Ast
for The Term ofjlis Natural Life
By MARCUS CLARKB
CHAPTRU XXVII.
On or about ttie Sth of December,
Mrs. Frere noticed n sudden and unac
countable change In the manner of the
chaplain. He camo to her one after
noon, nnil, after talking for some time,
In a racue ami unconnected manner,
about tint miseries of the prison, ami the
wretched condition of some of the pris
oners began to question her abruptly
concerning Unfit Dawe.
"I do not Wi to think of him," said
he, with a shudder. "I hare the stran
gest, the most horrible dream about
him. He U a bad man. He tried to
murder me when a child, and had It not
been for my htwband. ho would have
done . I have only seen him once
since then at Hobart Town, whou he
wan taken."
"He sometimes apeak to mo of you,"
aid North, eying her. "He asked me
once to give him a rose plucked lu your
garden."
Sylvls turned pale. "And you gate
It hlmr
"Ye. I gave It him. Why not? You
are not angry?"
"Oh. no! Why should I be angry?"
aho laughed constrainedly. "It was a
strange fancy for the mm to have, that's
all."
"I suppoe you would not give mo an
other rose. If I asked you?"
"Why not?" said she, turning away
uneasily. "You? You are a gentleman."
"Not I jou dou't know me. It would
be better for you If you had never seen
me."
"Mr. North!" Terrified at the wild
gleam In his eye, she had risen hastily.
"You are talking rery strangely."
"Oh, don't be alarmed, mndam. I had
better leave you. Indeed. I think the
less we see of each other the better."
Deeply wounded and astonished at this
extraordinary outburst. Sylvia allowed
him to stride away without a word. The
next day he met her. and. bowing, pass
ed swiftly. This pained her.
So a week passed, and Mr. North dKl
not rctnrn. Unluckily for the poor
wretch, the very self-sacriflce he had
made brought about the precise condi
tion of things whkh he was desirous
to avoid. Hut the very fact of the
sudden wrenching away of her compan
ion showed her how barren was the soli
tary life to which she had been fated.
Her husband, she had long ago admit
ted, with bitter self-communing, was
utterly unsulted to her. She could find
In his society no enjoyment, and for
the sympathy which she needed was
compelled to turn elsewhere. She un
derstood that his love for her had burn
ed itself out. In a word, she found that
the society of North had become so far
necessary to her, that to be deprived of
It was a grief notwithstanding that her
husband remained to console her.
After a week of such reflections, the
barrenness of life grew Insupportable
to her, and one day she came to Mau
rice and begged to be sent back to Ho
bart Town. "I cannot live in this hor
rible Island." she said. "I am getting
IIL Let me go to niy father for a few
months. Maurice." Maurice consent
ed. His wife was looking 111, and Major
Vlcker was an old man a rich old man
who loved his only daughter. It was
not undesirable that Mrs. Frere should
visit her father; Indeed, so little sym
pathy was there between the pair, that,
the first astonishment over, Maurice felt
rather glad to get rid of her for a
while. "You can go back In the Lady
rranklln, If you like, my dear," be said.
"I expect her every day." At this de
rision much to his surprUe she kissed
him with more show of affection than
she had manifested for a long time.
The news of the approaching depart
ure became known, but still North did
not make his appearance. Had It not
been a step beneath the dignity of a
woman, Mrs. Frere would have gone
herself and asked him the meaning of
his unaccountable rudeness; but there
was Just sutlleient morbidity In the sym
pathy she had for him to restrain her
from an act whleh a young girl, though
not more innocent, would have dared
without hesitation.
Iletween the commandant and the
chaptaiu now arose a coolness, and
Frere set himself, by various petty
tyrannies, to disgust North and compel
him to a resignation of hi office. The
convict Jailers speedily marked the dif
ference In the treatment of the chaplain,
and their demeanor ehauged. l'or re
spect was substituted Insolence; for
alacrity, sullenness; for prompt obedi
ence, Impertinent Intrusion. The men
whom North favored were selected as
special subjects for harshness, and for
a prisoner to be seen talking to the cler
gyman was sufficient to Insure for him
n series of tyrannies. Tliero was but
one being who was not to be turned from
his allegiance the convict murderer,
Itufus Dawes, who awaited death. For
many days be had remained mute, brok
en down beneath his weight of sorrow
or of sullenness.
Frere, unable to comprehend the rea
son of the calmness with which the
doomed felon met his taunts and tor
ments, thought that he was shvnmlng
piety to gain some Indulgence of meat
and drink, and redoubled his severity,
lie ordered Dawes to be taken out to
work Just before the hour at which the
chaplain was accustomed to visit him.
The method and manner of Frere's
revenge became a subject of whispered
conversation on the island. It was re
ported that North bad been forbidden to
visit the convict, but that he had re
fused to accept the prohibition, and, by
threat of what bo weuld do whtu the
returning vessel had landed him In Ho
lart Town, had compelled the command
ant to withdraw his order. The com
mandant, however, speedily discovered In
Itnfu Dswe sign of Insubordination,
and set to work again to reduce again
still further the "spirit" he had so In
geniously 'broken." The tinhantir con
vict was deprived of food, was kept
awake at night, wa put to the hardi't
labor, was loaded with tho heaviest
Iron. Truke suggested that, If the tor
tured wretch would decline to see the
chaplain, ome amelioration of his con
dition might be effected: but his sngge.
Hon were In vain. Firmly believing
thathl death was certain, Dawes clung
to North a the savior of hi agonised
soul, and rejected all such Insidious over
ture. Knraged at this obstlnscy, Frere
sentenced hi victim to the "spread
eagle" and the "stretcher."
Now, the rumor of the nhdiiracr of
this undaunted convict, who had "been
recalled to her by the clergyman at their
strange Interview, had retched Sylvia's
ears. She questioned her husband con
cerning tho convict's misdoing, but,
with the petulant brutality which he In
variably displayed when the name of
Kufus Dawes Intruded .Itself Into their
conversation, Maurice Frere harshly re
fused to satisfy her.
One sultry afternoon, when the com
mandant had gone on a visit of Inspec
tion, Troke. lounging at the door of the
new prison, beheld with surprise the fig
ure of the commandant's lady.
"What Is It. ma'am?" he asked,
scarcely able to believe his eyes.
"I want to see the prisoner Dawes."
"He's he's under punishment,
ma'am."
"What do you mean? Are ther flog
ging him?"
"No; but but he's dangerous,
ma'am."
"Do you wish me to complain to the
commandant?" cries Sylvia, with a touch
of her old spirit, and jumping hastily
at tho conclusion th.v the Jailers were,
perhaps, torturing the convict for their
own entertainment. "Open the door at
once at once!"
Thus commanded, Troke, with a hasty
growl of Its "being no affair of his, and
he hoped Mrs. Frere would tell the cap
tain how It happened," (lung open the
door of a cell on the right hand of the
doorway. It was so dark that at first
Sylvia could distinguish nothing but the
outline of a framework, with something
stretched upon It that resembled a hu
man body. Her first thought was that
the man was dead, but this was not so
he groaned. Her eyes, accustomed
themselves to the gloom, began to see
what the "punishment" was. Upon the
floor was placed an Iron frame about
six feet long, and two and a half feet
wide, with round iron bars, placed trans
versely, about twelve Inches apart. The
man she came to seek was bound In a
horizontal position upon this frame, with
bis neck projecting over tho end of it.
If he allowed his bead to hang, the
blood rushed to his brain, and suffocated
him, while the effort to keep It raised
strained every muscle to agony pitch.
HUi face was purple, and he foamed at
the month. Sylvia uttered a cry. "This
Is no punishment; It's murderl Who
ordered this?"
"The commandant," said Troke, sul
lenly. "I don't believe It. Loose him, I say.
Halley! you. sir, there!" The noise
had brought several warders to the spot.
"Do you hear me? Do you know who
I am? Loose him, I say!" In her eager
ness and compassion, she was on her
knees by the side of the Infernal ma
chine, plucking at the ropes with her
delicate fingers. "Wretches, you have
cut his flesh! He Is dying! Help! You
have killed him!"
The prisoner. In faet, seeing this angel
of mercy stooping over him, ami hearing
close to him the tones of a voice that
for seven years he had heard but In his
dreams, had fainted. Troke and Halley,
alarmed by her vehemence, dragged the
stretcher out Into the light, and hastily
cut the lashings. Dawes rolled off like
a log. and hir head fell against Mrs.
Frere. Troke roughly pulled him aside
and called for water. Sylvia, trembling
with sympathy, and pale with passion,
turned u(Hin the crew. "How long has
he been like thU?"
"An honr." said Troke.
"A lie!" said a stern volee at the door.
"He has been there nine hours!"
"Wretehes!" cried Sylvia, "you shall
hear more of this. Oh, oh! I am sick"
she felt for the wall "I I "
North watched her with agony on his
face, but did not move. "I faint. I "
She uttered a despairing cry that was
not without a touch of anger. "Mr,
North! do you not see? Oh! Take me
home take mo home!" And she would
have fallen across the body of the tor
tured prisoner had not North caught her
lu his arms.
Itufus Dawes, awaking from his stu
por, saw, in the midst of a sunbeam
which penetrated a window In the corri
dor, the woman who came to save his
body supported by the priest who came
to save his soul; and, staggering to Ills
knees, he stretched out his bands with
a hoarse cry. Perhaps something in the
action brought back to the dimmed re
membrance of the commandant's wife
the Image of a similar figure stretching
forth Its hands to s frightened child In
the mysterious far-off time. She start
ed, and, pushing back her hair, bent a
wistful, terrified gaze upon the face of
the kneeling man, as though she would
fain read there an explanation of the
shadow memory which hsunted her. It
I is possible that she would have spoken,
but North thinking tint excitement had
produced into of tlioso hysterical crises
I which woro common to her gently drew
her, still giulttg, back toward the gate.
The convict's nrms fell, mid nu Indefina
ble presentiment of erll chilled him n he
beheld tho priest slowly draw tho fair
)oung creature from out tho sunlight Into
tho grim shndow of tho licit vy archwii).
For nu Instniit tlm gloom swallowed
them, and then they passed out of the
prison archway Into tho free air of heav
en mid the sunlight slowed golden on
their face.
"You aro III," said North. "You will
faint. Why do you look so wlllly?"
"What Is It?" she whispered, more III
answer to her own thoughts than to hi
question "what Is It that links me to
that man? What deed what terror
what memory? I tremble with crowding
thoughts that die cro they en it whisper
to me. Oh. that prison!"
They reached tho house, and he plac
ed her tenderly lit n chair. "Now )m
are safe, mndam, I will tottve you."
She burst Into tear. "Why do you
treat me thus, Mr. North? What httvu
I done to make you hnte me?"
"Hate you!" said North, with trem
bling lips. "Oil, tio, I do lint tin lint
hate you. I am rude In my speech, ab
rupt In my manner. You must forget
It and and me."
A horse's feet crashed niton the gravel.
and an Instant after Maurice Frere burst
Into the room. Itetiirnliig from the Cas
cade, he had met Troke, nud learned
the release of the prisoner. Furious at
thl usurpation of authority by his wife,
his self-esteem wounded by the thought
that she had witnessed his mean rcrengn
upon the man he had so Infamously
wronged, and his natural brutality en
hauced by brandy, be had made for tho
house at full gallop, determined to as
sert his authority. Illlud with rage, he
saw no one but his wife. "What's this
I hear? You have been meddling In my
business! You release prisoners!"
"Captain Frere!" said North, stepping
forward to assert the restraining pres
ence of a stranger, brere started, as
tonlshcd at the Intrusion of the chaplain
Hero was another outrage of his dig
nlty, another Insult to his supreme au
thority. "You here, too! What do you wnnt
here? This Is your quarrel. Is It?" His
eyes glanced wrathfully from one to the
other, and he strode toward North. "You
hypocritical, lying scoundrel. If It wasn't
for your bltck coat, I'd "
"Maurice!" cried Sylvia. In an agony
of shame and terror, striving to place a
restraining hand tipou his arm. He
turned upon her with so tierce a curo
that North, polo with righteous rage,
seemed prompted to strike the burly
ruttlan to the earth. For a moment or
two the two men facet each other, and
then Frere, muttering threats of ven
geance against each ami all convict,
jailers, wife and priest flung the sup
pliant woman violently from him out
rushed from the room. She fell heavllj
azalnst the wall, ami as the chaplain
raised her he heard the hoof stnitfPs of
the departing horse. '
"Oh!" cried Sylvia, covering her face
with trembling hands, "let me leave this
place."
North strove to soothe her with In
coherent words of comfort. Dizzy with
the blow she had received, she clung to
him, subbing. Twice he tried to tear
himself away, but had he loosed lit
hold she woull have fallen. "Why
should you be thus tortured?" he cried.
"Heaven never willed you to hi mated
to that boor you, whose life should bo
alt suns.hlne. Leave him leave htm.
He has cast you off."
"I am going." she said faintly. "I had
already arranged to ko."
North trembled. They looked at each
other; she comprehended the "hatred"
he had affected for her, and, deadly pate,
drew back the cold hand he held.
"Go!" she murmured. "Leave me,
leave me! Do not see me or speak to
me again."
(To be continued.)
No More Itrmlbenil.
"Alt." gushed tho beautiful girl nt
tho reception, "so you cntno through
tho famous mountains by rail. Toll mo
of thu elm huh, canyons, nnd passes."
The Congruaauian frowned nud look
ed troubled.
"I how tho canyons nnd chasms," ho
signed, "hut ihhh I now none. I
haven't smiu a wss hIiico tho first of
tho year." Chicago News.
Her I.IMIr .Scheme.
Twu I saw Miss Vuno on tho nvo
nuu yostorday with n lovely new hut,
but hIio hud It cocked over ho far to
one side It was almost falling off her
head.
Jos Yox; alio told tno alio pushed It
over that vvny Just as you emtio along
h you'd bo Hiiro to notice It. I'hlladol
phla Press.
The Wnr Ho Went.
"Is Casey workln' hero?" nuked Fin
ezan, entering thu quarry shortly after
a blast
"Ho was, but ho Jlsht wlut away,"
replied Flanagan, the foreman.
"Aro yo explctlu htm back?" .
"Yes, I Hup-H)8o so. Annyvvny, they
do say, whatlver goes up uiusht como
down." Philadelphia Press.
A They Vlewod It.
"It's a flno day, deacon?."
"Yes; but wo'ro all miserable cree
turs." "Well, thank God, wo'ro stilt a-llv-In'!"
"Yes," groaned tho deacon, "but our
Uuio'h comln'!" Atlanta Constitution.
Answered,
Kwoter What's In a name?
Dangcrupt A lot AH my property Is
In my wife's. Cleveland Leader.
llnme-Mnile (Irntu Hits.
There Is enough grain stored on every
farm to warrant tint building of it grain
Imix. tmrtlctilitrly when one win bo built
fur it very small sum mid with but llttlo
Ifcbor. Such u box Is wtsll) constructed
from dry good boxes, using u number
of the emtio sire to obtuln the desired
wipuelty and setting them end to end,
funiculus: tliem together or not iih do
sired. The fronts ure cut its to oh
tain the proper slnnt mid then it enter
Is tnittle so t tint the Imix or boxes nitty
Tim itouc-MAiiK niui nox.
ln locked If necessary. Divisions are
untile lu tho Inside In accordance with
the quantity of each kind of grain to
Ihj stored. The boxen nre set on legs
uhout fifteen Inches high nnd each of
theo leg hfl nu Intertill rap of tin
placed on It near where tho leg Join
the box. These tin will prevent utruiln
lu the shape of rat anil mice from
easily climbing up the lx nnd getting
nt tho grnlli. If desired the several
divisions may bo lined Inside so as to
make them more vermin proof Tho II
lustration shows how simple this grain
box Is. Iudlniia-olls News.
Nrrtl Corn Ilrrrillnjc I'n-rs.
Com breeding; work, still lu Its In
fancy, already 1ms spelled profit for
ninny growers. .Material lucrwtsc lu
yield, due lu larxo measure to plant
ing Improved tested seed, hnte Iteon so
general that fanners etcrywhere nre
adopting better methods of seed selec
tion. And other countries, noting what
hits bccti nccompllshcd by American
corn breeders, lime taken stejw to fol
low their example. Heccutly mi Ameri
can seed-corn breeding company ship
ped 1,300 bushels of corn to tho agri
cultural department of the Kgypttnii
got eminent. The same company tins
also exported mi order of KM) tuuds
of need corn to Australia, where It will
Ins used In breeding work conducted by
tho agricultural authorities of that
country. It Is to the corn Mt of
Amerlcn that ttie iicoples of tho earth
como for com. Our com crop Is the
envy of nil civilized countries which
cannot or do not grow corn.
While 1'ekln lluehs.
The Whlto Peklti Is n topulnr duck
which has n distinctive ty"i cHvlully
Its own, and differing from nil others
lu the slinpo and carriage of Its body.
Tho legs nre set far back, which cnucs
tho bird to walk lu nu upright ltloti.
In hIwi theso ducks nro very large, sotnu
reaching ns high as twenty -touuds to
tho Mtlr. Their flesh la very delicate
nnd freo from grossness, nud tltey nro
considered among the I test of table I
5S-2.
r'imJ w t . ..v
Si HUrr-
VVtltTK I'EKI.V DICKH.
fowls. They nro excellent laycrn, nver
aging from HX) to KIO eggs each In n
season, They aro non-setters, hardy,
easily raised mid tho earliest In matur
ing of nuy ducks.
Mnko It n jntlnt this summer to find
out Homo crop or vegetable everybody
seems to want, nud that rto ono has
grown to any extent In your neighbor
hood, nnd grow that yourself next year.
It Is qulto posslblo to make a crop of
peppers, cauliflower, spinach or egg
plant or some other unusual thing, ono
of tho most profitable crops on tho
farm. If the demand Is good nnd tho
supply In your neighborhood limited,
tho snmo thing is often truo of aquasli.
Along lu tho winter when fresh vegeta
bles aro scarce, there Is always a do
mand la tho city markets for squash.
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'-.Ci-rei tj rvabiE?,
(llilurns.
The (liilnen Is xnld to ho n native of
western Afilwt nnd Is u tery active
bird of n ritllier wild nature. Tho wild
nature of the beautiful fowls Is nu ob
jection with ninny isnilloiucii. There
nre two breeds of guineas, tlm -twirl
and the white guluwi. The pearl guinea
Is of n wilder disposition than tho
"Idle guinea, lloth breeds urn uhout
the niiiiic. slxe. The llesh of the pwtrl
guinea is duiker than that of the
white, which make the white guinea
preferable as it table fowl. I lot tt breeds
of guineas are good summer egg pro
ducers. They begin hi) lug In April or
May and continue to lay until Into lu
the full. The pearl gulnwi Is tery sen
sltlvo nlNiut hating her Host disturbed
and often loatc the uet If a part of
her eggs are removed. The white guinea
I not so pirtlettlnr about tier nest nnd
will continue to lay lu the nest If only
one egg Is left In It. Our white guineas
often lay lu the nest boxes lu the poul
try house with tho chicken hens,
iliilnea are valuable Insect detro)ers.
The) will wit Insects that the chickens
will not, surli us the potato bug and
gooseberry worm. I noticed our guineas
picking the worm off the gooseberry
hushes nud not a worm osenpwl that
the guineas could reach. They picked
the worms off as high as they could
Jump.
IIikt to lllrillr 4Jrte lurs,
The girdling or ringing of grttpctlnc
Is douo to Increase tlm size of each
cluster. It Is not done generally, how
ever, although some find the method
profitable. The Iwrk Is entirely re
movwl Mow- the fruit cluster nlut it
mouth before the crlod of M-teiilng
which hastens maturity about n week
or two and enlarges the bunch and
berries. The sail ascends through the
pore of the wood to sustain growth,
hut the olnltornlwl sp dosecmbi through
the worn! and the hark and win go no
lower than the -tolut ut which tho gir
dle Is made, where It step and Is mil
Izwl In feeding the gnio. Some in
jury Is done the vine Mow- the girdle,
nud hence It inn) not jmy on nu exten
sive scale.
Jutn-trr to llrmU ('nils,
A Canadian farmer n)s that thctn
Is nothing )( discovered so uefu ,u
breaking n wilt lu winter as the old
fashioned "Jumper." 'A Junior Is sim
ply made of two sapling twenty feet
TIIR OMvrANfllOMril JUMCEH.
or more long, weakened altout tlvo feet
from tho butt ends by shaving the up
per sides half through, so that the poles
sag when the rider Is oil the stmt and
tho wdt hitched. The seat Is supported
by four posts nud the horse Is placed
far out In the shafts. A colt cannot go
over backwards with this.
(Jiiml Tiinle fur. (lie Hk.
If tho hog nro growing ns fast and
doing as well as they can do, nothing
Is needed lu tho wa) of medicine. Hut
If they nnt a little off In any vvny, u
few iIihuh of the following will straight
en them up.
Wood clmrwml, l Mtiud; sulphur, 1
pound; sodium chloride, '1 ixniiids; so
dium lilcHrltoituto, iKMiuds; sodium
h)Hsulphlte, - (Hiunds; sodium sul
phate, 1 iHiund; Hiitlmouy sulphide, 1
hiiiiuI. Pulverize mid thoroughly mix.
The dose is h large tahlosjiooiifiil for
emh '-'00 iNiiimls weight of hogs to bo
treated, given once a day. Tho hog
will eat this mixed lu their food, unless
very III, when It should bo poured Into
tliem, mixed lu water.
(irrnl fiont for Mnlinlr,
Tho South African goat, Sultnn,
sheared eighteen and one-half pounds
of mohair nt one clipping. This Is tho
record In this country mid probnhly the
world's record. Ho was barrwl from
competition at tho Ht. iuls Fair be
cause Judges would nnt bellevo Hint tho
mohnlr then carried was grown within
the time specified by the rules. At the
Portland, Ore., Fair ho took grand prize
for tho ItcHt buck. He Is said to pos
sess wonderful prepotent power.
A calf kept winter nnd summer In
thrifty growth at 2 years will make na
much moro beef than ono neglectfully
kept at tvvico that nge. Tho profit will
all bo found on tho '-'-year-old nnd tho
loss on tho 4-yenr-old; yet owners of
tho latter Imvo pursued such system
If system It can bo called with tho
Idea that they woro waving monoy.
Keep tho thrifty animal two years
longer In tho Hiuno way, nnd somothlng
very handsome In tho vvoy of heof will
bo tho result whllo tho starrollng can
novor pay tho oxpenso of rearing and
feeding.
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t'll-UINQ THE WAR OMGOT.
IIiht n Projected devolution Wn Kl.
itiieeil vvllh "I'lionr" Money,
"lite vviiys of the South American
republics ate funny," exclaimed nu old
globe trotter, glancing up from tho copy
of tho livening Star, which contntjiwl
the advice from New York netting
forth the efforts of certain Spanish
American gentlemen to get tho Fulled
States to buy slock lu n revolutionary
movement lu Venezuela.
"Those people ure plumb crazy on
tho subject of revolutions, They swiii
to think they can icpalr all hurts of
damaged fortunes through the medium
of mi uprising, ami uiii)be they don't
work at It. Ami that reminds me of
n revolution I once had the pleasure of
being Introduced to, which, though It
didn't revolute so as you could set It
very plainly, still, vvns started on tho
best iKisslblu basis, The men lnsiiaro
of tills uffnlr weie aiming to get con
trol of the trwisury and territory of
one of the Central American Slates,
and they went nlsiut It lu n systematic
vvny. Now, there Is but one tiling at
tho bottom of nuy of those sudden
transfers of jsiwer In our sister repub
licsmoney. Hither one tir the other
side has too much, and the losing side
promptly starts out to get what It lie.
Ileves Is coining to It. That Is what
was done tills time, hut mi a basis far
more sensible tlmii usual. The lusiir
gent element did not hate money
enough to start business, Mini, after
much Hopping around to find wa)s ami
mwtiis, hit tiiu nu Ingenious Miemo
Hint wiuie very near wrwklug tU Imhiim
government before a slnit was llrwl.
The revolutionary iwr'r uwmIwI money
mid started out to mske It, literally
The distinguished sous of the Stale
who had Is-cii cIkh.cu to load the move
ment established an ottlce lu New York
mid began tint manufacture of spurious
wilu. The iiione) was stamtted with tho
trimmings put on coins by Hie regular
government, ami tlMiusamls of dollar'
worth of the counterfeits were lloalwl
Iteforo ttie pnqter HlltlHirllles got next
to the source of supply Ity that time
the credit of the existing goternutwill
whs almost vvrwkwl, so lolhll of the
phony money had Is-cii floated. The
plant being III the Flitted State, the
Fulled State ewret servlw iMllwtri
were culled upon to ferret It (Hit. and
they lost no time lu locating It mid
bringing to Justice the pr1itelntl offwi
tiers. Nothing much was done to the
revolutionists. tlHUigh the breaking up
of their couutoi felling plant nipped the
revolution lu lb' bud, but tlw home
got eminent never has established lis
credit on as firm a ttasls as It had 1st
fore the counterfeits were made. -Washington
Star.
BAOACITY OP THE ELEPHANT.
Animal Cn lUsllr lie Tonithl In
VVorU TrallilMtf Them,
Sagacity sevms a strong word to ap
ply to nu elephant, hut wrtaluly tho
tales of those who best know ttie beast
tvuiild Justify the term. It Is said that
the elephants lu India will besmear
themselves with mud a a protection
ngaliMt Insw-ls, and that they will
hrwik branches from the trees mid ut
them to brush away tho file. If this
Is tme It shows something Iteyond In
stinct In the elephant It shows rvttiv
Hon, sa)s the New York Herald,
It Is surprising how simple Is tho
training of a newly captured elephant
mid how soon the niilnial can Ite taught
to work. For the first three days,
which Is usually the time Iteforo they
will rat frcel), the elephant Is left
quiet with srhap n tame animal nwtr
him to give him wiiiilditmit lu his sur
roundings. If there be many to bo
lamed nt the sainu time each raptlvo
Is stalled between the tinned ones a
noon as he eats his food naturally.
When this stage of training Is reached
the tamer nud his assistants station
IhomKolvcH ono on each of tho four
ddits with lung minted sticks lu their
hands, A tame elephant also assists
lu ease ho Is newled. The men nt the
Ides rub tho Hiiliuar hack, soothing
til its with such epithets ns "Ho, my
on," "Ho, my father," "Ho, my moth
er," which seem to Imvo -i calming ef
fect The next step Is to take the ani
mal to tho tank to bathe, which Is ac
complished nt first with the old of
tnmo elephants. After n time he m
bo taken alone, hut as (ho process of
tinning depends iiimiii the Individual
disposition of tho beast tho time of pre
liminary training differs.
A newly tnmod elephant Is flrst put
nt tho tusk of trending clny In n brick
Held or drawing a vvngon lu douhlo har
ness wth n tnmed elephant, Hut tho
plneu vvhero It shows tho greatest
amount of sngnclty Is In moving henvy
weights. For, tinllko (ho horse, It
seems to comprehend tho purpose and
object of Its work nnd executes various
dotnlls without tho supervision of Its
master.
Too .11 ml est,
"Plcnso send a stamped nnd directed
envolopo with your manuscript," said
tho inagazluo wlltor's circular.
"No, thanks," replied tho occasional
contributor. "Fvo heard of some pwi
plo no conceited Hint they wrote letters
to themselves, hut Fin not mm of
them," Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Wlso men may fool othersT hut tho
fool fools only himself.
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