IIOIIKITSIAX LAN p.
Oh for a day together
In tbe woods so still and grcc
Sn the fairest summer weather
That Iotc has ever seen;
To watch the blue sky shining
Where boughs arc lntcrtwlnln
And sunlight falls enshrining:
The soft, sweet air between.
Oh, for the ringing laughter,
The hours of dreamful case,
Tbo songs that follow nftcr
Tho preludes of the breeze;
For Joys wc may not number,
Fot strains that oftly cumber
The folded wings of slumber,
As foam lies o'er the seas.
For one day, lore, one only,
Through all the fleeting hours',
Ere laughter leaves us lonely,
Love's land and light are ours;
Too soon will cares enthrall us,
Too soon the world will call us,
Too soon Us ills befall us
As frost befalls tho flowers.
Leave colder hearts to hearken
The simple household lays,
Where leaves and branches darken,
We'll list the song lovo plays,
Then vain tho rise and falling
Of fireside voices calling, '
While those svfeet airs arc thralling
This brightest day of days.
Oh, for a day together '
In the woods and windy dales,
In the fulrcat summer weather,
Dawn Arcs or starlight pales.
Then with that day's declining,
To part like exiles pining.
At sight of sun-set shining 1
Upon some home-bound sails.
Mistaken.
CIiIcbro Current.
"You nrjajjiito stiro, Vn.no?"
Tho qtioiloti was lazily put, and
somo mighbavo found a tono of Iron
ical contem'nt. in it; but to Clement
Vano it was simply a question, no more.
'I'd stako my head on it, cither of
them would say yos tho moment I ask
her. I wish 1 wasn't so sure. Thcro'd
be something ngrcoablo to a fellow of
my temperament in regularly having
lo woo, you know, but I can't account
for it. They all set their caps for mo
nt the first meeting. It's a bore, too,
don't you know; a decided boro when
ono pot's too much of it."
"Then, why don't you toll them so?
or, boltor still, insert an article in ono
of tho papers requesting tho ladies to
givo you fowor attentions. Say frankly
that thoy embarrass you; that thoy
boro you; that you're tired of it," olo.
"Oil, but don't you know that
wouldn't do. Thoro aro timos, you
sen when whon "
"Just so. When a follow finds a fool
among his acquaintances, and feels
like pulling his noso and restrains tho
impulso, don't you know, of 'mimick
ing tho otlior's dnvwl to perfection.'
Yes, 1 know all about it; but tho ques
tion is this: 'These two girls aro madly
in lovo witli you, over their protty ears
you know, and you think you'd ask
ono of thorn to marry you; I am to
help you to docido which. Miss Leo is
dark, bountiful, of good family, an
heiress; Miss Holmes is fair, sunny,
fascinating, and an hoiross also; you'ro
not in love with cither, but they poor
girls! aro hopolossly in lovo with you;
you will have to break ono heart,
choose r.s you may; you aro inclined to
try your fato to-night at tho ball at Do
Vallou's; 1 say Miss Leo."
"Well, so bo it. I'll ask Miss Leo.
What a boro it will bo; but a fellow
must marry sometimo and sho'ntoniy
fancy and I'll do it. Hut I'm sorry
for poor littlo Jess!o Holmes;, it will
quito break her heart."
"Oh, beyond a doubt. But T say,
Vane, you can oiler your hand to her,
don't you know, when Miss Leo has
llll'hud fttypu,"
"Oh don't you know thoro's not tho
ulightost dangerP Ta, ta, Tom; you
can congratulate moto-nlght.oldboy."
"I'd liko to kick you now, you insuf
icrablo fop," was Tom Leonard's in
ward comment, as ho watched tho
othor loungo atl'ectoilly from tho club
rooms in which tho conversation had
taken place.
Tom was alato arrival at tho Do Val
lou's ball, and almost tho first couple
lie ran across was Hortonse Leo and
Clement Vano. Tho young lady gavo
him a laughing glance, nodded to 1dm
gayly, and inado a commonplace re
mark. Vano screwed his glass in his
oyo and vouchsafed him a lingual
greeting, and Tom watched theni go
slowly through tho throng, a smilo of
real enjoyment of life.
An hour later ho camo upon Vano,
landing alone and meloncholy on tho
terraco.
"Soarccly tha correct expression for
r bravo wooer, my frioiul," ho said
plonsnutly; "but you aro accepted, aro
you not? lint of course you aro. That
gloom on your manly countenance is
caused by your rogro't at giving Miss
Holmes tho pain you must; but I con
gratulate you most heartily; I'm not
used to this sort of thing, but don't
yon know" languidly "1 hopo you'll
Lo awfully happy."
Hut Vano was pulling tho faiutdown
on his upper lip quito snvagoly for
him, considering the caro ho usually
bestowed upon it; besides, ho looked
slightly uncomfortable
"Jovol I wish you wou'd not motion
it," ho Bald, petulantly; "any fellow
can bo mistaken, don't you know. "I
havo been shamefully treated by Miss
Lee. Do you know how eho received
tho honor I did her?"
"Fell on her knees and thanked
heaven, 1 daro say." Tom said, sol
emnly. "It was n strango thing to do,
but then, consider how delightful sho
must havo been.
Ton aro nulto mistaken," tho ox
qisito said, with dignity; "alio actually
took it nil as a good Joke; positively
Made, fun of mo, don't you know."
You don't tell uio!" with nrotouded
astonishment. "Hut now, 1. think of it,
he' engaged to young Do Yallou.
Shows her bad Unto, now, doesn't she?
Jlo's not a pretty dancer nt all, and
never puts a llowor In his coat, Hut
wluet of Alls HolniosP"
'I'm ta (1miii tint mivt wnttc wllh
Aim I think, don t you know,
wart) to my tuto after all 1 like
iMrln kuMl !
?;a
"So do I; there's tho waltz; I'm not
olng m just yet: come back hero when
s all over, and I'll congratulate you."
I will. Ion re awfully kind, Tom,
'. don't you know?" and ho hurried off,
whilo torn burst into a low laugh, as
no drew lortli and liglitcd a cigar.
"I really tiiink I am kind," he said
"I'm doing my best to let you find out
what a a donkey you are, you con
ccitcd imbecile."
Ho paced back and forth thoroughly
enjoying his cigar. Ho finishod that
and commenced another. A quadrillo
had followed tho waltz and a waltz
tho quadrillo before Vane made his ap
pearance, and when ho ho did his face
was flushed nnd his eves angry.
"Why didn't you tell mo?" he asked,
walking straight up to Tom, who
paused in his wnlk and waited for him
"Hero I havo made a fool of myscll
twice to-nigiit, and you might iiavo pre
vented it. By jovol I call you a pretty
sort of a friend!'
"What's the row?" Tom asked easily,
Has your good fortuno turned youf
brain, my boy, or is it tho champaign?
You seem somewhat lacking in that
repose which marks tho casto of Veroj
do Vcrc.' What's amiss witli our 'ir
resistible?" w
I
"You ask that coolly, upon my word
you do. Don't you know what a fool
I'vo been making of myself to-night?"
".Now, don't blamo yourself, Vane,
censuro nature; sho did it, my boy.
You liavn't dono anything. What';)
tho row?" o
"I I proposed to Miss Holmes,"
said Vane, in a tono that was anything
but lovc-liko.
"And "
"And sho told mo sho was engaged
to you!"
"So she is; but I was willing to free
her, seeing that sho was so much in
lovo witli you."
"Oil, you'ro sarcastic," Vano said
angrily; "but you might havo told
me."
"You didn't ask, and if Jcssio lovc.i
you as you havo declared lo mo"
But Vane had turned away with n
muttered imprecation anil gouo in, fol
lowed by a low laugh of thorough en
joyment from Tom.
"They woro botli so very much in
love witli him oh, yes!" ho said cheer
fully. "His highness has received n
losson. Wc will seo how much good
it will do him.
New Uso for Tramps.
New York Times.
Tho tramp is generally supposed to
bo a particularly useless person, but a
uso for tramps has finally been discov
ered. Recently two ladies, at whose
honso an able bodied tramp appeared
for shelter, permitted him to sleep in a
closet on condition that ho should bo se
curely locked in. The tramp, who ovi
dentaly did not object to sloop in an tin
ventilated apartment, accepted the sit
tion and was duly locked in. In the
course of tho night a burglar entered
tho houso and attacked tho lajlios. On
of them consented to givo up all hei
money, which she said she kept locked
in tho closet. No soonor had sho un
locked the closet than the faithful
tramp How at tho burglar and over
powered him, whereupon wo may as
sumo that tho tramp was promptly en
gaged at a largo salary to defend th
houso from burglars.
Wo hero seo that tramps can bo made
useful as a substitute for watch dogs
Tito latter as a rulo, do very little
watching, and aro always liable to b
corrupted by bribes of meat. More
over, a big (log must bo kept in the
yard, and ho is generally asleep in hit
Kennel whilo burglars aro breaKiug hi
to tho house. Tho tramp, on the othoi
hand, can bo kept in tho house, shul
up in a comfortable tramp closot 01
chained securely in tho upper hall. It
the moment of danger oven the mosl
timid woman could unlock a closet 01
uufaston a chain, and tho superiority
of an intelligent tramp to a stupid dog
as a burglar destroyer would, in case
of need, bo mado very evident.
Of eourso pains must bo taken to so
loot only the most faithful, strong anc
intelligent breed of tramps for watel
tramps. Thoy should bo thoroughly
tamed, and trained to discriminate ii
the darkest night between burglars anc
members of tho family. Thoy slioulc
be fed sparingly and on raw moat it
order to niako thorn savago, and thej
should novor bo fed nt night lost thej
should fall asleep. Tramps might ovot
be made useful as protectors for ladies
when walking in lonely country places.
A lady leading a largo and liungrj
tramp by a chain, and ready to loose
him at any moment and sot him on at
aggressor, would never bo attacked,
Those who aro familiar with tramp.'
bellovo that tho largo black tramp wll
make a bottor watoli tramp than anj
othorvnriety, but, of course, tho supe
riority in this respect of one tramp t
another must bo settled by careful uud
prolonged Investigation.
Village Life.
Knrltih Illuitrfttcd MftRtitnt.
Onco oil' tho boaton track, onco awaj
from tho railway linos, nnd it is singu
lar to note how'lifo seoms to romnlr.
poised, as it were, becoming suddonlj
a mere calm oxlstonco. Wo drivo oc
for miles and meet no human being,
nnd wo como upon villages whero folks
havo nuvor troubled themselves to see
what a train is liko, content with hear
ing from other peoplo that such thlnge
are.
Ono of those is woll worth tho pause
that wo make. It is ft calm place
enough, tho tiny village gardens are
pictures of ncatnoss, and the wiudowe
aro embellished by a curious deep red
leaved geranium Unit wo havo seen nc
where else. An old woman smilos at
us so pleasantly, wo nro emboldened tc
ask for a spray of tho tlower, and wc
obtain it, uud a pleasant talk at the
saiuo Unto. Is it delightful or dread
ful to know that except for 0110 short
term of service at tho manor house
half n mile away, sho has novor left
even thocottago at tho dexir of whlob
hhe is Mantling? Horn sho has been
horn, hero married, ami from hero sotti
and daughters have gouo out into the
worhl, tuinu called by tho myhterlom
Voice of tho ten. some lost In tlx
crowd, soma returning never to be
quite tho amo to her us thoy wow
when thoy loft their quiet Keutbl
hyutOi
CHILDIIEN'S CORNER.
Drirtlns.
( X. V1NT0X.
Oh, the windb were all a-blowlng down the
blue, blue sky,
And the tide Was outward flowing, and the
rushes flitted by;
All the lilies seemed to quiver
On the fair and dimpled river,
All the west was golden red;
Wc were children four together,
In the pleasant autumn weather,
And merrily down we sped.
Oh, the town behind us faded in the pale, pale
wc left the river shaded, and wc drifted
down the bay,
And across the harbor bar,
Where the hungry brokers are,
You and grace, and Tom and I,
To the Golden Laud with laughter,
Where we'd live In peace thereafter,
Just beyond the golden sky.
Ob, the winds were chilly growing oc'r the
gray, gray sea,
When a white-winged bark came blowingo'cr
tho Ullows on our lee.
Cried the skipper all a-wonder:
"Mercy on us I over yonder
tear a hand, my lads, with me
Four young children, all together,
In this pleasant evening weather,
Going a-drlftlng out to seal"
AH our prayers were unavailing, all our fond,
fond hopes,
For our Golden Land had vanished with Its
fair and blooming slopes,
As tho skipper, with loud laughter,
Towed our little shallop after,
Homeward by the dreary hay.
Fast our childish tears were flowing,
Chill tlic western wind was blowing,
And the gold had turned to gray.
A Touching Incident.
. T. Sun.
A pathetic scene occurred a few
nights ago at a notorious tip-town re
sort. It was a littlo girl pleading with
her father.
Won't you como home now, father.
please?" she said. Her voice was low
and childish, and tho sweet upturned
face was pale and quivering with some
hardly suppressed emotion but the
man toward whom tho appeal and ag
ony were directed took litttlo notice of
cither.
"Why do you bother mo?" ho said,
impatiently. "Go home, I'll come
when I'm ready," and regaining with
an effort his uncertain balance he left
her.
The girl looked at him wistfully.
then, as his form was lost to her view
in tho crowded room, with a deep, des
pairing sigh sho turned and left, the
place. Outside tho electric light
streamed full upon her slender figure
as she hesitated a moment before de
scending the step. One or two police
men loitering near eyed her curiously,
and some men hurrying in gavo her a
quick glance, but no one molested or
spoke to her, and. slowly she went out
rom tho glare and dazzle into the
darker street beyond.
J he night was cold and stormy. An
icy sleet was lulling, driven in every
direction bv the capricious and iitftil
wind gusts, and tho few pedestrians
who were abroad hurried on their way,
anxious to gain shelter. Tho girl alone
lppenred uucon; jions of the discom
forts of the weather. The rain beat
upon her, the lierce wind met her with
a force against which sho staggered.
but she did not heed them. With
doubtful purpose she walked slowly1' tho UOiml loK- . Tnc whun tllov
on, turning uack once or twice to look
.
agniu at the place whence sho had
Coino, until, as tho clock from a neigh
boring tower indicated how lato tho
hour was, sho stopped altogether.
"So late," sho murmured. "Oh, I
can not go homo without him;" and
ik-w sho paused for a moment on tho
tiireshold;covidently sho feared her own
resolution. The doors yieldpd instant
ly to hor touch, and onco more she
looked over tho scene whoso light and
warmth and comfort wero as littlo to
hor as the rain and wind outside. Hor
searching glance soon found out her
father; for the moment lie was stand
ing alone, and his daughter felt that
she had ono more ehanuo. Kapidly she
gained his side.
"Father, dear father," sho began,
6poakiug low but passionately, "I can
not leave you hear. 1 cannot face
mamma without you; sho5 has waited
so many nights for your homo coming,
and tho hours aro so dreary without
you. O, fatheiT'tho child wen on, gath
ering tip all her energies, as she saw
that her listener was half heeding her
words, "break away from this wretched
place, come back to vour home, and
mamma, and mo; wo love you so dear
ly wo can not live withoutyou, ami oh!
it is all so difl'oront now from what it
used to bo." Tho childish voice was
breaking. "Such a littlo time ago we
were all so happy." Hero a sob almost
choked hor. Sho slipped her cling
ing lingers into tho unroslstin g hand
of tho man who staggered at her side.
"Come back to us, father; come homo
with mo now," and tho tears, 110 long
or within her.power to restrain, coursed
down hor palo cheeks as she lifted hor
face to him, holding his gaze with hor
wistful, pleading eyes.
Tho man's features worked despor
ately; ho looked about him onco half
convulslvoly; then some better fooling
passed over him, and. straightening
lilmstyif up, ho said, brokenly, "1 will
go homo with you, Jennie," and,
clasping the hand of his littlo daugh
ter, as it that frail guide wero ids chief
support, tho two together went out
from the light and glare nnd dazzle of
the roller skating-rink forever.
Too Late.
A.. M. Tlooll. In Our Utile Onct,
Hob had ono great fault, which
grieved his father and mother very
much. Mi askod to do anything ho
knUI: "In is minute," and then forgot.
U ho was going anywhere, ho was uov
c'r ready at tho proper time. His moth
er often talked to lam about this, but
it did little good.
At lust bho buid. "Tho next timoyou
are pot ready 10 go with 111 w I ahull so
withoutyou." ThUiuudo him ouionil
for a longtime.
I lib father and mother began to hopo
(hut he hud Improml; but ono day
ud llinif hiuiitnmt'l- It vvhm TlimLk.
giving Day. Bob was going with his
latncr and mother to spend tnc day
with his grandmother. It was quite a
long drive to her house, but it never
seemed long to Bob, particularly if
more was snow on tnc ground.
This year there had ucen no snow
until the day before Thanksgiving.
Then it snowed all day and all night,
too. Bob begged his mother to let him
go ont and play a little whilo before
getting ready to go with her. He
promised to como in as soon as she
called.
Bob had great fun tumbling about in
the snow. When his mother called
ho had just begun to make a snow
house. Ho said, "In a minute," and
went on in li is play. At last he re
membered that his mother had called
him. He threw down his shovel and
ran in.
Bob found no one in the house but
Sarah, tho maid. His father and
mother had gone without him. Poor
littlo Bob! The tears would come in
spite of himself. The time passed very
slowly. Ho had no heart to play, but
sat by tho lire, thinking of the jolly
times they would have at grandma's
all the uncles, aunts and cousins ev
erybody but himself. And then the
dinner! Bob's heart was nearly bro
ken when lie thought of the dinner.
Suddenly some ono called him. It
was Edward, tho coachman. He had
conic for him with grandma's horse
and cutter.
"Come," ho said, "-our graniTfSt?
begged for yoiK and your father lias
sent mo for yin. Hurry! I guess
we'll bo in time for dinner."
Bob was ready in less time than you
can think. The horse seemed to lly.
They arrived just in time for dinner.
Everybody was glad to seo him. He
never needed another lesson.
TIil'co liable on n Trco.
Our Littlo Ones.
One day Hal went out with his papa
and some soldiers to visit an Indian
encampment. Ho saw a very funny
sight there.
The wigwams were set up near the
edge of a grove on tho river bank.
Four wigwams, wero very close to
gether, under a very large cottonwood
tree, and on one of the branches hung
three Indian babies.
Their mothers had hung them there
out of the way. They were not hung
up by their little necks. Oh, no. Each
baby was strapped on to a iiat board,
which was hung up on the limb by a
piece of leather. Tho babies seemed
to liko it.
Hal cried, "Oh, seo tho pappooscs!"
That is what Indian babies are called.
Hal hud never seen a pappooso be
fore. Tho squaws were very much
pleased to sec him so interested. One
of them came and took down her pap
pooso so he could see it better. Hal
took it in Ins arms. It seemed vorv
funny to hold such a still' baby. Of
course tho board did not bend at all.
It was a pretty baby, but Hal thought
it was almost too brown. It looked
very sober all tho timo Hal had it.
Aftr ho had looked at it as long as he
wanted to tho squaw took it and hung
it up on tho trco again.
It had on a little red blanket under
the bandages that bound it lo the
board. Hal said it looked like a red
bird swinging there. The other babies
wero asleep and had brown blankets
around them.
As thoy rodo home Hal asked ono of
the officers, who knew a great deal
about Indians, if tho babies liked to be
tied to a board that way. Ho said
they scorned to, nnd would cry if left
wero put uuuk again inoy wuiuu ue
quiet.
Showlnc OfTniid Vlnz.
Youth's Comrnnlon.
The head of a woll-known young
ladies' school lately gavo tho following
incident of her experience :
Two young girls, sisters, came to me
at tho sumo time. Neither had excep
tional talent, nor a marked taste for
any lino of study, but both woro indus
trious and faithful students.
When the day , of graduation came,
tho elder girl, iljoy, could play three
or four pieces wtjr: brilliant effect, that
was all; the other,-Jane, played for her
companions to dance, or supplied their
accompaniments with proeision and
taste. She hud, too, I found, taken
pains to learn the old songs which her
lather liked and sung them sweetly,
though in a feeble voice.
Hetty had painted two striking land
scapes (touched up by tho muster); but
after sho left the s'chool, sha never
lifted a brush. Jane hud no landscapes
to show, but sho had mastered the
technical rules of drawing well enough
to teach them to her brothers; she
could aho sketch any littlo scene or
houso which sho saw whilo traveling,
and wished to remember. Hetty wrote
a historical essay, by "cramming" for
weeks before tho examination. Jane
never attempted to write, but sho hud
an accurate knowledge of history, as
far as it wont. Sho did not attempt
more than sho could master. Tho same
parallel ran through all their studies.
Tho secret of their education lay in
a word. One sister studied to make a
display of what she Knew, tho other to
uso it. All tho girls I have taught
could bo divided into those two classes.
The difference between boys and
girls as students is for the most part
referable to thoso two motives. Tho
girl looks forward to "showing oil"
her accomplishments; tho boy expects
to uso Ids. Hence ho is usually more
thorough.
Lot each of our girl rcadors ask her
self to which of these classes sho be
longs. St. Petersburg's Population.
London Trulh.
Some curious figures nro prcsonted by
tho census of St, Petersburg. At tho ac
cession of the present czar tho popula
tion was lOi.OOO, showing an increase
of per cent, in tifu-ou yonm. Tho
proportion of malos to females is I JJ
to 100. Forty por eont. of tho people
nro between the tige of lei and M, and
that thoro nro so few children compar
atively is accounted for by tho fuot
that in some year tho mortnlilj among
in fun u uudvr two year U much as
7A jH'r cent- Thorn n I l.OJO InnuU of
ftuuiliu with illdl tout mtuu, Uud
thine aro 1 l.o ) h-ki , of whom J I,
uou ate women avl r Is
BUULED BY FALUNII COAL.
An Incident of tho First Mine Disaster In
America.
Tho fall of tho roof of tho coal mino
at Raven Hun nnd imprisonment of tho
ten miners underground, recalls to a
survivor of tho tfrst great mine dis
aster in this country, a most marvelous
escape of somo of tho miners who
wero imprisoned behind a wall of fall
en coal a mile thick at tho time of that
disaster. Tho mine, writs a Hones
dale, Pa., correspondent to Hie A'cw
York: Times, was one of tliQ Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company's miners
at Carbondale. For several days in
tho winter of ISM it had been giving
warning to the miners by what is
known among them as "working"
ominous crackings of tho roof here ami
thcro through tho mino that they
wero laboring in constant danger, but
with tho proverbial recklessness of
their class they continued to work.
Suddenly, whilo" nearly one hundred
miners wero below, and most of them
working in the distant galleries, an
ininienso area of tho mine roof fell.
The superintendent of the mine was
a Scotchman named Alexander Bryden,
anil ho hatt a son among tho laborers
below. Bryden was at the top when
tho fall occurred, and ho rushed at
onco into tho mino to sec if it wero
possible to rescue any of the workmen.
Beforo lie reached the fallen mass of
coal ho mot several minors who had in
some way escaped being crushed by
tho roof. Thoy told Bryden that it
was not possible that any of tho other
miners could bo alive. Ho insisted on
making an effort to work a passage
through tho wall in the hopothatsomo
of tho men might be alive behind it
and could bo rescued, and tho miners
lie had met on their way out of the
pit, whero top coal was still falling on
every side, refusing to aid him, the
superintendent went on alone. His
lump throw but a dim Hglitooji tjjo
scene, but ho found a small opening
made by tho tops of two largo slabs
of coal having struck together, witli
their bases on tho bottom of
tho mino three feet apart. Into
this crevico Bryden crawled, and
found tho opening continued in a
devious course into tho depths. It
grow so Marrow and low that ho was
compelled to lie Hat and drag himself
along. Now and then ho found it
necessary to remove with his pick an
obstructing lump of coal, and know
mat bv so doing he might remove a
support to the mass above that would
bring it down upon linn and crush him
to death. In that way lie worked him
self ,g)r a milo through tho wall, and
then found himself nt 'the c31d of tho
choked ohiFmuer. whero ho emerged
trom tho passage into a small open
spaeo. lie was greeted by a shout
that told him some of tho imprisoned
miners woro still alive. Tho fall had
extinguished every light, and they had
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that lay between them and tho mouth
of the mine. Among tho miners was
Brydon's son. The superintendent
quickly told the men what they must
undergo in order to escape. One of .
their number had been crushed by the
fall, and lay moaning witli both arms
and legs broken. Bryden took this
man on his buck, iuu", creeping with
him back through tho opening, told
the others to follow. Twelve of tho
men woro able to keep strength
.enough to roach tho oponing on tho
other sido of tho mine without aid,
but eight of them it was necessary for
the others to drag along over tho
jagged floor and sharp edges of the
passage. Tho ominous cracking could
be heard at short intervals coming
front dill'erent parts of Uio mino, and
everyone of tho miners toiling through
tho narrow ami crooked crevice in the
wall expected every moment to be
crushed by tho settling of tho mass of
coal. They wero all saved, however,
anil the writer's informant, now an
aged resident of the county, is tho last
survivor of tho party, tho bravo Bry
den having only recently died. Tho
old miner referred to had two sons in
another part of the mine who wero
among tho victims of Uio disaster.
Among those who were in tho mino
at the timo of tho fall of tho roof was
Asst. Supt. HosQ Two days and
nights after lie crawled from tho
mouth of tho pit. Ho was Haggard
and bleeding, and his lingers wero
worn to the bone. Ho dropped un
conscious at the mouth, and it was
hours boforo ho could givo any ac
count of his experiences in the mine,
lie had been surrounded b' falling
coal, and when the mass had settled
lie found himself without light orimplo
niontof any kind. After groping about
in tho space in which ho was imprison
ed he found a small aperture in tho
wall ami ho crawled into it. From
that timo ho dragged himself through
places which wero barely largo enough
to
forced
his
sleeping, clicked by
ovon cheered by a knowledge of tho
direction ho was going-, until, after
forty-eight hours of cdTfitant and dis
heartening toil, ho emerged from the
prison wall and knew that ho was in
the tunnel leading out of tho mine.
Ilosio survived hi terriblo exporionco
until a year or so ago, ami his two
days' anil nights' struggle for life in
tho ohoked-up mine is referred to as
having no parallol in tho history of
coal-mining in this country.
In removing tho fallen mass of coal
tho discovery was mado that but fow
of tho miners who wero victims of tho
disaster had been killed outright.
Groups of workmen woro found sur
rounded by unmistakablo ovidonco
that thoy had worked desperatoly with
their picks in the hopo that thoy might
cut a wav to liberty, but, without
water or light, anil with tool air fol-lowino-
tho tumbling roof, had at last
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follow was found alono. hold fast tol
hla waist in a mass of coal. Ho had
worked with his pluk-ax until ho died
with tho tool clutched in his hands.
Mine ruts had eaten the llesh almost
entirely from hU bod v. Yours after
Mitrd skeletons of other victim woro
oucttsiouully found beneath the coal.
0lng to llw favt itwt llalr are oou
limully ti4u frutti tlMio, th fnvarei hymn
of roHtrinu bout ii 'Tiuugx-i lu Um gulf o(
deep dtfpU w WftUhod 'UtM U)."
M'tutixtfittM fMihrt.
admit lus bony, sometimes being 1 " "'""""7s. , "i."-"
to dig awav obstructions with o:ssy is, iroi iiuu uiuu.ai j.u.ui ut ,
hands, never onco thinking of a Houso divuieu against iisou. xno
The (Jopher Family.
Tho striped gopher is an exceeding
ly active species of marmot squirrel.
It prefers prairie regious for its home,
and digs deep burrows with many
branches, its food consists of seeif,
roots, grain, and tho like, which it
carries to its nbodo in its roomy cheok
pouches, When this animal is found
in largo numbers near grain fields and
vegatablo gardens, it is not a littlo de
structive, much preferring cultivated
vegetables to grasc seeds and roots.
Tho striped gopher produces fromi
threo to ten young at a birth. For
tho wholesale destruction of this spe
cies in localities whero it is really a
pest, I know of no better method than
tho use of a staunch ferret and acouplo
of strong rat-killing terriers. Tho
mode of using both will at onco
suggest itself, being precisely tho
sumo as is adopted for tho extermina
tion of ruts. Common wiro rat-traps
aro useful for disposing of this mar
mot where it is not neigfssary to wager
wholesale war against it. 'This is a
most bcatitilul species; tho color abovo
is dark brown bunded withlight stripes,
alternating with lines of dots. Tho
head and body measures six inches,
the tail four inches in length. Tho
stiped gopher is a western species,
found in prairio districts west of tho
Mississippi river, and north of tho
state of Arkansas.
The gray gopher is much larger
than tho preceding species, measuring
quito ten inches from point of tho
noso to root of tail; tho tail is livo and
one-half inches long. Tho general
color is yellowish gray, mottled with
brown. This is the common "gopher"
of Illinois and the Northwestern states,
and is well known to till tho farmers
of that region. Though often a de
structive nuisance, this marmot has
some good traits; it is fond of grubs
and weoyils, and destroys largo num
bers of tho pests. Its general food,
breeding habits, and motlo of burigw
iug, closely resembles thoso of tho
striped gopher, and it may be disposed
of in the same manner when too nu
merous. But its appetite for grubs
should bo remembered, and tho littlo
animal should not be too ' relentlessly
persecuted. The cry of this marmot
is a hoarse chatter, quito tinliko tho
musical scck-seck of the striped species.
During tho winter season all the mar
mot squirrels retire to their burrows,
not showing themselves until spring;
thoy either strictly hibernate, or at
least spend tho cold months in a con
dition of lethargy, living on the store
of food thoy have provided during tho
summer. The gophers have many
enemies among tho falcons, snakes,
weasels and other carnivorous animals.
Their most relentless foe is tho Ameri
can badger(7Vrziett Americana), whioh
quickly digs them out of their burrows
by enlarging their holes to admit ins
own body, ho being ono of the most
expert inincrs in tho world. Tho gray
gopher is good eating; when fat. quite
equal to gray squiri-"' in llavor. All
tho niarmoU aro re a .y tamed, and
make interesting, cleanly and affec
tionate pets. American Cultivator.
Garfield's Maiden Speech.
Gen. Gariiold made his maiden
speech in tho houso of representatives
on tho 28th of January, lbCl, in reply
to Mr. Finch, a democrat from Ohio,
lie advocated tho confiscation of tho
largo landed estates at tho south, and
spoke witli such vehoinenco and pro
fuso gesticulation that ho exhibited
signs of physical0 Exhaustion beforo
tho expiration of his hour. "If," said
he, "wo want a lasting peace, wo must
put down tho guilty cause, slavery,
and take away tho platform on which
slavery stands namely, the landed
estates of tho rebels' of tho south. Tho
ncg-o has been our true friend on ev
ery occasion." Thoro was scarcely a
surpriso or battle whero tho negro had
not como to us and told tho truth. Ho
had ffluifil that while tho rebels woro
lighting, black men were cultivating
their lands, tho products of which
woro placed in tho rebel commissary
department. And it was not until wo
took away tho main support of the
rebels that wo could conquer. If this
was an abolition war it was because
wo have an abolition armv; and ho
wouldtell gentlemen that slavery was
dead forever, unless the body-snatchers
of tho other sldo should resurrect it
and bring it into life. Ho said, "1 an
nounce, gentlemen, your friend lias
departed. Hang your emblems of
mourning on the bier, and follow tho
hearse and shed tears over tho grave;
but I havo no time to wasto to hear
eulogies on tho deceased." Den: Per
ky I'oorc.
Spiritual and Temporal Power.
Spain has, liko somo other Catholic
powers, to Ambassadors in ltoino ono
accredited to tho Quirinal, tho other
to tho Vatican; and as thoy both livo
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vist tho exhibition of picturos opened
in tho Embassy for tiio benefit of tho
Granada sufferers; and it was at first
arranged that ho ehould pass through
tho anto-ehatnbor of tho suite of rooms
occupied by tho Ambassador accred
ited to tho'Pope. As soon, liowovor,
as tho contoinpalted profanation camo
to tho knowledge ot tho Vatican, it
provoked such a vehement protest
that tho arrangement was abandoned,
anil a now door was especially opened
in the building for tho King and Queen.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Ivy-Clnil Walls.
Tho common belief that ivy trained
against tho walls of a duelling house
produces damp walls and general un
healthiness is fallacious. Tho very
opposite is tho ease, if ono will care
fully exandno an Ivy-elad wall after a
shower of rain, he will notice that
ivmu 11m nvm-iiiiiiiiiir iD iica (tuiytutr
j .i,,,,..,,! ih.i wntr from DoiiH lo point
v ' w 1 1 " r - ... . .
... , ,Iudiod tho ground, the
until it lias u
wall beneath is perfectly dry and
dustv. More than this, tho thirsty
bhoo'ts which foroo thoir way into
every orevioo of tho structure which
will atl'ord a linn hold, act liko suckers
in drawing out any purtielos of moist
ure for their own notirUhuiont. Tho
ivy, in fuot, noU like a groatcout, keep
ing tho house from wot ami warm.
Ono more virtue It liao, lu giving to
the uglloit structure mi evergreen,
beauty. M. l-outt UitjU'Lieinoaut.
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