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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 189?-190? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1895)
BOHEMIAN UPS AND DOWNS. "Way up b a am hlh Junl a few foot truta U" "'J Dwell I In Bohemia. What oara I for aught bslowt Thr Iwra I uor f nentt nr fa Fvtjr I thu trui!RliiR throng hili I live my lif f aon Up hi-ra in Bohemia. Twon my Ui'lh my brtr root Bet of friend, mini always Raw. thine In Bohemia. Upward aa 0m thick amnka curl what oarw I fur ninip'rnui irw U.va ! art.; my pipe I" string. Why tot lows Una. In tho aong Sung bora In BohomlaT Of my llttlo aonga fall nut HnngryT What care I fur that, Pasting In Hohcmlaf Put my only oual In pawn. I.IVK oo tliut and ((ill a.ng on. Puff my piw and think I've dined Bam.oci.liil foate 1 llnd Ottaa in Bohemia. Hply. then, my rhyrarh-u take With a ehek my fast o break. rVast wo In Bohemia Round the oorner of the block. Sign, o'erhoad a crowing cock. Mug of boor and aainlwieh Itno, What can. we how nelob diuo. Pouting In Bohwuiaf Frtamu hare I sobm thtve or four Vtitte enough, fur who baa mora. In or out Bohemia! With them Joy U always young: Grtef la hut a song that'a ung. Live we, laugh we debonair, Sklea are bright and wind are fair Always in Bohemia. . E. l-ampbell in Kate Kwld'e Waddngtoa. THE D003IED SKATER. We had cast our lot, my twin brother and myself, iu the roughest township of upper " Canada Twenty years are in their graves siuee then 20 years rung out ami rung in by the clang of the woodman's as and still that township lies in the heart of its primeval forest. Clotted woods overhang the solitary vil lage, composed of a few log huts, night ly drenched as with a death sweat from the miliaria of the swamp. But we came, yonug and impressionable, from the old country ou a venturous quest after fortune, and the disheveled wil derness of thicket had its charms for us. A river reft the huge tangle of the woods with its dark, sluggish waters, which crept and oozed in among decay ing trees on either sida Banks there were none, and the bleached skeletons of the rotten trees alone marked off the channel of the river from the dark feu, fetid with myriad impurities. Such was the aspect of the melancholy Scugog. Our village was by no means a large one. The scattered huts which made it up had been knocked together by a sprinkling of hardy pioneers on a soli tary bluff which repelled the river from its "base aud gave the fearless settlers some ground of vantage over the sur rounding swamp. There was tiot, how ever, much cleared ground uny, very little. Everywhere we were hemmed iu by battalion after battalion of monoto nous trees. As for our fellow settlers, w e found them of a piece with the country rough and hardy, as they had need to be who 20 years ago colonized the Scugog. We were twins, Jack and I, but other wise unlike. He was a fine fellow. I acknowledged his supremacy aud re joiced in his told, free spirits. From his childhood he had been the most im pulsive creature that ever pointed a moral for headlong youth. Ever in scrapes and difficulties, but never to his dishonor, Jack fought one-half his ac quaintances into loving him, which the rest did of their own free will, aud my heart still warms involuntarily toward the wild, impulsive boy, with his head strong soul all agog for mischief. I I oonfes I was somewhat dismayed by the aspect of our new country. Fresh from the snuny lanes of Kent and the loved circle at home, could it be other wise? But as for Jack, he was in rap tures with everything that disquieted me. Nothing was more charmingly ro mantic than our hut on the bluff and no river could equal the brown, melan choly Scugog. We did not settle down to the regula tion life of the settler all at onca We determined to sip the nectar of life on the Scugog, if indeed there was any of that ambrosial draft to be drained in the township The fascination of the ewift canoe kept us almost constantly on the dark, mysterious river, and, in truth, there was scarcely any other out let from our dwelling save ou its wa ters. By day we fished, and we shot from our frail skiffs, and by night, when the moon was np, we would paddle them in her silvery wake. I have said that a few rough settler formed our society on the Scngog. Among them were some half breeds a species of degenerate Indian who had sunk from the dignity of forest life, to the servitude aud buffeting of the white settlers. They were lazy, good for noth ing fellows, except in the matter of fishing or shooting, wherein they were proficients. We found them useful in giving instruction in the canoe life of our river home. I preferred, for my own part, to go pretty much by myself on our water excursiona Jack, however, had uo such idea of placid enjoyment, and speedily leaving me to my aquatic reveries he hired a hang dog looking scoundrel named Olier to assist him in the management of his canoe. I ain no great disciple of Lavater, but I never liked that half breed. All these dregs of Indian nobility are sallow, blear eyed creatures, with a world of cunning, but this fellow was chief of them all for ev ery repulsive trait Of course Jack ridi culed my sentiments about his new servitor. He was a match for half a dozen 20 fellows like Olier, he said, and it was all right, and I was not to bother my head about him. It was getting late in the falL The Indian summer that beautiful dream of loveliness had restored to c in evanescent beauty the glories of a Cana dian autumn. The forests were as gay with color as a herald's tabard, and the air was yet balmy with the lingering sweetness of summer. One exquisite evening, born of one of these lovely days. I was listlessly smoking as I lay ... tl. ),n nt I lie lilllff. vacantly sketch ing home laiulseaiHMt tn thu dark N'ugog rolling beneath. A ennoe idiot round the. bmid of tlm river Mow tho village. 1 was pa.Wl.Hl by a solitary figure, who turu.il out to In Jack. I knew he had R,mo down the Scugog to fish along with Olier, bnt now no half breed squatted in tho opposite end of the canoe. A vague dread seized upon me J'"'K his little bark sheer tip the bunk, slumi dorod his paddle and marched up to me. "How now, Jack? What hnw you done with your charming companion?" 1 inquired, disguising my eouj.vtural fett' .. ... "(lad I I don't know," replied my brother, sitting down oriental fashiou beside mo, "Not know?" "Not a bit," was his answer, "now at,. l.i I hn a.niiainted with all the ins and outs of that Rosamond's bower?" Here he indicated as much forest with his arms as would have made a few thousands of tho bower iu question. "Oh, I perceive. He's gone tracking deer or something of that sort," said 1. immensely relieved by Jack's maimer. There was a slight pause. My fears re turned. I felt there was something wrong. "Well," said Jack. I ll toil yen. i A.n't aon whv there need bo any secret about it. You were quite right about that Olier, you were. ito s a goon mr .,.hi, follow and eoollv refused this afternoon to paddle me when I wanted to go down the river a bit farther thau usual." "Aud you?" "I ran the cauoo upon a yard of bank whether an island or not I cannot tell gave the insolent rascal a good bas tinado with the paddle aud set him ashore. " "Good heavens!" I exclaimed, with horror. "Dou'tyou know, Jack haven't you sense enough to understand that these Indian fellows are vindictive to the last degree; that they will never forget or forgive a blow?" "Pooh!" said he, getting np quite merrily aud marching homeward, say , ii '.r river his shoulder: "Oh, dou'tyou bother yourself ! Olier will lie down on his marrow bones tomorrow, see u nc isn't Besides, I owe him half a dollar. " Tomorrow came, unfruitful w itu the h,lf limvl's submission. The story got abroad among the huts, and the old set tlers, who knew their man. shook their heads ominously and boded no goou to mv impulsive brother. However, two davs passed harmlessly, during which Jack and I fished and shot together. Olier had not reuppeared, and I begun to breathe more freely. Doubtless he had left the district. He was an unset tled fellow, at any rate, and had no property or tie in the village to tempt his stay. Tweiitv miles lie low the village the dark Scugog whitens into rapids and is hurled with gigimtic power over a miry precipice. I had often wished to see the fsilla. hut it had been hitherto impossi ble to accomplish the distance by my single nrm. At last my wish was to be gratified. A shooting party was made up by some of tha villagers, ami at my nronnt. rennest I was included. The ar- nn.mnmiit wan to siicnd a night at the falls, camping out ou the bank, and re turn the following day. instead oi ca noes we were to sail down iu a large flat bottomed lioat, termed in Canadian parlance a scow. Strange to say. Jack AiA tint ram about u'Aua. saving that he would enjoy himself more in his own canoe, and as we were alreauy crow lieu for room we did not press him tochange bis resolution. Our expedition had little in it note Tli river for over 30 miles' sail remained the same monotonous, melancholy Scugog, never varying lor of a hand. Not a vestige of clearance was there between onr village and the falls, not a glimpse oi Dana. Tho trpfw lined the waters like a wall. and save the wild game no one ever tried .i 1 to force a way tlirougn ineir cioso um ranks, woofed at the base by a table of unwholesome verdure. This aspect I had stern reason for remembering. The only bright thing was the patch of cloudless blue sky seen at the extremity of this long reach of wood and water. Over all brooded the interest silence. No bird trilled us a single song; all was still save for the lugubrious wood pecker, which, perched on a rotting tree, hammered its hollow sides with its beak Tap, tap, tap I It was a most unearthly sound. We had seen the stupendous falls in their lonely majesty and were steering homeward in our scow. As we ueared the village again, distant only some five or six milei, the sun was sinking behind the tree horizon. A sMght blue haze bathed the long reaches of the river with ineffable softness and beauty. We voy aged on a liquid field of cloth of gold. But ever and again, marring ray intense perception of its loveliness, came the ghastly tap, tap, tap of the woodpecker. I could not resist a chilly sensation of horror as I listened to the measured ca dence echoing through the solitude. It sounded like a coffin maker hammering at his dismal task. A relief suggested itself. Some of my companions were French Canadians and the evening be fore had cheered our bivouac with some gay refrains of sunny France. I asked them for a stave, but I said nothing about the woodpecker, whose note I wished them to drown. A strong chorus soon vanquished the bird of ill omen and rang up the vaulted river. I recol lect the strain welL It was a favorite voyagers' ditty, sung to the dash of the oar. . Suddenly the song lulled, and again 1 shuddered as I heard the reverberating tap, tap of the ominous bird aloft on a spectral fir. My companions had ceased rowing, too, and called my attention to a canoe which was floating down the river a few yards ahead of us. They thought it was a break loose and stood by to strike a boat hook into it, with the prospect of a reward from the owner up at the village. It soon dropped down to us and came, like the note of that ghostly woodpecker, tapping against our skiff. There was a stifled cry of horror tha aotllor at thO DOW, ftll.l M W crowded forward to w hat wn the matter another cried out the awful title of blood, "Here, young fellow, mm your brotherMtalkiHl by Olier mire's there's death in a ntlo bullet I" It was mi awful emit My poor broth er lay Mit over hi idle twiddle in tho canoe", weltering in his heart's blood. Au avenging bullet had passed through his heart Walked by Olier I Fiendish Indian, that was thy work, and my brother's blood rested on thy head I 1 shall not now detail tho agonies of that Indiau summer. Through all my grief ran the thought of an exterminating vengeance. Vengeance? Nay, scant jus tice. I sought what lias been law Hiuoe the world beganblond for blood. H was vain iu those early times of a judi cial system in Canada to wek for a rig orous pursuit from the dispenser of legal justice. The criminal executive might 1 willing, out tneir arm was weak. Retribution in the trackless wild of wood, and water where I dwelt could jirtieved only from my own steady pur pose and solitary endeavor. I could depend but for small aid on the settlers. Some of them indeed cursed the foul murder in no stinted siioccii, but others again imputed little crime to the blood stained redskin and even went so far as to justify his sneaking code of vengeance, Olier had left the district, but a certain instinct told me ho would ere longcome Iwk again. Likely enough ho would suppose I could uot long ru maiu iu'a place to which such hateful memories clung, and then he might safely venture back. I waited my timti. Safe he was in the tangled thicket, but to tho end I knew that uo covert under henvcu would preserve him harmless from my wrath. Winter set in, hard and white and cold. The river Snig.g was a level road of ice. The trees were choked up with snow, and on each side of the ice bound river the forests towered like massive cliffs Jt chalky rock. No iwith could now lie forced into the recesses of the forest Mow onr village. Scarcely had winter settl.nl down for his undisturbed reign when I heard whisperings that the villaiu half breed was again hovering on the outskirts of tho settlement It was told mo that ho was living iu a kiud of wigwam above the village, and also that he had more than once come to the very dwellings of the settlers by night to visitjiis friends aud obtain various articles for his camp. I knew it would be vain to attempt to track him to his wigwuiu or, at all events, to surprise him. His wcaalcraft was much too deep to admit of such a possibility. But a wild inv trembled through my being when I heard he came by night to the village, A terrible scneme ui ven ir,.:i!ii'o swent across mv soul, and I felt. u.) matter how fiendish the spirit, that the doom of the Hair lireea was uxcu, aim that I was to lie bis unrelenting execu tioner. Night after uigiit I hiy conceuled at the hliTiT await-itm tho murderer. I was armed with pistols and wore skates. Skating was an amusement wlncii l niiti excelled in when a schooHsiy, and facil ity in the art was of the last iniimrtaueo to my scheme of retribution. At length lin eame. It was an exquisite night. The wJito expanse around sparkled in the sheen of a young CaniMliai) moon which sailed calmly tlirongh a clondl.-M skv. I could have shot the villaiu us he skated by mo within 50 yards, but 1 wonld not rik the chance, unit ls-sidos my vqrigeanee cried for a sterner fate than death by the pistol. jo sooner was he nast mv hiding place, thau with a shont of exaltation, I started on his track. Olier swerved a moment to see who his pursuer was, then, quick ns lightuiug, tried to double np the river again. But I hurl anticipated this, and mith a K-Loil nisto! in either hand I barred 'his passage. With u curso he turned and sped swmiy down me ice. And now tho race for lifo began. Mile after mile we swept along in si lence. An awful, portentous silence n v.m thmnirh which nothinir broke save tho hollow boom of the swift steel cut ting its way over the imprisoned river. Th TTifKin lit, me iiriblv to mv veiiifeauce. He could not escape me, for I found with savage glee that I was a matcn ior .1,.. mrif, f.u,tl in. linn Olier soon be- IU7 11 " 1 1 . ' ' " - canie aware of this, too, for now and again hfc would skate close to uio wooos looking in vain for an aiierture. But no ; there was but one outlet from this walled iu river, and that was over tho falls! Faster and faster yet we skated to ward the cataract. It could not tie far off. I pictured to myself what Olier's thoughts might be. Did he know whith er he Was hastening, or had that awful light yet to flash on his guilty mind? The half breed tnado answer to my thmight 1 saw him in the pale shim mer start convulsively and throw his arms iu the air. But he dared not stop, and on ho darted again with a yell of despair, which echoed weirdlike np the frozen channel. Another sound came to my car, and I knew what had caused that cry of agony to burst from Olier ; it was the dull thunder of the falls! We were Hearing them fast. Still tlio walls of snot' shut in my victim, and every moment lessened his frail hopes of escape. One chance was left him to disVuico me and hide somewhere in tho snow from my scrutiny. Vain hotie; the wings of the bird could scarce have saved him ! Hoarser and louder grew the noise of the waters. If I thanked the Almighty in frantic prayer that tho murderer was delivered into my hand, I humbly trust that it is forgiven me now. From the time I had first started on Olier's track we had maintained exactly the same ( IstJuce between us jierhaps about 100 or 10 yards. I still grasped my loaded pistols ready for any stratagem on the part of tho I nrderer. And now the crash of the falls caino loud and ominous on the ear. Another five minutes would decide the hunt Suddenly Olier turned and stood at bay. Ho was not armed. I had felt certain of that all along, for otherwise he wonld have measured strength with me More. Without abating my pin. I skated down upon Mm. lioldin a levels pistol Hi each Imn.t Hull my piirp. fixed as ever only to shoot the villain M a last resource. W lieu I was within no yards of him. tho coward faltered and again tnrn.il swiftly down the river. With a veiling laugh I pursued ". pressing'! ill more hotly on his track. iVafening was tho roar of the cata ract. High into the pale sky ascended the mist of its spiny, through which the splintered line of the mmuilight darted in rainbow tinted Uauty. I could see directly in front the Jagged line of the ice wh'em It was brokou by the rapids iniiiieillatelv above the cataract, and be yond I could trace tho dark volume of tho Scugog as it einerg.ilfr.ini its prison uf anow and ice, F n instant the half breed turned his face toward mo ns I pressed, with concentrated hate, on his f.sitstepi. Never tdmli t forgot the horrible despair that distorted the vil lain's foal tires. It was a mercy that the sullen roar of the falls drown.il his ourmI knew he was shrieking curses 01, ,of,ir they would have haunted me iu after years, With the courage which is begotten of the darkest despair, he diish.il ou to tho brink of the rapids, and the next moment I was alone on the ice I 1 guieed with stem joy on the dark llxl which had seised iii its resistless hands the sh.ilder of blood and was hurrying him over tho falls. For a moment I thought I eon Id perceive the murderer struggling in the eddies, but the illusion, if it was one, could live only for an instant. The cataract was within pistol shot, and as 1 turned back over tho dreary wilderness of ice anil snow I knew that the doom of the guilty skater had Urn fullilled. Chnniliors' Journal. Old Maurhotrr. Alsiut HUM there were !h0 burial in the pariah or Mam lu ster iu eight years. A century later the population of the town, township ami parish of Manches ter mnl Salfnitl had increased to fiO.OOO. The wealth ..r the district grew with strides which were equally rapid. At the close or the seventeenth century the hous.s of wo.il and piaster gave place to more commodious buildings of brick Tho manufacturers attcnd.il at their warehouse before 6u 'clock ill the morn ing, a breakfast of milk and porridge was provided in huge howl for all, and masters and apprentice alike dipped therein on terms of equality, with coarse w.KHleit spoons. A dancing assembly opon.il alsmt 1710. Then years later there were hut tliree or four carriages in the town. Sedan chairs were introduced half way through the century, and it was not until I "s that uny one in busi ness presumed to set up bis carriage. At the m-.-i-ssi.in of timrge III the din ner hour was still fixed at midday. Aft ernoon visii!. were puid by the fashion able dailies at a o'clock, and they met in theold collegiate .'hur.li at prayers when the hmir of 4 was striking, la the even ing the gentlemen asseuibl.il ut a club, where the. -lit. ilaiinient was at first lim ited to fom -pence I r alt) un.l a single half penny for tubal-."', reaching at last to the uiipimileiiti' l extravagance of "a sixpenny worth of punch. " This was at tho lions., uf Joloi Shaw, who had been a trooper in ytie ;i Anne's forces, un.l had brought from ihe Low Countries the art of brewing pnnch. Tho hours of gathering began ut 0, and i t H the guests were summarily uriler.il fimi the r.sim by the burly landlord, and if his behests did not efl.i t their pui'iKw..- the (lisirs wero flissled with water by tlio surly muidhcrvanf. Teuiplo liar. Tan u in. Tho extraction of tannin from palmet to leaves has now become a practical in dustry, and it is claimed that leather tanned with this product can he more economically produced than that which is treated with oak or hemlock bark, while the residuo forms a valuable pa per stock, which is also utiliz.il. In the process of extraction tho leaves and stems are separated, the stems nro crushed flat through rollers, while the leuves are finely shr.ilded. This materiul is then placed in a largo w.ssleii tank and covered with water, the mass is brought to tho boiling point, but not al lowed to boil violently, being kept near but below the boiling point for 4H hours, the liquid being then ready for the tannery. After tho tuuniii has been extracted the palmetto is steamed in u chemical solntion, which removes the silicate (.intiiiiied in tho palmetto and changt the glossy shield to a gummy mass, which can be removed without injury to tho liber, but in making imi tation horscliuir this gummy muss is al lowed to dry, as it adds to the elasticity of tho liber. There are several combina tions in which the production of tannin and filler is said to bo practicable and advantageous, so tliut tanneries situated in the vicinity of puer mills can grind the palmetto in the same manner us hark, and the residue, after bleaching, is in proper shape for tho pajHsr mill. New York Sriu. A Tn Inch Vermiform Appendix. The vermiform appendix, or cul de sac, tho death trap attached to tho large intestines iu the humuu and allied sm--cies, and which of late bus received lunch utteiition, has ls-en believed by some to bo ui organ just developing. It has even been argued that tho babies of three or four centuries henee will nil have to be ors-rated on for the purpose of removing that useless upK-ndage. Re mit developments, however, in dissn-t-ing a gorilla, proved that tho animal's uppcudix vermiformis was 10 inches iu length, whereas iu the hnmun being it seldom oxc.iils 3 inches. From this it is argued that tho apliondix is really brenling out, and that the future mail, instead of having that organ dc vclnis-d to the size of a ten pound sugar suck, will really havo none at all. St. Imis Republic. To II is Taato. "Ah," said tbo old printer, who hud just coma down to bo a waiter in a cheap restaurant, "this is likoold times. Hero I am distributing pi !" Fhihuiel phia Record. MIISCLK SUASION. M llliieruliiwe .HMJI There had ta-en acock . ' - I her Unlit.''" a big ..row. there llmt a" , ami ewrvLily was In high gl'i' T , New JorM... delegation re""-";-1 , m ... and mugl.. V? " r, Ut..flnd. even Iu thai fav..r.il r- M --.t Among Ihem w,u a ira..lng .11 r.aiter, ,l,e walk sort of -wanner ' ' ' " h. look is-l.'ii l"" . 1 i - ... 1 U l"ly on..... and .l.dl..dl..M. Z , n the ...her "' cheek was .utT "t l ", umlerhlng ntiM, while ever a... a .. .- wltlia Usk action Jerk, h. wou d a, ml n.vtra trill of M J1'1"" "v"f ,M ?l, I l. r, which It- wlthl.. mi-tfo had t . r v I logo of tllgln. laklim the tun- vern.ll..n,th..eur..f Krnullni J , alk uf Klamlon. Mio-runm t " JloTolo-. lime, hi I-'""' waletlM" power, wim. weak lit eo...Holi. ' At tbo licit station a young lady canal on lsM.nl, lNv.nl Kid as Venn, and '' Ml Mail How-, ran. a tl-wer cam. In .. h aw...lw, a .,...- . .. mi,i,...v,.r '' ''"'" wa:,,,,inr ; :11 wet tavupUil I " "V l"'"' offering mine, when a o,il!.fi.l La-klng avail...,,,..., or .r.. '""' ain-eomuoo. atep.l i,Mi....-lii.nt llcreuliw: "Allow III.-." I- ld Hltely. "to l"l over tho Iwk of thl out." "Hoy?" the othnr gruiil.il. Tho rwimwt w.w r.''"t'il , "Si. )iu dun,.il tln.t! "wiv. lh gruff W'Vliit!''slr" "' gentleman l-'tton t. "'M.k'.w' hens you," IdiLUmil tlm bul lr "don't vmi offer to k br to rllo mot That's my wlvl.v. on 1 kImH fr"0. '.au I f.vl a liilrii.t In u " "Hut thin ludy UeiitHl.ii to a wt, l"e atntiurer M'nltHl. "tilve 1st your own H'i " '"l' J""" eliln nnial. r, by lioky. you will rlln net" . , , A a hwt nwirt. I ho ir.-i.tloiiii.il npalnl lo the ii.iiilui-tor. v. Im i hioinil t" ! tng Hut tliw latter tl.vllu.il to Interfere. Such thlllK- mi"t I"'' " .I'wrteay. lUwldm It wim ii"t hl I'hwi. t" tnk mrt In tho ilUput.n .f 1wj.-4.111r.-P. S. M.ylng. h" went hi way, piiii. hing tlckola and lak- lug no further hint. Issl IiIimi you, you Lev rlt.il mot )iiil.il the bully. slirliiKliiKt'' hUf.vl and ( rlilln up l tl' young man, who ill.lii t Mi-ill iittow'lnlt'l'' blstlnnirt-r. " V.tu've gone no stuck your Immo Inter oilier Jf pl' luisliiiiu an I'm goln to pull It" All at tempi wn mwlo l. ault Uio action to ihe word. Iml ta.fro Ihe molaihrl.iUly otTi-ndlng iim-iiiNt IiimI li-n min h a. toucliiil aoiiiellilog It ln.il aoawlftly I .iiuhlu't if wltle It wim the gentleman's (lt t.k ll. rvul.- on Iho jaw and feiit him irtwlliig lo I !' "th'-r e.i.1 of llie rr. Ho didn't g-t up liiiiiiiillntely. ati.l when he ill.t Im vi'iutil a Utile U-w iltler.il . t whHlier bo luul I"'" kiua-kwl .hwu or th tn.ln hwl run .iff the tniek. H" bad had enough, at nil oveuM. wherever II ran." fniiii, n win iiuu.lf.-t Iron. tls. .uIhIu.iI air with whli h he t''k I. la UeMrtur for tlioniiiiiLlngear, wlilttu-r hU n.i.ilu.iiloli" wmiii fullowett, mi.loulit aii-rvtlyrli.i.-klliig at the reult, im usually 0.1 the rhui.w uf a whlpil bully. rap Kilderkin, thuiiruprtetorof lh New Jerlehi. lttt, wn the iinwl iiiiiiiuuiili atlvo of hn.ls. IL fcire lull lino thai l.lglit I iw thoroughly and aocumlely "up" Iu U tlio gi.il of tin' pliut' mid hud tl witutluUMi atatlillei at toy tlng.-n' eml. Amim olhir Ihlligs, I learned llmt "statnl pni.i lilng ' hud hitherto lvn aiii.ilig the wauls of tin. naiiiuuiilty, hut that a "supply" had lu ll t length oh talii.il, and tlio new niinl.ler wiw riMi.i to oilier on his ilutlea .Mi Iho iimrniw. Anil a refrtwhln wiwui lie 11 liev in It," wild l'llll. UI,,. 1 .L.,I "Oh! liill tirtnkey ail t'irtlier rhnp's goln to break Mm In tennirt-nir. an of ymi want to aoe fun I'd rilwlMiyou tugnllmr," And I did go not "to n fun." hut. I trust, from U'lter mot Ives. Iap wont, I'm by what prtiiupl.il 1 prefer not Judging. Whun wo rem lied the tliun h, tin, ii.lnU ler hod not yet iiiimIo Ids uis-i.n.ii.i., though n gixstly luiiiils-rnf liii.rers liit.l nl ready assembled. A few iiiluiitn luler yea terttny'ii ilelegi.iliui to Iho Hliierulii etvk light, heiitltil by tho MU;ipilliiil bully, sit.iiitvrtil In anil walked iiiilxlly down th.i alslo. 'That'a Hill lirlnkey," wlilsis-ml Tap. "an them's Collier chaps." "Mukii way for tho mourners ("haiir out Bill, crowding with Ills .iiuianloiiN Into a front seat, when, a bolHterous conversa tion was str.n-k up, mingled with mi In eesMint crin kling of isikiiuis. "1 kin tell you tliar programme," I'up oonl Imiiil. "A pm'k u' cno-kers'll Is. tetrbiil till doorln tlio fust liymo, au a pair o' Kiiiiin chickeim as a nouplu ' them chaps gut In t bar vketH'U lie sot flghtlu us soon as tho lex's gin out, arUir which gell'ral Netl'll Imi III order. " A sudden silemii fell upon thooongregn tlou. Not a iniiriiiur was lieartl, and tin. peanutH roused to cnieklo. IMiklng up, I saw tho new lolnlnler in tlio pulpit, and guess my surprise. nl m-ogiillng him im tin. young iiiiin thai luul si rin k out so defl ly from bis shoiihler tin. iluy Is.-foret Wit h a clear, miiiily vole., bo gnvo nut s liyimi, which wim Hiiug through without iiilt-TTiipl loll. A prayer wim onYnil i.mlil profounil untl tleciirotiH sileiice, Anolher hymn follow-etl, mill then a sermon, ear nest, plain, pmellritl and without, a word of cant In It. l-'roni tho Is'glniilng to the end of thu exerciM-s lint nit unwi'inly sountl was beartl, savo a slnglo Ineipleiit crow, promptly choked till, fr.nn nnu of I lie III vlslhlo cliickelis. "I say. Hill," I overheard from nnu of "t'other chaps" uh they iiiiulo their way out, "that parson's a trump. Hi, print-he a downright good lick an lights fnir." If, was easy to see the new minister's still us was sell leil. 1 huvo since beard that Hill (irinki y Ihi-uiiii. mi exeiuphiry mum-ls-r of tin, eliiireli ami the pitrson the hap py husband of tho lutly as wIioho cIiiiiii pion ho first, ni-hieviit popuh.rlty. Jutlgu Clark In New York News. A Smart t.'lxrk. "Joseph," said tho loerclmnt to tho bright young man with tlm Is-nt of refer ences, "the lsH,kk.M-H'r tolls uio you ha liMt the key of tho wife, and he tali not get at tho books." "Yos, sir, ono of them. You gave uio two, you remember." " Yes; I had duplicates made In cum- uf accident. Anil tho other ono!-" "Oh, sir, 1 took cam of that. I was afraid I might low huh of thorn, you know." " A ml Is tho ut her all right t" " Yos, sir; I put it whore there is no dan. gerof It's Ih-Iiii; km. J,4 u. Iu tu aafa, irl' Tit-Iiu. rOKMULIKMA W()MAf THIS IS TMB WAV A WMlTIR 8,n. UH TMI NATIONAL 0AM, Ta tltr Vaa Trtlak tua K Ilia tlrvalar Imhm tha IWIaj An raaoluatliic rlua.laa .Taa Tkr im la laa tiaaw. iwrlaal Tklaas la tiaaw. ". jrou kbow any thing ,1,1 gatu.. of H.kerf" I asked nl a ttivui. "Jaal rnough Ul slay tail uf lia Then Is a rurioua uiinuluilty uf raty als.ut "iker, csai lally sumium who know soiiicthltiK of tin faaUMjla 1 never saw au old jajkor lilwynt rlaliii.il to be fumllur with lUg 1'oker la aon iet lung likn a Woiuau, l.aiger you know her tho lea jou 4ttuw ber ami innli rtiiut her 'I'lmt Is to mi fuillllltil Hy W Uh Hikor, lltsteatl ut traaj. iligiiilitolupt.llispili'S tlit.l 0ie-t Whirl, u ..lid iiiH.ii 111111. rtallitv mid u. .. .. . , - ..... Ulikliowabl.v The latat inker iUyrrtar tiiarrl.il men. Tito of teiur i uiaa w liiiirricil the lilt no liiiabwt hi, U "ailing lip" woliiiinkln.l. llniaaoui. ll.loii.li IU blmiw u Judgment of ,umu Uaturo. II.. Isimmw w ary. Ilu lira la wait, never thoroughly utiM i own iiiiu.l im to what will turn up nut never alMohiU'ly ti rtuin whetlHit unt against him Is n high or a hiyal flu "bluff" or " dead, lend pi clnc," 1 iom no lady Hii'taliy a nuuraa h.ily will rend this It U tin diairtof initio to raise tho auto ou their ptaaibllt tun. 'Una nut uf aliMiire regiud mj aov It ii. only the young and liiimrtauKl who know all ubottl Wtuu. ii. i uonl; the fnli young ainnleur who knowiaU alomt poker And, like tho aiaii ka taggers tip ugi.tual a r.ui lot 10 wim (k iho Hint time, this in Hi of daring- ti4 Is Ir.iiiciilly wins where rir ti-iiBoi ami uaitltiii. quit tho lias-r. Kvcnbwl; bus lie nil of tho lliieveot who ut. up and pluiita 1 or su oil the wkuiiing (K mid calls ! lie In ru .111 tho lust car.la out of tho bo on tho first deal while tba oiM-rt, with orwltluitit a system, ! nn tout w ith .aid or even or playalho am open Mild uii.aitoiitutl.maly coppcm Us m.i rii the annio liteH rii isvl pU;n will ait dow n nl 'kcr and forstiBw bulllo tin. w it of tho kii-neat card uliarp Ilia very Iguoraiico of tlio rule if lbs game protects hint. 1'i.ker bus Uiu 1l4.ilu.1l by a ryu cms giime ul which ono friend alUtlwwalo rul another. For the nutii f w imIuhi m a gambler will not riudily t-iigngo tih sui.iig. r or tempt II. klo f. at uuv with profcaiioU.il jilayera Uo u.ual tli.n-f. confttie his aptvuhtdoil lo lii kiiuwa ui,ti.iinuuc ami f 1 lends. Notwith Hun. ling Uie ipar. til aolnlily of taut d. llutlloii. It l uot very dllllcult In Bad ineu w tiling lo I robla d. wi th.-J rtijuy Iho opi.irtuUlty of holding up thvuUW fellow. What istiinuii.rtily know 11 at Iha "geutlcuiau'a game" is usually ttusle npof Biuulcur gt and a ly cvi'rtar two wurki-d iu to Unveu the lump Mro whotuakoa living by cards n1 toe "genlletnuii's gamo" als ut thw h' and clubrooiiiN. the real geiitl.-niiu ke iug their Uunba for tho thearing TUa profeanitsial game, strictly as au.li. U l Ui.t uiikuowu. Ill these times of lull giimbling laws every Im.U I In lliewty bus Isx-oiiio a gnuilillng houw. poker be ing tho ruling gauie. tio throiiuli any 1 dowu towu Inrtrl during the main when d.ii ar ajar and you w ill Una scorea of games Iu full bliwl. There uro thrw things of import! braitles kiHiwing the game cards, ooor agoitud Jutlgmeiit ul huinuii linturo, The ; last is the greatest nl all Tho ablliijW read tbo liuiuiiii tnunu naiM to out tho probable value of a flutter of uasya lid. lu detect the slightest tremor of a i uiUM-lo. to atvuratoly gauge the liuona tioii of a voice those am unjuireiii.-ins. uud lo ts able- to do all of Iheao with ouch and every new opponent would l 1 perfection. Moii aro very different. n.l no two ineu ut Mikcrcau Isuneasund by thoKiiuiH stun.lard If tu study uwu w tho pros.r study of mankind, poker i I tho greutest at h.s.l ever invenl.il Thiiirutieally four act beat Mtiy "" band held against them. As an lnieti-t-ingfm-t, is rfiiily familiar t.iovety krerr I of tho gamo, 110 hand at all is necessarily a'liiit.i f I.,. imliNillifl luruclv dois'litliut! uiKiti the none and ju.lgment of Uw player. A iiir of deu.m and a royal Uush of nerve have been knowu lo work wonders. There is whom the fun ciiium iu. You can count safely on iiothmjt except of course, that thu other folio will "do" you if ho gets an iis-niK Just keep your eyes ou him. If you Im" an eye ill tho back part of your hoati, ton, it will Is, of KWil assistance. Never presume on human honesty in a gumo of jsiker. It will save hard fwi' ings, if uot money. Tho man who is tw soul of integrity in ordinary Imsim w ill turn you down in a horse trado W do you up ut jsiker without a tw ingot'i enscien.. The essence of js'ker sill lies lu deceit and the more 1'','ltI"( you aro tho nioi-e likely you will beti come out ahead. . , Women make gissl poker players, m never play uny gumo with money m With a woman. Who cau't helpcheu"' untl w hen you catch her at it you can punch her in tho nose or kick her out When a mail can draw one caul, ww fours iu liaiitl, with exactly the saw impassive comitonaiice or expression 0 ditll.leneo bo will wear in drawing toi hob tailed flush, ho will have aim"" mastered tho art of poker. There is " 011.1 higher step, and that is to bo able road such a face correctly. . In poker chocks or any other proiuis don't go. It is e. a 11. . ash on tho ua Noisily of cxiierieuce of the game trust unylsidy who plays it, That is a other Is uut v of tho institution. 1 J " shake off all moral obligations and im 1 every man on tho dead level of a moii immunity. A muu's chock or w of honor may go for thousands 111 street ami Im 110 g-l at poker. I a mii-ssary rule of tho gania U 7 lu.vcu't cash and cash to su. 7 ! l-iier atuv out rf it. Hettej- to slay ov anyhow New York llural.l