V
SAD TALE.
BUI Ny TrlM
n Storr with n Iinulitfill
Mural.
This i.i tlio story of William Johnson, a
Stvedn, iho ni'ui to Vyoun.i8 territory, per
haps filteen ears jiro, to ik hli fortmio
eunou str.ni; ntid wlm. without ovon n
iaiov, nf tin- Hii'lisli l.incungo, Itegnn in
Jiis patient way to wcirk nt whatever his
-hands found tu do. lie wtte a plain, long
IfSgt-d man, with downcast eyes nnfl noe.
Tli"n nni mw Mirprie oxprwwd nil
around when lie ivni charged one day by
Jake Ft-inn with feloniously taking, stealing,
carrying nwtiyand driving nwny ono team
of horn, tlio pr:;vrty of tho nfllnnt, nnd of
Wjp vilue of fjrnt, contrary to tlio statutes in
such :ie iii:k1' nml provided, and against tlio
waoe and dignity of tho territory of wyoni
6a&
I'tEADIXa IIKFOKB TIIK OOVKIt.VOR.
Everybody laughed nt tho idea of Jnko
Tciim owning a team worth fttXi, and, ns ho
was also a chronic litigator, it was generally
conceded llmt Johnson would 1m discharged.
3ut his mi)fortniies seemed to swoop down
on him from tlio very llrot moment. At tho
preliminary examination Johnson acted llko
is. man w ho Is dazed. Ho couldn't talk or un
dorxtmnl Mnghsh ery well, llo failed to
iKrt n lawyer. Ho pleaded guilty, not know
ing vlint it meant, and was itermilted to
"Alike it Itack. llo had no witnos-!.s, and tho
court nai in something of n hurry, ns it had
to prepare a nMvch that afternoon to lu de
livered in tho evening on tho "Iieatities of
Eternal Justice." and so it wnn adjudged that
Xndefuultof.n'lbail thoKiild William John
fion be conunitteit to tho county jail of Al
bany county, in said territory, there to await
tho net Ion of the grand jury for tho succeed
ing tt rni of t lie district court for tho Second
J ndn ml district of Wyoming.
Finally th regular term of tho district
court iiencil. Men who had coino from a
long d'htance to vaunt their ignoranco and
other ipinliuVntious as jurors could bo seen
on the street. Hero and thero you could seo
tho familiar fan's of Uidr) who had served an
jurors for jeuth and yet had never .lost a
case.
.William Johnson was iieruliarly unfortu
nate in tho select Ion of hii counsel. Thouiau
who was appointed todeleud him was a very
much overcs, limited young man who Marled
'tho movement himself. He wa.s courageous,
iiowovcr, and jierfeetly willing to wado in
where angels would naturally hang back.
His brain would not have soiled the iluest
fabric, but his egotism hail a biceps tuiiselo
on it like u loaf of Vienna bread, llo was
tho kind of a young man who loves to go to
?o tho drama and explain it along about iivo
minute. inadvaucoof tho company in aloud,
trenchant voice.
llo defended William Johnson. Thus in
tho prime of life, hardly understanding a
word of tho trial, stunned, helpless, alone,
"tho latter began uon his twin of live years
Jn tho penitentiary. His patient, gentle face
'Impressed me as it did others, anil his very
helplessness thus became his greatest help.
One lawyer said it was uu outrage, and
'Charlie llramel said that if Johnson would
put up SftU he would agree to jerk htm out of
the jug on a writ of luilvits corpus lieforo
dinner.
Seeing how tho sent.' lent rnn, 1 resolved
to Mart a ietitioii for Johnson's pinion. 1
got tho HlgiiiitniYN of tho court, tho court
oflleers, Vlie jury and tho leading men of
business in the country. Just as I was about
to take it to (iovcrnor Thayer, there was an
'incidental the penitentiary. Win, Johnson
Chad won the hearts of tlio warden and tho
.guard to that extent that ho was beat out
one alterniKin to assist one of tlio guards in
overseeing tlio lalior of a sipiad working in n
tono ipiarry umirby. Taking advantage of
Unio when tho guard vas a few hundred
feet away, tlio other coiirieU knocked John
ton down and tried to getaway. Ho got up,
however, und inteivbted them till tho guard
gotta him and the it.eaio was prevented.
Johnson united till all was secure again, and
then faiutcl from loss of blood occasioned by
hcalp uoiiiul over which ho had a long light
afterward with crysIK'Ius.
This was ull lucky for me, and when I pro
eentcd the ix'lltiou to the governor I had a
strong caw, made nioro so by tho herolo
action of a man u ho had Uvn unjustly con
demned. 1 spoko earliest ly of his good character
Jineo his iiiciueeration, and tho governor
promised prompt action. Hut ho was called
away in December and 1 ieared that lie
might, in the i uh and prttimof other busi
ness, forget tho case of Johnson till after tlio
holldayn. So I telegraphed him ami made
his lifo a burden to him till tho afternoon of
tho '-Mth, when tho AM train brought tho
pardon.
I went nway to spend my own Christmas,
but not till 1 hud given Johnson a few dol
lars to help him get another Mart, nnd bad
mado him promise to write mo how ho got
along. And so that to mo was u memorablo
jwd a joyous C hristum, for 1 had mado my
cU happy by making others happy,
lliLi, Nvc.
P.S. l'erlm)s I ought not to close this ac
count to abruptly us 1 have done, for tho
reader will naturally iuk whether Jokusou
ever wrote me, as ho bald ho would. 1 only
Toceived ono letter from him, sr.d that I
found when 1 got Imck, a few days after
Christmas. ItMusqulto ckaraeterUtlo, and
wud an IoIIowh;
"I-aramy the iweuiy-nft dec.
'FnK.VTNii::
"When you get Mil Letter i will llo in A
outlier tearritory wharo tho wcekld sclto
from trubUliiig H tho wcory air at Iteait
xcooso my l'oor ntlng 1 ivfor alvo to
tho toarrltoo ofl tnwhno 1 will U.gln
ZJfo A now ic all will Iki fergott.
"I hop god will Howard you In Calso 1
Shood not llo AIkjI to Do so.
'You luxvo Uin a good front oft mo and w
fiun ihuro you will enjoy to hocr i my sue
oom 1 hoK (ho slooth hounds of JustibK will
not try to folly mo for it will bo won) than
Useless as ( hav u danulto letter team than I
had Dofoie,
"It l tho Blicnriira team wjch i havo got
& his name Is duals, tol tho Governor to l'ar
den mo It i have Sfoamtxl Hudo i shall go to
tAomo now l'lals wharu i vllt not bo Ixwkwl
UKu with Buchpikiiloti wishing you a inury
Crlwuiiu Impy now ywir und April Kool I
lll Clow from your tru Freut
"Mb JouKgON,"
j aovs off't
A Visit to Ancient CnrtliHgo.
IJnt the cliief Interest In Tunis is in fts
nonrnc)". tu t.ie i-itc of one of the most fa
mous cities nf the ancient work). It is
but a drive of six miles to the npot where
one.' stood Curtilage. In our viMtwo had
again the invaluable companionship nf
our r.rclunolojist. As we rode acrosH the
plain it won very easy to boo Mint the an
cient city had ample mom to spread out
on every side except toward tho sen,
where It hiul I lie most nplriullil position on
tho vi ry t.horc, presentlm a long front to
the Mediterranean, while a headland
which projected Into the sea scn'ed ns a
mighty brenln.-nter, nnd formed a harbor
in w1iU Ik:11 the Honmn and Carthngeninn
ileets could rhle together. On Hint head
land Ucipio Afriwmus lntidwl the nrmy
which, inarchlnic round to the mainland,
took Oirthnice In tho rear nnd Jlnnlly cap-tui-ed
the city.
Xo city of nntliptity has left so few ruins
ns Curlhae. When It was taken by the
Honmiis tho decree of implacnblo hate,
CnrthiiKO est (K'lenda Carthngo must bo
destroyed was inexorably carried out.
Its liio'rclless conquerors lelt hut few mon
uments of its former greatness. Indeed,
the only structures of imposing size which
remain are the cisterns great reservoirs
covered by arches which supplied wnter
to the city, nnd these tire said to be of Ho
man origin. All that Is distinctly Cnrtlia
genlau is the mound on which stood the
ancient cltuck'l, nroitnd which gathered all
the inartliil life of n city which had the
climax of its- power and glory hundreds of
years before Christ. Beneath that tumu
lus lie burled the foundations of temples
and palaces, all mingled in one uudistfn
gulshablo ruin. Cor. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
A Itiitealrlier's MHIiimIh.
"A rat that is caught by the tall will
not hipteal," said a professional rat
catcher. "In those cases whero they
squealed I had caught them by tho body,
not having time to get my favorite grip
on tliuni. The rat, you sec, is paralyzed
for a minute by the light; he rises up and
tries to reach over It, and us he Is doing
that I reach the tongs in under him nnd
catch 1) 1 in bv the tall K I can, and If I
miss tho tail I catch anywhere. When
he's thrown into the sack ho lies quiet;
they don't squeal If you let them alone,
not even if tlieie s u dozen of them to
gether. They nre content to llo still and
await events rather than raise a row;
they're thinking all the tinio maybe I'll
forget all about them. That's where
they're olf. Another thing. A rat cannot
gnaw tluougli a hanging bag tlio bag
gives' nnd the rat cannot get hold. If
the bag Is laid down they can grip on the
creases and gnaw their way out in short
order, but a hanging bug is us good as an
Iron safe. A rat lias only four teeth
two above, which nre about u half tin inch
long, and two below, which arc about an
inch and a half and run clear through
the under jaw." Chicago Tribune.
W hy Americans (iiniv llalil.
"I'eople become bald from washing tho
head,'" said an Kiigllsh barber. "Tho tise
of water on the scalp may niako a man
feel buoyant for a time, but you will no
tice that the hair becomes dry and brittle
afterward. The water and subsequent
rubbing with a towel dry up tho oil in the
roots, and in time the hair becomes dead
and drops out. In Kughtnd people never
think of washing tho hair. A good comb
and stiir brush nre all t hat are needed to
keep tlio head clean. Tho women often
spend hours in combing out their hair,
und that Is tho most laborious part of a
maid's work. Instead of shampooing,
Kngllsh barbers use a machine shaped
llko a little barrel nnd covered with stiff
bristles. This is run by a small gas en
gine, and will winnow every speck of dirt
out of a man's bend in a few minutes. I
have heard there are somo in use in this
city, but I have never seen ono." New
York Sun.
1 1 1 1 1-1 1 1 (,'orlc Notes.
Tho popular Idea Is that we put somo
sort of greasy preparation on our faces to
nuiko tho burnt cork come oil easily, said
a famous negro minstrel to a reporter; but
if a man wants to become permanently
black, all ho needs to do is to greaso his
face before he blacks up. It would keep
him scrubbing all night, and ho would
have to take tho skin olf before ho would
get it out. Tlio preparation of tho cork is
simple. The property man puts his corks
in u pan, pours u little alcohol over them,
lights the alcohol, and tho heat does tho
rest. A lit t lo rubbing between tho bauds
smoothes out tho lumps and tho grit.
There's another way to take out tho grit,
which is to drop the burnt cork into a tub
of water, and the grit goes to the bottom.
All he hits to do then is to skim oil' tho
iloatlug substance and he has tho line
particles. A little water makes Mils Into
a paste ready lor use. Philadelphia
Novvs.
A Tenderfoot In lloiiui City.
Eastern Man Yes, I like this cllmato
and have about concluded to send for my
family and settle here.
Boom City .Mnn Well, sir, I can show
you some of tho tlnest lots In
"I can't alford to build. I must livo in
a rented house at the start. By the way,
whero is this Boom City you luivo been
talking about f"
"You are In Boom City now. This rail
road depot is :'.t tho foot of .Metropolitan
avenue, facing Monument square."
"But where aro tho houses? Thero isn't
one in sight "
"See here, young fellow; If you aro f.o
ilauged uiHi'sthetie Mint you can't enjoy
tho beauties of nature withotC having it
siKitted nil over with houses joii'd better
go back Knst." Omaha World.
SbaiiiK Cniiittryiuiiii.
Barbers hu e a trick for tho country
men who visit tho city and ro into the
shop to get shaved. They want to get olT
as clK'ap as possible, but generally thoy
linvo tho entire bill to pay boforo leaving.
For Instance, tho barber will tako n pleco
of black pomatum nnd smearing it on his
hand, run it through tho countryman's
lmlr and remark, "You need n shitinjKK),
Look how dirty your hair is; you must
have been about ti Miioko stack." That
catches him, and ho has to pay for n
shampoo, lie goto what is called in tho
profession a "raztelo tulo" shnvo. That
is, tlio razor is run over his face, anil
what is left belong to him. That is tho
way tho countryman Is served. Olobo
Democrat, A Midnight IIMi.
Speckled trout servwl cold with lettuce
nnd MayonnnUo dressing Is bald by a Bos
ton nmn to Iki worthy tho nttention of
those who kuow n good thing when thoy
tasto It. The dith is particularly palata
ble ulong nbout midnight.
Detroit lunnufncturors nra now using
petroleum to a considerable extent in tho
pluco of ronl or coke for generating steam.
Thoy Uud it cheaper oud more convenient
to inc
NEVER OLD.
Bpring still limkc spr.ng In the mind.
When sixty years nre told:
Love wnkes anew tlili throbbing heart,
Anil we nrp is?ver old.
Owr tlx" winter glaciers
I sw" the summer glow,
And, through the wild AM snowdrift,
Th warm irwlnul I'1om
linlph Waldo Emerson.
HOUSEKEEPING MADE EASY.
What Modern Invention Hun Dono
for
(lor Mill i oiii unit Muliln.
In former years It was no easy task for
a young married couple to "go housekeep
ing," und it required no small expenditure
of cash. A ran,o or cooking stove, a cof
fee and spice mill, a mortar, a cake board
and rolling pin. a tray and chopping
knife, not to mention u largo number of
pots, kettle-, frying pans and bowls, nnd
a lurgo stock of raw materials in tho line
of provisions, were required. Then con
siderable skill was nccosKury to use all
those in.-truiii"!'f - for preparing food for
the table, nnd that skill, unfortunately,
Was not possessed by the young wife. The
consequence was that most jwrsons who
embarked on tho sea of matrimony sailed
uirectiy lo a hoarding house and set up
their household divinities in a hack cham
ber, where they remained till the land
lady levied on them for an over due bill
for meals and lodgings.
But modern invention has rendered
housekeeping very easy. A couplo may
now set up tor themselves witli very few
utensils, scarcely any provisions, ami next
to no knowledgo of cookery. A gas or oil
stove tukes the place of a costly and cum
brous cooking range. Coiree is bought
not only parclied, but ground. Spices and
pepper coino all prepared for use. Every
kind of bread, cake and pastry can bo
purchuscd nt a slight advance on the cost
of the materials they contain. If one
wishes the sport of making them, self
raising Hour may be had in any grocery.
Fruit of ull kinds all ready for the table
can be purchased about us cheaply as that
which must be prepared. Xot only lob
sters and other shell llsh, but salmon may
lie bought cooked and ready to lie served
at a price but little above what the crude
articles cost; and cooked corned beef,
tongue, pigs' feet and ham have long been
on tlie market.
There are also canned soups, that only
need to bo diluted, nilnco meat, all ready
to put between pie crusts, and roast meats
and fowls of nil descriptions. Some
grocers keep mush prepared for frying.
Boston baked beans, put up In cans, have
had a great run during the past few years.
English plum puddings are also on the.
market. Cans of cooked green corn,
beans, pens, tomatoes, caulillower ami
asparagus, with Saratoga fried potatoes,
are to lie found on the shelves of every
grocery, while laundries do the washing
and ironing.
It Is no longer necessary to bo a cook, or
have u cook, to keep house. It requires
scarcely any cooking utensils to provide a
warm meal A can opener, a frying pan
und a cotlee pot are the principal requi
sites. Even the last is not absolutely
necessary, since a mixture of prepared
coffee, sugar and cream may readily be
obtained. It Is even practical now for the
novice to dispense with a cook book, as tho
lanel on every can tells how to treat the
contents. Surely, ladles need no longer
complain that the labors of housekeeping
keep them from cultivating their minds.
Boston Budget.
Horace (ireeley'n l'loliccy.
In the winter of 1850 1 heard a lecture
delivered by Horace (Jreeley in Brooklyn.
Ills subject was "France." Solemn uud
weird were his prophecies that night. All
else, save a general impression of his lec
ture, has passed from my memory, but
one thing stands out in boldest relief, and
that is his description of how Louis Na
poleon accomplished the coop d'etat and
the prophecy which Mr. Oreeiey made. It
was near the end of his discourse. In his
calm stylo the orator, speaking of that
usurpation, accomplished In treachery
and blood, seemed to have become elevated
like a seer, and he said; "A day is coining
when, as sure as there is a God in heaven,
Napoleon III will pay the penalty for hav
ing outraged moral and civil law." And
(hero Greeley raised his voice), "Tli'ou,
Eugenie, beautiful queen of power and of
fashion, when that day does arrive thou
wilt have thy share in the penalty."
I think that I never heard anything half
so weird, half so startling. The audience,
which had given good attention hitherto,
was now simply spell bound. Greeley then
went on and gave his reasons for including
the empress In tho future retribution.
Hosuld that it was a notorious fact that
after Louis Napoleon had treacherously
anil murderously stilled the second French
republic, tlio llrst person who wrote him
a congratulatory and approving letter was
51 He. In Comtesso do Moutijo, who became
tho Empress Eugenie. J. C. Fletcher in
New York Graphic.
"stored t'i" I'oi'co In Water.
An error concerning water has arisen
from a remark imputed to Faraday that
In every drop of water is stored up the
energy of a stroke or lightning," which
has been largely used by Keoley motor
and other speculators to further their
schemes. Thero is no force of imv kind
"stored up" in water; and the statement
mado by Faraday, if ho ever did make it.
simply referred to the small quantity of
electricity developed in a lightning tiash,
which would hardly lie enough to decom
pose into its constituent gases a single
drop of water. Tho powerful effects of
lightning are due to tho great tension of
electricity, like a very small boiler in
which tho steam is at an enormous pres
sure. Popular Science News.
Odd Klleet of tUu Interstate Luw.
An odd effect of tho luterstuto commerce
law is tho resurrection of tho various dead
towns along the Mississippi river. Tho
old steamboat wharves are being propped
up ready for business, nnd yawning In
habitants aro rubbing their eyes and won
dering if tho days of railroad tralllc since
tho war hnvo only been a horrible night
mare, Chicago News,
Yellow finer luventlcutloii.
Dr. Yulplan has reported to the Paris
Academy of Sciences Mint during the epl
denilo of yellow fever lately prevailing in
IMo Janeiro, of tl.o'Jl persons inoculated
ngalnst tho fever only six died, or less
than one per 1,000, whllo tho proportion of
deaths among those not treated was 1 per
cent. Boston Budget,
A Very Deep Well.
A firm of ullk mnnufacturors nt North
ampton, Mass., about two years ago be
gan sinking an artoslnn well there. It
lias now reached a depth of 11, -HO fret. All
but SOU feet of tho boring has been
through enudstone. Bostou Budget.
Tho manuscript of Hums' poem, "Tlio
Whistle," has recently becu purchased for
r.'SU by Lord Uosebcry.
Coiileinllnc with Hooks.
In tliotiutuinn when tlio nuts aro ripo
the rook is busy Walnuts uro his es
pecial favorites. You will not seo u bird
near tho place until they tiro ready for
thrashing down; but when that time tins
como a solitary pioneer will apjioar first,
high up. inspecting the tree or trees.
Tlio next day he will bo joined by ono or
two more. After wheeling about and
over the nlace thev will settle und ex
amine tlio stnto of tho rrop. If the outer
rind is loosened from the shell of the
nut, ti problem soon solved by the birds'
biting a piece olT, they will (ly away and
give information to the rest that luxuries
are to be bad. Then a number come,
nipping the nuts oil in the most whole
sale manner und Hying oir with them.
In the flrot field or meadow they dine;
with a dig or two of tlio powerful bill
they split oil tho outer covering, and
then with ono moro dig open the
nut and eat the contents. They uro
quickly back for more. "Hi! Gipl
Hooks!" cries a man's voice, nnd a fine
old dog dashes over tho lawn a dozen
times a day. barking his loudest to scare
them oil. for if left to themselves they
will clear the heaviest crop from the
trees in a very short time.
It is no use thinking of shooting them;
you may point a stick at them and
ilourish it nlxmt as much as you like,
nnd it will not disturb them in the least.
A gun is n different matter; only let
them catch sight of one, nnd instead of
committing their robberies in nn open
and deliberate manner, ns is their usual
way, they will clatter into tho trees liko
hawks when thoy get a clianco, nip off
tho nuts and fly away.
Tlio only effectual plan is to trap one.
I once saw the experiment tried. Ono of
them bopped into a common traps set
openly, only so secured that tho bird
could not fly off with it. Finding him
self in trouble tlio rook yelled out his
note of alarm. Up tho others cluttered,
cawing their loudest und dropping somo
of their plunder. All their friends round
nbout came to seo what was tlio matter
and to join in tlio uproar. Flying round
nnd dashing down to him as though to
get him out. and ilndiiigthisnouse, they
woro frightened out of their wits by
their comrade's frantic shouts, and they
mounted high up in the air, cawing their
loudest.
When tho captive had his neck twisted,
and ho was spread eagled out on n stick
for his companions' inspection, tho busi
ness was settled; not n single rook has
been near tho plnco from that time. 1
have often proved tho fact that shooting
somo does not affect tho rest in tlio least;
but trapping ono upsets tho whole rook
ery for a long time. When that calamity
has onco taken pluco it is put down in
their notebook, nnd no mutter what may
bo tlio attractions of tho locality, it is
shunned with tho greatest caution.
Cornhill Magazine.
Tlio Future of Knhu
Not only is Russia tlio greatest mili
tary power in tho world, but sho is tlio
European power witli the largest homo
geneous population and the greatest ex
pansive force. Territorially sho has tho
largest empire, possessing a vast sliaroof
tlio Old World, and hers is a peoplo full
of patriotic and religious spirit and so
well disciplined that all except an infini
tesimal minority "obey cheerfully and
without question under all circum
stances, whether good or evil, tlio will
of a singlo man. Yet, although subject
to what, with our parliamentary ideas,
wo aro disposed to stylo despotism, tho
Russian peoplo aro full of spirit and of
thoso qualities which wo consider spe
cially Anglo-Saxon "pluck" nnd "go."
Russia lias absorbed with rapidity, but
with completeness, tho greater part of
Central Asia, lias drawn 6tendily nearer
and nearer to our frontier and lias mado
herself extremely popular witli tho peo
plo she has oonquered. Her policy
throughout tho century lias been appar
ently Hxed in object, but pursued with
patience; and whilo thero seems to bo no
reason to supposo any probability of a
speedy collision, which England will do
nothing to provoke, it is impossiblo for
thoso who aro charged with tlio defense
of India to shut their eyes to tho possi
bilities or even tho probabilities of the
future. Sir Charles Dilko in Fortnightly
Review.
Slio Wo Not Dead.
In London recently a well known ar-
!.. t . .., !.. . . ... . .
list ui iuu L.iuiui .i ivus cauuu in lo inioio-
graph tho body of a young lady who had j
just died muler peculiar nnd distressing!
circumstances. Tho body was laid on a '
sofa in tho drawing room and presented i
a Kinmihirlv beautiful KnecMcIn Tim I
photographer wna left nlono in tlio room j
with tho lody nnd took a negntive.
After inspecting it ho was not satisfied
that tho exposure had been sullieient. i
and ho took another. And then, to hU
iimamem. ... uiscmere t. ia u.o iwo, -fc fc money back,
negatives wem not nliko. Tlio bodv J , . J. , '
must have moved. Not having lost all ; and that )'OU WOU t Claim the
liis ncrvo by this extraordinary occur-j reward. Of COUTSC.
renco, ho took a third negative, which j cn whoever is honest ill
was exactly liko tlio second. Ho instant-1 noCX 1S nonLbL 111
iy summoned tlio nurso who had been in making it, and works not on
attenilanco on tho deceased girl, and nf-, his own reputation alone, but
ter somo ditllculty and delay had tlioj.i i f 1 i i Jpolpr whom
doctor fetched. To cut a long story I mrouf" t,1C 10CIU eaicr vnom
short, tho young lady was not dead nt yoil kllOW, must have Some
alL This Ls a truo story. Atlanta rlu'nrr lm lm; fhirli in bark nf
American.
Nutunil Ills Head.
C. W. Russell, a prominent business
man, wears tltu biggest hat in town, if
not in tlio wholu country. Ho is a largo,
well proportioned man, and ono would
not for a moment iiiuigino ho woro an
8J lint. It is a fact, iiowovcr. Thoro is
only ono establishment iu tlio country
whom theylmvoa block largo enough
to build a hat for Mr. Ktuttoll, nnd that
Im livntivl nt Itetlml. flnnn. In nil nrnlk
ability Kussell would have to go hatlcss !
if tlio manager of tho Bethel factory had
not made a block expressly for him. Mr.
Aiued exhibited thU enormous hat to a
largo number of persona yesterday. It
fitted a man who worn n 71 hat liko a
circtui tent over a balloon. A box hail
to bo mado gccially for it, Tho brim la
a fraction over threo inches wldo from
tho Uxiy to tho rua all around. Chicago
Herald.
AN EPIC IN FIVE FITS.
rnACE.
Th.i editor tn genial mood, sat in hi oITIce
chair: he run his jeweled tingers through his
mass of tawny hair; he took his golden pen
and wrote some grand nnd fiery screeds, of
wars Abroad, of Hhtics, and of his country's
needs; lie also wrote a touching poem about a
lover bold, who went ncrcw thernging sea to
search for gleaming gold; and how a maiden
waited long down on tlio ocean shore, to wel
come him when he returned who would re
turn no more.
CLOUDS.
Theofllco hireling came to him; an ugly
youth was ho, with freckles scattered on his
"face most wonderful to see; he jerked tho
pro s, thU hireling did, ho swopt tho dirty
lloors, he stuffed theoonl into the stove and
did the other chores. But now his freckle!
cheeks were blanched, his voico was honre
witli fear: he said; "Old Smith, who weighs
u ton, is waiting for you here; his face is
stern, his lips ore set, 1 fear he's como for
gore Ob, master, shall I let him pass iusid
your sanctum doorf
OOL'UAGS.
Then spake the editor with pride, to that
lone youth spake he: "Oh, Absalom. t!i"
coward's tear a stranger is to mo; why should
I tremble, though he . jme vnllow in my
gore I'll take him liyj .ike neck anil
with him. sweep the tlooi . .... .Macbeth said
what mini may da e, Unit aUo will I dar.
end should old Smith but make a crack, I'll
feiuash hini w ith a chair; go, then, to where
he punting waits, and show him in to me,
and though he's once or doubly armed, no
terror will ho see."
DANGEU,
Then trembling went tho freckled youth,
ns lieM instructed I wen; ho led tho Bad Muu
to the door, and, quaking, showed him in;
tho door was clo-ed behind him then, nnd
Absalom stood near, that all the sounds of
raging war securely he might hear; thero
was a silence, long, profound, and then his
master's voice, rang out in loud, defiant
tones that made his heart rejoice; it sounded
through t lie oaken door nnd echoed down the
hall; it ceased, tue silence came again, uud
then u heavy tall.
DlSASmt.
With winged feet ouug Absalom flew to
bis masUr's side; all still and pale that mas
ter lay, as though ho just had died: but toon
he opened wide his eyes that fell the boy
upon; they swept tlio room to see Old Smith,
but Smith, the wretch, was gone. "Whut
did he do.'"' cried Absalom, "that you have
swooned aw ay 1 You show no marks to show
tliat ou have lindti bloody fray; oh, master,
did ho draw Ins gun, your form with lead to
fillf "No, no, my boj , lie drew no gun; fur
worse ho drew a lull !"' Nebraska State
Journal.
umilnjr in" ii ewspiper.
There escaped the notice of the Russian
cen.sors in Finland tho other day a small I
paragraph m a bwedisli illustrated paper
which, it appears, wan not quite to the
liking of the officials. When the objec
tionable paragraph was noticed an order
eaine from tin Russian oflicials that all
Humberts were to lie "called in," and the '
police actually went f- -tu house to house
and demanded that tin papers should be !
riven "P- London News.
It llimn't l'uy.
Out of fifty counterfeiters arrested iu
tho last eighteen months only twenty
three of them had passed !f.")0 wortli of
tho "qjieer," and only iivo of them had
mado a profit of $1 per day for the time
engaged. It doesn't pay as well as. saw
ing wood at sixty cents a cord, and ar
rest is sure to como within a year or two.
Detroit Free Press.
"1 liavo seen n great deal of what they
call faith euro." said ;i New York dentist,
"but 1 have yet lo hear of a person who
succeeded in curing tlio jumping tooth
ache in any such fashion." Few peoplo
can get up enough faith for that.
All who uho Dobbins' Klectdc Soap
lirmnu u uiu ivr, uiieuiiuni ami inuat.
most
?Si
economical family soap made: but. if
will try tt once, it will tell u still stronge
talo of its merits itself, I'lease try
Your irrocer will huddIv vou.
Rose (on the dlvatO-I think I'll mw ye. It is
better to marrv a man you resnect thnu one you
adore. Dully Hut lt'. m much easier to love
men than to respect them.
,
The Occidental Hotel. Han Francisco, is uni-!
versally pronounced by the public the model
hotel of the l'aeltlo Coast Kverythluu Ih petfec
tlon to the minutest detail, and quests are made
to feel entirely at home. J. A. Hooper, Manager.
Beware of Imitations of the celobratod Seal of
North Carolina Fluff Cut Tobacco.
Use Enamel! ne Stove Polish : no dust, no smell.
Tirr Qkhmka for breakfast.
There's a cfood deal of
. , ,i .
guarantee business in the store
keeninT of to-day. It's too
oocJwrt fir fnn rolncfnnt
, T ., .. .,
Half tllC time J.t lttCanS llOtll-
inr. T ords
""This offer to
Dioney, or to pay
only words.
refund the
a reward, is
made under the hone that VOU i
the
guarantee.
The business
a year with-
wouldn't
stand
out it.
What is lacking is confi
dence. Back of that, what is
lacking is that clear honesty
which is above the "average
practice."
. p' .
i-JT. I lCt'CC S
medicines are
guaranteed to accomplish what
they
are intended
11
to do, and
their
makers
give
the money
back if the
result isn't ap-
parent.
Doesn't it strike you that
a medicine which the makers
I
"Now. ma'am." srM the EiirIMi ervnf.
''ow will you 'ave the duck to-dav? Will oti
heat It cold, or shall 1 '(at It forou.'"
Tiiitnrrm tiik wu.i:y iioius
M mauvanlKht.mn.1e dnnhlvloug bv It nro
ret,.,t nanny, the rh. umaile sniterer 't to
jndt'nmi liM slo, pie.? couch, niov praylnv:
for that re?t which only routes by fit a"ul starts.
His malady Is one which ordinary mii-.'i es too
(iir ii Mil i.i i elu ve. but u.ere Is ample evld, nee
otr etnat tlie-tllelent bloon deiuirtiit, Ho
tetter. stomach Killer,. art,)rd the rheumatic a
reliable means of relief, i hcck the n a'ady in
tH Incipient tae.. when tne first premoiitiory
twllie.s pnmenti, with tt.is airrocahle inejtcliie.
and a void years of torture. Whatever t e the ra
tionale of the active f ntltienceof the Hitters uiiu
till" malady, certain it i that no evidence rela'
,ii lo eili-C' i mure ul e, t Hlnl p"itive than
'hat which telate to Its a' ttou ill eaves of rliea-uiHll-Mi
I.Ike ah ft. rlliiu remeoies. however, it
desirves a j.r.trHi ted .-ystematie trial, and
lniold not be n'midoneil I an,, not at once re
medial It 1 Kiunhy efiie Minis ill iljsr.ensia,
tndiKetiou ami kitiiir-l iii't aes.
(ieorge Francis Train snys he i living
solely upon ollee. If this is so, Mr.
Train has slight grounds for living.
5 AHD
22oxv it "J7Crox-ln.s3.
CURES
LUSVJBAGO.
1CJ6 Orleans St.,
Ualto Md..l'eh.:C, "JO.
I v. ns conliie d to tlio
house two wciks with
1' unbago. but St. Jacobs
Oil etri'd me; no re
turn. W.M. A. tiOKTZE.
r.ux.
JO v.
CURES BRUISES.
Fcncr .;ic, Mo., Feb. 7, 1S00.
"St. Jacobi Oil H wituout a pe r for pains,
bruises, aches, A.c." P.ev. T. G. H.vwkiks,
I'u-'or HaptUt Church.
cureITsprasns.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Apill 2, 1890.
I suffered with a sprained ankle which
welled very much. 1'i.uud (j-eat relief in uso
of St. Jacobs Oil and suc'Iii;,' disappeared.
Mollig Hicks.
ST. JACOBS'OCL
The Groat Remedy For Pain,
CUKES ALSO
RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA,
SCIATICA.
A
BSC F
Tlie only thing that will wet a man who wears a
"Fih brand blickcr"i$ a Hood; but even then
lie mut be under water. This statement may
seem stroi j;, but a coat that will stand a two days'
storm without K-akinjr. and will net rip or tear,;)
sure to fi.l tlio bill. Tl'e cdditional advantage is
that it costs less and wears lonpxr than any other
waterproof coat. Have you one? If not, why do
you wait until it rains? Sold everywhere, ltuyit
cow. It Hapreat mistake lo wait until it rains to
buy a waterproof coat. The time lo buy is when
tlx dealer has a clean, fresh. Flock, lie sure the
coat is ttamred wilh the " i ish Hrarul" Trade
Mark, nd you will Ree he best waterproof coat
ever made. Don't accpt any interior coat when
you can have tli-s " Fish Brand Slicker " rfe'ivered
without eitra cost. Particulars and illustrated
catalogue t'ee
A. J. TOWER. - Boston, Mass.
Old Hold a'ld Silver Iloubt; fn jour oM Cold
1 ami Silver liv mull to he nld anil reliable houtu of A.
Uolt'Uun. 41 Thiiil stri'r! S'lu rruueisco; I ill M'uil by
! rrl'f;VL"V" " "Um'V.V" .ViS"'5 lr the umount
-
Wanted Young Hen Mies
LtAHN IbLLuRArHY,
And Heuro portions pnyiiiK from i0 to & per
I month. Flue ojientiiKs iu every K-etlon of the
, Northwest Itallroads and commercial linen to
i nt) equippeu. Aiuirt'sa, wilii muiui, j. t , nrv i
MolK 1031 WashhiKton street. Portland. Or.
TAKE IT
W.PrUNlDER'S.
Oregon Blood Purifier:
ZYL- LIVER DISEASES, DYSPEPSIA.
, PIWPLES.BLOTCHES ANDSKIN I
JHETADACriE''. C05TIVENESS.
McCRAKEN & CO..
-DEALKRS IN
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and Fire Clay. LAND PLASTER
00 North Front Street, Cor. 1),
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Mranlrir tiio 1kit Piano Maue, and tbo (avorito
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l.l'ffiJ'J.,'!!!? Urav
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EGGS PERFECTLY PRESERVED
For 0 month at a cot of 1 . cent u doen and can
not be (liKtlinriiii.iK'il (r.-m I'fsli oges Kulldirec
tlimtcput fort I. JAMES MORSE, '"17 Kddy ht.,8.K.
BUY THE -
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For I'limiittiff Wat.r or Wine, Hpriiytnir fruit
Treee, miwIiik Wood. Kunniiih' bathes, Electrlc
I.iUtit rianiH. etc
REGAN o VAPOR ENGINE e CO.,
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AX9 HAY FEVE
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Jrmline remifly (or all Uis
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private dis Jules ot tnfn. A
ceriain cure tor the Ueblll
UtfiitT weakness peculiar
tow., mm.
I rrfscr.b 1 1 and feel ufa
in rPCommeoUlnc It la
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