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W I T H J ^ - A - X j I C E T O W A R D ISTOKTE A-ISTD C H A R I T Y F O R A L L . " VOL L LOWELL, KENT COUNTY. MICH., OCTOBER -14. 1893. NO. 16.

JUST RECEIVED AT

W I : N " 2 B G K A - R ' s A DANDY LINE OF

BLUCHER AND WELT SHOES FOR LADIES 1 Widths, B. 0. D. and E. All Sizes.

Do You Want a Fine Shoe? If so, Give Me a Call.

G E O . W I N E G A R

HAINES SET FREE. A Vardict that Met with Popular

Approval.

MATRIMONIAL MATTERS MENTIONED.

The Death of Mrs. A. M. Barnes of Lowell.

JERRY BOYNTON'S NEW RAILROAD.

An Ionia Business Men Suicides In Denver.

A COLLECTION

Numerous

OF DISORDERLIES.

News Notes Neatly Narrated.

Wards are the wealthy men of Oak-

field township: It is said that the

trouble has left the Haines family without a dollar.

M A T R D F O N U

Cards of invitation are out annourt-

citig the marriage of Will N. Hine to

Miss Belle Power of Grand Rapids,

on October 18, at the residence of the

residence of the bride's parents Mr.

and Mrs, E . R. Power. Both con-

tracting parties were formerly resi-dents of Lowell.

The marriage of one of Lowell's

Benj. Morse, chairman of the sol-dier's relief committee, has charge of the work in the following townships: Grand Rapids, Ada, Vergennes. Wy-6ming, Paris, Cascade, Lowell, Byron, Gaines, Caledonia and Bowne. Dr . Wilson of the Grand Rapids board of health has the city work and Norton Fitch of Sparta has the balance of the county.

Both the Toledo, Saginaw & Mus-kegon and the Grand Rapids A In-diana railroad depots at Cedar Springs were burglarized Friday n igh t A t the former place two World's fair tick-ets and four valuable express pack-

stolen. Nearly $30

V;®* My stock is complete in all lines and 1 want your

trade.

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HAINES IS SET F R E E .

After occupying the attention of

*udgc Adsit's court for nearly seven

days, the case of Floyd Haines,

till' young man from Oakfield town-

ship charged with assault to do great

bodily harm upon Jame4 Ahefn, was

given to the jury abodt 3 o'clock

Tuesday afternoon. The arguments

were concluded before noon. Attorney

Ward closing for the people in ah

earnest effort. After dinner Judge

Adsit charged the jury. The court

room was crowded with excitcd spec-1 . tators and the defendant plainly had , t ' i e x v e ' ^ 1 1 0 w n r a i ' r n f l t ' projector

their sympathy. The Court, in the 1 sa-vs t h e 8 u r v e - v o f a n e w r o a d has just

charge, plainly indicated that he did ^ e e n c o m P ^ e k ' d ^ r o m Battle Creek to not regard the offense more serious K T r a n d Rapids via Hastings. r " -

than plain assault and battery. He w o r ^ ^ a s ^ e e n quietly.

most popular men took place *%* " e r e f f 0 , e n ; . ^ e a r ' y »30 were T . L I - . a . .1 taken from the safe of theGrann Rap-llil I llOQilnV O i r or T!%/% ••rw i > 4 < .r\ * 1 f T «1* I 1 a

ids «v Indiana Jdepot. A man named Ellsworth was arrested on suspicion and had a hearing before Justice Raven, but was released.

The subscriptions of those people who paid for the L E D G E R for three months, beginning with No.2 or 3, has expired. A prompt renewal is re-quested. There are a large number of names on which not a cent has been paid, and yet they were placed on our list with the understanding that sub-scriptions were payable immediately fater our first issue. The times have besfi hard enough any way, but those people who talked to encourage the new enterprise and don't put a cent down arc not a particle of benefit, and if they continue delinquent will simply be a drag. This is plain talk but i t is the truth. If you want the paper pay for it. If you don't want it, pay up and get off the list

on Tuesday afternoon at the residence

of Geo. Fuller, when Miss Lydia A.

Morgan became Mrs. Edgar R. Col-

lar. The happy couple started for a

trip to the World's fair, followed by

the host wishes of their many friends.

Mns . A. M. RARNFA DEAD,

Mrs. A. M. Barnes died at her hus-

band's residence in the east part of the

village last week Friday night, with

rheumatism of the heart. The ftner-

al was held last Tuesday at Alton,

near her old home and where her

mother, brothers and sisters mostly re-side.

NEW RAILROAD SCHEME.

Jerry W. Boynton of Grand Rapids

B. 0 . S M I T H , T H E T A I L O R

Will Give You Fits IF H E M A K E S YOU A SUIT O F CLOTHES.

Every Garment Guaranteed.

LATEST AND BEST STYLES, JiOW PRICES.

A GRICULTURAL

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i MPLEMEOTS to purchase a Grain Drill Don't Forget the vou are

' latest S U P

frreat Sales of the L I T T L E G I A N T BBAN P U L L E R , the Best in the Market.

H . N A S H .

M C C A R T Y AS USUAL 18 BUYING

PEACHES AND APPLES. See Him Before You Sell,

NO MASTER WHAT TOT ̂ A V K - A N T T ^ G • •'FARMER RAISES

defined the various degrees of assault,

quoted the law and in conclusioft

warned the jury as to the distinction between "assault with intent to do

great bodily harm less than the crime

of murder, which is a felony, and as-

sault and battery, which is simply a

misdemeanor." The jury was out

about three-quarters of an hour and

brought in a verdict of not gnilty.

The jury took four ballots. The first

was on the point of "intent to do great

bodily harnr ' and was a clear vote in

the negative. The next ballot was on

the question of simple assault and was

eleven for acquittal and one fur con-

viction. The third ballot was ten for and

two against acquJttal. After fifteen or

twenty minutes discussion, the fourth

ballot resulted in complete acquittal by a clear vote.

When the verdict was aimounced

the defendant burst into tears and

there wag a general show of emotion

on all sid&j. The Haines all cried and

fluttered their handkerchiefs. The

audience broke loose and cheered

loudly, and the rap of the bailiff's

mallet was drowned in the roar of de-

light from the spectators who crowded

the court room.. William 0 . Haines,

the father of the defendant, young

Haines himself and others of his

friends went forward and grasped the

hands of the jurors. Fred Maynard,

attorney for the defense, ran his

fingers through his hair and stroked

his nose in his characteristically nerv-

ous way. Attorney Mitchell smiled

and beamed on everybody as much as

I to say: " I told you so " Attorney Ward said nothing. James Ward,

uncle of the man Ahem, who was as-

saulted, and the one who made the

complaint, was not in the court room

when the jury came in with the ver-dict.

It is said that William 0 . Haines,

father of the defendant, has spent

nearly all of the slender means he had

in the defense of his son. Hainee is a

poor man and the expenses of the

trial besides $50 per day for attorney's

fees -hftve been very hfctvy. The

Grand Rapids via Hastings. The

wont has been dofle quietly. The

road will connect a t Grand Rapid?

with the Grand Rapids i t Grand Ha-

ven road via the Grand river valley.

At Grand Haven the road will run fn

connection with a line of large transfer

boats to Milwaukee, a distance of 84

miles. Those boats will be capable of

transporting solid trains of loaded

freight cars across Lake Michigan without breaking bulk. It has not

been decided for a certainty that the

road will be run through Hastings.

It has been suggested that the roa3

run to Gun lake, in the western part

of Barry county. Gun lake is one of

the largest and finest lakes in Michi-

gan, and would make a popular sum-

mer resort.

SUICIDE O F W. B HARTKR 0 ? IONIA.

A Denver dispatch has the follow-

ing under date of October 10: W .

B. B. Harter , a banker, from Ionia,

Mich., committed suicidfe Monday

morning by taking morphine. The

matter was kept quiet by the coroner

and friends of the dead man, and only

ibecame public tonight, when the re-

mains were sent to his home in Michi-

gan. Mr. Harter was suffering from

blood poisoning and came to Denver

six months ago to try and regain his

health. He has been very despon-

dent and during his stay here made

four unsuccessful attempts to take his

life. Although closely watched'ho at

last succeeded. A brother residing in

Nebraska, and the dead man's wife

and two children went east with the

body. A 1IDXCH O F FIVES.

Geo. Summs of Ionia was arrested

for drunkenness in Lowell last week

Friday. It cost him 86.85.

A man giving the name of Edison

Knapp, who works in Vergennes, was

arrested on Friday of last week for

being drunk, and it cost him |(6.85.

P . W. Burns of Grattan was arres-

ted for drunkenness in Lowell last

Friday, and the fines and costs amoun-

ted to 818.79.

Thos. Hurley of Gratton was drunk

in Lowell one day last week and J us-

LOWELL WATER AND LIGHT COMPAIIY.

Following is the analytical report

irom the University of Michigan of

the sanitary condition of water sent by

Lowell Water and Light company: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES .

Color, clear. Odor, none. Reaction, neutral. Hardness, 8 degrees.

CHEMICAL A N A L Y S I S — P a r t s p e r m i l -

lion.

Total residue obtained by evapora-tion at 110 degrees C, 28.

Residue after ignition, or inorganic matter in residue, 23.

Organic residue, or loss on igni-tion 5.

Amount of earthy bases, calculated as oxides, none.

Amount of chlorine calculated as sodium chloride, 0.3.

Amount of sulphates calculated as S03, none.

Parts of potassium permagnate re-duced by the organic matter in the water, 1.5. Amount of free ammonia, trace.

Amount of albuminoid ammonia,0.4. Amount of nitrates, calculated as

N20o, none. Amount of nitrates calculated as

N2N3. none. Conclusions—This water in its pres-

ent cmdition is certainly a safe drink-ing water. V. V A L G H S .

Director of the Michigan State Laboratory of Hygiene.

ANN ARDOR, July 17,1893.

Weil Numed. Toacher—Tommy Taddells, what is

the meaning of the word "transpar-vnt?" •

Tommy—Something through.

••Name something you can sea tbrouph. - '

••A ladder."—Harper s Bazar.

J l i e Srnlptor'* Material. The materials of the sculptor com-

prise almost every substance capable of being carved, cast or moulded l or carving, marble, alabaster, bone, i^ory, granite, basalt and porphyry have all been used from time im-memorial.

you can see

" I f* an 111-Winn. Jasper—See how that little boy is

looking at the green apples on that tree. He has designs on them. Will that man driving by in the cier stop him?

Jumpuppe—No, for the man who is driving hy in the gig has designs on

tice Htrater t i M him 86 including the boy. ' H e i i t h e v i lWe doc tor .^ coats. Harper's Bazsr. -

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ers were confined.

Y occupation a few years a p o was {i> t of a newspaper repor-ter. I worked a large par t of my time in a peniten-tiary, where mor» than 1.000 prison-

Mv newsnaper re-

, -eight rears ami six monins. made me rick. The r i c t im C Here was soinetlnng to be investi- i „ „ „ „ „»

atcd. On making inquiry I found i 0 ° e ' ° ^ h c n a r a e o f f u n -

quired of me three "feature" ar t ic les a week, the subjects to be taken f r o m the lives and crimes of the men and women so imprisoned.

One morning, on enter ing the peni-tent iary and proceeding to the book which contained the rout ine i t ems fo r the press. I found there this slip;

"No. IS.WH), Edward Washburn , life, prisoner, sentence commuted to twen-ty-eight vears and six months . "

something to bi gated. On making inquiry t h a t Edward Washburn had been re-ceived on n life sen tence in 1870 and t h a t now. a f te r a lapse of over twen tv years, the board of pardons—the eternal s mrce of hope for all prison ers in t ha t s tate—had acted noon his case, with the above resul t . Even in prison good behavior pays. Each con-vict has a certain number of days de-ducted from every m o n t h of h is term, according to the l eng th of h is sen-tence. if he demeans himself proper ly . Thus it lies in the power of a " long-t ime" man to gain years of f reedom. Allowing Washburn the deduct ion eae she might have told what she knowed a b o u t i t on t h e s t and , bu t I wasn ' t g o i n g to have her mixed up in the th ing . I ' lowed they couldn ' t con-vict m e because w h a t 1 said was true.

" T h e j u r y fe t ched in a verdict of murder in the second degree , and ac-cordin ' t o law t h a t mean t f o r l i f e

" T h e y car r ied Mandy o u t of t h e cour t room. Seems a s t h o u g h she t h o u g h t i t was h e r f a u l t some way or 'noiher . Mandy ' s been t r y i n g to g e t me o u t ever since. She said if i t h a d n ' t been f o r he r they cou ldn ' t ' a ' shown

w e n t ou t t h e r e w a s one o ther person p re sen t besides the polic men and re-por te rs . I t was the worn l i t t le woman w-ho had asked me a year ago in the capi tol if I would please tell her w h a t t ime the pardon board m e t — K a t e F ie ld ' s Washington .

D A R I N G O F D I N O C R A T E S .

t hey never even dreamed of commi t t i ng | n .0 motive and c o u l d n ' t ' a ' s en t m e f o r t h e crime for which they a re se rv ing | We- I don ' t see w h a t good t h a t wonld , - . , 4 — „ ^—i- - u p r i g h t 'a* done when they was a l l a 'g in m e "

I made a note of Mandy. She w a s good mate r i a l f rom a repor to r ia l s t a n d p o i n t When I w e n t o u t I a sked t h e warden w h o Mandy was "So vou've been t a lk in ' wi th Washburn , have y o u ' ' ^ said he. "Well , Mandy is

sentence. Such a vir tuous. a n d deeply wronged set of men can b found nowhere else as in prison.

" I t was all a long of my bullheaded-ness. b n t I guess 1 d be t t e r go back t o the beginnm' of my story if you •want to hear it a l l When I was abou t 19 year old Jason Scott and me took | his girL They say she h a s been com-t h e job of cl^arin' e ighty acres of land i i n? down here f r o m Pauld ing once close to where 1'auldin' is now. In every y e a r wi th pet i t ions and s igna-t h e m days the town was only a d e a r i n ' t u res t o place before the board of w i t h a few lo^ shanties Jase was a pardons. Yes te rday Washburn ' s sen-couple of years younger t h a n me. } tence was eommuied , which, by t h e His fa ther and mine had come West ; way . you will find by looking on the f r o m Columbianner county and se t t led ( press book." A picture of a faded lit-i n P a u l d i n . was the only b o v s i n | t i e woman who had asked me t h e

T h « S t o r y of t h e G e a l u t W h o WBI t h e A r c h i t e c t of A l r x n n i l r l i .

D i n o c r a t c s was u Macedonian, t h e I -esseps of h i s t ime, a genius of dar -i n g des ign , and, i t is to bo hoped, q u i t e ou t of accord with the p o p u l a r f ee l i ng of hl.s day in h is c rav ing for self a d v e r t l s o m e n t He had p e r h a p s c o n t r a c t e d t h e c o r r u p t prac t ice f r o m H e r o s t r a t u s (or t r a t o s t r a t u s , t h e s c o u n d r e l who h a d destroyed t h e T e m p l e of Diana a t Kphosus upon t h e first b i r t h d a y of Alexander, in o rder , a s ho himself confessed, t h a t f u t u r e a g e s m i g h t no t be i g n o r a n t of h i s name , such be ing his pass iona te l u t t fo r no to r i e ty t h a t ho cared no t w h e t h e r h i s fame were good or ev i l , s a y s t h e N ine t een th Century.

D inoc ra t e s had been called u p o n t o r e s t o r e t h i s temple , which, in o r d e r t h a t t h e e a r t h q u a k e s m i g h t n o t ru in , had be-m placed in a mar sh u p o n f o u n d a t i o n s of charcoal and g o a t skins . O u r a rch i tec t , a f t e r c o m p l e t i n g h is work a t Kphesus, a n d moved by t h e vivid a r t of t h e por-t r a i t pa in t e r , de t e rmined to p e r s o n -a l ly i n t e r v i e w t h e g r e a t monar . h , a n d t h e r e f o r e , s e t t i ng out fo r h is c a m p as ho r e t u r n e d from his E a s t e r n t r i u m p h s , he c a s t abou t for a dev ice by w h i c h he could ga in h is aud ience a n d l ikewise flatter h is soverign.

Sow t h e r e w a s one weakness , or i t m a y h a v e been a noble yearn ing , in t h e g r e a t conque ro r ' s h e a r t , j u s t a s h i s own r e p u t e d f a t h e r had c la imed t h e god- l ike h e r o He . cules as sire, so A l e x a n d e r des i red i t m igh t be proved t h a t no e a r t h l y p a r e n t had begot ten h i m (Alexande r ) . f-ome men did, indeed , say he was no t Phi l ip ' s son. b u t of Nectanobo. an Eygpt ian image a n d love r of Olympias . and. pe rhaps , i t was t o solve all doubt t ha t Alexan-d e r t h o u g h t h e would remove h i s p a r e n t a g e beyond human reason ing .

However , he had not as ye t finally fixed u j on J u p i t e Ammon, and t h e c r a f t y s y c o p h a n t Dinocra tes deemed t h a t h e would best flatter t h e g r e a t k i n g by a r e f e r ence t o the g rand-f a the r . Anoint ing, therefore , h i s body wi th oil, and wrea th ing h i s t emp le s wi th Hercu lean poplar, w i th t h e sk in of a Nemean lion over h i s shou lde r , and flourishing a club, he approached t h e c o u r t of t h e k i n g a n d stood p rominen t ly fo r th in t h i s l i n g u l a r garb.

" W h o a re you P'1 musft have said h i s ma jes ty , t o which t h e unabashed se l f -adver t i se r repl ied . "1 am Dino-c r a t e s . t h e Macedonian a r c h i t e c t and b r i n g to y o u r m a j e s t y t h o u g h t s and des igns Worthy of y o u r g r e a t n e s s . "

W h e n Alexander heard t h a t i t was he who had res to red t h e Temple of Diana of t h e Ephes ians , he a ked h i m w h a t n e x t h e proposed t o do.

" I have la id ou t M o u n t A t h o s , " re -sponded he, " t o be scu lp tu red a s one block, and t o be hewn in to t h e f a h-ion of t h e l i c ibs and f ea tu re s of y o u r m a j e s t y . "

" I n y o u r l e f t hand I h a v e d e s i g n e l a c i ty of 10,000 inhab i t an t s , a n d in to y o u r r i g h t I h a v e conducted a l l t h e r i v e r s of t h e m o u n t and formed t h e m i n t o a sea, f r o m whence t h e y flow t o t h e ccean. Thus , si e, sha l l a memor i a l be l e f t w o r t h y of y o u r grea tnes- - . " A l e x a n d e r was amused a t t he a u d a c i t y of t h e man. and dis-missed h im; neve r the l e s s h e remem-bered h i m when he wanted t o bui ld Alexandr ia , a n d t h e t r a d i f o n of i ts p l a n n i n g is q u i t e in keep ing wi th t h e t h e a t r i c a l c h a r a c t e r of t h e c lever fellow.

He c a s t b i s Macedonian c l o a k down as t h e des ign , g iv ing i t a ••cir-c u l a r bo rde r fu l l of p la i t s , and p r o j e c t i n g in to c o r n e r s on r i g h t a n d l e f t " a s Pl iny savs, a n d m a d e t h e new port t h e sweep of t h e neck and t h e P h a r o s and I-ochias p r o m o n t o r i e s t h e jewel-ed c l a s p

L o n v l n r for K o r ilty. F i r s t F reeman , l ay ing down a news-

p a p e r — I t h a s been said t h a t every American i s a kin^j b r b i r t h r i g h t but a f t e r a l l t h e r e ' s n o t h i n g l ike be ing born t o a genu ine t h rone .

Second F r e e m a n — W h a t h a v e you d i scovered?

F i r s t F r e e m a n — T h e j i sper says t h a t E m p e r o r Wi l l iam has o rde red t h e c o u r t chap l a in s t o c u t down t h e i r s e rmons t o fifteen minu t e s each .

THEYOWN THE EARTH : ganlzed i he N o r t h w e s t F u r company

A M E R I C A ' S S M A L L C R O P

B I G M I L L I O N A I R E S .

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A i a R a l e T h e y S t a r t e d t o A c c n m a l a t *

In a S m a l l W a y — S h o n l d T h e y L o c k

Up T h e i r M o n e r f o r Ten Days S t a r v a -

t ion W o u l d Q u i c k l y Fo l low.

H E N I T IS CON-sidered t ha t t h e r e are a half dozen in-divi ua ls in t h e Uni ted States w h o a re r icher t han t h e his oric C r o e s u s and who could

: give points to Mi-' das and Moloch

on t h e accumula-tion of gold, i t be-

and betran buy ing f a r m s a long the king 's h ighway, the old pos t road ex-i^nd lng f rom the P a t e ry to Al-bany , and which is n o w Broad-way. H e died in 1841, l eav ing about 820,000,000, ' mostly invested in New York rea l estate.

H s descendants have fol lowed his example in acqu i r ing rea l es ta te , and the g r e a t f o r tune has been vast ly en-han. ed a n d kept toge ther in grea t p a r t in t w o or t h r e e l a rge blocks. T h e a m o u n t of the t w o m a j o r proper-t ies and t h e col la tera l es ta tes may ap-p rox ima te ?400,000.0i)0. The present head of t h e house of Astor, William Waldorf , is wor th perhaps 8125,0»o,-000. He Is a b o u t forty-five, tall, well bu j l ' t agreeiiness of r e f in ing t h e p roduc t of ihe Pennsvl -v a n i a oil fields, he s t a r t e d a smal l re-finery. t h e 0 | e r a t ion of which demon-s t r a t ed t h e need of fa- ilities lor t r a n s -p o r t i n g c rude pet ro leum t o t h e m a r k e t W i th wh t l i t t le capi ta l he could con rol he la id a small p ipe l ine f r o m one of t h e oil we l t s to a r a i l road , w h e r e t ^ e oil w a s emptied in to t a n k c a r s F rom th i s expe iment g r e w t h e g r e a est monopoly in t h e wor ld , t h e S t n d a r d Oil company . I t is cap i t a l -ized a t $90,000 000, a ma jo r i ty of t h e stock b e i n g owned b y Mr. Rockefel-ler ,

T h e oil m a g n a t e is solemn and cleri-cal in appea rance w i t h a s l igh t s oop t o his shon ders. H e is a dea on of t h e Bapt i s t c h u r c h a n d a generous con-t r ^utor t o chu rch work , h e l ives in a b i g mansion in V e s t F i f t y - fon th s r e e t nea r H f t h avenue, in N e w York ci y. His diversions a re few.

dea th las t fa l l he l e f t t h e bulk of h i t f o r tun - to his eldest son, George J . (•ould. Edwin Gould is l ikew se a zealous schemer and worker , and both Goulds are a t t h -ir offices on lower Broad ay every d a y ,

Mollis P Hun ington i s w o r t h in the 840v(MO,000.

P I M . I J P D . A K M O I R .

and he is r a r e ly see-i in inbl ic . He is a n o t h e r se l f -made man. H e t r a ^ e t f o f so exclusive in h i s h a b i t s and so hard a l i i t le Connec t icu t f a r m , wh ch he in t o ga in access t o t h a t h is pe r sona l i t y , her i ted f om his f a t h e r , fo r a lot oi is comnara t ive ly u n k n o w n , h e h a s ; V a n k e e Clocks, w h i c h be peddlec occasion. ihy b e e n seen a t t he opera t h r o u g h New Eng land . Not becoia and dr iv ing in t h e p a r k , b n t a s a r u l e i ing r ich ve ry f a ^ t he w e n t to th* h i s leisure is s p e n t a t home w i t h hia Pacific slope t o d i g f o r gold. H«

' ^ n d winters, a s ou r : board m e t rose in my mind. 1 said to f a t h e r s agreed to give us the t ime j myself: " T h a t w a s Mandy." a f t e r corn h u s k m w is done, providin' i As a r u l e the world does not t h r o w •we helped t h e m good summers. Jase I open i t s a rms to released convicts. I t

w u t a cabin aud there we in-1 sees t h a t all t h e windows in t h e t e n d e d hv in whi le we was doin* our 1 house a r e well secured a t n i g h t a n d , c h o p p i n a n d clearin . There was lo t s t h a t a l l t he doors have ex t r a s t r o n g o f s n o w t h a t win te r and n come early, fas ten ings on t h e day t h e papers a n - ' Oh, now I ba te the winter. The snow nounce a new l ist of releases. T h e l y i n ' o u t t h e r e in the prison yard people have no t t ime to go down to b r i n g s t h e hul l th ing back to me, and 1 the prison and watch t h e men pass

Sever O u t of I t .

" P a p e r says she did i t ou t of cu r i -o s i t y . "

" M u s t be a m i s t a k e . " " H o w ' s t h a t ? " "Know 'd h e r f u r f o r t y y e a r s a n '

neve r h e a r d o' h e r be in ' o u t o-1 cur i -os i ty a m i n u t e d u r l n ' t h e h u l l t i m e r

h o w happy J a s e and me was. workin a n d t a l k i n ' a b o u t w h a t we was goin' t o do. I c an mos t see the cabin now. w i t h the door open and the snow all" a r o u n d a s i t looked tha t

pass out t h r o u g h t h e bijf gate . They pay a smal l sum each y e a r t o have t h a t 1

1 office pe r fo rmed fo r t h e m by big, bur lv , policemen. T h e policemen accompany 1

a s -it looKea tha t winter the convicts down t o t b e Union depo t i Tnornin'. Jase a n d m e was goin' out and see them off on t h e i r t ra ins . I t i I m n t i n ' tha t mornin ' . I took my gun would b e such a pity to have them go ' a n d s t a r t ed out, leavin* J a s e to follow, a l o n e I walked out a l i tt le way* and then 1 The morning of tb« day Washburn '

A G e n e r a l Den i a l .

" M y son , " began t h e c ler ica l - look i n g s t r a n g e r solemnly, " d o y o u "

" N o . " rep l ied t h e i r r e v e r e n t y o u t h " i n t h e first p lace I a i n ' t — a n d . sec-ondly , I d o n ' t "

Th® A r e .

J u d g e — A t what age were y o u mar-ried?

She—At the parson mge.—Arkan saw Traveler.

f a m i y. Wi l l iam Rockefe l le r . who?e

a t Tar ry town-on- the -Hudso i i rlace t h e

CO BITE LIU B VASfDEBBILT. most magnificent p n v a ' e residence in America, costing as i t did 82.1*10,000, accumulated his fortune t h r o ^ b as-sociation with his bro her. He is wor#.i something l ike 840,000.000. He has

s t a r t e d a t r a d i n g p»s t a n d exebangee h i s w a - e s f o r gold d u s t and nuggeU in p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h Mark Hopk ina T h e y were wio essful , a n d a f t e r a tim» were - u p p l v m g the m n e r s wi th every t h i n g they needed f r o m a p ck t o a r e g i n e hey formed a p a n n e r s h i f w i t h Le land S t a n f o r d a a d ( h a r l e t Corke r fo r t h e b u i l d i n g o l rai lroads, aad very soon a l l lonr of th m w e n r ich. Mr. H u n t i n g on is now o n e o ; t h e g r e a t e s t ra i l road owne r s i n tb* wor ld . He is a la ? e power fu l m a n p l a i n n m a n n e r a n d dress, and i s a* b a r d a w o r k e r t o day as ever. Hit g r e a t s tone mans ion a t F i f t h avenu i a n d Fif ty-seven ih s t r e e t is now s e a r ing comple t ion . His old p a r t n e r . Le land S t an fo rd , has j u s t died, w o r t ! 830.000.000 Mark Hopkina a t h b d e a t h w a s o r th $J5.oOO.OOa T h i C r ke r e s t a t e w a s vahaed a t 825,000, 000.

P h i l ' p D. A r m o u r betraa l i fe on c f a r m n e a r W a t e r t o w a , N. Y. A t a t ea ly a g e he w e n t wes t and began U k i l l bo>;s a n d Kend c r e s t q»an t i t i e s o; p o r k t o e a s t e rn m a r k e t . He h a s mad« p e r h a p s 930.000,000 a t t h i s bus iness He o w n s m o s t of t h e s tock of t b e S t P a u l r a i l road , a n d i s a g r e a t specu la t o r in t h e produce m a r k e t

I t is impossible in a s ingle n e w s p a pe r a r t i c le to g i /e m o r e t h a n t h e b- ief-es t so r t of a h is ory of the New

propensity for fast horses, s n d much , World's great fortunes, and tbe list of bis leisure is spent in driving. j l ikewise must be necessarily in'-om

' ihe history of t b e Astor mil l ions is plete. There are many other Indi so well known that i t need no t be re- 1 viduals in N e w York and thronghonl lated in detail here. About 17fM tbe original John Jacob Astor. whose fa 'h r was a butcher in Germany and wrbosc brother waa a musical instru-ment dealer in London, came t o New York w i t h a m a U c o r s e n m e n - o f m u -aical i n s t n u n a a t a w h i c h be ca r r i ed in | money o n e a r t h .

1 the country w h o ean say, l ike Hard we l l Slote in the play: ' Wealth! 1 wol ler in it:" Jn all their aggre at* ne^ l th is almost 85.000.000.000 Tbi t is pretty good considering the fact that there are only f7,&00,OM»;OQO oi

T H E L I T T L E L A D ' S A N S W E R .

a n r e ? a r d e d grasses sway ," the shad-ows cast by the t rees and sh rubbe ry and pierced by t h e sun l igh t move

, back and fo r th in leafy pa t te rns , t he j clouds sail slowly overhead. T h e r e is i a pleasure In these memories t h a t ; money cannot purchase. In his ex-| curs ions the na tu ra l i s t has learned to | look and l isten long and closely where ! na tu re ' s ways are wild, and has found i one of the keenes t and one of the most I innocent en joymen t s of life. ( I n the work of collecting, few im-* p lements a re needed, and these m a y : readi ly lie procured. A t in box in i which to place the specimens, a gar -Men trowel, a kn i fe and a note-book | will complete the outf i t . The note-j book is for the reception of such i tems

as may seem of in teres t or value, and which cannot be t rus ted to t h e mem-ory. The deta i ls of soil, mois ture ,

j ami associated species m a y lie re-corded, and such notes should be per

— W I J H —

E D O E D u T O O L S .

ALLOO!" s a i d E r i c Ericsson, " w h a t ' s t h a t ? "

"Guess l ike ly i t 's a w a g o n

comin'," said Joe Par ley. "Oh!" r e to r t ed Ericsson, co lor ing a

l i t t l e " J u s t you r u n down to Val-ley's, Joe, and g e t me ano the r k e g o' them sh ing le nails. Look sharp , n o w ! We'll need 'em a f o r e long."

Par ley u n b u t t o n e d his ca rpen te r s '

r len were too much fo r him. He eon-lucted her all over the new house, ex-

A M a t t e r o f H e a l t h .

Housekeepers f a i n t l y real ize the plained the mean ing and purpose of I s n g e r of an Ind i sc r imina t e of t h e i l l t he improvements , and p resen t ly numerous b a k i n g p o w d e r s n o w a d a y s found himself consu l t ing her a b o u t found upon every h a n d , and wh ich a r e the best exposu re of a bay w indow urged upon c o n s u m e r s w i t h such per-fo r flowers ' s istency by peddle rs a n d many g roce r s

"Oh, I do te on flowers!" said Miss on accoun t of the b ig prof i t s m a d e in Dockrill . " I hope your m o t h e r loves the i r sale. Most of t he se p o w d e r s a r e flowers, Mr. Ericsson. I declare, I made f rom s h a r p a n d caus t i c ac ids a n d feel acqua in ted with h e r a l r e a d y ! " s l k a h e s which b u r n a n d Inf lame t h e

And the school ch i ldren never k n e w a l i m e n t a r y o r g a n s a n d cause indi-w h a t made Miss Dockrill so lu te g e s t i o n , h e a r t b u r n , d i a r r h e a l d iseases , a t he r desk when i o'clock came. etc. Sulphur ic acid, caus t i c p o t a s h . The fact was t h a t Miss Dockril l de- b u r n t a lum, a 1 a r e vsed as gas-pro-tested teaching, and m e a n t t o se t t l e duc lng a g e n t s in such b a k i n g powders , herself in l i fe as soon as possible Most housekeepers a r e aware of t h e

"Po l ly ! " c n e d Hannah Crocker, t he pa in fu l e f fec ts produced w h e n t he se sober, sensible e lder sister, "you ' r e chemicals a r e appl ied to t h e e x t e r n a l no t In e a r n e s t 0 " i fle8h* How m u c h more acu t e m u s t be

Polly laughed over the k e t t l e of the i r ac t ion upon t h e de l ica te i n t e r n a l meal she w a s scalding for he r y o u n g membranes ! Yet u n s c r u p u l o u s m a n u -ducklinirs f ac t i r e r s do n o t h e s i t a t e t o use t h e m ,

"Of course I 'm n o t , " said she. " I because they m a k e a ve ry low-cost

Our lit t le lail came In one day With dusty shoi-s and tired feet.

His playtime had been hard and long Out in the suramor's noonilde heat

" I ' m glad I m home," he cried, and ming His lorn s t raw hat up in the hall.

Whi le in a corner ky the door He put away his i'Ut and ball.

•'I wonder why." his aunt ie said. "Thi# little lad always omes here,

When there are many o ther homes As nice as t h i s and quite as n e a r "

He stood a mome it deep in thou^at , Thei. with the ove-llgbt in his eve

H e pointed where his mo her sa t And sa l i , "She lives here : that is w h y " '

W i t h beamine face t he mother heard; Her mother-hi-art was verv clad

A true, sweet a wer he had idven— Thai thouwhtlul. loving little lad.

And well I know that hos ts of iads Are just as loving, t rue and d«ur;

Th;it they would answi-r as he did. •• T i s homo, for mother s living here.

in. —Harper 's Young People. 1 a smile g radua l ly dawn ing over h is

lli« Slldinir Scale. i face. The boy was covered w i t h mud to Out of the p ink cloud of apple blos-

the top of his k i l t ski r t , t h e r e were soms u n d e r t h e hill came a horse 's ! mud patches on h is face a n d hair, and head: t h e n emerged the dashboard of

he had lost his ha t , b u t in b is hand he gr ispod a chicken—a limp, wet , and muddy chicken. I t was the cause of his t r o u b e, f o r he had t h r o w n s tones in the yard t h a t a f t e r n o o n , and had accidenta l ly ki l led the chickcn. His s is ter had declared t ha t she could no t love such a cruel boy. Then he had disappeared a n d had been f o u n d s t u c k in a swamp.

When he saw his mothe r h is fee l ings overcame h im and he b u r s t i n to a loud wail.

"My sis ter doesn ' t love me ! mf sis-t e r doesn ' t love m e ! I w a n t to g e t los t In the woods and le t t h e bears e a t

a wagon, a b r i g h t young face, and a pa i r of reso lu te reins.

hands hold ing the j jHss Dockrill, the nea r ly every day . "

g i r l s he Isn ' t t he man for me!"

" B u t Polly, you ' re p lay ing wi th edged tools ," persisted Hannah .

"1 shan ' t cu t my f ingers ." " I ' m not so sure of t h a t Polly.

Ellen Dickson says Er ic is go in? to sec schcol teacher .

••Lout Bird." Z in tka Lanuni , or "Los t Bird," is

t h e l i t t le Indian baby who w a s adop-ted by General and Mrs. L. W. Colby of j m e ! " Washington, D. C. She is now 3-years | " B u t . " said h is mother , "you cried of age, and may be seen any day in when you pinched your flntrer w i th t h e neigh orhood of N and Eleventh t h e clothespin, and i t would h u r t you s t r ee t s w a l k i n g ou t wi th he r nurse, f a r more if t he bea r s should e a t you ." She is a b r i g h t l i t t le dumpy baby girl . ! I h e boy w a s in teres ted , and dried s t r o n g and active, no t u n l i k e o ther | h is Urars. " I mean a kind, t a m e bear , ' l i t t l e ones of her age, excep t fo r her | he said, choking a sob. ^ da rk copper-colored sk in a n d lontf i "Bu t a t a m e bear has s h a r p t ee th . s t r a i gh t b lack hair . She i s a ful l- 1 The boy rubbed his eyes with h is blooded Sioux, and mus t have some of muddy hand , and was lost in t h o u g h t g e t you a

of h e r t r ibe. F o r I n - I fo r a while. Then he raised h is head . Diamond spr the ins t inc ts s tance , she is verv fond of b r i g h t colors, and will sit f o r hou r s sewing on pieces of gay s i lks and s t r i ng ing beads. Al though only 3-years of a g e she is proficient in t h e f irst ac-compl i shment of a good wi fe ; she can sew on a but ton .

Her story is one of g r e a t in teres t a n d pathos. She w a s f o u n d on t h e bat t le-f ie ld of Wounded Knee creek in her dead mother ' s a rms. I t was December 20, 1890. W h e n Colonel Forsythe , w i t h t h e Seventh Cava l ry unde r took to d i sa rm t h e Indian Chief Big Foo t a n d his b a n d of a hundred and six warr iors , on the day f o lowing the s l a u g h t e r of t h a t f a t a l scene, the re was a ter r ib le snow-storm and blizzard, which, with t h e fea r of a nbushed savages, p revented t h e Uni ted S ta tes hospi ta l a n d burial de ta i l s f rom rescuing t h e wounded and bn rv ing t h e dead on t h e field.

I t was fou r d a y s a f t e rwa rds , on J a n u a r y 1. t h a t t h e l i t t le b a b y gir l , appa ren t ly a b o u t four m o n t h s old, w a s found by the side of i t s dead mother . The m o t h e r w a s par t ly covered wi th snow and t h e baby had been snug ly held in t b e pappoose o r po^ tau t pocket by the l i feless fo rm d u r i n g all these days a n d n igh t s of f r eez ing cold. She was f rozen a b o u t t h e head and f e e t and w a s a t once t a k e n to the lodge of a n Ind ian callcd Yellow Bird, w h e r e she w a s cared for.

General Colby was a t t h a t t ime in command of t h e Nebraska s t a t e t roops and was in the neighburb-Kxl of P i n e Ridge p ro tec t ing the f ron t i e r . He took the baby a n d a r anged w i t h Yel-low Bird to have i t cared fo r unt i l he should be a b l e t o r e t u r n t o Beatr ice, N e b . his home.

The Ind ian nurse , l e a r n i n g t h a t t h e child was t o go wi th a w h i t e man, took her t o t h e hostile camp, f r o m wh ich General Colby bad g r e a t diffi cu l tv in ob ta in ing her, aid of Yellow Bird finally succeeded. Wi th a half b reed nurse f o r the chi ld b e s ta r ted on a l ong prai r ie drive, a n d a j ou rney by rail, and a r r i ved wi th i t sa fe ly a t home in a day or two. Los t

His countenance was chee r fu l , the re was no t a t r ace of sorrow in his tone, and he cried, "1 mean—I mean a nice l i t t l e curlv dog w i t h o u t any teef ."— Harpe r ' s Young People.

A P r e t t y F r a m e .

Slowly they nea red the f r ame-work of the n e w house t h a t was being bui l t , and Ericsson stepped eager ly fo rward .

"Why, i t ' s Pol ly Crocker. Isn ' t i t ?" said he", w i th a well-simulated sur-prise.

Polly pushed back he r black cur ls , and smiled the most bewi tch ing of smiles.

" I shouldn ' t wonder If it was , " said s h e

"Well , if t h i s isn ' t good luck'." cried Ericsson.

"You ' re good luck, Pol ly." "Oh, indeed! You th ink so?" " I ' m cer ta in of i t Pol ly ." Pol ly took off her g r e e n s u n - b o n n e t

set t led a n obnoxious cur l t h a t would keep coming down over he r forehead, and observed, incidental ly , t h a t sha was " e v e r s o tb i r s tv !"

" W a i t half a minute . Po l ly . " ex-claimed t b e y o u n g fa rmer , " and I ' l l

g lass of wa te r f r o m s p n n g . If i t h a d n ' t been for

Diamond spr ing , I never womd have bu i l t t h i s house j u s t he re . "

" I t ' s a l ike ly spot e n o u g h , " said Pol ly . "Oh, yes: t h e w a t e r ' s very cool a n d nice!"

" S p a r k l e s l ike champagne , doesn ' t i t?" said Ericsson. •Can ' t you g e t

Very p r e t t y photograph holders may o a t , Pol ly, a n d look a t t h e house one be made as fol lows: F o r cab ine t pho- m i n u t e r '

W h a t should I look a t t h e honse tog raphs ge t t w o l a r g e envelopes of heavy paper, abou t six a n d a q u a r t e r inches wide and e igh t a n d a q u a r t e r inches long. You can have t h e m made t o o rde r a t very l i t t l e expense . Pa in t a w r e a t h of flowers, or a p r e t t y convent ional design, oval, round or square in t h e center of t h e envelopes, and cut a w a y t h e paper w i th in tlfc de-sign. P u n c h n ine l i t t l e holes a b o u t | seven-eighths of an inch a n a r t down ! t b e corresponding edges of t be t w o j envelopes, leaving t h e flaps a t t be ; outs ide edges of the back, and lace ! t b e t w o t o g e t h e r wi th one and a t h i rd 1 yards of a quar te r - inch wide r ibbon.

The pho tographs m a y then be I s l ipped in f n . m the back, t he pa in ted I desl im fo rming a p re t ty f r a m e fo r t h e I f aces represen ted . T h e envelopes I t h u s laced toge ther wi l l s t and a lone | and they make a nice decora t ion fo r j man te l or bureau.

F o r smal l pho t >graphs use envelopes a b o u t th ree and a half inches wide and n e a r l y five inches long; punch e igh t holes a b o n t one-half an inch a o a r t and lace wi th one y a r d of r ibbon .

There a re many p re t ty combina t ions of colors to use , b u t d o n ' t f o r g e t t he cr imson a n d gold. — Phi lade lph ia Times.

fo r?" " T o see if i t sui ts you, Po l ly . " "Oh, I d a r e say . " "Because you know, Polly, i t ' s going

to be yours . " Polly laughed , d isplaying t ee th as

wh i t e as a f r e sh ly c u t slice of cocoa-n u t

I

"Well , le t him. He can do a s ke pleases!" cried Polly, w i th c r imson ing cheeks.

"Pol ly , 1 th ink you ' r e crazy!" said grave Hannah .

And Polly herself was no t a l to-ge the r ce r ta in t ha t she h a d done wisely. She had m e a n t only t o t ry Er ic Ericsson: she had never d o u b t e d her ac tua l power over him. Bu t now — A choking sensat ion came into her th roa t , t he tears blinded he r eyes. Hannah w a s r i g h t Edged tools were no t safe p laythings .

I t w a s in the purp le dusk of t h a t self-same May a f t e rnoon t h a t Eric Ericsson w e n t wi th a sober face down the l ane t h a t led to t h e Dockrill fa rm-house. As he stood wi th the old lion-headed knocke r In b is h a n d he c a u g h t the sound of Miss DockriU's voice, raised in loud ob jurga t ion .

" I t ' s j u s t l ike you . Aun t Betsey." said she. shr i l ly . "My p re t t i e s t ch ina saucer, a n d all smashed to b i t s ! I never s aw 'anyone so clumsy. There ' s one comfor t—you g o s t r a i g h t t o tbe poor-house when once I 'm marr ied . 1 won' t be bo thered w i t h you any more. 1 ha te old people, a n y w a y ! "

Eric Ericsson stood l ike one apal led. He never l e t t he knocker fal l , bnt sof t ly re leasing b i s hold of i t crept away. This w a s t h e g i r l whom he had fancied so ange l ica l ly swee t and amiable!

For a moment he stood ponder ing opposite Polly Crocker 's gate .

" N o . " h e murmured to h imse l f , "no, I can ' t go there!"

"Yes, you can, E r i c , " f a l t e r ed a soft l i t t l e voice; and f r o m amung t h e pur-p.e p lumes of t h e old lilac bushes Polly 's d a r k eyes shone ou t l ike timid s tars . "Er ic , I never m e a n t w h a t I said t o you about—about—rm thers-in-law; 1 only wan ted to t r y you. 1 shou ldn ' t have been able to respect you if you had been wi l l ing to sacri-fice y o u r old mothe r to me. Bu t 1 never t h o u g h t how difficult i t would be to—to set myself right again Wri te to your mother . Eric. Te l l her she sha l ! be my mother , too "

"Pol ly , my d a r l i n g Pol ly ." "O. Eric, do you rea l ly love me just

the same?" "A hund red t imes b e t t e r t h a n ev*r.

Pol ly." Miss Eveline Dockrill was amaze (

J>r ers, a n d a l l powders sold w i t h a g i f t or pr ize , be-long to th i s class.

B a k i n g powders m a d e f r o m chem-ically pure cream of t a r t a r a n d bi-car-b o n a t e of soda a r e a m o n g t h e m o s t u se fu l of modern c u l i n a r y devices. T h e y no t only m a k e t h e p r e p a r a t i o n of finer and more delicious cookery pos-sible, bu t t hey h a v e added t o t b e digest ibi l i ty and wholesomeuess of o u r food. But b a k i n g powders m u s t be composed of such p u r e a n d who lesome ingred ien ts or t hey m u s t be t a b o o e d ent i re ly .

Dr. Edson, Commissioner of H e a l t h of New York, i n a n a r t i c l e i n t h e "Doc tor of Hyg iene , " ind ica tes t h a t t he advan tages of a good b a k i n g pow-der a n d the exempt ion f r o m t n e d a n -ge r s of bad ones in w h i c h t h e h a r s h a n d caust ic chemicals a r e used, a r e t o be secured by the use of Royal B a k i n g Powder exclus ively ,and he r e c o m m e n d s th i s t o all consumers . " T b e R o y a l . " he says, "con ta ins n o t h i n g b u t c r e a m of t a r t a r and soda ref ined t o a chemi-cal pur i ty , which w h e n combined u n d e r the influence of b e a t and mo i s tu re pro-duce pure carbon ic, o r l eavening , ga s . The two mater ia ls used, c r eam of t a r -t a r and soda a r e per fec t ly ha rmles s even when ea ten , b u t in t h i s p r e p a r a -tion they a re cuiabined in e x a c t com-pensa t ing weights , so t h a t w h e n chem-ical action begins be tween t h e m in t h e dough they prac" ically d isappear , t h e subs tance of both h a v i n g b e e n t a k e n t o fo rm carbonic-acid ga s . " Hence i t is, he says, t h a t t b e Roya l B a k i n g Powder is t b e most pe r fec t of a l l con-ceivable a g e n t s fo r l eaven ing purposes .

I t seems a lmos t incredible t h a t a n y manufac tu re r or dea ler should u r g e t b e sale of b a k i n g powders c o n t a i n i n g in ju r ious chemicals in place of t hose of a wel!-known, p u r e and wholesome charac te r s imply fo r the s a k e of a f e w cents a pound g r e a t e r profi t ; b u t s ince t h ^ r do, a few w o r d s of w a r n i n g seem to be necessary.

S M A L L A B S U R D I T I E S .

"Wil l iams seems t o be go ing all t o pieces since he g o t marr ied ." "Wel l , t h a t ' s no t surpr is ing—I u n d e r s t a c d t h a t he gets b lown u p every d a y . "

Lady, e n t e r i n g shoe s tore—I wou ld l ike to look a t some N a 2 a New Boy, anx ious t o show his k n o w l e d g e — Yes'm: mos t every one looks a t N a 2's first

" Y o n n g Sampson, whom you see coming up the s t r e e t p lays first base splendidly.^ She—I believe I shon ld have known h e w a s a music ian w i t h -

" P O L T . T , M Y D A R I . I X G P O L I

"Wel l , I suppose I can s top admi t t ed s h e " I had good luck in m a r k e t thus morning . Sold all my spr ing chickens, and both t h e pots of bu t t e r , a n d t h e old lady a t t he hote l b o u g h t all t h e tu l ips and l i l ies of the

A Lesson of T r u s t .

Some t i m e ago a l i t t l e bo}' w a s dis-covered in t h e s t reets , ev ident ly very • a U e y . ' a n d ordered a" ba ske t of cu t b r i g h t and in te l l igen t , bu t sick. A — man who had the f ee l i ng of k indnes s s t rong ly developed, w e n t to h im,shook h:m by t h e shoulder, and asked him

but wi th t h e w h a t lie w a s doing there .

beyond descr ipt ion when she heard ,Y." j t h a t Pol ly Crocker was quie t ly m .r- ©at be ing told.

' * b i V i ^ d l n g ^ n t5iaa t in teh t r H e - 1 declare Mis , Angel ina , yon b r ing old Mrs. Ericsson home with t r e a t me w o r * t h a n y o u r dog. b h e -thein. Oh, Mr. De Mogyns, how c a n you say

"1 did th ink I 'd roped t h a t yonnjr m a n in . " said Eveline, g n a w i n g her lips. " B n t i t s eems t h e poor too d i d n ' t k n o w his o w n mind. And UO-A 1 shal l have to live alontr j u s t tin-same. t each ing those horr id children. wi th old Aunt Betsey to do t h e house-

Wai t ing for God t o come f o r me," j said he. earnest ly .

" W h a t do you mean?" said t b e gen-t leman, touched by t h e pa the t i c tone

1 of the answer and the condit ion of the

roses every week. Think of t ha t ! " " F v e been p l an t i ng some rose

bushes a t t h e foo t of the new garden , " said Ericsson, eager ly he lp ing her out of t h e wagon. "Oh, by the way, work " Pol ly, I heard f rom mother t h i s morn- 1 "Dear , dear!" w a s H a n n a h Crocker'*, i ing. Speaking of roses, you know, reflection as she r u t away t b e pre t ty j

B i r d ' w a s nursed tender ly t h r o u g h a l l boy, in whose eyes and flushed f ace he ^ Polly.

m a d e me th ink of mother . She was | wedd ing decorat ions . • it seem a l w a y s so fond of roses. Mother is , lonesome w i t h o u t Po ly. coming here.

so? I 'm sure I n eve r make t h s s l i g h t -es t difference b e t w e e n you.

" W h a t ' s t h a t g i r l s ing ing?" said Mr. Topfioor t o t h e be l l boy. " 0 P r o m i s e Me," replied t h e you th . "WeU, f o r goodness t-ake, go down a n d p romise h e r wha tever she w a n t s a n d c h a r g e i t to my a c c o u n t "

She—It can h a r d l y b e ques t ioned

t h e a i lments t h a t fol lowed t h e s ta rva-t ion and f r o s t b i t e and improper feed-ing, and duly i n s t a h e d in he r n e w home, w h e r e sbc was l ega l lv a d o p t e d

Z in tka is t h e Sioux n a m e f o r 4 ' B i r d , " a n d Lanun i f o r " l o s t . " While in c a m p Genera l Colby hc. i rd the I r ' l i a n

saw t h e evidence of fever . "God sen t fo r f a t h e r and m o t h e r 1

and l i t t le brother ," said he. " a n d took them away to his home u p in t h e sky, :

and mothe r told me w h e n she w a s sick t ha t God would t a k e c a r e of me. I have no home, nobody to give me

a win t h a t every w o m a n i s m o r e or less of a lonesome wi thou t Po ly. Hut she >. mind reader . He-^-Do you t h i n k y o u

She w a n t s t o live wi th , hapny . and I do bone she' l l n eve r play c o u l ( j r e a d m i n e ? She—I d r a t h e r n o t

'ner >«. -inct th#. ««m». ( w i l h t o o l s Mamma is a l i t t l e p a r t i c u l a r a s t o t h e I t s g J i n g to be j u s t t h e same, • . . r , .

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CONFUSED WITH HYDROPHOBIA.

Bow the "Acute Mnnla" BmemblM One of the Most Dreaded of All DUeMefc "There huH been an utiusual tranlber

of deaths recently Jfrom alleged hydro-phobia, said an insanity expert to a Star reporter yesterday. "However, we 'mad doctors' do not share the popular belief respecting that Complaint.

" I was called in the other day to at-tend the case of a young woman who

i dying with all the symptoms of so lobla. ShewaHinconvul-

'hen offered water In a tin re-ceptacle, she bit right through the sheet metal She barked now and then like a dog and frothed at tbe mouth.

"The average general practitioner would have diagnosed the case as hydro-phobia off hand. But there was one ob-jection to that theory—the patient had

been bitten by a nog or by, any animal unless it were an insect.

Not only was there no*fluestion of ' mad dog, bn t there was no Vog at all in the •history' of the disease. The latter was nothing more nor less than what the insanity specialist terms 'acute mania.'

"Acute mania is a complaint which manifests itself in all of the symptoms which are commonly attributed to hy-drophobia. Tbe patient is thrown into convulsions at tbe sight not only of water but of food, such manifestations varying in different cases. Barking like a dog, frothing a t the month and biting a t whatever is within reach are quite usuaL The unfortunate must be served with both food and water in tin recepta-cles to avoid danger. In nine cases out of ten death ensues.

"la there no danger, then, in being bit-ten by a rabid dog? Certainly there i s -very great danger. What is the mattet with such a dog? He is attacked by a disease—the familiar complaint callcd 'septicsmia,' or blood poisoning. His bite is likely to communicate blood poi-soning to the person bitten. I t is Merl-ons and often fatal complaint. Some-

individual bit-

| E x p e r i e n c e W i t h L l g h t n l n c .

I Ernst Tobel, whose little girl Linrfe . was killed by lightning recently, is re-1 covering, ahd to a reporter told how he

felt When the bolt struck him: " W e were hurrying oluug the road and watch-ing the clouds that were coming op rap-idly. It hadn't 'begun to l i in , although

I a few drops had fallen. AH of a sudden there was a terrible glare of light In my eyet, which blinded me so I could not see anything. The crash of thunder must have been very loud, though I can hardly remember hearing it. At the same time that I saw the light I felt as though something had bit me a terrible blow on the back of my legs. The shock

1 was a hard one, and I went over on my , face. I t seemed as if my legs had been

knocked right out from nader me. I . must have been unconscioua for a time.

When I came to mypolf, I saw the others on the ground, all except Mr. Meyer.

I " I tried tb get up, but somehow I couldn't stand on my legs. I fell down again and managed to crawl over to where my little girl was lying. Mr. Meyer ran for help, and I lay on the

| ground there until the nmbnlhnce camc, when I was lifted in and taken homo. I

I felt no pain then and haven't since, ex-cept a kind of numb pricking in my legs as if they were asleep. It majtes me

j very nervous and restless, but I do not i suffer. I have no control over my legs I below the knee* but the doctors think I they will bring me round all right. I ! think my legs are not as stiff as they I were. They have been rubbed a good

deal, and the doctor has put something on them, and I guess I will be all right again soon."—Brooklyn flagle.

Days of O n n p o w d e r N u m b e r e d .

It begins to look as if the days of gun-I powder as a charge for tbe guns in the | British navy were numbered. Recent

experiments just concluded at the gov-1 ernment proofbutts, Woolwich, appear I to prove the decided superiority of cor-1 dite. A 0 inch quick firing gun was

loaded with 20 pounds 13 ounces of tbe

T h e La tes t Thlnjf 1u H u u m o e l c s .

Away froipjthosights,and sounds of a greut city, wi^t no fear of the smirch from its dupty.Btreuts And the Weariness from contact ikitlvitsperHpiring crowds, beyond reacji of tho hum nf the too fa-miliar snddverfoftd mosquito, the sum-mer girl has fonnda convenient .bongfi ffom which to swing her hammock. Her haiqmuck is a dainty uffair of Mexi-can stasses or of^mulucolored cotton cord, pillowed and valancod to tbe height of pet t iness and luxurious eose, not to mention a laEinces which a high tenvperatnro and a saturated atmosphere make a few of us blnsh to admit.

The very latest thing in hammocks is dignified by a name. IJt is called the "royal soclkl,*4 and all hocause it will hold twb people without mixing them np. I t Is Warranted to swing ft fa t per* son and • lean person a t the same tiftio without disaster or danger of spilling either, and altogether it seems to boon hand to meet a Idpg felt ' .•ant I t is twice as brood as the ordinary ham mork'And is divided exactly in two, longitudinally,'by the center's being drawn tlgh't,^o that two hollows, each with ito se^nrato cushion and stretcher, lure one-^-oftwo—to the delights of kill-ing time aS they "swing, swing together to tho music of the breeze."

Tho valunee is an • acquisition to the .ordinary,, .everyday sort of hammock (hat finds ready appreciation. I t very kindly hides any defects of position that might be comfortable except for the knowledge of its awkward appearance, which to one sensitive to appearances would be a serious drawback. The val-ance is graceful in itself, and being woven of the same colors as compose tho hammock i t makes for improve-ment whether the hammock be in use or empty.—House Furnishing Review.

A Nickel -S tee l Cannon.

There is being built a t the Washington gun foundry, located a t th» navy yard here, a nickel-steel gun, in which groat | interest is felt by experts in ordnance. times i t happens that the Individual bit- loaded W i th 20 pounds 13 ounces of tbe 1 7 3 "

ten receives so severe a shock from the , ordinary black gunpowder and yielded a ? mckel-steol forgings are on hand, fright that the nervous system is upset, velocity of 1.800 feet per second, with a "fht work S

" In snch a case acute mania mav set tirMnuro otrnin rm flio OTITI nf IK trmanor Constructed the Work Of . ^eiublltl,. f r ight that the

' In such a case acute mania may set in. To bring that abont tho dog need not be rabid. To speak more accurately, i t need not be suffering from blood poi-soning. I t may be perfectly healthy, and yet the fright occasioned by its bite may induce tho dangerous nervous trou-b l e d wUch I speak. I t h i n k t h a t l h a v e

myself clear. Take particular no-tice of the fact tha t acute mania may be bronght on by f variety of causes inde-pendent of the canine species. But if the patient has happened a t any time previous to be bitten by a dog tbe tronble Is fit once attributed to that, and the c r j of hydrophobia i s raised.

"Now, I will venture to say that one out of every three receives a t

time in his or ber l ife a wound, or otherwise, b o m the teeth of a FrefosStiy satfr 'feJkdAas are fn-

• by playful pnppte gv otherwise When yoo oooriderthat

is t f t* intimate friend and i of man, i t is kardly

be t i e fact. T o n say that yo« s U g h t i y U t t e a * pose, as is qaibe p

> to one of those d c g b M Of coarse they would, tt yoa died, ydta woida be advertised in the newspapsn as a vlotiak OK nyoropnoDUL

- W h a t I tefl youis notmersly a theory of my own. I t represents the bdfcf of experts innervooe diseases generally"— Washington Star.

Kaat 'aBHatMfom.' *'

The only relaxation Kant, t h s cele-brated German phUosopher, allowed hhp-self. was a walk, which he inVariabTy took ' during bis life at Koeoigsberg a t about the same hour every afternoon. His ttsual stroll was along the hacks of the Pregel toward the Preaklrich's fort , and talheee walks be f n l obaftrer of tbe H e t o M l d s friends one i a b e

WASKF h a ' b a d swaUowa lying dead

O " I w t i n g n» he diatjomed, m h e fandad. that ths old toda w a n aotoaQy throiftag their y o a g oast out of t h s

f t was a the scarcfer of insects, aad the

. apparently sacrificing some of their "At flris."

The only down and

Another greatpbilosopber, Bishop Bot tar, used to take Us recreation, aoooid-ing to one of his chaplains, in a somer what singular maimer. He would for hours in _ _ palace a t Bristol ' i n the darkest which the ' ~ f o r i ' •

Artificial borealis variety both De la Lenstrom, Piofesaor which were s high _ coil of wire, pointed gt intervals wi th tin nibs. The srire was then charged with electricity, wberettpon a "brilliant aurora appeared'above the mountain, to which speotroeooplc analysis revealed (he greenish ydDow rays so ChanAer-tetio in nature's display of "northern lights. "—St Louis Republic.

pressure stram on tbe gun of 15 tons per square inch. The same gun was charged with 14 pounds 8 obnees of cordite and gave a velocity of 2,374 feet per second and a pressure of 15.3 tons. More im-portant still, af ter 350 rounds had been fired there were no signs of erosion.

Tho new substance is manufactured at the government powder mills, Waltham Abbey, and contains 56 per cent of nitro-glycerin, 87 of guncotton and 6 of min-eral jelly. The velocity of the shot along the bore of the 6 inch gun was calculated to the millionth of a eecpnd first moment of being set in Minute as this may appear, H. Watkin, R. A., has invented an in-strument which, it is said, will measure fractions of time to the nine-bitlionth partlpf a second.—Chicago Tribune.

A t l M p OB K i a c a r a ' s B r i n k .

A story of A man snatched from tbe brink of tho gorge is related by James le Blood and John Thomas.

Monday night while walking up the long, narrow, windulg roadway from 4he Maid of the Mist landing to the top of the gorge on the Canadian side, their dbg became uneasy when they neared the top and began to bark loudly. The men made a search along tbe high bank, and to their surprise found a young matt lying on the very edge of tho bank, with his head banging over. He was in a Stupor or slc^p, and bis hat bad fallen ttver the cliff. and any move on the part

tnun would have hnrlpd him over. resolved to grab the man sud-

and pull him bark out of danger he could awake. This they did.

B e was found to 1)e Charles H. Moffat Of Bnffalo, a wealrhv yonng man who had been on an oxtonued spree.—Niaga-r a Falls Cor. Rocl*estc-r Union-

Tan Shoes. The tan leather shoe is abroad in the

and no self respecting man, wom-r child is without a pair or two. are wot i with that charming lack

bf discriinination that is one of our na-tional characteristics in matters of dress. Their proper use is with neglige or so

"ontiufc" costnme, bnt they are to on men wearing frock coats and

and not long ago I saw a chap on the street in dress clothes, etc., of most correct style,

terminating a t one end in a straw bat a n d a t th* Other in a pair of mBset shoea. " ~ o t see how we ever exiated

most comfortable and nse-ifolsboe. Only a few years ago and the taa lekGhfer1 shoe **** unknown. Thus speedily does a luxury become a neces-^ . - a a r p e r s Jazar.

KnowsothlBC. has met."

- W t r o n " •'Ain't I askin you?"

yam know aoout tbe . •

•stringency?" • T b e devil 1"

thi* "My friend, there was a war in •oounfay a t one tame.''

"Wbereaboots?" — Atlanta Constitu-tion.

W h y Tliey WMOIM Not KIM tb«- Stone.

A correspondent is guilty of being the originator of tbe following joke; "Many people would not kiss tbe Blarney at tho World's fair if they knew itnwas merely a sham-rock." — Philadelphia Ledger.

tho gun will commence. Tills patent furnace will create a departure from present metboda m "assembling" guns (forging the tubtyand hoops together). I t is* claimed that theunew method is more simple and econpthical than that now practiced, besides being less hazard-ous. Under tbe new plan it is proposed to assemble the gun ift'ft horisontal posi-tion, and by the sininltaueous applica-tion of intense beat tdlthe jacket and a staeam of cold water to the tube i t ia ex->ccted tho operation wfil be attended by-ess of the uncertain clemonts of gun as-

sembling than has been ihe case hereto Tore. When constructed, the gUh will be tested with different charges of powder to ascertain whether i t will bear tbe strain better than guns known aa all

Many experts believo that the advantages obtained by tb® use of in armor plates will be extended

to ordnance constructed of the same ma-terials. After the capacity ol the gun has been thoroughly tested by tbe ord-nance men, i t Will be used for experi-menting w)th powder. Tbe Into will be watched with great interest itqr all per-sons interested in the devMoppMnt of heavy orduanoe.—Waahin^pOw. Phil-adelphia Lodger. , ,

A n t h r a x I n M a d of S h e e p Well*. t

An epidemic of splenic fever broke out among some sheep on a farm in . ^e south of Russia. Thinking that tlffl disease might be connected with tbe use of a particular wall water, tbe matter was bacterielogically examined. Diatroptofl was unable to discovy the anthrax ba-cillus in the water, but an investigation of the mud at the bottom of the suspected well revealed the presence of an organ-ism, which, on inoculation into animals, was "proved beyond-doubt to be the ba-cillus anthracia. On tbe- "Well being closed, no fnr ther bases at anthrax oc-curred. > . ' - •

That tbe s t r tns of tbe anthrax had in some manner gained access to tiw well is certain and opens u p ihe possibflity of the communication f tins diar^se by means of drinking water.: Moreover, the likelihood of such bontamittation taking place through tbe drainage from soil points to tbe desirability of destroying the carcasses of infected anifaala by ore-

rather than buriaL—London Na-

m e U t t l e T t e d S c h o o A m u e .

The essential value of teaching, f rom the district febool np to the tmiverfiity, lies, 1 believe, in tbe contact of and character between the taught, and if this be so,' then the little red schoolhouse, with i ts single teacher and few pupils, is a better institution than tbe big ecboolbonse, with 50 or more scholars to tbe teacher and occa-sional visits frQfn other jfcalled instruct-ors. Were I a school committee man or an overseer of Harvard college, I would ransack heaven andear tb , if pos-sible, to find teachers w f i l (tome origi-nality of intelleot a n d t h a t force and virility of character aSrich impress themselves upon the plastic minds and hearts of young people. And, having found them, I should trouble myself vcty little shout "bourses" and text books and laboratory ixdplements.

1 venture to state this as a general proposition: WherewelBaehing has been recognized

S U P P I j E M B I T T T O

T H E L O W E L L L E D G E R .

LIST O F A W A R D S

SPFED I'UBMIUMS.

TUUKflDAY.

TWO YBAR OU) THOT OR PACK, } MILE.

Alhanibra. b. b.. G. H. Force. 1 8 F . B. Sjilnnx. b, a.. Geo. Parker , 2 I 1

» 2 I

1 1 2 2 8 8 4 4 4 8

Remio, b m., W. H. Murphy,

Time, 1:M-1:26H:22*. FARMBRH' RACK, j MILE.

Pofiie A., h|). m., VamJonbrn'ck, 2 1

Lucy B., b. m. , L. Bailey,

Robert M., b. s., J . White, Carrie, b. m.. W. H. Murphy,

Bills R., b. m., A. Ring. 5

Time, 1 :84H : 8 ? H 3:15 TROT OR PACE. MILE.

Daahwood, J r . , b. 8., 0 . Robens, 2 1 1 Golden W., ch. s., L). Phelps, 1 2 2

Roxy, b. m , W. Crindle, 8 8 8 Lady M., b. m., Bartlett Bros. 4 4 4

Magna D.. ch. g., D McVeigh, 5 5

Time, 2:42i-2:42f-2:41.

SATURDAY. HALF MILE BUNNINQ RACE.

Red Oak, A: H. Logan, R P., J . E Fallas.

Roxy M., P . Kelly,

Clairmont, J . D. Sage,

Friday, J . L. Hart , Duster, E. Farrell,

TWO-FORI'y TROT

Fairplains, ch 8. Vandenbroeck, 1 1

Lady M., b m, Bartlett Bros., 2

Doc Jones, b. a., W. R Jones, 4 Nellie H., s. m., Geo. Ashley, 8

Harry D., br. g., C. Dunham. 5

NOVELTY RACE, ONE ONE HALF H. DASH

J H Carey, Ist; J . E. Fallas, 2d; F

E. Sayle*. :W; Glare-Findlay, 4th; A. P

Burr. 5th; S. A. Hudson, Otb; 8

Graham, 7th.

Gow, 4 yr—J. Heifer. S y r — '

" 2 y r — • " 1 y r - •

Calf—

F . & E W. Englhh , 1 A 2

t a t

King,

OLABH FIFTEEN. Shorthorns—Cow, 3 yra or over—J. H ,

Carey, 2d.,

Heifer, 2 Jrri—J. S Graham, l e t

Heifer, 1 yr—B. F. Wilkinson, le t ; J . H . Dutcher. 2d.

Calf—8, D. Norman, Ist and 2d.

CLAP8 SIXTEEN.

Grade J e n e ^ — C o w , » yr—P. Ist.

Heifer, 2 yr—Asa Fletcher, Ist. Heifer. 1 yr—J. H, Duusher, Is t , Calf—J. H. Dutcher, 1st.

OLABS BEVENTEEN

Othe* G r a d e s - C o w , 8 y r and over—Z.

H. Covert, 1st; 8. D. Norman , 2d. Calf—Z H . Covert, 1st; 8 . D. Nor-

man, 2d,

CLAC8 EIQHTREN.

Fat Cattle—Pair cattle—D. 8 . Vean, Ist.

Fa t Ox or Strer—J. E Lee, 1st.

Mo-

Dl VISION A—HORSES.

CLASS ONE—STANDAHD.

Stallion, 4 yrs or over—G. W. Parker,

l-«t; D. C. Nor ton , 2d. 8 yr old—6. W. Parker, Ist. 2yrold—G. W. Parker, Ist; W. S.

Cilley, 2d.

Mares. 4 yr, with foal at foot—W. 8.

Cilley, Isl; G. W. Parker. 2d. Man's, 2 yrs—W. Cilley, Ist; R P .

Holyiew. 2d.

Surklmg colte—A. P. Burr . Ist . W . S , Cilley 21.

CLASS TWO—ROADSTERS. Stallion. 4 yrs or over—J. F. Hatch,

l8t; D. C. WatUTs. 2*1.

Mare and foa' . 4 yr—J. R Buchanan, 1st: C. M. Findlay, 2d.

Blare, 8yr—F. 0 . Lampkin, let; C. M Findlay, 2d.

Mare, 1 yr—Geo. B. Long, Ist

Suckling coldt—J. F. Hatch, Ist; Orv. Rykert, 2d.

CLASS THREE. '

Gents* Driving HonMs—Frank Talbot, 1st; Eli Cummings, 2d.

CLASS FOUR. Carnage Horsee—Hat d ied i>air, J . R

Buchanan. Iat; 8. D. N rman. 2d.

Single, J . R. Buchanan, lut; W. 8. Cilley, 2d.

CLASS FIVE.

Horsefi for all work—Stallion. 4 yr , Randy Monks, Is t ; G. W. Parker , 2d.

Mare,-fyrs. with foal a t foot—Wm. Cheatham, Ist; C. Doty, 2*1.

Mare. 3 yr , with fool a t foot—Wm. Cheatham, Ist.

Mare. 2 y r s - B . F. Wilkinson, Ist; W. liOng. 2d.

Suckling co l t -Mrs R. Ryder, Ist; C, Doty, 2d.

Team—Luther Bailey, Ist; O. McGee, 2d.

CLASS FIVE ONE-HALF.

Draft Iloraea—Uare or gelding—Chaa. Biggs, 1st; IL A. Butler, 2d.

CLABS SEVEN. Normans-Mare. 4 yrs, foal a t foot—

D. 8. McVean, Ist and 2d.

Mare, 2 yrs—W. H. Murphy, IM and ISd.

Suckling colt—D. S. McVean, l i t and 2d.

DIVISION B—CATTLE.

CLASS EiriHT.

Registered Shorthorns—Bull. 2 yrs—J. 8 . Grabam, 1st.

Cow, 4 yre—8. f) . Norman, Ist. CLASS MINE.

Jerseys—Bull, 1 yr—R, F. Ben ton, 1st; Dr U. Milliman, 2d.

Bull ca l f—Dr U. Milliman, 1st. Cow, 8 yra—Dr U . Milliman, 1st.

Hoifer, 1 'yr—E. F . Benton, I h l

CLASS ELEVEN.

Galloways—Bull, 2 y r a — J . 8 . G r a h a m , le t .

Cow, 4 yrs—J. 8. G r a h a m , IwL

Heifer , 8 yr*— " l e t and 2d '• 2 y r a - " l a t and 2a n i yr— " ' l a t and 2d

Calf—J. 8. Graham, l a t and 2d.

CLASS FOUBTEEE.

Bed Polled—Bull c a l f - ^ l . P . * E. W.

Eogiiah, Is t and 2d.

DIVTSI /N C — S H E ^ P .

CLASS NINETEEM.

Registered Merinoa—Buck, 8 y r — G . J . Story, Ist.

Puck. 2 V - E . F. Cut ler , 1st; G. J . Story, 2d.

Two ewes, 8 yr—G. Story, Ist .

" 2 yr— " 1st and 21

" l y r — E . F . Cutler , la t ; G. J Story, 21.

Lamb—G.,J. Story, Ist

CLASS T W E i y Y . i

Unregistered Merinoa—Buck, 2 yr— E. F. Culler, 1st.

Buck, 1 y r - E . F.jCjdier. l i t .

Buck lamb— " - IsfcJ Two ewea, 8 yr—E. F . Cut ler ,^f l t . Two ewee, 2 yr—

Two ewee, 1 yr— Two ewe lambs—

Int.

I s t

Ist.

w o o l s —

CLASS TWENTY-ONE.

Cotswolds and other long Buck, 2 yr—W. S. Allen, Ist .

ii l y r - " Ist.

" lamb— " 1st. Two ewes, 8 yr—W. 8 . Allen, let ,

" 2 yr— " 1st. " 1 y r - •• 1st. •* lambs— " Ist .

CLASS TWENTY-TWO

Shropshire Downs and other medium wools—Buck, 3 yr—8. D. Norman, 1st

Buck, 1 yr—F. E. Lampkins, 1st .

Two ewes, 2 yrs—F. E. Lampkins, le t Two ewe l a m b s - " 1st

CLASS TWENTY-THREE, . , •

Shropshire—Buck, 8 yr—U". E. ( a m p -kin, Ist

Buck, 1 yr—F. E. Lampkin, i 8 t and2d Buck lamb— " "

Two ewes, 8 yr— •• I s t

2 yr— •• Is t

" l y r — " la t and 2d " Iambs— *"

CLASS TWENTY-FOUR.

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Igowdl |WAI1 IIAS A Fl] NNY S1DE-F. M Jomrsox, Publ i sher .

LOWELL. - - MICH.

No KxrERiENCED businoss man a s k s oowadays, "Does advor t i a lug payP" He asks i n s t ead : " H o w can 1 m a k e my a dve r t i s i ng pay mo bosti1"

AN EMINENT phys io log is t c o m p u t e s t h a t a m a n can t b i n k 180 t h o u g h t s in a m inu t e , but docs no t i n t i m a t e how m a n y of them wil l p robab ly ha

w o r t h saving .

TBE conduct of people in a pan io is very l ike t h a t of t h e t h r i v i n g F r e n c h communi ty w h i c h vo ted a h o g s h e a d of wine t o t h e v i l l age pr ies t , bu t when t h e wine w a s broached , only w a t e r was found In t h e ca sk , each pe r son h a v i n g r e l i e d upon t h e public s p i r i t of h is ne igh -bor t o furn ish t h o u n a d u l t e r a t e d p r o d u c t of t h e v ineyard .

THE compara t ive ly small n u m b e r of co l lege bred m e n In congress h a s a l r e a d y been noted . A f u r t h e r pe-r u s a l of t he congress iona l d i r ec to ry , w h e r e t h e ca ree r s of all t he mem-b e r i a r e descr ibed, shows whore Coogres man Barcho ld t of St. Louis, m a k e s a note of t h e f a c t t h a t h e re-ceived a classical educa t ion f r o m wh ich h e r eg re t s t h a t ho h a s no t y e t

fu l ly recovered.

THE story Is to ld t h a t C h r i s t i n e Nel lson 's bedroom In h e r pa l ace a t Madr id " I s pape red wi th s h e e t s of muslo f rom tho scores of t h e v a r i o u s o p e r a s t h a t she h a s i n t e r p r e t e d , w h i l s t t he walls of tho d in ing room a r e covered w i t h a col lect ion of bills, t he r e su l t of tho d iva ' s many profess iona l t r ave l s in botn hemis-p h e r e s . " P a t t i ' s whole cas t l e m i g h t bo papered wi th newspaper an-nouncemen t s of h e r annua l t o u r s of f a r e w e l l

THERE seems t o be a dec ided dif -fe rence of opinion wi th r e g a r d to t h e work ing of a p l an which provides t h a t under c e r t a i n c i r cums tances a a t a t o prison conv ic t may b e re leased on parole. Th is be ing so, w h y should n o t t h e e x p e r i m e n t bo t r i e d ? I t Is c e r t a i n t ha t m a n y a p r i sone r who h a s been set f ree abroad on a " t i cke t -o f -l e ave" has m o r e t h a n jus t i f ied t h o eonfidence placed by t h o a u t h o r i t i e s h i h i s purpose t o load a n h o n e s t l ife.

L A U G H A B L E I N C I D E N T S S E E N ON T H E F I E L D .

OanKlinK Id • W e l l - H o w » S o u t h e r n Colonel Mnnitgad t o R e t i r e W i t h U o ry W h e n Kmlilenljr Rur rounde i l bjr a Supe-r i o r Fo rce of t h e Eneinjr .

BBIQANDS. foo tpads and h ighway-m e n will sp r ing u p In any land w h e r e AD efficient pol ice Is a b s e n t T h e y swarmed over Eng land a cen tu ry a n d a cen tu ry and a half ago, t hey were f r e q u e n t in F rance a l i t t l e ea r l i e r , s n d they were t o be found over m o s t of Europe In t h o l as t c en tu ry . They i n * cer ta in to a p p e a r In t h i s c o u n t r y • n d become a widespread pos t un less t h e r e Is a rad ica l c h a n g e in tho American h a b i t of k e e p i n g tho peo-ple ' s peace.

OOR old l and sys tem has come t o a n end. W o have no m o r e f a r m s t o t h row away. W h a t e v e r s e t t l e m e n t s we p lan t a f t e r th i s will bo on t h e deser ts , w h e r e r a n c h e s are n o t found, b u t a ro pa infu l ly croatcd by •he j o in t e f f o r t s of cap i t a l and labor . T h e r e the g o v e r n m e n t may find a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o r e t r i eve i t s pas t mis-takes . and by In s t i t u t i ng and r e t a i n -ing in I t s own h a n d s a vas t sys t em of i r r i g a t i o n , t o r ega in somo of t h e landed w e a l t h i t h a s squandered .

MRS. LELAND STANFORD i s p e r s o n -

ally superv i s ing e x t e n s i v e c h a n g e s i n he r hubband 's g r e a t r a n c h a t Vina , C a l , held by h e r in t r u b t for S t a n -ford sn lvers i ty , t o increaso tho p ro -ductivene»8 and t h e r e b y e n l a r g e t h o income of the un ivers i ty . T h o senptor s p e n t much money on t h e ranch and ca r r i ed I t on more l i ke « pa rk t h a n a fa rm. Mrs. S t a n f o r d has gone t o work r e so lu t e ly t o p u t i t on a r e v e n u e basis, a n d r e l i eve t h e un ive r s i t y ' s t e m p o r a r y e m b a r r a s a -ment for funds .

I t w a s the first flight o u r r c j j l m o n t got in . and p r e s u m a b l y tho first o n e tho e n e m y had as well , r aw t r o o p s bo th of us. H e r o t h o y came t i l l w i t h in rifle r a n g e of us. when wo could see t h e m aim a n d a s thoy did BO t h e whole c o m m a n d f e l l on t h e i r f aces t o lot tho fire p a s s over thom. A t t h i s s i g h t tho a d v a n c i n g oo lumn p a u s e d invo lun ta r i l y , a n d bo rne o n tho wind to us came tho horr i f ied ex-c l a m a t i o n of, "My God, boys w e ' v e ki l led t hom al l !" B u t I t d id no t t a k e long to prove to t hom t h a t fo r d e a d m e n wo could do somo l ive ly fighting.

Wo have all known of olllcors los-i n g t h e i r heads on t h o field of ba t -t l e , b u t one m e m o r a b l e day t h e r e was one who los t h i s body, t h o u g h t h o h e a d , or r a t h e r t h o mou th , con-t i n u e d In ac t i ve se rv ice—Indeed , In ac-c e l e r a t e d se rv i ce—al l t h e t mo. In o t h e r words , i t s-w-o-r-e. T h e c h a r g e w a s b e i n g m a d e o v e r t h e g r o u n d t h a t h a d been a fa rm, a n d j u s t w h e r e t h i s officer passed h a d boon an old wel l wh ich had been c o v e r e d o v e r w i t h b r a n c h e s of t r e e s a n d e a r t h p i led j above t h a t , so t h e r e w a s no s i g n of I t s p r e sence , un t i l , l e a d i n g his m e n on, t h i s g a l l a n t c a p t a i n sudden ly f e l t t h o g r o u n d g i v e w a y b e n e a t h h i m . T h r o w i n g ou t b o t h a r m s he w a s a b l e t o k e e p h i s h e a d above tho wal ls o f . t h e p i t , b u t h i s m a n l y l e g s d a n g l e d wildly in a i r t h a t h a d n e v e r seemed so e m p t y before . T h e com-p a n y h a l t e d in a m a z e m e n t ; t h i s d i s -a p p e a r a n c e h a d s o m e t h i n g of t h e ftiaglcal In It . H o was t h e r e j u s t now, and now h o w a s n ' t t h e r e , a n d w h e r e was he? B u t t h e r e m a i n s -above g round—soon se t t l ed t h o ques -t ion , b u t I t t ook d a y s of a b j e c t meek- I ness on tho p a r t of t h a t c o m p a n y t o wipe ou t f rom t h e c a p t a i n ' s m e m o r y | t h e unfee l ing l a u g h t e r of t h o m e n a s t hey helped h i m out .

A t t ached t o o u r c o m m a n d w a s a n old f a rmer who jo ined u s first a s a n independen t camp-fo l lower , p a y i n g h i s way, and j u s t " g o i n g a l o n g t o look a f t e r " h i s t w o boys who were In

i t h o ranks . B u t t h e first heavy fire wo were u n d e r t h o old m a n began t o g e t exc i t ed ,and by and by ho c l imbed a l i t t l e h i l lock and . In a p a u s e of t h e shoot ing , s h o u t e d t o h i s sons , w h o m ho had kep t n e a r : "Boys , oh, 1 say,

| boys, you' l l h a v e t o look a f t e r your -selves; I ' ve g o t a l l I c a n ' t end t o under my own h a t ; I 'm to t h e r o a r ! "

A bravo b u t comica l t h i n g t h a t s e t I severa l hund red m e n s h r i e k i n g w i t h j l a u g h t e r even u n d e r fire occur red a t | t h e ba t t l e of Shi loh, and d o u b t l e s s | will be r emembered by t hose l iv ing

st i l l who wi tnessed I t A ta l l , g a u n t Texan, w i th h i s t r o u s e r s ro l l ed u p t o tho knee, and barefooted , in h is ex^ c i t emen t go t abou t t h i r t y y a r d s

1 ahead of h i s command , wh ich w a s advancing: t o t r y to d i s lodge a de-t a c h m e n t of tho enomy. and i n t e n t

1 on a iming a t t h e blue coats , d id n o t ! heed where he was going. P re sen t ly j he ran in to a bush occupied by a 1 s w a r m of " y e l l o w j a c k e t s " ( h o r n e t s )

which immedia te ly rose to r e s e n t t h e in t rus ion . ' I hcy fa i r ly covered h i s legs, bu t t h e r e was n o r u n in t h o fellow, so wi th h is wide b r immed h a t h e would r e a c h down a n d sweep h i s l imbs c l ea r of t h e i r a t e Insects , t h e n s t r a i g h t e n u p a n d firo a t t ho enemy. T h e yel low j a c k e t s would g a t h e r

THE wises t c h a r i t y i s t ho kind t h a t d iscr iminates . Tho folly of g i v i n g indiscr iminate ly w a s fa i r ly i l l u s t r a t e d to Ch icago r e c e n t l y , w h e r o a Bo-hemian woman. In t h o c rowd of thoso who were seek ing b r e a d f r o m t h e city, was robbed of $6,000 wh ich s t o carr ied in he r pocket . A n o t h e r case was t h a t of a Polo, who, by miHtake, i handed the c i ty b a k e r a c h e c k fo r $9o instead of ono of tho b r e a d t ick-e t s d is t r ibuted by tho re l ie f com-mi t t ee . There is too m u c h m e t h o d tn th i s sor t of s ta rv ing .

IT seems t ha t as ea r ly a s 418 B. C a p r i sone r in Ejrypt a s ton i shed %he na t ives by jumping safely f r o i a a j h i g h tower , impeding his d o w n w a r d p r o g r e s s and " l and ing" w i t h o u t too v io l en t a j a r by holding a b l a n k e t over h is bead. Tho p a r a c h u t e , a s w e know i t now, is said t o h a v e boon i n v e n t e d by an adven tu rous F r e n c h -m a n who exhibi ted i t in P a r i s In 1796, a n d ear ly in this c e n t u r y a n Qsiglish aeronaut named Green pro-o l p i t a t o d himself , with a p a r a c h u t e ' s r e s t r a i n i n g aid, f rom t h e a m p l e e t h e r t o t e r r a firma in F a i r m o u n t p a r k , in Phi lade lph ia , t h u s m a k i n g t h o first recorded descent In America .

©ar. ••You aro my pr isoner , s f r . Fo rward ! March!" and in thoy w o n t

Ono day in tho hea t of ba t t l e , a l i t t l e g u n n o r of Battery A backed his piece up aga in s t a tree, and before I could s top him had fired I t T h e r o was a smal l ear thquake, tho caisson and t roo were torn asunder , and t h o a r t i l l e ry m a n was knocked t w e n t y fee t away. Ho sat up wi th t e a r s in h is oyos t h a t sent t he gunpowder r u n n i n g down his cheeks In b lack s t r eams , and asked solemnly: "Didn ' t s o m e t h i n g s t r ike mo then?"

W A R N E D BY HIS D E A D W I F E .

A Voice T h n t Came In t h e Nigh t ond SHTed a Olrl ' i Life.

" N o w , my friend Mr. So and So had en t i re ly different oxporiencos t h a t conver ted h im," con t inued t h e g e n t l e m a n , says tho P i t t s b u r g Dis- ' p a t c h . "One night , many y e a r s ago , ho and his family re t i red . Sho r t l y a f t e r m i d n i g h t he was a w a k e n e d by tho voice of his dead wife, who s a i d : 'Gas, qu ick . ' Ho t h o u g h t I t was Imag ina t ion and lay awake t h i n k i n g a b o u t I t for somo time. As ho was dozing off tho voice came a g a i n : I 'Gas, quick, q u i c k , ' w i t h moi-e im-pera t iveness . 'Well , ' t h o u g h t m y f r i end , as ho sat up In bod, ' t h a t s u r e l y w a s my wife's voice, b u t I w a s j u s t dozing off to sleep and I m a y h a v e Imagined it. I will s t ay awake now so t h a t — j u s t t h e n tho voice camo aga in with g r e a t e r s t e rnness , s a y i n g In an impera t ive way : 'Gas, qu ick , quick, quick! ' My f r i e n d wai ted no longer, but j u m p e d f r o j i h i s bed and rushed to t h e r o o m s on t h e second floor where h i s d a u g h t e r s wore sleeping. T h e r e was no gas t h e r e . Down s t a . r s ho h u r r i e d , looked Into t h e ce l l a r and a l l about , bu t no gas was t o bo found. He suddenly re-m e m b e r e d a newly a r r i v e d Swede g i r l who camo t h a t day t o do h o u s e -work , who was s leeping on t h e t h i r d floor. Up-sta l rs ho s p r a n g w i t h a bound, and a s he nearod tho door ho d e t e c t e d tho gas. He b r o k e i n t o t h e r o o m and found i t filled wi th gas. I I n tho s t i l lness he could h e a r t h e heavy , labored b r e a t h i n g of t h e g i r l | on t h e bed. He saw no t i m e was t o be l o s t Down on h i s k n e e s h e g o t and, keep ing his face a s close to t h o floor a s possible, he c r a w l e d t o t h e window, which ho opened. He t h e n ' r eached fo r t h e g i r l and c a t c h i n g h e r a rm, which was h a n g i n g over t h e I side of tho bod, pul led h e r t o tho floor and th rough t h e open door t o the n e x t room, where r e s t o r a t i v e s were applied. The g i r l was a s p h y x i -a ted and in fifteen m i n u t e s m o r e would have been dead. I t t o o k sev-e ra l days for he r to recover . S h e had t r ied t h e old e x p e r i m e n t of blow-i n g out tho gas with a lmos t fa ta l re-sults. My f r iend te l ls m e t h a t f re -quen t ly In t imes of danjrer t h e warn -i n g voice of h i 3 wife comes t o h U r e s c u e . "

IN F O L L Y ' S W A K E .

aga in buzz ing fu r ious ly , , b u t tho b lue ONOS l a u g h e d so t h a t t h o % h a d t o s top firing t o wipe t h e i r eyes c l ea r of tho t e a r* t h a t k e p t t h e m f r o m a i m i n g and they choe red h i m when in a pause h e shou ted , " D o n ' t you lau>«b. you yel low jacke ts . J u s t you wa i t t i l l I g e t t h e s e d o m e d Yankees off m y logs!" Vnder tho c i r c u m s t a n c e s m o s t of u s would h a v e g o t t e n a l i t t le mixed t e a

I t i s a l w a y s a l i t t l e a w k w a r d t o re -t i r e when one is suddenly su r rounded by a s u p e r i o r fo. 'ce of t h o enemy, b u t t h a t p rob l em was solved one n i g h t by Coionel S. of t h e — Virg in ia . I t was r a i n i n g h a r d a n d such was t h o d a r k n e s s t h a t i t was impossible t o see m o r e t h a n a f o o t o r t w o a h e a d , says tho P h i l a d e l p h i a Times. T h e colonel , ridincr t h r o u g h the woods, came upon a body of m e n m a r c h i n g a l on? a road , and, s u p p o s i n g t h e m to be of S tonewal l J a c k o n ' s corps, wh ich he k # j w t o bo moving , approached them and callcd o u t : " W h o s e com-mand i s this? '" and t h e answer c a m e p rompt ly .

" T h e — M a s s a c h u s e t t s , s i r . " I ' g h ! Bu t the co lone l ' s s h u d d e r was

over in a n ins tan t . "Send tho officer of t h o g u a r d t o mo a t once . "

"Yes , s i r : yes, s i r , g e n e r a l , " was t h e r e p l y , t h e m e n suppos ing h i m by

i t h e t o n e to be one h i g h in au tho r i ty . ! P re sen t ly t h e officer a r r ived b r e a t h -less, and was d i r e c t e d t o " r i d e ou t h e r e wi th mo and show mo t h e rebel p i c k e t l ine , " a n d t h o two s e t o u t r i d ing u n t i l t h e Fede ra l soldier said: " Y o n d e r t hey lie. genera l . I am afr.iid t o go any n e a r e r . "

" W e l l , I 'm n o t , " dec lared t h e " g e n e r a l , " sudden ly c l a p p i n g t h e I muzzle of h i s r e v o l v e r to t b e o the r ' s ^

H e - D o you rea l ly love me, Sieg-l inde? She—What a quest ion! I l ike y o u lots be t t e r t h a n a n y of t h e o t h e r m e n I 'm engaged to.

Mr. Gilley—Will you sha re my l o t Miss Gilderslecve? Miss Gildersleevo —Build a 810,000 house o n i t a n d t h e n a.sU me again.

No one can ever te l l w h a t a woman wil l do n e x t If anv one did tel l , says Brown, she would bo s u r e t o g o and do someth ing else.

Charley—Sp, J i m , y o u w e r e e x t r a v a g a n t enough to pay 820 a dozen for y o u r handke rch ie f s? Don ' t y o u t h i n k t h a t w a s a ] good deal of money to

blow in? / " l i o w s t imnge t h a t Mrs. F l i n t h e a r t

should p u t l o n m o u r n i n g be fo re h e r husband d i ® ? " " N o t a t al l ; h is l ife insurance w l i c y h a s j u s t expi red , a n d i t was