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r-Ty' it -•' m fWr^furn^huudcau: v 1. VAN SLYKE, Editor and Publisher. SfcHENRY, HJLINOI3. Si? "STHE OFslClN OF Gs Said Mrs. A. To Mrs. J., JCP Quite * confidentially Way, •"It SEEM* to DUO lhat Mrs. B 'Xfckes too nauehsoiuething in Ami Mrs J.. . j, To Mrs. K. ' I' Tbat very night was heard to say. She- grieved to touch Upon it much. Svt Mrs B. took--such and such 1" :fe... Then Mrs. C : .. Went straight nway. "•ffiff told a friend the self-name-day, - - " 'Twas sad to think"-- " Here came n wink-- ••TBiat Mrs. B. was fond of drink!" Tho friend's disgust Was such she must t«torm a lady which shenusaed "That Mrs. B. At half-past three ITu that far gone she couldn't Mb, This lady we Have mentioned, she • 'Qava needlework to Mrs. B. , And at such news ' Coifld scarcely choose Sal- further needlework refuse^ Then Mrs. B., As vou'll agree, properly--said she, that she / Would track The scandal back Wfc those who made her lodk so b'-ck Through Sirs. K.. And Mr*. J. "flbe got at last to Mrs. A, And asked her why, <•" With cruel lie, Sbe painted ber so deep a dye? Said Mrs. A , In some dismay, *"1 BO each thing could say; •>*<• I said that you Much stouter grew Oil too much sugar--which yon do.* FIGHT WITH INDIANS. JL True Story of Kentucky Life. Pioneer BY NEWTON H. IV1NS. HE year 1779 was remarkable as hav­ ing brought a great many emi­ grants to the new-, ly acquired terri­ tory of Kentucky. Boonesb orough had been estab­ lished about five real's, and had withstood some of the most deter­ mined attacks of the Indians; new settlements were, MMuttamtly forming between it ^tvd the Ohio River, and the Indians were too wise to pass beyond these and attack a tlation more powerful than all the others combined. The Indians occupied elsewhere •eemed to have ceased their wsual watchfulness, and many hardy pioneers, taking advantage of this peaceful state of affairs, embarked with ftbeir families and household goods on flat-boats and barges, and made their wj to the various stations along the aaver. Many of these parties, however, Were greatly harrassed by Indiana fttong the banks of the river, and da- toys, in the shape of white renegades, rould suddenly appear upon the bank the beautiful scenery upon either shore, and occasionally remarking upou some unusual freak of the constantly chang­ ing panarama before them. Suddenly on the a till morning air, and in tones of the deepest distrees, came these startling words of entreaty: "For God's sake save me! I have just escaped from the Indians, and unless you take m6 on board the led devils will catch me again! In the 9ame of God, I implore you to pull ashore and save me!" As the words rang out with startling distinctness, all eyes on board the boats were directed to the south shore of the river, where they descried a man in sup­ plicating attitude devoid of covering to his head, his hair hanging about his shoulders in disheveled masses, and his garments apparently torn and rent, the unavoidable result of long and liasty travel through the wood. He stood some distance down the river from the slowly descending boats, as if to give himself aufticient time to explain to the emigrants his dreadful condition ere they should pass him. The occupauts of the boats began hastily to confer as to what had best be done. The two emigrants conversed a few moments together, and then advanc­ ing to where young Worth and Ada were standing, Mr. Wright anxiously inquired: "What think you, Sam? Had we best pull ashore and take him in ?" "It would be an unsafe undertaking," answered the young man. "He is only a decoy! If you run the boats ashore you will discover, when too late, that you have run into a 'hornets' nest.' There's Indians in those bushes up there!" and as he spoke he pointed to the bank above where the supplicating man was standing. " Can it be possible ?" exclaimed Mr. Wright in incredible tones. "It's not only possible, but altogether probable!" answered 8am. "Let me interview him," he continued, and, stepping to the edge of the boat, he called out: "How came you to fall into the hands of the Indians, and how did you es­ cape ?" HE BARELY BEACHED THE SHORE WHEN THE YOUNG SCOCT OVERTOOK HIM. "I was out hunting, sir," answered the man, "and before I was aware of r - , it a half dozen of the red devils pounced , and implore the emigrants in the most; upon me, and disarming me, compelled | the assailing savages began to fce^aching tones of distress, to land j me, with kicks and cuffs, to go with j Many of the Indians recognized kna take them on board, making the j them. For two days they dragged m©. Alse statement that they were escaped f,prisoners from the Indians, and that ss aid were extended them they twrere likely to be recaptured. |l JBst woe betide the unsuspecting '"•migrant who would listen to those be- • Seeching appeals and undertake to land lus boat to take on these seemingly un- through the woods, when finally last night I managed to break my bonds and make my escape. 1 have been traveling ever since, and I am worn out and nearly famished,fop food." "A very fine story, "but it won't work with this crew! How many Indians have you in ambusb back of you up •artu 11 ate victims to savage cruelty, for j there ?" ^ "»itbey were almost sure to find the whole "Oh, believe me, sir, lam tellingyou proceeding a cunning and fatal strate- j the truth! There are no Indians in ,'gem. No sooner would the boat land i ambush back of me! Can you not see *tha.n a horde of ambushed savages i that I am in distress? O, help me! •«Wo«M rush on board and massacre the ! For the iove of God, don't leave me ywhole crew. j here to starve, and be captured by the v Ha the autumn of the above-mentioned Indians again!" 3§**ar two flat-boats, with a barge in j "O, Sam !" crietl Ada, "he surely can- -night have been seen slowly drift- not be trying to deceive us, do you lag down the Ohio .River, destined for ' think ?" •rf one of the many stations then being J)>uilt along that stream. I \ The occupants of the boats con- j • 4Bsted of two families of , Wealthy Virginia planters and *fheir slaves; besides, they had a num- I %er of horses, cattle and swine, with ! •Which they intended to stock other | •farms in Kentucky. j . In addition to the two families was \a joung man of about four and twentjy jvears of age, of a robust, sineway wrame, and keen, piercing blue eyefe, winch lit up a countenance of more than ordinary intelligence. His dress "That is just what he is trying to do, darling," answered Sam. "He would decoy us into an Indian ambush, and we would all be masacred!" "It surely cannot be as you say!" exclaimed Mr. Wrignt; then in a stern, commading voice to the negroes who were propelling the boats, he contin­ ued: « "Turn the boats to shore! We cannot leave a man in distress like that!" The young scout expostulated. "Con­ sider, Mr. Wright, you are running great risk; you place your life and that of the entire crew in peril! He is but A wild yell now reverberated through the forest, and to the horror of the crew on board the flat-boats some fifty half naked, paiut-be-daubod Indians suddeuly appeared upon the bauk of the river. They were armed principally with bows and arrows and tomahawks; a few had guns of the old flintlock make used in those days, in the use of which, however, they were not very proficient, and as a consequence, were unable to do much execution with them. Wildly gesticulating they plunged into the shallow water, and discharging a shower of arrows at the crew of emigr%nts, they begau watliug toward the stranded boats. Young Worth, with that presence of mind bo^n of the frontier, now hurried the women and children into tbe little cabin of the boat, and, commanding every man to stand firm, calmly con­ fronted the swarming horde of savages. In authoritative tones he ordered each man to select an Indian, make sure of his aim and fire. It was a pretty effective charge, for more than a dozen of the dusky assail­ ants dropped lifeless into the water, be­ sides several others, badly wounned, went howling to the shore. For a mo­ ment they wavered; but the next in­ stant, with renewed yells, they advauced again, and ere the emigrants could reload their pieces the red-skins were swarming the deck of the boat. The emigrants now re­ treated to the opposite side of the boat while reloading their rifles. Young Worth, with lightning rapidity, bad reloaded, and as the first Indian leaped on board he emptied the con­ tents uf his rifle into the head of the brawny savage, who instantly dropped to the deck, dead. Then, club­ bing his rifle, the young man swung it aloft and brought it down with crush­ ing effect upou the skhll of another In­ dian who was just endeavoring to swing himself into the boat. By this time the Indians had began to note the ef­ fective blows of the stalwart young scout, and accordingly gave him a wide birth, but in the meantime were swarming- the boat on either side of him. And pow followed a scene of terrible confusion. The emigrants and a few of the negroes had reloaded their rifles by this time, and they again fired with good effect. But the greater part of the slaves, entirely unused to such ter­ rible scenes, were so frightened that they dropped their fire-arms, and were running wildly about the boat in frenzied distress, vainly trying to evade the cruel blows of the sa.vages. Suddenly the sharp report of four rifles rent the air, and as many Indians sank in death upon the deck of the boat. Glanoing quickly in the direction whence came the ,shots, the be­ sieged emigrants saw a canoe containing four men rapidly ap­ proaching them. A moment after­ wards, with loud shouts, Simon Kenton and his three comrades leaped upon the deck of the flat-boat, and instantbr drawing their tomahawks, they com­ menced a hand-to-hand contest with the Indians. With a shout of encouragement to the emigrants, Sam Worth, brandish­ ing his tomahawk aloft, plunged into the thickest of the fight with renewed energy. From the moment that Kenton and his followers appeared upon the deck waver. recognized Kenton and bis comrades, and they had a hearty dread of meeting such brave men. The telling blows of the rangers soon began to count;and shortly, panic-stricken and bewildered, they commenced leaping into the water, endeavoring to make good their escape. Amid the tumult and confusion, a wild scream, in a female voice, instantly f o l l o w e d b y o t h e r s c i s t r u c k o n the ear of young YVorth, and, hastily glancing towards the cabin which con­ tained the women and., children, he saw an Indian of giant proportions bearing in his arms the slender figure of Ada Wright. Swiftly he bore her to the edge of the boat, and, leaping into the water with his burden, he strode rapidly towards the shore. Shouting wildly to Kenton -to follow him. Sam swiftly darted after the re­ treating savage who bore in his branny arms one whom he would have fought and died for--one whose life he would willingly have sacrificed his own to save. beside flitlorm of nis rescued darling. But he soon rallied^ and wifcfa the aid of Kenton, shortly had Ada revived 'and upon her feet. Kenton and his comrades then as­ sisted the lovers back to the boat, whero they were properly cared for by those on board. * ' Among the wounded wai. found the white renegade who hud so nearly de­ coyed the emigrants to their destruc­ tion. He lay in the shallow water on the sand-bar with a bullet wound in his left side near the heart. His wound was mortal, and he soon expired, beg­ ging the emigrants to forgive him for the cruel part he had played. On examination it •fca* found that Mr. Wright had been wounded in the arm from the blow of a tomahawk; however, it proved to be nothing seri­ ous. Two negroes had been killed, be­ sides a number were wounded; other­ wise the party had suffered no great loss. The ladies^ although terribly fright­ ened, were safe, and Mrs. Wright was overjoyed at the recovery of her daugh­ ter. The scouts were overwhelmed with thanks and praise. Their providential appearance at the right moment was fully appreciated by all on board the flat boats, and unbounded praise was bestowed upon them for their heroism and bravery. After kindly assisting the emigrants to begin the current of the river one® more, the scouts embarked in their canoe, and with many parting thanks, from their new made friends, they shot their craft to the northern shore, whertf hastily pulling it into the dense under­ brush that lined the bank, they disap­ peared from view. o Tho emigrants how continued their journey down the river, and without further molestation they arrived safely at their point of destination. They settled upon the fertile soil of Kentucky, in a favored spot, near the tract of land Sam Worth had pjnrcliaeed, and in the after years they grew to pros­ perous and affluent planters. Two months from the date of this ter­ rible experience with Indians on the sand-bar in the Ohio River, Samuel Worth and Ada Wright were united ip marriage, and, settling down upon their claim, they too, soon became prosper­ ous, besides being very happy. was of the description usually worn ajj a reuegade, or, if not, he is a prisoner in that period by all frontier rangers. He ! the hands of the Indians, and they are .•nswered to the name of Samuel | compelling him to act the part of a de- " Worth, and was known to many of the J cov, on pain of death." t?eaowned border scouts of that time, j But expostulation was useless. Mr. such as Brady, Wetzel,- Kenton and! Wright was determined to re-cue the others. He was acting in the capacity of | •pilot and guide to the two boats, being well acquainted with the various windings of the river; besides, another seemingly unfortunate man at all haz­ ards. As it was vain to argue, Sam proceeded to fit out the crew with lire-arms, there being a sup­ ply of rifles and ammunition on ^incentive to his being a passenger was • board the boats; and had the negroes the pretty face of Miss Ada Wright, the daughter ol one of the gentlemen of the present expedition. Three years previous young Worth had visited Kentucky, and had spent the greater part of the intervening time in hunting and scouting in the then Western wilds, and had returned the preceding summer with glowing ac- eoants of their fertility and beauty. He had purchased a fine tract of laud in the new country, a'td had returned with the ho|>e of fiuding a companion 'to take back with him, to • help make ibis home one of comfort and happiness. crept shore been proficieut in the use of the rifle, they were a band that would have been able to cope with a considerable body of Indians. Slowly the ungainly crafts shoreward. The man on the sheemed overjoyed at his success. The forward boat was now within a few rods of the bank. Suddenly from the opposite side of the river, in tones of thunder, a voice shouted these start- i ling words of warning: | "Ho! tliar! D'ye-, know whar' yes | goin'? Turn yer boats down stream HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT INDIANS. WITH THE Thus, in his eager haste to rescue his beloved one from the embrace of that repulsive savage, he failed to notice that swift-descending tomahawk held in the hands of an Indian whom he was passing. But for the rapidity with which he was moving he must surely have been killed, for tbe blow was aimed at his head; and as it was it barely mi-sed its aim, only to sink into liis shoulder. It staggered him and he ; came near falling, but, regaining his echoed j equilibrium, he again started forward. Being burdened with the weight of the now fainting girl, and not anticipating any pursuit, the Indian did not make the speed through the water that Sam was able to make, And in consequence he barely reached the hbore when the young scout overtook him. With one powerful blow Electricity for Dwelling House Use. Electrical people familiar with all the great advances in electric light and power become impatient sometimes at the delay that attends the general in­ troduction of electricity into our homes. An expression of this feeling has lately been seen in a movement to establish an "electric city" at South Lakewood, very near the famous New Jersey win­ ter resort and on ground more advan­ tageous in many respects. Dr. Rich­ ardson's famous City of Hygeia bids fair of realization if the present plans be carried out. There is a fine water power on the property and this will be used to generate current. Not only will all the light at night be electric, but during the day the energy of the fall will be used in distributing power for electric motor service; while the current is also to be, employed, for the new electric cooking and heating appa­ ratus that is now coming to the firont so rapidly. Electricity, in short, is to be "madd of all work„" as well as the "jack of all trades," and nobody will be asked to do any labor that electricity can do for them. The scheme has ex­ cited much enthusiasm among electrical folk in New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia, and not a few innovations on the preseat social regime, looking to an increase in comfort and convenience, are talked about. A quaint feature of the place is that all the streets and ave­ nues have already been named after cel­ ebrated electrical inventors. A number of villas are being put up, and soon the "electric city" will bei |n a fair way to show how thoroughly eleotricity can make life pleasant and luxurious izu this Florida of the North. Tlie Largest Stationary JCnglne. ( At the Friedensville zinc mines, six miles south of Allentown, Pa., there'is in operation, says the American Paper Trade, the largest stationary engine in the world. Daring the past few months it has pumped dry by underground drainage nearly every ore pit, spring, and small stream within a radius of five miles. The engine is known as the "President," is of 5,000 horse-power and is run by sixteen boilers. At each revolution of its ponderous wheels a small stream is thrown out,- the number of gallons raised every minute being 17,500. The driving wheels are thirty- five feet in diameter, and weigh forty, tons each. Tbe sweep-rod is forty foet long. The cylinder is 110 inches in diameter, while the piston-rod is eighteen inches in diameter, and makes a ten-foot stroke. The engine has a j ballast-box capable of holding sixty tons, and to feed the boilers twenty- eight tons of coal are required daily. On the engine is the largest nut in the world. It is hexagonal in shape, and weighs 1,600 pounds. To tighten or loosen this nut twenty men are re­ quired. while the wrench that fits it is twenty feet long, From the end of the walking beam of the engine to the bot­ tom of the shaft is 300 feet. The masonry on which the engine rests is 108 feet deep, some of the foundation stones weighing five tons. The engine operates four pumps, three of which are thirty inches in diameter, and the fourth twenty-two inches. WAS IT HYDROPHOBIA? A Stranjr® Story Told by a San Franoliro Physician. The major portion of my fifty years' experience as a practitioner has been passed in this State, and in all that time I have never come across a genu­ ine case of hydrophobia, either in hu­ man being or eninval. ^he nearest ap­ proach to its manifestation in the brute creation, as far as I know, is the rumor in the profession that in the northern counties dogs, wolves and coyotes have at times shown some of the symptoms. That is mere rumor, however, ami has never been set down as a fact by any recognized authority. Why do we escape-this dread evil? First and last on account of our climate. The absence of extreme heat aud humid­ ity protects us. Great heat makes ner­ vous people more susceptible to the poisons generated in their systems by the increased temperature. A highly organized person under such conditions is very sensitive, and a shock to the ner­ vous centers is almost sure to produce some sort of muscular contortions. Then again hydrophobia has its germ. That fact has been established about as well as a fact can be established in these days of scentific revelations. Now that germ is not generated here. It does not thrive in this climate. Our bacteri­ ologists have made no attempt to propo- gate it, but if they did I dare say their efforts would be unsuccessful. The germ would be out of| its element in this atmosphere, and hence would lose its virulence. ' it has been suggested in the case of Buckley that perhaps the poison was conveyed to his system by the bite of an insect. I cannot accept that theory. If I take a knife blade and touch it to any portion of your mucous membrane and then push the point through my cuticle in an attempt to deposit beneath it the adhesive saliva, and so into my system, I shall fail. The saliva will all be deposited on the outer side of the skin next to the knife blade, and the fluids gushing from the wound will bar any of it entering. (%Ti the description of Butler's death all the symptoms are recorded that are manifested in hydrophobia, but similar symptoms occur in other cases of a less deadly nature, and the two might be easily confounded by an inexpert per­ son. The barking that is spoken of is not a close imitation of a dog's bark even in a genuine and acute case of rab­ ies. The muscles of the throat of the suf­ ferer are greatly contracted, and the growling or barking, as it is called, is occasioned by the labored ingress and egress of the breath; the sounds of the vocal organs are greatly modified. The imitations are similar in some of the other symptoms. Thus you see an in­ experienced person might easily mis­ take the case, particularly as these mus­ cular convulsions arise from so man} dauses and manifest themselves in so many ways. They all arise, however^ from a shook to the nerve centers, a re­ flex action on the brain and spinal cord. This shock may originate externally, as from a wound. You have seen cases of this kind as in lockjaw. Again, these contortions may come from internal causes, from intestinal troubles. Babies frequently'.have them in this form. Have treated children who swallowed orang« seed aud who have been seized with se­ vere tenanus of the jaws and exhibited symstoms that many people might have mistaken for hydrophobia. It is said that no mark was found on Buckley, and I would not be surprised that if his case was thoroughly investigated it would be proved that his muscular con­ vulsions arose from an internal cause. Very frequently symptoms of disease are produced by hysteria. When I was a young practitioner in the East the chol­ era visited my city. I was busy all day at the cholera hospital. At one stage the work was so pressing that I re­ mained on duty for two days. When I returned home I found my sister sick in bed and two physicians treating her for cholera. She showed all the signs of the disease and I would have been led to the same conclusion from the symp­ toms the case had had I, like the other physicians, been a stranger to her con­ stitution. She was of a hich-strung nervous temperament', and under the nervous strain had succumbed to what she thought there was no escaping. After some examination I discovered that her condition was the sesult of hys­ teria. We treated her for that and in two hours she had recovered.--Exam- 5̂ quick, ef yer don't want ter all be mur- To Mr. Wright he gave a glowing ac- j dered! Thar's a hundred Injuns in count of the wonderful country--of its J bushes over tharl" fertile lands, its majestic rivers, its for-1 As these startling words «sts teeming with deer and buffaloes i across the water on the still *ud thousands of smaller game. | morning air, the* alarnted glances These accounts tilled Mr. Wright I of the emigrants were directed to the with an irresistible desire to emigrate j opposite bank of the river. to the new country; young Worth was Dressed in the costume of frontiers- conceded to be entirely trustworthy, j men of the daj", leaning upou their long and as his stories were corrobo»ated by I rifles, stood four stalwart men, the others who had visited the wonderful j leader of whom was gesticulating in a land, Mr. Wright finally decided to j frantic, eager manner to those ou board j he buried his tomahawk in the skull of make the move. < j the boats. j the giant savage, who dropped to the Accordingly, he began to make ar- "What is the meaning of flns?" j ground with a dull thud, still holding rangements for the journey, but be- j cried Mr. Wright in growing alarm. fore he had these completed he was \ "It means that we are in imminent j(oined by one of his neighbors, Mr. 1 danger," answered Sam. "That is ; Simon Kenton and three ot his brother j scouts! For God's sake, Hklr. Wright, turn the boats down stream before all i is lost!" liy this time the boats were nearing the shore rapidly, and it was with a dismayed countenance that Mr. Wright ordered them turned down stream. But alas! it was too late! The cunning Indians had forseen just such a turn of affairs as this, for ere they had proceeded a dozen rods down stream the boats grounded on a sand- Cannon by name, and. like himself, a; wealthy planter. The arrangements j finally being completed, they embarked, leing well furnished iu all respects. They proceeded in high spirits, no "OBUsual incident having happened up to the time we introduce them to the •reader. They were nearing their des- tination, and were feeling jubilant over their thus far successful journey. It was a beautiful moining, and Ada "Wright and her lover were standing una the bow of the front boat as it luily floated down tho river, viewing bar i the fofm of his precious burden. The next instant Sam beheld another Indian darting towards )|iin with up- 1 raised tomahawk, but ere he could j strike he was felled with a blow from j the tomahawk of Simon Kenton, who had opportunely appeared upon the scene. The surviving Indians were now flee­ ing in all haste,and in a short time norfe were left except the dead and wounded. The blow from the Indian's tomahawk which had struck Sam's shoulder had made an ugly wound, from which the blood was now flowing freely; and a sudden faintneae overcoming the young scout, he dropped limp to the ground | ette. New York's Oldest Mouse. The oldest house in NeWYork stands at 122 William street. It was build in 1692, during which year the corporation opened up the streets between Wall and Fair steets. Fair street is now called Fulton street. Lots were sold by the city, and one of the terms of purchase required the buyer to erect buildings thereon of brick or stone not less then two stories high. The house was built of narrow Dutch brick brought over from Holland as ballast and laid in an imperishable ct3ment, which is as hard to-day as the brick themselves. On" tlie grounds immediately back of the house was shed the first blo- d of the revolution. This was at the battle of Golden Hill, which was fought two months before the Boston massacre. About eighty members of the Six teenth Regiment of Foot (English) had taken up their, position on the highest point of the Golden HiV, which was situated on the block now bounded by William, John, Fulthu aud Gold streets, Tlie sons of liberty hastily | collected some muskets and pistol and marched to the hill determined to dis perse the soldiers and make them pris oners. Blood was shed on both sid<98, One old man was shot through the head, three citizens and five soldiers were wounded. The house was used at various periods before and duriugthe revolution as a tavepn. Among its pat rons were George Washington, Baron Steuben, General Putnam *nd Lafay Seven Thirsty El«pliantn One day a circus and menagerie train halted at a railway station on its way through a town. Of course there was great curiosity among the railroad men to inspect this queer special train; and among others the engineer and the fire­ man of one of the locomotives in the yard left their posts for a short time to see the different menagerie cars. Wrhen they came back and were ready to move their locomotive, they noticed that the cover to the water-tank was open. Further, they luckily dis­ covered that the tank was nearly empty --though it had been full to the brim when th»>y left it. Such au extraordinary thing had never happened before! No wonder there was great surprise on all "bides; every one knew the tank was full when the men had left it; in fact some of the hands" had seen it filled, neither was there a leak in it, yet the tank was empty. The question was, where had the water gone? Seven thirsty elephants, shut up all day and all night in a car that gave them hardly room to move; their warm bodies fairly touching one auother. a paltry allowance of water to quench their thirst, and, then, to be left stand­ ing on the hot railroad track, the sun's rays pouring down upon the roof of the tho^wator over their tired, hot bodies, until they were cool and comfortable. The mystery of the empty tank was a mystery but a shSrt time. The keeper of the elephants on visiting the car, had found it and the elephants deluged with water. A few inquiries, and the matter was explained to everyone's sslr lsfaction.--St, Nicholas. Trained Cowers of Vision. The injury suffered by Lieut. Schwatka, which led to a report of his death Saturday, recalls to mind his story of a wonderful feat which he saw performed by Alaska Indians during his raft journey of 1,300 miles down the Yukon River in 1883. The water of the river at the point where the incidents occurred was BO muddy that if a tin cup were filled with it, its bottom could not be seen. Yst au old man, a squaw or a child, standing on the bank in front of the Indian village, would cry out that a salmon was coming up the riVer, per­ haps from a quarter to a third of a mile away. Thereupon, some young man would rush out of some of the log cabins, and from his elevated posi­ tion in front of them identify the sal­ mon's position. Running down to the beach, he would then paddle out in his canoe, being directed in his course by half a dozen Indians on the bank, all shouting advice to him at the same time. He evidently Was guided by their directions rather than by his own powers of vision until the fish was near him. When he had got his canoe near the point desired he would regulate its 'movements by using the paddle as a sculling oar with his left hand, grasping with his right a scoop net, the handle of which was nine or ten feet long. The Indian would plunge this to the bot­ tom in front of the salmon, often lean* ing over the canoe and thrusting his arm far into the, water. Of seven such attempts within three hours which Schwatka saw tfvo were entirely suc­ cessful, while in two others the salmon were caught, but escaped before the net could be raised to the surface. The j fills most of the positions, fishes weighed from fifteen to twenty} * - -- - pounds, and the mouth of the net was j Draper, that all this could be changed but two square feet in dimension. The in any State in a decade or two of years Indians tried to point out the coming by the teachers themselves if thev fishes to the white and red companions J would put their shoulders to the wheeU of Schwatka, but they could see noth-1 If teachers of standing and experience, ing. Schwatka's original theory was who have had the advantages of the ad- that the salmon, swimming near the ! vanced schools, who are jealous' of the surface, exposed ttieir dorsal fins until public esteem, who meet in State Con- H *>3s C*l>Wo. It is not often that eo much trotH Is packed in so small a space as is con­ tained in the address delivered by Hon. Mr. Draper, the New York Superintend­ ent of .Public Instruction, before the Massachusetts' State Convention. It has been printed, we are happy to say, and we wish every school officer--the higher in authority the better--could *ead it. The time is ripe for less gab­ ble concerning the value of public in­ struction and the/ importance of the teacher's work, oft the part of school officials (and sfctfll we say, politicians), and more work towards making the school, and the teacher's position, what •• it ought to be. The only legislation of *" '• any moment that Massachusetts has / placed upon her statute-book touching the schools for well-nigh a generation is the tenure-of-ofiSce act; and that was - carried through by the late Jtfr. Carri- gan, single-handed, against the luke- warmness, if not opposition of those high in authority. We have had oceans 1 A of talk and print about how to teach ; this and how to teach that, of the im­ portance of education to society and the \ State; but no one has seen the strong hand, nor any Aaron upholding it, com- . v ' pelling town or city to see to it that ' k only teachers able to teach and in­ fluence are placed in their Bchobl-rooms. As Mr. Draper says, the school system > ,*. is not a district, village, town, city or ^'5 county system, but a State institution, maintained and controlled by the State for general purposes, and administered through local officers and agents, only for convenience and because that is the American plan for the administration of affairs; it follows, therefore, that it is the business of the State to so shape its legislation that, as far as possible, only those specially qualified for the service shall be found in her schools. But what State hastens to BO legislate? Every city and town, certainly here in Massachusetts, clings like death to its little brief authority, and so shape their course that ignorance or indifference We are inclined to think with Mr, they approached the canoe, when they became frightened and went^o the bot­ tom, but his interpreters assured him that this was not so and that the fish communicated motion to the water even when swimming at the very bottom. The salmon were taken about two hun­ dred or two hundred and fifty yards from the shore, and success depended largely upon giving the net a dexterous twist as soon as the fish had entered its mouth, so as to prevent his escape.-- Buffalo Courier. Did Not Want Freckles. A handsome young woman, who ts well known for her philanthropy, and who devotes a great deal of her time to baking light the burden of poverty which other folks bear, recently found a family worthy of her assistance. It consisted of a mother and several chil­ dren, the eldest a girl of 20 years, wretchedly dressed. The young woman cast about and finally secured a position in a wholesale candy store for the girl. The salary was fair, the hours were not long, and all the girl had to do was to' pack candy. She accepted the situation gladly, and the young woman left the; family feeling that she had placed the girl in a position to earn enough money to support them. About two weeks later she called at the tenement where the family lived and was surprised to find the girl at home. " Why, what's tbe matter ?" she asked. "Are you not working to-day?" "No, ma'am," was the reply. "I'm not working at all." "When did you leave your place?" "Last week." "What was tlse matter? Didn't they pa}*"you enough money ?" "Oh, yes, ma'am, the wages was all right. It wasn't that." " Was the work to heavy for you?" "No, ma'am, me work' was light enough." The young woman began to feel very uneasy. She dreaded what might fol­ low. But she faced the situation bravely and asked: "Were you not treated right, then?" "Oh, yes. ma'am, I was treated! all right, but you see, ma'am, they put me to work in an alcove near a sunny win­ dow, and the sum came in nearly all day, and I was afraid I'd get freckled, so I left."--Evening Sun. One l.ar».ber Baron's Luck. The receivers of the R. G, Peters Salt and Lumber Company recently is- 1 sued receiver's certificates to the amount of $210,000, and $20(5,000 were I used in releasing the claim of Capt. William R. Loutit. of Grand Haven, against a large tract of timber land near Manistee, which Peters had con­ tracted to purchase some time ago at $900,000, paying $100,000 down. This transaction illustrates how fortunes have been mode in the Michigan pine­ ries. About tweuty years ago Capt. Loutit, then a ship-builder at Grand Haven, invested $17,000 in a tract of pine on Flat lliver, tributary to the Grand. He operated one season and the results were „ unsatisfactory. The next season prospects were very dubi­ ous, and he piled up his bobsleds and spent the winter with his family. Then came the turn in timber land value. Pine went up like a kite, and in 1881 Capt. Loutit sold his holdings to Cut­ ler & Savago for $60,000. This money went into another piece of timber land near Manistee, which was eventually , ,i. , - , , sold to the R. G. Peters Salt and Lum- car-, and with only such air as could ber Company at $300,000, a third of the come through the small open windows! pUrehase money being paid down. In Was it any wonder, when their keen . Df the deal Peters paid as in- scent told them water was near, that, teres(; on tbe balance the sum of $74,000. The original investment of $17,000 had in less than a score of years yielded $374,000, and all without the turning of they should search fbf it ? How were they to know that it was not there for their convenience? At any rate, no sooner were the men gone, when through a small window of the elephant car the dusky trunk of an elephant made its way, sinuously out. Another followed its example, then another, until feven trunks had felt and snuffed aronnd, over engine, tender, and coal. What they sought was not there; but they still kept moving about, and, coming to the wuter-tank, one of them stopped, felt all over the cover, and at last managed to get the finger-like end under the edge of the cover. Then slowly and carefully it was opened; when, behold! there was what the ele­ phants wanted--water, and plenty of it. The owner of that trunk took a long draught,its companions meanwhile shov­ ing and pushing one another, in their anxiety to drink. One after another they filled their trunks with tho cold water, and poured it down their dry, parched throats. How grateful ! How refreshing! After the long, dusty ride, with what keen enjoyment they squirted a hand on the part of the fortunate in­ vestor.--Detroit News. Too Much follow. A Detroiter who returned from Buffalo the other day decided to walk to his home on Adams avenue. After getting up to Fort street he discovered that he was being followed by an old woman with a valise. He made two or three turns, and as she continued to follow, and at the same time appeared to be a stranger to the route, he halted and asked: "Madam. t>an I assist you?" "Not as I knows of," she replied. "But youseemed,to be following me." "WTell, when I got off the train the conductor told me to follow the crowd and I'd be all right, and I took after you. Hope you'll slack up a little after this, for I'm almost out of breath."-- FISH are water-drinkers as a rule, but the shark never objects to taking a nip. ventions, will exercise discernment and act in concert, seize upon all oppor­ tunities, formulate principles, and lead the way, as the Now York State Super­ intendent urges, theie is no knowing what might be done. It took ten years to push the tenure-of-office act through the Massachusetts' Legislature. But it went through. If the leading teachers of any State would come out from their isolation, .give up their petty jealousies and rivalries, weep with those who weep aud rejoice with those who re- joce; try to infuse within their ranks what every other successful body of workers has, an esprit de corj>8, of which there is now a terrible lack, they would find that the door would be opened unto tnem, as to others, before they grew weary with their knocking; That Crowning; Toucli. Stories of persons who try to show themselves wise in matters quite be­ yond their comprehension are abun­ dant enough, and often incredible enough, were it not for the fact that it would be well-nigh impossible to invent anything so absurd as the truth. A gentleman in New York who has an admirable collection of paiotings,among which are some tine modern works, re­ lates a story which one wortld not easily believe, but which he vouches for as true. He is in the habit of admitting visit­ ors to his galley if they come properly introduced. One day a wealthy gentle­ man from another city presented a note of introduction, and asked to see tbe pictures. His remarks soon showed that he was a patron of art rather thian one who understood and appreciated it, and not a few of his comments were lu­ dicrous. The height of absurdity was reached when he came to a picture by the artist Chaplin, a work of which the owner was especially fond. "Now, I have a Chaplin that is much finer than that," the guest observed, re­ garding the canvas with critical atten­ tion. "I am much surprised at that," the host responded, "for this is usually reckoned Chaplain's masterpiece. It is so spoken ^of in art dictionaries, I think." "Weil. I dare say that is so,wthe other replied, with perfect coolness and evident sincerity. "I won't say, either, that mine was any better when I bought it; but my wife is a born artist, and she has put a few crowning touches to it since we've had it, and now yours can't hold a candle to it. "I dare say you are right," was all the host could say, and they left the pietwe that lacked the "crowning touch" of the visitor's accomplished wile, and passed on. Bow HII KurtLI<N»HKE Feel". To the average resident of the tem­ perate zones au earthquake is a rare and terrible event, creating more con­ sternation than any other visitation of nature. In the tropics, however, par­ ticularly in Central America, it is won­ derful how easy the residents become accustomed to these shocks, which do not come, bowever, wholly without warning. | You are sitting on a piazza, of a hot afternoon, chatting with your friends, when suddenly the sky seems to grow hazy, the crows stop cawing and the buzzards quit fighting in the street. There is a general rush, and, though you may not know what is the matter, you cannot help feeling uneasy. ! Tho old natives say, "Wo are going ! to have a little shako," and then the house begins to roc1.', the tumblers [fall off the table, you feel deadly sick at the stomach, and the thing is all over. The sky clears, the crows begin their noisy screams and the buzzards resume their quarrel over the street offal. There is something inexpressibly ter­ rifying, however, about the trembling of the earth. The slightest oscillation will awaken the population of the whole town, but unless some considerable damage is done, everybody goes to sleep again as a matter of course. Water Colder Titan Lovrr. Miss Jessie Gilmore, a handsome young society lady of Augusta, Kansas, having had a misunderstanding with her betrothed, wrote farewell letters to all her friends in town and her lover in Burton, mailed them, and started for Walnut River to jump in and put an end to her misery. She carefully prepared for her fatal plunge, but first tested the water, and finding if too cold her nerve failed, and she shiveringly read­ justed her attire and sadly returned to her home. The letters had been read luring her absense, and a search party organized to recover her body. Shis teems much crestfallen. - L : . . . * . l £ . ! • - M a-. '»j« /A-.' .V-.i.A