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"> I . IIN THE Cl If A NARRATIVE ( ?j|| By SEWARD * (COPTBIGHT 18?: BT K CHAPTER XIV. [continued.] My hope was that Hen-Ko-Hi would make the mistake of sending a small force, which he would not do if the alarm-bells were heard all over Talmooch. I sent word to Bado-Eor to gather about six hundred of his bravest men, and wait with them in the forest about Bromporrah until the forces of Hen-Ko-Hi had passed them on the wav to Galneor, then to follow them down and attack their rear while we were engaging in their front. The men at Galneor were set to linil/? a fnrf Tn thin +Vif? wnmfin reti uunu a v* am ?? ? .. ? ? ? dered valuable assistance. They were eager enough to help. I sent a messenger into the cave for my uniform and sword. For reasons of my own I did not wish to meet Miss Arnold then. It was late in the afternoon when we heard the hurried tramp of horses' hoofs. The fort was built on that side of Galneor nearest Bromporrah. In it I placed all the women at hand, and a force of soldiers under Oso-Bark. To the right of the fort I stretched a line of ambush through the woods. The force thus detailed was under the command of Garu-Saak. To the left I stretched a similar line, and took command myself. We thu3 formed a funnel, the apex of which was the fort, and into the mouth of which led the Street of the Invaders. The sound of hoofs was most welcome. My men were becoming impatient for the fight to begin. The shouts of the cavalry conld now be heard. It won Tartar Mvftlrv. This fact was surprising. The presence of these lawless horsemen so far away from their nsnal haunts was unexpected. It made me urge my men more fiercely, although it was not necessary. Bat the reputation of the Tartar as a fighter is pretty well established, and I knew we had hot work before us. There were two battalions, probably four hundred all told. On they came, galloping furiously, utterly ignorant of the 'trap that was waiting for them. When the head of the column entered the funnel formed by my forces, I gave the order to fire. A thousand rifles blazed forth a simultaneous flash, one quick, sharp flasb, and all was still again. The startled Tartars checked their horses. Numbers of them fell from their piucging 9tee.is ana Jay groaning and dying on the gronnd. Hoarse cries came from their officers. Their commander was a man | who knew not the sensation of fear. ! He sat his horse like a statue, urging his men to rally. Gradually they overcame their stupor and got together. ? Once more I gave the order to fire, and once more the rifles poured their deadly hail upon the cavalry. Horses and men went down together. For a moment it Beemed as if they could not rally again. The sudden, mysterious attack was too much for them. They were in an open road, while we were eo hidden that they could not tell our numbers or our location. But I heard th9 clatter of fresh hoofs. Another battalion was riding up. A cry of warning came from the bewildered cavalrymen, who had already tasted two charges of lead, and and the decimated ranks fell back on the reinforcements. A short consultation between the ^nrnmnTidindf nfflnsra fnllnwprl. find the two commands separated. One eemed about to hold their present position, and were replacing their aabres with carbines. The other portion made a detour to the right, and started for Galneor past our rear. Giving my commands quickly, I led my men as fast as they could go through the trees that surrounded us. The cavalry were slowly working their way, and we 6oon confronted them and opened fire. This time they rose to the occasion. As one man they leaped from their horses and charged us with their carbines. At the same moment I heard firing from the other side, and knew that GaruSaak had reopened on the other battalions. My men fought desperately, but the Tartars were more than a match for them. We were crraduallv driven buck, and I began to despair of 'winning the battle. I bad calculated on the forces from Bromporrab attacking the enemy in tbe rear, but it looked aB if it would be too late. Defeat stared us in the face, and defeat meant death. Suddenly the air was rent by a great war-cry. Hundreds of rifles barked their venomous voices in the rear of the Tartars. The Kalek battle-cry was hurled through the forest -with the shouts of victory. Bado-Ror had come up. From this point it Avas simply a question of how long the Tartars would continue to fight before they fled or became wiped out. Hand in Land the men of Galneor and the men of Bromporrah fought the enemies of their country. And before the terrific onslaught of victorious revenge eveu Tartars could aot stand. Finally the remnant of the once proud cavalry turned and fled. I did not follow them; we would have plenty to do without that. Garu-Saak came running to me, and from the fort came Oso-Bavk, followed by a shouting crowd of women. "One battle won," I said, as my generals reached my side. "How many men have we lost?" "About one hundred of mine," said Garu-Saak. "I lost none," said Osc-Bark. AUrtnf r\f rtitr ntrn inpn WPTft missing, and I counted them aa dead. I at once sent men to pick up the wounded and give them proper care. We found four hundred and seven rtllNA btSA | * M DF ADVENTURE. .|| W.: HOPKINS; |j& OBEBT BOSKEB'S SOJCB.) ' ty-five Tartars dead or dying in the woods and in the road. "Garu-Saak," I said, after I had looked the situation over, "we are not half done. The fight has but just commenced. Order the alarm-bells rung at once and call the entire araiy to arms." "Sir, it shall be clone at once," lie replied. Bado-Bor reported to me, and then went back to his own forces. He had lost but few men. From the great bells I had ordered placed in the trees an alarm rang out. The call to arms clanged in evevy portion of the island, wherever a Jumar or a Kalek dwelt. From every direction men came running in. Before morning I had an army of twelve thousand armed.and filled soldiers, and as many more men ready to pick up their arms as fast as the bullets of the enemy left a gun unmanned.^ Before daybreak the women prepared breakfast of coffee and rice and fruit; and I sent a note to Miss Arnold and Mr. Avery, telling them of the events of the night and that we were on our way to Quiental. I had no intention of attacking the walled city. I had no cannon. I knew that inside the walls there was heavy artillery. To attack a fortress like that with rifles was foolhardy. I knew that Hen-Ko-Hi would send his army to put down the rebellion of his subjects. And it was this army I was on my way to meet. As we marohed toward Quiental,we passed through Brompoorah, and the women came out of their houses and followed the army out of town signing war-songs and encouraging the men. Between Brompoorah and Quiental the narrow road broadened out into a wide plain. Here I ordered a halt. i My army had not yet come to rest when I fheard the bugles of the advancing toe. I hastily arranged my forces in muoh the same way that I had done before. Twelve thousand well-armed men are a goodly force when in close files and ranks. But when soattered around in ambush they seemed a vast . multitude. It was a delightful recep- ( tion we were preparing for the gover- j nor's army. ( Garu-Saak and his men lay up along i the eastern border of the plain. Bado- , Bor and his brave Kaleks ranged along , the western border. The southern i end was formed by a detachment of < Jumars and Kaleks under Oso-Bark. ( I was" with Garu-SaalT" ] To a person coming from the north, as were the soldiers of Hen-Ko-Hi, not j a Jumar or a Kalok could be seen un- , til the flanks of Garu-Saak and Bado- < Bor had been passed. ] The head of the advancing column | came into view. Generals in gaudy , uniforms, riding snow-white horses, < led the way. After them, the infan- ( try. The cavalry of Quiental had been destroyed. 1 As the column drew nearer, I looked ( in vain for Hen-Ko-Hi. That worthy j was careful enough not to expose hie , precious carcass when there was any fighting going on, however brave ho j might be when a crowd of women ( were to be subjugated. He was not , with his army. . t When the head of the advancing < column bad reached the center of the plain, I gave the order to~flre. j The roar of the rifles swept along \ the line. * \ First Garu-Saak poured his deadly j fire into the enemy from the east. < Then Bador-Ror and his Kaleks dealt \ them a blow from the other side. Then j the storm from the rifleB of Oso-Bork met them in their very faces. i Volley after volley was poured into ( the rapidly decreasing army, and the j generals seemed to be utterly lost. Suddenly I lest my command of my , army, and ceased to be a factor in the ] fi t ~~o? The war-cry of the Kaleka rang out again, and Bado-Ror was seen advanc- ] ing toward the Chinamen on a ran. ] The entire army of Jumars and Kaleks , threw aside all thoughts of safety, and , rushing out on the plain, resolved itself into a great circle which went coiling around the enemy like a serpent. An endless ring of blazing rides swept around the doomed Mantchoos, and above the roar sounded the cry of ' victory. I stood silent and alone, a mere spectator of the thrilling scene. The Mantchoos did not know how 1 to attack this revolving volcano of ! death and fire. They formed a solid ' square, but their firing was desultory ^ and uncertain. The result of this was 1 obvious. Nor could it long be postponed. As file after file of Chinese went 3 rlnwn. t.hei mflrmless shonts of the Tal- ' moochians reached my ears. The endurance of the native army j would hold out forever, it seemed. I wondered how much longer they could 1 keep up that gait. 1 The screaming, hissiug, roaring ' human torrent that had swallowed up 1 the army of Hen-Ko-Hi would rest only when that army was destroyed. 1 might as well bave essayed to stay j the forces of Satan as to preach mercy j to those men of Talmooch. ( The pent-up hatred of twenty years 1 had broken forth, and I was power less before it. When it was over, there were two thousand Talmoochians dead upon the ! plaiu, and the entire army of Hen-Ko- i I Hi. ] We had won. Mr. Avery, Miss Arnold and myself wor** frac* TIia riAnnlo nf TolrnnnAh i were again a nation, aud I was for the , time its ruler. The tyrant and his ? court were still at Quienta!, but they , could uot hold the garrison against us j now. ( Garu-Saak, Bado-Eor and Oso-Bark i j came running toward me, and the air | i was rent with cheers. i I "Free! Freel" cried Garu-Saak. I ! ; - * . V -. - , -- ,.,-y grasping my hand. "You have mads [ us free. Yoa are king of Talmooch." "I am?possibly. But before we go any further into that, let us get to Quiental zind finish our work." "Yes, yes," said Bado-Ror. "We must hang?we must catch the tyrant before he makes his escape. He is the greatest prize of all." I dispatched a messenger once more to Galneor, to inform Mr. Avery and Miss Arnold of our last great victory. "Go quickly," I said to the man. "Tell them the news of the new glory of Talmooch, and bring them to me at once. You will find me at the palace of Quiental." CHAPTER XV. AFTEB THE CONQUEST. The palace at Quiental stood at the northern end of the city. Therefore it Btood at the most northerly point of Talmooch, for Quiental was the northern extremity of the island. The palace was not quite up to the modern idea of what a palace should be, but ~ luiilf an<1 in it.H wftT. it was wui?v) m-v.; ? . 7 imposing. It was solid, square and strong. It had towers and turrets. It was surrounded by a large park. That end of the castle facing the street was, of course, the front, but the facade of the opposite end was precisely similar, and faced the sea. From this end the ground sloped away j to tho frowning battlements that ren- i dered Quiental a wonderfully well for- } tified city. The streets of Quiental were narrow. The more pretentious houses were of 6ton^. There were bazars, coffee-houses, I gambling places, teadrinking rooms and all other places j generally to be found in a Chinese ! city. | I had little to do with the formal ; taking of Quiental. I left to Garu- j Saak the duty of proclaiming the gov- j ernment of Hen-Ko-Hi at an end as well as of securing Hen-Ko-Hi and ; all those who were close to him in his , tyrannical despotism. Just what to do with the monster I did not know, ! and ordered bim placed in a dungeon until I had come to some decision as to his fate. Accompanied by Oso-Bark I went to the palace and awaited the arrival of Mr. Avery ana miss Arnoia. I sincerely regret that I cannot do justice to the meeting between Hankannan and her son Gorgret.' I did not even linger to gaze upon them in their mutual embraces. There was something sacred in that never-dying j love that bade me leave them to themselves. I wandered through the wide halls , of the palace, and found a curious 1 commingling of national arts.The stone castle had been built years before, j by the Kaleks. The architecture, the I workmanship and the inside moldings , and carvings were distinctly theirs, but the furniture and equipments were j Chinese. The combination was not i unpleasing, and the change from the I dark underground home I had known i 30 long was very grateful. The only unpleasant feature about the palace was the painfully apparent evidences 3f opium. Everything was redolent i 1 af tne drug!^' ' i When Mr. Avery and Miss Arnold j joined me, I had explored nearly every j lenartment in the palace, and I es- , jorted each of them to the rooms 1 ; bad selected for them. Miss Arnold, j still accompanied by her faithful | Jumar woman, was shown into a suite Df rooms the equal in comfort and .elegance to any in Pekin. Gorgret initiated his mother into the mysteries of the palace kitchen, md under her experienced management the place was made more habitible by the production of a good sup- j per, after which we went out on a I broad balcony to listen to the shouts j sf the multitude who had not re- i :overed from the excitement of victory, ind were making things very lively in Quienial. Beacon fires blazed on the mountains and in the valley. From Quiental to Galenor the sky was lighted by these flaming tokens of regained supremacy of the people. Everywhere tve could hear my name. Even how the exultant Talmoochiaus gave me all j ] the credit for the victory. I "How does it feel to be a king?" isked Mr. Avery. "I never was on i 3uch intimate terms with one be- | fore." i "Now." I reolied, "it is time to i Irop all such nonsense. I am not a ! king. I don't want to be king. All j [ want now is to get Mis3 Arnold, ! you and myself away from here, find Miss Arnold's father and then communicate with my friends, Langston ind Ralston, who are now without ioubt in San Francisco." [to be continued. 1 Uooteil Geese. It is not generally known that in Prague there exists a goose "bourse," where yearly some three million geese change hands. Its most active time ! ? lasts generally from about six to eight sreeks, from the middle of September , till the first days of November. During this time immense flocks of geese xre driven into the suburbs, especially from the districts lying on the right bank of the Weichsel. These are then conducted at night over the bridges to me .J ewisn quarters, me tracte ueing principally in tlie hands of the Israelites. As the geese are driven in from long distances they are "shod," that is to say, walked reptatedly ovei patches of tar mixed with fine sand, rhis forms a hard crust on the feet ol the geese, and they, thus "shod," arc ible to cover immense distances without fatigue. ? Eumanische Lloyo (Bucharest). LezeOIaJesty at the Dinner Table. The latest example of leze-majesty in Germany is apparently more diverting than serious. The offence oc> curred at Spandau, near Berlin, and the offender is a stonemason with t numerous family. The mason did noi go out of his way to commit the offense for which ho had been arrested. He was Bimply having dinner in the bosom of his family when, in the midst of the talk that was going on,he let fall some observations wbiob wert not exactly complimentary to tut Kaiser. To bis great surprise bis wife did more tban dissent from bis views, jbe went to tbe nearest police statiot " und denounced ber busband, who was n immediately arrested. ? Loudor a Grlobe. __ y Japan witb a population of 45,000, (] 300 lias 220 towns tbat have more that r 100,000 inhabitants. I REMARKABLE MAST "'uP'Ptrk TMlT Of- &?C?BOM? ,i v.\N O * DITCH The remains of another masto< Gonut.y, New York. This is the eleve and Kentucky is the only other part o County in these pre-historic relics. 1 brought to the surface of the ground o one mile west of Newburg. The bone lower jaw, with the teeth intact, siite? a part of the shoulder blades and a e where the skeleton was found was one filled by vegetable mould and trashing pooooooooaoooooooooooooooo | Busy Days at the i ? Recruiting Stations,! o ?- o A How Uncle Sain Picks Oat H1b Men g O For tlie Philippines. Q o o OOOOOQGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JUST now, by order of the President, ten new regiments are being raised, equipped and sent out v to the Philippines for jgfe immediate service, i? There is no difficulty in making up these regiments. From all the various recruiting stations established in the United States comes the reassuring report that the only difficulty is that of selection. Among the applicants there is of course a certain contingent from that large, floating mass of waifs and strays who have not yet reached the stage of trampdom, but who live as beBt they can, with no settled home or calling. So it requires nice judgment to pick out the right ones from the mass. Then, there are tramps open and PAlf-nnnfessed- nr if not actnallv con fessed by word of mouth, self-evident. When the evideuce takes the form of an over fragrance of breath or an over rosiness of nose they arejpromptly dismissed. Stalwart and vigorous as many of them are in appearance, alcoholism is sternly barred by the arury regulations. Permanent and proiessional tramphood would in itself be an insuperable obstacle, but tramphood that is only a recent accident in an otherwise orderly life may be overlooked if the applicant VTOULD BE RECRUITS QUIZZING TEE CORPORAL. lias excellent qualifications in other respects. Then there is the large army of the unemployed who have no vagrant Habits save those entailed in the flreary pursuit of work. These are ivhat the French call conscrits de fairn?conscripts of hunger. Though [hey are nominally volunteers, they ire driven into enlistingby that hardest form of compulsion?starvation. For one that wants to fight, ninetyline simply want 'oread. But if they :ave been earnest and willing and ionest in their search for bread, if :hey have always purchased it by the sweat of their brows, and if they have hfi mental, moral and nhvsical OUali [ications for fighting Uncle Sam will lot deny theui the bread which they uc more willing to purchase with heir blood. But not even these form the best nnterial which Uncle Sam hns thrust A 'I t ill lb I SERVING OUT EQUIPME ipon bim for selection. Better far re the brawny, brainy anil eager outh, from town and country, who, ired with the true soldierly spirit, mforced by emptiness of stomach, nme with henrts find bead"' full of latriotisui and eenercus ambition and i ODON BONES DUG UP. y)l wowr* J V""' V. ~ J, I t ? iMCMt-L jO V Sb IMCMfr* LON& (VHERE THE BONES "WERE FOUND. 3on have been discovered in Orange mth discovery of the kind since 1794, f the country that can match Orange Che bones of this mastodon were first ?n the farm of Fred W. Schaefer, about !B consist of the head, ono tusk, the in ribs, two sections of the vertebrae, lumber of smaller bones. The place !6 the bed of a lake which has been ;s from the hills. high ideas to offer their services to their common uncle. The hardy backwoodsmen of New England, the daredevil cowboys of the Western plains, the stalwart farm hands in the great agricultural districts all over the United States? these with a little training develop i._ ^ n i. ~-1 .t: ' -Ti il. luio xiie liiiesb auiuiers in an me world. There are three recruiting stations in New York. I have stood in all three of these places and watched the crowd of applicants streaming in, a panoramic study of human nature in its hignest and its lowest forms, of alert and splendid youth, of depressed, disappointed and degraded maturity. In all of these stations the method ie the same. A sergeant sits at the desk in the RECRUITS WAITING TO EI room into which the applicant is ushered. He ifl patient, but shrewd; : kindly, but firm willed. He does not balk at any uncoutbness in manner or speech. He is not offended, aven by the freshness of the lad who bluntly de- : 'clares, "Say, captain,I want to enlist," or even the unconscious rudeness of the tough who inquires, "Be you the bloke who wants soldiers?" He recognizes that they are not yet soldiers, but if they have soldierly ! timber in them they may yet be pollished to the point of proper soldierly deportment. One tbing he is on the alert for at the start. This is untruth- ; fulness. Lies about the age are most usual. The age limit is from eighteen to thirty-five. But boys under eighteen must have permission from parent or guardian, duly sworn to and at- : tested by a notary public. If a boy of : I obviously not more than eighteen or | nineteen declares that be is over twen- i ty-one the chances are that he is on the lookout for a long truancy from home. But if the sergeant was satisfied : that the applicant was neither tco young nor too old for service he must 1 be examined as to other points of ' qualification. The requirements exact ] that if he b? a candidate for the regu- ' lar urmy he must be a native born or f naturalized citizen, able to speak 1 English and to read and write; if for 1 the volunteers it is not necessary that 5 he fil'ould be naturalized or know how 1 ? 1 ? - A 5 I PI l%\ : ^ IjP""", i ^ 8 XT TO RAW RECRUITS. ? I to read and write, but h? must speak u English. t These points are easily passed upon. c It is most difficult to determine whether his habits are orderly, his cbpracter good, if be is out of work, b whether it is his own fault that he is 1( , , i so, and whether he is unmarried. No married man ie accepted. The shrewdnesB of the officer mast supplement the answers ha receives, and must further be called into play to determine at a cursory glance whether his physical characteristics are sufficiently near the mark to make it worth while submitting him to theneceBeary examination by the army surgeon. If he succeed in passing the sergeant, this examination is the next step before his final acceptance. Every morning beginning at half-past eight the applicants who have passed the preliminary examination are mustered before the surgeon.f^Tests are made of the heart, the lungs, the eyes, the teeth, the hearing. The body is stripped and the individual is made to go through calisthenic exercises. It is a curious fact that more people fail through defects of the teeth and of the eyes than any others. Uncle Sam requires a good digestion and good eyesight. The applicant must have at least two sound pair of molars, each directly above the other, so that they can properly perform the function of masticating the food. The eyes must be at least threequarters of th-e normal. Printed test cards are placed at a distance of twenty feet, and the man is made to read letffirmrnmri i i THE MAJOR ADMINISTERS THE OATH. ters of varying sizes. Many learn here for the first time, to their dismay that their eyesight is defective. It is really pitiful to hear the excuses, perfectly honest to themselves, which they make for what they deem to be a mere temporary lapse. They had been anxioas; they had beeri ner vous; they bad not happened to sleep w?ll the night before. "Give me another trial," pleaded a man, -who bore every other appearance 3 SENT TO THEIR POST. of robust health. "I'll be all righttomorrow." But the fiat had gone out. It could not be recalled. He went out angrily, rubbing his eyelids, as though they were rebellious children who had wilfully brought their parent to shame. To all the men, indeed, who fail in the final test, just when acceptance seems in sight, rejection is a crushing blow. They who survive are proportionately jubilant. To each of these is given a meal ticket and a comfortable cot in a room back of the recruiting office which be makes bis headquarters until be is sent off to camp for the training wbich will turn a member of tbe awkward squad into a soldier. Tben be is ready to be shipped to the Philippines. From two hundred to three hundred men a day apply to tho three stations in New "York, but rarely have more than twenty-five or thirty been selected. Cat Kill* a Rattler. George Mathis, a farmer living near Red Jacket's Mound on the Naples Road, Geneva, N. Y., has a three;>ld-daughter and a large Maltese torn :at. Tbe child was in the garden playing with the cat, its almost constant companion. She saw a rattlemake, about four feet along, down the oath. She started toward it to play ivith it. The cat looked after her and saw the snake. As the child approached, the rattler threw itself into i coil, sounded the alarm and preaared to strike. When the child came ilmost within striking distance, a itreak of gray flashed through the lir, struck the snake's tail and jonnded to one side. The rattler turned to attack the cat, rliich backed up, yowled and spit. The child ran screaming toward the louse. Mr. Mathias, who was close it hand heard the scream, picked up , club and ran into the garden. He aw the snake strike at the cat and he lntter dodge the blow. Before he snake could recover itself the cat ushcd at the snake, but failed to ecure a hold. It bounded out of auger while the snake recoiled. Mr. lathias approached aud the snake urned its head. The cat rushed gain, canght the snake just behind Lie head aud held on. The rattler wisted, wriggled, writhed and rolled ver. It threw the cat off its feet two r three times, but could not loosen ts hold. In a few minutes the ratler straightened out and lay still exept for a jerky movement in its tail, t was dead. The cat has been a snake killer inco it was a kitten. Mr. Mathias avs he would not take $1000 for it.? few York Sud. For every dollar expended for spiritlous and malt liquors in this coun < ry twenty ceuts are spent for tea or < offee. J The fraternities of the United States i nve 0,000,000 members. Masons ] ;ad with 768,508. < i ' ? r. < . . mr?rT,-nT? i itnAT TTinT A TJSJjir 1U3 AHUE UULUJ111T f THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST. IN MANY WAYS. . -J * Warnln* Those Who Take a Drink When Fattened?Alcohol Cannot Add to the Reserve of Energy ? Stiiim. lantt Never Increase Brain Capacity Dr. Georce Hershell, of London, has recently written a boolc entitled, "Health Troubles of City Life," that Is very highl; :raised by London critics. In one of the chapters devoted to the stndy of stlmuants he says: "Stimulants never increase the nature! capacity of the brain. They can only abstract for the purposes of work in band 3 some of the energies which are soleli needed to repair and to restore a brail which has already been taxed to the furthj est limit which is consistent with health. To remove the sense of fatigue caused bi overwork by the consumption of alcohol U to close one's ears to the voice of natnre The weariness of the brain is a protes' against further exertion until recuperatioi has been obtained by rest; and if the wear} feeling is deadened or destroyed by ad> ' -J; ventitious means, nature will exact he) penalty. "When the overworked man of business., having been on Ms legs all day, and fenli. Ing fit to drop, with a sensation of 'al gonflness' about the region of his stomach rouses himself with whatever he is in th? habit of taking, be it whisky, chsmpagna or even tea or coffee, he does not add on< atom of force to bis stock of energy, al though he fancies he does, but having pat to sleep bis sense of weariness, simply aps . proprintes some of his reserve for the pres. 3Dt necessity. He has accepted a bill af short date to which a ruinous rate of ln< terest is attached, and his resources will oot allow blm to make many repetitions ol :be experiment. His account at the banl 3f life will soon be overdrawn. Alcohol jannot add one lota to his reserve of nerv: - v> jus energy, but It may delude him into ex. ousting it. Tlio busy man should onct !or all rid himself of tble fancy tbat be car ;reate by artificial means an abnormal itore of brain power. He cannot enlarge 'be limits which natsre has Bet up." Xew Chair For Berts College. The will of George F. Clark, of West Ao cod, Mass., was filed for probate at Eos* Cambridge. It contaios a bequest looking :oward the founding of a professorship li Berea College for teaching young men and women the dangers of the alcoholic and to Dacco habits. The testator says: ^ > "Having for many years been witness o? the terrible demoralizing effects and al most endless amount of suffering anc wretchedness caused by the use of alcoholic drinks, and having seen the baneful an< stupefying influence of tobacco upon tb? human system, and also because I feel tht need of having in every college a professo; whose duty it should be to warm youn? men and women therewith connected oi the great injury they do their own bodiet and to humanity by the use of these poison?, I have for some years been say. ing what little money I could from m? small salary, with the hope that I mlghi some time be instrumental In the province of God of preventing the moral pnd Intel lectunl wreck of some able and gUted youn* man or woman." Uaeitlom For the Thoughtful. The liquor traffic is really as much a fao In the world, as we know }t to-day, as tht rise and fall of the tides or the pressure o: the atmosphere are, and it mast be treated '< is such. Storming and raging and shriek. ing do not stop the tide from coming in > and tbey will not slop the sale of liqnor sr long us the conditions are as they are to day. The problem Is one which demand.' profound study. What is it that draw* men to saloons? What are the social con- j.' dltloDs wblch give the saloon Its awful power over the lower classes? Why havt all our methods so far proved Inefficient tc drive tl/e abominable traffic out of exist ence? What is the relation between t h: < jaioon and politics? What is its exact re iatlon to crime and poverty and dlseasei 4.nd then, how shall such a system o; things be dealt <vitb? These are question* tvhioh mnst be met and investigated witt :be same precision and penetration whict bo toward solving the other great problem* :f the world.?American Friend. Tlie Temperate Porto Rican>. Writing from Porto Rico, Mr. Frank GCarpenter, the well-known newspaper cor respondent, pays a tribute to the temperat* bablts of the 'Porto Blcans as contrasted with the Americans. He says, "The cbie; cases of Intoxication are among our soli iters, and I have, so far, seen ten drunkec Americans to onq Porto Blcnn." It is tc be hoped that contact with our Americar "i customs will not cause the natives of Porte Rico to abandon temperance, as the Mext 3ans are aoincc, according to .nr. uuernaey ander the Influence of American dweller* . in that republic. Erill of Alcohol. The German doctors have succeeded il arousing educated people to organize so. cietles for study of the alcohol problem Lectures are given And a monthly- magazin* has ceen started to oppose the drinking 3U8toms. There Is also a German Tot* Abstinence Society of eighty physician* whose chief wprk at its last session was tr demand instruction in the publlo schooh showing the nature and effects of aicoho upon the human system. * Value of Good Habits In Baseball. "I never drink beer, whisky or chew to nacco," said Pitcher Nichols, of the Bostoi National League Baseball Club, tb'9 other day at Cincinnati. "I scarcely know wha Intoxicating liquor tastes like. I have beer pitching professional ball about elever year?. I can pitch a game every third day and in a pinch can pitch every other day Yes, I attribute my powers of eadurano* tn mv liohitB " Over 10,'WO Snloona in Ohio. A statement, completed by the Audita of the Stnte of Ohio, shows that there art 10,874 saloons, a Rain of 693 since the Jul) statement of last year. The total revenu* from the saloons 13 $549,116.69 per annum Tho beer and whisky llcenue in Obio coat.* ?250 a year. French Drankarda. Dr. Lnborde, a French physician, in ? brochure on the subject, declares that ua less measures are taken at once to prereir It the French working class in a few year will become habitual drunkards. The Craaade In Uriel*. An anti-saloon man working for a pro saloou party will get left. The saloon is the devil's churcli, aDd th rum-ruled politicians are his evangelists. Boston congratulates Itself on a market ueurMuse in urunseauuss uuriuR iu? iasthree years. The saloon business of the United State, is directly chargeable with a total of 53,43* murders between 1886 and 1896. It is ver itubly tbe sum of villainies. A saloon keeper is never so baDDy a when bis spirits are steadily going down If you hate the saloon as you ought t? bate it, people who know you knowyou dc Scotland bas 146 parishes without pau pers, poor rates or public bousts, tbi al> sence of the last, perhaps, accounting fo; that of the first two. In a recent treatise on alcoholism b; Trull, it is stated that in Euglnnd seventy, five per cent, of all cases of pauperism ar? due to drink, and in Germany, ninety pe> cent. The Southern Pacific Railroad seems t? be able tc accomplish that which saloor sympathizers say the Government canno do, namely?stop liquor selling on its owt premises. Boston has forty ice water fountain- where the poor aud thirsty may quenet their thirst free of charge. The city cu and stored the ice last winter, so tbe ex pense is but a small item. . '' IpiiiIc mm nnil mm loa<4? to ruin," is the sign a merchant of Fre& bold, N. J., luts placed In a prominent loca tion in li s business liouso. It can be plain, ly seen by the Inmates of the county jail* If our Government should receive fror? pome foreign power the ?um of $150,000,300, and therefore ?rant the prlv.lege o icvastatiog a se-nioo of our country to th? extent of i 1,000,000,000, would you con ider it a shrewd business transaction* 1'hat is'what we are doing every year it relation to the liuuor p.ior flpjij* :i?rlug.