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zuIim D1AU11JOUI' auNU.
Sleepi the ghostly winds are blowing;
No mnoon's abroad; no star is glowing
The river is deej, and the tide is flowing
To the land where you and I are goingl
We are going atfr,
Beyond moon or star,
To the land where the sinless angels are!
I lost my heart to your heartless aire;
(' Twas melted away by his looks of fire;)
Forgot my God, and my faitler's ire,
All for the sake of a man's desire;
But now we'll go
Where the waters flow,
And make us a bed wher, none shall
know.
The vorld is oruel; the world's untrue;
Our foes are miny; our friends are few;
Nlo work, no bread, hoWever we sue!
What is there left for us to do?
But fly-fly
. From the cruel lky,
And ride in the deepest depths and die.
THEY 1EVER HAD.
There comes a time in the lives of
many young girls when they feel as if
their judgement in some maters is quite
superior to that of their parents.
That time had come to Mary Wells,
and the matter under consideration was
her matrimonial engagement with Char
les Forest.
Mary had lhade.up her mind that the
engagement should exist.
HIer parents had as firmly determined
that it should and would be irrevocably
broken.
The fact was, Mrs. Wells thought that
Charlie was not good enough for her
daughter.
And why?
Well, in the first place, althoug young,
he was slightly bald.
In the second place, 'he had scarcely
any teeth.
The girl was wearing three false teeth;
but what mattered that?
Her being a Wells compensated for
such trilling defects.
In the third place, the doting mother
said his nose was too large, and she want
ed a handsome son-in-law.
Mary's nose was one of the kind which
is usually styled celestial and it grieves
me to add that she was by no means a
beauty.
But these truths are scarcely worth
mentioning.
'1'ne fourth and last, and of all the
most important, reason was that the
suitor did not have sufficient money to
satisfy the mercenary parents.
Very little "lucre" did Mr. and Mrs.
Wells possess, but they considered that
to make up for this deficiency in pecuni
ary affairs was the sacred duty of Mary's
husband-to-be.
In consequence of these very resonable
reasons, the fond father dismissed poor
Charlie with an admonition never to
come near his child again, and then set
to work watching the child's action.
At first, Mary managed to meet her
lover clandestinely.
But vigilant mamma came upon them
one day at their trysting-place, took
Mary instantly home and locked her in
her room.
For a while after that the young folks
contrived to keep up a secret correspon
dence.
But that also was soon discovered.
All communication of any kind was
prevented for the future, and the lovers
were in dispair.
About this time Mrs. Decker, a weal
thy sister of Mr. Wells, was preparing
for a trip to France.
Hearing of her niece's "untortunate
attochment to young Forest," she kind
ly offered to separate the obstinate pair
by taking Mary with her.
Mary's parents were quite delighted
with the idea.
"Just the thing,".said her father.
"Amidst new scenes she wvill prob
ably forget that scoundrel; and may meet
someone who is'i every way worthy of
her.''
Scoundrel-a young man who is slight
ly bald, has few teeth, possesses a leng
thy nose, is not wealthy, anti insists up)on
having a girl who loves hin.
That was Mr. Wells' dtefIinition of
scoundrel.
After nunch preparation but no uin
necessary delay, pioor Mary wvas conduct
ed to the train whlich was to bear her to
the dirended steamer.
Sad and heavy-hearted she felt as she
looked out of the railway-car wvindow.
gazing at the many frionds who watched.
them start.
Sudtdenly she dlsceriicd in thme crowtd
a familiar figure.
Could it be he?
it was indeed he!
There was no mistaking that loved
form.
"What is the matter, child?" asked
hier aunt, anxiously.
"Y ou are white as a ghost?"
"There is Charlie,'' she gasped.
"Oh, hiow can I leave him?"
"Tuti-nonsensel"
"You will get. all over that in a fort
Buit the aunt's tone was not unkind,
and very tenderly did shedrawhier niece
away from the window.
For she saw plainly enough that her
heart was truely sorrowful.
We will now return to Charlie, whom
we left standing in the crowd.
HIe had accidently heard, on the morn
ing of Mary's dopartue, of her intended
trip to France, and had ascertainedI whieni
she wvas to start.
HIoping to get an opportunity to-well,
do something or other extraiordlinary lie
* had hulrried to the station, but arrived
there just.iln time to see the train leav'e.
Only for a moment did be stand amid
-gaze despondently at his loved onie, then,
wvith hands cienohed and teeth set firm
ly; Charlie Forest matde a solemn vow.
Conicerning that -vow we huave nothinug
todo at present.
In due time there came to the anxious
parents letters telling of Mary.'s indif
ferenice to .everything that was novel,
beautiful, or grand.
"The child is slowly pinig-avay,"
wrote her aut; "and if she- is ndt be..
ter soon, I shall return home.,
in:reply to this, thme hatrd.lhearted par
- "1en it think of asuch a tiffug as eouid
- n~8l~lo doubt get over that love.
~ a~grwig *nr~ ohertl
and appeared to have Pilmost forgotteni
Charl~eii orest.,
Again she wrote:
"The child is quite herself once more.
She acts yery lgreeably with everybody,
and seems to favor the attention of a
young nobleman to whom she was intro
duced lately."
Finally came the news that the young
nobleman wished Mary's hand in mar
riage.
' If you are willing," said the aunt,
"they will be married here, finish the trip
with me, and then we will all come home
together to receive your blessing."
"What -did. I tell you?" cried Mrs.
Wells, exultingly.
"Mary will make a brilliant match,
after all.
"Certainly we are all willing.
"Hadn't we better make inquiries
about the gentleman's character, or find
out as to his antecedents?" prudently
asked Mr. Wells.
"Nob at all essential, sir.
"Your sister will make all the neces
sary inquirie'
While the child has a good chance,
let her take it, or it may slide.'
So over tih Channel went the answer
that 'pa and ma were willing.
Thus it happened that in a few weeks
front that time, on a fine spring morn
ing, a large company of friends assem
bled at Mr. Wells' residence to greet the
happy nobleman and his bride.
At last, after much waiting and a
great deal of consequential talk from the
highly, elated parents a carriage drove
up to the door, and the travelers were
ushered into the presence of the expect
ant guests.
me to introduce your daugh
ter's husband," said Mrs. Decker, look
ihg at a young man, on whose arm Mary
proudly leaned.
Everyone present started in amaze
ment.
Mr. Wells stood as if riveted to the
spot.
But Mrs. Wells indignantly burst
forth
"Susan, you have deceived us!
"Where is the nobleman whom you
promised as our daughter's husband?
"That is only Charlie Forestl"
".Ilere is the noble man " replied the
aunt, laying her hand on dharlie's shoul
der.
"I assure you I can truly call him that
name, for he j)ossesses true nobility of
character, which is far grander than that
of blood.
"But, believe me, when I first wrote
you of him, I did not know that the
nobleman who seemed to brighten up my
niece so wonderfully was only Charlie
Forest.
"You are aware that I had never met
him before.
"And afterwards, when they came to
me, confessed all, and implored me to,
intercede for ihom, I, knouwing that
tercessili would not avail; invented the
little artifice for the purpose of making
happy two young lives.
"Now, dear sister and brother, show
your true nobility by granting us com
plete forgiveness."
"Well, what can't be cured must be
endured, I suppose," said Mrs. Wells.
And then she sighed as she thought 6f
her sbn=in-law's empty purse.
"Bless you both!" said the father.
"Wife and I were in the wroig.
"Charlie I commend your pluck in
following the girl you love to France.
"You well deserve her.
"But may we never have cause to
think of you otherwise than as the noble
man sister Susan calls youl"
And they never had.
The Mexican Hat.
The hat is beyond comparisonu the Pet
article ot a Mexican's dress. Even tie
matter of the dents in the crown Is
used to convoy a meaning. Four dents
must be arrangedl in every sombrero.
One on each side, 'one in front and one
behind. The significance of this ar
rangemnent Is that, whien there wvas a
difference of opinion in this country in
regard to,the rights of the church, and
the two parties were formed, one in fa
vor of the chium:ch anid one against it,
the church party adopted. this device as
a distinguishing mark, aind these four
dents are Intended to give the crown a
rude form of the cross. There has been
no burning quesCtioni dividing the na
tion recently, so the four dlents have
remained as Is the case with niany
other customs, long after their original
signifIcance has been forgotteni. The
somblrero is exactly analogous to a
lady's bonnet. The only way in which
the Individual taste is hiampel:ed is In
regard to tihe general shape. T1he
amount, style and cost of trimmings is
left wholly to the owmier's will. The
Mexicans have evolved -an aartiole
whose variatioiis In trimming are pos5i
tively bewildering. -The band comes|
next as we descend the crowni. Thei
most popular form now Is a double coil
of silver rope varying from one-fourth
to three-fourths of an iinchi In diameter.
Before the band took its present forum
it was a heavy braid of silver cord, and
the Indications are that the cumbrous
shape now In vogue will soon be succee
ded by several turns of a lighter cord
occupying from two to four inches a?.
the base of the crown. Theo chance for
display which the brim affords is not.
slighted. There may be only a nai-row
ribbon of silver running around the
outer edge, or as Is frequently the case
It is wholly hidden by the amount o
trimming on both the upper and the|
under side of the brim. This silver
ribbon Is woven into various fanciful
and intricate designs, and forms an im
portant elenient in the decoration of the
hat. There is the utmost diversity of
color among the sonibreros, varying
from pure white to simpjle black. Drab
is the most used color, doubtless on ac
count of the dust which at times is
over wYhelmig. The material generally
used for thme manufacture of sombreros
is felt wvith a smooth or furry Alnish as
the Qwner inay wish. ,Many fine soin
breos of stra~w with trimmings of leather
aro sten, Si$lver is' alnost uiversally
used ae drifnmig, although gol'd is
0cCfbiO1si~ly tuet. Indeed,-the soinmtrero,
bothlite1ly and figuriatively, forms the
e~w1gtrimph of the Mexicain'u.
dt~~ 4 ~m~amount of money whick
o'tnx ia.onlyhinted Uy,the
Uhatning a convict.
With a view of putting a stop to the
murderous assaults that have recently
been committed on warders by convicts
at the Dartmoor prison, in England,
and in order.to maintain the discipline
of the. establishment, the authorities,
acting under directions from the home
secretary, put Thomas. Jones a convict
froni Liverpool upon his trial for mal
iciously wounding John Staddon, asis
tant warder.' The prisoner was brought
from the punishment cells to the office.
in charge of two warders. le walked
quietly enough to the office apparently
in ignorance of what was about to take
place. )Dlrectly he was brought inside
the door and was confronted by the mag
istrates, governor, deputy governor and
others inside the railing, he appeared
stupefied for the moment, and then sud
denly remembering where he 'was, he
said to the warders in .an insolent and
defiant tone: "What's the matter
what are they going to do?" le was
told by the warders to be quiet and be
have hlmselt, Jones, however, violent
ly exclaimed, "Hang me if you like,but
don't shoot me," and Imnediately al
though lie was held by two power?ully
built warders, struck out right and left,
kicking.at the officers and ferociously
endeavoring to bite them.
One warder promptly twisted his leg
around Jones to prevent him kickhig, a
second firmly gripped his arms from be
hind, while a third, who had rushed to
their assistance, grasped the nape of the
prisoner's neck, in order to stop his en
deavor to use his teeth. Even the ef
forts of these three men to hold Jones
were insufficient. Handcuffs were slip
ped on the wrists of the prisoner, who,
however, still resisted savagely, endeav
ored to bite the officers, and although
held bodily by warders, continued his
mad struggles, 'A pair of shackles were
sent for, and on these being brought
into the office the prisoner, who had evi
dently been shackled before, shuddered,
and struggled more fiercely than ever.
le was eventually jerked-upon the
ground and thrown on his back, where,
after a most exciting struggle, the irons
were tightly fastened around his legs.
These measures failed to subdue the
spirit of the prisoner, who violently
wrestled in the hands of his keepers.
A chain covered with leather was next
procured and this was passed round the'
waist of the prisoner and then tightly
secured to the iron gates or railing run
nirg across the room. Jones then work
ed himself up into a towering passion
and it required the combined efforts of
the warders to hold his head and should
ers.
During the examination of the prin
cipal warder, Moore, the prisoner's vio
lence was even intensified; he hissed and
spat at the witness, and uttered inco
hArut. f ( lnllatinb* bLwa
sible to understand, biting at everybody
and everything, like a mad dog,through
out the hearing. He was eventually
committed for trial at the Devon assizes
and carried back to his cell, where the
handcuffs and shackles were removed.
~ie thereupon smashed the window
panes, tore his clothes to shreds and
attempted to commit suicide by twist
ing his braces around his neck. The
warders at once rushed to the cell, and
on opening the door were again attacked
by the prisoner. Once more the man
was secured, his hands manacled,behind
Ins back, and he was finally removed to
a dark cell and locked in, in the condi
tion (f absolute nudity to which he had
reduced himself.
Uato on shipboard.
Although pussy is the unrelenting
enemy of rats and they stand in whole
some awe of her presence, she is not al
ways victorious in her encounters with
them. I have seen a cat rolled over and
->ver by a patriarch on whom she had
bounced, and retire from the fray dis
comfited, with a severe bite through the
111). In connection with cats and' rats.
~- will mention two episodes that I could
scarcely have believed possible had they
not come under my inmmediate notice.
On board the Elbe we had a grand,
great, yellow cat in the after part of
the shiip-for cats have their own well
defined homes afloat as ashore, and re
sent intrusion within their boundaries
from feliine rivals quite as conservative
l y as their brethren who enjoy the bless
mngs of the land. Sandy, then, reigned
over the saloon and quarter-deck, aind
was the most accomplished and gentle
:nanly cat I wvas ever acquainted wvith.
One mnorning, while we were lyimg in the
Scheldt abreast of Antwerp, Sandy
was seatedl on the rail watching the dis
embarking of the cargo and the various
operations of the small craft which sur
rounded the steamer, with that respon
Rible air of goeneral superintendence
which distinguishes him, when lie and
denly caught- sight,of a rat in one of the
lighters-alongside. Without a second's
hesitation lie sprang downm from the rail
sheer into the lighter's cargo-space, a
descent of full 30 feet perhaps more! 'As
may be exp)ected, lie wasw nearly killed
by thme fall, and lay for days almost in
senisible, but we nursed him round again
with beef tea aiid brandy. The other
incident was horrible. I had brQught
an old cat with me, on joining a certain
rat-hIidden ship, knowing him to be a
good sportling animal: it was not mine,
but one ihad borrowed for the voyage
on hearing thm6 vessel's reputation for
natural history. She wvas fairly overrun
with vermin from stemn to stern, but it
appeared that there was an extraordi
nary concentration of the ratty elemient
i the storeroonms undernmeath the fore
peak. Nothing('served to restrain their
depredations, or to diminish their nunm
bers and audacity; it was scarcely safe
to venture down there, and the store.
keeper was at lisa wits' end to know how
to pirotect the articles uinder his charge.
At length he asked me to allow him to
put Tim down there at night, not so
much in the hope of destroinig the rats
as of scaring themi away. im was ac
cordingly conducted thither before the
gratings were put omn and left thee
with lia saucer of breed and milk, his
mat, and no lack of company. In the.
morning ntitdng remaine of himn but'
gawdbones and some~ scraps of gr'ay
e31asigs are often nonvled nntil
the one - -
It was two -$o before daylight
when a reporter. d ed an odly-at
tired, humpbac un shamblin
through Mulberry a ' with a well
filled sack over his ali der. Now and
then a plaintive w bmanated from
the bag, suggesting a idea of an im.
prisoned child, but al ough the curious
bit of deformity l two patrolmen
ie was not intercep . Suddenly the
man and the sack d ppeared down a
damp cellarway. Re ling to fathom
the apparent mystery:' e reporter ven
tured to express the o nion to an officer
that an abduction taken place
under his very eyes.. r ut this was re
ceived witt a ho . guffa from the
policeman, who dis the subject
with the remark,. do't you
know him? That's ;&-Puffy' He
catches cats for a liui
This certainly was : ew. pbase of the
grim stru gle for b and in order to
learn the details of tbl s curious traffic
the reporter recrossed e street, hoping
to meet " Old Fluffy ' when he should
emerge. After perhapp five minutes of
waiting the cellar door reaked dismally
on its hinges, closed, rith a " bang "
and a moment later the old man slowly
climbed to the side alk. While he
stood wiping the persp ration from his
brow the reporter gree him and ask
ed "how bqsiness " w .
" Very good, but a ul tiresome. I
made a good haul to-ni ht,-eleven cats
and all but one are bl . But I nearly
broke my back again fd lug from a wall
in Mott street." .
" Then you make. a living catching
these animals ? "
" Well, I don't work t nothiiig' else,
so I suppose I make hat you call a
living. But at 'this - seon of the year
I have pretty hard scrat ing sometimes,
because most of the eas side folks keep
their cats in the house: at night, and a
fellow don't have much chance, But I
overcome the pcarcitybr a little scheme
of my own which I nd works very
well. Wouid you mind stepping into
my ' dei' a few minute?, and I'll show
you how it is done? "
The old man led the way down, open
ed the door with some difficulty, and
ushered the reporter through a narrow
hallway reeking with a confusion of
odors, into a room beyond. The walls
of the apartment were lined with feline
skins arranged on "stretchers," under
going the tedious process of "season
ing " rendering the atmosphere heavy
wit foul efliuvia.
" There," said the old man, " is my
stock in trade. I branched out in this
business thirteen yearsago in the city of
Glasgow, where I was; born. Before
that I was a rat catche, but I can make
more mon'y by catch ilthe 'rat catch
ers.' In the summer e I believe
who like to sleep nighby bagging all
the cats I can get my hands on. Busi
ness is lively then. About this time I
have to breed the animals in order to
make a living, and in the course of a
year I suppose I turn loose probably
fifty cats a month on an" average. I
have a place fitted up in the sub-cellar
expressly for this purpose,'and there are
five litters of kittens down in ' the hole'
now. Hear 'em squeal ? When they
are old enough to go alone, I put a doz
en or so in a grig-sack and carefully
drop them in any likely garden where I
think they will thrive, and a few weeks
after I gather 'em in. If I feed them
all they would eat up all the profits."
" What do the skins sell for ? "
" Al I that's a leading question. But
I- don't mind giving it away. Well, the
skin of a black cat is worth all the way
from 15 cents to 50, while a pure Mani
tese will bring about 40 cents. All the
other varieties of brindle, yellow, tor
toise-shell, spotted, striped and white
sell for from 10 to 20 cents each. I
all depends upon their size."
" Whmo are your custoners ?"
"1The furriers. Of course, cat skins
are nlot used for furs, because the hair
pulls out easily, but thley are in much
demann for trimming ladles' and child
ren's caps, cloaks, and hats."
" What becomes of all the cats you
" I dump them all in those barrels
you see standing over there. Each is
connected with a hose to tile faucet.
When they're all in I screw onl the
covers and turn thme water on. In ten
minutes the tragedy is enacted, but I
allow them to remnaini twenty-four hoiurs
because water distends the hide and
makes it more valuable."
" Are there many in the business ?"
"I believe there are six now in the
city, but for a time I enjoyed a mono
opoly of the profession. I don't know
how muchl they make, but if they all
operate as I do, they must fare pretty
wvell-say $700 a year."
The reporter intimated before depart
ing that quite a harvest mnight be glean
ed by appropriating -the silver plate,
aboostcks, 01ld shoes, and miscellaneous
p)araphlernalia thrown at these midnight.
warblers, but the old man appeared
hurt anid indignanitly repidiated so how
a profession. 'KlNo," lie said on emerg
ing again into the open air, " I leave
that business to my immediate rivals
both of 'em east side meni."
FruIs Gr-owing Sn Russia.
An interesting fact about Russia is
that in many of Its coldest provinces
fruit-growing is an important branch
of industry. In the nroyince.of Kazan,
.whiich is 350 miles further north than
Winnipeg, and where the mercury in
witer. sometimes falls as low as 60
deg, below zero, apples are grown in
large quantities at a profitt In the
province of Vladimir, which is almost
as cold as Kazan, cherries of excellent
quality are. raised in great abundance.
Both apples and chierrie0 'are shipped
from .these provinces in large quanti
ties. Iu these high latitudds, 'fruit
trees sre i~pgsl) smallr bein not over
eightfeetnihieI t, and edin
slumhikestaloflorn It low
*branchiig. limbs are usually Joued vh
the Inost luscious fruit, It
'~pu.to ddmt osawhat
to ce
Gould's Cosy Nest.
Jay Gould lives in a very large brown
stone mansion, once occupied by Ex
Mayor Opdyke, on Forty-seventy street
opposite the Windsor Hotel. The
'vestibule is. fifeteen feet long aid 1in
Ihed in French burnt walnut and
birdseye maple. In a large recess standh
a marble statue of Miss Nellie Gould.
in a recumbent position taken when
five-years old. An excellent picture 01
Jap Gould, by Herkomer, hangs on the
wall while near it a painting by Rosa
Bonheur-Mr. Gould's last purchase,
representing a cattle scene-was placed
ready. for hanging. This picture alonc
cost $25,000. The hall is. lighted by
Oriental lamps in glass mosaic. The
floor is of marble. On the left of the
hall the reception room is placed. The
walls are hing in embossed velvet 01
an old-gold shade. Yellow silk cur.
tains give the chamber a softened,
agreeable tint. Upon a red velvet
carpet is extended a huge tiger robe
trimmed with bear skin. The mantel.
piece supports two curious Japenese
statuettes in brass, and between them
a curious French clock of hanunered
bronze surmounted by a mythical figure,
also of bronze. In each corner is a
bronze statuette resting uponi a black
marble pedestal. The mirror, some
six feet height, is of gold, inlaid with
ivory. There are only four paintings
in this cosy nest of elegance. The ar
ticles in the room cost about $20,000.
The parlor does not contain a single
chair the upholstery of which is not
embroidered by hand in the most bril
liant contrasts. In the corner nearest
the window facing Fifth avenue stands
a marble statue of Il Penseroso. Each
side of the Fifth avenue windows sup
erb Sevres vases fit into niches made to
receive them. Midway between the
door and the entrance to the library,
into which this apartment opens, stands
a magnificent cabinet of ivory inlaid
with gold, that cost $5,000. The mar
velous frescoes cost $10,000. in the
library there are pictures that cost
about $75,000. The library is perfectly
cosy and perfectly lovely. The (lining
room is richly upholstered in embossed
leather. A solid mahogany extension
table fills up the c'ntre space at which
thirty people can sit comfortaily. The
dinner service is of china, painted by
hand, each piece having a different
subject. The complete set numbers
over one hundred and fifty pieces and
was painted in Paris for Mr. Gould's
use.
George Gould's private room is a per
fect copy of a Turkish divan. There
is not a be in it, its occupant prefer
ring to sleep upon the luxurious louni
ges that surround it. Mr. Gould's
room, as also that of Mrs. Gould is fit
ted with Bayonne tapestry and the bed
chairs, writing and dresaing tables to
correspond. Miss Nellie's room is up
holstered with maroon-colored silk and
the furniture is of the Queen Anne
style. Miss Anna Gould's is of bright
blute silk, gorgeously ornamented with
embroidery and flowers.
A Fearnul Fall.
Edward Floyd, of Detroit, was re
cently engaged in painting the cornice
on the. lofty roof of the new Campau
building, in that city, more than six
stories from the ground. IIe was
standing on a step-ladder which leaned
against the roof almost perpendicularly,
and the bottom of the ladder rested in
a gutter on the eaves. Floyd had fin
ished painting as far as his arm could
reach and started to come lown the
ladder for the purpose of changing his
position, wvhen either tile ladder sliped
or else he leaned over too far backward,
and the ladder and man went over the
edge and started for tile ground. The
ladder went first and Floyd followed.
No cry was heard by the group of hlor
rifled spectators in the street below.
Whlirling over and over with out
stretchedl armns ill his terrible decent
Floyd finially encounltered several tele
grap,h wires, about half way down.
They p)artedl under him, but broke his
fall so much that a big telephlone wire
beneathl themn stood thle shoeck and sims.
tainied his weight. It staggered great
ly, however, and Floyd, cinging coni
vulsively to thle wire fon imself
suspenjded out over d riswold shrit
about thIrty feet from the groiimd.
A crowd gathered and steps8 were
hurriedly taken to save Floyd before
his hold( gave way. A rope was thrown
to hlim from a scaffolding oil the build'
ing, but while pulling himself along
the wvire the rope broke. At last some
body got a long pol1e. Th le crowd held
it erect. A ladder was piacedl against
it. Floyd slid down the p)ole to tile
ladder and safely reached the' ground.
Rteturning thanks to thlose who hlelped
hlim, hle picked up his step-ladder from
where It had fallen, triedl to find his
hat, whichl somebody had stolen, and
then started back for tIle rcof whlich lhe
had quit in such an abrupt and terrible
manner only a few moments before.
is back was a little lame from conm
ing in contact withl the wires, but lhe
said lie "d idn't mind the fall much,"
and "wasn't going to quit work just
for that." Ini a few moments hIe was
again at work on the roof, as if nothing
had hiappeined. Floyd has a wife and
family and lives on Brewster street.
iIe says he kept 1his senses5 wh1ile fall
ing, and knew his only chance was to
catchl tile wires and break his fail as
much as possible.
The Country's Qurries.
-The compedium of the tenrth census,
reently issued, contains some figure.
which ,will serve to give an idea of the
magnitude of tihe quarrying interests
of the country, which in 1880 gave em
ployment to 89,728 mlen, 8,059 horses
and 851 mules; had 389 machines for
quarrying 2,200 machines for hoisting
1,808 madhines Lor dressinig, and ue
$192,175 worth of explosives. Tile cap
.ital invested is given.at $25A4J4,497, amnd
the value of the Ifouct in tihe cenaude
year- at $18,856,05, there being
qtare hall. Mible and hira go
lea te lstwith 65 528,965 oub 'e,
folloedby the BtAd qeuaie 'yith
24, 8cubi' talinesa oiiQUe
rooks, $th 5 4 ,g118, cubic feet; and
slate wt457,267aquares, or 4,572,870
cubic foot. .~:.
Thirty Utrokes.
At Sheridan's I saw Roseorans un
bent, writes Edmund Kirk. The bow
which is always bent loses its power; so
workers, such as hie,'wear out by con
stant working. The hour of relaxation
is the hour to learn any man and I tried
to study him. Sheridan had invented a
game he called "Dutch tenpins." On
the lawir in front of his quarters be
tween the imnienae elms he had sus
pended a long rope, and to the end of it
attached a small cannon ball. On the
ground midway between these trees,was
a square board which held the ten pins.
The gaine lay in throwing the ball so
that it would miss the pins going out
and strike them coming back. To do
this, a peculiar twist had to be given to
the rope by the bending of the wrist
and it seemed almost impossible to avoki
hitting the pins on the direct throw.
Three throws were a game, anti only
thirty strokes could be made. Sheridan,
by much practice, had become expert
at the play, and could make pretty re
gularly twenty strokes, but a novice did
well if lie made ten. lie soon challeng
ed losecrans and the dozen officers with
him to enter the lists. Sheridan opened
the play, cleared the board twice, and
missed it all together the third throw.
"Twenty," cried the scorer and an
other player took his place. he did in
differently well. Others followed with
more or less success, though none caine
up to Sheridan's 'score."
"Now for the general," shouted the
major, laughing, as Rosecrans took his
place. He'll score thirty, sure.
"Don't laugh until you win, my boy,"
answered*the general with his peculiar
shnje,
Uaiculating deliberately the motion
of the ball, he let it go. Every pin fell,
on the direct throw, and ageneral laugh
followed. .Not at all disconcerted, lie
tried again and again, till lie had played
three or four games with scarcely better
success. Amid the mock congratulat
ions of the whole assemblage. he at last
sat down, and Garfield entered the lists.
"Its nothing but mathematics," said
Garfield;
"You only need an eye and a hand,"
and carefully throwing the ball he clear
ed the board and scored twenty-three.
"You can't do that again."
"I'll try," aiiswered the modest bri
gadier, and lie did do it several times in
succession.
"I can do better than that," said Rose
crans, again taking the ball. A shout
of derision followed the boast, but haei
quickly set himself to work, and half a
dozen times in succession, miade from
twenty-live to thirty 'strokes."
Jiting Oil Tails.
of tlie'E eilWy" iilicte "iT ~iUlnd on I
dumb animals arises much less from a
deliberate intention to- cause phlysicalI
suffering than from sheer ignorance; and
it is, consequently, desirable to give the =
widest possible publicity to cases in
which stupid adherence to barbarous
custom has brought persons within the
province of the Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. c
Recently, at the Croydon Petty Ses
810118, a young man appeared to a smn- i
imons issued at the instant of the oflicers
of the society, charging ]him with cruel
ly ill-treating dogs by biting off their
tails. The defendant pleaded guilty.
It was shown that the dogs maltreated
were two terrier puppies six weeks 01d,
and their catidal appendages had been i
bitten off at about an incli an1d a half
from the tip. A veterinary surgeon was i
of the opinion that the puppies would
suffer an acute, irritating pain unitil the
wounds made by the bites were healed.
This anguish they might endure during
seome twenty-four hours. The witness
it is stated, ad mitted that the (logs would
not, be worth anything unless their tails
were taken off and a(ded that the prac
tice of so removing them was a cruel,
but an uiiversal omne. Thait, however,
is only an ind(ividlual expression of' opin
ion. A ver'y dlistinlguished authority on.
dlogs, Sir Edwin L~andseer, p)ublicly de
clared that it was not onily cruel but
useless andl pernicious to crop either the1
ears or tihe tails of (hogs. In the Croy
(10n case the deOfendanlt was tinled 10 shiil
hungs amid 15 shillings costs; and we are
qjuite willinig to believe that he was not|
actuated by the slightest intention of
cruelty in mutilatinig his two terrier
pupp)hies. iIe onily complied with ani old1,
savage custom, correspond inig to the
barbari c-l)ractice, n ow -hiapplily fad inig
out of use, of (lockinug the tai.ls of horses
to withini a very short distance from the
root. Ladies in Rotten Row, sevenity
years since used to ridle horses whose
tils were (lockedi to a dlegree of exiguii-j
ty which, at the present (lay, wouhl be
thought not only cruel but 'ridiculous.
Equally inhuman wvith tihe practice of
dlock ig horses and cropp)ing (logs is that
of biting off the tail of young lambs-a
process not unfregnmently resorted to by
shiep)herds ini some1 palrts of the kingdom
at this season of time year.
-He miade 11 Ciear.
"Speakinig of curious coincidences,"
said a lawyer who hlad business in thie
City Ilall recently. "I think I have the
most curious case on the boards." 1
"What is it?"
"One day last week a woman camel to
me and engaged my services to file a bill
for dlivorce. I hadn't got thirough with
her wvhen her hiusbanid came in to secure
my service for the .same thing. They
were thme same age,buad the same grouds,
and had unot met before for months."
".And you took both cases?"
"Oh, no0, thlat would have looked a lit
tle queer.
"Then.you sent one to another law
yer?"
"'Oh, no, again,. I1 am not furishig
clits tQ of.ber lawyeurs. I saw thmat I
was in a fix, and fthat.I mIust do some.
thiung to prevent oiie or the .other from
c6nstUi~lng'another attorney, anid so I
sctgd as a,ipediaom and dys0d ,'eua to
settlesjuqir rib1g grid lv~ together,
*Xu' ieasettJejoei nd
*'~t xoty "replie thelw
heok bs'l. hre ~
THE VERDICT
THE PEOPLE.
BUY THE BEST!
Mn. J. O. lnAc-Dear Sir: I bought the Brat
Davis Machine sold by you over five years ago for
my Wife who has given it a long and fair trial. I
aM well pleased with it. It never gives any
rouble, and Is as good as when first bought.
Winnsboro, 8. 0., Aprn 1883. J. W. iOLIOC.
Mn. IioAu : You wish to know what I have to
say in regard to the Davis Machine bought of you
three years ago. I feel I can't say too much in is
favor. I made about $80.00 within five months, at
times running It so fast' that the needle would
et perfectly not from friction. I feel confident
could not have done the same work with as much
ease and so well with any other machine. No
time lost in adjusting attachments. Tne lightest
running machine I have ever treadled. Brother
James and William's families are as much pleased
with their Davis Mach.nes bought or you. I want
no better machine. As I said before I don't
hink too much can be said for the Days biachiue.
Respectfully,
Fair eld county, April,18E3. .N STEVENSON.
Mn. IOAo : My machine gives me perfect sat is
raciion. I nud no fault with it. The attachments
ire so simple. I wisn for no batter than the Davis
Vertical JFeed.
Respectfully.
Fairfield county, April, 1883.MRs R. MILL.No.
M. lloAo: I bought a Davis Vertical Feed
3owin Machine from you four years ago. I am
lellghted with it. It never has given me any
trouble, anl has never been the least out of order.
it is as good as when I first bought it. I can
.heerfully recommend it.
Respectfully,
Monticello, April 80, 18881. . J. KInKLAND.
This is to certify that I have been using a Davis
Vertical Feed Sewing Machine for over twoyears
iurchased of Mr. J. 0. Boag. I haven't found It
possessed of any fault-all the attachnients are so
ilmple. It never refuses to work, and is uertauly
he lightest running in the market. I consider it
Sfirst class machine.
Very respectfull
MINNIII f. WIIuJNGUAM.
Oakland, Fairfield county, S. C.
Mn BOAO : I atn well pleased in every particular
rit the Davis Machine bought of you. I think it
l ti'at-class machine in every respect. You know
'ou sold several machines of the same make to
Iirterent members of our families, all of whom,
a far as I know, are well pleased with them.
Itespectfully,
Fairfield county, April, 1883s. M R. MOBi.RY.
he Davis Machine bought of you about three years
go. As we take in work, and have madle the
ric of it several times over, we d'm't want ,.uy
setter Inachine. It is always ready to do any kind
if work we have to do. No puckeringor skipping
Ititches. We can only say we are well pleased
Ind wish no better machine,
CATHERINE WYIS AND SiSTER.
April 25, 18'.8.
I have no fault to find with my machine, and
lon't want any hotter. I have matte the price of
several thucn by taking in sewing. It Is always
eady to do its work. I think It a first-class ina
hine. I feel I can't say too much for the Davis
'ertical Feed Machine.
Mas. Tuoxas SMn.
Fairfield county, April, 188.
Mu. J. O. loAa-D)ar Sir: It gives me m'tch
leavuru to testify to tho Merits of the Davis Vor
ltl Fwd Sewing Machine. The mat"nine I got of
on about live years ago, has been almost in con
it aut use ever since that time. I cannot see that
t is worn any, and has not cost me one cent for
epaira since we have had it. Ant well pleased
ind don't wish for any bettor.
Yours truly,
lIotiT. Ci&&wPoit D,
(Granito Quarry, near Winnsbero, S. C.
WVo have used the Davis Verlical Feedl Sowing
lachine for the last five years. We would not
ave any oilier make at sny price. Trho anacinne
ins given us unbounded satisfaction.
Vnry respectfully,
Muse. WV. K. TURNRun AND DAUUnTKRS
Fairteli county,8S. C., Jan. 21, 1888.
Hiaving hought a Davis Yertical Feed Sowing
hiachine from Mr. J. 0. Boag some three years
igo, and it having given me perfect satisfactIon in
ivery respect, usa family machine. both for heavy
mdn light sewing, andi never needed the best ro
pair In any way. i can cheerfully recquunne d it to
iny one as a first-class machint' in every particu
ar, and think it second to none. It is 0110 of the
mlmp!'est machines made; my childlren use it withi
ill ease. 'The attachments are mnore easily ad
lusied aind it doce, a greater range of work biy
ieans of its Vertical Feed than any other ma
:hinae I have over aeon or used.
Mas. TiroitAs OwiNos.
Winnaboro, Fairilild county, 8. C.
We have had one of the Davis Machines about
four years and have always found it ready to dlo all
dinds of work we have hail occasion to do. Can't,
me0 that the machine is worn any, and works as
veil as when new.
Mas. W. J. CaAwI'oiID
Jackson's Creek, Fairfield counly, S.'U.
My wife is highly pleased with the Davis Ma
ahine bought of you. She would not take double
what she gave for it. The machine has not
been ont of order since she had it, and she can do
iny kInd of work on it.
Very IRespectfully,
JAS. F. Fa.
Monticello, Fairfield county, 8. 0.
The Davis Sewing Machine is simply a treat
wra Mas, J. A. GooDeWvN.
Itidgeway, N. C., Jati. 10, 1688.
.1, 0 BoAO, Esq. Agent-Dear Sir: My Wife
ias 'seen estig a Dvis Sewing Machine constant
y for the past four years, and is has never needed
iny repairs an i works just its well as when first
sought. She says it will do-a gfeater range of j
practIcal work and do it easier an e'rthan
tny machinei she hias ever ned. We cheerfully
recommend It, as a No. 1 fatnily machine4
. Yours truly,JA,QDvi
Winnsboro, S. C., Jan. 8, 1888$.
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