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"r* • vV^-.v^ ; :v: ,< , • • • W®v: unniwEs. itwmuk* I© * 'tntf#' how: n >*» itt». UTTFBMFM 16A- a«*ia. for We hare gow of aim Mid lead me by ads *t the Far-Away t life--don't md tlM I Bad tbe p'ctore* and fancy all the rest; written page* wfth a brighter etory-teller, a* hi» very fM to the brook where the honeyraokla, tfp- ' Ptac ikSWIlBTiuwef pwfBme, ijllh* <*theb*ea*e, £M tlM bees ana kuimnjog-birds la eestaey are Itgottl of tbe blooming loooat tree*. ¥tn> to the laae where we used to teeter-tot­ ter," Frinttn* little foot palm* in tbe mellow moM-- iltMhtng at tbe laiy eattle wading in the water vThere tbe ripplee dimple roune the batter- ̂ oops of gold. Where the dusky turtle lies basking on the (ravel Of the sonny sand-bar in the middle tide, And the ghostly dragon fly pauses in hia travel Vo rest like a blossom where iht water-lily died, WiUgb-ho, Babyhood t Tall me Where you lin­ ger; lafi toddle boon again, for we have gone like thii eaeer band of mine and lead me by V.iS the finger Haok to tbe lotas lands of tha Fu-AvIA TBDE AS STEEL r# 1' " R BY HEATHKR-BKUU 1" ?Xea, Bussel, I mil marry you. My ' ftttoer nas wished it ever since we wire •children; you love me, yon say, and -you wish it, toa Well, I value ydur Affection and I consent willingly to be your wife." "And there is no more fortunate man who haa won your heart, and whom I must ever consider its lawful owner by the sovereign right of love ?" "There is no one! Up to date, my 4ear Bussel, I myself am the undis- pufted possessor of that interesting organ, with all its whims and vagaries! Are yon satisfied ?" and the girl held out her hand with a smile, "while the feint blush that had risen to her fall, •oval cheek scarcely deepened its deli* •cate pink hue. Bussel Si Clair kissed the pretty little hand. "I am satisfied,* he said, and al- : though his handsome, dark eyes flashed and glowed, and his voice was fnll of the deep, passionate love he bore her, he said no more, knowing there would no response from the fair, beautiful ĵirl, who had but now so calmly, even indifferently, pledged herself to be his *rife. So far, she was "fancy free." But ; uhould he dare to take her at her word? He knew enough of her char­ acter to be aware that her tranquility did not betoken shallowness; that there were depths to her nature as yet all un fathomed and unknown, even to her- •elf. Suppose that some day she should be aroused, awakened, but"by another than himself! Ah, if another should call forth the love that yet lay dor­ mant for him! He shuddered, aad thrust the ugly thought from him as something too horrible for reality. "What are you thinking of, Bussel?" •he said, with placid playfulness. "I ;; suppose yon hardly know that you are •taring me out of all countenance! Most I offer the proverbial penny for ? your thoughts?" "They are not worth an honest penny, ; darling--not even a counterfeit!" he * «akL Then he suddenly dropped on " the sofa by her side and flung one arm atotad her; "Oh, tall me, Mildred* my loved one, •will yon «m lore me as I do you?* "Why, yes, I suppose so!* she said, alffloit startled by his vehemence. ̂All wives love their husbands so, don't *hey»" And so they were married, and every -one agreed in pronouncing it one of the most beautiful weddings of the season. The bride looked so lovely, so sweet, -and so winning; the bridegroom so -Mttpy, so proud, and so much in lore! Their house was full of guest* Ger- -aid Osmond was the life t>f the party, .propocing and carrying out every pos- «aible plan for their amusement and en­ tertainment. "What ever should we do without Jour Cousin Gerald?" said Mildred to er husband; "he has been the greatest ltelntome!" "Sos," said Bussel, "Gerald ia a woe .fellow." "Nice? Why, he is charming! Per- teetty fascinating S I hare never met 4Uty one so delightful before! Bow is it you have not spoken of l*'"* to Hong ago?" Her husband turned and looked at %er. "You are very enthusiastic about may Cousin Gerald," he said, with a alight laugh; "he has been abroad for years, you must remember. I dare say I •have often spoken of Kim incidentally whila he was away, without your notic­ ing. Mildred, dear, I have to leave home on important business--the first time, love, since our marriage. I'm -glad you have so many friends in the house td prevent your feeling lone- -soma" She hurried to his side. "Oh, Bussel, you are not going at ••nee! Not until our little opera is over! On Thursday, you know, it comes off, -and we need you so much!" He smiled, and played with this ^JW>tty golden fringe on her white £ore- ^ "Why, I am only second fiddle, and easily be spared! It is not as if I were the tenor, or the lover of the piece," be said. "Oh, but the orchestra is too thin al­ ready," she said, anxiously. "We want all the fiddles we can get, I I '*ant you, Bussel! Do put off your ^business till after J" feted eotdk* _____ rnptMr wnwwnff in -nil- one-third ofth# «Nqit to myseU, tor naarfy aU fc«ti)^ to you! Your lovely voice--and then-jwur acting! Gerald, was it all acting? Did not some fair being, some sweetheart, to us unknown, inspire yon?" And aha looked up at him with shy playfulness. Gerald did not speak. He walked towards the window, so that his faoe was turned away. Mildred's* eyes followed him with surprised glances. Then she bit her lips, and oolored vividly. "Gerald, I bepyour pardon! Believe me, I He turned suddenly, and was by her side in a moment He threw hima^jf beside her on the sofa where die sat "Was it aotinp ? you ask. No, it was reality!" he cried, passionately, "and you are the inspiration! Oh, Mil­ dred, Hove you! Ilove you, and I hare not failed to see how little my cousin appreciates tha treasure he has won! Oh how can he be ao cold, so in­ different, so callous! And to you, who might " She struggled to her feet, with both hands raised to stop Her face was deadly white. "What do you meant* she gasped. "My husband not love me--not appre­ ciate me!" She laughed almost wildly. Then she turned piteous eyes upon him. The insult to herself which his rash words held conveyed no meaning to her just then. He had touched another chord. "Gerald, have you, also, noticed that my husband has ceased to love me?" "Yes, and that you do not care for him! Your marriage was plainly mistake! Oh my darling " "Hush! Do not dare to speak another such word tome!" she said, authoritatively, and with a flash in her blue eyes that almost startled him by its brilliance, "Yon think I do not love my husband ? Why, Gerald Osmond, I adore him! I worship the ground his foot falls upon! I rejoice to draw in the same air he breathes! And you presume to offer me--you hope to con sole me by--Go, I pray you, from my house, and his, and never let me be reminded of anything so base, so unworthy, so insulting." Gerald Osmond was not a wioked man. He was only vain and weak, and Mildred, fresh, innocent, and unlike other women, had aroused a sentiment in his heart never awakened there be­ fore. Left alone, he gnashed his teeth in rage and mortification, and to do him justice, hia anger was entirely directed against him sell « "Fool, babbling fool, so to betray myself! To speak such words in his own house--I, his invited guest! He returns to-morrow, and I must go!" Next morning found him waiting for the early train to town. At the station there was great excitement On the way between this point and the stop­ ping-place below there had been a ter­ rible accident to the up-train--a bridge had broken through, and the news had but now reached the office. It was the train that was to bring Bussel St Clair home--home to his waiting wife, the wife that loved him! All that was best and noblest in Gerald Osmond's heart came uppermost, and he rushed into the telegraph office to send for information. He could get none. There were people there who knew Bussel, and had seen him on board the train, but he was not to be found now. With his heart full of the keenest apprehen­ sion the young man called a carriage, meaning himself to bear the news of the aocident to Mildred, dreading that she might learn it abruptly from some careless informant He had gone but a short distance when a carriage, coming from another direction; passed his own. The horses were going very rapidly, but as Gerald leaned forward he saw its only occu­ pant. It was his Cousin BusseL With aloud cry of surprise and relief he hailed the driver Mid stopped the car­ riage. "Bussel, yon are safe! Oh, thank Heaven!--but how have you escaped? I was on my way to break the terrible news to--to Mildred." He had sprung into his cousin's car­ riage, and as he spoke they drove quickly toward home. "Ah, I was hastening to her, too! By a miracle, dear Gerald, I escaped. I remembered a small affair demanding my attention in the village below, and got out at the last station, just beyond the fatal bridge, meaning to ride over. Providential, wasn't it?" , The thought flashed across Gerald's mind, as they neared the house, that he might better continue his own jour­ ney. but how explain to Bussel his abrupt departure? As they turned into the carriage-way a servant hurried up. "Oh, Mr. Osmond, they have told her! What is to be done? They think it will kill her--Oh Lord, is that the master?" "Yes, Jake, it is 1, quite safe, as you see. Where is your mistress?--But stay, Gerald. Do you go first and tell her, lest the sudden reaction should in­ deed kill her--my poor darling, my precious one! For one moment Gerald Osmond looked at him with a peculiar, search­ ing glance. Then he turned and went swiftly toward the drawing-room. Mil­ dred was there, and she met his gaze with a stony glare, and a face BO drawn, white, and haggard, that his heart al­ most stood still with pity and horror. "You have heard?" she said. "Yes I have heard of the accident, Mildred; but you know many were saved, and " She gave a sharp cry and sprang for­ ward. "Do you mean--oh, don't deoeive me, Gerald, I implore you." She trembled so that he threw out „ ^ , . • •; v spss "Oi leavedt* ^ AM Malta twined her arms around hia akdu her soft eheek . against his, Bussel St Cliir knew her heart was his by the right of love." f** « •v*: V The Carthusian Monks. ? _ Eaeh pore has two little rooms, with a workshop and garden attaohed, all in onopiaee* of two atones, so that, un­ like the usual monastic arrangement the Carthusian's abode is aajl-oon- tained. Every Carthusian is, in fact practically a hermit with just a^^tle more aooommodation than the tradi­ tional hermit usually had. That may help to acoount for the remarkable faet that this order was about the only one which never degenerated ao far from the primitive type as to need reforma­ tion. Dormitory gossip, drawing-room seandal-mongering, hanging about the pantry doors, quarreling, swearing, and stealing pastrjr were not possible under such unsocial conditions. The furniture is of thej barest description. It consists of a wooden bed, a chair, a writing and dining table, a joiner's bench, a plain book case, the usual help to devotion, "the suffering Son of Man upon the wall," and a few relig­ ious pictures. A monk's food consists of one meal a day. This is pushed in by a sliding grating in the cloister wall, so that he never sees the person who brings it It is made up of soup, fish, and vegetables on ordinary days, and on Fridays, and during lent simple bread and water, though < this prison fare was in stricter times tke rule for three days in each week. The silent fathers are now allowed the luxury of a fire in cold weather, though that is a worldly concession to modern ideas of comfort The severity of the old fire- less rule may be imagined when it is remembered that the monastery is over fqur thousand feet up and is buried in snow a great part of the year. There is a pathetic story of a father belong­ ing to the other great Carthusian house in sunnier Calabria, who, when elected to the highest Carthusian dignity of prior of the parent monastery, willingly came, but came knowing for certain that the severity of the climate would speedily kill him. It was a call from the Lord, not to a better living. He obeyed it and in a few months lay down to die. The great vow of silence, th'e great characteristic of the Carthu- aians, was easily kept by the self-eon- tained arrangement just mentioned. Even on festival days, when they ate in common, this rule was strictly ob­ served. It has been so far relaxed in modern times that the fathers are al­ lowed to. walk out together once a week and converse with one another, or even speak to others when spoken to. The time they have to spare from the offices, which are particularly lengthy, is taken up with reading, meditation, joinery, gardening, and cleaning. These fathers are mostly aristocrats of various nationalities. There are at present about forty in num­ ber. The "entrance fee" is large, the novitiate long and severe, the great life vows of fearful rigidity. The horse-hair shirt and linenlesa rules ad­ mit of no exception.--Good Words. The Bnsslan Bage. Sinoe Tolstoi's works grew popular the rage for everything Bussian has been steadily growing, and now Busso- mania is threatening to rival Anglo­ mania. Mrs. Willie Vanderbilt's sister wore a Bussian peasant's dress at Nar- ragansett Pier, two summers's ago, and at that time it was called "perfectly hideous," but now it is being widely copied. It is made of dark blue cam­ bric, with a narrow plain skirt embroid­ ered in red cross-stitch. The bodice is gathered full at the throat and waist and has a broad embroidered belt and the long, open sleeves are entirely oov- ered with needlework An apron, so large that it is almost an overdress, is made in the same fashion and drawn high on one side with full red bows. These are the dresses young girls will wear at teas, where the beverage will be poured from a samovar into cut- glass tumblers instead of cups, and with thin slices of lemon floating in them. The married women when they serve tea will wear Bussian tea-gowns, which are trailing robes of white silk trimmed down the front and around the neck and heels with a broad band of black fur. They will call their teas prazdnick, and will serve the drink boiling hot, as is the fashion in the land of the Czar. Bussian music will be all the rage, too, and the bands which play at reoeptions are already practicing % compositions of Dvoark and the other Bussian composers. Small and aeleot ladies' luncheons will be intensely Bus­ sian, and this is the manner of them: After the usual consomme, bird, salad, and ice are served, boiling hot coffee in little jugs, a spoon, with a package of Turkish cigarettes and a Bussian torch on a small, individual tray. The idea is to sip the coffee between the puffs of the cigarette. --Neio York Timet. Cteotga W. PMk PsOsuts fh* Btnah-Ataaed itednt-la-law. 1 was In a smoking-car once wkh a lt%t rof" phssengars, when the ttain stopped at a station, and a middle-aged lady parsed the window, on the plat- .̂ !X"it* devise whic> arealways complimentary, • - • at the top of ail gin* letter to m Dntt* mire. WEBSTER'S muoh to i^bvens inlf saoH " ha of selec­tor there .-- ijjuk: poilWi Jm'; JJOT eaeh otbW ttl ' from the w eral good aqfta & a have that appearancei A lady has a tion in gifts for tier are so many things she can' make and Surely there was more in her voice 4llld manner than would be called for [ his arm to support her, then as quickly l^jr so slight an inconvenience as his drew it back and rolled a chair towards 'Withdraw! from the play! She could "vary easily finl a substitute for his -wight part Was it possible that she •"would really miss him, feel his absence " He looked at her intently, ® somewhat furtively as he spot©. "Itc"not; postpone this matter, dar- -WDg! I will come back as soon as pos- vi®' an<i tllen J°u fhaU tell me all •f®"1 your success--your triumphs on 'Jh® lyric stage." And he 'went and .lightly kissed her cheek. ^Jfildred sighed, and drew away •omewhat coldly from his embrace. nttis his own fault," she said almost 'jMMsionately, when the door closed be- mnd hiaa. "To refuse almost mv first ivaqneit! If his love has strayed from »aMb*I"Will not seek to bring it back!" Nevertheless, she wept some bitter tears -••Iter they had parted. It was the eveiling after the private •theatricals--the operetta which had taken ao much of their time to prepare rehearse. "It was an overpowering. success, Mildred, and all owing to you! Was HMM aver a more perfect voioe, a more iilided talent-for " towards her. "Sit down," he said, gently." It ia true. Your husband is safe--and he is here! I will send him to you!" She gave another cry--a cry of joy and gratitude unspeakable--and sprang to the door. Then she stopped and turned to the young man who had brought her the glad news. She held out her hand. "Gerald, do not go! I will forget-- I--I can trust you!" He took the hand and bpre it to his "Yes, I most £0--'but, oh, so sandh happier than I deserve if you will say that you forgive me!" "The bearer of good tidings is always rewarded, and so 1 forgive yon! And, oh, more thanr that, I bless you; for have you not told me that he is safe-- my husband, my beloved!" And next moment she waa in her husband's arms. "My darling, I have you yet! I have not lost you--and you do Jove me still ?" "Still, my sweet one!" he laughed into her tearful, tremulous faca "And you really cared so much, Mildred ?" The Incas of Pern. An irresistible fascination attaches to the very name of the Incas. Who they were, where they came from, and how they succeed in establishing their as­ cendancy over the inhabitants of Peru, are questions which have furnished a field for study of thd most fascinating kind. The Indian traditions, which form the basis of the only historical knowledge accessible, are unreliable, but they furnish a key to the remains of sculpture, architecture, and relics which is of great value. The traditions confirmed by these discoveries lead to the belief that it was about the year A. D. 1050 that the first Inca Manco Capac, with his wife, Mama Ocllo, appeared in Peru, and, announcing themselves chil­ dren of the sun, declared that their father, the sun, whom the aborigines worshiped, had sent them to instruct the people. It would appear that the aborigines peaceably accepted the su­ premacy of the Incas, and obeyed and reverenced them as demigods. Manco became not only the King, but the law­ giver and high-priest ot the nation. He ruled the people by a mild despotism, and they appear to have been happy and contented under his sway and that of his successors. They appear, how­ ever, to have been utterly ignorant of the art of writing. The only records of the dynasty were in a twisted woolen cord, in which threads of various colors were woven or tied. This was called a "quipu," and every cross-thread, ac­ cording to its length, color, and portion with the knots in it, told a story or re­ corded an event But the art of read­ ing the "quipu" was never revealed to ' ol°gy of the Spaniards, and the key to this very peculiar writing is, therefore, utterly lost. All we know is that they re­ tained their power until 1682, when Pizarro overthrew them. ABOOT one person in 400, acoording to the Jeweler«' Weekly, wears a glass eya - said, "til bet the cigars she is a moth­ er-in-law. " A traveling man for a gro- who was a great, big, good- chap, turned in his seat and -said to the smarty, "I oan whip any man who, apeaka disrespectfully of moth4ii»-in-law, iu a class." The smarty oolored m> and said he didn't know whether the traveling man could do it or notj,:; Well, I oan, and I will begin on yon in H.holy minute, if you say an naliind' thing of a mother-in-law. I will Wipe the floor With you. Mothers- in-law are the noblest women on God s earth. After they have grown up chil­ dren, and are entitled to retire from the active duties of motherhood," contin- ued the .big traveling, man, "they find that little grandchildren have taken as strong a hold on their hearts as their own Children ever did, and they are ready, old and feeble though they be, to go through any number of sieges of diseases of children, from whooping cough to soarlet fever. My wife's mother is the best woman on earth. The first year I was married I used to think it would be a good thing if my wife's mother would go to Dakota, or Alaska, or Heaven, or some summer re­ sort. Two years afterward I tele­ graphed her a hundred dollars to come from California, when our baby had the diphtheria, and the cars could not come fast enongh. She has been with me now for ten years, has saved the lives of five of our children, and I am going to pay her expenses for a trip to Europe next summer, if I have to steal the money. That's the reason I say I can whip any man that speaks slight­ ingly of a mother-in-law. Get up here till I knock you down once for luck." The smart Alex Baid he spoke before he thought, and he had nothing against mothers-in-law. "Well, shut up then," said the big traveling man, as he took a pincil and began to make some figures in his order book. There is no more beautiful title in the world than "Grandma," but a woman has to be a mother-in-law be­ fore she can be a grandma. There never was a night so dark that the grandma would not hurry to the bed­ side of the sick grand babies. Dakota never had a blizzard so bitter cold as would keep a grandma away from the grandchildren that were sick, and called her in their feverish delirinm. She would go through packs of wolves, fight her way through tribes of Indians, brave all the diseases of the world, to go to the babies, and all the reward she would ever care for would be to have the darling, when it was well again, look up to her with its loving eyes, put its arms around her neck, and say, "I love you." That love is more to her than the wealth of the Golcon- das. I know a man that is suffering the tortures of the damned. Once he said to his wife's mother that he did not marry the whole family. The mother-in-law was a bit too fresh, I have no doubt, but ho almost broke her heart by his remark. She was not too fresh any more, but only came when sent for. Time passed, and four little girls came to the home of the man that didn't marry the whole family. Then the mother of the little girls died, and for fourteen years the man's mother-in- law has taken care of the children, and taken care of him, too, for he has been siok and unable to work a good deal of the timei She has been a mother to him and to the children, has educated them, and one of them was married not long ago. He never looks at his moth­ er-in-law, whom he loves with all hia heart without thinking of the foolish remark he made eighteen years ago, poor fell" i, while she has entirely for­ gotten it, and has been the loveliest woman that ever lived. I would like to have some smart fellow say some­ thing against mothers-in-law in his presence. He would brain such a man, I do believe. And so, good reader, re­ member that the grandmothers of the land are also mothers-in-law, and when you hear a word said against them, re­ sent it as though it was your own mother that was being insulted. God bless the mothers-in-law of the world, and if you hear a word said against them, send for me, and I will whip the cuss who says it, if he ia 150 years old. That's the kind of a man I am*--Peck's Sun. The Etlqnette of Presents. The code of rules pertaining to the etiquette of presents, their giving and receiving, their acknowledgment orally and by letter, is somewhat complicated ard arbitrary to the uninitiated mind, but cnce learned it is easily retsined. It may be stated as a truism, that all presents should in some manner be ac­ knowledged, no matter how simple, or even if not especially welcome. Of course, occasions occur when presents must be returned, as, for instance, when a man presumes in sending a valuable gift of jewelry or other unsuitable Kresent to a young girl. This should e returned, as it places a lady under obligations, and is, to say the least, very bad taste and form either to give or receive such presents under ordinary circumstances. There aie many and diverse ways for a man to testify his appreciation of benefits conferred or favors received, by fitting and graceful means, Flowera are always appropriate upon every oo- cassion, whether of joy or sorrow, ill­ ness, recovery to health; of course at weddings, where the acquaintance may be too slight to warrant a more lasting S;ift upon on engagement, taking leave or a distant part or arriving home, or on a visit Of recent years, the pathway to Europe has been made almost too sea- sickingly sweet and flowery, as often it proves a stern necessity to strew the costly exotics upon tne waves after getting well out to sea.c A really en­ joyable and sensible substitute is a well- filled basket of fruit daintily arranged, that can be a thing of joy as well as a feast from a reasonable friend. It is customary for a man to bring flowers for corsage and hair, or a bo- quet to carry, to the girl with whom he is to dance the german, or especially to escort to a ball or party. Flowers may mean everything and nothing, however paradoxical it may seem. A young lady should very seldom ad­ dress a man as "My dest Mr. Blank," and cannot be too careful in the phrase- her letter, signing herself either as above, or as "Your sincere friend," or "Very cordially yours," or "Very truly yours." The simplest atyle is the best style in such matters, as the plainest fashion ia the beat taste in all details pertaining to stationery. Write with enough space between the words and lines to avoid a crowded or huddled appearanoe, aa though the let- in all promised pleasures, put self ters and words were aflookof sheep last ;htenedto death, and all running •a***• -r - ' •• <u'- • while the shops are filled with all sorts and kinds of useful and ornamental trifles for a man'a toilet table and amok- ing table. Any of tha many Russian articles so much ike rage now in leather, enamel or atone, are very artistic and pretty. A man responds promptly upon re­ ceiving a present writing a cordial note of thanks. --Eug enia U. Slebera. in LaOtm' World. * -a. * Obeying tke Lettir, „ 4 . .Vl In "a government of laws and not of men," as the constitution of Massachu­ setts puts it, the people strenuously in­ sist that the forms of law shall aiwsya be observed. A long while ago, the burghers of Stralsund, a city of North Germany, were made indignant by see­ ing a notioe, signed only by the Gov­ ernor, posted on the Bathhaus, order­ ing every one passing thiough the streets at night to carry a lantern. As the streets were not lighted, the object of the Governor was to seoure public safety and convenience. But the burghers were angry that he should issue the order of his own motion, in­ stead of transmitting it according to custom, through the town council. So on the first night after the pub­ lication of the mandate, the citizens who went out into the streets, and an unusual number went, provided them­ selves with lanterns, bnt put no lights in them. The next morning another decree came from the angry Governor, order­ ing that each lantern should be furn­ ished with a candle. When night came, the oandles were in the lanterns, in strict compliance with the order, but not one of them was lighted, and again the Governor's purpose was defeated. Another order was then issued, com­ manding that each lantern should con­ tain a lighted candle. The citizens obeyed, but hid the lanterns under their cloaka Upon, this, the Governor became furious, and ordered the citi­ zens, under the penalty of punishment, to expose lighted lanterns to view. The burghers again did just as they were bidden, but provided wicks so tiny that the light thereby produced was no bigger than that of a glow-worm, The Governor then yielded, and com­ municated his order through the town council. From that time the streets were'properly lighted by numerous lanterns. Moreover the burghers had won the victory finally, and thereafter all orders went through the prooess of approval.--rouM's Companion* ,,», The Grave of Brlgham Young*/ Brigham Young's body rests H TOO southeast oorner of the acre-and-a- quarter lot on B street between 2d and 3d East streets, Salt Lake City. This plat of ground, the grass on which is kept in fresh and beautiful shape, is a block from the Tithing square, in the southeast quarter of which are the Lion and Bee-Hive Houses and the church offices. A high iron railing incloses the grave, which is nine feet deep, with three feet of solid masonry at the sides and on the bottom, and a 14,000 pound inscription- less stone at the top. Not even the prophet's name ia written upon the tomb. Brigham Young was very much afraid that the doctors would get hold of him after his death, and so he gave full instructions about his resting-place, and the tomb was built according to these instructions. For a year and a half a night guard kept his eyes fixed on the grave. The prophet lies with head to the east Some distance from his feet lies his first polygamous wife, Mary Ann Angell; at her feet lies Emmeline Free in the southwest oorner of the inclosnre. Maro Van Cott, the youngest of the prophet's wives at the time of his death, has a lonely spot near the middle of the lot. The graves of the wives are marked with horizontal slabs inscribed with their names and the dates of their deaths. A gardener has charge of the ground, and answers the Juestions of strangers.--Philadelphia 're««. ' When Women Asked far Husbands. Chaste and modest as the ideal woman was, the social need of marriage was so great that no lady thought it a shame to demand a husband of her seigneur. Helissent, daughter of You de Gasaoigne, came to the court of Charlemagne, saying: "My father has been dead these two months^ and I de­ mand from you a husband." Also La Belle Argentine, wife of Guy de Nan- tnell, came to the court to demand a husband. The Duchesse de Bour- goyne says in "Girars di Viane," "My husband is just dead, but to what good to mourn? Since the time of Moses some live and others die. Find me a powerful husband, for I have need of one to defend my land." The King gives her to Gerard de Tianc, then looking at her and finding her gente de acesmee, he keeps her for himself. Charlemagne found husbands for all the widows of his barons who were killed in the Spanish war.--Fort­ nightly Review. Something Lacking. The drill instructor of an old regi­ ment was the terror of every recruit and the unfeeling tyrant of the whole' squad. One day he was putting a firing Earty through the funeral exercise, [aving opened the ranks so as to ad­ mit the passage of the supposed funeral cortege between them, the instructor ordered the men to rest on their arms reversed. Then, by way of practical explana­ tion, he walked slowly down the lane formed by the two ranks, saying, aa he moved, "Now I am the corpse^ Pay attention." Having reached the end of the party, he turned, regarded them steadily with a scrutinizing eye for a moment or two, and then remarked, in a most solemn tone of voice, "Your 'ands is right, and your 'eads is right; but you 'aven't got the look of regret you ought to 'ave.* --Youth's Companion. A Bull's-Eye Shot. "Boy, did you kill that rabbit?" asked a citizen of a lad who was carry­ ing a dead hare along the Holdon road in one hand while he had a gun in the other. "If I didn't who did?" was the surly reply. "Why, he might have run agin the fence and committed suicide." "Oh, you were sneaking around and saw it eh!" exclaimed the boy as he gave the rabbit a swing and dropped him into a mud-hole.--Detroit Free Press. CALL me not olive till you see! gathered.--/Spanish Proverb. T&m M - the ladder of " as examples of " ----j a re marked their way, rooind they have mounted to tha highest posi­ tion. Among those most prominent in the history of our country, and who have made such an impression npon the minds of men, leaving an influence be­ hind that shall lire through many ages, are these men, who have made drcum- stanoes and themselves the work of forming a character. In almost every instance they have been men whose earthly life waa passed under circumstances most discouraging, and in many cases even extremely dis­ heartening. In the last qnarter-oen- tury many such noble examples ot manly strength and endurance have been placed before us. The lives of Lincoln, Sumner, Oar- field, Fulton, Snowies, and scores of others are too well known and care­ fully studied to need further oomment, though their lives lose nothing of their strength and beauty, or their example any of its worthiness, by oonstant repetition. It is a deplorable fact that there are not more such examples and characters worthy of the positions so honorably, honestly, and faithfully held by those we have mentioned. With every ad­ vantage and inducement whioh prog­ ress and civilization offers, and the in­ creased demand that is made for such men it is strange how slow the rising generation is in grasping these oppor­ tunities, and how few young men who are willing to make the effort, and per­ chance the sacrifice and self-denial, which will eventually place them on equal vantage ground in the race for a place in the everlasting testimony to their honor. Our country is acknowledged as one of the first in almost every branch oi science and industry, and with each succeeding generation is gaining in its supremacy, which will very soon place it in the lead. With its schools and colleges, its more than ordinary intel­ lectual talent and ability, its undeniably unsurpassed form of Government and its inexhaustible resources, there is every reason to look with pride upon the future of our country. That we may share in the honor and praise of those who have made it what it is, and may be, it behooves us to put forth every effort,Improve every opportunity, and seize npon every advantage tend­ ing to that end. No matter what a man's chosen oc­ cupation, if he will succeed he must work. The aim of every young man should be to climb, to the top of the ladder, and never to rest for a moment until that end is accomplished. (' T,1 Flogging a Future Senator. * Senator Morgan, of Alabama, owes much to a schoolmaster. At least that is what Parson Cook, a venerable resi­ dent of Talladega, says. The Senator began his practice of law in the old town and while waiting for clients un­ dertook a little educational reform. Parson Cook was running a school. Young Mr. Morgan, after some inquiry, took it upon himself to express severe criticisms upon the parson's methods. Of course the full report of what the young lawyer said soon reached the teacher'a ears. The parson replied rather contemptuously that Morgan was only a boy and what he thought amounted to nothing. But while pro­ fessing indifference, the parson pre­ pared himqplf to resent the criticisms. He got a good stout stick, and, at a time when the streets were full of peo­ ple, he took a chair on the front porch of the old Battle House and sat down. Pretty soon the young lawyer came along, suspecting nothing. Cook waited until his critic was just passing him and then, springing up, he brought down the stick with all his might on the lawyer's baok. "You have slandered me, John Mor­ gan," the parson shouted (whack); "I am going to chastise you (whack). I'll show you I know how to oastigate a bad boy (whack) if I don't know how to teach sohool" (whack). Young Morgan had jumped about five feet at the first liok. > With the terrible voice of the schoolmaster ring­ ing in his ears, and the stick coming down at the end of every sentence, the young lawyer thought he was a child again, indeed. He didn't stop to argue the matter, bnt kept going--through the hall of the hotel, out into the yard and down the street, the schoolmaster close in his rear, breathing out his threats and making a cut at the young man's coat-tails whenever he thought he was within reach. It was a great sensation for Talla­ dega. of the day. But he was magnanimous. When people congratulated him on the vindication of his reputation as a peda­ gogue he replied: "John Morgan is a very promising young man, but it was necessary to chastise him. He must learn to keep a discreet tongue. I've no doubt he'll be in the United States Senate some time, and then he will thank me for this day's lesson." Old Parson Cook still lives in Talla­ dega and he likes to tell of the timely thrashing he gave the young lawyer. "John Morgan owes much of his suc­ cess in life to that licking," he says. Mr. Morgan didn't remain in Talladega very long after the scene at the Battle House. _ He removed to Selma, and there hia upward career began. - wplytoHayna? "Thank you, don't care if I do.* No USE Isllfaig a man with kidney disease to look on the Bright side. WHAT the old soldier wants lor hfs wounds is an Unefe Sam aalve that will draw a pension. -- Dututh Para- grapher. POSSIBLY you never stomped to think of it, but the two-headoa woman muat be either happy or miserable avery Easter Sunday.--Journal of Edu­ cation. ALABAMA has what her boon papers oall "the gnat agricultural belt* It will not be fair for the blixsards to strike her below the belt--Jfcio Or- leans Picayune. ¥ THKT say this new Volamk « --Sifting*. IT costs $20,000,000 a year to main­ tain the imperial family of Germany. This statement leada us to believe that the imperial family must keep at least two girls in the kitohen.--Somerville Journal. "I WILL and devise," says the million­ aire, and when he is dead his heirs de­ vise ways to circumvent his will It is almost enough to discourage a man from trying to be a millionaire.--Texas Siftingh. OLD MAN (at the head of the stairs) --Hasn't that young man gone yet Clara? Daughter--No, papa; are we disturbing you? Old Man--Yes; the silence down there hi oppressive.--New York Sun. A TROMBONE player excused himself to the orchestra leader for playing a wrong note, by saying that he couldn't extend his arm for enough to sound the right note on acoount of the cold.-- Texas Siftings. OLD GENT--Why does your father go around begging instead of working? Little Boy--fie begs so he can get money to buy whisky. "But why does he drink whisky?" "So he can get up courage to go around and beg."--Texas Siftings. THIS is an age of wonders. A St Louis darky reoently stole a red-hot cook-stove, and a Baltimore man stole a saw-mill and sold it at auction, while a Chicago thief undertook to steal a good character and prowled around six weeks without finding one worth taking with him. --Areola Record. "I DON'T like to hear you call Maule a thief. I assure you he is not a vicious man. He is a devoted scientist" "Scientist?" "Yes; doesn't the geolo­ gist I reak stones in tbe course of his investigations ? It is only in the pur­ suit of knowledge that Maule breaka laws."--Boston Transcript. Boss BARBEB -- Want a job. eh? Where'd you work before? Applicant --This is my first venture in the busi­ ness, but I think you won't mind that; I have other qualifications. Boss Bar­ ber--What are they ? Applicant--I took firsc prize in a recent talking match and • Boss Barber--Enough. What salary do you want ?--Philadel- phia Call "How D'DO, Greenbag? I see you won your ease in that suit of Ketchum vs. Grabbum. Perfect success, wasn't it?" ^ "Yes, I won the case; but I don't consider it a perfect success, by any means." "Why, did Grabbum appeal ?" "No; but I find that Ketchum has $200 cash left. If I had known it I would have postponed the case a couple of months longer."--Springfield Union. HOSTESS--I'm delighted to see you, Miss Brimmer, but I fear there's been some mistake. This isn't a masquerade. Miss Brimmer (who is not overburdened with beauty, from Boston)--I know it. but I read in the Sunday Gazette that old-fashioned games were becoming popular at receptions, and so I bor­ rowed Cousin Tom's fencing mask. I was afraid somebody might propose Copenhagen, yon know.--Judge. Headlights. "There are 25,000 locomotives in the United States," said a railroad official, and every one of them is furnished with a headlight A locomotive with­ out a headlight would be like a dog without a nose, and most people would Bay that it is next to impossible to run a locomotive without a big lamp in front. Yet I am of the opinion that these lamps are almost useless, and that they could be taken off most locomotives without detriment to anybody. Head­ lights are not in use in England, and we have used them in America simply because somebody used them before us. We have become so accustomed to The schoolmaster was the hero* ' them that most people think that a lo­ comotive without a lamp could not be run with safety, but I am convinced that there is more danger in there use than in there absence. I speak, of course, of road engines, and not of those used in yards. On a road engine the headlight is of no earthly use whatever to the engineer; it obstructs his vision so that he can not see hia switch-lights, and I think that every thinking engineer will come to the con­ clusion that he would rather run in the night without a lamp than with it as he oan see better in the dark. Bed cannot be seen distinctly under such a power­ ful light when the engine is running rapidly. A green light under the illu­ mination of a headlight appears vellow, and a blue light appears pale. I know of accidents which have occurred from this cause, and the eyesight of every engineer having a night run is put un­ der a terrible strain by continually gazing ahead into such a light sur­ rounded by such dense darkness. "If there is any good argument in favor of the reetntion of headlights on road locomotives it is that travelers by public highways who have to cross railroads at grade can see the train coming at a greater distanoe by means of the headlight But it. would be cheaper for the roads to rig up auto­ matic warning bells every grade cross­ ing than to continue the use of so many unneeded lamps. The new elec­ tric headlight put on the market a few years ago was a success as a light-giver, but it has not been generally intro­ duced, simply because railroad man­ agers know that headlights on road lo­ comotives are practically useless, and that a more powerful light would be positively dangerous."--Chicago Her­ ald. The Man That Buns Up the Flag. When the gavel of the Speaker of the House falls upon the desk at exactly 12 o'clock each' day' the flag ia hoisted upon the pole that rises from the crest of the cupalo on the House end of the CapitoL John Chauncey, the oldest employe, has this duty to perform. He came to Wash­ ington with Thaddeus Stevens, "the great commoner," and when the latter got so weak that he could not walk Chauncey used to carry him up and down the stairs to and from his car­ riage. It was to him that Mr. Stevens made the remark so often quoted. When he was carrying the statesman into the house one morning as usual, Mr. Stevens remarked: "Chauncey, I wonder who will carry me when you are gonel" Mr. Chauncey has been in the em­ ploy of the House ever sinoe, and his chief duty is to see that the Bepubli- can members are in their places when a vote is taken. The Democrats have a man by the name of Ike Hill for the same duty on their sido of the hall, and these two know the haunts and habits of every member in the House. If a vote is to be taken at noonday or midnight, it is the duty of Chauncey and Hill to see that the members of their respective parties are present or paired. AERONAUTS finding it necessary to journey by rail should take the Air "WHEN I sea," observes Mr. Ellern- lie Wallace, "such nonsense as compos­ ite photography gravely treated in a scientific manner by respectable maga­ zines that are read by the general pub­ lic, and even by the journals devoted to our own craft, I can only say thftt it makes me feel very sorry."-- «au? Traveler. v THE Australian savages are out of existence faster any other aboriginal racew j, yl* If, - Ay. * * 'A*- , ' * ' • * . V . , » . . „ %