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1 in ?wtw?rton of i gr?st pipit; Wi in km s? ambaiwi* 4m of tks great Ung, and that king Is dodo other thu tbs coanoa plata p to ?? ?t these United States. and |n tbls wanner of Ncailnf continuous line* of Improved interstate highways we af ?rei^lhat the king's business demands P?ri?Tl?W tnd temporising *? tho? 1,1 ??tborlty who at tempt t? thwart the will of the people * J? *?<U?erent to this greet IHoject of road Improvement wlU be ?wept from power with the beeom of destruction In the hands of an outraged ??oplo ?? effectively aa did the Master . . drove from the temple' tbose ?* ? were profaning the holy plsee, hnd the places that kn?w them aow ??all know them no more forever. . It has been said that the present Con crete Is a "do nothing Congress." If this be so, we demand that this Mo nothing Congress" awake from Its letb *r*y ket ltf ear to the ground that* It amy hear the groaning of the lend <he burdens of these barbarous inud loads, which sre compelling tbo people? the burden bearers?to make bricks without straw, and then we ask them to look up that they will be wise ?nough to hear and heed the demand bf the people and forthwith pass a bill creating a bureau of good roads In tbe Department of Agriculture carrying a ?u Orient spproprlstlon so tbst these In authority in tbe public roads Inquiry office may be able to meet tbe demands of the' people aud -build for them with their aid and co-operation continuous lines of Improved interstate highways, that the vast capital in Tested in agriculture may be relieved of the heavy burdens of transporta tion .which now so heavily oppress it; that the rursl districts msy enjoy the benefits of intercommunication, better educational, social and religious prlvl 'n fact, every advantage and blessing which continuous lines of im proved Interstate highways would bring to these people, to all of which they sre Justly entitled. If continuous lines of Improved inter Stste highways are to be constructed, where shsil the beginning be made? Mlnafestly should it not be two great est cities of this continent, New York -4 and Chicago, be first joined In this tie that binds? The greatest good to the greatest number is a principle we can never ig nore, and since there Is more traffic, travel and communication between these two cities than between any other two cities on tbls continent. It Is nianl feet that tbls great highway ? we will cull It the king's highway? should first ? of a>il be "the one constructed. " 4 When this great highway shall have been so constructed,.. it will stand through TMtVgfcg' as an enduring monu jnont to tbe cause of good roads, bring jng renown to tbe great cities thus linked together, and reflecting honor to this great nation within whose do main it was constructed. Who will say that this highway was not lu the mind of the aged Hebrew ?eer, when, standing on Judea's hills, looking with prophetic vision down the centuries, he exclaimed: "Prepare ye the way and make straight the high way; let every valley be exalted and every mountain and hill bo mude low; let the crooked be made straight, the rough places smooth, and let n highway be there that the wayfaring man, though a fool, shall not err therelp." Prom the securing of such continuous lines 6f improved Interstste highways we pledge our time, our mesns and the best efforts at our command.? From a flood Itoads Convention speech, quoted in the New York Tribune. P'OSMM or the Movement. Mr. Martin Dodge, the good roads ex pert of the Department of Agriculture, has reviewed the progress recently mode in tbe movement for better high ways, and tbe showing Is a most satis factory one. Marylaud, the Virginias, the Carolines aud Alabama ore the Southern States that are making good progress In tbe movement. Mr. Dodge explains that the growth of tbo rural free delivery has forced Attention to the farmers and county authorities to the imperative need of road improve ment, a need that has been felt for many years, but which has been neg lected until supplying It was mnde one of tbe requisites in tbe establishment of tbe rural mall service. Deep Inter est Is being taken in the question, now that it has been brought up In o business way. and county aud 8tate associations nre being formed In nearly every State In the Union for the consideration and adoption of the best plans for road im provement. In tbls work tbe Federal . Government has taken an nctlve Inter est and lent every assistance possible with tbe limited funds available for th* purpose. Experiments have been eon ducted and tbe results explained to the local and State associations. The de partment has made a study of soil con ditions, rainfall and other elements that must be considered in different locnll ties in tbe work of permanent road Improvement, and the demand from sll parts of tbe country for information of tbls character emphasises the Inter est in tbe subject. Several railroads have joined in the work by sending out special trains, carrying expert roud builders and modern road making ma chinery, and constructing sections of model roads at different points along 1he1r lines. Farmers have taken keen est Interest In this work, and the ef forts of the railroads are greatly ap predated by the department. The country roads of the Suutb, cxceptln* occasional well kept turnpikes between cities and larger towns, have ion g been almost a disgrace, retarding tbe dovel opment of farms and plantations and about doubling tbo natural cost or transporting products of tbe farm to 11 *r*l,f*lng to know that radical relief Is promised. British officers can not take a course In ballooning unless they are "good sailors ' and hot over 100 pounds ki ?relght. IN BOTMBTLY DESIGN* . Ai effective tibk mt? la made of ssft, thin totthcr, wkcoMkNt with ?Ilk, outlining butterflies and scroll* with spangles set on, or ttrlottl tints, ud the edge o f the skin loft itt nob oral contour, except whew I slight cut ting la MeMniy to finish out a bit terfiy's wing, or hit of scroll week. The edges ore thna boko finished thsfl In the ordinary table ester of teatber, being decorated with a buttnnbol* stitch In sllla ? AIRING THE BJCDROOM./ Even In the coldest weather the bed should bo. aired thoroughly every day. To simply ' threw bock the covers for s few moments snd then make with ths bodily heat etlll in the bedding, invites disease. Each piece should be taken off separately and placed where the air can touch every portion. The mat tress should bo turned, every few days, snd the bed springs and data wiped off weekly. If there Is any danger of the "pestilence that walks In darkness" a clean cloth dampened with kerosene should be used <or the springs and slsts. 1 PARAGRAPHS. A set day for each department of the household work and the work done regular! j on that day will save uiultl tudlnous exigencies of the kind that discourage the "help" and distract the housekeeper. Among the first things that should be done when the house Is opened foi occupancy Is a thorough flushing of all the drains In the house with hot water and chlorides, the opening of all the windows for sun and air and a fire In the furnace to dry out garnered mois ture. There are two economies in which the average young housewife needs to receive caution from her elders? one, to put on her apron when she goes to the kitchen to cook or to tlx up a dainty; the other, not to use sllvex forks and spoons for kitchen purposes. Wood, Iron and plated spoons for sucli uses are cheap and better adapted tc the work.? Philadelphia Telegraph. TO HEM TABLE LINENS. The simple rolled French hem. don? by hand, is the approved way. of finish ing the raw edges of damask .table cloths and napkins. Turn a narrow hem about a quarter of an inch, baste, fold back again on the right aide of the fabric, then overhand the hem to the cloth In a top seam. When finished flatten and press the hem in place says the Philadelphia Inquirer. Fine damask table linen is sometlincf hemstitched; the cloth with a two inch hem and the napkius with an inch hem. While this is an exceptionally dainty way of finishlug, it cannot stand hard usage. Plain white damask is preferred to any fancy weaves in color condbfna* tlous for auy meal excepting 5 o'clock ten, or an elaborate luncheon. Some* times a plain line is handsomely dec orated at home by border sprays and a centre garland large enough to encircle n handsome bowl or vase of flowers. While crest, monogram or initials may be embroidered tm linen at nny of the large shops where linen is sold, most women prefer to do the necessary marking with their own ueedles. Kidney Omelet? Chop cold cooked kidney very flne; make an omelet mix* ture with three tablespoonfuls of milk, three eggs, unit and pepper to season; put one tablespoonful of butter in a frying-pan; when it is melted, turn in the mixture; cook slowly until a crust is formed on the bottom; in the mean time, sprinkle over the omelet the chopped kidney and chopped parsley; fold the omelet In half, lift it to a hot platter and serve at once. Hominy Muffins? Mix a cupful of warm boiled hominy, cooked to the proper consistency for the breakfast table, with a tablespoonful of melted butter, a saltspoonful of salt aud a cupful of milk; add this mixture to a cupful and a half of flour in which has been sifted a teaspoon ful and a halt baking powder. In case this does not seem finite stiff enough, add a little more flour; lastly, add two well-beaten eggs and bake in the heated muftin pans. Cuban Eggs? This recipe is for six people. Use eight eggs, one teaspoon ful of minced onion, four tablespoon fuls of sausage-meat or minced bacon, one-half teaspconful salt and one eighth teaspoonfui pepper; cook tlio meat and onions together over a hot fire flve minutes; beat the eggs thor oughly and add the seasoning; put the pan on a cooler part of the stove and pour in the eggs; stir till the eggs be come thick and creamy, then pour over buttered toast and serve. Moulded Meat? Mince three-quarters of a pound of any cold meat and chop with it a small ?!!<?? of cold ham or bacon; auii mi onion, chopped quite flne, salt and pepper to ta?te. a very little grated leinon peel and a slice of toasted bread dipped, or, bet ter. soaked in milk; mix thoroughly and bind with a beaten egg; put Into a buttered puddlng-dlsb and bake thr?.v ?quarters of an hour In a slow oven, spread with a well-boa ten egg. cover with brcud crumbs. Increase the brat, and brown. Chinese Soutlle? Melt a rounding tea spoon of butter and a rounding inble tpoon of flour, anil when it becomes frothy add one-hnlf cup o( milk. When smooth and thlrk stir In one cup of grated parinesan cheese and a pinch each of suit and pepper. T^jko from the Are and stir In the well ben ten yolks of three cfgs. then fold In core fully the whites, h?atcu stliT anil dry. Turu Into small baking dishes and bake until a light browu. The dishes should bo filled half full, ai tliu sout^e should doubls In baking. Serve at ?nc*s ? fcBUMIfftfctilf. Every Mlt-rMpMtial komld bold* herself la proper esteeal Ind be'lerel that site U M Independent entity; with tight* and privilege* which others ere bootod to recofnlse. She coodpcts heraelf as If ehe were a force and factor In life and occuplee a prominent place In the world. Thle self-respect Is eeaentlal to the success of alL It Is only when carried to the extent of making one nndnly conceited that It should be frowned upon. ? We like to see a self-respecting man or woman going through life as If every action was ordered hy a clear. Intelligent mind of some particular purpose. If the pecson did not show this power of self-importance and assurance nobody else would show respect or .esteem.--' Household Ledger* TRIM WALKING 8K1BT8. When all Is said and done, America Is the home of the walking skirt, in London the short skirt Is relegated to sports and business. For all social occasions trailing skirts are still the go. In Hyde Park on a Sunday In tty? famous church parade one sees only long, trailing gowns, held up In de fiance of that law of good dressing which demands for every garmeut the right to bang In Its natural folds. Freuch women leave short skirts to shop girls and all kinds of "bauds." Bvriiu ieaders of society nre only just awakening to the dangers Inherent In the long skirt, but tbey will wear trains just the same. Abroad the American girl can be picked out wher ever she goes by her trim, well cut, suiari, short skirt. BLUE WITH VIOLET. The combination of blue with the vio let tones is one that is often seen In costly costumes. For example, a gown of l*arina violet chltfou velvet is trimmed with a del blue chlffou,-tbe chiffon malting a draped bertha effect; a pointed girdle and long-knotted sash ends in the back. In each knot "there was tied a group of velvet double vio lets in the natural tint, and little bum-lies of them were tucked In at In* tervals on the crystal-studded bertha. The hat to this gown? if was won to a fashionable restaurant dinner? was In pearl white beaver; and tne* plumes that made the sole trimming were pale blue near the quill and shaded into a pale lilac at the tips, carrying out -the color scheme of the gown with stunning effect.? Newark Advertiser. THE DEBUTANTE'8 GOWN It must be becoming. It must be youthful. It Is best not too elaborate. Chiffon is soft and becoming, but per ishable. Brussels net is more durable aud as attractive. Net needs a quantity of lace trim ming. Crepe de chine is unequalled for real serviceableness. It cleans very well and can be dyed for a second year. Satin-finish crepe Is as soft ahd pretty as the new crepes aud less ex pensive. White liberty satin is extremely ef fective aud n youthful-looking fabric. Liberty silk Is pretty, but a poor in vestment where economy Is a factor. Pea 11 de sole in white may be worn, but the colored silk Is too old. A white cloth costume will be useful for many occasions later, and may | be draped softly so as not to appear J stiff.? Chicago News. ? NEW FANCIES Fur hats have never been so popular I with women of nil ages, except the j very young girl. Big tricornes, or j toques, nre the most popular as to shape, and. trimming consists iu the simplest sort of treatment with mara bout feathers, or stiff gardenias in shaded colors. Chinchilla and sable are especially beautiful trimmed with flowers, shaded from pink down into the deepest reds. ?Exquisite rose-strewn organdies are In evidence for girlish evening frocks. In some the roses are nothing but tiny prim buds, in others great nodding I head*. Corset Cbvera, mnde entirely of row J after row of lace Insertion, are side by | side with plain little covers to wear i as slips to them. China silk, embroidered with sbirt 1 waist designs in wash silk, makes very pretty blouses, which are more ser viceable than any other kind of white silk-waists, because they can be washed and washed. New lounging robes sre luxurious affairs of a heavy silk stuff c/ilied matelasse." One made of lavender was lined and embroidered with white, nnd held in at the waist by a lavender i rill* cord. MISTAKES OF WOMEN. One of the mistakes of women is not knowing how to cat. If a man Is not to be fed when she Is, she thinks a cup of tea and anything handy is good enough. If sho needs to save money she does it at the butcher's cost. If she is busy she will not waste time In eating. If she Is unhappy she goes without food. A man eats if the slier* j i fT is at the door, if his work drives, if ; the undertaker Interrupts; nnd he Is j rljrht. A woman will choose Ico-cream I instead of a beefsteak, aud a man will j not. Another of her mistakes Is not know ing when to reat, If she is tired she may sit down' but tlio will darn stock ings, crochet slianls. embroider doll ies. Dors she not know that hard work tire*? If sho Is exhausted she will write letters or figure her ac : counts. She will laugh at you If you hint that reading or writing could fail to t ext her. Ail over the country wom en's hospitals flourish because women don't know how to rest. Another mistake on the list Is their j constr.ut worrying Worry and hurry | u? their enemies, and yet they inig tiwnk M their bsaonfs Women crost J bridges before they come to theni} sbd eveii build bridge* to cross. The} ? Imagine misfortune and run oat to BMetit. Women are not Jolly enough. They make too serlons business of life, and Is ugh at lta little Hmori too seldom. Men can atop la the midst of perplexi ties and bare a hearty langb, and It keeps tbem yonng. Women cannot* and that Is on* reason why they fade so eerly? there are other reasons, bnt we will pen them now. Worry not only wrinkles the face bnt It wrinkles and Withers the mind. Hare a uearty laugh once In a while* it Is a good an* tlseptlc, end wilt pnrif? the mentsl at* mosphefe, drive Away evil Imaginings* bad temper and other Ills.? lluffalo Times. CHOOSE BRIGHT 81 DC. She was elglity?*lgbt her last btrtlt* day. As sbe sat by the window, her dim eyes looking off to whore tbe sun* set made tbe sky red shore Hie house* tops, she was a picture of peace and content. Her comfortable cherry chair was a birthday present, aud she spoke of It gratefully.. So was the chart hanging on the wall beside her, lettered in big plain type with a cheery message for each day. She spoke of that, too, and smiled, nays the Boston Traveler. She said that n great many nice things had happened to her. Two or three frleuds had been lu to read to her. Some one had brought her a great bunch of chrysanthemums. She pointed to them, on the tablf. On her birthday her daughter and grand daughters had come to dine with ber. The daughter with whom she lived was so good to ber. she said, caring, for her with untlrlug patience auu thought fulness. It was true she bad not been able to get downstairs for a year, and perhaps never would agaiu. True, also, that her sight was falling and her dearly loved occupations of reading aud sewing no longer possible. She must sit all day with idle bauds and almost useless eyes. True, too, that eveu while she talked to her visitors she was in real pain from rheuuiatitm and ailments Incident to her age. Yet of these things she scarcely spoke at all, except In answer to ques tions. "No," she said, a little ?adly, "I haven't been out for two years." Then she brightened up. "So yon see," she laughed, "I don't have to think about getting new clothes." Instesd of mournfully expatlatlug on her loneliness when too one came to see her, she dw?Jt with snuny grati tude on the pleasure It gave ber to bava people come. Dear old lady, sbe Is so different from most Of us! Who else would have missed such a shining chance to moan over aches and pains? With far less reason, how many of us would have-spent the time bewailing oar privations! She spoke so gratefully of the long, hsppy years that were past. She re* membered them with pleasure. Hut how tnsny, many remember tbat their bright past only for the sake of con treating it dismally with the present. It Is disposition, not years, that makes old age disagreeable and uu lovely. The old lady who sat In her chair, with ber peaceful face smiling toward the sunset, was more attractive than the hundreds of peevish, fretful, coin* plaining and discontented youuger wo men one sees every day? not because sbe had more, but because she ignored the dark things and chose rather to dwell on tbe bright side. Vou kiss a girl to make her cry nnd you do tbe same tlilns to make her stop. * ? A woman can even stop being sea* sick long enough to hear what a fright somebody else looks for the snmo rea son. , A novel pause assigned by many for the prdmature whiteness of the hnlr of tbe German Empress Is the treatment that she took to reduce her figure. It would be Interesting to know Just what comprised that course of treat ment. Most American women doubt? less would give It a wide berth If It really has that effect. Maybe Adam did blame the applo affair on Eve, but It Is queer he didn't claim It was all on account of her mother. A girl just has to trust any ninu tlist always pretends that he hugged her against her will. Even when a girl prefers the other fellow's company she'll get tnad with you If you don't try to cut him out. A wife saves a great deal of money for a man that he would spend enjoy ing himself and spends It twice over on clothes. There Is nothing a man can suggest about the education of his children without the wife shedding tears over his unkind point of view. The most graceful carriage of the hand Is with the second nud third fin gers held slightly together) to acquire this carriage ' practice the following exercise: Holding the secqpd and third fingers together, curve them nnd the 1 thumb In toward 1 lie palm of the hnnd I until u perfect circle in formed, open | slowly until tbe Angers and thumb are again straight. The tlrst regufnr English pantomime is said to have been 'Harlequin .Exe cuted," produced a* Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, December 20, 1717. I No man can produce great things j who is not thorvuglily sincet'e In dPnl 1 ing with himself.? Lowell. Train up a child in (be way ho should go: and when ho Is old he will uot de part fr en it. piucK, ?)?om?iK& ; and <kd\tentur& HfcB WEIGHT lN WtjLD CATS. ARM pR BIN WHI8TBN*8 etghteeh-ytar-o'.d daughter; Sally; of EUUind County; Texas, takra * dally gallop on her pony pwr ber fath er's prairie farm, accom F panted by-ber do* and her .38 revolver. She has come home from tuore than one "ride with' as many as .half a dosen prairie cnickeus which her .38 bas ?topped In their flight. - While oh one of her rides the other day her d^g scared up a bnnch of wlldi cats ont of a mesquite ridge. Fire mi them scurried up a low, scrubby ute* quite, but four pitched Into the dog, made short work o t hlfli and escaped Into the tiill grass, fallowed by three shots from Miss tally's six-shooter, which left but one. cartridge irk the weapon, the git1! having AM twice at prairie chickens on the way* With vengeance in her heart becauso of the doing up of her dog by their com* panlpnx, Saliy dismounted, tied her pony to n mesquite httsli, fttul t timed her attention to the flv? wMdcat* lit the scrubby tree. Hsvlug but the on? chnrge in her pistol, and no more cart ridges with her. she hunted up a heavy cudgel, a gnarly piece of mesquite six feet long, with which she would bf able to reach any of the wildcats where they were crouching in the low tree. She first sent her lone pistol bullet Into the wildcat that seemed the most Inclined to show fight. It tumbled th? cat from its perch, but with no mort serious a hurt than n broken shoulder. Thus crippled, the enraged anlinal spraug from the ground toward th# girl, who met It with a whack from bet club that aent the cat sprawling. Be fore it could make another hostile move slie smashed its skull and killed t. Then, without waiting ts give the remaining four in the tree a chance to make up their -minds what they in tended to do. Miss Sally swung her club and swept the wildcat nearest her. from the limb- it was clinging to. It twisted around as it came dowu. and landed with its claws fastened In tlio skirt of the girl's dress. She jumped back and left that part of ker skirt in posse ssiou of the cat, and finished the beast with another blow from her club, ts she had despatched the first one. The three cats still in the mdsqtilte, ts if taking warning from the fate of their two companions, leaped from the tree and attacked the girl all together. When the fight was over Miss Snily was in a tattered and badly scratched tip condition, two of the wildcats were lead, and the third was dragging itself away as fast as its injuries would let It toward the dense high grass. The girl, although nearly tired out by the struggle she bad had, started ftftcr this one to finish it, too, but it got away out of sight In the grass. In following It, however, she stumbled on the dead b6dy of a wildcat, one of the four that had killed her dog, which had been stopped In Its flight by one of her three shots. After she had rested and patched herself lip sufficiently, Miss Saily put the five dead wildcats on her pony and rode home with the trophies of her pluck. The wildcats weighed within four pounds as much as thelt slayer. She declares that she will not be con tent until she has run down the four remaining wildcats of the bunch and hung them at the horn of her saddle. ?New York Sun. . . "JEKItY, T1IE WHITTLKR." "Jerry, the Wliittler," wanderer over the earth, teller of strange stories. Is keeping "bachelor's hall" In Philadel phia, shoveling coal for money to buy food antl waiting for spring before setting out in search of further adven tures. To n Ledger reporter of that city Jerry lately told something of his. history. First, he was a sailor, hut ne wtui to Montana to ueeome a cow boy. From Montana he drifted to Ok lahoma In the days when life was vivid "west of ninety-six." Whether he started west from Oklahoma on his way around the world Is not stated, but he did make the long tour In some fashion, starring Incidentally as a song and dance specialist In the music halls of Belgium. In all Uli -wanderings he has stuck to his sharp jackknlfe and soft board, aud he lays claim to the title of champion wliittler of the world. It Is his one lasting passion. All el*e Is vanity, he says. He has never lived long enough in one place to be entitled to vote, afld doesn't look forward to doing so. His Interviewer, after find ing that the job of shoveling coal on the docks would not last him beyond the winter season, asked If he meant to go back to cow-punching. He re plied: "No; that life was a bit too strenuous. Once In Oklahoma 1 got strayed from the 'bread wagon,' seven ty-five m'les away from the nearest habitation, and for four days had nothing to feed on except prairie grass. Shortly after, when I got. working as a cattle puncher, oue of them Western vigilance committees hauled me into court for branding another man's cat tle. I was lucky' not to have been strung up. When I got iny freedom, after serving time, I made tip my mind to quit the profession for good." "In which direction will you go next V" "My ambition now Is to go through Yellowstone Park. I want to foot It from one end of It to ihe other, and tlion go farther West. I shall have a much longer trip of it this time than I have been making of late years, for there Is not much to cajl uie back to this city any more.'* Taught Oyama to Shoot, Twenty five years ago Horact Fletcher taught Marquis Oyama how to shoot. Fletcher hJtd published ? pamphlet on how to shoot with a r1fl? , and copies of It reached Japaq. Th< author was In that country short!) afteVward and was sent for by Mar qnis Oyama, then minkter of war Fletcher gave him lessons. He say? that when Oyama first hit a movlnf objcct? a teacup thrown Into tho air he "capered about and ocreamod li | his delight like *n oxolted schoolboy.' AG*D If AM TAKES SAQLBL ftllktt'tkH )Mn oli bit io??dafld Uriy as a did thirty yssrs younger, Edward Baker. olSteuMn Cdwftty, kil captured single-handed dad Hire, and frith hi! dwti hands, ad imooense Amer ican fcagle. He btUtvttf that ho mad living can boast of rach # ftdf* . While walking on hla firm heM Lood Lake, be isw ? dark object in the mid dle or a wheat Held. He nyl It Moked like ) fctump, but .be knew rid Sttimp* were In that field: Th?* object Hood out prominently In the field df snow* Stealthily the 61d geritlemirt ap* proached It, and saw by the feathers ruffling In the wind that It waa a bird. He at once concluded that It was an eagle. Hastening to his house, he got his old gun and came back. He crept up, being ready every moment to fire upon the bird as It flew. When within a few feet of the eagle Mr. Baker suddenly determined to try and capture the bird alive. He laid down his gun and slipped up and threw his arms around Its body. The eagle bad not seen him, having been asleep, with Its head over its back and ttudel* one wing. The bltd's efforts were more than heroic, Mr. Baker ssys, but the ploneet kept his hold. Finally the man Becured a neckhold with his left hand while holding the body with his right arm, aud he trlumpliuutly bore the onglc to his com crib, where it Is now in cap tivity. The captive is pronounced n line specimen of the American eagle. It Is three feet' high, and measures Keren feet from tip to tip.? Goshen (Ind.) Dispatch In Chicago Chronicle. SAVED A DROWNING MAN. Plunging off Pier, 47, North River, to rescue- a man who had fallen over* board, Roundsman Charles Becker, of the Charles street station, had a des perate struggle with the drowning man to save his own life, and then, after bringing the man successfully to the shore, discovered that in the strug gle be had lost his gold watch and fob, which he valued highly, and a hand some new revolver. All day a troop of small boys dived off the pier iu an unnucccssful effort to bring up the watch and gun and earn the $20 reward that Roundsman Becker offers for the recovery of his property. Becker wan waiting on the pier for one of his squad, when .lames Butler, who had been balancing unsteadily on the stringpieec, suddenly toppled over into the water! Quickly tossing aside liis helmet and stick, the roundsman plunged after him. Butler grabbed Becker around tlie neck as soon as the latter came up, and though the roundsman is a power fully built man, Butler drew him under twice before the officer, with his dis engaged arm, managed to beat the man off. Then, after a swim of forty feet, the two were landed with the assist ance of Policeman Martin, of the Charles street station, and several by standers. Butler, who gave his address as No. 18:1 Houston street, explained at the police station that he had really suf fered from an epileptic fit. The police look his word for it and discharged him, with a caution not to sit 0:1 striug pieces in the future when he is in that condition.? New York American. RANKIN'S QVICK WORK. Mr. Rankin was a resident of Raw lins, Wyoming Territory, and had ac companied the command of Major Thornburg as guide. The Major and thirteen men of the command had been killed and a number wounded, and all the horses had been killed or wounded. Mr. Rankin volunteered to make ?!l attempt to get through the Indian lines during the night by using one of the wounded animals, and succeeded, get ting out on the side toward which the troops had been In march, as that was but loosely guarded by the Indians, au<l passing around them till, several niUes away, he regained the trail. Early In the morning he met a small detach ment, driving a cattle herd, and ex changed his wounded mount for an other; but that one soon failed, and he was on foot when, luckily, he found a small force In camp guarding some srpplies. and made another exchange, and on that he reached the telegraph line at Rawlins, 170 miles from where he had left the command. He had crossed three mountain ranges, bad led his horses for miles, over trails too rough to ride In the darkness, or be cause they were too exhausted to carry him, and had done It all In twenty four hours.? Major Henry Romeyu, U. S. A., in Outing. CHARGE OF LIGHT BRIGADE. On. the morn I ni? of Balaclnvn I wni In a lent with eight comrades, and only two of them returned ut night, I rode through the charge on the left flic hut one. the outside man being called Her bcrt. We had not gone fur before IIer? bert wn* killed by n ennnon bull. A moment or two after my right-band man had hl? head taken clpan off by n Vonnd shot. Ills trunk kept upright rn the horse for several yard*, and then fell over near ine. Men and horses now began to fa# very fast, and we gal loped as hard as ever we could. We got among the guns at last, nnd If It was a proud moment for us. the feeling was short-lived. We fully ?*x peeted to be supported, but when the smoke cleared we. discovered that what we took for British troops were In real ity Russian cavalry. They came f??r us In a perfect c!ou?1. and we faced about and rushed right Into them. There was an awful clash of swords, and almost before we could realize It we had cut right through them. This opened a passage for the remainder of the brigade, nnd was the only bit of real fighting we had; t'ie other was only slaughter.? As told by Sergeant Maeaulej , who died on January 0, 19U3. Wooden Goggles. The sallora of the Discovery on their antarctic expedition made wood en spectacles like this to shield their oyos from the blinding glare of the ?un en the ?n >w. WTT and HUMOR1 of THE DAY A B? ? ? Qwnr. 1 often wonder if, whm florist aim My pun* to touch, A rose by any other name Would cost mo much. ?Philadelphia Pi UwtMi "What1? the matter- with Lawson?", "He's all write."? Life. / B?UMk?M Help*. If flour Is Immediately put on oil spilled where not wanted, In a few hours. If sufficient flour has been used, there will l?e no trace of It save In the oil-soaked -flour, which burns well. Buy lax ? New Uonact. Mrs. Brlckrow? "How do you man age to persuade your husband to buy you such expensive bonnets?" ? Sirs. Topflatte? "I take h!m shopping with iuc, walk him around until lie canH stand, and then wiud up In a l>on net store. He'll buy anything to get home."? New York Weekly. Two Point* ol View. "1 see that Keuator Cullom was kit****'! by a pretty girl whose young lunn he had saved from being sent to the Philippines." "How bold!" "Senator Cullom Is considered the1 homeliest man in UUnols." "H ;w artful!** ??? Cleveland Plain Dealer. lu Chicago. "How do you like my new low-neck dress?" asked the Chicago society lady, an she caiuo Into the presence of her husband, just before going out to din ner. "It's all to the good, dear." ivpUtd the man of affairs, "but where 011 eiu:lh are you a-goin' to tuck your napkin?"? Yonkers Statesman. An Appropriate Name. "Why did you name your horse Lie? Seems to me that is a somewhat ex traordinary name." ? "Not at all. when you consider that he is a fast horse." "How's that?" ?'Because It is said that a lie can ko a mile while truth is turning the cor ner."-- Pallas News. A Kort of Acquaintance. Mrs. tJrliues? "Do you know sirs. Sykes? She lives in the same hotel that you do." Mrs. Joslyn? "No, I can't say that I know her; but we are on pounding acquaintance with the Sykses. They tnnke so much noise we have to wrap on the wall now ami then to keep iliuu quiet." ? Boston Transc ript. Tommy. "Now. Tommy," said the teacher, "what is this word 1 hava written on the hoard? s- l-o- w?" "Dnnno." "Oh, yes, you do? think* What doel your papa call you when you go on uu errand and don't get back for a lon^ time?" "You'd lick me if I told yev, ma'am!'* ?Cleveland Lentler. Unfortunate*. Mr?. CIreene? "I should think you'd feed your boarders a little better. You can't expert them to pay a good word for you when they leave." Mrs. Skinner? "Oh, but they do. Al most every one of them has a grudge against some friend of his, and he in variably recommends my house to him. I get lots of new hoarders that w:?? -Boston Transcript. Merely Talking. Doctor? "Goodness, nurse, what'* 11)9 matter?" Nurse? "Ob, It's nothing, doctor. Ile't just talking in bis sleep. lie's ileal and dumb." Hail to U0 HIiowk. "That fellow BlnUsley is a shrewd one. ' "So?" "Yes; 1)9 was walking pnst a thealro yesterday when the manager came out and said, ?We've got the best enter* tainment In town.' ?Well,' said ltlnks* ley, 'I'm from Missouri,' So tne man? ager bad to take him In and show him."? Cleveland rialn Dealer. It Hadn't Ocrarrml to H?i. Mrs. Youiiglove?'Our cool; s.-r.vs those eggs you sent yesterday were ancient." Orocer? "Very sorry, ma'am. They were the best we could get. You see, nil the young chickens were killed off for the holiday trade, so the old hens ure the only ones left to do the layln','' Mrs. Younglove? "Oh, to be sure. Of course, I hadn't thought of that."? Chicago Record- Herald. <.r*?pe<l <h? Opportunity. Tess? "Mr. Saphead gave you a cam. era for your birthday, didn't lie?"' JesM? "Yes, and we took It with us on our stroll through the country yester day. Ob, what- do you think? lie proposed to me? actually flopped down on his knees and?" Tess? "What did you s#y V" Jess? "Why, I said. 'Look pleasant, please,' and I do hope the pi Mure will turn out well."- Stray Stories. T wo ol n K IimI. '?What did Sallle nay when you pro* posed ?" "She Ufked me If I felt ?ure she was the brightest, prettiest, sweeten girl in all the world. " "And of course you said yes?" "(in the contrary. I told her I thonght she was a very ordinary creature." "And of course that settled It." "It did. She sahl It was evident we were a perfect match. She had tl.o ?apio oplnlou ol u>?. you fce.' -Uysiou Transcript. *