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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION. LANCASTER, S. C.. MARCH 21,1894. ESTABLISHED IM2.
The fr<'LVum'.'iIo liter 1 rii!ov
fo Egypt, note* the yr\v York Ccdp
The cost is Sl.">0 eneli wny--cheap ti 1
class passage. Rich Americans go
their own yachts, regardless ot
pease.
The growing fashion of nam
t private resiliences calls to nund
f etory told by Kirk Munroe of a wi
women who lived in an old-fashion
quiet New England town, relates
!New York Independent. She wrol
note, in response to an invitation
tea, dated at "The Elms," or sc
such name, newly given by r
comers to the old homestead they 1
just acquired, and dated her re
from "The lthuhnrba." "For,"
she said, "it would never do not
call our place by some distinct
name, and there's more rhubarb ti
anything else in our back yard."
Argentine is the most advanced
all the States in South America, s
Bishop John P. Newman recently,
magnificent domain extends from
frontier of Bolivia to Cape Horn,
eluding ratngoniH and Terra d< 1 1
ego. and from the Atlantic to the hi
o the Cordilleras. It is rich in
things which g vo substantial wea
to a Nation. The rivers are iiaviga
.1000 miles into the interior. Slv
herds feed more than 70,0110,000 sh<
and half that number of horses t
'horned cattle on the vast pamp
TVlpir vn 1 tin iu nu# t niol... 1 ??* t\t\
000 in gold. In tlin mountains i
gold, silver, copper, load, coal s
iron which await the coming of R
perior ay ate in of 1111 tn iijjr- Hum
Ayres ia a city as largo anil elegant
Boston. Its parks and palaces, fa
ionahle drives and gorgeous e<piipaj
would adorn Fifth avenue.
What la the chief fur-bearing anin
of the world? muses the New Yc
Tribune. Judged by the standard
fashion, perhaps the much-vexed sc
w hile on the ground of aristocratic <
clusivencss the Ibissian sable may lu
the list. Hut, in point of numbe
none can compare with our own fair
iar muskrat, which every country 1
whose life has been worth the livii
has captured in a trap siibii?era??'t 'r
frost-bound brook, and stretched
skin to dry upon a pointed shiug
The other day there was a great f
sale iu London. In four days, at o
auction house, more than 3,000,(1
skins were sold ; and of these mc
than one-half--to be exact, l,.r>2H,(l
were nuskrat. Next in nuinl
/. n ,, w> ...i,...... - 1- * AA AAA *
?...V SIMMS, 0011,000 in
Australia and 120,000 from Anient
while the odorous Hkuuk and sporti
i raccoon furnished 240,000, ami the*
little inink 150,000 noire. By theai
if theae there were only 2047 Hussi
sables, 1400 heaver.s and a score
[polar hearn. The lint of furs eo
prised also heara nf aeveral kin'
martena, wolvea, foxea, lain ha, eh
chillaa, nionkeya, kangaroos a
othera. Vaat na waa thia aale, it w
only one of aeveral of eipial magnitu
held during the aeaaon, the milliona
t pelta heing gathered from all t
world to London, and thence rc-d
trihuted to well-nigh every land.
The annual rep.111 of tires of t
Board of Fire Underwriters, of N
> York City, contains some intoresti
atatiatieal information. Several tab
act forth the number of alarms a
the amount of hiaaea for thirty-ni
P years up to April HO, 1HIM. Fr<
these may be gathered an idea of t
growing efficiency of the fire Deps
! meat, as well at the rate of in ^r ?
of tires flue to the growth of the cil
L The insurance money paid in lw
V in adjustment, of losses wasIV2.87 p
rent. of the amount placed. For t
succeeding years until IH7<\ when 1
paid department was adopted, tl
r1 percentage was not re luce I in fai
rose in the last few years of t
k period. But since, ami inelndi
INStO, there has been u constant
though not steady reduction. The tl
year the paid Arenifln took ho|<l it *
22.28 per cent. In tin- year enrli
April 80, 1838, it wn? 18.10 put cen
the lowest in nil but two years in t
history of tho oitv. This im telli
testimony to tho value of. the pnfl ^
pertinent. In 1845 thoro wern 355 f
alarms, in 1803 2000, n sternly as^ei
excepting tho years 1803 ami 18*
when tho number wns exactly t
* some, thnt ie, 7?H). Fire* nre most i
morons in January nu<l after thnt
December. They aro fewest in Ne
tember ami August. The aggregi
foV the January* since 1854 was 48{
for lWomfier 1740, July 44t
March 4328, April 4150, Februi
4001, November 3867, May 3024, Ju
8533, October 3302, August 3152, n
Bept nber 3150. A* may b- *e*n, t
wint months bring th>> in ?st vi-hi
tin tin of Hre, except July, whose Inr
number s account? I for by Fourth
July Arj.i.
{
V 13 THE GLOA MING.
;er.
r?p A wish at close of day,
- The evening waits;
A hope, a morning ray
From eastern gates:
A bright and sunny spot
ing Along the stream ;
A quiet sheltered grot,
"Where we ran dream :
itty
A window looking west
^ Toward sunset gold,
Bespeaking gentle rest
R When we are old :
I to
A glow in yonder sky
,mP When shadows rreep, .
low And love's soft lullaby
Sind Inviteth sleep;
pl.T A hand to Hasp in ours
With pressure dear ;
And then some simple flowers
With friendship* near:
tive
|inn A good night gloaming kiss,
1 life's day romph t **;
A lingering hour of bliss
( Where twilights meet.
?[Wallace Hruee in Blackwood,
aid
'> THE RED FORESTER.
iuFu
HY JANE I.. Ront RTS.
ase
Hll One fine day in October three children
were merrily at play on the outskirts
of one of the grand old forests
hie that are found on the Halite shore.
0p. The pretty red and yellow leaves
# under their feet afforded them immense
delight as they massed thein
1 into a pile, upon which the three>as.
year-old Klsa was seated in great conK>,
tentmcnt, making the bright things
Bro fly in all directions with the stick in
. her hand.
The eldest child, a hoy of ten. had
""" a kind, thoughtful face; the other, a
ioB happy and light-hearted hoy of eight.
n? did not rest until he. too. had found
nil- " ft out ft irk. with which he
aided his sister in scattering the flut?eB
taring leaves to tin* four winds.
Suddenly the air nhoiit thorn was
darkened, and over their heads a great
nn] bird en me flying low with flapping
. wings ami dismal eroak. I town it
mine on the pile of leaves beside the
little one. It< eyes were keen and
ml,
piercing, and the child gave a scream
ox- of terror as it harked into her face
j with a hoarse cry. In a moment the
older boy had caught up his brot her s
r"' stick and. aiming two or three stout
til- blows at the bird's heart, laid it lifelad
less.
n Ashe took Klsa in his arms and
soothed her the younger hoy exammen
rne raven. tin. Mans." said
its he. ' I fear thnl was one of the Hod
le. For* -tor's birds, it is so large and its
11P look is so evil. Old Walther se?
sorrow comes to nnv who molest
ne thorn."
*0? "Mother says old Whither is not
ire always truthful." answered Mans.
100 "Wo must not mind his stories.
I.olive the hird. Otto. t'oino. the
wind Is cool. and Mother will look for
5111 the baby now "
a; Two or three hundred yards from
ve where the ehildren |ilayed might he
seen the straw-thatched roof of their
little home, and from the sand bluffs
''e lieforo the cottage one had a view of
*n miles of seacoust. To-<lav the waves
of rippled and daneed in the sunlight as
m_ if no storms eould ever disturb their
, ealtn. At anchor near t lie shore lay |
a numh'T of fishiny boats, making a
it* pretty hit of eolor with their popper- J
nd luted sails; ami the white, sandy
bench was eovered for a long st retell |
with the nets hung out to dry on the
endless frames, showing plainly the
?' general oceupatIon of the hreadwin-i
he ners of that pretty village nestling
ia- between the forest and shore
Fisher Mnller and Itis wife, al-|
though simple folks, were superior
to the people with whom their lot
h?* was east. In his youth the fisher
e,v had hoped to attain some better
T station: but the military service of
s his country heltl him the best years
of his life, and he returned front serti
I vice to find the only means left him
no of procuring a livelihood was to fol>m
'ow hit Iter's calling, and so he
. continued to he a fisherman.
Fran M tiller w as gent le and t h oughtrt"
ful, and. as the little home was well
tended and snug, they were content
v and only longed for something better
-- for their ehildren.
The mother met the children at the
l<,r door and taking F.lsa from Hans,
ho asked the reason of Iter cry. The
die hoy engeriy told the story of the great
bin n,rn in(" woma nave eaten fish's
eyes. but thst Hans pave him a
whack in time. "Mother," nan!
hi* Manx, "Otto says the H?-?l Forester
iir will punish me Old Walther told
aj. him so."
" What <1 i<l Walther tell you about
rH the Red Forester?" said the mother.
*** " Have you not heard of the old
inp red man?" asked Otto,
t " What about him?" said Frau
j Mtiller, Hfc she clasped Klsa dose in
her arms and pressed her lips to the
"I rosy cheeks.
la- " ||c has a castle in the wildest
Ire and darkest part of the forest, hut no
jj one ever returns that seeks it ; and if
' one kill his favorite bird, the raven.
' sorrow will come?bitter sorrow."
he As the laiy told his story, darkness
in- had come on and the wind began to
in moan round the house.
The mother sat quiet, with her
'' baby asleep on her knee. "Mother."
1,4 said Mans, troubled at her s'lence,
17, " you don't speak; (lo you lielieve
fW, old Wnlther's story"'"
|r_ "No, Mans." said the mother;
"but you should have tried to
n" frighten away the bird before killing
nd it."
lie Poor Mans, lie felt sad and heavy
hearted. Mis mother a face wore a
troubled look he was sure And this
^ was true for the entir? force of tisli
" crmen were out at sea and old Wal Jter
iiad called to tell her a heavy
storm wits browing; many shooting tl
ptars had boon soon the night before. a
showing clearly from which direction
to expect the wind. Did she nob n
recall the woe the last October storm c
bad brought to three families? f<
Indeed, she remembered it only too li
vividly. I he wind as it blow strong- r
or sounded more and more dreadful w
to her. If as last year, they were A
driven far out. it would be flays be- I
fore nil could return ; until then what s
terrible jtnxietv ! The sight of a great
pair of boots in the corner mafic her u
shudder, for she knew they were the e
fisherman's doom. Weighted flown d
by these heavy rubber things, which g
are buckled securely nbout the legs f
ami loins. there is no possible chance ti
for a man to save himself in the g
water. And thus it is that none of k
the fish?rs learn to swim, preferring t
the drowning agonies to be over as s
soon as possible.
I'rnu Mtiller rose at length and put I
the little one to bed. not dreaming t
that llatis was watching every look, h
< ild Walt her s forecast was Indeed t
true, and before morning the sea was \
terrific f? look upon. The rain fell y
in sheets, ami the beautiful leaves of 11
yesterday lay sodden and colorless t
when tlie children looked in dismay
from the windows. Could things K
change so quickly? |
The next day the storm grew still p
more furious. The mother's heart s
became lead. Her husband bad
/one from bis hoine young and li
st'ong Was be never to return' g
Slu would not. could not believe it.
The second night of the storm she p
was atari led by a cry of pain from ii
Hans, and running to his bed-ode
slu- found him sitting up. white with h
terror. "Mother, the raven wants n
my father's life or mine. It came t ? t
me in t?y sleep." w
My child, pray for your father's s<
life: he needs all our prayers." she
answered, full of her sad forebodings. d
The hoy was in despair: did his t
mother really think ho had brought
trouble on his home? Would the si
Kcd Forester demand an equivalent ? <v
The little fellow spent the next b
da\ in a da/ed enndilion. His mother tl
w as I no ful I of a n \ iet ii>s t o mil ice t hat 1.
lit* noil hor Ht o nor spoko. lino thought it
grow t*trongor in his mind as tho H
storm inoroasod. Ilo would find f!?o
ahodo of flip Rod Forostor What tl
was his lifo if only his fiithor wits h
saved fo flu' rost '* d
\stho third morning dawned the h
storm was loosening; hut when no < ,
boats rattle in all whs gloom and sor- a
row The old mon shook their hoads A
as thoV lookod on tho sea. No doubt d
sonto bad gone out who wo??m ?? ? >
roturn. t
The littlo follow's brain was din- a
ranted. If was still early morning.
Tito niotbor slopt. worn out with care. b
||o mtist go at oni'f. Putting on his a
old jacket and looking his last on all
ho lovod, t ho littlo follow Iliads bis h
way into tho wildost and most tin- t<
fro?|iiontod part of tho wood. Ho >
was a good walkor and strong enough h
for his ago. Init his oondition of mind s
for tho last throo days bad brought i?
on a feverish <tato ; for ho had noithor I
cit.n n<>r slept save to dream of nor- f<
rors. a
Hafts had not walked far in the o
cold. flump place before his limbs be- w
pan to f? I him. A few hours found r
hint in a strange, lifeless condition,
with only ono idm before him. to go h
deeper ""d deeper into the black. a
untrodden wilds. w
| ty Httd by the fever took possession ti
if his reason, atul he began t?? mutter u
its he walked: "lib, my father, my
life for yours ; spare niy father!" 11
Hours went bv a ml still he walked n
on. not knowing how he moved. The t;
darkness came on early, and the boy h
begat' 'o fall in bis weakness. v
All tl onee he found himself in a a
clear space, in the middle of which a
great lire was burning. Had he in- p
deed found the Red Forester! Yes; e
it mitst be so. A man in a red gown h
and t? golden cap was feeding the tire |
with fierce delipht. h
||e would he burnt alive. That, h
would he his fate. Hut what did it n
matter? He could not suffer more a
than he hail done. He made an at- [
tempi to attract the red mnn'a notice,
but could not. His strenpth was
gone. ami. tottering nearer the dread
being with the cry. "My father, save
my father!" Hans fell down beside
the lire unconscious.
It was a most surprised old gentle- jv
man into whose presence the hoy had
tumbled. I.ovingly and tenderly he
carried the child into a warm, plea* ,
snnf room w here all was done to restore
him. His wet clothing was re- T
movod ; ami although Hans felt the
comfort of a warm bed. still, all night ^
long he tossed and cried in fever;
"My father, oh. Red Forester, my
father!"
It was into a hunting lodge of one
of the royal family that Hans had j!
wanderer!. The old gentleman, who
lucked so fierce in t he filare of t he tire "
was a most hfiinTolent and gentle *
doctor of eminence. a friend of the
Prince. The gnats had troubled him
ho during the day that a fire had la-en *
mail? to attract fhoin from the lodge. 1
"I shall never he thankful enough *
that I made the fire," said the doetor,
hh he worked over the child
''Thank God, too, I have my inedioinc
cheat ; what could the child
me?>t about his father? Well, had \
he lain out there all ni^ht no mortal
help could have aaved him."
My morning the doctor had done .
much to reduce the fever, and when
Hans opened hia eyes at last to eon- ^
seiousness the red man stood at the
do<?r looking out. The child glanced
around. What had come to him?
What place was this, so warm and "
beautiful, yet fearful? The skins of
an'onals hung everywhere; not only
skins hut heads with eyes, living eyes
glared at him. All kinds of terrible,
gleaming weapons shone on the wall 1
Oh. what " \: place! Yet tl
here were flowers in th? windows,
nd the bed was so soft.
As he tried to move, the man in
pd turned and came to his side. The
liild clasped his hands and cried,
parfully : "Red Forester, take my
ife. hut not father s. Mother could
int live without htm. and what
onId we poor children do then?
'our raven nave Elsa such fear, and
did not know that you loved him
o."
My child, heforc I hear another
rord," said the doctor, " you must
at this good soup I have ready and
rink n class of cordial. My old red
own has given your mind a twist. 1
ancv; so off it goes." Hans looked
ip from his food and saw a hne old
entleinan In a hlaek coat hitha facp
ind and winning as a c^ ,id's. In
ho most loving manner he i' w the
torv of the hoy's trouble "T. mi him.
My do?r child, your father's life is
n the hands of (tne who rules all
hings for the best. The storm has
>een a dreadful one. hut we will not
hlnk of sorrow. Think only that
on are safe, and sleep aga-n so that
on will he able to return to the
riother. who must he bearing more
rouble on your account."
Inn few moments Mans was again
looping, content and almost happy,
'he Prince and a number of his
riends ?*amo in to look at him as he
lopt. and to them the doctor told of
lie mental nnd physical suffering the
ttlo fellow had undergone. The
entlemen were deeply interested.
"That hoy will grow to he a tine
ihii if he only has the right trainng,"
said the doctor.
"You cannot do hottrr#hnn train
iiin yourself." said the Prince. "You
re without family. In the meanimo
if sorrow has come l<j the home
re must help that moFuvr How
0011 will lie he able to reS^m'"
" \<? soon as he wakens I shall
rive him home." answered the doeor
A sleep of some hours almost rehired
Hans. He was lifted into a
omfortahle carriage, with 'lie doctor
y his side; ami in the long drive
hut followed Hans was taught in the
leasantest way the folly if heliev
ill 1 ho Hilly stories go common
ntong the people.
A drive of h few hours brought
hern in sight of tho shorn and the
nmo Mans h?t| loft in despair the
ay before. The boy was still weak ;
ut as the sen. now calm ntid still,
wine in sight, he sprung lip and gave
long look Mt the bouts at anchor,
i shout of joy hurst from hltn. The
octor hIso sprang up. ' 'V> father's
..? . ov rum. pointii.c \ . ^ A<
he number. "My father is safe!"
nd the tears and s-'bs came fast.
The Herr Doctor found himself
lowing his nose and wiping his eves
s well.
In h few moments the boy was in
is father's arms, the doctor himself
filing his story; and then tisher
fuller related how they had been
low n far out the tirst night of the
form and had taken refuge on the
land of Rugen. where n benevolent
hinish lady of title has built a refuge
tr fishermen, who find there warmth
ml food awaiting nil who are driven
n tIn*t shore; and many there are
li<> bless this good woman for their
I'sriic from the horror* of exposure.
The good language and clear intel?rt
of the man his honest hearing
nd the neatness of t lie simple home
:on the doctor's heart. " t/ivellans
r> me." he said. The father and
lot her did not speak.
" Forgive me. that is not right, you
nist all come to me; I have long
ceded some one lmnest and true to
like an interest in my comfort and
nine. Hans can still he with you;
,e will share him together." So after
time all was arranged.
The doctor never repented his inercst
in the Muller family, to Hie
nd of his life; for they remained
is devoted and trusty servants.
Inns studied the profession of his
cloved friend and teacher, becoming
is right hand truly. To-day his
ame stands first among the eminent
ml benevolent men of his time.?
SVw York Independent.
Terrapin Firming,
Terrapin farming is an undevelped
industry, hut susceptible of
ielding good returns. Ovrr H.fytft.
i*i worth of diamond-hack terrapin
re taken out of the t'hesapeake Bay
nd its tributaries every year. As
he price nvcrag' a do/en. this
epresents tVtO.nOtt terrapin annually
luring the season .V*l men are enaged
in catching them In two or
iiree places along the t'hesapeake
errapin of the precious diatnonda<
k variety an- hatched and reared
a "crawls.' Such a "crawl" is aim
ly an inclosure through which the
idea ehh ami (h>>\ The hottom is of
ind and grass, and there is a conenient
sand hank for tlie mother
urtlen In lay tltPlr egg* In. At
reeding time the turtle no rate hen a
hallow hole in the sand and deposs
from eight to twenty eggs, which
he cover* lip, and then goen hack to
he water.
I .oat gull* and crown should scratch
he eggs up and eat them, nets are
innetiine* spread over the nentn. The
ming are hatched about September
, but often remain buried until
pring. Sometimes they are packed
i boxes with straw until they get to
e a few week* old and are ready to
n into the water. They grow about
ne inch a ye sr. and at the end of nix
earn arc hlg enough to he railed
counts" and to sell at the highest
uirkct price. They are fed twice a
eeU with crabs and tinh to fatten
h?in.?{New York World.
A mirror only reflects ninety to
lnety-two |*r cent, of the light
brown on it.
FOOD FOR YULTIKKS.
BURIAL CUSTOMS AMONG THE!
PARSEES
The Peed Ted to Birds o? Prey-Welrd
Temples o* Silence- The
White Stone of Parting and GoodBy.
Among all the strange burial customs
the world over there is none
more horribly interesting than that
which is followed even until to-day
among the Parsees in India, says a
writer in the Tall Mall Budget. There ti
la a strangeness even about the very
name-?a Tower of Silence?the place t)j
where the Tarsees nut away their
dead and leave them for the vultures <(
to swoop down and feed upon. * p
The Dokhma?to give the correct
name to the round Parser s< pub hers
that we. in our easy Anglo-Indian
fashion, call Towers of Silence?is al
ways on high ground. The sanitary
reasons for this are very ohvious. In
Bombay there nre three towers. They ^
woe built at different periods, and
mark the increase in Bombay of ti
T'arsee affluence and of I'arsee mnu- if
hers. The oldest and smallest was
built goon after the follower.-- of '/. > ,1
roaster had fled from Persia to India.
These Purses mortuaries were in
everyway different from what 1 had _
imagined them. But after having
seen what they really are. my utmost '
philosophy revolts and sickens at the
thought of tlie poor dead body. 1<>rn
as it is. by the claws and beaks <>f the "
human-flesh-fed vultures. But thai
the Parsee disposition of the dead is
anything hut healthy. I dispute. And
the surroundings and situation <>f the ti
Bombay IhklanHs are dignified and e
beautiful. ti
(Mir guide took us into a little
house, in which is kept a model of ,,
the I>okhmn. From this v??n |enrn s
what the inner construet i??n of e\er> V
Parsee ftokhmii i-. fur inin it? l?..LIi
ma are you allowed to look. ?>n tinbottom
of the tower is a thick limn i(
Ing of lime. A few feet ahove i- ?1??- ,
grating upon which the bodies are
laid. This grating is divided into
three tiers; not ahove each other 1 hit
inside each other. Kach tier is divided
into the same number of sec- "
tions. These sections are formed hy
iron rays that spring from the rente!
of the tower to its outer circutnfer- k
ence or wall. Hence the apartment- ('
of the inner tier are smaller than n
those of the center tier?those of the I
center tier, smaller than those of th
outer. The outer tier is reserved for p
the bodies of men; the inner tier for
ter tier the swooping vulttires find I
Lhe bodies of the Parsee women.
Only the attendants of the I?oklimn
are allowed to enter it with the
dead. They pass quickly up a tuirrow
aisle that runs from the doorwn> \
and lay the dead upon the appointed
place. They tear the sheets rapidl\
from the body, for the vultures are
waiting, and they do not wait tamely.
Only one article is left upon the
corpse?the kusti. The attendants
hurry away and the vultures, with
horrid cries, rush down upon their '
prey. {
The vultures are kept and hred b> '
the attendants of the Itokhmns for
the purpose??f cleaning the flesh from
the hones of the Parsee (lead Th? \ ?
are only a few hours. at the longest. I
in pxniil ing their gruesome task I
The Dokhinn is roofless When flu- *
rain falls it washes tin* ?In?t of the
rrumhlint; hones down t<> the linn ,
flooring- From there it gradually \
drains away and is absorbed again ,
into fheeronoiny of nature in a way ,
absolutely harmless to the living
A few yards from the tower of Silenee
is a white stone. It i-. kept
clean and shines tip from the green
grass. Nearer the Itnkbtna then this
stone no one may go sa\< the dead
ami the professional attendants. It
is the Stone of Farting. the Stone of '
Good-hv, of Kverlasting Farewell. '
Beyond it the dead must go from '
those who ha\o loved him. lln>se he 1
has loved?go alone into the plaee of
death and into the something after |
death which, in f'arsee usage, seems i
to us worse than death itself
Russia's Teeming Millions
The population of Riisshi at the i
beginning of t his year numbers about ,
121.rtttO.flOft souls These are diatrib- (
uted in the following manner Fn (
the fifty governments of Russia in ,
Kurope there are about KIM"hi tarn (
inhabitants, in the Vistula country
8,000,000; in the Caucasus. 8. otto.. 1
000; in Siberia. 4.8-Vt.tlOO; in \sia
ft 100,fit it t; in Finland. 2.:txo.?NHi.
These figures are worthy of note
The Russian army in time of peace
numhers about 82o,ihh> men. which
compared to I lie population, is but a
small number. Other count ries. sneh
as Germany and France, have already
more than 1 per rent. of their populations
permanently with the colors.
Should the czar one day . by a single
stroke of the pen, choose to follow 1
the example of other Kuropean
powers, he would be in command of
by far the largest number of men
under one sovereign in the world.?
[Ixrndon Vanity Fair.
A Docked Horse.
"There is as pretty an animal of
hie class as ran he found ? if
he was h 11 there. I hope that
there will come a time when the Legislature
of the State of New York,
and, for that matter, of every Si ate
in the tTnion, will pass a law making
it a penai offence for any one to disfigure
hie horse in this most hrutal
way. It pleases, perhaps, shout a
couple of hundred of Anglomaniaes
who drive in Central Park, and displeases
the humane and patriotic
sentiment of titt.iSNi.iMMt of the American
people."?Pro. (ileason, >
L V E I HE M \ . i.
Sinif V'lrd. ripr>!" rill .
Purple is th" <llstr>nt hill
fckv 1=* britrht, and v is dear. ^
Lave Is her"
I row 11 ;-kv, vaulsh hill : ?
Ahilethe bird. and dry the r'.l! ;
Ail the day Is drear an 1 doe. I.
Love Is II" I
?George 11. Gallup, in M>ins?\.'s \
II I'M OH OF THK OAV.
Books >?f travel? thousand mile I
cketa. - Truth.
t '<iiiHistencv ik n jewel often sold t?? I
hv th" price of Mireess. Thick.
A mistake is apt to nttrKct moru at ntioii
to vie than a virtue. Kern's
lor II.
The trouble witn many rpen is that
lev will snatch defeat from victory.
I'uck. '
"I always did enjoy an intellectual
net," sai"! Il>" cannibal, as he ate tho
ale mail. Life.
AVhen n man pawns his honor he
tnls that the iepal interest on perjury
tremendously hifrh Truth,
ihulpc (to tramp prisoner)?"Fifty
ollnrs or thirty days." "t'ini"'s
lonev, Judpe. fti'mc thirty days '*
A newlv discnveretl weather prophet
fiya that an icy pavement is a sure
iyn of an earlv fall. Hartford Joitral.
A Kensiucrton doctor >n?c? -1- that
yood thins f"r th" Cramps is a ? *?n- >.
rart for a new warship. Philadelphia
, , ' no
teeord.
Christie "That yoiiue "\|? Sapp
ulks just like a hook, docsli'f lie?"
bithrvn "Yes. a blank book." Th-- do
roit Free Press. pj(l
Me "Th el"e {Joes Hatton Hi his new
vereoat. What do you think of him?' w.i
he "He i> simply out of sight."?
Vashiiifiton News.
"I?oodlu?'k has had his snhu v raise 1 ;
rni it for extra work V" "V"*: ho
lways listens when t n> proprietor lni
ells his babvV smart payings."
' II ... ..P.. ..nil..., I......
? >*".. ... . .... I,f,
to operate your typewriter?"
'Fir?t rate. I <*:? 11 almost t? > '! some
f the things I will". ' - Cliirrti^o ',p
terord. ??f
Hucliuii I (irately) - "Vou lliitil. vtiii n \
now everytlung:, don't yon'-'" \\ if.. th.
>?oftIy) "\?i, ileir ; I never did know
rhv you know so little."- 1 1 r ?t " "
'reo Pre**. u'
"I (tin sorry, hut the picture look*
ikh perfect failure to inc." Artie' ',fl
'(treat So.ifI, what n perfe?t nop -"-s i a<l
nter-OepHii.
She "I .lon't Itko Hint Mr. Smith,
ie is hIwmvm ruling iom ' ho'il.y or
itber to death " He "Ah,why .|.m"?
on .-all the attention of the S. P. <
{ people to it ?.<>
I'll." illffrrPllCr between tlm wealth fcti
11??i th> lender of no orchestt i ihat
tho fiirtn.'rV solo ambition is to
ill time, while tic latter it
'hiladelphia Record.
Mamma "What nr." yon ninl Fred n(l
lt.? .piarrclltnii about?" ANY wo-- ^
ilaytng keep hoiiso and Fr.-I It. iiuc
u?nie and found dinner wasn't ready "
?Ohie.igo Inter Ocean. th
Sh?" "Ik it true that a lover never th
>nta nnytlimit"Not after lie ni
i.'i'oiiii'k eii|'?n''d She "Why not?"
de "He iiev. r has any money to
ipnre." Brookl \ ii 1 .if.
Benedict "Why won't s|e tnarrv '
yon? Is 111# r?* another in to m th<? s'i
aae?" Singleton "I'm afraid linn, hi
s." "That's h??? I ).< von kino-, win
is?" "Yes In r father."
Maude -"Why iloii't von /1 v
foting Sewer* SMini- nr.mii igi nt Mil i!
run Imvo hiui?" Nell ? "Oh, In- ought ''
0 ho aide to press hi* own Hint. He's ti
1 tailor." I'lnhcii lpiiiit Kwnril. ?,
Hunker "I wn-lool enough vster- i,
lav to fi ll that i|o;?tor of yours tint (
ion sent me." i 1111 "What ililV'-riMi'*"
In! that make?" Hnnki-r -- "it?> made "
lie pay cash." N'ru York IIcihI I t>
Klderly Maiden "This is im un -\ d
peeted, Sir. Wellnlonv, that that vnti jt
nn*t give me time." Khlerly Imvet
"Time, Miss Behecca? I ? ynii think "
there is any to spare!" Chicago Tri "
bnne.
Forgot lieraelf: Briggs "Yon knew mi
Mangle recently married n ?il>n and ,,
went on a wedding trip, duln'i von ' I
i i ' , si
<aw him yesterday on Ins return.
riggs "Anything happen while In- ol
was awav?" Brigg?- "Yes. He says o'
(hat ill a tit of absent liiiivh Iness rli- h
proposed to him ivnin Bio'-.klvn
Life.
"Here," said the very young man,
"is a chameleon." "Oh, Mr. fallow,"
she exclaimed, "this is veiy kind of ii
you. I shall take goo I care ol it " "I a
hope you w ill keep it to remind yon of
me." "I shall take the greatest pleasure
in doing so. (After a pause) What
a pity it doesn't stay green all the |,
time." Washington St n
Mr. fJotham? "So you are going to
settle in the Cnited States?" New \rrival
(from South America)? "Yes, 11
sir; they've got to drawing things a 1
little too flue m Honth America to suit ,
mo. Why, nir, it's got. k<> now that a
rnnn cwn't even get n johnt overthrowing
-i government mileae ho helonga to '
the Revolutionist*' I'uioii and Iih- paid I
his fees regularly f<v: six months. M
New York Weekly. .
"f have got a lirst-rate place for (|
you," -aid the employment agent.
" The woman who wants a c ink used to '
he a hire*! girl hrrself, mo there's no \
donht hut that she will ho easv on v
yon." "Eaay on me?" acrearned the v
applicant for a place. "Not much -lie
would. Why, she wouldn't do a thing
hut ait up of nights thinking out \vn\to
get even on me for the way aim wae
treated when she had to live out lie I
self. Y oil don't, know as much abou' I women
mm a last year'a lord nest." ,
JndiaiianoliK Journal.
i:
CHILDREN'S < OLl .HX.
inr. roe.
["ho top it humm?tli a .- *?'< (, ewoet Sv'ig
To mv doar ht'lo I,. \ nt pln\
'instil a'l da\ I >nc
A? it t-pintioth and ?ptiin?th away.
Atxl my doar llttl" hoy
Ho Inughoth with |oy
Vhon h? hoarotli tho tutioful t >no
Of that husv thing
That lovoth to sing
['ho eonc that I. all it? own.
'fold fnM tho string and wind it Mght,
that ?ho tiing l?o loud and "d?nr
S'oiv hurl tho top with nil yniirnngtat
I'pon tho f>an<piotto here .
Atid straight trotn tho string
Thojoyous thine
Roimdofh and -pinnoth al-u'C. ?
And it wdurr? and it htri?
And tt birrs and it purr*
Evor it? protty song.
IVill o\or my doar httlo l??\ (irnt old.
A? so trio havo crown l,oforo;
IVill ovor his lioart fool faint and ?l?l
Whon (10 hoaroth tho ?nna? of yoro/
Will o\ ?r thi? toy ?
>f my d?ar littlo hoy.
A'lion tho roar- hn\o worn aw
King sad and low
Of tho Jong ago,
t? it ?ingoth to nio t, da\
lEugoiio f'iold in < hi, .ig Ilo ord
tdrrt.r btaptv ant> bio bf.ast.
A girl of fourteen was sent to th?
lieher'R the oihot <ln\ f<> purchase
[>nt for ilitinor. Tho hutch* t haptioil
to l>o out, iiiti iiohin<l tho meat
K'k lay a groat lawny St. Bernard
g, dozing at111 snapping at tho oceauial
fly that disturbed his dreams.
"Oh! yon liontitifnl old iloggir.
iig tli** much honey. |H ome
ml Farm. |
Domestic I*e of IHnatnitp.
At Vilnn, Russia, recently Tvan
ilakwit/, at the tliiril ciniHc of a dinicr
?t wliich sat hi* wife, hi* mothern-Iaw,
hi* two daughter*, h11 I m eon,
* well a* a neighbor ?nil hi* n?-i?11 or'*
wife, Aliliouiiccil that lie had pre>ared
r special dish to which lie wantil
nil to tlrink r toast. He then
irouglit in r large ?li*h, covered, and
ilaced in on the table he lifted hi*
;lass and shouted : "To our next meetng!"
The "special diah" wan a
Ivnaniite bomb. Every one in the
ooni was instantly killed except the
oiingeet daughter and the servant,
iho both died shortly after, and th?
mils of the room was partly blown
nit. [Chicago Times.
Put a teaspoonful of ammonia in a
|uart of water, wash your brushes and
omh in this nnd all grease and dirt
i
nil disappear. Rinse, shake ami dry
n the sng or by the fire.
Ml
mt n darling you nroexclaimed
n girl, and in another moment she
r kneeling by liini with her hand 011
lion horn! and her yellow curls half
ried in his golden-brown coal.
Tin* "lop opened his sleepy eyes
ked her other hand and wagged his,
I, thereby signifying thrit, though
had not previously had the pleasure
her acquaintance, lie considered her
ery nice girl indeed. Looking up,
a little maiden saw the butcher
nding in tlie door. Mis face was
nte.
"For your life's sake, keep still !"
cried. "Come here, Jack!" he
led sternly, t<> the 'log, and in a
"I wouldn't have taken that risk
r all I possess," lie said afterward to
e child's father. "lb* mis left to
in* 1 the t?11 and he would have torn
me folks t<> pieces. I cannot tindermd
it." |<>ur I >n in I > Animals.
llt MMIN". or TF.M-oli M il W IUF.S.
F.very one has heard the humming
nl singing ofbdegiaph and telephone
ires. Most people think that it is
used by the action of the wind on
e Mites, and give it no further
might. Hut it ts not true that the
nging is caused by the wind, and, if
hi arc at all observing, yon will notice
at the humming sound is to be heard
i cold winter mornings, when the
noke from chimneys goes straight up
1111 it i? lost in the clouds, and when
in frost on tic wires is as fuzzy and
lick as a roll of chenille fringe.
The wind lias nothing to do with
ie sound, and, according to an Aiisian
scientist, the xdilations are due
> a change of atmospheric tempera
ire, and especially through the action
I' cold, as a lowering temperatura
iduces a shortening of the wires ex
tiding over the whole of the con
uetor. A considerable amount of
iction is produced on the supporting
ells, thus inducing sounds both ou
ie wires and the poles.
When tin- humming litis been going
ii, birds have mistaken tlie sound for
isects inside the poles, and have been
en to peck with their bills on the
ntside, as they do upon the apple and
Ilu-r trees. The story i toM of ?
ear that mistook the humming noise
H ComitlK il (Til H ilf'ht of hot**, H?1>1
lawed nt the pole and tore nwav the
tones ?t it?? I.rm in the tio]>e of find