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u 'OINNIS, the cook, barehead­ ed, his gray hair singed and bit face black and streaked with fines of perspiration, was at camp, lighting a forest fire. His weapon was a blackened potato •wck, which he dipped at intervals Into • pail of water and used to beat out Die encroaching flames. When Turner came, on his way from the line of survey out to the settle­ ments, McGinnis was working help­ lessly In a circle of fire that narrowed Constantly about the tents. "The two men fought the flames suc­ cessfully; but it was nearly noon be­ fore smoke ceased to rise from the charred tract immediately about the camp. Then two tall dead trees were found to be burning. These not only threatened to start the fire in the brush afresh, but they leaned directly over the tents and were likely to fall upon them when weakened sufficiently bj toe fames. McGinnis, therefore, went out through the smoke that for a month j had hung like a fog in the forest, to j find a new camping place. Turner re­ mained to guard the camp. Turner was secretly glad to delay starting upon a Journey over the trail, for it was to be by no means a pleas­ ant or easy one. As both camp horses were lame he would have to walk all the way, and besides, if he should fall to meet old Morton and the delayed pack train he would be out alone four days and nights. This was Turner's first season away fi$m the city, and he disliked the mi ' Y: "THREE TALL IJfDIAXS. prospect of sleeping at nigh£ alone on the mountain side with only a blanket over him. Be was especially uneasy about the Indians, who had started the forest fires and kept them burning about us. In order, McGinnis said, to frighten the deer and the bear out of the valley so that wg could kil' TO trnmo This made a supply jf smoked meats a necessity, and it was because we were now well into our last bam that Turner had been •ordered to find out why the provision packs we had expected for several -days hall not arrived. But he was in no hurry to start He w$nt over to the cook tent ahd Ml up boxes and to tfe sacks. tfrom time to time, Tur- le flames were making Iway into the huge dead worked as slowly as pos­ ing tbat by some good chance would come before he and were through moving camp, little while he heard a sound side and glanced around. ^Three tall Indians were entering the ip. They were young braves, dressed in greasy buckskin, and wore feathers & their hair. In spite of the midsummer heat long, dirty-looking blankets were wrapped about them. The forehead of each was painted a deep red, and parallel bars of red and yellow ran down­ ward across their cheeks. The tallest Indian pointed a rifle at Turner, and all three watched him threateningly white fur a few moments • they talked together, "No make noise--no make noise!" frere the only words they spoke in English. Presently one went outside and re­ turned with an ax--the very ax that Turner had himself brought back from the survey that morning. rutting down his rifle, the Indian ad­ vanced with the ax upraised. When he ^ came within a few feet of Turner one Of his companions spoke to him and •he looked bade. Turner, grown sud­ denly desperate, leaped forward and seized the weapon. # .;: ^But the Indian was a strong man. he struggled Turner felt the C0ld steel of a rifle against each tem- At the same moment ins antagonist ' l Wrenched the ax away from him and mised it again ready to strike. But t the tall Indian, who seemed to be in ^ Authority, caught hold ot it, and the j,: ttiree talked earnestly. jyi Then the one wit| the ax laid it re­ luctantly on the Ibng boards that , formed the dining table, and one after ••'"pother the Indians sat down, each - /. placing his rifle before him within easy reach. a * "Coffee! ^read! meat!" said the ' leader..^ His order was imperative. Turner lost no time in gettiBg down f o coffee pot. || fe; The struggle for the ax had left him li;ftii»ervous, but alert; and he watched lll^^eagerly for an excuse to go outside of { ^ the tent. Everything, however, was . ,, 4eady to hand. i;( •. McGinnis was a provident cook. 1? ' \V00d and water were besiae the stove. gravely commented upon that morning at breakfast; but he could not find it, though he searched In ewy place that he could think ot Thp Indian pew aU flie While more threatening and Turner more nervwoa and apprehensive. He had almost given up the search In despair, when, chancing to look* up in the tent, he saw against the ridge-polo a bundle wrapped in a dean cloth, with the lash of a blacksnake whip tied around It The whip had been drawn through be­ tween the canvas and the pole until the bundle touched both, and the han­ dle was hooked to a n&ll In one of the uprights. Turner took down the bun­ dle and untied the lash. Inside was the precious hata. ~ \ The pride Of the coopt wis so great in McGinnis, who always felt deeply humiliated when provisions were scarce--though no scarcity had ever oc­ curred through fault of his--that he had taken this unnecessary precaution to keep our diminished meat supply safe. Turner got out a long knife and be­ gan to slice the ham. Suddenly the Indians took up their rifles, and one of them went stealthily to the tent opening. Turner had heard no sound; but he feared that McGinnis might be coming, and that before he could warn him the Indians would have him at their mercy, also. While he was vainly considering what to do the canvas opposite the opening was raised and the old cook crawled under. He did not see the Indians till he had raised up and started across the tent Then he discovered the three rifles pointed at him and came to a sudden stop. His blackened face was drawn into an expression of startled surprise as he stared at each of the Indians, and finally at Turner, who stood be­ side the table with the carving knife still raised in his right hand. "Whafs this?" asked McGinnis* when he saw the steaming coffee cups and the bread beside them. He looked calmly at the Indians and then inquir­ ingly at Turner. "Put down that knife!" he said, sud­ denly. "Shoot!" exclaimed the tallest In­ dian, and he came a step forward. McGinnis paid no attention to him. "Have they e't ony 'a that ham?" he asked, fiercely; at the same time he .pushed Turner away from the table. "No," answered the latter, feebly. "If s a good thing for yous you ain't!" he said to the Indians "Uh! We want meat** sild the leader. The old cook's face flashed with an­ ger; but he said nothing. Limping quickly forward a step he bent down, and, picking up the black- snake whip, he struck the nearest In­ dian a heavy blow over the head. The rifles were still pointed at him, and Turner expected every moment to see him shot down; but the Indians seemed taken entirely by surprise. The old man followed up his blows, and struck the other two Indians when he came within reach of them. In a moment all four were outside the tent, and, as far as Turner could see from where he stood, the unwel­ come visitors, instead of using their rifles, concerned themselves only with keeping out of the Way of the whip. Turner listened to the sounds outside for awhile, and was just starting to­ ward the tent-flaps when McGinnis came back with the whip under his arm. He was breathing hard and mop­ ping his black face with a great red handkerchief. Going at once to the table, he examined the ham, after which he wrapped the cloth about it again and put it carefully away in one of the boxes. Then he looked at Turner. "So you'd have let 'em ate the last bit of mate we have, would you?" he asked, indignantly. Turner bad not been able to And his voice before, "Don't you think they will come back?" he asked, in almost a whisper. "Gorry, I hope so!" said McGinnis, and he smiled good-hjumoredly. Then be set to work .getting the camp sup­ plies ready to be moved. - Turner saw the tall figures of the In­ dians disappear in the sriioke, and felt that immediate danger was past. He toid the old cook of all that had hap­ pened during the latter'* absence; and all the while the smile in the cook's face grew broader. Turner became indignant, and work ed along silently, but he listened for every sound and watched every move­ ment in the forest McGinnis continued in (tbe Jolliest possible mood. He talked and laughed all the afternoon, but made no men tion of thir Indians again. When the tents were up in the new place and nearly everything in them Turner at last began to talk again. "Why do you think 'they will come hack?" he asked. "1 would be no prophet." answered McGinnis. Then ImSkam eat, and they facesl He was in no to enjoy near then*, .and Was the only mepaber of the party who never appreciated their sense of huaw&s Verysoon the forest fires al- out and we were Itjili rty venison, even after the And McGtattts was held In highest regard by the entire Indian population, --Chicago Record. OLDEST CRADLE IN AMERIOA. Foaad in Philadelphia J"torag* and Xk Over 300 Years Old* The oldest cradle In America is in possession of the Atlas Storage Com­ pany, Philadelphia. It is over 300 years old and bears on the sides and ends oil paintings representing' The Annunciation," "The Visit of the Wise Men," "The Slaughter of the Inno- Sf tak If a wish I '• < ¥%? AMERICA'S OLDEST cents" and "The Flight Into Egypt" They are supposed to be the wort: of Juan Vestris, who flourished in the be­ ginning of the sixteenth century, and whose religious paintings on panel* are preserved to the present .day at Venice and Florence. Mexican OiMtmlH. It Is a little startling to newcomers at first to notice the universal custom in Mexico of addressing persons of high and low degree by their first names. As soon as friends are at all well ac­ quainted they address each other by the given name, and thfs is done not only by those of the1 same age and sex, but indiscriminately a-asoog young men and young women, young people and elder persons, rn the latter case, or between elder persons, a respectful' prefix is used, as "Don" Rlcaxdo. Pub* lie characters are also commonly re­ ferred to by their Hirst names, even the wife of the president of the republic being affectionately called "Carmen- cita" by all classes^ In the household the head of the house is called Don Jose or Don Manuel by the servants, and a son in distinction' is known as Manuelito (little Manuel). Among ser­ vants the customs regarding the names given superiors are not unlike those Ot the uegrutrs of tike southern United States. The lowest classes, or the ser­ vants that have grown up in a family, speak to the heads of the house as Nino or Nina (masculine and feminine for Child), call the wife and mother senoiv ita, regardless of the fact that she may have attained three-score. The ser­ vants distinguish between one of their own class and a friend of their master or mistress by such distinctions. If a caller is to be announced it is a senor- ita, regardless of her age, that is to' the parlor. If a woman of the common class awaits the mistress it is a senona. A gentleman of the upper classes is-re­ ferred to as a semxr, while a laborer' will be called a muchacho (boy),---|Jod- .fx* JVORRYINO. Way people set ftaftptng worrying is one," writes Mary In the Ladies' Home why it is so tufusticcess- tells a patientibe nrast patient is likely to 'Oh, doctor, dont I ill nowr--ail of which is , >ly perfectly true. And the doc­ tor does not always know bow to help him, because both doctor and patient have a^-lifaMhat it is possible to re­ tirees wiltf through an, effort of the will. W&K'la a mistake. It is not possi­ ble to rep*«w worry. You have got to it with something else. "I&t1 me illustrate this by a figure. were to go into a com- m, wishing it to be CNK'^nld you set about the iwfcfcf, Would you try to scoop the darkness up In buckets and carry it out at the door? Not at all. Tou would Just open the windows and shutters and let In the blessed sunlight You Would replace the darkness with light So It is with worry. The only possible way to get rid of it is to replace the worry attitude of mind with the non- worry attitude. And this can always be dome when the person is sincere and patient in his desire to bring it about All he has to do is to be passive and let nature have her own perfect why with him." Jt pretty design to make over a dress, or to use-when oere is: short of material, Is shown in the picture. Make the skirt with a slight demi-train in three pieces, a> straight front gore' and a bias seam down the' fitted back. The waist may have a bias seam aft the lMcfer *• shown, thellnes running up Instead of down: The yoke; that is straight across behind' and down to this waist lfne in front, is madfe of slBover embroidery or embroidered pmuei The slope-gat navy collar, with the ends extending: down the sides of the front Ent two* long stoles," Is- madi? of navy Mrae drew decided tha.t a« A duty tf w UP the Alrdrie mother of .a lad Wbm Alton/Ilt, me. I as of l(Mf to the no. He W$i the have hoop< your t ajig&lis,' or to ex; Some oth^^^d motlve. ^ls you to follow an o«tside way to tiong ^ mm. add end has become so a m. In the lives of men that MMm a» nosaeri4^*t»n. Itlp m# £*&s as easy a* It looks for .a man to leave ttofedside of a sick child, tHe hearth of a* ailing wife, or even the 1ssrasTOrwass that Sternly rails him. Oriljp Woman Prison W»rd«*. - ^ . • Mrs. B&en Cheney Johnson, who died, Bjbt long: jilpiJw in London, was the digif ffoman imit&i warden in the world. She h a d f o r f i f t e e n years be&n war­ den of the wom­ e n ' s p r i s o n a t S h e r b o r n , a n d had in that time worked a revolu­ tion in the ays- tem of caring for women prisoners. She was anAmer- ...lus lean Elizabeth KX& soBUiwotr. Fry, an£ It wa* lafrgfctj* tttwbgb her persistent and un­ wearied efforts that a prison for wom­ en se|m*jjtoM4r6m tbat in which men established in Mass- H'hotie ,t^p^ng ttft*^ir«f the rebellion, Mrs. JahnHOn was a tmost active member of th»Dtii*ed Stat«sl^anltary Commission, knd she served with fcxtntt aCint^ on the finnbee and eaagTO^i^^1n|)gg^ p -of the KM}*** fuads. foy thecommission; kmA at timea vajfpd as much a» for it At the close of the war JESrs/ Johnson, being; a widow and childfafts, devoted herself entirely tj, charitable and phil­ anthropic woflc." She became greatly form work, and for ember of the Board isioners. When she iperintendent of the women at Sherborn n the work before her for it. interest^df pri five yehrs of PriscffS was g^eat she e; admli kindling was already laid, and a box "If they come youll tef why. But you'd better Mot start onVour trip to day." he added. And that was all he would say, ex cept to assure -Turnejr that he need have no fear whatever. "Well, there they arc-," later an nounced McGinnis, who has just fin­ ished baking several pans of bread and three large pies. It was late in the afternoon, but seemed later than it was on account Of of matches had been left on the hearth. ^Tu^'ner's fr His every movement was watched i instantly took it up 7 8 QDd he ^<;«o closely that Turner soon gave up •- jhope of getting away and devoted him- teelf to serving what the Indians de­ manded as quickly as possible. ^ ' In a very tew minutes their coffee was ready and tbey were helping th^toBelvea to bread and butter and ^b;'-,-bea»^.; ' *' . , 'v ,« , Ti*€h they reiieated their demand for , meat, and Turner was at a loss what •»' *}* to do. He knew there was part of a hotted ham left, for the fact had been' ' -t*»nonS.s;ii: Cannons for use- in warfare appear to have been made of many substances which would appear very unsuitable.to our modern ideas. It must, however, be remembered that In the early days of artillery powder was very coarse and slow-burning, and the range was very small The wear and tear, there­ fore, on the bore of the gun wan a* nothing compared to what it Is now. For instance,, the Swedes in the time of Gustavus Adolphus used cannon of leather, and in $639 similar weapons were made in Scotland under the direc­ tion of Sir Alexander Hamilton, who had seen service in Sweden. Cannon have also been made of wood and stone, sometimes lined with a bore of metal and sometimes not. Cannon made of almoet pure gold have been found in India. It is said that after Cortez 4eft Mexico the Mexicans tried to imi­ tate his cannon in terra cotta. Krupp has been credited with an experiment in paper guns, that is to say, field pieces of small caliber composed of & metal core surrounded by compressed paper pulp. Such guns would, of course, be very much lighter, and would be much easier to carry about than metal guns. Of guns not used in warfare the most carious were those used to fire salutes at a winter fete in Petersburg in the year 1740, when six guns were made of lee. It Is said thaA they had an effective range of sixty yards, and that they all withstood the test of firing without bursting. 1 'Put It down. Tbat was all a Joke," said McGinnis, "a young Indian Joke. If they can only scare a white man they are happy. I saw their game as soon as I caught eye of their painted faces. I know what kind 'a Jokes they like, so 1 made friends with 'em with the whip. Lave it to me now." And he put the gun aside and went to the tent opening. The same three Indians entered, W they wore no blankets and the The Economy of Rubbers; Rubbers are prodigious money sav­ ers--in two ways; they save shoe leath­ er and doctors' bills. The best shoes in the world soon crack and go to pdeees if you wear them In the rain and snow and slush. A pair of $3 shoes with rub­ bers will outwear a pair of $12 shoes without rubbers. And as for doctors' bills, a 50-centipair of rubbers would have saved many a hundred-dollar doc­ tor's bill, to sin- nothing of the discom­ fort of being sick and the danger of pneumonia <w consumption or grip.-- The Churchipan. Ask any /nan of forty if he can re­ member tliat he ever, in all his life, did as he# pleased for just one day. Did anyone ever spend oie whole day entirely" ap he wanted! mm.; A&. At rx. ,fcutL. A man oppon day, cards, c Some f entirely of the father satisfied to catch his wo or three times time in playing to much. to be made ap never b«a . ig»-!»n*e Diplomacy. The jfogowing advice, given to a young married woman who was vis­ ited by an Older and more experienced one, may be helpful to some of our readers: When the visitor arose to go the host­ ess came .to the door and out upon the pleasant piazza, which, however, look­ ed a little dusty in the corners. "Oh, dear!" said the young wife, "bow provoking servants are. I told Mary to sweep the piazza thoroughly, and now look how dusty it Is!" "Grace," said the older woman, look- tag Into the disturbed young face with "kindly humorous eyes, "I am an old housekeeper. Let me give you a bit of advice. Never direct people's atten­ tion to defects. Unless you do so they will rarely see them. "Now, if I had been in your place and noticed the dirt, I should have said: 'How blue the sky Is,' or 'How beauti­ ful the clouds are," or 'How bracing the air is.' Then I should have Jooked up at that as I spoke and should have gotten yon safely down the steps and out of sight without you seeing the dust" - • • vas, matching the strtpe to the aklrt A dress with the stripes running in this way will seem to add several Inches to the height; but If any of them are made to run around it will take from the height and add to* idle plumpness. Woi< of Teaching Children. The children who are not kept em­ ployed will get into mischief. If you do not find them an occupation tbey will find one for themselves, and it will, moat likely, be one to which you will say: "Don't do that" Find the children employment and so cultivate their tastes and help them to form good habits. Make it a rule that anything begun must be finished. Whatever is done should be done to the of the little one's ability, and neat- and care should always be encour­ aged and praised.--New York Tele- Weda Hia Nnrtr. James J. Stokes, a newspaper man, of Mnncle, Ind., and Miss Ida Scott, formerly a nurse at the Cincinnati hospital, were mar­ ried recently In the C o vington Cathe­ dral. During the epidemic of small- ^ pox Stokes was vaccinated and was 1 1 1 f o r s e v e r a l w e e k s In a pay SCOTT. ward of the hospi­ tal. It was there that he Mtss Scott - - > • Tlup Battle .of Life* There must always be game Services that it will seem impossible to a wom­ an to ce,ase rendering. And here it Is that the hardest battle of the head and heart really begins, says Harper's Ba­ zar. Some of these services are dear because they give pleasure to the serv­ er, soave because they give comfort to the served. It Is not easy to turn from either. It is not easy, women are apt to think with some bitterness, to be a pcofesfttonal woman at alL And now again 'She bead most be heeded. If you • " A Pairln* that la L»n., • Isnft* it possible to have too much economy? If we scrimp and pinch ev­ ery bit of sweetness out of life, what a heavy price we pay for economy! Often one may lose a friend, or catch a disastrous cold,, or miss a train for Some littlQ miserable point of economy. People often laboriously save at an actual cost. A woman will press her way to a bargain counter at danger to life and limb and pickpockets, and go away radlAnt with a pair of 50-cent gloves which will last about three wearings. The same woman will go to an incompetent dressmaker and have her new gown ruined in the name of economy. "Economy is wealth," say- eth the wise saw, but the poor make- believe economy whlgh over-reaches it­ self defeats its own purpose and leads to nothing but the direst poverty of spirit and purse. Before rashly decid­ ing on a point of economy it is fully worth while to sit down and figure out which is the more profitable, to leave the gas burning or waste matches.-- Woman's Home Companion. Schley's "Better Half." V Here is a portrait of Admiral Schley's- •^better half," made, from a snapshot photograph taken by J. G. Hiestandi official photogra­ pher of the Man- itou and Pike's Peak Railroad. The picture was secured while the lady was stand­ ing with her hus­ band and a party of friends on the rear platform "of the train at the summit of Pike's Peak, Colorado. A l t h o u g h t h e public has seen numerous pic- 'mas. tures of the sdmlral, this is the first one of his wife which has been in print. «ttM*lai9 Of W*s. thin such a long time between the 'Ha was not favorably lmpresse$fii the executioner. He was a big nam, says he, with a great big red and a doctor looked on. He did not smllo when he received the first lash; M^fsaii :*ery sore (Aogllce, painful). It a big bunch of "Jaggy" leather, A brother said be wou'd have paid £5 if he could have prevented tlM lad being lashed. The other boys spoka in the name strain and did not fetish the introduction of machinery, •h^ng*> th6 punishment appears no more de­ grading than a school birching. That is a form of school discipline unknown in Scotch board schools, where pal- mies, or strokes on the palm of the hand with a cane, is the prevailing method of administering punishment --Alrdrie Cbr. London Star, ; "Mite* Chyley's Adventures,1* ? fey Grant? Allen, appears in book form, having been published as a serial in mi English: magazine. "The Dominion of DreiunS" is the title of'a. new book by Fiona Macleod. This author is< at present writing a Jacobite romance. It is proposed that the William Black Memorial- Fund- be used) to maintain a lifeboat and' crew off the Hebrides, or off the Western coast of Scotland. A Boston daily is said to have quoted "The Charge of the Light Brigade" in full, and to have given credit as fol­ lows: Ai Tennyson irL Arkanaaw Ga­ zette. More than; thirty-seven thousand copies of Miss- Hall's- tfeanslatios of "Cyrano de Bergerac" have been Is­ sued by tuo'DwabiSuap'ee: SutCTlSR iiQB- pany. Clara Morris, the stage- favorite, has recently developed the gift of story writing--a collection of short sketches by her, called" "A Silent Singerr'r being now in press* Clement Shorter Is preparing a vol­ ume concerning his many caxe books, to be called !"An Editor's Bookshelves^" He contemplates starting a new week­ ly, which will probably, be called Pea and PenclL Margaret Sherwood, author of "An Experiment in. Altruism," ha» a new novel in press, called "Henry Worth- ington, Idealist." It ls^not only &.love- story, but a. study of . some modem a»- oial and ecomknic problems. Max Pemberton will soon publish & volume of Venetian stories, called "The Enchanted Isles," said to resemble- somewhat his previous book, "Tbe- Queen of the Jesters." The same char­ acters appear In both books.. "The-Circle of a Century" Is the- name of. Mrs. Burton Harrison's new novel, in. two parts, each a novelette' complete In. itself. The first depicts New York at the end of the revolution.;, the other deals with.thfi clty a* U is. at the present.day. Kmbroidery Don't*. Don't use crude, staring colon. Soft tints are very much more artistic. Don't draw your linen in working. Keep the work smoothly atretched In the hoops. Don't fail to embroider evenly and neatly. Have the under side almost the same as the right side. Don't fold embroidered pieces; roll them on a smooth, round stick and let them stay on tt until needed Don't put your embroideries nway soiled. This is apt to set any. making them harder to1*boii Italian and Irish. It Is said!that the privilege of betog an American is one of the most costly things-connected with European travel* Iu Italy one is besieged.by, beggars. T. B. Aldrich, in' "From Ponkapog to Pesth," says that the Italian beggar generally assumes that he-has-dune- you some sort of. service. This service is not usually visible to the- naked eye, but Mr. Aldrich considers it a credit to the petitioners that they endeavor to throw a veil of decency over the injus­ tice of their demands. He says: There was an old son of Naples who dwelt on a curbstone near the Castell dell' Oro. Stumbling oa his private public residence quite unintentionally one forenoon, I was hwnediateiy as­ sessed; Ever after, he claimed me, and finally brought his son-in-law to me, and introduced him w a person com­ bining many of the-most desirable qual­ ities, of a pensioner. One of his strong points was-that he haid been accidental­ ly carried, off to America, having fallen asleep on» day In the hold of a fruit vessel. "But,, sir*"' I aedd» "why should I give jf©u anything? I don't know you?** "That is the reason, signor!" Tlie guide books give disheartening accounts of mendicancy in Ireland, but that must be in the interior. I saw nothing of it along the coast at Dublin and Cork. I encountered only one beg­ gar in Ireland, at Queenstown, who re­ tired crestfallen when I informed him tn English that I was a Frenchman and did not understand him. "Thrue for ye," he said. "Bad 'ceSs to me, what was I thinking of?" Hepitidnx Wall Paper. Wall paper that has become bruised or torn off in small patches or can not be matched may be repaired with or­ dinary children's paints. Mix the col­ ors till you get as nearly as possible the desired shade, and lightly touch up the broken places, and at the distance of a foot or two the disfigurement will be quite unnoticed. The man who throws coal into a hot furnace for a living has one advantage over his employer; his wife doesn't throw it up to him that he sits t* a cool ofllce all day. ^ A polite way of Calling a woman * gossip la to say that she is critical. If Iron m _ Works, been aettled, f o v » . . i M i > r a e d " ' ' " " waia mm the t l c e c ' All manufacturing plants In New York city under the Jurisdiction of the United Garment Worl&Hre in tioh a«k ̂ alter thd ltaneral whfcii system atfff - re-establiafee# tfca wee* week plan. |t- Tha Wood Worker*"OnIon of Grand Rapid*, Mich., which six months ago had less than a dozen members la good standing, now numbers nearly 500. This is ttie dlractjfisult of a thnrnti«^ nnd«f»tanding»' a^ii the arraiqpuheat of s; a harmonious agreement with ^ianufaeturers. • A recent bulletin of the United . States Treasury announces that during the ten months ending May 1,189®, American locomotives were exported to foreign lands. The value of these lo­ comotives is given as $4,000,000. En­ gland, Russia, China and Japan were - the principal purchaser* . There are seventy-one nation and in- in­ ternational organizations now affiliated with the American Federation of La- " bor. These are composed of over 12,060 - local unions, with an' aggregate bership of over 1,000,000 wage earners. In the past six months 200,000 wage ? earners have joined the ranks of or- , ^>'r ganlzed labor. - The present season is one of great-" r activity in the ship building industry' of the United State®. All the large ^ shipyards of the country are crowded with orders and work, and many are * }-%'>- improving their facilities to meet the v Increased demand. The difficulty In ' obtaining material, and especially iu iron and metal requirements, is being. „ felt at all points and is causing serl- , ' '"i l ' *• -M Ona trouble and delays. M M . AN ODD SNAKE TRAP. 4 ' S'-aSS . : Biacnit Tin and Ita Own Temper twk" ' prlaon a Cobra. Dr. Arthur Stradling, the celebrated j • 4?; aaake savant who In his own person r - • d e m o n s t r a t e d h u n d r e d s o f t i m e s t h e t ' ' truth ot tho theory of Imniunity by ^"'5 ' Inoculation In the case of snake-bites, tells of an odd kind of snake-trap that caught Its victim, securely. It was a|̂ ':3ri biscuit tin, and In the bottom of It/ ' were some macaroons. A cobra spied the tin, but a'aomli was ahead of the cobra. The little* , ^ thief was having a good time, regaling itself on macaroons, all unconscioui»||; that a snake waa preparing to regale . iteelf oa mouse*' Into the tin went the head of the jl snake, but the head that went in was ; destined to come out less easily. The :!; rough edges of the tin irritated the „ & cobra, and involuntarily it dilated its Mod. That nude It a prisoner. With ^ the hood dilated the head could not bo ,vV- withdrawn, and the cobra remained ; & Its tin prison until morning, when Et was easily captured and killed. Dr. Stradling, who knows the natives ^ of India as well as he knows the snakes §§i / -il 1 of that land, tells of an InteresHng theory held by these people. They aro firmly convinced that for every human v being a snake bites it loses one joint y'- When the number of deaths the snake X -1^. has caused equals the number of its" Joints; the venomous head alone re-, ^ mains. The snake has now reached : the height of its wicked desires, and . t*, t at this point it develops wings and tri- v , ^ nmphantly disappears. „ An exception to this rule Is found oar . ?|i' the other side of the #Orld, In the case ' ^ of the rattlesnake, for the natives of *3 , .4. some pafts of America are said to be-j\!: ; lieve that this snake gains a thimble'-' ? for every man it kills. By counting ' tWse they can calculate with precision * how many people' a particular' *attl»» ; Kudte has bitten. Farm Help. 1 Vj. '<£' "The farm appears to be the opening , for laborers, and workingmen in th«.:^v^^ cities are sometimes advised to seek work tn the country, says the Pbiladel- " ':r phia Record. The fact is that goodi-:^"^; farm hands are not numerous, and the ^ ' man from the city would be entirely out of place, causing more loss by mis- y takes than his service would be worth.. .^1 Intellgentl capable farm help Is what, . r is required. Ordinary laborers can be'" easily secured without looking to thei cities for such. 3*, . c«n<lor or a Dfeablin Dr. Colles, an eminent surgeon of Dublin, who died in 1843, was remark: able for his plain dealing with himself, v , . . In his fee book he had many such can- > - did entries as the following: "For glv- V »• ing ineffectual advice for deafness, 1 j Mi;:f guinea." "For attempting to draw, out! « the stump of a tooth, 1 guinea," "For C * * telling him be was no more ili than I '4 w a s , 1 g u i n e a . " " F o r n o t h i n g t h a t I K J know of except that be probably thought he did not pay me enough- hut * time, 1 guinea." t Be properly surprised when a. gossip tells that Mr. A. is flirting. If you aref ,! not the gossip will add that Mr. has run off with another woman, and f'%^' beat his wife before he went. The am- vr, bitlon of a gossip is to astound and cfi1, , startle, and he will keep oa talking till IP " he does. ' " * If a man Is a good husband, he gets | 90 credit for it; the neighbors say it to because he is too afraid of his wifa to be any other kind. i When a woman comes home from Ts' town, and runs over to a neighbor's 1 - with a bundle in her arms, it means pi' that she got a bargain. • - Many women can't go away for ti*a|^; summer became they have no one to-'" leave the bird and cat with.