tttma'a Wedding Day.
r ttivn-v ttblMran, jrte of blu
..- ,tro ivld.
W llstswa to iiorjr by a iwwt-r(4 ladjr
Mti
Ym, In the twllltUt of hr lira, whoa the "
old Kiiil "t.v,
W Iowa h hvnr th story of Grandma ' w
tlluftlajr,
Thwfsrasalitekof bridal flfM-no rM end
iiv nit,
No Jwvl (hku ftonwi tli mm, uiob hr brow
MHiilHt
A awn in homwr-ua dollies atwd up sod ft
tn erra sjr , , ,i
IV ! awwt ttu4lcltr OU Grandma i
wvddlac tKjr. lj
Thwe u no nirptlcvd minister, no bell abots
tlwm hu. . ,
Ttmjr M.t uioa throstsr4-this couple,
fair and youiiiri ,
And li ! ynnn IM thm sad
tlnd Mwm vrsns of bliss, 1
Th ni tmotwd bit only jtft-4 uft,iU
bolj lis.
A Mbln In th fvirwt stood to mtcome hoais
tn vir,
And bam hmlnUitNaiadBlul
on Ui sin
Pli Ui rrlsnlna- hsukwoed bllip-lh
hrhlo mi flr ml s.r . .
And ttmt l wliv tli Will wn (lad Ua net
w4Uiu any.
Tbut life hwa for Gmudin, In IU for!
dim am. old,
ndwlHriiilYdeoKrtauds,wltii state-
IIikm unloldt
Nw toid us how iii Indian cw tb ttUt
tirsv to lUht,
And how sh nx-tnl the credit to Dm wolf
bum bowl l ill lib
Tb orndl an onsvn Uoush, untrltuuied
with enstly lacss
But In li ihwtinl. now end tbtn, trlflit,
,"hrilito tii
And Grandma wm m ospiy Uton M UOUb I
nmnslou trand
Abon h-r mm tlk wain w tc throughout
our aiwiy uuia,
I ebvrlah now a tort or hall 'U not of sllvet
sntv.
Bbtslltiiwd It In th untight Mr, tltouan
JfMtm hv r""! aa j
It la a um of Uraiidiua's hair, at brlbt at
wlnn shf- UhI
And bUmhlin tiik hr bridal vows wttlila lb
UilM wood.
On yonder hl.Mhl roldea worn, lb take bet
dn-anilm nun
Tb wnnkl.-d Imii.K ao often k!Ml,lt roal
umu hr lirrautt
And aviuly on hvr Bnirvr, r laid l'f
form v.
W nlannl tiw ulinvl rluf bo wore Uion lw
wrUdliui -
-Oml HnuMkMinf .
A TIMELY 11ESCUE.
Dwlor Ch(ttr, hurrying nlong tliu
imr imrt of New York mill only half
tiiiUhea notmiiiiglv ith -ar of lit
coiiilctone U'or It, n li
kketl his war through tha mud uf nu
tinpavtHl cro&iiiig. a sight tlmt uutde
him furious.
Some eijrht or nine boy--not th
chililren of the Hor, but elUlreA.tel
little follows from the Quocn Ann
reaidoDoes ud well-appoiutwd apart
ment houst'j of the iieijfliborluMKl
touin2 man who nt amotiK the rul
hish of new excaration almndouetl
for the time by the workmou, and who
fmcd to 1" quite Inuoctuit of uny
offtne iilust Hiciii.
So fnr the (ona had Utu phvuloallj
harmle.a Insults. Hut even" a he
looked one dune by the target boy of
the crowd smirk the man npon " the
head and woumlinl It. The blood
guihed fortlv, and the boya, fi i;litoinid
at taut by what they had done, din
penied lu all diwilous. and were out
of tight before the doctor, even with
his long stride, had reached the xit.
"Those imps hare hurt you," be mid,
bending over the man, who was trying
to staunch the blow! with the fragtneut
of an old handkerchief.
"Yes," said the man. "It looks
cowardly to sit here and stand it. I
suppose, but a fellow In clothes like
mine would soon get himself arretted
if be puubhed bovs like that as they
deserved. It's a Wl world for empty
pocket." -
"That's true," said the doctor. ''So
here, i always have some sticking
piaster In my pocket. I'll tlx the cut
for you." And taking oil his gloves
he produced the little case with Ita
plaster and scissors, and skilfully
uresaed the wound.
"1 suppose you are out of employ
ment?" he said when be had finished.
"i am out of everything," said the
man: "work, money, health, friends,
and tuck and food and shelter Just i
now, i wonuer l Raven t matte a note
In the water. Whv men lira when
there is nothing to live for is one of the
mysteries of this life."
"We all have something to live for."
saia tne doctor, "though a hungry
man don't think ao. You are young
and strong, lie temperate and you'll
feel well again. Let me help you out
for to-day, and after you've eaten and
slept come to me. I'll give you some
work rough work but It will be a
tart if you want it, and come to me
sober to-morrow."
"Thank you." said the man. rising:
"and God bless you. If I don't come
sober. I'll not come at all. But I think
I'll come.
He took the dollar that the doctot
gave him with his card, and bowed in
a way that proved that he bad not al
ways been iu his present position. The
doctor obeyed the impulse of the mo
ment, and with a smile, ottered the
man his hand. He saw that this was
no ordinary tramp, for that sort of
creature there was no hope and no
help. He Is so vile that lie scarcely
deserves mercy, and the doctor knew
it well; but to this man a friendly hand
gnup was good medicine. It had its
ellect. A light came into the dull eyes,
a smile moved the mouth.
"I cannot express my obligation foi
your kindness," he said earnestly.
So
they parted,
The doctor felt
touched, and was rather plcaxed with
himself, and a little further on, meet
ing a boy he recognized as one of the
poor man's assailants, he took him by
the ear and gave him a lecture, threat
ening to take him to his father and ex
pose his conduct. However, he did
out no u, nor um iiie uoy ioar mat ne
would.
"I didn't throw the stone that cut
the follow," he said. "It was Tiblis."
"How would Tibbs like to be ar
rested, ask himP" said the doctor.
Then he walked on and the incident
faded Into Insignificance! After all. il
was unlikely that the man would Come
to him.
The doctor was a very popular man
in the upper part of the city, and his
day was well filled. He was, besides,
bent on two, missions, both important
ones. He was about to make an offer
of bis hand and heart to a lady ol
whose feelings he had very little doubt,
and he intended to deposit in a certain
bank a sum of money which he carried
about his person. It was a large one
the half-yearly salary he had re
ceived from the managers of an orphan
asylum to which he was physician.
Such a sum would endanger a man's
life if be were known to have it about
him as ha walked across the newly-cut
streets or past blocks of yet untenanted
houses. But then who knew? And
the doctor waa large and muscular.
Need one ask whither his steps tirst
took him? Naturally to the feet of his
lady-love. She was young enough to
look all the sweeter in the bright light
of day; and ber pretty mornfng-dreM
became her. She had expected the
offer, and accepted it without affecta
tion, and the young doctor made all
sorts of charming speeches and was
permitted more than one kiss.
At last, however, he was obliged to
ay adieu, and as he ran down the
steps he said to himsolf that be was the
happiest fellow alive. Already out ol
fear of poverty, engaged to the only
girl he ever loved, healthy, and with a
clear conscience, what young pro
fessional man wa sever in better coseP
As he passed the spot where he
had seen he boys stoning the un
fortunate man, the picture arose ouce
mora before him. What a contrast lu
their positions, he thought to himself1
Well, he had worked for his, and no
doubt that poor follow had worked as
hard In another way to bring upon
himself the fate that bad befalleal'"
6011 it was oltifuL xCJ
"lUrtmta who flhl their best bv m,
happy home, mora kindness Omii I
tlivrva have been mine," he laid,
"How do 1 know what that inau'i
childhood wmf I hoie ha will iHiiut
t me M-mntTuw, 1 am glad I helped
bltu a little."
' He was yet to be "till gladder. How
tlttla we know what tltriuls of good or
III we braid Into our lives by what seem
our moat unimportant actions.
From house to home the doctor went.
Anxious mother kept hliu long In
talk. Thera wore those who tell thai
their well-being depended nu telling
the doctor all about "uueer sensation"
and that "worried fueling," aud hank
ing hours were. I nig over when he
emerged from tha residence of the last
patient upon his list, ami, Indeed, il
waa growing nulla dark, and like all
healthy men, the doctor waa growing
hungry, and his dinner awaited him.
He stepiied forward briskly, but bad !
only gone a few sttM whi'n an old
woman approached him, wringing her
hands ami sobbing;
"lou re i wtor l healer, atvn t you
slrf" she cried. "tVh, doctor daillu
you're wanted immediateIt's mv old
inan la takeu bad. down In our scanty
bv the railroad. He fell upon the Hour,
he did. and It's aluslisa he's Ivlit.' I've
the money. Come, doctor, coma along
a uiiume may maitu me. u near
Street."
"Then w hy dldu'l you go lo Doctoi
U Mhana, bis otilca is closa by you,
says the doctor.
"I did; but he was away, said the
old woman, "An sure, but tlut t
knowed your face, aud vou the kindest
doctor anywhere, I'd not have stopjied
you. 1 ve the mouev to pay
Hut it was not the fee the doctor was
thluking about. He ttt a curious r
luctanoe to do what tha woman asked.
Naturally enough, he commented In
wardly, nature demands rent and re
freshmeut. Still the case was one that
called for Immediate action, and in
moment more he said:
"tio on. I II come with you,"
followed her westward.
It was a lonely walk across untight
el streets aim Uuwn some wootlen stepi
to the rails of tha Hudson Hlver Itoad
Not a soul waa iu sight, but a llhl
gieainmi rrotu me wimiowe or a ill'
lapidated shanty by the road-side, ami
the woman hobbled lu that direction,
Mia entered the door; he followed her,
A man was lying uiiou thelloor. The
doctor knelt beside him. As he did so
some one from behind pinioned bis
arms. The supposed patient sprung
up ami seitea nun about the waist, ami
lu an Instant, strong though he was,
he lay bound and helpless on the floor.
rour stout ruuiaus stooa betora him
line rilled his pockets while another
crammed a hatidkcrchlof luto bis
mouth. Uofore his eyes they examined
his watch and counted the money In bis
pocKel-booli.
"It s a good haul," one of the men
said. "Coma, we muit lose no time.
No one will find that fellow before to
morrow, still we might as well get
awav."
"(lut shoot hi in before we go dead
men tell no tales," said the mau who
had played the part of Invalid.
"Throw him on the track," said the
third of the group, "The railroad
Jolks will hell) us keen our secret."
1 no fourth salt! nothtog. but. stoop
ing, mum the doctor bv the shouuiers,
ami the others followed his example.
In vniu Doctor I'healer strove to
break his bonds or to utter a prayer
or merry, 1 hey dragged film toward
the track and flung him aero mi It. Not
conteut with this, they bound him by
other cords to the rails, and left him
fettered to hi fabr, and thus tha hap
piest day of hia life had ended.
Full of youth and hope, with every
reason tor living, he must die, aud such
a horrible death! He strove to meet
his fate like a man. but the thought of
his betrothed wife was too much for
him. lie managed by degrees to
thrust the haudkerchicf From bis
mouth with his tongue, but as he did
so he felt the rails tremble beneath
him the engine was approaching! It
was far away yet; but what hope was
there that he would be heard before It
was upon him? Again he ahouled
agalu, still again as he saw the red
glare from the head-light of the a-
Jx-oachlng engine shine out through
larkness.
His case seemed hopeless, but ba
spent all bis strength iu one wild cry
of:
"Help! On the rails here! Tied to the
rails! help! help!"
"Courage! Here we are!" shouted a
voice near by. "Courage! courage!
bomeone knelt beside him. someone
gasped: "Don't duspalr, I've got
knife with me."
One of the cords was cut another
he was freed from the rails and, clasped
In the arms of his preserver, rolled
over Into the little gully beside the
track, safe out of harm's way, just ai
the express train flew by at full speed.
And now there were others to help.
Stout policemen with clubs and pistols
who helped the first arrival to free the
doctor from all his bonds, and by the
light of their lanterns lie looked Into
the fnce of bis preserver, and saw the
man to whom he bad acted the Good
Samaritan that morning.
"What does this meanP" he asked.
"How docs it come that I owe my life
toyouP"
i on owe it to your own kindness,
doctor." said the man. "An hour ago
1 found a lodging in a low tavern near
this spot. I hail crept into a bunk
without removing mv clothes, when
four men came into the room. They
fancied It empty, for early hours are
not ine fashion in that place, and
talked freely, though in whispers. One
of them had some pangs of conscience
about having left you tied on the track,
and spoke your name aloud, saving
you were kind to the poor. Happfly I
am quick of hearing and jump at an
idea. I crept out of my bunk behind
their backs, leaped from a window
which was close by, and, only stopping
to put on my shoes, I dashed down the
track. I had no Idea which way I
should go, but felt that the spot neat
the tunnel would be the most likely
one. On the way I met a boy and
bade him find a policeman and tell him
that murder hail been done. Happily
I was in time. That is all I know
alxnit it. Thank CJod, who lod ru
here."
"Amen!" said the doctor. "My
gratitude must be expressed in deeds,
not in words, and there is one who
must thank you also my promised
wife."
Meanwhile the police bad returned
to the tavern whither the doctor and hii
friend followed them. They found the
desperadoes drluklug In tha uppet
room, without suspicion that they
had been discovered, while the old
woman who had decoyed the doctot
to the shanty sat at a table gloating
over her share of the plunder. They
were arresiea oeiore tney naa an op
portunity to make resistance, and the
doctor was so unusually lucky as to gel
his own again after thieves had stolen
it. As yet fortune favors him. He is
married to the woman be loves, and
by his aid and through his friendship
the man who saved his life has become
happy, respected, and prosperous, and
In the!)' household be is a brother.
About Watch Hprlngs.
"now long will it lastP" asked a
man of a jeweler who had Just told hlra
that he would have to have a new
spring In his watch.
"Maybe a weekj maybe a yoar or
two," answered the iuweler,
"But this ono has lasted four or Ova
years," said tiie man, prolestlngly,
"Yos; but tlioy don't make that kind
of spring nowadays. It roully does
seem as though they had lost the art of
tempering watch springs. I sent out a
hundred Hollar watch tha olher day.
brand new, lust from tha factory, and
the eprlng broke within twenty.four
hours. The manufacturers hnvt spent
thousands of dollars wlllilu the past few
years experimenting to get back tha
old quality for the springs, nml they
hava fulled, Tha springs seem to be
getting worse, rather than better,"
AT. 1. Huh,
A Itlg Trve.
The largest tree In the statu of Vash
Ingtou la a hollow pine, thirty feet la
diameter at the hne,
. IN BRITIsiTcOLUMBIA,
lllvora Thai Kaa the Wrona W-Lof1
(lacier! aad Knnrmous Moantala
I'Mks.
There aits very curious things about
llrltlsh Columbia rivers. K very body
knows, says the Victoria Tim, thai
they How in the wrong direction while
lliev are voiimr. Fur IiuIhiuul I lie
i Teace aud Llard peuUt In going to the
Arctic veeau, m tiouance oi tne uneKy
Mountains and the laws of nature,
while the Columbia, rVaser and Knot
enay only consent to travel seaward
alter going In tha opimsile direction
some hundreds of miles. Hut thev
also hava very peculiar ways of niak-
lug lea, nulla npposltn
down in tli text books.
to that laid
In the Skneua
I hava observed tha lee In autumn to
form on the river tied among the
bowlders lu globules, Ilka a maa of
IUIi spawn, tills often growing until
tha reef actually reaches the sui fiiee;
but more often it breaks away In large
pieces and lloata oil duwu stream, bear
lug pebbles and even bowlders fur
many miles. I have seen the river In
)eteiiiler entirely covered with this
ground Ice adrift, the ululmles Mug
the slae of vit and cohering Ilka loose
snow.
There are many natural bridges on
our rivers also. In the Kicking Horse,
three miles Mow Field Staiiou, there
is a rock bridge, lu a alale formation,
which Is Inclined so as to present sharp
edges very unpleasant to walk upon.
F.very olwervant paawnger on the
Cuna'dlan I'ticlllo Knlltva-1 has noticed
the snow bridge on tha Illeclllewant,
but there are records of lea bridges
also, I think 1 have heard of one on
the Homathen Klver, but of the Slick
ecu a marvelous story Is told. There
Is a great glacier tleeenillng out of lb
high suuw field to the north, aud Ibis
In ancient times (lowed right acro
the valley, meeting a leaser Ice stream
from the heights omHisltu. The Stick
win flowed under the lee lu a tuiiuel,
and at vvrv low water the passage was
loo sninll for It, although the watei
must have I icon Imtiked up Into a lakt
at the spring freshet.
Now. the Sicaue Indiana of the U
per valley used to regard Ibis tunnel
lu the lee as leading to Ilia "sweet by
aud by." They were, therefore, very
anxious to avoid tha place. Hut one
the trllie was encamped uot far alatve
the glacier, and there wa a very old
man and his wife with them who were
loo mean to die becausu of the expense
of giving a funeral feast. They were
very rich and of un use and had largt
apxtltcs, aud their relatives at last
cousented to part with them. They
were, therefore, set adrift lu a leaky
eanoa auu cunsigued to tne current,
aud all the people, conscious of self
sacrifice, mood on the bank and
watched the cauoe vatiUh Into the tun
nel and fell good. Now, the old law
pie were very much frightened and
squealed a good deal, but when the
blue shadows of the lee closed ovei
them they thought they were dead
tllaua,atid behaved accordingly. Pres
ently the old lady thought it was get
ting light, ami became curious ami
looked about her. Tlieu she kicked
the old man and asked If he didn't
wish they were at the funeral feast.
He looked up and found the cauoe out
In the ojx-n again, the glacier behind
mem, and the world pretty murh
usual. They got ashore, cut paddles
and poles, aud prepared to go home
again. The old man began to lie
hungry for the grease boxes; the old
lady sol her heart on graasa and ber-
rtea. and they both determined to tret
borne for the banquet,- since they had
assisted at tne luiiorab well, by dint
of making the old lady work while he
steered aud gave good advice, thry
succeeded in making their way up
tnrougn tne tunnel and Home. and were
In ample time for the feast. In fact
they lived happily ever afterward. Hut
now snail we commie wuu tne relatives.
whose sweetest and most pious tradl
Hons bad been shuttered about the
sweet by aud b P
iNol least amoni' the natural wumlers
of tho coast Is Mi'luiiiKle 1'nssage,
little to the westward ol Kiugcoma
Inlet. It Is a chasm about six miles In
length, leading to the base of an isolut,
ad and broken peak 6.W5, feet higli
1'he walla are very close together,
vertical and snow-crowned. The sun
never shines In this awful gorge; tha
vapor from Its waters hangs dark and
bitter cold, unmoved by atiy wind, and
no living being enters Its solitude. I
find but two records of this place hav
ing been visited by white men.
scarcely less wonderful Is an Inlet
tributary to I loan's Canal, aud the
scene of one of tha most important
events in Canadian history, it is thus
described by Vancouver: "The width
of tha channel did not anywhere ex
ceed three-quarters of a mile; Its shores
were bounded by precipices much more
perpendicular than any we had vet
scon during this excursion; and from
the summits of the mountains that
overlooked It, particularly on Its north
eastern shore, there full several large
cascades. 1 hese were extremely grand
anu Dy mucn tun largest and most
tremendous of any we had ever be.
held." In conclusion of a lonir de
scription he named the place Cascade
unannci.
Two months afterward arrived here
the greatest of Canadian explorers.
having been the tirst man to crosi
North America. Much threatened by
a large body of Indiana, he fori I II
himself on a rock for the nlirht.nml the
next day mixed some vermilion and
greaso and painted on tha enormous
mountain wall tha following words:
Alexander McKouzIn, from Canada.
by land, the twenty-second of Julv.oue
thousand seven hundred and ninety
three." And in his record tho explore!
says mac as ne stood on the rocks a
native spoke to him of Vancouver,
At some distance from the land s
channel opened to us, at southwest bv
west, and, pointing that way, he made
sue understand that Macubah oaine
there with his large canoo."
La Perouse, the great French ex
ploror, enterod Lltuva Uav under tin
snaoow oi tne st, units Alps, and said
"I suppose that this Is the most won
derful place In all the world." Tim
bay, entored by a very narrow aper
ture, was shaped like tho letter T, tht
head of which was a fathomless abvss,
surrounded by mountains of from two
to throa miles of vertical height,
Glaciers broke off the summits of its
walls, forming an Icy uorolco from
whioli ponderous masses full at tlmm
into tho sea with a crash that resound
ed more heavily than the loudest
thunder, The tides surging out ol
this causa an overfall, ana a party ol
officers being out mainly on pleasure
one of tho boats was oiiught in thlt
aud overwhelmed, with tho loss of all
hands.
Some of these tide sluices aro very
dangerous and many lives bava been
lost in them, A groat pu.,le thoy wore
to early travelers, who found cataract!
of sea water pouring Into many of the
inlets. They are explalued by the ex
istence behind them of large baslm
tilled by the flood tide, the outlets being
too small for its ready escape at tlm
ebb. Some of these salt water cata
racts are as much as twelve foot high.
There la a uiiniattira vxaiuple of lit
gorge near thia cliv.
Uu th Yukon Klver tha tipper wat
ers are rendered quite clear by the
deposit of all their silt In a chain ol
lakes, hut lower down stream called
Whits Hlver enters from tha south ao
vharged with glacier mud that the
Yukon thence to tht aaa la too dirty
for vu tha bottom of a cupful to be
dlstiigufshed. Clrnyllnga rise rapidly
to the fly above; uo'lWhTug without nets
Is posaible below. Moreover, where
the great river crosses (ho arctlo circle
tha tributaries from the tundra lands
re Ilka rivers of tea, ao deep la the
strain of vegetable matter from tut
moss swamps of tha far north,
OH on the Troubled Water.
Iceland fishermen now carry oil
regularly as a means of smoothing tht
waves aud enabling them to continue
at work In a cut her lu which Imrwtnfurt
their boat could not have lived.
t h EuTTmiBB FcuTo t .
Mtlnn tl la MHkt Vnurwir a
ravorlt ti Hoard a r-mhl.
It la not necessary to purchase a
adding suit uor wear old clothes.
Ion the best Unit you owu. uot fori
f )'
i Don the best that you
getting a tall hat and cune, for they
look well on board and are never lutlie
way.
Purchase a few cigars, any six for a
ouailor, which you can deal nut to tha
Captain at regular lutei vnU, There Is
nothing that (ileuses n yachtsman mora
than a frngaiit weed.
When vou reach the float stage you
will. In all probability, find thejaelit's
louder awalilug you, Ho sura yuu do
not step squarely In the middle of the
bout, but raihcr place your font on the
(iuiiwiil. It may capstan the boat and
throw the man who Is going to row
you off Into the water, or you may
sproad-eagle yourself.
It Is always a good plan in ensconce
yourself In tha how of the tender, as by
eo doing the man at the oars will bt
lira to remtmilieryour thougtilfulnesi
for a boat pulls ao easy wheu "tlowa
by the head.
When you come alongside the yachl
1 prepared to call out "Ship ahoyt
Where are you bonndP Let go your
lee nmlnsheet anchor," or aome such
expreasion as that This will lead the
company to suppose that you are well
up lu nautical parlance.
Never offer to assist lu hoisting the
sall.for the strength of a pen-pusher or
counter-jumper would lw apt to part
the haljanla, or split the Ulvra lu
one of the blocks.
It will be much better for yon to
tx mfortably seat yourself In the coil ol
the maiiisheet, u I list when tha skic
ar wants to fill away quickly before
tho wind you will have a rlianca to
arise lu a hurry and thus show yout
agility.
If yuu should hspn'ii to get one leg
jituiuied In a turn you munii t find fault
or swear, for It la something that Is
liable to happen to any one.
Another good place to tlud a seat Is
on the coiiltcboard box. To lie sure,
the Captlan might push vou off rather
unceremoniously as he Junijv to lower
the board and bring his craft up to the
wind. You must out mind this. It Is
only In fun.
lliere Is one thing that a skipper Is
always delighted to have hlsguesM do.
I hat la to hava one offer to lake the
tiller from his hand before ba get
clear ol the neut of yacht anchored
near by.
When well down In the channel, and
you are passing excursion steamer, be
una to shout at the lop or your voice,
wave your hat.aml sing "A Life on the
Ocean Wave."
Never allow a lobster buoy to come
wlllilu reach without making a grab
for iu Although the chauces are that
you woii'i raicb it, still the altitude
which you will assume will bo greatly
diverting to your companion.
Should tha Captain have forgotten
to lay lu a few pointy buudles of wood
whereby to start the lire, look around,
forward, until you Hud a rusty hatchet
and a piece of w ood; then take it to the
mil or rest H on the forvbitts while
you chop.
If you have any beer of coffeo dregs
left In a cup, and wish to throw them
overboard, climb to windward and
vhuck" them well out,
When you come to anchor for tht
night, you must rcmcmlH-r, If you aro
near a summer resort, that it 'is very
important that you should go ashore
aud in nke yourwlf as much of a nui
sance a poMluIn to the army of servant
girls who are out on tho beach lor au
airing.
Talk loudly about "our yachl" and
"what kind of a run wo made coining
down." "A good hol, but hardly
largo eiiou.'' "Talking with liur
ges (or some other designer for a
uiiulcl of a -lii-fiiiiier."
You inn -i for iln time Imagine your
self nu A-loi or a Vamlerbllt, other
wise you iiil Mainl mi how with the
gills.
Alter iviuriiii'g to H e ynclil, select
the S'-iic-i u iiiviiii aud stretch your
self out for a night's repose. If, how
erer, the drowsy god fails to come at
your bidding, sit up and slur for the
edification of the others. They will be
sure to enjoy It, no uiutter how sleepy
tney may oe.
Should the foregoing siivireilloiis lie
closely followed. the young man will lie
sure to receive many pressing Invita
tions to stand upon the bench and
watch the yacht sail out andtheyachts
sail In, IIukIoh (VoAc.
Itelog Ileal Man.
It Is no small undertaking lo lie best
man at a wedding writes Hepburn
Johns In the Piltslmrg Di.ipakh, The
awful responsibilities of the groom
usually till the minds of the spectators,
and the best man's trials are rather
lost sight of. Still Important as the
chief male assistant's duties aro, they
are not really so formidable as they
seemed to an Alleghany man who re
cently was called upon to fullill them.
This young man was asked by an old
friend to stand up with him when he
en Lured the solemn esluto of matrimo
ny. He consented willingly. He Is of
a nervous temperament, and a number
of his friends, for a joke, resolved to
ive him a fright. So they went to
lin one by one and impressed upon
him that being best mau carried with
it no small obligations. Ho would
have to wear a new dress suit, thoy
told him, and a new hat, new shoes, a
unw tie and so on, llesidcs, he would
hava to give tho hrldo an expensive
present, and contribute liberally to the
groom's expenses. One particularly
solicitous friend was kind enough to
flguro out exactly how much his per
formance at the wedding would cost
h i in. The sum total, by this fictitious
figuring, was I ISO.
Mow to a young man on a small
salary, as tho best-man-to-be was, f 1K0
was no joko. Being, as I have said, of
a norvous temperament, the obligation
of spending a sum so far beyond his
means affectod him powerfully, lie
could not think of backing out,yot how
to sorape together the money to do
"the thing well" be hadn't an idea.
Ha worried himsolf slok about It. antu-
ally sick, and, to out a long story
short, when tho wedding day cume the
young man who should have boon best
man lay seriously ill in bud In a hos
pital, And this Is strictly truo, Tho Julio
was carried much too far,
An artoalan well on Ch.irlo. Smith. !
arm, ti.tnr Anaheim, Calls constantly !
throwing out small 111,. Smith ha. I
built a. iii.iilKtr of ponds that he will
stock with the 11h)i
supplied from ,
uuturu'i laboratory.
SUSSING LINKS.
sssMMsssMsasaasMaa)
It Is a fact of Interest that Strkusa,
Ilia great compost uf waltxvs, does
trot walta himself.
Hi. I,ouls will add ninety-two miles!
oi 1'ieeirio street ear service crora tne
preseht year has aspired.
A Gainesville boy, seventeen yanrt
old, ate forty-eight bananas In an horn
on a wager, aud than wanted mora.
A Bpartnnsburg, Pa., man oat hi
meala In Ki lo Comity and sleeps In I
Crawford County, all tha same bouse.
Hei'twrt (iladtonn.son of tha "Oraud )
Old Man," whom Mr. (lladstoua refers
to at rmy boy Herbert," It nearly forty
years oi agw,
Sir James Miller, owner of Sainfoin
the winner of the Derby, Is but H
years at ago. Ha paid 7.MU guineas
lor nia hovi-iooiuu norse,
Tho largest beer barrel In this coun
try is au attraction lu a St. Louis sa
loon. It 1 T4 feet high, V'i feel wide,
ami naa a oapauity of 8MUU gallous,
Tha Ceylon iiearl fishery. It appears,
was a failure last year, tha nuuiW ol
pearl oyster collected not mom than
covering the cost of obtaining I horn
There are about a thousand elk
killed in Oregon and Washington every
year, m aimer irom most of which
are shipped lo Kugland for ornament.
Postuioslei Ueneriil Wsnamaker's life
and accident Insurance now amouuts
to H.SUO.IMI, the largest Insurance
ruined by any ludlvldual lu tha world,
Prince de Cblmav, recently married
to Miss Ward, of Detroit, Is tha head
of tha Belgian noble house of his name,
and Is reputed aa a skillful diplomatist
ami vtoiiu player.
Our new American Ml ulster, Charles
Kiuory Smith, aud bis accomplished
wue, nave man a most favorable im
pression In court and social circlet al
ina nussian Capital.
Hiowenhhle.it man In Alabama Is
probably Joslah Morris, of Moutjroai
ery. He has a fori una of 9.UU0.UUU
that was made for tint most part from
njwraung iu real estate.
Mr. Jan Kit k wood, at Katon. Ind.
Is eighty -eight years old, tha mother oi
fourteeu children, grandmother ol
nfty-cight rhildreu and great -grand
moiiier in iiiiny-iiiree emiiirou.
An Ovid man got mad at bis horse
fourteen year ago and has keot It Itt'
side a dark stall ever since, refusing to
lei anylaidy s.-e lha aalma! or to per
mit it to gei a sum oi m-in air.
The mouolnny of life lu a Saccara-
pa mi.) uiiiioi taker rooms wa va
rleil. when a man walked la and waul
ed io make arrangements for his own
funeral, saying Ihut Ira poultonplaled
SlllClite.
Th" K,'vpllu government has paid
lo Captain Cur. ml, Im behalf pf F.mln
Pasha, mora than a Kudu's
salary for seven years' service as gov
ernor of tne equatorial province iu
Africa.
Mr. Martha Lumpkin, of Upson
County, (ia l In her VHih year and
enjoys good health. Whan years
ol age she kult sixty-live pairs of socks
uiinuu me tear, nne naa .' cniiort-n.
grandchildren and great grit udo till
Ul't'U.
An Australian musician baa Invent
ed a troiiilxui thai is plaved by steam
Iu "liod Save the Queen" can 1st heard
a dUtauco of four miles. He had hard
luck with it. however, for the people
of hi own town drovt hint out aa a
nuisance.
Count Charles Dillon, who died lo
Paris recently, wss one of the few sur
vivors of the court of Charles X., to
whom ha was page of honor during
the last four year of his reign. The
niutit had lived lu Kngland, and swike
riiilisii iiueiiuy.
Pinrra Lorlllard, whose brief career
has becu moat remarkable. Is In tha
prime of llle, with a strong and robust
ugure aud a ruddy complexion. The an
nual expense of bis stable hava some
times reaohvd the sum of a quarter of
minion noiiars.
The chief chemist of the London Oai
Company has auoceedod la making
from tho refuse of gas retort a perfect
emerald. The coat of making tin
gem. however, wss many timet great
er than that for which a natural atom
could be purchased at a jeweler's.
A curious trap at tho patent office li
au imitation rat that has a piece ol
toasted cheese stuck on the end of a lit
tle iear that projects front hia note i
snort distance, w hen a real rat comet
up lo nibble at tha cheese tha teai
jumps out about six luchea and Inipalot
Ihe unfortunate.
In Ids last will the late Frana Schnlta
ler, of the town of Oak Creek, said:
"1 wilt that my wife tchal own and
eoutrole the real and personal propnrti
at long as the lives afler licrr dealb
heir children from her second hushaod
schal own and control tb real and
personal property."
Mr. Amelia E. llarr. Ike well-known
novelist, lives a hermit sort of life on
the summit of tho Storm King Moun
tain on tha Hudson. She goes lo Eu
rope lo gather material tor a new
novel which will deal with the tuhjcol
of Calvinism. Mrs. Barr writes all her
novels with a typewriter.
A strange phenomenon lu the heaveni
was noticed by many In Lexington,
(la., lately. It was haay, cloudy,
ami encircling tha sun was a complete
rainbow with at least half tha hues.
Some of the superstitious looked upon
It Is a signs of soino calamity to come
aud have not rested easily since.
Soveral years ago a Richmond. Mo
man refused to allow the Maine Cen
tral ltallroad to put a foot on what ht
supposed waa his land. A survey
showed that not only the land In ills.
iiute, but suvoral rods moro, belonged
to the road, and when the line fence
was built It took off a slice of the clil
sun's doorstep,
Mr. Parncll usually wears a loosely
fitting cutaway coat. Hut on state oc
casions ha always dresses In a frock
coal, and like Mr. (lladstooe'a, It la a
garment so well worn that it it often
disagroeablp shiny. It was observa
tion, however, that after wluulng his
case for damages against the Timrs he
appeared iu a magnificent new suit.
An observant banhnlor who atood on
the comer of Main and Madison streets,
Memphis, for au hour, with nothing
better to do, says ho counted 818 wo
men In that time, and only twenty-four
of them were blondes. Thirty-two were
dressed in pure white, and three wore
russet shoes. He was not a census
taker and contluued the enumerable
do further.
Mrs, Ogden Goolet, of New York,
was at one time treated for typhoid j
fever by cable from Parlt while lvlng
In her sleeping ohamber In ber New i
York residence. Mist Oracle Wilson,
Mrs. Goolet't sinter, while In Parlt had i
been successfully treated by a French 1
physician who had never lost a case :
of typhoid fever, and when Mrs.
doe lot was ttrioken with tha disease i
this physician was communicated with I
by (lablo, He consented to treat Mrt. '
tfoelot, and every day until her recov
pry his direotiont wore flashed over
the 3,000 miles of wire under tha tea
ind were carried out In tho sick-room i
In Now York.
Tha people who are making itioh a
fust over the youthful escapades and
I Im,.i4 au t ....... f 1 ("1 . ...
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17. . "2 r "'
&. nT"r'w IZTnThaS
Mm, niouollo and Mile. Dronet. tha
jrunirlce of "Lucroaia HorglaP" The
Itrangest of nil Victor Uuvo'sadvauu
v 1 11
area was a lima lova eulsoue la which.
bv the especial reouost of tha lady, tba
treat poet of franca ram to tha
fender.voni In Mi nalestlo -nb,
lenliius husband, who thiiiiirht that tha
I fuel was paying court to his wife, par
Hied him. Hut Victor Hugo, robes
ml all, went over that tiles to the ad-
kilning houM).
A allory by liumaa tit Kld.
Dumas lha elder often laughed
Kiiirllah stiffness and reserve. One of
bis stories waa thlsi
"One day Victor Hugo and I ware
invited to dine wild the Duke of du
casna. Among the guests were Lord
and l.ady j'aimersion of course ini
happened before the February revolu
tiou. . Al midnight tea was handed
around. Victor Hugo and I were tit
ting tide by side, chat ling merrily,
Lord and Lady PalmersUm had ar
rived very tale, and there had, cmise
qiiently, been no opMirluullv to iu
iroduee tit before dinner. AfW din
tier, It seems. It was forgoteu. English
customs, couseoueiitly, did Not allow
us to be addressed by Hie Illustrious
couple. All at once young Decaxes
came un to tie and aald.
" 'My dear Dumas, Lord Palmerstou
begs you will leave a chair free be-
taeen you aud Victor Hugo.'
"1 hastened to do as he wished. We
moved away from each other, and
Iilsred a ohalr between us. Thereupon
.ord Palmerstoa entered, holding the
hand of hit wife, led her up lo ua ana
invited her to aft down on the empty
ehalr all this without stytug a word.
" My lady.' he tald to bit wife,
what time have youP'
"She looked al ber watch and ao
iwered:
" 'Thirty-live patl 1J.'
-Well, then, 'said tha great mln
later, Tooii'inber well that this day at
thirty-live minutes psst 12 you were
tilling oetwaeo Alexander Dumaa and
Victor Hugo an honor which vou will
probably uever enjoy again In youi
men in.
"I hen ha offered bit arm again to
bit wife, and took ber back to her teat
without saying a word to us, because
we bad not bean presented."
They Were All Hack a.
The many theft of poultry aud pro
dure from farmers in th small North
Atlantic seaport towns by the crew of
ine man-of-war rowbatan tome year
ago bad at last caused tha officers to
take action toward punishing tha of
lenders, the men were all do
tilled that dire puulshmeut would be
lufllrted npon them if they continued
in their nefarious practice, and for a
winie a chicken could stroll along lha
beach with the utmost Impunity while
the vessel. was in port. Ibis did not
last long, however, and one day while
inn snip waa -anchored Ina small sea
port some of the men asked to Im al
lowed to go ashore. When the officer
of the duck waa Importuned for per-
mission ne replied:
"Yes, you may, but If I hear of you
running a neo roost 1 win put you In
nou me irons tor twenty uays.
"Pat" Harvey, an Irishman, who act
ed si spokesman promised that no
hen roostt would be robbed, and the
men left ihe ship.
Early next morning in irate farmer
came on board and twore that the
men had entered hit barn aud carried
off several hundred pounds of poultry.
All who went ashore were ra led uu
anu ina oracer oi tne neck, who bap-
pened to tie the tame that let the men
ob, pounced upon Harvey,
umniyou." be cried, "promise
not io roil a hen house if l lot vou aro
asnorer
"Sure 01 did. sir," replied Harvey.
"vte inun I lake a hen. sur: they're all
oucas.
narvey waa right. ihere were
eighteen duckt found when the meat
chest was searched, but there was not
a single chicken among them. X Y.
Death Front a Cat-lilt.
A few dayt ago Iavld Stokes, color
ed, of Kot'kinghaia county. North
Carolina, struck at a rat, w hen the en
raged animal flew at him and fastened
lu ireth In his w rial. The cat held on
so tetinciiius that Its head had lo be
severed before Its grip relaxed, Sloket
became ill at once and soon died.
Nothing Maved.
A little hoy waa walking with hit
father one day, At they trudged along
the father saw an old horseshoe mug
lu the road, and bade the boy pick It up
and take it along.
I tie lad looked at Ihe shoe carelessly
ami replied that It was not worth car
rying. whereuMin the father said noth
ing more, but quietly picked It up him
self. He pretty toon sold the old Iron
for a peuny at a roadside smithy, and
Invested the coin In cherries.
The day was hot. and presently the
man noticed that his son was begin
ning to cast longing eyes upon the
box of cherries, but did not offer any
to his son. Ho made pretense of eat
ing them, aud droiqied oue to the
ground as If by accident.
1 he boy picked it up oolcklv and ate
tt with relish.
A little further ou another drooped.
and this, too, the lad lost no lime In
securing. So one by one all the cher
ries were dropped and picked up.
"Well," remarked tho father, when
the Inst one had been eaten, "it (lid
not pay to pick up that horseshoe, per
haps; but If you had stotqied once for
that you would u't have needed to bend
wenty limits for the cherries."
Ihe moral of the story is nn old oue.
nit uioin generally known than heed-
Lnxy folks take the most pains."
Little Tim.
Warm hearts are sometimes found
under ragged jackets, sayt the N. Y.
Mail and Ernrts, as shown bv the fol
lowing incident;
A kit It a box of tools of whatever
outfit It needed in any particular
branch of business.
It surprised the shiners and news
boys around tha poslolllce the other
day to see "Little T im," coming among
them in a quiet way and hoar him sav:
"Hoys, I waut to soil my kit. Here't
two brushes, a hull box of blacking, a
good, stout box, and the count goes for
5 shillings."
"Ooln" away, TlmP" Inquired one.
"Not 'xaotly, bovs. but I want a
quarter the awfulest kind just now."
"(ioln' onakuraionP " asked another.
"Not to-day. but I must have a quar
ter," he answened.
One of the Inds passed over the
change and took the kit, and Tim
walked straight to the counting-room
of a daily paper, but dowu the money,
and said; "I guest I kin write it you
give me a pencil."
With slow-moving lingers he wrote
a death notice. It went Into the pa
per almost as he wrote it, but you
might not have seen it. He wrote:
"Died-Litul Ted-of Scarlet feveri.
gone up to Hovln, left one brother."
"Was it your brother?" asked tha
cashier.
. Tim tried to brace up. but he could
n't. Tho big tears came up, hit chin
quivered and he pointed to the count
er anil gaspodi "1 I had to sell my
kit to do it, b but be had hit arm
around my neck when he d died."
Hu hurried away borne; but the
news went to tho boya, and they gath
ered Into a group rind talked. Tim
had not lieen home an hour before a
barefooted boy left the kit on the door
ttep, and in tho box was a hoqnet of
flowers, which had boon purchased lu
tho market by pennies contributed bv
the crowd of rugged, but liig-hcniiei
boys. Did God ever make a heart
which would uot respoud if the rljrht
cords were touched,?
lit lint Is U. ,
State Tf''l School.
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