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l l RUN _l_‘_[_lll LIFE. When I was aboy , all my near relatives thought that I was “ cut out" for it Metho. dist minister. U what particular traits truth that my neral de rtment was to be recommended as: a modelpfbr other boys to follow. Perhaps it was because my face had a naturally solemn and wise expression. Be that as it may, at the suggestion and with the advice of my far-seeing relatives, I was hrnu ht up to regard the Methodist min- istry as the goal of my studies, and w ith com- mendable ardor my father, who wps not wealthy, lent every efi'ort to the attainment of this object. In consequence of the. two reat zeal with which I seconded their Views, i Ifound myself at twenty with my much impaired. and mind weakened to a de so that unfitted me for further study. n the general alarm at my condition, my relatives again came to the front, and sug- gested a changeâ€"a trip to the W_eet. Straightway an aunt on my mother's side, who had married a lumberman and lived in Northern Minnesota, being duly made aware of the state of things, invited me to Visit her family, and thither I want. . That was in the spring of 1870. The Mmâ€" nesota'clim- c acted like magic uppn my overstraines. nerves, and the beginning of autumn found me restored to strength, and so far recovi l ed as to be able to teach. More than half the people in the district were Swedish and Nolwegian settlers, and I experienced no end of trouble, with not a few ludicrous incidents, in understanding their broken English and their odd customs. The wrm of school ended about the first of December. My \- ucle was at that time carrying on lumber'u; .r, operations for- y miles from home, on the outlet of Lake leibig- oshish, one of the lakes which .form the head waters of the Mississippi River. He invited me to join him at the end of the school term. 1 had never been in a lumber- ing camp, and determined to spend a month or two in the pine woods with him. There was fine huntingâ€"deer, foxes, musk-rats, lynxes, and other animals in the region. In the settlement where I had been teach ing there was a young Norwegian, Lars Bjnrk, two or three years older than I, who had trapped and hunted about Wmibgoshish for several years. but as he thought that he could earn more money at trapping and hunting, my uncle willingly let him ofl", and acquiesced in my plan to accompany him for a trip of a few weeks around the foot of Winibigcshish, twenty miles above the camp. He also ofered us a spare muleâ€""Bingo" by name â€"-to haul our outfit. It was the middle of December when we started out from camp. We had an odd assortment of provisions, buffalo skins, blank- ets, camp utensils, tools for constructing a log hut, traps, guns, snow-shoes, a little rusty stove, and two bundles of pressed bay to eke out Bingo's browse diet, all loaded securely on an old sled. \Ve fol- lowed the smooth, ice-bound river, which, as but little snow had fallen, furnished a good roadway. _ It was along day’s tramp. It was getting late when we arrived at the place settled upon for a camp. Nothing could be done that night, beyond throwing up a tem- ry shelter of saplings and evergreen mm, beneath which we crawled with our robes and blankets, and with our feet to a big fire of dry pine logs, slept till morning. That is to say, Lars slept, but the rnusual and. lonely situation drove sleep from my eyes for many hours. Bingo, poor beast, was hitched in a birch thicket a little way 06, where he browsed diligently. We' lost no time in selecting a site for our winter camp. At the end of two days, with Bin o’s help in drawing the logs into place, we ad constructed a comfortable hut, its chinks tightly calked with moss to keep out the sifting snow, which, in that cold region, usually falls in fine, dry crystals. Against the back side of the but we also threw up arough “lean-to”forBlngo’s accommodation. After getting our camp in order, we turn- ed our attention to business. Lirs set all the steel traps which we had brought. About the lake shore and along the river be constructed “ dead falls" for mink, mar tin and otter. A few otter had been captur- ed by the Norwegian the previous winter, but they were exceedingly shy, and not abundant. For three or four weeks but little snow fell. There was just enough to make the ground excellent for tracking game, and we were successful in securing quite a pack of furâ€"two of the coveted otter skins among others. Wehad trapped several wolves, too, which proved that there were numbers of them about us. Yet as Lars had exhibited no fears concerning them, I felt none. Several times, on our snow-shoe tramps across the country, we had cau ht sight of them run- ning with great aw these, but we could never come near enough for a' shot. At length the snow be an to come down in earnest nearly every ay. The cold was intense. We had been down to my uncle's camp once for supplies and for the lmail, which was brought in occasionally by one of the men. 0n Candlemas Day we awoke to find that a genuine blizzard had struck us. We were entirely out of meat, for game had been acarceon the line of our tra s for several days, and we had decided to evote this day to supplying our larder. Now there was no- thing for it but to stay in shelter till the storm was over. For three days and nights the galebxuger. i ed and howled through the tree-top. ‘bOVG‘ car but, whirling the snow in such thick 77 clouds aa'nearly to smother one out of dog". We dared not venture two rods from the but, for fear of never finding our way b“); through the blinding drift. ’ The cold was almost unbearable. With all our eficrts, we could scarcely keep from freezing. Fortunately, we had prepared a , supply of wood only a few yards from the; door, and by turns we want through [he drifts, dug cut an armful, and guided byjtha otber‘s voice, crawled back to the hut, wk}; , hair and clothes and eyes pelted full of snow. 5 Even with all the fire we could keep, I was ’ of my character ey based their opinion I cannot say, for I am not al. e to amrm With health I He was a skilful woodsman, and a thor- 0 hi cod-hearted young man strong, staid; End intelligent. He had, been a chopper at the camp through the autumn, l l l «P0 skates, such as are used in his snow-bound native country, and whistled merrily, while the wild wind sent lithe eddies ofsnow whirl- ing through the chinks into his yellow hair. The frurth morning dawned bright and clear; The weather had moderated, but the snow lay four feet deep over the whole coun- try. Our little but was nearly buried, and so hard wore the drifts packed that I, who was about forty pounds lighter in Weight than Lars, could run ovar them anywhere. The Norwegian would now and then slump through them. But the cold weather had given us tremen- dous appetites, and our diet had been very tame. We knew that animals could not have moved about much in the deep show during the long storm, and that they must have become famished. Accordingly, we thought that now game of all sorts would he astir. After an early breakfast, we started out on our skees, which were made of ash, five or i-ix feet long, very narrow, thin, and smooth as glass. There were bound to the foot by straps, and with them one scene turned to their use can skim over the snow with great swiftness. Although I was ‘ thoroughly at home on ice-skates, it was some time, with Lars' teaching, before I could keep pace with him. After getting a little away back from the lake, the country was open, with the (steep . tion of strips of timber, bordering the { streams. Upon the banks of two of these, we decided to set some of the traps which had been taking nothing about the lake for several days. in tho afzernoon I started a doe, in as bread strip of timber, near a creek. As it bounded off over the snow 1 fired, but miss- ed. Scarcely had the report been heard when my ccmpanion’s rifle cracked, and at! it...- some moment I heard him cry out sharp. ‘ l), as if in distress. Much alarmed, I hastened in the direction l of the sounds and found that a most distress- I log accident had happened. The due had ran towards Lars, who, while skimming along to get a nearer and moreefl‘eoiive shot, had broken through the show which hid drifted over some small shrubs. His rfls, was discharged as he fell forward, and the l bullet had entered his left ankle, making a 5 terrible wound. Lars Bjork was a man of much courage and as stoical as an Indian, but the pain was , so great that he ewooned dead away. I, on my part, was so overcome, that for a moment 3 1 lost my head entirely and could do noth~ l ing. But Lars soon recOVered conscinusmes l and instructed me how to bandage the limb and stop the flow of blood. How to get him to Camp was the next ques~ tou.- In this matter, too. Lsrs's brain was more fertile than mine. Some sort of hand- sled, he declared, must be improvised, and I must go to camp. which \VrsS about three miles distant, after the sxc, auger and ropes. I disliked to laws him alone, in his dis- tress, but there was no other way; so, after providing him with a bed of boughs, I start ed off, and as I had now become expert in the use of these wonderful "shoes," in less than an hour I had made the trip and was back again. Obeyiug Lars‘sdirection,I no V out twobiroh saplings. having natural crooks, for runners, anl smoothed them t-fi' with the axe. Then I bored holes and put in cross-bars. Upon these I laid boughs and one of the when which I had brought from camp. The Bit (1 was now ready, and my wounded companion managed to crawl upon it. The load was not very heavy after getting under way over the smooth, hard snow. We .- went on at a good pace and had accomplish- ed half a mile from the place where the ac- cident occurred, when chancing to leak back I saw four or five animals about the spot. scrambling and apparently 6. bring with each other. I mentioned it to Lars. With an effort be turned to look back, “ They’re wolves," he said. "Get to camp as fast as you can l" The brutes had sneaked from some covert in the timber as soon as we had started, and Were licking the blood off the snow. They might even have been in pursuit of the doc, the cause of our misfortune. As we had frequently seen them, while not trapping, I did not at. first feel much alarmed. But soon a series of prolonged howls from behind warned us that, madden- ed by extreme hunger and the tests. of M or}, they were in pursuit, and that others were joining in the chase, coming out from the grasped his rifle firmly. I now fully realized our peril and put forth my utmost efforts, The country was half open here. > I had heard that it is the liable of wolves, when in large numbers, to try to surround their pray. I was certain that was what they meant to do if they could come up witi us. More over, I soon found that they were gaining, in spite of my exertions. We had covered hardly more than a mile and a half of the distance, when in going over some concealed shrub, where the snow was shallow, the sled broke through and threw me down. I thought it was all over with us then, but I was not entangled, nor Was anything broken, and scrambling to my feet. l j :rked the sled out of the snow and was off again in a twinkling. But the bowls of the pack had come fearfqu nearer. “ Fly to camp, mine friendl Fly to camp! Don't mind me I" the brave Nor- wegian now exclaimed, as he dashed along. ” They‘ll have us both. But drop me and you can get to the camp." “ Fire back into them i” I pantcd, for I felt ready to drop. Lars managed to turn around and dis- charged his rifle, and at thiaunexpected salute, the oncoming pack halted for a mo- mcnf‘. This gave us a little time and I! made the most of it, yet we had not gone ' fiity yards farther before the troop were again in full cry ; and alt mth be continued to fire as fast as us could l" Had, the raven- ous brutes Low paid no au. cum: to the re! rts. But at last, “a, as it chanced, with au' final cartridge, he hit out. of the foremost cf the pack. She creature fell, and immedi- ately the others set upon him after the manner of wolves. This again gave us a little start. Yet they quickly tore their wounded fellow to phone and were after us ' again. more greedy than ever, before we had i got out of their eight among the scattered timber. Then I thought of a fox which we timberas we hurried along. lglanced at Lars. His face was very white, but he 8 l : ly learnin‘ to s " bands 03 of odder folkaes' chickens. Time were within twenty rods of camp now, and with a fresh spurt I dashed for the door and reaching it, ran inside, sled and all, at one final leap. The door was slammed to and barred; and mad at our escape, the hungry creatures dashed themselves against it, like a foaming sea wave. But we were safe. camp floor e xhauated. Till nearly midnight the famished animals raged about the but. Then a little later we heard a sudden and most appalling out- cry. But it was as quickly hushed. The Wolves had broken into the “ lean-to." Poor Bingo! There was nothing left of him to tell of his fate. In the morning all was quiet. I took LH'B, who had passed a night of agony, on the sled, and again set off down the river inward my uncle’s camp which we reached about noon. The Norvwgian was taken home and ultimately recovered. Next dav I went back to our camp with two of the men, and brought out our furs and traps, But I had no further desire to hunt that winter. I dropped upon the THE LIME-KILN CLUB. “ I hev bin re quested,” said Brother Gard- r-er as the meeting opened, “ to present to die club dis eavenin’ de query, ‘ Is de white man improvin'?‘ Pickles Smith will lead 03 do discushun.” Brother Smith replied that he'had been taken unawai‘es. He had never given the matter a thought. He had seen more or less white folks around him each day, but had given them no pai ticular attention. He had a sore throat, a bad headache, chilblains on both fen t and there were strong indications 1: lat a first class boil Was about to hit him in the leg. He would therefore ask to be ex- cused from expressing anything like a decid- ed opinion on the white man question. Col. Anonymous Smith nexc followed. It was a question which had bothered him not a little. Thirty years ago the white man got drunk. He gets drunk to-day. Thirty ) ears ago the white man sold his vote. He saw BBVcl‘al of them bought in at the last election. man swore, gambled, stole, robbed, lied, chm-tad and committed murder. He was doing the-*6 same things tc-day. If there had been any moral improvement the colonel couldn't see it. He had always felt a sym- pathy for white folks, and had always hoped tilt-y would do Well, and it grieved him that no better progress had been made. E.der T lots said he was glad the question. had come no. The white folks were always concerned for fear the colored race was re- trogading. but the boot belonged on the other foot. Within twenty years the white man had invented the telephone, but alas i the states had to pass la wsto keep him from send- ing cuss words over the wires. The white man had erected wonderful bridges, improved the telegraph, brought out new orders of arohi Lecture, improved in painting and sculpture and elevated the standard of schools and so- ciety, b it there was another side to the pic- ture. The white man had discovered other ways to beat the laws passed for the protec- tion of life and property. Lying, swearing, stealing and emba zz-ing were hardly counc- ed as sins. Visitors had picked pockets and stolen overcoats. Men who paid the highest pew~reut in church were doing the heaviest: stealing. Dressing had become an art, but running in debt and beating creditors had become a greater one. The elder had noth- ing against the white man on account of his color. The Lord had made him white, and. he was not to blame for it. But when the white man stood on a corner and claimed to own the earth, it was well to investigate his claim. Waydown Bebeo said he had always felt kindly towards the white man, and had al~ ways been willing to extend him a helping hand. He could remember back for a quart- er of a century. If there were an decided improvements he could not name t em. If the white man was better educated, so were all other men. If inventions were more numerous, other races had helped to make them so. Take the white man as a man and he had doubtless retrogaded. He was losing his reverence for the Bible and the lawa. He was living fast and loose, full of gossip, suspicious, and having no care how he made his money so long as he made it. If the white man had got nearer to the moon by means of the largest telescope in the world, he had also discovered new liquids to at drunk on and new ways to beat the law. If the soul has become more poetic lawsuits for debt had also become more numerous. If the average mind was living nearer to Milton and Shakespeare just as many bodies were being committed to state prison. 8 r Isaac said the query had often been presented to him, and he would take advant~ age of this muscles to say that he thought he could see some slight im rovement in the last twenty-five years. \ he were Mor~ mnns? The white folks. Who were big- amivtsf The white folks. who were em~ bfZZ ing fro n banks. stealing from astofiices and filohing school moneys? ‘he white folks. All the sedi ion was uttered by white men. All the demagogues were white men. All the trusts and monopolies on the one hand, and all the strikes and violence on the other included only wnite men. It was his conviction that white folks were a bad lot, but not quite as bad as they used to be. Samuel Shin arose to remark that he had seen a good deal of the white folks, and had been brought into collision with them more or less every day for years. He couldn'tsay, as a beginning, that he liked the color. t wasn’t fast. It ran all the way from the color of an old man horse turned out to die, to fresh snow. and he could never be made to believe that straight hair was of any good except in the case of a wolf. Whlte fo‘ks had cheated him, lied to him, stolen his wood and poultry. and he had come to distrust the race. He didn’t doubt that there was some slight improvement, but even savagas are compelled to improve. He be- lieved the time was near at hand when black would be the popular color all around, and when the man with the woolly head would step to the front. "Gem'len," said Brother Gardner as he arose, “ de queshuu has no doub tobedeoid- ed in do negative, but we shouldn’t b'ar down too heavy on do white folks. Day has had a heap of tribula-huu, espeahually in dis kentry. l for one hev gr eat au' abidin’ faith in de fucher of de white man. He is adual- peak dc troof, au' to cap his obliged to wrap myself in one of the bufi'alo had trapped, and i had tossed under the ; will make him fear or respect do law, brush robs beside Lars, at starting. i "That fox?’ I gasped. out l" Overboard went the precious gray fox. Then ouâ€"onâ€"on, for life again. But we robes, and crouch in a corner nearest the : stove. l a true son of the North, and accus- g tamed to fierce blluirds. kept busy mending our clothes, traps and “skees,” or snow- “ Pitch that ' up his manners au’ compel him to realize dat buildln' big aku'e houses doan' make manners nor bring bizaese. Lit us gin him a fa'r chance to show de stufi' be are made of. De answer to do query will darfo' be . ‘He ar’ improvin' mighty slow, but expects a change ofiodder will make him hustle.’ We will howddispel de meetin' au' adjudicate homo war a,” SLAVBS 0F MORPHINB. _â€" In collecting information in regard to the use of the drug a number of remarkable in- stances of its abuse Was run across. One of its most degrading effects is the complete obliteration of all moral responsibility. Dr. James C. “’ilson relates an incident of a patient under his one, a woman devout and refined, and in all other matters save the one sul ject of morphine eminently trust worthy. When about to undergo treatment shedenied having taken or then havingiu her possession any of the drug. " 1 call upon God to witness," she cried, “ that I neither now have nor have had since I began to be treated any preparation of morphine what~ ever 1" Within ten minutes sixty quarter- grain morphine pills were found concealed under her pillcw. It was not long since that a man voluntari- ly went to Kirkhride‘s to be treated for the habit, and concealed in the sleeve of his coat a few days afterwards were found sixty grains of the drug that he had smuggled into the institution. Surveyor of the Fort Campbell tells of a Well known politician of his ward who died some time ago from the effects of liquor and opium, whose body, when he was extlmined after death, did not contain a space an inch square that was nctfilled with theneedlo punc tures of the hypodermic svricge. There is one man at Kii kbride‘s now who is accustomed to jab the needle atraight down into his leg at the risk of striking a vein, artery or nerve. A pale, nervous young man walked into an New York barber shop not long ago and sat down on a chair to be shaved. The bar- bar had hardly lathcred his face before he Was seized with a fit of terrible trembling, so that the shaving could not be continued. With great difficulty he managed to get a hypodermic syringe from his pocket and In the veers gone by the White 1 squirt some morphine into his arm, and in a half minute he was calm and collected and ordered the barber to continue. He told the curious tousorial artist that he was just re- cowriug from a prolonged debauch. A lady recently related to the writer the case of a young victim of the habit confined in a convent to be cured. It could not be discovered how she continued to keep herself under the influence of the morphine until one day it wxs found that the inkstaud on the writing table was filled with the solution, and what was supposed to be a pen was no other than a hypodermic syringe. Some months ago a gentleman connected with the “Press” was going South on the Virginia Midland Railroad. At Pope's Head Run, Prince William County, VIL, the train was wrecked and the engineer was crushed under,bis engine. He was frightfully mangl- ed, but remained conscious and, while efforts were being made to release him. screamed and prayed to be killed, to be put out of his agony. While strong men turned away in horror a pretty young woman ran back to a rear car and presently returned with her handbag, From it she produced a hypoder' mic syringe and injected a good dose of morphine into the suffering engineer, exhi. biting an amount of nerve that astounded the witnesses. The first injection did not bring relief and she gave another, exhausting her supply of the drug. 'Wheu the engineer was released he was dead. but his suffering had been greatly soothed. The pretty young woman Was a morphine fiend and she endur- ed uutold agony pntii she got to a town where her supply could be renewed. One of the drug clerks interviewed told this story : 9‘ There is a man who comes here who uses thirty grains of morphine a day. One day last Fall he was about to start on a fishing trip and before doing so he came here, got his fifteen grains dose and bought a quantity to take with him. When he reached the fishing ground afriend who know of his failing asked him if he had come well supplied. He looked for his morphine and found to his consternation that he had' lost it. Although he had taken enough to last him for eight or ten hours, he immediately became like a wild man. His companions could not control him, and he rode twelve miles over the country on horseback at a breakneck speed to the nearest drug store, where his loss was made good to his great joy and relief." The Earl's Pipers. For several years the late Earl of Airlie acted as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. ' Amongst his attendants at Holyrood were two pipers, who, at every dinner given to the cler y and other guests at the Palace, marohe several times round the large dining-hall, playing the wild and inspiriting music of the Highlands. One evening, the Moderator of the Assembly, at some one’s request, asked his Grace whether be sad anv obj eotions to instruct the ipers to lay “The Bonnie House 0' Air io.‘ “ one whatever," replied the Earl, “ but I doubt whether we shall get it, for the one piper is an O ilvie, and the other is a Can pbell; but we a all see." Calling the butler, he gave orders that when the pipers next came in. they should play "The Bonnie House 0' Airlie." The butler went at once with the message. By-and-by the pipes were heard approaching, and, in a little, one piper. the Ogilvie, marched in, playing the desired tune with great dignity and vigour. "I expected this," said the Eirl in a jacular way to the Moderator. Summoning the butler again, he asked whether his message had been delivered. “ Yes, my lord." ” Then why has Campbell not come in with Ogilvie 2" “ I gave him your mess o, my lord." “ What did he say then f" The man hesitated. “ What did Campbell say i" again demanded the lsrl. “ Ho saidâ€"ehâ€" eh”â€"-â€" still hesitatlugâ€"“ he said he would see your lordshipâ€";" the rest of the sentence was lost in a cough and the skirl of Ogilvie's pipes. It Was Not all a Dream. He (about to ask for a klu)-â€"“ I have an important pucsticn to ask you." ' She (playfully) â€"“ I know what it is, Charlie. You want me to be your wife ; I dreamed it. Well. take me." i 2He (rather taken aback) -" You dreamed ‘ 1 Sheâ€"“ Yes, I dreamed it last night, and I answered you as I am answering you now, and you took me in your arms and kissed me. Isn't it romantic f" la ddents that Illustrate the Victim‘s (‘om- plete Subjecilou to the Drug. . or that he was very large. , of four strong ropes. P8. Hans Kuehu II t nursed Widen Remarks bl: Brutal larder. The murderer in charge of Sheiifi' John M. Eitts, of Madison, Wis., was for afew hours the other day a prisoner at police headquarters, New York. awaiting trans- ‘ortation to the scene of the crime. Hans uebn is the murderer’a name, and his vic- tim was his employer, William Christen, who had befriended him. and given to him a home and employment in his cheese factory at Primrose, Dane County. Wis. Work was stopped in the factory Dec. 13, and Christen and Kuehn dies peered. All first the neighbors ihtught t at the men were off on a spree. Two lads. fishing in asmall stream near Primrose eight days later, drew to the bank a heavy bag. which they opened eagerly, ex. pecting to find gold and silver. Instead .hey saw a human head, mangled by blows with an axe, lying amid fragments of a man's viscera. 'l'bey fled in terror and told the authorities. The head was recognized as William Christen's and Kuehn was at once suspected. Investigation revealed the full details of the horrible butchery. The floor of the factory was covered with blocdstains, which had been partially wiped away, and in the tire-place was the partially ',consumed clothes of the victim. Secreted in the cellar was a blood-stained axe, over which ashes had been raked, and evsrywhere was a sign of studied effort to hide all traces of the crime. A further investigation showed that Kuehn had been planning the murder of Christen for along time. He purchased a gallon of whiskey Dec. 12, took it to the room which be occupied with his employer, and go: him hopelessly (ruck. While Christen was lying on his bed help- less and unconscious from drink, Kuehen robbei him of $400 in money and then split his head oven with an axe. He dragged the body to the factory, put it into a large cheese tub and backed it into small pieces, using an axe and a sharp knife. Tne head ani intestines he sank in the creek, and the rest of the body he forced into two large satchels, which he carried with him to Mon- roe, Wis., and destroyed or buried. He spent an entire day in an endeavor to wash out: the stains of blood and in burning the garments which Christen had wr rn. The day after the tragedy Kochn made his brother drive him to Monroe, telling him that Christen was to meet him there, and that they would go on to Chicago and ran- ably extend their travels to Swimsrland). At Monroe Kuehn purchased a steerage ticket for Queenstown on the steamship Lord Gough, which was to sail Dec. 19, and em- ployed a man to carry his two satchels. The porter discovered that the bottoms of the satchels were saturated with blood, but ac- cepted the excuse that Kuehn had been out gunning and carried the rabbits he had kill- ed iu the satcliels. The authorities, however, obtained this clue and followed Kuehn to Philadelphia, whence he sailed on the Lord Gocgb. A cable messagowas sent, and the murderer vi as arrested at Queens town. He was brought back on the Britannic. He is a small, pale man, twenty-six years old. OUT 1118 I‘RIBND IN ‘ Death of a Giant. The “New York Herald ” says :«One of the greatest men of this earth, Colon- el Routh Goshen, the famous Arabian giant, was laid to rest yesterda in the little ceme- tery at Mindlebush,N. ., and only a few neighbours and his adopted daughter were the mourners. The death of this Well known museum attraction occurred on Tuesday, as published in the Herald. Goshen had been - .-= suffering for several months past from a complication of diseases. but an attack of dropsy finally proved fatal. During his sickness his nurses had recourse to a double tackle and block in order to raise the big man from bed. Nothing in life was more pleasing to him than his immense siza, and he took great delight in all the arrangements made for lifting him about on the improvis- ed derrick, becauso it was a constant remind- The plain farm- house looked very dreary yesterday morning. Theoloth-covcred casket which contained the remains was too large to pass through the door and the corpse was taken outside and placed in the Gt flic, resting on the frat ver- anda. The great cofiiu was eight feet in length. It was lifted into a waggon by eight stalwart ‘armers and then borne to tbegruve, where a prayer was said by the preacher and the body lowered into the ground by means As no gate would al- low the passage of the coffin a section of ence was removed in the yard. The colonel was buried in the wi which he had worn for years to conceal his lack, kinky hair, and which was supposed to hide the evidences of his alleged no rc origin. The giant was first: discovered y Showman P. T. Barnum in 1857, and if. is altogether likely that he did not himself know his exact ago or birth- place. The colonel had once lived in Mexi- co, where he gained his military title, and was a genial gentleman. For thirty years he told marvellous tales about his adven- tures, enough to fill a book, but before his death he confessed to the parson that they were untrue. Fighting Chances. If Uncle ‘Sam really intends to draw his sword and have a brush with the Old World, he will not be compelled to hunt ion for a pretext. Canadian cruisers have warned to keep ata proper distance from our fishing smacks; the British Minister has been ordered out of the country ; Germany has been taken to task for not keeping her engagements with h‘. gland in reference to the Samoan islands ; France, and in fact all creation, have been told to keep their hands 03 the isthmus of Panama; and far-offChina wakes up to find friendly treaties abro atcd and the gates of the Republic locks and bolted because she failed to ratify a new convention on terms dictitad by the United States Senate. Uncle Sam can simply sweep his eye over the earth, pick his victim. and drposit nis gauntlet upon the sands.â€" [Springfield Republican. -_-â€"â€".â€"_â€" If the Anti-Poverty Society is seeking no- toriety, it is successful. Attendance at its meetings is now to be regarded as a sin for which the priest cannot grant absolution. This is Archbishop Carrlgau's maud ate. It is stated that there are he that by the 1st of May next all the else a ll ht to and wires in Upper Broadway add mill avenue, New York, will have disappeared under ground. Itis devoutly to be hoped thstal wireswillsooninlikemannergoto their long homeâ€"in time as well as space, i 3 ’2 {.2 a? .~-MW--~ «a, ....._ A. l