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S5KS |BS fnMMwr. iLLDfora '4*$ , ,-sf'«i 4 «• 'k- -' , ** ,w o <••. AU fORMt LOT*. •T HKOKHX0K X. WBATHKBXjL t • > m* * goldeu argosy, s i , Kotst me the stiver naila; *. BM thy W«T»» tbou dancing SSV TIM ntton to atoop and shine, *•** _ Bmhm By lore h»th lent for ma, • wSLm tttytot.*. »ine l? •$*:* m ̂ .4 ' "t <i| lASWjSfSfiSi,.- nun. '• i that part the Sit, « tfltjr, ; the day liaih dawned for igjt|;# * ia mia* for ave 1 ' ', Ban* it with arraarara Fling wide the gate* that _ •ad-la* the clarions play, y lore ia mine tor aye 1 €k> MIKawlftfogales to stafc Asajsws^af" A dream of niffht by day. Tell ye the world it draw not inyft Teil ye the hllla an1 s«a, t>Vv The glory of my life is here,* ' •* *y love bath coma to me I m >"'V. * '* * 1 DARING LOYERi X. V1CTOB "8TALET. ' Tfcs ineMsnts related in this sketc ̂fe' 4amd at a time when that part of the eoni-try adjacent to the Rocky Mountains '%as bat little settled. Here ami there | emotm the foothills several mining towns i bad sprang up, but for the most part their | finwniiiiigi was a wilderness of natural j Wonders, unexplored canyons, through | Which the roaring waters rushed in their headlong flight,; mammoth caverns with Ikbyrinthian passages, where bands of out­ laws had their strongholds, from whence 4k«y sallied forth at intervals to prey upon , ttm inhabitants. One of the most dreaded #f these lawless commands was led by a ^RtteVvtodictive ruffian Who gloried int the appftcStion of "Outlaw Bill." So many vers the atrocious deeds he had coaa- aaitted that the miners re garded him as a Itad incarnate. As to his courage tpere «onl4 be no question, and many a reckless miner had cowered beneath a glance frAm Ids flashing eyes. One of these camps, which had suffered Oost'frvui his raids, was Gold Gulch; and many times had those rough men vowed Vengeance upon the outlaw chief and his toururous lotlowers, but in Tain. j Oae day the monotonous routine of this msually quiet mining-camp was broken, «nd a great uproar prevailed over the ar- - rival of a stranger. He was an elderly gentleman, neatly dressed, and of refined appearance. That he came from the East was all that could be learned concerning * |fi*n He brought with him his daughter, a beautiful, vivacious maiden, who soon Won fee hearts of those honest miners with her pleasant smile and lady-like deport­ ment; and there was not one of those usually rough and ribald men who would . Sot refrain from all coarseness in her . twesebbe. All were ready, at any moment, lo grant a favor, and would to a man have IMeattd any insult offered her; while their f iy. vers pone but would have willingly laid 4ow&their lives to protect her from injury. The old gentleman gave his name as Alfred Otstone, and his daughter's name <,<Vus FSeena. ' , He.it once staked out a claim some dis- . - twice tram the Tillage, and building a cabin Went earnestly to work. Whether he was tiififi--fill or net no one knew, as he went ID tM village but seldom, and then had but : fittloAQVqr.to his fellow-miners; but, as' « fee worked energetically, day after day, |Hv " H became rumored that he was laying up aa immense amount of precious dust. •: About this time another arrival occurred. A young Ban about twenty-seven : or twenty-eight years of age. He was |l dressed in the height of fashion. Com­ ing right from the haunts of civilization, ke had not as yet discarded the 'fr-' ...gewgaws o£ society for the rough Vappinga characteristic of the miner. He '/* Was finely formed, athletic and muscular, .lark complexioned, with a bright piercing •ye, the flash of which was indicative of a * hashing, ooturageous spirit, while in his ~ iuanly countenance could be read stem tesolve, indomitable pluck, and great per­ severance. ? The miners admired these* qualities in &eir latest acquisition, yet his dandilied •tanner had 'prejudiced them against him; And upon giving his name as Joseph Early, Jbey^ immediately dubbed him "Daqdy He paid no attention to their ridicule, however, but, taking a claim near Alfred Dtsone's, settled down to honest toil. His fheerful disposition, beaming countenance, And occasional acts of bravery soon won for him the esteem and good-will of those Who were wont to ridicule, but the niok* fiame they had triven him on his arrival •till clung to Mm; and the appellation by frfcich he was known in civilized life aeemed in a fair way of being replaced by (he sobriquet of the mining-camp, t Often the miners would joke him about laying out his claim adjoining old Alfred i - ••• • Otsone's, hinting that he had done so that ' tie might be near to charming Miss Pleena. However that was, he soon became a wel« come visitor at Otsone's cabin. Fortune favored the young man. His claim proved £ rich find, and, as he was free from the * ttsual •ices of the ordinary miner, his pile of glittering dust continued to accumulate With surprising rapidity. In the village was a low, roughly-caki- ntructed shanty which was used princ­ ipally for gambling purposes, and here most of the miners congregated. One evening "Dandv Joe" stood watch­ ing the exciting game which M as then in lull blast, when in rushed "Giant Jake," a .fellow-miner and particular friend, so fiamed from his massive build and great ^Strength of arm. ^ "My God, boys," he exclaimed, Mthar ar" Jbin devilish work at old Otsone's shanty this nite." "What is this yOu say? Speak; what do you mean?" cried "Dandy Joe." "Look thar," and the miner pointed (to |the door. Turning, "Dandy Joe"beheld two minors «nter the shanty, bearing the unconscious lorm of old Alfred Otsone. His head was cut and bruised in a ^terrible manner, while his face was covered *»with blood, presenting to the onlookers a .*Sghastly spectacle, but one to which all had Jfcecome accustomed by their long life in rthoae localities, where such sights were of ' 1? A U '"<• iV' 1-' : v. £.r ' "That is so," toplle* "Giant Jake." "I *m*dHeiBahl»«H*i;imtlned the iMftltt. "that 'Outlaw Bill' shall be vanquished and Pleena Otsone rescued from Ids clutches. I propose to go alone in search of tJus monster, and when I have fbund his retreat will return, ftnd together we will break up this lawless baud." ' •NO, you must not go alohe, "Dandy Joe," replied a nnmber.of .voices. "Who among you will volunteer to ac­ company me in this dangerous undertak- "I, I, I," shouted the miners in chofus. "I will take but one, "replied, Dandy Joe," "and, as you are all willing, I will sjtlect 'Giant Jake' as my companion. I know you will all join in wishing us success." * We do. We do," yellea the joiners, "When we have discovered their fctrong- hold and rescued Pleena from their clutches we will return, sad, preparing an expedition, march against them in force; and, knowing their surroundings, be %b)e to strike at the right time and 1Mb* tight place, thus making a snocess of ttio under­ taking. Cheer after cheer rang out aa "Dandy foe" and "Giant Jake" left the shanty to prepare for their dangerous mission. 1 The next morning, armed to the tejeth, they set out in search of the secret cave of the robber band. Besides their arms |hey had taken with them long lariats in case they should need them. Their plan was to keep their eyes open in hopes of seeing some member of "Outlaw Bill's" command, and then, unknown to the villain, track him to his lair. This was the only way in which they could ever expect to accomplish their mission. It was not altogether- a wild-goose chase ss it may appear to the reader, for rumor had al­ ready fixed the locality of the bandit's re­ treat, though KB yet it had escaped all pry­ ing eyes. 1 hey Knew that they were some­ where in its vicinity, from certain signs which were not overlooked, such as carved sticks lying bv the wayside, trees on which the ax had left its impression, carelessness on the part of the outlaws, but ail of which proved guides to these indefatigable searches. i Yet days passed by without anything be­ ing 6een or heard to give them farther dues, and they were almost despairing of success, when fortune favored them. It being nearly *2 o'clock in the after­ noon they had sat down to partake of a slight repast from the ample supply they carried, their concealment being a close thicket, impenetrable to the eye. They bad tramped since morning the rocky de­ files, clambered over bowlders, and picked their way through the tangled thicket, and were nearly tired oat wiu their careless WHnderings. * "Well," exclaimed "Dandy Joe," lao success." ( "Giant Jake" made no reply, but set about his repast with a relish. They reclined on the very edge of a deep canyon, the bottom of which could scarcely be reaohed by the eye. The -opposite wall rose still higher than the one on which they lay, towering above them for a con­ siderable distance. Its face was perfectly smooth, excepting here and there, where a small ledge contained enough soil to nour­ ish a few rugged brambles and mountain shrubbery. , As the eyes of "Giant Jake" scanned flhe smooth, rocky walls he suddenly sprank to his feet, and grasping his companion by the arm, exclaimed, "Look thar!" pointing toward the opposite side of the canyon. "Dandy Joe" gazed in the direction indi­ cated and saw a sight which caused his heart to throb with- exultation. Out from a fissure in the smooth wall of the canyon unfolded a silken ladder, whi«h was slowly lowered down the lace of the rock, till it reached a ledge which, extending outward, all but joined a similar rocky formation on the opposite side, making a natural bridge which could be crossed with but little dan­ ger. When the full length of the ladder hhd been reached, a man was seen to step from the fissure and carefully descend. Beach­ ing the ledge of rock, he crossed the natu­ ral bridge, and, gaining the other side, passed by the thicket where "Dandy Joe" and "Giant Jake," concealed, lay watching his movements. When he was out of hearing "Giant Jake" exclaimed, "We hev diskivered thar retreat, but hyar we gwine to git thar?" "If we could reach the top of yonder cliff, you might then lower me down its face and I could gain an entrance in that way," replied "Dandy Joe." "Giant Jake" remonstrated with him re­ garding the foolhardiness of the undertak­ ing, but to no purpoie; for, that being the only way, he replied that there should be no thought of the danger. Making a wide detour, they succeeded in reaching the other side of the canyon, yet not without great difficulty, clambering over the huge bowlders which obstructed their path, they finally gained the top of tibe rocky wall, just as the twilight was be­ ginning to deepen into night. They had taken their position directly above the fissure that they might make no mistake in the darkness. Waiting till after midnight, which hour they regarded as the safest time for the dangerous undertaking, they arranged everything for the proposed descent. Dangerous indeed it was, for, though they had made safe the point of contact with the rocks above, yet the lariat, swinging taut with the heavy weight, against the face of the cliff, might at any moment l>e severed by sharp-edged pro­ jections from the rock wall. Securely fastening one end of the lariiat on the top of the cliff, lest, powerful fel- ' low though he was. he should be unable to retain his hold, "Giant Jake" noosed tho other end about his companion and lowered him slowly toward the entrance of the robber cuve. As be descended "Dandy Joe" extended his hands toward the smooth wall of the canyon, and anxiously felt for the opening in the rock. He soon reached it, as he supposed, and signaling to "Giant Jake" he entered. Untying the lariat and mak­ ing it secure about a projection which jutted out from the wall of the passage, he crept stealthily forward. A light gleamed just ahead, and in a few moments he reached a large apartment, where, reclining on a couch of furs, lay pleena Otsone. With a cry of delight she sprang toward him. Explanations followed, and he learned that the passage leading to the robber cava lay just below the one he had entered, and, also that entrance to the main cavern could be effected through her apartment. She also informed him that "Outlaw Bill" was holding her for randsom, and, as she seemed in no particular danger at present from him or his followers, it was thought prudent to allow her to remain till he returned from the settltment with a snf- arrivtog just as witk katfe i w _ bandit Was rnsh^-Wttfc'lifcfdat is eyes toward the innocent maiden; knowing he could-not secede tfeo fate 1 well merited, he had resolved by eav her death, to bring another pang to hearts of bis enemies* Waiting till daylight appeared, lowered the silken ladder and deeertec robber cave, taking With them the b found there, and the bound form of desperado. Arriving at the mining camp, "Ou Bill" was led beneath a giant tree w stood in the center of the village a lariat placed around his neck, and other end thrown over a convenient 1 which jutted out overhead. At this ji ture, Alfred Otsone appeared upon scene. Advancing to the tree underni which stood the robber, stolid sad indii ent, he exclaimed, pointing his finger n acingly at him, "William Heverly, are the villain who glories in the name •Outlaw Bill?' You are the fiend ' ruined my home, and caused me to flee country, little knowing that time wc bring me or mine again m Your doom is sealed." As the old man finished speaking, rope tightened and the body of the ou chief swung lifeless in tho air. Now thst his enemy, William Heve__ i. was forever swept from his path, Ally\ llito Bolies Otsone longed for his eastern home, disposing of his claim he prepared to farewell to his fellow-miners. "Dandy J' also accompanied him, and many a mi wrung his hand warmly at their dept ure. Arriving in the East, the sobriquet "Dandy Joe" was dropped forever, < Pleena Otsone became Mrs. Joseph Eai eon PRICES WILL k v^A-v „ The closfcst competition in-this, is. your pokier Goods still on hand, :yi<l whicN- room for Ml goods. Nature the Great Teacher. White Skir Summer Shav$£| r,,^j^|raw Hats* 1 s iU loves and Mitts, Laces! Laces! Lawns Reduced from O T H its abode J-""1 A Choice We are in a positioning have ^ ome goods deals in n -ie e profit, and who has set forth his infor­ mation with straightforward candor. First of all, the successful opsrator, either man or woman, must be one of positive character, with confidence in his or her ability. Select any conven­ ient number of subjeots to be operated upon. At the outset assure them toat no harm will come to any who may be placed under the influence, but that each must consent fully to the experi­ ment. Let the room be quiet, and allow no laughing or giggling. Each would-be subject should place soles of feet flat on the floor, close the eyes, and seek to bring the mind to a passive condi­ tion. This can probably be best ac­ complished b^ the subject holding the left hand in the right and counting the pulse. This position must be main­ tained for at least fifteen minutes (care being taken that the subject rests easily), while the operator parses both hands open, with palms toward subjeqt, from forehead to] knees, and within ituil In his new book, "Nature's Tea< i apr f a ings," the Rev. J. G. Wood has d TOHn V £1 111 I cussed a subject not before handled ^ %A»X, l4vO •* length. Its object is to show how ma| implements and mechanical devi have been anticipated in nature. asserts that there is no invention man which is not anticipated, that his mechanical devices have been us< in nature for countless centuries. claims that the great discovers of future will be those who carefully stu] the natural world. The burr stones of millB are a copy molar teeth. The lioofs of a horse are made of parallel plates like a carriage spring. The finest file made by man is a rough affair when compared with a Dutch rush used by cabinet makers. The jaws of the turtle and tortoise are natural scissors. Rodents have chisel teeth, and hippopotami have adz'teeth, which are constantly repaired as they are worn. The carpenter's plane is an­ ticipated by the jaws of a bee. The woodpecker has a powerful little ham­ mer. The diving-bell only imitates the work of the water spider. This insect, although as easily drowned as any other, spends a great part of its life un­ der water. Having constructed a small cell under the water, it clasps a bubble of air between its pair of legs and dives down to the entrance of its oell, into which the bubble is put. A propor­ tionate amount of water is thus diis- placed, and when all of it Is expelled the little animal takes up this subaqueous retreat. In laying its eggs on the water, gnat combines them in a mass sliap< somewhat like a life-boat. It is imp< sible to sink it without tearing it i pieces. The iron mast of a moder ship is strengthened by deep ribs rm ning along its interior. A porcupin quill is strengthened by similar rib When engineers found that hollo beams were stronger than solid one: they only discovered a principle whic had been used in nature for centurii before the creation of man. A wh straw, if solid, could not support heavy head. The bones of the highi animals, if solid, would have to be a great deal heavier to bear the weight which they have to support. The frame­ work of a ship resembles the skeleton of a herring, and he who would improve aerial navigation might study the skel­ eton of a bird with advantage. Palissy made a careful study of the shells by the seaside, in order to learn £he best method of fortyfying a town. The ship worm feeds on wood, and gradually tunnels its way through any submerged timber. It also lines its burrow with a hard, shelly coating. Brunei, taking a hint from this, was the first to succeed in subaquatic tunnel­ ling. The Eddystone lighthouse is built on the plan of a tree trunk, and fastened to the rock in a manner some­ what similar to the way a tree is fastened to the soil. It is supposed that the first idea of a suspension bridge was suggested by the creepers of a tropical forest. Mr. Wood gives an interesting ac­ count of the origin of the plan for the Crystal Palace. Mr. Paxton, a gar­ dener, having noticed the structure of the great leaves of the Victoria Regia, a plant which had been introduced into England a few years previous, struck the plan of copying in iron the ribs of the leaf, and filling the remaining space, which corresponds to the cellular por­ tions of the leaf, with glass. Thus, by copying nature, an obscure gardener became Sir Joseph Paxton, the great architect. CROCKERY, Teas. No. 1 Roc Reaching for Bonsleti <laily occurrence. It was some time before the old man | Ucient force to overpower the ruffians, for, opened hie eyes and revived sufficiently i did he remove her, they would know their . to relate the events which led to his condi- I secret abode had been discovered, and mm . .. 1 would l>e prepared to rssist them. 8o bidding her farewell for the present, he returned to the entrance, and hand over hand, ascended the face of the cliff. It he refused j proved a tedious exertion, and it was only hiding-place, j wi b the help of "Giant Jake" that wfcen one of the eowaWly villains struf. Cuni'mlngs, at Woodstock, a* d him a blow on the head, knocking hi vriting letters to abeent comrades fit -down, where he lay as one dead. Thin tending a CODV of this bill to V. >4" "»J >« M .. U if «Irne,?f, requited ll.S tiou. When, however, he was able to , epeak intelligently, this was the tale he unfolded to his hearers: A band of lawless ruffians had appeared and demauded. his. gold, to show them its *S<Kr; d^^ doTheV^esV;: crawled with great difficulty to the camp fly / c,r*iu,atSon- W® can I *k«r?n,,?erH'r>jii „ . _ J U*£en one' ty °oue"tfie~ nuners j j B,a . "Giant Jake" when were lowered into the outlaw den. Not a ®J*011 „ ™an bad concluded. ; souud came from the interior of the cavern, Boys. All eyes were turned toward , where the desperadoes lay, secure, as they IJanay -|oe, who had mounted a bench, supposed, in their rocky retreat. How e niB rough-vwaged companions soon they were to be undeceived! quickly gathered around as they noted the Bushing in the miners began a rattling «mm<ras flashing of his daik eyes. "M§fet fusilade, which was returned by a few lire submit to this. Shall this fiend be al- j of these desperate men who es- lowed to continue in his hellish work? caped the first volley. Ihey, however, Shall \ye not have revenge were soon overpowered, only to be sus- lieyengjH revenge, echoed the miners, pended from the roof of the cavern, or 8 , " now failed the building. . more correctly, from a framework erected T continued" Daady . to hold the arms of the desperate eom- •Joe. ^h all make to you a proposition. It1 mand. wouldTk UMless, not knowing where their "But where is "Outlaw BUI?* He is not ttronmy lief, to attempt un expedition j among the slain?" As the question VM as you yave aiyeady done on asked, "Giant Jake" and "Dandy Joe" en- yitaoDt success; | tered, bearing between them, bound hand Dumb. I can hardly express to you how much I feel there is to be thought of, arising from the use of the word dumb as applied to animals. "Dumb Ani­ mals. " What an immense exhortation that is to pity. It is remarkable tbat this word "dumb" should have been so largely applied to animals, for in reality there are very few dumb animals. But, doubtless, the word is often used to convey a larger idea than that of dumb­ ness, namely, the want of power in animals to convey by souud to mankind what they feel, or perhaps I should rather say the want of power in men to understand and the meaning of the various sounds uttered by animals which ate mostly dumb, such as the horse, which, except on rare occasions, or in extreme suffering, makes no sound at all, but only expresses pain by certain movements indicating it. How tender we ought to be of them, and how ob­ servant of these movements, consider­ ing their dumbness. The human baby guides and governs us by its cries. In fact it will nearly rule a household by these cries, and woe would betide it if it had not this power of making its afflictions known. It is a sad tiling to reflect upon, that the animal which has most to endure from man, is the one which lias the least power of protesting by noise against any of his evil treat- ment.--Arthur Helps. * « mat JllaPand beyond power of the subject to open. If suc­ cess should follow the effort the opera­ tor may remove his hands and produce the effect at will. From this any num­ ber of harmless, amusing experiments may be, tried, such as causing the sub­ ject to forget names, sing ludicrous songs, or make speeches under the im­ pression that he is a politician. The operator must be careful to relieve his subject at the conclusion of an experi­ ment, and to practice only what court­ esy and good breeding permit. The simple command "Right!" with a snap of the finger, is usually sufficient to re­ store the subject. It may be set down as a rule that a subject cannot be con­ trolled beyond conscience. For in­ stance, if the subject be a conscientious abstainer from intoxicants, no amount of persuasion will induce him to touch what he is told to be liquor, although the same subject may be compelled to sip what he believes to be vinegar (which is, of course, water) or even soap suds. Every one cannot be mesmerized at the first sitting. Some require re­ peated trials. As a rule, abov&#ije out of fiye or six candidates may be suc­ cessfully influenced in any given ex­ hibition, so that the operator should not feel discouraged with meager suc­ cess at first. An appearance of want of confidence is fatal to the success of the operator. A bold front must be shown during the entire seance. The stories sometimes told of the operator's influence over a subject last­ ing an indefinite period of time is all nonsense, unless the subject should so will it. The most highly cultivated mind may be susceptible as well as the strongest physical constitution. for th ̂would be waned of our approach, «ed sbfald »e discover their retreat it 'would no dopbt be deserted ere we could «y*ck them." . i- - U It1 and foot, the outlaw chief. These two brave men, knowing the vin­ dictive nature of "Outlaw Bill," had rushed to the protection of Pleena Otsone, Wanted to Hare a rib A colored hod-carrier walked into the western police station in Baltimore and quietly informed Lieut. Scott that he was about to have a fit, and would like to be given a quiet place to have it in. He was shown a cell, and after setting his hod against the wall pi o- oeeded to have his fit, which lasted for half an hour and was very violent. After he had been sufficiently con vttlsed he picked up his hod and walked out, saying that he was going to work and was afraid he would be aooked tat being late.--Chicago News. The Mexican National Beverage. Everybody has heard of pulque, the "national beverage" in this portion of '.he world--the fermented milk of that species of cacti known to Northerners as the century plant, or aloe (Agave Americana), here called maguey, writes Fannie B. Ward from the City of Mexico. Although there are more than 30,000 licensed pulque shops /in the City of Mexico alone, besides ih» numerable booths, stalls, and bar-rddihfe, where that and other beverages are dispensed, and although the popular drink costs but a penny a "schooner," or 2 cents per quart, the shops are all profitable. Very little pulque is sold at wholesale, as most Mexicans who make a business of cultivating maguey maintain their own shops for retailing it. A certain well-known aristocrat of this city, who rides in his carriago and is reckoned among the magnates of the land, has five pulquerias, from which he is said to derive the neat little in come of $25,000 per annum. Accord­ ing to official statistics, a little more than 80,000 gallons of pulque are sold every day in the Mexican Capital, and nearly double that amount on Sunday and saints' days. Three special trains laden with nothing but pulque run daily into the City of Mexico from the near, by plains of Aparn and Otumba, where much maguey is cultivated. From this industry alone the Federal Government derives a revenue of $1,000 per diem in the way of duties, and the railroads an equal amount for transpor­ tation of the same. What a field is this for the temper­ ance crusader! But the crusader would do better to mind his own affairsor, to turn his attention elsewhere, for pulque is not only of the most healthful and harmless of beverages but it in one of WifoyyiWHeaven know* oomforts are few enonch. Being not at all heavy in its effects, the worst abuse ol the "blessing" leaves no head­ ache behind, but serves only to intensify the gallantry of the gnsuer, making him sing and dance till the sleeply stage comes on, showing his white teeth in continual laughter and hauling off his ragged sombrero to passing ladies, with the most respeotful salaams. Two cents worth of pulque will render the poorest peasant happier than a king, while 5 cents worth will secure him the honor of being escorted by men much higher in the social scale than him­ self (the police) to the nearest carcel, and an engagement to work for the Government a fortnight or so, to begin when he shall awake next day, with beans and tortillas provided. As may be inferred, tho Government has no lack of laborers on these easy terms, and finds no difficulty in thus keeping the streets well pavea and similar pub­ lic duties performed. It is as amusing to note the efforts which newly arrived Americans make to say the word (which should be pro­ nounced pool-kee) as their grimaces in learning to like the liquid. They gen­ erally begin by calling it "pulk," or at best "polk," and end by doing their full share toward disposing of those 80,000 gallons per diem. In its best estate the sour-smelling stuff looks like thiok buttermilk, and tastes somewhat nastier, if possible, than spoiled yeast. Carl Dander Tells Some Fairy Tales. Vhell, shildren, once upon a time, you know, dere vhas a man who lifed close peside a big woods. He vhas werry poor. His clothes vhas in rags. He doan' haf so mooch money in one year ash would pny him a quart of pea­ nuts. He vhas always complaining of his hardt lot,und he vhas always madt pecause somepody else vhas rich. Vhell, one day vhen he vhas cryin' oudt dot he vhas sick, und dat he doan' haf some luck, und dot eaferypody else vhas all right but him, a leedle oldt man comes oudt of der forest und says to him: "Vhas your name Hardt Luck ?" "Yes, dot vhas my name, und I vhas BO discouraged dot I shoot myself. If you vhas a fairy I like yon to help me along." "Certainly. Shust you come oudt mit der woods." Vhen Hardt Look goes out mit him he finds himself tied oop mit a tree pooty queek, und some more oldt mans come around mit switches und gif him sooch a lioking as nefer vhas. Den der first leedle oldt man unties him und says: "Your poverty comes from your laziness; your hardt lot vhas your own fault; your sickness vhas pecause you doan' shweat. I like you to remember dot one week of hardt work beats fife years of luok. You must learn der plain lesson dot vhen a man doan* help himseM nopody else was responsible for his troubles." Und, shildren, dot vhas shust der vhay of it If you see some mans who vhas always kicking und complaining und telling of his hardt luck, you may pet he vhas all to plame for it, und der sooner somepody l>oots ambition into him,der petter he vhas off. Veil, once upon anoder time a man who lifs py a farm mit his wife, und haf some cows und sheep und pigs, und vhas all right, vhas going home from his day's work vhen lie meets an old womans in a black cloak. He vhas oing past her, but sho satopa him und 7»»ys: "Poor mans, I feel sadt for yon dot you haf to work so awful hardt On der sea shore vhas a big treasure. Vhy doan't you go and find him and be a rich man." Vhell, dot man skips home to tell his wife und all niglit long nopody shleeps a wink. He goes oudt in der morning and looks und looks, und eafery day und eafery week he looks und digs und vhalks aroundt to find dot treasure. His fields grow oop mit weeds, his cows und pigs und sheep vhas soldt off, und vhen he comes home he quarrels mit his wife pecause he doan't find dot money. One day vhen der sheriffs sells him oudt und his wife runs off, dot oldt womans meets him again, und he vhas so awful madt dot he like to kill her. "My frendt," says der oldt womans, it vhas through you dot I like to teach der wo^ldt a lesson. He who was con­ tent mit vhat he has vhas rich. He who has plenty for all his wants vhas a fool to run after dot vhich is buried out of sight. Vhat you got by honest toil brought happiness; wbat you hoped to acquire through luck has brought you to poverty and wretchedness." Und, shildren, dot vas all aboudt it. --Free Fresa. The Reptiles. The tortoises are estimated by Hoff­ man to number somewhat more than two hundred and fifty species. Their home is in the tropic and temperate regions, their northern limit being the fiftieth or fifty-fifth parallel. About forty species are found in tho United States, and only five in Europe. The elephant turtle attains a weight of 500 pounds, while a fossil tortoise of India appears to have been not less than fifteen or twenty feet long. The lizards are estimated by Gunther to embrace about 1,700 species, chiefly confined to the hot portions of the earth, and com­ paratively seldom passing the fortieth parallel. The serpents or snakes, like all other reptiles, are most numerous in the tropics, and rapidly diminish toward either pole. It may be safely assumed that considerably more than 1,000 species are known to naturalists, of which nearly half are found in British and farther India and the East Indian archipelago. Some 150 spc«?ies inhabit North America north of Mexico. The crocodiles and alligators include only some twenty-five more or less well- defined species, of the tropics and sub- tropics. Two species enter tho United States. The crocodiles date from an early geological period, and no less than forty fossil species are found in British strata alone. An ancient species of India must have attained a length of fifty or sixty feet Plantation Philosophy. Some folks dat I'se met is like new pertaters. Da's mighty fine at fus\ but sometimes goes awful ergin yer afterwards. De bes' po' man's frien' 'mong de rich ain't de man dat wuz ha'f starved ^ill he made er strike an' den made money, but de man dat has been putty well fixed all his life. ^ I'se mighty 'spicions o' de man dat alius wants ter put hisse'f out ter 'comerdate me. I rented er house frun. er pusson like dat an' de fust thing I knowed he put mo out ter 'comerdate hisse'f.--Arkansaw Traveler. COSTLY followers are not to be liked, lest while a man maketh his train longer, he makes his wings shorter. It is gteaaM kit. UWU ligious leaders seat! to realise the inti male relation; whleh exists or should between religion and amusement, and how utterly they fail of availing them­ selves of the universal love of {Measure to advance ethioal truth. The religion of the ancients was so intimately inter­ woven with the texture of his daily life that he was hardly able to conceive of the existenoe of either apart from the other. A festival was as closely con­ nected with the theology of the times as was a service in the temple, abd only differed in its relations to the g«jds in being less solemn and less explicitly ap art of worship. Dance and theat­ rical representation began with libation and sacrifice, and if the Greeks were provided with a multitude of deities which must have been somewhat be­ wildering even to the most devout, they at least set apart nothing either of place or circumstance in which they did not see a deity actively present The same is undoubtedly true of the early Christians, although the stress of persecution under which they embraced the new doctrines left to them little ol that pagan joyousness which had too often degenerated into a freedom which no ethical code, however broad, could be stretched to cover. They wont about with their lives in their hands, and it is hardly too much to say that the external gloom of the youthful of Christianity has left a trace of outward solemnity which from being a natural effect of surroundings has come to be little better than a superstition. To­ day, after centuries checkered with tolerance and persecution, there exists a deep-seated and illogical feeling that joyousness, if not positively unchris­ tian, is at least unspiritual. The early Christians probably had no theory on the subject Religion was the one vital fact of life for them, and they had no need to consider ethical subtilities of demeanor. < Too emphatic dwelling upon the proneness of the human heart to evil and upon the difficulty of inducing men to cleave to right things, developed after some generations the evil notion that since man unwillingly chose good whatever was diagreeable to him must be his duty. Puritanism, with all its brave heroism of godliness, was thor­ oughly saturated with the idea. The stern souls of our ancestors delighted in enhancing the terrors and difficulties of the Heavenly way, thereby enhancing in their minds the worth and joys of the celestial rewards to be won at last. The later reaction of to-day, instead of dis­ criminating between the essentials and the accidents of Puritanism, has en­ deavored to reject the whole together. The sensuous side of human nature un­ naturally repressed, has risen in revolt and demanded everything; and any re­ ligion which desires to reach or to hold the doubters of the present generation must reckon with this fact The Roman Catholic Church has al­ ways, to a wide extent, taken the sen­ suous side into account. It has had the amusements of the people under its control, or*at least it has taken cog­ nizance of them positively instead of negatively. It has carefully guarded against the growth of that idea wherein lies one of the greatest dangers which menaces the Protestant church to-day, the assumption that religion was one thing and the conduct of daily life an­ other. The church which has a share in the amusements of its people is meeting them upon the most persua­ sive footing.--Boston Courier. How Four Men Died. The Shakspere Hotel, an old ruinad adobe, was the principal hotel in the place, and there I took up my quarters on my arrival, says a New Mexico cor­ respondent of the New York Star. It was kept by a poor old German named Molliter, who had adopted a very pretty girl named Lisa Lincoln. She was about 16, and, being with one ex­ ception the only woman in the place, had many admirers. Among others was a desperado of the Curly Bill gang, known as Charlie Williams. Of course that was not his name, as nearly every man changes his name when he goes on the frontier. Williams had an idea that old Molliter was going to marry the girl himself. And so one evening when "Rocksv" opened the first big saloon in Shakspere and all the boys were drinking in it he approached the poor Dutchman and said: "Every man in this country should go heeled. Are you heeled?" "No," replied his . unsuspecting vic­ tim. Drawing his revolfer, Williams shot Molliter dead. In accordance with the beautiful sys­ tem that prevails in New Mexico, which is a virtual paradise for thugs and murderers, Williams was released by a justice of the peace on $3,000 bail. He went up to Silver City, and while he was drinking in the Centennial saloon a miner named Crittenden came in and began boasting of a rich gold find he had made in the Pinos Altos mountains. Williams insisted that he should tell where he found the gold and take him in as partner. This Crittenden refused to do, and next morning, while on the way to his claim he looked back and saw Williams following him. He drew his gun, fired at Williams and dropped him from his horse. He then rode off and his victim managed to get into town, where it was found that his knee­ cap had been so shattered by the bul­ let that amputation was necessary. This Williams refused to submit to, and he lingered along for two months and absolutely died by inches. _ Three times his coflin was made for him, and each time another man filled it. On the fourth occasion, however, the coffin was occupied by the right inhabitant Meanwhile Crittenden pursued his way to his claim, but about the time that Williams died news was brought into town that he had been bitten by a rattlesnake and had died from the ef­ fects of the poison. The local paper, the New Southwest, summed up this extraordinary affair in the following laconic sentence: "Molli­ ter is said to have killed a man in the East Williams killed Molliter, Crit­ tenden killed Williams, a rattlesnake killed Crittenden, and the snake is yet to be heard from." They Knew Him* Applicant--Are you in ueed of a col­ lector ? I have good references here from Blank & Son, my late employers. Manager--Why did you leave them ? Applicant--Well, you see their cus­ tomers got so they all knew me and could dodge me, which necessitated a change. ________ A COMPLETE systematic botanical sur­ vey of India is to be made. The coun­ try has been divided into four great districts, in each of which the work has been placed in charge of a botanist' familiar with the region. Two HBADS are far better than one, especially in the oase of * dram.--The Earth. 'youwant you%ia Aiai, ** HAVE the grass , T r a b M t . < , t h » > IT is a curious fsot that a man alwaW w a i U u n t i l h e & ̂ d o w / £ S £ : winds up his earew. » MrsjBEsd (totftfrsemnfli-We 5 breakfast generally ' about ei o'clock. New Servant--Well, mum- if I ain't down to it^don't wait. ; IJsfl THEBE is a dentist in a Miehigu* town, the sign over yhose door reads! "Teeth Extracted Without Enny Panel < Laffin Gas (10) Cents a HarHal" A» exchange wants to know "whafc product has the greatest SKRE&IFQ Corn J And op the foot it is the 1 cause of acher T&ge.^Texa»_S^ingsj "IRATE parent in the door,to his clerki < who is caressing his daughter: Ycmnti man, you are not hired for that kinder work. "That's so. I'm doing it foil nothing." "A 8EAMAK washed overboard !" ex-r claimed Mrs. Fft&gle as she read a| newspaper headline; "but perhaps he* was so dirty they hadn't enough water on the ship." WHEN Dr. Mary Walkerhas fastened her severed suspendeTs wiffi a piece of ^ white cotton cowi and used a shoe-bttt-;- 5 ton for a Collar-button she tran claim ttf ' have graduated. * " "ANNIE, IS itpropey t<> s^y this 'ere oourse not" Well, I don't know whether it proper or not, but I feel cold in ear from that air." "I FELL so miserable again this morn- ; log," said a complaining wife,. "Yes,": replied bier exasperated husband, "you vouldn't be happy if you weren't miser­ able all the time.", . t: A WRITES in a scientific paper asserts*' that the critical period in a man's life i$, between the ages of 20 and 30. Others have an idea that he begins to be crit* ^ ical about six weeks after marriage; A PHILADELPHIA paper hays there iai* enough beer consumed' in the Unite#- States every year to float all the iiaviefl" in the world. That's nothing. Twenty schooners sometimes come otlf of W ' keg.--Washington Critic. *. ; A FOBLO«H-FCC(QKRIF(3K IB4NWDV'TVE^ tried everything I could turh my hand" to, but couldn't make anything answer f; and row I httyfe decided to go up among, the hills where they say there's a won-,' derful echo, to see if I can make answer.-" - " : v; "How strangely' music affects we ^ said a venerable citizen the other dfey„ "Why, a few evenings ago when my. daughter was playing a soft, dreamy- Waltz on the piano, I stole up softly be­ hind her aud " "Well ?*' "Pulled! away the stool"--New Haven News. DE GARMO--What does yonr sisten, ; say about me, Bertie? Bertie -She. \ said to-day that she didn't think you'd^ | ever set the river on fire. De Garmo" ; --What confidence she has in me! Of. course she knows I'm too honorable do anything of .that kind.--Tid'Bits. OMAHA girl--Your family are Uni­ tarians, are they not? Nbw York girl^ s --We were, but ma and I have joined!J; .,, the Episcopalians.rtWe like their forms' better. "The forms?" "Yes; you are ' up and down so much your dress don't get crumpled, you know."--Omaha, World. , • v m:* "SUPPOSE. I dhall see you at yoturf 1 father's funeral to-day?" said a friend? to a young man of the period. "Naw; should like to be there, but 111 be busy in court, opening succession and head­ ing off mother in, a will contest See you later if I suooeed."--New (Means : Picayune. "PRISONER," said a Nevada judge, "what have you-to say'to this indict­ ment; are you guilty or not guilty ?" "Before I answer the question, judge,' > I'd like to ask yonr honor if this littler#.' spectacled dude is all the lawyer I've1 y> got." "That is Mr. Ferguson, sir," re*- sponded the judge, sternly; "Ihave ap-', pointed bim to defend you, as you seem to have no counsel." "Judge," said-the prisoner, sighing heavily, "I'm guilty.1*' The Savior's Sentence* A correspondent sends what he be­ lieves to be a correct translation oif'the*"-"; -;, sentence pronounced by. Pontius Pilate? - on Christ He says that this curiouat ' document was discovered in A. D. 1280 v , in the city of A quill in the Kingdom o£'; Naples, in the course of a search made'/1 i for the discovery of Roman antiquities,^:^] and it remained there until it was found*. • Inr the Commissaries of Art in the-' J French army of - Italy. Up to the time' of the campaign in Southern Italy it was preserved in the sacristy of therfcS Carthusians, near Naples, where it was kept in a box of ebony. :• - Since then the relic has been kept in thb Chapelo « Caserta. The Carthusians obtained, by it- petition, leave that the plate might be"** -j kept by them as as acknowledgement of the sacrifice which they had made for the French army. The French translation was made literally by members of the Commission of Art Denon had a fac-simiie of the {)late engraved, which, on the sale of lis cabinet, was bought by Lord How­ ard for 2,890 fracs: Sentence pro­ nounced by Pontius Pliate, Intendant of Lower Galilee, that Jestls of Naz-- arrith shall suffer death by the cross. In the seventeenth year of the reign of the Emperor of Tiberius, and on the 2^th of March, in the most holy city of Jerusalem, dnrmg the Pontificate of^j, Annas, and Caiaphas, Pontius Pilate, "-'-fe Intendant of the province of Lower' - • Galileo, sitting in judgment in the"" Presidential chair of the - Praetor*, •en- fences Jesus of Nazareth on a cross be^W*5 , tween two robbers, as the numerous testimonies of the people; prove-that: **'f^ L. Jesus is a misleader. . - 2. He has excited tke people to sedi- #| tion. •• <<:;• - .M""- 1 3. Heisan enemy of tbelaW. 4. He calls himself the Son of Ood. , 6. He calls himself falsely the King" ' of Israel. • • He went to the temple, followed by ' a multitude carrying palms in their hanilsw It likewise owlet's $he first 4^ centurion, Cutrillus Cornelius, to bring . him to the place of execution, and for-:^, bids all persons, rich or poor, to pre- vent the execution of Jesus; ^ "The witnesses who have signed the. execution against Jesus are: WT -i-: 1. Daniel Robanl, a Pharisee. ' 2. John ZoTobabel. : , - Ic-*,'$*• -;V 8. Raphael RobanL ' > ' '•* - •' 4. Capet •* • *• • * i *. j Finally tile orders ths%"tke said V Jesus be taken ent of Jerusalem through the gate of Toumefc. ---iVbte# * * > and Queries. " INDIAN River, Florida, is said to be « the straightest in the world. A straight ^ line can ^he c^wn .th»jpg|i it for - • seventy-five miles wiOi^qpI teaching shore. . . ; • •. i&lr -