TRUE CHARITY. Charity not In ottentntlon town Tr charity a hunchcd-folil tnilceil; It sprltiftcth In Iliy heart from noble teed, Implanted by the hand of l.ove alone And shall foicvnr live, tbo' nil unknown It sbeddeth comfort o'er tl;o Ileitis of Need Tlio' never written he lis sacred crccd Tho' tlccps It not beneath the lofty stone, Thou sweetest fiow'rof human graces nil, . True charity, how enn I ting thy prclftc With this mj starveling verse these talents small 1 In dim hcruillajrc. pairing perfect days Calmy Hvest thou In ho'y pence, won In humhlo ways by duties grandly done. (.'. O. JUniiUeii, In Chicago Current, Doctor Antekirtt. A SEQUEL TO MATHIAS SANDORF. 3E5y T ules "Vcinae, Atrriror. oi' "jounsnr to inn centoe op Tin: earth," "Titir to the moon,1 "AItOUNI THE WOIU.D IN KIOIITV DAVH," " MIcnAKfj STItOOOfF," " twenty thousand iikaoues undeis the sea," etc., etc. Translation cepurtghtcd bi (7. IP. Ilanna, mi. CHAPTER IIL DOOTOft ANTEKIlVrr. Tltero nro pcoplo who givo n good deal of employment to fauio that woman of a hundred moutlis whoso trumpets blare forth tliuir names towards t ho four cardinal points of tho enrth. This was ho in tho esse of tho cele brated Dootor Antekirtt, who had just arrived in tho harbor of Ornvosa. His arrival had been signalized by an inci dont whicli would havo been enough to attract publio attention to tho most ordinary traveler. Ami ho was not an ordinary traveler. For several years thero had been woven around Doctor Autokirttn sort of legend in all tho legendary countries of tho extreme East. Asia from tho Dar danelles to tho Sue. (Junal, Africa from Suez to Tunis, tho lied Sen along tho wholo Arab coast, resounded with his namo as that of a man of extraordinary knowledge in tho physical sciences, n sort of gnostic or lalob who possessed tho hist nccrols of tho universe. In earlier times ho would liavo been called an Epiphane, in tho countries of tho Euphrates ho would have been vener ated as u descendant of tho ancient Mnginns. How much ot this loputation wn tindesorved? All tliat would make tho Marian a magician, all that would attri bute to him supernatural power. Tho truth is that Doctor Antekirtt was u man, nothing but a man of high educa tion, powerful mind, shrewd judgment, great penotration and marvelous perspi cacity, who had been remarkably served by circumstances. For example, in 0110 of tho central provinces of Asia Minor ho had boon able, by a discovery of hi3 own, to kuvo a wholo population from a terrible epidemic up to then considered to bo contagious ; and in consequence his famo .was unequalled. Ono thing that contributed to hii celebrity was tho impenetrable mystery whicli surrounded him. Whenco came ho? No ono know. What had been hi history ? Nouo could say. ' Where had lid lived and how ? All that was certain fthout Doctor Antekirtt was that ho wan adored by the people iu Asia Minor and Eastern Africa, that he was held (o bo a physician of wonderful skill, tint tho report of his extraordinary cures had even reached tho great soiontitlo centres of Europe, and that his attentions wero 03 frooly bostowod on tho poorest as on tho richest man and pashas of these pro vinoo.i. But ho had never boon seen in tho West, ami for many years his plaoo of residence was unknown ; and henco tho propensity to regurd him as somo mysterious avatar, somo Hindoo incar nation, somo supernatural being curing by 6upornnttirnl means. But if Dootor Antekirtt had not yet practiced his art in tho principal States of Europe, his nputation had preceded him. Although ho had only arrived at Kagusii as an ordinary traveler a wealthy tourist yachting in tho Mediter ranean tho news of his arrival soon spread through tho town ; and tho acci dent bo narrowly prevented by tho oour ogo of Capo Matifou had had tho effect of still further arousing tho publio attention. Tho yacht would havo done orcdit to tho wealthiest and most fastidious of nautical spirtsmon. Her two masts without rake and placed well amidships thus giving hor the full benefit of a largo mainsail nnd foro-stuysail hor long bowsprit with Its two jibs, Iter yards on tho foremast, and her powerful spars wore dosigned for a sail plan th it would ' drive her at iminon-o spued. She was, as wo have said, a schooner of about , threo hundred and llfty tons. Of long, I lino lines, neither too broad in the beam, nor too deep in tho draught, but of ample stability, she was a craft that iu n 1 senniiui's hands could bo depended on in I all weathers. Iu a decent breeze, either ! on or off tho wind, she could easily reel 1 off her thirteen knots an hour, and would havo held her own iu n mutch 1 with any of tho oruok cruisers of tho British clubs. ( Hor interior lUtings wore in keeping with her external appearance. The 1 whiteness of her Canadian pluo deck, ' without a knot in its planking, hor com- , pauions and skylights ot teak with their , brasswork as bright us gold, her beauti- I fully oarvod holm, her sparo spars under their white cases, hor taut halliards and 1 running riggiug contrasting iu color with hor galvanized iron shrouds and stays, her yurnlshod boats hanging grace- i fully from their davits, tho brilliant ; bUok of her hull relieved only by a plain gold riband combinod to make her n vessel of exquisite taste and extreme elegance. This yaoht ia of enumerable import uoe in our Btory. Slio was tho iloatlug homo of that mysforidus personage tp hero. Below, luxury strove with com fort. The cabins and saloons were deco rated regardless of cost. The carpets and hanging and tho rest, of the furni ture worn ingeniously adapted for all tho requirements of pleasure navigation nnd this was nhowu not only in tho cab ns but even in tho pautry, " hero tho silver nnd porcelain services wero kept secure from tho movement of tho .ship, in the galley which was a picturo ot Dutch cleanlincsi, nnd in tho crow's quarters. Tho men, numbering about twenty, wero dressed hko Maltoso sailors, with short trouso'.-s. sea boots, striped shirti, brown waistbands, rod caps and jruernseys on which in white letters there appeared tho initials of tho schooner's nnmo and that of her proprietor. But to what port did this yacht belong? On what register had sho been entered? In what Mediterranean country did sho lay up for the winter? What was her nationality ? No ono know, just ns no ono know tho nationality of tho Doctor. A grcon Hag with n red cross in tho upper corner lloated at her gaff. And tho Hags of all nations could bo sought through in vain for such an ousign. Nevertheless tho officer of tho port before Doctor Antekirtt camo nshoro had had the papers sent to them, and doubtless found them in due order, for after the visit of tho health officer they had given her freo pratique. But what was this schooner's namo? Thcro was written on her counter in tho neatest of gold lettering the solitary word "Savarena." Such wan tho splendid plcasuro craft that was now tho admired of all in tho harbor of Grnvosn Point Peseado and Cupo Matifou, who in tho morning wero to bo received on board by Dootor Ante kirtt, regarded her with no less curiosity, and with a great deal more emotion than the sailors of tho port. As natives of tho coast of Provence they wero well up iu seafaring matters. Point Peseado especially regarded this gem of marine architecture with all tho fooling of a connoisseur. And tins is what they said to each other in tho evening after they had closed flioir show : "Ah 1" mid Capo Matifou. "Oiil"' said Point Peseado. "Eh, Point Peseado?' " Who said sho wasn't Capo Matifou?" Anil these words doing dutv for admir- auvo lnici-jccuous were ns expressive in tho mouths of tho two acrobats as others much longer could havo been. The Savarona was now anchorod : her nails even stowo 1, hor rigging was all coiled carefully down, and tho awning had beon pitched aft. Sho was moored across an angle of tho harbor and thus showed that rather a long stay was in contemplation. During tho evening Doctor Antokirtt contented himself with a short walk in tho neighborhood of Grnvosa. While Silas Toronthal and his daughter returned to llagusa in thoir carriage, which hod waited for them on tho quay, and the young innn wo havo mentioned wentvlmok down tho long avouuo with out waiting for tho ojd of tho fair then in full swing, tho Doctor strolled about the harbor. It is one of tho best on the const, and at. tho time contained a con sidernblo amount of shipping of different nationalities. Then after leaving tho town ho followed tho shoro of tho bay of Ombra Fiumoru, which extends for about thirty-six miles to tho mouth of tho little river Ombra, which is deep enough for vessels of moderate draught to ascend almost to tho foot of tho Vlnstizn Mountains. About niuo o'clock ho returned to tho jetty, whero ho watched the arrival of a largo Lloyd mail steamer from tho Indian Ocean. Thou ho returned on board, went down to his cabin und remained there till the morn ing. ' Such was his custom, nnd tho captain of thoSavarena aseamuu named Nnrsos, thou in his fortieth year had orders nover to trouble tho Doctor during his hours of solitude. It should be said that tho officers and crow know no more of tho past history of tho ownor than outsiders. They woro nouo the less devoted io him, lnidy and soul. Although tho Dodor would not tolorato the least infraction of dis cipline, ho was very kind and liberal to afl. And mou wero always ready to join tho Savarena. Never was there a repri mand to give, u punishment to inthct, or a dismissal to elTect. It was an though tho schooner's crow wero all ono family. After tho Doctor had como aboard all arrangements were made for the night. The lights wero got up fore and nft, tho watch was set, and complete silence reigned on board The Doctor was sea'ed on n largo couch iu an angle of his apartment On tho table were a few newspapers that his servant had bought iu Gruvosa. Tho Doctor run them over carelessly, taking no note ot tho leaders, but picking out tho foots and reading the shipping news uud the fashionable movements. Then ho threw tho papers down, a sort of toninolont torpor gained upon him, and about eleven o'clock without callitig his valot, ho lay down, though it was bomo time before ho slept. And if wo onuld havo read tho thought that especially troubled him we might havo been Bin-prised to llnd that it found shapo iu words us. "Who was that young innn who bowed to Silas, Toron thai on th quay at Gmvosa?" About eight o'clock next morning tho Dootor appeared on deck. Tho day promised to bo magiiitlcent. The nun was already hhhiiug on tho mountain tops which form the background of tho bay. The shadows were swiftly retreat ing to tho choie across tho surfaeo of tho waters, and very hoou tho sun shone diieot on tho Savareua. Captain Nnrsoscanie up to the Dcotor to receive orders, which, after a. pleasant greeting wero given him in a very few words, A inimilo afterwanls a IkxU left tho Mihoouor with four uien and a coxswain uud headed for tho wharf, whero tho was to wait tho oonvenioueo of Poiut Peseado and Capo Matifou. It was a grand day and a grand cere mony iu tho nonuidio existence of tho two honest fellows who hod wandered so many hundred miles away from that beloved Province they so longnd to see. They were both on tho jetty. They had changed their professional costume for ordinary clothes rather worn, per hapsbut clean ; and stood there look ing at tho yacht and admiring her as before. And they wero in particularly good spirits. Not only had they supped last night, but they had breakfasted this morning. A piece oi extravagance that could only be explained by their having taken tho extraordinary amount of forty two llorins. But do not let it bo thought that thoyhad dissipated all their receipts. No ! Point Peseado was prudent, and looked ahead, and life was assured for a dozen days at tho least. "It's to you wo owo that, Capo Matifou I" " Oh I Peseado 1" "Yes, you, vou big man." "Well, yes, to mo if you like!" answered Matifou. The Savnrena's boat now camo along side tho wharf. The coxswain rose, cap in hand, and hastened tosay that ho was "at tho gentlemen's orders." "Gentlemen 1 Whnt gentlemen?" asked Point Pescade. "Yours ;lves," answered tho coxswain. "You, whom Dootor Antekirtt is wait ing for onboard." " Good 1 You pee wo nro gentlemen already," said Foiut Poscado. Capo Matifou opened his hugo eyes nnd twirled his hat iu his hands. "When you aro ready, gentlemen, " said tho coxswain. "Oh, wo nro quite rendy quito ready," said Poiut Peseado, with a most affable bow. And a moment afterwards tho two friends wero comfortably seated on the black rug with red edging which covered tho thwart, whilo tho coxswain had taken his place behind them. Of course the enormous weight of our Hercules brought tho boat down four or live inches below her usual load-line. And tho corners of tho rug hnd to bo turned in to prevent thoir dragging in the wator. Tho four oars dipped, and tho boat slipped quickly along towards tho Savarena. It must be admitted that tho two pas sengers were rather excited nnd even shy. Such honors for a pair of mounto baiilcs 1 Capo Matifou dared no stir. Point Peseado, with all his confusion, could not conceal that cheerful sniilo which always aniiuatcd his intelligent face. Tho boat passed round tho schooner's stern and stopped at tho s.arboard gan way the place of honor. CHAPTER IV. THE YOONO IlECUUITS. Tho ladder bent beneath Matifou's weight as ho went up tho side. As soon as ho and Poscado reached tho deck they wero taken aft to tho Dootor. After a cordial "good mornin several formalities and ceremonies had to be cone through beforo the visitors would consent to sit down. At last they did so. Tho Doctor looked at them for a mill uto or so without speaking. His pas Bionless, hnnd.soino fneo impressed them greatly. But there could bo no doubt ing that if tho smilo was not on his lips it was in his heart. " My friends," said ho, "yesterday you saved my crew and myself from a great danger. I wish to thank you once mote for having done so, and that is why I asked you to como on board. "Doctor," answered Point Peseado, who began to recover somo of his nssur once, "vou nro very kind. But what my comrndo did any man would havo dono in his place, if ho had had tho Mntifougavoan affirmative sign which consisted in shaking his head up and down. "Bo it so," said tho Dootor, "but that is not all, for your companion has risked hisdife. and I consider I am under an obligation to him." "Oh! Doctor," roplied PointPoscade, "you will make my old Capo blush, and it will never do to let tho blood rush to his head." "Well, my friond," continued tho Dootor, " 1 seo you do not euro for com phments ! So 1 will not insist upon them 1 However, as every service is worthy of" "Doctor! nnswerod Point Peseado. "I bog pardon for interruptingyou, but n good action, as tho copvbook say, is its ownroward, and -wo have been rewarded. "Already ! And How?" naked tho Doctor, who began to think that ho had beon anticipated. "Undoubtedly I replied resendo. "Alter that extraordinary exhibition of strength on tho part of our Hercules, tho publio vero anxious to judgo for themselves of his powers under more nrtistio conditions. And so they camo in crowds to our provencal nrona. Capo Matifou throw half a dozen of tho stout est inountnineors and strotigost porters of Grnves;i, and wo took au enormous sum. "Euormous?" "Yes, unprecedented, in our acrobntio careers." " And how much ?" "Forty-two llorins 1" "Oh! indeed! But I did not know that I" answered tho Doctor, good htunomlly. "If I had known that you woro giving a pel formanco I hhouldhavo made it a duty and a pleasure to bo present. You will ullow mo then to pay for my sent" "This evening, Doctor," inswered Point IVi-eade, "if you come to honor our oflbrts with your presence." Capo Matifou bowed politely nnd flirugged up his hugo shoulders, 'which had nover yet bitten the dust," to quoto from tho verbal programme ssuod by P. nut Pesoado. Tho Dootor saw that ho could not per suade tho acrobats to receive any rewtml-ut least of n pecuniary kind. Ho resolved therefore to proceed dill'ci cutty. Besides, his plans with regard to them hnd been decided on the .novious uight, and from inquiries he had made inrrr rtSUAOE AND MATIFOU I'EFOIIE DIt. ANTEKIKTT IN regarding the mountebanks, ho hat! found thnt they wero really honest men in whom all confidence could be placed. "What are your names?" asked he. " The only name I am known by is PointPcscade." "And yours?" " Matifou," answered Hercules. "That is to say, CapeMntifou," added Poscado, not without somo prido in mentioning ij namo of such renown in the arenas of tho south of Franco. "Butthoso aro surnames," observed tho Doctor. " Wo havo no others," answered Pos cado; " or if wo had. our pockets got out of repair and wo lost thorn on tho road." "And your relations?" "Eolations, Doctor! Our means havo nover allowed us such luxuries! But if wo ever get rich, wo can easily Hnd them." "You aro Frenchmen? From what part of Franco ?" "From Provence," said Poscado, proudly ; "that is to say wo aro French men twice over." "You nro facetious, Toint Peseado !" "That is my trade. Just imagine a clown with n rod tail, a street jester with a solemn humor. Ho would got more apples in an hour than ho could eat in a lifetime! Yes I am rather lively, extremely lively, I must admit. " " Capo Matifou is moro serious, more thoughtful, moro everything!" said Point Pcscnde, giving his compnnion n friendly pat much ns if ho wero caross ing a horse. "That is his trndo also. When you aro pitching halt-hundreds about you havo to bo serious 1 When you wrestle you not only use your arms but your head ! And Capo Matifou has always been wrestling with misery! And ho has not yet been thrown !" The Doctor listened with interest to tho bravo lit lo fellow who brought no complaint against tho fate that had used him so ill. lie saw that ho possessed as much heart as intelligence, and won dered what ho would havo become had material means not failed him at tho outset of life. "And whoronroyou going now?" he asked. "Whero chanco leads us," answered Point Peseado. "And it is not always a bad guide, for it generally knows the roads, although I fancy it has taken us rather too far away from homo this time. After all, that is our fault. Wo ought to have asked whore it was going." Tho Doctor looked at them both for a luinuto. Then ho continued : "What can I do for yon ?" "Nothing, sir," answered Peseado "nothing, I nssuro you." "Would you not iiko very much to go back to Provence ?" At oaco a light sprang into their oyes. " I ism tako you there." " That would bo capital," said Poscado. .ml then addressing his companion, ho said : "Capo Matifou, would you liko to go back?" "Yes if you come, Point Poscado." "But what should wo do? Howshould wo live ?" Cupo Matifou knit his brows as was bis way when in a tlx. "Wo can do we can do " ho muttered. "You know nothing about it and neither do I! But anyhow it is our country ! Isn't it strange, Doctor, that fellows liko us have a country, that although wo havo no parents wo aro born soniowhero ? It has always seemed queor to mo.." "Can you nrmnge for both of you to stop with mo?" asked tho Dootor. At this unexpected proposition Pes eado jumped up with n btart, whilo Hor oules looked on, wondering if ho ought to get up too. "Stop with you, Doctor?" nnswered roint Peseado. "But what good shall wo do to you? Exhibitions of strength nnd activity wo are accustomed to, but ffo can do nothing else ! Aud unless it is to amuse you during tho voyngo M Listen," Niid the Doctor. " I want n few men, brave, devoted, clover nnd intelligent, who can help mo in my plana. 'Pll..i io twitliii.tv .r. Ir...... ...... Will you join these men ?" "But when your plausure realized" said Point PcHeade. "You need uot leave mo uuless vou like," said tho Doctor with , smilo. lou can stay on board with me. And i look here, you can givo a fuw lesions in THE SAVAltENA. gymnnstics to tho crow. But If you want to go back to your country you can do so, and I'll seo you do not want for tho rest of your lives. " J' Oh I Doctor," said Pescade. "But you do not intend to leave us nothing to do ! It-will not do for us to bo good for nothing !" "I will give you something to do that will suit you." "Tho offer is a tempting one," said Peseado. "What is your objection to it?" " Only one, perhaps. You seo us two, Capo Matifou and mo. Wo nro of tho same country, and wo ought to bo of tho samo family if wo had a family. Two brothers at heart. Capo Matifou could not exist without Point Pescade, nor could Point-Poscado without Capo Mati fou. Imagine the Siamese twins 1 You must nover separato us, for separation would cost us our lives. Wo nro quito binmese, nnd we liko you very much, Doctor." And Point Pescade held out his hand to Cape Matifou, who pressed it against his breast as if ho had been a child. "My friend," said the Doctor, "I had nojidca of separating you, and I under stand that you will nover leave each other." " Then wo can look upon it as arranged if " "If what?" "If Capo Matifou consents." "Say yes, Point rescailo," nnswered Hercules, "and you will have said yes for both." 'Good." said tho Doctor, "that is all right, and you will never reient it I From this day forward you neod do nothing else." " Oh, Doctor ! Toko care !" said Pes cade. "You may be engaging moro than you think." "And why?" "Wo may cost you too much ! Partic ularly Matifou ! Ho is a tremendous enter, and you wouldn't like lifm to lose his strength in your service." "I hope ho will double it" "Then ho'll ruin you 1" "He jvon't ruin me, Point Pescade." "But he'll want two meals three meals a day 1" "Five, six, ten if ho likes," said tho Dootor, with a smilo. " Ho'll find the 'table always laid for him." "Eh! Old Capo!" exclaimed Point Pescade, quito delightedly. "You will bo able to grub away to your heart's content!" "And so will you, Point Pescade." "Oh! I! I nm a bird. But may I ask, sir, if wo aro going to sea ?" "Very frequently. I havo now bnsi noss in all quarters of the Mediterranean. I My patients aro scattered all over the coast. I am going to carry on a sort of international practice of medicine! When a sick man wants mo in Tangier or in tho lialearics, when I nm at Suez, nm I not to go to him ? WThat a physi cian does in a large town from one quar ter to another I do from the Straits of Gibraltar to tho Archipelago, from tho Adriatic to tho Gulf of Lvons, from tho Ionian Sea to tho Gulf of Cadiz 1 I havo other vessels ten times faster than this schooner, uud generally you will como with mo in my visits." "That wo will. Doctor," said Point Pescade, rubbing his hands. " Aro you afraid of tho sea ?" asked tho Doctor. "Afraid of tho sea 1" exclaimed Point Pescade. "Children of Provonco ! Ragn:nuffiii3 rolling about in tho coast boa.s ! No I Wo aro not afraid of the sea, nor of tho pretended sickness it yields. Wo nro used to walk about with our heads down aud pur heels up, aud if tho ladies and gentlemen who nro inclined to bo seasick only had a couple of months of that exerciso they would nover want to stiok their noses in tho basins 1 Walk up ! walk up I gentlemen and ladies, aud do as the others do !" And Peseado camo out with a scrap of his patter as guyly as if ho woro on the stand in front of his arena. "That's good, Point Peseado !" said tho Doc: or. "Wo wiil listen to you as long as you liko, and I advise you ncvej to loso your clieorful humor. Laugh, my boy, laugh and ting ns much as you like. Tho futuro may havo such tad things in store for us that wo cannot afford to despiso happiuoss as wo go." As ho spoke tho Doctor becamo serioas again, and Pescade, who was iratomng him, camo to tho conclusion that in hu past life ho lind experienced u greats shore of eri"' m usual "Gir." saVI he, af'.er a pause, 4' from to-day we b"lntig to you body and soul." "And from to day," answered the Doc or, "you can take possession of your cabin. Probably I shall remain few days at Gravosa and Itugusn, but it is ns well you should get into tho way ol living on board the Savarena." "Uuttlyou hike us off to your country," added Pescade. "1. have no country," said tho Dootor, "or rather 1 have a country, n country of my own, which can beconio yours if you hko." "Como on, Matifou, then. Wo'll go and liquidate our houso of business I Bo easy. Wo owe no Ono a thing, and wo aro not going to offer a composition!" And having taken leavo of tho Doctor they embarked in tho boat that was waiting for them, and wero rowed to the quay. In a couplo of hours they had mado out their inventory nnd transferred to come brother showman tho trestles, painted canvas, big drum and tambou rine, which formed tho wholo assets. The transfer did not tako long, and was not very difficult, and tho weight of tho money realized did not seriously incon venience thorn. But Point Pcscnde l.e;tback his ncro bat's costume nnd his cornet, and Mati fou kept his trombone and his wrestliug suit It would havo been too much for them to part with such old frionds that reminded them of so many triumphs nnd successes ; and so they wore packed nt tho bottom of tho small trunk which contained their furuituro, thoir ward robo and all their belongings. About ono o'clock in tho afternoon Point Peseado and Matifou returned to tho Savarena. A largo cabin forward had been assigned to them a comfort able cabin "furnished with overytliing you could desire," ns Peseado said. Tho crew gave a cordinl greeting to tho newcomers who had saved them from a tcrriblo accident, and Point Pescade nnd Matifou had no occasion to grievo for the food they had left behind them. "You see, Capo Matifou," said Pes cade, "when you are led you will reach everything. But you must bo lodl" Capo Matifou only replied by a nod, his mouth wns full of a hugo piece of grilled ham, which, accompanied by ten fried eggs, very soon disappeared down his throat. " It is worth all the money to see you eat 1" said Pescade. to nn coxTiNtrnn. American Opium Smokers. Tho class of Americans most addicted to opium smoking- are said to bo actors nnd traveling men, with a fair sprink ling of all other professions and pur suits mixed in with them. Ono of the most complete wrecks from opium in this city to-day is a lawyer, however, who in two short years has lost a prac tice worth at least $10,000 a year and a number of friends worth all the way from a pleasant handshake to tho cheer ful loan of a thousand or two. He tried it just to see how it went, and it went very badly in his case, indeed. To-day his friends avoid him and his family aro dependent upon others, whilo ho himself finds no enjoyment outside of , n few pipes of opium, smoked whenever and wherever it can be found for tho little money he can raise. Another authenticated c-aso Is that ol a young lady who has smoked as high as 70 grains of opium a day, but she could afford it, as she camo of u good family in this city, and had money to keep up the habit. It is said there a.-o a nunilwr of women hero in Now York who average 400 grains of opium per day, and many men who snioko from GOO to 800 daily, every othor day, or once a week, as the habit has gained control over them, and us they are. able to regulate their actions iu this respect. Sonic men make it a regular practice to go on an opium debauch onco a week or once a month, as tho caso may be, but the great majority of thorn smoke and dream continually us long as their money lasts, stopping only when cash gives out and tho den keepers become obstinate. Strigent State laws havo failed com pletely to put a stop to tho practice in this as well as other states, and if tho habit increases as rapidly within tho next ten years as it has within tho past ten years, it will become n serious ques tion with Unclo Sam what to do with the load introduced hero by tho Chineso originally in tho shapo of tho little opium lien, nnd swell to tho sizo of a small world of woo through tho readi ness with which a civilized peoplo nurso it. In some parts of China it has been so very destructive that tho lips of opi um smokers that is, tho upper lips were cut away in order to provent suc tion in holding the pipe for a "draw," but oven this failed to arrost (ho habit or stop now recruits from joining tho vast army of smokers. Inlcr-Occan. Tommy's Ited, White ami Hluo Bones. The minister was calling on Mrs. Bushman, and while sho was putting on her false front and powdering up Tom my came into tho parlor with a box under his arm. "What have you hero, Tommy?" sweetly inquired the minister. "Lot oboncs, sir," replied Tommy, bashfully. "Bones, eh. What do you do with them?" "Play with 'em. There's red ones, an' hluo onos an' whito ones." "Show mo how you play with them." "Well, I'll givo vou some, and then you say, 'I seo you blind' and then I say, I'll straddle you.' Thon you say, 'I stay in,' then you put four bones in tho mid dle an' 1 put four, and then you say, I call,' then I get all tho bono. Funny, ain't it?" "Why, I don't seo any gamo to that" "Oh.'yes, pa and Mr. Kaiser an' Mr. Johnson an' Mr. Burton they played it down in tho dluin'-rooni las' night, nn' j I peeked through the ke-holo, nnd pa ho had a awful lot o' boms, an' ho was latlln' liko ho was tickled. Guess ho likes to play iu" The next Sunday tho minlstor preached n sermon on gamoling, and he tired it right at Bushman, who felt un comfortable and wotidored who gavo him away. JirooUin Times. An outfit ot pine Mraw and a board mounted on a i-ou pie of well-greased barrel sUrea fui-IpIh-s the southern boys and girls all tho tobog caulug titer ever get uulesjthqj um north-