St Lorit Working Night aai Iky to Be in IUiMaphltb4atre ;sett*g Yvnt| Wfc? ttoaaa^d people. Opw this Md hbm wtB take plictdw* lac tb? eomner. ,r In this banM ptatice at tb? K^mI* ttoa of 1904. we ?MMt mot forget that very Itfterestlag quarter, known as the Pike. This Is the emeeemeet street of the Bspeeltloa. The visiter will cerralaly open hla eyes la amasement wbcS be sses the arraj of amusements spread oat for hla delectation. .It Is a loap story la Itaelf. to teH what baa been prepared for bis entertalament. The Pike Is considerably more Iban a mile lonp. and upon either side are ar ranged about fifty elaborate and .ex* tremely novel shows. So ate of tbeni cover aa many as ten or eleven acres eseh. . ' * ? ' The World's Fslr will open on Sst urduy. April 30. wllb fitting ceremon ies. Upon that occasion sn sntbein writteu by Bdmund Clarence Stedaiau will be sung by a chorua of six hun dred 'voices. The music? by the em inent * composer. Professor John K. Paine, of Harvard I'niveralty? as well ns the poem, was written especially for this occasion upon tbe Invitation of the Exposition. Frank Vander PALACE OF MACHINERY. WORLD'S FA IK, COVERS TEN ACRES. -Copyrighted, 1904, by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. ' eastern part of the grounds. The main entrance to the Exposition will let the visitor luto the centre of tbis Croup. As each building covers from eight to fifteen acres and contains several miles of aisles, lined on either side by most interesting exhibits, tbe visitor trill see bis time slipping away with a world of things yet remaining to be seen. The Government has spent more od this Exposition than It has ever ex pended before. First, It gave $5,000,000 to the general fund of tbe Exposition, upon consideration tliat the city of St. Louis would raise $10,000,000. This of course was promptly done. Tben, the Government appropriated nearly a million and half more for buildings and exhibits, and a few weeks ago de cided to make a loan of $4,000,000 to tbe Exposition in order to have tbe elaborate plans carried out to tbeir ?completeness. The Government can not lose much on this investment at St. Louis, for the reason that St. Louis returns In internal revenue taxes for the Eastern half of Missouri alone, over $15,000,000 a year. I wish I might describe the great beauty of tbe Government building. It Is 800 feet long nnd stands on a broad terrace upon the hillside, over looking the grand group of exhibit^ new science of forestry lias here a most interesting exemplification. In the central western part of the grounds are many of the Foreign Gov ernment Pavilions. 80 nie fifty for eign nations are taking active part in the World's Fair, several of them spending more than a half-million dol lars each. These are England, France, Germany. Brazil. Japan and China. Japan ulone has brought seventy eight thousand exhibits. The displays from the Philippine Isl ands form a very attractive feature Of the Exposition. There are some eighty thousand of these exhibits ar ranged in buildings upon a reserva tion of forty acres, lyiug west of the Palace of Agriculture. About thirty acres are given up to an exhibit of the North American In dians. their industries and borne life. A large spare is devoted to the aerial concourse. Here will be held the series of airship trials and contests, upon which the. Ex|K>sition has planned to expend $200,000. Of this sum. $100, 000 is to be given as a grand prize to the aeronaut who will sail an airship in the quickest time over a fourteen mile course. The <|tmdrennlal Olympic games nre Vo be h?hl at the World's Fair this year. A large buildlug devoted to stucken, director of the Cincinnati Or chestra, has written a march, and Henry K. Iladley, of New York, lias written a waltz, also upon invitation of the Exposition, for its musical pro grams. Tbe central feature of the Expo ration, or wlfat is Intended to be tbe most beautiful scene In tbe wbole grand picture, is made up of Cascade Clardens, tbe C.'olouade of States and tbe Hall of Festivals. Tbe gardens with tbeir cascades and statuary, and tiie elaborate architectural features, are nearly a half a mile frorf.east to west and represent an expefiihjlture of one million dollars. It is tbe most am bitious scheme of formal garden I rig ever undertaken at an Exposition, or else where. Tbe Festival Hall, 200 feet in diameter and 200 feet high, con tains tbe largest organ in tbe world, and has a seating capacity for thirty five huudred people. Practically all St. Louis Is preparing to accommodate World's Fair visi tors. The private homes will be open for the reception, of guests throughout tbe Exposition. Tbe prices will be from 50c. to $1.50 per day for each person for rooms. Restaurants are so plenti ful that meals may be had in almost any locality where the visitors may happen to stop. RUSSIA'S VICEROY. , Arialnl AVtnUll > Ma?t?r Mind, a Muter Will and a Maaterfnl Hand. Admiral K. I. Alexeieff. described by Senator Beveridge In bin book. "The Russian Advance." as "a muster mind, a master will, altogether a mas terful man." Is the subject of an In forming article by Charles Johnston, in Harper's Weekly. Admiral Alex eieff has tolled for years at the build ing of ? new regie* of Russian influ ence, a region nearly as large as the combined area of France and (Ger many. and with a fringe of possible future acquisitions many times great er, only to see the whole of his life work threatened with dissolution. "In this llfework." says Mr. Johnston, "be has accomplished miracles almost, fac Ing conditions of great and unexpect ed difficulty, amid surroundings alter nately picturesque with the glamor of the Bast and squalid with Intrigue and physical wretchedness. Through all these difficulties Admiral Alex eleff has acted with constant resolu tion. force, rapidity, and constructive power. * VoungMi Cavalryman of Civil War. The death of Oscar Arloti Frost, nt Ottawa, brings out the claim for hltu that he was the youngest cavalryman enlisted in the Civil War. He went Into the Third Missouri Cavalry at fourteen years of age, and served through the war. It cannot be claimed for Mr. Frost, though, that he was boy ish In appearance. At the tline of bh< enlistment he was six feet tall and weighed 11)0 pounds.? Kansas City Jotfrnal. Hww Ainarlca Opfnml .fapaa. A timely and important article. pub lished lu Harper's Weekly, is a person al account of the historic events lead ing to the opening of Japan to the world's trade, written by Commodore Nicholson. U. 8. N. iretlred), who was navigating officer of Commodore Ter ry's flagship at the time of the ex pedition of 1833. How Perry overcame the prejudices of the Japanese and the obstacles that Interfered with the ac complishment of his mission are told by Commodore Nicholson l? a narra tive of uncommon Interact. MUSIC AND. ANIMALS. The Punt* Is the MOat Sensitive to the Influence of Melody. Some very curious experiments have recently been carried out In the Ger inun Zoological Gardens in ord<*r to ascertain the actual influence of music upon animals. The Instrument was the violin and Herr B?k**r was the per form nr. Of all tbc animals the pump was the most sensitive to the musical Influ ence. Ills moods changed rapidly, ac cording to the nature of the melody, the animul frequently becoming very excited and nervous. "Just Ilk** a Frenchman." kh the report says. Leopard* were entirely unconcerned, but the lions appeared to be afraid, al though their cubs wanted to dance when the uslc became livelier. The hyenas v/ere very much terrified, but the monkeys were merely curious and the monkeys were merly curious-. The experiments are to be continued, and wr.ii a variety of Instruments, in order to distinguish between the men tal states which are actually produced by the music and those which are merely the result of an unusual ex perience.? Scientific American. Interentiag, To hear the music of sweet bells, and also to test solid silver; take a solid-silver tablespoon, and tie two cords of equal length to the handle. Hold the ends of the cords to each ear. at the same time closing the ears with the fingers. Then by a motion of the body swing the spoon, letting it strike the back of the chair or like wooden object. You have no idea what sweet music you will hear. Try It. and see. ?Woman's Home .Companion. Longest Hoed In the World. Iu 1001 the great Siberian Railway was thrown open to the public. There was then In operation a total of 1444 miles In Manchuria and 3.V>9 miles in Siberia, a continuous Russian line from Moscow to Port Arthur of* 0489 miles; and the new trains de luxe. which will begin running this summer, will give virtually a through service from Paris to Port Arthur, a distance of 7299 miles, (1000 miles of which is over Russian tines ? From James W. Dav idson's "The Great Siberian Railway." in the Centnrt. N.RAYS ANO DIGESTION. Thla PrH la TT-? 1 T rwitXy. ?ai a ehartar ?m ?^IM tor. TM corporate ay of tko eocle^ tyls to bo *Tko ChMftou of DU >hm." Magrooa wo tk* laoor poem tors. ?: ? o ? o rFwgf^Pvf W ? iwTiwu Tko Iaduatria* Institute located at Moultrie. Florida, la a worthy lasUto tioa for tko education of tko oolorod raco. wklek baa kMt foctoaato recent ly la oecurlag seyeral doaatlo? aol cloat to eaable tko board of tmatooa to wipe out tko prwoat ladobtedaoaa of tbo enterprise. Rov. O. M. Blllott. tbo orgaalser aad priaclpal. baa la ?low tbo bulldlag up of aa iaatltutloa almllar to tbat u?wted by Booker Washington at Tuakegee, Ala. la tbla laudabAo offort Profoaaor Blllott baa tbo aariataaco aad kearty good w lab ef of otaay of tbo prominent white famines of theclty. Tbo board of traateea, whp. by tbo way, look after tbo'fldaacoa of tbo la* atltute. are dellgkted with tbo gener oua aupport given, aad bope tbat oth era will bo atlaalated to encourage tbo -development of tbo acbool by ten derfng financial aid. Tbe operating expenses must now bo obtained. Tbere are about tblrty boarding aad day pnplls In tbo school, with many applications held up for the reason tbat tbere Is not sufficient room to accommodate more. Dr. Blllott It now negotiatiag to buy a email saw mill with wbicb to cut tbe timber oa the land, which, la tura, will be used by the home foroe in the construction of additional buildings. ? ? ? e Church** far Negroes. An Interesting movement has been Initiated la th? Episcopal church for the establishment Of separate church* es for the colored people, under the auspices and direction of bishops of their own race. Bishop Brown, of Ar kansas. Is ooe of the leaders in this movement. Tbe progress of the col* ored people in this country during the last forty years hss been marked, aad is full of promise for the future. But amalgamatiou of the two races is not to be thought of; and If this be true, if the two races are to live as separate races, the colored race must have its own schools and Its own churches, its own teachers and Its own preachers. And the highest offices In the school snd the highest offices In the church should be open to the race, as they can not be in schools and churches in which the races are Intermingled. The details of this movement may be thus briefly described: Tbe general work of tbe American Eplsoopol church smong the colored people Is' carried on under the superintendenca of a commission for church work among the colored people/ established by the board of missions on the rec ommendation of the general conven tion In 1886. The late bishop of Ken tucky was the chairman of this com mission. Other members of the com mission are the bishops of Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia. Washington, the coadjutors of New, York and Pennsyl vanla, the Rev. Drs. McKIm and Tucker, Mr. Joseph Bryant, and Mr. Henry K. Pellew. Overtures have been made for some time to this com mission, by the colored people, for the consecration of colored bishops, so far without definite results. It is now proposed to provide suffragan bishops, which would open the way to granting these requests. A suf fragan bishop in tbe church of Eng land, is an associate or under bishop, attached to a diocesan bishop and working under his jurisdiction, but without definite territorial Jurisdiction other than that of the bishop to whom he is a suffragan. ? ? ? * "Negroes Need White Friends.** "I have a moat profound belief that no race la ancient or modern history has ever equaled the American Negro in development In all directions," said Booker T. Washington, in addressing a meeting recently In New York City of the Society for Ethical Culture. He expressed the opinion further that the colored man ahould be encouraged to remain In the south. He said: "Because of the Negro's progress In the present and my faith in his fu ture, I was never prouder than 1 am today of being a Negro. "Nine-tenths of the Intelligent mem bers of our race will agree that the great body of our people are to reside In the south, and that they should be encouraged to do so. Since this is agreed upon, It naturally follows tbat the Negro should. In every praise worthy manner, cultivate the friendship and the sympathy of tbe people by whose side he la to live. Any other course woukl be suicidal, unnatural and Illogical. "In saying tbla, I do not mean that we ahould 'aubmlt to injustice. No one respects a atrong, honest charac ter more than tbe southern white man does. At tbe present tlmo the race needs every white friend It can com mand, whether he resides at the south or the north. The problems before us are uot to be sealed by emigis tlon .extermination or amalgamation, but by sympathetic co-operation be twoen the races." Professor Washington also address od a large audience of white aad col ored people at the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church In Washington City, prevloua to his New York speech. He spoke of the work at Tuskegee and said tbe Negro would gain more through co-operation with tbe white man than through needless opposition to aim. On the question of the ballot be said: "If the Negro la not stimulated aad for the Mm. Pal? . ik* Whhm h* * ooumi by Jwt alastloa law* to W eoM tax pajrara u4 kUUltnt pro diem, the ?Uto pa apia will haao aa ?ttnal plH? ahoat tMr a?cka. "Ragardlag lytchlap, I rtpMt vtet I have *1* maay times la the soath. that the tahlag of kaau llta wlthaat daa jfaew of law. wtalMr la Oaor gta or Ohio. la a'blot apoa oar clvlll Miaa. Wa ahaald at all Uao ataad ready aa a caaa to Jala haada with all to aaa that crlao la aot com hf oar people. and to aaa that lata! paalrtaaat fallowa aach ertaMa" LyaeMapo OtaataaM la A WallMto. apaelal ^:Ah thoach tha aaadr j civil bill coastract iraiy wag aadar dlseuasioa to tha '??"??atatlvee. tha debate ~ ? ?"?o. Mr. QUlet t, or Maa aachaaetts, devoting coasldarablo time to answering ooaio of tho statements recently made on tha floor by Mr 8pight, of MIMaalaolppi, regarding tha raca question. Mr. Oil tat t Mid If ha did aot believe .r ?r wUe for tha democrats of the south to My that they intend forever o prevent the Negro from part id pa mmii1 *?r9Tnmmnt , There . are tea ' ?*fo*a ot the .south, he said who csn not- stay as they are. who elth p 10 go op or down. No %?Lm1 ? WMU the aouth to ubtoit to Negro domination, but tha outrsgeous thing ?u that they say ?k6 caMot be developed Into ? ac"Itjr of ?oting or becoming cltl He WM ?urprlsed. he said, that no one on tha democratic side of the bouse bed denounced lyachlngs. The overwhelming proportion of lynchlngs he asserted, occurred In the south. Some occurred In the north, too. ha th jii ^tbf north* how?*er. it was tha disorderly element which conduct ed the lynchlngs. but the great msss or the people openly dlaavowed It did*^!"' ? th* ?OUth' bo aaW- th?* did not. Respect for the law. he con eeve^;.2IOUl4 b? a,W*y8 pr"?nt- but every time a man was lynched. It In fringed thst respect for law without wdu??n0 r?PUbllcan ?ovornment could the north* recognize he said, that mob violence ought to be stopped, not because of sympathy for the criminals, but from the results that are expected to come from It. ?*ny Z**** burnings are not too good for the criminal, and no punish mentis too severe for him. but. ho ?afd. it is much better that the crlml nai should escape hla punishment than to have the law transgressed. 1 nAVZ?rlag a ?uestion by Mr. Kitch in. of North Carolina. Mr. Qlllett de clared that he condemned lynchlngs on any terms. Mr. Richardson, of Alabama Inter rupted to say that whenever the Ne St cea9e th* c?-lme of rape the lyncbinga and burning will cease. ? ? ? ? Horrors in Cango Free State. n"t,P.r,**"t*'"<" ?* th? American Baptist. Southern Presbyterians and Soul?** of Christ African Missions called upon Secretary of State Hay In 8Tr?hJ,|Dgt?V few days ago and de scribed affair. in the Congo country as viewed from the missionary stand point. In the delegation were Dr T ?f B?,ton; 3 H Ulster, of Nashville; A. McLsln. of Cincinnati; Dr. LafTon. of Olengi. Africa; Dr Mor ;r, ,KMal- Africa, and Dr. Les lie. of Africa. Stories of atrocities practiced on the . 0OngO country b y their Belgian rulers were th6 prmclpsl feat ures of the conferences. They were illustrated by photogrsphs taken by the missionsries, the subjects being young children snd youths maimed and mutilated with hand, and feet chopped off. and. according to th* members of. the delegations, all be cause their parents and male 'relative* failed to bring in tho prescribed num l>sr of pounds of rubber dally The mlsslonartea also showed that heir work was rendered nearly value flrlllJ*. the. attltude of tho Belgian of flclals in the Congo country In addition It wa8 stated no respect the8 m^?TD f?r thd property rights of the missionaries and it wan on this gr,?und tho de,egatlon thought the atate department might Interfere th?!"! r H*y "k8d them lo reduce whinhYLm tQ i * Wr,tten memorandum h? wou,d consider. He did not Ini defln,te Promise of reliev ing the situation in the Congo so ar as the natives were concerned bo af th-?,6 U?lt9d 8tatea was n?t one of the signatories to the treaty under which the Congo Fre? ?t? a ? existent Sta'9 beoaine Hsvs Effigies on Coins. A new issue of silver 2-shilllng pieces by the British mint has on it 1 figure of Britannia which Is a por trait of Miss Susan Hicks-Beach, whose father. Sir Michael, was until recently the chancellor of the ex chequer. This pecuniary perpetuation of a nonroyal lady has Its precedent In the duchess of Portsmouth, who In the guise of Britannia has decked al! British copper coins since the time ot Charles It. 'i'he head of Liberty which adorns the silver dollar of the United States reproduces the features of a young school teacher of Philadelphia A century ago the Rothschilds adorned their bank notes with the benevolent taco of Baroness da Rothschild. In 1897 the state bank of Budapest en .graved tha countenance of Mme Luise Blanna, the prima donna, on Its thousahd gulden notes Tsms Wild Animals. A thoroughly frightened fox wss pursued through Williams street, Brat tleboro, Vt, one day last week, and two dogs chssed a full-grown buck within a short dlatance of tha vlllsge on the Mme day. The wstebman at a factory saw a doa directly In front ot tha ahopa, and another deer skipped Into George H. CroweU's front yard ?ona moral ng. t?kicK elrui /\clventure. JAGUAB HABO HUNTING. I N I htrg* Iron -barred cm* la th> Chatca Mnuicrl* to thi ItrgMt oT the New World's cats, m rail-Mood ied Jaguar, broaght from tbe wild* of Msklco. ud not leea blood thirsty thai tk* Africa d lions . that snarl ud growl in tho next den. Ho Is of s beautiful* to way brown, thick ly marked frooi the tip of bla nose to the end of his restless tall wltb heavy blotches of chocolate, shading Into blsck. There are over five feet of hlna. built like a leopard, but of greater weight, while hla forearms and pawa are larger than thoee of any of the cats save the Uoo. He peces up and down his cage all night through. In the day he slsepo and no amount of shouting or prodding will wake him or get aught from him save an ugly ansrl. "At borne In the wilds of Central America.** according to a man who has mining connections in that region, the Jaguar frequents the bauks of streams, especially where the water courses run through the impenetrable forests. Few people? even natives? are to be met with In such sections, aud as about the only way to get into these vast wooda Is by csuqe on tbe rivers and the opportunities for jaguar shooting are of tbe best. Many are shot from launches on the larger rivers and tbe uatlves kill tbem with spears. Jaguars are very plentiful in these forests? much more so than mounts in lions are In Los Angeles County? and. on the eastern slope of tbe Andes as well as tbe Mexicau Sierra are so numerous as to be dangerous to hu man life as r?ell as to tbe her.ls. They rarely leave tbe edges of the forests, but make long forays into the open. Hunts are organised tiud the Uig nats followed with houuds. Some of these chases result disastrously for dogs snd men. Jaguars run further thnu our mountain lions (which are known as pumas below out Southern border) and do not tree so easily. They are In no wise cowardly and will tight a man if he disputes their way in the forest. Dogs will not tight them and the pu mas are their especial enemies, which they always whip and often kill. Vaqneros of the pampas- take this animal alive by entangling him in the thongs of their bolns and frequently kill it alone and unaiile.l with their long knives. No white man lias tried this method, and most of the jaguar hunting !s done with rifles of the lat est make. No tales exaggerate the rrtil feroeity of these ar.iiuals. which frequently * *.rry off Indian infants he fore their helpless mothers' eyes. Here is a description of a jaguar hunt some time ago along one of the streams that feed the Gulf from the eastern slope of southern Mexico, as told the writer: "Bright and early one December morning we left camp, six in the part)* and with eight dogs of various breeds. All carried rifles and knives, while tbe two Indians who were supposed to act as guides carried heavy machetes with which to cut sway the many creepers which obstruct all forest paths. We headed up the bank of a small tribu* tary stream not far from the mines, and shortly nfter entering the belt of heavier timber the dogs put up a bowl and led ofT at a pace we could not follow through the tangle. Such of tbe dogs as could be kept in with the born, and a half hour's trailing brought us wltfcin sound of a terrific baying that made the forest ring, tbe whole noise seeming to come from a particularly dense tangle on tbe very !>ank of the stream. A huge tree bad fallen across the water and its up rooted base formed a broad shield, be . himl which the fracas was taking plaee. "Tumbling, clawing and sliding, we got around this with the rest of the dogs and there iaced a scene of sav age beauty. Backed against a mat of creepers that ha* grown over the half rotten log, his every tooth visible and ?very lialr on end, stood the spotted ?at. At a goTxIly distance from him the three free dogs kept np a restless laying to which the fresh voices of the logs we then released lent new impe '.ii*. The jaguar was not afraid. He probably would have killed the whole naek before be himself succumbed, but our dogs were far too wise for that, and our Indian guides fairly trembled with fear, so afraid of these 'devil cats' are the children of the great forests. A well-directed shot pierced the creature's eye and with a few last clutches at the great tree trunk, be slid with a splash into the stream, whence he was rescued and his skin now adorns a mining com pany's office." This jaguar measured five feet nine Inches from tip to tip. Larger ones have been killed in the same forest.? Los Angeles (G'fll.) Tim-'s. HUNTING TIIK GIMZZLY. The grizzly bear is the only animal in America that is really dangerous. We all know that any animal will tight If cornered; a hull moose may be ugly and charge; a black bear will flght for her cubs, or if wounded, but the grizzly, "Old Uncle Kphraim," the mountain men call him, is always ug ly and ready for a tight. So well Is this fact recognized that very seldom do any of the old-timers take a chance uuless everything Is iu their favor. Their immense size, coupled with their ugly disposition, makes tlrem in deed very dangerous. There are mauy cases on record of grizzlies weighing l.'iOO pounds. I have never seen one that weighed actually that much, but have seen several that weighed over 1000 pounds, and have seen skins that were much larger than any I have killed; so do not doubt tbe statement that they grow to weigh 1." >00 pounds. The most common methods of kill ing grizzlies are to watch a bait at night or to trap tbem. either with a large steel trap or a long pen with a falling door made of heavy timber. The steel trap Is the most successful, although not considered very sports manlike. I know of two cases where a grizzly was shot through the heart, and yet lived long enough to run 180 yards, and, in one case, maul a man very bad ty. Tbaaa kMm altbo^b UM oaa? i IF la Nte^bwr. w?f? 1b |nl tar. tfed lurp ??? (MtlMfti to walgb tm I will, particularly ao, tte fir lac iNf, dMi ??! vary airtraJ, TM una Uar baar (aattaaatod to woftgb M poMBdi) wu racy tkla aad bad arood fur. Tka largo baar waa a rat araa oaraty. aa on rtlaalaf him aight bal* lota aad aoveral buchabat woro found, two or tbo ballets belag round, aocb aa were naad b y tbo ladlaaa nsaay yaara ago la tbelr old aaaoothborea.? J. O. Kaowltoa. la tba Ulaatratai Sporting Nowa. A MILITANT PAB80K. When the aettlementa aa tba forfcad Dear River were aav, aad waatara Tennessee was still Cblebaaaw coun try. all attempts to start religious aarv Ices were for a long tine broken up by. a gang of young outlaws who drove tbe ministers away. At last tba Bee. Arthur Davie, a muacular Obrlatlaa. came to try bla skill at conquering them. They bad given blm notice that aa Methodist parson should ever preach on lower Forked Deer. Mr. Da via went to the forbidden ground aad preached to a large audience. When the service was over he stepped oat iuto the grove which surrounded the log church, and taking off hla coat aad collar, placed them on a stump. Tbe outlaws hsd gathered on oae side, the church people on the other. Turning to one of the church people Mr. Davis gave him a messsge*tovhis . wife, and then facing tbe outlaws/de manded that tbey select their cham pion. "You said I should not preach." be Kaid. "but I have preached. You say 1 will not preach again. Well. 1 say f shall, unless you kill tne now. Come on. one at a time, fair play, and we'll see who is right." Tbe outlaws looked at hint in ainexe uient. Then tbe leader stepped for ward, holding out bis band. "I'm with you. Mr. Davis." he de clared. "Auy man who has got your courage ran be parson here as long as he likes. Boys, step up and shake hands with the minister." Thenceforward the "fighting parson" held forth regularly in the Forked Deer country.? Youth's Companion. A RACE FOR LIFE. John Eggert, a farmer, of Centre, Wis., is one horse and one f nee poor er than he was. but possesses instead :i deep, ragged hole In one of hi* fields. The horse was an aged beast whoso lite was a burden to it. and which was useless tn the farmer. Its name was Peter. It would not die and no one would buy it or take it as a gift. Eggert decided to have it shot. Then bis troubles began. Neighbor after neighbor declined to act as execution er. Eggert himself was wllliug. but Ills knowledge of tlrearuis was small, lie spent sleepless uiglits trying to evolve a scheme of getting rid of the horse. At last he perfected bis plan and proceeded to put it into execution. First be obtained a stick of dynamite and tied It to the horse's neck. Then be lit tbe fuse and ran. Tbe horse was an affectionate beast which loved its master, and it joined gladly in the game. Eggert. terrifed. doubled h's pace. The horse whin nied with pleasure and quickened iff steps. Eggert panted and wheezed, but ran the faster, fear lending strength to nls legs. And so it went ou ; for one of those minqtos which seem - an eternity. At last Eggert reached a fence, scrambled over it, and lay panting on tbe other side, when a roar as of a Japanese fleet in action broke the still ness. Eggert felt himself to sec if he was all there. and then looked around. Tbe horse, the fence and a good share of bis farm were gone.? New York Evening Sun. A IIETIO'S REWARD. A few days ago an rid man named Samuel Wllberley was killed upon the railway by a pi.ssiug train. His last days, it appeared, bad been spent in Edmonton v'orkliottse. At the inquest It was revealed that Wllberley was an old soldier. He enlisted when only eighteen la the famous Nine ty-tlftli Foot. He distinguished himself at the battle of the Alma, when Sir l>e l