased with the daman*' hi- had wrought, uud considering himself amply avenged, tin- whah* sank and suw htm no mow Not that tit-concus sion had di-i: . it his a'.??loK\ in the slightest, f<>i a -p.i m-w halo's head is like alt India mldier l a!!. The hole t"mi in the f-ido of tho Kathleen was ?>( > uoinioiis dimen sions, and \s< *u>v at once i^t the poor old ship w .i liciini il. A sperm whale's head is tlu> lai-Rost j.ai t of Its body, ami ilu- i iiit practically gaped froth tin* hr -i to the mailt deck. When the whale withdrew lu head and Batik th<- mi irk n barque rolled over, and the wan i rushed into tho hole with th< Cms >?f a mountain tor rent. linn hilly we pulled up to the Kathleen's hide m order 10 take off tho skipper, In- v.iie, the cook, and cabin-boy. There whs just time for the eaptaln in secure eighty pounds of blscui' an.I eighteen jnllons of water; then In* leapt down into tho boat. Just as we were about 10 push off from the loundiriiiR wanel, tho captain's wii'e cried, in ureal alarm: 'l'olly! Vmi've lorgottou my bird! We must fetch her.'' Tne crew curs? I that bird vehe mently, and rould not understand ft woman bothering about a parrot at such a moment. However, one of the men hastily scrambled up the Kathleen's side and rescued the bird. ! Afterwards we somewhat appreciated the lady's leelitigs for that parrot, slnco it afforded us considerable amusement by its idle chattering and antics when we were adrift upon the ocean, thirsty ami hungry. As we pulled away the Kathleen gave a sudden lurch, and with a wicrd, gurgling sound dived head foremost beneath lbe waves. dint of hard rowing, however, we just managed to clear the whirlpool produced by the suction of the sink ing sliip. J , ? Presently we nut. ihe fourth mftto, Nichols, hanging on lik'- grim death to a bull whale that he had har pooned. Ilt? and bis crew had been so Intent on their work that they had not seen the Kathleen rammed. As they approached us Captain Jenkiun, jocular still in spite' of tho over whelming misfortune that bad just befallen him, t-ang out, "(lot him fast, Nichols?" "Aye, aye, captain," replied th3 mate, proudly. "Then 1 think you had better cut him loose," continued the captain, dryly, "or else you'll be taken after the Kathleen." ^ ? The mate was :unazc<^Afe did not understand the sklppcrp<rypfclc re*, j mark. "Cut her loose?" ho askedt won-, deringly. "Aye! And lively, too'." retorted the captain. "The oUr^fiathleen's sunk!" The men were utterly dumfounded, but they booh realized the truth of tho statement when they looked round in vain for a night of the fa miliar old barque. After we had briefly recounted the story of the dis aster, the various boat? fell into lin<?, with the crew equally divided among them, and the scanty store of pro visions and?water doled oubfra Our stock gave/twenty ponndri of uiscuit and four and ? halt gallons of Wat*)** to - each boat, 6&ch carrying ten souls, so that you may see^raat the prospect before us wan not very cjm*' fort inn. We arranged to keep all to gether at night and to spread out during the day over a wide area ot* tho look-out for some passing vessel which might pick us up. We were in an uncomfortable pre dicament, far oiT the trade rodte. The nearest land was Barbados, a thousand odd miles distant, and tho captain decided that our best plan was to steer in that direction. Our rations worked out to two biscuits and half a gill of water per day? not a very substantial diet upbn which to do hard rowing, fortun ately, however, on the third day the captain's boat fell iu with the steam ship Borderer, of Baltimore, bound for Chile. Captain Dalton, of the Borderer, hovo to and cruised round Jn scarch of the other boats. I wap picked up second, and later the third boat-load was rescued. Wo searched for De Viera until nightfall, but without success, and then reluctantly gave him up. Tho Borderer landed us at Pernambuco, in Bra7.il, where we caught the steam ship Pydna, which brought us back to Philadelphia. We subsequently learnt, that De Viera's boat bad not been pickedmp, and those on board h^d passed* through a most trying experience. De Viera bad,made hi^ way to Bar bados, rowing a thousand ^miieg with a starving crew, the m&^ maintain ing his course by tho aid of a pocket compass. When they reached land they were nearly dead?-and no won der! The water had been deled out with a little tin bottjetop In the pro portion or two 4riblespoonfuls. iier nan per day, with half a ship's bts ruit each. Providential Showers from time to time enabled them to slightly replenish their water supply, while they also succeeded in catching a few n>i?s tixh. whic'a th^y ate raw. 'At Barbados tb?y teii lr. witfc 1b? shin Madiar.ii. bound for .Kew York* Six of the company took passage on her, and upon grriral at thei|ttropo* lis of tho w?jt#:n Costi&jfot jrsra taken in hand ?d tN?t^ br the 8eara*n'? Fritndljr 9oct*t)Y until they .secured Utah fa? myself, upon T9^nSjSSSX^f?u on another hunt.in Tho Wide World >!< CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT: concerning kyi:s If you gft*c ami Raze at ilic Mm I ; your eye* grow hlue, t)??> ,\, But tliey say your eyes will , ,v .!,, . dark brown if you look at tin yi.mn.t ill di>y t t Now I don t know it tins is , . i: , l( isn't true, ButnRosv'm trying to nia|;<- h (> |,r..\vu and I'm trying to make umw I lu< ---Carolyn Wells, in Si. VJi'h. ' SOME CLEVER TKICKS. The funnel trick 1b v?*r\ d t, . n I you can easily perform it if ><.u wui have two thin funnels ;u>1i1?t. i to gether, ono Inside tho otln:. tli;n they appear ns one funm-i <n i,?>> Before you are to perform M i. I; pour some water into the l oitoia ? a ) between tho two funnel*. mkI 1<i ii remain In that upglde * I?> v. ;i i osition until yon hi'o ready. NoVv bring a ?-f i; ;t \v:t:.M and puttixij^j our flt'.'vi < \ r; turn the Iiihpol ovr; , ami r-our tin* water frcm?*the Ri. utantly'rfrlnk ofr this ;?. ? wnuv, turn tho funnel upnhle down to sh.nv your audience that i( i fitu.iy, Idly pronounce bo.it * i.iu;;i<- words, and turn tho funnel urnuiit, l:-tiini? the water between run out into a dish. r Every ono will ho ania- ] :>. trick, but you mtlnt n ,<? .? Fov tho 'JY. .v.: Y< it, arid umt put i'nnn 1 away be fore it can b? examine;'.. * Another good trl<:k i; in rial." a stick leap out of r: vnt. llcl a piece of stiff whalebone, ??<:>;:; Orte Indies long, and a stiff card. l'c?M .he curd down the middle, ami i.ir.'ke a slit In both folds half on inch from each end. Blip an end of th? whalebone into each of these s'.Its ;?') that the bone will be bent upward lil:e a bow. Have a pot in which stands a cup upside down, und on it fasten ilie card. ?, No one mucL come near your table to cee thi?. l'or.r water Into _tho pot uptil it i,? full. leaving thu "?whalobontt aboat ;v.<> inehps uiwbv the water A Then take a weight stick, or a pice? oT.very stiff r.?.?;!? board,-mid prei'sin?; an end a^nins'. the highest poiuL oi the whalcbon? in tt* water, let >;o, aau the siick will fly out ot the po.. A third trick is to cnir, tract a bridge of three Uniw.* wiiii no sjii; port e::cept that of tlw.v tumblers under the humllcii of t \\hniven, Ar? range the tumblers ii liu? form <?? a .triangle, and j !;:c ? t'rt ?Iilomesi so that the blade ?>?' r.r.inb; r fla?> rt:;ts on number two, i.r.! the bin tie of nurabar two o-: nair.be.' three, imtl the blade of uunib?r three on num ber one, villi the handle of each on one goblet. Tii'a a v. rent will conmlote you; o.h'.T:.? New York Mail, SMILING 111:3 WAY. The time had been ion:; an 1 weary flince Stanley Milkr had ?-cc?ivcd iii; accident. For many weeks St. seemed t''at h" Could hardly live, or, If h-r did. that he must remain a cripple, but at there was hope. inde;:l, almost. <.v tainty, that, some time he might !>.? well. Oh, what pathetic patience chil dren have under sufi'eriti^ thai would daunt men! And Stanley had scarccly murmured. onl> as hi.: head cleared and his eyes brightened the > blank brick wall of the n?.\t hour.", which was all he could see from his bedroom window, bccaaic very tive eome. ' At last his :uo?h'-r. r'? tender in lov? and F.?m;aih>. moved 1?i^ bed into her little parlor and pi iced k by a window. Oh, how good the sireet looked to the boy! His hf.art seemed to fill and gl<jw witty io\e for ui>*;y person, and even th? horses and do^s that pawed b>? wjudov '*''But, mammis," he 62il after a tl?*# "tho tiop.c cap. tea me. too. ?#4 tbuNurn ?nd look so eorry for ??. I don't want to wake (olkn feel toutr mamma!" ??lljr dear, they can't help fooling ?orry for a boy who has to be shut in t^OB al| the b. ht summer weather, It they ?ee that you look cheer ful and smiling, that will make them glad again. You have been so good HdjbaUtnt %U al.Qog, ifiRije# tj&t it has mad? iii?? irouhlo easier for ust ul! " And s?i ii,.' i's11v who lookftl In the window oi ilu'Jiuli" honso in I >*-:i It street saw i lie tniiiiiiK face of a child wIki 1.1\ liolsierrd up on Ills pillows, and sod!) many ?>i ih"in gnvo hint ;ui itiiswi i nit; smile ami nod. I'm mltin^ to Know the folks," nuid Stimlej, allf: ;i u hile. Tilt1 Milli :s had only moved to tliiil street a few mouths I?*.?!'? irt?. and ? had made Inn few acquaint alli es. "I know jit- i what time the* roRU lar ones t;o 1>\. mamma. It's fun to j watch lor Vit'. :\.k' they most always ? ?ll*ile at lite At 1 st. w itcit the days mew warm enoar.it f"f 'lit' Mi to i>;> raised, ono I and another would stop nuivido for a | woul of s o. and v.ifts of 11 uit wore i jHtrsrd inside. 'I'll.. children <?? itin* and talked to i (lie invalid an! Iimii i-?? i their toys i and i'ro!'.n. and the hurd\ -r.nrdy men 1 pla\t??l 1'ieir r..o : rell^-kim*, tunes 1 tor ]ili at;ur< S':inley n . . dreamt d tiuit Ills sitiiI*ti?x !;:<(? wa ' a rial help to oth ers. I.tit oit - it!ortiitta ratM -'UtiM" tiaId to a com i aili . "I nsi.'d t.? (;o i;ru;utilillK to my work on account of beiii? l.ttuo with !n lit t 'e rlteuiializ, lint since l'vo seen | him a-lttvin' there :?? cheerful l'v? | lift n :tsiia>'i.<| of myrelf, and ' am ! thankful Hi:.: 1'r.t.jOde to^valk an' .(io "ay ilay work: The lilt 1(5 chap's 1 W i ti a real sun' io nt<"! " | \\ 1> Ml :M l;t; t t he I) (1 WflR takel! inut;. .t'ltl th. 1'iiv could i"ii on tlio ','s i-i ::(? a lit:way up and down tile : i e *. he tound that ho had ? miiI?* ?! !ij*?v. ;tv in'o hundreds of lov ii? *: he a ru. Km ma A. Kente. ; <"i!\\\ Tiii; !. v> i> (11?' ducks. VI'.' r<' :ue iiti>ro due'cs in China , li.an in Ml ta" n:>t of Iho world. ; China is lii rally while with these i bin!-. u:r. :iin' nif;ht the country i-cM v.ii'i their Metallic and j scui n ft: 1 \ Oiidn.n h. ril duck?; ori every road j on ?'\e:\v poird, cm cv. ry farm, oil' j i v. ry U>k \ o.i tvir.v river. Therq.-'fa r no I'.u 1; > :i .1 .? iihon' its; duck house. 'I'Ik l" I. im> boa*, liltlo or groat, with* . on I it s duck quarters. - Kv n in tin' citi'v.-. of China ducks I abound. They dodge between tho i coolies' legs. They lilt; squawking ' oi?{ of tlie way of the horses. Their indlguaui quack will not unseldom drown the roar of urban commerce. All over tho land there are great duck hatch lit;; establishments, many j of them of a capacity huge enough to produce Jio,000 young ducks every year.?Boston I'ost. Oh. run fo:* doctor, Baby, quick?? JMnk?, o ir pussy, in dreadful Rick! ; reel "f h^r pulse, und rub her paws, I Usui for doctor to llnd the caufle. ' file's palo as milk, my kitty cat, ' ScYipu?. jcj, a nlgn like that. Wo'liNtive her quluino and put her toJn-<l i \n-J use big towel to tie up her I lical. ?t Ncw.iik Sunday Call, V fall For a Itcpct ition, | V.i:.? .iiMe village could not boast of having many entertainments, and ; a concert was an event, which was looked forward to with delight by tho iihabltantw. It was at one of theso "musical fti?Us" that a stranger sang I v.i'Ji groat feelliiK "The Village j Blacksmith." | In response to a vociferous encore, j lii ? singer was about to start "Rocked i in the Cradle of the Deep," when i ho chairman tugged his coat tail. "Better Miik the owd 'un over j again, mlBter," he whispered. "J appca to bo thu chap you've been Hinging about?tho viiia^M black* , smith?and I reckon it'd only be fair ! to me If you w^s to slug it ail over ' again and pop in another verse sayla' a? 'ow 1 let out bicycles,"? The French are more careful than Americans In the making of cider. In Bordeaux eighty kinds of apples arc grown, but only twelve of thea* are used for making cider. No green, decayed, nor worn* ent?u applet art ?(W Bffffr - V. ; ~T - ' ~*s.