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AHAUNTEDSCHOOXER fief name wa tb A I Moor and sh palled from Uloni-rter. Mas Kb wa on of lb preltiet nj ivwlnt liaking schooners that ever crossed harbor bar tamml to tb banks for tib or safely weather! wintry sea. hue had linn like yacht, arnl many time bare seen her sail post a gaudy pleasure craft ml leave her astern an though the were tan-aimed Sh had a sheer that was de lightful to bik upon and a Mticy rake In her most ;hal gave her a ciuctti.h appearance ller historv wa remarkable She had been picked up deserted i the !..ihlidi Mmn by a iiloui-eler bng engaged m carrying ult hah to the West Indie She wm polling in the trough of the wittl only the stump uf her mainmast .landing The skipja-r of the bng low sred a boat and went ataiard i.f her She waa an tight u a buttle, ami why her crew Mould have almndoncd her wo one of those inexplicable mtstenct uf the ocean upon which oot even a faint light l Shed There WiuJ nothing on board to give any clew to her history or nationality She had ta-en left in a hurry, an wu down by unmistakable sighs but her rotiiuiandcr bad taken all In d.s. uttieiits with him. a well a. hi naiitirul liistru menu and chronometers She earned two long bras u i.nle. and there w-a a tat k of titty musket and the iaiiieiiiinilxT of I'utl.tNwn in the between deck ail highly sngKeatlve of ptnicy The hammock of the crew were swing ing to the la-unia ami the hair and chest of the sailor were left behind In her lower hold wn a iuittitity of pig mm nscd for ballast, but no trace of treasure or cargo wiw to 1 fomiil Her Ism l were gone and the davit (all were trailing in the water while two tug tackle with which the long Umt had been lowered into the oca hung from the wreckage of the rigging Uld Hilly Oiddmglun the skipper of the brig, rubbed hi homy baud with glee It wasu t often that he found hiui If playing in uch luck He took all hi crew but two aboard the sclnsitier and all worked with a will and stam rigged jtiryimist That night be took her in tow ami at daybreak next umru lug all band trot In work again and got her in id" ., r inter There wa a spare foresail iu n. r sail locker, w Inch wit bent a a mainsail, while a toriu trysail did duty a a foresail The bow sprit wu uninjured, and after netting up the foreotay a small Jib wa beut to it There were cakof suit beef and ork dowu below, three tank full of fresh water and any amount of hardtack, flour and nee The akipcr put the mate and four union in charge, with orders to keep him 10 light and itteer for (i lota-ruler Mo. The bng wa in gi mh nailing trim having a nuantitv of rum uud too Inswe in her lower hold, while the 'tween deck were full of green cocouuiita. Captain Cuddington, who wiu a thnlty New Kuglatidcr that did not l lleve in giving anything away. opened hi heart on tin occasion Ho tilled a ten gallon keg with ruiu and broke out .1(0 or H) cocoanuU and Kent them atstard the schooner, with instructions to the mate to take hi nip regularly and alwav to remember to mix it with cocoauut June, which bail the effect uf mellowing it and making it le heady There wa a lovely w hole-mill breeze when the mate and In men made nail uu the prize. After tliey got the foresail mainsail and jib on her she l.g.in to coot through the water like a strain boat The mate, seeing what a clipj-r he bail under him. thought he would play a practical joke on old liilly Cud dingtou. The wind wa on the tar Doard beam and both veiwel were head ing alxjut N N W The acboouer wu moving atiout three feet to the brig'i one. Calculating bi dmtanco very neatly the mate lacked the achiMiuer and ran down to the bng to leeward of her with lifted sheet and bellying nail Theu lulling sharp under her stern he went on the other lack and blanketed her Tbeo be hailed the bng Uoodby captain." he yelled "I'll tell the Uloucenier prl you're coming I gueaa I'll get there three weeks before you. Vour durnetl old booker can't get cut of berown way. I tell you old liilly Cuddington was madder than a March bare He always bad thought hi bng wa a bummer, and to see this schooner, with her jury ng aud meager sail spread, walk away like a witch wa too much for him Jle bulled the acbooiier and ordered the mate to heave to, but that worthy wa a full of mischief a a wagon loud of Dionkeys. so be only laughed at the old man An hour later be set a sort of apology for a spinnaker It seemed to have the pulling power of several dray norw and under It Influence the schooner forged ahead and by nightfall waa oot of ight. mocb to the surjne and disgust of Captain Cuddington. who put do faith in humanity and wa not sur that his mate would not put luto some southern port and sell the craft and run away with the money That what Cuddington would have dine if be bad been in the mates sea bout, but the mate wa constructed oo tfillereot and fairer lines. The sailors no the bng bail a bard time of it the reet of the voyage. It wa clew up and ootid up ooutiimally Tbeold man gave the boat no rt but cracked on canva 10 the hot of catching op with the schooner nuking sail between th moall with no regard for bi scanty ; crew The sailors said be wa like a ! I'ortugueee devil, when be was good be ; wa too good, but when be wa bad be Waa d d bad One nigbt oot so very long after Cape Ann light wa sighted, and at dawn the bng sailed luto tilouceeter barbor The scnouoer wa there moored to a wharf. looking a pretty a a pictnre. She hJ 1 arrived ten days before the bnff having bn-n blrneed with fair winds all the way. which wade her reel off the knot In regular c::pir style After the br.g had been made f.ut W her dock atrd came the mate and walked aft to where the k:i.per trid oo tue quarter dc He looked aJ gh.-t and sick.-r than a At J.m k. my hearty, bow are yon" ei-rUtiu-d the caj tain a he sciied hold if the mi!'i tr!rl fliMr 'Ul' below and take a nip. The mate followed the ol 1 man tnto the rabin. He moved in a htla. slip sh l ort of way Hi former eoergy and smartr hd dejarte-l tie lookd a. hup a a wet swab Was this tb man that bad t-Uyed the k:ri b pr.-tl joke of sailing arvand biin and iasin fan of him a few short weess UforrO -Wby, wlit the matter with you. -ked the old man. pouring himself ont talf a tumbler of rum md paMiiig the demijohn to tb mate. "I'll tell you what's the matter. re plied the mate, -that Infernal scboouer is lumited y ti,J. mhat tun I put in imi. of ln r!' '...' lh.re' Johnny, my lad, soft ly, softly: There are no such thing a k'hiwt llesiiles. if there are. it is no use making a song aU.ut those on the schooner I am going to sell her for l.-hertiiim and I want no ghostlr varns ircl almd aUmt this craft. Si iut clap a stopper on your jaw tackle until egetagl pnee for her Ari l hark ve. my la I I'm going to do t lie hand some thing by you If yon keep your tongue bvtwirn yourtit-tli this tcbuniier will be a mailer of ." in your pocket. Take another nip. and when the vowel is diioed of you can spin me the whole yarn Atn'tit a month afterward the schooner wa sol. I to old KU n Kish. who was the owner of a little fleet i f hshllig Smie of them Used to ti.h on St. lieorge s bank for the llostou market. Ulhers were engaged in the codtidienc on the Newfoundland Ureal bunks, and It was for this industry that the chiier wu bttol out She seemed Well adapU-d for this work, being an excellent sea bout ami very (a-t. aa wa provel by her remarkable puiwuge to (iloucc ter under jury ng She was hauled up on the ways ami the uecenwry alterations were niude in her to fit her for her uew butllieM Her hull waa constructed of live oak and teak and she wa a sound in all respects a on the day she wu launched Uld Fish stuck two beautiful sticks of Oregon pine in her and her new sails had a much trouble taken over them aa the canvas of a yacht It was a proud day for old Kih when the schooner slid off the ways, and his pretty daughter Tolly broke a bottle of wine on her sharp and graceful stein and shouted at the top of her sweet voice. "I chnsten tbee Albicore. aud may you be lucky." An albicore is fish of the tunny kind uud of remarkable swiftness, and a gilded head of one carved quite artistic ally adorned the bows uf the schooner. A crew wa shipped, about half of them bring Portuguese, ami under the command of Captain I'eter Ogden she started out oti her tirt trip to the (ireat banks I wa aboard, having shipped a ordinary seaman We piled the can va on her, ami with a splendid quurtei ing breere away she flew on her course like some strong and bcuutiful bird of the ocean All hands were delighted with her. The skipier went into ecstasies over ber txdiavior. eseclallr aa she p:is.ed every craft she encountered She made an excellent paiago to the banks ami let go anchor in a favonte spot of the kip'r s. where the codfish always were hungry The ten dorie were put over board, und the h.-dienncu weresom haul ing up their fiuuy prey We met with so much success that a few of us deter mined to Hdi all night. It wa a lovely night. The moon shone on the placid water, which wa a smooth a a land locked pool without n 'i ilo There wa a slight haze on the silvery sea, ami the stillnes and silence were actually oppressive. The good lurk of the tUliennen con tinued. The codfish were biting well The phiwplinrescctit gleam of the fish a they were hauled from the dark depth of the eu illuminated the water and they could be seen struggling wildly on the hooks many fathom beneath the surface There isn't very much senti mentalism in a fisherman, and the fel lows In the dones smoked their pipe ind spun their yarns in the Intervals be tween bite. The stnktng of eight bells on a t rench fishing vessel anchored a few hundred yards from the Albicore announced the midnight hour. A dago on one of the schooner's done began singing in a melodious voice the "Hymn to the Vir ! gin." It wa either Spanish or Italian. I I don't know which (having been edti- j cated in the forecastle, where there wa precious little book learning Hut tin I do know, that the strain were the ' i.wMt fhrilllnty I tiajl AVer ' listened to Of course the somber sur roundings made the hymn more impres sive. My dory mate waa a Portuguese. Suddenly he clutched my inu "My Ood!" he cned "Look at the schooner!" And I looked She wa aN'iit fifty yard off. and in the brilliant moonlight every thing wa clearly risible. On her quar ter dis k, which seemed to lie enveloped in a luminous mist resembling the balo which eueireles the moon and gives warning of the coming tempest, armed men were fightiug. clad in piclnresqn garb, with enmson sushe around their waist and red cajai on their head. We could hear their cutlasse clash and their imprecation nng out on the still air , , , "They are Spanish pirates, and they re seized the schooner." said the i'orto- r'.r . . a three borne were lurowu uinim from the Albicore We heard the plash they struck the water and saw the bubble ruing a they sank Then sud denly the ooise ceased and the midnight assuMin vanished Into thin air Then a cheery voice sung out loud ar.d clear from the Albicore: "Come along- ; side. boy. I've got a steaming kettle of coffee for you on the galley ore." I It wa the voice of the cook, and wa the m.d welcome sound that ever reached my ear We pulled alongside and climbed ebrd The cook had been in the galley since lu o'clock making j bimdf a suit of canva clothe. He j bad heard and seen nothing of the rays- . b-noiis conflict en deck and lannhed r.t os a wedesenbrd It ATter onnmng our COII'-e We UHIirti id, . . . v - . t L 1. 1 enougn nsiiing lor u.m o... At dawn next morning I ba1 ccasion to go aft on the quarter d k. which was raise.1 at'Ut three feet from the m d.vk At Gloucester the decks. wl.i b b l ("ine i-overed with sinne le the derelict was wallowing di , .te. in the trough "f the sea. had np!.n-l siii.-.th The skipfr t.k g-eat pnde m hi little? quarter de. k. ,1 it bad b-n holystoned until it none like bout. 1 . b-.th. No fUh were allowed in that lrt of the .hip. and the sailor were made to wipe off tbnr n-a bts whenever tf.ey u-k their trw k at the tiller or went aft to haul tn the rr.mbt -.ine my surprise wh-0 saw a dp t nu.-.n c-.rcuUr stain Jit lft tb cabin skylight It wa about three f-t in diameter and It seemed to hav-n nile by a f ' " th ba.1 rke.l it.to the snowy deck planks. At this moment the skipper cam op tb. cotr.pni .n lad !rr Tue trst thing Oat attracted hi attention wa tb rin en tb deck. 'So some of those infernal Portuguese son uf guns haveeen gutting fih on my quarter deck, have tbe Uv the gr. at horn sp..n. I'll teach the yellow brlllcd lul Urs a lesson yetT Then I !. wl told the skipper what I hd s-en the night before, and ivn vuurd I. uu it wa no Mood uf a co.ltl.li that had Jve.1 his iiurter d k He wa a superstitiou man. aud turned white a a shroud That luoniing all the crew cane aft and tol l tbesk.pprr they would fish no more The schooner wa haunt.sl. they declared, and they tnitid on heaving op anchor and putting ba k toOloiu e ter. It U my pnvate opinion that hew, glad of the chance to go Kick He was an excellent seaman and an r Xpert ti"li enn.ui, but he came of an old Seafaring family and uf ccure a belief in the su pernatural wa hereditary Well, w manned the windlass, hove np anchor ami made sail on the Albicore and pointed her nose for tiloin-eoter. We ina.le au unusually smart p.i.s.i :e ami our arrival in the old ti-hmg port cri'atiil much excitement. (We hadn't been troubled with ghost during the run buck.) Kverylssly thought we bad come Imck laden with cod The old owner cume alard a merry and light hearted a a three-year-old He went ashore in doleful dump the most dis gusted mau in Gloucester We Undid what few tish we had and theu u'.l hand left her. Mr. Kish tried Ins hard est to ship another crew, but those dago had spun such yarns atsut the s li.siuer that notssly would go to the banks in her S) the sail were unbent ami .lis wa laid up I kept a log Us. k in those day The date of the mystenou apmntion wa April 13, s,1T. V'lve year afterward I happened to Iw In Uoston The sharks aud crimps had left mo stranded, having got every do lur out of mo that I waa paid off with from a bark that brought hides and cop per ore from Iquique. I wo wander ing around the docks in search of a chance when I came acrs the Albicore fitting out for a cruise to the Imiik. A Ihwtou hrm had bought her and bad put Captain lUylis in churge. He wa built on different line from Captain Ogden. canng nothing for man nor devil. I shipped alsiard uf her. never mentioning anything uf my past ex pi-neiice on her. We sailed for the banks, having good lurk on uurpassige We anchored and began our fishing operations, U-ing fairly successful. One evening, when putting off in my dory to fish, I ha''iied to remetnls-r that the date was April Kt. IMi.. My dory mate hailed from C.inso, Nova Scotia, and bail aa much intelligence us a clisl of clay We haulel in the cod fish hand over flipiMT Alsml II u 1k k a thick fog cuiiiu up suddenly I didn't mind this a bit. a I had a ps ket coin pas with m and hail the Albicorw's beunugs carefully notisl She wasn't more than ni yurils off anyhow, so wo kept ou fishing without the sligbti-st alarm. It wu within a few minutes uf midnight when we heard the blast of a steamer s whistle, hourw. yet strident It seemed to penetrate the fog and was certainly quite close. The next thing we heard wu a crash of timbers, and au instant afterward au enormous black bull glided by swiftly, ller projitdler churned up the water and wo heard the throb of her engine. The Nova Scotian took the oars ami I steered the dory to our schooner When we got aboard we found all baud on deck in a state of terror The steamer had run into her aft. cutting off a r tion of her long overhanging stern The well wu sounded aud uo water waa found. Her stanch constmction had saved her The .trainer went oil regard Ion whether she had sunk the schooner or Dot Next morning the cuptuin got abourd my dory aud I puddled hi in round under the stern so that be might see what damage hud been done. The steamer cutwater bud shuved a clt-uu slice off the stern. Jammed under the transoms we saw a shriveled corse dressed in a Spanish continue rnhly adorned with gold lace. We got a stage out over the Stern aud hauled the btsly on deck. Im bedded III III left breast wu a digger beanng the inscription. "Oiu-rra al cu cbillo, April 13. lN'w." He hud been carefully planked up and concealed. There wu the same old bhssl stain on the quarter deck, but it seemed much fainter than of old. I told the cupula the whole story He determined to tuk the tssly ashore and give It Cbnstiau burial We hailed two thicknemuw of canva over the shuttered stern, staid loug enough on the bunks to fill up with lUh and then set suit for IWon, wU-ire we gave the corjse a splendid 'long shore funeral This broke the spill. The Albicore ever after wo the Im kn-st craft that suited to the banks I think she la running yet IJut I never met anybody who could clear up the mystnry of lb derelict ami her Rhtly combat ant. A. J. K. tn New York lUcorder. Aa t mbr.ll Is litm for a laer. A man wa once advim-d to take shower bath for the geuerul improve ment of hi health. A fneud explained to him bow to fit op one by the use of a cistern and colander, and he accordingly set to work and hud the thing arrang-L Subsequently he wa met by the f n u I who had given him the advice and wa asked how be enjoyed the bath. "My dear fellow." said be, "it wa capital. I liked It n-ully well, aud wliut do you think? 1 kept myself dry too." "Whatever do you mean)" exclaimed hi friend, in natural surprise. "How ever could yon manage to take the show er and yet remain quite dryr" "Why, you cun t think for a moment I should be so stupid aa to have a shower bath without an umbrella?" wa the lu cocent reply. London Til-lti la ta Mrs. Ill.mank1 Haas. TU Princes IJismar' k conduct her bouse on the most delightful free an I easy plan. Ureakfuat i served at all boor In the morning, each member of the family and each guest appearing only when ready. Dinner supi-sl to be served at 3 lyio'tlork, but It is gen erally o'cl k before the party is gat It tred around the lsr L Ttwu they have coff". and about B o'clock proun- o otis snj per i served. Philadelphia Pre. War WIU Tk.j be Iff A Massac bo sett minister (ssthetlrally said to a oewspa(-r inun the other day, "Wuy 'ioo't .tte -t y-: rvorb-r g- t np an article on "Why women stand at the 4' s-if I especially the srreeo d'S in fly time) for tU Last word after they tav taam five minutse to half an boar In-loore to say f-t'.yf " Tbe poor man ta suffere'l. a his wife admitted at the tiis. and spend half hi eior In trim mer fia-hf.&a' C- IIAliPSlIir.S (F THE SKA. The .dr-cnturcs of a Sailor on a WcyAzx. in mi: t.iiw tn nmiiiMi. I n. r I u-SOnj titirrlM I at lh l ubtr. I anal Mariner YV 1 liro-a hli rt kr.l. M.r ! lu n Opr llit 4 sl nf fM m Islaiul. Tl:erv l.u.d.d recently In I'.e .rt rf V. it l.ond in, r.niii. a IVm -ii vi.l.-r l, i ol think tnltv I'f.-re he s.'iiu shi; I.f a hCng i-nilw lu s,ni(iirrn e.t. The .lory of Ins adventure Is licis ti laiol bv the cor n-s;.ndent of Hie M I.. io ti lobe I Vino, rrnl: The Pane as a no 'nU r of tlieirew id the haiing slop Tritrnni, that wis rruising In Hie i iriiiit y of liouli . i.l tml One d.tr a w hale was siK-l,ti-.l sn l i'Vo-e made for him. A lmr-- ii i. 1U1-.I in li e Bi-sh rf the sniniil, m In. Ii ".. tinded. " dr King 1 he line after bun Willi 1 n illc d In running out 1 he roje .iih-Iiow caii:l'l the llalie around the K.lisl. slid In Ihr twinkling i f aneve lie wn oVi-r!sard s-i l Is-iug dtack'td toward the U.ttoni .f iSe ms with (.nrfiil si.. Wiih fri ll .lull culty hr iln-s Ins kiufi from In. I. Il and rut the rope. He sliot ujiw nn and rangl t sight of t lie cm le of likht Ort hisliend that indii-Nii Ihesjtot where he would line to the surf. ue. w !iru Ihewaler nlsnit h :n sudih iity M-eim-d lilleil w nh siuirniii.g rvp tiles, and Ili.it insiaiil he (ell the slimy arms of a di iillUh Infolding loin. II 1 1 it not Is-s n thnl Hit- line was slid fastened to Ins writ the man would proli.tbly luivp Into earned to the Isiiioui hy the feris-iou lish. As It was, the men in the boat ri p Idly drew him tip, and w hen he ramp lo I hr surfai-e I.e w sl:t-hing at Ihe snakv arm. that wilt-tightrlillig an uud hull. The li-h was an unusually large one nd had no In trillion of giving up u prey. Whrii the sailor got so that be could hrenthe, he rcgaim-d hi. strength and cut and stablss.1 the pulpy uiaos, hill the arms routiiiiiisl to tlglileii around him, an I he found that he was lu danger of U-ing crushed to deal h. The sailors in lbs I- at were chopping at the linlinus flsli Willi halt hi ts and jabbing it w 11 h liarsaiii The lUne's Arm liuatly fell liitolhe gra-p of the fish. Slid he lieralllf absolute!) hcles. All that hr could do waa In rail to his fellows thai the fl-h was surely rrushuig tholde out of him. Afbra fearful slnvg'ethe fl-h was so eolllpll tl'ly l'hopHs to piece thill It could do no further ilamage. nnd Ihe sailor, un-coiisi-ious of jut in and I he loss of bhssl, was drawn into the boat, w In re the tentacle of IN TDK l.ll or TIIK 10 VII n-11. the fl-h were torn anay fiom him In small piece. It was twit months In-fore the liana was able lo eel around the vess,. and he will carry the horrible tlisligiin-tiii'iit he re eeivid to his grave. Thrte months after this rMririiee the Tristram foundi-red during a storm off the Nightingale l-htnd anil sank till a sho.il. The Kane and two other s.ulors tl.il n.r safety to Ihe rigginit of the ship, and as she sank and the water rose alsml lu r ma.i the llli ll went up. Win 11 the) rt-iu lns the highest yard ariii, the vi-sm 1 strut k the hoi lom, and the three men were s-rrliril mi the frail su'irt with Ihe sloriu raging over thrni and Ihe wild sea around them. Some time during the night one of I he men became exhausted and fi ll Into the w ater. The storm sll!slded the tit-xl llloruing. and the sea rati down. The heal of the sun la-came almost mils-arable, and Ihf linn soon Is-gaii to stiller from Ihirst and then hunger. 'Ihu watca ran atnit bn. feet under the )ard 011 whlrh they stissl, and to render their situation mure horn his aiiumls-rof shsiks g.tlhertsl slsmt thiiu, splitllng the water with their fins and thrusting their lio s slsive the water, " aln-ady relishing the ba-t Unit tiny wi n wailing for. Ill Ihe afternoon the Itaue's companion bal Ids bead and sprang into the sea, and the Dane saw htm i-runrhed lu the Jaw s id Ihe sharks that fought over his Issly, Thr tern lied Dane tied himself to the )anl ami was found in an tincoiist ions condition on the day following by the whaling Itark Witch of New llctlford. Ill lurk hsd got to running in the direo lion of the Dane, ami he seemed lu a fan way of succumbing to it. hix months sftn be wa rest iinl from the mast be bail an other thrilling rX-rtfUi. A heavy storm came up. and the Dane waa sent aloft to -Bist lu furling a sail. Hews al Iheet In Hilly uf a )rd whi n the vre smhlenly lurchetl, and he lost In. hold. He fell Into the water, but la-lug a good swimmer ht maiiagnl to keep atbatl, and the next wavt that came swept across Ihe 1I11 k of Ihe ves sel, carry lug t he sailor lib it and halgiiig him under the lee rail with a force that broke one of Ins legs slid kmsknl hlssanst compleb-ly out of him. One more this III .1 arret J man wasstird, and in a few week hs was able to hobble around lh ihs k ou a rruti h. and ill due Urns restimrd lalatr. A short time after that the Wtlrti startetl for horns 1 hr storm must have tried ber severely, for she .iming a leak, and In spite of all that tb lio n could do at the puiiiM the water gained 1111 them, and Ihey were Dually com pelled to take to tb Uaits and alautdou tb VfBVM'l. Tliry floated sls.ul for flm day. They sulTrreil from the beat, but they hail plemy f water aitd provisions tokeepiliem ahv. There went three boat id tltetii. On lb morning of the sixth day they espied small Island a few league away and mad for It. 1 he surf ww running high 011 the short of the Island, bul lh sailors thought they could land saMy, and they made, the at tempt, w itli the result thai the entire hum ber, with I I.e mention of lh' Dane, was drowned, lie g'it honl of an oar, and aft er a hard struggle bi inanageJl to r-st h dryland Iheisiand was a small sfl.nr. but the laite managtl to sulisist on ins hrrrtr thai grew there III profusion for few lis), lint, I pu ketl up by U,m brig K.r: Ira, wtin h rarriil blm lo New ljfitlou. Am latarlaaar Waal. The js-ople around Dark harbor. Grand Munaii, are somew hat excite.) over a big whale win. h got Into the hsrls.r and cannot get out The whale ran Into the harbor on Frrlsr. it is presumed in pur suit of a sciesd of herring At high v)tier there is only ten feel of water ut tit entrance, and. a the water run lu for two hours after high tide, hi whale ship, when he trie to get ont afW that, find the water too shallow for him. Exchange. Tleka Hoi. la Air. Some Isvl boy climbed to the tp of a church tH-pU in ls Ang'-lia the other day and belb-l passer in the streets bw low with pigeon' eggs thai they f yund there la Large quantities. They were out of r- b and enjoytsi th.prt thoroughly ontil a poi.i-tcan mouotwl to the belfry and took Uui la charge. tsan Franc bww CaiL O Ills OU flpa. "Isn't that a mh ct lur?" saU s well know n law )er tlie o'.l.rr day as behtij Bp a brii r wml i-1 f an alimait 1 1 n l.ue. Then he.tr. iml it fondly with his bst.d and finally tr.,k to rutdut-.g it with Ilia Coat .hi in, "It has ta'seii lueover a year to co..r that pip--, and I don't think y 011 coul I l iiy it bow at . prne. I OMil to smoke ei.- ,r -I do now to some rati tit -but I pri dr a pi when rea I lug or working over toy mpt r. Voii se a clg- r Is al w at s tiro) ping ashes an 1 mussing thing up. Thin the smoke grts 111 your 1. Ms when leaning ovi r. I 'ut a t its - t h, tln re is nothing Use it f .r x i.l solid ii infi rt. My wife .ivs this ' uld f. How is getting tin adfiilly strong, but .he hasn't tiie In alt to ask Hie to tl.s- ! card It for a Lew one. N the way th.tt j rich clns'ol.ite tint lilt rgi-s III the I. lack that veltcty listing blat k ami then the , ghsthat stilus to have grownup (rum j Is iiealh the ml fare. Wrutige bow a man should Isvome , attat lird to such a thing. Hut. ou the I other band, think of the nights this old ' pis lias stissl by me win 11 I vtorri.il J my blaill over I'V'.U tangles, wlieii I grrtv 1 r sa aud irritable, how its sun-l isrt'.niii has quiittd aud oothr.l me I'nnnls iinglil fors.ike inn and fat fts-s v.ini-h ititit thin air, but my old pia was ever ut band w ith Its comfort. W hat a sense of calm 1 oliti litlin lit set tit s over lliewlnll On' work t'f the day Is do:-.-and I sit down 111 the library at home, with my wife and lit lie oiiesulsuit au.l this old fellow lilltsl to the brim ami gie ingt Why, man, the care and worries of the d.iy sop oil and away with the curling Kiiiokn. Just l.s.k at that ex tjuiMto color!" UrtHiklyu lUglti. Kith i I rum Mapla t rees. The more uiieveti, ns ky uud hdgy the laud and the dm r the soil, except w here Cold springs ulsitilid. the Is ltt-r are the I t'slm t uf t.V imiplo. Trit s standing 111 or m ar cold spring will discharge the most and the sweetest sap. I am acquaint ed with one tree standing by a spring, seven quarts uf w bono sap will make a pound of nice white sugar. The rich ness of this sup will Ut realized when It is relilrluls red that II takes III quart of average sup to make a siuud. The black maple 1 the richest for sap of any vai I cty. Our poorrst sugar orchards give ut ulkiut two siuiids uf sugar to the trisi, w hile our U-st one yield five and six s.iin.s a tree. 1 have heard of a few extra orchard yielding 7, 8 aud ID pounds to the tree, and one extraordi nary otitt that ha ) Irldcd 10 suinds to a tree. The quantity uf sugar that can 1st luado from single tree iu one season of six weeks at niMt will depend ou many circumstuncia. The mom spout put into a tree the more sap Uohtaimil and the iiioreaugar I Hindi'. From I ho tree already referrisl to as standing m ar a cold spring there were mudtt 3o pound in one sra-oii with two siiil, w Inch cinptiwl Into the sumo tub. They were set III hole bored 1 iiichtst deep with a three-eighth Int. Another tree I have known of yielded 'M pounds, aud third Still another tree wu tappet! with IU spoilt, aud SU pounds uf sugar were made, but it kilhsl tint trtst. Timothy Wheeler III tiurdell and Forest. airaatletl la aril. I Is Sarmaaillncs. It 1 reully amusing and aoiuetune pitiful to mi how lin n suffer from the artistic mania of their wive. I know of a caso wbero hiislmn.l wa not al lowed t.i touch any of the furniture lu the draw lug rami for fear he would dis turb the effect of color and outline. He Wisely stipulated, however, that lie should have hi own chair in the riaim, which be wu to l"j at lila-rty to do with as he Iikiil. lleing a man of Infinite Jest he manag ed to evolve the most delightful and comic situations w hen visitor were pres ent, explaining that It wo hi want of artistic fit-ling which made It necessary for him V curry hi chair alaml with him. Ho asked that when hi friend contemplated their surroundings from au artistic inl of view they should kindly consider him aud hi chair out of the picture. Needle to say It wa not very long la-fore all restriction were withdrawn aud he was allowed to work what havoc he pleased In the drawing rcM.iii a well a everywhere else lu lb bouse. Huston (ilolsi. Hanger aa Mary llsad. An cltsrtnc light wire rausisl a fire In I'lttsburg store the other day. It wa very siiupbi. Theinsiilutioii routing wu woni off. and the wire rubUtl itself Into a fla among the st.s k in a show win dow. The result wa a blste that would no doubt have destroyed the whole build ing had it tukeli place iu the night, when no one wu alsmt. instead of in the day time. A it was. the lire ilrpartmriit re sponded promptly, ami the store wo suved, with comparatively slight dam ago. Hut the danger to life and proe erty from the general use of electricity for Illuminating purptsve la growing from year to year. In so many homes the convenient white incandew-eiit light ha taken the place of the yellow, flaring go, that the s nl from hare wire 1 growing greater from year to year. The natural gua fire that are liable to spring up in the night aud set firs to the house I on source of danger and the electric light wire 1 another. Then there are bur glars, sneak thieve and other peril, so that altogether the I'ltuiburg houae bolder l In the midst of danger that require all hi Ingenuity to meet, Pitt burg llulletin. Tea lieaka af !!. The lost numls-r of The Publisher Circular give the usual analytic table of books published in Kngland during l-'Jl. The grand total I S.TuO, made op of 4.1.1. new Issik and 1.277 new editions. These figure show a slight lbs reuse on th.s-n of the previous year, larger dii rase ou tbua of stt, and very considerable decreasw when coin pure.) with tb grand total of XM, which wa 6,''Jl. There ha be-u no material vanation of recent years in th propor tion of the aeveral cluaaea, except that n vi Is are still growing steadily, huic Inst) the total number of novel inew and M) publishetl in a year ha iucrea from '"Si to 1.214, or more titan twofold, aud uiirllaneotiihfludtng pamphlet) ha tnrreawd from -xl to 731, again ui.r than twofohL On Uie other hand. art, science and Illustrated work have dec.'Oaetl froo 4 TV to only 114, or lea than one-fourth; and theology ha decreaaed from Vii to 6.'7. Th annual output of poetry aeexna to remain constant at between PJ and ITU volume; whil tb new tition of old poetry, whnb com Into competitiua with cuulemporary vers, also remain pretty constant between 40 and TO vol mum London Acadciur. (SIKLS WHO FLIKT. WHY MCN MAnnV WOiN WHOSC ACTIONS TMCV CONOCMN. A rlll anlallaa at In tl Klery af Ik llagl Slsl . s,a.l. f.lrls aatl III Spleaill.l Vlsrrlaaes al a ( alls.l "rrli alaws" Vnawg XVaatew. r4 lett )otir own l in infinite cirri of y. .ii tig lady frnmls I !.. whom you havs know n during I lie l.il ten years-and yl ill tin. I. I llimk. Ilial few If any of Ihe fnrtistily Inclined girls remained single, while several of their prodrnl ami well he haved slid more liidu-lrious sisters art Mill rllngiug. ungat lured, on th prIJ! brin.h. .Sol many years io I beanl a fathrrrau tloll Ins Id lott-ly aud acuHiiplisheil ilaughiers against an Intimacy with two of tl t ir girl frit lids. "Thi.se girls are Iss ciHtiing so tlirtlsti and gay," he sunt, "thai I am sure )otir gissl iiaimwill suff -r if )oii are steii niin Ii In their toiniauy. .Men an iini k to commrtit uniii and misinter pn-t sin h frivolous at lion aa I sr ttnae girls indulge ill. and I do not want you to suiter from sn unwise intimacy. I have nod. ml. I thai they are Inn. sent girls now but llit-y will ststn l.ma ihe reputation of Itinis eiii-r If they are lint more prudent.'' The daughters of the gent It-man llslelletl lit his roiinsi'! and ceased In visit the young la-Ill's Who hail la-ell art Used of Isrlllg flirts - and iii 4 without cause, and vet. I regret In relate, th two flirt, are t.-l.ir a lies of men wtm adore th.ni, and who are the liiisl tender and drtotisl husbands, wli'lr the two prtideiit daughter tsf thetllscreet grut It-man bate remaiueil at hoin uu wiastl nd unwon liiiiiiini-rsl.lv rase uf a similar kind hsts com under my Immnbal observe ti..n I a!w)a fi-el rxasrrtcd with men when I see them i-hisstiiig such girls ftsr Wltes. while the prudent and discreet t)ea are taaset by, rxasHraletl not IsrcMtise of their i' lion sii miii li a leiains of their praise fisr lh t)'s Ihry ni-glit t and thrlr censure for lh type Ihey select It Is a rurnais problem. I have trietl to solv It and reiMlrrthr ciHuliii t of men consistent w itli thrlr svrr n -leil assert ton of avrrsiou to tb very girl Ihey serin most ready lo marry. II seems to me that I have arrives! al Ihe explanation of th problem. Men themselves iln ni4 kuow why they are attracted lo and won by these girl despite their 1st ter Judgment, but I think I isu explain lh matlrr lo Ihrtn. (stronger aud ilee(s-r than mau'srultl vsleil snd tillreil last for tli domestic virtues uf civilised Uf i hi Inlstro ad miration fisr what Ihry usually term "go" lu a woman. I think I hav seen inure man' eye sutrkl when they described a woman as (nil uf "gti"lhan I have evrr srea (rum any other cause. A man w III Iss very calm ami mailer of (ai l when he tells you bow very beautiful some wotnsii Is. b will la. phlegmatic ami prisvaie w hen he tells you of sum "highly acctiniplislird and charming woman" he knows. Nisi a rippl will disturb the repiawtif his fata when be spraks of nanr giasl, domestic, virtuous gtrl of bl ao qiiamtaiirpi bul when he ay, "Hy Jov' hr' full of go!" hi raiin become exbil rslliHi, hi ) glows, hi voir thrills I have heard lliein say II score of time ami It Is always with lh sam liileusede light ami appreciation I heanl It said our of girl on country (arm; Ihe html man fell ill Juat lo lh bar vest season, ami she lis.k bis seal uo the great rrarr ami ilrovr (our horstw until lh overrls wheal was cut ami lammL I heanl il said of a young girl who had hero reared In luxury and Idlciirsa, and whose father tiled suddenly awl left the family Willi nothing bul ilrlita. In lesa than six Inis-ithsshr hud i amassed all th atljiau lug town and had 0141111-11 a large paying class In music I heanl It said uf lh wifr of a famous pollUt-lau, whist energy aud lart and brilliancy won him half bl uo re; ami I brard II Mid of a at let y girl who waa m4 la-aut if ill or rich, bul who he ram a la-ll because sh waa lb (tral dancer, rider, swimmer awl talker In ber Set Now II I lh miii rltimrul urt of ctMiibustlv bidden quality uf rbararter thal actuated the wutnrn lo do what they diil. whlrh rsuae many girl lo be com flirt tiirl devoid uf this tlrmeut do not understand why Ihry in mat a at tractlv to mm as soma lea beautiful and lea prudent friend may Is", and think lb nial crx very unappret latlv. They bear men arvrrely crltlels lb girl wh.sta mlllrr tetl "go" ba led ber lulo fllnatliHis follir wild bl Ml, yet h la at "irsctetl, In spile uf hlinarlf. by th quality whii h actualatl ber foil lea. and h sikU by marrying her. "I do ool sea that It y to b wall be baved ami pnident," Mid a very beautiful snd mtslast girl lo nt reretilly. "Tb oara treat you with rearl, but Ihry pay all tbnr at triit ion to ami finally marry lb girl who flirt with thrm " I could nig deny lh truth of brratal Uirnia, yet I fell surry lo admit It. Ilul bo imaleal and ills rrs-l girl uead ravy lb bappiiirM of a flirt. If sh mrrta a man sh lovca, every In discreet act ami rvsry (. miliar atlrntkss all baa reerlvwl (nmi other men during her flirting day will b Ilk drop of gall In her cup of wreta. And if li dtas not lov tb ma sh mrrlea urrly sh I Dig to h rnvlnl, for sii I vary likely to am llnu hrr flirtatltHi after marrtag. Tb brat ailvltw I cau glv lo lb moilral and good girl I lo cultivate "gu." Kx IrauMly discreet and dumaatle girl, who nvr feel any Inrhualtoa lo kick ovr lb Irarrauf cotivrntliautliiy, are worthy aad irrllrnt lur m bar of stalely, but lby eldian pos.i. is much "ga" This quality Dead to b burn lu a p"-r, hk must other qitalltias, If w would rhiv graal rraulla, yet It ran b cultlvalatL Kbak youiwslf up, ovrman your Mlf siaitaou.uaa, yur indolrrte autl your f-ar of publlo eommrntl Try to b aJ piautl. try to la amliiiious, tactful, amus ing awl liiiaighlful of Mbrra. Duo t net into conventional rut aud art Ilk rr other girl you kitow. liar lo la. yourself, for every uo baa aa Indivnlu allly isseiillarly ber own. Hut In ytsurrf fort to lav attracllv ibsa't attempt lu b flirtuih when it i ma tour nature to b an. lasaus you sea thai niro mak Itrv W flirt even while drapiaiiig thrm. If you do you will surely la-iug rldn ul ami tlia gnu upuo yuursaif aud win bo ntaa r gard. Il I nt th flirting wblrb draw tb men II I lh lrmriil I bar referral to whw h, when inlstlirei led, frrqnrnlly cause a girl to flirt, thai si tract tbsiu, va I pit uf I heir lirrjuilltr. A man wiaild nrefer girl who p ia I "go" and who ifid not become a flirt. If you, devoid tT till slrmrul. ilegeorrwl liiutallirl, yai will lav like mmii literary aspirant who emulal the vlrsa u( llaisa aiel Mwuiliunj wilbuul tuaraaiug any of liteir grnill Avoid flirting, my drar glrla, bul culli fat "ga"-Ut Wbsaiar v ileus la Chi cago Tnbuo. riftr-ass raarl la II U ()alar. Fifty-oo issarla, right of them pal and almost white, th criers brown or blat k, were found in an oyster served on th half shell to a customer ft Tonmli er's reaUuraiit yeaUnlay. The cus tomer t.ed to eat til oyster, tvopptrv tug it to be full of gravel be mad th interesting discovery. Potutowa Cor. Philadelphia lUcord. Tb ldet stag of F-roperor William ba inhented hi father Ulkativenessv II makes military addreaac to hi Uttle brothers at Wide, tl U miA yet ten T Aa Aslaalshasl Parka. Kasatm Pasha, when minister of war for fgypt, wa vrry particular In regard to th krrtial apssrnc of hi officer and la.net! stnnirrnt onler that lhy should uevrr apa-ar unshaven lo publlo. On day b met U(io th street liaulenanl who had hranUal lb paaba ami disregarded his orders. "To what regiment do you be bmgf" demanded lh Indignaut miniater. "To th rrglniml al Abawtib," re plied lb frightrned lirutrnanl. "(let Into my carriage at once ao thai I can carry y.iu to th rm ampinrnt ami hav you pub lii ly punished," wa lh strrn eummaad hi. h follownL Th young man obeyed, and lh twain rtt along gli.nnlly enough for sum time, hen th pasl, stopped hi carnag ami rntrrrd aa ortlc whrre h would be de tained for some tirnv on hiislnrs. Hrlslog lh o.sirtuniiy lh culprit .prang frotn lb who le, ilarteil Into a oeighlaanng bar brr s stall, and regained bis pxatt brfor Ihe return of hla jallrr, minus his brard. For th remainder uf lb rout th officer bur in I hla (ace In hi hand and rmd th picture of apprrhrnsloa. AtMuuruh w reached at but and all th officer were aascmbleil to wit or lb deg radation of ihnr eotnratle, who all the whil kept well In lb rear of hi chief, "fiait forward, you ann (,( dog!" cried th Iral posh, when lhrr .tepsi before hi in aa uitlctr with a fac aa clean aa baby' and a liatk of lb nitait suprrm Its-n.a-rn.a. Hi xrrllvury gav on look of blank sltNiiahmrut, and thro, with an ap preciative ami! breaking over bi war Wia-u features, turned lu tb as im bled officer and Mid, "Hrr. grntlrmrn, your old minister I a fool, and your young lieu tenant is a captain. laivaut Herald. A Slwwr af lh Mr.iarla mt Ufa. In a world whrre It U very deal raid to be rutrrtaineil and not always easy lo flnd eulertaininriil Ihrr la grral deal to be gial out of a d 1st reel cooaidrralloa of tb mysteiir of Ufa. Tbey glvcou omthing to theoru alaml In uld momenta, and to hav throne alsmt thm give on aa h trrrat III wbol rrlr and tlar of facta which seem lo fit In with such theories or lo apart thrm. If lb fact won't fit th theory. Ihrn Ihrr is th theory to change, and lo bav on' theory drtva Into a new shsp I lh next beat thing to having It Jusiiflrd. Thrr waa a tlttl tal In lb Mwspape th other day alsMit Mr. Kdisoo, that b beld up his linger antl brot It aad asked. "What dor thatf" Falling to get a sail factory reply, be Mid b wu trying to And out what is th fore that pull lh airing that mak animal creaturs move. Thai la ou of lh great niytrts lb mys tery of motion. It la that, w ars told, that Mr. Keely. tb motor ntaa, ba been brooding ovr for MVeral tire ad past. Mr. Keely's sxpertenc ha Mt beeo such a lo encourage any poor man to tbe ortxe on this subject for a llvtug; never tlMlraa, II la a graal aubject for a mind to dwll upoo In Ita Irlsur motnent. Mr Isaac wa thinking about It when tb ppl fell and gav hlin an idea that waa of valu to blm, antl has been usrful vr i ue. There l alway tbl advaolag about having tHw'smlud mo on something In particular, that vn If It due nut bring down what II Is aimed at, Il I mora likely to hit something la that la worth whil than if waudriug aimlessly. crl boar's. A tjaarr Craalara Uaati. ilaeou Evans, the much paragrapbetl "wild man" of Monnai couuty, I dead. Tl fatal grip ttaik blm off. Evan bJ ueen a great curiiwity In this section for more than forty years, during which lime he had roamed In the wood, apart from the comfort of civilization, sub sisting on rout and herb dug from th earth, with an occasional fowl urrvrtl tiutudy taken from sum cocvauhuit barnyard, lie waa captnred several time but alway managed tn ewcapsx heven or eight yean ago b wa cwpturwl by sum fearltw fellow with an enter prising turn of mind for the parptew ol sutenng him In a dime muaeum tb "Wild mau of Uorneo." When taken his body wa a hairy a that of a bear and covered with filth aud vermin. Hi eye gleamed like the eye of maniac and be had Almost loaf th siwer of speech. For twenty year he lived tn cave of th CTiilbowe mountain, and wa rfbrer known to bav opoken a word during that time. II lived In a slat of nudity, and wa fond of raw meat. Tlnsv who know hi history say that h waa born In M. tuna couuty, noar IIlwaM college, in l'.'7 or thereabout, lie wa of a gisxl family and received a splendid education. At about twenty year of age be wa engaged in teaching school, and In the meantime fell In love with hanilsome young lady of hi neighborhood. Khe received hi atteav tion with aptrent favor. Cm night h calletl ami asked her to becotn bi wife. Hb said "No," II went out Into th dark new and It waa many year be fore he wa seen again, and then be fled from but follow men like a frightened deer. Cor. Chattanooga Time. Literally lira la by larbaa. A Lo Angele physician told nt tb other day that th tnoat trying tlm in all his experience wa during tb past five week, when h (loud bopeleealy by and saw a poor ranchman near Puenbt die by incite of what la known a pro grraaiv paralysis. Th patient wa first affected tn on big toe. In a short tim th limb wa paralyted to th knew. Two physician were calletl, and all tb known remedic were applied to stay th progre of the deadening attack, but in ain- Hour by boor death moved on IU victim. The patient wa propped np In an armchair and fully realuad bat condition. II awaiUd th end with tb ooolne and bravery of a martyr. Aj the line of death crept nearer and nearer hi heart h mad calculation a to how much longer he could lire. lie aid, "Now it baa reached th body," Indicating th exact plac with hi finger, la a little while be said. "It ha reached tb bottom of toy lung." Another short wait and be said faintly, "It ha touched my heart," and h full over dead. Pomona Ex pre. Craal Traatasaal af a Matber-ta-law. In Dantxio two week ago the shop keeper Uode, from Paeawald. wa eo teooed to eight days' Imprisonment for frightening hi mother-in-law, Fran Wei, with a telegram. Ood owed Fran Weia money aad sh provoked him by writing for IL She bad one warned Uode never to send her a teb gram, a ah "wa so nervous that it would kill ber." Immediately after r eetving th dun from her, Uode tele graphed back, "My wife i dead." Fran Weia fainted aad wa Ul for a week be fore sh learned that Fran Uod wa well, and that Uode had sent th tcle gram oot of malic. Then sh bad him arrested and punished. New York Sun. Girt Has a Right M Saaaaa. Aa officious poller ruac at LouUvill rw easily arrested three young women for smoking cigarattas oa lh at rest, la th Ctlf Mirt Judg llucklsy decldrd that If tb dgaiwtta war paid lur lb girl bad a right to muk thm a lb sine or ia WhereU toey saw tt. tj