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? ?P"" BEFORE THE GLASS. Bhs stood before * looking glass? A winsome, pretty dark eyed law , Her bead a little to one side < As though all mankind she defltxL With cheeks so rosy, neck so white. Her long hair o'er her shoulders fell. Her brown eyes sparkled with delight; ? It needed no soft speech to tell That she was fair; she knew It well. And her soliloquy ran thus; i "How awful alow the time would pass * If It wasn't for this looking glass!" ?F. 8. U. In Harper's Basar. v CHIP'S CURE. ' Every now and then a horseman, broad hatted and bo-weaponcd, with jangling Mexican spurs and leather "chap" leggings, dismounted, tied his "cayuso" pony to tho gnawed rack, and joined tne group of cowboys lounging in tho shado of Ashburn's postofflco. With each comer tho first miMtinn wn<s; "How's Chip?" "No bettor," Old Man Asliburn replied, each timo. "Looks to mo liko that tliar was a mighty heavy load to nut onto a child like Chip," said Santa Fe, Iho cowboy, with tlio gaudy Mexican sash about his waist. "A load uv pain an' misery big enough to break a man down, an' she notliV but a child 1" "Ycr right, only sho h'ain'tachild," Soko red checked Posy; she's? ow old, Asliburn?" "Seventeen " Asliburn answered. "Hanged if I knowed." said Santa Fe. "Reckon yer right: but I got so ust to seein' her amongst us, a-ridin' the cayuses an dancin' an' laughin' an' singin liko a happy child, that I'd plumb forgot sho'u growed up." "Me, too," said Rcddy Rose. "I'm mightily afcard she'll never rido nur run 110 more," said Old Man Asliburn. "Ever senco sho was atlirowed she's bo'11 a-gittiu' slowly but 6horely worse an' worse, an' " "Wal," intorruptcd Santo Fe, with grim earnestness, "I h'ain't never bo'n sorry fer tlio way wo run out o' the Rango tho cuss that roped the cayuso an' got her tlirowed." "Nur me I" cried a cowboy chorus. At tho sound of a faint call, Old Man Asliburn li:i.sfoiir<l witliin flio building. Presently ho appeared, dragging carefully behind nim a splint bottomed rocking chair, in which reclined the wasted form of littlo Chip, Ash burn's crippled daughter. At sight of her, tho impulsivo cowboys waved their broad hats and went through tho motions of shouting lustily. But very littlo sound came from tlicir distended mouths. "Hello, boys!" tho littlo cripple saluted, weakly. "I jest couldn't stay in thcro any longer when 1 heard you all talking. Pa didn't want mo to como, but I told him" "Sho 'lowed," interrupted Ashburn, "tbat she'd como out yero if she'd to crawl on her hands an' knees, an' I reckon she'd" "You bet she'd a-dono it!" broko in Santa Fo. "That's what she'd a-doue," agreed Reddy Rose. "How nico tho sunsliino seems!" said tho littlo cripple. "I've been a-thinkin' often that mebby I'll never fit out into it ag'in to run an' rido as ust to. Somo way" "Sant," whispered Posy, "hanged if I h'ain't sorry wo stopped at runnin' out the cuss that got her throwed." "Mo, too!" returned Santa Fc. "Ort to a-killed him then an' tliarl" "That's what wo ort I" agreed Rcddy Rose. Even the slight exertion attendant upon tho short trip from tho littlo bedroom to tho door seemed utmost too much for Chip's enfeebled frame. Iicr faco grew paler, and sho leaned wearily back in tho old rocking chair. "Alobby I'll never sco you again, boys." sho piped. "I" "Old man," interrupted Posy, "you bettor tako her back now." "But I don't want to go," the girl protested. "I want to stay an' seo the boys, an'" As easily as if she had been of but a feather's weight, Posy took her in his strong arms and carried her back into her littlo bedroom carefully and very tenderly. His brown check was close to Ii?*? -? -"/fti* who, Chip?" ho whispered. ?"?~ "An' you, Posy," slio answered, softly. "Boys," Old Man Asliburn was saying as Posy rejoined the group about tho door, "things looks mighty black. She's a - sull'erin' an' a - sutl'crin' on' " Posv rushed to his cayuse, Hung himself into the saddle, and dashed away across the prairie, followed by his comrades. "I couldn't stand it." he told them, as tho ponies bounded away to tho eastward. "I jest couldn't, stand to hear that poreolo cuss a-tellin' of littlo Chip a-gettin' nearder an' Hoarder death, an' he, her dad, not ablo to help her 1" "Say," said Santa Fe, suddenly, "wo orfc" "You bet I" interrupted Posy. "Wo ort, an' wo will do" "Thar comes 1 lank 1" brolco in Roddy Prvcn ??o tl?n little ??. l/x?? " ! i*.? J...1 XWOU, (IO lliu IllllU UIUH7) iUlU 1 iUUUU huckboard that comprised the turnout of Hank Bitters, tho mail carrier, emerged from tho distant timber. "Hunk's got a passenger." Obedient to tho touch of tho nugo Mexican spurs, tho onyuses hounded toward tho approaching vchiclo at tho cowhoy's favorite gait, a keen run. Hank Bitters' passenger, an old gentleman with a phenomenally bald head and a general appearanco of almost owlish wisdom, had he en growing more and moro unromfortahlo ever since entering the cattle country. Tho conversation of tho stago driver, and later of llank Bitters, had not served to allay any of his apprehension. , "W'y," said Hank* with great gravity, "somo uv.theso yero cowboys is pizon?plumb pizonl. An' rcclclcss! .AVol, reckless h ain't no nanto for it! They're had 1"^ iiis auditor *sliiv.ercd. ' f' '"Kill a "man! Jest as quick as to ?atlv i>iknn sight quifcker. sumo of 'cm., T> 1 ? ? * X TO IVUWYUU ? ? , . # ' '* U ? , J. . . **11?T paused hnd gazed thbvJjghtfully at t'ho fall liat of his companion. "l'vo knowed 'cui to shoot a states man jest fer wearin' a plug hat!" "My starsl" shivered the passongcr. "Knowcd wuss'n that. \v 'y, out on tho Soap River range" And Hank Bitters luridly pictured the depravity of the cowboys of tho Soap river region. "But surely they would not harm me," quavered tho passenger, "if they wore apprised of my identity 1" "If they"knew who I was." "Mebby thoy'd let you off easy," consoled Hank. "And when we do come in contact with them, you will do your best to soothe them?" "I'll do what I kin," returned Hank. "But it's mighty finnicky business." And bo ho worked upon the fears of his passenger till the old gentleman gazed appi ohonsively about, as if he expected to seo a dozen fierce cowboys leap from behind every bush, to make of his person an impromptu revolver target He was nearly ready to cry out with alarm when, as they emerged from the timber, he beheld Santa Fe and his comrades careering towards thorn. The yells of recognition with which tlioy greeted Hank, wliilo 6till rods away, sent a great thrill of terror through the eld gentleman. ''Tell them who I am 1" he whispered, hoarsely. "Tell them I am a man of peaeo bound on an errand of mercy I" "I'll do tho best I kin," returned Hank, with an inward convulsion. "But it's mighty risky businees! They're pizon, plumb pizon f" As tho cowboys circled about the buckboard tho passenger almost gave up all hopo. "Tell them!" ho wliisporcd to Hank. That worthy, with n tremendous wink at Santa re, cailcd out: "Don't bo brash, boys! This ycro ecnt's on his way to visit a olo time friend down on tno Cimarron, what's Sot n crippled boy. As a favor to mo, on't hurt him. Name's Doe Bristow, M. D.. uv" "What?" cried Posy. "A doctor! Got yer tools an' mcdicino along, doc?" "Yes, sir," quavered tho physician. "Got them along 1" cried Posy. "Thcu yer jest" "Hold on!" broko in Santa Fo, catching Posy's idea. "Wo don't want 110 botcn doctor. Doc, air you up to yer game?" "I hardly" "I mean, do you know yer biz? Do you sizo up with tho balaneo uv the doctors?" Dr. Bristow's professional pride, up in arms in an instant, ovcrcamo his fears. "Know my business, sir? Up with other physicians, sir? Why, sir, I can say. without a uarticlo 01 boasting, that I stand head and shoulders abovo my professional rivals?hoad and shoulders, sirl I am tho author of" Ho named a work with a sonorous and complicated medical title, that conveyed littlo or no meaning to his hearers. "I performed, sir, ono of tho most rcmarkablo cures of tho present century by rostoring Senutor lleywood to vigorous health." "13'liovo I ycarcd about that," said Santa Fo. " Lowed ho'd die, didn't thoy?" "Certainly 1 Nincty-nino cases out of every hundred thus attacked succumb. Thcreforo I am justly accorded great credit for my almost miraculous cure. I" "Hoys," said Tosy, "wo want him 1" "That's what wo uo," agreed Reddy Rose. As tho cowboys reached this decision tlio party was witliin a hundred yards of Ashburn's postotlicc. "Doc," said Posy, "you'll have to nVop yoro jv. wUilo. The physician's air of gratified professional prido was instantly superseded by fear. "Oh, gentlemen, spare mo I" ho quavered. "I will not wear it again if you object to its appearance!" " 'Pearanco uv whatV" asked Santa Fe. "My hat?'plug,' I think you call it I" Ilank Hitters threatened to explode with delight, but tho cowboys never even smiled. Tho physician was so loath to loavo the vehicle that ho had to bo dragged out bv force. i "Tiiko it easy, doc," soothed Pocy. "Wo don't moan no harml" Dr. Bristow, littlo reassured, mentally anathematized tho day ho left his city homo to throw himself into the clutches of theso whito savages. "Doc," began Posy, "kin you euro a girl what's mighty nigh dead frum hem' tlirowcd frum a cayuso?" Dr. Bristow's professional instinct got tho better of a portion of his fears. "I think I w sj/elv ftav I can, sir, if a euro is possible, ho said. Posy led tho way to Chip's bedside. "Cliip, this yero is Doc Bristow. Doe, this yero is Olo Man Ashburn, Chip's dad. Come, olo man 1" Ashburn followed him out of doors, and Dr. Bristow was alono with his patient. Tho cowboys wero very gravo when tho physician reappeared. "Gentlemen"? ho began. "Means you an' Sunt, I reckon, Posy," said Redely Rose. "Wliat'll it bo with little Chip, doc?" asked Posy. "Although her caso is extremely precarious," replied tho physician, deliberately, "with proper nursing and tho euro of a skilled physician, sho can bo restored to health. A dclicato 21 nd iliinwrniif; (infralifin in nmotcnpr If sho survives that and is attended by" "She will bcl Tho big doctor'll bo tliar," said Posy. "Who might ho be, if I may ask?" questioned tho physician. "Doe Bristow," answered Posy. "But I cannot remain. My engagement" "Blank your engagement! In that tliar room lies Chip?littlo Chip that" "That wo all lovc,cvcry last one uv us," broko in Santa Fc. "You bet!" cried Reddy Rose. "But" "An'," interrupted Posy, "tho cuss that got her hurt was run otT the Range, but tho cuss that kin euro her, hut won't, will never leavo tho Range n-runnin' nur no way." "That's what ho won't!"' agreed Reddy Rose. Dr. Bristow seamed to -fully ealizc what Posy's words implied. Next day, long before the hour for performing tho operation that was to end or savo Chip s life, the cowboys had congregated in the shade of Asliburn's postolllce. Posy was not with them. "Posy," littlo Chip was saving, as sho feebly stroked tho rougli head bent abovo her, "if I ?if I don't get out again, give each of tho boys one of these." Then she weakly drew from lieneatli her pillow as many locks of hair, tied with little pieces of ribbon, as there wcro cowboys in tho group outside. (There was one for Posy, also, ho noticed through tho mist of tears that dimmed his eyes. .Chin softly .stroked Posv's rougn neiid, as no Mnt still lbwer til] his lips touched hers, and a hot tear foil on each chock. Then, far braver than he, she turned her faco away. "Good-by, Posy," she said. "Good-by, Chip." Ho staggered out of tho room, and dashing the tears from his eyes, ho grasped the doctor's arm with a force that mado him wince, and whispered hoarsely: "Go in, now, an'?an' if her good* bv was the last one, God forgive yel Tuis yero iron"?half drawing his revolver ? "never misses Are, an'? Wal, you'll never go offen the Range I" Dr. Bristow had mado no idle boast when liosnokoof his professional skill, and all of that skill was called into action to preserve unsnapped tho chord that bound poor little sutfering Chip 10 mo. w lion 1110 operation was oyer and the crisis past, tho great physician tottered through tho door and fell fuinting into Posy's arms. "Sho is safof ho gasped, as ho opened his eyes. As if moved by a common impulso, tho cowboys mounted their cayuses and galloped ofF across tho prairie at whirlwind speed. Two miles away they halted, and gavo vent to their rejoicing in yells both long and loud. A month lator, when littlo Chip was ablo to hop about quito smartly oil her crutches, Dr. Bristow asked of Posy, of whom ho seemed to stand in dreadful fear, if ho might lcavo for his eastern homo on tho following day. "But, doc, I thought you was keen to go out on tho Cimarron?" Nothing was further from Dr. Brislow's desire. IIo told himself that if lio could but return homo, it would takoamost powerful attraction indeed to draw him away from it. Santa Fo and Old Man Ashburn held several mysterious conferences, in which Posy was not invited to tako part. Tho result wus apparent next day. Instead of tho faded backboard, Ilank Bitters arrived in a long spring wagon, which, as Reddy Itoso saicT was simply "gorgis" with red paint of tho reddest red; and Hank nimself was gotten up for tho great occasion "regardless," in nn uncomfortable suit of new store clothes, topped off by a collar that persisted in ruling his red neck most outrageously. A clerical looking personage who accompanied him was saluted by tho cowboys with shouts of "Preacher Bluel" Tho cowboys woro all in holiday attire, and even Old Man Asliburn wa?-quito "smartly" arrayed. Posy stared in wonder at tho group, but from tho way littlo Chip smiled and blushed, it was evidently not at all a mystery to her. "Posy," began Santa Fc, awkwardly, "I want to say for mo an' tho boys an' Old Man, ycrc, that we 'low wo know how you an' Chip feel towards each other, an'?an'" "Wo reckon you both show mighty good taste," broko in Reddy Rose. "Knowin' this," went on Banta Fe, "wo ? that is ? you ? wal?darn it, you're goin' to git married yerc, an' now,'an'?an' ycro's ycr wcdctin' present from mo an' tho boys I Soon's it's over you'ro goin' ?to start on a weddin' tower. Wo ""low Chip needs travel;" and Santa Fo thrust a roll of bills into tho lmiul of the astonished Posv. The latter presently essayed to express ail his thanks, but tho cowboys, uooinfc his embarrassment, drowned his words by wild yells. After Posy and Chip had been mado one, Dr. Bristow was the first to bo equal to tho occasion. Ho first proposed and carried out the kissing of ilm l.ri/ln Tlin nnu'linvQ fnllnivoil ciiif H1U tviv. A '?vy VV .. UUIV) and Posy, still half dazed, was noarly knocked off his feet by a rush of comrades to claim tribute from the tempting1 mouth of tlio now mado brido. When tho very red spring wagon departed, its occupants wero Posy, Chip, Dr. Bristow, besides Hank Bitters, tho truthful. Just beforo they entered tho timber they waved an adieu to tho cowboys congregated before Ashburn's postoflicc. Santa Fo unwound his guady Mexican scarf and waved it in response, and tho other cowboys industriously swung their hats and yelled till tho red wagon and its occupants had passed from sight. "Ashburn, you olo fool, you're a-cryin'," said Santa Fo, presently. "?>o uir you 1" spoko lieddy Bfltftl "Wat, you're not aDTlbetter yer"selfl" retorted Santa Fo.?Frank Leslie's. A Fascinating Young Lady. In Tipton county, Tcnn., lives a young lady, who exorcises a fascinating power over animals. Tho Journal of Man says that slio is ablo to conquer and rido in a moment's timo horses and mules that 110 ono elso has evor been ublo to handle. Tho most savage dog in tho neighborhood nuails before licr. Squirrels and birds como tc her in tho woods and cat from her hand, und many times sho has been known to pick up a rabbit in tlio path. Slio says that from infancy sho has had this remarkublo power over wild animals, but only within tho past few years was sho aware that sho was also a "horso tamer." She says sho is not conscious of putting forth any effort in this. Thrifty I.noimlu. Miss Lucinda Washburn, a nativo of Kingston, Mass., died in this city, aged 78 years 7 months and 19 days. She camo to Sacramento in tho early fifties, was nn industrious woman, a good financier, nnd at her death was ono of the wealthiest individuals in tho city. The bulk of her property consists of good paying real estato in many portions of (his city. Sho was somewhat eccentric, and went about looking after her diversified interests dressed in cheap calico and a white apron, while her headgear was invariably an old fashioned sunhonnot of somo light colored material. Her estate will appraise tin into the hundreds of thousands, ana it is doubtful if many women in America by their individual efforts havo amassed so largo a fortune. ?Sacramento Record-Union. Improving a I'rorerb. ' Tvo always admired proverbs, my dear," Mr. Dusenberry said, as ho I rubbed his chin in a contcmplativo way. "They aro chock full of siff| nilicanco. They aro laconic and loglI cal. Now, for instance, thero is tno , saying. 'Straws show which way tlio waul blows.' What could moro tersely" "Yes," interrupted Mrs. Dusenberry, with a twinklo in licr starboanl eye. i "If you'd sift tho ashes every inorn- I ing, instead of letting mo sift them, | you'd know moro about tho direction i | of tho wind than all tho straws in ] creation would show you."?Detroit 1 [ Free Press. W li Tan Taw* on on Engraving. Rudolph Stang, of Dusscldorf, has lately completed, after mora than ten years' work, a copper plate engraving of Leonardo da Vinci's great fresco. It is believed that this is the (lrst timo the famo us picturo has been directly studied by th? engraver. Ruphnel EMorghen's splendid engraving was made from a drawing of a copy of tho mil painting, ana all other plates d since its publication in 1800 bean more or less imitations of it. The history of Morghen's work is instructive. TTio monks at Castelazzo hearing of the famo of the fresco in the refectory of tho monks of Santa Maria delle Grazio, at Milan, commissioned Marco d'Oggiono, a pupil of Leonardo, to paint them a copy for their rofoctory. But being himself a distinguished artist ho could hardly bo expected to abstain from introducing 8omo variations of liis oiui. A drawing of Oggiono'8 copy, which was in fur better preservation than tho original, was mado for Morghen by Mattoini, himself an excellent nrtist, who was moro intent on tho artistic porfeeAl _ # I_ 1. it 1 /? 1 N I ' - uuu ui nia worn iuuii on lis nueuiy 10 tho original. Then caino tho engraver who is credited with having produced a work of consummato technical excellence, but which cannot claim to be on exact reproduction of Leonardo's picture. Stang betook himself to tho spot, studied tho fresco in its present state, and mado uso of all available sketches and original sketches mado by tho painter for his work, some of which wcro to bo found in England. Tho result is what ho believes to bo a reproduction in copper of tho work os it camo from Leonardo's pencil, executed as perfectly as modern art can effect. Tho engraving has been much praised by German art critics.?London Times. | Hrlp for Deserving People. Tho board of associated charities aids families almost exclusively, and very material aid it is. As soon as tbo agent of the society starts out ho makes inquiries in reliablo circles ns to tho habits ajul characteristics of tho peoplo ?applying about tho head of the family, if ono exists, about tho children, now many, if any, aro at work, and if they, singly nnd collectively, arc honost and industrious, or if they would bo industrious if they had the opportunity. Tho society naturally will want to know about tho revenues of tho family and of their expenses and debts, and if theso answers are all right his report to tho board will bo a favorable ono, nnd in a short timo the necessaries of life, usually flour, meal. coal and wood in bulk, "will bo forthcoming. It docs take time, however, to do this, and if tho family were in distress and needed immediate nid there are several individual means by which they might tide over their wants temporarily. This Is ?no form of charity which, if it is slow, is certainly suro and substantial once it is secured. It takes care exclusively of thoso who linvo lodgings, who livo in tenements somowhere in tho city and receive charity in that way. Thoso are usually very deserving peoplo and thoir histories are often sad and pathetic. Thoso who ore invariably tho most deserving of charity are always tho most reluctant about uaXlllg fur it. Poor but proud, they will often sell every piece of furniture and household effects that somotimes havo tender and pleasant recollections in order to keep tho wolf from tho door, and defer, if not permanently dispenso with, tho necossitv of asking aid.?McGratli in Boston Globe. The Titlue? of Diamonds. Values of diamonds never change. Liko pure gold they havo a fixed valuo. Their prices change with the dealer and liis opportunity for their sale. Then again tho prico of diamonds is lurgely affected by their quality and color. A stone that shows sand cracks is rated low. A diamond, however perfect, if of a yellowish hue, is not highly priced. There arc 6tones of a reddish tint which nro very beautiful, but tho pure white diamond outranks them all. The test of tho white diamond is that it shall bo perfectly invisiblo when immersed in a vial of tthcruieally pure water, such as is collected from condensed steam. A din mond is perfectly indestructiblo and is seldom, if ever, lost to tlio world. If tlio owner should lose a stono another person finds it, and tho quantity of g>ms goes on steadily increasing.? iamond Broker in Cilobc-Domocrat. The llaby King of Spain. Stories of the eccentricities of the baby king of Spain continuo to amuso Europe. The continent is laughing at his latest escapade, which canio near to involving his country in serious trouble. A newly appointed minister to Spain from an influential European country readied Madrid, ami after a time was presented to tho young potentate. The minister is bald bended, but wears a long, Mowing beard. "Oh, mother 1" exclaimed Alfonso when ho caught sight of tho diplomat, "he's combed his hair tho wrong way." Tho relations between Spain and tlio minister's country nro somewhat strained at present, but a settlement of tho misunderstanding is hoped for.? Now York World. An Oild Dining Organization. A very odd dining organisation in Philadelphia is known us the Ishmaelitcs. Tho apurtment in which tho feast is held is always decorated in tho oriental fashion, some of tho features introduced being very luxurious and striking. During each season there is n muezzin who presides and rules tho feast, and who also delivers a mock prayer and has a peculiar song All wear turbans or fez caps, with long robes and ornaments around their necks.?Chicago Herald. DlMlpation of Vital l.timprj. Truly did Emerson designate dissipation as tho greatest evil m life, llo aid not mean aissipation in the narrow and common sense of excess of drinking. Ho meant dissipation of ull sorts ?tho dissipation of vital energy in tho pursuit of trivial objects, social dissipation, wasto of time, wasto of money, wasto in general. Bocial dissipation is o?io of tlio most harmful forms of dissipation, because it is so insidious, upnarently so innocent. Wo nro commanded to lovo our neighbor, but wo are not commanded to call 011 them two or throe times u week. The amount of timo consumed in superfluous and purj>oseloss social intcrcourso in this world is something positively appalling.?New York Commercial Aavortiaor. HOW RAMS FIGHT. Dueling According to the Code ot Their Royal SheepUhnenftes. It may perhaps throw some light on the obscure causes of tho stupidity of sheep to see them fight. To watch two rams ongugo in a duel, which they do in a most gentlemanly manner, ae if it were as much a matter of etiquette as an engagement with swords in the environs of Paris, is better than most farces nowadays. Perhaps there are some ten or twenty rams in a yard or corral, and prescutly two put their heads togethor. Probably they are having a conversation, and in it some debatablo matter crops up, for one shakes his head impa tiently as if doubting trio word or his interlocutor. Tho insulted ram looks up, advances a step or two, and they rattlo tlieir horns together. Instantly all the other gentlemen gather round us tho two intending coiubutants march backward step by step with an admirablo slowness and deliberation. They nro tho two knights at tho ends of tho lists. There is an instant's pause, and then they hurl themselves violently forward to meet forehead to forehead with a shock that ought to break their skulls. Then tho solemn backward march recommences, tho pause is made, and the two belligerents leap at each other once more, and tho terrible thud is heard again. Sometimes they run ton courses before one turns dizzy and declines tho battle, butoftenor five or six blows mako tho thinner skulled turn away, to bo contemptuously hustled in tho rear by tho conqueror. Occasionally tho sight of ono set of duelists inspires tho unoccupied lookers on with a noblo ardor, and couplo after couplo join in to march backward side by side and rush forward in lino to moot tho opposing forces. It seems to mo that there is moro intorest in this than tho mero farce of tho display. Ilowever such a lmbit arose it can hardly now be advantageous to tho species, and must tend to lower them in tho scale of intellect, for while tho thickest skulled remain lords, thoso with tho most room for brains ofton get their craniums cracked with fatal results. This may help to explain th? very uncommon idiocy of domesticated sheop, just as tho duello among Australian blnckfellows may throw light on tho dull, thick headednoss of some of tho native humans in that country. For their favorite methcfclof dueling? at least it was that of which I heard most?is to take two clubs, and, having drawn lots in some manner for tho first blow, to striko tho loser on the head as ho bends down with tho utmost force possiblo. If (hat blow is not decisive?and It is not always so ?it is tho turn of tho other man to do hie best, and so on until a skull is cracked.?Tho Coruhill Magazine. Author* nnri l'ubllsliera. Mr. Rider Haggard's friends complain that while no received only $W0 for the original edition of "King Solomon's Mines," the publishers have mado $60,000 out of tne book. This is "business." Why should tho author and his friends bo aggrieved? Mr. Ilaggard should haro mado a better bargain, and, undoubtedly, in tho future Mr. Ilaggard will do so. Those inequalities of profit will by and by teaoli authors to change their methous of book publication. Meanwhile they have no right to blame publishers, and must quietly submit to the plar of makintr their successful honks com pensate tlioso publishers for the lossei incurred on other people's unsuccess ful books. Mr. Haggard, as a country squire, with a fortune, might hav? tnod experiments with safoty. Why should not a man who can afford f< publish his own book, "taking tin risk," as lie would any other buslnes; cnterpriso? If this became the custom, woulu not fewer and better books be Eublished? And would not this ba e lessing to the reading world??Pittsburg Bulletin. Peculiar Idea About Religion. A student deeply versod in occlaaiaa tical matters recently advanced a very peculiar idea while conversing with r menu. lie said mat the establishec religion of a country owed its princi pal doctrines less to faith than to th( conditions of its climate and surround ings. He cited tho beautiful religior of tho natives of India, whowoulanoi eat anything that had once lived, bo cause, while all could take away life only One could give it. Ho arguoc that a religious belief like that coulc only have it? origin in on intensely hot oliinnto liko that of India, when animal food is not ncceesarv to sue tain life. Among the Laplanders such a roligion could never obtain, booaus< it was absolutely necessary for the Inhabitants of so high a latitude tc ;eop tho warmth of the body up to s certain heat. Nothing but animal fui could do that.?Now York Sun. A Rope Walker's Coolness. If I myself do not feel norvous, 1 am nfmid the many persons I have carried on mv Hnflr ?<- )>>? k?tvi have folt a trlfto perturbed, gave whon they have been professional assistants. In reality tliero is nothing in the world for them to bo afraid of. All tlioy liavo to do is to sit perfectly still, refrain from clutching ine too tightly around tho neck and leave tho rest te mo. When I ajn carrying any one over for tho first time, I chat to him continuously on any indifferent subjects I can tiiink about, and try in this manner to rolievo his anxiety, and I always caution him ugninst looking downward when in mid air. Somehow, though, ho never seoms quite happy, and 1 always detect a gasp of relief whon tho end of tho rope and tho platform aro reached. More than onco the victim has dovoutly ox_1_i 1 UK' . ? " " vmuiifu, jNcver again i"?J. 15. l5ioudin iu Lippiiicott'*. I)c>?s Duty for All. In dozens of restaurants one kind of "stock" coutinues to do duty for many differently named soups. tlio great varioty of names astonishing tho unsophisticated country cousin.?Boston True Flag. Tlio constitution of Costa Kica proscribes hospitality to strangers as a sacred duty, and declares citizenship to bo forfeited by ingratitude to parents, abandomnant of wife or children and neglect of tho obligation* j duo to tho family. Thcro has been consecrated In Pliila delphia a church for tho oxclusivo uso of tho (leaf. It is the first and only placoof worship in this country, if not Im tho world, that is managed entirely by deaf mutes. HORSE CAR MANNERS. Men lAi'klnj; tn Manners, dud Women Wlio Ait to Some Extent Responsible. "Tho manners of people in Brooklyn and New York horse cars are ; abominable," said rfin elderly gentleman who stood on tho rear platform of a Fulton street car tho other day. , "I am u traveling man," he continued, "and have had occasion to make a study of this subject. For instance, just tako n look inside this car and you will see what I mean. First you will notico that while several ladies aro standing several men aro sitting. That you will say is nothing unusual, nor is it in our cars. If, however, you will look a little moro closely you must notico that if some of the lathes, I suppose we must call them by that j namo. would movo along a littlo there : woultl bo seats for at least threo more. Do they movef Not by a long shot," and the elderly gentleman stopped a moment to wino off somo big drops that had trickled clown his back from the projecting roof. "Tho manners of tho avorugo New York or Brooklyn woman, but moro especially those of the former, aro disgusting," ho continued, "and they aro responsible to a large extent for tho imjxditeness shown them by tho men. Now in Boston you *11 - ?--! - ?' ! win never sco a iaay suxnuing in a car, while a gontleman is sitting. Why? Well, in the first place, there is much more politeness practiced in that city of beans and culture: men nro not so hardened there as they aro in our larger cities, nor is tlio population so cosmopolitan. Wo aro suffering in a great mca?uro from tho lack of good manners duo to the groat preponderance in our midst of foreign elements. Moreover, in Boston conductors aro constantly upon tho outlook for tho comfort of their passengers. If there is a chanco to mako nioro room they will do it. I liavo only seen one or two instances of this supervision on tho part of our conductors. Even in Chicago tho better class of foreigners and tho native Americans will almost invariably give up their seats to ladios." "What mado mo mad, tho other day," chimed in anothor passenger, who had listened to tho conversation quietly up to this point, "was this: I was on a Brooklyn car and it was raining oven harder than it is now. Tho car was jammed and many of the passengers were women, young and old, many of them evidently being shop girls, for it was tho hour of tho close of labor in the stores. A dolioato looking g"irl, ^ >o seemed very weary, was standbier : somn littln dint/men frr?m mo, ancFT icd to attract her attention in order 10 givo her my seat. I could i not catch Tior eye, so I finally aroso and reached over to touch her. I had , no sooner loft my scat than a spindle i looking dudo, with a capo coat on, slipped into it. Was I mad? Was 1? Well, I should say I was, but what could I do? I hato a fuss, so I quietly slipped out on to tlio platform and let , my mad cool off. I'd liavo given a ton to liavo punched that dude s head, though, if I d liavo had him in a moro ' secluded pluco." "That's it," said tho elderly gentleman as ho stepped nimbly to tho edgo , of tho platform preparatory to jumping off. "Well, they're all bad ' enough, heaven knows. Good night," and with a quick jump ho disappeared in tho darkness.?-Brooklyn Eagle. The Bllmlman's Doc. Tho street lamp on tho corner of [ Broadway and Twenty-ninth street is tho nightly business stand of a blind ' man and a dog. I watched them last night, having bccomo interested in them through tho stories that had ' como to me of tho dog's intelligence. ' I heard tho man ask tho time of a gentleman who stopped to drop something in tho box. 110 was told it was 10 5 o'clock. Tlio gentleman walked on ' and tho man called out to the dog: ) "Come, Tom, it's 10. and tiino for \ us to no home." The littlo dog gathered himself together, held up the ox to tho man, waited until ho took tho money out and put it in his pocket, buttoned liis old coat, and then stood f on tho curb and examined tho cars ( coming along, mnauy a green ono j came in sight and the dog drew tho mar. out into the mud and stood until 5 it came along. The driver evidently knew them, for when ho carno to t whero they stood ho pulled up and t thoy got in. I was assured that it was . a regular thing, and that tho dog has a remarkable faculty for faces. It is [ said that ho even knows the peoplo j who givo alms to tho old fellow, and r never fails to greet them with a dem. onstration of pleasure.?New York . Star. 1 Counting tlio Motes. ' Counting tho dancing motes in a ) bar of sunlight sounds liko ono of ' those hopeless, novcr ending tasks \ with which malignant fairies delight ' to break tho spirit of littlo heroines in the German folk stories. Something more than this, however, has been . achieved by modern scionco, which is now ablo to count tho particles float' I ing in any given portion of tho at' i mosphoro ancl dotermine what propor1 tion of theso aro dangerous germs and I what aro mero dust. Dr. Frankland's 1 ! curious experiments havo shown us ; how to count tho mioro-organisms, ! and now John Aitken, of Falkirk, by a totally dllFerent method, has been ' enabled to tako stock of tho moro 1 liarmlcss but har^lV less interesting dust motes, 'lliirty thousand such particles have been detected by him in tho thousandth of a cubic incn 6f tlio air of a room. In tho outsido atmosphcro in dry weather the same measurement of nir yielded 2,119, ! whereas, after a heavy rainfall, tho number was only 521. That this ; power of prying into atmospheric secrets will eventually yield very im| portant results must bo obvious to all. Among tho most curious discoveries already mado is tho direct relation botween dust particles and fogs, mist and rain.?Loudon Dailv Nov Tho main strength of American wrought iron is 45,900 pounds; English. 43.741. Coiiti'ollor Mo rail's Combination. Controller Moran is a mathematician of no small attainments in that branch of abstract thought, and he can jugglo with figures, in their intricate permutations and combinations, after tho most approved style. I lis attention ! was not long since attracted to a duto in last November which included four ones and fourcights, viz: 1 l-18tli-18S8. Curiosity led him to expand the doc| trine of possibilities involved in this i odd combination, and he has clemon; struted that a similar combination cauj not occur again till tho remote geoI logical period expressed in tho year I 6wt-ll-18tli.?Detroit Freo Press. "Did n't Know't was Loaded" May do for a stupid boy's oxcuso ; but what can bo said for the parout who sees his child languishing daily and fails to recognize the want of a tonic and blood-purifler? Formerly, a course of bitters, or sulphur and molasses, was the rule in well-regulated families ; but now all intelligent households keep Ayer's Sarsaparilla, which is at once pleasant to the taste, and the most searching and effective blood medicine ever discoveredNathan S. Cleveland, 27 E. Canton St., Boston, writes : " My daughter, now 21 years old, was in perfect health until a year ago when she began to complain of fatigue, headache, debility, dizziness, indigestion, and loss of appetite. I concluded that all her complaints originated in impure blood, and induced her to take Ayer s Sarsaparilla. This medicine soon restored her blood-making organs to healthy action, and in duo time reestablished lior former health. I find Ayer's Sarsaparilla a most valuable remedy for the lassitude and debility incident to spring time." J. Castright, Brooklyn Tower Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., says : "As a Spring Medicine, I find a splendid substitute for the old-time compounds in Ayer's Sarsaparilla, with a few doses of Ayer's Tills. After their use, I feel fresher and stronger to go th 'ough the summer." Ayer's Sarsaparilla, PREPARED BY Or. J.*C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mas*. Trice 91; six bottle*, Worth *0 a bottle. PIEDMONT AIR LIN E RICHMOND & DANVTT.T/E RAILROAD GREENVILLE & COLUMBIA DIVISION CONDENSED SCHEDULE la effect December 10, 1888. (Trains run on 75th Meridian lime.) NORTHBOUND No. 64. No. 61. Leave Cha'ston 7 00 a. m. Leave Columbia... f 10 25 a. m. Arrive Alston 11 22 a. in. Aeave Alston 11 25 p. ui. Arrive Union 1 25 p. in. 4 25 "p. in. Arrive Spartanburg. 2 50 p. in. G 45 p. in. Try on " Saluda 44 Flat Rock 44 ilcndersonville... 44 Ashcville 7 00 p. m. "j Hot Springs 4 Pomariu 11 5G a. m. if4rive Prosperity... 12 22 p. in. ^ 44 Newberry 12 3'J p. in. 44 Laurens 44 Ninety-Six... 1 45 p. ra. 44 Greenwood...., 2 30 p. m. 44 Greenville , 5 20 p m 44 Abbeville 4 00 p. ui. 44 Auderson 4 40 p. m. 44 Seneca G 00 p. m. 44 Walhall.i 7 00 p. ni. Atlanta 10 40 p. m. SOUTHBOUND, No 55 No. 50 Leave Walballa |8 00 a. m. 44 Seneca 8 30 a. m. 4 Anderson. .. . 0 41 a. in. 44 Abbeville 10 50 a. in. y 44 Greenville 0 30 a. ni. 4- Greenwood... 12 28 p. m. 44 Ninety Six.... 1 12 p. ni. 44 Laurens 44 Newberry 2 32 p. m. 44 Prosperity 2 52 p. ni. Arrive Alston 3 30 p. in. Leave Hot Spriugs. * G 50 a m r.cave nsnevme S S25 o. m ' Hendersonvillo " Flat Itock " Saluda " Try on " Spartanburg., fll 55 a. ra. " Union 1 40 p. m. 0 45 a m Arrive Alston 3 30 p. in " Columbia 1 40 p. ui. " Augusta 9 05 p. iu. ' Charleston via S. *Dnily. fltaily except Sunday B??)u Th rough Cur Service. Main Line Trains Xos. 54 and 55 dally between Columbia and Alston, and daily except Sunday between Alston ami Greenville. Through passenger conch between Cba'ston and Morristown, via S. C. Hail way, Columbia and Spartanburg. r Tickets on sale nt principal stations to allpoints. On train No. 50 and 51 Pullman sleeper heween Charleston and Hot Springs, N. C., via A. C. L., Columbia and Spartanburg. Jns.. In) lor 1). Cnrtlwcll Sol. llna Aas't (it'll! Gen. Vase. At/1. I'li.ix. Aynit. Traffic .>!wtaColttmbia, S (' t/er. AN END TO THE HORROR ? OF ? EXTRACTING TEETH, I am prepared to extinct Teeth wilbcu pain or danger, by the use of (las. 1 guarantee all of my woik to ci?e sals faction. L. 12. MKADOlt. niny * IK ft c'oi.. John JIaskiii. You Columbia, S, C, Union, S. C. HASKELL & Y G 11 R G ATTORN IKS AND (OINSlLLOi.S, UNION, S. C. Office second floor. No. Law lUngc. Feb 10 f, if / _ /, SAM'L S. 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