J
"i
6UiFfcNv,t.
f mid the ant. like tw
..- niaiukwof irray,
L-e black cruas, rera
wuu mi th yrd of a iblp to
.way.
; ranting, eomiue. to m
i heavy black ctoul
: ill the impee and the joy of my life
h.,T-r pitilul hlpreck and iomt
Tie shin, like a bin on Ui wave,
Iswjua only to slay.
!: It bromine; -It tack
Tusok Onl, It is online 7.
-Oreo HibbsnL
TFIK CHILIAN'S OATH.
Tl.ecityof Valparaiso Is one of the
t important upon the Pacific coast
' k them altogether the people of Chili
Urn most enterprise nnd aeem the
,t adapt! for republican government
a!,r in Ninin America, yet the com-
u iieoplo are of a dark, revengeful
, aud few foreigner find favor in
r ev-. Ulll Wil l Uie dark ered
J. i. of Oiili it in different, and Yan-
lii'ire always like to run into "Vol-
im r for a cruise on shore, and a
r time they have generally.
.1 Wilton landed from the brig Yes
wliit h had sprung topmast and
- in her quarter in a storm in the
i'aeific. It was a two weeks' job
;.t, and as Ned was a man to be
I the "old man" pave him a free
! i, a snore. eu wusni much of a
: to drink, and most of his time was
, t in rambling about on the beautiful
, .in slopes, getting acquainted with
k eyed beauties of the city and
y, and enjoying himself generally.
iy while exploring the country ten
to the north and east of the citv.
lisie was ntlnicled by the sound of voice
Mmd iui!i: piile,and then came a woman's
iy for help. Itoshing through the bushes
J, led came out in a little otien space,
Jyhere he saw a beautiful girl, whom tie
its'l met at a fandango in Valparaiso,
ilk.tnipslinj: in the grasp of n dark look-
nw kt, f),ili-irc n lifl. If 111. tvntt lint n rill.n'ti
" " .' " "
kight to have Had a quarrel with his
"sun,
i "Se here, my man," said Ned, "you'd
titer drop it, or you may chance to get
, b'.irself into trouble,
""y-Tliut advice might be as well applied
HI f 1.SU.U niw ..lull,
h a (lark, mvhw frown. "If von
fc'li'l take uiv u.lviie. Liven in the most
11 ndly spirit, you will take yoursi-lf
aj B ano auenu 10 any uusiuess OI your
WtK-an winch you may chance to have on
iMs4 i J. No man ever interfered with
Wiiiiimel Godena who did not repent it"
"y-ril have to leave it to the young
''"dy." said Ned, quietly. "If she says
"int I'm in the way I'll walk oil, as you
k, but not before.
,;uBrNo, nor cried the girl. "Do not
ive me alone with this man."
oijf'Tlmts all right, said Ned. "You
hn that the senora claims my help,
'm 'Anuel Godena, and I'll have to trouble
n to get up and travel.
4,!,1T!;e man drew a knifennd made a dash
kjhim. Ned knocked it out of his hand
t,"" then ana tnere gave him such a
'hashing as he had never received in
-.-J 1 i f- Then, stripping him of his
1 1 'jPon ne kicked him industriously
MnrAni the slope, for it "riled"' him to
e a man draw a knife.
e Chilian at last took to his heels,
when once out of reach of Ned's No.
t turned and shook his hand at him
menacing manner.
Hear me, Americano," he hissed, "I
to the saints not to take rest or sleep
op,tr.UI I have revenge on you.
incited answered by a contemptuous
t h, and whirling on his heel went
fiNiijt to the lady, who was trembling
th fear.
T ."'Let roe escort' you safely from this
"""ce," he said. "You are hardly safe
te."
iirrihauks, senor. Hint man is my
"TiBin, and this morning he undertook
iM"f:8cort me to the house of my uncle,
,r n has a cattle ranch over yonder. But
j en we reached this place he seized
iand swore that he would carrv me
, r Jlie haunt of the bandit Rosas and
Jfe keep me until I promised to marry
llWIW-
nubile is a land pirate, said Ned, "and
a i&'erres keel haling if ever a mundid." It is a little singular, with all our niu
Wtli"'I do not understand that, senor," said tual benefit societies, that a mutual dow-
I irirl tritli A mprrv iitniln. "Rllfc I I
"PMl be your debtor forever if you will
'.with me to my uucle's house.
. -l am quite at your service," said
'nljp)aully; "but I don't know the
Ned,
way
,tl wish to go."
This way, senor."
pitK-ne struck into a forest path arter a
id.ii1 Ice at the manly face of the Yankee
rinjr. That glance was enough, for it
P'tred her that she was absolutely safe
' "" him, no matter where she might
hoe to go. An hour's ride brought
itt to an opening, and on the slope of
, tabludo before them they saw a flue
riBtn surrounded by buimings ana cor-
Joel for cattle.
-n - 1 I c A I
f " - " "
eaid. "Will you not come to the
sle and let my uncle thank you?'
jwi t don't want any thanks for an act
ratW Ch no man could have refused to per-
ktff'l, but I will go in. Willyougiveme
KP'tname? Mine is Edward Wilton, and
second mate of the brig Vesper."
-in
d mine is Isola Mendez. I reiuem-
L sryou, senor. I danced with you at
nofdMimdaugo in Valparaiso last week.
by entered the house 'and were met
knur Mendez, the uncle of Isola. lit
'fA her story and thanked the younp
. . Jtican warmly for the part he had
I" kr med. But Ned stopped him.
, .j t annoys me to be thanked for so
....tak service." said Ned. "Please do
k,hcy anvthing more about it."
yjgi' wiil try and thank you in sonie other
eonor, said the ranchero, warmly.
odcrw you must make a stay with me; if
i 'business will allow it, and I will try
kU it pleasant for you.
have a i
week of liberty on shore,"
and then I must be off. I
f&rf jour Invitation with pleasure,
- ree or four days passed pleasantly,
in '"" ranchero doing his best to invent
W pleasures for the young American.
""v ..was a pleasant oompanion.and Ned
ii4'crv norrT when the time drew near
i Ifiimu I.L.. Tlx Uat H of Ilia I
. , . .i. .
"is no roue out among mc
h rs '. and it was Dlain to see that they .
"m. . t , , i I
,iaf n deeply in love. As they halted
jfF mom.i.t ina breezy canyon auon-n I
fira-a suddenly surrounded them,
rtnade a gallant fight, and shot one
jili assaihoiu and mortally wounded
Z Wore he was overpowered. In
r.ti l.-r of tliese mountain bandit be
Si"
ibized Manuel Godena.
old you that I would not rest until
j revenge, accursed Americano," be
Uut tba girl, giving her horse (ho rrin,
broke wddeuly through the rank of the
nen who urrounded her, for they had
noi inicentue trouble to hure her. and
M otf at a m:id gallop, closely pursued
four or live of Die banditti. But
mere was not a man in Chili who could
ride with Isola Mendex, and as they
uused out of sight all could see that she
as gaining rapidly ami wat likely to
escape. A cry of rago hurst from the
lip of Oodena.
"Now, 10,000 curses on the girl!" ha
cried. "I mount that she should witness
my punishment of her Yankee lover;
hut at least we have him secure, riac-e
him against the rock there, with hi.
bands and feet hound. Make him fast,
so mui ne cunuot fall down."
me men obeyed, and Godena dis-
mounted wall a pistol in hand. NV.1
. ' '"" Plaoe l,J '' bonds, lookej
111 u,l,u.v. 'nee- Advancing
him Uilillv
r "ll, lr""' milieu at mm, clinng-
,"lln runi time to time to distress
" c r,r"Hm;'r- ""t :ed did not give the
'su ui tear. AS last t ie mstol
ex',loUeU aml ,,,e ball tore through the
ui-sny part 01 in shoulder.
Une! said Godena, producinganother
pistol. "I am coin;: to hit vou on the
outer mil,?.
Again he Bred, and the other shoulder
was torn hy the ball.
"1 ou black hearted hound!" cried Ned,
'If you think to wring a aingle cry from
me you ore mistaken. Go on. savace.
complete your blood v work.
Godena, with the grin of a fiend, took
two other pistols from the hands of one
of the men. Again he Bred, intendinc to
P. V . r,n r th0 yo"K wilor, but
l"UH misseu.
wi pia.uiT, Diiiueu. iry again,
my uear li-uow.
The fourth pistol cracked, and Ned
gave a tart and shiver, for his left arm
had been pierced. Oodena was very
angry, for in spite of the torture, he had
not been able to wring a groan from the
gallant young mam Reloading his pi
tols carefully he stepped close to his
prisoner, and again and again touched
i-, ... ... .
" "rul i.'ecotKeapisiois
uc. mo urari, ujion tne loreueau, ID
every vital part, but he did not flinch.
Why dont you end it. cowardly
uog: crieu xseii.
"I will end it." replied Oodena. stoo
ping uacic a single pace. "Thus Manuel
I , , , "
0'a avenges himself.
U ra'5d l!'u l,isto1 iu l,is riBht llalld
w ' evel w,t 0 u'!, "' ?f the prisoner,
aud was about to pull the trigger, when
a ritle cracked on the mountain side
above them and Manuel Oodena, shot
through the heart, fell upon his face.
dead. At the same time a score of
stockmen and. rancheros chased down
the canyon and the bandits turned in
flight, pursued by the herd riders, led
by Sonor MenJcz. Then Ned fainted
from loss of blood, and when he came
back to life his bonds had been removed
and he lay upon the green sod, his head
pillowed upon the knee of Isola Mendez.
"Do not move," she said softly. "Yo
te amor (1 love you),
Ned Wilton recovered from his wounds,
but not soon enough to sail in the Ves
per. Indeed, ho never left Chili, and is
now a rich ranchero, and the name of
his wife was once Isola Mendez. Boston
Globe,
The Future of tha KIRel Tower.
Since tho 1st of December the tower
has been closed to the public, and the
flag will not llo .t again until Mar. There
is a plan on foot of adding another story
to it not on the summit, out an inter
mediary floor abovo the lirst platform.
This would be devoted to a hotel mod
ern if ever hotel was to lie patronized
not only by delicate tourists in quest of
pure air, who prefer this altitude toa so
journ on the top of the Kiglii, but by
lovers of novelty. Hitherto the tower
has not been considered as a place of en
tertainmeut, or a spectacle, but strictly
as an object on exhibition. A proof of
this is the fact that the city bureau of
aid to the indigent has not claimed the
9J per cent, duty which public places of
amusement have to pay into its coffers.
Charity has lost some sixtv thousand
francs by this subtle distinction of the
law. Puris Cor. New York Nation.
A Dowry Society Wanted.
rv avirv uiB npvpr Mtnhl ixlipil Tmair.
ine the elfect upon the luatrimoniafiuar-
ket of a thousand young women devot
ing ten cents a week, a fixed percentage
to be given to those who are married
within the year. The auxious and ainv
less could not then become a drug In the
market Something of the kind is in
vogue in Europe, where it is stipulated
that a beneficrarv must have been a
member of the society for five years be
fore reaping a dot Philadelphia Satur-
day Review.
In Ilia French Colony.
Many natives of southern France find
homes in the French co.ouy of this town.
10 tUO autieriltiai llincnci wir w
otber French, shaking folk, yet, upon ex-
agination, they seem as stroncly marked
as do our own Dative southerners. They
bear throughout their live the imprint
fixed upon them in childhood by the sun
of the Midi. They are darker, quicker
tempered, softer spoken than other trench
folk. One patriotic Provencal, bearing
a name instantly recoirniaible as of south
ern France, called his restaurant, now de
funct, the Hotel du Midi lie and not a
frw of his Biiests were typical southerners,
sad the place had an atmosphere peculiar
to itself. New York Sua.
Frerkled Miuded.
fiill Marsh Is a character down on Long
IsiHiid. He is fond of words, but unfortu
nately bis vocabulary is somewhat limited,
an. I the supply doe not equal the demand.
"Hie last time l was oown w new
Yurk." said Hill, "I went with the most
freckled minded fellow I ever met h.ept
cliHiixinc bis mind all the time. Oh, be
was awful freckled mlnuear new ion
Herald.
Tha tlnknoara ThlrUath Birthday.
flm!iv Cholmondelfy-There is Alice
Scott, tiwendoliu Falt Minnie Ponson
by, all wear birthday rings; but (Catherine
Wither can t amue mem.
Harold Harrington I suppose she told
every one, otne time ago, the had reached
her tweniy-niDiu miuiuij,-u..
mltr.
A l-eeullar l'rstlmkeiit.
man to bis bosom friend, who wa
Baid
. . . A . . I ai.H I ntifrht til
aooui w sei nuuinsj. -i t --
. h.Ir)illtM. bnldool
. ... nnnt mnirratulaui too.
snow us""", - o
0n hand, as I know yon only too
9 rannot congratulaw to isnua. u
prra Iilustraia
A Seriow. On,!-on.
Tbe joonsest of nh . chddreo which tried
Bm, y -
-v..,...r atNtj-h In a COTIieiDllwwrT. nit:
u, -S bo were torn u im,-aiiwis
and should be Inserted after the word 'chil
dren" in to Brit sentence. Hartford Ke-
- . .. h ; 1 .
KEFDUE FOK CONVICTS.
Dicr.u.nr.pr. oa,crcDa a,
RESPECTABILITY.
ma Criminal May Mow tii Aid I'poa
Leaving rrlton, and If So Disposed May
rina work That Will Enable Bins to
Reran. a Respectable Cltliee,
A new life dawn on dischanrMlflnnrlrta
They need not despair of again brooming
nwpeciauie citiiena. flenly of employ
nieut Is o fir red them. For those who can
not work there ia a free borne, lieleased
criminal uerd not be obliged to resort to
meir former habits of life for a livelihood.
At 1,115 Firi avenue Is tha Home of In
dustry and Refuge for Discharged Coo
Victa.
The Institution occupies a plain four
story red brick buildiux.
This home of refuKe la for the purpose of
ofTerinii to d!(-bared convict a secure
anchorage and a held for a new beginning.
Not ouly released couvicu from th state
of New York come here, but returned
prisoner from every quarter outside of
the state are welcomed.
The home encourage discharged prison
er to return lo correct II , board and
lodge them and secure honest employ
ment for them. It doe this without
cbarve.
In securing the discharged prisoner em
ployment the ofllcer of the institution
make personal effort, and advise the men
how to proceed for themselves. In indl
eating to the men in what manner to pro
ceed for themselves the officer of the home
advise with them in the fullest and friend
liest way possible, furnish them with prac
tical suggest lout and place the large ex
perience of the refuge entirely at their er
vice. The inmate of the home are anxiou
to be helped the home I anxiou to help
them.
WOKE IN TBI FACTORT.
There are 30 per cent, of the inmate who
get outside work. The rest remain In the
institution In the service of a factory es
tablished by the refuge. The factory
mamuactnre orooms and scrubbing
brushes. The diHcbarired prisoner while
employed in the factory receive all th
way from one dollar to eight dollars per
week and his board aud lodging. This
lasts as long as the inmate' iraod conduct
The products of the institution are sold
and the proceed applied to the (iipport of
tne home.
The financial result of the labor of the
men avenue I,0UU yearly. The expenses
or the home are W.0U0 a year. Tbecootri
bution to the support fund from the pub
lie was $3, SOU iu ISM).
The factory Is on the ground floor of the
building and opens tl erectly upon First
avenue. Iu the workroom isseen industry
aud application. A spirit of harmony pre
vails among the workmen. Rarely, if ever,
does any dist urbance occur among them.
the iunuenoe of the home is mild and
holesome, and tha inmates respond satie
factorily to that influence. They are neither
fractious nor ill tempered.
The Inmates rise at S.3U, attend morning
prayers, get breakfast and report for work
at 7. They work until 13, and go to dinner.
At S they have supper. The evening is
spent iu readi ng, playing checkers and other
harmless Kauies, aud in conversation. Ten
o'clock is bedtime.
The returned prisoners come principally
from Sing Sing and from Clinton, while
many come from other prisous in the state.
As has been said, they are also welcome.
and come from ouuiilo of the state.
THE OLD LIFE GONE.
There are many in the refuge who have
lost all traces of their former lives. They
have reformed and become holiest, Indus
trious aud respectable tllizeus. Some of
the later arrivals still bear the suggestion
of the prisons. These, however, show will
bigness and adaptability. They soon learn
they soon throw olf the evidences of
their former Imprisonment Tbey early
lose the sense of their past confinement
They become upriKht and honorable.
Married men thoe who left wives and
children In New York when they first
yielded to crime have returned from their
prisons and earn good livelihoods through
the aid of the home of refuge. Thus tbey
have been enabled to permanently rejoin
their families.
Young men who have just served out
their first term have returned to a re
claimed life through the home,
All of this Is admirable testimony to the
virtues of the institution.
Mr. Charles Stewart, the superintendent
of the home, was asked by a reporter)
"Do you ever have men go from the borne
back to their old habits of crtmer"
"Ten per cent, perhaps, do so to our
knowledge," was the reply.
"The number I really very small But
we can't keep track of mora If more really
return to their old ways. a give out-
selves the benefit of the doubt and say ID
percent"
"Is permanent re-establishment of the
discharged convict iu public ooufldeuos
practicable t"
xes.
WHO ARE RECLAIMED.
How many become good member of
society t"
"So far as we are at present able to de
termine we would say 'JO per cent We
think this very gratifying, aud see con
taut indications of increase. We bop
finally to do away with a great part of
prejudice and realize access In tb work
of restoring former criminals to useful po
itions in society.
"Some die. Some become shiftless, with
ont becoming actually criminal again,
while other drift out of our knowledge."
"Can you specify any particular Instance
of an ex-convict who bus returned from
prison and acquired prosperity?"
"Yea, Indeedl There I one In this city
now who is as solid a business man as any
body. He is looked op to and respected by
all be bos dealings with."
There are Instaucea of released men who,
for various reasons, have grown disoour
aged in the home and have started to
leave. Tbey have decided to return to their
evil course. Tbey will no longer contluue
the fight to ba respectable. Tbeae men
have been almost Invariably persuaded to
return to tb home.
The Home of Industry was established In
187V by Michael Dunn, an ex-convict He
made an bumble beginning In a very small
way at first ou Water street The home
was then removed to lileecker street.
From Bleecker street it wa changed to
Mulberry. Thence it was removed to Hous
ton street, thvuee to it present location at
1,115 First avenue The organisation has
withstood time aud change, and 1 to be
congratulated upon It coutinued prosper
Ity. New York World.
. Inquiry into the subject of explosions
in mines being caused by dry coal dust
has led to some very valuable experi
ments and pious for clearing Uie gaJie-
rie, 0f fou .uy One of these oousbt
la moving -open water butt through
the olTi-ct.-J localities. The cxj1 smut
eolleict iii tlte water, and the air is
thereby cleared before the danger limit
is reached. f
Lockets, which are just now so fash
ionable as adjitucta to Uie chatelaine,
neck and watch chains, are out in an
Infinite variety 6t patterns, and assume
round, square and oblutig sbapea.
One of Uie mocbanicsd curiosities ef
..rj,fltl. U K. f. !..
the
k , -
etched record itsejf is the screw which
propels the diaphragm from periphery
to center.
SELLING A MINE TO CHINAVEN.
One Way Soma Wicked arhrnilnt; Ameri
can Halted a Valuable Mine,
In Ifc'il s party of American miners had
been working a claim near Columbia,
Tuolumne county, California, ami not hav
ing even found the "color," they became
discouraged, the more so as a company of
Cbinanu'ti a short dUunce alsn-e tliem
were doing very well. The American
having expnoMsl a willingum to aril, one
day three Chiimuion went to look at the
Claim. Thry talked it over among them-t-lvea,
and finally akiM the owners at
what pric they would srIL Of course the
Americans made it out rich and put a hiuh I lonenguia, winch lias turn hrmight sode
figureou it, though in fact they were re- 'ldedly within the sphere of lli-it inh Infill
solved ui sell out at any price, bring sure ,,v ,lu' 'li"n of the charter-.! coin
that Hie ground was worthies. It wasde- ! I1"" sM,,h Africa, was kIvoii to me re
dded that the t'hiuainen should bring
their pick and pans uext day to prr.-..ect,
and if they were sat lulled thry would buy
at the figure agreed iiMin.
Ihe miners, thinking It would probably
be their last chance to sell, ileterminel to
all the claim. It was a larire piece of
ground, and the trouble was where to put "'wter of which he ran realise the mag
the "salt" One of the men soon hit upon "H"'"'. He K however, pn pariim and
a very Ingenious plau. He look a gun and 'strengthening hisciintry for the fiKltt if
weut a he said, to get a quail or two. but ' " ",l,Ht "",1B- Uu'lng over a mixed (sipu
in reality to kill a snake. As there were a l;l". be is forcing it Into a united inas,
great msny about the place he soon killed , ,loi" 1,11 ' '' xwer to mske the lan-
large gopher snake, which reeeiubles the
rattlesuake iu appearance, hut is perfectly
harmless to man. I'uttiug his game iuto
a bag, he returned to ramp.
On being asked by bis companions what
be had brought hack for supper, he shook
out the snake, and explained his idea thus:
Now, boys, when the Lhinameu come
toiieorrow tiny won't allow any of us to be
too near, because they're afraid of 'salt.'
Well, Jim, you walk along on top of the
bank and hav that dead snake in your ; dignified coniHwiire and calm, cool de
pocket Uill and me will stay talking to meauor. He Is extremely temperate, and
the Johns. I'll have my gun over my
shoulder as If I was going for a rabbit,
only, you see, I II put 'salt' Into the gun
nstend of shot. W e'll find out where thev
are going to pan out uext, and you lie look-
Ing on, Innocent like, with the snake ready
to drop where 1 tell you. When them fel
lers start to walk there, just slide bim
down the bank, aud when we all get there
I'll boiler, 'Hold on, boys!' and before they
know what's up I'll llretbe'salt'allaround
there and make believe I killed the snake.
Uow'll that do?"
Next morning four Chinamen enme pre
pared for work. They tried a few places,
but of course did not get the "color." The
Americans kept at a distance, so that
there could be no complaint
"Well, John," said the schemer, "where
you try next over In that corner?"
I he Chinamen were auspicious in a mo
ment They were familiar with salted
claims, and were well on their guard. "No
likeedis corn'. Tlie him nuihler corn
pointing to the opposite one.
Jim', with his hands In hit pockets, was
atwve on the liauk, many feet away, watch
lug. When he saw them point in that di
rection his partner gave a nod and h
pitched the snake on the ground near the
place. U lie leader exclaimed, "Hold on
bcysl" and fired before they could tell
which way to look. Uoing up to the snake,
he pushed the gun under it and carried it
away banging over the barrel.
Jim walked olf and Dill sat ou a wheel
barrow on the opposite side from where
they were at work. The Chinamen had no
suspicion.' They carried away several pans
of dirt to wash In a stream uear by, and
when they returned Kill fell pretty sure
they had struck some of the "salt," hut
the Chinamen said nothing except "Claim
no gcxsl. .Melican man talkeetoomuchee,"
The Americans, knowing the game, re
fused to take less than the sMcillcd price,
which the Chinamen finally paid, and iu
two days the sellers were off to uewdig
king.
The strangest part of the story Is that
the claim turned out to be one of the rich
est iu the district The Chinamen madu a
great deal of money, sold out and went
home. Hubert Uurge&s In Century.
Why fruit Change Color.
Here are the best opinions of leading
scientists a to why most fruits undergo
changes during the ripening process: It is
known that a fruits come to maturity
there Is a process of absorption of material
from the tree's sap, aa well as a cell growth
withiu the fruit itself. That the ahaorp
tion of oxygen and the giving olf of car
bonlc acid gas is an action strictly analo
gous to the respiration of animals. That
there Is a transformation of vegetable filler
Into sugar aud water. Ihe rapidity and
perfection of this process depends priuci
pally upon the amount of sunshine to
which the fruit is exposed while It is going
on. The outer membranes of most all
fruits assume a positive color when the
ripening change is coming on, but why one
plum Is green and another blue, one apple
red aud another yellow, the most rigid re
search has failed to discover, but that th
primary changes iu the color of each par
tlcular ecies of fruit is due to the reasons
given above there Is nut the least doubt
When fruit has turned sll its fiber to
sugar and water the ulaiorption of oxygcu
must be checked hy cutting off light aud
air, or, if allowed to continue, tha uext
chemical change involve thedecomposi
tion of the sugar, and the fruit becomes
"rotten." The action of frost iwn fruit
is to crystallize nil of Its contained mols
ture. If thi can again he converted Into
sugar by a very gradual process the sugar
of the fruit 1 fuuud to be uninjured. at
Louis Republic
Importing Canaries.
"I see you have got in quite a large
stock of cimnries, was the remark of a
Globe reporter to a Huston bird man
yesterday.
"Yes," was the nqily; "you see this is
what we call canary bird season. For
the past month or so about every steam
er from Germany ha brought largo in
voices of these yellow songsters to the
American ports. This wiil continue
until about the middle of January, when
the German bird catchers will stop send
ing or send only small lots."
"Do you expect to sell all you have
here nowr
"Oh, yes," he replied, "and many
more besides. I have been in the busi
ness for a good many years now, and I
can calculate pretty close on the num
ber I can sell, for the sales are about the
same each year. They may vary few
dozen birds, but not more than that"
"Do any of the birds you get come
from the Canary Islands?'
"No, indeed, all of them are Imported
from Germany. I don't know why it is,
but a great many people think that these
bird come from those islands, but I
never heard of any but German birds,
that is, unless fhey were canaries bred
in the countries where imported birds
were taken."
"I supjKwe there are people In Ger
many, then, who make a business of
raisins; them, are there not'"
"Yes, some German do nothing else
but raise the birds for export trade. In
some of the large German cities, Ham
burg, for instance, there are several large
bouse who raise birds entirely fur job
bers in New York, with whom they have
contracts to furnish them so many hun
dreds of birds a season."
"Are these canaries long lived?"
"Well, that depend great deal on
what you would call long life. Their
average life, however, is about ten years,
although I have known some to live a
great deal longer." Boston Globe.
A SOUTH AFKICAN KINO.
PECULIAR METHODS OF A RULER
WHO GOVERNS BLACKS.
Th Hark Potentate, King LoleDfula ol
Malauelelend, Klwu Tlirtine la li
nn He I' Mil la Wear Kurnpeaa lreM,
but Ha llleranled It fur a Naeh.
A correspondent writes from Klmberley,
South Africa, concerning the country. A
"rr Interesting account of the country nf
I """f by hngli.hnian who lias been
,,," J"- that dMrlct, and mine of the
particular are such as will Interest mut
people bavlug any connection with South
Africa.
lils-ngiila is a nun of advanced idea.
and is not liLely lobe first Iu create the
giiKe ..ne and the custom Identical, and
by enfoiviiu eiiual and strict just ice, nisk
ing his name reeclt-d and his power ef
fective, lie is lift) l years of ae, ami,
although what would I called fat among
while men, is drM-rils-d aaof very diKnified
ap!earaiice and Is-aring.
His conduct maintain hi rrpiitatiou,
and it Is said he Is never to lie amn Iu a
rage, but when either administering justice
or meeting lorcign envoysaiway preserve
"Hocelher alMalns from spirit. Mw he
J drinks, but when, as t not uncommon,
ti'di'r make htm a present of champagne,
I "e aiway gives it iu uis wive, ma ansii
nenre, however, doe not save bim from
the gout from which he suffer greatly.
liinr.u i. a ox c.tur.
Ik-fore Uilsngula ascended the throne
he used hiimpcan dress, and was iu th
habit of traveling alsiut the country with
a trader railed I'liilllps, ruling with htm in
his wagon everywhere, Nnce he has been
king he haseutirely discarded white man's
clot lies, ami appear only with hi bead
sash, encouraging his people to consider
tiiiu wholly severed from European influ
ence. Li fe in a wagon, however, st ill charm
him, and he continues always to dwell In
his ox cart as his palace.
From time to lime he moves hi bead
quarters, luspamiing his oxen aud going
olf without any warning. If asked where
he Is going he replies, "Follow my wheel
tracks aud see," This 1 prolutbly partly
policy to prevent combination against
him, and .partly early habit or Imitation of
his father, who did the same before blni.
liuhiil.iivayo, the capital, situate alwut
14) miles from Tall, may he taken as a
specimen of a large kraal. In the center Is
the king's wagon, and around It hi wives'
huts, all circular, built of mud bricks and
roofed with reeds. Around the central
cluster of hut is an 0mmi space of grass 4U0
yards wide, and around this space are the
habitations of the warriors said to mini
bor 4,(XW and their families; beyond these,
again, I th stockade, which Is several
miles iu length.
If a st ranger approaches he will probably
find UilK-ugula, with six of hi Indians,
administering justice. Cases are brought
from all parts of the country, and are for
mslly signed and judicially divided. The
Indiiiia act as counsel for t he parties, aud
take technical point with mi ingnuulty
which would do credit to a Rrltlsh queen's
counsel, and discuss and debate the cases
with great eagerness.
Indeed, in many ways the Matsbele liti
gation 1 similar to our own; for although
the liuliinas fiercely urge the claims of
client while the case lasts, theirdllTerence
disnpMar the moment the king' decision
I given. During the M-ndency of a case,
moreover, the Indium keep religiously
away from t he parties concerned and their
friends; but as soon as the case is over they
approach the successful or defeated parly
a if there had heeu no dispute. The king
very prudently draw hi assessors In turn
from various part of the country, and
doe not allow any set of men, from long
habit, to become hi masters or too experi
eiiced advisers.
The while man who comes upon this
set ue will be kept walling till thedisptile is
i i -posed of, and so hot 1 the sun that he
will gladly avail himself even of the shade
of the meat rack (for there are uo trees)
and try, by smoking, to avoid the II lie
which hi shelter brings him. N hen lie
I well received the king will send bim
bucketful of beer, which he Is expected to
drink, or If beer I scan, meat to t he
amount of sixteen plateful, which h
must eat unless the king' hack I turned,
when the traveler will hastily give por
tions to the black boys, who are ever ready.
liiilxMigula s conduct to the traveler will
lie courteous, but he I not easily to b
taken in, being very shrewd. It Ishlaijreut
misfortune that there are uo means of
writing in his country. The couceaalons
which lie ba given, or is supposed to hav
given, are written out In Knglish and au
thenticated by th king's seal, which ia an
elephant but whether the diKHiineut ac
curately represents, or reprrsenla at all,
what was Intended by tha grantor of tb
concession there Is no mean of ascertain
ing-
THKATHKNT OT HIS EMISSAIIIES.
When Lobeugula seut hi mission to
England be selected a emissaries oue man
who was relied upon for his eloquence, an
other who wa remarkable for hi p.iwer
of observation, in the language of the
country, one was the tongue, the other th
eye and ear of th king. Their memories
were excellent, and tbey brought back
most picturesque descriptions of the coun
try they hal seen. Imdon wa like th
ocean; a man might walk, and walk, and
walk, and yet never get to the end of th
bouses.
If Kngllshmen were killed, they reported,
for every drop of blood In their bodies, an
other would spring up to take their places;
but what most astonished them was the
telephone. They were placed a mile apart
and talked together. Afterward they de
clared that they could Imagine aurb a ma
chine might talk Knglish, but how it could
be taught to speak th Kaffir language
thry could not understand.
Upon the return of the embassador in
king did not trMst them wholly, but hail
each with him alone for a fortnight, and,
keeping them perpetually drunk, got from
them an account of all that they hail e n
and beard. They brought hack, as la well
known, a gold chain, with a five-sovereign
piece attached, for the king, and a bangle
apiece for themselves.
The chain and coin the king gave to hi
favorite wife, not carlug to keep pmieut
from th white oile; on bangle wwa
given by the emissary who received It U
Uihrngula; the otiierwas presented lo Air.
lU-nny Tailyour, who has great iiiflueuc
In Malaltt-leland, for the subject followed
their monarch's example and would not
keep Knglish gifts Iyooduo Time.
Mullo In a Clock Store.
Cuckoo Clock (just before midnight)
I'm opposed to night work. I'm fjo'ng to
strike, for one.
Hall Clock Come, sir; you're too
fast
Little Kickel Clock I don t think so.
Fin going to trike, two. A general
strike and great confusion follow.
Drake's Magazine.
Among Uie resolutions puesed by the
Liberal Federation at its recent Man-
heater Locating was oue demanding a
tsipular vote on the question ol uiseeuto-
lulling the Church of Lug land.
M0LIERE AND SHAKESPEARE.
Andrew l.ang Plarea Ih letter Abov
Ilia former in Muuy Kenuert.
Whatever has la-en said of Mollere In
vldioudy and Ignorant ly, no mnn ha die
paroled his charity, his generosity, his
ki nil news ami iiiivHUIiiiinh. IIo bore no
I rancor, he neither fawned nor fluttered In
i an aireof (lattery, he was beloved J'V his
comiiativ, be g.ive, as Huron, his friend
aud pupil, shows, an example of the most
hearty benevolence. There Is something
In .Molicre wliirli lo -.ntlili rca'tcrs is tin
usually nttnu tiu and j niimhetic. With
an inn wit in ins own mil ion, lie had a
humor and a manly ni. linii holv which we
please oursi-lves by thiiiklnv more notable
III our own greatest rilrs-ln Miakr
peara and Thackeray and Stilt-than in
Ihe poet of France.
No man u it h gre.it ami tender a heart
mil bl II ml in life lit ilili happluesH. Hill
how much be has aililed to oiirsl what a
brave and geiieioiii uimIoih Ik IiUI what
fort it mlo Is in his laughter. The comedy
nf manners llinls In Moliere her chief,
have lost .Meiiainler, but if in Ten-lire
The ciei'llrnt
Ad itMoil fold hetrny
Tin- hh) Mt-imn.lrr went.
We
then not even the irrck was tho master
proliahly he was not even the rival id
Mniiere.
It is ill work measuring and weighing
great men together its if they were lioys
competing for a prnte. I have Is-en He
cumsl of protincial patriotism by a French
critic for sM'akiiig of Shakespeare as if he
were .Moliere' superior. Yet wo cannot
hut admit, surely, that the range of
ShakestH-are is lar wider, anil ilm-nt-r. and
; higher; that he treads where Moliere never
ventured; that he, like Virgil, is master of
a style truly magical, and unanalysable,
and iucotliparablH.
iu siiy mi niiirii ia not iu sik-sn aa a oig-
Oted llriton. hut if Shakespeare passes
where Mollere never risks himself, ou ,ile
mhor iil M,.ii,.r.. . . ,.
wher Shakespeare seldom comes; in the
world of a civilised, witty aud courtly
modern society, lelimene Is not ao Uear
to us as Rosalind or Real rice, but Cell
metie'i society is nearer to us than the
court of Messina or the forest of Ardvu,
and her wit i pot, like that of Reatrice,
too ofien a broad, barbaric waggery,
We cannot del hroiie Shakespeare, but if
8bakesieare has an assessor, his compau
Ion Is .Moliere. Andrew Ung In Scrib
A Mianmleratandln;.
A lake steamer was on Its way from Mar
quelle to Saginaw. AmoiigthepaMsengr-r
was HU inquiring Knglish tourist, who
came ou board at Marquette at dark and
Immediately turned In. After breakfast
be came on deck with a very III defined
uotioii where ho was, and at the first op
portuuity he accosted thecaptaln, who was
anything but the affable personage of
whom we hear so frequently. "Reg pardon,
sir," he said, "but ran yon tell me the
uaiiin of the lake I m on?
"The bike Huron," replied the captain
shortly, and passed on about his duties.
The passenger hsikcd puzitlcd for a mo
ment, and then, supposing he had been
misunderstood, followed the ofllciaL
"1 U'g pardon; did you say"
"It's the Ijike Huron," said the captain
brusquely, wondering if thu passenger was
hard of hearing.
"Yes, I know," persisted the nnxlou In
quirer; "hut what' the name of tha lake
I'm on?"
"The lake you're on Is tho bike Huron,"
roared the captain, thoroughly exasperated
at such stupidity, and not at all conscious
of the double meaning conveyed in his
siMi'ch.
The passenger looked after the retreating
official iu angry astonishment
The lake I'm on Is th lake I'm on," he
soliloquised. "What beastly Impertinencel tcriul used will possibly be a little mar
Uf course it isl The lake I'm" hie along the margins for the recepta-
Tbeti he paused; the solution of the my-
tery Hashed across his mind, and be laughed
o heartily that It put him In a good humor,
and presently he hunted up the Irate cap
tain and straightened out mutters to their
mutual satisfaction.-Youth's Companion.
"Admiral of Ih lllue."
When we read that the Hon. John Ryng,
Fjmi., admiral of thu bliio, was shot on his
own quarterdeck by seiileura of court mar
tlnl, we think, after the first feeling of
pity, that his rank was a queer one ad
miral nf the blue! What did It meauf It
wa Ilk) years ago that h was executed.
Of course the rank doesn't exist now, and
anyway It was an Knglish rank; history
will explain it. Rut the rank does ex
ist now, aud, what is more, it exists in the
United Stales navy. The senior rear ad
miral (lies the III tie flag with two stars, the
next In rank the red, the third the w hite
Dag.
Admiral Klmlierly Is rear admiral of the
blue 'in our navy. Admiral (jherardl Is
admiral of thu red, aud thuir juniors are
admiral of the white. When ouly juulor
admiral are together, the senior of them
file the blue; hut let Admiral Gherardl's
ship appear and down goes the blue, to be
succeeded by the red, while Admiral
Gberurdi's vessel fhiuut the blue. Aud
then let Admiral Klmbcrly happen along.
Down comes the blue aud the rod, to be
succeeded byth red and the white, and
lu.l...l.l 1. Iu A .I...I....I L ti.Li.lu'.n.i.f, tl.,., I
HIm.,1.1-. fl.u I.IIU .Innwl l,l In
WMIIIU, lb l ' 11,1,1 , II III,IVI ,(.IIV UI,k
- - " v- - - ' "s
. nit 11,1. I,,. ....I t His Wiu, lurton
centennial, when the Juulor admiral wa
first on the ground and had. unwillingly It
teemed, to go down oue peg every lime a
eulorspiM-ared and broke his ensign at bis
fore. Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Married Puis.
One begins now to see mention la se
scieutiflo pages of the "married pulse," M
appears that the pulse of the celibate Is aa
uninteresting slid barren study. The life
of the bachelor run so placidly aud is so
uneventful, speaking In terms of the emo
tion, that the physiologist drops his wrist
Iu disgust The heart beat Is s purely anl
mal function. It tells nothing of charac
ter. Rut the nm rr led pulse is well special
ised. It Is a higher development The
"hasty, flurried, Irregular beat" of the hen
pecked huslNind, th feeble beat of th
weak willed mail and th "strong, steady"
pulse of the happily muled hav yielded up
their secret to the linger tip of the curl
ou. but married women teem to have uc-
eetsled thu far iu shaking their long lac
rufllti down over their hand aud bailling
tb investigator New York Recorder.
luslile a W hale's Mouth.
The great (ireenland whale ha no teeth,
It baleen plates, or whalebone, taking
their place. Along the center of the polule
run a airong nogo, aim un rn. ii ame i
the plau, ar. inserted.' These are long
and flat, hanging free, and are placed
across the mouth with their side parallel
and near each other. The base and outer
edge of th plate ar of solid whalebone,
but the inner edge ar fringed, filling up
the Interior of ih moulb aud acting a a
(trainer for th food, which consist of
small swimming mollusk and medusa or
lriiyn.hes.-aew yora v. ornt.
The gradual failure of cast Iron
bridge erecti-d alxiul sixty-five year aeo
at I'otsdam has Is-en the cause of cotisid-
eruble scientific inquiry. The conclu
sion arrived at is that the bridge mem-1
s-r were too rigidly connected, no ade
quate allowance being mui'e for ellecu I
of varying temperature.
figurative Voelogy.
Little Harold for the first time saw a
tame rsbbittwltchingiulips a It munched
a cab bag leaf.
"Ob, look mammal" h cried. "The rab-
ue ra
bit' winking st m with its nosl"-Kate
yield's Wsab'.ngtoa, I
A Little Hunaaea.
Edward Grnybill was released today
from the Indiana prison south, he hav
ing been unexpectedly pardoned byOov-
ernor Ilovey lute last evening. QrayblU
some months since was arrested in New
Albany on the charge of stealing a sack
0f Hour from n firm in Scott county. lie
wns taken to Scottsburg, where he was
tried, and a jury gave him
sentence of
one year in the prison. He was received
at that Institution f K t. 20, consequently
ho has served (lfty day of his sentence.
Dn tho trial he pleaded guilty, but said
his family wo alurvinjr.
There i something of a history con
nected with this man. At the close of
the war a child was born, nnd after a
la we of several days was carefully
packed into a basket, together with suf
ficient clothing and money, and quietly
taken to what is known as the Half Way
house, loratisl on the line of the Jeffer-
I sonville, Madison and Indianajiolis rail
road, Is'tween Jelfersonville and New
Alluiny, where it wa left on the door
step of the residence. Appended to the
handle of the I wis ket was a note bearing
the inscription, "Name my liahy Eddie,"
plainly written in a female hand. A
man named (iraybill resided in the house
where the infant was left He was the
first to discover it, nnd on taking it into
the house ho consulted his wife, and it
was divided that they take tho child and
raise it The Itoy was named Graybill,
and the name "Kddio" prefixed, as re-
quested,
When Oraybill grew to niauhood he
,.ft hU adopted home and started out to
.Lift for himaelf. II" at niui tlin.i ...
i . , .. , i , . . ., ,
'"'l' '"J" """7 "",7 "".
but lost his placo, and could not obtain
another. He was then forced to steal.
There are two or three stones as to who
Gravbill is. A prominent old citizen of
I JifT..isunv ill.i auva lin s tin r h 11,1 nfa
prominent citizen of Chicniro. On Anril
14, 1S0I, when Fort Sumptcr was fired
on, a young man and young lady of
JcflVrsonvillo were engaged to be mar
ried. Lincoln's pnx'lamatiou was issued,
and tho young man took a fond farewell
of his sweetheart and went to the war.
A few months later this waif was found
on a doorstep. After tho war ended the
soldier came back, claimed his promised
bride, nn Qid to Chicago, where he
is now a wealthy man. For obvious
reasons the child was never claimed, but
it Is said the mother always kept an eye
on her offspring, and that she paid a
lawyer f VMM) to obtain the pardon.
Jcffersonvillo (Ind.), Cor. Ulobo-Demo-crat
Rivalry in Hleh Men's Tomb.
A contract was signed yesterday for
the construction of a inagnillceut mau
soleum in Luurel Hill cemetery for the
Floods, and work tiiion it will commence
iu a few days aud be prosecuted steadily
by a large forco of men for a year, whru
it is hoped tlmt it will be finished. The
mausoleum Is to be finer than the beau
tiful one lately completed by Juuic G,
Fuir and equal to tlmt of the Crocker
family. It will cost at least $100,000.
It will be modeled after the Jay Gould
mausoleum, but iu beauty of structure
will, it is stated, even surpass it Its
form is to be that of a twriptcrul loniu
temple, and it will be constructed en
tirely of California material, and almost
,i'r'iy oi graniic tne oniy omer ma-
clcs for the dead. Even this will be dis-
I petised with, if possible, and artistically
workod granite substituted.
The groat tomb will be about thirty-
two fis-t long and twenty foot wide, and
will reach to u height of twenty feet
There are to be twenty-eight columns,
each being a polished piece without joint
and iinmanvd in any way. The cella
will be ten feet right Inches in height,
with an angle or volute rap on all sides.
When completed the mausoleum will in
tho Interior luivo the elh-ct of a great
mirror, as its granite sides, and even
the floor, which will lie of granite, will be
as smooth as glass. The dome in its in
terior will bo of paneled and curiously
curved granite.
The mausoleum, us at first constructed,
will have receptacles for six Mtrsona, or
as many as constitute the Flood family,
When tho monument is completed the
remains of Mr. Flood will lie transferred
from the O'itricn vault to their per
manent resting place. Sun Francisco
Chronicle.
A Ureas Worth Having.
A rcmurkuble recovery from paralysis
is nqwrted in tit. Louis, and physicians
I BrB ,iw., ltrHid Iu It. Jacob Za.
i.rinskii.. who directed the buildimr of
.1 f.. ..1.1. I,.ull..l.fr mnnnnuu-u ....bd
uuo..B... unnpauj . -..,
i i i ,1,., i., ,, r..
u wuu wmiu ""'"rJ "'
iwttan ua company m iew iork, a
superintendent oi ineir worxsioriwenty
I two yeurs, has suddenly recovered the
use of a paralyzed leg and anil. Hols
now OU yeurs or age, his years ago,
while in l'uterson, N. J., he was stricken
with paralysis and Incapacitated for
work. ' Mr. Zubrinskie said today: "A
few weeks ago I wo fueling a usual.
My left leg was wholly without feeling.
During the night I had a peculiar dream
that I recovered tho use of my leg,
and 1 had for when I awakened I got
up, and found I could walk without
crutches. I pinched my leg and found
feeling in it Since then there has been
a prickly seusatiou there, and I am iiu
nrnvlnr all Ihe time." Exchange,
A Cat' Devotloa.
A strange story in which cat Is a
puthetiu character bos come to light ut
1'aolL A little boy of that village
owned a cut that was a great pet in
the family. Hut the cat would have
nothing to do with any one except the
boy. The latter died, and for two
weeks the eat would come as usual
every morning to the door and going
. ,, ,, ,i ,,,
tt,,d wulk ovor the c,,i'J '
hunting for his lost friend. Finally the
cat disappeared, only returning occa-
siotially. At last one of tho child's sis
ters saw the cat In the graveyard, -where
it remains, only returning for
futsl It keeps guard at the boy's
grave, aud can be heard at night cry-
big pitifully. Atlanta Constitution, j
Aalaaals That Live I'ndor Heavy P reswore.
" ' ai'1 "J ch'iitu.ts that fishes and
niollusks living at a dopth of more than
inroe iniiee under water have to bear a
pressure of several tons, the weight be
ing that of the tnperincuiubeut briiM
which exerts its power from all side.
The reason they are able to bear this
tromendous weight is because they have
exotwdingly loose tissue, which allows
the water to flow through every Inter
stice, thus equalling the weight Wbeu
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uinuy. ot. tsjuis ncpaouo.
l "Now, lIa-
0S'