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ww.ntm «wr THE WEKOI*. f Maryanne, ynn pri'tty girl, -' Intent on (rf'Jry labor, "Sbt BOMnrtHww* tho pink Mid i»E*oo«« - •• ^ & : peeping neighbor I . £ j !'A|<W *?**, f<"*ver drooping, gi*»* , . : ' ' T h e l « n i K , h r o w n " a i i l i e * r a r e l y ; f * • $ " £i.t vin«tB In the aba-tows live-- tt ?' 9at oooe uavell tbeui fairly. • . tift thon not lent thi»t flounce ead|pi Of look* <<o Ion* Wi<l -|to'! here's mow *' peue?r«Me stuff," jo which thou uever turnuet. ; •'4V' ':•• 'ffcr?.'||e graceful fin^rr*. deftly sped! T- How Kkwdrt* >>«w nimble! *&h. might I wind their nkeiun of UI1N4, Or l>ut pick up their thimbi* 1 ow btest the youth whom love shall btis|, And happy pt.irw eml>a!den, o change the dome into a ring. The «ilver into go.den I ill steal some morning to her tfda To take hw fin per'* meaanre, Whilt' MatTanoe prctenda to chide, And biushee deep w.tli pleasure? Who'll watch her f« her wedding gow*, Well conscious that It Is hers; Who'll «lfura a tross without a frown. With these so-ready scissors T Who'll taste those ripenings of the South, Tbo fragrant and deli* ious-- Don t put the fiMiw into your mocth, Oh, Maryamie, my ptecioual I almost wish it were my trust To teach how shocking that is; I wish I had not, a» I must, To quit this tempting lattiosw flars aim takes Cupid, fluttering Across s strwt so narrow! thread of si k to beud hit bow, A needle for his arrow I REMA, THE LIOH-TAMEB, It. was in the beginning of the year 1859 when the famous Harsberg menag­ erie came to Bu<^iarest for the linjt lime., All the town was in a state of great ex­ citement about the number and rarity of the animals, the beauty of the lions, and, above all, about the tamer, who performed some remarkable feats of strength. Hernia Dalstrem was her nam»; she was a young Swede, Ixniuti- f J^dis^Jiguished, bold and unapproach­ able. It is true that she was supposed to be the mistress of the owner of the menogefie; but the rich Boyards who lavished homage upon her in order to win her good graces were met only by a cold politeness and a sarcastic haughti­ ness which drove them away. She lived with the Harsberg family at the lirst ho­ tel in the town, went to the menagerie and returned from it in a carriage, iike a lady of high degree ; received no Visits and was never seen alone either in the street or anywhere else. This vestal se­ verity puzzled the galtomts as well as the ordinary mortals, so that the Swedish Lion-tamer soon became as popular at Bucharest as La Catalani and Lola Moutez. • One night Prince Maniasko, the spoil 3d child of the ladies of Bucharest, who had just returned from an excur­ sion to Paris, came to the menagerie. He reviewed the different animals in company with some friends, was highly amused by the explanations and by the feeding, and at last stepped before the lions' cage awaiting the arrival of the celebrated Swede with a skeptical smile on his lips. Suddenly a little door opened in the back part of the cage and Herma appeared in the midst of iraiitio applause. She threw off with an inde­ scribable movement.of pride the large j»ilk cloak that covered her, and ad­ vanced into the cage dressed in a cos- tome of white satin bordered with ermine, a whip in her hand, tall, slender, with the noblest face in the world, to which her golden curls and her fresh color imparted an irresistible grace. The Prince was at once fascinated; he followed each of her movements with feverish agitation. His heart beat when ehe placed her pretty head in the terri­ ble lion's mouth, and he trembled, half for pleasure, half for fear, when she be­ gan to narangue the disobedient animals and kick and Hog them. Hardly had Herma left the cage when the Priuce Maniasko was bowing down before her while she put on her cloak with the aid of Edgar, Harsberg's son, a young man of remafkable beauty. She j on her lips, one, if I die for you," said Edgar, "and If I avenjre you and kill him--" "No. Edgar, yon must not sacrifice yourself, not you--" " Must tliat villain be left un­ punished ?" "Certainly not," she replied tran­ quilly and firmly. ; " Then let me kill him," said Edgar, With trembling lips. "No," said Herma, "leave him to tte." The next day Prince Maniasko was sitting in the charming little l>oudoir of his bride and rolling a cigarette for her, when the Princess, with a mocking •mile, expressed her wish to see once tho celebrated lion-tamer who was so much admired by everybody. "How can such au idea come into your head?" said the Prince, and the cigarette trembled in his hands, and the yellow tobacco slipped from between his white fingers. "I have heard so many marvels about this person that I have taken it into my head to be present at one of her per­ formances, and that, too, this evening, and in your company, Prince." When Herma entered the oage that evening she saw Maniasko, and at his side a ravishing creature, who fixed her opera-glass upon her in a provoking manner. She felt it, and started, but only for a single moment, and then be­ gan her feats with the lions with her ac­ customed haughty coolness. When, af­ ter a suocessftil feat, she reclined on the back of one of the big lions, while the oth­ ers walked round her in procession, the Princess cried loudly, "Bravo," and threw a purse of gold into the cage. A murmur of disapproval rose from among the spectators. Herma began to trem­ ble, and tears flowed from her beautiful eyes; she lost empire over herself and site un.iaoia tiiat surrounded her ; the big lion raised hiis head, looked at her with astonishment, and suddenly gripi>ed .icr left arm. A cry of horror sprung from a hundred mouths, but Herma had already recovered herself ; a look and a aomnwnd, and the lion loosened her arm ; she sprung up, seized the beast by the mane, placed her loot on him, and lashed him until he r^as completely sub­ jects! and lay docile at her feet. Enthusiastic npplause and shouts of approbation rewarded her courage. " When will the wedding take place?" she asked of Edgar, when she had left the cage. " The day after to-morrow." " Will you undertake to give him a letter yourself, and to him in person ?" " If you commaed me." " I beg you do so !" Herma pressed Edgar's hand, bat he seized hers and covered it with kisses. The next mornaig tho lion-tamer wrote to the Prince. She wished to see him only once more, and begged him to come to the menagerie at the usual hour, promising in return to leave Bucharest on the day of his wedding. Edgar gave the letter to the Prince himself, who read, it, smiled, and said: " I will come." An hour before midnight Che Prince appeared at the little back door of the menagerie; it opened noiselessly as usual. Herma appeared, dressed in a short fur jacket, in the pale light of the stars and the snow. She took him by hand and led him oautlously along the d #rk passage. As usual a second door grated on its hinges, and Herma, leading the Prince into that completely d vrk space, put her arms round his neck and kissed him with a savage ten­ derness. Then she suddenly disappeared ; the flour was shut violently, and the Prince's foot touched something living which moved. What was it ? Had she not as usual led him into her little salon ? A moment afterward a bright red light appeared. Herma fixed a torch in a ring in front of the lions' cage, and in the midst of the prison, in the midst of the lions, was the Prince. Herma stood with her arms folded before the bars, and fixed the Prince coldly with her large blue eyes ; a diabolic smile played fixed her blue eyes, astonished and al most frightened, upon that ideal of a beautiful, almost feminine figure; she did not reply to his questions proudly and coldly, buc with embarrassment and 'with a smile of indescribable sweetness. The Prince came every night, and Herma received him not only with affa­ bility, but she even looked for him with a rapid glance as soon as she entered the cage, and when she left it she ^stamped her foot if the Prince was not there to help her on with her cloak. But that was all the Prince could ob­ tain, and the more intractable she •showed herself to his prayers, the more he was urged on by a diabolic desire tf> possess her. An unexpected rival came to his aid. Edgar said to Herma one -night with a trembling voice beforo she •entered the cage, " lip tiil now I thought you were my father's mistress, and I uave not spoken; now I tell you, I love you, and I will never consent to your "powering yourself with that Boyard who is already aftianced to a Princess, and who is only making sport oi you." When the Prince came to see her after the performance, she said to him in a whisper, "Is it true that you have a fiancee ? " " It is true," he replied, " but as soon as you please I will put an einl to th?t , tiresome romance and prostrate myself Committee at your feet as your slave." " But you do not love me." " How must I prove that I love you?" ' ©he drew herself up liefore him. "Come an hour before midnitrht to 4he little door of the menagerie," she eaul in a low voice and with courageous resolution. " I will come," was the reply. And he came; and when he left th« anenagerie in the midst of the shades of night, two straining arms were round his neck, and two burning lips were pressed against his own. Soon the talk in the clubs was of noth­ ing but of the strange liaison of Manias­ ko with the beautiful lion-tamer, and the young Prince's father, anxious for the future of his son, hastened as much *8 possible his marriage with the Prin­ cess Agrafine Slobuda, to whom he been affianced when he was a child. A violent scenexooK place between the fath­ er and the som; at last the latter yielded, »ud one night he did not appear at the menagerie. Herma passed a night of anguish. Two evenings she again waited in vain lor her lover; then the wrote to hit*! and received no answer. The fourth night, as ihe was coming ouft of the cage and wrapping herself in her cloak, Eugar said to her: "Herma, ahull I t -11 you why the wretch comes mo longer ?" «'Tcll me," she said, in a smothered wflice; "I am ready for everything." ' "He will be married in three da vs." "You lie." "Why nhould I lie?" ** What is the name of his bride ?" "Princess Agrafine Slobuda." |" I> bhe pretty?" %J"Bei,>itiful, yrrang and rich." strident and hideous laugh escaped tr v, The Pnnce, with a rapid movement, tried to open the door, but iu v&in. "In heaven's name, Herma, what is your intention ? " " I am celebrating my marriage with you, and my lions are to' be the wedding guests." "Are you mad?" " I am in fu U possession of my senses. Yon iiave betrayed me. I have con­ demned you to deatn. Now to work, my friends ! en avant ! " And she woke up the sleeping lions and excited them with her whip, while the Prince cried for help. But his cries were drowned by the wintry storms. The lions, irri­ tated and encouraged by Herma's cries, sprung upon him. His blood was al­ ready flowing. He supplicated and de­ fended himself desperately, while she, her face leaning against the cold bars, feasted her eyes on his mortal anguish. Some time had passed before the lions had finished their horrible work. When the Prince lay dead on the floor of the den, the lions slunk away frightened, and began to lick their bloody paws. That very night the boautiful lion- tamer disappeared from Bucharest, and has never been hlfeord of since. The Lime Kiln Clnb. Sunflower Hopewell, Chairman of tho on Commerce, said that his committee had been asked to investigate and report on the query from the Oiiio Agricultural College: "Are wo building * many railroads?" One whole day THE FAMILY DOCTOR. CRANBERRIES, with malic and citrio acids, are good food for those living in malarious places. TAKB RERT.--No man should do more work of muscle or of brain in a day thou he can perfectly recover from tho penholder, which, instead of removing, pushes down the wax and packs it against the tympanum ; or by sudden draught or the act of swallowing the wax is suddenly pressed upon the mem­ brane, and loss of hearing immediately ensues because the membrane can 110 longer vibrate. The removal of the wax fatigrie of in a good night's rest. Up to 1 is in some cases, especially those of Herma's lips. 'Will you shed a tear for me, only too had been spent in investigation, and the committee had came to the conclusion that the nation could stand only about two more railroads. "What day was it dat you inveati gated ?" asked the President. "Wednesday, s»h." "I thought so. Dat mawnin', as I was on my way down town, I noticed yon skippin' into a saloon on Beanbien street. I happened in dat nayburhood again arter dinner, an' de Committee «u Commerce war still play in' cut-throat eucher in de back room. *At what stage of de game did you make up yer mind dat dis kentry war' about ready to quit 011 de railroad bizness ?" Sunflower would have looked ghostly if it were possible for a colored man to to turn pale. He did the best he could, and as his knees knocked to­ gether the President went on: "Reason Swift an* Decline Tompkins, the odder two members of de committee, »,will please walk up heaii." They came forward, with heads down, and feet dragging, and Brother Gardner said: "I didn't 'spect dat de best report which dis committee could make would have any pertickler effeck on d«? world at large, but de Club had a right to believ dat you would do yer dooty in a straight for'd manner. As a penalty fur de way de Club has been treated, you men stan' suspended from all rights an' privil­ eges for de space of six weeks. Do you wish fur a wote of de Club on de mat­ ter V" They didn't. Each one shuffled ont, got under his hat, and went down stairs with a burden of sorrow strapped on his back.--Free Pre**. that point exercise is good ; beyond are the waste of life, exhaustion and decay. When hunger calls for food, and fatigue demands rest, wo are in the natural order, and keep the balance of life. When we tako stimulants to spur our jaded nerves or excite au appetite, we arc wasting life. 1 SALVE FOR FROST BITES.--Six ounces of mutton tallow, six ounces of lard, ono ounce of peroxyd erf iroa--red iron rast--one ounce Venice turpentine, one- half ounce of oil of bergamot, ene-half ounce of bole Armenian rublied to a paste with good sweet oil. Heat the mutton tallow and iron rast in an iron vessel, Stirling constantly with an iron spoon, until the mass becomes perfectly black, then add the ether ingredients, stirring until well mixed. Apply upon linen daily. CHILBLAINS.--It is not necessary that the feet should be actually frozen to produce chilblains. Childr en often suf- Ser intensely from this cause; after playing out doore in the snow and get­ ting their feet very cold they come into the house and warm their feet by the fire. These sudden changes produce an unlieakhy condition of the skin of the feet, the proper circulation is inter­ fered with, and there is intense itching and burning. The following was a popular chilblain lotion some years ago: "Sal ammoniac half an ounce, water one gill, alcohol half a* gill, and muriatic acid one dram." SODA FOR BURNS.--Ail kinds of burns, including scalds and sunburns, are al­ most immediately relieved by the appli­ cation of a solution of sodft to the burnt surface. It must be remembered that dry soda will not do unless it is sur­ rounded with a cloth moist enough to dissolve it. This method of sprinkling it on and covering it with a wet cloth is often the very best But it is sufficient to wash the wound repeatedly with a strong solution. It would be well to keep a bottle of it always on hand, made so strong that more or less settles on the bottom. That is what is called a saturated solution, and really such a solution as this is formed when the dry soda is sprinkled on and covered with a moistened cloth. It is thought by some that the pain of a burn is caused by the hardening of the albumen of the flesh which presses on the nerves, and that the soda dissolves the albumen and re­ lieves the pressure. Others think that the1 burn generates an acrid acid, which the soda neutralizes. NEURALGIA AS A "WARNING."--Tho great prevalence of "neuralgia," says Sie London Lancets-ox what commonly goes by that name--should be regarded as a warning, indicative of a low condi­ tion of health, which must necessarily render those who are affected with this painful malady especially susceptible to the invasion of diseases of an aggressive type. This is the season at which it is particularly desirable to be strong and we.l furnished with the sort of strength that affords a natural protection against disease. There will presently be need of all the internal heat which the organ­ ism can command, and a good store of fat for use, as fuel is not to be despised. It is no less essential that the vital forces should be vigorous, and tho nerve-power especially in full development. Neural­ gia indicates a low or depressed state of vitality, and nothing so rapidly exhausts the system as pain that prevents sleep and agonizes both body and mind. It is, therefore, of the first moment that attacks of this affection, incidental to and indicative of a poor and weak state, should be promptly placed under treat­ ment, and, as rapidly as may be, con­ trolled. It is worth while to note this fact, because, while the spirit of manli­ ness incites the " strong-minded" to pa­ tient endurance of suffering, it is not wise to suffer tho distress caused by this malady, as many are now suffering it, without seeking relief, forgetful of tho condition it bespeaks, and the constitu­ tional danger of which it is a warning sign. The Cat In History. A good deal of attention has been given of late years, by students of natural his­ tory, to the question of historical distri­ bution of plants and animals, and many points of popular interest halve been elucidated by their researches. It has been shown, for example, that while the dog has been a companion of man from the very earliest times, the cat is a com­ paratively recent addition to the compil­ ations of life. Cats were tamed, in­ deed, by the Egyptian priests and ac­ corded religious honors and even worship. But the ancient Greeks knew nothing of the domestic cat, although mice were known to them from the high­ est antiquity. Indeed, mice were at times very troublesome to the Greeks, whole districts being sometimes devas­ tated by them and the people driven away, as they are by grasshoppers from some places nowadays. In order to cope in some measure with mice, the older Greeks kept weasels or martens, which were tamed for the pur- pose. The weasel, in particular, occu­ pied somewhat the same place in the world that the cat does now, and numer­ ous fables and proverbs relating to the veasel, which are still current, originated at that period. The old Romans knew no more about cats than the Greeks, and it is only in the fourth century after Christ that mention begins to be made about the oat as a domestic animal. Evidently it was at this time, or per­ haps a little ealier, that the domestic cat was distributed throughout Europe and Asia. It is not a little remarkable, though j>eifectly natural, that the introduction of the cat gave a new impulse to tales and fears of ghosts and enchantments. The sly, creeping, noctnral grimalkin took rank at once with owls and bats, and soon surpassed them both as an ex- ]x>nent of all tliat is weird and super­ natural. Entirely new conceptions of witchcraft were gained for the worl-1 when the black cat appeared upon the soene with her swollen tail, ghstenir j eyes, and unearthly yell. longer standing, somewhat difficult; but with gehtle treatment and patience may be finally accomplished and tho hearing fully restored. The" best means for re­ moving wax, when not badly compacted, are half a drachm of sodium carbonate dissolved in an ounce of water, applied lightly, by means of a bit of absorbent cotton or sponge attached to a suitable handle. When the wax is much com- p cted it may be so't med by rneann of w.iter, quite warm, and a syringe.--Sci­ entific American. A Thrilling Sketch. One warm day in August, upon the bank of the muddy Colorado, we chil­ dren were lazily sitting about on the ground. One sister was stringing beads taken from an old moccasin, and most of the men were sleeping under the wagons through the heat of the after­ noon. There was a great stillness upon everything, save for the children's ohat- ter, and a heat rose from the ground that smote the eyes. Suddenly there was a dreadful scream, echoed, re­ echoed, multiplied ; then another, and another, as when one strikes the hand upon the mouth, till in one second of time the air seemed rent and torn with yells. In just that second the close chapparal had become black with Indi­ ans, who had crawled, serpent-like, on hands and knees, till, right upon us, in concert they could leap into sight. They wore cloths upon their loins, and had some feathers wound in their hair, with hideous paint glowing on face and breast 1 gazed in dumb amazement, bennmbed with surprise, and then I think I awoke to the excitement of the occasion. The wortien and children, through an air thick with flying arrows, were marshaled into oue covered wagon, and there my mother wrap2>ed us all round with feutber beds, blankets and comforters. I do not think I was fright­ ened, not because of any precocity of courage, but because of a wild excite­ ment that filled me. I half leaned upon the knee of my sister. She said she was conscious of no pain, she felt no sudden pang, but something warm seemed running down her side, and, looking down, she saw an arrow which had pierced her flesh and protruded its flinty head from the wound. "Mother," she exelaimed, '"I am shot," and fainted. My mother, the woman whoso spirit never failed her in this or the dreadful trials which succeeded this disastrous fight, put forth her hand and drew the arrow backward through the wound. It was while thus supporting the head of the girl she supposed flying, it somehow became known to her that her husband was lying quite dead and filled with ar­ rows under the great cottonwood tree under wliich the camp was made. It was but a few moments more, till one of the men spoke from the front of the wagon. Said he: "Our ammunition is giving out and we do not know but it may come to a hand-to-hand fight Get out the knives you have in the bed of the wagon." Through the backward march which fol­ lowed it was ever the women who rose superior to suffering and to danger. The men lost courage, hope and spirit, but tho women never. A few moments after the demand lor the knives a Methodist preacher, who had seiaed my father's ritle, aimed at the chief with the dinner- bell depending from his belt, and saw him fall. In five minutes not an fndian was to be seen,.4thc living dragging with them the dead as they went. In the mean time, under cover of the fight, our great herd of cattle hud been made to swim the river, and were safely c .rraled in the Mojave villages.--Kate Heath, in Janu­ ary Californian. TOILET RECIPE& i 7T.T. ' ' ' u. v1,1, Pi"!!11. are very largo and average thirty feet in tingth, covering a space of ground sixty* ree feet in diameter. It is more than and a half feet in diameter, ani yit ldcd an average of thirty bushels, apples each year. A sprout from* rs apple tree stands thirty-two fee" >m the parent stem, but is forty-eigh ars younger. } x*l ; A Fanny Flambeau. HlOl 6 Til an fitt party of men assembled at Tommy nt s baf-room, and after comparing and telling some big stories, the versation gradually drifted to the aparative sizes of the chests of the ties present/ Fiually some one pro- led that they measure chests. A tape 3 was accordingly procured and the 1«isuriug commenced. Each party «slled his chest to its greatest capacity, I the measuring continued with an endanco of mirth and good humor, last Gent took tho line, and passed it uud the chest of M. Quinn, and was rently greatly pleased with the re- To express his satisfaction, he 'ced his hands on either side of Quinn's d Shoes and ared to move C" Jr» if . * » >Jl the enemy w nually char a,eople of Mc fe "n /» «• • ui sjucJi iearfu hig* ! 1 PI T® KOnflSl CI T| /lid and commenced rubbing his ears, i ^ i V^V^ UkJ LiXlVl, ]ul(] ,irawn lii.s bauds acr<jss the ears 11 1 "I TT "1 y twice, when he was frightened .1] h hPTS HP K A.rly out of his wits by seeiug a bright -"-V shoot quiokly upward, reaching _ _"1 J illy to the ceiling. The friction caused .0 C61G 0X3X6(1 rubbing the ears seemed to have ised the spark, which ignited the hair d the blaze Bprang up almost in- tntly. p, _ _ To say that Gent was horrified is put- nA-f n Cfe O it mild. He thought he had been 1)LL\5XXJ. HJ\J uXJL LvJp iuvoluntary tool used to bring about t , _ linn's destruction by fire. The reader Etl*1 TTTI Q ai imagine what his feelings would be yil. lvv W 1 U1X MjJJL V |re he to simply place his hand on a L j-- •' end's ear and instantly ho should find bi Avf rl WOCT XX$ friend's head in flames. Gent gji V/1 U1X W v/Dvi JLJLvang back, threw up his hands, and mi T 1 * 1 '-ciliated: p c rrinvp nnn+<'MyGo<1!whati9ir J-'IAO llIUl C JJUU ifltad still the flames rolle* on. , -| Gent's face turned pale and the other 1 £1 n PI I I 1*1 PT* utlemen in the party hastily made Bl J-OuAA C/t/A.l. V/ UUvX >ru for the human flambeau, who, as o. 3ys mm « hastily paced the room, reminded one " / RTiOP IC £1 *n fl 'Ciwy of the Circassian beauty with c, f WUO IULJ1 CX.li.VA 3 red porcui)ilie hair,fihly lie had itire IV-r. ^ 1 -- ^ M * "9 -.^tead of hair. Some of the inmates of SI V ft ^ 3 room yelled "tire, fire," and others of »jp»Vy.L UOA V C V,/a;OJL,L^'nore religious turn of mind commenced I J Z H /T ^ TT frying. Gent's knees were beating the IHU 111 JLVXCXj.0Xil'8 tattoo on each other, as ho ner- usly clung to thftjoeuntcr. He subse- U0 J Tl "" i^tly said he th^pht the master me-ctllLL Jbvj v 111}111*0 from Hadeal|pad surely come to O I V I n n r l 1 I - j F i n a l i v . a f t e r s o m e l i v e l y w o r k , t h e dXll O (j* cXllti JT whose head was being cremated 1 _ _ -acceded in extinguishing the confla- rtrvr* u |J | Jation without calling out the fire de- UUL k) UUVIA • XU i rtment As soon as lie had the fire un- Jlr control his companions regained their 1 nr«rto ntmilnf ? frond off the Boar. A Missing Railroad. When Cheyenne was at the zenith of its glory, a sign of "General offices of the Cheyenne, Pacific Slope and Sand­ wich Islands railroad" was hong out without creating the least surprise. If one person had asked another where the depot of said railroad was, there might have been some hesitation about answer­ ing, but it was some time after the sign was out before any special inquiries be- gle, .There are various tribes of savages who successfully imitate stumps and stones by remaining immovable in crouching positions so as to baffle their pursuers. This mimicry is carried to a wonder­ ful degree of perfection in India. That strange country, as Dr. Latham says, "of a teeming, ingenious and industri­ ous but rarely independent population. It is a country of an ancient literature and ancient architecture," and he might have added, of a modern degradation. A country where such a society as the murderous thugs is possible ; a country where robbers are educated from child­ hood for the profession in which they take great pride, openly boasting of their skill. Ono of our most skillful and adroit bank robbers would be con­ sidered by these India experts but a bungling amateur. The scientific maimer in which these robbers prepare for their raids shows a thorough knowledge of the dangers of their calling and the best guards against the same, choosing darkness for their forays. When their dusky bodies are lea>t observable they remove their clothes, anoint themselves with oil, and with a single weapon, a keen-edged knife suspended from their neck, creep and steal like shadows noiselessly through the. darkness. If detected, tlieir greasy and slippery bodies assist them in eluding capture, while their razor-bladed knife dexterously severs the wrist of schy detaining hand. But the most ingenious device to escape cap­ ture is that shown by the Bheel robbers. Jt often happens that a band of these robbers are pursued by mounted En­ glishman, and, unable to reaoh the jun- find themselves about to lie over- gan to be made. Then an Eastern man walked in one day, carpet-bag in hand, and said: " I suppose you connect at San Fran­ cisco with the regular steamers ? " " Well, yes ; I suppose we shall," was the hesitating reply. " Shall ? Isn't your road through yet ?" "Well, not quite." " Do you take in Salt Lake ? " " Salt Lake? Yes; I think we do." " How much for a ticket ? " " Well, I can't say exactly, as we have none on sale just yet." " Can I get one at the depot ? " •" Well, I think not; we haven't any depot yet." " Ciui I pay on the train ? " "Well, you see, we have no trains yet." " I suppose I can walk on the track ? " persisted the stranger. " Well, I should have no objection if we had a track." " No depot, no tickets, no trains, no tracks! What sort of a railroad have you got anyhow ? " " Well, you see it's only on paper thus far, but as soon as we can sell $8,- 000,000 worth of stock we shall begin grading and rush business right along. If you happen to be along when we get to going we mil put you through as low as any otlier responsible route. The stranger stuck his hands in his pockets, stared hard, whistled softly, and then walked out on tip-toe without another word.-- Wall Street Daily News. taken upon ono of those open plains which have been cleared by fire, the only shelter in sight being the blackened trunks or leafless branches of small trees that perished in the flames. 1'or men so skilled in posturing this is shelter enough. Quickly divesting themselves of their scanty clothing, they soatter it with tlibir plhnder in small piies over the plain, covering them with their round shields so that they have the ap­ pearance of lumps of earth and attract 110 attention. This accomplished, they snatch up a few sticks, throw their body into a contorted position, and stand or crouch immovable until thtir uususpi- j memory stood him in good stead then, as senses and gradually approached him. "Sure an* I didn't know you was loaded," said Gent. " Do you have such spells often?" asked another. " I knew you were gassiug fearfully," chimed iu a third; "but I didn't think you would go off in that way." And so they continued, while the man who was indulging in the torchlight pro­ cession proceeded to explain. It seems that Quinn is a baker of bread, and while at work frequeutly has occa­ sion to look in the ovens, winch are dark. When doing so he merely strikes a match. In order to have the matches handy, he has acquired a habit of carry­ ing a handful back of his ears. Using ears for a match-safe is a new idea, and should be patented. However the matohes being stored away in the suburbs of Quiuu's ears, they were ignited by coming in Contact with Gent's hands, which are made rough by honest toil. The hair was oily, and whuffollowed was nothiug more nor less than an oil fire.--Oil Citj/ Derrick. Horace Greeley's Memory! To go back a moment to Dr. Chapin. He was the only preacher Horace Gree­ ley cared to hear. Mr. Greeley attended his church with as much regularity as could be expected from an active jour­ nalist, who can call neither the day nor the night his own. He listeued to Chapin principally 011 Sunday evenings. It used to be said that though he attended pretty regularly he did not hear the sermons at all--in fact, that he went to church to sleep rather tliau listen. It was his habit to shut his eyes when the sermon began, and keep them shut till it was over. But it may have been a mistake to say that he slept. Some men hear best, or seem to. 'with their eyes closed. Perhaps they are then able to keep their ears open all the wider. Mr. Greeley was once taken in task for sleeping through the sermon. He said that he hodiiot slept a wink. "I'll bet," said his accuser, "that you didn't hear one word that Dr. Chapin said." The only answer was a clear and concise summary of the sermon from beginning to end. A smart reporter with his note-book, could not have done better. Mr. Greeley ltad heard every word, though he seemed to be dozing in his pew. His wonderful The Care of the Ear. Only the softe it materials and the gentlest pressure should be used in cleaning the ear. Dr. Wilson gives, in' popular form, some very useful and prac- ;i.-al information touching the removal of ear-wax. If tho ticking of a watch can be heard at the distance of twenty- eight inches the tearing is good. Each ear should be tested separately. Noises in in the head, sometimes ringing, fre­ quently are due to hardened wax in the ear. Sudden deafness is sometimes caused as follows : A small mass of wax, from ill-health or uncleanliness, be­ comes hard. A continued secretion of wax then blocks up the ear tube still more. An injudicious attempt is then made to remove the wax by introducing, perhaps, a match-end, a pkhead, or Killed b;. the Knout. John Howard entered St. Petersburg alone and on foot. The police discov­ ered him, and he was incited to visit the Empress Catharine at court. He re­ spectfully informed her Majesty that he had come to Russia to visit the dungeons of the captives and the abodes of the wretched, not the palaces and courts of Kings and Queens. Armed with power, he went to see the infliction of the knout A man and woman were brought out Tho man re­ ceived sixty strokes and the woman twenty-five. " I saw the woman," «jays Howard, "in a very weak condition sooae days {after, but could nott find the man any more." Determined to ascer­ tain what had become of' him, Howard visited the executionsr. " Oan you," he said, " inflict the knout so as to oecasion death in a very short time?" "Yes! the last man who was punished by my cious enemies have galloped by. When all is safe they quickly pick, up their spnil and proceed ui»on their way. The Rev. J. D. Woods gives an inter­ esting account of these marvelous mim­ ics. I quote the following : " Before the English had become used to these maneuvers, a very ludicrous in­ cident occurred. An officer, with a par­ ty of horse, was chasing a small body of Bheel robbers, and was fast overtaking them. Suddenly the robbers ran behind a rook or some such obstacle, which hid them for a moment, and when the sol­ diers came up the men had mysteriously disappeared. After an unavailing search, the officer ordered his men to dismount beside a clump of scorched and withered trews; and, the day being very hot, he took off his helmet and hung it on a branch by which he was standing. The branch in question turned out to be the leg of a Bheel, who burst into a scream of laughter, and flung the astonished it did on many other occasions. He could depend on it for the salient points of any address or sermon, and he often made almost verbatim reports from mem­ ory alone. He and Chapin were the best of' friends, and no man was more pained by the great editor's melancholy death than the pastor of the Church of the Di­ vine Paternity.--i\ ew York Cor. Detroit Free Press. A Matrimonial Sliylock. A clerk in a leading business house of this city .l>ecame so involved that he needed $500 to extricate himself from the difficulty. By some means he discovered that a table girl at one of the hotels had by hard work saved up a considerable sum of money and to her he applied for a loan. This was readily granted, and a note with interest and a day of payment, only some months iu the future, was executed in acknowledgement of the same. The time came and with it the Big Trees. Referring to big trees, the American Register tells us that a grove of trees in California, consisting of 1,680, con­ tains not one which measures le^s than six feet in diameter. A rare and mag­ nificent white oak is to be seen in the Quaker burying ground in Salem, N. Y, It is more thau 200 yenr * old, and is remarkable for its enormous branches, which have a spread of 112 feat. A remarkable chestnut tree" is growing on a farm in Berks. Pa. It is 1 hand with the lniont died of the punish- I .nearly forty feet in circumference ment." " In what mauner do you thus render it mortal ?" " By one or two strokes on the sides, Which carry off large pieces of fledh." " t)o you re­ ceive orders thus to inflict punish­ ment?" "I do !" Thus the boast of Russia, tliat capital punishments had been abolished throughout the empire^ was effectually exposed. the base, and the top of the tr >e can be reached by steps fastented l*>tween the limbs. Most remarkable of trees with a history is a russet apple tree in Skow- began, Me., which was planted iu 1762. Ia its branches a playroom fi r children has been built far haif a centur . Thfe tree is seven foet from the ground to the branches, five in number, all of which Onoft upon an eTenlng bletrf, While I Mt roe d:-euiiing, dros In the Buntthlnt, thtu&lng 0wot ThlngH that p«imod la d*n of TOOL White I n.ortde4, new* nUwilin Gently emim a Creeping up "'Tin • cooling breeze," I rauttwiC " From the region* 'naath the Aom, Oaly this and nothing mofe." Ah 1 dlntinctly I rrmemba^ It wae iu tbiv. wot September, When the earth and tsvery member Of crcatioii that It bore, Had for weeks nuud rnonthn been In Uje'mear.i-rt, mortprovokiagl Foggy raiit, that, without joking. We h««l ever Been before; So I kitew it muRt be very , Cold and damp beneath the floor- Very cold beneath the Hoar. So I eat me nearly napping, In tho wiuHhimi, ftr»t«.U)ag, RaptaCk With a feeling quite dod^ted With the breeze* 'iieatii the dotav Till t f.-.'t mo firowing colder, And the stretching waxing baldar. And myself now reeling older. Older than I f« t l»ef..ro; Feeling that in; joints were atlAe Thau they were in days of yoNL ^ Buffer than they'd been before. All along my back the creeping Soon gave place to ruxtting, leafCML Aa if counties fitxsen denuma . Had concluded to explore All the cavities--the Tnrn>int»--• 'Twixt me and my Mother Rarmmta, Thrwigh my boot* into the floor; " Then I found myself a Gently shaking more and moua, Every moment more and more. 'Twas the ague: and It shook me Shaking to the kitchen, eyery Place where tiiere was warmth la atore; Shaking till the china iatU<-d, Shaking till the mortals battled; Shaking, and with all warming Fedttng colder than liefore; Shaking till it had exh.nigted AJ1powers to me more, Till it could not shake me mora. Tben It reeled till the morrow, . When it, came with all the horror 'lhat It had the face to borrow, 8haking, shaking as before, And iroin that day In September- Day which I Khali long rejnember-- Ik ha« made diurnal visits, Shaking, shaking, oh 1 BO aora 1 Me to bed if nothing more, Fully this if nothing more. And to-day the swallows flitting. Round my cottage Roe me Hitting, Moodily withm the KtinKhine Junl innido my silent door. Waiting for the ague, Bceming lake a man. forever dreaming; Ai)d the sunlight on me Htn-amlng Oasts no shadow on tiie floor-- For I am too thin and sallow To make shadows on tbo floor--. Nary a shadow way more. PITH AND POINTT" officer to the ground. The clump of ; same chronic iuability on the part of the scorched trees suddenly became meta- i maker to pay it. He pleaded for an ex- morpliosed into men, and the whole 1 tensiou of time, but this the waiter party dispersed in different directions ' maiden refused utterly to grant, and in- before the Englishmen oould reccver formed him that he must either pay the from their surprise, carrying with them j sum at once or marry her. The woman the officer's helmet by way of trophy."-- iwas about forty years old, and much D. C. Beard, in {identic American. T more than correspondingly ugly, so that the debtor demurred agidnst the imposi­ tion of suoh hard terms. The woman, however, was non-relenting. With her it was either the money or a husband, and, on the whole, she seemed quite anx­ ious to choose the latter. When the hero saw the gravity of the situation he per­ ceived no way to escape it, and finally capitulated, and the marriage was per­ formed. The man belongs to a good family, and is said to be greatly humili­ ated by the condition iu which he so un­ willingly finds himself, in teeing allied by force to a woman so inferior to himself in social position and intellect. The wo­ man, however, was s© well pleased that she rented and furnished a house and was ready for business before the wed­ ding day.--Indianapolis News. ALIJ prosperous men can give good counsel, and they like to do it; it costs them nothing. It is easy to against feasting, lulL declaim when the stomach ia THB King of Greece--Oleomargarine. » A FOOT-NOTB--The shoemaker's bill. SHAWLS made of zephyr keep off the wind. • A iiAwyEB does not always put his wit in the brief. WILII some one please fit a conun­ drum to the following answer : " One is an ice pick and the other is a nioe pickle ?" THB young woman who used to sing so divinely, " Oh, had I the wings of a dove," is satisfied with a chicken leg now. She is married. THB name of the largest city in Amer­ ica was furnished by Shakspeare. He said* in a« prophetic mood, "I Knew Yorick well. - THE Grand Marah Jah of Calcutta Got tipsy and fell in the gutta; lie was by a laoirey, " Who shouted " Oh, crackeyl" And toted him home on a xhritta. WHEN a man is informed that his wife wishes to speak to him, what article on his study-table does he mention in re­ ply ? Letter-weight. JOKES thinks a man is fortunate who has his will ccyitested after death only. He says his will h^s been contested ever since he married Mrs. J. THE only difference between a pig making a glutton of itself and a man making a pig of himself is that the pig at some future day will be cured.. A NEGEQ, after gazing at some Chi­ nese, shook his head and said, solemnly, " If de white folks be so dark as dat out dar, I wonder what's de color ob de black folks." WE'RE sitting on the stile, Mary, ' Where we sat long iigo; Ah, then your hair was black as jet, . . • » But now it's li>£it as tow ! Tis thus the chemist's wizard arta With chank'PB queer confound us, And mock when memory brings the light Of other days around us. "YES," said a would-be artist, his eyes beaming with loving pride upon his latest creation; "yes, I draw all my figures from the life." "But," blurted out Jones, " who the deuce a it that draws the life from your figures, you know ?" " How ARE you and your wife coming on?" asked a Galveston man of a colored man. 1' She has run me off, boss." " What's the matter ?" " I is to blame, boss. I gave her a splendid white silk dress, and den she got so proud she had nc use for me. She 'lowed*! was too dark to match de dress."--Galveston News, His mother was putting on her slip­ per again when he brushed away the teai^s, and, affectionately caressing the place that smarted most, asked between his sobft : "M-mn, d-do you k-know why I-I'm like M-mary ?" She looked at him crossways without speaking, but he answered it; "B-because I-I had a 1-little lam." THB Bohemian X. called on his friend S., who was found in the society of an elderly woman. "My mother," ex­ plained S. "How many have you?" askedX; "this isn't the same mother you introduced me to the last time." •' No, this is the real one ; the other I keep for the creditors who make me swear on her head that I will pay them." SECOND SIGHT.--The science of this amusing adjunct to legerdemain is very simple when once understood. The confederates sit with their backs to the audience. The wonderful silent ques­ tion consists in simply putting your hand on the head of a spectator, from time to time, and rapping with the wand. The reply from this stage is in­ variably, " An idiot." This creates much joy.--San Francisco Post " I DON'T believe in these secret socie­ ties," said one Galveston lady to an­ other. " That's very singular, ' replied the other. "Your husband is a For­ rester a Knight of Pythias, and a Kmght of Honor, and you will have at least $10,000 when he dies." "But what good does that do me," was the tearful response, " when he never dies ?** And the poor creature burst into tears.-- Galveston News. A PRIEST, proceeding to the chapel one Sunday morning through the burial ground, observed several sprightly girls sauted on a tombstone; and, wishing to bo jocular with them, asked whet they were doing there. "Notlring at all, plaze yer riverdnce," was the reply of one oi them. " Nothing; Is' sjud he. " What is nothing ?" " shut your eyes, your riverence," retorted oiio of the girl*, "and you'll see it." There's a Use for Everything. Small Child--"B-r-e-a-d--bread." Nurse--" Now of course you know what bread is made ftem, and what it is for ? " Small Child--"It's made from flour aud yeast, and everybody knows what it's for." Smaller Child--"Yes, I should thik so : it's to put jam and lasses and butter on: that's what it's for."