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Twixt Life and Death
or
UNDER MEDICAL ADVICE, j
A Strvrv of thp> Franco
Prussian War.
BY ROBERT BUCHANAN.
CHAPTER VII.
THE WATCH-DOG.
As 6he approached the bedside she
started and almost uttered a cry. The
wounded man had turned upon hi; pillow,
and with his eyes wide open was
steadfastly regarding her. Hie expression
was cold and strauge, yet not altogether
without gentleness. With a low moan he
< moved his hand as if to extend it toward
her, but, faint with the effort, he sank
back, sighing painfully.
Trembling with agitation, she drew
near and gently arranged the pillow beneath
his head. As she did 60, he turned
his eyes again upon her.
"The Doctor thought I was insensible,"
he murmured; "but I?I was listening.
Now that we are alone, accept my blessing
mud mv thanks for your sweet charity."
"Hash! compnsevourself," replied the
?*irl. "Do not excite yourself, monsieur.
oar life perhaps depends on perfect rest."
"May?may I kiss your hand?"
"Without hesitation she placed her hand
close to his lips and suffered him to tonch
it with them. She could feel his warm
tears and her own began to How again in
sympathy.
"Heaven bless you!" he said. "Yonder,
beyond the Bhine, a maiden like yourself
is waiting and watching for her brother?
: a pretty maiden, with sunny golden hair?
[. like yours, fraulein."
"Do not weep," 6aid Blanche; "soon you
will be well, and then?you will return to
, her, monsieur."
His eyes closed and his head fell back
upon the pillow, muttering and murmuring
to himself in his own tongue. Blanche
aw that he was in much pain. Obeying
~lhe Doctor's instructions, Bhe carefully
sponged the wounded arm, and veiy soon
We young omoer ieu into a irttuquu Mccp.
Meantime there was much excitement
f and grumbling down below. Houzel stood
. In the porch, leaning on his gun, and surrounded
by his dogs, interviewing Hubert
mad the other servants. There was but
one opinion?that this entertainment ol
one of the enemy was on ugly and an unlucky
business.
"There is but one way to Berve 6ucb
canaille!" cried Hubert. "He should have
been knocked on the head at once."
"They should have left me to take care
bim!" growled the keeper. "1 kno*
"c_ bow to 6ettle vermin."
He started and changed color; for his
young mistress stood on the threshold,
pale and indignant.
feV."Silence, Houzel!" she cried. "If my
iather were lj^re he would do as I have
done. Hubert, go to the kitchen?go, alJ
you."
i Mattering amon>? themselves, the servants
retired. Houzel kept his position,
leaning against the porch, and looking
black as thunder.
As for you, Houzel, you should know
gV better. Ton are better educated, and
abould have more compassion."
"I have no compassion for him!" returned
the keeper. "He has no right to
R- \ be in this house.n
jy And shoaldering his fowling-piece, he
xnaae a movement 10 leuvo iu? pm^o,
then, turning ?uddenly and encountering
, the eyes of his young mistress, he added,
f- regretfully:
t - Forgive me, mademoiselle. I know I
fee have made you angry. But I shall be
close at hnnd in case you need protection."
And lifting his hat, the keeper moved
from the door, followed by his dogs:
The night was an exciting one to
Blanche. She scarcely closed her eyes.
Next morning Dr. Huet looked in, full
of excitement.
The wounded man sat propped up with
pillows, wide-awake, and submitted quietly
and without a murmur while the Dootor
made his examination.
"Come, it is not so bad as I thought."
'! i muttered Huet.
"I suppose I must consider myself a
prisoner, proceeded the German.
"Certainly; and that reminds me?the
j commanding officer of the disl_.ct insists
?n removing you under guard unless you
give your parole not to attempt to escape
or to communicate with the enemy."
Just so," returned the German, wearily.
"You have my parole."
Blanche followed tha Doctor to the door.
"Your generosity was a little over the
-Stark," he said, answering the question od
her face. "That fellow will be 011 his lege
in a day or two, and then you will be rid
By' cl him, I hope."
The Doctor's prediction turned out perft
' feetly correct. Within three days the
Gorman roseJrom his. bed and descended
the stairs. He looked pale and worn, and
carried his left arm in a Fling, but othcririse
a handsome fellow.
Standing bareheaded at the porch, he
quietly smoked his pipe and surveyed the
country prospect around him. As he did
o he becnme conscious of a powerful figure
6e:ited some fi'fty yards from the
chateau, leaning oa a fowling-piece and
regarding him intently. Descending the
etepB, the German was approaching him,
-when Houzel (for it wis be) sprang to his
I feet and waved bim lack with an angry
I - fffwtnra.
? "Wfiat is the matter, my friend?" asked
B the officer, quietly, :n the French tongue.
K Houzel's only reply was a scowl of cav&
?ge dislike; bat when the other made a
B fresh movement toward him the keeper
B again ordered him back.
B, "I see," he mutteved in German. "I am
* prisoner, after all, and this snrly dog is
B any Cerberus."
9 Turning somewhat feebly toward the
B chateau, he came face to face with
Blanche, who was descending the terrace.
B He saluted her with deep respect. She
B bowed to him nervously and was passing
H i>y, when his voice arrested her.
B "Do not think me impertinent, fraulein;
but may I speak to vou? If so. I should
M like to thfink you for the great service you
have done me."
K "Do not speak of it, monsieur," she re
-plied. "I have only done what my father
i.i would have done had he been here."
?B father is from home, fraulein?"
|G "les; fie is with the army."
K "May God bring him back to vou safaHe
should be a proud and happy
Kg man to have so good and beautiful a
daughter."
M He glanced round as he spoke and met
H the eyes of Houzel, who had reseated
himself and was straining his ears to'
catch the words of the conversation.
H -1 am under guard, I perceive," snidthe
German, with a quiet smile. "May I risk,
OT is that gentleman a soldier? By his
? "That ia only Houzel," interrupted
|K; Blanche. "He is my father's forester;
9J -and if he is guarding any one it is myra
"Indeed! But that I fear to give you
Hi ^affense, I should say that Herr Houzel is
H oot very amiable."
Si "He ?r faithful," replied Blanche, genfifi
"A good dog's virtne." said the German,
H ihrugging his shoulders. "But I do not
wonder t< at he is faithful to you."
Mm Houzt-1, who heard every word, shook
I !ike a leaf, but made no other sign.
BBS CHAPTER VIII.
EjiS THE JOBESTEB.
JK: In the edge of the woods of Grandpre,
jB OOt far fiomtbe spot where Blanche de
SB GaTiolles had first encountered the GerK
anan officer, stood a one-storied cottage,
Rfil -looking seaward toward the cliffs. In
summer time wild roseB and creepers cov- 1118
ered the porch and overhung the windows, 016
but in late autumn the place looked deso- *ro
late enough. The furniture within was tnr
- - ~ ? j-.i "
rude and simple, tne noors 01 coarse uem, .
but in the recesses were larpe presses or ?D8
wardrobes of old oak which had been j? I
there from time immemorial. In this "SI
cottage had dwelt the Houzels, fathers eJe
and sonB, for several generations, but now wa!
the young keeper was its only tenant.
Houzel regarded his office with abundant
pride and guarded the preserves as
tendeily as if they were treasures of gold. ,/
When he did catch a trespasser after game ~*8
he was sensible enough to take the law
into his own hands instead of dragging
the offender before the Chevalier, who co:
would have dismissed him with a slight bu
rebuke; so what the bad characters of the ^
neighborhood had to dread was not the ??]|
law and a prison, but a severe thrashing
from the forester and keeper, of whom,
indeed, they were thoroughly afraid. "ai
The night after the meeting between Bu
Blanche and the German, Houzel watched ?b<
the chateau till he fouud that every one
had retired to rest and then, with a face "
as black as thunder, strode down to the wa
cottage. Entering, he threw aside his
gun and Bat down by the fire, where the On
old man, his assistant, was already sit- tal
ting, cleaning a ru6ty fowling-piece. no
"Well, muster, what news?" asked the sio
old man, after a long silence. "Yon look bli
as if yon had seen a ghost."
"I have seen the German," returned sb<
Houzel, with an imprecation. "He ie still ott
there at the chateau; and, look yon, '
Mademoiselle Blanche treats him as if he me
were one of ourselves?a Frenchman!" wo
"Ah! that is bad, very bad!" wo
"Bad?it is infamous! I have a mind, bai
Bome of these days, to eerve him as he Ad
served mademoiselle's hound?to put a wh
bullet through his heart? What think you th<
he said in my hearing, Andreas! That nei
mine was a dog's vocation. Well, he shall J
find that the dog can bite. nit
"These Germans are the devil, master," wo
said Andreas, servilely. "They are eat- en
ing us up alive?locusts. And as soon us j
one is slain there comes a thousand; and cei
every day it is growing worse." ofli
Instead of replying Hauzel rose and began
pacing to and fro the glowing cham- chi
ber. ]
"No word from the Chevalier?" asked fro
Andreas presently. am
Houzel'shook his head gloomily, while cri
the other added:
" - 1 * "? Ten- T>1?I nni
xi ne nas iaiicu, luanei, jiuc. jjhwvue ?
"will be an orphan. That will be bad, very ]
bad."
"Yes, you are right. She has only her *E
father." tui
"Let me see," muttered Andreas, glanc- |
ing slyly at the other as he spoke. "How ma
old is'my young lady?" w0
"She is eighteen in January. The fifth gj,
is her fete day. Yes, nearly eighteen wi
years old." j01
"Old enough to marry, master," sug- wj,
gested Andreas.
"You are a fool!" said the young man in ^
a tone so savage that the old man almost
started from his seat. " Who talks of mar. ]
rying? Mile. Blanche is a child. Per- aQ(
haps she will never marry. ma
Yet, as you say, should anything hap- Btc
pen to the old Chevalier she will be alone."
"Bad, very bad!" murmured Andreas,
in his pet phrase. "She will have no one
to protect her."
"She will have me!" returned Houzel, Be,
in the former savage way. "No harm will t^.
come to her while I am near."
"Perfectly; Dut that is different." i
"You mean that I am not her eqnal?"
demanded the young man; adding, while >
the other coughed apologetically, "Well, ^
you are right; I am her father's servant
and here. For the rest, she hag no equal . .
in the world." ,
The conversation ended, and a sullen
silence followed, which was not broken p
till the old man rose, bade Houzel "good- ,
night," and shuffled off to bed. Houzel ,
remained seated by the fire, staring gloomily
into the burning wood. The flame fell ?
upon him, suffusing his sunburnt face and ca
neck with a deeper red.
"The German was right." he mut- ??
tared. "It is a dog's service, after all. What
am I better than her hound, that would
run after her, obey her bidding, and lick
her hand? Well, that alone would content
me; I ask no move. Yet when she f?1
speaks to him, our enemy, she is changed; p
her face is different, and I think sometimes
Pshaw! I am a fool for my f?1
pains. I at lease am a Frenchman; he, H.?
one of the accursed vermin who are deso- iv
luting France."
AVhen day broke Houzel was at his post S1'
watching the chateau. Before the sun
was visible in the heavens Blanche came
forth and found him leaning against a "
tree, his eyes upon the terrace. She
smiled gentlv as he saluted her, and said:
"Here again, Houzel! You are like 8?
my shadow, and wherever I turn I find
you." B1
"Your pardon, mademoiselle," he re- de
plied. 1 am watcning tne Lrerman pns- ne
oner." yo
"Surely that does not concern you. Besides,
he"has given his parole."
"I do not trust him," was the gruff reply. *u
"You are a true Frenchman." she said, ?e'
laughing. "You hate the poor gentleman fa
6 imply because he is a stranger and a Ger- Pr
?an." flr
"Me finds his prison pleasant, mademoiselle,"
returned the keeper, significantly. 7?
"I do not think he would care to leave it u
even if his countrymen came to take him
away."
Something in the tone, more than in the
words, made Blanche flu^h angrily. She t
was about to reply when she snw the subject
of their conversation approaching from .
the house. He saluted her respectfully,
and then glanced curiously at Houzel. y"Our
friend is still on guard," he 6aid.
"Must I ask his permission to wander a al
few 6teps further from my cnge?" a?
The eyes of the two men met for a mo- 0j
ment; then, while Houzel turned his head
iway and looked sullenly at vacancy, the .
German again addressed Blanche. c'
"You are my jailer, fraulein," he said, sa
smiling. "May I ask you how far my lib- hi
jrty extends?" ct
"You have given your word of honor, re
monsieur," she answered, "and surely that aI
is enough. I have told Houzel that you w
will not try to escape." ~
"On my honor, no," said the German, ^
lightly. "I am well contented to remain al
in so fair a prison." p!
He walked slowly toward the avenue, d
Houzel seized his gun and made a movement
as if to follow him and turn him t
back, bat at a look from his mistress he
refrained. Then, after a moment's hesi- Cl
tot/on, Blanche followed the Gorman. rc
who turned quickly on hearing her toot- te
6tep behind nim. ft
"Donot go far, monsieur," she said. )0l
"The woods are dangerous, and, perhaps
" cc
"Perhaps I have reason to dread a stray 7'
shot from some over-zealous Frenchman?
Well, I will take care. But it is very good c?
of you to take such interest in one who cc
is, by the fate of war, your enemy; and 1 ic
thank you with all my heart." hi
He paused. looking into her face with
ill-concealed admiration. Never had the
lady of Grandpre looked brighter and
prettier. A soft rosy flush lay upon her w
cheek, and her eyes were full of gentle m
light. m
"May I ask, monsieur" tc
"Ask anything, fraulein," he broke in,
gallantly, as she hesitated, "and be sure
that I will answer yo:i."
"It is your name that I would ask, mon- w
?ienr." m
"Heinrich von Hartmann. I am a cap- te
tain in the Uhl.in cavalry. I see you have 6C
heard of us Uhlans?we have a bad name t?
here in France; and 6ome of us, I grant
you, ate uglv fellows. For example, he
who shot your poor hound."
They walked slowly on, side by side.
Glancing back over his shoulder* Hart- tt
maun saw the keener 6lowlyfo.lo wing, gun i e'
in hand. jt
"The watch-dog follows," he said, laugh- jt
ing. e:
How bii^ht and manly he seemed with &
olear. iranK eves and finely cat reats.
How different, Blanche thonght.
rn . i _ 1
mine ierocious -teutons sue nau pited
in her dreams.
I have been writing a letter this morn- ,
be said, after 6ome moments. "It
)ossible that I am returned among our
; of dead, and If 80 there will be wet
is iu the little Gerinau town where I ^
5 born. Do you think, fraulein, that
letter could be 6ent across the lines?"
I cannot tell," answered Blanche; "I
1 speak to Dr. Huet."
Lnd as she spoke she glanced np into
face again and saw, to her surprise,
X his eves were quite moist and dim.
e remembered then his former words t
iceininc the "little sister." waitine for i
n in Germany. And this was one of )
) ferocious Teutons whom she and her j
mtrvmen had been taught to hate.
It is not for myself I care, fraulein,"
ctmtinued, smiling gently upon her; '
id, indeed. I have beeu very fortunate. '
,t my mother and sister, poor 60uls, i
juld not suffer unnecessarily. I should i
e to set their hearts at rest." 1
'Perhaps," said Blanche timidly, "the ]
r will soon be over, and then "
'The war is only beginning, fraulein,
ir armies will not halt until Paris is J
:en. They are close upon the city even *
w. You see, it was a foregone conclu- '
>n from the first Your Emperor was \
nd or he might have known. 1
"It is dreadful!" cried the girl. "Why
ould your people and mine hate each
lereomuch?" '
'They are like children,"returnedHart- J
>??? "on/1 .In BE iVinu urn tnnirM.. Tf man
1 OUV4 uv VMWJ ,"*w ~~0"" "* ? ? I
uld only think for themselves there j
old be no more war. Bad rnlers and ,
d teachers poison the air we breathe, j
d, after all, what is war? A game in
lich no one gains, bnt all suffer alike?
5 poor above all. It is a horrible busi- <
ss at best." # 1
How strange it seemed to Blanche! In <
ich the same way, in almost the very ]
irds, her father had spoken to her again ,
d again.
it this moment Honzel strode np un- 3
emoniously and addressed the German
icer.
Come back. You are wanted at the
?tean."
Sartmann tnrned, looking back. In
nt of Grandpre stood a file of soldiers
i an officer. While he hesitated Honzel
ed, savagely:
Comeback! Are yon listening? At
ce!"
rlartmann's pale face flushed angrily.
'Yon are not polite, mv friend," he said.
-j xi T
owever, since uiey waui uie, ? win ? n."
Saluting Blanche respectfully, Hart.nn
moved as rapidly as his strength
uld permit him back to the chateau,
anche followed, trembling violently,
tien they drew near, the soldiers stepped
ward and surrounded the German,
lile a grizzled French officer, full of element
and importance, stood and gave
) word of command:
'Forward with your prisoner!"
Behind the officer Btood a Lieutenant,
d, close by, Huet, the doctor. Hart- j
inn saluted in military fashion and
tod waiting to be questioned.
'Your name?"
'Heinrich von Hartmann, Captain of
) Nineteenth Uhlans.
'You were wounded and taken prisoner
reral davs ago while reconnoitring near
ie placed"
Hartmann bowed.
'How are we to know that you are not
e ot the enemy's spies? On your
nor, have you held any communication
ice your capture?"
'None. I nave only just risen from my
d, and, asvousee, I am still an invalid."
"Very well," said the officer, with %
>wl; "you will have to accompai.) us to
cumD.
"On foot, monsieur?"
"On foot! The devil! Yon look strong
ongh. Yes, on foot. Do you want a
rriage and pair?"
Here Blanche interfered, and pleaded
well with the officer, who knew and
sated her with great respect, that he conDted
to let the German remain at
randpre for another twenty-foar hours;
ter which, if he was still too weak to
arch to Fecamp, he Rhould be taken
ither in some kind of a conveyance,
srhaps the officer would not have connted
quite ro readily had Dr. Huet not
en present; but a few words from the
>ctor convinced him that to remove
artmann summarily would be an act of
eat brutality.
The soldiers departed, accompanied by
r. Huet, and once more Hurtmann and
anche were left together.
"I have once more" to thank you," said
e German. "Really, you seem to be my
od angel."
"Please do not speak of it," replied
lanche, drooping her eyes,before the arnt
look of gratitude which he bent upon
r face. "You are welcome hero until
in are strong er.ongn to go away."
Before she knew what he was doing, he
joped and kis6ed her hand?60 reepectlly,
and yet so ardently, that 6he blushed
3 as crimson. Then, as she turned her
ce away, she became conscious of the
eeencti of Houzel, the keeper.
Hi* eyes were averted, but hi? face was
ished and burning, and the great blsck
ins stood out upon his temples, while
s hands spasmodically gripped his gun.
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
A School for the Insane.
The pupils range in age from fourteen
> seventy-seven. Preference, however,
given to the younger one3 who desire
> attend, more than half being undei
>rty, nearly one-third under thirty, and
Dout one-eighth under twenty years of
?e. They suffer from the various formi
f mental trouble, but here again prefer.'
ice is given to those wno Have meianlolia
and the more acute forms of inmitv.
Chronic cases are not excluded,
Dwever, and among those who can reiive
no benefit save the two hours' daily
ilief from the monotony of asylum lifa
e two Virgin Marys, one queen of the
orld, one daughter of eil-President
leveland who is Dearly seventy years of
je, two who imagine that they have
issed from the scenes of earth and
well among the dead, and one who has
le curious delusion that people are conantly
walking upon her fingers. As
irable cases, and those most likely to
cover, are the ones who geueally atind
the school, the direct curative inaences
can not be accurately estimated;
tit, as might be expected, the most enjuraging
results are met with in the
jung and in those whose insanity has
sen of compnratively short duration. I
in recall two cases where tlie patient
>uld not read or write before becoming
isane, but became fairly proficient in
ath before returning home. Three
:hers also occur to me who appeared
?be in the depths of dementia, but
ere, after several days of patient trial,
ade to feel an interest in a "puzzle
ap," and each went on uninterruptedly
> recovery and home. Another patient
the terror of the warci, in which sho
ays until ten o'clock in the morning,
hen she goes quietly to school and reains
for two hours one of the must inTested
of them all. After leaving the
:hool she again becomes ugly and irriible,
and it is only the fear of being
ept away from it that makes her at all
jntrollable. Surely these scattered inances
show results sufficient to justify
le efforts made; but I am sure that,
ren where the results are not so marked,
le school is at least an important adinct
to employment, gumes, out-of-door
cercise, and amusements.?Popular
cicnct Jfantfilj/. i
"ROITINF, PATIENTS. 12
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LMBULANCE AND HOSPITAL FOR C
SICK HORSES IN NEW YORK- c
a
c
Inimals With Broken Less or Other ^
Ailments Picked Up and Cared v
For by Mr. Bergh's Society? il
Dental Treatment.
h
Time was when a horse prostrated on 8
he street from sunstroke or exhaustion 4
ffas either shot at once, or if the owner F
lad a hope of saving the animal it was 6
eft to sutler in agony on the pavement. ^
Now an ambulance is called for a sick 8
)r injured horse in about the same way ^
;hat one would be summoned for a hu- ^
nan being. The first policeman to ar- 1
rive on the scene goes to the nearest tele- 8
phone and calls up the Society for the c
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.' He *
jails for a horse ambulance in a hurry. I
In electric button is pressed, the gong 1
?ounds in the ambulance house on East T
rwenty-second street, horses dash out of ^
their stalls and take their places beneath c
the suspended harness, and in a few sec- *
onds the big red ambulance is rattling ?
3own the street to the relief of the dis- *
ibled animal. e
If the horse is prostrated by the heat
md cannot walk to the stable, he is
placed in the ambulance and carried
there in the most approved fashion.
The method of inducing the horse to
inter his coach is interesting. The ambulance
is built very low, and the rear
end is hinged so that when open it
forms a pint form, over which the horse
walks into the ambulance. If the animal
is able to walk there is little difficulty in
A HORSE IN THE 8L1NG.
inducing him to enter. When be ie not
able to walk, the platform, which occupies
the bottom of the ambulance is
pulled out until it rests upon the pavement,
half a dozen men lift the horse
upon the platform, whore he is made
comfortable with hay pillows beneath his
head. Then ropes are run out from the
windlass in the ambulance, and plat- 1
form, horse and all are drawn into the 1
vehicle. The horse is then driven to the 1
hospital in West Twenty-fifth street and
carefully deposited in a box stall well 1
littered with clean straw. Veternarians 1
then get to work on him, and his chances 1
of recovery are very good indeed.
The horse ambulance service of this
city is still peformed by what is still '
known as Mr. Bergh's Society, although 1
Mr. John Jf. names is now ine rresident.
The ambulance house is nearly 1
opposite the headquarters of the society,
at Twenty-second street and Fourth ave- ]
nue. There are two horse ambulances,
one ambulance for dogs, cats and other
small animals and a patrol wagon. All
these are well housed, and quarters are
provided for a dozen horses on the ground
floor. Upstairs are kennels for dogs j
captured at dog fights or found injured
in the streec and smaller cages far cats.
The ambulances go out in charge ot a
driver and an officer of the society, both
in uniform. The patrol wagon is a sort
of traveling drug store. It carries appliances,
medicines and surgical instruments
j? t,co 1>a npnvinpfi
rcaujr iui iiuuiuuuw v. ?
that of first aid to the injured. An
incident that happened recently will
illustrate its usefulness. A truck horse
was taken with what is commonly called
4 'bliBd staggers." An old Irishman who
was passing said he knew what to do, and
pulling out a blunt knife was about to
bleed the animal. Ju9t at this moment
the patrol wagon drove up. The officers
prevented the suffering brute from being
stabbed, and taking a sponge saturated
with ammonia held it to the horse's
nostrils. In au instant the horse recovered,
much to the surprise of the
bystanders.
A remarkable change in the character
and in the treatment of the horses of this
city has taken place in the last ten years.
Where broken down, lame and crippled
horses were to be seen attached to street
GIVING A BALL.
cars and trucks, only sound, active
animals in the pink of condition are now
to be found. The medical and surgical
treatment has also shown astonishing
developments. In old times it was considered
impossible to save a horse with a
broken bone, but with modern appliances
it is an easy matter to treat a horse with
a broken leg. He is suspended in a sling,
so that the weight is taken off the injured
leg. The bone is set, the limb is spliced,
bandaged and" cast in plaster.. There are
several big truck horses in town that have
had bones broken and mended, aud they
do their work now as well as ever.
Injuries from falls are more frequent in
winter when there is ice and snow on the
pavements.
Our pavements make hoot troubles
very common. In fact the "organs of
locomotion," as the "vets" call the legs
and feet of horses, furnish a majority of
the cases that reach the hospitals. The
car tracks wrench horses' hoefs and the
6alting of the tracks in winter rots the
hoof. Blockades like those on Broadway
during the last few days are responsible
for many injuries ?o horses. The
subway excavations have caused the
deaths of many horses that were driven
too near the openings, or in a jam of
vehicles were pushed into a trench. In
some cases the horse has been hoisted^ut
and has recovered from the shock. S 1
During the spring months lung di^p
are most common. While the hv-man
race was suffering from the grip epidemic
the horse population of this city had a
mild influenza, very similar in many re
pects to the grip. The horse hospital*
rere overcrowded with patients for the
ime and veterinary surgeons were busy.
>ccasionally cases of horses affected with
ontagious diseases are discovered. They
re dispatched at once. On Tuesday a
ase of glanders was found, and the
Kx?lnnfn or? flvnroaomdn
iUIOU) wuiuu i/v(vii^vv4 vvr uu wyuwwu.i
.-as killed within two hours of the time
t was reported.
Hot weather is the most trying for
torses, and the number of cases of suntrokes,
prostrations and exhaustion keeps
he ambulance busy. The animals are
>icked up and taken either to their own
tables or to the establishment of the
/ity Veterinarian in West Twenty-fifth
treet. At the latter place horses picked
ip by the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals are treated. It is
inder the direction of Dr. S. K. Johnon,
who is also veterinarian to the Board
if Health. There are accommodations
or about thirty horses. Box stalls are
irovided for some of the patients, and
he other stalls are furnishod with slings,
vhich are used to lift a horse off bis feet
vhen an operation is to be performed,
ir to lighten the weight on his hoofs if
hey are affected. Several cases of sur ical
instruments for use on horses line
he walls of one of the rooms of the
:9tablishment. Forceps of enormous size
or extracting teeth, oddly shaped tools
or operations on the hoofs and aDoli
t mm
mces for distending the jaws and othervise
annoying the brute for his ultimate
rood are to be seen.
When a horse is first placed in a sling
here is apt to be trouble, unless the prejaution
is taken to hobble him. This is
tccomplished by clasping leather straps
iround his feet and chaining; them tojether.
The same appliance is employed
0 throw a horse, for there is no such
;hing as coaxing an equine to lie down,
rhe horse at all times objects to surgical
ind medical treatment. When he is given
1 pill or a dose of liquid medicine his
lead is held high in air until he swalowb
in spite of himself. He is humaney
treated, however, and after he has
seen in the hospital a few days he subnits
more readily to treatment.
There are a dozen private horse hospitals
in town, where horses are boarded
and doctored for a consideration. The
FILING THE TEETH.
city has nc free hospital for horsestprobatly
for the reasoa that it would be
abused; but horses whose owners are too
poor to pay for treatment are attended to
it Dr. Johnston's place, and also on two
days of the week at the hospital connected
with the American Veterinary College
in West Fifty-fourth street. At the
latter establishment over three thousand
horses were treated last year, with a mortality
of less than one per cent. Operations
are performed before a large class
Df students, and the college, by teaching
the proper treatment of the horse, is doing
noble work in behalf of man's best
friend.
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals has a project on foot
for the esiablishment of a home for abandoned
animals of all kind3. Horses that
are turned into the streets to die would
be cared for, or, if they were beyond
cure, they would be put out of their
misery in 'the most merciful manner.
Stray cats and dogs would also be sheltered,
and, if necessary, the dog pound
could also be incorporated with the home
and its objetionable features done away
with. Thesociety proposes to build the
home from private subscriptions enti rely,
ana no appropriation will be asked from'
the city.?Neio Yorlc Recorder.
Stonewall Jackson's Nerre.
Since the unveiling of Stonewall JackBon's
statue this story about the Confederate
General has come to light: On one
rainy day, while advancing on Bull Run,
he started out to reconnoiter in person,
and got caught on the wrong side of a
kt-i/^crn miarHpfl hv a field niecc and
M6w a - > ~ ?
some Federal artilleryman. When he
discovered this Jackson did not hesitate
a moment. Galloping up behind the
men he shouted out to the officer iu command:
uWho directed you to put that
gun on the road? Take it away and
mount it in the woods on the hill yonder.
I never saw such a piece of folly. Here
in the open ground your men will be shot
down from the brush on the otHerside."
On he went as though in a terrible passion,
berating the officer, who colored,
saluted, apologized and hastily gave the
order for removing the gun. Jackson,
until liia staff nt his heels. calloDed oft
to the left, as though to pass down the
Etream, made a sudden turn, thundered
across the bridge and escaped. The befuddled
officer in command of the gun
had not gone far when he suspected
something wrong, but he did not discover
who the stranger was until next
day.? Chicago Pott.
A Peculiarity of Boys.
u*LU!lX ?\ / * f gfi
They like water?
But not in small quantities with soap.
?Argosy.
Cartons Plants Common to Dry Place
Few plants are more curious than cei
tain species of the genus Geaster, c
earth star, which are common in dr
places throughout the greater part (
North America, Europe and Asia.
Sicce the earth stars tre leafless an
destitute of the green coloring matter <
foliage, they belong to the great grou
of fungi, which includes mushroom
pufi-ball, molds and innumerable mien
scopic sorts. All plants from which th
coloring matter is absent depend for the
nutriment upon a supply of organ
material, and it is therefore a puzzle i
the first sight to know how the sant
loving earth stars can obtain such foe
in the localities they frequent.
THE EARTH STAK IN DRY WEATHER.
What we see above ground, howevt
is not the whole of the plant, but on
the fruit, which is developed from
mass of delicate subterranean fibers co
stituting the plant's vegetative apparati
By carefully scraping away the earth
the base of a young Geaster these fii
white threads may be discovered ramif
in all directions. We must assume th
decaying pieces of roots from neighbc
ing grass plants and shrubs, along wi
the remains of dead leaves and anim
debris which become buried in the san
supply all the food necessary.
The first sign of the fruit is an eg
shaped nodule of compact hyphae.
comparatively short time this enlarges
the size of a robin's egg, and then is d
veloped a thick outer wall inclosii
rather soft contents. In the process
ripening the pulpy interior becoir
transformed into an immense number
exceedingly minute spores, each of whi
may give rise to a new plant like t
parent.
TOE EARTH 6TAB IN WET WEATHEB.
The essential difference between t
earth stars and the true puff bails is
regard to the rind of the ripe fruit,
the 'puff !balls this is comparativ
thin, and consists of an outer anft
inner layer, which remain permanen
united. The rind of the earth stars co
prises likewise an outer and an ini
division, but the formei, which is co
parativeiy thick?splits into segmen
and these ultimately separate from 1
delicate inner rind, exposing what loo
like a little puff ball.
During a period of dryness the eai
star is contracted into a ball (Fig.
and is blown about over the sand,
soon as the rains bring enough moisti
for the geimination of its spores, 1
plant becomes anchored by the ezpansi
of its protecting arms. At the sa:
time this exposes the thin-walled sp<
case" and uncovers the mouth, so tl
every gust of wind will carry aw
hundreds of its tiny offspring. Soi
of these are now sure to find a resti;
place where there is food and moisti
enough for them to thrive and grow ii
a mass of hyphae.
Seeds Sixteen- Centuries Old.
It has been claimed that the s?e
taken from ancient Egyptian tombs i
I caDable of trrowth. but proof of the cla
?( e , .
is lacking. It has been demonstrate
however, that seeds of a great age t
capable of development. Raspberri
have been raised from seed taken frc
the stomach of a man who died durii
the time of the Emperor Hadrian, wl
reigned in the second century of o
era. Think of it, a seed springing in
new life after lying dormant sixteen c<
turies.?Timet-Democrat.
ubticial secrecy Has no place li
popular government. In a despc
country, where the sovereign is 1
state, his majesty's oounsel is nec
earily reserved to himself and
cabinet. Under the rule of an ai
tocraoy the purposes of the rulers
shrouded in darkness, and the blowi
the Senate of Rome or the Council
Venice were accustomed to fall wi
Dut warning. But, under a syBt
founded upon the intelligence ?
choice of the whole people, it
monstrous, it is intolerable, that i
act of any publio servant should
kept from general knowledge a
shielded from investigation. Espec:
ly is this the case when the state
ercises its authority to take the li f<
any man, though the very humbl
member of the community. The 1
of the State of New York, so far a.<
enjoins or allows the putting to dei
of criminals in secret, or in the pr
ence only of a few witnesses pledf
to secrecy, is capable of abuse, <
cordant with our institutions, iviolat
of private rights, restrictive of a f
press, and unworthy of this ooun
and this age. It must be amend
The people must have light. T]
must know what the publio serva
are doing. They must know whet]
cruelty and torture are perpetrat
The four men who died at Sing S
were executed by command of
sovereign people of the State of K
York. And the people want to ku
in what manner it was done.
In a signed editorial in a New Y<
newspaper the venerable but vagn
B. Peters Hutchiuson tells of C
eago's glory, and declares that \
town is still young. Thus does
heap coals of fire on the head of a c
which dubbed him "Old Hutoh."
Th? Eedpath Lyceum Bureau is i
oldest Iccture agency in the country,
was established by the lato James R<
path in 1869. With hardly a single (
ception it has made engagements
every lectuier of considerable note w!
has appeared in this country for twei
Tears. v
Chinch bugs have caused seri<
damage in many counties in i
southeast and central portions of Yi
cousin.
'v Till lHlilHHHHilWliJffl"Ba
' :. ''
?
3. SONa
When we hare southward joarbeyBd'loof ^
i To pluck the fruits of love aud wealthy
: To pluck the fruits of rosy health,
As comes the night we cease our song*. <
I
d We sing not in the darksome wood,.
>f | We sing not when, our paths athwart*.
y ine snauowu crwp, crwp iu utu uoui^.
9, Ajid owl boots chill the blood.
|8 Wben Pain is our abiding guest,
jr j When we have lost what we have bought^
jc When we're outworn by studious thought*,!
lt We ting not, but we fain would rest.
1- We sing not, when with passion filled;
id , Thro* deepest channels soundless flow
Pale Hate and ever-brooding Woe,
While shallow brooks cannot be stilled.
But Hope, when like a sun she throwsBright
rainbows in our dewdrop hearts,
Such radiance to our lives imparts^
That song our willing lips o'erflows.
?W. T. Duuuu, in Atlantu Constitution
' PITH AND POINT. J
I It is better to be right than to be left, j
?Dallas 2fews.
it, Tired all round?The wasron wheeL?i
ly Baltimore American.
a When the mice are away the cat nfflr]
n" play.?Boston Iranscript.
The girl of the period?The lady contQe
positor.?Boston Transcript.
j. The riding habit is not a bad habit if j
at it fits well.?Pittiburrj Dispatch.
>r- ! Money which is "coming to you1*!
th does not always arrive.?PtWiiuro Chmilal
icle. . $
1 Jack Frost will call around promptly
to settle the mosquitoes' bill.?Richmond
8* Rtcorder.
*n Speaking about deformities, every po,e?
liceman has a club-hand.? Binghamton
Republican.
0f A friend in need is a friend who
,es generally strikes you for a quarter.?
Z Taa.mjUns,'- . ,
ch ' The dishonest butcher is always willbo
ing to meat his customers half-weigh.?
Texas Si/tings. i
! The hand-shaker is one of the biggest;
^ trials that prominence- encounters.?)
" Washington Star. I
' many young nearts nave Deen oes go.
? fire this summer by tennis matches.?
Binghamton Republican.
i These are the days when the tramp,
and- the pumpkiu are both getting very
seedy.?Baltimore American.
i In the game of life the men strive to v,
he make points and the girls are all after 3
in the counts.?Elmira Gazette. a' ;i
T i . "ps\
. I We have noticed that the boys who
y are great to "cut up" are always invited
^ when tbere is a party.?Atchison Globe.
m. | The thermometer is a thing of whicb
,er everybody has a low estimate when it
m. takes a high stand.?Boston Transcript.^
to, I A contemporary has the effrontery to;
he ask: Is the horse race dying out? No,'
>ks but it's going fast.?Philadelphia Timet, t
: A sailor who can't swim is about as - J
badly off as a soldier who can't run.j
1) We should always be prepared for emer-1
^fl gencies.?Puck.
J? . Fortune's roads are like those in the
' B park3. If we would like to take a short.
0Q * *- .(CoorJ
cut) nc OIC OUlo VKA nuu? j^vv^r
me Off the Grass!"?Puck. |
>re J
3at ; "The shades of night are falling fast,"
ay sang Mr. Mitts as he went to pull down:
De the blind and jerked it off the roller.?!
Qg Binghamton Republican.
ire ! If one-half of the world knew as much,
ito about how it lires as the other half
knows, some great reforms would bo1
speedily effected.?Puck.
I Properly speaking, it is in the fall of
& the year that good resolutions should be:
ire made, as it is then that the leaves begin j
to turn.?Baltimore American.
* ! The difference between realism and
idealism is just the difference between a
63 girl's opinion of her lover ind the young
,m man himself.?Somei'viUe Journal.
a g
b0 I "Do not put your light under a bushur
el;" but this does not mean that yon
tto shall spend all your life marching in a
jh. screaming torchlight procession.?BaUa$
News.
I Arabella?"Why is Miss Passe? so
j g proud?" Isabella?""Well, there are two
>tio hundred million engagement rings in the
world, and she has one of them."? The
Jeweler?' Circular.
63!
"That little fellow deserves great!
^ credit to work as hatd as he does to
support his mother." "Perhaps he
ar? does, but then you can't very well give
i ?* credit to a cash boy."?Baltimore Ameri-\
can. I
" ! Mother (horrified)?"What did yoo
let that young Snipki&s kiss you fort";
. Daughter (meekly)?"For only two "
19 minutes, mamma, and then I told him
lny it was time to stop."?Detroit Frea
be Pros.
!n? i A correspondent asks how he shall.
la*" salute a lady if he chances to meet her
ex* on the street and doe3 not have his hat
' oi on. I don't know of anything he can
est do except to tip his kneecap.?Buffalo
aw Express.
' ^ | Watts?"I don't approve of this idea,
ath of burying every eminent citizen with a
es- brass band." Potts?"It would not be
fed so bad, though, if they'd b.iry a brass
lis- band with each eminent citizen."?In,ive
dianapolui Journal.
ree ; Miss Bulner?"I should think it
try would be mortifying to Miss Ward to
ed. lose her temper so often." Mr. DeLoud?
hey "I should think it would give her connts
siderable satisfaction if she ould lose
[jer it once and not recover it."?Lowell
ed. Citizen.
ing 1 Mis3 Seven figures?"Oh,Mr. Gilthunt,
this sudden proposal surprises me?I
-ew am embarrassed?" Mr. Gilthunt?
l0W "Embarrassed 1 Then I take it all
back. I thought your fortune was
as secure as the Bank of Eng)rfc
land."?Kate Field's Washington.
int A man who was preparing a series of
hi- recipes for a cook-book, engaged the
the services of a celebrated chef as critic and'
he reviser of his work. One day he subjity
mitted to the chef a recips for lemon
pic, which ended with the direction,
"Then sit on the sto7C and stir con-1
stantly. The chef twirled his thumbs
and said: "It strikes rae that's rather a
It useless direction, for if you sit on a stove
id- you're bound to stir."?Argonaut.
:x* It happened once that a faithful
*?r Moslem married, but, when he saw his
0 wife, she proved to be very unprepos1v
sessing. Some days after the marriage
his wife said to him: "My dove, a9 you
have many relatives, I wish you would
3Ug let me know before whom I may unveil.'*
the "My gazelle," he replied, "if thou wilt
'ig. only hide thy face from me, I care not
to whom thou showest it."?Argvmut, ,