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9 IWhiteHand A Tale of tlio Early Settlors ol Louisiana, Y AUSTIN C. DURDICK CIIAI'TEIt XL (Ooiillnucil.) C1 null it blushed iiml hung iluwn her head when aim saw the people bhkIiiK Hxiii tier, mill her riiiiiiniiilnii trembled violently. Hut Ih 17 worn not loft luliK in suspense, filling Serpent woa absent; Imt Itm Great Hun stopped iliiirn from the i-lovnteil sent llmt liu occupied, 1111 1 from unit of tint ntlcinlnuls hi, took n hmv nml mi arrow, nml a crown of feathers til which wn allUed mi oak twig. Tho lutlcr liu placed iiiiin Will 1 11 1 1 11 11 iI'h howl, nun I ho weapons he placed In Ilia luiinl. Then to Coqunlla tlir 11I1I thief gave n laurel twin nml mi car uf corn. "My ," then spoka llm Great Hun. in n solemn nml Impressive tone, "I, 11 a tho eldest liltiln relative of llm lirli'.i', itii now bestow her iinon llii'i. 'I hint hast It-en crow 11 til with tin) nliimngu of tlm soaring bird, which algiilllclh thn power nf raiiimnuil Jon ahull ncrelso III thn hullsrhiihl. Tin. In Ik of onk tells 11a Hint tht depth of iiu forest mil prevent thi'o from procuring food In times nf need! vihlla Ihu luiw nml arrow In thy html algiilurth that even until ili-nth tlinu wilt protect her who la now nli rii unto tin'" for a wife." Then thn tln-iit Hun turned to the brlil t "Cutiualla, In Ih)' liatnl thou hoi, lr. t thn twig of laurel thn emblem of purity. Ho wilt thou over rniimln pure nml unaiilllnil, that thn green Iniirnl may lm no morn purn thou nrt thou. Thn nnr of roru thou hnat alio niaiinii'il. Never let thy houirhohl want fur foo.l wlillut Ihiiti nrt tliua provide!." Tlinu tho chlnflnln rcaiiined hla aeal, nil thn same oM ninii who Iiml led White Hand tu thn temple stepped forivnril nml delivered a aorl of scrniun, nflnr which thn roupln wnrn hnlli'il na nimi and wlfn. Ill th lillilat of Ihnan rejoicings, thn en trance tu thn linilan waa darkened, nml III n moment morn Hliiuir Serpent atoml within thn plnrn. I In looked upon Whlln 1 1 ami, mnl hla brow darkened, Imt n rloan observer could ham seen that thn luo'c wa assumed. "Willi hnlh itouo this?" ho demanded. In 11 loiiil tone "I, my hruthnr," miawnrml tho (Irnnt Hun, "Thny lovml each other well, nml I earn thy rhlhl nway." Hllinf Hcrpcnt bowed hla head n fnw mnmrnla, nil J nhcii he looked up attain hla hrow wna clniir. "Thru tny promise la made rohl," lm alii; "for 110 man ran harm thn husband of hla rhlhl. White llnml, thou nrl aafe with tia; Imt rninriuhrr Ihlnn udth!" "The huahanil of thy rhlhl will not break hla promise," tpoku the Whlln I I mnl, oti'innlf. "It la wi'll. I nm In acnaoii fur the fes tivities." Ami thereupon thn festivities comim n nil, anil (liny were kept up till lain In thn evening, nml than tho 111'wly mnirliil roupln wrrn conducted to a dwelling that the king hlutarlf tain thnni. It waW Jliat hack of the houan of Htuiiie Hnrprlit, nml waa within thn linn nf thn k'rnnt circle of dwellings, Imt ita pint nf honor waa niarkril hy lla iicnrucst to tlm nlojn of thn Great Hun. After thn newly married p.ilr hml been conducted to tin Ir duelling, thn youth fell a linml iipmi hla nnn. ntnl 011 tur.ilnj lm saw thn Great Sun. "White llnml," he anil, "follow inn, fur thn (iri'nt Hun of thn Nntihnt liaa much to any to then." Full uf womlnr, thn youlli fultowi'il tl.o king from thn plnrn, hut h 1II1I not fin r. for there wna only kindm-M In the tone of thu monarch. On thny nrnt until thny reached n glgnntlc 0.1k Hint atnoil In thn very center of tin vlllni,'!', nml hern the Great Hun stopped. "White llnml," he said. In a low, sol emn tone, "Hum hnat swum tn my broth it Ihnt thou wilt nut Klrny thyself to thy countrymen, nor Innve thn Ullage of tin White Apple without our ronanut. 1 Only all mllna from hem la the fort 11 ml tillage of the white man; no thou it1 htny great la thn truat wo rnpoan In then." "Vet I will not break my won!." said the youth, whlln 11 a;lill nf nwe trnpt in it him. There wna something grnul anil aiihlluie III the scene nliout him, mnl he rouht not shake off the lmpri'aloii thnl a aort of mjatle fntn una li'liu workeil out In nil thla. The henreua wi re without n 1 Ion. I. nml the itiyrl.iil atnra were tulnkllni: like liny e.via of lire nwny off In the ila rk vault. The hronil. amoolh plain atretiheil off like n myatli- Like, while thn I111I1 of thn Nut' hi'i wire illm ly vUlhle In the crent eliiln. "White llnml." reaiiineit the ilark iniiliiiri'h, "I 1I0 not llilult that the (Ireat Kplrlt of our people la the anliie ! J 1 thnt tiinile thn white man. Thu eounlry nwny tieyoml the itrent a.nlt hike, they tell tne, la full of white nun, nml your Iiml liaa rIvimi them Iiiwh not like our Inwa, They prny to their (lol for veiiKn.iiire mi the Nnti'hri, nml tho ilre.ul teiiKeauro romea. I.Ike the awlft atorm nt liluht, nml llko the himml of the linnat of prey, It romea upon ill. My noli, thou cn nut pray" "Yea," lililriniirril the youth. "Then wilt thou not prny for tho Nnt iliei? Wilt thou not prny Hint Me will acini no more rnlnmltlea upon ua? Thou nrt eooil. nml true, nml noble. What any rat tlmuV" A alruuite truth now llnsheil upon the youth')) mlml. Tho Imllnua, In their sim ple ilrenil of tho whltu innn'a (Iml, hml lielleveil Ihnt If they rouhl poaaeaa olio of the true worahlpera of thnt O01I, nml perauiulu him to luterei'ile for them, the culaiulllea thnt reaulteil from the prnjera nf their enemlea mlitht ho nverteil. Yet White 1 1 ami ilhl not womler, for ho know how aim 1 1I0 were the hlena Hint thn roil men eutertalneil of their own Deity. Ami, moreover, he know Hint the liiillmia hut! often hrnnl the monks prnyliiK, nml whin he remrmliereil how illreet nml common were the nppenln thua inuile, ho illJ not ((ueatlon the Inlliirnre It muat hnve upon thoae who wero wont to reunnl Pelty na n keluif to ho prupltlnteil with ulfla nml outer ahow. The youth's first thought wna to try nml correct tlio error Into which tho chief hml fnlhii; hut when he Clime to rellect thnt In aui'li 11 work ho ahouhl Imvo to uproot the prejudico of a lifetime, ho resolvcil tu ilo an win nak ed of him. "flrent nml mighty kl." aahl the youth, In u tone thnt guve ovlili nco of hla truth, "I think (I01I will muwer tny prny era na quickly ua tlioao of uuy of my peo ple, anil ao fur na tho Nutchri 11 ro In tho right, will I prny for them." "Ami thou wilt tell him nil tho wrongs wo a offer, nml nil thu Indignities thnt mo heaped upon ua" "I will," replied Whltu Hund. "Then thou ahult ho tho wcll-lielovcd of the Nntchez. Lot us return now, mil aa wo ro, 1 will tell thro 111010. The while chief nt llosnlle Is culled Uliopnrt. lie la n Imd man, nnd n liar. I dure nut tell Hico nil thu ovll liu linn done, lt.it ho baa robbud ua uf our cuttle, nml wo CUD have. 110 red rem. lie hai cucrun lid upon our Intnla. nml wo ennnot drlro Mm nlf. Hut () ths day of ili-ckiinlng muat comn. llnwnre, my son, Hint thou letteat not thy aympiithy run with Hirao Imd men, for tho' hour la nigh nt hnnd-thn hour of vengnauco nml retribution!" Thn king apukn no morn, only to hid Wlilln llnml good night when they reach ed thn dnelllug, nml mum thn jimlli wna with hla prli na. Truly hla allunll'ti wna n atrnugo one, nml thnl night lm prnyed long nml fervently, hut ho ilnred not let hla wife know nil bin prnjer. ciiapthu xii. On the very evening Hint Whlln llnml ri-nchnil thu village uf thn Wlilln Apple n party of (!hlcknanwa alnppnd upon thn northern shorn of l,nku I'outi'hnrtrn'li. Thny went ten In number, nml with them was a prlaoner, who now rcrllnril ngnlnat a auinll hickory tree. Her silken gonn la torn nml soiled hy the tborna nml liualnn through which aim lina hern led, mid the thin ahoca are Hum through till tlio fret time lieroinn sore mid hlccillug: fur thn wny aim bus eomn lina hncn n hnrd oil", nml 1011 11 y ahnrp hrmublo lina hcatienn thn pntb. Hut aim reals now. Tho llniuia dart up from n Urn un.ir nt linml. Hick nml faint, she aluks down upon the sort inuaay bed nt thu foot of tlm tren, mid ern long nil her dangers nml t roubles urn forgotten in aleep. The fnlr primmer ever nml mum atnria up with frlulilful ilreama, until lit length, whi n thn night la far spent, aim la nroiia ed hy Blriiu'ge soumla near at linml, nuild wbli'h alio can illallngulah thn rlnali uf nrma nml the bum of nugry voices, The bleu of escape hrenks upon lier mlml. A moment ahe gmea nrouml, nml she si-s men In conference nbout her, with weap ons drnwii, nml lolces raised aa If In an ger. Hhe moles only a step, nml n haul la laid upon her shoulder. A stout ('hlik nsnw hohla her fnat and tella her alio ennnot cacapc, In a luoinnut more tlm (.'lilcknsnw la iiuahed rudely naldn, nnd l.oulau looks up Into the inooli-llt face of Hlnnm (.oliulsl "lln!" liu erica, with well-aaaumi'il aa tnnlahment, "and wna my auaplrlon cor rect 7 Huve I found my In-luind thus ilrnggeil nwny by ruthbsa anvagi-a? l'..r'r thla morning n runner brought the news to New Orleans that a white girl was tir ing cnrrled off hy the Chlcknsnwn, nml thnt their Irnll bent tuwnrda the g n.it Inke. A mj stir rtdco whispered thy luime III my ear. Why It wna I know nut; but I stnrli-il, mid I lime found line. Look up, a eel l,inilc. fur thou nrt anfe. Tlnm nrt n-acueiU" Thn innldeu'a firm! emotion snemel to be to shrink from the white man. but III n moment more aim gave him her llnml. "And nm I free from these snvngeaY" she naked, gntllig llrat Into Simon's film mid then upon the motley crew mImmii her. "Ay, thou nrt, I.ouUe. Do you not aro thnt they nre nil iiiellcil? Ilenven muat have directed me to Ibis spot. I'enr no mure, for thou sbnlt lie safe with me." 1'mlrr nuy oilier rlreumstaiicrs, Im.iIbo mlglit hnvn been fra III h- with Joy nt suih snliilntlun, Iml now ahe waa moved by n many riiiillietlng doubta f lint the lomliu of the rrarucra seemed tn move her but little. Ily the bright liinon'luhl she could sen the crew nbout her, nml they did imt look llku deadly enemlea. No cue wna wounded, nor did nm one nppcar to be hurt. To l e sure, there had hei n ll e sound uf strife, but ll in ly have only been II mock battle nfler nil. At nil rnte, ao run the ui.iblin's thoughts, though tlm kept them tu herself. "Come," i-oiiilnue.l Hlinon, nfter wait ing auiiio momenta fur nu nuwer thnt he did not rmelvc "come with lue now. The sningcs will mil dnie to hnrui yoll mine, nor will they dare niulest ua." Louise suffered heraelf to be ted to the shore of the lake, nml there sho found two boats In vv.illliu. Hlie Ii.nl bt-in sent isl In one of them when thn chief nf the Clilckiisiiw party rnion down nnd en I el Simon bark. A bitter iiullc stuln out the inniden's face ns all.- anw thla, nml her suaplclois were well coiillrmcd li 11 ahe saw l.nSols follow the led mail up the bank. Hut. llm tuiialn returned In n few momiiits, mil limine seated hlinae'f by the side of I.uulse, the bunts Wite manned nml shoved off. "The red dug wanted ill to promise thnt I would not expose his crime to tho (loviTiior, said Mumm. nftor tlie boats hndVgot well Into the lake. "I would linve made tbeiii nil prisoners, only Hint I feared o;l might te harmed In the melee. You did not notice how we 1 nine upon them, nml whnt lira I occurred, did jouV Million gnied sharply lino his rompnniiiira fnce as be thus spoke, as though he would read uuy suspicion she might hold. ' t saw nothing until I was grnsped by the shoulder," she truthfully replied, "for I was sound nslccp when you e.ime." "H11 I thought, lint I will explain: due of thn men who ncenmpnliled me knew tin- vnrlous trails that lend to the lake, nnd he guided us here. We landed, ami we funnd the III Mails nsbep, nil snvo one; but they neie up.. 11 their feet by the time we were up with Hi, 111, mil I saw thnt some uf them had guns. At Hint moment 1 espied ou natccp upon the ground. In 1111 Instant 1 f 01 bade my men to tire, for I fenred you might be hit. 1 told the tender of tlio I ml In in that ho wns discovered, nml thnt If he did not give up his prisoner, I would hnve the whole French forco down upon his peo ple before miuther sun bud set. And I furthermore told hint thnt If ho would iulully deliver up thn niiiiden, wo woull not harm him. A scullle ensued between Bonic of the red men nnd two of my cum paulous, but we iiulckly stopped It, mid the Indians ngreed tu glvo you up it wo would let them depart III peace. I con sented, nnd oil know tlio rest. Wna it not fortunate Hint 1 beard tlm report Hi's morning? nnd wna It not very fortunntn that heaven whispered to 1110 thnt )ou might bu the prisouerV" "It wan very fortunate," returned Lou ise. "And perhaps you think It wna strange," added Simon. "Hut yet I had some ground for tlio fear. Tim runner told me Hint tlm Indians wero on the Tlckfiih trail, mid I could think of 110 place from whence, they could h.iva brought n young whito maiden captive ill Hint direction sale from the estnto of our father. 1 any uiir father, for surely be has been a father to me. Tho 111010 I thought of tho mutter, the more con firmed my fears became. A Fruirh ship lay In tbo river, and I easily hired some of her men to 001110 with me. O, Louise, do you renllzo how grrnt li the blessing thus fullcn upon you Whnt mutt have been your fnto hnd I not found you ns I did 7" Hut the maiden did not reply. HI.e wns thinking how flimsy nnd Improbable wna tho story her compnnloii hud told, nml ahu wondered If ho thought her audi n simpleton na to hellevo nil he said. "Do you realise whut 11 fnto must have been joura?" Hlinon urged, ",V den.h of turlure, or 11 life of misery." "1 kuow tlm Indians nre sometimes re vengeful, but I do not lliluk they would hnvo niuidcred a defenseless girl," aald Louise. "Ab, you do not know them. You do not know theso Chlckusuwa. They u.e monsters of cruelty!" "Aud yet they have been very kind to mo." "Kind, I.uulso? Then why ure you so pnlo nnd wnii? nnd why u feeble" "Hecnuso I am not will. 1 urn sick. Lust ulght I Imil a severo fi ver, but my enptora prepared ,,om(, medicine frota) roots Hint they found In thu earth, and It relieved me at once." "Ah, that wna but to buhl you up nn your Journey. Hut you am ab k, mru now. Let me lln a plain for repine." Hlinon spread, 11 blanket upon the boat's bottom In thn stem sheets, mil llieil It ao Hint Lonlan could Iny her head upon one of Hie tbwnrta, mil Mhen thla wns Hied, slm nvnlb-d herself of thu oppor tunity for rest thus afforded, for alio wns In truth sick nmi faint, and her bend ached. It wns not nil the reanlt of iiiito fatigue or fright, Imt dlsenan had abso lutely fnatini-d upon her 11 alight i-uhl. perhaps, nt Itrst, Imt now i-rg,ng to a fever. Yet Imlsn slept, and when aim awoke, "In- found thn sun shining down full up on her, and the boat had reached the soillhi-ni shore. Hhe was aaalatrd to land, Imt ahe could not walk. However, horses were at hand, and when sin- was seated In the anddle, the parly sturd-d ncrnas thn land towards New Orleans, which they reached before noon. Th place con tain ed not morn Hum a hun Ired dwellings, mid those Hern humble and primitive In form. The territory of thn town hnd In en laid out lino squares alty-slx In number, of three liundreil feet each. These squares were eleven m number upon the river, aud sin In depth, so Ihnt with all the obstacles of the nat ural slate of the bind, its geographli nl position nml marked It nut In tlm mum of lla founder aa the nucleus nf n mlgh'y illy. Illsiubk nml comprehensive mind illiileratoiid the advantages of the position In a eoiuinerclnl point of view, for lm saw that here was the natural point between ocean and Inland navigation. To n low, wooden housn nil Hoiirbi n street was Louise conducted, and at hrr own request she waa nt once shown to a lied, ami n physlclmi sent for. An o'd negro wiimnn, named Loppn. came to wait upon her, nml In n little while the physlelnii rninn. He waa nn oil man. nml well skilled In drugs. He eniniui-d tho pnlh nt's pulse, her tongue, nnd ns!; ed numerous uticetlons, mil Iheli an nounced that with enro elm might be well III 11 very few days. During thn real of that day and tlio following night, Louise saw mi more nf Hlmuii I.obo's. Her b-ad nibed mn h. but Dually the old doctor's pn'b ns quiet ed the nervous nrtlon, ami lain In the euiillig aim sank Into n gentle slumber. On the following morning she felt mtiih better, ao Ihnt tlm doctor smlbil when be came. Ill three daya from thnt time slm wns fnlrly recovered from her ills euse. though slm was very weak, partly from the severe shock she had rntelved, mid pnrtly from thn effects of the medi cines she had taken. At all events, llm physician deemed It not neciasjry to call again, nml only ordered now that Ills pa tient's diet should be slrl Hy nltmled 10. Aa I.oulso thus began to regain her strength, hn wondered when Minim I.o hols would take her homo. She li.nl nsk ihI him once, but had gained no direct an swer. (To be continued.) COAT IS WORTH A DIG SUM. Two 1 Imutuiiil Uollurs IsskeJ for a I ner iloiintnlii xpcciineii. Mr. I'urIi. of Vancouver, H. C, Inn Hie only Itucl.y Motiiitnlii gout ever iiipiiiicil iillvo. iiml lie wniitH for It. It Ih tlm opinion nf ninny thnt tlio unlinul la well wurtli thnt mini. Mr. I'ugli Ik n hunter, trapper nml tnxbli-ruilst, nml when, two ycara ngii, the Viiiicinivor "nm" ofTereil J'.'.tum for 11 live Kii-i-luii n of tlie Itoeky Mountain guilt lie rcnlvi-il In win the prize. Otli cln Iiml spent tlioiiKiiiuls of ilollnra 111 trying: tn III! tbo xoo'x order. Imt In viiln. '1 In imiiiiitniii guilt, the Miyowt, but iiniiiii'; tlm most lieniillftil of 1111I iiiiiln, n-slsti-it nil uttoiiiplH nt rupture. I'liiully 11 kill "lis Hi'i'iireil mnl nursed fur II llliilltll mi 11 but I In Just whore It wiik cuiiglit. ut 11 very lilgli altitude. It crew lusty nml wns snfely hiuilttl In Liatuiiil. Tin 11 I'll 1110 Mr. 1'ilgliH alio-ii-asfiil uttt'inpt, fruin wlilcli bo bus Just ri'ltirui'il. Ilia pimi wns 11 novel one. He nml two iiiiupiinloliH traveled Into a land of eli'in.'il Knows, forty nilli'H tip Sipia iiiIhIi ItU'cr. llrltlsli Columbia, where no while nimi Iiml ever lieen. Ah untlcl piiteil. Iii'-l'iimul Hint tlie wild milninln - gmltH, lieurM, wuIvck. marten. Usher, etc.- ilhl not le.11- mail iih iiiucli ns each nt her. He soon i-might seven khla, but Hie beautiful i-rentures nil illeil when they Htrin-k .lie lower atmosphere. Ills only hope wns tu capture a yearling. At last, after stalking; 0110 fur three ilnyx, lie drove It onto a ledge two feet wide running: along a perpendlculnr 0 1 1 (T. Ills companion then tied a ropo aroiiml Ills waist ami lowered lit 111 to tlm leilge. Wit) feet lielow. Tlie goat trotted nbiiiK until tlie leilgu plnclieil out. Then, htaiullng on Its. hind legs, It elaweil Hie itlr like a wnltzlng liorne. Heluw the beast was n ilmp of UiOO feet, wltli nothing: even fpr a mountain goat to ellni; to. On one slilo was va cant tipnee, on the other side a num. Mr. I'ugli allowed the creature to tiro Itself out pawing; Hie air and tlio aldo of the cliff above, when It deliberately crouched down at Ills feet, nnd, look ing pleadingly Into Ills eyes, waited to lie devoured. Mr. I'ugli belli tlie emit unresisting: 111 Ids arms mid pint anil mini were bulli ed to tlie lop of the cliff. A dozen other unsuccessful attempts wero ninde. In mime eases the KO'tt" lenped 100 feet and escaped from their pilrsuers. Tlio kids raptured leaped 30 or -10 feet In llielr attempts to (jet nwny, but In their youthful folly landed In tlie deep snow I'lie goat captured became tame before ronohlnir tbo vnllev and nto out of its ' captor's hand. II10 More tlio Merrier. At a certain country manor In Der byshire there lived many years ago a Jocund squire, noted as much for his love of 11 good Joke as for Ills sporting propensities, Helng out hunting 0110 ilny, he rode so well that the only rider In front of 111 111 wns Ids servant, Sum my. lie, howuver, soon disappeared, ns, In vaulting a hedge, he dropped Into an old disused quarry on the other side. The squire, close on Hntmny's heels, Immediately followed. Ho found Sam my shouting warning as hard as bis lungs would permit, 'Imt he stopped him with: "Ham! Ham! fatul tlm" silly foolj lio'd thy noise and let a few more coino In," Loudon Hpiuo Momenta, Memory. From !"!! answers to questions pub lished two or tluee years ago, Messrs. V and C. Henri llnd tint a perron' lli'st memory may be of nn ettnt occurring tn early as the age of (1 mouths or na In to as 8 years a to I yeau being Hie usual ago. UNIQUE FEATURES toll Jl n $ 13- - m E is s I wi liHII H IkMlWki M 0k Si I II jij Till; akyacrnper la an evolution, and a very recent one. pnrntlvel modest atrticturea of nn earlier period. It : yenra altico the llrst of tlm type wna planned, and It orli engo. which city clalma the Tacoiim HtilldlnB. complcti the llrat American skyscraper. values are enormous and rnnstniitly enhancing, the "Chicago construction" idea, or the modern bridge built skyscraper, with Ita skeleton of ateel nnd outer covering of atone, brick and glass (nnd which Is riveted together so Ilrmly Hint the Cyclops might roll It down bill like a bird cage, If they chose, without Injury to Its structural parts, at once leaped Into favor. Other cllles, notably New York, seized upon the Idea, expanded and elab orated It, and then began a race as to which should build the tallest struc tures, the tendency ever upward and with "excelsior" as the motto. Without any liitetideil disparagement of other cities, It may be safely asserted that Now York now possesses more and larger skyscrapers than any other elty In the world. A decade or so ago Chicago was In tho lead, lint now It Is the great metroiotls of the Umpire Htate, with Its structures of steel towering skyward by the score. The tallest olllce buildings In the world are to be found In New York City. It was thought the limit hnd been renched In the I'ark Uow or Syndi cate Hiilbllug. which, though nominally JUC! feet In height. Is -147 feet from the street to the tups of the llagstaffs on Its twin towers and Ml from tlie bnse of Its foundnlloiis. It Is called the tallest olllce building In the world. Its ctlHilas being 100 feet higher than tho dome of the cnpltol at Washington mid almost as high as the apex of the great pyramid. And yet this great structure, with its P.VI rooms and accommodations for nearly 4,000 occupants, stands hjkii a foundation of sand. Its total estimated weight of 20.OPO tons Is supported upon a forest of 12.000 piles driven Into the sand by the blows of a twenty ton driver. It cost $".,400,000 and Is said to be a payln; Invest ment In fact, there Is hardly a skyscraper In New York, Chicago or any any other elty where realties are vastly valuable that Is not returning a good rate of Interest from Its rentals. If It Is not, then there la something the matter, the experts say, with Its management. One of the most unique of skyscrapers, almost abnormal In its peculiari ties, Is the so-called flatlron structure at the Intersection of llroadway, Stb avenue nnd ild street. New York. Viewed from the front It appears like the bow of an Immense ship, being Just wide enough at Its edge for a narrow window, yet It Is twenty-one stories high, rising 2S5 feet above the street, and each floor of this stone and steel structure contains S.UOO square feet of spare. It cost $1,S00,000. One of Chicago's latest nnd finest structures Is Montgomery Ward & Co.'s building. It contains twenty-one stories and measures SIX) feet to the top of the weather vane. One of the most sumptuously titled of olllce buildings !s said to be the Krlck skyscraper In Pittsburg, recently erected, which Is twenty-two stories, covers nn entire block, has a floor area of 600,000 square feet and cost, with the land It stands on, f l.'-'.W.OOO. The erection of n Ave hundred foot skyscraper presents no greater diffi culties to lie overcome than that of a two hundred footer, for the structure Itself, considered geometrically, Is a cumulative growth to which the genius of years has steadily contributed. The building of skyscrapers Is now an exact science, and doubtless a structure could be planned by our architects that could be extended upward as far as desired. It has required a rapid readjustment of the point of view to keep up with tho growth of sky scrapers, and tho really unique features have become, like the articles enu merated by tho auctioneer, "too numerous to mention." LIVED TO A REMARKABLE AQE. Grandma" Mills Wna the Oldest Woman la Canada. Mrs. James Mills, of Woodham. Ont., who died n few days ago nt tbo age of lir years, was the oldest woman In Canada, If not In the world. "Grand mn" Mills, ns sho was called, whose ninlden name was Mary Ann Coulter, was born In the town of Pottlg, Coun ty of Fermanagh, Ireland, October 18, 1787, when George III. was King. She lived under the rule of five llrlt lsli sovereigns, Georgo III., George IV., William IV., Victoria and Edward VII. Vntll three or four years ago sho could readily recall and fluently relate stirring Incidents of the early part of tho nineteenth century, but of late, though her memory was clear aud un- "flllA.NUUA" MILLS, WHO DIED AO ED 115. Impaired, It was dtlllcult to converse with her. owing to her deafness Up to a few weeus ago sou was origin aim active, and through her last Illness buo retained consciousness until within a few hours of her death. Mrs. Mills and her family emigrated to Canada In 1857 and settled in tho virgin forests of Osborno Township, Huron County, on tho concessions of tho Canada Iiud Compauy. Mr. Mills died two years after landing tn Can ada, succumbing to the hnrdshlps of pioneer life In tho backwoods. Of their family of ulno children, four sons and flvo daughters, live nro still living ono In New Zeulaud, nnd four In Canada. Tho second son, Jumes, of St. Thomns, Is 70 years of ago. All her other chil dren nro well on tn years. Mrs. Mills Uns descendants to the sixth genera tion. Threo or four years ago she went to St. Mnry's Ont., to havo her photograph taken, and surprised her friends by walking unnsslstcd with a light, brisk step up a long flight of stairs leading to tho photograph gal lery. Sho was proud of her old ago and was always pleased to receive vis itors, of whom sho bad many, as sho was known far and wide. All through her life Mrs. Mills had been a dovout Methodist, and wb.Uo living with her sons In St. Thomas walked to church every Sunday that IN SKYSCRAPERS. from the eom- la only fifteen originated In Chi tted In 1S60. aa In all our Inme cities, where foot front tho weather was favorable. Mrs. Mills never partook of tobacco, snuff or stimulants of any kind, and In her nctlve days toiled at many things from which women of the present genera tion shrink. Taking Advantage of ihe Situation. A member of the military band nt a certain barracks came to tho surgeon recently with a long face and a plaln tlvo story about a soro throat "Soro "throat, eh J" said the surgeon pleas antly. --tt me see. Ob, that's not bad-a slight Irritation, nothing more! You'll be all right In a day or two. I think you had better take no risk by using your throat though, so I will recommend you for a fortnight's sick leave." Armed wlth'the surgeon's certlScato the bandsman obtained two weeks' sick leave. Tho two weeks had Just come to an end when he met tho surgeon on the parade ground. The bandsman saluted, and the surgeon. recognizing the face, stopped. "How's the throatl" he asked pleasantly. "It's quite well, sir." was the reply. "That's goou. sum iue surseon. ,OU can get 1Z?T. w,tnout fear- y ,ho ""ei "o you piay in the bandT" "The small drum, sir!" said the musician. Boms Noted Names I'ronounceil. Itecause there aro no rules for the' pronunciation of proper na,mes. In numerable errors are made tn this mat ter. Hero follow the correct prouun elation of the names of somo persons of renown. A. T. Qulller-Couch sounds the ou of his last syllable as the 00 Is sounded lu the word root. Jerome K. Jerome accents the first syllable of his last name; he pronounces It to rhyme with tear 'em. In the nnme of ltobert Louis Stevenson the Louis is pro nounced a though It wero spelled Lowls. Sir Walter Besant's last namo has Its first syllable accented; nnd rhymes with pleasant, Tho poet ltlch iml Hovey's name has Its first syllable sounded so as to rhyme with dove. The name of Andrew Carnegie Is ac cented on tho second syllable; It should bo pronounced as though It were spell ed Car-nny-gle. Tho Weight of It. Hlx The total coal output of this country exceeds 1,000,000 tons nnuully. Dlx That Is the output of the nines. Tho output of tho retull deal era exceeds 2,000,000 tons. Superior Art. Pallette DeAuber Is an odd genius. Urushly What's he up to uowf Pallette He Is painting a $300 por trait of a 30-ccut man. You all havo kin you don"t like, al though you consider It a mark of good breeding to admit the fact to only a few. An Irish lawyer ln speaking of the domlso of a colleague said: "Ho left a brilliant future behind him." tA8T OF OUR CAM MIDAL8, Tribe Hint l,oim Wns tlio Hcourge ol Imllnna of Teeua, Undo Sam's only remaining cannibal tribe Is fast dying out, according to James Mooney. of the Hurt-nil of Ilth- oology, Washing ton, who has born milking a study of iliein. There aro now but nriy of this once powerful kingdom loft, nnd In n few years or more It will bo- come i.ttlrict come cXIIIKt. I h 0 people In question are tho Tonknwnf. w h o, a CA.ismAi. cilitr CV(,n tho times when eating of human flesh wns a common practice among many bands of our wild aborigines, were known ns the most depraved of all New World cannibals. The few remnants of their tribe aro being kept on a reservation In Indian Territory, whither they wero taken twenty years ago for protection against llielr many enemies. To nl! other trllies they aro still known sim ply ns "the man caters." The old homo of the Tonkawa canni bals was about Han Antonio. Tex.. Just bark of the const. In their prime they were physically powerful, nimble nth- letea, fearless fighters and good hunt- , ... - ,, i-,,,L-in nn- uiiimn iiiiu tabooed by all other Indians. Tor a century nnd more the. entire red race In America hnvo set their faces against these depraved people, l'or this the Tonknwas havo retaliated by serving as scouts for the whiles nnd guides In many government expeditions agnlnst hostile tribes. In 1807 the government placed tlicm, together with several other smaller tribes, iinon n reservation nn l In- nn- per Hrnitos. The Tcxans, who had de- clnred that no Indians should live In the Slate attacked the agency flre.1 on the soldiers protecting It. nnd scat-, tercd the Indians. This but added a further hardening to the temper of the forsaken "man eaters." Their 300 stir-1 vlvors were collected upon n new res- . .. .1 ervatlou on tlie vwshlta, Indian Terri tory. IlHno. tl.o nlrll ..-h ...t,n mm. tn. ,. m., .. .c cww.w ..-. shore, tllnus were persuaded to fight with the Tm?T watch, and beckon, and wait for North and others with the South, the fur me. Tonkawas, with a few others, pre ferred to remain upon their own rescr- And I alt and think, when the sunset's vatlon rather than take chances with ; sold the Indians on either side. Hut, de-', ?"llInf rIr' nd !i'"' nn! Uo" spite the attitude of the Tonka was. ' t man's their agent and all his employes took oor. the oath of allegiance to the Confed- asvlaall watch for a gleam of the flapping erato government. The Tonkawas, sail, though unconsciously, were now Con- I shall hear the boat aa It galas tho federate Indians. I strand; On the night of October 22, 1SG2. the 1 haI1 PaM from ''s1"' wltn the uoatman "man eaters' " enemies 140 picked .Ea'V . , tU. i.tt in,i . , , . To the better shore of the spirit land. Shawnees. Delawares. Wlchltas aud , ha know tha loTeU wbo haT0 R00 Klckapoos armed with modern rifles, before, surprised the agency, killed the white And Joyfully sweet will the meeting be, employes and burned the buildings to When over the river, the peaceful river, the ground. The Tonkawas, only S00 The Angel of Death shall carry me. In all. had only bows and arrows, but -Nancy Priest Wakefield. Kepi up a siuuooni resisinuco long enough for n part of their women and children to escape to the hills. When the battle ended 130 Tonkawas near ly half of the tribe lay dead upon tho ground, more than 100 of these victims being defenseless women nnd children. The attacking party lost 27 killed and wounded. The hearts of the Tonka was now were hardened still more than In their former defeats. The surviving "man eaters," after this massacre, were marched In pitiful procession to Fort Arbuckle under guard of a single representative of the government. After a short stay at Fort Arbuckle the "man eaters" drift- ed back to Texas, occasionally acting ns scouts against the wild Comanches. 1 The word Cannibal" is of Indian origin, according to Mr. Mooney. It is a corruption of "Carlba," of "Canlbn," the proper name of the Carlo, that dreaded scourge of the Antilles, who reigned over the West Indies 300 years ago. I Human limbs, hung up In the sun to dry, llko hams, were seen by Span-, lards who first visited the Carlbs. Tho , Aztecs made a great business of canni balism In connection with their sacrl- ilna nf nt-larttinra nf wnr nlnl mnn. eating prevailed all through the Or!- noco and Amazon regions. American i.i.n. .mi pat l,..lr fellow men on the upper Amazon, and It Is alleged that cannibalism Is still practiced ou Tlburon Island, off Lower California. How Nations Sloep. lan mnn snenils mi nn nvcrnpn one- lu,rd ot bia nf0 In bed, It Is not won- dcrful that care, expense, and trouble Hre expended on his sleeping place. In this country the unhealthy feather bed Is being drivtu out by tho healthier mt.ttress. French beds nre noted for their hardness, nnd German beds nre so ridiculously short that English visit ors are often much too big for them. Many Norweglnu beds nre made to ,uU out from w- Tu I'mumock rules ln Soutu nwl Ct'n,ral America. Tho Indians lu Guiana plait most beautiful hammocks out of grass, which they dye prettily. Japancso Ho upon matting laid on tho floor, with a stiff, uncomfortnble wooden head-rest, It would take nn American years to got accustomed to such n bed of tor- crossing the sky, Bliootlng up and fall ture, Tho Clilneso use low bedsteads, I Ing. Ho might guess that thees were often elaborately carved, but their ' signals of tho Indians, but unless ho only mattrasscs and coverlets are! wero experienced ho might not ba mndo of matting. In winter they put able to Interpret the signals. One flro on heavy clothes wadded with cotton, arrow, an arrow prepared by treating In which they sleep. Of nil people tho! tho head of the shaft with gunpowder easiest to suit In the wny of sleeping nnd fine bark, meant tho samo as tho quarters are negroes. An African no- cohliun of smoko puffs "An enemy Is gro, llko a wild animal, cau curl up anywhere. Tho Missing Artloles. ln a book o( memoirs recently pub lised n story worth repeating Is told of a well-known bishop. Ou one ocea-1 slon lie was Just starling on a railway Journey from Chester Stntlon when tho Tenspot to Mrs. Ilojnclc. station-master enmo up to him aud, "What Is her Idea of literary even said, referring to his luggage, "How juggr nmuj articles nre there, my lordV"( "Well, sho'a to give a Hen-IIur pro-"Thlrl-nluc." wn8 the reply. "I can grosslve euchro followed by a Long only find sixteen," answered the other. feuow png-poug."-Dotro!t Frco Press Then, sniu mo uisnop, you must be a Dissenter!" Too True. Tom How would you nualyzo ou dtlnncyT Jerry Well, In tlio clearest deflnl. Hon obstinacy Is noiseless self-couwlt, Detroit Free Press. !--r4H--rH'r-r'-ft-hM-H ; OLD- FAVORITES I 44HH.4fr.M,4..h oTer the Hlver. Over the river thry beckon to me Loved ones who'vo passed' to ihe far- ,, ,tl'" ,,''' ,1 their anowy robes I eo, I Mt "'"' nro Jfownul In the I rushing tide. There's one with ringlets of auuny gold, And eyes the redaction of heaven's own bluov "e crossed In tho twilight gray and fold, And tho pnlo mist hid htm from mortal w ." h , tMere Tho gnte's of tho city we could not ace Over the river, over tho river, x,y brother stnnda waiting to welcome mcl Over the river the bontmnn pale Cnrrled another, tho household pet; Her brown curls waved in tho geiitlo gnlc Darling Minnie! I see her jet. She crossed 011 her bosom her dimpled hands, And. fl'jirIt,"r entered the phantom "0 watched It glide from the silver sands And nil o'ur sunshine grew strangely dark; We know she is anfe on tho farther side, Where nil the ransomed nnd angel be- " '."V1',0. T7,U ft"' My childhood's idol is waiting for me. l'or none return from those quiet shores. Who cross with the boatman cold and Pale: We hear the din of the golden oars. A"J c"tch " K,cnm of "10 nwy ""' A"d lo! "'7 ,,nrB Pn"cd from uur TbtSm na nre gone for Bfe. -e may not annder tho veil apart That hides from our vision the gates of day; We only know that their barks no more ,1 I, l.l. ... llfn. ,ln,,tf May sail with us o'er life's stormy sen . f Irnnn. r.n tlm llnAAH """ - - nf, . .. . N,ht. Oft in tlie stilly night, V.re slumber's chain lias bound me. Fond Memory brings the light Of other days around me: The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken; 1 The eyes that shone, I Now dimmed and gone. The cheerful hearts now broken. I Thus in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Sad Memory briugs the light Of other days around me. When I remember all The friends so linked together I've seen around me fall, Like leaves In wintry weather, I feel like one Who treads alone Some banquet hall deserted, Whote lights nro fled. Whose garlands dead. And nil but he departed. Thus In the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound mi. Sad Memory brings the light Of other daya arund me. -Thomas Moore. Indian Smoke Signals. The traveler on the American plains soon learned the significance of the Hlres of smoke that he sometimes saw rising from a distant ridge or hill, and "'"t iBA see answered from a different direction. It was the signal talk of the Indians across miles of In tervening ground a signal used In rallying the warriors for an nttack, or wnrnlng them for a retreat If that Mumo, n,l,.lenl,ln rri. i,i nn i,,i way of sending up the smoko In rings or puffs, knowing that such a smoko column would nt oneo be noticed nml understood ns a signal, and not mls- taken for the smoke of Botne camp- tire. Ho made the rings by repeatedly coveriug tlio llttlo Are with his blan- ket. The column of ascending smoko rings said to every Indian within thir ty miles, "Look out, there Is an enemy near!" Threo columns close together meant danger. Ono column merely meant nttcntlon. Two meant "Camp nt tills place." To any ono who has traveled tho plains the usefulness of tills long-dlstnuco telephone Is nt onco apparent. Sometimes at night the settler or the traveler saw fiery lines near." Two arrows meant "Dnnger." Threo nrrowB Bald imperatively, "This danger Is 'great." Several arrows said, "The enemy nro too mnny for us." Her Idea or It. Mrs. Geezer Intends to have a num. w of literary evenings." said Mrs The Maligned Italian. Mother Willie, whnt did you do with that penny I gave you this uiornlug?" Willie, a god 1: "1 gave It to tho nion lity." Mofher And what did ho do wlth It7 Vllllo--He put It In his cap, nnd theti i;ave It to his father, who phi, ed tin- nuan.