company ot crasniug cnorct» so over« I t iok after tbe tlur pi|>es. wine of the em|ierors an important say, merely: “One summer morning, man Over Night. and by Trenting Him Kindly exchanged between um while be ate. Then 1 said to him: source of their per»onal revenues, until fine and early. I was walking through Stayed His Appetite lor Murder. He was not over-hungry, and when “Look here, Bill, I want that herder modified by a decree of the emperor the woods.” He immediately goes on he had finished I handed him a pipe to return here and continue iu charge.1 ti'laudiUH. The early Christian empe­ (taking the word “early” as his key­ note): “The sun had not been long The palmy days of Australian busb- aud and tobacco and my flask of whis­ “I'll see that no one bothers him,” he rors, however, continued tv receive above tlie horizon and the air was yet raugiag were the lieginning of that key. He took a moderate drink, light­ replied. them, notwithstanding they were con­ fragrant with last night’s dew.” Then, great indUHtry which lias enriched the ed his pipe and smoked for awhile, and “And you might hint to the boy» demned by the ecclesiastical eoumils with “fine” and “summer” as texts, he colony by hundred» of million»—wool­ I was beginning to feel a bit nervous that I don’t care to be shot at as I ride on account of the pagan ceremonies at tells us: “Everywhere were the green and luxuriant footprints of light-step­ growing. A vast extent of country w as over his sullen demeanor, when he over the run.” their presentation. covered by grazing sheep and the herd­ turned on me with, “They won't waste any lead on you." Tlie bestowal of gifts on New Year'» ping summer.” Starting next from (I) “I,” (2) “walking” and (3) “woods,” ers were obliged to live alone and far “I'd have been a different man if “It’s against the law for me to help day was not l>eeuliar to the Romans he informs us: “As my feet pressed the from civilization. The bushrangers they’d given me a fair show. When I you along in your career, but in case of The Druids distributed branches of the soft moss faint forest odors filled the had no fear of the solitary herder, and think of how I’ve been hounded and accident or sickness you'll find the sacred mistletoe us new year’s gifts air, the crackle of a dry stick was the latter was forced by eireumstance» hunted like a wolf I feel like killing herder willing to do what he can for among tlie people. Henry III of Eu- heard and a startled gray squirrel to become an ally. Il came to lie an everyliody within reach.” you. He's pretty handy at a broken gland, is said to have extorted new scampered up the giant oak on my understood thing that the herder “ You were transported, of course,” I lune, aud I guess he knows how to year’s gift», and Queen Elizabeth’s left.” Da capo: “On such a glorious should permit the outlaw the »helter of replied. break up bush fever.” wardrobe aud jewelry were probably morning 1 was glad simply to be alive, as were we all—young-risen sun. trees, his but and provide him with a meal, “Aye, and what for?” he fiercely “Would ye shake bunds with me?” almost wholly supplied from these an­ flowers, moss and little gray squirrel.” and it was not exacted that he should shouted. “Out of thousands of hares 1 gruffiy queried the man a» he turned nual contributions. Under the Tudors And so, diluting and further diluting give any information to the police. snared one—a wretched little animal, on me. and Stuarts new years gifts were given an idea, it is hard to tell just what Had be played spy a» well as host, the hardly worth the salt to season it. It “Yes, I would, but with the hope and received witli mutual wishes of a degree of strength it may originally bushrangers would have put an end to was tlie first poaching I had ever done, that no more blood may stain it. Good­ happy new year among all conditional have possessed. The strength of the sheep raising by murdering all the but the game-keeper |ierjured his soul bye to you.” of people. Tenants sent their land­ writer, it is, however, more easy to de­ termine. herders. and I was given penal servitude. I He started oft along the bast* of the lords capons, and ladies received pres­ On the D. and I>. run, which em­ was a man liefore that. I have been a base of the hill and had gone perbap» ents of gloves or pins, or in lieu thereof FACTS ABOUT JUPITER. braced |niany square miles north of the devil since. On l»>ard tlie ship I was twenty rods when he halted, turned a compensation in money, whence the Wonderful Figure» Fail to Express Enough Murray rivet, we had over 20 herders, treated like a wild beast and at tlie set­ about, and retraced his steps. He terms “glove money” or "pin money." Concerning the Great Planet. and the distance between some of them tlement they were determined to finish came right up to me, placed his hand Tn Englund the ringing in of tlie new Our most eminent astronomers do was twelve miles. No two were nearer me off as soon as possible.” on my shoulder, and in a voice which year from the belfries of the churchea not pretend to give us exact reckon­ than five. Each had a rude hut of “I have heard how you escaped,” I quivered a bit and was low and soft is now the only demonstration of joy ings on the great floating worlds out­ poles and logs ami turf, and was sup­ said, as he rose up and began pacing to he said: on the recurrence of the anniversary. side of our own solar system, but with­ in that monstrous aggregation every­ plied with provision» once a month. and fro. “1 shall never I m * quite as bay some of the murders you have commit­ in legislation and history as the year, it is called the civil year. Its mean two bushrangers one of whom hail rec­ ted.” A’ “Yes, 1 have shed a great deal of length is 305 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, ognized him as a witness who had giv­ •X. 49.7 seconds. Most civilized nations en testimony against him in a case at blood," he said, as he sat down again". have adopted, as their mode of reckon ­ Í! Sydney three years before. The fact "Sometimes I am glad of it and some­ that tlie herder had been unwilling times sorry. I have killed to get even ing, the tropical year which was direct­ witness now saved his life, though he with the world, and the world must ly derived from the calendar of the Ro­ was ordered of! tlie run and warned balance accounts by taking my life. It mans. In attempting to devise a per­ that he would lie killed if he returned. won’t hapiien soon, however. I’m fect calendar, the chief difficulty in the To remain in defiance of tlie order good for five years more of bush life way of exactly conforming the circuit meant death. He must go, and while and at the end of that time may find a of the months to the tropical year, has consisted in the extremely incommen­ waiting for a herder to 1») sent out to chance to get out of the country.” take his plate, 1 must look out for bis "You’ll not last long in this part of surable fraction of a day over the 365 II herd. I gave him my horse and hi» the country. I have never given the which the natural year presents. For instructions where to report, and lie police any information about bushran­ convenience, the civil year must liegin was off before sundown. He »aid that gers and it’s hardly fair to post you as with a day, and must contain some I would probably have a visit from the to their doings, but I may say that two number of complete days. But if any bushrangers before I was out of it, but stations are to be established and the number of complete days is maintained Riders of Victor Pneumatics carry an extra inner tube I must take the chances of that.Things governor says lie will clear out the last invariable, the effect must be in time that the days and months gain or lose were quiet just then, and if they paid one of you at any cost." to be used in case of accident. By simply removing a punc­ me a visit they would not lie in any “That’» the game, eb? Well, if it on the seasons, and the latter are, dur­ tured inner tube through a hole in the rim, repair is angry mood. gets to hot we’ll have to move on, I ing the lapse of long periods, thrown effected in five minutes by replacing with a new one.” That you may understand more clear suppose, but we’ll give them a try for successively into all parts of the civil If you are going to ride why not ride the best? year. Such was the want of harmony let me explain that while most of tlie it. Do you know why I came here to­ between the early Roman civil year huts bad only the earth for a floor, this night?” one was elevated three feet from the “To see if the herder had gone, prob­ and the tropical, that in the time of Julius Ciesar, the months in which ground and had a floor of split poles. ably." WASHINGTON, DENVER, «AN FRANCISCO. BOSTON, The elevation was on account of tlie “That's it, aad I was hoping he spring occurred were those originally usual overflow of tlie creek, and the hadn't, so I might shoot him. I saw belonging to the season of summer. herder being something of a carpenter, you through the chinks and had my Historians have variously stated the had put in bis spare time fixing it up. finger on the trigger twice. I should Roman year to have contained twelve I had prepared and eaten supper and have shot you if you hadn’t come to the and ten months. The latter was prob­ ably at first the real number and l>e- had a cheerful blaze on the hearth, door.” when the two dogs began to growl and “A man must be a fiend to go about gan with Martius, (March). An at­ show other signs that strangers were murdering people in that way,” I said tempt was made to correct the varia­ tion growing up between the civil and near. as I looked at him. I thought it best to take the bull by “You are right,” he replied, though tropical year, but appears Dot to have the horns, and after a bit I threw the he first scowled fiercely at me. “There been accomplishell. Meantime, how­ door wide open and stood there a fair are times when even the worst ef my ever, the month of Januarius and Feb- mark, while I called out to know if men get afraid of me and skulk away. ruariny had been introduced, making anyone wanted food and shelter. Al­ I was in such an ugly mood this inora- the year twelve months in length; but most Immediately a man stepped out of ingthat all of them left eamp. Even up the beginning of the year which was the darkness and saluted me with a to the time you gave me a pi|>e 1 I in- intended te occur at the winter solstice, “good evening,” as he stepped past tended to do for you. Can i you had receded until in Ciesar’s time it actually took place some seventy days me into the hut; I closed the door and guess what my plan was?” previously. In 4« B. C. Ciesar, aided “I have no idea." turned around to find him »landing before the fire, and instantly recogniz­ “I was going to tie you up in a par- by the astronomer Soslgenus,undertook to correct the error and to the current ed him as a notorious criminal known eel and roast you liefore the fire.” “Well, I am much obliged fo you for year the number of days requisite to ex­ a« “Geelong Bill," who had been basli- ranging for four years and had reward» changing your mind, as I prefer to live tend it to thejwinter solstice, ordering amounting to £1000 oil his bend. In on and earn £8 per month. It’s only that its length should be 445 days. Ills hand lie had a long and heavy rifle fair to state that I have had as many The next year and all following were and in his belt two pistols and a knife. as ten good opportunities for shooting to have the length of 365) days, but for He was a man about 38 years old, and you since you entered the hut, but I convenience the fraction was to be in­ weighed alsiut 180 peuml», and it need­ don’t want your blood on my hands.” troduced in tlie form of an additional ed hut a glance to tell you that he was He looked at me in a queer way for a day every fourth year. The ]x>ntitices I all muscle. He had a short neck, tlie minute and then rose up, hung the who subsequently enforced Ciesar’s, jaw of a bulldog, aud a more wicked 1 belt containing bis pistols ami knife en rule mistook his intention and in 8 H. ; face, taken from chin to forehead, you a book, and started to lie down on the C., three days too many had been in- 1 never looked Into. spare bunk. The floor was pretty well sorted. At this time Augustus inter- "Glad to have your company,” I carpeted with sheep skins, but at one ferred and corrected the error. The er­ ror of l the calendar was was >n in maa- mak- '«'•’ Julian •■■■"» >««""" »aid, as I threw a fresh stick on the fire spot there was an opening caused by I ror year eleven minutes and ten "1'11 have you a bite to eat in a minute warpage and shrinkage and he had the lng one-tbird seconds too leng. This ! or two. Iawiks like a storm liefore mor­ luck to set his foot down and go land ning.” through with a crash. His right leg I ! excess in 400 years would amount to “Where’s the bonier?” he growled a« not only went down to his hip, but the about three days. The desirableness of I prepared his coffee. splintered pole» caght it in such a way such a correction of the calendar as “Gone oil'the run aeeerding to or­ that he could not pull himself up again. would keep the religious festivals in ders." Not a weapon of any sort was within the same part of the tropical year, that "And you are a company inspector?” his reach. He was more helpless than is in the same season, as that iu which I they were fixed by the conncil of Nice I be inquired. any of the victims of his thirst for “Yes, I just got here this evening blood. He made three or four tremen­ A. D. 333, had l>een for some time dis- j and will have to stay till a man («vines dous efforts to free himself and then | cussed, before it was fairly deciiled i upon by Gregory XIII, under the an- ! quietly said: out.” "Yes; I remember your face. How ■ “Ierliaps you’ll change your mind . thority of the council of Trent. The I I al«ut the £l'.iw reward now. All you reformation was at once ac- j did ye dare come out here?" . al tout the £1,000 reward now. All you j ’‘•J* and Spain sod »«bee- “A man who mind.» his own business I , have to do is to »lip out and fasten a <’P'^ by all countries. dares to go anywhere in this country,” ' rope around my ankle, or it will lie an 1 quently 1 "Ring out the eld, ring in the new. I pleasantly answered, as I put some | , easy matter to knock me on the head Ring happy bells across the snow: with an ax. ” meat to cook. The year is going, let him go; J I got a stick of wood from the heap I Ring out the false, ring In the true." "Meblie so, "he growled, as lie leaned AND ________ , ______ __ _______ his rifle against the wall and sat down and by using it as a lever he was soon | New Year'» Day! This, , the first day liefore the tire. “I »appose you order- enabled to draw his lew clear. He mt of the year, has for many ages and in dered tlie herder to notify the trap« aad rubbed it for a few minutes and various parts of the world been cele- A'.y» Cfewwa Helm it not a liquid, mnf «r ywwvire. Applied into the n-tirile it it — a. fro-h If obeorberi. it elrnntrt the dèmi, aliope injLtmmotion. heole _ tben limped over to the bunk and brated as a religious festival. The Ro- that we had shown up here.” Ik fl fl *** "ro dryumete or emt bp mail on rrrnpt of prior. L fl- “Don't take n>e for a fool,” 1 replied. < stretched himself out. Not a word was mans made an especial holiday of it, It i» tlie bu«iuew> of an inspector to | i «aid by either of us. I nt for half au offering sacrifice« to James, whose PUL'I UCLDT (lEXLUNbö HtAKI. dor THAT j«». ta, and for Infants and Children. ? "first irilires and Improvements OVERMAN WHEEL CO. HAY-FEVER VCOLD“ HEAD F Al __ DUG ELY BROTHERS, 56 'Wirren Stmt NEW YORK. DUG ma proaj “Caatoria L j m > well adapted to children that I rocominen-l it a« superior to any prescription CiMtorla cure» Colic, Hour Siouuu-h, Dtarrhie*. j“/dl Kill» Worm», give» »loop, «ml promote. «> known tome.” IE A. A rcjieb , JI. D., Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 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