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i l i t l GRAPHIC STORY OF THE‘BE'IREAT FROM LARISSA. I’he ureek's Wild Run For Satayâ€"A Terrible Journey Among Wild Hones, Ere-lied Ion and Bobbing Women and Childrenâ€"A Correspondent‘: Thrilling Experiences-And This in War. The correspondent of the Associated Pros: at lamina. who was with the re- treating party after the battle ofMati, has arrived at Athem. He says:â€" Whetn Ioventook the Greek infantry the latter were in straggling order. foam and grimy from four days in the trenches and long exposure to shells enough to unnenve veterans. 'llhey want along in silence, a contrast with the ordinary chattering in the Greek ranks. The night. was pitch dark and the red glare at Kutari and Deliler 1:!) the distance added to the weirdness of the scenic. Later I passâ€" ed Marlee of artillery, mule trains, carts, waggons. crying villagers. women and children. It. was pitiable. All were hopelessly mixed up. There was no attempt at order. All arms were intermingled and Ithe confusion was completed by the shots 81nd pushes of the Euzonos and inregulars in every ater of outfit. Their previous sullen- neas gave place to the clamor of dis- appointed and dispitrited men. They forgot their wearineso in wild impreca- lions against their Generals and other officers. The retrewt became a rout. Our carriage was slowly picking its way through desperate memoryitng wo- men and children, and horses and don- keys. all overladen, which were ere-epâ€" lng along atasnnil’s pace or prancing with neutrons fright. TEIE TURKS ACRE UPON US. Suddenly, above the din of the conâ€" fused masses on the road and in the adjoining fields, came a roar, develop- ing intoa fierce. sustained yell, rolling from the distant rear with lightening speed. Soon; in the midst of this yell, could be distinguished cries of “The Turks are upon us!" In a few mo- ments 8. dozen horsemen andasmany riderleas steeds appeared onthe left at full gallop, the men shouting with frenzy. “Run. run, the Turks are herel" Into the night air rose this agonized roar. fairly paralyzing the Imagination. In: will remain in my memory for ever. The stampede was immediate. The ani- mals were lashed into a gallop. and men. women and children and soldiers joined pell mall in a mad rush. Many who fell to the grolund were tramped to death, and vehicles were overturned, mixing up bedding. furniture. ammuni- tion. horses, donkeys, oxen and buf- fnlos. .According to one story the horsemen who so suddenly appeared and caused this fearful stampede were really Circassian cavalry which de- houohed from Boughazi. but this report is not generally believed. Beside our carriage. two infantrymen appeared with faces blanched from terror. They jumped upon the steps and we tried to keep them out. One of them there- upon levelled hts mile in our direction. But suddenly their combined weight on the steps of one side of the carriage overturned it. smashed it to pieces, and The London Times correspondent and myself were thrown out. I was pan- ned by the leg under broken timbers as the pandemonium around increased. In a perfect insanit of terror sol- diers, irregulare, ant armed peasants began firing their rifles in every diâ€" rection. From the front and rear, from right and left, the bullets whizzed but the reports of the firearms were scarceâ€" ly hoard above the roar of the people and the terror of the maddened ani- mals. Even in the Shipka Pass, or in the hottest art. of the fearful fighting at Plevna. never witnessed .such wild firing. The whole plain was lit by the flashes of the terror-stricken soldiery and peasants. Eventually The Times correspondent and myself suc- ceeded in getting inside a ditch by the roadside and thus proceeded slowly. In this manner we succeeded in pushing forward for a time. when we were hhrown down by a rush from behind and were trampled upon by scores of ple. As I succeeded in rising to my set an irregular who was rushing past deliberately turned. raised his rifle to within three inches of my head and fir- ed. I ducked just in time and fell to the and. thus leaving my life. I had cost my companion in the mean- while and walked on in the ditch re’ ferred to or else ploughed my way through the thick of the stampede. A FRENZIED M08. The [mutietntmium find spread several miles. .thn 'I retude to the nod, stumbling over dead and dying ani- mals. mom and women. (the scene was terrible. The way was strewn with ammunition bores. broken carts and furniture. the bedding of soldiers. blanketsnnd tin ponnicans Thclaitcr rattled under the horses' fact, blankets bccs‘me entangled inthem and thcani- mrtls. frantic \tith alarm. gullopcd clout comm: the flying crowd. many of thcm riderleqt and deserted. Guns and ammunition. w e and carts added to the obstruction. Their traces had been out in order to enable the drivers to mount the horses attached tothfln and seek safety in flight. 'l‘hcre ,vvmmnny slnrgglesbetwecnthe fugi- flve: for the mssion of horses.and in this manner the affr-gbted crowd truggled onfor several mtles.present- emmt vivid icturc ofdisaster and 3.39:. Some of he Greek taker-mi: is glue. did their duty. They ordered the lcnand trumpeterstoacund "cease mg" and rode about calling upon the lug soldiers to halt. But others of the Greek officers lost their heads and pushed coward as terrorized as the holdicry. One brave officer tried to bring his men to their some by pre~ , mu l8. " ‘ flop!" but he might as AWFUL PIGTllllE u Wu! a revolver at them andshout- ' mp well have called upon a whirlwind to stop. Gem. Msvromicmelis, who had evidently reached lax-lass some time before. rode back some distance inor- der to arrest the stampede. Two miles from the Isrissa road is situated an embankment. where the General suc- ceeded in inducing half _a company of footsore infantry to fall in. But thousâ€" ands continued the pell mell rush for lorissa. There was a block at the bridge acres the Salambrin. River. at the entrance of Lemma. Another ter- rific scene vms there presented. guns, men and horses struggling to a fearful mass. IN THE STREETS or mmssa. Ito the sueets of flamingo was indeâ€" scribable confusion. Troops ofall arms were mixed together. and they threw themelves down) in uttetr exhaustion, heedlem of the calls of tmmttets and bugles summoning them to fall in. The inhabitants rushing about the streets intensified this confusion. hirer-e mention of the Turks was sufficient to create a frenzied rush. Some esti- mates of the number:- of deaths which occurred during ,Lhe stampede and in- discriminate i'iring say that fnom 500 to 600 persons were killed. But your correspondent thinks these figures are exaggerated, though people declare thay have seen many “uggons bring- ing dead to Larissa. All ttve newspa- per correspondents who were in the stampede had miraculous escapes from death. ‘ The first hours of. daylight were spent by the Greek officers inas- sembling their scattered troops and sending them to Phansalos. The troops continued the Ina-och without any re- freshment, and it is alleged that many of them had not tasted food since Er»- day morning. When it became known that Larissa. was to be abandoned there was another panic. Tlhe women, and even the children. went about d’l‘afWr- ing their hands across their throats showing what they. expected of the Turks, and in an incredibly short time the roads leading to Pharsalos and Volo were crowded with people, veâ€" hicles and animals. the latter hear- ing all kinds of household effects. A special train of trucks took to' Volo about 3,060 people of every degree, the passengers hanging to the roofs and platrforms like a swarm of bees. But the majority trudged along on foot,and looks back at Larissa and the Vale of Pempo, fearing every moment a rush from the Circassian cavalry. By 1.30 pm. Larissa was emptied. PANIC AT VOLO. Instead of following the troops to Pharsaios, the correspondent, in order to get off his despatchtes, pushed on to V010, where these was a. panic almost equalling the one witnessed at Larissa. Fugitives were arriving at Volo every few minutes. and they spread the ruâ€" mors that the Turks would enter the place in a few hours. Im the absence of steamers there was a general rush for caiques, on board which the Well- to-do masses wont to Euboea or other islands. Your correspondent hired a. caique and went. on board of it within. newspaper companion, Mr. Holdall. In a. minute there was a. great commotion, crowds of ‘ shouting to us to come out of the boat. Then a number of men made a rush on board of her, threw Mr. Holdall out and pushed your correspondent ashore. It seems that the lower classes, panic-stridken, de- termined that if they could not escape from Volo no one else shoitld do so, and they cried, “We must' all die to- gethen" To such an extent did this feeling of panic spread that a Govern- ment steamer, which was'embarkmg wounded soldiers for the Piraeus, was obliged to leave Volo harbor owing to the fact that the frantic population threatened to matke a rush on board the steamship, which would probably have resulted in great loss of life. As it was, the wounded soldiers were taken on board the. steamer in small boats, and the vessel sailed for the Piraeus in a hurry, leaving two English nurses and six wounded Greek soldiers on the quay. The nurses and wounded men were taken to the British Consulate. The excitement continued all day Sun- day, but I secured a caique on the fol- lowing day and groceeded to the Island of Einboea. w‘ once by caiquing and driving, your correspondent readhâ€" ed Athens to-day, having been five days without removmg shoes or cloth- ing. EARTHQUAKES. l'resngcd lty the Strange t'onduct of Birds and Animals. It has been noticed on various occa- sions that different animals have shown signs of uneasiness or fear without apparent cause. and that a few minutes afterward an earthquake shock has been felt. People who have had the opportunity ctf taking note of this peculiarity in countries where earthquakes are fre-' quent are well aware of its signifi- cance. and always prepare for a seis- mic disturlxtnce. It is advanced. in ex- planation of this sign of fear. that animals are able to perceive things.â€" such as very slight movementsâ€" which escape the eye ofnian; animals see these premtmitory sigm and know what to expect. whereas man goes about his busim‘ss quite unconscious of what is about to hzmpcu In Japan it is usually the pheasants â€"vcry numerous in the classic land of earthquakes-which would give the ftrst danger of signal; they cry out and rush about in characteristic fash- ion. and in a. few minutes the shock is felt. Other birds and animals. such as fowls and dogs. also give warning signs. _._.A_-_~__.â€"â€"â€"-- .... . A DICTIONARY USELESS. Uncle David thinks that a diction- ary is the most useless book ever rint- ed. .He says that you can't fin out by it how to spell a word unless you know how to well it in the first place. This remark was made after an hour's among the it's for the word wxe . m: WON, run CUP. “that are these cups for! asked I. well-drew man of a jeweler. pointing“ to some elegant silver cups on the counter. Times are race cups. to be given as prim If that's so. suppose you and I race for cool And the stronger. with the in his hand. started the jeweler after him. The Stranger Won the cup. ; YOUNG FOLKS. .--. .- (WBEEN I'M A MAN. First Boy. When I'm a man. a man. I'll be a farmer ifloan. andIcan. I'll plow the ground and the seed I'll sow I'll reap the grain and the grass I’ll mow I'll bind the sheaves and I'll rake And pitch it up on the mow- \Vhen I'm a man. Second Boy. When I'm a man. a man. I'll be a carpenter, if I can, and I can. I'll plane like this and I’ll hammer so. And. this is _the way my saw shall go; I'll make erd houses and sleds and toys. And a ship that will race with any boy's-â€" When I'm a man. Third Boy, When I'm.a man. a man. A blacksmtth I'll be if I can. and I can, Clang, dang, clang, shall my anvil ring; Aznd this is the way the bellows I'll swing; I'll shoe your horse, sir. neat and tight, Then I'll. tarot round the square to see if its rightâ€"- When I’m a man. North Boy. When I’m a man, a man, I'll be a shoemaker if I can, and I can, I'll Bit on a bench with my last held so. And in and out with my needle go I'll sew so strong that my work shall wear Till nothing is left but my stitches thereâ€"â€" \Vhen I'm a man. Fifth Boy. - When I'm a man, a man, A doctor I'll be if I can. and I can. My powders and pills shall be nice and sweet, . AM you shall have just what you like I ll to eabt;f ’ presori e or you ri ' and sail' and such. (1mg And above all things you never must study too muchâ€" When I’m a man. Sixth Boy. When I'm a man. a man, I'll be a minister if I can, and I can, And once in a while asermon I’ll make That can keep little boys and girls . awake; For ah! dear me! if ministers knew How glad we are when they do get throughâ€"- When I’m a man. Seventh Boy. When I’m a man, a man. I'll beaschool committe IfI cam. and I can. And once a. week I'll come into school. And 88.37151th Teacher, I've made a. ‘. an e That boys and girls need a great deal . of play. You Iggy gve these chiildren a holi- y I’â€" When I'm a. man. Eighth Boy. When I'm a man, a man. I’ll be president if I can, and I can. My uncles and aunts are a jolly set, And. I’ll have them all in my Cabinet; ,[ shall live in the White House. and I hope you all When you hear I’m elected will give me a. callâ€" When I'm a man. All in Concert. When we are men, are men. We htfie we shall do great things, and . en Whatever we do this th' we as. . We'll do our work in the 33y beetlway, And you shall see if you know us then, We’ll be good and honest and useful men. \Vhen we are men. This is an exercise for eight boys, who should have appropriate costumes. or at least implements, and not their parts as spoken. SHOWING APPRECIATION. Young people should cultivate the habit of showing their appreciation of the good, wherever it is seen or found. Honest praise hurts no one. And as we ourselves like it. let us give it to others. A mother left her baby for a few moments in the care of a little brother. In her absence the boy sketch- ed a picture of the baby. When the mother returned and saw the baby's picture. she gave the boy artist akiss of approval. ” That kiss," said Benjamin West years afterward, "made me a painter." How many have been helped by words of cheer or smiles of approv- al, and how many lives have been crush- ed through the lack of an encouraging word or a cheering smilel Have you told your pastor that his sermons inâ€" spire in you noble impulses and help you 'to live a better life? If not. tell him. Hts heart is aching to know the result of his preaching, and be may be discouraged because he bears and sees no result of his work. Give him a cheer. The life- of that one impresses you by his consecrated life. Let him know it. and. hel him to grow old gracefully. Give e aged a cheer. Look about us. “'e are receiving help from. many._ Let them know that we appreciate their kind acts and words. Give father, mother. brother. sister, friends, all a cheer. They will see that we are thankful. and the will strive to serve us more. You will look for the good. and find it. Give a cheer. and you will be cheered. WHY NOT TOâ€"DAY. She “118 standing at her mother's coffin. The tears flowed heavy and coliiously down her pale cheeks. As she looked on her mother‘s face before the coffm was closed. those standing near heard her exclaim: "Oh,mother, how gladly I would help you with your work! How cheerfully I would spend a few hours more with you during the evening. reading in you from the old family Bible. or some other good book. I Oh. mbth‘sr. if you could may live ta Lew years longer. how I should try to 11:11:13 life pleasant and enjoyable for 3‘ Ah. yes» now that mother lies in her coffin where she cannot hear nor ap- premate the kind words. and receive the little kmdneates promised. now" the daughter is willing to do so much finr her mother. I; it not true that many daughters wait until the coffin holds the remains ofwvhst used to be mother before they thunk of doing little deeds of kindnmn for her who_wa'tched over them when they were lyth in their little beds, un- able to care for themselves! Daughter. your mother is the best friend you have. She understands you better than you understand yourself. She has opetn ears for the sorrows, the variations, the perplexities. the trial you wish to speak of to some one. Per- haps you do not realize it to-day, while she is with you, the frietnd she is; you will feel it, be sure. when dhe is gone. You are young. cheerful. amiable, per- haps pretty; you have many friends to take you warme by the hand, many lips speak flattering words into your ears, many eyes look admiringl'y at. you. Your mother’s hands are rough and trembling, they cannot grasp yours very firmly; her lips falter as she speaks “bird! of advice to her darling daughter; her eyes see you only dim- ly; but be assured. those wnthered hands grasp yours with a truer grasp than that of your dearest friend, those lips speak words which come from the depth of heir heart, and are worth more to you than any other; they see more clearly what you are; they look up to heaven for you and tm are hea- ven‘s blessings upon you. tighter, you will miss those hands, those lips, eyes when death deprives them i e. Appreciate their services while they acre here with you. Mother may be strange, peculiar in her ways, but she is still your mother. She may be old and exacting; you may be as she is when u reach her age. Do not watt until eath makes it lmlmlhle for you to do anythn~ 'ng for her. She is wath girl toâ€"day, than why not begin to show kindness today! ' ALMOST A TRAGEDY. ~â€" A Young \Vomnn Travelling Alone Ilsa a Very Nut-row Escape. A train at Wimbledon, Eng. was just starting for London, when a young wo- man reached the station, and simply had time to jump into the first com- partment she reached and flop down on the cushioned seat. " Only then," she writes, “ did I observe that I had, as a single fellow traveler. a man as a single fellow traveler, a man. young, well dressed, but of somewhat forbidding aspect. For the moment. however. I did not feel in the slightest degree nervous, and commenced to read apaper. .After the rtrain had passed one station I happened to glance toward one end of the carriage. I ob- served tlhe man to be greatly agitated, and gazmg intently in my direction. Then he got on his feet. A sudden, over- mitelmtng fear took possession of me. he was a murdetrer, I was certain, I I thought of shrieking for help, but my tongue refused to move. The monsterâ€" for so {he seemed to meâ€"looked anxious- out. Then he came uite close to me. at the same time putting his right hand in his overcoat pocket. Was it a revol- ver he had, or a knife. or a pestle. or what} Springtng to my feet I - ffaced hum. tn despair. " What do you mean? I cried, half fainting as I “spoke. [Ho bent toward me, smiled griml . and said: ’Excuse me, madam, I of or you ten thousand apologies if I have alarm- .ed you. Such a thing was the furthest removed from my thoughts. The fact Is, I have to alight at the next. sta- tion, and since you entered the train you have been sitting on my hatl' l lushed my apologies. Fortunately the hat was a soft one." SHEEP OF LEBANON. â€"-â€"5 Curious Forclng l'roccss To Fallen Them For Slaughter. Hmrry Fem» the artist, has writ-t ten for (the April St. Nicholas an acâ€" count of his visit. to the famous cedars of Initiation]. which place is also noted for its silk. Mr. Felon says: Where- a. handful of earth can be made to rest upon a ledge. there a mulberry plnnt- grows. It is a picturesque and thrilling sight to we a boy lowered by (trope over the precipice, carry~ ing n‘big basket of earth and cutâ€" tinge of mulberry twigs to plant in his hanging garden. The crop of leaves. bodder for the worms. is carried in the same wny. By such patient and dangerous industry have these hardy mountaineers been able to make their wilderness of rock «blossom iinto brightly colored silks. Not a single leaf is left on the trees by the time the voracious worms got ready to spin their cocoons, but a- second crop comes otanalatcr. and a curious use is made of The tree mvner urcth one of those queer big-ta ed Syrian sheep. the tail of Whirl] weighs 20 pounds when at the full maturity of itsfat- new, and then a strange stuffing prtr am begins, not. unlike the fattening of the fitmelmrg geese. \thn the. sheep can not no more the worm-n of the house feed it. and it is no uncom- mon eight to so cit. woman going out to make an afternoon call leading bar sheep by netting and tuning a imsket of mulberry leaves on rear arm. Having arrived at her friend's MFA: she music on the ground. rolls a loll of mulberry leaves in her right hand. and slips it into the sheep's m‘outh. then works the sheep's jaw up and down with the other band till she thinks the mouthful has been chewed etnwght when she thrusts it down the throat of the unfortunate animal. The funny part of the business is that proâ€" bably half a drama gtrw‘tw of the vil- loge are seated around the yard. all engaged at the same operation. 01' com. the sheep gut immensely fat, and that is the object. for at tiw killing time the fat is fried out and put into jars. as run-at for winter. 1y about him, apparently to make sure 83' asked, Vhy do you arrest. me?" that he could not be observed from with " Never mind." replied the Officer. 8”” ITEXS OF INTEREST. A Few lie-e Which lay Prove Worth Reading. Sane of the railroad lines in Russia have smoking can: for ladies. Es les. rarely change their notes. an ill}; of r birds. They usually mate for l e. The risk of being struck by lightning is five timtm greater in the country than in cities. The tallest man on the lice fame of Philadelphia is George _F. borne,whose height is 6 fee§ 9 1â€"2 mches. A very precise Oklahoma senator moved that " this beth' do now adjourn until two o’clm-k p.11). this afternoon." J ancse female servants prove ad- mira le attendants. and are coming in- to vogue among some of the best am- ilies in New York. To distinguish a mushroom from a toadstool, sprinkle salt on the under side. If it tums black the _vegetable is edible; if yellow, it is personous. The champion shorthand writer is Isaac S Dement. of Chicago. At a re- cent test of speed. in Quincy. 11., he took down four hundred and two words in a minute. An experiment in the breeding of elephants, lions, hippopotami.‘ tigers. llamas, and other oreign animals. is to be tried on a thousands-acre manag- etrie farm in Merced Oount‘y, Cal. The Harvard athletes. when training for a boat race, each eats in one do an average of two pounds of meat. on fourteen eggs. most of the latter being swallovved raw, with orange juice. Byron T. Ross, of Chicago“ lately b0 ht a hotel at Hurley, \Vts., for $33300. and paid for it in cancelled pos- tage stumps. The prices of the stamps averaged in value from ten cents to $1,500 each. " Secret service shoppers ” is the title a plied to young women in the emfiloy oi, the large dry goods houses in ew York and Brooklyn, who visit rival es tablishments merely to price goods, ,A Louisville bank had in its vaults $259,000 in gold when the col man who knew the combination die . The most or art lockâ€"picker in the city was oocupi about ten hours in getting in- to the vault. The lips and throats of bicycle rid- eas often‘become dry and parched. The trouble is caused by riding with the mouth. open. The remedy ts to keep the moutih shut and ‘breathe entirely through the nostrils. iA pet cat, with its tail ablaze, dashed into a room occupied b Mrs. Arthur Gibbs, at. Muninisville. .Y.. and ohm gave her warning that _the house was on fire. She had just tune to run upâ€" stairs and save her sleeping infant. " It is downri ht extravagance!" ex- claimed an Atc ison wife as she saw her husband put a fift cent iece on the collection plate in 0 unit. be furâ€" ther expressed her indignation by tak- ing out the half dollar and putting a nickel on the plate. Perfume warming-pane are used in some of the country mansions in lfirance. \Vthe'n guests remain over night the host endeavors to discover the scemt each prefers, and thus the sheets are impregnated with heliotrope. rose lily. or other desired perfume. A Chicago policeman inoffensive man on State Structurind was hurrying him off. when the prison- arrested an in him a savage jerk, “come along. I'lI find some reason bechune here and the station-house. At a Chinese theatre in Portland. Ore., one of the villians of the play was given his quietus, and died after a num- ber of groans andcontortions. A gang of h‘oodlums in the auditorium brought him‘ to life again with a. shower of anâ€" tique eggs. and he jumped up and fled from the stage. A fire in a stone but in Tullamorc. Ireland, occupied by a poor fth'nily, re- vealed a huge crevice in the wall. In the crevice was found an iron pot which contained golden coins to the value of over five thousand pounds. A hundred years previous the but had been occu- pied by an old miser. At a town election in Madison, N.J., the canvassets discovered a one-dollar bill folded in a ballot. One of the can- vasscrs thought the ballot should be considered defective; but the others solved the knotty problem by count- ing the vote as regular anti spending the money for cigars. A young lady of sixteen. 11. farmer's daguhter. fell into the Ohio. in Jackson County, \V. \'a.. and was rescued by three boys. The girl's father mwnifi- cently rewarded them with a quarter saying. "'i'lherel divide that. among on." The boys are still disputing as Io which of them is to get the odd cent. A DEADLY VOCATION. A few years’ work in the manufacâ€" ture of white lead suffices to effect a hideous disfigurement. In this induu- try it is inevitable that. sooner or later, the workers must succumb to lczul poi- soning. and there would appear to lm no part. of the body that the poisonous fumes and floating particles which pre- incate the atmosphere of the workshops Mo not effect. The complexion taken on a ghostly. romeo-like pallor. the gums turn blue, the teeth decay rapid- ly and fall out, the eyelids are hideous- ly inflamed. A scratch or an abrasion of thct-kin becomes an unliealable sore. Later on. when nerves and muscles he- come affected by the poison in the hluozl, the eyeballs are drawn into ob- lique positions, and take on a dim and him red appearance. The joints, especial- ly the knee and the wrist, become Hemi- pamlyzml. and the whole form is grati- ually Lent and contorted. NOT ON THE MAP. How far is it to paradise? In faith. Icannot say; Last eve I saw a lad and lass Stroll slowly out that way. How far is it to paradise? N0 chart the goal reveals; it lies not far. for folks I know Have gone there on their wheels. BARRED OUT. What dill for? "("6 not in our class. Why that fel- :ttilor hills. you fellows amp Blimly low pays. l. as _.AL,