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.1 > ~% TN1. TRI-WEEKLY ]EDITION-OI NB R .S . A 2,18.ET BIH D14 THE COUNTRY CHILDREN. an seethe lihappy children As y wander through the grasses of the 'h and dewy pastures, Or the ta rest )ases. 1 can track then walnlor, By the trail of morning g or , I can read their happy footsteps, I can spell their pleasant stories. Oh! I know the ways of children Up the hills and dowiA the valleys, Buttercups and faded daisieH Mark their sorties and their sallies. By tle butternutb and beeches, I cainnark, their resting-places; 1 And I kno\v the mossy brooksidle And the wide, green, open spaces, Where the wild, white plun-tree blossoms, And the grapevine swings and tomes, W here the pliunies of scarlet suniach Wave among the -wayside niosses, Where the golden.rod In a1tuuni Flamou uniong tho kiel. buidou, * There the gala army wanders, There the scouting party pushes. Oh! hut they are kings and nobles, As they wander thus together. Cloth of gold is all the meadow - To their feet in sunner weather. Up and down, in field and woodland, Il can see their glowing faces; And by iuottledf leaves and berries, 1 can mark their resting-places. DR. AND MIS. MORTON. Dr. and Mrs. Morton had finished tiflin, and were discussing some private theatricals which, followed by a ball, were to take place that evening at the mess-house of the -th. The subject was a delicate one, for on it they held decided, but unfortunately divided, opiniois. The doctor had i a prejudice against such things, and though in most respects' very indulgent to his pretty little wife, objected to her attend hig them. Site, however, was bent on doing so. "You know, dear, that it is the very last of the season and every one will be there.'' "Anid you kniow my rooted objections to these entertainients, Ada; why do you iurge lue?" "Then when shall I ever have an op pirtunity of showing that lovely pink and silver cloak you got from1 Mafidras onl my birthday?" pouted the young wife. "Ah, that is a deeply important iat ter!" laughed the doctor. "We must see if we can't get up a daice in our ownl bungalow, little,woman, continued he soilewlat inlconsetiuently. "But that woni't be a ball and thea tricals to-Iight; and by that timne Dad dahlibhoy, RIumaiagee and the other Parsees will have their shops filled with the nlew-faslionied cloak, while as yet ininle is the only one in the cantonmleit. I really do thiik, Willifam, you might et me, go. I am sure I sat patiently 'aoughl Ulrotigh those solemi dinners aud scientille reuioiis of which you are 40 fold.II "Well, wel, as it is the very last of the Sesoll, I suppose I niust be amiiable for once; but '' "Oh, that's a dear, good, disagrevable old thingIl" said his wvile, givinig hiim a kims; and withour waitiig to hear more, i dutter of delight she left the room. When left to himself the doctor ponl dered their lato conversati, anl felt by io means satisfied with his share inl it. Still having consented, he d(etermniided o0 do so with a good grace; n111d, on Mrs. Mortonl preseltly reeiteritig to look for sometlihig, he salid, 'By the way, denr, wheI shall T order the palaiiuiiiin for you?" Still contitinig her search she re plied rather absently, "Oh, any tinie, I shall ioly want it returiiig; tile Hills will call for mo going.'' Dr. Morton was taken aback. ''So," ''le exclaimted, ''you 1had arrang ed to~ go with---or withaout-myv consent!' W ithi a little star't, shte answered,somec woul be sure to give~ meo leave, Wil litm and ---"' "EAs youL have chosen to act so wholly. mndepteilhemntly,'' interrupted her huts halud, angrily, "'I withdraw the consent I so nwittingly gav'e. The house shall he closed at, the usual hour, and if you (1o not happqen to be at home at 11 o'clock we doi not sleep under the sanue roof this tnighit."' And ini high dlispleni sure D)r Morton left thme house; nor did( le return for more thn a couple of houirs, dutrinig which his mnood( had moore tihan onc'0elhangedl. Tihte first Irritation ever, lie felt that it was hard upon01 his let to (eny heri the pleasure to wvhiich but the moment before he had1( assenitedl. Ii[ow, could he becar to spend the long *evennig op)posite that disappointed, wistful little face? It begani, too, toi dawn uplotn hin that 'the whole catn tounent' "--whtich in Intdia . where private life is more distinctIy public p)roperty than in any othier corner of the wvorld st ands(1 for our esteemed old1 friend, Mrs. 4rnd(y-inight, as has ever been its wvonit, Putt tan unikhiid construction on imotives It d1( idnt uniderstanid; might hilft that lie wasl nt so mtuch stanjdintg by his pritnciples--which in fact, he hiad yielded--as avengintg his own offended dignilty. Thme result of all which cogi tationt was that if, on his return home, lhe shiold find that she had accepted both dhisap)pointmnent anid rebuko in a pr1op)er spirit-much, indeed all dbepenid edl on that, she should go with their friends to the hall; or even In the pro bable qvent of their laving already called, he would show his magnanthoity by takinig her himself. Just then a cari rhige dirove swiftly patst his; lie recog nized it to be the Hlill's1 and in It could lie credit his senses -all radiant with smiles wrapped In her niew cloak, sat his wihe, who, in merry decflanice, kissed-her hAnd to him as they pass8ed. Both ball and thieatricals wvere deC lightful, aund nione ehujoyed tlietm mohre than the volatile and fascinating Mr's -Morton In.time gayety of her spirits she eonidced to one after another of her dlearest friends her huisbanld's threat; and to one or two wvho expressed some fear that lie might carry it ouit shIe Ian guiIdly replied that she did not think that that would be at all likely; but In tihe event of anytilng 8o impljrolbbl she had still her palanqumin, In Wvhich she could rest till gun-fire, whlen, of course, the -house would be openled. -I am told that nowadays palanquins are,in as little r9quest. in Inldia'agi sedan chalirs.in Enlglanid; but in.Dr, and Mrs. Morton'a time-%or knowv, 0 reader, hat my story Is founded on fact-they we except in the evening drive the n general mode of carriage. In the N anda of every houise one or more mig always Wit~Y'theleb(ARIA"J '.4,~6T-eay for IfistantL scCvIc6 by -dil 6a or by night. . It was past 2 o'clock when Dr. Mo ton heard, coming down the compoun the moaning, monotonous cry of tl bearers who carried their mistress to ht home. Placing the palanquin in ti veranda, they called-loudly for admi sion, striking the door with their hand in no small wonder that it had not, i usual, been thrown wide open at the approach. Expectation of the comb triumph had diven sleep from his p] low; and he now turned his head wit a grim smile for his revenge was i hand-the little rebel should learn a le son never to be forgotten. To the bearers' voices was soon adde that of their mistress; indignantly, ei treatingly, coaxingly she called in tun She reminded her husband that the veranda was overlooked from the roa< "Let me in, I beg, I entreat of yoi William. It will be gun-fire in a coup, of hours, and if seen here I shall be ti laughing-stock of the whole station. William dear do let me in!" To wilich her husband answere sterily: " We shall not rest undor tl: same roof this night;" and lie chuckle to himself, for he only intended to kee her waiting a few minutes. For a moment Mrs. Mort6n secme irresolute; then, having said a few wor to the head bearer, she cried aloud in passionate burst of sobs: "I will di sooner than submit to such humilia tion;"' and followed by her servants, s rushed away. There was a long, walling cry shriek-a heavy splash. Good Heaven: could it be-could it be possible that i impetuous wife had thrown herself it the well? Ilark to those wild cries i tihe hearers run hither and thither, wit loud exclamations and calls for hell Paralyzed with fear, the husband coul with difliculty open the door; the rushing out lie would have flung hinl self into the still rippling water, in mad attempt at rescue, had not a beare hung upon his arm, as in broken Eu lish lie tried to explain that his inistree was safe. " Then where is she? What is a this row about? Who has fallen in What are you all yelling for?" " For Mom Sahib tell. 'Throw bi stone down w,%ell;' then too much bol bery make; run this way, that way plenty great tamasha. Memi Sahi make big cry, then Mem run away." Dr. Morton knew himself outwitted for doubtless his wife had taken'tiad vantage of the door she had thus su ceeded inl opening. Ah, well, thong .vexed at the trick he was by no mean sorry that the conflict was at an end and that they should both pass what r( nmained of the night in peaceful resl Ile disinissed the bearers, and returne to the house, but to find it shut! Tht door was clised, and obstinately r sisted all efforts to open it; while voice froim the window from which h had himniself so lately spoken said, 'W shall not sleep under the same roof tii night.' 'Tle doctor, with an uneas laugh, first treated the situation as silly joke, then expostilated, the] storimed; but all without avail or evei notice. Ile called to the ayah to opei the door; but her answer was that sh was locked in Mem's room, and Men had the key under her pillow. It stamped at first with anger, but soo with cold, for his night pyjaninas offerei slight protection against the chill meorn ing air. At length seeing the palan qitin, he got into it. The lovely cloal wslying oni the cushions; lie drew th hood over his head, its delicate hues il striking contrast to his sunburnedl fac amnd dishevelledl hair, and( draggingi round his broad shoeuldersi with an angr tug, lie settled himself to sleep. The gun had fired, the '"assembly sounldedl, but still the dloctor slept oni Nor was hie roused by the sound1( c horses' hoofs, as a bevy of ladies, un escorted excep)t by servants, rode up t, the (1oor. -They would be joined i their ride b)y their husbands after pa radle; and then, after a final round c the course, assemble at the house of on or other of the p)arty to chota-hazzari and a lively discussion of absent friendi In nmuch surprise they waltedl minute or so before the closed and silen, house; then, with sigifiicant glances one after the other slid from lien saddle dleterminedl to solve the mystery. Ali there It is! A little corner of the cloal worn the nighit before by Mrs. Morto: p)eeped out of the closed door of th p)alanquin; 'twvas evidenit that the p)oo little thing had beeni obliged to seek thu shelter. "What a shame!" Thel would speak to her, they wvould comfoi lier, and oh, what a laugh they woul have againist her! They grouped thecn selves round the palanquin, bomnd in low to peer in; and on either side (dre' back the sliding~ doors as--gracious! D)r. Morton, still half asleep, slowl opened his eyes. Most effectully wi lhe awvakened by the startling exclami tion with wvhich the visitors hastily r< treated to their horses, which they wei in the act of mounting as the (10cr wi thrown open, and Mrs. Mortoni appeare in her riding habit. They immediatel rode away to the infinite satisfactIon < the recumbent anid impatient docto who was In mortal fear that fresh coni p)lications niight arise through his ii expectedl absence fromi duty bringi messages of linqhuir3 . At the meeting of husband and wil wve wvould rather not play fly In the co nier, but take for granted that there wi the usual amount of tears, recrhninmatk andl hysterics, in which-for. this occ sioni only-a torn andl crlumpledl fabr of pin,k and silver took ani active par I the sight of it from time to time stun lating Mrs. Morton's grief and oh quence, while her husband, wh smarting undler the expose of ti morning, hand entered on the fray wil unusual spirit, soon found himse vanquished, limp and utterly dismnaye as his own inconsist, tyrannical am selfish conductivas 'ontrastedl-not f< | the first time-with the patient'endu anice of his long-sufforing wife. INeither of this nor of the reconcili tion that followed in natural sequenc shahl we makCe record; but-we must re the pleah.ig fact that, at the vA nex at concert, Mrs. Morton, leaning -on he 0- husband's arm appeared In mgat ex lit cellent siis, ier cloak, this ,ine o wnber 11 , being admired by al y older '. One Night. , i was sitting dozing in my chair, wht koa . iendous k4ooking was heard at th r door. 10 The servant opened it, when a mam S rushed in,. in the wildest disorder. 41 "For God's sake, doosot, come witl me!"hesaid. It's a case of life or death ir A young girl has stabbed herself; she I 9 bleeding to death. One thousand 4o, lars if you save herl Come, oh, do, dc not delay." And he rushed towards me as it ti drag me along. I hurried away with him, snatchin: my instrumenta from bhe table ae I pass eed it. I think I never saw before suoh convulsive grief as this man's face ex pressed. He was a handsome man, with one ol those faces the ladies so much admire L jet black hair, clusteri)ngin waving curi over a white forehead. The lower part of his otherwise fem inine features wes relieved by a fine jet black beard. i I asked him for the full particulars o the case. "Doctor," said he, "make haste. I d shall go mad. Why, I would give every 1. drop of blood in my body to k ave one drop of hers. "Oh, God I" he cried, "preserve my L reason. She stabbed herself before I 0 could prevent her. Make haste, doctor -oil, my God ' my God I" We reached the house. On a satin couch, in a splendid room .4 the rich Turkey carpet covered with hex () blood-lay a young girl. .4 I thmk I never saw such a beautiful i looking creature. 1. Even with a pallid countenance and it bloodisse lpS she was more of heaven ii than earth. Wuat she was when the - roses pla3 ed on her downy cheeks : ai could fancy. r There was a: deep wound over her heart, and it was quite evident that the i4 blow had been given with right good will. I| On the floor, covered with blood, lay ? the weapon-a slight Dama4cono dagger, the handle richly set with pearls, strong g ly lit up with the reflection from the - blood-stained ivory. - It was too late I b Alas, the life-blood was slowly drop ping away. That mastorpiece of creation was soon to be col,l aud inanimate. She tlowly opened her eyes and fixed them with dyiug love upon the. young wa uwihoh li nutnmonet me to this scene of death. Sidney," she said, "Sidney, I am dv ing. My own- Sidney, I could not live - neglocted. I told you I-would love you 0 to death. Kiss me. Sidney." She sank back, and death closed upon his victim I My companion sat for some time strangely staring at the lifeless form o i the oouch. I could percuive that roa V son was tottering on its foundation. I I was fascinated by his strange look. At last i went up to him. I "Sir," Isaid, "she is no more. Death has released her from her troubles." 3 "Dead I . I "Did you say e is dead, doctor ?" 3 said he, with a'strange and-curious stare at me. I "Ah I and you have murdered. her," yelled the madman, for such he was now. "You have murdered her, and I shall Smurder you. "Au I ali! it will be rare sport." Before I could prevent him, ho had picked up the dagger. ~'"Yes," said he, with a yell, "I will murder you with her dagger. "I will stab you in the same place. Oh I it will be rare sport to see you fgroan and struggle like she did. - Ah I ahi I" and he made a bound at me. Now this was far from pleasant. -In fact it was a very awkward fix to be in. I did not know how to act. S The madman made a grasp at me, but Sfortunately I eluded his grasp, anid think ing it better 4 , t in the dark, I seiz Sed his lam t.i 'st it on the floor. SThe room a rk. -. The mau ' set . a terrific yelling, and I could a mum lock the door and put the key in his pocket, while he kept Smuttering. * I will kill him, I will kill Shim!1 "Oh!I it will be rare sport to see him die like she did I", I felt my courage rise with the emer gey. 1 half determind to try a strug. Igle with him; but I knew the increased strength that the insane possess, and I thought it scarcely prudent. It would soon be daylight, when ' Swould again be in his power. I felt for some weapon with which to defend myself, and, as luck would haye it, I found a heavy dumb bell in the Acorner where I lay conoealed. dPresently, I heard the madman slowly ,searching for me. I1 raised the dumb bell; "May Uoi forgive me," I sai.1; it descended, and] was free. -aThe madman layv stunned on the floor, g rushed to the door, smashed ini thc lock with the heavy metal, and rusheJ e down-stairs, .. Presently the house was all In corn 11 motion. ut Oh!Iwhat ascene i .- The girl dead in a pool of blood Ic the man insensible on the floor, with thn .* dagger firmly clatobed in hiis hand. 2 1 bled him and he slowly recovered, .. .But reason nov. r returned, ,, He is a madmain to this day. e I never heard the history of my pat. h tents of that night. ~rThey were strangers in the -house. inever will forget that night's adventure, ri 0 envy! thpu root of infinite ischie ... and canker-worm of virtue, The corn aiis'ion of all other vices is attende( ri- with some sort of delight;, but env: ,producea nothing in the heat tnat har' b ors it but rage, rancor amgd disgust. -; Railroad StatiJon wels. The 'series of drIven wells near a I Pumping Station of, the Pennsylvania I Itailroad Companyt having been con nected to the auction pipe of a new steam pump in the ehgine house, they were tested and give an avetage of thirty-fve gallons of water per minute, about one hundred :and sixty gallons being the amount required. The pipes or tubes are forced by concussion down through the surface soil to water level in the gravel or sand' stratas generally found overlying a strata of clay or rook, which being somewhat impervious to the water filtered or soaked in from rains, drainage and dther means from the surface, aets as a Rkeservoir; but the - supply is afteoted-by dry weather some times, and is Itable to.be impregnated with organic matter -Or vegetable do. odutposition unless the tube paises through a thick stratum of clay before reaching the water' bearing vein of gravel or sand. The water when pumped at first is disoolored and contains considerable earthy matter, but perseverance in continuously pumping for a day or p, will generally clear it. The town of 0hrist's Church on the Island of New Zealand had three thousand of these inexpensive wells in use many yeara ago, each of them flowing, thus avoid mg the expense of a pump, and they are largely used on all sand waste lana, like our American plains and those of Australia. They have been improved of late years by the addition of a cast iron point fastened on the end of the pipe to make it drive easier, otherwise it is the same as the old fashioned pipe or tube we.l. Any one can put in one of these inexpensive little wells if they do not use the cast iron point on the pipe, Every farmer can thus have the convenience in each pasture field of watering stock, without driving them in the hot sun, oftentimes to ponds and shallow places in creeks which become putrid from the animals' use of them, Ordinary gas-pipe is all that is used. and a wood auger welded into a piece of small pipe can be used to test with to ascertam when water has been reached. Have each length of gas-pipe out into four pieces, and have the threads out well down so that the ends of the pipe will meet when screwed up into the socket; use a cap on top of the pipe to drive or strike on, and thus avoid burring the pipe. Use wooden malls for hammering it down, and turn the pipe while driving to- ease its downward progress, put ii the auger and bore the dirt out frequently at the bottom to uiminish the resistence at the bottom in driving the pipe. Having bored and driven your pipe into four feet or more water-braring gravel or sand, use an o.dinary pitcher pump," if the water be witiin easy suction distance, say not over twenty-five feet, id beyond that depth a lift-pump with a cylinder run into the water or within easy suotion distance may be used, and a nice job done at au expense not exceeding thirty dollars all complete. Killing a hord of Elk. Joaquin .Miller writes thims: at last, climbing a little hill, with clouds of steam rising from the warm springs of that region, we looked down into a lit tle valley of thick undergrowth and there calmly rested the vast herd of elk. I peered through the brush into the large, clear eyes of a great stag with a head - of hornis like a rocking chair. He wits chewing his cud and -was not at all disconcerted. We lay there some time on our breasts in the sno0w, looking at them. The Iudianis observed that only thme cows wvere fat and lit to kill. Some of tihe stags had somehow shed their horns, It senmed. -There wvere no calves. So the Indlianis were delighted to know that there was yet another herd. We fell back and formed our lanu offttack at4 leisure. It was9 unlique and1 dlesperate, W~e did not *want one or two elk, or teni; we wanted the whole herd. Iluman life depended upon our p)rowess. A tribe was starving and we felt a- responsibility in our wvork. It was finally decided to go aroulnd andl appiroachi by the lit-tic stream, so that the herd would not start dlowni it-their only means of escape. It was planned to approach as 'closely as possible, thon fire wvith our rifles at the fattest, then burst in up~on themi, pistol In hand, and so, breaking their ranks, ;scatter them In the snowv, where the Indlians .could rush upon01 them and use the bowvs and arrows at their backs. -Slowly and cautiously we apiproachen0( up the little warm, willow lined rivulet, and1( then firing our rifles, we i'ushed Into the corral, pistol in hand. Tbe poor, helpless herd was on its feet in a second, all breaking out over the wall of snow, breast high on all sidles. Hlere they wallowved and floundered in the snow, shook their heads and calledl helplessly to each other. Tiiey could not get on at all. And long after tile last shot and the last arrow were spent I leisurely walked around and looked into the eyes of some of these fat, sleek cows as they lay there, up to their briskets, helpless in tihe snow. Of course the Indians had no0 sentIment in tis matter, Thiey wanted only to kill and secure meat .for the hungry, and half an hour after the attack onl tile corral of elk they were quarte;ing tile meat and hanginig it up in tree secure from the wolves. In this way they hung more than a hundred elk, .Rnot taking time to skin or dress themif in any way. Tile tallow was heaped ahiout our camp-fire, to be defend&l against the wolves at night. And such: a lot of wolves as came that night. -Gerknany estlimates thlat it hlas 200, 000 vtugabonds and be3ggars~ Including thieves and swindhers.' "Carriage"and Character. Your coach is a deceptive index of youi true condition in life, but by your "car, riage" you are known and rad of all men. It is more than a figure of speecl when the Bible assoulates character wit one's 'walk and conversation," and again, when it says, "having done.all, stand.' The drill-master's first command to the soldier Is "Stand welli" The apostle' last Injunction is the same. G )d's special blessing is on the upright. huch are likely to be -downright. Positive charac ters anti weak ones are thus distinguished, The reveller reels, the miser stoops and the voluptuary yawns, but the true man shows his inward disposition by his out ward bearing, He stands, not as the pa. gilist or fencer, with one sicle advanced, as in a hostile attiture to give or take v blow, but equo peotora, uniting p, session and uignity with gentleness and grace. . One's manner is more than his manners, The latter are acquired and are often so artificial that we call them man nerisms, and regard them as t finsive. But one's mind or air is inclusive of far more than those arts and articles learned in the schools. The whole outward appearance, including the dress, goes to maco up this atmosphere which one carries wherever he goes. His habits make his "habit," the garb in which he is known day by day, a "second nature." as we say. His custom becomes a costume, which he rarely lays aside. The wiry, nervous man moves with rapid gait; the phlegmatic man with heavy step, and so on with various temperaments. Then there are other principles that forra a test, illustrated, for instance, in thi stealthy, creeping movementr of the thief, the halting step of thu inquisitive, or the aimless walk of the day dreamer. "I know that that man has been a so) dier," said one. "Howl" "I know it by his walk." lie carried the trunk and shoulders steady and firm while the motion of walking brought inte action the lower limbs. The turning in of the toes is not a favorable sign. Sone assaciate it with mental weakness. A shuffling gait is an other tell-tale aign of character. But to go into details would rt quire a volume. A school to teach youth to walk has been estab lished in Philadelphia. A noble, grace ful carriage is a more useful accomplish ment than dancing. If shoemakers will only help the teachers of such a school by making sensible shoce, there might be hope of seeing here the graceful step ono notices among the humblest Spanish peas. ants. But art will never impart the polish which true culture gives. It 1s the soul within that illumines the face, that gives a persuasive charm to the voice and perfec tion to gesture and to step. Here ethics and aithetics unite. It is "by his person aILy," as 0oethe says, that man acts on man. If one wishes to charm or to com mand by either of these functions it will be through the culture of the moral.sensi. bilities. largely. By such a training, a person will come to wield by his walk anti talk, his eye and his unconscious gestures, a power over his fellows alike masterful anti bencflceit. A Ran, of 01 Ilaw. A graphic picture of life in the remote neighborhoods of Kentucky has been un velled recently in the accounts of the ex ecution, witnout the formality of jury trial, of the leaders of a band of nutliws who have kept three counties in a state of excitement for a long term of years. The nineteenth century was but three years old when a band of intrepid settlers built rude cabins and founded a village (n the banks of the Donaldson river, in Caldwell county, Kentucky. The village grew ani thrived; a rude meeting-house was suc ceeded by a painted church with an unde veloped upire, and a pot-office and a large number of "salooiis' came into existence. Hardy people from afar joined their for tuuies to those of the now settlers, and the community was made up of conitented and peaceful folks, who found their living in the fertile earth. Among the later settlers was a family named Campbell, the head of which was a brawny, long-limbed man, of harmless aspect, whose honesty at first was not doubted. This man hadl a sist,er, Jlane, a smnart and comely worn n, who attracted many of the younger mn of the comumnty. Her Influence over these lollows was remarkable, aid it was whbily for the bad. Thefts Imnumer able awakened the settlers to a feeling of insecurity; shot guns were kept readly for use and valuable property was watched by night. At last suispicion Deugan to point to Campbell anti lis sister, al though no proof of thoir guilt could be obtained, Once or t,wice when the vic tims of t,he robbers grew angry and made threats, Cam pbell and his sIster went away, and after one of their trips the woman returned bringing with her a st,rapping fellow named Sullivan, with whom she set up an establIshment sepa. rate from her brother's. The robberies now became more general andi more open than before, and there was no longer any doubt abcut the guilty persons. A for mldable band of ontlaws was organIzed, with Campbell, his sister, and Bullivan as the leaders, and the , settlers appar ently feared them too nuch to take action against them. Yeara passed on, Sul.ivan disappeared, leaving Jane Sulli van, as she called herself, with three children, and the robberiesi were as Ire quent as ever. Jane died, but left a daughter, M~ary, qmte1 as wild and un scrupulous as her nother. Campbell's sons wore thIs woman's aanocuates, and the generation of thieves was bolder than the old. They p)roclaimed their calling with pride, a:,d their cabins, filledi with stacks of murderous weapons, resembled armor ies. They t,le anythinig they fancied; cattle aid horses, houtehold goods, sulver anti money. Within the last few years the citizens of laId wel1, Hopkins and Webster contIes formed nands of tSregu-. hators" to conquer the thieves, who defied them by postiig notices that any citizens who accused one of the bandl of theft would be killed. Blioodshed became fro quent, and for a timo the thieves ap. peared to. be the victors,. but recently their good lucek deserted them, and one' by one the boldest of them were found hanging to trees of lyiug dead by the roadside. One morning the dead b'ody of Mary Sullivan was discovered suspended I rom the limb of a tree that a few dayu before had borne the body of her lover. The settlers have since ' lived ii.security, '-L~ouisvillp photographers offer vl'iw of the flood fot' sale before,the Iloc al entirely sutbsided, Where not to keep a Dog. Mr. X., who lives in one of the larg. oat of the new flat houses up town in New York, bought % dog. Because of his large size he christened the brute "Jumbo." and to the surprise of Mrs. H. and the two young ladies visiting at his house, smuggled him in and fastened him up in one of the servant's rooms, the menial being absent for the night. Called out on a business engarment after dinner, Mr. X. had not returned at 11 o'clock, and the ladies went to bed. About midnight Mrs. X. was awaken ed by Miss P., who whimperod that some thing was wrong. They could certainly hear a rapping, and burglars and spirits were suggested. Then they could dis tinctly hear heavy breathing in the ser. vant's room. All three screamed, the janitor came up stairs and, with a stove lifter as a weapon, cautiously opened the door. Jumbo sprangout delighted, and after a moment's scramble lay down to rest. Mrs. X. was indignant. "How in the world dia he come in here?" she asked. "Put him out at once." But Jumbo wouldn't be put out. He was coaxed and threatened, but his tail only rapped the harder. Then he was kicked and his good nature at last gave way. He showed his teeth and growled. Mr. X's key grated in the look and Mr. X shouted a warning. "Oh, that's all right. H's the dog I bought for you to-day. He wan't bite," said Mr. X., opening the door with con fidence. But Jumbo was now aroused. Mr. X. whistled cautiously. "Don't you know me, old boy ? Nice old dog," he remarked. Jumbo didn't know him, however, and assumed even a more threatening manner. Mr. X. retreated. "Why in thunder lon't you get him something to cat?" he shouted to Mrs. X., he being in the outer hall, J umbo in the inner and Mrs. X. behind the door. "How can I get out to get it?" asked she. "Then why didn't you leave him in the room where I put him?" said Mr. X. "Whw didn't you tell me?" was her reply. At day light the dog fancier was rout ed out of bed and an hour later Jumbo was returned to his original master at a large discount. "I don't think flats are a good place for dogs." said Mr. X. to a Herald reporter afterward. The Chlof's Oven'tomo. Not many years ago, a whaler, cruis ing in the biouth Pacific, luffed up to a little island in order to fill the almost empty water casks. The natives, who were on the shore in great numbers, were s:eh beating their breasts and uttering mournful cries. Several of them swam off to the s1p and mado the captain understand that some im portaut person was sick and in need of medical treatment. He, being a kind-hearted man, invited them by signs to bring, the sick person on board. They heeded the invitation and brought off the king of the island, who had Lot been ill long enough for the wailing and the beating of tom-toms to produce fatal results. The captain gave the chief a small dose of one or those "cure-alls." usually kept in a ship's medicine cliest. The medicine. tho absence of tom-toma, and the faith of the sufferer wrought a speedy improvement. On the following eve - ning the captain thought it safo to i low him to return, not, however, until he had given him a bottle of the medi Aine to be used in case of a return of the sicknesns. That night the oltef had another at tack. T1hmnking that if a small dose had partly relieved him, a larger one would effect a complete cure, he p)oured the contents of the bottle down his throat. Alas! the calculations even of the great of this world are not always cor reet. The next morning the ektef was a corpse. T1he oaptain, suspecting, from the ominous stillness, that somethiing was wrong, took the precaution of stowing firearms into the boat that was to tow off the water-casks. It had scarcely touched the shore when the natives attacked the crew, who by the greatest expedition were scarcely able to regain the ship; which at once net sail and de parted. The captain never revisited the is land. He learned that another whaler, putting in there for water, was mistaken for his vessel, and several of its crew severely wvounded, before the natives dis covered their error. The natives had carefully kept the bottle, thinking it an instrument of sor ery, becaus, though heavy, it could not be made to sink. Ohlefr Jsuen, Ohase.* This distinguished man in his boyhood gave little pronise of lia future career, He was near-sighted, had a bad impedi ment in his speech, and was stoop shouldered, shambling andl slouchy in his ap)pearance and gait. Owing to the death of his father and tihe poverty of his mother, lhe was adlopted by his uncle, Bishop Chase, of -Ohio. The following amusing story of his early life is told; "One day the bishop went away on one of his trips into the (dio cose, and told Salmon to quit school early - enough in the atternoon to -kill and dress a pig. The young man bad never done anything of the kind, but he knew that lie must first catch the pig. He did this after great trouble, and finally killed it. But now the question arose hew lie should get the hair off, He had heard that the, farmers usually scalded hoigs, and so he heated a lot of wAter and seused the pig in. But lie heid the p in too long and the water was;too ho,sq that the hair was simply set and woud not come out at all. The future jurist dug away with his fingers until they ,were raw, but to no effect, Hie finally .bethought himself of the bishop's razor, andJ getting .t shaved the pi~ f*omi nese8 to tail, Jveyne cong atedat him upon the odjob he hdo'due, but when the bishop ndgt tried to shave himnself he eanle as iogi as blehops over do to using pofA2 loaguage, A Dance In the Lumber Region. A correspondent gives the following description of a backwoods dance in the lumber regionof Minnesota: The woods began to give up the young people un til the number of couples had reached thirty. Dress was untrammeled by social edict. The female fanoy gave vent to Its love of being admired in taste ful if not always elaborated costumes, with bits of ribbon here and there. and an occasional artificial flower. But the lads found a flannel shirt and no collar quite as congenial as some sons of socie ty find immaculate shirt fronts, incas .ed in a low-out full dress vest. Dane. lug pumps were strictly abjured, and he found most favor and recognition whome boot heel gave most frequent and liveli est sound, a la olog-dancer. One violin furnished the musical inspiration, and as its manipulator sounded the strings in the preparatory operations of tuning up, the caller exclaimed: "Step up now and get your numbers." The lads, some of whom had come full twelve miles for their night's enjoyment stepped to the front, deposited each fif. ty cents and received a number, i 11o11 as the patron of the tonsorial art t re oeives a number o busy days in the modera barber shoo Room w made for three sets, and til caller a lied the numbers up to twelve, he hold rs choos ing their partners and noin the fig ures in the square dano whi x prevail ed to the exclusion of ev .Yt ing else. Then the rest of the list f umbeks were called and three more s a mado up, and the calling comme oed over again at No. 1 when the list i1 been exhausted. No excessivo ace lplish ments in the terpsichorean art, 0 es pecial favor in the feminmno mi no beauty or even selfishness of pe on, permitted an undio monopoly of oitli the floor or the company of the young ladies. The affLir was managed with a democracy and an unyielding justice which might have obtained favor at soc ial events as lofty in the scale even as the governor's reception, snd universal in their attendance as a policeman's ball. Thto p1Lay Of tho IC140itartn. All the possible result that can be expected from the kindergarten is play. MUich of the success4 of the kindergarten is negative, and consists in preventing arini. Its positIUVe success is o imple that. it ealinot be expected to attract ilore ntice than, for in.stanlce, fresh alir, pilroe water, or the ierit of a phy sician by whose efforts a family is kept inl good heaith. Thoughtful parents are sutliciently aware how detrimentally prenliatuire schooling acts upon the 8tind (evolpment of the body and iiiid, how it deAtroy4 all the freslness and ple'asure of learning, and how only too freqiently it burdens a whole life wil hI he imost. misehievous consequen ces. The healthier i chil isl, the 1moro its life inanifests itself in untiring ac tivity. Pliy is the child's natural work; in play it develops best and most nitturally all t,he powers of body and mind. A play child is wholly a child a complete child, inasmuch as it ibnds its highest -happiIIess an( purest joy iln the full gratilleation of the inner and outer deiands of its nature; the le im1onis of ill-humor and evil habits can no4)t, harm it. l',et no one think," says Goethe, "that le can overcome the first impiressionis of hsis life." And, iln sooth, they are controlling for all siubsequent pieriods. A joy'ful, happy childhood is like sunshine to the wvholo lire, and is of the greatest Importance for the complete development of thme child. An Indiun Arrowv In a skull. A young gentleman friend in Louis ville, Kentuicky, has a ghastly curiosity. It is a section sawed from the crown of a huiman skull wvith an. Indian arrow piercing its centre. Th'le pleceO of the cranium is niot miuch larger thtan a sil ver3j qluarter'. Theli arrowV Is eighitieen inchies long, with a metallic heuad hounid to the arrow with sinews. Thelm history in the singular case Is this: A United States soldier was one of the garrison at Fort Craig, Newv Mexico, and1( had1 served his time out and was hionorably dlischlarged. He was a great favrto wi'th) the nolenr3l,.andl was about to depart for the Middle States when aL hunting party was osrgaize/.d and( a young lieutenant wvantedI him to join In a severail (day's pursuit of pleasure. They reached a country full of game aufter 5' conisiderabhle ride, and,1 as the discharged soldier and( guest was comn p)laininmg somewhat, lie was left ini chaIIrge of the horses and camp-luggage. Feelig drowsy he went to sleepA While the soldier was dIreamlig, 110 dloubt of his far-away homme, a band of cowardly and skiul king A pachies si l)pped iul behind a knoll ini his rear, and(, afraid to openly attack the single sleelp ing sentinel, one of them shot an arrow that struck its target full centre ini the skull and p)enetratedI the brain to a dea lhly dlepth. The soldier never moved nor kniew what killed hIm. My frIend's father was the surgeon of the post, andl hiad to sawv out a circle of theo cra niumn containling the arrow before the body could be confflned. P'hoa)phorns dissolves in wa mu sweet oil. .f thIs phosphiormed oill rubbed .* on the face In the dark the, fea$nres ' .. asum a hastlyappearance; anth eZjpermener lokaMikoaWill o the )Jhraes buttons are 1Idcib shlw ingtheinAnto apan 'aia ie a gint of gold and lubdIit4 . I a~eo as .Mil ~ >