1 Mraltfcj Vj Iwf.J flight.
A tali, fijcJ un-'y i!r-'t man,
tia uti I ir artu of Bit attendant,
wM kine j j Milin avenue nn
l jti-t aa a .. .f ct.ur.-h,-
r rrw ir urni :tr r.. ni. i linly tie
opp"!, at h:s a friM-
tied waf aud fell to tin groutij i:i A Ii .
Ilii vo!y twined ari l wnthrd iu a way
torritl to sff. and he mat! a Strang
iiome whirh sotii.It-.I I.ke a dc.-n angry
latlleaiiun.rs. The gi-ntletuaa'. attend
ant evidently knew jmt wh.it to d.
He riel the suiTerer's head r that l.fl
con d no, injure it on tin sidewalk uv
pjiok!y loosened the fastenings of Ins
ahitt. When the lirat violence of the
flt had worn off the attend.it.t called oc
a bystander for help mid removed liiin t
A drug store. Daring the lil the gentle
nnn'J hat had roiled off, nnd also his
wig, leaving exposed a head as smo.ith
ms a billiard hall. While waiting for a
carriage the attendant told a reporter a
j-f in wk.al.ie siory of how hid mas'.tr
cinie to he so terribly aillxted.
The giitl-mn is Mr. Franck'yn
llrunh. Hud lie is a cousin of the 11 r.
Frar.cklyn who is now in trouble or. ac
count of his dealing with the Cunard
Steamship Company. Ten year ago
Mr. lttush cirue to America from Eng
land to snek his fortune as a civil engi
neer. He hid letter of introduction
which, together with his cousin's in-
llience secured him a place on the In
ternaticnal and (Ireat Northern Iliit
road in Texas, which was then beirg
built. Nejiinod Mijur 15-inham'a par
ty is assistant engineer. Oae day in
October, H77, Major ISduhatu seut Mr.
Hrusb to obtain certain papers from
'tpt. Wanlell, who was in ch-irge of
the next division, lie started on his
twenty-mile ride in the morning and
reached his destination shortly before
noon. lie refused an invitatiou to re
main In Capt. WardelPd camp until the
heat of the day had past an l at once
started on his return j lurney. Half
wav beween the two camps Mr. llrush
became tired and dismounted from his
horse. lie f.Miud a shady place on a
large rock overshadowed by trees, and
stitched himself cut to rest.
lie had been aleep some time when he
was awakened by strange sensation. It
appeared as though a heavy weight was
attached to each leg. When he opened
his eyes an ominous rattling noise greet
ed his ears. Two hugh rattlesnakes n id
coiled themselves about each of his legs,
and at ti e slightest, motion the reptiles
raised their heads, ready, to strike.
Afraid to move and filled with inexpres
sible torror, Mr. r.rush lay hour arter
hour with two big snakes colled about
him. At last the sun began to set, anJ
the chil night air fcegan to make the
snakes uncomfortable. Slowly they un
wound themselves Irora about Mr.
"Uru.h ami crawled into a crevice in the
ro k Th?c he mounted his horse ar.tl
rode into camp. When his horse nalted
in front of M;j r lletitham's tent, Mr.
liiu-ih fell from it. in a fit. For thrte
days he remained unconscious, passing
from out? li. into another, until his lire
was despaired of. At last he rallied
sullk-ieutly to be removed to San Anton
ia, where he remained in the hospital
for six months. During his illness
every bair dropped from his head. As
soon us practicable Mr. Itrush was tak
en to r.iiglaud, where he remained until a
year gr, when through the death of a
relative he came iuto a handsome prcin
erty. He has been traveling under the
care of a muse since then, but be is cor.
a antly subject to tits. It is the opin
ion of noted surgeons who have failed
to effect a cure that Mr. Urush will d e
during one of these tits. At his death
liia property will pass to his cousin, Mr.
l'rancklyn.
lure of Hork Horses.
Freiiusntly the farm horse suffers
from overfeeding, and from being
worked on a full stomach; for frm
horses eat all the time, and look lean
ud wire coated two certain proofs of
chronic indigestion. Horses whic i
have passed many hours in work, when
released from harness are allowed to
lrink all the water their exhausted ays
stems crae for ; then, with the mater
ial of a email iceberg in their distend
ed inner oigans, they are turned loose
to further injure themselves by gazing
in the pasture ; or, if the farmer ia well
to do.they go to the bam, and there, tor
mented by flies, niosquiuw-s aid ether
winged pests, devour a carelessly pre
pared ration, after which the remainder
of the night is passed in stamping ar.d
fighting insects. Farm horses are over
fed, commonly, insufTiciently groomed,
and never judiciously either housed or
-clothei. In summer, farm work ought
to commence with the rising of the sun,
and cense at noon, when men and
horses should seek the friendly shelter
of the house and stable. The horses
just from the field ought then to be
stripped of all harness, have their eyes
and nostrils washed out, the mark of
the harness washed off, and then be
well rubbed with a "wisp" which sim
ple and inexpensive stable implement is
far better for the horse than is a brush,
whose coarse stalks irritate the skin and
temper the suflerir-g beast. The wisp
soothes and causes a healthy action of
the skin, when the horses have bten
thus attended to, and they have cooled
off.
Crows as l'ets.
A rage has sprung op this summer at
some ol the country places for crows as
pits, and those who hae adopted the
fishion are much amused in studying
the habits and peculiarities of this
much maligned bird. The crow has
proved himself easily domesticated.
Once his wings are clipped and Le is
well fed he will not go very far away.
Though at first he may exhibit Signs of
timidity, in time these leave tim alto
gether and he exhibits one of bis chief
chaiacteristics his love of company.
"Wherever pecple are there he will pre
fer to be, and in this way it Is not un
usual for him to become a nnisance.
He is, moreover, an incorrigible thief,
ard will cany away everything he can
lilt with his big beak, preferring thce
things which are bright and shiry to
duller ot-jects. He is a glutton, too,
and a piece of meat held at a tantaliz
ing distance (nm the bird will Invari
ably provoke a loud and demanding
'Caw."
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Ktln ran lv takrn without any ppectal mrtl
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II- Lsm4y irra4lla'a Ureaaa A arL Bj tla
author f ljra lawao.'
12- The Myatery the If el I j Tree. A HorvL
Bt Ui thrr mt iKtrm Thorn- "
The Hairrt m Wrt, llaaar aa4 Faa, a tare
t!.acU.-a mt Um X.aaj larKt, Ueuin, taffcatisa, Mrai
aci va,
sleha. RawfrVaal't Wife. A !la4. Jij Miaa
MilMK. athr of -J.a llalifai, 0nilBi," ate.
IV The tray Waaaa. A haL By Mra. GaakaU.
uier -f "Mary Rarwn. aw.
I- MEteea Ceaaelela AteHee a Plar AatWa.
awtrayinej o, biaatit aa4 Artratl at., atatrt f
act-t lifr, mi a4 tar, mt railway Ufa, ate., a41 rtry ia.
aarre-Mtfis.
17- Jeeeee laae leeret A Warti. By Vlaa M. B.
Pra.U'ia. awiW af " Aar..ra rbm?4," eia.
FaaryWark far lleaae A4ewmTt, aa aattratr
" aija Ui aubjeU SMtaiSMbvax (aa asial petke visJ
luaraciiBa IW aiabin (bay baabata, wail par-baia. ara;b
ta. a4.a wart sabrMlcr j , (., ai araraaeiy aa4 la
gan tl. Ulaatrat4.
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u. Maaaere aa4 taalaai fa Far Away l aais,
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ldg thr xxaiiar life?, batsita, aaaaacr aa4 t-ii-ti rf tba
peytf -f TWr-ga aairl-si
2. T I'epalar Jlalle4a. Faiaa aiaa a abrvt Baaia.
rla af a'l u o.el aaJ nca Manga.
1- a!1r4 Hawk. A Novat. By Harb Caeway.
X- At the V erM'a Marvy. A eJ. By rmnnm
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ST. MII4re4 Tmanraa. A Nai. Zj -The Dwehaaa.
auifvor of - Ml T ha a, ate.
l. Irk laja. A Naval. By the aathar af - CaJla4
fca-a
19. ha4ewa ea the Anew. A frrt. By B. L. Far
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Lellae. Ay Mary Cu May. Mtavar af " Areata
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Sj. Valerlr'a Kate. A Novel. By Mra. Air zander.
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Oaljr m Wassaaa After All.
I met ber at a country place.
Where sbe xil spend lug her vacation.
And much admired ber form and face.
Likewise her sparkling conversation.
She was a Boston girl, hot wore
So spectacle nor kokkIo glasses,
Tbougn dhe of learnioe had a store
As rich as other Boston lassos.
Tbe maiden was of beauty rare,
('Tis that, not learning, doth sway as.)
As Aphrodite she was fair.
Or Ilelen, spouse of Menelaur,
Bat colder than Diana fair,
Who made a stag of poor AcU-us.
And distant as the farthest star.
That slitters in the empyrean.
I loved ber. and 1 think she knew
That much from my admiring glances
For she, as we acquainted grew,
bo me what unbent to my advances:
But when mr lovs I would bava told,
I felt a dread, a terror seizs me ;
I feared if I became so bold.
The maiden with a look would freeze me.
At length a firm resolve 1 made
For I was bord'nng on distraction
That tbe proposal, long delayed,
I'd make, wbate'er might be ber action.
That evening when alone I fonnd ber.
Before she my latent divined.
I boldly threw my arms around ber.
I relt ber tresses brush my face,
Tbelr f r.lot, sweet perfume thrill'd my senses
I clasped ber in a fond embrace.
Regardless of the consequences ;
1 kissed ber lips oh honeyed bliss !
I gave ber band a thousand squeezes.
And all she said to me was this :
"John, are you sure tbst no one sees us ?"
How California Was Acquired.
General Fremont, in an interview in
the Boston JIfiahi, tells this story of
bow California was prevented from be
coming an English colony :
"It wa; away back, early in tbe '40s.
that I considirad that problem, and
when tbe historianGeneral Bancioft,
was Secretary of the Navy, I bad fre
quent consultations with him and with
Senator Uenton, and it was understood
that I was to prevent the English from
anticipating as in securing that country.
Off the coast of California tbe British
fleet was closely watching our fleet, and
in 1346, three years before the famous
'49ers' possessed tbe land, I organized a
band of picked bardy men. and soon
weeded out every man who was not re
liable. They would follow me any
where. I moved down to Monterey and
camped there. For while I was toler
ated, but soon, through British intrigue!
the Government of Mexico ordered its
military force to drive me out. I for
tified, and not knowing the secret un
derstanding with high officials at "Wash
ington. I was inclined to bold my
ground ; but they came on in such num
bers and got me in such a hot Place,
that when the wind one day blew down
the flag I said, 'Boys I guess you will
accept this aa an omen that we are to
get out of thi3, and ao we retreated up
toward the north. I was soon overtaken
by a Government agent, and, encouraged
by what he communicated, I instantly
turned. Though hindered by some of
the worst Indians on that coast, I hur
ried back, going right into the disputed
territory. When I got down as far as
Monterey, but away Inland, I raised the
Americau flag and took possession of
California for the United States. Com
mander Sloat sailed into the port of
Monterey, and hearing that I had plant
ed the American flag near bim. be
raised it over Monterey, presuming that
I bad acted by express orders of the
Government. Admiral Seymour, wbo
came into Monterey, informed Sloat of
the condition of thiogs, and said to him
that In three days the English would
have had their flag over Monterey if they
had not been anticipated. The Com
modore, fearing censure, gave up his
command on the coast ; but the deed
was done, and our hold on California
became permanent.
IT omen's Flat Chests.
Every women will, of course, deny
that she laces. A very eminent lady
'.peciaKst ot New York said, however,
a few weeks since that you could not
lay the weight of your finger on an ex
posed vein without limiting Its natural
flow of blood. She also said that she
had not had a female patient for many
months who iiad drawn a full breath,
one which expanded ber lungs to their
full capacity for a year. The doctors
and druggists could, if they chose, tell
a story concerning American women
which would to the intelligent ear be
startling. They say that a perfectly
sound girl of 20 is uncommon in society.
The female aristocracy in one section of
the land have decreed flat chests to be
the proper thing, because many of them,
through relaxed muscles and diminutive
strength, were poverty-stricken in curv
ing linei of beauty. They had a fine
working majority with which to pass
tbe fashionable law. Those flat chests
were simply the result of a generation
or so of dressing and living on the fash
ionable American p!an.
Squirrels Feed on $S,000.
John CMahony, an eccentric farmer.
died in tbe town of Morris about six
weeks ago, aged sixty-five years, and
delligent search failed to -disclose the
large sum of money he was supposed to
have secreted in the house. Several
persons were suspected or having taken
the money, but no proofs could be ob
tained. A few days ago two men.
James Wilson and Paul Nash, both of
Morris, were.'out hunting, and shot at
and wounded a large gray squirrel,
which crawled into an old box that was
perched between two branches of a tree
high above the surrounding limbs.
One of tbe men climbed into the tree,
and, with considerable difficulty, reach
ed the box. When he opened it he
found the squirrel stretched out dead on
a pile of cbewed-up bank notes. Not a
single bill had been left intact by the
squirrels, and it is estimated that tbe
sum contained in .the box was at least
f 5,000. Several residents now remetn
fer having seen Mr. Mahoney going to
ward the tree on different occasions,
and there is no doubt but that the mon
ey found was hidden by him.
The heat is bad enough, but both
beat and lice together are very bard on
bo-h old and young poultry. Kerosene
is very cheap.
. FXOM LIFE TO DEATH
ia but a moment if rheumatism or neural
gia strike the heart. These diseases are
the most painful and the most dangerous
of tor to which human kind is liable.
They fly from one part to anotherrithout
a moment's warning, and liniments and
other outward applications are in them
selves dangerous because they are liable to
drire the diseasa to some vital organ and
cause instant death. Kheumatisra and
neuralgia are diseases of the blood, andean
only be reached by a remedy which will
drive from the blood the dangerous acids.
Sucli a remedy is Athlophoros. It has been
thoroughly teated and is a safe, sure
cure. ,
Spruce Creek, 1 Oct. 5, 1885.
In answer to your request lo know what
your Athlophorue has done for me, I will
aar it has done wonderful work. I have
suffered from rheumatism for eighteen
years more or less, and sometimes not able
to put my clothes on or eat alone. I took
all kinds, doctored with a good many doc
tors, but nothing did me any good. I
was getting worse instead of better. I
read your advertisement in the " Demo
crat" and "Sentinel" papers of Louis
town. - I hare taken in all four bottles. I
feel no pain. I was drawn crooked, but
now I am straight once more. Thank you
for the good it done me. Athlophoros is
the medicine. Tuiup llAHPtrrxa.
Your medicine has cured me of neural
gia. I suffered with it for three days, and
it gave me instant relief.
WM. F. KlUCH.
Palmyra. N. Y., August 19th. 1886.
I used one bottle of Athlophoros for neu
ralgia after being laid up eight weeks. The
result was very satisfactorv.
K. 8. Eddy.
Every druggist should keep Athlophoros
anei Athlophoros Pills, but where they can
not be bought of the druggist the Athlo
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send either (carriage paid) on receipt of
regular price, which is $ 1.00 per bottle
for Athlophoros and 50c. for Pills.
For liver and kidney dlaeaws. drspersia. In
digestion. Weaknt-sa. nervous drbihty, disease
of women, constipation, headache, impure
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JLXD tin roofing,
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Mountain Honse. Kbensburar, and Is prepared te
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the largest, la tbe best manner and at tbe lowest
11 Tint: prices.
tNo penitentiary work either mads or sold
at this establishment.
TIN ROOFING a SPECIALTY.
Olve me a ea and satisfy yourselves as to my
work and prices. V, LUTTKlNOliK.
Cnsbur, April 13. 18S3-M.
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Warranted themost perrect ForccFerd
Fertiliser Drill in exiatrnre. Send for
circaiar. A. B. FARQUHiR, York, Pa.
IT
blade. Fnllwaew after eatlos, wltk a dia
lacllaatlea t exertion of bodr orrnlaa.
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How Basic Uoxcs Ire Bade.
The principle of manufacture is sim
ple. The different parts comprise a
brass roller studded with fine points of
the hardest steel, a steel comb, tbe
teeth of which give the sounds, a spring
to give the revolving motion to the cyl
inder and a fly wheel or fan to regu
late the revolving motion. Tbe music
has Oral to be arranged by a tuoroogh
artist. Tbe cylinder which comes from
tbe machine shop is then placed in tbe
hands of a woman, who with the aid of
the music and a very irgemous machine,
marks the places on the cylinder where
the points are to be inserted. Another
person drills all the little holes, and an
other inserts the points. The cylinder
Is then iiled with molten cement and
then placed on a lathe and revoled
quickly. Tbe cement adheres to the in
side sorface and thus holds the points.
A hole is left in the center of th cyl
inder for the axis. Tbe points are then
fi'ed down no as to be of equal length.
The comb is turned by a tuner, wbo Cist
files tbe teeth, without excessive care.
to give tbcm th proper flexibility, and
then files them near tbe base to lower
tbe tones and near tbe point to sharpen
the tones. The operation of fastening
the cylinder and comb to tbe bed plate
requires much accuracy, so that tbe
points of the cylinder and the comb will
exactly meet. A woman following the
music then bends the points on tbe cyl
inder slightly forward in order to secure
more strength, but more especially to
make the cords drop simultaneously and
cause tbe runs or roulades to play even
ly. Size in music boxs increases both
their volumes and their richness in tone.
A cylinder ten inches long can be made
to play six, eight, ten or twelve airs
better and with more sweetness and har
mony of sound than it can be made to
play a greater number. Tbe reason cf
this is that more points on the cylinder
and more teeth in tbe comb can be used
for each air if there are fewer airs. If
the cylinder is increased in diameter tbe
aiis may be prolonged. A music box is
like a watch. It will last a lifetime if
it Is good to begin with, and is treated
well and with care. Most owners of
music boxes object to using them except
for company. The fact ie, a music box
should be used every day, just as
watch should be wound up every day.
JHastodans In Alaska.
The tree l'rtst a paper published at
Juneau, Alaska, tbe latest Issue
Of
which reached Saa Francisco last week
makes tbe statement, gained from D
II. Summers, formetly of Denver, Col
but now mining in Alaska, that living
mastodons are to be found in tbe
mountains of that territory. Mr. Sure
mers got the stoiv from tbe Stick In
diaus of Alaska. An Indian wbo came
across one of these eupposed-to-be-extinct
monsters, whose track was
about tbe size of a barrel-bead, did not
stop very loDg in the giant brute's vi
cinity. The account says :
These Indians, as a rule, are tbe
bravest hunters. With no other weap
ons than their spear they will attack
and kill a grizzly, but the immense
proportions of this new style of game
both startled and filled tbe hunter,
brave as be was, with great fear. lie
described it as being larger than Tost
Trader Harper's store, with shining
yellowish tusks and a mouth large
enough to swallow him at a single
gulp. He said tbe animal was doubt
less similar to those which furnished
the immense bones scattered over that
section. If such anima's are now in
existence, ana iir. summers has no
reason to doubt tbe veracity of tbe In
dian, as other Indians and also Mr.
Harper confirmed it, they inhabit a
section very high in altitHde but rarely
visited by human beings. We also
have no reason to douTjt the Indian
tale for at no distant period the You
kon country was inhabited by these
animals, as hundreds of other massive
skeletons strewn along the creeks are
silent but truthful witnesses. On For
ty Mile Creek bones can be found pro
jecting partly from tbe sand and among
tbe driftwood of tbe stream on tbe
creek. Below this tbe skeletons are
also quite numerous.
Coffee Consumption.
The Hollanders are tbe greatest coffee
drinkers in the world, their annual con
sumption being about eighteen pounds
per head of the whole population.
Amsterdam has long been one of tbe
great coffee marts of the world, and.
being admitted free of duty, coffee is
very cheap. Next come Belgium and
Denmark, in which the consumption
per capita is about half of that of Hol
land. Next come tbe United States, in
which the consumption per capita in
1880 was eight and eight-tenths pounds.
Tbe present consumption of coffee in
tbe United States may le stated at a
little over one pound per week for each
family in tbe nation. In tbe use of tea
and coffee the people of England and
tbe United States present a most re
markable contrast. The annual con
sumption of the people of England is
just about a pound of coffee per bead,
or about one-eighth of that of the peo
ple of the United States. Comparing
the consumption of tea with that of
coffee, it will be found that, while the
people of the United States use about
five pouDds of coffee to one of tea, tbe
people of England use five pounds of tea
lo one of coffee.
There are fashions in coffee, as in
almost everything. At Aden and Alex
andria the Mocha coffee is carefully
picked over and assorted, in ccmpliance
with tbe singular fashion in trade which
creates a demand in Europe for the
larger beans, while the United States
will have none out tbe smaller ones.
In point of fact, the larger beans are
the best, being folly developed, more
perfect in appearance and flavor.
C'arrjrlnK Coals to XewtMtle.
Tbls is considered folly, but it Is n
astounding fact that Speer's Wines raised
at Tassalc, X. J.f have acquired sucb a rep
utation for purity and excellence abroad,
that tbey are shipped by steamers that leave
New Yoyk for Europe. It Is enjoying an
enviable reputation at home and is used by
the leading phrsicians lu America, as weU
as in Europe.
MIARIA.
" If people could only know
what a pplendid medicine
Simmons Liver Regulator is
there would le many a phy
sicLm without a patient, and
many an interminable doctor
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lible in malarial infection.
I had for many years been
a perfect physical wreck
from a combination of com
plaints, all the outgrowth
of malaria in my system,
and even under the skillful
hand of Dr. J. P. Jones, of
this city, I had despaired of
ever being a well woman
again. Simmona Liver B.og
'llator was recommended to
I tried it; it helped
mc, and it i.s the only thing
that ever did me any good.
I persevered in its use, and
I am now in perfect health.
I know the medicine cured
me, and I always keep it a3
a reliable 'standby' in my
family." Repp'y,
MrS.'MAKY II Kr.Camdtrx. Ala.
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ALESMEN If ANTED
Like ill:iur, l;ui-
tVngregt;onal BiDirlnjr rxmvcar.-..
appearance of brotbe-rly love and gj,..
regard (ir mere is such a thinDj) fcm
is Bometimes far from enwtaiiji3
the person who takes no part in
performaDce. Recentij, at a J
fashionable place of religious wors''
where many untrained and unrnusv'
voices ran riot over peisuasive tut,
man Ii r Vnpnr mriro .i K . , . . . ' 1
man who knew more about u4(
market than of "bjekwheat
ii
fted up his presumed voice to a.-:".'
li
the presentation of a hymn of oc
hallowed standing. A modest tut
termined lookicg fellow who stood "
in front of him turned around, toUcV!t
the singer on the arm, and said
"Do you live in this town V
4,Yts,"the singer rep'.itj, af'r -lowing
his voice to fall to the flMt '"
"Are you a member of thli Cobb
tion ?" K ?i-
'I an, sir."
."Is it not one of the aims Cf ;t
church to tre.-it strangers with
courtesy ?" "'
"It is."
"Well, then, will you please do r,.
favor?" E?1
"Certainly, If it is Id rcy :m
What can I do for jou et"
"Hush!"
"Hush 1" the singer gasped.
"That's what I said. "
"Is it possible, sir. that you jor,
want a man to siDg ?''
"Oh, I don't mind a mat's S;ce
don't care how much he su
don't want him to giyfa h.-t.f uD
such distressing noises .as vu've w
making."
"My gracious a'.ive ! Las it come.,
such a pass that a man can't
own church !" -'" j
"It has come to such a pass tLat
can't sins in any church."
"You are insulting, sir "
"And you are tormenting."
"If you don't like my sieging"
"I tell you that I 've got ro a -ctior.
to anybody's singing."
"Well, if vou don't.like me, yoa'
"Got no objections to you at ail."
By this time the hymn was CnisL"
and the congregation eat down, "1
pretty soon another hjioa was an!
nounced.
Tht annoying singer again !:f(3 L;
voice. The man in froDt of i,;m turiei
and touched him on the arm.
"What do you want with me, sii."
"Want you to hush."
"I came here to sing, and"
"Why don't vcu sing, then ? Dof;
object to your singing, understand, ba'
to tell you the truth, your voice carr a
me back to a time when I was very un
happy, a time when I raised hogs iDtL
South, and, sir, since then wLenever"i
hear anything that sounds like "
'I won't worship in the same hou
with you, sir." -I will leave tL
place."
"Thank you," the strangtr replied
and smoothing out the uupleasant t-i-pression
from bis face, he sat down asj
gave himself up to tLe enjoyment of the
sermon.
The Uncertainties or a Conductor's
Lire.
ltailroad3 do not often reinstate i
man after he has been bounced,"' said
a veteran of the rail to me, as we were
thundering jlong his road. "A pas
senger conductor is generally one wba
has been promoted from tha tiakes.
Sometimes an engineer is made a cos
ducto. bnt you will find these thica
aa exception. Companies like to kwp
good engiLeers at the throttle. Ttry
had rather give them more pay tL:
promote them. As s ru'e it is Crst i
brakemon on a freight then to the saae
place on a passenger, then comducw:
on a freieht. and bv
passenger train by mighty slow coacka.
Many a passenger conductor has to work
as "an extra" for two years or mor
before be gets a train of his own. Aii
then, when tbe coveted place is in sight,
he has a wreck, and if he hasn't i
mighty good case and occasiorial'v in
fluence he gets bounced. Then Le tas
to go to some other road and beein at
tho bottom. I know a man who has
worked up in this way for ten years.
The very first run he had with Lis regu
lar train there was a smash-up. and
after the investigation he was Cred.
lie had saved up about ?1 .."im.i. He
took thismony and went on the JJoard
of lrade and lost every dol.'ar in lew
thauaweek. lie went to railroader
again, at the brakes on a freieht, for
another company, and has just been put
on as conductor of a freight on a
0
Western road that kills about six con
ductors every year. Harring the dan
gers of an engineer, his place is the best
on the road. It is mighty seldom ttat
an engineer, if he escapes, is held to
account for an accident. The I'rocher-
hood of Locomotive Engineers ia the
strongest and etaunchest orgacizatioc
oa the face of the earth, acd is tt
only one that a railroad directory
afraid of. But the place of conductor,
especially passencer conductor, is the
most ungrateful and uncertain that
man can hold.
Indian Corn.
Like many other members of the vast
and valuaDle vegetable kingdom, In
dian corn or maize has long attracted
the attention of writers, and its origin
has been tbe occasion of much discus
sion. It was long ago tbe custom of
certain classas of authors to attribute
almost every plant and animal to East
ern origin, probably on the theory that
It was in chat hemisphere the (Jarden ol
Eden was believed to have been placed,
aud many things, all the way from po
tatoes to turkeys, were traced across
the sea. Alphonse de Candolie, the
eminent botanist, thoroughly examiced
the subject thirty years ago, and states
that "maize is of American origin, anu
wa not introduced into the old world
until after the discovery of the new.
The early discovers found it in cultiva
tion by the ludiaus of America a!l the
way from New Ecg'and to Chili. There
are evidences that it n'as raised 10
South Americi long before the codqum.
of Peru, as varieties rot at present cul
tivated in that country have been dis
covered there in tombs which ac'eUate
the Incas, just as grain has been f0""
in Egvpt stored with munimlts
years old, recently brought forth uo
their resting places.