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j TTrr i .-.PRIVATE .. .1 i.. iii-i'n rocru is who cniiio 0(,ut io the run"'' L'nvaliy once ., a time lit It was stationed ivrt Hascoiiibo wn Private James " wiit assigned to Company L'iiiii tl' l,""r lBMII""umU! L r,.iHz-.l tliat la was of good gi ,,. educated, ami mm "o rt-linted i order to disappear irom in' , urM a ilino. There are plenty or and they excite no paruou interest -r remark. Inless a soldier . ,L l talk of past lie I" xchl'm' LuLnied l'.v 111 comrades. If n re ' ,, set down ns n gentleman the 7' . that family troubles or L wild n.l veil tn re was the cause of !".' ...tisi.uciit. an.l the matter Is never in unless lie makes nn enemy comrade. It was the mis- ortuiw of Company R to have n cap ,'n who was hated by his men ami v '" I""''1 ,'-4' tU" mcon 0f U,W got P.nt for the faet that he was refluli'lit MIVATE OKI. KM KNOCKS TUB CAPTAIN 110 WI. I bleed relation of the Colonel's, his po liilnu would have leen nuule so mi cnif.irtaMe in one way and another ttial be would have been forced to re-. IXII. lie nut only drank too nitieh to keep bit dignity and tiialntaln the respect dueauoiliivr. but was fitult-tliidlng and uraimlral. and was given to med dling with petty affairs which were Done of li's business. Capt. Bowers' mciiso for "getting down" on Private Grwn was that the recruit was Impu dent and arrogant. When this was lifted down It was found that ho had quest 1 d the soldier regarding his pant life and the reasons which had In duced Ml tit to enlist, and this curiosity had been bv no menus sntlsllcd. Ho may have been a little stiff In his re fusal, ns was his right under the cir cumstances, but his refusal to unbosom himself made the captain his enemy ml for months he was a persecuted man. Few ollicers descend from their pedestal to "nag" an enlisted man. but Capt. Powers did It to his own shame cil to the scandal of the post. That he was an enemy of Private (liven made all the sergennts and corporals down on the mail, and as a conse quence he put In more days In the guardhouse than In his barracks. It aa the general belief that the recruit aa trying his best, ami that he was li; no means given a fair show. Capt. Rower knew that this was the feeling, lut that only made him the more pcr itent 111 his course. After throe or four months something hjiiem'd which should have made the captain change bis program and feel that he owed Private (ireen n debt of (Ritlttide. Companies It and D were muting along the eastern edge of the Treat Staked Plains of Texas In search of Indians, with whom we were then t war. At noon one day the two com panies separated to beat up both sides of a ridge, and after n mile or so the It men were suddenly charged by about Inttludinus who had been concealed by a fringe of hushes. The troopers were taken by surprise, but made a good B'lit of It, and nfter ten minutes beat off their assailants. In their first rush tla Indians surrounded Capt. Howers, lio was a few yards ahead of his com pany, and they sought to make him cap tive Instead of killing him. Hut for the action of Private Oreen, who dashed forward to the help of his otllcer while all others were confused for the tun wnt, the Captnlu would have been taken. It went down In the military reports Hint the new man killed three redskins with his ..nn hand, and all his com rades declared that he saved the leader t the troop. I-'or the next two or three eeks there w as a cessation of the mig S;"ss. bm the fact that he owed his le to the inn n he had persecuted rati U''d In the Captain's breast, and after while some excuse was found for ending Private (Jreen to the guard li""se in disgrace. The man made up ' mind that he was being hounded, nd that life would be made miserable, "d he decided to desert. It Is probable tli.it the sentry on duty at midnight liikeC nt ti, escape from the guard ""'se. hut It was unfortunate for ,;r"'ii that he should meet his captain f:''e to faep before Ue was clear of the Krouu.ls. s ,..... niM1..t nll.i t"iilt. Ik wers seized and sought to detain la the struggle he was knocked dun ...i ... .. '"e. nnd next tnornlug the chase after! il'f deserter was taken up nnd pushed ; itli great energy. The country wns ' eoutvd for days and days, but Private feu had disappeared like n shadow. A niouth lifter Hio fwumilt nnil ileser- ""0 Ciilutianv II una .ril..re,l nut alone ! for a scout over the same cround as lie-1 fure, ' with orders to nick lit) the trail of aiy small war nnrtr nn.l follow it "P vigorously, such a rall was found leading straight out tiion the sandy a,''-rt. but It nnd uot been followed " two miles when the troopers ran npon a iarKP foroe 0f in,inns lu nm iih behind a ridge of sand nnd were Dadlj eut nn .r.,1 .n.tmp.,.1 Pniit. Bower.1 1,. ...... iii - n as n-ouiiiieu m uie ui uler ni . . i .1.. A.. ",nu w,,a I'"'u ""' orr t the west and could uot be mil.l nnt be fked. Tue troo- broke op un(lpr ,bl. "f the Indiana, and after .ufferlng ii 1 i I-t. V ar.i I ;.'.'Vj?r: GREEN:. a state of panic, closely followed bv the exultant victors. After a mad rush of seven or eight miles the Captain's horse fell exhausted and soon died. The oflleer knew that his command had been routed, ami that he was , tit off from it. That the Indians did not pur sue him was probably due to their de sire to annihilate the company by fol lowing swiftly on their heels. lie had ridden beyond their ken, and the strong wind had already covered his trail in the sand, but the fort was twelve miles distant, ami he was on foot nnd cut off from It. lie had lost his sabre, but still retained his revolver, nnd was seated on the dead body of his horse ami plan ning what move he should make, when n trooper suddenly nppenied beside him. "You -Is It you. O recti T exclaimed Capt. Howers, as lie sprang to his feet. I ho other stood with folded nrms and made no reply. It was Private (ireeti. the deserter of a mouth ago. His uniform was torn and stained, and the man had a haggard, wollisli look. He had not been billing among the bills where the soldiers had looked for him, but out among the sand ridges, where his only living companions were ser pents and lizards. He had been driven there by the persecution of the otthvr who stood before him. The ollieer knew It ns well ns he, ami he drew his pistol to defend himself from attack. It was two or three minutes before another word passed. Then the Captain said: "t ireen. this is bad business. We ran Into an amliush. and the company must have been badly cut up. It has been driven back to the fort, ami I am alone, ns you see. I inn going to try uud make my way In." "You cannot do it," was the reply. "Within nn hour the Indians will be looking for you. They would be um you before you were clear of the des ert." "Hut what shall I do?" "Come with me." Private (ireen strode nwi. to the west nnd the Captain followed him. It seemed strange that he should do so, but the suddeti surprise of the ambush, the mad run of his horse and his (bid ing of the deserter in such an unex pected place all combined to cow his spirit nnd bring a feeling of helpless ness. For two miles nnd more he fol- TllK UETIUN OF lolVi.ll In the other's footsteps. neither speaking a word. Then they crossed a sand ridge which was higher than the average nnd descended to a natural sink of about half nn acre In extent. In the center of this sink was a puddle of ..iiier-sucli water ns n thirsty horse ,.ot.l lmrdlv have touched with his n,i.ii ii see olid time. In the breast of the sand ridge was a shallow cave- -the home of the deserter. ..i ,i.uthis where von have been hiding?" asked the otllcer as he looked about him. For the last ten days-yes. an swered Private (Ireen. "Make yourself at home. You will nave to . until the Indians clear out." That was the water the soldier bad used to quench his thirst -the shallow cave his shelter from the sun and the nP'ht There was no lire, no food. He u t have had food to live, but he 1US, have been compelled to eat It raw. No wonder he looked pinched and hag Kard nnd wolllsh. He flung himself down on the sands and turned awaj from the ..Ulcer. Had the deserter been armed the ollieer would have feared an ntfick While he did not fear that, the man's singular demeanor bred nppre- He had been driven to desert-to be - a ..nmlcrer on the face of the eouii? " . , , i f...a .rt to hunger nnil inirsi iioo " .i ... i.u nr.. was In peril every hour. (apt. wers' thoughts were nny.h ng ,u Pleasant ns he sat In the shelter . . .. L.U...I out mam the recruit who he outspoken sympathy of four- had the oilts 1 ur.i,. .,f the garrison An hour pnssou away. Then the omccr sue. I ,.,-,.,nn I've I n thinking vc were too hard on you nnd I nm free to say i o. sorrv for u. " - . . . i. 1 i en iia & to fort with me thin, shall be ..li ferent. - i... unT.,U made The nuill stretched on i" 1 ne mini ' . , t.iry r.t.lv IK' blew eiiou. - no reply. !- ..,,et-ni!irtial l.i t IIW UliU " nrf i IH' mm " - i i rniiiiiin wn pianu.os " ;,.,,. noon the , br nnd by iiiei "i . k'-, r - ' - c..,.i.in no matter nboilt the I'.sini ' . ' . ,p , for I lie, Reduee.1 m : nednccil m "' " . .. ,.. I,'. ; want of pmper fd. frIt . wrong, nerved m.n up and fbnek. After a while, however, tn inoUKht or blooiUh.-d left him. and he Hilled grimly ns lie got a uew plau. The sun was almost dowu as no roused up nnd said: "We must be niovlng-follow me." "Which way?" nsk.sl the otllcer. The recruit headed f, it til. ivt'sf mil Mr.. upon the open desert, without a reply, and the Captnlu followed him In V dazed and wondering way. The suti went dow n and they toilisl on. I'aik lless came, an.l yet' they walked. At tlrst the Captain knew that they wen' going west. When darkness came lie' lost his bearings. Just ns the seld . t hail planned lie should. l!y and by tin two were walking around in a circle., each plodding along with his head dow n, ami neither asking nor answer lug ipies'i uis. (if a Midden the recruit disappeared. The otllcer red through the darkness, but could catch no sign of human form. He stopped and listened, but no footfall reached his ear. He had been nervous and up preheiisive before, now he was sudden l.v almost terror stricken. He w a miles and miles from the fort -miles I and miles out Uhiii the lonely dcscri A dozen times he tried to brace up and tight away the feeling of hclpl-ues but It was too strong to be shaken ulT I He should have sat down to wait fm daylight, but his fears kept him uiov r "vol IS IT Vol', OIIKKS!" lug. He called for Private (ireeti -he shouted and shrieked his name a hum dred timesbut there was no answer. When he had growu so hoarse that his voice could no longer be heard he be gan running, nnd he grew yet more fearful. He was not afraid of the soldier-not afraid of the serpents and lizards-he did not fear the darkness, lie was afraid of himself. I'ntil midnight he ran and walked by turns, always hop ing that every darker shadow was the form of the man he had driven to de sertion, but ever disappointed. At length he fell down from exhaustion, ami daylight found him groveling In the Ha nil and n human figure seated be side him. When the sun came up Pri vate (ireen reached out his hand and quietly said: "Come, Captain; we nre going to tho fort." CAPTAIN' HOW Fits. The otllcer looked up nnd smiled va cantly nnd talked to himself In whis pers. Next day at noon he entered the post alone, but the sentinel at the gate caught sight of another llgure dow n In the bushes nnd knew that the otllcer and deserter had met. "Here is ('apt. How ers!" was shouted by a score of privates and ollicers as the man stood at the gate mid stared stupidly around him. They pressed forward to shake the otllcer by the hand and question him about his adventure, but he drew away ami cast his eyes down and muttered nnd smiled. He no longer had a mind. ami Private James (ireen was reveng ed. Months afterward the Captain got nbout ngaln, but he was so "queer" that his resignation was handed In and accented, and he drifted no one knew whither. C. Itepuldic. H. Lewis, in the St. l-ouli Victims ot rtcleni-c. "We have so many lu the family that there's r.ally no pilvncy for a girl who Ih Just engaged." What do yon do?" "Well, we've b ii going up on the roof and sitting together on a little set tee with our bucks to the big chimney. Hut we can't sit there ny more." Why not?" "Well, ii man came to (ieorge yester day and offered him a photograph, (ieorge looked at It and almost fell off his chair. It was a picture of us on the roof, (ieorge bad his arm around me, and I had my arm around (ieorge. How much?' said lic.rge. Ten dob Pus said the man. 'The only one. niatir said .ieorge. 'Only one,' said the man. (ieorge paid the tell. 'Now.' lie said, 'Just tell me how in the world vou managed to g-t that photograph'." What do you think the wretch said; Well, what?" He said he wn:t the man who sent .. i...tlootiH with ran, eras attnehed!"- New l'e for fln. Mtentloti was r.- eli:iy culi.d to the ro,.s.-l use of itla- brl- k lu building It Is now said that the (iovemmeiit of Switzerland has approval the use of i!as for making weuim ' -- ployed with ba ;ince-s'aies. . .s-uitj- v toilgJi kind of gii.ss Is to Is- eel.s-te.1 for this pun i ron. England come. ,i, .ucBestlon that gla would be a , tliP sties'. . . .io I more last ing material than iK-i.e. .-- -- 1r,n,11P,. -hlch ;nno tor sre po.ed to tje wearUij action of wetUier. ASSERTED HERSELF. Iltomi Gnv Her I'linliund a Post of hi own Medicine. There u a hidden meaning In this story which he who choows may dis cover for himself. "I'm o vlad to II nd you In." said : Mrs. l'.niwu, as she entered tier litis- 1 bund's ottice; "1 was afraid you might be out, nnd I have so much to tell you, ' dear" "Something very Important?" replied 1'rown, Interrogatively, and In n tone 1 which very plainly said. "Couldn't you have waited until this evening? You see I'm aw fully busy." "Well, t:o, perhaps not so very Im portant," said Mrs. Hrown. paving no attention to her husband's discourage, moms; "but then It Is so nice and cosy hero, and you know we don't often have a chance for a unlet talk to gether." "Am I not nt homo " "'Mi, yes. Henry; you are nt home every evening - I'll ay that to your credit. Hut It Is so nice to come here and see you." "Hut, then, 1'iu pretty busy this morning." "I know; but I must tell you wlia. that girl of ours has done. After break fast this morning she hadn't a drop of hot water to wash the dishes in, and her wmk was delayed u good half hour ill eoliseipiellce." "Hut, my ihiir " "1 know what you nre going to sny. You think 1 ought to give her it g'H'd talking to. And so 1 did. Hut what does It amount to? "Only last week I told her to open her dampers so that the oven would In at, and w iieti I went Into the kitchen they were shut, and the tire was almost burnt out and the oven was ns cold us n stone. "And. by the way, did I tell you that anolher of those Wedgwood cups was broken? It's the third w ithin a month. Henlly. 1 believe I shall go distracted. And that reminds me that we didn't get the clothes dry ou Monday, and "Hut, my dear," broke In Hrown, "I've got work to do. (if course 1 nyiii pathl.e with you. hut why don't you tell me about these things when I'm at home?" "Why. Henry!" exclaimed Mrs. H. "The Idea! Poii't you have so many other things to talk nlxmt when you ureal home! How can 1 interrupt you to talk about my domestic affairs w lieu you have so much to tell me alsmt the way the olllce lsy plagues you, and nlxuit the distracting manner in widen your partner refuses to do things ns you want 1 1 it-iii done, and whut a nui sance that Mr. Itoblusou Is who never knows when to go, nnd -why, Henry, nrcti't my evenings sacred to your bnsi. iiess affairs? Hut I must 1k going. I'll try to come In again lu an hour or so." Mrs. Hrown did not come In again that day. Hut ll Is a curious elrcuin Ktancc that from and nfter thnt visit Hrown never talked "shop" at home. U Wasn't a Nickel. Mr M. Swaticr was tired of bavin tils wife to through his pocket while lie slept, and so it was that the follow ing came 'iImhi! one afternoon Mrs. MeS waiters was nearsighted, otherwise the trick would have fallen lluviigh. Sis had been shopping Unit aftcrmsm nnd the car she got Into to go homo contained several if her awellest frU-cls. who nodded pleasantly at her. Fare, please" said the conductor. She osMi,s', her pocket-lHsik and bsik out what she supisisisl to Is- a flve ceiit piece. The conductor looked tduirply a It, then nt Mrs. McSwatters. "No,"ln:tdain." lie said with a polite smile. "P. !s not g ssl on tills line." "Viy, what do you menu?" lie asked haughtily. "I "iieati that I cannot take this ns carfare," replUil the conductor firmly. "Is it not n five-cent piece?" "No, inn. la in." She luilit.sl for her glasses, but could not hnd them. "Will yen kindly tell me what It says?" "With pleasure, madam, itellly's li.s. l for one beer!' "-New York Word. 'I'leuTO Ht. Irfiuls." The name of '! leu ve St. l.oin.s im I mils ltlverl which was the 11 rat French iipM-ll:illoii of the Mississippi at fie C'l'c of the establishment of the colony of Locisliinii by IImtvIIIo and Hlciivllle, was given to the great river by !iels rt Caviller lie la Salle, who, being in H.lt nt the mouth of the eivat Mississippi, tisjk lssessloli of all the country which ho had discovered lu I he name of the most puissant, most high, most Invlnclb'.e uud vlctornm princ, I ouls the great. King of Fra a. (," otherwise Louis XIV. It was en this (Sfiislou that he named tin river Flei've S. Louis. At the sa.mo time, it is said he mimed the region whl. h It waters Louls-.nna, In honor of i ,uis XIV. and Anne of Austria, Uiat ! Kins mother. In regard to the nnmo I "Louisiana." it also Is stat.sl hlstor- Ual'v that Father Il.-niiepin. um llecillet monk, of Canada, being a prisoner In the ham's of the Illinois lml a ns. conrcmsi rin uesi).-""'."" the territory through which the MUsU. Hippl runs.-New (irlifiiis Picayune. l iicle hiin'i Domain. "The Briton proudly Issist that the sun never wis "U the yueeji'a doinlu loiis as If they were sp.s-lul aubJecM of solar fiivoiiiisin." wrlu-a WUllaiii (ieorge Jonlan on "The Urento-tt Na tion on Eurth," In the I-ndles Home Journal. "Hut it is equally true that there is always siin.slitiu' on some part of Cncle c-ins gr-Jt p.-.sliw. 1 When It Is 0 p. m- ",l Attoo'a Islaiid, Alaska. It U f-" n "' of Uw' ,uJr toU , lowing at Enstjs.rt. Maine. If we lo cate the centre of the Culled States, cnleulaling It a midway iMdween long Itmle sixty seven of Enstsirt niwl longitude in:! of Atts' Island, It will I. found on the I"'ith degn-e of lon gltmle, alx.ut mll's west of San Francisco, in t-lie Pa.-ltlc Ocean. The Illlnrt tn Europe, Naitkeniioff of (ien. va say there are l.ti bi nd persons In Eunqs.. most - ly fr-iin fevers, ami mai u st c-ui. would have kept their sight had they Ixi-n j-roiwly t'-ate" liuar.l the Youth. No is-rson umbT lfi year of age I tK-rcitied to enter a theater or tavern In Hc'gulnnd. If you don't attract enough attention UjU ummer, trj w earing a lur coL QSScrdent General Porter tclls a story of his farewell to Mark wain once when Mark was going away. "1 said, '(mod by, Mark; may (iod lo with yii al ways.' He drawlliigly replied. '1 h"s' -he will but -I-hope, too-tliat he may 11 ml nomo leisure---moment -to take care of - you.' " Not long ago the Ulgtit Iteverend William Croswell Hosne, of Alh.iny, paid a visit to the old eountiy, Hiid while there registered ns "Wlllliiui of Albany." On his return (say the Phil istine) he met Hlsh.ii Potter, w ho had also been to Yiirrup, but got home tlrst. wben the latter aald: "Too bad. Donne, rhat yon didn't live In Huffalo: In that case you could have registered a Huf falo Hill." Senahir Cameron once called upon President Lincoln lu behalf of an ap plicant for a consulate who was a par ticularly pestiferous person to him. "Where do you want to have hint sent?" asked the President. There wa a large globe lu the room. The Penn sylvania Senator put one arm around It ns far as be could reach, and said: "I do not know what my linger I on. but wild lilui there." And he was sent. Wendell Phillip once, when he w n Interrupted by an unfriendly audience, tooped dowu and lxgan talking In u low voice to the men at the reorter' table. Koine of the auditors. Incoming curious, called "lender." Whereupon Phlllls straightened himself up and exclaimed: "(io right on, gentlemen, with your noise. Through thiwe pen cils" imltiiing to the reporters -"I : speak to forty million sople." A traveling man relates that he wn driving across the country to a Utile 1 town In W.ssiern Kansas, the other day, when he met a farmer hauling a j wagon load of water. "Where do yon I gel water?" said the traveler. "I'p the rood nlhiiit even nillis," the native re plied. "And you haul water seven iiiIIim for your family and stock?" j "Yep." "Why, lu the nnme of sense ! don't you dig a well?" "Heeause It's ' Jest as far one way as the other, at ran Hls-hop Potter visited a brother prel ate last summer at a (sipular sen side resort. As the bishops were walking home from the Sunday morning ser vice, they could not fall to notice the crowds of bathers lu the surf, clad nnd ; unclad In all manner of costumes. The I resident prelate turned to his visitor, saying with a sigh: "What should you ' do If you were confronted by a prob lem like that In your diocese?" "Ilroth ' or." Hlslion Potter quietly replied, "this Is not my sec!" i While making a post prandial sp.vch In Chicago, tho oilier night, Colonel Wsttersou lumen ted that he was uti able to hu (union to his assistance the ' comfort which Daniel was able to sum moil when he found himself In the lions' den. Costing about him and as certalnlng that there was no possible means of eseae, the prophet folded his arms and turned upon the ferocious beast who was licking hi chops pre paratory to devouring him, ami he said "There Is one comfort, anyhow. Afier this meal there won't be any speech making." The other day the heavy downpour and the closeness of the atmosphere In the Khodc Island Kenntor's commit lee r.sun (says the Washington Post) evolv ed some marvelous tales uIkiiii trout. Senator Cuffery spoke of a superlative catch In which he ostlinntiM his llsh at nine iHiuu.ls. Mr. A id rich went him one better by putting a certain catch of his down at forty-one lnciis long "Where did you catch him?" Inquired Senator (iffery, dubiously. "In Ithisle Island." "Din!" said Senator Cuffery "there isn't a river In the Stat long enough to produce such a llsh." In the Ilraxlllan hotels men are em nloy.sl to do rhe chamber work, and they aro prone to rush Into the bed fixims of the guest when occasion re quires without kum-klng. A prim little Yankee "choolmnrm" visiting l(l de Janeiro wns much annoyed at this cm totn, and, after mildly protesting sev i rral times without cff.rt, she said so verely to the boy who did the work In her room: "Juan, be go.sl enough to understand thnt I will not allow you to open the door of my r.Him without knocking. If you do It ngaln I shall certainly report you at the olllce. Why, I might bo dressing!" "No danger of that, aenora rfsiMiiided Junn, In his Mt Kngllsh. "before I come lu I nl i way look me through the keyhole, Captain Mulian. lu his "Life of Nel on," tell the following story of the great sailor. The fleet letter hud Just been sent off, when Nelson saw a mid ahlpmsn come up and wis-uk to Lleuien ant Pasco, the signal otllcer, who, when hearing what was said, Iiiiiimm his , foot lu evident vexation, and uttered i an exclamation. The admiral called hi in ami asked what was the mutter. "Nothing that need trouble your lord rfilo." was the reply. "You are not the man to lose your temper for nothing, rcJotued Nelson; "what wa It?" "Well If vou must know, my lord, I will tell you. You ee that coxswain?" point lug to oue of the most exacting of the petty oltlccrs; "we have not a better man on board the Victoria, and the message which put me out wa tIMs. I wa told that he wa so busy receiving and getting off tho mall bag that he forgot to drop hi ow n letter Into one of them, nnd he ha Just discovered it in hi ti.s'ket?" "Hoist the signal to bring her bark," wn Nelson' Instant com mand: "who know Hint he may not full In action to morrow? HI letter shall go with tho rest." And the dls IHiUli vessel wa brought back for that -lloue. Whir Are We lllgtit-Han.led V Tho qiKwtlon of right and left-hand- edivs I" o frequently brought up that tny In -est I gat Ion of or light on the tibj.ct must tie of general Interest. " of It hi been ols-ervwl thai inrant win- on all four make miwli mora ue or ine ngni u.au iw b-u. . . - . . I . ..... !.., unU-sa tlwy aro left-handed. A sclent- Ut avount for thl by declaring that rtvht-haiwb-dnrf 1 caused by the lo cation of the organ of the Issly. The heart beln on Uie b-ft lde cause very oaKi greater weight than In tlie right. Durtt.g active life the heart and artj'r- u tilled with blood make the In- created weight of that aid u item some tiu porta nee. The center of (rar ity i therefore thrown more to the left sU'.e. This being the case, the right arm l tnue!i nmie five than the left. There may In- also a provision of nature in the ue of the right hand tiior-i than the left. Throwing a bill, striking with a hammer or other vio lent exercise might have a depressing or Inlin Urns cnvt iihiii tin- ii.iirt ii done with the left hand. This tli.s.iy of balan.v and weight Is by far the most rational one that has been put out, inn' Its firther development will he watchisl with great Interest. HELPING A FRIEND Haic-min Mho Wn Willing In 11, w I'p Wliit II IUI. j There are those who nay unkind' tilings of the late Dan Vimil s," re- mark.si a prominent Itepublluin from the State of Indiana, "hut whatever may be said, It Is political and not per- liul. for the man had one side to his nntiiie that the whole world could ad mire, and that part of It which knew did admire mid lovr as well, ll was on tills a lint that when he died there were many who shed sincere and r- row fid tears for his loss. They .11.1 not know lii in as a polliiclaii ami a I ulicd Stales Senator, but as a man ami friend. I feineinber all Instil lice showing bis kindness, and also showing one of the ivnsoim why he wn always poor, lie had gone down the railroad some thir Iv or forty miles from Ids home to de- feud a case In court, which lie had very little thought of giitliiK any money for. though the litigant had plenty of prop erty. He won the case. and. much h his surprise, his client gave him l'. which was also pleasant to have, as he had Ion lied to various nppllctint wlial little money he had brought from home with bllil. He HH'keted the humlretl. and, nfter paying his hotel bill, start ed to walk leisurely to the train, due lu half or three-quarters of nn hour. (Mi his war be was overtaken by a for mer friend, who hurried after him to ask his legal advice, free, of course. In the matter of staving off a nioitgage on his J.'l.mio dollar farm, and saving It Io lls family. A hundred dollars would set It forward a year, and give hlni that much time Io pull himself out. which he was sure he could do. Yoor h.i' talk. si ten minute or more to the ninii. giving him such advice as he thought was the best, and all nt once he broke out Into a hearty laugh. What's the mailer?' asked the far mer, almost imllgiiant nt sncu leinj, Why.' still laughed oorhccs, go lug Into the imcket where tils roll or bills was. 'lure I'm talking all this time to you, when I've got the very thing you m-cd. I had clean forgotten nil about It. Here a w hat yon want n good deal more than legal advice, nnd handing the farmer the Mi"i fee he huri led along to the rullrotid station. where be Imrrowe.l money enough to buy a ticket home." A Winter in Obi Ismilon. The following nisviint of life In Lon- don during a wvere winter In guceii EIIxuImmIi time I frmu John Hen not I serial "Master Skylark," lu St. .mciiii- las: Then came a thaw, with mist and fog thick that Hsiple were loM In thcli own streets, ami kimckiil ai ineir nei .l,...r oelirhls.r's irate to ask the way home. All day long, down by the Thauu-tj druine Isiit umiii the wharve and Isdls dlng-doiigsl to guide the wat ermen ashore; bill most ox lne who mssls iiiiihI fare abroad went over l-on don bridge, Issnuse llien', niiiiougii Ihey might In no wise see, It fell, at least. n if the wor.il were sun is-iuniui their feet. Al noon the nlr was muddy brown. ... . a 1... Willi a bitter taste line waiemi anion.-, . .... ,i . . u ...i at night it wa" a imuiui.ik inn, mm llioimll. lifter lllld IHsemlsT. ty oruer of the Council, every nkleriniin and bill bung a light before h a Hisr. lon he. links ami candle only sputter ed feebly In the gl.sini. of no more use than Jin ki' lanteniM gone a.siray. nun none but blind nieii knew the road The city wnteh waa doubled every where; nnd all ulgnt long ueir in.in went nn uud down-" 11 what o ci.s tt. and a foggy ulghC'-aiid right nnd left their hurrying stnvo cnine tiiuiiiping he'.pb-sely along Hie wall to answer crle of "Murder!" and of "Help! Watch! Help!" Kim under cover of the fug great gangs of thieve came down from llami-eteiid Heath, and robls-rle were done lu the linsst rrequeliteil llior- oilghfarnt, la-tween the Very Hghta set nn by the eoisratloii; so tiuit it was ihingeroiis to go nls.ut mire arni.sl nnd wnrv n a cat In a crowd. While such foul day endured tin-re was m singing at St. Pnula. nor tit age play anywhere, aave at Hlackfrlara lliiy house, which waa ifed against the weather. And even time at Inst the fog (tvpt I" through crack and raiml ' until the player seemed hut moving slia.l'Ava talking tl rough a choking cl.sid; ami Mntcr Will Shaks- s-are' famou new pltws, "Hoiim-o nnd Juliet." which had leii playing to crowdi-d li.-ii.. taking ten s.und twelve the day, wa fulrly aniotlMd off the Ismrd. Teeth tht May Take Hoot. A Klisslnndelitlst Ims St lenglll solved (he pniblein of supplying ll with falsi' ttvtli which will grow uito uie guni ii firmly a nntiirnl mi.-. The t.s'th nre innde of guMa -rcha, MU-ivlaln or inet-il ni the case inny Is'. At tlie root of the t.sith hole ari made, and also In tlie J' . The t.sith Is then phu isl lu the cavity, and In a short time a aoft granulated growth finds It way from the Jnw Into the IioIihi or ine loutn. This growth grnilmilly lianlcns, ami holds tlie tootli lu HM.It!oll. It docs lut matter In the bust, according to this i-nteqirlsliig Itiisslaii dentist, wlusther the cavity III w hlch the t.sith U plain! Is one from w lilch a natural t.sith lias rweiiitlr Ihcii drawn, or whether It has Issoi h.nl. si for month or even year.-l-ondoii Figaro. Woman ami t'a'rU-he. Mr. CrlmsonlM-ak-Yoii women re mind me of an ostrich. Mr. Crlmsonls-ak-1 don't under stand you. "Well, you know the ostrich burle It head and believe It cannot tie ti in." "Yea: I've heard of Hint." "Well, you women cover your head with a Is.nnet and think you nre out of a ght." Yoiiker Statesman. A man would rather look at a photo graph of himself thau at tht uuctv of j naUitln- on earth. SLAPPED A SENATOR.' Oak of Tctaan Who DUtlnc ald Himself In tba PpnnUh Cortes. The Duke of Tetunn, who recently distinguished himself by slapping the fate of Seuntor Comas on the floor of the Spanish cortcs, Is an Irishman In bl.NNl. He Is the son of Ceneral OA Dmitiell who tn ISiio, during the war with the Moors. Invested nnd captured the town of Tetunn In Mutwro awl got a title for his bravery. The Duke has a title apart from that which he ha Inherit. si from his lighting father In Spain. It Is that of Urd Donegal In Ireland. The niune of the family Is an Illustrious one lu Irish hUtory, nnd w hen the present Duke's ancestors left their native land to espouse the ennse of Spain they also left an estate thnt had been forcibly taken friwn tbeiu during the time of lilizals-tli. Totinui's father was a soldier par ex ecllciiiv, and a courtier tisi. TIip s.m has Inherited all of his father's no bility, and to his Celtic wit he li.1t B-libsl the dignity nnd the gravity of a Spanish d.u. The Duke Is now Cs'l year old. He Is widely know n lu En rope ns a diplomat, and be Is very proud of his Irish desivnt. The Uncage, although not found in "Hurke's Peer age," Is a notable one. In the tvlgn of James I. Nlall (Jury ODonnell was Prince of TvrciMitiell and Iord of the mountain country of Donegal. He fought against the Kngludi and served Tiiie lira a or tkti-am. ns a prisoner In the famous Tower of Ixiudon. It was from n brother of till noted chieftain that the present Span ish Duke descended. One of the Duke's ancestor was a uinjor In the Austrian army. Tetuan, although on his father's Hide nn Irishman, isdoiigs on his mother' aide to the lsnt C-astlllau families. Owing to his Irish ances try he has refused the ainbassadorshl to England. Funny Mule Sprig of ltoyaliy -v 7'" , The strangely dised little tot a hose picture appear here are the chil dren of the 1'rln.vs Marie, of Itou mnulii, and their garb la tho natlounl or Hnyard eoatuiiie. Prince Caral la !l year old, and Ida little ulster, Prince Ellwilieth ChnrloUo Josephine Victoria Alexandria, I a year younger. It I hardly necessary to say they are great grandchildren of Quecu Victoria, and PrliM-o Caral I the heir to the Hon. ma n Ian crown. Armed for Emergencies. When Frldtjof Nanseu wu a yoiuig itudeut ho attciuUsI a ball and dnuccd with ninny piiruienj. Hclunilng lonjj after midnight tliroiigh tho street of hi Itslglug. ho heard loud outcries fmui a woman who waa struggling with two riilllan. In awither uionieut the woman broke away from them and run toward Uie ot where Niinacn wa KUimllng. The two lin-u were clos be hind her bi hot pursuit. Niuom-ii wn an athlete full of cour age, ami -rigor, and put himself on guard aa the mou approached. He al lowed the woman to pass, but called upon tlie Infuriated pursuer to halt, atniidliig directly lu their way, and hitting nut first nt one and then at tho mm I! ...1 other. The ruttlans, angered iy un unexpected attack, turned resentfully Uhhi the rcsoiM. ami would have over powered him, ami possibly hare mur dered Win. If h had not shown prvaenco of mind. Drawing himself np to hia full height and throwing back hi cont collar so a to exHW tho cotillion fnror which ha had worn during the ball, ho tornly aked them if they knew who he wa. The two aalhuits. awed by hi manner and supposing him to be a royal otllcer, were nt mice cowed. Tliey nnloglr.isl roughly for not recognising him, dropis-d their arms, and aucukod off In the oipolt dlrcctlou from that which the woman had taken. This Incident of Nac' youth Illus trated at once tlie fearles courage and the reaillncM of resource which were to chnraclerlw hi career aa aa In trepid explorer. A t yclo I'oatal Service.. With refureiire to the utilization of tho bicycle for postal service lu the West Australian gold flelil, a corre- Mudeiit of the St. Jamca Budget In Sydney, N. 8. tV., write a follows: Such a poM wn established In 1SIM. and ran up to l.SOd, but la now discon tinued owing to the '-xteuston of the government malls to most of the out lying districts. As an Interesting me mento of tho cycle postal service I beg to tucloeo for your acceptance one of the stamp used on letters carried by wheelmen.' t-ha Uttt tt Wa Told. Mltre-1 told you half an hour ago to turn on the gas lu the parlor, Brld- Bct. , Bridget-Sure an I did, tuuin; dout yw smell Itr-TU-Blts. m Iom mad back to th. fort In mor. than a maica