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t'UST WHEflls THOU ART. Jnxt where tlimi art lift up thy voice Ami iu moiiu ilmt hi 1 th lliy heart Bench foiili lliy mi I'oiitr mill eager Iiiiiiu To lift, in nic, Juki wiieie ihnii nrt. J IIHt where limn Ntiillili'il light lliy llllliPi "Mm ilurli In ill hern ii lii llii'i-; '1 lii'ir tvnvH ii 1 1' hi'ilui'il hy iiiiccii thorns, 'i'hi'ir luinli iik fri't, n thine fict llu-o Out yonder. In the lirnml full glare Of ninny Inii pK, ililiio on ii might pule, Ami lliy sweet tKiiiK, ii mill ili roiir Of niaiiy tuiecs, slowly full; Wlillc tlnw. lliy kindred, wandered on I'licliivri'il, iinllghtcil to I III' I'lul. Ni'iir to III IiiiihI thy iiiIhhIiiii lii'H, Whenever Mini hearts need II friend. Penny Magazine. a It a Thanksgiving day, 1K1M. (it Port Wingnle. A dull sky hung low over tin- plains mid u n (icciikIoiiiiI gust of wind from the southwest caused the sentries to cast a quick look at the heavens for signs of t tic threutenod Worm, Only those on gtiurd detallH . were doing duty. It wns n holiday at Hie post mid the soldiers nut n round the 'tuldi-K In their company quarters and told stories of Tlin iiKkk! vlnt; days of the past when the feast wiih cele lii'Hted under the home rooftree, tlioii. snnds of nilleN from the burning mesa, In the officers' quarters preparations were going forward for the Thiinksglv lug hop which watt to take place, lu the evening lifter the dinner had been (lis. citKHi'd by the pit coininaiiilnnt nnd his officers. Social eventH nt Wlngnte were ax few nnd far bet ween as at any isolated frontier post, nnd the hop had lieeu the subject of much discussion for weeks. The ladles had bull gowns neat on from the East to lend warmth of color to the ociiislon. The band master had rehearsed nil orchestra cho Heii from the bniiil In n program of dance music. The (treat hall of the post had been il rated with green boughs, trailing vines and sprays of evergreen. The Moor was waxed to perfection by the ipiiirteriiiaster. Nothing was lack ing to nitike the post hop t; htilllui) event. Adjutant's call for parade was pounded half an hour earlier than us- . mil that evening that time might be afforded the officers to dress for the bop, nnd the ceremony of t tirade was cut short a Irllle by Colonel Hunt, the gallant colnmnuder of the Seventh cav alry. An hour after the troops were dismissed to qua i ters the ollleers be. . gnu assembling near headquarters In lresx uniform, drawing on while gloves or smoothing the wrinkles In those In dispensable adjuncts to an officer's at tire. They wre Impatient for the first tmln of (lie music which shouM an nounce that the grand march was to begin. Those lucky enough to escort ladles to the affair strolled along offi cers' row to present themselves to the Indies and I he orchestra hurried to the ball and was posted In a balcony. Slowly the otlieers and their ladles be. join to arrive lu the hall. Colonel Hunt M rolled lu with l lie wife of one of his captains hanging upon his arm nnd bcr husband following close behind .with the daughter of a major. The Hold ami sla IT ollleers followed with other ladles, the luckless ' bachelors, wlio came alone, trooped In, pulling their inofsiiiclii s. and bowing right and left In those seated about the hall. Colonel Hunt gave a signal to the band master, the bnton fell and the Thanks giving hop was on. "ltenilnds tue of old West Point days," whispered Lieutenant Brnlnnrri to Colonel Hunt wheti the two met af ter the first dunce. "By (ieorge. It makes me feel like a yearling, the inn slo nod the waxed door and the pretty girls mid all that." ' "Not much like nretlc hunts for the north pole, eh, BrulnardV" responded the colonel, nnd the lieutenant who went with (ireeley to the "furthest north" shivered n bit as ho smiled lmek n reply. The next moment he claimed the hand of n promised partner for n quadrille nnd walked with stately tread to his place lu the figure. Though the night was cool the (lancers were heated, ami the windows were raised that the south wind might blow across the ballroom. The music floated out in rollicking strains to where a sentry si ood In the shadow leaning upon his saber, his thoughts far nwny In the town hallof a little place In Illinois where he once capered through n quad rille wltli the prettiest girl In the State, where he was as welcome as wns Col onel Hunt nt the Wlngnte hop. The step of the corporal of the guard awoke bim to duty, nud New Mexico and the present, mid he slowly sauntered along Ills post. The quadrille ended as gnyly ns did every quadrille that was ever played, and the laughing women were escort ed to seats by the ollleers who begged for more dances. The cotillon wns next on the program nnd Colonel Hunt was to lend. With the pretty wife of Lieutenant Fuller upon his arm the commnndiint stepped out tixn the floor and the dancers followed. The music sounded merrily across the ballroom nnd the dance Ix'gan. Hut the first fig ure wns not ended when more music mole upon that same south breeze and was wafted through the open windows, the mellow notes of a trumpet and It was sounding the officers' call. Offi cers' call lu the midst of the Thanks giving hop! Officers' call when the whole post was on holiday! It was like the suriuVu clangor of a Are bell during wedding supper. few of the women besnt Fery of ficer's wife and daughter knew that call, knew every call, Indeed, that mine from the guardhouse, but there was talking nnd laughing mid music In the ballroom, and their ears werh not keen for Interruption. Hut Colonel Hunt heard. He knew. "We will slop a little, If you please," said the colonel to Mi's, Puller, escort lug her to a seal. "If you will excuse me, I will try to finish our cotillon some oilier time," And bowing low he wns gone. The woman looked around the hall lu surprise. Not an olllcer remain ed. There had been hurried bows, murmured nHlogles, nnd a scurrying of feet and clanking of saber sni Il linois, and they were left alone. The music stopped with u clash, the few civilians lu the hull gazed iilxiut lu blank wonder, and, with half-formed Inquiries on their lips, while the In dies begun to gather their wraps and start for their quarters. The post hop was over. lKwn at tliegiiardhotiseColonel Hunt was questioning a courier who leaned upon the saddle of his quivering horse and answered the commmidaut in jerky sentences ns he gasped for breath. He had ridden with the speed of the wind for many, many miles over the rough country, his mind full of Iris story, his heart torn with agony, lest he lie too late. He came from Keem's canyon. he told Colonel Hunt. The Moqui In dlans were on the parpath. Hu-lie-mah wns lending .Too braves on a tottr'of carnage. The school at the canyon had been burned and settlers had been murdered. Hii-hc-mnh threatened to murder more. His braves were in flamed against the whites, nnd their lust for blood Increased with each mur der. Help was wanted quickly or it would be of uo n vail. Colonel Hunt's gray eyes were close- ly knitted while the courier was talk ing. He was revolving In his mind a plan of campaign. He thought of the great stretch of country that lay be tween w Ingate and the Moqui country 200 miles away, of the roads and riv ers and every feature of the landscape. " hen the story of the horseman was ended tho colonel mode up his plan. Hoots and saddles had long since been sounded nnd the post was under arms. The troop of the fighting Seventh were In the saddle nnd the pack trains were ready to move when the trumpets should sound "march." The gala attire of the Thanksgiving hop had hecu torn off and thrown aside In u hurry nnd the officers were moving around among their men In fatigue uniform with I nnd left nnd Ila be-mnh wns holding court III the midst of the plunder his men hud captured. The reds were ill-1 flamed with liquor. Major (Ieorge I lea rued, nud were likely to go on the ' warpath again lu another dirccVon. On the morning the squadrons of the ! Seventh arrived nnd went Into ciimp ' Lieutenant Unpin sent his orderly for' Sergeant I.eur. When the tall soldier stisal before the door of the olllcer's tent and hi lut ed Lieutenant Hoplu suld: "Sergeant Lear, you will take n pa trwl of twelve men, proceed to Orlba, and capture Ila be-niiili, dead or alive." Sergeant Lear did not move a mus cle. Still standing at attention, he asked: "Any further Instructions, sir?" "No, you know whut to do," suld the lieutenant. The hand of Sergeant Lear came up sillily to the brim of his campaign hat ami dropped, lie faced about and strode away to his troop. He knew what those orders meant. He knew that death awulted some brave fellows, per haps all of the patrol, in the rumbling Indian village yonder. He kuew that Hu-be-mah, Intrenched with his ftX) braves, would never be taken without a fight. Hut, more than all, be knew that he hud orders to tuke him dead or j alive. Ten minutes later he wns riding I toward Orlhu at the head of his patrol j of twelve men. None knew In what part of the town the Indian chief hud his tepee. None kuew how the skulk- Hn-be-mah nnd eighteen other prison ers." said Sergenut Inr. "What was the enemy's loss?" asked the lieutenant, "I should think there were about thlr. ty Indians killed, sir," answered the sergeant. "That will do." suld the lieutenant; "report to your quarters," and Sei- geiint Kdwln Leur went to look for something to eat. Thousands of Chlcngonns linre seen him and applauded him, though none had any Idea who lie wus or what stuff he would prove to lie mude of when tho time enme. Sergeant Lear Is the dush- lug rider who led the troop of cavulry men lu tho Buffalo Bill show during the World's Pulr. At the close of thut engagement he went "Ixick to the army ag'ln, sergeant. In time to be the hero of the Moqui outbreak of ISM. Chicago Chronicle. N DYING IN THE CHAIR. An Electrician Describes tba Penaa tlona Felt In a Plow Klectrocntlon. All electrician who has lieeu experi menting on himself lu the electric chair, undertakes to describe the seu sutlou of electrocution. A sudden shock Is first felt, as If someone hud struck you on the head with a heavy mallet. There Is no pain. The brain feels be numbed. Bright lights dance and flash before your eyes. Your head feoU ab normally large, somewhat like thut of a jHTsoii troubled with vertigo. A heavy weight seems to be beurlng down lug redskins were dlsiosed arouud the 1 upon your heud. The pulse is high, and place, whether lu n nody or scattered lu n circle which would draw lu around the patrol and wipe it off the earth. But the thirteen men rode boldly Into the village to capture Ila-be-inah, dead or alive. The Indians had no warning of tho coming of the troops, but when they heard the galloping hoofs of the horses a great shout arose and there wns u scurrying for wenisjus among the te pees. Hud Sergeant Lenr commanded a regiment, a squadron or even a troop of cavulry he might have swept every thing before him. But twelve men against 500 well, they did the best they could. They drew their revol vers nnd rode shooting Into that bund of savage warriors. They spurred their horses right and left upon the surpris ed, hnlf-drtinken Indians, who tired volley nfter volley after them. They noticed the Moquls rallying arouud ertiilu lodge and, suspecting that Ila le-mnh wns there. Sergeant Lenr hurl X II - ' "at' .lr-S ls-v 11 V 111 inv OF "RODE SHOOTING INTO THAT BAND SAVAGE WARRIORS." campaign hats In place of the plumed helmets. The women of the post knew now what had broken up the dance. They heard "boots nnd saddles" nud they knew that metnit action, some where, somehow. "Lieutenant Brulnard, you will re. port to Captain Sltiley with your troon." suld Colonel Hunt, and the officer who teu minutes before had been Joking with his colonel alxwt the West Point dunces, raised his gloved hand In salute and hastened away to his troop quarters, Twenty minutes Inter two squadrons of cavalry under command of Major Thomas MeUregor trotted across the parade ground and the start was made. It was but an hour from midnight and Orlba, the village of the Moquls, was 241 miles away. How they made that trip will never be known save to those who rode out of WIngate that night. The suow lu places wns up to the bellies of the troop horses, but they floundered bravely through It. They climbed mountains thousands of feet high and dived Into snow-tilled valleys. They eninped at night os best they could aud slept upon the snow. Among the enlisted men wits one who would lie recalled by anyone who ever saw hlni. Sergeant Edwin Lenr. Tall, lithe nnd straight as a ramrod, a trifle poor In flesh, but with the flush of health In bis cheeks. Sergeant Lear wns every Inch a soidler. He was one of the fluest riders In the army, aud If he Is still In the service he doubtless still hokls that honor. Through the long, cold nights he cheered the men with his unfailing good nature, told them tales of his enrly life and counted the days until they would have sup pressed the Moquls and returned to the post. After four days they arrived at the lesser of the three towns of the Moquls, within a few miles or Orlba. The Indians had returned to have a da oca. Tliey had slaughtered right ed his men against the throng of In dluns. The air wns filled with blue smoke nud the plug of the bullets was Inces sant. By sheer force the cavalrymen broke through the mass of struggling Indians and Corporal Hamilton rushed Into the lodge, revolver In hand. Ha be-mah was there, but he was unarm ed. When the soldier appeared the In dian chief dropped down a hole lu the floor Into a cellar. The corporal tired at him and the bullet plowed through the chief's shoulder. In an Instant Hamilton sprung Into the hole lu the floor after Ha-be-mah, leaving the troopers outside lighting with the bucks. The chief In the cellar had no flrearms, but with a heavy stone hatch et he struck at the descending figure of Corporal Hamilton. He hacked and chopped the trooper until the latter dropped Into tlie room aud fluug him self upou the chief. As Hii-be-muli went to the floor be neath the weight of the corporal a squaw who had lieeu lurking In a cor ner struck the trooiier ou the back of the head with a club. Struggling to arise. Hamilton fired at her and she dropped dead. Ha-be-innh mode au other effort to use the stone hatchet ami the corporal, his head swimming from the effects of the squaw's blow, shot the chief a secoud time through the shoulder. Then flinging himself upen the lxxly he Ixxind tle anus of the chief with his cartridge belt and hurriedly drew himself up through the opening lu the floor to summon help. It wns a few Iwurs later that Ser geant Iiear stood ouce more with his hand at the brim of his old campaign hat before the quarters of Lieutenant Hopln. "Sir, I have the honor to report the return of our party," said he. "What was the result of the expedi tion T asked the lieutenant. "We lost six "Men M broa back a feeling of exhilaration tukes posses slou of you. You fvel as If you were trending the air, with everything mound you a blank. You are alone the otily being, the ouly object, the only tangible thing In the universe. You gradually sluk Into Insensibility. A tierce shock suddenly pusses through your entire system. You are again struck ou the head with the mallet, the same bright light dazzles your eyes, and then all Is a blank. This secoud shock Is caused by the turning off of the current. The experience thus de tailed was the result of a comparative ly weak current, which' wns gradually nnd cautiously turned on. It Is safe to say that in cases of execution by elec trlclty the victim experiences none of these sensations. In nine cases out of ten, he Is killed Instantaneously. To be exact. It takes l-285th part of a secoud to kill a man In the electrlilinlr. Sent L'pon Application. It Is not generally known that New York maintains what tuny be called a traveling library. It Is under the con trol of the public libraries department of the University of the State of New York, nnd consists of n box of books, twenty or fifty In number, which will be sent to any reputable citizen in any city or village upon application. A school teacher, for example, may hnve this library sent to him for circulation among his pupils or the members of their families nt a cost so small that au assessment of five cents a month will cover all expenses. With the books Is au oak bookcase, a lock aud key and a cabinet to hold book curds nnd readers' cards, both of which are supplied. The library tniiy be kept for six .months, uud upon Its return another may be se cured. The books which make up the libraries are selected by the book board. Occasionally an expert on the subject of books is called upou to se lect a special list. The statistics con cerning those wandering bookshelves contain some Interesting lessons. One is that the great rending public is hon est. Books are rarely damaged, aud almost never "lost,' strayed or stolen." Out of nearly twelve thousand sent only oue wns lost, nnd that oue was paid for by the village trustee. Each library averages two Hundred and nine ty readers. The Idea is only Just out of Its experimental stage, but It Is con sidered n great success, nud cnpable of unlimited development. It was' first put lu practical operation three years ago. A New Version. An old Swede farmer who lives on the Baltimore & Ohio road a few miles out of town had the misfortune to lose a valuable colt the other day. The aulmul Jumped out of a pasture, ran down upon the railway and was caught In a cut by an express train. The claim agent of the road weut out to effect an amicable set tlement, If possible, with the old man. "We are sorry, of course, that this affair happened," said the railway man, "and I hope It will not be necessury for us to go Into court." The old farmer looked at him suspi ciously and shifted about uneasily, but said nothing. You must remember," continued the claim agent, "that your colt was a tres passer ou our property when the acci dent occurred. We don't want any liti gation, however. If we cna help It, and we'd Hke to arrange a settlement with you on a friendly basis." "Veil," slowly said the Swede. "Ay tal you. Ay blu sorry das fool colt ruttued on de railroad truck, but Ay bin poor uiuu. Ay sKui give you two dollar!" CODE FOR A WIFE. r ADY Burton has been formulnt I lug a code of rules to gov ern a wife. The husband should find lu his wife, lu her opinion and she Is a woman of ex perlence and observation a couipnn Ion, friend, confidante and so much of everything pleading tlint he will have nothing to seek out of his home. The wife must lie a careful nurse when he Is sick nnd at all times make the home superlutlvply attr.ictlve to him, lotting hlni smoke everywhere and have at home the society that suits him at all times, and the wife should study to keep au fait as to his pursuits and be prepared to go with him at an hour's Lot Ice and rough it like a man. The wife, moreover, must let him see her affection for him and never refuse hlni anything lie nsks, and, wit.linl, keep up the honeymoon romance and dress to please his taste always. The wife should lie always pushing his Interests wherever she Is. If the husltand Is only Interested lu planting turnips the wife must learn to plant turnips. She must never tell a female friend about her domestic affairs and must shade her husliuiKl s fnults from everyone, She must never allow anyone to speak disrespectfully of hint before her and never hurt his feelings even by a Jest. She must never ask him not to visit other women, and she must trust hlni aud must not bother him with religious talk, but set him a good religious ex ample. The wife should, however, "try to sny a little 'prayer with him every night before going to sleep." rerhaps Lady Burtou has lived upon the precepts she bus laid down for oth ers. If she has, her husband Is a mnn greatly to be despised, for no man of spirit no mnn capable of winning nnd retaining Hie respect or love of a wom an whose respect and love are worth having would exnet such things from the woman he calls wife. There Is not a suspicion of Irony In IOdy Burton's words. She will have little success In converting American women to her way of thinking, and all manly men will rejoice In the fact. Ventilated lre BMeM. The new fluted dress shield Is the first ventilated shield ever Invented which has proved practical. By every movement the moist air Is forced out of the flutlngs, and fresh, dry nlr drawn lu, keeping the body cool aud free from perspira tion. It Is as light ns other gossnmer shields, also imper vious and soft as well as odorless. It can be washed and will always retain the flirtings. The shield is quite an in novation and will lie appreciated as the mercury ascends in the bulb.' dates running for similar offices in that State, indicates that Kentucky women have gained greater ground in politic than lu any other of the Southern States, and that as to progress aud ad vancement lii that Hue they rank with their most progressive sisters In the North and West. In Keutucky they seem to aspire to the higher education al offices, and ns teu school superin tendents nre already giving satisfac tion lu their offices, and forty more as piring, It will not be long before a ques tion may arise In the blue grass regions as to whether men are renlly eligible to the office of school superintendents. Gown for a Girl. The beauty nnd reform dress lectur ers ii,ll I'lului that the highest point lu dressing will come when we discard the scissors and use the material as dra pery. In a child's frock this Is not yet reached where b(nuty Is wanted, but from a point of usefulness a very nice little dress U made without cutting the PRESS IS OXK PIKCK. goods Into more titan one piece for the gown and one for eneh of the sleeves. The body of this little dress Is cut all In one section, a piece of gingham five yards long will make It. provided the little maid Is not taller than the width of the goods. Sew together so that you have the opening In the back ami gath er the neck upon a broad baud of cam bric to mutch the principal color In the gingham. Gather again around tlra waist. The sleeves are straight pieces of the goods, shirred at the armhole and again nt the elbow. II UK S3 S1IIKI.1). A Silver Coffin. The remains of the late celebrated traveler aud writer Sir Richard Bur ton, were burled at Mortlake Church yard in a solid silver coffin made for the purpose at Trieste. His tomb Is also a peculiar one, made of white stone. In the form of an Arab tent, the Interior being fitted up with altar and swinging lamp, the lutter having been brought from the far East. Too Convenient. "Wiggins had to liave hia telephone taker out." "Why?" "Well, he had told his wife they must cut down expenses, and so she called him up every afternoon to see whether he had gone n base-ball. "DetroL Fra IYooa. Newest rollar. The newest collars hnve a white standard, surmounted by an exceed ingly full kuife-plaited frill, whlclt is also box-plnlted as well, of colored organdies In the richest patterns and most delicate shades of the popular colors heliotrope, red, green and blue the hem of the ruffle being edged with Valenciennes lace. The cuffs are trimmed In a similar style to match. These are worn with cloth suits, and can be laundered successfully, taking the place of the chiffon ruche of the same general effect. 1 A Beautiful Woman. Topular opinion and expert Judgment unite In pronouncing the Princess of Naples the most beautiful of the many WJ ritiscEss or xapi.es. handsome women who represented the different courts of Europe at the Queen's Jubilee. Wnnea in Keatackr Politic. The fact that ten public school super intendents In Kentucky are women, and that there arc forty women candl- A bathtub that serves the purpose of amusing the baby as well as being a necessary part of the outfit of a well ordered home is made of rubber. To give It shape you blow It up with a bi cycle pump through a tiny vnlve. It stands on the floor and holds water eqttul to the strongest wooden tub. This tub can stand upon Its side or be fold ed up. Its great advantage Is that, after baby has had its bath, the water can be emptied out, the valve unscrew- ed and the air released from the pneu matic interior. The tube can then be rolled or folded up and put upon the shelf until next bathing time. The rub ber tub Is considerably lighter than a wooden one and can be taken away for the summer, when baby goes to the country. If need be, It can be used for a family foot tub In summer districts where personal comforts are scarce. A mother who is watchful of baby's com fort makes the little one's bed at night in its soft depths when visiting in re gions where baby's bed cannot be car ried. Facta About SleeTea. A sheath sleeve with one, two and three ruffles at the top U the best one for wash gowns, as they launder so easily. The latest mousquetalre sleeve has the heading or tuck at the back of the arm or on top of It graduated, begin ning at a quarter of an inch at the hand and ending two Inches and a half wide at the top. Sleeves with tucked uppers are much affected for fancy thin gowns, and the sleeves are considered liandsomer when the tucks are graduated. These gradu ated tucks have created a furore. Thev are used for everything. Wing drapery on sleeves Is very nioch In vogue. The top la fulled and the fullness la drawn tight and tacked down across the middle, then allowed to stand out in a wide frill from the back of the arm like a wing, as Ms name denotes. A swagger shape for the bottom of a sleeve Is to have It flare out In beU shape and come well down over the hand, but this necessitates some stiff Interlining so that It will stand out It Is usually lined with silk or the trim ming material. Tbl style la especially adapted to cloth gown.