A HELP 60NQ AND A HOPE 60NC
In. comrade, onward far Inf.
La-I's siu- In rlieerful strain ,
A mm lo Uk'iilru UUpf
And () til heart of Uo
A ot" ( hope, my romra.ls,
ho full uf brill suit cheer
Thst weary wayside .llcrlrr.
Will rain new alrinrtu Ui bear-.
A help aong nd a hoia sotty,
Oli. lift your v.lr and ,li,f
Colli tus rre thst vi i us
bksll all hav lake a wiug.
Oh. let at Inc. my onirsdr.
la mrurcs lln j and jar.
Of all the Jnft and pleasures
We'v met wltb lu lb wsf.
They could hot lst forever.
Hut t nwl nut forg-el
Tb tappinnji tlirjr brought n
Thst should rlieer ua even yet.
And aj v suit alamt thrm
Th shadows break aarl.
And all Ilia world's In sunatiln
llta-aua we're llifllt of heart,
Ufa holds f.r ni.iat, pi j' comrade.
Mora J")', by fur, than pain;
trod give a day nf suushin
Knr every hour of rain.
Hlnirol the auuny moment
V hen t lie hour of alorni la her.
And tlie dsrkest time, my comrade.
Will Lave Ha share of rbrt-r.
A lirli soli and a b'i. aung,
I) fricml, we'll iilitf clay
t'htil all lliuiiithta of sorrow
Take wins- and fly assy.
-Turn K. Ilexford in lsin.it r're t'rraa.
A STEKX CII.VSE.
rVitnrt Imra In theae iliiya of steamboat
anilnra jruu liitpjM-ti to . .' ie aensat a salt oj
the giaal nli1 fivlil.ui.il kind, with bar
narlca on hia law k and a full riKgcd ahlp
tattiaa-d mi liia aluik'Kjr, trust grown chest.
Hretliren, wluuieve- yusi meet atirh an in
dividual, cherish, linn In your Isav.tn, wrap
lull) ii in roll. hi w.n.I anil place liim p'li
tljr In a ulnw case. Kor Ulu-vr me. the ol.l
"alirlllNU'k" la la-coming scarce anil la fast
laing gat hcrvd to hi fathers. In a little
while he w ill la-come extinct like that gi
gaimr bird the na o graphically d
scnlad lijr Captain SiiiInuI, which has van
ished from tl.e lace of the earth, leaving
lint even a feat her or fragment nf rgg
hell fur oruithologiat to -micr over.
While rniiaing down Nmth atreet the
other day I wna fortunate enough torra
the laiw a of mi aurlriit timriiii'r not one of
your artillciiil kind, hut une of old Nep
tune's private stisk. II uvoreil of the
Kilt, anil tnaiich an extent that I verily
ladicve that If I had tapped him with a
knife North Carolina tar would have ex
uded from the wound and not hhml.
He w .is luuking mid tilling, lain lid to the
Battery, some thn-e sheet in the wind,
with a rivi;! ; .1 ;..'..u-co Juice running
ilnwn hia luikuuilike la-nnl. At I ol
nihwart hia Imwae I hnlli-d hlin.
"Ahoy yotiraelf," he rvplicd, "ymi ran't
pliiy niiy trii k on an old aailorman like
me. I've uot nothing to give to your
turned loiiahure iniaoioua, neither can
you ahnnclini inc. I've t raveled."
I aoothed him In a nautirul f;ihi.in, con
vincel him that I wna ueithera miwioimry
nor a crimp, and mode him apin me a ynrn.
He told me of the lime hia ahip waachaacd
hy the Aliilwiina. I would five a iil deal
to la? nhle to tell the atory in Hie quaint
way of the old at-a dog, hut unfurl unately
1 haven't the faculty, ao 1 luuat tell it in
my own feeble way.
ilia ahlp wna the lllue Kia ket, one of
DoimiIiI .McKay's fiiatcnt cli.wra, hailing
fn.111 New York and engaged in the Kul
Indian and t'hiui-ae trade. She waa rw
liuirkahle for her fnt priaangi-a ami her
cnptaiii 11 I to lm-t that nothing that
earned rnnvaa could paaa her, while the
ordinary atciiuiHhip of tli.ru' ilaya wasn't in
the .navaiou with her. In the llftica ami
aixtica we had a Heel ij merchant ahia
the llm-st In the world. The Ynuki rli-
r and her amnrt ollUvra were ae n ill
every rt, 110 matter how iliMnnt, and tl.e
colli rat I t Weill the in and the alovrtily
llritixh care 1 currier waa aa gn-nl a that
la-lwecti a yacht and a actiw. The Yankee
khi u-erw kept 11 hriuhl aa a new iu and
aa pretty 11a putty and paint could make
them. Their yarda were alwaya "aiuare"
while ill x.rt, their running gear awayeil
lip aa taut aa harpatriuga and 110 "lrlll
H'iiiiiiuta" were ever to la? aeen trailing
over the aidea. It Hard lo lie the pride of
their ciiptaina to make them liaik aa aiuart
aa a man of war.
The Ya.i.ic clipa-r'a glory ia departed.
The atara ami atrix- are no more to Iw
aat-n wnving in foreign porta, but there are
aome glorioiia memorieii roiiuet-ted with
thow daya lu ll our khiet romiiiandta the
commerce of the world.
The lllue Kia ki't had taken out a cargo
roiiaiating of nearly every thing under the
in. Hie of roiir made a rapid paaaage
and diM'harged her cargo in variuii Kant
Indian art. There were minora of war
when the pilot left her off Study II. a. k
and the ahip act a cloud of anowy ranvaa
and pointed her prow to the aouthward.
The lllue It. Wet did a K'l deal uf coaal
lug trade, having, from her reputation aa
clipa-r, n-ciiretl a tiiimla-r of lucrative
charta rt. She t.k a flying trip to Aua
tralin, bringing luu k to Moilraa a couple
of hundred hor-a for ile ill the Indian
cavalry, her apacimia and well ventilated
'twe'ii di-ck making her all ideal ahip for
tliia piirpoac.
And all thia lime the captain waa piling
up the dollar and hia owner were getting
richer and richer. The akipia-r, wlioae
name waa Kandall, waa a ahrewil down
raater, ainart a they were nnule in thine
daya and aa giaal a aenman aa ever paaaed
a weather earring. He waa kind lo hia
crew nlao, hia theory being that Jack will
work hanler and i more to lie deniideil
Uan In an emergency if he i treated like
a human la-iug. He hail worked hia way
up from lat.'-e the ma-t until he hail
reached the rank of captain. Ilia younger
daya had lai n vcd in the forecaatle of
one of the old Indiainen that bailed from
Salem, Muu., and lima be gained conaider
able experience which stood hliu III good
atea.1 when he became commander of the
lllue l. ket.
At Ut he grew homcaick and determineil
to load up for New York. He wouldn't
take the on 1 1 nary cargo of rice, sugar and
hide, but rcarrvrd hia pace In the lower
hold and 'twi-n derka for llk. indigo,
spice and aimijar fancy giaal. which com
manded the hiKhwt rate. He put into
biugnpiire to lake aboard the laat of hia
cargu, r-ahiiig that port in Uecemla-r.
WVi.
Mtigipore ia a delightful harbor from a
sailor point of view. Itum and tolau-co
are cheap and tropical fruits are plentiful.
When the lllue H.aket got tbrre there
were plenty of A men. an ahip at anchor,
but all were diotuaiitlcd. their creas paid
clT and their captain Manderiiig aljout the
town l.a.kmg w ret hrd and deinuraliil.
The rlimnte is rather enervating, the
lilan.1 la-ing aituatcil within I d-g. of the
eUt..r. and ho could blame thraeakio-
r 11 h no unatii if they touk ao
fretjiieiit "peg"' of brandy pane-?
I-t me tell y.iu the origin of the word
"I'-g." ohi'h haatheaanie signifl' ance a
the A men. an "nip" or "amile." So far as
I know. It la oolr ua-Qr Anglo Indians,
tL.t Tt or'iuated witu tho rrnowtml
lrir.krrs, tne Anglo-Salon, who were
Vial!y gor.l with tankard tir tremher.
An old friend of mine, who reaid" in a n
i.aiitic mux hou in the county r.f Sn
sex, IJigUrxl, is an arrbsrol.git of some
"put. Among the Interesting relic ia
fcia (iaeaioa is a "lg tankard," r. fine,
ehl fhiajd piece of plat, holdicg two
T: Mll,f rmwiirt that d -
ct jt j f ,r balf a K.o In the I'nited "-late,
rmt a grrn.u, full tworjuarts of f rjg
Iih standard. prhr.HnaJ to a u..irrn
New Y'ork gillon. In.u this nobis cup is a
r-w of emlit pet. oo alajve the other.
Tne craiwl old cuatora that each coro
p.4i..r hi drinking should empty lb
tstt Dr between pes; and peg. If h
txcveUai. tba tteasur4 tjuaoUir be waa
nmrlled tort rink down to fh next peg-
condition highly approved uf by youi olj
nrr.
How the wonl "peg" rrarhnl India and
ha survived there until It has become a
hoiiaeholil wonl I know not. 1 simply re
crl the fait, Inch ahmil.l l interval ill 4
to all antiquarian and phi..l.s;iu. Ni
far a I know It has never brfor Uvii
friliteil. It was told tne by I'uudil In
'ondirherrr.
I'anlon t h 1 garrulous dign-aaion. When
ever I get my jaw. wagmng I never know
when to atop. I was telling you of the
lllue Iba krt In the harlair of Singapore In
Ieci-mla-r. A It did not take long to
holt alamnl the few f.iit extremely valu
able bale of cargo that filled the ahip up
to her hali hea. All handa g. lila-rty and
Sa-nt a couple of days admre in the name
uiiarter-the ln.l pictun-iie lu the
World, alaHltldlllg ill llllddhlat Joaahouaea,
Muaaiiliuan ll.Ui) and llill.l.m temple,
lam Uot aure that lb lllue H.aketh)
were suliuieiitly a-athrtic to enjoy the
architectural wiHider of the town. My
private opinion la that they aprnl m.t of
the time iu a hoau-lry bearing the follow,
lug sign swinging over the rerauda, evi
dently painted by a sailor:
: Hum. Itum, Itum.
t TIIK J At k 1 Alts UKI.ItillT. :
! r-.lare meal a alinaa.
: Al.l It.V MI1 tii. Kit. landlord. :
llrau brain!) one anua a -g.
Within the malted walls of this "gin
mill" anilora of all liati.ma uaetl to niet.
They fill 011 thirat provoking curry, hoi as
flame. They tried to ciail their burning
tongue with the fragrant fruit maiigo
stccii. the moat liiai ioua rotueatilile III the
world, and ended up by getting gloriouly
drunk 00 the Chinese bean brandy, which
la aa fiery a It I cheap. The choiceat
brand coat only right anuaa a tlart, and
it ha a playful way of accompliahlng its
vile pure that ia alaadutely apwll.ug.
Maryland pe.v h brandy and New Jena-r
applejack are mild aa tu-w milk compared
with I Ina helliah Mm. I.
The day after the lllue H.a ket's crew
had ola-red up after their t-ruiae ashore,
the mate came forward ami shouted, "Man
the hiii.II.ihV" I'lie lever were shipi-d,
and at the top of hia voice the favorite
chalityinan la-nan to lilt out that fallioua
old sea melialy, "Hurrah, tny laiya, we're
homewnnl Uniiid." After the anchor wa
hove abort the blue a-ter wa boiated and
Ihe fon-topaail .el, signifying that the
ship was going lo put lo sea shortly.
The captain came alamrd In his gig,
pulled by four smart apprentices. The gig
waa In i(rd up to the davit. The gang
way ladder waa unhlpM-d ami the skipper
waa jul alamt to give onli-ra to sheet
home ami hoit the lopaaila when he 110
liced a auspicious l.aikiug craft making for
the harbor. He took hi teleacoM, and
after a brief oletcrvation, rxcl-.iiineil:
"The Aluliaina, by thunder."
The fainoua Confederate rruft hod been
so atvurately dcacrili.il by her victiina thai
there waa no aavubility of a miatake.
"Haul ihm 11 that blue a-ter; furl the
f.in-topuiil and pay out forty live fathoms
uf chain. I gui-aa 1 won't go to sea today,"
continued the akipa-r.
Of course the Alabama wouldn't dare to
attack the lllue It. ki t or auyother north
ern veaael in a llrilih airt, so the ahip waa
a safe as though she was miaired lo her
d.a k in the Kat river. New York.
The Alabama anchored cloae alongaide
the lllue U.a-kct, which wo the only
American ship in Ihe harlair that had her
sails bent, ll was evident thai the Ala
bama had made up her iiiind to watch her
cloaely.
Captain St-mmcs hod his laiat lowered
and went aahore. Captain Kandall fol
lowed his example. The llritiah uierchuiits
at Siugiiatre boil begun to "aour" ou the
Confederate raiiae; they weru becoming
convinced that the northerners wen sure
of victory i a the end, so S-iiiine au.l hia
olllccr were not tnatid aa they expected
by the swell . n-ty of ,singaairv.
Captain Italidall hapla-mtl to meet aahore
the coxawaiu of Captain S'liuuea' gig. a
ghsxled man with whom he had lieeu ship
mate when a young man and who w la
under coiiaiderablu obligation to hi 111.
He took the coxawain to hi hotel and
they had a long confabulation together.
The skipper gave him Ut) rua-s ami told
111 ill that he expected lo rcaie from the
Alalutina with hi aaaiatance. Captain
Itan.lall knew what a lot of deapenuha-a
the crew uf the AlaUima were, and he de
vised one of the craftiest plot that ever
came to tny knowledge. The Alabama's
men were at that time ripe for desertion.
or even mutiny. ( aptain Scininc and hi
olllcers were at their wits' end to know
how to deal with them. The ahip had put
Into Sitigaion to coal and lay alamt a mile
oil the ahora with lighter alongaide. The
uld coxswain had a goal deal uf lull Hem e
with the nu ll. He ajaike rliileutly of the
sainahu, or Chinese brandy; he described
the beauty of the native girls and expati
ated ou the home comfort lo be found at
All llamdugger's rum-hop.
It nil ended as Captain Kandall hocd.
The men went aft in a lly ami demundrd
liberty. The sample keg of brandy had
done it deadly work. The coxawaiu bad
smuggled it alaainl at imminent nk. It
created a thirst for mote. I.ilicrty was
granted lo nearly all the ship's company.
They rciaired ill a lly to All Harming
ger's, at the sign of "The Jack Tar s De
light," Hy an arrangement wall llam
duggrr the moat liery brand of samaliu
waa serve.1 out to the Alabama men. lu a
little while they were all stupid.
That night the lllue docket got under
way a uoiaeleaaly aa Manible. Of course
the Alabama was aware of it. but u u.a!
all her crew were aahore she could do uoth-
iug. The northraat miamaiain waa blowing
briskly and the lllue It. kct left the har
bor behind her In Hue slispe. At dawn a
provoking calm came on. The saila slatted
auain t the maata and the vessel roiled
steadily tu the blue ocean swell. The pitch
oated out of the deck Beams and the sun
waa so hot that the men sought shelter
from its burning rays. The calm continued
for two days.
Karly in the morning of tb third day
the smoke of a steamer was seen In the
lllue Koc krt's wake.
The new siain spread, "Here come the
Alabama!" tireat rxcitemeiit prevailed.
Hut Captain Itan.lall waa nothing if Dot
luckr. Firing catnaw were olea-rred
astern, and fleer cloud that had before
S.......I a.an-nt anil Cur:':
p.'.iher way and sail across the li.a -..
The lllue ll' ket's stunaajls were spread
to woi the coming bre xe, but It '
liu-ht that even the light sails scarcely U I
ll.a out in response. The nirn worke.1 like
beavers. The ship wa a cloud of ranvaa,
and a little ripple under her fon-f'
showed that she had just la-gun to feel the
wind. The yarda were trimmed hit a qnar
tering brerxe-the v ease Is favorite point
of sailing In light airs-and she ski galb
trxl way i hrr.
II it every minute the black hull of the
Ai-ilatiu itrew more and more diatitvt. It
Waa evident that shews faal gaining on
:,e lllue Km ket. The captain atr-.le the
.-k like one pnaaeaa-l. Wltb hia o-vn
hand he hoited the Ameri.an rnign to
tlie m-t.kry gall Then heraile.1 a. I bslela
aft. lie told hi crew that he w.aild neer .
nrremlrr to the d d pirate tLat was i
cbaainghim. If she came up itb him h
ri ai Id try to sink her. knowing that one
of IsMiaid MtKsy s clipper n.ua l far 1
strmger than any "c.iitrspti'' built In ,
liirkeiiltraiL
lie pia-. all bands to (n "-J
gTt him three cheer.
1'resentlr the AUUrM cam withio
ran. and ota-ned fire. Tt.e shots f-il
barmlea on either side. .Meanwhile tl
sailors held a cfrren-e with the ngr'
c. k.in whiiblheoid sa.t t.oapuuir.e
this yarn bel l a f a-en place a or!'.
ltff crarlude.l thai no'-aly wanted the
u.Vo 11 taken and bonn-d hy tl Aisv
ban . a cottinteocy wocid be e-
tla"yhanl on the Sranirh. who wou!,n
ure to .m their dunnage and their a ;. .
The sailor d-terminri take Hi mati. r
Into their nan hand awl kills it by at)
old an rt It ion of the wa.
The na.k ola-yrtl the la hrata of his ship,
tnati-a. He aharpcued his knife on his
steel Two of Ih sailors can.-1, t hold of a
raor law kel hog that as In Ihepigaly
ami hauled him out imi d k. Tl.e c...k
stuck Imn after the ui.t approved way
and his siurals were .In. and in the thun
der of a gun ish.aa. pr-.),-iite hut led 1
0111 In. .u al j near the lllue It. a kct.
As the bl.aal of the pig ran d.iauthe 1
scnpa r and rrai htal the s.a a u.l l. n putt
smote the sliip. It was so strong that the ;
topgallant sliinsail laanus auapjaai i ll
Short like ptH-ateuia.
"lje main braie " yelleil the kip-r. aa
be fairly danced nub. glee 011 tlie -p.
The yanls "ere trtuiiurd for the niM
abeam, hu h waa the lllue lb ket's l-.t
point of sailing In a bumming Ima e. an I
llh the lee rail awash the diaai.a.nil. ,
Alaliama aaaleft far la-hind. Ti e stun
sails were taken In al leisure and all hands
n-J. Meed.
.My Informant, the old salt, aaau red me
that If the pig hadn't la-en slain Ihe Ala
ham a would lis' e captured the ship The
lllue It.a ket arrived safely in New York
after all, and extra pay waa given the
sailor.
The old salt took hi sixth "nobbier" and
continued hi cm lac.
Of course I didn't la-lieve the yarn, but it
bail so much rerisiinilitudrthat I sciaau
early opportunity of l.a.king up my Alt,
haitia literature. In a lively little volume
entitled "The Cnnaeof the Alnliauia.br
One of the Crew," on iage I In, I found Ihe '
follow ititf. w hu h aeems lo tlie to la- a at rik
lug rtMitiuuntioii of the yarn of my South
street friend. I
"We were niH out more than two hours '
when we took a bark, and on the '.tvthof
IVremlier, I-eVt. rnptunal two more and
burned them all. On the afternoon is? the
TTth. alamt eight la-lls, our ha.kout hailed
'Ship ahoy" ami we saw In a few minute
from the deck the topmnata of a large ship.
She hail the w in. I alutft, and her ftak'.w hi. h
waa iimiaiiully large, wasatan.luig out Hal
aa a laMtnl, show ing thehnvi.l atria-a ami
bright alara of the Amen, an etiaigu. j
"We were off the northern point of Su
matra and fairly out of the h-e of the bind
and the wind waa blowing from the north
rnt. We were on the aiarUatnl tack and
Ihe other on the port, ami we had the
weather gauge. We went alamt. and with
the American flag flving went atraiw-ht for
the dinar Hut the Yankee waa evidently
tiled, ami changing her course so as to
bring the wind nia-ain ami on theaiartastrd
made her course due w est. She waa alamt
five milea away and evidently arlippcr.
"She wa apleiidnlly handled ami II made
our old square rigged sailor at amp with
approval to si-e how quickly she ahrctial
home her calivaa. tint went her weather
stiiddingaails up to royals. Now theae
last are troublesome to handle, w ith a ileal
of gear and overhaul, but it waa evidently
no trouble to the Yankees, for in alamt
five minute their ship waa pile of can
vas from gunwale to truck.
"Coralline our old bark, w ith all sails
set that would draw, seemed to gain, ami
when we were alamt four mile off the
order wo given to 'clear away' the piv. I
gun. I waa captain, and the roiiiuiaml
came: 'SMinge!' 'Ixuid hot!' Itain her
home:' 'tiive her full elevation!' Now, I
wa sure we were out of range, and was
a giaal a gunner aa waa on laaird; but!
determined to help the brave Yankee a
little If I could, so I gave her a turn leas
and then came, 'Kin-!' Hang! The solid
shot flew, rutting therreataof waves 3,il
vard awav and buried itself fully .')
Janla from the atern of Ihe clil.lier.
"She was fairly flying now and the
lireexe was freshening, and her ha? rail
must have las-n alinoat awash
"The chaae was now sinking her rotinsr.
anil waa giving us the tow rope every min
ute, but I let her alone, after fumbling
alamt the screw. Itwaaag.xl line shot,
but fully l."0 yanls from the Yankee's
tern. Night was coming and tha men
atiaal alamt the deck 111 gniili and dia
cussed the chance.
"Sighting along the gun I could see that
he waa leaving 11. Again we lumbal
with solid ahot and again 1 waa ordered
'Full elevation!' when Ihelantswaiu' piie
wa heard and we were onlenal to 'Stand
by lo tai k ship.'
"We lost more than we made by the gun
practice, living way by Ihe luff nertwiary
lo bring the gun lo la-ar fairly.
"We had laa-ii fairly outsailed, and In
common with init of the crew, I wished
the gallant Yankee captain luck forever
for the splendid pluck and seainnualup lis
bad diapluyed."
After this who will lap bold enough to
deny that the sacrifice of a pig to the gub
uf the wind and the sea Is not always lot
lirZ by ,
.r -sassre A.' J. K. lu New
York Kecorder.
A liurgeuus t'lere ul eedlewurk.
The. nnat magllifli-ellt piece of anrietll
needlework in rxiatence ia the atate pall of
the Fishmonger' roiuiwny of lindon. It
la a picture wrought in gold and silk of
the company' patnMi, St. I'eter. He Is
drrsacl lo pVltlllcal rola-. arutel uti a an
pern tbnaie and rrownral with Ihe papal
tiara, holding In one hand the keys, while
the other appears In the MMture of bestow
Ing the benediction. On each side I an
angel hearing a gold vase. The wings of
the angels are cotnKicd of peacia k'a fentb
era In all their natural colors. Their rola-s
are gold, raised with crimson, and their
un-lerveata are while, shaded witb sky
blue.
Their faces are finely worked, ami they
bare long, yrllow hair. On Ihr side piece
are variou designs, the nusit conspicuous
being Christ delivering the ke)s lo St.
IVter. Among other decorations are the
anna of the Fishmongers' rouiiaiiy. which
are richly emhlaxoonl, and the suplers
are a mrnnsn and a mermaid la-aulifully
worked, the merman In gold armor, Ihe
mermaid In white silk, with Imig tress.-
in golden thread.-Womau's Work.
Aa Idol with IHssnoad ryes.
It Is a curious fart and one scarcely
known outside of Koaaia "and there hardly
ever mentioned 1. that the famous Orloff
diamond wa once the right eye of the
great Idol Serrtnghain In the temple of
Ilralima. This preciou grin was stolen al
about the beginning of the F.ighteeiith
century by a Frem h soldier, who haI
made a pretense of being ronvrrtrd to thr
ilind.a reiigiiMi in onb-r to gain the cotill
denceof the priests ami admission to the
Umple. The Frenchman first sold the
diamond to a Jew for On the nnt
turn It wa laiught by a latnkrr of Cimi
(tantinople f.M- ,l.(i The hanker kept
It until ir: and then s..ld It lolhe Itusaian
emptesa for i.-.i.'ind a life pension. The
grm ha been in the itusa.an royal family
ever sine. As it is now set in the imperial
scepter 0 Kuasiait presents a flattened,
rasa rut surface and weighs exactly 11 i
carala-St. In llrpOor
Tks latrsllo al In Slaaalial.
It,.lrt Fulton's Clermont, the first
teamlaail of any prwt.'al vslue. was
launched into the 1-sat r.rr ll is not j
known who flnt cot. rivel the i-lra of pro
pellmg lassU by steam, probably Sal'MIioO
de Cau. In I'.l'i Many -raai expert
merited with steam propulsion ltween
I'm. when William llmry. of I'enusyl ;
tania. placed a small lat M the t i
U river, ami I sir?, when tt. C'iernioel ,
I- 11. tnn to All-in. Ani'Mia? them
were the Msnjuis de J,(Tnjy. Jainee
Itun.sry aril J..I.0 F.t h These men pro
darsal oi.lris whih wrre w.atLy of the
nam stean.t'sst. but the Clrrmocil wa
the first steam esel pn1ucel whi'h actu
.tie earn 1 oasarn.'rrs and fri-.ght. abd
Hohert Fu it ia fairly entitle"! to lb
rrsslrt of uivn.ting the atesvmbual - Nw
York i!srjd
So.T.e Memorable and Perilous
Ercapes From Prison.
niriiH or skin i imkinc.
Vtssres nf ttrsnsrlistil I trapes I rnss
'umprsa sirunihuhls A Asserlrsa
Mmile I rtat -.tat sraa I rnaa t'salerw
Sllierl Heart Hnehefiirt's ls(als
l-llterMi e.
A man will risk much for life and lils-rtv.
at;l tl.e mnls of raca fn.111 pr'.M.u are
replete with instance of s!m.l mcre.lil.le
liiu't iniity, t n.luraiue iid liaring Such an
li.il have a n.inniitic Interest f. r at in tenia
of human nature ami have recently eiigagvil
the attention of llr liln Lltswald. He
saisthat ltiunna' Monte Criato ia a tnrth,
but more 1 hau one dtuik'eri.ua ronvtit has
a. cmpllslieil hia fliht from the inland
iliitis-ioii if the I halt ail d If. ami the all. I
ktroiiK-i r fortress of St. MaiM'iierite pnvel
t. si weak for the golden key of Marshal
Haralur The eacaaa of Henri It. a h. f . rt la
still a in sterv to the matiagrra of the con
vict colony, who niaiutaiii that he nint
l.ae had ouiaide help and an ac-oinplti-e
who contrivid to lin-rsi'iiate him for a
Couple of Wra ka ami thrll llmppeil his lils-
guiaewhen his friend was litlf way to the
West Indira
The plan of making the Ja.h-r an nnron
k. ions cion-rator lu the work of lilarntlon
was auii-eaafiilly trieil in Mailt na. w here a
military coiitu t canard hunarlf to Is- cart
ed out of tow n w 11 h a load of rut l.ih. and
mar have sugk'estad the still more tiite
liloua trnk of Prentice I'ellrr, w hoae a.l
Veuturtst entitle him to the name of the
Ann-man Monte Crist. 1, but thus far ran
not rival the escapades f llvn.11 i'mik.the
irrcprrsail.lr I'russian life gunnlatuan
Tiie rxploita of that accomplished deiar
ado are attested by Ihr n-ia.rtl ot the rrus
sian archives, or it mik'ht stain inrn-ililile
that on one is-caaioii he h-aw-d fnun the
towrrof Kort Schweidittt, swam theiha-p
moat, cut doan the seiitrv on the parH-i
and rscaiieil tlinmM'lialinilstnrinof musket
lialls. One of the piiratiers who hal f.d
lowial Ilia track la-yoml the Silesian lamb-r
waa shot from nuilmali. ami Trenk. racKnl,
famiaheil and fiailaore, ha. to conceal hlin-
r.- t
A IAilf roll ItlHIITT.
self for days in Ihe outskirts of a Pnllah
hamlet, but eveulually mails his way to
SI. Petersburg, w here he found friends who
straightened out his toilet and iutnsliired
him to hrr ltns-rlal majesty the Ctanna
Kathrriue.
Thrstrongesl jail of Ihe lint Uh empire
Is prolwbly Hartmisir prison. In the Devon
hi.'hlamls, w here In !" a w hole mountain
range was tunieil Into a citadel for the de-
lent ion of prisoners of war. The plw-els
now used as a demit fur convicts and Is
guarded by military sentries In addition lo
Ihe keeper prn-r, but In spile of all pre
cautions hardly a yrar latsse without the
esraasuf a ilamlevil who has contrived to
outwit the warden and run the gantlet of
the sharpshooter.
In ltvl a convict ecaa-d In a manner
which for a lime piiAtlcd the shrew. leal de
tectives of the committee of Invest igalnm,
but which waa afterward explained hy the
discovery of a tunnel leading- f nun t he bas.
Dieut of the prison to a rubbish heap lu the
outwork. The prisoner must have de
prived himself of sleep for weeks to accom
plish hi work, and the peiillrnliary want-
em) of l oliinihila, O , still point out the
(sit w here a numlarrof f on f derate o!tii-r
dug their way to freedom Willi Incredible
loll.
The cltlieua of Nurrnila-rg point nut a
place In the walled rtiilMiiknieiita of the
old city moat where the Knight Fpaitein
purred his horse loasalto mortaleaiiil ac
tually reai hid Ihe op-.ite lusnk lu time lo
evade his pursuers and kave hia neck fnun
thr halter. Hut Ihe moat aucceaaful Jail
breaker uf modern time wa pmhahly tha
Sllealan bandit, It.-e, who lu auixe-aion -raped
fnun rpalidu.tiriidcrry and Madge-
burg, though the record of his explolta bad
made hi Jailer extra vigilant. Inliran-
derry be had fnn-cd a plank iu Ihr ceiling
uf hi cell and made Ida way lo tha ria.f,
where one atormy night Ihe sriitry ou lb
ring wall heard a peculiar wailing sound
resembling Ihr lulerrultli-iil rnra of a new
born child. After listening for awhile and
trying In vain lo Imagine the cause of Ihe
noise be coinmuuicated hi experience lo
another sentry, who likewise succeeded lo
bear lb strange rrie once or tw lie.
The voice of the storm soon after ilmwned
all other sounds, and the guard, gave up
the bop uf solving the mystery that night,
but rruirmla-red their adventure when Ihe
next morning revealed the fact that the
robber llo hail effected bis escape by
means of a ros- attached to a beam un the
oppiaute alo uf Ihe roof. He hail arailed
himself of I lie noise aim uarsuesa 01 id
stormy niKht lo break through the naif and
racheil lh fvl by a leap from a window
ill of Ih thml story after attracting the
sentries to a point at a safe distance fnun
the sisnsof his projected venture.
II wa recaptured in the bouse uf bis In
amorata, and the court thru reineuila-re.1
that the Ilusaiaiia, too, claimed bun for a
robbery on the other side of the Polish
frontier. He was acronlingly turned over
to the officials of Ihr liar, who sent hlrn lo
eastern Sila-ria. and hia countrymen flat
ternl thell.sehes Willi Ihe hop of having
Ihe last of hlin till two years later.
when thry were informed of hiaescape fnun
the mines of Irkutak.
In a manner not esy to explain the
dauntless on'. aw had etadet the snMits
wbopuratieil bun In all direct l.ais, mayle
hia way ba k to F.un.pran lluasia and
eveiituallj to ha natue land, where!, waa
at laat kill"! 111 a midnight raid ua a soli
ury farmstead.
Th Oilur ! I hrlsllstis.
It appears on ' 'luin-ae autbority that
Clinsturi can U- identified by tlnir
tnell. Hut k. .ti'al traveler are In
1 lined b I. lu-ve. uftiT si-ing Ihe hlthy
coridittoti of Chinese towns and village,
that It 1 by the coinj.aialive alsw-nre of
odor among rivilin-d race that a China
man can sjait a Chnslian. Uy the la-st
acontits Chine) tow n are incredibly
hllhy, there Is ing no pretense .( sewer
v.'e. evert tiling l- in, throw n on tbe
treet, Tof i'ito Mall.
The Msreh svf sWIessre,
"They've got a hi-tiie for makitj raiii
r. Mana," said Sila.
-Lawsr me! W hat 11 they dew neit7 1
returned Man. "I born tell o' boya
rutn tninder, but I never UiooLt
they'd make rain."-Ne Vork Eiajciv
TO BURS WASTE STRAW.
Aa lacewlnaa Itlaoklya Waa Has Ivlse4
a simple !rlksi ef I slag weega.
In a llttieshop just optsisite therlitralice
to the Fulton ferry 1 an 1st st-n a Unique I
Invent ion n w hi. I. a munis r of well known I
Una. klll.it. a are lnl.nli. ll isthrstrntaQ
Imrniiig stotr. iiitrntial hy Mr ti II Field,
wliii h he 1 laima is.l. a inial to ret oluti.Miife
the fuel quea'i,,n in the far west. A a is
grin-rally 111. rs..., one of the great
hanlshqi of t he w inter In tha west ia the
lav k of fuel of auv kind ami the great ex
pense of brinatuist it from the ahumtam-e of
ei her sia-tloia of the coutitrv AmMher
s-rn ultiital dilti. ulty la what to do with j
t'.e waste straw and weeds alamt a farm. ,
Mr Field contends that hehaasoltial la. til '
pniblems. or rather that he can make Ihe !
last solc the former. His pns-esa is very !
simple, a as he gave a pr.ta t I. al demon- i
stratiou . it to a reiMirtrr, ll 11-rtatul)
Ketns to 1 arry out all he claims for It.
Ftery fanner has a lot of waste atraw.
grass ami wisala that is useless f.ar fuel If
burned In thr onliii.tr wat.but Mr Field
way Is n. 4 the onluiarv w ay It ia a very
easy way when you see how he ibs-s it, like
the fatuous standing egat of the Item-
ilisooxerrr He takes any kind of hy.
grass, wtaala or straw, the onlmary dar
farm p-fnse, ami cuts it up In a common
hav i-'iM.r Then he puts It In what he
calls a retort . a sheet Inm 1 ) lin.l. r at-.. it
thraieof the etertdayashc.su that tills
tair atnata when the carta go round. A
retort hold eighteen or twenty pound of
the cut straw pressed down and pa. ked
tis'htly.
There la an onltnary at. ite grate at the
la. tl.. to of then-tort and before he begin
to pack lu the cut straw Mr Fn ld put In
t he ci-uler a nmii l stukalsml four In. he
In diameter. 1 lua is the lilt le Ji.krr of the
w hole scheme When the retort Is full he
pull the stick out. and of course ll leave
a hole thnuik-h the center of the mas. The
consequence 1 tery tmiairtant. It makr
a centra! draft for luacombiistioii whrn he
' sets the straw on tire, and every one who
I uses one of the central draft lamps can ap
I pn-clate the la-tielil of this Intense heat and
I lire
I Now, having packed his weeds into t he
n-tort, he next puts Into what Is an isrdl
nary stove, except that In place of a fir
Isix ami k'rate. sin h aa we flml In thr est I
j burning kind, he hna a comiariuirtit large
I rnotik-h to hold Ihe n-tort, w hi. h la alamt
1 twenty emht Inches high and eighteen
In. -he in diameter.
This is like a lug oven and close with a
il. a. r w In. h takes up one end of the stove.
The ot her end I ditidcd Into two in ens,
me f..r bakinit. Die ot her for heat ing Th
p of the atote d.a-a k..t differ fnun the
military kind, la-ing divi.lial up Into ix
a.t hohst, with the uaiial lids Having put
ill the n-tort f fill of the rut wen I a, heo-n
a little diair at the Isatom of theatovr, p
plli-aainat. il and the fire la ma.r The
hole I'l the middle of the packed tnaa
make a central draft fire that In a few
miimriita Keiiernlea carlamle ami mtnigen
gases, which, Igniting, make an Intense
beat. The straw burns slowly fnim the
IsMtolii up, the Iwruly amtlds of weeds
laaiiuu nlsiut four hours and giving a fire
thai will c.s.k. heal. laul. hn.il. or do any
thing that an onlmary atoie w ill do and al
a ctaal that la only the collecti.Mi of the
waate alamt the farm.
The reporter saw one of thrm burn for
two hours ami the contents were then nisi
half ciMiaiiincd. llwasamistt Inlen-ating
oiH-raiiiMi. Fvrry iMie knows how difficult
It la to make straw or weeals bum In the
onlmary way even to merely .Irslmy thr 111.
Here they are m only rediireil lo flue
aahe but made lo serve all Ilia need ia?
tlie farmer bar fuel, cook ing or other die
tiu-allr purMiaes. There I uncomplicated
machinery, no elalairate pris-es of pn-ut
rali.Mi; you inert ly, a II wen-, put a lot of
straw or weeds Into an Inm ashcan, plai e
It In another square Inai laix and your
love and lire are ready - llnaiklyn rjtgh
How Hersawl Was "Maatl."
Om-e a woman ol.j.i t.il lo doing work
the way I wished. Her own way, she
thought, wa easier, and she did mg we
why mine should 1st preferred. It ie a
common matter of disagreement, I It nig'
"Maggie," said I, "last night you tia.k
your new dress lo 1st made. Now put on
your hat and go down ami tell your dress
maker to make It In any eaay way lo anlt
herself. Tell her It d.a-a nig mailer w 'bet her
you like It or not. She can make ll any
way that come bandy."
'In. lade au I won't ma'am," cried Mag
gie, Indignant. "Sure I ty hrr giaal
money for niakin it, an haven't I a right
Ul have ll maile lo anlt meself"
"Of course you have," said I; "and If
you are working for me, and yoiiea t me
lo py you giasl money for doing It, oughl
I 11. M, to 1st pleased Instead of yiMi"
Magk-le liaikcd at lue a minute; then aha
laughed. She never made another objec
tion to doing thing "my way." It is hrl
ter to have a servant with quh k-nt p
lions than one who ha graduated al all the
riaiking schools lu New York.
The mist ri sac who treat Iheir servants
thia way gel the beat wisrk and Ihe hearti
est giaal f.-eling. llarja-r's llsiar.
Mather aad rullleae.
For the decline of politeness In on re
pect women are to hlanio. Thry hav
a-rmittcd Ihe practical Ignoring of that
aw which command home courtesy.
Children are not now taught tohoniarlheir
father and their lie M her, and neither the
tone of society mar It securities hav been
linpnived by neglecting Unas domestic
giaal manner which sweeten ami strength
en life at It very nan.
Thi dereliction aupiaate an. M her rude
father ami nagging mothers, who replace
their artificial public manlier with Icy
sarcasms, pnivokiug silence and Irritable
complaining al home. And true polila
rtes dc-iids iiMM an undeviatlng babll.
No man is pollie enough, no man I human
enough, w hist public courtealee hav not
their origin In Ihe grarlou sweetness gen
e rated uimmi Its own hearth. Amelia I'l
llarr In iJpplnciKt'a.
Aa All Ar.aag Mslse.
A man owning a double Ikmi uptown
retitetl the half he did not occupy lo a
noisy tenant Such a racket wa kept up
that he mailted Ihe srty to get mil.
-What a the matter with mef" be aakeil
much hurt In hi pride.
"Ah, you raise the deuce all the lime
and I tail t aland It."
"Why ibai't you off set it by raising smne
Ihlng youraelfr I don't object."
"Ikai't you' Well, I'll just raise tbe
rent," and he did to such an riteiit thai
the tenant left.-I kit nil t Free Preaav
Three Klwrie f l.l(hlhaee.
There are three rlaasr uf light house)
Ihe primary seamaal lights, which marl
ner make f.ar In ciMiiing fn.rn arnest the
water; the aet-ondary sesx.atal ami Lske
nasst light, by which vessel Ami their
way by night along our roast s, and th
sound, bay and harlair light, t'juh of
these lights consists im a lamp set In a lea
Inside a lantern whu b tmwiis a lower
liartarr' Young People.
Ilefstre the Tlswe af Slav.
Our modern cook cMnplain of getting
healed over a os.king slot or range, but
what t.ld Ibey say If tbry were obiignl
lo watch and swing a rran bark and forth
ever a rousing and roaring hlrkury tar oak
fire. In a fireplace fnun four to eight feet
arnssa. while In th ashea brluw, with
glow ing coals brapeal uplhreroa. ptgaUsr
rre being rasaual, laeai In a covered
skillet wa la-ing baked, or a pier of Busvl
Wss bring bet f- urn the very coals with
out the tiiUr.TLiMjo of any gri g t n or
pfler If It 1st true t hat "on hrft tbe
worid cbaa sjt know bow th tMher half
livtav " ll ks a atill more sinking truth that
th laaraple uf tialsT do sval know how tbs-lr
asodpsvrsanU Uvd. Philadelphia Prssa.
IT IS A sMAlilC WOKU
WHAT "INTERESTED" MEANS IN
EOUCATION OF A CHILD.
A Slury f Ih ITurts la latprat a I ti
lls I realare Take truss "h lsss"
ef a (.real t Hy - several Mrlhsss That
Flll of Sweress,
Tln re w as on. e a i hil.l. ami la ius
lie wa Is.rn .-s fortunate than other,
he wa l g.aal Ami th.sve ptaiple who
ere le'ter. 1st mise in.ire fortunate.
ai'1 aiuoiig tlietusi'lvi-a: "It Is very sl
that lie should not Is. g.a. l.et tu la
km. I In him. What sli.i',1 w.. do.-" Anl
they said, "K.lticite Hint " Hut what is ,
education? "It Is ti .it lung hull facta
We will teat li Inm that two ami two
make four. Then he will la- intelligent,
and when he la intelligent he will h
g.sst."
Si tli.-y laiiglit bun that two anj two
make f.air. but he did not lavome any
la-tt.-r 11. .r did he sti-m much more in
telligent. Then they kai.l. "IVrhast It
la the liad air." for thry were teaching
him in the same old haunt where he
had lived, where the ramie were mull
and stilling, so that ht liiusi Ie were
tratu-d and I lie re. was scarn-lv any air
to breut he, and w hat he did breathe waa
alimstt tsiiiMiiiiitia. And they said: "Wa
ill 1st kinder si ill. We w ill Lull I him
ei-parate chsd house, in a g.aal I. a all
ly, Willi large riauns and plenty of win
dow, and g.aal air outside of the win
dow,"
Thia they di.l and taught him again
that two and twomake four. This tune
he learned it more quickly, bet aus the
air waa latter, but he did ut I a-.., in a
g.aal la.y, and. although he had a little
more tiitellig.-nce, it seemed aim at aa
though be tiseal In iiitclhgrhi e Vi In
crease Ins mgentiitr in evil reavrcn ev
Then they sail. "W will build otbs-T
t'his.! moral li.a-la. Sun-lay s. h - is
and tell him how laaiit.f il it is to do
nght and how terrible to do wng "
Hut this did not have any arve(.tibl ef
fect upon hlin. Then they said. "Wa
will frighten hlin: w will tell hitn that
(rial will puritan him if be d ar smMig
Hut he wasn't fnghtenrat And then
they aaid, "We will punish hitn oar.
selves; W will build a jail with bolt
and lar and shut hitn np if he doea
wmng."
Tin kkcrkt pim.xivr.HKO.
Dut still ha did wrung, and waa ah tit
np, and when he came out he only did
more wrong, because all the time be bad
been In jail he hail la-en angry at having
been shut up, and bad la-en thinking
what he could do when be should gel
out to show that ha waa angry. And
then ratne some one who said. "Let nie
take litin," and she tiaik him into a room
where there waa a piano and an Ameri
can flag and big heap of damn clay,
and she said to him, "Would yon like to
itiakearabbitr And his eye wrkled,
and be said ha would. Then li took
nine nf Ilia damp clay and began
molding It lu her linger, and she let
him lake Mine and watch how alia
worked, and they worked together.
and by and by hi rabbit wa alnnstt aa
g.aal as her. Then each of Hu tu mad
another rabbit, and the aked, "How
many rabbit are there nowf And ha
aid Instantly, "Four rabbits."
Thi time he had learned hia leraton
very quickly, and hi eye suirkled aa
he gave tha right answer. Then aha
told htiu he could not make any mora
rabbita that day, but ha might coin
again tlie next day al Ihe anma hour
and they would make aome mora rab
bi I and Mirhui bird. Ho ha went
away; but ha waa ao Intenwled In tha
rabbit making that all Ilia rest of tha
day ha waa thinking alamt it, and pick
ing np little mud In the si read and get
ting bit of the dough for bread that
hia mother waa making, that ha might
practic making rabbita and ls ready
for the next day. And be waa ao busy
over thia and ao happy thai he forgot all
almnt a lie ha hail meant to tell and a
gingerbread i-ake he had meant to toal.
TIIK at 1 10 WOHH.
Thi waa what had hps-ned to hlin:
II hal leartnal even mora easily than
before that two and two make four, but
niucthiiig els had bapMiiied to hlin
ba bail forgotten to Is bait. He bail not
bren given any higher aspiration, any
wider knowledge uf giaal am I evil, or
tha reaulta of giaal and evil; he had im
ply forgotten about evil, because ha bad
btasn Interested In something else.
Interested that ia tha magic word.
Tha problem of tha age I to make vir
tue, knowledge, philaiithrophy Inter
ring. Wa all know the winy advii-a,
If you would ba wis and good and
happy, educate your grandmother."
And in thia recognition of tha liiuuntiae
power of heredity wa are apt to ac
knowledge the dlat-otirugltig factor of
tha liiitMBsalbility. Wa cannot educate
our grandmother, wa aay, but there) are
grandmother whom wa can tallica la.
Let who will make tha lawa of tba na
tion, ao only wa can educate tha chil
dren. And what ia education, It U teaching
people to know thing, yon will aay. Ho
it la to Kitne extent; but to a far greater
stent it ia leaching them to fuel thing
aa tba httla boy in the kindergarten
fisala far mora patriotic; waving Little
American flag aa ba mart. ho around tha
rtauin to (tirring (train fnun the piano
than ba fnela after ha baa Imply learned
tlie fact from a leather or book that ba
baa country and ought to love it.
Uarper'i Wevkly.
Tessa I a That Are llflfsssl Wrsakssl.
After making a proper allowance for
tha larger number uf vessels engaged in
certain kind of trad tt ia still evident
that there ia an exceeaiv number of
wreck corresjiidiiig to certain class isi
of cargiaa. Coal vessieU are th uustt
xptsveil to danger, then bl) in baJlaat
and then ship that are lumber latleo.
Tb causa uf so many disaster to lum
ber laden Veaael ia undoubtedly tba
venerable age and decrepit character of
tba craft so employed. With leatner
grain, coal and cotton are tb mistt tlan
geruu carg.aaj law. a use of their liabt-
IIT to take tire providence Journal
UltTereai.
Ppenree I see that tbe latest at meg tnaa
la ahl la break a quarter In two pittas.
Ferguson II must bar been out Of
ann lb other day wbea 1 saw him at lb
races.
Siasncer Why wr
Frrgiiaott SiMiielaaly asked blm to break
a 13 bill, and k could not do it Ufa.
I essasWsl
Daughter I ba.VTu siaud Ln tb Utst
car nearly th whole dltaoc.
Wot hrr Aurblunucencel If yon bad sim
ply etc4 on coma gaullsmau's lura, b
I would kava glva you a svt N'w York
Weekly.
HE WAS IN DOUBT.
Aa
r.ihllarsllsf aiarjr f a Ms Wfct
l-alg III Xtarrlaa ra la raet,
A clergyman waa telling anecdote) of
ln idetit in hi early life aa a pastor.
Due of thrm waa alamt a manage r re
in, my which he once performed.
young man of the rotintry diatrU-U cam
to the paator one day.
"I want to get married," be laid, "and
I gti.-s I've got alamt aa goes I a woman
aa there is around thia part of the state.
Can you marry nif
The clergyman thought that he could,
and so the young man went away and
haul rrturned with hi bride. They
Is. th tiadt tlm affair very coolly, and
when the ceremony wa over tba bnda
gna.ui t.adc the clergyman aside.
"I d.m't want to drive any bargain at
time like this," he said, "but of ooarssy
I ain't aure Hit marriage btiaitie la go
ing to prove alt that I expect of it. UoW
would half coah now, one-fourth in on
month and the rent in two month, after
I have had a fair chance to ao) if I gut
giaal bargain, suit your
"Well." sal. I tliep.o.tor, "if thataeema
fair to you, I am w tiling. You aerm to
Is) a pr.s.a-rous young man. We'll say
ten dollar now, live dollar In on
month and five dollar in two month."
"Tht' a go," answered tha happy
lin.legr.sitn. and ha handed over ten dol
lars. At the end of a month ba returned
with five dollar more.
"I sui t aure." he sai.l. a little doubt
fully, "alamt it yet, but I'm willing to
give you the l-netit of the doubt and to
make the mh-oiuI paytneut "Yon ee,"
he reldial, "while I have my own doubta
alamt tha Messing of married life, 1
d.n t know aa il'i going to make much
difference. I ain't Just so itire aa I waa
that I could get nut of thia thing now if
I wanted to. She' got an opinion of
ber own," ha aaid, with a faint grin;
"and if she sari wa have got to keep on
being married I gnesa it'll hava to go at
that,"
1 "You aren't thinking of getting a dl
i rorre, are your asked tha clergyman.
I "Oh. no; at least not Just yet."
! "Of what fault in your wife do you
complain!
1 h, nothing In rsxrticular."
"Why are yon dissatisfied, thenr
"I ain't just dissatisfied. 1 aay t
haven t wade np my mind yet.
"Why shouldn't you know on way or
the otherr
"Well, to tell you tha honeet troth,
I don't la-lieve it would do any good.
I'm afraid whatever ha decidea will
aettla it" Then ha went off, looking
rather puuled over tha problem.
At the end of the second month there
rame a km k at tha door, and tha paa
tor himself answered it Tha bride waa
landing there, and about Ova feet ba
hind her waa the doubting husband.
"My hnalutnd owe yon five dollar,
diateu't her she asked liarply.
"Well," answered tha pastor, with
mile, "1 am not tire about that point,"
"Yea, he diss," h aaid firmly. "11a
owe yon five dollar. Henry, wasn't
your bargain that Dv dollar should ba
paid at tha end of tha aettmd month If
tha marriage waa satisfactory?"
"Yea," aaid the husband weakly.
"And if Mtisfosttory, ain't itr
Henry lisiked at tba pastor.
"ll'a satisfactory, ain't llT aha re
peated. "Y-a-e-a," laid tha husband, looking
down at hia boot.
"1 thought ao," cried tha wife tri
umphantly. "Now pay him that Ave
dollar."
Tha hualiand handed a bill to th cler
gyman, and aaid to him in low voire!
"1 ain't quit ura yet, on way or th
other, but ihe' got tu and I gneae ah
mewna to bang on to ma. So ITI just
hav to worry along till she die or 1 get
rbanc to run away." New York Trib
une. rhleas' Lake Tresae.
Bom Idea of Chicago' take t raffia
may be funned from th statement that
tha aggregate entrance and clearance
in IHVtj, for tha great lake, nutiibered
HM,no, of which il.tiM, measnnng 10,.
2Sr).Mri ton, were at that port Tha
correa pond ing aggregate for New York
la and for th entire Msabuard of
tha United HUtea, 8?.5o. Tha tonnage
baa nearly doubled itself In th laat tea
year, and it ia pmihl to conceive of a
Ilk increaae by I DUO, for W.4II tulle of
railway terminal ber, and In a year
mv 43.000,000 ton nf freight Be
idea. In th central northern and north
western fair tba total freight moved 1
IWt.ouo.UUO ton, a fair proportion of
which goe to Europe. C C Rogera In
hVrtbuur'a.
tllg Clracwvla,
Tliera la a phenomenal grapevin in
Oaillao, aoutbern town In Franca,
Although th plant U only ten year old.
it baa yielded in one yrar 1.267 bnnchea
of delii-ion fruit There ia but on Tin
which excels thia wonderful shrub, and
that la th noted historical viu of
Hampton Court, England, which waa
planted in 1784, and now tueaaurea
forty-seven yard. In th Brit year of
th lust comet it gar from it aingl
growth over t.50U bunche of grape.
Hi fruit from thia vine ia kept axclo
ively for th na of tb table of th
qneen, and tha surplus la mad Into
win for ber majesty and her family.
Baltimore American.
Well I
Strawbttr I'v got tba bast wswhwotnaa
you vr saw.
Hlngerly In what way.
Straw ber Her customers an all my s1e
Clothier and Furnlabrr.
Very Leag.
Pnoopee I'd have you know I com of
giaal family.
HlckttU .'ou must hav Invalid a long
dlstsucsv TU Hit.
A Presjaeal Oesarrssas.
Tlo yon meet your bill regularly"
"Wsll. 1 should sy. I meet a bill every
time tba mall carrtsr calls. "Chicago Trln-
gla ralls(t Vf ewaaWsL
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Hunter Cl-o-o-od mora I eg. dear Vb.
U'MV.
I.l-m Shut up and get out of my way. or
I'll bite your bead off.
lluDisr Don I sosp m ap Ilka tha,
Trutn.