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w m ' r Vol. ?5. Ilp (Mil DHl'iinl's (jhosi. > 11Y JOSEPHUN"E T.OVKLACK. I "It is a cruel injustice, Hilda, that Koti should he* so shamefully wrongL ft'il out of what justly belong to you. *> -> 'Pirnt ..hi n..lf?.l l-o'i ^ ...:n ...... ...v. 1'V.IIVHI ici I II Will g 1 ^ ' "g you (his beautiful homestead. I urn positive, and if he? did not announce his intention in so many words he hinted strongly to that effect. Only a week before he died lie told nie that you were well provided fo", and we all know that Reuben Delford was no man to praise false hopes." "Yes, hid ward, 1 too believed thai dear old l*ne!e Reuben provided for me, or lie would never have refused to permit mo to earn my own living. i kVVhen I broached the subject to him ho laughed and said he possessed enough to keep his little girl from starving. But what is to be done? No will has been found, and of course, t he entire estate gees to Simon Delford^ his nephew." ' "Yes, ourse him!" cried Edward, angrily, "lie could tell where the will is, if he,chose. He had a deep motive in coming here when the old man lay so ill, pretending that lie loved liini so dearly, and taking the __ Tlfi| in- "i? nf him. nni ..i-.iii .ill.... JTV pm" r ? MWW ?vy."ing yon t# enter the sit k man's room. If tlie truth was known, I believe the old man entrusted the will to him, and the penurious scamp, upon examining it, found that the greater part hud been lei^'to you, and destroyed it. I?ut, Hilda, darling, do not for a moment think that 1 love you one whit less on this account, for Heaven knows how dear you arc to me,'' he said drawing her to him and imprinting a kiss 011 the the rosy lips; ''hut it distresses me greatly that .you will be obliged to live in poverty, when by right you should revel in luxury." "I)o not distress yourself, Edward, for I am willing to face poverty so long as 1 have, you with me, ami you will liud me a most economical wife, 1 assure you," said Hilda, trying to smile. "Bless you, darling," said Edward, clasping her in his arms, "you are .a dear, little, unselfish soul; hut 1 shall not a low this miserly wretch to defraud you." Hilda looked up in surprise. /.tin i " "** my nut can you uo, .Kdwaid?''she as k od. "I am not sure that my efforts will result advantageously, but I can try, at any rate." ho answered with a smile. "I mean to resort to a little strategy. Sit down, Hilda, and 1 will give you a few orders which i wish you to strictly carry tout. i cannot lot you into the secret at present, as it. might interfere with the success of my plans. Now, lis ten, dear," lie continued. "In three days Simon Delford and his wife are to take possession of Sunset Grange. He has engaged me. as secretary, so I shall retain my position for present, lie may, through common decency, allow you to remain for some time, but it is likely that be will soon take measures to eject you from your old home. Should this be the case," laying a purse in her hand, "I have made provision for you. Keep it, darling," lie said, as she hesitated and drew hack, "and wh*n you recover what justly belongs to you the sum can be repaid. Simon knows nothimr fi? nut* nn flint > > - *? VIIUI we are connected by ties stronger than those of ordinary friendship. J wish to have him remain in ignorance, else my plan will prove a failure. Wo in list not allow hun, l>y word or look, to learn of the tie that binds ns. Should he see lit to turn you from your home, go straight to Bentfofd, and remain there until 1 come for you." Three days passed, and Sunset (1 range was under the control of now occupants. Simon Delford and his wife had taken indisputable possession of the lovely home which had been Hilda's since childhood. Ton years before a fearful epidemic had visited the little village of Morion, and John Braithwriit, an honest, industrious carpenter, and his frail wife were prostrated by this fell disease, and had died within two ; days of each other, leaving the poor little orphun Hilda to the mercies of a cold world. No one wanted the child, and the | almshouse seemed the only refuge, when, to tho surprise of the entire - V CONWA i I (neighborhood, old Ki'iibtn 1 bdford, j jie, i? miser who hud hitherto evinced wil III t I r .1: f ... 1-* - e 1 ? i nuv ?>i iiu iveiiug iur Ills ll'lil'W ueings, now stopped forward and an- boi iiomucd his intention of adopting hai ill" little orphan as his own child. l)t. No one had thought that Iteuben j olc Del ford possessed a spark of human I not feeling, hut it was evident, that there foi still remained in his hard heart one of little warm spot which had not been De chilled by the love of mammon. And | although Hilda whs hut eight years ( vol old, she ruled both mansion and j Hi 1 master with the wand of love. I art And Keuhen learned to set great tor store by the little orphan,^manifest- tal< ing a regard for her which no one had dreamed him capable t?f. lie I po was kind and indulgent, humoring sin I her in every whim and seemed never ?nn | so lmppy as when the little arms were about his neck and the childish an ! voice calling him "dear old t'ncle abi I Kit by." wi What cared he what the neigh- wi hors stiid of him. Hilda loved him I ? I , O?*J1 11? 1 - 1 1 1 * 1 ' 1 4111*1 ii^jiu iu>iiuy umi sin* uerciiu | him, growing tierce with anger when J I1" anyone da ml to speak ill of him in M10 her presence. ' ne At lirst Simon Del ford lus only j l''tJ living relative, in his smooth, silky j set way, tried to induce the old man to! allow him to take the girl to his : Sti home, thinking that if he could get I ole her away from Sunset (Irange Ueu-jcoi hen would soon forget her. Hear- an gned that, being only a child, she needed motherly care and his wife net Smiiant liu would he delighted to 11151 h ive a little girl around. a s Hut lleiih 11 thoroughly understood Simons motives and declared tin it to his face, whereupon Simon | do Hew into a passion, denouncing his 'I uncle as a soft hearted old fool. tin The tjuarrel, however was of short duration, for Simon was too far-sight- * ed to risk losing a fortune, even if !'ll1 it was not so large ;is lie had hoped; 8ec so he returned to his uncleand made an abject apology, declaring that it deeply pained him to have trouble l)e< :iri-e heMveen his only living relative j and himself. iov< Ueubeii had very little faith in Simon's repentance, as he knew him to he :i cold, mercenary schemer, and inwardly vowed he would get very little of his (Deuben's) wealth Still he allowed him to think himself fill- 'K* ly forgiven, whereupon Simon re-j wo turned home willing to await the I development of events. | rat 1 Simon came around occasionally, ^ always making great pretensions of affection for "1'nclo Reuben's lit- a t tie girl," as lie called Hilda. Hut * % Hilda had taken a great dislike to ' 1 Simon, and made no effort to con- v coal it. And glad was she when kr? each of his periodical visits came to i th( an end. At last old Reuben's eyesight* fail ed him and being unable to at tend ,l(' to his business affairs he was obliged 1U to employ a secretary in the form of one JOdward Wieland, a handsome young man whose poverty was his only drawback He was not long in Sunset (< range when he took it into tl,r his head to fall madly in love with j , pretty Hilda IJraithwait, now a love-, lygii l of eighteen. That his love' l,u was returned we are already aware; j and so for a year all went merry as a ; *''' marriage bell. HU Hut at the end of that time, and i the day succeeding the one oil which ! . i Simon had conic to make his monthly visit, old Ueubcn was taken suddenly ill. chi Hilda was greatly distressed and tin would have been happy to repay her co1 kind old friend by lovingcare through a j his illness, but Simon emphatically Lu , i declared that t ho sick room wad not s;n the place for a young girl like her'col and furthermore insisted that hejan himself, by request of his uncle, was i rifi to act as nurse. j to Four days passed, and then Simon ! l)r< was seen emerging from the sick j 8P< room with a handkerchief pressed to tin his eyes. ' "Oh, Simon, is ho worse?" cVied tui Hilda, grasping his arm, i tin "My dearly beloved relative luis ?hj gone to bis eternal home, and 1 am ^ left alone," said Simon in a sniveling Jln tone. mi "You are a wicked, cruel man, Si- cat mon Helford, not to allow me to see dear old Uncle Reuben, before he H " . . i T? * 11 ... . mil died, exclaimed Hilda, sinking into m 'a chair, utterly overcome with grief, tin i Simon remained until after the fu gui t til . ^ % "Be True to You .Y, B. C, T rul, when it was learned ihat no II had been found. A. well known lawyer in the neigh riiood stated that he, at one tune, [I drawn up a will for i'enhen lford, but Simon declared thai the l man had told luin during his ill ss tliut he had destroyed it There 'e the estate passed into the hand his only living relative. Simon I ford. lk\Ye should be pleased to have a remain with its for a short time, Ida, if you have not made other angenients," said Simon, one af noon, a few days after they had ten possession. Hilda well knew that this was a lite way of letting her know that \i must not expect to rem iin per mently at the Orange. "I have not ha 1 time to make any angement in regard to a change of ede," she answered shortly, "hip II endeavor not to burden yon long th my presence." One day, as Simon drove t > thevil je some four miles distant, his rse evinced signs of lameness and was forced to leave him in a ighboring stable. Being too p< tin his to hire another animal, Simon , out to walk. It was late when he started for nsot (Jrange, ami the night being uidy, the walk through the lonely itntry road was anything hut pleas t. Soon the rain began to full in lor its, and as he entered a wood 10 ike short cut to his house I e heart! icpulchral voice procln in his name. "Simon Del ford! Simon |)elf??rd!" voice exclaimed, "wlmt did you with my will?*, 'In* <|uesl ion seemed to echo through 3 woods, and as Simon stared in right from tree to tree to discover 3 speaker, he saw standing before 11 a figure which in the gloom mod the image of his dead uncle. "Lord have mercy on me !" the rifled man exclaimed, as he drop1 to the damp earth, ami panted in rror while the ghastly figure sto id 31' him, throwing upon him the ht of a bull's-eye lantern. "What did you do with my will?" 3 ghostly figure again asked. "You?you you'll find it on the rtheast. corner of the coliar wad, bind a loose stone," Simon nns red, with a pause af'cr each sy'da?, as lie struggled to c uitrol the tat tat of his chattering teeth, die lightof the lantern was promptextinguished, and poor Simon was 110 in the darkness. The next day when he went to die lar to look for the will, in 1 he spot . .1.-11 1 1 ' lere lie miu concea'eu it, u was lie! A week later the document was in 1 hands t * a lawyer, who presented nsolf at Sunset Crange, with ihe cessary legal papers for t he eject mit of Simon Delford, and edubhing the claims of Hilda Rraithit as Uncle Reuben's sole I eiress. "I played it on him nicely,'1 said Iward Wieland, in a subsequent in view with Hilda, "and I could rdly keep from laughing as the. ghtenod wretch lay at. my feet, as le as death." In the following Mav a grand wedig was celebrated a' the (Jrange, d Kdward Weilacd and Hilda aithwait were the principals. Cosily Ltii^atIon. A case involving seventy-live cents limed by a man in Toledo to be e him from another Toledoan fc iv feed has just been appealed from ustice's court in tint city to the icu* Common Pleas The plaintiff fti he will spend his last dollar to tlect the money by process of law, d the defendant says he will sacice every cent he has in the tight resist payment. The icsult will ibably be that the litigants will several Hundreds, perIiuj?8 jusund, of their own money and i'oIvc the county in their expendi *e of a large sum, all to gratify sir personal ill-feeling. There ght to bo a provision of law coverj sucii petty cases as this, making i decisions of justices final, it. is outrage 011 the tax payers io per* t the aphcal of such insignillcunt ics to a hjigher court, where valua time is consumed hy them that >uld be devoted to more important itters, am'l the county is involved a great expense simply to gratify 3 personal spite of obstinate Hunts. Sandusky llcgistcr. . ; I \ >. y . .. ^' "'** ^ / }\'orcl, Your Work on/ )'om HTJl WDA> t .M Its. Sllfctt \'\ T'S j;\ F.CITIOX \ I Ail Outrup'i' upon .Ins' I oi* in the :t Opinion ??rin'i- f"onii'ssov. i| C !? ill;more J~u' . : \\ its 11 i11'jto i. May % !.? Tlio lu'V. .1. A. Walter, pastor ??F S\ Patrick's | ii t i 111 re ii, this city, lms prepared ami: : mill prosei?toil to Mm {'atliolic llis-i^ tori cat Society of N ew \ nrk :i paper | | on Mrs Sennit, which he thinks \ will throw new liirhl mi the char.ic. ./ - lor. trial and evecution of that unfortunate woman. If will ho road Won1 th" Soeiotv to-morrow night. , ^ i 1 Father Waltor was pustoi of St. Patrick's Church when President ' Lincoln was assassinated, ami Mrs. ^ Snrratt was a member of his eongreI gat ion. On the very night that ' P.ooth tired tlie fatal shot she was at Father Walter's church, and that , circumstance alone, in 'he inind of ^ the clergyman, was partial proof ^ tha she knew nothing of the plans ^ prepared bv the assassins af l.or house, lie became deeply interested I ( j in her ease, was her confessor and ^ {adviser after her arrest as well as before, and did everything in his power, both bv appeaks to President | Johnson ami b\ bitter denunciations 1 of the unjust measures adopted by ^ the t oven inent in it> perseenlion, J to save her from the gallow-. Mthougb t he occurrences which ... u I Father Walter describes in bis paper j I occurred So lomr m'n In- <till I - I " "" v j freshly ami keenly tlit* injustice which led to Mrs. ^nrrntI's execution. In speaking of tlie matter to ( Sun representative he said: If Presi1 dent Johnson hail heen a man of courage the execution would not have taken place, lie simply acted in accordance with public clamor, and signed the de-th warrant with- . out even reading the testimony on i which the woman had bevn convicted. I w-fnt in him and told him that I had read every line of the i I testimony, and that there was not , I enough evidence to hang a cat on; J that I did not ask a pardon for Mrs. i CI 1 i t iSurratt, nor a commutation ot sen tence, but merely a reprieve for ten ^ days, in order that I might prove her innocence, hilt President John- ^ i son did not liavu courage enough to . ' (j comply with my request, lie feared if he did so he won'd I"' accused of Commending the deed that had put him in the Presidential chair. So V lie consigned an innocent woman to a shameful death in order toescapol 'the adverse criticism of a frenzied i ' 1 ' # . I V populace. The wholo trial was an outrage, and there is no doubt, that I(J t he (lovcrnincul resorted to frnudu- ; I t I cl ! lent measures in order to obtain a 1 i conviction. v ' Mr. I trad lev. who defended John s j Surratt, had ;iiiioiig bis papers a let- i . ; egrnph hook .showing that,.10)1 n Surrait, wag in Kltnira on the night of April 13, yet whrn it search was i made for the hotel register, that!* would have shown his presence there j j on that date, it had disappeared and j ' not until a year ago was I able to | ascertain that t he (iovernment had ' taken possession of it and withheld it, in order to deprive the prisoners 1 of the benefit, of this l?i' of evidence. 1 ".lolin Surralt was allowed to ' { cape n Lrial because the (iovenimont ' | knew it had no case, against him, !11 and if he were innocent, his mother |! wtts also. It has been charged that I | i forbade Mrs. Surratt'.s speaking, but I" j this is not, true. She declared her innocence up to the time of her ' ,! death, and beyond this declaration ' she bad nothing to say."' ' c Fisli l)ut?-lieil in the.sky. I observe a reference mad" i i the . American Angler ' inching upon ' j showers of tish, in which it states that , J science litis not yet fully explained (| [the phenomena. This is perhaps j slightly incorrect. Several causes | ^ i have been snggestod. Might it not I ' ' j ^ very probably be th?t. fish and frogs , which fall apparently from the skies ' are really bieil there'/ Water fowl, I is Known, very frequcntly carry eggs of fish to a great , distance, having swallowed, and in their llight disgorging the same me ( harmed where they can and do fruc- T lifyand mature in water over which j these birds pass, The eggs of many j g old lish are very glutinous, and n readily adhere to substances brought si in contact with them during panic- t< ular times of their incubation. Is it'g 4 ? ( 'oit-/U/'/J." ei it;n"h: cry probable that not only do tlie.se lirds convey ova upon their wings, j well as in their crops, anil when lying at great heights the ova, be* oining detached front the wings, nay remain ni.spciuled in the moi-l ..n I.: i. : ? i im^jiiivi *.1, w (in:II IS [kl^sidio intler certain conditions of atinosihericul pressure, ami ilia' when miler development they become too navy, n11?I naturally fall to the urtli. -Nature'* Ucubn. The ItovsN Muii. How well the boys know him the toy's man! No need to tell him this nan likes boys, lie shows it in all lis actions. If lie doesn't say unyhin.o there is a kindly twinkle in his ye every time it falls np?u a hoy luit speaks volumes. Perhaps he has boy* at homo, pertups he hasn't ; for it isn't every 'ather who is a hoy's man. 1 have jio vn the father of a dozen boys to >e no more a comrade for them than he sphynx. When they were little hey ran and hid every time thoy saw iiill coining He frowned on sill heir youijiful sports and deal' tin ntyiualy with every boyish folly. hen I have known a man \\ i111 no loys of his own who loved and was leloved by all of the boys in the icighbor! ood. H.appy ti e boys w ho have a hoy's nan for ;t father. 1 le can join them n their pleasure and sympathize u 1) them iii their youthful griefs, iif boys man is rarely disturbed by ; ml laugh of exuberant loyho'.'ii. amo sour neighbor bo ml looking on, he wouldn t mjnd a! ing romp with the boys him elf. lie is indulgent when they rumple through the garden in earah of a living bull, and if they nvadc bis orehanl in search of early "ruit, he is more likely to look the >'her way than to set the dog on hem. lie is capital company to go Hinting or tishing with, and if he mows where the best strawberries or dackberries grow, he isn't satisfied iut.il lie has told the boys all about t. Me is indulgent to the pranks of >oys. 11(i is never disturbed by their tin lorns and firecrackers on the Fourth >f duly, and if it would bo any satisaction to a boy watching uroiu <1 the lorner to see him kick an old hat vith a brick in it on April fool's day, vhy lie will just up and kick it, corn ir no corn. And the hoy's man lever licks behind. Iloys can always hang on to the hind axle tree if his buggy, or climb into the rail ml of his lumber wagon, or load town his cutter bobsleds, and he icver so much as threatens them villi his whip. On the contrary he bouts "jump 'hoard!" and becomes he jolly center of Heir youthful 'lee. Texas sifting.-. -V* ?-.V- - ??>WAT KM mollis LAW in: fiitif Decision 1?\ ( hi' rodoral ( lonrt. riip state. W asiii virTD\, May 25.?The I Hied Sliiles Supreme ('ourt today < ikUm oiI, t hrough I'liiuf d nslice I'*??I cr, an op nion on (lie 1 i<|nor ques ion, which is of great importance to I the Siite^. The importance of he decision is thai if upholds the date authority as against national ithority, and that if settles beyond II controversy tout the polieo rcgu at ions of a Slate prohibiting the inrod action of intoxicating iwjuors ati eiil'ni . ed d pite the original >ae!.;; (I c i ion of the Supreme /'ourt. I'll < .ne i I on haheft cor from Kansas. Justices (i ray, larlau and Brewer, while assenting o lie; general purpose of the oninion. ilTered in some minor particulars. I I jo decision is gratifying to tlio >rohibitionisls, They regard it as ntirely upsetting theuoiiginal pack go" decision of about two years ago, nd sustaining in their entirety the tj olice powers of the several States to egulate the liquor traffic within heir respective borders. ,'ong ressnion ilouU Poisoned. Ill: Slut,'. Knoxvillo, Tcnn., May 25.--Con. ressman Honk died here early this lorniiig. .1 udge llouk had been ulVerinV from heart, disease. Yes;rtiaVK went to a drug store to K'y I'i'f ;vNer'l^i?'i p"t up. The' 1 i, i si> 1. r* druggist made it up and put it down in a glass- near another containing u strong solution Of arsnic, and ho took the latter hy mistake. I'nder! medical treatment ho seemed to be recovering last night, but became ' worse toward morning and died at 7 o'clock. OVSPKPMIA ANDItAhDN I'.SS. .Urn Willi IVolrle Stomach* Aro \{?( In l.osc Their Hair. : Null's .Journal of Health. Dyspepsia is one of the most comin* a causes of baldness. Nature is a great economizer, and when the nutrient elements furnished by the ; blood are insutlicicnt to properly support the whole body she cubs off ! tlie supply to parts least, vital, like the hair and nails, that the heart, lungs and other vital organs may be I both r nourished. In ease of severe fevers this ccou- 1 oiny is particularly noticeable. Aj single hair is a sort of history of the j phy sicnl condition of an individual (during the time il has been growing, if one could rei,ul closely enough. Take a hair from the beard ??r from the head and scrutinize it and you i will see that il shows some attenuated places, indicating Hiatal some j period of its growth the blood Slip-1 ply was deficient from overwork, ^ anxiety or uiub r feeding. The hair ImID mu wlmn rlw. i j strength of its roots is insulliciont loj jsMs'jiii) its weight any longer, and u ! | new hiiir will take its place unless j the root is diseased. Fortius reason each i rsou has a certain definite length of hair. When the hair begins to split or fall out massage of the scalp is excellent. I 'lace the tips of the lingers firmly upon the scalp and then vibrato or move the scalp, while holding the pressure steadily. This will stimulate the blood vessels underneath and bring about belter nourishment of the hair. A brush of unevenly tufted bristles is also excellent, to use upon the scalp, not the hair. lYaiTuI right Wit !i Out laws. I'lie < )harleston World. Tishomingo, I. T., May 21. hep- j uty Marshal (.'alcraft has just re-j turned from the Sac and Kox reser-; vat ion, where he and nine other deputies and a troop of t'nited States cavalry effected the capture of the Dal ton hoys and their gang for robbing the Sante Do train at Wharton., Thy trail o the rubbers was found by the Indian scouts, and bloodbounds were put on the track. The robbers tied to a cave in the hills ami there shot the dogs as they came up. When the deputies arrived they opened lire and drove them back. The marshals sent for assistance and the troops arrived late Thursday evening. Kor nineteen I hours a pit.clic*?l buttle raged, which resulted in the killing of Hob l)al1011 and tho wounding of .James I Katou, a private. Ah tho outlaws i i had neither food nor water, they' wore at last obliged tosurrondor and held out a llag of truce, but as the' iofliccrs were afraid of treachery, they compelled ihe outlaws to come to the mouth of the cave with their hands op over their heads and with neither guns or pistols ovi their per- | sons. The four survivors appeared! at the opening in the position desig- j nated, hut. the marshals were not , satisfied with their statement that Hob was dead, and compelled the | remaining members to go hack ami ! bring the dead body to view. Thit j ; was done, and the outlaws were bound and taken in charge. In the j cave was found the full evidence of tho robbery of the train. The rirst and l.nst. 1 The Htatq. Vest of day the degree of I'll. 1). was awarded :it the Smith I'niversity for the first aiul lust time*: in the hii.story of the institution^ Mr. T. 1\ Bailey, one of the tutor^j who has been taking a course for fh-: degree of I'll. I), appeared before the * full faculty, and lifter a stringcnji examination obtained hi.s degree. Mr. Bailey enjoys the distinction of being 'he first mun ever obtaining the degree at the institution, and hoi is certainly the last, as the right to confer it has been taken front the institution under the re-organization j luot. J| JA f I \ * f ' V / ./' \ ? V , > No- 1 <>. 441'ariiirr** Wade is Frank. Ill-: SAYS THE AI.MANCK IS SIHlHMi DOWN IMI.I. WITH ACCKLF.KATHI? SPEED. I i 'V Washington, -May 22.?Kx-Keproseutative Wade, of Springfield, Mo., is in town. ' Farmer" Wade as he is called, is one of the best authorities in the West on matters pertaining to the interests of agriculturists. In speaking of the progress of tlic Farmers Alliance to-day Mr. Wilde said: "The Alliance, after climbing tho hill and indulging in a good deal of . vociferous self praise is now sliding / down the declivity with accelerated speed. There never was much promise of solidity in tho plans of tho Alliance, and the talk indulged in by Alliancemen about carrying Nebraska and Kansas and a few other States in the next presidential election is like unto the convocation of tho truly foolish. "So far as Missouri is concerned there is no hope for a third party. The Alliance in our State is a Denioratie affair, and that is why the State is not represented at the convention at Cincinnati. "I am willing to admit that the Farmers Alliance has made a great show and is still attracting attention. A great many people seem to favor its platform, but the situation is just as it is'wub tho free coinage of silver. Von ask t ho average man if lie is in favor of free coinage and ho will s.iy yes. Yon ask him why and he savs: '!> if I know.' A good many people ask mc if wo will soon lmvo free coinage. 1 hope not. The experiment will bo a dangerous one. There may he ovil in it; there can ho no good." That Kid and tliat Salt. Now York Herald. A New York newsboy was fitted out in a complete new suit, including cap, shoes stockings, and necktie for $1,51. This shows how much people must pay for manufactured goods under tho "iniquitous protective tariff." Cincinnati Commercial (la/.ette. Yes, but you Western people don't ? know what became of that boy. Du- \ ring a rain storm the cap shrunk so it wouldn't fit. tne head of a pin, the papar soles of the shoes dropped off in thi! street, tho necktie assumed the dimensions of a niece of thread, and as for the "complete new suit," the seams broke loose and the poor fellow had to hire a cab to take him home for fear Anthony Com- ( stock would arrest him for indecent exposure. Why a lion's Noho 1h C'old. IOverybody knows tliut a dog's nose is always cold, but very few people know why. The cartilage composing (he outer surface of a dog's nose is almost destitute of blood vessels, but ; plentifully supplied with glands which exude a watery secretion that by its evaporation, keeps the nose below the normal temperature. The dog's sense of smell is located in the nerves within the nostrils, and it is probable that these are kept in better condition by the low temperature of the caritlaginous tip of the nose. The state of a dog's health is at once indicated by his nose, for no dog with a hot, dry nose can be healthy, ^ and one of the first signs of rabies is dryness and heat of the nose, for these things indicate fever, and fever is sho beginning of hydrophobia.? St Louis Globe-Pemocrat . "Mr. McClintock," shouted his better half, "1 want yon to tako vour feet off the narlor table." m "Mrs. said in a u . fixed, detern^ned voice, "I allow / *4* only one person to talk to me in thatf way." J "Andti?uy that be?" she deinundedF 1 threnfclngly. (,,b ?>y dear," lie replied softly, J M he removed his feet. \ ! - ? ^ o- - ? - - V j M Quad, the funnyman of the ^ L J)otroit Free Press, has accepted an V <5jfer of $200 a week, doublo asmnoh aa^he Free Press paid him, to make f N fun for the New York World. It W()u'ld be funny if he didn't. X trouetenfc of sea island cottousced ^rom Savannah to the /n$? f?r planting Ut