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THE SUMMER CtRL.
Sh I En Rnntn and will Ksaeh War In
Site's cnmtnff with the flowers that will bloom
tor tit onw nutrvt
Alie's cninfn wiih th tmee tunc will blow
AM1I1U the Rhore.
The sun will nor rl tiff let and will tinge
her cheek with hniwn,
While he who lore Iter madly grapples fata
ami toll hi town;
And Cnpti), with the arrows that he's given
Iht lo twirl,
Will pumd anew the footsteps of the cprlg-htly
Hummrr girl.
When roMn rvilhr'iwt hops around while yet
. 'tis mHv tin wit.
And t-mm piuvi'i- dot the. green of grassy
fluM ant) I wit.
We'll nrs hx-r dre-w-rf In nercalo, with a walk
ing stick tn hand.
And tn her brother's nroktle will he stroll
along- Ho sand:
And who it iho crowd is thickest In the mm-mer-l.uiH
whirl
Will itli.nm oiHt timre the beauty of tho
charming summer git.
With a-losay collar shining lu the light of turn
nn-r ours,
Willi mi, and ssaIi, and Water, we will learn
anew her av;
Tounjf t.ni HI will Instruct us how to pierce
the thin .Msmitee
Of masculine atilre that bides the maiden
heart wv priso;
And, when oiht more we claim her as the
summer pHcitts iwari.
We'll hail the mlUng fVuture of tha Jolly
summer girl.
-Tom MaiwTO In Ch nk "Review.
WHICH WAS FALSE?
It was na grand a scene as could be
found tins wide world over, that view
from one of the picturesque peaks of
the Rockv mountains near Iho Gate of
the Mouiitnin In Montana.
Thev. Hila Fontanelle and Louis
Oro, wore seated upon the agate stops
of the pink sandstone summer residence
of one of the mining princes of San
Francisco Miss FontniieUe's father,
Sue was a imperiously In-aiUtful as
nv roval lily that had ever bloomed.
He wtis as handsome and shapely
and statelv as a youth just out of
Uncle Sum's military aciulemv should
be.
They were quarreling or. at least,
she was.
"You are in love with her!" decided
the girl, in tones which showed the
auger that was by a great effort kept
just below the surface.
I love but one, and that Is the.
aunff Louis, careessly; but with a light
in his eves that plainly revealed the
delight he felt at thus being able to
tease the dainty little creature so near
him.
-She thin ktt that she is more refined
than anv of us can be, simply because
she en mo from the east. 1 wish papa
had not invited her.11
How dreadfully inhospitable!'1
I wish I had gone to Newport for
the heated term with the Seri oners.
"What an elegant time you could
have had w ith Wiil Scribner! Perfectly
recherche!'
Hila giirifled maliciously.
"Did you learn the languages of Miss
Killian of Hosting?"
"The tub of the nuiverseP1 spouted
Louis, fiercely, "and the brewery of
beam v.
'Oh. ves. yon can tark; but who do
von think is going to laugh at you?
lieea Ktlltau iniifht, but she would be
lausrhiug in tier sleeve."
"ftow, una: exclaimed lms, re
proachfully, as a little color tinged his
dark cheek.
"I suppose rou thiuk she is iu love
with von, continued tiila. spitefullv.
"But her glances and her tricks are as
false as her complexion. 1
I would wasrvr my life on the truth
of any of the ihrve. retorted Louis,
dehantlv.
bhe wouldn't notice rou on the
streets of Boston!" cried Hila, reckless
ly. And then she sprang up. ran into the
cottage, it mi cioseo tueifimr vehement
lv. Alt, if Hila ad but understood the
nature 01 imn a little better! If only
she had not wounded Hint precious
commodity a man s vanity.
Hii.-i :nd Loin's were old and intimate
fni'iids. and thev both believed that
each loved the other best of all;
thev were not engaged, and they wv
both sorry that liea trice Killian had
innocently enough, too come between
them in a measure that summer.
And now Lotus was beginning? to
think that there were some traits in his
ladv love's disposition that he .had
never before imagined, and Hila was
growing so desperately angry that she
was losing all the beauty of the wonder
ful scenery and the healthfulness of
the pure mountain air. and becoming,
as one of the guides put it, "as ugly as
oroncno con.
"Why has Hila left us?" Mis Kil-
lain inquired of Mr. Oro, with real con
cern in her speaking face, one morn
ing, when, seated on little chestnut
mountain pomes with white manes and
tails,they were making their way down
the canyon to Hell Gate canyon, where
there were a number of springs and
gevsers.
"1 have not the least idea,11 replied
Louis, who. as well as Miss Killian.
had the moment before-been surprised
even to terror to see Hila put whip to
her pony and bound down the rugged
pathway, seemingly regardless of life
and limb, thus leaving them entirely
alone. -
Louts was greatly annoyed. but being
in this manner obliged to show atten
tion to Beea Killian. he did it graceful
ly, as he did everything else, and de
scribed to her the peculiarities of the
stilpnurous place, whose name the old
scouts and trappers had changed about
and called it the (rates of Hell.
There were hot springs and ice-cold
springs, and springs of peculiar salts
which had never beea analyzed, and
boiling geysers which rose many feet
into the air. besides places where the
earth quivered like jelly, and all envel
oped with a warm cloud of steam.
Then there was the spot where the
hot air from the valley met the colder
air of the mountain, and there was a
perpetual swirl of snow.
Ail these things Loeis gossiped about
as they descended iat the canyon, and
the young man found the erudite Bos
ton girl as interesting and gentle a
companion as one could desire.
"if this place was in the east there
would be many legends connected with
it," observed Miss Killian. . as. they
reached the lowest poiut and saw Hila
waiting for them not very far away.
"There are as it is!" cried Louis,
merrilv. "You know I was telling vou
about the springs taat win u:ecn
every particle of color out of the dark
est garment. Well, those springs are
made famous by the story that many
moo os ago, as the Indians put it, some
vain squaws bleached their pappooses
in them, and not only succeeded in
making them white, but also bleached
all their courage out of them; and from
these white babies, so say the medicine
men, sprung the cowardly race of white
men."
Beea Killian laughed.
I always delight in such stories,"
she said. "Are there any others?"
"There's a spring called the Devil's
Caldron, where the Crow chieftains
have been in the habit of boiling their
captives."
"Ugh! no more like that, I beg oi
vou!" shuddered Miss Killian, as Louis
lifted her frm the saddle, "I rather
like that story about the origin of the
white race, it shows real wit; don't
you think so. Hila?" '
Her cousin was by her side now, and
Hila peered inquisitively in Beea's face
as she removed her veil.
"So Mr. Oro has been telling yon the
legend of the Soda springs, has he? The
vapor from them doesn't have as beoe
tiuial an effect upon your complexion,
does it?" she asked, impishly.
"Why, I do uot kuuvv, tvnat is the
matterP"
"You have turned green, that is all."
It was true. Been Killian's faoeueck
and hands had turned to a blight pea-
green shade.
"You have wagered your life and lost
it, Lou Oro!" cried Hila, with a giggle.
Look at Miss Killian!"
"If I have.it belongs to you," replied
Louis, still eager to conciliate her, and
lot understanding the meaning of all
this.
4t know what the matter Is!" ex
claimed Been Killian, beginning to
laugh heartily as she looked at her pea
green hands. "Hila Foutauelle. you
have been putting somethlug into my
bottle of benutilier that turns green iu
this atmosphere of salts and steam for
a joke, I know."
"What if I didP" retorted Hila.
"Young ladies should not paint."
'Perhaps not," retuned Miss Killian,
still pleasantly; "but my skin burns so
easily that I always put on something
when going in the open air.
Opeu confession is good for the
soul" quoted Hila. "But false iu one
thin", false in another, you know."
"Let lis hope not," " laughed Miss
Killian, extending her hnud for the
piece of soap Louis Oro had been lish
ing out of his knapsack.
Meanwhile his face was n studv.
After that Miss Fontanelle feft her
self the victor, and behaved accordingly-
The wonders at and near the gate of
the mountaius were many, but Beea
Killian did not remain long at her un
cle's summer house to enjoy them.
Shortly after her departure Louis Oro
was summoned to West Point, aud was
obliged to bid Miss Fontanelle good -by
for a short time.
She returned home to San Francisco,
expectiug Mr. Oro to follow her as soon
as he lett West Point.
Judge, then, of her surprise when,
two days later, her mother handed her
some wedding cants.
"Beatrice Killian's and Louis Oro's!"
she said. Saturday A'wA.
TWO MEM AND A HAT.
The Blir On Haft No Intention of For
gottlna- the Lmn of Honor.
A large man. with a silk hat, nfter a
desperate rush, by which he nearly
threw several women under the wheels
of the train, secured one of the choice
corner seats in a Bridge car this morn
ing, says the N. Y. Snn. A smaller
man, with his hand wrapped in a silk
handkerchief, who had stood aside in
order that nil of the women near him
might enter the car first, saw the per
formance, and his eye glittered. As
he entened the door he stuck out his
elbow in such a wav that, apparentlv
by accident, he knocked off the glossy
head -cove ring of the large man and
sent it roltiug ainoug the feet of the
passengers. The large man glared at
the offender, and then said in an awful
tone:
"Pick up that hat!"
"Pick it up 3-ourself," replied the
small man."
"Will you pick up that hat." demand
ed the large man glaring in a really
frightful manner at the other, who.
how ewer, did not seem to quail to any
appreciable extent.
"No." replied the small man. while,
the glitter in bis eye became more in
tense and a mocking smile wreathed
his (irmly set Hits.
The large man got up and walked
toward the small mau as if he were
about to devour him nt a mouthful,
but when he saw that the small man
stood his ground he ehauged his mind
and picked up his hat. lu the mean
time a fat German woman had taken
his seat and everybody in the immedi
ate neighborhood was smiling broadly.
The large man became very angry, in
deed . The ve i n s in his fore hen d
swelled out in a truly frightful way.
and he trembled with rge.
"If you weren't so blamed small,
he said to the small man. ' I'd break
every bone in vour body!"
"Don't let my size hinder you." re
plied the small man. "Size doesn't al
ways count, you know."
"But your hand is injured, and I
never tight a man when he can't hit
back," replied the larger man glanc
ing out of the window to see how near
the train was to the New York end.
"Oh," answered the small man,
"that's only a little burn and won't
prevent nie from using my fit. Don't
let anything like that stop you if you're
spoiling for a light."
"Now sir." sitid the large man. "Al
though the injury may be slight X am
uot supposed to know but that your
hand is useless, and the laws of honor
will not allow me to strike a mau who
is disabled. Strong as my reseutment
may be I can never forget the laws of
honor never, sir!"
Then the small man smiled, and
everybody smiled too. and the large
man looked out of the glass door until
the train sloped and he got a chance
to lose himseli in the crowd.
The Great CrevBei of Mount SC
Klin
Crossing the great snow field form
ing the floor of the amphitheater were
hundreds of yawning chasms, many of
them twenty to forty feet in breadth
and half a mile in length. These we
had to cross by narrow snow bridges
or follow for long distances before be
ing able to pass around their ends. A
view into the blue depths of one of
these great crevasses is a sight never
to be forgotten. Their lips re of
white snow, festooned and overarching
in a thousand fantastic forms; below,
the color changes by imperceptible
graduations to the deepest blue. Their
extreme depths are as dark in color as
the u n fat homable sea. Many times
their bottoms are beyond the reach of
vision; again they are level-floored and
form a fairy-like valley with walls of
sculptured crystal; in other instances
they ar partly tilled with water of the
deepest indigo, in which every detail
of the fretted wails above is reflected.
Some of the larger crevasses are
crossed by snow arches, thrown direct
ly from bank to bank, and resembling
in their grand proportions the Natural
Bridge of Virginia. Our way lay for
miles across this beautiful but treacher
ous pavement along the brink of dizzy
precipices, aud across narrow bridges
with bottomless gulfs on each hand.
A though we had been living on the
glaciers for weeks and had become
familiar with many of their wonders,
the great crevasses in the upper snow
regions were so magnificent in their
proportions and so wonderful in color
that they called forth exclamations of
admiration from every member of our
party. Israel C. Russell, in Century,
Marie of a Gentleman.
Editor Roche of the B ion Pilot, in
the course of his studies tor his book
on buccaneering, f..inl ihat. Davy
Crockett once visited Nw Yi U and
Boston ami much was iii:cle m him.
Iu his diary of that time Crm-knit says
he was entertained by Philip Hone of
this eit who was the finest gentleman
he ever met. The way that Crockett
came to discover this fact was that
when Hone asked him to driuk he
handed Crockett a decaliter of whisky
and a ill ass aud then went and looked
out of the wimltiw.so as uot to see how
nim-ii thti gruat frontiersman took.
A. I". Sua..
A enrious experiment has been tried
at a hospital in N mies. France. It was
the transfusion of goal's blood into
three semfuious ehidltvu.
MISSING UN ICS.
Au Iowa girl recently rnu away
from home to avoid playiug on the
piauo. .
Mrs. Catherine T. Shipley, who died
In Salisburv. Md., recently, claimed
direct descent from Lord Bacon through
her father.
A Georgia editor has twenty-three
children, and certainly has the right to
call the particular attenliou of adver
tisers to bis large issue.
Albert Biers tad t is going lo Europe
soon to make studies for his "Landing
01 uommuus, wtitcii lie hopes to itnisii
tor the exhibition at the World s atr.
The tomb built by the town of West
Pea body. Mass., Inst year, nt nn ex-
I tense of over 400, has' been used chlef
3 since H was tiuished.tn keep potatoes
in.
A Jackson (Mich.) man hit on an
original plan. He was married the
other day aud Instead of parsing cigars
nrouutt ne gave tireau nonets to his
friends.
An extraordinarily large Polar bear,
the fur of which is a bright pink color,
has been captured iu Northern Siberia.
The animal will be sent as n present to
the Csar.
Senator Washburn, of Minnesota, has
so many Scandinavians In his constitu
ency that he has decided to visit Nor
way and Sweden this summer to study
the' original stock.
The Grand Army of the Republic ex
pends about a quarter of a million a
year from its relief fund. aud up to this
time its records show more than ta,
000.000 thus laid out,
Mrs, King, the "cattle queen," of
Corpus Christ", Tex., recently sold 1A
000 head of 2-year-old steers for $82,
OXH). probably the largest single order
for cattle ever filled iu Texas.
Clara Novel lo, for whom Rossini is
said to have written his immortal 'Sta
bal Mater" music, is one of the fore
most women in the intellectual society
of the Italian capital at present.
John BoscaccI, a tinker, of Oakland,
Cat., had his leg amputated. In do
ing his work he held the articles to be
mended on his knee, and the continual
bamtueriug caused the bone to dry.
Rer. Dr. Mendenhall, of Cleveland,
says he wrote the "Breadwinners," and
Harper Brothers say he is uot the man
for whom they printed the book and to
whom they have since paid the royal
ties. Dr. Seelye. recently President of
Amherst College, declares that at the
present rate of progress the women of
the country will at the end of the pres
ent century be better educated thau the
men.
Dr. Koch has been honored in Berlin
by having his portrait displayed over
the entrance to a new cafe called "The
Jolly Bacillus." Iu order that the at
tractions shall not be loo exclusively
scientific, the place is equipped with
pretty waitresses.
The Sultan of Turkey is said to be
imbued with a superstition concerning
cross-eyed people. He had a man in
his suit afflicted with an obliquity of
visiou in one eye. and as the courtier
was too useful to discharge the eye was
extirpated.
Emperor William is said to be fond
of playing Caliph Haroun al Raschid.
by going; about disguise I at night to,
certain liquor shops aud music halls
where his soldiers and sailors are to be
found, in order to pick up criticisms of
his armv aud navv.
& tvrt ll r t i l'i 11 (T in M fl- T QKrl'niT
N. J.. tAked her husband's uermislon I
to attend a mfstdmmrv mopifnt- nr
has not been seen sitice. It has been
learned, however, that she skipped for
China or some other country with a
married man living in the saute town.
There was a panic in Milwaukee the
other day caused by a newspaper an
nouncement that "the price of beer
would be advanced." The pajter bad
to get out au extra announcing that it
should read "beef." not beer." and the
thirstv Milwaukeeaus drew a long sigh
9f relief.
Austin Baily. a rich farmer, resid
ing near Humboldt. Tenn., asserts that
he only sftent 25 cents in three years,
when he began to get a "start" in the
world, and that 15 cents of that was
3 pent for a pocket comb. Mr. Baily is
now estimated to be worth at least
H00.000.
According to the list usually given
by the Roman Catholic authorities. Leo
XII. is the two hundred and sixty-third
on the roll call of pope. Ever since
the death iu 1523 of Adrian VI., who
was a native of the Netherlands, every
occupant of the papal chair has been
ai Italian.
The richest heiress in the world is
reputed to be the little Wilhelmina,
Holland's child-Queen. She is an in
telligent little girl, speaks four lan
guages with fluency, aud a coustant
effort is made by those about her to
preserve her natural ingenuity and
childish simplicity.
A souvenir spoon is now made of a
silver dollar. The circular shape is re
tained and the coin is placed under a
heavy die that pushes the center down
until the whole affair is shaped into a
shallow bowl that will hold nearly a
tea-spoonful. It is then fastened to a
straight silver handle.
William M. Roberts, of Liberty, Mo.,
entertained an augel unawares last
Decern be r, when Kd w a rd Williams
stopped at his house, asked for shelter
and was given a home. He died re
cently without relatives, leaving Roberts
a block of brick buildings in Kansas
City and a large bauk deposit.
Lawrence Barrett's will leaves $1,-:
600 per year to each of his three daught- !
ers.and the remaiuing iucome from his j
estate to his wife so long as she re- j
mains a widow. If she marries, she '
is to have only one-third of the net in
come, and the remaining two-thirds is
to be divided among the daughters.
The other Sunday a popular Cincin
nati preacher said that if there was
any persou within hearing who be
lieved in the so-called Christian science
that person was either a dunderhead
or a base impostor. The theory was a
hobby a fake a burlesque, and he
warned all earnest men and women
against it.
A novelty in the washing machine
line has just been invented. It is con
nected with a child's swing, and after
the soiled garments with the proper
quantity of soap shavings, have been
put in tne tun. a child is placed in the
swing, which is set in motion, aud
moves automatically, and turus the
washing macMco.
A coat of the great Napoleon was re
cently stolen from the country house of
M.. Uueval in a suburb of iraris. aud
the police have been trying to recover
it. l lie burglars who carried it off
with other booty were probably un
aware of its historical value. Its re
ceut owner bought it in St. Helena im
mediately after the death of the Em
peror. The Free Mason who succeeds Gen
eral Albert Pike as the highest digni
tary of the order in this countrv is
James Cunningham Batchelor, M. D-,
of Ne w Orlean s. Lieutenant G raud
Commander of the Grand Consistory
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite in the Southern Jurisdiction. He
is a Canadian by birth, but settled in
Alabama before the war.
Senator Allison was in New Orleans
on the day of the massacre of the Ital
ians. Ex-Governor Warmoth, so Con
gressman Boatuer says, took the Iowa
statesman out to see the crowd us it
left the vk-inltv of the Clay statue, ob
serving: You see. Senator, that
New Orleans is a peaceful, orderly and
law-abiding city, Our committor of
fifty is now on Ha way to the prison to
execute ten or twelve murderous orhu
nals. When it Mulshes there it may
execute ten or fifteen morel But as
you see there is no dWordur, uo excitement."
THE PARROT TOLD THE TRUTH.
Hit Owner Thwrwtty ltnllTt r the toty
nt Mnkinar an Anliry.
Mrs. M. T a well-known lady
of
I his city, owns a parrot known as
Mnrkoeof which an amusing story Is
told, says a Norfolk correspondent of
the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Mrs. T.
bought the bird a year or two ago from
a sailor, whose pet he had been for
several voyages, and. shortly after
purchasing him. became it ware that
Markoe had shared th convivial tastes
of his llrst owner, ami had a decided
weakness for wine, and even something
strouirer. She endeavored to break
the parrot of the habit by allowing
him to have no stimulants, but Markoe.
when under their inlltienee, was so
clever and amusing that visitors often
!egged to give him a glass of wine for
the pleasure of hearing him talk. The
servants also often entertained them
selves by making him drnuk on beer,
etc.. so that Markoe was very ofteu in
toxicated, in spite of his mistress' dis
approval. On one occasion he had some cham
pagne from the lady's nephew and was
very hilarious when she said to him:
"You're drunk, sir, and had better go
a way. I don't want to see ymi till
you're over it." Upon this he sluuk
away and hid himself, feeling he was iu
disgrace, and also to sleep it off. Iu a
short while a gentleman coming to
call on Mrs. T. was ushered into the
room in which Markoe lay concealed.
Presently the visitor heard 11 severe,
displeased voice saying: "You're
druuk. sir. and had better go away.
I don't want to see run till you're over
it." He caught lipids hat and was in
the act of rushing from the room when
Mrs. T. entered it: he made her a hasty
bow and left the house. The lady hail
heard her words to the parrot rejteat
ed, and. understanding that the caller
had mistaken the voice for hers, was
overwhelmed with dismay at what the
gentleman must have thought of her
discourteous and outrageous assertion,
or. rather, accusation. She looked for
aud soon discovered Markoe uuder the
folds of a portiere which huug across
the door by which she had entered the
room. She was about then to write a
note o her friend apologising for
the occurrence and explaining It to
him. though she feared he would
scarcely credit the story, when to her
amazement a servant brought her a
note from the gentleman she was writ
ing to. iu which he stated that he ac
knowledged with humility that he dad
perhaps taken too much wine with his
dinner, but hail hoped iu calling on
her that she would not have detected,
it. As she hail done so, however, he
ottered his most abject apologies and a
prayer for forgiveness.
Mrs. T. declared she never told the
story, but it leaked out in some unac
countable way, being rertll3 too good
lo be lost, and it is considered rather
dangerous to mention parrots to the
gentleman in question.
A Man With a Suspicion.
Wrt general Southern store, run
! v white man. but very menu
small store an.i stock. n
1 the owner
was an ornerv-looking
specimen of
humanity. 1 had t?ntie in to get out
of the rain, and found him nil alone.
After some conversation he turned to
me with:
Stranger, do 3011 drink w bisks P"
"No. sir."
"Thought ton didn't. Do 3-011 know
whisky when you see it?"
"Yes."
"Reckoned so. Can .vou tell a good
article from a bad one?"
"I think so."
"Could you tell common good stuff
from 4izen?
"I believe I could."
"Well. now. I want you to do ine a
turn. I bought a barrel of 'Old Ken
tucky last fall. Purty fair demand fur
whisky among the niggers around yer.
and of co'se I watered it made about
fo barrel's out of one."
That's regular in this eountv."
"Of co'se it is. but the whisky got
low. the roads was bad. and I tilted up
the bar'l. dropped iu some acid and
other stuff, and kept on selling: got
some left jet. Niggars kind o hem
med and hawed and gulped over it,
aud the demand kind o' fell off a little,
but there's a little suthin' doin' all the
time."
Well?"
"Well, there's bin a heap o sickness
among the niggers since I beguu to put
out that whisky, and six or seven have
turned up their toes fur good. I've
been sorto' wonderin whether it was
the whisky or this climate, and I wish
you'd take a nip and give me your
opiuion."
He brought some in a mug. It
didn't look or smelt like whisky, and
the sip I took burned my mouth like
boiling water. It was stuff which
might be warranted to kill a lifelong
tramp at sixty yards through a big hill.
I think it's the whisky, as you call
it," I said as soon as I could speak.
"Fur suah?"
"Yes."
"Well, as I said, I've had a suspicion
that way fur two or three months, but
wanted to be suah. I reckon you are
right, and after this I won't sell to a
sickly or weakly nigger at all. and
charge the others double price to dis
courage 'era. Good fa'r profit on
whisky, but I shan't do any trade if
these niggers keep turnin' out to two
iunerais a uav. v. 1. un.
All Wines and Feather.
The biggest of all renltv uowerful
flying birds are, I believe, tho'wander
iug albatross and the South American
condor for the roc I reject outright
as worthy only of the most restricted
Arabian and nocturnal ornithology,
says a writer in the CornhilL Seen on
the wing, or even with the wings ex
panded merely, both these great ex
isting birds have a most majestic and
colossal appearance. But feathers in
such cases are very deceptive; they
make line birds out of very small
bodies. For example, our well-known
little English swift, which looks so im
posing in flight as it passes overhead
with pinions poised, is hardly as big
when plncked as a man's top thumb
joint, and weighs only half an ounce.
So, too, the albatross, though its ex
panse of wing is said to exceed that of
any other known bird, amounting
sometimes to nearly ten feet from tip
to tip, does not average in weight
more than fifteen pounds, which is
just exactly the poulterer's statement
for my last family Christmas turke'.
As for the condor, while he spans from
wing to wing some eight feet, his
length from beak to tail is only three
and a half, and I doubt if he would
pluck into anything corresponding to
his magnificent outer .show though 1
am bound to admit that I have never
personally tried the unpleasant experi
ment. Connecticut is threatened with
loss of her shad.
tha
FIFTY YEARS IN PRISON,
Afrer flair a Cantnry Hehlnd Ban John
Mtnnt Reformed and Wu ftepeetl.
Old John Mount, who was one of
the most noi.nl criminals the world
ever kiimv, died nt the home of his
niece Intro reeeiiHy at the advanced
age of 89 years. HU life was a check
ered mm. From a noted and reckless
counterfeiter, burglar and thief, he be
came In the last few years of his life
1111 uptight, straightforward, nnd hon
est old man. with Hie entire contldeuce
of all who know him personally.
The old man said that he could with
certainty count up fifty years and six
months that he had actually served iu
the prisons of Missouri. Illinois, Michi
gan. Indiana, Ohio, aud Kentucky for
counterfeiting and other crimen, nnd
was not sure that some time had not
escaped his memory. A few years
ago John Mount was known as one of
the most expert engravers of the
United States Treasurv notes iu the
country. His skill for years baffled
the Treasury experts and bunkers, and
many of the notes made by hint turned
up years after as spurious after having
passed through the banks of the coun
try time and time again undetected.
lie iniioweu coniitHrietting for years,
and it was claimed by him that several
well known men in u,tt States named
actually grew rich from the result of
hia labors iu engraving counterfeit
plates. He not only followed counter
feiting of the paper currency of the
country, but gold and silver counter
feiting as well. In fact, all his early
counterfeiting was in the making of I
spurious coins, which was done before 1
the late war. He served in all twenty
eight years for this character of viola
tions of the laws of his country.
Ho was a bold, desperate man, iutel
Mgeut above the average, with much
dash and vigor, and iu his younger
days as handsome as he was smart.
He was never a cruel man, but, on the
other baud, was tender-hearted and
generous to all but his outspoken foes.
He never killed a mau iu his life out
right, but many of his pursuers before
the war carried scars inflicted by him
to their graves, lu the latter years of
his life nothing su delighted him as to
gather around him ou the sidewalk, in
the shade of some friendly tree, a num
ber of small rhlldreu and lull them in
nocent tales. In the preseuce of laities
or children he never spoke of his crim
inal career. All his "references to his
bandit life seemed to he directed to the
one object of having the world bettered
by knowing the final miseries ofrthe
man who would live such a life.
His last term in State prison was in
Kentucky, at Frankfort, where he was
at 11 1 about twenty year agu furtive
years for horse stealing. Siuco the ex
piration of this term he has lived in
this oity the life of an upright honor
able man. Louisville VommtrrtnL
Rome Pulntft on Flnniiet.
Apropos of the approaching summer
season and the quantity of flannel that
will Im worn by both men aud women,
as it will be far more fashionable I ban
ever Ik? fore, some interesting in forma
tion concerning the shrinking of the
material was given the other day by a
prominent manufacturer.
He said that little of the. flannel used
in the manufacture of tenuis suits was
produced iu this countrv. as the fact
ory owners up lo the present limn
have found it unprofitable. Cheap
flannel, however, an imitation of the
KiiglUh article, is made all over (he
United States, nnd where possible it is
sold as the genuine article.
Practically, all of the while flannel
used," said le, "in the making of
flan net suits for tennK cricket and
other outdoor costumes is inif-orted
from England. Only the be-t qualities
are used by reputable dealers, ami the
best qualities are all siiij.cted to a
shrinking process unknown in 1 he
ordinary manufacture of common
goods. The reason for this is that the
tin uue Is require more cleaning thau
any other material while in the tailor's
hand. Cheap flannels would warp
itutl draw all out of shape tte moment
the wearer happens to uet them.
The shrinking process is carried nn
mostly in the west end of London by
the most experienced cloth workers.
"The flannels are placed tatween
heavv uet sheets first ami left in tuat
positiou from twenty-four lo thirty-six
hours. When removed ttty nr spread
out ou specially prepared rail in a
drying room heated by hot steam
pipes, where they are allowed to re
main until thoroughly dry.
"The next process is to place the
lengths of the flauuel in folds between
lay ers of glossy paer aud subjected to
a pressing by hydraulic machines.
"The m o re press u re t h ey a re s u In
jected to the more valuable and heavier
the flaitncl Itecomes.
"There is a large sale of the cheap
material in America, and for that verv
reason there are so many complaints
made against flannel clothiug. A
cheap white suit becomes a burden to
the purchaser "w ithin a w eek after he
nas uegun to wear it. ..- it loses shape,
and although made for a large man,
after the first wash it wilt comfortably
tit a medium sized boy." A. I'. Herald.
The Tomb of a Seminole I'rinceso,
During bis recent visit to Florida
Magistrate Smith came across the tomb
of an Indian princess, and took a pho
tograph of her R-tyal Highuess's re
mains. Thu tomlt w-i4 nu a lieautifut
hillock of palmetto trees ou the Kissi
mee prairie, 150 miles south of the
town of Kissimee, Flu., aud was built
of cypress logs. It was 9 feet square
and 6 feet high, with a cross on the
top. The remains of this Seminole
princess had long since been reduced
to a skeleton, but around her was the
furniture of her wigwam, while from
her bony neck hung a string of bends,
a cameo ring was ou her finger, aud a
silver watch of aucient make at her
side.
After takiug the photograph tha
tomb was closed by replacing the logs.
Notwithstanding the act that this uo
ble squaw has lain there for many
years, uo one, even in that wild coun
try, has ever yet carried off tin; orna
ments and relics iu which she was
origiuallv buried.
"The Well of Frozen Air."
Near Dayton, Ore., there is a well
locally known as the "well of frozen
air." In drilling the well a stratum of
frozen clay anil gravel was encountered
at a depth of fifty-five feet. After
passing through five feet of this num
erous cavities were encountered from
which cold air came iu gusts. The
escape of tne air from the well can be
heard roaring for nearly 200 yards.
Tne air which conies from these sub
terranean depths is so frigid that it is
uot possible for any one to hold his
hand over the openiug for more than
two minutes without having it frozen.
A bucket of water set over the opening
will freeze through and through with
in a few hours. t is needless to add
that work was abandoned on the welt
when the cavities of "frozen air" were
tapped." tit. Louis Republic.
American Trains In England.
The directors of the English Great
western railway intend to run an ex
press train constructed on the Ameri
can system, as an experiment. It wiil
consist entirely- of long cars, having
communication all through from one
end of the tram to the other.
A W A 1 fcH BEETLE.
It fthowftrt the PliMori. of a child In Blow
In Bubbles,
Lately I kept for a few days for in
spection that very beautiful insect, the
water beetle says it writer in Science.
The specimen was large and splendid
ly colored, gold-banded, and display
ing brilliant iris hues on Its legs. I
placed It In a glass jar of water. On
the surface of the water some leaves
were laid. On one side of the jar, at
the bottom, wits pasted a square of
E ti per. and to the shelter of this the
eetle often retired. It seemed to
take great delight iu darting, swim
ming, and diving, rising from the
bottom of tho jar to the top of the
water by long, vigorous strokes of Its
hind legs. Then, joining Its second
pair of legs before it. like a swim
mer's hands, and stretching the hind
pair out nearly together, it would dive
to the bottom.' It slept hanging head
downward under the leaves, with the
tip of the body above the water to
secure air.
It showed the pleasure of a child In
blowing bubbles. Rising to the sur
face It would put the tip of Its body
above the water, part the elytra aad
take In air; then closing its case it
would dive to the bottom, stand ou its
head, emit the air bubble by bubble
until it was exhausted, aud come up
for a new supply. It seemed to need
the daily renewal of the air In the jar.
When it was buugry or the water was
not fresh enough, ft became dull aud
sulky, and hid behind the paper.
After the beetle had fasted twenty
four hours, I laid on top of the water a
wasp, a mosquito, a blue-bottle fly. and
a common fly. al! dead. The beetle,
being at the bottom of the iar did not :
seem to see or smell these insects. !
Rising presently he came up against
the mosquito, seized the body iu his
iaws and sucked ft dry with one pull,
ie then found the blue-bottle, carried
It down to the shelter of the paper
trussed it neatly, cutting off the wings,
legs, and head, and letting them float
to the surface. He tiien held the body
in his jaws and sucked it dry. After
this be rose to the surface found the
other fly and served it in the same
fashion. Next he found the wasp, a
large one. Carrying this below, as he
had the flies, he clipped off the wings
and legs, but, took the precaution to
suck the head and the thorax before
turning them adrift. He also grasped
the body in his hands, pressed the
part that had been cnt from the thorax
to his mouth, and holding it exactly as
If drinking out of a bottle he drained it
drv.
found that he could eat alt the
time, except, w he n he was asleep
or playing, and his activity was in
proportion to the quantity of his food.
Cooked meat he would none of. Raw
beef he did not greatly like, but
raw veal he prized even above wasps
and blue-bottles. I cut an ounce of
raw veal into dice and dropped it in
the bottom of the jar in a heap. He
did not seem to see or smell it. but
after awhile happened to dive into it.
He appeared to be full of joy at the
discovery. One. fragment after an
other he took in his hands, held it
closely to bis jaws, and sucked it dry
Dy strong pulls. At each pull I could
mark the receding red juice of the
meat. When the veal was reduced to
a pale fiber he let it go and took
fresh bit. He always retired to the
shelter of the paper to eat. with the
sole exception of the mouthful he made
of the mosquito. Like the king of
Dahomey he would not eat in public.
Can Parrot Aaaoclate IdeasT
For several weeks after "Polly" be
came a member of my family serious
apprehensions as lo her conversational
abilities were entertained, writes Alex.
E. Sweet, in the N. Y. Herald, for she
was as silent as Gen. Moltke himself,
when we were startled by her singing
in a clear, ringing voice:
0, you girls, yon giddy you girls!"
Pollv had not resided on the Bowery
without paying attention to ber sur
roundings. It seems that this was the
first line of a popular refrain. The
prnximilv of a concert hall to the bird
explains how the parrot bad come to
acquire the words aud music.
remaps the most convincing proof
that parrots have the ability to asso
ciate ideas is to be found in Polly's use
of the word "good-bye!" When anv
member of the family puts on a coat
or hat Polly will invariably exclaim.
Good-bye!' She infers the person is
actually going out, because she has
beard the expression used when a hat
or wrap was put on. Even tbe use of
tne words going out in conversation
impels the parrot tn say "good-by-e!"
When a person eiders the room Pollv
calls out "Hello!" having heard the
wont frequently used under similar
circumstances. Very rarely Is "hello!"
improperly substituted for good-bye!"
in is certainly biiohs a correct associa
tion of ideas, and is uot what is gener
ally understood us "parrot talk."
Among the traits of parrots may be
mentioned "professional jealousy."
Thinking I might have twice as much
amusement if I had two parrots, I pro
cured a second one. No two rival
opera singers could have shown more
animosity toward each other. Poll
refused to converse as long as the
other parrot was iu the house, and I
had to get rid of the other one, after
which the gratified bird resumed her
former loquacity-.
Cucumbers Not Unwholesome.
Many people are under the impres
sion that cucumber is very indigest
ible, nnd when they eat it they do so
under protest nnd with apprehensions
of possible dire consequences. How
this delusion can have arisen it is di ill
cult to say, unless it be that cucumber
is often eaten with sat mm: and other
indigestible table rriemls. It is not
the cucumber, however, but the sal
mou that sits so heavily upon our
stomach's throne. Cucumber, in fact,
is very digestible when eaten properly.
It cau not, indeed, be otherwise when
it is remeaibered that it consists
mainly of water, and that those purls
which are not water aro almost exclu
sively colls of a very rapid growth. Iu
eating cucnmltcr it is well to cut it in
to thin slices and to masticate them
thoroughly. Even the vinegar and
the pepper lh:ii are so often added to
it are of service to diution if not
taken in excess. The cucumber, as
every one kun-.vs. belongs to the melon
tribe, but iu our somewhat cold coun
try it does not grow to any very large
size, and there tore it is firmer and
looks less di;e-:tihle than iis congener,
the melon. l.oudon tiosjut tl.
Killed by Snutes and Wild Beasts.
The most recent official report noon
the subject of mortality from snakes
and wild beasts in Imlni contains the
grave information that in spite of the
Targe and increasing sums spent in re
wards for the animals killed fatalities
increase at an alarming rate. There
is reason, in fact, to believe that the
offer of these rewards has in some
cases stimulated the breeding of snakes.
Taken as a whole, therefore, this re
port would seem to indicate that the
reward system has failed lo accomplish
its purpose. It is now suggested that
the cover round about the villages,
whioti affords lodging for snakes, should
be destroyed, and'dUtrict officers are to
be instructed t o see that this is itnnn.
In the year 1888 23,000 persons, as well
as 76.000 cattle, met their death through
snakes and wild beasts of various kinds
in India. Chambers' Jourwtf.
LIVE" WIRES.
Warn In Olvan bv
rlencad Kleetrlelsn
as Bxpa-
The following advice from an ex
perienced electrician with regard to
"live" wires is worth remembering.
says the Philadelphia Press;
Never touch an electric wire that
has fallen down across your way while
standing on the ground, as your body
will become a conductor for the elec
tric fluid to the earth, unless you have
rubber boots upon your feet. Line
men are sometimes seen pulling these
lines about, but they have insulated
rublter boots upon their feet, or gloves
of like material upon their nanus, anu
some people, supposing these cover
ings to be oulv used for protection
against the wet weather, have foolishly
grasped the wires and received severe
shocks iu consequence. Uon t employ
a carpenter or ordinary laborer nor do
you yourself attempt to fix any elec
tric apparatus of any power about your
property, whether the current is turned
on or not.
Electric wires should be handled one
at a time. If it is necessary to take
hold of two wires at the same time,
don't do it. In handling or drawing
any wire tying over any or tue ordin
ary street wires, especially such as
convey currents lor eieetrie lighting.
use a dry hand line for the purpose or
grasp the wire with insulated pincers.
An ordinary wire clothesline may be
come the conductor 01 a deadly cur
rent. In a dvnamo room touch not.
taste not, handle not. The most in
offensive looking dishpan may strike
you like a mailed hand. Noihlng is
sale to you here unless you know
everything. Let workiugmen remem
ber that when a company has strung
wires on ine crossuara 01 poies so
closely together that a man can not
move easily between them It is better
for him to come down and resign.
What protiteth it to a m&n'that he hat
a situation if hi wife be a widow?
Never close a circuit without giving
notice to all concerned. A telegraph
notice received in the back of the neck
generally arrives too late to do any
good. On no condition let two wires
touch your bod v at the same time.
Don't think that anv wire is not dan
gerous. There is a difference between
a gun with a cap ou it and one without
that can be detected witn tne naked
eye, but a loaded wire who knoweth
It? Trimmers employed to attend
lights in crowded public thoroughfares
should lie sure that the current is
turned off before they touch the lamp,
as the step'adders are' often very high.
nnd the public objects to being hit on
tbe head by a gyrating, galvanized
lamp trimmer.
MADE THE SALE WHiL- ASLEEP.
A Strang- fttorr Tld br a Urnmncr la
tho Jwwelrr Trad.
Tbe following interesting story is
told by an old traveling &alesman who
formerly re presented oue of the large
jewelry houses in London. England.
His experience is one which, to say the
least, is unusual, says the Jewelers'
Weekly, and will be fully appreciated
by the representatives of American
houses who have never eujoved the
good fortune of a similar occurrence.
"In the spring of 1876 I earried a
line of goods which was unusually pop
ular with the trade." said the drum
mer, "and when I reached Edinburgh.
Scotland, I found it impossible to visit
my customers as promptly os I de
sired. By the middle of the afternoon
several jewelers called on me aud
urged me to come to their places dur
ing the day. By 6 o'clock I was thor
oughly weary, nod was congratulating
myself that I would be able to retire
early and secure a good night's rest,
when a customer whom 1 had over
looked gently touched me on the
shoulder and reminded me that I had
neglected to visit him. He stated that
be desired to make a heavy purchase
and I made an appointment with him
at my hotel for 6:80.
"I immediately repaired to my room,
and. settling myself in a large easy
chair, felt asleep. I was awakeued by
a light pressure on my arm. To my
surprise the room was brilliantly
lighted and my customer was sitting
by my side. My sample case was
ojten and its contents were spread on
tbe table near me. I confess I was a
little startled nnd was sleepily won
dering whether I had been rubbed dur
ing my nap. when my fears were
allayed by my companion, who said:
! came at the appointed hour and
found you asleep. Not desiring to dis
turb you I have examined your sam
ples and written out my order in your
book. Dazed by the statement I took
my watch from my pocket and discov
ered that it was 11:30 o'clock I had
been asleep nearly five hours. It was
the easiest sale I ever made."
The "Picket-M
The picket was generally inflicted ou
cavalry and artillery men aud was a
singularly brutal bit of torture. A
long post, near which stood a stool,
was driven into the ground. Tbe de
linquent was ordered to mouut the
stool; his right hand was fastened to a
hook in the post by a noose, drawn up
as high as it could be stretched, round
his wrist. A stump, the height of the
stool, with its end cut to a round and
blunt point, was also driven into the
earth close to the post. Then the stool
was taken away and the sufferer had
nothing to rest his bare feet upon but
the stump, "which, though it did not
usually break the skin." savs Capt-
Grose, "put him in great torture, his
only means of relief being by resting
his weight on his wrist, the pain of
which soon became intolerable." One
can very well believe him. especially
wheu be makes the nddition that a
man was not infrequently left to stand
in this position for half an hour al
though the orthodox period of endur
ance was bfteen minutes. London
Graphic
Revival of tbe Artless Maiden.
The artless young woman bas come
into fashion once more. A few Tears
ago it grew to be the correct thing for
a girl to know a great deal about the
world and its ways. Society became
filled with tender maidens who could
talk horse and dog like stable boys, who
would take a hand in a stiff game of
poker. and confessed to depending upon
the invigoration of cocktails in the
morning. This type enjoyed a reign of
several seasons, but, like all things iu
society, it grew monotonous, and, a
change was required. It has come in
the old. familiar, artless girl who was
in vogue before the supremacy of the
racy young woman. Now. instead of
telling about gay winters at Nice and
exciting "seasons" in London she de
clares that she was kept very quiet
while abroad, and saw only a few of
mamma's friends. Instead of dashing
into a horse-car and staring boldly
about at the faces of alt the other pas
sengers she steals in gently, and allows
her eyelashes to trail low upon her
cheeks, not even raising them as she
coyly drops her fare into the conduc
tor's hand:. In the theater she reads
her program between the acts instead
of gazing about the house, and she
keeps close hold of the chaperon's hand
when going to aud from the carriage.
Of course this modesty is effective. It
always was mora charming to men
than was the dashing recklessness of
the other type, aud its only drawback
can be that it lacks the appearance of
genuineness. A F. Sun.
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Mlffbt Stand In wltb tbe Banker.
A seedr old maa with a bundle of
dilapidated umbrellas under bis arm
called at a house on Cass areooe, says
tbe Detroit Free Pre. The lady of
tbe bouse herself answered the bell.
'Any umbrellas, oar'sols. or canes
to mend?" he inquired.
"H'raP said tbe woman, eyeing bim
suspiciously, "how do I know -you'd
erer bring; tbe in back? There's do
fno in letting a $10 silk umbrella go
off with a stranger
Tbe old man rummaged in his pock
ets and found the card of a prominent
bank official with a recommendatioD
on the back.
H m!" said the woman as she read
It the second time. "I don't know
him. Like enough he's in with yon.
It ain't- safe to trnst any one these
times.11
Then he told her where he lived.
street and number.
H'itj!' she said slowly, don't
own an umbrella and n erer did, for I
know enough to come in when it raina
but I hate to see folks imposed on.
and ...
'So do L mum." retorted the um
brella roan as he backed away and left
ner tin King to herself.
Flre-Plns; Signs in England.
On the dead walls in tbe cities in all
parts of England one sees staring
signs, legible enough, but unintelligi
ble to the stranger. "F. P. 23" or "F.
F. 8'' they read, and the passer-by who
sees them for the first time wonders
why r. F. is 23 at one place and only ft
at another. F. P. stands for fire
lug," or hydrant, and the figures foll
owing the letters show the distance
in feet of the hydrant from the letters.
The fire plug is never more than 60
feet away from the sign. It is sunk
level with the sidewalk.
An Indiana paper tells us that an
excellent mode of growing early
tomatoes, egg plants, etc., is to scoop
out a potato or turnip and fill the
hollow with rich earth. Have one
plant to each potato. When the plant
is of the desired size plant the potato
earth and young plant ) and no check
will be given to the growth, as the
decay of the potato will assist "in pro
viding food for the plant. Where
turnips enn be had they should be
prelerreci to potatoes. x.gg shells have
been used tor the same purpose with
success.
A man who has Dracticed medicine tor .tnvmr
ought to know Halt, from sugar; read, vha be
says:
TOLEDO. U., Jan. 10, 1887.
Mes-rs. F. J. Cheney & Co. Gentleman? I
have been In the general practice of medicine
for most 40 years, aad would say that in all my
practice and experience have never se.n a pre
paration that I could prescribe with as mnch
confidence of success as I can Hall's Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by you. Have prescribed it
a great many times and its effect la wonderful,
and would say in conclusion that I have yet to
nnd a case of Catarrh that it would not cure, it
they would take It according to direettona.
xours truly,
JU I. GOBSTJCH, M. T..
Office, 215 Summit St.
We will give S100 lor anr cas of Catarrh thu
caunot be cured with Hall's Catarrh Curat.
P. J. CHBXET CO.. Props.. Toledo. Q.
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