AT THE BEND OF j
THE STRFAM I
i
By J. P. COUGHLAN
Copyright, IPOS, bu J. i. Qmghlan
"Och. Pat. ye are me darlln";
Ye are me heart's delight!"
S Pat Casey strolled down the
street of unlit Kllclooney,
lilting and singing as be went,
he smiled broadly on the
A
world, and the world, or at least Kil
clooney. smiled back at Pat.
When about to turn down the lane
that led to his own snug farmhouse
Pat's song was interrupted by a voice
behind him. Turning and seeing Fa
ther Matt Daly standing in the road
way, he respectfully lifted his cap.
Baying:
"Good evenin. yer rlverence."
"Good evening to you. Pat " replied
Father Matt. " 'Tis a happy man you
seem to be this day."
"Faith, then, happy I am. yer river
ence. an' 'tis I that have the good
cause."
"Good cause. Pat! And what is it
may 1 ask?"
"An who's the better right toV Why
but 'tis a sacret yet an" mustn't un far
ther than yerself. but I think I'M have
a nate job for yer rlverence very soon."
"I'm glad to learn it. Pat. .lobs are
Bcarce j;;-: now. and they are hard
times for the clergy. And what may it
be?" asked i'j.iher Matt, with a know
lug twinkle in his eye.
Pat looked ,:r .m-ly around and.
putting his hand sideways to his
mouth, whimpered loudly:
"Nora Condon ha taken me for her
husband, yer riv retire."
"That's the Mi-re;, is it;" laughed the
priest. Then, with a serious face, he
added:
"Nora Condon i a girl, and in
deed I iH.-r s.y yif:v not a bad boy
yourself. P;;?: but. remember, don't
dare to come u u.e before the altar un
til you've given me your linn promise
to give up o-ir illegal ways. The
church command- us to obey the laws."
"Ah. yer river u-e. sure 'lis the hard
thing 10 be d. ivin' the drop of the cra
tur' out .f the -ountry altogether, but
before I'm married I'll make ve the
promise."
"I'll' sin.i-re'y -lad to hear it. Pat.
Good ev-!r:ig. and God bless you."
"Thriiii; kintlly. yer riverence: good
evetiin."
As Pat ler't the priest to continue his
homeward walk a complacent smile
crossed his handsome, good naturcd
face, "aix. an 1 suppose his riverence
is right" he mused to himself. "We'll
liavc one good tlow tonight, an' with
the help of God 'twill be the Iat (Juld
Ganger Nicholas would give somethin'
to be able to discover on me. but after
tonight 1 can snap me lingers at him.
lie's a terrible villain entirely, an' I
have no doubt he has a sweet spot iu
the corner of his withered ould heart
for me own Nora: but. faith, won't he
grind his ugly ould teeth when he sees
me 1'adiu' Nora up to the altar as if she
was a queen in her own right an' me
the king of Minister?"
That night lights burned brightly in
the Casey household, and from the
kitchen chimney the blue smoke curled
up Into the midnight air. but if a friend
of the family came, doubtless, after
passing the time of night with those in
the kitchen, he would find his way
down to the little stream that skirted
the bounds of Pat Casey's farm.
At one snot down by this picturesque
stream the water, passing through a
barren, rocky patch, made a V shaped
loop around a knot of bowlders. Near
to these was a tort of natural cave
known only to the Casey s and their im
mediate friends ami formed by them
into a neat dtillery. where from time
immemorial the "mountain dew" was
turned: out in considerable quantities
and in almost perfect immunity from
disturbance.
On this particular night Pat Casey at
tended to the still. Ned Hanlon took
charge of the precious Jiuid as it fil
tered slowly through the worm, and
Jerry Casey stirred the "wash" out in
to the stream that tlowed beyond. Not
a vestige of smoke appeared in the cave
or went up from above It. From the
fire uudfr the still a pipe ran under
the ground for a hundred yards or so
until, reaching the house, it stealthily
Joined the capacious and respectable
chimney of the farmhouse, the two
smokes mingling innocently as they
mounted skyward.
The three men were shortly joined
by another.
"Pat." said he. "ye want to be very
v utious tonight. I tell ye. I was in
Cahircoolen today, an' ould Nicholas
seemed to be very busy between the
magistrates and the police barracks
I only hope he hasn't his eye on us
Did ye hear that he bought the Widow
Bryan's over the sthrame there next
to this?"
"Oh. we heard that a fortnight agone.
Thady." said Pat Casey, "an, what's
more, we know he'd like to be able to
add this one to it. but he won't do It
while Pat Casey Is alive."
"Hush! Hush! I hear a noise evr
head!" cried Jerry.
Suddenly a head came through a hole
In the roof.
"Quick, boys, for the love of heaven!
Jackeen Dooley. who has been watchin'
up at the cross of the four roads, says
that the pleece are stealln down, tin'
ould Nicholas Is at the head of 'em."
Without a word the lights were put
out and the fire was pitched bodily In
to the stream and with It the contents
of every vessel In the cave except one
bottle, which Pat Casey took with him.
In less than two minutes there was not
a trace of recent operations, and the
men stole to the house.
Tbey were not more than well placed
Inside when they could plainly hear the
policemen's voices coming from the spot
where they were so energetically en
gaged but a few minutes previously.
They had not much longer to wait
when the sounds approached nearer,
and suddenly Nicholas and his police
men burst Into the kitchen.
"You've been warned of mj visit. Pat
Casev. and. though I haven't caught
you in the act of Illicit distillation, we
have discovered potheen making ap
paratus on your land, and when you
appear before the magistrate you will
ha nronrdintrlv liable to-a fine of a bun
: (
ured pounds. We have seised the still
and worm" -"Thank
ye for yer Information. Mr,
Nicholas, but it seems to me that yer
business is to carry out the Iaw.au' not
to be glvin information about It I've
forgot more law than ye've ever learn
ed. as perhaps ye may find out one of
these fine days." With this elaborate
retort Pat turned on his heel.
"Well. 1 thought I would prepare
you"-
"Aif now prepare to take yerself out
of here an not be disturbin" me an' me
family," said Pat.
When the Intruders had gone Pat
Casey dived ids hand into a big pot of
mashed fodder, and, producing the bot
tle he had carried away from the cave,
he filled a horn all round and asked
"one an' all" to drink a toast
"To Nora, an' confusion take the
gangers!"
And then was begun the most diffi
cult part of the night's business.
Three days later Pat Casey and a
group of friends stood in a little knot
outside the dingy little building called
the petty sessions courthouse of Cahir
coolen waiting for their case to be
called.
When the pompous clerk called out
"The king versus Patrick Casey and
others," all filed in and sat on a long
bench behind Mr. Hanrahan. their
counsel. The crown prosecutor opened
the case briefly for the king. The
charge was simple, but serious. Uten
sils for the manufacture of illicit whis
ky were found on Casey's land. Mr.
Nicholas and the three policemcu gave
evidence for the prosecution, and then
Mr. Hanrahan rose to state the case
for the defense.
He expressed his Intention to call no
witnesses. The question was entirely
one of fact. Mr. Nicholas and his po
lice witnesses had spoken of having
raided the land of his clieut. a most
respectable and worthy man. and they
testified to having found thereon cer
tain utensils, but and here Mr. Han
rahan paused to give due effect to his
pronouncement no evidence had been
adduced to show that the land was the
property of the defendants or in their
possession.
Great sensation In court, during which
the defendants grinned broadly and
the prosecution assumed a perplexed
frown. Mr. Hanrahan then produced
a map of the estate prepared by the
landlord and invited Nicholas to indi
cate the precise spot where the uten
sils were found. Nicholas did so. mark
ing a spot on Casey's side of the stream.
The accuracy of that Mr. Hanrahan at
once begged leave" to doubt Then en
sued a long legal wrangle, which was
ended only by the long suffering magis
trate deciding to adjourn the court to
the disputed spot and there decide the
matter for himself.
In less than half an hour three car
loads of people, magistrate, counselors,
prosecutors and defendants, drove off
from the courthouse amid the admiring
cheers of the assembled mob.
Throughout the Journey Nicholas was
grumpy and silent From the doubtful
knowledge which he possessed of the
land so recently purchased by him from
the Widow Bryan he began to fear
that In the excess of his zeal he had
pounced upon a still on his own land.
Surely enough his fears were con
firmed. The stream ran most conelu- j
Nicholas and his policemen hurst tula
the kitchen.
sively on Pat Casey's side of the guilty
spot, and the party returned to the
courthouse to go through the formality
of discharging the defendants.
That trouble off his mind and enjoy
ing the sensation of being the hero of
the barony, Pat made all haste with
the preparations for his wedding to
Nora Condon. Not many days later the
pair presented themselves at the Kil
clooney parish church.
Before the ceremony began Father
Matt took Pat Into the sacristy and
spoke to him about his promise to give
up potheen making. "Faith, yer river
ence. this happy day I make the prom
Ise with a heart and a half."
"That's right. Pat I'm glad to Mud
you speaking so manly. And now tell
me," he added suddenly, "did you and
the boys divert the stream the night
after the ganger pounced upon you?"
Pat's reply was indirect: "Well, yer
rlverence, Nicholas coveted my patch
of land, an' mu an' the boys thought
we would give him a taste of It to
please him. We wanted to do It with
out his knowin' It. an' more especially
as It was easy to do that same because
that st nunc was turned many an' many
a time by me father an' the Widow
Bryan, accordin to which way they
wanted to Irrigate the land. So that's
how the turnln' didn't show, all the
ground about bein the same looklif."
"My clerk, who was in Cahircoolen
yesterday, tells me. Pat. that Nicholas
Is going to leave Cahircoolen." said Fa
ther Matt as they walked back Into the
church.
"Good fortune never comes In small
doses," said Pat Casey fervently.
Maternal Faith.
"I always knew you did Josh an in
justice." said Mrs. Corntossel. "Some
of the folks that was to town said he
told 'em he was on the water wagon
now."
"That's good news."
"Of course It Is. It shows tin boy
ain't afraid of work. If he can't find
anything else to do, he'll drive a sprin
kling cart." Washington Star.
BEATING GOLD LEAP
THE WAY THE SQUARES OF METAL
ARE WORKED UNDER THE HAMMER.
Urnduullr Reduced In Thlcknem Un
til the Sheet? Are Traiupnrcnt mid
So Pine That :t00,O0O of Them In n
Pile Would Meunure but an Inch.
A local sign writer was In the win
dow of a large F street establishment
putting gold leaf -on the outlines of let
ters he had made with a stencil. The
curiosity of a reporter was aroused as
to how these tiny sheets of gold were
reduced to such minute thlnuess. A
visit to the establishment of one of
Washington's largest sign writers and
a talk with the proprietor brought forth
the following:
"I learned the gold beater's trade In
Rochester some years ago. Imagine a
slab of gold measuring eight Inches iu
width, ten inches In length and half an
inch In thickness being reduced to
:i,.VJO sheets of gold, each five Inches
square and almost transparent, and
you get ji vague Idea of the queer In
dustry known as gold beating.
"Imagine a square of gold three-hun-dredths
of an inch In thickness, and
you will appreciate the brawn and
brain making for the result, and then
retlect that the word 'beating means
Just 'beating' for no power other than
the strength of a man's arm Is used In
the process and you will have been
mentally Initiated Into the mysteries
of a silent art.
"Few persons are familiar with the
work for several reasons: First, there
nre less than twentj'-flve gold beating
establishments in the country; second,
it Is an exclusive industry, and few.
either manufacturers or laborers, are
admitted to Its secrets, and, third, the
trade Is limited. Therefore it Is a most
interesting study.
The gold beater buys direct from the
government assay office, where the
gold Is weighed, stamped and guaran
teed. A fraction too much of alloy
would cause It to pulverize or part into
fragments. Twenty-three carat gold
is used exclusively. Usually the gold
comes In nuggets weighing fifty-five
pennyweights and valued at $55 each.
"After the gold has been received it
is placed In a crucible and made ready
for the beating about to follow. It Is
molded Into a shape which will fit Into
the only power machine in the place,
which compresses the gold Into a rib
bon ten yards In length, one inch in
width ami one thirty-second inch in
thickness. Out of this ribbon are cut
220 squares of equal size.
"The work of reducing is begun. To
each workman is given twenty-five
squares, and these he places between
the 1 aves of a book. This book Is a
'kutch' paper and Is sealed with a pat
ent envelope device which prevents the
loss of particles of gold, a precaution
made necessary by the many turnings
and tlopplngs of the book In the proc
ess. A sixteen pound hammer Is used,
and the beater Is compelled to work un
interruptedly for twenty minutes to
gain the desired measurement
"Wielding a sixteen pound hammer
for a few seconds only is exhausting
work for the uninitiated, but the beat
ers hammer away as If It was boys'
play. They must grasp the end of the
hammer fart hot from the head, which
Increases its weight, but the benches
they use are so constructed that they
cause a small rebound of the hammer.
"When the 'kutch' book Is opened
twenty-five sheets are taken out. and
each sheet of gold Is cut into four
pieces. Its thickness has been reduc
ed In the operation from one thirty
second of an inch to one one-hundredth
of an inch. Twenty-live of these
squares are put Into a book called the
'shodder.' The 'shodder' Is not a pa
per, but a skin, and It Is said that cer
tain Intestinal parts of 500 oxen are
required to make a package or book
of twenty-five papers. The 'shodder'
Is made In Kngland by a secret proc
ess. It Is the most exclusive Industry
In the world.
"Like the 'kutch' book, the 'shoder'
book Is Healed and handed to the art
ist, who Is required to pound it ninety
minutes with a twelve pound hammer.
This reduces the thickness, and when
it Is taken out of the book each leaf
of gold is again cut into one inch
squares. This time the gold Is so
fragile that a metal knife blade, no
matter how sharp, would break the
edges; so a knife with double blades
Is used, requiring only two strokes to
cut a square.
"Now comes the hist beating. Each
sqtiarc is again put Into a book called
a 'mold. Forty minutes' beating Is
required to give this the proper size.
When the leaves of gold are removed
they are transparent, but perfect In
shape and unbroken. It would require
300,000 of them to make one Inch in
thickness.
"The last operation Is to send them
to the booking room, where women re
move tho gold leaves and place them
In wax paper books ready for sale.
The leaves are so delicate that they
can be handled only with bamboo
sticks. So adhesive Is the gold that if
a leaf Is broken In removing It Is e.,-.
Ily patched without a trace of it being
apparent to the naked eye." Washing
ton Star.
Storr of a Widow' Mite.
Here's a "widow's mite" story. A
widow In West Bromwich, Kngland.
obtnlned a farthing In a breach of
promise action she brought against a
faithless sweetheart. She put It In the
window of her tobacco shop with a
printed warning to trusting women to
beware of "Mlzpah" rings, and Invit
ing men to come and buy "breach of
promise cigars" and "widow's mite
cigarettes." The result was such a big
business that the police had to stand
by to keep the pavement clear, while
nineteen men, mostly widowers, came
and offered themselves In marriage.
Taklnjc So Chance.
A canny Scot got on a tramcar, In
tending to make the full journey, cost
ing 3 pence, but only took a penny
ticket and renewed It twice at the end
of each stage. On the last stage the
conductor remonstrated with him, say
he ought to have taken out a threepen
ny ticket at the beginning of his Jour
ney and saved unnecessary trouble.
"Na. na!" said the Scot "Had I duno
sue and yer cable had broken doun I
mlcht hae lost ma thruppence; but as
it Is, I canna lose malr than ae penny!"
cri-ASS MANUFACTURE.
The Art Goes Hack to n Time He
yond the Knowledge of Mini.
The art of glass manufacture goes
back into antiquity to a time "when
the mind of man runneth not to the
contrary," yet we cannot penetrate tho
mists which hang over the Infancy of
what has for ages been a useful indus
try. Its original discovery is alleged,
on the authority of several reputable
writers, to have been the result of an
accident in which some nitrum (suppos
ed by some to have been salt) was
fused with sand. The date of this
event Is not even approximately given,
but is said to have taken place on the
banks of the Belus. in Palestine, where
some mariners had landed and were
cooking their meals, using blocks of
nitrum to hold their pots in position.
Sir Gardner Wilkinson gives a cut
of a piece of Egyptian sculpture work
which represents two glassblowers ply
ing their art in a manner which strikes
one us being surprisingly like that
practiced at tho present time. Sir
Gardner informs us that this sculpture
was executed about 3,50d years ago
during the reign of Benl Hassan. The
ban paintings and sculptures which
are known to date back to the time of
the exodus. 1-100 B. C, show glass
drinking vessels of delicate patterns
and line workmanship, in some in
stances rivaling similar vessels of mod
ern make.
Clownre hy Sleep.
Once upon a time the Baltimore Re
form league, of which C. J. Bonaparte
was then president, undertook an in
vestigation of the official doings of a
prominent federal officeholder. Mr.
Bonaparte, who did most of the inves
tigating, discovered what he regarded
as a long series of deliberate violations
of the civil service rules. He drew up
a report accordingly and proposed to
submit It for the approval of the asso
ciation at its next annual meeting.
Meanwhile the friends of the official in
question In the association for. like ev
ery other organization, it has its hypo
critessecretly decided to "pack" the
meeting and vote the report down.
They arrived bright and early and
waited for the roll call. But Mr. Bona
parte was not to be so easily overcome.
After listening attentively to the form
al and specious arguments against
the report he arose and made a speech i
of half an hour's length, bitterly ar
raigning the official in the limelight
Then, seeing that the hitter's friends
still remained by their guns, he began
the same speech all over again. When
it was done once more he began it an
other time, and so he talked, on and on,
over and over, six, seven, eight, ten
times, until it was nearly dawn and
the last friend of the official was asleep.
Then he and his faithful followets
adopted the report. He had taken care
to send copies of it to the morning pa
pers beforehand. He knew what the
result would be. John F. Brownell In
Leslie's Popular Monthly.
My Vlrnt 3Iu.sk Ox.
I was in a dripping perspiration and
had dropped my fur capote and car
tridge belt after thrusting half a dozen
shells into toy pocket. On and on 1 ran,
wondering. .in a semidazed way. if the
musk oxen were really on the other
side of the ridge. Finally the riilge
took a sharp turn to the north, and as
I reached the top of it there about H'O
3'ards ahead - were two of the musk
oxen running slowly but directly from
me. Instantly the blood coursed
through my veins, and the n.ist cleared
from my eyes. Dropping on one knee
I swung my rille into position, but my
hand was so tremulous and my heart
thumped so heavily that the front sight
wabbled all over the horizon. I real
ized that this might be the only shot
I should get. for Indians iu more pro
pitious seasons had gone into the Bar
ren grounds and not seeji even one.
herd. Yet the musk oxen going away
from me all the while, every instant of
time seemed an insuperable age. The
agony of those few seconds I waited so
as to steady my hand! Once or twice
I made another attempt to aim. but
still the hand was too uncertain. I did
not dan' risk a shot. When I had rest
ed a minute or two -that seemed fully
half an hour at last the front sight
held true for an instant, and I pressed
the trigger.
The exultation of that moment when
I saw one of the two musk oen stag
ger and then fall I know I shall never
again experience. Caspar Whitney in
Outing.
Do? IMcndn Ilefore Judsre.
An amusing trial has ended at
Prague In which a dog played the lead
ing part
The owner of the dog was sued by
an engineer, who claimed damages for
a bite from the animal. He also de
nounced the dog as vicious. At the
trial a veterinary surgeon who was
called in tried his utmost to irritate
the dog by teasing him, but the ani
mal kept its temper.
The complainant then demanded that
in order to test its real disposition its
owner should be turned out of court
and the dog let loose among the audi
ence. This was done after the dog had
been muzzled.
The dog, however, continued to dis
play the greatest good humor, holding
up one paw after another and wagging
its tail. Finally it ran to the judge,
before whom it sat on its hind legs
begging iu a most pathetic manner.
The judge thereupon pronounced the
dog to be a veritable lamb and gave
judgment for Its owner. I
Too t iilinlmoiin.
"Talk about men being lords of cre
ation! Why, I can twist that husband
of mine around my little finger."
"Yes. I suppose so. He's rather
small. Isn't he, and quite slender?"
"Small and slender? He isn't any
such thing. There's enough of him.
let mo tell you. to make a million such
husbands as yours."- Chicago Tribune.
CiiitKlit lit the FlrM Trial.
Mr. Cleverly I have a great joke on
my wife. I've just bought her a hat
for $5 and had it sent home with a
fifteen dollar mark on it. She'll never
know the difference. Mrs. ('loverly
(later) Harold, dear, I guess I would
better buy my own hats after this. I
could have done a good deal better
for ? 15. You've been awfully cheated.
Why, I saw this very same hat in the
window with a five dollar mark on It
Detroit Free Press.
WOMAN AND FASHION
For Summer Wear.
Custom cannot stale the infinite va-
rietv of the blouse. The dainty little
waist sketched is of accordion plaitei
white crepe tie chine, but any of the
pretty wash materials could be made
up in the same fashion. Bias taffeta
forms the straps which ornament the
WHll'E CUEl'E DE CHINK llhOUSE
swiss embroidered yoke, and a fall of
the same very much used embroidery
is draped over the shoulders.
The sleeves are accordic:: plaited to
match the blouse fronts and back and
trimmed with bias bands of taffeta. A
girdle of white taffeta is folded over a
fitted lining of canvas. Dresden rib
bon would make an attractive belt
where a little color is required. When
the blouse is to be made of wash fab
ric. Persian mull is serviceable and
pretty to use. with insertions of val
lace.
Ximv Linen For Gownn.
One of the virtues which are requir
ed of a fashionable material Is that it
should assume an appearance which
its name hardly guarantees, and many
of the new linens resemble canvas and
voiles, some of them being very loosely
woven. The decked and granule ef
fects recall hopsacking and make very
substantial dresses, for it is even ex
pected of linen that it should be supple
and capable of being gathered and
tucked. It is being trimmed with broad
brocaded bands, also made in linen, em
bellished with a gold thread here and
there: metallic buttons are Introduced,
and appliques of guipure are also a fa
vorite garniture. It Is dotted and
spotted, espeeially with black. Where
the fabric Is plain the trimming is
more ornate; where fancifully woven
it is often made with hardly any adorn
ment at all. Linen batiste will be one
of the favorite fabrics of the year,
trimmed with open stitchcry after
Tenerife and Japanese designs, and a
great deal of lace is being used.
A Charmlnc; Slimmer Gown.
Nowadays the girl of sixteen is not
content to be dressed "anyhow." In
fact, at this age she Is more sensitive
as regards her clothes than she will
probably be again in her life. In the
illustration will be seen a charming
summer gown that will suit the most
fastidious schoolgirl.
It is carried out in graj" voile over
white silk. The skirt is box plaited
all round, the plaits stitched down ho-
acvm roii "swkkt sixteen.
low the hips, while an entre deux of
lace finishes the hem. The waist boasts
a tucked yoke, outlined with cream
lace and a cape of lace so arranged as
to suggest the fashionable low shoul
dered effect The sleeves are gathered
Into soft puffs and frills.
The hat Is a dainty affair of pale
blue satin straw, ridged to present the
appearance of a spider's web. The top
Is covered with masses of blue convol
vuli. and on each side of the chapeau
are fiat rosettes of blue satin ribbon.
Smart Shoe For Summer.
Shoes in a light champagne shade
will be much seen this summer,
adorned with poufs of chiffon or em
broidered in the prevailing tones of the
costume. Distinctly novel are the
tongueless shoes, the stocking showing
through the lacing, although lacing Is
rather a misnomer, for they are fas-
' tened by the most lovely ribbons im
j aginable, terminating in a large bow
I near the toe. The smartest tongueless
j shoes have a perforated pattern. Natu
! rally with the hose so much en evi
dence onlj the very prettiest designs
are worn.
Her Stntnn Explained.
Bobby Is a little Germantown boy
who is a seeker after the wherefore
j of things. Some days since he was
! questioning his father as to the nature
j of a weapon.
"A weapon, my son," explained Ids
father, "Is something to fight with."
"Is ma vour weapon. Da 7"
Fell Into tuck.
Artist What a beautiful place this
Is! I suppose you came here for the
view? Old Lady No, I wasn't consult
ed. I was born here.
v. .
THREE FISHERS."
The Incident Which Moved ICInfcxIer
to Write the I'oem.
Charles Kmgsley wrote the "Three
Fishers" as a result of the many sad
sights he had seen at Clovelly. One
day of horror in particular lived in his
memory, a day, as he described It.
"when the old bay lay darkened with
the gray columns of the waterspouts,
stalking across the waves before the
northern gale, and the tiny herring
boats lleeing from their nets right for
the breakers, hoping more mercy evon
from those iron walls of rock than
from tiie pitiless howling waste of
spray behind them, and that merry
beach beside the town covered with
shrieking women and old men, casting
themselves on the pebbles In fruitless
agonies of prayer as eorpse after
ci ipse swept up at the feet of wife and
child, till in one case alone a single
dawn saw upward of sixty widows and
orphans weeping over those who had
gone out the night before in tho full
ness of strength and courage." These
scones lived ever in his mind.
But the "Three Fishers" was written
as a result of one of the strangest inci
dents in the stormy career of the
preacher-author. In 1S51 he preached
a sermon iu a London church on "The
Message of the Church to the Laboring
Man." At its close the vicar rose and
denounced him. Bishop Blomlleld for
bade Kingsloy to preach again in his
diocese until, having read the sermon
and seen Its author, lie withdrew the
edict The same night upon which he
delivered his discourse Kingsley went
to his home weary. There had nearly
been a riot In the church. Sick at
heart, ho retired to his study. When
he reappeared he handed to his family
his immortal song, "as though it were
the outcome of it all," as his wife said.
HEART PROVERBS.
He that hath no heart ought to have
heels.
A happy heart is better than a full
purse.
What conies from the heart goes to
the heart
He who hath most heart knows most
of sorrow.
A cheerful countenance betokens a
good heart.
No estate can make him rich that lias
a poor heart
The heart's testimony is stronger
than a thousand witnesses.
A glad heart seldom sighs, but a
sorrowful mouth often laughs.
The heart is the hidden treasure of
man; the tongue is the gate to the
treasure.
A good heart is the sun aud moon;
or. rather, the sun. for it shines bright
and never changes.
There never was a heart truly great
ami generous that was not also tender
aud compassionate.
A PALACE OF ICE.
Cavern Iu Hungary Thnt I One of
tliir .Marvel of Europe.
The ice cavern near Dobschau. Hun
gary, is one of the most remarkable
but least known marvels of Europe.
Though sjken of as a cavern, in reali
ty it is an'ii)' palace, the roof, lloor and
walls bein J of Ice. sometimes opaque,
sometimes'as diaphanous as glass. The
frozen water assumes many (plaint and
beautiful forms. Pillars, vases, grottoes,
couches aud waterfalls meet the eye
at every turn.
Herr Bulliny has the honor of being
Its discoverer. One day while shooting
among the hills he was startled by the
peculiar echo of his gun. an echo which
suggested the near presence of a vast
cavitv or hollow. After a long search
he was rewarded by finding a small
aperture in the hillside overgrown by
bushes 'and trees. The next day he re
turned, accompanied by two friends.
who lowered him by ropes into the
space. As he swung into the darkness
a bitter cold, which increased as lie de
scended, was felt
At last he felt his feet touch the
ground, and. looking around him. he
found himself in a vast hall which he
could but dimly see. The ice palace
w as discovered.
A Warm lied.
A prominent actress tells this inci
dent thahappened when she was play
ing iu "Madame Sans-Gene:"
"I was playing the part of the blan-
chisseuse in the laundry scene and was
busily engaged in ironing when a cat
Which had its home somewhere about
the theater came walking on to the
stage. I thought this would furnish a
good opportunity to give a realistic do
mestic touch to the scene, and so. when
hiss came purring up and rubbed
against me. I stroked her fur, spoke to
ler. and then, for fear she might be
distracting. I picked her up and put her
down on the nearest place at hand, say
ing, There, pussy, go to sleep.'
"The cat curled up contentedly, and 1
went on with my lines. Suddenly I
was aware of a murmur among the
audience, which increased to a ripple
of laughter. I realized something was
up and turned Instinctively to look at
hiss. There she was. asleep, where I
lad put her. among the Irons on the
redhof ranee."
irue lenl Denionntrat Ion.
At an encampment of British troops
in the Fast Indies one of the officers
tad a horse stolen, but tho thief, miss-
ng his way. was detected and brought
ack. The next morning the officer
inquired how he had got possession of
the horse. The man replied that he
ould not well tell his honor, but would
ie pleased to show him. "Now," said
ic, 'this is how I crawled over the
grooms, j tie next thing was to loosen
the ropes behind. I then clapped a
halter over the neck thus." "Admira
ble!" said the officer. "In this manner,
sir, observe I Jumped upon his back."
He then gave the horse a smart cut
with a whip, put him to full speed and
carried him clear off, to the mortifica
tion of the astonished owner. London
Chronicle.
rjin- II on the I)oir.
North -You never seem to be Impa
tient when somebody recommends
something for your cold. West Oh.
no. I just repeat it tG somebody else
for trial upon himself. If it helps him.
I shall know there's something in It
If It doesn't, it can't have any bad ef
fect upon me, you know. Boston
Transcript
LAKE CICOTT.
The Seert of It KIe nnd Fall Is a
."tlyxtery.
Lake Cict tt has been an interesting
phenomenon to the people of northern
Indiana for many years, but the secret
of its rise and fall has never been dis
covered. It is the only lake In Class
county and is about one mile wide and
about one mile long. The water is
clear and cold and perfectly fresh. Its
most mysterious characteristic is the
fact that It overflows its banks every
seventh year. The farmers who own
the land upon Its banks have become
so used to this that they never at
tempt to cultivate the land in the sev
enth year, but give it up without pro
test, as they know It is sure to be
claimed by the waters.
The Pottawatomie Indians, who In
habited what Is now Cass and adjoin
ing counties, were familiar with the
characteristic of the lake. They be
lieved that the bottom was Inhabited
by a powerful spirit, which at inter
vals of seven years caused the lake to
overtlow. They construed this action
as approval of the tribe by the spirit
and watched anxiously for the time to
come, for tbey saw In the rising waters
a sure indication that they had done
nothing to displease it The early
white settlers became acquainted with
the legend, and the oldest Inhabitant is
not able to recall a time that the over
flow did not take place when expected.
Toledo Blade.
THE LAW IN KOREA.
Qneer War" of Punishing the Rela
tlrcM of Criminals.
Angus Hamilton in his book on Ko
rea says: "The inhabitants are pecul
Uivly proficient in the art of doing
nothing gracefully. There nre, there
fore, infinite charm and variety In the
daily life of Korea. The natives take
their pleasures passively, and their
constitutional incapacity makes it ap
pear as if there were little to do but
to indulge in a gentle stroll in the bril
liant sunshine or to sit cross legged
wit li in the shades of their houses. In
action becomes thein. Nothing could
be more unsuited to the character of
their peculiar costume than vigorous
movement The stolid dignity of their
appearance and their stately demeanor
add vastly to the plcturesqueness of
the street scenes. The white coated.
white trousered, white socked, slowly
striding population Is irreslstiblyfas-
cinating to the eye."
Here are some of the punishments
prescribed by Korean law: Treason,
man Decapitated, together with male
relatives to the fifth degree. Mother,
wife and daughter poisoned or reduced
to slavery. Treason, woman Poisoned.
Murder, man Decapitated. Wife poi
soned. Murder, woman Strangled or
poisoned. Arson, man Strangled or
poisoned. Wife poisoned. Arson, wo
man Poisoned. Theft, man Stran
gled, decapitated or banished. Wife
reduced to slavery; confiscation of all
property. Desecration or graves ue
capitated, together with male relatives
to the fifth degree. Mother, wife and
daughter poisoned. Counterfeiting
Strangulation or decapitation. "Wife
poisoned.
M lSTAKEN IDENTITY i
The Famous Cane of Lciurqnei
of
the Lyons Mall.
The most famous of all cases of mis
taken Identity Is that of Lesurques,
charged with the robbery and murder
of the courier of the Lyons mall, which
has been so vividly brought home to us
through the dramatic play based oipon
it Lesurques was positively Identified
as a man who had traveled by the mall
coach, and he was in due course con
victed. Yet at the eleventh hour a
woman came Into court nnd declared
his Innocence, swearing that the wit
nesses had mistaken him for another,
Duboseq, whom he greatly resembled
She was the confidant of one of the
gang who had planned and carried out
the robbery. But her testimony, al
though corroborated by other confed
erates, was rejected, and Lesurques re
ceived sentence of death. Lesurques
died protesting his Innocence to the
last. Four years elapsed before Du
boseq was captured. In the interval
others of the gang had passed through
the hands of the police, but the prime
mover was only now taken. Even
then he twice escaped from prison.
When finally he was put on his trial
and the judge ordered a fair wig, such
as Lesurques had worn, to be placed,
on his head, the strange likeness was
immediately apparent He denied hi3
guilt, but was convicted and guillo
tined. Thus two men suffered for one
offense.
One Cent ClalniM Aftalnut Uncle Sam.
There have been several one cent
claims against the United States gov
ernment One was by the Southern
Pacific, which submitted a bill of $5.20
for hauling government freight It
was a bond aided road, only part of its
bills against the government being
paid in cash, the rest going to the rail
road's credit on the bonds. .In this
case its credit was 5.2S and Its cash a
cent Another government obligation
of a single cent was In favor of a
chemical company which for some un
explained reason agreed In a public
competition to supply 1G.S02 pounds of
ethyl ether for a cent. The offer was
accepted. There were nine signatures,
one that of a rear admiral, on the pa
per relating to the establishment of
this claim, and the warrant for pay
ment had to be signed by several per
sons. A Gormandizer.
Some years ago the late Marquis of
Queensberry made a bet of 1,000
guineas that he would produce a man
who would eat more at a meal than
any Sir John Lade could find. Tho
bet being accepted, the time was ap
pointed, but his lordship not being able
to attend the exhibition he wrote to
his agent to know the result nnd pres
ently received the following note:
My Lord I have not time to state par
ticulars, but merely to acquaint your
Kracc that your man beat his antagonist
by a plfr and an apple pie.
Amending the Notice.
The mistress of a very dirty lodging
house posted at the entrance this no
tice: "Visitors will please wipe their
feet." After inspecting the apartment
one visitor added to the notice "on
going out." Farm Journal.
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