A SONG.
A song rolled out of a, heart one day,
And It drifted over a distant bay.
It carried a message of hope and cheer,
And IU charm wan breathed In a llst'nlng ear:
Forjt soothed the brows that were lined wllh care,
Ami It stayed the white In the midnight hair;
ft whispered the calm of n heart at rest:
And"lt stilled the ache In the troubled breast
A psnlm to defy all hopeless fears.
A song that will live for a thousand year.
Waverley Stagazlne.
I A CALL IN BUSINESS HOURS I
CrpHK young man at the desk wi
ML busy, very busy. Ho was nl
ways bnsy. He made n special
ty of hard work. No doubt he carried
tho fad too far. His complexion had
lost Its ruddy plow, his muscles wore
relaxing. Hut ho worked on.
Tho fact Is, he was determined to
succeed. Ho wanted fame nnd he
wanted money. Ho wanted fame for
Itself, and he wanted money because It
meant power. It meant something else
to him at least ho hoped It did
something so far away that It made
him gasp to think that he could ever
stretch out his arms for it.
John Hammond often said to him
John Hammond was his partner nud
Tery good friend
"Jim Warwick, you're putting too
much fuel Into your firebox. You'll
have nothing to fall back upon when
you need a little reserve force. Slack
up, my boy, and take tilings easier.
Wo are doing well enough. This Is a
rlslug Arm. Wo aro going to climb
all right and there's no use taking any
short cut to the summit Tut on the
brakes, my lad."
So spoke John Ilammond, three-and-thirty,
to James Warwick, nlne-and-twenty.
It was the voice of experi
ence and the voice of wisdom, but
James Warwick wasn't ready to heed
It
Onco in a whllo John Hammond
drew him Into goclcty, pleasant little
card parties, a theater party once, and
once a dance. John Hammond's wife
liked Jim everybody liked him, for
that matter there hadn't been a more
popular man at college and she de
voutly wished that he would encounter
some charming girl, who would lure
him away from that littered" desk for
a reasonable portion of the time.
There was such a girl, but Anna
Hammond, for all her cleverness,
never dreamed of her identity. And
Jim Warwick scarcely dared to dream
It either.
Jim was alone In the office this Jan
uary afternoon. Hammond's wife had
called for blm and he bad gone away
with her. She had put her bright face
for a moment In the doorway.
"All work and no play makes Jim
a dull boy." she cried. "I want you
to come to dinner Sunday, and you are
going with ui to the theater next week.
Oood-by."
And Jim, looking after her, felt that
Hammond was a very lucky man.
Presently be pushed the papers back
and lifted bis head with a little sigh.
He even leaned back and pushed his
hand through his thick hair. He felt
a sudden impulse to grab his hat and
run away. Was the game worth the
candle?
He put his teeth together with a
sharp click and seized bis pencil again.
"Lady wants to see you, sir."
It was the voice of the office boy
in tho doorway.
"Tell her Sir. Hammond Is out"
"Asked for you, sir."
Warwick frowDed.
"I'm very busy." He looked around.
"Aro you sure she asked for mo?"
"Sure. She said, 'I want to i,ce Sir.
Warwick.' "
Jim leaned over his papers again.
"Show her In," he said.
He did not hear the light footfall as
the visitor entered. He was not aware
of her presence until her pleasant voice
electrified blm.
"Good afternoon, Sir. Warwick."
He turned sharply and arose. A
dull red suddenly surged to bis cheeks.
"Sliss Ormsby," he stammered.
She put out her slim band, and he
took it timidly.
"How do you do, Sir. Warwick?"
"Thank you," be replied, "I am
quite well."
She looked at him critically.
"Aro you sure?" sho asked. "I
fancy I have seen you when you looked
less tired.
"I am quite well," bo repeated. He
was still dazed by her sudden appear
ance. "Will you take a chair?"
"Yes, thank you," she answered.
"Do I interrupt you at an inopportune
moment?"
"Not at all," ho replied, as he pushed
the papers back,
"I warn you," she said, "that my
business will take a little time."
"I am quite at your service," War
wick said. He was beginning to feel
more at his ease. He knew that he
hadn't appeared at his best She had
startled him by entering In this unex
pected manner. Ha never could have
dreamed that such a call was possl-
bio. Yet there she was, almost beside
him. her fair presence filling the dingy
room with radiance. There was a lit
tle silence.
"This is entirely a confidential mat
ter. Mr. Warwick."
He bowed and waited, but she
seemed at a loss for further words,
Yet the glance from her clear gray
eyes did not waver.
"Sir. Warwick," she presently said,
"I fancy I have known you much
longer than you Imagine."
She met his surprised look with a
little emtio.
"I cannot understand," he said, "how
you have this advantage If advan
tago it may be called."
"Do you remember Arthur nidge-
ley?"
"I remombcr an Arthur" Illdgeley
who was n collego man.
"Arthur Illdgeley Is my half broth
er."
ini.if t,n tiavpr told mo.
"I havo 110 doubt bo told you he had
a sister."
tutor then. He did tell me of his sis
ter. Ho seemed proud of her."
She nodded.
"Arthur and 1 are quite alone In the
world. We are very dear to each oth
er." She paused for a moment. "You
were kind to the delicate boy, Mr.
Warwick. He never wrote me with
out telling of some new favor at your
hands." Warwick stirred uneasily, but
she gave htm no chance to speak.
"You were his hero as well as boue
factor. I cannot tell you how my own
heart throbbed with gratitude when I
read those letters. I knew what an
effort It was for Arthur to keep up
with his college work. Ills health was
always In a precarious condition. I
think be would have given up long be
fore be did if It had not boon for your
encouragement and your help."
"You magnify It so," said Warwick.
"Really, it was very little. I liked
Arthur and It was natural that 1
should feel a sympathy for him. That
Is all there was of It Arthur made
loo much of It"
She shook her head.
"I have my own opinion about that"
she said. "Any way, you gained his
warmest admiration." She opened her
shopping bag and drew out two let
ters. One she let fall In her lap. the
other she opened. "Here," she said.
"Is the last letter he wrote before be
was taken away from the school. I
will read you an extract from It" She
spread out the sheet " 'I cannot tell
you how kind and thoughtful Jim
Warwick continues to be. I couldn't
sleep last nlgbt and he sat up with
me. He quite made me forget the
pain. And to think of such n fine,
husky fellow bothering over a wretch
ed runt like me! He's the only man I
have ever met that I thought was
good enough for you. sis and I can't
make It any stronger than that' "
Her voice was clear and steady as
she read this, and her cheeks did not
flush.
Warwick started, but glib of tongue
as he usually was, he could think of
nothing to say.
The girl quickly refolded the letter.
"I have wanted to tell you how
grateful I was," she said slowly, "but
this seems to be the first chance I
have had. We have met a number of
times at social gatherings, but you
have seemed to avoid me. Perhaps this
was only fancy on my part Any way,
"I All QUITE AT TOOI1 8EBVICE."
you gave me no chance to speak to
you about Arthur." Warwick tried to
say something, but sue Btopped lilni
again. "I had a letter from Arthur
yesterday that prompted me to come
here." She lifted the letter from her
lap and held It lovingly. Then she laid
It down again.
"Where is Arthur?" tho young man
softly asked.
"In the Hawaiian Islands with a
trusty man. It seems to be the only
climate that will keep blm nllve. He
la on one of tho smaller Islands, high
up above tho Bea level. He can never
leave there."
Warwick nodded In profound sym
pathy.
"Slay I write to blm?" he asked.
"Walt!" she said, "until I have quite
finished." She drew a long breath.
"Let me leave this subject for a mo
ment," she said, "I hare something
else to tell you. You know, I think
that Jotham Garth has managed my
estate for many years over slnco my
father's death left me an orphan. He
feels that he Is too old to continue to
bear the growing responsibility. Ha
has asked me to find some one else to
take the burden from his bands. Will
your firm accept It, Sir. Warwick?"
He was fairly staggered.
"Why, of course wo will," bo blurt'
ed out "I beg your pardon. You sur
prised mo so." He laughed suddenly.
"I beg your pardon again," he said,
"but can you assure me that I am
quite awako?"
Bhe gently smiled.
"I can," she said. "And now I muBt
ask you to forgive ma for bringing the
sordid element into what was Intended
to be purely a sentimental call. I have
done It to show you that I have con
fldence In your Integrity and your abll
Ity. I have done It to show that I am
truly grateful for your kindness to my
sick brother."
"Whatever your motive," murmured
Warwick. "I accept the trust and
thank you."
"The transfer of the papers will be
made at any time you prefer," said tho
girl. "The business may neceskltato
several calls at my home. Will you
attend to this, or would you prefer to
huva Sir. Hammond take It In charge?"
"I will como," he quickly said.
She smiled at his sudden vehemence.
".Merely business calls," he mur
mured. She looked at him quizzically.
"Perhaps you will call this a good
afternoon's work?" sho said.
"A great afternoon's work, Miss
Ormsby."
"Then It might appear to follow that
you might reward yourself with a two
weeks' vacation."
He shook Ida head.
"The vacation will have to wait"
he said.
"That's bad. lint really. It seems to
me as If 1 might have something to
say about It. If my business man
hows signs of overwork It Is to my
Interest to Immediately order hlin to
take a rest 1 want bright and healthy
as well as honest men to serve me.
Do you understand. Mr. Warwick?"
"1 understand that you are very
kind and thoughtful, Silts Ormsby,
and that I am under great obligations
to -you." He drew a long breath.
"Do you kuow," he said, "that I felt
Just a llttlo discouraged before you
came In? The way upward suddenly
seemed long, and the road so rough.
And and I wanted to climb so fast."
"And why have you wished to climb
so fast Mr. Warwick?"
He looked away, and his face was
troubled.
"I can't tell you that, Sliss Ormsby,"
he said, "at least not now. Some day
perhaps " He suddenly paused as
If amazed at his own temerity.
She watched him with n steady
gaze.
"Ilegard me as your friend. Sir.
Warwick," she said In her earnest
way. "Any confidence you may repose
In mo will be held sacred, as you
know." She hesitated. "I have not
quite done," she added, and her volco
sank a little. "I had a letter from Ar
thur yesterday. Here It Is." She
lifted the letter from her lap and drew
out the enclosure. Then she shifted
bcr chair a little, so the light was at
her back and her face In shadow.
Slowly she spread out tho sheet and
very slowly she read the written
words.
"Sis. I am going to talk to you again
about Jim Warwick. I suppose being
alone out here for Gresham doesn't
count with so much sea and sky to
look at and the harsh cries of the sea
birds at your ears, and the surf for
ever breaking on the sands, a fellow
can't help getting IiHi in bis head,
and nursing them and turning them
over, and holding them dear, and
keeping a tight grip on them when he
begins to think he's going mad. And
the idea I've got in my head now
though It isn't a new one is that you
and Jim Warwick should marry. I
know the end Is near, sis. It's only
matter of a few months may be
weeks. But I'm going to keep alive
until I hear from you and Jim. When
I stop my pen and you don t know
bow the writing tires me and look up
at those eternal mountains against the
eternal blue sky. It seems to me that
there are wavering shapes that hover
about the trembling peaks, and they
beckon, beckon, and It's a fancy of
mine that they are waltlrig there for
me. For you get queer ideas here,
with the surf forever throbbing in
your ears and the cries of the birds
Jarring on your brain. I want to be at
peace. But, somehow, I don't feel that
I can go until I know Just bow It
stands with you and Jim. You wrote
me that you bad met him and that
you liked him and that's all. I can't
see how he could help liking you. Did
you try to make him like you, sis? I
kuow what It Is. It's your money that
frightens him. Jlnr would rather die
than have it thought that he was a
fortune hunter. Honest old Jim! Do
you know what I've done? I've gone
down on the beach and turned my face
to the east and I've tried to Influence
Jim across the trembling waters and
moke him fond of you and if there's
anything In telepathy, I've succeeded.
Of course, this Is a sick man's fancy.
It's that and nothing more. I can't
bear to think of leaving you all alone.
If you had Jim it would be all right
I tell you. sis, If you had any nerve
you'd take this letter down to him and
read It aloud. It would not be your
voice, you know. It would be a voice
from nfar It would be the pleading
cry of a passing soul."
5he stopped suddenly with a low
sob, and the letter slipped from her
fingers.
Warwick's eyes were on the papers
that strewed bis desk, but he suddenly
looked up. Then he softly arose and
doted the door tightly and slowly
came back. And the girl, with her
hands before her face, sobbed above
the letter.
"Stlss Ormsby," said Warwick, "I
cannot begin to tell you how I appre
ciate the beautiful devotion that has
prompted this act Let us believe that
you were Influenced by the prayer that
has gone out to you from that frail
body pacing the lonely beach. It may
be this Influence that emboldens me
to say what I might never have
dreamed of saying. For Arthur Is
right, Sliss Ormsby, It Is your wealth
that has kept me from you. It Is for
you that I have tolled here, and hoped
and struggled. From the first time
I saw you I knew you were the one
woman in the world. I am glad to tell
you this, Miss Ormsby. May I may I
write It to Arthur?"
He waited until she slowly raised
ber tear-stained face.
"I thank you for your confession,"
she softly said, "and I know you to be
ah honorable man. Otherwise I could
not have come." She panned, and ber
voice trembled when she resumed,
"And why may not that gentle spirit
havo Influenced me, too?" she softly
said.
He stared at her, and his face sud
denly flushed.
"Slary Ormsby," be abruptly said,
"will you be my wife?"
She put both ber bands In his.
"We will write that letter together,"
she said. Cleveland Plain Dealer,
Hame Oooupatlon,
Man of the House You're a bird;
aren't you7
Tramp Well, I'm picking up a liv
ing wherever I can. Detroit jTree
A man feels a grievance because bis
wife wants to go everywhere ho goes
except when he comes to die, and then
be feels wronged becauso she UJto be
left bemna.
HUMOR OF THIS WEEK
STORIES TOLD DY FUNNY MCN
OF THE PHESS.
tMd, Curious nnd l.nuchntile Phases
of II ii ma ii Nature (lrllilcully for"
trnjrnt liy I'.iiiliicilt Word Artists of
Our On ii Diijr A Undue! of I'll n
"Hero," shouted tho suddenly Hob
man from tho West to n waller In tho
highest-priced hotel on tho bench,
' bring mo another knife."
"Yen, sah."
"I'ndcrstand that after this that 1
never cat mashed potntoos and boiled
cabbage with the sanio knlft" De
troit Free Press,
tlnnil y
"That man says ho Is a sailor dur
ing the summer, and In winter time
he works for a retail carpet store."
"A very logical change of occupa
tion. I should say. At least he does
plenty of tacking In either case.
Tito Connoisseur.
,1 ".J
SIls Khlcrton (to eminent painter)
How singular It Is that you should
have been so much more successful
with Helen Itadlaut's portrait than
with mine.
Uueer.
"He's out of a Job now. Ho had a
good opportunity, but he didn't take
the trouble to Improve It"
"Yes. it's a funny thing about trou
ble. Isn't it? If you don't take It you'll
have It" Philadelphia Press.
C.mxl Material.
"Captain, how did you manago after
you lost your anchor?"
"Made one by tying a bunch of
those old life preservers togother.
Held like a rock."
More to Her Liking.
Sirs. Neighbors I see you have a
new physician.
Sirs. Illlngton Yen, I thought it best
to make a change.
Slrs.Nelghbors And do you find the
new one more satisfactory?
Sirs. Illlngton Yes, Indeed. He ac
tually tries to make me think he thinks
there Is something the matter with me.
Not Quite So Worm.
"A hundred years hence," remarked
the boarder who had beeii reading tho
scientific page of a patent meillclno
almanac, "the battle of the world will
be fought under water.
"That" rejoined the cheerful Idiot,
will be better than fighting them un
der fire, as at the present writing."
Wasted Opportunities.
Slowboy Am I to understand that
you regard me only In the light of a
friend, Mies Swift?
Silas Swift Well. It Isn't my fault
If you er don't know enough to turn
down the light
I'anilljr Pride.
"What's
old
Booster crowing
about?"
'Why, he's all stuck up! He's Jist
heard his wife's eggs nre worth 23
cents a dozen 1"
Absent-Minded Man,
"Ileen In a fight?" asked the Inquls-
ltlve person.
'Not exactly," replied the absent-
minded man. "Whllo shaving myself
this morning I tried to lather my face
with the razor.
Between Friends.
Miss Elderlclgh I see by the papers
that tho craze for the antique Is dying
out
Sliss Young Yes, dear; but I hope,
for your sake, that it will last through
leap year, at least
In After Yean.
"Beauty," remarked the
youth, "may draw us with a
hair."
poetic
slnglo
"Bhe may," admitted tho prosaic
man, "but after marriage she Is more
likely to grab a handful."
Putting Him Wi.e.
"Is your business an art or
trado?" asked the Inquisitive, party.
"Both," answered the Joke carpenter.
"Writing Jokes Is an art, but exchang
ing them for real money Is a trado
that is anything but easy."
Old Axiom Ooes Wronir,
"Yes," said he of tho caro-worn look.
"I married In haste."
"And repented at leisure, eh?" quer
led tho other party to the Dialogue.
"Not me," replied tho other.
haven't any leisure slnco I butted Into
the matrimonial game."
H.iulrilllllu'Ollt.
1 "Oh, George!" sho exclaimed, bitter
ly, "1 hoard you toll your friend that
j on tlfdu't love mo any more. lino,
hoot"
"Don't cry, dear." ho whispered ten
dorly, "1 moan It as a cmnpllmont. Of
course I couldn't lovo you any more
than 1 do now."
All Her l'ntlltm.
"Sly client," said tho counsel for tho
plaintiff In a broaoh-ofpromlso case,
"Informs me that you frequently put
your arm around her waist."
"Sure I did." admitted tho defend
ant, "but It was always at her request
and I am too good-natured to decline
a pressing Invitation."
Toiiclilim Htory.
Charlie Whew, but It was close In
that church festival!
Tom Did you foul rollovod when
you got outside?
Charlie l should say to. My pock
ets were clean.
Painless.
"Do you belluvo In tho old maxim,
'No pains, no gains?' "
"Hardly. With mo It's 'Any pain,
no gain.' "
"luderill What business aro you
at?"
"Oh. I'm a dentist."
Joys of Wedlock,
"Wo may as well como to an under
standing right now," said tho angry
husband. "It may bo hard for you to
hear tho truth from tno, but "
"Indeed It K" Interrupted tho patient
wife, "1 hoar It so seldom from you.
Tliuif I.oilnir (.Iris.
Phyllis I tlo wish young Softlelgh
wouldn't stare at mo so every tlmo wo
moot. It's dreadfully embarrassing.
Sibyl Yes, poor follow, 1 feel sorry
for him. He never did havo much
scute.
Ttie rotiititntloii,
'That's tho new mansion of ono of
our wealthy sugar refiners."
Ah! Another house built upou
sand."
"No; rather upon tho rock he made
out of sand." Philadelphia Ledger.
Comparisons.
"Sly white folks Is goln' to de sea-
tho'," said one colored girl.
Dat ain't much." was the answer.
".Mine It got lxithln' suits an' It goln'
all de way In." Washington Star.
The IHHerence.
Stlsi Gasoline to Slits lienzoln Oh,
you're not to much!
Slltt lienzoln I'm better than you
are, anyway. Iiu more refined. De
troit Freo Press.
Long Walk.
rrospcctlvo Purchaser How far Is
this place from the railroad station?
Heal Hotate Agent 1 vo made It 111
eight minutes.
Prospective Purchaser "iVblch wat
chasing you a bull or dog?
Might "e Worse.
George, dear," sho murmured as she
toyed with her new engagement ring.
I havo a secret to tell you."
George shuddered.
"Well, como on with It," he said In
tones that indicated be was hoping
against hope.
'I I graduated from a c-cooklng
school last month," stammered the fair
orange blossom candidate.
George shuddered again.
"Well," ho said, "It might bo worso
Fortunately you have enough money U
enable us to board."
Much the Hume.
Hykem Did you ever Invest In oil
or mining stocks?
Piker No; but I married tho only
daughter of a man who was supposed
to be good for half a million, and two
weeks later ho made an assignment
Comparison.
He What would you think If I wcro
to steal Just one little kiss?
She What would you think of a
burglar who had a chunce to swipe a
hundred dollars, and only took a dime?
Pessimistic View.
Little Willie Say. pa, what's
tho
good of war, anyway?
Pa It takes a lot of brass bands to
tho front, my son.
Chip Off the Old Block.
"Johnny," said tho editor to his
young hopeful, "are you In tho first
class at school?"
"No, pa," replied the son of his fa
thcr, "I'm like your papcr-oiitercd as
second-class matter."
Proof Positive.
Husky nenry Wot did de perllce
man do when youso called him a lob
iter?
Windy William Proved dat I wui
tcllhV do truth by plnchln' me.
Pre n oh Thrift.
The people of Franco, both young
and old, have always been notod for
their capacity to mako a llttlo go a
good way, whether In the matter of
food, or raiment, or their equivalent
money. Indeed, It has been claimed,
without dispute, that a French family
could readily live upon what the aver
ago American family throws away.
In the matter of savings, French
children are early Instructed. They
are taught the economic necessity of
laying up money for the almost In
evltable "rainy day" of the future.
The teachers In the public schools aro
made the transient depositaries of the
pupils' funds from a sou upward, and
the savings banks agenU gather in
the aggregates monthly for permanent
care. Tho total of these small savings
of tho children make an imposing fig'
uro yearly.
An Historical lnolclont.
Hannibal had Just fallen from hit
elephant
"I wish I had my touring car here,"
ho muttered, "I'm sick of those trunk
llnot." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
THE WEEKLY
Ono Hundred Yours Aqo.
Commodore Preble nuiilo a fifth at
:nck on Tripoli, capturing several vos
lels and prisoners.
Ungland ordered n blockade of all
tho northern ports of France.
Tho treasury of Havana, Cuba, was
.obtml of J'.'NHH) In gold.
By treaty at Vlncoiines the Delaware
mil Plankoshaw Indians reded Ihelr
claim to all lands between tho Wabash
mil Ohio rlers and south of the roml
from Vliicenmw to tho falls of tho
Ohio.
Margaret Shlppen, wlfo of Benedict
Arnold, died In Uinilim.
Ihiglaud took possession of Cape
Nicholas Mole. Port-nu Prince, mount
ed guns on the fort nud llrtsl on Amer
ican vosselt which passwl.
Srventy-IUo Ycnr. Ago.
Instructions were given to American
ministers nbroad to make every effort
to obtain redress for spoliations on our
rominerce.
Two American vessiils wore raptur
ed off tho coast of Portugal by Don
Miguel's squadron, for which act an
explanation was demanded by the
United States.
The Queen of Portugal -id her
mother In-law left Lngland for Slex.
Ico.
IMucatora from all of the States met
it Boston to consult on public school
work throughout tho country.
A now atterold. named Kuphrosyne.
was discovered at the Washington oh
icrvatory. An entire change of ministry occur
nil In tho Buenos Ayres government
fifty Ycnri Ago.
The United States minister at Slad-
rid left that city In consequence of tho
feeling against him. as he was accused
of general connlvnuce In all the truu- have a curious mcwioii oi ihi.uk '-"
0I, courting or at least tho woman has.
.Maria Christina, queen mother of , AH the corlln-r I- done bJ the wo m
S,.al. left .Madrid for Portugal, under "''' "K I "
. . escort of government troops, but I ' the damsel puts her e, i s upon
, ..." . .i,.. a certain member of tho opposite sex.
against the wish of the people, ns she
wns Indebted to tho State .SiS-lss).
Napoliim III. left Pnrls In order to
take command of the army of tho
north at Boulogne.
Tho fortress of Hango. Bomersund.
was liomlMrtled by the allied troops.
Tho Queen of Spain with her hus
band and children was banished from
.Madrid.
Cadiz, having bef n made a free port
Gibraltar was reported to havo lost
much of Its trade.
forty Year Aqo.
Indians worn on the warpath on tlm
upper Arkansas river, massacring fam
ilies nud running off cattle.
Indians of six tribes were reportl
to bo massacring settlers and stealing
cattle In tho Platte valley, and to lie
menacing Omaha and Council BlulTs.
Tho Democratic national convention
which liomlnntHl Oi-orge II. .McClellan
for President nnd (1. II. Pendleton for
Vlco President was held In Chicago.
A report of tho surrender to Ad
miral Farragut of Fort .Morgan, at
tho ontrnnco of .Mobile bay, wns con
firmed by n bullntlu from Secretary of
War Stanton.
Kecretnry of War Stanton Issued a
bulletin telling of the fighting nt
team's station between Gen. Han
cock's force and tho Confederates. It
contained a stutcment from Gen.
Grant estimating tho Confederate
losses of the wek at that point to be
lt,(XX) dead and captured.
Ililrty Ycnr Ago.
Ilussla sent a circular note to the
powers declining to recognize the re
public of Spain,
Six leaden of a negro mob that had
threatened to sack Plckcttsvllle, Tenn.,
were taken from Jul I at Trenton and
lynched. Threo negroes' were lynched
by a mob at Brookhaven, Stlss.
The Investigating committee of tho
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, made a
report acquitting Henry Ward Beccher
of the charges mado against him by
Theodore Tllton.
Gen. Custer's exploring party, re
turning from the Black Hills, reachod
Lincoln, Neb., with tales of tho fertile
land and the gold deposits found there.
Twenty Yeor Ago.
Tho crew of the schooner W. W.
Brlgham, which foundered and turned
turtle In the middle of Lake Michigan,
wan taken from a raft made of lumber,
3ii which It had floated for three days
without food.
King Humbert visited tho cholera
trlckcn district of Piedmont. Thirty
eight deuths occurred, and toventy-
eight now casos of cholera developed
In Italy.
Gov. Hoadly of Ohio ordered troops
Into Hocking county to suppress riots
at tho coal mines.
Ten men wero cremated in tho burn
ing of n circus train at Greeley, Colo.
Fifteen persons wcro drowned by the
OTHTturnlng of tho steamer Belmont In
tho Ohio river near Henderson, Ky.
Kngland closed n contract with u
Chicago Arm for 800,000 pounds of
compressed beef for tho Gordon relief
expedition to Khartum.
A report that Queen Victoria had
dlfsl suddenly throw London Into a
panic until tho canard was disproved.
DOME BTHANQG GAVAQC HIIOCO.
Utile Known Meilian Indians Almost
Insensible In Pulu.
Little U generally known nboul '
Papuans, the native of Now Guinea.
Although In lb" possession "f if,'
Britain for centuries, the Island ""-
never been thoroughly explored. In
one portion of I ho Island Is n tr ho of
marshland dwellers. Owing tin; pe
culiar character of I ho country they
lnhul.lt, pedetlrlitl locomotion Is al
most Impracticable.
As Is usual In tropical countries,
there Is a very tangled undergrowth,
whllo I ho land 1 t' swampy t I"'
walked upon. liven In lh wide
stretches of shallow water canoeing Is
almost Impossible, owing In tho rank
vegetable growth. The result of these
conditions Is that this most peculiar
tribe havo practically lost the u of
their lower limbs. Their dwellings aro
Imllt In the trees above tho water
level. Their bodies havo developed In
such a peculiar way that thoy havo
most enormous trunks, but the thighs,
legs and feet are so small as to In
useless almost. In fact, In figure and
carriage they aro quite apelike.
There aro very curious races of Jiien
In tlm more Inaccessible portions of
Mexico. Most of tho people are cinn
dwellers, but there Is rarely mom than
one family In tho cave. The curious
thing about them, according to Dr.
Carl l.uinuollr, Is that thoy do not feel
pain In tho same degree ns wo do.
They han a delightful habit of pull
ing hairs out of one another's bends,
but this slves them scarcely any pain
nt all. They tear out the hairs o
actly as wo should loar out tho tall
of a horse These Inferior races feel
pain to a far less extent than In tho
case of a civilized man. Dr. Carl
Lilinliollz niion pulled six hairs at a
time from the head of a sleeping child,
and It had no effect upon It at all.
Then he askisl for more, but without
effect. At last, wlien twenty tun-.i
links were pulled out nt olio stroke,
tho child scratched Its head a llttlo
and slept on.
The poor among some of the
Chinese have a peculiar custom of giv
ing their children In pledge to their
creditors. First of all. the parents go
before a Judge and make a statement
of the case, after which the. scrivener
draws up a deed of sale. Then tho
deed Is signed by the scrivener, follow
ing which the father of the hoy smears
the palm of his right hand In eoarso
Ink and places It upon the deed. This
ink Is murh the same as the printer's
Ink that Is used by us. After th
whole of the hand has been Imprinted
upon the deed, tho father goes through
tho snmo treatment with the sole of
his right foot. Then tho mother goes
through tho ceremony, at the mil or
which the parents receive tno money
and deliver over tile ciiiiu.
The natives of northwest Mexico
certain tit
nnd then attracts his attention by
dancing before htm. Whllo sho does
this she persistently keeps her hnck
townrd blm. This Is the sign Hint she
wishes him to become her husband.
After a time, when the courting him
proceeded a llttlo further, sho alts
down near 111 ni and begins pulling his
blanket away from him. Then sho
slugs to him In n gentle, soft voice.
At last the matter Is entirely settled
by the girl pitching stones nt the
swain, for If ho throws these back at
her It Is it sign that they are be
trothed. Other very remarkable tribes have
Just been discovered by tho chief med
ical officer of Papua. lie made two
Interesting discoveries while exploring
tho western portion of the territory.
Tho principal tribe which ho discov
ered during his peregrinations consists,
of dwarfs, who hsve enormous webbed
feet. These dwarfs build their duell
ings In tho center of NWntnpH, which
they nra nblo to cross with great
rapidity. Tho other tribe consists of
ilwnrfs, but their feet nre not webbed.
They are, howeer, particularly wild
nnd repulsive ciinnlbulH. Chicago
Chronicle.
BU8Y TOOTHPICK INDUSTRY.
Japanese Make Heat Toothpli-Wa I'nnr-
motto Product of .Maine Mills.
The fame of American uiauufac-
tures may bu wild to be In everybody's
mouth," said lliu representative of n
.Maine toothpick factory. "Up In
Maine, nnd particularly In Franklin
County's wJdo stretches of white birch,
ure tho mills that supply 10 per colli
of tho toothpicks used In this coun
try.
'Poplar wood Is sometimes used, bill
tho white birch, on account of Its plia
bility and forest odor, gives n practical
monopoly to Maine forests. During
tho spring over a hundred men aro cm-
ployed on muchlnes each of which can
clip out almost a million a day ol
tho sharp wooden silvers that help la
keep down dentists' bills.
'What are termed tho fancy oi
orangowood toothplckn are not made
In tills country, nor could wo dupli
cate them at four times the price. In
the country districts of Spain nnd Por
tugal theao picks aro sharpened Ilka
needles and smoothed laboriously by
young girls who aro paid Uio munifi
cent sum of R cents a day.
Tho Japanese toothpick Is probably
tho best and is In Increasing demand.
This toothpick Is fashioned from very
lino reed; and, whllo doJIcnto nud thin
as tissue paper, It Is stronger and more
pllablo than our clumsy product.
"Sly experience teaches that the
American habit of chewing a toothpick
on tho street and elsewhere Is decadent
However, without tills gratuitous ad
vertising, the demand Is constant."
New York Sun.
Htoel Hawsers.
Htrel is slowly but surely displacing
hemp ns the material of. which all
hawBcrs nnd ropes nre mndo In tho
ships of the BrltlBh licet
No matter how good a man Is, If
ho nud his wlfo get along well nil tho
credit Is given to her patlciico,
Ono troublo In mnklng n mlstnko la
that you havo to let peoplo walk ou
you for a while.
"Yes, I remember now. I was a