AiiliiimiAl llroH'Bi. Whin lli in ipl" lurtu In cil'in m Ami the sassafras I if lil ; When Inn smtlin's In tli me low Anil lint mlor's on thn "hl i Wlii'Ti Dm moon U lapped l vapor Ami th" nllil Is frsty eol'ti When tli eh Htmil Ittirri ar 0iii4 A nl IS" n-otti drop Ilk" hail i Anil lit drowsy sir I startled Willi fh thumping of III Hull - Willi tli dm timing nf the partridge An I thn wlil-ll -nf tlw quail, TUrounli I'm rustling w m I I wander, Through lh- J"wo's if Hi" year. From Him yellow uplands enlllii x. HmUnit her that still li de.ir : 8h I n-'nrtiie III Hi" Autumn. Him, llii li-"iiutliil. Is ti'-nr. - Ilsvnrd Taylor. AMPLE SATISFACTION, Frank Maitleiid. wUri li- came out tn join ni.v regiment i n tiulij, was only seventeen years old perhaps the youngest ensign th-n in tin' Hrilish Army though h- stood Hit feet high ml wa very Mining mi l athletic. From tliti Hi -it tin was one of the steadiest men in the service, though he loved fun as well Hi auy of thn young acattc rhraiu whose escapade kept them continually in trouble. A CHOI Olll lll'llll WSS (Ml Master 'I'HIlK'l young shoulders, mid :i resolute heart llCUnillll . ll IH waistcoat, as lit) SOOI1 had occasion to pnut'. Aliont h week alter Im joined, Cap tnin Smythe, tin1 regimental bully, waa hiving ilowu tlm Inn In his usual dictatorial way about n disputed point of tactics, when aome one asked Frank's opinion mi tin1 matter. Ilegnve it mod-stly ngniust Smvt'ie. ml as lio fresh from the military college at Sandhurst, w ii h at 1 1 K to show that lio nm right. Smylhe lost liii temper Im had been drinking n good deal insulted the boy grossly, nml even advanced against Iiiiii with n threatening gesture. Iu ncll'-defence Frank knocked Smythe down. Next tiny Captain Smylhe cha lenged Frank, tint duelling liml been forbidden, ami the young fellow it- fuaed. Tlit'ti Friiuk went on to de mand a court of inquiry, which exon eratod him ailil ordered Hmyllm to Rpuloin'.o. He tiiil it liecmne lie IiriI to do it or resign, lut lio ili.l it oliui l ialily. After tliat tiio two were not on ptmkiux teniM for hoiiid motitlm. though Frank whh too uetieroits to cberinli auinioHity. The iiii'iilenti tlmt lironght them to upenking ternn again were at aiirpri iiiR as any I rmiiemlier iu the auuula of tiger-ahootiug. One day a veaorahle old nntivo came into our limiting camp among the Gnrrachee Hilta, and ropy i ted that li it Tillage, about eight milos dixtaut, wait b"iug devaatated ly a pair of tigera. They bad already killed He von peisoiix ud an iinkuowu uiiiuber of cattle, 'Would the attliibi corati aud kill the tiger? Come! Of coiirxtj we would corns, though tiger hunting on foot i dun gerona work. But aa elephant could not be' procured within a week we d tormined to take the field without them. Retaining the old native to act a guide, we made ready that eveuiug, nd next morning, long before day light, our whole party, ten in number, took to the road iu a big four-horse carryall which we had brought with us from headquarter. At we drove along through the still morning nir, Frank Muitlaud, who bad never seen a tiger outaide of a mena gerie, showed more exoiteuieut aud enthusiasm t han usual, which provoked Sraythe to say to bisoompauiou outhu back seat, "I think I shall have some satisfac tion today iu watching our young eu sign's mettle." "You'll aud his mettle good mettle," aid the other. . "He's goiug to fuuk see how ex cited be is!" whispered Smythe. "Excited with pleasure. He will be cool enough in danger." ' Smythe shrugged bis shoulders iu credulously, but did not answer. The sun bad no more than fairly risen when we arrived at the village, gronp of bamboo huts about a half a mile from the baree or tree-juugle in which the tigers were said to lurk. Nearly all the nieu of the village, rmod mostly with useless weapous, turned out to act as beaters. The ti gars, they said, bad killed and eaten a large bullock the night before, so that they might be expected to lie gorged all day iu close cover. ' We distributed among the native a lot of hand grenades, uud then our wbole force, about sUty men, moved off to the jungle. One glance at it showed thst ele phants could uot have peuetrsted the thioket. Iudeed It was difficult to im giue bow even the lithe, slim natives w-re to ftud a wr into thi fearful plnco. It. winnSmit three hundred aeres 111 extent, an I densely covered with wild Hi, cotton, cork, pcepnl and oilier tr.'es till Inferliieed with gignlit ie creep er and prieklv, clinging tendrils, luinel and twisted from the ground up, into it fantastic insss of rank vege tatiiiii Heeniing impervious to any liv lug thing. Vet we knew that its tlark recesse.i teemed with noxious and ve nomous life. On Hi" advice of the head man, wo ten F, tiro pea us took Million about one hundred yards apart along one edge of the baree, while the native were to enter from the other aide, and if pos sible drive the tigers out. If Hie jungle hail been an open one, nothing could have iuduced the men to niiilertike tin- tisk; but a tiger do not climb trees, these would always furnish nieii'is of escape in case of lieeil. IIhcIi of III - beaters, in addition to his curious weapon ami hand-greii-mles, curried a rude ill urn, horn, or Nome other noisy instrument. When the native were fiiirlv within the wood they began to work alowly to ward us with ii tremendous din. Hozens of jiiclials, nml other infer ior binles, disturbed by the hideous racket, broke cover early in the hunt and skiirricd putt us into tin) long grass of the open plain, w ithout draw ing a shot. We were not incline I to make game of anything less interest- ing than tigers. I was about the centre of the line. Next iiii to the H;M was Maillaud, and beyou I him Smythe, nn experi enced hunter. For three hour we Urn stood watching and waiting. 'I'll" n'lu had climbed high up before the yells and exploding grenade of the bimliiis proved that they were gradu ally closing iu on us. Yet we hud aeeu no sign of the ti- !er. wliieii, However, were just a likely to be lying withiu tweuty feet of any one of us as anywhere else. A fe minute more of snxiott an- pense, and we coithl ee, reflected in the tops of thn taller tree, occasional Hashes of the firework. We could even near tue valorous worn witu which tlii creeping beater sought to encourage one another, rit i 11 no ti ger ! I ha 1 begun to tluuk that our limit would cud wtlioiit n II nd. when otl a little way to my right 1 heard a whin ing purr, much resembling, though greatly louder than, that of a dome' tie cat rudely amused from it nap. The tiger were up at last, and stretch ing themselves. Dodging behind my tree, with rifle ready, I waited a little nervously, for the uext move. The beater csme steadily on, with ever increasing noise aud accelerated tire, apparently coveriug every inch of the ground. Soon I heard the indescribable, vi bratimr acrceche. half snarl, half roar, with which a full grown tiger and tigress leaped over the fringe of outlying bushes and loped away along the edge of the huroe. They were no more than sixty feet from me and I made sure of the one nearest, as I threw up my rifle and touched the trigger. But the hammer fell softly on a damaged cartridge, and when I hastily replaced it by an other aud fired, I scored a clear miss! Too late now for third trial. "Mark right!" I shouted, and heard next moment the crack of Frank Muit laud's rifle, followed by a scream from one of the flying brutes. "Mark right!" shouted Frank. Then Csptaiu Smythe fired, aud, al most bleudiug with the report of bis gun, came hi sharp cry for help. The captsiu was posted two hundred yards from me, but only one hundred from Frank. So the boy, reloading as he ran, sped to the rescue alone. He was uot a nionieut too soon. The tiger, crunching Suiythe's left arm, stood rsging over his senseless body As the boy drew nearer the mou ster shook bis victim as a terrier shakes rat, aud Frauk thought he could bear the bones crack. But ti ger aud mau lay directly across bis path, and he dared not shoot for fear of bitting Smythe. At any moment the brute might change his grip to Sinythe's throat. Kuowiug this Frank did the best thing possible under the oiroumstanoes. When within thirty yards be yelled at the top of bis voice. The tiger, see ing a moviug foe, left the prostrate body aud charged directly upou youug Maitlaud. Few experienced hunter could have faoed such a charge without ipiailiug, but Frauk, on seeing the success of liis ruse, stood stock-still, cool as if on parade. As the tiger alighted within twelve lent of him, after its second bound, be tired right into its open mouth. The etnteM bullet, driven by eight drachm of powder, traversed tin) whole length of tho tiger' caress. Willi quivering limb and bristling hair the brute sank down Ntotiii dead iu thn act of crouching ' for final spring, A I ran toward the scene I passed the lifelcN body of thn tigress. The boy had achieved the aiua.liig feat of killing two tiger by two successive shots, aud all within the space of one Illilllll.S Fortunately the nssistnnt anrgeon of our regiment happened to be I In) man stationed next to Hmylhe' right. On examination he found that, beyond the crushed and lacerated arm, Smythe was not seriously injured. Aft-r some brandy hail been for-ed between hi lips be recovered con Nciousucss, looked around iu a ilacd way and asked, "What- up, am 1 hut IV" Then he learned who had saved him. Smythe, after all, ws Noitml at heart. Holding out. his uninjured hand, he said shakily, ".Mailliiu I, I treated yon ImiIIv." "llou't say another word, captain," fa id Frank, kneeling bunide him. So that is how they came to upeak- ing terms again, nml afterward they were the best of friends. Youth's Companion. An I'let Irle Ta IXsprevrn, There exist an account, given by the famous Humboldt, of llm cipture of the. electrical eel, or (lymnotu, by theSouth American Indians. Thisiie count Im been largely copied into nntiiral history works, by reason 'of its being invested with the authority oi the great traveller. The gyninotiis, bv the way, was the eel oil which Far aday experimented with reference to its electrical power. It rupresents, along with certaiu other and different Mshes, a very curious moilillcat ion of muscle and nerve, to which allusion will be hereafter made. Humboldt, iu describing thecapture of these eels bv the Judiau on the llanos of Caraecas (where the fanioit traveller laid the seen of hi narra live) spoke of Fie driviugof horses in to I hit pool or waters iu which the fishes abound, Thn eel were tie- scribed a attacking he animals, and as uivinit I hem allocs after slmck, so that the horse rushed hither and thither, with eyeball staring and manes erect, When the eel hud thus exhausted their electrical energy on the horse thev retired to the aides of the pool and could then be taken out bv the ludiaus without fear of eo ti sequence. Now, a writer has recently given a dim-rent version of the mutter, say writer in the l.ondou Illustrated News. It is stated that the Indians capture the eels not by means of horse, but by aid of net. Furthermore, the Iuiliau wear indiarubber gloves, which, I suppose, serve a iusulalora, so that the fishes can be taken without anv risk of their captor being "shocked" in a very practical fashion. The writer iu question says thst eels could uot be captured br the horse method in a wortl, Humboldt's account i alleged to be incorrect. This is iu itself an interesting story, beeanae it carries a certaiu moral lexson with it. The first point for discussion is, How came Humboldt to write such an account ol it, as the most recent information 1 have quoted alleges, horses could not be used to capture the eels? This difficulty may be explained either on the assumption thst onet horses were so employed, or on thst which might hold that Humboldt got his description second hand. I do uot know whether Humboldt gives the ac count a that of an eyewitness, but, iu any case, it is somewhat of a puzzle to reconcile the old statements with the new. Emerald's Are Scarce. It is reported thst emershls are steadily disappearing. In the 'oOt aud '60s emeralds were the fsvoritt jewels, aud were worn strung on thread like pearls. Now emeralds art no longer polished into a round form, but are polished like diamonds, Faultless stoues of deep color hav always been as valuable as diauiouds. The reason of the scarcity of emeralds is the decrease iu production in the Ural mouutaiua. Emeralds were first discovered ou the right bank of tlu Tokowoier, near Katuariueliurg, in 1 ADO, and iu the first years the har vest was a rich one. A Terrible Loss. "One of the most wautou pieces ol cruelty I ever saw," said a mau who tells stories, "was in the west, when a lot of fellows cut oft' a Chinaman's cue, His grief was most pitiable," "I saw something more harrowing than that," said au ex-detective. "Tell us about it." "I was visitiug a peuiteutiary and saw au Anarchist beiug shorn of bit whiskers." Washington Star. I A1M1 AM) UlKUt:. Kr.sTnoviNii wrr.o. Every Season the question i agitated concerning the destruction of noxious weed. T'liisoii Ivy, dock, ('iimidii thistle and dandelions are subject of varied inquiries. Intelligent garden er know that no plant can live long without leaves, and Median tell the reader of hi Monthly If a plant i cut off to the ground soon after mak ing leave in spring it i generally de stroyed at once, lint sometimes an other or second growth will appear of a morn or less weak character, and if thi is again cut the pl.iut will surely die. Nothing j easier tlisu to destroy these weed nhcti this principle i kept in mind. The writer of this paragraph Ins known a whole half acre of Canada thistle entirely eradi cated by having a boy cut them be neath the grouu I with a knife early in the soling. Very few alio! up leave the s-'con I time, but th -se were Kaiu cut n soon as perceived, and the result n to eventually destroy every pi. mi. It (I'd uot cot $IU to do it. --t II'IMF, (VllKO PKKK. ITome cured pork i a luxury for winter use and inlso a mentis for pro curing a greater prollt from the hog than will be made by Mending them to market, ou foot. There are many careful buyer who prefer it and also home smoked lia u and bacon In that which is pill up by the packers. In curing pork too much pains cannot be taken, and a we are Hearing the sea son for this work a few suggestions may be iu order. I'ut a layer of salt in the bottom of a barrel nml tli-n pack iu a layer of pork as solidly and closely a possible, with the rind next to the stave of tin barrel. I'ut. a layer of salt on lop of the pork, then more pork again, and so ou until the barrel i full. Then place on top of all a board cut nearly to fit inside the barrel. Weight it down with a heavy stone, then till up with a brine of cold water containing all the salt it will hold iu solution. Every operation must, be conducted with care and neat ness ami then you will have meat that will keep sweet for thn year round. Nebraska Farmer. rowr.s TWIT LOSS TIIKIH X'KATHGII. Iioa of feather may be due to ei ther of two causes disease, or the frequent habit among fowls of pulling each other's plumage and eating them by reason of a depraved appetite due to 'disease. These disease are both caused by the food being iusuttiriently varied, so that the necessities of the system are uot met, aud au unhealthy craving for something wanting excites them to this habit. Meat scraps are always good for fowls, which are par tially carnivorous, but a large quanti ty of vegetable footl is also needed, and of this clover and grass are the most desirable. The food for fowls should consist of a portion of grain. of which com or barley i the best. This may be varied by a mixture of buckwheat, oats aud rye given occa sionally. If the fowls are coutined, plenty of cut clover will be most use ful and will have a strong tendency to prevent troubles of the kind referred to. Kerosene oil is not to be used a a medicine, hut is very useful as remedy for vermin aud an insecticide, when applied outwardly. -New York Times. SYMPTOM OK OIHRASR, Tt is worth while to know, if wecsn, some symptom of coming trouble, nd fortunately w ith lambs this is easy enough. If the shepherd will observe thn flock as it goes out in the morning aud comes in iu the evening he will be able to detect the signs of approach ing trouble if there is auy. When lambs come from the pasture showiug extraordinary fulness, accompanied by listlessuess, aud return to pasture iu the moruiug with ears flopping aud beads hanging (lowu, it is safe to con clude that they are sick, and no time should be lost iu changing the coudi tiuus and hunting for remedies. The inatteutiou to first syuiptons of parasitical troubles, aud these are the worst troubles the flock is liable to, is fatal, since the trouble is not recog liized until too late. A soon as the health and vigor of the flock begins to decline parasites begiu, aud if the vitality is uot reestablished promptly the conditions are all tending to death. It is uot worth while to pre sume upou things coming around uu less somethiug is done, and done qnicklv. It is not likely that noth ing is the matter ; that wben the feed is better all will be well. It is safe to couolnde that the parasites are there that they are gsiniug iu force, aud the only thing to do is to meet tbem with the booming health aud greater vigor of Fanner. the iambs. Americas MiK(rt nir, pasm ArrrucrivR. A stimulus to Improvement of what ever kind is the nnnnciottanes of suc cess. The fanner who raise large and Him crops, see more beauty in the business than the one who only witnesses failure. Thn owner, there fore, who would bring up hi sons to a fondues for agricultural pursuit should uiske it. a special aim with them to present the successful side of the profession which they are about to engage, in. The repulsive part of thn business ahouid be kept iu the background. Handsome Held, rich crop, tine animal, smooth meadows, golden grain, and -by no mean omit ted ressousble share of pecuniar profit. The pleasing share of farming must be made conspicuous. It is said that nil farmers aim for thi success. They do in some degree, but they too fre quently allow thn repulsive part to be come too prominent. Weed deface the biMtity of Held, poor fences allow I ha iiitriiii.iu of unruly animals, rub bish take thn place, of neatness, snd general disorder prevail through the baru and building. Neatness is n habit, and the farmer who become accustomed to having everything in order will perform nil the necessary work with less care than the owner who Hud everything iu disorder and confusion. Make the farm a neat and attractive place if you would have boys and young men attracted by it. Id-move the ritbbisu and drain wet places and points and then you will perform the required labor at less expense than when you were annoyed by it or when yon were wading through mud. Stumps ami liusues cleared irom your Melds will make better and cheaper cultivation. A atony fleld will become greatly improved by converting the stom-s into stone walls, and makes easier ploughing. Everything ou the premise my lie tnadti to assume a neat appearance, The orchard and fruit garden may be gradually planted iu auecessive sea sons, with enough of them only to be ept in perfect order. A fe.v orna mental trees will add beauty t the whole. The premises, kept iu tieat liess, may lie mail" a pleasing home. Interest limv He secured to t!ie voung iy giv ing them a portion of thi im provemnnts with their profits. Cul tivator and Country (ieutlciu a a. f AtlM A NO OAllllKV Snttt, Feed the young stock well. Get riil of all uiiprolitabl-j stock, Do uot have the pasture cropped too short. Ho not let your cattle drink stag. naut water. A good solr food in t'u mnru'.ri3 will give excellent results. Proper veutilatioucoiitributes muck to the health of the funis. Incompletely milked cow have tendency to diminish their yield. Mend your fences before the cattle get into the held aud rum the crop. Sheep do better iu small flock than in largo oues, particularly the mutton breeds. Small farms require less cipit.il, less machinery and develop better busi lien abilities. More than one-half of nil the sugar produced in the world is obtained from th sugar beet. Potatoes should be dug as soon as the vines arc dead and then stored iu a cool, dry place. The farmer who sends hi stock to to 1 market half fattened must expect get low prices for it. It i said that turnip plants can protected agaiust the fly by dustiug them w ith wood ashes. Bye sown now will give abundance of pasturage late iu the fall aud in winter when not covered with snow. Pay attention to the small things about the farm, and you will soou lesm where the leaks are and how to stop t hem. Ootid beekeeper claim that the farmer ought to be able to raise honey enough for bis owu use at a cost uot to exceed twenty-five cents a gal lou. Extracted honey is much nioie easily cared for thau comb honey, and w ill keep for years iu good con ditiou. If kept iu a dry place age wilt Hot affect it. When thinning fruit trees remember that it gives a better quality and that it also Rives a better chance for next yiar's crop. It pays to have a small good crop every year instead of large iuferior oue every other year. We'll Pull Through. Cumiry's got tlm hlv Mighty little sum T"ar Ilk halt Hi rlfr Don t know which way to runt I'talnff I billed un' msry, Hut noniewher's alilnes the llglit Tuss yon up s italsy That we'll pull through ntl riaflitl Can't lis always rslnln' (lot to lake a rest No use In eomplalnlu' Worst lfrthhst! l.ookln' (in the hrtghl. si Is Mnk"s Ills prospect firllit j Oice we're on llm right IM We'll pull through all rl!it' - AHani I ( oiistit.itlon. A hearly fellow. - Cupi I. A (lead-sure thing - Paris green. A pushing man ajavs gets ahead in the world. So does a cabbage. A romance of th middle ages Two people falling in love wh ;;i thy are fort.v-tlve. Thn iiiiuiteiir photographer lias habit (f taking almost anything ex cept a hint. When a mau Pomes to nk you for your opinion he really nsks you for your confirmation of his own. "What t philosophy?" It is some thing which enable a rich man to any there i no digrc iu being poor. "Today was prize day lit school," said dimmv. "And did my little boy get anything'.'" asked papa. "Yes. (lot kept in." Ho (feeling his w:iy)--"n honor able man should marry only for love." She 'Certainly ; oh, certainly ; if he can afford it." "This, I s'ippose," said the stranger in the city, "is one of your club- boils"?" "Well, you might call it oue. It's police station." "fsyour show making expenses?" asked the inarmg-r' friend. "I should say so," was the reply, "ft' making more exneiise every week." "Paw, what does it mean when peo ssy silence is golden !" "It mean, my boy, that the gold reserve isu't broken. I'.un out now and bring iu your kindling." "He struck me a a very high-minded fellow," sii id thequiet man. "Yea," replied Willie Wishinglou. "Ho couldn't help being. He's ovah six feet tall, you know," "W'T" f a hree.f." Ii" said, ''I'd hlow Your enrls and fo-s them oit." 'Vou'rn rit(ht," she i-rle l, with a cuncloux pride, 'I'li'-y're curls to blow n't eit." On He Smith -"One of the moat, nseful crop raised in China is ea." Mr. Phoneyboy "Yes, I suppose, so. 'i'he Chinese are a very prudent peo ple. They al. vays miud tin ir as and Cies." "Aren't you ashamed of yourself," said the evergreen to a iieightoring tree, "lo be dropping your foliage in this lay manner?" "Nevv-r mind," was the reply, "I'll turn over a new leaf next spring." Itaynor "The liest thing to do with your boy, it seems t in", is to let him follow hi natural bent." Shyne "His natural b-ut.' Great Scott hn ride his bicycle three-fourth of the time already." "Do you call th a bund of picked musicians?" said tiio hotel msuager to the leader of a band. "Aeh, dot vosj so; f hick 'em minesellef," replied the bandmaster. "Well, theu, you picked t iu before they were ripe!" Performer (rising from the piano amid an animated conversation irorii- callv) "I hope ladies, I did not dis turb you?" Oue of them (placidly) "Oh, no, Mr. Octave; not me, at least, I like to have people play while I am talking." "I aiu afraid, madam," said a gen tleman who was looking for country lodgings, "that the bouse i too near the station to be pleasant." "It i a little noisy," assented the landludy, "but from the frout yersinia one baa such a titm view of people who miss the train." Mr. Hick "I hear the cook scrt-am-iug downstair; there must be a burg lar iu the house." Hicks "Good heavens, where is my gun?" Mrs. Hicks "Don't you stir a Btep; he might shoot yon." Hicks "What do I care about beiug shot ; suppose hn should carry off the cook?" A Dilemma. A geutlemau asked a clergyman the use of hi pulpit for a young diviue, a relation of his. "I really do not know," said the clergyman, "how to refuse you, but if the young mau can preach better than I can, my congregation would be dissatisfied with me afterward; and it he should prvaoli worst-, I don't thtuk be's fit to piwU at all" The Ledger. i
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