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.
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