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“f7”, “some summons. HOW twee or DIFFERENT: some see RENDEBEU osszv THROUGH scones rams-r. An l'neontrollnble Rush of Terrorism! Buffaloes “Islets Hear 3' Cost u Inn Ills Lire. “ Ishall never forget that canyon, not if I live a century,” said a frontiersman, as the train was slowly creeping along over a deep but narrow abyss, common in the western country. " Why '." I asked. “ Because,“ was the re ply. “ I dropped into it once. or, rather, was thrown in, and had the narrowest escape of my life I was what is termed a “ cow puncher“ in those days, and did a little of everything. The year I have in mind I was guide for a party of prospectors and engineers, and under contract to supply them with beef. Beef meant buffalo, and there was plenty of it â€"too much, as you will see, in those days, though they are all gone now. “ I generally worked ahead of the party an hour or so, to be on the lookout for the Indians and game, and one day, having sighted a big herd (I buffsloss, I started off, with one of the party. to kill some, and have them dressed by the time the main party came up. . “ My companion was new to the bonuses, but I had no idea that. he would put me into the scraps to did . “is were about four miles from this canyon, which is simply a big wash, a cut, the sides almost up and down and 1,000 feet wide. A horse can jump from the edge at some points and fall l5,000 feet w_1thout striking ; that's the kind of a place it. re. In cressintl in the cars you do not see the steepest part of it. “ We started off in high spirits. It was a. beautiful morning, and there was something in the air that stimulated mcâ€"somethlng that is difliault to explain, but exists never- theless. " The country to the south and cast was as level as the sea; but to the west rose the Rockies, blue and pink, and here and there isolated buttes. Away to the northwest rose a cloud of dust, which hung over the ground for hundreds of acres. That dust meant buffaloes and for it we headed. "I intended riding slowly, and when we get near put on speed and charge. them. But all at once my man's horse went into a hole and broke the cinch. I rode on and left him to mend it, thinking of course, that he would follow. . “1 had gone th miles when it occurred to me to stop and wait for him. The buffaloes were just ahead and I wanted to give him a fair chance. For half an hour I waited, and suddenly noticed a movement in the herd which was apparently coming in every direc- tion. The dust seemed to cover the entire horizan, :rising in the air like a cloud and spreading to each side. . “ In amoment I was in the saddle and riding out toward it to see which direction it was taking. still not wanting to leave my communion. Just then I began to hear a roaring sound, like thunder. Every instant it grow louder. and finally I began to realize that I was being surrounded, and then it flashed across my mind that if; was a stam- pedo. “ In a second I was about and away in the direction of the party. but. I had been stand- ing in a depression, and as I came up I saw that I was in the center of a halfmoon of of dust. Thousands of buffaloes were dash- ing down on me like an avalanche and their fi snkex s reaching out as if to hem me in. “I didn’t waste much time and was soon on a dead run. If you have ever seen a man or a horse run down a track before an engine, animals leaping along before a prairie fire. or to escape a cyclone, you can imagine the feel- ings which impelled me. “It was merely a matter of getting around the herd, but theyflvu re closing in on me, and a fall, on accident of any kind, means being trampled to death. I soon saw that; is was useless to attempt getting around the herd ; it was too big, and the start was too great, so I simply run for itâ€"ran forilfe. "You never saw a trumpede ? Well, imag. inc 8 000 or 10,000 cattle, perhaps more, impelled by fear or terror, dashing along, crowding togetherâ€"a living glacier. If: is irresistible ; nothing can stop itâ€"a surging, solid mass, rushing blindly forward with a rear and noise which shakes the very earth. Imagine something like this and you can realize something, perhaps, of the features of a stampede. It is merely the wild rush of terrified cattle or buffaloes. "I ran before them twenty minutes, and of course gained. and, seciug some button at a distance of a mile or more, I thought I could make them and would consequently be safe. “But life is uncertain, and so is riiing in this country, as without any warning, i came upon this canyon. I took in the situation at a glance. “If I went down the animals would fall upon me. If I staid on the edge they would trample me to death. There was but one chanceâ€"that I could turn back the herdâ€" and I took it. I ran at them, firing my ride, bowling them over, yelling and screaming asn man can only scream if it is for life. list the rear of their feet was so loud that I doubt if they could have heard me. "0.: they came, like a whirlwind, and. turning again. I made for the canyon. I reached the edge, about a thousand yards ahead, and. dismouuting, I started my horse back, to take his chance, and flung myself over the side. “There wasn't much time to think, but I thought the best chance would be at. the ed 0. So I crept as closeto it as possible, am at the steepest place, and waited. “What were my sensations! Well, I can hardly tell. I was pretty certain tbs: my day had come. and I remember trying to brace up, and I thought of my old mother, but I didn't have much time. On they came, and then I was buried with earth, and the next second I saw bufi‘docs go shooting over the edge. “I‘hcy wanton if they had been shot out ~f a gun, clearing the edge and striking many fut below. Hundreds of them it named, and. for all I know, thousands, went over before they stopped. "You see the tremendous pressure behind pushed those in front on. so that they could not help themselves. and it was some time before the front ranks could stop the rush, and not before many had gone over. I had been saved by the hardness of the soil above me. A part of it had given my and covered me up. but a shell of clay lad held, and to c I owe my life. "I dnggod myself up the slope. more dead then alive, and about the first thing I ray | start was my companion rid‘ng up while the bulflloes were a cloud of dust in the south. It seems that he had, thinking to get the of me, gone around and began to fire into the herd from behind, and had thus rented the stampede. He didn't know any better, so I couldn’t say much. “The bottom of the canyon was about half full of dead and wounded bufi'sloes. I never saw such a sight before, and never want to again. Perhaps," continued the old hnnrcr, “ you have been under the falls of Niagara. J as: imagine the water living bufi’a loes,en(l you can imagine my situation. My hers: I never saw again. Whether he went into the canyon or not. I don‘t know." Many animals are subject to stampede, bu: especially those that are accustomed to herd. When they are large and powerful the most frightful results may follow. It: sometimes occurs among elephants, when entire plantations are mocked and fences and houses are ruined. In the sea-hon rookeries of the Alaska coast some curious stampedes and exciting incidents are often seen. At certain seasons of the year the Aleuts have a drive of “ seevirchic, ” as the lions are called. It is generally begun in September or October. Thelargest. and strongest Aleuts are se- lected for the purpose, who, with provisions, repair to the vicinity of the rookery. At night, when the sea-lions are lying in the sand above high-water mark, they make their first attempt. Armed with sticks, guns, and clapping bones. they creep down to the water’s edge, and finally, with much skill and mat (savoring. place themselves between the sea-lions and one water, and, at a given signal, rush with yells and screams at their ‘ victims. I The sea-lions awake, and, hearing the terrible noise, dash away in a stampede, each one rushing in the direction in which he happened to be sleeping. In this way half may go inland, while lhe rest head for the men. In the latter case there is some danger, but, as a rule, the Aleucs escape in- jury. The sea-lions come hopping, flounder- ing along, making mmvelous speed for such huge creatures, and care nothing for the men in their blind rush. The stampede of the sou-lions ends dis astrously to the mess of them~ The" fl :under inland, and are then followed and driven to the houses of the men by shouts and cries. There stakes are placed in the ground about them, forming a rude corral. To the posts streamers of cloth are at- tached, and their fluttering in the wind prevents the foolish sea-lions from escaping. Other catches are added until finally 200 or 300 sea-lions are col-ruled, when the final match is taken up. The sea-lions are liber- ated and headed in the direction of the Aleuh village, ten or twelve miles away, and driven there, the journey taking from one to two weeks. , Among wild horses the stlmpede is an exciting spectacle, the animals literally run- ning away in a body. It is the custom among the Indians to create a stampede among horses and cattle when they wish to appropriate some of them, and in the con- fusion that results not a few are driven off and secured. It was once my good fortune to witness a stampede of eels. A certain pond on the Maine coast was fed by a brook, but at high water the ocean flowed in, so that it: might be said to be salt at high tide and fresh or brackish at low tide. The conditions seemed particularly favor- able for the propagation of eels, and the muddy bottom was fairly alive with them, many of them of large size. As the tide ebbed many eels went into salt water. One evening I had occasion to cross the creek with a friend just at nightfall. The little brook h'sd dwmdled down to a more stream a foot or so wide. and as we stepped over it was seen to be black with eels. My companion inadvertently stepped in among them, and at the instant) the living river broke and a remarkable stampede occurred. Hundreds of forms, ranging from two to three or more feet in length, broke away and dashed over the dry but slippery beach covering it in every direction with a wrig- glig mass of eel life. The terrified animals dashed up toward the shore and in every direction, though ultimately turning and making for the distana water. Some 0 them traversed to reach it over 300 feet of dry land. Among all animals the feeling of alarm and sudden terror is liable to have the same resultâ€"a wild break, arushing this way and that ; even among men it is not uncommon. In every war sudden surprises have resulted in a stampede, where hundreds of men, ordinarily brave, have rushed headlong to escape the supposed or actual danger, stam- peded just as they might if they were sea- lions or hulfslocs. i felt around in a vague way for his hat. “ Waldouia," he said in a voice of tragic misery. “ the blttereet hour of my life has come, but I cannot hesitate a momcr t. I wouldn't give up pumpkin pie for the soul- fullest young woman that ever squawked ! Good evening, hills Tickiowrll :“ The pale moon rose with the timid. aback- od demeanor with which she rises over Boston Harbor, and her rays shone mildly and pitylngly on a young man with hit but pulled down: over his eyes who was an idlng down the street, going out of his way to one and friendleu ___â€"..â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"- He Draw the Line at Pie. “Harold,’ murmured the girl, a tear dimming the lustre of tee spectacles that rested lightly on her classical G zeco-Bos- tcuian nose, “I will not. deny that our soul communion, our interchange of impressions, our mental symposia, nob only specifically paleontological, but oosmical and meta- phrastio in a general sense as well, have been pleasingly Emersoniau. But you have taken advantage of a moment of perhaps unwonted soulfulness to endeavor to extort from me a pledge of earthly sill lily. You seek to degradeâ€"if I may use so strong a termâ€" cur essential psychomschy to the ultimate level of mere inrersoclal volition." “ Weldonia," exclaimed the youth, “you misapprehend me. Iâ€"” “Hear me out, Harold," she persisted. “ I have confessed that I feel drawn to you by many psychocentrio influences. But there are other considerations. \Vhen two earthly lives ass.milate there must be no clashing vsgsriesâ€" no hygienic poleznics. Harold," she continued, in a trembling voice, "pardon the questionâ€"there is so much at stakeâ€"bub do you ever defile your immcrtal nature by eating pie! The young man rose slowly to his fceland kick sav ly at every dog in of s and talking volubly and mk- lessly whim-elf in the dialect of New York. â€"[ Boston Courier. SOUTH AFRICAN MLRlNG. Gold, Copper, and Astos Discoveries usde Dally. For some time rumors have been rife th‘“ acertain amount of forged scrip was °' circulation in the Kimberly share market 5 but it was only the other day the: anythiu definite was known and the facts were discovered. It appears that there was living at Johannesburg 3 YOflng man named Pearson, a clerk. This youth had been on the point of leaving for Port Elizabeth, and before going had invited a large number of his friends and others to a farewell banquet he gave at the Grand National Hotel. ibis banquet was the tail; of me town, and the wonder was natural as to where the money for it had come from. The inquiry was put 03 by statements to the (fleet. that money had been left him, and that a present of 250 or 300 Tharsis shares had been made to him. Just before leaving Johannesburg he gave a broker named Sonnenfsld a parcel of those shares to sell, and got an advance of £40 or. them. This broker, being somewhat sus- picious, sent ascend the shares to the Secre- tary of the company to see if they were all right. The answer he got was that they were fraudulent, the Secretary’s name and the names of the directors being forged. The case was at once put into the bands of the police. At Potchefstroom, a town about a day's journey from Johannesburg, 'I‘IIE FORGER \V'AS ARRESTED when the coach, in which he was travelling, arrived there, and was brought back to the scene of his operations, where he Was examined before the Ltnddrost and commit- ted for trial. It is not thought) that this discovery need excite mwh apprehension, as the forgery is in all probability confined to these shares, and is will have the effect of making brokers and dealers exercise more caution when passing scrip through their hands, thus rendering any similar attempts at: fraud in the future (1 ifiicult owing to the likelihood of prompt detection. Another sensational affair occurred last week at Johannesburg in which the name ofe now notorious Londoner figures con- spicuously. A person calling himself M. J. Nicholson Neil was assaulted in front of the Exchange by a Mr. Brant, inquiry agent and detective. This detective, When summoned, pleaded that ho had committed the assault under great provocation, and in the czurse of the trial made the statement what this M r. Neil was none other than the principal in the firm of Abbot, Page & 00., who carried on a large share balances in London and which failed some two years ago to the tune of nearly squatter of a milion sterling under circumstances which excited a good deal of unfavorable comment all the time. Mr. B:ant has letters and other documents in his possession proving that this is the very man who was wanted by the London police, and that: he had been paying the detective sums of money to have his incognito kept up. The non payment of a balance due to Mr. Brant and the demand for it led to the assault, and in turn to the exposure of a great criminal. And still another sensation worthy of America, where daring robberies at more frequent than they have been in South Africa. The discovery of the gold fields seems to be attracting much of An. or on life, and it; would appear as if some of the rowdy element is being imported along with the industrious. As a little cold min’ng. village in the Transvaal called Krugersdorp there is a brick building which does duty as a branch of the Standard Bank of South Afrie s. In it there ares a manager, an accountant and a boy. The bank premises \VERE OPENED AS USUAL on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, and about an hour later two men walked in and covered with their revolvers the manager and his assistant, the boy having at the time been sent out on business. These strangers said they were Americans. One of them struck the manager on the head with a hunting crop, rendering him insensi. bio, when they proceeded to bind and gig him and the amounbanb as well. They had found the safe open. and had extracted all the notes and gold amounting in value to £3 700, when the boy came to the door and found it closed, at which he was surprised. Tue robbers taking him for a customer, told him that the bank was closed for that day, as they were taking stock 1 Suspecting that all was not right, he gave information, and in the mean time the robbers coolly walked off, mounted their horses, which were stand- ing quietly as the gate of the landdrosb's house, next to the bank and rode off in the direction of Johannesburg. A policeman named Tossell happened to be near, and when he was informed of what had happened, as he was already mounted, he rode after the two men. His horse not being rqual to the occasion, gave signs of breaking down, but on passing a little vil- lage. and without drawing bridle, be called to the groom of the hotel to sadile up a race horse he knew to be there. at the same time telling of the robbery. This was done ; the rec: horse overtook Toasell, woo mounted it and made up to the robbers. He fired. but they dismounted and from behind their horses “potted ” at the policeman, but: without effect, for he succeeded in wounding one in the arm and forcing both to surrender. Shortly sf:erward others who hadjjalned in the pursuit came up and the two, one of whom, by the way, takes the name 05.3. ch~ ard Turpin, were secured. The notes, amounting to £2 000. were recovered, but not as you the gold, which must have been thrown away in he pursuit. There is no sign of themlaing activity les- sening, but rather the re verse. SE“; DISCOVERIES of minerals are being made every day. From the Asbestos mine, discovered near Kimbcro ley, richer specimens than ever are coming in belonging to the Griqualand West Copper and Mineral Syndicate, and these are far superior to any that have yet been exhibit. ed, being rqusl in color, fibre, and texture to the finest white spun silk. Orders are arriving from different parts of Europe for the raw product. This work an important shipment has been despatcherl to Hamburg in response to several inquiries. Hamburg offersa lucrative market for the fibre. the best qualities of which realizz from £03 to £70 per ton. A good illustration of luck in share specu lation here was afforded the other day is the case of the Voluarding copper syndicate. The shares are £10 ones. In a week they went up to £75. The syndicate’s property, it norms, is on the Congo River, and 1: bids fair to possets onset the richest copper mines in the world. Seven or eight copper reefs have already been esposed. The desirabil- ity of treating the ore on the spot is being discussed. There is an abundance of fuel and water near. With copper at its present price it is estimated that the mine will pay handsomely, whilst the slightest rise in the market will place this concern in such a peel. tion as to yield aston‘shlng results. So con. fident are the shareholders of the ultimate success of this venture that they have pooled 400 out of 63) shares, and is is likely that in a few days they will ris€£‘150 or £2000. Dally diccveries are being made all over the Transvaal of new reefs and mines containing gold in paying quantities. The Transvaal mines are even attracting Cabinet Ministers from their folics, as was instancad the other day when the Colonial Secretary took the post of Secretary to the Consolidated Investment Company of J chnneshurq. a com- pany that, with a capital of £175 000, is afready in the way of making by rents alone of properties purchased for £75,000 about £30,000 per annum, and is likely to carry on one of the largest businesses in S with Africa. Its scrip is not issued yet but as much as 75 per cent. premium has been rfi‘sred for shares in the company. The gold exported from the Cape last month amounted to 24,000 ounces, valued all £83000, and the total value of gold exported for the last eight months amounted to 12520650. The output of gold from the Rmdt lasemonth is esti- mated at 36,000 ounces, of which one com- pany alone, the_Lauglaugh, contributes 6.000 ounces. There is no doubt that this country should attract the attention of Canadians as a great outlet for their trade in machinery and other things. Much expense and loss are incurred by a want of knowledge of mining and the want of proper machinery. There is a field for an enterprising firm. The country of the Matabele is about to be opened up by a . company to whom aroyal charter has been I granted, and in all directions are signs of enterprise such as is only known where mining is carried on on a large scale. â€"-â€"eâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" An Extraordinary Case. An interesting case, which will be a diffi- cult; matter for the courts, happened recently in the Red Cross . hospital, of Lyons. A patient was placed under the influence of chloroform in order to be subjected to a most painful operation. At the first incision however, the man, who was unusually strong, became conscious. Crazy with pain, he tore the knife from the operating physician, and despite the presence of several friends he plunged it in an instant into the hearts of Professor Nagout and a young man who was acting as witness. The double murderer was taken into the torture-room and bound. Recognizing the fact that no narcotic could influence him the operation was successfully performed without its use. He will recover in all probability. The interest in his trial, which will take place in the near future, lies in the defence that he committed the double crime in a fin of temporary insanity caused by the extreme pain. The case will form an important chapter in the hlshcpy of medical laW.â€" [N. Y. Tribune. â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€".â€"_ Hard on the Sparrow. The New York “Herald” having recently stated that it was apparently lawful in that: State “to send a lineman to instant death by electricity. but a man who feeds a sparrow may be fined and imprisoned,” a correspondent wrote to ask whether this was really the case. In reply the “Herald” quoted the following law passed by the Legislature in June, 1837, as an amendment to an Act of 1886: “ The English or European house sparrow (“Passer domesticus ”) is not included among the birds protected by this Act. and it shall be considered a misdemeanonr to intentionally give food or shelter to the same.” The trensgrsssor is liable to imprisonment for thirty days and a fine of fifty dollars. People in New York State will be chary about extending any hoepltalities to the " Passer domesticus ” now that their atten- tion has been directed to the presence of this law upon the statute hook. He Wasn't Hankering After Vigor. A man was running down Baxter street to- ward the river. the other afternoon, when a policeman confronted him and asked for an explanation. "They’re after me 1" gasped the man. “ Who?" ~ “ The doctors." “What do the doctors want: of you?" “ They want to experiment on me with the Elixir of Life. Please don't let ’om ; don't sir.” “ I should think you’d be perfectly will- ing to be experimented on. It might set you back ten years in vigor." “ That's just the rub, sir. I’m satisfied it would, and ten years ago every time I was arrested for vsgrancy I looked so strong and healthy that his honor sent me up."â€"- [Detroit ree Press. It Life in Pizen Creek. Touristâ€"“ Will you ‘tindly direct me to Bob 0.: city!’ The Lost Cord. “ Mis‘ah Joh'lslng, yu heah dot gal eb mine sing at the chaish lae’ night '2” “ I did.” " Bootiful song dat, do one she rung. am called 'I) I Lost CMrd.’ " " Huh I dse se’: Well, you wa’n’: dar." “ No. I was to hum, but she oole me she sung,it.” " Yes, she did, an' some one got at my woodpile while I was at do chaioh. Guess I lost about a cord, too.” Colonel \Vhipsaw (of the Rntttlesnake ranch)-â€""Yes. sir. Keep right up Frrz-m M sn’s Gulch ’bouu two miles till ye come to where two hosn thieves are haugln’ on one tree, turn to yer right till yer come to two hangin' on two trees, keep to yerlcft pas: hlurdercrs' Tree with the limbs all broke off, out down across where you'll see 1 some fellors lynchin' aucther boss thief. then . over the hill an’ down through Bill Chap- : arljl’s private cemetery an' up along where g the Sheritf and his posse is besiegin' 1’.ke " County Pete. turn to the right an’ pass tare-c ! more noss thieves ’bout ten feet. from ther 3 ground an’ out down a side road past the :pss: house an' there you be. Goo l-bye. 5 Hope you won't miss yer way."â€"-«'_I‘¢xss billings. In (less of Accident- Nervous Gentleman â€"" Now, be careful how you drive, cabby, and go slowly over the stones, for I hate to be shaken. And mind you pull up at the right house, and look out fir those dreadful steam can." Cabby Never fear. sir, I’ll do m been. And which 'orsepltul would you win to be taken to, sir, in one of an accident 3" l AFRICAN LION HUNTING. Nimrods who go But to llunt the Kin: 83”“. The glowing dmcrlptions of sport on the vast plains of Africa given by Selena, Thom- son, Kerr, and other pioneer spormmen have drawn not a few Nimrods to South Africa and the region of Mount Kilima-N j are. In f set, in large parts of South Africa there has been so much slaughter by European hunters that wholesale sport 0! this kind is a of the past. The three species of rhino- ceros, for instance, that formerly round in great_numbers along the banks of South African streams are rapidly becoming ex- tinct. Only a few of them are now seen in the Transvaal, and, like the American bison, their days in a large part of Africa are about numbered. It is common talk among noted English sportsmen that lion hunting in Africa is comparatively tame sport. They say he is not at all dangerous as COMPARED “'ITII AN INDIAN TIGER. As a general thing, there is no doubt a lion prefers inglorious retreat to a fight with a white man. II a hunter meets an African buffalo on a narrow path he is likely to be trampled on unless he puts in a well-directed shot. Most lions under the same circum- stances will leap into the jungle and disappear though now and then they have been known to attack white men. The best known inci- dent of this sort is Livingstone's thrilling experience when a lion leaped u on him from a clump of bushes, lacerated is shoulder, and would have killed him had he not been shot by one of Livingstone's servants, ' . There is another sort of lien, however, With whom Selena has made as familiar. He is the man-eater, the terror of the natives because he lies in wait for his human prey just as he does for other animals. Nobody knows why a few lions differ from their fol- lows in their love and search for human food. It is believed, however, that, by some chance, getting a taste of human flesh and finding it good they acquire the hablt of seeking that sort of food in preference to any other. oxn MAN EATING LION is quite enough to drive the natives of an extensive territory from their homes. While Sslous was hunting in Northern Mashona- land two years ago he saw many smallde- sorted villages. On asking the reason the answer was, invariably: “The people could not remain any longer. The lions are too had." In one village three women had been, k.lled and eaten by these man-eaters. In another a man and two girls, and so on. The boldness of these animals is remark- able when once they become ravenous for human food. Three years ago a young girl was standing outside a hut when she thought she saw u. baboon in the grass. She called (mt, “Come and see the baboon,’ and several persons rushed out: just: in time to see a lion spring upon the girl and carry her away. It was near this place that a lion killed a sleeping man. Before he had time to begin his meal the man’s wife rushed out of her but. The lion left his first victim, killed and etc to woman, and then departed, leav- ing the man‘s body untouched. Sometimes the natives muster up sufficient courage to organize a hunt for the mun-eater. and if they succeed in killing him they will very- likely not be molested again for yearn though they may nightly listen to roars is the jungle. “W A New Kine. The new King of Portugal, Carlos I., who a few weeks ago completed his twenty- sixth year, comes to the throne not unpre- pared, the invalid condition of his father having for some time caused more and more official responsibilities to be placed on him. The little kingdom, too, has now few causes of disturbance or anxiety abroad or at home. tier chief colonial troubles are in South Africa, and these are likely to be quickly settled, the rivalry of her two strong neigh- bors, Germany and England, furnishing, perhaps, a guarantee that she will find aid. in defending her rights. Yet the accession of a new monarch must cause some specula- tion as to its effect. The twenty-eight years’ tranquility which Portugal had under King Luis I. was largely due to his obser- vance of constitutional principles, willingness to favor reforms, and lack of disposition to seek personal prominence at the expense of the peace of the kingdom. Still, even under him there were some exciting political crises, and for a long time a continuation of the financial embarrassments and disorders which had been inherited from his predeces- sors. The probabilities are that no great changes in Portugal's domestic or foreign affairs need immediately be expected. A Cleverly Laid Scheme. Young Wifeâ€"“ You are not going out to night, are you 2" Husbandâ€"" Yes, my dear. I must back to the office and post my books. afraid I'll be kept late." “ Not going anywhere except to the l"" ?" ‘fll‘ No-o." " Well, then, step into Strong, Smell it Co.'s around the corner from your office, on the way down. They’ll be open until eight o’clock. Get a couple of mackerel and bring them home with you when you come." “ Yes, my dear. Good night." Young Wife (to herself, as her husband departs)â€"-“ He won't do much theatre going with those mackerel in his pocket.” go I‘m The Que tion of Halls. U-‘llClqo Manâ€""Why don’t you hold an- otnnr mueti ‘g in aid of the World’s Fair ;' new Yorker (haughtlly ) â€"“We can't find ahallbigonougo to hole the people who want to come." Chit-ago Manâ€"4' Huh ! Advertise that all wlmcome wrll be expected to contribute, and you can accommodate the crowd in a lodging-house bedroom." First B ~yâ€"" Sec hsrel Didn't I no you running down street yesterday, with Bill Bounce after vnn. wantin’ 0» lick you '2" S a rod Boyâ€"” Yes." ” What did you run for ‘.' ’ " 1â€"1 s as only running so an to get him away from nome. so his mother couldn‘t see him fightm': but by the time we was out of sight of his house we goo in sight of our house; rnl then. as my Mother would see me if Iswrpe’l to hit h.m, I went on, so as to be out o' temptation."