THE BISON'S EXTINCTION.
Ur. Cnrrcr TpIU How tho Orent Ilcrdi
Wurc Wiped Out.
"As tho Indians hunted them, tho
race of bison would probably litwo ,
int.fiil forever, but about 1SGG tho white i
men turned their nttontton to tho
shaggy monsters of tho plains. Largo
Eastern firms organizou muuuii; par-,
i nnd nald tho shooters 2.50 for
eaah bison whoro ho lay dead on tho i
plains. I then wont to Southern No-,
braska and became a professional
hunter. Tho bison consisted of two
largo divisions, the one living in the
South nud tho other In the North.
Their only common feeding ground
was along the Republican river and its
"branches in Nebraska. Tho Indians
'.vero well aware of that fart, and
hostile tribes lmvo had many u fight
for that territory. It was not until
1873 that tho Government put an end
to this by sending tho Pawnees South
and tho Sioux to their Northern reser
vations. Prior to that time wo had to
do all of our hunting at tho risk of be
ing scalped at any time.
"Our favorite gun was an army
model of tho Springfield rille, lf-cali-'aer
and loaded with ninety grain? of
powder. Tho whites patterned after
tho Indians and hunted on horseback.
Having wagons to haul our game, wo
did not earoto "elrelo" thorn as tho In
dians did. When a herd was located
wo would mount our best horses and
as quietly as possiblo approach the
herd from tho leeward side. As soon
as thoy saw us tho fun would begin.
Although of a low build, the bison will
make a very interesting race with a
horse for ten miles. Wo would press
up on tho right Hank of tho herd and
ride so closo to tho animals that our
guns would touch tho sldo when fired.
Tho most deadly shot was to fire quar
tering through tho lungs so that the
animal would bleed to death. In this
way wo would follow tho herd as long
as our horses could stand it. On one
of those runs I killed 113 bison, nono
of which wore moro than 100 yards
apart. In riding back an awful sight
was presented to tho eye. Tho trail
was marked by dead and dying ani
mals. An occasional big bull would
havo a broken back so that ho could
only get up on his fore logs, and noth
ing could look moro furious than his
shaking head, with coal-black eyes
glaring in a death stare from his haggy
front. Wo received our pay for tho
animals dead on tho plains, and wagons
followed us up, quartored the animals
and shipped tho saddlo and tallow to
Eastern markets.
"About 1871 the hide-hunting began.
Prior to this time littlo or no attention
was paid to tho skins, but when tho
ftmnnrl fnr flmm ppniitorl n hindi mifa
tho meat was allowed to rot upon tho
plains, and this magnificent race was
extinguished simply that extravagant
tastes might bo satisfied. With the
improvements in firearms an entirely
different modo of hunting was adopted.
The Springfield army gun was super
ceded by a Sharp tiO-caltbor and
loaded with 120 grains of powder.
Tho hunter used his horse only in find
ing a herd. This done, wo would go
to tho leeward side so that tho scent of
the powdor and report would not reach
tho animals, and find a suitable shelter
about 1.000 yards distant from them.
I havo killed them at a distanco of a
mile. Hunting in this way wo had to
be very particular, and watch tho herd
closely. Liko a hord of cattle, tho
bi&on are always on tho go and aiv apt
to walk out of rille range in a short
time. In moving, however, thoy al
ways havo a leader and tho triek was
to kill any ono that started to load tho
others olT. Ry thus killing tho load
ers, wo could often shoot for an hour
from behind ono clump of grass, and
when thoy had moved out of range,
tho 'skinners' would como up, cut tho
hide In tho ordinary way for skinning,
tio t.ho animal's head to a stake, hitch
a team of horses to tho hido, and jork
It olT. No ono will ovor know what im
mense numbers of bison wore killed by
these hldo-huntors, but to my certain
knowledge three-million hides wore
shipped from tho banks of tho French
man river in ono winter. Tho hido
hunters, by a system of fires, Icopt tho
bison from tho streams until many of
them perished, and thousands of others
wore easily killed. At tho closo of that
winter a man could go along tho banks
of tho Frenchman for fifty miles by
simply jumping from tho carcass of
ono bison to that of another. Consid
ering facts of this kind, it is not sur
prising that a small, tamo hord and a
few old circus animals represent tho
great herds which, less than a quarter
of a century ago, blackonod miles of
prairies as u thunder cloud darkens
tho sky." Kansas City Times.
Athens, Ga., has a man who rents
rights to court his daughtors to the
youthful swains of that neighborhood
at fivo dollars a head per annum. This
includes lights and fires. ropnlrs 'on tho
front gate, tho bottoming of dismantled
chairs, Sunday evening cake-and-cider
lunches, and strong muzzles for all tho
dogs. There are six girls under this
particular roof, all of whom aro young,
pretty and amlablo, and so nono of
them aro over more than twenty-four
hours at a time without a boau. whllo
tlin nlfl mnti lu filu'ni'u nrnvlflfirl with
bacco. Trov Times.
.... .hvuiiiu a ..... . w .. w KJ iktiui' .. w
, The song called "Columbia, tho
Gem of the Ocoan," was takon from tho
Rritishera, who havo a song callod
"Old Jinglnnd, tho Gom of tho Ououn."
A society haaioon forraad for tho
granting of premiums for tho killing
of animals preying upon tho aldor
ducU-
THE DEATH'S-HEAD MOTH.
An Oinlnou'I,(niklnc liupct with nil In
tcrrMlnc Hitory.
A short timo before tho outbreak of
the French revolution there appeared
in Europe a largo moth, boarlng on tho
back of Us thorax a hideous death's
head. It had been Imported Into Eu
rope with its nativo plant, tho potato.
It was not long before It was found
that this ominous-looking insect de
stroyed and devastated tho hives of
bees, feeding on tho honey It plun
dered from them. It swooped down In
tho dead of night, making havoc of tho
hive, and resistance was In vain, as
tho stings of tho bees could not pene
trate tho soft downy covering of the
moth.
Tho owners of bees tried various
means to prevent tho onslaught of this
terrible enemy, but all in vain, and at
last tho bees solved tho problem them
selves. They built a wall of wax with loop
holes In it sufficiently largo to allow
themselves to pass but not largo
enough to admit their enemy.
In appearance tho death's-head
moth is largo and dark-colored, with
yellow markings, and measures about
fivo inches from tip to tip of its ex
tended wings. On the thorax or mid
dlo portion of the body aro pale mark
ings representing a hideous death's
head, hence tho name of tho insect.
The caterpillar is greenish yellow,
with black spots on tho back and cross
lines of blue and white. It is our
common potato worm.
Ono of tho strange characteristics of
this peculiar moth is a plaintive,
squeaking sound which it emits, the
manner of its production having as
yet no satisfactory explanation.
On account of tho piratical markings
on its thorax, it has always been re
garded with superstitious dislike and
aversion.
In Mauritius a superstition prevails
that it sheds a dust from its wings that
causes immediate blindness if it falls
upon a person. For this reason when
ono of tho moths enters a habitation a
sceno of consternation ensuos.
Tho chrysalis is quito interesting,
somewhat resembling a jug in its
shape. Tho long handle is commonly
supposed to bo the tail of tho insect,
but it is in reality tho tonguo-caso.
This latter organ tho tongue is of
extraordinary length to onablo it to
reach after tho honey In flowers hav
ing a deep corolla. A Madagascar
species has a tongue nlno and one
fourth inches in length.
Tho chrysalis is frequently foand In
digging in tho ground whoro potatoes
havo been planted. Noble M. Ebor
hart, Ph. D., in Chicago Journal.
SUBMARINE BOATS.
The Cruft Recently Sulmilt t oil to Uncle
Sihii'h Navy Depurt nimit.
Tho following description of sorao
of tho most important features of tho
subsurfaco torpedo-boat lately sub
mitted to tho Navy Dopartmont by tho
Columbian Iron Wo.ks of Baltimore,
and tho uses for which it is intended.
3orvo to clear up several points which
might possibly have caused a misun
derstanding as to tho nature of the
craft. Tho boat Is cigar-shaped, and
is capable of being operated undor
three dilTerent conditions: First, above
tho surface, that is, with nearly half
ft it above water; second, awash, that
is, with only a fow inches of tho back
exposed, together with tho conning
tower; third, completely submerged,
that is. with nothing whatovor .-.bovo
tho surface. In tho last condition,
which is tho primary condition for
torpedo warfare, tho boat's means of
offenso is a horizontal tube directly in
its axis, from which aro discharged
aiglit-inch projectiles eithor by piiotr
matic power or by powdor. These
projectiles aro capablo of giving sov
aral hundred foot rango, and tho gun
md projectile aro constructed on u
principle first propounded by Lieutenant-Commander
Rtirber at tho
United States torpedo station in
1873. but separately invented, and
proved successful by Mr. Holland, tho
inventor of this boat. In liou of this
submarine gun, the boat will bo fitted
with any kind of locomotivo torpedo
that tho Navy Department may desire
to bo fired from this or a similar tube.
In addition to this tube in tho axis of
tho boat, thoro is another eight-Inch
tubo, fitted at an angle, for over-water
iro at distances of a thousand yards or
thereabout. It is intondod to uso this
tubo for throwing dynamite sholls. tin
ier circumstances where tho boat can
not approach tho enemy within torpedo
range, or whoro it may bo preferable
not to try to do so. Tho boat has a
ioublo skin on tho upper forward part,
joparated by about a foot of space;
ind this space is filled with water,
which Hows frcoly into it. Abaft of
this, and forward of tho gun-room, is a
vertical bulkhead of sovoral inches of
Iron. When, therefore, bho is lying
iwash, and using her upper pneumatic
un (which makes no smoke), sho will
bo almost Invisible to tho enemy, nud,
if struck by machine-gun projectiles,
jlio is almost certain to be uninjured.
Science.
An Ohio poultry raiser has mado
i curious discovery. Ho hays that if
you go out to feed a flock of chickens
ind will cause thorn to wait, thoy will
Invariably, as thoy crowd about you
begin a circuit around you from right
to loft In front, and contlnuo this rovo
.ution as long as you stand thoro. No
lmount of interruption or munourlng
jan confuse thoin or compol them to
tako tho contrydlrectlon at any tlmo.
Tho Pennsylvania Sonato rocontly
pasbod a bill authorizing tho appoint
ment of women as physicians in insane
Lsylums whore women aro confined.
YET WAH.
Ills namo was Yet Wah,
With no hlRh soiitullnK "Ah."
To fonn a front step to his namo.
A wash house ho kept.
Where ho feasted and slept.
An J rustled for n ashee and fame.
Now, Vet was a man
Whom tho rest of his clan
Regarded as pure to a fault:
So with limitless trust
Their hoarding they thrust
In tho tea chest that served as hU vault.
Vet winked his o(T eye
As ho saw the clilnk tly
Thro tho slot iu his Improvised bank;
"Mo sabtiee." said he.
With a chuckle or pjee,
"Fool Chlneeniuti allee. saino crank!"
Time raoldlv passed.
Till Yet Wah at last
Decided tils harvest to reap.
So ono silent night
He arose, lit his Hcht,
Tho bad rusolution to keep.
"Like Mellcan clerk."
Said he, with n smirk.
"Wo steal Vtn an" then run awayt
Me brave mo no care i -
How Chineetunn swear V
Iu Canada Yet Wah will stay I" " '
With half nervous rest -
Mo crept to the chest.
Unlocked It, and raised up the IU;
Then. invnug Inso,
Ho sprang up. ild eyed.
With a face as palo as tho deniL
"Wlw" for- Mtick-ahU"
Was his terrltled cry,
As ho sank out or breath, 'gainst tho wall;
"Some heap bad Chlneo
Bteu here before me.
An' stealeo my money an' all!
"Thro'.a holo In tho bottom
Some roffuey chap got 'em;
Kl-yll It makeo mo sick t
Dlmeby some Chlueo
Ho lay it on me
Say mo stole 'em. and kllleo mo qulckl"
IJko n hideous dream.
So ended Yet's scheme.
And, fearlnc tho crisis, lie "dusted;"
Like u shadow of night,
Mo slunk out of sight.
Himself, like Ids bank, nearly busted I
Yankee Blade
Ho Played to I.oo.
Ho was n keen, slmrp looking young man,
and lie said tottio ludyof tho house ou Second
nvenuo as ho stood in tho hnll:
"Madnnio, I linvo called for tho suit of
clothes which needs brushing nnd fixing."
"What sulti" sho asked.
"Your husband's Sunday suit, ma'am. Ho
called as ho went down this morning."
"And ho said 1 was to let you havo themf"
"Yes'm."
"Did ho appear In good health nnd spirits!"
"Why, certainly."
"Ivook nnd act natural?"
"Of coursa Why ilo you ask?"
"Because ho has been dead eighteen years,
and I havo some curiosity on tho subject I"
"I I havomadoa mistake, perlmpsl" stam
mered tho young man.
"I'orhniw you havo. Tho man you saw go
out of hero an tiour ago is my brother. You
may havo hotter luck in tho next block with
tho old fashioned confldenco game. Good
morning I" Detroit I'Yco Press.
Tho Proper Dogs for it llarbcr.
Mr. Spicor has just settled himself in tho
chair for a short cut, when tho artist in at
tendance threw over him a calico apron on
which were pictured iuuumerublo littlo grey
hounds. "That is very appropriate," said Spicer.
"Vy do you call zo littlo dogs appropriate,
Mr. Spizarof" asked tho barber, as ho tucked
tho apron into his victim's neck until his eyes
bulged.
"Because," gasped Spicer, "greyhounds aro
good to catch tho haro."
Such a silence fell upon tho room that tho
milliner next door looked in toseo if auybody
had died. Philadelphia Press.
A Sensible Girl.
"Not yet, Henry," sho whispered softly;
"indeed, you must not speak to papa yet. I
do lovo you, love you sincerely, but you must
wait a littlo longer."
"But why, Margaret?" ho asked, reproach
fully. "Why must wo wait so long; surely
you do not doubt moi"
"No, Henry," was tho low reply, "I do not
doubt you, but I think we will bo so much
happier when your Mtlnry has been increased
to $7 per week." Philadelphia Inquirer.
Ills Apology.
Mr. Billus was standing up in a street car,
holding tightly to a strap. Tho car gavo a
sudden lurch, ho lunged forward, and an ex
clamation of pain camo from tho lips of tho
lady sitting next to Mrs. Billus.
"If you didn't keep your great big hoofs
sticking out so carelessly I wouldn't stuuiblo
ovor tlietn," growled Mr. Billus. "Whon a
woman hasn't any moro sense I beg your
pardon sincerely, madam. 1 thought it was
my wife's foot I stopped on." Chicago Trib
une, Got tho Quarter.
Dudo (to chaneo acquaintance) That shab
by looking fellow is making right for us. Bet
ho wuuts to borrow money. Ho, hot I'll got
ahead of him. Pleuso, sir, can't you lend mo
a quarter or a dimo to get something to cat?
Shabby Fellow Certainly (Hands out a
quarter.) Now, young man, If you nro
through begging of this gentleman, I would
like to speak to him. Ho is one of tho depos
itors in my bank. Now York Weekly.
Ill Weary Ketiirn.
"When did you get back from Washing
ton, Sammy?"
"Lost week."
"Como back ou tho limited P
"No. That was tho stato of my finances,
I worked my was back on tho freights."
Chicago Herald.
Unexpected.
Bella Don't I look liko a perfect fright in
my now sucquo, though?
Clara (absented mlndodly) Yes.
Bella You mean thingl I'll nover speak
to you again to long as 1 live I Burlington
Kreo Press.
Ile l-iio Is Sweet.
:
"Ilo, hoi So you nro tho boy who plays
with pigs la clover, aro you P Life,
Illeli Npeed Wiirruntcu.
Chicago Man No uwi talking; compared
to Chicago everything lu Philadelphia U
ilow.
Phlladelphian Everything tlowl Just you
take a look at our gas meters. Philadelphia
Record.
I
"Who aro tho fools of tho human
race?" This la an easy one. If tho
juory wore, Who nro tho wise? It
would bo a poser. Roston Courier.
Soarandtlop (grandiloquently)
"Yes; it pays to do right. Honesty io
tho best policy after all." Krankley
"Why don't you havo It renewed?"
Time.
Tho drama Is getting moro and
moro realistic. Real babies, real water,
real burglars, are among tho advertised
realities. Wo have hopes of a future
play with real actors. Raltlmoro
American.
"What is tho future of Ireland?"
exclaimed the Senator, In earnest tones.
"Ireland." said tho now school ma'am
calmly, "has no future; It Is a noun."
Rurdette.
As tho warmer weather comes on,
metals begin to expand. A tun-dollar
gold piece reaches a groat deal further
whon tho gas-man and tho coal-man
havo relaxed tholr grip. l'uck.
Clementine "If I had known you
married mo only for my money 1 would
never have accepted you. Montague
"And if I'd known you wore going to
bo so closo with it 1 would novor havo
proposed." Life.
Miss Rackblto (who has been dis
cussing several of hor friends' mis
deeds) "Now, you know, 1 novor re
peat scandals Mrs. Candor
"Xo, my dear, I've heard you Invent
them." Philadelphia Press.
Picture Dealer (exhibiting a paint
ing) "That, sir, is a genuine Turner."
Purchaser "Yes, I see. You lmvo to
turn it around a good many times bo
fore you can make out what it is."
America.
Old Lady "My dear, do you really
think you aro fit to becomo a minister's
wife?" Engaged Niece (from tho
West) "Yes, indeed. 1 don't mind
bolng talked about at all." X. Y.
Weekly.
Father " oil, how did yon como
out on tho boan-guosslng contest?"
Dull boy "I guessed there was loO
beans in tho jar, and thoro was D.-'OO."
Father (sadly) "I'm afraid you'll
novor bo tit for any thing but a weather
bureau chief." Philadelphia Record.
A warning: Jay Gould will pass
through (or go through) tho city at
two o'clock this afternoon, en route to
the Southwest. If tho citizens will ex
hibit a littlo activity, perhaps they can
got tho town nailed down before Mr.
Gould arrives. Torro Hauto Express.
Husband "Woll. lovo, havo you
somo cold chicken for supper, as you
promised?" Nowly-niudo bride "Yes,
darling; I bought a beautiful llvo
chicken, and it has been yelling in tho
refrigerator for moro than two hours.
I think It must bo cold by this time."
Lowoll Citizen.
"Yos," said Dumloy, proudly, "I
wasasoldlor In thowarof tho rebellion,
and if I do say it myself, I mado a good
one." Tho thrill of admiration which
was about to start through the party
was suddenly stopped by Foathorly,
who ?aid musingly: "Lot mo seo,
Dumloy, it was in 'C-l. wasn't it, that
you 7fero drafted?" Epoch.
Jenos (to Rrown who had just
dropped in to borrow a fiver) "Woll,
I'll do it this timo, but I wondor you
are ashamed to bo always in debt.
Look at mo. I don't owo a penny."
Rrown "Daro say not, old man. You
haven't a borrowing faco. Nobody
would trust you." Pick Mo Up.
"I remember riding homo In a
horse-car with Henry W. Paine one
day," remarked a story-tollor, apropos
of this eminent Maine jurist. "Palno
was reading a sheepskln-bound volume
of law reports. A mutual acquaintance
hailed him and said: 'Soo horo, Palno,
do you have to study law still?' 'This
isn't law,' said Paiuo, 'It's only a col
lection of decisions of tho Massachu
setts Supremo Court.' " Lowiston
Journal.
Stanley's Love Affair.
Ilonry M. Stanloy, tho explorer, had
an early lovo affair at Omaha, Nob.,
the particulars of which havo been ro
contly given out on "undoubted author
ity." It was when ho was young,
htindsoino and fond of advuuture. Ho
fell In lovo with an actress who was
then on tho boards of tho old Academy
of Music a vaudovillo actress. Sho
was a coquotto, and flirted with young
bloods of tho city who had moro money
than Stanloy. When Stanloy got per
fectly crazy In his affection for hor sho
arranged a meeting with him after tho
performance, and, posting her friends,
hud them stationed behind tho scenes
to observe tho results. Stanloy, honest
In his infatuation, knelt before tho
woman and protested dosporatoly.
Sho amused herself at his expense
for some time, and then called in her
concealed friends, much to hor lover's
surprise and disgust. N. Y. Graphic.
An Angel of Mercy.
A little girl was graciously pormlttcd,
ono bright Sunday, to go with her
mamma to hear papa preach. It was a
time of groat rojoioiug and ros poind
blllty. and tho littlo fuco was all alight
with happy anticipation. Now it
chanced that on this special occasion
papa's Horinon was on tho "warning"
order, and his earnest voico rang out
solemnly in the Sunday quiet. After a
moment of breathless surpriso and,
horror, tho littlo listener's soul was
wrought upon with a great pity for tho
poor mortals upon whom so much
wrath was duscondliig. Siio rose ex
citedly to hor feet, and, hor wide, re
proachful oyos just peeping ovor tho
back of tho seat, called out, in sweet
abiding tones: "What for Is you
scolding all tho pcoplo so, pupa."
Harper's Ymmg Pcoplo.
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.
FORTY MINUTES' READING.
Tho Variety nnd Kttrtit nf Information
That May lie Kmlly Gained.
The question of what and whon to
read, and moro than all, how to rend,
is most important to ovory one. Thoro
nro no exceptions to this among those
who Are old enough to road any thing;
they must all rend something if they
want to keep nbovo ground with live
pcoplo; tho question is ono of choice.
The habit of reading is worth a great
deal; that of thoughtful reading is wort li
more. Ry It one gains information,
discipline, power; nnd It Is power we
nro all struggling for. There nro thou-sand-
of young men and women aim
lessly frittering away golden opportu
nities. Some aro doing it unconscious
ly, novor realizing seriously tho im
portance of a thoughtful course of read
ing, and so their earlier years wasted,
they will find their later years poverty
stricken in mind and morals. One s
earlier years aro seedtime for harvests
of rich and precious enjoyment in the
autumn of life.
A writer iu tho Troy Times makes
a strong appeal to tho thousands
of young men and women to Mke
up some judicious course of read
ing, and thus enlarge their sphere
of life, and the power and enjoyment
of living. Hj recommends tho Chau
tauqua course of reading as having been
tested over o'ght years, and says: "To
day there nro over ono hundred thou
sand persons scattered all over tho
world pursuing this with profit Mid de
light. Tho school at Chautauqua Lake
is a college in one's own liouso. It is
for busy po plo who loft school years
ago, and who yet desire to pursue some
systematic course of Instruction to keop
abreast of tho rapid progress In all de
partments of knowledge. It is for high
school and college graduates and for
people who nover entered eithor; for
mot chants, mechanics, appren
tices, clerks. farmer boys, shop
girls, mothers, busv houso-keopers, for
people of leisure and wealth, who do
not know what to do with their tlmo;
for poor people who struggle hard to
make ends meet; for everybody who
may havo hunger of heart and mind for
something bettor than thoy now havo.
Tho Chautauqua enterprise is a pro
tost against tho idea that scholarship Is
tho monopoly of tho professional
classes. Education is for everybody
who hungers and lias pluck. Chautau
qua protests against tho idea that youth
Is the only timo that an education can
lio acquired. Tho man nod woman of
forty can got an education."
Nearly every ono can so economize
timo as to give forty minutos a day on
tin average to a systomactto course of
reading. Many a ono who protends to
bo a busy person wastes moro than that
amount daily. And many road that
much time and more, whoso reading
does not count much because it is at
random without aim or direction. It
is not wise to spend time and strength
this way, it wokkens rathor than builds
up. Life is too important and serious
to fritter it away in aimless and in
dilTerent reading Wo need tho help of
tho best minds and thoughts In all do
partmonts of life and labor. Treasure
Trove.
MOROCCO'S TREASURY.
It I rilled I)' Moan of KxuctloiiM and
Authorized Theft.
Tho Moroccan soldior is not so much
a man of war as a collector of taxes,
and from timo to timo his muster sends
him, without law or rule, to visit tlioso
whom ho finds either too rich, or rich
enough for him, tho Sultan, to claim
his share of tho prize. Ruplno is tho
onlv rosourco of tho treasury. Each
Pasha lovles his share on all tho bar
trains concluded on his territory. This
stato of affairs has, howovor, boon im
proved since tho intervention of Eu
ropeans In Morocco. Rut not so many
years ago, and In tho second half of
this century, tho most horrible tortures
were infllolod both upon Mussulmon
and Jewish morchants in order to forco
them to avow tholr fatal riches. Mr
J. Drummond Hay, in tho narrative of
his journoy on tho banks of tho Loucos,
rclatos dreadful details: nion shut up
in ovens, wedges driven in undor tholr
nails, children smothered slowly boforo
tho oyos of tholr parents, a man shut
up in tho cago of a chained lion whoso
chain was loner enough to onablo him
to como within an inch of tho victim,
who could not mako tho slightest move
ment without bolng rent by tho talons
of tho boast. Doubtless tho stories of Mr.
Drummond Hay aro exaggerated
at tho present day, and
perhaps thoy wore whon ho
wrote. Rut this fact remains, in essen
tial points at loast; tho treasury is filled
by means of exactions and authori.uil
thefts; and every olilclal consclonco
may be bought. This is truo from ono
end of tho social scalo to tho othor.
When tho morchunt has tortured tho
slave, and when tho Pasha has rilled
tho morehnnt, tho Sultan omploys slinl
lar means to rellovo tho Pasha of his
booty. Many a Pasha, after finally
getting rich, Is betrayed by one of
thoso around him and denounced to tho
Emporor as a great capitalist. There
upon ho Is sent for to court, and J,ho
good sovereign spoils him of ovory
thing, even to tho last ploco of money
that s eeps Iu his coffers or in his pock
ets, ovon to tho last Jlon, to tho lust
rhant, to tho last terra-cotta vase which
is sold In tho marketplace. Then, a
second Job, tho Pasha is sunt back to
his subjects so that ho may begin an
other period of oppression. If, how
ovor, tho Master has reason to suspect
that any portion of tho treasure bus
been kept back or hidden, ho has tho
Pasha beaten, and thon sends him to
spend the rust of his days in tho con
templative shades of a prison. Runja
niba Constant, In Harper's Magazine.
OUR AWFUL FIGHTER.
A True Slory of Why Ilo Joined Cn an4
Why He Left U.
It having become noised about that wo
were going to mako n horseback trip through
a portion of tho cattlo country, various indi
vidual!! tnitdo application! for situations, wo
needed only n cook and a man to tako chargp
of the laggan but tho applicants kept com
ing, and tho day tieforo we left n chap np
eaml who Introduced himself as Awful
Davis.
"Ixwk-n-hero. fellers." ho liegnn In a busi
ness way, "I want to bo counted tu on this.
Indeed, its n slight vn me that you haunt
applied for my service. You'd havo tiecn In
a party picklo to havo gono Htthout tho un-
lersigued.
hen asked to explain what culiar valuo
ids services might have to ti ho uttered a
ong whistle of surprise anil replied
' W ell, you aro innocents, and no mlstakel
Who's going to do your lighting for you?"
As the lmltaiiM were nt eaco wo didn tex-
pei't any trouble.
'Uhl you don tl Mess me, but what dear,
giHid littlo hoysl Injuns! Noliody said In
juns. It's the liite men you've got to look
nut lor You're going mining tho fullest lot
in tin-w hole world They aro right on tho
light all day mid all night. Any ono of tho
gang can turn himself loose and hammer
Halifax out of tho w holo llvo of you in tea
minutes '
He wanted to go along to do our lighting.
He would turnish hisown tuulo nud mako tho
trip tor a dollar a day nud his keep. When
tisked If he had any recommends ho put oniui
injured air and answered:
"Ami you never heard of Awful Davis I
Nover heard of the man who has lit lift y-sii
lights mid come out on top every timet Iur
tend that you want n certillcato of character
trom a feller who lights, standing, kneeling,
or lying on his Ixickl This makes mo weary I"
W o talked it over nnd finally engaged him.
and w hen informed of the fact ho replied:
"Very well, gentlemen. I-rom this mo-
ment you aro In my keeping. Just pint out
tho kuss you want pulverized nnd Pll do tho
business. 1 shiui t put airy limit ou you. I ni
to light day or night and to lick six men n
day if you could bring about threo or four
a day for the next week I should feel obliged,
as my liver U a lectio torpid and 1 want ex
ercise. "
During tho first day's rldo wo mot but few
iiooplo. Ono of thoso was an old Indian, lanio
in tho left leg, Mid Awful Davis halted tho
party and observed:
"Lients, did 1 hear any of you toll mo to
lick thiseopor reptiloi"
None of us had told him so.
"1 leg your pardon, genbt. I waut yoti to
understand that I'm alius ou hand. Pd tlku
to git down and hammer him for tho benefit
of my liver; but of course I'm under orders."
o hail pitched camp and wero waiting for
supjier w hen a cowboy rode up. Tho greet
lugs wero friendly, and ho got down to havo
t bito with us. Ho was hardly ou the ground
betoro ho saw our Awful lighter and uttered
a humph 1 of disgust.
"What you got tharl" ho asked,
"lie's our lighter."
"Your tighter! Did you bring him along
to light anybody or nnythlngt"
"ilo hired to us to do our lighting, but ho'a
had no show yet."
"Woll, I'll give him ashowl Como out o
that, you cowardly kyotol"
The Awful was skulking bohind tho bag
gage, ilo rose up at tho command, uud the
lowboy shouted at him:
"Hill Whoosou, 1 know ye, nnd I owo yo one.
Como out hero and earn yor hlrol"
"Is that you, Jim Phillips" queried our
Awful its ho advanced a step.
"Of coin-so it's mo, you yaller cur from tho
bottom lauds I"
"And you want to fight!"
"1 want to show these 'ero gents that you
ir' tho biggest liar uud coward lu America!
L'omo out herol"
"Ueuts, is it your wish that I projuco a.
funeral hero?" asked tho Awful as ho turned,
to us, "shall 1 bung his feechurs iuto ooo
bloody mass kill him deadur'n u boef boau
with ono blow I"
Wo answ ered that It was.
"Hero tlo ono hand behind mo tio both,
bands behind mo tio my foot togotber, and
I'll lick him then I" howled tho cowboy.
"Jim Phillips, you haven't got two mlnita
to exist I" solemnly announced tho AwfuL
"I'm comiu' fur yo liko a dozen cyclones
ailed liitoonol Look out, now I"
Ilo spit on his hands and stepped back, ea
if to gut n running sturt, uud next thing wo
aeard was tho tluunpl thump! of hUfeetaa
3o lied afar into tho darkness, Somo tima
hiring tho night ho returned for hismulow
Vext morning we found tho following ex?
plauatiou bcruwled on a ploco of paper and
ituck iuto a split stick: "ticozed with cudoat
yilliiess good-bL" Now York Sun.
Ills Ciiro tho Suddett.
"This Is tho soventh timo within two hours
that you havo asked mo when tho train left
for Lansing," replied tho policomuu at tha
Third street depot to a young man with a.
uitcliel.
"Is It ngolnst tho InwP
"No, but it is ruthor annoying to mo."
"Well, If It annoys you how do you think
( must feel about it) Tho faro is $'J.I'0, and
I've got to think of somo way to get out thoro
m $1.50." Detroit Kreo Press.
Wise uud Old.
Ilo (rejected sulton You condescended to
look upon my suit with fuvor once, Mb
bond.
She Yes; I was young and foolish than.
I havo gained wisdom with ago.
Ilo (suvngelyi Ilow very wiso you must
bo by this time. Yankco Uludo.
A llrvutiilnc Spell.
A sleepy littlo soul at boil timo found it
bard work to keep awulco when sho knelt
iown to say her prayer. Half way through
uio Btopel und sighedt "Well, Pvo got froo
tho wont of it, mumma." Now York Trib
ana m
A Friendly Crltlo.
Stamp Clerk iat postotllco window) You'll
havo to pay letter iiooUigo ou thU package.
It's lint class matter.
Persevering Author wbout to send hU
munubcrlpt on its soventh trial trip) Ah,
thunk voil Couldn't you cot a ikoIiIou a
I iditor fcomowherol Harper's Wuoklv.