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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1888)
9. A CONFESSION. T)n ton renomfjor, llttlo wife, How ja-s ago we two tagHh-ir Saw naught but loro Illumine life In sunny daya or winter weathor? Po roil rrcatl In younger years To part a day wn bitter palnf Ijovo light wan hid In clouds of toars Till meeting cleared the sky analtu Doyou remember how wo two Would staro Into each other's oyos, I Till all the earth grew heavenly blue And speech was lost in happy sighs? Do you another thing recall, That used to happen often then: How, simply passing In the hall, We'd stop to smile and kiss again? Do you romnmber how I sat And. reaaing. held your hand in mlno, Caressing It with gentle pat One pat for every blcssnd line ? Do you recall whlto at the play Through hours of agony we tarried? ThelovoH' grlrfs brought us dismays O, we rejoiced when thoy wero married. And then walked homoward arm In arm, Dencath the crescent moonlct now, That smiled on us with silent charm; So glad that wo were married too. Ah me.'twas years nnd yean ago , When nil this happened that I sing, And many a tlmo the winter snow lias slipped from olive slopes of spring. And now oh, nonsense! lot ui toll; A fig for laugh of maids or inonl You'll flldo your blushes? 1 11 not. . Well We're ton times worso than we wero then. if. J. JItnUron,in Ctnlury. SOME LARGE THINGS. An Intoroitlnjr ('ntnpend'iim of Facts (Jntlierrd Frnin Uvorywhcre. Tho largost desort ia thut of SaMara, a vast region of Northorn Africa, ox tonding from tho Atlantic Ocean on t&e west to tho viilloy of tho Kilo on the cast. Tho lc igth fro ti casft to wesit la nbout !1,000 miles, its average bMtituth about DOO miles, 113 n'ron 2.0!X),00P Bqunro miles. Rain fails in fcfcrroo'.u In (ho Sahara at Intervals uf five, ton read twenty years. In suimnor tho heat during tl.o day Is excessive, but tku nights aro ofton cold. In winter tin tomporaturo la sometimes holow freez ing point. Tho most rotnarkablo natural brid Is probably tho Jlsrol Hajar, which Bpana a gorge not far from tho ruins o tho Toinplo of Adonis, in tho provlnoo of tho Lebanon In Syria. It is a Hat pioco of lhnoatono roclt, from ton to fifteen foot thick, porfoctly arched on thoundorBldo. Ihogorgo isabout l."0 foet across, and tho brldgo is about 100 feet from tho bod of tho torront bolow Tho brldgo la so broad and lovol that ti good carrlago road might bo made over it. This brldgo ia aurpaaaod In hoighi by tlio natural oriugo in uocxoriu ' County, Vu.. about 125 mlloa west o Richmond and about two mlloa from th Jamos river. It oxtenda ovor Codtu crook. Tho holght of tho arch la 20 foot, and tho uppor auraco of the bridge ia 240 foot abovo tho atroam. Tho largest auaponalon bridgo in th world ia tho Now York and Brooklyn brldgo. It was commenced under tho tl . roctlon of J. Rotibling in 1870, and com plotod in about thlrtoon years. Tho oo of building was $10,000,000. Construe tlon commoncod .lanuary 3, 1870; ai. of Now York caisson, 172 by 10 foot; a'.o of Hrooklyn caisson, ICS 102 feet; timber and Iron In caissons 6,25!) cubic yards; oanoroto In we.) holes, chambers, etc., 5,009 cubic feet weight of Now York o ilsson, 7,003 t'Jii i weight of concrete tilling, 8.0J0 ton-. Now York towor contilns -1G.9I5 cub yards masonry; Br nklyn towor eon tains 38,211 oublu yards masonry length of rlvor span, 1,5'J.WootC Inehoi; longth of each lan.l span, (J!10 foot an i nnd 1.8UJ foet; longth of Hrooklyn ap proach, 971 foot; lo .gth of Now YotV approach, 1,502 foot and 0 incho.i; tota, longth of brldgo, 5.9SD toot; width o bridge, 85 foot; numbor of cables, -I. dlnmotor of each, 15 Inches; hoight o. tower abovo roadway, 159 feet; weight of oaoh iinolior-plnto, 23 tons; height ol brldgo abovo high-water. 135 f.oot. Tho highest to wer in Ucc world will be tho Kiffol Towor when cotaploto!. Tho Iron towor which tho onglnwor Eiffel proposes tu oroct oh t!.w lini'atks f tho Seine, ojjp'osRo tho TroitWu Palace, aa a 'Ionli.o f to Parte hix position of lS'J'J, wlH if oowpAetlod dwarf aM ot'iur B'l'.Jiiotv.s'os yu'. t;o'.irod by human ban A.t. Ma ueJtrtt U U iiomlnully 1,000 foot autnally aUmt 1)50 foot. Tno coiMtnl-jsi'.ow oontrslllii.g the llnnnoos of tho Expojlttefc; 'stive voted the sub vc . -tlon .',tf 1.125.0J0 francs asked by tho Inventor. Tho titwctf has boon auluully commoncod. Tho largest church in tho tvorld Is tho basilica of St- Peter's In Home. Its dimensions are aa follows: Longth ot interior, 013 foot: breadth of tho navo and aisles, 197 foot; height of the navo, 152 foot; length of tho transepts, 44u feet; diameter of tho dome, in cluding tho walla, 195 foet, or nearly two footmorothan f hut of tho Pantheon; diameter uf the Interior, 139 foot; holght from the pavement to the base of tho lantern, A )5 foot; to tho summit of tho cross outside, 418 foot. Tho whole ol St. Paul's Cathedral in Loudon might etnnd within tho shell ot St, Potor'n with room to spare, Tho towers of the Cologne Cathedral when completed will bo tho highest church towers In the wold 511 feet which la tho length of tho Cathedral. Tho breadth of this odlllce la 231 foot. San Francisco Chronicle. ' Thomas A. Kdisou says that hU phonograph la now ubsolutoly porfect. "Thoio is no sound that can bo made that It tlooa not reproduce perfectly. Tho crash of a hammer, tho laugh or cry of a child, or tho most delicate strain of innslo Is reproduced porfoctly. 'Any onu can loarn to work It In twe hours. It will take tho place of Htonojf raphors, All thut will bo nueoasnrj will bo tfl dlotato to tho phonograph, uiul tho typo'wrltor copies ll off di luctlv. EDUCATIONAL. Education polishes good nnd corrects bad ones. nature Teach tho young that a merry hoart ia not incompatible with a pro fession of tho Christian religion, thai its very spirit is pralso, and moro will ccok its delights. Wo can not begin too early to tench our children tho little courtesies of life, and, nlthough It may bo trying to ourselves and them at times, there will purely como a time when thoy will bo very grateful for our care. Afflictions sent by Providenco melt tho constancy of tho noble-minded, but confirm tho obdurncy of the vile. The same furnace that hardens clay, llque- llcs gold; and in tho strong manifesta tions of Dlvino power Pharaoh found his punishment, bvit David his pardon Show mo that ho who has tho worse principles can cct tho advantage over him who has tho better. You will nov cr show It, nor any thing like It; for the law of nnturo and of (Jod Is this: Let tho better always prevail over the worse. ICpktclm. All education begins in work What wo think, what wo know, or what wo bcllevo is, in tho end, of llttlo con sequence. J he only thing of conse quonco is what wo do and for mnn, woman or child tho first point of educa tion is to make them do their best. Uuskin. Cornell University has examined tho records of it; athletes, tijnd finds that uthlotos, kopt wiihln rcasonnble bourds, tiro notinconllictwith thoedu crillcal purposes of tho university Oiv'mnep average 70 per cSnt, ball players '?3 per cent., nnd track sithleWs 70 por ccRt in Kclrtjhuhip for tho ye?r. A tendor-lfcayrted and eompssics,t dtapiHitic. which inclines n.'cn to pity rout! tool tho mihSfcrtuaes of others, vtatl vhVh is eve fc- its owa sgfts Mzkr&- bV al lfolvlNfi' ay a-iMt 1: ruin til misery, is all tempers of anir.d the moct aunlabh; mm, thowKifc it kcIAo. racelves muvli Ictr, la wee.-thy oT V.tst highest. Ho not porsuncled for fear mitil, of from a weak deslro lo ple.;so to forego your good resolutions, nnd to do what you know to bo sinful and wrong. You will lxivo to bo very bravo, very iwanly, very strong tvnd very earnest in seeking God's help, to do all of these things; but in tho very struggle you will daily grow stronger until you will despiao tho coward heart which would unmim you to tho ofTort. St. Andrew 's Cross. Tho word character is dorivod fro: a Greek vorb which means to cut Into furrows, to engrave. Letters, figures, or signs wore called characters, because of tholr bolng engraved. Whatever Is written upon tho heart makes tho man what ho in, and is manifest in outward repression. Consider, then, how inef faceable It nil is, how wireless boys are as to what is written upon their inner being, and how often Satan is allowed to hold tho engraving tool. The Iiausc- hold. VfHT AND WISD.OMJ Fortunes nroiy.ittlo by taking oppor tunities ; charaoter is i!ao by making the;). N) ia.la cra tinmvar tar h!? owa valor or courage till ho hti's bca in dangor. llochcfoucaulvl. Great men begin enterprises because thoy think thAfi great, and fools bo- caiiiSd thoy think thorn on3y. Tho tlmo lias been iHlsapiiliet!, do voted to uiero Kilf-lndulgence. to tlhe gratification of uuwfjrthy ajaiitas, lost, and tliT.o lot'.! is mat llvfl. Jtim 1). (ioiiffji. --What uwthatiikfulwossti 5i3 to loai or consolatl.ons aii! to'loot uwo itat- tora rt! ffrlovaacja; to thlaito i mnacli. u;jom twm or tl'.reo erot,ls tfs J .':rYt a hundreij lHesslngB. Ait oxtnivagt ma?j, w!o lf.3 tctf.kl!i7,' else to recoinmsnd hhfi lauto falno giwioofity, '.a ck'tca, mefs balo?ad tlwiM. a p:rsc. V uiiKih moro ft :i. its last! cWVMrl.', who !i etivo i 'Ale m - I'wti,'' abo5i itll thigs oltll, gfc- fccMies tlu vigor of iJiQu'a actions, sup- l)hut ('ixdslvV, by aclllatiou, ffmi opin llJ ronil lo error. lien one seeks counsel of onc's fears judgment ceases to obtrude advice. Duty la tho power which rises with us In tho morning, and goes to rest with us at night. It Is co-oxlonslvo with the act'on of our Intelligence. It Is the hhadow which cleaves to us, go where wo will, and which only leaves us when wo leave tho light J Hlo. --The willow which bends to the tompcht often escapes better than tho oak which resists It; and so In groat calamities It sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. Sir Walter Scott. - True follclty does not consist In possessing tho frail favors of fortune, but In knowledge nnd practice of wis dom, Tho cultivation of various man ners is necessarily attended with pleas ure us well as profit; tho honest man alone Is happy, and It Is very absurd to suparatu things which aro lit their un title M) closely united as virtue and in- teroht. Socrates. - To bo at work, to do things for tho world, to turn tho currents of the thDgs about us at our will, to make our existence a positive element, oven though It bo no bigger than a grain of Hind, in this great system whom wo vo- - that Is u now Joy of which tho Kill' man knows no moro than tho molu iiows of tho sunshine, or the horinuit f tho ongle's triumphant (light Into tho upper air. Tho man who knows Indeed v, hat it Is to nut, to work, orlua outj Phis, thU nlcmo, U to llvolM i'Afffi'iu ItrwU, rlEL'GIOUS AND . EAGLE AND RATTLESNAKE. A Forty-Five Minutes' Fight to the Finish On the Wild Fralrle. On n beautiful September morning 1 vtis cantering along on my pony, cross mg a mountain divide, drinking in the fresh air, admiring tho snow-capped mountains, tho lofty pines, tho waters ol tho creek alivo with trout, and, far In tho distance, tho head-waters of the Missouri winding their serpentine way through tho valley. On every side the beauty of tho sceno was augumcnted by herds of deer and antelope, which dot ted tho land In tho distance, but the stillness was suddenly broken by the shrill scream of an eagle. High up in tho heavens I saw him prepare to de scend, nnd down, down ho camo, with tho swiftness of a shooting star, until ho had nearly reached the earth, when ho spread his powerful pinions and cased himself down until he had nearly reached terra firma, when, with a sud den swoop, ho lighted upon a great prairie rattler, about five feet long, and a battle commenced such as I had never boforo witnessed. I rodo slowly up to the combatants, as near as I could with out disturbing them, and eagerly watched tho progress of the fight The bird was ono of tho lnrgcst bald eagles, and tho snako wns a monster ot its kind, being three Inches in diameter. Tho eagle, with ita creat thrown buck, ran up to tho snake and gavo it a blow over tho head with its wings that com pletely stunnc'JI It, just t!a it was in the act. of striking at him with all itS1 force. Quick as thcUht tlS eigle then caught It in its talons, cojred about tan'fc?jt in ths nlr, yji It o furlon ahjtijp, d let it foil to tfc 3StS, l:ffl.-p it 1 coillO io o w!frU'.bi OitUtflS. r.Tiilijg Sijtd hfdlSt?,' Is Crfii wi',r.'li. TJp iicwls HWBjfc' a scol .TdisVj io t&") 1 lie nor Ivstare, L"it tte e:.ki 'rtaV(i i'S almw tM;s ar1. wlza:. tk oei.'1'J w.v-s closi KiMi't, thiveab i' Itwd IsSi tweiUi his ts: tawl wir,, n&el, v?itJu a dES5Gfa-is oiJ(rX wo.SUjl itself 4Tro:.iw t! eagle's toy, atl it loofc&3 foe a unot.ot a? thor:Ii. ilea rowarftsl la.il mu&t die. I&it, with a vtolent' ai his win;gs, ho bk-ako thro 'itescdly q..sr:s&i, craght ties ftankc, avo it a nuwibor a! jerks, nrzd throw it doww apitiw. 'J'ke blood was oozhsg fronr. several plsscos ir.i tho rattlur s body, wljisM soeaw&a to ma'kfs ilh2 cict'Jie maro excited than over. l wo nkvR!nje:tii3 liow roufcatwoii soince foot apart, nnd fc,tem.ed to bo restitag, wltilo tho rjcitlotr kopt up a Hjxm buz zing, perhaps to intimidate, the bird. Tho eat'lio next tried ar,iotlror plan, wheeling,' around hid itrcmy in a circle ; hut tho serpent wtr.s ticqtrainted with this dodgo, and kopt full in his m-co. Tints foiled, tho eaglo bctin to whip tho rattler with tho tips of his wings his head woll thrown back, but tho snake dodged the blows. Tho eaglo then made a feint, jumped to ono side rfnd struck it a fearful blow, caught it by tho mlddlo and shook It until the make was about to entwine itself around his body, when ho again threw it to tho ground. Jioth showed signs of great fatigue, but noither seemed incliuri'd to glvo way. 'llio eaglo ram aroumil yad around his vitstlm, in ovry coKceJvublo way, but so far tho tsmko managed to hold l.'ilm o!7, until ho throw bxck his hoad and nucAo a despera'o drive. The snake struck with all Ita fo'reo tho eaglo camo in contact with its hard. and. while trying to coil aroutirl his body, was caught ami carried up Into ho idr, where It wtis alm.oai jsrlvod Ir, tw.viM, a:l wlnen It rca'clssd th:o yroiand .ifc'alu Its f,itrai!i3 were luvutfltv? aut, riftid it writked aitcl twibted In u'roai tnin. I'ho jwoud blnll titood loo.kir,' oij wltfu th.0 vbtorioMij air o.I a pui'iliiii wliio hex vuui a wutrlftl nuiwitad Icitfc, L!o luciai dt(j.v jtiit'l hto wiiics rrCU.?, ira the 'oitinftl. Ior Una lh't'i th rj vml his lorA'o owes iynw iS4. shio'."V i&l'iwr snirprko iMfr tmjfr at t7i? pTiStJitco ; he eon:d to- undoritAVid that I .?ould not (r.ol'K& him, for ho turnad to thS inli'e tuvl gav3 It anotho gautf. shsifclng to Mt.wo turo of if.K diClBh. 1 M 'tfiupted to W him iJiotr.io tit t trophy of the Lftttle, b.it his uiifllnikjR conlldeucit in tno unnerved my nrm. Vrhon tho agon Id) of defth eo o Jor end his enemy hf.l co$Jd writhing ho stretched hi? tfingx, seized his prey whore tho skin wtis not broken, and with a steady lllght horctlt to a mountain crag, tho highest one in tho neighboring mountain. As he slowly winged his way tho huge ser pent could bo soon hanging from his powerful claws. Tho fight lasted three- quarters of tm hour, and had the eaglo been less careful of his oyos and head ho could havo torn tho sunko to atoms In a moment ; but.io seemed to realize tho danger of tho poisonous nature of tho snake, and gained his victory by tho oxerclso of his strategic instinct. American Field. Red Tap In Russia. How easy It Is in Kuwaiti to got a high otlicial's signature to any sort of a document may be Illustrated by an an ecdote that I have every reason to be lieve Is absolutely true. A "stola- iiachulnlk," or head of a bureau, in the provincial administration of ToRilsk, while boasting ono day about his power to shape and direct governmental action, made a wager with another chluovuik that ho could got tho Gov ernor or tno province tho Into l,ov ernor Ltssogorskl to sign n manuscript copy of tho Lord's Prayer. Ho wrote tho prayer out in tho form of an olllcial document on a sheet of stamped paper, .numbered it, attached tho proper seal to It, and handed it to tho Governor with a pllo of other papers which ro- ,ulml signature. Ho won his wager. I'lio Governor duly signed the Lord's I'ltiyur, and It was probably as harmlttss tn oillolni iioauiiient as ovor etiina out of ortlccWforoo Koiimn, in tniuiy,f A WAKE IN HONDURAS. SIlMlile-.MIlldeit 1'eople Who Jluvo Not tlio I. nut Fe.tr or Dentil. It was in British Honduras that I first attended a vclorio, or the ceremony of watching with a corpse. Tho family home consisted of a single long or nar row apartment, rounded at each end, with earthen floor, and roof thatchoJ wiui guatio leaves, rrotu tho cro.- polcs hung a few hammocks, and In tho middle of the room, upon a rude bier made of two boards upheld by casks, lay the dead woman, with a woe infant clasped in her arms. Tho faco of tho mothor, who could not havo been moro than fourteen years old. was calm and peaceful, but that of tho baby was strangely distorted, as if terrified with its brief look on life. Fresh llowors wero scattered upon tho scarlet blanket that partially covered the still figures; lighted candles stood at tho head and foot, and nar by sat the slaters and parents of the dead woman, silent and sad.' Inquiring why tho husband and father was not among tho mourners, I waa carelessly informed, aa though it were nothing to cause remark, that la probracrta (the poor, dear girl) had never been wedded; and as for tho father quicn sabe? A groat crowd occupied tho house of mourning, laughing and jesting an though tho occasion wore ono of re j''clng, rather than sorrow. Many wero playing cards, outside under u pomegranate tree refreshments were spread, and music and uproar re sounded in stf.rtlinsr incongruity with tho dr:id myster y of dej.th. The ceremony of el vclorto is ?.lSys oUwrWd t'het'e thtrt if f, dosth in the ffffil and is intdsd 'o beep up the aplal'B of tl: rlT.ti-r- Hind prevent 'iitlu 'SHoujfctt fao35.- dpUtn o5i the S'&aa'.o of cccsciijit,. Ws is told tl:& co:20Wijurblj di&mo it rjf.dft l&??i3Stt 'six-- ttt&s&i c' o jryo'Tfi prjatt aOTl tl:A si cMW, iwsrswfc th .vv tx lti$ wlthwnt' siM suy to jyo rfisht W) (SiniKics. tmws:-, tswl t!B-for hs diiiiS is i.vropply a aalijwi of rj-oic-It.,. With r&'ilts it ie usa. 30 oviin wlin .ie CT.'id nwy !&k'?o litn ysnt to &o positive fo.v tho (hxed of ihs bodi. tKii'l so at thi? t'car.:' thr is leas mor riii.'vit atl iiiioro oKfl-playing, th.o ob- ril boing merely to amuoti tho UCT-urucrs, sirsco tl.n? dal aro indiHor oirit to smiles or tears. With those simple-minded folk death 3 looked upon without fear or terror, ottoof the common accidonts of life. With a laugh upon his lips tho Indian lies down to die, remarking cheerfully voy a descansas, "I am going lo rest." Their superstitions aro singularly materialistic. Thoy believe that their sinful soul reaches hell (MictlUn) after a long and painful journey. A deep. , dark river intervenes, and to cross it tho aid of a yellow dog Is necessary, with a string tied around his neck. which is hold by tho corpse. Any dog but a yollow dog would not do at all; a bhysk ono would say, "I havo boon stained," a white ono, "I have been washed," and neither could find the only fordable placo In tho river. There fore, yollow dogs aro reared for that iSspooiuJ purposo which may account for tho hoE.t o.f curs in aiid around Sii;ito Toiribiro. In croxdiigr this Sfeya thr, p'otc? co:rpsa loyes all his clothe?, after which tho dog lends him, naliod, btitwefla two lofty mountains tUti aro constantly clfi:?hlt'j' to'otl.fijr; thou ovi':r nno-thor, which i? covotaVl ttitii eio-s shrjsvp w r,tocidlS2; tb't.i ovop night hillo, upon vyhiAjh s'.Oi-t cuts t'.A lli?h HRi ksniVe.. afiri on throitii'h cfcsht Cte-Vs, whoro tho ';r.ds aro b.wnii$i caTil Aitor all this b is ll e.icor.yli a &?a w!'.w5" imb'aai arotv;? tr.vo CDiillmirilly Oyioy or-i'l, yaziL o.f fdl, licrco ti,ioro aoifii :jr,id CiS wt' 1 do bcyi'. crl ho fullc hVio & foa:;dr kyaon iW.czl 'Pitii lit: tide, hi o7,' h (jo'c out of It io i. at) ' plilnBl; but' lit luuth h Cipiu&US t foa tho IKing of siTloilaM, -?hen his journey Is ondenl end hiC iiSawiimy lost fojover Another fiuilLM'Ctition i thW of ths hofvonly mil); treo, for dofd Inftirfc, Which grows in a mansion called Chi butfuah io. irom its twigs mTllc iscon- stantlv oozing and it is believed that babies thus nourished wfil return to earth after thousands of years, to popu late tho world anew when tho prosont races shall have passod away. I'iilu dcljihfa llccord. VENOMOUS SNAKES. TIioho Moit rriMiiintly ICiicountiiroit l)j TniioltirN In Imllit. 'King cobra," tho largest poisonous snake known, sometimes measures ovor fifteen feet. Tho cobra is a poisonous snako and can bo found 8,000 feet high In tho mountains. They aro of many colors and attributes. Tho females of tho cobras aro "hooded" and tho males, tho "rat snake," aro said to bo harm less. A male cobra once bitten by a "hooded" cobra died from tho effects of tho poison Infused Into its system. Once a year, during tho rainy season, the cobra lays It oggs and when born the suakils about seven and one-half Inches long. Of all serpents tho cobra Is tho most easily charmed. If its attention Is attracted It will not turn to strike 0110 seizing It, The Klait, often found in India, is venomous and subsists on smaller snakes. In tho "chain viper," tho fangs are very long and bolng very ilerco it is tho most dreaded snake in India. Tho etiain viper has been known to live n whole year without food and gota to bo seven feet long. Tho groon tree vipor Is a cousin of tho Aimi-luMn rtUilutmaku aud uouslsbs of ttitfltt spuoitK, though but one spyolui U well known. -CMmyo tVww. It U ivMutrkallu to think how cltwoly th.' full of imiii faUnwtfd ujmhi tho nu vf womttti. Merchant Traveler. STICKLER'S CLOSE CALL. He Joked About Finding Bear and Found One In Earnest. A Philadolphlan named Stickler epends soveral weeks each year in tho ratsklll mountains. Ho had an exciting ndventuro tho other day. Stickler left his retreat, which nestles among tall pines in a picturosquo valloy.early in tho morning. Ho took with him a double barreled gun, and a small Scotch ter rier dog followed at his heels. Fol lowing mountain paths ho soon camo In sight of tho Hotel Kaatersklll, where he stopped a short tlmo and chatted with friends, who bantered him nbout shooting a bear. Stickler took tho jest srood nnturedly, and remarked that ho would return with a bear. Bidding his friends good-by, ho sallied forth on what ho anticipated would bo an en joyable day's sport Stickler soon camo to tho brow of '.''10 hill which overlooks a deep valley south of tho hotel. The hunter dcsct!hdod tho mountain sido into tho valloy, which he crossed, and then ho tramped on for a mile or two. Stickler kept a sharp lookout for gamo. His little dog kept beveral yards ahead of him. Suddenly ho heard it bark, and it ran back to him. It acted as if it wore badly frightened. Advancing cautiously, Stickler saw something that filled him with pleasure and his pulso quickened with excite ment. Between four tall trees, which formed a spaco of about twenty feet, Tvero two cub I curs at piny- Their an tics amused him and it was some timo before ho awakened to his senses that whf.t htf had started out for was right boforo him. Raising his gun, ho took aim f.t tho largest of the cubs and fired. The little animal was badly wounded, Snd it set up a crving that could bo hord long distance. Tho plaintivo bounds were heard by the old mother tear, sfhich had been feeding on bcr- rifl. Jt front tearing through tho bufhes to its young, licked tho wounds of its offspring, and looked around for I ho hunter. Tho old bear caught sight of Stickler, and frith growls that sent Oold shivers running up and down his spint.l column, it made for him. Botfreen tho placo whore Stickler r.s standing and the spot whore tho cubs wero there was stretched a hugo trunk of a treo which had been denuded of its branches. Tho log rested in such a position that a small animal could crawl under. This proved a fortunate circumstanco for Stickler, for his life wtis saved by it.' Bruin was rapidly ippronching, and tho hunter raised tho gun to his shoulder and took careful aim, as it wtis tho only charge ho had. In tho excitement that followed tho shooting of tho cub ho had forgotten to reload tho other barrel. Tho charge hit tho bear near tho shoulder and in flicted a torriblo but not fatal Wound. This only served to enrngo tho shaggy brute still more, and it reached tho log and had its fore paws on top of it when tho little torrlor, which had stood trem bling with fear behind its master, dart ed under the log and' caught tho beast by one of its hind legs. The bear turned its attention to tho dog, which slipped bacj: under tho log. Tho now turn of aifairS encouraged Stickler, vho did not lot tho chancoslip by. Grnping hi WoApon by tho bar rel ho tlvnced smd stnic't: the bruto on the hod. I5i-uii'i did not Seem to inind tit 0 blo-.p, And it ftgil.in mounted tlr.o lor sr.ul thtlltModGgiriLln repented its p.eifoirnt;mc. Stio'jcl-Jr begifci to nf lo3. oijS biirol of hi; gun, but 3 ueiv ou" ni:d useitcd OT1 L-v thaA ho apilloxl half hlj pTOdisy otm tlx." ground. I&e uiauC7Tl hocwiTw, to chh2 i:-i ju C5 tJ.; brv ccc on top of tlna lag fp tL-Si Mind tires, lllo fircstl ssid tho tewisr ct, Mm crn ineVvit ant for the l-:v.''s hiiitil qic'nic- Thit time Bruin did no'i tui-ii I'j.ek, and Stickler, r:diz irr it, rc lifo or dof.th ith him, aualtori fof.rd to club tho ani:5?l. liW hd tho oftjiott olovjited lion tho rtiisal it foiv .T.nW 'ft.-uct him a torriblo hlo in tn b?e4, tnd h Toll unconv'ious to tho gjound. Whan ho npenctl hinyolhe 9i9 tho l:c lyiny by his sido. it was dead. It had struck tho hunter in its h?t death struggle. Stickfer found thnt tho last shot had entered the boar1fmouth, which, ho re membered, as it came across tho lo was wide open. The lfftito's tongue was cut off at tho roots and was with shot. Kingston (2?. Y.) man. 'filled hrce- Somobody has published tho state ment in Philadelphia thnt if ono wished to havo good luck in tho daily transac tions of lifo all that was necessary was to watch tho first humpback man or woman who chanced to puss down tho street and touch him or her upon tho hump. At first this idoa was confined to tho theatrical profession, tho mem bers of which aro notoriously supersti tious. Lately, however, tho craze has spread. Women, as woll as mon, havo 'tikon up tho idoa, and tho lifo of a con servative humpback in Philadelphia is far from desirable. A couple wore married In 1H8 tTalo, N. Y., In 1SS2. Tholr wcddlngcards read: Mr. and .Mrs. Slgournoy. At homo, Thursday, In Sacramento, Cal., begin ning May 10, 1888." Thoy arrived in Sacramento on tho dato specified, hav- ng spont six years on tholr wedding our. Jiioro is scarcely a spot on tho lolx thnt tbnv linvo tint vlnlt.ul. Phil. .rim wuiu oorn 10 mom on run 10 twin 'oyjs In St. Petersburg, n girl In China, ml another boy In Urazll. Tho jour- ey eot thorn $75,000, and now thoy ire rowdy to sottlo down and sou tholr rioMOs "at homo." . . 1 1. 11. . . . . . - We judff onrsaivaa by whwt wo fool inutile uf doing, whllu other judtre us !mt we havo already dotiy. V.wi--141, INSPIRED THE JUDGE. Hon- a Kentucky Dispenser of Justice Set tled III Liquor Dill. Colonel Porter McPeal, of Louisville, Ky., went into a saloon tho other day a "most natural performance and after tak'ing a drink of whisky, turned to tho proprietor of tho place, a portly Gor man, nnd said: "Yo1 licker ain't very old, sah." "No,"' replied tho German, as ho bo pan to rub tho bar with a rag, "it aind as oldt as dot bill you owe me, but it aind youn yust do sames." Tho Colonel, almost mortally offend ed, struck tho German. A fight ensued, the police rushed in and both men wero taken to the police station. Shortly afterward they wore arraigned boforo the judge. Tho German tniulo his state ment, and tho judge, without giving tho Colonel an opportunity of saying any thing, exclaimed: "Colonel. 1 lino you ton dollars, sah." After court had adjourned, tho Colonel went up to tho juduo and wild: "Look here, Bill, what thodoueo made you fine lno? Why, I thought you would laugh over tho matter and dbjniss tho case." "I would havo dono -o, Porter, but it was too t-erious a matter." "How so?" "Why, hang It, I owo tho old rascal a bnr-bill myt-elf. Have to keep on the good side of him yry know." "Yes, but wh- didn't you fine him enough to offset tho bill?" "That's a fact." tho judge roplled, thoughtfully scratehhiK his head. "Say, Bob (calling nil officer), run down and bring that saloon-keeper back here. Tell him that court was not adjourned, that I have only given a recess. My dear Porter, you inspire me, nnd I fain would believe thnt if I had you near mo, to whisper tho gentlo words of encouragement in my ear, that I would bo much moro of a suc cess than 1 am. Ah, hero ho comes. Court will pleaso coirio to order. Mr. Von Midler, I am not dono with you. In consideration of tho fact that you in vited tho assault with persistent beck oning which, in truth, is much worse than committing tho assault itself I fine you line you (aside, How much doyl owe him?) fine you fifteen dollars." "Veil, den," replied tho German, "you yust owo mo twenty-fife dollar, so yust gifo me ten dollar, und we gall it square." "Fifteen, did I say?" replied tho judge "I meant twenty-five. Pay tho money nnd go your way with tho moral determination that you will encourage no moro broils." Arkansaw Traveler. BEATING HIS RECORD. Hon- a Detroit .liimpur Surprised Illnin-lt 11111I Ills Admirer. At an early hour yesterday morning it was given out on Michigan avenue that tho champion jumper of tho world would try to beat his record at cloven o'clock. Ho was to jump in rear of a saloon, of course, nnd of course all who passed through tho placo wero expected 'o buy a glass of beer. About fifty sports wore on hand when the cham pion arrived. Ho was a young man of feline expression and he had a serious voice. "Understand, gentlemen," ho ex plained, as ho put away his fifth or sixth glass of beer, "that I claim to bo !ho champion jumpw of tho 'florid. I shall try to-dfcy ',0 out-do fill my previ ous elfortt. r&nd I ain plcaaed to inform you f,h.h! 1H0 crolleufiioA will bit (hen up." Tl oyos-yu ;stijtoarrd ivt tii btck yftl, zotffl o;i.tv ofWArl Mitu lv:li4 to V.. oll'Vy, ,'EM'"t t'.tv jmnicvt.- ijm h hcwlcto tfcy mv':i. Ky ouA by, aftoa iinoMto'J' ghac of bicw hiril bmen Lusoutflu out, ho jumrwl. 16 jumtppl ftCitly tnalc inchc. "Pvo dons it!" 1: pauillly SMclJirjjsf, ho hi! kdto tto t0'3d. "That's no jumn !" V-ioiwM IW 9 dozen voices. "GifntlemcA, I htfto iMtonVRip mc ord," said tho chmpion. "Thtit't fur ther by four inches than I ovar jumpid lfcfore. I set out to beat my record nd the result is before you." "Do you call that ti jump P" demanded tho crowd. "I do. I cortainly do. I'd bo only too glad to jump twenty foot, but I can't do it, you know really can't. Twenty-two inches has heretofore boon & my limit, and Pvo surprised mysol. As I told you a fow minutes ago, no col lection will bo taken up. Thanking you for your extremo kindness, and hoping to over retain your esteem, I will now bid you good-bye and withdraw." And ho left tho alloy gtito opon so thnt forty-nine of that crowd could pass out after him and sneak away. Detroit Frn I'rcss. A Convenient Husband. Husband Wife, you aro everlasting ly reading books. Wi?o Yes, 1 find them very Interest ing. "It's a pity I ain't a book; then you mfeht take como interest in me." "J wouldn't object If you wero Una right kind of a book." "What tort of a book do you think n husband ought to bo?" "An almanac, so I got a new ono every year." Texas Siftin&i. "llrothron." t-aid a Tennesson preacher, "don't put Pontius Pllata down as a bad mnn. Ho wasn't a bad man ; ho was only a weak ono. 1 In himself would intioh rnthor hnvo 10. lo&od our Sflrionr, but ho couldn't re sist tho pressure of tho Scribes and Phnrieae and Uia howling of tho rab- uiw. He iltnn t have any backbone- Ho wasn't bad, hut he ww n jxwr eioaturo 111 liu't, tUi-i-o wiw nothliur to him. BiVthri'ii. If (ioiHM-nl Andrew .lankKnn hud Ikh'h In Pontius Pilwia'g dno9 that trial .ould luuo had udiffoioutoud!m.M 1 i I o o 1