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rfl4k-'ftt AjwAJH, ?" rv- '.' r r. JU n'i: M. -fc. l i . J "tf M3 N .. V f tHE (JROSSPAf (ft FAMILY (Ordinal. ' For liunilrcclH of year our family, havo been proud of our name, LcIccb-' lor, claiming descent from lliu Lolceii- tor fniully wIiohu best known repro-' iiontatlvo was tlio favorlto of Qucon Ellzaboth. I was baptized Algernon Cecil. I was Introduced to a girl wlioito nntno I llil not oiilch. if I liuil caught It 1 (loulit tlmt t should no readily havo fall In In lovo with her. When I learned that It wnri tlio singular nnil to her entirely Inappropriate naino of OroHspatch I left hur for a week, nt tlio end of which Mini) 1 nilled on her again, for I found It Impossible to drlru hur out of my mind. "How did It hnpjion," I nuked her, "Hint you, tho perfection of iiuihihlllly, Worn horn iindur hiicIi a niuiiuV" "It in n corruption," hIio said, "of tlroiw'lmeh, Tho change cnuio many geuerntlniiH ngo, rind my gra ml father, who studied tho family lilotory, pro fcmied lo havo discovered that It wan Hindu on account of tho bravery of ouu of our ancestors, n common soldier of Cniiiiwell'H army, who In faco of n gull ing llro croKned a Held or patch of ground, carrying ammunition to n force huleaguen-d by tho Cavaliers. 1 1 In com. radi'rt duhhed him CroxHpatch, and he, being proud of hi it deed, retained It." "il'nil" I muttered to myself. "Doubt Un myauceNtorn wcro among thuCuv iillem who opposed tho low bred Purl- tilllH." Despite her name, I loved Mini Cross patch m dearly that I could not give her tip, and, mm my lovo1 won returned, wo became engaged. HcsIiIch my love there wiih another reason for my mnr i Intco I loiiKed to rcgul;i moiiiu of thu nodal proiiilueuco for myxelf amj my (leitcvudautn of tho auclout lA'Iceiiteni, mid MUm Croimpatch wax possessed of mi enormous fortuuo left her by thin 'hmiiu grandfather who hint discovered the origin of the name. After nil, what dlfferenco would It make? Tho wife nH iiumea tho Imnband'n name, and nhu and our children would ho IdceMem. I hud n fancy that tho oldest koii r.houltl have for his burimino IiIh moth er's family name, but In this en no I resolved that no son of initio tdiould Ihj christened CroNNpntch IA-Icentcr. Ho uliould bo named for me, Algernon Cecil. I would see that ho Inherited tho bulk of bin motlicr'rt fortune, and In thin way I would re-establish tho I'Iccstcr family. There wiih a brilliant wedding nt which I dranlc n trllle too much wluo nnd bonnted that an ono of our family hud once been tho favorlto of n queen now It would become the favorlto of thu upper ten thoiiHand of tho United HtatoH. We departed on our wedding trip amid tho uniiiiI tdiower of rice, and on our return I M-ttled myself down to enjoy my newly acquired fortune. I had been at homo but a few days lw fore the collcltor for tho Crosapatch million wrotu mo saying Hint ho would Ilko to see mo In tho city. I went to him nnd wiih fdiowu Into bin private otllce. "I have Kent for you," ho mild, "that u very Important matter may bo sot tied the ownership of tho Crospatch property." ".My dear sir," I replied, "tho proper ty belongs to my wife." "There In a condition attached to her grandfather's will." "A condltlonl What In It?" "That her liiisltand nHHiimo tho nnmo of CroH.spntWi and tho children If any reuniting from tho marriage only in herit under that name. Simon Cross patch, having no children except your wlfo'H father, nnd ho dying during her infancy with no other Issue, left tho property to her with tho nbovo named condition. Ho was very proud of tho manner In which tho nntno originated nnd desired to pcrpctuato tho family undor It." "And I," nnld I, "am desirous of per ictuutlng tho family under tho nnmo of Leicester." "Tho family can only Inherit by nH Burning tho nnmo of Crosspatch. In 'caso you ddcllnq Jo do ho. tho will states that tho property is to go to tho endowment of an Institution to bo known an tho Crossputch university." "My wlfo never told mo this," I ex claimed wratbfully. "For tho very goal reason that liar grandfather stipulated In his will that nho was not to bo Informed of It except iirough her husband, Ho desired not to stand In tho way of her marriage, ttlo prcforred to lcayo it to her husband lo accept tho tonus or resign tho for- tuna Hut In caso you declluo thcro Is nu annuity sottlcd on her of ?1,C00 a year to keep her from want." I nslccd for tho tltno allowed mo by tho will In which, to innlto my decision "nud was Informed that It was iv month, I wna too much disgruntled to return to my wlfo fob n week, but' by that tlmo had decided to accent tho tiatuo nnd tho fortuilo. My wife,, who was nd Is nmlablllty ltBof,,T)oro with my Irritation nnd dlsappoln'tmout. I de clared that I wolild break tho will nnd epont mouths trying 'to find a loopholo by which t could do so. Indeed I uiado ,vo unch fusij that tho tnattor got out, 'nnd It waa commonly;, reported that that 111 Unty'rcd Leicester whs 111 treat ing Ilia good najured wlfo, who do. rfcrrod batter, huiband... ifinally. tmr Rrnmlillngn dlod nwny, nhil 1 pondciihly took poHHesnlou of my wjfu'n fortune, And nw I nm known an od Crosw patch, my wlfo an Mrs. CroMputch, and I have ten children all CroMNpritchcM. What wo would do with such u nnmo Woro it not for our wealth and ho pop ularity of my wlfo and our hoiim ami daughters I don't know, Ax It Is, all except mo nro known, respected anil holoved under tho nnmo of tho Ctoxu patch family. JOHN JOItDAN VINOISNT. Ncir .ciilnmt. Now Zealand linn gone further tlm any other nn'.lou In renllzlng tlio Ideal Htato of tho soclallHt, whero tho govern ment owns all tho laud, mautigcH nil tho Industries and In tho only capital hit In tlio community. About one man In every six throughout tho Inland Ih In Homo form of government employ or Ih In receipt of a pension from tho gov ernment RAINING CATS AND D0Q8. Various KHptnimtliin of the Origin of ThU ICxprenalon. Xfntll- f.Tfllrtfiril Imm IlllVf lirmtl frlvii.i of II... origin nt ll.n .....n.1,.,1.,.. rl..lr,., cntH and dogs." One Ih that It Ih a per - version of tho French "catadoupe." waterfall-"lt Ih raining a catadoiipeH," or cntnriictn. Another explanation b that tho u.alo IiIohoiiim of tho willow tree, which uro lined on J'lilin Hundny to repVesent tho briinclieH of palm, wero called "cats and dogs" In oine pnrtH of Kngland, whero they IncreaHC rapidly after u few warm April show ern, and tUo belief prevailed that the rain brought them. Others traco tho saying to northern mythology, In which tho cat 1m nnld to havo great liilluenco on thu weather, nnd millom still havo a saying, "Tlio cat Iiqh a galu of wind in her tall," when sho Is uuuNtnlly frisky. Witches that rodo upon' tho utorniH wero said to hkbuiuo tho form of cats, and the stormy northwest wind in called "the cat'n iioro" In tho I Ian mountain cvon at tho present day. Then tho dog Is n symbol of wind, which In old Ger man pictured In llgured as tho head ot n dog or wolf from which blunts lsiuc. Tlio cat therefore symbolizes it down pour of rain; tho dog, strong gusts ot wind, which accompany It, and so n nilu "of cata nnd dogs" Is n heavy rain wltli wind. ISvnlutlou of lit Uayonet. Tho BweyncH-fcatbcr (hog'n bristle), which BcouiH to havo been the original prototype of tho bayonet, was a long rapier blade, fixed in u bundle and car ried In a Hheath, which was given to a musketeer for defense nfter ho had dis charged his piece. Ktuck by its handle In tho muzzle of his gun, it constituted a very etllclent weapon for acting agaliiMt plkcuicu. To diminish his In cumbrance tho HwcyucH-feathor and musket rest wcro combined, tlio latter forming a sheath for tho former, In the reign of James I. Toward tho latter part of tho civil war the uko of tho muHkct rest was aban doned, nud It became thu practice to Htlck tho dagger by Its handle into the muzzle of tho piece after discharging it. Iu 1CS0 two rings wero added by which the bayonet was placed on the muzzle without Interfering with thu llring. This Improvement, tho Inven tion of General .Mackay, an Kugllsh olllcor, woo Introduced Into tho French army by Vnuban In 1703. lly the Hug llsh themselves It waH not adopted un til nfter tho bnttlo of Foutciioy (1715), where tho ndvautnges Its use conferred on tho French woro only too painfully manifest, tho Duke of Cumbcrlaud'H tinny being defeated with tho loss of 15,000 men.-l'earrton'H Weekly. JIU Omi MuiM.acrlltt. Oeorgo Ade, In the early days of hla career, beforo tho "Fablea In Slang" had brought him' fame, called oiu morning In Chlcrfgo upon n Sunday edi tor on n mission from n theatrical man ager. " "I havo brcAight you this mnnu. ecrlpt" ho began, btjt tho editor, look ing up at tho tall, timid youth, inter rupted: "Just throw tho manuscript In tho wnstcbaskmt, please," ho said. "I'm very busy Just now and haven't tlmo to do It -myself." Mr. Ade obeyed calmly. Ho resumed: "I havo come from tho theater, nnil tho manuscript I havo Just thrqwu in tho vrantobaskct Is your comic farco or, 'Tho Erring Son,' which tho man ngpr auks mo to return to you with hanks. IIo suggests that you sell it to nn undertaker, to bo read nt funerals." Then Mr. Ado mulled gently and Withdrew. "Cupping" Crow, Tlio following account Is given iu Country Lifo of tho way in which pil fering crows nro dealt with by Italian agriculturists: A holo of a certain depth is dug In tho ground, at tho bottom of which Is placed some decayed meat. A funnel shuped wedgo of pallor la thou lnaertcd Into tho hole, tho upper edgo of tho papor being coated with blrdllmo. "Maltro Corbeau" Bees' tho food, descends to grasp It, and when ho has firm hold of It ho risen up again. Ills head Is, howovor, swathed with tho papor cap, nnd in his mad endeavor to -rid himself of lit ho circles un to ex traordinary hoightft In tho nlr, rovol Jng constantly i hud nt bo rnpld VpjHiq that, soon ovcrc6mn with glddiucss, ho' fftiu tatnartii qeaa. riMOMSHOT Original. ' Whllo acting as an Independent do tectivo at Chicago ono night about 10 o'clock n Hcrap of paper was left at roy door on which was jvrltton In a worn rin'n hand, "Harney It'cdflcld, who rob bed tho tit National bank of Denver, will ho at No. It avotiuo tonight." I had never neon Itcdfleld or Ills pic ture and know nothing about him ex cept that thcro wan a roward of $5,000 offered for his capture. I know noth ing of tho houao In It avenue. All I could do wan to go thcro and bo guided by clrcuuiRtanccn. I found tho hoiifio brilliantly lighted and guests entering under an awning. I walked in with tho rest. Though I was not In ovculng dress I had on an overcoat, so tlilM did not matter for tho entrance. I wns shown up to tho gen tlemen's dressing room, whero I ro malned without taking off my overcoat till tho others had gono down. Then I resolved to look about mo for apparel unliable to tho occasion. Going to tho ' "P "'WVP, Which WOB deserted, I ran - Htt1 H(:lH "d4 drnwcni, finding ""," mJ cn! to ,ft, room2n wh ch , n f1"1, ?" " 'lrt lnr cufr nnl ? ' ,n r of l,I."rlc ."" "tocklngs wcro spread " wo 00' " n P r ,ow R..ivn tivttj 111 iliu .ILnfl. JVlUUIJkl Homo ono wob expected for whom they had been made ready. I put them on and went downstairs. I ran a great risk, for, though I could prove I wan a detective, I had actually Htolen a suit of clothes and was prom enading In them, it would bo Inferred, to Meal other things. Going down a winding Ntalrcano and seeing the hoat nnd hostess receiving guests in tho drawing room, I turned into tho li brary. I Ntrolled about, keeping an cyo i ...... r ...t in ..... ii.Uh "'"' " . "Ul "w ""' iu ivint iiiu nu. .uuiik luujr wiiu jiruv cd to bo the daughter of tho host sat for a long while In a window scat wlUi n liandHomo young fellow with a very rcstloHH eye, but plenty of peoplo havo restless eyes, and Harney Rcdflcld would bo moro likely to spend his tlmo looking for Jewelry or silverware than spooning. After spending nn hour dodging tho members of tho family I concluded to go upstairs, when I heard a gentleman say: "Thero'H been a robbery. Frank' clothes wero laid out for him upstairs, and when ho nrrlvcd Just now ho found they were gone." For a moment my heart stood still, hut, regaining my nssurnnco And ro membcring that If Harney ltedflcld were In tho house nnd knew that tho family -wero alarmed ho would Imme diately innko an egress, I said to tho tpcnkcr: "I would suggest, sir, that tho cxitfl lo watched to prevent tho thief's es cape." "Vou nro right," ho replied and do parted to see that my suggestion was curried out It was soon evident that tho matter of tlio loss of the dress clothes of Frank, whoover he might he, had got out among the guests, nud had it not been that I was absorbed In wntchlng for soiiio innu to Hhow some anxiety, there by Indicating that ho was vulnerable, I would havo felt the unpleasantness of njy position. As it was, I was not dis concerted till I saw tho host coming toward me, his gazo fixed upon mo with no plcnunnt expression. IIo was followed by several others, all men. "I beg pardon, sir," ho said, "but I do not recognize you." I was cornered. What should I Bay? What should I do? I stared nt him without speaking. "If you cannot give a reason for your being here, I tlhall send for tho po lice." "Don't atop f6r blm to invent fltx OX' cuse," said u guest, tho mart who had been attentive to tho host's daughter. "Tho fact that ho is unknown to you nud a suit hfi? been stolen should bo sulllclent. I'.ero's Frank." "Frank," in business clothes, Btcppcd up to mo ttiid after scrutinizing mo took hold of tho lapel of tho dress coak I wore, torned It up nnd displayed fc penrl stick pin. "That's my suit," ho imid. "I got that stick pin as a cbtlltym fmvor ln week and put it lu thuro." Now, whllo this had been jsolug qu my observing fucultles had been work ing. I took CBp'eclnl notlco of tho mo tions and expression of the young man I had seen with tho young ludy. IIo seemed unduly excited, cast lug hur ried glances nf. me, as If to iriako sufo ho had never ricjttlt me before I must decide upon vn plan for at Iciast tern porary use. Turning totho ho Bt, I Bald coolly: "May I nsk a prlvnto intcrvh iwT You don't wish a disturbance, I'm . lure," x "Don't go off aloho wl th hh u," said thu young mnti bt Whom I ha ivo been speaking. "Would you d5 mo tho favor to como With us?" I Batd.td, him polltol; r. . Tho host led us to a Hwall ro om'nud shut tho door. The youiag man 'b nbrv Jtmsness increased. I do nt kno v 'what put It Into my hefad, bu t I resol Wed to croon myself b' accusing him. . "I camo hero to nrreiit TJnrno r lied Held," I Bald. .... Tho man clutched nt o. johalr. "''J-. : .'"And," I continued,, "bjuYinh Tovmd my .man" I dry a"ipa)lr bt bracble,t8- my MI havo nccomnllshcd .'m-r worit.' "Great hiaVensl'f.exrt lrimed tH D'boct. "My lUvgliter'ii nfllancca nusriandr I had fired at random nnd brought down flic gamo I wanted. ltedflcld was horn a gentleman In England, drifted to Australia and found tin dim. I cully In keeping up tho part lu Amer ica. I got my reward from tho Denver hank and n fow thousnnd moro from Wio man whom I had saved from n tobbor won-ln-law. My Informant was 1 girl Hodflcld wan proposing to throw jir ror ins now lovo. WILLIAM D. KNIGHT. '" TNbtANA78 RAGJNQ TAD3. ' tJoltln of 1'ort to Ho Opened by M floclnl Clnb'a Lnut Monitor. A young man of Covington, Ind., in 18-17 read in a Cincinnati newspaper of n Hoclal club which had been formed years boforo that date. Tho hurt sur viving member of tlio club had broken tlio bottlo of whisky that had been on tho bawpjot table at every anniversary of tho first meeting. Tho Incident Impressed tho reader, and ho formed a similar club In Cov ington. The membcrnMp wob tweuty, and tAe club wnH called tho Itaging Tads. The members wlfro Burnett D. Van Trooncr, Albert Mallory, Hhcl Hnn uegan, James McMannoney, IatwIh H. I let field, Charles Hanslckcr, Samuel Fields, Hanford Crane, William Brad ley, William Donaldson, William rrib ble, IUward Mallory, Bldney Harper, Kd Pullen, Alexander Hctflcld, Ellas Wilcox, Frank Clark, Ilnrvey Johnson, UufUB Prlbblc and Hob Brown. Instead of whisky n bottle of port wine won put on the table, and this was to bo broken by the Inst member. On Thanksgiving was the fifty-sixth ann!vcuiry dinner of the Raging Tads. Two of the four survivors met at Cov ington, with tho bottle between them. Colonel McMannoney, who will be eighty years old in March, and Lewis Hctfleld, who Is now eighty years old, wcro tho partakers of the feast. Bob Brown, cighty-Uircc years old, lives in Nebraska, and Harvey Johnson, of the samo age, in Illinois. They wero un able to attend. The Covington men are halo and hearty, but were much affected by the smallncss of their numbers. They shed tears as they spoke of their former companion. Mr. nctflcld said: "I don't want to be the last. It will be a rad, a very sad, occasion, the opening of that old bottle." "I wouldn't open that bottlo for any thing In tho Tvorld," Bald Colonel Mc Manneriey. Tlio bottlo is cared for as If It wcro of priceless value. From one Thanks giving to the next it Is stored in tho vnult of the Covington Banking com pany, where Jt will not have to remain mnny years before Its seal Is broken by tho last of tho Raging Tads. NEW YEAR MESSAGE. - Detail of the United fitntea XaVal Obacrvntorr'fe Scheme. Tho United States naval observatory at Washington recently announced the details of Its scheme to send telegraph ic tlmo signals throughout tho world to mark the beginning of tho new year. Tho signals were sent out last year for each of the four great standard time belts of tho United States, but this year It Is proposed not only to secure u wido distribution of these new year signals throughout North and South America by the co-operation of tho telegraph and cnblo companies, but also to send one or more of the four scries of signals around tho world and back to the room of tho naval observatory where they started. Tho signals will begin at 11:55 p. m. nnd cud at midnight, eastern time. The same BerleTTTTlll bo Bent out nn hour later, ending nt midnight, central stand ard time; again an hour later, ending at 2 a. m., for midnight of mountain 8tamlstd time, nnd again nu hour after that, vndlng at 8 a. m., for mlduight of raclflc coast standard time. In each of these Your flve-minute Intervals the clock will send an electric Impulse prac tically every secorfd. On tho world circuit the signals will go by land Hues to Capo CanBo, Nova Scotia; thence by cable to tho Az6res, Lisbon, Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria and Port Said; by land to Suez; by cablo to Aden nnd Bombay; by land to Madras; by cable to Penan?, Singapore, Saigon. Hong kong, Mnnlla, Guap. Midway. Honolu lu nnd Snu Francisco, tvX by lain', back to Washington. It is proposed to receive both the 'outgolug and incoming Bfgnals on tho ,eama chronograph at tho naval ob servaorj' and thus preserve n perma nent grabble record of both on a aingio Bhcctof papor. It is suggested that, be sides demonstrating the possibilities of .practical astronomy nnil telegraphy forking together through intcrnntlop.nl,, co-operntlon, benefits will result rroin tlio' general attention that it will direct to tho advantages of tho uso of ac curate standard tlmo throughout tho wforld. Tho messages will also' carry a New gear's greeting to tljeyoiid. T kT , To HarttOHH the Pintle. Work has begun at Fremont, Neb., bft.'t'h'o BUrvey for a gigantic power canal scheme which yfUl harness tho Watc'rs of tho Platte VW furnish nu cnor'jrious amount of yowr for the owi)ers, which will, .it ' nrotyHed, be .Ha&VMilml Ihrrtnehrmftllnt EOoflon. If is knoNvn that the.Vrmour rlRaklng, c4mpVNS is behlnU this entcrprjse aji hiuryolflla It Place to Invwrt Ita Bur- plw oantttl. EIGHT Orlelnol.J "It was back in tlio fifties," said tho old sailor, "when ships were ships and not cooking stoves afloat, as they uro now. I was inato of a sailing vessel, ono of those long craft with masts run nlng against tho clouds and canvas enough to nTBVo a floating city. You don't see 'cm nowadays, and yon'ro not likely ever to see 'em again. There was comfort aboard such a ship as that no flincll of greaHe, no shaking of the engine, nothing bat motion harmon'ous with the wind nnd waves. "Ono moonlight night when wo wcro in tho West Indies wo were lying at anchor off the islund of Jamaica tho captain nnd most of tlio crew were ashore, and I was sitting on tho quar ter deck In tho captain's chair, trying to keep cool. Canting my eyij, In the shimmer of tho moon, I paw a black spot on the water. Watching it, I dis covered that it moved moved toward tho ship. I thought it was a canoe coming head on, for I could see some thing like n paddle raised with a reg ular motion, but It wasn't a cnnor; II was n man swimming, at each stroke raising one arm out of the water, a favorite motion with good swimmers. It was evident that the man was mak ing for our ship, as there was nothing else nbout. When he came under the stern ho called for me to throw blm n rope. I called some of the watch to bring a rope, and wo got him aboard. IIo was no sooner on deck than he be gan his story- Tho negroes on his plan tation were going to rlso that night, murder him and his family and tnke possession of what movable goods they could find. IIo wanted us to send a force for their protection. Wo had but eight men aboard, and I didn't feci nt liberty to send 'cm, but the fellow begged so plteously for mc to savo tho lives of his family that I consented and scut every man, re maining myself to watch tho ship. A. boat was lowered, with the eight men in her at the oars, while the stranger took tho tiller. I watched 'em rising and falling on the swells in tho moon shimmer till they were well away; then, remembering that I wob alone in care of a big ship, I began to walk the deck with a feeling of uncomfortable responsibility. "Tho men I had sent had faded In the distanco when I noticed a boat coming from the opposite point, headed straight for tho ship. Sho couldn't hold any ono belonging to tho vessel, for the captain and crew would como from the mouth of a small river midway be tween tlio direction of the boat that had gono and tho boat that was com ing. It flashed across my mind that the swimmer hnd como to decoy what projection thcro was aboard tho ship, leaving her frco to bo plundered. If this wero so hero I was sole defender of a large vessel against a boat load of men bent on piracy. I had assumed the authority for sending away the watch and determined to dlo ralhcr than faco the captain after the ship had been looted. "By tho time tho boat camo up I had gathered muskets, cutlasses, hand grenades In short, every weapon I could find, including a six pounder can non, which I loaded ready to Are. As soon ns tho bont camo within hailing distanco I nsked who they were nnd what they wanted. They ceased row ing and wcro inclined to parley, looking hard at tho vessel to bIzo up tho crew aboard. They talked at random till they 'were satisfied tho ship was with out adequate protection, then, though X ordered them away, pulled forward. I pointed my barker and fired. Tho Bliot skipped by them, nnd they paid )jo attention to it except to ceaso row ing 'fora fow seconds. Seizing a mus ket, I 'aliot tho man at tho tiller. This produced. Bomp confusion but ns they enmo on I seized another musket and dropped the stroko oarsman. This laid out two of eight men. Soma stopped rowing; others pulled so hard as to swing tho boat in a circle. At tho same tlmo there was h TSabcl of voices. They wcro nowvncar enough for mo to sco that there was ono white man, evldcutly their leader, tb& rest being mulattoes and negrobs. I 'fired nt the leader, but missed hirji, nqd boforo I could Bdzo another niujket, ho had got his men ngaln to their work and they were pulling forward. Beforo they came directly under the vessol's sldo I bad shot two moro men, reducjng their ,uumber to six. Then I dropped a small .hand grenade, which struck tho. tip of tho bow and killed ,or disabled two Wore. .Tho leader wag stilt unhurt nnd, bjivlng provided himself with a ropo lnden with hooks nfoite.cud;1 threw tho hooks nnd caught themjonjto tho gunwale. I tried to throw them off,, but ns soon ns thoy caught ho got on to tho laddor and camo up the side, followed by Bovernl of his men. I Waited till ho camo within reach and dropped hluyUh a cutlass. Tho next man fired a pistol at mo, which grazed my check. Seeing that he had missed mo nud thnt I was ready for blm with a cutlass, ho, crowded back on, to the men behind, and they all tumbled into thrf'boht. Thon'.y seizing tho tfars, they pulled away, followed "by balls from. my bix pouuuer.-wflicn ma.not iuko ci- . Soon after mMnlgKt-the bont'J;bnd cent out came buck, the men reporting tfiat as'Tsoon as tho swimmer 'had got nshoro ho disappeared In n clump of trees, and thoy saw him no moro. .1 said nothing io tlinn nbout tho attack nor to tho captain when he returned. You sec, I had no business to bo fooled into sending tho ship's watch away, and I didn't want him to know how nearly the ship had como to being loot til. Wo sailed away the next morning, and I was the only man aboard who vcr knew of the, battle. ARNOLD TRACY, A fool flatters himself; the wlso m&a flatters .the X poI.-Bulwcr. rinn to prerent Armr l)eerlloiin. Iron railings eight feet high ore to bo erected all round tho city of Mot-z. Tho object, t li said, Is to prevent de sertions from the army, Which have at tained a very high figure. ENGLISH AS SPOKEN. It In In Scotland, Stir a. Critic, Thnt It In llenrd nt IU llcnt. The query "Whore Is the prettiest English spoken?" Is answered by n writer in the London News, nnd. strange to say, it Is not In Kngland, If the writer bo accepted as an authorita tive critic. It was the opinion of Sir Morell Mac kenzie that those who should speak English most musically were the In habitants of Badcnoch, Invcmcss-Hhlre, Scotland. They had the reputation for centuries of being perfect speakers of English; but, the writer says, lie must now go to tho g!cns branching north ward from the Caledonian canal to find the language spoken n Its purity. "In the beautiful glen of Morlston In particular one has rioted the moot ex quisite speech it seems possible to im agine. There Is an almost total ab sence of dialect and vocal disfigure ments, though a quaint, delicately marked rise and fall of the voice are very faintly noticeable. The language tiscd is extraordinarily pure and frco from alien words, which Is attributable to the fact that the people acquire their English direct from books aud that so far dialect contaminations have not penetrated tho glen." The writer lias a good word to say of Celtic pronunciation of English gen erally: "The charm of Irish English ie undeniable. It has a softness that ap peals Irresistibly to tho car, but un fortunately It Is linked with n certain clement ot dialect which Just places It below perfection." rocket Furnace. Curious hand furnaces arc used lu China during the winter months, chief ly In the north, when the Are, iu place of being In the house, as we have it, Is carried about the person-beneath the thickly padded cotton garments or fu the hand. At times It is placed be neath the chair on which one Is seated. This contrivance, resembling the- char coal puns formerly used before the days of the pit coal by the Hertford shire straw plalters, was first Intro duced to our notice when resting at a village In the Fuklcn province, which, before wo had investigated the cause, we noted as n place remarkable for the deformity of its inhabitants, old men and women with strange swellings pro jecting in the most unaccountable places. Our speculations were, how ever, speedily set nt rest and the mat ter satlsfactorllj' explained by uu old gcntlcmau, who removed his greatcoat nud disclosed a small copper furnace secured round his wnlst with a band and neatly covered with basket work. 'This artificial mode of heating the body . is only resorted to in tlmo of extreme cold, as on ordinary occasions the peo plo deem their thick clothing a BUfll clont protection during winter. Golden Penny. ' A Attaint Feoplc. Thchoart oC'Brlttany never changes, but its faco'is rapidly' losing many of Its prominent characteristics with tho leveling influonce of tho French repub lic. It Is only far out of tho beaten track, now, or on special occasions, like fetes, that you Bee universally the cos tumes and customs of tho old Armorl can peninsula. Only an bour'B Journey from Qulmpcr, the modernized chle4 town of Finlstere, and you are amoug tho BIgoudlncs, a peoplo whoso dress suggests tho Eskimos and Chinese, whose faces are strongly Mongolian, in typo and who in language, customs nud beliefs seom to have no relation with the rest of France. Moro and moro tho picturesque problem thoy present is coming to,attract attention. Artists, students and- tourists nliko are fasci nated by It. Andre Sagllo in Century. v ' A Stickler For Rank. It is not in this country alone that the notion At, equality prevails. The London Figaro reports tho following InBtaucoi As a magnificent steamer, tho prop erty of tho Peninsular nnd Oriental compnny, was steamfng into Southamp ton harbor a grimy coal lighter floated immediately in front of it. An offlcer. ,., on board tho steamer, seeing tlila, shouted: "Clear out of the way , with tboU bargol" ' f Tho., lighter jtnan, a nauvo ot lug "Ughtcr mau. "I'm tho captain of this." J.UU, ..feu... .V"- - " ,1 V.. 1 " W Emerald JbIo, Bhmited in rcpIr$"Are yo thcaptulh of piatfvessdm; 8S J "Nfc," answered tho officer i I a M . iThcn snake t'oor doioliVpalditheM I! H ; 'I , a ; a