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mm K. *vNHTTt*C*L '"Iws ae Bold." **id tb* w»k«o«d ana, watch or cub b*v« I." *W<H, MMn," MHI tU« «Owr, *»« bad bettor jwaptr* t* diet tm* « |W 5 .* -s - ^ *. »•> f %«m in no Imrry,' tke burger n^§; "It yooid like to fix your h*ir. Or rttvc yoarMtf. ere ytal* 8)M 111 wait in this a*sy-ch»ir. **•0 had better stick in the mirror rim A ni' -«lit'Jo co«i-bv i:ote, 4a4n ition vonr favorite fttn«r»l ky»a, Atad the cut i,t your bur at coat. '"And then the directions, if »o rou, For TOUT obseqaica might be writ, Itogatt'er with such like pleasantriM flowers kindly omit.' * "Mr. Burpi»r, ia ipite of your call (o-alfM) Bothr fine! «odpoliti yoa are; . Aad wh le mv final letter I write, y - Won't you pleaae to try a cigar?" *Oh, thank you, yoa're very kind ind*ed; U But your writing don't let me stop." £ And he daintily lighted tbe proffered wwy While maintaining tha ueadly "drop." "We 're a slav» if moiuy we make •«0«, Yet without it we c&nuot lire; ted the burglar, indu pine in a nod, (Sailed in tli<j affirmative. With a ptaasfco1 movement the writer wrots. When tlie burglar murmured, bland, %Don't yon think 'twould be bet er if your note Were begirt with a in our mug " "Your fancy I qnito appreciate, For I love perfection's pink; ftii;- Bot hollow's the mourning band offfigft, When you're writing with litac ink!" i over the paper hia good pen aped-- % H He was frightened never a bit; 4Ad when he had finished he turned and Tiilrt 31ie burglar what ho bad writ. ' j -And the burglar made a wild grimace. Burst into a tearful roar, { Cartel up like a barber, and fell on hia face . Ail helpless upan the floor. - " » ""I trust, Mr. Burglar, von won't fall dead I In this terrible iauguint; fit.* . Then he poured cold water upon hia head, ' ' ] And fanned him a little bit. :* j ffofltretched him out on aeanraa cdfc li; Where he laughed till he was aortl| "Oh, 1 never hrardt such a precious M • -f, Of beautiful jokes before 1" He rolled nb ut on bis hands and knpM • mi he almost broke in half. "With any man yon can doaa yon lilna--. ;t i If you only can make him laugh f" Hia burglar smiled to his silk hat bltaL And apologized then and then: y -jfci ; And a new umbrella was lent to hixfc For a mist was in the air. tt>» .* .*' *Qood-bv!" said the burglar; "you shall know Yonr umbrella to-morrow at four." "flood-by: good-bv 1 ' said the other one ; *ga Yonr way, and burgle no mora 1" • ^ ; -t --Harper s Magn*int<. UYERS HORN'S NUPTIALS. MRS. JOSEPH MORL.EY. It DM a pleasant, sunny morning in aulj autumn, when a group of four persons stood earnestly talking in a small frontier dwelling in Southern Kansas. Those four persons were an old bachelor bearing the title of Myers Horn, a young girl, perhaps 16 years of age, Ella Freeman by name, my husband, and myself. Every face wore a look of intense in­ terest, and greatly interested we were, lor we were going to have a wedding, •the first ceremony of that kind ever performed in the county. Myers Horn had come to Kansas the previous winter. My husband first met him in Wichita, and learning that lie was, in Kansas parlance, "hunting a claim," and being on the same business himself, he proposed that they should ttroeeed together. They accordingly aid so ana settled upon adjoining claims some twenty miles farther south­ west than any other settler. We were «ot long alone, however. By the time I speak of at the commencement of this -story, there were some dozen families, and about forty bachelors near us. Iheae latter gentlemen particularly prided themselves on their state of siu- •gle-blesaedness. declaring that they were "confirmed," adding, in their jo­ vial way, that they had given ample proof of their determination to remain so, as they had located where there "was but one marriageable lady. Hie lady referred to was a bright- '•frf, rosy-cheeked Hoosier lassie, whose parents located near us. Mr. Son, who was either a greater ad­ mirer of the fair sex than his brother bachelors, or felt the need of some one lo cook his bacon and coffee, tidy his "dugout," and welcome him home his buffalo-hunts, more keenly they, soon began to make as agreeable as possible to the r girL At first she seemed dis- to look favorably upon his ad- s, but what girlish love could withstand ridicule? Mrs. Day, her mother, would laughingly say, "I'm wOlin'for the match, for Moll will have a horn of her own to blow." And "the whole family united in teasing her, 'therefore she turned her back upon and his unfortunate name, and he ' perforce remain for awhile longer in the ranks of the single ones. But he was not loug contented, and "die day he left us for the ostensible purpose of working on the railroad, but in reality to hunt a wife. At any '**te, after an absence of several months he appeared in our midst accompanied by a young lady, and informed us that they were to be married one week from the time of their arrival. My husband, who was always alive to anything like fun, began by much talking and many gestures to persuade them to marry at once. He told him very solemnly that "delays were -dangerous," pointed on a frolic aa « law. Mrs Maaoa and myself arrayed the bride in adressof«eat light print* with a pretty ntAedcmpikirt A lace ruche adorned her neck, finished with # bow of erinrtc&ribbon at the thraifc Her dark hair in natural curls ̂ Kfld^aok with a narrow ribbon of the same oolor, and altogether she was quite a present­ able bride. Shortly after two neighboring bache­ lors came in, then Mk RoUad]£ieks ane Silas Long, with their wives, aey­ ing they had been invited by Mr* Horn in the morning. The bride being in readiness, the guests assmbled, the man of .law in waiting, and the supper prepared, we were all anxiety for tbe coming of the bridegroom, for like the man who was to be hung, "there could be nothing done until lie got there." Mr. Hicks proposed that one of the young men present should take the place of the tardy Mr. Horn, but Ella said rather testily, "I promised Myers I'd have 'im an' I'm goin' to do it. Don't know them other fellows." The "boys" for some cause did not insist, and Mr. Hicks, after saying grum- blingly, "You boys wouldn't keer a con­ tinental ef a feller\1 starve to death,* relapsed into a mournful silence. Ella took her station at the door te listen for the absent one. After a few moments she said anxiously: ! "I'm afraid the wolves have et Myerji up, ain't you, Mrs. Finch." ' .. "They might," I replied, "but it ' Swould be hard on the wolves." "Myers ain't any wass'en your man,," she snapped, and turned away in wrath to wait his return. It was 11 o'clock and we were on the verge of desperation, when we heard the welcome sound of approaching Wheels. ' As they paused at the door Ella sprang out to meet the object of "her affections, crying, between sobs, f Myers they've been plaguin' me an' I'm jist as mad as I can be." "Wal, we'll jist go to Hutch'son an' iret married to-morrow," returned the bridegroom. • "No we won't neither," she replied, "we've got ready an we ain't goin' to Vool round, bout, it" "Then ye needn't be bawlin' round 'bout 'em develin' ye et we do." "Whose bawlin', I'd like to know?".; and there was not a trace of tears in be* voice. "You shet yer jawin', ye can't boss me; jest come along an git yer clean shirt an go to yer "dugout" an* change. Hurry up, too, its after 'leven o'clock an supper's gittin' cold." < Mr. Horn obeyed in a way that spoke volumes for the future, and in a short time appeared arrayed for his bridal. "Law sakes!" said the lady as they were about to take their places upon the floor, "ef they hain't a button offen your wristban'. Lemme pin it." They paused while she' did so, then they turned facing the justice, and slbe said: "Goahead, we're ready." Mr. Mason cleared his throat, looked solemn, and began: "Hold up your right hand an'swar to tell the truth, the whole truth an' nuthin' but the truth, so help you God." "That is not tbe marriage ceremony," whispered his wife, who was near him. He looked helplessly around, and, after clearing his throat again, he made another attempt "Enow all men by these presents, that I---" "Stop that nonsense," interposed Mr. Long. f "Silence in the court," commanded Mr. Mason, looking severely at the offender; Then turning again to the waiting couple, he began: "This is to certify that I, John Mason, of Reno County, Kansas, a Justice of the Peaee in and for Haven Town­ ship " Oh, you're off yer kowhirl, Square," feaid Mr. Hicks, from his corner, fol­ lowing up his words with a hearty laugh. "Shet up, or 111 fine ye for contempt of court," then again facing the pair: "You are hereby notified that you. Myers Horn, an' you, too, Ella Free­ man, are called before me too--too-- eh--um " 1 "Swamped again." This from Mr. Foster, one of the young men present "Well doggon it," Sallie, what did the feller say when we joined hands?" "Do you take this woman you hold by the right hand to be " "That'll do Sallie, I mind now--1 Myers Horn, do you take this woman' you hold by the right hand to be yer lawful--that is yer--well hang it do you want to marry er?" "Yes, I do," replies Mr. HorK-T f j "Ara yer sure ye love er?" ^ "Yes, I do." + i ] "An' ye wont come ho sneak game, 1 but use 'er as well as ye ?" "Yes, I will." | Ah'you, Ella Freeman, do you wan' to marry this feller yer hangin' on to?" "That's what I'm up here for." "An' yer goin' to stick to 'im?" inter­ rogatively. "I guess ye beerd me say so while ago." "Then take yer seats." "Pronounce them man and wife, Ma­ son," interposed Mr. Ford as they turned away. "Oh yes, come back here till I clap tne official seal on that prooeedin', Horn." Then when they returned, he waved his hand pompously and said, "I pernounce you man an' woman. Go and set down." Then, amid shouts of laughter from the crowd, he closed his out to him the fact that there were many other bache-, , , ,, , ... , . lors in the settlement, manr of whom eyes a * back into his wife's lap , , . . . : . ! qt.,1 naon<ui were younger and better looking than, himself; and he argued, might she nor become acquainted with them and per­ haps charge her mind and affections, leaving him still in disconsolate single- aess? "Woman's fickleness," said he< •is proverbial It is better to have it •over with at once, and l»e out of dan* £er." This argument at length prevailed, leaving tha burden of minor ar­ rangements to myself they hastened to toe residence of Ellis Mason, the Jus- rticeof the Peace, the first, by the way, W the township, as it was but recently They bade him prepare •or business, and to bring his wife to aee it well done. Then after short preparation* they started for Hutchin- roa to procure a license. Hew I slaughtered chickens, baked *Bd boiled and made ready for a ifrontier supper was a caution. How I •alternately coaxed and scolded the bride-expectant to make ready for the anoasentous event But the excitement was too much for her nerves. She in- folflud me at least fifty times during the day that she was afraid they would | ~*bell" them, and if they did she would > 3bave a fit; she never did have a fit but *ehe knew she would, and assured me that if I did not watch her she would Ton away. Then she told me confi- • dentially that Myers was going to bring 'liWM some camphor for fear she should faint under the trying ordeal. Evening etaa, and with it the 'Squire and his wUfcA laughter-loving couple, the gen- ftfaiwn looking M much like a boy out f r'Vi>\v and gasped out, "Gimme some cam­ phor, I'm faintin'." Fans were quickly brought into requisition, and the bride's camphor made to do duty, by which means we succeeded in reviving him. His first words were, "Friends an feller-citizeoR. that's wo^se tlmn breakin' a yoke q£,Texas cattle." After this came the long-delayed supper, then the justice whistled a lively air, while we made believe we were young again, and danced to the merry music. I am afraid our friends in the East would have looked on with stern disapproval if they could have seen how w«. to use a slang phrase, "carried on." But all things have an end, and just as the first faint rays of approaching day appeared in the east, the guests departed, and the newly- married coupled went to their home in the "dugout" on the prairie.' Why He Evaded Hen What makes you always go a back street?" inquirod Gus Snoberly of Charlie Knickerbocker; "it is eral blocks out of your way." "I know that, but my beat girl lives on Madison Avenue, and I do that to avoid her." "Why do you want to avoid her?" "Why. if she saw me piking home tc my meals twice a day she might gel sick of me. Seeing me only twice a week keeps up her interest, you know. Familiarity breeds contempt of court --Texas Siftingh. SCHILLEK was fourteen whenhe WKtfi the play of "TheRobbers." Aa "Insulted Landlady. Not long since Gilhooly callsi"$& the Widow Flapjaek* with a view to negotiate for temporary board. The widow was busy cleaning house when Gilhooly called, so he remarked pleas­ antly : "I peroeive, madam, that you are all bustle- -" "Sir!" interrupted the Widow Flap­ jack, "what do you mean ?" "I notice that the present moment you are all bustle--" "Mr. Gilhooly," shrieked the indig­ nant woman, "why do you seek to wrong and insnlt alone widow who has to depend on her own exertions and the generous patronage of her boarders for a living? This is indeed cruel Oh, Patiphoe Flapjack! why did you die and leave me to be taunted by the piti­ less world on my infirmities of dress and parsonal appearance. " "Mwdam," replied Gilhooly, "believe me, that nothing was further from my intentions. I was merely remarking the c. mmon and every-day fact that you were all bustle and--" "There you go again--insult after in­ sult Get out of my house, you mon­ ster! I may be young and unsophisti­ cated but I have friends who will pro­ tect, me!" "All right," said Gilhooly, backing down the steps, and falling over a slop- paiL "You may be young and tender as a spring chicken, but I assure you, madam, that for all that you are all bustle and confusion and it don't seem to be a good place to board, anyhow. At least I don't care to board in such a demoralized caravansary; so good- morning, madam," and he faded into distance.---Texan Sifting a. Imcle Esek's Wisdom. I have heard of meu who knew more than they could tell, but 1 never have met one. If a man has a genuine idea, he can make himself understood. Literature is the diet of the common mind, but genius feeds on the unwritten things. You may travel % good ways en whisky, and travel fast while you are going, but you can't get back when you want to. When ycu have learned to listen, you \}ave already acquired tbe rudiments of a good education. Faith won't enable . a man to lift a : ton all at onoe, but it will, ten pounds ij&atuna. .. . *mwm ' Genius invents, talent appUss. "* iff the lair-Otrat 4a the Senate Me Tlfere are twenty-two ex-eohool teach ere in Congress, writes a Washington oorvesnoodaHfe Senators Brown of Stewart of Colorado, Dawes of Massachusetts, Dolph of Oregon, and P»sc© of Florida; Representatives Car- mle, Adams of Chicago, Lane of Illinois, Reed of Maine, Outwaite and both the Taylors of Ohio, Darlington and Pound of Pennsylvania, Hovey said Shively of Indiana, Long of Msnnft- ohusetts, Newton of Louisiana, Allen of Michigan, Lind of Minnesota* and Smith of Arkansas all taught young ideas how to shoot There is an un­ usually large number of college men in the present Congress. Several mem­ bers in their biographies say that the/ received a collegiate education, but do not mention the institution at which they were graduated. Several were educated abroad. Mr. Bryce of New York at Oxford University, England; Mr. Fitch of New York at the Univers­ ity of Berlin, and Phelan of Tennessee at Leipsic. The graduates of Yale are Senators Brown of Georgia, Evarts, Dawes, and Gibson, with Representatives Bus- sell of Connecticut, Phelps of New Jersey, Dalzell of Pittsburgh, and Dubois of Idaho. The alumni of Harvard are Senators Hoar and Eustis and Representatives Long of Massa­ chusetts^ Adams of Chicago, Belmont, of New York, Lodge, Hayden, and Burnett of Massachusetts, and Tillman of South Carolina. Princeton has Senators Jones of Arkansas, Cameron Gray, and Colquitt, and Representa­ tives Compton and McCullough. Ham­ ilton has Senators Hawley and Payne, and Representative Sherman of Utica. Union has Post of Illinois, Bacon of New York, and Carey of Wyoming. The Western Reserve has Allison, Marietta lias Representative Funston, Kenyon has Senator Turpie, Williams has Senator Jngalls and Representative Gest of Illinois, Miami has Anderson of Kansas and Brown and Pngsley of Ohio, Wesleyan has Granger of Con­ necticut, Middlebury has Stewart of Vermont, Bowdoin has Senator Frye and Representative Reed, Dartmouth has Dingley of Maine and Cogswell of Massachusetts. Amherst has Allen aud Rockwell of Massachusetts, Brown has Cox of New Nork and Spooner of Rhode Island, Hoberb has Merriman of New York, Trinity has Simons of North Carolina, and the College of the City of New York is represented by Goff of West Virginia, Jefferson College of Pennsylvania has turned out a good many big men besides James G. Blaine, and among its alumni are Senators Quay of Penn­ sylvania and Wilson of Maryland and Representatives Bingham, Stockdale of Mississippi, Penington, Thonpson of Ohio, and Carlton of Georgia. Dick­ inson College is represented by Sen­ ator Saulsbury and Representatives McComas, O'Neill, and Hall of Penn­ sylvania. Michigan University is also wall represented by Senators Palmer and Davis, and Representatives War­ ner of Missouri, Laird of Nebraska, Chipman and Cutcheon of Michigan. Madison University of New York graduated Taylor of Ohio. Ford of Michigan was educated at the United States Naval Academy, and Wheeler of Alabama at West Point. The George­ town College of Washington is the alma mater of Delegate Voorhees and Columbia University of Washington of Wilson of Virginia. Senator Coke and Representative Wise were educated at the old William and Mary College of Virginia. Wilkinson of Louisiana and Breckinridge and McRea of Arkansas got their schooling at the Washington and Lee University, and Herbert of Ala­ bama, Dougherty and Davidson of Florida are graduates of the University of Virginia. The Indiana institutions of learning are well represented. The State Uni­ versity by Springer of Illinois, By- num and O'Neall of Indiana; Ashbury College by Senator Voorhees and Rep­ resentatives Howard, Cheadley, and Matson, and Franklin College by Hol- man. Knox College of Illinois has Anderson of Iowa and Deacon White of New York. ' Eureka College of Illinois has Kowell of that State. Lom­ bard University has Payson of Illinois and Conger of Iowa. Hopkins of Illinois is a graduate of Hillsdale College, Michigan; Henderson and Fuller of the University of Iowa; Wilson of Min­ nesota of Allegheny College* and Ermentrout and Brumm of the old college at Gettysburg; . v? ,. an idee too big tor ve iead thousands for an idea, jealousy are the two . in we human heart, to tell, they are the most A thoroughly neat woman is a joy ppspeeksMat, but doesn't she make it buiy for i&Ut dust and foi the people in My young diafllple, don't hunt for ttn*Hf«.bul study toimprovfc upon to# 0I4 o»ei; every flit stone, And moet of the bowlders, have been turned over already by the novelty-hunters. we find plenty of people who dbnvt average well; they know too mueh for one man, and not quite enough for two. --The Century. The Country Editor. There is an idea in the minds of many who ought to know better that the "country editor" stands on the lowest platform of the profession, and that he who is employed in any capac­ ity, no matter how humble, on a met­ ropolitan journal, is his superior. There is no greater mistake. An ed' itor who has held important ohairs in metropolitan offices, and who has the reputation of paving been successful, remarked: "I do not hesitate to write the leaders of important journals, but I woul'd tremble to undertake the man­ agement of a village newspaper." There is no place in the profession so difficult to fill as that of a country editor. In cities a man who can do one department well bothers himself about no other. Nor need he; he gets the knack of his specialty, and con tinues at it. But the country editor must be good in all departments; he must be able to discern the trend of the public mind in politics, religion, and social topics; he must discuss agricult­ ure and anarchy with equal precision; he must be fluent in polemics and poli­ tics; he must write of the President and pumpkins; he must mind men of high-degree and decend to things of low estate; in short, he must be an "all- round man." It is this that makes the position of a country editor so hard to fill; it is this training th%t makes the good country editor such a splendid manager of a metropolitan daily. There is no plaoe, except in a country office, where such all-round training can be had. The position of a country editor is not held in the esteem it should be. If a family can only afford one paper let that be the home paper, for it con-: cerns a family more to know what 'is being done in its own country than it does to know the news of distant places. The city papers cannot give, and it does not pretend to give, the local news that its reader^ must have; but the good country paper does give a pretty fair epitome of the world's newa No other publication can supply the place of a good local paper. If both cannot be retained--if either the city journal or country newspaper must go, let it be the former; for nothing can supply the place of the local paper.-- Pensaoola Gazette. On the Cone of Vesnviug During u ' Eruption* Several times a minute the surface of the tossed lava was rent by a violent- explosion of gases, which appeared to hurl the whole mass of fluid rock into the air. The ascending column' of vapor and lava fragments rose as a shaft to tbe height of several hundred feet Manv of the masses, which seemed to rise with the ease of bubbles, were some feet in diameter and made a great din as they crushed down upon the surface on the southward side of the crater. They often could be seen to fly into fragments as they ascended. At the moment of the explosion the esoaping gases appeared transparent, a few score feet above the point of escape the ejected column became of a steel- gray color, and a little higher it changed to the characteristic hue of steam. That it pras steam slightly mixed with other gases was evident wherever in its whirl­ ing movements the vaporous columns swept around the1 point of observation. The curious "washing-day" odor of steam was perfectly apparent, together with a pungent sense of sulphurous fumes suggestive of an infernal laun­ dry. The principal obstacle arose from the violence of the shocks given to the eone and propagated through the air by the explosions, which made it extremely difficult to fix the attention on the phenomena. The earthquakes attending each explosion were almost strong enough to shake one from the ground, and the blow received through the air was like that which those familiar with mines have received when a heavy charge of gunpowder or dyna­ mite is exploded. The sensation is such as might come from being violently struck by a feather bed; not danger­ ous, but extremely disorganizing to the wits. After about fifteen minutes of observation a Blight change of wind allowed the descending masses to fall so near the point of view that it was necessary to hurry away. Wanted Him. An unpretentious man entered the office of the proprietor of a great daily newspaper. "Well, sir, what can I do for you?" _ "I have come, sir, to ask for a posi­ tion as editorial writer on your paper." "I don't think there is room for an­ other man, still, using a homely phrase, we are ever on the look-out for good timber. Have you done much, news­ paper work?" "None, sir." "But you think you can shape pub­ lic sentiment, eh?" •No, sir." "Then why do you ask for a place?" ^On account of my fitness." "Of your fitness? But what your fitness consist of?" MMy absolute ignorance." "You are surely a peculiar man. Want a situation as editorial writer be­ cause you are absolutely ignorant?" "Yes, sir." *But of what use is an absolutely ignorant man? What would you pro­ pose to do ?" "Write articles on the tariff!" The proprietor caught a quick breath, placed one hand on the table to steady himself, and said: "Of course I want you, but I am surprised to see that you have resigned your seat in Congress.--Arkanmw Traveler. Saved tbe Frame. A well-known ahowman who onoe ran a newspaper in a Pennsylvania town tells a story which will amuse the printers. He hired a big colored person to do chores about the office, and on o..e occasion directed him to move a form from one place to another. The darky promptly put it on his head, and just as promptly his head went through, and there was a terrible mess of pt To his employer he thus re­ ported : ^Boss, I done spilled the type, but I saved tbe frame." I learned from an old ranchmmn some curious testa about the wild horses of the plains. Every effort to deatroy them has proved futile, and the aid of the territorial government is now to be asked to eradioate their bands. They have increased so wonderfully within I the past few years that th«f have be- the peat find food for thouc&t in the come an unbearable nuisance to the happenings of the time, when the ven- Ih Hie great twwwiii oy progress, sach succeeding day: HWMSI the work of the restless hand of enterprise in obliteration of the old landmarks of the eity. But while the seenea of olden time steadily vanish from view, memory lives and tessarelMs in the labyrinth of BECKBI means brook; Beoket ia-simply ao Thomas a of the brook growers of the plains. They graze in bands of twenty, fifty, ana even 100, and are very difficult to ap­ proach. An old stallion generally oc­ cupies some elevation and he will trumpet an alarm to the herd if he sees any one coming. In times of danger from wild beasts the stallions form a circle and the mares and colts ara put inside. The colts are often attacked by wolves or Rooky Mountain lions, but they never suooeed in killing a colt without a battle with the horses, and often the wolves and lions are kieked and beaten so badly that they have to beat a retreat without securing their prey. The stallions are regular Mor­ mons and get all the mares they nan. They cross and recross the eountry, looking for mares and even proselyfing for horses to enter their band. If oow ponies stray too far from the cattle or camp the first thing they know they are rounded up by an old stallion and driven off into the hills. Often a wild herd will discover a band of tame horses grazing quietly in the valley, with no intention of leaving their range, but the band of wild horses, led on by their stallions, dash down into the valley, capture them, and carry them away. The wild stallions are" shot without mercy by the ranchmen. If one is seen grazing on a hill he is sneaked npon and dropped in his tracks. They are very alert and difficult to approach, but, like the tame horse, are easily killed. A bullet in almost any part of the body will cause the horse to drop on the plain. The Indians are the best wild-horse hunters, but they do not like to be out in stormy weather, and they cannot stand the cold of the winter as well as white men. In a storm is the best time to hunt wild horses, for then they bunch and cannot see any one ap­ proaching until it is too late to get out of the way of the bullets. It is gener­ ally unless for a hunter to attempt to run down a wild horse with a tame one. The tame horse, weighted down by the burden of the hunter's body, soon tires and the wild horse easily escapes. Sometimes the hunters discover the tracks of wild horses near a stream, and they then hunt for their watering place. The band always waters at the same place, and, although right on the stream, the horses will go up or down it for a mile or more in order to drink at their accustomed watering-place. Hiding in the brush or crawling to ^ bluff, the hunter lies in wait until the horses come to the water, and then shoots them. It is difficult to catch them, as they seem to know instinct­ ively when hunters are about, and if they even suspect danger they will at once leave the locality. A smoke or anything unusual will stampede them and they will ran forty or fifty miles before letting up. Their sense of smell is very acute, and on the wind side about a mile is as close as a hunter cau get before being discovered by his odor, and the horses are off in a jiffy.--: New York World. Three Stories. Ruth and Olive, two irresistible girls of the rosy, l>usy, breezy sort, that de­ light the kindergartner's heart, got up yesterday morning in the freezing cold and scampered as usual into the nursery. They came down stairs a little late, excited over the cold weather; they seemed to have forgot­ ten that there was any such thing. "Why, mamma," said Olive, "we got up this morning and ran into the nurs­ ery, and it was so cold there that we thought we'd freeze, and then we found that big afghan, and we took it and wrapped ourselves both up in it, and we thanked God!" , Two jolly stories of a child contrib­ uted to the Listener: There is a little 4-year-old niece of mine who was almost a babe in arms when we were living side by side on the Swampscott Highlands. She ha investigate eeper's Memery. The hotel barkeepers do not as a rule assooiate with those who work in saloons, and they have a flourishing so­ ciety to which the latter class are not admitted. To many patrons of the leading hotels the head bartender is the most important personage in the house, and be carries out this idea with a won­ derful display of dignity and fashion­ able attire. One of the best-known and most popular of the head bartenders is William F. Mulliall, of the Hoffman House. His black mustache is the envy of the dudes, and he enjoys the reputa­ tion of owning a wardrobe, which is only second to that of Mr. E Berry Wall in quantity and quality. Mr. Mulliall has a wonderful memory and knows just what kind of a beverage a man wants if he has not seen him for a year. When a Congressman from 'way up in Michigan dropped into the art gallery the other day Mr. Muihall as­ tonished him by remarking: "Good day, Colonel Shall I make you the usual gin fizz ?" The Colonel said yes, and the hand­ some bartender concocted the drink in the time it would take an ordinary mixer to brush a fly off tho oounter.-- New York Journal. Lincoln a Thinker* I mentioned to Gen. Sherman a hint of my own that possibly Grant, in his simplicity, had been more of a man than Lincoln, in spite of Linooln's literary subtlety. Gen. Sherman put his hand up to his forehead, aud as he did so I observed that at the age of 68 there was hardly a gray line in Ida scalp "No, no," said he, "Lineoln had more penetration than Grant He was more of a thinker. Grant was a fine observer who excelled his own estimates of himself before he got through life. He became a really good writer when he had to settle down to take care of his family by making his memoirs. But Lincoln was a thinker." --Oath. detta was not, as at present, confined almost solely to the bomadie Italian population. The vendetta with that class of people, true to their Corsiean instincts, still flourishes and to this day finds ghastly expression in the gory oorpse of a victim slain in cold blood. Knowing no law and fearing nought thereunto pertaining, the vendetta, onoe proclaimed, is religiously carried out to the final consummation. It is a tragedy of not one life but of many, and from generation to generation is handed down as a special behest, re­ corded in letters of blood, which only the blood of the enemy can wipe out. giving in a little world all their own, this class have no con­ fidants in the world beyond. No one knows, or for that matter cares, what becomes of them. The law admits it­ self powerless to solve the mystery of tbe death penalty inflicted by these self-constituted executioners, but still, aside from this one characteristic, even the lowest of the class make good citi­ zens. They pay promptly, are obedi­ ent, conform in* the strictest sense to the word and letter of the municipal ordinances, and in fact, would serve as shining examples to other classes of greater pretensions, save that they keep their troubles among themselves to themselves. Their reticence is some­ thing marvelous, and never a word, ex­ cept under extraordinary circumstances can be elicited from them before a legal tribunal or where if oould become gen­ erally known. In the execution of a vendetta no place is sacred but a church. There they meet, the victim and the assassin, and devoutly chant their prayers. The sanctuary is inviolate. The" vendetta, in the holiness of religion, is forgotten and all are at peace. In the street or by the hearthstone it is, however, quite different, and with ruthless hand the slayer hurls a soul into eternity without a qualm of conscience. It is simply the ending of another chapter, begin­ ning anew with the retaliation of a re­ lative or friend. Thus it is always the same. Italian witnesses to these bloody scenes bring no terror to the assassin. Tongues forget their office. Keen eyes loose their sight Expectant ears re­ tain no sound of the murderer's voice or ominous click of the pistol. Exter­ nally impassive--internally the fires of vengence seem fanned to savage fury by the very self-constraint which denie3 evidence to the law. Knowfng all this, it was therefore a matter of surprise to the police when the only one that ever spoke in public accusation, some years ago, was brought into the Third Precinct station. It was a remarkable case, for many reasons. The victim hod been knifed --an unusual method in the vendetta, doubtless for the reason that, spite of all the skill popularly attributed to the Italian in the use of keen-edged steel, the pistol is a surer and a deadlier weapon. A horse-pistol, one of those ancient affairs of immense calibre, loaded to the muzzle with bullet and buckshot, and even nails, is the favorite weapon, and by the rule prescribed in the ture vendetta it is invariably left beside the victim, telling those who chose to assume his wrongs who did it There is no hesitancy to assassinate, but there is a certain chivalrous scorn against hiding it from the friends of the deceased under the veil of secrecy. No one of the curious crowd abont the knifed Italian expected that he would divulge the name of his enemy. The knife has been driven with great force through his cheek bone into his j aw and thence into his neck. It was wedged in. The blow was intended for hie back and he turned just in time.-- New Orleans Times-Democrat. Sheridan as a Railroad Conductor. Did you ever hear how Sheridau be­ came a railroad conductor? It was down in Tennessee. He was Major- General of volunteers then, for it was in 1863. Thomas was aboard aud a good deal vexed to have the train stop at everybody's door, hang around the sta­ tions and water-tanks, and then poke along like a louse between times. They had been lying in one peanut town half an hour when Sheridan went out to where the conductor was doubled up on the guard-rail of the back platform, pouring out tobacoo in river-like streams, and doing nothing else but swear between spits, simply for effect on the gaping rustics roundabout "Conductor," cried the little Major- General, as he looked up at the way- station autocrat and masher, "General Thomas orders that this train be started at once." "Well," said the lanky Tennesseean, with a sneering look at "the brevity of Sheridan's stature, "I'm running this train, under orders from my superin­ tendent You just keep your shirt on." As the railroader made this last re­ mark he slid down on to the platform. His mouth had not shut on his last word, however, when Sheridan jumped up and hit him fiercely on the jaw. This stroke felled the conductor, and aB Sheridan vigorously jerked on the bell-cord he kicked the fellow off onto the station platform, where he was greeted with the jeers of the crowd of loafers who had only a moment before looked upon him through eyes dimmed by his brilliancy. Thomns' train did not stop again ex­ cept for water, until it had carried its martial passengers to their destination. Whenever the engineer would slacken his speed, as if to make the customary stop at the station, Sheridan would pull the cord and away they would go. This arrangement restored General Thomas' good humor, but it probably bothered some of the people aboard, as they flew by their homes with no ehance of get­ ting ofE However, silence prevailed among them. They uo doubt had learned of the example made of the conductor. -- Washington letter, to Bwton Globe. MORE than 10,000,000 eggs ata tied into New York each week. His Watch-Chain Boras Up* He had just come to town and was evidently out for a "time." Among the paraphernalia of his make-up was a j mammoth watch-chain made of links two inches or more in length. He leaned up against the bar in a certain down-town saloon; as he did so the aforementioned watch-chain came in contact with the lighted end of a cigar which he had laid there but a moment before. The result was an "incipient" blaze by which the chain and part of his vest were dostroyed. No insurance. It is needless to say that the composi- I tion was celluloid.--Green Ban Ga- | eette. car- ] One TALK about the thermometer having migh. b.WnpW***tU#UU> a «»: 1 'J- • wra »»>WHR- ADAM was proudly oonacHous that he never made a mistake ia his boyhood-- Texas Siftinge. "KINGS may be blest!" cried Burns. They probably beat the queens he held.--Siftings. THE young man on tho lookout for a "soft plaoe," through a dislike for hon­ est hard work, can find one under his hat , WHAT is the differenoe between an apple and a maiden ? An apple you squeeze to get cider; a maiden--you get 'side her to squeeze. EDITOR (to young aspirant for jour­ nalistic honors)--You are something ol a writer, you say? Young Man--Oh, yes, sir, I took second prize at school for penmanship.--Epoch. "I WISH you would sew some new buttons on my vest" "I havent time; I'm too busy." "Indeed! What are you doing?" "Making fancy work for Chriatmas presents.-- Boston Gazette. PEANUTS are now being extensively cultivated in France. We may there­ fore reasonably expttet that many Americans will soon take up a perma­ nent residence in that country.--Carl Pretzel MAUD--And BO you are not going to marry young Softy? Ethel--No, *1 can't marry him. I never could write a pretty capital S, and so it would be hard for me to write my name. troit Free Press. "I NEVER saw anything in the way of wood as large as the trees of the Yose- mHe," said Flip. "No," snapped Mme. Flip. "You never saw anything in the way of wood any way." It was her stress on the "saw" that made Flip look uncomfortable. ONE day Earnest had been seriously lectured by his mother, aud finally sent to the yard to find a switch with which he was to be punished. He re­ turned soon and said: "I couldn't find any switch, mamma; but here's a stone which you can throw at me." THE proposal of a New Jersey Sena­ tor to substitute electricity for hanging arouses a suspicion that the New Jer­ sey mind is laboring under the im­ pression that the fatal stroke is to be administered by a dose of Jersey lightning. --Pittsburgh Dispatch. "WHAT'S the matter with that fel­ low's leg3? He walks so queerly. Who is he?" "He's an actor. I don't know who he is, for I never saw him before." "Then how do you know he is an actor?" "By his gait He step? long and short from the habit of walk­ ing on railroad ties."--Areola Record. INCENSED Newspaper Humorist (tc friend--See here, that fellow Johnson has st olen my sketch and worked it over. Friend--Yes, I see he has.-- Isn't that outrageous? Why, I'd rather steal a man's money than hia ideas. Friend--So would I. Would rather have his money.--Arkansavs Traveler. MABEL--Lovely day, girls. Where have you been ? Clara and Maude-- We've just come from the matinee. Been to see the new society actress. Mabel--Was she good ? What did she play? Clara--O, she played in the worst lot of old dresses vgu ever saw. And, do you know, she trctually wore the same dress through a whole act Mabel--Why, how positively scandal­ ous! What was the play? Maude-- O, I didn't notice. "Repertoire," J think the bill said.--Boston Beacon, Women Who Work in Offices. Whoever goes into any of the large buildiufrs down-town will be certain to hear tho music of women'e voices issu­ ing from the office doors, will meet wo­ men moving bare-headed through the hallways, and will see them at work or at luncheon through the open doors. They are private secretaries, type­ writers, stenographers, and cashiers. They earn from $7 to $25 a week, and are a well-dressed, comfortably-appear­ ing lot of young women, but very many of them indulge in the weakness of carrying books to and from their offices, long before school hours in the morn­ ing and long after them in the evening, as if they are ashamed to have it sus­ pected that they work for their living. The employers of those women are fond of asserting that their presence down­ town has revolutionized the old office methods, driving profanity out and compelling the male clerks to dress a neatly and to remain polite and suave * amid all the perplexities and irritants of business. To some extent the beau- tifications of offices with handsome car­ pets, and even the addition of elegant ornaments to tbe most luxurious ap­ pointments, are said to be traceable to the presence of the fair clerks. On the other hand some of the male clerks assert that though girls are so plenti­ ful down-town, their employment is of so recent a date that they are not yet confronted with anything like the dis­ cipline to which all the men and boys must conform. When there is any prospect of an idle afternoon they are apt to be sent home. It is said that men who used to lay out work ahead for male secretaries when they were going to be away for a day, are apt to tell the girls, who have now taken the places of the men, that they need not come to tbe office on whatever day the employer expects to be absent Doubt­ less envy exaggerates this kindness to a great extent, but even if the girls really do have better times than the men, who is so oruel as to wish it iMms not so?--New York Sun. Baying a Pony in Thibet. Traveler--"Oh, Agal (master of horses) wilt thou sell a pony?" Master of the String (bluffly)--"We are going to Calcutta and ask 1,000 rupees eaah. What will the gentleman offer?" Trav- - eler--"Ask him how much a pound*-- mane and tail included--he will take,1* Svce (in ecstasies of laughter, almost unable to articulate to the shikari) -- "The sahib wishes to know how many pice a seer the pony is worth." Master (looking posed)-- The pony is of iron legs and abdomen; he is a rajah's horse. I will take 500 rupees." Traveler--"Tell him the horse squints and does not Mk HindostanL How can an English gen­ tleman ride such an animal? (beginning dimly to apprehend a joke and breaking into a Thibetin smile) "Very well; I will reduce his price to 250 rupees." Traveler-"Tell him I will give him 120 rupees and a choj of millet bees."--The Highland* India. THE artificial production of ohickens is a great industry in Franklin County. Pennsylvania. Over 700 inoubators are in operation, and the production is from 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 chickens annually, v SPODOBS VOLAPUX" appears now at the head of German, French, and Ital-, ian business houses, frjgjh respond in Volapuk." U-' u i 4 * , & isi