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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1894)
UXIR THE BLACK FLAR Hovtdward Low Terrorized f New England Coast. IN in. i: n "i 1 Kir An rai oh bin I'u.nv iu or rnurv t Ws. I'robaltlr Ik NhI lllixxlf In .ill Ihe lurk Uull uf "erring St.ois Ktlrrlng All tra iler, I. l Itrrttlllng ritrlly. l 'J Intra of the rikhtrriith cell I lie u'"l'l n ak'eof pirury on the ten. iiihI one of I lie I ! i t- I bur f Hint rn x I mm h.lwsnl I41W rinns hihI i.. i.ig adventure wmi licit name tn etery Kimiiraii rul Fill Ml I f AD IN II lit ( Allll. in tlif wctcrii world. Acmnllng to i in n.rnry ihroiiirlr, whlih hu been rthed liy I In- aiiliipinrinli uf the hi. II.IiIi.Im- ) IliiMTHt. I Mil Kllg- II::. iii mill m Nirii iiihIit I hi- shndow k'n-iit Wt-.tnnn.tcr rathetlrnl in I. .r.. entered ii I h. ii I, in naval career very (V in I iff. nml after following I (if sra fur inilt-ruf year dilftrd to IIimIiiii, whrrr might to earn mi In tn t living by lenrn- . liit rigk'tT trailt. Ilntinc mu slow, I'tcirr, hiiiI I.iw.not It lmr annm latetl nt ln-ii'l center i f I'lirilHiii-m. titik lu the pi nk'iun. Inking pn-Kjiur in a vrrl lamml I lie liny nf llumliirns. A .hurt limp r reaching tin place Iw lirul a difll p 4 1 1 y wiili i. in-if I In- ti i i' olliccr. ami a tiik'hls Inter ' he wntch found the nfll- rili . nl in hit cabin, slnhlatl thnnigb the I i .irl I.OW I lll'll filliml il Wulllll la) (i. liime in In. future hrall b ami happiness In iniiki luiiiM'If as scarce as i.ihle. He ' in Tiiplmuly ' 1 1 -hip In a smalt Unit i h nil I-.' n.i. . . .. v. . ii hail agreed In fu. i low In. I n rnte fortune. Putting l.iltlly I mil in M-a, tney wNiti niH with a Miiall un . iirnml nu n haul mini, which tln-y cnpluml, j ami minimi; the him k flag to the mast ; In ml they thi bind wnrngniiitt the world. I The iltt-mtc riiiiiinny then determined ' In mnkc their ay iii the gn-nt highwny nf commerce along the New Kuglaml contt. They were tint dinpiiiitcd in tlii-ir mini liiiioii.. Tiny liin I nut Ineii mi the coa.t many dat It-fore a rirlily laden lth.tlr l.liiinl m hituu-r huve in sight, l.nw hail Inr under liia gun In a lew minute ami niter her ..mender plundered lu-r ami rut n ny t In-rik'k'uig In prevent Iht carrying t In- new . uf I In- outriik-e into tin- mn.t. lie thi ll tailed away to llir smith, nml in thin iimivi-iim'IiI III .howtd wittlulll, fur unt il 1 1 1. -1 it ii 1 1 1 Inr iliMiinut led nilulilliili the I liinil. ti i lux. hit iiii:ip Iiit ay Into lllm k i.lnml ami wnt I lie ttovt-ninr a full u 1 1111111 nf Lun a -xiluit. The alarm wan ii. -i. ii.ily uivi-n, ami l-i fnrt many Lour ! nM-l i rt arinrtl ami at ara In .in Ii uf iln IniIiI wa ruliln-r. Hut Iw H III it III In.' I'illiullt. III! Mat lt-U(lltt ili.lunt iM'fon I lit lint uf hi. rxnliilt n .ii hitl I In- niivt-riiiir. ami in a ft r tlnyn I l.i- in in .- iik m niiirmit a it limit liaiii( liml tun a -In it nt tin' tlyiiiK luieiann-r. I uiitiiiiiiiii.- in a Miiitlu-rly tli i-itt ii hi until ln ri.iiiiiiiil nil ilmiui-r Ma tivt-r. I aim- nunin miiIiiI iiurt Ii until he n-mlittl I'urt l(i ninry. where t.l imiihi.hi-iihj iiienhnlil iui n I it y nt nmlmr. Ha.liiiiK in biihiuk Ihfin Willi hi 'IiIihhIv i-ii.iii" flaiinliiiK in the lirvt-Zf, he unit nil their minvnilt-r. The It-rriiietl .ailiint in.tantly hnulitl ilnw n llnir t-ulur. nml niter n-ln-viciu them uf all their vulnalili-. he Mtiletl away with In. Imhl full of rn Ii iliiiuli-r. .- in iifli rtlii. event Iiw lut t witba lni ailveiiture whirli ninie iniir riililinu llir wnt lil of hi-t uliuuxiuiiH nml ixM-niive pre4- Iii ii. While near the Alorm he tnuk all Knuli.li ve.u l, ami nt a niiil.hineiit fur .liuwiin; ticlit lie iirmti-ilitl In litiU'ht-r the i n iv a. mhiii at he w ii. nhlt-In l.uinl Li t Allium; the pa.t'iikit-ri tin Nmnl the ill fnlitl Imrk were two I'urt uu new, with w hum he imltileil mhiii- xiHirt for the ninuM iiieiit. i.f Inn men. fWiiiKinu the tin fortuiintr fellow up tuthe yunlnrm n-vi-nil turn-, nml Inuerinu I In-Ill lu the ilet'k liefurv they wen- ilt-ml. W'liile eli;nKiil in thin re Unit I .Mit one uf hi. meu Hiii.lietl al a pri.Hiiir .tainlmn liy with a tut law., anil iin..iii) It ih aim Mnii.linl Iaw on tint luwi-r Jaw , In) inif ii u hit t lit. k ami rXMMiiif tin teeth. I hiii Ihi-i the Hiirifeun Man t'lillttl, who I in nit l int ly Mitrht-tl up the Muiiml. Imt I .mi llmliiiu fault wit It the iim r .turn the .iiru'i nii, U ni lulerulily tlruiik. lit it wnt rii.ii.innry fur every ln.l y tn In-, .trin-k l.nw -.lli-ll a hluw wlUi hi. Il.t thai il hruke mil nil the Milt lien nml tliii; hiil liitu Ht-iv up hit iliii-i. IniiiM-lf nml lie tl "I, no li nt liw- Inaile a Very pitiful II i; nrt- for mune tune nftt r. '1'hlt Mcciilt lit, liuwever it uiliiht hnvn af-fet-ttil hi m ittiiml tuiiifurt. ilnl not nluite me hit lim lirutnl riierKy. A 'r unli Inter, havintrnf-lureil a I'urtutiueM-ohip, h flar inannrr n-nl llirni on tlir.r war. not, liiwrer. until hi liatl tult-n rveryihiiitf uf laiiitr imtii I l.e iruri. Almut the umi lime, urttiiiiliin lii.pleaxni at a iruiark mle liy tht raptnm uf a mall coantM-iar erl hr ha-l veic.-il. he punitliml hi in l.y tyllitf lik'hlrtl plinlrni Ulwrell lili flliifi-n until I he flt-.h Maxrharretl In the iMinr. Me linn Iwil l he uffeniler lin voyaKt ami iM-rnillletl him lo Mill M-ith .t further im letiaiiiin. lu June, ITil, Iiw rntentl Into com tvait with another pirate nan.e.1 ( barlr lUlTl.. ami the two tuuether aailetl up the New Kiiu'lnml naut ami ruiinne ntl aw-rirs of iUritn(oiitniKeuli the hli.ig of Il loll ami New York. Their exploit at lat l-etaiue mi l. h ami fret-in-nt that thr llrilltli Manihip (.nyhiniiid, wln.li wa tiitiulin! on the n-n.t. rruitt.l nut to t-a with a view to Interti-ptiiiii the lumttn ami lllvitia' thriii Utile. After U-alliiK alxnit for M-iertil tiny the (in-yhuiiml kiuhittl the eiitniy, ami lm, un. inking her for a Inert haul irw l. Imre ilown Uxni her, al Hie Mine tiuia rlearlliu hi tltt-k. fnrartiou. 1 he I i n-j Inr. u ml hail ;M;mi limit r tlei k and ten liiiiea aa Inuny men, tint I he inptnili, n-eliiK an iii.ixirtiinliy for the ix-rnel ml lun of an rxiellt-nt Joke, nhuMetl In r "ip ami prett-inletl In Ih- In k'n-nt hate lo u-' t nwny f nun ilaniteron a ru.ionier. liw ful lownl with all -will ami thnMil for over two hour, ifniniiitf nlowly on the flyinic (in-y-buiiml. On eoiniiitf within Kiiii.hoi Iiw ran up the lilat-k II i ami ti iittl lire, lint a atl urprie wa- in .lure for hi in. A. he hh m.l hi the (in)lniiiml tame nutltlenly alNiiu.aml iMiuniiK a Irtiiitiiiloii druatl ide into the iiirale cIum-iI ill fur a flchl at eh- iiiarla-r. It wa now the piratt-a' turn In liuw their oop, w hit li they ill, 1 with tretlitalile tli.patili. Ilnrri wi.ln.l to Hive Iwltle anil tru.t to fortune, hut I-tiw, who wa a rowanl at heart, flitl. llarrt aictiplnik'ly ful low td hnnl after bllll, while the lire) hound talne flyiuu iIumii the M Ilnl liehinil them. Ilnrri wait takrii after a ilet rnle rr.i.tainv, in which a Urge mini Imt of men Mere killed on Ixith mlt-t. hut Ixjw, availiiiK biunwlf of the en gitk'ellielit Mliitb Ma in pruKrr, aailttl out o raiia-t- ami llually f-M-amtl Ilnrri' vrtuM-l titrrittl into Hhotli- It- land, ami the rupture wa innile ! he tMTn. inn of KTent public rejniciiiK. A rolirt of vice atlmiralty wa ninveiietl. Ilarri and lat ere were Kiven a full trial, and on July in. IWl. the entire nuoilter al in all were awiinu fnmi a many kIIiI! near New io:l. w hin- their blie were left fur many Mtk THE ELL'SIVE He Is Hard to Catch and Not Easy to KilL EXCITIM; AKVINTl Itt.S IN I Mil A. .1 tk loartl I anally I' refer r'Uglil la atur l lglil, Itul WlieaCuravml nrae lime I'm! e I rrtM-luu I u.luiuer. Ilunllni ltipanl Willi I lephanl. At a rule, a mnii tlot ni t k-o out li.inl hootlliir nt he k'. liln'lnulllik'. l'uiil- ly the ih w t hrtnik-l.t l y M.tne rxt iltl ami afTrikhtitl iintiie lluil a Impanl hn rutt-ml hit pn iiiiM-t, and after killing a rhild or a uont ur a fowl lint hid lllf lu iMinie lntl ur nut hoiii (In mirh an np miiI it I ii. mil to K' ''in to try to kill that leopard. If a runipniiion ran It fuuml. It it U'ttt-r fur two meu to k'' ! k'i ther t hnn for one mnn ! ko alone with only native follower.. Altnott the llmt cio that I rt'iiieinln r to whicb Me wire (nltrtl. ay a writi r in I.oiik'iiiaii', w found that I lit- leopard Mmt iiitcolit'etl in a Hint ami th.itrli cow .hid. nf w hlrll Ilia lour hrul l in cluMtl iiioii hnn. We niiln r rn.lil-,-uiH'in.l I lie tloor In unit r to erp ill. 1 here wat a ruth and a cuP!e at the leupnnl tun- the door open wider and J 11 ti i jut I out to ecne. We werelui ky lu imt It Inn ktiit ki-d ilnwn or ru n acrnlrlieil. Ilnl the Ittipanl did not u t rikbt away. Il fiMili.hly eiiti ritl ulii. ther nht.l, w hit h wa promptly t imed oil him. and we had In la-Kin itk'ain. My cotiiuiiiiou cIhiiIn-iI onto the rtmf with In kuii, nml an nit lie native Kol up with him to ti-ar ovii a hola in the thalcb of the roof. I.li.xloii the Kroilud with a clear .pate U fure me, in mn the htipnnl .hull I.I lurii out in my dina Inni. The eak'er cmwil tif lint ivt-t, w ho hml come reaianllet of tlaiik'i r, wa Imluretl to ret in to a tlitlnnce, while the inii.t iiimlile of theiii cliiult-d up into Ireea or unto llir rtif of the adjacent hula. r-'Nr--- 'til rv f 0 i . ., i .m I l ... 'F If Zrrrrr - - v mm r iS'3 t Tllft K 1XIW ON TIIH JAW, wIiikIiik. Murk and pulrefyiuK, In the wind and mil aa a warning to all evil doer. When the art-hplrato Ixiw Kave the (irey hound the alip, he flt-i fnt up Ihu con. I, lireathiiiK thrt-nt of dark revenue, and hi after career proved that he wn-akrd hi veiiKt-nnre to the utmost extent wht-in-ver cimini.Unce HKr hi harluimu inifi unity nxitn for play. Hi llrtt capture after hi. t-trnpe wai that of a tinnll wlmh r wbicb he aeizetl alaiut lul miltt fmm land. He mlijrctetl the mutter of tin hunt to the ino.1 frik'htful lorture and llniilly pu a tnnly end to hi ttrnhle tulTi-riiik't liy hootinu him llirounli the head. The crew he then plncetl ill a row lioat and turnetl them atlrifl at aea, rx-t'tinK thnt they would die of alow tlnrvntioii or be lott in a attirin. liy almon a mirnrle, however, they manaKitl to reach Nantucket after enduriiiK untolil hanl.hip. Iiwr reruiiinetl on thecoatt for at-vpral week. hopiiiK for opMrtiinity for further reveiiKe. HuriiiK thi time he rnpluretl a fl.hiiiK vewel ami anted hi apH-tite fur blond hy cut I itm "II the maxler' head, aft er w hit Ii he tent the crew into hure. He wa fnr b-. iiii-n-ifiil with hi next ca-' lure, however. Tbe were the crew of two whaler taken off Ithode I. land. The maMer of Ihew veel he In-alrtl with the 'ie ,lM' Halter hiuiM-lf that he could put miMt revoltiiiK cruelty and would have a hall pretty m arly exactly w here he liked w rrakttl a kimilar piiiilthmeiilon therrewf into a It-ujinnl nl fmm to -ill ynnl tli had not hi own villnimio follow ert, ' tauce. It wnt not my kih1 fortune lo lie touchrtl hy the awful utTerlng- of theofll-J able to doaii)thiin like that. The leupanl e TIIK I.Kt -AUIl t"l;K OI'KN THE IMMllt. It laket liiiik't-r lo write thi than lo ulve an idea nf what actually lmpieut'tl. The unlive who wnt ti-anlik- a Imleiii tln-thati h of the kbetl had rn.hly triitl to look in to tie where the linMinl wat. Inamomi nt the li-onnl tprniiK nt hnn. nml itt html np M-nretl thrniii:b the tbnlch, Mr rHiiipiinion put hi KM n lu I he lien.!' In ad nml m-iiI a bullet thruiik'h lit lintili, mi I hat it ilniiitMit dead into thi! hut. Hut then- were loud rrie from the unlive on the rtmf, for the bullet, after pnttiiiK thruiik'h the liiipnrd tkiill, had k'raiil tin- innli l..y, mi llmt he wa bleetliiiK prufuta ly and cryitiK out that he Ma. killt.l. I le iiiiih kly bmiik-ht down frtim the ntif uf the .lui, ami hit woiiml wa wii.hiil ami fuuml tolt-litili-nion-thnu .kin deep. A pn-.t lit uf a few niti-Hiii ciimforletl him, nml he In-cninc, not undew-rveilly, the ht-ni of the tiny amoiiK bit felliiw villnk'ert. A a rule, it 1 Ih .I in .ln.it liiiji'inlt nu foot, the nlti rtiat it e In iiiK to thitit thi iu from a bowdnh un the Imi k uf an rb-phniit. There are aevernl n-aMin for thi. In the flrtl place, when a mull Won foot and can pi i-1 b:iiiM lf Judii lou.ly no at to iii t at li nr .hot the leupiiril i more likely to come nut, a It it wanted to mine, at toon a the beater It tfiii to try to drive il w ith their tick and club nml .hunt., in the dint' tli. n imlicnleil. The leupanl en her cointt tlii'iikiiiu out. half ttiippiiiK to Il.teii to the lluiMt liehi ml him, or be may come out at full .it-iil, miikitiK bit way to uiiuthir patch uf bii.hi-t. My frieml Mr. K. H. Sim.nn. by far the It-.t khut and iirt. until uf bit tune in low i r Henuiil, hn w rit leu in hi 14 thnl 8TEAMB0ATIN0 ON THE OHIO. It Ha al Ilia Height i.f It I'ntix-rii Half a I enlory .gt. It waa frmii ll'i tn IWi that team boating wa at it. Iniht. Tortum- w ere liiaile in tliorc vi-ar ).y lin n m Ii.i owiittl ami run l out. Tln-re wi-re lot of utt'iiimr on tin' rivtr linn. TIh-iiii-bryo inil.i.tni uf that i - n- il. . in'.t . on the river cntir. ly, f. , r.ulri..i.lt had only Ui-ii T"t'"l in t limit. Alt.iit Imi t. imiltKit mi re built nt litt.liiir aiiiiu.illytoruiii.il the cluu and Mi. .it iipt nvt-r. Tin city wat not.. I Cor tin trim craft t it plan ,1 un tin- m it, r. a. (mile of tint I'lk'k'it Mild 1 : ruimili' eli-iilili r win- built at tin- lit adw ati r of tlif (linn. Tlie Iwiitrt uf tin early tt aiulMi.itin tl.iv hi re all M'le ili.- h rt. It wa nut until l.ito that tlie ii'lvt tit i f the .l.-rn wlnt l Irnat ifcnrri-il. ai. d w In n it did thi-y Mt-rti imt li.ikcil ii. in wi-.lt f.ii.r by the uViiUrii. of the fide w bit I cr.iftt. Tbi nvt run ii n k'-irdi il tin in a. mi in fi riur kind of Itiat. uii mIiom' tin k it Mil Ih iii uIIi tin-ilui.i'y i f n lii.t i l.i-t nti-itiii 1 x mt m ill to 1 1 1 . id. Tli" p.uki t were of C'K.I Kie nml tuiitly luiilt. Tiny Willi kMIUIIIK i-ta,-it nml Mt-iiiii cap latin, umi tin tri'iik-im w-t re of .tire but I lint an cract ful inuvi inriil ii. i iik'ini ! now, and t li i trie lik'lii fur .tiainlK .it. rn- not i-Vi'ii ilrialnid uf. Imt tiny atrvt-.l I In i r piii.'M in inakin biu iiiuii cy for tin ir u in rt. Tln-ri' wa 1ml one or-iinii-d pai ki t cuiuiuttiy riiiuiiiiK IhhiU tluw u tin- tivt r from 1'itt.l'iir,'. It wa. tin-old l'itt.i'urH' nml t 'iiu iimnti I'acki't Inn-, nml it ow nt il alnnit J"i Kti ulliUnit". . inn-of w hlrll left the 1'ittHbiiri; w harf dully. Aiiihiik tin in Mt-rt' the lim kt yt State, the lliU-riiia. Plttitburn. Cm .t il r.ilat-i- ninl l'l-untyl-vani.i. Thi'.e l.i.itt Mi-re all Mutttly built and I'.i.t ialiy adapt. -d for f.t-t rti mi in kT. Tint law ri latin.' to raring were iiotao it riHK't tb'-iia now , and t-xcitiiiK I'oiitt-Nta nf hpti-d on tin- river in-cum-il daily. I tit' of the nwiftrtt of tbe pai krt wat tlif I'riiiiHylvmiia. Slit-wat tin- lar'i -t ' of the ClIH'lllli.ltl Itmlt ulnl liia.lt' miiiii' hpli-iitliil nvuril on tlie liliiu. Mie wa '.'10 f.t-t lilikT ami :il fit t In-iiiii. Anutli. r fa.t Htraini r w at the Aili'k'liiiny. Mn-w at Hut mi lark't' n tin- IN mi") Ivatna. but Ma aliuott a .filv. Siiiii'uf tln -M't'liI ( iin iiiiiati l'a. ki t lint' boat wi re .link, u ft-w liiirm il. ninl tli.-1. lb. m won-out in tin1 rivi-r le-rvii-t'. llt-Milr lla-l 'iin iiitiiiti i-tiiiiuiiiy' puck i t thrrti wert' ot-vi-ral hti-aiurrt. mutt uf thrill owiii.l by I'ltLliiirK' r. w hich ran iIum ii the nvt r mid w bich bad no r'i'ii- lar tr ull but iiinili-1 r i j w hi-iii vrr ami MhiTi-vt r tlnTo wa iN-caniuii for tln ir M-rvit-r. Tllt'V Mi re l lllt llv to Si. lnn umi Now Orlt-aliM, tlin trip to the la.t jimiii'd oiiit U iiik cuiiipli ti'il in nl. mt iM day. Tbrro wi-n a frw Imatn rim- IIIIIK "I1 the M.illnllk'llllrla llllil . 1 It k.'l I II tl J' river. Iliowii. ville wa un far up nt the ulin-k wnti-r iiiiiirovi'iiii'iit cxtendi d on the Muiiuiik'alii la. mid Franklin wan the In ad uf iiavintion on tin' Alleghany. rittxlnirg I'tmt. CLIMATE AND CHOPS. HOW THC food supplies of CARTH ARE REGULATED. THE DEFINITIONS OF A LAUGH. .tuririilliirr Itllie llt.la nf ill ktilUIar, I. ill .l the l...l lliltkll Krlllril ktl Ate N..I hi, ny Heait lite Mtl lertlla. .1 ' I ntiill ittn. cent, pen inptorily rt fuw-d loult y hit av. a;e ortler. Krum thi time ou I-ow liecmne the ter ror of the Atlniilir, the theater of hi in numerable crime vxteudliiK fmui the cuatt of Hriuil to the iirnml llnuk of New fiiumllaml. On retreatiiiK from the New Kniilnnd con. I in Ihe .uinnitr of MSi ha repairttl to NeM foiiii.lUn.l. w here he it ait to have cnpturt-U 11 KiikIwIi Vettel andJ- Kn-nchmeii. One of the laller he iiuiuiied Milh !! kiiii and convertitl her to hi own liefurioii lite. All of the rrvwl Hera pliimleretl, many of them acul I Itil or burned, and the crew lu every inttanre Rllbjectitl to I he mott barlmntil treatnielit. To the rn-M of New Knuland ve.M-1 ha wa particularly mercile, and the ex (Uiite torture he liillittt-d on them would in many iutlaucea have done credit to the itiKeiiuity of the Spam.U iiicjn i-it ion in ita mott terrible day. IO later tli pretlntlolit wereculiilliitted on the run! uf Africa. So fnr a i kmiwu be never vi.ititl America afr It'.1:!, but conflniiiK hiniM-lf tothtiw' navaice .burr. far fmm reach of any civil ixt-d aiulmritr, he IndillKetl III pniltably tbe mn.t blot! career ever known in all tbe dark and bloody an nl of piracy. i A llartlUlan l-tteiitl of a Hear. Two wuiii. ii, a mother mnl lu r littln ilmiKltt-r. wi n- mil' nik'ht wiilrliiiiK tln ir Iii Id of 1 ml lit tl 1 1 ni " I link a i" n ai ii.t Ihe iiiriuid nf the It-iir. The lu.ith. r had to K' to Iht Ihuim- t' i.repart' tin fit.l mid or.l. ri il In r ilaiiKbtt-r to litiht a fire uiltMidi-. While klii' wa doiiiK tin a lt-ar calm' mid l..'k In r iiway. I In cur ried lu-r to hi .l.-ii mnl daily brought In r to rat ninl drink. 1 In rul lid abiiihtoiir in fruit uf tlie di ll w ln ln vi r he Went uwav ou hi totirt, which the Kill wat imt .trmik' i n. oik; Ii to move. When hi It t linn, old rllullk'll to tin thi. ho uwil daily to lirk In r f.'et, by M'liirli tlu-y lt aiiir HMtilb-u and gradu ally dw indled ilnwn to un rn iui..iapt u tiiinit. Tim girl rvt'tiliially di.-d, mid the ir l-ar, nfter vain rtiortH lo r Kt.ir.' In r to life, romiie.l di..-intolately almiit the lirltl. Dr. I'itm-r in A.iatir ynartt-rly. A IliMik llroualil l'"li I rnin lleatea. Arcuriling to .Moliiiiiiiiirdiin It ln f. Un firtt copy of tlin Koran, ur Alkorun, iniir tat riti lk.iK, was lirotik'ht ih.wn fmill the hi'lirnt to the lutti .t In av. Il by (iabrirl on tin' luy.tt riuu night of Al Khad.' in tin' iii.inlli uf liainiulan. Thi won.b rf ul lunik, w ritten in heaven ami IhhiiiiI in .at in, jewel ami gold, w a i Hot a In rtfe aiiiiiinl, mnl it vulnerahle liuett M.iuiullt' tl.u I.....I u.l ,.....L- mnull. It Ih.iiii.I ab.iiK v.-rv fa.l. ami ,,. i'""'uiiicuti-. to Mohauim-d ut iliir.T-jiai-e it iilwa)ilrceiilve. I have mntb.Kuiiie ! tiim-a during a ri.Hl uf LU year, lucky klmttaml rullitl over M-vernl leupanl. I''11'1 W"H bn', nrrurtlilik' to .Mubam by a bulla ju.i Itliiinl the .houlilir 1 1 inetlaii It-lief, i-ithrr by (iabriel in hii-havemitM-d or merely lik'htly whuiiiIi-iI ! limn hbat or by (iod luuiM lf. Win n other. Slill il it better lo I i foot than I (inl.rii l .i, ti..l n I ruli.hiti ,r mnl i-i iiiitu n. Tt p.srn ins r,t fpoi rnt ariiooNrn. put the crew lo the evrret torture to Aa Intention For kleanthlp. An Kngli.li niecbniiii al geniiii haa do- riaetl met In. 1 of indicating and top ping leak by the ne of rinnpn-KMtl nir. He diridtn a !up into airtight coii)urt- mnke them ditrlow tbe w bereabuiita of I tuentil, fittttl with doori jirovidel with Milne treii.nre which he U-lirved to lie on board. Kinally, after emliiritiK excnici atuiK 1 1 nt u n-. the l'urt uutiew captain con fetti that while flt-eiiiK fmui the pirate he had hiiiiK a box rniitaiiiinK 11."" inoidorea out nf the ruhin M imluw ami bad tl.n.wn it Into the -a when he naw that ci; it lire waa inevitable, liw, ou receiving thi in furinatitm, ravttl like a fury, ore a thou .and fiat h ami ordered t he captain' lip to lie cut off, w hit b be broiled l-fure hi fare ami afterw nnl murdered him and all ihe crew. lieii.K 'Ai K-rton. Thi exploit wm lo bavearoiird Ixiw't avnnre and rtiergy to the hik'bett pitch, ami for two month afteraanl be look rne It of every iiatiuiiality, haviiiK rapturetl among other prize mure I hnn a half dozen hii brlor k'ing to New York arid Motion. II . reeent performance whetted bitat for blond, and in almott every rate where be met with retl.taiirp he erit both bip til l rrew to the l.titom a xtm a he could Wt-ure whatever ioll he miKbt I carry -inif. S.meuf tl.e...rt be Imlulk-ed in at 'hi tin.e liowrl a l-r'ital oriKinalily, Inch, w bile utinpir. m)'J no means aLy . he mt.re p!eair u to hi virtiina. in M-ii rm a Nt-w Knk'lamt Teawl railed be Anittenlam Mrrrhanl. be pnicerded to -1 rt i t x.me peculiar outraa'ea on Captain Villiard. tbe majtier. He cut cS tbiaikip " i tr. lit up Li note, and afur treat arTrraJ of tie caituxe4 craw la a aiin- packing mat. rial and coiuirctod by tube with a riNiui on dirk railed the "switch rouiu." In tliia room is junction rhmt upplicl with ctitiiprewtl air from fixed or portable ctujtireiM.ra and so arrnngttl that the air ran be delivered to any of the compartment. Other tiilies lral from tlie compartinent from which wa- the but ami h...i ter enn be fortw-l out when rwinrvl. and ri'-ctnc indicators are also cntuiectttl with the switch room to indicate the ac cumulation of water in any of the com r'nienta. Should the veel "spring a Jeak" the indicator will show which cotn ei:i'iuerit i affWt!, that the com preMwl air may b forcetl in to drive the water out. Ilttton Journal. on ail cicphlllll. I have .hi. I b-opimlt from an elephant, but my rrrullcetinnnf li-umril , In coiinttlioii Willi Ihe how dull un-liot.il I toKi'lher plrataut. One tiny, lifter a Iouk and Menry It at for tiKer fur teternl hour with old I'limlu Crant In Diuiiki ..n-. w e nl la.t di.lurlt-tl a leojianl. Il tpiu kly bid ilM-lf, ami wi'h our 1J ehpluiiitt we M-nrchetl for it for nearly au hour hiiiuiik bu.be thnt would have banll) hidden a bare. In front of ut j wa a lark'f tank full of water, which the leoinnl could not have .wiim n. r.t with- out be I Ii K M-eli. My elephnlit Wat rather in 1 fnmt and hail rent bed Ihrlupuf ihe Imnk uf tbe tank. The innlioiit. tli.KU.letl nml tire., watKilliiiK bxiM'ly with hi fietoulnf the Mirrupt, nml I wa KtamliiiK rnrelra.ly leauiiiK forwanl in thr bowtbih. w it h my K'lII 111 my hiilnl. Sudileiily the b-upanl JiiiiikI liprikht iiihIit theeli ,hnnt itnilik. I and the eli-phniil .lartttl back, nearly IbrowiiiK Ihe iiiali.iut t .IT, while I wn pitcheil nk'nui-t the front pnm-1 of the bun dnh Mith a blow thai kmtkiil the w mil out uf me ntid hit me o hnnl un the cbett thnt I wn blat k and blue for M-iernl ilnl. Ofcolirte the litipnlil e-a-.. I Aiiulhir tl . w In n out with the lieiiten ' ant K"Vermir nf II. nk'al. we fuuml a lennnl i w hub ran and bid itM-lf in a .mali pntrb uf I tbntthiiiK Kiaut not two fi-t-t bik'h. More than a ilu.en el ,linntt were brought up to trample dow n tne k'ra-xt an I turn nut the leopard, and for more tl.nn an bn'ir we Jeilllitleil mw ny, b:it lieter .nw t he litipard. At In.t, w hen we all l.nd our Lai k tun... I Ui it. the ie;ar'l rrept tint nml wt nmnnu of the l liiuk'e, ninl we nicator, he did mi "with a great nound of mimic nml lu lls." (tod apt-artt eiihi-r "vrilttl or iinvi ilttl during Moliaiiiiiit.r waking lioura or during tlrt-Hiiis at night." St. Loin Kt public. ky Nuir AprtijMia of Marion Craw ftird' r. iuurk alt m t our inn. tat bi d butlrrt, that tlu-y uiniiM-d bun after tin-.born on. ...f I'.iik' laud, why won't k.iiii.'l..ly nay thnt our butli-rs our Aiiirrnaii bullrr. wi.ir mil. tat In-t, umi wo, win n alir.aid, liml it amutiiig to ane tint Kiu'ii-li biilb r auiooth ahavt n, and woudi r why th.-ir tuarters tlo not iiiti.t that tln ir moiilli be covered. Will tbe tune ever mine when we will dare to ! Amrrirani'? There are gr'-nt li-osuti to In- b-iirin d rum the older natioti of tin- world, great model to l itudi.-.l and wntlom 1 to be gut from the x j- ri m e which i 1 the accretion t.r n-iitiirn-, coiirt-riuiig which the tacte tif unit cultivalttl rum lliuiiity la a k""Hl aa thaj of any otbt-r. New York Time. II-.w nun Ii r.. in I tbi-re ttll on the :iii f-T l;i..iikin.l: Tl i. I. oiii u.. Ivl.nli i. i ft. ii raid mi I which i. an 1 m. n d in a kfat iiumy tlillrpiit way. I A all f.ti. i. i it li.-r dirn tly ur linlir.t t j ly tii'iivcl fr.-m the vt-rt.ii'lf kiiig.lt 'in, nil 1 the 1 mt Ine l the likbl and tlif ' h at i f t'li- .tin, Ihe ijin .tluii nt In bow i tin- li.ht mnl heat are ili.tril.iit.'. nu important out'. If r n-.uiiii-1 w hn li it I tru.-i that only I'ti t t i nt of the In at .,f 1 thn .an r. iii bt tin- earth, the remainder It in' alitorlf I by the iitinit-plirre, tin n litt it u l.-. -.'ii ilc'r.t-t north and mit!i m ill rtfeivt-p. r c. iit; bid. k'rit-t north in., 1 smith, lit . rc. nt; IH d.'k'r.t-t north and j smith, hi . r c ut. mid lln- ..., t only i; t r rent uf llm h it riven e. at tin- ttpia were not supplit .1 1 '"r- i ni-ref'Tt' tlif i-oiiiitrirt wliirh on ar-uuiit oi I lie mnmiiit i In at re. . in-.l lire ill tin- niu.t favorable t in lllll.tatn i to prodiii it a i;ri at miimiiit uf v. k'' tal li' f.". lie ill the tropii . Tu l.b-d the oth. r i on.liii. il of plant life t found -that it, il inipm .. In r.iituN f,il,. wire I'.irtirtiliirly iuiprceil w ith tin- iiiforuiatioii ruiiiiiiii- 1 iiirati-.l by 1 1 iiiii'm .1.1 1 . on hit return from hi. Ann rir.ui journey, r. in t rnin j the gp-at iiinoiiiit uf fit.l fiiriiitht-tl by i the banana in troplrnl touiitrii. It wat later proved, hiiM ever, that the ill. tin Ktiitlied tinttirali-t wn mi. taken, fir.t in ut ribiiik M'hik'hatlaletif pri.lurlivi' ln .t to thn banana, mid, sti-ond, It-rimv tin' ban, ma imt k't'iu rallv suitable to It- ut..) a tli principal fund for man. . uii- grains lire cultivate.! M lirn-ver agriculture it advaticitl, in the damp part of toiitli mi. I eat Atin Me find nre, in the t'.ry parlt of India ami the greater nrt uf tropical Africa, linll. t and sago, nml in tropical Aim rii-a, prin cipally corn. Tlie banana it even lit fitted to fur nihil the Maple f... t linn the .tato. A an in cet.ory. however, like the ..tatn in the wealthy cuiiitrii- of Kurot' ulnl North Ainrrirn.il it very iniH.rtaiit. As a tli'ime Hipnl.itiuii it only ...ilile where there i a certain m mt of riiltivatiou, wn niu.t ktt-p iu mind the ex-rieiire of iiiaiiv tliniitaml yiart and accept the gram .. the batt' of iiuiiri.hmeiit. The Little Aulillr mnl Matrnrene ia lainU are of tutctii fertility and i-xrt a great ileal of sugar ami import imt otilyimliittrial pntlucts, but tt gmtl deal of fiHHltttiff, The ground, therefore, thn- not ilirt't-lly iiuuri.li the upulaliiiii Several part of India extirt f...tu(Tt, and there it no tru.t worthy information as to the interior rommi-rre iu theao protlurt. Tmnpiiu bat too lately 1hm-ii iiiiii.-xe.l to I ranre to obtain trustMnrthy statittics. Java, with Madura, is nlunit siutf.1 to'otir stati.tiral tii-cct.itirs. Tin roniitry i suflirieiitly large. It f limit Ins good statistics of iik'niiilture and romini-rci', and the iuiirts and ex port nreriirc fully ri k'i.terid. Tim pop ulation is nltiiit as ileiiite a in Helgiiiui and Simmy, but life it siipmrtit under very dilli-reiit rin-umtlaiice. Saxmiy mid llt'lk'iiiiu imMirt f..l.tulTt and ex Hirt mineral nml iiianufactiired pro.1 nets. Java imHirt a very small amount of rice mid salt li.li mnl ex.irtt inany inore agricultural pr.nl net . It not only supplies ilt own (tMiplii with fotkl, Imt liml it Mi.i!ile to buy mineral ami tniiuufartiiri-il prixluit. It might lie Sllptitei that thin imiiienwt Hipiiliitiiui would Int dividttl in a certain proportion on the l.laml. and either that its iiu-rea-m would Ih. small, a in France and lit I- glum, or rlto tln-ro would le a large emigration, nt from (in-at Llritaui or (i.-rmany. Neither rate is true. Kiuigratioii is scarcely known. Tlie imputation in-crrat- t ut the rale of I -r rent a year, ami lis distribution varies so greatly thnt in the eattern lirlion there are fewer people than ill tlii' swninpv prov ince of Aluitk, in Kiittia. and in tho central part there are almost twico aa tunny tiplu n iu Iit-lgimii ami Kuxotir, and yet ni -r rent of the imputation iu this part of the inland live by agricul ture. Hire i thi-Ntapli', umi the ttatittir give S;w kilograms to each inbiibitant. Only about ." j-r rent of the surface of the i.lnml it ib-Voli d to Hie culture of rice. This is still in u very primitive stute, hut llie govi-ruiiii'iit has taken it tip, nml the pr.Kliirtl.iii will lie greatly incrt-itied. Java it a mountainous i-oun-try, but thete iiioniitaui are not high, and the rainfall i great, ami rice ran 1m riiltivatttl ou ill) H-r rent of the surface for the lirtt crop mid ID H-r rent fur the semiid. Wn have therefore a possible extension of the rultivution of rir to S.Sim.iss) hit-tan's. An avernifit rmp to this aiiiuiiiit of acn-nge would upsirt U.fXsl.issi N'uple. The surface of Java rouM lie divided in this inmiiier: Thirty s-r rent of tlie water surface would produce nre, Vege table, hn-adfrtif mid agrirulturnl ex ports. Kiftit-n .r rent, not wntt-retl, woul 1 produce breadfruit ami agricul tural f-Xsirts; eight -rceit, nut water- rat rirritms t'eaeentlnf aa a1 mi M hlra Mtl l'enil Are l.sllly. A London weekly pa-r, lit Uits, of fen-t pne of t, n ilollar for tne IstH d.liuitloti uf a l.uuh The luoliey way awarded Inr the following- An eruption of joy, ri ln ved by an ex pliwimi nt t!ie im .mil ,,f "the crater." Here are Mime uf (ho l-.t ib-liiiitloua tlbt-,lt.. That hv which mirtli t.:i a coiiiiill- (llffit tn wit Tin- mrrrv Ib imb-r -al w In, Ii follows Ihe luhtmtu fl i -h "f w it. 1 An outward itidu -at inn ..f inward nti fact toil The phi .ii .il i tpri-t.iun nf u pleatiir ubl.' Iiient tl t in. .t i. m 1 An null. lute a,- uii-t the ..i..ti of tn,-l-am hull A. br.-iity . the .mil t.f wit. so a I. nub I. tin- ..in! ,( ex). r.-. -imt If "Unilli ti.'l k-'...t ful,' at r hal bran I. I. s .r..i. rli iie.l le.: I. ati Ir ie tn. I i.liL r . siiiiul It- r..nj it Uik-li nr il. lui A. llir let) l.l Inti.-iit In n r all tlltir. The iim.ir of Hn. merry, the rnnk of the M urnful ami the wail uf tin- maniac I The outward vi.ible tt'ti (.f an mward 1 ilivi.ible tn kle The natural t-luillitinu of a Joyous heart A Imrtt of iniitit- frmn the harp of mirth, pntliirttl by the t. .in Ii ,.f hutiior The "Vul.ipnk" of mirth and g..t nut uro. The keynote uf man's character, the tone of w bit Ii pt.ivc it ijuality An nppn-i latiun of humor conveyed without .. tt b. A hecrfiil rcrt frmn the Intt-rior. Natures mental tiit.liriiit-. l'. spar ingly it art it a pl.atttnt t.nur. but when retortttl to iinmntleratt-ly it parn lyzes and ib-gradr tbe setitf. A ti-iiiimrurv relatatiun fmui irravitv. The only family doctnr w ho gives re- llef in all rate, often rfT.t t inttatita- n.Miit cure ami .cud no lull. Merriment's wand, but dmi. ion's dart. One of (Jml's grt'iitett bles.iiik for tt'iiimrarily relieving tho monotony of utir exitlence. Ili'iiven's Is-tt mitiilnte to rnro. Thn luxury of health and the greatest help to illvp-Miun. What a woman is fond of lining when she has gut a new set of fal-m t.t-tb. Nature's tonic fur mental ailmeuta. The Istt ilis-tnr mnl the cheiittt liutl icitie in the world A spark from the lire of life. The sprny fnun the fount. un of mirth, or a bubble fmm the well of scorn. Tho Buu.hine of the heart rcllectetl in the fai-o. Tbo aafely valve of mirth, the m lard of derttiun umi the mockery of dc.mir. An oeti'iitatiuus di.play of one'a own seiite of liuiniir The oil which make tho lamp of lifo burn bright ami clear. The explosion produced by a flash of wit XATl'ltAfi KAIXFALL. DOES NATURE SLIGHT LAND IF TftttJ HAVE BEEN REMOVED? q A rrttiilem Ih. t in. a,.. Df (alaatbae Sl.rlfl Ilnl It, t,.l. -!.,,. Hrleailata at Vsrlnii I ntinirlr Hate ! (be la. Jrrl Mlirh Htual. A .un of I'liri-tophtrCtilumbiisonoaan. tbrt.t.k a tn-k t.f tliM-overv llmt t.ml miiih inore ililtimlt than that whi. h his father had ta. kl.d mi aiit-eea.fulr, lu a rt'iiip.irni ivt li .l,.,r lime Chri.l.ipher bad the , Iiu i.ai f hi, iirublrm. Thean.wer , which hi. ...ti, Kt riniiiiln. wt nut to find la till mi.-iiik' Hut tlie younger Ciiiiitnhna thuiik'ht be h id ilitm rn. the true rela. lion, of fore.i t.i wnt.-r supplies, and he ' aimoiuii ..I that the rnpioii rainfall of Ja. rn in a a. f r -I n ,. hy the Uland't wrsph of foretit mnl that the d.t r. -ate of rain in the A on-. s'i. I an irie wat It call w of tba Pi-iiiotal ..f the w..n area., j l'..r at Ion.-perhaps nt men hare kIvpo j nny tli.iiikl.t to thi imitter II bat It-en the ii.iiiim.il .ii hu i,,ii that fur.-.l, Incrrate the rainfall wnbin tie nn-n nf llnir tup. I t..t. iiiMuei.ie, ami in that way and other i wn . n.ik'iiii nt tie flow uf br.t .k ami riv- ert rheeailieretlort.tiiiieruiinethn)iili M-ieu'iili' iuetlu.lt whethiT there Is any K'""l k'nniml for the tii....iti..n were mail i w il h npj.li in. i .,i rrmle llmt the msrisln 1 for err..r mu.t bate lt it cotitiderably In I exre.t of tin. influence, if any, which the In i vt-.tik' Hurt ho.t-. to ini-n.iire. In Inter I yenm ell..rt in the nme ilirectlon have ; It-en mail.- with k'n-al pnint. inottly in Kll- rot ati i niititri. t. Inn th,- prolileei ha hern ; found In have so many fai tors that, al I Ihollk'll the liui.t of llifi.riuntii.il collected li-Mn iin ly liitere.liiik'. the main ;ilt-.tion ' remain prat liuilly uiuiii.wentl. The re j suits nf I In -M- i Iturt. tok't-ilnr with some iiiirntiiuK oiiu rint inns tln-reon, are set forth lua bulletin of (he furctrj division of Ihe tb pnrtiueiit uf nk'ririillure. Water cotuet t. n.nr U imj Imletlnictible a any sulrttnm-e nf w hich we know. C'on setpiriilly the total tpinutily of It lu the en rlh and ill the earth's atuinsphere I al wny I be tame. Oiilynv.rv .mail pen-rtit-Sk'eofil it w but one of tlie writers in this bulletin termtthe rimilating rt of the rnrlh's wnter capital. The sun make vapor of wnter thai it lyiuu nt its level orison Ihe way lo find its level. This vapor Is con dented until It I. heavier than the air and Mart ak'aiu toward it level, and that is how Ihe cin iilnt lou uoc on. In what way dtM-a the pn-trure of forests influence this circulation It would be a IniiK story to tell of the nietlntl employed in Knuice, Germany, Swttli-n, Aii.trin and nlher ooiiiitrltwof Ku nite lo mea.iire the various Influences that must be coiitnlend in deieriiiimiiK liowand to what extent the rainfall and tbe flow of streams are ntitt-trd by the presence of for ests. A very liiiM.rtnnt fact nr, since brat Is what starts Ihe movement of the earth' circulntiiiK water capital. Is the matter of trin M mt ii n-, and the iy.iiIIs of the invest! Kalious seem lo show iM-yond tli.pule that forests rctluiT the maxima and the minima of temH-nilure, that they nil uce ihe maxi ma more t hnn the minims, and that cunse ipirntly their rlTert Is lo make tbe average teniM rnture fur tbe year oiler. Alto, their nitslerstuiK I rill uence in aTeat er than Ibt-lr risilliiK iffnt. llecausetbe air alsive fontt r-Kioiit Is sllnhtly cooler than Hie strata over treeless tracts, coo tlt-titalion shniild be more rapid than over 0N-ii lb hi", ami the rainfall should be greater. Thtte ttsih-r It. lies of air, bring blown over adjacent nk'lons that are not wimnIi.I, should alto increase somewhat tbe precipitation there. That la the theory. ami il s.-eiiis to le In some tb k'ree suprv etl by the Inia.ureniriit that have been made. Acn-p'atig tbe conclusion that. In ireneral, fim-.l lucrrate aliKhlly the fall of rain. snow and dew, it remains to Imi determined hoiv nnieb nf this lncn-ae la available for benellci.il puriw.se. Part of it Is Inter cepted by fiilliiue, and la r-tunietl to tbe atiiiotplirre by evnsirnlion wllbout baring rent Intl Ihe niuml. Tbe pmportlon so re tainett vsriia with the list il re of tbe follaue. the ilruslly of the fort-si and tbe sra-onot tbe year. The n tent inn by evertrreen treea Is less than by deciduous. It Is estimated that t-rha 311 jH rceiit of the precipitation I thus intercepted and relumed to tbe at mosphere. Of course this inU-rreptioa and emigration ko on where the surface of the earth la covered by grass and other KrowiiiKcrois. Whether it Is siitllcielitly Krentrrlll the forest than In the field to do away with Ihe excels of precipitation on wo.tl.tl tracts over that on cleared arraa la an uii-4-ttletl tpietilon. Of the Til t-r cent of rr In fall which, it Is ettlniatetl, reaches tlie ground In foresta, a part is very ipiickly returned to tbe atmos phere by eventration, but here the loss la rviititlerably less than In the open Held. Under certain coii.litlnii.il is not mors t haa 13 percent of whnt It would 1st on bare soil, but tbe conditions are so various that II la dilllcult to arrive al an average. Again, out of this 7i t r cent of precipitation whicb reaches tbe Kmiiiitl lu winsled arraa must be deducted the lou by transpiration, "tba proms by which the plant gels rid of tbe ! surplus water after having drawn II from tbe soil lu onb-r to extract from It tbe A Tints I. Ion. At the .ti a young lion from Hnkoto was much intent on breaking in I bo mm shutter which separates the Iiouho it now occupies from its former quarters next iliair. Aimrt fmui the very nnus-r with to nert ii right to lit former dom icile, it had the irritating stimulus sup pliitl by an ill teiiis-nt ami decrepit old leopard which w at grow hug on tho other snlit of the shutter, ami even went so far us lo insert one of its loiic-l teeth into the crack Is tweeu the shutter ami tlie wall aa a reminder to the lion of M-liut Mas wailing for it ou the other ide. The lion was striking constant heavy blows on tlie door, and was so intent on its ia-c-iiiation aa to disregard the cull of ita keeH-r. The kec'r quietly uttrni'tetl ita attention by pulling its tuiit and the lion at once delated, rtiblatl its face against the kev-r's hand ami lay down to Im stroked, pat t i.l ami havo its mune carttnttl. A very Is-aiitiful iiiima chste by fxhibititl all tho pleasure of a friend ly rut at U'lng stroked, ami the tiger from Tiirki'.tan allowetl himself to be fondlitl liko lug dog. Loiuluti SjMvta tor. A Cardial Ker-MIn. Eurly ono morning, recently, I called to see a gentleman who hud not yet left his betL I was met at the door by woman wlusie sleeves were rolled up. who wore an amplo uprou uniii which were various ssita nf flour ami wlnste fare wa not entirely free fmm similar Stit. It wa "laike day," but she did not embarrass mo by any reference to the f at t or any nsilogy as to her ap'ar anco. She ukel me into the parlor and after aeiiding one of the children np- nutriment which Is preseui In only a very stuira to notify the father of my prea- highly attenunicd solution." Various In- enre, re-enter.tl the purlor and clui'ti.l until her husband Bpt-antl about vuri oils topic in an entertaining, easy man ner, quite as though she bail been ex pecting and waa nil fixed up to receive we. great grief Is that I have no suftlcirnt excuse to make another early morning call at the tamo home. Detroit Free fresa. ..I ... If It 1 . t . . 'ti i.i.hh iiit-in w no ttiiv unlet lllt-nfc. Z . ,, " t Ttlt.ir ,fth.lof cs,kii.g the Un.th.me ..., ....--, n...., , .a,,,-. A 11 lit tumil griiious melhtsls bare been resorted to for determining tbe amount of moisture used In this way. but iMtrause of the many fac tor having to do with It, tb amount for the various kinds uf vegetation can be I n- ' .1 ...---1 I. i. k - :.e. . i . U, ,.,., ti. itwi wuii "im m wittv itititMiu tur varus- waa simply delightful and my I tlolllfc ' " While as it stand now nobody can say, aa a mult of scientific investigation, whether forests Inrrrate the fall of rain, snow or dew to anapprrclabUexient, there Is no room forilnllhl that wooded arras are A Wr f t ottklng llutl.itls. valuable conservators of mol.tiire. In this Tlie negro ilnvcs of Jamaica used to way they umke lbs flow of streams more regard rut aa dainty, their liiantera tvru, and they p miens tbe constaucy of I i"i bsNlr linty. Mr. Got Lain mt tbe World's fairh-Mag-niflrtitt xt.tioti. 1-n't It? Mr. Lakeside- I ..ti t know. Haven't bod time to see it yet. "Hut you hie here'" "Yes, thai s tbe troub'e. I sail aaud wiihra." New York Weekly. risratsrlal I leans. Pastor Thomas, don't you think your parrtits would frrl very sorry if they knew you rsl fi.hing oo tbe habbatb' Tbon.so Yr, sir. bat but baif as sore aa Vd fse ut tbtr fouixi It out Texas iftu,s stiw it rio rnore. Mr Wissl, the batura',.1, di-rribfl tl.r liopanl as a creature -,f sinner inufTen-iM. bahits. but an t-ii.sny to fiul'ry nnd fatal lo fowl, (in the other batu I. I have re retitiy strn .in atnuht in nn Indian pnji- r of a leopard thn' killed in the ruut-r of It months more tl.no lVi huti.sn N ink'- The I al VI a. II urtft-ry. A young lady t.-okkt r t-mpluyfl in an iifn e at N-utli .Mnin in-.tt r. "nn., has btaai in the l.ablt for M.lne tun'- ( a-t i Striving t lie oftn e t at a piece i f meat f..r it Ium b etryi!ay. I'r.t .i'.ti..u i taken to lay a piece i f J r under ti.e meat t'l avoid k't'.l.U.. the fix -r. The I other day at lunch b'.i.r. when there was no tiiat. pu.y 1 -k'gf'l fur ..me in brT) most U.tt llu'elit f.t-hlutl. itlrl at Ia.t f itig to tbe wtelui.t-t '!r.i,vt-l f-rth her regui pI"r table cloth avl Ul 1 It pr-jsrly Lsslger. l aperl Te.ilmtttiy. MiMi Klder This iiew-psjtr says It It daiigemut for two -rton to itrupy a bsu ties. k at the tnme lime Mita liiddey - I. ar mt ' I have nevt r found it so.- LMmit Krce I'rtts M lijr she l-lt. Kobbiiis Why del your t) ew nter bats y.u llim- I rrf'iM-d to let her add xitcrlple to n.) bu.mets letter.. Iruth. A Mlssllar feeling- ,4. ': 'I.' "... rul.: '' W.''i Xi farji' for the meat -I'iiinwlelpbia u, brook l)n' Ife. Oif.Itie Are t.ei f..in t,f the watt-rf 1.1. e- K xtetl.i.k'. ' At tl 'iiiereihorigbt of I.i.g over the l.'ii,.! M ti.ve I can s. n ey t-trita n n, j -.f l.'...,e Yrs. ll.sl s tb SSI it aiTrcta ri.s then be left 4.1 per rent fur foret. gar ileus, meadows, waters, rua.lt nml dwell ing. The jttiplit of Java m-ed lint tliell Ije rrindt'iiinitl to live on rice atone. Fruits are very iiniortant and iiit-f.sary for In-alUi, mnl in Java alone are found 100 different kinds. ( 'aitle cun le easily riiif-d, and the nit-rabiimluiit ntiiiilt-rs of wat. r plants. iii.-cts and worm that are found lit tropical countries furnish an easy meant t.f f.t.lmg fl.h ami fowls. We liml therefore that iu this country moo men could tin. I tupjt.rt mi oni-ture kiloim ter. nr more than four tiun-a aa many jstipb- at nre now there. Alex ander Wolikof In lin-lau Iiutche I Ilevut). A I'tMer. "What a tnrtl.odiral f.-IIow you are, rioblA'" Mtnl f ilk int. who h.vl trp.ed into Ilohbt' offnetluril g the latter' nlttenre. "Why, what tin )uu menu'" ethortl Doblrt. "To think thnt )ou should bs k all your drawers up w In u )..u nre only goiugout for file in limit ''J isn't bkely that any by woiilil u.eildle nub )'ur par." "Of cturetiol,'' re-T'littl IM.ttt, "bulbow (l.d Jou film out that the drawers were lis kid "-Tit lilts. rotienu waa to impale cat h one on long wooden skewer, after cleaning the animal ami rutting off the tail, turning it briskly around over a tire until the hair waa ull burned off. Then It wua springs. Iu wtsaled areas there is a lost by luterce pt ion and t-vapuralion in Ihe foliage and by trnn.pirnllon, and there is a consid erable gala in the prut eel ion from evapora tion from Ibe surface of tbe ground. It la not pnilwblelbst this coiiterration of tbe water supply come anywhere near tbe mark drawn by thus who buhl that tbe rrnMt until free from fnr, ami finally preservation of woodland Ihsiim an abun- the end of the ski- wi-r wa stuck into the ground, incli I toward the tiro, until it waa tnatt.-d dry and cn.p, thus being mado ready for the meal. Washington 8 tar. aiiM-klngs Kepi lllarh. Black stis kiiigs nre apt to assume greenish hsik after repealed w a. lungs. We are told that a simple way of pre serving the color Is to wish them In soap free of soda, nml in the lust rinsing water to add a tablttMsiiiful of good vinegar. W ring sliajm. color, particularly If they are wet. New York Juurnal. dance of water supply, but Ihe brorflt re sulting from il are siillicirut lo bs consul ered among Ihe other rxrellrnt reaaonafor looking weil to the preservation of forsata, New York tun. A rr.qa.sl tfaerr. In an Knghb novel now little read brut hrr and si.ier are dtwlbnl as escap ing from a m hoolns'ia sad banging ever Ibe stnir rail to wstcb the guest al a ball make their nsy fmio the dressing room U the drawing room. V bv Is il." atks the sitter, "that tbe them out ami clan them into older and srrswnlri ibry gil lb more back A l,..t ir.... .... la t.. .1 ... . l...M t" - Hi fl,.e.a n trfit vjj tu. inr) .11"" in hrr iM-otils la-sides the small English gt-l bsre a-krd tbe same question. Har- j peg1 Tree I.. Side Tr.rs.a br aa Oraafe. , wnter of tne tilteentb CWe- A young lady said the other day that tnTyt mrs, "If a hug',-e loseth an eye. be he hated oraugca lierause one bail come e',n presently." Also. "OoaU tax between In r and her lover. He had breath nut at the mouth and noes) paly, called on her one evening, anj after ait- int Bt ye t.mrtv fun) also." ting awiiiit' ua'i prisiuceti a conpie or I bright r londa orange out of LU pocket and stiggete. that each eat one, She rjarcelnna in ,'. i-ul no bank note. tile lilt k-I loltl test ht-r you didn't r- now utt H.mI .l. r.nn,,l ,lrl.a .,nt ..r , . . V........ I r , , , . l , j - - - - - - w - i ne nrsi onre i ' ' uiaiiti i it c-umit. wm.. iiieinrs-r ita. i u.e uiing. you studied at her Dnn.l Ibe sik-bt t.f bis none, rh.t lts . ... - " irOlU lUtt 1MII1 ...v. .U'JltM M and chin 'pipping with Jun . and he baa been whirring something hornbly aim- j Turkuh toweling In pore white la coo Uar about her. Evidently yon cannot ,idere4 the rni-t correct thing for tb love girl and a citrus au rant ium ai tbe yg f chair and ooncbe. In the aae tiuie.-latuburg Lhspalch. ' rammrr sitting room. The first Rurt.n bank, founded at l.i wh..,l. I'sj-e-Iem glail y.ni dnl. There is no use in all ttij stufliiig, and Ibe leacbrra oiik-l.t to know it What did she say f" little Int k .-be said site guessed I waa a ilup o tb old blutk Uuul Nswa Q