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*??'>»"V " ' IS px-$.} WHIP-POOR-WILL. Httm of insccts, scent of clover, breath of sweetness on the air, ,Wafte«jUfrotn {he sweetbriar hedge, load­ ed witli their blossoms fair; fireflies dancing o'er the tneadows, and afar off on the hill Is the music, oft-repeated, of the night- bird--whip-poor-will. t*h! the whip-poor-will was singing, long .ago, when you and I jWandered happily together 'neath the moonlit, summer sky, And I whispered, as we wandered, of a lore both fond and true, And I told you of a heart, love, that was beating all for,you. 6 * ' Ah! the whip-poor-will was singing, in that happy long ago, When you gave to me your answer, in a whisper, soft and low; And the music and the fragrance, and the «dft light from above, Seemed to mingle with your answer, and to glorify our love. Hum. of insects, scent of clover, and the fireflies' flickering glow, Bring to me sweet recollections o£ that night of long ago'. And my heart beats swiftly, gladly, with a strange and tender thrill, iWheii upon my ear is stealing music ©f sCVv the whip-poor-will. '-Saturday Globe. TAMED BY A WOMAN. Arizona's most noted backer was reared on Jack Mitchell's ranch in ;fcoriesonie valley, not- many miles from Prescott In the main he was a handsome beast, stood sixteen hands flush, and weighed 1,400 pounds. But his head was bowed like a barrel stave, and set with small, misshapen eyes, that glared with a devilish light. The colt took a great fancy to Mitch­ ell's daughter Nell. It soon learned to follow her about as a dog, and would come on a run for a lump of sugar or a bite of bread when she whistled. Nell broke him in so gradually and by such gentle means that by the end of his third year she could saddle and ride Black Wolf anywhere. But on her going away to school Mitchell thought it about time to reap the profits of his money and care. There were any number of standing ®ffers ranging up as high as $300. Mat­ ters stpod undecided until one day a ^Prescott swell chanced to stop at the ranch. He offered £400 spot cash, and the deal was closed, with the under­ standing that the horse was to be de- • livered as soon as properly gaited. - So next morning Mitchell told one of his stock hands to "throw a saddle up- 6u Black Wolf and finish him up." Not dreaming of any trouble with a pet colt, the young fellow went about his task with whistle and song. But hard­ ly had he touched the saddle before Black Wolf sent him sprawling through the air, to the astonishment of everybody. Then the regular "broncho buster" mounted, but after a short struggle he was thrown and nearly killed. No one else on the place dared make the trial. Jack Mitchell was as mad as a hor­ net and sent around for the best riders in the* country, and promised to give $50 to any man that would conquer the horse. But one and all they were thrown. £ ; * • Finally Bill Zant, a Jerome teamster, came along and bought Black Wolf for a "wheeler." He said he guessed the locoed fool could not do much damage in a twenty-mule team. And to the surprise of everybody. Black Wolf took willingly to harness. In six mouths he was the stoutest puller in Yavapai County. But no one beside Bill could do a thing with him. It was worth any other man's life to go into his stall. Some time during the following sum­ mer "Broncho Charley" came over •from California. He had conceived the idea of going on the road with a wild •ivest show. His plan was to form his troupe and give the first performance in Prescott. " .About OVer the ranges he skirmished, picking up riders, ropers and rifle shots, besides a dozen or so of spoiled horses that the owners were glad to be rid of at any price. Then, engaging a few wild steers, and striking ~ bargain With some Hualapai braves, Broncho Charley rented a flat on the edge of tjie town and set the day. Moreover, lie placed $100 iu the bank, and advertised far and wide that it was to be paid to anyone bringing in a horse which could not be ridden by either himself or his men. But hardly had the mountain breezes begun to flutter the handbills along Montezuma street before a friend came and whispered something in the show­ man's ear. Without slopping for any­ thing else Charley mounted a horse and spared not spur nor quirt until he drew rein at Bill Zant's camp. With little ceremony Charley said that he had heard of Black Wolf, and that he Wanted him for the wild west show. :^«Well," said Bill, "seeing as how I alu't a-usiug him just now, guess it's all right. But you don't want to let him kill anybody." £ Black Wolf was led forth ready for the trial. "Now, fork him and 4il jerk off the blind," said Bill. ^ Charley did manage to catch both stirrups, but that is all he remembered mit.il Bill picked him up bruised and g bleeding from a corner of the corral. •Think he'll do," asked Bill, with a grim smile. 'Yes; -guess so. But for heaven's sake don't say a word about this; it would spoil everything." &#£, ' . And Broncho Charley, with fallen £ ^ V crest, led the horse to Prescott by a y i v ;' ' roundabout trail. First thing next morning Charley had another lot of handbills printed » ,' - saying that, aside from his first offer, SSjjZ? • certain he would give .$250 to any person who would successfully ride a horse belonging to his outfit. Finally the time rolled round for the opening of the great fete. The third aod last day was set for the broncho riding. By an hour past noon the grandstand was packed to suffocation; even the roof lent its puny aid in seat­ ing the crowds, while the fence for 100 yards each side budded with boys. At last, in all the glory of buckskin, long hair and six-shooters, Broncho • Charley rode into the inclosure and an­ nounced that the first contest would be for the $100 prize. "Now/' he said, ••bring on your buckers." feist- if; They V\4re led in one at a time. Coyote Dan,' Buckskin Hellion and Black Catfyon' Pkltit, that Showed five feet of &^vllghtiihder his feet every time he ijtlfttBe j^'und,; *nd a dozen others--kl^ "big, 'ugly brutes. Not a horse tbeta that, was not old at 'the inisinefe/au'd'ofrto aH'the tricks of the range. Bakers 1 Terror was brought in last.. He stood like a lamb '.--as easy t6 saddle as an old gentle horse. BrotVcho 'Chartey vms eager to show his skill1.' liJow'Was his time to gain cheap glory. V He lnouiit^l. ^rfOr stood without moving a muscle until all was ready, when suddenly' he sprang high into the air. Then he followed with three tre­ mendous jumps to the right, and at the left turn flung Charley, long hair, buck­ skin and six-shooters in one confused head ov^r the five bar fence. And it looked for a while as if this horse would win t'hei prize for his own­ er, but lie gave up after flinging two of the best men ih the outfit. And now, after an intermission, the humble showman rode out and pro­ nounced the second contest: "Anybody that can ride the horse I'm about to bring into the ring will be given a check for $250, which Is on de­ posit in the "Cactus bank. Mind you, he must be ridden with a free saddle- rolls and bucking straps are barred. Now, come on, you crack riders, and try your.skill; here comes the horse." At this everybody, looked toward the entrance to see Bill Zant leading Black Wolf into, the ring. Up went a wild „ shout. At once fell the hopes of all the local riders, while those froto distant parts of the ..territory .; groaned and turned pale when the crowd began shouting, "Hurrah for Bill Zant's Black Wolf?" T0o well they knew what that name meant. ' For a While it seemed as if no con­ testants were going to appear. Finally three came forward--a Californian, a Mexican aud Doc Bright, the self- styled king of Southern Arizona cow­ boys. At the drawing of straws for turns the Mexican drew first mount, tiie Cali­ fornian second and Doc Bright last. Black Wolf suspected something when the cinches were tightened, but he merely smelled of his master's hand and Arent to nibbling grass. The Mexican felt of his spurs. Then, catching the horn in both hands, he sprang lightly into the saddle. Bill jerked off the blind and jumped out of the way. Just a moment the horse glanced about him--Just a moment quivered from head to fdot; then, dropping his head between his forefeet, he shot up­ ward like a rocket, and, with marvel­ ous agility, wheeled end for end in midair. Hardly bad he landed before he was off again, this time wheeling in the op­ posite direction and shaking himself like a wet dog to loosen the hold of the raking spurs. One more jump, and the Mexican, was flung whirling to the ground, where he lay until some of his companions carried him unconscious out of the ring. Catching the horse again, Bill called to the Californian to take his medicine. The young fellow hesitated. Then re­ membering that the honor of his State must be upheld he drew up his belt a hole, tosfeed his hat to a friend and bounded into the saddle like a cat. But, alas! Two of those fearful side sweeps pitched California's honor headlong into a heap of sand. And California's liouor narrowly escaped a broken nook. Wildly the Arizona faction cheered over this defeat. Their man only was left, and he might' possibly win the day. He was fresh,"while the horse must certainly be t^j^rse,after buck­ i n g t w o r o u n d s . ^ • Aud now,; as^mff^^^r^bo'ry's pride walked into t:he J^^VTO^assembled hundreds went beside-themselves with joy. But Doc was not 'ov^rconfident. The easy defeat of the other contest­ ants unnerved him, for he' knew, them to be no ordinary riders; Worse than all, he. was handicap .||y a wide reputation. In his heart Sfeiwished he had stayed at home. J ' 1 • t *' -• J'i * But it was too late to back outnow. So taking a swallow^ of water, he flung away his hat and went to the middle of the riug, where Black Wolf, though blindfolded, was pawing^h^ earth and snorting fiercely. Taking a running start, he bounced into the saddle. MLeit Idm go," and Doc dug the sjittirs With a*Vk*ud bellow,*^ Black Wolf Jumped &ftce forward to get a start, then left the ground a full six feet and whirled before he catt&Pdpwn. Now he plunged to the right, now to the left; then forward, then backward, up and down, around and around, until Doc's nose and ears were tunning blood. An­ other jump and the grip of his spurs was shaken loose. Desperately he clung to the horn, but in vain. He lost both stirrups. At last Doc could stand it no longer. Calling to mind an old trick, he caught the horn with both hands and jumped clear of everything. He struck on his feet, but fell from exhaustion. "Ladies and gentlemen," said Bron­ cho Charlie, when the uproar had somewhat abated, "the money is yet my own. Is there any other person that would like to make a trial for .it? A hush fell upon the audience. Would anyone be so foolhardy as to back that devil after the best riders had failed? Preseutly there was a stir at the far end of the grand stand, a moving aside to let someone pass. All eyes turned eagerly that way to see a bright-eyed, rosy^cheeked girl, step down from the tiers of seats. She was attended by a middle-aged man. "Who Is! it? Who is it?" whispered hundreds at once, and hundreds more answered, "Why, that's Nellie Mitchell and her father. They live In Lonesome valle.y.-' Broncho Charley dismounted quickly and came forward. "Good evening," be said, raising his hat politely to Nell and her ^ther... :"I^th^e anything I can do for you?" * * * "II 10 "Why," answered Nell, with many blushed, "I have come to ride that horse." t- -? .| "What?" exclaimed Charley, starting back in astonishment. "Ride that horse? I could not think of letting you do such,a' thing; why, you would be killed." , ,.>• Just let T erj- hra Mitchell. "She knows what she Is about." By this time the crowd Was crazy with curiosity to know what was up. But when they saw Bill coming With the side-saddle exclamations of Indig­ nation, wonder, protest and approval swept over the Vast throng. Again Broncho Charley urged the danger, protested and pleaded. But when he saw that Mitchell remained firm he gave in and walked aWay, con­ ceding that both the man and his daughter must be locoed. With a deal of coaxing and whistling Black Wolf was caught again. But his anger was thoroughly roused. He looked wildly about him, pawed the ground and reared. It was at least a quarter of an hour before Bill could pacify him sufficiently to get Nell's saddle cinched in place. And now, as the horSe was led, snort ing and plunging, to the center of the ring Nell and her father came forward. Scarcely a person in the audience moved a muscle as Nell, began talking in soothing tones to the horse; eve: one feared to draw a long breath wh she toop a lump of sugar from her pocket and called, "Come, now, Wolfy, poor boy; come and get your sugar." The horse stood a moment watching her intently. His ears moved uneasily. He recognized that voice--knew his young mistress. With a glad neigh, he walked up and whinnied his thanks as he took the lump from her hand. "Poor old horse," she said, patting his muzzle, while he rubbed his head against her; "did they treat you mean? Now, come! let's take a walk." So saying, Nell threw the reins over his neck and went over to the fence, while the great brute came trotting along, first on one side and then on the other, as though he were a little dog. Mounting to the top rail, Nell called: "Come, Wolfy; come up here like a good horse and let me take a ride." Up pranced Black Wolf, but with the wrong side to the fence. "Ah, now," she said, slapping him, "have you forgotten?" Instantly the obedi­ ent animal wheeled about and Nell quickly seated herself in the saddle. Then with a "Go on, old fellow," the horse bowed his neck and cantered gayly up in front of the grand stand amid the wildest enthusiasm and the cries of "Arizona is ahead yet! Hur­ rah for Lonesome Valley!" and every­ body took up the cry, "Three cheers for Lonesome Valley!" Promptly Broncho Charley rode to the front. His head was uncovered and he had a white envelope in his hand. The confusion ceased. Then, turning to Nell, he said, simply: "Miss Mitchell, let me congratulate you on doing what the best horsemen in the West have failed to do. Please accept this check; you have won it fairly and you richly deserve it." "And now, Miss Nellie," spoke out Bill Zant, coming forward, "I have a word I want to say just here. I ain't much on making pretty speeches or anything of that sort, but I want to tell you that when Jack Mitchell sold this horse to me he made a big mis­ take. And I'm just naturally going to undo the mistake right here. Miss Nellie, I make you a present of the horse--Black Wolf is yours." And as Nell rode out through the gate the Mexican waved his hand fee­ bly from the blanket where he lay-- "Bravo, Senorital! Bravo!"--New Or­ leans Times-Democrat. MR. TANNER ON LOGAN GOVERNOR TANNER. National Wagon Road. The "national road" from St. Louis to Indianapolis was part of one of the great systems of roads which, before the days of the iron horse, were pro- jolted by the national government to connect the East and the West. One such road was planned to cross the Al- leghenies, traverse the Western States, connecting Cincinnati and St. Louis by means of branch roads with all side points of importance, while other sys­ tems connecting New York with Phila­ delphia, Washington and the South. Considerable progress was made on these roads before the invention of the railroad, but after the tramway system was found to be practicable work on the national roads was almost aban­ doned, and these highways were, as a matter of fact, turned over to the State and county authorities through which they passed. In some cases the na­ tional roads were maintained in good repair; in others the changes in the centers of population have also effect­ ed a change in the highways, and the national roads were abandoned for more convenient routes. "No, I don't .think I would, me try him." ' ; ' "Yes, give her a trial," spoke up Poor Lo Behind the Plow. ' William Shakspeare, an Arapahoe In-' dian on the lower Shoshone agency, reports to the Indian guide of Fort Washakie that the Indians on the sub- agency are working on their farms more industriously this year than ever before. They are breaking up a large amount of new land, and. where last year the sage brush was thick there are now good farms. He says: "The old Indians always used to talk of go­ ing to war, and now they talk different; they tell us about farming, and how to farm, and they tell us young men to work hard at farming. I have in about twelve acres of wheat, five of oats, one of potatoes, and a big garden of watermelons, squash and other veg­ etables. I have twenty-two acres this year instead of ten last, and all the other Indians are the same way, plow­ ing much more land this^ear than last."--Lander, Wyo., letter to Denver Republican. A Celebrated Giant. Cornelius Magrath, the celebrated Irish giant, was born in 1737 and at the age of 16 measured 6 feet. He was an orphan, brought up by the philosopher Berkeley, bishop of Cloyne, who was suspected of dabbling in the black art, and a ridiculous story obtained ere dence that the greast height of Magrath was the result of a course of experi­ mental feeding and the imbibing of magic potions. This strange tale had doubtless no better foundation in fact than that the good bishop opined that good living and tonics are the best means of building up the constitutions of overgrown youths. Be that as It may, Magrath steadily increased In length and strength, and at the age of 19 measured 7 feet 8 inches. The skel­ eton of the "great Irfsh giant" is pre­ served In the museum of Trinity Col­ lege, Dublin. - SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR AT THE STATUE UNVEILING. Hia Address a Glowing Tribute to the Noble .Soldier Son of Illinois--Geo. Logan's Services as a Commander and a Statesman. Gt>v Accepts the Statue. v. John R. Tanner at the unveiling of tiie Logan monument in Chicago ac­ cepted the statue in behalf of the people of the State of Illinois. His address was largely a tribute to the memory of the man who had been born and raised in I11I-, liois, and whose glory was reflected on the State. Mrs. Logan, sitting within a few feet of the .speaker, listened attentively, and was evidently greatly affected by the homage paid her husband by the ruler of the great Commonwealth. Gov. Tanner referred feelingly to the power of Logan's name throughout the country, and to the lasting effect on the State from the pos­ session of a noble monument so well fit­ ting the ma n in whose honor it was erect­ ed. His speech in full was as follows: Mr. Chairman of the Logan Monument Com­ mittee and fellow citizens: The lessons of this hour are Impressive. Each citizen should carry from this place not only a renewed faith In free institutions, but a strengthened determination to live up to those high models of duty and patriotism with which the history of our country so richly abounds. Most gladly do I, as the humble represen­ tative of this commonwealth, accept, in be­ half of the people, this monument to the memory of one of Illinois' most beloved and gifted eons. And, In accepting this memorial for the great State that Logan so truly loved and so long served, I shall make my few words accord, so far as I can, with the his­ torical lessons which the life and career of John A. Logan so pointedly teach to the ris­ ing generation of Americans. I shall not try to glorify or to further exalt the name of Logan. That he has done for himself beyond any man's power to add to OF detract. By word and by deed, by character and by cour­ age, by untiring devotion and supreme serv­ ice to his fellow citizens, Logan placed his name upon the brightest and best pages of American history. Generations yet unborn, with full hearts and tear-dimmed eyes, will read that splendid story of patriotism, devo­ tion and courage, and those who are prone to despair of the cause of liberty and good government will here take heart and learn a higher faith in the goodness and wisdom of mankind. It is said the greatest statues require the least drapery, and certainly the great char­ acters of history can gain very little from words and phrases of mere eulogy. A great fame, which rests upon supreme achieve­ ments for mankind, and which takes hold firmly upon the hearts aud souls of men, asks nothing from the tinsel of mere speech. That thing called notoriety often owes Its existence to what is written and said, but fame, real fame, has its enduring founda­ tions upon that which has been done. It Is the deed of the hero which praises him. Men of vanity and self-importance often wrangle desperately for a little stand­ ing room in the dim vale of historical obliv­ ion, but Logan was content to Go the sim­ plest and unconscious duty of the hour; and With a serene confidence he left to his coun­ try and to time the keeping of his matchless fame. He rested his cause upon the good opinion of his fellow men, and this splendid monument, surrounded here to-day by an Immense outpouring of the men and women who love and honor his memory, is ample proof that he did not trust his fellow citi­ zens In vain. It Is Indeed fitting that we should thus gather from all quarters of the State and of the republic to dedicate a memorial here In the home city of General Logan, among the jeople who in his lifetime knew and loved llm--a memorial which shall tell to the mul­ titudes who will visit this spot in time to cotne that the spirit of patriotism and of gratitude Is not wanting in the hearts of the American people. This statue will tell to all who gather here that Logan and the great work that Logan did for his country and the world can never be forgotten In Illinois, or within the limits of the great republic, so long as the spirit Of civil liberty dwells among our people. At the day of his death Logan possessed in the United States the largest and most devoted personal following that any man has had since Lincoln and Grant passed from mortal view, and now, more than ten years after this man was followed to the tomb by a mourning nation, the people have built and dedicated to his memory this magnifi­ cent memorial. Why has this been done? Why is the name of Logan revered by the American people? Not aimlessly have our citizens given of their substance for this jurpose, and not without adequate reason lave they left their various callings and gathered to-day about this shrine to give ex­ pression to their faith and their gratitude, [t is because there Is a lesson in this heroic life and in this exalted career. It is what this man did and what he was, and what he stands for in American history, which Is thus typified and embalmed in bronze, rather than the mere personal outlines of a form now passed away. • J[ I will tell you, briefly, fellow citizens, what I think this occasion and this demon­ stration really mean. They mean that John, A. Logan is, In the public mind, the very emobdlment of the militant patriotism of the United States; that he Is, and will ever be, to the people the greatest of the volun­ teers In the cause of nationality and liberty; the pre-eminent citizen soldier, the repre­ sentative, above all others, of the volun­ teers who fought and conquered In the ranks for the Union cause. Not trained and educated to fight battles not a warrior by occupation, but rather by nature aud surroundings a man of gentle­ ness and peace, he sprang with the quick instincts of a patriot to the defense of his country in a supreme crisis, and, seizing the trailing banner of the republic, bore It on­ ward to victory and glory. Logan repre­ sents pre-eminently the military power which resides In the people. He represents that safeguard of popular governments'* which was found during the rebellion In the sturdy courage and patrotlsm of the citizen soldiers of the United States. I do not say that Logan represents no other thing and no other Idea, but I do say that he furnishes the most distinguished example of a citizen soldier to be found in the history of this world. His splendid career Is before us to-day for* review. We see him In the spring of 1861 rend the political associations and friend­ ships of a lifetime, and, leaving his seat in the Congress of the United States to shoul­ der a musket, we see him rush to the re&cue of his Imperiled country. From that hour we behold him abreast of the advancing bayonet line of the Union host until the hour when the rebellion expired at Appo­ mattox. We se him by the bivouac fires of the Tennessee; we see him at Vicksburg; we see him on the 22d day of July, 1864, at the battle of Atlanta, when gallant MePlierson fell, spring like the god of war to the com­ mand of the Army of the Tennessee; and we see him with Sherman, at the head of the old Fifteenth Corps, cleaving the groaning rebellion In twain from Atlanta to the sea. Wherever danger threatened or duty call­ ed, this gallant man of the people was at the front, treading always the path of honor and to glory. In no man was the spirit of American patriotism ever more nearly In­ carnate than in General Logan. He was of heroic mold. He brought to the cause ho espoused a cool head, but a hot and im­ patient heart. No man with such furious Impulses as ho possessed ever combined with them, as he did. the cool intellect to direct his course In the paths of wisdom. He possessed that rare quality which, it has been said, "Gazes like the eagle and strikes like the thunderbolt." <--^ He was born to lead and to be followed, and no man was ever followed with a high­ er enthusiasm than that with which the Union volunteers followed General Logan to victory. When Logan came to the aid of the Union he brought with him all the hosts of this State who lingered In the border land of doubt and distrust. His call was like the The lighting rod'agent says, his bus!- *l°8an °f Roderick Dhu, and In It was the ^ oajro. uuat contagion which brought the great uprising ness is being run into the ground. . | tor the Union throughout Ulthols. Doubt t fled and duty to country aroso supreme as the black eagle of Illinois, armed and mounted for the fray, dashed to the front, and called to his bewildered and doubting countrymen to follow. Time would fall me to speak of the splen­ did career of General Logan In civil life. As a statesman he was wise, courageous, and Incorruptible, but even these qualities did not protect him from bitter calumny. Often assailed as though he had been a criminal by a portion of the venal and ven­ omous press-, of his own city, because it could not control and own him, he demon­ strated to the world that he could not be driven, and that he could not be bullied, and he further demonstrated that he who fear­ lessly does his duty will have at last the suPP°rt of good and thoughtful men. • The virtues and deeds or such men should be garnered and preserved in our national treasure-house, that they may stand as a perpetual inspiration to all our people. Lo- gan labored with supreme ability to main- i? "-the Constitution aud the laws. Na­ tional preservation and national supremacy are but equivalent words for law and order. Abraham Lincoln was right when be said tPat„secesslon. was "the essence of anar- chy, And whenever in the future the spirit of sedition shall raise Its head In this fair land; when plausible demagogues shall whis­ per in the ears of the vicious or the unfor­ tunate that the Government has robbed them, that the courts are an organised sys- *9 .R oppression, and that only the rich and the great can receive benefits from our laws and institutions, we will point to this monument which commemorates the deeds of this man of the people; we will appeal to that heroic life, to the supreme service ren­ dered to this whole people^ and out Of- this great and shining example we will draw new courage and Inspiration to meet every peril which may beset the land which Logan loved and did so much to save. How a Maimed Canary Bird Sleeps. W i<th one leg hanging broken and helpless from its body and the other grasping firmly the swing of its cage a remarkable canary owned by Mrs. Joseph Printer of Penh avenue and Thirty-fourth street continues to swing while it sleeps. High up in its cage it lands on its perch at dusk, and slum­ bers while it rocks, until daylight. It reaches the swing by a studied leap from the bottom of the cage. Confine­ ment has long since removed the energy from its wings. A clumsy grocer's assistant, led out of curiosity to gape at the bird, jostled its cage from the hook, broke the bird's leg, almost sent its owner, who priced it beyond a money value, into hyster­ ics, and aroused the indignation of a Sixteenth Ward neighborhood. A phy­ sician kindly mended the fracture. He put it into splints, and his order to bring about a cure recommended that all the perches in the cage be removed, so that the canary would be unable to reach the swing until the broken limb took hold again. The canary fooled the physician, however, and for over a week it has been sleeping on the swing and swing­ ing all the time. wrhile nursing the fractured limb.--Pittsburg Dispatch. Concerning; " Purfessors." The misuse of the title "professor" as often vulgarly auulied to musicians in general finds a laughable example in the following story credited to Band­ master Sousa. It seems that some years ago, before the existence of the organization which bears his name, and, before "The Washington Post," "Liberty Bell," "Cotton King" and "El Capitan" had made the American march king famous, he was leading a band in the government service, at some small country festival. The ad­ vent of the band had been awaited with intense interest by the local pop­ ulation, and, as a consequence, the bandsmen were soon surrounded by a surging crowd which hemmed them in so that it became well nigh an Impos­ sibility for them to keep ou playing. Sousa pointed out the fact to a lo^al official, adding that unless the crowd fell back his band would have to stop. That personage shook his head warm­ ly, and turning to the assembled multi­ tude, bawled out, "Gentlemen, step back and give the purfessor's pur­ fessors a chance to play!" Origin of "Mr." and "Mrs." The history of the origin and devel­ opment of the titles of Mr. and Mrs. is rather interesting. When the ordinary Christian names had nicknames deriv­ ed from their owner's trade-, or his dwelling place, or from some personal peculiarity, tacked ou, there were as yet no "misters" in the land. Some John Bull accumulated more wealth than the bulk of his fellows--became, perhaps, a landed proprietor or an em­ ployer of hired labor. Then he began to be called In the Norman-French of the day the "maistre" of this place or that, of these workmeu or of those. In time the "maistre," or maister," be­ came a prefix to his Christian name, and he became Maister Bull and his wrife-was Maistress Bull. Gradually the title was conferred upon any kind-- by mere possession of wealth or hold­ ing some position of more or less con­ sideration and importance.--Boston Traveler. To Prevent Cheek liaising. In a new apparatus for printing checks, so as to form a complete safe­ guard against forgery, a revolving disk is provided with twenty-nine blocks, representing the numerals in words up to twenty, then tens to 100, the word "thousands" completing the list, and rendering it practicable to print any desired amount by pushing at the blocks necessary. The apparatus has am ink ribbon, roller and spring, and the impression breaks down and em­ bosses the paper, so that the amount of the check is plainly visible in raised characters on the back, preventing the possibility of raising or altering the figures. Feeds the Mississippi. According to calculations of John Birkenbine, of Philadelphia, the drain­ age area of the Mississippi river is one amd one-fourth millions of square miles, including nearly all of the coun­ try from the Alleghanies to the Rock­ ies and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. In his commimica.tions to the Engineers' Club, Mr. Birkenbine esti­ mates that one inch of rain falling evenly over this area would equal 21,- 780,000,000,000 gallons of water. The average yearly fall in the Mississippi watershed averages from twenty to forty-three inches according to locality. The river has an average flow of GG4,- 000 cubic feet per second. Had Wizards in Her Heart. Alonzo Brown of Cambridge Me., lost a nice cow last week. Upon open­ ing her he found four lizards, from three to four inches long, in her heart, and a larger one, about ten inches long, in the passage leading from the heart to the lung. It is supposed that while drinking the cow sucked the mother lizard Into her month, and that It weait down the windpipe, and from there through the hing into the heart. A wife is willing to be obedient, but she hntes to be considered a slave. A NEW REPUBLIC. loath American States Have Formed a Federation. Quietly and unostentatiously the greater republic of Central America has become an accomplished fact. The first step was taken a year or more ago, when Salvador, Honduras, and .Nicaragua united in a confederation for mutual defense. Now Costa Rica and Guatemala have joined and the new republic is complete. It would have been still better had the confed­ eration been established half a century ago and thereby developed the re­ sources of the five countries as they should have been and also prevented a score Of miserable civil wars and revolutions brought .about by ambi­ tious and corrupt military adventur­ ers. They naturally should be under one authority so far as their national policy is concerned, and now that this has been accomplished there is little doubt it will tend toward conditions of peaceIffiikUorder in domestic affairs. The new republic will possess con­ siderable strength. Its population will be a little over three millions, of which Guatemala has nearly one-half. The area will be 185,825 square miles, db vided as follows^ Guatemala, 03.400; Costa Rica, 23,000; Salvador, 7,225; Honduras, 43,000; and Nicaragua, 49,- 200. As compared with South Ameri­ can State Chile has 293,470 square miles of area, Peru 463.747, and the Argentine Republic 1,778,195, though the population of the latter is only about 917,000 larger than that of the new republic. Compared with Illi­ nois, its area is about three times as large, while its population Is about a million and a half less. The Central American population is largely made up of native Indians and mixed races, but the Europeans and those of Euro­ pean descent are steadily increasing. The arrangement of the new federa­ tion is both wise and sensible. The in­ dividual States retain complete auton­ omy and absolute control of their do­ mestic affairs. Outside relations, trea­ ties, commercial and industrial rela­ tions with other nations are managed by a sort of. congress which meets in the various capitals at stated times and which is regularly elected. Repre­ sentation to foreign governments also proceeds from the authority of this body. In a word, the relations of the greater republic to the outside world are practically managed as ours are, and the rights of the States to control their own affairs remain untouched. Undoubtedly one of the impelling mo­ tives to this union was the fact or the fear that Mexico had its covetous eyes on those States adjoining her own southern boundary, which has had the effect to expedite this fusion of the five States. The union will give the republic an army of about 175,000 men, regulars and militia, which will be sufficient for all ordinary purposes of defense. As to the commercial and industrial resources of the new re­ public, they should be greatly devel­ oped under the new management. If it have no other result than to put an end to the interminable revolutions and civil wars in that section it .will be a blessing. Joke in Squash Grove. The home of the practical joker is the country town, where any addition to the common fund of conversational material is as welcome as a rain after a dry spell. In some towns it Is deem­ ed a merry jest to steal another man's bicycle, "put it up" for $2 or $3 with some one who is In the joke, and invite the victim to help spend the money. The amusement derived from this pro­ ceeding lasts undiminished for several weeks. Squash Grove's general store laid in a supply of straw hats. An attractive "line" on them was placed in the win­ dow, and the better to catch the bu­ colic eye they were adorned with a large sign: f t * * * * * * * * * * * * These Hats are going for a song. * T on Jones, arch wag of Squash <.n>ve, happened to pass that way si ortly afterward. He saw the sign, and his pace quickened. Five minutes later he returned with half a dozen followers. Without an explanatory word they rushed up in front of the desk where the proprietor was musing over his accounts.' With­ out waiting for greetings, they began, allegro and fortissimo, that venerable relic of the primitive vaudeville stage: He never came back, He never came back, His dear form they saw nevermore; But how happy they'll be When his dear form they see, When they meet on that beautiful shore. No dialogue followed the completion of the chorus. The marauders rushed to the window, seized a hat apiece, and rushed into the street. The cause of the atrocity was remov­ ed from the window at once, but when Squash Grove ceases to talk about that simple joke the present generation will have passed away from the earth. Life Snonld Be Longer. It was the naturalist Buff on who as­ serted that human beings should live to 140 years instead of merely 70. Buf- fon argued that all creaitures of the animal kind live at least six or seven times as long as it requires them to ob­ tain full development. Thus the horse is full grown at 3 years and lives to 18 and 20. The ox is fully developed at 4 years and the dog at 2. The former lives to 24 and 25 and the latter to 12 and 14. There Is no doubt that In these respects Button was right, and if his theory were borne out In the case of humankind the perkxl of life should be at least 120 to 140 instead of 70. '•The Unspeakable Turk." The word "Moslem," which has come into common use to designate a fol­ lower of Mohammed, is a contraction of Mussulman, which, in turn, is said by, competent authorities to have origi­ nally signified "men resigned to God." Ottoman, or Othman, was a favorite name with the early Mohammedan caliphs, and subsequently applied to their followers. The phrase "unspeak­ able Turk" was used by Mr. Carlyle in a letter read at a meeting held in St. James Hall, London, 1876, in which he said: "The unspeakable Turk should be immediately struck out of the ques­ tion and the country be left to honest European guidance." Sir B. W. Richardson recommends six miles an hour on the bicycle for a man in middle li&» who rides for healths "The Christian," Hall Calhe's new novel, is announced in volume form. F. Hopkinson Smith has jnst finish­ ed & novel entitled "Caleb West, Mas­ ter Iblver." ^ . 'J • Oliver Optic at his death left two complete manuscripts which will short­ ly be published. Professor Arlo Bates hopes to finish this summer his novel, "The Puritans," on which he has been engaged for sev­ eral years. Chester Bailey Fernald will tell in a forthcoming work how, when wheeling in Japan, the children tried to feed hia bike with carrots. It is rumored that EmUe Zola will base one of the chapters of his new nov­ el, "Paris," on which he is now work­ ing hard at Medan, upon the Charity Bazar fire. " . ; . " The American Baptist Publication Socie7y"will publish a volume of short stories by E. W. Thomson, one of the editors of the Youth's Companion?' The title of the volume will be "Between Earth and Sky." The history -of.-the house of Black-, wood, which Mrs. Oliphant has been engaged on for a long time, will appear in three, if not four, volumes, the first of which need not be expected until the autumn. " • Mrs. Craigie ("John Oliver Hobbes") Is still very delicate and incapable of much bodily exertion, and she conse­ quently leads the life almost of a re­ cluse. She spends most of her time in her library, but occasionally writes in bed. She never goes to dinner parties or receptions, but retires early to rest. Harper & Bros, are to publish "The People for Whom Shakspeare Wrote," by Charles Dudley Warner; "Eye Spy," a series of studies in outdoor life, writ­ ten and Illustrated by the late Will- lam Hamilton Gibson; "In Simpkins- ville," a collection of short stories, by Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart; and "The Story of Rhlnegold," by Anna Alice Chapin. Robert Louis Stevenson now has two tangible tokens to mark his memory. One is the large marble slab over his grave on the Samoan hilltop and the other is a memorial fountain that his San Francisco admirers are erecting in his honor. In the meantime his own countrymen are working hard to collect enough money to "raise the tardy bust of fame" in Edinburgh. . v The list of names of that great work, the "Dictionary of Nation Biogra­ phy," being now complete, the event is to be celebrated by a dinner given in London by George Smith to the con­ tributors. Volume LI. (Scoffln-Sheares) contains the longest article which has yet appeared in the dictionary--that on Shakspeare. The editor of the diction­ ary, Sidney Lee, is the author of the memoir. Mrs. Oliphant's.death lends a double interest to the fact that the Putnams are to bring out,her last book, "The Ways of Life," in this country. The volume Is made up of two stories, the "Wonderful History of Mr. Robert Dalyel" and "Mr. Sanford." Both stories turn upon the pathos of an au­ thor's or artist's discovery that he has passed the meridian of lais career. The book was reviewed with the highest praise by the London papers before Mrs. Oliphant's death. Weighing an Elephant. An Indian writer relates an interest­ ing anecdote concerning Shahjee, the father of the first ruling prince of Mah- rattas of Hindustan, who lived at about the beginning of the seventeenth century. On one occasion a certain high official made a vow that he would distribute to the poor the weight of his own elephant in silver money, but the great difficulty that at first presented- itself was the mode of ascertaining what this weight really was, and all the learned and clever men of the court seem to have endeavored in vain to construct a machine of sufficient power to weigh the elephant. At length It Is said that Shahjee came forward and suggested a plan which was simple and yet ingenious in the highest degree. He caused the unwieldy animal to be con­ ducted along a stage, especially made for the purpose by the waterside, into a flat bottom boat, and then, having marked on the boat the height to which the water reached after the elephant had weighed it down, the latter was taken out, and stones were substituted in sufficient quantity to load the boat to the same line. The stones were then taken to the scales, and thus, to the amazement of the court, was ascer­ tained: the true weight of the elephant. Journalist Ambassadors. There have been a number of prece­ dents for the appointment of news­ paper men as embassadors, of which several instances have occurred lately. Samuel S. Cox, well known as "Sunset" Cox, was a newspaper writer before he was sent as Minister to Turkey in 1885. Caleb Oushing, contributor to the mag­ azines, was Minister to China In 1843 and to Spain in 1874. Thomas M. Foote, editor of papers in Buffalo and Albany, was charge d'affaires in Vienna in 1852. John Morgan Francis, editor of the Troy Times, was Minister to Greece in 1871. Rufus King, editor of the Al­ bany Journal, was Minister to Rome In 1861. Carl Schurz resigned as Minis­ ter to Spain at the outbreak of the war in order to enter the United States army. Whitelaw Reid was Minister to France in 1889, and at the same time Charles Emory Smith, editor of the Philadelphia Press, was Minister to Russia, and Watson R. Sperry, who had been managing editor of the New York Evening Post, waS Minister to Persia. John Russell Young was Min­ ister to China In 1882, and James Wat­ son Webb was Minister to Brazil In 1861. r..; '/re ­ passes and PuffS. « Complaints from stockholders have led the Western Railroad of France to publish some curious facts about free passes given- to the press. Passes were issued in 1896, which, if paid^or, would have added to the receipts of the com­ pany 330,000 francs; to counterbalance this the newspapers printed free ad­ vertisements for the railroad, which would have cost It 1,634,000 francs. , \ 4* I "V h. "* , j Vtfif