rxfWJ ii f ill: ; GABE TUCKER'S DEFECTON. I There were K,K,' ninny prettjr linn! charm '"'!- among t he cnrlydny Kan M, ,. hoys, lull II l" doubtful If there gamine who held nny advantage over fill' Tinker. Gabe often boasted Unit Hi., oik' consuming ambition of hi life sim l 1 M' lhp '""'l"" "-' '"! ,,.rr..r of Hi.' entile range. 1 drunk, ... ...I I.. -...I ..I gallll'.C'l I,M1 l.'OKiii, .. "n lliniljn ..,y lo etlgngi ill a piimiiiiiu mtuim at a moment's notice, ami ou tlio least provocation. Ami swear! Why, In a n ! 1 1 1 ' I eloquent In t lie uxt of pro faulty. (JhIk- Ii.'hI no more respect for religion Hum lii hail for I lie dirt under his feet, jit. derided and scoffed everything of t religious n.'iiuri.. mid hoiiii of hi remarks were no btdd anil blasphemous tiiat I'Veii hi cowioy companions lieiird tl with a creeping sensation of lint' and fear. line of Gabe's chief Sunday enjoy nii'Ut wan lo coiiil" Into town, (III up on whisky a ml proceed to break Up religious services. Ho would charge up mid down In front of the building lirre services were being held, yell In; mid cursing In the most liorrllile uaitiucr. and peppering Hie aide of the liiuiu with bullets or shuttering the (lass from the windows. Prequetilly, n hen night services were being held, be would ride up to the door and pro ,yhI coolly and ealmly to shoot out the Jjjlii. one after iimither, until the eon frrgatloti was left In ucrfcet darkness, jf course (he people of the town did mil approve of Gabe's stylo, and they i-n- generally agreed that his devil try ought to be slopped, but when It .uiiii- to stopping It, that was unother matter. Tilings went along In this wny for a lontf linn-, but nt last one Sunday a new minister oertipled the pulpit, lie was d young college graduate from some- ivli.-ri" east of the Mississippi, rash. HiiiuSie ami utinei)ualuted with the natures of the untamed western cow- boys. In the course of Ids sermon he iooli occasion to speak of Gabe Tuck- tr' ilevlliry, and he denounced It In no uncertain terms. Ills audience lls- i.'iii'.l iu astonishment and trembled with fear for his safety. Well, Gabe tard about the preiicher's remarks. tml tin- next Sunday he rode up to the 'illrcll. Illsl Ills liiirso ntul u-n,i 1. ...! .' ..... ,ii uiiii ok a scat among the congregation. lull well back from the pulpit, lie lit unlet ly while the opening hymns snug and a prayer was offered, lut the cotigrcgntlon kept eyeing him li:ilcloiisly. The minister came for ward, read n passage of Scripture, of. red a few words of prayer and be- ' iu lo deliver his sermon. When he 1.1 spoken a il.wen sentences (Jabe ' r.iiMi-ii!y arose and drawing his pistol to plant bullets Iu the floor all mud the preacher's feet. The audi- kiii- yelled and screamed and crawled mler tlie benches while the preacher Wed and dodged about, scared with- i an Inch of his life. It was an or -It- S time and (!abe was the only person li tin- house who wns calm and cool. i' continued to lire his pistols until ' li:td but two balls left and with lose he cut a little bunch of hair from lltlli-r side of tlu nrc.nelii.r'ii lu....l In-. 2 " ..' Jim, y a reminder of his proficient marks Vanslilp. Then he went out, mounted t)s horse, gave a series of whoops and lied away across the lirairle. The .mig minister went back enst right aay and for a long while there was HO preaching In the town. (Julie's fame had spread abroad, and preach ers were disposed lo give lilm a wide ociiii. He iKuistcd that he had broken Up the church and that there would Ijever be any more services lu the town tulle he remained there. flu this, however, Cabe was mistaken, for services were again held In the ti, and (labe Tucker wns one of the ost regular, earnest nud devout nt Sudanis. And It all happened In this atitier. About three mom lis aftec the yisouejtist mentioned word came that woman preacher wns coming to the iu to noli) a nrotrnct.xl n,,.roi,i.. lien Cube heard this news he vowed ami down that no woman would I any meeting there. .Ivvo or three davs biter r.nlu wns P1 ou the raiiL'o rmnnih,,. .... '"ft He was eharirlnir ncinss tl, f uue arter a refractory steer, when norse stepped luto a uralrle doir ' I'ltched over ou his head, rolled "ft and fell on top of him, fractur a leg uud severely spraining his Bit at ln,.r..ll.lA . - ,..t ..I , .".I'v-milil- io give III" lUJIHt'U Uroiml- nt... ,t i. I .....-UIIUU III iiiv miii u, BW conveyed to town and located ' a '"l nt a little hotel. X.m- ;,t tills t'- tlll-IO ... . 1 -t ...... 1 . - "ua n I.HIJ iHiaroer w uu r1 roine only the day before. Slic V m -'Hy young and pretty, yet r re was a wholesome freshness nud expression of goodnerv alwut her t niade her very attractive. This I'ly bik a great Interest In Gabe from moment when she first saw him, d when she found that ho had no '0 nurse hlra she went to the due ?r itid offered her services. The doc f 'book bis bead and beIt4id. mm UiX TO l't, A XT ni'LLKTS IX TIIK ri.ooK. ."irnmfjf. ttt "The man needs 11 U'Dllwit.'ri ........ '"''"Hied, 'hut he's . won), of ' iTinii' character." "In w Imt way'" Kite asked. I)' Is n t . ii ir 1 1. li,. i..-..,. j gamble. t..)tt I Tli doctor went ,0 civ,. . account of ,.. , ,..,... br 1 - ... ... .I,-,,,,,, T'n. "ouinn, instead of being frlgliie.ic.: irom ii,.r purK.se, was all '.he confirmed In it. u ne is that." fclie said, "tliere Is me more neei of throwing kind In nuences nlNiut him. Mis soul I us pre hi. iimt koui on earth, and it Is a innsiiuii iluty to reclaim It If possl uie. I'roin that dav she vUl!..,1 bringing him dainty tittle morsels of fooil and performing many small olllce MIK ALWAYS llltot OUT A SMII.IXO PACK. to add to his comfort. She alwavs brought u smiling face Into the room and she was uuspurlng with kind, con soling words. .i nrsi nanc reseniwi I lie Woman 8 visits, and she got little from blui ex cept dark scowls and n few mumbled words Iu reply to her questions, she took no uotice of his ungracious con duct, or nt lenst appeared not to, and continued to treat him with the same uniform consideration. After a while her kindness began to tell ou him, and she saw It, though he tried to keep It secret. She saw'thnt his face brightened when she came In to the room, and that he listened eager ly to her words, however much he pre tended not to. At last there came a time when Cube could mask his real feelings no longer, and Iu bis rough, brusque wny lie nolireil out bis irrnlltiiile to Ills nnrsi she blushed and smiled and said It nf- fr,i,., .r the greatest pleasure to ,...,in tl...t she Imd been n l.l nn.l comfort to him. "I have often wondered," he said, "who and what you are. Won't you tell mer "I am afraid I should lose your es teem If I did that," she replied. "Why?" "I Jielong to a class of people that yon don't like, so I have heard." "I don't enre what you belong to, you are an angel, and I will uever think less of yon thnu I do now." "Then I'll tell you. I am a preach er." (Jains was staggered for a moment, then he milled to his promise and kept It. More thnu that, when he was able, he attended the protracted meetings the woiunn was conducting. Attended becnuse she nsked him. The result over It all wns that he got religious and fell In love, or perhaps It would be more projier to say that he fell In love first and that led to the oth er. The curious thing was the preacher loved blui and married him, and that he became her helpmeet iu her minis terial work. I'tica Globe. Tho l-'orue of a Word. She wns a muiden Of Huston's elect, Exceedingly homely, Hut very correct; Visiting auntie, While in New York Tried to improve ou Everyone's tulk. He wus a chappie, Plenty of money, Often by accident Said something funny; . "What's thnt you said? Huted the shopping? Oh, by the wny, Where are you stopping?" A sneer on her face, A look of disgust; "I'm staying with auutie, Not stopping, I trust; Pray, wluit could 1 stop? The meaning you hide." "Perhaps I was thinking "Of clocks," he replied. -Prom a Hook of Columbia Verse. Character from Wallets. Au observing young man with n Sherlock Holmes touch in his moral tnnke up says that the age and charac ter of a woman may general be deter mined by the contents of her pocket- book. The business woman always has a uuniber of receipted bills and a quan tity of cash iu her pocketbook. The mother of a family usually has many unreceipted bills, little cash and the sides bursting with samples and bar gain advertisements while the average young lady has a favorite poem stowed nwny In a corner and Invariably a sou venir of something bordering on the superstitious. Italian Works of Art. Last year Italy exported 21.00 an tlqu anifnicnlern works of art, valued at Ji'sW.OiO. More than half of them went to Germany. The Ia: the Hi hie. The dog Is mentioned thirty-three times In the Wide. A headstrong man Is r . ...... as apt to 1h? wrofcfc as he is ngni. When lck, the beat thing you cuu k Is a rest FOIBLES OF RICH PEOPLE. Foil. Think It l',Bru,inil , Kl.l. In lomimiii Mrtrt ip. "That one-half of tt. luUabltauts of Nc. orw has no comeiulou of the imuuiiT Iu which i:it- other half exists wlthotu saying." remark.-il a oc. j'ly woman r.-c ntly. m lu.ver r,.nI. l.d how ditTereutly the lives, habit iind o.-cupatloiis of the rich of our own d.ficr from those of 'u.nu outre.' who r only moderately well off, until the oilier day, at a sort of drawing room debating dub that we started this win ter the various methods of transit were under discission, when Mrs. MMa,, who was my m-lghlHir, said to me: "i cannot speak from experience In nny of the matters, for I have never be. n lu a public conveyance In my llrv. exu pt, of course, the railroads.' "'lo you meau to nay.' I exclaimed, for 1 could not realize thnt n woman of Tmi years of age. living iu New York nil her days, could, whatever might be her condition, really live so faropiirt from Jlie great mass of her fellow creatures. 'Iimt you have never been In an omni bus or a street car?" " 'Never.' she answered. " 'liut the elevated railroads.' I per- ' Usted. -What do you do when you j w.sn to go a long distance V I ilrlvn' ,i... ,..i....i i..,., .,..!. . . .... .... !..-. .'-. in. i.n.v astonished. 'Surely you do not climb I those stairs and go Into those uwful things'' "No wonder that these people feel as If they were made of different cloy from the rest of humanity. No aristo crat lu Kurope could hold herself more J proudly uloof from the hoi pollol than I do such women who by the power of money and the money nlone nre thus alienated from Lhclr kind. Such class distinctions between those who have nud those who have not. based liKn iio'hlng but sordid considerations, are undoubtedly widening the breach lie tween the rich and the ior In this country." "They mean well, these rich women." said a luird-worklng philanthropist who had devoted years to the people and their urnls. not merely bodily, but socially aud Intellectually. "And we greatly need the money that they give, but I io wish they would not drive down to our clubs with their carriages and footmen. I do not like to say thnt It was Inappropriate and teudvd to de stroy rather than foster the feeling of friendship aud self-respect that we are trying to have established, but I tried to suggest to Mrs. Croesus, who has taken so much Interest and donated such a large sum to our library, that It would save her so much time If she came down In the 'I,.' 'My dear Mr. T., she exelulmed. 'I would not go Into one of those slums for the world without John aud Thomas to protect me,' a remark which showed how hopelessly Ignorant she was of the real meaning and scope of our work." New York Tribune. Will May "Madam." Henceforth the employes of an East ern railroad company who have occa sion to address women patrons of the road will use the word "Madam," In stead of "Lady." a ctmnge that educat ed persons will appreciate, whatever the reasons thnt dictated It. One of the company said by wny of explana tion: "It has become a growing and very noticeable evil among thp con' ductors particularly of luto that wom en patrons of the road were addressed as 'Mrs, sometimes as 'Miss, not In frequently as 'Lady,' aud occasionally ns -Madam, aud It wns often the case that the person addressed as 'Mrs.' should have been addressed as 'Miss,' If strict propriety were olwerved, and vice versa, and Individual complaints of such cases have been reported. Hy the adoption of a uniform greeting, such as 'Mndiun,' It relieves tho con ductor nud motormnn of the responsi bility of distinguishing between 'Mrs.' nnd 'Miss,' and at the same time pre vents any jiossible offcmie being glveu." M.-ke a Fly Look Twelve Miles Long. Prof. Elmer Gates, of Washington, savs ho has worked out a process by which objects can be magnified to a ly.e oiKi times greater than by nny of the microscopes now In use. Ills In cut ion, he claims, will revolutionize microscopy, and will advance science to a point hitherto unheard of. Ills discovery, he says, will be of special value In bacteriology nud the study of the cellular tissues. The professor de clares that he has succeeded where all other scientists have failed In discov ering n way by which the magnified .'mage projected ou a lense can be mag nllled by a second as If It were tho original object. To do this has been the aim of sclcutlflc photographers and mlcroscoplsts for uiany years. Prof. Gntcs does not take the public Into his confidence sulllclently to divulge the details of his invention, but he says he will be ready to give It to the world In a few weeks. The power of the new Instrument Is mentioned as 3,0(K),0(iO diameters. Washington dispatch to ludlutinpolis Journal. Illind People. So fur as the most recent statistics go, the Unowu proort!on of blind peo ple is altout one In fifteen hundred, which would give a total of one million blind In the world. The largest pro portion Is found In Russia, which has In Europe 2(hi,iss) blind In a population of 1KI millions, or one In 4MJ. Most of these are found lu the northern prov inces of Finland, and the principal cause Is ophthalmia, due to the bad ventilation of the huts of tlie peasantry and tlie Inadequate facilities for treat ment. There Is a great deal of blind ness in Egypt due to blowing sand. It Was Successful. "Ah, doctor; glad to see you. I've been auxlous to hear about that opera tion you were telling uie of the other day. How did It come outr' "Oh, beautifully! It was one of the lMt bits of work I ever did. Very successful In every way." "And the patient how did be stand it?" "Well, he died." Cleveland Lender. The Modern Chaperon. "Oh, yes, I hire my chaperon by the year and she costs me a very tidy sum." "She must be highly cultivated." "She Is. She can Jump, run and wres tle.snd you never saw a cleverer woirf in with ber fists!" Cleveland Plain Dealer. Q A womun't Idea of true nobllll Is to offer a woman ber new w inter dre to copy the style. SAPTUHEO THE HIGHWAYMAN. t I'liol-llriiil d Hiolrbm in Turns Ilia Tul'ttaen Ills Ail liitlt. A good ht.iry Is told of u Hi-otchman residing In San KrancNco, wlio had all Ids wlis about him, s;ijs the linlliinap lis Sentinel, lb- was lln most argu nii ni.iilve and the calmest of men. I'hey Use llrearins rather llluppui llllli' ly at times out there, an. I early one morning when the Scotchman (whom we will call Mr. Mctlregorl was return ing home he wns accosted by an A inert can citizen, suddenly holding up a pis tol: "Throw up your hands!" "Why?" nsked Mr. McGregor, calmly. "Throw tliein up." "Hut what for-;" 'Tut up your hands.' Insisted the 'ootpad. slinking his pistol. "Will you lo hat I tell your "That depends," said Mr. McGregor. If ymi can show me any reason why I should put up my hands I'M no say t'ut what I wull, but your mere re litalst wad be no Justlllcatlon for me to lo so absurd a thing. Noo. why should run. a complete stranger, ask me nt this "ir o' the iiioiniu' on public street to pit up urn hands?" I'asli you: cried I Tie robber, "If voil liin r milt .....i ..i fit '"" " "'"en. i niow tlie ton , if vniir heii.l off- "Wliat: rallh, moil, ye must be oot ' yer bcisl. fonie. noo, poor binbly," ald McGregor, soothingly, coolly j natchlng the pistol and wrenching It ' with a ipilck twist out of the man's liainl. "Come. now. an' I'll show ye where they'll lake care o" ye. Ilech! i li..,,. , . .. 1 j , " ' " ' ' ' " L ;ut up yer alii lunnls an' Just walk I ihead o' me. That's It. Trudge awn', ' noo." ' And so Mr. McGregor marched his ! man to the city prison nud turned him nver to ('apt. Honglass. "It wmliiii lie a bail Idea to put blin I In a strait Jacket." he said, serenely, io lie ollleer. "There's little (loot but tlie buddy's daft." And be resumed his Interrupted ; hoi leward w alk. I NECESSITIES COSTLY IN PARIS. W Her tin Me. I I'm Ion. and Ksclacl'e Hrlnki foul U Very l'i penal Ye. "Water Is the most precious and ex clusive drink you can order In Paris," writes Lilian Hell in a letter from the trench capital to the Ladles' Home j Journal. "Imagine thnt jou who let I the water run to cool It! In Paris they iictually pay for water In their hoiisea by the quart. Artichokes, mid tr utiles, i ml mushrooms, and silk stockings, and kid gloves nre so cheap here that It makes you blluk your eyes. Hut egg, nnd cream, and milk are luxuries. Silks nnd velvets are Itewllderliigly Inexpen sive. Hut cotton stuffs are from Ameri ca, and nre extmvapuiccs. They make them up Into 'costumes,' and trim, them with velvet rlblsui. Never by nny i hance could you be suposed to send cotton frocks to lie washed every week. The luxury of frch. starched muslin dresses uud plenty of shirt-waists Is uu knowii. "I never shall overcome the ecstasies of laughter which assull uie when I him varieties of coal exhibited In tluy shop windows, set forth In high glans dishes, ns we exploit chocolales nt home. Hut well they may respect It, for it Is real ly very much cheaper to freeze to death than to buy coal In Paris. The reason of all this In the city tax on every chicken, every currot, every egg brought luto Paris. Every mouthful of rood Is taxed. This produces an enor mous revenue, and this Is why. the streets are so clean; It Is why the as phalt Is us smooth as a ballroom floor; It Is why the whole of Paris Is as beau tiful as a dream." Ic. Tumbler Garden. A very pleasing effect may Ik- pro duced by setting a wet sHin:e lu a glass IhiwI and sowing It over with llnx, grass or mustard seed, or all three kludx mixed. Hefore long It will lie covered with a thick growth of lender green, and If It be Judiciously watered every day the mustard will In time put forth Its tiny yellow blis-soms. (iill dreu and Invalids may derive delight from watching these seisin growing lu still another way. Pill a common tumbler or goblet with wu'er, cut out u round of cotton bat ting, or of soft, thick tlanm-l, of Just the size to cover the top surface, and lay It gently upon the water. I'isui this scatter the Hced-grostt or flax or mus tard, or all mixed nnd gently set (he tumbler nwny lu a dark place. Ill a few days the seed will start; soon the roots will liegln to penetrate tlie cotton or Ha unci, their delicate white fibers to the Isittotn of the V ea sel, wtill the top will be covered with little thicket of green. Meanwhile, after the first thlrty-sli hours, the vessel must be kept In a warm, light place, nnd two or three times a week carefully replenished with wuter by means of a teasHioti, siphon or syringe Inserted beneath the edge of the tlnniiei. 1 lie great ctiarin of this little tumbler garden Is thnt the roots can be plainly seen through tho glass. Water-cresses may Imj gitiwn In the same way, and, like the mustard plant, afford a pleasant relish when eaten with bread and butter. We know of a little girl w ho kept her luvnlld mother supplied nil winter long with water crcsecs grown In Mils way upon wet flannel. The Watchman. Clever Mr Charles. Here Is a story of the Lord Chief Jus- lice of England. When he was still known as Sir Charles Itusnell be went lo Scotland to help the Liberals In a ceitaln campaign. He puriiosojy lie gan his speech with some very badly pronounced Scotch. After the confusion caused b.v his appnrent blunder had subsided, Sir Charles said: "Gentle men, I do not sicak Scotch, but I vote Scotch." Tremendous applause follow ed, wherenin Sir ChurU-a proceeded: "And I often drink Scotch." After thlb he was the hero of the hour. An swers. i After Escape. Visitor (at museum And you actual ly think the savages Intended to kill you? Talt'sxil Man-Yes; but It was only after my ecae that I discovered their designs upon me. Sun Francisco Ex aminer. A rat may look at a king, but a tua t times prefer to look at ac ace. MIi. DOIjK OF HAWAII. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC'S PRESIDENT. RE- He ! a llrrcult- In tle and ns n lonitu i uil Wunil tindi-rfiil Atlilt-lu -Ills Ml o.l U Judicial Kullur lli.ui l.li-i'Ulte. Personality of n 1'rraldcnt. The visit to tills country of Sanford It. Hole, President of the Hawaiian republic, centers attention on this re markable man and In 1 1 1 - ('Mciim Times-Hera Id II. S. Cnntleld discusses In a very entertaining manner some of his characteristics. The HtM thing alxiiit him, says Mr. Canlleld, is his size. The President of the Hawaiian republic is six feet two Inches in height. He Is nlmut tu I years of ng, but lie hns not taken on tlesli. He Is as trim as a man of :U. He Is Admirably proiMirtloncd -iiroad-shoulderi-d, ilivp chested, thin flanked nud long of lluili. One cannot help thinking In I. Hiking at him that such bone nnd sinew were wasted on the supreme bench. A weak mull call sit still and think as well as i i anouier Pole would have mad.' an Ideal head for a boarding party. Prop erly trnl msl. he could have attaints! In ternational reputation In the prize ring. He Is, or rather has been, a giant of a man. Twenty years ago Ills strength must have been enormous. So far as physiques go, he Is not the largest living President, he Is tlie biggest Pres ident tlie world ever saw. Spare of tlcsh as he Is, he neighs more than Jiki MUUds. Those w ho knew him as a ls.y, youth and mail tell many tales of his prow ess. The Kanakas of undiluted rmv are llncly proiMirtlotioil and well grown, but I Nile was swifter of fool than anv vvv.' .1 .T Vvt-iy'i. '.(.. I SANFollll II. lllll.K. man ou the Islands. He handled with out elTort weights that others could not stir. As a mountain climber he was unsurpassed. I. Ike. tlie natives of (lie little group Hint lies lonely but smiling In the heart of the Pnelllc, hp wiih as much nt home In the water as on the land. As a swimmer, diver and shark fighter he held his own with tlie Vst of them. Ills skill In aquatics made him rememlM-red at Williams College Massachusetts, for many years, lie was supreme Judge of Hie Hawlillan islands, but his former college mates and those who came after him thought of him only as a mighty swimmer, run Her, cllmls-r, walker nnd lighter. The old Puritans bred big, raw boned hardy men, and Hole Is of Puritan stock tindchiod. Ills ancestors lived down New Hcdford way, where they iH-lleve in Meilforil rum ami true re ligion. He posses sei tlie more salient characteristics of Hie Puritan stock moilltleU Ity n long lire spent lu au easier clime and amid an easier people He Is direct, positive, earnest, person ally abstemious, grave of demeanor, with little sense of humor, w ith a tend ency to estimate oliscrv.'.uce alsive the tiling olwerved; very straightforward, very moral, very honest nnd very rev erent. He hns lost the Puritan desire to force others to his wny of thinking. He Is not In nny sense a missionary, or an evangelist, or an cxhortc. He Is n handsome man even now. Undersized cynics say thnt avolrduiols Is always more potent with the other sex than brain, nud there may be some thing In It. Hole had Isith the size and tlie bin I n. His featuri-s are regular (ml well molded, his head Is rather long, but well shaped; his eyes are a lustrous dark brown. They are much too soft for n mini. Hole could uever have been tlie loving and volcanlcally remorseful Lancelot, or the merrily Jesting Gawalne, or Tristan of the fiery heart and conscienceless desire; but he could have Ih-cii Arthur, who was hau l some and good, and, with It all, some thing of a prig. It Is Charles Itcnde who In one of his lesser stories, The Jilt, makes his heroine faithless, charmed from her equlisilse by a mag lilflcont heard which belonged to a in it it who should not have won her. When she came within the sphere of Influence of flint lorrent of hair she wss power- less. iHile's heard Is splendid. It Is silken and brown, slightly tinged with gray, aud pours over his breast in masses. With all of his iiersonnllty, however. his rejsxcful manner and suggestion of lutent force, one cannot talk to the Ha waiian President without realizing that he was not, Is not ami can never be Hu rra) lesd.T of the revolution and the forces which maJtitnln tlie present form of government. He has tlie Judicial, not the active mind. He ran plan, but Is not the kind which executes. All of his previous life had unfitted Uui to be I '. I i.i ... ...'f v-l 0 trmTji f!1 I V;1c',V WHS. lllll.K. TMR TAniM re ssr mature, nn.l what there were nf half urown, half rotted tuber, were sITi-ctcd with n 1'lisiit that rendered them unlit fur food. Prom eatiuit these dist-nsed H.nioes many htoii have been sttncki-d with acute choleraic symptoms, and one case proved fatal. The iiilinbilnuls nf the western part of the islnini have nothing whatever to fall Lack upon, nud unless the Government gives relief n repetition of the scenes of 1S71I nud IM7 msy be e peeled. Ill G lentil riff the Inhabitants sIoiik the sealsinrd nre in s stnte nf desll luli. -ii. They nre attacked periodically it li famine fever, nn.l tliey are being pressed for arrears of rent by Lord Ardihiiin. trustee i.f I lie late Karl nf llnntry's estate. These arrears iirigiiuilly snioiinted In C.'M.IKHI, and were iMinght by the trustees for 7.inh. lliivinu alreiuly cnllected (I-.ISHI, the trustees nre now trying to el..rt the remain. ler. Counties ri'uirtiug the failure of crops and a shortage In fuel arc shown In black ou the foregoing limp. lite man to strike the decisive blow, lie was the sou of n school teacher nud was educated In this country, where n respect for the established order of tilings was ground Into lilm. He was n lawyer until call.il to the bench, and was ou tlie bench until a short time previous to Llluokalaiil's overthrow, He was made President iM'cnuse of his lifelong reputation for an unswervahl." rectitude. No inn li could say aught against Mm. lie was a representative of Hie purer and better life of llololulu. He was know n also to hssck some ad ministrative ability, lie wns, In tho vernacular of xilltlcs In Ibis country, ti "safe inn u." Therefore he was honored and made famous. Mr. Hide w as mil elected President ns many suppose. He. .was proclaimed President ami the proclamation was ratified by the "American arly." Ity tlie Hawaiian constitution he holds of fice for six years. Ills term expires at 1'.' o'clock midnight I'occiiiIh-i Ml, I'.hki. If aiuu'xatl.in fails, Thurston, It Is thought, will be the next President of the Islands. SHE FOUGHT A WILDCAT. A llruve Mlniusotu School Teacher's Kt lit ritiicv with mi I ly Unite. Miss Martini Culver, a school teacher who lives miir Grand Itaplds, Minn., Is a heroine lu the eyes of the residents of her section, and she Is deserving of all the praise that has been lavished upon her. She had au experience with n wildcat r ntly which proves her lo be a girl of uncommon nerve and pluck. Miss Culver U obliged to walk live miles to nud from her school every day through dense pine woods, and usually has no other companion than a small rllle, which she carries as much for ssrt as for protection. Timber wolves are very numerous in tlie vicinity or Grand Itaplds aud have caused the set tlers great annoyance and considerable damage by preying iiisin their stock. Miss Culver Is one of the few persons who have encountered the animals at close quarters and under ibssperate clr-cumstatl.'.-s. Since October she has killed wolves, lynxes, wildcats, Ix-ars, moose, deer and rabbits. One day while returning from school Miss Culver hail a liissel with an ugly wildcat, which cost hern deep, painful wound iisin her right arm nnd the ruin of a i-ostly fur Jacket which came In contact with the animal's wicked claws. She had heard the crafty step of some li li I li i ii I In the thicket. IYes cully It cnnie-n big, hungry lisiklng wlhh-nt, creeping stealthily over the tangled underbrush until It came to tho clearing, when1 It stopped, looking cau tiously nlsiul as If It expected an en emy, Miss Culver took deliberate aim and tired, but as she pulled the trigger the wildcat crouched down to the earth and tho charge Just grazed Its back. The school toucher rusln-d forward to UNCLR 5AM'S BUILDING AT r s The building which the Pulled Stales Government Is erecting for the Traiismls sissippl sml lute runtlntinl Kxposltlnn st Oiiiaha orcuplrs the place of honor ou the grounds. It fronts on the lake, facing the ninin group of buildings, and its colossal tl will tower far nlve sll the other buildings. Apart from the advantage given it by Its position, the building will rank well at the front uil nccount of the beauty of its architecture and ibs'orstlons. Like many of the other buildings, it par take, of the classic style, the Ionic order having hcru used. It will be built In three sections, tlitf wiiiKS Ising separnted from the central structure by colon mules, connecting with the agricultural building on one side and the fine arts build ing mi the other side. The two finest features are to he Uie dome and the main entrance. The entrance, which faces the center nf the basin, will be reached by a broud Might of steps and through a coloni.utV. Ou either side are to be placed pavilions furnished witb richly decorated domes. The whole decoration of the entrance will Ih done In colors, aud a very rich effect will In this way be secured. Tin greut dome will be nipped by a heroic figure modeled after "Liberty Enlight ening the World." sud the electric Illumination of Liberty's torch will be one of Uie most striking features of the expnaltluD grounds at night, Tbe height of the torch above the gruuud wUJ be 178 feet, .. .... - IN IRHLAND. li.l.Y tlirii-fiKirlhs t I lie counties in Ireliiiid suf fered from crop failures during the past season. Heavy ruins, long continued, Is-st down the liny and rye crops sad rotted lint had I n cut. Prom the siiine cause the potatoes failed to finish the Job with n blow- of her gun barrel, but tlie wounded ntilmnl sprang Into the air and landed with Its fore paws upon the breast and right arm of his fair antagonist, tearing the front of her Jacket to shreds aud culling a deep scratch In the arm. Seizing the beast m tf .. , i . i I. j f k7 1- - V.'f. SCIIO'it. TKACIIKII AMI Wll.llCAT. by the thnsit ami forelegs she succeed ed, by a desperate effort, In releasing herself fnaii Its grip, and another sweep of the gun put an end to the si niggle. This Was Truly Wlan Owl. Owls are, by "common consent, ad Ju.igitl to lie birds of 111 omen; hut there Is an eligli r on the Santa Ke rood who thinks otherwise. One morning, ns the east-bound overland wns pulling through the mountains near Albuquer que, N. M., a big horn Ixukcd owl dash ihI against tlie front window of the cab with such force us to break the glass, the bird dropping dead at the engineer's fevt. The man was siiM-rstltlous, like most railroad men, and Immediately stopped tlie tniiti and sent a -I'likeinau ahead to sec If the way was clear. The hrukcninn returned and reported a land slide across the track In the mountain pass, ill H yards ahead. Men were sent out to clear tlie track nnd In doing so they found a not tier owl, no doubt mate to the first, caught lu the crotch of uil uprooted tree, crushed to dentil hy the fall. The engineer hud both owls stuffed and they now ornament his en.., Im-ciiusc he thinks they are mascots. fTI The Viae Druua'kt. Youth-1 would -er like a lsittle of some er good hair restorer. Iirugglst Want It for your mustache, I supiHise? Youth-Er yea. Iirugglst-1 guess It's hair orlguator you want. Instructors In elocution may tench a man how to talk, but unfortunately not what to say. As a rule, the more successful a man Is lu love affairs, the less successful be Is lu business. TRANSMISS1SSIPP1 EXPOSITION.