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' l ... ’__.. ~ A 53.1.. mini BY TO)! BOLTOX. During the winter of 82 business com- plications made it necessary for me to take a journey into a wild and remote part of Russia. The house with which I was con- nected had had some very unsatisfactory dealings with one of its branches, and things had come to such a pass that_ a visit from a member of the main establishment had become imperative. It was late in January when I bad to make my start, and the weather had been unusually cold. I could travel_ 750 miles out of my journey of 1,000 by rail F but the balance of the trip would have to be made by sledges, not a very rapid or convenient mode of transportation, though it has the advantage of enabling the traveler to regu- late his time as he feels disposed. Being extremely fond of field sports, and know- ing that the section of country ‘I was going to visit would, in all probability, contain plenty of game, I carried my Cplt's breech- loading shotgun and a fine Winchester re- peating rifle, with a good store of ammuni- tlon for both. _ Well, I arrived st the end of my railroad journey without any accident_or.incident other than the regular daily skirmishes for meals and hot tea at the not overclean sta- tions. We were fortunate in having a clear line, no snow having fallen for over a week â€"-ratber a remarkable circumstance in Russia-so we were not compelled to dig out any snowbanks, though this form of amusement is by no means unusual. The morning after my arrival at Udalla I sent to make arrangements fer a sledge at the post ing-station. Tnis was soon done, and in an hour I was clear of the town and fairly start- ed on the second half of my long journey. In Russia the sledces are generally roofed over-especially those used for trav- eling-somewhat after the fashion of our buggies, and are very low, so that, PTO- vided there are plenty of rugs and furs, one can make a trip comfortably enough, and even sleep at his pleasure. The picture in the mind of travel of this description is of three horses abreast, gayly dashing along in fine style; but in my case the actual facts were very different. Before we had gone two versts from Udalls, the road became very bad, for the snow was deep on each side of the track, and though the track itself was broken, the snow was in great lumps. Over these the sledge thumped and banged, while the horses stumbled and floundered along as best they could. The driver, meanwhile, consoled himself by alternately cursing the horses, the road, and his bad luck at having to come out, with an occasional vogtd at me for a crazy Englishman who wanted to kill something so badly that he had no go hunt- ing in the dead of winter; my language and impedimenta giving rise to various un- founded rumcrs, while every one speaking English is put dowu as an Englishman by the peasantry in this part of Russia. We reached the post-station, at the end of cur first day's travel, long after night- fall. Afterahot supper, I continued my journey all night, taking a number of naps, but no regular sleep, because, as soon as I began to doze, I would imagine my ribs to bea corduroy road, and my vertebrae a troop of army mules crossing it and kicking ofi flies. However. I managed to get along tolerably well, all things considered, and had the satisfaction of knowing that my unfortunate driver was having considerably the worse time of the two. During the fourth day'sjourney, while we were passing through a very extensive for- est, several wolves came out into the road and followed us a mile or more, but at quite arespoctful distance. Tneir number was too small to cause me any uneasiness, though my driver did not at all like their presence, and the horses betrayed their alarm by their evident desire to hurry along. One large black fellow tried to get up some ex- citement, and howled most dismally, so I made my driver stop, while I got out my heavy Smith 6r. Wesson revolver. Taking arest over my left elbow, I let fly at his shoulder as he stood sideways to me. and had the satisfaction oi seeing him stumble forward, and take to the timber again with his friends at his heels. My driver told me that a sledge had been attacked by wolves on this very road a couple of winters be- fore, and both horses and passengers eaten up, but_that the wolves had been rather ‘scarce since. l had heard much about wolf-hunting as practised by the Russians of the Steppes, via, driving a sledge through the woods and over the plains with a piece of meat drag- ging behind to attract the wolves, thus giving the hunters in the sledge an oppor- tunity tokill them. I had promised my- self to try this plan and have some sport in spite of the fact that my driver told some blocd-curdling tales of the fierccness of the wolves when banded together and made desperate by hunger. It was nearly night on the fifth day, bo~ forelarrived at my destination, and, as may be imagined, I enjoyed a good night's sleep, as well as a much better supper than I bad been having. The following morning I had to attend to the business that had brought me so far. I soon discovered that only prompt action would save us heavy losses, so I at once dis- charged the local manager, as well as two collectors, whose honesty I bad cause to suspect. This threw much work on my hands, so I had very little time at my own disposal. However, I managed to make the acquaintance of a Captain Komanofi', who owned a small estate iu the neighborhood, and who was devoted to sport in all its branches. \Vben I mentioned my desire for a wolf hunt to him, he laughed and said he bad been on several, and had generally had good sport. lie added that he would ar- ‘2:56 to go with me whenever I should be r y. In the course of ten days I had the rather complicated afiairs pretty well in hand, and as there had been a damp fall of snow, fol- lowed by a frost, I concluded I could spare time for my hunt. Accordingly, I notified Bomanofi', and one clear. calm night we en- tered an open sledge, that is, without any top, and with three good horses harnessed abreast, set out. I carried my shotgun, with a bounteous supply of cartridges loaded with small buck- shot, thinking it a better weapon than a rill-.- tc use at night, while Kemancfi' had an army carbine, carrying a lar esized ball, with which, he told me, he ha killed many a bear and wolf. Each of us was also arm- ed witb a revolver and heavy hunting knife. The driver whom we had engaged for the night bad a con ie of pistols and a knife in his belt, and as e was a plucky fellow and l had hunted (or been hunted by) wolves be- fore, we were pretty well prepared for any- thing. Ivan (the driver) took care that we also had a small basket of lunch and a bottle of brandy, so we were quite in the humor to make a night of it. The snow was well crusted over, and easily bore our l'orses, thus making a hard, level surface to travel over, also reducing the chances of a capsize, which, if one were pursued, might give the sport a very differ- ent ending from that intended. When well out from the village and near the edge of the timber, the bait (in this case a quarter of a calf, well rubbed with asafu: :ida and bound with straw) was thrown over and alched to drag at the end of a stout cord about forty feet behind us. It was certainly a grand night, the moon being at the full, and the reflection on the snow made objects almost as clearly oernible as in the daytime, northern horizon the Aurora Borealis alter- nately flashed and paled, now throwing up bars and rays of violet and gold, and again diffusing itself over the heavens in a soft but ever~changeful dis- Far up on the glow. We had been riding slowly along for a couple of hours, when Komanofi' remarked: “ I am afraid we shall have our trip for nothing ; the wolves don't seem to be about tc-nivht, and yet this wood is afamous place to look for them.“ Don't be uneasy, Captain,” said Ivan; “ I am going to make a circle and cross our track again, and I think you will have some shooting yet.” The words were hardly spoken before we heard, far ofi' to our right, the long-drawn, sepulchral howl of a wolf. He had evident- ly struck our trail, and the veal smelled good, so he was yelling for his ‘friends. The team was at once stopped, while we listened and heard several more howls in response. The horses beard them too, and at once showed their fear by an attempt to get away, but Ivan had them well under control, and only permitted them to walk, not wish- ing to olow them before the beasts began to gather. “ I see a wolf," said Kcma'noff; “ look away back there on our track, right under the moon. Ah l and there are several more; I think they will come along now." Looking back, I saw several black objects coming out of the timber, which we knew to be ,wolves, and the way they increased in size showed they were following us at full speed. Every now and then several more would dart out of the woods and join our pursuers ; but not a sound Was beard, for wolves, unlike dogs, run mute. We now prepared to receive them, and we removed our heavy outer coats so as to allow us a better chance to shoot. The horses were al- lowed to trot, though it was all Ivan could do to hold them, as they were pulling the sledge by their bits, whilst they showed by their rolling eyes and quick backward glances, their extreme terror. - Our friends in the rear now numbered fully twenty, and to my surprise they came rushing boldly on, as though we were no more to be feared than some timid deer which they had cornered. When they had come within thirty 3 ards I gave the foremost my right barrel and in- stantly followed it with my left among the pack. I saw the leader’s tail go up as he plunged forward on his head, and Komanofi‘ exclaimed that two more had dropped to my second shot. I fully expected that the rest would scatter in all directions, but they did nothing of the kind ; they simply fell upon their defunct companions, and tore them to pieces almost before they had done kicking, apd then immediately resumed their pursuit o us. When Komanofi‘ saw this he looked rath- er grave, and told Ivan it would be well to head for home. “ For,” said be, " when they eat each other in that manner, it's a sign that they are starving, and should a large pack gather, we would have a poor chance of escape.” Accordingly, Ivan let his team go along at an easy gallop. The wolves were again coming along in hot pursuit, and were al- most in range, when Ivan uttered a shout, and the horses made a sudden swerve, so that the sledge was nearly upset. Komanofi‘ and I were thrown in ahesp in the bottom, his gun being discharged by his fall, fortun- ately without doing any damage. Quickly recovering ourselves, we saw that a fresh and large pack of wolves had come out of the woods, and bad nearly run into us, caus- ing the team to bolt at full speed. I fired right and left into the thick of them (they were only a few yards away), while Koman- off began to empty his revolver. This fusillade checked them for a few moments, till our original pack had come up and joined them. Then, having devoured the slain, they ca'ne for us again with re- doubled vigor, their appetites having evi- dently been sharpened by the taste of blood. As they closed upon us we fired as rapidly as we could load, but without alarming them at all, only a few stopping to bury the dead (in their stomachs), while the main body tried to come up with our horses and sledge. Konianofi now cut our bait loose, for we had had all the fun we wanted. As the wave of wolves, as one might say, rolled up over it, we fired into the thick of it, and, as they were in a dense mass, must have done considerable execution. But they were only delayed a moment, and on they came again, their long, tireless gallop soon bringing them up with us. It was indeed a fearful sight, and enough to shake the stoutsst nerves. There was that vast pursuing horde, crazy with hun- ger and wild with lust of blood, dashing after us relentless as death. Their long black bodies swept over the snow, the hind- most constantly leaping over the foremost in their eagerness to press on, their eyes a shine, with great flecks of foam on breasts and sides, while the glimpses we caught of their long white teeth showed us just what our fate would be should there be an acci- dent to team or vehicle. Komanofi' turned to me and said: “ lf they ever pass us and leap on the horses we are dead men. Keep cool and shoot only those that try to pass on your side and I will do the same on mine." Sc we dashed on for a mile or so, keeping upa rapid fire, and shooting a number cf our dusky friends. They were thoroughly in earnest, and made repeated attempts to get at our horses, but so far we bad been able to foil them, when suddenly a big gray fellow dashed past on Komanoff's side (who missed him), and flung himself on the ont- side horse. Ivan shot at him a he did so, bu: the horse swerved and stumbled, break- ing both traces before he could recover him- self. The wolf fell as the ball struck him, but our team was now almost unmanage- able, and we were liable to be upset at any moment. Fortunately Ivan kept his head, gave them a few parting shots by way of farewell, and as soon as the sun was fairly a boy who lives in e country town. He got a splinter into his foot, and in spite of his and succeeded in turning his bones towards a deserted charcoal-burner’s hut, which he knew, and applied his whip lustily, so we dashed forward with renewed “ I know where he is going," said Kc manofi, " but our chance is small unless the door be open; but it's our only hope now, therefore be ready to jump the instant I do. Take you the arms, while I help Ivan with the horses." A short distance farther and we sighted the cabin. The door was aj ar, and as we iulled up I tumbled out the guns, robes and lunch-basket, and with a revolver in each hand faced our pnrsuers. Our sudden stop and the rapid crack of my pistols seemed to confuse the pack, and checked them long enough to enable my companions to out the horses loose. They instantly dashed off through the forest, a_ portion of our hungry assailants after them in bot pursuit, whilst we ran into the house and barred the door in the face of those that remained. In a few seconds there was a perfect cloud of wolves round us, some of them frantically digging at the walls, and others trying the door with their teeth. Fortunately it was a stout one or this story would never have been Written. After resting a little, we found a chink or two in the walls through which we could shoot, and again opened fire. After we had knocked over some twenty-five or thirty of them, the survivors drew off, though they still continued to prowl round and fight over the bones of the dead, for all we shot were 'instantly devoured by their companions. Meanwhile we had contrived to start a fire, and having eaten our lunch we lit our pipes and waited for day to break, thinking then our savage foes would raise the seige. In this hope we were not disappointed, for as the morning light became clear the wolves sneaked off one by one, casting, however, many wistful glances in our direction. We up we came out of our house of refuge , and started on our five-mile tramp for home. We had not proceeded far, however, be- fore we met a well-armed company of men coming to look for us, as one of the horses had reached home and they judged from his condition, as well as the cut harness, that we were in a scrape of some kind. We ar- rived home safely, and after a good sleep were none the worse for our adventure. The other two horses, however, never turned up, but the'r bones were found in the forest the following spring not far from the but, just where the poor animals had been pulled down. ' This experience cured me of all desire for wolf hunting, and though I spent several months at the post, and had plenty of sport, I never cared to see a wolf again. His Poulticed Foot. 'I'bere is a time to keep silence, but it was evidently not the right time in the case of protestations his mother and his grand- mother decided to place a pcultice over the wound. " The boy resisted vigorously. “ I won’t have any ponltice l” he declared stoutly. “ Yes, you will, Eddie," declared both mother and grandmother, firmly ; and there being two to one, at bedtime the poul- tioe was ready. If the poultice was ready, the boy was not, and he proved so refrac- tory that a switch was brought into requisi- tion. It was arranged that the grandmother should apply the poultice, while the mother was to stand with the uplifted switch it the bedside. The boy was told that if he “ opened his mouth " he would receive that which would keep him quiet. As the hot poultice touched the boy's foot, he opened his mouth. “ Youâ€"--" he began. “ Keep still l" said his mother, shaking her switch, while the grandmother applied the pcultice. Once more the little fell .w opened his month. " I-â€"" Bat the uplifted swtieh awed him into silence, In a minute more the pcultioe was in its place, and the boy was tucked up in bed. “ There now," said his mother, ‘the splinter will ba drawn out, and Eddie's foot will soon be well." As the mother and grandmother moved away triumphantly, a shrill small voice came from under the bed- ?othes-fl You vo got‘ it on the wrong oct l” -___._.__.._-â€"_- Shorthorns for Profit- Mr. J. W. Wise, of Stephenson County, 111., writes in relation to Shorthorns as fol- lows : Where is the breed that makes beef like the Shorthorn, gives milk rich in cream, that will keep on moderate rations, with- stand tbe winter's cold, and yet is so gentle in disposition, and that in traveling to the shows performs its mission so perfectly '3 lvery breeder should do all he can to en- courage the fairs aud shows, for by so doing he helps the business in which he is engaged. Strike the fairs and the agricultural papers out of existence, and we would have a blank that could never be filled. Sc, breeders should rally together at the fairs and do the work which falls to them well. if you are an oliicer in an association, or a superin- tendent of a department, or an exhibitor, or a man-of-all-work, do your work thoroughly, conscientiously. \Ve should not be enga ed in stock-raising for the money alone, ut because we like it. We should feel proud to be known as eucour ing the raising of a better class of stock, afiigl as assisting in the work of introducing improved breeds among the farmers and stock raisers. I have noticed that whenever farmers give the thoroughbred a fair trial, they are as enthusiastic in the matter as anyone; for they learn of their value in the way of im- proving their stock. The value of a good borthcrn bull, properly managed, can hard- ly be estimated.- [Prairie Farmer. .,§_____._ A Word To Little Girls- Who is lovely? lt is the little girl who drops aweet words, kind remarks, and pleas- ant smiles, as she passes along ; who has a kind word of sympathy for every rl or boy she meets in trouble, and a kin hand to help her companions out of difficulty; who never scolds, never contends, never teases her mother, nor seeks in any way to diminish, but always to increase her happiness. Would it not please you to pick up a string of pearls, drops of gold, diamonds, or precious stones, as you pass along the street! But these are the pre- cious stones that can never be lost. Take the hand of the friendless. Smile on the sad and dejected. Sympathize with those in trouble. Strive everywhere to diffuse around you sunshine and joy. If you do this you will be sure to be loved. Charles King, of Middleton, Mann, has not lived 108 years in vain. He has 600 descendants. All IDAHO WONDER- Dlsoovery o! a Floating Island on the Dome ct the Continent. John Tomlinson, of Bannock. Idaho, told a reporter recently that there is a real float. ing island on Henry's Lake, Idaho. Tns lake is situated on the dome of the contin- ent, at a do reasion in the Rocky Mountains known as argee's Pass, in honor of the trapper who discovered it. It is oval in shape and has an area of forty square miles. “ On first appearances," said Mr. Tomlinsoc, “ the lake, the waters of which are as clear as emeralds, seems to have no outlet. It is surrounded by solid ground, on which are groves of pine and LUXUBIAN'I‘ MOUNTAIN GRASS. On the western edge lies what appears to be a hollow pool connecting it, and from this, obscured in a growth cf shrubs, rises a small creek, the source of the north fork of the Snake River. New, on this lake, and sometimes seen on the north side and some- times cn the other, is this curious floating island. It is about three hundred feet in diameter, and has for its basisa mat of roots so dense as to support large trees and a heavy thicket undergrowth. Decayed vegi' taticn adds to the thickness of the mar and forms a mould several feet in thickness. On the edge of the floating forest, in summer time, may be seen a luxuriant growth of blue joint grass, the roots of which form so compact a mass as to support the weight of a horse. Any number of men have no difii :ulty in walking abrut on it. Further back among the trees you might build a big house and make a garden and do whatever you please. You would be just as solid and safe as though there were not fifty or 100 or 200 feet of water under you. There is a willow thicket near the center of the island, and scattered among these willows and contiguous to them are a number of aspens and dwarf pines. These CATCH THE BBEEZES which float over the island, and act like sails on a boat and move the 300-foot body hither and thither over the forty miles square of water. This shows why you may one day see the island on one side and the next day on the other. It is the queerest thing 1 ever saw. You pitch your tent some evening on one side near the island and are pleased with the beautiful prospect. There is the island only a few rods from you, covered with trees and grass. The next morning you wake up and the island is gone. You look far aWay to the other side and there it is, its trees bending gracefully in the wind. Along in the afternoon it returns, or it may take an easy jaunt ofi' at an oblique angle from you. Henry Lake is exceeding- ly picturesque. Around it rise snowacapped peaks, among wb.ch are some of the highest of the continent’s backbone, partly covered with, a verdure of forest and grass and showing here and there formations of granite and unique basaltic columns. During the hunting season tbs waters of the lake swarm with wild fowl. There are beaver there too, and plenty cf big game may be bad in the adjoining mountains. TBLBGRAPHIG TICKS. TheArabs have burned and evacuated Handoub. It is proposed to take a team of Caugha- waga Indian lacrosse players to Australia next May. Owing to the continued rush of creditors the Ohio 6t Western railroad assigned to Gen. James A. Hall. It is said that leading French financial houses are trying to form a new company to complete the Panama Canal. A shooting afi'ray, which is likely to re- sult fatally, took place at English River, east of Rat Portage, yesterday. " The Constitution of the Japanese Empire was proclaimed by the Emperor at Tokio yesterday amid great enthusiasm. The Gentiles were successful in the muni- cipal elections at Ogden, Utah, gaining the first victory of the kind over the Mor- mons. The Postmaster-General, _in reply to a question in the Commons, definitely disposed of the rumors regarding a two-cent postage rate. _______+â€"â€"- Von Buiow's Sharp Way. Here is one of the latest stories of the great von Bulow. He was walking one day in Berlin when he met a man with whom he had formerly been on somewhat intimate terms, but whose ac uaintance he was desir- ous of dropping. he quondam friend at once accosted hlm. “ How do you do, von Bulow 2 delighted to see you l Now I'll bet that you don't remember my name f" You’ve won that bet," replied von Bulow, and turning on his heel he walked off in the op- posite direction. -â€"-_-§-+-_â€"~ It would be curious indeed if the Samoan difficulty really did at last eventuate in open hostilities. Both Germany and the States are defiant. Nations play the game of war for high stakes now, and the game often turns on a trifle. Vi has an opportun- ity it would be for France. No doubt both sides have already considered the proba- bilities of France taking a band. But r- haps this very probability will deter ‘er- many from pushing her demands too far. France and America have before this been allies. When the scientists deal with the early history of the earth, its formation and do velapment, they have the general public pretty much at their mercy. Professor Boyd- Dawkius has been discoursing to a Manches- ter audience on some of the early geological conditions of the globe. He told his hearers that, as off the one t of Great Britain the depth of the sea was from 500 to 600 fathoms, and at the bottom, mountains, hills and valleys were all as plainly marked beneath the water as they were on the land, so evi- dently the large tracts of the eprthh surface covered now by the sea must once have been dry land, Birthquakes, though seldom felt in certain places, were really as plentiful as blackberries. The similarity in density and wei ht of Mars to the earth, and the general conditions of the two bodies being pretty much alike, convinced him that life in some shape or other must exist there. i’o-"-ih‘y creatures liketbose which once inhabi - : earth and of which relics were preserved in museums, existed in Mars, the conditions being favorable for those forms oforganiclifo. In abort, Pofessor Boyd-Dswkins left the impression margin for s and no positive information to check a lively imagination. that flu" i! k "TY wide fromJosh‘s lap, and clapping her nlation 5b)“ these matters cried to the astonished artist : Politeness in the Home Circle. True politeness is founded on consider» ticn for others, yet it is so much a matter of form or habit that politeness is sometimes shown where there is no consideration ; it is sometimes neglected where there is affection and every reason for kindl consideration. Tons, in the intercourse o near relatives made familiar with each other by daily meetings there is naturally less formality than between people who are only thrown together by the chance of a few hours or days at long intervals. But along with the laying aside of formality some necessary features of politeness are sometimes sacrificed by relatives and v close friends. The youth who is careful to salute his lady friends and acquaintances according to the usuagos of good society sometimes forgets to pay the same respect to his sister, not be< cause he is wanting in afiectlonate regard, but because he has grown so familiar with' he: that it seems awkwark to him to treat her in any formal way. Yet when he meets her in company he should, out of his consid- eration for her, be markedly polite and at- tentive. Although politeness necessarily follows to a great extent set forms, it should have its origin in affection for the individual, or, in a more eneral way, in consideration for others. Vhen the young man begins to be- have at home with less politeness than he exhibits abroad, there is much danger that gradually he will lose that consideration for his immediate relatives which he should have and exhibit. He may begin by entering the family room withoutformal greeting ;absorb- ed in his own thoughts or pursuits, be will soon begin to leave his sister and his mother to look out for themselves in the small affairs of life, and gradually but surely he will Cul- tivate a selfish disposition in home affairs that will make him a bad or indiderent son or brother. It is a small matter in itself whether a young man finds a chair for his sister or mother when they should be seated, anticipates their wra s, and offers them the thousand little attentions without which and in his absence they could get along very well by their own exertions, but it is not a small matter when neglect of such attentions les- sens his consideration for them, develops his selfishness. and gradually undermines the affection that should unite the family. Pol- iieness in society between acquaintances or friends is demanded by custom. There is no need to remind that it should be exhibited. Politeness at home and between near relat- ives, even between husband and wife, though of much more importance in every way, is not so obviously necessary, and is too often neglected. Drunkenness in Belgium. Belgium still holds its own as the most drunken country of Europe. On an avera e each man, woman and child consumes year y 240 quarts of beer and 13 quarts of spirits. It may be that Bavarians drink more beer than that, and Russians more spirits, but taking both together the Belgium record is unrivalled. The Government is at last aroused to a sense of the evils of the situa- tion, and some restrictive laws are to be put in force. The right to collect by legal pro- cess debts incurred in drinking-houses has been abolished ; it is forbidden to sell drink to persons under sixteen years of age, and to sell anyone liquor until he is drunk is made a crime. The effect of these laws will be locked for with interest. It can scarcely fail to be for good.â€"[N. Y. Tribune. Too Good to be Good. “ I am in terror," si hed poor Mrs. Good- mother, “ every time hear the bell ri ; I know I’ll hear something dreadful :gout Jack. I'm sure he's been in some awful mis- chief." “ What makes you think so f" asked her husband. " Ob, he came straight home from school this afternoon, sat down and studied his les- sons for to-incrrow for nearly two hours and has been as good as an angel ever since. Dear, dear l what has the boy been up to, I should like to know l" Why he Did it. “ What do you put those long sticks in that roast beef for 2" said a lady to Mr. Dnddleston the butcher. “ They serve a purpose," replied the gal- lant butcher. “ What purpose?" persisted the inquisi- tive purchaser. Why, to make itskewer," said Eastland.â€" She Wouldn't be Beaten. A brace of " lovers," anxious to secure each other's shadow ere the substantial fad- ed, stepped into a photograph car on the line of the New Haven Road one day last week to sit for their “ pictures." The lady gave recedence to her swain, who, said she, “ ha got to be tuck fust and real natural." He brushed up his tow head of hair, gave a twist or two to his handkerchief, asked his girl if his shirt collar looked about right, and planted himself in the operator's chair, where he assumed the physiognomical char- acteristics of a poor mortal in a dentist's hands and about to part with one of his eye- teeth. " Now, dew look purtv l" beg ed the lady, casting athim one of her-most lab- ing glances. The picture was taken, and when produc- ed it reminded the girl. as she expressed it “ just how Josh looked when he got over the measles l" and as this was not an era La her snitcr‘s history particularly worthy of her commemoration she insisted that be should sitagain. He obeyed and 'she attend- ed him to the chair. The poor fellow tried to follow the inde~ finite injunction. “ La l" she said, “ why you look all puck- ered up l" One direction followed another, but with as little success. At last growing impatient and becoming desperate, she resolved to try an expedient which she considered in- fallible, and exclaimed : “ I don't keer ii there is folks around l" She enjoined the operator w stand at his camera ;she then sat in berfeller's lap, plac- in: her arms around his neck, managed to cast a shower of fisxen ringlets as a screen between the operator and her proceedings, In.‘ i which, however, Were betrayed by a succes- jsion of amorous sounds which revealed her expedient. . When this “ billing and cooing“ hid last- cda few minutes the cunning gal jumped hands, “ New you have got him! Put him through i" r1... a’ .. .