PROPHECIES.
o will look bock toUisM
bright dap
j .hint Of b"Il'r WVt
Vm Wllbiobsaudslxha
I-Dwnl'0" road or
TH i. hiaitiwr room:
talked
enln(r bow we rods or walked
" TtirouKb frrant gloom.
S"1"" Ajralntrlll ring,
Uij wwt, an echo of some aong
SA0 w used U ling;
j, k or aliwpliw. you'll recall
" Till""--"" rootn-
mule. 'n P'11"""' on the waO,
And flowers In bloom.
, remember every tender word
Vnn io wild to nir:
unowlfdifi' tliat yon'e sKlen no
band)
word
mtt ruu'U wl and pray, but all I
as far yon roam,
.nort hour to runt from grief and
f in tuis iiweet boniK
a rain.
pain
bMJl trivia that I mumt tear you bar
To alk aloue:
Kenneth'1 " "'" fll"1 wuh otl",r ,'"'r"
w Around the throne
Uoiion True Flog.
ONE NIGHT,
Well, my ,L'ttr' 'm" we There
.u ( dreamy light In tiinmiim'K yes
wd i pink I1"1'1 on ,,L'r ''I'1'1'1". sure
tlmt she wnH thinking of the hap
curt" free dnyit when she arid this
Lin,! who wiw so anxious to huvo Iur
pnvent at her silver wedding, were all
thTirorld to each other. "To think
tiutt Carrie ho been murried twenty
fli years! It does not seem possible.
jVurCurriel I wish It were so ivecouM
Vliy. what I to hinder us from pi
pray tell T
"Everything, John; we should huve
to I away Ht least a week, and what
uld we do with Sue and the house?"
watched the light fade from liei
fare, to be replaced by the usual eare
i jm expression, and vowed she Nliimld
luive this one plea." lire her heart craved.
JJovj, when I undertake a thing, I
irruiuplixh It t nil hazards; no hi spite
ofiiiHiunia's protestations and misgiv
Inpl had tlie satisfaction of seeiuy
wand papji en route for Brandon the
next morning.
I wilt for Madge, my "dear familiar."
iwl what with our riding, visiting mid
(iitcrtaining eoiupany the time piissed
quickly. Greatly to our surprise we
found ourselves elovated to the posi
tion of heroines. It wan considered a
wonderfully brave thing for two young
girln to stay alone, of their own free
till and accord, inn large house, and
mi protector Have a cowardly negro boy
uid an old dog. Our house wan very
laiye, sadly deficient In locks, and we
bud no near neighbor none nearer
than the village, two miles distant
Tan and two servant girls, with our
trlves. constituted the household.
But Madge and I at school hnd the
reputation of fearing nothing: certain
Ij we had not thought of fear in this
em I confess I secretly examined
pups stock of firearms after hearing
the gossip, and smuggled several of the
necessary nuisances Into my room, be
tide coaxing Watch to sleep in the
kitchen to Ann's great disgust.
The week was half over when we
took a fancy to drive to the village
and indulge in the luxury of shopping.
Uadge suggested that we should call
for some valuable jewelry I had left
fur some slight alterations.
A we entered the establishment my
attention was attracted by two men
who were staring at us most impudent
ly. Mr. Ernst waa an old friend of
ours; we chatted with hhu some little
time.
"So you are the head of the house
hold. Miss Sue. I'll warrant you double
lock all the doors and start at every
noise In the night. Isn't It true. Miss
Madge f"
Madge Indignantly disclaimed such
weakness on my part, assuring him that
tl doors had a chronic dislike to being
locked, and we were strangers to any
thing so weak minded as fear.
"A thousand pardons! I might have
known you were brave as a regiment of
men. When will your father return?
What! not until Saturday! Well, you
arptwo courageous young ladies."
Just then I turned my head, and
there 1 saw those two mrn seemingly
absorbed in the jewels displayed In the
Such a queer feeling crept over
me- Something impelled me to boost
! tuy skill In shooting.
"It wouldn't be safe for burglars to
tfsit us. You know papa drilled uie well
In the use of firearms."
"Sure enough. He does persist In
declaring you are proficient In that ae
ttuiplishment I had forgotten that.
Pray don't expect uie to make a raid
upon your Jewel casket now."
All through town these men followed
"A until I grew nervous as a witch.
Madge did not appear to notice them,
"d I was ashamed to speak of it lest
he sliottld laugh at uie.
We had company until late that
"erring. It was 11 when the last guest
ifparted. Madge was In the library
taking for a book when I heard a
ealthy step on the side porch. I flew
to the door as It flashed upon me that
ft aa unlocked. I had hardly got It
fastened when I felt the knob turn
- 1 ran to fasten the hall door.
I did so some one came running
orer the porch, up the steps of the
piazza. The door was wide open. Now
' distinctly remembered closing it after
bidding my friends i".d night My
"Mds shook so that I could scarcely
torn the key. Every moment seemed
hour to me' Stealing softly Into the
Prior I parted the curtains and looked
out
It was a bright, moonlight evening,
ni there, crouched in the corner of
tn piazza, right by the door. I could
P'shily see a man, evidently expecting
"xue one to come to the door. I rec
ognized tira Mone 0f ti,e men who had
tonoyed me so in the village, and my
heart stood still as I thought of the
f Pen door. Might not the other one
entered the house by itf I trem
Wed from head to foot at the thought
I glanced Into the library. Madge
humming a song and looking so
"PPy that I had not the heart to dis
frt her. but went quietly down to the
fctchen alone, bent on arousing Watch
t the emergencies of the occasion. I
'ever knew before that the house had
o nmaj doors and so many dark nook
A1 r6ry otp I arpacted that wwtoh to
Iten out ami tol... .... t
. mo. i was sure some
owwa. close behind ,ne going down
My heart leaped Into i.,y mouth.
But no. It was only the rustling of my
dress. Watch was nlway. my most
obedient w-rvant. and he aeemed to
understand what was wanted of k:a.
The moment I oned the door out ho
darted with such a savage growl that I
was half afraid of him myself. A scries
of yel, then a scream and an oatli,
told me that Watch had found his
game. I could hear them rushing
through the shrubbery. Presently there
was a great noise, more oaths, and I
know the man had fallen over the wall
in the back yard, which raised It wv
erul feet from tho garden.
Frightened as I was I could not help
laughing. I knew Watch would be
faithful, so I no longer feared the out
sider. My chief desiro now was to reach my
room ; that hud a strong lock.
"What on earth is the matterr asked
Mudge.
With a laugh I bade her wait until
we were In our room before she made
me tell a long story.
The door was ojK'n, and as I reached
the head of the stair the moonlight
showed me distinctly In the large mir
ror tho reflection of a man hurriedly
secreting himself In the wardrobo.
Frightened nearly to death I stood a
moment undecided what to do. There
wasn't a room In the house where we
would be safo. I thought of the three
revolvers hidden In the bureau and de
cided to "beard the lion in his den."
It happened that Madge and myself
were expert In the use of the deaf and
dumb alphabet; it had served us many
a good turn, and I resolved It should
w.
Madge was In an unusually talkative
mood talked incessantly as she un
fastened her long hair. I never saw
her look more lovely. I managed to
attract her attention, while with my
fingers 1 said :
"Man in the wardrobe. Saw him.
Keep quiet Three revolvers in the
bureau. Guess we can take care of
him."
Every particle of color left her face,
but her voice did not tremble as she
continued the conversation, talking
brightly. Just as she always did. Then,
with her fingers, "What shall we doT
Aloud, "Sue., don't let us go to bed
yet; this moonlight is too bewitching
uot to be enjoyed."
"Can you use a revolverf"
A shake of the head for answer.
"I ought to write half a dozen letters.
If you are not sleepy I will write; you
can road, you know."
"But you did not tell me what that
fearful hubbub was."
I told her the whole story, laugh
ing as I told it and making her laugh.
i tell you what it is, Sue; I saw two
men in the village"
"Why, Madge, did you notice them,
too?"
'Yes; but, provoking thing, you
never 'let on' that you saw them, so I
didn't dare suy a word about them. I
was sure, though, that they were going
to give us a call."
"Well, Watch will teach them to
oonsider their ways and be wise; they
won't dare couio again to-night'
All the time I was racking my brain
for a plan whereby we might escape
the danger. Finally I settled upon tills:
we must have Ann with us she was a
host In herself.
At 3 o'clock the stage passed along
with passengers for the early train.
We must manage until then and get
assistance from the stage.
This I imparted to Madge; she vol
unteered at once to call Ann. Kissing
me quietly she glided away.
All me I such long uimutesas tnose
were while I was alone with that
wardrobe. Once the door opened a
wee bit. then closed again. Would
they never come? Maybe they had
deserted mo. Just then Madge ap
peared, and holding her watch before
me showed me she had been gone only
Ave minutes.
Ann came soon, making a great
racket as she always did.
" 'Deed und she wasn t going to stay
down there! What with the beast of a
dog and Jenny's snoring she couldn't
sleep a wink."
We teased hrr. and Had as uiucn
fun to all approrances as we would
have had under the most favorable
circumstances.
Only 12 o'clock!
"I shall be irray as a rat If this mo
notony continues much longer." tele
graphed Madge.
As for me, I had a perverse aesire to
drop to sleep.
Madge commenced reading aioua.
F vawned so ominously that, frowning
savagely upon me. she tossed the book
across the room.
As minute after minute passed, witn
no sign of life within the wardrobe,
Ann's face settled into incredulity, and
I fuliv expected she would Investigate
matters for herself, ' One o'clock.
Out stepped our man with a gallant
bow.
"Excuse me, ladies, but your ward
robe Is uncomfortable, and as you
.pm determined to sit up all night I
couldn't afford to wait longer.''
Ann walked to the door. locaea
and pocketed the key.
Thore was an lnsxarnanruuo
of
firearms.
"You see we are prepared for you.
He turned pale, and, being himself
unarmed, was for a moment complete
ly nonplused.
hint hfl had very much laitn
In our ability to use our weapons, for
he did not hesitate to rush at Ann with
a chair, evidently intending to make
number one less. By tins uuie tuj
trure nerfpctlv Steady, and I
o him a irentle "reminder" in the
arm. so that he was In a measure help
lik to think of the hours that
followed. The fellow was a coward,
and yet he kept ns on tne aierc an uir
time. We insisted persuasively upon
hU confining himself to one comer of
the room, but we could not prevent
him from hurling at us every available
thing within his reach. A cologne bot
tle wai aimed at my head with precf
don. A scream from Madge waxnad
me. and tliiowinir un my arm to ward
It off I received an ugly cut In the
wrist. Nothing more wrioua hapcned.
Ily Mid by liia curiosity overcame
hhu. and he grotfly questioned us, ask
lug how we knew he waa in tho house,
ho Ion- e had known it closing
his crosaixuniliiiition by printing at
Ann and graciously Inquhing "how
that old fool enme to blunder up
th.'re."
"You're deep ones." was lib com
ment. Holding up a bottle of chloroform
he said admiringly:
"There's tint thing that would have
quieted you down if you'd have given
mo half a chance!"
Half after two.
Madge Us iked at me, and simply say
ing, "You mvd Ann mora than you do
me," unfastened tho door and disap
peared. I believe tho house was haunted. At
any rate, dozens of times I heard mys
terious footsteps upstairs, downstairs,
everywhere. Verily a whole legion of
spirits must have Ix-en abroad.
I could not keep still. My nervous
promenade up and down the room at
tracted the man's attention. He
laughed tauntingly, and complacently
Informed me that it was "his opinion
I'd give out pretty soon."
Ann watched nie anxiously, knowing
that my slender stock of strength was
almost exhausted.
Away off I caught the ruuiblo of the
stage.
Ann read the news in my face and
grew jubilant
Nearer and nearer it came, 8oon I
could hear voices in the yard. A short
delay and the door oX'iied noiselessly,
admitting half a dozen men.
I have n faint remembrance of bekag
led from tho room of hearing Madge
and myself lauded to tho skies for
bravery. Then there was a blank.
When I became conscious Madge
and a stranger were with inc. I re
membered having seen him directing
the arrangements which were made for
tho disposal of tho prisoner.
Proud Madge, who had a haughty
contempt for tears, was crying nervous
ly, Just like any other v.omnn.
Meeting my gaze tho gentleman smil
ingly said :
"You are Miss Sue Danks, I am
sure."
Slightly amazed I acknowledged my
name.
"Have you not heard your Cousin
Will speak of Harry Nelson? I am
he."
Impulsively I sprang up, and grasp
ing both his hands commenced to say
I don't know what, for suddenly I
found I was "acting the weeping wil
low," as Madgo used to Ray.
I had heard Harry Nelson's praises
sung constantly forthe last three years,
and as I was Will's favorito cousin I
did not doubt but that Mr. Nelson was
pretty well acquainted with me.
He left the next afternoon, returning
in the evening with Aunt Julia and
Will, bo we really had nn enjoyable
time to the end of tho week.
I shall not tell all that happened be
fore papa and mamma returned. This
much you may know. Harry was in
the library with papa a long time the
day they came home, and 1 found
Madge wearing an elegant ring on the
"engagement finger."
She said apologetically.
"Will and I have known each other
so long."
Never mind what became of the two
villains I have not seen them since
that night If you would like to hear
this samo story "with variations" yon
have only to visit our village. liefore
you have been there a day you will
have heard it half a dozen times. C.
C. O'Connor in New York News.
Forco nf Ilahlt wlih a Woman.
After shopping for the greater part of
a recent afternoon a well known
Brooklyn lady, with a letter in her
hand, entered a drug store. She asked
for and received a postage stamp.
"Anything else today, ma'am?" In
quired the clerk.
"No, I think not," she replied;
"please send it to the house."
"I I beg pardon, ma'am, stam
mered tho clerk, "but what is It you
wish to have delivered?"
"Why. the the"- Then, sudden
ly refreshing her mind, she quickly
added, "Oh, well, never mind it,"
and took the postage stamp and walked
out
The clerk afterward said he had
never seen a better Illustration of the
force of habit. New York Herald.
The llrevlty of Life.
Life appears to me too short to be
spent In nursing animosity or register
ing wrongs. We are and must be, one
and all, burdened with fault In this
world, but the time will come when, I
trust we shall put them off In putting
off our corruptible bodies; when de
basement and sin will fall from us with
this cumbrous frame of flesh and only
the spark will remain the Impalpable
principle of life and thought, pure as
when It left the creator to Inspire the
creature; whence it came It will re
turn, perhaps to pass through grada
tions of glory. It Is a creed In which I
delight, to which I cling. It make
eternity a rest a mighty home, not a
terror and an abyss. Then revenge
never worries my heart, degradation
never too deeply disgusta me, injustice
never crushes me too low; I live In
calm, looking to the end. Charlott
Bronte.
A Practicable Hint.
It Isn't safe to presume much on the
religion of our neighbors. A Kd
story is told of the Rev. Dr. Cushman,
He went to a barber during the hot
weather and said, with a twinkle in his
left eye: "Now, I want you to cut ray
hair a short as you would like a ser
mon." On rising from his chair and
ruefully surveying his bald and shining
bead be was constrained to observe
that the barber wanted no sermon at
alL Nashville American.
The heat produced from the light of
a firefly I only 1 per cent of an equal
I I IT -l. . Tk knifi
j amount oi chjiuio ujuu iu b
light I produced by a chemical action,
! a it wa Increased by putting the fly
I In oxygen and dUmmUhed la an at
I luoapbere of nitrogen.
THE HEAD MASKS OF MUMMIES.
A Curium Part of the Outfit Provided
for the Anrlrnt I'crurlaa Dead,
Among the many curious burial cus
toms of tho world, ancient and modem,
there Is nothing mora reumrkablo than
the mask heads placed within the outer
wrnyiiiiK at the top of the mummy
roll in the ancient Peruvian tombs.
One of those heads now In the collec
tion of 0. II. Ilurlbut. of Chicago, Is
of heroic size, the face only taring of
Wood, differing in this reseet from the
majority of Peruvian mask heads,
which are generally, with exception of
the ornaments, entirely made of wood.
Mr. Hurlbut's sieciuien is strongly
carved, having a prominent nose and
wide, firm mouth. The eyes are formes!
by excavating oval depressions In the
wood and setting in pieces ol shell.
First oval pieces of white clam shells
were Inserted, which represent the
whites of the eyes. 1'pou these small
circular pieces of a dark kind of shell
have been stuck with a cement made
from llsli bladders. These dark pieces
are for the pupils of the eye. The eye
lashes have been made by inserting
locks of hair beneath the shell eyes
and letting tho ends protrude in all di
rections. The woxxlen wirt of the mask
is Hat behind, but the head has been
neatly rounded out with dry leaves,
which are held In shape and place by
an ojien net of twisted cords.
Around tho margin of tho mask are
live pairs of holes, through which
strings fasten a great variety of article
to the grotesque head little iackages
of beans and seeds, rolls of cloth of dif
ferent colors and textures, minute bun
dies of wool and flax, bits of copier
and earth carefully wraped In One
com husks, bundles of feathers, etc.
Attached to tho left side of the mask
by long, stout cords is a pouch reaein
1)1' ng a tobacco bag about six Inches
square, the fabrio of which resembles
coarse sail cloth. From the opposite
side of the head a net Is suspended in
which was placed a variety of objects
equal to thoso named alwve a sling
made of cords, bundles of flax cords,
small net bags containing beans, ground
seeds, etc. ; many copper fish hooks, to
which the lines are still attached;
sinkers of dark slate carefully wrapiied
in flax and husks, together with many
other curious relic.
These articles were doubtless the
property of the deceased, so placed In
accordance with the established cus
toms of the race to which he belonged.
These mask heads were probably ob
jects of much consideration, although
wo of tho present day are at a loss to
determine their exact use by tho living
or their significance as a companion for
the dead. St Louis Republic,
Coal In Rtiaxlit,
If the calculations of Professor Men
delejelf are to be trusted, Russia pos
sesses the richest coal deposits in the
world. The superficial area of the cotd
fields in tho Donetz basin alone
amounts to about 30,000 square kilo
meters. If the capacity of these de
posits is put at 60,000,000 pouds per
square kilometer (one pond being about
thirty-six pounds avoirdupois) the total
supply of coal is stated to be equal to
the world's present consumption for
fifty years. Moreover this only refers
to the superficial beds, and not to the
deeper deposits, which have not yet
been exploited, but which promise still
greater riches.
La Russio Commercialo points out
that notwitlistanding the natural re
! sources of the empire there are import
ed annually nbout 107,000,000 pouds
'of con!, of which 83,000,000 are from
' Britain, 19,000,000 from Germany, and
I nwim flinn 9 Don nnn (mm Aimfrin llmi.
gary, besides which large quantities of
wood ore used as fuel, both for manu
facturing and domestio purposes. The
high Import duties havo not operated
to replace tho foreign coal by tho Rus
sian a fact which Is to be explained
by the Inefficient means of transport
and the inferior appliances for working.
In England royalties are higher than In
Russia, and so also are wages; hut not
withstanding this and the cost of trans
port the selling price of Russian coal la
approximately the same as English.
La Russie therefore urges Improved
methods of working and projxtr facili
ties for transportation in order that the
immense coal fields In the country may
be developed. London Industries.
Black Walnut.
Black walnut Is a tree well known to
all. It delights in a cool, rather loamy
soil, well drained and with a good sub
soil It makes a good growth hi even
poor soil, and when once fully estab
lished Is unusually hardy. It Is plont
aA frnm twentv to thirty feet anart
1 each way to allow plenty of room for
large growth, although the average dis
tance is twenty-five feet, which will be
found sufficient It would be an ex
cellent Idea to plant some quick grow
ing variety and valuable timber tree
between the spaces, like the white ash,
and in twelve or fifteen years these ash
trees can be cut down, giving the en
tire space to the walnut trees.
From such a plantation of the white
ash 83,000 has been realized from ten
acres, making an annual average profit
of nearly $25 per acre. This same
thing can be readily done with the
plantations of other varieties of nuts,
giving the nut bearing trees all the
space they need, and at the same time
making profitable use of what would
otherwise be waste and open space un
til the nut trees were old enough to oc
cupy it all These timber trees can be
bought of any prominent nurseryman,
or ordered through liim, of the propel
wze for setting out in the permanent
plantation. -Philadelphia Ledger.
The HartMt Mom.
It so happens that the position of
the moon is such that the full moon
i rp tha autumnal potiinnx for
several successive nights, in the lati
tude of London, rises only nine or
j ten minutes later each succeeding
' evening. This phenomena is called
1 the 'Harvest Moon," from a notion
j that it is a provision of all wise Prov
j idence calculated to enable the bus-
u.min tn tab a rare of his Brain at
UlUUUiW. w- " C7
night, if there is so much of tt that
it cannot be handled during day
light -fit Lous Bepnblia
Odd Waj Live.
One morning Just about daylight a
a reorter waa on his way home a limn
wan noticed walking along Fifteenth
street gazing Intently at the ground
along the cable and car tracks. He
waa approached by tho nqKirter, who
asked him if he had lost anything.
"No," ho replied. "I am looking for
dlim-t and nickels or other change
which may be dropped by paftscngcr
on the street earn."
The man was of medium height and
plainly and cleanly dressed. He told
a story of cominir from the east to Den
ver to prolong his life, as he was af
flicted with consumption, lie said:
"I am poor and unable to do manual
labor, and all kinds of light employ
ment seem to be taken up. I walked
out early one morning after I hod spent
my last nickel, and was almost contem
plating MimethiiiK desperate when 1
found a dime and a nickel betwevu the
car trucks. This money seemed to lie
a Godsend to me, and set nie to think
ing. I followed the car tracks for about
two miles and picked up eighty cents
in change. I followed it up each morn
ing, and so found that I could pick up
enough to pay for my living, and have
followed it nearly every morning for
two months with varying success,
"You are the first one who has no
ticed mo, and the ofDcers, when they
meet mo on my rounds, think I am a
track inspector probably, as they never
bother me. The walks do me good,
and I exwct to bo well enough before
long to do something which will pay
me, and may got well entirely." Den
ver News.
Are the Orrana Disappearing?
At a recent meeting of the French
Geological society a communication
from M. Transchold, of Moscow, was
road on the non-Invariability of the
level of the ocean. It terminated with
the following conclusions: 1. In pro
portion as certain ports of the earth's
crust rise from tho bottom of the sea
above its level the latter must be low
ered. 2. The surfaces of nearly all the
present continent have been at one
time the bottom of the sea. They rise
from tho water partly because of the
retreat of tho waters of the oceans.
3. As continents are formed one part
of the waters of seas Is transported to
them in form of lakes, rivers, eternal
snows, glaciers and organized sub
stances. Owing to these actions the
waters of the oceans have been con
stantly diminishing, and their levels
lowered eorrosMndingly.
In proportion as tho earth cools
down ice accumulates near the poles
and on mountains; water Is taken
more deeply into the surface of the
terrestrial crust, the formation of
hydratcd minerals being manifested
everywhere. The result of all theso
conclusions shows us that since all
the water that ever existed may still
exist in form of crettinl ice, snow,
hydrated minerals, etc., the waters of
all oceans have been gradually disap
pearing, and that the lowering of
oceans is going on even at the present
day to a greater extent than ever be
fore. St Louis Republic.
Nn Mure Need uf Severe Training.
M. See has been making experiment
with a species of cake made out of kola
nut, and which Professor Heckel ha
already tried with success in the army.
He has come to the conclusion that
caffeine and its derivatives possess the
two following procrtio8:
First They facilitate muscular work
and allow it to bo kept up for a long
time without fatigue.
Second They allow us to go with
out food for a considerable length of
time when we have anything to do re
quiring a great deal of exertion.
Experiments made on a series of
thirty individuals in good health and
without signs of cardiac or pulmonary
disease have shown that In the gener
ality of cases the exertion of running
does not modify the respiratory rhythm
In persons under the Influence of caf
feine; whereas without caffeine the lost
of breath Increase the number of res
pirations three fold. In a word it can
be said that caffeine places a man who
Is not in training In the condition of a
trained athlete. Pari Herald.
But Few Rich Men Shoot,
The rich men of New York do not a
a class enjoy field or trap shooting, and
the sport has but a comparatively small
number of votaries here. W. F. Qulm
by, a wealthy New York merchant,
ranks as high as any of our good shot,
and M. F. Lindsay, another man of
fortune, is his equal with the gun In
field or trap shooting. "Old Uncle
Billy" Seigler, of Montclair, N. J.,
though C5 years old, astonishes the
younger sport by his marvelous skill
with the gun. Samuel Castle, a well
known retired builder of Newark, I a
noted trap and field shot, and he, too,
is 63 years of age. and yet his eye ha
not grown dim. He Is a conspicuous
figure at many of the shoot hereabouta
New York Telegram.
The Way In New York.
The sudden appearance of a police
man for some unaccountable reason
struck terror to the soul of an un
washed son of Italy who had been ten
derly watching his peach cart at the
comer of Exchange place and New
street the other day. He wa seized
with something that looked very much
like a Chinese fit, during which he up
set hi cart, and then be dashed off
toward Broad street Acting on the
general principle that running away I
prima facie evidence of a violution of
the Penal Code, the policeman started
in pursuit He caught hi man at
Broad street and took him back to his
curt Hi stock of peaches bad by this
tune fallen to a lonely half dozen. A
big crowd gathered. In It and stand
ing close to the cart wa a Stock Ex
change boy wearing a gray uniform.
While the policeman was conjuring
up some reason for locking np the Ital
ian the boy casually helped himself to
a peach. The policeman taw the theft
"What are you doinT he demand
ed. "Have ye no respect for the uni
form y wearf
The crowd laughed and the boy
walked placidly away. He forgot to
return the peach. New York Tunas.
THOUGHT HER TIME HAD COME.
Aa Old Negreu Wltneinre Some fire
work, and I'rayed fur Help.
An Incident which occurred In the
fireworks pavilion the other day I too
good to be lost The telling of It ha
been delayed, but it will probably be
none the worse for it Among the ex
cursions which have become rather
fashionable was ono from the town of
Hempstead, and it wa cotiqiosed of
the members of tho Hemwtead Method
ist Episcopal church. With the schol
ars of the Sunday school and the mem
bers of tho church, young and old, the
pastor and clerical friends, they formed
a goodly company. Among the mem
bers was a good old colored "aunty,"
and during the early afternoon and
eveniiiK she enjoyed herself Immensely,
and. like those of her kind, took a
much pleasure In seeing others having
fun as in trying to obtain It for herself.
Among the attractions of the day
was a visit to the fireworks, arrange
ments for which had been previously
made. "Aunty" went early to tho In-
closure. She took a front seat The
scenery at ouco claimed her attention,
and she was profuse in her exclama
tions of pleasure. Tho Mexican dance,
the athletes and the trick horse and
other incidents of tho spectacle drew
forth exclamations of delight, and when
tho tnxiis marched up and down on
both aides of the "river" she wa remi
niscent to those about her of troos and
soldiers she had aoeu In tho past The
cannonading began, the rocket boom
ed, and tho Incessant din opened up,
and "aunty's" conduct suddenly
changed. She fairly quaked with fear.
She shrieked and she howled. She im
plored those about her to givo her pro
tection. No amount of assurance of
safety would appcae her, and with a
despairing shriek she fell on her knees,
and with uplifted hands aptealed for
help from above, saying:
"The judgment day hah coma Oh,
Lord I I'so a good tilggah I Save me I
I 'so gone done iinthin'."
A seat companion bade her rise, and
som i of the officers tried to reassure
her.
"Go way, dah. Ohl If de time
hub coma, is I ready. Lordf Save me I
8a ve me I"
Thus "aunty" prayed and Implored
till the lost rocket had been fired, the
smoke cleared away and all wa quiet
Then she looked rather sheepishly
about, smiled and said "What iui old
fool I is, ain't It Hut A re works ain't
likedat always, is (ley I 1 don't come
no more, dat's suro's you born, nohow.
Gitting skecrod like dat don't agree
with me. I'so telling you. You heah
me, honey t De dibil mus' liko de
white folks, ho helps dem do such fun
ny things." Brooklyn Time.
New Lakea nn Mara.
There is one (stint of view from which
the formation of a new lake in southern
California by the overflowing of a sandy
desert with water from the Colorado
river possesses iw-ouliiir interest. It mny
throw light uihiii some uf the mysterious
changes that have occurred uNn the
planet Mars. Near the equator of Mar
there is a region which has been believed
to be part of the dry laud of that planet,
and which him been named Lybia by the
Italian astronomer Scliiuparelli.
But a few years ago a change occurred
in the color of "Lybia," and some of the
observers thought that it must have
been suddenly overflowed with water,
since it had assumed the color characteristic-
of the other regions of Mam that
are supposed to be water covered
Other similar changes have been een
by telescopists on Mars.
Now that anew lake has actually been
formed on the earth by tho unexpected
filling np with water of a depressed area
of dry land, those who believe that a
similar occurrence, on a larger scale, ha
taken place on Mars will probably be
strengthened in that interesting opinion.
Youth' Compaulon.
Siilunllug Ueana.
Snihbling beans Is at this woson of
the year an evening occupation for Ger
man housewives. They are the common
string beans, which can be bought by
the bag, about two bushels. They are
washed and strung, and then, with a
very sharp knife or special implement,
they are cut into very thin dices and
packed in layers in an earthen crock.
On each layer of beau is spread a layer
of salt, and when the crock Is almost
full a large plate covers the whole, and
is held down by a weight, generally a
brick. If brine doe not collect suf
ficiently to cover the layers, a little
water Is added, and the beans are ready
for nse in the winter. Tho salt that is
absorbed must be removed by soaking
the beans overnight, when they are
ready to be cooked. It is not nnusual
for housewives to have snibbllng par
ties, at which their friends snd relative
assist in the slicing, refreshments being
secondary features of the occasions.
New York Sun.
A Spanish flora Mltanurlan.
James Ryan, better known as Uncle
Jimmie, is uow eighty-six years of sge.
He has never lived outside of what are
now the confines of the state of Missouri.
Yet he wa born a subject of Spain.
When this territory was ceded to France
Uncle Jimmie became a Frenchman.
Afterward the territory wa purchased
by the United State, and so today Mr.
Ryan is an American citizen. Hi ha
been an eventful life, as he remarked at
the old settlers' meeting, but the even
ing of his days is peaceful and his heart
is a young now a when he wa a
Spaniard eighty -five years sgo. Nevada
(Mo.) Democrat
A llanana Tree That Beara.
Mr. L. Oillen bus a genuine curiosity
in the form of a banana tree, ten feet
tall, bearing one bunch of bananas. He
has s number of other banana trees, but
none bearing fruit save this one. The
leave are long ami sleuder, and the mo
tion of the wind causes the leaf to cnt in
two like ribbons. Until the sun's rays
caure the bnd to oien it much resemble
a large red water lily bud tightly cloned.
This coveriug drop off in time, leaving
the fruit lying closely side by side to
ripfa. Lexington (Mo.) News.
Fleatjr ml Toang Tlpera.
While Theodore Barns was catting bay
on a farm near Hunter the sickle cnt a
spotted riper Into four pieces. It was
four feet long snd within it were found
eighty five little vipera.four tosix laches
long. The snake literature of Missouri
thit leaaon i onnsually proline and vaxi
egsted. Fulton (Mo.) Sua.
KNICKKNACK3 IN CARPENTRY.
Olwppraraura of tha Odd Waa of Mafe
Ing aa Kitra Penny.
"You must have noticed many
chanip In your line of busbies since
you learned the trader was asked of
cnrciitcr by it r'sirter.
"Yes, iiioru than I could begin to
recollect There was a time when a
man could make a snug penny work
ing overtime and making bootjacks at
I quarter apiece. You hardly hear toll
(if them now, and what there are are
patent affairs. The wood Jack waa
food to settle cat fights, and that help
ed busiuem.
"Another specialty 1 used to have
was the making of mincemeat chop
ping block. Women folk In those
days couldn't buy their mincemeat
ready made. 'I hey bad to make it,
and the chopping waa u great event In
tho family. The block was of hard
wood, alxiut two iuchi thick, with a
bonier on three sides, leaving It open
In front.
"Another household article that
threw many a dollar in my path was
the quilting frame. The quilting party
wax a joyful time, und it meant a great
gathering of voting and old folks. The
quilting frame, when stretched for
work, has to U of such size that it oc
cupies most of the room. Then, when
tho wadding was enclosed between the
two layers of muslin, a chalk line
would be snapped acrosa tho top sur
face to mark where the stitches should
bo made. It has been many a long
year since I have had an order for a
quilting frame.
"Boys' stilts were another little Item
that used to pay. I would knock a
pair together In ten minutes, and I've
seen the time when I'd sell a dozen
pairs a day. Boys nowadays don't
seem to run to stilts. I supiiose bicy
cles have taken their place. When you
come to think of it. a bicycle Is nothing
mora than a pair of stilts bent Into a
circle. Tho fault I find with the bicy
cle is that it only dcvclo the lega
Now tho arfect bicycle should develop
tho whole body. Hoe? could it be man
aged) Easily. Ict the hands and
anus he used for propulsion alternate
ly with the feet Use the whole body,
as in swimming or rowing. You would
gain increased seed, too.
"You reiiieintxT the tally stick the
baker used to use to keep account of
tho number of loaves of bread they
left youf Just a stick with a notch
tiled In, liko Robinson Crusoe used to
mark the days of the week. Many a
thousand tallies I've split down. They
hnd to be cheap, of course, but they
were of dry ottdar, such a shingles
were made of, and it waa tight work."
-Philadelphia unlger.
Illntt lo Anglers.
Fly fishing at night to thoso who are
not used to It la a peculiar and rather
iinciuiny exHrience. The rushing
water looks as black as Ink. and even
when the sky Is bright the shadows cast
by tho trees and bushes make the
stream seem Intensely dark. It I better
to use only one Hy and a short, stout
leader. The large trout feed entirely
at night during the hot weather, and
after one gets used to the strange sur
roundings it Is very charming sport,
for the small tlsh do not trouble the fly
then, and the big ones take hold sharp
and with a loud splash. Iirge bright
flies should be used as a rule, but,
st mn go to say, in Lake Colden, In the
Adirondack, the black gnat I the moat
killing fly.
As a rule, striped bass are not caught
on any bait but the genuine article.
They seem too shy and suspicious to
le tempted by the various Imitations.
But we have heard of several instances
lately where they have taken the phan
tom and white bait minnows. Another
successful lure lately used Is a gang
made of one treble hook on gut with a
small revolving spoon almve. A sand
worm I hooked on to this gang, and
the bum, attracted by the glistening
spoon, rushes for the bait and Is capt
ured. It should be trolled slowly In
shallow water, with eighty feet of line
and no sinker a good sized swivel is
sufficient weight Forest and Stream.
Plenty of Game.
Now that the game law Is off, our
woods will swarm with hunters of all
descriptions, from the "cockney" port
tuun down (or up) to the professional
hunter. There are generally four hunt
ers to one bird, and we have known men
tramping all day and bringing home two
or three little chirping birds. It is this
cIiim of hunters who do the most damage,
a they are not capable of shooting game
birds, and pcpjier away at any and every
little bird they see, till there are hardly
any left Our local hunters say that there
will be plenty of game this season. Gen
erally shaking we have a fair, mild win
ter, very little crust on the snow and but
few ice storms. ;
The severe ice storm destroy more
quail than the hunters kill, because quail
generally roost together on the ground,
snd if snow falls during the night and
crust over, it simply smothers them.
Hunters have fonnd whole flocks of
tbem lying close together, having been
unable to penetrate through the crust
There were never so many flocks of quail
around a at present Qo where yon
will you will find them. A large flock
passed over the fair gronnd Wednesday
afternoon while the trotting took place,
which made some of our hunters' months
water.
Partridges are also very plenty, and,
what is still better, they are full grown
and plump. Of woodcock we have seen
but a few. Years ago they were plenty
every season in our swamps, but the
summer (hooting ha killed them off,
and but vey few breed in our swamps
now. - The fall flight generally brings a
few scattering oues, but ss tbey are a
migrator)" bird aud fly principally dnr
lug the nighttime, we get but now and
then a chance to shoot at tbem. There
are also plenty of foxes, snd our banters
don't need to go very far to find them if
they ouly know how, a Reynard is a
cunning and sly chap. Wstenown
Y.) Cor. Waterbury American.
A Smell One.
A Connecticut couple have a child
seven weeks old who weighs less than a
ponnd. Tiie infant enjoys good health
and will probably live. It waist is the
size of s small child' wrUt and its legs
about a large a a lead pencil 8priajf
field Republican.