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i y. f.-^M jpcpnng gkriataibr n VAN SLYKE, Editor and Publish*. •fcHENRT, - - - ILLINOIS. *'{ "HORN 'MID THE CLOVE BY STANLEY WATERLOO. fMp wb« brought to the city m flower* are brought-- . Vm Kill not find a fairer one all the world over, ' Mtml. none of the cityl bard features she's wight. 4k»u cto tell by her face she was born 'xura the jslovcr. Vk voice is as pure as the bluebird's low note Mh the morns when the rigor of April's « a i m i n g . . . . fltfto laugh has the trill which you hear from it!vp throut «©tf i lte Bobolink, joying in May and the mat- tBm teetl) are as white as the liquor which flows 1Kbeu the milkweed is wounded; her lips have „ tli<> redness t 4BF tke priekly-a^li berry of scarlet Which glows *ull of life, though about it be autumn's gray Joariness. ber breath is as sweet as the liverwortli's eccnt 'TiEbat ;ie borne with delight by the 'wooing March zephyr, 4ad her eyes have the softnefs and plesding- oese blent . Cfc She big uielf ug eyes of the innocent heifer. JMsr wa^ru fltrffy hair has a touch, of the gold la the silk of the corn when its near to the reaping: • i- JBameshes the gleam of the summer sun bold flPbr it would hot depart in their permanent keeping. 'Jmrn thin little ears share the hue of the pink, tDw wild pink that grows by the creek's shal­ low waters, Jtmk her cheeks tire the blush of the rose by the brink " " >'• 4K the same Uttle stream--nature humors ber daughters, a- •dHI* is f*ir in the drawing room. Oh. she is fair! Ait ehe'a strayed from her home, has the beautiful rover, fjai she's brought a reflection of all that is there: • Vncmi tentiyhar Shc aba -was born "mid the clover. • QkiMgo Tribune. heart was hopelessly entangled; but it was in vain tliat 1 tried to convince my­ self of the danger. "More than once I reasoned with my­ self as to the ill to follow the forming of an attachment for the little Circas­ sian beauty from which could result nothing but trouble and difficulties. She must be, I reasoned, ignorant, un­ cultured and in fact totally unfit to oc­ cupy the position which she would be called upon to fill as my wife. Be­ sides, what would be the verdict of my friends wben they learned of my new departure ? "But though my reason was truly philosophical, I found that I -Was pos­ sessed of a passion which I could not master. "Day after day went by, and though I still gained strength my mental struggle went on. It ended though as all such must, sooner or later. To live without her was worse than death and I" found myself almost wishing that I had died ere I knew the force of that passion which now controlled me. "I had regained a portion of my wasted strength and was sitting idly viewing the charming landsoape which lay before me. "As I was sitting thus 9 slight foot­ step sounded near and I knew that Orfa was in my presence. She had crossed the room and was tenderly fondling her pet bird, when unable longer to contain myself I cried, 'O darling what would I not give for the affection yon lavish on your pet.' "She started, turned toward me, and I plainly saw the heightened color in her face. For the instant she stood con­ fused and undecided, and I could half believe 1 saw her delicate form tremb­ ling. But the ice was broken at last and with no more hesitation I told her of my tender regard for her. When I had finished she turned her eyes to mine, the pity of that look I can never forget 'Ralph,' she began sweetly, , and her eyes glistened TOE COSSACK'S BRIDE. T*R journey wak to be a long and tiresome one and the usual pastime of telling stories and relating bite Of personal ex- perien ce had been indulged in ______ to its fullest ex- hit As we were all young men, none of erfcom had felt the effect of that mys- tnritas power called love, we fell to asiiculing the idea that a njan might frecome so completely subservient to its jower as to lose all hope of earthly wappiness by the loss of thatjone particu­ lar being on whom his affections had %eBtk piaoed. ""I'll tell you, boys," said Joe Max- laughing, "if any little maiden rfbcmld cast me aside, I should mourn Ivr loss until I could reach the nearest awighbor and then 1 should transfer my •flection* to that neighbor's- pretty -daughter--if he should happen to have t We all laughed at Joe's speech, but mu mirth had scarcely ceased, when a : of about thirty-five years of age, w"ho, but for the expression of ex- melancholy upon his face, would been strikingly handsome, came iHBtte rear of the car and addressed •Young'gentlemen,* he began," I could sot but hear your remark?, and to relieve jvar minds of a grave error I should mk to relate to you a story which is aaitlj connected with my own life." • "Ten years ago," he began, "I was a .-jawgy man 'doing' the European 00 un- >ttfes/far health and pleasure. Like you, dit. not believe in the irre- <• aiatible charms of women; I had upon some of the fairest forms of lie loveliness with a heart un- V touched by tender feelings, and at last, ttirad of fashion, and the hollow, glitter- Xi% mockery of society, I extended aty travels into Cireassia, that land Jhimed for female beauty and loveliness. • • "JFor some weeks I wandered aimlessly i<£bo~dt. witfo no escecial object in view, and at length found myself in the quiet fit&le village ot Stai, footsore,weary, and """Feeling that absolute rest and quiet •*wr*s necessary to my healthful ness, 1 ••tight and obtained lodging with an man whose name I ascertained was Jkraec. But my long journey and ex­ posure had proven too much for me, ««*d fee aeit morning I lay parched vvith a burning and insatiable thirst, • tand tossing in delirium. Of the next Hwe sveeks I know nothing save at their •Kpiration I became conscious only to ind myself bound hand and foot and lying in a bed which was by •d meaas uncomfortable, even though I anas forced to lie in an uncomfortable "Tpoeitioa. For some minutes I lay won­ dering at my strange condition and ••eking my brain for an explanation. ,:2p. vaiu did I seek an answer to the WKBUJ questions which flooded through my -clouded memory. When at length Jt had given up in despair and having .flaM my aching head upon my pillow <rwad was about to seek au answer in mv idmeams, a slight, rustling sound came ; : ilrom an adjoining room. I was about *•0 turn my eyes in that direction when ike door opened aud a female form came j-: noiselessly to my bedside. I caught lint a momentary glauce, but they suf- . "fioed to reveal a form of rare loveliness; g|/ then I closed my eyes in sleep. 1| ""With scarcely a sound she drew p <*ear, and I felt, though I did not see, * •ffeat she was bending over me. Then a cool, soft and lovely, was laid if; »»y fevered brow. A fiery thrill ;'l ;v, •hotthrough my veins and I felt my V <1»1<k«1 course faster and faster. Was v;:.«*bere magic in that touch? My heart gV ;<bmax faster, faster, then a pair of lips mine; it was an angel's kiss. Even •rtute my eyes were closed I felt that I not but love the being at' my !/; "THE FIERCE FOBM OF THE COSSACK CHIEF ADVANCED UPON MK." An involuntary motion caused her *"io start, for she still believed me sleep­ ing, then opening my eyes I gazed about with an appearance of surprise -which, but a few moments before, might Have been seen without dissimulation. " 'Oh! you are conscious at last,' she *icrie<l; and I could not but detect a •ifcriil of joy in her delicately toned ; ; woioe. *1 oonld not for a moment reply for i5 was verily enraptured ywith the -before me. For aer instant I '^w-s aalf inclined to believe that the ' change of death had taken place and an an get'stood before me. y "The cutting of my cords together the explanation as to the cause of their presence, which was none other ttaal that in my delirium I had been Iwasd to prevent my injuring myself, •Ha dispelled all my doubts. "In the days that followed she was constant and ever-watchful atlen- • '̂ bat' From the first I realized that my with a suspicion ot tears. *1 do truly love you, but what yon ask can never be.' "If you really love me. Orfa, there is nothing that can separate us," I replied with firmness. " 'Hush! you do not know. But what you ask can not be nor would yon wish it if you knew, all.' "Tell me what it is," I .continued. "This imaginary something which stands between us. "For a moment she was silent and 1 knew she was revolving in her mind the advisability of grantiug my request. "'I will tell you,' she then said, 'since you so earnestly desire it The man whom I call my father is no more to me than a tried and trusted friend. My real father is a criminal.'. "She then explained to me that by birth she was a Russian and not a Cir­ cassian as I had believed, and that her father having been implicated in a plot against the Government had been exiled to Siberia where he was doomed to drag out his life in those terrible mines. She, to escape the shame which,a though innocent, she must Rhare, had fled from her home and found rest in this secluded spot. "I cared not for all this. Love con­ quers all things, and after a persistent pleading she consented to our betrothal. For a short time I was supremely happy, but an unkind fate decreed that it should be of short duration. A few days of perfect blips and then came the change, and what a change it was. It was drawing near the close of a dark and gloomy day when the whole village was thrown into sudden alarm. I lost no time in inquiring the cause, and found that a troop of Cossacks were in close proximity. Their^ object was only too patent to alL The fame of the beauty of the daughters of our village had extended many miles. My alarm was not les­ sened by learning that Orfa had long been sought by the Cossack chief, Kuzem. 'Oh, God! what should I do if she should fall into his hands V was my mental exclamation. 'What can be done?' I inquired aloud and from every side came in reply the one word, 'Fight!' "All the women and children were hastily gathered together into one house, the one most easily defended, while arms of every description were secured for the use of the defenders. All was done that could be done and there was nothing left but to wait. As hour snceeded hour my hopes began to rise aud I began to nufture the idea that the alarm was false. "But they were only waiting the cover of the increasing darkness. Jfbe moon was entirely weild from sighfpa* if to hide from view the dreadful scene of carnage. i3> "It was nearing midnight when the alarm was given and the struggfe be- gan, the one party urged on by their fiendish desire for plunder fought furi­ ously with those who were fighting for the sake of wives, children, and loved ones. "I cannot describe the inhuman con­ test For two hours we fought in doubt as to the result. Our numbers, which in the beginning, had been small as compared with the enemy had been rapidly decimated, and many a poor fellow had fallen with a prayer for wife or daughter upon his lips. "There was nothing left but to fall back to the house which cantaitied the precious friends for whose sakes we had risked onr lives. Slowly and reluctantly we gradually gave way before them, fighting stubbornly at every step until the door was reached. "The terrible cries that came from within would have melted a heart of stone. Knowing that all was over the door was thrown open to receive us. As 1 staggered through the doorway the fierce form of the Cossack chief ad­ vanced upon me, his sword draW^t to strike. With almost superhuman effort I Bought to escape the blow, but too late. As I fell terribly wounded a pair of arms encircled me, I heard the voice of Orfa cry 'My God, he is killed,' then all was blank and I was conscious of Nothing more. "Years have passed since that time, but still that cry is sonnditig 'in oqty ears. For weeks, months, and even years I sought and hoped to find my lost one, but my hope will never be re­ alized and we shall never meet again. I am compelled to a realization of the fact that she is dead to me save iu memory until our souls are united in the spirit world." f ••Them Women." Do yon see those tfro Woman who are about to meet on Mullett street? Well, keep your eyes on them. See how they begin to glare at each other! See how they make up faces! Why are they giving each other this Taffy? Because they got mad a year ago about a Flat-iron. There, they have stopped. The one with a snub-nose ways that the other is lie Lady, abd she can prove it, and the one with red hair charges the other with telling over a thousand Lies about her. Now they begin to dance up and down and raise their voiceB and flourish their hands. Ah! they clinch. See how they pull t Hair and scratch! A woman oannot box as well a3a Man, but she can use her fin­ ger nails a great deal better. The red­ headed woman has got a fast hold on the other one's Hair, and the snub- nosed Woman has destroyed a great deal of dress goods belonging to her an­ tagonist. What a terribie Spectacle to see two Females engaged in deadly conflict! Nothing can equal it except a Prize Fight between two Hens. Will these two women be arrested? Cer­ tainly. There comes the officer now. See how he takes his life in his hand and rushes between them and separ­ ates them. He is a Bra\e man, and should have his Salary raised. "Now then," began his Honor, as the two women were walked ont by Bijah, "let us get at the truth of this matter at once." ; .. "I'll tell nothing but the very solemn truth!" replied Mrs. Waters. "And if i tell anything bat the truth I hope to be roasted alive," added Mrs. Skane. "Very well. Who atarted this fuss?" "She did!" "She did!"^ -OSB3 "Don't both talk at once." "Then let her keep still!" shouted Mrs. Waters. "Keep still yourself I" screamed Mrs. Skane. "Mrs. Waters, tell your story."' "Well, sir, Bhe borrowed a flat-iron of me aivear ago, and sent it home with the handle broken." "Now, Mrs. Skane, tell jour story." "Well, sir, she lent me an old flat- iron, and I sent home a new one by mistake, and she would not return it. Ah! sir, she's a bad one! You ought to hear what the neighbors say of her." "Toot! toot! Why, your Honor, they talk of tarring and feathering this did gossip." "That's enough," observed the court; "you are both guilty, *t$!I you $5 each." i "Oh, sir, spare me!" ! "Give it to her and spate me! But he spared neither. After they had paid over the wealth he gave them a lecture on their efforts to make the prize ring popular in Detroit, and sent them off with a warning which pro­ duced a buzzing in the head. A TALE OF THE FOREST., Is She Charming? Katy Darcy is the daughter of a good-natured, well-meaning man and a gentle, modest woman; but Katy has suffered from the disadvantage of hear­ ing from friends and companions that she is a charming girl, and that a charming girl is born to rule* When she starts out in the morning, therefore, she arrays herself in*brighter colors and more gaudy ornaments than are suitable to the street. She casts furtive glances at young men whom she meets, but with whom she has no ac­ quaintance, or tries with her eyes to ex­ press ber admiration of the ta*te of well-dressed ladies who pass by. The girl is innocent of willful wrong-doing. She is not even flirtiug, intentionally; but she is trying her power. If she is charming, must she not charm ? But if you will watch her through the day you will observe that she "draws the line." There are people, evidently, whom she makes no effort to charm. Perhaps she thinks they should be grateful to her for accepting their favors. She enters a street-car with one or two companions. They hold by ' the straps, swinging to and fro, gig­ gling, and obtrusive in manner and conversation. An old man rises with a bow to Katy, and off«ts her his seat. She flumps down into his place without a' word of thanks. Or, she is going on the railway to a suburban town. She arrives late at the station, crowds through the line of quiet, waiting passengers, marching straight on, her head erect, .casting su­ percilious glances at the "common peo­ ple" - around her. All plaiu-dressed men and women whom she does not know are pariahs to this young American aris­ tocrat. Once through the gate, she hurries into a car, fills one seat betore her with her bag and shawl and dog, while she reads a novel or nibbles candy in the s-eat that is opposite. If any other pas­ senger attempts to take one of the seats for which she has not paid, she glares at him aa-if^ he were doing an imperti­ nent actt She speaks to tradespeople, servants or officials imperatively and with rudeness, to show what she thinks is lief superiority to all working people. She is happy in the belief that »he beam herself like a charming young wom|in, while iu fact she has only been not&ed as an extremely vulgar, under­ bred girl. Such girls may be seen in the eity shops, or in the street or ateam-cars. Foreigners sometimes call her the typ­ ical American girl. Can nothing be done to reform her? There is good material in her. Aa Matthew Arnold said of American buck wheat cake9, "They are really not half so unpleasant as they look. --Youth's Companion. Aristotle's Treatise Found. The London Times announces that the authorities of the British Museum have discovered among a collection of papyrus rolls acquired recently in Egypt the text of Aristotle's treatise on the constitution of Athen's, from which numerous writers of antiqnity, but which has hitherto been known only in' detached fragments. This treatise may now be seen at the British Museum, where fac-similes of it are being pre­ pared. The opening chapter is missing and the concluding chapter is mutil­ ated, but otherwise the manuscript is in }<erfect condition. There is little doubt of the genuineness of the manu­ script, because nothing was known of the content# of the papyrus roll When purchased. The Time* says this dis­ covery is almost unprecedented ini tha whole history of classical learning. An fsdlso Hunter Enoount«rs a Ghostly Visitor. ' It is not Unusual to meet with Wood­ men--~old hunters, Indianb, and others ---who have had experiences in the deep forests, that are utterly inexplicable. These experiences were so personal and real in themselves, and so unusual in their nature, as to render it difficult to question the veracity of the narrators. From the effect that the mere mention of the occurrence often has on the per­ son to whom it happened, from his manifest unwillingness to go into the details of the story, and from many other little incidents, one can easily as­ sure himself that the narrator, at least, firmly believes in the reality of the ex­ perience of which he tells. Such a story as the following, told me, after much urging, by an old Mic- Mao hunter, who trembled visibly un­ der the awesomeness of his recollections as ho related it, will be a fair sample of the mysterious and marvelous in forest life. This Indian--TomahLewy by name- was hunting and trapping in mid-winter some years ago on the head-waters of the Tracadie Rivev in New Brunswick. He hunted the moose aud caribou on the barren plains of that region, while he trapped in the deep woods adjoining. At first he did not have any permanent headquarters from which to issue out on his expeditions; but having come across a deserted lumber camp, which was fast falling into decay, he decided to repair it and there take up his abode for tho rest of his stay. He spent the greater part of a day putting the old camp into repair. He found he had then pretty oomfortable quarters, and as the decaying hovel close by would supply him with dry wood, he consid­ ered himself quite well housed. Be­ sides, the old camp happened to be close to the river, from which he could thus easily get his supply of water. His first night in his new quarters was, however, his last there. He was busy cooking his supper, he said, when the hoof-beats of a team of horses, the grating of sled-runners on the dry snow, the clanking of bunk-chains and the dragging of heavy timber fell upon his ears. He could also hear the teamster urging his horses. Although Tomah Lewy realized in a moment that no earthly teamster could be driving a timber-laden team through the deep snow over unbroken roads he hurriedly unbarred the door, half expecting to be greeted by some human voice as-he went out The moon was shining in all its splendor, so that even a squirrel track could be seen. No team or driver was in sight, however; not a track but his own marked the clean, bright snow. He stood and listened in stolid wonder Ibnd amazement. The sounds still con­ tinued, as if the invisible teamster was proceeding with, a load to the landing on the river. The Indian went baek into the camp and doubly barred the door. He had no doubt now of the supernatural cfaar- aeter of this alarming occurrence. He had not been long back in the camp when be could hear the team returning. There was a repetition of the same sounds, with the exception that no heavy piece of timber dragged on the snow. The team was returning empty. The road to the hovel ledtpast one cor­ ner of the old camp, and the Indian felt instinotively that the horses were being driven there for the night. As they passed the camp the sled appeared to catch in the corner of the old building. The jerk shook the walls almost to their foundations;. The driver continued, however, on his way to the hovel. Boon the Indian heard the sled-pole fall and the horses step on it, as their attendant unhitched them. He could recognize evea*the light clink of their traces as they en­ tered the hovel. He listened as if spell-bound. Iu a few minutes more h© could hear a step approaching the camp from the hovel, as if the team­ ster, having cared for his novaes, was" now coming to his own supper. At this stage of the story the duslfy narrator appeared to suffer all the pangs of superstitous fear that he felt on that eventful night. I had heard of men's hair standing upright on their heads as the effect of mental emotions, but I had never witnessed such a phe­ nomenon before. The old Indian's hair actually stood out from his head; his voice became tremulous; his whole form shook with emotion. I could readily picture to myself the abjectness of his fear as that ghostly step approaohed his hiding place. The footfalls still continued,, be said. They stopped at the front of the camp, and the listener within could hear the teamster hang up a chain on a peg out­ side. The footsteps continued right to the door. The Indian, in the meantime, pluck­ ing up his courage, in pure desoeration seized his rifle and seating himself on the "deacon-seat," .so-called, awaited the entrace of his visitor. The latter tried the door, and finding it locked gave it a tremendous kick. The Indian said,he expected to see it fly in upon the floor. No word was uttered by the spirit without or by the terror-stricken mortal within. At length, after walk­ ing around a little the footsteps turned in tho direction of the hovel. The teamster was going back to spend the night with biB horses. One can well imagine that the Indian heartily wished himself far away from those haunted precincts. He durst not, however, trust himself outside while that ghostly lumberman was about. He spent the night in the camp, rifle in hand, but was not again molested. In the morning the deep snow showed no sign of horse or man, except his own moccasined footprints. The road over which that phantom team bad dragged its heavy load lay there in the sunlight innocent of sled-track. The hovel showed no signs of ooeupation over night. ! to letivo for business, oame up ImUod BOTH ARE her stealthily and kissed her full ID the mouth before she was aware who it was. The girl screamed, sank back in a dead faint and when she was brought to, went into convulsions, and died before medical attendance could arrive. The whole family were of a highly nervous temperment, very excitable and subject to hysteria. The autopsy showed that the girl had been perfectly healthy. Death was undoubtedly, due to a nervous shock." The Sick-Rooun. The aick-room should be in the quietest part of the house--away from the noise of the street, the ringing of the door-bell.the voices of family callers, and the operations of the kitchen. It should receive the disinfecting power of sunshine, and yet have the means of lessening or shutting off the light at It should eontain no more furniture than is necessary. In some cases a single bed is best, because it may be conveniently approached on either side. In other cafes a double bed is prefer­ able, in order that the patient mav be moved from one side to the other. A bed with a contrivance for lifting the occupant into a half-sitting posture is often desirable. The room should be capable of the most thorough ventilation. Pure air is essential to those in health, but vastly more so to the sick. It is of igore value than most medicines. Movements about the Bick-room should not be unpleasantly suggestive. Noise­ less slippers are less disturbing than tiptoe tread. The tones of the voice and the expression of the face should be quiet, cheerful, and as natural as possi­ ble. While the room, except in special cases, should not be darkened, the eyes of the patient should be shielded from direct light A good nnrse is more helpful than the dootor--at least, she may treble his efficiency; but she should be emphati­ cally a good one--duly trained, with a natutal aptitude for her calling, and in fullest sympathy with the physician. A self-opinionated nurse may more than undo all the doctor's work. One of the most difficult things to manage is, not unfrequently, the mattei of ^visitors. Comparatively few persons can visit the siek without doing more harpi than good. Bedridden people and persons confined to their chambers 01 their homes by ehronic ailments may often be greatly helped by friendly calls, by various little tangible expres­ sions of sympathy, and in general, by sunshine brought from the outside world, although, even in aileh wisdom is required). But in the ease et the acutely sick, visitors are commonly an evil. As s rule, they remain too long, and weary the patient with untimely talk. Ii should never be forgotten that one oi the main conditions of recovery is com­ plete quiet. The question ot the ad­ mission of visitors Should be left ab­ solutely to the decision of the physician and the good sense- of the nurse.-- Youth's Companion* w---- Cured of Joking. "I remember a young friend of mine," said 'Squire Johnson, of Cincinnati, "who considered himself funny. He went to a prominent jeweler on Fourth street, and purchased a watch for $50, receiving a written guarantee that the watch would keep good time for a year. If the watch failed the- purchase money was to be refunded. "Well, my friend was called to Europe soon after that and spent several months traveling about various parts oi the earth, and it happened that he returned to Cincinnati on the very day thafr the guarantee on the watch expired. Ask­ ing me to accompany him we went to the jewelry store and, calling out the proprietor, my friend laid down the guarantee, which the jeweler read, and then expressed himself ready to fulfill his contract The watch was placed upon the counter and was found to be just one-half minute too fast. "The jeweler placed it carefully in a drawer and, going to his safe, counted out five crisp teh dollar bills and passed them to my friend with a smile. " 'Yes, but I don't want the money/ he stammered; 'give me back my watch. It was only meant as a little pleasantry.1 " '1 have complied with; my oontraet, replied the jeweler, 'and I only meant a little bur>iness." " 'But I must have that watch,." said the thoroughly disconcerted funny man. " 'Well,' replied the jeweler, proceed ing with his work, 'I consider a watch that varies only one-half of a minute ic a year worth more than $50. I will sell you the watch for $100.' "So chagrined that he hardly knew what he was doing, my facetious friend paid over the $100 and pocketed the watch. " 'When you need another good watct give me a call,' said the jeweler oaerrily. as we took our departure.. "Well, do you know I havenevei heard of that fellow doing a funnj thing since." Pensioner, But Starving. A schoolmaster named Hardorf. 6E years old, was pensioned from a Meck­ lenburg estate, twelve, years ago. aftei having taught there twenty-seven years. His pension consisted of a cow, a shaky little cottage, a small parcel of grouno on which to raise a few bushels of po tatoes aud a few small measures of rye. The old man received nothing, how ever, toward the defraying of his daily expenditure for food, heat, and light. and so it came about that he was obligee to go out on the highway as a laborei for 12i cents a day. In the heat oi summer and the raw, wet days of fal: he has for many years worked patiently and uncomplainingly among rough met who were formerly his scholars, endur ing without a word the taunts and re proaches of an unfriendly inspector. On the second and fourth Saturdav o: MORE NOW CONTENTED Result of an Early Morning Collision on North Clark Street. It was about 4 a. m. One was trudging on North Claris Street, his head bowed down and his coat-collar turned up. The Other was making good time in the opposite direc­ tion. Both were scowling and grumb­ ling when they collided. "Look out where you are going!" ex­ claimed One. "Might try it yourself!" retorted the Other. They backed away from eaoh other to get a fresh start, when One remarked Sarcastically: "Nice time for you to be skating along North Clark Street" "Fine hour for a respeetaoie man to be out," returned the other quickly. "Isn't it?" said One gloomily. "A poor man has no show in this world." "That's so," chimed in the other. "Hardly gets a chance to apeak to Ids wife and children." "That's right 1" A sort of gloomy fellowship seemed to be established on the instant--a fel­ lowship of discontent « "Have to get up beforetfce'reawake," continued One. "What's that?" "I sav, have to get up Before they're awake and then get home all tired out and turn in before they're sleepy," "O, no." "What?" "I say no. Turn in just before they get up, and get up just as they're think­ ing of bed again. Hardly get aohanee to see them even." "Just getting home?" "Yes. And you?" "Just going to work." "What business?" "Baker. And yours?" "Newspaper man." There was a moment's pause and then* the newspaper man said: Til match you to see who's playing, in the hardest iuck." , > Go you. .v,*" "Loser to buy." . "All right." , 1 As tbey emerged from a side door a few minutes later the newspaper man said: "Well, good-night" • "Good-morning," replied the baker. "And now I wonder," soliloquized the newspaper man as he continued his tramp north, "whether it's to-day or to-morrow. Work of one day laps so far over into the next that it's funny some don't get entirely lost in the course of a year. I thought he was just com­ ing from a tough dance. Blamed if I could get up at this time in the morn­ ing-" "Thought hejraa a rounder getting home after a spree," muttered the baker as he trudged south. "I couldn't work all night. Go to sleep sure. By George, it's still yesterday with him," * And each was a bit more contented with his lot.--Chicago Tribune. every month he has stood in line with Such was the tale told me, after the other laborers, his wage book ic great solicitation, bj the old Iudian. 1 his hand, and waited hia turn to receive The manner in which he related it, the J the paltry sum due him. Twelve yean obvious terror that even the recollec-1 of the old man's life have passed thus. tion of the events of that night, gave him, and his otherwise trustworthy character, left no doubt on my mind of at least the subjective truth of his story. Assuredly, in the words of Leather- stocking, "there are strange sights and sounds in the woods." Killed by m Kiss. 'This weather reminds- me," said Jenkins to a group about him, "of such a day about two vears ago. I was re­ quested to investigate a case of sudden death. I had often heard of persons dying of fright, but I was not prepared to believe it. Upon being conducted into the parlor I was informed by the owner, a well-known merchant, that his daughter had died under peculiar cir­ cumstances. She had arisen apparently in good health and high spirits. While aha was seated at the table talking with her mother, her brother, who was about He has passed his eightieth year, and ii without a prospect of a better fortune. A Spscs-SsvlsK Door, A novel door, especially intended foi the economy of space, has just beec patented, The door is an adaptatior of the principle of the roller-top desk and cover, and consists of a 89ries o; slats about one and one-half inche< wide and three-quarters of an inch thick, joined together by wooder spindles, one revolving within another, In the roller-top desk" the Blats art joined by ribbons of steel or canvas, When the door is opened it is wounc upon a spiral drum at the top and bot­ tom. and all is inclosed within the door- casing. A three-foot door winds up it a roll seven inches in diameter. New Prisoner (receiving his flrat re tions) --Wot?.Eat that? Not mel Why, 111 leave the bloomiu' jail flrat I : ' % . Pleasant for the Kaiser. While the Hungarien military man­ oeuvres were at their height quite re­ cently the Emperor Francis Joseph visited Debreezin.a town heliad not been in since 1852. At that time there was no railway there: accordingly the em­ peror was compelled to go by coach. The courtiers warned the driver that he must drive with exceeding care, a^ he was carrying no leas a personage than the Austrian emperor. The driver re­ plied that he knew his business thoroughly. Beaching the most danger­ ous point in the journey, a narrow way beside an awful precipice, the driver turned about in his seat and remarked to the Austrian monarch-- "I have driven a greater man than you over this very ground." Vastly amused at the apparent naivete of the fellow, Francis Joseph answered-- "Ah, indeed? And who who was that!" "Why," said the coachman, "It was bis majesty, Louis Kossuth." With this answer the coachman whip­ ped up his horses and the chach was whirled along of the edge of that preci­ pice in a fashion that made the Austrian monarch's hair etand on end. On the occasion of his return to Debreezin last month the Emperor re­ called this experience and narrated it as one of the most exciting in his whole ___________ Ks Intemperance or Gambling-* The Mohammedans are forbidden by Al Koran to drink wine. The strictest interpretation of this includes every kind of strong diink, even to coffee, though many do not admit that it/should be in­ terpreted to inclnde this beverage. The pressing of grapes for the purpose of making wine is condemned by many of the strictest members of that faith. There is also a considerable number who object to the use of tobacoo.. The use of opium is condemned by. a large majority. Gaming of every kind is prohibited, as well as all casting of lots. Those who engage in gamiug are not allowed to give evidence in trials, or, if it be­ comes necessary to take their evidence, it must be substantiated io make it of. value. * This kind of temperance is strong enough to satisfy {he most ultra among Christians. There is no doubt Moham­ med borrowed his ideas larsrely from the Bible, and in morals tried to more than match it in severity. It has hod absolu­ tory effect upon his follower*. She Jumped on Htm wltfe aMk Ptst She was a pretty thing* and when she entered the car all the ladies looked at her with visible envy. In. her lap was the cutest little pug you ever saw. The pout on his mouth was enough to make the angelt* «in«< By-and-by the pug began to whine and find fault, so tha lady brat down and touched his cute mouth with her rosy lips. "I wish I was that dog," whispered a dude opposite. "I'd give a five-dollar bill to be him for the next hour." The beautiful creature's brow showed signs of a storm. Jumping up ahe looked the dude straight in the face. "Never mind," she hissed, with a pre­ tense of humor; "you're young yet You're a mean looking little pup, but even puga are ^ohiely when flrat weaned." Waste Basket.--Cut three pieces of pasteboard the same size and shape; cover them with brown Holland, em­ broidered with any pretty design, and line with turkey red. Sew them to­ gether in a triangular box and fit a pasteboard for the bottom. A scarlet cord sewed round the edge and tassels at the corners will finish the box prettily. _____ Cbollv--I'm awfully tiahd ®f lite, don't you know ? Chappte--^»aPi M^ J| aa exertion to breathe. m '*•« Tl»« MfcttHfilM* Told You so. ' :v> He lives in about any and nearly •every neighborhood. He is omnipresent, and lie is always happening along just when you dont wan't him. If you get into any kind of difficult? with anything, jnst as things are at their worst, and you feel as if it would be a relief to indulge in a little pro­ fanity, if it were not wicked, along comes this man, with his hands in his prntaloons' pockets, his air knowing and acute, hia nose_ a little to ore side, fol­ lowing the tip of his hat, and his whole, •manner fairly brimming over with amused knowledge and intelligence. He will cock his eye at you and yosnr- dilemma, and remark, cooly: - "I told you so!" If you are a farmer, he has a watchful care over everything that pertains to the improvement of your farm and its belongings. If you fence up part of the pasture, and set it out to apple trees, and the borer goes to work upon them and kills them, this man will hap« pen along just as you are down on your knees, with your hat off, and a piece of crooked wire in your hand digging after the destroyer, and he will survey your operations for a little while, and* then will burst forth with the inevit­ able observation: , * "I told you so!" If you reclaim a piece of swamp la&lL from the alders and gray birches which are indigenous to the soil, and plant it, say with cranberries, and the cran­ berry parasite gets on the bushes and destroys the crop, and you will find yourself out of pocket by your venture, this nan will happen along just as yot& are harvesting about a pint of berri^a- to the acre, and be will smile knowingly fend give utterance to the eddifying re- laaark above quoted. And sometimes he1 %ill addv by way of a clincher, "that anybody of common sense might have known* how it would have turned out," If your cattle die, or your barn burna down,, or yonr family gets the cholera morbusv he could have told you just how it wonld be, if he bad chosen. y f. He-is one of the greatest nuiaances.ffe. the world. > We all commit mistakes and n.aKe blunders, and we- have bad luck and misfbrtunes and trouble* without num­ ber, but to ha^e this low-lived wretch come along with his,. ""I told you so l" is enough to try the-patience of a sapt --to say nothing of ui» patience iff® fallible-mortal.. ' > This man knew all aboitt the recent financial dnturbance- in Wall street; the panic in the stock market; the trouble between the'Wnited States and Great Britain in regard to the seal fisheries; the-Indian scare- 00 the boar­ der ; even the death of Sitting Bull was to him a forgone conclusion. Foregone conclusion !' He likes that expression--it sounds well, and he has caught it from some newspaper which deals in platitudes, and he dings to it He-is an adept at' foretelling the weather. He knows j jisfc what kind of a day next Fourth of July will be--at least he will tell you he did' after it is ' past He knows all about tha atmos­ phere of next Thanksgiving Day, and whether you will be safe in asking An­ gelina Arabella out sleigh'-iiding on that day or not Any way,. i£ you aak him regarding it about next Christmas, he will tell ys>m that her could have told you the snow would have all melted off-"yes,. sir!" In short, this man know* everything beforehand, if you >can in anywise' credit his word; and no doubt when the final crash of worlds set in, you will meet him somewhere among- the etouda»" holding his hat on^.andiexclaimiDg: "I told you so!? \ Bsthlng Ufblts or SiMbi. We oaver ssfw Hawks or falootwbatll- - ing when wild. Trained birds in good health bathe almost daily,, and the bath of a pererine falcon ia a very careful performance*. But no nymph could be more jealous of a. witnees than these shy birds, and it is not' until after many careful glances in every, direction that the falcon descend* from; her block and wades into the shallow batik Then, after more supicious glances, she thrusts her, broad head under the water and flings it-onto her back, at the same time raising the feathers and' letting the drops thoroughly soak them. After bathing lioad and bock she spreads ber wings and! tail fain-like on the, water and rapidly opens and shuts them, after which she-stoops down and splashes the water in every direction. The bath over she flies once more to the block, and turning her back to the sun spreads every feather of the wing anditail, raises those on the body, and assists the process of dfrying by a trem­ ulous motion imparted! to every quill,x looking more like an old cormorant on a buoy than a peregrine* If .a man had nothing better to learn from the animals than the great lesson that cleanliness means-health, ti e study of 1 their habits would! be Well repaid, and it is not the least reproach to be brought against our own Zoological Gardens, that these fine hawks and falcons,, while deprived of liberty, are denied the only means of that cleanli­ ness which would make captivity en­ durable. The peregrine falcons at the Zoo are- kept iu a cage sanded like a canary bird's, with no bath at all, aud no room to spread their wings. Spar­ rows^ chaffinches,, robins, aud, in the very early morning, rooks and wood pigeons bathe often. One robin we knew always took his bath in the fal­ con's bath after the hawk had finished. The unfortunate London sparrow has few shallow places in which he can bathe, and a pie dish on the heads de­ lights him. If the dish be white, his grimy little body soon leaves evidence that his ablutions have been genuine. London Spectator. The AastrlM Bmpresfc 1 The Empress Elizabeth, who tuoves about like any ordinary lady, under the assumed nam® of Mrs. Nicholson, znot with some curious adventures during her sojourn in Algiers. Her Majesty had considerable difficulty to induce the postal authorities to part with a sum of £2,000 assigned to her, and was com­ pelled disolose her rank before receiv­ ing the money; whereas she found it prudent to procure for herself and her lady companion the protection of the Governor-G en er al. She consequently called at the Mus- tapha Palace, and, giving her real name to the officer on service, the latter took her for an impostor, but nevertheless announced her. But M. Fir bach, the French official, being aware of the im­ perial trip to Africa, was less surprised than nervous. Conversing with his ex­ traordinary visitor in French, which language the Empress .speaks fluently, he ventured upon an invitation to luneh- eon, which was, however, politely re­ fused by the crowned lady, who is iu the habit of taking her meals at unusu­ ally early hours. * 4 I* time is money, why ian't a aota ai four months as good m cash? tt. - ...j# \ 'ic" i/-"