MOUNTAIN RIVAI&
Between th Hiuket ui lb Trower
y,,r bad long xiied a fud. It bad
hrgun back iu tli lima uf gruud
father of the P1""1 generation, and th
engine! cau bad ! n lost to sight, yet
(ririi or eUhl ' the different iiieiuiarr uf
th two furuille nd (nun Urn lu time
f"t itien dual" 'Mil attempt Ml
filling old -cure.
,l Hi oirnmg f mjr story I lie feud waa
o a unetllcd tal fur year prevl
put. although dilliculllc lu Ibe way uf
(tllitl adjustment a-iued lew formidable.
(0 t tint oii ole miW retuvaeiitatlv of
eat Ii li'ino was left l maintain II honor
uiln'lil H reputation fur bravery.
Th two young men w er of aluioal th
Miii ane. and were well matched in phi
leal proportion, bring Ml lilrl U- mid hard)
lucre wiii"! to I excellent ground
fur aiirrhrl.uu W hr:i ' '" l yuUUg lllfll
Lev"" 1 I"1) aitriilloiis In I tir same giri-a
ritalry that I pt pnxluce dm-onl, urn
between friend Willi a Hiimin't an In l
art. even t ! ii li untutored. Mix lb-lay
limit..' managed to lead Mill v in I in a
n.crry ilmi'V uf ll. ami lo llrge each
L-a.no hIi h'i auil fear alternately
t w.i a li.innli-a cqui-lry, however, and
she ili'l mean that any trouble ahiiiil.l
era III! fnnii ll, ao ahe gat l it h IIIIir In
understand I till any breach of llir .ur
n I J at mice la? vt.ilrd Willi her laatllig
sud M-tcre ili-pleaaiira
I let at- strove to avoid favorliLm
If kh Weill l singing Mll'Nil with Sieve
Trower "i ' ii'thiii, ln" ni lu nl
Irii'l meeting Willi I'r ir IIii kiI on t In
tuit. 'I'll rival, lnul i..wi.-d a tiu lt under
smii'ling regarding Sunday courting, u
t li.it i in- ilul uul iiilrii.li- iihiii I In-oilier
Tlirie wax In il rntir Idleneaa nil these
Sunday nftiTiim ii. fur wln-ii niilkliiit time
c.iuie -'ll- IHy loua lirr plgk'lli and ac
ionli'1 n gr.uioiia privilege In her uKruduul
to lui;rr nl Hi lurs ami eiilrrdiln ber,
prliup lu Ki--; a hungry r.ilf at Lay whlli
,ie mil..c-l Mi liny Wu roquet tr
hi.muIi M lliru.vn cliiirm over rvrn ln
iiri'iic H-'iiiitliiii. mj that il Ivoaiii urn
uf ill ri.Jut.ililc funtiin- uf ll.i-il.iy On
Mir ui-i'asiuii, ii kii ant Hli'l milkcl lin
"iililrriw wall lb rruniii-'l Imrii," mu ll
a iIk-m muiiiiiniiiuii n-ui'iii ili-vui
liri'ir 1 1 n ki-1 li iiiii 'l a-uiiil I In- Imr.
" I'lrir' it-nil Irr 1 1 nrv.il ti-ni- iluwu Ifi
pry IViL-k M-ttli'iiii-nt, n. ' nivk umir i
l inn- l.iv." nui-rvi lirun.
"I'1 I114 imi-lia' l'nil. iluwii tin'
"r!v" lli'ilin-J Mi. lli-ty. uiaiiiiii:
UTrr ll'-r ll'lil'tlT
'-Inn km! H i li s' iniviin iluii'l nun
olTlill nt'X' iiiunt Ii. Hit' a liu Imw a i:n
In',' iiii'fV'l linirr.
I.i-t ii. 11 I ' !'. Ii.'ltfr." cr.l
l.i rrii-1 ..in... .ii.iIii fer a mi
ii: miI in Iht htii itluii, mi I ihcifiiv cm
t:iiit i.if I In- two atriMin uf milk ll it
6 irl iiiiu I lir p lil wu Ii it inn I IIHI-.I inn
I lium.' In Hk limury i-.uf
" Vi . irrtv'" cMiiiiiiui-. Iht iiilnin r I.
qil M l I'iMy "Si I'urk'-r w ir iluivn ihir
I'.ilhi r il iv nil' n titer liii( irlra lilai-'f
a U'i'.iu' nil 'l"il bil."
"I 'i. yrr uir a ituLi'" Mi Ik-uy r
Uiirki.l, nln r a h-wr ruuiiii-iil' ili-nrt
"If I km af it U niiiji my, I iimii'.'
aal'l liiiivr, Willi tili:lt ini'.ilil.i.'.
"I 'In i f iT limk 'r uiiiil 'iiuT. 'Mun i
l H i hivi-rful liarl tiling ter tlu K. I'.
b .li iiliful 'Unit Jrr "
"Auylkxly Ii ti it 'I r iiii;i.uiy." atiil llrv
wllii ..rif.il iu;ilmi.
"K.ilk i f.ilk. Hi-null." rvinitrknl i
1J.I.V "Onp u.il ran k'" on wvtli fiMilu.li
ima all' ) ll 'Imlll wi-ll ft t'ulllt-r. "
"VVi-ll, I 'low to ku uctli t lirr itirliil
fill in all tlw-- yi-ra bill rf ;.r'll i(.i wrtli
Bit." oiiitiini-il liruie M-ilm-iitrly
"I'li ir U lli-iu r aya M il viny INvrli-r
It rn;lil p. jrt liaikiu'. Hi hil'Ii bit urvpr
iriick me mrrfiil." aaiil Ml 1 1-1 -y Iti
u.tiM l 1 1. i r, aiarviity uimnuUliil
at lu r Ivau'a in-M-iiiB.
"I wnrrvnt tliinkiu' o' liu M.ilviny 1'i-rv
fcr." rt-lurtnl limvu.
"Si Ku- li.iiii'i no ml homely pit, i
brr bitir I rv.1 nu' Iht hum- turn il" muiii-."
coutiiiiiFil Mi IW-iy rilnlvljr "Saw-I'lm-y,
kiin '" lie aililml waitliilily lo brr
trl ls rill
'Ttim'l ii. i Si Itice. nullicr," iulruol
tiMvawillia faint UiuiU of tvrwu.-li In
bi Ion. "I'd jiikt miikr a lavliu ft-r yi-r
Mia IWty, an' )i-r know hit."
"Im, Mr. ll:irki'l!"rxi:liiupl Mia IU-I)
wltb a to of her heiul. and lopiiiii( 1. 1114
Dimi;li l .nil a ilUtiirlniiK ' H'
dirn.ti.iti uf hr mluiirrr, "wbavrr ill'l
bar o' -U fKllillUa?"
Ilriiirr Hi iiiilkinil wu ovrr, bowrvrr.
Mi ll-l-r hail riiirntri lu .u-oimi 1 ll y
.Mr ll.iik.-l U tli rirriia at Dry I'rvek
arttlrnii-iii on Tunxliy of l lie fullnwin
r-k.
Ill riiiikMiieurr of IliU rnunu'emelil Sti-vi
Tmwrr fiiiiinl bia plan .tdlr klmtirml
wbi-u h prcM-rilml biniaelf lli iirxt Sun
Jay ami akkutl for Mi lk-l)' rouuian)
to the rlrxti. Ilia iliHipoiuliiient wa m
emli lit tint Mlaa lb-lay a heart wa
loui'liisl, ninl lie ailv.init! Ilia aoothitiy
iik'O-alion that "liii nut-tin' wnrn't a linn
dn-d iiillr olT, au' all a'punl fulka wonhl
want to ku to bit too."
Ailile.l to Slevo'a an of itrcal illwip
puiiitini-til nil tb fn-linil lliut bi rival
bad takt-n limine nilvantai: uf hi 111 (irov
llacket bail f;unr will) Mi lb-lay lo lli
cirrm tb yenr la-for. anil ihiaahuiiM bavi
lerj b la own (i.x.rtMliil). and bl bvarl
waa IlllrJ with a derp n-aelll llivtit.
Now Sieve wn aoiurlbliiK uf a M-lwuirl
by mil nr.-, mid, uinlrl hjr Jealoiiay ami an
iter, he la-Kin In cii.t aleiiil for kuin plau
whi-reliy b miu'lit cirruiiivrfit bia rival
ami nnini.lili bia own vud. II. t-nn
diuk at unif iik'in-all furaitai'k lb weak
t nit In In ailrerary' cliarai t-r lit
knew Uruve'a fondiiew fur "nioouahlne,''
ami bia inem.ily to grt on a aprro now
and then, ami na b bml now la-en miIm-i
l'r quite a while h wu pnilmhly lu n III
colullliun to la- tempted aiii-rexafully.
tirly Monday niorniiitf Siev nl ovei
lo Hilly Warner carryinit with him a
brown jug of iunorent a.-aralv hut ill
rrputalila contenta liiil wa a hariulr.
Bwl fur Dot hi n i creature, foud of hu
Oram and of aweet Idleuea. II lirnl neat
H.u-ket', and bail frequent ly Joinel him
OB hi preea. When Stev rial aaa)
'run Hill Warner' h left lb j'ii( ueliiml
and bi boat'a p;irtlui word were:
"I'll fix him fer V. aartaiu an' alio'."
ilv oYl.ark im Tuewluy ui.rnlnK Mia
li-ly bad la-atirreil hepwlf and tb ri-l ul
the li.iiiKeliol.l in her prvparalloli for au
rly departur. aa the road wa a lou
and rouyb one and a attirt by da) li.'l.l wa
llewkAiy.
Afur hrrakf ikt Mia IJ tay arraird her
elf In her mint urw iu-binii toilet lu bmior
uf lb H-X'a.ioit. Then be not out her
raluiK akirt and at dow 11 t f await her ra
"rt. w Lo waa already paal du
Tb faiul alrrak uf li.'l.l iu tlw e.wl
dI"Iieil Into hroail r.-al litn!. wlille
ll. nuau aluwly liflrd fr.uu the awaken
nut World, Ilk curiam of tfnuie ruiied up
leoiu Mime fair (il. ture. and yet no :iin uf
li tardy raralier. A tl.e iiiomeuta aped
iliaa lleuy trew quit mtiea and kepi her
(albrr buy aiiihliutf down to tl.e Mil to
look for brr lnl.nrf eacort. Kiu.illy "rap"
'"-riij:! ii,. or rued aa approaching Iw.x
uui ieadintf auotU-r animal, au I M
be')anidorn to Hi lli to be lu rMll
eeaa, aa It wa already o Ut. To ber nr
fn tl. rV-r pmved to lar Slav Trower
Inatrad .W ..e llai krt.
"Hi-llol haia t iron yil" b
daimed. - 'hiwnl yer'd la? off 'f jt day "
"llow'a a body ur ai 'thout company r
li t- nutber" ak.l Mia lleuy witu
v, leot irriiatioa "He yr eo auytbiuK
' lir.vt l!a ket Ibia mawnin'f"
"Why. hevo't ba turned up yit" que
Uoaed Meva in well feigned urpn
"Not ea aii)lly kuowa." tried Mla IJet
7 ltulacitly.
tf teat tber caa. bit' lik.ly Jer
f on I rt ryaa oa 1m unUy. I'm t
HJJ." cuutlmiad M, with md.let,
. T" . "in Warner la' niitbt,
u bU.I. m. 1'a. k.tw.ruo a powarful
praaiu."
"Well, k.mmJ merrv! m !,,' n... 1
Ufuir cried Mi llet.y Inditft-'illy
I MJea' li.wu irT ,,," a,,,,),,,,, .r.
uaalrely. after a luoineiif. reflerti....
Jr . a mar a'rrady al.ed an' bridled
au kh. a 'uu too. Now w'at'a tUer
uaa ter.uyat bo.u wbea yr klu jump
riitbfcoa ber au' tfo alraiuht ter ther abuw
bub bit a pity ter ml fer fellow? w'al
llkea lli-ker la-tter'u a pruini."
M ia llet.y l.ked auiiou.ly up tb road.
Ibn w ifiilly down It.
"Hit uiii.t b llcker w'at'a kcepla Mtu,
ln l. d ba' lava yr 'forw tbia. aha
aid In beaitation.
"VJ folk la a Koln' they'd ouuhler b on
tbr way tbnr." kald JSp" Scrui; be
tween tb piilT uf bia cuhpipe, and aeem
lOtfly addreaaliiK bia remark to
"They aay el bil l a powerful bltf abow."
a.lded Steva with alliinnii Impmaleeuea.
"Tbar'a er' Iiik1 vannlnt on tbar whole
face o' thr yarth yer kin e, au' ridin' an'
tumblln' an' hlliate. dov mi y,r d a
lallin' at 'en i-ultiu' up ther ahllea."
Tb picture waa moat alluring una.
Tap, I'm attoin' wetb Mr. Trower,
that 'a je" wr'at I ain'aald lieUr, Rather
Idk up ber ndinit akiru
Kully an hour later Urn Market role
op to th .Srin.'K hotnrwteoiL Ha waa
till tinder Ilia lulliienr of liiiior, and
bowed uniiiiatukuhle evidence of a uihl'a
debauch.
When b learned that Mia llrtay bail
Kon away niiiie lima la-fore lu the com
pany of Slev Trower, be turued alamt
wiihout a wonl, and itirinu hiabonw anr
k'f cut wilb a wiu-b, KaKopeil liaek to tha
dim-tlon uf bl home.
"Tbar'a irnin' lo I trouble ylt 'twlx
Steva an' Gmva jea' "bout tlii very tbliik','
tuulteml "pap" ricriiiti; aa be Jowly re
traced hi le to th bullae, dubloualy
baking lli brad aa he weut.
Sum two week after tbl im-ideiit
Uarket waa out on day with bit rilla for
th purpoa of bailing mint name, and
lao to freahen up a bit after hi lung
pre. II had learned from Ilill Warner,
In a moment of uiau.lliu roulldrnc. of th
part bia rival had played In the matter of
bia recent apre. and a deaire fur revenge
burned Here, within him. IU had aim
ponaenaed biinarlf of th lde that Mia
Urty ScniKg waa a willing ala-llor iu th
hahhy trick that bad been played biin,
and bia feeliiu were unileruing that
atrang pnai-a by which hatred can lw
Dually evolved from love.
He bad aeen neither uf tb partie ainre,
and it waa with iirpria that b camvaud
denly uion SU v Trower taking a bath in
one of tb ahmty pool of a creek who
ourr waa in Ilia higher bill beyond.
lirove'a prraeur wa uo la unexiwrtexl
to th bather. They looked at eiu h other
In alienee for a luuuieiit. Sieve itaiiding In
water up to hi waiat and (jroveon tb
bank above I1I111.
The bank waa little overhanging at
thia point, aud Steve, with apparent ludif
fruce, moved alowlv toward ll, arh tep
bringing tb water further up uu hi laxly
and placing biin mora In lb abelu-r of tb
bank.
tirov waa uut ohlivioua to tbia, and
lowly raiaing hi rifle to bia ahoiilder said
"Slop right Ihar!"
W b 1 Ir I h wonia were om i tioua, t he art ion
waa more mi, aud Sieve' head Invuliiiita
rily dlnpiiml under th water like a
loon which had eapled a foe.
Presently he cam up within a little dia
tauceof w here he bail illwip-ared. w hile
Urove, with a gnil4iie leer, deliberately
brought bi gun to bear Uxii him again,
aud Steve na pnmiplly ducked hi bead
under tb water.
Tbl oild M-rfonuanre waa repeated ae
rral time, until Stev la-gau totbow un
Ulatnkabl aignt of fatigue. Minting aud
blowing a be cam to th urface.
A yet uo wonl bail l-en aikrn.
"Ciiltin' akeerce o' wind, ia yer" demand
d Grow with extiltaut aatiafactlun. " Yer
Ihievin' akuuk, I'm nigh a mind ter make
yrr drown yi-r Irlllln' oirki. I hi-v Uii!
Sieve promptly ola-yrd
Again aud ugnin lirove compelled him to
go down under th water, each time giving
vent to loud guffaw uf delight which
echoed through th valley.
Iletween the oiituural of merriment
Grove kept up a running commentary:
"Inl y! Ixinlyl tbia 1 a heap ight fun
niertban tlieralmw, hit air. Hit' beiter'n
them cddicateil animiie Kf yer gil a
little wet 'twon't hurt yrr much. I'll git
Lli 1 1 Warner ter f.itch yer down aorii prim
ol redeye, but don't yer git on uo pre,
koa yrr iiiuut not la? aid ter keep yer pint
turut with me. S'imw yrr dip dim n again
that' bit only yer niu-tri't kivp yrr
noggin under ther water o long, fer I 111
'feared yer heallb'li la? ao (Mirely yer can't
go down ter Dry Crick Settlement nex"
how day, which would be powerful on
fortuuit on Ml lb-lay Scrugg. now
wouldn't hit? Mu' yer dip down agin
Well, don't uy tbar long, fer I want ter
re yer pnrty face oon. Here yer mie up.
Now i'ihwii yrr try dlvin' oticl more bit
orter 'mind me of a tiirklrklippln' uffi-u a
log. Danged ef thl hain't a aight lalter'u
any how I ever eed Ha! h! ha! how he
kin dive."
Final ly, utterly exhauated and breath
IrM, Steve caught hold of the Imred ,nal
of a tree pnije ling out over thr water.
"Kf yrr air g"iu lerahiail, why, ahootl
b rnetl kullenly "What thrr una o
fooliu'r"
"Taln't none," anwrrd Grove lacoulc
ally, "though bit do look like a pity ter
pile a nice love match, liken yrr au' Miaa
UeUy hev got iii. l iu arter game, now
omever, an I don I low ler mi none
w'at collie In my way. Una air a giaal
lime, too, ter settle up nomeuie corra w'al
hev hern ruuulu' fer a long time back."
He klowly lowered hi rifle, examined th
lock carefully, then th priming and d
Uheratcly raianl It to hi ahoiilder again.
"Keaily. la yer, yrr plwu headrd rat
tier'" he called out to Steve, w ho through
11 tbea prelimiuarie bail maiutaineil a
toiral law ring
"Shiait, yer lira kin' coward!" th Iwther
called out uutlilichingly.
Tb next liiatant tlie aharp rrrt uf a
rifle ran it out through the aiirnl valley.
awakening the rrboee ann.nu the hill.
GrovtoMl and watched theatart w here
Steve one mor went down until Iherir
cling nnga wnlrneil and wideiieil aud bruk
u:am the lurtlier MM. mniwnrii
troubled wairr grew cairn attain he klowlv
aiiu'ildrml hi rilie and ilrmle away. 11
U Woml In It-im a nee
A Zewlooa , r. C. A. OIBree.
A man wbJ waa furtouly driving through
the ttrart aud laaiting bl bona rr(atdiy
wa liaited by a numtar of iudignant cilixau.
Wuat th uiatterT aked om; "g.alig
after a d.artorr"
"'.'," replied th man; "1'in a rpreriita
tie of the H P. C. A. We've ft a tuau on
trial for crualty to borr, anJ I'm tha prin
cipal witnea. I Bun et to to trial in t.m
to roimut bint. Out of tb way, pl"
Wbackl wbackl Yauke illala.
A Olebrwtee) Traveler.
parner (to t'nirwgo dniruiiri Do yoo
roo-ii. w that gentleman wated further up
tMfarf II Mouavf Uigratat trtvre-
la th tvoaU7 i djo t know now uumy
time b croaae tb ocan rverr year
C"blca;o Drumnjr Voo don't aay aol I
aver aw bim before In my lif. Wbat't
hu Damal
Paarnir Jamr Ruarll Lowed.
Cbi'wgo Urummer Janie Ku.i Lowell,
eb. Wuat Lite of rxaktWae Blii Saw
York bun.
ra f llplaaary.
t , If th ('vernmebt want flnt
r!a mluiktrr to in court of St Jatue
fc;.i.k u ll maa. 11 borw diplomat.
Witika Tbmk aol
i know ao. Why, nr. I've -r that man
fiiink tat t-J a uo.f'a-me.1 rai.rc.! c-oodoo-tor
bbUI t oilt" Puladelttua baoorl
EM) UFULU WARSUHti
THE
VESSELS Or THE CIVIL
FAST DISAPPEARING,
WAR
What lleexme ( the IWal Thai rigal
Sm Mure Mew t rwlaer Taklwg Ike
flaca ml Ike Vtoadea tinea 4'kaage la
Wewl teara-Waeaa raaaea Halka,
Of th nearly TlO atram Vvwaela which
wer rervn!el 11 (am tha navy regiater In
It'kV, at III rloaeof th civil war, there
now remain only the Ijincaater. IVtiaarol.
Hartford, Kirhiuoud. Kearaargr. Inii-ii,
Wabaah, Mi line, it , Pranklin, Yanllc,
Monorwry, Mirblgau, Paliwaud llnla. I?
Idee the thirteen aiiiitle turreteal monl
tor. Thi eulira fl.-et came fewer gun
than wer carried by three of th original
hip of th nary-th 'un.litTitl.iu. the
Conatellailon and the I'll I ted St ate-in
lb war of IM'l
Four of I he olawlet war .hi, old llmert
that wer familiar to the navy yard bi
pltal nurae. aud whnti hwl been run
demnel by the government, ht their up
portunity of ever agaiu having their
wound healed at tb navy yard, and wer
old to tb hlgheat bidder for old j'tfik.
And ao on after auntherof Ih old crip
plea la dlaapH-aring. and in a few more
year th new rrtiiaer. rommerr destroy
r, bat. I hi. Ironclad and torpnlo
boat will have di. placed thrm nil.
It la likely that whi-er VI. II t'ow bay,
a plrtureaiie arm of Umg I. land aound,
will have bl rurnnity excited by a picture
that will aiigk-rt to biin a marine Junk
hop. Ilia a place where I he hiiainraa of
breaking up old ahiw I Carrie.) on. Iti
th place where th last arene uf the evenl
fu4 hlatorlr of very many of thr war vr.
aria baa lavii marled, and where the old
Brooklyn and I he (Jiuuneliaug will have
their weary and rotten lame laid away lo
real. That ia, they will b torn or blown
lo pircea.
UK! PKU'M Full III I K.
All that ran I taken apart with thr
crowbar and lb ax and aw will la taken
ont Intact, and then dynamite will la
brought into play to complete the ruin.
Tb titular aud plunk that ran la? got
out whole will he mid to the farmer and
Contractor for building barn, and bridge;
and there I many a bridge along the
drive on Umg laland 11 am the tiuila-r uf
which may att ill be aeen the numea of aea
mrn and landamen, cut In by tli.Mewho
fought and died In battle nn the liuerriere,
tb Itoanoke, tbeShaiiirock. Ih Powhatan
and other of the war veaael.
Aaide from the few tlmla-r. the iron,
eopa?r and ol her metal are the only real
valuable tbiug in tb hlp. Thropwr,
of courae. I moat in demand, and alwayt
bring a kinm! price.
Finally, when everything ia taken out
that la of any value, and w lien all the tint
ber la taken out that will pay for the labor,
whether for buildiug or firewood, th real
of tb bull I art on fir and hurued. The
tight of one uf theae burning veaael at
night la really a brilliant one. The verdigria
and other comlmalihle matter In Ihe tim
ber give off rich lightaof the moat brilliant
tint, and mine of the ilierlilioii aik'lit
err have vowed tlmtofleiilimetheghiat
of dead mariner have la-en aeen walking
tb aand and digging iu them for their
tolen kila.
It haa often been a matter of wonder to
thoae who know uothing about the value
of old Junk aa lo where the buyer uf
theae old veaaela make a profit Kor In
taure, the old Qulnnrlmiig wa bought
for about fln.OUU, aud tb buyer uo doubt
mail a pretty fair prollt upon bia pecula
tlon. Ab'TIIOH OF A TXUnV UKMXHK.
Upon aomaof theae old hulk there ia
often aved out aoin particular part of th
veaael that ia looked upon a valualile fora
relic. On uf th greateat treaaurra uf the
odd and end from the old ahlpa la the
leering w neei or tl.e olu Lou.lilution, or
"Old Ironaidra," aa ahe waa railed
The
old kalling bip Cyane, which waa one of
the veaael ahe rnpliiml in IMS, and which
did aervicefor many year afterward In the
Pacific, waa cold a few year ago and
broken up.
Few veaael of the old navy aaw more
active aervice duriug the civil war than
tb antiquated aide wheel ateauu-r I'ow
balau. Hefor then, in S'u, ah formed
part of tb squadron which went lo Japan
under Commodore Perry. It wa on thl
CTuiae I bat tbe fiimou expreakion, "llliaal
U thicker than water." origlnaieil. The
xpreaaion baa been credited lo other aince
that dale, and to nn ullicer of tbe navy
wbo died in tin city recently In fuel
Commodore Tattnall wa tbe originator
of it.
He waa in command of the Powbalan
during the trouble between the Kugludi
anil lb Chluea on the Pi river, w hen h
wa obliged lo remain neutral while Ih
Chinese fort were shelling the French and
Kngllab Btinboale. One of the F.ngllah
ininlaiaLa waa aillkk tiv a ahul fnim tlie
fort, and turning to some of the nlli.vr 1
aloniraideuf him he said. "Ilhaal i thl. ter i
than water." and ordered llml-a.t low
ered and keiit them lo reM-ne the dpiwiiinu
oflicers aud crew of the lliitlah gnnlaiat.
Th Puwhatun once chuard lb privateer
6umter f nun tiff the mouth of the Miaai
ippi to Maraiihao. Ilraxil, and miaaed cap
turing ber by tbe giving mil uf the I'ow
hatan a coal when she ismld not obtain a
new supply. Th Powhatan hn diaap
pea red, except a amall irtion of brr milk
and a maaa of old material which In- piled
upon th shore at Cow hay New York
Tribune.
CoL Hhepsnl Advlew.
When Frank Oray went ere-r l.it "prlnj to
beeonie Iiiiriih- marrier -if 1 he New Y'k
Uad and Kxpr he natural!! fi ll timid l'-t
hi hearty weatem maime' iioi,. hM-k hu
new aaaofiate and stand 111 Hie " iv of In?
ru'-rea in that new fl.-id line da hi em
plover, Co. K!li"tt K S!e-urd. Inviii-.! him
to lunch at lelitHinico'a. and a auia-rd iuurb
It waa. ton Involving i.uin-mu crtir-e and
vat niaount "f diapiay After tin bowy
affair CoL Sliefatrd drew Gray aile and
aid very rriai.'y to In in "My young
friend. I hnuld gt leva lo w.kiii.I yiair fel
ne. bat there 1 on thing which I think I
aught to tell you on I. it of a.lvi.-e whi'-h
may come with pnrrtety fnnii me, an ol.lr
lid ni"rwex(a.i-n-iil man, hi you ho are
Jut tartuu ii;am a hual:ie- i-rireer."
"Why. certaiulv. i'l tiray, e-ii.ri.v
"You have a rigm, Cd Klieird -an un
diaihted right tiadvi me In matter which
pertain to our mutual affair?, my. 11 i your
duty, for, a you aay. I am young and uua
phiatn-ated. while, on Ilie otiier nand, ii'l
are oiler an I i-h-i v exie-netice 1 Ri.t.iere. I
firr. M-tr that y.,ii wi.l f.a-1 no heitiii-
linut ot.hd.ng to me Ihl r-ouii-l of wm. rj
you (k, nd wln.-n, I n.i- t. wiiJ grrativ
fa.-il.Ute my wnm in .N" York jMjrnal
tain"
But I fear.' replied l'.. Suevr 1. "that I
snail wound fair d-win;;
Hare no fer on tual .'-. erie.1 l,Qr.
tl 111 beb ajve either uf u to R.iK-b In In
fare of duty "
Well, turn. sai l C..I Hl.efcJ 1. l.-:iirt-e
Steely, "what I wauled to te, y.aj laltna:
Alway eat l creim witli a I'ra -lu Iw-t,
never eat with a paa when a f-k can be
naad Uutrad.''-uMM Fie.J la Chicago
Kewa
Merawlue' Tills.
General Amhrcawr K liumaide, wbo re
lieved Mi-i'lellan aa commander of tbe
Army of Potomac, waa at Brat colonel rf
Mb- Firt Hh.aJe lalaud, but w hen be rane
. . . . t 1 , . 1 .i
to llil uiuii7 J liririai um waa ,.v--i
"Khudy." Inculeiiially it n.ay he taled
that General llurnaid a!e gave name Ut
th part.cuiar cut of "aidehuru'' so much
In Vugu a few year since, "Th geberal
with hi whukers" was coniderrl eery
kabdauOi Cajiira. Waalubftoa fetar
MARK TWAIN'S COUATS'lir1.
faree ft!' Iterora Ik II aeart.1 lit
"t ea'' lur aa Aawwer.
Mark Twain, if lie I In llu nrnul. a ill l..!l
the story of hi own nairuhip in 1 near
Wiarthy uf Ihagnpalewl i4llltl tluil O'l
Wbea b Arl met toe la.lv n aitersard
tawmina bis wife Ue waa n.4 i dilui.uiH-.l
aa now, hu origin wa huinl.., a-id It hi Q
I ear or bl lite M nail laa-n a piioton I lie
luauatippi river Tha future Mr Clemen
wa a Wiai.au of pwilion and fortune, ber
fatuer waa a Judg and dmilitleaa aa-led
"family' ami wa-ial uurian in hi mnt 111
few. Clemen, however, bm-auie luiemled
In hi daughter au.1 after awiiiaj pr..wl.
but was rejei-led
"Well," be aid lo Ilia lady, "I didn't nm. h
believe youd have low, hut I lliou.bt I d
Uy."
Afur awVla be "tiled" ,-ain, with Ilia
wine reault, aud then n inarkel with hi,-.e
bru.ed drawl: "I Hunk a great deal ln.il uf
you lhau If you .1 aai.l 'H e. tail 11 luml
tobear." A third lime be met w 11 ii lazier
fiatun. and then cam to the ui.al dillicuit
part of hi tawk, to addrr the u,d man.
"Judged he aaid lo the di.tullcl nil. lion
aire, "have you seen anything goiut ou l
tweeu Ills l-imeand met"
"Whatl Mhair" exchtlmeil the judke,
rather ahari1'. apreiitly n ! uuderataud
lug Hi itualion, yet il.nil.li.. geit.ug a
Uuiwa of it from Ilia inquiry
"llave you evli anything going oil bet wer a
ilia l.lui and met"
"No, uo, indeeu!" repl ed tha manual,
sternly. "No, sir, I have not,"
"Weill Uk luirp aud ymi ill." aai.l the
author of "lum-ul Abroad." n.l tlial
th way he aked lb Judicial luminary bar
hi daughter' baud.
Mark ba a child who Inherit .'in of her
father' brightnea. She ke.i a iliury at one
time, in which h noted Ine i-. ui rein-ea in
the family, and. among oilier linna, tne ay
lug of ber pan-uta Uu one iagi- ! wrote
that father sometime uwal atronger word
when UHilher au t by and he tiioiu'lil "we"
didn't bear. Mr. Clemen found Ihadinrr
lid showed it to Iter hutlaiiid. prulwitilv
thinking the rticular ia wmtn hi
notice. After tin Clriiii-ii did and said rv
ral thing tnal were inleudial to attract tie
child alteiitiou, aud ( am i tnem duly not-.l
afterward. Ilul one day tb follow in. eulry
on-urrsd:
"I don't think I'll put down anything more
about father, (or 1 tb.nk h d, thing lo
have m mK hnu, and I l..e be read
this diary." Slw wa Mark' own cuitd.
1'biladeiphia I'reaa.
Cheat HI laMlglwg every Week.
There I a well known bachelor uf mid
dle age and prraraing apa-ar.ini In
tbl town who reaemhlea 1 lioinaa Ih? (Jills
Cry in every particular trail of hi char
cter. He alway mainlaiii four or five
different loduing plac-. and rotate from
one to another at bia ow 11 aweet w ill Ilia
liicom I kiilllclenl lo H-riuit him lo live
a b plraara, but he allow extravagance
In no other way except in the nuuila-r of
theae balging place and Ih plir. Iiaae of
eaura, which lie haa deaaitrd in large lot
lid varieties iu bia aevernl habitation.
Once a wrrk he uaually ditie at the
Clarendon wilb four or live laavini i ruiin-a,
ml be mayufirii l-aeru iu Ihelimcli raiiii
of that gilded biavtclry: but none of In
tmavl Intimate friend ever know J ! t
where to find him at bum. Nor 'I. a-, any
of hi laiidlndiea know w lieu lo anil. i..ne
the aound of hi latchkey. Ilia r.a.iii. ue
kept reaily for hi coining at all linn . Mu
baa nut Ugured )et a all n-crulric man IU
any novel or dramatic rrprrariitiitiou, nor
doe be poae for any way eccentric among
buainra men; but it la certain he baa
figured lu giaaj many isviiaoru of the
heart, and I till ararchiug for a fair par!
ner who will bring bi mid cxlaleiic lo a
fitting climax iu marriage.
Not having married be ba tried to up-
tly th lark of au e.talilialinieiilof bl ow n
y ubliluliiig fragment uf ex-ni
lodging houae. lualead of roiiataiilly
1 l"ovl"a! bia belougiug every limn be tin. I
tbe buiia uol.y or crowded wilb union
I genial person be merely walk away when
1 Uighl come to allot her of hie abode and
triea that for a variety, lu Ih courae of a
mouth or ao prrhaiai be will get around lo
tb first on lie left and find It Improied.
Thl ha beeu bia way of living during
many year. Among other lodging he
keep one, iinimer and w inter, away off In
tbe locality of PaU-bogue. llriaAlyu t'itl
leu,
My Cartlea aa Oultm.
There waa on great dilTrrem-e bet ween
tbia ganlen uf mine and the garden of my
neigh lairs an cnormoua dilTen-nce, I
might ay for, while they had union lu
their ganlen, my ganlen waa on an onion.
In fact, the union waa my ganlen, and in
some rraMcta tbia waa au advantage to
me. I bail uo soil to prepare, uo erd to
sow. I hail merely to keep my oulon a
little mnlat aud tbe crop appeared uf
tbrmaelve.
Th first to rum waa a aagr green down,
Plring near tha iih k of the uuioii, Juat
where th clear, ahiumg acah-ache round
jthesUlk. If tbe oulon were put lulu the
I ''. "' almigbl up
ml liearacrow-ii uf llower, folioweil by a
crop of onion ared. It make i-lforl to
sprout even in a dark cellar It puahea
the Males apart, and the lual n ui.iant uf
lif leave them of theirown life, I mean,
fur, no sooner ar they dead, than a lnt of
tiny ajHirrs find life final in their remain.
Tlieaporra bad la-en fulling un my onion
ale for month, but, so long aa tue viile
were unbroken, could gain uo najth.ild.
Now thouamula of them had puahed out
little threail, which, branching and inter
lacing wilb each other, at laat forme 1 a
film that th ey could M-e. Then ijun kly
folioweil tha sage colond, velvety kp.its,
and I knew that ray first crop wa re kly
for examination.
Wbatwaaltf
Tbe boueknr;a?r called it mold. Sh
aid that my oulon "bail begun to get
moldy." Mold i one of ber deadly
enemies. She recognlie It a a sign of rot
or do-ay, and, wisely from ber int uf
view, she get rid of it na quickly aa
sible. I railed ll mold aiao-a mold Kor
1 knew that before long there would
appear other crop unlike tin one. yet lik
enough to hear th name of m.,11 ala
Katbarin 11. Claypul lo Popular Science
Monthly.
Tb Hhler wf the t.aat.
Tb ancient nide without aaildle or allr
rupa, on a blanket ur pwl or bare Uirk,
and In aplte uf tbia fart, or prrhup by may
on of It, rod extremely well. It I won
derful what fealaof military horseinanablp
th barehay k rider could a-rforrn in th
ag of what we might rail gymnaatir eijue
Inaniam. Noihing but Ih knowleUe of
our olillline I11d.au enables ua to credit tha
historical account uf bia auilily and aklll.
When, renturira later, kail. lie cm. into
Uae. there grew up two rhuol of riding
that uf th mailed warrior, wii-ee iron
armor well rhimed in with hi "i-,nk-? i.q a
wall" aeat in hi peaked a-l lie. and I hat
of tbe uneielal, wb'ae and k'teea ail
but lurheL Why th eaateru rid r Q ng
to hia extrtiiirlr ahort leal ber it u I. n I in
ay, Ulil.-a It lartopiore hliu th l.i.-li. r
aiwv bi burae, and llierrfor triaae in in
tbe more lmaiiiii when he stand up
hi ulrmjav to hrandiau riuaar ur uiau":
lock. Yet b la a wonderful rider, Ihl
am oriental, a indeed ia every man who
from youth up la the companion uf the
eorse. -Colonel T. A. Dodge In Harper'
Tt kal U TTeold key.
TerAIns Ce L'X ur:.lyi-P.rowo,
what would yoesayif I wer 1 ,. yea ts
lend me I Jul
ISrowa ireVirt; ve!r Whit w il 1 sry I
Oh, I woual (a-otahiy MV "11 k l -ha.
ha. ha wow. wow, -,, or sa.'.binf of
Uat ava-t, JetvaiiaV Tb tjaj a.
J: l; I IKK KAILKUAUl.M.
ENGINES WITH A THIRTY FOOT
DRIVER ANO A WIDE GAUGE.
A ymp rrwas kea . la t klragw lw
faar Huar, si Ik Hale ut 31 stile
aa aaj ke klou tlelaeea A
rrapkeefTkal M Nul lis aarKal.
Teu years fnmi now thrr may lai only
on railroad In thl coiiulry 10 which
trunk line w ill te liT.hu
The American of the near fill 11 n mnl
tratel faaler
1 her ar un reaaoiiable gnuiiul for la?
Having that the present r.aorJ uf l aoino
tire ?el ran la-m..ro e.1 uan while the
gauge and rolling alia k continue a they
uuw are
The diameter uf the ha-ouiotie driver
wheel miikt la? lucreaa.-?! lo a?a ure greater
a?rd, but maater liiei uilc are n,l al all
agree. I aa to how Ihla ,Tu la-at I? done
The enlargement of the driver la-l..nd
even feet would tiei-eaail ale a w i.lcniu, oO
tbr gauge, and I hi et rliiicnl . not like
ly lo lar reM-a(eil while Ihe preaent f.min
of mlling ktia k are lu 11
Hut mir mile an hour 1 not lai
nough f r the American of today The
locomotive ha .r..Uil.y allanied Ihu max
Inium of Its rllii leucy It make a more
economic uae of aieaiu than any other form
of engine The marine engine loa U per
cent, of Ihe latent euera'V 111 I he coal, but
th locomotive utilxc fully 3.1 wr cent of
IL Therefor Ihe pmldrm I not to Uu
prove the ha-omotlce. but lo enlarge II ra
kM-lly lo get o- ft th itrouiid
M 1 11 MUll all Alal Ml
Tbl ran only la dona by some ra-lual
rhaug In Ihe form of the n.la-. and Ihe
rolling alia k To Uicreaae (he dl.imi-t. r of
th w heel la Ih flral rrqiiiaitn I'hiawill
nrceaailate a widening uf the a-rin Hu nt
way Supaw Ih driver wheel to la
thirty fret In beik-tiL Ih gang ought to
be twenty feet The rail would hat lo
be a fiaK high, and ought to wrinb a lou to
the real They w ill la? lailled lu, I lea made
uf the Inrueal tree trunk l lamalile
Mammoth "llab plates" will Join Iheuiend
to end
Th coat uf ronaiructloii will la (rrhlrd
llrldgee and viaduct will hat (o la? built
of th heaviest material, and tcaled lo la-ar
th weight of a DVlou lia-oinollvel Th
heaviest engilir 011 Ih Priina) ham rail
ruad Uaetl In Ih paaaenger ai-rrice wrlk'b
forty ton, and one lite time a Urg will
glv power enough to pull the great car
that will travel uu 30 I. ail wheela
The gigantic engine will la? euaprlided
below the a ilea, luatead uf resting upon
them The boiler will lw built around tbe
axle, aud the aumkeslack will uot lw
higher than the lo of the driver wheels
The cab will la very commodious, audio
catrd juat behind the smokealack at op 1 lie
boiler Several firemen will lay n-qilln-d,
and they will la? provided for on a platform
at a lower level uu th rear of the engine
Hut Ilk laiM'T HK I iVg.
If Ihe sain uumla-r of pialon at n ike ran
b obtained by thirty f.a.t driver' wheel
per minute a attained by an rugiu wilb
SIX foot wheels, th lllcreaao in veloolly
will he aa ninety feet are lo eighteen l.-cl
lu oilier wonl, th train will travel nacv
ly fit time aa fast If lb best peed of
tbe present uaeugrr liK-omollte be al It y
rnlli-s ?r hour it may la? ho-d that the
engine of the future will allaiu 8UU nilliw
ar hour. Si rang aa It now sound. It
will then be xiaihle to run out lo Chlrago
after breakfast, take luucheou there with a
frlrnd aud return lo ab-ep In New York
Chicago ought to be about a four hour run.
Tbr track will la? kept alaoltitely clear, and
there will not be any to;except to change
eugluea at a half way point
Uf course uch a road can only la? mail
to pay between great cities Ilk New York
and Philadelphia, Chicago or I had on. In
another generation there will be ten citlee
In thl country with a million peopl each
Tb saving of lime will stimulate travel
lug, aud every train will la? II I led. Tbrrn
g I lira will burn a tremendous lot of coal.
but tb cost uf driving tb train will he
bout the same aa al present, lierauee the
time committed will be a mere fraction uf
what Ut now requlatle. Nolaaly will travel
long diatancea by the old line Thrr will
uot be any comiwiltloii offered by the (
lating system of trauMirtallon
Tbia bring u to a consideration of the
cars. They will be IS feet wide ami prob
ably IM feet long. Tbe moat scientific art I
Ii' ial venlllatiou and healing apparatu
will be adapted lo the vase Of courae no
window can he left oa?n uu a tralu going
JjO mile an hour They will bat lu la?
closed with the brat-lest plate ulaaa doilbl
window. In fart The t met ore of (be car
will be much the aam aa thus of today
Lfcii OAVGMHil
They will la? httllt w holly of Iron and aleel
The wall will lie ateel plates, and the lute
rtor finish ami fiirnl-hlng will la? Ia?aiiliful
ud luxurious Th ant of (he car will
Insure a single compart iiirnlforevery trav
ler. An aula will run through th car,
and tbe stateroom will la? arranged on
each aid thereof, shut off hy a curtain or
wlckerwork door These ria.m will la?
even feet In width aud provided with a
larg easy chair or sofa. Th train will
be veatlhulcd. so that It will la? quite poe
ibt to pas from on car to tb 01 her.
It la very doubtful If the element of dsn
ger will b llicreaaed. Tbe car of steel
can be made uf iiicb form and braced In
ucb manner aa to render them lea II, ihl
to go to piece In caae they leav th rail
Collision will b Impossible, because
tralu will never be permitted to follow
each other within half au hour, and not
even then uulil lb preceding train ha
passed tb at at Ion, situated at least thirty
minutes' lime distant, say lot) miles
Double track will bekhe rule, not then
caption.
blfuculliea about atopplng tbe train
when once under headway will occur, but
they will be met by Impr run-Ma on tbe
brake that will render the gigantic ma
cbJnery a tractable a any now In wa.
An Ingenious )teui uf lgual will be de
vised, tb bell and whiaii no longer being
useful, because Ibry cannot la? relied UpuU.
They will be drowned by the uolMofth
nionaler train.
Tbe local service of the present njada will
be utilized for Intermedial point. If
tnau want to go to la-troil b will run
through to Chicago In four hour and
tbtuce to bl deatmation by an ri press
Cleveland and Piltaburg will La? reached
by regular tralu from th station at which
th halt 1 made to change engineers.
Cor. Nw Y'urk World
rahllrly Hl.iefrrted.
A somewhat rare and rurlou ight waa
seen lo Pari few day 1 ago. About al XI y
f ypay caravan were draw n up in line, and
with their la-rupaiit (alx.nl 'J In niiin
brr) publicly diainfix-ie.1. 1 he meaaiire waa
taken In Cuuarqilrnce of five or "IX raae uf
cholera among the gi pairs who ba-1 recent
ly arrived from It. Ikimn and Pruaala. Th
caravan wer found to la? lu a niiatt flilh
ca-vlitlon.
The Ural Txeaaloe.
ft baa only la-en eighty inie year ainre
tb Drt OiliiHiaa Were llltpalU'rd la
America. The urlglnal plant wa cultivate
ed aa Vegrtable curl-a.il y at Salrin, Maaa.
His Masse Is Leglasv.
"II can't live comfortably la tb coun
try. He too much gitvo to uachroo
lua." "What that got to do wltb Uf
"IJ fue tl train at lb wrong time."
-PocA.
Thor waa god of tb rba. and waa rep-
lad aa Lava Li g seated uo couch of iklu
aratpCar la bus hand. Thursday, or "Tbor e
da " was IM da Tkor waa wurablued.
sua inin siia iiT.r i, nrin inn a
FOR RUSSIAN CONVICTS.
TVs Lalewt Ireil la tie laaawkea free
a Hyde hklwisrw.
The statement In Free lluaala that a
Ruaalan convict aleamer. flltnl with Inai
rage fiar th Sila-riati exile trade, waa la?
Ing built on the I lyde turn uut lo la? rr
rrct. Mri. la-nny A I tk, uf Iluniluir
liaa, are the build. r. Thelilaagow Malt
aayt "An eihamJite Inquiry at all Ih
yanle In tb u;i-r reache uf th Clyde
fallnl to elicit any cHiHrinatiull uf the
alaive reairt. but Ih re.llll uf our reairl
tr Viall In IhlllilMrtoll pliel Ih fact la.
J. Hid lllapllte that a alrailialllp arl'ially
cleaigiieil and intended foe Ihe iiHiVeyanc
f coli riil ami contracted for by lb Itu
ian fternmeiil I now on the aii k In
tha )anlia! Meaai Ik liny A.t o at Iluiu
bartiai. "There I nothing ala.iil beriaitward ap-w-ralM-e
lo llgk-e. the grrwwim bllatneoa
for W llli ll ahe la la-lug IIMtat rill (ed. Indeed
rxtiinal ain-araucr wimld lea.1 any on
liaikllig t her to pill the veaael dow u a an
ordinary, re-labial. le. iailly coliimoii-
I'1"' going .learner uf ala,ulUO
Ion. Sli bwhal Ihe exta-rt In liautl
ral mailer would call a ilgurrhead ur
llddle laiw. and althoiiith In4 iipaaa lo
go very foal I pmvlilrd with a Iwiu ,
In a;, however, of very much aiwer. Ill Ih
upa-r lin k the veaael is got up III some
thing like the manner uf the ord 4vry rlaa
uf ship, and ll is only la-low where tb real
nature of thr rrafl I revealed.
"( here ill Ihe lower deck and under th
lower de k the apai loll ai-commialal loll 1
11 divided off Into Ih rrll. Theae cell,
ll I quite apparent, are very liimien.il,
for a large niimlvr uf barred iron ibairsar
la-Inn pmvnlial fiaT Ihelu. A deaa rilanl to
II. tbe d.air reaelllble gale Inade of flat
In. u. and rilila-d with tula- ala.nl one Ini h
In diameter ami alamt lite or ix liiche
urt. 'I don't think there I any actum
111'alatlon In her for Ural claa paaartlgcr,'
aid one of our informer, 'bul there I no
doubt ah I Intended for carrying omvlcta
fmm on place to another -w herever they
r going to employ them. Whether she
Is to carry anything else but convict, or
torngage In any other traftlr, I can't say.'
"It further aps-ars thai It I no secret In
th town uf Iluinlutrton that theahlpln
Course of runslrurtloQ Is drallned for serv
ce aa a convict ship by Ihe l(ulan gov
ernment. Th work I so far advanced
that tbe ship will be launched In the
course of a fortnight ur ao, and Ihe people
have alt along rrgantcd the mailer with
Indifference, or a they would th accept
ance by any builder of a contrail forth
building uf a prison."
MODELED AFTER THE HAWK.
A Machine wllk W kick Ike levealer
Tklnk He t aw My.
Ilcrnard Cresaler I Ihe but man to Inalat
that he ha Invruted a practical flying ma
chine, but aa be I a hermit living In Hi
Wild at lb bead uf the Cheat river. Writ
Virginia, acirnlial may Mill duubl with
out offense. Mr. Cresaler I, however,
remarkable man In other reaarta, a sci
entist who know all alaxit hia district and
n aalninomer uf ronaldrrable ability.
Tbe flying machine la bl hobby. He ha
prut year iu (hi study, and la-llevrs th
only -rfect machine ia that devlaecl and
coutrulled by tb Divine ltullder, ami h
baa takrn a bl imalel Ihe enoriniMi hawk
of Ih mouulain, which I abl with Im
movable wing to Mwr for hours, not coin
bating lb wind, but iitlllxlug such air
current a power to lift ll higher. Thl
bawk he compare to a skillful akater, who
haa acquired thl momentum artificially,
nd tbrn by merely thniwlng hi body thl
way and that by force of gravity continue
a b pleases, hi cleverly poised body ou
th keen skate being an assistance Instead
of hlndrauce lo grace and speed.
to ru ovi:r iioritA.
rieliig a taxidermist, wltb a wonderful
y for nature, h haa score of hawk lo
hi cabin poised In all lb position sa
in in ed fur flying. Some of theae altitude
to a layman's rye appear extremely awk
ward, but tb scientist' explanation an
plauaihl and bl proof convincing. For
Instance, be ba gnu so far Into the arlroc
of the hawk flying that ha haa dlaaected
the muectt- of arore, mail drafta of each
particular set and noted ou tb drawing
their peculiar Dae when lb bird la flying.
Ha baa alsocliswly estimated lbs strength
exerted by each musrls or set of must lea,
and applying them to th w hoi declare
positively that man posseaae each muscle
necessary, and besides that haa tenfold thl
reqiiiail strength
ills machine I made to be woru like an
ordinary lull, but when donned It unfold
niarveloll laaulhllltlea. Il III lik a glovt
and la manipulated luailnrtlvely aa a part
of Ihe body, each muscle of arm and leg
and body exerting Itself at tbe propel
lime. The wearer la expected to rise
against the wind like a kite. Inform-
nalely the correspondent who relates all
this does not tell u whether Mr. Creae
ler really baa flew or flown or sua rod, and
ao tbl is till a painful doubt,
Tks Tark mm III Rearo.
The Turk esteem the beard aa tbe most
noble ornament of tbe male sex, and con
Ider It more iufamou for any one to have
bia beard cut off than to be publicly
whipped, pilloried or branded wilb red
hot iron. Almost any orthodox Turk
would prefer being put to death rather
lhao bar bia beard removed from bl face
In that couui ry to pull or Irreverently ban
die the beard u an Insult which can ooly
be avenged by taking the life of the person
wbo U rash enough to commit aucb
crime, or for the Turk to lose bl own lo
making th attempt to call lb offender lo
account, Turkish wives ktas their hu
band' bearda, and children 'heir father's,
aa often a they come for tb customary
aJuta-bt lei Kepubli.
C kelera Meal tear.
Cholera I not contagious, declare
Munich pnifraaor, wbo ha lately enjoyed
ainpl opportunities of testing hi theory.
ISoth Professor von Pettenkofer and a fel
low Klentlst swallowed quantllfee of chol
era bacilli with no evil result. Tbe pro
fessor thinks that th local surrounding
must b preilipoed to an ephlemie before
tbe cholera can apread, while, like moat
other authorities, h believe In a sen oil
rat urn of thedleae next year. Should
Iheeeataon b dry tha epldemie will be all
tbe Worse, though tbe late great rainfall
ha probably cleared tb air.
Tka Bratel
She Cnjnying yourself, dear
lie Hugely, my love.
(the brooking one of those lovely cigars
I gave youf
lie No, dear. I said I wa o joying say-sslf.-Pittsburg
Uullesta.
Tb Uaaralaa sf ike raae.
"Yea, he died a natural death. Ue just
went from one sleep into another, tlii b
fU Into th laat sleep. "
"What wa th deceased's occupation
"Urn waa a poUcemaa." Epoch.
FAITM ANO DUTY.
Vat eaade asst I alll t aplrle
The wurkuwuship I hia; If Iria sad fair
The credit -if ll ireiurt i I do aol harw
It It b rsvleir reared, and en despise
It eualnl 4ai-a. aaal ilanro to rrllh aa,
I mass ao emriuur. hw I Lav nn rar
I quasi k,a a? lit Hull. ler tier aur Ibergk
Helievlii etlll thai all hu wa)ar wise.
Thia I Ibe 'M ! 4'ilr Ibal I clalun
To keep me uaiace 1 hambers eiag sod pare
Aod Illy cbaale willun. a bil ll.er eadure.
And sll th Diany turret lig-hla snsms-,
Ta puur leva slue, and tkl th world lak
part.
Around lbs pirple altars uf my heart,
ejsine Newtua Malllisut hlcaa-uTrlbos.
Itwse sad Tsrkk
"It would itive a genuine aud rellgiou
Turk a lit If he saw bow little appreciation
American show for tha r,av and what
Utile reverence they have for It," spoke m
florist a b wrappe-l Ibe foil about the
tarn of a boiitlouiilrre.
"Tb ne I beyond question tb pret
tiest flower that lil.amia, and ll waa so
considered by the Turk many year be
fore tbe conquest uf Grenada. There la
rellgtuu legend generally believed In
tbmughoul Turkey that tbe red rose
prang from a drop of the great prophet
Mohammed uhaxt Kverythlng beauti
ful lu nature I asrrlb-.! t him. Th
Turk, therefore, have grvuvt reverence for
the flower, aud allow It to bloom and die
untouched, except on iat occasion and
for Ihe purpose of making na water.
"After Ihe couqtiral by the Turk Ibey
would not worship In any church until tb
walla wrrerlranerd and washed Wltb rose
water and thus piirilhM ly Ih blood uf
th prophet, ll I uae. I oil th body forth
same purr. A Turk w how conscience
b slung hy some act or dew! be haa com
mitted will rare and pay revrrenc to th
rise? to appease the wrath of the prophet
and Allah.
"With these Ideas Inculcated In him from
youth It would etna k bllil severely lo see
the pretty flower trewo lo Ih path of a
bridal couple, thrown on th public stage
or banked up in hundred al a wll recep
tion or parly to be rruahnl and spoiled la
an vulug."-SL laiui fowl Dlvpalcb.
A Wowderful t'kleaga Cat.
A woman asked a Chicago Herald repre
arntatlv a few day ago to rum to ber
huuae aud ulawrve th cunning device of
ber ral In It war agalnat the rata. Tbe
cat, a big torn, wa found iu the hack yanl,
landing on a box under a tree. Th board
around th fence had been rut, end through
this aperture the rat were In the habit of
merging. The woman took a baron bone
nd threw It luto the yarU. Immediately
Tom gut up. Jumped off th box, and tak
ing th bone, crrle. It nearth bol and
began rolling on It ami rubbing himself
with It lndutrtouly. Aftar h bad greased
himself well be left tb bone near tha bole,
lay down In front of il aod appeared to go
toileep.
"Now," said the woman, "be will fUy
there through the night, and In the morn
ing there will be half a doaen rata laid out
around him. You are, the rat nnell biin
If b remain lu hia natural condition and
won't com out, but th grease of tb bacoo
bun deceives them, aud when they com
out he caU-hea them. When h cau get a
venison lame hi catch la enormous, eoroe
11 me a mauy a twvlv rat bring found
dead In tb morning. A aoonaaanyof ua
get up in tb mornlug be will scratch at
tb door lo la? let In. aud will, by hia mew
ing. Induce us to go out to ar th reault of
hia ec belli.
A few Crrata.
A numt?r of errors rreit Into tb (tory oa
tb first fag of but weak' lasu. writes A.
W. ilellaw, in Tli Yank Blade, tb prin
ter being Intoxicated and tb editor being
off, that kt to aay, off oa bunting xpdi
Hon 1
Fur "the fll Into a river," read '-reverie."
For "be wore red beailed hair," read "be
ws an hereditary heir."
Por "In front of tb niaualoo he had the
boll pup," read "to pull up."
For "darling, thl U) your naaal morn,"
read "nataL"
For "I never wa so awfully hungry Ut my
Uf," read "angry."
For "yon aay the at toe with a smile,"
read "eat lata"
Fur "sue did not tt a moment cease ber
Violent trombone," read "tremhlinr."
For "b gently thrw her played out shawl
around her," read "plaid."
For "tome said 11 wa th splnage maoia
gltl, read "lyiinaL"
For "lleehert, I know yon rascal," tai ,
read "risk alL"
For "ah saw hi lip grip ale," read "grow
pU."
For "I It polbll And owtow f- board,
with nothing to sualalu ma," read "over
board." Fur "he threw both arm aroand Ler ao.
elent malileo aunt," sin. t rlod after "bar."
For "but my ag must la rmumbered,
read "rsrosmhered."
For "bar heart wu flllaxl wltb at Vetera,
read "crslaei."
For "yon are my but darling," read "lost"
For "I am thin, 1 am wholly thrt," read
"thine."
Hew lie larssl a Fas,
When Agora Booth waa here a Mr.
Bcbosffel her husband waa on th door up
stair at alcVh'kar om night wbo a young
man presented himanlf and asked that lb
privileges of tbe hause be extended by rsesuo
of th young roan 1 poaliioa a corr?oadot
of nm eaatere Mwpaer. Mr. nVboeffel
aid be could not neogala tb young man ta
that extent
"I desir to know s ho you ars, sli ," said
th corTeipondenL "I'U attand to yoa la my
paper."
"kly nam kf 8cboffL, lr; Joho &
BcnoeffeL You can have my nam and be
to yon, lr."
I didn't bear the nam aright," sold tha
young man.
"rl boeffoL air; J-o-b a, John 8chnefTol."
"Writ It for ma; I want to gt It right,"
thundered tbe correspondwut.
Air. HchoerTal wrote tb name oa a card
nd almost flung 11 la tb oorrssooodeo t
tar.
That n'ghl when the "count ap" wa flnf
a Ur. Bcboeffel found hi autogrrph among
tbe tickets, and over It waa written "pea
two." Tb correspondent bad utilised the
autograph al the box ofilo. Ur. Bcboeffel I
now the partner of lUnry Abbey. Chicago
Time.
aaelelewa fa pie.
People wbo suipect everybody are very
anhappy, and we know of no remedy for
their discomfort except aelf Improvement.
Let them root out of theouwlve whatever
vlclou propensity they uppos to bare it
counterpart In Ih brr a la of all mankind,
and lhair oplulou of their fallow mea will
at once change for tbe better.
Peopl wbo have no faith la their kind
re daugeroui person to deal with. Tak
ing It for grained that everybody with
whom they come la business contact te
bent 00 overreaching them, tbir object Is
to plk the nemy artillery by being the
flral to overreach. Candor la lost apoa
thara; they consider It refined hypocrisy.
favor they look npoa aa cunningly de
vised lure. Intended to lead them Into a
trap, and while receiving them willingly,
(huckl Inwardly at th thought that they
re old bird and can uot Ut caught by any
aucb device,
Nobody will lose anything by avoiding
aucb peopla New Yurk lodger.
lion. Charles Francis Adams, Jr , who
was for six year preableut of tb Colon
Pacta railroad, la a gradual of Harvard
and a thorough IlualonUa. II has a de
lightful home oa Commonwealth Venn,
hut live at (Juincy, bl birthplace, during
lb summer. Having served his eountrr
wltb distinction during the war b began
the study of raalrueJ law, and met with
much uccaa la It practice la later yar.
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