a' " r t-iit T-rimmmii n njt jMMMMMMMwiHiiMMMMH
"LITTLE BOPEEP."
tha Charm f the LUll Maiden at
lanry Hull,
tha
oon made f tln ralrer fr tbsa
A ret to mow
-pat la them amid tlx dauc
!!":
So it tucvftil her trlpi
liipcvfrl rould look
ng
To vtfw I !, giuion a-ktpttng
About her dulmy erook.
Her jtlove nre number sties ho could don a 1
They tunhKuial by tho pixies that no
Th-T reach u n to her shoulder,
Her arm m ere ma wan,
T1 tltocktntr. 1 have told her
buch rtuony to nan.
Her h!r how ahull 1 term It but umuicr un-
Mm curled?
I knt-.w 'tttoulil make a hermit (ay and win
mm to the world.
Her lip are tHiiitlng! scarlet.
Her eye a wttchlnir hoe;
I'd stylo each one a mat-let
If turt were t-nty blue.
n far beyond my rrte the bat she chat
to nm
Her la.im rme, with daisies bright all nod-
ainy muQU me nrim;
A ml, w l,en her eyi like txiry la
Keneath them coruette.
Each jrtnnee la fratitrht with peril.
A I have found loo lau.
Tt dowiLrrri In glanse Inspect her frolic
klrt.
And often at he Psaee by I hear tlem
w uiIr, -ntrtr
. but let them take at) that en
"W hat care hath fray Hofcepr
WHh saucy b and hat on
Buo lead the beaux like hect.
SUimuel Minturn Peck.
COT HIS EYE-TEETH CUT.
Dundee Cornea Acroaa On of Hla Old-
time Experiences and Ueta Left.
"Well. well, well!" exclaimed Ser
ceant Kendall yesterday, as a corpulent
torni oarttenea tne ooorway of the
Womlbridgo Street Station, and he
looked p to see Carl Du nder walk in
!t vhas me, sergeant."
"Yes, I see. Where on earth have
you been for the last three mooths?"
"Sk-rgeant, you know rae for a long
time.
"Yes."
! vhas some hayseed."
"Yon were." - .
"I vhas so childlike dot eafervbodr
nwinmes me.
"That's true."
Nothmgs und noboily vhas twice
alike in dis countrt."
No."
You advise me to soak niv head.
sand-paper my neck, shttrupin derrifer
or r.ang mvseii.
"Yes, I "did."
"Yhell. I like to oblige you, because
vou vnas my irtemtt, but 1 goes to
Buffalo instead. My broder vha in
Puffalo! Ah! sergeant, dot PufTalo
vhas a great place a great place.
Sooeh sharp peoples you nefer saw. I
pes Dy my oruaer una take some
lessons. Dat vhs der place to get
some eye-teem cut out. sergeant, look
at me:
iui loomng. xou iook like a
uiffei-ent man from what vou did,
Yon've got a foxy look about the eyes.
ana nooouvwouiu ta Ke you tor a green
horn now
-Sergeant I vans more ash one fox
I vans four foxes. If anybody can
)eat me now I like to see hint try it on.
I doan take ten tousand dollar for what
I learned ta Puffalo."
" ell. I'm glad of it. What ails
vour linger
She vahs broke ha! ha! ha!"
A joke then?"
"LVr biggest kind of a shoke. While
I vhas in t levelaod der odder day a
stranger comes oop to me ond says
j hiii I buy some photographs of Gar-
held s tomb, f hit him so queek ash
lightning, und dot finger vhas broken."
'Y hat did you hit him for?"
"Because he takes tne for some hay
eeed. Nobody has a tomb until he vhas
ueati.
But Garfield is dead."
"isot mooch. Doan' I see aboudt
him in tier papers all der time? Doan
It ay dot he shall retoe dot silver
till?"
That's Harrison! Yon have got the
two mixed upi"
lou doan sav sot vhas dot Doasl-
ble! Vhas it Ben Harrison who vhas
President, instead of Ben Garfield?"
"Of course."
Great scots! Und dot feller vhas
all right nod I almost killed him! If
Garfield vhas dead I doan remember
H. Vhell! Yhell! I make oop for It,
However.
"How?"
"On der train I meet a man who vhaa
card cop. He take me for a sucker.
lie beliefs he can schwindle me like
seexty. e has a watch und wants to
ell him and get moneys to go by bis
muoaer saying oeasioe. tie ask me
feefty dollar."
"And you mid it?"
"Not mooch! Dot isn't der Puffalo
vhay. I offer him twentv, nnd he
shed some tears nd sav he shall haf to
do it"
Jot it with you?"
"Yes. Here she vhas."
"Got tired. 1 see, and stopped.
i utreis loose, too. onver piate on a
nickel case. Worth $5 a bushel when
the -market isn't glutted. Mr. Du nder.
it was a swindle."
"Noap!" .
"He took you in and made a fool of
you. t hat s in that package?"
"tsome agency for Michigan. I
him in Puffalo.54
buy
"Fly-screen, eh? Where does
the
agency come in? Isn't it like
other fly-screen?"
any
"She was rewersible. you see. I
bin
der whole. Mate asncv for f25."
Reversible? How?"
"Voy, if you haf dis side out
der
flies can't come in. If you haf dis side
out der bugs and mosquitoes can't
come in." -
"And he made you believe that!"
-ueiier mat! tJan 1 1 see mit -my two
eyes?"
"Yea, but look at that screen hi the
window. Doesn't one side keep every
thing out? Yon have been victimized
all around."
Sergeant!" said Mr. Dunder. as he
rose up, "was I a wictimP"
"Yes."
"DoanM know more ash
stacTc?"
hay-
"Not much." -
'Vhas I shust as green ash before I
goes to Puffalo?"
. "Greener."
"Dot vhas all. Good-bye! Vhen my
body vhas pulled out of dot rifer shust
speak mit dem reporters und say dot I
couldn't help it. I vhas a good man,
but ao shild-like dot dis cold tind
weeked world vhaa no place for me!"
Detroit Free Press.
Joaquin Miller's Lonely. Home.
All alone, with himself as his only
company, tip among the high cliffs
just outside the town of Oakland, Cat,
Joaquin Miller, the pool of the Sierras.
Is passing his davs. -What is there to
attract one here?" he recently wrote to
a friend who wanted to travel 2.000
miles to visit him. "Nothing, abso
lutely nothing, except ceolipedes,
scorpions and the tarantula, and they
are not the best company for a city
bred man, for what ever thev put their
teet. otf they poison. Bat l" like it. I
iust turn the rocks tip here over, then
plant a tree or build a fence, and
once in a great while I write keep
away from me; stay where yon are,
and when I want 3011 and the rest of
the world Til seiiA."PhiladeIj,hin Press
A system of electric homeopathy is
'X to be fcuccessful in curing leprosy,
-sed in India.
WIT AXt) lUl.MOlt.
Some die pa around looking for
spiders to catch them. Atchison (Jlobe.
A brand of sausnge lux Wen named
after Explorer Stanley. This Is a dog
gone good compliment. Peoria 2V
tcripl. The youth who wtikes Up fresh as
ft daisy is likely to go to bed tired if
he keeps up hi freshness all day
Puck. J
Honesty ts the best policy. That
seems to be the principal reason why
some people are honest too. Somer-
viii journal.
Elsie "Did you know papa well be
tore yon married him, mamma?"
Mother (sadly) "No, dear. I didn't."
-Iiarvard Lampoon.
lou't speud your money for beer lit
fiktlt A... I .... ... . A.. 1.1 . .
HI IU Kffl) coot. 10
some oilier fellow buv tt for
Terre Haute Kxirta$, '
you.
a writer snva: am aomA
thiny a woman doesu t know." There
may be. hut no man ean tell her what
iney are." iV. J . UJger.
uim Mrs. urown, mere are flics
caReii lo this vakeP" "O. If you please.
o, '.., .k.. -.r..
ZTSVlZl,:,.: Bee
;..r
tvnenever vou tiud a man wiin ;
xatiure, you will find also a patient lit-
"D irouian who maae his excuses to
tne world. JU-hison Globe
Misa Euffenne "Where did vou sav
you resided in Newport Count PH
vount "Kight on the bluff. Miss Eu-
genne, on the bluff." 1 'he Anna.
u U an' old military axiom that
"aioney wins the battle." Is it in har
mony with this Ulea that, so manv
iv me iiurur I nuaaetpnia ITtSS.
Little Boy -ra. what is a trunk
railroad?'' Jather "Well, my son,
i expect tne railroad that coe to
Saratoga H a trunk line." Texas SijX
inquiring: Bor "Pa. what' a ml.
nomerr-' tather "O, it s calling the
tallest vessel afloat after Philadelphia.
Now, go nd play, my sou." A. 1'.
bhe (at the noullrv faring Una
ee wnt a convention of hens." lie
les, a convention coin nosed en.
tirely of lay delegates." Bnrtinglon
"ihouffht Von were temlinn- he
Jack?'' as been fired." -What
xorr "tJouldn t raise 10 cents' worth
oi roam on one cent a worth of beer.
-JmmikJ t'ttss.
Snodffrasa "I'd like to utiv that hill
out i can t Just now. lou must give
tue time. v realtor "I ion t m ml
giving yon time,
eternity." Life.
but you seem to want
1 isiwr vt lumtttc asylum) "i see
you give your patients amateur photo
graph outfits to amuse them." Super
intendent "No; they bring them with
them." N. T. Weeklv.
"For a life by vour side, mr darllno-
I would give up everything I possess
parents, position, wealth all." "But
in that case what would there be left
ror me? ' tltegende Blatter.
tiTfL. Sa ... . 1 ' r ,- m
lie hung on at our house last nis-ht nn
C7 7 -
111 aiter 12 o'clock. Then t out out
tne light and turned to Chollie and
said: -iSextr " AT. 1. Herald.
it is a good thin? for a man to hav
11 irons, ii u were not ror vour
f : 1 , a . . . -
iiieuiia vou wouia nerer oe aware or
the many times vou have made a tool
or yourself. 7Vrr Haute Express.
I am sober and stead v. I was
ten
years in my last place and five in
the
was
one before that." "But where
the last place you
Stale's prison. Phi
worked." "tu
the
prison.' Ptulatletf.hia 7Y?n-,
'Maria, how many beers have I
had?" "Six." "What, aix already?
You actually terrify me. However.
suppose you brinjr me another to take
away my fright." Fttegemle tit alter.
Little Girl (durini a thunder-storm
"Mamma, do thev have music in
Rearen?" Yea. mv deitr." Little.
Girl "Well. I gtie Wagner must lie
leading the orchestra." A". 1. Weekli.
Beg-JTS "I wonder tvhv Mr. 4hin
won't let her hul:tnd eu'iplov a femalo
typewriter operator?" Fusrirs "Don't
you Know? Mie was his former tvoe-
wnter oiivrator herself." Mutism"
i rrvfy.
'When I asked her to marrv she be
gao to shrink like likea flannel shirt."
"4 ht a an odd comparison: what do
youmeau?' "Jut what I sav. She
got up around mv neck." PiiaM-
j'tta Tim s.
lhe banditti, Henrietta, were high-
watmen. In tliia coiintrv band ditties
are played hv hisrhnavmen. Germans
cliiefiV, who may lie m'usii-i.-iiis at Iteart
but never so anywhere else. .V. Y.
Vommerctal.
And -on call that young Sera ties v
a musician?"' -So he i. and a good
one. --e.l, for a imisician he keciis
l. I -,... ......
MiocMiigiy oad time, tte didn t come
in this morning until near 4 o'clock
Philadelphia Times.
McMackin "Didn't vea ohromise
me th' psition av dosr-lrowner if I
supported yez?" Alderman O Fenellv
"Oi did not." McMackeft '-Hivin
bless th' phonograph! Listen t' th
wur-ruds yea said." Judge.
ixjoevoient "Well, tritz. vou c-ot
wnipied in si liool to-davP" -Yes. Imt
it did not hrt" "But vou cert a i nl v
nave oeen crvmsr?' "O. 1 wanted to
let the teacher have a little pleasure
oui 01 11. riteqeHtie mnUer.
Robinson "Thev sav that hicconyh
iug caused by drinking can be stopped
vy puiiiDg a lump 01 ice in each ear.
iieuinuu - Dili, men, now do vou
stop the earaches?" Robinson
'I ake
another drink." American Grocer.
M'ermit me. madam, to present vou
with this" "O, sir. but I really can-
"oi accept anything of value from
you."" "Pardon me, but it is only a
volume of my poems." Ot I can ac
cept it without hesitation-" Philadel
phia Times.
Wickwire "Now vou have m-a.ln.it-
eu, 1 suppose you feel readv to earn
yonr own livine?" Younr Pott-
Earn my living? If I can't tret a liv
ing without earning it I might just as
" c'i oave siaiu out 01 college. i vrre
17 . t.. . 0
"www juxjjtcss. .
"Marriaire is indeed'a lotfppr." ;.h
ed tomnoddy, after a tiff with his
wife. "And we both drew orizes:
returned the lady. "Ah!" said T., some-
wnat mourned. "Yes. You irot
capital prize, and I took the booby."
Harper Bazar.
She (yawning as the clock Is on the
r'"' " "iuo isn i mere a
game piayeo with cards in which nn
gets out ana the other stays in?" He
"Yes; it's called p " "Well, let's
oiay it. k 11 stay in. tie didn t Btav
long ai
ong after that. &orritown Herald,
No," said a yonn!! man aIo.it town
who is distinguished by an utter lack
of the retiring disposition which makes
so many men failures in life. "I never
toot a sea bath in my life." J'Ah!"
was the rejoinder, "that explains why
the ocean is salt." Washington Post.
It was 11:30 p. m. -Harry." said
the Congressman's daughter, "this is
the tilth .time you have thought
something to say just after you
picEea np yournat. -vy hy er yes
so it is," said Harry. "And I don't
think filibustering is a bit fair." Wash
ington Post.
Sleeker "Yes, sir; I always kept a
liiiiry. And there iifvor was nn etitry
in that diary which I would have beeu
ashamed that my mother or my sister
should see," Hnffuo "Same here. I
utd to put dawn candy' for cigars
and xmidi liM' for drinkable." boston
Trnnwtpt.
Lawyer "If anybody asks for mi
till.- afu-rnoou tell thxm I am railed
away on mo.t nrfint Imalne!." UlUee
Boy "Ye, air," (.Halt an hour later.)
m ranger 'i Mr. iuiii mr ' Umoe
Boy "No. sir; he's been called away
to the hnau-imil pamo on most urgeul
uusi uess. icuci.
Rx term In at trig Hata.
I he best eonrae to take, when the
extermination of it colon v of rata be
comes a neceilt to make them helti
to destroy one another In the following
milliner, says me lornnin Miitjaztnt,
A number of tuba, pnmoritonate to the
quantity of mti In tho plaeo it is dew
rel to rid of !hcm..tthould be placed
iont. the midille of each occupied by
a di-ick 8tauiiin' on etui, l lie bottom
or these tuba should lie covered with
water to such it depth that about an
men oi tne urick nrolects above it.
The top of the tub ahould be covered
I "ivu I nil ii, u.ou WIIH-U
witii stout brown
M,uyn ' fl"' nd other
crapsdear to tho r
scraps dear to the rat palate tlcures-
a sloping board giving the rodents fa
cilities for partaking of it. The feast
should be renewed for several niciit.
so that all the rats in the neighborhood
may get to know of the good food
which is placed within anch nv raM,
Whcu it fa judged that this policy has
been pursued long enough, the center
or the brown paier should be cut in
such a manner that any rat venturing
upon it will be precipitated Into the
vuiu w met ikiow, 11 nugnc oe tuougnt
that the result of this would be to cap
ture a rat, or at the most two, for
every tuo prepared, but no such
meager reward for the trouble that
has been taken need be feared.
lhe tirst rat to And his trust abused
and himself struggling in the wa
ter at me oottom 01 a tub soon re
covers sufficiently front the shock to
ascertain that there Is a little island
of refuge, onto which he clambers and
squeals his loudest for help. Now,
the squeal of a rat in trouble attracts
everyone of his kind within hearine-.
and very few moments will elapse be
fore the victim of misplaced conlidence
is joined by one of hit friends. The new
comer is as quick to discover the
chance of escape from a watery grave
mat tne brick otters as was the original
victim, but when he attempts to avail
himself of its presence it become ap
parent mat mere is not room for mora
than one upon it. The first comer re
sists with tooth and nail the efforts of
his companion in trouble to dispossess
oiru oi voixn 01 vantage, and the
squeals which form an accompaniment
to the fight for a foot ins uoon the
brick attract more rats to the scene of
the tragedy. 1 he conflict waxes more
and more furious as rat after rat top
ples into the water, and bv morning
bedraggled corpses in plenty will
gladdeu the eyes of the man whose
losses at the teeth of rats have induced
him to adopt this meens of thinninir
iiitir numoers. some years ago the
pian uescnoeu aoove was tried in a
city warehouse, with the result that
more than 3,000 rats were destroyed
iu a single nignc
An Incident at Sea.
Sometimes on board an Atlantio
steamer an incident occurs which
causes huuiau syniotihy to bridge for
an lustant the t.iil kitiin th first
cabin and the steerage. As when, for
instance, on the first day of May a
young married woman in the steerage
became the mother of a tiny girl, and
in mid-ocean the passenger total was
suoaeniy increased by one.
trreat was the excitement amonir the
children in the first cabin when they
neam mere was a new oaov tn the
steerage.
"it a such a long way for an antrel
to ny witnout resting." exclaimed
Phyllis, aged six, to Lillian, aged four.
mat they don t often brinsr them to
ships. But I a pose he just felt like
coming, it was such a lovely moonlight
I wish the antrel had brunar it to
me," whimpered Lillian, "i heard tha
doctor tell mamma that the mother
who got it was onlv a little girl.1
uontcrr. L,tiuan." savs I'hvllia.
Yon know Pollr. our atewardesa?
ell. she says it's awful pink, and
they're going to call it May flower. Isn't
that nice?"
"OB, mjr savs Lillian. "Let's tret
a 101 01 presents, ami sro ast me trover.
ness 11 sne won 1 borrow it and let us
9m ... " . "7
baptize it"
The baptism is oostnnned. tint urea.
cs. ,. . . - .: i
ents arrive, and from all Quarters.
Flannels, wine, bonbons, and tovs find
me motner and child in the steerasre
hospital. The toys are perhaps a little
premature for a miss iust three davs
uiu. oui me cniiaren wno send them
11 . , ., ,
refused to be denied the pleasure of
giving, and the prudent grandmother
carefully puts them away against the
time when they will be needed.
a iie nospuai nurse, a comely vouds-
woman in a neat black dress, crisp
apron, anu uainty is.ee cap, holds the
little mite on the pillow by the proud
juuog roomer wnue me snip roils and
tosses, aad the artist braced strain t
the doorway, sketches the sympathetic
little group for Harper" n'eetlu. The
hospital Is neat and ship-shape, but
very small. W hile the artist sketches,
me nappy lamer and dotin? Era ml.
motner Btana outside, and vainly try
. , . . ... . J c?
10 uiuueraie uieir uenirmea smiles.
Iheyareall jroinsr to visit the old
home in Scotland, and the grand
mother explains that although little
Mayflower "is a wee bit bairn ie noo.
she II aye be bigger coomin' back."
mtimie oucnanan uooaman, tn Harper s
neen-iy.
The Water Ousel.
Away tip on the mountain side.whem
tne numerous streams end their way
m-rongn aeep, uarK canyons down tn
tne pulse beat of old ocean, is the na
tural summer home of the water ousel.
me strangest of all strange birds. You
seldom see more than one of them at a
time, according to the Tacoma Idner.
They are of a dark blue color, and are
easily recognized by a peculiar quick.
icrKiug motion, w men tney never seem
to tire of. And as thev flit from rock
to rock they are continually bobbing
up iuu uuwn, periorming gucn a polite
little courtesy as would cause vou to
am ue 10 see 11.
. , . r v-
Owing to their peculiar habits and
the isolated spots they select to build
their nests, no one but the most ardent
sportsmen and naturalists succeed in
finding them. Hence a water ousel's
ucs. nuu . wo vi ineir eggs in it nas a
commercial value among nest collect
ors of 25. They always build their
nests jinn back of some waterfall op
under some overhanging bank, where
they have to go through or under tha
water to get to it.
Another strange habit of thU hirt u
the deliberate manner in which thev
appear to commit suicide. Th wth
start slowly, very slowly, to wade right
iown into the water until they disap
pear from view, but if tha
elear and vou hare a Bh.i m AY -Ok
of ;an still see their little dark form ding
had ing to the bottom in search of their
morning repas
t, which consists of peri-
nodes.
New York stale has 644 G. A. T-L
posts and 10,758 members. .
j
"UNCLE JIMMY" FAIR.
tua Advice to a Hired llihtar to Qo to
wraw valley and rroipeet.
Hard stories are told of United States
senator I air's liberality (P) and meth
ods, and the old miner of the Com
stock often get back at him In this
way. Ills crafty under handedness.
ifjnornnce. craviug tor enviable no
toriety and like characteristic, form
tne groundwork for these Tarns, of
which the following of local flavor Is a
snmpie:
I .. ..a . .a
uu 01 -unci Jimmy a - He was
"Uncle Jimming" among the miners
admirers among the aagnHriiKh peas
antry wna icte f itzgemld. TlKitiirh
unknown to fame in California, Pete
was as renowned 011 the lode in his
day as Peter Jackson, or Senator Fair
now Is throughout the world. He was
a "hired tighter' In the Hum vheu the
mines up there were worth lighting
kuooi. n. niren iigiuer, l should bo
explained for the enllghti-iiitient of tho
tenderfoot, was a bohemlan of the nUtnl
who for ) a day mid the assurance of
protection from the annoyances of the
law. was wont lo lend himself, his re
volver and tne terror of his name to
any employer. lieu a hired fighter
n'i in a proiessionai way put a man
or two underground he was eiven to
icei mat no uai established a perma
Pent claim 011 somebody. One sunny
niicriioon. aoout ten years ago. Pete
offered his hand to Senator Fair in the
Virginia wur postoiiico, and it was
shaken cordially. I here being noth
ing doing in the lighting line. Fitzger
ald asked for work iu the mines of
which Mr. talr was in control.
" ell. Pete." said the senator, in his
friendly way. "ye see I've nothln' to
do wi' the mines here noo. The su
MMlutemtouts an' foremen run thing
I. a tl .1 a . . "
ii ns 11 mey owned them, air care
no more for what I say than if I was
yerif."
"By Jupiter." growled Fitzgerald.
"I ve got to get work at something or
1 11 Hiarve, aure,'
-rosectlu pretty good," suggest
ed the senator. "I think ye might
go insjeciin 1 etc.
U here? '
'Oh. over Grass Vallev wav. l'v
no doubt there a many a eood claim to
ue iouuii in mat out country yet."
"All rlirht. senator" cried Fltj-r,r.
aid brightening up. "but I'm dead
broke. Mow am I to eet thereP"
ell." said Mr. Fair, with nndl mm
ished cordiality, but making a move to
leave; "well, the walkin's pretty
5001.
TTitli heightened color, but in man
lier as calm as if he were on duty in a
disputed drift. Hired Fighter Finger-
tin readied lorili hi r hrhl liand.eauo-ht
Mr. tnira nose between his first and
second ti Hirers and trave it a twist that
nearly took it off.
fo appalling an outrage was. of
course, not spoken of by tho Comslock
pn-. but some irreverent journalist
telegraphed the news to the San Fran
cisco papers. 1 hen. to the astonlsh-
ishiiient pf T irginia City, a card.
jigiit-u oy ruzgeraid. appeared, stat
ing that there had been no nose-twist-
iug. and that if Peter had a friend In
the world whom he adored it was Sen-
tlor ritir. When asked iu nrivata
woj ic nan none mis me hired lighter
was wont to execute a slow wink and
pat his pocket in an absent-minded
a. I. . ft. I. .. . I .1 . .1 . . . '.. .
way.
The Discontented Man-
Truly was he an honest cvutleman
but hard to live with, and much given
to discontent and fault-Hading. So it
came to pass that tradesmen were lit
tle inclined to sell him wares. The
tailor would have his doublet turned
back on his bauds because of a seam.
or, belike, becanso the cloth of the
cajie was not of flemish dye. and with
his ahoon anil hoscn he never was sat-
sued, lhe cook because the meat
was too much or too little roasted, or
the sauce not to the master's taste, was
sorely troubled, and the eroom was
orten roundly held to task on account
of the hides of the horses. My ladv's
. . , , - . - .
niouincners ami iarmins'a es caused
him much vexation of snirit as did his
children's garters. And when he went
to neaven. and St Peter took from Ids
own stores a halo and bid him wear it
bit, being as over-particular in heaven
as he had been on earth, ouoth mv
fine gentleman: "Prithee, is this the
last fashion hereabouts? It does not
fit me. See you not it falleth down
over my ears? The gold of the halo
wants refurnishintr. It looketh for all
the world like unto . brass. I fear me
it is not of the Tower stamp. I deem
some low person hath worn it before
and shabbied it and I came not here
to wear what is second-handed." And
so ha went on complaining sore.
to stop ma clatter, which was nn.
seeming In heaven, St Peter said
onto him: "It is well, thou man hard
to please. Thou ahalt have thy earth
ly frippery." And ao the bonnet ho
naa wora when he was alive was
hmnirht nnlA ktm miA ft. a ..f.
don it and a pitiful sight was he, for
in time his wo rid I V habiliment becamit
01a ana tarnished, and a aorrr aaint
did he look like. The Stranded Hu
morist.
No Flag of Trace.
It was the closinf day at Fred-
ericKSburir," says Gen. Kershaw, "when
a man by the name of John Kirklan
came rushing into headquarters and
said: -General, I can't stand it any
longer.' Referring to tha wounded
lederals lying in front of our breast
works, he said: 'Those poor fellows
yonder are crying for water they are
perishing for water and I came to ask
yonr permission to go out thera and
carry them some.'
"Said I: 'Kirklan. vou know it
would be almost certain death.'
"Yes, aaid he, 'but I win risk it for
humanity's sake.'
"1 aon t think I ousrht to
ve you
was ao
permission to tro .' said I. but .
struck with his heroism that I let him
go. lie gathered some canteens, filled
them with water and went over the
breastworks. He got a few steps and
came running back; I thought his
courage had failed him, but he came
to me and asked if he might put up a
white handkerchief. Said I: 'No.
Kirklan, we don't propose to use any
flag of truce on this occasion.'
Vile got his canteens and went over
tne breastworks a Brain and went about
from man to man trivinz the wounded
water. At first the enemy fired at
him, but as soon as they saw his pur-
l. Aw. a n .1 1 f
out there until lie bad given water to
ft-uc, DiuLrinm, suit -OH remained
every one 01 tnose poor fellows." At
lanta (institution.
Closes Hla Saloon with Prayer.
A saloon man has been found in
Washington who closes his place with
prav-er. His application for a renewal
of license having been rejected on tha
ground mat his place bore a bad name.
ho appeared before Commissioner
Robert in his own behalf. In reply to
the question Do you shut up prompt
at midnight?" he answered: "When
ten untunes to 12 comes, I kneel down,
say my praynsrs, and shut up-"
A Big Catch.
A diver who. was wortlnc at tha
f A..i . . . . r.
ivuuuuiuu ui a rauroaa bridge near
coise city. Idaho, cave a. aicmal tn ha
hoisted quickly. When ha trot tn tha
surface he held fast a aiTtv-ffea
salmon tlatba had caught by the gUla.
IN REGARD TO SUNSTROKE.
The
Thing tn be Hone to Aeld It, of
Mtifn It Mrcnra,
nunsiroKo is one or tne silnlctiniis to
winch immunity Is liable In summer,
anng tne nolle-t of tho weather. Heat
and itioisturu together seem to be the
couniti ns most favorable to its oc
iMiireiu-e. mr niomnire ill win 111 a r
prevent the radimlon of heat from the
iKidy. mid tl i'iinal fever, or sunstroke.
as It is called, is probttlilr an ovci-hent-
Ing of the blood, producing chcinlcul
or fcrnientive cli angc Iu it which me
Inimical to luiallh mid en n to life.
When, therefore, ilnilu-r td,, heated
term, one who has U'eii epoed to the
sun's heated rats in a humid atmos
phere begin to suffer from headache.
giidiness. nausea, and disturbance of
sight, accompanied with sudden nnd
great prostration oflhe physical force,
sunstroke is pioliuhly Imminent.
If such a one is wise, he will, when
the symptom sl.ovo given inniilfesi
themselves, immediately seek 11 cool
place and make tne of some rest ora
I'vcs. such as aromatic ammonia. At:.
and he nnfy avoid further trouble, but
if he mthImis with his business, he nill
don bl less soon become very ill, which
Illness usually takes the form of l.e-il
exhaustion, hcut aiioplex v. or irenuinp
sunstroke, the thermic fever of smite
wilters. Those who are exhausted hr
the heat have a cool, moist skin, a
rapid, weak pulse and respiration
movement, and the impil of the eye is
dilated. In fact the symptoms are
those of collapse. These patients will
probably recover promptly, an event
which may lie hastened br the use of a
tonic and restorative treatment
Those who suffer from heat mmi,!,r
frequeiitly become uurouscioii at the
outset. The heart ami breallilng ap
paratus are not markedly disturbed
and the pupil may be normal, but un
consciousness deepen and the case
runs on to a tiiutl termination. An
rterr has been broken In th l,r.tn
and the poored-out blood pressing 011
the nerve , centres, bring about the
fatal event A treatment calculated to
draw the blow! from tha brain to the
extremities, hot foot baths, bleeding.
Ac, promises to be the most useful "in
urh cases.
The thermic fever natfent Is imeoii.
leious and convulsed, and his ImkIv
temperature may be 108 degree Fah
renheitthat Is. about ten degrees
above normal. The skin of this uatient
feel as though it would burn vour
hand when laid thereon. In this case
the thorough and promot aunlication
of cold is needed. . Ice to the head and
cold water to the body geuerally will
be in order.
Medical ad Ico and assistance should
be promptly had in either of the two
ease last refi lled to. Complete re
covery from sunstroke is rare, tha
brain being permanently crippled or
(reeled. Residence in a cold climate.
it is said, affords most hoi for such
patients. Boston lltrald.
How to I'se nine.
All the jrlne as received from the
factory repiii-es ti e u-htiiion of water
before it will melt proiierlv. and every
auniiioo 01 water inline tne irnie is
.1 I , . , - . ... . . z
freslV made) will, up to a certain point.
increase the adhesiveness and elastici
ty; and it Is the duty of every man
who uses glue lo tint! out Just where
the point lies, as it is possiMe to melt
glue and have it so thick that after it
is dry or set it will be so brittle as not
to adhere to tho wood. Some trluea
win bear more water than others, ac
cording to the Manuftu-turer and Build
er, but all will lcar more than nsuallr
fall to their share, mid Hint, too, with
greater Increase in the quality of the
work. For glue to bo propertr effect
ive it requires to iK-nelrate the pores
of the wood, and the more a body of
glue penetrates the wood the more sub
stantial the Joiut will remain. Glue
that takes the longest to dry is to be
preferred to clues that dry uuicklr.
the slow-drying glues being always the
strongest, other things being equal.
ror general use no met hoI rives such
good results as the following: Break
the glue up small, put into an iron
kettle, cover the trine with water and
How it to soak twelve hours: after
soaking-boil until done. Then pour
Into an air-tight box; leave the cover
off until cold; then cover up tight. As
glue is required cut a portion and melt
in the usual way. Expose no more of
the made glue to the atmosphere for
any length of time than is necessary.
as the atmosphere is yery destructive
to mane giue. never beat made glue
in a pot that is subjected to the direct
heat of fire or lamp. All auch methods
of heatine clue cannot be condemned
in terms too severe. Do not use thick
glue for joints or veneering. In all
cases work it well into the wood in a
similar manner to what painters do
with paint Glue both surfaces of your
work, excepting in the case of veneer
ing. Never glue upon hot wood, or
use hot cauls to veneer with, as the
hot wood will absorb all the water in
the glue too suddenly and leave only a
rery small residue, with, no adhesive
power in it
Defacing m Counterfeit Bill.
I happened to be in the United States
sub-treasury on Wall at rapt th other
day, aays iH. Y. Star gossiper, and
was rather amused at a little incident
I witnessed. A eentleman entered.
and, approaching one of the clerks.
handed him a 20 bill and asked if it
were counterfeit. Tho clerk took it.
went away, and in a few minutes re
turned and banded out the bill without
a word. Cut across its face with a die
was the word "Counterfeit" The
rage of the owner knew no bounds.
Confound vou!" he shouted.. !
didn't ask you to destroy the bill. I
simply asked vdu to tell me if it were
counterfeit It's worthless now."
"It never was of any value." mlldlv
responded the clerk, "and tha rule of
tho department is that alt bills offered
in this way must be defaced when
counterfeits before returning them to
the party presenting them.,r
.wow mat." remarked the examiner
to me, "is an almost daily occurrence.
A man gets a counterfeit bill passed on
him and, being in doubt he comes in
here to ask about it. and it isdestroved
for him.. He is naturally indignant as
doubtless he gave value for it and
would like to have a chance to nnss it
off on somo one else. But the law is
Imperative on us and we must destroy
all such bills under penalty. If that
man had taken hla bill to a bank it
would have been returned to him O.
K., but he made the mistake of bring
ing it here. Tire national banks are
supposed to deface counterfeits as well
as the treasury. They seldom do it
however perhaps not one case out of
100. They are afraid of insulting a
customer."
Water in Cities.
Paris supplies Its inhabitants with
81,000,000 gallons which can be used
for drinking and 100.000.000 gallons
more used in manufactures and to
water the streets. This is only one
half more than the averaee of 90.0O0. .
000 gallops Philadelphia uses, and yet
Paris has two and a half times as large
a population. If Paris got as much
water as Philadelphia, and used water
as freely iu every house, it would need
225, XX), 000 gallons instead of 131,000.
000. Out of 6,740,000 children in the Jap.
anese empire 2,800,000 are enrolled la
the public schools.
The Pootllght rever.
"Tell me,
, 1 1 ray you. little one, what would
11 libs I.. I.-, '
1 toon ih irt auttf ul haby girl and held her on
. . . tnr knee.
" hut VmkI I Hk to U V she lisped,' and site
looked like an infant are.
Oo won't tell nolHHljr never, nowf 1 want
10 o uu nm utte."
"w hat la ymir aim, oh Sweet H!tjeDf" and
ine nariina murmured; "Well.
I vo no objection lo atiswerluit yooi of course
on iiomin k leu.
rim k now that elegant leading man, whom all
1 lie irlrla adore?
U t nie .y nmtflMlts tar la to hitn, and I'll ask
mr noming morer
M 4i ton. v-nur dulnty home to rae a paradise
iii-am."
She wua a arl of womanhood, wedded a doacn
J etftm.
"(Hi, yen. we'd ret on well enough." she aaid
with a kind of lh,
If he'd let me act. but he says 1 ahsn't and
1 it mo 11 or i 11 aiu.
-What do you wlshf" I blandly aaked of en old
and withered dame, .
Who hohhted In elth mr laundry work. She
oem ami a irme lame.
T eu, you ee, ahv answered mo, "my
Work too Itanl hv r-r,
It's a ixmitive faet that I can act, and I d like
to be a mar."
-Kdward B. Kidder In tt. T. Press.
CHINESE 40SSES IN NEW YORK.
The Old One Ilea Lost Hla Orlp and
Name la Dennis.
Ills
vne 01 1 lie most interesting an
a . a .a.
nouncements mat nas recently come
from that unique locality in New York
know as Chinatown was to the effect
that tha Chinese laundrymen of New
York wore getting up a subscription
for the purpose of sending to China for
a new joss, whose business It would be
to watch over laundrymen exclusively.
ana not over merchants, gamblers.
hlhlinders, and other persona, as the
old josses In Chinatown have been in
the habit of doinir.
li'i iniiltlpiicatioa or josses In New
York' Chinatown is rather an inter
esting episode, says the Mail and Ex
press, it ia uot so long ago that one
Jos was good enough for Chinatown.
He was uot much of a loss, and onlv lo
the eyes of his followers was be an im
pressive object If ever a loss had a
soft time of it he Jul. It fa true he
had to listen to the appeals of nearly
iu.uuo Chinamen who live in and
aoout new torn. nut. as tie never
I . - . a
complained, it must have been all
right.
1 ins may nave oeen tor tne reason
that being 01 wood he was not much
given either to small talk or to undue
animation. He had multifarious duties
iiiouu. 11 was ins ousiness to keep
the lwilleft, MWav frnm lh -1-.
houses and opium joints in and around
Mott street manifestly a difficult task
even for a Chinese gbd to undertake
to bring business to about 7,000 Chinese
laundries, and. in fact to look after the
interests of Chinatown generally.
It did not seem to worry the joss
very mucn. tie sat under a rich canopy,
nnaieu me incense onerea oeiore mm.
inn conuucieti nimseii generally in a
very dignilied way. In one respect ho
was something like some of our Poll-
ticians; ho made no promises. So if
he didn t do everything be was ex
peeted to do no one could charge him
with hat ing acted In bad faith. How.
ever, no such charges were made
against him. if it seemed apparent
mat ne mm grautea me prayers of the
faithful he was treated with special
consideration by the lucky ones. If
not. well and good.
tin certain occasions he was treated
to vast quantities of roait pie. chicken.
and other delicacies, lie never ate any
..I ii. . e.a .. a .
ui mem. n oouen josses uoo t run to
roast big as a rule. However, it was
p'aced before him, and if he bad con
cluded to eat it there was nothing to
pi event it.
tin the occasion of a certain great
ceremony, or rather a series of great
ceienionies, m i-iiinaiown some time
ago the colony had an experience that
stirred it as it has rarely beeu stirred.
lhe ceremony had been going on for
evera. davs and vast Quantities of food
had been placed before joss. No matter
how much was placed there it disap
peatvd. Chinatown got excited. Its
oldest Inhabitant had never before
heard of a joss with an appetite like
this one. 1 he joss-house was thronged
and the matter ou'ellv discussed.
The joss displayed not the slightest
interest in the whole matter. Neither
did he show the slightest effects of
overeating. There were no' signs, of
indisposition or dvsiiepsia. or of the
contentment that good livine- is said to
bring. He was just standing pat and
saying nothing. The thing went on
for several days and then there was an
explosion.
One of the high priests, in inspecting
tne joss-nouse. saw under a plat Tor m
what looked like an old shoe. He
pulled on it It was an old shoe, and
attached to it was a man. He was a
ragged specimen of a man and stood
In need of washing and shaving, but
he was decidedly self-possessed.
"n ell. my yellow jaglets." he said.
airily, "the game is up. is it? Yes?
well. 1 m sorry. I ain't lived so well
since me and Gould used to dine to
gether. Ta-t." And with these
mocking words the profauer of the
temple left iust in time to save his
skin, which was fairly well filled with
me dainties intended for the joss. The
joss appetite has been mora closely
wuicneu sinco tins unfortunate oc
currence.
But the old joss has fallen upon evil
times. When the rich men of China
town got a braud-new joss-house, they
uecitieo mat tne old joss was not quite
np to the new mark. So they sent to
China for a nnnrnilicictit cod. warrant
ed to be sound iu wind and limb, and
to be rcntle and obliiriuc in harness.
He is doing all the hiarh-toned business
in Chinatown now, and the old joss is
reduced to doing business with high
binders, gamblers, and the like, and
even these are loosing respect for the
old gentleman, for the police have been
giving them a good deal of trouble of
late, and they thiuk that old joss is
losing his grip or this could not be.
So they are about to get another joss.
Give the Boy a Chance.
We mean your boy. tlie little fellow
you left at home this morning when
you started for the store or office.
lJon t forget he has wants, as real and
tangible to linn as yours to you.
Remember he is no more a born
'saint than you were. And if you just
reflect a little you will lie ashamed to
think how far from it you were. Don't
forget Ii i lit as soon as his "good-by
papa" fades away behind vou.' Didn't
he ask you for something? a jacknife
or a hammer or a new slate or some
pencils or something or other? If you
love your boy and wish to show him
4 1... . Z. ... .1 , .
mat you uo vou mignt better forget a
business appointment down town than
lorcret his request.
ii ne asKs you ior something your
uetier juugiueut says ne snouid not
have, don't be content with simply
iguormg me ooy s wisn, out take the
nine anu trouble to explain your
reasons, uoys. even pretty little ones,
are quicker than you may think to see
a point. Always give a reason for re-
iusai or his request, even if it is the
one you too often give, that you can't
anora it. And be careful bow you
give that reason.
It he has lost or broken his jacknife.
and asks you for a new one, don't
scold him. Albeit you may give hfm a
nine lesson., in careiuiness, out don't
tell him you can't afford to give him
ten cents for a new one and then before
you leave the house pull out your cigar
vase anu ngnt a ten-cent cigar.
The boy will be drawing invidious
distinctions before yoo know It
Business Chronicle.
How to Eradicate Warts.
"Wtrts!" exclaimed the oracla to th
presiding member of the ovstcr cracker
convention In a Main street grocery
store in Lew 1st on recently. "Pre had
Tem. yes, sir, I ve had em, but I
charmed iu away."
After this statement lhe members of
the convention fell into silence, con
sidering the departed warty days of
youth, "if a man will write dowt the
number of warts that he has on his
nanus on the hatband of a tramp with
out the tramp kuowing it the latter
will carry the wart away with him."
suggested George William, the elderly
oi miaou wane, alter a long Silence.
"Warts used to give In," he continued,
- wuen vou cut one notcn on a green
elder stick for every wart you had and
then rubbed the stick on each wart
and then buried it in the barnyard
uotil it rots. That fixes 'em. Take
a mac, snail, rub him on the warts
and then stick him on a thorn bush.
Do this nine successive nights and the
n.ll. I ,.. in T . I
im ine wiru win uc aeau to
gether." '
"Chalk marks on the stove funnel
used to fix my warts." said the Chair
man oi tne meet in?. '-Get 'em od
when nobody could see you and wheu-
mey aisappeared the warts went too.
This used to get sort of mixed when
my mother saw the chalk marks and
i ft aa .... . .
wijftca em on. nen i used to see a
funeral go by unexpectedly I used to
rub the warts up and down and say.
Warts and corpses pass away and nev-
er more return. That was Intended to
tlx m."
"Charmioe warts was the popular
way in my day." said the miotster.
A man of elderly mien and sad fea
tures was the king of charmers. I
went to him anrreotitiouslv one rise
and be looked tne in the eves and said
something that sounded I ke 'wobblr.
gobbly. gum,' and a lot more of the
same interesting description. I've for
gotten wnemer tne warts went or not.
n e nsea to mink mat to take as many
pebbles as we had warts, touch them
to the excrescences, sew them in a bag,
take them to the four corners of the
cross-roaas ana throw the - bag over
the left shoulder, would do the busi
ness. The only bad feature about this
was that if any person should find the
bag and open it be would reap the
warty treasure of the bae." LewUton
VVHIWH,
Skipped av Cog.
I was waiting at the railroad detot
at Cairo. III., and fell in with a vountr
farmer and had quite a lengthy chat
wun him about agricultural matters.
we took the same train and trot into
the smoker, and we bad scarcely left
Cairo when a young man sat down in
the seat facing us and began to tbroi
three cards about It was the old, old
game, and 1 smiled in contempt.
not so wun my acquaintance, hot
ever. He was at once interested, anal
when I denounced the nmt as a awin
.ii. ft. - i-i
"well, l dnnno about that I believe
1 kin Pick out that keerd "
It wasn t three minutes before ha bet
ao that he could, and be won. Then
lie bet 10 and won. Then be bet $10
more ana won.
Xou were born luekr " said the
sharper. "Don't vou want to raise vour
betr
- J
'l guess
so. I'll go you 75 this
time."
I expected to see him Tna. of Mnru
but be won, and as be did ao the other
uttered an oath about a rod long, and
put up the cards. I saw that be was
greatly perturbed, and said:
w bat'a the matter, old man?"
a fL . , . . . . ...
luiilWDllia itt ta know mv.
-at n ft. - . , . . .. J
u ugniy exciaimea. "i tn no
proiessionai: 1 m a farmer's hrnA man
Alutnt 1 .
wo wet-as ago a chap came
aiong ana offered to show me how
to work this for 25. I took it in.
J. nis is the first time I've tried it ia
public."
"And VOU are abont at hnntrMl fd.
lars out?"
exactly. Hans- me for valine
cair, out the durneiL. machinery has
skipped a cog. blown ont a flue. 'broke
a piston rod, or bust a biler on me
somewheres. and I'm so near dead
broke that I can't raise a chaw of to
bacco. I orter known better. Kick
my shins if I ever did have sens
enough to burglarize a haystack, and
here I ve gone broke and mml f,w,l
oi myself to boot! A. Y. Sun.
Bismarck's Drinking anoT Smoking.
I am only allowed."
r - , ' . . J - ...... vi
Bismarck "to drink thrice a dav .
quarter oi an hour after each meal.
uu eacn time not more than a half a
bot.tle of red. sparkling Moselle, of a
very light and dry character. Ke.
5""o mm UBIT, UUW1 OI WniCD I am
v,,...l. ....I 1 . ft . . ...
extremely foud of. are strictly forbid
den 10 me; so are all the stmnn-
Uhi.l.l. I a . .
nuu ouauisn wines, anil eron
claret For some years nnst I !
ocen a total abstainer from all thes
generous liquors, much to the ad rant'
age oi my health and my 'condition' in
the siiortinr aennnnf lh omr,! r,
, t O " Av Iftft
et-iy I used to weigh over seventeen
stone. By observiasr . this refrimen I
brought myself down to under four
teen, and without any loss of streof h
indeed. with gam. Mv normal
weight now ' is 185 pounds. I am
"ns"t once everv , oav. bv m i-
doctor's orders, and any excess of that
ngure i am at once set to work to get
I"1,"' ) eercise anil special regimen.
I ride a good deal as well as wait.
tigar smoking 1 have given uo alto-
... . , 1 . . . .. r . . . - .
w.r., , i-vuiw unuer advice, it is
iiciiiiitatnrg aud bad for the nerves. An
tuveterate smoker, such as- I used to
be, gfcts through 100.000 cigars iu his
life, ir he reaches a fair average age.
But he would live longer and feel
better all the lime if he did without
them. Nowadays I am restricted to a
long jupe. happily with a deep bowl.
one alter each , meal, ami I smoke
notuing in it but Dutch Knatter to
bacco, which is liubl. mild, and sooth
ing. You will see presently: the oina
comesJn with the pint of red Mosel
win. It will be a whole bottle to-day.
mmjuuniiisi neip me out with it.
aier manes me lat so 1 mnst not
drink it However, the present
ar-
i alignments suit me very well."
The Ocean's "Under-Tow."
UOUbllCSS we have all heard a ovwut
deal about this "under-tow." as though -it
were some mysterious force
from the recesses of a treacherous
ocean to draw unwary bathers to their
uoom. as a matter of fact its presence
. uuviuusiy natural, ana tbe explana
tion oi it more than simple. As each
wave rolls in and breaks upon tbe
beach, the volume of water which it
carries does not remain there and aink-
into the sand; it flows back again, and.
as the succeeding wave breaks over it
the receding one forms an under-cur
rent nowing outward of strength wro-
puiuuuaia io me oooy or water con
tained in each breaker, and. aain.
proportionate in a great measure to
the depth of the ditch. Where . this
tatter is an appreciable depression, it
can be readily seen that the water of
receding waves will flow into It with
similar effect of that of water gointr
over a fall, and that a person standing 1
j;! ia erj iiKeiy io oe arawn over
with it, and thus, if the ditch is deen
cuuuci, carriea out -oi ms depth.
This is all there ia to the much-talked-of
"under-tow" and the numerous ac
cidents laid to its account Outfield
wsoorne, in ncnoner'.
X r.
A MOMENT OF TERROR.
A Pennsylvania ('amber Find m
f
II Mi
la If i Troaser Leg.
Dr. Fampsel and J, K. Snyder, both
of Centreville, had an experience re
cently that tbey will never forget.
They camped at tha lower dam at
Swift Run near a ledge of rock on the
night in question, and I fore darkness
eatue upon them they scraped a lot of
leaves together for a bed and provided
a pile of wood to keep up a fire during
the night About 10 o'clock they pre
pared for sleep and drawing a blanket
over them, lay down to pleaaany
dreams. -7
Aloo toward 1 o'clock Mr. Snyder
felt chilly, and got up to put some
more wood on the fire, and then lay
down and soon fell into a deep sleep,
from which he was awakened by a cold
object which seemed to be resting ?o
flltt lfT W it I, t. ,1 ft 1 1. A I.. I- ft. u.
' r' ui.i I,JA ' " j ftw ir
waiting for developments. f
The next moment he felt an itrrtt
scribable sensation come over hirn
which seem to paralyze every nerve in
his body. Realizing that there was
something extraordinary the matter,
he called to the doctor to hurry and get
up. as something was crawling up the
right kg ut hi ntsloous, and he be-
lieved it was a f uake. '1 he mutds
went through the doctor like an elec
tric ahoft'lr. tut e-k-lno 1 a n .? . , , .1
the fire he approaehnv-Mr.., TT
who was lying as it paraly seiCirua i'.i
cold sweat Standing in big beads eu
his forehead. Half blinded by the
flickering flame of the brand, he
noticed what at first looked like a
broad black strap hanging out of Mr.
Snyder's trouscr leg. but the next mo
ment exclaimed: "My God, MockeJ,
lie still, It's a rattlesnake!"
Trembling like a leaf, Mr. Border
seemed powerlesi to more even if he
would. The condition of things was
at once evident The reptile had been
attracted lo the fire, and sought
warmth on tWe person of Mr. Snyder.
Every moment she disappeared farther
up the leg. and prompt action waj
necessary. Grasping the snake by the
tail the doctor pulled with all bis
might His hold slipped, and the rat
tles, fourteen in number, came off and
remained in his hand. Tbe reptile had
wrapped itself around the bare skin on
the man's leg. and violently shook iu
derattled tail, indicating its anger at
such harsh treatment This perform
ance almost threw Mr. Snvder into
convulsions.
Recovering himself, the tloctor be-
Ihouzht himself of bis knife, and.
quickly opening a blade keen, as a
razor, lie cut the pantaloons np to the
body. This released the snake, and
she quickly unwound and threw her
self into a coil, ready for effective
work, but before she could strike, the
doctor struck her a blow with a club
that cut her clean in two. Mr. Sordei
was lifted by the arras and dragged
away from tbe hideous serpent - and
tbe next moment was on his fee
scarcely able to stand.
They drank the balance of theit
nerve touie" out of a pint bottle.
which to some extent restored their
equilibrium, but sleep was out of tbe -question
and they spent the balance of
the night in stitching up Mr. Snyder's
trousers to make him presentable, and
at early dawn they pulled up stakes
and took a solemn oath to never, no.
never, bunk at Swift Run, again.
Atiddleburgh Post -
Tbey Were All Iacks.
Tbe manr thefts of nonltrv and nr.
duce from farmers in the email North
Atlantio seaport towns by the crew of
the man-of-war Powhatan some rears
- i i . i . . i
ago uau at ia caused toe onicers lO
take action toward punishing the of
fenders. Tbe men were all no
tified that dire punishment would be
inflicted upon them if tbey continued
in their nefarious practice, nd for a
while a chicken could stroll aloag the
beach with the utmost impunity while
the vessel was in port This did not
last long, however, and one day while
the ship was anchored in a small sea
port some of the mea asked to be al
lowed to go ashore. When the officer
of tke deck was importuned for per
mission he replied:
"lea, you may. but II I hear of rou
robbing a nen roost 1 will put yon ia
donble irons for twenty days."
"Pat" Harvey, an Irishman, who act
ed as spokesman promised that no -hen
roosts would be robbed, and the
men left tbe ship.
.r-arly next morning a& irate farmer
came on board and swore that the
men bad entered his barn and carried
off several hundred pounds of poultry.
All who went ashore . were ca'led Up
and the officer of the deck, who hap
pened to bethe same that let the mea
off, pounced upon Harvey.
uioo t you," be cried. "Dromise
not to rob a hen house if I let you go
ashore?"
"Sure Oi did. sir." replied Harver-
"We didn't take a hen. sur: thev're all
ducks." .
Harvey was right. There were
eighteen ducks found when tlie mesa
chest was searched, bnt there was not
a single chicken among tbem. N. Y.
Heraid. , . .
Cores for Obesity.
"The number of nostrums for tho re
duction of obesitv which have been ont
npou tbe market during the last two
months." said the manager of an upper
Brojidway drug store, "is almost with-'
ont limit Here, for instance, are four
remedies, all designed for this particu
lar ailment and every one of them
has been turned into onr hands for sain
within the month." He olaeeil two
bottles, a pill-box. and a tin can full of
powders in a row on the - show-case.
They were ail incased in neat wrap
pers, and every one of them had a
name which suggested corpulency, but "
did not use tlie word fat. "All of
these remedies." said tho old druggist
quietly, "are claimed to be made of
special ingredients, but they are noth
ing more :hao Eoaom salts in one form
or the other. W i never recommend .
them, but wo have to keeo thum on sal
owing to tbe steadily increasing de
mand for all medicine of this sort. It
is not that thev are esueciallv deleter
ious. .They siiutdv have "the uma
weakening effect that Epsom salts have
if taken every day for a month or two.
Naturally they reduce the weight, but "
the flesh comes right on again as soon
as the salts are stopped. You can Im
agine the prices the public pay for
these things when yon reflect that our
prone on this bottle of stuff is 60 cents
It is sold for $1, and I bare no doubt
that the manufacturer clears SO cents)
n every bottle." A. T. Sun.
Mrs. YantterbiH's Wonderful Bed.
Mrs. Willie K. Vauderbilt is aaid to
have tbe most imposing bed in New
York. It revives the ancient style of
posts and canopies, and it stands en
throned, as it were, on a raised plat
form, two steps high, in the center of
her room, which has four windows
looking out. two on Fifth avenue, and
twoxra Fifty-second street. The bed
stead is of rosewood and the canopy
used to be lined with an enormous
plate-glass mirror, so that the sleeper
could see her face and figure as lono
as she kept awake, but this vulgar
thing has been removed and is now're
placed by the more conventional panel
of old-rose satin. Chatter.
A Big Tree,
The largest tree in the state of Wash
ington is a hollow pine, thirty feet Ut
diameter at the base.