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TI-WEEKLY EDITION. WINNS1ORO S.T~JNAY8 80 O.I.N.4
Tw . PORTRAIT.~--.
Twoesy I se. n ottest blue
6 .xls toon ryryO a1ties;
vo lips? b'trho63e.cheorf hue
The bright carnation dies.
A ringlet here,
A ringlet thero,
An antique comb to heep them atralatht,
A sweet and simple face, most fair
Pressed on my heart is this portrait.
PLODDING JIM.
'Jlni Dunn, do you know your lesson
yet ?"
The question, uttered in an irritated tone,
eame from a young man who had been
reading a newspaper, waiting for the tardy
boy of his class.
'N-no, sir) I dOn't l liedo I do quite,"
was the hctitatlag'reply. - - "
"Are you aware what time it is I"
- "Ono o'clock, sir," said young Dunn.
Ho knew that well enough. - Had not
his eyes lingered on the tardy hands of the
old moon -faced clock. and thence gone
roving out throul ,the yindow. to where
the fields were sl ping in t4 o noonday
haze? And thek he was 8o ,u'gryL.
"Jim, come ie'b. "I- can't 'tmderstand
what makes you so stupid I" said the mas
ter ; and taking the book, he proceeded to
hastily review point.after point.
"Do you understand this t" he asked,
"and this and that I '
Jim's brow lightened. He was mote
ple$sed w th e lacl ,that. things ,looked
clearer, ,h e u t vaniblhbd, and
his hear y 'b hhnkoi, sir ? xado tho
teache-mil
"You're very slow, Dunn; very slow.
I don't think I ever saw a fellow just like
you ; but I guess what you learn you learn."
That was just It-what-Jim Dunn knew,
he knew thoroughly.
"Well, if here isn't Jim, just at dinner
is done!" cried his sister Anne. -
"And every; bit of the pudding gone,"
said Oscar, the next oldest brothpr.
mado suro you'd stay all day.
"Poor boyt" enied his nmdthef -;he al
ways scens to be behind' In everything.
Ever-since he wab a bal,y-he has been slow."?
' Jim.: sht down,. ho*ovor, and ate the
scraps. Nobodyjceme4 to think that Toni
would care.
"I don't know what we shall do with
that boy,'" Dr. nn qftn said, when talk
ing over lfe p e of- fhetr childred.
Charley incli'it ct hi i&, And Oscar ill
be a doctor; but what ability has Jim for
anything ?" Hp li so slow and plodding,
eo littld atObitides, that I am discotfraged
when think of his future:'o
4Poor' Jim I" -said Mrs., Dunn,. half
sighing, half-laughing; "he is the black
sheep o* f W,tJ, A''satl
fellow, - is+otnbb b ' led-by Ue'owl:
like wisdom of his face. I never thought
then'tliat it as bllhdeas." IIo cab't -h6lp
it. Ills motions are slow,jhls mind is tardy,
but I hopo he will make his way in the
world.
Jim was the bttt'of all thp fatalfy, but it
did not seom,to hngerhih at\ah:' He kna v
he was alpw (hnrlniy emilrl iay brillinL
ly, sing a song with excellent offect, play
any game well. .
Oscar, his youngest brother, was famous
for his compositions and his power of elo
cution. All the rest excelled, outstripped
him, and yet; hi plodded on patiently,
"Going to the theatre t'-higlt?" asked-a
well-dressed young man of Jim, as they
left the store together, This was four years
later, and Jim was one of the clerks in' Dol
man & Dolman's great establishment, and
- so slow and undemonstrative that the'oth'er
clerks were always chaffinghim. Ho thought
for a moient, rattled some loose coins that
were in. bis:pket : and said 1
:av you ever buou ?" querled the
other.
Jim looked pt him in lia usual'ddhlborat'o
way;'aihd replied:i "No."
"Then you don't know anything of life."
"Then I don't want to," respond(edl Jin'
"By the way, where are'you boardIng?"
asked his friend,.pul.Ung on a pair of very
tight gloves. Jim'noyer wore gloves.'
"At Glen's, in Ilbrook Btrcet," said
Jun.
"-Oh, you're slow4 Why that's 'way
down'town.'
"Thut's why I bomrd there," said Jim. I
onlypmy four dollars a week. Good eve
. inig
"The meanest fellow I ever saw," mut
terod Dick Dalton, as lie planted his fancy
cane aa.heavily as its fragilbty W6uid permit
on theidewailk. 7: I
Jim gained his boarding..house, a tall,
rusty4ookirig tenemelmt, in the.fourllh story
of which wes;'lle-roogi. It was a very des
olate-looking 'apartment, for, save In the
coldcst weather, Jim never had a fire.
T1here were three shelves, full of excellent
woodn am chir.Bits of pine, afe
tools and a paper Wlled with saw-dust, kept
them company.
Of course Jim got fral meals in this
place, A widow and, y rdau)i,tgr kqlji
the house, letting nearly 1l the roofi 'to'
ledgers; but Jim's quiet ways and pleasant
face had won an entrance to their hearts,
anid they took him to their table for a small.
considen'tion.
Jim ran up stairs as soon as ho reached
the house. -e never ran up slrs in any,
No sooner had ho seated himself at the
table and taken up a screw, than so po'
knocked at the door. At the low"cme'
In," his oldest brother .presented hl'maelf,
- h ir) h9j sof 'f r nler
"Well, Jim, so these are your ldi/a
my boy," sait~ yting man. "Not much
te kd gvs aidthe gold oh1m.
-"Oh, se.o.o OfQrso it hasiR A
deal of onyt uiElish offie"
pos
.i supper now and then, treat your compan
ions, and freque it the theatre," said Jim.
t'Oh, hang It! Your blood's water, Jim-;
apd besides, your position is difereni from
iine. Things are expected from,.me. I
must go Into societyy, ,ly-and-by I shall
get a ease that will pay me richly for all
these sacriflecs."
."AS,,flcea.l" ,reated Jim, in a tone
that made Charley s blood move faster, so
that he said to himself, with the addition of
an oath.
"The same old slow boy, with no more
brains than an ox." -
"You are still at the machine, I see," he
said aloud, a niomtont after.
"Oh, yes; it costs next to nothing; and
if it never succeeds, it gives me something
to think about."
''You don't say that you ever think," was
the sprcastic response.
"Well, now and thenk" was the slow re
joinder.
Charley rose, sauntered back and forth
for a few moments, and then stood still, his
handsome face reddening.
"I say, Jim, can't you lend mne ten dol
lars? I'm absolutely out of cash."
"I never lend,'. said Jim.
'Charley 's breatti grew hort and quick.
$orpenstiiting speech was on the end of
his tongue, for he felt both rage and con
tempt; but Jim, rising quietly, went to a
desk and lifted the lid.
"If -fve dollars will (1o you any good,
you are welcome to them," he said. 'Thoy
are all I have by me,"
"Jim, you're a good fellow I" gasped
Ciarley, his tongue yet hot with the words
ho had iLtended to say.
Jim went-onco or twice to his brother's
oeice, and did not like it. '"Why Should
the young lawyer spend a hundred dollars
in pictures?" he asked himself Indignantly;
"and why does he keep the company of
such men as t have met there ?"
One (lay Jim received a letter from his
brother Oscar:
DBA OLD JIM:-I expect I shall have
to leave college. Things are going wrong
at home.: I don't suppose any one has told
you.. They seem to think you have all you
cap do.to take gare of yourself ; and so you
have, I suppose. Charle'y has been an aw
ful weight upon father, and this year the
crops have all failed, and father Is disabled
from work by rheumatism. I don't care
much about myself ; I only studied medi
cine to please father, and should rather he
almost anything else.
I think I could write for the newspapers.
Can't you get me a place in some store ?
and I could write evenings, and live with
you. Think- it over, for I'm sure father Is
going to lose all his property. Charley
plays billiards, and I'm afraid cards. Write
Inc as soon as you can vliat can be done
for Q10.
, 4, wrote In less than a week. His em.
ployer wanted an under salesman. Then
lie set himself to look carefully Into his fa
ther's affairs.
Everything there was going to ruin. The
farm was to je sold; his father and mother
tyere nearly heart-broken, and no one
thought for f mement gf looking to him.
lit. navorthn1v'o h. 1 1 r
pay the mortgage was quite impossible,
jut lie hired some comfortable rooms in the
Dld house where he stayed, sold what he
auld from the stock of the farm, had the
necessary furniture brought to town, and
Iestalled his father and mother in a -com
ortable home. . The months passed. ,The
Id folks learned to depend upon him, and
his sister found a situation as bookkeeper.
One day a gentleman called upon Jim,
and was invited into his room.. "You've
bebd at woic fifteen years on this machine,
you say ?" remarked the gentlemen when
he had examined it.
The speaker was a business man, whose
favor was almost equal to a fortune.
"Yes,-sir," said Jim, quietly; "I was
always a plodder."
"Well, you've plodded to sonme purpose,"
was the answer. "I am very sure there's
monegy enough in It to make you a rich
Jim grew vcry red, and the room-seemed
to go around for a moment.
"Thank you," ho madIo reply. "I should
like to be rich for the sake of others.
And so, eventually, ploeiding Jim won
the race, and became the practical, oellont
and prosperous man of the family.
Ohewing Gnam.
Among the qiet . litle manufacturers of
the country le that of.chewing gum. Only
one factory exists In New York city, and
the few others a're In New Elngland, New
York S3tate, Ohio, Illinlos, and Tenneqse.
The gum Is sold by druggists, grocers and
confectioners in cities, and any coui,ry
grocery that hasn't It is consider incomplete.
Gum from spruce trees was exclusively used
until. rceoAtly, whQn it found a rival is gumi
m tie,gwhte anfi attreepiv6 article made
f 6h paraiilne, which ii sw'eetened. The.
consumption of this chewing gum In the U.
5. 1s about thirty tons yearly ; that of spruce
gum somewhat loss, and that of a gum made
in Tenneese from balsam tolu, and sold in
t1l isduthbtii States, about twenty tons.
Lately -a material has been used styled
"rtubber gum." It Is from the sap of the
sapotss tree of South and Central Amorlea.
The sap like that of the India rubber tree,
lias a milky look. The sap .was liret hm
ported into the United States with a view
of molting it with India rubber, In order to
l)')uo i le h t r r4~I
chewed by South and Central American
Indians, aiid found useful in allaying thirst.'
)Experiments *ore therefore made here in~
purylfying It for cewing and with f1npl
success. It is tastless and has the merit o,f
.goro quickly dissolve and~ crumbl.e in the
mouth. 8o great it its duellity that a pie*'
half an inch wide, after being heated ir:
the mouth, can be stretched Into a thread at
hundred feet long. Its consumption is
$ttflftyrtbhe l6yd.* (JhioWIfik gdth does
*iot,,ikoe uire that' the saltid 69
teducing_flis salary.
SA ODCainanious to gtrdb
rbonerbe discuslir
A iael Wol's Itavngoe.
During the month the peasents from the
adjoining villiages had not collected togeth
er at a fair which was held at the settlement
of Barvenkoff, district of Izcune, Russia,
and the male portion of the assembly had
dispered to .the drinking shops to make
bargains and drink each other's )'ealtlis,
leaving the women and children in- charge
of the carts. Suddenly there resounded
through the square a heartrending shriek
for-assistance, and then all was quiet. The
peasants rushlled out of the drinking boothe
into the street, and before they haid time to
collect their thoughts there appeared from
behind a building situated on the edge' of
the square, an enormous wolf. Everybody
rushed in great confusion to their carts,
shouting, ''Mad wolfl" ' Meantime the
gigantic wolf, frothing ' at the mouth and
with his tongue hanging out, made for the
carts. A dreadful tumult occured. The
horses and oxen dashed in all direhtions,
but the majority, getting entangled, fell,
overturning the carts, while the noise made
by the pigs, sheep, geese, fowls, etc., added
to the uproar and confusion. Tne wolt
when within a short distance of the first
group of carts, turned round, sprang on to
a woman who was running past, and in i
moment she was prostrate on the ground,
having lost her nose, scalp and the lowet
part of her face. The wolf then ran furth
e6and attacked a small lad of about sever
years of age, but just at that time a ig
rushed at the wolf and bit its tail. The
wolf turned on his assailant, but not before
it had bitten the boy's face and hand.
Leaving the pig, the wolf ran down' th<
main-street, attacked a woman with a baly,
then two boys about four years of age, nnd
having bitten their heads through to tht
brain, rushed up the street, aad after biting
several other persons, turned off upon th
railroad. By this time a large crowd,
headed by the village elder, and armed
with whips, guns; scythes, etc., gave chact
to the terrible animal. They c ame up with
the, wolf about one mile from the village,
and. a peasant, allowing it to approach hin,
within about fifteen paces, shot the lnhnal
straight in its open jaw. Notwithstauding
the wound Ite had received, the wolf Aprang
up'aid attacked the -peasant. The latter
did not lose his presence of mind. and struck
the'abimal with the butt end of his gun,
which shattered at the blow, and the well
seised the peasant by the side, but owing
to the man wearing three coats his skin was
only scratched. The courageoua man then
f"rmly gripped the animal with both hands.
During this struggle between a man and a
mad wolf the crowd which had come up
hesitated through fear to attempt the rescue
of their comrade. Fortunately a local pol
ifoman galloped up at this juncture, and
drawing his revolver shot the wolf through
the -bead. The wolf hat bitten no lese
than twenty-two persons, ten of whom are
in a dangerous state. The sufferers wore
Isolated-from the rest of the inhabitants and
medical aid was at once administered to
them. It is reported that the wolf came
froi the settlement at Dovgcniktg (situate
about eighteen miles frcn Barvenkoff,
where a mad ox had died and had been
burie but soa ees h
*ing moitrning 'ti vaJ ft"z0Uml sCa'$c li
about.
It Wasn'$ a 11oes-1l3ankot."
She had brought that bpread forty-one
miles over a dirt road, -and she was'sosure
ol' taking the first premium that she brought
her a new back comb and a pair of red
stockings on the strength of It. When the
niomentous hour arrived,' her spread was
left out In the cold. The woman hadn't
yet recovered from her shock when along
dame Andrew Whitcomb, picked up a cor
ncr of the spread, and called out.
"Hey, old woman, how much for this
hoss-blanket?"
That was too much. The woman
picked up a handy broom-handle and gave
him -several first p)remuiums over tile head.
Andrew bacaped to the street, pulled ofl
his coat, and lhe was daring the old lady
an 1hcr bedspread to come on when
po ceman took him in charge.
~How mean it was of you to add insuli
to injuryl" exclaimed his honor as Andrew
kicked the sawdust In front of the desk.
*"I thoug4ht~ It was a 1hoss-blanket-I
really didi' persisted the pr-isoner. -
"I am afraid you have been drinking."
"Your honor, I cannot tell a lie--yes, I
had been drinking.''
"What?"
"Water."
"Water-um? Well 1 can't help it. If
water affected you that way It won't
change our brices here a bit. I should
fine you $5."-*
"'l1 pay, of course, but I tell you1
thlought thlat was a hess-blanket!"
"Can't help what you thought; hand the
money to the Clerk."
"I'll hand the mo,ney to the Olerk, but I
must insiet that it was a hoss-blanket!"
"I don't wan't any more talk. You'd
be'te g,of course, but If that wasn't s
hess-blanket, I never saw one."
'the L.ongevity of Icebergs,
Tceberge are subjected to dismntegratlon
in somnewhat the same manner as-rocks.
TIheyare fu'll of orovasses, into wvhich the
water formed by melting'penetrates; In
winter this water freezes, and by 'Its ex
panion all throug' tihe glacier a rupturd o1
the m~ass ensues. "It-i. highly probable,'
he says, "that most of the icebergs afloat
in winter are in such a condiltion that a:
-ery slIght' cause Is sunicient '9 make them
burst because of their state 01 Internial ten
sion. Every polar traveller can tell how a
shot,, the drijying-In of an ide-auchor, or gny
other end8en-:vlbration, has bi'ought. about
'catastrophes ; cases have even-occurred in
w*hich the~ sound of' the "toicl alone. Mva
sutffident. Ati 1cebrg M alwaya$ap un
pheiaaat' neighbot." - So many -are ethe
iauseg ihich teu4to.destxy icebergs that
the author coniolude6 that nio berg existe
blfCi could 'rttietand them~ more than ten~
years, and that coinmonOly thie life of .aJera
is miuch shorter."- Howeyer this ap be,
doubtless thb much larter Antaretic
'last e n h nger, asc
t o el nte t p ch zey aro ekposed
one.
AGirl and ft tlear.
About a month ago Mliss Alice Corey, o
New York city, caine to visit her uncle, a
German, who owns a si$ali farm in thn
mountains, six miles northwest of lInnter'i
Range, Pa. Miss Corey is about sixteet
years old, and her I aront4. arc well to do,
11cr uncle has a daughters Clara, also aget
about sixteen years. .llertfitther having bul
one son, Clara has for ytgs helped to do th(
work on the farm, and she has become at
expert shot with a rifle. .$he has a mania
for hunting. and frequenty goes into th
forest In search of game. : A few days iag
Clara invited her cousin SF accompany lic
on a hunting expeditio. 'T'hey startet
from the house shortly jafter breakfast,
Alice with a double-barelled gun anc
Clara with a rifle. A fer scouring th<
woods for several hours ti thout much suec
cess they visited "Ilark Swamp." Ti
swamp embraces several hundred acres, ii
densoly wooded, and bears are frequentl3
seen there. The girls relhed the edge of
the swamp at noon,: and'Startcd into .ti
thicket They had gone .but a short dis
tance when Miss Corey, Who was walkinp
a few yards behind lieu cousin, heard a
crackling noise in the' bu es a short (lie.
-tance back. Looking aro nd, she saw a
large black bear coming to ard her. Clar't
who had frequently encountered the shag.
gy monsters, called to her frightened cous.
in to come to her. She then drew her rillk
to her shoulder and, taking deliberate al
at the animal, awaited until it cane withir
easy range, and then fired. The boai
uttered a howl of pain, and fell bleeding
As Clara's rifle was a single-barrelled one
she seized the double-bartelled gun fron
her cousin, and discharge(k both barrels a
the infuriated animal, in tl a hope of killin1
it outright. But, with ti Cl disappearanc<
of the smoke from :the gu the bear wai
seen writhing, but not d d.. The brav(
young woman then appro hed cautious3
to within reaching distanc of the wcunde(
animal, and, taking fr;om dw large leathei
belt encircling her waist ti bone-handiet
deer knife, plunged It to. tJo hilt into th<
bear's neck. At this n)Ol)lent the tiyinl
monster gave a sudden lunge and fastene(
its sharp claws into the girl's skirts, pullin.
her down. Her frightened nousin rat
about wildly and screamed, at the top of
her voice, but as there was no house withi:
two miles. her cries were not heard. Sb<
then returned to where Clara was stil
struggling with the-animal. The bear stil
held the girl in his grasp, lut was rapidl3
growing weaker. The grl was all th<
tune using her knife with od effect. Sh
dealt the dying animal bloty after blow tin
til it finally released its ltold and rolle(
over dead. Though very much exhaustc
and considerably scratched by iho bear'i
claws, Clara, with the assistance of lie:
cousin, was soon able to walk. The3
marked the spot where the dead bear lay
and then returned home. Clara's fathei
and brother drove to the swamp and brough
the bear in, w'lich, when dressed, weighet
840 pounds. T e skin is to be sent to
New York taxkagruiit to 4e stuffed, and i
will be kept by thd youpg woman as
souvenir of her . rret - -t "'
Quails and Pigcois.
There Is a physician in San Fiancisc<
who is an iconoclast in the bfoadest concep
tion of the term. .To shatter an idol,
time honored truism or a popular delusioi
gives the gentlman as great a delight a
the discovery of a new and interesting die
case. To disprove an accepted article o
faith in religion, political economy or med
icine he has been known to devote weeks o
months of study,. and in some instance to
undergo actual suffering and deprivation
successes alone repaying him for all hii
efforts and trouble. He is now engaged ii
disproving by actual demonstration th
popular belief that' a man cannot eat
quail a day for thirty consecutivg days.
reporter recently called on the gentlemlal
to learn how the experiment Is p)rogressingi
Thb reporter found the doctor, who~ Is
hearty, healthful, rosy-faced Treuton; in his
oflice on Kearney street.
"Well, dootom', how are the quail far
ing ?"
"Not nearly as well as lam, thank you.'
"How dId you happen to enter into the
undertaking ?"
"Well, .I wae seated at a table with som<
friends a fow weeks ago, when the old subl
ject of a.qual a day came up for discus
alon. All -the gentlemen saving- pnysel
supported the theory. As a matter o
course, wagers were offered, that.'thme die
could not be sustained, and I accepted thenm
Whlen I dikprova a tfuhg I always attemp
to do it thoroughly. I wagered $800 that
I could eat one qual each day for thirt;
days, and after the wager had been ac
cepted proposed to do more. I am to ea
two quail and one pigeon a day for th
specified time."
"How long havo you beeca engaged hi
the task ?"
"This is my Aifteenth (lay."
"What efetas it hd upon yqu?"
"Ione whmatever, physically or mentally.
''Tell me 4bout the arrangemnent of th
diet."
"'I cat the two quail for Inuch mit 'noon
and the ylgeda in 'the eveniing, for dinner
I amn allowed to have them' cooked In anj
manne.r I pleaAe, but thius far .baye no1
changed thiy'BrAt ordOr to the co* k; Th<
quail I have served as a .ft oe/ thi
pigeon. I havd'frled'and n6obrec?*r a btt
ter grivy. 'A the inca 1with Wi'niI iads
the wager'supply the game, tanm having
rather happy time of It. It Is nonsense te
suppose that bird-meat- should have an3'
monre deleterious .effects on a perabli's phys
ical 'condition thuan meatdof anyrother kind
~In pohit of facti It is lessa harmlhfu 'as at
article of regular diot, beig lighter and
'ngoro 'easily digested,. Why, when Ifial
with this wager I wIll offe.rt to. ibojt :$1,00(
that I can.contirnie theAlet for, tJuIrty day
more.' I eti cotident. hat;mu' 166
with some aceiden twil if
o rgtingnay dog,
uxnti aft9r topty gr qwenty-flyp, dat af
passed. TIhe result las looked forward t
with intere.k ,l
6cilal 1i~ A rt'' o ahl4 1 n
'il ah~f d$l1 Whchd dinot bnei
permitted to go our in fl *ntumle
otdekly$,, uP* to leoj ,
Flmuno Coloretd Ki(t.
A young man gets on the train and seats
himself opposite me. Ile wears flame-col
ored kids and a poodle dog. Now, I do
not object to a man wearing any kind or
color of kids, and love of the angels, how
I do hate a poodle (log. The young man
holds the poodle in his lap, smooths out the
blue ribbon around his neck. placidly
strokes his whiskers, and languidly stares
at mle. As I look at them I notice how
imuch they look alike.' Father and son
perhaps. As I think the thought, the dog
snarls and barks anl1 indignant denal.
Presently the young man. with a painfut
effort opens the conversation by saying:
a'htt's news("
I tell kini the elections have all gone one
way Md he says:
"1law."
And presently adds:
"Who's 'eketed?"
I tell him Cornell is elected in New
York.
"Ya-as," he says. "I've been in Noo
Yawk. Cornell," he added, brightening
up), ''Cornell lie's a college or something 'f
that sort. ain't lie?"
I explain to him as well as I can the
difference between A'onzo B. and the unl
versity at Ithaca. The young man looks
painfully astonished upon lenrning they are
not the same man.
"Who runs 'gainst him?" he asks.
'Itohinson."
"A, ya-as," hie says. "Know hinn.
Runs a circus. Funniest thing 'f the kind
you ever saw. Tent all striped. like-like
-like liedtick, you know.''
Then lie paused and rested himself. and
presently sal4l:
"Wha' you writin'?"
1 told him I was getting up a little work
3 for the paper that honored itself by secur
ing. at an immense annual outlay, my val
lable though erratic, service.
"Wha's it's name?" the young man ask
ed feebly, at the same time fondling his
dog.
"The Flawkeye," I told him, "for sale
by aill the news dealers, and only two dol
lar< a year in advance. The best paper in
America, and the finest advertising medium
in the West; devoted to-'
'Ah ya-as," he said, brightening up, "and
you're ti' feller they call 'Hawkeye?"'
I admitted that sometimes people Who
I didn't know my other name called ne
I that.
"Oh, ya-as;" ie said, "I know you."
I flushed and bowed and lie went ol.
1 "I know *you. leard of you often.
- Seen you play once. You'r'b the Injun
I chief in Buffalo 3ill's pitrty, ain't you?"
I Then lie leaned back, exhausted. -And
I I
r Well, I felt about as tired as lie did.
. A Uutetive's Adventure.
t, One pleasant evening recently two men
I were seated in a cosy little room not far
i from ' St. Louis, engaged in conversation
t concerning criminals. One was a detective
i connected with C ao ae ey. "'li
the conversation, "I will tell you a peculiar
little incident that happened several years
ago to a brother detective, which will illus
trate how luck sometimes assists us n ac
complishing an object, which otherwise
Snight be unlattaiable. "Several years
ago," lie continued as lie ejected a cloud
of smoke from his mouth, "ia noted forger
was wanted very badly in Chicago where
lie had been Indulging in such crookedness
as rendered him liable to occupy the peni
r tentlary for a term of years if he were
caught. The case was placed in Pinkerton's
hands and one of his men detailed to work
it up. le was fortunate enough to obtain
a clew to the much wanted Individual's
whereabouts, and following it up lie at
length spotted his man at Toronto, Canada,
which you know is oii Lake Ontario. The
detective threw himiself in the way of the
fotger, became acquainted withl him under
an hisuelfd natme, and gradually Ingratiated
hisl nhis favor. Forgery not being an
extraditlable offense It was impossible to
-make the arrest In Canada, so the detective
was obliged to adopt another line of tactice.
HIe made known lia intention of crossiing
over Into the states, and the forger deter
mined to go to the boat to see himi off.,
Once on1 board, the detective kept himn en
grossed in interesting conversation, and with
such conisumnmates tact did lhe p lay his part
that the crooked gentleman did not notice
that thae boat had started. until it was far
out, In the lake, for they had gone below to
take a social glass at parting. When the
fo' ger foundi the boat gradually receding
from the Canada shore, with no possibility
rof getting back lmmediately, ho fumed and
swvore for a time, b)ut seeing that did not
better matters In the least, cooled down and
*determined to make the hbest Qf a bad job.
"As soon as that imaginary line in the
middle of the lake which divides the two
countries had been passed the detcotive
revealed himsealf, and, clappng on the nip
poe, arrested his man. Tey arrlved on
theo other shore at length without adyenture,
and, boarding the lightning express on the
Lake Shore and Mlichilgan Southern that
night, they started on their journey. There
happened to be a few, peglons mn the car in
which the two-aat. 'ie detective was al
most comipletely worn out from loss of sleep,
and, as it was a through train, he determiti
ed to obtain a.little Morphoe. Placing the
prisoner oQtho inper sIde of tehe eat, hese
disposed'hlmself.next him that he ipnagled
the slighest:move would awake Ihn. The~
arrangemonts com1pleted, lie. fell asleep in'
an easy pste. of mind, HIe does not know
ho.iw lqpg.hie, bept untp lhe awoko Qyddenly
with a start, and fouhd~ to Nhp vopargrln that,
theo, f.orger was gone, ;It, ia a, ru e,of ot[
agoecy that if a man is seitpn tleo trail'
Sof t depredfItor, and fails ringIng him
~bapk, h9loseis hi, lace on 'th fore, so that
,yQlIbi aroputa on as well as hi9 position,
~ pded . oiQ, hs; .p onip( aCion. 'le
, q i~ly deeldduppp h ofaction, d,
walkng with assumea opeles,ne o)g
theo entire train, he ex 1nipe# every no
,aid gorper that.the plon1egi
les n ius rpIur~n hie waccustAd
,al's an, who in~r1 orr9d'
i fo'; your fro.nd?'
e ''i d9et ye answpirod in a(h1mk
going in the direction of this particular tov'n
to pass them. The conductor signaled it to
stop, the detective got aboard, and in the
course of an hour or so was standing in the
lit'le villinge where hetlesired to be. It was a
primitive Ohio hamlet, and the only alleged
hotel it could boast of the most wretched
desri tion. The detective concluded that
he could do nothing at that late hour and in
his exhausted condition ; so he determined
to obtain a little sleep and scour the country
in the morning. With infinite difficulty be
succeeded in arousing the sleepy landlord of
the hostlery. 'There-were no accommoda
tions,' he said, in reply to the detective's,
questions, 'unless lie was willing to occupy
the Anne room and bed with another man.'
"The detective thought it was better than
sleeping out, so lie asked to be shown the
room. Ile had just unrobqd, and was about
extinguishing the tallow dip, when some
thing prompted him to take a look at his
bedfellow. Ile did so, and what was his
suprise to find his whilom prisoner snuggled
up in the bedcloths. Accustomed as he was
to. repressing his feelings upon all occasions,
he could scarcely retrain a joyful shout at
his good fortune, and it was some tine be
fore lie recovered sUUQlclent calmness to act
with coolness. After much sclf-congratu
lation he secured the forger's clothing to a
piece of twine and supenled them from the
window. " Ile then resumed a portion of his
own clothing, and hid the remainder, locked
the door, and placed the key In his pocket,
and getting into bed he placed his revolver
in such a position that, although out of
sight, it was within easy reach, and sank
into a peaceful slumber. In the morning
he was awakened by the sound of some one
talking in the room, and peering cautiously
around lie noticed the forger rummaging
about, clothed only in an abbreviated under
garment and endeavoring manfully to give
proper vent to his feelings in choice but
emphatic expletives. ills search for his
clothing proving unavailing, lie approached
the bed opposite to investigate. 'As he did
so, 'elick' went the revolver, and the detec
tive stood revealed to his aetonished gaze.
IIe started as If lie hail been struck, and
before lie could recover from his astonish
mont lie was properly handcuffed and at
the detective's mercy.
lie was soon assisted into his clothing;
the next passing train was hailed and they
arrived at their destination without further
adventure."
"What became of the forger?" inquired
the- reporter, as the detective applied a
lighted match to his cigar.
"Oh, lie was tried soon afterward," was
the reply, "and the evidence against him
was of such an overwhelming character
that lie was convieted and sent up for a
long term."
Napoleon's Parents.
The family of I3onapartes were of pure
Italian race; there was not a drop of French
blood in any of them. Their ancestors had
come from the main-land in the early his
tory of Corsica, and their natnes are found
in the remote annals of Ajacilo. Carlo
fidiflirighIsd"c iaritee, cvio"maried
in his youth a young and romantic girl
named Letizia Ramolino, who -followed
him in his campaigns ip to the moment of
the birth of Napoleon.. It is imposslble to
say how much the history of Europe owes
to the high heart and indomitable spi'lt, of
thiA soldierly woman. She never relin
quished her authority in her family. When
all her children were princes and poteitates,
she was still the severe, stern Madame
Mere. The beauty and grace of Josephine
Bauliarnais nevet- conquered her ; the sweet
''yroleae prettiness of Maria Louisa won
from her only a sort of contemptuous indul
gence. When her mighty son ruled the
continent, she was the only human being
whose chidings he regarded or endured.
Shie was faithful in her rebukes while the
sun shone, and when calamity camne, her
undlaunted spirit was still trite and devoted
to tihe fallen. 11cr provincial habits of
economy stood her in good stead in her
vigorous 01(d age; she wvas rich when the
Empilre had passed away, and lier grand
children needed her aid. it must have been
from her that Napoleon took his extraordi
nary character, for CarloBlonaparte, though
a bravo soldier aind an ardent patriot in his
youth, was of an easy and genial temper,
inclined to take the 'world -as lie found it,
and not to insist too much on having it go
in his especial way. After the cause of
Corsican liberty was lost by the success of
the French arms, ho accepted the situation
without regret, and becoming inttmnate with
tihe conquerors, lie placed as many of his
fam~ily as possible on .the French pension
list. Ills sons Napoleon and Louis were
given scholarships at Brienne and Autun,
and his eldest daughter, Elise, entered the
royal institution at St. Cyr. While yet I,
thme -prime .of life, lie died- of the ,same
deadly disease which was to finish Nape.
Ieon's (lays at St. Helena and the heroic
luother, her responsibilities becoming still
heavier by this blow, lhved for eight. years
longer amid the cionf ueion and civil tumult
which had become chronic in Corsica ; and
then, after the capture of the island by the
English in 1793, she made her escape with
her children to Marseilles, where she lived
sev'eraI years in great!penury.
Clear the KCitohen, :
A famaus nobleman once, called on
Abernethy with itofcrerico'to. an,i nflamed:
eye.- Is lordship after'waiting an hour
for Abernethy to get through with a nium
ber of charity patients whon.he 'never - oft
to.attend upon the, highest nobleman, to
gat thme conversatioff byisaying:'.*,. m
- "Doctor .1 wish.you would examine this
ef'ei I fearaOme deadly mischiefise at wogk,
hero." ' s .'.
"If you wi I sit there 'In mys pat;entA
chai.r, and ile-me'do the-talking, I ~Ill
goof id oute what"ls otio 'm&tter amth
' A few shaftpftestionk add' the -doctor
doneltided the itbrview 'with thd folloWilg
.:"Youmr difficulty- Is not lihe you tl it
it Is, in yotir '3ye,'btit".-.p6inti6g this a*it
ger~ &t thepatient''otormnout stomaoh4-,"la
thoredgi eidktchebe Of Cns,whop
thlkio isoCt'of- ordiy theig r. rnd i
alltl(fe: ef fomsTnb'4ho1ihIisoe 11 diW'
ti 0e'Lqk4010'o1atlss1)Utiche#au4 thK
~~ttW~I 6~iurd dotspbbial)pg ide Q
~Ik~ah' thtdo.Wthtt
FOOD FOR THOUGII.
Love, faith, patience--the three, es
sotials to a happy lie.
The truest end of life is.to know the
life that nevt)r ends,
Virtue is the%afest helmnet-the most
seecure defense.
No rak can shild uis from tih n
partiality of death.
The power of eloquence is Sometimes
superior to military force.
It is in the power of the meanest to
triumph over fallen greatness.
A stroig will does a nan njore good
in this life than a lively lInnginiatlon.
Wisdom Is a pedestal ft'om which en
vy nor malice cannot hurl the oce'upant.
As too long retirement weakens the
mind, so toc mouc!h company dissipates
It.
It ts sad -o see so many walk in the
dark t.heImnelves who eatry lanterns
for others.
IIe'who refuises Justice to the diefenbe
less ill make every coniccssion to the
powerfuil.
Main usually follow their wishes till
suffering compels them to tolidw their
juidgrnent.
Some mourn more the shame which
sin brings than the sin with brings
the shame.
Truth and virtue can do-)ess aIn thu
world than their false, well-acted coun
terfelt can do evil.
Eivery saint is God's temple, andhe
whet carrriet, his temple about him nity
go to prayer when he pleaseth.
Most .of their faults woeieIt owe to us,
wlhil.e we are indebted to them for moast
of our hetter quitaltias.
There is only one thing that is more
terrible. than t,o say a nmoan thing, and
thait Is to do one.
It is all very well to be a promis1ing
youth, but the hard part Is to keep your
promnise in attter life.
Preserve the privacy of you' house,
muarr age smate, and heart, from rela
tives anid all the worltd.
Don't, con tide your secrets to a per
son of noble liue.ge, because the old
aihage !ays that, "1310'l will tell.''
As sias proceed they ever multiply
like ligures In arithmnetie, di-last stands
f'or more than all that went before ti.
It Is a fact of h istory that the a' alest
and noblest life ont God's gt'een earth
has been born of the Christian (alth.
Pleasure is sometimes only a chahige
of pain. A man who has got the gout.
feels tirst rate when he gets down to
rheuttatist.
My al'ice is to 'consult the lives of
other men-ias we wo l a looking-glass,
anid fromn thence fe'tch examples for
ur lmitatIoni,
Do not go to your hands to work, or
to your feet to walk, of' to yotur heat to
thiuak, before you have gotie to your
knees to pray.
W1e-take lessons in art, literatur'-a
tlaom4amad th fdh)'s bjit tiat. lii, lttc4rms.'
forgot ten. . - -
A poor relation ais like a fit Q ', the
gout, for the of tener he coines th.e Lang
or lie stays, and by a ml by lie will c.'bae
to sta.y all the ihne.
When y',i can s'ty or it in:1mt that his
religion ias got hold of his ioilkotbtlok,
you, uaay be reasonably sure thitt hie
religion Is the right kiun .
A bad habit is lIke a et In thiat it has
nte lives. And like a Cat a1'sd yoa
must kill It nine times *before you teani
by sure that. It ileanl. ;.
.Patrtimony- imy te detlud,s. sqamie
thing w1hliteh every b'ody If glad to get.
There is onaly one thing wil has
greater cliltrmS, and that is matrinitny.
A grest many ntory-wrttArl'tiho hood
thea'naraket w Ith thet t.rash, cotildiges a
large suaau for their last .a9vl, y iey
wquldl on ly' p'omaise t. It shnbe
the liast. j
]Rieh peopld can better' aff'ord to be
religouas tan'a oth re--for--they:'canU
co.nel:their ser!vanOts to keep thiQ fpsts
of d.he c.hurcha wile. t uiy aI9yieeys
keep tile f'easts,
It Is a aome Whait sad fant " h''Att {oatie.
people hav's higher Ipo lh on hhemir
bouts Lhant ona their wmn1ere. 'U their
hecad(s wecre ontly w here thmeir, fgt are
howv thecy would shaie.
If we woulid.have powermf'ul 'inds,
wve amust-thmitk ; if -We ivotmId hae fiIlh
ful haearmts, we muatst love; cIf we Would
have str'ong apuseles, we mlst ,4por.
These include, ne4rl,y all, t1ht Is/'vguai
ble iii this life.
T1he 'man who professer o b l3blleve
that QvIlIjI only the unider sido oet 'good,
tlp dhatk; skid of the moon, a4.d ppPrly
a comaponnm part of hua , will
never hivo .tIhe' satlstadtiott' fla
froth'inthammatiott 6of the ba'iat. &
All''thlmtgs 'metst' elfd&hgW4 Fienda
amust be tora asunderaud .swept along
in tilIe .eu Iren of ev0puts, tq9, eaoh
pther soom and, porepp1nee, 1io wore.
Furea'vor a~t'nveyd i. thude'dtes 0f 'ime
and1( acCIdenitWOr Whirl away0'
We sall loepleaseure iand 'bb'orosor
row. Noione will'ohuoose a'clomudy sky - --
an,d .qagi9 path ; l.t4hSl'esq ovi ve
tergoot ~rar athose wlo yt
fdgior i ace and VayytitiEh i? try
to flad outpand xSraoc them, Itbf of
lurying. alonagi reseotfullye,ojdrith
T,hte.oig tIory, Rbu ear
1y is, atla, ha y'xp~lI One
en btvgd ob &n 8itth6 he
pleaseg wIthoutahavidl that,'fat4i'pro.
phi losophay tells.us ~kty t~edo
be' .4r .ota q ee c
ayng dt p lie re
a'Bssbd ja n)rlR une
at ulthey- shdi1 se1 $d th
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